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1911 (Dec 28) Bechuanaland Protectorate KEVII ½d blue green cancelled by a virtually complete "RAMAQUABANES / S. RHODESIA" skeleton c.d.s in violet. Just one other example recorded, in black, in March 1913. One of the rarest of all Rhodesia postmarks, this skeleton type probably used at station telegraph offices. Photo on Page 201. £100-120
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1923 (Dec 14) British South Africa Co. ½d newspaper wrapper used within Gwelo. A scarce wrapper (which is not recorded by Higgins & Gage) and an exceptional interim use in Southern Rhodesia. The Colony became a self-governing authority on 1st October 1923 and issued its own postal stationery (including a ½d wrapper) early in 1924. Photo on Page 203. £400-500
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Southern Rhodesia. 1931 1d Envelope stamp Master Die Proof with blank value tablets, printed in pale red on wove paper, 83x94mm. A fine and rare proof, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. Photo on Page 204. £800-1,000
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Southern Rhodesia. 1931 ½d Postcard overprinted "SPECIMEN", the stamp additionally perforated by horseshoe shaped "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type B9). One of just three such perforated specimens produced, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. Photo on Page 203. £300-350
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Southern Rhodesia. 1931 4d Registration envelope size G overprinted "SPECIMEN", the stamp additionally perforated by horseshoe shaped "SPECIMEN", printers handstamp on the reverse. Fine and scarce, one of just three such perforated specimens produced, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. Also the issued 4d envelope with "1931" date to the upper edge, one of five examples originally sent to the U.P.U in Berne. (2). Photo on Page 203. £350-400
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Southern Rhodesia. 1931 4d Registration envelope size H2 overprinted "SPECIMEN", the stamp additionally perforated by horseshoe shaped "SPECIMEN". Fine and scarce, one of just three such perforated specimens produced, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. £300-350
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Southern Rhodesia, 1924-64 KGV, KGVI and QEII Postal Stationery. The fine collection of unused and specimen stationery written up on pages comprising postcards (20) with a miscut KGVI card; lettercards (15) with the rare 1924 1½d lettercard (not listed by Higgins & Gage, just four examples discovered so far), 1d lettercards both perforated and imperf in the lower margin and the scarce KGVI chocolate shade on bluish card; envelopes (15); newspaper wrappers (10); registration envelopes (17) with KGV size H2 envelopes, KGVI size H and H2 envelopes; air letters (15); "Active Service letter card" air letters (6); and later formula air letters (5). Various shades, papers and varieties, 14 items bearing handstamped year dates of issue applied to five archival sets originally retained by the U.P.U. (104). Photo on Page 206. £1,600-2,000
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Southern Rhodesia, 1924-64 KGV, KGVI and QEII Postal Stationery. The fine collection of used stationery written up on pages comprising postcards (23) with two formula cards bearing ½d stamps; envelopes (17), two registered; lettercards (7); newspaper wrappers (6), also a cover bearing a cut-out KGV 1d wrapper stamp marked "T2d, Inadmissible"; registration envelopes (53) with many H2 envelopes, first flight covers (2, both with Certificates of Posting ), post-federation uses in Northern Rhodesia or Nyasaland, and eight formula envelopes; "Active Service letter card" air letters (7), one a First Day use; air letters (33), also a piece bearing the signature of Cecil Rhodes. A good lot with various cancels and uses, uprated items, etc. (148). £1,800-2,200
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Rhodesia & Nyasaland, 1954-64 QEII Postal Stationery. The fine collection of used, unused and specimen stationery written up on pages comprising 4d registration envelopes used (6, also a Southern Rhodesia envelope with handstamped heading "FEDERATION RHODESIA NYASALAND") or unused (2); formula registration envelopes used (11) and unused; air letters used (20), unused (12) or handstamped "SPECIMEN" (3); and formula air letters used (10) or unused (13), various cancels, late use in Rhodesia, one 4d registration envelope marked "Tax 2d ex D. Bag" and charged, etc. (79). £800-1,000
