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Booklets. 1933 1kr Booklet containing two panes of ten of Savings Bank Anniversary 5ore, both panes type I stamps, fine and scarce. F.H25I, 7,000kr. Photo on Page 228. £250-300
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Booklets. 1939 2kr Booklet containing two panes of ten of Royal Academy of Science 10ore, both panes with left stamps perforated on three sides, fine and scarce. F.H39, 11,000kr. Photo on Page 192. £400-500
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Military Reply Stamps and Covers. 1939-63 Reply stamps all cut square (280), also military envelopes (21) and postcards (6), used and unused, in a stockbook. (307). £70-80
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Railway Freight Stamps. c.1881-1950 Mint and used stamps (825), the fine collection on pages, many differing companies including nineteenth century issues for C.T.J (5), D.H.J (5, handstamps on pieces), G.H.J (17), H.H.J (11), etc. Also official railway stationery postcards (7), and a 1919 10ore postcard with violet boxed Stassanstorp Station cancel. A fine collection. (825 + 8 covers). £400-500
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Christmas Seals. 1904-64 Collection in an album including covers or cards bearing seals of 1904, 1908-12, 1915-28 (some tied by cancels, many not); unused 1905 Tuberculosis Fund postcards (6); 1907 overprint inverted; 1913 large size parcel stamp; 1913-17 and 1919 imperf pairs; imperf proofs or colour trials for 1925 (6), 1926 (4), 1927 (6), 1930 (5), 1931 (7), 1933 (6), 1934 (3), 1935 (4), 1936 (6), 1937 (8), 1938, 1939 (7), 1940 (7), 1941 (4), 1942 (7), 1943 (4), 1944 (10), 1945 (5), 1947 (4), 1948 (4), etc.; varieties and errors including 1945 imperf between pair; complete progressive proof sheets of fifty for 1951 (2 sheets), 1958 (3 sheets) and 1960 (4 sheets); booklets, etc. A good collection. (100s). £300-350
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Parcel Cards & Covers. 1889-1976 Covers, postcards and parcel cards showing various rates, including 1921 parcel card bearing Gustav Vasa 110ore (F.154, 4,000kr on cover), 1924 picture postcard sent registered air mail from Linkoping to Finland franked 55ore, also a large quantity of 1969-73 parcel cards. (c.300). £100-120
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Maritime Mail. c.1870-1970 Covers and cards (39), stamps and pieces (88) with various datestamps of Finland or Denmark, Paquebots or ship cancels, "Navire", "Fran Utlandet" or "Fra Sverige", Swedish Sea Post Office datestamps, cork cancels, Finnish stamps cancelled in Sweden, etc., also some picture postcards of ships. (127+). £150-180
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Special Events. c.1900-05 Picture postcards with special datestamps or cachets from various exhibitions, fetes, bazaars, shooting meetings, conferences, etc., including cards bearing cinderella stamps for 1903 Goodtemplars Autumn Festival and Dalarna Bazaar, also a few other special event postcards without cachets. (95). £160-180
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1917-21 G.E.A Overprints comprising 1917 2r, 4r, 5r mint, 1c vermilion overprint, 15c, 2r (2), 4r used, and 1921 3r mint, also 1917 3r on piece cancelled in Sussex! S.G. £515+. (10). £100-120
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1922-24 £1, Watermark sideways, fine used. S.G. 88, £900. Photo on Page 222. £200-240
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1917-2000 Covers (89), pieces and stamps, various cancels written up on pages, covers include 1933 "TAB KGO TPO" skeleton, 1934 Dar-Es-Salaam Paquebot on Zanzibar stamps, 1937 10c postage due on cover, 1940 printed internee envelope with oval camp censor cachet, "T.R.S LIEMBA" c.d.s., etc. (89+). £150-180
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1919 Stampless O.A.S cover to England, endorsed from an officer in the Claims Commission, with scarce circular undated violet "KONDOA / IRANGI" handstamp (Proud D1), backstamped at Daressalaam (Dec. 3). Photo on Page 214. £150-180
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Official Mail. 1931-62 Official covers and cards (79) in an album, mainly stampless covers with Postal Frank cachets, other covers stamped or with Official Paid imprints, many differing cachets of individuals or Government departments including Government House, Economic Control Board, etc., also a few pieces and part covers. (79+). £200-250
