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1937 PAIR OF TAXED COMMERCIAL AIR MAILS TO SAME ADDRESSEE; 1937 (Sep) and (Oct) covers from Dehra, the first to Aden, taxed on face with due marking and octagonal "ADEN/27 SEP 37/UNPAID" h.s. on rear, the other to Marseilles where taxed and French postage dues applied, both multi-redirected particularly within India plus an 1868 E (faults) with Calcutta c.d.s on reverse to Edinburgh franked 8p & 8a QV issues. (3 covers) £70
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STOCKBOOK with the early to modern mint & used collection. We note KEVII to 10r used, KGV to 25r used, etc. Also a range of Indian States inc. KEVII Chamba State to 1r mint, etc. (Few 100's) £75
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GWALIOR - 1a REVENUE PLATE PROOF; 1920 1a revenue stamp, an imperf block of black plate proofs of ungummed plate proofs. Also the original photograph used to prepare the portrait. PHOTO - see page 8. £100
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CARTON: with the selection of chiefly early 20th century court revenue fiscals from; Gwalior, Holkar, Jaipur & Kotah, Mysore. Also unused crested envelopes (16), with strength in Jaipur state fiscals. (Small Qty) £100
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INDORE (HOLKAR) STATE: Progressive die proofs & colour trials of the 1927-37 1r. Receipt fiscal. (8 items) £120
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INDORE (HOLKAR): 1927 State Receipt Stamp: The trio of progressive die proofs inc. individual black & colour die proof with a separate border proof. Plus an example of the final receipt stamp. (3 proofs & 1 stamp) PHOTO page. 9. £100
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JAIPUR RESEARCH COLLECTION: the 1904-1947 mint & used general issues & fiscals inc. 1904 1/2a grey-blue to 2a green in mixed condition, varieties. We note shade studies throughout inc. blocks, with strength on the flaws of the 'Chariot of the Sun God, Surya' issue 1904-28. Plus the 1931 1/4a-5r mint & 1947 1/4a-1r purple & green. used (Qty) £150
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JAIPUR 1904-09 Plate Proof of the 1a. brown block of nine, sunk & mounted on card. Ex Perkins Bacon archive. PHOTO - see page 9. £80
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JAIPUR COVER/CARD COLLECTION: The 1905-1948 group of local covers/cards inc. 1905 cover franked by a 1/2a blue SG 3, 1923 Registered 1/4 PC to Jaipur city uprated with a 1a carm. & 2a green. (15 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 10. £120
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JAIPUR: 1927-37 2a. die proof, marked 'Final, 9/12/26' in pencil. some paper discolouration to outer edge. £80
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KISHANGARH STATE: c1904 Kishangarh 2a. bluish green fiscal essay (touched up with Chinese White), sunken proof & color lithograph proof pair marked 'DL 307' ex Perkins Bacon & Co. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 10. £150
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ZANTE - BLACK 2-RING "PAID/AT/ZANTE" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO CEFALONIA; 21 Mar. 1846 EL from Zante (faint fancy oval d.s. on the front) to Cefalonia (mainly very fine fancy oval d.s. on the front) with very fine black 2-ring "PAID/AT/ZANTE" Crowned Circle (SG £1,300) nicely placed on the front with red manuscript "D1" (prepaid local inter-island 1d rate) in the opposite corner. [The note about doubtful black ink usages is unhelpful as all early strikes - such as this - from all three Ionian Islands P.O.s, are in black.] Exhibition Quality. [Ex Robson Lowe 1958, Dubus 1989 & Piat.] PHOTO - see page 1. £300
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DAVO PRINTED ALBUM with the mint (much unmounted) collection, noting 1922 sets to 10/- (2), 1925 high values to 10/-, 1937 high values to 10/-, 1940-49 defins. to 10/- then a virtually complete run through to 1988. Nice clean lot. (Few 100's) £300
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SEAHORSES GROUP; 1922 (Oct-Dec) Thom shiny blue-black overprint 5/- rose. Fine mounted mint. SG 45 £2751927 Narrow setting 10/- dull grey-blue with "Runnals" re-entry, centred to left but fresh mounted mint. MW T68a. SG 85var. (3) plus 1922 (Dec) Thom 2/6d brown, minor re-entry (row 1, no 4), mounted mint & 5/- rose, used. Fine SG 64 & 65; plus £180
