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1909 (Nov 17) Pieces from two registered envelopes posted on the same day to Leon Adutt in Margate, bearing 1907-09 4d block of four or 5/- tied by Georgetown datestamps, both with London F.S registration labels. S.G. 29, 32, £395. (2 pieces). £80-100
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1912-20 KGV ¼d, 2½d and 1/- overprinted "SPECIMEN", all with part circular handstamps applied by the receiving authority in Gabon, removed from an archival page and therefore without gum, 2½d a little stained and 1/- with surface faults, nevertheless unique. (3). £70-80
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1930 Covers (3) all franked ½d + 1d, with first day uses of double ring datestamps, comprising Boddentown (Oct 1) used as an arrival datestamp on cover from Northside, West Bay (Oct 1) or East End (Oct 7); also a 1938 (Feb 3) first day use of Georgetown machine tying Centenary issue 1d to a picture postcard. Philatelic but scarce first day cancellations. (4). £140-160
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c.1953 Coloured print of a Dolphin Fish with a reproduction of the 1943 KGVI stamp featuring the fish in the upper right corner, 32x25cm. Also a reproduction of the 1/- stamp printed in "die proof" form on thin paper with imprints "Les Poisson et le Timbre-poste" and "Helio-Vaugirard - 1953", 155x115mm. (2). £70-80
| CEYLON
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Mint and used accumulation in three stockbooks including 1910 set mint, 1938-49 sets mint (9), etc. (100s). £200-250
| CHILE
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c.1877 Stamp size handpainted 5c essay in an unadopted design, superbly painted in purple and Chinese white with a vignette of Columbus applied in the centre, on thick card, 32x36mm. A fine and unique essay, from the American Bank Note Co. Photo on Back Cover. £250-300
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1947 Cervantes 400th Birth Anniversary, 60c stamp size handpainted essay by J. Moreno, in green on perforated paper, mounted on card (145x115) with printed heading "Superintendencia de la Casa de Moneda y Especies Valoradas" and similar cachet on reverse. A fine essay, very similar to the design adopted for the issued 40c stamp. £120-150
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Postal Stationery. c.1893-1916 Used and unused envelopes, postcards, reply cards, lettercards, newspaper wrappers and Postal Memorandum, many used, various destinations, some uprated. (248). £400-500
| CHINA
(Also See Lots 170, 246, 486, 1127/30) | |
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1894 Dowager Empress 12c brown-orange, two shades; and 1897 4c on 4c pink narrow surcharge setting, well centred, all mint with large part original gum. S.G. 23, 81, £2,100. (3). Photo on Page 174. £240-280
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1900-06 $2 Vertical pair and $5 (3), no watermark, all mint, the $2 pair with a few clipped perf tips and pulled perfs to upper stamp, the $5 stamps with a little light staining mainly to the perfs, one $5 with a pulled perf at left, all very reasonable appearance. S.G. 132/3, £8,250. (5). Photo on Pages 170 & 174. £800-1,000
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1904 Cover from Scotland to Hangchow with G.B KEVII 2½d tied by Glasgow & Carlisle S.C Up Limited c.d.s, handstamped circular framed "T" with a 20c postage due cancelled at Hangchow, backstamped at Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hangchow. Vertical fold, otherwise fine and unusual. Photo on Page 160. £160-180
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1915 (Sep 19) Field Service postcard from a soldier on the Western Front with F.P.O 158 c.d.s, addressed to "J.D Cush, Chinese Customs, Hoihow, Hainan Island, South China" with fine "HOIHOW" arrival c.d.s code "D" on the front, corner crease at upper right, otherwise fine and very unusual. £150-180
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1938-41 Dr Sun Yat-sen third issue $5, mint imperforate multiple consisting of six uncut sheets of fifty without gum, each with two vertical folds between stamp columns 3/4 and 7/8, from the unfinished sheets looted from the Chung Hwa Book Co. printing works in Hong Kong, unusual in such a large multiple. Mentioned as a footnote by Gibbons below S.G. 475. (6 mint sheets). £500-600
| COLOMBIA
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1946 IV Pan American Press Congress, 10c postage and air stamp essays for a proposed issue, well handpainted in black and Chinese white on card with a transparent paper overlay. A fine and unique pair, from the papers of Waterlow artist Stanley D. Scott (see lot 766). (2) £180-220
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1961 Atlantico Tourist Issue, stamp size handpainted essays in the adopted designs, for the 10c express stamp depicting Holy Week Procession at Popayan, and the 35c air stamp depicting the courtyard of the tourist hotel at Popayan, both superbly painted on card, from designs by I. Mosdossy. A unique pair. (2). Photo on Page 170. £160-200
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1898 (Dec 21) Cover to London, circular "(Union Jack) / MONOFATSI" and intaglio "INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATION / GOVERNOR / MONOFATSI" handstamps in blue, an Austrian P.O 1pi cancelled at Candia, arrival backstamp, a scarce and attractive cover. Photo on Page 182. £700-800
