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Cancellations. A huge accumulation of pieces and stamps mostly collected for their cancels, many in packets, some mounted on pages, mainly post 1954 but some earlier noted. (1000s). £100-150
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Postal Agencies. 1947-91 Covers (74) and pieces (49) all with rubber type Postal Agency datestamps, many in violet, some registered, the majority philatelic though some clearly commercial. A scarce group, most on pages. (123). £280-320
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T.P.Os. 1905-77 Covers and cards (90), with railway or steamer T.P.O datestamps, both cancels and backstamps, some registered, one 1935 cover with a Haiya Gedaref T.P.O registration label altered in manuscript for use at Wadi Halfa, also further cancels on stamps or pieces, several skeletons noted, some philatelic. (90+). £300-400
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Official Mail. c.1916-2000 Stampless Official covers, various Postage Paid handstamps including WW1 period censored wrapper with scarce oval "POSTAGE / A / PREPAID" (Proud PD2), 1947 cover with "SUDAN P.O" skeleton c.d.s backstamp, 1936 front with Official cachet depicting a rhino, also four covers bearing S.G. overprint stamps. (66). £150-180
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World War One. 1915-19 Covers and cards (14) and fronts (3) with Sudan censor cachets, 1917 cover from Suakin censored in India, and a card from Asmara censored in Italy. Also 1916 1pi envelope cut-out with scarce "Field Post Office / 1 / Sudan" skeleton c.d.s, and six 1934-37 covers or cards with army cachets. (26). £120-150
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WW1 - Wreck Mail. 1918 (Mar 19) Cover from Singa to London, two T.P.O backstamps, water damaged and the stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER", an Officially Sealed label on the reverse. From the S.S "Kingstonian" torpedoed in the Mediterranean in April 1918, scarce from Sudan. Photo on Page 206. £100-120
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WW2 - Forces Mail. 1939-45 Covers with civil P.O cancels but forces censor cachets (8, one with Orderly Room cachet apparently used as a censor), other forces mail with British F.P.O (15), U.S A.P.O (2) or Indian F.P.O (10), "M.P.O / E.604" or "E.A / A.P.O 2" cancels, also incoming mail to forces (9), official cover with "ARMY / SIGNALS" c.d.s code "M.R", naval cover from Port Sudan, South African air letter from Khartoum, airgraphs (4), and three 1949-52 forces covers. (56). £300-350
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WW2 - P.O.W Mail. 1941 Postcard and lettersheet from Italian P.O.Ws in Sudan, the postcard from Camp 338 to Italy, the lettersheet addressed to the Civil Internment Camp at Dire Dawa in Ethiopia, redirected to Mogadiscio in Somalia with Red Cross cachet applied at Harar and an arrival backstamp, unusual. (2). £100-120
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WW2 - Censorship. 1939-45 Covers from Sudan (36), or to Sudan (13), all censored, also six airgraphs. (55). £280-320
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WW2 - Air Mails. 1941-45 Covers to USA or G.B, comprising 1941 cover to USA "via Hong Kong & San Francisco" franked 12pi with "A.V.2", Hong Kong c.d.s and "NOT OPENED / BY CENSOR"; other covers to USA franked 12pi or 60pi (censored in Iraq); 1942 cover to G.B franked 15pi, censored in Nigeria; covers from Port Sudan to G.B franked 13½pi, 59pi, 74pi, 83pi or 96½pi, the last four censored. (9). £120-150
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Air Mails. 1929-38 Covers sent by air from or within Sudan (41), or to Sudan (15), most commercial, some with Air Mail stamps. Also two Sudan Air Mail bag labels for mail flown from Juba or Port Sudan to London. (58). £200-250
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Air Mails. 1931-38 First Flights and philatelic flown covers including 1931 (Mar) first flights (5), 1932 Sennar to London, 1934 Australia to Kosti or Jinja, 1936 London to El Obeid, Nigeria to Kenya via Khartoum, etc. Also 1931 letter from P.W Urben, Director of Posts in Khartoum, sending a set of the new Air Mail stamps to the Civil Secretary H.A MacMichael, who advised on the design of the stamps. (18). £150-180
