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1940 (June 25) “Fighting Cock” Rocket flight at Tollygunge, stampless form with printed patriotic slogans in support of Britain, General de Gaulle and his Free French forces, Park Street Calcutta c.d.s, signed by Stephen Smith, fine and scarce, 53 items flown. Photo on Page 182. £250-300
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1944 (Dec 4) “Dimapur” Rocket flight at Calcutta, stampless forms carried on one of the final rocket flight experiments by Stephen Smith, originally scheduled for Dimapur in April/May with two cachets, red “4 DEC 1944” flight date, signed by Stephen Smith. Fine and scarce, 68 items flown. £200-250
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1944 (Dec 4) “Kohima” Rocket flight at Calcutta, stampless forms carried on one of the final rocket flight experiments by Stephen Smith, originally scheduled for Kohima in April/May with two cachets, red “4 DEC 1944” flight date, signed by Stephen Smith. Fine and scarce, 78 items flown. £200-250
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1898-1937 Covers comprising 1898 registered O.H.M.S cover from the Private Secretary to the Rajah of Chamba bearing Chamba Service 1a strip of three; 1919 cover to Lucknow franked Gwalior ½a, redirected to Ireland; 1916-24 covers from Raichur with India and Hyderabad stamps, one registered with English and Indian language registration labels; and 1937 registered official cover with Hyderabad stamps. (5). £80-100
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Gwalior. 1885-97 2a6p Yellow-green top marginal pair (rejoined) with type 2 Gwalior overprint (Hindi inscription 15mm), left stamp from R1/5 of the May 1896 printing with error “GWALICR”, mint. Rare, only 26 examples possible, ex. Hind. S.G. 23/a, £1,200. Photo on Page 186. £400-500
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Gwalior. 1904-11 KEVII 6a Olive-bistre, first setting overprint with Gwalior 14mm long and 1¾mm between lines, lower left corner block of four mint, R20/2 with variety tall “R”, lightly mounted on upper pair and lower margin, the variety unmounted. Minor marginal creasing, stamps superb, just 54 examples of the variety possible, very rare in a corner block. S.G. 56Ae, £1600+. Photo on Page 188. £700-800
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Patiala. 1891-96 1a Plum, lower left corner vertical pair from the Dec. 1898 printing with “PATIALA” omitted on R19/1, fine mint, less than 201 possible, scarce in this positional form. S.G. 16a, £500. Photo on Page 208. £180-220
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Bhopal. 1908 (June 25) Letter on headed notepaper in Indian script, from the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrator to the Postmaster at the British Post Office in Bhopal, sending examples of current Bhopal postage stamps as requested, with eight stamps affixed to three pieces, comprising 1902-03 ¼a and ½a and 1889-99 stamps (6), some splitting to pages, a unique document. £200-300
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Duttia - Postal Stationery. 1897-1900 ¼a Black postcards (4), ¼a red postcard and reply card, unused, the first with minor faults, otherwise fine and scarce. Deschl C4/7, £360. (6). £100-120
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Hyderabad - Revenues. 1913 Hyderabad Residency Special Adhesive, imperforate proof pairs of the 2a - 500r set of fourteen, in black on white card. (28). £150-200
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Indore. 1904-06 ½a Lake upper left corner mint block of six (2x3) with type S1 Service overprint, variety overprint omitted from upper pair, other stamps with the overprint at top (instead of base), minor gum marks and wrinkles but a unique positional block. Only eight such vertical pairs existed from a single sheet, the result of a downward misplacement of the overprint. S.G. 2e, £1,800++. Photo on Page 208. £800-1,000
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Jammu & Kashmir. 1890 (Jan 25) Cover to Saxony franked India 3a, reverse with two pairs of Jammu & Kashmir ¼a brown, all five stamps cancelled by Leh datestamps, Bombay, Sea Post Office and Herrnhut arrival datestamps, superb quality. Photo on Page 190. £250-300
