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1893 (Dec 20) Cover to Ireland franked at the 1d soldiers rate, headed "No RA57098 Gr W. Fitzgerald RA St Helena" and countersigned, 1d stamp tied by cork cancel (Proud K69, earlier than recorded) and touched by Dalkey arrival c.d.s (Jan. 16), St. Helena c.d.s on the front, opened out with minor edge wear, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 210. £400-500
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1894 (June 21) Long registered cover to Transvaal bearing 2½d strip of seven, fine cork cancels (Proud K68), red oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA" with datestamps of St. Helena, Cape Town and Pretoria, wax Post Office seal. £200-250
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1894 (Oct 5) Long registered cover to New Bedford, Mass., probably from a whaling ship, 2/4½ triple rate paid by two 6d pairs (S.G. 44, two a little creased) + 1½d strip of three, cork cancels (Proud K65) with red oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA", datestamps of St. Helena, London, New York and New Bedford. Vertical fold at left, otherwise fine, an unusual franking on a commercial cover. £200-250
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1896 (Apr 11) Registered O.H.M.S cover to USA bearing two 1/- stamps tied by cork cancels (Proud K72), red oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA" and a St. Helena c.d.s, Registered datestamps of London (Apr. 27) and New York. A little shortened at left upon opening, an uncommon use of the 1/- value. £200-250
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1896-97 Covers all to W. Mussen in Leicester, an 1896 (Dec. 18) cover franked 3d with cork cancel (not recorded by Proud, similar to K65), 1897 (Mar. 8) registered covers (5) franked 1884-94 ½d + 1d strip of four, ½d + 1d + 3d, ½d + 4d, 1d pair + 2½d or 6d all with cork cancel type K77, and 1897 (May 10) registered cover franked 1890-97 1d + 1½d + 2d with cork cancel containing an "R" (Proud R22), all fine. (7). Photo on Page 210. £1,000-1,200
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1897 (Aug 3) Registered cover to Germany franked 1890-97 1d + 2d + 5d tied cork cancels (Proud K82), red oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA", datestamps of St. Helena, London and Metz, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 210. £150-200
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1898 (Nov 22) Cover to England franked 1890-97 ½d + 2d tied by cork cancel type K85 (only recorded for March 1899), datestamps for St. Helena and Attleborough, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 210. £150-200
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1899 (Feb 17) Cover to Germany bearing two ½d and two 1d stamps, each with a fine cork cancel (Proud K83), St. Helena c.d.s and Berlin backstamp (Mar 20), attractive. Photo on Page 210. £130-160
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1900 Covers to R.H Murray in Cheshire, a cover of March 8th franked 2d (S.G. 39) tied by cork cancel (similar to Proud K105 with eight bars) with enclosed letter from the Postmaster bearing violet "POST OFFICE / (crown) / ST HELENA" cachet, two other registered covers of April 21st bearing 1887 3d or four 1890 1½d stamps both with cork cancels type K102, all fine. (3). Photo on Page 210. £400-500
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1901-03 Picture postcards with three views of Cronje and Col. Schiel, three views of Cronje, Deadwood Camp and Government House, or Jacobs Ladder, franked 1893 ½d to France, 1893 ½d (2) to Serbia (pencil address, possibly C.T.O), or 1890 1d to London with cork cancel (K98) and red "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" c.d.s. (3). £150-180
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1907 (Aug 19) Registered cover to London bearing 1868 5/- yellow tied by St. Helena c.d.s, oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA" and "R" handstamp (Proud R14, only recorded for one date in 1908), arrival backstamps. The 1868 5/- was not replaced with another 5/- stamp until 1922. Light fold and very minor edge tones, a scarce stamp on cover. £180-220
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1902-03 KEVII stamps, mint and used selection with 1902 ½d handstamped Specimen and 1d Specimen overprint, pair mint (2) and used and 1d mint block of thirty; 1903 Specimen set on two archival pieces with "ULTRAMAR" handstamps (2/- damaged, 2d and 1/- faded), mint sets of six (3), used set, mint ½d with inverted watermark, mint ½d Control block and 2d single + block with watermark misplaced downwards, mint ½d single + block, 1d and 2d (2) on bluish paper, a good group. S.G. 53/60, £1,450+. (92). £350-400
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1902-07 Covers bearing 1902 ½d or 1d stamps, to G.B franked 1d (2, one an illustrated Independent Order of Good Templars envelope), to South West Africa franked ½d + 1d pair, or registered to G.B franked 1d strip of three handstamped "R" and oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA". (4). £120-150
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1905-15 Covers and cards bearing 1903 issue KEVII stamps, comprising cover and card to G.B franked 1d, covers to U.S.A franked ½d + 2d (3, one stained) or registered to U.S.A with ½d + 2d (2) or 1902 1d + 1903 2d (3), some bluish paper stamps. (7). £120-140
