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Soruth. 1864-1950 Mint and used collection on pages including 1864 handstamped watercolour 1a used on azure laid paper (faults, heavily creased) or azure wove paper, 1869 1a black on pink wove paper used, 1870 4a black unused (S.G. 14, probably a forgery), 1890 reprints, 1929 set of eight mint and 4a - 1r used, Sarkari overprints with 1932 Official issue set of four mint, 1948-49 Official issues all used (9, O14-O22), etc. S.G. £2,400+. (201). Photo on Page 77 in printed catalogue. £400-500
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Soruth. 1870 1a Black on azure laid paper with Gujarati numeral, variety first accent in bottom line inverted (setting IVD, R5/1) unused without gum as issued, small thin and slight toning or soiling, a scarce variety. With B.P.A Certificate (2016). S.G. 12var., £475+. Photo on Page 77 in printed catalogue. £80-100
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Travancore. 1888-1951 Mint and used collection of Travancore and Travancore-Cochin on pages including many Official issues and varieties. S.G. £700 (approx). (438). £100-120
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1835 Entire letter from Ancona to Corfu with fancy framed "CORFU" datestamp. Also five copies of "The Saturday Magazine" of 1840 containing articles on the Ionian Islands. (6). £100-120
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1922 (Sep 15) Cover from Baghdad to Khartoum franked 3a strip of three, flown by R.A.F air service to Cairo, scarce circular violet "GENERAL HEAD QUARTERS / AIR MAIL / BRITISH FORCES IN IRAQ" on the front, backstamped Shellal-Halfa T.P.O (Sep 20), an unusual destination. Photo on Page 73 in printed catalogue. £150-180
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1923 (Oct 18) G.B. Stampless O.H.M.S cover from Uxbridge to R.A.F Hinaidi originally endorsed "Posted in the box unpaid origin unknown", crossed out and replaced with "By air mail, Certified Official, R.A.F Depot" and signed, red London Official Paid c.d.s and a Bagdad backstamp. Also 1927 G.B 1 1/2d cover to India bearing a blue air mail label but handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR / TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL". The O.H.M.S cover with vertical fold reinforced internally and a little split but an unusual official cover carried by the R.A.F air service from Cairo to Baghdad. (2). £80-100
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1927-29 Covers with enclosed letters (8, also one additional letter) written by L/AC W. Cox of A. Flight, 70 (B) Sqdn, R.A.F Hinaidi to his father or sister in England, containing details of the postal service, R.A.F flights, etc., posted from Iraq and flown from Baghdad to Cairo (6), or posted at Cairo (2), an interesting correspondence, one charged 5d postage due. (8). £100-120
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1934 (Oct 21) Picture postcard of Baghdad Air Port sent to Scotland by KLM, with 8f + 10f tied by superb oval bilingual "BAGHDAD AIR PORT POST & TELS OFFICE" datestamp in violet, used at the temporary post office established at the airport during the MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia. Photo on Page 73 in printed catalogue. £160-180
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1706-1880 Entire letters and covers including two 1706 entire letters from Dublin to Edinburgh both with fine Dublin Bishop Marks, 1753 entire letter from Athlone to Leigh endorsed "Post Paid 2d" and "P. Post Patrick", 1828 "POST PAID" handstamp of Dungarvan in red, 1826 entire letter with "SLIGO / PENNY POST", "No. 4" and "TOO LATE", 1d red covers, etc. (17). £200-250
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c.1837 Unused Identity Card for users of the "Alphabet" when collecting window letters, this Irish version with an oval design of Shamrocks alongside the royal arms. Fine and scarce. £200-250
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1838 Entire letter from Dublin to France prepaid 2/9, with red boxed "B (1.11) / F (.10)" showing the British and Foreign elements of the charge. Very rare, just one other example recorded. Photo on Page 83 in printed catalogue. £450-500
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1843 (June 9) Stampless O.H.M.S letter to The Secretary, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, containing a questionnaire completed by Joshua Johnstone who served ten years as an artillery driver and who now represents himself to be a pensioner of the Chelsea hospital, posted unpaid from Belfast with handstruck "4" charge and a matching Belfast backstamp. An unusual and scarce late use of the "4" charge mark originally issued during the Uniform 4d Post period, here used three years later in the penny postage period on an unpaid double weight letter, heavy vertical central fold, otherwise fine. £500-600
