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x A small range of Elmina cancellations on loose adhesives with values to 6d. comprising boxed d.s. (12 items, three without date), single-ring d.s. (9 items, three in red and one in blue) and an intaglio seal; good to fine £100-120
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x 1879 (30 Oct.) envelope (225x98mm.; folded) to France, bearing 1876 4d. and 6d. pair, each cancelled by "556" obliterator, showing red crayon "1/-" and "4", clear "paid at cape coast castle" double-ring d.s. and, on reverse, London and arrival datestamps.
A fine commercial cover with a rare rate and rare destination. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 1885 (4 Mar.) envelope to Ireland, bearing 1879 2d. green and 1884 1/2d. green pair and 1d. rose-carmine, each cancelled "556", showing manuscript "3", Cape Coast c.d.s., "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. in red (30.3) with Queenstown arrival d.s. (31.3) on reverse; the envelope with tear at foot and part of flap missing caused through opening. A rare mixed issue franking. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Soler y Llach auction, February 2008
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x 1888 (16 Feb.) envelope to London, bearing 1885 4d. deep mauve vertical pair affixed sideways and tied by "554" numeral, showing manuscript "8", Accra c.d.s. and "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. in red (16.3) with arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo £120-150
Provenance: "Ashanti", January 1991
Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 1888 (3 May) double rate envelope to London, bearing 1876-84 4d. magenta pair each cancelled by "elima" c.d.s. in blue, showing red crayon "8", Cape Coast transit d.s. (4.5), red "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (3.6) with arrival datestamp (4.6) on reverse; some creases though an attractive franking. Photo £120-150
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1889-1941 envelopes (9, three registered), stationery card and envelope, and a picture postcard, including 1889 (28 (Oct.) 1 1/2d. stationery card to Switzerland cancelled "554" and showing Accra c.d.s., 1891 (31 Dec.) mourning envelope from Accra to England bearing 2 1/2d. pair tied by oval of bars, 1895 (25 May) envelope from Accra to Germany bearing 1/2d.and 2d. tied by oval of bars, 1908 (5 Dec.) locally addressed 1d. stationery envelope tied by Winnebah c.d.s., 1904 (19 July) envelope to England bearing 1/2d. (2) tied by Dodowah c.d.s., 1905 (May) envelope registered to USA bearing 1/2d. (5) and 2d. tied by Tarkwa c.d.s., 1905 (Oct.) picture postcard registered to Germany bearing 1/- and 1932 (1 Sept.) envelope to Manchester bearing 1928 1d. tied by Borada c.d.s. showing Tax h.s. and bearing GB Postage Due 2d. An interesting lot £250-300
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x 1889 (26 Dec.) envelope to London, bearing 1885 4d. deep mauve tied by "winnebah" c.d.s. in red with another clear strike alongside, showing red crayon "4", Cape Coast transit d.s. (28.12) and "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. in red (27.1). A neat and attractive franking. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Soler y Llach auction, February 2008
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x 1890 (15 Aug.) Winch Bros. envelope (small faults) registered to Colchester, bearing 1876-84 6d. orange cancelled "556" in blue with matching Cape Coast despatch c.d.s. alongside, sowing red crayon "4d" and "2", "R" in oval in blue, Liverpool transit d.s. (9.9) with arrival d.s. on reverse. Photo £180-220
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1894 (6 Mar.) 1/2d. stationery card to Aburi, cancelled by superb "akropong/gold coast" c.d.s. with another strike in opposite corner and with arrival c.d.s. (6.3) below stamp impression; fine and attractive. Photo £150-180
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1894 (Nov.) 3d. olive pair with manuscript "Addah, 18th Novbr 94" and signature, fine. Scarce. Photo £80-100
Provenance: "Ashanti", January 1991
Adrian Cadbury, December 2013
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x 1895 (3 May) OHMS envelope to London, bearing 1884-91 1/2d. green and 2d. grey tied by fine "B27" obliterators, showing "quittah" despatch c.d.s. partly overstruck by re "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (8.6) with arrival datestamp on reverse. A neat and attractive franking. Photo £100-120
