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1882 (Oct 26) 1½d Postcard to London cancelled "A08" with "MONTSERRAT / A / PAID" c.d.s on the front. Corner fault at lower left well clear of the Paid c.d.s and light corner crease at lower right, a very scarce Paid datestamp on postal stationery. £150-180
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1959 Childhood Week, stamp size artists essay very similar to the adopted design, superbly handpainted in green and Chinese white, applied to thick card bearing a "Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, 1959" label. A unique essay from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 196. £140-180
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1960 1100th Anniversary of the Founding of Karaouiyne University, original artists drawings in pencil and ink, in the five adopted designs but missing the arabic dates, four with differing values to the issued stamps, cut perforations at edges, 125x195mm. A unique group. (5). £300-400
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Morocco Agencies. 1898-1957 Mint and used collection in two albums with some overprint varieties, cancellations, KEVII and KGV issues to the 12pi, some G.B used in Tangier, a good lot. (100s). £500-600
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1920 (Dec 15) Registered cover to New York, forwarded to California, franked by Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 chocolate-brown tied by Pleasant Island c.d.s, with unusual violet boxed "PLEASANT ISLAND / (NAURU) / R· No" registration handstamp. S.G. 24, £200 as a stamp. £200-250
| NEW GUINEA
See Lots 1366-1379 | |
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1846 (Sep 1) Entire from London to Auckland prepaid 1/-, carried on the Toulmin Packet "Sydney" from Falmouth to Sydney and then on the "Avoca" to Auckland, with fine "NEW-ZEALAND" double arc datestamp (Feb 18) on the front, horizontal file fold, otherwise fine. £80-100
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1864 1/- Green imperf pair, watermark "N.Z", four margins, used with numeral cancels, a fine and attractive pair. S.G. 100, £600+. Photo on Page 224. £100-120
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Mint and used selection in two stockbooks including 1891-93 adverts (52, some faults), 1906 and 1913 Exhibition sets mint, 1931 Smiling Boy pair mint and used, Officials with KEVII perf 14x13½ 3d used, 1938 and 1940 sets unmounted, postal fiscals with 1940-45 22/- and 35/- surcharges used, postage dues with 1939 set in unmounted blocks of four, miniature sheets, health stamps, 1980/90s presentation packs and stamp packs (19), etc. (Many 100s). £400-500
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1882 Stamp Duty 6d, Die Proof in lake brown on white card, 52x92mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 190. £250-300
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1909 KEVII Progressive die proof with central KEVII vignette, crown and "Dominion of New Zealand" wording at the top, in black on thin card, a couple of small tone spots well away from the printed proof, otherwise fine and scarce, 45x70mm. Photo on Page 190. £200-240
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1926 Master Die Proof depicting King George V as an Admiral, in black on glazed paper, the value tablets uncleared, 87x103mm. A fine and scarce die proof, used for the 2/- and 3/- definitives issued in 1926. Photo on Page 196. £250-300
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1935 Pictorial issue, colour trials in various unadopted designs by James Berry on white wove paper, five differing designs with values of ½d, 1d (2) or 2½d (4), two 2½d trials depicting Harvesting (the design being virtually identical to the adopted 6d design), four gummed, all fine. (7). Photo on Page 224. £120-150
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Postal Notes. 1886 Die Proof of the Poundage stamp with blank value tablet and uncleared surround, in black on thick card, 56x85mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 190. £250-300
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Postal Stationery. 1907 KEVII ½d Postcard stamp, die proof in black on white glazed card, 45x52mm. Photo on Page 190. £150-180
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Pigeon Post. 1903 Unused flimsy Great Barrier Pigeongram Agency Pigeon Mail form bearing triangular 6d Pigeon Gram stamp, very fine. £120-150
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Boer War. 1900 Printed pictorial envelope headed "NEW ZEALAND TO THE FRONT" depicting Britannia and a Maori holding the New Zealand flag, designed and printed by J. Hooker of New Plymouth, posted within Auckland franked 1d. A couple of small opening tears at upper edge, otherwise fine, an attractive and scarce cover. £100-120
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World War One Picture Postcards. Collection in two albums with patriotic cards, soldiers portraits, wounded soldiers, hospitals, Victory Parade, ANZAC Day, etc. (130). £400-500
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1948-60 Covers with cancels of various N.Z islands, including Campbell Island (3), Raoul Island, Chatham Island, Great Barrier Island (5), etc., some with enclosed letters, also photos taken on Campbell Island (8), and a 1948 cover endorsed "Posted per H.M.N.Z.S Kiwi at Campbell Island" with Wellington Loose Letter c.d.s. (25+). £250-300
