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AUSTRALIA/GB MAIL - WARD COLLECTION - 20th CENTURY MAIL INC. CRASH COVERS & N. ZEALAND; Nov. 1937 airmail env. to London franked N.Z. pair 3/- Egmont + 1/- Bird + 6d Coronation + 3d Maori tied by Auckland reg. cds and with "DAMAGED BY/WATER" h.s. following the crash of the Cygnus at Brindisi, Nov. 1938 env. Wellington with London 1½d meter mark on front and "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA", June 1939 airmail env. to England ex Launceston with franking washed away and "SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION" h.s. in red on front and official P.O seal on rear, Mar. 1954 envs. with KGVI or QEII frankings with framed "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRPORT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13.3.1954" h.s. on front and a few others. (18 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, NEW ZEALAND, FALSE £140
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BURMA - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - 1937 FIRST ISSUE used incl. 2r (11), 5r (6), 10r, 15r & 25r (fine). Also mint range of 1945 MILY ADMN overprints incl. 1p part sheet of 120 and 3d complete sheet of 128 & block of 60. (400+) £200
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BURMA - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - WORLD WAR II CENSORED MAIL ETC; The selection of WWII period envs. showing a wide variety of frankings, postal markings & censorship marks incl. 19 Apr. 1941 env. to Batavia with sundry adhesives cancelled four strikes of the 'RANGOON G.P.O./SORTING c.d.s. & red double oval 'Ec.C.7' and opened by both British & Dutch censors; 21 April 1941 env. to Manila with violet triangular no. 7 censor mark; 9 Feb. 1942 uncensored env. Waw to Valivalam, Tamil Nadu (possibly one the last letters to leave Waw under British control as the area fell to the Japanese the next day); etc. Also range of later mail to 1961 and a couple from the 1930s inc. express delivery & registered inc. 17 Dec. 1945 env. to Karaikudi from Experimental PO No. 12 in Minhla. A very useful lot. (45 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, NETHERLANDS COLONIES, MILITARY - WWII, AIR MAIL COVERS £200
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 1857-70 PERKINS BACON QV RANGE - mainly used, with imperf. 1d blue, 2d green (3), 5d chestnut (2), 6d brown (2), 1/- slate-violet (2); perf. 1d blue (7, inc. one unused & a pair), 2d green (7, inc. one unused), 2d ochre (6), 4d rose (7), 5d chestnut (3) & olive (6, inc. one unused), 6d brown (9, inc. two unused), 8d brown (2), 9d brown (8), 10d vermilion (8), 1/- violet (9, inc. one unused), 2/- blue (10 + a pair). Condition very mixed. (94) £300
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 1857-70 PERKINS BACON QV RANGE - mainly used with imperf. 1d blue (2) & 2d green (2); perf. 1d blue (11, inc. one with wmk inv.), 2d green (8, one unused), 4d rose (4, one with trimmed perfs and another with cancel cleaned), 5d chestnut (8), 6d brown/sepia (11 + one on dated piece), 8d reddish brown (4, one unused), 9d brown (7, one unused), 10d vermilion (6), 1/- slate-purple (9) & lilac (3, two unused), 2/- blue (3). Plus unissued 2d, 6d, 8d & 2/- with ovpt "SERVICE". Mixed condition, fine included. (87) £200
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 1d BLUE, PERKINS BACON RANGE - perf. range with 6 unused two of which with re-entry marks, used 16 singles, 2 strips of three one of which on piece with 10d, 2 strips of five, plus six (strip of four and a pair) on piece. Mixed condition. (45) £180
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 4d ROSE, PERKINS BACON - 1867 rose (1 mint part o.g., 1 unused) & rose-carmine (2 pairs mint part gum + an unused block of six). (12) £150
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 5d and 6d PERKINS BACON RANGE - mostly mounted mint/unused with 5d chestnut (2 part o.g., a used pair + another pair used on piece with 2d green), 5d apparently lake-brown unused (SG40 £1800) & used, 5d yellow-olive mint (4 + a pair), 5d olive-green (4), 6d brown (2 unused, 1 used + another on piece with 5d and 1d). Mostly fine; attractive group. (25) £300
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 10d and 2/- PERKINS BACON RANGE - mostly mounted mint/unused with 10d vermilion (3 mint, 1 unused, 6 used + two pairs used on piece) and 2/- blue (7 unused, 1 used). Mixed condition. (21) £300
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 1872-1900 QV De La RUE RANGE - untidy, heavily duplicated mint and used accumulation of all issues and values, inc. 1885 20c on 32c slate unused, 10c on 64c red-brown used, 1r.12 on 2r.50 rose perf. 12½x14 mint; 1886 15c sage-green with SPECIMEN ovpt no gum; 1888 2(c) on 4c rosy mauve with variety surcharge double one inverted unused (crease and slight toning); etc. Condition mixed, fine included. (Hundreds) £200