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1910-14 Covers bearing KEVII 1909-11 issue, a local cover with 4d block of eight, registered covers (2) to England with the 2½d, 4d and 6d set of three, or to U.S.A with 6d + 1903 1d and 2d or 4d pair + 6d + 1903 2d (bluish paper). S.G. £400+ as stamps. (5). £100-120
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1911 Archival page from the Madagascar Post Office Specimen stamp ledger bearing three examples of the unissued KEVII 1d red overprinted Specimen, each handstamped red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR", signed by the Post Office Director. A unique and exceptional page; the stamps were printed in an incorrect colour and destroyed, but specimens were sent to the U.P.U. S.G. 71s, £1,275+. £600-700
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1913 1½d Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "6 MAR. 13", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 212. £400-500
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1912-16 KGV ½d - 3/-, two Specimen sets of ten, one with De la Rue overprints (S.G. £375), the other with local violet handstamp type SH2, also 1½d, 3d and 3/- De la Rue Specimens additionally handstamped "COLONIAS" in Lisbon (no gum, faults to 1½d), the local Specimen ½d, 1½d, 3d and 1/- without gum, otherwise fine mint. (23). £150-200
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1912-16 Set of ten mint and used, also used ½d block of four, mint ½d (3) and 1d thick paper variety. S.G. 72/81, £550+. (31). £120-140
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1913-20 Picture postcards (8, one hand drawn, one a fold out double length panoramic card) and covers (3) bearing 1912-16 ½d, 1d or 2d stamps, one cover to U.S.A franked 1d with boxed "T (15)c" postage due handstamp. (11). £100-120
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1912-13 4d and 6d Stamps, selection comprising 1912 pair with local handstamped Specimen or printed Specimen overprints (2 pairs), mint blocks of four, used pair and 6d block of four, registered covers franked 4d pair to U.S.A or 6d to Austria; 1913 6d Specimen with "COLONIAS" handstamp, pair in used blocks of four, registered covers to U.S.A franked 4d or 6d (U.S Officially Sealed labels). S.G. 83/6, £825+. (29 + 4 Covers). £150-180
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1916-19 War Tax Stamps, selection comprising 1916 1d with local handstamped or printed Specimen overprints, mint blocks of 25 (2 blocks) and a single on cover to South Africa with 2d postage due stamp; 1919 1d with local handstamped or printed Specimen overprint, mint blocks of 25 (2 blocks), used single and a single on cover to Costa Rica. S.G. 87/8, £600+. (105 + 2 covers). £160-180
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1922 ½d - 3d Specimen, mint and used sets of three, also covers bearing the set of three (2 covers), 1912-16 ½d and 1d + 1922 1½d, or 1912-16 1d + 1922 1d and 1½d, an uncommon issue on cover. S.G. 89/91, £1,000+ as stamps. (11 + 4 covers). £220-260
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c.1921 Stamp size photographic essays for four 1/- - 10/- stamps, the designs all with the Badge of the Colony ship and rock design within various flames, a white void oval for the King's head, dated on reverse "30-10-33" (1/-) or "14-12-36" (2/6, 5/-, 10/-) being the date when these were mounted into the printers archive record books, 1/- essay creased, a unique archival group. (4). Photo on Page 160. £900-1,200
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c.1927 Long O.H.M.S Envelope with 1922-37 ½d - 10/- and £1 applied, all with local handstamped "SPECIMEN" (in black on 5d and 2/-, violet on all other values), apparently displayed in the St. Helena Post Office to show the stamps then on sale with prices shown for the ½d to 1/-, ½d to 2/6, ½d to 5/- or the full set, interestingly the 15/- value not then on sale on the island. Extensive foxing to the envelope and around many stamps with insect damage affecting most stamps (only the 1d, 1½d and 2d having totally escaped this fate), salvaged from the St. Helena P.O archives which were mostly destroyed, unique. £100-150
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1922-37 Multiple Crown CA 4d - £1 set of five, fine mint. S.G. 92/6, £500. (5). Photo on Page 190. £150-180
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1922-37 Multiple Crown CA 4d, 1/6 and 2/- (2) plate blocks of four superb unmounted mint, also 1/6 mint singles (2). S.G. 92/4, £424+. (4 Blocks + 2 singles). £100-120
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1922 1d Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "21/3/22" in pencil, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 212. £400-500
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1922 1/- Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "AFTER / HARDENING", dated "30/3/22" and initialled in pencil, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 212. £400-500
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1923 ½d Grey and black, marginal blocks of four with varieties damaged value tablet and torn flag, corner plate blocks of four with varieties broken mainmast and cleft rock, the damaged value tablet block lightly mounted mint, broken mainmast block mounted in the margins only with the stamps unmounted, the other two blocks unmounted. S.G. 97a/c, e, £764+. (4 Blocks). £160-200
