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MINT & USED COLLECTION ON STOCK PAGES: 1924-29 'Admiral' types to 2/6d mint and various used values to 5/- (2), noting lower values in used blocks of four and a few mint gutter margins leaving stamps imperf on one edge. Also 1931-37 set to 5/- mint (2) & 2/6d used with useful duplication plus a range of 1932 (postage) & 1935-41 (postage & revenue) issues both mint & used. (Approx. 158) £120
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1928 XMAS CHARITY set used (cto) SG 128-134 cat. £5,500 (7) £300
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1948 FLOOD RELIEF MINIATURE SHEET unmounted SG MS255a cat. £1,000 (1) £120
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1948 'Hochwasserhilfe' Flood Disaster mini. sheet imperforate unmounted mint. SG MS 255a £120
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1948 FLOOD RELIEF AIR MINIATURE SHEET mint SG MS256a cat. £750 (1) £100
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CARTON housing three box files with the extensive QEII collection written up on leaves & including sundry covers, etc. The lot displays a very high degree of completion from 1953-2001. (Qty.) £240
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CARTON: with the QV-QEII accumulation of mint & used issues and covers inc. 1864-80 1/2d orange optd 5/- block of four & 1902 1/2d green & 1d carm. optd. 'SPECIMEN' mint. Also 4 May 1901 env. to Holland bearing 21/2d blue tied by 'ST-HELENA' c.d.s., near a good P.O.W. censor in violet with m/s 'f.w.a.' Reverse with weak S/L 'DEADWOODCAMP' h.s. Plus a group of 1970s & 80s FDCs. (Approx. 20 adhesives & 200 covers) £150
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BOX FILE with the mint & used QV-KGVI collection on leaves inc. an unused near four margined SG 1, useful later QV ranges, KEVII 10/- green & red mint plus the pictorial set to 2/- mint, KGV 1912-16 to 3/- mint, 1934 Centenary set mint, KGVI definitive study to 10/- (5), RSW set (3) plus a further set on plain FDC, etc. (Qty.) £400
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PAIR OF CENSORED POSTCARDS TO HOLLAND; Jan/ May 1901 1d postcards to Holland, indicia cancelled with St Helena c.d.s or by cork cancel and each with violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" both with different unidentified signatures. (2 cards) PHOTO - see page 46. £120
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NAPOLEONIC PERIOD LETTERS, ETC. INC. NEWS OF NAPOLEON's GOOD HEALTH; 1807 letter (no wrapper) from a British naval cadet en route to India written from "Myrtle Bower, St. Helena" to GB, large 1808 partly printed ship's log page for HMS Woodford "at St. Helena", June 1817 local "St. Helena" Autograph letter signed from Governor Sir Hudson Lowe to Admiral Sir Pultney Malcolm about stores, and Sept. 1817 document & copy letter from "Longwood" stating that "the state of General Bonaparte's health has been generally good since the last report". Unusual group. (5 items) £150
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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE - LETTER FROM HIS DOCTOR AT "LONGWOOD" COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FOOD; 21 Jan. 1817 letter (typed transcript; overall slight toning - no address wrapper - sent locally within the island) from "Longwood" written & signed by Napoleon's Irish doctor "Barry E. O'Meara" to "Sir. T. Reade" (Deputy Adjutant-General on the island) complaining on Napoleon's behalf about the very poor quality of mutton and cabbage supplied for him. Napoleon was not a fussy eater apparently, but it seems that the local suppliers were sending him the very worst food that they could find. [Ex Richard Payne; with 2006 Maggs invoice for its purchase for £900.] PHOTO - see page 46. £300
