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1933 (7 Dec.) envelope to Gyantse bearing, on reverse, India 3p.and 1a. with Nepal cancellation and additionally bearing imperf. 4t. emerald-green with Gyantse multi-lingual cancellation; staple hole, otherwise fine. Photo £200-250
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1934 (21 Sept.) India 1a. postal stationery envelope (roughly opened at left and soiled), uprated with 1a., from Nepal to Pharijong, on reverse bearing pin-perf. 1/2t. orange; rare. Photo £150-200
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1936 large envelope registered to Switzerland bearing, on reverse, imperf. 2/3t. single and pair with bi-lingual Lhasa cancellations and, on front, 1/2a. and 8a. with "gyantse/tibet" cancellations (Hellrigl B48), Berne arrival; minor perimeter faults, otherwise fine £150-200
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1939 (2 Oct.) envelope from Benares to Pharijong bearing, on reverse, India 1a. and imperf. 1/2t. orange cancelled on arrival; a little soiled, otherwise fine. Photo £150-200
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1940 (5 Apr.) envelope from Calcutta franked at 1a., the reverse bearing imperf. 1t. carmine with multi-lingual Phari (Pharijong) cancellation; fine. Photo £150-200
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1940 envelope from Benares to Pharijong bearing, on reverse, India 1a. and imperf. 1/2t. yellow (natural paper wrinkles) with multi-lingual cancellation and arrival datestamp alongside; a trifle soiled, otherwise fine. Photo £100-150
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1942 (Mar.) envelope (slightly truncated at left) to Gyantse bearing, on reverse, India 1a. 3p. with Benares cancellation and imperf. 1/2t. with Gyantse multi-lingual cancellation; fine. Photo £120-150
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1858 (8 Sept.) entire letter to Scotland, bearing G.B. 6d. lilac cancelled "A14" and with despatch, London (2.10) and small part arrival c.d.s. on reverse, and 1860 (23 Apr.) large piece bearing G.B. 6d. cancelled by superb "A14" and with large part despatch and London Paid (12.5) datestamps; a few small imperfections though not unattractive.
S.G. Z3 £200-250
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1879-96 mint collection including 1879 (Aug.) CC 1d. to 5/- (2, one without gum), 1880 CC 1/2d. to 1/- (2), 1883 (Apr.) 2 1/2d. on 6d., 1882-84 CA 1/2d. to 6d., 1886-89 1/2d. on 6d. orange-brown and 1896 1/2d. on 4d. pair with one showing space between " 1/2" and "d"; some of the earlier values with gum disturbed or regummed, the others generally fine £800-1,000
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1917 (6 May) and (27 June) coloured picture postcards to England, bearing 1916-20 1d. and 1/2d. respectively, both affixed to picture side and tied by "lome/togo" c.d.s.
An attractive pair £60-80
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1918 (25 May) OHMS envelope (230x105mm.) registered from Major E.W.O. Rew to Essex, bearing 1916-20 1/2d. (6, some small faults) tied by "lome/togo" c.d.s. and showing provisional registration label £120-150
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1919 (5 May) envelope (with original contents) registered from Lt. Col. Rew to his sister in Essex, bearing 1916-20 1d. strip of three tied by "lome/togo" c.d.s. and showing registration label alongside; the envelope with some small faults and slightly soiled £120-150
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postal stationery: 1915 "One Halfpenny" on 5pf. reply paid card, fine unused.
Very rare, no more than 25 thought to exist unused or used £60-80
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1919 (10 Mar.) envelope (central vertical crease) registered to Switzerland, bearing
1916-20 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d. and 3d., all tied by "lome/togo" c.d.s. and showing "Opened by Censor/at Lome" label (Martin & Walton Type 3; damaged at left) £80-100
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1919 (21 July) envelope (creases) to Sweden, bearing 1916-20 2 1/2d. (2) tied by "lome/togo" c.d.s. and showing, at top, two "Opened by Censor/at Lome" labels (Martin & Walton Type 3), one with part torn away where it obscured the adhesives £120-150
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1917 (10 Nov.) India 1a. stationery card from Calcutta to "Mahomed Hossain, Saloon Boy of sunken Steamer, S.S. Clan Mactavish" POW in Zossen Camp, marked "For Civil Prisoner of War" and showing violet Bombay circular censor. Also a used picture postcard of the Captain, officers and crew of the S.S. "Möewe". Photo £150-180
Note: R.M.S. Appam left Dakar on 11th January 1916 with the West African mail. She was captured by the German cruiser "Moewe" and sailed to the United States. The passengers and mail were released and taken to Falmouth. The mail arrived in London on 18th February 1916
On 16th January the German raider "Möewe" attacked the armed merchant SS Clan Mactavish, carrying a cargo from NZ to UK, 120 miles from Funchal. 17 of the Clan Mactavish's crew were killed and the Captain and two gunners plus some Lascars were retained by the "Möewe" to help work the ship until it arrived in Germany and were then interned. The remainder were put aboard the SS "Appam", which sailed the following day for the USA, the "Möwe" returning to Germany
