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x 5k. to 5r. complete set, each tied by double-ring d.s. on envelope registered and addressed locally with scarce "no.../batum/batumskii obl. kontrol" registration handstamp; some creases. S.G. 1-6 £150-200
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x 1r., 3r. and 5r. blocks of four, each tied by double-ring d.s. on 1919 (6 Sept.) envelope addressed locally and registered, showing scarce "N 1/4.../batum/batumshii obl. kontrol" registration handstamp. S.G. 4-6. Photo £200-250
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x 1919 (13 Apr.) - 1920 (Jan.-Feb.) mint and used collection of surcharges on Russian Arms stamps in a stockbook including 1919 (Apr.) 10r. on 1k. mint and used and 10r. on 3k. mint pair and single and used on small piece, 1919 (Nov.) - 1920 10r. on 3k. mint (5) and used, and 15r. on 1k. mint and used (2, one with violet surcharge), 1920 (Jan. - Feb.) perforated 25r. on 5k. mint (9 including a block of four and three surcharged in blue), 25r. on 10 on 7k. mint (2, on surcharged in blue), 25r. on 20 on 14k. mint (2, one surcharged in blue), 25r. on 25k. mint (4, one surcharged in blue) and used (surcharged in blue), 25r. on 50k. mint, (3, two surcharged in blue), 50r. on 2k. mint, 50r. on 3k. mint (2), 50r. on 4k. mint, 50r. on 5k. mint (2) and imperf 50r. on 2k. mint (2, one thinned) and 50r. on 3k. mint and used, and 1920 (Mar.) Romanov 50r. on 4k mint (2), also a wide range of forgeries and the different types identified. Condition a little mixed though a fine lot for the student/specialist £1,500-1,800
| 1919 (10 Nov.) Issue | |
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x 5r. brown marginal horizontal pair, the left stamp showing variety "ccupation" [49], fine unused with large part original gum. Only 432 possible. S.G. 17a, £400. Photo £120-150
| 1919 (27 Nov.) - 20 Issue | |
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x 10r. on 3k. and 15r. in red on 1k. on 1919 (3 Dec.) envelope addressed locally and registered, both tied by double-ring d.s., showing scarce framed registration handstamp. Signed Mikulski. S.G. 19, 20a. Photo £150-200
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x 10r. on 3k. carmine-red and 15r. on 1k. orange (2, one with red surcharge - marginal), each showing variety surcharge inverted, all unused with part or large part original gum. Rare. Each with photocopy of Holcombe Opinion (1994) for a block of four from which these were removed. Photo £300-400
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x 10r. on 3k. carmine-red, variety surcharge inverted, unused with part original gum, fine. Photocopy of Holcombe Opinion (1994) for a block of four from which this stamp was removed. Photo £100-120
| 1920 (12 Jan.) Issue | |
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x Imperf. 50r. on 1k. orange, marginal, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 21, £600. Photo £150-180
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x Imperf. 50r. on 2k. yellow-green, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 22, £850. Photo £250-300
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x Perf. 50r. on 4k. red, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 25, £850. Photo £250-300
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x Perf. 50r. on 5k. brown-lilac, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 26, £425. Photo £120-150
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x Perf. 50r. on 15k. blue and red-brown, very fresh unused with original gum. Holcombe Opinion (1994). S.G. 28, £800. Photo £250-300
| 1920 (30 Jan.-21 Feb.) Issue | |
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x 25r. on 50k. and 50r. on 4k. red, together with 1919 (10 Nov.) 1r. to 7r., and 1919 (27 Nov.)-1920 15r. on 1k., all used and tied by double-ring d.s. on 1920 (23 Mar.) envelope addressed to Winterthur, Switzerland. A rare issue on cover. S.G. 14-18, 20, 33, 36. Photo £250-300
| 1920 (1 Apr.) Issue | |
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x 50r. on 50k. yellow with black surcharge (2, one with "50" cut - small corner crease) and with blue surcharge (2, one with "50" cut), fine mint. S.G. 43-44, £449 £120-150
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x 50r. on 50k. yellow with black surcharge, a block of thirty-five (5x7) each showing "50" cut, unused with large part original gum; vertical crease between first and second rows, horizontal crease between sixth and seventh rows plus some additional creases at foot, nevertheless a fine exhibition piece. S.G. 44a, £770 £200-250
| 1920 (19 June) Issue | |
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x 1r. chestnut block of thirty (5x6; some creases), 2r. pale blue block of ten (5x2) with margin at top, 3r. pink block of four, 5r. black-brown, 7r. yellow block of four, 10r. myrtle-green block of six (3x2) with margin at top, 25r. scarlet top right corner block twenty-five (creases) and a block of four, one in each showing variety "bpitish", fine mint. S.G. 45a-50a, 52a; £1020+ £300-400
