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1901-08 1d. Universal, collection of eighty two covers and cards, including a good variety of cancellations, with T.P.O., R.P.O., Offshore Islands with Cowes, etc., mixed condition £100-120
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1920 Victory 1/- orange-red, imperforate plate proof block of fourteen (7x2) on gummed watermarked paper; unmounted mint, some wrinkles, fine. S.G. 458 £120-150
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1950 Centennial of Canterbury 1d. to 1/- set of five imperforate proof pairs on watermarked paper, 1d. unmounted mint, the rest affixed to thin card; 2d. minor wrinkling otherwise fine. S.G. 703-707 £150-200
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1963 Railway Centenary 3d. imperforate horizontal proof pair; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 818. Photo £150-200
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1970 Health miniature sheets, variety imperforate, unmounted mint, a few minor wrinkles, fine. S.G. MS942var. £300-400
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2005 Self-adhesive Café Culture 45c., variety inverted outline of mug, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 2786var. £120-150
| Niger Coast Protectorate | |
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x 1894 Old Calabar "one/half penny" on 2 1/2d. blue, large part original gum, fine.
S.G. 65, £425. Photo £150-200
| Niger Company Territories | |
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1896 (31 Dec.) envelope to London marked "Please forward", showing a good light strike of the Burutu "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office./burutu." datestamp and bearing 1887-92 2 1/2d. purple on blue cancelled by Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (date unclear), upon arrival redirected to "Meerut Bengal", the adhesive additionally tied by Bedford St. squared-circle d.s. (8.2) and showing, on reverse, a further London c.d.s. (3.2), manuscript "The blue ink stamp of Niger Company acts as postage stamp" and part Sea Post Office c.d.s.; small faults though an unusual redirected usage. S.G. Z47 £80-100
| Nigeria | |
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x A mostly mint selection (58) on stock pages, including Niger Coast Protectorate 1893 1/2d. on 2d. used (S.G. 20, B.P.A. Certificate 1980), 1897-98 10/- (2), Northern Nigeria 1900 1d. to 10/- overprinted "specimen", Southern Nigeria 1901-02 10/-, etc.,
chiefly fine £150-200
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1980 25th Anniversary of Railway Corporation Stem Loco 10k., imperforate proof affixed to small grey card as submitted for approval, endorsed "approved subject to/making the locomotive/engine much darker and/the palm leaves appear (as) green". First day cover of the complete set for comparison. Fine £100-120
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1985 World Tourism Day waterfall 20k., imperforate essay affixed to small grey card, similar to issued design but inscribed 'Water Fall' instead of 'Waterfalls' as submitted for approval with issued design for comparison. Fine and probably unique £100-120
| North Borneo | |
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1939 1c. to $5, original gum; fine and fresh. S.G. 303-317, £650 £350-400
| Northern Nigeria | |
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1898 (July) soldier's envelope from "Cpl. Renton. M.S.C. West African Frontier Force jebba" to Netley and redirected to Wareham, marked "active service No Stamps obtainable", countersigned by the Commanding Officer and showing "d1" charge mark and Netley Abbey (26.8) on face, the reverse with a fine strike of the Akassa boxed d.s. (Sacher Type 6) for 20 July), Liverpool Br. Packet (25.8) and Southampton (25.8) c.d.s.; worn at edges and a little soiled though scarce £120-150
| Northern Rhodesia | |
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x 1963 Arms 3d. yellow complete sheet of of one hundred and twenty (12x10) showing dramatic value misplacement printed diagonally from upper left, where the value appears beside the shield, to lower right, where it appears below the right of the shield, and with the "1B" plate number only partly showing in the lower margin, unmounted mint;
tear in right margin at about ten stamps with natural? creasing. A rare and spectacular showpiece £1,000-1,200
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x 1955 "Migrant Labourer's Work Book", page 1 removed as required, pages 3, 7 and 8 each bearing Employment Stamp 5/- blue (4) cancelled by Rhodesia Railways African Affairs Dept. or Office of the R.C., Bulawayo (2) datestamps in violet. Rare. Photo £400-500
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x 1908 £1 purple and black on red, fresh mint, a trifle rubbed. S.G. 81, £650. Photo £200-250