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ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THE ISLAND, INGOING COVER & PAPERS REF. DAMAGED MAIL; c.1820 fine pencil drawing of "Approach to the Landing Place at St. Helena" (240x165 mm), 1848 stampless privately carried env. from GB to "G.W. Melliss Esq., Colonial Surveyor, St. Helena" endorsed "Pr [Ship] Killermont" endorsed as from "Col Hodson" (former Judge Advocate of the island; nicknamed "Hercules" by Napoleon, 1849 receipt signed by Bishop Colenso (of Natal), printed 1889 Court Circular (Osborne House) ref. Petition of "Dinizulu Ka Cetewayo", 1911/2 PO letter (+ 4 receipts) ref. Stores for "Postmaster. St. Helena", 1916 St. Helena Council printed "ORDER" Notice ref. end of 1d rate from the island to the "British Empire" and 1921 PO letter/documents (6) ref. damage to mail dropped into the sea when off-loaded from the S.S. "Comrie Castle". Very unusual group. (17 items) [Ex Richard Payne.] PHOTO - see above
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EARLY INGOING COVER FROM SCOTLAND WITH RARE DEAL FORWARDING AGENT MARK; Fine 25 Dec. 1826 EL from "Edinburgh" to the Governor of St. Helena "Br. General A. Walker, Governor, &c, &c, &c, St. Helena" endorsed "P [Ship] Atlas" with no postal rates or markings except for a very fine large rare oval-framed "FORWARDED BY/J & E IGGULDEN/-DEAL-/AGENTS FOR THE HONBLE. EAST INDIA COY." slightly across the join on the reverse. Rare early ingoing mail handled by an Agent. [Ex Richard Payne.] PHOTO - see page 48. £150
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1863 4d carmine, mint (just shaved at upper right) and fine used. SG 5 £750 (2) £100
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REGISTERED THREE COLOUR FRANKING; 10 May 1897 env. to England franked 1d, 11/2d & 2d QV tied by two registration cancels, with St Helena c.d.s. and Oval registration datestamp on face, the rear with Leicester registration datestamp. Sold in our sale of 23.11.2005 Lot 835 for £160. PHOTO - see page 48. £120
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FOUR COLOUR REGISTERED FRANKING; 19 Dec. 1899 env. franked 1d on 6d, 2d on 6d, 21/2d on 6d & 3d on 6d provisional overprints each tied by cork cancels, the first additionally tied by London registration datestamp. The face also with St Helena c.d.s, oval registration datestamp and bold 'R' within circle. Ex Burrus Sale of 27.11.1963 Lot 590 and sold for £320 in our sale of 23.11.2005 Lot 836. PHOTO - see page 48. £280
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RETURNED PRISONER OF WAR COVER; Feb. 1900 env. to Transvaal. franked first type 21/2d on 6d tied by cork cancel. Violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" h.s (signed EW[alton]). St Helena & Vryburg c.d.s. on face, adhesive additionally tied by "RETURNED LETTER" h.s. Very attractive. Sold for £240 in our sale of 23.11.2005 Lot 839 PHOTO - see page 48. £200
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BOER WAR PRISON CAMP MAIL; 14 July/3 Oct. 1900 env. (creasing) franked 1/2d, 1d (2), 2d & 21/2d on 6d provisional opts plus DLR 1/2d & 1d sidefaces tied by different dated St Helena c.d.s an d addressed locally with violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" at lower left, colour confectionery plus 23 May 1901 PPC franked Austria 10h to St Helena seeking a postcard with General Cronje's signature. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 48. £120
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CENSOR MARKS ON POSTCARD RATE MAIL; 1900/01 Group of 1d Postcards or initiating half of 1d Reply-Paid postcards to Leipzig , Utrecht or used locally, two with violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR." h.s. (different signatures) or "PRISONERS OF WAR/BROAD BOTTOM CAMP" h.s. (3 items) PHOTO - see page 48. £100
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CENSORED COVER TO IRELAND; 2 June 1901 env. to Ireland franked by 1d on 6d opt tied by cork cancel with St Helena c.d.s at left and faint violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" (signed) h.s. on face. The rear with "DEAD.WOOD.CAMP" h.s and Belfast c.d.s. Sold for £240 in our Jan. 2004 sale Lot 544 PHOTO - see page 48. £200
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GROUP OF MAIL TO OVERSEAS; Range with 1901 env. to Lyon franked 1d on 6d (2) & 1/2d on 6d with violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR"(signed EW[alton]) h.s., 1901 front and env. to England with provisional opts or DLR sideface issues and envs. to Germany or Cape Town each with DLR sideface frankings and "PRISONERS OF WAR/BROAD BOTTOM CAMP" h.s (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 48. £150