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1927 (Aug 16) Registered cover to England franked on reverse by 15c irregular strip of three cancelled "TANGANYIKA TPO/ DN" double ring skeleton c.d.s, a further strike on the front, bearing a registration label with manuscript "T.P.O DN". Front with closed opening tear at lower right corner, otherwise fine and very scarce, one of three examples recorded in a recent E.A.S.C article, ex Proud collection. Photo on Page 214. £140-160
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1929 (Apr 13) Cover from Manyoni to Germany franked 5c pair + 15c tied by "MWANZA DSM TPO / DN" double ring skeleton c.d.s, fine and very scarce. Just three examples recorded by the E.A.S.C, ex Proud collection. Photo on Page 214. £130-150
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1929 (Aug 10) Cover from Tanga to Switzerland, backstamped with "TANGA MOSHI TPO / UP" double ring skeleton c.d.s. Very scarce, just two examples recorded by the E.A.S.C. £100-120
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1930-33 Registered covers, the first franked 45c to G.B tied by "DSM - MWANZA T.P.O / DN" c.d.s, the registration label with manuscript "T.P.O 2"; the others all to Switzerland franked 1/- or 1/05 (2 covers) all cancelled "DARESSALAAM - KIGOMA T.P.O No 1" c.d.s, one with scarce printed "DSM / KIGOMA T.P.O" registration label (cover and label slightly shortened at left upon opening), the other two bearing registration labels with manuscript "Dsm - Kga TPO No 1", one also backstamped by "TAB MWA TPO" single ring skeleton c.d.s. A good group. (4) £160-180
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Kilimanjaro T.P.O. 1933-49 Registered covers cancelled on the T.P.O, comprising 1933 cover from Arusha franked 10c + 20c pair tied by the "DN" c.d.s bearing very scarce printed "R / KILIMANJARO T.P.O" registration label (just five examples recorded by the E.A.S.C, this cover illustrated on the front of the May 2020 B.E.A Journal); 1934 cover (piece cut from reverse) with eight 5c stamps + 10c cancelled by "UP" datestamps bearing registration label of Makania; and 1949 cover to USA franked 1c pair + 2/- tied by "U" code c.d.s, manuscript registration endorsement of Soni and "T" due handstamp. (3). Photo on Page 214. £140-160
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Makuyuni. 1931 Cover to Korogwe bearing four 5c stamps, three cancelled by two strikes of boxed "MAKUYUNI" in violet, the other 5c strangely cancelled upon arrival by a Korogwe c.d.s (July 14). Very rare, just one other cover recorded with this cancel. Photo on Page 214. £300-350
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Maurui. 1933 Cover franked 5c tied by violet boxed "MAURUI", backstamped Kilimanjaro T.P.O Dn c.d.s (Jan 19). Fine and very scarce, one of five recorded examples, ex Pennycuick and Proud collections. Photo on Page 214. £300-350
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Mkumbara. 1934 30c Size H registration envelope franked 5c, the heading altered from "Registered Letter" to "Registered Newspaper", bearing a registration label with manuscript "Mkumbara Point", violet boxed "MKUMBARA" handstamp on the front, the stamp cancelled by Kilimanjaro T.P.O Dn c.d.s (Feb 15) with a further strike on reverse. One of just three recorded covers with this handstamp and an exceptional use on a registered cover, a few light tone spots, otherwise fine and rare, ex Pennycuick collection. Photo on Page 214. £450-550
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Tengeni. 1933 Cover bearing two 10c stamps each cancelled by violet boxed "TENGENI", a Kilimanjaro T.P.O Dn c.d.s (Oct. 19) alongside, fine and very scarce, just four covers recorded with this cancel, ex Pennycuick collection. Photo on Page 214. £400-500
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1915 (Jan) Yacht type 4h with Mafia overprint in reddish violet, superb unmounted mint, "Hoffman" expert handstamp. S.G. M2C, £325+. Photo on Page 216. £120-140
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1915 (Jan) Yacht type 7½h with Mafia overprint in reddish violet, three unmounted mint examples, distinct stamp shades, one initialled by A.L Pemberton, another with B.P.A Certificate (1966), all superb. S.G. M3C, £360+. (3). Photo on Page 216. £120-150
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1915 (Jan) Yacht type 20h with Mafia overprint in reddish violet, mint, very lightly mounted, tiny gum crease, a fine and scarce stamp. S.G. 5C, £350. Photo on Page 216. £120-140
