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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 2 of 3) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 30th April 2014 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Friday 25 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Monday 28 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Private viewing by appointment only |
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| Auction Lots - Page 9 | |||
| 1120 | |||
1921-21, two buff O.H.M.S. envelopes from the Post Office to England, the first cancelled by Calabar c.d.s.; the second cancelled by a good strike of "official paid lagos" c.d.s. type PD6, the earliest recorded date; good to fine. (2 covers) £120-150Parcel Post |
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| 1121 | |||
| 1908 (9 Sept.) Customs Declaration form (P.O. Form No. 10) bearing 1/2d. and 1d. tied by Lagos c.d.s. (type D26); vertical crease, otherwise fresh and fine. Very scarce. Photo £150-180 |
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| 1122 | |||
1909 (18 Mar.) greenish parcel post label bearing K.E.VII 1/- tied by "parcel post/lagos southern nigeria" code "A" c.d.s.; some creasing and wrinkling which affects the adhesive. Very scarce. Photo £150-180Sea Post Office |
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| 1123 | |||
1907 (21 Dec.) real photo picture post card of local street scene registered from South Itectwey (?) Village to Newcastle on Tyne bearing 1d. (4), 4d., 6d. and 1/- tied by fair strikes of "sea post dep" code "B" c.d.s. with large "R" in oval alongside; a rare marking. Photo £150-200Telegrams |
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| 1124 | |||
1915-17, a small group with Southern Nigeria Telegram cancelled by "duala/kamerun" c.d.s., also two telegrams from Lagos cancelled by the "P - H" telegraph datestamp of Port Harcourt. Interesting group £100-120Incoming Mail |
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| 1125 | |||
| 1901 (8 June) mourning envelope from Barbados to Old Calabar and re-addressed to Kent, bearing 1892 1d. tied by squared-circle d.s., showing "old calabar river" arrival c.d.s. (19.7; Type D8) and, on reverse, "old calabar river" c.d.s. (Types D8 and D9), Liverpool and arrival datestamps. Most unusual. Photo £80-100 |
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| 1126 | |||
1901 (18 Mar.) envelope from Hammersmith addressed to Capt. Edwards RA at the Scholl of Gunnery at Shoeburyness, bearing 1/2d. green pair, showing Triangle mark in violet indicating mis-sorted mail and manuscript redirects for Cranleigh, Lagos, Lokoja, Jebba and Southern Nigeria, the reverse showing good to fine strikes of Lokoja oval d.s. in violet for 13 May and datestamps of London (26.3), Lagos (23.4), Forcados (3.6), Old Calabar River (9.6 and 10.6) and finally Portsmouth (5.7); the envelope with central vertical fold £150-180Collections and Ranges |
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| 1127 | |||
| A collection of postmarks on leaves and in stockbook with some mint and others; the album leaves are mostly arranged by post office and the stockbook includes a few higher values and better postmarks. Rather haphazard in order and condition £120-150 |
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| 1128 | |||
| 1908-11, a group of registered envelopes to internal and external destinations which includes some better postmarks including Arochuku, Ebute Metta, Epe with manuscript registration, Ifon registered oval on larger size envelope, 1910 (4 Jan.) Oyo with a superb strike of the boxed registered handstamp type R5 (the earliest recorded date) and Uyo; condition is a little mixed, a useful lot. (6 covers) £220-250 |
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| 1129 | |||
| A collection in album of postmarks on stamps of Lagos with some covers and cards which includes Aboh on 10/-, Bonny on 10/-, Brass on card, Ifon on cover, Shagamu on card, some mail from Lagos including registered mail £250-300 |
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| 1130 | |||
