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1878 CC 1d. green, various shades including one yellow-green, five with watermark upright, unused with small part or part original gum, generally good to fine. S.G. 22, £840 £150-180
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1879-80 CC 1d. (2) and 2 1/2d., 1883-84 CA 1/2d. yellow-buff (2), 1/2d. dull green (4), 1d. (4, one a deep shade) and 2 1/2d. (3), mostly fine mint. S.G. 24-31, £650+ £180-220
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1883-84 CC 1/2d. yellow-buff block of four and single on piece, each clearly cancelled "A91", fine. Scarce. S.G. 26, £425 £150-180
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–– 1d. pale rose block of twelve (6x2), one with thin otherwise fine mint. S.G. 29, £480 £120-150
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1885 (14 Oct.) envelope registered to Washington D.C., bearing 1884 2 1/2d. pair (faults) cancelled "A91", showing red registration h.s. with, on reverse, despatch, New York and arrival datestamps; 1887 (Jan.) envelope (soiled) registered from Tortola to Germany, bearing 1879 CC 2 1/2d. and 1883-84 CA 1/2d. dull green, 1d. and 2 1/2d., each cancelled "A90", showing despatch c.d.s. overstruck by red London Registered d.s. (27.1) with arrival datestamp on reverse £100-120
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A mint collection including 1d. (17 including two blocks of four and one imperforate), 4d. (13, one overprinted "specimen"), 6d. (78 including blocks of twenty-four, twenty - faded, and twelve, and one overprinted "specimen") and 1/- (47 including two blocks of four and two overprinted "specimen"); generally good to fine. S.G. 32-41 £500-600
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A used collection comprising 1d. (48 including a block of twenty-two), 4d. (37), 6d. (22, a few a little faded) and 1/- (22, one cancelled in violet); generally good to fine. S.G. 32-41 £700-900
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1d. complete sheets of twenty-four, two slightly varying shades, good to fine mint £80-100
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1d. rose (5) in combination with 1867-70 4d. lake-red on pale rose paper, all cancelled by Tortola c.d.s. on 1889 (4 Dec.) envelope registered to Germany, showing "R" in oval and a further strike of the despatch c.d.s. with arrival datestamp on reverse; the envelope with stain at top though a scarce mixed-issue franking. Photo £250-300
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4d. chestnut complete sheet of twenty-four (8x3), some hinge remnants on reverse, fine mint. S.G. 35, £840 £300-400
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4d. chestnut complete sheet of twenty-four (8x3), some hinge remnants on reverse, fine mint. S.G. 35, £840 £300-400
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A strip of three with one showing long-tailed "S", two pairs and three singles, fine unused with part or large part original gum. S.G. 42, 42c; £1760. Photo for strip £500-600
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Three examples, one with variety long-tailed "S", fine unused with small part (variety) or part original gum. S.G. 42d, 42dc; £960. Photo for variety £300-400
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A top left corner block of four, each neatly cancelled "A91", fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 42d, £900. Photo £600-800
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A pair on piece, both cancelled "A91", fine. S.G. 42d, £450. Photo £150-180
| 1899 Virgin of the Lilies Issue | |
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A small duplicated collection with mint and used sets, and additional used values to 5/- (2), a few better postmarks, good to fine. S.G. 43-50 £150-180
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1/2d. yellow-green mint lower left corner block of six (2x3) showing varieties "halfpfnny" and "f" without cross bar, and used singles on piece with the same varieties, fine. S.G. 43a, 43b; £410 £120-150
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1/2d. yellow-green used (2) showing varieties "halfpfnny" and "f" without cross bar, both cancelled "A91" on 1904 (2 May) envelope from Tortola to Dominica. S.G. 43a, 43b; £240 £80-100
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1899 (22 May) envelope registered to Barbados bearing 1/2d. (8) lightly cancelled "A91", 1899 (July) envelope registered to Nova Scotia bearing 4d. tied by "A91" obliterator, 1902 (May) envelope registered to USA and redirected internally bearing 1/2d. and 4d. tied by Tortola c.d.s., 1902 (July) envelope to St. Vincent bearing 2 1/2d. tied by c.d.s., and 1903 (Apr.) envelope (light stains) to Antigua bearing 1/2d. and 2 1/2d. to 1/-, all tied by c.d.s. £150-180