| NIGERIA
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Niger Coast. 1899 Cover to England with 1d lilac tied by violet boxed datestamp of Burutu (Feb 18); and a cover franked 1d from Hinckley to "Captain Herbert Bryan, W.A.F.F, Lokoja, Nigeria" with violet boxed Burutu arrival datestamp (July 14) on the front, minor creasing, a good pair of covers sent in both directions between England and Burutu. (2). £140-160
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Lagos. 1898 (May 20) Picture postcard of Lagos addressed to Germany, franked by Lagos 1d tied by oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKA / X" datestamp, and Germany 5pf cancelled in transit in Hamburg. A fine and unusual combination franking. £120-150
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Southern Nigeria. 1902 KEVII Head vignette, die proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING", dated 10 JUN 02", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 192. £250-300
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c.1905 Picture postcard of Kindia, French Guinea, with Lagos KEVII 2d cancelled "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKA / XXVII"; 1913 Sierra Leone postcard endorsed "S.S Henry Woermann via Boulogne"; and an attractive 1909 poster for Africa Steam Ship Co and British & African Steam Navigation Co. Ltd sailings from Hamburg and Rotterdam to West Africa. (3). £80-100
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Dahomey/Aden. 1918 Nigeria 2d size H registration envelope from Cotonou in Dahomey to Aden, privately carried to Nigeria and posted from Lagos franked 2½d, with two differing "CHARGEURS REUNIS / AGENCY DE COTONOU" cachets and "VIA LAGOS-PLYMOUTH", scarce intaglio "POSTAL / ADEN / CENSOR" on the front, backstamped in Sierra Leone, Port Said and Aden. Very unusual. Photo on Page 214. £250-300
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1931 50th Anniversary of British North Borneo Company, handpainted stamp size essay in blue, black and Chinese white in the adopted design, only the Chinese wording at the sides differing from the issued stamp, mounted with a raised card surround embossed "WATERLOW & SONS / LIMITED / SPECIMEN" at lower right. Endorsed "appd with Kinabalu in one word, 12/10" and initialled, also with the correct Chinese writing at left side shown in pencil and "Kinabalu one word", the word "Kina balu" carefully removed from the essay and repainted in a single word. A superb and unique essay, exceptional quality. Photo on Back Cover. £1,800-2,200
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Japanese Occupation. 1944 1c - 25c Japanese Occupation overprints, the 1c - 20c in vertical or horizontal (6c, 10c) pairs, fine mint. S.G. J20/30, £348. (21). £80-100
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1902 KEVII "Africa Protectorate" high value Key Plate type Master Die Proof with uncleared country and duty tablets and surround, in black on white glazed card, dated "21 OCT 02" and stamped "AFTER / HARDENING", initialled "G.C.G", 92x60mm. A very scarce Master Proof, used for Nyasaland, East Africa & Uganda, and Somaliland Protectorate. Photo on Page 170. £800-1,000
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1902 KEVII High value Master Die Proof with uncleared value tablets and surround, in black on white glazed card, dated "7 Nov" in pencil, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 170. £500-600
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1902 KEVII £10 Grey and blue overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 67s, £500. Photo on Page 170. £150-180
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1926-75 Palestine and Israel covers including postal stationery, WW2 censors, early Israel, forces mail, some ingoing mail, commercial covers with Jordan stamps overprinted for Palestine (7), 1958 cover from New Gaza with Egypt stamps overprinted for Palestine, etc. (125+). £200-240
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1960 National Census, composite essays in the two adopted designs, photographic background designs with the wording and various details handpainted in black and Chinese white, one with the Waterlow & Son Limited imprint applied separately below, each 170x238mm, attached to thick card (298x253mm), both with the instructions below "reduce to 33½mm work size, 37mm perf size". A unique pair, from the papers of Waterlow artist Stanley D. Scott (see lot 766). (2). £180-220
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Port Moresby. 1882-95 Lined Background 1d, 4d and 6d cancelled "NG" in bars. Lee type 2, used 1885-91 (when replaced by the "BNG" obliterator) with occasional use known until 1893. (3). Photo on Page 206. £300-350
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Port Moresby. 1882-95 Lined Background 2d (5, including a rejoined pair), 2½d pair and 4d, and 1895-96 void background 2d and 2½d, all cancelled "B.N.G" in eight bars. (10). Photo on Page 206. £500-600
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Port Moresby. 1891 (Aug 28) Cover to Brisbane bearing 1890 2d cancelled "B.N.G" eight bar obliterator, a superb "PORT MORESBY / BRITISH NEW GUINEA" c.d.s alongside, backstamped at Cooktown (Sep 7) and Brisbane. Very fine. Photo on Page 214. £400-500
