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Occupation of Greek Islands. 1912-41 Mint and used stamps with 1912 overprint sets (some missing no watermark 20L, others complete) mostly mint, also 1930 Ferrucci air sets mint and 1932 Garibaldi sets mint or used, for Calimno, Caso, Castelrosso, Cos, Karki, Leros, Lipso, Nisiros, Patmos, Piscopi, Rhodes, Scarpanto, Simi and Stampalia; later issues for Rhodes including 1929-32 set without printers imprint mint and Aegean Islands including 1932 Garibaldi air and air express sets mint, 1934 World Cup set mint; also overprint issues for Corfu and Sasseno and Ionian Islands including 1859 set. S.G. £11,000 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 252. £500-600
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Vatican City. 1929-2002 Mint and used collection on pages, apparently complete, with 1929 (Aug 1) First Day Cover of first 15 stamps, 1933 surcharge set of six mint, 1948 Air 500L used, 1949 U.P.U pair used, 1951 Eighth Gratian Decree pair used, 1952 Stamp Centenary miniature sheet mint, etc. S.G. £5,000. (100s). Photo on Page 254. £250-300
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San Marino. 1877-1992 Mint and used collection on pages virtually complete from 1894, nearly all mint from 1926, including 1877 10c, 1903 20c, 1924 and 1925 postage due sets, 1929-33 set, 1931 postage due set, 1931 air set, 1932 General Post Office and Garibaldi sets, 1933 Zeppelin set, 1945 miniature sheet, 1948-50 Parcel Post surcharged pair, 1949-50 set, 1950-51 air set, 1951 air 1000L, 1952 Columbus set, etc., all fine, most lightly mounted. S.G. £12,500 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 254. £500-700
| JAPAN
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1871-2002 Mint and used collection on pages with 1871-76 issues (not guaranteed but some appear genuine), 1927 U.P.U set, 1936 30th Year of Occupation of Kwantung 10s mint, 1949 Postal Week 8y mint, many miniature sheets, B.C.O.F Japan set mint, useful Ryukyu Islands, etc. S.G. £3,000++. (100s). £200-240
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1917 Japan Mail Steamship Co lettersheets with a map of the shipping line routes on the reverse, all containing pictures of Japanese scenery or people and dinner menus from the S.S "Katori Maru", all unused, fine and attractive. (6). £120-150
| KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA
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1890-c.2000 Mint and used collection on pages including 1890-95 set mint or unused with the scarce 8a and 1r grey, 1895 British East Africa handstamps with 2 1/2a unused, 7 1/2a mint, 1895 2 1/2a on 4 1/2a unused, 1897 2 1/2a on 1a mint (S.G. 88), 1921 5r blue and dull purple mint, 1922-27 7s.50 - £1 mint, etc., also Uganda issues including 1898 5r mint. A good lot, a few minor faults and some unused without gum, but most fine. S.G. £4,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 254. £300-400
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1933 Handpainted watercolour essay for a 20c stamp by Ray Nestor, designed for the 1933 competition for the new stamp set inscribed "Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika", very well executed on thick card (268x382mm), featuring the head of King George V with shields and spears alongside, tribesmen ploughing and an aeroplane below, signed and inscribed "Design for a stamp" with the entry number "262", the handpainted design 238x278mm, very attractive and unique. Photo on Page 256. £280-320
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1917-96 Mint and used collection of Tanganyika and Tanzania including 1917 G.E.A Multiple Crown CA 3r - 5r and Multiple Script CA 50c - 5r mint, 1923 Giraffe issue 10/- sideways watermark superb used with Kigoma c.d.s, 1927-31 issue mint to 10/-, etc. S.G. £1,200++. (100s). Photo on Page 254. £240-280
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1917-21 1c - 50c G.E.A Overprint set of seventeen with additional 25c on pale yellow and 75c with emerald back all overprinted "SPECIMEN", 6c with spur on "M", all fine mint. S.G. 45/62s, £990. (19). Photo on Page 254. £350-400