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 1903-10 KEVII RANGE - duplicated mint and used accumulation, all values to 2r.25. Condition mixed though generally fine. (c400) £150
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - KGV to MODERN - an album and pages with the mint and used duplicated accumulation. Strength in KGV and KGVI issues with useful mint from both reigns; QEII mostly used, though inc. unmounted mint 1978 National Youth Service 25c on 15c with surcharge inverted. Generally fine. (Qty.) £200
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - KEVII to KGVI MINT and USED - strength in KGV with study on pages, 1912 defins all values to 10r mint and used, several with marginal plate number attached, inc. 5r (2 mint, one with plate No 2 & 2 used, one fiscally) & 10r (1 mint & 1 fiscally used); WAR STAMP group inc. large mint blocks of 2c (47), 3c & 5c (48 each) & 1918 1c on 5c mint blocks of 108 & 102; 1921 defins range inc. mint 2r with plate No; range of 1935 pictorials. Generally good to fine. (Many 100s) £300
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - BOX FILE with the group of stationery and bundleware, mostly QV inc. 13 Mar. 1885 2½c on 8c PC to Deniyaya with red boxed "TOO LATE"; 3 items to Reigate: 28 Sep. 1899 5c letter card uprated with 2s adhesive; 8 May 1902 6c PC & 1905 10c registered env. with 12c and 6c adhesives; etc. Plus 40+ bundles of off paper early stamps. (Thousands) Cross Reference: TOO LATE MARKS, REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, FALSE £100
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - 1857-70 MOSTLY USED GROUP - inc. 1857 ½d dull mauve, 2d green (3), 5d chestnut & 6d purple-brown; 1863 ½d mauve (2, mint); useful 1867 range inc 1d blue (7 + strip of 3) & mint 4d rose-carmine. Mixed condition. (60) £240
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - 1872-87 DE LA RUE ISSUES - mint and used study on pages inc. 1872 16c pale violet, 32c slate, 36c blue & 48c rose all mint. 1882 16c on 24c green mint. 1883 range inc. used 2c green with inv. wmk & mint 4c rose mauve in upper marginal plate number pair. 1885 ovpt range inc. used 5c on 4c rose with opvt inverted & 5c on 48c rose, 30c on 36c blue & 56c on 96c drab SG170 both mint, 1r12 on 1r50 dull rose SG176 used, 5c on 8c orange-yellow & 56c on 96c drab SG192 both mint, 1r12 on 1r dull rose SG193 mint. etc. Mixed condition. (c200) £240
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - 1883 & 1899 LARGE MINT BLOCKS - wmk crown CA with 4c rose block of 51 and corner plate number block of 6 and strip of 5. 8c orange-yellow blocks of 54 and 50 and corner plate number block of 5 and strip of 6 plus another corner strip of 6 with current number '7'. Also 1899 2c pale orange-brown complete sheet of 120 in two panes of 60 folded vertically for display between second and third column of right pane & a block of 6 and corner plate number strip of 3; and 4c yellow complete sheet of 120 in two panes of 60. (432) £200
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - 1886 DLR Keyplate issue inc. 15c olive or sage green mint (3 - two with controls at base) and used (29 inc. blocks of six and four and two pairs), 25c yellow-brown mint (2) and used (4), 28c slate mint (5 inc. a marginal block of four) and used (3), 1893 3c terracotta & blue-green mint (43 inc. blocks of 20 and six, a strip of five and five pairs - several with controls) and used (12 inc. a pair) & 30c mint (2) and used (5), 1898 6c on 15c (7 inc. a control pair), 1899 3c mint and used (4 inc. a control pair), 6c mint (4 inc. a control strip of three) and used (27), 12c (30 inc. a block of sixteen, strip of five and three control pairs), 15c mint (2) and used (3), 75c mint (2) and used (2), 1r50c mint marginal & 2r50c mint (2 - one marginal). SG £965+ with much of the mint unmounted. (237) £200
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - 1888-1900 DE LA RUE ISSUES - useful mint and used study on pages with 1888 ovpts range inc. mint 2c on 4c rosy mauve SG210 & 2c on 4c rose SG211 mint plate number strip of 6. 1892 3c on 4c rose inv wmk mint. 1893 2r50 mint & used. 1898 1r50 on 2r50 mint gutter single & used, 2r25 on 2r50 yellow mint (3) & used. Mixed condition, much fine. (100+) £150
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - 1898 6c on 15c SAGE-GREEN - two complete sheets of 120 in two panes of 60 folded vertically for display between second and third column of right pane, plus another sheet missing 6 units and with two corner pairs detached. (354) £100
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CEYLON - HAROLD ARTHUR NEALE COLLECTION - 1895-1903 OFFICIALS - mint and used study on pages inc. 1895 3c terracotta and green mint blocks of 8, 9, 10 (corner plate number marginal) and 12; 25c yellow-brown mint blocks of 6 (corner plate number marginal), 8 and 12; 30c mauve and chestnut mint blocks of 6, 10 (2) and 12; 1r12 dull rose (3 + block of 6 mint, 8 + 2 pairs used). Also a range of used stationery cut-outs and a page of fiscals. General good to fine. (300+) Cross Reference: REVENUES, POSTAL STATIONERY £150
