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1886 (Oct.-Dec.) 1d. on 1 1/2d. orange showing variety "pfnce", centred to foot, unused with part original gum (light creases). S.G. 37d, £300. Photo £70-90
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1886 (Oct.-Dec.) 1d. on 1/- orange horizontal strip of six, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 38, £300 £100-120
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1886 (Oct.-Dec.) 1d. on 1/- orange showing variety "shillng", unused with small part original gum, fine. S.G. 38b, £500. Photo £120-150
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1888 (Mar.) 4mm. setting, 4d. on 2/- orange, a strip of three with margin at foot, the centre stamp showing variety upright "d", unused with mainly large part original gum, the left stamp with small stain at lower left and defect in selvedge below the right stamp. S.G. 41/a, £900. Photo £250-300
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1888 (Mar.) 4mm. setting, 4d. on 2/- orange, variety upright "d", centrally cancelled with "D" datestamp, fine. S.G. 41a, £475. Photo £120-150
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1888 (Mar.) 4mm. setting, 4d. on 2/- orange block of four, the right stamp showing variety wide space between "two" and "shillings", fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 41/b, £450. Photo £120-150
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1888 (Mar.) 4mm. setting, 4d. on 2/- orange showing variety first "s" in "shillings" inverted, unused with small part original gum, tiny tone on reverse otherwise fine.
S.G. 41c, £500. Photo £100-120
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1889 (Dec.) 1/2d. on 2/- orange, variety surcharge double, unused with small part original gum, light crease not affecting appearance. S.G. 43a, £325. Photo £70-90
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1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- orange block of eighteen (6x3), unused with large part original gum, some tone spots on reverse a few of which just show through to face. S.G. 44, £1530 £250-300
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1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- orange showing variety surcharge inverted, unused with large part original gum, tiny tone spot at right on reverse otherwise fine. S.G. 44a, £750. Photo £150-180
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1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- orange showing variety surcharge inverted, unused with large part original gum, tiny tone speck at foot on reverse otherwise fine. S.G. 44a, £750. Photo £150-180
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1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- orange, a block of thirty (6x5) with surcharge inverted and the fourth stamp in the top row showing wide space, unused with large part or full original gum, the odd minor tone spot on reverse otherwise fine. A truely remarkable and unique multiple. S.G. 44a/b, £22,500+. Photo £8,000-10,000
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1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- orange, a block of sixty (12x5) with one showing wide space (R.5/3), unused with large part or full original gum, some tone spots on reverse not affecting fine appearance. A rare and impressive multiple. S.G. 44/b, £5390+. Photo £1,500-1,800
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1891 (Jan.) 1d. on 2/- orange, a block of sixty (12x6) with one showing no stop after "d" (R.3/8) and another showing wide space (R.5/3), unused with large part or full original gum, some tone spotting on reverse which just comes through to face in places, and the lower left stamp with natural paper crease. A rare and impressive multiple.
S.G. 45/a/b, £5100. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1891 (Jan.) 1d. on 2/- orange strip of three, the centre stamp showing variety no stop after "d", fine unused with large part original gum. S.G.45/a, £600. Photo £150-180
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1891 (Jan.) 1d. on 8d. grey-brown, a pane of sixty (6x10) without margins showing thirty tête-bêche pairs, unused with large part original gum, some tone spots on reverse some of which just show through to face in places and some re-inforced perfs. S.G. 46a, £1200 £200-250
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1970 Philympia $1 "Apollo 11", sheet of fifty (5 x 10) variety overprint reading vertical downwards, unmounted mint, folded through centre horizontal perfs., fine. S.G. 408var. £100-120
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1903 General Guardiola set of eight perforated proofs in issued colours overprinted specimen and small security punch hole; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 118s-125s £150-200
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x 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 51, £475. Photo £200-250
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1938-52 1c. to $10 (both), set of twenty-three, lightly hinged, fresh and fine.
S.G. 140-162, £1,000. Photo £350-400
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1938-52 perf. 14 1/2 x 14 2c., 4c., 5c., 10c., 30c. and 50c., unmounted mint blocks of four, fine. Between S.G. 141a-153a, £310+ £200-250
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x 1948 (22 Dec.) envelope registered to China, bearing 1948 Wedding set used on day of issue, arrival c.d.s (24.12) on reverse; traces of soiling, otherwise fine and scarce.