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1917 G.E.A Overprint issue with Multiple Crown CA watermark, study of the sheet formats showing differing plate and sheet number positions, comprising standard sheet format (plate numbers in NW panes above stamp 1/2 and NW pane above stamp 1/5, SW pane below stamp 10/2 and SE pane below stamp 10/5, sheet number NE pane above stamp 1/6) with 1c SE pane of sixty, 3c and 6c blocks of nine from the four corners; variant A format with plate numbers found above the two lower panes and sheet number above the SE pane, with 1c SE and SW panes each of sixty, 10c SW pane of sixty; variant B format with SW pane showing plate number above stamp 1/2 and sheet number above stamp 1/6 comprising 1c pane of sixty; and variant C format with NE pane showing sheet number above stamp 1/6 but no plate number adjacent to this, comprising 12c, 15c and 50c corner blocks of four. A fascinating study of panes and blocks showing the four differing sheet formats adopted during the printing of this issue. (5 panes + 11 blocks). £200-250
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1921 12c - 5r G.E.A Overprint set of six watermark Multiple Script CA all overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 63/8s, £300. (6). Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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1921 15c Bright blue, watermark Multiple Script CA, lower two panes each of sixty, sheet format variant A with plate number above both panes and sheet number above the right pane corner stamp, this right pane including the constant variety raised stop after "A" on 2/6, pink blotting paper adhering to the reverse, otherwise fine and a scarce and attractive half sheet. S.G. 64/a, £631. £180-220
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1922 Local G.E.A overprint 1c and 10c each handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type BEC 2) applied by the Bechuanaland Post Office to specimen stamps received from the U.P.U, also crossed by a green crayon line. The two local overprint stamps were not distributed with Specimen overprints. A unique pair, no gum, ex Pennycuick, Kilimanjaro and Vestey collections. Photo on Page 252. £250-300
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1922 Local G.E.A overprint 1c and 10c in complete mint sheets of 240, each comprising four panes of sixty with plate number in each corner, some splitting to vertical central perforations, folded along central horizontal gutter margins, 10c sheet with upper sheet margin removed above five stamps (with loss of sheet number) and light fold to one horizontal row, otherwise fine, with notes from the original owner of the sheets Arthur Loveridge (East African Zoologist) who purchased them in Tanganyika in December 1923. Rare in complete sheets. S.G. 72/3, £1,500. (2 sheets). £400-500
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1922-24 5c - £1 Giraffe set of fifteen overprinted "SPECIMEN", each with a small central area of gum loss, otherwise very fine mint. S.G. 74/88s, £850. (15). Photo on Page 254. £250-300
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1922-24 15c Giraffe in a complete sheet of 120 comprising two panes of sixty, spilt along central vertical gutter and rejoined with hinges, otherwise fine and a scarce sheet, ex Pennycuick collection. S.G. 76, £450+. £160-180
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1927-31 King George V head issue, imperforate marginal plate proofs comprising 15c frame pair in black and 3/- in black and light grey both on white glazed ungummed paper, and 10/- blue and light grey block of six on gummed paper, all without watermark, the 15c frame pair a little toned on reverse, otherwise all fine. (9). Photo on Page 294. £250-300
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1927 5c - £1 Set of fifteen (missing the 30c blue issued in 1931) all overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 93/107s. (15). Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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1927 10c Complete unmounted mint sheet of 100, split vertically into two halves and joined with hinges, otherwise fine and a scarce sheet, ex Pennycuick. S.G. 94, £200. £80-100
