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Fanning Island. 1944 Censored cover from Antigua to Roger Wells at Fanning Island franked Leeward Islands ½d, handstamped "T", KGVI 1d, 1½d and 2½d postage stamps applied and cancelled by Fanning Island datestamps to collect the 5d postage due charge. Philatelic but still a scarce WW2 period postage due cover. £80-100
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Fanning Island. 1944 Covers franked 2d to New Zealand or 3d to USA (2) all tied by Fanning Island datestamps with boxed "GILBERT AND ELLICE / ISLANDS COLONY / PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 1" cachets in black, the No.1 censor scarce. (3). Photo on Page 138. £150-180
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Fanning Island. 1946 (Feb 15) Stampless O.H.M.S cover to England with Fanning Island c.d.s and red "POST OFFICE / MARITIME / MAIL" machine of London, an unusual commercial official cover treated as Naval mail. Photo on Page 138. £80-100
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1946-58 Covers (21, fourteen registered) and a front with KGVI stamps tied by double circle "Post Office" datestamps of Beru (2, manuscript and handstruck registration etiquettes), Gardner Island (2), Nanumea (5), Nikunau, Niutao (3), Nonouti (2), Nukufetau, Nukulaelae (3, one in blue), Onotoa or Tabiteuea (2, manuscript and handstruck registration etiquettes), a scarce group. (22). £260-300
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1953-76 QEII Covers including stampless official mail (5, one with circular "POST OFFICE TARAWA / PAID / G. E.I.C"); a stampless wrapper with similar Paid handstamp in violet with "2d" in manuscript; stampless covers from the Post Office with violet Paid datestamps (8, two types of Paid c.d.s.); 1975-78 first flight covers (9, eight pilot signed); and other stamped covers (13), some commercial. (36). £140-160
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1960 Diamond Jubilee of Phosphate Discovery, original artwork for the 2½d design, very well handpainted on thick card, 176x233mm. £150-180
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1975 3c Lettercard unused with interleaving enclosed, or cancelled to order with differing datestamps (9), all handstamped "per m.v NIUANGA". An uncommon item of postal stationery, issued unannounced only a few weeks before the colony gained its independence and only on sale at Tarawa, Ocean Island and Funafuti. (10). £60-80
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1895 (Dec 1) Mourning cover franked 2½d from Camberley addressed to "Capt. C.H Blunt, Royal Artillery, British Expeditionary Force, Cape Coast Castle, West Africa" endorsed "Mansu", backstamped at Bagshot, London and Cape Coast. The cover has a royal crest and is initialled (AH?), possibly from a member of the royal family at Sandhurst. An unusual ingoing campaign cover. £150-200
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1913-21 KGV ½d - £1 Set of twelve mint, the 3d die II, the 1/- with olive back and 10/- with green back, very fine. S.G. 71/84, £365. (12). £100-120
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1922 De La Rue imperforate sample proof block of four of the KGV 1d printed in blue, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type DS1), affixed to brown card from the printers records. Photo on Page 141. £250-300
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1881 1d Green perf 14½, pair used on small piece, the right stamp bisected diagonally, the bisected half with light creases, a scarce bisect even on piece. S.G. 19a (£9,000 on cover). Photo on Page 141. £150-200
| HONG KONG | (Also see lot 108)|
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1912-37 KGV Definitives unmounted, mainly in blocks, comprising Multiple Crown CA 12c (148, including block of 34 with plate number "1"), 50c (13) and $1 (10), Multiple Script CA 2c grey (71, including block of 11 with plate number "2" and sheet number "U1067") and 3c (68, including block of 36 with plate number "2"), a few small faults, the majority fine. S.G. 106, 111, 112, 118c, 119, £5,482. (310). £400-600
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1938-46 KGVI Perf 14 1c - $10, the 15 values issued by February 1946, all marginal, mounted in the margins only, the stamps unmounted. A fine group comprising 1c - 15c, 20c black, 25c blue, 30c yellow-olive, 50c, $1 lilac and blue, $2 orange and green, $5 lilac and scarlet and $10 green and violet. S.G. £1,160. (15). Photo on Page 141. £300-400
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1938-46 $1 Lilac and blue on chalk surfaced paper mint and $1 orange and green used (small corner crease) both with variety short right leg to "R". S.G. 155a, 156a, £245. (2). £60-70
