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Negri Sembilan. c.1902-21 Cancellations on stamps and pieces, mounted on card from Ayer Hitam to Ulo Beranang, with F.M.S period, skeletons, etc., ex Gordon Peters. (100s). £100-150
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Cocos Island. 1950-51 Covers from G.B (2) franked 1/-, or U.S.A franked 25c, all to "E.R Leigh Parkin, Cable & Wireless Ltd., P.O Box 146, Cocos Islands, Singapore", Sept. 4th 1950 cover from London backstamped violet oval "COCOS IS / PER (Islander)" and circular "C.&W. LTD / 10 NOV 50 / COCOS", Jan. 24th 1951 cover from Richmond backstamped oval "COCOS IS / (16/4/51) / PER (Frigate)", April 26 cover from Pasco, Washington State bearing "QUANTAS / SURVEY FLIGHT / CATALINA / VH-EBA / DARWIN - COCOS / VIA DJAKARTA" vignette on reverse tied by circular "C.&W. LTD / 30 MAY 1951 / COCOS". The first with a little staining on reverse, the final cover with staining from tape used to seal the flap, a good commercial group. (3). £200-300
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1945 1c Black with B.M.A overprint in magenta, fine used. With B.P.A. Certificate (2024). S.G. 1ab, £1,500. Photo on Page 140. £300-400
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1945 1c Black with B.M.A overprint in magenta, fine used with 24 JA 1946 c.d.s. S.G. 1ab, £1,500. Photo on Page 140. £300-400
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1945 1c Black with B.M.A overprint in magenta, fine used with 24 JA 1946 c.d.s. S.G. 1ab, £1,500. Photo on Page 140. £300-400
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1933 (Dec 7) Imperial Airways extension to Singapore, first flight cover from Bulawayo franked Southern Rhodesia 1d + 4d +1/-, Cairo backstamp (Dec. 12), fine and scarce. £100-150
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1933 (Dec 9) Imperial Airways extension to Singapore, first flight cover from Cyprus franked at the 4½pi printed matter rate, Singapore backstamp (Dec. 19), flown under cover on the return flight with a G.B ½d tied by Lee-on-the-Solent c.d.s (Jan. 11), scarce. £100-150
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1935 KLM "Maraboe" Crash. 1935 (July 13) Cover with enclosed letter from Singapore to Amsterdam franked 1c + 6c + 50c, edges singed with upper left corner burnt away, forwarded within a large size (227x132mm) Dutch "DIENST / PTT" ambulance envelope with printed explanation. Very scarce from Singapore; most of the recovered mail originated in the Netherlands Indies. £1,200-1,500
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1936 Imperial Airways "Athena" Crash. 1936 (Sep 22) Cover from Derby franked 1½d strip of four to 100 Squadron R.A.F Singapore, redirected to No. 3 Ward, General Hospital with Singapore (Oct. 8) backstamp, the edges burnt and repaired with "By Air Mail" labels. The reverse endorsed "Destroyed by fire on I.A.M "Athena" 29th Sept", with accompanying Singapore Post Office explanatory slip. £300-400
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1936 Imperial Airways "Athena" Crash. 1936 Cover from London to Singapore franked 1/-, the edges burnt, with accompanying Singapore Post Office explanatory slip, also a forwarding note from the recipient "I thought you might be interested to see all that remains of the envelope containing our mail which survived the Imperial plane fire in Delhi". £300-400
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1939 Imperial Airways "Challenger" Crash at Mozambique". 1939 (Apr 18) Cover from Ipoh to Cape Town, a little water stained with the stamp washed off, handstamped violet bilingual "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER", reverse bearing an Officially Sealed label with Durban c.d.s (May 7). Fine and very scarce, very little Malayan mail recovered from this crash. £1,500-1,800
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1939 Imperial Airways "Challenger" Crash at Mozambique. 1939 (Apr. 19) Cover with enclosed letter from Singapore to Cape Town, some water damage with the stamp washed off, handstamped violet bilingual "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER", the reverse with an offset of a Straits 2c stamp from another cover. Very scarce with very little Malayan mail recovered from this crash; we have recorded four such covers, this being the finest of two from Singapore. Photo on Page 196. £1,500-1,800
