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San Bernardino. 1903-31 Covers (3, one registered), picture postcards (4, two depicting San Bernardino) and a lettercard, one card posted at Asuncion, the others with "CORREOS / SN BERNARDINO" c.d.s (6) or "COLONIA SAN BERNARDINO / PARAGUAY" c.d.s. Also 1896 4c stationery card with a privately printed picture of San Bernardino on the reverse, unused. San Bernardino was founded by the Paraguay President General Bernardino Caballero in 1881 with 300 immigrants, and became a municipality in 1901. (9). £220-260
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Other Colonies. 1908-47 Covers comprising 1908-09 covers to the USA franked 60c (and marked 30c due but no charge collected) or 75c both with "Jesus Y Trinidad" c.d.s (2); 1912-13 covers franked 75c to Germany with "Yegros" c.d.s (2); 1937 cover franked 10p to Germany with violet "Col. Fernheim" c.d.s; and 1947 printed matter cover franked 1c to USA with light "Coronel Bogado" c.d.s. The Colony of Jesus Y Trinidad founded by German settlers; Yegros consisted of about 220 Germans, Italians and French by the 1920s; Fernheim founded in 1930 by Mennonites from Germany and Eastern Europe; and Coronel Bogado founded in 1914 by Jose Bogado, leader of the Paraguayans who fought in Chile and Peru, populated by Paraguayans and Argentineans. (6). £160-200
| RHODESIA
(Also See Lots 56, 60, 147/9, 378-183, 430, 662/3, 785, 875) | |
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Literature. "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa" by Dr David Livingstone, first edition published by John Murray, London, 1857, 687 pages with 45 illustrations, a fold out map of South Africa and a more detailed map in a folder at the end of the book showing Livingstone's route across Africa. Hardbound, small corner fault to front cover, otherwise fine and a scarce first edition of this famous book by Dr Livingstone. £250-300
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1908-1980s Covers and cards with mint and used postal stationery (34), mainly Northern Rhodesia including registration envelopes (10, one with 1945 c.d.s and registration handstamp of Mufulira, etc); and cancellations of Plumtree (27, with 1909 card from Bulawayo Station to the Headmaster at Plumtree School with arrival c.d.s). Also Belgian Congo postal stationery postcards with 1899 10c card franked 5c from Boma to Germany and 1916 5c card from a Belgian soldier cancelled blue "B.P.C. V.P.K / No. 1" c.d.s; illustrated 1912-24 share certificates for Brazilian (2) or Canadian railways; and a selection of Portuguese Nyassa stamps. (66+). £200-240
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1896 8d Large Arms Die Proof in green and blue, die sunk on gummed wove paper, 79x77mm. A rare and superb coloured die proof. Photo on Page 212. £1,000-1,200
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1913 Admiral perf 14 ½d - £1 set of 18 (missing the 1½d which was issued later, in 1917) all overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. £2,750 (as a set of 19, with the 1½d). (18). Photo on Page 206. £500-600
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1911 (Jan 21) Registered cover from Salisbury to USA bearing Double Head ½d, 2d and 5d, backstamped in Salisbury, Bulawayo, New York and Newark. A fine and scarce cover. Photo on Page 210. £400-500
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c.1915 Piece torn from a parcel post form (sending 6oz of cigarettes, a pipe and one stick of shaving soap) bearing 4d Admiral + 2/6 Double Head tied by an indistinct c.d.s, and another piece torn from a similar parcel form from the same correspondence franked 2/- Admiral with "MAKWIRO / S. RHODESIA" c.d.s. A scarce genuine postal use of the 2/6 Double Head. S.G. £300++. (2). Photo on Page 218. £140-160
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1923 £1 Black and deep magenta, perf 15, die III, superb mint, very lightly mounted. S.G. 322, £1,100. Photo on Page 206. £300-400
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1965-75 Mint and used collection in two albums with some covers, including 1966-68 3d missing branches flaw, control blocks, commercial covers, booklets, etc., also a signed photo of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and his wife. (100s). £150-200
