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1862-1948 Mint and used collection on old album pages with various 1862-72 imperf issues, 1903 New Post Office 2L and 5L mint, most commemoratives, etc. (100s). £80-100
| ST. HELENA | (Also see lots 289, 1350)
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1837 (July 6) Entire letter from Canton to London, the enclosed letter headed "Canton Packet to St. Helena" and the address panel endorsed "via St. Helena", the reverse endorsed "Forwarded from St. Helena by yrs Respectfully W. Carrol, Merchant & Ship Agent". Carried from St. Helena on the "Hibernia", Capt. Gillies, handstamped "MARGATE / SHIP-LRE" (Rob S.4), charged 1/4. Light file folds, otherwise fine and an unusual and scarce St. Helena forwarding agent endorsement on a letter from China. Photo on Page 129. £500-600
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1913 KGV 6d Dull and deep purple, variety split "A", fine mint. S.G. 86a, £650. Photo on Page 121. £180-200
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1922-37 2d and 5d Pairs each with the variety Cleft Rock on the left stamp, fine mint, S.G. 100/c, 103/c, £388. (4). Photo on Page 109. £100-120
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1922-37 KGV 7/6 Grey-brown and yellow-orange lower left corner block of four with plate number "1", superb unmounted mint. S.G. 111, £560+. Photo on Page 119. £160-180
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1968 and 1971 Definitive issues designed by Sylvia Goaman, artist's preliminary drawings mainly on tracing paper (approx 134), also artwork for the predecimal values, correspondence between Goaman and the Crown Agents, and slides which formed the basis for the designs. (140+). £400-450
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1828 Printed four page notice for an auction in London of two valuable St. Kitts sugar plantations, the Mount Pleasant and White Gate estates consisting of 397 acres with two houses and other buildings, two windmills, 270 negroes (107 men and boys, 91 women and girls, 72 children) and 109 animals. The reverse inscribed by Thomas Thomas who bought the estates for £16,250 with the comment that the sale did not include the female slave Luckey who had been set free. £70-100
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1939-51 KGVI Covers including six 1939-41 covers with circular "ST. KITTS / (crown) / PASSED BY CENSOR 2" (or "3") in red, blue or black, also 1946 cover from Charlestown, Nevis, 1942 registered cover to G.B franked 2/4½, etc. (10). £150-180
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Nevis. 1862 Perf 13 1d (2), 4d and 6d (2), 1866-76 1d (2) and 1876-78 1d (2, one stamp no. 12 with retouches on standing figure), all mint, a few faults. S.G. £1,030. (9). £150-180
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1940-52 Covers and cards, some high air mail rates including 1945 registered cover franked 10/5 (with 10/- stamp) handstamped "N.Y AIR / STEAMER / ONWARD", 1941 philatelic registered cover to G.B with 2/-, 5/- and 10/-, ten other commercial covers franked at rates of 2/- or higher, also 1948 proof strikes of village datestamps on pieces. (18 covers + 11 pieces). £150-200
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1939-55 KGVI Covers with a good variety of frankings and rates, one 1949 cover with "A.V./ 2" cachet, also one later cover. (79). £150-200
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1939-45 Censored covers, various cachets and seals including printed "ST. VINCENT, B.W.I" types, an unusual stampless cover from New York to St. Vincent inscribed "Consignee Mail - S.S Keilehaven" with boxed "PAQUEBOT" of Kingstown, etc. A good lot. (57). £400-500
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1972 Flowers issue designed by Sylvia Goaman, artist's preliminary drawings in pencil mainly on tracing paper, one coloured (55), and a fine watercolour painting of the adopted design of the 30c on thick card. Also the artists research notes and correspondence with the Crown Agents. (56+). Photo on Page 242. £160-180
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1945 B.M.A 1c - $10 Set of twenty unmounted mint. S.G. 126/145, £550 (2). Photo on Page 105. £140-160
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1890-1938 Mint selection comprising 1890-92 die 1 2c - 96c set of eight, 1901 and 1902 surcharges, 1906 KEVII Multiple Crown CA 2c - 2r.25 set of eleven, and the fifteen original values and colours of the first KGVI set issued in 1938, all mounted. S.G. £1,000. (43). £180-220
