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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA COVER TO FRANCE WITH TRIANGULAR STAMP-SHORTAGE MARKS + LATER SHORTAGE(?) COVER; 24 June 1876 stampless env. (some creasing & flap lost) to Paris (blue crayon - Noumea P.O.? - "Brindisi" on the front) with two fine to very fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" marks upside down on the front along with matching 2-ring Noumea cds and boxed "PD"; plus 15 May 1877 E (part contents; from a Missionary?) to Marne with a 2-ring Noumea cds (part off edge) and matching v. fine "T" in triangle on the front, beside the superb h.s. "7" (decimes). It seems that the stamp shortages continued and not everyone chose to risk prepayment without stamps. (2 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS £200
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - ILE DES PINS - CONVICT MAIL - CASH-PAID PAIR TO FRANCE - ONE WITH BLUE MANUSCRIPT "PD"; 1/8 Oct. 1872 + 10/18 June 1873 stampless envs. (slight toning or edge wear) from the Eschauzier correspondence (he was a known convict at Ile des Pins) to Bordeaux (one endorsed "Voie Anglaise") both with v. fine 2-ring dotted "NOUMEA" cds and matching boxed "PD" on the front, latter with unusual blue crayon "1.40" + matching blue crayon "PD" (double rate; cash-paid 1f 40c) - the blue markings presumably written at the Prison P.O.; both with (v. fine or partly fine) 2-ring "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" cds backstamps. Matched pair of single & double rate covers. Both of Exhibition Quality. (2 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, PRISONS & PRISONERS £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - ILE DES PINS - CONVICT MAIL - CASH-PAID SINGLE-RATE COVERS TO FRANCE WITH BLUE MANUSCRIPT "PD"; Fine 13 July 1873 + 27 Apr. 1874 pair of stampless envs. from the Eschauzier correspondence (he was a known convict at Ile des Pins; both endorsed "Iles des Pins" by recipient on reverse) to Bordeaux, each with unusual blue crayon "0.70" + "PD" (single rate; cash-paid 70c) - these blue manuscript marks presumably written at the Prison P.O. - on the front, and both with v. fine 2-ring dotted "NOUMEA" cds's and matching boxed "PD" marks (one with v. fine 2-ring "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" cds backstamp). Exhibition Quality. (2 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE, PRISONS & PRISONERS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERSFALSE £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - BOULOUPARIS - EARLY UNDATED 2-RING MARK + boxed "PD" ON 40c RED SINGLE-FRANKING COVER; Fine 29 Aug. 1877 env. to Lons le Saunier with a very fine rare undated 2-ring "N.C. POSTES/BOULOUPARI" mark (very early usage) beside the marginal Type Sage 40c Red (good to huge margins all round though rather rough in places - not tied but clearly belongs as its partial 31 Aug. cds exactly matches the one alongside) unusually placed over a superb large boxed "PD" mark (presumably struck at Boulouparis and the stamp applied in transit at Noumea?), having a fine red octagonal "POS. AN. V. SUEZ PAQ. F/1 MARS.1" d.s. nearby. Remarkably early stamped cover from this small PO [which opened in 1871 but for which no mark has been recorded until Dec. 1876]. Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE £400
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - BOURAIL - RARE BLUE WAVY-FRAMED DATESTAMP ON 25c-RATE (15c BLUE + 10c BLACK) COVER; 9. Oct. 1880 env. (some pin-holes and small scuff, all well clear of stamp and Bourail marks) to Damery with Type Sage 25c Blue + 10c Black (both with wide to just shaved margins all round) tied by single very fine blue wavy-framed "BOURAIL/*" cds (and tied by an arrival cds) with a second very fine blue "BOURAIL" cds alongside; the 3 backstamps include a fine Noumea cds (13 Oct.). Rare example of this unusual design of village cancellation. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES £400