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Postage Dues. 1939 Cover from South Africa to Luanshya franked 1d, handstamped "T" with a horizontally bisected 2d postage due stamp tied by Luanshya c.d.s, very minor opening faults at upper edge, otherwise a fine and scarce pre-war bisect use. S.G. D2a, £900. Photo on Page 226. £300-350
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1924-29 Admiral issue, imperforate plate proofs of the ½d - 2/6 values, and of the head plates only for the 2d - 2/6, all in blocks of four, printed on ungummed wove paper, each block with one or more punch holes, 18 blocks marginal. Also perforated ungummed ½d and 2d (2) colour trials, in unissued colours each with a small punch hole and "WATERLOW & SONS / LIMITED" overprints. A fine lot from the Waterlow archives, written up on four pages. (91). Photo on Pages 206 & 218. £450-550
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1924 1d Rose horizontal pair, variety imperforate between and at right, fine mint. Also mint 1d with lower margin, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, and an interpanneau horizontal pair variety imperforate between right stamp and central margin. S.G. 2a, £950+. (3). Photo on Page 224. £300-350
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1924-64 Stamps, proofs and covers, including 1931-37 perf 12 1½d block of four used, 2/6 and 5/- mint, perf 11½ 10d - 2/6 mint, 2d and 3d in mint blocks; 1937 Coronation vignette imperf plate proof pair with punch holes endorsed "Colour correct, GC 20.3.37" and 1d colour trial in unissued colours overprinted "WATERLOW & SONS LTD / SPECIMEN" with punch hole; 1937 KGVI ½d - 5/- set of thirteen in mint blocks of four (½d and 1d interpanneau blocks, 1½d - 1/- with imprint), and examples of head plate shifts; 1947 Royal Visit imperforate plate proofs of the 1d stamp, 1d frame and ½d frame in a block of four all with punch holes; 1953 ½d - £1 set of fourteen in unmounted marginal blocks of four (½d, 2d - 1/-, 2/6 with imprints); 1964 varieties including 10/- extra tail feather within a block, etc. Also covers (36) with KGV 4d registration envelopes (2), similar KGVI envelopes (4, two size H2, franked 3/9 to USA or 9/- to G.B), 1936 airmail cover from Wanderers Mine to New Zealand franked KGV perf 12 8d pair + perf 11½ 2/-, WW2 censored cover franked 3/9 to USA, etc. (S.G. £1,400++ for basic stamps). (326 stamps + 9 proofs + 36 covers). £350-400
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1932-41 Victoria Falls issues, the 1932 issue with 2d and 3d perforated colour trials in unissued colours each with a small punch hole and "WATERLOW & SONS / SPECIMEN" overprint (the 2d gummed), and covers bearing the two values or franked 2d to Fiji. The 1935-41 "Postage and Revenue" issue comprising imperforate marginal plate proof blocks of four on gummed paper of the 2d and 3d stamps, 2d frame or 2d vignette, the frame block with a central punch hole, the other three blocks with a punch hole to each stamp, also mint 2d and used 2d block of four, and covers bearing 2d or 3d. (18 proofs + 11 stamps/covers). £120-140
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1935 King George V Silver Jubilee, imperforate plate proofs of the 1d and 2d stamps and the central vignettes in the four issued colours each on gummed paper with a punch hole; perforated sample stamps in unissued colours on gummed paper each with a punch hole and "WATERLOW & SONS LTD / SPECIMEN" overprint comprising 1d, 2d and 3d singles and 1d unusually in a block of four; and the four stamps in issued colours each with a punch hole, all from the Waterlow archives. (17). £100-120
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1937 King George VI ½d imperforate plate proof upper right pane of sixty on gummed paper, each stamp with a small punch hole, a fine and scarce proof pane from the Waterlow archives. £350-450
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1937 King George VI ½d imperforate plate proof upper left pane of sixty on gummed paper, each stamp with a small punch hole, one stamp with a small plate flaw ringed in red ink, a fine and scarce proof pane from the Waterlow archives. £350-450
