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Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyfeaturing

The John Dahl Collection of Portuguese Nyassa,Fine Collections of KUT and British Solomon Islands,

Forces Honour Envelopes, Air Mails, Aden, Malaya,G.B Stamps, Postal Stationery & Postal History

To be sold by Auction onFriday 4th March 2016 at 10.30 a.m.

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ORDER OF SALE

To be sold on Friday 4th March, at 10.30 a.m.Lots

Philatelic Literature 1 - 13Air Mails, featuring Pioneer Flight to & from Africa 14 - 38

Somaliland, Sudan, Djibouti & Ethiopia flights 39 - 56Crash Covers, featuring Imperial Airways flights 57 - 97

British & Allied Forces Honour Envelopes 98 - 149Worldwide Stamps & Covers 150 - 164British Empire Stamps & Covers, including Colonial Head Proofs & Omnibus Issues 165 - 174Aden - WW2 & KGVI Postal History 175 - 212Afghanistan, Antarctica featuring 1821 Letters 213 - 226Argentina, Ascension, Australian States, Austria, Bahamas 227 - 248Bahrain, Barbados Postal Stationery, Basutoland, Bechuanaland 249 - 261Bermuda, Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras 262 - 273British Solomon Islands - 1906-39 Stamps, Postal History & Postcards 274 - 337British Somaliland, Burma, Bushire 338 - 359Canada, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, China, Colombia, Cuba 360 - 381Cyprus, Danish West Indies, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia 382 - 393Falkland Islands & Dependencies, France & Colonies 394 - 415Germany, including WW2 Feldpost Mail 416 - 451Gibraltar, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Gold Coast, Greece, Grenada 452 - 469Hong Kong, India & States 470 - 501Iraq, including Air Mails 502 - 525Ireland, Jamaica 526 - 547KUT, featuring KGV Stamps & Postal History, WW2 548 - 636Korea, Leeward Islands, Madagascar 637 - 640Malaya 641 - 717Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Nevis, New Zealand 718 - 733Nigeria, North Borneo, Nyasaland, Palestine & Israel 734 - 752Persia, Persian Gulf, Pitcairn Island 753 - 765Portuguese Nyassa - The John Dahl Collection, Part One 766 - 843Rhodesia, Russia, St. Helena, St. Lucia, St. Vincent 844 - 870Samoa, Sarawak, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Siam, Sierra Leone 871 - 885South Africa, South West Africa, 886 - 921Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet 922 - 930Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Uruguay, Virgin Islands, Zanzibar 931 - 953Great Britain

1841 2d Blues 954 - 987Other Stamps, G.B Used Abroad 988 - 1049

Picture Postcards, Ephemera 1050 - 1054Postal History, Mixed Lots 1055 - 1074Elizabethan Letters, Stuart Period Postal History 1075 - 1105Air Mails, including First UK Aerial Post 1106 - 1132Cancellations, Coffee House Mail, Machines 1133 - 1154Maritime Mail - Ship & Packet letters, Transatlantic Mail, Wreck Covers 1155 - 1219Military, P.O.W & Naval Mail 1220 - 1235Official Mail, Pictorial Envelopes, Postage Due Mail 1236 - 1246Postal Stationery 1247 - 1318Railways including T.P.Os, Registered Mail, Royalty, Uniform 4d & 1d Postage 1319 - 1338Bristol, Channel Islands, Cornwall 1339 - 1358Hampshire, Isle of Man, Kent, Liverpool, London 1359 - 1392Middlesex, Norfolk, Scotland, Surrey, Yorkshire 1393 - 1409


To Be Sold on 4th March 2016at 10.30 a.m Precisely

PHILATELIC LITERATURE(Also see lots 359, 403, 404, 1055, 1058, 1069)

1 Auction Catalogues/Journals. 1954-2007 Auction catalogues (118) with many named sales includingGraveson G.B Postal History, Kauder China, David China, Symes Sarawak, Rossiter East Africa, Glassco G.BUsed Abroad, Sacher West Africa, Ishikawa USA, Hornal Aden, Danson Egypt & Sudan, Cruttwell Cyprus,Ishikawa Hong Kong, Tucker Bermuda, Levy Japan, Schatzkes French Maritime Mail, etc., also Robson Lowepostal history sales; and journals (214), principally “The Philatelist”, “The Philatelic Adviser” or “PostalHistory International”. (c.332). £100-120

2 British Empire. Various books including “The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the TreatyPorts” by F. Webb (2000 Bendon reprint), “Cyprus” by W. Castle (1987 3rd Edition), “Hong Kong and TheTreaty Ports” by Bishop, Morton & Sayers, Jal Cooper books comprising “India Used in Burma”, “India UsedAbroad” and “Early Indian Cancellations”, “The Union Castle Ocean Post Office” by P. Cattell, “Postmarks ofSouth West Africa” by R. Putzel, “The Postal Service of Sierra Leone” by P. Beale, “Sudan Postal Markings”by E. Stagg, “The Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and The Gulf ” by N. Donaldson (with supplement).“Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies” by M. Samuel, “Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia” volume II onAfrica, “Aden” by R. W. Pratt, etc. (37). £160-200

3 G.B, British Empire and Allied Forces Mail. Various books with E. Proud “Military Postal History Series”(11) comprising British Army volumes 1-3, Indian Army volumes 1-3, Canadian Army volumes 1-2, EastAfrica, Australian and New Zealand volumes, also “British Empire Campaigns in the Near East 1914-24” byJ. Firebrace, “Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea 1918-23” by J. Slingsby, “Postal History of theBritish Army in World War One” by Kennedy & Crabb, “Philately of the Anglo-Boer War” by S. Rich,“History of the Polish Army Postal Service, Middle East and Italy 1940-48” by R. Wagner, “Sikkim-Tibet1903-08” by D. Virk, “Nineteenth Century Wars in Egypt and Sudan” by J. Firebrace, etc. A verycomprehensive group. (46). £220-280

4 P.O.W Mail and Censorship. Books on P.O.W mail in the Boer War, WW1 or WW2 (25, also a photocopy ofthe official listing of all Boer P.O.Ws), or on censorship (14) including “Die Postzensur” in two volumes byK. Wolter, six volumes on G.B or British Empire civil censorship in WW2 and “Censor Marks of Spain” byE. Heller, also “The Red Cross Civilian Postal Message Scheme with the Channel Islands 1940-45” by D.Gurney. (40). £100-120

5 Forces Mail. Various books, mainly on WW1 or WW2 postal history of French, Italian, German or AustrianForces, Deutsche Marine Schiffspost cancels, Finnish Field Post, and various monographs on the Spanish CivilWar including “The Postal History of the International Brigades” by R. Shelley and “Censor Marks of Spain”by E. Heller. (46). £80-100

6 Air Mails. Various books including “The Coronation Aerial Post 1911” by F. Field and N. Baldwin, “Bridgingthe Atlantic” by N. Baldwin, “Recovered Mail” by Nierinck, “Airmail Operations during World War II” by T.Boyle, “Aerial Propaganda Leaflets” by J. Field, etc., also several auction catalogues. (19). £80-100

7 Air Mails. “The Aero Field” Journal published by Francis J. Field Ltd and edited by N.C Baldwin, a completerun of all 47 volumes from 1937 until 1983, volumes 3-11 and 27-32 bound. A rare complete set of this finejournal, which still contains a lot of useful information not found elsewhere. £150-180

8 Air Mails/Iraq. Books comprising “Intercontinental Airmails Vol. 2, Asia and Australia” by E. Proud, “AirCrash Mail of Imperial Airways and Predecessor Airlines” by K.C Sanford, “The R.A.F Cairo-Baghdad AirMail Service 1921-27” by W. Andrews, also “Iraq Postal History 1920s to 1940s” by D. Armitage and R.Johnson, and the non-philatelic books “The Baghdad Air Mail” by R. Hill and “Imperial Outpost in the Gulf,The Airfield at Sharjah, 1932-52”. (6). £70-80

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9 G.B Postal History. “The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland” by Alcock & Holland, published in 1940,together with part II, supplements 1-8, 1963 Philatelic Adviser Annual containing supplements 9-15, and their1960 “Short History and Guide to British Postmarks”. Also “The British County Catalogue of Postal History”Vols 1-5, “England’s Postal History” and “The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland” all by R.MWillcocks, “British Post Office Numbers” by G. Brumell, and the 2011 8th Edition of “Collect BritishPostmarks”. (19). £100-120

10 Great Britain. Books on postal history or stamps including “The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland” byAlcock & Holland, published in 1940 (2 copies, both with part II, also supplements 1-7), Robson LoweEncyclopaedia volume I (second edition, 1952), “The King’s Post” by R.C Tombs, “British Postal Stationery”by A. Huggins, 1970, “G.B Used Abroad” by J. Parmenter, “British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century”by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, “The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century” by R. Lowe, etc. (73).

£180-240

11 Germany - World War Two. Various books on 1937-45 Feldpost or Naval mail including “Die DeutscheFeldpostubersicht 1939-45” in 3 volumes by N. Kannapin (2 sets), Michel catalogues, etc., all in German.(40+). £80-100

12 Holy Land. Books on many aspects of Palestine or Israel postal history and stamps including “The PostalMarkings of Mandate Palestine” by M. Sacher, “The Foreign Post Offices in Palestine 1840-1918” in twovolumes by A. Steichele, “The Ottoman Post and Telegraph Offices in Palestine and Sinai” by Collins &Steichele, “The Postal History of Palestine and Transjordan” by E. Proud, etc., also bound originals or reprintsof “The Holy Land Philatelist” or “Israel-Palestine Philatelist”, and some auction catalogues. (60+).

£120-150

13 Various books and catalogues including “Timbre de France au Type Merson” by Storch & Francon, cataloguesof German Private Post stamps by Glasewald or Postal Stationery by H. Muller (2 volumes), “Postal Historyof the P&O Lines to the Far East” by R. Kirk, “Dai Nippon in South East Asia” by Hedeman & Boekema, etc.(46). £70-100

AIR MAILS(Also see lots 6-8, 164, 327, 389, 401-404, 488-493, 513-525, 696-701, 764, 854, 912-916, 924, 1031, 1106-1132)

14 1934 R.A.F South African Cruise, log sheets of the flight from Heliopolis to Pretoria and the return flightpiloted by Sqn. Leader Saunders, the 30 pages detailing the flight via Assiut, Wadi Halfa, Atbara, Khartoum,Kosti, Malakal, Juba, Kisumu, Nairobi, Moshi, Dodoma, Iringa, Mbeya, Mpika, Broken Hill, Salisbury,Bulawayo, Pietersburg to Pretoria and the return flight, with full details of times and places seen, also threepages giving local times and the times for sunrise and sunset on the route, and a note handed to Saundersduring the flight, “Here is the railway, we had better follow it to Balatras L.G”. A unique original document ofthis important flight, with a full transcription. £300-400

15 ✉ French Air Service from South America. 1929-40 Covers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru,Bolivia, Venezuela or Paraguay to Europe all marked via Aeropostale or Air France, also a few covers fromG.B, France or Spain to Argentina and a cover from Gold Coast to G.B by French Air Mail via Dakar, somewritten up in two albums with the individual planes and captains identified. (236). £550-650

16 ✉ LATI Service from South America. 1940-41 Covers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru orCuba all to Europe, also a cover from Austria to Colombia, all flown by LATI. (36). £200-240

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Pioneer Flights to or from Africa17 ✉ 1925 Lemaitre and Arrachard, Paris to Dakar and Return Flight. Cover from Etampes (Feb 3) to Dakar

franked 25c and bearing the flight vignette tied by oval cachet with Dakar arrival backstamp (Feb 5), and returnflight cover from Dakar (Feb 7) to Versaille franked 25c, two flight cachets and backstamps of Le-Golea,Casablanca and Versaille (Mar 24). Also an unused flight vignette and similar imperf vignette produced in1945 for the 20th anniversary of the flight. 300 Covers carried on the outward flight and 200 covers on thereturn flight, which set a new distance record of 17,000km in 85 hours flying time. (4). £200-240

18 ✉ 1925 Thieffry, Roger and Bruyaker, Brussels to Leopoldville Flight in the “Princess Marie Rose”. March5th Cover flown from Zinder to Fort-Lamy franked Niger 25c, arrival c.d.s (Mar 5). Four letters were carriedover the entire flight and a few letters on this stage from Niger to Chad; the whole flight took 51 days due toseveral forced landings enroute, the actual flying time being just 751/2 hrs. A very scarce cover. Photo on Page7. £200-250

19 ✉ 1925-26 De La Vaulx, Casablanca to Niamey and Return Flight. Stampless cover from Bamako (Jan 1) toNiamey with Niger 10c and 50c postage due stamps cancelled upon arrival (Jan 2). Very rare, just four coverscarried on this stage. Photo on Page 7. £180-220.

20 ✉ 1925-26 De La Vaulx, Casablanca to Niamey and Return Flight. Cover from Timbouctou (Jan 18) to Gaobearing two French Sudan 15c stamps, arrival backstamp (Jan 18). Very rare, just four covers carried on thisstage. Photo on Page 7. £180-220

21 ✉ 1926 N’Gule-Bukama-Leopoldville First Flight by Sabena. Registered cover (Feb 11) from Bukamaaddressed to Antwerp, with five Belgian Congo stamps totalling 2F50 including air mail 50c pair, black printedcachet “INAUGURATION DE LA / Ligne aerienne “ROI ALBERT” / KATANGA BAS-CONGO / 12-13FEVRIER 1926”, backstamped at Leopoldville (Feb 13) and Antwerp (Mar 5). Just 20 covers carried fromBukama. £100-120

22 ✉ 1926 N’Gule-Bukama-Leopoldville First Flight by Sabena. Registered cover (Feb 11) from Bukamaaddressed to Antwerp, with seven Belgian Congo stamps totalling 2F50 including air mail 1F, black printedcachet “INAUGURATION DE LA / Ligne aerienne “ROI ALBERT” / KATANGA BAS-CONGO / 12-13FEVRIER 1926”, backstamped at Leopoldville (Feb 13) and Antwerp (Mar 5). Just 20 covers carried fromBukama. £100-120

23 ✉ 1926 Costes and de Vitrolles, Le Bourget to Kom Ombo and Return Flight. Cover with France 10c, 40cand 1f tied by Bourget-Aviation c.d.s (Sep 27) and Egypt 5m cancelled at Kom Ombo (Sep 28), arrival c.d.sof Chaville (Oct 2). Costes and de Vitrolles were attempting a world record non-stop flight but engine failureforced them to land 25hrs later at Kom Ombo, a distance of 4,050km. Just eight covers carried on this flight.Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 7. £200-250

24 ✉ 1926 Costes and de Vitrolles, Le Bourget to Kom Ombo and Return Flight. Egypt 5m stationery envelopecancelled at Kom Ombo (Sep 28), carried on the return flight with Chaville arrival c.d.s (Oct 2), signed by thepilot D. Costes. Very scarce, just eight covers carried on this flight. Photo on Page 7. £200-250

25 ✉ 1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1926 (Nov 8) Picture postcardflown from Bangui to Stanleyville franked Oubangui-Chari 10c and 30c, arrival c.d.s (Nov 13) and violetboxed “VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE - MADAGASCAR” all on the picture side, signed by Bougault, theflight’s mechanic. Fine and very rare, just four cards flown on this leg of the outward flight. Photo on Page 7.

£150-180

26 ✉ 1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 3) Cover to Londonflown from Mwanza to St. Raphael with a Tanganyika 15c tied by manuscript “By French Sea Plane, J.Guilbaud” and a France 15c tied by an arrival datestamp of St. Raphael (Mar 8), the only cover carried fromTanganyika all the way back to France. Unique. Photo on Page 7. £300-400

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27 ✉ 1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 3) Cover to Paris,flown from Mwanza to Jinja bearing six Tanganyika Giraffe issue stamps, arrival c.d.s (Feb 4) and violet boxed“VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR”. A fine and rare cover, very few carried. Photo on Page10. £240-300

28 ✉ 1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 4) Cover to Paris,flown from Jinja to Malakal bearing six Kenya stamps, arrival c.d.s (Feb 7) and violet boxed “VOYAGEAERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR”. A fine and rare cover, very few carried. Photo on Page 10.

£240-300

29 ✉ 1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 7) Cover to Paris,flown from Malakal to Dongola bearing five Sudan stamps, arrival c.d.s (Feb 9) and violet boxed “VOYAGEAERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR”. A fine and rare cover, very few carried. Photo on Page 10.

£240-300

30 ✉ 1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 9) Cover to Paris,flown from Dongola to Luxor bearing three Sudan stamps, Winter Palace Luqsor arrival c.d.s (Feb 11) andviolet boxed “VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR”. A fine and rare cover, very few carried.Photo on Page 10. £240-300

31 ✉ 1929 (Aug 16) Lourenco-Marques to Inhambane First Flight, flown by Jimmy Childs. Cover fromJohannesburg (Aug 13) to Inhambane with violet boxed cachet “VIA AEREA / CORREIOS DEMOCAMBIQUE”, backstamped at Lourenco Marques (Aug 14) and Inhambane (Aug 16) and signed by thepilot. A little roughly opened at right edge, the reverse with a little paper loss caused by tape removal notaffecting the datestamps or signature, a very scarce cover. Photo on Page 7. £150-200

32 ✉ 1931 Goulette, Salel and Boutillier, Madagascar to France Flight. Registered cover (Apr 10) fromTananarive to France franked 1F50, 2f and 10F and bearing a red Par Avion label, the reverse with boxed“RAID AERIEN / MADASCAR-FRANCE / AVRIL 1931” and arrival datestamps of Paris (June 1) andParame, signed by Goulette. Vertical fold and a little minor staining, otherwise fine, fifty covers carried. (Alsosee lot 47). £100-120

33 ✉ 1932 Maryse Hill and Dronne, Madagascar to France Flight. 50c Stationery envelope registered fromTananarive (Apr 7) to France uprated with six stamps and bearing a red Par Avion label, arrival backstamps ofParis (May 8) and Levallois-Perret, signed by Maryse Hill. A fine cover, flown in the “Joe III”. £100-120

34 ✉ 1932 Brussels to Elizabethville First Despatch. Cover (Oct 4) from Brussels franked 4F75, carried bySabena to Croydon, Imperial Airways to Broken Hill and Aero Klub de Katanga to Elizabethville, bearing alabel advertising the new service and a blue Par Avion label, arrival backstamp (Oct 14), fine. £80-100

35 ✉ 1934 Marie-Louise and G. Hansez, Antwerp to Leopoldville and Return Flight. Large cover carried on theoutward and return flights with ten Belgium air stamps cancelled at Antwerp (Mar 23) and 14 Belgian Congostamps (including six air stamps) cancelled at Leopoldville (Mar 28), red flight cachet and signed by bothpilots, backstamped at Antwerp (Apr 11). A scarce cover. Photo on Page 10. £200-250

36 ✉ 1934 Marie-Louise and G. Hansez, Antwerp to Leopoldville and Return Flight. Cover (Mar 30) fromLeopoldville to Brussels carried on the return flight, franked 8F25 (including air 5F) with “LIAISONAERIENNE / BELGIQUE CONGO / MARS 1934” cachet, arrival backstamp (Apr 11), fine and scarce.

£100-120

37 ✉ 1935 Maheiu, D’Hooghe and Comte de Looz-Corswarem, Brussels to Leopoldville Flight. Picturepostcard flown to Fort-Lamy in Chad franked on the picture side by Belgium 1F air stamp tied by Brusselsc.d.s (Oct 1), the reverse with Chad 1F50 tied by Fort-Lamy c.d.s (Oct 8), and a Belgium 1c tied by a Brusselsc.d.s. (Dec 1) upon receipt in Belgium, signed by de Looz-Corswarem. The address neatly erased but scarce,about 40 covers and cards flown in this record breaking flight of 31/2days, then returned to Belgium by surfacemail. £80-100

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38 ✉ 1940 First Sabena Flight from Marseille to Madagascar. Registered cover from Brussels (Feb 8) franked air2F and 5F, a Rhodesia censor label tied by triangular “PASSED / BY / CENSOR / 8” and a Lusaka c.d.s (Apr8), with Broken Hill (Feb 20) and Tananarive (Apr 12) backstamps. Evidently returned to the sender undercover, the reverse with a German censor label and cachet. Unusual and scarce. £100-120

Somaliland and Sudan Flights39 ✉ 1935 (July 22) Covers from Rome to Sudan flown by Imperial Airways to Khartoum, one then flown by Ala

Littoria to Kassala with arrival backstamp (July 25). Scarce, 27 covers flown to Khartoum and 17 to Kassala.(2). £120-150

40 ✉ 1935 (Dec 2) Covers from Rome carried on the first Ala Littoria service to Asmara, one flown onto Khartoum(Dec. 8 arrival c.d.s), the other flown to Kassala backstamped at Khartoum and Kassala (Dec 12), returnedwith boxed “UNCLAIMED”. Scarce, just ten covers flown to Kassala. (2). £120-150

41 ✉ 1935 (Oct 27) Cover from Brussels to Berbera franked 2F35, flown by Imperial Airways to Khartoum and thenAla Littoria via Kassala to Asmara, delayed as the extension of the air route was not yet open, finally flown toDjibouti and then carried by surface mail, with datestamps of Paris, Djibouti (Nov 22) and Berbera (Nov 25),fine and scarce. £80-100

42 ✉ 1935 Covers from Benghazi (Dec 12) to Atbara carried on the first Ala Littoria service to Cairo, ImperialAirways to Khartoum and then by rail, franked Libia 15c and Cirenaica 50c, 60c, backstamped at Alexandriaand Atbara (Dec 18), 15 covers carried; and a cover from Massawa (Nov 28) to Kassala carried on the firstdirect Ala Littoria flight, bearing five Eritrea stamps totalling 1L85, backstamped at Kassala (Nov 30) andReturned Letter Office Khartoum with boxed “UNCLAIMED”, ten covers flown. A scarce pair. (2).

