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1979 Rowland Hill Centenary, original handpainted essays for the six stamps and miniature sheet each with the head of Rowland Hill applied, the designs similar to those used for the adopted set but with differing values and incorrectly worded "History of Postal Transport", the miniature sheet essay on thick card (170x151mm), the six stamp essays each on thin card (51x38mm or 38x51mm) mounted on a larger piece of thick card with notes on the designs written on the reverse. An attractive and unique group. (7). £200-250
| MALAYA
(Also see lots 508/10, 563/4, 783, 1174) | |
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1867-1988 Mint and used collection in three albums with Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Malaysia and Singapore, etc. (1,000s). £150-180
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Christmas Island. 1907 (Mar 4) Picture Postcard franked 1d from Scotland to "Mrs Darling, Christmas Island, c/o Messrs Balstead & Coy, Singapore, Straits Settlements" with a "PENANG TO SINGAPORE" transit c.d.s (Mar 29), minor tone spots, otherwise fine and an unusual destination. £120-150
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P.O.W Mail. 1943 Stampless postcard from South Africa to a British civilian internee in Changi Camp, and a letter (no cover) to a British P.O.W both with Japanese censor cachets. Also Malaya Patriotic Fund large 1c label, small 2c and 5c labels, the last postally used. (5). £80-100
| MALTA
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1881-2014 Mint and used collection in seven albums, including 1899-1901, 1903-04 and 1904-14 sets mint, 1926 set mint, 1935-2014 issues complete mint (unmounted from 1957) and 1955-2000 issues complete used. Also 1935-81 F.D.Cs (complete from 1957) in three albums, and an album of Sovereign Military Order issues. S.G. £1,500++. (11 Albums). £250-300
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1906-11 Picture Postcards, one posted within Valletta franked ½d, addressed to "Schinina, Hotel Australia, Citta" with boxed "RECEIVED UNADDRESSED"; the other two from G.B to soldiers in Malta only franked ½d, with 1d charge marks and "ADVERTISED / G.P.O MALTA" datestamps, one with boxed "TENDERED ON RECEIPT TO POST ORDERLY / AND REFUSED TO PAY THE CHARGE", the other with the 1d charge mark and Malta c.d.s obliterated by "A25" numeral with "UNCLAIMED" and Returned Letter Office G.P.O Malta c.d.s. (3). £120-150
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c.1880-1990 Mint and used collection in five albums or stockbooks including Local Posts; French Post Offices with 1891 5c - 1p mint, 2p used; extensive French Morocco; German Post Offices with 1905 set used, 1906 50c used on piece, 1911 set used; Spanish Morocco with "Muestra" (Specimen) overprints; Spanish Post Offices in Morocco or Tangier with Muestra overprints; post independence issues with 1968 U.P.U Congress presentation booklet, etc. An extensive lot with some useful stamps. (1000s). £700-1,000
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Morocco Agencies. 1898-1956 Mainly mint collection with 1898, 1899, 1903-05 and 1905-06 sets mint, 1907-13 set used, 1925-37 sets mint; Tangier issues complete mint and virtually complete used; Spanish Currency 1907-12 set mint and many later issues; French Currency virtually complete; also various KGV Control blocks (22) with 1914-31 1½d, 3d, 4d, 1/-, Spanish Currency 1914-26 set, etc., and a few covers. S.G. £2,300+. (100s). £350-400
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Postal History. 1906-1998 Covers and cards in two albums including French forces mail, British Post Offices, picture postcards, French and Spanish Morocco, etc. (291). £300-400
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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, 94x106mm. £100-120
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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). £200-250
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1978 (May 29) 25th Anniversary of first ascent of Mt. Everest pair on illustrated F.D.C tied by Nawiche Bazaar first day cancel, signed by Sherpa Tensing Norgay, Edmund Hillary and John Hunt, scarce with all three signatures, very fine. Photo on Page 184. £150-200
| NETHERLANDS
(Also see lots 655, 699-702, 1139, 1147) | |
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1852-1979 Covers and cards including WW1 military and P.O.W, postal stationery, first flights, special event cancels with Scout Camps and Esperanto, T.P.Os, maritime, etc. (124). £180-200
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Netherlands Colonies. 1876-1977 Covers and cards from Netherlands Indies (85) or Curacao (32) including postal stationery (with Specimen overprints), military, WW2, maritime, etc. (119). £250-300
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1915-16 ½d N.W Pacific Islands overprint, used block of 29 (rows 1-5, left pane, electro 4, right stamp removed from row 5), each with a Rabaul (29 JA 18) c.d.s, some splitting to central vertical perfs and two stamps creased at right, otherwise fine. A rare large multiple, rows 1/2 with overprint type 6a, row 3 with overprint type 6b and rows 4/5 with overprint type 6c. S.G. 65. £300-400