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1851 1d Pink envelope from Belfast to USA cancelled by "split" 59 numeral, black "19 / CENTS" and "NEW YORK / 24" arrival c.d.s. A very unusual transatlantic use of this envelope, carried on the Cunard "Niagara", treated as totally unpaid and charged 24c. Photo on Page 83 in printed catalogue £240-280
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1991-2010 Collection with leather bound and boxed limited edition deluxe year books for 1991-2009 (19 with additional 2007 year book, only 120-150 numbered books produced each year), standard year packs (11, 1997/9, 2001, 2003/9) and year books (2, 1989-91), 2000 Millennium Collection packs (8), mint stamps, booklets and F.D.Cs apparently complete, etc. £300-400
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1953-2001 Issues largely complete unmounted mint in two albums, also 1979-82 year packs. £60-70
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1903-04 1/2d - 5d Set of four, 1905-11 Arms 1/2d green (5), 2 1/2d ultramarine (3), QV type 3d (3), 4d black on yellow (3), 4d red on yellow (3), 1/- black on green (3), 2/- purple on blue (2) and 1912 KGV 3d (3), all 34 stamps overprinted "SPECIMEN", affixed to two ledger pages (or piece cut from a third page) all removed from the Madagascar Post Office Specimen stamp ledgers, tied by red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR" handstamps, the two complete pages signed by the Director of the Madagascar Post Office. A unique archival group. £900-1,200
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1883 Cover from Yohohama to Switzerland "via America" with 1875 20s tied by cork obliterator with a Yokohama c.d.s (Sep 23) alongside, backstamped at New York and Zurich. A scarce single franking of the 20s Cherry Blossom. Photo on Page 83 in printed catalogue. £1,400-1,600
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1916 Investiture of Prince Hirohito set of three mint, 10s with a few slightly short perforations at base, otherwise fine. S.G. £960. (3). Photo on Page 79 in printed catalogue. £120-150
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1919 Tokyo-Osaka Air Service. 1 1/2s and 3s Overprint stamps tied to unaddressed postcards depicting an aeroplane over Mount Fuji within a silver border, both with the special pictorial c.d.s, the datestamp on the 1 1/2s dated 8.10.24 and on the 3s dated 8.10.20, both cards creased, the stamps fine. S.G. 196/7, £600 as stamps. (2). £140-160
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1890-1980s Mint and used collection in two albums and a stockbook including 1949 10c mountain retouch used, 1950 50c dot removed in pair with normal used, 1938-54 £1 used in the four perfs/printings listed by S.G., various other KGVI perfs and minor varieties and some postmarks; also Zanzibar with a few India used in, some later postal stationery and covers, 1964 local "Jamhuri 1964" overprints on mint stamps or used on covers (3). (100s). £200-300
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1935-37 Perf 13x12 5c black and green, rope not joined to sail, used with 1936 (Jan 3) Maro Moru c.d.s, a couple of slightly short perfs at upper right corner, otherwise fine. S.G. 111b, £950. Photo on Page 77 in printed catalogue. £150-180
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1941 South Africa stamps overprinted for KUT, 1/2d - 3d blocks of six and 1/- pair all handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Samuel K4) applied in black on the three blocks and in violet on the 1/- pair, the 6d block with handstamps inverted on the upper pair. A little toning to reverse of the blocks, the pair very fine. S.G. 151/4s, £650++. (20). Photo on Pages 75 & 77. £180-220
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1941-42 South Africa stamps overprinted for KUT, written up study on twelve pages with varieties including 70c 'crescent moon' within mint block of four, used block of four and vertical pair and vertical pair used on commercial cover; 10c "K-ENYA" variety within mint block of four and a used single; also 70c mint blocks of four (with staggered perforations), six and 36, other covers (7) with card bearing 5c pair + 10c pair + 20c tied by naval type security cancels, etc. S.G. £850+. (117 stamps + 8 covers). £150-200
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1941 Perf 14 10c red brown and orange block of four fine unmounted mint. S.G. 134b, £520+. £160-180
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1949 KGVI Perf 13x11 3/4 5c reddish brown and orange block of six (3x2) and 10c black and green marginal block of six (2x3), each locally handstamped by violet "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type K4), the 5c block with thins to two stamps, 10c block laid down on thin card, folded along central vertical perforation. Two uncommon blocks each with their sheet position shown on the reverse in pencil. One sheet of 100 stamps of each value received this Specimen handstamp, with some stamps having severe faults. (2 blocks). Photo on Page 92 in printed catalogue. £300-350