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1895 Cover sent within Iceland, addressed to Havnefjord, bearing G.B 1887 2½d tied by "SEYDISFJORDUR" c.d.s with a second strike alongside, backstamped at Reykjavik four days later. A remarkable use of a G.B stamp in Iceland, a unique cover. Photo on Page 138 £700-800
| INDIA | (Also see lots 628-39, 1413)|
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1812-47 Entire letters sent within, from or to India, many to the traveller and writer James Baillie Fraser or his brother William, handstamps include boxed "SOBATHOO / POST PAID", red "NAGPORE / Paid" datestamp, circular "SAHAPUNPOR / PT PD / POST OFFICE" (2), oval "MERUT / Pt Pd" (5), circular "BENARES / POST PAID" (3), also Delhi, Madras, etc., some with G.B India Letter handstamps. (44). £600-700
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1854 4a Blue and red, Frame die II and Head die III, 4th or 5th printing, used with "C/155" cancel, four margins, small tear at left. S.G. 23, £550. Photo on Page 141. £100-120
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1863 Cover and 1866 front with upper flap both from Calcutta to London, the cover franked 1856-64 2a and 4a, the front unusually franked 1860 8p and 1865 2a, 4a and 8a pair. (2). £80-100
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1866 2a Postal fiscal overprinted Service Postage, the upper and lower inscriptions removed, used with a Peshawar c.d.s, light staining and two horizontal creases, still a reasonable looking example of this scarce stamp. S.G. O16, £1,000. £80-100
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1867 Cover from Bombay to Poona bearing ½a blue strip of four, 1a brown and 4a green each cancelled by numeral "1" within a diamond of bars, also tied by the Poona arrival c.d.s, with superb horseshoe type "BOMBAY P.O / 1867 / 2 NOV / REGISTERED No."; and a tiny cover from Madras to Arcot franked on the reverse by ½a blue (2, faults) each tied by diamond cancel, with the similar horseshoe type "MADRAS G.P.O / 1867 / JU 27 / REGN No". Also 1895 red printed O.H.M.S telegram envelope to Ireland bearing 1867-73 Service 4a and 1883-99 On H.M.S ½a tied by Bombay datestamps. A few small faults, otherwise all fine. (3). Photo on Page 138. £280-320
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1874 "On H.M.S" overprint (S.G. type O8) Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 69x92mm, a fine and scarce De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 183. £350-450
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1913 KGV 1a Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, endorsed and dated "after striking, 10/11/13" and initialled, a fine De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 143. £250-300
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1911 KGV 1a Imperforate essay plate proof block of four in red on white glazed gummed paper with upper margin, very similar to the issued stamp but differing in much of the detail, the reverse with some staining, the face with a couple of tiny ink marks but otherwise fine and attractive. Photo on Page 143. £150-200
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1911 KGV 1a Carmine, upper left corner block of forty (8x5), horizontal gutter separating rows 4 and 5, each stamp overprinted "CANCELLED" (Samuel type 25), a few split perforations above the lower row and some buckling to the vertical perforations between columns 2/3 and 6/7, otherwise fine unmounted mint, a scarce and impressively large block from the printers archives. Also a single 1a with larger diagonal "CANCELLED" overprint. (41). Photo on Pages 141 & 143. £1,000-1,200
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1911 KGV 1a Carmine, lower left corner marginal block of 16 with a dramatic perforation shift, margins on three sides (the lower margin reduced in size), unmounted mint, gum toning and a little light staining, the lower left stamp with a surface scrape. An impressive and unusual block. Photo on Page 141. £350-450
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1911 KGV 1a and 1921 9p on 1a, mint and used selection including State and military overprints, with 1r booklet complete (S.G. SB9, two ½a panes with faults) and 1r2a booklet cover and adverts (S.G. SB13, no stamps), Mafia overprints (S.G. M35, M45, £185) both fine mint, Gwalior State postage and Service overprints double mint (S.G. £100), 9p surcharge double mint and "PIES PIES" error used (both with faults), etc. (49 + 2 booklets). £110-130
