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x 1880-94 used range (19) including 1880 (Jan.) and (3 Feb.) from Accra via Liverpool to Germany; 1880 (15 June) from Quittah to Germany; 1887 (Mar.) from Elmina to Belgium; 1889 (Nov.) from Saltpond to Germany, written in Chama; 1890 (2 Oct.) and 1891 (13 Jan.) both from Cape Coast to England, cancelled "556" with despatch datestamp in opposite corner, both in blue; and 1891 (2 May) from Elmina to Switzerland, clearly cancelled by c.d.s. Condition a little mixed though a most interesting lots £600-800
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x 1883 (15 Oct.) written from Chama to London, cancelled by "556" obliterator and arrival c.d.s. (15.11) and showing "paid at cape coast castle" double-ring d.s. in red; the card with pressed central vertical fold £80-100
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x 1884 (24 Aug.) written from Quitta to Germany, uncancelled in Accra, showing "5b/liverpool/br packet" c.d.s. in black, "L" in quartered circle overstruck by ship letter/london" c.d.s. in red. Most unusual £80-100
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x 1885 (18 Sept.) from Accra to Switzerland, cancelled "554", showing despatch c.d.s., red crayon "1 1/2" accountancy marking and Paid Liverpool Br Packet c.d.s. in red with arrival datestamp on reverse £60-80
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x 1886 (22 Apr.) written from Ho in Togo, cancelled by rare "post office/addah" oval intaglio handstamp, showing Accra c.d.s. alongside with Addah, Paid Liverpool Br Packet and arrival datestamps at left. A neat, attractive and very rare usage. Photo £1,500-1,800
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x 1887 (12 Jan.) from Accra to Germany, headed "Woghodogho, 24 October 1886" and written by Adolf Krause, African explorer and linguist, to his brother, lightly cancelled and showing despatch, Paid Liverpool Br. Packet in (8.2) and arrival (10.2) datestamps; two corner creases. An important card written in virtually unexplored territory. Photo £100-120
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x 1887 (30 Oct.) from Accra to Sierra Leone, written by Rowland Cole (long-time Post Office official and later Postmaster General of Gold Coast), cancelled "554" and showing despatch and Freetown arrival datestamps; the card with two vertical creases £70-90
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x 1900 (Aug.) from Accra to Germany and re-addressed internally, uprated with 1d., cancelled by c.d.s. and showing blue crayon "1". Interesting £70-90
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x 1899 (1 Apr.) picture postcard from Accra to Germany, bearing 1899 1d. tied by poor to fair boxed d.s. with c.d.s. alongside and red Paid Liverpool Br Packet and arrival datestamps at left. Scarce on this early card £60-80
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x 1902-1921 postcards (24, seven unused), variously addressed and showing a range of scenes including those of Abokobi, Accra (5 with views of Harbour, Customs, Port Office & Warehouse, and Warehouse), Axim (2, one of Fort St. Anthony), Christiansborg Castle (2), Elmina (Fort St. George), Sekondi (3 with views of Government Railway and Harbour and Pier), Tarkwa Pretea Railway Construction and River Densu scenes (2).