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1961-64 30c, Piece bearing two examples, one with the variety "196" for "1961". Also an unmounted mint corner block of four, the corner stamp with variety inserted "1". A scarce variety used, the piece ex Davison and Kilimanjaro Collections. S.G. 112a/b, £455. (2). Photo on Page 252. £150-180
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Tanzania. 1982 (Mar 4) Piece bearing 1980 10c and 1977 "butterfly" 40c with "OFFICIAL" overprint which has then been deleted with a bar overprint, both tied by Morogoro c.d.s. This overprint deletion of the "OFFICIAL" overprint is only recorded used at Morogoro, and was presumably done locally to use up excess old stocks of official stamps which were then sold as ordinary postage stamps; it is mentioned by Gibbons as a footnote. A modern rarity. S.G. 320 var. Photo on Page 258. £100-120
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1927 3/- Booklet containing 1927 5c, 10c and 15c each in a pane of ten, each pane with "SPECIMEN" overprints to each stamp, red covers, a very rare and possibly unique Specimen booklet, ex De La Rue archives and William Frazer Collection. S.G. SB4s. Photo on Page 218. £1,000-1,200
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1927 3/- Booklet containing panes of six of the 1927 5c (2 panes), 10c and 15c (2 panes), red covers, staples a little rusted, an unusually fine and complete booklet, very scarce. S.G. SB3, £1,500. Photo on Page 218. £600-700
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1917-27 Stationery overprinted "SPECIMEN" comprising 1917 G.E.A overprint 3c and 6c postcards and 31c size F registration envelope, 1922 Giraffe issue 15c postcard and 15c + 15c reply card, 1927 issue 15c postcard, 15c + 15c reply card and 15c envelope, the 1927 15c postcard from a U.P.U archive with "1927" stamped at the top. Also wrapper bands for bundles of the three issued 1917 items and 1927 envelope, the two G.E.A postcard wrapper bands a little stained, otherwise fine. (8 covers + 4 wrapper bands). £140-160
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Kingolwira. 1933-34 Registered covers (one an F size 30c envelope) both with violet "KINGOLWIRA" applied to the registration labels, the stamps cancelled at Daressalaam or on the Daressalaam- Kigoma T.P.O. (2). £100-120
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Kintinku. 1934 Cover to Daressalaam with KGV 10c cancelled violet "KINTINKU" and "DSM-MWANZA T.P.O" c.d.s (May 18), arrival backstamp. Also a piece with 10c + 20c pair similarly cancelled, also tied by Daressalaam-Kigoma T.P.O No. 1 c.d.s (25 No 33). A very scarce cancel, the earliest and latest dates recorded by Proud. (2). Photo on Page 244. £180-220
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Kisangiro. c.1934 Cover to Arusha with KGV 5c + 15c each cancelled boxed "KISANGIRO" in purple, a Kilimanjaro T.P.O Up c.d.s below, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 260. £220-260
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Kiuhuhwi. 1931 (June 23) Cover to Muhesa with KGV 5c single + vertical pair cancelled by two strikes of violet boxed "KIUHUHWI", a Kilimanjaro T.P.O Up c.d.s below, arrival backstamp. Central vertical fold, otherwise superb and very scarce, the earliest use recorded by Proud. Photo on Page 260. £250-300
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Kiuhuhwi. 1931 (July 27) KGV 15c Postcard to Mnyussi cancelled by violet boxed "KIUHUHWI", superb quality, very scarce. Photo on Page 260. £280-320
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Makuyuni. 1934 (Feb 22) "Registered Newspaper" cover to Mnyussi Station bearing registration label with manuscript "Makuyuni" and KGV 5c single + pair and 10c pair cancelled by two strikes of boxed "MAKUYUNI" in violet, reverse with Kilimanjaro T.P.O Dn c.d.s, fine and very rare, the only example recorded by Proud. Photo on Page 260. £300-350
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Maurui/Tengeni. 1933 (Jan 19) Cover to Mnyussi with KGV 5c tied by violet boxed "MAURUI", the lower left corner with similar violet boxed "TENGENI" handstamp, backstamped Kilimanjaro T.P.O Dn c.d.s. Proud only recorded one other example of the Tengeni handstamp and this is the latest example he recorded of the Maurui handstamp. Two very scarce handstamps and a remarkable cover, believed to be the only recorded cover bearing two different railway postal agency handstamps. Photo on Page 260. £400-500
