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Chocolate. 1742-1910 Covers, cards, stamps and labels, the collection well written up on pages including 1742 letter posted from London to Exeter with message "I have sent six pounds of chocolate by ye Exeter Carrier", G.B advertising covers and postal stationery cards from Cadburys, Rowntrees, Frys, Terrys, Taylor Bros, etc., foreign covers and cards from Cote d'Or, Schots, Freia's, Suchard, etc., poster stamps (82), picture postcards, etc. (c.200). £400-500
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Hippopotamuses. c.1890-2000 Covers, cards, stamps, proofs and labels, the well written up collection including Die Proofs by De la Rue or Waterlow (2, one also depicting an elephant, probably all non-philatelic), Liberia 1937 artists drawing for the 4c stamp vignette signed by John Webb, Germany 1 Juli 1941 RM1.20 "Hamburger Tageblatt" newspaper subscription stamp, Western Australia c.1910 cover to England hand illustrated with a cigar smoking hippo descending from a bus, also later proofs, stamps and postmarks depicting hippos, etc. (c.120). Photo on Pages 112, 149 & 198. £300-400
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"Keeping in Touch". The 80 Page collection on the history of communication, well written up, illustrating the spoken, written and printed word, postal methods, telecommunications and the word in war. The collection includes 1884 Witu ½r, Zaire free letter with braille writing, 1947 Kings Flight cachet on cover flown from South Africa to G.B during the royal visit, Mafeking 1d deep blue used (S.G. 18), 1900 Cape postcard carried by camel from Mier, South Africa and India Pigeon Post covers, Austria NDL "Bremen" catapult cover, 1939 Tonga Tin Can Mail cover to Sweden returned due to the war with "NO SERVICE" cachet, G.B 1969 R.M.S "Queen Elizabeth 2" 5d grey omitted, 1840 1d black cover from Worcester, 1941 "L.P.R / 6 AUG 41 / LONDON C.O / MOBILE P.O / No. 1" Blitz P.O c.d.s on registered cover to Argentina (& C.O.P), India 1935 stampless Quetta Earth Quake cover with cachet, 1942 registered cover with Madagascar stamps tied by S.A A.P.O 51 c.d.s, 1943 wreck cover from G.B to South Africa, 1969 Great Bitter Lakes cover from S.S "Talthybius", 1925-37 South Africa railway letters (3), 1934 G.B railway cover sent express, 1888 cover from Balmoral Castle with Caledonian T.P.O c.d.s, 1945 soldiers cover from Texas with "DAMAGED BY FLOOD", 1911 First U.K Aerial Post card, Australia 1940 Flying Doctors flight cover pilot signed, 1969 Concorde Filton to Fairford first flight, 1900 Boer War cover with Army Telegraphs c.d.s, 1870 Paris Pigeon Post messages on celluloid panel, 1900 Japan postcard from China with German Feldpost c.d.s, WW2 cover from British P.O.W in Taiwan, 1940 G.B 2d bisect from St. Martins Guernsey, 1944 V. Mail form "Not Suitable for Filming" so posted to G.B, etc. (100s). £700-1,000
| RHODESIA POST OFFICE SPECIMEN STAMPS | The following Specimen stamps were received by the Rhodesian Post Office from the U.P.U in Berne (or the G.P.O in London) in 1902-13, and applied with their own gum to pages from a commercially bought stamp album. Until mid 1907 stamps were usually sent in strips of five, divided upon arrival into a strip of three and two singles; from mid 1907 strips of three were usually sent, divided upon arrival into three singles. Three archive sets were therefore created, a unique set comprising strips of three (and singles from mid 1907) which was annotated with the date of receipt, and two sets of single stamps (some of which are now missing). Virtually all stamps without a printed "Specimen" overprint were handstamped upon arrival with the Specimen handstamps listed by Marcus Samuel and James Bendon as types R3 (only used until 1903) or the fancy type R4 (both of which are also found used on Rhodesia stamps for presentation to other postal authorities). The unique annotated pages with strips of three stamps were sold in the April 2025 Argyll Etkin auction, and the second set of single stamps in the November 2025 auction; the following lots represent the third and final part of this archive.
