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Landstorm Stamps. 1916 Landstorm II 10ore on 1kr, variety broken frame at right (just 170 stamps possible), lightly mounted mint; and 1918 Landstorm III 7 + 3ore on 2ore, watermark inverted with KPV, unmounted mint block of four. Also Landstorm II 5ore on 3ore used block of four. F115, 124v, 126czx, 6,900kr. (9). Photo on Page 222. £120-150
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Landstorm Stamps. 1917-19 Covers (11) and postcards (11) bearing Landstorm I stamps (17), Landstorm II stamps (3) or Landstorm III stamps (2), mainly fine. F.8,300+kr. (22). £180-220
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Officials. 1874-77 Perf 14 Issue, study of the various shades and plate varieties on pages comprising 3ore (8), 4ore (3), 5ore (4, one mint), 6ore (9, including olive grey shade), 12ore (19), 20ore (4), 24ore (14), 30ore (7), 50ore (3) and 1kr (5), also covers franked 3ore or 12ore, mixed quality with some faults. (76 + 2 covers). £150-180
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Officials. 1881-95 Perf 13 Issue, the detailed study of shades and plate varieties written up in an album, comprising 2ore (35, eighteen mint including a corner block of ten), 3ore (102, including 84 mint, one of these the grey-brown - yellowish grey-brown shade), 4ore grey (18), 4ore grey-black (41), 5ore (39, including dull blue-green shade mint), 6ore (20, fifteen mint), 10ore type I (22, two mint), 10ore type II (10), 12ore (54), 20ore red (55, one mint), 20ore blue (68, including missing "M" variety), 24ore (29, one mint), 30ore (65), 50ore red (14), 50ore grey (10, one mint) and 1kr (111), a few offsets noted, also covers bearing various values from the 4ore to 20ore (12), some faults though most are fine, a good lot. (693 + 12 covers). £600-700
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Officials. 1885 10ore Red, unmounted mint pair and an upper right corner block of ten (2x5), clipped upper right corner margin and horizontal perfs splitting between rows 3 and 4, otherwise both fine, the block well centred, various cliche flaws identified. FTJ16A, 13,200kr. (12). £180-220
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Postage Dues. 1874-82 Perf 14 and 13 postage dues, the detailed mint and used study well written up in an album, most varieties with the sheet position noted, comprising 1ore (129), 3ore (111), 5ore (24), 6ore (14), 12ore (170), 20ore (111), 24ore (64), 30ore (120), 50ore (61) and 1kr (22), some multiples, a useful lot. (826). £600-700
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Military Reply Stamps and Covers. 1939-63 Reply stamps all cut square (280), also military envelopes (21) and postcards (6), used and unused, in a stockbook. (307). £80-100
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Military Stationery. 1916-46 Military Post envelope cards and envelopes, some with reply stamps, unused and used. Also various postal stationery including Military lettercards overprinted with bars and "P.S", a few picture postcards, etc. (100s). £150-200
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Railway Freight Stamps. c.1881-1950 Mint and used stamps (825), the fine collection on pages, many differing companies including nineteenth century issues for C.T.J (5), D.H.J (5, handstamps on pieces), G.H.J (17), H.H.J (11), etc. Also official railway stationery postcards (7), and a 1919 10ore postcard with violet boxed Stassanstorp Station cancel. A fine collection. (825 + 8 covers). Photo on Pages 222 & 228. £500-600
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Christmas Seals. 1904-64 Collection in an album including covers or cards bearing seals of 1904, 1908-12, 1915-28 (some tied by cancels, many not); unused 1905 Tuberculosis Fund postcards (6); 1907 overprint inverted; 1913 large size parcel stamp; 1913-17 and 1919 imperf pairs; imperf proofs or colour trials for 1925 (6), 1926 (4), 1927 (6), 1930 (5), 1931 (7), 1933 (6), 1934 (3), 1935 (4), 1936 (6), 1937 (8), 1938, 1939 (7), 1940 (7), 1941 (4), 1942 (7), 1943 (4), 1944 (10), 1945 (5), 1947 (4), 1948 (4), etc.; varieties and errors including 1945 imperf between pair; complete progressive proof sheets of fifty for 1951 (2 sheets), 1958 (3 sheets) and 1960 (4 sheets); booklets, etc. A good collection. (100s). £400-500
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Colombia - Scadta Air Mail Stamps. 1923 Colombia Scadta stamps overprinted "SU" for use from Sweden, first printing 5c-5p set of twelve mint, and used stamps comprising 10c (6), 15c, 20c (8, with a block of four), 30c (6) and 20c registration overprint, second printing (SU in a lower position) 5c - 60c mint. Also various unoverprinted Scadta issues. A scarce group, no more than 1,000 stamps of any single value overprinted with as few as 250 overprints of some values. (41+). £150-180