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x 1919 (13 Apr.) 35k. on 4k carmine-red (Romanov issue), very fresh and perfectly centred, unused without gum, a couple of ink notations on reverse not detracting. This very rare surcharge, which was intended for postal cards only, was very rarely applied on stamps affixed to cards. The rarest stamp of Batum, of high desirability. B.P.A. (1966) and A.P.S. (1994) Certificates. S.G. P2, £16,000. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: "Samos", June 1991
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x 1919 35k. on 3k. red card, fine unused. Photo £200-250
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x 1919 35k. on on 3k. red card, uprated with 1919 (4 Apr.) 5k. and 10k., all cancelled by double-ring d.s. (26.8) and addressed locally, fine. Photo £300-400
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1885-87 CA 1/2d. grey-black, variety overprint double (lake and black), unused with small part original gum, the odd minor gum thin and a trifle soiled otherwise fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1950). S.G. 1b, £750. Photo £100-120
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x 1888 £1 lilac and black, lightly mounted mint; fresh and fine. S.G. 20, £850. Photo £250-300
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x 1891 (Nov.) overprint reading upwards 1d. and 2d., both handstamped "specimen" (BEC2) diagonally in violet; 1891-94 1d., 2d., 4d. and 6d. each handstamped "specimen" (GB9), part original gum, a couple of small imperfections, generally fine. S.G. 31, 32-36s £50-60
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x 1893-95 overprint reading downwards, 2d. bistre (2), both variety "Bechuanaland British", one marginal from the right of the sheet with part gum (toned) and with horizontal crease, the other used with Palachwe Khamas Town 1896 c.d.s., sound.
S.G. 39d, £800 £60-80
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1888 (Aug.) 1/2d. (3), 1/- (5) and 1889 (Mar.) 4d. on 1/2d., each handstamped "specimen", most fine mint. S.G. 40s, 46s-53s; £1430 £200-250
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x 1913-24 De La Rue 2/6d. (2 mint and 2 used), Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. and 5/- (2) used (one with what appears to be a U.K. c.d.s.), fair to good. S.G. 85/86 group, 88, 89, £1,400 £200-250
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1938-52 mint and used collection with a range of shades and some pairs to 10/-, generally fine £250-300
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x 1932 Revenue £1 green and black block of five used with George VI Postage 1/- pair and 5/-, all cancelled in manuscript and tied by 1943 Mafeking Master's Office on piece; some foxing though a rare franking. Also Postal Fiscal 1910 6d. black and orange-brown, lightly cancelled. Barefoot 64, £1,250+. S.G. F1, £375 £80-100
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x 1849-1970 mainly mint collection arranged in a stockbook including 1918 Red Cross surcharges to 10f.+10f., 1919-20 'Tin Hat' to 10f., 1929 Orval Abbey overprints to 10f., 1928 Abbey Restoration Fund 'Antwerp Exhibition' to 10f., 1932 Mercier to 10f. + 40f., 1933 Orval Abbey to 10f. + 40f.; also miniature sheets, Railway Parcels and Telegraph issues. Condition variable with viewing essential. (thousands) £400-500
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x 1849-1970 mainly used collection arranged in a stockbook including 1919-20 'Tin Hat' 5f., 10f., 1932 Mercier to 10f. + 40f., 1933 Orval Abbey to 10f. + 40f., 1952 U.P.U. to 40f. + 10f.; also miniature sheets. Condition mixed. (hundreds) £300-400
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1909-82 superb collection of over 940 covers, souvenir covers and cards, housed in nine albums contained in a carton, including Aviation Meeting picture postcards with 1909 Spa, 1909 Anvers used, 1910 Stockel (4 different unused), 1911 European circuit (four unused and a used card), 1911 Brasschaet used, 1911 Tour of Begium used, 1915 (Aug.) De Panne Royal Correspondence flight card to England, 1925 onwards SABENA flights, A.B.A., Imperial Airways, K.L.M., Pan American, scarce frankings, from and to Belgium, many Belgian Congo, etc., chiefly fine and a valuable lot £1,500-2,000
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1936-75 wonderfully presented collection of 112 S.A.B.E.N.A souvenir flight covers to a variety of destinations around the world, contained in a carton and accompanied by many photographs and ephemera, fine and a most attractive lot £250-300
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1871-1949 selection of 140 items, including postcards with reply paid, letter cards, letter sheets, change of address, also Belgian Congo (39) with post cards, reply paid cards, etc., unused, some duplication, chiefly good to fine £100-150
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1918-22 £1 purple and black on red variety watermark inverted; fresh colour, fine mint. S.G. 55w, £2,000. Photo £1,200-1,500
| 1938-53 High Value Keyplates | |
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x 2/6d. black and red on grey-blue, line perf. 14 1/4, fresh mint; one slightly short perf. at foot, otherwise fine. S.G. 117a, £600 £100-120
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x 5/- selection comprising S.G. 118, 118d (2), 118e (2), 118f and 188g, fresh mint.
