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INWARD MAIL FROM SPAIN - 1858 USES OF SPANISH 4c ROSE INTO GIBRALTAR - inc pair on Apr EL with CADIZ & GIBRALTAR cds's on front, the only multiple use of this stamp to Gibraltar (Comex Cert, 2007) and Aug EL with v fine green double oval PEDRO LOPEZ/CORDOBA agent cachet on front. (5) Cross Reference: SPAIN £200
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INWARD MAIL FROM SPAIN - THE RARE GIBRALTAR TYPE 1 "2d" POSTAGE DUE HANDSTAMP - 14 Mar 1859 EL from Cadiz with uncancelled Spanish 4c rose and rare black type 1 "2d" underneath. Only seven known. Cross Reference: SPAIN £300
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INWARD MAIL FROM SPAIN - THE RARE GIBRALTAR TYPE 2 "2d" POSTAGE DUE HANDSTAMP - 14 May 1859 EL from Cadiz with uncancelled Spanish 4c rose and rare blue type 2 "2d" alongside. Only five known. Cross Reference: SPAIN £300
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INWARD MAIL FROM SPAIN - PAIR OF COVERS MISSENT TO GIBRALTAR FROM SPAIN - 1859/60 ELs from Santiago addressed to Campamento de Gibraltar (close to the border but inside Spain) but sent to Gibraltar, one with 'Gibraltar' crossed through and ms 'Campamento' added. Unusual. (2) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, SPAIN £150
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INWARD MAIL FROM SPAIN - 1860s/70s INWARD GROUP OF MAIL - inc Oct 1860 E from Barcelona with 4c orange, Sep 1863 EL from Algeciras with 1862 4c brown, 13 Apr 1865 env from Seville with 4c blue (apparently the only known such use, Comex Cert 2007), etc. Also Dec 1870 E from Puerto S Maria with 50m ultramarine (the only known use to Gibraltar). (11) Cross Reference: SPAIN £300
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INWARD MAIL FROM SPAIN - SPANISH MAIL VIA GIBRALTAR TO PHILIPPINES - 1868 E (no side flaps) franked with 1867 20c lilac (2) to Manila with SEVILLA, CADIZ, SAN ROQUE & MANILA cds's on front or back; Comex Cert (2007). Plus 1876 EL endorsed 'Via Gibraltar' with 50c lavender & 5c war tax stamps. Scarce. (2) Cross Reference: PHILIPPINES, SPAIN £300
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INWARD MAIL FROM SPAIN - MISCELLANY - with official PC group inc only known use to Gibraltar of both the 1875 5c PC & the 1873 5c green; c1883 cover with the ¼c newspaper stamp; 1891 env with ms on back 'No Hay Sellos' (no stamps available); 1915/6 covers with the QV arc GIBRALTAR handstamp brought back into use as an early WWI censor mark; etc. (13) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, SPAIN, FALSE £120
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INWARD MAIL FROM GB - PRE-STAMP GROUP OF MAIL 1800-25 - inc 1801 E from London endorsed 'Paid 1/10' but crossed through with red inspector star impressed and charged 'P 2/2'; 1812 EL from Bristol with red ms charge 'P 5/6'; 1820 EL from London carried privately 'per Express' captained by John Barrett; 1825 E with fine red oval "POST PAID SHIP Lr/LONDON" and ms '1/5'; etc. Also 1752 'Instructions for Mr James Hay deputy Commissary of Stores and Provisions at Gibraltar'. (23 items) Cross Reference: G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS £240
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INWARD MAIL FROM GB - PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS GROUP OF MAIL 1827-55 - inc 1827 E with red "PAID at EDINBURGH" cds and ms charge 3/1½ on front; 1839 EL from London with "T.P./Wansell St." and red circle "G.P/PAID" on front and London ds's on back; 1841 EL from London with red Vere Street ds & ms 1/- charge plus both paid and unpaid Gibraltar arc handstamps used (uniquely?) as arrival marks; Late use of blue boxed "TO/PAY" on Dec 1855 env; etc. Also 1841 ELs (2) London to Seville via Gibraltar. (12) Cross Reference: G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS £300
