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1926 (May 12) Registered cover to London with boxed "R / TEMANGAN / No" and "RECOMMANDE" on the front, the reverse bearing 5c and 8c pair tied by "TEMANGAN / KELANTAN" double ring datestamps (D2), Kota Bharu and Penang transit datestamps. A fine and rare cover, the earliest recorded date for both registration handstamps. Photo on Page 187. £500-600
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1937 (May 2) Airmail cover to England with 5c, 10c (2) tied by "BACHOK / KELANTAN" datestamps (D2), backstamped at Kota Bharu, fine and scarce. £500-600
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1926-37 Covers with datestamps of Kuala Krai (2, type D6), Sungei Kusial (D3), Kota Bharu (D5) or Gua Musang (D2), the Sungei Kusial cover sent air mail to New Zealand, the Kota Bharu cover and one of the Kuala Krai covers registered with boxed registration handstamps and "RECOMMANDE". The Gua Musang c.d.s on a red band envelope with some discolouration and minor edge faults but a very rare cancel, the others fine, an interesting and scarce group. (5). £1,200-1,500
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1945 BMA Malaya 4c postcard to Perak tied by "PASIR MAS / KELANTAN" c.d.s (D4) with Kota Bharu c.d.s alongside; and 1948 local cover bearing BMA 10c tied by superb "PENGKALAN KUBOR / KELANTAN" skeleton c.d.s type D1, the only recorded example. Two rare items. (2). Photo on Page 187. £700-800
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World War Two. 1939 (Nov 25) Stampless O.A.S cover to India with fine "FIELD POST OFFICE / S.P.504" c.d.s and boxed Army Censor, the earliest recorded use of this very scarce F.P.O datestamp, then in use in Kelantan. Photo on Page 187. £300-350
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F.M.S used in Alor Star. 1911 (Nov 14) F.M.S 10c registration envelope uprated 4c, 8c, tied by two "ALOR STAR" datestamps (D2), the reverse with "A.R" and framed "ALOR STAR / 14 NOV 11 / No. / R", both the earliest recorded uses, stained but very rare. £1,200-1,400
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F.M.S Used in Alor Star. 1911 (Sep 4) Cover to India, franked on the reverse by FMS 1c, 3c tied by fine "ALOR STAR" c.d.s (D2), Penang and India datestamps, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 187. £900-1,100
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Alor Star. 1919 (Apr 8) Cover to London with Straits Settlements 4c tied fine type D3 c.d.s; and 1940 cover to the USA with 12c tied type D6 c.d.s, two censor labels tied by boxed Censor cachets, the reverse with violet oval "DEAD LETTER OFFICE / 2 AP 40 / ALOR STAR KEDAH". Two scarce covers, Straits stamps validated within Kedah for several months from March 1919 due to a shortage of Kedah low values. (2). £500-600
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Alor Star. 1926 (June 25) Cover bearing 1c pair and 4c tied by type D4 datestamps with "KEDAH / EXHIBITION" handstruck slogan, the earliest recorded date, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 187. £350-400
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Bagan Samak. 1927 (Feb 15) Registered cover to Penang with boxed "RECOMMANDE" and "BAGAN SAMAK / 15 FEB 27 / No. / R" on the front, the reverse with 1c, 2c, 6c and 10c each tied by type D3 c.d.s. Fine and scarce, the earliest recorded use of the c.d.s and latest recorded use of the two registration handstamps. £500-600
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Bedong. 1926-35 Covers comprising two 1928 registered covers to G.B franked 21c cancelled by type D3 c.d.s, the first with boxed "RECOMMANDE" and "BEDONG / 11 JA 28 / No. / R", the other with a Bedong registration label, and 1935 air mail cover to England franked 25c tied type D4 c.d.s, bearing a blue label with manuscript "Imp Airmail". A scarce trio. (3). £700-900
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Gurun. 1919-47 Covers and cards comprising 1919 postcard to USA with 4c tied type D2 c.d.s, 1927 cover to England with six 1c stamps on the reverse tied by type D3 c.d.s, and 1947 circular with BMA 1c, 2c tied type D6 c.d.s, all fine. (3). £500-600
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Jitra. 1921 10c Registration envelope to Penang uprated 2c pair and 1928 cover to India franked 4c, 5c, 10c on the reverse, both tied by type D5 c.d.s with boxed "JITRA / No. / R" dated registration handstamps (R2), the 1928 cover with two strikes of "UNDELIVERED FOR / REASON STATED" applied in error then overstruck by the correct "RECOMMANDE" handstamps. The 1928 cover with a little light staining, otherwise both fine and scarce. (2). Photo on Page 187. £700-900
