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x 1892-1903 a group of issued stamps with 20c. to 80c. dated "1-9-92", 20c. dated "1-11-97" and 5c. strip of three showing die I and die II dated "1-12-99"; large part original gum; a few slightly short perfs. (8) £120-150
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x A selection of K.E.VII values, mostly used, with whole stamp values to 2r.50 cancelled by c.d.s. and half stamp values to 25r. (3), some low value multiples on part telegram forms and 1910 20c. on 12c. large part original gum £100-150
For a further selection please see lot 2334
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x 1863 (14 Mar.) Telegraph To India Company Ltd., "Despatched from Jubal Island" envelope to Bombay bearing G.B. 1862-64 1/- tied by "B02" with faint Suez despatch c.d.s. below; light horizontal crease which runs through the adhesive. Scarce. Photo £200-300
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x 1864 (28 Dec.) Reuter's Agency, Suez Telegram envelope to Bombay bearing G.B. 1862-64 6d. (2) cancelled by "B02" with faint Suez despatch c.d.s. at left. Fine and attractive. Photo £400-500
These covers were sent before the completion of the Indo-European telegraph line
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x 1864 (23 Sept.) Telegram Per Alexandra Cairo & Suez Telegraph envelope to Bombay bearing G.B. 1862-64 1/- cancelled by "B02" with a good strike of the despatch c.d.s. below and with the wax seal on the reverse; with the original telegram sent from Suez Station. Fine and scarce with the message. Ex Rudi Jeidel. Photo £250-300
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x 1886-1907 a group of Eastern Telegraph Company Ltd telegram envelopes, 1886 (13 Feb.) registered from Port Said to Réunion with 2pi. franking (creases); 1897 (30 July) registered from Suez to Tamatave (Madagascar) with 2pi. franking (two punch holes) and 1907 (14 Mar.) cover front registered within Cairo with 1/2pi. franking.
The envelopes showing two different devices. (3 covers). Photo £350-450
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x 1890-1913, a group of telegram envelopes with 1890 (1 Dec.) Government Telegraphs envelope to Colchester bearing 46m. franking; 1907 (4 Dec.) Egyptian States Telegraphs envelope registered from Alexandria to England and marked "flight" (soiled); 1912 (25 Nov.) Egyptian State Railways & Telegraphs envelope registered from Cairo to Berlin. Condition is a little mixed but a good and varied group. (3 covers) £140-180
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x 1913 (1 Sept.) Reuter's Telegrams envelope from French Post office in Port Said bearing 5c. Blanc tied by Port Said c.d.s. and addressed to Haifa. Fine and rare as such £300-400
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x 1905 (18 Jan.) The Pacific Cable Board Cablegram envelope registered to the Governor of Samoa bearing K.E.VII 1/2d. and 6d. tied by Suva c.d.s. with star at foot (Proud D6) with a further strike at foot of the cover plus boxed registered "R" handstamp (Proud R12), Apia (21.1) arrival on the reverse; fresh. Also 1964 (23 Dec.) Western Samoa window Telegram envelope, stampless and cancelled Apia c.d.s. Only two Fiji telegram envelopes franked with stamps are known. Photo £500-700
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x 1894 (8 Dec.) The Eastern Telegraph Company Telegram envelope to the French Consul in Mogador bearing pair of Gibraltar 5c. tied by Tangier duplex. Also Cyprus 1943 Cable and Wireless Telegram bearing 1pi. tied by Famagusta c.d.s. and 1954 receipt tied by Nicosia c.d.s. (3 items) £250-300
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x 1907 (1 Apr.) Eastern Telegraph Co telegraph envelope to Paris bearing K.E.VII 1/2d. tied by double-ring c.d.s. with handstruck "T" and French 20c. Postage Due. Rare. Photo £300-400
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x 1902 6d. Post Office Telegraphs "A.1." form overprinted for the Gold Coast, unused; without selvedge, vertical folding crease and a little soiled. Also cut out of the embossed stamp unused and used (ex Edgar). Scarce. H&G 1 £250-300
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x 1939-62, a selection of Cable and Wireless telegram envelopes with 1938 special gold envelope to Gouyave with 1d. franking tied by St. Georges c.d.s.; three "Via Imperial" envelopes printed July 1940 and Aug. 1941 (2) used in 1943-44 registered to Gouyave with 4 1/2d. frankings, "9/60" cover to Victoria with 3c. franking and "7/66" cover to Sauteurs with 3c. franking. A good group. (6 covers) £150-200
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x Great Northern Telegraph Company: 1874 imperforate proofs without control numbers, 25c. black, $1 buff, $3 bright green and $10 dull lilac-rose, without gum; 15c. and $1 pin holes, $3 natural inclusion. A very rare and important set. Hiscocks 1a - 4a. Photo £1,000-1,200
The stamps were printed by Waterlow & Sons and depict Professor H.C. Ørsted, the Danish pioneer of electromagnetism
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x Die Proofs: 4a., 1r. and 4r. cut down die proofs in black on glazed card and sunk mounted together in card with "India Telegraph" at top; fine and rare. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Spink auction, March 1999