£200-240

43 ✉ 1935 (Nov 30) Cover from Khartoum to Berbera franked air 3pi, flown on the first Ala Littoria service toAsmara, onto Djibouti and then by surface mail, datestamps of Asmara (Dec 1), Djibouti and Berbera. Scarce,just ten covers flown. £80-100

44 ✉ 1935 Covers from Berbera each bearing three Somaliland stamps, comprising Feb 12th cover to Atbara flownvia Asmara and Khartoum, and Dec 18/20 covers to Kassala or Rome both flown to Asmara and Khartoumand then onto their destinations, all with arrival backstamps, the cover to Kassala with boxed “UNCLAIMED”.Three scarce Ala Littoria flights, only about 15 covers flown on each. (3). Photo on Page 14. £360-420

Djibouti and Ethiopia Flights45 ✉ Addis Ababa - Dire Daoua - Djibouti Flights. 1929-31 Covers with Ethiopia stamps comprising 1929 (Sep

6) Dire Daoua to Addis-Abeba first flight with special cachet and Dec.26 first flight from Addis-Abeba toDjibouti with the new air overprint stamp; 1930 (Jan 22) Addis-Abeba to Dire Daoua flight with the airoverprint stamps, the flight apparently unrecorded; 1931 (June 18) first Addis-Abeba to Djibouti flight withthe new air mail definitives, and July 2 registered cover flown to Djibouti. (5). £220-260

46 ✉ Djibouti - Dire Daoua - Addis Abeba Flights. 1929-31 Covers and cards including 1929 (Dec 29) first flightcards from Djibouti to Dire Daoua or Addis Abeba both with Somali Coast stamps handstamped “SERVICEAVION”, 1930 covers carried on the second service to Addis Abeba on 17th April or the special Coronationflight on October 31st, 1931 covers with cachets of the 4th, 5th or 6th flights. (7). £200-240

47 ✉ Goulette and Salel, Madagascar to France Flight. 1931 (Dec 3) Registered cover from Djibouti to Marseille,franked by eleven different stamps, flown on the final leg of the flight to Paris, handstamped “l SERVICEAVION / France Madagascar / ALLER RETOUR”, arrival backstamp (Dec 7). £100-120

48 ✉ 1932 (Jan 16) Djigdjiga to Addis-Abeba First Flight. Cover with a green Par Avion label, franked air 1q and2q, arrival backstamp. Flown by Paul Corriger and Ballude in a Pothez aircraft. Very fine. £100-120

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49 ✉ 1932-37 Pioneer Flights from Djibouti, comprising 1932 (Apr 22) first direct flight to Dakar by D’Estailleur(45 flown); May 13 Djibouti to Rome via Massawa flown by Lombardi; 1934 (Nov 19) flight to Paris byMoensch and Catinot; 1935 (Jan 28) flight to Paris by Genin; and 1937 (Dec 3) Andre Japy return flight toMarseille following his record non-stop flight from Istres to Djibouti, all registered, the first two with specialcachets, the last a special printed envelope. A good lot. (5). £220-260

50 ✉ 1935 Ala Littoria Flight. Covers to or from Djibouti, comprising Nov 14th cover to Rome carried on the firstAla Littoria flight from Djibouti to Khartoum and then transferred to Imperial Airways (ten covers flown); Nov26th cover from Sirt, Tripolitania, to Djibouti (ten covers flown); Dec. 3rd cover from Khartoum to Djiboutiflown via Asmara (ten covers flown); and Dec. 11th postcard from Paris to Djibouti with a 30c postage dueapplied upon arrival, an unusual French acceptance for the service extended from Asmara to Mogadiscio viaDjibouti. Four scarce flights. (4). £300-350

51 ✉ 1936-41 Covers from Djibouti (13) or Addis-Abeba (3) all carried by Ala Littoria, several then flown fromRome to Marseille by Air France, including 1940 (Sep 9) cover to France with “RETOUR / A’LENVOYEUR”(the service probably suspended) and a very unusual 1941 (June 7) cover to Greece with two differing ServiceSuspended cachets, two pre-war covers with French army cachets, ten covers with French or Italian censors,one cover apparently from a native soldier in Ethiopia. An interesting lot. (16). £200-250

52 ✉ 1941-42 Blockade runner flights from France to Djibouti, covers comprising 1941 (July 23) cover fromMarignane Airport carried on the reconnaissance flight piloted by Capt. Durmon with “DJIBOUTI AVION”arrival c.d.s (first use of this datestamp, 35 covers carried), and two covers with 1942 (Feb 17) Djibouti arrivalbackstamp and two line flight cachet, one endorsed “by hand of pilot” with an uncancelled 1f, the other postedin Vichy in August 1941 before being redirected to Djibouti. (3). £100-120

53 ✉ 1941 (Sep 6) - 1942 (Oct 9) Blockade runner flights from Djibouti all with Somali Coast stamps including firstflight with three line cachet, covers with the two line flight cachet (7), the final cover backstamped atMarignane Airport, destinations include USA, Senegal, Morocco and French Soudan, one with the stamps tiedby an unusual circular barred dumb cancel. (12). £350-400

54 ✉ 1941 (Sep 10) - 1942 (Feb 10) Stampless soldiers covers flown on blockade runner flights from Djibouti toFrance, four with the two line flight cachet, one to Morocco. (5). £180-220

55 ✉ 1942 (Feb 19) Blockade runner flight to Madagascar franked 1F with two line flight cachet, arrival backstamp(Mar 29) and censor cachet, scarce. Also a 1943 (Feb 9) cover to Madagascar carried on the second service ofthe newly opened Damascus-Djibouti-Tananarive route. (2). £80-100

56 ✉ � 1943-45 Covers (8) and a front flown from or to Djibouti including 1943 (Feb 19) first flight from Brazzavilleto Djibouti, 1945 (June 15) first flight on the reopened Djibouti to Paris route, 1945 (Apr. 11) stamplesssoldiers cover to Paris with boxed Free French censor, Djibouti c.d.s, and a large circular cachet “TROUPESCOLONIALES / PREMIERE RELEVE / PAR TRANSPORTS AERIENS / PARIS-DJIBOUTI-PARIS / 30MARS 15 AVRIL 1945”, carried on the second flight of French Colonial troops from Djibouti after theliberation, etc. (9). £160-220

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CRASH COVERS57 ✉ 1929-32 Covers comprising 1929 (Sep 4) cover carried on the final flight of the “City of Jerusalem” from

Cairo to Baghdad, the plane crashing at Jask on Sept. 6th; 1931 (Apr 3/4) covers from London to Australiacarried on the first experimental flight, the “City of Cairo” being written off after a forced landing nearKoepang, the mails subsequently being delivered by Kingsford-Smith (2); 1932 (Jan 27) South Africa toAthens first flight cover carried on the “City of Basra” and “City of Delhi” both of which made forcedlandings; and 1932 (Jan 23) cover from Mbeya to Cape Town carried on the first regular flight, the “City ofBaghdad” being divert from Mpika to Shiwa Ngandu where it made an emergency landing. Also various notesand photocopies relating to other 1929-37 Imperial Airways crashes. (5+). £120-140

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58 ✉ “City of Alexandria” / “City of Athens”. 1929 (Oct 25) Cover from London to Bombay franked 2/81/2, a littlewater staining, handstamped violet boxed “DAMAGED DURING / TRANSIT BY AIR”, the reverse sealedwith a label “Air Mails received / wet at Karachi - / hence the article / damaged” tied by Bombay datestamps(Nov 7). The “City of Alexandria” struck a buoy damaging a wing upon landing at Mersa Matruh to refuel.The “City of Athens” was sent to pick up the passengers and mail, but struck a reef upon taking off rippingopen the hull. The mail was finally delivered by the “City of Baghdad”. Small piece missing from the flap,otherwise fine and a very scarce crash cover, with various notes and a picture postcard of the “City ofAlexandria”. Photo on Page 14. £240-280

59 ✉ “City of Washington”. 1930 (Oct 18) India 8a stationery envelope to England, carried on the final leg of itsjourney from Paris to London on the “City of Washington” which crashed at Neuchatel on October 30th killingthree people; the mail was largely undamaged and was forwarded to London on the following day. Lightvertical fold, otherwise fine and scarce, very few covers recorded from this crash. £150-200

60 ✉ “City of Arundel”. 1932 (Mar 1/3) Covers from Durban to England franked 1/- or from Nairobi to Tahitifranked 75c, both carried on the “City of Arundel” which made a forced landing south of Wadi Halfa after asandstorm fouled its propeller on March 9th. The mails were picked up by the rescue aircraft “Apollo”, arrivingin Cairo two days late. The Kenya cover backstamped at Cairo (Mar 11) and Port Said, light vertical fold,otherwise fine, with an article on this crash which illustrates this cover. A rare pair, just one other KUTpostcard recorded by Sandford from this crash, the Tahiti destination undoubtedly unique. (2). Photo on Page14. £300-350

61 ✉ “Horatius”. 1932 (May 9) Cover from London to Paris franked 11/2d, torn and a little water damaged, OfficialSealed labels applied and tied by Paris datestamps and endorsed “Envelope parvenue eclatee sur ses bordsParis VI”. Handstamped “T/20” in London, with two 60c postage due stamps applied. The “Horatius” was enroute to Paris when it was struck by lightning which blew out the cockpit windows, tore a hole in the top ofthe aircraft and the baggage compartment, and damaged the wireless and two propellers. The plane returnedto Croydon and the mail and passengers transferred to another aircraft. Vertical fold, and lower edge tear,otherwise fine, the only recorded cover from this incident, not listed by Nierinck. Photo on Page 14.

£200-250

62 ✉ “Satyrus”. 1933 (Mar 3) First Day Cover of the Egypt 9m and 20m air stamps carried on the first flight fromAlexandria to Athens, flown by the aircraft “Satyrus” which made a forced landing in rough seas off CapeSunion and was towed into Athens by a Greek Coastguard trawler, the mail being taken to Athens Post Officethe following day. Backstamped at Athens (May 5) with a Greek Air Mail cachet, a copy of a contemporaryGreek newspaper article enclosed, fine and scarce. £150-180

63 ✉ “City of Khartoum”. 1935 (Dec 24) Large water damaged cover from London to Sydney with elevencomplete or partial 1/- stamps, water damaged with other stamps washed off, with an enclosed explanatoryletter from the G.P.O Sydney “Part of the air mail from the United Kingdom carried by the British Air LinerCity of Khartoum which was lost in the Mediterranean Sea”. Also a cover with enclosed letter (Dec 22) fromWiltshire to Cairo, the stamp washed off, Cairo backstamp (Jan 5) and an attached O.H.M.S economy labelendorsed “Damaged City Khartoum”, and various notes on the crash. The “City of Khartoum” ran out of fuelwhen approaching Alexandria on Dec. 31st and crashed into the sea killing twelve people. (2). £100-120

64 ✉ � “Scipio”. 1936 Covers from Australia, Malaya (2), India (8), Hong Kong or Egypt (2) to G.B, all recoveredfrom “Scipio” which crashed upon landing at Mirabella Bay, Crete, and sank on August 22nd. The fine lot allwith various “Damaged By Sea Water cachets (11 types) including straight line “Damaged By SEA WATER”or red “Damaged By Sea Water” (2), one cover with two differing cachets, also a further cachet on piece andvarious notes. A fine lot. (15). £600-700

65 ✉ “Scipio”. 1936 Covers from India (5), Ceylon (2, one with address cut out), Australia (2), New Zealand orPalestine all with “Damaged By Sea-Water” cachets, ten differing types of cachet, including very large violet“DAMAGED BY SEA” (type cc), straight line “Damaged By SEA WATER” or red “Damaged By Sea Water”,etc. A fine lot. (11). £400-500

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66 ✉ “Scipio”. 1936 Cover from New Zealand to Scotland, torn and stained with the stamps washed off, anexplanatory slip from the London Returned Letter Section (Sandford type V) attached to the cover with a pin,the label and the cover both with a “Received 1 Sep 1936” cachet, fine and scarce. £100-120

67 ✉ “Scipio”. 1936 Cover from Australia to Belgium franked 1/10 handstamped “AVION ACCIDENTE”, or fromPalestine to Holland franked 37m with red “Accident d’Avion”, the reverse with French Officially Sealedlabels tied by Paris datestamps. Two scarce cachets, only used on mail to European countries processed inFrance. (2). £130-220

68 ✉ “Scipio”. 1936 Cover from India to Italy, the stamp washed off, bearing the explanatory label “Lettreendommagee de l’eau de la / mer a la suit du desastre aerien”, backstamped at Brindisi (Sep 1) and Turin. A scarce label, used on mail processed in France and addressed to European countries. Photo on Page 14.

£150-180

69 ✉ “Scipio”. 1936 Cover from Jerusalem to Berlin, the stamps washed off, the reverse with the Munich PostOffice label explaining that it was recovered from a plane crash in Crete, scarce. £100-120

70 ✉ “Horsa”. 1936 (Aug 21) Cover from Beaumaris to India franked 6d, Ambala arrival backstamp (Sep 4),carried from Basra to Bahrain on the “Horsa” which got lost in the dark and made a forced landing on August29th 60km south of Salwa Wells, damaging the undercarriage. The aircraft was found a day later and the planerepaired before flying onto Bahrain. Also a contemporary newspaper cutting and notes. Scarce, very fewcovers recorded. £150-180

71 ✉ “Boadicea”. 1936 (Sep 24) Large cover from Scotland to Kenya, a little water damaged, the reverse and onecorner repaired with French Officially Sealed labels, handstamped violet “DELAYED SALVED / FROMBOADICEA” and red “SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / Correspondence retardee par suite / du naufrage dunAvion / Reconstitue par la Service Francais / NE PAS TAXER”, backstamped at Nairobi (Nov 9). The“Boadicea” disappeared over the English Channel on September 25th, one mail bag being washed ashore atCucq on October 28th, another found in November and a third in April 1938. An unusual cover with Britishand French cachets, from the first mailbag to be found. Also various notes and a postcard of the “Boadicea”.

£150-180

72 ✉ “Athena”. 1936 (Sep 21/22) Covers from G.B to New Zealand, Australia or India, all showing signs of minorfire damage, from the “Athena” which caught fire on September 29th when taking off from Delhi bound forthe Dutch East Indies. The cover to Auckland with a N.Z Post Office Officially Sealed label and red “Receivedin damaged / condition at Auckland”, the cover to Sydney with “Salvaged from Air Liner / ATHENA” and anenclosed explanatory note from the Sydney G.P.O (with incorrect 29th August date altered to 29 OCT. 1936with red cachet, a few faults), the third cover to Assam without any cachet, backstamped at Calcutta (Sep 30).Also various notes and a contemporary news cutting. (3). £150-180

73 ✉ 1936-39 Imperial Airways crashes comprising cover from Burma probably from the “Courtier” crash, 1937“Cygnus” crash covers from Egypt, Australia (2) and Hong Kong (also another cover from Hong Kongprobably from this crash), and 1939 “Challenger” crash cover from England to South Africa with acontemporary news cutting, all with the stamps washed off and various “Damaged by Sea Water” cachets (sixdiffering types). (7). £200-250

74 ✉ “Courtier”. 1937 Covers from Palestine to G.B franked 13m or to USA with three 2m stamps (other stampswashed off), or from Burma to G.B with the stamps washed off, handstamped boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA /WATER” (2), or “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT”. All from the “Courtier”which crashed upon landing at Phaleron Bay and sank on October 1st, three people being killed. (3).

£120-140

75 ✉ “Courtier”. 1937 (Sep 28/29) Covers from Palestine franked 15m or from Egypt, the stamp washed off, bothto Germany with German Officially Sealed labels on the reverse tied by Munich datestamps (Oct 13) and theviolet cachet “Aus verunglucktem Flugzeug / durchn asst geborgen”, both fine. (2). £160-200

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76 ✉ “Courtier”. 1937 (Sep 30) Cover from Alexandria to Athens, the stamp washed off, with scarce boxedexplanatory cachet and an endorsement both in Greek, backstamped at Athens (Oct 5). Photo on Page 14.

£200-250

77 ✉ � “Cygnus”. 1937 Covers from Palestine (3), Egypt, Australia or Ceylon all to G.B, one with an OfficiallySealed label but no cachet, the others handstamped boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER” (3, two types),unframed “DAMAGED BY / WATER” or boxed “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE /ACCIDENT”, also a cover from Egypt to France with violet “SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS /Correspondence retardee / par accident d’avion / Priere de ne pas taxer”, and a piece to the USA with the sameFrench cachet. A fine lot, all from the “Cygnus” which crashed and sank on December 5th when taking offfrom Brindisi bound for Marseille, two crew being killed. The Ceylon cover registered and franked 71c, fourcovers with some or all of the stamps washed off, also various notes. (8). £280-320

78 ✉ “Cygnus”. 1937 Covers from Malaya or India both to Holland, the stamps soaked off, the first without anycachet, Brindisi (Dec 18) and Eindhoven (Dec 21) datestamps; the second with the scarce cachet “Doorweektviliegongeval / Brindisi” and an endorsement to show postage had been paid, four India 1a stamps fromanother cover applied to the reverse. (2). Photo on Page 14. £150-180

79 ✉ “Aurora”. 1938 (Jan 6) Cover from London to Sydney franked 1/3, with arrival backstamp (Jan 22). Carriedon the “Coolangatta” which was forced to shelter at Corfu losing a day on the journey to Karachi, thereforetransferred at Karachi to the “Aurora” owned by Indian Trans Continental Airways, which was unable to landat Delhi due to low cloud and mist, and instead made a heavy landing at Rhotak damaging its undercarriage.The mails were then taken by car to Delhi and carried on the “Arethusa” to Singapore. A few light stain spots,otherwise fine; Sandford did not record any covers from this incident. £120-150

80 ✉ “Calpurnia”. 1938 (Nov 21/22) Covers from G.B to Australia or New Zealand (2) all with the stamps washedoff, all carried on the “Calpurnia” which crashed upon landing on Lake Ramadi in Iraq killing four people.The cover to Australia with red boxed “DAMAGED BY WATER / THROUGH ACCIDENT / TO FLYINGBOAT”, the others with violet “RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION / EX FLYING BOATCALPURNIA” or “RECEIVED IN / DAMAGED CONDITION / ex CALPURNIA”. (3). £180-220

81 ✉ “Calpurnia”. 1938 (Nov 22) Covers from London to Australia, one franked 3d with an enclosed explanatoryslip (type kk); the other a large cover with the stamp washed off, torn and water damaged, the reverse withexplanatory label of the Perth Post Office (type qq). (2). £120-140

82 ✉ “Calpurnia”. 1938 (Nov 23) Cover franked 11/2d from Tunbridge Wells to Timaru bearing an explanatory label“Salvaged from air-mail / liner “Calpurnia”, the reverse with an N.Z Officially Sealed label. Fine and scarce,this label (type s) used at Dunedin. Photo on Page 14. £120-150

83 ✉ “Challenger”. 1939 (Apr 22/24) Covers from G.B (2) or France to South Africa, one cover franked 11/2dhandstamped “DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / SEAPLANE CHALLENGER” in black, the other two with thestamps washed off and Officially Sealed labels of Pietermaritzburg (4 May c.d.s, no cachet) or Durban (5 Mayc.d.s), this last cover from France with violet bilingual boxed “FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCEDAMAGED BY SEAWATER”. The “Challenger” crashed upon landing at Lumbo, Mozambique, on May 1st,striking a small boat and sinking, killing three people. The first cachet not recorded by Nierinck/Sandford inblack, the cover from France a very scarce origin, nearly all the mail carried being from G.B. (3). £140-160

84 ✉ “Centurian”. 1939 Covers from Malaya (2) or Australia (2) to England, one cover with two Malacca 8c metermarks, the others all with stamps washed off, all from the “Centurian” which ploughed head first into theHoogly River when landing at Calcutta on June 12th, and then sank. Handstamped red “SALVAGED MAIL /EX CENTURION” (types a or b) or similar “CENTURIA” cachet (type cc), or violet boxed “DAMAGED BY/ SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT”. (4). £200-240

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85 ✉ 1939 (Aug 10) Covers from G.B to Switzerland all recovered from the British Airways Lockheed G-AFGN,leased by Imperial Airways, which caught fire and made an emergency landing on August 11th near Luxeuilin France, whilst enroute from London to Basel and Zurich. Two covers fire damaged and enclosed withinSwiss ambulance envelopes bearing a printed explanation of the crash, one with an enclosed bilingualexplanatory slip with a Basel c.d.s (Aug 15), the third cover with the red cachet “Endommagee lors del’accident / Survenu a l’avion postal a Luxeuil”. (3). £160-180

Other Crash Covers86 ✉ 1930 (May) Covers from Buenos Ayres to G.B, each waterstained with one stamp washed off, one with the

cachet “Accident d’Avion / Correspondances recueillies en mer / NE PAS TAXER”, the other with an attachedlabel “It is regretted that this / packet was damaged by sea-water / following disaster to the / aeroplane in whichit was being / transported”. The May 10th flight from Buenos Ayres to Toulouse crashed into the sea off Natalkilling all the crew, 1,482 letters being recovered, this English label unrecorded by Nierinck. (2). £100-120

87 ✉ 1938 (Jan 3) Cover from Bordighera, Italy, to G.B, fire damaged, repaired with E.R Officially Sealed tape andhandstamped boxed “DAMAGED / BY FIRE”, backstamped at London F.S (Jan 6). From the Lufthansaaircraft D-ABUR which crashed at Frankfurt in a snowstorm on January 4th. Very scarce, no covers recordedfrom this crash by Nierinck. Photo on Page 18. £150-180

88 ✉ 1939 (Aug 14) Covers from G.B to Scandinavia all from the British Airways G-AESY flight from Hestonwhich was approaching Copenhagen on August 15th when a fire broke out forcing the pilot to land in the waternear Storstroem Bridge, the passengers all drowning. One cover to Sweden with an enclosed explanatory slipfrom the Malmo Post Office (type b), another to Norway with an Oslo Post Office explanatory slip (type d)enclosed, the third to Denmark with the stamps washed off handstamped boxed “Indgaaet med / Mangel / afFrimaerker” and endorsed in Danish. A scarce trio. (3). Photo on Page 18. £200-250

89 ✉ 1947 Covers to England, from Shanghai franked 350y in Chinese stamps or from Rangoon franked 11a inBurma stamps, with differing “DAMAGED BY SEA WATER” cachets. Both recovered from the B.O.A.CFlying Boat “Portland” flying from Hong Kong to G.B, which crashed upon landing at Bahrain on August 23rdkilling ten passengers. (2). £150-180

90 ✉ 1953-54 Comet crash covers, comprising 1953 (May 2) Calcutta crash covers from Rangoon or Hong Kong orsent from H.M.S Cossack to a soldier at M.E.L.F 10 showing the three differing explanatory cachets (one withspelling error “Galcutta”); 1954 (Jan 10) Singapore to London service which crashed near Elba, air letter fromRangoon and registered covers from Singapore or Kuala Lumpur with red “DAMAGED BY SEAWATER /COMET CRASH” (2) or violet “DAMAGED IN COMET / AIRCRAFT CRASH”; and 1954 (Apr 8) crashnear Naples, badly damaged air letter from G.B with violet “SALVAGED MAIL / COMET CRASH”, in anO.H.M.S ambulance envelope (both with sellotape stains). A good lot. (7). £250-300

91 ✉ 1954 Registered cover from Japan franked 163s and an air letter from Hong Kong franked 40c, both toEngland, both with fire or water damage, recovered from the Philippine Airlines plane which crashed onJanuary 14th upon landing at Rome killing 18 people. The cover handstamped black “AIRCRAFT CRASH /DAMAGED IN PAL” and violet “DAMAGED IN / P.A.L AIRCRAFT CRASH”, the air letter with differingblack “DAMAGED IN / PAL - AIRCRAFT CRASH” and a two line Italian cachet. (2). £120-150

92 ✉ 1954 (Mar 13) B.O.A.C Crash at Singapore, O.H.M.S cover to Buckingham Palace with the cachet in violet(very scarce, only used in this colour on royal and diplomatic mail), cover from Sydney franked 2/- with thecachet in the usual red colour, and an O.H.M.S ambulance envelope with the printed cachet in red and a veryburnt cover from Melbourne enclosed. (3). Photo on Page 18. £150-200

93 ✉ 1954 (Dec 25) Prestwick crash, covers from G.B to USA (2) or Jamaica with violet cachets, one the usualboxed cachet, the others with unframed loose type “SALVAGED MAIL / PRESTWICK 25-12-..” or larger“SALVAGED MAIL / PRESTWICK / 25/12/54”. (3). £120-150

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94 ✉ 1956 Cover from Nigeria to Scotland franked 1/3, burnt at the left edge, with violet “SALVAGED MAIL EX./ B.O.A.C. ARGONAUT” with a matching London backstamp (July 3). The June 24th B.O.A.C flight fromKano to G.B crashed upon take off, caught fire and exploded killing 26 people. A scarce cover. Photo on Page18. £120-150

95 ✉ 1961 Cover with enclosed contents from Germany to R.A.F Nicosia, burnt and repaired with Officially Sealedtape and handstamped “SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT” six times, backstamped at Nicosia(Jan 2 1962). From the B.E.A Comet bound for Nicosia and Tel-Aviv which crashed and exploded when takingoff in a snowstorm at Ankara, killing 28 people. A good example of this uncommon Cyprus cachet.

£120-150

96 ✉ 1968 (Apr 8) B.O.A.C Crash at London Heathrow, three fire damaged covers to British forces in Singapore (2)or to New South Wales, the first two enclosed within O.H.M.S ambulance envelopes with slightly differingexplanatory letters from the Royal Engineers Home Postal & Courier Depot at Mill Hill, the other with anexplanatory letter from the Postmaster-General’s Dept. in Sydney. (3). £200-250

97 ✉ 1974 Cover from Germany to Swaziland franked 1M10pf, some soiling, with the red bilingual cachet“RETRIEVED FROM AIR CRASH ON 20 / NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI”. £80-100

BRITISH & ALLIED FORCES HONOUR ENVELOPESThis fine collection is written up and classified according to “Wartime Postal Stationery” by John Daynes,published by The Forces Postal History Society, 1986. Also see lot 190.

World War One98 ✉ British Army Envelopes. The fine collection comprising small first type HE1 (19, four unused), two with the

error of form number “A.F.W8078” (instead of 3078, previously unrecorded); larger second type HE2 withoutthe printed certificate on reverse (24, five unused, one a remarkable albino print error); type HE3 with addedinstructions under the O.A.S heading (12, one to New Zealand, three unused); and type HE4 with doublecrossed lines (62, six unused), many varieties and differing printers imprints on the last type, many written upwith usages in Palestine, Egypt and Salonica. (117). £300-400

99 ✉ 1915-18 Honour Envelopes showing unusual usages with a stampless cover to Chile and a cover franked 21/2dto Argentina both with the “S” in circle special censorship cachet (the Chile cover also with Base Censor labeland army censors with the number erased); used by French interpreters or personnel attached to the Britishwith the cachet “Mission Militaire Francaise / FRANCHISE POSTALE” (4); used between troops in France(3); used to Canada (5), four of these with Canada 2c applied at Halifax, Toronto or Montreal; used to Malta;a cover bearing 1916 National Philatelic War Fund label tied by F.P.O 93; also two covers to the stamp dealerF.J Judd with bogus A.P.O S5 or S6 skeleton datestamps; and four unused covers overprinted “Post Cards” andused after the war as packets for unused postcards. (22). £200-240

100 ✉ 1915-17 Honour Envelopes posted contrary to regulations including type HE1 envelope from F.P.O H8unusually franked 1d with a Base Censor label, the reverse with boxed cachet altered in manuscript to read“This letter has been delayed as envelope being obsolete a special examination was necessary”; covers withthe similar but unaltered cachet delayed as the certificate was unsigned (3); cover with similarly wordedprinted form; cover to another soldier in France with boxed “DELAYED / CERTIFICATE / UNSIGNED”; andcovers with boxed “CONTAINS (10frs) IN NOTES” (2). A very unusual lot. (8). Photo on Page 18.