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x 1945 1/2d. to 20/- set of fourteen in coner blocks of four, the 1d., 3d. and 2/- with plate numbers, and 1949 UPU set of four in imprint/plate number blocks of ten, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 144-157, 167-170, £440 £200-250
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x 2/6d. to £10 set of five and 1893 1/- on 10/- (a little oxidised), 6/- on £1 and 6/- on £10, some marginal, unmounted mint; fine. Barefoot 5-9, 12, 14, 15
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x 2/6d., 10/- and £10, and 1893 1/- on £1 and 6/- (two diagonal bisects forming one stamp), variously cancelled with the bisects with Port Herald c.d.s.; £10 fair only, the others generally good to fine £200-250
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x £25 blue and £50 green, both imperforate on thin paper, large and regular margins respectively, the £25 gummed and the £50 with papermakers watermark. An attractive pair of these scarce high values. Barefoot 10, 11, £1,150. Photo £400-500
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x £25 blue and £50 green, both imperforate on thin paper and affixed to card, both with large margins; fine. Barefoot 10, 11, £1,150. Photo £400-500
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x £25 blue and £50 green imperforate on thin gummed paper with large margins, both twice perforated "specimen"; fine and scarce. Photo £500-600
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x £50 imperforate colour trial in red on thin gummed paper with papermakers watermark; fine and rare. Photo £300-400
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x 1919-23 documents (3) bearing 2/6d. break in scroll with 6d., 2/6d. nick in top right scroll with 6d. and 4/- with nick in top right scroll with 1/- pair, and 1935 deceased trust account bearing £10 in combination with 1934-35 2d. and 1/- (3), all cancelled at Blantyre £150-200
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x 1927-35 selection of documents (6) between them bearing 1921-33 1/- (3), 2/- pair, 2/6d. pair, 4/- and 5/- (2) all cancelled by Blantyre Registrar of Companies of
High Court datestamps; one with pages largely severed at foot though generally fine.
Also Malawi undated large part Special License bearing Nyasaland with £1, £4 and £20 imprinted stamps and Southern Rhodesia 1931 Q.Q. Mines Certificate bearing 6d. and 5/- sharing Que Que Assistant Magistrate datestamp £120-150
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x 1931-37 documents (4) bearing 1921-33 2/- break in scroll, 2/6d. broken crown and scroll and break in scrolls at right) vertical pair, 10/- broken crown and scroll and 10/- vertical strip of three, one with nick in top right scroll, three cancelled at Zomba, the other at Blantyre. A scarce group £200-250
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x 1935 Police witness statement regarding contaminated tins of salmon, bearing 1913-21 £1 vertical pair (partially severed) with varieties break in scroll and broken crown and scroll in combination with 1921-22 4/- and 1934-35 1/- sharing two Zomba Assistant Commissioner datestamps. Scarce £200-250
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x 1953 1d. and 1955 Arms 1d., 3d., 6d., 1/-, 2/6d., 5/-, 10/- and £1, unmounted mint; first with a bend otherwise fine. Barefoot cat. £237 £120-150
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x 1954-55 selection of documents/promissory notes (8), between them bearing 1953 1d., 2d. (19, one bearing imprint block of fifteen), 3d. (3, in combination with Southern Rhodesia 1/-), 6d. (4), 1/- (3), 2/6d., generally fine £150-200
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x 1955-59 selection of documents/promissory notes/receipts (7) bearing between them 1955 1d., 2d., 3d. (3), 6d., 1/- (3), 2/6d. and 5/-; generally fine and unusual group £120-150
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x 1957 "Migrant Labourer's Work Book", page 1 removed as required, pages 3 and 5 each bearing Employment Stamp 5/- green (4) cancelled by Turners Asbestos Products framed handstamp in violet. Rare. Photo £400-500
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x 1959 promissory note bearing 1955 3/6d. orange horizontal pair cancelled by Limbe Standard Bank oval datestamp in violet; one stamp with a light crease though very scarce £300-350
| Consular Stamps | |
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x 1885 (3 Nov.) document, written for, and signed with a cross by "Hapeni (alias Kolimbo), ruling chief of the Wayao" for the purchase of 1200 acres of land near Blantyre by John Buchanan, bearing Consular 2/6d. and 5/- stamps both cancelled by "british consulate/Arms/nyassa" handstamp with the document witnessed and signed by the British Consul; folded in places with one crossing the adhesives. A rare early document from the colony £250-300
