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1934 (Mar 18) Stampless official cover from Kimberley to Pretoria with the royal train datestamp and violet bilingual "ROYAL TOUR H.R.H PRINCE GEORGE / OFFICIAL FREE" cachet, the enclosed letter on royal tour notepaper thanking the addressee for the loan of a Humber motor car for the use of His Royal Highness's staff at Pretoria. A scarce commercial official cover with letter. £150-180
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1934 (Mar 19) Stampless official cover to the Postmaster's Office in Cape Town with the royal train datestamp, Mafeking c.d.s and violet bilingual "ROYAL TOUR H.R.H PRINCE GEORGE / OFFICIAL FREE" cachet, the enclosed letter from the royal train Postmaster J.P van Aswegen concerning his departure from the train when it reaches Southern Rhodesia on March 21st, the letter headed "on the Veld between Vryburg and Mafeking" with the royal train datestamp applied. A unique cover and letter from the Postmaster. £150-180
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Southern Rhodesia/Bechuanaland. 1934 (Mar 21-27) Covers with the royal train datestamp (9) bearing stamps of South Africa (3), Bechuanaland (2) or Southern Rhodesia (4), five registered (two with C.O.Ps), also pages with cancelled to order stamps of South Africa (Mar. 21) or Southern Rhodesia (Mar 27). An unusual lot, the South Africa stamps used in Southern Rhodesia contrary to regulations, one cover to Windhoek flown by emergency air service due to flooding. (11). £240-280
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Basutoland. 1934 (Mar 28) Stampless official cover with the Royal Train datestamp applied at Bloemfontein and the scarce "ROYAL TOUR H.R.H PRINCE GEORGE / OFFICIAL FREE" bilingual cachet in violet, put into the post the following day with Maseru (Mar. 1) datestamps; and air mail cover to Cape Town with Basutoland 1d + 2d cancelled on the royal train (Mar. 1) with a Maseru c.d.s alongside. The royal train was only in Basutoland for one day, March 1st. (2). £120-150
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Northern Rhodesia. 1934 (Apr 4) Commercial stampless cover to Australia with the royal train datestamp and bilingual "ROYAL TOUR H.R.H PRINCE GEORGE / OFFICIAL FREE" cachet both in violet, a Ndola c.d.s applied the following day. Also two philatelic covers with Northern Rhodesia ½d tied by royal train datestamp with incorrect 31 Feb. date, the correct 31 March datestamp alongside, one reposted during the 1947 royal tour to Southern Rhodesia. The official cover with minor faults but very scarce. (3). £120-150
| 1938 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Visit to France | |
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1938 Stamps, covers and ephemera including photographic essay for a proposed British stamp issue, ticket issued to a police inspector on the special train carrying the King to and from Versailles, "epreuve de Luxe" of the two postcard stamps and the postage stamps in two colours, photographic stamp essays (7, possibly facsimiles), Australian Memorial stationery cancels, special covers and cancels, press pass, photos, picture postcards, unused press passes (11), official papers detailing the itinerary and personnel travelling with the royal party, Buckingham Palace letters, etc. An interesting collection. (92). £600-700
| 1947 Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip Tour of South Africa. | |
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H.M.S "Vanguard". Covers with "MAIL OFFICE / H.M.S "VANGUARD"" cachets comprising 30 JAN stampless cover to England posted en route to South Africa and 8 APR cover posted at Cape Town (the tour party then in Rhodesia) franked 2d, cover franked 3d posted on the day the ship arrived at Cape Town with "CAPTAIN / 17 FEB 1947 / H.M.S "VANGUARD"" cachet, also tickets to view the embarkation at Portsmouth (2), labels for beer specially brewed for the ship (2), and Feb 10th Crossing the Line booklet. (8). £120-140
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Kings Flight. Covers to England, one franked South Africa 1d + 2d, the other a stampless O.A.S cover from F/Lt A. Morley of the Kings Flight, both with violet circular "THE KING'S FLIGHT / 24 MAR 1947 / ROYAL AIR FORCE", flown to England by R.A.F aircraft, scarce. (2). £100-120
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Ephemera/Medals. Various photographs of the tour (30, some in a small Royal Visit photo album), Johannesburg Royal Ball menu, programme/dance card and souvenir fan, invitations (5), seating plans (2), menu, badge, Royal Mint official medal, picture postcards, etc. (60). £240-200