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1906 Cover with 2nd Royal Sussex Regt crest on the flap, posted from Iraklion to England franked 10L, the reverse with violet boxed "CAMP POST OFFICE / CANDIA No.". £80-100
| CYPRUS
(Also See Lots 66, 298/9, 814, 1387) | |
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G.B Used in Cyprus. 1858-69 2d Blue plate 13 cancelled "982" of Famagusta, fine and scarce. S.G. Z3, £1,200. Photo on Page 174. £300-350
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G.B Used in Cyprus. 1858-69 2d Blue plate 14 cancelled "982" of Famagusta, fine and scarce. S.G. Z3, £1,200. Photo on Page 174. £300-350
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G.B Used in Cyprus. 1872 6d Grey plate 16 cancelled "969" of Nicosia, fine and scarce. S.G. Z43, £1,000. Photo on Page 174. £250-300
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G.B Used in Cyprus. 1880 1/- Orange-brown cancelled "942" of Larnaca. This stamp was issued in 1880 after Cyprus overprints had been issued; it was therefore never issued in Cyprus and is not listed by Gibbons, although other G.B stamps are recorded used in Cyprus after April 1880. A very scarce stamp used in Cyprus. Photo on Page 174. £250-300
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1880 2½d Rosy mauve plate 14 pair and 1/- green plate 13 overprinted Cyprus, each handstamped "SPECIMEN", the 1/- very scarce with as few as twenty stamps believed to have been overprinted Specimen. (3). Photo on Page 174. £500-600
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1880 1/- Green plate 13 overprinted Cyprus, fine mint. S.G. 6, £850. Photo on Page 174. £200-240
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1886 ½ on ½pi, Fractions 8mm apart, watermark Crown CA, two examples both with variety large "1" at left, used with Larnaca squared circle or "981" numeral of Paphos, both fine. S.G. 29a, £550. (2). Photo on Page 174. £150-180
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1882 ½pi Emerald-green on Crown CC watermarked paper with small "½" surcharge essay, hinged to a piece bearing the explanatory note "The above stamp came originally from the Ferrari collection. It is said to be an essay. The stamp is watermarked Crown CC, printed in fugitive ink. The stamps were overprinted with two fractions in 1882 for general issue, but in a different type. I have never seen a similar type. A.L. Pemberton, 10th Aug. 1949". Tiny fault at top, otherwise fine, a rare and intriguing essay, not recorded in the Cyprus handbook (which contains numerous references on this issue by A.L Pemberton, a noted specialist on Cyprus), probably unique. Photo on Page 172. £1,000-1,200
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1902 King Edward VII Master Die Proof with blank country and value tablets, in black on white glazed card, stamped "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated "3 OCT 02", initialled in manuscript, 92x60mm. A fine and scarce die proof. Photo on Page 180. £1,200-1,400
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1902 KEVII 1pi Imperforate imprimatur on Crown CA paper, fine mint. Photo on Page 174. £160-200
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1904 KEVII 30pa Imperforate colour trial in green and brown on Multiple Crown CA paper, fine mint, scarce. Photo on Page 174. £250-300
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1904 KEVII 1pi Imperforate colour trial in dull purple and green on Multiple Crown CA paper, fine mint, scarce. Photo on Page 174. £250-300
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1904 KEVII Multiple Crown CA 5pa - 45pi marginal set of twelve all handstamped "SPECIMEN" type CY1 in red, the 45pi with margin at right, the others all with upper margin, the 18pi with plate number "1". This specimen handstamp applied to presentation sets, most probably given to countries joining the U.P.U after the overprints had been distributed. A superb and very scarce set. (12). Photo on Page 224. £1,000-1,200
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1904 KEVII Multiple Crown CA 5pa - 30pa and 1pi - 45pi all handstamped "SPECIMEN" type CY1 in violet, fine mint, very scarce. (11). Photo on Page 174. £600-700
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1922 "CYPRUS 10 SHILLINGS" and "CYPRUS 1 POUND" duty plate die proofs, in black on white glazed cards, 92x60mm, both stamped "AFTER / STRIKING" and dated "11/9/22" or "13/9/22" in pencil. A fine and scarce pair of die proofs for the two additional high values issued in 1923. (2). Photo on Page 180. £400-500
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1924 ½pi Perforated colour trial on gummed Multiple Script CA paper, in carmine and green, the colours chosen for the 2pi value, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 174. £300-350
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1924 ½pi Perforated colour trial on gummed Multiple Script CA paper, in black and orange on emerald paper, the colours chosen for the 4½pi value, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 174. £300-350
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1924 ½pi Perforated colour trial on gummed Multiple Script CA paper, in brown and purple, the colours chosen for the 9pi value. Small corner crease and a little paper adhering to reverse, very scarce. Photo on Page 174. £240-280
