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1891 Piece cut from an archival page bearing two imperforate 6d "Postage & Revenue" Imperium proofs in deep and pale green, value tablets with plain and lined background. Photo on Page 126. £150-200
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1894 Essay Die Proof of the Duke of York (later King George V) in an oval frame with uncleared surround, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, endorsed "Soft die by C. Naish, 114 College Plain, Camden Town", dated "2 NOV.94". An unusual De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 128. £150-180
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c.1894 Essay Die Proof of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), a three quarter profile in an oval frame with uncleared surround, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, endorsed "Die", an unusual De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 128. £120-150
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1901 Small King Edward VII head vignette die proof in black, die sunk on thin glazed card dated "3 JUN 1901", 45x51mm. A fine De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 136. £200-250
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1901 (Oct) Four page printed document from De La Rue, headed "Confidential. Report upon Stamping of Documents", explaining how embossed stamps are currently applied to documents, advantages and disadvantages of embossed stamps, and of adhesive stamps cancelled by over embossing. The reverse page illustrates how escutcheons are affixed to a document before a stamp is applied over them, and bears a perforated 6d Imperium proof in purple and red with an illustration of over embossing applied over this. A rare and interesting document. Photo on Page 130. £600-800
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1901 KEVII Head die proof, a large head with uncleared surround, in black on white glazed card, stamped "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated "27 SEP 01". A fine De La Rue proof, this head apparently used for revenue stamped papers (see next two lots). Photo on Page 136. £200-250
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1901 Piece cut from the De La Rue striking book bearing two KEVII head die proofs in an oval frame (see previous lot for a proof of the same head with uncleared surround) or a circular frame, both with a wreath design at the sides and crown above, both proofs printed in black on white glazed card, initialled, reduced to 30x22mm. The piece dated "Oct. 23" with the number of leads written alongside each proof, further endorsed in red ink "These electros inserted in the stamped papers working originals" and dated "Oct 26th 1901". A unique piece. Photo on Page 136. £250-300
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1901 King Edward VII Head die proof, the large head within a circular frame with crown above and wreath design at the sides, uncleared surround, in black on white glazed card, slightly reduced to 80x54mm. The reverse endorsed in pencil "Oct 23. 1901, 50 leads, Stamped Papers electros inserted in working originals, vol. 5". A scarce proof, used for revenue stamped paper. Photo on Page 136. £200-250
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1902 KEVII Head vignette die proof in an oval frame with black background, small size head used for East Africa & Uganda, Nyasaland and Somaliland, in black on white glazed card stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "29 NOV 02", 92x60mm. A fine and scarce proof. Photo on Page 136. £350-450
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1902 KEVII De La Rue imperforate Nyasaland type £10 colour trial in purple and black, on small piece, fine. Photo on Page 136. £120-150
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Revenue Stamped Paper. 1907 De La Rue Appendix Pages headed "Appendix 8" to "Appendix 14" and all dated "10th April 1907", each page bearing dummy 7/6 stamped paper with Britannia (Minerva) Head design at left and "GOVERNMENT / OF / AFRICA" at right, printed in seven differing colours each with another lithographed reproduction below, presumably produced to show the superiority of the De La Rue printing and the comparison in case of a lithographed forgery. A unique group, the proofs each with a vertical fold, otherwise fine. (14 proofs on 7 appendix pages). Photo on Page 131. £1,000-1,200
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1921 King George V head vignette die proof in black, die sunk on white wove paper, 68x77mm. A fine proof, virtually identical to the KGV head used for British Honduras, Cayman Islands, Cyprus and Turks & Caicos Islands. Photo on Page 134. £350-450
