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1944 KGVI 3pi Registration envelopes comprising size F unused, size G Specimen, unused and used (2), size H Specimen, unused and used (8), and the very scarce size K unused and used. Also 1952 4pi envelope size H unused. (18). £360-420
| EGYPT | (Also see lot 554)|
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Thomas Waghorn. 1849 Letter written and signed by Thomas Waghorn, who established the overland mail route across Egypt. Written in London, the letter introduces "Mr Grieve, the celebrated scene painter of the theatres who is going to get up "The Overland Mail" in Regent St.". £200-250
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1884 20pa Postcard from Suez to England, disinfected due to the cholera outbreak in Southern Europe, with five chisel slits. An unusual disinfected postcard. £100-120
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1895 5m Postal stationery envelope cancelled by the large "MANDARAH" star and crescent datestamp, a second strike alongside, backstamped at Cairo and Alexandria, slightly reduced at left, otherwise fine and scarce. Smith type X-1, fewer than ten examples recorded. Photo on Page 135. £200-250
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1905 Sphinx 1m Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped "AFTER / STRIKING" and dated "27 SEP. 05", initialled "ED" in manuscript. Very fine. Photo on Page 121. £250-300
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1927 Type 1 definitives, 'royal misperfs' of the seven values issued in 1927 produced for King Fuad, the 3m pale brown in a corner block of four, the other six values in pairs, superb unmounted mint. (16). Photo on Page 133. £120-140
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Forces Mail. 1938-45 Covers and cards including Army Post stamps (16), "Egypt Postage Prepaid" datestamps (60), also a correspondence of air mail lettercards (24, most with 'Egypt Postage Prepaid' c.d.s) and airgraphs (30) from D. Graham-White, R.A.F. (132). £100-120
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1932 British Forces Postal Seals, 1pi imperforate marginal proof block of eight on gummed paper, very fine. Photo on Page 133. £200-250
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1932 British Forces 3m black on azure Christmas seals, a complete mint booklet pane of 20 with an additional vertical line of perforations through the four left stamps, an unusual variety. S.G. A3var. (£1,000++). Photo on Page 133. £500-600
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Postal Stationery. 1890 5m Envelope stamp, Die Proof in orange on thin card, 47x54mm, dated "18 JUL. 90" and endorsed "No. 3". A fine and scarce De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 143. £300-350
| FALKLAND ISLANDS | (Also see lot 574)|
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1938-46 ½d - £1 Set of 16 all perfined "SPECIMEN", fine mint, a scarce set. S.G. £2,500. (16). Photo on Page 141. £800-1,000
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1938-50 5/- Indigo and pale yellow-brown mint, distinctive streaky gum, lightly mounted, fine. S.G. 161b, £1,100. Photo on Page 141. £250-300
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French Forces in Greece. 1831 (June 15) Entire letter from Nauplia ('Napoli de Romanie') to France with scarce "QER GAL / ARM. DE MOREE" handstamp, backstamped upon arrival (July 8), charged 8 decimes, slit for disinfection. The Armee de Moree occupied the Peloponese in 1828 with the intention of ousting Turkish and Egyptian troops and aiding the Greeks in their quest for independence. Reduced to a skeleton force by 1831 the letter relates the writers recall along with General Schneider to Paris. Fine and scarce. £160-200
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1925 International Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheet containing four 5f stamps, perforated, unmounted mint, a little light staining to the upper edge. S.G. MS412a, £1,600. £150-200
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French Congo. 1892 Long cover to Libreville bearing French Colonies general issue surcharged and overprinted "Congo francais", comprising 5c on 25c (S.G. 6a), 10c on 25c (S.G. 11) and 15c on 25c (S.G. 9c) tied by Lambarene datestamps, with an arrival backstamp. Central vertical fold and part of the address inked over, otherwise fine and a scarce issue on cover. (S.G. £320 as stamps). £100-150