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1914 (21 Dec.) envelope registered to the Governor of Dahomey whilst he was on an official visit to the River Niger, bearing 1914 (Oct.) "05" on 3pf. strip of three, "10" on 5pf., 20pf. and 30pf. in combination with Dahomey 1913 10c., all tied by "atakpame/togo" c.d.s., showing provisional registration label and, on reverse, Anecho (7.1), Grand Popo (8.1), Cotonou (10.1) and Save (12.1) datestamps. A rare and attractive franking. Photo £250-300
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1917 (19 Apr.) envelope registered to Lagos, bearing 1916 on Dahomey 1f. tied by "atakpame/togo" c.d.s., showing provisional registration label and, on reverse, Lome (20.4) and arrival (14.5) datestamps. A neat and attractive franking £60-80
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1917 (19 Apr.) envelope registered from Atakpame to Lagos, bearing 1916 on Dahomey 4f. tied by c.d.s. and showing provisional registration label with Lome and arrival datestamps on reverse £80-100
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1921 (27 Jan.) envelope (faults at top) ex the "Rew" correspondence registered to Seccondee, Gold Coast, bearing 1916 on Dahomey 5c. (2, one on reverse) and 20c. (2, one torn), all tied by "station/palime" c.d.s. and showing, on reverse, provisional registration label with Accra and arrival datestamps £120-150
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postal stationery: 1916 on Dahomey, 10c. postcard and 10c. letter card, both unused, fine. Scarce £60-80
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1905 (26 Sept.) envelope to Berlin, bearing 10pf. tied by "lome/togogebiet" c.d.s. and showing, on reverse, "kaiserlicher gouverneur/von togo" wafer seal and arrival datestamp £60-80
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1913 (11 Dec.) envelope to Berlin, bearing 10pf. tied by fine "lome/togo" c.d.s. and showing, on reverse, "kaiserlicht gouvernment shauptwasse von togo" circular cachet in blue £60-80
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1886-1924 mint collection on Hagner leaves including 1891 (Nov.) 8d. on 2d., 1891 (23 Nov.) 1d. and 2d., 1892 (Nov.) 1d. to 1/-, 1895 (May) 1d. on 2d., 1 1/2d. on 2d. and 2 1/2d. on 2d., 1895 (June) 1/2d. on 2 1/2d., 1d. on 2 1/2d. and 7 1/2d. on 2d., 1896 (May) Tonga surcharge reading downwards 1/2d. on 7 1/2d. on 2d., 1897 (June) 1/2d. to 5/- with additional used 2/6d. and 5/-, 1923-24 2d. on 5d. and 2d. on 5/-, Official Stamps 1893 (Feb.) 1d. to 1/- and 1893 (Dec.) 1/2d. on 1d. to 10d. on 1/-; condition generally fine £350-450
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1923-24 2d. on 1/- black and brown, variety no hyphen before "taha", in horizontal pair with normal, fine mint and scarce. S.G. 67/67a, £450. Photo £120-150
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1920-54 mint and used collection in a brown binder, hundreds including 1920 (Nov.) perf. 15 x 14 1m. overprint inverted, perf. 14 1m. overprint inverted, 4m. Arabic "40" variety contained in a black of nine from the lower left corner of the sheet, 1922 (Nov.) perf. 15 x 14 2p. on 2p., perf. 14 1p. on 1p., 20p. on 20p., 1922 (Dec.) perf. 15 x 14 to 9p. (4), perf. 14 to 10p. and 20p. mint, 20p. used (B.P.A. Certificate 1991, slightly toned), 1923 (Mar.) perf. 15 x 14 1m., 5p. (4), perf. 14 2m. overprint double (Holcombe Opinion 1990), 1923 (Apr.-Oct.) handstamps on issue of Dec. 1922 3m. black surcharge (B.P.A. Certificate 1958), on issue of March 1923 2p. on 20p., 1923 (May) overprint reading down 3m. Arabic "933" contained in a block of four, 10p. (3), reading upwards 5p., 10p., 1927-29 new currency set (mint and used), 1928 New Constitution set (mint and used), 1930 Locust Campaign set (mint and used), 15m. overprint inverted, 500m. "c" of "locust" omitted in pair with normal, 500m. block of four, 1930-39 set, 1933 Tourist set, etc., chiefly good to fine. A valuable and interesting lot with a huge catalogue value and worthy of careful inspection. Photo £8,000-10,000
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x A small mint selection with 1885-93 values to 10/-, 1902 set to 10/-, 1903 1/- to £5 plus £1 and £5 overprinted "specimen"; lightly mounted mint. (23). Photo £650-700
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1879 (22 Apr.) surcharged in black, 1d. on 6d. S.G. Types 10 to 14 and 16, unused or with large part original gum. A scarce group. R.P.S. Certificates (1920 or 1975) for four £200-250
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x 1893-1901 selection of complete sheets or larger multiples contained in two stockbooks, including 1893 1/2d. on 2d. (5, three in red) and 2 1/2d. Type 27, all cancelled-to-order, 1894 1d. mint blocks of 10 and 20 (3), 1895-96 1d. mint sheet, 3d. mint blocks of 30 and 40, 1895 1d. on 2d. mint (no top margin), 1895 6d. (2, one with overprints misplaced diagonally) cancelled-to-order 1896-97 2/6d. mint reprint sheet, 1901 1/2d. on 2d. mint sheet; some with margins removed though a useful study group. Stated to cat. c. £2,500 £400-500
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x 1/2d. (9), 1d. (8, one used), 2d. and 3d. on 1d. (5), unused or with part gum; not all guaranteed and with faults in places, the 2d. heavily thinned £200-300
