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1916 Easter Rising. Picture postcards depicting leaders of the Irish Rebellion (14), the arrest of rebels (2) and other scenes during or after the uprising (47); 1916 letter from Belfast mentioning the recent uprising; and The Irish Times "Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook" (missing the covers); also a few associated postcards. (65+). £400-500
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1916-22 Covers (3) and pieces (3) comprising 1916 (Apr 25) cover from London to Ireland censored due to the Easter Rising; 1916 postcard with Dublin parcel cancel, used after the rising; piece with 1922 ½d + 1½d each tied by boxed "FOULKSMILL", used after the regular cancel was stolen in an IRA raid; 1921 O.H.M.S cover with Field Post Office W.16 c.d.s of Dublin; 1922 2d on piece with F.P.O D41 c.d.s; and piece cut from a bundle label with violet single ring Field Post Office 7 c.d.s (only one example recorded by Dulin). (6). £140-160
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Fiji 1922 2d Grey imperf marginal pair printed on Irish multiple SE monogram watermarked paper, produced by De La Rue to test the suitability of the paper for typography printing, fine unmounted mint. Photo on Page 174. £300-400
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1922 (Feb 17) 2d Overprint commercially used on First Day Cover, from Cork to London, very fine. £150-180
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1922 (Feb 17) ½d Overprint used on a First Day Cover, also franked G.B KEVII 1902 and 1904 ½d, and G.B KGV ½d, all tied by Ball's Bridge D.O Dublin datestamps, unusual. £150-180
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1922 (Feb 17) 1d Overprint and unoverprinted G.B 2½d on a commercial cover from the Bank of Ireland in Dublin, the First Day of Issue of the Ireland overprint 1d, a very unusual combination franking F.D.C. £150-180
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Zeppelin Mail. 1933 (Sep 28) Cover from Dublin to Bahia, Brazil with five Irish stamps totalling 1/-/½, inscribed "By Airmail via Berlin" and handstamped "MIT LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN", with red hexagonal October 1933 Amerikafahrt and triangular Sudamerika-Chicagofahrt cachets and circular "MIT LUFTPOST BEFORDERT / LUFTPOSTAMT / BERLIN C2", reverse with violet Brazil Zeppelin cachet and datestamps of Berlin C (Sep 30) and Bahia (Oct 17), fine and scarce. Photo on Page 186. £180-220
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1965 Europa, CEPT 5th Anniversary, a superb handpainted essay in shades of green, orange, yellow and Chinese white, the painted design 85x151mm, on thick card, 208x281mm. Very attractive and unique, from the papers of Stanley D. Scott (see lot 766), an artist at Harrisons. Photo on Page 188. £300-400
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Picture Postcards. c.1900-32 Picture postcards on pages and loose, including topographical views, some real photos, court cards, fairs, horse shows, motor racing, Eucharist Congress, cards made of peat, St. Patrick's Day, hold to light cards, floods, Guinness Brewery, Shannon Electricity Scheme, railways, royal visits, etc. (467). £260-300
| ITALY
(Also See Lots 285, 289, 297, 352) | |
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1728-96 Letters from or to Popes, comprising 1728 printed announcement concerning Procurators of the Cathedral, sent on behalf of Pope Benedict XIII with his paper covered seal, addressed to Monsignor Tome Allessandro, Bishop of Nardo; 1774 letter from The Superior of the Community of the Convent of S. Maria of the Seven Wounds to Pope Clement XIV, asking the Pope to approve the election of Cardinal Corsini as the new Father Superior; and 1796 letter from the Marchesa Luisa Fiorentina to Pope Pius VI asking to be allowed to read certain books normally banned to her sex, with the Pope's reply in Latin, allowing her to read all books which her conscience judges to be harmless to religion and lifestyle. (3). £140-160
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Vatican City - Postal History. 1929-63 Covers and cards, a good proportion apparently commercial, including first definitive issue (12), 1931 25c surcharge (2) and other 1930s covers (24), WW2 covers (10), scarce 1934 registered Red Cross cover bearing 40c and 1.30L surcharges, also postal stationery (11), special delivery covers, etc. A good lot, well written up on pages. (117). £350-400
| JAMAICA
(Also See Lots 280, 286, 364/5) | |