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Hannover. 1852 Illustrated lettersheet containing seven scenes from the fairy tale "The Song of the Goose", well hand coloured. Posted to Celle bearing 1851 1ggr (four large margins, sheet margin at left) on grey green cancelled by a pen stroke and a blue Hannover c.d.s, tied by a second datestamp. An exceptional postally used pictorial lettersheet. Photo on Page 135. £500-600
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German States. Mint and used collection on pages including Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg, Hannover, Oldenburg, Prussia, Saxony, Thurn & Taxis, condition rather mixed but some useful stamps included. S.G. £6,500 (approx). (100s). £300-350
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c.1870-1975 Extensive mint and used collection in 13 stockbooks including miniature sheets, German States, Marienwerder, Saar, WW1 and WW2 occupation issues, Danzig with useful miniature sheets, a few covers, also some other countries including Turkey on pages, etc. (1,000s). £400-500
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Zeppelins. 1932 Graf Zeppelin World Flight, large album in German containing a complete set of 264 cigarette cards issued by 'Club' and 'Liga' cigarettes, each with a photo illustrating the history of the Zeppelin or scenes on the 1932 flight, a fine and interesting album. £70-80
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c.1792-1863 Entire letters including c.1792 "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" handstamp with "NO 15" datestamp of Wellington, Somerset; 1807 entire letter from Rear Admiral Purvis written on the "Atlas" off Cadiz to "Major Wright, A. Secretary, Gibraltar", endorsed O.H.M.S and presumably carried by Naval bag, the contents concerning two licences for the export of tobacco; 1842 entire letter from H.M.S "Vanguard" in Malta Harbour with a curved "GIBRALTAR" handstamp; privately carried merchants letters endorsed with ships names and bearing the senders cachets (3), etc., some faults. (8). £120-140
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1833 Entire letter to Livorno with superb senders cachet of the Tuscany Consul on the reverse, red "S. ROQUE / FRANCA" and black "ESPAGNE PAR / ST. JEAN-DE-LUZ" and "NIZZA DI MARE" handstamps. Disinfected by scorching and slits, the reverse with boxed "LAZZERETTO SAN / ROCCO DI LIVORNO" and red wax impressed with the Lazzeretto seal. £100-120
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1851 Entire letter to Genoa with a blue Gibraltar datestamp and "GIBRALTAR / SHIP LETTER" and 1854 entire to Malta with "GIBRALTAR / OC 28 1854 / SHIP LETTER", both fine. (2). £200-250
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1870-81 Entire letters (3) and a cover all with G.B stamps tied by Gibraltar A26 duplexs, comprising a 1d red plate 186 to Spain, 4d vermilion plate 11 to Malta, 2½d rosy mauve plate 11 to Italy or 2½d blue plate 20 to France, all fine. (4). £100-120
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1898-1911 Covers and cards including an unusual 1898 stampless O.H.M.S Money Order Office envelope sent locally within Gibraltar with a fine Gibraltar backstamp; 1899 cover with a G.B 1d lilac tied by Gibraltar A26 duplex and a superb "PAQUEBOT" alongside; postal stationery with 1893 5 centimes surcharge on ½d newspaper wrapper used locally within Gibraltar, etc., also two 10c postcards overprinted Morocco Agencies and used from Tangier. (12). £120-150
| GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | (Also see lot 576)|
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1907-31 Picture postcards with 1907 real photo card of boat sheds at Ooma, Ocean Island (posted at Portsmouth!), c.1910 cards of Fanning Island (4) including the Kings Palace, the Chief of Butaritari and his family, and 1931 real photo cards with KGV 1d or 1½d on the picture side cancelled to order at Tarawa. Also a photo of a sailing ship, location unknown. (8). £200-250
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1911 Cover to Switzerland bearing first overprint issue 5d tied by violet datestamp, backstamped at Sydney and Bern. A scarce issue on cover. Photo on Page 135. £120-150
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Butaritari Island. 1911 (Mar 12) Cover to Jaluit, Marshall Islands, bearing 1912 ½d - 2½d set of four cancelled by two superb violet datestamps of Butaritari Island (Proud D1), backstamped at Jaluit. A fine cover, possibly a first day use of the issue. £120-150
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Butaritari. Two similar 1911 (Mar 12) covers from Butaritari, one with horizontal and vertical folds clear of the stamps and cancels, the other fine. (2). £180-220