Also 1941 Centenary set on 1941 illustrated first day cover (soiling) to China £400-500
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x 1917-21 set with additional 6c., 8c. and 25c. shades, original gum, fine. S.G. 1-17, £2,000. Photo £700-800
| India | |
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A collection on pages with further in a springback album, including 1854 1/2a. (4, one on cover), 1a. (4), 2a. (3) and 4a. (2, one cut square), 1855-65 values to 8a, 1866 6a.,
1882-90 to 1r. (both) mint, 1895 trio used, Edward VII to 3r., KGV values to 25r.,
a range of later issues mint, Officials, etc. £250-300
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1852-1971 mint and used collection in two albums in a carton, the mint/unused include 1854 1/2a. Die II (5), 1855 blue glazed paper 8a. (3, all without gum), 1856-64 1/2a. (4), 1a. (4), 2a. dull pink (4), 2a. yellow-buff (3, one imperforate), 2a. orange (3), 4a. grey-black (2), 4a. green (2), 8a. (2) and unissued 2a. yellow-green (2, one toned), 1860 8p. purple on white block of six, 1865 1/2a. (14), 8p. (11), 1a. (19), 2a. (19), 4a. (3) and 8a., 1866 6a. with Type14 (no gum), 1866-78 4a. Dies I (4) and II (3) and 6a.8p. (2), 1874 1r. (3), 1882-90 1/2a. to 1r. with some shades plus 1/2a. and 2a. showing double impression, 1895 2r. (3), 3r. (3) and 5r. (3), 1898 " 1/4" on 1/2a. showing double impression of stamp (2), 1902-11 3p. to 1r. with some shades, 2r. (4), 3r. (4), 5r. (4), 10r. (2), 15r. (2) and 25r. (gum toned and with some small stains), 1911-22 3p. to 12a., 1r. (4), 2r. (2), 5r. (2), 10r. (2), 15r. (3) and 25r. (2, one fine), 1926-33 3p. to 10r. and 25r., 1937-40 3p. to 25r., 1948 Gandhi 10r., 1949-52 3p. to 15r., a good range of Official Stamps including 1866 1/2a. with Type O6, 1867-73 unissued 6a.8p. (3), 1883-89 1a. with overprint inverted, 1909 2r. (4), 3r. (4), 10r. (4), 15r. (2) and 25r. (3), and 1912-13 3p. to 25r.; the used include 1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a. white (very stained) and 1/2a. blue (stained), 1854 1/2a. Dies I (25 including a block of six), II (15) and III (3), 1a. Dies I
(6 including a pair), II (16 including a block of eight) and III, 4a. (30, many cut to shape but including pairs of each printing), 1866 6a. with Types 15 (3) and 16 (4), 1895 2r. (2), 3r. (3) and 5r. (2), 1902-11 25r. and a range of Official Stamps including 1866-72 no wmk 1a. and 1866 2a. with Types O2 and O3, 4a. with Type O4 and 1/2a. with
Type O6 (2). Condition very mixed, particularly in the earlier issues, therefore we strongly recommend careful viewing £9,000-11,000
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x 1854 1a. red Die I, a complete reconstruction, nearly all with four margins and variously cancelled; generally good to fine. Also Great Britain 1858-79 1d. Plate 135 complete reconstruction. Cat. £7,680+ £2,000-2,500
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x 1911 (Feb.) pink envelope to England, bearing 1/2a. green pair sharing a largely fine strike of the "first aerial post/1911/u.p. exhibition allahabad" illustrated datestamp in magenta, the reverse with despatch, Bombay (20.2) and Stockport (11.3) c.d.s.; envelope with central crease and small tear at upper left corner through opening. Photo £250-300
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x 1948 Gandhi 1 1/2a. imperforate colour trial in blue-green on unwatermarked gummed paper. Very rare with gum, nearly all recorded examples usually being affixed to paper or card. B.P.A. Certificate (2015). Photo £1,200-1,500
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1971 Refugee Relief Obligatory Tax, a specialised collection showing a wide range of the overprints and handstamps produced by numerous different post offices with the majority written up on pages, comprising three full mint sheets of ninety (one handstamped), about 220 covers or pieces with the towns identified, a packet of over 200 unsorted used, and another 220 other items with single stamps, blocks, etc. A fascinating lot with scope for further research and study. (1000+) £400-500
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1917 (1 Aug.) envelope registered addressed locally bearing 12a. carmine-lake tied by F.P.O. No. 24 (Nairobi) c.d.s., "passed by/postal censor/mombasa." boxed h.s. in purple, reverse with several registered oval h.s., some foxing; also 3p. to 1r. (less 12a.) on philatelic envelope, registered, with similar c.d.s. for 5 May 1915, reverse bearing printed and hand-written registration label. Fine and unusual £100-120
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x 1905 (1 Apr.) envelope from D'Thali to Fort Bombay, marked "aden hinterland" and bearing 3p. pair both cancelled by "d'thali" bridge type c.d.s., Aden (9.4) and Sea Post Office (9.4) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £300-350