£160-200

101 ✉ 1915-16 Type HE2 Honour envelopes all registered, sent from the Dardanelles to Egypt with G.B 2d tied byF.P.O SZ1 skeleton c.d.s, or from Egypt to England with G.B 2d or 1/2d block of four and blank type registrationlabels tied by A.P.O SZ4 or F.P.O W1 skeleton datestamps, the last used by the Western Frontier Force at MersaMatruh. Army regulations stated that Honour Envelopes could not be registered. Three very unusual covers.(3). £100-120

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102 ✉ 1916 Honour Envelope type HE2 sent to New Zealand, unusually accepted registered contrary to regulationswith an Egypt 10m and blank type registration label both tied by violet boxed “N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE/ JAN 21 1916 / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE”, with blue oval “CAMP COMMANDANT / 3 / BASEDETAILS” cachet. An exceptional registered acceptance from New Zealand forces in Egypt. Photo on Page18. £120-150

103 ✉ Long red Honour Envelope, form “A.F. A.2043” for personal matters of an urgent nature, unused. These redenvelopes were only available early in the war and very few examples have been recorded. Three vertical folds,otherwise fine, only one other unused red Honour Envelope recorded. £100-120

104 ✉ 1915 (July 9) Long red Honour Envelope form A.F. A.2043 used to London with F.P.O D.X c.d.s, used inFrance by the 1st Canadian Division HQ. A fine and very scarce cover. Photo on Page 18. £200-250

105 ✉ 1915 (Sep 21) Long red Honour Envelope form A.F A.2043 registered from France to London and redirectedto Bath with G.B 1d pair and blank type registration label both tied by F.P.O T.37 c.d.s, used by the 37thDivision Train. Triangular army censor 2366 applied to both sides, backstamped at F.P.O T.37, F.P.O. A.3 andin London. Honour envelopes were not supposed to be accepted registered; few of these red envelopes areknown and only one other registered red Honour Envelope is recorded. An exceptional item, ex. George CrabbCollection. Photo on Page 21. £300-400

106 ✉ Egypt. 1915-19 Honour Envelopes including type HE4 envelopes printed locally in Egypt (11), some with theprinters imprint “V.&G., Alex.” or “W.M.& Co. (E) Ltd.”. Also British printing envelopes used in Egypt (4),two sent in March/April 1919 during the period of civil unrest (one with an interesting enclosed letter tellingof the murder of an officer and two nurses), another of November 1919 unusually from the R.A.F Stores atAlexandria, four posted from Palestine. (15). £150-180

107 ✉ Egypt - Provisional Envelopes. 1918 Stampless O.A.S covers to G.B both handstamped “I CERTIFY THATTHERE IS NO INFORMATION / CONTAINED IN THIS LETTER THAT CAN / BE OF SERVICE TO THEENEMY” with A.P.O SZ22 skeleton datestamps of Port Said, and a cross within circle censor cachet or boxed“PASSED BY / BASE CENSOR / E.E.F”. Also a 1915 stampless O.A.S cover to Scotland with Port Said c.d.s,the reverse signed and dated and endorsed “I certify on my honour that this contains no reference to militarymatters”. Very unusual, the cachet believed to have been used on naval mail due to a shortage of HonourEnvelopes. (3). Photo on Page 21. £180-220

108 ✉ Russia. 1918 (Dec 24) Honour Envelope type HE4 with an Army Post Office PB2 c.d.s of Archangel, and1919 (Feb 12) stampless O.A.S cover with A.P.O PB1 c.d.s of Murmansk, the reverse endorsed “I certify onmy honour that the letter contains nothing of naval or military importance, neither does it contain any treasurynotes, postal orders or roubles. L/Cpl A.J Barnard, 4/2 Field Coy R.E”. Very scarce, few regular or provisionalHonour Envelopes recorded used from Russia. (2). Photo on Page 21. £180-220

109 ✉ Indian Army Envelopes. 1917-22 Type HE6 Honour Envelopes printed in English (10, one on blue paper),Marathi, Gurmukhi (4), Hindi (8) or Urdu (6), used from Mesopotamia (19), Waziristan (2), Aden (2, both withF.P.O “324” of Sheikh Othmann), Syria, Tanganyika (2), South Africa, Egypt, etc. A good lot, the nativelanguage envelopes surprisingly scarce. (29). £300-350

110 ✉ 1919 (Apr 29) Indian Honour Envelope type HE6 printed in Urdu, registered to India, bearing Iraq BritishOccupation 1/2a, 1a and 4a each tied F.P.O 367 c.d.s, the registration label with “CPO Dhibban”. An unusualregistered use from the civilian office at Dhibban, still using an Indian F.P.O datestamp (three months later thanrecorded by Proud). £80-100

111 ✉ 1918-21 Indian Honour Envelopes, type HE7 with a double lined cross, printed in Hindi (2, one unused), Urdu(3) or Gurmukhi (2), used from Salonica, Lebanon, Egypt (3) or Palestine, also British type HE4 envelopesused from Mesopotamia (4, one to USA in August 1921 with circular “M/730” censor). (11). £100-120

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112 ✉ 1915 (May 4) Long red Honour Envelope form A.F A.2043 with imprint “G.S.& Sons, Cal.”, for sendingpersonal matters of an urgent nature, used from F.P.O 27 to Bombay with “PASSED / D / CENSOR”, signedby Brigadier General Dobbie, Commander of the 17th Indian Division. The red Honour Envelopes were onlyused in the first few months of the war and very few have been recorded, the Indian printings being especiallyrare. Tear at right edge, otherwise fine. Ex. Alan Brown Collection. Photo on Page 21. £250-300

113 ✉ U.S Forces Envelopes. 1915-18 British Forces Honour Envelopes sent to the USA (8), two of these with U.SA.P.O cancels, the other six posted into British A.P.Os with one franked 1d, one with a 10c charge mark andthree charged 4c upon arrival (one unusually with four 1c parcel post due stamps (faults) and an Irish anti-Home Rule label on the reverse). Also 1918-19 blue U.S Honour Envelopes (10), various types, a few faults.(18). £180-220

114 ✉ Portuguese Forces. Unused Honour Envelopes type PEN1 headed “Servico De Campanha”, fine and veryscarce. £80-100

115 ✉ Royal Navy Honour Envelopes, used in 1918 (6, three franked 1d, three stampless) or unused, also an unusedenvelope sold to a publisher of postcards after the war and overprinted “Post Cards”. These Royal Navy HonourEnvelopes were only printed in 1918 and are surprisingly scarce. (8). £100-120

116 ✉ France. 1915 Red Envelope headed “Pli Urgent A Distribuer Par Express”, sent from Paris to a Captain atChalon-Sur-Marne with Tresor et Postes c.d.s., “F.P1” registration label and “DIRECTEUR DES CHEMINSDE FER” cachet, the reverse with a Ministere de la Guerre wax seal. Evidently the French equivalent of theBritish red Honour Envelopes for sending urgent messages. The only example we have seen, ex MartinWillcocks Collection. £100-150

World War Two117 ✉ British Army Honour Envelopes, various types (Daynes groups A-D) including covers bearing Trinidad &

Tobago stamps (4), German Feldpost c.d.s on a captured envelope, a handwritten ‘Honour’ citation, coversfrom the B.E.F, Middle East, North Africa, etc. Also 1943 cover from the Belgian Foreign Ministry in Londonto USA franked 2/6 with cachet “To the Censor, I have the Honour to Certify that the Contents are of anOfficial Nature”, and three envelopes used in 1952 from Korea, probably philatelic but still very unusual.(138). £150-180

118 ✉ Crete/Greece. 1941 (Mar 30) Honour Envelope type B3 from Suda Bay, Crete with G.B 1d and 9d each tiedby the very scarce F.P.O 192 c.d.s. Also similar 1940-41 Honour Envelopes with F.P.O 193 c.d.s used at Athens,one stampless, the other franked at the 10d air mail rate. (3). £100-120

119 ✉ Malta. 1941-43 Army Honour Envelopes (9, groups A & B) and Royal Navy Honour Envelope type RNB2 allused in Malta, most with Valletta or F.P.O datestamps, one with a Malta censor and red London Paid machine,and two Honour Envelopes from Italy or Palestine to Malta, one marked “Written in Maltese”. Also two 1943stampless O.A.S covers with censor labels and two green crayon lines indicating their use as Honour Envelopesdue to a shortage of the regular envelopes, and a 1945 O.A.S air letter from F.P.O 570. (15). £200-240

120 ✉ Palestine/Iraq. 1940-43 Honour Envelopes (Daynes groups A & B) all with stamps paying the air mail ratesincluding 1940 (Aug 16) cover from F.P.O 122 to G.B “By American Clipper” with a Singapore censor and thecachet “TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE”, other covers franked 4d, 10d (5) or 1/3 (4)in G.B stamps, 1940 (May 6) cover from F.P.O 121 “By Imperial Airways” franked 60m with “By Ala Littoria”deleted from the air mail label, other covers franked 10m or 25m (2) to G.B or 60m to Australia, etc. Also a1941 cover from Habbaniya franked Iraq 50f with a “T” postage due handstamp. (18). £180-220

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121 ✉ Egypt/Middle East. 1940-45 Honour Envelopes (Daynes groups A & B) mostly with Egypt Prepaiddatestamps, the majority with air mail paid by stamps of G.B, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt or EgyptArmy Post, one to Southern Rhodesia with 10d rate paid by G.B, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia stamps.Rates include 10d, 1/-, 1/10, 10m or 40m to G.B, 30m or 10d to Australia, 9d to New Zealand, 10d or 2/6 toSouth Africa, 20m to Palestine or 22m to USA. (46). £150-180

122 ✉ Sudan. 1940-41 Honour Envelopes bearing stamps of Sudan (10) or Egypt, franked 2pi, 41/2pi or 131/2pi,cancels include Sinkat c.d.s, British and Indian F.P.Os. (11). £100-120

123 ✉ Royal Navy Honour Envelopes, types RN A-D (45, five unused, also one handstamped “CANCELLED” andO.H.M.S), one Australian use, some with air mail paid by G.B or Ceylon stamps, two with G.B stampscancelled “B-1” of Bombay. Also Army Honour Envelopes used by Naval personnel (9), one with boxed “R.N”cachet, two others with manuscript “Royal Navy” headings. (54). £200-250

124 ✉ Royal Air Force - Sudan. 1940 Honour Envelope type RE1, almost identical to the first army envelope butwith “R.A.F Form 1180” in the upper left corner, with Sudan 5m and 4pi cancelled at Khartoum. Just fourexamples recorded of this first R.A.F envelope, all from Egypt or Sudan. £100-120

125 ✉ Royal Air Force - Egypt. 1940 Honour Envelope type RE1, almost identical to the first army envelope butwith “R.A.F Form 1180” in the upper left corner, with four Egypt 10m Army Post stamps tied by F.P.O E605datestamps. Just four examples recorded of this first R.A.F envelope, all from Egypt or Sudan. Photo on Page21. £100-120

126 ✉ Royal Air Force Honour Envelopes, types RE3 - RE6 (36, two unused), some with air mail paid by stamps,and army envelopes used by the RAF with an unusual 1940 (Jan 24) use from Amman bearing two Iraq 15fstamps, endorsed “By Ala Litoria”. Also a R.A.F cover to a soldier killed shortly after D-Day with a “ReportedMissing” cachet. (37). £100-120

127 ✉ R.A.F Honour Envelope RE5b sent by Express Delivery from Newtownards, Co. Down, to Manchesterfranked 21/2d and 6d, with RAF Censor 244, bearing a red Express label. The only recorded Honour Envelopesent by Express delivery. Photo on Page 21. £80-100

128 ✉ Provisional “Honour Envelope” labels applied to plain envelopes, one headed “In lieu of AF W3073” usedon a 1944 cover from Italy, the other on the reverse of a 1945 R.A.F cover from Belgium, both unrecorded byDaynes, very scarce. (2). £100-120

129 ✉ Indian Army Honour Envelopes, types INH1 - 31, the fine collection with scarce type INH1 in English (2)or INH2 in Urdu (3), uses from North and East Africa, the Middle East, Italy, Ceylon, Burma, etc., post-waruses with India or Pakistan stamps or used for official correspondence in Malaya (one with boxed “MALAYACOMMAND / REGISTERED”), “DAMAGED BY SEA WATER” cachet, also a few unused envelopes. 75Covers are printed in various native scripts including Urdu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Gurmukhi, Malayalam(unrecorded by Daynes), Bengali, Assamese or Telugu, a scarce lot. Also two 1967 Green Envelope lettersheetsused by Indian troops serving with the UN. (222). £500-600

130 ✉ Ceylon. 1942-45 Indian or British Honour Envelopes (12, two Royal Navy types) used with stamps of Ceylon(11) or India, also a stampless 1945 cover with R.A.F c.d.s and censor and the scarce boxed cachet “GreenEnvelope / Privilege / R.A.F Censor / Ceylon”. (13). Photo on . £150-180

131 ✉ Egypt Printing Honour Envelopes. 1940-45 Honour Envelopes printed in the Middle East, mostly types E1-E8 headed “A.F.W3078 (M.E)” (36, one unused), several with air mail paid by G.B, Indian or South Africanstamps, one franked 1/- to G.B with boxed “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID / SENT BY SEA MAIL”. Also twoexamples of the rare white envelope type H1, one with “GHQ” Army Signals c.d.s addressed on the reverse tothe War Office, the other with the wording obliterated in black and replaced by an O.H.M.S heading used fromEgypt with Base Army Post Office No. 6 arrival c.d.s of Catania (address label removed). (38). £150-180

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132 ✉ North African Honour Envelopes/Labels. 1942-42 Honour Envelopes printed in lettersheet form in NorthAfrica, types F1a (4), F1b (2) or G1 (3), and orange labels (3, type HL1) locally printed in North Africa in1943 due to the shortage of Honour Envelopes, these labels rarely seen. (12). £160-180

133 ✉ East Africa. 1940-45 Locally printed Honour Envelopes, type EAE1a (3), 1b (3, one unused), 2, 3a, 3b, 4 or5 (2), and two other large size local printings unrecorded by Daynes, nine bearing KUT stamps, all with EastAfrica or South Africa A.P.O cancels. Also Middle East envelope type E2 and five British envelopes bearingstamps of KUT (5) or Somaliland (three 3a stamps) all with E.A. A.P.O datestamps, and a stampless Britishenvelope posted at Nairobi with circular R.A.F Censor No. 23 and boxed “ROYAL AIR FORCE / POSTALFRANK / EAST AFRICA”. (21). £300-400

134 ✉ East Africa. 1941 (Jan 15) Honour Envelope type EAE1a registered to England with Base Censor label tiedby red Base Censor E.A No. 01 and boxed violet “R / ARMY POSTAL SERVICES”, franked on the reverseby KUT 10c strip of three tied by violet “E.A .A.P.S / BASE / REGISTERED” datestamps. Honour Envelopeswere not allowed to be sent by registered post and this is the only WW2 registered example we have seen.Opening tears at upper edge and small piece torn from upper left corner but a remarkable use. £80-100

135 ✉ West Africa. 1940-45 Honour Envelopes sent from Gold Coast (7, two franked 11/2d, one franked 1/3 air mailrate, one franked G.B 3d), Nigeria (2, one franked 21/2d), Gambia (3) or Sierra Leone (2, one franked 11/2d),three bearing the scarce locally printed label produced in 1942 due to a shortage of envelopes (type HL2, two from Gambia, one from Sierra Leone), the others comprising East Africa envelope type EAE1a, MiddleEast type E1 (2), West Africa type WA1 (3), Australian type AUS A2 and British types (4, one an R.A.F type).(14). £240-280

136 ✉ South Africa. 1941-43 South African Honour Envelopes, types SAE1 (3) or SAE2 (5), seven bearing stampsof South Africa (4), KUT (2) or India, also a British envelope with South African stamps and A.P.O cancel.(9). £150-180

137 ✉ Aden. 1939-40 Locally produced provisional envelopes (type RE2), one entirely drawn in ink, one with thewording in ink and crossed lines in green crayon, four with duplicated wording and crossed lines drawn ingreen crayon, all differing formats, three of these on O.H.M.S covers, one on a plain white envelope. A veryscarce group, all to G.B franked 21/2a (4), 6a or 28a. (6). Photo on Page 25. £450-500

138 ✉ Aden. 1941-44 Honour Envelopes comprising local RAF printing type RE2 with “Substitute Form 1180 (AdenCommand)” imprint (4), East African type EAE5, Middle East types E2/3, British Army (8) or R.A.F (2)envelopes, one stampless, the others franked 21/2a (9), 9a (6) or 16a, also a 1945 airgraph. (18). £220-260

139 ✉ Gibraltar. 1942-44 British Army (5) or Navy Honour envelopes franked 3d or 6d (5), and two 1944 coversfranked 6d both bearing scarce locally produced “Honour” labels (type HL3) tied by army censor cachets,produced because of a shortage of Honour Envelopes. (8). £100-120

140 ✉ Hong Kong. 1941 (Aug 15) Locally printed Honour Envelope with “Affix Stamps Here” printed within a boxabove the address lines, sent to Australia franked 1941 Centenary $1 and 25c pair, marked “Via Rangoon”.One of the rarest of all Honour Envelopes, very few known, ex Daynes Collection. Photo on Page 25.

£300-400

141 ✉ Mauritius. 1942 Locally printed Honour Envelopes, type EP1, two differing sizes and settings both sent fromPort Louis to the UK Base Censor franked 12c, but both handstamped “T” and marked “2/12”, one with boxed“PASSED BY / WAR / DEPARTMENT / CENSOR / No. 1”, scarce. (2). £110-130

142 ✉ Australian Forces. 1942-45 Honour Envelopes, army types AUS A1-A4 (11, one unused), B1 or C1 (4, oneunused), Air Force types AF1-3 (4) and Navy types NI/2 (7), various uses from Australia, the Pacific or MiddleEast, one Naval envelope with a Sydney Paquebot machine on the reverse. (27). £150-180

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143 ✉ Australian Navy. 1941 (Feb 10) Cover type RNME1 with “Privilege letter” and “I certify on my honour .....”printed vertically in three lines at the left edge, with “H.M.A / SHIPS” cachet and a British naval censor, sentto G.B with an Australia 1/6 cancelled at Darwin. A rare envelope. Photo on Page 25. £140-160

144 ✉ British/Australian Navy. c.1941 Royal Navy Honour Envelope with “S1324 (E.F reprint)” at upper left, usedto Australia with “H.M.A / SHIPS” cachet, an Australian censor label and cachet and undated “PASSEDFREE” machine. Possibly printed in 1941 for the Eastern Fleet in Singapore, unlisted by Daynes, just one otherexample recorded which was also used by the Australian Navy. Opening tears at upper edge but very rare.

£80-100

145 ✉ New Zealand Army. 1945 (May 15) Green Honour Envelope type NZE1 used from Emirau Island, NewGuinea to Australia, with Australia 1d and 2d tied by Australian A.P.O 375 c.d.s, a very scarce envelope. Photoon Page 25. £150-180

146 ✉ New Zealand Air Force. 1945 Green Honour Envelopes type NZE3, one sent from Guadalcanal to NewZealand with R.N.Z.A.F A.P.O C c.d.s (April 26) and censor seal tied by boxed “CENSORED / R.N.Z.A.F. /Signature / Rank”, another with New Hebrides 15c tied by Santo c.d.s (probably cancelled to order), a veryscarce envelope. Also four other stampless covers from New Guinea with R.N.Z.A.F A.P.O datestamps andcensors. (6). Photo on Page 25. £250-300

147 ✉ USA/Canada. 1944-45 Blue U.S Army Honour Envelopes (11, one unused), a British Honour Envelope usedto Canada franked by a U.S 6c air mail stamp, and two covers to England franked Canada 3c both backstampedwith boxed “I certify on my honour .....” (Daynes RNC2). (14). £100-120

148 ✉ Surplus Honour Envelopes converted to Official or civilian use after the war, the wording overprinted with barsin various formats or handstamped “CANCELLED”, most with a printed O.H.M.S heading, a few also withan “Official Paid” device. An unusual lot with uses by the army or various official departments, one posted inBangkok with Thai stamps, one 1949 cover with a Norwegian F.P.O cancel, a few unused. (75). £180-220

149 ✉ 1943-45 Forces Air letters, most with blue triangles and printed or handwritten declarations regarding thecontents similar to that used on the Honour Envelopes (26), including East Africa and Canada types, Indiantype printed in English and Urdu sent from Persia, etc. Also other Indian types without the printed declaration(9) and two private NAAFI air letters. (37). £80-100

WORLDWIDE STAMPS & COVERS150 � Used world collection in an 1892 album, also various mainly empire stamps on pages or in stockbooks

including Australia with coil pairs, Stellaland 1884 1d red mint (creased), Rhodesia, etc. £100-120

151 ★ � Two S.G. Imperial albums dated 1899, volume I for British Empire countries including G.B 1d blacks (3,all four margins), volume II for foreign countries with USA 1892 Columbus issue 1c - $1 unused (stuckdown by their own gum), some stamps removed and very mixed condition, two attractive albums withsome useful stamps. (100s). £200-300

152 ★ � G.B, Commonwealth and foreign stamps in 17 albums, several pre-war with a 1904 oblong Lincoln albumcontaining G.B 1d black used (faults) and 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1/2d - 1/- set mint (no 1/- green), 4d CapeTriangular fine used, etc., also some G.B 1970s-80s issues mint. £200-250

153 ★ � Mint and used foreign countries collection in two albums and an album of Egypt and Sudan, with Egypt1933 Railway and Aviation Congress sets mint and used; Sudan with 1897 10pi mint and used, 1898 5piand 10pi mint, 1902-21 set mint, 1935 Gordon set mint, 1941 set mint and used, 1951 set unmounted,Army Telegraphs with 1m variety “!” within a mint pair (S.G. A1a), 1m Army reading downwards used(S.G. A3), 1906 2m - 5pi mint and used (S.G. A7/12), also a few Egypt stamps used in Sudan. (100s).

£200-300

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154 ★ � A large quantity of world stamps in a box with many pre-war Palestine, Syria and Egypt stamps inenvelopes or cigar boxes, some QV-KGV G.B also in cigar boxes, Greece, two world albums, etc., thePalestine apparently unchecked for varieties. (1,000s). £100-150

155 �★ Six Lighthouse albums in slip cases containing mint collections of Australia for 1966-90; South Africa for1961-85; Cocos Keeling Island for 1976-90; Canada for 1972-90; New Zealand for 1967-70 and 1981-90; andUSA for 1976-86, all appear to be virtually complete and the stamps superb unmounted. £200-300

156 ✉ Thematics - Football/Rugby/Cricket. c.1970-2010 Commemorative covers with special cancels for footballtournaments and matches, mostly Euro 96 or 1998 World Cup, some for Football Legends, F.A Cup, EuropeanCup, etc., a France 98 card signed by twelve players, others signed by Gareth Southgate, Andi Herzog, etc.;Cricket covers, mostly test matches, eleven signed by players; and Rugby, mostly 2003 World Championship,one signed; and various football or cricket stamps, one Trinidad & Tobago miniature sheet signed by BrianLara. Also various space related covers with 1983 cover carried into space on the Challenger, and a plain cardsigned by Buzz Aldrin. (200+ covers, also many stamps). £240-280

157 ✉ Prestamp to modern worldwide covers and cards in a box including Southern Rhodesia air letters, France, Italy,Switzerland, USA, Russia, German States, etc. (160+). £150-250

158 ✉ A large box of world covers and cards, prestamp to modern with military mails, censors, air mails, postalstationery, G.B and Commonwealth, USA, etc., much potential. (Many 100s). £300-400

159 ✉ A large box of world covers and cards, prestamp to modern with military mails, censors, air mails, postalstationery, G.B and Commonwealth, USA, etc., much potential. (Many 100s). £300-400

160 ✉ 1851-1960 Covers and cards including 1851 entire letters from London to India bearing cut to shape 1/-embossed (2), India 1927 meter marks (2), Thailand, etc. (46). £80-100

161 ✉ Parcel Post. 1903-06 Parcel Post Customs Declaration labels from India (2, one with faults), Canada (2) orVictoria (faults) all used to G.B with parcel labels showing the origin applied in London, similar labels appliedin London to pieces of parcels from Italy or Germany, a 1901 French parcel form used from Monaco, otherFrench parcel receipts or labels (14), an unusual lot. (22). £200-240

162 ✉ Covers and cards in a box including WW1 German and Austrian forces mail, WW1 P.O.W mail including acard from Japan, 1921 Polish F.P.O datestamps, WW2 Finnish forces mail and covers from Poland, post WW2P.O.W mail, West German covers to East Germany returned because the political theme of the stamps, 1903-04 cards from German forces in China, postal mechanisation, etc. (100s). £100-150

163 ✉ Covers and cards including postal stationery of South Africa, 1951 cover from South African Air Force inKorea, 1903 Ceylon postcard reposted in the Cape and charged 1d, etc. (100s). £100-150

164 ✉ 1939-44 Censored covers, mainly to the USA with many airmails, most from Cuba, the West Indies, Centralor South America, including 1941 cover from the Virgin Islands but with a US 10c air mail stamp cancelled atSan Juan, Porto Rico and handstamped “Virgin Islands Mail / Carried by Courtesy of / CARIBBEANATLANTIC AIRLINES INC. / “The Powelson Line””, etc. (102). £100-150

BRITISH EMPIRE STAMPS & COVERS165 ★ � QV-QEII Mint and used collection in three albums and a small stockbook, some useful stamps noted

including Gambia 1922-29 Multiple Script CA 5/- and 10/- mint, Brunei 1924-37 25c - $1 used, HongKong 1921-37 10c - $5 mint, Federated Malay States 1922-34 $1, $2 green and carmine and $5 green andblue mint, Canada 1928-29 50c and 1930-31 50c both mint, Sierra Leone 1927 Multiple Script CA 10/-unmounted mint, etc. Also Bhopal and other Indian States in a stockbook and on pages. (100s). Photo onPage 56. £300-400

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166 � British Africa. QV-KGVI Mainly used accumulation on stockcards with Bechuanaland (58), Nyasaland withB.C.A overprint issues (40) and various 1895-1904 stamps with useful squared circle cancels, and NorthernRhodesia mainly KGVI issues to the 10/- with a large quantity of the 11/2d red in a packet. (100s). £150-200

167 ★ � Gibraltar and Malta issues mint and used on pages with Gibraltar 1938 and 1948 £1 mint and used, QEIIsets mint to £1; Malta 1948 £1 mint and used, 1938 and 1948 sets mint. Also a stockbook with N.Z Healthissues, etc. £70-100

168 �★ ✉ 1997-2012 G.B and Commonwealth royal collections in fourteen albums comprising stamps, miniaturesheets and coin covers with 1997 Golden Wedding of the Queen and Prince Philip (3 albums), 2000 RoyalFamily (2 albums) and The Queen Mother (3 albums), 2002 Life and Times of The Queen Mother (3albums), 2011/12 Queen and Prince Philip Lifetime of Service (5 albums). A large quantity with over 100coin covers. £150-180

Colonial Head Die Proofs 169 �P 1875 Queen Victoria Head Die Proof in sepia, with surrounds lightly reduced in Chinese white, on undated

white glazed card, 92x60mm. This is a smaller version of the De La Rue head engraved by J.F. Joubert de laFerte which was first used for the 1855 4d of Great Britain. Photo on Page 44. £250-300

170 �P 1883 Queen Victoria Head Die Proof - Large Head in an oval surround engraved on a solid black circularbackground, on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped “BEFORE/HARDENING” and dated “2 MAY 83”.This head was used for the De La Rue dummy stamps. Photo on Page 44. £250-300

171 �P 1892 Queen Victoria Head Die Proof engraved by David Turner for De La Rue, on a white background withblack circular surround, on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped “BEFORE/HARDENING” and dated “26OCT. 92”. This head was used for the 1894 21/2d and 5d issue of South Australia. Photo on Page 44.