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INWARD MAIL FROM GB - GB SET OF EMBOSSED VALUES TO GIBRALTAR - with 6d lilac tied to 1855 env from York, 10d red-brown on 1851 EL from Windsor, & 1/- green (cut to shape) tied to 1852 part E from London. (3) Cross Reference: G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS £200
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INWARD MAIL FROM GB - 1860-72 GROUP OF CIRCLED "S" MAIL - inc Apr 1860 env from Norwich with 1856 6d lilac and blue circled "S" alongside (the latest known date of this mark in blue), 1864 E from Manchester with 1/- green Pl.1, 1872 EL from London with 6d lilac and 2d blue, etc. (7) Cross Reference: G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS £200
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INWARD MAIL FROM GB - 1855-89 GROUP OF MAIL - inc 1860/1 ELs both endorsed 'Per Packet' from London franked with 6d lilac or 1/- green surface printed, 1862 env from Plymouth with 1856 6d lilac, 1872 env from London with pair 1869 6d mauve Pl.9, etc. Also 1858 stampless E (splitting) with red boxed "Returned for/[6d]Postage", apparently the only item addressed to Gibraltar known with this mark. (10) Cross Reference: G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS £150
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INWARD MAIL FROM GB - 1856-85 GROUP OF MAIL - inc 1863 EL from London with pair 6d lilac surface printed, 1867 env from Rathdrum, Ireland with 1864 1d red (6), 1885 env from Earl's Court with pair 1883 2½d lilac, etc. (10) Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS £150
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INWARD MAIL FROM GB - SCARCER 8d OVERLAND ROUTE TO GIBRALTAR - 1872 E from Cardiff with 2d blue Pl.13 (4, with CORY/C perfin) paying the more expensive via France and Spain. Cross Reference: PERFINS, G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS £150
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - THE AMERICAS - inc 1839 EL to Cadiz from New York forwarded from Gibraltar on 22 Oct; 1855 stampless E from Rio de Janeiro with blue boxed "TO/PAY" & GIBRALTAR cds & ms charge '1/6' on front and Rio & London cds's on back; etc. (10) Cross Reference: CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL £150
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - CANARY ISLANDS TO FRANCE - 1865 stampless env (faults) endorsed 'Via Gibraltar' with red French transit mark & ms charge '12' later amended to '6' on front and oval "W. DAVIDSON & Co/TENERIFFE" agent cachet & SAN ROQUE & BORDEAUX cds's on back. Purchased for US$455. Cross Reference: SPAIN, FRANCE £150
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - EGYPT - part EL to Alicante with GB 4d & 6d tied with B01 numerals & ALEXANDRIA, GIBRALTAR & SAN ROQUE cds's on front and part ALICANTE cds on back. Cross Reference: EGYPT, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS £200
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - FRANCE - inc 1825 EL from Paris with red PAYE PARIS & 8R marks on front and ms charge '10' on back; 1867 front to Rabat via Gibraltar with 1862 40c tied & red '24', boxed "AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT" & MARSEILLE & GIBRALTAR cds's; 1858 stampless EL with NANTES & GIBRALTAR cds's, blue '2R' & oval agent cachet; etc. (9 + 2 fronts) Cross Reference: FRANCE, MOROCCO £200
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - HONG KONG TREATY PORTS - SWATOW - 15 Feb 1858 EL (with copy of 5 Feb letter from Amoy) to Cadiz franked with Spanish 4c rose in Gibraltar, SAN ROQUE or CADIZ cds's on front or back and blue rectangular JAs. SPEED agent cachet on front. Clean and attractive. £750
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - HONG KONG - "PAID AT HONG KONG" CROWNED CIRCLE TO SPAIN VIA GIBRALTAR - 24 Aug 1857 EL to Cadiz with blue instructional marks "MP" & "ESTRANGERO/CADIZ" and charged '4R' and scarce red crowned circle "PAID/AT/HONG-KONG". HONG KONG, GIBRALTAR, PUERTO DI SANTA MARIA & CADIZ cds's on front or back. Exhibition item. Cross Reference: HONG KONG, SPAIN, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, FALSE £500
