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1936 Cover from Kuala Lumpur to France franked Selangor 5c (perfin), another stamp washed off, handstamped “Accident d’Avion” in dark violet, reverse with French resealing tape, Cognac backstamp (Aug 30). Addressees name inked out, otherwise fine and scarce, very few covers on this flight addressed to France. Nierinck cachet type l. Photo on Page 202. £300-400
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1936 (Aug 10-11) Covers to England, an Aug. 10th cover from Penang with the stamp washed off, and Aug 11th cover from Benalla, New South Wales franked Australia 1/6, endorsed “via Singapore”, both handstamped red “DAM GED B / SEA WATER” (missing “A” and “Y”) or similar “DAM GED BY / SEA WATER” (missing “A”). Nierinck cachet type o. (2). £120-150
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1936 (Aug 14-16) Covers to England, a Straits Settlements 15c size G registration envelope from Penang with the stamp washed off (central stain), and cover from Sungkai bearing five Perak 5c stamps, both handstamped “DAMAGED BY / WATER” in red or violet, scarce. Nierinck cachet type y. (2). £200-250
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1936 Covers from Singapore to G.B with the stamps washed off, handstamped “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER”, san-serif capitals in black or serifed capitals in violet, the second unusually with octagonal “T / CENTIMES / (130)” postage due handstamp of Singapore, recipients endorsements on reverse show receipt on 26th or 27th August. Scarce cachets. (2). £200-250
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1936 (Aug 15) Cover from Singapore to London with a 1c stamp, other stamps washed off, handstamped black “Damaged By Sea Water” (type c) on both sides and red boxed “DAMAGED BY WATER” (type a), an unusual combination of handstamps. Photo on Page 202. £200-250
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1936 (Aug 10) Cover to London with three Straits 5c stamps tied by Paquebot Penang datestamps, two further stamps washed off, reverse handstamped “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER” (type b), Officially Sealed labels, a scarce combination of handstamps. £150-200
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1936 (Aug 13) Cover from Penang to England franked 25c, handstamped red “Damaged By Sea Water” (type c) in red on the front, reverse with black boxed “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER I.S”, Croydon backstamp (Aug 26), a scarce combination of handstamps, minor opening faults. £150-200
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1936 (Aug 14) Long cover from Kuala Lumpur to London franked Selangor 30c, other stamps washed off, handstamped black “Damaged By SEA WATER”, a scarce cachet unrecorded by Nierinck, similar to cachet type c but with last two words in capital letters. £150-200
| 1936 (Sep 29) Imperial Airways “Athena” Crash at Delhi | |
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1936 (Sep 21) Cover from Droitwich to Kuala Lumpur franked G.B 6d, edges burnt, with printed Penang Post Office explanatory slip, letter enclosed. £80-100
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1936 Stampless O.H.M.S cover with “JUDGE ADVOCATE / GENERAL” and “AIR / MINISTRY” cachets, from London to Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Far East, Singapore, fire damaged, with printed Singapore G.P.O explanatory slip. £100-150
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1936 (Sep 21) Cover from South Molton, Devon, bearing KEVIII 1d pair + 1½d + 2½d, to Commander Hopkinson, H.M Naval Offices, Singapore, with printed Singapore G.P.O explanatory slip. Ex D. Clayton. £100-150
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1936 (Sep 22) Cover from Milan to Singapore bearing Italy 1.25L vertical strip of four, fire damaged, with printed Singapore G.P.O explanatory slip. A very scarce Italian acceptance. £200-300
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1936 (Sep 17) Registered cover from Umtali to Queensland franked Southern Rhodesia 2/-, burnt at the lower left corner, repaired with a Straits Settlements Official Sealed label endorsed “Salvaged” and initialled, central Singapore c.d.s (Oct. 5), also tied by a Darwin c.d.s (Oct 7). An exceptional registered acceptance from Southern Rhodesia, flown to Cairo, eastbound on the “Athena” and on to Singapore where it was offloaded. Photo on Page 202. £300-400