£250-300

Omnibus Issues172 ✉ 1937 Coronation Issue First Day Covers from 51 different colonies (missing just six countries), 41 covers

illustrated. (134). £400-500

173 ✉ 1937 Coronation issue, commercial and philatelic covers including Paquebot cancels, censors, flight covers,etc. Also Gilbert & Ellice Island covers with undated cancels of Abaiang (2) Abemama, Ananuka, Kuria, LittleMakin, Maiana or Marakei probably all posted on the first day the stamps were available at these offices. (102).

£240-300

174 ✉ 1953 Coronation stamps all on QANTAS Coronation Day Flight covers, virtually all special printed covers orair letters from eleven differing countries to London, or flown on the return flight from London to tendestinations, and four covers from Australia flown in both directions, some duplication (55). Also 45 othercommercial covers and FDCs bearing various 1953 Coronation stamps. (100). £200-250

ADENKGVI Period Postal History with fine studies of civilian and forces censorship, including items from the BrianAllcock and Jerome Hart collections. Also see lots 137 and 138.

175 ✉ 1938-51 Covers and cards virtually all bearing the 1939 definitive issue including F.D.Cs, official mail, variousrates and destinations with cover from R.A.F Salalah (then in Saudi Arabia, now Oman), 1946 air mail toChina, etc. (51). £400-500

176 ✉ 1941 (May 24) “Official Gazette” newspaper with wrapper addressed to California, the newspaper rate paidby a single 1/2a which ties the wrapper to the newspaper. A rare survivor, ex Hart. £200-300

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177 ✉ 1939-51 Covers and cards from Aden Camp, various frankings and destinations including 3a rate to Kamaranwith arrival backstamp, etc. (38). £250-300

178 ✉ 1951-54 Covers and cards all bearing the 1951 KGVI surcharge issue with high values on F.D.C, manycommercial covers with various rates and destinations, US diplomatic bag mail cancelled in Washington D.C,air letters, forces mail, some written up on pages. (46). £250-300

179 ✉ 1951-53 Covers and cards from Aden Camp all bearing the 1951 KGVI surcharge issue, various rates anddestinations. (39). £200-250

180 ✉ Onward Air Transmission. 1942-45 Covers to the USA with oval framed “O.A.T” in violet or red (2 differingsizes), or to Holland with red oblong framed “O.A.T”. (4). £150-200

181 ✉ Forces Audio Message “Postal Stationery”. 1950-51 Large coloured imitation envelopes apparentlyproduced by the Gray Manufacturing Co. as merchandising publicity for their “Gray Audiogram” system ofrecorded messages, with reproductions of Aden stamps (in the issued colours), cancels, senders details andaddress of Grey Manufacturing Co. in New York, one even with the U.S Customs cachet reproduced. One withnine 1r stamps, the other with four 8a stamps and a 10r stamp, this cover with a horizontal fold, otherwise fine.Two interesting and rare items, the only examples seen by the vendor. (2). Photo on Page 219. £300-500

182 ✉ Incoming Mail. 1937-63 Covers (11, eight pre 1952) including very scarce 1944 (Feb 11) first flight coverfrom Nairobi (12 flown, letter enclosed), also cover from Yemen franked 6b with No. 8 Aden Censor, 1949cover from Asmara with BMA Eritrea 50c on 6d, etc. (11). £120-150

183 �P ✉ Meter Marks. 1950-65 Proof Impressions (8) and actual uses on covers or cards (14) with boxed “Universal”type (10, four proofs), Neopost types A2 (10, two proofs), A3 proof and A5 proof. (22). £120-150

184 ✉ Sub-Offices. 1941-51 Covers with datestamps of Kamaran (3), Khormaksar (6), Maalla (3), Perim or SheikhOthman (6), including 1953 cover to G.B with “KAMARAN / MONEY ORDERS” c.d.s (unrecorded byPratt), registered covers with blank type registration labels handstamped “KHORMAKSAR” or boxed“MAALLA”, etc. Also an Arabic 1944 New Year card from Kamaran. (20). £220-260

185 ✉ Mukalla. 1942-64 Covers with 1942 F.D.Cs (4, three with set of ten to 5r, one with the 2r issued 3 monthslater) and commercial covers, nine registered, also two unused 50c air letters. (26). £200-250

186 ✉ Seiyun. 1942-60 Covers with Seiyun stamps including F.D.Cs and commercial mail, three censored, cancelsinclude Seiyun (13, one with a Mukalla registration label), Tarim (2) and Sheikh Othman (4), also an unused50c air letter. (24). £150-200

World War Two187 1939-43 Photographs taken by a soldier in Aden with views of Crater and Sheikh Othman, many pictures of

local people and local life with street vendors, farmers, a wedding, fishermen, markets, musicians, etc., alsomilitary buildings, soldiers, a military funeral, etc. Well taken photos with many interesting views. (168).

£200-250

188 ✉ 1939-44 Covers including cover franked 21/2a with blue oval “H.M W/T STATION / 29 DEC 1939 / ADEN”and boxed “PASSED BY CENSOR”, 1943 cover from the Governor Sir John Hall to Eritrea censored uponarrival, covers with Aden c.d.s and British army censors (4, two stampless, one franked 10r), and covers fromUS forces franked 11/2a + 2a with “PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR” or U.S. A P.O 663 on a stampless cover.(9). £130-160

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189 ✉ 1940-48 Naval mail comprising Naval censors on covers bearing stamps of G.B (3) or Aden (4), stamplessO.A.S cover with Aden c.d.s and London Maritime Mail machine in red, and 1948 cover from H.M.T“Ascaniu” to Egypt censored upon arrival. Also cover franked 21/2a with oval “H.M W/T STATION / 21 MAY1941 / ADEN” and boxed “PASSED BY CENSOR”. (10). £140-160

190 ✉ Honour Envelopes. 1940 (Mar.) - 1941 (Feb) Locally produced envelopes sent to G.B franked 21/2a, withcrossed lines in green crayon, the wording entirely handwritten or printed (4), one of these without ActiveService heading (on a printed OHMS cover), two with “Active Service” heading written in green crayon (oneon an O.H.M.S cover), the other with the “Active Service” heading also printed. Also printed HonourEnvelopes (2), and an air letter with printed blue cross and “Honour” certificate on the reverse. A scarce group.(8). Photo on Page 25. £500-600

191 ✉ � R.A.F Cancels. 1945-48 Covers (14) and a piece with double ring “No 11 R.A.F / POSTAL HQ” c.d.s onstampless covers (8, one an Honour Envelope) or tying stamps of Aden (4) or G.B (on piece), or single ring“R.A.F ADEN” c.d.s on Aden stamps. (15). £100-150

The following six lots represent a fine study of the R.A.F censor marks.

192 ✉ 1939-40 Covers with circular type 1 censor, all bearing Aden stamps, some cancelled at Khormaksar. Variouscensor numbers between 59 and 75 (13 different), all fine. (23). £200-250

193 ✉ 1940 Covers with oblong boxed type 2 censor, various numbers between 16 and 322 (ten different), all withAden stamps, some cancelled at Khormaksar. (18). £160-200

194 ✉ 1940-41 Covers with hexagonal type 9 censor, various numbers between 1 and 106 (21 different), includesHonour Envelopes franked 21/2a (3), Aden c.d.s on stampless Field Service postcard or covers (2), 1940 (Dec9) cover from F.P.O 171 endorsed “Christmas air mail”, the others all bearing Aden stamps, some cancelled atKhormaksar, destinations include Trinidad, Canada, Southern Rhodesia, etc. A fine lot. (54). £400-600

195 ✉ 1942 Covers with four sides type 10 censor, various numbers between 169 and 922 (eight different) includingHonour Envelopes franked 21/2a, 3a or 14a to G.B, air letter with G.B 1d + 2d tied by Aden single ring c.d.s,Khormaksar datestamps (3), two covers registered. (15). £150-200

196 ✉ 1942-44 Covers with square boxed type 11 censor, various numbers between 1 and 339 (21 different) includingHonour Envelopes (18, one stampless, others franked 9a, 14a or 15a), stampless covers (5), air letters with G.B 3d stamps tied by Aden single ring c.d.s (8, one a pictorial Xmas Greetings type with “ADEN” cachet onthe front), Khormaksar datestamps, Seiyun or Shihr and Mukalla stamps, etc. A good lot. (61). Photo on Page 34. £500-600

197 ✉ 1944-45 Covers with diamond shaped type 12 censor, various numbers between 8 and 312 (ten different)including Honour Envelopes franked 9a (7), air letters (4, one stampless, others franked G.B 3d), stamplesscovers with Aden single ring c.d.s (3) or F.P.O 729 (3), etc. Also a stampless cover with censor 188 from Egyptto USA missent to Mauritius, and a stampless air letter from F.P.O 729 in Aden with type 6 R.A.F Censor 141.(35). £250-300

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198 ✉ 1939-42 Covers and cards with numbered diamond shaped “PASSED / BY / CENSOR / No. / ADEN”,comprising numbers 1-12, 16 and 17 (2, scarce), includes Paquebot mail, postage dues, postal stationery, etc.A fine lot, most on album pages. (74). £400-500

199 ✉ 1939-43 Covers with numbered diamond shaped censor cachets and local sealing strips, comprising red or rosecensor strips (11) with censor cachets 2, 3, 5, 6, 11 or 18; P.C 22 strips with square stop (2, censors 2 or 3);“49274 W.P Ltd” imprint strip (7) with censors 3, 4, 12 or 18, one cover from Yemen franked 10b, Mukallaand Khormaksar datestamps, one with an R.A.F censor. (20). £200-250

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200 ✉ 1940-41 Covers all with “P.C 22” sealing strips with round stops, and diamond shaped censor cachetsnumbered 1-4, 6-12, 16 or 18, includes covers from Yemen franked 6b or 1b pair + 2b pair or from Djibouti,Mukalla datestamps (2), one also with an R.A.F censor. (59). £300-350

201 ✉ 1941-43 Covers all with “P.C 22” sealing strips without stops, and diamond shaped censor cachets numbered1-7, 11, 16 or 18, includes postage dues, cover from Mozambique, Khormaksar c.d.s, Seiyun or Shihr andMukalla stamps, two with R.A.F censors. (35). £200-250

202 ✉ 1941-42 Covers with Aden censors numbered 4 or 11 (2) and the four line cachet “Please request sender infuture / to write full name and address / on the envelope together with / the language used”, one fromKhormaksar, another compulsory registered with a “T” handstamp applied. (3). £150-200

203 ✉ 1944 Registered cover with “The Secretariat Aden” official cachet, franked 21/2a pair, 1r and 2r to the Sultanof Shihr and Mukalla in Hyderabad, with small unframed “101” censor number in violet, an attractive cover,ex Hart. Photo on Page 34. £120-150

204 ✉ 1942-44 Covers with small unframed censor numbers 101-103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111-114 applied to thecensor sealing strips (P.C 90 types in black with large or small lettering, or P.C 22 type in red), includesKhormaksar datestamps, two to Ethiopia, one from the Governor Sir John Hall, three with R.A.F censors. (36).

£350-400

205 ✉ 1944-45 Covers with large circular framed censor numbers 101-103, 106-109, 111-116, 119 or 120, manyapplied to the censor sealing strips, includes covers censored in transit from Yemen to Palestine or Ethiopia toG.B, covers to Ethiopia, Southern Rhodesia, etc. (48). £300-400

206 ✉ 1942 Covers with violet boxed “CENSOR / ADEN”, one to G.B charged 11/2d, six registered. (9). £120-150

207 ✉ � 1942-45 Covers and a front, nine with Aden censor cachets and strips, all also censored in transit or uponarrival in Egypt, G.B (3), New Zealand, Iraq, South Africa, USA or India (7, one bearing G.B datestamps withthe Aden c.d.s obliterated in ink). Also a 1941 (Dec 2) registered cover to USA paid at the clipper rate butdelayed and rerouted through Eritrea and Egypt due to Japan entering the war with Indian “F.P.O 90” and “Ind.B.P.O Egypt” backstamps. (16). £140-160

Postal Stationery208 ✉ 1940-45 KGVI 1a Envelopes to India, one sent at the 1a surface rate, one registered uprated 4a, the third sent

by air mail uprated 123/4a, all covers with circular framed “118” censor or diamond shaped censors numbered7 or 11. (3). £220-250

209 ✉ 1951 15c on 1a Envelope sent from Sheikh Othman to Australia, uprated 20c on 3a, a scarce envelope used. £170-200

210 ✉ 1947-50 KGV 3a Size H registration envelopes commercially used to G.B (2), USA or Denmark, all upratedwith additional stamps. (4). £220-250

211 ✉ 1951 30c on 3a Size H registration envelope to England uprated with a further 3/- in stamps, fine and scarceused. £140-160

212 ✉ 1949-63 Aerogrammes, used and unused, written up on pages including KGVI 6a (15, nine used) and 50c on6a (12, fine used), QEII 50c types, also formula aerogrammes and unused KGVI postcards (3) or registrationenvelopes (2), cancels include Shibam, Maalla, etc. (50). £120-150

AFGHANISTAN213 ✉ Second Afghan War. 1878 Cover from Aberdeen to a soldier with the Kurrum Valley Column in Afghanistan,

franked by a G.B 1d red, paying the 1d solders concession rate, backstamped at Kohat and Allahabad. A littlestained but a very scarce soldiers rate cover going into Afghanistan. £300-350

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214 ✉ Second Afghan War. 1880 Cover (March 7) to England franked by India 1866 1/2a blue (2) and 1878 4a blue-green (2), tied by undated “JELALABAD/P.O./L” duplexs, with a long enclosed letter from Jelalabad. Flapmissing and some stamp faults, an interesting letter. £150-180

215 ✉ 1934-50 Covers bearing various 1932-39 issue stamps with cancels of Undkhui, Mazar-i-Sharif, Aktsha,Maimana, Herat, 2 or 4 Eme Branch Kaboul, etc., several cancelled in manuscript, one 1940 cover registeredto Germany via Russia with German censor label, most well written up on pages. (42). £250-280

216 ✉ 1935-38 Air mail covers (also one 1947 cover) from Kabul all to the same address in Paris, two covers of 1935and 1938 posted at Peshawar with Indian stamps, the other five covers all bearing Afghan stamps. (7).

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ANTARCTICA217 ✉ 1821 Postally used entire letters written from the South Shetland Islands, the three earliest recorded

letters from the Antarctic Continent, part of the 1820-21 correspondence of seven letters from Capt. CharlesS. Winship of the Sealing Ship O’Cain of Boston all to his father Abiel Winship, merchant in Boston, writtenon a sealing voyage to the Antarctic. The letters are written from “President Rhodes, August 20th 1820”, begunat Boston detailing life on board over the next five weeks (address panel missing); “Harbour Bonavista Oct 1st1820” reports 40 British and 40 US ships sailing to the Southern Oceans, rated “Ship 201/2c” with a unclearUS c.d.s; “Port Paya, St Jago, Oct 4th 1820”, reports provisioning and meeting the U.S.S Cyane which hadcaptured three slave dealers, the address panel endorsed “Per Brig Cap. Cruter”, rated 181/2c with a red NewYork c.d.s (Nov 25); “Lat 3.00N Long 22.00W, Sea October 20th 1820”, progressing well, written 60 days outin company with the Brig swego, privately carried with no postal markings; “New South Shetland Clothiersharbour Feby 2nd 1821”, “my ship now lies in the O’Cains Harbour in Perrys Sound .... upwards of onehundred out here .... The Ester has a tender Brig in company and has 7,000 skins, I have 11,500 or upwardswhich is by far more than any except four - Capt Smith who discovered this land, Capt Fanning & two others..... Christmas day was drove to sea with one third of my crew and one officer in a severe gale from N.E .....unfortunately on this memorable day lost one man, Isaac Brazier, and my whale boat besides two your femaleswine”, the address panel endorsed “Per Captain Clarke late S. Clothier” and rated 25c with manuscript“Stonington Ct 17 May”; “Ship O’Cain Potters Harbour, Livingstons Isld Feby 27th 1821”, “SchoonerHarmony Capt Ray is under way bound home via coast Patagonia .... I am now endeavouring to purchase ashallop of 19 tones and have concluded to go round the Cape and accumulate sufficient if passable in thePacific to induce me to go to China, fishing oil, hair and fur-skins will I grasp at. I have 11,500 skins the mostbeautiful ever seen, Capt Low and his tender Brig has between 8 & 9,000”, the address panel endorsed “CaptRay” with manuscript “Ship 141/2” and superb oval “NANTUCKET / 6 Mo. 8) MASS” Quaker datestamp;“New South Shetland Feby 28th 1821, Potters Cove Livingston Island”, a long letter detailing their arrivalat Smiths Cape on December 20th, subsequent voyage to Perry and O’Cains Harbour and the events ofChristmas day when Isaac Brazier was lost overboard, the number of skins collected by themselves and otherUS boats, and the future plans of the various vessels. He reports “This country is subject to volcanoes, somewhich we have discerned in all its brilliancy, the Lava from these which we pick up certainly impregnated witheither silver, others appear like gold or copper - coals is somewhat plenty & tis said superior to Newcastle -Seals and Sea Elephants are the only monsters to found, few fish, birds only Sea Hen, Pigeon, Boobys, SnowBird and Mother Carys Chickens - In all my travels not grass enough to set out mothers fireplace, in fact thewhole country is covered in ice, some perpendicular 1,000 high & what remains uncovered wears theappearance of eruptions of nature”, the address panel endorsed “Mr Chester” and rated 121/2c with manuscript“Stonington Ct, 17 May”.

Also two other 1821 letters sent from the O’Cain on its subsequent voyage to Antarctica, written by Winshipat “Bona Vista. Oct 9th” or his crew mate Seth J. Hussey at “Santageo Port Prayo, Oct 19th” both with a “NEWBEDFORD MS / DEC 11” c.d.s and albino “SHIP” handstamp; a legal document (Jan 11th 1822) signed bythe US Consul at Montevideo in which Winship records how the O’Cain and the Wasp had sailed together forthe South Shetland Islands, but states that the Captain and crew of the Wasp then absconded with that ship;and an 1822 (Nov 14) letter from Benjamin Pendleton at Stonington, Ct reporting the arrival of the Wasp at StMarias. Some splitting at the folds and a little staining, the February 27th letter with a piece missing from thelower flap, the February 28th letter with internal ink smudging explained by the postscript “4 o’clock in themorning, feel sleepy, mistook ink stand for the sand”, however the address panels, including those of the threeSouth Shetlands letters, all largely fine.

The South Shetlands were rediscovered by William Smith (mentioned in the February 2nd letter) in February1819 and were claimed by the British crown in 1820. A remarkable and important correspondence containingthe three earliest recorded letters from the Antarctic continent, sent from the Falkland Islands dependency ofthe South Shetlands just two years after its discovery; only one earlier letter is recorded from the FalklandIslands themselves. (9). Photos on Pages 32, 34 & Inside Back Cover. £16,000-18,000

218 ✉ 1901-04 Discovery Expedition. Unused envelope with “DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901”and a penguin on an iceberg printed on the flap, the flap reaffixed internally to the cover. An interestingsouvenir of the first Scott expedition. £60-70

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219 � 1908-11 Charcot French Antarctic Expedition. Blue expedition vignette, “Pole Sud - Expedition Charcot /Pourquoi Pas?”, depicting the expedition ship, used with a light strike of the expedition handstamp. Uppercorners creased, otherwise fine and very rare. Photo on Page 64. £250-300

220 ✉ 1908-09 Shackleton Expedition. 1908 (Feb 3) Cover with “BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907”printed on the flap, addressed by the expedition’s geologist Sir Edgworth David to “W.H Twelvetrees Esq.F.G.S, The Govt Geologist, Launceston, Tasmania” with King Edward VII Land 1d tied by the “BRITANTARCTIC EXPD” c.d.s, used at the expedition’s base at Cape Royds on McMurdo Sound. Backstampedat Lyttelton (Mar 7), Christchurch, Hobart and Launceston. This Feb. 3 c.d.s was used on the second mail fromthe expedition sent back on the “Nimrod” which departed on Feb. 22 for Lyttelton, about 550 letters carriedon this mail. Central vertical fold, otherwise fine, a good commercial cover from a known expedition member.Photo on Page 34. £180-220

221 ✉ 1908-09 Shackleton Expedition. 1909 Cover with printed heading “THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION TOTHE SOUTH POLE”, posted from Sydney to Molong bearing a New South Wales 1/2d with “A&R LTD” perfinof Angus & Robertson Ltd, an unusual advertising cover. Photo on Page 34. £150-200

222 ✉ 1910-13 Scott Expedition. 1911 (Feb 9) Cover to England with “BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION /TERRA NOVA R.Y.S” crest featuring a penguin on the world printed on the flap, bearing Victoria Land 1dtied by “BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD / NZ” c.d.s applied at Cape Evans. A fine cover. Photo on Page 34.

£250-300

223 ✉ 1910-13 Scott Expedition. 1913 (Jan 18) Registered cover with the “BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/ TERRA NOVA R.Y.S.” crest printed on the flap, addressed to England bearing Victoria Land 1/2d (2) and 1d(2) to pay the correct 3d registered rate, a blank type registration label (No 94) alongside, the stamps and labelall with the “BRIT. ANTARCTIC. EXPD” c.d.s applied on the “Terra Nova” on the day it arrived at CapeEvans and learnt of the death of Scott and his companions. Backstamped at Lyttelton (Feb 12), Auckland,Wanganui, Wellington T.P.O and London. Two small edge tears and the address sadly deleted in black ink,though registered letter No. 94 known to have been sent to Miss Godden in London by Lt. Francis Drake, theAssistant Postmaster. Only 100 registered letters were sent by the expedition, very few of which have the 1/2dstamps, which were first used on this date. Also a piece with the typed message “At the request of MrRobertson, Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, I am sending you a letter bearing a 1/2d stamp ofthis post office” with the JA 18 Antarctic Expd. c.d.s, originally enclosed in one of the 47 letters bearing asingle 1/2d stamp sent at the request of the N.Z Post Office. A rare registered letter bearing the 1/2d value, ofwhich just 2400 stamps were issued. (S.G. £1,940 as stamps). (2). Photo on Page 34. £800-900

224 � 1910-13 Scott Expedition. 1913 Victoria Land 1/2d and 1d each on piece tied by the “BRIT. ANTARCTICEXPD” c.d.s dated JA 18 13, the day the “Terra Nova” reached the expedition and heard the news of the lossof the Pole party, each applied to a copy of a certificate of authenticity dated 21 June 1913. S.G. £970. (2).