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1924 £5 Overprinted "SPECIMEN", small part gum, good appearance, scarcer than the issued stamp. S.G. 117as, £1,000. Photo on Page 174. £180-220
| DENMARK
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1852 2 R.B.S Pair used on piece, each tied by "1" numeral cancel of Copenhagen, right stamp with variety foot of "2" nearly disjoined, four margins, very fine. S.G. 3/a, £2,900+. Photo on Page 174. £300-400
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1857-1994 Covers and cards including T.P.Os, postal stationery, Paquebots and "Fra" handstamps, Christmas seals, special event cancels, undated cancels, forces in Germany, etc. Also a packet of Local Post stamps. (183+). £350-450
| EGYPT
(Also See Lots 315, 317, 357) | |
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Hong Kong. 1919 (Jan 19) Stampless printed "SHEPHERD'S HOTEL, CAIRO" cover endorsed "On Active Service" , addressed to Hong Kong, with Shepherds Hotel c.d.s and boxed "PASSED BY / BASE CENSOR / E.E.F", backstamped at Army Post Office SZ 10, Port Said and Hong Kong. A very unusual destination. £140-160
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1935 Silver Jubilee 1pi British Forces letter stamp, margin at left, superb unmounted mint. S.G. A10, £400. Photo on Page 174. £120-140
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c.1903 King Edward VII head vignette in black, die sunk on thin card, 54x54mm. A fine De La Rue proof, used for the 1904 Falkland Islands issue. Photo on Page 134. £500-600
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1929 £1 Mint, very fine. S.G. 126, £325. Photo on Page 174. £100-120
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1937-84 Falklands and Falklands Dependencies, mainly mint collection in two Godden albums including 1938-50 KGVI sets (5, some unmounted, additional 5/-, 10/-), 1946 3d plate block with crown flaw, 1952 set used, 1960 set unmounted; F.I Dependencies 1946 imprint strip set with 3d teardrop flaw, 1954 set mint, South Georgia 1963 set unmounted, etc. (100s). £400-500
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Falklands and Falklands Dependencies, mint and used accumulation in three stockbooks, including 1898 5/- used, 1912 5/- used, 1948 £1 unmounted, 1952 sets mint (2) and used, 1960 set unmounted (with 2/- black and lake-brown) and used; F.I Dependencies 1954 set mint and used, South Georgia 1963 set unmounted and used, etc. (100s). £300-400
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British Antarctic Territory. 1963-92 Mint and used selection in two stockbooks including 1963-69 set unmounted with additional 1969 £1, 1971 surcharge set unmounted and used with additional 50p on 10/- watermark inverted unmounted, etc. (100s). £200-250
| FIJI
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1920 "FIJI ½d" Duty Plate die proofs in black on white glazed cards, 92x60mm, stamped "BEFORE / STRIKING" and dated "18/12/20" in pencil, or stamped "AFTER / STRIKING" and dated "31/12/20" in pencil. A fine pair, produced for the die II ½d which was issued in 1923. (2). Photo on Page 192. £350-400
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1925 "FIJI 1½d" Duty Plate die proofs in black on white glazed cards, 92x60mm, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" or endorsed "after hardening". A fine pair, the 1½d value issued in 1927. (2). Photo on Page 192. £350-400
| FRANCE & COLONIES
(Also See Lots 279, 283, 304, 308, 318, 358, 367, 598, 623/4, 703/4, 1225) | |
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1852-70 Mint and used collection, with covers (51) in two albums, including 1852 10c (3), 1853-61 unused 1c (2), 5c, 10c (2), used 1c (10, one on a wrapper), 5c (12), 80c (36), 1862 perforated 1c (6), 5c (4), 10c, 40c and 80c unused and used 1c (7), 80c (11), 1870 imperf 2c (2), 4c (8), 5c (8), 10c (11), 30c (12), 40c (2), 80c (3) used and unused 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 40c, also 1861 20c unofficial perf 7 used on piece and 20c unofficial pin perf, 1857 cover to USA franked 80c, 1863 letter to Italy with two 80c stamps, 1868 printed death notice for Baron James Mayer de Rothschild franked 5c, etc. Very mixed quality with faults to many stamps, nevertheless very high catalogue value with some finer stamps and covers noted. (c.600 stamps + 51 covers). £450-550
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French Colonies. 1896-1950 Covers and cards (16) and a front, mainly from or to Pacific Islands, including 1901 registered U.S Consular Service cover from Tahiti to USA bearing seven Oceanic Settlements 25c stamps, 1948 commercial cover franked 5½d from Australia to Noumea with New Caledonia 10f postage due on the front and 50c postage due block of four on reverse, also New Caledonia first flight covers (6), etc. (17). £150-180
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Cameroon. 1943 (Sep 4) Registered cover from Abong-M'Bang to Lomie bearing 1f.50 vertical pair and Laquintinie Hospital Fund 1f.25 + 10f surcharge vertical pair (S.G. 191, £100 as stamps), official cachets of Abong-M'Bang and Lomie applied. A scarce charity issue on cover. £100-120
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