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MALAYA - MALACCA - TO BARBADOS: 28 Feb 1938 reg. env. (philatelic) to Barbados, bearing KGVI 1c, 2c, 4c, 6c, 8c, 10c, 12c & 25c, all tied by light "BEMBAN" double-ring d.s. (Type D2) and having arrival d.s on reverse. £150
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MALAYA - NEGRI SEMBILAN - PERHENTIAN TINGGI: 22 Aug. 1911 PPC (mouth of Singapore River) to GB, bearing Fed. Malay States 3c tied by fair to fine "PERHENTIAN TINGGI" oval d.s. (Type D1 - latest recorded date) and showing Serenbam & Penang transit d.s. alongside. £260
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MALAYA - NEGRI SEMBILAN - TIROI OVAL: 25 Feb. 1917 env. to Seremban bearing, on reverse, Fed. Malay States 3c tied by superb "TIROI" oval d.s. in violet (Type D2) £260
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MALAYA - NEGRI SEMBILAN - TIROI OVAL: 2 April 1917 env. to Seremban bearing, on reverse, Fed. Malay States 3c tied by fine "TIROI" oval d.s. in violet (Type D2). The envelope slightly discoloured. £160
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MALAYA - NEGRI SEMBILAN - MAMBAU: Group of 3 covers inc. 22 May 1919 env. (opened out) registered to USA bearing FMS 1c pair, 2c (on reverse) & 4c (4, one on reverse), all tied by "MAMBAU" double-ring d.s. (Type D" - earliest recorded date) and having provisional registration label; 22 Oct 1925 env. to Kuala Lumpur, bearing FMS 5c tied by legible "MAMBAU" double-ring d.s. (Type D2 - latest recorded date) and 6 Nov. 1941 env. to Portsmouth, bearing Selangor 8c pair tied by legible "MAMBAU/F.M.S." double-ring d.s. (Type D3 - latest recorded date) (3 items) £300
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MALAYA - PENANG - EARLY RED "A.R." HAND STAMP: 1 Jul. 1895 reg.env (5c) to Hawaii uprated 21c, having Type R6 registration d.s., "A.R." h.s in red (Type AR2 - earliest recorded date) a red arrival d.s. (9 Aug) and endorsement "Via China". On the reverse, another strike of the "A.R." h.s plus Singapore & Hong Kong transit marks. The env. a little stained. £130
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MALAYA - PENANG - BUKIT TAMBUN: 20 May 1921 2c on 1c Postal Stationery card from Penang to Simpang Ampat, cancelled by double-ring d.s. and showing good to fine strike of "BUKIT TAMBUN/PENANG" double-ring d.s. (Type D6) £100
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MALAYA - PENANG - THAILAND VIA PENANG TO AUSTRIA: 1928 env. from Thailand to Vienna bearing 15s tied by Penang double-ring d.s. (9 Feb) and showing fine framed "TRAIN LETTER" in violet (Type TL5) alongside. £150
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MALAYA - PERAK - TAPAH: 15 Dec 1892 1c Postal Stationery card (heavy crease at left) to Batu Gajah and 18 Apr. 1894 1c Stationery card locally addressed, cancelled by oval of bars (Type K1, the last being the latest recorded date) and showing "TAPAH" d.s. (Type D2) (2 items) £150
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MALAYA - SELANGOR - BATU-CAVES TO ENGLAND: 1 Dec. 1910 PPC to Kent franked 3c red, tied by "BATU CAVES" violet oval (Type D2) with Kula Lumpur & Penang transit d.s.'s, scarce. £200
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MALAYA - TRENGGANU - TRENGGANU TO MALACCA: 1941 env. (reduced at left) to Malacca franked 8c on 10c. blue, tied by a "TRENGGANU" bi-lingual c.d.s. (Type D4). £120
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MALDIVE ISLANDS - ZANZIBAR, K.U.T. & MALDIVES: Large stock book with the early to modern, mint & used collections of Zanzibar & K.U.T., the latter inc. KGVI vals to £1 and many mint sets & mini. sheets to mid-1970s. Also two stock books holding an early to modern, mint & used collection of Maldives noting several KEVII opts. (not guaranteed), both 1933 sets mint & 1950-52 set to 1r inc. 20 examples of 5c green "palm tree & dhow" (cat.£360), then various later complete sets to c.1970s. We note fiscal stamps to 100r. Lot also inc. the book "Pemba - The Spice Island of Zanzibar" by Capt. J.E.E. Craster. (Few 100s) Cross Reference: MALDIVE ISLANDS, KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA, ZANZIBAR, FALSE £180
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MALTA - CARTON with the mint and used QV to modern duplicated accumulation in a number of albums and on pages etc. inc. a few GB used in Malta. (Qty.) £180