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1939 Imperial Airways "Centurian" Crash at Calcutta. 1939 (June 10) Registered cover from Kuala Lumpur to England bearing Negri Sembilan 1c (3) + 5c block of four with red "SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURION" ("E" below "A"), London R.L.S registration label, endorsed "Reissued from RLS 20/6" with Registered Retd. Ltr. Section backstamps (June 20). A fine registered cover, unusual with Negri Sembilan stamps used in Selangor. Photo on Page 196. £150-180
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Air Drop Leaflets, WW2 SEAC leaflets dropped to Japanese forces (3, with Victory Herald SMA8) and 1950s Emergency leaflets (15, some pictorial or cartoons), also two 1945-46 copies of the Malay newspaper "Utusan Melayu" published in Singapore, a couple with faults, otherwise fine. (20). £120-150
| MALTA
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1841 (Nov 14) Entire letter to the East India Co. in London, headed "From No. 451 Daniel McNamara Corporal 88th Regt" and countersigned by an officer, prepaid at the 1d soldiers rate, curved "PAID / MALTA" and red London Paid arrival c.d.s, light file fold and filing note at right, otherwise fine and the latest recorded use of the Malta Paid handstamp type MSP-1b. £120-150
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1851-1944 Covers and cards including 1851 letter to Greece with Malta double arc datestamp ("NO" inverted), 1856 letter from London to H.M.S "Princess Royal" in Malta, 1866 entire to Italy franked 1862-64 4d + 6d with circular "F.L" handstamp, 1901 postcard written by a naval officer en route from Lemnos to Malta with 1d lilac cancelled in London, 1914 stampless O.A.S postcard from Valletta with straight line "Passed By Censor", 1943 airmail cover to an officer in Malta with G.B 2½d and Green Cross label tied by Tidworth c.d.s, etc. (9). £200-250
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1870-73 Covers from G.B to Colonel Mann R.E or his wife in Malta, posted at Wokingham (3), Bridgwater (2) or Mansfield, two franked 1869 6d plate 8, the others franked at the 8d rate with 1870 4d plate 12 pair, 1d red pair + 1872 6d lilac plate 9, 1d red pair + 1872 6d chestnut, or by eight 1d reds handstamped "DEFICIENT POSTAGE (8) / FINE (6)" and charged 1/2. The last with minor edge faults, otherwise fine. (6). £250-300
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1897-98 Covers headed from Lce. Cpl. E. Watts in the Dorset Regt or Worcestershire Regt, countersigned and franked at the 1d soldiers rate, posted from Sliema or Valletta to England. A good pair, the last posted just nine days before Imperial Penny Postage was introduced making the soldiers concession rate redundant. £180-220
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1824-99 Entire letters and a cover including 1824 letter to France with "COLONIES PAR / BORDEAUX", 1851 stampless letters from India to Mauritius with "Ship Letter" (2) or Packet Letter datestamp, 1864 letter from India to Mauritius franked 2a + 4a with "6d / TO PAY", 1873-75 letters to France franked 4d pair (2), etc. (7). £150-180
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1878 (Jan 23) Cover from London to Monaco franked 1d, redirected to Poste Restante, Ajaccio, Corsica, treated as completely unpaid with a 5c charge mark, increased to 10c upon redirection, backstamped at Monaco, Nice, Bastia and Ajaccio. Flap missing, an unusual destination. £100-120
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1919 5f + 5f Rose-red War Orphans Fund, fine mint. S.G. 37, £1,300. Photo on Page 140. £150-180
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1899 5c - 2p QV London overprint set all with variety broad top to "M", the 5c, 10c and 25c - 1p in a pair with the normal overprint, mint. S.G. 9/16b, £1,199. (14). £200-240
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Spanish Currency. 1914-26 25c on 2½d "C13" Control block of four, variety surcharge double one albino, also 6p on 5/- variety surcharge triple two albino, unmounted mint, the 6p with light gum creases, 25c superb and scarce in a Control block. S.G. 133a, 136b, £520+. (5). £120-140
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Spanish Currency. 1948 Olympic Games 1p20 on 1/-, variety surcharge double, mounted mint, fine. S.G. 181a, £1,500. Photo on Page 140. £200-240