A good lot £300-400
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x 1903 picture postcard (Accra scenes) to Switzerland, bearing 1889 1/2d. (2) both with manuscript "Nsaba 9.1.03" in red ink, showing Winnebah c.d.s. (10.1) alongside with Accra and arrival overlapping at left. Rare. Photo £300-400
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x 1904 (Sept.) picture postcard (Kumassi, Capital of Ashanti) used from Ada to Germany and bearing KE 1d.; also unused coloured postcard of Kumasi fort £70-90
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x 1907-08 coloured picture postcards (Christiansborg, The Governor's Park and Village on the Gold Coast) both used in the Ivory Coast to England. Scarce £60-80
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x 1908 (4 Mar.) coloured picture postcard (Kumasi, Gold Coast. Railway Station) from Victoriaborg to Lagos showing blue crayon "1d" and unframed "T" h.s.; minor creases. Scarce £60-80
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x 1908 postcard from Axim to British Guiana and two unused cards (one photographic) each showing an Elder Dempster passenger ship, "Adda", "Apapa" and "Fantee"; a few minor creases £100-120
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x 1L. chocolate, without gum, large margins, another with impression of the 20L. in black on reverse, Proofs without figures on the reverse. Also the issued 2L. (2) and 80L. fine with gum and 5L, used, large margins, fine £150-200
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x 5L. emerald on greenish, original gum, good to large margins all round, fine. S.G. 3. Photo £150-200
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x 20L. blue block of four, original gum, scissors cut and tear at foot, some other faults; good appearance and rare. S.G. 4. Photo £350-400
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x 40L. mauve on blue (4), 80L. carmine (3), all with lozenge of dots cancellations, close to large margins all round; good to fine. S.G. 5, 6 £150-200
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x 80L. carmine, unused without gum, good colour, good to large margins all round, fine. Signed Vlastos. S.G. 6 £60-80
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x Large figures 10L. red-orange on blue, lozenge of dots cancellation, good to large margins all round and very fine. S.G. 7. Photo £150-200
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x 5L. blue-green on greenish (coarse printing), large part original gum, good margins all round, fresh and fine. S.G. 11Ab. Photo £100-120
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x 5L., 10L., 20L. and 80L., the last with c.d.s., the others with lozenge of dots cancellations, good to fine used with margins all round. S.G. 11A, 12A, 13B, 15B, £100-120
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x 5L. green, lozenge cancellation, also an unused example showing missing dot and broken circle at lower right; good margins, fine. S.G. 11 £100-120
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x 1872-75 Thin Transparent Paper 10L. red-orange on pale greenish, variety "01" for "10" on reverse, c.d.s. cancellation; 1862-67 10L. with the same variety, "111" cancellation; fine. S.G. 19d, 41b. Photo £200-250
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x 1889-95 Athens printing, imperforate, selection of over 200 on stockcards, including 20L. horizontal pair, 25L. vertical pair and 40L. purple original gum, values to 1d.
(35 with three pairs) used, chiefly fine to very fine £100-150
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1863-1950 mint and used collection on leaves including 1863-71 6d. pair and 6d. dull rose-red shade, 1873 6d. pair, 1875 1/- with variety "shlliing" used,, 1881 2 1/2d. imperforate marginal single, 183 1d., 1883 Keyplate set and five tête-bêche pairs to 8d. mint, 1888-91 4d. on 2/- (2), 1/2d. on 2/- and 1d. on 2/- (two different), 1d. on 8d. and 2 1/2d. on 8d. mint tête-bêche pairs, 1895-99, 1902, 1904-06, 1906-11, 1913-22 (with shades) and 1921-31 mint sets, 1938-50 set mint with perfs. and 10/- printings
(6 including perf. 12) mint and 2 1/2d. perf. 12 1/2x13 1/2 used; generally good to fine.
Cat. £5,000+ £1,500-2,000
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1827-76 entire letters (10) and fronts (2), including 1827 to London with "ship letter/cowes" across flap on reverse, 1838 to London with red step type "falmouth/ship letter" across flap on reverse, 1858 to France with double ring Jacmel datestamp on reverse and "gb/1f60c" on front, etc., mixed condition £250-300
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1992 no watermark, $5 variety bright blue-green and light green omitted leaving only the Queen's head in black, superb unmounted mint. A fine and a spectacular variety. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). See Pierron, HK1423a and notes. S.G. 795e, var. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x 1932 envelope to the United States, franked Christian X 1e., 6a. with "Hull York 5" cancellations applied in transit and with "paquebot" below; creases affecting the adhesives; scarce £60-80
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A large accumulation in two cartons, including earlier issues with some mint blocks, 1866 Postage 6a. used (30), later Q.V. high values used, a range of used Edward VII and George V values (including Officials) with 1928 25r. (250+ with Postmaster General and other c.d.s.), mint collections from 1947 in albums (5), 1960 Map 1n.p. sheet with dry print down one side, Officials with mint George VI rupee values in quantity and a few Gandhi 1 1/2a., Azad Hind labels and International Commission in Indo-Cochin in mint sheets, C.E.F. and I.E.F. mint stock, Defence savings cards (25) fully used with 4a. values; hours of entertainment £1,500-2,000