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1907 Registered cover to London franked on the reverse by 6c + 12c each tied Nimuli c.d.s with Hama datestamps alongside, the front with violet boxed "R / NIMULI" registration handstamp. Nimuli was transferred to Sudan in 1914. A scarce cancel. £180-220
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1884-1998 Mint and used collection in two albums with Korean Empire issues including 1900-03 set used (2w small thin), 1903 (June) 2r - 1w used; Japanese Post Office issues; South Korea including 1948 Constitution pair mint, Proclamation of Republic pair mint (5w type II), 1949 Korean Railways 15w mint, 1951-52 Korean War Participants flag set of 44 used, 1956 Presidents Election 20h mint, miniature sheets; and extensive North Korea to 1998, most 1946-56 issues reprints but some issued stamps with 1953-55 imperf Armistice and Victory 10m used, etc. S.G. £5,000+ (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 258. £250-300
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1918-41 Mint and used collection on pages including 1930 Rainis Memorial Fund imperf set used, 1932 air charity perf and imperf sets mint, 1933 Wounded Latvian Airmen Fund first and second imperf and perf sets and third imperf set all mint, Latvija-Afrika 10s - 25s used, etc. S.G. £2,900. (376). £150-180
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1860-1989 Mint and used collection on pages with most surcharge and overprint issues, officials registration stamps, postage dues, miniature sheets, an interesting lot. (100s). £200-250
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1912-2005 Mint and used collection on pages remarkably complete with many better stamps including 1916 unsurfaced paper 25h used, 1921 perf 12 1/2 set used, 1924-27 set mint, 1928 Prince John set mint, 1930 set of 14 mint, 1933 Castles set used, 1933-35 set to 3f, 1940 Prince John set used, all 1950-55 sets mint, Airs with 1930 set used, 1931 Zeppelin pair mint, 1934-36 set used, Officials with 1932 set used, sheetlets and miniature sheets including 1941 10f sheetlet of four mint, 1949 Fifth Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheet mint, etc., very fine, most lightly mounted. S.G. £11,500+. (100s). Photo on Page 240. £500-700
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1918-41 Mint and used collection on pages including 1922 surcharges with granite paper 3c on 1a, 2c on 3a both mint, 3c on 5a used (S.G. 157, 159, 161), 1926 War Invalids Fund and War Orphans Fund sets mint, etc. Also 1919 Russian Occupation 50s surcharges on 3k - 10k and 25k - 70k stamps (7, S.G. 2/4, 6/9); 1920-22 Polish Occupation; 1941 German Occupation; and some 1990-97 issues. A good lot. S.G. £4,500 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 252. £240-300
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1852-2004 Mint and used collection on pages including 1875-80 Official overprints, all Child Welfare sets mint, 1935 Intellectuals Fund set mint, etc. S.G. £3,000 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 252. £150-180
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Air Mail. 1932-39 Covers bearing Luxembourg stamps all with stamps added and cancelled in Belgium (5) or Germany (3) to pay for air mail, one cover to Ecuador. An unusual group, four registered (one also C.O.D, another also A.R and Express), one other cover sent Express. (8). £200-250
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c.1890 Map of the Malay Peninsula by Stanfords of London, sold by The Singapore & Straits Printing Office, a few place names underlined and additional places written in manuscript, otherwise superb, laid down on cloth, 58x65 1/2cm when unfolded. £100-120
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Straits Settlements. 1867-1941 Mint and used collection (230) on pages including 1867 2c on 1a mint, 1879 5c on 8c orange and 7c on 32c pale red mint, 1883 2c on 8c orange (S.G. 56) unused no gum and 2c on 32c pale red (S.G. 60) used, 1883 2c on 12c blue used, 1884 red 4c on 5c blue and 8c on 12c blue both used, 1902 $5 mint, 1906-07 Labuan overprint set mint, etc. Also B.M.A Malaya issues including $5 green and red mint, Malaya Postal Union postage dues (32), Singapore and Malaya Federation issues. S.G. £3,400+. (100s). Photo on Page 252. £350-450
