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1885 (May 14) Cover with printed address "Messrs Lucas & Aird, Suakin-Berber Railway, Suakin" and "via Military Post", posted from Kettering to Mr J. Blair, franked 2½d. Lucas & Aird of Kettering won the contract to build the Suakin to Berber railway to supply the Nile Expedition forces; 19 miles of railway were constructed from Suakin harbour to Otao with the help of the 10th Railway Co. R.E when the Government decided to withdraw from the Sudan and the railway was abandoned. A rare and unusual cover, ex Firebrace. Photo on Page 246. £400-500
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1885 (Aug 3) Cover with a printed Red Cross on the flap and initials M.S.C (Medical Staff Corps), posted from Cairo to London franked 1pi. The British Red Cross Society sent nurses to work in Wadi-Halfa and at the Citadel Hospital in Cairo, from where this cover was probably sent. Ex Firebrace. £200-250
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1886 (Sep 20-28) Eight page letter written and signed by Col. Charles Egerton, in command of the Suakin Expedition, which includes "We could march to Berber & join hands with Kitchener or hunt up Osman Digna or do anything but they are so jealous of our having any share in the campaign that they will not allow us to undertake the most obvious necessary movements. We have just heard of the capture of Dongola taken by the Staffords in the gunboats and not by those accursed Egyptians. The Khalifa has no intention of making a real stand before Khartoum ..... these so called victories of the Egyptians are mere outpost skirmishes. You have no doubt seen the magnificent pictures in the illustrated papers of fiery gippy cavalry charging hordes of Dervish spearmen and driving them before them like sheep. The real fact is that the gippy cavalry did charge but it was in the opposite direction to the enemy. They were scared out of their lives by almost 20 Dervish horsemen who were driven off by the British Officers with their revolvers." An interesting letter, no cover, ex Collier. £150-200
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Lord Kitchener. 1886 (Oct 3) Four page letter written and signed by Kitchener from Suakin, to a Mr Wylde, which includes "I have got about 1,000 friendlies surrounding the rebels at Tamai but they can't get in to the rebel fort, the rebels have 13 guns 6 being Krupps, rather nasty things to face with a spear and shield so they ask me for help & I have to tell them to go and die for their country & that I would not for the world rob them of such a noble chance of doing so". A scarce letter from the future Lord Kitchener. Ex Firebrace. £250-300
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Military Telegraphs. 1885 (Mar. 20 - May 8) Pieces bearing Military Telegraphs stamps all cancelled violet "FIELD TELEGRAPH / SK No. 16" datestamps at Suakin, the six pieces franked 3d, 6d (2 pieces), 1/- pair or 2/- (2 pieces), a scarce group, ex. Firebrace. S.G. MT2/5, £2,200. (6). Photo on Page 248. £600-700
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Military Telegraphs. 1885 (Mar 23 - Apr. 27) Military Telegraphs 3d strip of three and two pieces franked 1/- or £1, all cancelled by violet "FIELD TELEGRAPH / QI / No. 3" datestamps at Quarantine Island, £1 with corner faults but very scarce, ex Firebrace. S.G. MT2, 4, 8, £900 + £1 value (unpriced by S.G.). (5). Photo on Pages 164 & 236. £400-500
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1886 G.P.O London Christmas card, seven scenes depicting Post Offices or the delivery of the mails, one of these showing a Postal & Telegraph Service tent in the Soudan, well printed in colour, very attractive, 148x224mm. £120-140
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Col. Rudolf Slatin. 1895 (Apr 1) Cover franked 1pi, posted from Cairo to Giegler Pascha in Germany, with an enclosed two page signed letter from Slatin in German, arrival backstamp of Schweinfurt. Slatin was Governor of Darfur Province when captured by the Mahdi in 1883. He escaped from Omdurman on 20th February 1895, arrived in Cairo on March 19th and was made a Colonel in the Egyptian army on March 21st. Giegler was formerly Director of Posts and Acting Governor General in the Sudan. A scarce Slatin letter, ex Firebrace. (Cover + letter). Photo on Page 246. £300-350
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Col. Rudolf Slatin. Undated letter, "My dear Douglas-Murray. I dont have a complete Dervish dress I have only guippa, sword & spear, yours sincerely R. Slatin". Slatin was Governor of Darfur Province when captured by the Mahdi in 1883; he escaped from Omdurman in 1895. A scarce autograph. £150-180
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Father Joseph Ohrwalder. 1895 (May 25) Egypt 1pi letter card to Austria, a "SAWAKIN" c.d.s below the stamp, the letter written and signed by Ohrwalder, the letter in German mentioning Paolo Rossignoli and Rudolf Slatin, who had both recently escaped from Omdurman. Ohrwalder, an Austrian Priest was captured by the Mahdi in 1882; he escaped from Omdurman with two sisters and a slave girl in 1891, going to Suakin to continue his mission work. Also two prints of Ohrwalder. Some light staining but a scarce signed letter posted at Suakin. Ex Firebrace. Photo on Page 246. £300-400
