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1940-47 collection of c.180 covers starting with 1940 cover from Japan to Rangoon with triangular censor cachet No. 21, 1941 four colour franking from a Mission at Thonze with Mongkok cancels and showing "not opened by censor/10/burma" circular cachet in violet, several pre-Japanese invasion covers and an excellent range of FPOs etc.
An excellent lot well worth careful examination and a superb basis upon which to expand £1,200-1,600
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A collection of India used in Burma, housed in a Plymouth album, including 1854 1/2a. cancelled "B/127", 1a. pair cancelled by Akyab "5" duplex and a single cancelled "B/172", 2a. (2) cancelled "B/127" and "B156" and 4a. cancelled "B/156", later QV basically complete including 1866 overprinted "postage" 6a., KE to 15r., KGV to 25r. (both), 1937 set overprinted "burma", a good range of Official stamps, scarce Revenues and a study of cancellations including covers (14) and many pieces. A fine lot well worth examination £2,200-2,600
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"Narrative of the Burmese War", 1827, by Major J. Snodgrass, military secretary to the commander; re-bound but fine and rare £150-180
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"Burma Postal History" and supplement by Gerald Davis and Denys Martin, also various articles, auction catalogue including 1990 Davis sale), "A History of Modern Burma" by John F. Cady-Judsons Burmese-English dictionary, US Army in China-Burma-India theatre, The Campaign in Burma etc. £80-100
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1937-70 (c.) heavily duplicated mint and used accumulation housed a stockbook, mint sheet folders (4) and small boxes (2), contained in a carton, including mint 1938-40 values to 10r. with 2r. (124), 5r. (13), 10r. (7); also an album of forged Japanese peacock issues. (thousands) £300-400
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1937 mint selection with values to 5r. in quantities including 12a. (80), 1r. (24), 2r. (8), 5r. (16); some tropicalisation. (hundreds) £300-400
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1912-22 20c. olive block of four, nicely centred and fresh mint with only the upper right stamp having been previously hinged; most attractive. S.G. 213; Unitrade 119, $1,050+. Photo £250-300
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1922-53 mint selection including 1932 Ottawa 6c. on 5c. and 1933 Grain 20c. blocks of four, 1935 set of eleven, 1937-38 set of eleven (2), 1942-48 War Effort set of fourteen (5), 1946 Peace set, a few later plate blocks and Official 1946 $1 and 1951 $1; fine with some unmounted £400-500
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1954 (8 April) Montreal-Vancouver flight, collided in mid air, eight covers (two are ambulance covers), various cachets, mostly charred, good to fine. Nierinck 540408A £140-180
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1853-1904 used collection including 1853 blued paper 1d. (3) and 4d. (4), 1855-63 1d. (9), 4d. (8), 6d. (6) and 1/- (4), 1863-64 1d. (2), 4d., 6d. and 1/- (2), and a comprehensive range of Rectangulars with values 5/-; also a small, mainly used, collection of Orange Free State; condition rather mixed, particularly the triangulars with some defects. Viewing essential £250-300
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1853 paper deeply blued, 1d. pale brick-red pair with large margins all round, neatly cancelled; fine. S.G. 1. Photo £200-250
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1855-63 white paper, 4d. blue pairs (2, one marginal) with good to large margins and a single with close to good margins, slightly differing shades, fine. S.G. 6a, £425 £120-150
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1/- deep dark green pair with close to good margins, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 8a, £900. Photo £300-400
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1d. deep carmine-red, small to large margins, fine unused with part original gum.
S.G. 18, £300 £100-120
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1d. deep brown-red with good to large margins, unused with part original gum, fine.
S.G. 18b, £650. Photo £180-220
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1d. deep brown-red with good to large margins, unused with part original gum, fine.