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MALTA - STOCKBOOK WITH THE EARLY TO MODERN MINT & USED COLLECTION: Range strongest in KGV inc. 1914-21 SG 69/88 used set of 12 plus vars £375+, 1921-22 SG 104 10/- umm £350, 1922 SG 121 10/- umm marginal (some toning on selvedge only) £140, 1922-26 SG 123/40 used set of 17 plus £1 var £900, 1926 SG 143/56 used set of 14 £325, 1930 SG 209 used 10/- £180, etc. (Qty) £480
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MALTA - TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE BOXED FANCY CURVED "MALTA" ON MAIL TO G.B.; c.1807 E (wmk. "18[0]6") to Birmingham "P Packet" charged "3/-" with mainly v. fine 1st-Type framed "MALTA" (MSF-1a); plus 8 Nov. 1836 E to London charged "3/2" with a mainly fine rare 4th-Type longer framed "MALTA" (MSF-1d; only used 1828-36 and seldom seen); both strikes nicely placed at top right of the address. Good pair. (2 covers) £200
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MALTA - THE TWO TYPES OF "Malta Post Office" MARKS - MAIL TO FRANCE, G.B. (2s-8½d RATES) OR ITALY; Fine 1838-42 quartet of ELs all with mainly fine to very fine "Malta Post Office" straight-line marks; 15 Dec. 1838 scarce 2nd-Type MPO-1b - EKD? - to Livorno "Per Fch Stmr.", and 1839/42 trio with MPO-1a types (pair to GB charged "2/8?" (one with boxed "BRITISH/FOREIGN" on flap) or to Marseilles (prepaid "90"). Good set. (4 covers) £200
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MALTA - MALTA DISINFECTION MARKS ON MAIL FROM (G.B./FRENCH P.O.s IN) EGYPT & TURKEY; 1842/5 trio of fine ELs from Alexandria to Malta, all with fine to v. fine 3-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE/*" marks; one prepaid (ex French PO) with "24 Aug 1d" Malta Postage Due mark on reverse, the others charged "5[d]" with v. fine red British or black French Alex P.O. cds's on the front. Good trio; 1844 pair of ELs from the French PO in Alexandria to Malta, both charged "5" with fine small 2-ring "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" cds's and mainly v. fine 2-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE/*" marks, and similar 1848 EL from the "CONSTANTINOPLE/TURQUIE" French PO to Livorno but routed via Malta with the same 3-ring Malta mark (with 3-ring "LIVORNO/C/VIA DI MARE"); all with two disinfection chisel-slits. (6 covers) Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, EGYPT, FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD £200
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MALTA - EARLY MALTA COVERS; Quartet with May 1854 unfranked EL Alexandria to Marseilles with fine "PASQLE APAP & EIGLI/MALTA" forwarding agents h.s. on rear, Apr./Nov. 1856 EL's to Leghorn or Paris both with Malta double-arc c.d.s. on front (types PD 15 or 16) and the earliest recorded examples of each and Oct. 1859 E to Marseilles franked GB 4d tied by Malta A25 duplex showing '56' year for '59'. (4 covers) Cross Reference: FORWARDING AGENTS, EGYPT, FRANCE, FALSE £240
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MALTA - FIRST MONTH USAGE "M" COVER TO G.B. WITH G.B. 6d + 2nd-MONTH 1/- GREEN COVER TO G.B.; 30 Sept. 1857 env.to Scotland "Via Southampton" with GB 6d Lilac tied by partly fine 1st-month usage Malta barred "M" cancels with faint large "MALTA" cds backstamp; plus 22 Oct. 1857 E from Malta (firm's blue oval cachet on front) to Manchester "via Marseilles" with GB 1/- Green tied by v. fine Malta barred "M" (stamps may have been lifted for inspection/cleaning; the tie is a little uncertain; stains around perfs.) with v. fine small red "A/MALTA" cds backstamp. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS £150
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MALTA - GENOA/KINGDOM OF ITALY - G.B. FRANKING 4d, 8d (4d PAIR) OR 1/- (SINGLE 1/- GREEN) COVERS (INC. "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ITALIANI"); 19 Jan. 1861 E from Malta to Genoa with GB 1/- Green tied by a very fine "A/MALTA/A25" Duplex (just before the Kingdom of Italy started on 1st March 1861), April 1861/1863 trio of Es from Malta to Genoa(2)/Messina with GB 4d Rose-Carmine or Small Letters 4d Vermilion (2) all tied by mainly very fine Malta Duplexes (one also with fine boxed "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ITALIANI"); all with fine to v. fine red Malta oval-framed "P-D" marks plus 1867/69 Es pair from Malta to Messina/Turin with GB single Large White Letters 1/- Green (pl.4) or Pair of 4d Vermilions (pl.11) all tied by very fine "B/MALTA/A25" Duplexes with red "P.D" marks alongside. Fine examples of the two rates. (6 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, ITALY, FALSE £300