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1899 (Apr 17) Stampless cover from Lt. Col Nason of The Cameronians, Commanding the X Soudanese Battalion, Egyptian Army, to Sir James Ferguson MP (whose son was wounded in Sudan in 1898) in London, endorsed "On service no stamps available" with "OMDURMAN" c.d.s and boxed "T", single rate 2½d charge mark applied in the Foreign Branch. Ex Firebrace. Photo on Page 246. £200-250
| SWEDEN
(Also see lot 434) | |
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1858-72 Ore issue mint or unused, comprising 50ore deep green or green unused, yellow-green variety "FF.M" for "FEM" mint, light yellow green unmounted; 9ore red-lilac mint, unusually fine (1987 Obermuller Certificate); 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 43,000kr. (10). £350-400
| THAILAND
(Also see lots 433, 1393) | |
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1882-85 Crown CC 4c rose used, with part oval "WINDSOR / RED ..... / BANGKOK" handstamp and undated Singapore cancel, fine and scarce. S.G. 3, £1,400. Photo on Page 220. £240-300
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1882-85 Crown CA 2c rose and 4c brown blocks of four, and a single 6d lilac, all mint, the two blocks with minor gum toning, good appearance. S.G. 15, 17, 19, £1,025. (9). £180-220
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1882-85 Crown CA 2c rose block of six (3x2) and 4c brown block of four, 2c block with horizontal crease to the upper three stamps, otherwise fine mint, white gum, 2c block unmounted. S.G. 15, 17, £850. (10). £140-180
| TONGA
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1897 ½d and 6d Imperforate sample proofs in unissued colours, the ½d in orange and 6d in brown, each in a pair with "SPECIMEN" overprints (DS1), affixed to a piece cut from a sample book, the pairs numbered below "7" or "31". (4). £100-120
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1920-35 ½d - 1/- Set of nine overprinted or perfined "SPECIMEN", the ½d and 2½d bright ultramarine with boxed "COLECCION / OFICIAL / MARRUCCOS / ZONA / ESPANOLA" receiving authority handstamp on reverse, fine mint. S.G. 55/63s, £350. (9). £100-120
| TURKEY
(Also see lots 67, 347, 436) | |
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Postal Stationery. 1914-16 Stationery printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., comprising 10pa and 20pa postcards, 1pi envelope and the scarce large size 1pi registration envelope (292x152mm, slightly shortened at left upon opening), all sent to Europe, the registration envelope (with a declared value of 400 francs) franked 10pa and two 5pi stamps to pay the 11pi10pa insured registered rate over 180g. (4). £80-100
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Foreign Post Offices. 1877-1921 Covers and cards from the British (8), French (4), Austrian (6), German (4), Russian (2) or Italian Post Offices in Constantinople, also a card from the Austrian P.O in Smyrna, five 1919-21 covers with British A.P.O cancels including large registered covers franked 6d or 2/- to Sweden. (26). £180-220
| USA
(Also see lots 96, 316, 318, 496, 540, 783, 1192) | |
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1828-67 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers, various town handstamps or manuscript endorsements, 5c, 10c or 3c rate handstamps, ship handstamps, embossed ladies envelopes, letters from Cuba and Guadeloupe, transatlantic, U.S Express Mail (2) and N.Y & Philadelphia R.R datestamps, etc, most fine. (97). £200-250
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1851-1904 Mint and used selection, values to 90c, very mixed quality but some fine including 1869 12c, 15c and 24c used (also 30c, small faults), etc. (145). £150-200
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1861-64 U.S Patriotic envelopes unused, most very fine. (11). £100-120
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1883-1976 Covers and cards on pages, various unusual cancels on the 1883 issue, 1898 Trans Mississippi 5c and 10c single frankings, Special Delivery mail, registered, postage dues, etc. (133). £250-300
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1930 (Apr 19) Cover from Washington D.C carried on the round flight between Lakehurst and Friedrichshafen, with the Round Flight and South American flight cachets, franked by Air 5c and Graf Zeppelin $1.30, the First Day of Issue of this Zeppelin stamp, backstamped at Friedrichshafen (June 6) and New York (June 18). A fine and scarce First Day Cover. S.64. Photo on Page 246. £250-300