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1922 (Oct-Dec) Thom 10/- dull grey-blue with shiny blue black overprint, broken "S in POSTAGE". Fine mounted mint. SG 46 £1,000 £180
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REVENUES ETC; A very untidy selection inc. 1868 Admiralty Court 6d mint, 1/- used, 6d to 10- overprinted "SPECIMEN". Dog Licence Wolfhound 2/- mint corner block of ten (faults). 1862 Petty Sessions 6d pair used on an affidavit of Enniscorthy court regarding an illegitimate child. c1904 Land Commission 1/- used block of thirty. 1867 Chancery Court 1/-, 5/- and £1 pair used on small piece. (Some 100's) £180
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REVENUES - REGISTRATION OF DEEDS; 1861 3d to 1/-, 2/- strip of three & 2/6d strip of three, used. 1872 4d, 2/6d & £1 overprinted "SPECIMEN". and a selection of used values to £1. 1883-88 3d strip of three overprinted "SPECIMEN" with m/s "Superceeded" (gum thinned), 3d, 4d & 6d x 2 "SPECIMEN" and 2/- (2), 2/6d to £1 with larger "SPECIMEN" overprints. Generally fine although a few are stuck down. (43) PHOTO - see page 11. £120
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REVENUES - REGISTRATION OF DEEDS; 1883-88 3d to £1 overprinted "SPECIMEN" and 3d pair to £1 overprinted "CANCELLED". Some thins. Also 3d, 6d to 8/- black plate proofs. (23) PHOTO - see page 8. £160
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MODENA: 1789-1846 Prestamp group inc. 1789-1806 quintet with fancy "MODa" marks, 1824/32 pair with boxed red rectangular Modena marks, 1836 local letter with bag seal type "L/CB" (Lazarett Contumaz-Brescello) h.s., 1840/41 pair with boxed blue rectangular Modena marks & 1846 EL with boxed "FINALE/DI MODENA" & ornate "PODESTA DI/FINALE". Good group. (11) £150
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MODENA - DISINFECTED MAIL: 1849 (8 Apr.) EL ex Carpi to Bologna with Carpi 'Heart' despatch mark in black plus oval "PROVINCIA DI/Disinfetta/BOLOGNA". The writer was unable to travel from one state to another "... I cannot get a permit to go to Bologna, you will have to come to Modena". A neat disinfected item. £75
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MODENA: 1852 First setting 5c, 10c, 15c (4), 25c (5) & 40c (2). Chiefly used with variable margins. (13) £120
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MODENA: 1852 Second setting 5c (2), 10c & 40c blue used plus 1l unused plus an apparent forgery "used"; 1853 9g Newspaper Tax used (SG N15) & unused (2) plus a probable "used" forgery of SG N14 & 1857 Newspaper Tax 10c used & unused (2). Fair to fine. (13) £150
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MODENA: 1854 -58 group of covers with 1854-56 pair to Sardinia & Tuscany bearing 15c yellow, 1857 ex Reggio to Modena bearing 5c green, 1857 ex Finale buff, 1857 (some staining) bearing 15c & 25c and 1858 to Brescia bearing 25c. (6) £150
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NAPLES - NAPOLEONIC PERIOD EL EX NOLA TO SALERNO: 1811 EL endorsed "Servicio Militaire" with black "NOLA", red "FRANCO" & pictorial circular red "PRIMO REGGIMENTO CAVALLEGGIERA / CONSIGLIO AMMIN NE". A most attractive & unusual item. £75
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NAPLES: 1858-60 group of stamped E/ELs inc. 1858 ex Monteleone to Naples bearing 1g & 5g and with red straight line "ASSICURATA", 1859 ex Naples to Vietri di Salerno bearing 2g, 1860 ex Solmona to Naples bearing 2g x 2, 1859 ex Naples to Bari bearing 1g & 2g, etc. Also three 1862 Neapolitan Provinces covers each bearing 2g blue adhesives. (9) £200
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NAPLES: 1858-60 selection with 1/2g, 1g (2), 2g (3), 5g, 10g & 20g (cut into) used, the 5g being a double print plus various forgeries inc. 20g postal forgery on piece with original 10g plus both designs of the 1860 1/2t blue. (16) £180
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NAPLES: 1858 20g rose, good used SG 6a Cat. £1,500. PHOTO - see page 8. £150
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NAPLES: 1858 50g rose, good used. R.P.S. Certificate (1999). SG 7b Cat. £3,500 PHOTO - see back cover. £360
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NAPLES: 1860 1/2t blue Coat of Arms, good used R.P.S. Certificate (2000) with the opinion that the stamp is genuine but creased. SG 8 Cat. £13,000 as fine. PHOTO - see back cover. £750
