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x 1881 (Feb-June) 1/2d. on 1d. red, Pl. 205, LB, variety surcharge double, part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1978). S.G. 9aa, £800. Photo £250-300
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x 1881 (Feb-June) 1/2d. on 1d. red, Pl. 215, OJ, variety surcharge treble, large part original gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1978). S.G. 9ba, £800. Photo £250-300
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x 1881 CC 1/2pi. to 6pi., part to large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 11-15, £3,655. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1892-94 Die II set, unmounted mint except the 2pi. which is very lightly hinged, fresh colours and fine. A rare set in this condition. S.G. 31-37, £450. Photo £300-350
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1898 (9 June) envelope from Kilani to England, bearing 1894-96 1/2pi. green and carmine (4) each pre-cancelled "Koilani/9.6.98/AFK" between three horizontal lines, further cancelled and tied by "975" numerals, the reverse with Limassol (11.6) and Manchester (19.6) c.d.s.; flap missing and two pieces torn from the top and right edges, neither affecting the adhesives. An exceptional cover from this Agency which opened in September 1897, and one of three such covers from the same correspondence recorded between May and June 1898. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x 1928 Anniversary 3/4pi. to £1 and 1934 Pictorial 1/4pi. to 45pi. (vertical crease); large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 123-143, £500 £150-200
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1956 (14 March) carbon copies of three Warrants of Detention, for Michael Kykkotis, Archbishop Makarios III, Papastravos Papa-Agathangelou and Polycarpos Stylianou Joannides "during Her Majesty's pleasure at the islands of Mahe, Seychelles. Such detention shall be subject to the provisions of the Political Prisoners Detention Ordinance, 1956, and to such orders and directions which may occur from time to time be made or given under the provision of said ordinance." Each signed by William Addis, the Governor of the Colony and with the Colony. Also a further carbon copy of a "Revocation of Warrant of Detention" for the three named above and also Kyprianos Themistokleous Kyriakides Bishop Kyprianos of Kyrenia, dated 28 March 1957, signed by William Addis and with the seal of the Colony; minor corner creases, fine. Photo - please note, the photograph of the four political prisoners is not offered with this lot £1,000-1,200
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1930 Reprints 1855 3c. (2), 1872-73 4c. (3), 1873-1902 7c. centre only in black,
block of four also 1977 90th Anniversary reproductions of 1866 3c., 1873 4c. on card, 1873-1902 1c. (2), 3c., 4c., 5c., 10c. sheets of 100, all with "fotonytryk" on reverse £100-120
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x Cancellations: Altmunsterberg-Zoppot, collection (350) in a blue album, some better issues with 1925 1g. (4), 2g. (2), a few Poland, etc., mixed condition but an unusual lot £100-150
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1951 $1.20 emerald and black, variety missing "a" of "ca" from watermark (small portion of the "a" still present as have all examples of this variety, see note in Murray Payne); fine used. S.G. 133b, £1,400 mint, unpriced used. Photo £150-200
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1875 1 pi. deep red imperforate pair on thin, oily paper, watermark inverted from positions 177 and 178 on the sheet, the latter with variety "white burst in frame line"; full original gum which permeates the paper in parts. Charles Hass Certificate (2005).
Fine and rare. S.G. 38c, unpriced. Photo £1,500-2,000
Note: Ex the sheet sold in The Royal Philatelic Collection sale, Spink 2001, Lot 180.