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Postal Stationery. 1899-1984 Envelopes (32), lettersheets (2), postcards (9), registration envelopes (12), newspaper wrappers (4), air letters (23) and a postal order, all used, scarcer items including 1916 5m envelopes on blue paper specially printed for Capt. C.H Stigand (2), 1906 5m on 5pi envelope, 1907 2m on 3m and 2m on 4m (3) postcards, etc. (83). £250-300
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Ingoing Mail. 1908-62 Covers and cards to Sudan, all with arrival datestamps, many countries of origin. (70). £100-150
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1892 (Dec 21/30) Telegrams from Theophilus Shepstone, Resident Adviser and Agent to the Swazi Nation, sent from Bremersdorp to D.J Esselen (representative of the South African Republic in Swaziland) in Somerset East or Cape Town. Shepstone assures him the Swazis are quiet and happy and there is no chance of any trouble whilst he is there; he is attending a mealie festival and silver wedding dinner from which Acting Commissioners are barred. Edge faults at right but early items from Swaziland. (2). £180-220
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1841-59 Stampless entire letters and entires, comprising official letters with impressed wax seals and datestamps of Stockholm (10) or Jonkoping (4), letters from Gothenburg to London or Stockholm to France endorsed by named ships, 1859 entire from Malmo to Stockholm endorsed by ship "Svea" with circular "12 ore / STOCKHOLM" datestamp, 1852 letter to Finland registered to the frontier handstamped "FRANCO / GRANSEN" and endorsed "Losen 10 Kop", also a similar handstamp on 1867 registered front to Finland franked 30ore. (19). £240-280
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1855-58 4sk (2, one grey-blue shade) and 8sk orange, and 1862 Stockholm local issue 3ore bistre on small piece, all used, the 4sk grey-blue with small stain and 8sk with a couple of short perf tips, otherwise fine. F.13,450kr. (4). £100-120
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1855 6sk Brownish Grey used with central Stockholm c.d.s, a couple of short perfs, probably reperforated at left, with Helena Obermuller Certificate (1989). F.3c, 1,200kr. Photo on Page 216. £100-120
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1855 8sk Lemon Yellow on thin paper used with Stockholm c.d.s, a couple of short perfs at upper left, an attractive example of this scarce stamp, just 15,000 printed. With Sjoman Certificate (1966). F.4c, 25,000kr. Photo on Page 216. £350-400
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1856-58 Stockholm local stamps in black, 1856 1sk plate 1 on medium-thick paper, unused without gum (1973 Sjoman Certificate) or used with star cancel (one short perf, writing on reverse, 1983 S. Kaiser Certificate); and 1858 3ore unused without gum, used (minor staining, also another repaired stamp) or used on an 1861 entire letter. F.6a2, 6a3, 25,500kr. (6). £200-240
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1862-85 3ore Stockholm local stamps and reprints, comprising 3ore olive yellow-brown unused without gum (centred to right, signed "Sjoman") or used (2, one with small faults, the other fine with 1999 H. Obermuller Certificate), 3ore olive-brown used (one short perf, 1983 S. Kaiser Certificate), 1871 perf 14 yellow-brown reprint, and 1885 perf 13 brown reprint unmounted (1983 S. Kaiser Certificate). F.13, 24,000kr. (6). £200-240
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1858-72 Ore issue mint or unused, comprising 5ore deep green or green unused, yellow-green variety "FF.M" for "FEM" mint, light yellow green unmounted; 12ore dark blue with plate flaw on "E" mint; 30ore brown small part gum; 50ore rose (1990 Obermuller Certificate), violet-tinged rose or dark carmine all mint, a few small faults. Facit 37,000kr. (9). Photo on Page 216. £420-480
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1858-64 9ore Red-lilac mint, original gum, unusually fine, with H. Obermuller Certificate (1987). F.8b, 6,000kr. Photo on Page 216. £150-180
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1872 50ore Rose, lower left corner marginal single, variety open base of "O" in "ORE", hinge mark in corner of margin, the stamp unmounted, fine and scarce. With H. Obermuller Certificate (2002). F.12h, v1, 13,000kr+. Photo on Page 136. £240-280