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x 1854 2a. green horizontal pair with part of "One Anna" watermark, both cancelled by diamond of bars and sharing small part manuscript letters at foot; rare. Photo £500-600
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x 1855 (7 Mar.) entire from Calcutta "pr Str. Bombay via Marseilles" to Paris, bearing 2a. green strip of four each cancelled and tied by diamond of dots and additionally by "90" rate handstamp, showing boxed "india", French entry c.d.s. (15.4) and, on reverse, despatch and arrival (15.4) c.d.s.; diagonal crease crosses right-hand adhesive though a fine, rare and attractive franking. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). Photo £2,500-3,000
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1878 (9 Aug.) mourning envelope (with enclosure) to Edinburgh bearing 1876 6a., on arrival redirected to Blairgowrie and additionally franked with Great Britain 1d. Plate 170; part of flap missing and some perimeter faults, scarce. Photo £400-450
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1902-11 25r. brownish orange and blue, mint; a little toned. S.G. 147, £2,250. Photo £200-250
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1911-69 large heavily duplicated mint accumulation of blocks and sheets, contained in two cartons, commencing with a few George V to 25r., George VI with values to 14a., 1947 Independence 3 1/2a. with inverted watermark (97 including "tear drop" flaw), 1949-52 with values to 15r. including both 10r. shades in complete sheets and further quantities, 1955 Five Year Plan set in complete sheets (two or more of each), and a range of later commemoratives. Hugh catalogue value £5,000-6,000
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1921 9p. on 1a. interpanneau blocks of twenty-four and thirty-two showing, between them, five each of the "nine nine" and "pies pies" varieties, mint; the larger block with a few fox marks. S.G. 192, a, b, £1,300 £150-200
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9p. on 1a. block of sixty-four (8x8) with interpaneau margin at centre, four with
"nine nine" and four with "pies pies" varieties, fresh mint; typed note in margin.
S.G. 192, a, b, £1,040 £200-250
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9p. on 1a. upper right corner block of thirty-two with interpanneau margin at top, variety surcharge double, mint with toned gum. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1955). S.G. 192c, £9,600+ £1,000-1,200
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x 1935 stampless envelope (with small enclosure) to Ontario, with "quetta earth quake postage fre(e)" cachet, unclear datestamp on reverse; fine £80-100
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x 1943 (May) "Feldpost" envelope from Robert Frese "14./Arbeitskommando Frankenberg/Königsbrück" to Hamburg, showing Eagle and Swastika handstamp in violet and Königsbrook c.d.s. on face; a scarce item from the Azad Hind Indian Legion. Photo £180-200
Note: Frankenberg was the training camp for Indian P.O.W.'s and Königsbrück was the training camp for selected troops
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1939-74 heavily duplicated accumulation, largely mint sheets and part sheets, etc., contained in eleven large folders large in a plastic crate, some George VI though largely the Asokan capital issues; viewing essential £300-350
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1860 Electric Telegraph 4a. and 1r. (marginal) plate proofs in reddish purple on gummed paper, fine and scarce. Photo £300-400
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x 1905 (23 May) picture postcard from D'Thali to England, bearing 1a. carmine cancelled by "dthali" double-ring datestamp and with Aden (24.5) and Lincoln Sorting Carriage (11.6) c.d.s. at left; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1995). Photo £600-700
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A large accumulation in a carton, including some earlier issues with listed and unlisted varieties, mint quantities of Q.V. and George VI with some better values included. Viewing essential and a wonderful opportunity to buy these stamps in quantity for study purposes £800-1,000
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1940-43 and 1941-43 sets complete, used; some a little toned or stained though of generally good appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2005) for 15r. S.G. 127-49, £1,020+ £400-500
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An accumulation with larger quantities of Cochin with Officials and Travancore, duplication, severe in the used in places. Viewing essential £200-250
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1948 Doar Ivri set of nine to 1000m. affixed to official presentation sheet; the 1000m. lower portion of tab missing. Fine. S.G. 1-9 £600-800
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1851-52 60c. brick-red on azure, clear to large margins, lightly cancelled by bars; small thin spot not detracting from good appearance. Rare. Gremio Certificate (1970). S.G. 23, £27,000; Sassone 9, ¤40,000. Photo £1,600-1,800
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1933 Zeppelin 10L. green, five examples, each used with Libya 75c. on postcards addressed to Pernambuco, Tripoli cancellations of 27 May 1933, blue Romulus and Remus cachets, marked "non reclame"; fine. S.G. 173 £300-350
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