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x A duplicated collection with 1891-96 values to 12a. (2) and 1r. (not listed by Hiscocks), 1903-06 with values to 12a. and 1r. plus 1r. used on complete receipt, K.G.V values to 4a., and 6a. and a good selection of K.G.VI including used on receipt (4); Official stamps including Q.V. 4a. (2) and 6a., K.E.VII values to 6a. unused and 1r. unused (defective corner) and others used including 3a. block of nine, K.G.V values to 6a. and "Service/Telephone" values to 6a. showing different overprint founts, plus some K.G.VI. Condition is naturally mixed in places, nevertheless an extraordinary collection of these elusive issues with some scarce types £250-300
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x 1879 3d. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) dated "May 21 1879"; some surface marks. Photo £200-250
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x 1879 De la Rue Ink Recipe number "975" for "3d. Jamaica Telegraph" with the block of four dummy stamps; also the photocopy side of of "673" of aniline purple with the dummy stamps (as used for the 1/- stamp) but marked "6 Cents Hong Kong",
3d. telegraph stamp overprinted "specimen" and perforated colour trial of 1/- (no watermark) handstamped "specimen". A good group £150-200
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x 1879 group with 3d. and 1/- cut down die proofs in black on glazed card, sunk mounted, 3d. large part original gum, 1/- Specimen, also 1889 3d. Specimen (2) and used (2) £300-350
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x 1888-1901 a group of covers bearing telegraph stamps used for postage with 1888 parcel wrapper to England bearing six 3d., handstruck Parcels Post handstamp with parcel post labels on the reverse (these are rather battered), the highest and only known six stamp usage; 1889 commercial envelope to England bearing 1d. with 3d. telegraph, 1901 O.H.M.S. envelope to Ireland bearing three 3d. telegraph tied by Port Royal c.d.s. (two vertical creases) and the second highest know multiple usage; also three local covers bearing 3d., 1/- and both values. A very unusual lot. (6 covers) £500-800
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x 1885 (8 Dec.) West India and Panama Telegraph Company receipt for £6.10.0 for a message from Lord Randolph Churchill to General Johnson, bearing Jamaica 1d. which has been signed over and endorsed on the reverse, "Charged as Government Message"; with a piece of letterhead from "Kings House Jamaica" with a copy of the original message, " ... Give following message to General Johnson from Lord Randolph Churchill. I have much pleasure in offering you the seat on the Governor General's Council to be vacated by General Wilson and I hope it may suit you to accept. General Wilson wishes to be relieved not later than the first week of March", the reply written on the reverse,
"... Most Grateful to your Lordship but regret inability to accept post". An interesting and important historical document £150-200
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x 1890 (11 Dec.) local telegram from Port Morant to Annotto's Bay, the envelope without stamps and printed "no charge for delivery" and the original telegram bearing "jamaica/telegraphs/port morant" squared datestamp; minor soiling £100-120
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x 1891 (24 Feb.) West India and Panama Telegraph Company telegram from Bovey Tracy in Devon to Savanna la Mar, the Telegram envelope bearing 5d. franking tied by Jamaica Registered dated oval and with large "R" in oval registration handstamp. Fine and attractive. Photo £150-200
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x 1894-96, a group of telegram envelopes with 1894 and 1896 local registered envelopes with different 3d. frankings tied by Jamaica Registered dated oval (one 3d. fiscal);
1896 a different envelope (with space for time of despatch) to New York with 2 1/2d. franking tied by Kingston c.d.s. and with space for time of despatch; also 1883 Post Office Telegram used locally, 1960 Cable and Wireless envelope and 1933 envelope to London bearing K.G.V 9d. telegraph form cut out and 2d. tied by Malvern c.d.s. A good group £500-600
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x 1879 1/- pink on white plus Official 1/- pink on blue, unused; vertical folding creases which have caused some weakness of the paper. H&G 1, O2 £150-200
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x 1911 6d. blue on white bearing Jamaica Coat of Arms impressed stamp; light vertical fold. Fresh. H&G 2 £150-200
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x 1916 6d. uprated with War Stamp 3d., unused; central vertical fold and some other creasing; also unstamped telegram form bearing 1/2d. franking (uncancelled) with a press message from Montpellier Camp. (2 items) £220-250
This is the first time of the use of the term "Postmaster for Jamaica" rather than "Postmaster General"