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x 1895 (16 Sept.) 1d. stationery card to London, cancelled by fine "akuse" c.d.s., showing another strike in opposite corner with red "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (17.10) alongside; the message requesting a price list of Kodak photographic chemicals. Photo £100-120
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1895 (8 Dec.) 1d. stationery card to Germany, neatly cancelled by "abokobi/gold coast" c.d.s. in red with another strike in opposite corner, showing Accra (9.12) and red "paid/liverpool/br. packet" (4.1) transit datestamps and Calw arrival d.s.; some creases. Photo £120-150
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1896 (20 Mar.) "Jackson" envelope registered to England, bearing 1884-91 1/- bright mauve and 2/- yellow-brown, both neatly cancelled by "axim/gold coast" c.d.s., showing another strike alongside, "R" in oval in red, Liverpool Registered transit d.s. with arrival d.s. (26.4) on reverse; both adhesives with minor imperfections though a scarce franking. Photo £80-100
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1896 (2 May) "Myerscough" quadruple rate envelope registered to London, bearing
1884-91 1d. rose-carmine strip of five and a single, and 3d. olive (2), all cancelled with legible "axim/gold coast" c.d.s., showing "R" in oval, Liverpool Registered oval d.s. (30.5) with faint Cape Coast c.d.s. (3.5) on reverse; the envelope with repaired tear across lower right corner, nevertheless an attractive 2oz. franking. Photo £100-120
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1896 (27 May) "Rosser Jones & Co. Wolverhampton" firm's advertising envelope used back to Wolverhampton, bearing 1891 2 1/2d. ultramarine and orange tied by "554" obliterator, showing Cape Coast and red "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (19.6) with arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Delightful. Photo £300-400
Provenance: Soler y Llach, February 2008
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x 1896 (19 Aug.) envelope to London, bearing 1891 2 1/2d. tied by "odumasie/gold coast" c.d.s. and showing another strike in opposite corner partly overstruck by red "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (16.9); the adhesive with some stained perforations £70-90
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 1897 (11 June) double rate envelope registered to Peterborough, bearing 1884-91 1/2d., 1d. pair and 2 1/2d. tied by "kumasi/gold coast" double-ring d.s. and a further 1d. vertical pair tied by "cape coast/gold coast" double-ring d.s. on 17th June, showing "R" in oval, Registered Liverpool d.s. (16.7) with, on reverse, Cape Coast (17.6) and arrival datestamps; the envelope with part flap missing. Photo £120-150
Provenance: "Ashanti", January 1991
Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 1897 (28 July) envelope registered to England, bearing 1884-91 1d. pair and 2 1/2d., each cancelled "556", showing "R" in oval, "cape coast/gold coast" double-ring d.s. and Registered Liverpool oval d.s. (20.8). An attractive franking. Photo £100-120
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x 1943 (10 Sept.) envelope (opened-out) to England, bearing 1938 1 1/2d. tied by light Accra? c.d.s., showing "passed by censor/8/gold coast" cachet in violet and, on reverse, 1d. "gold coast/spitpires/fund" label (small defect at lower left). Scarce £60-80
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x 1937-41 envelopes (19) mostly carried on first flight including 1937 (Mar.) Aeromaritime-Air France Service from Takoradi to Dakar and Paris, Accra to Paris (2, both addressed to England) and Accra to Pointe Noire, 1937 (Aug.) Elders experimental flight Accra to Lagos (2, one addressed to England), 1937 (Oct.) Elders first regular flight Accra to Lagos (3, all addressed to UK), 1937 (Dec.) Air France Service from Sekondi bearing 1928 5/-, 1938 (June) from Tarkwa to Australia carried by Imperial Airways, 1939 (Apr.) Elders first flight from Takoradi to Lagos (2), 1940 (May) from Accra to England franked at 1/3d. and with censor cachet and 1941 (Dec.) first Pan-American flight Accra to USA (2, one addressed to UK) franked at 3/6d. and 5/6d. A good lot £500-600
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x 1874 (Sept.) manuscript "1d" on 4d. blue, unused with part original gum; pencil signature and small handstamp on reverse. S.G. 1, £1,800. Photo £250-300
