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COOK ISLANDS - PENRHYN - 1920-43 GROUP OF COVERS inc. 1920 env. to N.Z. with Registration label & N.Z. KGV 2½d opt. pair tied by Penrhyn Island datestamp, 1921 env. to the U.K. with Registration label & Pictorial 1d (2) and 3d adhesives, 1933 env. registered to the U.K. bearing N.Z. KGV 6d adhesive, 1934 env. registered to Switzerland with m/s "By Air Mail San Francisco - New York" bearing Pictorial ½d, 1d, 3d & 1/- adhesives, etc. Good lot. (8) £150
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CYPRUS - PRESTAMP MAIL TO FRANCE (INC. "PURIFIEE LAZARET") + INGOING STAMPED MAIL EX GREECE/AUSTRIA; 1831/6 ELs pair from Larnaca to Marseilles endorsed "Service Royal" or "Consulat de Larnaca" (latter with 2 mainly v. fine "PURIFIE LAZARET/MARSEILLE" marks across the join), 1838/47 Turkish letters (4; no wrappers), and ingoing group ex Austria (3; 1873/5 - ELs with 10k Blue or 15k Brown + uprated 2k PC) to Larnaca/Nicosia, and 1875 ELs pair ex Greece to Larnaca with Large Hermes Head frankings. (11 items) Cross Reference: GREECE, AUSTRIA, DISINFECTED MAIL, FRANCE £200
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CYPRUS - USED QV POSTAL STATIONERY INC. REGISTERED ENVELOPE WITH STAMPS LOST IN TRANSIT TO GERMANY; 1881/98 lot inc. 5/14 June 1881 usage of the scarce GB 2d Blue "CYPRUS" regd. env. from Larnaca (red cds + fine oval "REGISTERED/CYPRUS" ds on the front) to a soldier at Metz with transit backstamps and red "Vom Ausland/uber Metz (Postamt.) regd. label but endorsed "ofen franco in Metz inngaldin [?] frei 14.6.81" (originally prepaid so deliver free?) where the stamps had been - apparently the stamps had been tied by Larnaca Numerals (but also by a red "MODANE A PARIS" rail cds) and were washed off just prior to delivery (rail accident??); plus 1885/98 used 10pa (2)/½pi (2) Wrappers & uprated 18921 ½pi PC to GB all with Larnaca Squared Circle cancels. (6 covers/cards) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL £150
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CYPRUS - USED QV POSTAL STATIONERY - WRAPPERS, PCs & REGD. ENV. (WITH RARE GIANT "R/REGISTERED/CYPRUS" D.S.; 1883-97 lot inc. 1883 usage of the 2pi Blue regd. env. (stamps removed) with partly fine very rare giant red "R" mark with oval "REGISTERED/CYPRUS" d.s. in centre (to Guadeloupe), scarce wrappers all ex Larnaca (½pi Green x 2- one to Egypt - plus 10pa Red x4 with one to Akanthou with fine scarce "LEFKONIKO/CYPRUS" Squared Circle backstamp), and PCs ex Larnaca (1pi Red to Austria, 1½pi Brown to Malta with v. fine "BRITISH POST OFFICE/SMYRNA" transit cds's on the front, and unusual pair of other countries P. Stat. PCs posted with Cyprus 1pi Red stamps over the imprinted stamps (GB QV 1d Brown PC to GB + Austria PC to Vienna with v. fine "RODI/OESTERR POST" Rhodes transit backstamps. Very scarce and unusual group. (11 covers/cards) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V., LEVANT - BRITISHFALSE £150
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CYPRUS - POSTAGE DUE MARKS ON INGOING FOREIGN MAIL - MANUSCRIPT "7½d"/"2½cp"/"T11/4" PLUS H.S. "T" OR "1C.P."; c.1885 front (laid down on card) ex GB with 2½d Dull Lilacs (2) to Larnaca endorsed "4/50" and "7½d" with fine h.s. "T", 1885 French 10c P. Stat. PC to Larnaca with v. fine h.s. "T" and m/s "2½cp", and 1922/24 PPCs pair ex Egypt to Famagusta with v. fine scarce h.s. "1C.P." or m/s "T.11/4". Rare group. (4 items) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, EGYPTFALSE £150