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CHINA - TWO ALBUMS with the early to modern mint & used collection. Strength in post 1940 issues with some useful items noted inc. 1960 Pig Breeding, 1961 Mongolian Revolution, 1961 Military Museum, 1961 50th Anniv. of Revolution sets mint, 1963 Landscapes c.t.o, etc. (Many 100s) £300
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CHINA - BINDER AND STOCKBOOK with the chiefly mint/unused ranges inc. a general 20th century collection to the late 1940s & a useful range of Taiwan. (Few 100s) £100
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CHINA - BINDER and some loose pages, with the mint and used range, inc. 1988 Year of the Dragon 8f booklet. (200+) £150
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CHINA - Collection of mainly used People's Republic and Chinese Empire issues on leaves and hagner pages and mainly post 1945 (Hundreds) £140
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CHINA - 1965-68 MINT RANGE; Fine unmounted mint range inc. 1965 (1 Aug) People's Liberation Army set, 1968 (31 May) Mao's Anti-American Declaration, (1 Aug) Anniversary of the People's Liberation Army & Mao's Youth. SG 2259/66, 2396, 2402 & 2403 £870 (11) £220
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CHINA - 1967 (1 MAY) LABOUR DAY MINT SET; Fine unmounted mint set. SG 2354/58 £750 (5) £180
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CHINA - 1967 (20 SEPT) OUR GREAT TEACHER MINT SET; Fine unmounted mint set. SG 2367/69 £1,200 (3) £300
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CHINA - 1967 (1 OCT)-1968 POEMS OF MAO TSE-TUNG MINT SET; Fine unmounted mint set housed in attractive gate fold 'little red book'. SG 2372/85 £5,000 (14) £1,200
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CHINA - 1968 (30 JAN) REVOLUTIONARY LITERATURE AND ART (1st ISSUE) MINT SET; Fine unmounted mint set. SG 2387/92 £700 (6) £180
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CHINA - 1968 (1 MAY) REVOLUTIONARY LITERATURE AND ART (2nd ISSUE) MINT SET; Fine unmounted mint set. SG 2393/95 £800 (3) £200
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HONG KONG - THREE ALBUMS with the mint & used QEII collection to 1996. Chiefly used to 1975 but with more mint thereafter. (Some 100s) £150
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HONG KONG - QV to MODERN mint and used accumulation. Also two pages of c1900 China. Condition mixed, fine included. (Qty.) Cross Reference: CHINA £100
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HONG KONG - MAINLY QV mint and used selection inc. 1862 no wmk unused 2c brown (2, both no gum one with faults inc. re-perfed at right. SG1 £550 for mint), used 8c yellow-buff (2, faults) & 18c lilac, plus later QV inc. useful mint/unused. Also a few KGV & KGVI, mostly mint. Condition very mixed. (65) £120
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HONG KONG - COMBINATION FRANKING USED IN SHANGHAI; 10 Nov. 1868 env. (peripheral faults) to London franked QV 8c (corner fault) + 24c tied by barred 'S1" cancel with matching blue Shanghae c.d.s. & Hong Kong c.d.s. on rear. Front with London Paid c.d.s. and rated '1/4'(d) i.e. 32c on front. A fortnight earlier than the example in the Eddie Lawrence Collection (Lot 700) Cross Reference: CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES £150
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HONG KONG - TREATY PORTS - SHANGHAI-CHINA COMBINATION COVER; 28 Nov. 1898 env. (severe defects and opened out) to Canada franked China 10c (tied by 'R' cancel), 5c pair (defective), 2c (4, two defective), 1c (defective) and ½c 18, block of 15 and strip of three) mostly tied by large double-ring Peking d.s. and with Hong Kong QV 30c + 10c at lower left tied or cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. Circular "R" h.s. Kobe and Yokohama transit d.s. on face and rear with San Francisco, St John's and Chatham d.s. Despite faults, a remarkable registered franking. Cross Reference: CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES, CANADA, COMBINATION COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL £120
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INDIA - FOUR ALBUMS with the duplicated accumulation of mainly used QV to QEII. Also some Thailand, Nepal and Bahawalpur. (Qty.) Cross Reference: INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES, NEPAL, THAILAND/SIAM, PAKISTAN £120
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INDIA - QV TO KGV RANGE (INC. CONVENTION AND FEUDATORY STATES); Extensive mint & used range, on album pages and in small box, of QV, KEVII & KGV India stamps & postal stationery (inc. 1895 2a env. to Italy) plus a wide range of mainly used Convention and Feudatory states. Well worth close inspection (Large Qty) Cross Reference: INDIAN CONVENTION STATES, INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES, POSTAL STATIONERY, FALSE £140
