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1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue, 6d. dull purple-slate (thin), 1/- vermilion (2, one with surface fault) and 1/- yellow-green, all with four margins and clearly cancelled. S.G. 32-35, £400 £80-100
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1859 Lapirot early impression 2d. blue, used, large margins three sides, just touched at foot, fine. S.G. 37, £3,000. Photo £350-400
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–– worn impression 2d. on blued paper, vertical pair, the upper stamp with margins all round, the lower example touched or cut into at places, tied to piece by mute concentric circles cancellations, Mauritius G.P.O. c.d.s. of 12 Oct. 1859 and a variety of French transit datestamps on reverse. S.G. 39. Photo £400-500
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1863-72 CC 1d. brown imperforate plate proof on unwatermarked paper, no gum, fine. S.G. 57. Photo £80-100
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–– 3d. dull red and 1/- blue (wing margin) blocks of four, large part original gum, 4d. with rounded lower left corner, 1/- with some short perfs. at right. S.G. 61a, 69, £860+ £300-350
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–– 10d. maroon imperforate plate proof on watermarked paper, no gum, fine. S.G. 67. Photo £80-100
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1871 (28 July) entire letter to Aden, marked "French Packet", bearing 1866 1/- blue wing-margin pair cancelled "B53" and showing, on reverse, fine despatch datestamp in blue. Photo £80-100
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1877 1/- on 5/- bright mauve, variety wrong font "S", overprinted "cancelled" unused without gum, fine and scarce. S.G. 82a, var. Photo £100-120
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1879-80 CC 2c. Venetian red (light crease), 38c. bright violet and 2r.50 brown-purple imperforate plate proofs on watermarked paper, each handstamped "cancelled" (Type D4), all without gum, fine. S.G. 92, 98, 100. Photo £300-400
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1891 2c. on 4c. carmine and 2c. on 38c. on 9d. both showing surcharge double, one inverted, large part original gum, a little toned; fine. S.G. 118c, 120c, £280 £80-100
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1924 Script 50r. dull purple and green, fresh and fine lightly mounted mint. S.G. 222, £950. Photo £450-550
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1876-1935 used collection including 1876-83 CC 1d. and 6d., 1880 CC 2 1/2d. and 4d., 1883 CA perf 12 1d., 1884-85 CA 2 1/2d. red-brown, 1903 CA 1/2d. to 5/-, 1904-08 MCA 1/2d. to 5/-, 1908-14 MCA 1/2d. to 5/-, 1914 MCA 5/-, 1916-22 MCA 1/2d. to 5/-, 1922-29 1/4d. to 5/- and 1932 Tercentenary 1/2d. to 5/-; mostly fine £600-800
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1876-83 CC 1d. mint (16 including three blocks of four) and used strip of four and a pair, 6d. green mint (3) and used (2), and 6d. blue-green mint, 1880 CC 2 1/2d. mint (6) and used (2), 4d. mint (10 including a block of four) and used, 1883 CA perf 12 1d. (6 including a block of four) and 1884-85 1/2d. mint (8 including a block of four), 1d. mint (12 including a block of four) and used (2), 2 1/2d. red-brown mint (4 including a pair with plate number) and used (6 including a pair), 2 1/2d. ultramarine mint (3), 4d. blue mint (2) and used (4) and 4d. mauve mint (3) and used (4); condition a little mixed though many are fine. S.G. 1-12 £2,000-2,500
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1884 (14 May) front to Dominica, bearing 1884 CA 1d. bisected vertically, five examples all neatly tied by "A08" obliterator and showing arrival datestamp (18.5), fine. S.G. 8ca. Photo £150-180
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1890 (29 Oct.) 5c. on 1/2d. green card addressed locally to the Post Office and neatly cancelled by c.d.s.; fine and scarce £100-120
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1892 10c. card to London, 1896 5c. card, uprated with 5c., to London and 1896 envelope to Manchester bearing 2 1/2d., all cancelled "A26" and with c.d.s. adjacent and all three with Tangier c.d.s. £100-120
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1898 (30 May) 20c. I size registered envelope to Mazagan, bearing 1889-96 5c., 10c., 20c. olive-green and brown, 25c., 40c., 50c., 1p. bistre and ultramarine and 2p. black and carmine all cancelled by oval registered datestamp with a further strike at foot. A rare envelope size used, particularly in Morocco £150-200
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1895 (12 Dec.) envelope from the British Consul to England, bearing 25c. blue vertical pair cancelled "A26" and with Fez c.d.s. alongside, the reverse with Tangier (18.12) and Wolverhampton (25.12) c.d.s.. A fine and scarce early cover. Photo £300-350
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1894 (8 Nov.) 10c. red card to London, neatly cancelled by "A26" duplex and with Gibraltar transit c.d.s. (9.11) at left; very rare, being one of only two items of Gibraltar stationery recorded from this, the rarest of the Q.V. period British Post Offices. Photo £500-600