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x A large range of covers ex the Leask correspondence to Wolmaransstad or Klerksdorp, comprising items from the Cape (58, many censored, one with paper label with manuscript "Opened under Martial law"), Transvaal (11, one bearing G.B. 1d. with Klerksdorp c.d.s.), British Army/Field Post Offices (4), and U.K. (40, mostly from Stromness), nearly all censored, Army Telegraph envelopes (9, two with "wd" code c.d.s.), registered letter receipts (10), and later items (14); also 1895 (2) and 1900 (2) envelopes bearing various Transvaal adhesives with double-ring datestamps. Condition a little mixed in places though a fascinating group from this famous correspondence with some still remaining in the family scrap book £400-600
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x 1/2d. (2, one used), 1d. rose-red and green (14, two on pieces, two used) and 1d. red (4), unused, some with gum; condition mixed. Also Transvaal 1/2d. and 1d. on piece sharing double-ring datestamp. S.G. 1, 2, 9 £300-400
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x 1d. red and 1d. rose-red and green (2), all with overprints in black and on pieces of cheques with two showing cancellations in red; all with a few perforations cut away though a rare trio £100-120
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x 2d. brown and green, large part original gum; fine and rare. S.G. 3, £2,250. Photo £800-1,000
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x 3d. purple and green neatly tied by double-ring datestamp on small piece. Rare. S.G. 5, £3,500. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 1/2d. pair showing slightly differently spaced overprints, uncancelled on envelope to
R.W. Thornton; fine. S.G. 1. Photo £200-250
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x 1d. rose-red and green (3) on unaddressed envelopes. S.G. 2 £300-400
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x 1d. rose-red and green (4) on unaddressed envelopes (4) £400-500
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x 1d. rose-red and green (4) on unaddressed envelopes, all with pencil notations on the face with one referring to the block of fourteen included in the Harry Birkhead auction £150-200
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x 1d. rose-red and green, uncancelled on envelope to R.W. Thornton. Photo £150-200
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x 1d. rose-red and green, uncancelled on envelope to R.W. Thornton. Photo £150-200
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x 1d. red, uncancelled on envelope. S.G. 9 £100-120
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x 1d. red cancelled by 24 June c.d.s. in violet on envelope to Leask's daughter and marked "Censored C.G. Huddleston Ass. Comm"; two tone patches on face panel. S.G. 9. Photo £300-400
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x 1d. red with unoverprinted 1/2d., 1d. and G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. (3), all cancelled by Army Post Office Klerksdorp c.d.s. on 1902 (1 May) envelope registered to Leask's daughter in Scotland with Portobello c.d.s. (26.5) on reverse; accompanied by the registration receipt similarly cancelled. Photo £500-600
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x 6d. lilac and green, uncancelled on envelope; envelope with corner mount stains, otherwise fine. Rare. S.G. 7. Photo £800-1,000
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1896 (11 Nov.) OHMS envelope registered to England, bearing 1896 1/2d. and 4d. lightly tied by c.d.s. and showing red London transit d.s. (25.11). Attractive £50-60
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1897 envelope to New York bearing 1896 2 1/2d. tied by barred oval "12" and showing superb "paquebot/(n.y.-2d div)" h.s. in violet (Hosking Fig. 949) and 1904 picture postcard to Italy bearing 1901 1d. and undated K.E. 1/2d. wrapper to New York, both showing "paquebot/(n.y. 2d div)" h.s. in black (Fig. 95); also three pieces with similar h.s. £60-80
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x A selection of mint on stockleaves with Trinidad including 1893-94 set to 5/- with Official 1d. and 2 1/2d., 1896-1906 10/- plus 5/- and 10/- Specimen, 1904-07 5/-; Tobago from 1879 3d. and 6d., 1883 2 1/2d. on 6d., 1885-96 values to both 1/-, 1896 1/2d. on 4d.; Trinidad and Tobago with 1913-23 5/- and £1 Specimen, 1922-28 £1 (2), 1938-44 set to $4.80 plus the set perforated "specimen" plus others to first Q.E. set.
A fresh lot, lightly mounted or unmounted mint £350-400
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x 1935 Submarine K.XVIII envelope to Holland, showing a superb strike of the "Met HR. Ms. KXVIII/Vervoerd van Tristan da Cunha/Naar Kapstad" cachet at top centre with type V cachet in blue and Cape Town Paquebot c.d.s. (2.4) at right, the reverse with illustrated panel of the submarine and signed by the sender C.v./Linden; a few small imperfections though a scarce cover. Photo £800-1,000
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Postal Stationery: Selection (65) including 1875 formula card, 1880-81 20pa.+20pa. black and rose (39), etc., unused, chiefly fine £60-80
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