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Jammu & Kashmir. 1890 (Aug 31) Cover to England with India 4a6p cancelled by “L” obliterator and Jammu & Kashmir imperf marginal 1a green tied by native cancel, backstamped at Sialkot, Bombay and in England with two native datestamps, a fine cover. £100-120
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Nandgaon. 1893-94 1a Rose on laid paper, wavy lines between stamps, lower right corner example unused without gum as issued, an exceptional example of this scarce stamp. Ex Veldman. S.G. 6ba, £400+. Photo on Page 188. £180-220
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Nawanagar. 1877 Perf 11 1doc slate-blue, complete sheet of 32 (4x8) from setting G with inverted cliche at R4/4, unused without gum as issued, signed in the lower and right margins by the Maharajah and Chief Minister in 1948. Light vertical and horizontal folds to eleven stamps, not affecting the tete-beche variety, superb appearance and a great rarity. S.G. 2a/ab, £11,250+. Photo on Page 184. £5,000-6,000
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Poonch. 1894 (Aug 1) ¼a Postcard to Rawalpindi cancelled by Kahuta squared circle, bearing Poonch 1p red on yellow wove paper tied by boxed native datestamp. £100-120
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Rajpipla - Postal Stationery. 1886 1pa, 2pa, 3pa (2) and 4pa (2) Envelopes unused, the 2pa envelope with printed “REGISTERED” and “FROM NANDONE POST OFFICE / UNKLESHWAR”, all fine. Deschl L1/4, £340. (6). £100-120
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Soruth. 1864 (Nov) 1a Black on azure laid paper, type 1 handstamp in watercolour, used on large part folded native entire, manuscript cancel. The stamp with torn corner and some soiling from the gum, some cover faults, nevertheless a good impression of this stamp and a very scarce use. S.G. 1. Photo on Page 186. £250-300
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Soruth. 1869 (Aug 5) Part combination cover from Joonaghur to Bombay, a fragment of India 1a at right tied by “304” numeral and Soruth 1869 2a black on yellow at left with manuscript cancel and tied by red Bombay Dy (Aug 10) arrival datestamp, red Joonaghur c.d.s alongside with triangular Joonaghur and Jaitpoor railway sorting datestamps. The Soruth stamp with three large margins, a large piece sadly torn out at left, nevertheless one of the great rarities of Indian States philately, one of just two recorded examples. Discovered in 1891 and since owned by Ferrary, Col. Napier, Dawson and Garratt-Adams, fully documented by Col. Napier (1927 work, p.11), Dawson (Philately in India 1952, Collectors Club Philatelist 1955) and Wood (p. 27/8). One other finer example is recorded, sold in the Dawson sale in 1967 and not seen since. S.G. 9, £21,000 as a stamp. Photo on Page 186. £8,000-10,000
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Travancore. 1939 2ch Service overprint block of four, upper left stamp with overprint error “SESVICE”, unused without gum as issued, fine and scarce in a block. S.G. O89/a, £197++. £180-220
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Travancore-Cochin. 1949-51 ½a on 1a Yellow-green with Service overprint type O1, left marginal vertical pair, the upper stamp with variety surcharge omitted, unused without gum as issued, very fine. S.G. O3eb, £180. Photo on Page 188. £100-120
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1859 ½d - 2d Selection (20) including ½d mint, 2d corner block of four mint and used (creased), others mainly unused without gum. Also 1841-70 stampless entire letters or entires from (5) or to (2) Corfu, one 1870 entire from Galatz charged 90L with Large Hermes Head 80L (torn) + 10L cancelled at Corfu. (27). £100-120
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Philatelic Literature. “Emissions du Type Lion de L’Iran - Lion Stamps of Persia 1865-1979” by Dr M. Dadkhah, 61 pages in English, French and Persian with 28 plates, hardbound, winner of the 1961 R.P.S.L Crawford medal. A rare publication, no more than 100 copies printed many of which remained in Iran, author signed. £250-300
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Philatelic Literature. Books on Persia stamps or postal history including “Handbuch Iran” by B. Hartmann in two volumes, “Postal Markings of Iran” by H. Shaida, “Lions of Iran” 5th Edition by M. Sadri, “Catalogue of the Stamps and Postal History of Persia/Iran” by the Iran Philatelic Study Circle in two volumes, “Revenue Stamps of Iran” by Baharaeen and Brooks, etc. (17). £100-120