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1937-53 KGVI Covers, mainly commercial, including Bay St Anne Praslin and La Digue double circle datestamps, Anse Royale c.d.s, cover to British Somaliland, etc. (20). £150-200
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1938-53 Covers with cancels of Anse Royale (11), Bay St. Anne Praslin (8, two types), La Digue (5, two types), Grand Anse Praslin (2), also Mombasa Paquebot, 20c size H registration envelope, various frankings to the 5r value. (45). £400-500
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1965 QEII 40c Registration envelope stamp photographic essay in the issued design applied to thick card, 114x118mm, with pencil note on the proposed size. £100-120
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1907-12 KEVII ½d - £1 Set of 13 and 1932 KGV pictorial ½d - £1 set of 13 both fine mint. S.G. 99/111, 155/167, £700. (26). Photo on Page 121. £200-250
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1922 2½d Postal stationery envelope registered from Freetown to Germany uprated by ½d and 3d; 1925 picture postcard with 1d violet tied "GARRISON MAIL / SIERRA LEONE" c.d.s; 1926 registered cover to London franked 1d violet (5) each tied "BO-PENDEMBU / TRAVELLING POST OFFICE" c.d.s with scarce boxed "R / B.O. PENDEMBU" registration handstamp; and 1935 registered cover from Makene to England franked 1932 ½d, 1½d (3), 3d and 1935 Jubilee 1d (2) with boxed "R / MAKENE" registration handstamp. An interesting group. (4). £150-180
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1937-56 KGVI Covers, some written up on pages, including civil censors (27), army or navy censors (4), "POSTED ON STEAMER" (10), Garrison Mail c.d.s (3), Freetown - Bo T.P.O (2, one with manuscript registration etiquette), registration envelopes (5), village cancels, wartime air mails with rates up to 5/1 (2), 1938 cover to London "via Bathurst & D.L.H" franked 1/4, stampless registered P.O official covers with red "OFFICIAL PAID / SIERRA LEONE" c.d.s (2), etc. (68). £600-700
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1940-47 Covers from or to an American missionary, mostly from Makeni, sent within Sierra Leone or to the USA, including 1941 colour changes on FDCs (9), censors (26, one a remarkably early cover posted 25 Aug. 1939 with boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR / 1"), etc. (43). £400-500
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1963 Artwork for a 3c stamp comprising the Arms of Sierra Leone well handpainted in black and Chinese white on thick card, 153x164mm, with the country name and value applied; also the printed arms from which this design was copied with handwritten comments including "Crown Agents sample" and the date "18/4/63". Sierra Leone issued three stamps with these arms in 1965. An attractive essay. (2). £80-100
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1965 3c Air letter, large uncut proof sheet with the air letter in the issued colours, also the air letter stamp only with black, pink and orange printed, another partial air letter with various colours omitted and a further partial stamp in blue, purple and green only. Very unusual, folded, otherwise fine. £80-100
| SOMALILAND | (Also see lot 261)
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1904-38 Mint selection comprising 1904 KEVII set of 13, 1912-19 KGV Multiple Crown CA set of 13 and 1938 KGVI set of twelve, all lightly mounted. S.G. 32/44, 60/72, 93/104, £625. (38). £140-170
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1942-45 Forces mail, covers with Somaliland stamps tied by E.A A.P.O datestamps (20, four registered), other E.A A.P.O datestamps used in Somaliland on stampless covers (6) or with KUT stamps, or used as arrival marks (4, one from Hargeisa to Berbera franked 1a), also a 1944 Christmas greetings airgraph, 1942 despatch rider cover from Hargeisa with "ARMY / HAR / SIGNALS" c.d.s, philatelic cover with GB ½d tied by A.P.O-U-M.P.K 15 c.d.s and A.P.S EA Force rubber datestamps on single Somaliland 3a or ½a block. An interesting collection with a number of air letters or Honour Envelopes, mostly written up, all in a Godden de Luxe album in slip case. Ex John Inglefield Watson collection. (34 covers + 5 stamps). £500-600
| SOUTH AFRICA | (Also see lots 123,186, 189, 229-236, 284-314)