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x –– 4r. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated in pencil "April 29th"; some light burnishing at edges, otherwise fine and rare. Photo £600-700
Provenance: Spink auction, March 1999
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x Imperforate Plate Proofs: 4a. reddish purple, good to large margins; fresh, bright colour; a couple of light vertical creases have caused some cracking of the surface. Photo £300-400
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x –– 1r. reddish purple, very large margins all round and with right sheet margins showing part inscription "(de la r)ue & co"; the paper has been washed and there is some colour suffusion through to the reverse, nevertheless of fresh appearance. Photo £600-700
Provenance: Spink auction, March 1999
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x Imperforate Plate Proofs: 1r. reddish purple, good to large margins all round with right sheet margin showing part inscription, "de la ru(e)", fresh and showing the blueing of the safety paper. Fine and joins the stamp offered in the previous lot. B.P.A. Certificate (2003). Photo £500-600
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x 4a. reddish purple, large part original gum; light crease and pin hole at left but still of good appearance. S.G. T1, £2750. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Spink auction, March 1999
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x Colour Recipes: A collection of De la Rue colour samples with a block of four dummy stamps affixed to piece with the colour and recipe (where necessary). All refer to Indian stamps with particular reference to telegraph stamps deep brown, 25r. Tyrian purple, 25r. violet (red) with manuscript note, "Rejected November 9th 1871, and the old colour used Recipe No. 648" (previous item), 100r. deep purple, 500r. green, and 1000r. red (cochineal). An interesting group. (15 items). Photo £500-600
Note that the original De la Rue record books housed these recipes on both sides of the page. The recipes on one side had the stamps removed, the page photocopied and the original stamps affixed to these. Five of the items offered here are on the original page, showing the other side on the reverse
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x Die Proofs: 4a., 8a., 1r. die 1, 2r.8a., 5r., 10r., 25r. and 50r. die proofs in black on glazed card (60x92mm), each sunk mounted in card with mica covering and with various printed dates in November 1866. A rare and desirable group. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Spink auction, March 1999
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x _ 1869-70 2a. to 50r. with both dies of 1r., a set of cut down die proofs in black on glazed card; adherences on the reverse where these proofs had been stuck to their display card. A desirable set. (11 proofs). Photo £1,500-2,000
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x Die Proofs: 4a. in black on glazed card (60x92mm), without marking; some burnishing around the edge, otherwise fine and unmounted. Ex Edgar. Photo £300-400
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x –– 4a., 8a. 1r. die 1, 2r.8a., 5r., 10r., 25r. and 50r, cut down die proofs in an approximation to the issued colours on glazed card; some surface rubbing, particularly noticeable on the 5r. A rare and highly attractive group. (8 proofs). Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: Spink auction, March 1994
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x Cancelled: 1a. to 50r. set of eleven (less 10r.) in lower margin blocks of four overprinted "cancelled" vertically, apparently unmounted mint; 50r. with a couple of light bends or creases. Exceptionally fresh and fine. Photo £800-1,000
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x A small group with 25r. and 50r. handstamped "specimen" (50r. with some trimmed perfs.), also 1882 1a., 25r. and 50r. part original gum (light to heavy gum toning). (5) £100-120
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x Essay: 10r. handpainted essay in blue-green and Chinese white on card (73x103mm), dated at top, "June 12th, 89" and initialled at right; some minor soiling but very attractive. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Spink auction, March 1999
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x Die Proofs: 1a. uncleared die proof in black on glazed card, cut down (29x65mm), some adherences on reverse. Good. Photo £120-150
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x –– 2r. 8a, die proof in black on glazed card (60x92mm) dated "27 FEB. 90" and "after/hardening". Fine and unmounted. Photo £200-250
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x –– 5r. die proof in black on glazed card (60x92mm) dated "5 MAR. 90" and "after/hardening". Fine and unmounted. Photo £200-250
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x –– 10r die proof in black on glazed card (60x92mm) dated "25 JUN 90" and "after/hardening". Fine. Photo £200-250