| An extensive and specialised collection of postmarks in two albums with some covers and picture postcards including coves from Abeokuta (2), Afikpo, Akassa (3), Arochuku p.p.c. of village, Badagry card, Bonny on £1 (Sperati?) and card, photocard of river boat, p.p.c. of Burutu market, Calabar with several p.p.c., Duketown p.p.c. (3), Eket cover, Ifon cover (2), New Calabar registered oval on Q.V. 4d., Ode-Ondo on card, Ohuubra on registered cover, Okigwi, Oron including K.G.V £1 and others. A large quantity which makes an ideal lot for further study and development £400-600 |
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| 1131 | |||
A very useful selection of covers and cards with many smaller Post Offices including Afikpo, Asaba, Badagry (3), Bende, Creektown (2), Enitsha, Ebute Metta, Ibadan plus two picture postcards, Ida, Igbein Hill (6), Okot Ekpene, Ilecha, Ishan, Jebu Ode, Lucaya, Ogbomosho, Okigwi, Oshogbo (3), Owerri, Ibadan (2), Shagamu, and Siloko; condition as a little mixed in places. (35 covers) £800-1,000Picture Post Cards |
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| 1132 | |||
A selection, nearly all used, featuring various people and personalities, occupations, buildings and street scenes plus various others. A very good variety. (52 cards) £200-300Nigeria |
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| 1133 | |||
| x 1914-51 a selection (58) including 1914-29 1/2d. to £1, 1921-32 1/2d. to 10/-, 1936 1/2d. to £1 and 1937 Coronation set, each overprinted or perforated "specimen", part to large part original gum, generally fresh and fine. S.G. between 1s and 53s, £1,150 £200-250 |
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| 1134 | |||
1938-51 2/6d. black and blue, variety watermark inverted,. large part original gum, fine and fresh. KGVI Expertising Certificate (2004). S.G. 58bw, £3,000. Photo £2,000-2,500Maritime Mail |
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| 1135 | |||
| A range of Paid Liverpool Br Packet datestamps on loose stamps/pieces comprising 1892 issue (15 items, two in red) and Waterlow issues (7 items, one in red) plus 1893 1/2d. stationery card uprated with 1892 1/2d. from Bonny River to Liverpool, the 1/2d. cancelled by Bonny River c.d.s. and the stamp impression cancelled by Liverpool "466" and showing red Paid Liverpool Br Packet c.d.s.; also 1892 1/2d. cancelled by Liverpool hooded d.s., 1892 issue (6 items) and Waterlow (2) cancelled by Liverpool "466" obliterator and 1894 (Jan.) 2 1/2d. cancelled by "liverpool/ship" c.d.s. A good lot £80-100 |
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| 1136 | |||
| A range Liverpool Paquebot markings on loose stamps/pieces including straight-line "paquebot" h.s. (8 items), "paquebot/liverpool" double-ring d.s. (22 items including 1898 envelope to Bristol bearing GB 2 1/2d. and 1904 envelope to London bearing Lagos 1d.), also two Southern Nigeria items with Rotterdam straight-line "paquebot" h.s. £150-180 |
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| 1137 | |||
| The collection of Plymouth markings on loose stamps/pieces, including "plymouth/ship letter" c.d.s. (19 items, mostly Waterlow issues but including ten Lagos 1d. on piece), Plymouth c.d.s. (12 items, two on Northern Nigeria values), Plymouth squared-circle d.s. (8 items), Plymouth "620" duplex (33 items) and "paquebot/plymouth" double-ring d.s. (34 items, ten on Southern Nigeria and twenty-four on Lagos values). A most interesting lot £200-250 |
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| 1138 | |||
| A collection of loose stamps/pieces and a few covers cancelled in transit or on arrival including Porto Novo Dahomey (2), Novo Friburgo Brazil (3), Dunedin, Le Havre (7), Sierra Leone (5), Gold Coast (7), Southampton (4), Castletown Portland (10) and London (19). An interesting lot £150-180 |
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| 1139 | |||
| A range of loose stamps/pieces (28 items) of Lagos, Niger Coast and Southern Nigeria cancelled by mostly good to fine strikes of "deutsche seepost/linie/hamburg-/ westafrika" oval d.s.; also photographs of S.S. Eduard Woermann and S.S. Tabora £60-80 |