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c.1960 Waterlow Die Proofs of 23 differing QEII head vignettes for various stamps, one cut from a larger proof, fourteen coloured, also a die proof of a crown, each on wove paper with the die number written alongside, attached to card, 275x163mm. An important and unique archival page of QEII head proofs, from the papers of Stanley Scott (see lot 766). (24 Proofs). Photo on Page 132. £3,500-4,000
| ADEN
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1871 Entire letter from Calcutta to Mauritius "p. steamer via Bombay & Aden", franked 8a rose pair, backstamped "ADEN STEAMER POINT" c.d.s (Proud D6, recorded 1870-72) and at Calcutta and Mauritius. Horizontal fold with small central repair, an unusual use of this uncommon seriffed Aden datestamp. £150-180
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Dthali. 1903 (Mar 16) Piece bearing QV On H.M.S overprint 1a carmine and 2a pale violet each cancelled "EXPERIMENTAL P.O / B-84" c.d.s, creasing to both stamps and 1a corner fault, nevertheless a very scarce use of Official stamps at Dthali with this first Experimental P.O c.d.s, only recorded March 15-April 19 1903. Photo on Page 140. £100-120
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Perim. 1917 (Aug 6) Stampless O.A.S cover to Ireland with fine "PERIM" c.d.s on reverse, blue "PASSED CENSOR / No. A9 / PERIM" on the front, horizontal fold and a few opening faults at upper edge, otherwise fine. £120-150
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1937-68 Mint and used selection in a stockbook including 1937 2r - 10r used, 1939 sets mint (3), etc. (100s). Photo on Page 126. £250-300
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Postal Stationery. 1937 Hand drawn essays for the 1a envelope stamp and 3a registration envelope stamp, the frame designs drawn in pencil and ink on separate pieces of tracing paper, the registration envelope stamp drawing with the centre cut out and the essay then applied over a Grenada 3d registration envelope stamp die proof in orange, used to illustrate the central embossed head of King George V. Both pieces applied to thick card, headed "G / Aden 12" with "Registration" or "Postage" written above the two essays, "Rough sketches of Registration & Postage Envelope dies" written below. Two unique essays and an interesting use of the Grenada die proof. Photo on Page 134. £600-800
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1903 Cover to England franked by G.B KEVII ½d pair each cancelled by concentric circles, an Antigua c.d.s below, light vertical fold, otherwise fine and a very unusual cover. The Antigua handbook by Freeland & Jordan states this unusual handstamp was probably used at St. John's as an early form of Paquebot marking. Photo on Page 138. £150-180
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Picture Postcards. c.1910 Cards with monochrome views and a white space to the right, the title in the upper right corner, one duplicated view (but with differing title and reverse), one with faults, otherwise all fine, one posted in Cape Town in 1911. (19). £240-280
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1924-33 Issue, varieties comprising 1d cleft rock within a plate number marginal pair, 1½d line through "C" within a pair, and 8d Shamrock flaw, all mint, the 1d and 1½d pairs unmounted. S.G. 11c, 12e, 17d, £723. (3). Photo on Page 126. £200-240
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1929 Cover to London franked ½d + 1½d, treated as registered mail and cancelled by the oval Registered datestamps, the registration label then removed when it was realised that is was underpaid for registration and the stamps overcancelled by the Ascension c.d.s. Very unusual. £100-120
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1934 Vignette die proof depicting a turtle on a map of Ascension and the head of King George V, in black on glazed wove paper. A fine and scarce De La Rue die proof, virtually identical to the vignette adopted for the 1d, 2d, 8d and 2/6 values but without the lines of longitude and latitude and the upper latitude figure incorrectly shown as 8/55'S (instead of 7/55'S), 62x69mm. Photo on Page 134. £600-700
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1934 5/- Die Proof, central vignette in black and frame in the unissued colour of blue, on white wove paper. A fine and scarce De La Rue die proof, 62x60mm. Photo on Page 134. £600-700
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1938-53 KGVI ½d Black and bluish violet, perf 13 corner block of six, one with variety long central bar to "E", and 1½d black and rose-carmine, perf 14 marginal block of four, one with davit flaw, both fine unmounted mint; also perf 14 1½d black and vermilion and 1½d black and rose-carmine both with davit flaw, and perf 14 6d with boulder flaw, all mounted mint. S.G. 38ba, 40ca, 40da, 43a, £990. (5). Photo on Page 126. £180-220