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1885 5-50ore Perf 13 Reprint set of six fine mint. Also 1963 reprints with values overprinted, from the SFF handbook. F.5,500kr. (6). £120-150
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1862-72 Lying Lion issue, 3ore type I yellowish-brown shade unused without gum and used (one short perf), and olive-tinged yellow brown shade unused without gum (minor soiling) and used; 3ore brown type II mint with variety "spot on Lions nose" (two short perfs) and unused without gum variety "dark spot on S" (Facit 14B varieties 3 and 5, both unpriced mint); 17ore bluish grey used, a scarce distinctive shade (F. 6,500kr). F.14, 15c. (7). £280-320
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1868-72 Lying Lion 3ore orange-brown type II, variety printed on both sides (inverted on reverse), used with Stockholm c.d.s, a fine example of this rare variety, of which just 200 examples could have existed. With H. Obermuller Certificate (1999). F.14Bd, v1, 33,000kr. Photo on Front Cover. £1,200-1,400
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1871 Ring type issue, 6ore imperforate essay in grey and ultramarine by Schlachter and Seedorf, fine and scarce, with H. Obermuller Certificate (1998). F. 20,000kr. Photo on Front Cover. £500-600
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1875-77 Ring type perf 14 24ore lemon yellow, mint original gum, a fine example of this scarce shade. With Sjoman Certificate (1965) F.24i, 20,000kr. Photo on Page 216. £250-300
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1875-77 Ring type perf 14 50ore carmine superb mint, excellent centreing, original gum, lightly mounted. With H. Obermuller Certificate (2006). F.26e, 8,500kr. Photo on Page 216. £220-260
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1872 Ring type perf 14 1r yellowish brown fine mint, original gum, lightly mounted. With H. Obermuller Certificate (2004). F.27a, 9,500kr. Photo on Page 216. £240-280
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1877-86 Perf 13 Ring type, mint selection comprises 5ore yellowish green; 6ore bluish lilac on calendared paper; 20ore bright red, or orange-red on calendared paper (2); 30ore dark brown - brown (gum toning), dull brown with thick numerals, brown on calendared paper (shiny print), or olivish yellow brown - yellow brown. A good group, the 5ore and 6ore unmounted. F.30j, 31, 33c,f, 35d,f,i,j, 41,500kr. (9). £360-420
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1879 Ring type perf 13 20ore orange-red with "TRETIO" error, repaired tears at upper right and lower left corner, pulled perf at lower left, a reasonable example of this rare variety of which just 970 stamps were printed, mint with original gum, lightly mounted. F.33b, v1, 90,000kr. Photo on Page 216. £500-600
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1885-86 Ring type perf 13 30ore olivish yellow-brown, variety part crown watermark, well centred, a scarce watermark variety superb used with central Stockholm c.d.s. With H. Obermuller Certificate (1994). F35j,var. Photo on Page 216. £100-120
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1886 Perf 13 Ring type with posthorn on reverse, 2ore plate reconstruction on pages with all identified plate varieties shown (153). Also 4ore light grey unmounted mint block of four. F.40, 42b. (157). £120-150
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1891 Oscar II 1kr Imperforate colour trial proofs, a pair and three singles in four differing colour combinations. F. 3,000kr. (5). Photo on Page 216. £120-150
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1903 General Post Office 5kr blue with inverted watermark unmounted mint and used, both centred a little to right, otherwise very fine. F65vm1, 8,500kr. (2). £100-120
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1920-71 Mint and used definitives in a stockbook including 1920 Gustaf II Adolf 20ore blue perforated on two sides with watermark to right unmounted mint and used (F152Acx), 1920 Standing Lion 25ore pair unmounted mint, 1939 Gustav V 10ore violet (large numeral) pairs (2, one corner marginal pair) with misplaced perforations unmounted mint (F.273Cv), many later strips, etc. (100s). £140-160