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1893 (25 May) 5c. green card to Casablanca, cancelled "A26" with c.d.s. adjacent, light arrival c.d.s. (26.5) at left £100-120
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1893 (25 June) 20c. G size registered envelope, uprated with 5c. (3) and 10c., to London, the adhesives neatly cancelled and tied by oval registered datestamps and with London Registered hooded datestamp (5.7) at foot; odd trace of light foxing, otherwise fine. Photo £250-300
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x 1898 (30 May) envelope registered to Tangier, bearing 1889-96 5c., 10c., 20c. olive-green and brown, 25c., 40c., 50c., 1p. bistre and ultramarine and 2p. black and carmine, all cancelled "A26" and showing "R" in oval and superb Mazagan oval registered datestamp, arrival c.d.s. (4.6). Photo £250-300
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x 1891 (16 Mar.) 20c. on 2d. F size registered envelope to Germany, uprated with 1887 1d. (defective and with pen cross as performing no postal duty), 1889 5c. on 1/2d. and 1889 10c. sharing oval registered datestamp, Tangier c.d.s. (22.3) and Registered Gibraltar oval datestamp (24.3) alongside, Madrid (6.3) and Stuttgart datestamps on reverse; scarce and most attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). Photo £400-500
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1891 (1 Apr.) outward half of 5c. card, uprated with 5c., to Germany, both cancelled by superb c.d.s. and showing Tangier (6.4), Gibraltar (7.5) and arrival (16.4) c.d.s.; to small corner abrasions, otherwise fine; scarce £100-120
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1897 (26 July) 5c.+5c. reply paid card, uprated with 5c., to Saffi, neatly cancelled by "A26" duplex; also KEVII picture postcard to London bearing 1903-06 10c. neatly cancelled by c.d.s. with date unclear £100-120
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1898 (30 May) 20c. G size registered envelope, uprated with 10c. and 2p. bistre and ultramarine, to Mazagan, the adhesives cancelled "A26" and with oval registered datestamp, arrival c.d.s. (2.6) on reverse; fine and scarce. Photo £200-250
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1890 (8 Mar.) 20c. G size registered envelope, uprated with 10c., to Tangier, the adhesives sharing "A26" with oval registered datestamp alongside and with arrival c.d.s. (11.3) below; very fine and scarce used within Morocco. Photo £250-300
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1892 5c. and 10c. cards sent by E.A. Hansen and both cancelled by "A26" duplex, the first to Tangier and with arrival c.d.s. below, the second to Berlin with Gibraltar and arrival c.d.s. on face £100-120
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1898 Carl Frank envelope registered to Germany bearing 1896 2p. (2) cancelled by duplex and showing oval registered datestamp at left, the reverse with Tangier (13.3), Gibraltar (14.3) and arrival (19.3) c.d.s. £150-200
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1898 Morocco Agencies 10c. card to Austria and 1904 picture postcard to England, both cancelled by "A26" duplex, the first with Gibraltar and arrival c.d.s., the second routed via Casablanca £100-120
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1886 (16 Mar.) envelope to England, bearing 1886 (Jan.) Gibraltar overprint 2 1/2d. blue with worn "A26" obliterator with Gibraltar (16.3) c.d.s. alongside, Sheffield (22.3) and Wincobank (22.3) c.d.s. on reverse; the earliest of the five first issue covers recorded from Tangier. Photo £500-600
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1886 (2 Dec.) Gibraltar overprint 1/2d. brown card to Vienna, cancelled "A26" and showing "T" handstamp at upper left corner, Tangier and Gibraltar (2.12) c.d.s. and manuscript "4+" (gold centimes) charge mark in blue crayon; one of only five such cards recorded used. Photo £150-200
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1887 (2 Feb.) Gibraltar overprint 1/2d. brown wrapper to London neatly cancelled by c.d.s., 1889 10c. on 1d. card, 1889 envelope (sellotape stain) bearing 25c. on 2 1/2d. and 1894 envelope bearing 25c. blue, all to the UK and cancelled by "A26" duplex £100-120
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1887 (Nov.) 1/2d. card to Gibraltar, 1895 5c. card addressed locally to the British Consulate and 1900 1/2d. card addressed locally, all neatly cancelled by "A26" duplex, and 1896 5c. wrapper used locally and neatly cancelled by c.d.s. £100-1,201
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1889 1d. red card to New York and 1896 envelope to Kansas bearing 25c. blue, both cancelled by "A26" duplex, and 1894 20c. registered envelope, uprated with 25c. and 50c., to New York, the adhesives cancelled by c.d.s. and with oval registered datestamp at foot; faults in places though a scarce trio to U.S.A. £100-120