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REGISTERED CENSORED COVER TO NETHERLANDS; 31 May 1901 env. to Rotterdam franked pair 1d on 6d & 21/2d on 6d cancelled or tied with cork cancel or London transit registration datestamp. St Helena c.d.s and oval registration datestamp on face and violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" (signed EW[alton]). The rear with "DEAD.WOOD.CAMP" h.s. and Rotterdam arrival c.d.s. Sold for £180 on our sale of 23.11.2005 Lot 842 PHOTO - see page 48. £120
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THREE COLOUR FRANKING REGISTERED COVER TO PARIS; 24 May 1902 hand illustrated env. to Paris franked 2d on 6d, QV 2d & KEVII 1d all tied by two strikes of the St Helena c.d.s with oval St Helena registered datestamp at lower left. London and Paris registration datestamps on reverse. Contents depict a coloured hand-drawn map of the island and another sketch of Deadwood Camp. Highly attractive . PHOTO - see page 48. £200
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BOER WAR PRISONER MAIL; Group with 1900 incoming env. Netherlands to Dead Wood Camp, range of PPC's each with stamp removed and double-lined triangular "PASSED BY/CENSOR/DEADWOOD" (6 - all same correspondence to France), range of env.s from Transvaal or Cape of Good Hope to St Helena many with censor and Jun. 1902 env. St Helena franked 1d KEVII to Transvaal with double-lined "PASSED BY CENSOR/ST HELENA/HEAD OFFICE". (23 cards/covers) PHOTO - see page 48. £140
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1922 MCA wmk. 4d to £1 mint (£1 value is unmounted). (5). PHOTO - see page 49. £150
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1922-37 Script wmk. set to 10/- mint inc. additional 1/2d & 7/6d shades. (19) £100
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1922-37 15/- grey & purple mounted mint. SG £1,000 PHOTO - see page 49. £360
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1922-37 BADGE ISSUE: Study on leaves inc. 1/2d 'broken mast' var. 1d plate pair with 'cleft rock' var., 11/2d 'torn flag' var., MCA wmk. 5/-, a good range of pairs, blocks of four, (8d, 1/-, etc.) & larger multiples, Script wmk. 5/-, etc. A lovely lot. (Qty.) £360
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A11/A12 ST LUCIA/ST CHRISTOPHER CANCELS; GB 1856 6d Lilac (wing margin) with clear 'A11' cancel of St Lucia (Castries) and same issue on piece with 'A12' cancel of St Christopher (defective corner). [former with 1955 BPA Certificate of genuineness]. SG £450 (2 stamps) £100
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A11 ST LUCIA CANCELS; GB 1857 1d Rose-Red & 1857 4d Rose each with fair 'A11' cancels of St Lucia. Rare cancels. SG £1850 (2 stamps) PHOTO - see page 49. £300
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MINT COLLECTION ON ALBUM LEAVES: Range of issues to 1935. Some of the earliest issues (1887) with toning but others generally fine. We note 1915 opts. with Postal Fiscals (long type) to 10/-, Victory set, Hut set, Admiral pair, etc. (Approx. 78) £75
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VALUABLE MINT COLLECTION ON STOCK CARDS: 1903 Mt. Titano definitive set to 5l mint SG 40-51, 1929 'La Rocca' set to 20l mint SG 145-163, Mt. Titano Air set to 10l mint SG 164-73 and 1931 Postage Due set mint SG D164-78. Total Cat. £2,450 (55) £300
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1912-21 1/2d to £1 overprinted "SPECIMEN. The 11/2d with blunt corner, £1 creased, others fine. SG 118s to 128s £400 (17) £70
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CARTON with the early to modern mint & used collection in 3 binders/stockbooks, etc. Also an SG Part 15 (Central America) Catalogue, 3rd (current) edition. (Qty) £75
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SEVEN BOXED 'DAVO' ALBUMS with the early to modern, mint & used collection. Strength in post WWII mint issues with particular value in the 1950's & early 1960's inc. 1953 50p Sorolla mint (foxing). The albums are in magnificent condition & will form a wonderful base for expansion. (Qty.) £300