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1860 1d Pale blue, watermark Pines, mint marginal strip of four, left stamp with light diagonal crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 1, £300+. Photo on Page 224. £90-120
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1926 1/- Composite essay in the adopted design, the frame superbly handpainted in blue, the centre excised and a photograph of the Queen Victoria Statue inserted, the essay cut out and applied to thick card, 33x38mm, the reverse dated "1921". A fine and unique essay, the issued stamp printed in this design in orange. Photo on Front Cover. £1,000-1,200
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1938 KGVI 1/-, Vertical marginal pair, the upper stamp with repaired chimney variety, mounted mint. S.G. 130a, £650. £120-140
| JAPAN
(Also See Lots 249, 287, 1109/10) | |
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c.1880-1978 Covers and cards, mainly postal stationery (102), also post-war Australian F.P.Os, etc. (125). £250-300
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1899-1981 Mint and used collection in an album comprising 1899-1908 ½s - 10s and 20s - 50s mint, 1923 definitive set of nine unused, 1929-34 air set mint, and 1950-81 definitives with the four 1950-51 miniature sheets mounted mint (also 24y miniature sheet on F.D.C), etc. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (100s). £200-250
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1903-11 Postcards (4) from G.B to Japan, and a cover from G.B to Dalny, Manchuria, all with arrival handstamps, three redirected, the cover with ten redirection slips each with a c.d.s including "DAIREN / I.J.P.O" (2) and "PORT-ARTHUR / I.J.P.O", also a G.B 1d postcard posted in Japan with red postage due handstamp. (6). £100-120
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1921-48 Covers including 1921 cover bearing 1920 perf 14 marginal 1p tied by violet arabic cancel of Salt and a Jerusalem skeleton applied upon arrival, 1925 cover from Amman to Jerusalem bearing 1925-26 "East of Jordan" overprint 5m, 1940 and 1945 censored covers, 1948 card from G.B to R.A.F Amman with Jordan censor, etc. (6). Photo on Page 186. £220-260
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1952 Unification of Jordan and Arab Palestine, 10f stamp size handpainted essay similar to the adopted design (depicting Dome of the Rock and Petra), superbly painted in purple, lilac and Chinese white with two pictures applied to the central design, mounted on card, bearing a "Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd, London" label, 81x99mm. A superb and unique essay from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 196. £500-600
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c.1952-53 Photographs from the De La Rue archives of essays of unissued stamps, an essay depicting Emir Abdullah unusually with a value of 1 dinar, and an essay for a 100f stamp commemorating the Accession of King Hussein in 1953. (2). £60-80
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1956 First Arab Postal Congress, 4f handpainted essay in the adopted design, superbly handpainted in carmine, black and Chinese white, on thick card, 95x66mm. A unique essay, from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 172. £400-500
| KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA
(Also See Lots 83/8, 305, 338/9, 342, 363, 366, 811, 1007, 1016, 1107/8, 1228) | |
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Mint and used accumulation in five albums or stockbooks, extensive KGVI with various perfs, including 2/- mint (15), 3/- mint (15), 5/- mint (11), 10/- mint (8), £1 mint (10) and used (3, one on cover), control blocks with 1c tadpole flaw mint and 1c retouched value tablet used, 10c mountain retouch mint (S.G. 135a), also 1922 10/- used, 1928 postage due set mint, 1941-42 70c pair crescent moon variety mint, 1954 and 1960 sets mint, some Zanzibar with 1936 set mint (5c - 2s and 10s unmounted marginal with sheet number), and postmarks, etc. (1,000s). £500-600
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1918-66 Covers and cards, mainly KGVI period, including 1941 (Mar 3) cover with 30c + 1s tied by "ISCIA BAIBOA / SOMALIA ITALIANA" datestamps, 1943-45 covers from the Polish settlements at Koja or Iringa (2), 1935 (May 6) Silver Jubilee set on F.D.C, 1952 Mitchell Park Nairobi skeleton c.d.s. used at the agricultural show, etc. (90). £200-240
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1938 3s.40 Booklet, a little rusting to staples, otherwise fine. S.G. SB3, £300. £80-100
