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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - QANTAS - THREE EARLY FLOWN COVERS:1926 printed "PAR AVION" env flown Camooweal to Charleville with an early boxed "FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL" h.s. 1 July 1927 env carried on the 1st flight from Cloncurry to Normanton, signed by postmaster and with boxed "FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL" h.s. 8 July 1937 env carried on the 1st Normanton to Cloncurry flight, signed by postmaster. Minor faults. AAC 106 & 107.(3 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £100
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - QANTAS - THREE UNCATALOGUED FLIGHTS ETC:10 Dec 1931 env carried on the 1st flight from Normanton to Cairns with red boxed "FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL" h.s. 23 Sept 1931 env flown on the last flight from Brisbane to Townsville. 24 Mar 1933 a printed QANTAS env registered and flown from Camooweal to Brisbane. Also an unused luggage label and an exploded booklet of six air mail labels. (5 items). Cross Reference: AIRMAILS, AUSTRALIA £120
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - QANTAS - IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CONNECTING FLIGHTS ETC:A group of printed Imperial Airways England Australia & Qantas printed env carried on various 1st flights with 10 Dec 1934 Brisbane to Darwin and Longreach to Camooweal. 16 Dec 1934 Singapore - Darwin - Melbourne. 18 Dec 1934 Darwin to Daly Waters. 19 Dec 1934 Daly Waters to Charleville, 20 Dec 1934 McKinlay to Winton. 11 Dec 1934 Camooweal - Anthony's Lagoon - Semarang, Dutch Est Indies. A plain env registered and flown by various aircraft from Brisbane - Darwin - Cairo - Cape Town, pilot signed (Elliot Wilson). Mostly fine. AAC 469a & 470a. Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £260
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - QANTAS - RARE UNCATALOGUED FLIGHTS:1938 a selection of uncatalogued 1st flight covers with 2 Aug Charleville to Newcastle Waters, 5 Aug Longreach to Newcastle Waters, 7 Aug Newcastle Waters to Brisbane, Newcastle to Longreach with a readable "UNCLAIMED/LONGREACH" h.s. Newcastle Waters to Charleville and Newcastle Waters to Cloncurry with a good "UNCLAIMED/CLONCURRY" h.s.Also a aeroplane.1930 luggage label in the shape of an a Note this group of flight covers are not in Eustis & Fromer, After considerable research A Robert Tobin found that in 1938 Qantas moved headquarters from Sydney to Brisbane and set up a twice weekly service from Brisbane to Mt Isa and a weekly service from Mt Isa to Daly Waters. Cross Reference: AIRMAILS, AUSTRALIA £200
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - QANTAS - AN OFFICIAL SURVEY FLIGHT:14 Nov 1948 House of representatives env. signed by Earl, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, carried on the 1st survey flight from Sydney to Johannesburg with uncancelled adhesives as most probably carried in a diplomatic bag. A fine uncancelled vignette on reverse. The contents comprise a letter to the Director of White Horse Distillers mentions among other things a possible inter-parliamentary visit in January next. Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £100
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - QUEENSLAND AIR NAVIGATION Co. Ltd.30 Mar 1930 env carried on the 1st Brisbane - Townsville flight with a fine "UNCLAIMED/TOWNSVILLE" h.s. An illustrated env registered and flown on the 1st Townsville to Brisbane flight. A third env registered a flown on the 1st flight from Brisbane via Rockhampton to MacKay. A good trio. AAC 155, 156 & 156a (3 covers) Cross Reference: AIRMAILS, AUSTRALIA £240
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIA AIRWAYS Ltd - AN EXCEPTIONAL COVER CARRIED ON TWO PIONEER FLIGHTS - TOGETHER WITH EVIDENCE:4 Dec 1921 env to Sydney carried on the 1st flight from Perth to Geraldon and held until 7th April and carried on the 1st flight from Derby to Geraldon. Franked with 3d roo and KGV 2d tied by a fine central "DERBY/WEST-AUSTRALIA" c.d.s. of 22 Dec 1921, red m/s "5-12-1921/Via Geraldon & Derby Air Mail Service". There are no backstamps. AAC E56 & E62. Note/Explanation - Mr J H Smyth proprietor of the Australian Stamp Journal in Sydney requested one of his subscribers, Mr Blencowe living in Geraldton to place some mail