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1934-38 Covers comprising Australia to Papua and New Guinea first official airmail covers flown in both directions with Australia and New Guinea stamps (2), or carried on the return flight only from Lae to Sydney; 1937 registered cover from Kavieng to Germany franked 1/4 rate (a little staining); 1938 cover with Coronation 2d pair cancelled boxed "PAQUEBOT" of Hong Kong; and 1938 (May 30) registered cover carried on Carpenter Airlines first flight from Australia to Rabaul and back with Australia and New Guinea stamps. (6). £160-180
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1941 (Dec 8) Cover from Hastings, New Zealand, to Rabaul but returned with red and violet "RETURN / TO SENDER" pointing hand cachets, red "NOT TRANSMISSIBLE / SERVICE SUSPENDED" and violet "POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED", Wellington Dead Letter Office (Mar 10 42) backstamp. £100-120
| NEW ZEALAND
(Also see lots 465, 638, 679, 747-763, 1265) | |
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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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1915-2013 Mint and used collection in thirteen albums including 1915-30 set mint, 1936-42 set mint and subsequent issues apparently complete mint until 2013 (unmounted from 1968) and used until 1998, all fine. (13 Albums). £300-400
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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 118. £200-250
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Postal Stationery. 1907 KEVII ½d Postcard stamp, die proof in black on white glazed card, 45x52mm. Photo on Page 182. £120-150
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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). £300-350
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1953 Foundation of the Organisation of Central American States, handpainted essays in black and Chinese white (63x33mm) in the designs adopted for the 20c, 25c and 60c, on thick card, 73x44mm; and stamp size handpainted essays in colour of these same three designs and the adopted 30c design each mounted on thick card, three with "Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd" painted on the card below the mounted essay, the 30c essay 48x33mm, the 25c and 60c essays (each 72x58mm) both marked "OK" with one or two initials, the 20c essay (107x95mm) endorsed "Demarquense bien las lineas de las manos y sus detalles. Dic. 20/1952, M. de Hacienda" with three further sets of initials alongside "OK", bearing a "Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd, London" label. A fine and unique group from the De La Rue archives, the large 25c essay without "Correos" or "Aereo", the other six all inscribed "Aereo". (7). Photo on Pages 158 & 228. £400-500
| NIGERIA
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1887-1916 Stamped covers and postal stationery cards from Lagos (9), Southern Nigeria (8) or Northern Nigeria (5) including 1898 cover bearing Lagos ½d (3) + 1d, 1908 Northern Nigeria cover with scarce Dumjeri cancel and "OFFICIAL PAID / LOKOJA" backstamp, Southern Nigeria KGV ½d on 1d postcard posted from Oyo, etc. (22). £180-220
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1919-70 Covers including Biafra stamps on commercial covers (2) or F.D.Cs (2), military mail, registration envelopes, postage dues, first flights, various unusual cancels, etc. (40). £120-150
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c.1919-90 Covers, the extensive accumulation mainly collected for their cancellations, many skeletons and other cancels from small offices, postal stationery, registered mail, WW2 censors, etc., also some pieces and stamps. (520+). £300-400
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Cameroon. 1907-1990 Covers and cards including 1919 registered covers bearing C.E.F ½d, 1d, 2d + Nigeria 1d tied by Victoria skeleton c.d.s (2, one stained), 1938-60 covers bearing Nigeria stamps (17) or addressed to Cameroon with arrival datestamps (4), 1961 covers bearing U.K.T.T overprint stamps (2), etc. (41). £100-120
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1894-98 Covers including 1894 cover from Bonny River to England franked Oil Rivers 2½d, 1897 covers posted within Bonny River or from Old Calabar River to Bonny franked Niger Coast 1d, 1898 cover to Liverpool with G.B 2½d tied by violet boxed datestamp of Burutu, 1898 cover from Ireland to "The Commanding Officer, Kraki, Niger Protectorate" endorsed "Try Old Calabar" with boxed Burutu arrival datestamps (a little staining), all commercial, a useful lot. (6). £180-220
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1894 (Sep 11) Registered cover from Bonny to England, 4½d postage paid by 1892 Oil Rivers 2d, 1894 Niger Coast 1d, diagonally bisected 1d and diagonally bisected 2d. Bisects of the 1d and 2d value were authorised for use at Bonny in August and September 1894. Minor edge faults and philatelic but scarce. £100-120