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Federated Malay States. 1900-26 Mint and used stamps including 1922-34 Tiger issue $2, $5 used, larger Elephant issue $5 mint, postage due set of six overprinted "SPECIMEN", etc. S.G. £1,400 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 254. £160-200
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Kelantan. 1937-40 1c-$5 Set of fifteen fine mounted mint. S.G. 40/54, £1,600. (15). Photo on Page 258. £200-250
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Sungei Ujong. 1891 2c on 24c, Surcharge type 32, fine mint. Also 2c brown with type 12+20 overprint mint. S.G. 30, 47, £540 (2). Photo on Page 252. £100-120
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Negri Sembilan. 1941 Unissued 8c scarlet, the unique rejoined unused pair without gum, minor perf toning and a little paper adhering to the reverse of the left stamp, otherwise fine and still the only examples of this stamp without Japanese Occupation overprint to have been discovered. This stamp was sent to Malaya in 1941 but had not been issued when the Japanese invaded, and the stamps were therefore overprinted by the Japanese before being put on sale. Stanley Gibbons mentions this unoverprinted stamp in a footnote, simply stating "unoverprinted specimens result from leakages". However the status of this stamp is similar to the unissued 1941 8c scarlet of Selanger which S.G. also state "results from leakages" but price at £1,200, and the 1941 Selanger $5 which was only issued overprinted by the Japanese but is known unoverprinted and priced by S.G. at £180 in a footnote. Other unissued 1941 stamps of Trengganu are also priced in footnotes by Stanley Gibbons. One complete sheet of 100 stamps existed for the unissued 8c scarlet of Selanger which S.G. price at £1,200; this unissued 8c Negri Sembilan stamp is fifty time rarer. An important and unique unissued pair. Photo on Front Cover. £2,600-3,000
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Perak Expedition 1875-76. "Private Journal of Expedition to Malaya 1875-6" handwritten within a ledger by an Officer in The Buffs, from his departure from Calcutta on November 26th 1875 and arrival at Penang on December 7th, the march into Perak and campaign against the enemy until his final departure from Singapore on March 7th 1876. A unique and detailed record of this obscure campaign written over 39 pages with ink drawings of the stockade at Kuala Kangser (2), British Camp at Rassa, and mountains at Guntang Sundok, and a map of the area around Kuala Kangser. Also printed maps of the country occupied by British troops in 1875 (faults) and of the native states adjoining Malacca, and newspaper cuttings on the campaign or on native troops, binding faults. An interesting unpublished original eye-witness account of this campaign. £250-300
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Perak. 1895-99 25c - $5 Mint, some tone marks to the reverse and perforations, good colour and very reasonable appearance. S.G. 73/9, £2,500. (7). Photo on Page 254. £200-250
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Trengganu. 1938 Multiple Script CA $5 green and red on yellow paper, very fine mint. S.G. 44, £550. Photo on Page 254. £100-120
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Malayan States. The fine mint and used collection on pages including Johore with 1918-20 and 1922-41 $3 and $4 mint; Kedah with 1912 set mint, 1919 surcharge pair used; Kelantan; Malacca; Negri Sembilan; Pahang with 1898 overprints to 50c mint; Perak with 1886 1c on 2c used (S.G. 28); Perlis; Sabah; Selanger with 1884 2c rose (S.G. 23) mint; Trengganu with 1921 Multiple Crown CA $1 - $5 mint, 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set mint, 1937 10c postage due used, etc. A good collection, mainly very fine condition with many complete sets. S.G. £7,500+. (100s). Photo on Page 254. £1,000-1,200
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Japanese Occupation. Various mint and used issues on pages including type 1 overprint on Negri Sembilan 10c mint, etc., also a couple of unissued stamps. S.G. £2,000. (176). Photo on Page 252. £180-220
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