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1947 Interim Burmese Government 3p. to 10r. Postage and Official sets affixed in Burma Postal Administration folder; fine and unusual. Cat. £250+ £100-120
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1937 3p. to 10r. set of fourteen with additional 2r. with inverted watermark, fine mint. S.G. O1-O14, £955 £300-400
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1937 3p. to 10r. set of fourteen less 12a., fine used. S.G. O1-O14, £500 £150-200
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1939 3p. to 10r. set of thirteen with both 1a. types, mint and used, fine. S.G. O15-O27, £400 £150-180
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1941-45 Japanese Occupation collection offering a comprehensive range of the various types and comprising postcards (71, 23 used), reply paid cards (15, all unused), envelopes (86, 29 used) and registered envelope used, included are a selection of scarce types including Peacock and Service. A fine lot with viewing essential £3,000-4,000
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A collection of picture postcards (126, some used) showing a wide range of views, street scenes and others including 1918 Gymkhana Club real photo type, Mandalay Girls Boarding School, 1924 Burma Empire Exhibition Types A and B sets of six, etc.
An interesting and attractive group £200-250
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Range of covers (88, 25 post war, some registered) bearing a variety or frankings and cancelled at a nearly all different selection of post offices; mixed condition in places though an interesting group £150-200
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1851 laid paper, 6d. slate-violet, large to very large margins all round, centrally struck with concentric circles cancellation 1852 (31 July) entire from Montreal to Kingston, showing red despatch datestamp at lower left and arrival datestamp on reverse; filing folds well clear of the adhesive, fine. S.G. 2. Photo £500-600
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1852-57 handmade paper, 7 1/2d. yellow-green with good to large margins, unused with large part original gum (slightly brownish) and of lovely rich intense colour. A fine example of this rare stamp. P.F. Certificate (2013). S.G. 12, £13,000. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: William Gross, November 2009
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1868 Ottawa printing, thin paper 1c. red-brown unused without gum, centred to right, a fraction soiled otherwise fine. Greene Certificate (2013). S.G. 47, £750. Photo £150-180
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1868 Ottawa printing, thin paper 3c. red-brown, unused, regummed, fine colour and appearance. Greene Certificate (2013). S.G. 49, £1600. Photo £250-300
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x 1870-90 Small Queen 1c.-3c. collection on pages, the used with a few re-entries (2c.) or interesting cancellations and comprising covers bearing 1c. (5), 1c. blue card (3), 2c. (6, a couple uprated and one also bearing GB 1/2d.) and 3c. (51, one additionally bearing 5c.), some with corner or "all-over" adverts; condition mixed in places with viewing recommended £400-500
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x 1898 Imperial Penny Postage 2c. study in a range of shades and comprising unused/mint (254, mostly in blocks up to twenty-five), used (105) and covers (30, one registered, a few with adverts), many identified by plate with flaws and re-entries, etc. Condition a little mixed in places with viewing recommended, though a generally attractive assembly of this interesting stamp £600-800
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x 1911-31 Admiral collection neatly mounted and written-up on pages, mint, used and covers throughout with a range of blocks, some with imprint, coil stamps, War Tax,
re-entries, hairlines, retouches, pre-cancels, etc.; many of the mint stuck down so viewing essential. An interesting assembly of this attractive issue £300-400
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1999 (Jan.) Chinese New Year 46c. sheetlet with red and tagging omitted, fine unmounted mint. Rare, only 25 examples recorded. S.G. 1862a, £500; Unitrade 1768b, $1250 £150-180
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2001 (Jan.) Chinese New Year, 47c. with gold omitted, fine unmounted mint.