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Parcel Cards & Covers. 1889-1976 Covers, postcards and parcel cards showing various rates, including 1921 parcel card bearing Gustav Vasa 110ore (F.154, 4,000kr on cover), 1924 picture postcard sent registered air mail from Linkoping to Finland franked 55ore, also a large quantity of 1969-73 parcel cards. (c.300). £120-150
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Maritime Mail. c.1870-1970 Covers and cards (39), stamps and pieces (88) with various datestamps of Finland or Denmark, Paquebots or ship cancels, "Navire", "Fran Utlandet" or "Fra Sverige", Swedish Sea Post Office datestamps, cork cancels, Finnish stamps cancelled in Sweden, etc., also some picture postcards of ships. (127+). £180-200
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Crash Mail / Swedish Forces in Finland. 1941 Military postcard to Sweden, from a Swedish volunteer in the Finnish army, waterstained with a Finnish stamp from another item attached, recovered from the Helsinki to Stockholm crash near Abo in November 7th, with trilingual Swedish/Finnish/French explanatory cachet. Very unusual. Photo on Page 226. £150-180
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Crash Mail. 1944 (Aug 24/25) Covers to USA franked 70ore or 1.6kr, or to Turkey with the stamps washed off, all recovered from the B.O.A.C Gothenburg to London flight which crashed on the Kinnekulle Mountains on August 28th, the two covers to USA with violet boxed "Damaged through an air- / plane accident in course / of conveyance", the cover to Istanbul bearing an explanatory label in Swedish tied by violet oval Stockholm datestamp (Sep 4). (3). £200-250
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Special Events. c.1900-05 Picture postcards with special datestamps or cachets from various exhibitions, fetes, bazaars, shooting meetings, conferences, etc., including cards bearing cinderella stamps for 1903 Goodtemplars Autumn Festival and Dalarna Bazaar, also a few other special event postcards without cachets. (95). £200-240
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1813-1960 Covers and cards including exhibition and congress cancels, postal stationery, stamp exhibitions, prestamp, T.P.Os, lake steamer cancels, Pro Juventute, military, U.P.U commemoratives, League of Nations and U.N cancels, picture postcards, etc. (299). £400-500
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1922 Zurich First International Air Meeting official postcards (7, one with Flugmeeting c.d.s, one with Zurich slogan for the air meeting), cover with the Zurich slogan, cover flown to Stuttgart with the Flugmeeting datestamp and "SCHWEIZER FLUGPOST" c.d.s, and Flugmeeting tie-on luggage label with details of free flights on the reverse. Also 1957 Mittelholzer memorial flight, Swissair folder with stamps and cancels of nine countries, signed by the crew. (11). £80-100
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1914 Anglo-French Occupation ½d on 3pf cancelled with the modified Grand Popo c.d.s (with 'Grand' removed, dated 12 OCT 14), used by the French occupying forces at Anecho. Very scarce; an accompanying copy of a June 2021 "Vorlaufer" article records four covers and two stamps or pieces with this Popo cancel. Photo on Page 212. £80-100
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1894-1904 Mint selection comprising 1894 5/- maroon single and block of four, 1896-1906 5/- and 10/-, 1907 £1 and 1894 5/- rose-lake with "OS" overprint, the 5/- maroon block unmounted, 1896 5/- with tiny stain spot, otherwise all fine. S.G. 113, 122/3, 145, O7, £1,165. (9). Photo on Page 228. £250-300
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c.1941 Stampless cover to England with black type VI "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" cachet, and violet "PAQUEBOT" of Simonstown (Hosking 2872, recorded 1941-42). A fine and scarce World War Two period cover from Tristan. Photo on Page 226. £120-150
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1909 King Edward VII Master Die Proof with blank value tablets, in black, die sunk on wove paper, additional corner details engraved below, dated "7 MAY 1909", 49x55mm. A fine and rare Master Proof. Photo on Page 164. £600-700
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1860 (Dec.) Part entire (missing the first page, with loss of part of lower flap) from Boston to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, "via England" franked at the 66c double rate by 1857-61 3c type II (2) and 12c plate 1 pair + strip of three each cancelled "PAID" within a barred circle, reverse with senders cachet of Iasigi, Goddard & Co in Boston and datestamps of Boston Br. Pkt., Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (Feb 16), London Paid transit c.d.s (Jan 2) on the front. Carried on the Cunarder "Asia" to Queenstown, red "56" (cents) denoting the amount due from the U.S Post Office to the British Post Office, and "2" (pence) due from G.B to the Cape Post Office. An exceptional franking and destination. Photo on Inside Back Cover. £1,000-1,200