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c.1868-1980 Mint and used collection in ten albums and stockbooks and loose including 1868-78 Lion issues, 1910 Coronation official and postage due sets mint, 1915 Coronation “Kings and historical buildings” official set mint, 1928 and 1929 air sets mint, etc., some forgeries noted, an extensive lot with some scarcer stamps. (1000s). £500-800
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1876-1984 Mint and used collection in two albums, various overprints and surcharges, some forgeries and reprints. (2 Albums). £100-150
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c.1894-1925 Covers including registration labels used to pay postage at Chiraz or Teheran, WW1 censors, Bushire overprint (cover faults), oval and c.d.s cancels, etc. (56). £120-150
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1921 3c - 5t Set of eleven with bilingual “21. FEV. 1921” overprint applied after the Coup d’Etat of Riza Khan, all overprinted “SPECIMEN” for distribution by the U.P.U, superb unmounted mint and very scarce. With Ceremuga Certificate (2005). (11). Photo on Page 152. £200-250
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1918-79 Mint and used collection in an album including 1923 set mint, 1931 issue to 10r mint, etc. (100s). £150-200
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1918-58 Mainly mint selection including 1918-21 set, 1932 surcharge set, 1932 and 1934-38 postage sets all mint. S.G. £1,500 (approx). (346). Photo on Page 186. £300-400
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1921-52 Covers (14) including 1921 stampless O.A.S cover from Basrah with nine strikes of circular “M / 1264”, 1921-23 Baghdad-Cairo flight covers and 1926 cover with red Overland Mail label, also a few stamps with 1918 10r mint. (14+). £100-120
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1921 (Nov 10) Cover from Baghdad to England endorsed “By Air Mail Baghdad-Cairo” and handstamped boxed “BY AIR SERVICE”, franked 3a postage + 12a air fee. Carried on the first R.A.F Baghdad to Cairo flight on November 12th, the only flight for which the air fee was 12a (increased to 1r for the second flight). Scarce, 1663 covers flown but few have survived. Photo on Page 190. £200-250
| IRELAND
(Also see lots 10, 352, 457, 502, 515, 578, 586, 790/1, 1045, 1258, 1735) | |
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1883-1901 Covers and cards (30, also stamps and pieces) all cancelled by hooded circle datestamps of Cork (15), Limerick (2) or Londonderry (13), one Cork cover franked 6d green + six 1d lilacs to Queensland and redirected with a 2d stamp, various code letters, also a 1925 O.H.M.S postcard with red Dublin Postage Paid hooded circle datestamp. (31+). £400-500
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1908 (Mar 30) Postcard with the heading printed in Irish, posted within Dublin franked KEVII ½d and Celtic Cross Sinn Fein propaganda label, perf 11 in bluish green and black, both tied by Dublin c.d.s, commercial message on reverse. Vertical fold at left of card, otherwise fine, a scarce use contrary to regulations but still cancelled by the datestamp. Photo on Page 190. £160-200
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1908 (Aug 12) Cover to Dublin with KEVII ½d pair and harp & female figure Sinn Fein propaganda label, perf 11 in pale green, yellow and black, all tied by datestamps of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo. A fine and scarce use, contrary to regulations but still cancelled by the Tourmakeady c.d.s. Photo on Page 190. £180-240
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1922-84 Mint and used collection in an album including 1922 Dollard set to 10/- mint, etc. (100s). £100-150
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Postal Stationery. 1922 5d Olive-green size K registration envelope, code MP under flap, superb unused, a scarce large size envelope. £200-250
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Disinfection. c.1520-1870 Letters and notices regarding outbreaks of plague and cholera, quarantine or disinfection, many postally used with official cachets of health offices, also two 1541-51 entire letters to Florence with guild marks on the address panel both apparently disinfected. An interesting lot, ex. Vandervelde. (c.140). £500-700
