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EARLY "SAV LA MAR" MARK WITH "JAMAICA" ON PACKET LETTER TO G.B.; 11 Nov. 1781 EL (some wear & reinforced folds) from "Carncurran" to Scotland "P the Thynne Pacquet" charged "10" then "1N6" and endorsed "Pd Inld Poste 1/3" with a mainly fine rare early "SAV LA MAR" (earliest known date?) on the flap partly overstruck by a London transit Bishop Mark with a mainly fine "JAMAICA" mark of Kingston alongside; a second Bishop Mark shows that the flap of the letter was incomplete before it reached England. Good early Packet Letter from a small P.O. PHOTO - see above.
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1923-24 mint set of 15 to 10r on album page, SG 1-15, Wmk. 'Large Star' & additional 3a orange with inverted opt. SG £475+ (16) PHOTO - see page 43. £100
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VALUABLE UNMOUNTED MINT COLLECTION: Middle period issues in blocks, sheetlets, etc. inc. 1949 Paintings set SG 269-77, 1950 Animals set SG 283-5, 1953 Paintings set SG 309-12 all in blocks of four and 1953 Scouts issue in sheetlets of 20. Total Cat. £2,200 (144) £260
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1935 Intellectuals set to 20f mint SG 324-38 Cat. £800 (15) £150
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ALBUM with the early to modern mint & used collection with most States represented. (Several 100's) £75
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QV-KGVI collection inc. 1867 8c on 2a yellow opt. in green, 1867-72 2c.-30c. & 1883 2c.-96c. green used, 1902 1c.-$5 fiscally cancelled, 1903-04 1c-8c purple/blue mint. With later KEVII issues to KGVI with many used sets to dollar values fiscally used. Plus 1948 Singapore RSW 21/2d & $5 used. (Small Qty) £120
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PERAK & JOHORE QV MINT & USED ISSUES: Stamps of Straits Settlements "PERAK" opt. A few used issues of 1886-1889 then a good selection of mint & used 1891 surcharges on 2c pale rose/bright rose (11). A small mint & used selection of the same issue opt. "JOHOR" inc. SG nos. 9, 12, 13 & 14. Mixed condition, but should be viewed. (c.30) £100
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A25 CANCELLATIONS ON GB STAMPS; Duplicated range on mounted pages inc. 1870 1/2d (6), 1d Plate 10, 94, 2d (Plates 9 - strip of three & single on 1863 fragment, 13 & 15, 21/2d (Plates 2, 3, 6, 7 - on an 1877 E to France, 8 & 9 - on a 1877 E to Palermo, 20 - on an 1881 env. to Italy, 21 & 23), 3d (Plate 5) 4d (Plates 3, 4 - on an 1866 cover-front to Genoa, 7, 8 - on an 1866 E to Lyon & 1867 E to Genoa, 9, 11 - one each on 1869 E's to Italy, 12 - on an 1871 E to Venice , 13, 14, 16 & 17), 1856 6d single on 1861 env. to England, horizontal strip of three, 1883 6d on 6d, 9d Straw, 10d (Plate 1), 1856 1/- single on 1862 piece and a horizontal pair, 2/- Blue & 5/- Rose (defective), a few 'M' cancels on 1d - one on part EL to Marseilles, 2d & 4d values and an 1896 piece bearing Malta QV 21/2d Blue (2) ea. tied by Tunis cds. A useful lot (Hundreds) PHOTO - see page 43. £400
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MINT & USED RANGE; Collection inc. 1886 QV 5/- mint (SG £110), 1899 2/6d & 10/- mint (SG £145), 1917 KGV 5/- used (SG £110), 1922 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' opts complete set mint (SG £200), 1922-26 mint set to £1 (SG £250), 1926 'POSTAGE' opts complete set mint (SG £110), 1926 inscribed 'POSTAGE' complete set mint (SG £160), 1928 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' opts complete set mint (SG £200), 1930 inscribed 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' complete set mint (SG £225). Majority fine (few hundred) £300
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QV-QEII mint & used collection on leaves inc. 1922-25 10/- corner marginal plate no.1 example, 1924 "Postage" opt. 10/-, 1926 defins. to 10/- St. Paul, 1928 optd. defins. to 5/-, 1930 Pictorial defins. to 10/-, 1938 to 10/-, RSW £1, Self government to 10/-, first QEII set to £1 mint, etc. (approx. 350) £200