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NAPLES: 1860 1/2t deep blue Cross of Savoy, good used. R.P.S. Certificate (1957) SG 9a Cat. £4,250. PHOTO - see back cover. £400
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NEAPOLITAN PROVINCES: 1861 used range with 1/2t green, (2 shades), 1/2t brown, 1g (2), 2g (7), 5g lilac-rose (R.P.S. Cert. 1976), 5g red (3) & 10g (2, one poor). Also a small piece bearing 2g & 20g (cut into at top & lacking certificate). Poor to fine. (20) £200
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NEAPOLITAN PROVINCES: 1861 unused group with 1/2g brown, 1g black horizontal pair, 2g blue (2 shades), 5g red (2 shades) & 3 shades of the 50c. Fair to fine. (10) £180
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RARE 2-RING "I.B. FERAUD/PANAMA" FAC ON ECUADOR COVER VIA JAMAICA TO G.B.; Attractive 22 May 1836 EL (reinforced folds) from "Guayaquil" to London charged "2/2" with a very fine strike of the very rare 2-ring "FORWARDED BY/I.B. FERAUD/PANAMA" on the front, a partly fine Kingston/Jamaica c.d.s. (1 Aug.) across the join on the reverse beside a red London c.d.s. (22 Sept.). Good historical contents about the recent Revolution and Plague in Guayaquil. We do not recall having seen this distinctive Panama FAC before. Exhibition Item. [Ex Hugh Wood.] £220
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RARE BOXED "PANAMA...FREDERICK W. BYRNE" FAC COVER EX U.S. TO CHILE VIA JAMAICA; 27 Sept. 1842 EL from "New York" to Valparaiso but routed "c/o Messrs Elin Wright & Co., Kingston Jamaica" and sent on from there on "31st Octr. p [Ship] Larne" to Panama and so with a very fine boxed "PANAMA [Novr 25/842]/FORWARDED BY/FREDERICK W. BYRNE" nicely placed on the top flap with "11/2" postal rate at top right of address. The contents include; "...send this in the absence of a direct opportunity by the way of Jamaica...". Remarkable doubly forwarded cover routed via Jamaica. £220
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KINGSTON - PAIR OF HANDSTRUCK "6" MARKS + HANDSTRUCK "1s/-" MARK COVERS; 1844/45 pair of ELs to "May Hill P.O." each with mainly very fine large scarce Handstruck "6" marks of Kingston on the front matching the c.d.s.'s on the reverse; plus 7 Jan. 1850 EL (minor dusting) to Scotland by "Packet" with mainly very fine distinctive Handstruck Kingston "1s/-" nicely placed on the front with matching backstamp. (3 covers) PHOTO p.9 £150
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KINGSTON - VERY FINE HANDSTRUCK "6" OR "1s/-" CHARGE-MARKS; Fine 20 Mar. 1848 EL to "May Hill P.O." with very fine large scarce Handstruck "6" of Kingston on the front matching the c.d.s. on the reverse; plus 7 Feb. 1850 EL (minor dusting) to Scotland by "Packet" with very fine distinctive Handstruck Kingston "1s/-" nicely placed on the front with v. fine matching backstamp on the top flap. Exhibition Quality. (2 covers) PHOTO p.9 £150
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EARLY SQUARED CIRCLES - BLACK RIVER, FRANKFIELD, FALMOUTH & KINGSTON; 1885-1901 lot inc. very attractive Feb. 1901 env. (opened out & flaps slightly reduced) to USA with Waterfall 1d Reds (2) + 1/2d QV tied by v. fine "BLACK RIVER" Squared Circles, 1896/99 pair of envs. to GB with QV 1/2d(5) or 1d(2) + 1/2d tied by very fine "FALMOUTH" or mainly fine "FRANKFIELD" marks, and "KINGSTON" types on large part 1885 page one of the Churchman newspaper or 1886/7 pair of envs. to Germany/GB (former very fine; latter stained) with single 4d's. Scarce group. (6 items) PHOTO - see page 9. £140
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RAILWAYS: The selection of covers, cards & adhesives inc. six KGV-QEII covers with sundry T.P.O.s, Nov 1920 postally used printed Jamaica Govt. Railway env., 6 Railway PPCs, 3 part envs. (backs only) cancelled at Buff Bay, Kendal & St. Margaret's Bay, etc. Also a folder of articles & notes pertaining to Jamaican Railways. (Small Qty.) £120
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RAILWAYS - OLD HARBOUR TO CHAPELTOWN: 1901 mourning cover bearing 1d Llandovery Falls 1d tied by blue "OLD HARBOUR" Railway cancellation & with Squared Circle of same on reverse (horiz. crease but scarce); plus 1923 env. bearing 1/2d & 1d pictorial defins. tied by large blue " GOVERNMENT RAILWAY CHAPELTOWN" double ring c.d.s. (stamps applied to reverse of cover). Neatly written up on album page. (2) £75