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| 1140 | |||
| 1886 (May) German 10pf. stationery card from Hannover to London, showing London transit datestamps and clear Lagos arrival c.d.s. (29.6); 1894 (22 Feb.) German 10pf stationery card to Benin River, showing Lisbon, Bathurst (Gambia), Opobo River (16.6), Bonny River (17.6), Brass River (24.6) and red arrival (7.7) datestamps; 1904 (Aug.-Sept.) German 10pf. stationery cards from the same correspondence to Sapele, showing London and Liverpool transit datestamps and fine arrival c.d.s. (17.9 and 15.10); also Lagos 1 1/2d. stationery card to Hamburg, cancelled on arrival and showing framed "Aus dem/Briefkasten" plus thirteen loose stamps cancelled in Hamburg. A fine lot £300-400 |
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| 1141 | |||
| 1892 (10 Nov.) picture postcard to Berlin, bearing Lagos 1d. tied by fine "deutsche seepost/linie/hamburg-/westafrica/xxxii" oval d.s., fine. Photo £60-80 |
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| 1142 | |||
| 1892 (10 Dec.) German 10pf. stationery card to Germany, clearly cancelled by "viktoria/(kamerun-/gegiet)" c.d.s., showing light Bonny River transit c.d.s. and Paid Liverpool Br Packet d.s. in red Photo £100-120 |
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| 1143 | |||
| 1894 (7 Feb.) envelopes (2, one stained) to Birmingham, bearing 1892 1/2d. to 1/- set of six and 1894 (Jan.) 1/2d. to 1/- set of six respectively, all cancelled by "opobo river" c.d.s. and both showing unframed "paquebot" h.s. and Paid Liverpool Br Packet c.d.s. in red £100-120 |
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| 1144 | |||
| 1895 German 10pf reply portion of reply pad card to Germany, written from "Forcados West Africa", cancelled by "paid/liverpool/br packet" c.d.s. in black (9.5) and showing "paquebot" h.s. alongside. Photo £150-180 |
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| 1145 | |||
| 1895 (11 Apr.) envelope to Bournemouth, marked "pr S.S. Bonny", bearing 1892 5d. tied by "paid/liverpool/br packet" c.d.s. in black (9.5) and showing "paquebot" h.s. alongside; the envelope opened-out and with some creasing but most unusual. Photo £150-180 |
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| 1146 | |||
| 1895 (Oct.) envelope to Bonny, marked "Per S/S Kurt Woermann", bearing Niger Coast 1894 (May) 1d. tied by Old Calabar River c.d.s. Scarce local commercial usage £60-80 |
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| 1147 | |||
| 1896 (22 June) Lagos 2d. registered envelope from Lagos to USA, bearing 2 1/2d. (faults) tied by oval of bars and showing, on reverse, despatch c.d.s. and "deutsche-amerikanische seepost/bremen-/new york" oval d.s. (14.7); also 1907 (24 May) postcard to England, bearing German 10pf. tied by "deutsche-amerika seepost/hamburg/new-york" c.d.s. and 1914 (9 Jan.) envelope to Berlin, bearing German 5pf pair tied by "kais. deutsche/marine/schiffspost/no 47" c.d.s. £120-150 |
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| 1148 | |||
| 1900 and 1903 picture postcards (both views of Lagos) to Germany and England respectively, both bearing Lagos 1d. tied by Plymouth "620" duplex (16.3 and 1.6) and showing unframed "paquebot" h.s. alongside, and 1903 picture postcard from Lagos to Manchester bearing Southern Nigeria 1/2d. vertical pair tied by Plymouth squared-circle d.s. (14.2) and showing unframed "paquebot" h.s. alongside £150-180 |
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| 1149 | |||
| 1903 (23 Feb.) and 1904 (9 May) coloured "elder, dempster & co" picture postcards (the former with heavy central vertical crease) from Addah and Forcados River to England, the former bearing Niger Coast 1d. and the latter Southern Nigeria 1/2d. pair tied by Forcados River c.d.s.; 1904 (2 Aug.) coloured "compagnie belge maritime du congo" picture postcard from Warri to Southampton bearing Southern Nigeria 1d.; 1904 (19 June) picture postcard from Lagos to Liverpool showing "s.s. aro" h.s. in violet on picture side and bearing GB 1d. tied by "paquebot/plymouth" c.d.s., 1907 (23 Feb) envelope (addressee's name excised and with pinholes) from Lagos to London, bearing Southern Nigeria 1d. and showing "salved from/s s jebba" h.s. in violet; also 1904 (Oct.) picture postcard of Lagos Lighthouse from Lagos to France bearing 1d. A good lot £200-250 |