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1912-24 KGV ½d - £1 Set of 13 fine mint, the £1 unmounted. S.G. 12/24, £600. (13). Photo on Page 141. £200-250
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Ocean Island. 1912-19 Covers, three registered, comprising 1912 cover bearing 1911 set of four with violet "OCEAN ISLAND" and manuscript "2785" below, 1915 registered cover bearing 1912 ½d - 2d, 4d - 1/- without any registration handstamp or label, and 1919 cover bearing War Tax 1d block of 12 with red printed registration label, also 1915 cover to USA bearing ½d strip of five, datestamp types D1, D2 and D4. (4). £280-320
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Ocean Island. 1913 Long registered On His Britannic Majestys Service cover to Victoria bearing 1911 2d pair and 1912 4d tied by Ocean Island datestamps (Proud D1), handstamped violet "OCEAN ISLAND" with red manuscript "No. R. 2876" below, backstamped at Wonthaggi. A fine early official cover with the provisional handstruck registration marking. Photo on Page 135. £150-180
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Ocean Island. 1913-22 Registered covers comprising 1913 cover to Switzerland franked 1911 1d, 2d, 2½d and 1912 ½d, 4d with violet "OCEAN ISLAND" and red manuscript "R. No. 2889" below, type D1 c.d.s; 1914 Resident Commissioners Office cover to Canada franked 1912 5d, 2/- with a red manuscript registration label, type D1 c.d.s; and 1922 cover to Fiji franked 1912 ½d - 3d with a red printed registration label and type D4 c.d.s. (3). Photo on Page 135. £250-300
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Tarawa. 1917-25 Registered 'Wilson' covers bearing 1912-24 KGV issue, two cancelled type D2 c.d.s and bearing red registration labels with manuscript "Tarawa", the other with type D4 c.d.s and violet boxed "R TARAWA G.E.I.C" type R2. (3). £200-250
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Christmas Island. 1918 Registered cover to Switzerland with 5c Christmas Island local (corner fault) tied by the large "CENTRAL PACIFIC COCOANUT PLANTATIONS LTD / CHRISTMAS ISLAND" cancel featuring a palm tree, with a French Oceanic Settlements 30c cancelled at Papeete (Oct 31). Handstamped "R" and "Registered", backstamped at San Francisco and New York. An early use of this local stamp. £100-120
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Ocean Island. 1919 and 1939 Stampless registered official covers both with oval "OFFICIAL / POSTAGE / FREE" handstamp. The 1919 cover to London headed "On His Britannic Majestys Service" with a double ring c.d.s (Proud D4), bearing a red registration label; the 1939 cover to Australia headed "On His Majestys Service", with a boxed violet registration handstamp (R3) and single ring c.d.s (D8). (2). £150-180
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Fanning Island. 1923-33 Covers bearing New Zealand stamps cancelled by "FANNING ISLAND" double ring datestamps, comprising cover to USA bearing Admiral 1d, 2d and 3d, covers to G.B with Admiral 1d or to Hawaii with Admiral 3d, and a 1928 registered cover to New Zealand bearing 1d Dominion pair and 1923 1d Penny Postage pair + single, a blank registration label bearing a further strike of the Fanning Island c.d.s. (4). Photo on Page 138. £350-400
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1925-40 Registered Covers franked 1912-27 KGV Issue comprising ½d, 1d and 1/- each cancelled Abemama Isld c.d.s (type D5) with a violet Tarawa registration handstamp (R2); ½d + War Tax 1d + 1/- each tied by Nikunau Island rubber cancel (D1) with violet Ocean Island registration handstamp (R2); and 1940 cover with ½d and 1d violet strip of four each tied by Ananuka rubber cancel (D3) with violet boxed Tarawa registration handstamp (R3). Three scarce cancels from very small offices which did not have their own registration handstamp. (3). Photo on Page 138. £300-350
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Christmas Island. c.1926 Cover to Fanning Island franked 1923 ½d pair cancelled by the large "CENTRAL PACIFIC COCOANUT PLANTATIONS LTD / CHRISTMAS ISLAND" cancel featuring a palm tree, a second strike on the front, very fine. Photo on Page 138. £180-220
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1937 Coronation sets on covers cancelled by circular undated cancels (Proud D2) of Little Makin, Abemama, Abaiang, Nanumaga or Vaitupu, the first three with Tarawa registration handstamps. Also 1947-54 covers with KGVI stamps tied by double ring datestamps of Abaiang (applied as a backstamp, the stamps cancelled at Beru), Nanumaga (5) or Vaitupu (3), one registered. (14). £180-220
