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Indo-China Post Office in Pakhoi. 1903 1c - 5f, the fourteen values issued in 1903 (missing the 25c black on rose and 50c brown on azure issued in 1904) all handstamped Specimen type R3, applied in Rhodesia to Specimen stamps received from the U.P.U. A few minor perf faults, otherwise fine mint, a unique set. (14). Photo on Page 98. £800-1,000
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Madagascar. 1902 10c Surcharge on Diego Suarez 50c carmine, fine mint, very scarce. S.G. 36, £5,000. Photo on Page 78. £200-250
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Djibouti. 1929-37 Covers including 1929 first flight to Dire-Daoua with "1 SERVICE AVION" applied to the three stamps, 1931 flight to Addis Abbeba (June 3) and return flight (June 17), 1931 Goulette & Salel flight to Paris (2), 1932 (May 13) flight to Rome, etc. (7). £160-180
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Madagascar. 1929-31 Pioneer flights with 1929 (Oct.) attempted flight from Paris by Goulette, Marchesseau and Bourgeois, covers and cards flown to Fort Lamy (with registered C.O.P), Kanda, Brazzaville or Gao; 1929 (Dec.) first flight from Paris with covers to Ouagadougou or Madagascar (3) or Madagascar to Paris; and 1931 (Dec.) Puillet and Arrachart Madagascar to Paris flight. Stamps include 1926-27 War Orphans 1f + 25c and 5f + 1f (2). (10 + C.O.P). £280-350
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Madagascar. 1930-40 Covers with 1930 (Mar. 14) Leopoldville to Paris flight; 1935 first regular Paris to Madagascar service covers flown from Monaco to Madagascar or Fort Lamy to Elisabethville; 1936 (Mar. 25) Diego Suarez to Tananarive; 1936 Algeria to Madagascar by LANA and SABENA and Madagascar to France by Air Africa first flights; 1936 (Oct. 28) Aero Club of Madagascar flight around the island with backstamps of twelve towns, etc. (14). £200-250
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New Caledonia / Australia. 1931-44 Covers with 1931 (May 4) cover from Hanoi to Sydney, returned and forwarded to France; 1939 (Mar. 23) Martinet flight from Noumea to Marseille, pilot signed; 1940 Noumea to New Zealand first Panam flight (2); and 1944 New Caledonia Red Cross envelope from Canala to Geneva with New Caledonia censor cachet and seal. (5). £120-150
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North Africa. 1919-36 Covers and cards flown from or to Morocco (12), Algeria (6) or Tunisia (5), including 1926 (Nov. 30) Tunis to Nice, 1929 (Mar. 4) Tunis to Antibes, early commercial flights to and from Morocco, 1926 (Nov. 11) Algiers to Marseille pilot signed, etc. (23). £130-150
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1751-66 Entire letters to France, the first with "I. DUFOREST / A. BORDEAUX" forwarding agents cachet on reverse (part flap missing, clear of cachet), the second endorsed as privately carried by Captain Dauvial. The 1751 letter the earliest recorded F.A.C of France. (2). £100-150
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Bordeaux. 1756-1837 Entire letters and entires all landed as ship letters at Bordeaux, handstamps include small circular crowned "B" of 1756, circular "BORD X · COL" of 1788, unframed "COLONIES PAR / BORDEAUX" (2), framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER / PAR BORDEAUX" or "PAYS D'OUTREMER" with a Bordeaux c.d.s, the 1788 letter with scarce "LA MARTINIQUE" handstamp, five others with "MARTINIQUE" handstamps (2 types), all fine. (7). Photo on Page 108. £400-500
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Cherbourg. 1815-29 Entire letters landed as ship letters at Cherbourg, with scarce boxed "COL. PAR CHERBOURG" or boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER / PAR CHERBOURG" with a "MARTINIQUE" handstamp. (2). £150-180
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La Flotte. 1735 Entire letter to Bordeaux, landed as a ship letter at La Flotte, with "LA FLOTE" handstamp, minor discoloration to a horizontal file fold, otherwise fine and scarce. £100-120
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Le Havre. 1774-1839 Entire letters or entires landed as ship letters at Le Havre, with unframed curved "COL. FRANCOISE / PAR / LE / HAVRE", red unframed "COLONIES PAR / LE HAVRE", boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER / PAR LE HAVRE" (2) or "BUREAU MARITIME (HAVRE)" c.d.s, three with "MARTINIQUE" handstamps. (5). £200-240
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Marseille. 1785-88 Entire letters landed as ship letters at Marseille all with unframed "COLON · FRANC / PAR MARSEILLE" and "MARTINIQUE", two also with straight line or small curved "COLONIES" handstamps in red. (3). £240-300