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| 1150 | |||
| 1903 (21 Oct.) Southern Nigeria 2d. registered envelope to New York, uprated with 1/2d. (2), 1d. and 2d., all tied by light "registered/old calabar" oval d.s. and showing, on reverse, sender's name and address c/o "Gesellschaft Nordwest - Kamerun" (straight-line handstamp in red) with manuscript "Cameroons" below. Attractive £60-80 |
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| 1151 | |||
| 1904-29 collection of Plymouth Paquebot datestamps mostly on Southern Nigeria values including "paquebot/plymouth" double-ring d.s. on envelopes (3, one with Lagos 1d.), picture postcards (3) and Lagos 1d. stationery card, "paquebot.plymouth" double-ring d.s. on picture postcard, "plymouth/paquebot" machine d.s. on envelope and picture postcards (4) and framed "paquebot" with Plymouth datestamp alongside on 1929 envelope bearing Nigeria 1/2d. A good lot £300-400 |
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| 1152 | |||
| 1905 (12 Jan.) envelope to Togo with printed "Woermann-Linie, Lagos Agency." at top, bearing Lagos 1d. (3) and 2d. tied by light "deutsche seepost/linie/hamburg/ westafrika xxvii" oval d.s.; 1908 (25 June) envelope to Switzerland, marked "Per S.S. Hans Woermann", bearing Southern Nigeria 2 1/2d. tied by Lagos c.d.s.; and 1911 (Mar.) envelope registered from Lagos to England, marked "per Woermann Line via Southampton" and bearing Southern Nigeria 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 3d. and 4d. £120-150 |
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| 1153 | |||
| 1905 (23 Dec.) envelope to Germany, bearing Lagos 2d. pair tied by "deutsche seepost/linie/hamburg-/westafrika/xxvii" oval d.s.; a few minor peripheral faults. Photo £60-80 |
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| 1154 | |||
| 1906 (12 June) and (12 July) Lagos 1d. stationery cards from Lagos to Germany, both cancelled by "deutsche seepost/linie/hamburg-/westafrika" oval d.s. with codes "xxxii" and "xx" respectively, the latter marked "pr Alexandra Woermann"; also 1907 (1 Oct) Southern Nigeria 1d. stationery card from Lagos to Liberia, marked "pr Woermann Steamer" and cancelled by "deutsche seepost/linie/hamburg-westafrika/xlv" oval d.s. £150-180 |
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| 1155 | |||
| 1907 (20 Feb.) envelope registered to England, bearing Lagos 1d. (3) and showing good to fine "salved from/ss jebba" h.s. in violet; the envelope rather distressed and with half of back missing. Photo £150-180 |
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| 1156 | |||
| 1907 (22 Feb.) envelope (with letter) to England, bearing Lagos 1d. tied by "calabar/southern nigeria" c.d.s. and showing fine "salved from/ss jebba" h.s. in violet; also photographic picture postcard of the wreck. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1157 | |||
| 1909 (25 Mar.) envelope to Hamburg and redirected locally, marked "Per S.S. Ojoro", bearing Southern Nigeria 1/2d. and 2d. clearly cancelled on arrival and showing framed "paquebot" h.s. in violet; envelope with two small tears at top £60-80 |
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| 1158 | |||
| 1912 (13 Aug.) envelope from Lagos to Austria, marked "S/S Henry Woermann via Boulogne", bearing Southern Nigeria 2 1/2d. tied by fine "deutsche seepost/linie/ hamburg-westafrika" oval d.s. Photo £80-100 |
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| 1159 | |||
1914 (25 Feb.) Southern Nigeria 1/2d. on 1d. stationery card to Hamburg, cancelled by fine "deutsche seepost/linie/hamburg-/westafrika/viiia" oval d.s. £50-60Riverine Mail |
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| 1160 | |||