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1960 2s50 Frame Die Proof depicting Candelabra Tree and Rhinoceros, in the issued colour of olive-green, on gummed wove paper numbered "20", 73x49mm. Photo on Page 50 in printed catalogue. £200-250
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1960 5s Frame Die Proof depicting Crater Lake and Mountains of the Moon, in the issued colour of rose-red, on wove paper numbered "52", 77x52mm, a few small marks in space for Queens vignette and tone spot above the proof. Photo on Page 50 in printed catalogue. £160-180
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1960 10s Frame Die Proof depicting Buffalo and Ngorongoro Crater, in the issued colour of blackish-green, on gummed wove paper numbered "22", 74x47mm, small mark on space for Queens vignette, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 50 in printed catalogue. £160-200
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Mafia Island. 1915-17 I.E.F 3p - 1r overprinted "G.R / POST / MAFIA", the 1a and 1r with type M4 overprint, the other eight values with type M5 overprint in various colours, all fine mint, a good composite set of ten. S.G. M35, 42/4, 46/51, £2,500+. (10). Photo on Page 79 in printed catalogue. £500-600
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Postal Stationery. 1924 15c Red envelope stamp Die Proof on thin wove paper, in a lighter shade than the issued envelope, 50x50mm. A fine and scarce De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 92 in printed catalogue. £400-500
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1905-58 Covers and cards from Kenya including 1907 postcard with Deutsche Seepost c.d.s and "MOMBASA / BEA" skeleton alongside; 1918 O.A.S cover from Nairobi with unusual boxed "PASSED / CENSOR"; 1916 "YALA RIVER" skeleton c.d.s; 1928 cover with KGV 5c block of six tied scarce "TELEGRAPHS / NAROK" datestamps; WW2 naval mail (2); air mails, etc. (21). £300-350
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1916-47 Covers, cards and a front including 1916 cover from Mombasa to London bearing two 6c stamps, endorsed "Late Fee Box" with boxed army type "PASSED BY / (crown) No. 3333 / CENSOR"; 1918 cover from Nairobi to G.B with a British 1d stamp accepted as valid; 1934 front with "MOMBASA EXHIBITION" skeleton c.d.s; 1936 cover bearing Mombasa Exhibition label (also two single labels); 1939 censored postcard to Vienna returned endorsed "Service Suspended", etc. (10). £120-150
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Tanganyika. 1921 (Feb 8) 3c G.E.A Postal stationery postcard written from Kasanga by the Medical Officer of Songea, addressed to the Medical Officer Morogoro. Cancelled by rare "ARMY POST OFFICE / 2 / NORTHERN RHODESIA", transit and arrival datestamps of Arusha, Daressalaam and Morogoro. The WW1 Northern Rhodesia A.P.O 2 datestamp was used in 1919-21 at the civil P.O at Kasanga; very few examples of this unusual post-war use are recorded. Photo on Page 83 in printed catalogue. £550-650
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Tanganyika. 1921-38 Commercial covers and cards all with KGV stamps including "GEA" overprints (4), skeleton datestamps, air mails, many to Germany, a useful lot. (33). £240-280
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Tanganyika. 1929-64 Covers and cards including skeleton datestamps, picture postcards, air letters, etc. (38). £140-160
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Uganda. 1908-56 Covers and cards including 1912 card with 1c block of six each tied scarce "MOLO" skeleton c.d.s, 1908 card from Hoima with large "MOMBASA / BEA" skeleton, 1948 air letter from Polish Refugee Camp at Masindi, datestamps of Fort Portal, Nagongera, Mbarara, etc. (7). £400-500
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1939-49 Covers and cards, mainly WW2 period, with "E.A / A.P.O" datestamps numbered 67-88 (22) including items from Italian Somaliland, Ethiopia, Burma, Mauritius and Madagascar, also incoming mail, 1946-49 covers with unit cachets, etc. (34). £160-200
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King's African Rifles. 1902-47 Covers and cards from or to the K.A.R including 1902-07 cards to K.A.R. at Entebbe or Bombo Cantonment; 1910 cover to India endorsed from Naik Bhawar Singh; 1919 stampless cover sent during the Jubaland campaign from Nairobi to Kismayu redirected back to Nairobi and then to Wajher with twelve various datestamps; 1922 cover to an askari at Ukonga Camp; WW2 covers with askaris mail (3), etc. (13). £120-150
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3rd Northern Rhodesia Regt. 1940-45 Covers (6) and an airgraph, one written at sea en route to Kenya, various air letters with E.A. A.P.O 72, 78 or 88, Indian F.P.O 209 or British F.P.O 772 datestamps, sent whilst the regiment was in Burma (3) or East Africa. Mail from this regiment is scarce. (7). £100-120
