First session commencing at 10.00 a.m. (Lots 2001-2475)"Africa" De La Rue Dummy Stamps |
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x 2 1/2d. in orange and green, dull mauve and violet and green and violet, all on unsurfaced paper, and 2 1/2d, in green and orange on surfaced paper, two marginal, fine £200-250
| Basutoland | |
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x A collection neatly mounted and written-up on pages, including Cape 1/2d. block of four and a selection of South Africa values (some on pieces) and three stationery cards used in Basutoland; 1933 set mint and £1 Revenue used, 1935 envelope with Imperial Press Conference cancellation 1938 set mint with additional 1d. showing "Tower" flaw, 1942 Revenue Native Tax 10/- on 2/6d. (both languages) used, 1954 set mint, 1961 Surcharges with all types and 1961-63 sets (to 1r. Revenue) mint, Postage Dues with 1933 pair perforated "specimen", 1d. scarlet, 1d. St. Edwards Crown error contained in a corner block of six, and a selection of postal stationery; generally fine with the majority of the mint unmounted £400-500
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x 1933 1/2d. to 10/- and 1935 Jubilee set, all perforated "specimen", fine mint. Cat. £500 £180-200
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x 1937 Coronation set and 1938 1/2d. to 10/-, all perforated "specimen", fine mint with the first set unmounted. Cat. £505 £180-200
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x 1961 1/2c. on 1/2d., variety surcharge double, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 58a, £700. Photo £250-300
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x 2c. on 2d. variety surcharge inverted, and 2c. large format on 2d., fine unmounted mint. S.G. 60a and footnote under 68, £450 £150-200
| British Occupation of Italian Colonies | |
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x 1942 (Mar.) overprint 14mm. long 1d. to 5d. in used blocks of four and singles, overprint 13 1/2mm. long with square stops 1d., 3d. and 5d. pairs, 2d. single and 2 1/2d. strip of five, all used, 1943-47 1d. to 10/- set of eleven used with additional 1d. to 2/6d. each on small piece with "calymnos/dodecanese" c.d.s. and Postage Due set of five mint and each on piece with Calymnos c.d.s., fine. Cat. £775+ £200-250
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x 1942 (Mar.) overprint 14mm. long, 1d. to 5d. set of five each overprinted "specimen" (Type GB30), fine mint. Rare. S.G. M1-M5. Photo £300-400
Provenance: G.M. Rossi Collection, June 2005
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x 1942 (Mar.) overprint 14mm. long 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d. and 5d., each showing variety sliced "m" (R.6/10), fresh and fine mint. S.G. M1a-M3a, M5a; £560 £150-180
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x 1942 (Mar.) overprint 13 1/2mm. long with round stops, 1d. block of four, 2d., 3d., 5d. singles and 2 1/2d. strip of three, fine used. S.G. M6a-M10a, £400+ £120-150
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x 1942 (Mar.) 1d. and 2 1/2d. vertical pairs showing Type 2 and Type 2a. se-tenant pairs, fine used. S.G. M6b, M8b; £230 £60-80
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x 2d. orange vertical pair showing Types 2 and 2a se-tenant, fine mint. S.G. M7b, £425. Photo £120-150
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x 3d. violet block of six (2x3) showing two Type 2 and Type 2a. se-tenant pairs, fine used. S.G. M9b, £650. Photo £200-250
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x 5d. brown vertical pair showing Types 2 and 2a se-tenant, fine unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. M10b, £1700. Photo £500-600
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x 1943-47 1/-, 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- and Postage Due 1/-, each overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. M18s-M21s, MD5s; £840. Photo £300-400
Provenance: G.M. Rossi Collection, June 2005
| Cyrenaica | |
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x 1950 1m. to 500m. and Postage Due 2m. to 100m., fine mint. S.G. 136-148, D149-D155; £545 £150-180
| Eritrea | |
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x A complete used collection including Postage Dues, fine. S.G. E1-E32, ED1-ED10; £525 £150-180
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x 1948-49 10c. on 1d. pale scarlet, a top right corner pair showing overprint grossly misplaced to right, fine unmounted mint. S.G. E2 var. Photo £120-150
Provenance: G.M. Rossi Collection, June 2005
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x 2s.50c. on 2/6d. yellow-green, a lower right corner block of four with one showing variety misplaced stop (R.4/7), fine unmounted mint. S.G. E10/10a, £200+ £80-100
Provenance: G.M. Rossi Collection, June 2005
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x 2s.50c. on 2/6d. yellow-green, a horizontal pair (R.4/6-7), the left stamp with "T" guide lines and the right stamp with misplaced stop, fine used. S.G. E10/10a, £200+ £80-100
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x Postage Due 1948 20c. on 2d. agate pair with margin at top (R.1/8-9), the left stamp with variety no stop after "a" and the right stamp with no stop after "b", fine mint.