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France. Page bearing 1906 Merson 45c, 1903 Sower set of five, 1904-06 F.M 10c and 15c, 1906 20c olive-green and 1910 2f vermilion postage dues, 1907 Sower set (no 20c), 1908-09 postage due set of four, all with "Specimen" handstamps R3 or R4. (19). £100-150
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Dahomey. Page bearing 1899-1905 2c - 5f (the ten values issues in 1905), 1906-07 set, 1906 postage due set and 1912 surcharge set of nine all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (42). £100-120
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French Congo. Page bearing 1903 5c and 10c surcharges, 1907 Middle Congo set of sixteen (no 15c) all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (18). £100-120
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French Guiana. Page bearing 1900-02 5c and 2f, 1904-07 set and 1912 surcharge set of six all handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4. (26). £100-120
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French Guinea. Page bearing 1912 surcharge set of fifteen and 1913 set, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (31). £80-100
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French India. Page bearing 1906-07 35c and 45c both handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (2). £70-80
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French Somali Coast. Two pages bearing 1902-09 sets all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (46). £150-200
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Gabon. Two pages bearing all 1904-12 sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (62). £120-150
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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
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Indo-China. Page bearing all 1903-12 postage and postage due sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (60). £200-250
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Indo-China Post Offices in China. Six pages bearing 1903-04 overprint sets for Canton, Mongtze, Yunnansen (all 14 values), 1906 issue to 2f for Canton or to 1f for Kouang Tcheou-Wan (12 values), Mong-Tseu (13 values), Yunnan-Fou, 1908 sets for Canton, Kouang-Tcheou, Mongtseu, Yunnanfou, all handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4. (161). £400-500
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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
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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
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Martinique. Page bearing 1899-1906 issue 35c, 2f and 5f, 1908 set and 1912 surcharges, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (23). Photo on Page £100-120
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Mauritania. Page bearing 1906-07 35c and 45c, 1906-07 postage due set and 1913 set all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (26). £100-120
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New Caledonia. Page bearing 1905-07 set, 1906 20c postage due and 1912 surcharges all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (23). £100-120
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New Hebrides. Page bearing all 1908-11 sets handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (21). £100-120
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Reunion. Page bearing 1906 Parcel Post 10c, 1907 postage and postage due sets, 1912 surcharges, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (32). £100-120
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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
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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. (47). £100-120
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Tunisia. Page bearing 1906 set and 1908 surcharge sets all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (17). £80-100
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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
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Post Offices in Egypt. Page bearing 1902-03 set for Port Said, handstamped "Specimen" type R3. (15). £150-200
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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
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Post Offices in Morocco. Page bearing 1902-11 postage and postage due sets, handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (29). £120-150
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Macau. Two pages bearing 1900 10a and 20a, 1902 surcharges (24 different stamps), 1902 Provisorio 2a, 4a, 10a, 1903 set, 1904 postage due set, 1905 10a on 12a, 1910 dues overprinted for postal use, 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. (102). £2,000-3,000
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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. Also a page bearing Nyassa Co. 1911 Republica set to 400r (the 500r cut from page, 300r and 400r with faults). (126). £300-400
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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
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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. (101). £700-1,000
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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
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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
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Montenegro. Two pages bearing all 1902-13 postage, postage due and A.R stamps, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (61). £150-200
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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
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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
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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
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Serbia. Two pages bearing all 1903-11 sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (53). £120-150
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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). £1,500-2,500
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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
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Switzerland. Page bearing all 1907 postage issues and 1910 postage due set (no 30c), all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (29). £120-150
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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
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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
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Malaya - Kedah. 1912 Page bearing 1912 set of fourteen overprinted "SPECIMEN", the 1c, 5c, 8c and $2 additionally handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (14). £200-300
| WORLDWIDE STAMPS & COVERS | |
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Stamps & Covers including a stockbook with various cinderellas and locals, c.1775 "New Post Map of the Roads of England", an Oswald Marsh miniature album containing Boer War F.P.Os on piece (40+), 1930s set of "Star Stamps" depicting film stars issued by Smart Novels in an album (144), a couple of stamp albums, Idar State stamped paper, etc. £100-120
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