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1898-1957 Mainly mint selection including 1898 set (with S.G. 1a, 3a, 5d), 1913 2/6 unmounted, Spanish Currency 1914-26 6p on 5/- corner block of four, also Control blocks and complete sheets unmounted, various minor varieties. (100s). £180-220
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1876-1975 Mint and used collection in an album including charity issues, air mails, postage dues, some varieties and a few forgeries, with 1876 50r used, 1881-85 20r unused (3, no gum, faults), 1895 St. Anthony overprints (9, six mint), 1917 Republica set mint, Ceres double value varieties (3) and clandestine proofs, etc. (100s). £300-400
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1881 Cape Verde 40r orange-yellow imperf proof strip of three, central stamp inscribed "MOCAMBIQUE", gummed, paper adhering to reverse, scarce. Photo on Page 148. £100-150
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1896 (Nov 14) Cover from Lourenco Marques to France "Via Transvaal" franked 1886 King Luis 100r, reverse with "Factorerie Francaise" sender cachet, arrival datestamps, light vertical fold, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 196. £150-200
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1897 (July 3) Cover with "Hutt & Auerbach / Delagoa Bay" flap, posted from Lourenco Marques to London, with 1886 King Luis 25r pair tied by blue datestamps, arrival c.d.s, very fine. Photo on Page 196. £180-220
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1897-1942 Covers including 1897 cover to Sweden bearing 1894-95 King Carlos 100r (scarce but stamp torn prior to use), 1909 25r lettercard registered to Germany franked 20r + 75r, 1913 cover to Portugal bearing Vasco de Gama 2½c surcharge on Timor, 1923 registered cover with Ceres 30c + Republica 200r pair, 1934 (July 14) first flight cover from London to Mozambique, etc. (20). £150-200
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1931 Picture postcard from England to Johannesburg, originally with a South Africa postage due stamp applied, removed upon redirection to Lourenco Marques where it was charged 60c with 1917 10c due + 1924 50c porteado surcharge on 60c (S.G. D323, scarce on cover); also 1930 picture postcard with commercial use of the 1929 50c due surcharged for postal use. (2). £100-120
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1937-40 Air Mail covers bearing blue "Par avion - Par aviao / Taxe Percue" labels, two covers to South Africa only bearing these labels with rates shown tied by Lourenco Marques datestamps, the others from Lourenco Marques to Beira, London (2) or India also franked with stamps. (6). £100-120
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1938-97 Covers, thirteen bearing 1938 issue postage or air stamps, one cover to U.S.A also bearing the 1939 President Carmona Tour $3, with air mails, censored, 1943 cover with boxed registration handstamp of Nampula, later Paquebots, air letters, undelivered mail, etc. (48). £200-250
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1947-48 Air Mail covers to England (4) or U.S.A (2) bearing 1946-47 air stamps, one with 1946 3E pair + 1947 1E, others all with the 1947 "Taxe Percue" issue including $5 + $50 (2, another with $5 stamp missing). (6). £100-120
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Postal Stationery. 1884-1964 Postcards, lettercards and air letters, the unused collection in an album, including reply lettercards, 1950 Holy Year air letters (5), etc., all superb. (83). £250-300
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Postal Stationery. 1894-1907 Postcards, all used including 1885 issue 10r card to Portugal with oval Lourenco Marques datestamp, 20r card to Holland, 30r cards to Transvaal (2) or Holland (from Quelimane, via Zanzibar), 1898 issue "Africa" 10r cards to Goa or from Bella Vista to Lourenco Marques, etc. (10). £100-120
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Postal Stationery. 1961-74 Air letters issued by the Movimento Nacional Feminino for use by military personnel to Portugal or Portuguese Colonies, the unused (40) and used (3) study on pages, very unusual. (43). £100-150