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CYPRUS - INGOING MAIL IN C. RUSSIAN LEVANT & RARE 2-RING "SEA POST OFFICE/CYPRUS" CDS's EX GB/ITALY; Attractive small 1894 front + flap with Russian Levant 2k Green tied by fair cyrillic cds and unusually redirected from "Jerusalem" to "Cyprus" ("NK"), plus Apr./May 1909 PPC/env. ex Italy/GB (latter with KEVII 1d tied by Hoylake cds) each with mainly very fine rare 2-ring "SEA POST OFFICE/+CYPRUS+" cds on reverse. (3 items) Cross Reference: LEVANT - RUSSIAN, MARITIME MAIL £150
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CYPRUS - WORLD WAR 1 CENSORS + UNDERPAID/REDIRECTED KGV MAIL TO OVERSEAS (INC. TO PAPUA!); 1915/6 envs. (to Sweden/Switz.) + front all with v. fine purple boxed "MARTIAL LAW/...CYPRUS" censor marks, 1921/9 envs. (3) + PPC all with "T" marks being underpaid to USA (2; with 2x3c Red US P Dues) Poland or Czechoslovakia, and unusual commercial 1934 pair to the same man in Egypt/"British New Guinea" and redirected (latter with New Guinea 1d Pair). Scarce lot. (9 covers + 1 front) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, MILITARY - WWI £260
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - STOCKBOOK with the QV to QEII largely mint collection inc. KGV 5/- maroon, Whale & Penguins to 2/6d, KGVI to £1 Arms, RSW £1, Second KGVI defins. to £1 "Great Britain", QEII Birds to £1 Black Necked Swan, Flowers to £1, Mail Boats to £3 (2), Butterflies to £3, Marine Life to £5, etc. Lovely lot. (Few 100s) £200
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - BINDER with the remnanted ex-dealers mint & used stock. Better items dotted throughout inc. 1929 'Whales & Penguins' vals. to 5/- & 10/- mint, 1938 5/- & 10/- used, QEII Birds set to £1 used, etc. Much later modern mint sets with great thematic appeal. Also a range of Dependencies issues inc. South Georgia £1 Whale used. (Few 100s) £100
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1929 REGD COVER WITH FALKLANDS + GB STAMPS TO ARGENTINA - 1929 regd env. (crease) to Buenos Aires with 6d purple as well as GB ½d green & 1½d brown (2) adhesives, unusual. Plus 1937 regd env. to Glasgow with ½d to 4d values (5) tied by Port Stanley cds's. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL £120
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers from during and immediately following the 1982 Falklands conflict inc. July/Aug. quartet of envs (2 air mail) from Ascension all with fine strikes of the "FIELD POST OFFICE/777" cds and one with mss on reverse '...MARHAM DET/C.B.F.S.U/BFPO 677' (CBFSU = "Commander British Forces Support Unit"), Oct. OHMS env (horizontal fold) with fine strike of boxed "D COMPANY/-2OCT 1982/1st BN QUEEN'S OWN/HIGHLANDERS" cachet, May/June pair of air mail envs from QE2 with ship image and name on backflaps, plus mail from many other named ships inc. HMS Antrim, Cordella (a Hull trawler pressed into service as an auxiliary mine counter measures vessel), Hermes, Illustrious, Invincible, Plymouth, MV British Avon, SS Uganda (Hospital Ship). A good range of commercial covers (c100 covers) Cross Reference: ASCENSION, MILITARY, AIR MAIL COVERSFALSE £120
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers from during and immediately following the 1982 Falklands conflict inc. 6 envs (4 air mail) from Ascension with fair to fine strikes of the "FIELD POST OFFICE/777" cds, scarce June air mail env. from 'Nordic Ferry' (requisitioned in May, refitted and carried troops, stores and ammunition), scarce Sep. air mail env. from 'MV St. Helena' (requisitioned as a support vessel during the conflict) plus mail from other ship inc. HMS Fearless, Hermes, Hydra, Illustrious, Invincible, Minerva, QE2 (2) & Southampton. Also mail from identified Army units & RAF squadrons. A good range of commercial mail. (c100) Cross Reference: ASCENSION, MILITARY, AIR MAIL COVERSFALSE £120