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Boer War - Rustenburg. ½d - 2½d Mint or unused, the ½d superb, 1d a little stained, 2d without gum and with some small stain spots, 2½d with part gum and short corner perf. S.G. 1 - 4, £1,050. (4). Photo on Page 121. £250-300
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Boer War - Rustenburg. 6d Mint, three pulled perfs at upper right, otherwise fine and a very reasonable looking example of this very scarce stamp. S.G. 6, £1,500. Photo on Page 121. £500-600
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Boer War - Rustenburg. 3d Fine used with Rustenburg squared circle (June 23?). Also a used 2½d with forged VR handstamp. S.G. 5, £200. (2). Photo on Page 121. £80-100
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Boer War - Zeerust. "V.R.I 1 PENNY" Surcharge on 1/- revenue stamp, superb mint. 480 ZAR 1/- revenues were surcharged 1d by the British after they occupied Zeerust in May 1900. A fine example of this scarce stamp. Photo on Page 109. £150-180
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Cape of Good Hope. 1855-63 1/- Deep dark green, Perkins Bacon printing, good to large margins, mint with large part original gum, very fine. S.G. 8b, £450. Photo on Page 105. £100-120
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Natal. c.1858 Cover to "Miss Maclean, care of Archdeacon Mackenzie, Mrs Elliotts, West St., Durban" bearing 1857-61 3d rose, a large stamp with good margins and clear embossing cancelled by central oval "POST OFFICE / P.M BURG". The stamp with a light vertical crease at left, not tied but would appear to belong to this cover. Photo on Page 129. £240-280
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Zululand. 1888-93 ½d and 2d - 5/- Mint, some gum toning to the 5/-, good appearance. S.G. 1, 3/11, £1022. (10). Photo on Page 109. £200-240
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c.1969 Formula postal stationery registration envelope with 40 holes punched into the flap, an experimental issue limited to a few Post Offices located in black suburbs. Fine unused and very scarce. £70-80
| SUDAN | (Also see lots 114-117, 122, 257-261, 318)
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1898-1935 Mint selection comprising 1898 set of eight, 1902-21 set of eleven (the 10pi marginal with plate number, apparently unmounted) and 1935 General Gordon set. S.G. 10-28, 59/67, £390. (28). £100-120
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1942 Registered air mail cover from Khartoum to USA bearing 1941 2pi, 10pi and 20pi, censored in transit at Lagos, an unusual commercial use of these high values paying the 32pi rate. £60-80
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1938-52 KGVI Covers including 1951 cover franked 1½d from Stegi to St. Lucia with 4c and 16c postage due stamps cancelled at Castries, 1938 ½d - 2/6 FDC, censors, ½d printed matter rates to USA (2), cancels of Emlembe, etc., also one other recent cover. (18). £200-250
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Postal Stationery. KGVI and QEII Covers and cards including KGVI 3d air letter with black overprint or red overprint (front only) used, 3d+3d air letters unused and C.T.O, postcards used (2), 4d size G registration envelope used; and QEII stationery with 6d (3) and 5c (2) size G registration envelopes used, etc., cancels include Goedgegun, Manzini, Mhlambanyati, etc. (20). £180-200
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Literature. "Grosses Handbuch der Schweizer Abstemplungen 1843-82" by Andres & Emmenegger in two volumes, published 1931 and 1954 with additional transparencies of 21 plates; and "Swiss Postmarks and Postal Cancellations 1943-62" by H. Jaeggli-Weber, published 1920. Three useful and uncommon books on Swiss cancels and postmarks, all fine. £80-100
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Officials - Industrial War Economy Section. The fine display collection of these scarce 1918-1919 Official issues on five pages comprising the 5c - 30c sets of eight fine mint with the two differing types of three line overprint (S.G. O299/301, 303/315) including the very scarce smaller first type 7½c (O301); second type 7½c overprint used on a postcard from Bern; 7½c and 10c postal stationery postcards with the first type overprint and 10c postcard with the second type overprint all unused; and 5c - 30c set of eight mint with the circular overprint, unissued due to the disbandment of the department in 1919, each stamp with Zumstein guarantee handstamp on the reverse. An exceptional lot, just 100 sets of the unissued overprint believed to have been printed. (24 stamps + 4 covers). Photo on Page 121. £800-1,000