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Jitra. 1919-49 Covers with datestamp types D2 (2 covers) or D5 on Kedah stamps, violet D6 (10/1/47 manuscript date, latest recorded use) or D8 on BMA stamps, the last cover with a provisional manuscript registration label. A scarce group, all fine. (5). £800-1,000
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Karangan. 1936-48 Covers with type D2 c.d.s on 1936 air mail cover to G.B franked 25c and 1936 registered cover to USA franked 27c, type D3 c.d.s on 1947 circular bearing BMA 1c, 2c, and type D6 c.d.s on 1948 cover franked BMA 10c, all fine, a scarce group. (4). £500-600
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Kuala Ketil. 1920 10c Size G registration envelope uprated 3c (2) and 8c with "KUALA KETIL" c.d.s (D2), large "A.R" and boxed "KUALA KETIL / 13 DE 20 / No /. R", reverse with Padang Serai, Penang and Bukit Tambun arrival c.d.s, minor staining, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 190. £380-450
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Kuala Ketil. 1926-39 Covers with type D2 c.d.s on 1920 local cover franked 4c, type D3 c.d.s on 1926 registered cover franked 21c with boxed "KUALA KETIL / 1 FE 26 / No / R" registration handstamp and on 1934 cover franked 53c to G.B by Dutch air mail, and type D4 c.d.s on 1939 air mail cover to G.B franked 55c. A fine and scarce group. (4). £800-1,000
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Langkawi. 1921 (Jan 3) Registered cover to Austria with superb boxed "LANG KAWI / 3 JA 21 / No. / R" (latest recorded date), franked on the reverse by 1c, 2c (8, strips of 3 and 5) and 3c tied by "LANG KAWI" type D2 datestamps; and 1947 circular with BMA 1c, 2c tied by type D6 c.d.s. (2). Photo on Page 190. £650-700
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Lunas. 1917-31 Covers and cards comprising type D2 c.d.s. on 1917 3c postcard to Malta, 1921 cover to India with 30c stamp on the reverse and type R2 "LUNAS / 9 DEC 21 / No. / R" and "A.R" (latest recorded date) on the front, and 1920 registered cover to Beyrouth franked 20c on the reverse with the R2 registration handstamp on the front. Also type D3 c.d.s on 1926 local cover franked 4c, and type D4 c.d.s (earliest recorded date) on 1931 registered cover to G.B franked 45c, also bearing a registration label. A fine and scarce group. (5). £1,000-1,200
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Padang Serai. 1920-47 Covers and cards comprising 1920 cover from Kuala Ketil to Simpang Ampat franked 1c block of four with oval "POST OFFICE / APR 9 1920 / PADANG SERAI" type D1 datestamp alongside; type D2 c.d.s on 1924 1c postcard to London uprated 1c, 2c; 1936 cover to London by Dutch air mail franked 58c with type D4 c.d.s, and 1947 cover with BMA 2c, 8c cancelled scarce straight line "P. SERAI P.O", manuscript date "29.1.47" (the latest recorded date) below. A scarce group. (4). £700-800
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Serdang. 1938 Air mail cover to G.B franked 25c tied by type D3 c.d.s, and 1946 cover to Penang franked BMA 8c tied by the scarce two line "POST OFFICE / SERDANG" with manuscript date "20/9" below, both fine. (2). £400-450
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Sik. 1924 (Dec 16) 10c Size G registration envelope to Penang uprated 19c, tied by type D2 "SIK" c.d.s with large "A.R" (AR3, earliest recorded date) and boxed "SIK / 16 DE 24 / No / R" (R1, latest recorded date), backstamped at Alor Star and Penang. Some staining, still an attractive item and very scarce. Photo on Page 190. £600-700
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Sik. 1947 (Sep 27) Cover to Penang franked on reverse by BMA 10c tied by "SIK" skeleton c.d.s type D6, the only recorded example. Photo on Page 190. £300-400
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Sungei Patani. 1926 (Aug 17) Cover to USA with 1c (2) and 5c (2) tied by "SUNGEI PATANI" c.d.s type D3, a further strike on the front with the very scarce "KEDAH / EXHIBITION" slogan handstamp alongside the stamps, backstamped at Penang. A fine cover. Photo on Page 190. £400-450
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Sungei Patani. 1919-27 Registered covers both with boxed "SUNGEI PATANI / No / R" dated registration handstamps, the first a 10c registration envelope uprated 14c to Kuala Lumpur with type D2 c.d.s and scarce large "A.R" on the reverse; the 1927 cover franked 27c unusually sent to Argentina, also with boxed "RECOMMANDE" handstamp. The 1919 cover a little stained, otherwise fine, a scarce pair. (2). £350-400