£300-350

225 � �+ 1922 Shackleton - Rowett Expedition. G.B KGV 1d Block of four (vertical crease through right pair), eachhorizontal pair cancelled by boxed “TRISTAN / DA CUNHA” with central “S-R. ANTARCTIC /EXPEDITION” c.d.s (MY 25 / 22). 1002 1d stamps were sold to members of the Antarctic Expedition, manyof which received the boxed “ENDERBY / LAND” or “GOUGH / ISLAND” handstamps, therefore far fewerthan 1002 stamps would have received this “TRISTAN / DA CUNHA” handstamp. A scarce block. Photo onPage 42. £240-280

226 ✉ 1962 Philatelic cover to the USA with Argentina 2p pair tied by c.d.s of the Argentinean Antarctic BaseGeneral Belgrano (30 Dec), backstamped at Buenos Ayres (28 Nov. 1963), then forwarded in an official PostOffice registered cover with Austin, Texas, arrival backstamps (19 June 1964). An enclosed Post Office letterexplains the 18 months taken to deliver the letter, “herewith postal items returned from the Argentine Antarcticwhich under unusual circumstances have been delayed and incorrectly handled by the General San MartinBase’s staff. On the later days of November they were taken back from the referred base by the General SanMartin Icebreaker to be delivered to this philatelic office. However we have been unable up to now to arrangefor the forwarding of these items to interested parties.”. £60-70

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ARGENTINA227 ✉ Wreck Mail - M.V “Cabo San Antonio”. 1933 (June 8-20) Covers from Bolivia to France or England, and

from Argentina to Switzerland, one cover from Potosi with the stamps washed off and two Bolivian stampsthen reapplied, the other two covers undamaged. The cover to Paris with the cachet “SERVICE POSTALFRANCAIS / Correspondance retardee par suite / de l’incendie d’un Paquebot / Reconstitue par le ServiceFrancais / NE PAS TAXER” on the reverse, the cover to England with violet boxed “Correspondence brulee /a bord du paquebot / Cabo S. Antonio”, and the cover to Switzerland with red “Transportee par Paquebotincendie / “Cabo S. Antonio” / Geneve AMB.”. All carried on the M.V “Cabo San Antonio” which left BuenosAyres for Spain on June 22nd with a large South American mail. The mail room was found to be on fire onJuly 9th; this was extinguished and the ship returned to Las Palmas but was found to be undamaged and so leftlater that day. A fine group, showing three of the five recorded cachets from this incident. (3). £380-450

228 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Tucuman”. 1951 (Mar 7) Cover from Buenos Ayres to Switzerland, water stained and thestamp washed off, red “BV” transorma, handstamped “Incendie en mer”. Carried on the S.S “Tucuman”,which was en route from Buenos Ayres to Genoa when a fire broke out in its No. 2 hold on March 28th. Thiswas extinguished by flooding the hold before the ship put into Las Palmas the following day. Very few coversrecorded. £100-120

ASCENSION229 ✉ 1905-06 Picture postcards depicting seagulls at Wideawake Fan or wagons at the foot of Green Mountain, used

to Scotland or Australia both with G.B KEVII 1d tied by “ASCENSION” c.d.s. Also a third 1910 postcard(stamp removed) showing Barters Cottage, Green Mountain. (3). £140-160

230 ✉ 1907 Cover to England bearing two G.B. KEVII 1d stamps (one with small corner fault) each cancelled by“ASCENSION” c.d.s, an unusual 2d rate. £100-120

231 ✉ 1913 Registered cover to England franked by G.B KGV 3d and bearing blank type registration label, bothhandstamped with 23mm “ASCENSION” c.d.s code “B”, a little staining. £140-160

232 ✉ 1915 Cover to London with GB 1d tied by “ASCENSION” c.d.s, handstamped “CENSORED”, fine. £120-140

233 ★ 1924-33 1/2d - 3/- Set of twelve mint, 1/2d with perf staining to reverse, 5d with a pulled perf at base and 8dwith toning, otherwise fine. S.G. 10/20, £350. (12). £80-100

234 ✉ 1943 (Aug 31) Cover to England franked 3d, violet boxed “(crown) / PASSED / XX / .....”, stained, with theviolet explanatory cachet “DAMAGED BY SEA WATER”. Very unusual from Ascension, the incident notrecorded by Hoggarth & Gwynn. £150-180

AUSTRALIAN STATES(Also see lot 63, 81, 142-144, 171, 221, 288, 335, 514, 890, 1123)

235 ✉ New South Wales. c.1845 Lettersheet with embossed Seal of the Colony, issued for use within the Sydney 2dPost, addressed to Castlereagh St, Sydney, not cancelled and probably delivered by hand. The inside bears theprinted address of the Australian Assurance Office in George Street. A good example of the first item of BritishEmpire postal stationery, first issued by the Sydney Postmaster in 1838, two years before the Mulready. Photoon Page 37. £320-360

236 ✉ New South Wales. 1856 Cover from Sydney to England “By Champion of the Seas via Melbourne” franked3d + 6d (both four margins), treated as a ship letter despite the ship being a contract packet, with red “PAID /LIVERPOOL / SHIP” datestamp and red “3”. A fine and attractive cover. Photo on Page 37. £150-180

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237 ✉ New South Wales/Victoria. 1855-56 Entire letter and cover carried by clipper ships to Liverpool comprising1855 cover from Sydney to Holland franked N.S.W 2d + 8d, carried on the “James Baines” with red“AUSTRALIAN / PAID / LIVERPOOL / PACKET” c.d.s; and 1856 entire letter from Melbourne to Hamburgfranked Victoria 6d, carried on the “Beemah”, charged 10d with black “AUSTRALIAN / LIVERPOOL /PACKET” c.d.s and boxed “B” inspectors mark. Also an 1852 entire letter posted in Liverpool with contentsadvertising the White Star Line of Australian Packets. (3). £180-220

238 ✉ South Australia. 1856 Cover from Clare to England bearing South Australia 6d (four margins, close at lowerleft) carried on the “Oliver Lang” with red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / SHIP” datestamp and “3”, an attractivecover. £100-120

239 ✉ Tasmania. 1856 Entire letter from Georges Bay to Ireland bearing Tasmania 2d and 4d, with “Falmouth18/12/56” Post Office endorsement at the left edge and a red Prepaid datestamp of Hobart (Dec. 19), carriedon the “White Star” with red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / SHIP” datestamp. £150-180

240 ✉ Victoria. 1855 Entire letter from Melbourne to London “per James Baines” franked 2/-, a “1/-” charge markapplied in Liverpool. The Packet rate from Victoria of 1/- per 1/2oz was not reduced to 6d per 1/2oz, the rate inforce in other colonies, until June 1855; until this happened the British charged letters upon arrival fromVictoria at 6d per 1/2oz. £120-150

241 ✉ Victoria/N.S.W. 1855 (Nov 9-14) Entire letters all carried on the same sailing of the clipper ship “Shalimar”,two sent from Geelong prepaid with Victoria 6d or 1/- pair (paying the quadruple rate) both with red“AUSTRALIAN / PAID / LIVERPOOL / PACKET” c.d.s (Feb 3, two slightly differing datestamps), the othersent unpaid from Sydney with “6d” charge mark and “1d” (due to NSW), black “AUSTRALIAN /LIVERPOOL / PACKET” c.d.s. An unusual trio from one sailing, the 4/- rate letter with partial “ReceivedOpen and resealed / at the General Post Office” cachet. (3). £220-260

242 ✉ Victoria. 1856 Registered cover from Melbourne to Scotland franked 6d + 2/-, carried on the “Royal Charter”with “AUSTRALIA / LIVERPOOL / PACKET” arrival c.d.s and a “6d” charge mark, the charge collected topay for registration within G.B. Photo on Page 37. £150-200

243 ✉ Victoria. 1865 Cover to “Georgetown, El Dorado County, California” bearing 1859 1/- and 1864 2d eachcancelled by the numeral “347” with London Paid and San Francisco datestamps below, red “16 / cents” andan “8” charge applied in London with a black “5” charge mark of San Francisco. A few minor edge tones,otherwise an attractive cover to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 37. £150-180

AUSTRIA244 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Milano”. 1893 (Jan 6) Cover from Vienna to an Austrian sailor at Pola, redirected to the

S.M.S “Gigant” at Novara and then back to Pola, the reverse handstamped violet “Aus dem am 16 Janner 1893gesunkenen / Postdampfer MILANO geborgen” with an endorsement explaining that it was not found for threeweeks, “POLA” datestamps for January 7th and 27th. The “Milano” was en route from Mitcovich to Triestecalling at various Dalmation ports when she foundered after striking rocks near Cape Compare at the entranceto Pola Bay on the morning of January 16th. Very scarce. Photo on Page 37. £400-500

BAHAMAS 245 �S 1902 KEVII Crown CA 1d - 5/- vertical pairs and a single £1 all overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint, scarce

in multiples. S.G. 62/70s, £300++ (13). Photo on Page 42. £220-260

246 �S 1920 Peace set of five each with a worn sans-serif “SPECIMEN” handstamp (approx. 15 x 1.5mm) in black,2d with slight crease, otherwise fine unmounted mint. A scarce receiving authority handstamp, recorded byBendon, believed to have been applied in Lebanon or Syria to Specimen stamps received from the U.P.U. (5).Photo on Page 56. £350-400

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247 �P 1948 Tercentenary of Settlement of the Island of Eleuthera Issue, Canadian Bank Note Company Frame DieProof of the final state in black, numbered “XC 4521”. £240-280

248 �P 1968 Tourism set of four featuring golf, sailing, horse racing and water skiing, imperforate proofs on gummedpaper affixed to a Bradbury Wilkinson card stamped 20 JUN 68 on reverse, with “AS SUBMITTED 20.6.68”in manuscript. Also a second card bears four perforated examples with manuscript “‘AS RUNNING’ ASSUBMITTED 23.7.68” and the date “23.7.68” on the reverse. Photo on Page 220. £300-350

BAHRAIN249 ✉ 1933 (Dec 13) London to Singapore Imperial Airways printed first flight cover bearing Bahrain 1a, 3a and

3a6p each tied by a Bahrain c.d.s with circular “BY / AIR”, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 37. £180-220

BARBADOS

Postal Stationery250 ✉ �S QV-QEII Used, unused and specimen stationery comprising postcards (37) with formula postcard bearing

Britannia issue 1/2d + 1d; 1902 1/2d card to USA with “T” handstamp and a 2c due stamp; reply cards (7) with1890 11/2d + 11/2d card to Costa Rica; envelopes (7) with 1893 1/2d on 1d envelope to Sierra Leone uprated 1/2d+ 1d + 21/2d; registration envelopes (33) with 1882 4d size K unused, 1898 2d size K used, 1902 2d size K used(2, one uprated 1d + 6d to USA), 1913 2d size K used to USA uprated 21/2d pair (edge faults but scarce), 19243d size H and H2 Specimen, size H uprated 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d (3) and 21/2d to USA; newspaper wrappers(26); air letters (12) with five formula types. A good lot with some unusual uses and large size registrationenvelopes, 26 overprinted Specimen. (122). £600-700

251 �P 1882 1/2d Postcard stamp Die Proof on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped “AFTER HARDENING” anddated “4 MAY 82”. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 44. £250-300

252 ✉ �S 1898 Page from the Madagascar Post Office specimen stamp ledger bearing 1/2d newspaper wrapper and twoexamples of size F 2d registration envelopes, each handstamped by red circular “POSTES ETTELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR”, some staining but a unique archivalpage. £150-200

253 ✉ �S 1957 2c Newspaper wrapper from the printers archives perfined “SPECIMEN”, endorsed “114,226” and dated“21/11/57”, heavy vertical and horizontal folds but probably a unique Specimen perfin on this wrapper.

£200-250

BASUTOLAND254 ✉ 1891 (Feb 26) Cover to France bearing Cape 1d and 2d tied by “277” numerals with a fine “MORIJA” c.d.s

on the front, backstamped at Aliwal North, Cape Town, London and Nancy. A fine early cover. £120-150

255 ✉ 1896 (Nov 19) Cape 11/2d postal stationery postcard to Germany cancelled by “LERIBE / C.G.H” c.d.s, asecond strike and datestamps of Maseru, Cape Town and Mulhausen on the front, very fine. £100-120

256 ✉ �P Postal Stationery. KGV-QEII Postal stationery with specimen, unused or used postcards (18) and registrationenvelopes with KGVI 4d size H2 unused, QEII 6d size H2 used (2), 5c on 6d size G unused (4) or used (3),5c size G used (2), H unused and used (3), H2 used (3), and later Lesotho registration envelopes. Also firstQEII G size envelope proof with the embossed stamp perfined “SPECIMEN”. (49). £200-250

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BECHUANALAND (Also see lots 909, 910)

257 ✉ Griqualand West. 1885 Cover with enclosed letter written from Mafeking (Oct 19) by Sergeant Stephens, DTroop, British Bechuanaland Police, bearing a Cape 1d tied by BARKLY / G.W.” c.d.s. (Oct 24), backstampedat Cape Town (Oct 28). In 1885-86 Bechuanaland mails were carried to and from Barkly by the BritishBechuanaland Police. £180-220

258 � 1888 Protectorate 2d with virtually complete “SHOSHONG / BECHUANALAND” c.d.s dated “AU 21 88”,the first recorded date of use. Datestamps were supplied to five Bechuanaland Post Offices on this date, all onthe route of the runner post service established by John Moffat, between Mafeking and Bulawayo. Photo onPage 56. £120-150

259 �★ �+ 1913-24 KGV Bechuanaland Protectorate overprints in unmounted mint control blocks comprising 1/2d (6,controls C13, J17, O20, R21, S22), 1d (4, I16, J17, S22, M19), 11/2d control O19, 2d die I control R21 and 2ddie II control V23, all superb. (13 blocks). £150-200

260 ★ 1916 De La Rue 2/6 pale brown with the listed major re-entry, clearly visible as doubling in the shieldand frame, fine mint. S.G. 85a, £1,200. Photo on Page 56. £400-500

261 ✉ �S Postal Stationery. QV-QEII Postcards (22), newspaper wrappers (10), registration envelopes (15, with QV Ksize “Four” on 2d unused and 4d specimen) and air letters (3), most unused. (50). £200-250

BERMUDA262 ✉ c.1846 Stampless cover with a New Orleans c.d.s and “PAID” handstamp, prepaid 10c to “Bermuda, care of

Messrs Middleton & Co. New York” with manuscript 4d ship letter charge and red oval “FORWARDED / BY/ MIDDLETON & CO / NEW YORK” on the reverse. £120-150

263 ✉ 1875 Cover to Scotland franked 1d rose and 6d mauve (perfs trimmed at right), Hamilton and red “PAID /LIVERPOOL / U.S PACKET” datestamps on the front. Closed opening tear at upper left corner, otherwise afine and attractive cover, carried on the “City of Houston” to New York and then by Cunard “Russia” toLiverpool. Photo on Page 37. £250-300

264 ✉ 1884 Cover to London with 1d rose strip of four tied by St. Georges 2 duplex cancels with red “LIVERPOOL/ SHIP” c.d.s below, backstamped with blue Hamilton c.d.s and in London. A fine and attractive cover,unusually carried by private ship to Liverpool. Photo on Page 37. £350-450

265 ★ 1918-22 Multiple Crown CA 2/- - £1 set of six mint, the 2/6 with break in right scroll, the 4/- with someperf staining, otherwise fine. S.G. 51b/55, £600. (6). Photo on Page 64. £140-160

266 ★ 1922-34 Multiple Script CA 1/4d - 12/6 set of 16 fine mint. S.G. 77/93, £515. (16). Photo on Page 64. £130-150

267 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Fort Victoria”. 1929 (Dec 14) Cover from Washington DC to Hamilton, Bermuda, thestamp washed off, the reverse bearing the explanatory label “Post Office, New York, N.Y. / This article(damaged by water) is part of / the contents of the mail sacks for Bermuda on / board the S.S. Fort Victoria,which vessel, in a / dense fog, was rammed by the S.S Algonquin / and sank in New York Harbor December18, 1929. / J.J. KIELY, Postmaster. / N.Y.P.O. - 12-27-29-3000”. The “Fort Victoria” stopped off Sandy Hookto land a pilot in thick fog and was rammed by the “Algonquin”, sinking later that day. All passengers and crewlanded safely, some of the mails being recovered over the following week. Photo on Page 41 £200-250

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BRAZIL268 ✉ 1836 Entire letters written on H.M.S “Dublin” at Bahia or Rio de Janeiro, interesting contents describe the

voyage, imprisonment of 16 crew at Rio, slave ships in harbour, sending home a present of humming birds,etc., one privately carried, the other with red “FALMOUTH / SHIP LETTER”. (2). £80-100

269 ✉ c.1851 Entire from Rio to Santos bearing 1850 30r black block of four with good margins, cancelled by penand tied by a Rio c.d.s, small tear at upper edge, otherwise largely fine. £140-160

270 ✉ 1879 Cover from Uba to Italy, the reverse bearing 10r, 20r, 50r and 300r stamps each with a cork obliteration,tied by Rio de Janeiro and Italian transit or arrival datestamps, the top three values however clearly usedpreviously. Flap missing and a little staining to the address panel, an attractive and interesting postal fraud,probably done with the co-operation of the Postmaster. Photo on Page 41. £140-160

BRITISH GUIANA271 ✉ 1903-04 Parcel Post Customs Declaration labels, both for natural history specimens sent to London, with

datestamps of Belfield or Suddie, one endorsed “Too late”. Both have “Demerara” labels applied in London,one with a stamp soaked off, a few minor faults but very scarce. (2). £200-240

BRITISH HONDURAS 272 ✉ 1860 Stampless cover endorsed from the “U.S. Commercial Agency at Belize” with their seal embossed into

the front left corner and the flap, addressed to the U.S. Minister Resident at Guatemala City. Handstamped“21” (probably separate “2” and “1” charge marks) applied at Guatemala. Very unusual. Photo on Page 41.

£600-700

273 �S 1921-22 Peace Commemoration 2c and 4c in strips of three each overprinted Specimen, affixed to a piece cutfrom the Madagascar Post Office Specimen stamp ledger, each stamp tied by the red double ring handstamp“POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / MADAGASCAR / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE”. A unique archival piece.Photo on Page 42. £400-500

BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS274 �E 1906 Unadopted photographic essays of a 1/2d design featuring a native with a bow and two 1d designs

featuring native canoes, all on white gummed paper (originally a single piece, now divided into three separatepieces). The BSIP commissioner C.M. Woodford proposed a stamp issue for the Protectorate in 1906, and hadthese photographic essays produced by the Sydney firm of W.E Smith & Co whilst in the city on BSIPbusiness; however he rejected these designs and drew the Large Canoe design himself, used for the first stampsissued in 1907 and printed by W.E Smith in Sydney. These three essays were supposedly obtained fromWoodford by a member of his staff. The first examples of these essays we have seen, illustrated on page 29 of“British Solomon Islands” by H. Gisburn. Photo on Page 42. £1,800-2,200

275 ★ �F 1907 Large Canoe issue, 1/2d - 1/- set of seven mint (with additional 1/2d, the 21/2d, 5d and 1/- a little stained)and fine used (with additional 2d), and forgeries of all seven values with additional forgeries of the 1/2d (2) and2d (with “Deutsche Post” c.d.s). S.G. 1/7, £616 (+ forgeries). (26). £150-180

276 �S � 1908 Small Canoe issue, 1/2d - 5/- set of eleven overprinted “SPECIMEN”, mint and used, all superb, thespecimen and mint sets very lightly mounted. Also two additional used 2d stamps, one with Tulagi c.d.s of Nov2 1908, the second day of issue (and the earliest recorded use). S.G. 8/17, £752. (35). Photo on Page 56.

£230-260

277 �S 1913-14 KGV Multiple Crown CA 1/2d, 1d, 3d and 11d “Postage Postage” set of four and 1/2d - £1 “PostageRevenue” set of fourteen all overprinted “SPECIMEN”, superb mint, most lightly mounted or unmounted.S.G. 18/38s, £505. (18). Photo on Page 56. £150-170

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278 ★ 1913-23 KGV Multiple Crown CA definitives mint comprising the four “Postage Postage” values (2 sets),and “Postage Revenue” 1/2d - £1 set of fourteen with additional 1/2d - 10/-, also further examples of the 1/2d,21/2d, 3d and 1/- blue-green on olive back (2), both 5/- shades present, all fine and lightly mounted. S.G. 18/38,£680. (41). Photo on Page 56. £150-180

279 � 1913-23 KGV Multiple Crown CA “Postage Postage” set of four and “Postage Revenue” 1/2d - £1 set offourteen fine used, with both 1d, 1/- and 5/- shades and additional 1/- and 2/6. S.G. 18/38, £584. (23). Photoon Page 56. £130-150

280 �P 1930 41/2d Value and duty plate Die Proof in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), stamped “BEFORE /STRIKING” and dated “12/8/30” in pencil. The 41/2d value was not issued until 1931. A fine De La Rue DieProof. Photo on Page 44. £200-250

281 �P A similar 41/2d value and duty plate Die Proof, stamped “AFTER / STRIKING” and dated “14/8/30” in pencil,very fine. Photo on Page 44. £200-250

282 �S 1922-31 KGV Multiple Script CA 1/2d - 10/- set of fifteen overprinted “SPECIMEN” (the 41/2d perfined), allfine, most very lightly mounted. S.G. 39/52s, £425. (15). Photo on Page 56. £130-150

283 ★ � 1922-31 KGV Multiple Script CA 1/2d - 10/- set of fifteen mint (with additional 1/2d - 5/-) and used, all fine.S.G. 39/52, £635. (45). Photo on Page 56. £130-150

284 �S �P 1935-42 Issues perfined “SPECIMEN”, comprising 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, 1937 Coronation set ofthree, 1946 Victory pair and 1938-42 KGVI 1/2d - 2/6 set of thirteen, the Coronation set and KGVI definitiveset very lightly mounted, the others all unmounted. Also the issued Coronation and Victory stamps, andWaterlow sample stamps with punch holes comprising KGVI 1d and 21/2d, 1956 QEII issue 11/2d pairs (2, withimprint or plate number in margin) and 3d pair. A superb lot. S.G. £860+. (35). Photo on Page 64. £250-300

285 ★ � 1956-63 QEII 1/2d - £1 Set of seventeen with additional 11/2d shade mint and used; and the 1959-60 4/-, 5/-,11/- and £1 booklets, two examples of each booklet showing the staples at the left or right sides, all very fine.S.G. 82/96, SB1/4, £560. (44). £110-130

286 �E 1976 De La Rue artwork comprising two stamp size designs in se-tenant pairs mounted on thin brown card,prepared for a New Currency set in 1976. These designs were adopted, with changes to the wording anddenominations, for the first Currency set which was printed by Harrison and issued in 1977. Unique. Photo onPage 62. £350-450

287 �S � Postage Due Stamps. 1940 1d - 1/6 Set of eight perfined “SPECIMEN”, mint (all marginal) and used, thespecimen and mint sets all unmounted, very fine. S.G. D1/8, £475. (24). Photo on Page 56. £120-140

Postal HistoryMany of the following items are listed in “The Stamps and Postal History of the Solomon Islands - IllustratedCheck List of the Pre-Protectorate and the Woodford Eras” by Don Franks, published by The Pacific IslandsStudy Circle, 2001.