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1890 10c. card to Sweden, 1891 10c. wrapper, adapted to a postcard, to Germany, 1892 5c. wrapper to Algiers and 1894 outward half of 10c. reply card to Switzerland, all neatly cancelled by "A26" duplex, various transit and arrival datestamps £100-120
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1891 (6 Apr.) 5c. green card, uprated with 10c. carmine bisected diagonally, to Germany, neatly cancelled and tied by "A26" duplex and showing Gibraltar (7.4) and arrival (11.4) c.d.s.; the stamp impression corner of the card torn through and affixed back in place. B.P.A. Certificate (1978). Photo £100-120
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1892 (24 Mar.) envelope "via Gibraltar" to Germany, bearing 50c. bright lilac bisected diagonally and cancelled by superb "A26" duplex and with Gibraltar c.d.s. (24.3) at left, Madrid (28.3) and arrival c.d.s. (31.3) on reverse; the earliest recorded date of use of the 50c. bisect. Photo £300-400
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x 1894 (30 Oct.) Eastern Telegraph Company Limited printed "telegram." envelope to Mazagan, marked "Steamer" and bearing 1889-96 10c. carmine tied by "A26" duplex, arrival c.d.s. (date unclear) on reverse. Rare and most attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). Photo £450-500
Note: The cover is addressed to R.A. Spinney who was the British Postal Agent at Mazagan and who in 1897 was one of the joint promoters of the Italian Mazagan-Marrakesh local postal service which ran for three years
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1895 (8 Jan.) envelope registered to U.S.A., bearing 10c. pair and 25c. twice cancelled "A26" and showing "R" in oval handstamp, Tangier and London oval registered datestamps, New York (19.1) and arrival (21.1) datestamps on revers; most attractive. Photo £120-150
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1897 (27 Oct.) envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1889-96 5c. and 20c. olive-green pair cancelled by oval registered datestamps, and 1898 envelope registered to Gibraltar bearing 1889-96 set of eleven (no 20c. olive-green, some light soiling around perfs.) all cancelled by oval registered datestamps £120-150
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1897 (13 Nov.) 20c. G size registered envelope, uprated with a combination of 1889 25c. on 2d. and 1889-96 5c. and 20c. olive-green and brown, to Germany, all neatly cancelled by oval registered datestamps with a further strike and London oval registered datestamp (17.11) below. An attractive mixed issue franking. Photo £120-150
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1890 10c. card to Paris, neatly cancelled by "A26" duplex and with Tangier and Gibraltar c.d.s. over-cancelling one another alongside; a very early date of use for a cover from this office, of which there are few. Photo £150-200
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1857-1909 used selection on leaves including 1857-61 3d. and 6d., 1859-67 values to 1/-, 1869-74 Postage overprints 911), 1874-99 values to 5/- (3) with 4d. perf 12 1/2, 1902-03 1/2d. to £1 postally used and £1.10 to £20 (perfin) fiscally used, 1908 £1.10 fiscally used, 1908-09 6d. to £1 and Revenue 1885 values to £20; fair to fine £500-600
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1857-61 3d. rose (21x28mm.) with good embossing, tied by "post office/p.m.burg" oval h.s. on 1858 envelope (flap missing) to Durban, no other postal markings; the 3d. crossed by horizontal letter crease. Holcombe Opinion (1995). S.G. 1. Photo £100-120
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–– 3d. rose (20x27mm.) with good embossing, tied by blue c.d.s. of Durban on 1859 entire to Oxford, showing manuscript "6" with red London transit c.d.s. (2.6) on reverse. Holcombe Certificate (1995). S.G. 1. Photo £150-180
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1902-03 CA 1/2d. to 4/-, 1902 CC 5/- (corner example with plate number), 10/- and £1, 1904-08 MCA 1d. (both) to 2/6d., 1908-09 6d. to £1 and Official Stamps 1904 1/2d. to 1/- £350-450
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1902 CC £1 black and bright blue, centred to top, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 142, £325. Photo £150-180
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–– £1.10 green and violet, fine mint. S.G. 143, £550. Photo £180-220
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1861-90 predominantly mint collection including 1861 greyish paper 1d. (2, one on blued paper), 4d. (2, one without gum, the other on blued paper), 6d. (2 and 1/-, 1866-76 white paper 1d., 4d. and 1/- blue-green, 1876-78 perf 15 1d. (3), 4d., 6d. and 1/-, 1879-80 CC 1d. (2) and 2 1/2d., 1882-90 CA 1/2d. (2), 1d. lilac-mauve, 1d. rose (2), 2 1/2d. red-brown (2, one used), 2 1/2d. ultramarine (2), 4d. blue (2, one used), 4d. grey (2), 6d. green (2), 6d. chestnut (2), 1/- (2) and 1883 1/2d. on half 1d. used on small piece; the pre 1879 values with some faults otherwise mostly fine £600-800
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