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1899 (July) envelope to London bearing 1d. cancelled "A91", 1901 (11 Mar.) and (6 May) envelopes registered to England bearing 7d. and 4d. respectively tied by "A91" obliterator and 1902 (11 Aug.) envelope registered to England bearing 1/2d., 1d. (2) and 2 1/2d. tied by c.d.s. A good group £100-120
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1899 (26 Sept.) envelope registered to Budapest bearing 5/- cancelled "A91", and 1907 (22 Mar.) envelope registered from Road Town to Germany bearing 5/- tied by double-ring d.s. and showing Road Town and St. Thomas registration handstamps £150-180
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1899 (Oct.) and (Nov.) envelopes to Turks Islands bearing 1/2d. and 1d. pairs respectively, both cancelled "A91" and showing despatch c.d.s., "jamaica/transit" h.s. and arrival datestamp. An attractive pair £200-250
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1904 (8 Aug.) envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1/2d. to 5/- set of eight, each tied by Tortola c.d.s.; also 1899 envelope (opened-out) registered to Birmingham, bearing 2 1/2d. block of four, each neatly cancelled "A91", 1900 "Kiderlen" envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1d. and 2 1/2d. lightly cancelled "A91" and 1901 2 1/2d. stationery envelope to Belgium, lightly cancelled by c.d.s. £150-180
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1891 (10 Aug.) 2d. registered envelope (some light foxing) to London, uprated with 1890 1d. and 4d. tied by Tortola c.d.s., showing another clear strike at lower left with arrival d.s. on reverse; 1902 small envelope to Dominica bearing 1903 surcharge set of three each cancelled "A91" and with despatch and arrival datestamps alongside; and 1906 Virgin Islands 1d. stationery envelope registered from Road Town to London, uprated with 1906 1d. pair £150-180
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1901 (8 Apr.) 1d. stationery envelope registered to USA uprated with 1890 1/2d. and three different Virgin Islands 1d., all cancelled with Virgin Islands c.d.s., showing "R" in oval, St. Thomas registration h.s. and, on reverse, St. Thomas and arrival datestamps. Photo £80-100
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1904 1/2d. to 5/-, 1913-19 1/2d. to 5/- (marginal with plate number) with a few shades, 1916-19 War Stamps, 1921 Script 1/2d. and 1d., 1922-28 1/2d. to 5/- and 1935 Jubilee set, generally fine mint. S.G. 54-106 £80-100
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1904 (15 June) envelope registered from Tortola to USA bearing 1904 1/2d. and 1d. pairs and 2 1/2d., all tied by c.d.s. and showing fine St. Thomas registration handstamp; 1908 (3 Apr.) envelope registered from Road Town to Barbados bearing 1904 2 1/2d. block of nine cancelled by double-ring d.s., and showing despatch and St. Thomas registration handstamps; and 1914 (Sept.) envelope registered from Road Town to England bearing 1904 1/2d. pairs (2) and 2 1/2d. (some minor foxing around adhesives) tied by double-ring d.s. and showing despatch and St. Thomas registration handstamps £80-100
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1904 (25 June) long OHMS envelope (small faults) registered from Tortola to Paris bearing 1904 1/2d. to 3d., each tied by c.d.s.; 1904 (14 Nov.) envelope registered from Tortola to Germany bearing 1904 1/2d., 2 1/2d. and 3d., each tied by c.d.s.; and 1901 (27 June) envelope registered from Road Town to Germany bearing 1904 2/6d. and 5/- tied by double-ring d.s. £80-100
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1922-29 1/2d., 1d. (3), 1 1/2d., 2d. (3), 3d., 5d., 6d. and 2/6d. on six envelopes registered from Road Town to England (4), Hawaii or USA, the last showing Postmaster's crowned cachet in violet; 1/2d. (3), 1d. and 1 1/2d. on two envelopes with Lady Hawkins or Lady Nelson ship's cachet, the former with stamps cancelled by Georgetown British Guiana c.d.s., the latter by framed "Posted/on/Board"; and 2 1/2d. orange on 1927 envelope from Tortola to England. An interesting group £100-120
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–– 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d. (5 with a block of four), 3d. and 5/- on five envelopes registered from Virgin Gorda to Tortola (3, two with addressee's name excised) or England £70-90
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x 4d. pale blue and 4d. blue, both with small to large margins, fine unused without gum. S.G. 3, 3a; £825. Photo £300-400