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1937 King George VI 1d imperforate plate proof lower right pane of sixty on gummed paper, each stamp with a 4mm punch hole, lower margin endorsed "No S.P for 24711, B.C?", "ELG, 24753 + 24754" and "Wording correct, lay straight as marked, LLH 26.11.41" a couple of small marginal tears, otherwise a fine and scarce proof pane from the Waterlow archives. Photo on Page 214. £400-500
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1937 King George VI 1½d imperforate plate proof lower right pane of sixty on gummed paper, each stamp with a 4mm punch hole, a small plate flaw ringed in red ink, a fine and scarce proof pane from the Waterlow archives. £350-450
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1937 King George VI issue, imperforate plate proofs on gummed paper each with a small punch hole, comprising 6d and 1/- strips of four, 10d and 1/6 marginal blocks of four, and proofs of the frame only comprising 1/- and 2/- singles, 1/6 corner marginal block of four, 2/6 lower marginal block of twenty with Waterlow imprint endorsed in the margin "Lay square as marked. Wording correct for 1,200,000, stamps of 2/6 value = 20,000 pulls" and "X / 356677 / 15/7/48, D.Y.P". A fine group from the Waterlow archives. (42). Photo on Page 182. £250-300
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1937 King George VI 1d scarlet, lower corner marginal pair, a piece of paper on the plate prior to printing resulting in half the corner stamp with the printing omitted, a small piece also omitted from the lower right corner of the adjacent stamp, this adjacent stamp with faults to upper left corner, splitting between stamps and lower margin and paper adhering to reverse but still a spectacular and unique variety. Photo on Page 224. £150-200
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1940 British South Africa Co Golden Jubilee and 1953 Rhodes Centenary issues, proofs from the Waterlow archives with 1940 B.S.A Co Jubilee imperforate plate proofs comprising ½d, 1½d and 4d pairs, 1½d, 2d and 3d blocks of four, 1½d frame pair, 6d vignette, 4d and 1/- vignette pairs, 2d vignette block of four, some with corrections marked in red ink, 1/- vignette pair endorsed "Colour correct, SC 19.3.40" and 3d block endorsed "vignette plate + lay correct, L.P.H 19.3.40", also 1½d mint block of four including recut shirt collar flaw; and 1953 Rhodes Centenary imperforate single proofs of the five values and five vignettes and a pair of the 1d frame, also perforated sample stamps, all with a small punch hole. (50). £240-280
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1946 Victory set, imperforate plate proof blocks of four and perforated corner blocks of four, the eight blocks all with punch holes to each stamp, and the set of four in unmounted blocks of sixty all with imprints, the 2d block including the variety damaged frame (S.G. 65b, £375). Also 3d mint block, used set and 6d used on a registered cover. (32 proofs + 249 stamps). £220-260
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1946 Victory 2d in an unmounted mint block of sixty with Waterlow & Sons imprint, including the damaged frame variety. S.G. 65b, £380. £100-120
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Postage Dues. 1951 4d Green superb unmounted mint. S.G. D6, £300. Photo on Page 224. £80-100
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Postage Dues. 1952-64 Covers comprising 1952 unpaid cover sent within Salisbury with Southern Rhodesia 4d due, 1962 cover franked 3d from Wankies to Bulawayo with Rhodesia & Nyasaland 4d due, and 1964 cover franked 1c from South Africa to Bulawayo with Southern Rhodesia 4d due in combination with Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1d due, the last unusual, all fine and commercial. (3). £80-100
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1954-56 Definitive Issue with imperforate plate proofs on gummed paper comprising ½d - 1/- in blocks of four, 1/3 - 5/- in pairs, and the QEII head vignettes in various colours in singles (6), pairs (4) or in ultramarine in a block of twelve, all with punch holes, the blocks all marginal (some with endorsements); file copy 4d block of twenty all with punch holes endorsed "File copy 337789" and file copies of ½d, 1d and 2d booklet panes each comprising two interpanneau panes of six all with punch holes; also ½d - 3d pairs (5) with overprint of two bars used as P.O training stamps; ½d and 1d coil strips (including coil leaders for both values); ½d, 1d and 2d booklet panes; ½d - £1 set of sixteen in unmounted mint blocks of four; 4d and 6d in complete unmounted panes of sixty; covers (11), etc. (S.G. £750 for basic stamps). (140 proofs + 253 stamps/covers). Photo on Page 200. £600-700