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1861 (Jan 15) Part entire (missing the first page) from Boston to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, "via England per Australasian" franked at the 33c rate by 1857-61 3c type II and 10c type V (3, all marginal, one with part inscription "Carpenter & Co. BANK NOTE E" in right wing margin), each cancelled "PAID" within a barred circle, reverse with senders cachet of Iasigi, Goddard & Co in Boston and datestamps of Boston Br. Pkt, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (also the collectors handstamp "HENRY C. GIBSON COLLECTION / WARD SALE 12"), London Paid transit c.d.s (Jan 28) on the front. Carried on the Cunarder "Australasian" to Queenstown, red "28" (cents, due from the U.S Post Office to the British Post Office) and handstruck "1d" (due from G.B to the Cape Post Office). A very unusual franking and destination. Photo on Page 226. £500-600
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1904 KEVII ½d - 5/- Multiple Crown CA issue on pages, comprising set with "SPECIMEN" overprints, mint sets (3 sets) and 2/6 bock of four used on small piece with Road Town datestamps. S.G. 54/62, £700. (40). Photo on Page 228. £180-200
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1921 Multiple Script CA die II ½d and 1d strips of three overprinted "SPECIMEN" applied to a piece cut from the Madagascar Post Office U.P.U specimen stamp ledgers, each handstamped red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR", unique. S.G. 80/1s. (6 stamps). Photo on Page 228. £150-180
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1922-27 ½d - 5/- Set (no 1d scarlet or 1½d venetian-red which were issued later in 1928, including the 3d, 1/-, 2/6 and 5/- in both watermarks) all in strips of three overprinted "SPECIMEN" (the original ten 1922 values with larger overprint), applied to five pieces cut from the Madagascar Post Office U.P.U specimen stamp ledgers, each handstamped red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR", unique. S.G. 82/101s. (54 stamps). £900-1,100
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1898 G.E.A 5pf on 10pf Reply card, outward half posted from Dar-Es-Salaam to Zanzibar with arrival c.d.s, the attached reply half posted back from Zanzibar to Dar-Es-Salaam uprated 1a, Zanzibar squared circle cancels and an arrival c.d.s. Also 1904 (Apr 14) Zanzibar 2½a envelope posted on the final voyage of the "Kurfurst" (which was wrecked off the Portuguese coast on her next sailing from Germany to Africa), cancelled by Deutsche Seepost Ost-Afrikanische Hauptline c.d.s code "m" (1cm tear to upper edge), two unusual stationery items. (2). £120-150
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Picture Postcards. 1914-15 Picture postcards franked 6c or 3c on the picture side, all posted to an engineer on S.S "Pundura" in Bombay or Zanzibar. (33). £120-150
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Naval Mail. 1913-16 Cover and picture postcards (5), including four WW1 cards from naval ships at Zanzibar with differing naval censors, one with message referring to the capture of Bagamoyo by the Navy. (6). £100-120
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World War One - Royal Naval Air Service. 1918 Cover to London with return address of "W.F Brown, F28091, Seaplane Sqdn No. 8, R.N.A.S, c/o S.N.O, Zanzibar", violet boxed "PASSED / R.N.A.S / CENSOR / SQUADRON No 8", a Zanzibar 6c cancelled by London "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" machine (Jan 31), flap missing, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 226. £350-400
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1929 (June 22) Piece bearing the autographs of Sultan Khalifa bin Harub, his son Seyyid Abdulla (who became the final Sultan in 1961), and Sheik Seif, obtained at a cricket match at the Buccleuch Hotel, St. Boswells. £100-120
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1926 6c Photographic die proof in brown, in the issued design, sunk within a thick card mount, lettered "B", endorsed "approved by Colonial Office 4/2/26" and initialled, reverse bearing oval "THOS DE LA RUE & Co LTD / LONDON / 110 BUNHILL ROW E.C" cachet and dated "15.1.26". A fine and unique proof. Photo on Page 230. £600-800
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1926 Piece cut from an archival page bearing two undenominated Master Die Proofs of the design used for the 5c-50c values, printed in black or green, each 22x26mm, endorsed "Appd 24/4/26" and initialled. A unique piece from the De La Rue Archives. (2 proofs). Photo on Page 230. £600-800
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1926 Undenominated Master Die Proof of the design used for the 5c-50c values, in black on glazed paper, 47x77mm, corner crease well clear of the printed proof, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 164. £400-500
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1926 3c Die Proof in black on wove paper, horizontal crease, 24x28mm. Photo on Page 212. £150-180