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Rhodesia and Zimbabwe Postal Stationery, 1965-98. The fine collection written up on pages with unused and used 1965-79 stationery from Rhodesia including formula registration envelopes used (30) and unused (2) and formula air letters used (38) and unused (24); 1979-80 Zimbabwe-Rhodesia stationery comprising formula registration envelopes used (6) and unused (15) and formula air letters used (8) and unused; and Zimbabwe stationery from 1980 comprising formula registration envelopes used (49) and unused (8) with four items having "Rhodesia" deleted by hand, and formula air letters used (7) and unused (2), also 18 other items. (208). £800-1,000
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(Also see lots 122, 419, 495-501, 881) | |
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G.B. 1d Black Cover. 1840 (June 11) Entire letter written by Count Davidoff in St. Petersburg, addressed to Edinburgh, posted at Gravesend franked by a 1d black, IG plate 2, four margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross. A rare use of a 1d black on a letter from overseas, undoubtedly one of the earliest Russian letters to bear a postage stamp. Photo on Page 206. £2,500-3,000
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1895-98 Covers from Denmark franked 20ore, both addressed to "La Majestie L'Imperatrice Marie Feodorowna, Peterhof, St Petersburg, Russie" with arrival backstamps. Marie Feodorowna, the Danish Princess Dagmar, married Czar Alexander III in 1866 and became Empress of Russia in 1883. (2). £100-150
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Postal Stationery. 1889 5k Lettersheet containing 22 different adverts, some pictorial, one for a stamp dealer showing an Austrian 3 soldi envelope stamp; and 1906 3k postcard with four adverts printed on the front and reverse, one showing musical instruments. Both very fine, attractive and scarce. (2). Photo on Page 206. £180-240
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Russo-Japanese War. 1904 Japanese picture postcard written from Dalny (Dalian) with Russia 3k tied by F.P.O No. 17 c.d.s, a second strike below. £140-160
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Chinese Eastern Railway. 1910-13 Postcards with oval T.P.O cancels (7), route numbers 259 (2), 260, 261, 262, 264 or 266 all in Manchuria, also an oval station cancel, most very fine and scarce. (8). £420-500
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River Steamers. 1910-15 Postcards with oval steamer cachets from Batum-Odessa (2 types), Nijni-Astrakhan or Astrakhan-Nijni and Perm-Nijni, all very fine. (5). £180-220
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1865 Cover to St. Helena initially endorsed "Paid 1/-", crossed out and a G.B 1/- stamp applied tied by Staplehurst 939 duplex, backstamped at London and Devonport. Inscribed "Recd pr H.M.S Tamar" with red 1d credit to the St. Helena Post Office. An attractive cover to an unusual destination. £160-220
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Nevis. 1862 Imperforate colour trials of the four values on thick card, comprising 1d in green, 4d in blue-grey, 6d in orange and 1/- in rose (the 6d and 1/- both touched or very close in places), also corner copies of the four values in black from the imperforate reprint sheets produced in 1931, the 4d printed from the defaced die. (8). £100-120
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1871-1918 St. Kitts and Nevis covers with 1871 entire to USA bearing Nevis 4d, 1880 cover to USA with St. Kitts 4d grey, 1883 Book Post cover from Nevis to St. Kitts with Nevis ½d on half 1d lilac-mauve, 1910 registered cover with 1903 5/-, etc., a few faults. (6). £150-200
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1885 (Oct 29) Registered cover to London franked by two examples of both the 1d carmine-rose and 1884 4d surcharge on 6d paying the double rate of 10d, the four stamps applied close to each corner, each tied by the "A12" numeral with a St Kitts c.d.s, red Registered London datestamp and oval framed "R" all on the front. An exceptional use of 4d provisional surcharge, apparently commercial and exhibition quality. Photo on Page 206. £1,400-1,600
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1904 Registered cover to Bermuda bearing Leeward Is. 1d on 4d strip of six, one with the variety tall narrow "O" in "One" (S.G. 17a, £85), tied by three St. Kitts A12 duplexs, oval framed "R" handstamp and a Hamilton arrival backstamp. An unusual franking and destination. Photo on Page 206. £200-250
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1796 (May 30) Entire letter written by Major Macbean to his wife in Scotland with a curved "PORTSMOUTH / SHIP LRE", charged 1/-. Macbean records "we have got possession of the island tho with a considerable loss of Officers & men .... the army are now to be divided & to go to Grenada, & the rest to St. Vincent. It is now near five weeks since we landed .... this goes by the man of war that carries the despatches". The British occupied St. Lucia for the third time in 1796 after several weeks of fighting during which Castries was burnt; the French Governor and garrison of 2,000 surrendered on May 26th. Photo on Page 206. £400-500