| 1893 (9 June) envelope addressed to a French Officer in the Gulf of Benin at Whydah, bearing Lagos 2 1/2d. tied by oval of bars and showing, on reverse, despatch, Porto Novo (10.6) and light arrival datestamps; envelope with horizontal crease towards foot. Photo £100-120 |
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| 1161 | |||
| 1897 (6 Feb.) envelope (Niger Coast Protectorate crest on flap) to Kent, bearing Niger Coast 1894 (May) 2 1/2d. tied by manuscript "Stamped" and light "bonny river" c.d.s. and showing Paid Liverpool Br Packet c.d.s. in red (1.3) at left; the envelope with some fox spotting £60-80 |
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| 1162 | |||
| 1898 (30 Jan.) Lagos 1d. stationery card to Porto Novo, cancelled by manuscript "p SS Eloby" and showing no postal markings; the card with minor fault at right. The only recorded example. Photo £250-300 |
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| 1163 | |||
| 1901 (29 Mar.) "Gefellfchaft Nordweft-Kamerun" envelope registered to Togo, bearing Southern Nigeria 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 4d. and 6d. each tied by "registered/old calabar" d.s. (Type R6) and showing, on reverse, Lagos (9.4), Porto Novo (12.4), Cotonou (13.4), Ouidah (13.4), Popoe (14.4) and arrival (15.4) datestamps. Colourful. Photo £70-90 |
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| 1164 | |||
| 1903 (11 July) Southern Nigeria 1d. stationery envelope from Old Calabar? to Togo, marked "pr SS Olenda", uprated with 1/2d. and 1d., each cancelled by manuscript pen cross and showing, on reverse, Lagos (11.7), Porto Novo (13.7), Grand Popo (15.7), Klein Popo (15.7) and Agoue (15.7) datestamps; the envelope with light discolouration. Photo £250-300 |
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| 1165 | |||
| 1911 (19 Mar.) Southern Nigeria 1d. stationery card to Hamburg, cancelled by legible "siloko/southern nigeria" double-ring d.s. (Type D2) and showing Lagos transit d.s. (22.3) on reverse; also 1914 (12 Feb.) Southern Nigeria 1d. stationery card to Abijan, cancelled by Axim (Gold Coast) double-ring d.s., showing Half Assine and arrival datestamps alongside £70-90 |
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| 1166 | |||
| 1912 (21 July) envelope to Glasgow, bearing Southern Nigeria 2d. grey-black and chestnut and 2d. grey, both tied by light "siloko/southern nigeria" double-ring d.s. (Type D2) and showing, on reverse, Lagos transit d.s. (23.7); the envelope a little fox spotted and with light central vertical crease. Photo £100-120 |
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| 1167 | |||
| 1913 (27 Oct.) envelope to Scotland, bearing Southern Nigeria 1d. tied by "koko/southern nigeria" double-ring d.s. (Type D6) with another strike alongside and showing, on reverse, "siluko/via sapele" black wax seal and Forcados c.d.s. (28.10). Photo £80-100 Note: In 1913 the Government Marine Postal Service, in the Central Province (the Niger delta), operated weekly through the creeks from Forcados via Koko to Sapele and return. River Niger Travelling Post OfficeUp River |
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| 1168 | |||
| 1900 (21 Mar) envelope (223x96mm.) to Jebba, bearing GB 1d. lilac pair tied by fine "lokoja/post office" oval d.s. (Type D1), no other postal markings; the envelope with heavy central vertical fold. Photo £500-600 |
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| 1169 | |||
| 1901 (9 Oct.) envelope (with letter) from Suffolk addressed to "Idah, Above Asaba, Southern Nigeria, West Africa", bearing GB 1d. and showing unframed "missent to asaba" h.s. (Type I2) and, on reverse, Asaba Type D2 datestamp. Rare. Photo £300-400 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 2 of 3) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 30th April 2014 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Friday 25 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Monday 28 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Private viewing by appointment only |
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