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1926 25c Die Proof in black on white glazed paper, 53x66mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 232. £350-450
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1926-27 1c - 75c Set of eleven overprinted "SPECIMEN" all in strips of three (the 75c a pair + single) each on a separate piece of brown paper cut from an archival page, most with a tick alongside the left stamp, scarce in multiples. S.G. 299/309s. (11 strips). Photo on Page 212. £150-180
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1926-27 1c - 75c (no 4c) overprinted "SPECIMEN" lightly mounted mint, also the issued set unmounted mint and used, and unmounted mint corner blocks of the 3c - 10c, 20c, 25c and 75c, the 8c block with a few split perfs, otherwise fine. S.G. 299/309. (78). £120-150
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1927-38 Covers and cards all bearing 1926-27 issue stamps, including 4c printed matter rate to Denmark or Czechoslovakia, 1932 postcard franked 14c to Chile, 1930 cover franked 20c to Finland, 1930 "Postal Service" envelope franked 25c to USA, 1930 cover to Germany with 1c (2) + 6c strip of three cancelled "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE No. 7" datestamps, etc. (17). £200-240
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1934 (Oct 23) Air Mail cover to Daressalaam franked 20c, endorsed "Delayed Zanzibar, Reported FW" with violet "Postmaster / Dar es Salaam" applied below (by the Postmaster, Frederick John Woodcock). The "Tanganyika Standard" at this time reported rioting in Zanzibar, with the Post Office being ransacked. An unusual cover. £120-140
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1936 1s Die Proof in pale yellow-green on ungummed watermarked paper, 31x36mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 212. £250-300
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1936 10s Die Proof in the issued colours, mounted with a thick card surround, 112x124mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 228. £300-400
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1936 Issue imperforate plate proofs, 25c block of four on wove paper, and proofs on blue lined security paper comprising 25c pair, 40c block of four, and blocks of twenty (rows 9/10) of the 25c and 40c both with De La Rue imprint and plate number "1". Also the issued 25c and 40c in mint corner blocks of fourteen with imprint and plate number. (50 Proofs). £350-400
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1936 5c-10s Set of thirteen perfined "SPECIMEN", in horizontal pairs (5c - 7s.50) or a vertical pair (10s), the 7s.50 pair without gum, the others lightly mounted mint. S.G. 310/22s, £500. (13 pairs). Photo on Page 212. £140-160
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1936 5c - 10s Set of thirteen in marginal blocks of four (2s - 7s.60 corner marginal, 5s with plate number "1"), 10s block with margin virtually separated and rejoined with a hinge to one upper stamp, otherwise all superb unmounted. S.G. 310/22, £480. (13 blocks). £140-160
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1936 5c - 10s Set unmounted mint and used, 15c unmounted block of fifty, and 7s.50 and 10s used blocks of four, the latter scarce. Also 1947 Paris Postal Union Congress presentation book given to delegates containing the 1936 set and Victory pair. S.G. 310/22, £520+. (103 + Congress Book). £140-160
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1936-52 Covers and cards bearing the 1936 issue, including 1951 cover franked 5c to Goa handstamped "T" with five Portuguese India 6r postage due stamps tied to the reverse, 5c printed matter rate to USA, internal air letters franked 10c (2), 1940 cover to Australia with "Passed by / CENSOR", 1940 "Schooner Yankee Third World Cruise" cover signed by the Captain, 1951 1s rate to Madagascar, 1938 part wrapper from an insured parcel to G.B franked 8/70, etc. (22). £200-240
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1936 Sultan Khalifa Silver Jubilee, 10c and 50c photographs of the original handpainted essays, on thick photographic paper, the first dated "14.9.36" on reverse, from the De La Rue archives. (2). £100-120
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1936 Silver Jubilee, 50c frame die proof in orange-vermilion affixed to a piece from an archival page, initialled and dated "27/8", also endorsed "appd for Die 28/8/36" and initialled, a fine unique piece from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 232. £500-600
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1936 Silver Jubilee, 50c die proof in orange-vermilion and black affixed to a piece from an archival page, initialled and dated "26/8", also endorsed "appd for Die 28/8/36" and initialled, a fine unique piece from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 232. £500-600
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