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Air Post. 1920 Luftpost surcharges, study on pages comprising 10ore mint (4) and used (6), 20ore mint (2) and used (3), 50ore mint (4) and used (6), with misplaced overprints, defective overprints including 50ore broken "5" (3, one mint), 10ore and 50ore overprint offsets, 20ore mint watermarked KPV only and 50ore used with inverted watermark (F.138cx), also forgeries of the 10ore and 50ore inverted surcharges, and 1920 registered C.O.D cover posted in Stockholm franked 40ore + Luftpost 50ore. F136/8, 12,500kr (approx). (28). £150-180
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Air Post. 1920 Luftpost 20ore on 2ore, variety surcharge inverted, used on piece with Filipstad (28.10.1920) c.d.s. A superb example of this very scarce variety, just 300 examples printed (the majority mint), all used examples cancelled at Filipstad. F.137v1, 11,000kr. Photo on Page 222. £350-400
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Landstorm Stamps. 1916 Landstorm II 5ore on 6ore, variety surcharge inverted, used. Fine and rare, just fifty examples possibly, only known used. F.118v, 18,000kr. Photo on Front Cover. £600-700
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Landstorm Stamps. 1917-19 Covers (11) and postcards (11) bearing Landstorm I stamps (17), Landstorm II stamps (3) or Landstorm III stamps (2), mainly fine. F.8,300+kr. (22). £150-180
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Officials. 1874-77 Perf 14 Issue, study of the various shades and plate varieties on pages comprising 3ore (8), 4ore (3), 5ore (4, one mint), 6ore (9, including olive grey shade), 12ore (19), 20ore (4), 24ore (14), 30ore (7), 50ore (3) and 1kr (5), also covers franked 3ore or 12ore, mixed quality with some faults. (76 + 2 covers). £120-150
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Officials. 1881-95 Perf 13 Issue, the detailed study of shades and plate varieties written up in an album, comprising 2ore (35, eighteen mint including a corner block of ten), 3ore (102, including 84 mint, one of these the grey-brown - yellowish grey-brown shade), 4ore grey (18), 4ore grey-black (41), 5ore (39, including dull blue-green shade mint), 6ore (20, fifteen mint), 10ore type I (34, fourteen mint with an unmounted pair and upper right corner block of ten), 10ore type II (10), 12ore (54), 20ore red (55, one mint), 20ore blue (68, including missing "M" variety), 24ore (29, one mint), 30ore (65), 50ore red (14), 50ore grey (10, one mint) and 1kr (111), a few offsets noted, also covers bearing various values from the 4ore to 20ore (12), some faults though most are fine, a good lot. (705 + 12 covers). £650-750
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Officials. 1889 10ore on 12ore, variety surcharge inverted, used with part "PKXP No" T.P.O datestamp, centred to left, one short perf at right, otherwise fine and very scarce, just 200 stamps printed with this variety. With H. Obermuller Certificate (1990). F.TJ25, v2, 60,000kr. Photo on Front Cover. £900-1,100
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Postage Dues. 1874-82 Perf 14 and 13 postage dues, the detailed mint and used study well written up in an album, most varieties with the sheet position noted, comprising 1ore (129), 3ore (111), 5ore (24), 6ore (14), 12ore (170), 20ore (111), 24ore (64), 30ore (120), 50ore (61) and 1kr (22), some multiples, a useful lot. (826). £450-550
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Booklets. 1913 1kr 50ore Booklet containing five Oscar II issue 5ore panes of six, control letter "N" on reverse, fine and complete. F.H3, 5,000kr. Photo on Page 192 £200-240
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Booklets. 1918-40 Booklets comprising Facit H9, 10, 13 (2, upright and inverted panes both with "KPV" watermark), 18B, 21 (2, upright and inverted panes), 23, 24, 25(II), 27, 28, 32B, 36, 43B, all superb. F.29,400kr. (15). £600-700
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Booklets. 1922 3kr Booklet containing two panes of ten of the Gustaf V left profile 15ore violet, fine. F.H17, 9,000kr. Photo on Page 192. £300-350
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Booklets. 1928 3kr Booklet, thick cover in red, containing two panes of ten of the Gustaf V left profile 15ore red type II, fine. F.H19B, 15,000kr. Photo on Page 192. £450-550
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