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x 1929 9d. grey-brown on white with blue printing plus the cover front for Twenty Message Forms, both from the De la Rue Appendix books with manuscript "G/Jamaica 6552" and "Appd/WHM 10/7" in red ink; some minor creasing. Rare. Photo £500-600
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x 1929 9d. grey-brown on white with blue printing, unused; also the pack cover titled "electric telegraph, jamaica/twenty message forms/price 15s." in blue on white; some typical creasing. Fresh. H&G 4 £150-180
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x Official: 1879 1/- pink on green and 1/- pink on blue overprinted "official" (intended for use by members of the Legislative Council), unused; folded and with some paper weakness. Both display the extra horizontal lines for the 1/9d. and 2/- grouping. Scarce. H&G O1-2 £400-500
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x 1896 (21 Dec.) The African Direct Telegraph Co. Limited Telegram envelope bearing Q.V. 1/2d. and 4d. tied by barred oval, addressed to Benin "Per first Branch stmr" with fine strikes of large "R" in oval and Benin River arrival c.d.s. (2.1), the reverse with Lagos despatch c.d.s. and a fair strike of the Lagos Station dated oval in purple; a little trimmed at top and some light soiling. A scarce cover. Photo £250-300
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x 1864 (6 Mar.) The Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Company, Telegraphic Message envelope registered to Bombay bearing G.B. 1862-64 3d. pair and 4d. tied by neat Malta duplex and with a fine strike of the crowned "registered" handstamp in red; the 3d. adhesives originally folded over the edge of the envelope and have been opened out.
A fine and attractive example of this scarce cover. Photo £350-450
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x The Eastern Telegraph Company: 1887 (19 Dec.) local stampless envelope bearing, on the reverse and good strike of the company Central Office datestamp in blue and with the original receipt (Ex George L. Camillery); also 1902 (c.) envelope to H.M.S. 'Cygnet' in Greece bearing 1d. on 2 1/2d. blue tied by Valletta c.d.s.; a few faults. Showing first and second types of the company device. (2 covers) £250-300
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x Straits Settlements: 1895 (25 Mar.) The Eastern Extension Australia & China Telegraph Company Telegram envelope registered to Riouw (D.E.I.) with 1892-99 3c. carmine-rose and 5c. brown vertical pair tied by two strikes of Singapore c.d.s. and large violet ovals of the Telegraph office with boxed registered handstamp at foot; the reverse with red wax seal of the telegraph company and squared circle "n-i agent singapore" c.d.s. Roughly opened at right and light cover fold but still a fine and scarce cover. The only recorded early Malaya franked Telegram envelope. Photo £250-300
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x B.M.A.: 1945 (22 Oct.) Cable and Wireless Telegram envelope to Batavia bearing 1c. black, 6c. grey and 8c. scarlet tied by a single strike of double-ring Singapore c.d.s. Sent to a civilian internee and with manuscript endorsement, "Lampersari Camp ... Semerang"; light cover fold and some minor soiling. Very scarce and used on the third day of issue of these stamps. Photo £100-150
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x A small group of Telegram envelopes with The Eastern Telegraph Company 1896 (2 Apr.) opened-out envelope registered to Tamatave (Madagascar) and bearing 27c. three-colour franking tied by Port Louis c.d.s.; 1902 (23 Jan.) envelope registered to Reunion bearing The Eastern & South African Telegraph Co. dated oval in blue and, on the reverse, 27c. franking tied by Mauritius c.d.s. with arrival c.d.s. alongside (28.1); vertical crease; also 1944 Cable and Wireless Telegram envelope to P.O. Box 1000, bearing 17c. franking tied by registered oval with Beau Bassin arrival c.d.s. and triangular "passed by censor/b4"; this camp held about 200 Jewish refugees. Some faults but an interesting group. (3 covers). Photo £600-700
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x 1881 master die proof in black on glazed card, sunk mounted on soft card. Fine. Photo £150-200
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x 1881 1/- deep blue-green imperforate plate proof, a block of four from the foot of the sheet with full original gum, unmounted. Photo £150-180
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x 1881 1d. to £1 set of eight with duplicates of 1d. to 2/-, some in the paler shades of the 1901 printing, large part original gum (one 1/- without gum). S.G. T1-8, £745. Photo £220-250
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x 1881 £5 orange, large part original gum; well centred. A fine example of this very rare stamp. S.G. T9, £4250. Photo £1,500-1,800
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x 1902, a group with 3d. on 4d. vertical strip of three showing the three types se-tenant, 6d. on 9d, 1/- on 9/-, 1/- on £1 and 1/- on £1.10; part to large part original gum.