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INDIA - MAIL TO SINGAPORE & SHANGHAI; c1859 env. to Shanghai franked pair 2a yellow buff, apparently carried privately with adhesives uncancelled though tied by '4'(c) mss. inwards charge and without any backstamps plus 23 Feb. 1859 EL to Singapore franked 4a black + 1a brown tied or cancelled by 'B/1' octagons. Redirected to Shanghai and rear with Calcutta, Hong Kong and Singapore d.s. Unusual examples (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHANGHAI, REDIRECTED MAIL, MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, FALSE £200
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INDIA - MILITARY CONCESSION RATE; 12 July 1874 env. (flap defective) to Nottingham franked QV 8pi (corner fault) tied by Rawulpindee duplex endorsed 'From Pte Carter....' at base and authorising signature at left. Rear with contemporary stamp sheet margins (with imprints) used to seal flap and with Allahabad, Bombay and Nottingham d.s. Cross Reference: PAKISTAN, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES £120
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JAPAN - CARTON with the early to modern mint & used accumulation inc. mini sheets in stockbooks, on stock leaves, leaves, etc. (Qty.) £180
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JAPAN - CARTON with the mostly modern mint and used accumulation, though inc. 1872 1s & 2s (both faults) and 1875 15s Wagtail. (Qty.) £150
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JAPAN - MAINLY USED group inc. 1872 1s blue, 1873 2s yellow (2), 1874 6s violet brown, 1875 1s brown syl. 5, 1906 3s rose-red on env. dated "39.4.30". Plus small groups of used Hong Kong and Thailand inc. used 1883 1att PC. Cross Reference: HONG KONG, THAILAND/SIAM £120
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JAPAN - MAINLY 19th CENTURY USED RANGE - inc. 1871 48m (tear), 100m, 200m & 500m values; 1872 10s blue-green (3), 20s violet (2), 30s black (3); 1875 30s violet (2); etc. Some fiscals included. Mixed condition. (89) £150
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JAPAN - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - MAIL FROM AUSTRALIAN P.O.W. IN ZENTSUJI PRISON CAMP: 25 Aug 1942 cover from Lt. Jack Lusby Burns (1 Indep. Coy., A.I.F.) interned in camp Zentsuji, Japan, to Melbourne. Fine "17[Showa=1942].8 25" c.d.s. and purple censor mark. Small tear does not detract. Scarce item from this small camp that housed almost exclusively officers. Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, AUSTRALIA £140
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JAPAN - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTAL CARDS; 1886-88 1sen used to Austria uprated to 3 sen (punch holes) & used to Germany uprated to 4 sen. Scarce usages of domestic cards uprated for overseas use. (2) £150
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JAPAN - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTAL CARDS; 1898-99 selection with rare mint reply cards 1sen + 1sen (2) Sakura PC17 ¥75000 (2011) & 1½sen + 1½sen (2) Sakura PC19 ¥26000. Also mint 1½sen & used 1sen single cards (2 inc. one uprated by ½sen stamp). (5) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY £300
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JAPAN - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTAL CARDS and INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CARDS; 1877-98 mostly mint range with 5rin (4 inc two used), 1sen blue (4), 1sen + 1sen red reply card (3, one mint, one mint uprated with 5rin stamp & one reply half only), scarce 5sen & 6sen mint, plus 6sen forgery; 1879 2sen, 3sen & 4sen (2, one used to London); 1898 2sen red & 3sen yellow reply cards, both mint with Mihon specimen marks. (20) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY £300
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JAPAN - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - POSTAL STATIONERY - INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CARDS; rare TAIWAN 17 Nov. 1903 3sen card uprated to 4 sen to Berlin with scarce purple "TAMSUI/TAIWAN/JAPAN" and 2-ring "VICTORIA/HONG-KONG c.d.s.'s. Also 25 Mar. 1900 2sen card to Dortmund Germany uprated to 4 sen. (2) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, JAPAN USED ABROAD, TAIWAN/FORMOSA, FALSE £150
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JAPAN - TAYLOR-SMITH COLLECTION - POSTAL STATIONERY - LETTER SHEETS - with 1900 3sen deep lilac, mint and used; 1918-30 3sen carmine, mint (2) & used (3); then range of later examples and some cards. Also range of POST OFFICE SAVINGS FORMS, 4 mint & 3 used, plus a page of stamps with PO savings cancels. (36 items) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY £120
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