Auction Details
Auction 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100
Date: 6th November 2025 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Great Connaught Rooms 61-65 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DA
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Auction Lots - Page 14
654
  Guadeloupe. Page bearing 1903 1f on 75c, 1905-06 postage due set, 1905-07 set and 1912 surcharges all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (29). £100-120
655
  Indo-China. Page bearing all 1903-12 postage and postage due sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (60). £200-250
656
  Indo-China Post Offices in China. Nine pages bearing 1903-04 overprint sets for Canton, Hoi Hao, Mongtze, Packhoi, Yunnansen, Tchongking (all 14 values), 1906 issue to 2f for Canton (13 values) or to 1f for Hoi-Hao (12 values), Kouang Tcheou-Wan (12 values), Mong-Tseu (13 values), Pak-Hoi (12 values), Tch'ong K'ing (12 values), Yunnan-Fou (13 values), 1908 sets for Canton, Hoi-Hao, Kouang-Tcheou, Mongtseu, Pakhoi, Tchongking and Yunnanfou, all handstamped "Specimen" R3 or R4. (290). £700-1,000
657
  Ivory Coast. Page bearing 1906-07 postage set (no 1c, 5c, 10c) and postage due set, 1912 surcharges, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (25). £100-120
658
  Madagascar/Comoros. Two pages bearing Madagascar 1903 set, 1906 35c, 1908 postage and postage due sets, both 1912 surcharge sets, also Moheli 1906-07 set, 1906-07 35c and 45c for Anjouan and Grande Comore, 1912 surcharge sets for Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mayotte and Moheli, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (110). £300-350
659
  Martinique. Page bearing 1899-1906 issue 35c, 2f and 5f, 1908 set and 1912 surcharges, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (123). £100-120
660
  Mauritania. Page bearing 1906-07 35c and 45c, 1906-07 postage due set and 1913 set all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (26). £100-120
661
  New Caledonia. Page bearing 1905-07 set, 1906 20c postage due and 1912 surcharges all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (23). £100-120
662
  New Hebrides. Page bearing all 1908-11 sets handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (21). £100-120
663
  Reunion. Page bearing 1906 Parcel Post 10c, 1907 postage and postage due sets, 1912 surcharges, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (32). £100-120
664
  St. Pierre & Miquelon. Page bearing 1906 35c, 1909 set and 1912 surcharges (10, no 5 on 20c), also French colonies 1906 20c postage due, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (28). £250-300
665
  Senegal/French Sudan. Two pages bearing Senegambia & Niger 1903 set, Upper Senegal & Niger 1906-08 set (no 5c, 10c, 15c) and 1906 postage due set, Senegal 1903 surcharges, 1906 35c and 45c, 1906 20c postage due and 1912 surcharges, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (34). £100-120
666
  Tunisia. Page bearing 1906 set and 1908 surcharge sets all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (17). £80-100
667
  French & Indo-China Post Offices in China. Page bearing French P.O 1902-06 set, 1907 surcharge set, Indo China P.O 1902 set, all handstamped "Specimen" R3 or R4. (33). £250-300
668
  Post Offices in Egypt. Two pages bearing 1902-03 sets for Alexandria and Port Said, handstamped "Specimen" type R3. (30). £300-400
669
  Post Offices in Levant & Crete. Four pages bearing 1902-03 sets for Levant, Cavalla, Dedeagh and Crete, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3. (44). £200-250
670
  Post Offices in Morocco. Page bearing 1902-11 postage and postage due sets, handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (29). £120-150
671
  Post Offices in Zanzibar. Page bearing 1902-03 set handstamped "Specimen" type R3. £400-500