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1911-31 Covers and cards bearing the KGV 1a including 1923 registered cover from Pondicherry bearing 1a and 2a6p, 1917 cover from Linga with ½a and 1a pair, also Mildred Bruce flight cover, 1911 Coronation Durbar, Baghdad, Paquebot use, London Received From H.M Ship, pieces with cancels of Pharijong or Perim, and use on three revenue documents. (2). £250-300
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1912 KGV 1a Rose-carmine Service overprint upper right corner marginal pair, a pre-printing paper fold resulting in the corner stamp having a large void corner, this part of the design printed on the reverse gummed side, the stamps unmounted, very unusual. Photo on Page 141. £100-120
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1921 Nine Pies on 1a rose-carmine, the five different essay surcharges in san-serif letters, two without gum, one with a pinhole, a very scarce group. (5). Photo on Page 141. £750-850
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1921 9p Surcharge on 1a rose-carmine, two examples both with the surcharge double, a little gum toning, otherwise both fine mint. S.G. 192c, £600. (2). Photo on Page 141. £120-150
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1921 9p on 1a Carmine-rose, mint vertical pair with the error "NINE NINE" in combination with the normal surcharge (gum toning) and a piece bearing a vertical inter-panneau strip of four, the upper stamp with the "PIES PIES" error and lower stamp with the "NINE NINE" error. Also a cover posted in Bombay bearing ¼a on ½a and the "NINE NINE" error on 1a, very unusual on cover. S.G. £955+. (Cover + 2 multiples). Photo on Pages 141 & 145. £300-350
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1921 1r2a Stamp booklet containing 24 9p on 1a stamps in six panes of four, the lower right stamp on each pane with the variety "P.IES", clearly a constant variety and very unusual, the booklet cover with the usual staple rust marks, otherwise fine and possibly unique with this surcharge variety on all panes. S.G. SB13. £250-300
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Portuguese India. 1871-77 20r Stamps used, unchecked for dies and perfs, also '5' on 20r surcharge mint. (15). £100-150
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1858 Cover from Cawnpore to England charged 6d with boxed "INDIA UNPAID, Cawnpore, Calcutta and London datestamps. A small hole to the address panel and edge staining, explained by the cachet "Saved from the wreck / of the Ava" on the reverse. The P.&O. "Ava" struck rocks and sank on February 10th, eighty miles off Trincomalee; the mail was subsequently recovered by divers. Photo on Page 145. £250-300
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1869 (Sep 2) Cover from Edinburgh to India, water damaged with the stamps washed off, the reverse bearing the explanatory label "Recovered from wreck of the 'Carnatic'", tied by arrival datestamps of Bombay (Nov 13), Travelling Post Office N.W.P and Umballa. The P.&O. "Carnatic" was wrecked off Shadwan Island on September 13th with the loss of 30 lives; some mailbags were recovered by divers on October 24th. Photo on Page 145. £400-500
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1917 Cover from Bournemouth to Calcutta, the stamp washed off and a little stained, with oval "ACCIDENT AT SEA / MONGOLIA / 23 6 17". The P.&O. "Mongolia" struck a mine 60 miles off Bombay and sank with the loss of 23 lives. £100-120
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Bundi. 1896 India ½a postal stationery cover to Bombay cancelled "BUNDI" c.d.s, the reverse bearing Bundi ½a slate-grey (S.G. 2) tied by a native datestamp with Colaba arrival c.d.s alongside, very fine. £100-120
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Hyderabad. 1900 5a Postal stationery envelope unusually used to London, invalid for use outside the state, therefore handstamped "HYDERABAD DECCAN / 1 ANNA DUE" with a 2d charge mark of the London Foreign Branch, a few minor faults, an unusual use. £80-100
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Fao. 1879 Piece bearing India 1865 1a (2) and 1878 4a cancelled in manuscript "Fao, Turkish Arabia, April 14 1879", further cancelled by two Karachi duplexs (April 24), very scarce and unusual. Fao is located in Southern Iraq, at the point where the Shatt-Al-Arab meets the Persian Gulf. Photo on Page 183. £150-200
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Fao. 1879 Piece bearing India 1865 2a orange and 1878 4a cancelled in manuscript "Fao, Turkish Arabia, Feby 17 1879" further cancelled by a Karachi duplex (Feb 26), very scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 183. £100-120