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Special Passes issued in South Africa to H.A Freegard, passenger on the royal train; or issued in Southern Rhodesia (2) to a chef or train cleaner, red or green card covers. (3). £180-220
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Stampless official covers to England carried back in official bag, two then put into the post, one with red oval bilingual "ROYAL VISIT - SOUTH AFRICA / OFFICIAL FREE / 1947" cachet without any other markings; another with similar cachet in violet, KGVI Cypher cachet and London Official Paid c.d.s; the third with enclosed letter on White Train notepaper, the cover with KGVI Cypher cachet, red and black London machine marks but no Official Paid mark. An uncommon group. (3). £150-180
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Stampless official covers sent within South Africa all with violet oval bilingual "ROYAL VISIT - SOUTH AFRICA / OFFICIAL FREE / 1947" cachets, one registered O.H.M.S Post Office cover with violet Royal Train registration handstamp and oval datestamp (Mar. 16) with Maltese Cross ornaments used on the Pilot Train, another (letter enclosed) with oval datestamp (Apr. 19) with solid square ornaments used on the White Train and Cape Town c.d.s (Apr. 22), the third with a Durban machine (Mar 22) addressed by Sir Alex Lascelles. (3). £150-180
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Covers (14) and a card comprising stampless official cover with oval datestamp (Feb 24) used on the White Train and bilingual "ROYAL VISIT - SOUTH AFRICA / OFFICIAL FREE / 1947", Royal Train F.D.C signed by the stamp designer Joe Prentice, cover with uncancelled royal tour stamps signed by the Royal Salute firing party at Pretoria, Royal Train F.D.Cs with "ROYAL VISIT - BLOEMFONTEIN" cachets (2), Princess Elizabeth 21st Birthday covers (6) and card, and S.W.A covers (2) with accompanying Post Office receipt. (14). £120-150
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Royal Train covers and ephemera including cover to the royal tour missent to the royal train with "Not" written alongside bilingual Royal Train cachet, cover with bilingual "ROYAL TRAIN / S.A.R" cachet on reverse, letters on royal train notepaper (3, two with covers), menu and notepaper with stamps cancelled on the train, photos of the train or postal sorters on board, invitation cards to see the train at Cape Town or en route, train guide, train telephone listing, etc. (16). £200-240
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Royal Visit covers, all with oval cancel used in South Africa with examples of the six handstamps with differing side ornaments used in Pretoria, the Pilot Train or the White Train, Royal Train registration handstamps (15), etc. (26). £120-150
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Covers addressed to the Royal Train including W.H Smith wrapper from London franked 2/-, the others from South Africa (5) with two stampless official covers, one to Prince Philip, all with the Royal Train arrival datestamp. (6). £100-120
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Southern Rhodesia. Stampless official covers with blue oval "ROYAL VISIT / 1947 / OFFICIAL FREE / SOUTHERN RHODESIA" cachet and Royal Visit datestamp, one to Australia with 10 APR 47 datestamp and enclosed letter on White Train notepaper thanking the addressee for their message of congratulations on Princess Elizabeth's 21st birthday, the other to Gatooma with 14 APR 47 datestamp. Scarce, the Southern Rhodesia Official Free cachet rarely seen. (2). Photo on Page 112. £200-250
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Southern Rhodesia. Covers with the "Royal Tour Southern Rhodesia" cancels showing the three types, rare "11 JUN 47" date error (instead of 11 APR), Royal Train registration handstamps (7, one unusually in black), 16 Apr. cover with South African train cancel, also timetables and instructions for the royal train whilst in Southern Rhodesia, and a Southern Rhodesia Dept. of Posts booklet "for the convenience of persons travelling on the royal train whilst in Southern Rhodesia". Also an interesting cover with enclosed letter from R. Fahs at Victoria Falls, a correspondent with the tour, sent prior to the tour concerning forthcoming tour arrangements. (18). £200-250