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x 1877-78 largely used collection mainly neatly mounted and written-up on pages, including 1877 (Mar.) B.W. 1d. and 4d., 1877-78 First printing in black or red range of types with values to 5/- (9), Second printing range of types, and 1878 (June) range with three inverted overprints, 1879 selection including 1d. with inverted watermark; Revenues with "G" overprints on Cape (16, values to £2) and 1879 issue (17, values to £5); condition mixed in places though a useful lot of these interesting stamps £400-500
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x 1879 2c. claret marked "Litho E.Dupuy" at lower left unused and used (2); 1879 Royal Arms 2c. claret on thick card unused and used and thin card unused; 1895 2c. green unused and used; and 1901 Royal Visit unused with affixed adhesive. A fine lot £150-180
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x 1901 Royal Visit card bearing Arms 2c. tied by "quatre bornes" c.d.s. on day after arrival (5.8), fine. A scarce usage. Photo £120-150
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x The collection including 1879-80 2c. unused and used (2), 6c. unused and used (2)
and 8c. unused; 1883 6c. reply paid unused; 1885 2c. on 6c. and 2c. on 8c. unused; 1896-97 2c., 6c. and 8c. unused, 2c. and 6c. used, 6c. and 8c. reply paid unused and 8c. reply paid used; 1898 2c. on 6c. unused (2) and reply paid outward half unused (2) and used, and reply half unused (2); 1899 6c. on 8c. unused and used, reply paid unused (2) and used, and reply paid return half unused; 1900 2c. on 8c. unused (3, two sizes) and used (2), reply paid outward half unused; 1909 2c. unused and 6c. unused and used; 1923 4c., 10c. (light discolouration) and 12c. overprinted "specimen"; 1925 3c. and 10c. overprinted "specimen" and unused; 1925 3c. on 4c. overprinted "Specimen"; 1930 3c. used; and 1938 3c. and 10c. overprinted "specimen", 3c. used and 10c. unused. Condition generally fine £400-500
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x Letter Cards comprising 1909-12 4c. unused and used, 1923 6c. overprinted "specimen", 1925 5c. overprinted "specimen" and used, and 1938 5c. overprinted "specimen"; Wrappers comprising 1896 3c. unused and used, 1898 4c. on 3c. unused (2), 1899 "3" on 4c. on 3c. unused, 1909 3c. overprinted "specimen", 1923 4c. overprinted "specimen", 1932 4c. overprinted "specimen" and 1938 4c. overprinted "specimen" and unused; also a used Air Letter. Condition generally fine £250-300
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x The collection including 1862 6d. dark violet overprinted "cancelled" and unused and 9d. overprinted "cancelled" and unused (2), 6d. brown-violet size b unused (2); 1873 10d. and 1/8d. unused, 1877 6d. on 10d. and 1/- on 1/8d. unused; 1878 8c. unused and used (uprated to Uruguay), 25c. and 50c. unused; 1879 50c. unused, 1882 8c. unused and used (2, one uprated to South Africa); 1891 50c. on 8c. unused; 1891 50c. yellow unused; 1896 18c. and 36c. size g overprinted "specimen" and unused, size h unused and used; 1898-99 4c. on 18c. and 4c. on 36c. sizes g and h unused, 4c. on 18c. size g used and 4c. on 18c. and 4c. on 36c. unused and used; 1900 2c. unused and used; 1902 15c. on 18c. unused; 1904 6c. and 15c. overprinted "specimen" and used; 1909 2c. unused (2) and used; 1913 6c. and 15c. overprinted "specimen" and 6c. used (2); 1920 4c. and 6c. overprinted "specimen"; 1921 12c. and 20c. overprinted "specimen"; 1923 12c. and 20c. overprinted "specimen"; 1925 15c. overprinted "specimen" and unused; 1925-27 2c., 5c. and 10c. overprinted "specimen" and unused; ; 1934-35 12c. and 20c. overprinted "specimen"; and 1938 2c., 5c., 12c. and 20c. overprinted "specimen" and 5c. used. Condition generally fine £800-1,000
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x The collection including 1891-93 8c. sizes F (2) and G unused, and size G used;
1895-96 8c. sizes F and G unused; 1904 8c. and 12c. size F overprinted "specimen"; 1913 12c. overprinted "specimen" and used (to Belgian Congo); 1920 12c. and 20c. overprinted "specimen"; 1923 12c. overprinted "specimen"; 1925 20c. sizes G and H2 overprinted "specimen"; 1927 20c. overprinted "specimen"; 1932 20c. size G overprinted "specimen" and used; and 1938 12c. and 20c. size G overprinted "specimen", 12c. size G unused, 20c. size G used and 20c. size H unused. Condition generally fine £400-500
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Gibraltar used in Morocco | |