Portugal & Colonies

672
  Portugal. Three pages bearing 1903-08 franking stamps for Consumptive Aid (2), Civilian Rifle Clubs (6) or Red Cross, 1904 postage due set, 1905 50r and 75r, 1910 set, all 1910-12 postage and postage due sets overprinted "Republica", 1911-12 Charity Tax 10r and 1c and 1912 set, also Funchal 1905 50c and 75c, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (97). £250-300
673
  Angola, Guinee, S. Thome & Principe. Three pages bearing 1902 Provisorio overprint 50r and 75r and all 1903-11 postage and postage due sets from all three colonies, Angola 1912 set and 1912 surcharges, S. Thome 1912 set, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (163). £300-350
674
  Cape Verde. Two pages bearing 1903 Provisorio overprint 50r and 75r and all 1903 postage and postage due sets, handstamped "Specimen" R3 or R4. (58). £120-150
675
  Azores. Two pages bearing 1905 50r and 75r from Angra, Horta and Ponta Delgada, Azores 1904 postage due set, all 1910-12 postage and postage due sets, 1911 10r and 20r and 1912 2c charity tax stamps, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (81). £150-200
676
  Macau. Three pages bearing 1900 10a and 20a, 1902 surcharges (24 different stamps), 1902 Provisorio overprint set, 1903 set, 1904 postage due set, 1905 10a on 12a, 1910 dues overprinted for postal used, 1911 postage and postage due sets with "Republica" overprint, 1a on 5r fiscal, 2a on half 4a (2) and 5a on half 10a "Provisorio" (2), 1913 set, glue stains to 1902 stamps issued without gum, otherwise fine, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (105). Photo on Page 84. £2,000-3,000
677
  Mozambique. Three pages bearing 1902 Provisorio overprint 50r and 75r and all 1903-12 postage and postage due sets; Mozambique Company 1902-04 set of five and all 1907-11 postage and postage due sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (115). £300-400
678
  Mozambique Provinces. Three pages bearing 1902 Provisorio overprint 50r and 75r of Lourenco Marques, Zambezia and Congo, 1903 sets, 1905 50r on 65r and 1911 Republica overprint sets from Inhambane, Lourenco Marques, Zambezia and Congo, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (110). £200-250
679
  Nyassa Co. Page bearing 1911 Republica set (fault to 300r) all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (12). £100-120
680
  Portuguese India. Two pages bearing 1898 9r, 1902 Provisorio overprint 2t, all 1903-11 postage and postage due sets, 1911-13 surcharges in unsevered pairs (19 stamps) and 1913 Vasco de Gama set, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (105). £700-1,000
681
  Timor. Two pages bearing 1902 surcharges (21 stamps), 1902 Provisorio overprint pair and all 1903-11 postage and postage due sets, most handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (70). £250-300