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - ILE DES PINS (CONVICT MAIL?) - RARE UNPAID COVER TO U.S.A. WITH BLUE "Due 15" & BLACK "15/CENTS"; 13 Apr. 1878 env. (light toning and slight wear; part top flap lost) from Ile des Pins (PO only opened in June 1876) via Noumea (v. fine 15 Apr. backstamp) to New York with a large part very fine rare 1st-Type dotted 2-ring "N.C. POSTES/ILE DES PINS" cds (very early usage; date inverted) on the front along with v. fine "T" in triangle , a superb blue "Due 15" mark (SF?), and a v. fine black (NY?) "15/CENTS" (NY cds of 27 June on reverse). Attractive and remarkable village cover to America at this early date. Exhibition Item. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - MAIL TO SPAIN/SWITZERLAND/TURKEY - NCE/5c PAIR + DUBOIS 15c COVER, 10c PC & 25c-RATE (2 REDIRECTED); 21 Oct. 1895 Dubois 10c Black P. Stat. PC (minor edge wear) cancelled by fine Noumea cds to "St. Fiden", unusual 17 Feb. 1882 EL (reinforced folds and with edge wear) from Noumea to Paris with 25c Bistre on Yellow (partly over edge) redirected (on reverse) to "Constantinople" and 14 Nov. 1884 env. (closed tears at top clear of stamps & marks) from Noumea to a British Naval Officer on "H.M.S. Neptune" in G.B. (redirected to "Aro[u]sa Bay", N. Spain) with Dubois 15c Blue + Imperf. "NCE/5" o.p. 40c (4 close to good margins) all tied by mainly fine 2-ring "NOUMEA" cds's (rare combination franking of these two issues; latter ex Mayer, 2007, lot 179; realised £624.] Rare trio. (3 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, SWITZERLAND, NAVAL MAIL, TURKEY £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - BOURAIL - BLUE WAVY-FRAME D.S. ON COVER TO FRANCE/SWITZERLAND + LOCAL 5c WRAPPER WITH C.D.S.; 4 Apr. 1883 env. to Paris (redirected to Switzerland on arrival) with Dubois 25c Brick on Yellow (some cut perfs.) tied by a very fine and rare blue wavy-line "BOURAIL/*" cds with a second equally clear strike alongside, having Noumea, Paris & Swiss backstamps); plus a very fine 12 Dec. 1887(?) usage of the Dubois 5c Blue P. Stationery wrapper to Noumea cancelled by a fine black 2-ring "BOURAIL" cds. Good pair. (2 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE, SWITZERLAND £240
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - CORR. D'ARMEES/NOUMEA OCTAGON/C.D.S. CANCELS ON CONCESSION RATE COVERS TO BELGIUM/FRANCE; 1886/92 envs. (4; the one to Belgium with some edge wear & dusting) with Dubois single 15c Blue (3; the 1892 with diagonal o.p. "NLLE/CALEDONIE") or with two 10c Black (latter overpaid for the 15c Concession Rate presumably because of lack of 5c stamps) all tied by mainly fine rare octagonal "CORR. D'ARM./NOUMEA" d.s.'s (3) or 2-ring version (1892); the first also with "T" triangle mark (being addressed initially to Belgium). All with mainly fine to v. fine cachets of; "MARINE ET COLONIES/[Anchor]/SERVICE DE LA MER", "INFANTRIE/N. CALEDONIE", "REGIMENT DE MARCHE/+LT. COLONEL+", "REVUES ET ARMEMENTS/[Anchor]/NLLE-CALEDONIE". Rare group. (4 covers) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, FRANCE, BELGIUMFALSE £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - DUMBEA - 25c-RATE COVER TO FRANCE WITH RARE BLUE C.D.S. + PIECE WITH REGULAR FRENCH 25c DISALLOWED; Fine 12 May 1884 env. to France with Dubois 25c Bistre on Yellow tied by two mainly fine rare blue 2-ring "POSTES/DUMBEA" cds's, having a very fine octagon "COL. FR./PAQ. FR. T No.2" d.s. alongside. Exhibition Quality. Plus 12 July 1883 piece of an envelope to France with the regular French 25c disallowed and endorsed "Timbre metropolitan" and left uncancelled with v. fine blue 2-ring "POSTES/DUMBEA" cds alongside, but tied by v. fine 2-ring "LIGNE T/PAQ. FR. No.2" transit cds. Rare pair from this small village. (2 items) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE £200