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x 4d. pale blue and 4d. blue, both with small to good margins, fine unused. S.G. 3, 3a; £825. Photo £300-400
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x 4d. pale blue, 4d. blue, 1/- grey-brown and 1/- pale brown, all with four margins, some minor imperfections otherwise fine unused. S.G. 3, 3a, 4b, 4c; £1950. Photo £500-600
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x 4d. deep dull blue, close to good margins, fine used. S.G. 3b, £850. Photo £300-400
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x 4d. (3, shades) and 1/- (3, shades) used examples, all with four margins (one 4d. close on all sides), some imperfections, but generally a good lot. Cat. £2350 £300-400
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x 1857-59 6d. grey-black showing most of swan missing transfer error, good margins on three sides, touched at left, sound used. S.G. 19, £550. Photo £200-250
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1864-79 CC 1d. bistre with Crown to right (top right corner cut off), 2d. chrome-yellow (cut-into in two places) and 1/- bright green imperforate plate proofs on watermarked paper, each handstamped "specimen" (Type D5), all without gum. Photo £500-600
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–– 1d. bistre with Crown to right, 6d. violet and 1/- bright green imperforate plate proofs on watermarked paper, the 1d. touched or cut-into in places, otherwise fine. Photo £200-250
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1906 (9 April) 1d. postal stationery card marked "Cocos" on reverse, addressed to Chefoo, "ship room/perth/western australia" cancellation and with Victoria (30.4) and Chefoo (3.5) transit and arrival datestamps on the front; stained and creased but scarce £80-100
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1879 CC 1d. bistre and 6d. lilac, both handstamped "cancelled" (Type D4), no gum, both with some trimmed perfs, fine. Photo £150-180
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1989 Birds 15k. on 1k.95 block of four, variety surcharge double, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 593var. £270-350
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–– 15k. on 1k.95 block of four, variety surcharge inverted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 593var. £270-350
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1895-98 Prepared for Official purposes "2 1/2a" on 1 1/2a. sepia, block of four from the foot of the sheet, the upper pair surcharge type 5, the lower pair type 3, original gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, horizontal gum crease affecting the upper pair and a few slight wrinkles, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2013). S.G. 35, 37, £440+. Photo £200-250
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1904 1r./5r. master die proof with uncleared value tablets in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked. Photo £150-180
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1908-09 200r. brown and greenish black, block of six (3 x 2), fiscally cancelled; fine. S.G. 245 £100-150
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1909-34 envelopes (8, three registered), 6c. stationery card and a parcel label, variously addressed and franked including one with framed "too late". An interesting lot £120-150
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1888-93 5d., 9d. (2) and 1/-, 1893 on Natal 6d. and 1894 4/-, used; one 9d. soiled and the 4/0 a little faded, the others fine. Cat. £660 £100-120
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1888-93 5/- rose, fresh unmounted mint; very fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 11. Photo £700-800
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x 1900 (16 Mar.) Foreign Parcel Post Customs Declaration Form for "1 Box of Chocolate" from a member of the South Africa Field Force at Eshowe to England, bearing Natal 3d. grey (3) all cancelled by double-ring datestamp; a remarkable and exceptionally rare item. Photo £1,800-2,000
| Afghanistan | |
Principally the Geoffrey Raspin Collection | |
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First Afghan War | |
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1842 (21 Sept.) miniature letter from Captain William Riddell to his wife in Indore, headed "Major General Pollocks Camp at Cabool", with framed "loodiana/bearing" rated 5as. and scarce framed "l.p.o" both on the reverse; interesting contents regarding prisoners; fine and scarce. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Horst Dietrich, November 2003
| Second Afghan War | |
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