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1955-63 Stamps, proofs and covers including 1955 Victoria Falls Discovery Centenary 3d imperforate proof pair with punch holes; 1959-62 definitive issue 1d imperf plate proof block of four each overprinted "AKYPON" and affixed to black card, and imperforate plate proofs of the vignettes comprising 1/3, 5/- and £1 singles, ½d pair, 3d pairs (2), 3d and 1/3 blocks of four, 1d block of six all on gummed paper (½d and 1d with punch holes), 1d with vignette omitted (S.G. 19ac, £200), 1d dry print with country outline very faint (3), ½d coil strip of 24 with coil leader, 1d coil strip of four on cover, vignette shifts, ½d - £5 set of fifteen in unmounted blocks of four (10/- and £1 with imprints, also additional 10/-, £1 blocks and others with cylinder numbers), 10/- pair used, £1 pair used on piece, 1/3 mint sheet of sixty, etc; 1960 Kariba Dam 3d gorge flaw and 1/3 earring flaw within blocks; 1961 Mining Conference 6d imperf plate proof pair; 1962 airmail anniversary 2/6 sheet of sixty, extra landing light flaw within a pair; postage due 1d block of six used; covers (45); 1961 "Advice of Parcel" form showing a charge of 3/3 due on a parcel, bearing 1/3 + 2/- definitives, etc. (S.G. £2,000 for basic stamps). (31 proofs + 650 stamps/covers). Photo on Pages 218 & 224. £350-450
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1954 ½d Imperforate plate proof block of 48 on gummed paper, margin at right, each stamp with a small punch hole, a few ink marks on reverse, a good proof block from the Waterlow archives. (48). Photo on Page 216. £200-250
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1954 6d and 9d Imperforate plate proof blocks of 24 on gummed paper, each comprising two interpanneau blocks of twelve, the 9d block endorsed "Dies duller & redder", folds through the central margin and 9d block with marginal tear at right, otherwise fine, both with imprints, each stamp with a small punch hole. Two good blocks from the Waterlow archives. Photo on Page 216. £250-300
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1954 ½d Orange-red mint block of sixteen, a vertical pre-printing paper fold through four stamps resulting in an orange line through one stamp, three other stamps with a white vertical line of 1-2mm, an unusual variety. £100-120
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1959-62 1d, Variety central vignette omitted, unmounted mint vertical strip of six, very fine. S.G. 19ac, £1,200. Photo on Page 200. £400-500 |
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1960 Kariba Dam, 3d and 6d photographic essays/proofs comprising essays of the two values similar to the adopted design but in a squarer format with incorrect date 1957 on the 3d essay and without date on the 6d essay, both endorsed "1st Design" on the reverse; essays of the two values in the issued format but with the date still incorrectly shown as 1957 on the 3d essay and omitted from the 6d essay, both endorsed "not accepted" on the reverse; and proofs of the two values in the issued design. Probably a unique group, from the Harrison archives. (6). Photo on Page 218. £1,200-1,500
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1962 London to Rhodesia air mail anniversary, photographic proofs of the set of three in the approved designs, probably unique, from the Harrison archives. (3). Photo on Page 218. £450-600
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1963 Red Cross Centenary photographic proof in the issued design, from the Harrison archives, probably unique. Photo on Page 218. £150-200 |
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1963 World Council of Young Mens Service Clubs, 6d and 1/3 photographic essays in the adopted designs but with Harrison and Sons Ltd London imprint below, which was omitted from the issued stamps. Probably unique, from the Harrison archives. (2). Photo on Page 218. £350-450
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Postage Dues. 1959 1d Definitive handstamped "POSTAGE DUE" diagonally in violet, reverse with "B&K" guarantee handstamp and sheet position "202" in pencil, superb unmounted mint. Photo on Page 224. £200-250