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - HONG KONG GROUP TO CADIZ VIA GIBRALTAR - 1859 EL with red HONG KONG & ms charge 1/10 on front and HONG KONG cds on back; 1859 E with ms charge '7/4' (quadruple rate). Also 1854 EL with Spanish stamp missing. (3) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, SPAIN, CANTON, MACAO £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - HONG KONG - MACAO - 1850 & 1855 ELs, same sender & addressee, both with ms charge 3/8 on front and HONG KONG cds on back, to Gibraltar for forwarding to Cadiz. (2) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, HONG KONG - TREATY PORTS, MACAO, FALSE £400
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - HONG KONG - MACAO - from the same correspondence as above: 1860 EL addressed to Gibraltar for forwarding to Cadiz with GIBRALTAR cds & boxed "TO/PAY" with ms charge '1/-' on front and HONG KONG cds on back and 1861 E addressed directly to Cadiz with Gibraltar cds & '4R' on front & HONG KONG, SAN ROQUE & CADIZ cds's on back. (2) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, HONG KONG - TREATY PORTS, MACAO, FALSE £400
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - INDIA - PRINTED PAPER RATE TO BARCELONA VIA GIBRALTAR - 1872 'market report' franked 1865 2a yellow tied blue concentric octagon & GIBRALTAR cds on front and CALCUTTA & SAN ROQUE cds's on back. Also 1879 official PC to Gibraltar. (2) Cross Reference: INDIA, POSTAL STATIONERY £200
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - ITALY GROUP - 1837 receipt issued by Gibraltar PO for payment of postage by the Neapolitan Consul for a letter from Naples; a rare survivor. 1829/1844 ELs from Vado or Genoa with red "10R." charge marks and oval "1/A.E.D.". (5 items) Cross Reference: ITALY, SPAIN £200
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - MALAYA - TWO COVERS FROM SINGAPORE TO CADIZ VIA GIBRALTAR - 1849 EL with part boxed "TO/PAY" on front and 1850 EL endorsed 'Via Ceylon, Suez etc', both charged ms '10' & ALEXANDRIA cds on back. (2) Cross Reference: MALAYA/MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - MALAYA - SINGAPORE TO CADIZ VIA GIBRALTAR - 1852 EL endorsed 'Overland via Gibraltar' with blue Singapore F.A.C., ALEXANDRIA & ALGECIRAS cds's on back and MALTE cds, red charge '8Rs.' and ms '10'0 on front. Also 1852 EL with ms charges '10' and red '2/-' on front, ALEXANDRIA & MALTE cds's on back. (2) Cross Reference: MALAYA/MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - MALTA - STAMPLESS MAIL 1812-51 - inc 1812 EL with red boxed arc MALTA and red ms charge '6d'; 1813 EL (faults), disinfected with vinegar, to Madeira endorsed 'via Gibraltar'; 1862 EL to POrtugal with MALTA & GIBRALTAR cds's, boxed "POR ALEXANDRIA" & '150' charge on front, LISBOA & OPORTO cds's on back. (9) Cross Reference: MALTA, SPAIN, DISINFECTED MAIL, FALSE £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - MALTA - TWO COVERS WITH COMBINATION GB/SPANISH STAMP FRANKINGS - 1874 & 1875 part Es to Cadiz, each franked with GB 2½d or 4d adhesives in Malta and both covered with Spanish 5c & 10c stamps in Gibraltar prior to being forwarded to Cadiz (Graus Certs, 2007 for both). Also GB 2½d blue envs (2) and 2d blue Pl.14 pair from Malta. (5) Cross Reference: MALTA, SPAIN, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, FALSE £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - PHILIPPINES - 1857 E endorsed 'Via de Suez' to Logrono via Gibraltar franked with 1r green with MANILA cds on front and SA ROQUE & LOGRONO cds's on back; plus 1866 EL to Cadiz similarly franked and marked. (2) Cross Reference: PHILIPPINES, SPAIN £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - PHILIPPINES - PRINTED PAPER RATE - 1859 printed notice endorsed 'Via de Suez' to Portugal via Gibraltar, franked with pair 5c adhesives (not normally valid, but the lowest value valid for foreign use was 1r so local, interior, stamps had to be used for this rate) tied by blue MANILA cds & with SAN