288 � 1907 (July) Piece bearing Large Canoe 2d tied by a Tulagi c.d.s, in combination with New South Wales 2d tiedby a Sydney c.d.s. From February until September 1907 New South Wales stamps were added in Sydney toSolomon Islands covers addressed abroad bearing the first Large Canoe issue. A good combination piece.Franks 87. Photo on Page 64. £150-180

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289 � 1907 (Nov 18) Piece cut from a registered O.H.B.M.S cover bearing Large Canoe 1/2d, 2d pair, 21/2d and 1/-each tied by a Tulagi c.d.s, a further complete c.d.s alongside the stamps, the reverse with a red wax sealimpressed “BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS / (crown) / POST / OFFICE”. An unusual 1/7 franking payingthe 4oz rate (2d per 1/2oz) + 3d registration. S.G. £213 as stamps. With R.P.S Certificate (2012). Frank 114.Photo on Page 220. £150-180

290 � 1908 (May 12) Piece cut from a registered O.H.B.M.S cover bearing Large Canoe 1d, 2d and 6d each tied bya Tulagi c.d.s. (S.G. £127 as stamps). Very unusual. Franks 155. £80-100

291 ✉ 1908 (Aug 25) On His Britannic Majesty’s Service cover to London initialled by Frederick Barnett, ChiefPostmaster and Assistant to the Resident Commissioner, bearing Large Canoe 1d pair tied by Tulagi c.d.s,London arrival backstamp (Oct 12). The addressees name unfortunately cut from the cover, still a very scarceuse of the Large Canoe issue. Franks 164. Photo on Page 41. £200-250

292 ✉ 1908 (Aug 25) Philatelic registered cover to Paris bearing the Large Canoe set of seven (S.G. £300 as stamps)each tied by Tulagi c.d.s, a printed Tulagi registered label also tied to the cover, backstamped at Sydney (Sep.5) and Paris (Oct. 11). The earliest recorded use of this registered label, which replaced the oval framed “R”handstamp. A scarce early registered cover. Franks 167. Photo on Page 41. £250-350

293 � 1908 Small Canoe 1/2d rejoined pair, 1d (3) and 2d cancelled by violet handstamps of “S.S KULAMBANGRA”(2 types, one virtually complete) or “S.S UPOLU”, very scarce. (6). Photo on Page 56. £240-300

294 ✉ 1908 (Dec 8) Registered O.H.M.S cover to England signed by the Chief Postmaster Frederick Barnett frankedby Small Canoe 2d and 5d tied by a Tulagi c.d.s, bearing a Tulagi registration label, backstamped at Sydney(Dec 21) and Ipswich. A fine early registered cover, franked at the 1oz letter rate of 4d + 3d registration. Franks229. Photo on Page 41. £250-300

295 ✉ 1910 (Oct 5) Meade correspondence cover bearing Small Canoe 2d (a few stained perfs) tied by Aola c.d.s(Proud D1), backstamped at Sydney (Oct. 13) and Bungay. The Postal Agency at Aola on Guadalcanal wasopen from 1908-12 and again in 1916-20. An early use of this very scarce first c.d.s of Aola. Franks 292. Photoon Page 41. £400-500

296 ✉ 1910 (Nov 16) Meade correspondence cover bearing Small Canoe 1/2d block of four (a few stained perfs) withcentral Tulagi c.d.s, backstamped at Sydney (Nov. 24). Franks 297. £120-140

297 ✉ 1911 (Mar 21) O.H.B.M.S Cover to Sydney signed by the Chief Postmaster, franked Small Canoe 2d tied byTulagi c.d.s with an arrival backstamp (Mar 31). Franks 308. £140-160

298 ✉ 1911 (Sep 27) Cover to England with Small Canoe 1d and 2d tied by Tulagi c.d.s, backstamped at Sydney (Oct.11). A strange franking, the letter rate then 2d per 1/2oz. Franks 324. £100-120

299 ✉ 1912 (Jan 2) Real photo picture postcard entitled “Native Marovo Lagoon” written by W.T Cratchley, BurnsPhilips branch manager at Faisi, sent to London with Small Canoe 1d tied by Shortlands c.d.s (unusually withmonth above day), a scarce early use of this Shortlands c.d.s. Also another real photo card from the same seriesshowing a topless lady, entitled “Malaita Girl”, also written by Cratchley, the stamp unfortunately removed.(2). Franks 329. Photo on Page 46. £180-220

300 ✉ c.1912 Cover to Scotland with “N. Wheatley, Roviana” printed on the flap, bearing Small Canoe 1d cancelledby straight line “S.S KULAMBANGRA” (45x4mm) in violet, very small piece torn from upper left cornerupon opening, otherwise fine and attractive. Norman Wheatley was a trader at Roviana from 1892 until hisdeath in 1930. The S.S “Kulambangra” was owned by Levers Pacific Plantation Ltd, and traded in the WesternSolomons - Bougainville area. Franks records just one other Small Canoe issue cover and one piece with thisship cancellation. A rare ship cancel. With R.P.S. Certificate (2011). Franks 419. Photo on Page 46.

£1,000-1,200

301 ✉ 1912 (June 22) Picture postcard of “Pago Pago, Savo - Solomons” to England with Small Canoe 1d tied by aTulagi c.d.s. Franks 342. £100-120

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302 ✉ 1913 (Aug 14) Cover to Kieta, Bougainville with Small Canoe 2d tied by Shortlands c.d.s, the date inverted.An unusual destination and a fine Shortlands c.d.s. Photo on Page 46. £200-250

303 ✉ 1913 (Aug 14) Registered cover to Germany bearing Small Canoe 5d and 6d and KGV 3d definitive eachcancelled by Shortlands c.d.s (date inverted), a Tulagi registration label applied in transit, backstamped atSydney and upon arrival in Germany. Vertical fold clear of all the stamps, otherwise a fine commercial coverwith the combination of the 1908-11 Small Canoe and 1913 definitive issues. Franks 402. Photo on Page 46.

£240-300

304 ✉ �★ 1913 (Sep 26) Cover to New South Wales bearing Small Canoe 1/2d and 1d pairs, both the thin paper printing,tied by Shortlands datestamps with a Coffs Harbour arrival c.d.s (Oct. 9) below, backstamped at Tulagi (Sep.30, blue-black c.d.s) and at Sydney. Also unmounted mint corner marginal pairs of the 1/2d and 1d Small Canoestamps on thin paper. Franks 405. Photo on Page 49. £120-150

305 ✉ 1913 (July 3) Large O.H.B.M.S cover with Small Canoe 4d vertical strip of three tied by Tulagi datestamps, aregistration label applied, sent to the Ipswich stamp dealer William Bradbury but addressed to him “c/o TheCrown Agents for the Colonies, Whitehall Gardens, London S.W”, the address crossed out and endorsed“Returned by Dead Letter Office Sydney N.S Wales, R.R Pugh”, with Parliament St. and London S.Wdatestamps of Sep. 23/24. The reverse bearing a label explaining that The Crown Agents cannot identify theaddressee without particulars of the colony and appointment to which he is connected, with datestamps ofSydney (July 16), London (Aug 24), Dead Letter Office Sydney (Nov 24) and Tulagi (Dec 9). Vertical fold, alittle creased and two tears to the upper and lower sides near the left edge, still a scarce 1/- franking and anexceptionally unusual registered cover returned to Tulagi five months after it was first posted. Franks 396.Photo on Page 46. £250-350

306 ✉ 1913 (Dec 23) Cover to Kobe, Japan with Small Canoe 21/2d (small perf stain) tied by a Tulagi c.d.s, the flapwith “Burns, Philip & Company, Makambo” printed upon it. Makambo Island, located close to Tulagi, waspurchased by Burns Philip in 1908 and remained the Company’s Headquarters in the Solomons until WorldWar Two. An unusual destination. Franks 415. Photo on Page 49. £150-180

307 ✉ 1913 (Dec 31) Registered cover to Ireland bearing Small Canoe 2d pair tied by Tulagi c.d.s (Proud D3,horizontal bars above and below the date) and a registration label, backstamped at Sydney (Feb 13). A fineregistered cover. Franks 416. Photo on Page 49. £160-200

308 ✉ 1912 (Sep 9) Registered cover to Sydney franked by Small Canoe 4d apparently on white paper, tied by aTulagi c.d.s and bearing a registration label, backstamped at Sydney (Sep 26). Franks 352. Photo on Page 49.

£200-250

309 ✉ 1914 (May 11) Registered cover with printed address of Lt.-Col. Clements in Bournemouth, bearing SmallCanoe 4d tied by Tulagi c.d.s (Proud D3) with a Tulagi registration label, backstamped in London (June 29)and Bournemouth. Franks 423. £100-120

310 ✉ 1913 (June 9) Picture postcard to St. Petersburg, Russia, bearing 1913 1/2d and 1d definitive each tied byGavutu c.d.s in violet. A rare cancel and an unusual destination; this Post Office only open 1907-14. Photo onPage 49. £250-300

311 ✉ 1913 (July 16) Cover to Switzerland franked by 1913 1/2d and 1d pair definitives cancelled by violet straightline “S.S KULAMBANGRA” (45x3mm) and two Sydney datestamps, backstamped at Bern (Aug 23), the flapwith “Burns Philip Line” printed upon it. The S.S “Kulambangra”, owned by Levers Pacific Plantations Ltd,operated between Sydney and the Solomons from 1913 until 1916. A fine and rare cover, just two other SmallCanoe issue covers (see lot 300) and a piece recorded with this ship cancel. Photo on Back Cover.

£1,000-1,200

312 ✉ 1913 (Aug 17) Real photo picture postcard depicting “Bugotu Boys - Solomons” (photographers handstampof J.W Beattie, Hobart Tasmania), written from Malaita Island to England with a 1913 1d definitive tied bylight Tulagi c.d.s, an arrival c.d.s of Torquay (Oct 6). Malaita Island did not have a Post Office until after WorldWar Two. £100-120

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313 ✉ 1913 (Dec 11) Picture postcard of the Mission Ship “Southern Cross” sent to New Zealand with 1913 1/2ddefinitive pair tied by light Gavutu c.d.s (date inverted) with an Auckland arrival c.d.s (19 Jan) below,backstamped at Tulagi (Proud D5, Dec. 22) and Sydney (Jan. 1). A scarce cancel, the Gavutu Post Office open1907-14. A little corner creasing, otherwise fine. £120-150

314 ✉ 1914-19 Registered covers from Tulagi all with Proud type D4 c.d.s (with horizontal lines above and below thedate) and bearing blue registration labels, two to England franked 1913 “Postage Postage” 1d and 3d or 1914“Postage Revenue” 1/2d pair and 1d strip of three, or O.H.M.S covers to India franked 1914 4d + 5d (cover alittle shortened at left) or 1d, 4d, 5d and 6d (a fifth stamp having fallen off), a useful group. (4). £200-250

315 ✉ 1917 (Mar 24) Long stampless O.H.B.M.S cover registered to England with two superb strikes of violet boxed“BRITISH / SOLOMON / ISLANDS / PAID / TULAGI”, a Tulagi registration label and datestamps of Tulagi,Sydney (Apr. 28), London and Rugby (June 15). Central vertical fold, otherwise fine, an early use of this Paidhandstamp, recorded in use from September 1915 until 1929. £100-120

316 ✉ 1917 (June 1) Registered cover to Melbourne with “Malayta Company Limited, Aola, Solomon Islands”printed on the flap, bearing 4d definitive tied by very scarce Aola c.d.s (Proud D2) with a further superb strikealongside and a Tulagi registration label added in transit, backstamped at Tulagi (June 13) and Sydney (June26). The Aola Post Office, on Guadalcanal Island, was open from 1908-12 and again in 1916-20 when thisscarce second type c.d.s was used. Very few examples recorded. Photo on Page 49. £300-350

317 ✉ 1917 (June 9) Cover to Holland bearing 21/2d definitive pair tied by Shortland c.d.s (Proud D2) with a secondstrike below and boxed “CENSUUR / GEPASSEERD”, backstamped at Tulagi (June 15) and Hulst (Sep 7). A fine example of the second type c.d.s of Shortland Island, used 1916-20. £130-160

318 ✉ 1920 (July 13) Cover to Italy bearing 1914 1/2d pair + single and 1d definitives tied by Shortland datestamps(Proud D2, recorded 1916-20), backstamped at Tulagi (July 21) and Moncalieri (Sep 19), and 1928 cover toBritish Columbia with 11/2d definitive tied by Shortland Isld c.d.s (Proud D3), a good pair to unusualdestinations. (2). £160-200

319 ✉ 1924 (Dec 11) Registered “Deakin” cover to England franked 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 2d and 3d definitives each tied byTulagi c.d.s, most unusually with boxed “R / Tulagi 5767” registration marking in manuscript, presumably dueto a shortage of registration labels, backstamped at Sydney and Bromsgrove. £100-120

320 ✉ 1926-28 Stampless O.H.M.S covers registered to London or Germany with boxed “BRITISH / SOLOMON /ISLANDS / PAID TULAGI” in violet or black, both bearing registration labels, one with Registered LetterTulagi c.d.s (Proud R1, 21 JA 28, the earliest recorded use). (2). £140-160

321 ✉ 1927 (Dec 13) Registered cover to England with 5d definitive tied by the rare “MONEY ORDER / OFFICETULAGI / BRITISH SOLOMON IDS” c.d.s with further strikes on the front and reverse, used in error, allwith “Money Order Office” crossed out in blue crayon, a Tulagi registration label applied, backstamped atSydney (Dec 23). This Money Order Office datestamp is not recorded by Proud, but is the same type datestampas the Registered Letter c.d.s (Proud R1); both datestamps were probably issued late in 1927, this Money Orderc.d.s being used in error instead of the similar Registered datestamp. An exceptional cover. Photo on Page 49.

£200-250

322 ✉ 1929 (April 28) Registered “Deakin” cover with 21/2d and 3d definitives each tied by Vanikoro c.d.s (Proud D2,used from 1924), registered in transit at Sydney where a registration label was applied to the reverse,backstamped at Sydney, Birmingham and Bromsgrove. Also 1938 (April 11) registered cover with 1937Coronation 1d (2), 11/2d and 3d each tied by the Vanikoro c.d.s, the reverse bearing a Vanikoro registrationlabel, believed to be the earliest known use of this label. Philatelic but a scarce and interesting pair fromVanikoro, which had no registration facilities in 1929. (2). £140-160

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323 ✉ 1929 Registered “Deakin” covers with 1/2d and 4d definitives tied by Gizo c.d.s (Proud D3) and bearing a Gizoregistration label (recorded 1924-29); or with 11/2d and 4d definitives tied by Shortland Isld c.d.s (Proud D3)with scarce Shortland Island registration label (only recorded 1928-29), both backstamped at Sydney,Birmingham and Bromsgrove, philatelic but scarce. (2). £100-120

324 ✉ 1929-36 Commercial covers all with the distinctive Registered Letter Office datestamp of Tulagi (Proud R1)and Tulagi registration labels, comprising covers to Sydney bearing three 11/2d definitives, to Switzerland withfour 11/2d definitives, or to South Africa with four 1935 Silver Jubilee 11/2d stamps, all backstamped at Sydney.(3). £150-180

325 ✉ 1930 (July 31) “Smye” Cover to the Solomon Islands with Australia 1/2d pair cancelled by a Tulagi c.d.s (ProudD7), endorsed “Not Known, Tulagi” and redirected back to England, philatelic but very unusual. £80-100

326 ✉ 1932 (July 28) Registered Cover to England with 41/2d definitive tied by superb Gizo c.d.s (Proud D4) with asecond strike on the front and scarce blank provisional type registration label, backstamped at Sydney (Sep 2)and Salcombe (Oct 10), very fine. £100-120

327 ✉ Air Mail Covers. 1934 (Dec 8) England to Australia first flight cover franked 1/3, addressed to Tulagi,unclaimed and returned with Tulagi Dead Letter c.d.s (Proud D2) and “Return To Sender” cachet (Proud I3)on the reverse; two 1938 first flight covers at the 11/2d Empire air rate from G.B, both returned with similarcachet and Dead Letter c.d.s; and two 1938 (Sep 27/29) covers from Tulagi carried on the first flight from theSolomons to England at the 11/2d rate both with Oct. 17 arrival backstamps. All fine, the 11/2d rate return firstflight covers from the Solomons scarce. (5). £170-200

328 ✉ 1935-39 Stampless O.H.B.M.S covers with boxed “BRITISH / SOLOMON / ISLANDS / POSTAGE / PAID /TULAGI” (Proud PD3) in black (2) or red (2), three with crowned oval “PROTECTORATE POSTMASTER/ TULAGI” cachet (two dated) in mauve, two registered with differing Tulagi registration labels. One with theRegistered Letter c.d.s (Proud R1), the others with type D7 c.d.s, one to Canada, all fine. (4). £150-180

329 ✉ 1937-39 Covers comprising two 1937 covers to G.B bearing KGV 1/2d + 1d violet or 41/2d definitives tied byTulagi or Gizo datestamps, 1939 registered covers from Gizo to G.B franked KGVI 6d or Shortland Island toAustralia franked KGVI 2d + 21/2d both with registration labels, the 1939 registered cover from Gizo withprinted return address of “Solomon Islands Mission of Seventh-day Adventists, Ranoga via Gizo”. (4).

£130-150

330 ✉ �F 1937 Coronation issue sets on genuine and forged covers, comprising genuine 13 May 1937 F.D.Cs withcancels of Gizo (2, one with registration label, the other with handstruck registration etiquette) or Tulagi (4,two with Registered Letter c.d.s, one with printed return address of M. Harper on Mandoliana Island); 1938(Jan 12) sets on registered covers from Shortland Island with violet boxed registration handstamps (2, notrecorded by Proud and the only known use of this handstamp, on the only mailing of Coronation sets fromShortland Is.); and “Bowie” or “Harris” F.D.Cs with forged Tulagi datestamps (4), one with the careless dateerror of 17 MY, which contributed to the conviction of J.D Harris for fraud (sentenced to nine monthsimprisonment). Also single stamps with forged cancels comprising 1935 Silver Jubilee issue (5), 1937Coronation (7) or 1946 Victory (3). An interesting group. (12 covers + 15 stamps). £150-200

331 ✉ 1938 (Mar 5) Cover to Sydney with New Guinea 2d (a few perf stains) cancelled by large violet “PAQUEBOT”(Hosking 1799, Proud SL3, recorded 1927-38) with a Tulagi c.d.s alongside. £80-100

332 ✉ 1938 (July 3) Cover to London bearing KGVI 3d, 41/2d and 1/- definitives tied by Shortland Isld c.d.s (ProudD3) with a further superb strike alongside and a blue By Air Mail label, an unusual 1/71/2 rate presumablypaying for air mail from Australia to G.B. £80-100

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333 ✉ 1939 (Apr 18) Cover with “Burns Philip Line” on the reverse, posted on the company’s vessel M.V “Malaita”and addressed to a Burns Philip employee at Kieta, New Guinea, with KGVI 11/2d cancelled by a Kieta c.d.sand straight line “PAQUEBOT” (Hosking 1702, only recorded 1939) with “MALAITA” cachet in the lowerleft corner. A scarce Paquebot, possibly applied on the ship rather than upon arrival at Kieta. Photo on Page49. £100-120

334 ✉ Postage Due Mail. c.1947 Unstamped “Silvester” cover with circular Munda Tax mark (Proud UP1) and a 3dpostage due stamp tied by Munda c.d.s (Proud D2); and 1958 cover from Auki to Yandina (addressees namedeleted in ink) franked QEII 1/2d + 1d with circular Auki Tax mark (not recorded by Proud) and a 1d postagedue stamp tied by Yandina c.d.s (Proud D3). (2). £80-100

Picture Postcards335 ✉ 1905 (Oct 12) Melanesian Mission postcard depicting “A Solomon Islander, Mother and Child”, posted from

Norfolk Island to England with a N.S.W 1d tied by the Norfolk Island c.d.s with a second strike alongside,both typically awful impressions but “LAND” clearly readable. Also an unused example of the same card. (2). £100-120

336 ✉ c.1905-30 Picture postcards including real photo cards by J.W Beattie of Hobart (6, with “A Florida Canoe”,“Inside Pallisade at Norefou, Malaita”, “Fighting Man of Ulawa”, etc), Melanesian Mission series I and IIcards (14) and later real photo series printed in Britain (28), Marist Missions (2), Society for the Propagationof the Gospel, Western Pacific Herald Series, cards by Brodziak of Suva, Fiji (2), also a card of Aola postedin Queensland in 1908, and other real photo postcards (2) or photos (2). A scarce lot. (59). £450-600

337 ✉ c.1913 Real photo postcards apparently taken by Frederick Christian Mittelheuser who went to the Solomonsto work for the Malayta Company in 1913, with his handwritten explanations of the views written on thereverse. Views include Mittelheuser with gun in the plantation, copra drying shed, natives preparing copra,trading station at Marovoo Lagoon, fetching drinking water in a canoe, recruiting natives from a canoe atMalayta, Malayta boys on the plantation (2), his native valet Asa (2), natives in a canoe, company station atAola, Roviana women, native women at the mission station, etc. A fine lot, all well taken, probably uniquecards. (22). Photo on Page 53. £320-360

BRITISH SOMALILAND (Also see lots 41, 43, 44)

338 ✉ 1940 Cover (with enclosed letter) from Captain Humphrey French, Officer Commanding ‘B’ Company of theSomaliland Camel Corps, Kings African Rifles, to his mother in London. Handstamped with French’s personalcachet and triangular “PASSED BY / 38 / CENSOR”, backstamped at Berbera (Ap. 22), very unusual. Photoon Page 53. £200-250

BURMA339 ✉ 1838 Entire letter from Moulmein to England headed “From Gunner Thom. K. Holland, B. Co 3rd Battalion

Artillery” and countersigned by the Commanding Officer, charged the 1d soldiers concessionary rate plus 2dsea postage because it was sent by private ship, handstamped “INDIA SOLDIERS / 3 / LONDON”. Small faultat upper edge and a little faded but a very scarce soldiers letter from Burma. Photo on Page 53. £500-600

340 � 1854 India imperforate issues cancelled in Burma, comprising “B/5” numeral of Akyab on 1/2a blue, 1a red (8),2a green (6), 4a red and blue (3); “B/127” numeral of Moulmein on 1/2a blue (5), 1a red (7), 2a green (4);“B/108” numeral of Kyuk Phyoo on 1a red; “B/156” numeral of Rangoon on 1/2a blue pair and 1a red; “B/171”numeral of Shoay Gyen on 1a red; “B/179” numeral of Thayetmyo on 4a red and blue. A scarce group. (40).Photo on Page 56. £2,000-2,500

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341 ✉ 1854 Stampless cover (with enclosed letter) to Scotland charged 1/10, endorsed from “A. Gibbon, Surgeon,65th Regt N.I”, backstamped “RANGOON / 185 / MARCH” (Proud PS11, this type used May 1853 - April1854, with a new datestamp made each month) and endorsed “Bearing”. Backstamped at Calcutta, London andAberdeen, with red boxed “INDIA”. Recipients endorsement concerning the letter written on the front abovethe address, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 53. £350-400

342 ✉ 1858 Stampless entire letter written in native script from India, addressed to “Shaik Amed, RegimentalMoonche of the 45th Regt N.I, Rangoon” and endorsed “Bearing”, Vellore and Madras datestamps, the frontalso with a “RANGOON / P.O” arrival c.d.s (Proud D4) in blue, fine and scarce. £140-160

343 ✉ 1867 Cover to England headed “From Private H. Hessey No 8 Co 2/19th” and countersigned by theCommanding Officer, franked at the soldiers concession rate by 8p mauve (small corner defect) tied byoctagonal “B/179” of Thayetmyo. Backstamped at Thayetmyo, Calcutta and upon arrival in Yorkshire. Anunusually fine soldiers rate cover from Burma. Photo on Page 53. £500-600

344 ✉ 1882 Cover to England with India 1/2a and 4a each tied by a diamond of horizontal bars (Proud K7) andbackstamped “TOUNGHOO” c.d.s (D6). £120-150

345 ✉ 1889 1/4a Service postcard from Rangoon to “The Battalion Commandant, Mily Police, Chin Frontier Levy,Kalamyo or Kumbale via Kalewa” with “BURMESE FIELD / NO. 2 / SUB P.O” arrival c.d.s (Aug 14) on thefront, very scarce. This Field P.O c.d.s recorded used 1885-86 during the Third Burma War, and again on thisone date in 1889. Photo on Page 53. £350-400

346 ✉ QV-KGVI Covers all with India or Burma stamps, includes 1903 registered cover with “THONGWA”datestamps and boxed registration handstamp (R1, believed to be the only recorded example), 1892 12a6penvelope with “YENANG YEUNG” squared circle, 1896 2a6p envelope with “SOORTEE BAZAAR /RANGOON” c.d.s, these three mostly fine, many later covers stained. (47). £200-250

347 ✉ 1901 1/2a Stationery envelope with 1a pair on the reverse tied by Sandoway c.d.s (Proud D4, only recordedexample), addressed “To Superintendent of Survey, Bankake (Siam) via Rangoon” and redirected within Siam,backstamped at Singapore and with eight Bangkok or other Siamese datestamps. Piece torn from the flap wellclear of the stamps, otherwise fine, an unusual destination. £100-120

348 ✉ 1910 Cover to Mahathai, Bangkok with KEVII 1/2a and 1a pair each cancelled Papun-Burma c.d.s (Proud KD5,only recorded example), sent by the overland route with a Bangkok arrival backstamp, seal cut out, otherwisefine and very scarce. £170-200

349 ✉ 1934 Cover with KGV 2a6p tied by “TIGER CAMP / B.O / NORTHERN SHAN STATES” c.d.s, fine andscarce. £140-160

350 ✉ 1946 (May 19) British forces air letter, turned inside out and used by a Japanese Prisoner of War, headed “Mailof Disarmed Military Personnel” in both English and Japanese with a red censor chop of “Nitta” and U.Scensor cachet and seal. Written by Sgt. Naohiko Miyazaki of 1st Bn HQ, 112th Infantry Regt., 55th Div., witha translation of the message. Piece torn away from the lower left corner and repaired, otherwise fine and veryscarce. Photo on Page 53. £160-180

BUSHIRE(Also see lot 762)

Indian Postal Agency351† ✉ 1867-74 Stampless covers with datestamps of “BUSHIER” (Parsons type C4a), “BUSHIRE” types C5a or C9

(3) or “BASHIR”, two with boxed “BUSHIRE / P.O / BEG 1 ANNA” or similar “2 ANNA” handstamps, theothers with boxed “POSTAGE DUE” and charged 1a and 2a. The “BEG 2 ANNA” cover torn and crudelyrepaired, the others with the occasional minor edge fault though largely fine. (6). £200-250

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352† ✉ 1871-1917 Covers bearing India stamps tied by various Bushire cancels, comprising “BUSHIRE / 26” duplex(type C5, cover torn), “BASHIR / K-5” duplex (C9), “B” within bars (C11), “BUSHIRE / B” duplex (C12,franked 1/2a, “POSTAGE DUE / 1 ANNA” on reverse), or large squared circle type C14 (11), one 1915 coverwith semi-circle “BUSHIRE / DUE / AS”. A few tears and stains, the majority however fine. (15). £400-500

353† � � QV-KGV Stamps (173) and pieces (96, with 168 stamps) all with various Bushire cancels including “26”, “B”and “K-5” duplexs, “BUSHIRE / REG” c.d.s and many squared circles, also a couple of Busrah cancels andtwo Persia stamps unusually with “”JASK” squared circles, many multiples, some written up on album pages.(273). £250-300

1915 British Occupation Overprints354† ★ � Mint and used selection (23), all genuine overprints, the majority with the overprint setting and position

identified, fourteen fine stamps comprising 1ch mint, 2ch mint (3) and used, 3ch mint and used (2), 9chmint, 10ch mint and used, 12ch mint and used (on piece) and 1kr used, nine other stamps with faultsincluding 9ch mint and 1kr used both with no stop variety. Also the reverse portion of a censoredregistered cover bearing setting IIA 3ch and 6ch, both fine. S.G. £1,325 for the fine stamps. (24).