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DOUBLE & TRIPLE RATES TO ITALY; pair of Apr. 1860 envs. (few faults) both to Genoa franked pair GB 1857 4d Rose-Carmine or GB 1856 1/- Green & 2d Blue (Plate 8) each tied by two strikes of the 'A25/Malta' duplex. Attractive (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 44. £140
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SINGLE RATES TO ITALY & FRANCE WITH 2d BLUES; 1868/69 E or EL each franked pair 2d Blue (Plates 7 or 9) each tied by one or two strikes of the 'A25/Malta' duplex to Genoa with a 'PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI' h.s. or Menton with Marseilles transit c.d.s on face. Attractive (two covers) PHOTO - see page 44. £100
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COVER TO TRIESTE WITH UNUSUAL 'F.L' MARKING; 6 May 1878 E to Trieste franked GB 21/2d rosy-mauve (Plate 10) & pair 1d tied by two strikes of the 'A25/Malta' duplex. The face with a h.s. 'F.L' (foreign letter?) within circle struck in black; unrecorded by Van der Linden. The rear with Italian transit markings and Trieste arrival d.s. Fine PHOTO - see page 44. £200
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AIRMAILS - MAIL ACCEPTED IN MALTA FOR THE CAIRO TO BAGDAD ROUTE: 1928 (April - Oct) envs (11) from Malta to India (3, inc. one dated 1st April 1928 - the 1st day of mail being accepted in Malta for this route), Iraq (3), Palestine (2), Iran (2) and Syria. All but three are registered at various rates. PHOTO - see page 44. £200
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AIRMAILS - IMPERIAL AIRWAYS FLIGHTS: 1929-33 envs (9) flown from Malta to connect with various Imperial Airways flights inc. 1929 (28 March) 1st flight UK to Karachi. 1929 (15 April) env with "Posted at Gosport, England under cover to the Postmaster General, Malta" intended to be forwarded on the 1st through flight to India this was not achieved but ended in the dead letter office at Bombay. 1932 (16 Jan) env to S. Africa carried on the 1st UK to S. Africa service, another of the same date and flight returned to sender. 1935 (29 June) env carried on the 1st Karachi to Calcutta flight. 1933 (16 Dec) Malta to Bangkok third flight. A fine group. PHOTO - see page 44. £160
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AIRMAILS - MAIL TO INDIA AND AUSTRALIA: 1929 (26 Dec) env from Malta to Delhi carried on the Imperial Airways 1st dispatch on the extension of the Indian airmail from Karachi to Delhi. 1929 (22 Jan) env registered from Malta to Allahabad. 1929-31 envs (6) from Malta to Australia at various rates inc. three dated 9 May 1929 the 1st day of acceptance for the of mail for the Perth to Adelaide service. (8 covers). £100
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AIRMAILS - SOCIETA ANONIMA NAVAGAZOINE AEREO FLIGHTS: 1931-34 covers (19) from Malta to UK (12), France, USA (2) & Tripoli (2) by S.A.N.A. airways on the tri-weekly Rome-Naples-Syracuse-Tripoli service. Six with boxed "BY AIR/TO GENOA ONLY" h.s. and nine have violet "1st. Air Mail" h.s. One dated 3 July 1932 from Valetta to Genoa redirected to Avola, Sicily and returned to Valletta bears Italian & Malta p dues. PHOTO - see p.44 £240
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AIRMAILS - "BY AIR/TO GENOA ONLY" HANDSTAMPS: 1931-32 envs (12) all with various postal rates from Malta to Czechoslovakia (2), Austria, UK (3), USA (5, inc. two 1st flights from Malta to London) and Canada. All with boxed violet "BY AIR/TO GENOA ONLY" h.s. Fine. PHOTO - see page 44. £140
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AIRMAILS - IMPERIAL AIRWAYS SERVICE TO MWANZA: 1931 envs (6) envs from Malta to Mwanza carried by Imperial Airways inc. 1931 (2 Feb) env accepted at Malta carried by sea to Port Said & train to Cairo thence by air on the 1st England to Africa flight to Mwanza (only 17 covers from Malta were carried). 1929 (3 July) envs (3 inc. one registered) carried on the 1st official acceptance of mail from Malta to Mwanza. 1931 (Dec) envs (2) from Malta to Africa with violet boxed "BY AIR/TO ROME ONLY" h.s. with Rome altered in m/s to "Mwanza". An unusual group. £120
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AIRMAILS - REGISTERED RATES TO EUROPE: 1931-59 Covers (11) registered from Malta to Sweden (3), France, Germany (2), Poland (2), Yugoslavia, Netherlands and Switzerland. All except two with KGVI adhesives making the various registered air mail rates. A fine lot. £120