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1936 (Sep 21) Large (35x150mm) O.H.M.S cover from the Post Office Stores Dept. Stamp Section, London, registered to The Officer in Charge, R.A.F Headquarters, Far East, Singapore, £1.1.3 postage paid by 1924 6d + 1934 9d + 1919 Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- seahorse pair, some scorching and water staining, with printed Singapore G.P.O explanatory slip. A remarkable highly franked cover. £700-800
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1936 (Sep 23) Cover from Como to Manila, Philippine Islands, bearing three Italy stamps, another washed off, lower edge fire damaged, repaired by two Philippines Official Sealed labels tied by violet “RECEIVED IN BAD ORDER”, reverse bearing explanatory label headed “BULLETIN OF VERIFICATION, from Singapore to Manila dated September 3, 1936” with the date altered to October 3. An exceptional origin, destination and Philippines label. Photo on Page 202. £400-500
| 1937 (Dec 5) Imperial Airways “Cygnus” Crash at Brindisi | |
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1937 (Nov 27) O.H.M.S Cover from Singapore to G.B with “ROYAL ARMY / ORDNANCE CORPS / SINGAPORE S.S” cachet franked by eleven 25c stamps, water damaged with violet boxed “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT”. £80-100
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1937 (Nov 25-27) Covers to England from Singapore or Ipoh franked Straits or Perak 25c or from Klang (letter enclosed) with the stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed “DAMAGED-BY-SEA-WATER” (Nierinck type a), the Klang cover forwarded in a London R.L.S ambulance envelope endorsed “Damaged by Seawater” with London (Dec. 17) machine. (4). £150-200
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1937 (Nov 26-27) Covers from Singapore to London or Canada, or from Penang to England, one Singapore cover with the stamp washed off, the other covers franked 25c, all handstamped boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER” in black (2) or violet (Nierinck type b), the cover to Canada with E.R Officially Sealed tape and Black’s Harbour arrival datestamp (Dec 25). (3). £150-200
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1937 (Nov 24-27) Covers to G.B all handstamped violet boxed “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT” (Nierinck type c), two from Singapore franked 25c or with 25c meter, the others with stamps washed off, one from Selangor with a 25c stamp from another cover applied, the other with boxed “TRAIN LETTER” of Penang. (4). £200-300
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1937 (Nov 27) Cover from Singapore to London franked 25c, handstamped black boxed “DAMAGED BY WATER” (Nierinck type k), reverse with Officially Sealed label bearing a further weak strike of the cachet, a scarce handstamp. £100-150
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1937 (Nov 25) Registered cover from Semenyih to London, bearing a registration label but the stamps washed off, Semenyih, Kajang and Kuala Lumpur backstamps, handstamped violet “DAMAGED BY / WATER” (Nierinck type d). £100-150
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1937 (Nov 27) Cover from Fraser’s Hill to Wales franked Pahang 5c + 8c + 12c with violet boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA WATER / CY” (Nierinck type l, the example illustrated in his book), an unusual cachet with “CY” and traces of further letters in the second line, presumably “Cygnus” but largely removed with just this small part remaining. A rare cachet. Photo on Page 202. £150-200
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1937 Cover from Ipoh to London, the stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER” (type a) and bilingual boxed “Postage Stamp lost / in transit” (type s), an unusual combination of cachets. £100-150
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1937 Cover from Kuala Lumpur to Holland, the stamp washed off, transit and arrival datestamps of Brindisi (Dec 18) and Eindhoven (Dec 21), unusually without any explanatory handstamp. £100-150
| 1939 (May 1) Imperial Airways “Challenger” Crash at Mozambique | |
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1939 (Apr 20) Postcard from Parit Buntar to Durban with partially reattached Perak 1c block of four, with violet bilingual boxed “FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER”. Flown to London where it was transferred to the Cape mails. A very scarce Malayan acceptance. Photo on Page 212. £300-400