S.G. 18b, £650. Photo £180-220
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1d. deep brown-red with good margins, rather heavily cancelled and small repaired tear at right, and 1/- bright emerald-green with small to large margins and slightly heavily cancelled though fine. S.G. 18b, 21, £1000. Photo £200-250
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4d. deep blue pair with good to large margins, fresh with part original gum. Alcuri Certificate (1987, Holcombe Opinion (1987). S.G. 19. Photo £350-400
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4d. deep blue pair with small to large margins, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 19, £550. Photo £150-180
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1/- bright emerald-green pair with large regular margins, fresh with large part original gum with one remaining unmounted; a couple of light gum creases. S.G. 21. Photo £800-1,000
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1/- bright emerald-green pair with large margins all round, part original gum, fresh strong colour; fine. S.G. 21, £1,200. Photo £500-600
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1/- bright emerald-green with good to large margins, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 21, £600. Photo £150-180
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1864-77 1d. deep carmine-red wing-margin block of eighteen (6x3) with large part original gum; a couple with perforation separation, otherwise fresh and fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 23 group; R63,000+. Photo £1,600-2,500
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1880 (July) 3d. pale dull rose block of four, large part original gum; folded between horizontally. Fine and scarce. S.G. 36; R36,000+. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1884-90 1/- green lower right corner block of three, fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 53; R21,000+. Photo £500-600
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1893 (Mar.) 1d. on 2d. deep bistre lower right pane of sixty, Row 1/6 with variety no stop, Row 5/1 with broken "n" in "one", fine unmounted mint. S.G. 57a, 57b, £336; SACC R9,300+ £280-320
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1d. on 2d. deep bistre double pane of sixty from the top of the sheet, Row 7/6 of the left-hand pane with variety no stop, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 57a, 57b, £814+; SACC R56,000+ £1,400-1,800
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1893-1902 1d. carmine complete sheet of 240, fine mint. A rare multiple today. S.G. 59a, £900; SACC R36,000+ £800-1,000
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3d. magenta block of thirty-six, being the top six rows of the lower left pane, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 60, £270+; SACC R6,400+ £180-200
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1893-98 5/- brown-orange block of four, unmounted mint; very fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 68; R14,800+. Photo £500-600
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Composite essay printed in black and carmine in a design close to that issued, affixed to card (87x114mm.) lettered "A", marked "Dupl" and dated "March 16th. 99". Unique and most attractive. Photo £10,000-12,000
Provenance: Spink., September 2007
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Composite essay printed in carmine in a design close to that issued though with the Arms in an angular frame and with "postage" tablet below the vignette, affixed to card (87x114mm.) lettered "D", marked "Dupl" and dated "March 16th. 99". Unique and most attractive. Photo £13,000-16,000
Provenance: Spink, September 2007
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A lower right corner block of six (3x2) with plate number on gummed watermarked paper, from the archive sheet initialled and dated "4 oct 1899"; very fine. Also issued 1d. corner strip of three with plate number. Photo £1,200-1,500
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A marginal block of four from the left of the sheet on gummed watermarked paper; very fine. Photo £350-400
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1902-04 1/2d. to 5/- set of nine in blocks of four, fresh mint; each stamp with tiny "v.d." handstamp on reverse. A scarce and most attractive set. S.G. 70-78; R34,420+. Photo for 5/- £1,400-1,600
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2 1/2d. ultramarine lower left corner pane of sixty (less the top margin) with plate number at foot, fresh mint with all but one unmounted; trivial gum creases in places though a scarce multiple. S.G. 73; R6,000+ £140-160
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1873 (29 Oct.) soldier's envelope from a sergeant in the South African Military Police at Alice "via Port Elizabeth" to the Postmaster at George, contrary to regulations unusually not countersigned by the Commanding Officer, bearing 1d. carmine (defective) with triangular cancellation and showing oval datestamps of Alice and George (2.11), all on face, Port Elizabeth c.d.s. (31.10) on reverse £150-200