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AIRMAILS - COVERS TO UK WITH "BY AIR/TO ROME ONLY" HANDSTAMPS: 1931-32 covers (7) at various rates from Malta to UK with violet boxed "BY AIR/TO ROME ONLY" h.s. £100
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AIRMAILS - GRAF ZEPPELIN - 3rd FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA:1933 (1 July) env from Malta to Buenos Aires carried on the 3rd Graf Zeppelin S. American flight from Freidrichshafen to Buenos Aires with boxed Gondola cachet. The prepaid the 2/9d airmail fee but omitted to pay the normal postage and was charged "T 50c" due. A rare flight. PHOTO - see page 6. £300
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AIRMAILS - GRAF ZEPPELIN - 4th FLIGHT TO S. AMERICA: 1933 (5 Aug) env from Malta to Brazil carried on the 4th Graf Zeppelin flight from Freidrichafen with special circular cachet. Prepaid 2/61/2d inc. the air mail fee of 2/4d. Fine. Also a cover dated 19th Aug 1933 that was registered to Brazil but missed the 5th flight and was sent by the air-sea link on the Marseilles-Casablanca-Dakar-Natal-Pernambuco route arriving on the 26 Aug. (2 covers).. p.44 £200
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AIRMAILS - "PAR AVION JUSQU'A" HANDSTAMPS ETC - ROME: 1934-40 covers (16) from Malta to Austria (3), Bulgaria, UK, Sweden, Germany (5) & Switzerland (5) with boxed violet "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A ROME" h.s. Also a similar strike in black on cover to Czechoslovakia. 1937 cover to Lugano and a 1940 cover to Switzerland with similar h.s. but "Roma" inserted in m/s. Six are registered. (19 items) PHOTO - see page 45. £200
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AIRMAILS - PRE WWII RATES TO THE U.K.: 1934-39 Covers (37) from Malta to UK with a good range of adhesives making up a variety of air mail rates, two underpaid and three registered. £180
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AIRMAILS - PRE WWII POSTAL RATES TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: 1934-39 The display collection of covers from Malta to Greece, Libya, Kenya, Sweden, India (4), Hong Kong, France (4), Ireland, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, UK, USA & Ceylon plus examples from France & Italy to Malta. A good range of rates inc. one with boxed violet "BY AIR/TO ROME ONLY" h.s. (22 covers). PHOTO - see page 45. £140
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AIRMAILS - "PAR AVION JUSQU'A" HANDSTAMPS - GENOA/PARIS/GIBRALTAR AND CAIRO; 1934 (20 May) env from Malta to UK with violet boxed "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A GENES." h.s. 1940 (5 Feb) env from Malta to Belgium with a similar h.s. but "Paris" inserted in m/s. 1943 (14 May & 2 Sept) env from Malta to Lisbon (cover faults) & Tunisia respectively with the same h.s. having "Gibraltar" inserted in m/s. 1944 (12 Jan.) env from Malta to Jerusalem again with boxed h.s. with "Cairo" inserted in m/s. Three are censored. (5 covers). PHOTO - see page 45. £120
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AIRMAILS - "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A" HANDSTAMPS - INDIA:1934 (3 Dec) Imperial Airways England to Australia 1st flight cover from Malta to Brisbane with violet boxed "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A" h.s. with m/s "Delhi", probably struck by favour. 1938 (3 Dec) env from Malta to "H.M.S. Eagle/c/o Fleet Mail Office/Hong Kong/China" with a similar h.s. 1944 & 1946 env from Malta to Bombay & Kandy respectively with similar boxed h.s. with "Karachi" inserted. Also 1947 env to Cawnpore with red "BY AIR UP TO/KARACHI" h.s. PHOTO - see page 45. £120
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AIRMAILS - 1st FLIGHT COVERS: 1934-61 A group of 1st flight covers from Malta with 1934 (18 May) Malta via Brindisi to Athens. 1939 (6 June) 1st Malta-Catania flight (44 carried). 1949 (9 Aug) 1st B.O.A.C. Malta to Cairo, Malta to UK and Malta via Cairo to Far East x 3. 1951 (8 Jan) BEA Malta to Cairo. Plus four others. (12 covers) £100