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MALTA - FRANCE/INDIA/IONIAN ISLANDS - MALTA PRE-UPU DUPLEX COVERS WITH ALL-DIFFERENT 3d/4d/8d-RATE FRANKINGS; 1862-Feb. 1875 covers to Paris, Marseilles (3) or Chalon with different GB frankings tied by mainly very fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes (codes A or B); 4d Rose-Carmine (1862), Small Letters 4d Vermilion (1862), 4d Plate 12 (1870), 2d Blue (pl.9)+ 6d Lilac (pl.5) (1866), or 2d Blue (pl.14) + 6d Grey (pl.13) (Feb. 1875) plus 26 Dec. 1861 front to the Army HQ "Punjab" with GB 1d Red 'Stars' Strip of Four (pl.55?) tied by light "MALTA/A25" Duplexes; plus 31 Oct. 1865 E (some bleach marks, but also with 4 disinfection chisel-slits - well clear of stamps) to Corfu "Col Vapore Italiano" with GB 3d Rose-Red Pair (pl.4; off-centre) tied by a single fair "MALTA/A25" Duplex. Rare destinations from Malta. Good group. (6 covers & front) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE, INDIA, IONIAN ISLANDS £200
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MALTA - ITALY - ALL-DIFFERENT G.B. FRANKING 8d-RATE COVERS - 2d BLUES, 4d PAIR OR 6d+2d BLUE; Dec. 1861/68 Es/EL trio from Malta to Naples with GB Small Letters 4d Vermilion Pair, 2d Blues Pairs (pl.9) or 2d Blue (pl.9) + 6d Violet (pl.6; with hyphen) all tied by fine to v. fine Malta Duplexes; all also with very fine red Malta "PD" marks. Attractive trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALY £160
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MALTA - 1888-1937 COVERS & CARDS FROM MALTA; Range inc. 31 Dec. 1888 mourning env. to New York franked by 1d Rose (3) thus overpaying by ½d & cancelled by "A25" Malta duplex, 9 Nov. 1896 PC to England franked by 1d Carmine cancelled "SLIEMA-B-O-MALTA" with "T" tax mark and "3d/F.B/A." nearby being taxed as a letter despite being a PC!, 13 June 1904 env to England franked 1903-4 2d (pair), 2½d, 3d & 4d (being overpaid by 11d) all cancelled "VALLETTA MALTA" on 13 June being an early date for the usage of the 4d (issued 19 May 1904), etc. A good range of frankings and usages. (41 covers & cards) £200
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MALTA - TAXED POSTCARD GROUP; Range with 1900 PPC's to France franked QV 1d or ½d (2) tied by Valetta oval d.s. or Malta c.d.s. and both with circular "T/CENTIMES" duplex on front, 1903 PPC to Valletta ex France franked 5c with bold "T" and circular "4D" on front, 1905 PPC to USA franked KEVII ½d tied by Valetta oval d.s. with bold "T" with USA pre-cancelled 2c p.due on face. (4 cards) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA £240
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MALTA - STEAMER CANCELLATIONS ON MALTA COVERS - ADRIA (VERDI/PUCCINI) & "R.M.S. KNIGHT OF MALTA", ETC.; 1905-33 covers/cards (10) inc. 1905 PPC to Malta with Italy 10c tied by "AMB. MESSINA-SIRACUSA" Squared Circle having Malta cds & v. fine "PAQUEBOT" nearby, 1905 env. (commercial contents - carried by SS Carola) with Italy 5c+20c tied by purple 3-ring Adria anchor cancel, plus 1929/33 group with Malta frankings - 1929/30 pair with mainly v. fine large 2-ring Adria SS "VERDI"/"PUCCINI" cancels (former with unusual GB "Official inquiry" PO label), and c.1933 quartet of envs. to Syracuse with boxed/oval/2-ring/2-ring BROCKDORFF (3) or CASSAR agents cachets (two with purple "R.M.S. KNIGHT OF MALTA" marks). Colourful and very scarce group. Plus PPC and fine group of Adria Bills of Lading (5; 1902/6) with Malta Revenue stamps. (16 items) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, ITALY, PAQUEBOTS, FALSE £200
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MALTA - MAIL BOAT AND STAMP LOST MARKINGS; Jan./May 1912 PPC's to or from Malta the first franked KEVII ½d tied by Tunis c.d.s. and with oval French "B.M." (Boite Mobile) h.s. alongside, other ex Norway with stamp missing and v. scarce framed bi-lingual "Postage Stamp lost/in transit" h.s. alongside. Unusual postcards (2) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, PAQUEBOTS £200