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - RARE SHEET OF 25 UNISSUED 1st-TYPE 10c 'FLAG' STAMPS + "CORR. D'ARMEES/NOUMEA" C.D.S.' COVERS, ETC.; 1895/8 envs. (3) from soldiers in Noumea to France each with P&C 15c (1898 with corner fault) tied by fine "CORR. D'ARMEES/NOUMEA" cds's (2; 1895/7) or by plain Noumea cds (1898; with the Armees cds alongside); the first with scarce s. line "CORRESPONDENCE MILITAIRE" mark back & front (2 with Regimental cachets; plus trio of similar 1897 envs. to France with some stamps cut away and a piece and a fine unused sheet of 25 Unissued 1st-Type 'Flag' Concession stamps with original gum with v. fine blue 2-ring "GENIE/[Liberty cap/cuirass]/+ NOUVELLE CALEDONIE +" cachet on the reverse (slightly toned gum and a couple of light hinges) which was never issued because it should not have had the 10c value mentioned. (1 sheet + 6 covers + 1 piece) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, FRANCE £240
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - 1890s SURCHARGE ISSUE COVERS (ONE TO N.Z.) + LATE USE DOTTED "POSTES/ART.46/10c" ON LOCAL EL; 1892 env. to Otago (NZ) with diag. o.p. 5c(2)+15c, local 1890/1900 trio with diag. o.p. 5c Green or "N.C.F./5c" o.p. 20c (2), and rare local 1893 EL (partly printed contents; flap faults) from Noumea to Canala (redirected back to Noumea) with v. fine rare blue dotted-circle "POSTES/ART.46/10C" mark (late use). (5 covers) Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND £240
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - LATE N.S.W. USED IN NOUMEA, RARE NOUMEA OCTAGON "AR" & N.C. CANCELLED IN FRANCE COVERS; Long commercial env. to Sydney with NSW 1d (faults) tied by v. fine Noumea cds with triangle "T" but no charge raised in Sydney, attractive 1903 commercial env. to France (redirected with m/s-cancelled 10c registered with NC 15c(£)+5c tied by light Noumea cds's but also having a very fine rare octagon-framed Noumea "AR" (Avis de Reception) mark on the front, and 1898? commercial env. ex Noumea to Paris with NC 15c(4) tied by mainly v. fine Marseille transit cds's alone. Rare and unusual trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS £180
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - AR/"VR" COVERS/RECEIPT & MONEY ORDER SENT TO CHINA + BOURAIL/CANALA/KOUMAC REGD. MAIL; 1919 Noumea env. regd. to France with 5c + 15c (2) & v. fine rare octagon-boxed Noumea "AR" and early blue regd. label, 1921 Noumea AR form with "KONE/NLLE CALEDONIE" cds, 1930 Noumea PO "VALEURS RECOUVREES" env. with 30c to Paris, fine rare 1932 "MANDAT POSTALE" with 75c tied by boxed Noumea "AR" with v. fine "THAI-BINH/TONKIN" arrival cds, and 1913-29 commercial envs. (4) registered to Switzerland (ex Canala) or to France (3; 1913 purple 2-ring "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/KOUMAC" cds, 1916 BOURAIL cds or 1929 CANALA cds's) - scarce group of registered village covers. (8 items) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, CHINA - FRENCH POST OFFICES, POSTAL ORDERSFALSE £200
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - POSTAGE DUE STAMPS SHORTAGE LOCAL COVER + RARE 50th JUBILEE ISSUE THIO VILLAGE USAGE; Fine small unpaid local Noumea 22 Jan. 1900 env. (with original enclosed printed calling card; unsealed for the printed matter rate) with dotted triangle frame "T" mark on the front and so with a pair of P&C "N-C-E/5c" on 4c tied by Noumea cds's but also each cancelled - as per the emergency regulations of 29 Dec. 1899 - by the dotted "T" triangle. Rare thus. Plus 24 Sept. 1903 philatelic env. (central vertical crease just clear of stamps) registered locally in Thio with Jubilee values (7) from 1c to rare 1f plus Jubilee s/ways surcharge 10c on 15c & 4c on 5c all tied by mainly fine scarce blue 2-ring "THIO/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds's with matching v. fine Thio blue boxed "R" mark alongside. Colourful and rare local registered mail. [Latter with 1970 RPS cert.] (2 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS £160