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1938-53 KGVI Perf 13 2d Black and red-orange with mountaineer flaw, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 41aa, £450. Photo on Page 126. £120-140
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New South Wales. 1858 Cover from Sydney to Melbourne "p. steamer" bearing 1/- pale red with good to huge margins, central obliterator (not tied but clearly belongs), Sydney and Ship Letter Free G.P.O Victoria backstamps. £100-120
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Queensland - Thursday Island. 1887 and 1907 Covers to England, the first with 4d yellow pair cancelled by "148" sunburst obliterator, the 1907 cover with 1d pair cancelled "336" barred obliterator, both with Thursday Island datestamps alongside. (2). £120-150
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South Australia. 1867 2/- Reprinted die proof in black on handmade laid paper, 154x111mm. £150-180
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Tasmania. 1886 2/6 Essay handpainted in purple and Chinese white, on thick card, 75x95mm, dated "JAN 6th 86" and lettered "L", a superb and unique essay from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 136. £1,200-1,400
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1913-36 KGV Used collection including listed shades and varieties, and OS perfins and overprints, virtually all well centred with fine c.d.s cancels, some cancelled to order stamps from Specimen sets. The unusually fine collection includes 1913-14 ½d - 10/- (the 1d, 4d, 6d - 10/- C.T.O) and some inverted watermarks, 1914-20 set (½d, 4d, 5d C.T.O), 1918 1d rosine die II on rough paper, 1915 2d - 5/- set, 1915-27 2d - £1, 2/- red-brown (minor perf faults) and inverted watermarks (with 6, 9d, 1/-), 1918 1d carmine-pink and 1920 1d deep aniline red, 1923-24 6d - £1, 1926-30 sets (both perfs), 1929-30 6d - £2 (6d C.T.O), 1931-36 ½d - 1½d and 4d - 1/4 C.T.O, 6d - £2, 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/-, officials including 1913 and 1914 ½d - 2d and 3d - 1/-, 1914-21 4d lemon-yellow, 1915 5/-, 1915-28 2d - 1/-, 1926-30 perf 14 1/4, etc. S.G. £11,000 (approx). (346). Photo on Page 126. £3,500-4,000
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1914-20 1d Comb perf 14¼x14 block of six, left two stamps both die II, the other four stamps die I, variety watermark inverted, mounted mint, a few perfs separated and reinforced with hinges, otherwise fine and a scarce die I/II block. With Michael Drury Certificate (2020). S.G. 21cw,dw, £2,700+. Photo on Page 136. £900-1,100
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Mint and used selection in five stockbooks and on pages including 1931-36 10/- (2) and £1 (2) used, 1937-44 set mint (with additional 5/- - £1), also 1936-59 Philatelic Exhibition covers (22), 1990s collectors packs (30) and some Queensland stamps. (1,000s). £250-300
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1854-2005 Mint and used collection in an album including 1854 2k black used (four margins), 1858-59 3k black type II used, 1867 10k mint (small faults), 1874 25k and 50k used, newspaper stamps with 1858 1k.05 blue mint (faults), also Austrian Levant including 1867-83 25s (fine printing) and 1883 2s brown used, etc. (100s). £140-160
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1859 (June 10) Cover (with enclosed letter) endorsed from Nassau, to London with G.B 6d lilac cancelled "A05", Bahamas and London backstamps. A fine and scarce G.B used abroad cover from the Mackenzie correspondence, with B.P.A Certificate (1987). Photo on Page 138. £700-800
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1891-1975 Covers, the majority with cancels from various outer islands (88), most commercial, some scarce; also a few covers from Nassau including air mails, and postal stationery with unused KEVII 2d K size registration envelope. (111). £140-160
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1893-1953 Covers and cards including 1953 (Dec 18) commercial cover to Nassau with KGVI ½d + 1d cancelled in manuscript by "Lr Deadmans Cay" (only recorded 5-18 December), also 1903 registered cover franked KEVII 5/-, 1911 Post Office envelope franked KEVII 6d, 1906 cover with KEVII ½d - 6d tied by Long Cay datestamps, 1919 registered cover franked War Tax 1/-, 1918 cover with 1d + War Tax 1d tied by Inagua datestamps, etc. (14). £250-300
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1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d, variety dot to left of chapel, used. S.G. 142g, £450. Photo on Page 140. £100-120