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1937 New Zealand Solar Eclipse Expedition to Canton Island, cover with Western Samoa ½d pair cancelled at Apia handstamped oval "N.Z Solar Eclipse Expedition / Phoenix Island / 1937" and "H.M.S WELLINGTON / N.Z SOLAR EXP / CANTON ISLAND / JUNE 8TH 1937", and three covers with U.S.A stamps cancelled "U.S.S / AVOCET / CANTON / ISLAND" duplexs (June 8) with the cachet "U.S NAVY / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC / ECLIPSE EXPEDITION", one also with the oval Phoenix Island cachet. Two covers have hand drawn maps showing the location of Canton Island. (4). Photo on Page 138. £300-350
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Tarawa. 1937-50 Covers, three registered, with KGVI stamps tied by datestamp types D5 (4), D8 (2, rubber type), and D9 (2, one cancelling a 2d postage due on a local unpaid cover). (8). £120-140
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Butaritari/Funafuti. 1937-55 Covers with KGVI stamps cancelled by datestamps of Butaritari comprising types D5, D6 rubber c.d.s with manuscript registration etiquette of Tarawa, or type D7 (2, one in violet); or from Funafuti cancelled types D6 (3), D7 rubber c.d.s (3) or D8 (2), five covers registered, one an illustrated Schooner Yankee third world cruise cover signed by Irving Johnson. (12). £150-180
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Ocean Island. 1938-54 Covers bearing KGVI stamps cancelled by datestamp types D6 (2), D7/8 (6, with a commercial cover to Hawaii via Fiji franked 3d), D9 rubber c.d.s (2, both dated 8 Oct. 1945, the day the Post Office reopened after the Japanese Occupation), D10 (4, one in violet), and D11 (5), fourteen covers registered, three sent in 1945-46 with manuscript registration etiquettes. (19). £260-320
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Christmas Island. 1939-57 Covers with KGVI stamps tied by c.d.s type D2 (5, including 1939 cover to Fiji franked 1½d, apparently commercial), D3 or D4, four registered, also a 1957 stampless cover locally addressed to a British R.A.F Officer with a 2d postage due stamp tied by type D4 c.d.s. (8). £130-150
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Fanning Island. 1939-56 Covers and a C.O.P with 1939 (Feb 13) cover bearing N.Z 1d cancelled on the final day of the N.Z Postal Agency (type D2 c.d.s) and Feb 14 covers posted on the first day of Gilberts administration with G&E.I KGVI stamps tied by type D3 c.d.s (3, one registered), also later covers with KGVI stamps tied by datestamp types D3 (4, three registered, one with C.O.P), D4 (2) or D5. An interesting lot. (12). £180-220
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1940-c.1942 Covers with KGVI stamps tied by undated rubber type D2 cancels comprising Tamana on a registered cover with Ocean Island registration mark, Nukufetau, Nanumaga (registered) and Nui (to New Zealand franked 1½d), scarce. (4). £160-200
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Hull Island/Sydney Island. 1941-53 Covers with KGVI stamps cancelled by Sydney Island c.d.s type D2 (3, two registered, one of these with a G.B 1d postage due cancelled "323" at Grimsby) or type D3; and a 1948 cover with two 1d stamps each cancelled by Hull Island c.d.s (D2) and bearing the scarce circular cachet "GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY / POST OFFICE / HULL ISLAND / (ORONA)". (5). £100-120
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Canton Island. 1941-62 Covers and a postcard, mostly with KGVI stamps, cancels comprising types D1, D4 (4), D5 (3), D6 (3), D7 (4), four registered, one of these with a G.B 1d postage due stamp cancelled "323" at Grimsby. (15). £200-240
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1944-45 Covers with KGVI stamps cancelled by rubber datestamps comprising c.1944 2d tied violet undated Tarawa cancel (type D6); 1945 registered covers with datestamps of Funafuti (D7) and registration handstamps (2 covers); and 1945 (Oct. 8) registered cover with Ocean Island c.d.s (D9) and a handwritten registration etiquette, posted on the day the Post Office reopened after the Japanese occupation. (4). £140-160
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1944-54 Covers with KGVI stamps (15) and a 1944 registered letter C.O.P with Fanning Island c.d.s, including registered covers with datestamps of Abemama (2), Abaiang (2), Arorae, Aranuka, Marakai, Nonouti, Vaitupu and Tarawa; 1954 QANTAS first flight cover from Canton Island to Sydney; commercial covers from Nikunau and Nanumea, etc. (16). £240-280
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