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1893-1920 Mint and used collection including Inhambane 1903 20r proof, Lourenco Marques 1895 St Anthony overprints (9, with 2½r newspaper stamp pair overprint inverted), 1898-1901 issue in panes of 28 (11), etc. (100s). £200-300
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Lourenco Marques. 1898 (July 25) Cover from the Societe Francaise de Distillerie de Lourenco Marques to France bearing 1895 25r + 75r with Ambulante datestamps, vertical and horizontal folds with seal removed, still attractive and scarce. Photo on Page 196. £150-180
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Lourenco Marques. 1900-03 Covers, the 1900 cover to Portugal with 1893 2½r newspaper stamp strip of four, the 1903 cover to India with 1902 65r on 2½r newspaper stamp, apparently commercial and fine, a scarce stamp on cover. (2). Photo on Page 196. £150-180
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Lourenco Marques. 1899-1919 Covers and cards (15) and two fronts, ten bearing Mouchon issues including censored Boer War covers to Natal or Transvaal (3), 10r + 120r on 1899 cover tied by red datestamp, 1907 cover to U.S.A with 1905 50r on 65r, also WW1 censored mail (2), etc. (17). £200-250
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Lourenco Marques. 1902-13 Covers and cards comprising 1902 triple length fold out panoramic view card of Lourenco Marques to Lord Milner's house in Transvaal franked 50r; two 1909-12 cover from Caes Gorjao to England each bearing twenty 2r stamps; newspaper wrapper to Funchal franked 2½r; and 1911 cover to Pretoria franked 5r printed matter rate, all fine. (5). £150-180
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Quelimane/Zambezia. 1902-18 Covers comprising 1902 registered cover from Chinde to India bearing Zambezia 1898-1901 20r + 50r (2); 1914 cover from Quelimane to Germany bearing Quelimane Vasco de Gama ¼c pair + ½c on Timor issues and Zambezia 1898-1901 2½r pair + 1911 10r and 25r; and 1918 censored cover to U.S.A with Quelimane 1914-16 1c strip of five + 1½c + 2c, some faults, the last with large piece torn from the front. (3). £100-120
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Inhambane. 1905-20 Covers and cards (4) and a front including 1903 cover franked 1903 5r + 20r from Inharrime to Portuguese India with transit datestamp of Gaza-Chai-Chai, etc., some faults. (5). £120-150
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1892-1935 Mint and used collection with some varieties, including 1892 300r with misplaced overprint used, 1895-1902 20r mint pair with value omitted, 1895 25 on 80r surcharge used, 1898 Vasco de Gama overprints (18 including 150r inverted overprint pair, also forgeries), 1917 Red Cross Fund set mint (also 75r with Republica overprint omitted), 1911 75r imperf proof pair and block, 1891-24 imperf printers samples with "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" overprints (12), 1925 20E frame proof, postage dues, also 1940-41 charity stamps. (100s). £250-300
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1918-24 Coloured Die Proofs comprising 1c and 2c in the unadopted colours of black and lilac (1c) or black and green (2c), 10c, 15c and 20c in the adopted colours, all on white paper with guide lines, 2c proof with number "175715", horizontal proofs approx 60x45mm, vertical proofs 55x70mm, small stain to 1c proof, otherwise fine. (5). Photo on Page 198. £300-350
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1924 4½c, 7c and 80c Die Proofs in the issued colours each with red "SPECIMEN" overprint, on white paper, 4½c proof 36x32mm, the others 32x36mm. (3). Photo on Page 160. £150-200
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1924-25 6c, 12c, 50c, 60c and 80c Die Proofs all in the issued colours, on white paper with guide lines, 58x68mm or larger. (5). Photo on Page 212. £350-400
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1935 Inauguration of Blantyre-Beira-Salisbury air route, set of imperf frame proofs with punch holes in pairs, set overprinted "SPECIMEN", 40c block of four with misplaced perforations and mint set. (44). £150-200
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1935 Air set with imperf frame proofs with punch holes (14), imperf 30c block of nine with punch holes, set of fifteen overprinted "SPECIMEN", etc. (57). £150-200
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