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1953 Registered cover to USA bearing 1944 KGVI £1 grey-green and black block of four with central Nassau c.d.s, tied by a further c.d.s, very fine. S.G. 157b, £560+ as a block. Photo on Page 138. £180-220
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1868-1980 Covers and cards including 1890 cover to Nova Scotia franked 4d, 1893 (Feb 20/21) stampless covers sent within Bridgetown with "PAID / AT / BARBADOS" crowned circle in black (2), 1894 cover to G.B franked 1d + 2½d pair with boxed "LATE FEE", 1909 cover to G.B franked ¼d strip of four, 1943 cover from USA with 1d postage due pair, unused and used postal stationery, etc. (121). £180-220
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1938-47 Perf 14 4d black, marginal blocks of four containing the varieties flying mane or scratched plate, and a marginal block of eight containing the variety curved line at top right, all superb unmounted mint. S.G. 253da/b/c, £635+. (3 Blocks). £150-180
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1938-47 Perf 13 Issue, varieties comprising 3d brown vertical line unmounted mint and used, 3d blue vertical line used, 4d black curved line at top right mounted mint and used. S.G. 252a, 252ca, 253b, £805. (5). Photo on Page 140. £160-180
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1887 Power of Attorney document bearing Cape 1/- revenue with British Bechuanaland handstamped overprint in blue (Barefoot 2, £150), document with peripheral tear in upper left corner clear of all wording, otherwise very fine, a scarce stamp on a document. £150-180
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1890 Certificate of Ownership documents certifying that Richard William Murray, Junior, is entitled to own land in the Kuruman District, each bearing a strip of four 1887 issue £1 revenue stamps all with the impressed seal and signature of Sidney Shippard, Administrator of British Bechuanaland, all very fine. (3). £150-180
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1891-95 Power of Attorney or Mortgage documents all bearing 1887 Keyplate issue revenues, comprising single 1/-, 1/- strip of three, 1/- + 2/-, 1/- + 2/- (2), single 2/-, 2/- single + pair, 2/6 pair, single 5/-, 5/- pair, single 10/-, 10/- pair, single £1, 5/- + £1 (2), 2/6 pair + £1 pair, an attractive group. (29 stamps on 14 documents). £200-240
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The following fine collection has been put together by a knowledgable philatelist over many years, with great care taken in identifying plates and sheet positions, perforations, printings, shades and varieties, whilst the covers contain some very scarce cancellations from many small offices. Condition of the stamps is generally excellent throughout. Belgian catalogue numbers and prices are taken from the "Catalogue Officiel des Timbres-Poste de Belgique" volume 2 (2017 edition) published by the C.P.B.N.T.P. |
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Philatelic Literature. Fine detailed studies on the 1894-1908 Mols issues, 1915 modified series, and the 1910 bilingual issue and 1921 recuperation surcharges, all three by Leo Tavano. Also the Patrick Maselis collection volumes 1 and 2, showing prestamp postal history and 1886-87 Leopold II stamps and covers. (5). £50-60
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Angola 1881-85 Perf 12½ 50r deep blue cancelled by 1886 (May 16) "BANANA" single ring datestamp in blue, light corner crease, otherwise fine. An unusual use of an Angola stamp in Belgian Congo after the issue of the first Belgian Congo stamps, Angola stamps officially no longer valid after 1885. An interesting and rare stamp. Photo on Page 140. £100-120
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50c Imperforate colour trial in olive-grey on ungummed paper, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 140. £100-120
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5c - 5f Mint and used selection with shades and blocks, written up on pages, comprising 5c mint (2) and used (2), 10c mint single and corner block of eight and used (4), 25c mint (2) and used (8), 50c mint single and block of four and used (9, one "CUNGO" variety), 5f mint and used (4), also a piece franked 10c + 25c, cancels include Boma in blue, black or red, Banana in blue or black, and Leopoldville. S.G. 1/5, £3,400, B.1/5, €3,525. (46). Photo on Page 140. £500-600
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5f Lilac with "COLIS POSTAUX Fr.3.50" parcel post surcharge, handstruck in black used with a blue Boma c.d.s, or in blue tied to piece by a black 1887 Banana c.d.s, the first with a small thin, the second very fine, a scarce stamp. S.G. 6, £2,000. B.CP1, €2,500. (2). Photo on Page 140. £250-300
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