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SCHAUBEK ALBUM with the mint & used early to modern collection inc. useful 19th Century ranges. 1906-08 21/2f mint, a good selection of inter-war Charity sets inc. 1933-35 sets mint inc. 1951 United Europe and 1952 Stamp Centenary sets mint, 1949 Govt. Jubilee mini. sheet mint, etc. (Many 100's) £300
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LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM with the fascinating collection of early to modern mint & used issues from a variety of states inc. much cancellation interest. An emphasis on Singapore plus good range of Japanese Occupation overprints. (Many 100's) £200
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JOHORE, KEDAH, NEGRI SEMBILAN, PAHANG, PERLIS, SELANGOR, ETC: Lighthouse album with the valuable mint & used collection inc. Johore 1896 "KETAHKOTAAN" & "KEMAHKOTAAN" opts. mint, Kedah 1912 set to $5 mint, 1919 'Council Chamber' surcharge pair mint, 1921-32 set to $5 mint, 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set to 50c mint with varieties (23), 1948 RSW mint, 1950-55 set mint plus various later defin. sets. Pahang 1935 set mint, 1948 RSW mint, 1950-55 set mint, plus various later defin. sets. Perlis 1948 RSW & 1950-55 sets mint. Selangor 1935-41 set to $1 mint & to $5 used, 1948 RSW, etc. Also included in the lot are studies of Johore & Kedah town cancels, Paquebot cancels & F.P.O. & Reg. covers, etc. (Few 100's plus c.20 covers) £360
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MALACCA, PENANG & SINGAPORE: Lighthouse album with the mint & used collection inc.Penang 1949-52 set mint & used plus qty. of Plate blocks/pieces, 1954-55 & 1960 sets mint & used plus qty. of Plate blocks/pieces, 1948 RSW mint & used, etc. Malacca 1949-52 set mint & used, 1948 RSW mint, 1954-57 set mint & used plus qty. of Plate blocks/piece, etc. Also Singapore used inc. KGVI 1948 set & 1949-52 sets, 1948 RSW, etc. (Few 100's plus a few covers) £200
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QV COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1854-64 Indian issues used in Singapore (B172 cancels), 1883-91 to 96c mint, 1892-99 to $5 mint with shades & various 1891-99 surcharges. Nice lot. (58) £120
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KEVII COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1902 set to $5 mint & used plus a very toned example of the $100, SG 122 (cat. £15,000), 1903-04 set plus plate blocks of all four values, 1904-10 to $5 mint, 1906-10 set to $5 mint & used plus a very toned example of the 1906 $25, SG 159 (cat. £3,000). (Approx. 116) £300
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KGV-KGVI COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1912-23 to $2 (4) & $5 (5) mint, 1921-23 to $5 mint, 1922 Malaya-Borneo exhibition to $5 mint, 1936-37 to $5 mint & used with a further set perforated "SPECIMEN" (ex. Lebanon Postal Admin. archives). Also 1937-41 set to $5 mint & used inc. a pair of the unissued 8c scarlet. (Approx. 230) £500
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MINT COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1900 opts. on Negri Sembilan to 10c plus $1 & $2, also values to $5 additionally optd. "SPECIMEN", 1900-01 values to $2 with addl. shades, 1904-22 to $5 with addl. shades (inc. 50c x 5), 1922-34 to $5 (both colours), etc. An attractive and highly catalogued lot. (114) PHOTO - see page 8. £500
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EXTENSIVE STUDY on album leaves with various Singapore, Malacca & Penang cancellations. Quantity of multiples, etc. Values to $5 green & red. (Few 100's) £120
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1937 'Sultan' set to $5 SG 60-68, mint, used & perforated (Samuel W8) "SPECIMEN". (27) PHOTO - see page 8. £300
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MINT & USED COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1911-15 set to $25 mint, 1921-28 set to 50c (3) & $1 (2) mint, 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set to $5 mint, 1937-40 'Chefs Hat' set to $5 mint (tone spot on $5), 1948 RSW mint, 1951-57 set mint, etc. plus a range of used values (27) of the 1937 set with F.P.O., Paquebot cancels, etc. (Approx. 200) PHOTO - see page 8. £400
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