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY 20th CENTURY OVERSEAS MAIL - TO JAPAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, N.S.W. (OVAL "LOOSE SHIP LETTER"), ETC.; 1907-30 covers & 1 front (mainly very fine & attractive) with varied frankings inc. regd. to Europe ex villages (Paita, Ponerihouen, Thio & Voh), miners covers to Japan (3; ex Kouaoua or Pouembout), and a commercial maritime group inc. 1912 PPC to France with stamps (on picture side) tied by YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLE No.8" cds, 1916 env. to Paris with Sower 25c tied by Noumea cds, and 1926 env. to France with NC 30c tied by Sydney cds with fine double-oval "LOOSE SHIP/+LETTER+" alongside. Good lot. (10 covers/card + 1 front) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, JAPAN, SWEDEN, NEW SOUTH WALES £260
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL - FRANCE - EARLIEST KNOWN COVER - SENT "VIA PANAMA" BUT RE-ROUTED WITH "SYDNEY/SHIP LETTER" C.D.S.; Neat 26 June 1858 env. (opened out for display) to Capt. de Cintre, Commander of the "Thisbe, Station de le Nle Caledonie, Sydney, par Panama" but altered to "Voie de Suez" with red "Affranchisement insuffisant"; franked by a Pair of 1853-61 40c Napoleon (close to wide margins all round) tied by v. fine Lorient "1761" diamonds (with "APRES/LE/DEPART") alongside; sent via Marseille (29 June) and Suez but did not reach Sydney until 13 Oct. (v. fine "SHIP-LETTER/SYDNEY" backstamp) because the SS Cambrian from Suez broke down at Galle and delayed the transit by a month. Believed to be the earliest recorded stamped cover addressed to New Caledonia. [The similar Berkinshaw-Smith cover of a month later realised c.£2,000 in April 2006.] Attractive and Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE, NEW SOUTH WALES, MARITIME MAIL, CRASH/WRECK MAIL £600
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL - FRANCE - EARLY INGOING 80c RED COVER SENT VIA G.B. WITH CANCELLED "P.P." & SYDNEY C.D.S.; Neat 29 Aug. 1859 env. (minor dusting) to Capt. de Cintre, Commander of the "Thisbe, Nouvelle Caledonie" endorsed "Voie d'Angleterre" with 1854-61 Napoleon 80c Red (touched to wide margins) tied by fine St. Jean de Brevelay "3888" dotted diamond with matching cds alongside, but also having a v. fine red boxed "P.P." cancelled and endorsed "Annule Proulere(?)" and replaced by red boxed "PD" which is endorsed "Batiment de commerce" (merchant ship); there is a very fine red "LONDON/PAID" cds on the front and a very fine "SYDNEY/N.S.W." backstamp (16 Nov.). One of the earliest known ingoing stamped covers and with remarkable postal endorsements. Exhibition Item. [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE £360
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL - FRANCE - "LEGION D'HONNEUR" COVER WITH BOXED "F.S.P." + UNDERPAID COVER VIA SYDNEY WITH 25c BLUE & H.S. "6"; 25 Feb. 1859 E (some creasing and slight stains) from Paris to "Port de France" with fine red 2-ring "PARIS/Son. DES CONTRE-SEINGS" (official franking dept.?) cds on the front (blue "Grand Chancellier/de la Legion d'Honneur" cachets back and front) and with no other postal markings except for a very fine black boxed "F.S.P" (crease; an Accountancy Mark meaning Franc Sans Paiement?). Plus 27 Oct. 1875 env. from "DIJON" (fine cds) to Noumea "Voie Francais" [French ship] with Ceres 25c Blue tied by v. fine "1307" Dijon diamond but with cancelled red boxed "PD", large h.s. "6" and two red boxed "AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT" marks. (2 covers) [Ex Eastgate.] Cross Reference: FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL - EARLIEST KNOWN (?) INGOING REGISTERED COVER TO NEW CALEDONIA - 2f-RATE WITH 80c(2) + 40c FRANKING; Extraordinary 23 Aug. 1861 mourning env. (overall creasing and wear but complete) from "RENNES" (cds on front) to a Sergeant of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment at "Port de France...Nouvelle Caledonie Voie Suez par Marseille" with Napoleon 80 c Red Pair (close to wide margins all round but with a small nick in one corner and just touched at another corner) and 20c Orange (shaved on two sides, but otherwise good to wide margins) all tied by fine "2650" Rennes