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West African Forces. 1940-41 Covers from or to Nigerian or other West African forces including cover from Nairobi franked KUT 30c + 1/- with boxed "O.H.M.S / No. 106 / MILITARY / FRANKED" and "PASSED / BY UNIT / CENSOR / 7" Nigerian censor; cover with KUT 30c + 1/- from S.A A.P.O 2 to Nigeria with E.A and S.A censors, endorsed "Missent to Nkogwu" (with Nkogwu c.d.s.); registered stampless O.H.M.S cover to Lagos with "Army Postal Services Nairobi 1" registration label and boxed "POSTAL FRANK / ARMY POSTAL SERVICES / E.A.F.F"; similar cover with boxed "R / ARMY POSTAL SERVICES / NAIROBI"; 1941 cover from Aden to Nigeria with E.A censor and return address of "Nigeria Field Ambulance", etc. (15). £160-180
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R.A.F. 1940-46 Covers from or to the R.A.F, various censors, 1940 (Dec 9) stampless cover from British F.P.O 171 to G.B marked "U.K Christmas Mail" with boxed "ROYAL AIR FORCE / POSTAL FRANK / EAST AFRICA", other similar Postal Frank cachets (2), etc. (17). £120-140
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South African Forces. 1941-43 Covers and cards with S.A A.P.O datestamps without number or numbered from 2 - 51 with items from Madagascar, Ethiopia, British and Italian Somaliland. Also 1944 cover from Nairobi to S.A.A.F at Cairo redirected to South Africa with boxed "RETURNED / TO UNION", and hand delivered cover to Government House, Nairobi, with dated oval "S.A.M.M - E.A" cachet. (35). £200-240
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Royal Navy. 1942-45 Covers and cards from or to Mombasa or Kilindini including stampless air mail cover with red "POSTAGE PAID" c.d.s, various single or double ring dumb cancels, naval censors, air letters, 30c cancelled boxed "POSTAGE / PAID / F.M.O", mail from Canadian or New Zealand naval forces or to U.S Navy at Kilindini, etc. (20). £150-180
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Honour Envelopes. 1941-44 Envelopes including East Africa types (5, Daynes 1b, 2, 3b on blue paper, 4, 5), British, Indian, M.E, South Africa (2), R.A.F and Royal Navy types. (12). £120-140
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Forces Stationery. 1940-45 Covers and cards with Field Service cards including R.A.F type 2.30 on green card, 2.31 (R.A.F card in Swahili) and British type card unusually franked 50c for air mail, also captured Italian Colonies postal stationery overprinted for use as forms or postally used, formula registration envelope size H, etc. (17). Photo on Page 83 in printed catalogue. £150-180
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Mau Mau Emergency & Post-War Mail. 1950-76 Covers and cards with various unit cachets, many sent during the Mau Mau Emergency period including King's African Rifles, etc. (32). £200-250
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Kenya. 1939-46 Covers and cards from Central Internment Camp at Nairobi (7, one a Red Cross message form, one to an internee in Canada); Camp 1B at Nyeri Station; Camp 3 at Nanyuki (7, also one cover from Italy to the camp); Womens Camp at Mau Summit; or No. 3 General Hospital at Nyeri (2), all stampless, two sent air mail with red "POSTAGE PAID / S1.30" c.d.s, one cover to Java. Also covers from internees on parole at Kitale (2, both to Andalusia Internment Camp) or Nairobi, the last sent to Paris but returned with various explanatory marks, cancels, censor and Red Cross cachets. An interesting lot, various camp cachets. (23). Photo on Page 83 in printed catalogue £400-500
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Tanganyika. 1939-40 Covers and cards from Oldeani Detention Area (5, one a 15c postcard with oval "CENSORS OFFICE / TANGA"); Italian Evacuation Camp No. 1 at Tabora (7, two uprated 10c or 15c postcards sent by air mail, also an incoming lettersheet from Italy and airgraph concerning the sale of cigarettes in the camp); Arusha Camp (very early, sent 14 Sept. 1939 franked 30c to Sweden); Old Shinyanga Camp; Morogoro Camp (2); or Lutindi Camp. A scarce group, the last three camps previously unrecorded. (19). Photo on Page 83 in printed catalogue £400-500
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Tanganyika. 1939-44 Covers and cards sent to (10) or from (2) Professor Bruhl, or from other civilians (10) all on parole at Motopi, Kyunbita Mission at Tukuyo, Nderema near Amani, Soni, Tubuyu Sisal Estate at Morogoro, Kulasi near Korogwe, Tanga, Lushoto or Amboni Sisal Estate, one cover registered on the Kilimanjaro T.P.O, also a 1938 cover to Bruhl. An interesting lot, six covers to other internees in camps in South Africa. (23). £240-300
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1923-49 Mainly KGV mint and used selection including 1929-37 1/2a - 1r mint, 1933 Air set of four mint and used, Officials with 1923-24 1/2a - 2a6p and 3a orange, 1929-33 1a - 8a. S.G. £1,300+. (50). Photo on Page 77 in printed catalogue. £130-220
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