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Tuscany. 1857 (Nov 28) Entire letter from Livorno to Athens, 26c postage paid by 2c + 6c + two 9c stamps, Piraeus and Athens backstamps, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 190. £150-180
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Tuscany. 1857-59 6c Blue, variety printed on both sides, superb used, very rare. Photo on Page 198. £100-150
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Italian States. 1854-66 Entires (31) and fronts (9) bearing stamps of Papal States (38), Neapolitan Provinces or Sardinia, and used stamps including Papal States 1868-70 perf 13 80c rose vertical strip of three used on piece, also a few prestamp letters and 1766 map of Italy. (c.100). £100-150
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1863-1966 Mainly used collection including 1923 Fascist Black Shirt Fund set, 1928 and 1930 second and third National Defence sets, 1932 Garibaldi postage set, also essays and proofs, and revenues including c.1870 postal notice bearing three passport stamp proofs each overprinted “SAGGIO”. (100s). £140-180
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1918-46 Occupation issues, the mint and used collection in an album including WW2 Italian Occupation of Lubiana, Corfu, Cephalonia & Ithica, Montenegro, Albania, German Occupation of Lubiana, Zara, also Campione, Polish Corps in Italy, Italian Submarine Base at Bordeaux, etc., some rare stamps offered “as-is” and not guaranteed but highly catalogued if genuine. (100s). £150-200
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1795-1856 Entire letters and entires with large and small fleuron datestamps, other datestamps of Falmouth, Mandeville, Morant Bay, Spanish Town, Chapelton, Bath, Goshen, Black River, Port Morant, Mayhill, Alexandria, etc., one with green boxed “½” applied upon arrival at Falmouth, Cornwall. (21). £200-250
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1810-91 Entire letters and covers with three 1810 letters from Edinburgh to Jamaica, other prestamp letters from Jamaica (6, one 1820 letter with green boxed “½” applied upon arrival at Falmouth, Cornwall), 1891 cover with 1d Official, etc., a few faults. (13). £100-150
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1871-1984 Mint and used collection in two albums, earlier issues with many forgeries but some possibly genuine. (100s). £100-150
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Photographs. c.1900 Real photos, each 270x207mm, including views of Yokohama, geisha girls, houses, gardens, workmen, farmers, etc., all rolled up but otherwise fine (37), also eleven other photos including street scenes. (48). £250-300
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1920-59 Mainly mint selection including 1942 set in unmounted blocks of four, 1943-46 sets mint (2), etc. (375). £150-180
| KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA | (Also see lots 931, 1236, 1396)1553 H 6B Uganda. 1897 (Nov 7) 2a Local issue (handstamped “L”), two unused blocks of four, rejoined into the original block of eight forming four inter-panneau vertical tete-beche pairs, horizontal fold along central gutter margin, otherwise fine. The largest known multiple showing the tete-beche arrangement, ex Rossiter. With R.P.S Certificate (1995). S.G. 71. Photo on Page 188. £2,000-2,400
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British East Africa. 1890-1901 Mint selection including 1890 ½a on 1d lilac, 1890-95 issue with scarce 1r grey, 1895 handstamped overprint ½a, 2½a, 3a, 7½a and 5r (1978 R.P.S Certificate, “P” in star expert handstamp on reverse), 1895-96 India overprint set with additional values and ½a overprint double one albino (1996 Holcombe Certificate), 1895 2½ on 1½a (3, also unissued types 12 and 14), 1896-1901 set (also Specimen set without gum), 1897 Zanzibar overprint set. S.G. 1/85, £5,000 (approx). (104). Photo on Page 186. £800-1,000
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British East Africa. 1895-96 2a6p Yellow-green overprint on India, variety “Afr1ca” for Africa” from R1/11 of the setting, Minns state 3 with “f” replaced, superb mint. S.G. 53f, £1,100. Photo on Page 198. £350-400
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