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Telegraph Stamps. 1871 25b Used (11), 50b used (6), 1L used (17), 2L mint (23, with a pair and block of four) and used (14), 5L used (10), various perfs and cancels, a few faults though most are fine. Hiscocks 1/5. (81). £60-80
| RUSSIA
(Also See Lots 577, 653/5, 681, 710/3, 774, 836, 855, 1303) | |
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1905-77 Mint collection in two albums, with additional issues and duplicate in five other albums or stockbooks and loose, with some useful earlier Soviet sets. (Many 100s). £100-120
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Crete - Russian Administration. 1899 (May) Issue, various values and colours used with c.d.s or straight line cancels (10), and 1899 (June) issues with stars at sides mint or used (15, one with faults), probably all cancelled to order. S.G. £450. (26). £100-120
| ST. HELENA
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1903 (Oct 24) Cover to G.B bearing QV ½d on 1d pair, endorsed "Per S.S Lismore Castle" with Plymouth Ship Letter arrival backstamp, a few minor tone marks, otherwise fine. £120-150
| SOUTH AFRICA
(Also See Lots 29, 57/9, 115-146, 157, 204, 227-531, 552/5, 665, 676, 816, 1198, 1527) | |
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1853 4d Deep blue on deeply blued paper, two superb used examples with large even margins, one with portions of two adjoining stamps. S.G. 2, £550. (2). £100-120
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1855-64 Cape triangulars on white paper, Perkins Bacon and De La Rue printings used, nearly all with three margins, some close but otherwise all fine, various shades, comprising 1d (11, including a pair), 4d (46, including two pairs, two on front or defective cover, three steel blue), 6d (4) and 1/- (5), a useful group. (66). £700-800
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Cape triangulars comprising 1855-63 Perkins Bacon 1d rose, 4d deep blue, 4d blue, 6d pale rose-lilac, 1863-64 De La Rue 4d steel blue and 6d bright mauve, all fine used with good margins on all three sides. S.G. 5a, 6, 6a, 7, 19c, 20, £1,585. (6). Photo on Page 180. £250-350
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1855-63 1/- Deep dark green pair mint, large margins and virtually full gum, lightly mounted at one corner only, very fine. S.G. 86, £900. Photo on Page 180. £250-300 |
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1899 Monthly Post Office Circulars, Nos 206-217 (11, missing No. 207 for February 1899) giving alterations in offices, postal routes and regulations; and two 1833 copies of "The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette" each with a red handstruck 1d newspaper stamp. (13). £80-100
| Slavery Letters & Documents |
The following 25 lots were all sent to or from the Office of the Enregisterment of Slaves at Cape Town, or similar offices at Clan William, George, Graaff Reinet, Simonstown, Somerset, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Tulbagh, Uitenhagen or Worcester, between about 1801 and 1836.
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1827 Printed one page notice with a black border, announcing the death of His Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York, and directing that public functionaries, civil servants and inhabitants of the colony should observe decent mourning for one month. £70-80
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c1801-34 Letters and documents to or from the Cape Town office including notices or births and deaths, transfers and registering of slaves, fines, mortgages on slaves, disputes over ownership, letters regarding the arrival and embarkation of Mauritius slaves, etc., some with address panels. (c.100). £700-1,000
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1816-25 Entire letters (20) and entires without contents (32) all addressed to Major Rogers, Inspector of Enregisterment of Slaves, or to his assistants J. Maynies or V. Schomberg, the address panels all with printed "On His Majesty's Service" heading and "Colonial Secretarys Office", the enclosed letters all acknowledging accounts have been audited and requesting money be paid to the Receiver General. (52). £400-500
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