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x A collection of loose adhesives used in Casablanca (4 including 1889-96 40c. and both 1p.), Laraiche , Mogador (2), Rabat (3) and Tangier (24 including 1886 on Bermuda 1/2d. and 6d. and 1889-96 5c. to 1p. bistre and 5p. plus 40c. bisected diagonally on piece with 5c.). A good lot with many fine strikes. Cat. £1900+ £500-600
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x 1898-1900 5c. to 2p. with both 20c. plus additional 5c. showing variety broken "m" in "centimos", 1899 5c. to 2p., 1903-05 CA 5c. to 2p. and 1905-06 MCA 5c. to 2p. with additional 10c. (marginal) with watermark inverted, fine mint. S.G. 1-30, £775 £200-250
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x 1899 5c. to 2p. set of eight and 1903-05 CA 5c. to 2p. set of seven, each overprinted "specimen", fine. S.G. 9s-23s, £450 £120-150
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x 5c. pair (stained perf at top) and single (used), 10c., 20c. olive-green and brown pair and singles (2), 20c. olive green, 25c. and 40c., each showing variety inverted "v" for "a" (R.6/6), the 25c. heavily mounted otherwise fine mint. Cat. £1200+ £300-400
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x 5c., 20c. olive-green and brown (2, one used), 25c. and 40c., each showing variety long tail to "s" (R.8/2), fine mint. Cat. £680 £180-220
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x 10c. carmine lower left corner block of six (2x3) with interpanneau margin at left, the top right stamp showing variety long tail to "s" (R.8/2), fresh and fine mint. S.G. 2/2d, £280 £80-100
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x 20c. olive-green, variety overprint double, a few shortish perfs at left otherwise fine mint. R.P.S. Certificate (1964). S.G. 3ca, £500. Photo £120-150
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x 40c. orange-brown pair, 50c. bright lilac and 1p. bistre and ultramarine, all with blue-black overprint, the 40c. with some light tone spots on reverse, otherwise fine mint.
S.G. 5c-7c, £294 £70-90
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x 50c. bright lilac showing variety inverted "v" for "a", fine used. S.G. 6a, £350. Photo £100-120
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x 1p. bistre and ultramarine showing variety inverted "v" for "a", fine mint. S.G. 7a, £275. Photo £80-100
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x 2p. black and carmine showing variety inverted "v" for "a", fine mint. S.G. 8a, £375. Photo £100-120
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x 5c. to 1p. each showing variety broad top to "m" (R.7/3), the 5c. without gum otherwise fine mint. S.G. 9b-15b, £732 £200-250
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x 5c. pair, 10c. pair, 20c., 25c. and 40c., each showing variety hyphen between "nc" (R.3/5), the 40c. with hinge remnants otherwise fine mint. S.G. 9c-13c, £432 £120-150
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x 10c. carmine, variety overprint double, fine used with two part strikes of Tangier c.d.s. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. 10d, £800. Photo £250-300
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x 25c. ultramarine overprinted "specimen" and showing variety hyphen between "nc", centred to lower right, fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 12sc. Photo £100-120
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x 50c. bright lilac (slightly soiled) showing variety hyphen between "nc", also 10c. carmine and 25c. ultramarine both showing "cd" sideways; fine used. Cat. £247 £70-90
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x 1p. bistre and ultramarine showing variety hyphen between "nc", fine used. S.G. 15c, £300. Photo £100-120
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x 2p. black and carmine pair, the right stamp showing variety broad top to "m", fine mint. R.P.S. Certificate (1968). S.G. 16/16b, £410. Photo £120-150
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x 2p. black and carmine showing variety hyphen between "nc", fine used. S.G. 16c, £375. Photo £120-150
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x 5c., 10c., 20c. singles and 25c. top right corner pairs with interpanneau at right (2, one with watermark letters in top margin), each showing variety "cd" sideways (R.1/5), the 5c. with light tone marks on reverse, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 17a-20a, £500+ £120-150
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x 5c. grey-green and green overprinted "specimen" and showing variety "cd" sideways, fraction gum toned otherwise fine mint. Very rare. S.G. 17sa. Photo £150-180
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