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AIRMAILS - REGISTERED RATES TO THE U.K.: 1935-55 Covers (19) registered at various rates from Malta to UK inc. one sent express airmail, three philatelic covers, each bearing a complete 1935 Jubilee set. p.45 £140
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AIRMAILS - "PAR AVION JUSQU'A" HANDSTAMPS ETC. - LONDON; 1935-47 envs (10) from Malta to Bahamas, Canada, Spain, Ireland & USA (5) with violet boxed "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A" h.s. and m/s "London" or "Londres" inserted. Four are registered and two are censored. Also 1948 env from Malta to USA with a good red "PAR AVION JUSQU'A/LONDRES" h.s.. Plus one other reg. to USA without h.s. but equivalent m/s note. (11 covers) p.45 £140
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AIRMAILS - REGISTERED MAIL TO NON EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS: 1936-55 Covers registered from Malta to Ceylon, Brazil, Sarawak, Canal Zone, USA (5), Lebanon, British Solomon Islands, Hong Kong & Canada. With a good range of rates represented. Fine examples. PHOTO - see page 45. £200
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AIRMAILS - INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR AIRMAIL TRANSMISSION HAND STAMPS:1938-64 envs (12) from Malta to Hong Kong, USA (3), Barbados, Switzerland, New Zealand (2) France, Austria & Gibraltar and UK with various "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR CONVEYANCE BY AIR MAIL" h.s. Also a small local c1960 philatelic env with "NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/ENVELOPE BELOW SIZE/4 x 2 3/4ins. violet h.s. (13 items). £120
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AIRMAILS - "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A" HADSTAMPS - NIGERIA & KISUMU; 1940 (11 May) Malta 3d registered env uprated with KGVI 1/- to 5/- with boxed violet "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A" h.s. with m/s "Nigeria" inserted. Another env of the same date bearing 6d Air Mail stamp & KGVI 41/2d, 6d, 1/6d & 2/- with similar violet h.s. Probably philatelic. The later was in transit 10 extra days!. 1943 (4 Sept) env from Malta to Mombasa with boxed rose-red "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A" h.s. with m/s "Kisumu". Censor tape at left. Another with a similar violet h.s. dated 8 Aug 1948 (latest date). A good group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 45. £120
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AIRMAILS -"PAR AVION/JUSQU'A HANDSTAMPS - JOHANNESBURG/SALISBURY; 1941-43 envs (4) from Malta to S. Africa with boxed violet "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A" h.s. with m/s "Johannesburg" or "Joh" inserted 1942 (28 Aug) env from Malta to N. Rhodesia with a similar boxed h.s. with red m/s "Salisbury" inserted. All are censored. (5 items) PHOTO - see page 45. £120
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AIRMAILS - POST WWII POSTAL RATES USING KGVI DEFINITIVES:1944-55 envs (113) from Malta to UK (21), France (8), USA, (13), S. Africa (3), Finland, Switzerland, Denmark (7), Cyprus, Tunisia (2), Belgium (4) Yugoslavia, Netherlands (2), Hungary, Mauritius, Germany (5), Czechoslovakia (4), Greece (5), Singapore, Egypt (2), Sudan, Sweden (2), Switzerland (3), British Cameroon, British Guiana, New Zealand (3), Ethiopia, Canada (4), Sierra Leone, Spain, Portugal, Gold Coast, Turkey, Zanzibar, Hong Kong (2), Australia (2), Argentina, Gibraltar, Nigeria & Japan. All franked with KGVI definitive issues to make a good range of postage rates. A good lot mounted for display purposes. £400
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AIRMAILS - QEII RATES: 1956-64 Covers (25) from Malta to UK (10, inc. four registered, one "EXPRESS FEE PAID" & two additional postage charged), Canada, Iran, Kuwait, Japan, Greece (registered) Netherlands, Germany (registered), Australia (3), USA (2), Switzerland and Czechoslovakia. With QEII adhesives to 2/6d. A colourful lot. £80
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1854-1950 collection inc. 1858-62 no value red-brown, blue (2) mint, 1860-63 1d. purple-brown, 4d rose, 9d dull purple 1/- buff, 1863-72 1d.-5/- mauve used as mint. With later QV & low value Shield types chiefly used. (Small Qty) £120