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1915 (Jan) Yacht type 30h with Mafia overprint in reddish violet, with "12R" in upper margin, superb unmounted mint. An exceptional example of this scarce stamp. With B.P.A Certificate (2016). S.G. M6C, £425++. Photo on Page 142. £200-250
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1915 (Jan) Yacht type 45h with Mafia overprint in black, superb unmounted mint, signed on the reverse by Bloch and Peter Holcombe. A rare stamp, Gibbs estimates 20-30 issued, Michel state ten issued. S.G. M7a, £1,100+. Photo on Front Cover. £500-600
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1915 (May) Yacht type 4h with Mafia 6 Cents surcharge applied diagonally in violet, mint, one short perf at left, otherwise fine and very scarce. S.G. M12, £2,750+. Photo on Front Cover. £800-1,000
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1915 Stampless cover to "Maulid bin Ali Esq., c/o H.B.M Court, Zanzibar" endorsed "Per S/S Tuna", handstamped violet "G.R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA", bearing a green "OPENED BY CENSOR / UNDER / MARTIAL LAW" seal. A rare use of this 6 Cents handstamp to show postage paid in cash on a cover handed in at the military post office. The same handstamp was used in May 1915 to surcharge German East Africa stamps. Photo on Page 224. £500-700
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1915 German East Africa 50h fiscal with Mafia type M4 overprint and circular Mafia handstamp in bluish green. A scarce stamp, no gum, otherwise fine, with R.P.S Certificate (1989). S.G. M30, £1,500. Photo on Front Cover. £300-350
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1915 (Nov) I.E.F 3p Vertical pair, ½a (2), 2a, 2a6p (2), 3a and 4a mint, also 12a unused without gum, all with type M4 Mafia overprints, the 3p, ½a, 2a and 12a in greenish black, 2a6p and 3a in green, ½a, 2a6p and 4a in dull blue, the 12a with some colour loss, otherwise all fine, the 3p pair unmounted, most of the others very lightly mounted. Also a used 8a with forged overprint. A fine and scarce group. S.G. M33/41, £1,525. (11). Photo on Page 216. £350-450
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1915 (Nov) I.E.F ½a and 1a postally used with dull blue Mafia handstamp type M4 inverted, used as a cancellation; also I.E.F ½a pair (one small corner fault) on piece cancelled by circular "MAFIA" datestamp (OC 13 16). A scarce group, S.G. M34/5, £205 + piece. (3). Photo on Page 216. £120-150
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1915 (Nov) I.E.F 1a, two examples postally used with violet or dull blue Mafia handstamp type M4 inverted, used as a cancellation, one the rare early type handstamp with "G" over "P" and a clear stop after "R", the second the later usually seen handstamp with "G" offset to left of "P" and no stop. A scarce and unusual pair. S.G. M35, £190+. (2). Photo on Page 216. £100-120
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1916 (July 6) Cover with "Zanzibar Government" embossed flap, addressed to "J. Faulkner, Esq., Audit Office, Zanzibar" bearing I.E.F 1a overprinted "GR / POST / MAFIA" in green (S.G. M35) tied by circular "MAFIA" c.d.s in violet, backstamped in Zanzibar (July 7). Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 224. £800-1,000
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1915-16 Stamps used, comprising I.E.F 3a with type M4 overprint in green (S.G. M38, with 1981 B.P.A Certificate), 2a, 3a and 4a with violet type M5 overprints (S.G. M46, 48/9) all with Mafia datestamps backdated to 1916, and 8a, 2a6p both with circular "MAFIA" cancels of 1916. Also 1r with a forged Mafia overprint and cancel. S.G. £600+. (7). £180-220
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1917 (Apr) 1.E.F 3p - 3a Mint with type M5 Mafia overprints in violet, 1a with light crease, ½a, 2a and 2a6p with a few toned perfs, the 2a and 3a with some paper adhering to reverse, the ½a and 2a - 3a all with small ownership handstamp of King Carol of Romania. A scarce group, good appearance. S.G. M43/8, £1,045. (6). £200-250
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1917 (Apr) I.E.F 3p, ½a, 2a, 2a6p and 8a Mint, all with type M5 Mafia overprint sideways, the 3p in blue, 2a in violet, ½a, 2a6p and 8a in green, the 2a6p with light crease, otherwise fine, the 3p unmounted. S.G. M43/4, 50, £1,075. (5). Photo on Page 216. £350-400