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Covers from Bechuanaland (5), Swaziland (6), Basutoland (2) with Royal Visit cancels, and four other stamp F.D.Cs, two Bechuanaland covers also with South African stamps, one with the previously unrecorded Royal Visit Mafeking registration handstamp. Also a photo of the train in Swaziland. (18). £80-100
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H.M.S "Vanguard". Covers posted on the ship en route to England (5) or at Cape Town on the day of departure, all with dated boxed "MAIL OFFICE / H.M.S "VANGUARD"" cachet, four on printed envelopes "ROYAL TOUR - H.M.S VANGUARD / HOMEWARD LEG Lat 6ºN, Long 17ºW / SHIP SHORE MAIL VIA H.M.S NIGERIA" (one stampless, three with G.B stamps and Maritime Mail cancels), also ticket to the arrival of "Vanguard" at Portsmouth and facsimile letter to the Captain. (8). £120-150
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South Africa Royal Visit stamps, including black prints of the three adopted designs and an unadopted design produced for the committee choosing the stamp design, presentation folder, 3d sheet, F.D.Cs, also a complete booklet and two panes of the Royal Visit Commemoration labels produced by the Union of English Speaking South Africans and sold at 2/6 for a booklet of ten labels. £200-250
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Southern Rhodesia Royal Visit stamps, including imperf ½d frame proofs (11), ½d and 1d (9) proofs with punch holes, perforated ½d and 1d with punch holes, ½d and 1d (4) with misplaced vignettes, ½d and 1d sample stamps in unissued colours with punch holes and Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen overprints, ½d and 1d sheets and plate blocks. £150-180
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Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland Royal Visit stamps including Specimen sets from the three colonies all superb unmounted, Basutoland set with punch hole, presentation folders (8), imprint blocks, Swaziland blocks with Royal Visit cancels, also S.W.A sheets. £150-180
| 1956 Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh Tour of Nigeria | |
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1956 Stamps, cover and ephemera including mint 2d Royal Visit stamp with inverted overprint, F.D.C with two blocks of four from Ikeja Airport signed by the seven crew members of the royal flight from London to Nigeria, other covers with the rare 28 JA "ROYAL VISIT / LAGOS" skeleton datestamp (3), also ephemera with invitations to an investiture and a garden party at Government House, detailed programme of the visit and a booklet on the Durbar, airport pass issued to Capt. E. Skemp of the royal flight and an extensive archive of letters and papers from West African Airways Corporation detailing flight arrangements, etc. An interesting lot. £300-400
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1939 Royal Tour of the King and Queen to U.S.A and Canada, itinerary for the U.S tour and Canada royal train telephone directory both with leather covers, the U.S itinerary in a fitted box, also 1939 Canada Visit medallion. (3). £80-100
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1953-54 Commonwealth Tour of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, covers and ephemera including Australia Royal Visit meter mark, O.H.M.S cover to Buckingham Palace with "ROYAL TOUR / TELEGRAM / SPECIAL", cover with "ROYAL TOUR / CEYLON" cachet and Colombo Official Paid c.d.s, also Royal Tour outward journey and homeward journey maps, T.S.S "Gothic" telephone directory, New Zealand itinerary, etc. (12). £150-180
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1953 Queen Mother and Princess Margaret tour of Southern Rhodesia, covers (10) with Royal Tour cancels, five with Royal Train registration handstamps, also a special pass, train timetable and phone directory, and letter on Royal Tour notepaper. (14). £100-120
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1956-57 Duke of Edinburgh World Tour, covers and ephemera including handpainted essay for the Seychelles 1969 Rs3.50 stamp commemorating the 1956 visit, covers from St. Helena, Ascension (3), Falkland Is. and Dependencies (3), Gough Island, etc., covers from H.M. Yacht "Britannia" (3, one with letter, two with cachets), ticket and programme to a lecture by Prince Philip about the tour, also pieces from two 1962 parcels paid £1.2.8 or £1.12.8 from London to the royal party in Brazil during the Duke's visit. (21). £140-160