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1939 Lettercard front with picture of T.S.S “Corfu”, sent from Singapore to Cape Town, the stamp washed off, arrival c.d.s (May 8) and violet boxed bilingual cachet. A very scarce Malayan acceptance, only one other item from Singapore recorded by the vendor. £200-300
| 1939 (June 12) Imperial Airways “Centurion” Crash near Calcutta | |
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1939 Covers to London or New York (2) from Kuala Lumpur (2) both with the stamps washed off, or from Penang (June 10) with 60c U.13 Double Diamond meter, all handstamped “SALVAGED MAIL/ EX. CENTURION”, reverse with E.R Sealing tape, the cover to London with “E” below “S” setting unusually struck in purple (the only example seen in this colour), London (June 17) backstamp, the two covers to New York with “E” below “A” setting in red. (3). £200-250
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1939 Covers from Ipoh with Perak 8c or Singapore with the stamp washed off, both with the two line Centurion cachet in red, one the “E” below “A” setting with “M” missing in “Mail”, the other the “E” below “S” setting with “S” missing in “Salvaged”. (2). £120-150
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1939 (June 9-10) Covers from Ipoh or Kuala Lumpur to London, the stamps washed off, both with the two line Centurion cachet in red, one the “E” below “A” setting with “M” missing in “Mail”, the other the “E” below “S” setting with “S” missing in “Salvaged”. (2). £100-150
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1939 Cover from Taiping to London, the stamp washed off, with the two line Centurion cachet in red, “E” below “A” setting unusually with the “D” reversed in “Salvaged”. £100-150
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1939 (June 9-10) Covers from Singapore, Taiping or Kuala Lumpur all with the stamps washed off, or from Kuala Lumpur with 8c U.24 meter, all to G.B with red “SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURIA” cachet showing the error of spelling, all four with differing settings of the cachet, two with inverted “S” in “Salvaged”. (4). £150-200
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1939 (June 9) Cover from Singapore to England franked 2c + 5c, a third stamp missing, handstamped red Centuria error of spelling cachet, the “M” and “I” both missing from “MAIL”, reverse with London R.L.S Officially Sealed label, Andover (June 20) machine applied upon redirection. Ex. D. Clayton. Photo on Page 212. £150-200
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1939 (June 11) Cover from Singapore to Glasgow, the stamp washed off, with red two line Centurion cachet, “E” below “A” setting with the “S” inverted, and violet boxed “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT”, a very unusual combination of cachets, the violet type e cachet probably applied because the red Centurion cachet is a little weak. £150-200
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1939 (June 10) Long registered cover from Singapore to The Hague, Holland, bearing a Singapore O registration label but the stamps washed off, a little stained and water crumpled, endorsed “Salvaged Mail Ex Centurion” with two light strikes of the cachet in red, Singapore backstamp, accompanied by a handwritten explanatory slip signed by the sGravenhage Postmaster with his cachet dated July 1. Very rare and possibly unique from this crash. £200-300
| 1954 (Mar. 13) B.O.A.C “Belfast” Crash at Singapore | |
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1954 (Mar 11) Cover from Adelaide to India with Australia 1/6, a second stamp missing and a little scorched, unusually without any cachet but enclosed within an ambulance envelope with printed boxed cachet, Cochin backstamp (Mar 30). An unusual destination for mail from this crash. (2). £100-120
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1954 (Mar 12) Cover from Sydney to London franked 10/-, fire damaged at top, with two strikes of red boxed “SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT CRASH / SINGAPORE 13.3.1954”, forwarded within a very large and long ambulance envelope (40x15cm) with printed “DIRECTOR OF POSTS / SINGAPORE” and “ON HER MAJESTYS SERVICE” heading (with a bar through “ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE”), the ambulance envelope also with two strikes of the Salvaged Mail cachet, ambulance envelope a little creased but very rare in this large size. (2). £100-200