ROQUE & BILBAO cds's on back. Scarce. Cross Reference: PHILIPPINES, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, FALSE £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - PHILIPPINES - DOUBLE & TRIPLE RATE COVERS TO CADIZ - 1863 EL endorsed 'Por Gibraltar...Suez' franked with 1r green (2) and ALGECIRAS & CADIZ cds's on back; 1862 part EL (one flap lost) franked with 1r green & 2r red, paying the third weight rate. Both with MANILA cds on front. (2) Cross Reference: SPAIN £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - PHILIPPINES - SINGLE & DOUBLE RATE COVERS IN THE NEW CURRENCY - 1867 ELs from the same correspondence franked with 12½c blue on pink (1 or 2) to Cadiz, endorsed ' Via de Gibraltar', SAN ROQUE, CADIZ or ALGECIRAS cds's on back. CEM Cert (1989) for the single. (2) £300
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - PORTUGAL - PRE-STAMP GROUP 1804-62 - inc 17 & 30 May 1804 ELs from Lisbon Packet Agent with invoices for mail & newspapers forwarded; 1836 Consular letter with blue oval LISBOA & red '22' on front and consular seal across the back flaps; etc. (6) £200
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - PORTUGAL - RARE "PAID/POSTAGE ACCOUNTED FOR BY/PORTUGAL TO G.P.O. LONDON" ON COVER TO INDIA - 1870 env (faults) to Punjab franked with 1867 100r lilac (6) with PORTO, GIBRALTAR & SIMLA ds's on front as well as rare "PAID/POSTAGE ACCOUNTED FOR BY/PORTUGAL TO G.P.O. LONDON" only a handful of which are recorded. Superb instructional mark. Also 1871 front with 1866 80r orange. (2) Cross Reference: PORTUGAL, SPAIN, INDIA, FALSE £400
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INWARD AND TRANSITING GIBRALTAR FROM ELSEWHERE - RUSSIA - STAMPLESS COVER TO THE ITALIAN CONSUL IN GIBRALTAR - 1865 EL with ODESSA & GIBRALTAR ds's, red PD, FRANCO in circle & boxed AUS RUSSLAND/FRANCO marks & ms '½' & red '3[over]3' on the front, SAN ROQUE & BERLIN transit marks on back. Scarce. Cross Reference: RUSSIA £150
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POSTAL STATIONERY - AIR LETTER SHEETS - INCLUDES TWO MAJOR VARIETIES:1955-c80 The mint and used (a few with 1st day cancellations inc. 1961 6d unused with missing brown (face value) a little creased 1970 4p with missing vignette variety. Mostly fine. (c200 items) £120
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POSTAL STATIONERY - AIR LETTER SHEETS - THREE VARIETIES: 1961 6d Air Letter with brown (value) omitted, unused, a little creased. 1969 4p Air Letter with vignette completely omitted plus a 5p with vignette misplaced. Fine unused. (3) £120
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POSTAL STATIONERY - LETTER CARDS AND ENVELOPES:1933 2d letter card (2, inc one "SPECIMEN"). 1935 2d letter card (6, inc a front used to Edinburgh with block of four 1947 5d used on day of issue, another to Devon being a scarce WWII usage, and two "SPECIMEN").1935 2d grey envs (7, inc two used and two "SPECIMEN") and H2 size 2d envs on buff unused and uprated with 3d used to Walsall but a little toned. (16 items) £120
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POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTCARDS:1886-1938 The collection with 1886 ½d (5, inc two used - rated RRR in H & G) and 1d (4, inc one used - rated RRR in H & G). 1887-89 ½d (4, inc one used), 1d (5, inc one "SPECIMEN" & one used), 1½d (3, inc two "SPECIMEN"), 1889 5c on ½d (4, inc one used, one "SPECIMEN"), 10c on 1d (6, inc three used & a "SPECIMEN"), 15c on 1½d (4, inc a "SPECIMEN"), 1889 5c (20, inc fifteen used and one "SPECIMEN"), 10c (18, inc twelve used & two "SPECIMEN"), 15c (6, inc one use & two "SPECIMEN"). 1998 re-issue ½d (9, inc six used & two "SPECIMEN"), 1d (6, inc two used and a "SPECIMEN"). 1904 ½d (7, inc four used & one "SPECIMEN") and 1d (5, inc two used & one "SPECIMEN"). 1912 ½d (5, inc a "SPECIMEN"), 1d (3, inc two used). 1938 1d (4, inc one used & a "SPECIMEN"). Generally fine for these. £150