addressed to him on this flight for his own collection. The postmaster in Ger alton refused to accept them as they were not addressed to a destination on the route. Mr Blencowe placed two covers inside another envelope addressed to the postmaster at Derby, together with a note requesting him to send them back by the 1st available return flight. As a crash prevented the mail being carried all the way by air, it was returned with the remaining mail and carried by sea to Derby. The postmaster in Derby A Thomas having mail to sort for delivery, placed all mail addressed to himself to one side to dealt with the next day. The mail to the South left on 21 st Dec. THIS COVER MISSED THE FLIGHT which also broke down and the mail was carried by sea.The postmaster as instructed by the sender held it until the 2nd return flight (which was the 1st flight to carry the mail all the way by air) on the 8 April 1922. With full supporting photo static evidence. Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £700
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS Ltd - A RARE INTERMEDIATE FLIGHT COVER ON THE GERALDON TO DERBY SERVICE:3 Dec 1924 env carried on the 1st Perth to Broome flight with a clear strike of the rare "PERTH DERBY/W.A./AERIAL MAIL" c.d.s. of 4th Dec 1924 (used only on this day). The cover is addressed to B E Bardwell the WAA agent in Broome. A rare survivor AAC 57a. Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £550
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS Ltd - DERBY TO GERALDON FLIGHT - A RARE INTERMEDIATE STAGE FLOWN COVER:8 April 1922 env carried on the 1st Onslow to Geraldon flight which arrived on the 10th April to be forwarded by rail to Perth A rare survivor. Ex Frommer. AAC 62a. £360
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS Ltd:22 Aug 1924 env flown from Derby to Perth addressed to WD & HO Wills with company arrival h.s. 27 Sept 1926 env flown from Carnarvon to Perth then transferred to Freemantle to catch the mail boat to England. 2 June 1929 env registered and carried on the 1st flight from Adelaide to Perth then transferred to Freemantle to join the mail boat to England. 31 May 1929 env registered to Greece and carried on the 1st Adelaide to Perth flight and then 2 June 1929 env registered and sent on the 1st Adelaide to Perth flight and another in the reverse direction.Also a luggage sticker and mail label. AAC 136 Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £100
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS Ltd; 2nd June 1929 Vacuum Oil Co illustrated env (vertical bend) flown on the 1st Perth to Adelaide flight. Also a group if intermediate 1st flight covers with Kalgoolie - Adelaide (env addressed to Chicago), Kalgoolie - Forrest, Perth - Kalgoolie (env addressed to N York),Adelaide - Ceduna, a registered cover from Ceduna to Forrest, Ceduna - Perth, Perth - Forrest & Ceduna to Adelaide. AAC 137 & 137a Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £240
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS Ltd - A RARE MINIATURE MAIL BAG ETC:2 June 1939 a parcel label flown on the 1st Kalgoolie to Adelaide flight with miniature mail bag and contents attached. Also 9 June 1929 env carried on the Perth to Adelaide 1st all the way flight. Fine AAC 137f & 139 (2 items). Cross Reference: AIRMAILS, AUSTRALIA £220
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS Ltd:2 June 1939 printed envs carried on the 1st Adelaide to Forest, only 20 carried, and Kalgoolie to Forest flights. Both pilot signed (S G Brearley). Fine AAC 137a Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £100
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS Ltd - AN EXCEPTIONAL "SET" OF FLOWN COVERS:13 July 1930 A collection of 1st flight covers with registered from Derby - Wyndham and Wyndham - Derby - Perth via Karachi - England. Plus a "set" of registered intermediate stages comprising Wyndham - Carnarvon, Wyndham - Derby, Wyndham - Geraldton, Wyndham - Broome, Wyndham - Fitzroy Crossing, Wyndham - Port Holland, Wyndham - Whim Creek, Wyndham - Onslow, Ord River - Perth - Melbourne, Fitzroy Crossing - Carnarvon, Fitzroy Crossing - Port Holland and Geraldton - Halls Creek. A remarkable lot AAC 164, 165 & 165a. (14 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £700