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1917 (Apr) I.E.F 3p Mint, with type M5 Mafia overprints in blue or violet, the first unmounted with upper gutter margin. Also a used 4a with forged overprint in green. S.G. M43, £300. (3). Photo on Page 216. £100-120
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1917 (Apr) I.E.F 12a with type M5 Mafia overprint in violet, a few toned perfs, otherwise fine mint, scarce. S.G. M51, £475. Photo on Page 216. £120-150
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1917 (Apr) I.E.F 1r Mint with type M5 Mafia overprint in violet, fine and scarce. S.G. M52, £650. Photo on Page 222. £200-250
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1917 (Apr) I.E.F 1r Mint with type M5 Mafia overprint in greenish black, fine and scarce. S.G. M52, £650. Photo on Page 222. £200-250
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1917 (Apr) 1.E.F 3a with upper gutter margin used on piece, the stamp and margin both with type M5 Mafia overprint applied in violet to the stamp and in green to the margin, cancelled by part Mafia double ring datestamp. Rare and unusual, the overprint apparently applied once on each sheet within the gutter margin prior to the stamps being overprinted, therefore sometimes occurring in a differing colour to the stamp overprint, very few examples recorded. S.G. M48. Photo on Page 182. £500-600
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1917 G.E.A 1r Mint, with type M5 Mafia overprint in violet. This genuine Mafia overprint is known on the G.E.A 1c - 1r stamps, but these were never issued; they are mentioned by Gibbons in a footnote below the G.E.A listing. Scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 222. £100-150
| THAILAND
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P.O.W Mail. 1943-44 P.O.W Cards with preprinted messages comprising second or third type cards from Dutch P.O.Ws in Camps 4 or 6 (2) to Java (one to the Women's Internment Camp) or from Signalman E. Webster from Camp 6 to England (2), and a fifth type card from Webster in Camp 1, one card folded, the Webster cards with light creasing or soiling. (6). £250-300
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1858-c.1965 Covers and cards including 1858 entire letter to London with light red Crowned Circle, first flights, Paquebots and maritime mail, 1934 meter, WW2 censors, etc. (c.125). £150-200
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1905-06 3d Postage Due with plate number in lower margin, watermark Multiple Crown CA, variety watermark inverted, fine used. Very scarce. S.G. D12w, £180++. Photo on Page 222. £80-100
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1928 Cover to England, carried on the S.S "Author Mail" to Uruguay with a GB 1½d cancelled in Montevideo (Mar 24), a light Tristan type II cachet alongside, vertical fold, unusual. £100-120
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Falkland Islands. 1940 Real photo picture postcard of Port Stanley East addressed to "Eng. Sub. Lt. J. Anderson, H.M.S Queen of Bermuda, c/o Naval, Port Stanley, Falkland Island" bearing Falkland Islands 1938 1d tied by black type V "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" cachet with a further strike away from the stamp, unobtrusive 1cm tear at base, otherwise fine and very scarce. The "Queen of Bermuda" was pressed into naval service as a troop transport in WW2 and was stationed in the Falkland Islands for a short time in 1940; on August 24th it stopped briefly at Tristan due to poor weather. Believed to be the only recorded item from this brief stopover with a Falklands stamp, just one other cover recorded from the ship at Tristan franked by a G.B stamp. A unique card. Photo on Page 224. £250-300
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1896 1r with "L" overprint, lower right corner marginal single used on small piece with manuscript cancel, vertical and horizontal folds in the margins, the stamp fine. S.G. 75, £500. Photo on Page 222. £120-140
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1899 (May 15) Large part front addressed in the handwriting of Archdeacon Walker, to "The Reverend F. Rowling" in Leeds and redirected to Ireland with 1896 1a tied by Kampala c.d.s, a Leeds c.d.s (July 10) alongside. The Rev. Rowling printed the 1896 typeset stamps of Uganda; when this item was sent he was on leave in Britain. Photo on Page 224. £120-150
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