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Nantes. 1821-30 Entire letters or entires landed as ship letters at Nantes, with unframed "COLONIES PAR / NANTES" (2) or boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER / PAR NANTES" (2), three with "MARTINIQUE" handstamps. (4). £150-180
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1833-66 Entire letters or entires, the first from France to Martinique, the others from Martinique (6) or from French Guyana sent via Martinique, all with St. Pierre datestamps. (8). £150-200
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1872-1939 Mint and used collection, with covers (17), including 1872-80 imperf French Colonies issues mint (55) with 1877-78 15c grey (2), 75c carmine (2), 1880 25c ochre on yellow (2), or used in Martinique (47); and Martinique issues from 1912 with 1920 inverted or double surcharges used on cover (5, on three covers), 1924 (Feb.) inverted surcharges, etc. (193 + 17 covers). £200-250
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1887-1902 Specimen overprints, comprising 1887-93 ½d, 1d, 2d and 6d, 1898 ½d - 1/- set of eight, and 1902 ½d - 1/- and 2/-, affixed with part own gum to a printed Swedish album page, from the Royal Swedish General Post Office Specimen collection. S.G. £600 (+ KEVII issue) as stamps. (21). £280-320
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1902 KEVII ½d - 3/- set of twelve overprinted "SPECIMEN", additionally handstamped "ULTRAMAR" in violet, applied in Lisbon to Specimen stamps received from the U.P.U for distribution to Portuguese Colonies, no gum, otherwise fine and scarce. (12). Photo on Page 98. £300-350
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1902-71 Mint and used collection including 1912-22 ½d, 2d (2), 6d and 1/- split "A" variety all mint, etc. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (190). £200-250
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1909 KEVII 1d and 3d - 3/-, the 4d, 5d, 7½d and 10d in rejoined pairs; and 1912-22 KGV 1d - 4d and 7½d - 3/-, the 1d, 1½d, 3d, 4d, 7½d, 1/6 and 2/6 all in rejoined pairs, all overprinted "SPECIMEN" with part circular handstamp applied by upon receipt at Gabon, no gum with some discoloration or surface faults to a few stamps, nevertheless a unique group. (36). Photo on Page 98. £650-750
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Cancellations. QV-QEII Stamps and pieces in an album with "Received" c.d.s, dumb target type cancels or circle of parallel bars, village cancels with Basse, Kunta-Ur, Fatoto, Karantaba, Brikama, Cape St. Mary, Parcel Post c.d.s, Paquebots, Wireless Station, etc. Also 1906 1d on 3d used block of four, and 1912 3d with split "A" variety used. (c.240) £120-150
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1872-1988 Collection in five albums, mainly used until 1902 and mint from 1905, including 1874 9 on 9k used, West and East Germany issues both complete mint for 1949-88, Berlin Western Sector issues complete mint for 1946-88, French Zone, Soviet Zone, U.S and British Zone and Allied Occupation all mint and largely complete, shades, many plate, gum, watermark and perforation varieties, the mint stamps mostly mounted, otherwise fine. S.G. £20,000 (approx). (5 Albums). Photo on Page 86. £800-1,000
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1940-48 WW2 Occupation issues, Displaced Persons Camp posts, a few propaganda forgeries, Ghetto issue banknotes, etc., and a few WW1 issues, in an album. Also an album of Bohemia & Moravia. £100-150
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The large accumulation of stamps and covers including collections of Freemasonry, Oberammergau, perfins (with a few "POL" issues, one on 1938 cover), Berlin special registration labels of 1970-72, also some postal stationery, a few books, etc. (Many 100s). £150-200
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First Day Covers. 1949-77 F.D.Cs in seven albums comprising West Germany for 1949-76 with all Humanitarian Relief Fund sets from 1952, Berlin Western Sector for 1950-77 with all 1951-53 sets, and Saar for 1951-58. S.G. £1,500+ as stamps. (7 Albums). £150-200
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Booklets, Booklet and Coil Stamps. 1910-82 Mint collection in two albums including S.G. SB12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 39, 41, 46 booklets complete, other booklets with covers only and separate panes (S.G. 17, 18, 20, 34, etc), many complete panes, se-tenant and tete-beche pairs or strips, also booklets and stamps for Berlin and East Germany with further issues in three stockbooks and on pages. All mint, virtually all unmounted, a fine collection. S.G. £20,000++. (5 Albums). Photo on Page 104. £1,500-2,000
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Booklets. 1947-80 Booklets including 1948 Air Mail label booklet, West Germany with 1951 2.50m numeral & posthorn issue booklets (4, S.G. SB50, £950 each), 1955 2.50m booklet (4, S.G. SB51), also some mint and used panes, a few booklets exploded, some C.T.O booklets, a good lot. S.G. £6,000+. (c.240). £300-400