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN & SOUTHERN PROVISIONAL AIRLINES Ltd:A group of 1st flight envs with 25 Mar 1935 Narromine to Sydney. and another flown in the reverse direction.2 4 April 1935 Nyngan to Sydney, all three bear vignettes and are pilot signed (H Purvis). A complete mint sheet of six vignettes and a 2007 reprinted sheet.14 Dec 1935 survey flight from Sydney to Wilcannia, pilot signed (E J Small).Only 16 carried on this stage. Fine. AAC 494, 495, 495a & 574 (6 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £280
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AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL COVERS - WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PROVISIONAL AIRLINES Ltd:An interesting selection of 1st flight envs with 27 March 1936 Sydney to Broken Hill, pilot signed (P Graham). registered from Adelaide flown from broken Hill to Sydney. Broken Hill to Wilcannia, the env with an outline map of Australia, Narromine to Sydney,Wilcannia to Broken Hill x 2, one pilot signed (P Graham & C.D. Salisbury) with untied vignette on reverse. Dubbo to Sydney. 28 May 1936 Sydney to Coonamble, with vignette and pilot signed (P Graham).Narromine to Coonamble and another in the reverse direction and Coonamble to Dubbo. A fine group. AAC 595, 596, 596a & 606a (11 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £200
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AUSTRIA - CARTON with the large accumulation in albums, stockbooks, album pages and packets of Austria (inc. Lombardy & Venetia), Hungary, Italy (inc San Marino), Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czechoslovakia, Greece & Crete (Qty) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA - LOMBARDY-VENETIA, HUNGARY, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA £120
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AUSTRIA - STOCKBOOK with the extensive early to modern mint & used collection. (Very many 100s) £75
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BAHAMAS - STOCKBOOK & ENVELOPE - with the 1860-c1940 mint and used collection inc. the specialised range of war stamp values inc. 1919 1d black & red with inv wmk and 3d black & brown with reversed wmk both marginal mint + SG100/101 both ovpt SPECIMEN. (Qty.) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £180
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BARBADOS - QV-KGVI COVERS/CARDS: Selection inc. 1895 ½d newspaper wrapper to St. John with boxed "TOO LATE", 1895 ½d wrapper to Ulm, unused QV ½d on 1d wrapper, unused small type QV 1d reg. env., 1945 O.H.M.S. env. to the U.K. with fair "OFFICIAL PAID/BARBADOS", 1950 (1 May) env. (folded vertically) bearing 1c to $2.40 new design definitives, etc. An interesting miscellany. (13) £90
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BARBADOS - 1791-1840 MAIL EX BARBADOS to the U.K. inc. 1791 E "Per Captain Walsh of the Severn" to the Right Honourable Earl of Lonsdale in London with "¼d" rate mark & large type "WEYMOUTH/SHIP LRE", 1799 E "via Liverpool by the Elza" to Scotland with large type "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LRE", 1828 E endorsed "Barbados Aug 18" via ship "Irlam" to London, rated "1/7" in m/s & with (on reverse) boxed "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" plus 1840 (July) E to London endorsed "Barbados......Ebenr. Davies" with unboxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER". Cover faults but a useful lot. (4) £100
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BELGIUM - CARTON with the early to modern collection in 4 albums, one of which was houses a range of Colonial issues. (Qty) £75
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BERMUDA - ALBUM - 1938-52 PICTORIALS - MINT & USED STUDY - very fine shade study inc. 2d blue & sepia pair & 12 singles all mint; 3d black & red pair (with re-entry marks in POSTAGE of both stamps & in the marginal inscription) & 15 singles all mint; etc. SG110-115. (100s) £360
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BERMUDA - QV-KGV COVERS, ETC. WITH INTEREST IN WWI CENSORED MAIL: The selection of envs. plus the odd front inc. 5 items with QV frankings ex Hamilton to overseas destinations. WWI period mail ex G.B. (3), B.A.P.O., Canada (3) & U.S.A. addressed to Bermuda. Six of these have large encircled "P.C./BERMUDA" marks, the others (an env. & a front) show triangular "PASSED/POSTAL CENSOR/BERMUDA" marks, etc. Mixed condition but a good group. (14) £160