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Postal Stationery. 1853-1994 Used and unused envelopes, wrappers, postcards and reply cards in ten albums, nineteenth century issues to the 30c value, 1870-71 3c Specimens (4), stamp essays (8), some fancy and territorial postmarks, advertising envelopes, a few albino stamp errors, etc. An interesting collection, a large proportion prewar. (1,000+). £600-800
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U.S Possessions - Postal Stationery. 1884-1915 Used and unused postal stationery from Philippines (40), Cuba (3) or Hawaii (11), including Philippines U16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 34 fine unused (500 of each issued), etc. (54). £120-150
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Locals and Carriers. c.1848-83 Covers (2) and stamps (78) including Boyds City Express 2c (Scott 20L7) on cover to Philadelphia cancelled by red New York 5cts c.d.s, entire letter to Boston with Hale & Co 6c blue (75L7, cut square, crossed by pressed file fold) cancelled red "PAID", Swarts Dispatch 2c red mint sheet of 25 (136L4), also forgeries, reprints, etc. (82). £200-250
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International Reply coupons. 1913-88 Coupons including first type 6c (2) or 9c (2), second type 9c, 15c on 13c (3) or 15c (4), third type 22c, 26c on 22c (23) or 42c on 26c on 22c (2), fourth type 26c (3), 42c on 26c (41), 42c (2), 65c (5), 80c (2) or 95c (2), an interesting lot with many surcharge types. (93). £200-250
| VENEZUELA
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1945 150th Birth Anniversary of General Sucre, set of thirteen die proofs in the issued colours with die number above, three on card, ten die sunk into card, very fine. (13). £150-180
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1948 Merchant Marine issue, die proofs comprising postage vignette and master dies (2), 5c - 1b proofs (14), Air vignette and master dies (3), 5c - 5b proofs (25), various issued and unissued colours, all values with additional proofs of some values, 27 on thick card mounted onto larger cards, 19 die sunk into card, a unique group. (46). £500-600
| ZANZIBAR
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1896-1904 Selection with 1896 ½a - 5r sets overprinted Specimen (1r - 3r and 5r without gum and faults, others fine), mint and used; 1897 2½ on 4a surcharges mint (7) or used (5); 1904 set used, some additional stamps, some faults. S.G. £2,400. (122). £300-350
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1898 Master Die Proof with blank value tablets, used for the 1899 issue anna stamps, mounted within a thick card surround, dated "23/9/98" in pencil, 98x121mm. A fine and unique proof, from the De La Rue archives. £300-350
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1898 Master Die Proof with blank value tablets, used for the 1899 issue rupee stamps, mounted within a thick card surround, dated "7/10/98" in pencil, 117x140mm. A fine and unique proof, from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 236. £350-400
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1904 Surcharges, mint and used selection with 1a on 4½a blue-black, 2a on 4a and both 2½a surcharges in mint blocks of four, 1a on 4½a orange mint pair with large "e" variety, 2a on 4a used block of nine, 2½a on 7½a thin open "w" mint and used and serif to "f" mint (2) and used, 2½a on 8a thin open "w" mint (2) and used (2) and serif to "f" mint, etc. S.G. 205/9, £2,500. (49). £300-350
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1904 Die Proof of the flags and border, in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "Jan. 11 04". A fine and scarce De La Rue proof, 92x60mm. Photo on Page 252. £300-350
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1904 Die Proof of the flags and border, in black on white glazed card, dated "26 FEB. 04". A fine and scarce De La Rue proof, 92x60mm. Photo on Page 252. £300-350
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1904 1a Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, fine. Photo on Page 252. £200-250
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1904 4a Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated "Jan. 14/04", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 252. £200-250
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1904 5a Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated "Jan. 19/04", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 252. £200-250
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1904 7½a Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated "Jan. 19/04", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 252. £200-250
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1904 8a Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated "Jan. 19/04" (altered from Jan. 14), 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 252. £200-250
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Postal Stationery/Official Mail. 1895-1913 Specimen, unused and used postal stationery, virtually all different (99); also 1926-38 Official covers (7), one registered from Weti. (106). £350-400 |
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