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Port Moresby. 1896-1901 "PORT MORESBY / BRITISH NEW GUINEA" datestamps cancelling 1890 ½d, 1895-96 1d and 2d, 1897-1908 1d, 2½d pair on piece or 5d, also an 1893 c.d.s on stampless piece. Fine and scarce, the c.d.s rarely used to cancel stamps. (7). Photo on Page 206. £500-600
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Samarai. 1882-91 Lined Background 1/- violet, 1897-1908 void background 2½d rose (2) and 4d (crossed by blue crayon line) all cancelled "B.N.G" in nine bars, very scarce on the 1/- value. (4). Photo on Page 206. £400-500
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Samarai. 1879 (Dec 1) Cover to Cooktown bearing four 1897 1d vermilion stamps (pair + two singles) cancelled by two "B.N.G" nine bar obliterators, partial "SAMARAI / B.N.G" c.d.s below, backstamped in Cooktown. Small stain to address panel and repair at right edge, faults to flap, good appearance and a scarce cover from this office. Photo on Page 214. £700-800
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Woodlarks. 1897-1908 1d (4, including a rejoined pair) and 2½d cancelled by "B.N.G" ten bar obliterator. (5). Photo on Page 206. £400-500
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Daru. 1896 Piece bearing 1895 void background 1d orange-red pair cancelled by violet crowned oval "H.M. CUSTOMS / NOV 95 / DARU, B.N.G". Fine and very rare, just two other examples of this cancel recorded, dated AUG 95 (2d on piece) or OCT 95 (rejoined 1d pair). The Daru Post Office opened in c.1894 but no post office datestamp is recorded until 1899, this Customs handstamp apparently used to cancel mail prior to the post office c.d.s being issued. The most unusual and impressive of all the Queensland period cancels of B.N.G. Photo on Front Cover. £2,500-3,000
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1899 (Apr 10) Cover with "PRESIDENTS OFFICE / QUEENSLAND" printed flap, franked 2½d, posted from Toowoomba to "His Excellency Sir Wm McGregor CB, c/o Agent General for Queensland, 1 Victoria St., London", redirected to "Governor of Lagos, Lagos", datestamps of London and Lagos. McGregor was Administrator and then Governor of B.N.G from 1888 until 1899 when he became Governor of Lagos. An interesting associated cover. £100-120
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1901 ½d - 1/- Imperforate plate proof lower right corner blocks of four on ungummed watermarked paper, the ½d - 2½d, 6d and 1/- blocks each with a manuscript or handstamped date (17 Sep - 29 Sep 1901), the ½d, 1d, 2d and 6d blocks each initialled in the corner, the ½d block a little soiled. From the De La Rue Imprimatur sheet of thirty, now the only remaining blocks, the remainder of the sheets having been divided into singles and pairs. A unique dated set of blocks (the 2/6, issued four years later, not existing in this form), undoubtedly one of the most important items of British New Guinea philately. (7 Blocks). Photo on Back Cover & Page 200. £17,000-20,000
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1901 1d Imperforate plate proof vertical pair on ungummed watermarked paper (positions 13, 18), from the De La Rue imprimatur sheet of thirty, fine and rare. Photo on Page 206. £600-700
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1901-05 ½d - 2/6, Horizontal watermark, set of eight mint, the 1d, 6d, 1/- and 2/6 unmounted. S.G. 1/8, £850. (8). Photo on Page 202. £240-280
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1901 ½d and 2½d Black and ultramarine, horizontal watermark, both on thin paper, fine mint, the ½d with B.P.A Certificate (1987). S.G. 1a, 4a, £750. (2). Photo on Page 202. £200-240
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1901 2½d Black and ultramarine, horizontal watermark, on thin paper, mint. S.G. 4a, £400. Photo on Page 202. £100-120
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1901 4d, Variety deformed "d" at left, horizontal watermark, mint, hinge remainder and a couple of very minor gum tones, scarce. S.G. 5a, £800. Photo on Page 202. £180-220
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1901 4d, Variety deformed "d" at left, horizontal watermark, fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 5a, £800. Photo on Page 202. £240-280
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1905 2/6, Horizontal watermark, fine mint. Scarce, only 2,234 stamps issued. S.G. 8, £650. Photo on Page 202. £160-180
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1901-05 ½d - 2/6, Upright watermark, set of eight mint, the ½d - 1/- unmounted, 2/6 with X on Hill variety (position 29), 2/6 centred to foot. S.G. 9/16a, £750. (8). Photo on Page 202. £180-200
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1901 4d, Upright watermark, variety deformed "d" at left, mint, hinge remainders, scarce. S.G. 13a, £750. Photo on Page 202. £180-200
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1901 ½d - 2/6, Upright watermark, the mint set of six values on thin paper (the 1d and 2½d never printed on this paper) with additional ½d, the 6d with tiny tone mark, otherwise fine, a rarely offered set, 6d with R.P.S of Victoria Certificate (2012). S.G. 9a, 11a, 13b, 14/16a, £3,225. (7). Photo on Page 202. £1,000-1,200
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