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POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTCARDS:1886 ½d (2, inc one used to Vienna) and 1d (2, inc. one used from Tangier to Germany). Fine, the used rated RRR in H & G. (4) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, GERMANY £120
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POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTCARDS:1934 1½d on dark buff, five examples being one unused and four overprinted "SPECIMEN". Some overall toning but scarce. Rated RR in H & G. (5) £120
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POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES:1886-c1971 The unused and used collection with most sizes represented inc. 1886 2d F, G (8), I & K all unused, 1887 2d various printing and sizes with some better used, KEVII F size (2, one used),G (2, one used) & H2. KGV size F (7, inc two used) & G (5, 4 used) and a good number of QEII sizes unused and used with additional adhesives (142 items) £200
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POSTAL STATIONERY - REPLY CARDS:1887-89 ½d + ½d (2, one "SPECIMEN"), 1d + 1d (6, inc three "SPECIMEN"), 1½d + 1½d (5, inc three "SPECIMEN"), 1889 5c on ½d + 5c on ½d (2, inc one used), 10c on 1d + 10c on 1d (4, inc one outward half used), 15c on 1½d + 15c on 1½d (4, inc one "SPECIMEN"). 1889 5c on 5c + 5c on 5c (6, inc one used & three "SPECIMEN"), 10c on 10c. + 10c on 10c, 15c on 15c + 15c on 15c (6, inc three used & one "SPECIMEN"). 1898 ½d + ½d (6, inc five "SPECIMEN"), 1d + 1d (3, inc a "SPECIMEN"), 1904 ½d + ½d (4, three "SPECIMEN"), 1d + 1d (one used and two "SPECIMEN"), 1912 ½d + ½d (2, "SPECIMEN") and 1d + 1d (2, "SPECIMEN" one with additional "COLONIAS" overprint). Mostly fine (60) £180
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POSTAL STATIONERY - WRAPPERS:1886-1936 The unused & used collection with 1886 ½d (6, inc three used), 1887-89 (17, inc ten used, four "SPECIMEN"), 1d (7, inc one used, two "SPECIMEN"). 1889 5c on 1d ("SPECIMEN"), 10c on 1d (4, inc. one used and two "SPECIMEN"), 1889 5c (12, inc eight used, one "SPECIMEN"), 10c (6, inc two used, two "SPECIMEN"), 1903 ½d (6, inc three used, one "SPECIMEN"), 1d (3, inc one used, one "SPECIMEN"). 1912 ½d (5, inc three used, one "SPECIMEN"), 1d and 1938 ½d (2, inc one "SPECIMEN"). The condition is generally fine for these. (70 items) £140
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QV STAMPS - 1886 (JAN.) MINT BLOCK OF 36: The upper six rows of the right pane with plate no. (1) and margins three sides, all but two units unmounted, some minor bends and three affected by diagonal crease. A very rare multiple and the second largest block known. [Acquired for £1,750 in 2014]. An exhibition item. £400
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QV STAMPS - 1886 (JAN.) MINT SET PLUS VARS, ETC.: SG 1/7 mint set of 7 (£1,200) plus additional 4d Orange-Brown bottom marginal with plate number (1) , 6d SPECIMEN (no gum), ½d Dull Green with unlisted var 'Break in "G" of overprint' and 2½d Ultramarine var optd. in Blue-Black SG 4a £500. Good to fine (11) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £400
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QV STAMPS - 1886-89 MINT & USED RANGE INC. VARS: Range inc. 1886 mint 2½d Ultramarine (2) SG 4 £200 each, 1889 mint pair 25c on 2½d Bright Blue with right hand unit var '"5" with short foot' SG 18a & mint 50c on 6d Bright Violet with same var SG 20a £140, etc. plus small group of GB with "A26" cancels SG Z24, Z28 (3) & Z58. (16) £170
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QV STAMPS - 1886 (JAN.) MINT 2½d ULTRAMARINE OPTD. IN BLUE-BLACK: SG 4a mint var. with RPSL Cert (1981). Fine. £120
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QV STAMPS - 1886-87 ½d DIE PROOF: In black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) stamped "BEFORE/HARDENING" and dated "3 MAY 86". Fine & rare. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £300
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