| MALTA
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1880-1960 Mint collection, missing the 1919 10/- (S.G. 96), otherwise complete with additional listed shades and colours, all fine, some unmounted. S.G. 13/303, £4,600+. (c.350). £800-1,000
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1882-1970 Mint and used collection in an album including 1904-14 set mint, 1922-26 set mint (no 5/-), etc. S.G. £2,000+. (100s). £200-250
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1922-26 ¼d - £1 Set of seventeen used, £1 with upright watermark. S.G. 123/40, £650. (17). £120-140
| MOROCCO AGENCIES | |
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1897-1957 Covers and cards, the collection in two albums including postal stationery, G.B stamps, French and Spanish currency surcharges, Tangier issues, etc. (103). £200-250
| NEW GUINEA | |
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Queensland Used in New Guinea. 1899-1901 Pieces (6) bearing Queensland stamps cancelled by “PORT MORESBY / BRITISH NEW GUINEA” datestamps, franked 1897-1901 ½d + 1d pair, 2½d (2 pieces), 2½d x 2, 2d + 6d or 5d x 2, also 1895-96 2½d cancelled “BNG”. (7). Photo on Page 186. £240-300
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1915-39 Mint issues including 1915-18 basic overprint set to £1 (mixed watermarks/overprint types), 1925-27, 1931 and 1932-34 postage sets and 1939 air set all complete to the £1, a fine lot. S.G. 65/225, £3,000+. (94). Photo on Page 198. £500-700
| NEW ZEALAND
(Also see lots 309/11, 544, 546, 821, 858/9, 955/6, 982, 1031) | |
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1862-1984 Mint and used collection in two albums with a few reasonable Chalon Heads, 1898 8d - 5/- mint, 1906 Exhibition set mint, 1958 2d on 1953 1½d used, officials including 1941 cover to London franked 5/6 in stamps and 2/- in meter marks endorsed “Air Mail through Sahara via Khartoum, Lagos, Bathurst Flying Boat by safe hand in charge of pilot”, etc. (2 Albums). £250-300
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Revenues. 1865-1958 Used Stamp Duty, Lands & Deeds, Law Courts, Denoting, Mortgagee’s Indemnity Fee and Wages Tax stamps, the collection written up on pages including 1882-1901 issues to £1 postally used, several pieces and documents, etc. (206). £150-200
| NIGERIA | |
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Lagos. 1877 Cover to England inscribed “Lagos. W. Africa, 4 June 1877” in the lower left corner by the sender, franked by G.B 6d grey plate 15 (perfs trimmed at right) cancelled by an unusual Star type dumb cancel, London (July 2) backstamps, flap removed, otherwise fine and a very unusual use of a G.B stamp from Lagos. Photo on Page 212. £150-200
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QV - QEII Stamps and covers, the cancellation collection in two albums; also a study of the 1953-58 2d stamp and Cameroons U.K.T.T set mint and used; and a large quantity of stamps and pieces in packets, sorted by stamp but unpicked for cancellations, earlier issues for Niger Coast and Southern Nigeria clearly containing many Paquebots, Hamburg datestamps, squared circles and c.d.s cancels, also later skeletons, etc. (1000s). £200-250
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1948-49 Archive pages bearing proof strikes of postmarks from many differing Post Offices and postal agencies including skeletons and offices in Cameroons (c.800), also a few letters from postal agencies, reproductions of photos of postmen, and a c.1750 map of Upper Guinea and the Kingdom of Benin. A unique lot. (800+ postmarks). £200-250
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1916 (Dec 1) Cover from Lahat Datu to an army officer in Egypt, violet Madras censor, Egyptian civil and army censors, backstamped at Jesselton, Singapore and in Egypt, unusual. £100-120
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1922 16c Brown-lake with Malaya-Borneo Exhibition overprint in blue, block of 25 showing the complete 5x5 late overprint setting, R5/4 with stop after “EXHIBITION”, R3/5 with broken N in “BORNEO” and R5/3 with broken “9”, superb unmounted mint, rare in this form and condition. S.G. 267/9, £880+. (25). £250-350
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1891-1904 Mint selection including 1891-95 1d - 4/- (no 8d, 2/6), 1895 5/-, 1903-04 2/6 - 10/-, etc. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (43). £300-400
| PALESTINE & ISRAEL
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