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Fao. 1879 Piece bearing India 1865 2a orange and 1878 4a cancelled in manuscript "Fao, Turkish Arabia, March 23 79" further cancelled by a Karachi duplex (April 3). Also a 1a with manuscript "Fao" cancel and three other stamps with partial Turkish Arabia manuscript cancels, presumably also Fao, all also cancelled at Karachi, all on small pieces. A scarce and unusual group. (4). Photo on Page 183. £120-150
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Henjam. 1880 India 4a Green cancelled by manuscript "Henjam. 24 Oct 80", further cancelled "B" within horizontal bars. Also QV 2a orange with the same "B" cancel and partial "Hen..." in manuscript. Henjam Island is located in the Straits of Hormuz. Very unusual. (2). Photo on Page 183. £100-120
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Abadan. 1921-23 Pieces cut from telegraph forms bearing India KGV stamps tied by "ABADAN" double ring datestamps with long side bars, the stamps comprising 2a6p (2), 3a strip of three, 6a (15), 12a, 1r (4), 2r pair and 5r pair. S.G. £644 (29 stamps on 4 pieces). £140-180
| INDIA - AIR MAILS | The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
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1907 (Sep 7) Stampless Daily Graphic balloon postcard addressed to Bombay, flown in the "Mammoth" balloon from London to Sweden and thrown overboard at Tosse, where the card was posted. Handstamped with a "TOSSE" c.d.s and boxed "T", boxed "POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANNA" (the 1A crossed out in blue crayon) and circular "OVERLAND POSTAGE / DUE /A / 2". The message reads "You won't mind paying surcharge on this card I hope. I don't know from what country it will be despatched. Somewhere between London & Russia." Virtually all the cards from this flight were addressed to Britain, and we have only recorded one other example to India. An exceptional destination. £1,800-2,000
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Austria, franked QV 2a6p tied by the special pictorial Aerial Post cancel in magenta, backstamped at Allahabad (Feb 18) and upon arrival at Zipf (Mar 10). A scarce destination for a cover flown at Allahabad. Photo on Page 145. £500-600
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Hamburg, franked QV 2a6p tied by the special pictorial Aerial Post cancel in magenta, backstamped at Allahabad (Feb 18) and Bombay. A scarce destination for a cover flown at Allahabad. Photo on Page 145. £300-350
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Amballa, franked KEVII ½a tied by the special pictorial Aerial Post cancel in magenta, backstamped at Allahabad (Feb. 18) and Amballa (Feb. 20). A barely noticeable vertical crease, otherwise superb with a fine cancel. Photo on Page 145. £300-350
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post, reverse portion only of a registered envelope bearing KEVII 2a and 3p (2) tied by the special pictorial Aerial Post cancel in magenta with a second strike below, an Allahabad registration label applied and Allahabad datestamps (Feb 18 and Feb 20). Very attractive, both cancels superb. Also a piece bearing KEVII ½a tied by the magenta Aerial Post cancel. (2). Photo on Page 149. £90-120
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post cover, addressed by Capt. Walter Windham to "E. Perrin Esq., R. Aero Club, Piccadilly, London" bearing KEVII 3p (2) and ½a each tied by the special pictorial Aerial Post cancel in magenta, backstamped at Allahabad (Feb. 19), Bombay and London (Mar. 10). Enclosed is a printed card "London Address: 30, Evelyn Gardens, S.W. I have the honour to ask you if you will kindly accept this letter-card as a souvenir of the first official aerial post which was despatched from the U.P Exhibition, Allahabad, officially sanctioned, and carried by an aeroplane under Government Post Office Regulations on 20th February 1911", signed W. Windham. A few light stain spots, otherwise fine and very scarce. We have only recorded two other examples of these printed and signed cards from the organiser of the aerial post, Walter Windham; one sold in the 11th November 2011 Argyll Etkin auction (lot 1050) for £3,100 + premium. Photo on Page 145. £1,400-1,800
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post, first type postcard, 160x127mm, depicting Pequet in his biplane with his imitation signature above and the printed heading "FIRST "AERIAL POST", FEBRUARY 18 '11", posted to Meerut with KEVII ½a tied by the special pictorial Aerial Post cancel in magenta, datestamps of Allahabad (Feb. 18) and Meerut (Feb. 20), corner creasing as is usual for this rare card, much finer than most of the few recorded examples. Photo on Page 147. £1,000-1,200
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