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1877 (14 Jan.) entire "On H.M. Service" from Bowesdorp to the Colonial Secretary at Cape Town, bearing 4d. blue with manuscript "P.O. Bowes Dorp 14/1/77" and showing Lily Fontein oval datestamp (14.1) and Cape Town c.d.s. (19.1) at foot; an unusual item of mail from an area where the Copper Mining Company carried mail gratuitously on their trains from O'kiep to Port Nolloth for transport to Cape Town by ship. Also 1875 from registered from Troe Troe to Cape Town bearing 4d. (2) sharing manuscript "Troe Troe 7/2/75" and 1894 1 1/2d. grey card from Cape Town to Germany cancelled with a manuscript stroke and with London transit c.d.s. alongside £100-120
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1885 (8 Apr.) envelope from Mowbray "Per U.R.M.S. Spartan" to London, bearing 1880 "3" Type 11 on 3d. (2) in combination with Revenue 1d., all neatly cancelled and tied by triangular cancellation with despatch c.d.s. alongside, the reverse (flap missing) with Cape Town (8.4) and London (30.4) c.d.s. Photo £600-800
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1895 (6 Nov.) envelope from Cape Town to the Commander of the Argentine cruiser "25 de Mayo" at Cape Town, bearing 1/2d. to 5/- (nine values) all cancelled by squared-circle datestamps; central vertical fold barely detracts from this colourful franking. Photo £200-250
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1896 (6 Feb.) 4d. registered envelope, uprated with 2 1/2d. sage-green, from Garden to Shanghai, the adhesive neatly cancelled by c.d.s. and with London Registered oval datestamp (24.2) below, the reverse with Cape Town Registered oval datestamp (6.2), Hong Kong and Shanghai c.d.s.; a most unusual destination. Photo £350-400
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1898 (16 Mar.) 1d. pink envelope, uprated with 1/2d. to 5/- (nine values) from Cape Town to Algeria, all neatly cancelled by Poste Restante c.d.s., no other markings. Photo £200-250
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1898 (27 July) envelope from Territet, Switzerland to Bloemendal near Mowbray bearing 25c. green with c.d.s., upon arrival redirected to De Aar and bearing 1d. carmine cancelled "965" with Mowbray c.d.s. alongside, the reverse (flap missing) with sender's cachet and four transit c.d.s., all overlapping. Most attractive. Photo £250-300
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1898 (19 Sept.) Dutch 5c. blue card from Utrecht to Edinburgh, upon arrival redirected (23.9) with 1d. lilac to Graaf Reinet, redirected again (17.10) to Melbourne with 1d. carmine, redirected once again (1.12) back to Graaf Reinet with 1 1/2d. emerald, framed "t/15c" tax mark also on face; colourful and full of character. Photo £450-550
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1901 (10 Oct.) envelope from a member of the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen to Hobart, marked "Reg No. 202 2nd T.I.B. On Active Service South Africa" and bearing 1900 1d. carmine (4) with Glenconnor c.d.s., Hobart arrival c.d.s. (8.11) on reverse. An unusual Australian regiment Boer War cover. Photo £220-280
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1902 mourning envelope from Caledon to London, bearing 1/2d. (2) and 1d. with c.d.s. and showing censor label at left tied by Cape Town censor label in violet £80-100
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x 1902 (1 July) envelope registered to Bombay franked 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 3d. and 4d., oval Port Elizabeth cancellations, transit and arrival markings on reverse; a few traces of staining; fine and a scarce six colour franking £100-120
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1903 (19 Feb.) picture postcard (Adderley Street) to Bohemia, bearing 1900 1d. carmine cancelled by a good strike of the "k.u.k. kriegsmarine/zenta" c.d.s.; also 1900 4d. registered envelope, uprated with 1d. (2), from Port Elizabeth to Queenstown and 1901 envelope from Volstruisnek addressed locally to "The Camp" bearing 1d. with c.d.s. Photo for first £250-300
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x 1903 (23 July) 4d. registered postal stationery envelope, addressed to Germany, additionally franked 1d. (5) with "298" barred oval cancellations and Yellowwood Trees d.s. alongside, on reverse Fort Beaufort (25.7) transit and Deidesheim (16.8) arrival datestamps; minor stains £150-180
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1904 (4 Feb.) envelope from Copenhagen to East London franked at 40ö, upon arrival redirected back to Copenhagen with additional of 2 1/2d. (2) cancelled by East London Jetty c.d.s., three transit c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £250-300
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