S.G. 2050, £950; Unitrade 1883a, $2,000. Photo £250-300
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2003 (Jan.) Chinese New Year 48c., a complete sheet of twenty-five, the first two columns with gold omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 2176a, £3000; Unitrade 1969a, $6000 £1,500-1,800
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x 1916-32 a comprehensive collection neatly mounted and written-up on leaves, nearly all lines represented and with a range of unused/mint (mostly stuck down) with many multiples/sheets, Aero Club 1918 25c. tête-bêche pair, Laurentide booklet with spelling error on reverse, a few proofs, and covers (44); also 1897 Alaska Carrier Pigeon Mail Service Company labels (13). A most interesting lot with viewing essential £800-1,000
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x 1855-63 white paper, 1/- bright yellow-green, unused with some gum which may be original, good to large margins and lovely fresh bright colour. A highly attractive example of this rare stamp. Brandon Certificate (1982). S.G. 8, £3,500. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x 1855-63 white paper, 1/- deep dark green block of four with good to large margins, fresh unused with large part original gum; an attractive multiple. S.G. 8b. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 1d. deep carmine-red block of four with good to large margins, lovely fresh bright colour and unused with large part original gum; two stamps with a light handstamp. A most attractive and appealing multiple. S.G. 18. Photo £600-800
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x 1d. deep carmine-red triangular block of four with clear to large margins, unused with large part original gum; one with a natural wrinkle, otherwise fine. S.G. 18. Photo £600-800
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1d. deep carmine-red pair with dried original gum, large margins all round, minor wrinkles; fine. S.G. 18, £650+. Photo £200-250
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x 4d. blue triangular block of four with sheet margin on one side and good to large margins on the other two sides, large part original gum; a few light tones though an impressive multiple. S.G. 19a. Photo £500-600
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x 1/- pale emerald-green with clear to good margins, part original gum. A scarce stamp. S.G. 21a, £1,400. Photo £400-500
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1881 (22 Nov.) envelope from Wynberg to Edinburgh, bearing Griqualand West Type 17 6d. violet cancelled "6" in oval of bars and with despatch c.d.s. alongside, Cape Town (22.11) and Musselburgh (14.12) c.d.s. on reverse. An attractive use of a Griqualand stamp subsequent to it becoming a province within Cape Colony. Photo £250-300
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1882 (3 June) envelope from Port Elizabeth "Per S.S. Durban" to Germany, bearing 1d. carmine and 6d. violet in combination with Griqualand West Type 17 1/2d. grey twice cancelled "2" in oval of bars and with despatch c.d.s. partially covered by "2 1/2d" accountancy handstamp in red, the reverse with Cape Town (6.6), London (25.6) and Berlin (28.6) c.d.s. An attractive three-colour, Griqualand West/Cape combination franking. Photo £350-400
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1899-1904 group of three taxed covers, comprising 1899 envelope from Spain to Cape Town bearing uncancelled 1889 5c., 10c. (2) and 25c. (2) and showing arrival c.d.s., "6D" charge handstamp and, on reverse, Charge Clerk c.d.s., 1899 censored Boer War envelope from Lourenco Marques to a P.O.W on the "Penelope" and showing arrival c.d.s. "25", "T" and "5D" tax marks, and 1904 postcard from Bloemfontein to Cape Town with arrival c.d.s., oval-framed "t/1d" and "re-posted/t....." handstamp £100-120
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1900 (6-10 Apr.) produced photographically, 18 1/2mm. 3d. deep blue on blue, fresh unused with part original gum; accompanied by a 1900 (Nov.) letter from Wallace Bros. "Stamp Merchants and Importers" stating that they had bought the stamp "a friend of the gentleman who printed same at Mafeking", the selling price being £1.10.0. R.P.S. Certificate (1986). S.G. 20, £1,700. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1863-66 CC 1/2d., six unused examples in various shades, all with small part or part original gum, one showing part papermaker's watermark, generally fine. S.G. 48/48/48c £80-100
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1867-78 CC, perf 12 1/2 3d. (2) and perf 14 1d. (6, one used) and 3d. (11 including an imperforate vertical pair and single), all unused, many with original gum and mostly good to fine. S.G. 60-62, £1400+ £250-300
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6d. deep brown unused (4, one with part original gum), two with watermark reversed (one regummed), good to fine. S.G. 67/67ax, £920 £200-250
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6d. deep brown (10), 8d., 9d. (4), 10d. (8) and 2/- (2), used, generally good to fine. Cat. £400 approx. £80-100
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8d. chocolate/lake-brown (12 including a pair), all unused, one with gum disturbed and two without gum, generally fine. S.G. 68, £1560+ £300-400
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9d. blackish brown (5) and 10d. (4, shades), all unused, most without gum, generally good to fine. S.G. 69b, 70b/c, £700+ £120-150
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1882 16c. on 24c. green, tied by Colombo "A" duplex on 1883 (21 July) disinfected entire letter to Luxembourg, redirected to Switzerland, transit and arrival markings on reverse; fine and rare. The only recorded entire letter from Ceylon to Luxembourg prior to 1900 £150-200