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1895 (May 15) G.B 1d Reply Card from London to the British Vice Consulate at Brass, the message concerning Oil Rivers stamps seen for sale with fake postmarks, Brass River arrival datestamps, with the attached 1d reply half posted back from Brass to London, the reply concerning the genuine datestamps used in the Oil Rivers. Very unusual. £100-120
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1896 2d Registration envelope to London bearing 1894 ½d, 2d and 2½d each cancelled by the unusual "REGISTERED" c.d.s, used at Old Calabar. £120-150
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1897-98 Perf 13½-14 10/- fine used (S.G. 74b, £250). Also various other used Niger Coast, Lagos, Northern and Southern Nigeria issues, cancels include Paquebots, violet oval Lokoja (2), town datestamps, Deutsche Seepost, etc. (100+). £80-100
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1898 Newspaper wrapper from Bonny River to Glasgow franked 1897-98 1d + 2d (3), an unusual commercial 7d rate wrapper. £100-120
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Forces Mail. 1898 Stampless covers to England, endorsed "No Stamps Procurable, On Special Service, F.H Howe, W.A.F.F" or "No Stamps Procurable, W.L Armitage, Capt - R.A", with boxed Burutu datestamps in violet (Burutu serifed) or black (Burutu san-serif), Liverpool Br. Packet datestamps, charged the single rate of 2½d. One with fancy "2d" charge mark and manuscript "½", the other with separate fancy "2d" and "½d" charge marks, one with vertical and horizontal folds, the other very fine. (2). Photo on Page 184. £240-280
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Postal Stationery. 1894-1901 Oil Rivers 1d postcards (5), Niger Coast 1d postcards (15) and 2d registration envelopes (2, stamps removed) all used, one postcard unusually cancelled by oval "REGISTERED / OLD CALABAR" datestamp in error then over cancelled by the correct c.d.s, other items with cancels of Bonny, Bonny River, Brass, Brass River, Old Calabar or Old Calabar River. Two cards with faults, otherwise fine, at least ten cards commercially used, five addressed to the Customs at Opobo, one to Sierra Leone. (22). £200-240
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1939 1c - $5 Set of fifteen superb unmounted mint. S.G. 303/317, £1,400. (15). Photo on Page 188. £300-350
| PALESTINE
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WW1 - Turkish Forces. c.1917 Stampless soldiers postcard with red army cachet, datestamps of F.P.O 46 and 61 and intaglio handstamp of F.P.O 37; and a 30pa postcard franked 10pa cancelled by F.P.O 9 datestamps, both believed to be from Palestine. Both cards with some staining, the 30pa card with corner creases and stampless card with heavy vertical fold, nevertheless scarce. Also the book "Palestine, The Ottoman Field Post Offices". (2 + book). £100-120
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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 188. £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 188. £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 196. £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 188. £400-500
| 1901-05 Lakatoi Issues Inscribed "British New Guinea (S.G. 1-16) | |
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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 Page 152. £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 182. £600-700
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1901 2½d Black and ultramarine, horizontal watermark, on thin paper, mint. S.G. 4a, £400. Photo on Page 188. £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 188. £180-220
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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). £180-200
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1905 2/6, Upright watermark, line perf on thick paper, fine mint. A rare stamp, printed in error on paper intended for the horizontal watermark printing only, with Ceremuga Certificate (2012). S.G. 16, £6,000. Photo on Page 188. £3,000-3,500
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1905 2/6, Upright watermark, line perf on thick paper, "Q" flaw below "B" of British, small hinge remainder, fine mint. A rare stamp, printed in error on paper intended for the horizontal watermark printing only, with Ceremuga Certificate (2017). S.G. 16, £6,000. Photo on Page 188. £3,000-3,500
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1905 2/6, Upright watermark, line perf on thick paper, used with light cancel. A rare stamp used, printed in error on paper intended for the horizontal watermark printing only, with Jerry Blair Certificate (2015). S.G. 16, £4,000. Photo on Page 188. £1,800-2,200
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1901-05 ½d - 1/- Plate varieties comprising horizontal watermark ½d and 2½d both mint and used with white leaves at left, ½d and 2½d mint with white leaves at right, 1d, 2½d, 4d (2), 1/- mint and 2d used with sickle flaw; upright watermark ½d mint with white leaves at left, ½d, 2d, 2½d mint and 2d used with white leaves at right. S.G. £584++. (17). £220-260
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