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers from during and immediately following the 1982 Falklands conflict inc. scarce July air mail env. with fine boxed "m.v. BRITISH TAMAR/O/No 358940/ Port Reg. LONDON/NRT 9663.98/BHP 9000" cachet on reverse (the Tamar was used as a convoy escort refueling tanker), scarce June env from SS. Atlantic Causeway (a requisitioned container ship equiped to carry and support Sea King and Wessex helicopters), July air letter unstamped (none available) with fine boxed "PURSER/-3 JUL 1982/R.F.A. OLNA" cachet, Aug env from m.v. Rangatira (a converted RORO ferry), QEII (3 air mail, 2 with ships image and name on reverse, 1 ident. via mss. on reverse). Plus HMS Brecon, Illustrious, Intrepid, Leander Ledbury & Southampton. Also mail from identified Army units & RAF squadrons. A good range of commercial mail. (c100) Cross Reference: ASCENSION, MILITARY, AIR MAIL COVERSFALSE £120
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers from during and immediately following the 1982 Falklands conflict inc. scarce Sep./Oct.pair of air mail envs from Ascension with good to fine strikes of the "FIELD POST OFFICE/777" cds (one in black on unfranked env (should be in red to show pre-paid) & other in red cancelling adhesive (but should be in normal black)), July env (tear top right just clear of adhesive) with fine boxed "FORCES-AIR-MAIL" cachet in red bottom right plus mail from other ship inc. HMS Avenger, Exeter, Illustrious, Intrepid, QE2 (3) & Southampton & S.S. Atlantic Causeway. Also mail from identified Army units & RAF squadrons. A good range of commercial mail. (c100) Cross Reference: ASCENSION, MILITARY, AIR MAIL COVERSFALSE £120
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FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers from during and immediately following the 1982 Falklands conflict inc. scarce 8 June air mail env from HMS Coventry [HMS Coventry was sunk on 25 May with this being one of the last pieces of mail taken off the ship with London "MARITIME/MAIL" cancel applied 2-weeks after the sinking], scarce June env with fine "SHIPS RADIO/RECORDS REQUETS/HMS Southampton/BFPO SHIPS/LONDON" cachet in red on reverse [Note "S" missing from "REQUESTS" & "p" of Southampton is reversed], Aug OHMS env unstamped with fine boxed "SHIPS OFFICE/10 AUG 1982/R N P 2100" bottom left plus mail from other ship inc. HMS Arrow (also damaged by enemy action), Hecla, Illustrious, Intrepid, QE2 (3) & Yarmouth & S.S. Uganda. Also mail from identified Army units & RAF squadrons and mail from units at Ascension (3 covers). A good range of commercial mail. (c100) Cross Reference: ASCENSION, MILITARY, AIR MAIL COVERSFALSE £120
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FIJI - 1870 FIJI TIMES EXPRESS 1d WITH MANUSCRIPT CANCEL; 1d on laid paper (miniscule thin), fine used with usual manuscript "#" cancel; 4 large margins and very attractive. [Ex Tony Eastgate.] £400
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FIJI - EARLY UNPAID 1/- RATE SURVEYOR GENERAL "O.H.M.S." (FAILED) COVER TO G.B.; 20 June 1879 long env. (creases & edge wear) with part original contents headed "Surveyor General's Office, Fiji, Nasova" (the Governor's residence in Levuka) to Leeds endorsed "O.H.M.S." but treated as unpaid mail and so with manuscript "1/-" charge on the front along with mainly fine "LEVUKA/FIJI" double-arcs cds, having a very fine "LEEDS" arrival cds (1 Sept.) also on the front. Carried by P&O ships via Sydney, Ceylon & Southampton. Unusual and very early 1/- Postage Due cover from Fiji. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS £300