Cat. £480. (7) £120-150
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x 1899 (14 Oct.) Belgrade Hotel, Durban envelope to Austria bearing Natal 1d., Natal telegraph 1d. and Cape of Good Hope 1d. tied by Durban c.d.s. with Vienna arrival c.d.s. on the reverse; light soiling. Also 3d. telegraph stamp used for postage on piece. Photo £140-180
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x 1870 (8 Mar.) Telegraphic Message envelope to Hon. Donald McLean in Auckland, bearing 1864-67 1c. carmine-vermilion with 2d. blue, plate II tied by "1/N" duplex on Nelson; large part of flap missing but still a scarce and important cover. Holcombe Certificate (1992). S.G. 110, 115. Photo £350-450
Donald McLean was a politician, he was Minister of Defence from 1869 to 1872 and Minister of Native Affairs. He was one of the most influential figures in Maori-Pakeha relations in the mid-1800's
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x 1882 (23 May) New Zealand Telegraphic Message envelope to Edinburgh bearing
1882-1900 6d. brown tied by Auckland duplex; roughly opened causing small tear at top, good Glasgow and Edinburgh backstamps (30.6). Early use of this value. Photo £100-120
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x 1898-99 two New Zealand Telegraphic Message envelopes, the first to Dublin bearing 2 1/2d. Lake Wakatipu tied by Auckland c.d.s. with the arrival c.d.s. on the reverse;
the second is stampless and addressed to the Occidental Hotel bearing Palmerston c.d.s.; also part 1912 telegram bearing blue Post Office Telegraphs, New Zealand adhesive tied by Wanganui Telegraph Office c.d.s. (2 covers) £120-150
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x 1901 (15 Dec.) New Zealand Telegraphic Message to New York, marked "Urgent" and bearing 1898 2 1/2d. Lake Wakatipu tied by large Auckland c.d.s. and showing, at lower left Auckland Telegraph Office c.d.s. The flap opens well for display, very fresh £80-100
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x 1906-14, two different special envelopes with 1906 (21 Dec.) green Urgent Cable Message envelope to U.S.A. bearing 1d. Universal tied by Auckland c.d.s. and with a fine strike of the Telegraph Office c.d.s. in lower corner, marked "Sydney" and receipt handstamp (19.1). 1914 (3 July) O.H.M.S. New Zealand Telegraphic Message envelope to Kobe bearing K.E.VII 2 1/2d. franking tied by Wellington Late Fee c.d.s., Telegraph Office c.d.s. in lower corner and the arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Good to fine. (2 covers) £150-200
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x 1927-66 a group of Post Office telegram envelopes with 1927 Cable from London to Otago via Dunedin Telegraph Office and a group of different 1966 envelopes; also a group of 1960's illustrated Greetings Telegrams unused (9) £100-120
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x 1893 (19 Sept.) African Direct Telegraph Company Telegram envelope to Old Calabar bearing Oil Rivers 1d. lilac tied by Bonny River c.d.s. A very appealing cover. Photo £400-500
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x 1923 (13 Apr.) The African Direct Telegraph Co, Telegram envelope to Agege bearing 1d. tied by Lagos machine cancellation, 1936 (17 Dec.) envelope to Stuttgart bearing 9d. franking, tied by Kanio c.d.s., the air mail etiquette has been cancelled. Also Sierra Leone 1942 (10 Sept.) Sierra Leone Railway Telegram envelope registered in Freetown bearing 4 1/2d. franking tied by registered oval with a fine strike of the boxed Freetown registration handstamp and, on the reverse, Field Post Office 41 arrival c.d.s. (11.9). (3 covers) £350-450
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x 1888 Surcharge collection on leaves with 1/- on 7/- (29), 1/- on 8/- (10) one with postal cancellation and 1/- on 9/- (10); the majority are with manuscript cancellations and the collection includes positional varieties. S.G. T10-14 £250-300
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x 1900 10/- orange, £1 purple and £4 carmine, large part original gum; fresh and fine. Also 1900 Post Office sheet bearing the complete set of eight cancelled by Army Telegraph c.d.s. £1 and £4 B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. T42-49, £320+ £100-150
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x Reuter's Telegraphic Service: 1894 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- vertical
se-tenant strip of three with margins top and bottom, with some gum.