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1938-54 KGVI 1c Sheets of 100 from plate 4A or 4B (2 sheets), also plate 4A blocks of 30 and 20 (rows 6-10) and plate 4B block of 30 (rows 8-10), listed varieties include Retouched value tablet (6), break in Birds Breast, and Tadpole flaw (3). S.G. £660+ £100-120
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Tanganyika - Arusha/Moshi. 1919 Registered covers posted at Arusha with violet boxed "R / ARUSHA" handstamps but with the G.E.A stamps cancelled by "MOSHI" skeleton datestamps, one franked 25c to a P.O.W at Tura Camp in Egypt with AU 3 c.d.s, the other to Germany with 15c + 25c tied DE 7 c.d.s, Tanga censor and German currency control label. Arusha had no datestamp of its own from 1918 until at least April 1920, mail being cancelled in transit at Moshi. (2). £150-180
| LABUAN
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1894 6c Green, imperforate proof sheet of ten in the issued colour, on unwatermarked wove paper, the ninth stamp with the variety missing stop in second left arabic character, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 190. £700-800
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1894 16c Grey, imperforate proof sheet of ten in the issued colour, on unwatermarked wove paper, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 190. £700-800
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1922 Straits Settlements 2c postcard written from Labuan to Jesselton, cancelled upon arrival by scarce oval of bars (Proud K2, used on "loose mail") with boxed "LATE MAIL" alongside and a Jesselton c.d.s on the front. Central vertical fold, otherwise fine, very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 186. £200-250
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1946 (July/Aug) Stampless O.A.S covers to England endorsed "Air Mail" both with fine strikes of Indian "F.P.O / No 120" (used in Labuan Jan. - Nov. 1946), the first with an enclosed letter from R. Samuels at "H.Q, B.M.A". Also a third 1946 (May) O.A.S cover from Samuels with Indian "F.P.O / No 217" c.d.s. of Singapore. Opening tears at upper edges, otherwise fine and attractive. (3). Photo on Page 186. £200-250
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Mint and used accumulation in an album and on stockcards including 1890 set mint, all three KEVII sets mint, 1911 2/6 used, 1912-22 sets mint (5) with additional 5/- (3), 1921 issue to 10/- mint, 1921 4/- and 5/- used, 1931 6d used, 1938-51 sets mint (11), 1954 sets mint, various KGV and KGVI varieties, also Barbuda 1922 overprint set mint with additional 3d inverted watermark (2). A fine lot. (100s). £500-600
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1902 KEVII 1/-, Variety dropped "R", fine mint. S.G. 26a, £550. Photo on Page 224. £150-180
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1905 KEVII 2½d, Variety wide "A", fine mint. S.G. 32a, £850. Photo on Page 224. £200-250
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1921 KGV 10/- (3, one with broken crown and scroll) and £1 fine mint. S.G. 79/a, 80, £685. (4). Photo on Page 170. £200-240
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1938-51 KGVI 1d Scarlet with "DI" flaw and 6d with broken "E" variety, both mounted mint. S.G. 99a, 109ab, £780. (2). Photo on Page 224. £140-160
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1938-51 KGVI 10/- (14) and £1 (37, both perfs) mint, many unmounted including £1 brown-purple and black on red paper, various printings and colours, some minor varieties identified. (51). £600-700
| MALAYA
(Also See Lots 142, 195/6, 240/1, 243/5, 288, 399, 1181, 1504) | |
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Straits Settlements. 1868 4c Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "Feb. 19 1868", 92x60mm, a fine proof. Photo on Page 192. £400-500
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1885 Cover from London to "Major Buxton, Brigade Major, Singapore" franked 1884 5d green, single ring Singapore backstamp, very fine. £100-120
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Extensive mint and used accumulation in four stockbooks with Straits, Malayan States and Singapore, including Straits 1904 1c - $5 mint, 1906 3c - $5 mint, all KGV issues mint to the $5; F.M.S 1922-34 1c - $5 set of thirty mint; BMA set unmounted; Japanese Occupation 1942 Straits 40c - $1 red overprints (J156/8) and postage due 1c - 50c set with black overprints (JD21/27) all mint; Malayan Postal Union dues 1936 set and 1945 1c - 15c mint; Singapore 1948 perf 14 set mint, 1948 $5 unmounted and used; Kedah 1937 set unmounted; Kelantan 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition $2 mint, 1937 1c - $1 mint; Malacca 1949 set mint and used; Penang 1949 set unmounted, etc. Also a few covers with Johore 1894 3c surcharge set tied by Johore Bahru star & crescent cancels, 1955 Cocos Island, etc. (Many 100s). Photo on Page 224. £500-600