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FIJI - RARE SHIP'S BAG USAGE OF G.B. 1d RED ON NAVAL COVER ""H.M.S. Emerald" FLAP) EX "LEVUKA" TO G.B.; 3 Dec. 1879 env. (dated by filing note on front - affecting address slightly) with "H.M.S. Emerald" flap endorsed "from Levuka" with only a GB 1d Red thought also endorsed "Via Melbourne and Brindisi", and so clearly sent in the ship's Naval Bag; the stamp cancelled on arrival in GB by London "S.M.P." Duplex (5 Feb. 1880) but also endorsed "Over One Oz" with m/s "2" charge and red London "D" in circle Inspector's Mark. HMS Emerald was at this date just returned to Fiji from a tour to Samoa & Tonga with the High Commissioner aboard; the ship was regularly used for punitive expeditions against unruly islanders around the Pacific. Naval Bag Mail from Fiji is rare. [c.f. the Cavendish 'Geoff Osborn' auction, lot 82; realised £650.] Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS £300
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FIJI - EARLY STAMPED LOCAL (1d TOWN RATE) OR INTER-COLONIAL (2d TO N.S.W.) RATE COVERS EX LEVUKA; 29 Oct. 1880 local env. (minor toning) with VR 1d Pale Blue tied by 'ray' cancels (and by offset of 'gum' perforations 'ghosting') with v. fine "LEVUKA/FIJI" cds alongside; plus 27 Aug. 1888 env. to Sydney "Per [Ship] Tenterden" with VR 2d Green tied by blue crayon "X" and by fair "LEVUKA/FIJI" cds's (possibly originating from a smaller island/PO, hence the crayon cancel?). Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES £240
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FIJI - EARLY INGOING COVER EX G.B. CHARGED "2d" REDIRECTION TO LAKEBA + KGVI VILLAGE CANCEL COVERS; 1 May 1885 env. (rather battered but with family contents) from London to Suva with GB 5d Dull Green redirected to "Lakeba, Lau" with red m/s "2d" charge; plus 1944/5 commercial envs. (one to US + 3 local) with KGVI frankings tied by manuscript "Richmond" cancels (3) or purple h.s. "RICHMOND" s. line. Scarce lot. (5 covers) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS £150
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FIJI - KEVII/EARLY KGV VILLAGE CANCEL COVERS - LAUTOKA, NAILILILI, NAUSORI, NIUSAWA & NAVUA; 1904-14 covers/card inc. local 1904/5 env./PPC with 1d or 2x½d tied by v. fine or fair purple "LAUTOKA" marks (with Suva cds's), underpaid 1903 env. (stamp torn off) with part purple NAILILILI cds, 1910/12 env. to France/US with 2½d's tied by mainly very fine Nausori cds's, battered front to Germany with Navua cds's, and scarce 1914 usage of the KGV 1d P. Stat. env. to GB with v. fine large "P.O. NIUSAWA/-FIJI-" cds cancel. Scarce group. (6 covers + 1 front) Cross Reference: FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA £240
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FIJI - LATER KGV VILLAGE S. LINE CANCEL COVERS - LEKUTU (+ BAGSEAL), LODONI & NATASA; 1922/25/27? trio of envs. (the first much reduced at left) with KGV frankings tied by "LEKUTU" (1922 regd. Iremonger env. regd. to GB, but also with "POST OFFICE/[Crown]/FIJI" Bagseal cancels) or "NATASA" (local 1927? commercial env.), plus large part 1925 env. regd. to NZ with faint "LODONI" on stamps but with clearer strike alongside so the stamps also cancelled by "AUCKLAND/REGISTERED" cds. Rare trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, NEW ZEALAND £200
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FIJI - VILLAGE CANCELS - KGV COVERS REGD. TO G.B. WITH S. LINES - SAVU SAVU (E. + CENTRAL) & TOTOYA; 1922 trio of Iremonger envs. regd. to Bristol with multiple KGV frankings all tied by straight-line cancels of "SAVU SAVU CENTRAL" (fair), "SAVU SAVU EAST" (fair - also cancelled by large SSE cds's, but with very fine matching SSE "R No." mark, and "TOTOYA" (mainly v. fine). (3 covers) £150
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FIJI - VILLAGE S. LINE CANCELS - LATER KGV COVERS - DAVUTU & LEKUTU; 1930/5 pair of envs. to Adelaide/Switz with KGV 3d Blue or Jubilee 2d tied/cancelled by mainly v. fine "DAVUTU" marks, 1932 env. regd. to US with 1½d+2d tied by v. fine "LEKUTU/FIJI" cds with v. fine "LEKUTU" s. line alongside as part of manuscript "R" marking, plus off-cover, KGV 1d, 1d pair & ½d pair all with mainly v. fine "DAVUTU" s. lines. (3 covers + 5 stamps) £200