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1908-40 25c Blue tete-beche pair fine used. S.G. 233a, £200. £60-80
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Postal Stationery - Bundesfeier Postcards. 1910-60 Mint and used cards, the collection written up on album pages with some additional duplicates, the 1910-37 issues with an imprinted stationery stamp, the 1938-60 cards issued without stamps, all with superb printed views. The collection includes at least one example of every issued card with both mint and used examples of many cards, some first day or pre-issue uses, T.P.O and air mail cancels, etc. A fine and attractive collection. (167). £750-900
| THAILAND | (Also see lot 228)
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c.1890-1930 Cancellations on single stamps including datestamps Kedah (3, S.G. Z94, 134/5), Kelantan (4, S.G. Z321, 342, 351, 355), Battambong (Cambodia), boxed railway cancels, town and village cancels with Thai and bilingual types, etc. (149). £250-300
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Tobago. 1772 (March 5) Entire letter to London "P.Molly, Capt Johnston, Q.D.C", landed at Kingsbridge, handstamped "K" (DN845) and "TOTNES" with a "20/MA" Bishop Mark. Possibly disinfected with a small chisel slit, charged 5d (4d inland postage + 1d Captain's gratuity). A rare ship letter from Kingsbridge nearly fifty years before it had its own ship letter handstamp, and believed to be the earliest recorded letter from Tobago, four months before the first letter in the Jaffe collection (which sold for £900). Photo on Page 129. £600-800
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1893-2000 Covers and cards (289) and fronts (30) with air mails (81) and a fine lot of cancels from many differing offices, various rates, frankings and destinations, many KGVI period, "A.V. / 2" cachets (5 covers + front), 1904 Port of Spain "PAQUEBOT" on a card bearing Grenada 1d, etc. An interesting lot. (319). £350-450
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1938-53 KGVI Covers and cards including censors, 1d postage due on 1944 cover from Argentina, 1946 returned air mail test letters (3), WW2 cover hand carried to St. Lucia with seals and a 5c stamp all cancelled by nine strikes of circular "PASSED / (crown) / 2 / POSTAL CENSOR", naval censors, postal stationery with registration envelopes, C.O.P bearing a 1c stamp, US diplomatic bag cover, air mails, village cancels, etc. (47). Photo on Page 129. £400-500
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Postage Dues. 1893-1979 Covers and cards, all underpaid with "T" or other postage due marks, some with foreign due stamps. (38). £70-100
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1940-45 World War Two covers with various censor seals or cachets (50, four with cancels of parallel bars), naval mail with similar parallel bars cancels (2), Army Honour Envelopes (3), U.S forces mail (2), also a cover with senders postal permit number, and a reused envelope with a Red Cross economy label, various rates and destinations, most sent by air mail. (59). £280-320
| TRISTAN DA CUNHA | (Also see lots 462-464)
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1937-2011 Covers and cards including 1937 Visit of H.M.S Carlisle envelopes with Tristan type V or VI cachets (2), 1952 set of 12 on F.D.C, 1955 Gough Island signed card, 1962-64 Royal Society Expedition (4), maritime mail, incoming mail, F.D.Cs, a few items signed, also air letters, mailbag labels, and 1d Potato stamp block of four (signed "A.B Crawford 1946" in the margin) and strip of five, etc. (Approx 300). £300-350
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1946 (May 10) Six page "Petition for Postage Stamps", submitted to the Postmaster-General of South Africa and signed by the island's priest, Alan Crawford and eleven islanders, outlining 33 clauses with photographs of six proposed designs for new Tristan stamps, also bearing the new type VIII Tristan cachet and a strip of five of the 1d potato stamp. An important and rare document, described by Crabb (pages 245-248), ex Jack Cole collection. Photo on Pages 240 & 241. £2,500-3,000
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