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1910 Centenary of Independence set of fifteen perforated proofs in issue colours overprinted "specimen" in red and with small security punch hole; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 119s-133s £220-250
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1897 Red Revenue large figure 4c. on 3c. deep red, part original gum, small thin, fine appearance and rare. S.G. 90, £2,250. Photo £300-400
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x 1947-54 unused selection in part of complete sheets comprising East China, North-East China with 1950-51, granite paper, watermarked, $2,000 green, $5,000 red-orange and $12,500 purple in sheets of eighty, People's Republic of China. Generally good to fine. (thousands) £200-300
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1904 (12 May) envelope posted unpaid, from Tientsin to Peking, taxed by 1904 4c. brown Postage Due with Peking cancellation of 13 May; fine £100-120
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1911 3p. on 1c. to 2r. on $2, large part original gum, a few rough perfs. as usual, 2a. on 7c. thinned, otherwise fresh and fine. S.G. C1-C11, £6,250. Photo £1,500-2,000
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1901 (13 Feb.) picture post card (Hankow) addressed to Luxembourg, franked 1900-06 4c. with Foochow cancellation and Hong Kong Q.V. 2c. pair cancelled at Shanghai (20.2), arrival datestamp (27.3) on the front; fine and a most unusual destination £100-120
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1900 (23 Aug.) Japanese postal stationery card to India, additionally franked 1894-1903 10c. with Shanghai cancellation, a variety of transit and arrival markings;1900 (11 Oct.) 1c. postal stationery card to Germany, additionally franked Coiled Dragon 1c., 2c. and French Post Offices 1894-03 10c., Tientsin and Shanghai cancellations; 1901 picture postcard (Peking, Legation Street) to Paris, franked Coiled Dragon 5c. and French Post Offices 1894-1903 10c., Tientsin and Shanghai cancellations; some small faults otherwise fine (3) £150-200
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1892-99 10c. brown on rose, on envelope to Bremen, Barranquilla cancellation (22.2.93) and with blue "ligne d/paq,fr. no 2" (23.2) alongside, arrival (24.3) on reverse; 20c. brown on blue, on envelope ex the same correspondence, with concentric circles cancellation with Barranquilla c.d.s. (22.1.94) and blue octagonal "ligne d/paq.fr.no. 1" alongside, transit and arrival markings on reverse; also National Issues: 1904 Gold currency imperf. 5c. rose, horizontal strip of ten, tied to Compagnie Generale Transatlantique envelope (some faults) to Paris, "colon a st. nazaire" cancellations of 5 Aug. 1904. Generally fine (3) £100-120
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1900 50l. to 5d. set of eight proofs in ochre or black and ochre (5d.), all with diamond of punch holes, ex Bradbury Wilkinson archive sheet; unmounted mint. Fine and scarce £200-250
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1879 (5 Aug.) envelope (222x90mm.) from Limassol to the "Emlak Chief Cashier"
(a quasi charitable body) at Nicosia, bearing Great Britain 1/2d. rose Plate 15 and 1d. red Plate 221 tied by three fine "975" and with Nicosia c.d.s. at foot dated 12 February 1884 in error, the reverse with despatch, Larnaca (6.8) and Nicosia (7.8) c.d.s.; a couple of creases at left and fractionally truncated at foot, otherwise fine. A very rare 1 1/2d. internal rate franking. Photo £1,500-2,000
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x 1880-1960 mint collection (258) in a stockbook including 1880 1/2d. rose (Plate 12), 1881 1/2d. on 1d. red (Plate 215), 1881 30 paras on 1d. red (Plate 220), 1882-86, Die I, 30pa. pale mauve block of four with variety damaged "US" (horizontal crease), 1886 CA 1/2 on 1/2pi. emerald-green, 1894 CA 6pi. olive-grey, 1902-04 1/2pi. to 45pi., 1904-10 5pa. to 45pi., 1916 2pa. registered envelope to London uprated with 1/2pi. and 10pa., KGV issues (including 1924-28 £1), 1921-23 10/- green and red on pale yellow, 1928 Anniversary set, 1934 1/4pi. to 45pi., 1938-51 1/4pi. to £1, 1955-60 2m. to £1 (2 sets); also, a selection of postal stationery cards (10); a few faults though generally fresh and fine £1,200-1,500
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x 1880 (1 Apr.) 1d. red, Pl. 217 in blocks of four (6) and 1d. red, Pl. 215 block of twelve (some separated perfs); large part original gum, a few gum creases, otherwise fine.
S.G. 2, £600+ £200-250
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1880 (8 July) entire letter from Paphos to Limassol, bearing 1880 1d. red Pl. 208 neatly cancelled "981" and with fine upright c.d.s. at top centre, arrival c.d.s. (9.7) across join on reverse; two filing folds, one through the adhesive, otherwise fine. A rare inland letter from this scarce office. Photo £800-1,000
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1880 (20 July) envelope (flap missing and closed tear at top) from Nicosia to England, bearing 1880 2 1/2d. rosy mauve cancelled "969" and with fine despatch c.d.s. alongside, Larnaca c.d.s. (20.7) on reverse; attractive. Photo £150-200
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1880 (29 Oct.) entire letter, written in Greek, from Limassol to Nicosia, bearing 1880 1d. red Pl. 208 cancelled "975" and with fine c.d.s. below, arrival c.d.s. (29.10) on reverse two filing creases, one crossing the adhesive, otherwise fine and a scarce inland rate letter. Photo £300-400
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1880 (2 Nov.) envelope (central fold) from Famagusta to London, bearing 1880 2 1/2d. rosy mauve Pl. 14 cancelled "982" and with fine c.d.s. alongside, the reverse with Larnaca (2.11) and London (12.11) c.d.s.; an attractive cover from this very scarce office. Photo £300-400
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