Cat. £545 £100-120
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x 10/- green and deep lake on pale emerald, fine mint. S.G. 119, £450 £100-120
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x 10/- yellow-green and carmine on green, line perf. 14 1/4, fresh mint; a couple of shortish perfs., otherwise sound. S.G. 119b, £550 £80-100
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x 12/6d. grey and yellow on ordinary paper, perf 14, fresh very lightly mounted mint.
S.G. 120d, £700. Photo £150-200
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x 1937 12/6d. grey and orange fine used with Hamilton 1937 (12 Feb.) c.d.s. S.G. F1, £1500. Photo £400-500
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x 1843-89 used collection arranged on album leaves, including 1843 Bull's Eyes 30r. (4), 60r. (5), 90r.(2), all with four margins, 1844 Goat's Eyes 10r. (8), 30r. (4), 60r. (4), 90r. (2), 1850 to 600r., 1854-61 imperf. to 430r., 1866-78 Dom Pedro to 1000r. with rouletted issues; also a few covers. Condition mixed. (hundreds) £1,000-1,200
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x 1843 'Bull's Eye' 60r. black (3), early and intermediate impressions, three well margined examples showing different cancellations of S. João do Rei, Sabará and Diamantina. A fine and attractive trio. Photo £500-600
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1890 Overprints on stamps of Great Britain | |
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1/2a. on 1d., 1a. on 2d. and 4a. on 5d., large part original gum, 1/2a. on 1d. with some black marks on reverse, otherwise fresh and fine. S.G. 1-3, £1,375. Photo £400-500
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x 1/2a. on 1d., 1a. on 2d. and 4a. on 5a., used, the 1a. on 2a. slightly washed, fair to fine. S.G. 1-3, £900 £120-150
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1/2a. on 1d. deep purple, neatly cancelled by Mombasa 1892 squared-circle datestamp; fine. S.G. 1, £200. Photo £120-150
Provenance: Stuart Rossiter, June 1993
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1a. on 2d. grey-green and carmine, exceptionally lightly mounted mint; very fine. S.G. 2, £500. Photo £250-300
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4a. on 5d. dull purple and blue, neatly cancelled by Mombasa 1891 c.d.s.; fine. S.G. 3, £325. Photo £150-180
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4a. on 5d. dull purple and blue, the second stamp from the horizontal row with "b" of "british" directly over "s" of "east", neatly cancelled by Mombasa 1895 c.d.s. S.G. 3, £325. Photo £150-200
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1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen less 8a. grey, with a selection of additional values to 5r. (3), and 1895 5a. (2) and 7 1/2a. (2), unused with part to large part gum, and a used selection (12) to 4r., a few with straight-edges; fair (1r. grey) to fine £120-150
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1/2a., 1a., 2a., 2 1/2a., 4a. (2), 4 1/2a., 8a. blue and 1r. carmine (2, one with part papermaker's watermark), all imperforate and unused without gum or part original gum, fine £200-250
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1/2a. 2nd. printing, 1a. 1st. printing (rare) and 4 1/2a. dull violet blocks of four, part to large part original gum with the lower pair of each remaining unmounted, the 4 1/2a. with a small thin in one lower corner though a very rare multiple with only two other gummed blocks known to John Minns. Photo for 4 1/2a. £150-180
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