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BERMUDA - GROUP OF MAIL INC. SCARCE 1950 ¼d/¾d on ¼d NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS - ¼d & ¾d on ¼d postally used wrappers to Hamilton St Georges, scarce provisional handstamp; also group (7) of similar cancelled per favour. Plus a group of mainly mid 20th century mail/FDCs inc. 1943 censored airmail regd env. with block of four KGVI 2/- blue & purple, philatelic but unusual. (39) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, REGISTERED MAILFALSE £120
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BERMUDA - 1883-1910 SPECIMEN OVERPRINT GROUP - inc. 1883 ½d dull green, 2d purple & 1/- olive-brown; 1901 ¼d on 1/- dull grey; 1902-06 range of values (15); and 1910 set complete to 1/-. Good to fine. (28) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £200
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BERMUDA - 1902-10 SPECIMEN OVERPRINT SELECTION - inc. 1902-1906 values TO 4D (13) & 1910 values to 1/- (7). Some duplication & some faults. (21) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £120
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BERMUDA - KEVII 1902 & 1907 SETS WITH SPECIMEN OVERPRINT - 1902 set of 9 values, each with remains of previous archive mounting on back; 1907 set of 10 values, good to fine. Also Barbados 1909 ¼d, 2d, 6d (2 inc. with missing corner) & 1/-. SG £630. (24) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS, BARBADOS £120
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BERMUDA - 1918 HIGH VALUES WITH SPECIMEN OVERPRINT - complete set 2/- to £1, mounted, good to fine. SG £900. (6) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £200
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BERMUDA - 1920/21 SETS WITH SPECIMEN OVERPRINT - complete sets, mounted. Good to fine. SG £725. (18) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £150
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BERMUDA - 1922-34 SPECIMEN OVERPRINT/PERFORATION GROUP - complete set of the values to 1/-, plus another set missing only the 1½d red-brown. Some faults, toning etc. SG c£1300. (23) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £200
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BERMUDA - 1924 HIGH VALUES & 1935 SILVER JUBILEE WITH SPECIMEN OVERPRINT/PERFORATION - complete sets, mounted. Fine. SG £825. (8) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £180
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BERMUDA - 1936/37 SETS PERFORATED SPECIMEN - 1936 set complete values to 1/6, BPA Cert for the set (1976). Also 1937 coronation set of 3. All mounted; good to fine. SG £550. (12) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £120
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BERMUDA - 1938 LOW & HIGH VALUES WITH SPECIMEN PERFORATION - 1d, 1½d, 2d blue & sepia, 2½d light & deep blue, 3d black & red and 1/- green. Plus the complete set of six high values; 10/- & 12/6 have no gum & 10/- also has surface faults. Good to fine, apart from where noted. SG £2000 for the full set, of which this lot is missing 4 low value stamps. (12) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £240
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BERMUDA - 1902-03 VALUES - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - with ½d black & green mint blocks of 18 (2), 12 & 4, plus 9 singles; 1d brown & carmine mint blocks of 18 (2), 12 (2), 11, 6 & 4 (2), plus 9 singles; 3d magenta & sage-green mint blocks of 20, 12, 8 (2), 6 & 4 (3) plus 17 singles. Many of the blocks are marginal with plate number. Also multiple used examples of each value. Plus 1904 4d orange-brown 5 mint & 2 used. SG28a/31-33 £2500+. Generally good to fine, some faults. (c120 items) £600
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BERMUDA - 1906-10 ¼d & ½d BLACK & GREEN VALUES - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - with ¼d brown & violet mint blocks of 20, 6, 4 (3) & pairs (3) plus range of mint & used singles and block of 4 on cover to GB; and ½d black & green mint blocks of 24 (2), 8 & 4 (3) plus 14 singles. Several plate number pieces inc. Also used ranges of each. Generally good to fine. SG34/5 £1800+. (84 items) £400