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1902 QV 1d Postal stationery envelope to Castries cancelled by "St Lucia" c.d.s code 'C', used at the village of Choiseul, a second strike alongside, very scarce. £250-280
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1976 180th Anniversary of the end of war with Caribs, artwork for five proposed 25c stamps and for a miniature sheet incorporating the same five stamps, each design superbly handpainted on thick card (135x182mm), depicting private soldiers in the 42nd Foot, 59th Regt. or The Buffs or an Officer in the 41st Foot, the fifth design bearing photos of the Isle of St. Vincent. The miniature sheet bears stamp sized photographs of these five designs, a sixth label with the dates 1796-1976 and the sheet border depicting a soldier in the St. Vincent Black Corps handpainted. Attractive and unique artwork, each bearing the handstamp of J.E Cooter of Stoneleigh (presumably the artist) on the reverse. (6). £300-350
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1863 Entire letter to New York "per S.S Guatemala" with green "ACAJUTLA / SALVADOR" c.d.s, orange boxed "FRANCO" and a "STEAMSHIP / 20" handstamp applied upon arrival, two light file folds, otherwise fine and scarce. £120-150
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1931 15c Registration envelope size G overprinted "SPECIMEN.", very fine. £120-140
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1940 (Apr 25) 15c Orange size G postal stationery registration envelope uprated 8c, sent from Miri to London with violet boxed "R / MIRI" registration handstamp (type R8, latest recorded date), Singapore transit c.d.s and censor cachet, very fine. Photo on Page 206. £180-200
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Cancellations. QV-KGVI Stamps (a few on piece) all with selected cancellations including "B64" on Mauritius stamps (6), QV 15c with scarce "TAKAMAKA" c.d.s, KGV 6c with "CASCADE" c.d.s (year date '12' inverted), KEVII stamps with datestamps of Praslin Bay St. Anne (2), Anse Royale (4) and La Digue (6), Seychelles c.d.s with code "4" (10), French mailboat cancels (10), Bombay datestamps or numerals (6), Zanzibar squared circle, Paquebots (4), etc., a scarce lot. (58). Photo on Page 201. £500-600
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1895-1955 Covers, cards and a front including 1895 registered cover bearing 1893 surcharge set of five, 1898-1901 30c (2) and 18c on 30c postal stationery envelopes, KGVI size K 20c registration envelopes (2), etc., a few faults. (9). £100-120
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1939 Cover to USA with India KGVI 3p and ½a each cancelled "PAQUEBOT" (H2914) with a third strike below, slogan handstamp of Victoria, two cachets of the S.S "Karanja" and violet "PASSED BY CENSOR / Seychelles No. 1". A scarce wartime use of this Seychelles paquebot. £100-120
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1872 (Aug 26) Cover to France franked by 1872 watermark Crown CC sideways 1d (2) and 1/- paying the 1/2 double rate to Paris, each cancelled "B31", also tied by 'Angl. Amb Calais' c.d.s with red "PD" and London Paid c.d.s on the front. Backstamped with a red "PAID AT SIERRA LEONE" double arc datestamp and in London and France. Small closed tear at base and small part flap missing, otherwise fine. Very scarce and attractive, with B.P.A Certificate (2004). Photo on Page 206. £700-1,000
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(Also see lots 307-326, 358-390, 445, 888/9, 980) | |
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c.1893-1977 Covers and cards including postal stationery, picture postcards, first flights and air mails, military and censors, FDCs, etc. (Approx 300). £150-200
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Maritime Mail. 1897-1942 Covers and cards including 1897-1910 Cape Colony Ocean Post Office datestamps (14), 1912-13 Union of S. Africa Ocean P.O c.d.s (2, numbers 5 and 6), Durban Paquebots (5), violet oval "FLEET MAIL OFFICE", etc. (24). £200-250
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1855-63 Perkins Bacon 1d rose and 4d blue (2) used, all with good to large margins. S.G. 5a, 6a, £435. (3). £90-120
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1855-64 Cape Triangulars comprising Perkins Bacon 1d rose unused, cut into at base and 4d blue used with large margins; De La Rue 1d brownish red unused with good margins, small stain spot, and 4d used (2) with good margins, one the steel-blue shade. (5). £200-250
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1861 1d (2) and 4d Woodblocks used, one 1d with thins and very close at left edge, the other two cut into or very close on all sides, the 4d pale grey-blue with A.P.S Certificate (2012), three useful space fillers. S.G. 13/14, £7,400 (3). Photo on Page 201. £400-500