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x 1876-1940 selection of covers and cards (25), including 1915 coloured p.p.c. to Germany franked 4m. with blue Sayoy Hotel cancellation, 1922 5m. envelope additional franked 1m. (5), 5m. registered to Italy, 1923 10m. registered envelope additionally franked 10m. (2) to the U.S., 1934 coloured p.p.c. to Germany franked U.P.U. 13m. with Seamen's Home cancellation, 1936 Semiramis Holel advertising cover, 1937 "overland mail" envelope to England, Postal Stationery 1937-44 4m. card, 3m. and 6m. envelopes, 6m. letter card all unused, etc., good to fine £150-200
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1914 1m. to 200m., set of imperforate horizontal pairs on watermarked paper, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 73-82 vars. Photo £450-500
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1914 5m. lake, imperforate block of ten (5 x 2) from the right of the sheet, unmounted mint, slight wrinkles, fine. S.G. 77var. £100-120
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1914-15 Postage Due 2m., 4m. and 1p., set of three imperforate vertical pairs, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. D84-86 vars. £120-150
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1923-24 Harrison £1 dull violet-blue and blue, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet (hinged in margin), light gum bends, fine. S.G. 122, £325. Photo £200-250
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1926-35 Official 1m. to 50m. set of twelve Royal misperforations. Fine unmounted mint. S.G. O138-149 £120-150
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1927-37 1m. to £E1, twenty six values, including both 100m. and 200m. shades, 500m. and £E1 centre photogravure, frame litho., original gum, several (including the 500m. and £E1) with Control, fine. Between S.G. 148-172 £150-180
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1934 UPU set, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 219-232, £800. Photo £250-300
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1932-33 1p. deep blue and red "Postal Seal", an imperforate proof block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. A1 P £200-250
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1939 3m. green and 10m. carmine, matching blocks of fifteen (3x5) from the upper right corners of the sheets; unmounted mint, fine. S.G. A14-A15, £270+ £100-120
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x 1d. in deep purple showing outer framelines 1mm. from design, affixed to card (70x105mm.) marked "4" at lower right corner; small age mark at back of head, otherwise fine and very rare with only one each in five different colours know. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: "Stanley", March 1998
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x 1d. in deep blue-green showing outer framelines 1mm. from design, affixed to card (70x105mm.) marked "5"; fine and very rare with only one each in five different colours known. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: "Stanley", March 1998
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x 1d. brown, 6d. blue and 1/- green blocks of four and 1/- grey-black block of six (3x2), all marginal or from the corner of the sheet; fine £1,800-2,000
Provenance: "Stanley", March 1998
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1/- bistre-brown, a block of four with margin at right, original gum (two unmounted mint), fine. S.G. 4, £340+ £100-120
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1885-91 CA (sideways) 1d. pale claret block of four, fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 7, £380 £100-120
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x 1912-20 1/2d. to £1 set of eleven with additional 1/2d. (3), 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d. (2), 6d. (2), 1/- (2) and 5/- maroon shades, fresh mint; 10/- with handstamp at centre. S.G. 60-69, £1,400+ £700-800
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of twelve mint; 10/- with tiny surface mark at lower left, otherwise fine. S.G. 127-138, £4,250. Photo £1,500-1,800
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x 1/2d. to 1/- with additional 1d., all in imprint blocks of four, fresh mint and largely unmounted £500-600
Provenance: Geoffrey Moir, December 2006
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x 1d., 2d., 4d., 6d. and 1/- first printings, all in fresh unmounted mint blocks of four;
very fine £500-600
Provenance: Geoffrey Moir, December 2006
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x 6d. black and slate second printing marginal block of four with imprint, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted £300-350
Provenance: Geoffrey Moir, December 2006
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x 5/- black and yellow marginal pair from the right of the sheet, fresh mint; fine and a scarce multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). S.G. 136, £1,900. Photo £800-1,000
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x 5/- black and yellow-orange, second printing, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 136a, £3,250. Photo £1,200-1,400