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1961 Royal Tour of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to India, Pakistan, Nepal and Iran, covers with various special cancels from Pakistan (70), presentation book of stamps and Postal Service brochure both with special cancels, special Metropole Hotel Camp T.O c.d.s proof impressions on pieces (3) or unused press telegraph forms (2), also covers from Iran (2), India (4, three with Royal Camp Madras c.d.s) and Nepal (7), Bangalore Royal Visit postal guide, etc. (96). £250-300
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1920-61 Printed itinerates prepared for royal visits to New South Wales (1920, Prince of Wales), Tasmania (1934, Duke of Gloucester), Canada (1959, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh), New Zealand (1963, Duke of Edinburgh), Gambia (1961, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, also letter and two cards), Sierra Leone (1961, Duke of Kent, 4 items), Ghana (1961, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, also notes for royal household members), and a booklet on the 1952 royal visit to Australia. (15). £100-120
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1868-78 Covers showing international rates prior to the G.P.U (34, nine from or to France in July-Dec. 1875) or in the G.P.U period (20) including Dec. 31st 1875 cover from France to G.B posted on the final day of the 30c rate, also later covers from Transvaal showing pre and post U.P.U rates (3), and 1901 cover to Rhodesia sent shortly after it joined the U.P.U. (58). £300-350
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Postcards. 1874-90 Postcards including 1874 cards from Switzerland to Germany (2), other overseas uses during the 1875-79 G.P.U period (34), cards charged as contrary to regulations, 1906 Italy card to Malta with a stamp on the picture side handstamped "Not transmissable" and bilingual "Contrary to regulations", Argentina glitter postcard sent within an outer envelope with a circular window for the stamp, 1890 Victoria 3d postcard for the United Kingdom via Italy correctly used from Melbourne, etc. (77). £250-300
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Reply Cards. 1881-1940 Reply Cards correctly used back from abroad, comprising 1880-82 Swiss cards from Holland (3) or Germany (2, one franked 10pf) and a 1906 Swiss card from Canada, 1887-88 German cards from Sweden or Switzerland, 1909 Netherlands Indies 5c on 7½c card from Holland to Batavia, 1893 Transvaal 1d + 1d card to Italy and apparently returned, 1924-28 G.B cards from Russia (3, one an ordinary card), 1940 German card from Sweden franked 10 ore (with greetings from a London address), etc., also two 1970 cards. (18). £120-150
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Postage Due Mail - "T" Handstamps. 1875-1898 "T" Handstamps used on unpaid or underpaid mail, entire letters, covers, cards and a front mainly from the 1875-79 G.P.U period (28), also seven later items, five 1875 items including a remarkable front posted in Cuba with a bisected stamp on June 26th (prior to G.P.U) and a "T" handstamp applied in New York on July 3rd (3rd day of G.P.U and "T" handstamp use), 1876 items (13), 1877 (6), etc., these early G.P.U items including "T" handstamps of Denmark, Romania, Russia, Austria, U.S.A (11), France (5), Guadeloupe, G.B (2), Spain, Germany, Italy (2) and Holland, three to G.B with "6d" or "7½d" (2) charge marks, "T" handstamps introduced by the G.P.U in 1875, early uses scarce. (35). £250-300
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Meter Marks. 1914-30 Covers with meter marks of New Zealand (9, 1914-25), U.S.A (7), G.B (11) or Germany, all addressed abroad, the N.Z covers including 1914 cover to Switzerland with five circular Wellington ½d Postage Paid meters but 2½d in stamps then applied, covers to France or Sweden with meters disallowed and postage due stamps applied, and two 1921 covers to G.B with Wellington Paid datestamps alongside the meters. Also 1921 U.S.A notice illustrating types of meters now valid on international mail, 1924 G.B cover with meter proof impression, and a wrapper to Germany with a South Africa ½d stamp applied over red circular "CAPE TOWN / ¼d / PAID". (30). £120-150
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Invalid Stamps. 1899-1962 Covers and cards with stamps applied in other countries, demonetised stamps or labels, all disallowed and charged, disallowed stamps indicated with a zero alongside the stamp, eight with a handstruck "0", unusual. (18). £100-120