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BERMUDA - 1906-10 ½d GREEN & 1d BROWN & CARMINE VALUES - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - with ½d green mint blocks of 12, 9, 8 & 4 (2) plus 8 mint singles and 30 Mar. 1909 env. (faults) to USA with ½d green & 2d grey & orange - apparently the earliest recorded use of the ½d green; 1d brown & carmine mint blocks of 10 & 4 plus 10 mint singles. 3 plate number pieces inc. plus used range of each value. SG36/7 £2300+. (c140 items) £450
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BERMUDA - 1906-10 1d RED & 2d GREY & ORANGE VALUES - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - with 1d red mint blocks of 12, 6 & 4 plus 25 mint singles & single on 1910 env. to GB; 2d grey & orange mint blocks of 4 (3) & pairs (2) plus 18 mint singles & 10 used plus used with 2½d brown & ultramarine on 1909 env. to USA. Also used range of each. SG38/9 £1500+. (c110 items) £300
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BERMUDA - 1906-10 2½d BROWN & ULTRAMARINE, 2½d BLUE & 4d BLUE & CHOCOLATE VALUES - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - with 2½d brown & ultramarine mint blocks of 12 (2) & 4 (2) strip of 3 & pair plus 9 mint singles; 2½d blue mint blocks of 12 & 4 (3) plus pair & 13 singles, also single on 1910 env. to USA; 4d blue & chocolate mint blocks of 18 (2), 12 (3), 10 (2), 9, 4 (3) etc plus 8 used singles. Several plate number pieces. SG40-42 £3000+. (c95 items) £600
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BERMUDA - 1910-25 VALUES - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - inc. 1d red/rose-red mint blocks of 24 & 4 (5) and 1d carmine, 2 mint; 4d red on yellow 19 mint singles; 6d purple/pale claret 23 mint singles; etc. SG44-51. (100s) £300
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BERMUDA - 1918-22 - 2/-, 2/6 & 4/- VALUES - mostly mint study on pages, with 2/- purple & blue 10 mint & 2 + pair used; 2/6 black & red 13 mint & 1 used; 4/- black & carmine 11 mint. Generally good to fine, some toning etc. SG51b-52b c£1700. (38) £300
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BERMUDA - 1918-22 - 5/-, 10/- & £1 VALUES - mostly mint study on pages with 5/- green & red 11 mint singles plus another lower marginal with inverted watermark, 1 postally used; 10/- green & carmine mint & used; and £1 mint. Also a range of fiscally used 5/- & 10/- . SG53 c£2000. (25 items) £400
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BERMUDA - 1918-22 £1 PURPLE & BLACK BLOCK OF FOUR - with unusual ms straight line cancel, possibly some sort of specimen invalidation?, unmounted with full gum. SG55. Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £150
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BERMUDA - 1920/1 & 1921 TERCENTENARY SETS - mostly mint study/duplication on pages with up 10 or more examples of each value. Also a range of 1918 war stamp issues inc. blocks of 12 (5) & 4 (3) and pair with apparently double print. SG56-76 £1300+. (200+ items) £240
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BERMUDA - 1922-34 SHIP SET - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - neatly arranged inc. 1d carmine/carmine-lake selection, 4 mint each plus 1d carmine with flag flaw in mint block of 4; 1½d grey mint pair + single with reversed wmk; 3d ultramarine 21 singles + block of 4 all mint; etc. SG77-87. (c400 items) £240
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BERMUDA - 1924-32 2/- PURPLE & BLUE AND 2/6 BLACK & RED - 2/- 10 mounted mint, 2 used; 2/6 range of shades with 10 mint, 2 used. SG88/9 c£1300. (24) £200
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BERMUDA - 1924-32 10/- GREEN & RED - 7 mounted mint examples, 4 used (possibly with bogus cancels) & 10 fiscally used. SG92 £980 for the mint only. (21) £200
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BERMUDA - 1924-32 12/6 GREY & ORANGE - 7 mint examples on page, with left marginal unmounted, 5 mounted & another with heavily toned gum. SG93 £1750. (7) £300
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BERMUDA - 1936-47 PICTORIALS - MINT & USED STUDY ON PAGES - duplicated examples of each value inc. 6d claret & dull violet block of 4 & 3 singles all mint and 1/- green 12 mint & 2 used. Good to fine. (100s) £200
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BERMUDA - 1937 12/6 POSTAL FISCAL - 12/6 grey & orange, lightly mounted mint, one short perf at top, scarce. SG F1 £1100. £200
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