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MALTA - WWI POW & CENSORED MAIL; Range with 1914 unfranked env. Malta from Berne with censor mark and bold "T" h.s. on front, 1915 unfranked env. to Berne with "FROM PRISONER OF WAR/PC/MALTA/FREE" circular h.s. on front, 1915 env./front to Malta from Red Cross in Geneva or Gafsa (Tunisia) 1918 env. to Switzerland franked KGV 2½d tied by Zabaar c.d.s. and censor mark and tape at right and 1920 env. to Malta franked GB KGV 2½d + 2d and reg. label tied or cancelled by British APO Constantinople c.d.s. (6 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, FALSE £320
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MALTA - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT & OFFICIAL MAIL; 4 Aug. 1922 unfranked G.P.O env. to Berne with the earliest recorded example of the Malta Official Paid c.d.s. at top right and 1926 env. to Panama (and returned) franked 'POSTAGE' opts 1d pair + 2½d with reg. label and oval "A.R." h.s. at below, rear with several London, N.Y., Cristobal and Fort Sherman c.d.s, unusual destination (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL £140
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MALTA - SCARCE POSTAGE DUES ON COVER; 1925 local envs. to Valletta both unfranked, the latter apparently printed matter and each franked ½d + 2½d or solo ½d Malta p.dues and tied by Valletta c.d.s. (2 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, PRINTED MATTER £220
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MALTA - VALLETTA - PROVISIONAL POSTAGE DUES - FIRST DAY COVER WITH ½d & 1d VALUES; Underpaid internal 16 April 1925 env. to a local (printed) address with Melita ¼d Brown tied by a fair 2-ring cds but a sealed letter and not entitled to the low printed matter rate and so with Provisional Postage Due ½d (wide margins but with a corner fault) and 1d (wide margins but with pre-usage horizontal crease). Remarkable First Day usage of these elusive labels. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, FIRST DAY COVERS £140
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MALTA - 1966 CHURCHILL 1/- MISSING GOLD unmounted mint block of 4 plus 1965 10/- map single with MISSING GOLD. Normals accompany for comparison. SG £1,000+ £150
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MALTA - COMMONWEALTH/INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS & QSL RADIO CARDS: Two stock books, one with the collection of c.27 Reply Coupons dated 1952-2010, the other with the collection of c.40 'QSL' Radio Transmission Cards, 1933-50. Scarce & unusual. (Qty.) £75
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MAURITIUS - 1860 TO MODERN ACCUMULATION - mint and used duplicated range inc. 1860 2c blue used, 1895 18c green and ultramarine (2 mint or unused), 1899 15c blue mint, 1900 6c purple and carmine on red with SPECIMEN ovpt, etc. Also a few Maldives. (200+) Cross Reference: MALDIVE ISLANDS, SPECIMENS £150
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MEXICO - STOCK BOOK with the early to modern, mint & used collection. (Approx. 1,300) £75
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MONACO - BOXFILE with the extensive early to modern mint & used ranges on leaves, stockcards, etc. Strength in post 1960 issues inc. some highly catalogued miniature sheets. Worth careful inspection. (Qty) £120
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MONACO - STOCKBOOK with the extensive early to modern mint collection. Rather haphazardly arranged but some useful items throughout inc. 1922 5f brown, 1925 10f blue & brown, 1933-39 10f blue & 20f black, 1937-38 Surcharge set, 1950 50f P. Due, 1953-54 Triangular P. Due set, 1955 100f Rally, 1956 P. Due surcharge set, 1959 Air 300f & 500f, 1960 Air 3f & 5f, etc. A colourful & attractive lot. (Sev. 100s) £180
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MONACO - MIDDLE PERIOD MINT RANGE inc. 1937 Views, 1939 Nat. Relief, 1940 Red Cross, etc. The odd gum/perf. fault, otherwise v. fresh. (51) £100
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MONACO - 1956-66 MONTE CARLO RALLY mint study with the issued stamps plus colour trials on thin gummed paper (at least one of each design inc. 1959 strip of 3 & 1964 block of 4 ex Musee de Timbre Post, Palais de Monaco). Attractive lot. (Small Qty) £75
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MONTSERRAT - QV to MODERN MINT and USED - duplicated selection, useful 1903-08 values to 1/- & KGVI, etc. (100s) £150
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MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1899 LONDON PRINTING on Gibraltar 5c green, a complete mint sheet of 120 comprising two panes of sixty, varieties comprise left pane CD sideways, broad top to M [R7/3] and right pane hyphen between ne [R3/5]. Some wrinkling but a good study piece. SG 9 £532 as singles. £100