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Local Stamps. 1945-46 Local Issues including overprints on Hitler Head issues, many towns, some scarce (533). Also a study of the 1861-63 local issues of Hamburg showing genuine stamps, reprints and forgeries. (c.650). £200-250
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Meters. c.1922 Envelope with five meter essays in black each with a differing town name, values from 10pf to 1m, the five essays in the five designs adopted for the first meter machine of Egypt (used in Cairo in Feb/March 1922, see lot 738). Rare and interesting early meter essays. £100-120
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1849-1959 German States, occupation issues, German colonies, Plebiscite issues, Danzig and Saar, the well filled Schaubek album, virtually all mint (with some used German states), including Bavaria and other states with many better stamps (some possible forgeries); Marienwerder 1920 50pf overprint; Saar first issue to 80pf; Danzig; Memel; P.O in Morocco with 1900 set, 1905 set; P.O in Turkey with 1884 set; Cameroon with C.E.F 2s on 2m; Caroline Islands; Kiautschou; Mariannas 1901 set; German East Africa; Samoa 1900 set; South West Africa unissued 1897 25pf and 50pf, etc. A good lot. (100s). Photo on Page 98. £500-600
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Postal Stationery. 1873-1949 Mint postal stationery (mainly postcards and reply cards), the collection written up in nine albums including commemorative and pictorial cards, WW1 and WW2 occupation issues, Colonies and P.Os abroad, Pneumatic Post, Money Order cards, printed to private order, Danzig, Saar, French Zone, Russia cards overprinted for Pleskau or Luga, etc., all fine. (9 Albums). £250-300
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Leipzig Trade Fair. 1875-2009 Covers and cards, cancels, picture postcards, labels, ephemera, the extensive collection well written up in seven large albums, about half pre-1940, a fine collection. (100s). £600-800
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Leipzig Trade Fair. 1897 Fair, the well written up collection in an album with Louis Godard balloon card bearing oval "Luftstation des Fesselballons uber Leipzig" cachet postally used, other balloon cards (2), other picture postcards all finely printed in colour, exhibition cancels, labels, postal stationery cards with printed views, booklet of scenes of Leipzig and the exhibition area, promotional notebook, Lipsia local post stamps and covers, etc. £200-300
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Leipzig Trade Fair - Air Mails. 1921-90 Flown covers from the Leipzig trade fairs including 1928 invitation card to USA flown by Graf Zeppelin, 1936 Zeppelin flights (5, two posted on board), 1939 Zeppelin flights (2), etc., in two albums. (287+). £150-200
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Leipzig Trade Fair. The large accumulation of covers, picture postcards, brochures, ephemera, badges, a few books, etc. (Many 100s). £150-200
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Leipzig Exhibitions and Fairs. 1897-1990 Postcards, covers, cancels, labels and ephemera, the collection written up in six albums including studies of the 1913 Turnfest, builders trade exhibition and inauguration of the Peoples War Memorial, 1914 Universal Exhibition of Book Publishers, also Leipzig Technical Fairs, amusement fairs, agricultural touring exhibitions, Esperanto congresses, etc., and Leipzig views, cancels and perfins. An interesting collection, mainly pre-1940. (750+). £250-300
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Upper Silesia. 1920 Stamps and covers, the collection well written up on pages, with additional items loose, including surcharge varieties, 5pf on 15pf violet mint (2), Plebiscite overprint varieties, circular "C.I.H.S" handstamped overprints on 2pf-75pf and National Assembly set of four mint (all expertised as genuine but offered "as-is", also 2½pf used) and forgeries, official stamps overprinted "C.I.H.S" with numerous varieties, covers from many different offices, propaganda labels, Polish "O.S" overprints including use on covers, etc. Also the specialised German Handbook. A fine collection, huge catalogue if all genuine. (100s). £800-1,200
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Saar. 1915-69 Covers and cards including postal stationery, air mails, etc. (95) £100-150