dotted diamonds with red boxed "PD" and separate red "CHARGE" alongside, having a faint red boxed "POIDS" mark and French cds's on the reverse. Forwarded to "Kanala" from Noumea. Believed to be the earliest known Registered cover from or to New Caledonia. Cross Reference: FRANCE, REGISTERED MAIL £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL - FRANCE - CERES/TYPE SAGE COVERS TO ILE NOU CONVICT PRISON STAFF OR MARINE SOLDIER, ETC.; 1877 pair of mourning envs. from Aigre to the Chief Officer of the Ile de Nou Prison with Ceres 40c Orange tied by fine "AIGRE" cds's, 1879 env. to a Marine at Noumea (redirected to "Outaud"[?]) with Type Sage 25c+10c tied by light "LIBOURNE" cds with further v. fine strikes alongside, 1901 PPC ex Marseille to the Military Hospital in Noumea but redirected and endorsed "Inconnu Hyenghene" with blue "TOUHO" & "POUNERIHOUEN" cds's, etc. (6 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, PRISONS & PRISONERS £300
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL - WEST INDIES & S. AMERICA - GUADELOUPE, BRAZIL, URUGUAY & ARGENTINA; 1899-1944 covers/cards inc. 1899 PC & 1939 env. ex Guadeloupe to Noumea (former endorsed "Inconnu" with red "RETOUR/A L'ENVOYEUR"; latter regd. & redirected from Noumea to Australia), 1907 uprated usage of the Uruguay 20c Blue P. Stat. env. regd to Noumea with boxed "A.R." (redirected to France), 1907/8 2c Blue/3c Brown Uruguay P. Stat. PCs to Noumea, and 1941/4 pair ex Argentina/Panama (latter with scarce US "A.P.O./502" cds on reverse). Scarce origins for mail to New Caledonia. (7 covers/cards) Cross Reference: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, URUGUAY £160
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FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL - AUSTRALIA STATES - N.S.W./VICTORIA POSTAL STATIONERY (INC. FRANK STAMP ENV.) USED TO NOUMEA; 1892/96 commercially used covers/letter-card all to Noumea; NSW pair of 2d Blue envs. (one uprated with QV ½d, the other with "T" triangle and blue crayon "T5" charge), uprated Victoria 1d Red letter-card (with 1d+½d), and large Melbourne "O.H.M.S./STAMP OFFICE/G.P.O." env. (filing notes affect address side) with printed "PMG/FRANK STAMP" (cancelled by h.s. "R" registered to Noumea. Rare group. (4 covers/card) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, VICTORIA £180
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GERMAN GROUP - 'KA-BE' PRINTED ALBUM with the mounted mint collection 1872-1962 inc. Allied/Soviet Zones, Berlin, East Germany, etc. Better items noted throughout incl. 1902 5m, 1935 Costume set, East Germany 1953 Karl Marx mini. sheets (2), etc. A good, clean lot and sound base for expansion. (Few 100s) £150
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GERMAN GROUP - 'KA-BE' PRINTED ALBUM with the used 1892-1962 collection inc. Allied/Soviet Zones, Berlin, East Germany, etc. (Few 100s) £100
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GERMANY - CARTON - accumulation of mainly modern covers inc. 1970s-80s studies of postal mechanisation and postcode changeover to 5 digit. Also stockbook with the mint & used 1920s-80s collection. (Qty.) £120
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GERMANY - CARTON - mint and used accumulation in a number of stockbooks etc., strength in 1930s to 1970s, some German States. (Qty.) Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, GERMAN COLONIES £150
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GERMANY - WWI & BRITISH PROPAGANDA FORGERIES: British forgeries of the 5pf green & 10pf red values of Bavaria KIng Ludwig III 1916-20 issue. Unmounted mint & watermarked. Also forgeries of the 10pf carmine & 15pf slate-violet 'Germania' types, both in unmounted mint, watermarked blocks of nine. (20) £180