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NATAL - QV AND KEVII MINT & USED ACCUMULATION on stock pages. A good range inc. unused 1d Brown-Red SG 20 (regummed) with BPA cert., 1874 5/- (7 used - inc. block of 4 & one perf 15½ x 15), SG 92 var. defective "P" ("I") of "POSTAGE" opt., 1887 env franked by ½d Dull Green, 1d Rose & 6d Mauve (SG 97a, 99 & 103) vertical fold through cover (clear of franking) but a nice three-colour combination cover, 1902 SG 127/39 used set of 13 & high values inc. 5/- mint (creased), 10/s, £1 & 1.10s used, etc. (Qty of stamps plus 2 covers & 2 unused P. Stat cards) £180
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NETHERLANDS - SCARCE PRINTED MATTER TAX; 3 Jan. 1857 printed unfranked EL (file fold) to Schiedam with undated circular "BALTIMORE/PAID" h.s. and triangular "1½C./SCHIEDAM" h.s. on front; unusual thus and applied on printed matter from foreign countries. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, PRINTED MATTER, FALSE £160
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NETHERLANDS - MAIL TO OVERSEAS; July 1868 E to Genoa franked pair 20c tied by three strikes of the framed "FRANCO" h.s. and sent via France and Sep. 1936 env. (defective at lower right) to Tristan Da Cunha with airmail label at left and franked 6c (2) + ½c and tied by Nijmegen c.d.s and with undated circular Tristan Da Cunha arrival h.s. (2 covers) £170
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NETHERLANDS - WRECK OF THE S.S.GRONINGEN IV; c1944 env. (ex Switzerland?), consistent peripheral faults and resultant toning, to Netherlands, franking washed away, with printed label affixed (in Dutch) 'Government Postal Service. Document found in the SS "Groningen IV" which foundered on the Ysselmeer, towards the end of 1944/and has now been raised' following a collision with the 'Jan Nieveen' with the loss of 50 lives. Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL £100
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NEWFOUNDLAND - 19th CENTURY TO EARLY QEII mint and used duplicated accumulation on pages, inc. 1865 2c green, 12c brown (2, 1 unused) & 24c blue unused; 1868 1c dull purple mint; 1880-96 1c dull brown small part og block of four, 3c & 5c blue both unused; 1910 12 pale red-brown unused. Also New Brunswick inc. 1c purple (1 unused, 2 used) & 12½c indigo (2 unused). Plus some Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Is. and a few Canada. Mixed condition, much useful. (100s) Cross Reference: CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, FALSE £280
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NEWFOUNDLAND - MINT/UNUSED COLLECTION ON PAGES inc. 1857 1d brown-purple, 1860 3d green, 1862 2d & 4d rose-lake, 1865 13c orange-yellow & 24c blue, 1868 1c brown-purple die II, 1880 1c brown, 1894 12c deep brown, etc. Also New Brunswick 1860 2c orange (3), 5c green (3) & 17c black, some Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Is. Generally good to fine, some no gum. (c150) Cross Reference: NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA £200
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NEWFOUNDLAND - 1890 3c SLATE (SHADES) - mounted mint group of shades SG £750 min. (9 + 3 pairs). £180
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NEW HEBRIDES/VANUATU - MINT COLLECTION ON STOCK PAGES: Comprehensive mint range, much unmounted, inc. 1908 & 1910 opt. sets, 1911 set of 9, 1920-21 surcharges, 1925 set of 9, 1938 Gold Currency to 5f, 1938 Postage Due set of 5, then good range of modern issues to 1980. (Approx. 250) £200
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NEW ZEALAND - LARGE CARTON with the extensive QEII collection of mint & used stamps, booklets, FDCs, etc. Largely covering the era 1967-1999. (Qty) £240
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NEW ZEALAND - BOX with the extensive early to modern collection of stamps, covers, cards, etc. inc. a range of imperf (8) & perf (13) Chalons (condition mixed), Side Faces inc. 30+ with adverts on reverse, QV Pictorials to 2/-, a fascinating study of the 1d Universal issue, 1906 Christchurch sets (2) mint - usual rough perfs, useful KGV & KGVI plus QEII to the mid 1960s and later issues from Niue, Ross Dependency & Tokelau. Well worth close inspection. (Qty) £360
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