A fine and scarce strip. S.G. T1a, £1900. Photo £700-800
These stamps were prepared by the Reuter's agent in Bulawayo for sending messages to the northern edge of the telegraph line. The different rates were for the different distances. The Post Office took over this service in June 1894. Only 50 sheets, each of six columns, were printed
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x 1899-1911 a group of telegram envelopes with 1899 Natal Government Railways telegram cover front from Dundee to Johannesburg, 1900 Imperial Military Railways telegram envelope bearing G.B. 1d. to Johannesburg, The Eastern Telegraph Company envelopes used locally on Cape Town and Durban, 1904 G.P.O. Telegram from Cape Town to London and 1911 a fine example of The Eastern & South African Telegraph Company envelope used locally in Cape Town. A good group. (6 covers) £350-450
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x A selection of items with Orange Free State adhesives unused and used, 1900 envelope registered to Cape Town with 1d. block of six tied by Bethlehem c.d.s., 1900 telegram receipt bearing 6d. tied by Petrusburg c.d.s; Transvaal with 1890-99 telegrams (4), unused and used adhesives; South Africa with 1928 The Eastern Telegraph Company telegram envelope registered from Durban to Johannesburg, 1936 souvenir envelope from the Empire Exhibition, Johannesburg with original message plus stamp booklets with telegram adverts £500-600
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x 1898 die proof of the vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm) dated "14 JAN 98" in blue and "after/striking"; fresh and fine. Also 1898-99 values to 25pi. mint. Photo £350-450
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x 1898-99, a set of imperforate colour trials on two "Appendix" sheets dated "March 22nd 1898" comprising thirty six different variations, with various manuscript notations indicating some preferred colour combinations. Some folding creases clear of the trials. Rare and spectacular. Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: Col. J.R. Danson, April 1977
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x 1897-1907, a group of telegram forms bearing multiple frankings including 1897 piece bearing Sudan 1897 values (53) cancelled by Army Telegraph c.d.s. "M R" (Merawai), 1898 Administration des Telegraphes form bearing 5m. overprinted "TEL" (96) cancelled by Army Telegraph c.d.s. "E C" (Egyptian Corps), 1907 Sudan Government Telegraph forms bearing numerous Camel Postmen cancelled Khartoum or Halfa;
also some telegraph receipts (3) bearing half telegraph stamps. Condition is mixed £600-800
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x 1907 (c.) 1r. red, East Africa and Uganda Telegraphs, complete with selvedge; vertical folding crease, otherwise fresh and fine. H&G 1. Rare £180-220
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x 1902 (17 Dec.) O.H.M.S. Army Telegraphs and Signalling - Immediate envelope cancelled by Boksburg telegraph c.d.s., redirected to Staffordshire, England with Transvaal 1d. added and cancelled by Johannesburg c.d.s. (20.12), the reverse with Boksburg despatch and Stoke arrival c.d.s. (11.1); with the original enclosure.
Very scarce. Photo £250-300
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x 1902, a selection with unused pairs of 2a., 4a., 6a. (2) one with "SIK" for "SIX" and 8a.; 2a. and 4a. lower halves showing seriffed "G" variety, used with 4a., 6a., 12a. and 1r.; condition is a little variable. A rare group of these elusive stamps, probably the scarcest Commonwealth telegraph stamps £600-800
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x 1894 (25 Apr.) The Eastern Telegraph Company Telegram envelope registered to Diego Suarez (Madagascar) bearing India 1a. tied by Zanzibar registered c.d.s. (Proud R2) with a fine strike of large "R" in circle alongside and "marseilles a la reunion/lv no.1" at left; top left corner and part of the reverse missing. Scarce. Photo £200-250
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The "Magistris" Collection | |
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1878-1953, magnificent mint and used collection housed in a large red album, contained in a carton, approximately 6,500 stamps (mostly different) including Book Tax, Consular, Documents, Commercial Effects, Sanitation, Patents, Tobacco with Cigars and Cigarettes, Perfumes, Wines, Mineral Water, Telegraphs, etc.; mixed condition £2,000-2,500
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The magnificent mint and used collection housed in two large red albums, contained in a carton, approximately 7,000 stamps, nearly all different and arranged by Districts and function; chiefly fine and a wonderful opportunity to obtain the basis for an award winning collection. Please inspect carefully £5,000-6,000
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1876-1943 mint and used collection on pages, approximately 2,500 stamps, contained in a carton, mostly different, including commercial effects, Guia de Campa-a, Justice, Patents, Oficina Quimica, Succession, etc., chiefly fine. A marvellous lot which would be very difficult to duplicate £500-600
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