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1936 ½d Grey-black and black lower left corner plate number pair, the corner stamp with cleft rock variety, mounted mint, also similar 1923 grey and black pair. S.G. 97c, hc, £399. (2 Pairs). £80-100
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1936 ½d Grey-black and black, unmounted mint block of thirty, right half of sheet with margins on three sides, plate number in upper and lower margins. S.G. 97h, £540. £120-140
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1929-32 Picture postcards to U.S.A, one with ½d cleft rock variety (a few faults caused by upper perfs over edge of card), handstamped "T (20)c" with two 2c postage due stamps; the other card franked by two ½d stamps on the picture side, one with broken mainmast variety. Unusual varieties on commercial cards. S.G. 97a/c, £240 as stamps. (2) £100-120
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1926-34 Commercial covers bearing 1922-37 issue stamps, all underpaid with boxed "T / <\a> c", handstamp applied in St. Helena, 1926 cover to G.B franked 1d with 2d charge mark and due stamp, 1934 cover to Germany franked ½d + 1d (2) charged 20pf, and 1934 cover to Germany with a "2d" charge mark and circular "T / 17C" applied in transit in South Africa but not charged in Germany. Unusual. (3). £120-140
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1925 (Jan 21) Cover to Switzerland bearing 1919 War Tax 1d and 1922 2d with torn flag variety. A rare commercial use of this uncommon variety on cover. S.G. 98b, £300 as a stamp. £100-120
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1923 1½d Rose-red, plate block of ten comprising columns 1 and 2 with margins on three sides, including varieties cleft rock and broken mainmast, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 99/9/c, £230++. £100-120
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1923 1½d Rose-red, varieties broken mainmast mint and used (a little wrinkling), torn flag mint, cleft rock mint and used, storm over rock mint and used (faults), also 1½d deep carmine-red mint. S.G. 99a-f, £710+. (8). £120-150
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1923 1½d Rose-red, plate number pair mint including cleft rock variety, and unmounted plate number block of four including broken mainmast variety, this block in an unusual deep shade similar to the 1937 deep carmine-red shade but from the 1922 printing as shown by the plate plugs, white gum and the presence or absence of certain vignette flaws on the upper pair. An unusual block. S.G. 99/a/c, £213++. (6). £80-100
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1923 2d Grey and Slate, unmounted mint plate blocks of four containing the broken mainmast (brown gum) or cleft rock varieties, also mint single with storm over rock variety and pair containing torn flag variety. S.G. 100a/d, £978+. (11). £200-240
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1923 2d Grey and slate, varieties broken mainmast and cleft rock, both fine used. S.G. 100a,c, £360. (2). £80-100
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1932 O.H.M.S Cover to Canada franked 1923 2d with broken mainmast variety, a scarce commercial use on cover. S.G. 100a, £180 as a stamp. £100-120
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1923 3d Bright blue, mint plate blocks of four containing the varieties broken mainmast or cleft rock, and a mint block of four containing the torn flag variety, this last block unmounted, cleft rock block mounted in the margin only. S.G. 101a/c, £427+. (3 Blocks). £100-120
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1923 3d Bright blue, variety watermark reversed, mint, very minor surface disturbances at lower left, a scarce variety with B.P.A Certificate (2022). S.G. 101x, £800. Photo on Page 190. £100-120
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1922 6d Grey and bright purple, mint plate blocks of four containing the varieties broken mainmast or cleft rock, and a mint block of four containing the torn flag variety, mainmast block unmounted, cleft rock block lightly mounted on the upper pair only with the variety unmounted. S.G. 104a/c, £947+. (3 Blocks). £200-250
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1923 8d Grey and bright violet, mint plate blocks of four containing the broken mainmast or cleft rock varieties, and a block of four containing the torn flag variety, the cleft rock block unmounted. S.G. 105a/c, £625+. (3 Blocks). £140-160
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1922 1/- Grey and brown, mint plate blocks of four containing the varieties broken mainmast or cleft rock, also a pair with torn flag variety. S.G. 106a/c, £1,275. (3). £250-300
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1926 Registered cover to London bearing 1922-37 ½d - 1/-, the 3d with torn flag variety (S.G. 101b, £140), unusual. £100-120
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1927 1/6 Grey and green on green, corner plate number pair, the corner stamp with cleft rock variety, lightly mounted mint. S.G. 107c, £450. £100-120
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1922 7/6 Grey-brown and yellow-orange, unmounted mint block of four with upper margin, fine. S.G. 111, £640+. £140-160
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1934 Centenary ½d - 10/- Set of ten fine mint. S.G. 114/23, £425. (10). £100-120
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