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x £1 black and carmine upper right corner block of four, fresh rich colours, mint with fractionally off-white gum, the stamps remaining unmounted mint. S.G. 138, £10,000+. Photo £5,000-7,000
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of twelve used on individual pieces with complete 13 December 1933 c.d.s. (PS1a), the 2d., 6d. and 5/- black and yellow-orange being second printings. A fine set. S.G. 127-135, 136a, 137, 138, £9,225 £3,500-4,000
Provenance: Shepherd
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x 1933 (2 Jan.) envelope registered from South Georgia to Ronald Southey in Kent, bearing £1 black and carmine neatly cancelled by "south georgia" SG.1 c.d.s. and used on day of issue; fine and rare. Photo £4,000-5,000
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x 1933 (2 Jan.) envelope from Fox Bay to Ronald Southey in Kent, bearing 5/- black and yellow neatly cancelled by superb "fox bay" FB.1 c.d.s.; a fine and rare first day of use cover. Photo £1,400-1,600
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x 1933 (24 Jan.) envelope registered from Port Stanley to Kent, bearing 1/2d., 1d., 1 1/2d. and 2d. neatly tied by double-ring PS.1A datestamps and with registration label at lower left £150-200
Provenance: Geoffrey Moir, December 2006
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x 1933 (20 Feb.) envelope registered from Port Stanley to U.S.A., bearing 3d., 4d. and 6d. neatly cancelled by double-ring PS.1A datestamps and with registration label alongside, arrival c.d.s. (5.4) on reverse £200-250
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x 1933 (26 Sept.) Sibbering envelope from Port Stanley to Cowes, Isle of Wight, bearing 10/- black and chestnut, marginal from the top of the sheet, neatly cancelled by double-ring PS.1A datestamp. Fine and rare. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x 1933 (30 Dec.) envelope registered from Port Stanley to Scotland, bearing 2/6d. black and violet cancelled by "falkland/islands" double-ring F.4C datestamp, arrival c.d.s. (27.3) on reverse. Photo £350-400
Provenance: Geoffrey Moir, December 2006
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1946-49 Thick Map 1/2d. to 1/- set of eight perforated "specimen", large part original gum, 2d. a little oxidised; fine. S.G. G1s-G8s, £1,100 £300-350
| Antarctic Expedition | |
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x 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition, Great Britain 1912-22 2d., 3d. pair with violet "s-r antarctic expedition 1921" cancellation; fine and scarce. Photo £400-500
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1805 (14 April), entire latter to La Rochelle, datelined "A bord de la fregte L'Atlanta sur rade de port N.O.", sent via the neutral port of Hamburg and with "r/4/hamburg" handstamp, manuscript "18" rate marking; fine. J. Van der Linden Certificate (2009) £100-120
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1815 (June) a hand made pocket book, the property of a French soldier, Jean Macé, Corporal of the 2nd Regiment of the Line, bound in hand painted vellum (approximately 105mm. x 135mm.), found on the field of Waterloo, soon after the battle. Including three letters to Macé, two with "p40p/mortoire", the other with "p.71.p./la chartre" handstamps and with "ppp" markings". Fine and a fascinating piece of postal history. Photo £300-400
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1862 80c. rose, tied by Paris star cancellation to envelope to Shanghai, red boxed "pd" on the front; 80c. on envelope from Paris to Melbourne with arrival (19.11.65) on reverse; also 80c. rose, tied by "2188" cancellation of Marseilles to entire letter, dated 10 June 1865, to Manilla, arrival datestamp on reverse across flap, an extremely rare destination. Some small faults otherwise fine. (3) £100-120
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1899 embossed lady's envelope with paper lace enclosure with applique flowers, addressed to Haute Garonne and franked (on reverse) Sage 15c.; fine and attractive £100-120
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Guadeloupe: 1875-80, four entire letters to France, 25c., 35c., 40c. and 50c. frankings, the first two with Lozenge cancellations, the others with Pointe a Pitre or Basse Terre cancellations; also French Indo China 1883 two envelopes to France, ex the same correspondence, each franked Sage 15c. blue, the first with "corr.d.arm.lig.n.paq.fr no. 3/16/janv/83" cancellation (Salles 1952/3), the second with "corr d.arm lig.n.paq.fr no.8/27mars/83" cancellation (Salles 1949/8); transit and arrival markings on reverse. Condition mixed (6) £120-150
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1872-1927 duplicated mint and used selection housed in a blue stockbook, thousands, including 1872 small and large shields, 1902 Reichpost 30pf. (2), 50pf. part original gum, 1923 800T. on 500m. cancelled block of four (offered "as is"), etc., very mixed condition £150-200
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1935 Nüremburg Congress 12pf. brown-red, imperforate single from the left of the sheet, unmounted mint, handstamps (including Schlegel) on reverse, fine. S.G. 584var., Michel €2,500. Photo £300-350
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