£300-400

355† ★ Setting IB 12ch mint strip of ten, the complete row showing all ten overprint positions, stamp nine withno stop variety, stamp ten separated and rejoined with hinges, two stamps unmounted, the others mountedwith part gum. Small perf tones to stamps 1, 9 and 10, otherwise fine and attractive and very rare as acomplete strip. With 1921 Stamp Trade Protection Certificate and 2015 B.P.A Certificate. S.G. 8/a,£1,275. Photo Inside Front Cover. £350-400

356† � Setting IB 24ch pair used, positions 8-9, the right stamp with no stop variety, this stamp with a small tonespot, otherwise fine. With B.P.A Certificate (2015). S.G. 9/a, £510. Photo on Page 64. £100-120

357† ✉ 1915 (Aug 18) Local cover franked on the reverse with 6ch (IIIA9), 24ch (IIA3) and 10kr (IB9), the 6chand 10kr both with plate flaw 4 which occurs just four times in each sheet, the 10kr also with the no stopvariety (therefore sheet position 29 or 79). Just 17 10kr stamps possible with this combination ofvarieties. A little perf staining, otherwise fine and an exceptional 10kr use on cover. (S.G. £910 as basicstamps). With B.P.A Certificate (2015). Photo on Page 53. £900-1,100

358† ★ 1915 1ch Surcharge on 5ch with Bushire Under British Occupation overprint, setting IB/1, fine mint withlarge part original gum, four expertising signatures lightly handstamped or in pencil on the reverse, withB.P.A Certificate (2015). The rarest of all the basic stamps overprinted Bushire with just four examplessupposedly overprinted. Listed but unpriced by S.G., who price other less rare stamps at up to £14,000.A key rarity of Bushire. With B.P.A Certificate (2015). S.G. 30, unpriced. Photo on Front Cover.

£6,000-8,000

359† Two exceptionally detailed and useful files of reference notes, allowing the identification of genuineoverprints together with their setting and sometimes their actual sheet position, comprising goodphotocopies of genuine stamps for all settings (mostly complete strips of ten) with detailed notes onidentifying each stamp and tables showing where the setting and specific varieties occur in the sheet, withsome photos of genuine stamps and expert committee certificates given for both genuine and forgedissues. Also examples of the unoverprinted Persia stamps showing constant flaws that can be used forplating the overprint issues, and detailed notes on forgeries showing various types with accompanyingnotes and good colour copies, or actual forged overprints (46). £100-150

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CANADA(Also see lots 147, 1190, 1202)

360 ✉ 1833 Soldiers cover prepaid 1d from Quebec to Scotland, headed “From Alex. Fletcher, Pte 7th Regiment No.166” and countersigned with Quebec and Edinburgh datestamps. The letter includes “we met with a greataccident on our way across Lake Erie in a steam-boat, one of the boilers bursted and killed 3 men and lamedone, we were only 30 miles from Amherstburgh when it took place and we went 300 miles on one boiler”.Small tear at upper edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 60. £300-350

361 ★ � 1851-64 Dominion of Canada issues mint (4) and used (51) on pages including imperf 1851 laid paper6d (just touched at base) and wove paper 1/2d (faults), 3d (4, including a pair with 1965 B.P.A Certificate)and 71/2d (faults), 1858 perf 1/2d and 3d, 1859 1c mint and used (10), 5c mint and used (15) 10c mint(regummed, with 2012 R.P.S Certificate) and used (7), 121/2c (4), 17c (3) and 1864 2c mint and used (3), somefaults, a useful selection. S.G. 1-45, £10,000 (approx). (55). Photo on Page 56. £600-700

362 ★ � 1859-1953 Mint and used range in a stockbook including 1897 Diamond Jubilee 6c, 8c, 10c, 15c, 20c,50c and $1 (2) mint, mainly fine. Also Newfoundland issues from 1865 and a few other Canadianprovinces issues on stockcards. (100s). Photo on Page 56. £400-500

363 ★ � 1868-93 Large and Small Queen issues mint (9) and used (101) on pages including Large Queen Ottawaprinting thin transparent paper 12c used, medium wove paper 15c mint, 1873-79 Montreal printing 10c,1889-97 Ottawa printing on poor paper 10c mint, etc. (110). £150-180

364 ★ 1897 Diamond Jubilee 1/2c - $5 set of sixteen mint with additional listed shades of the 1c, 2c, 5c and 50c, fine,large part original gum. S.G. 121/140, £6,290. (20). Photo on Page 56. £1,200-1,500

365 � 1897 Diamond Jubilee 1/2c - $3 and $5 used with additional listed shades of the 1c, 2c, 3c and 50c, fine. S.G.121/140, £2,955. (19). Photo on Page 56. £500-600

366 � 1897-2010 Used collection in three albums and on pages including 1908 Quebec Tercentenary set of eight,1915 War Tax 50c pair, 1928-29 1c - $1 set (with extra $1 shade), etc., also 1893 20c (2) and 50c (2), and afew F.D.Cs. A fine lot, largely complete. (100s). £250-300

367 ★ 1898-2000 Mint collection in four albums and on pages including 1898 10c, 1908 Quebec Tercentenaryset of eight, 1928-29 1c - $1 set of eleven, 1930-31 1c - $1 set of sixteen, also booklet panes, coil stamps,a few KGV proofs, an album of QEII booklets, and 1893 20c vermilion. An attractive collection,commemoratives largely complete from 1898 and definitives from 1928. (100s). £500-600

Wreck Mail368 ✉ S.S “Empress of Ireland”. 1914 (May 26) Cover from Quebec to London, the stamp washed off, backstamped

at the Ottawa Dead Letter Office (Sep. 14) and endorsed “M.O for 67 cents, MOB 1 Oct. 1914”, enclosedwithin an Ottawa DLO ambulance envelope with a 2c stamp from another wreck cover applied, the stamp tiedby an Ottawa (Dec. 29) machine, the ambulance envelope and enclosed wreck cover both handstamped violet“Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S Empress of Ireland”. Also a picture postcard of the ship. The CanadianPacific Railway Co. steamer “Empress of Ireland” left Quebec for Liverpool with 1,467 passengers and crew.On the night of 28/29 May she encountered fog in the St. Lawrence River 20 miles from Rimouski, put herengines astern and signalled this, but was then struck by the Norwegian collier “Storstadt”, tearing a huge holein her side flooding the boiler rooms. The liner put out an SOS and managed to launch four boats, but sankwithin 15 minutes with the loss of over 1,000 lives. Some mail was salvaged by divers and processed overseveral months at Ottawa, the above cover being salvaged nearly four months after the wreck but then notforwarded from Ottawa for a further 31/2 months. A fine cover with an ambulance envelope and an unusuallyclear cachet. (3). £250-280

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369 ✉ S.S “Empress of Ireland”. 1914 (May 23) Cover from Indian Head, Sask. to Blackpool, the stamps washedoff, the explanatory cachet applied in green ink, with matching oval ‘Branch Dead Letter Office, Ottawa’datestamp (Oct. 23) on the reverse. £120-150

370 ✉ S.S “Nascopie”. 1947 (Aug 1) Cover to England with partial oval “EASTERN ARCTIC PATROL / R.M.S /CANADA” datestamp, the stamp washed off, handstamped violet “SALVED FROM THE SEA”, the reversewith an Officially Sealed label bearing the violet c.d.s of ‘District Post Office Inspector, D.L.O, Winnipeg,Man.’ (Aug 8). Also another cover with Canada 4c tied by Lake Harbour N.W.T c.d.s (July 16) with the“SALVED FROM THE SEA” cachet”, bearing a blue label explaining it was salvaged from the R.M.S“Nascopie” lost at Cape Dorset, sent to Rev. Cole in Stirling, the label and cover both bearing Stirling, Ont.datestamps (Aug 13). The “Nascopie” sailed from Montreal but ran aground on a reef in the Hudson Straits,off Baffin Island, and was abandoned. All passengers and crew were rescued and the mail saved. The blueexplanatory labels were manufactured by the Rev. Cole, in collusion with the Stirling Postmaster, who affixedthe labels after the covers had been delivered. (2). £120-150

CAYMAN ISLANDS371 ✉ 1908 Cover to Grand Cayman with George Town c.d.s (Oct 13) and red manuscript “Pd 1/4d W.G.McC”, written

by the Postmaster William Graham McCausland after the Post Office ran out of 1/4d stamps during October.S.G. MP2, £250. £100-120

CEYLON (Also see lot 130)

372 ✉ 1799 Entire letter from Trincomalee, Ceylon with oval “Ship Letter / (crown) / LONDON” (Rob S8, recorded1799-1802), charged 10d. £100-120

373 ✉ Forwarding Agents. 1844 Entire letter from Port Louis, Mauritius, to France sent by forwarding agent toColombo and then put into the post prepaid 1/8, with oval “LAMBE RINALS & Co / FORWARDED BY /COLOMBO” F.A.C. and crowned oval “COLOMBO / POST PAID” datestamp, an “ALEXANDRIA” doublearc date stamp applied in transit at the British Post Office and disinfected at Malta with slits and “PURIFIEAU LAZARET / MALTE” handstamp. An attractive entire, the Colombo F.A.C unrecorded by Rowe and veryscarce. Photo on . £250-300

374 ✉ 1846 O.H.M.S Wrapper to The Govt Agent, Kandy, endorsed from “Toll Rentey, Top the Pass N.Ellia”backstamped with “NUWERA-ELIYA / POST FREE” (Proud OPD2, recorded 1846-48), with manuscriptdate. £250-300

CHINA(Also se lots 470, 473, 930)

375 ✉ 1912 Large registered cover to England bearing Republic of China overprint 2c (corner fault) and 3c block often tied by Chinese datestamps, a Moukden c.d.s alongside. Central vertical fold and later writing on thereverse, otherwise fine, an unusual cover from Manchuria. £80-100

376 ✉ Russian P.O. 1905 Picture postcard to France with Russian P.O 1k and 3k on the picture side, cancelled atHankow, backstamped at Shanghai (Russian P.O) and Hong Kong. £80-100

377 ✉ Mongolia. 1932 Red Band envelope to Kalgan, the reverse bearing Mongolia 1931 5m on 5c and 20m on 20ccancelled at Ulan Bator, in combination with China 4c single and block of four cancelled at Harbin, a littleminor wear, a scarce and attractive combination cover. Photo on Page 60. £380-420

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COLOMBIA378 ✉ 1888 Registered cover from Barranquilla to Germany bearing 1883 imperf 2c pair and strip of three and 1886

perforated 10c orange, with a 10c red registration stamp correctly left uncancelled in the upper right corner,an octagonal “LIGNE D / PAQ. FR. NO 1” transit datestamp on the front. A little roughly opened at upperedge, otherwise an attractive and unusual mixed issue registered cover. £140-160

379 ✉ 1900 Cover from Barranquilla addressed to Kuala Lipis, Ulu Pahang, Malay Peninsula, inscribed “Via NewYork”. Franked 1899 1c pair and strip of three and a 5c with A.H Berg senders cachets of both Honda andBarranquilla, backstamped at New York, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Kubu, Klang and Kuala Lipis. A fine cover to a very unusual destination. Photo on Page 60. £200-240

CUBA380 ✉ 1899 USA 2c Stationery envelope bearing 1898 Trans-Mississippi 5c cancelled by “MILITARY STA / NO. 10

/ HAVANA /N.Y.P.O” duplexs, Malden Mass. machine cancel on reverse applied upon arrival, this 5c scarceon mail from Cuba. £140-160

381 ✉ 1917 Cover franked 5c to the German Help Committee in Stockholm, endorsed from M. Renkel, Prisoner ofWar, Castillo del Morro, Havana. The reverse has a British censor seal with blue manuscript “P.W”.

£120-140

CYPRUS(Also see lot 95)

382 ✉ 1863 Entire letter from Liverpool to Cyprus bearing 1862 1/-, endorsed “via Marseille per French Packet” withdatestamps of London, Calais, Paris and Beyrout. An unusual destination from G.B at this early date. Photo onPage 60. £150-180

DANISH WEST INDIES 383 ✉ British P.O. 1819 Entire Letter from La Guaira, Venezuela, to London rated “6/6”, with an almost complete

strike of the straight-line “ST. THOMAS” handstamp in black of the British Post Office. Small corner fault buta fine example of this very uncommon handstamp. Photo on Page 60. £700-800

384 ✉ 1887 Cover from Liverpool to St. Thomas “p. Australian” bearing G.B 1d lilac block of four each cancelledby “LIVERPOOL / 466” hooded circle datestamp, backstamped at St. Thomas, Christianstad andFrederiksstad. The envelope has “Forwarded by DAWSON BROS, Ship & Insurance Brokers & ForwardingAgents, 28 Chapel Street, Liverpool” printed under the flap. A fine and attractive cover. £100-120

DOMINICA385 ✉ 1903 Parcel Post Customs Declaration labels, both for natural history specimens sent to London, with

Dominica datestamps and “Dominica” parcel labels applied in London, one with a few small faults, veryscarce. (2). £200-240

386 �★ �+ 1951 KGVI 2c Upper left corner block of four, the second stamp with variety “A” of “CA” missing fromwatermark, superb unmounted mint. With B.P.A Certificate (2003). S.G. 122b, £600. Photo on Page 134.

£150-180

ECUADOR387 ✉ c.1873 Long cover to Quito bearing 1872 1r tied by Otavalo c.d.s, reverse with tear and possibly a little

reduced, the front fine. £90-110

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EGYPT(Also see lots 23, 24, 31, 62, 76, 101, 106, 107, 121, 125, 131, 515-517, 924)

388 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Cairo”. 1905 Picture postcard from Poissons, the stamp washed off, handstamped violet“SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU “CAIRO” / SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S “CAIRO””, with anAlexandria c.d.s (Mar. 6). The S.S “Cairo” ran ashore at the entrance to Alexandria harbour on March 6th, themailbags which were stacked on deck being swept overboard; 51 bags were recovered. £100-120

389 ✉ Marc Pourpe Cairo to Khartoum Flight. 1913 (Dec 23) Stampless advertising cover of the Cairowatchmaker and jeweller L. Kramer with watches depicted on the reverse, addressed to “His Excellency LewaCrawford Pacha, The Palace, Khartoum” with the large violet cachet “POSTE AERIENNE / L.N.A / MARCPOURPE / 1913-14 / CAIRE-KHARTOUM”. The enclosed letter from Kramer sends Christmas greetings, andincludes “These wishes sent through Mr Marc Pourpe’s Aerial Post, in the first flight in aeroplane from Cairoto Khartoum”. Marc Pourpe flew from Cairo on 4th January 1914 arriving at Khartoum on the 12th after stopsat Menshah, Luxor, Wadi Halfa and Abou Hamed. Approximately ten stampless covers carried on this flightfor addressees in Sudan. Light vertical fold and flap missing, otherwise one of the finest of the very few coversrecorded from this rare flight. Ex Jeidel Collection. (Also see lot 924). Photo on Page 60. £2,000-2,400

390 ✉ 1919 Stampless O.H.M.S. cover to the Director of Army Postal Services, E.E.F, flown by the R.A.F. emergencyair service from Alexandria to Bir Salem in Palestine with fine two line cachet “AERIAL POST / EEF” and“BASE ARMY POST OFFICE / Z” datestamp, backstamped “FIELD POST OFFICE / GM1” skeletondatestamp of March 26th. Photo on Page 60. £300-350

391 ✉ 1922 (Mar 28) Cover from Cairo to Germany with red 4m meter mark, the first meter mark of Egypt, onlyused by the National Bank of Egypt in Cairo between February 27th and March 31st. Meters invalid oninternational mail at this period, therefore handstamped “Porto” and charged 800m but refused and returned,arrival machine of April 18th on reverse. Very scarce. Photo on Page 66. £150-180

ETHIOPIA(Also see lots 45, 46, 48, 51)

392 ✉ 1912 Cover to Switzerland with 1909 1g pair cancelled “ARADA-ADDIS-ABBEBA” datestamp with a secondstrike alongside, and 1930 registered cover to Germany bearing 1930 Coronation of Haile Selassie overprintissues (5) and regular issue 4g all cancelled at Addis-Abeba Station. (2). £150-180

393 ✉ 1934-38 Cover to London bearing Sudan Air Mail 10m and 15m, and official postcard to Cairo with officialS.G. overprint 3m (corner fault) both cancelled by “GAMBEILA” datestamps (Proud types D3 & D4).Gambeila is located in Ethiopia, although a Sudan Post Office operated there from 1915-56. Very scarce. (2).

£260-300

FALKLAND ISLANDS & DEPENDENCIES(Also see lot 217)

394 �E 1901 De La Rue photographic essay for a 2d King Edward VII stamp affixed to thick card which is lettered“A” and dated “Nov 27th. 01.”. The card is endorsed “DUPLICATE” and has the intended colours of the stampshown - maroon for the king’s head and blue-green for the border. A unique Essay from the De La Ruearchives. Photo on Page 62. £1,000-1,200

395 ✉ KGVI 4d Registration envelope size H used to England, and three air letters to London franked 6d, all cancelled at Port Stanley, two containing copies of telegrams received from Base “G” at Admiralty Bay.Also 1964 St. Helena size G and H2 formula registration envelopes unused and used, the two used items toEngland franked 7d, both with Certificates of Posting. (8+). £100-120

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Falkland Islands Dependencies396 �★ � 1946-48 Map Issue, the highly specialised collection in four superbly written up albums and four stock books

with many listed and unlisted varieties, some in plate or imprint blocks, mainly superb unmounted mint withsome used and covers. Thick map issue varieties include missing “I” in “Is” on 1/2d, 1d (2), 2d, 3d, 6d (2) mintand 3d used, extra island 1/2d (2), 1d, 3d, 6d mint and 1d used, extra dot by oval on 1/2d, 1d (2), 2d (2), 6d (2)mint, 1/2d and 1d used, “POKE” variety on 1/2d, 4d plate block, 6d (5, one a plate block), 9d (2), 1/- (4, one aplate block) mint and 1/- used on cover, 3d with teardrop flaw mint (8, two in imprint blocks), and many otherconstant but unlisted varieties all identified by plate number and position, also 6d ochre mint (29, one with arcvariety, one a plate block of four) and used (4, one on cover), other shades, etc. The thin map issue includesthe dot in “T” variety mint (2 sets) and used (1/2d, 1d, 3d, 6d -1/-), other sets mint (3) and used (3) and constantbut unlisted varieties. A fine lot, all in superb condition, the mint stamps all apparently unmounted. (S.G.£10,300+ for the major listed varieties/shades). (100s). Photo on Page 64. £2,500-3,000

397 � � A stockbook containing Falkland Island issues used in South Georgia or South Shetlands (22) including KEVII3/- on piece with “SOUTH / GEORGIA” c.d.s (AU 15 10) and type Z2 handstamp applied below, and 1929-37 Whale and Penguin issue 1/2d, 1d (2), 2d, 21/2d (2), 4d (3) and 6d on separate pieces each with a SouthGeorgia c.d.s, and later mint and used issues of Falkland Islands Dependencies. Also two further stockbookswith mint and used stamps of British Antarctic Territory, Australian Antarctic Territory or Ross Dependency,and Australia 1987-91 issues in blocks of 25 with Specimen overprints (9 blocks). (100s). £120-150

398 ✉ 1936-2000 Covers and cards from South Georgia, British Antarctic Territory, N.Z or Australian AntarcticTerritory, including 1984 covers or cards from South Georgia with British F.P.O 141 datestamps (6), 1989stampless Forces air letters from South Georgia (12), 1988-89 Forces covers from Scott Base in Antarctica withmeter marks sent to New Zealand (55) or G.B (6, with N.Z stamps added), 1987-88 formula registeredenvelopes from South Georgia (2) or British Antarctic Territory, etc., also a 1936 cover with Falkland IslandsCentenary 1/2d block of six cancelled at Fox Bay, and two 1930 British Polar Expedition picture postcards(Wharton NA 2/3). (Approx 270). £150-250

FRANCE & COLONIES(Also see lots 17-25, 32, 33, 37, 38, 45-47, 49-56, 61, 71, 116, 219, 449, 450, 484, 639, 640, 727, 1113, 1224,1225, 1228, 1229, 1344, 1345)

399 � ✉ 1861-1938 Stamps and covers including a study of broken or damaged frames and other flaws on the 1862 20c(50, some on cover); 1877 newspaper with precancelled 2c; 1918 registered cover from Serbian forces withTresor et Postes 504 c.d.s and registration handstamp and a Serbian censor; 1938 visit of King George VIEpreuves de Luxe (3, stamp + two stationery values), special Versaille visit card and cancel, and two originalpress photos of the visit; 1938 Australian War Memorial cards used (3), etc. (90+). £100-150

400 ✉ 1869 Entire letter from Constantinople to Paris bearing 1867 10c single, strip of three (two defective) and stripof four each cancelled by an Anchor within retta, the octagonal Constantinople French Packet Agencydatestamp below. £80-100

401 ✉ 1870 36 Page booklet “LES BALLONS EN 1870” written by the balloonist “Nadar” and published in Parisduring the siege; a large part Ballon Monte (front + lower flap) franked 30c to London, carried on the “GeneralUhrich”; unused coloured Ballon Monte lettersheets produced as souvenirs after the siege (2); and a miniaturephotographic copy of a 19 Oct. 1870 circular from Prince Gortschakoff flown into Paris by Pigeon (F.J Fieldguarantee handstamp). An interesting group, the booklet very scarce. (5). £240-280

402 ✉ 1918-20 Covers and cards with 1918 (Aug 17) card bearing a red “Par Avion” label and franked 15c tied by“PARIS / AVIATION” c.d.s, flown to St. Nazaire; 1920 (Oct 10) Buc aviation meeting cards bearing stampstied by the “Buc Meeting Aeronautique” c.d.s and vignettes tied by London or Belgian Aero Club cachets,flown to Paris or Brussels; and World War One covers with French Air Force cachets. (8). £200-240

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403 Literature - France and Belgium Aviation. 1909-40 Magazines and newspapers concerning aviation, allpublished in France or Belgium, non-philatelic but with a lot of useful information on pioneer commercial airservices, many of which carried post, and useful pictures of planes and pilots, all in French. The lot included66 scarce 1909-14 journals including “La Revue Aerienne” of 1909-13 (56) and “La Vie au Grand Air” of1910-12 (9), also “L’Air” (32), “Les Ailes” of 1921-30 (32), 1936-37 “Sabena Revue”, etc, with a couple ofpost war magazines and some additional cuttings. (173+). £150-180

404 Aviation Posters. The 1924-27 magazine “L’Aeronautique” (11) each containing several fine colouredaviation posters, and a further 73 posters removed from other copies of this same magazine. Also wellproduced modern reproductions of 52 of these posters from “L’Aeronautique”, contained in a special folder.(Approx 150 posters). £100-150

405 ✉ French P.O in Turkey. 1909 Cover franked 10c from Marseille to Constantinople handstamped “T” with threeFrench 10c postage due stamps (one defective) tied by Constantinople-Galata French P.O datestamps, veryunusual. £100-120

406 ✉ French Indo China. 1946 (May 5) Japanese forces postcard written by a Japanese P.O.W, handstamped“Service des prisoniers de guerre” with censor chop of “Sato” and a U.S censor cachet. Written by YoshioYamaguchi, Watanabe Party, Saeki Unit, Odera Unit, French Indo-China. Believed to be the only card from aJapanese P.O.W in Indo China; all Japanese soldiers were returned from Indo-China to Japan in May 1946.Photo on Page 66. £250-280

Wreck Mail407 ✉ � S.S “Russie”. 1901 (Jan 4/5) Covers comprising France 5c postal stationery envelope from Matemore, Oran,

a little water stained, handstamped red “NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE”, backstamped at Marseille (Jan. 25)and Besancon; and a severely damaged part front and letter franked France 15c tied by “TIEMCEN A ORAN”T.P.O datestamp, with the similar but slightly larger “Russie” cachet in magenta. The “Russie” sailed fromOran to Marseille on January 7th but stranded at Faraman near Marseille, the passengers and crew finally beingtaken off four days later. The ship was later refloated, reaching Marseille on January 24th. An attractive pair,the larger magenta cachet rare. (2). £120-150

408 ✉ S.S “Liban”. 1903 Newspaper wrapper with “JOURNAUX PARIS / P.P” c.d.s (June 6) and a cover from Pariswith the stamp washed off, both sent to Bastia with the blue cachet “NAUFRAGE du LIBAN” and datestampsof Marseille (June 25/26), the cover with a Bastia arrival c.d.s (June 28). The “Liban” sailing from Marseilleto Bastia, collided with the steamer “Insulaire” off the Isles Maire on the afternoon of June 7th, sinking within20 minutes with the loss of over 100 lives. 13 Mailbags were recovered after nearly two weeks under water andreturned to Marseille. (2). £140-160

409 ✉ S.S “Ville d’Alger”. 1909 (Feb 25/26) Covers (2) and a picture postcard from Alger to France all with theirstamps washed off, two to Paris with black “NAUFRAGE DE LA / VILLE D’ALGER” cachets (types 1 and1a, the first with Ville D’Alger in inverted commas), the other cover to Marseille with larger violet“NAUFRAGE DE LA VILLE / D’ALGER” cachet type 2, one with a Paris arrival c.d.s (Mar 2). The “VilleD’Alger” collided with the S.S “Orleanais” when approaching Marseille harbour on February 28th and wasbeached off Joliette where she lay half full of water. All mail was recovered by divers shortly afterwards andthe ship refloated on April 6th. (3). £180-220

410 ✉ S.S “General Chanzy”. 1910 (Feb 7) Cover from Paris to Constantine, the stamp washed off with a 10c stampfrom another cover applied, the reverse with a sealing label tied by violet “NAUFRAGE DU / GENERALCHANZY”. Also a picture postcard of the ship. The “General Chanzy” left Marseille for Algiers on February9th, being swept off course in stormy weather and striking rocks off the Northwest coast of Minorca thefollowing morning. The boiler exploded destroying the ship and killing 159 passengers and crew, a fewmailbags subsequently being washed ashore. Amazingly one passenger survived after being blown into a caveby the force of the explosion, and imprisoned there for a day and a night before emerging to the astonishmentof the locals. A scarce cover. £130-160

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411 ✉ S.S “Kalyan”. 1921 Covers to Paris with the stamps washed off, the first from Cairo (Apr. 11) with the cachet“ACCIDENT EN MER / CORRESPONDANCE INONDEE”; the other possibly from India backstamped withthe violet cachet “ACCIDENT en MER / COURRIER INONDE” and “DIRECTION DE LA SEINE /REBUTS” c.d.s (May 11). Carried on the P.&O. steamer “Kalyan” which arrived at Marseille on April 18th, alarge quantity of mail found to have been damaged en route by a gale in the Mediterranean. (2). £130-160

412 ✉ 1932 Covers from Constantine to Paris, the first franked Algeria 50c (June 4, Philippeville c.d.s), the other withthe stamp washed off and a French Officially Sealed label on the reverse. Both covers handstamped“ACCIDENT DE MER” with Marseille Gare c.d.s of June 6th. Both covers from the same unknown incident,probably a fire during the Mediterranean crossing from Algeria to Marseille. (2). £100-120

413 ✉ French Congo - S.S “Largeau”. 1927 (June 10) Cover from Bangui to Brazzaville bearing Oubangui Chari50c, handstamped “COURRIER NAUFRAGE / SUR LE CONGO”, arrival backstamp (June 26), a fine cover.The “Largeau” ran aground on the River Congo close to Brazzaville on June 23rd. Photo on Page 66.