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1925-41 Covers comprising 1938 cover from Penang to Bandar Bharu with boxed "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED RETURN / TO SENDER AT ADDRESS SHOWN ON COVER", backstamps of Bandar Bharu and Serdang; 1941 cover to G.B with 50c tied by Kulim type D6 c.d.s, bilingual blue By Air Mail label and a violet Censor cachet tying brown sealing tape; 1925 cover to India with 3c pair tied by "KUALA MUDA / KEDAH" type D3 c.d.s (earliest recorded date); and 1932 stampless cover from India to Yen with boxed "TO PAY / - CENTS" (UP8), Alor Star and "YEN / KEDAH" (D3) datestamps. The Kuala Muda cover a little stained, otherwise fine. (4). £500-600
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British Empire Exhibition. 1924 1c Postcard uprated 1c to Penang and a cover to the USA bearing 1c pair and 10c both cancelled by circular "BRITISH EMPIRE / (Lion) / EXHIBITION" slogan handstamps, the postcard with "SUNGEI PATANI" c.d.s alongside (D3, 21 Aug., earliest recorded date of the c.d.s and slogan), the cover with "KULIM" c.d.s (June 30) alongside. A fine pair, the slogan cancel scarce from both these towns. (2). Photo on Page 190. £600-700
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1860-64 Entires to Messina franked G.B 1d red stars strip of three or 2d blue plate 9 pair tied by Malta A25 duplexs, the latter with boxed "PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / FRANCESI". (2). £100-120
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1898 Malta 1d Postcard to Tunis, posted into the Moveable Box, cancelled upon arrival by a Tunis c.d.s with oval framed "BM" below. £80-100
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1900 Malta 1d + 1d QV reply card, the outward half sent from Sliema to Paris but missent to Pantin, with arrival c.d.s; the attached reply half sent from Paris to Annweiler in Germany, cancelled by "UNITED STATES / POSTAL STATION / PARIS / EXPOSITION / 1900" flag machine. A most unusual use of both halves of a reply card, the return half incorrectly accepted as valid despite not being addressed to the issuing country. The two halves partly separated, otherwise fine. £180-220
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1902 Picture postcard sent to Uruguay, franked on the picture side by QV ½d green tied by a Valletta c.d.s redirected within Montevideo with a Uruguay 5m stamp applied alongside the Malta stamp. An unusual and attractive combination franking. £150-180
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1922-26 ¼d - £1 with both upright and sideways watermarks on the £1, all mint, the 1d violet, 2/6 and 10/- stained, the £1 upright watermark with a tiny perf stain, otherwise fine. S.G. 123/140, £400. (18) . £90-120
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1859 1d Red, four small margins, and 2d pale blue with four huge margins but unfortunately having several large thins, both used. S.G. 42, 44, £2,250. (2). Photo on Pages 201 & 216. £100-120
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1865 Cover to England bearing 1860-63 9d dull purple and 1863-72 1d brown each cancelled "B53" with a large red "9d" accountancy mark and London Paid arrival c.d.s. Part reverse missing and a small repair at left edge, the front otherwise fine and very attractive. Photo on Page 190. £250-300
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1879 Formula postal stationery postcard with a 2c stamp (faults at left) tied by the numeral "10" with "FLACQ" c.d.s (type D4) on the front. Tiny nick at left edge of the card, otherwise fine, a very scarce numeral cancel and datestamp. £150-180
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1887-91 2c Postal stationery postcards to Port Louis all with village numeral cancels and datestamps, comprising "B47" numeral with "ST. JULIEN" c.d.s, "38" numeral with "MIDLANDS" c.d.s, and "12" numeral with "RIVIERE SECHE" c.d.s, all fine and scarce. (3). £300-350
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1927 (Dec 8) Cover to Cleveland, Ohio bearing Mauritius KGV 5c and 10c tied by Rose Hill datestamps, a USA 1927 10c Air Mail stamp tied by a New York c.d.s (Jan. 26, 1928), backstamped at Port Louis and Cleveland. US Air Mail stamps could be applied abroad to pay for internal US air mail, and were sold in certain foreign countries for this purpose. A very scarce use of a US Air Mail stamp from Mauritius. Photo on Page 190. £160-200
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1899 Leeward Islands size H2 2d registration envelope franked 1890 1d (2) and 7d tied by fine "MONTSERRAT" c.d.s, addressed to "H.M.S "Pearl", Bermuda or elsewhere", backstamped in St. Kitts and Hamilton, Bermuda. Some creasing, a scarce size postal stationery envelope to an unusual destination. £180-200