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Kelantan. 1928 $1 Unadopted essay superbly handpainted in blue, silver, grey and Chinese white, the handpainted value tablet applied separately, applied to white card and set within a buff card surround, card covering with "Specimen from Perkins, Bacon & Co Ltd, London, S.E.1, England" painted by hand. A superb and unique essay, superficially similar to the adopted design but differing in many details. Photo on Page 196. £1,000-1,200
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Kelantan. 1941 (Nov 7) Air Mail cover with printed "British Adviser, Kelantan Government" flap, endorsed "from G.M Kidd, S. Staffordshire Regt, Infantry Base Depot, M.E.F" bearing Kelantan 4c, 6c, 10c and 30c cancelled at Kota Bahru. Violet triangular Singapore censor cachet and a circular censor of Cairo, backstamped with violet "8353" and a Cairo machine. Minor faults, an unusual wartime air mail cover to Egypt. £100-150
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Selangor. 1885-91 Overprints on Straits Settlements 2c rose, mint (13) and used (18) selection, various types including S.G. 31 mint or unused (5) and used (5), S.G. 34 mint, S.G. 35 mint or unused (4), S.G. 37 used, S.G. 40 used, S.G. 41 mint (2), etc., a few faults. S.G. 31/42, £870. (31). £100-120
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Malaysia. 2002-06 Agricultural Produce, study of the Federal and State issues written up on pages, virtually all in unmounted upper right corner blocks of four (44, also one block of eight) showing the printing date in the margin, gum types, perfs and watermarks identified with many varieties unpriced in the specialised catalogue, many inverted watermarks, also Pahang 30c single with missing background, and complete sheets (3, also a few earlier sheets), all superb. (185+). £160-200
| MALTA
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1884 Master Die Proof with blank value tablet, in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "18 FEB. 84". This Master Proof used for the 2d, 4d and 1/- stamps issued in 1885. A fine and scarce proof, 92x60mm. Photo on Page 192. £500-600
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1938-53 KGVI Issues with varieties, comprising 1943 1½d slate-black with broken cross and 2d scarlet with extra windows, 1953 2d yellow-ochre Self-Government overprint with halation flaw, all mint, the 2d scarlet unmounted. S.G. 220ba, 221ba, 238ca, £390. (3). £100-120
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1960 Handpainted essay of the first QV ½d stamp, produced by Waterlow for the 1960 Stamp Centenary set, painted in black and Chinese white on card (176x208mm), attached to a larger piece of thick card (254x317mm), with the instruction at right "Reduce to 64mm". A unique and attractive essay, from the papers of Waterlow artist Stanley D. Scott (see lot 766). Photo on Page 194. £250-300
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1908 50c Duty Plate die proof in black on white glazed card, dated "10 AUG 08", 92x60mm. Photo on Page 192. £80-100
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Mint and used accumulation in two stockbooks including 1910 set mint, various KGV plate number singles mint (26), 1938-49 sets mint (5), 1937 Coronation 20c varieties line through sword and line by sceptre mint, Express Delivery 15c surcharge inverted used (S.G. E3a, thinned but scarce), also a few covers and cards including 1942 card from a Jewish refugee at P.O. Box 1000 with triangular censor cachet, and a stockbook of Seychelles and B.I.O.T. (100s). £300-400
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1938-49 KGVI Definitives, listed varieties comprising 4c open "C", 10c perf 14 (2, shades) or 10c perf 15x14 with sliced "S", and 25c "IJ" flaw all mint, two 10c stamps unmounted. S.G. £960. (5). £150-180
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1870 (Sep 10) Cover to London prepaid 11d in cash, with two strikes of the "MONTSERRAT / A / PAID" c.d.s (Proud PD4, earliest recorded date) and a red "LONDON W. / PAID" arrival c.d.s. Small repaired opening tear to upper edge, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 186. £800-1,000
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