S.G. ED3a/3b, £270+. Photo £100-120
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x A complete used collection, fine. S.G. S1-S31, £305 £70-90
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x 1948 25c. on 2 1/2d. light ultramarine pair showing overprint misplaced to lower right, fine mint. S.G. E4 var. Photo £80-100
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x 2s.50c. on 2/6d. yellow-green, a lower right corner block of four with one showing variety misplaced stop (R.4/7) and 5s. on 5/- red with "T" guide cross, fine mint.
S.G. S19/19a, S20 var; £170+ £70-90
| Tripolitania | |
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x A complete used collection, fine. Also mint Postage Due 1949 1l. on 1/2d. block of four and 2l. on 1d. pair with one in each showing no stop after "a", fine mint. S.G. T1-T34, TD1-TD10; £1350+ £350-450
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x 1915 1/2d. on 3pf. to 5s. on 5m. set of thirteen, fine mint. S.G. B1-B13, £900 £250-300
| Cape of Good Hope | |
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x 1851 entire letter from Cape Town to Batavia and 1853 entire letter from Cape Town to Denmark, both showing oval-framed "general post office/Crown/cape town" handstamps and various rate marks £100-120
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x 1855 "Money Letter" entire from Price Albert to the Acting Postmaster-General at Cape Town with manuscript "Requisition for stamps" applied on receipt, 1860-63 Post Office correspondence entires to Cape Town, each with arrival oval datestamps on reverse. Also 19th Century Francis Young map of Africa with inset map of Southern Africa £120-150
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x 1865-76 Post Office correspondence "On Service" entires from Elands Post, Fort Beaufort and Villiers Dorp to the Postmaster-General at Cape Town, each with despatch and arrival datestamps £150-200
| 1853 Plate Proofs | |
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x 1d. black on wove paper; fine. Photo £150-200
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x 1d. rose with watermark sideways, a pair with good to large margins; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1953). Photo £300-400
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x 4d. blue on watermarked bleuté paper, a pair with clear to large margins, fine. Photo £300-400
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x 4d. blue on watermarked bleuté paper, good regular margins, fine. Photo £150-200
| 1853 Deeply Blued Paper | |
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x 1d. pale brick-red with good to large margins, fine. Brandon Certificate (1979). S.G. 1, £450. Photo £150-180
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x 1d. deep brick-red, large margins all round; fine. S.G. 1a, £475. Photo £150-180
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x 4d. blue pair and two singles in various shades, good to large margins with the pair and one single particularly fine. S.G. 3, £1,100 £250-300
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x 4d. deep blue with good to large margins, exceptionally lightly cancelled; very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1992). S.G. 2, £275. Photo £120-150
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x 1d. brick-red block of four with clear to very large margins, each pair neatly cancelled; one with a small thin, very fine appearance. S.G. 3, £1,400+. Photo £350-400
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x 1d. brick-red block of four with large to very large margins on three sides, just cut-into on one short side, attractive sharp outline to blueing, neatly cancelled. R.P.S. Certificate (1994). S.G. 3, £1,400+. Photo £300-350
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x 1d. brick-red pair with good to large margins and sharp outline to blueing, and a further pair with good to large margins and just a trace of blueing. An attractive pair £200-250
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x 1d. brick-red pair with watermark sideways, a pair with good to large margins and sharing a single cancellations; fine. S.G. 3b, £850+. Photo £300-350
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x 1d. brick-red with watermark sideways, good to large margins and neatly cancelled, and 1d. brick-red cancelled in red, just clear to good margins all round; both lacking blueing though an attractive pair. R.P.S. Certificate (1956) for red postmark £120-150
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x 1d. brick-red with good to large margins and neatly cancelled, and 1d. brown-red (little blueing) with just clear to large margins and lightly cancelled. S.G. 3, 3a £150-180
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x 1d. deep brick-red pair with good to large margins nearly all round, unusually cancelled with four pen strokes; attractive. Photo £200-250
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x 1d. brown-red pair with clear to large margins, attractive "sharp" outline of blueing and neatly cancelled with a single strike of the obliterator; fine. S.G. 3a, £750+. Photo £200-250
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x 1d. nut brown pair with watermark sideways, enormous margins all round and "sharp" outline of blueing, exceptionally lightly cancelled. A handsome multiple. S.G. 3b, £950+. Photo £400-500
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x 1d. orange-brown pair with clear to very large margins and marginal watermark, neatly cancelled lacking blueing though remaining attractive. S.G. 3 group. Photo £180-200
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x 4d. deep blue block of six with traces of blueing, good to large margins nearly all round, cut-into on one short side, each pair neatly cancelled. S.G. 4. Photo £250-300
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x 4d. blue pair and two singles with good to large margins, one single in a rich shade and lightly cancelled. S.G. 4a, £800 £200-250
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x 4d. blue pair with watermark sideways, trace of blueing, good to large margins and sharing a fine strike of the obliterator; fine. S.G. 4b, £750. Photo £250-300
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