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FIJI - VILLAGE S. LINE CANCELS - REGD. COVERS TO G.B. - DAVUTU, LODONI & TAVIUNI NORTH; V. fine 1931 Iremonger envs. regd. to Bristol with various KGV frankings tied.cancelled by very fine s. line "DAVUTU", "LODONI" or "TAVIUNI NORTH" marks. Good trio. (3 covers) £150
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FINLAND - 1860-1936 RANGE ON PRINTED PAGES - mint or used, inc. 1860 10k rose; 1866 5k brown (2), 8p black on green, 10p black on buff, 20p blue, 40p rose, all used; 1875 values almost complete inc. 1m mauve, used; 1930 Zeppelin Air 10m lilac, mint small part og; etc. (c140) £120
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FRANCE - CARTON - with the mint & used accumulation inc. unused 1853 25c dull blue (faults inc. pinhole), used 1862 80c rose (2), mint 1927 Strasbourg Phil. Ex. & 1937 PEXIP minisheets (both faults), mint 1929 10f pale ultramarine (type I, corner crease & gum faults), etc. Also some French Colonies and Monaco inc. unusual imperf pair of the 1891 5f rose printed triple, twice in rose & once in black, on buff paper (printer's waste?). (Qty.) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, MONACO £200
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FRANCE - 1869 NAPOLEON 5F LILAC very good used. S.G. Cat £1200. £75
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FRANCE - BRITISH WWII FORGERIES: Forgeries of the 50c green & 1F red capped Petain issue. Both in mint sheets of 20, the 1f being unmounted. (40) £200
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FRANCE - BRITISH WWII FORGERY: Forgery of the 1938 30c 'Mercury' issue in complete unmounted mint sheet of 16. £180
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FRANCE - BRITISH WWII FORGERY: British made forgery of the 1F.50 red-orange 'Iris' issue of 1939-41 in mint sheet of 20. Mounted on selvedge. £100
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FRANCE - WWII BRITISH/ALLIED PROPAGANDA FORGERIES: Group of British produced forgeries of several French WWII period issues incl. 1F red Petain, 2F green Petain, 30c red 'Mercury' & 1F.50 'Iris' each unmounted mint and accompanied by the genuine equivalent for comparison. Lot also incl. a mint block of 6 of the French made forgery of the 1F.50 issue depicting a bare-headed Petain and an OSS produced example of the 12pf red 'Hitler skull' caricature. (15) £75
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FRANCE - WWII PETAIN PROPAGANDA FORGERIES: Complete sheet (96) of 1F.50 red-brown stamp depicting a bare-headed Marshall Petain. Sheet is stamped on reverse "DEFENSE DE LA FRANCE/DIRECTION Ateliers des Faux". Produced by elements of the French Resistance. £100
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDOCHINA FRENCH MILITARY EXPEDITIONARY MAIL; Trio with Mar. 1894 unfranked env. to Troyes, France with "CORPS EPED \\DU TONKIN NO.5" cds, undated "HUE COCHIN/CORPS EXPE" double-lined circular h.s., and a large bi-lingual cachet on front, Nov. 1894 unfranked env. to Paris with Luc-Am-Ok cds on front and Phu Boan and Tonkin transit cds on rear. Front and rear both with large "POSTES DE BANG-CO-LUM/LE/COMMANDANT/D'ARMEES" cachet and Nov. 1900 large unfranked env. to Paris with Cao-Bang cds and "2E TERRITOIRE MILITAIRE DU TONKIN/LE COMMANDANT" cachet on front. (3 covers) Cross Reference: VIETNAM, MILITARY, FRANCEFALSE £140