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Saar. 1947-59 Mint and used collections in five albums, well written up with varieties, multiples and covers, including 1948 Flood Disaster Relief miniature sheet unmounted and postage set used with additional 12f + 8f, Air 25f + 2f used (2) and miniature sheet unmounted, 1949 Youth Hostels 8f + 5f (3) and 10f + 7f (4) used, 1949 National Relief Fund set mint and used, 1950 Adolf Kolping 15f + 5f used, 1950 Stamp Day 15f + 5f mint (2) and used (3, two on maximum cards), 1950 Council of Europe 200f mint (2) and used, 1950 and 1951 Relief Fund sets mint and used, also Officials with 1949 set mint, Return to Germany issues, etc. A fine collection. S.G. £9,000++. (100s). £600-800
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1897-1912 Menus (3), menu postcards (19) and other postcards (6) including 1896-97 coloured menus and postcards given to passengers on ships (2) all pre-dating the first combined menu and postcard, the earliest recorded menu postcard from November 1897 and other early menu postcards from 1897-99; 1907 poster type cards produced for the NDL 50th Anniversary (3); fourteen cards postally used with 1899 card posted at Saipan franked Marianas 10pf with violet oval "YSLAS MARIANAS / (crown) / YSLA DE SAIPAN", 1899 "Speise-Karte" posted on the "Prinz Heinrich" from Hong Kong with Kais Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No. 39 c.d.s, other Seepost cancels (5), etc. A fine lot. (28). £250-300
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1899-1910 Complete menus with an integral postcard (17) and postcards removed from menus (93), also a menu depicting the North Cape posted from Trondheim, other menus or passenger lists (2) and postcards (4), the menu postcards including pictures of passengers on or alongside ships, youths in maritime scenes, national costume, sailing ships and/or steamers, views of Germany, scenes from Hauffs Phantasia "Baccus the Goddess of wine", etc., one complete menu posted at Tientsin franked China 10pf, 43 other menu postcards postally used including Seepost cancels (10, one franked china overprint 10pf) and Kais Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No. 6 c.d.s on a stampless card from the hospital ship "Gera" at Aden when returning from the Boxer campaign in China. A fine lot, very attractive postcards and menus. (117). £600-700
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1891-1910 Ships menus (54) without postcards, all superbly printed in colour with views of Mediterranean or Channel ports, ships, pretty ladies, etc., many with music programmes on the reverse, also passenger lists (2) and menu postcards (2), a fine lot. (58). £480-550
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1904-10 Complete menus with an integral postcard (12), and menu postcards (64) all finely printed in colour, with view of Mediterranean or Channel ports, twenty postally used. (76). £450-500
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1884-1913 Postcards, covers and ephemera concerning the transatlantic route including printed log sheets (4), 1865 brochure from the NDL agent in New York, picture postcards (22, six with Seepost cancels), also postcards of the 1900 fire at the NDL Dock at Hoboken (18), books, etc. (67). £280-320
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1898-1915 Picture postcards (162), passenger lists (4) and other ephemera (6) depicting various ships or ship's captains, 29 cards with Seepost cancels. (172). £580-650
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Revenues. 1899-1903 QV (17) and KEVII (8) stamps with "JUDICIAL" overprints, including all QV and KEVII from 2/- to 20/-, also QV postage stamps to the 20/-, all fiscally used. (66). £180-220
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1922 Revolution overprints, all postage and postage due handstamped violet "Specimen" applied prior to sending to the U.P.U, single examples of each stamp distributed to U.P.U member countries due to a shortage of available specimens, all fine mint. Ex Marcus Samuel. Hellas 398/455s, €1,740. (58). Photo on Page 86. £600-700
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1938-2013 Used collection in two Davo albums with both 1945 sets, also some mint including 1945 Liberation set, some miniature sheets and 2000-2006 year packs, fine quality, complete to 2010. S.G. £1,500+. (2 Albums). £200-250
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G.B used in Grenada. 1858 (July 25) Entire to England, the 1/- double rate paid by 6d pair (one with small corner fault) each cancelled "A15", reverse with "GRENADA" double arc datestamp with "25" inverted. Horizontal file fold, recipients file note partly over the right stamp, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 108. £150-200
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1861 Imperforate 1d and 6d (2) proofs in rose, (shades), one 6d proof on horizontally laid paper (just touched at left), the 1d proof with small thin, marginal 6d proof with pressed crease. (3). Photo on Page 98. £250-300
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