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1902-54 Covers and cards written up on pages including Morocco postage due stamps (3 covers), outgoing covers with French or Swiss postage dues (5 covers), German P.O (2), air mails, etc. (25). £100-120
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Local Posts. 1891-99 Mint and used stamps mounted on pages, various issues. (121). £100-120
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1885 1d Postcard from London to Central Hotel, Tangier, with Gibraltar and "TANGIER" datestamps on the front, and 1894 Gibraltar 20c G size registration envelope to Germany bearing Gibraltar 75c (S.G. Z148, £80 as a single stamp used in Tangier) tied by a superb "TANGIER" c.d.s with oval "REGISTERED / TANGIER" datestamp on the front, backstamped in Gibraltar, Madrid and Dresden. (2). £150-200
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Surinam - British Occupation. 1814 Entire to London endorsed by the Snake Packet and charged 4/4, with small size "SURINAM" fleuron (MA 16), ironed horizontal file fold with a tiny repaired hole at the left, otherwise fine and very scarce. Used during the Second British Occupation of 1804-16, only about six examples of this small size fleuron have been recorded, this being an unusually fine example. Photo on Page 193. £1,000-1,200
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Netherlands East Indies. 1860 Stampless cover to Holland with fine large oval "ONGEFRANKEERD / FORT WILLEM / AMBARAWA" handstamp with central posthorn in blue, arrival backstamp of Venlo. £220-280
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Netherlands East Indies. 1876 Entire letter from Batavia to New York franked 1870-88 10c strip of four, 20c singles (2) and a pair, and 50c, paying 1g70c double rate, with red London Paid and New York Paid All datestamps and manuscript "2/5". Faults to one 10c and one 20c stamp and a light vertical file fold, otherwise fine, a scarce and spectacular transatlantic cover. Photo on Page 193. £1,200-1,500
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Dutch New Guinea. 1940 (Sep 5) Censored cover to Switzerland "via Baghdad" with Netherlands Indies 2½d and 35c each tied by very scarce "FAK FAK" c.d.s. Flown from Bandoey to Baghdad, then carried by rail. £150-180
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1905 Picture postcard with a New Caledonia 10c tied by "NLLES HEBRIDES / SANDWICH" c.d.s, a scarce use of a New Caledonia stamp in the New Hebrides. Photo on Page 193. £180-220
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1908 Picture postcard to New York bearing New South Wales ½d and 1d each tied by "NEW HEBRIDES / VILA" c.d.s, fine for this datestamp. Photo on Page 193. £300-350
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1928 Cover to Paris bearing 50c tied by "NLLES HEBRIDES / SERVICE MARITIME" c.d.s of the inter-island Marine Post Office. Slightly reduced at base with part flap missing, otherwise generally fine. £100-120
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1867 De La Rue ink recipes, piece cut from the printers archive book of ink recipes showing imperf De La Rue dummy stamps in blocks of four printed in pale Antwerp blue or Italian blue, the reverse side with similar blocks in red (imitation vermilion) and pale yellow, all four marked for "New Zealand Postage" with the ink recipe shown alongside, all four inks supplied in March 1867, the Italian blue ink supplied again in April 1873. An interesting piece, the inks used for the 1864-71 1d, 2d, 4d and 1871-73 6d stamps, the red block oxidised, otherwise fine and unique. (4 blocks on both sides of a single piece). Photo on Page 195. £600-700
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1867 De La Rue ink recipes, a similar piece from the printers archive book of ink recipes with imperf De La Rue dummy stamps in blocks of four printed in vermilion (imitation) or maroon, both marked "New Zealand 1d Postage", the maroon ink marked "This colour was made to supersede the above vermilion ink and a quantity was sent for trial as a much cleaner worker". The reverse bears recipes for white and mauve or Syrian purple inks both marked "New Zealand Postage" and "supplied March 1867", the mauve ink further supplied in 1873, 1875 and 1880. The mauve ink also bears a block of four dummy stamps (the block missing from the white ink recipe), all four with written ink recipe details. An interesting piece, the inks used for the 1864-71 1d and 3d stamps and the 1874-78 1d, the vermilion block oxidised, otherwise fine and unique. (3 blocks on both sides of a single piece). £450-550
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