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x 1879 (10 Dec.) 2nd Afghan War envelope ex the Griffith correspondence from Sukkur "Via Brindisi" to France, bearing 1a. and 4a. cancelled by diamond of bars with French entry c.d.s. below, the reverse with Sukkur F.P.O. (14.12), Much, Bombay, Sea Post Office and arrival (12.1) c.d.s. Photo £150-200
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x 1901 (8 Aug.) envelope from Berbera to Bombay, bearing 1a. carmine cancelled "B" in circle of bars, the reverse with Berbera (9.8), Aden (10.8) and Sea Post Office c.d.s. Photo £250-300
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x 1896 (5 Nov.) Soldiers' and Seamen's 1a. on 9p. envelope from a member of the Suakin Pay Office to Karachi, cancelled by Base Office bridge type c.d.s. and showing, on reverse, Aden Sea Post Office and arrival (23.11) c.d.s. Photo £150-200
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x 1927-37 1/2a. green, 9p. deep green (typo). 1935-36 1/2a. and Official 1927-39 3p., 320 of each in unmounted mint blocks or sheets; some minor gum toning or staining. Fine. S.G. 63, 64a, 76, O48, £6,048 £1,200-1,400
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x 1942-47 on stamps of 1940-43 3p., 1a., 1 1/2a., 2a., 3a. (typo) and 3 1/2a., all in blocks of eighty (8 x 10), unmounted mint, light gum toning, fine. S.G. 108, 111-113, 114a, 115, £3,580 £700-800
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x Official: 1940-43 9p., 1 1/2a., 2a. and 2 1/2a., all in unmounted mint blocks of eighty
(8 x 10), usual light gum toning and creasing, fine. S.G. O75, 78-80, £2,320 £450-500
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x 1885-97 1a.6p. upper left corner block of four, variety watermark inverted, unused; toned. A scarce multiple. S.G. 20w, £1,000 £200-250
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x 1942-45 3p., 1/2a., 1a., 2a., 3a. (typo) and 8a., all in unmounted mint blocks of eighty
(8 x 10), minor gum toning and wrinkles, fine. S.G. 118-119, 121, 123, 124a, 127, £956+ £200-250
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x Official: 1940-42 3p., 1/2a. purple, 9p., 1 1/2a., 2a., 4a. and 8a., each in an unmounted mint block of eighty (8 x 10), usual light gum toning, fine. S.G. O80, 82-83, 86-89, £1,060+ £200-250
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x Official: 1942-47 1r. grey and red-brown, unmounted mint block of sixty (four blocks of twenty with interpanneau margins between; usual slightly toned gum; fine. S.G. O91, £900+ £200-220
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x 1927-37 3a. 6p. (watermark inverted), 8a., 12a., 1941-43 on stamps of 1940-43 1/2a., 9p., 1a., 1a. 3p., 1 1/2a. (typo), 2a., 3a. (typo), all in blocks of eighty (8 x 10), also 1927-37 6a. block of sixty-four (8 x 8) with horizontal gutter margin, unmounted mint, usual light gum toning, chiefly fine. S.G. 93a, 95-97, 138-141, 142a, 142-144, £4,848 £900-1,000
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x 1941-45 on stamps of 1940-43 3p., 9p., 1a., 1a. 3p., 1 1/2a. (typo), 2a., 3a., 3 1/2a. and 4a., all in unmounted mint blocks of eighty (8 x 10), usual mostly light gum toning and bends; fine. S.G. 105, 107-109, 110a, 111-113, £2,749 £500-600
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x 1941-46 on stamps of 1940-43 3p., 1/2a., 9p., 1a., 1a. 3p., 1 1/2a. (litho), 1 1/2a. (typo), 2a., 3a., 4a., 6a., 8a. and 12a., each in an unmounted mint block of eighty (8 x 10), usual light gum toning, fine. S.G. 103-110, 112-115, £6,040+ £1,200-1,400
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x Official: 1939-44 3p., 1/2a. purple, 9p., 1a., 1 1/2a., 2a. 4a. and 8a., all in unmounted mint blocks of eight (8 x 10), usual light gum toning, fine. S.G. O71, 73-75, 77, 78, 80-81, £2,628 £500-600
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x 1928-32 perf. 11 1/2a. turquoise-green upper right corner pair tied by Pansemal local script c.d.s. on reverse of locally made envelope addressed locally and with arrival c.d.s. on face panel. Photo £200-250
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x 1928-32 perf. 11 1a. rose-carmine tied by Rajpur c.d.s. on reverse of locally made envelope to Barwani with arrival c.d.s. on face panel. Photo £200-250
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x 1932-47 close setting 4a. olive-green tied by Pansemal c.d.s. on reverse of locally made envelope registered to Barwani, arrival c.d.s. alongside the adhesive, registration handstamp on face panel. Photo £200-250
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x official stamps: 1915-41 Type H, Type O3, perf. 11 2a. yellow-green with large part original gum; a couple of short perfs. at top and one foxed. Scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (2015). S.G. O50C, £500 £150-200
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1908 set of seven imperforate proof blocks of four on ungummed paper in unissued colours. Fine £100-120
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