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDOCHINA POSTAL HISTORY GROUP; Range inc. 1909 printed env. to Singapore franked 25c tied by Ligne N French Packet d.s., 1910 env. to Switzerland franked pair 25c + 10c + 5c tied by Saigon d.s. and with framed "R" h.s. on front, 1929 India 1a embossed env. uprated 1a to Saigon taxed and with Indochina 8c p.due tied to front, 1934 36c airmail env. uprated 20c + 10c to Paris with label affixed and endorsed 'Extreme Orient Amerique du Sud via Air France' 1939 airmail env. to Hungary franked 30c + 23c with circular "Fr.or/O'20'/T" tax mark on front, 1939 airmail env. to London franked 37c with bold "T" h.s. on front, 1939 airmail env. to Philadelphia franked 37c + 6c + 1c with triangular framed "T" h.s. on front, 1940 large part env. to Paris franked 67c + 3c with fumigation(?) cuts on front, plus a Helio-Vaugirard Proof for the 37c airmail stamp. (38 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, INDIA, REGISTERED MAIL £180
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO CHINA - FIRST FLIGHT COVERS - INCLUDING A SCARCE REGISTERED EXAMPLE:12 April 1929 env from Saigon to France bearing 2c, 6c x 4 & Canton 30c on 75c x 4, one 30c pair tied by the special blue "PREMIER VOYAGE/POSTAL PAR AVION/INDO CHINE FRANCE" cachet. Also an env registered to Paris carried on the same Bailly, Reginensi & Marsot flight from Saigon to Marseilles with 1c & 50c pair on reverse. Plus a coloured map of Indo China and various related notes. (2 covers + notes and a map). Cross Reference: AIRMAILS, VIETNAM £140
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO CHINA - FLOWN COVERS:1930 (Nov) to 1940 covers (18) and a front inc. 1930 env registered from Can Tho to Bordeaux carried by KLM on the regular Bangkok to Amsterdam service. 1930 (Nov) env from Hanoi to Bordeaux with m/s "Par Avion L Aloetto".1931 (4 Feb) envs (2) and a front to France carried on the 1st regular Air Orient flight from Saigon to Marseilles. (19 items) Cross Reference: AIRMAILS, VIETNAM, NETHERLANDS, FRANCE £240
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO CHINA - FLOWN COVERS:1931-38 An attractive group of covers (35) mostly from Saigon and flown to France (one to UK), bearing an interesting and colourful selection of adhesives to make the various postal rates inc seven registered. The h.s. inc boxed "Saigon-Marseilles" and "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A MARSEILLE" h.s. Examples by Air France and Air Orient are included. Cross Reference: VIETNAM, AIRMAILS £180
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO CHINA - AIR FRANCE FIRST FLIGHT COVERS:1938-39 covers (11) carried by Air France on 1st flights with 1938 (13 July) 1st trial flight from Hanoi to Hong Kong x 2 with blue & red cachets respectively. 1938 (30 July) 1st Hanoi to Saigon flight in 5 hrs. 1938 (1 Aug) 1st Hanoi to Hong Kong flight x 2 (one with cachet). 1938 (5 Oct) 1st regular Saigon to Hong Kong flight 1939 (10 Mar) 1st Hong Kong to Hanoi and 1st regular Hong Kong - Marseille - Paris flight. 1939 6 July) 1st air postal service Saigon - Vientiane - Hanoi and Hanoi to Saigon. 1939 (26 July) Fort Bayard to Hanoi. All with relevant cachets. Cross Reference: FRANCE, HONG KONG, VIETNAMFALSE £240
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FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH SETTLEMENTS IN PONDICHERRY; Nov. 1842 EL to Bordeaux 'per Steamer' with framed Pondicherry d.s. and Marseilles and Bordeaux cds on rear. Oval "INDIA" and framed "PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE" h.s. on front and rated '12' decimes on front and 6 July 1860 E to Bordeaux with "BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY" d.s. on front and French arrival or transit d.s. on front or rear and a framed "PD" h.s. also on front. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES £140