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GERMANY - THIRD REICH: Binder with the mint & used ex-dealer's stock. Better items noted inc. 1933 Friedrich 25pf unmounted mint (SG 492 £225), 1933 Chicago Zeppelin set of 3 used SG 510-12, 1933 Wagner mint & used vals. to 40pf, 1934 Welfare (Professions) set to 40pf (2) used, 1935 Welfare (Costumes) set to 40pf mint, 1936 Olympic mini. sheet mint, 1936 Culture Fund Birthday mini sheet (imperf.) SG MS636 (£275), 1937 'Brown Ribbon' mini. sheet unmounted mint SG MS637a (£225). Also 3 unmounted mint sets of the last issue (Apr. 1945) showing var. imperf. between pair with Buhler certificate. A very useful lot with much unmounted mint. (Few 100s) £200
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GERMANY - 'HINDENBURG' ISSUE BRITISH PROPAGANDA FORGERY: Rare forgery of the 12pf red 'Hindenburg' head type (MiNr 159) unmounted mint. Believed to have been printed during April 1941. £150
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA FORGERIES - 'HITLER HEAD' TYPES: 1941-44 British PWE produced forgeries of the 3pf, 4pf, 6pf & 8pf 'Hitler Head' types. Unmounted mint corner marginal set of 4 and a further set of unmounted mint singles plus a genuine 6pf example for comparison. (9) £150
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA FORGERY - 'HITLER HEAD': 6pf violet British PWE made forgery of the Hitler head issue in mint sheet of fifty. £120
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GERMANY - 'WINTER RELIEF FUND' PROPAGANDA BOOKLETS: Two booklets prepared by the British Political Warfare Executive in 1943 as a parody of the 1938 'Winterhilfe' booklets featuring caricatures of Himmler. One booklet (incomplete) contains a pane of 12+6pf stamps setenant with a pane of 3+2pf stamps all with full gum. The other booklet contains two panes of 10 plus interleaving, though some stamps are affected by water damage. It is believed that these booklets were distributed by the S.O.E. to the French Resistance And to Free Polish pilots serving in the Mediterranean. (2 booklets) £300
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA PARODY - 1943 'HIMMLER HEAD' PROOF: 6pf bright violet Himmler DIE PROOF with narrow lines (Mi 28 II) with 3 large irregular margins, neat margin at right and full original gum. Also original env. inscribed "Presented by Mr. Stephens of St. Clements Press Process Engr. Dept. who claimed to have been 'in intellegence' during the war at the head of some twenty colleagues and in that position to have taken part in making the plate for printing the Himmler stamps, of which this is a proof". A very important item. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £200
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA PARODY - 'HIMMLER HEAD': 6pf bright violet Himmler head, unmounted mint, with 'wide spacing' of lines in design. Scarce thus. Mi 28 I Also a mint lightly hinged example of the slightly commoner printing with narrower lines. (2) £200
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GERMANY - GERMAN WWII PROPAGANDA FORGERIES: Group of German made forgeries of British KGVI defins. (1d, 1½d & 2d) with various opts. incl. "LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE/BARBADOS", "MURDER/RUIN/MONTE CASSINO", "WORLD BOLSHEVISM", "WORLD CAPITALISM", etc. (6) £180
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GERMANY - GERMAN WWII PROPAGANDA FORGERIES: Group of German made forgeries of British KGVI defins. ½d, 1d (2), 1½d, 2d & 3d. All ungummed with 'wavy line' wmk. Also, a parody of the 1935 Silver Jubilee ½d green issue with hammer & sickle and Star of David appearing prominently. (7) £150
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA PARODY - 1943 'HIMMLER HEAD': 6pf bright violet 'Himmler head' (with narrow lines) unmounted marginal block of four. (4) £150
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA PARODY - HANS FRANK: Parody of the 1941 General Government 20pf sepia Hitler Head stamp depicting Hans Frank, Governor of occupied Poland. Mounted mint & scarce. Toning of some perfs. £150
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA COVER: Cover addressed to Berlin bearing forgeries of the 3pf & 8pf (2) 'Hitler head' forgeries in combination with the 6pf 'Himmler head' parody. 'Cancelled' by faked 3.3.43 Berlin c.d.s. and with faked German censor cancels but genuine censor tape. £150