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x 1898 2/6d. handstamped in black, 4/- handstamped in blue and 1906 2/6d. handstamp in black, unoverprinted 1897-1900 4/- pair dated in 1900, 1908-11 2/6d. and 1913 2/6d. both with manuscript "Consular" and date £100-120
| Oman | |
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1971 5b. on 3b. reddish purple, unmounted mint block of four from the top of the sheet, fine. S.G. 138, £560+ £150-200
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1978 surcharge set of three, fine used and rare. S.G. 212-214, £1,100. Photo £350-400
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1975 Eradicate illiteracy 25b. set of five, 1986 International Peace Year 130b. set of ten, 1987 Arab Gulf Social Work Week 50b. set of 11 in horizontal pairs, 1987 International Environment Day 50b. and 130b. set of eight of each value, 1987 Third Municipalities Month 50b. set of eight, 1987 National Day 50b. and 130b. set of ten of each value, all imperforate from the sides of the sheets, unmounted mint, fine and a scarce and colourful group. Between S.G. 180 and 347P £400-500
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1987 International Environment Day 50b. and 130d., set of eight of each value in imperforate blocks of four from the sides of the sheets, also the issued set in blocks of four; unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 336-337P £200-300
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revenue: Court Fee 1900 1a. to 10r. proof set of eight values overprinted "waterlow & sons ltd./specimen" and small security punch hole, unused without gum. Fine £200-300
| Palestine | |
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x 1928-43 selection of covers and cards (17), including 1928 coloured p.p.c. to Germany franked 2m., 3m., 4m., 1940 Air Mail to Australia franked 10m., 50m. (pairs) and another ex the same correspondence franked 5m. (12) and 10m. (6), 1940 Ala Littoria censored to Switzerland, 1941 two censored to Australia with 60m. meter frankings, etc., chiefly fine £100-150
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1854 (10 Oct.) entire letter to Bordeaux with "42" handstamp, red "panama/transit" and "angl/2/calais" (18.11) datestamp, also 1854 (15 Oct.) entire from Valparaiso to Paris with "21" handstamp, red "panama/transit" and black "angl/2/calais" datestamp (2.12); a few slight stains but fine. The first with J. Van der Linden Certificate (2011) £100-120
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c. 1940 revenue 1c. to 5s. set of six perforated proofs and 1s. imperforate, each in blocks of four with Waterlow & Sons security punch holes; higher values with faults otherwise fine £100-120
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x 1881-85 perf. 12 1/2 40r. orange-yellow, complete sheet of twenty-eight (4 x 7) including the "moçambique" error, original gum, also Portuguese Guinea 1885 perf. 12 1/2 40r. yellow-buff, complete sheet of twenty-eight, also containing the "moçambique" error; original gum, small portion of margin at foot missing and both somewhat stained.
S.G. 21Ba, 29a £100-150
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1945-47 Charity Tax, Litho in Hong Kong, perf. 11 1/2 50a. lilac and buff, block of four from the top of the sheet; ungummed, fine. S.G. C414, £900+ £100-120
| Mozambique Company | |
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1918-24 Biera 5c., perf. 12 1/2, printer's sample in black and orange, complete sheetlet of nine without gum, each overprinted Waterlow & Sons and specimen in black and security punch hole. Fine £150-200
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1861 (Jan.) perf 9, 3d. blue, unused with large part original gum, well-centred, a little discoloured due to dark gum, otherwise fine. Greene Certificate (2013). S.G. 3, £1100. Photo £300-400
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x Undated letter, written on Groote Schuur imprinted paper, from C.J. Rhodes to Sir Alfred, contents include reference to the amalgamation of the police force and the new Transvaal force, the high pay Baden Powell is giving to his force, and the Portuguese putting ports in the "disputed territory", signed "Yours truly C.J. Rhodes" £250-300
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x 1894 (Dec.) letter, written on Burlington Hotel, London, imprinted paper, from C.J. Rhodes to Mr. Lucy with reference to a missed meeting and trying to arrange another whilst he is still in London, signed "yrs truly C.J. Rhodes". Also 1904 "The Chamberlain Tour Memorial African Post Card" used from Bulawayo to London £250-300
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x 1892 surcharge set of four, original gum; fine. S.G. 14-17, £650 £200-250
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1896 on Cape 1/2d. to 1/- set of seven; 1d. and 4d. with faults, otherwise good to fine mint. S.G. 58-64, £325 £80-100
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