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FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH INDIAN SETTLEMENTS ON ALBUM PAGES: 1892 - 1940s range of mainly mint inc. 1916 mint Red Cross 10c+5c surcharge varieties SG 48a (surcharge doubled) £200, 48b (surcharge inv.) £200, 50a ("e" for "c") & several unlisted vars. for SG 49 e.g. pair with right hand unit missing opt., inverted "5", inverted "C", etc. (not guaranteed). Plus 1923-28 mint set of 26 SG 62/87 £95, etc. (Qty) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES £140
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FRENCH COLONIES - TAHITI - UNPAID NAVAL COVER WITH 3rd-TYPE PAPEETE C.D.S. TO FRANCE + EARLY LOCAL COVER; Fine 11 July 1870 env. (endorsed for the Concessionary rate on the flap; "Fregate L'Astrie Vu[?] L'Officier en Second, Dellaye") to Combourg charged "11" [decimes] with mainly fine 2-ring "TAITI (OCEANIE)/PAPEETI" smaller 3rd-Type cds and v. fine 2-ring "COL. FR./ANGL. AMB. CALAIS F" cds (20 Sept.) on the front and Combourg backstamp; this letter reached France the day after the Siege of Paris began. Rare unpaid Active Service letter from Tahiti. Plus 11/13 Jan. 1871 EL (part torn away with stamp) in Samoan(?) from "Mahina" to Papeete with mainly very fine 2-ring "TAITI (OCEANIE)/PAPEETI" cds. (2 covers) £200
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FRENCH COLONIES - TAHITI - RARE DUBOIS 1f+25c REGD. COVER & "CORR. D'ARMEES/*PAPEETE*" CANCEL ON 15c P. STAT. ENV.; Attractive 14 May 1887 env. (cleaned & flap lost) registered to Bordeaux with French Cols. Dubois 1F + 25c tied by mainly fine 2-ring Papeete cds's with red 2-ring "11 PARIS 11/CHARGEMENTS" cds's back and front. Rare usage of the 1F Dubois value in Tahiti; plus 12 Apr. 1895 usage of the Oceania 15c P. Stat. env. to Morbihan with "CORR. D'ARMEES/*TAHITI*" octagonal d.s. and mainly v. fine rare 2-ring "INFANTERIE DE LA MARINE/Capitaine/Commandant/COMPAGNIE DU DETACHT DE TAHITI" authorising cachet. Rare Concessionary Rate cover. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY £200
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FRENCH COLONIES - TAHITI - REGISTERED RARE DUBOIS 75c PAIR COVER + DIAGONAL O.P. MIXED FRANKING COVER; Attractive 11 June 1887 large env. (minor toning & slight wear) registered to Bordeaux with French Cols. Dubois 75c Pair (rounded corner at top left) tied by superb 2-ring Papeete cds's with matching strike and v. fine boxed "R" alongside & fine TPO cds on the front; rare usage of the Dubois 75c value in Tahiti and an early registered item. Plus 20 Oct. 1893 env. to USA with ascending o.p. Dubois 5c +10c (both with faults) and unoverprinted 10c all tied by partly fine 2-ring Papeete cds's, much redirected within the US. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA £150
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FRENCH COLONIES - TUNISIA 1866-1930s GROUP OF MAIL - mostly stampless inc. 25 Feb. 1866 EL to France with "TUNIS", "TUNIS-PAR-BONE/ALGERIE" & "MARSEILLE" cds's & "6" handstamp on front or back; Jan. 1882 env. to Dijon with "PORT EN AFRIQUE...." cds on front - early French Protectorate period item; Dec 1882 env. (missing part of flap) to Alexandria with Italian ESTERO 20c adhesive & "TUNISI/POSTE ITALIANE" cds on front; group of WWI military mail inc. 1915 env. to Switzerland with "SOUK EL ARBA/REGENCE DE TUNIS" cds on front, etc. [ex Taylor-Smith collection] (11) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI £120