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1891-94 definitive set to 5f rose, greenish mint SG 11-21 and 1933-39 Pictorial definitive set to 20f mint (1c,2c & 3c no gum) SG 116-142. (38) £180
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1949 Red Cross mini. sheet (perf) mint SG MS 408 £80
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MINT SETS COLLECTION; Range inc. 1923-24 complete set, 1928-19 complete set, 1931 15c, 50c & $1 airmails 1932 1c- 30c complete set, 1933 1c - 32c complete set & 1937 complete set. SG approx. £640 (78 stamps) £130
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TWO LARGE CARTONS with the all periods accumulation inc. two stockbooks and a number of small boxes with mainly used issues inc. Penrhyn, Aitutaki, etc., large quantities of 1960s & 70s 'new issues' in packets and Campbell Paterson catalogues with supplements to 2012 plus C.P. 'Newsletters' from 1950s onwards. A good sorter. (Large Qty.) £150
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THREE LIGHTHOUSE HINGELESS ALBUMS with the early to modern, mint & used collection. An excellent base for expansion, being generally sparse with no Chalons, but we note useful items inc. 1898 2/- & 5/- used, 1931 'Smiling Boy' pair used, etc. Collection also includes a qty. of FDCs inc. 1957 Ross Dependency with Scott Base cancel. (Few 100's plus c.20 covers) £240
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TWO ALBUMS with the mint & used collection of stamps & covers from used Chalons (38) to early QEII. Useful items throughout inc. early Air Mail covers, KGV Napier to Christchurch pilot-signed cover with "EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE AIR MAIL" cachet plus real photos of the earthquake, 1957 Trans Antarctic Expedition cover with Scott Base cancel. Condition of earlier issues a little mixed. (Qty.) £150
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1915-30 A selection of imperf black plate proofs inc. on thin unwatermarked wove paper 21/2, 6d (5, inc. a block of four), 71/2d, 8d block of four. 1/- lower right corner block of six on unwatermarked toned paper. 5d block of four & 6d marginal block of six on Star watermarked "Cowan" unsurfaced paper. 1/- pair on thin wove paper with inverted watermark. 1/- N.Z. Star inverted watermark corner block of four. 3d block of four on thick glazed card, 11/2d block of four on glazed watermarked paper and 2d block of four on thin cream paper. (52) £800
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1915 Imperforate "colour prints" on ungummed watermarked paper, blocks of four comprising 3d chocolate, 4d orange, 41/2d olive and 71/2d deep red-brown. All overprinted "COLOUR/PRINT". Fine. (4 blocks) £90
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1916 2d yellow, an imperforate plate proof block of four on De La Rue chalk surfaced watermarked gummed paper. Fine unmounted mint. £70
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1915-30 A mounted mint collection of mixed perf. vertical pairs with 11/2d grey (3, inc. one without watermark), 2d violet, 2d yellow, 21/2d deep blue, 21/2d slate blue, 3d chocolate brown, 3d deep chocolate, 4d yellow (2, inc. one with re-entry), 4d bright violet, 4d dull violet, 41/2d deep green, 5d dark ultramarine, 5d pale ultramarine, 6d carmine, 71/2d deep red-brown, 8d indigo, 9d sage and 1/- vermilion (2). A good lot. (22 pairs). £300
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1915-30 the collection of perf. 14 x 131/4 blocks of four with 11/2d (3), 2d violet, 2d yellow, 21/2d (2), 4d yellow, 4d violet 5d, 6d, 71/2d, 8d red-brown, 9d & 1/-. Also 11/2d block of six. Mostly fine mounted mint. (68) £150
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1928 3d die proof on thin ungummed wove paper (117 x 80 mm) with small part "(PAP)ER" watermark at right. Fine. Also 3d brown mint block of four, 1/- orange pair and 3s "OFFICIAL" block of four. All good mint but minor thins. Also a Perf 14 x 131/2 1/2d pair used on registered env from Dunedin to Melbourne. (5 items) £140
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