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1877 Small cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, redirected to Ireland Island, Bermuda, with Cape 1d pair and 6d tied by light numeral cancels and datestamps of King Williams Town and Cape Town, a partial Komaggas (?) and red London Paid c.d.s. Handstamped red "1½d" with manuscript "2½", backstamped at Halifax. Small part flap missing, otherwise fine, a very unusual destination. Photo on Page 210. £300-400
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Wreck Mail. 1880 (Apr 8) Front from London to Algoa Bay, South Africa, with a Cape Town arrival c.d.s (Sep 7), glued onto a part album page inscribed below "Per U.R.M.S American foundered, Posted 8th April 1880 arrived in P.E Sept. 9th 1880". The front with a large piece torn out and replaced, the upper right corner (and part of the stamp) torn away. The S.S "American" sank in the Atlantic Ocean, the passengers and mails being put into boats. The smallest boat was at sea for 85 days before being rescued and taken to Loanda; the Sept. arrival c.d.s proves this cover was amongst the five mailbags on this boat. Just two other covers recorded from this wreck (See Argyll Etkin Auction of 28 Feb. 2014, lot 109). £80-100
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1857 3d Rose used with Umhlali manuscript cancellation, margins clear of the embossing, adhering to a piece of the original wrapper, an ink mark on the backing paper showing through, a fine stamp with B.P.A Certificate (1988). S.G. 4, £400+. Photo on Page 127. £150-180
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1857 6d Green diagonally bisected, tied to piece by "1" numeral cancel of Pietermaritzburg, with Fulpius Certificate (1951). A rare bisect even on piece. S.G. 5a (£15,000 on cover). Photo on Back Cover. £700-800
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1879 Cover from Harrismith to England bearing O.F.S 4d pale blue tied by numeral "2", in combination with Cape 6d pale lilac tied by a Cape Town c.d.s (Dec 29), further Cape Town and Harrismith datestamps on the front, backstamped at Manchester. Both stamps creased prior to use, a little light soiling but still a very reasonable looking combination cover. Photo on Page 210. £200-250
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1881 1d Surcharge (type b) on 5/- green used, variety surcharge inverted, blunt corner at upper left, otherwise a good example of this scarce variety. S.G. 22a, £900. Photo on Page 201. £200-240
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1892-1904 Postal stationery postcards including formula cards with stamps tied by shield overprints used (26, one unusually sent to Brazil), etc. (48). £200-250
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1918 (Nov 27) Aerial Post Card, "Make Your Sixpence Fly" with black RAF wings on a large Red Cross, franked ½d tied by the "AERIAL POST" c.d.s, flown from Pretoria to Johannesburg. The message includes "we hope to see Gearing flying today". Very fine. £100-120
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1946 2/6 Blue and brown overprinted 'Official', variety diaresis over second 'E' on English language stamp, in a fine mint pair, lightly mounted, with Murray Payne Certificate (2014). S.G. 019b, £1,400. Photo on Page 218. £400-500
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South Africa used in S.W.A. 1916-23 KGV Head issue used on pieces (62) and single stamps (20, including 5/- pair and 10/-) all used in S.W.A, the cancels virtually all different, including Ar Oab, Kur, Gibeon Rail, Hatsamas, rubber datestamps of Neuheusis, Leutmein Rail, Okasise Rail, Kalkfeld Rail, Aus Rail, etc. Also pieces bearing 2d and 3d S.W.A overprint blocks. (84). £100-150
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1916 Registered cover to Keetmanshoop bearing four South Africa 3d stamps each tied by Gibeon c.d.s, with unusual triangular framed "Gibeon" handstamp containing the registration number in manuscript; and a 1918 stampless censored registered cover to Windhoek with an unusual embossed "GIBEON" label used as a registration label. The 1918 cover badly torn, the 1916 cover fine, an unusual pair. (2). £100-120
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1923 (Jan.) Setting I 10/- horizontal pair superb unmounted mint. S.G. 11, £1,400+. Photo on Page 201. £400-500
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1923 (Jan.) Setting I £1 horizontal pair superb unmounted mint. S.G. 12, £750+. Photo on Page 201. £250-300
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1923 (Mar.) Setting II 5/- horizontal pair superb unmounted mint. S.G. 14, £500+. Photo on Page 201. £150-180
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