Other Countries

682
  Austrian P.O in Turkey and Crete. Two pages bearing P.O in Turkey 1903 set, 1908 postage and postage due sets (faults to postage 1pi, postage due 20pi), P.O in Crete 1903-04 and 1908 sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (35). £100-120
683
  Bosnia Herzegovina. Two pages bearing 1903-04 30h, 40h and 45h, 1904 set, 1906 postage due set and both 1912 sets, handstamped "Specimen" R3 or R4. (55). £150-200
684
  Eritrea. Page bearing 1903 set, 1903 50L and 100L postage dues, 1910 15c and 25c, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (16). £100-120
685
  Gold Coast. Page bearing 1906 2/6, 1907-13 set of ten and unissued 10/- , 1908 1d and 1913 set of twelve all overprinted "SPECIMEN", the 1907-13 5/- and 10/- both with broken "M" variety. An interesting page with the unissued stamp. (S.G. £1,235). (25). £150-200
686
  Malaya - Straits Settlements. 1913 Page bearing 1902-03 $100, 1903-04 set of four, 1906-12 set (no 8c, all three 4c colours, additional 4c dull purple on chalk surfaced paper), 1912-23 1c green, 3c, 4c dull purple, 5c, 8c, 10c purple on yellow (2, one white back), 21c, 50c, $5, $25 and $500 all overprinted "SPECIMEN", 1904 4c with broken "M", 1904-10 4c dull purple on chalk surfaced paper with additional "Specimen" handstamp type R4. (S.G. £14,100). (34). £1,500-2,000
687
  Malaya - Kedah. 1912 Page bearing 1912 set of fourteen overprinted "SPECIMEN", the 1c, 5c, 8c and $2 additionally handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (14). £300-400
688
  Malaya - Trengganu/Kelantan/F.M.S. 1912 Page bearing Trengganu first issue 1c - $25 (the eleven values issued in 1910 or 1912), Kelantan first issue set of twelve (without the $1 colour change of 1915), F.M.S first issue overprint set of twelve, 1909-10 3c carmine and 8c ultramarine, Negri Sembilan 1895-99 5c, 10c, 20c, Pahang 1895-99 5c, Perak 1895-99 25c, 50c green and black and $3, all overprinted "SPECIMEN", the Trengganu 1c - $1 with wide foot to lower right leg of "M" variety, the $5 and $25 additionally handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (44). £500-600
689
  Montenegro. Two pages bearing all 1902-13 postage, postage due and A.R stamps, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (61). £150-200
690
  Northern & Southern Nigeria. Page bearing Southern Nigeria 1903-04 2½d and £1, 1907 3d, 1907-09 and 1912 sets, Northern Nigeria 1910-11 and 1913 sets, all overprinted "SPECIMEN". (51). £150-200
691
  Romania. Three pages bearing 1903 15b violet, 1903 postal coach and new P.O sets, 1905 25th Anniversary of Kingdom issue (5 values), Forty Years Rule set (8 values, no 5b, 15b), 1906 Jubilee Exhibition set, all five 1906-07 Welfare Fund sets, 1908 definitive set, 1911 1½b straw and postage due set, all handstamped "Specimen" R3 or R4. (81). £250-300
692
  Russia & Russian Levant. Two pages bearing 1904 War Orphans Fund set with cyrillic "B" overprints (Specimen ?), 1905 15k and 25k, 1906 5r and 10r, 1908-09 and 1917 sets; Russian P.O in Turkey 1910 20pa on 5k and 5pa - 10pi surcharge set of seven, 1912 set of five and 1913 set of fifteen, 1913 15pa and 50pi surcharges, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (68). £300-400
693
  Russian P.O in China. Page bearing 1904-08 issue (10 values, no 7k, 10k, 20k, 50k, 1r) and 1910 set of thirteen, also Russian P.O in Turkey 1904 35pi and 70pi all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (25). £250-300
694
  Serbia. Two pages bearing all 1903-11 sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (53). £120-150
695
  Siam. Two pages bearing 1887-91 12a and 24a, 1899 3a and 10a surcharges, 1899-1904 set (11 values, no 1a, 2a green, 12a, 24a, also six duplicates), 1905 1a on 14a and 2a on 28a (2), 1905-09 set (also six duplicates), 1907-08 surcharges, 1907 10t - 40t surcharges on fiscal stamps, 1908 Jubilee and King's Statue sets, 1909 new currency surcharges (11 values), 1910 and 1912 sets, the six 10t - 40t stamps with tiny "Specimen" handstamp applied in Siam prior to sending to the U.P.U, all other stamps handstamped "Specimen" type R4. Two fine and rare archival pages. (94). Photo on Page 86. £1,500-2,500
696
  Sweden. Page bearing 1903 G.P.O 5kr, 1903-04 8ore and 50ore olive-grey, 1910-12 postage and official sets of thirteen, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (29). £250-300
697
  Switzerland. Page bearing all 1907 postage issues and 1910 postage due set (no 30c), all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (29). £120-150
698
  Turkey. Page bearing 1905-13 postage, printed matter, newspaper and postage due sets, also 1909 and 1913 sets with crescent overprints for sale at a discount to merchants, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (57). £150-180
699
  Uruguay/Venezuela. Two pages bearing Uruguay 1904-05, 1910 and 1912-13 sets, and 1911 official set (30); or Venezuela 1904 5c on 50c, 1904 postage and official sets, 1911 set (17), all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (47). £100-150

WORLD STAMPS & COVERS

700
  1874 Imperial Postage Stamp Album and Catalogue published by E.S Gibbons in Plymouth, a few G.B stamps removed but otherwise virtually untouched, a good number of mainly used pre-1875 stamps throughout stuck in with stamp edging, very mixed condition but with useful Europe, Canada, USA and some Commonwealth, the album very early and in unusually fine condition. £350-450
701
  Worldwide stamps, a large accumulation in a box, some useful Commonwealth including Specimens with Sierra Leone 1933 Centenary 5/- - £1, British P.O in Tangier 1957 Centenary 2/6 and 5/- blocks with missing hyphen variety, etc. (1000s). £200-300
702
  Mint and used collection on pages and in two stockbooks, one stockbook with pre 1970 Commonwealth unmounted mint including New Zealand 1940-58 postal fiscal 1/3 - 15/-, Trengganu 1937 postage due set of four, Gilbert & Ellice 1940 postage due set of eight, etc. (100s). £200-250
703
  Accumulation including a useful Swiss collection in an album with a few early classics in rather mixed condition, 1945 PAX sets unmounted (2 sets, one upper left corner stamps, also a mounted set), miniature sheets including 1934 NABA mint and used on cover, 1936 Pro Patria used, 1940 National Fete mint; Greece collection with Small Hermes Heads and later issues in albums and on pages; France covers; world mixture in tins; accessories, etc. (1000s). £200-300
Auction Details
Auction 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100
Date: 6th November 2025 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Great Connaught Rooms 61-65 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DA
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