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TWO CARTONS : with the duplicated middle to modern accumulation of chiefly used adhesives inc. an old Davo album with a sparse range of earlier issues in mixed condition. Plus a group of 1970s-80s FDC's. (many 100s & approx. 200 covers & few pieces) £200
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THREE ALBUMS: with the 1858-2000 collection of chiefly used issues on leaves inc. a few early Coat of Arms & Lying Lion types. With a small collection of the three early numeral issues & a page of town postmarks on the King Oscar side portrait issue. Also similar detailed studies of the King Gustav V medallion issues & Standing Lion types all divided by their printing varieties. This well researched collection continues to 2000 and is peppered with the odd booklet & cover in relation to an issue. (Large Qty) £400
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TWO ALBUMS: with the 1877-74 collection of chiefly used P.Stationery cards to overseas destinations inc. England, Scotland, France, Germany & the U.S.A. written up on leaves. Plus a few earlier covers from 1846-1980. (approx. 150 P.S. cards & 25 covers) £150
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THREE ALBUMS with the late 19th to early 20th century PPCs of street scenes & buildings, with somewhat of an emphasis on on Stockholm. Mostly internally used with some to England. (Approx. 200 cards) £150
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1945 'Peace' set of 13 to 10f unmounted mint SG 447-59 plus additional 5f & 10f mint. (15) £90
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UNITED NATIONS SWISS FRANCS: Several complete & part-sheets from 1970s denominated in Swiss Francs. Face value SF 1,000 (Approx. £680) £150
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A14 TOBAGO CANCEL ON COVER TO LONDON; 9 Mar 1860 E (central vertical fold) to London franked GB 1856 6d Lilac tied by 'A14' cancel of Tobago. Rear with Tobago c.d.s and face with London arrival c.d.s. Very scarce. PHOTO - see page 50. £240
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A14 TOBAGO CANCEL ON DATED PIECE; GB 1856 6d Lilac (wing margin) cancelled by 'A14' cancel of Tobago to cover fragment with Tobago (24 Nov. 1858) and London c.d.s overlapping. Superb strike and very fine. PHOTO - see page 50. £100
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1851 (1d) purple-brown, a complete mounted (five stamps) mint sheet of 110 (10 x 11) will almost full uneven gum. A spectacular piece. SG 1 £2,300 as singles. £300
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BOX FILE with the mint & used collection to inc. 1955 env. to Oregon bearing 1d red Penguin & Union flag local, KGVI sets to 10/- mint (2), 1954 sets to 10/- mint (3), 1960 Marine life sets mint (3), 1961 Marine life sets mint (3) plus extensive later ranges to 2004 (Qty.) £240
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BOX FILE with the collection of covers & cards signed by various designers/artists comprising Roland Svensson (1), Clive Abbott (9), John Batchelor (6), Josephine Martin (2), Derek Miller (9), E. Nisbet (6), Nick Shewring (5), Tony Theobold (9), Jennifer Toombs (10), Gyula Vasarhely (3) & R. Watton (9). Also a couple of pieces of original artwork signed by Clive Abbott. (Approx. 70 items) £240
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TWO ALBUMS with the early to modern predominantly used collection. We not a very heavily used 1893 Columbian Exposition $5 plus a workmanlike range of later issues to the 1970s. (Few 100's) £150
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1893 Columbian Exposition $4 crimson lake, a lightly mounted mint example. Fresh colour. Scott 244 US$ 2,150 PHOTO - see page 49. £500
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1893 Columbian Exposition $5 black, a mounted mint example, gum a little sweated. Fine. Scott 245 US$ 2,600 PHOTO - see page 49. £400
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1893 Columbian Exposition 1c to 50c. The 30c with toned gum and one thinned perf., others fine mounted mint Scott 230-240 US$ 1,370. (11) £280
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