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x –– 25r. die proof in black on glazed card (60x92mm) dated "12 MAR. 90" and "after/hardening". Fine and unmounted. Photo £200-250
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x –– 50r. die proof in black on glazed card (60x92mm) dated "19 MAR. 90" and "after/hardening". Fine and unmounted. Photo £200-250
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x A group of unused with 1a. yellowish green, 2a. reddish brown, 4a. blue (ink mark on front) and 50r. carmine (toned gum); large part original gum £60-80
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x Foreign Bill overprinted "telegraph", 2r. purple, with top margin, mounted in the margin only. S.G. T53, £450. Photo £150-180
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x 2r. a composite die proof comprising 1890 2r. 8a. cut down die proof in black on glazed card with the mourning head of Queen Victoria (touched up to complete the circular design) with handpainted value and side panels; adherences on the reverse. Unique. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Spink auction. March 1999
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x 2r. die proof in black on glazed card (60x92mm) dated "20 AUG. 00" in blue; some surface marks. Photo £250-300
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x A small selection with 10r., 25r. and 50r. overprinted "specimen", 1a. and 8a. unused plus rupee values to 50r. used with c.d.s.; also the Calcutta provision set mint and used (halves). (16) £100-120
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x 1a. on 4r. purple on a horizontal strip of five from the top right sheet corner showing the current number "185", one stamp showing short leg of "A" in lower half, unmounted mint. Also the set of three mint. S.G. T66-68 £60-80
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x 1908 2r. to 50r. set of five, unmounted mint; even gum toning. S.G. OT1-5, £760 £150-180
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x 1870-91, a group of telegraph receipts bearing half adhesives with values to 10r.; generally fair to good and showing a variety of forms including Receipt for Foreign Telegram on yellow. Also 1950 telegram bearing 2r. 12a. franking. (27) £100-120
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x A group of K.E.VII with large size 4a. handstamped large letters "cancelled", 1908 small format 1r. grey overprinted small letters "cancelled" and 4a. blue and 2r. pale yellow-brown unused; also K.G.VI 9a. form with unsent message. Some folding creases, scarce. (5) £400-500
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x 1910 (11 Oct.) telegram from Barian Camp via Suez to Lieut Cruden of the Blackwatch on board S.S. 'Mongolia' at Marseilles bearing an incredible 37r. 8a. franking made up of thirty four adhesives, cancelled by Barian Camp c.d.s.; part corner missing, creased and soiled but still a very appealing telegram £200-250
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x 1860's small Telegram envelope bearing 1866-72 Official 1/2a. blue showing the variety no dot on "i" and first "e" in "Service" missing bottom line, cancelled by Jhelum duplex; a little reduced at right. S.G. O7b, £750. Photo £150-180
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x 1866-98, a selection of covers with 1866 yellow Telegram envelope registered from Lahore to Ferozphore with 5a. franking on the reverse; 1870's blue Telegraph Message envelope to The Rajah of Venkatagiri bearing 1/2a. franking on the reverse, Indo-European Telegraph Department envelope from Kurrachee to Bombay, a group of four red official Telegram envelopes, two from Bombay registered to Dublin and Hamburg and two other types, 1889 Reuter's Private Telegram from Calcutta to Monghyr and two later envelopes. Condition is typically mixed, an interesting group. (10 envelopes). Photo £600-800
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x 1894 Handstamped Locally; a valuable collection with 1a. dull green, 2a. greyish brown in a block of eighteen (some faults at left), 4a. royal blue block of fourteen, 8a. lemon-yellow block of fifteen, 1r. dull red left margin block of twelve, 2r. blackish green single and block of nine, 5r. chocolate block of six and Official 2a. and 4a.; a few edge faults, nevertheless an impressive display of this issue. Photo £500-600
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x 1897 a mint group with no watermark 2r. and 5r., watermarked 1/2a. to 4a. and 8a. and 1r. large part original gum to lightly mounted; also 1934 4a. dull green unused. Fresh and attractive. Photo £150-200
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x 1906-09 Provisionals: 1/2a. on 1a. bright blue and carmine, large part original gum; light diagonal crease. A very rare stamp and is thought to be the only surviving complete unused example. Hiscocks 31. Photo £500-600
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x –– 8a. on 5r. bluish green and carmine, four different surcharges, large part original gum; one with small thin at right. Also 2a. on 2r. used and 4a. on 5r. used. Hiscocks 34, 36, 37, 39, 41 and 44. Photo £250-300
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