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - RARE PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND COVER EX LOYALTY IS. TO SAMOA; Fine 25 Oct. 1854 EL (folds neatly to show internal heading alongside address panel) from Missionary "J.P. Sunderland" to Rev. Nisbet at "Lalomalava" (Samoa) with interesting news of developments on the island in the very early stages of European contacts; "We are going to visit another part of Mare and also call at Lifu and then the ship returns to Mare and...goes on to Samoa...We have all got separate cottages...At Luarna (?) they have got up a new stone chapel...We shall have the pleasure of, opening it, I believe". One of the earliest known letters from New Caledonia; we have traced an only earlier one in private hands. Exhibition Item. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: SAMOA £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - EARLIEST KNOWN (?) COVER WITH POSTAL MARKS - PLYMOUTH SHIP LETTER REF. FRENCHMEN EATEN BY CANNIBALS, ETC.; Fine 26 June 1856 E from New Caledonia (presumably from Noumea) to Brest in France via Sydney & G.B. with boxed "GB/1F60c" and fine Sydney handstruck "3" on the front, charged "8"(decimes) with backstamps of Sydney (15? Nov.), "PLYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" (blue cds; 28 Feb. 1857), London & Brest. The contents (sadly incomplete but clearly written from New Caledonia in French by a missionary, include (translated); "...Someone shouts 'Ship in sight'. Back soon.... It is indeed a vessel which comes to tell me that 7 Frenchmen have been eaten by the natives of a coastal tribe (Ouailou) and that a warship, La Bayonnaise, should be going[?] from Noumea to Balade [small village on the NE tip of the island at the opposite end from Noumea] to avenge this atrocity." Believed to be the earliest known cover from New Caledonia with postal markings, and with graphic historical contents regarding continuing cannibal activities. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, NEW SOUTH WALES, FRANCEFALSE £750
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - EARLIEST KNOWN(?) CANALA MARK - UNDATED 2-RING "N.C. POSTES/*CANALA*" CERES COVER TO FRANCE; Remarkable 27 Oct. 1876 env. (some edge stains/wear) from Canala to Valence with Ceres 10c Brown on Rose (near 4m) + 30c Pale Brown (margins in places; one corner slightly over the edge) both tied by a partly fine 2-ring "NOUMEA" cds but also having a partly fine rare 2-ring "N.C. POSTES/*CANALA*" cds alongside (and slightly beneath the 30c) as well as a partial red 2-ring "FR. PAQ. V. SUEZ" (Marseilles?) cds. The Canala PO opened in 1859 but no marks are apparently recorded before 1877, so this 1876 example may be the earliest Canala postmark. Rare example of the Ceres Issue used in a New Caledonian village. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY USAGE OF THE NOUMEA TRIANGULAR STAMP-SHORTAGE "PD" MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE; 27 Mar. 1876 stampless env. to Bordeaux by the Pacific route with mainly very fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" nicely placed on the front with matching boxed "PD" and 2-ring Noumea dotted cds, having a "COL. FR/ANGL PAR CALAIS A" transit cds (24 May) and French backstamps. Plus 1874 stamp-removed env. to Paris with superb 2-ring Noumea cds. Very early triangular Shortage Mark (only known from 25 March 1875 to 15 July 1875). (2 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE £150
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - 1st & 2nd STAMP-SHORTAGE PERIODS - NOUMEA TRIANGULAR STAMP-SHORTAGE COVER + UNPAID TO FRANCE; 20 May 1876 stampless env. (some wear)to Paris with remarkably fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" nicely placed on the front along with matching 2-ring Noumea cds and boxed "PD"; plus small 17 Feb. 1877 E (small neatly closed tear at top clear of marks) from Noumea to France sent when no stamps were available again; unpaid with v. fine Noumea "T" in triangle and matching 2-ring Noumea cds on the front as well as superb "7 [decimes]" arrival charge-mark. Attractive pair. (2 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS £200
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