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GERMANY - WWII ANTI-NAZI PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS/FORGERY: Pair of unused colourful postcards c.1941 targeted at Portuguese viewers. Also, a 1943 British produced parody of the 50c Italian stamp depicting Hitler & Mussolini with the inscription "Postes Italiane" replaced by "Zwei Volker/Ein Krieg". This parody is in green rather than the original violet. Fine mint Mi 50. (2 cards plus 1 stamp) Cross Reference: ITALY £120
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA PARODY - GENERAL VON WITZLEBEN: A British PWE produced parody of the 1943 24pf + 26pf red-brown Hitler putsch stamp. Stamp depicts General Erwin von Witzleben and is inscribed "Gehangt am 8 Aug 1944" (Hanged 8 Aug. 1944). Witzleben was executed for his role in the unsuccessful plot to blow up Hitler. Marginal unmounted mint example. £120
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GERMANY - ALLIED WWII PROPAGANDA FORGERY - 'HITLER HEAD': OSS produced forgery of the 12pf red Hitler head issue. Believed to have been printed in Italy for 'Operation Cornflakes'. Mint sheet of fifty. £120
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GERMANY - BRITISH WWII PROPAGANDA PARODY: British PWE produced 12pf + 8pf red stamp depicting Himmler shackling a German civilian. A parody of the 1944 issue commemorating the 21st anniv. of the 1933 'Beer Hall' putsch. Hinged, slightly thinned, small tear and somewhat grubby, but a rare stamp nevertheless. £75
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GERMANY - ALLIED WWII PROPAGANDA PARODY: Mint sheet of 50 of 'Hitler skull' parody of the 12pf red Hitler head stamp. £300
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GERMANY - 'OPERATION CORNFLAKES' PROPAGANDA COVER: March 1945 env. inscribed "DEUTSCHE BANK" on reverse addressed to Johann Fistere, Berlin. Cover bears a forgery of 12pf red 'Hitler head' type with a Stuttgart c.d.s. Used in 'Operation Cornflakes' - the Allied attempt to deceive the German authorities into delivering propaganda mail through the German postal system. Very fine & scarce. £300
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GERMANY - 'OPERATION CORNFLAKES' PROPAGANDA COVER: 1945 env. inscribed "WIENER GIRO- UND CASSENVEREIN" addressed to Konrad Geida, Koln and franked with forgery of the 12pf red 'Hitler head' type with faked Vienna c.d.s. Used in 'Operation Cornflakes'. Fine. The mis-spelling of "KASSENVEREIN" is thought to have alerted the German authorities to the existence of 'Operation Cornflakes'. £300
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GERMANY - 'OPERATION CORNFLAKES' PROPAGANDA COVER: 24 Jan 1945 env. purporting to be from Otto Schmolik, Vienna to Konrad Ellbeshausen, Hannover bearing forged 12pf 'Hitler head' type with faked Vienna c.d.s. Used in 'Operation Cornflakes' with 1969 Dr Heinrich Wittmann certificate of genuineness. £300
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GERMANY - 'OPERATION CORNFLAKES' PROPAGANDA COVER: 9 Apr. 1945 cover inscribed "DEUTSCHE BANK" on reverse addressed to Erich Werner, Leipzig bearing forged 12pf red 'Hitler head' type with faked but indistinct c.d.s. Used during 'Operation Cornflakes' £300
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GERMANY - 'OPERATION CORN FLAKES' PROPAGANDA ENVELOPES: Group of 6 unused envelopes of types used for 'Operation Corn flakes' - an Allied operation attempting to deceive the German Postal system into delivering anti-Nazi propaganda to addresses in Germany. Envelopes are variously inscribed "SIEMENS-SCHUCKERT-WERKE A.G., LINZ", "LANDESHYOTHEKENSTALT, LINZ", "ALLGEMEINE ASSEKURANZ", "Baugesellschaft H. RELLA & Co, LINZ","SEMPERIT GUMMIWERKE A.G., LINZ" & "KROATISCHES KONSULAT, WIEN". Lot also incl. a propaganda sheet in German. (6 envs plus insert) £100
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