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Registration. 1893-1909 Covers and cards including Montenegro 1893-96 postcard and lettercard with Cetingne registration handstamp or label, 1907 covers from overseas to G.B with labels applied at Plymouth or London F.S (8, first year of use of G.B labels) and other 1907 G.B labels (2), etc. (23). £150-180
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1888-1949 Express mail (12), A.R mail (19, including ten A.R cards or forms) and C.O.D mail (9), also a G.B Charge label used for Customs Duty. (41). £250-300
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U.P.U Congresses and Anniversaries. 1900-87 Covers and cards including 1900 25th Anniversary cover with Swiss 5c stamp tied by Berne U.P.U datestamp and postcard with Swiss 5c stamp, Japan 1902 25th anniversary of U.P.U membership postcards (5, three with special c.d.s) and 1927 50th anniversary of membership c.d.s on cover, 1924 Stockholm U.P.U Congress postcards with special datestamps and U.P.U stamps (9, five C.T.O), 1933 Ottawa and 1939 Buenos Ayres U.P.U Congress covers with U.P.U stamps tied by special datestamps (1933 cover also with cachet), etc. Also Romania booklet containing stamps presented to delegates at the 1929 London Conference. (33). £120-150
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1890-1959 Covers and cards including use of perfins, military mail stamped to foreign destinations, "A.O" labels on airmail, redirection, etc. (23); International Reply Coupons (12, six first type); also 1897 Washington Convention and 1920 Madrid Convention both printed by H.M.S.O. (38). £120-150
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c.1864-1960 Poster stamps including U.S.A 1864 Lincoln Subscription stamps (5), 1912-15 mainly German stamps in an album, also France, South America, Scandinavia, etc., with advertising, exhibitions, WW1 anti-German propaganda, etc., a good lot. (100s). £200-300
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1889-1968 Poster stamps for exhibitions and events, most on pages, from U.S.A, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, etc., nearly all pre-1940, a good lot. (Many 100s). £500-600
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c.1890-1950 Poster stamps including advertising, exhibitions, etc., also other cinderellas including German postal seals, WW1 Daily Mail Fund labels in blocks, etc. (c.1,000). £150-200
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c.1909 Poster Stamps from Germany, U.S.A and various European countries, applied to 150 pages within four folders each with a label or poster stamp on the cover for "A. Broun of New York, Poster Stamps designer and distributor". A fine lot with many attractive labels advertising products, exhibitions, resorts, etc., presumably sample books for poster stamps that could be supplied by A. Broun. (c.1,500). £400-500
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Germany. 1887-1930 Poster stamps for various exhibitions and events, sorted by year into plastic folders, the 1913-30 stamps very extensive, a good lot. (1000s). £600-700
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Germany. 1895-1912 Exhibitions and events, poster stamps on Hagner pages in two albums, the extensive lot sorted into date order, much duplication but with hundreds of differing stamps, a good lot. (1000s). £500-600
| PATRIOTIC LABELS
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World War One. "Lord Roberts Memorial Fund Stamp Album", six albums containing labels depicting notable figures of the war, three complete albums, three others with some blank pages or spaces, a few cover or binding faults. (6 Albums). £100-120
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World War Two. British labels in sheets (8) including "Free Danes" or "Britains Victory Denmarks Liberty" (5 sheets, 3 differing labels), "Czechoslovakia Fights for Freedom" (6 differing labels in a sheet of 36), "Allies Inside Germany Exhibition" 1d labels (sheet of 12 differing labels); and U.S Marine Corp labels, seven differing sheets with an accompanying letter and cover from U.S Marine Corps H.Q to George Linn of Linn's Stamp News. Also a sheet of 20 labels for the 1920 Disabled Ex-Service Mens Exhibition at Central Hall Westminster. (374). £150-200
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World War Two. "Malta is Grateful to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force for the Safe Arrival of this Letter", mint block of 24 labels (one creased, a few split perfs), also a few other WW1 (9) or WW2 (56) labels, four on covers. (c.90). £100-150
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