£160-200

414 ✉ Indo-China - S.S “Angkor”. 1923 (Oct 28) French ambulance envelopes to Saigon or Soctrang each with afive line explanation that the original enclosed letter was damaged by water and fire on the “Angkor” onOctober 15th, one printed, the other with closer spacing and fuzzy lettering (with the fire date given as October16) possibly handstamped, both also with octagonal “MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA / No. 7” datestamp. The“Angkor” was sailing from Marseille to Haiphong when a fire was found in the hold at Perim Island on October15th; it was supposedly extinguished but later found to be still alight upon arrival at Djibouti, the fire thenfinally being put out and the cargo discharged, the mail being damaged by water. (2). Photo on Page 66.

£320-380

415 ✉ Morocco - M.V “Iles de Los”. 1935 (Dec 20) Cover from Boke, French Guinea, to Paris, the stamps washedoff, both sides handstamped “Courrier sinistre / reconstitue par le soins du / Bureau de Casablanca”. The “Ilesde Los” sank on January 2nd 1936 on her maiden voyage after ramming rocks at Ain Biab, three miles southof Casablanca in thick fog, and breaking into three. The crew and mails from French Guinea and Ivory Coastwere saved, the cargo of bananas being lost. A fine cover. Photo on Page 66 £150-180

GERMANY(Also see lots 11, 75, 1235, 1346, 1385)

416 ✉ 1862 Stampless cover from the USA to Germany “via Bremen or Hamburg” with Gloucester MS and “3 / N.YORK HAMB PKT” c.d.s with “22” charge mark and “41/2 / Sgr. 6Xr” accountancy mark, carried on theHAPAG Lloyd steamer “Germania”. £80-100

417 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Germania”. 1869 (July 30) Stampless cover to Saxony with St. Louis MO. duplex and“NEW YORK / DIRECT” c.d.s (Aug 3), rated “6” in blue crayon, the reverse with the explanatory label “Ausdem untergegangenen Post-Dampf- / Schiffe Germania geborgen”, tied by an arrival c.d.s (Aug 25), a further“2 Ausgabe” c.d.s alongside. Sent on the Hamburg-American Line steamer “Germania” which left New Yorkon August 3rd bound for Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg. The ship encountered dense fog on August7th and ran onto a reef in Freshwater Cove, Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland. All passengers and crew wereevacuated in eight boats and reached land safely, going on to Europe by the “Cimbria” which left St. John’s onAugust 14th reaching Plymouth and Cherbourg a week later and Hamburg on the 23rd. The mail was salvagedand also sent on the “Cimbria”, the labels applied upon arrival in Hamburg. A fine and scarce cover. Photo onPage 66. £800-1,000

418 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Germania”. 1869 (Aug) 3c Postal stationery envelope from New York to Westphalia,further stamps washed off with red boxed “HAMBURG / AUG 24 / FRANCO” (date inverted) applied wherethey had been, a New York Paid All c.d.s below. The reverse with the German explanatory label and an “AUSG/ No. 1” (Aug. 25) arrival c.d.s. A fine and scarce cover. Photo on Page 66. £800-1,000

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419 ✉ � 1915-18 Covers and cards from German forces in Turkey, most with German Feldpost or Kais. Deutsch MarineSchiffspost datestamps or Feld Post (Mil. Miss.) datestamps of Konstantinopel or Aleppo, a couple bearingTurkish stamps, many with unit or official cachets. Also a Turkey 10pa pair with bilingual three line “MilitarMission / FELDPOST KONSTANTINOPEL” cancel. (45). £350-400

420 ★ � 1933-44 Mint and used Third Reich issues in two albums with some special cancels on covers or pieces,including all Hindenburg issue booklet panes mint (17 panes, all unmounted), Poland, miniature sheetswith 1937 Nurnberg Congress 42pf sheet (lightly mounted), 1937 6pf+19pf miniature sheet withrouletted margins used, etc. £200-300

WW2 Feldpost Mail421 ✉ 1940-44 Covers and cards showing various types of Feldpost datestamp including reuse of WW1 datestamps

(3), coloured cancels, provisional types (13); mail to and from unknown soldiers; unusual types of Feldpoststationery; censor marks including boxed naval censor of Rostock; returned mail including 1943 cover toCologne with “Bomb Damaged” cachet; bundle labels; unit cachets; 1944 lettersheets from the V2 Rocketdevelopment centre at Aurolzmunster (2); Luftfeldpost including rejected items; authorisation card to collectfeldpost; feldpost telegram; civilian mail with German stamps posted into the feldpost (2); Luftfeldpost toSwitzerland; covers to German soldiers from Hungary (2), Bulgaria (2), Roumania or Sweden (2); feldpostflown from Latvia franked Ostland 5pf or from Czechoslovakia franked 50L, etc. A fine lot, most written upon pages. (90). £500-700

422 ✉ Danzig. 1939-40 Cover and cards with the special Danzig Feldpost datestamps, first type “IV dzg” on a cardof the Hospital Ship “Wilhelm Gustloff ” sent from the ship, second type “IV”, and third type with the numberremoved on an official cover from 1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla to the Naval Command in Norway. Michel €550.(3). £100-120

423 ✉ Parcel Post. 1942 Stampless cover with scarce “FP. PN. ST / LINZ (DONAU) 2” Feldpost Parcel Office c.d.s(Michel €300), parcel bag labels (3), parcel address labels including duty free monthly parcels (2), feldpostpermit labels additionally franked 20pf or 40pf, cash on delivery parcel, official registered parcel from NavalHigh Command in Berlin, parcel card franked 50pf, etc. (16). £160-200

424 ✉ 1942 Stampless Money Letter from FP673 at Dijon to FP138 at Le Greusot with red “V / Feldpost” label, fineand scarce (Michel €400); and two 1945 Feldpost Money Order cards franked 40pf from FP453 or 80pf fromFP116, sent by units fighting defensive actions on the Ruhr or in the vicinity of Strehlen, Silesia. (3). Photoon Page 66. £100-120

425 ✉ 1941 Cover to a soldier at FP40464 at Caen franked 5pf tied by “HAMBURG 1 / a / STRASSENBAHN” c.d.s,a rare use of this accelerated 5pf tram service to a soldier (Michel €500); 1944 cover to a soldier at Konigsgratzposted into the Berlin pneumatic post with red “Rohrpost” label franked 22pf; and Express covers from asoldier franked 40pf or to a soldier franked 52pf. (4). Photo on Page 69. £150-200

426 ✉ Foreign Volunteers in the German Forces. 1941-45 Covers comprising covers from Finnish volunteers in theS.S sent stampless from the Caucasus with “S.S - VAPAAEHTOISTEN TOIMISTO” cachet (Michael €350)or franked 22pf from Germany with similar one word cachet, both also with circular “FELDPOST / F”; coversfrom the Dutch S.S Legion from near Leningrad with a Luftfeldpost stamp or stampless from Germany (2);stampless cover from a Dutch volunteer in the German Navy at Rennes; 1943 cover from the French Legionin Russia bearing 1F French Legion stamp block of four with central Feldpost c.d.s, tied by FPO5492 unitcachet; 1944 stampless cover from an Estonian S.S volunteer near Pustoschka to a soldier encircled by theRussians at Tscherkassy in Southern Ukraine; and a 1945 stampless card from a Czech police unit fightingwith the Germans in Northern Italy. A good lot. (9). Photo on Page 69. £240-280

427 ✉ Spanish Blue Division. 1943 (Jan 21) Cover from a Spanish Blue Division volunteer in Russia bearing aLuftfeldpost stamp, sender’s address of FP43700, censored in Berlin and upon arrival at Palma, fine andscarce. Michel €500. Photo on Page 69. £100-150

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428 ✉ Damaged, Delayed and Disinfected Mail. 1944 (Oct 31) Stampless feldpost cover to Weinheim, the edgeswaterstained, with red boxed cachet which translates as “Due to enemy action buried and delayed. KarlsruhePost Office (B) 2”; 1944 (May 26) burnt and soiled cover from FP40311 in central Russia with three lineFalkenberg Post Office cachet explaining that is was damaged in a postal vehicle fire (Michel €250); and1940-44 disinfected covers from hospitals at Hamburg or Chemnitz with differing “Desinfiziert” cachets. (4).

£120-140

429 ✉ Ambulance Trains. 1942-43 Stampless postcards with differing cachets of Lazaretzug 1119, the first writtenfrom Lublin. (2). £80-100

430 ✉ Pigeon Post. c.1939 Handwritten message on flimsy paper, flown by a pigeon of the 80th Signals Unit inVienna as part of the Army Day celebrations, the message then pasted to the back of a numbered field postcardand sent by ordinary mail, with unit and explanatory cachets. Very unusual. £70-100

431 ✉ Naval Mail/Commerce Raiders. 1939-44 Covers and cards from the Commerce Raiders Widder, Kormoran,Orion, Atlantis or Pinguin; the Battleships Schleswig-Holstein, Tirpitz (2) and Bismarck, Cruisers Lutzow andAdmiral Hipper; Minelayer Roland (2), U-Boat Supply Ship Kertosono, Artillery School Ship Hektor, YachtGrille or U-Boat 74. Also a cover to the U-Boat 354 but returned because it had been sunk, 1939 cover from5th Torpedoboat Flotilla with “Deutsche Kriegsmarine - Schiffspost No. 3” c.d.s (Michel €150), and 1943registered cover with “Fp XX” registration label of Eckernforde (Michel €200). Also a few picture postcards.(24). £300-350

432 ✉ Hospital Ships. 1940-41 Stampless Feldpost card and cover, the first from FP02414C of the Geb. Jag. Rgt.138 in Norway with “Mar.-Laz.-schiff Stuttgart” cachet; the other from Austria with superb“LAZARETTSCHIFF / KARADJORDJE” cachet, probably one of the small ships plying the Danube. (2).Photo on Page 69. £100-150

433 ✉ Luftwaffe. 1940-44 Stampless Feldpost covers with 1940 covers from units involved in the Battle of Britain(4), covers from air aces Egon Mayer (who shot down 102 aircraft on the Western front including 51 spitfires)or Robert Olejnik (who shot down the first Russian plane in June 1941), 1941 cover from the Long RangeFighter Group based in Sicily; 1944 cover from Rechlin flight test centre, etc., one registered. (11).

£120-150

434 ✉ 1936-1940 (Jan.) Forces mail with 1936 Olympics card to a soldier at Munster exercise camp; 1937 (Sep.)army manoeuvres postcards (6); 1938 cover to the aerial weapons training school at Fassberg; 1938 annexationof Austria (10); 1938 occupation of Sudetenland (13) including oval “SUDETEN DEUTSCHES FREIKORPS/ 106 Baon”; scarce 1939 (August) manoeuvres with FP665 c.d.s on a FP address notification card showingchange from a six to five digit FP number, and covers from or to (2) six digit FP addresses, one returned with“Zuruck / Neue Unschrift abwarten!” (Michel €150-350 each); 1939 occupation of Czechoslovakia (10, onefrom SS special disposal troops) and invasion of Poland (6). An interesting lot. (51). £320-360

435 ✉ 1940 Covers and cards from the invasion of France, Belgium or Holland including captured postal stationeryor forces cards, covers from the forces sent to capture Waalhaven airfield or Fort Eben Emael in gliders orJU52 aircraft, card from the infamous 2nd SS Totenkopf Infantry Rgt (who massacred 100 British troops at LeParadis) and a card from the German Armistice Commission at Wiesbaden also bearing cachets of the Frenchdelegation. (10). £100-150

436 ✉ Norway. 1940-45 Military and Naval mail with covers from various ships involved in the invasion of Norwayor the First or Second Battles of Narvik (11), 1943 registered cover from the Destroyer Hans Lody, and 1944-45 covers bearing one or two Luftfeldpost stamps (3), one unusually captured and delivered by the allies withan American censor cachet. (15). £100-120

437 ✉ Channel Islands. 1941-44 Stampless Feldpost covers from FP04398C, 10th Co., 111 Batt., 348th InfantryRgt., 216th Infantry Division on Alderney with Feldpost b c.d.s; FP451645B, 4th Batt., 604th Naval ArtilleryUnit on Guernsey with Feldpost c c.d.s; or registered from FP26631A, Paymaster of the IV Batt. of GrenadierRegt 582, 319th Infantry Division on Jersey, with Feldpost 712 c.d.s. (3). £150-180

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438 ✉ Channel Islands - Fortress Period. 1944 (Nov 11) Stampless Feldpost cover (letter enclosed), to Germanywith Feldpost e c.d.s and FP17141 unit handstamp of the Roon Battery, Army Coastal Artillery Rgt. on Jersey,probably flown on the sixth supply flight from Guernsey on Nov. 25th. A scarce cover from the “fortress”period following the allied invasion of Europe. Michel €700. Photo on Page 69. £200-250

439 ✉ Crete/Greece. 1941 (April) Stampless Feldpost covers from 1st Sqdn, 2nd Stuka Group at Belica, Bulgaria,then taking part in the invasion of Greece, or registered from the 6th Mountain Division, which raised aGerman flag on Mt. Olympus the day before this cover was posted; 1941 (June 9) stampless feldpost coverfrom the 5th Mountain Division in Crete; and 1944 cover with two Luftfeldpost stamps from FP59447A onSamos. (4). £80-100

440 ✉ Crete - Inselpost. 1944 (Nov 17) Cover from a soldier in the Pioneer Battalion Kreta to Germany withFP05774 unit handstamp, bearing Luftfeldpost stamp with red Inselpost overprint (overprinted locally inCrete), tied by Feldpost d c.d.s. Fine and scarce, with Mogler Certificate (1981). Michel €700. Photo on Page69. £200-250

441 ✉ Inselpost - Crete/Leros. 1944-45 Forces covers flown from FP68059 on Crete (27 Nov. 1944) or FP68091 onLeros (28 Jan. 1945) both bearing red-brown Inselpost stamps tied by Feldpost datestamps, one with unitcachet, scarce. (2). £140-160

442 ✉ Inselpost. 1944-45 Covers bearing rouletted brown Inselpost labels, from FP68097fF used by the Fascist FlakUnit on Kos, FP63037E used by 330th Naval Fortress Engineer Batt. on Crete, or FP68067B used by CombatUnit Spahlinger on Rhodes, the covers from Kos and Rhodes both carried on the 17th and last homeboundInselflight on 1st April 1945. (3). £200-240

443 ✉ Afrika Korps. 1941-43 Stampless Feldpost covers (7), four registered, including items from the BrandenburgSpecial Forces “Von Koenen” Battalion, 15th Panzer Division (2) or 5th Light Division (3). Also a 1942 coverwith enclosed letter from FP47600, Chief Supply Office, Panzer Army Africa, unusually carried by courier toBerlin where it was posted into the civil mails franked 12pf, and two feldpost cards with comic Afrika Korpsscenes. (10). £150-180

444 ✉ Russia. 1941-45 Covers and cards with use of Russian stamps and stationery, cover from Wolchow withLuftfeldpost stamp and Ostland 5pf for express delivery in Bohemia and Moravia, 1941 cover from 4thArmoured Group before Moscow, 1943 registered official cover from Operation Citadel aimed at cutting offthe Soviet Salient at Kursk, 1942 registered official cover and Luftfeldpost covers (5) sent from within or nearSebastopol, 1941 cover to Army Group South with “Return Field Post Suspended” cachet, 1943 registeredofficial covers from the Crimea (2), 1943 cover from Katyn with message “Yesterday I saw the mass graves atKatyn”, 1942 cover from Crimea with Danzig type “Feldpost I” c.d.s (Michel €200), 1944 Luftpost cover toSebastopol and a cover to Army Group South in Ukraine both returned to the sender, 1945 Sign of Life cardfrom 24th Infantry Division trapped in the Kurland Pocket, etc. (23). £250-300

445 ✉ Russia - Stalingrad. 1942 (Dec) - 1943 (Jan) Covers and cards from (6) or to (2) German forces trapped inStalingrad, the outgoing items including official registered cover from FP10312, Luftfeldpost stamp on coverfrom FP02355B to another soldier in Norway with cachet “destination address does not participate in airmailservice”, and a stampless official cover from FP25497C marked “Airmail letter without label”. The ingoingcovers both returned, one with a Luftfeldpost stamp. (8). £200-250

446 ✉ Russia - Fortress Demjansk. 1942 (Feb - April) Registered official cover (Michel €500) from 48th InfantryRegt., 12th Infantry Division at FP11413 and a feldpost cover from 376th Infantry Regt, 225 Division atFP34942, both flown from the Demjansk area, then encircled by Russian troops. Also a cover to 9th AirFighting Group then supplying Demjansk, and May 4th Luftfeldpost stamp on cover from Demjansk, sentshortly after a land corridor had been forced through breaking the Russian siege. (4). Photo on Page 69.

£160-180

447 ✉ Warsaw Uprising. 1944 (20 Sep) Cover from SS Police Regt. 17 with FP57026 unit cachet; this unit wasbased in Warsaw and was engaged in putting down the uprising from October-December. £70-80

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448 ✉ East Prussia. 1945 (March) “Ostpreussen - Feldpost” postcard from FP46780B and lettersheet from FP04571,used by Army Group North between January and April after they were cut off and surrounded by Russiantroops. Fine and scarce, the lettersheet with “Tapfer Und Treul” seal. Michel P2a, F1, €1850. (2). Photo onPage 69. £300-350

449 ✉ Dunkirk. 1945 (Jan 3/5) Radio message cards with Wilhelmshaven c.d.s and Naval H.Q cachets, both withbrief typed messages received from soldiers trapped in Dunkirk, one card with instructions printed at left and“Feldpost” heading. One card with two small tears to upper edge, otherwise fine and scarce. Michel €800. (2).Photo on . £150-200

450 ✉ Cherbourg/St. Nazaire. 1944-45 Covers and cards including Dec. 12th cover from MO8682 flown out ofFortress St. Nazaire with “e” censor tape and cachet (Michel €350), very scarce 26th June registered officialcover from FP58666 at Cherbourg sent the day before the town surrendered, and 1945 (Feb 3) cover with“Deutscher Volkssturm / Gau 21 / 25 Batallion” cachet and void Feldpost c.d.s used at Niederschlesien (Michel€300). Also two Luftfeldpost stamps on July 1944 cover to the infamous S.S Division “Das Reich” inNormandy, other returned covers to soldiers (3), and two July/August 1945 postwar cards from Germansoldiers. (9). £180-220

451 ✉ WW2 Feldpost covers in a box, several noted with Luftfeldpost stamps. (100s) £100-120

GIBRALTAR(Also see lot 139)

452 ✉ 1855 Stampless cover with “6” charge mark in green, backstamped with matching “GIBRALTAR / 27 MR1855 / SHIP LETTER” and boxed Liverpool Ship datestamp. £120-150

453 ✉ 1866 Cover from Southampton to Newcastle franked 1d, redirected to Gibraltar charged 6d and handstampedupon arrival with boxed “TO / PAY”, returned to England with the charged increased to 1/-, finally sent to theoriginal Newcastle address but marked “Refused”, very unusual. £150-180

454 ✉ 1880 G.B 1/2d Postal stationery postcard to Malaga cancelled Gibraltar A26 duplex, a few light tone spots buta scarce card used in Gibraltar. £90-120

455 ★ 1886-96 QV Selection comprising 1886 overprint 1/2d, 1886-87 1/2d, 2d, 4d and 6d, 1889 10c, 25c on 2d(short foot to “5”), 50c and 75c surcharges, 1889-96 20c olive-green and 40c-5pi (with both 1pi colours) allfine mint. S.G. £583. (16). £100-120

456 ✉ 1904 Parcel Post Customs Declaration label, for a hand painting sent to London, Gibraltar c.d.s and a“Gibraltar” parcel label applied in London, 2cm edge tear at upper right, otherwise fine and scarce.

£100-120

457 ✉ 1916 Picture postcard from Switzerland to Gibraltar with a 5c stamp on the picture side, handstamped“INCONNU” (not recorded by Proud) and “GIBRALTAR / RETURNED LETTER OFFICE” c.d.s.

£150-180

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS458 ★ 1911 1/2d - 1/- Overprints on Fiji, the set of seven fine mint. S.G. 1/7, £180. (7). £60-70

459 � � 1911-12 Stamps, some on pieces, cancelled with handstamps of the S.S. “DAWN”, “MUNIARA”, “TAMBO”(2 types), “KULAMBANGRA” (2 types) or “BRUNNER” (3 types), or manuscript cancellations from the S.S“Aeolus”, “Tokelau”, “Tambo” and “Brunner”. A scarce group. (24 pieces + 20 stamps). Photo on Pages 42 &56. £1,200-1,400

460 � � 1911 1d (7, one on piece) with manuscript cancellations of “Ni Kunau” (4) or “Onotoa” (2), or straight linehandstamp of “ABEMAMA”. Scarce. (7). Photo on Page 146. £150-180

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461 ★ 1912-24 Multiple Crown CA 21/2d, 4d and 1/- - £1 fine mint. S.G. 15, 17, 20/24, £600. (7). Photo on Page146. £150-180

GOLD COAST462 ✉ 1877 (July 19) Cover to London “Per S.S Kinsembo” bearing marginal perf 14 6d orange cancelled “556” with

“ACCRA” and red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET” datestamps on the front, backstamped at London.Marked “5” (due to G.B) and “1d” (to be retained by the colony) in red ink. Small fault at lower left corner,otherwise fine and a scarce early stamped cover from the Gold Coast. Photo on Page 74. £300-400

463 ✉ 1887-94 Stampless covers to G.B with charge marks applied at Liverpool, the first endorsed by the British andAfrican S.S Co “Lualaba” with “6d” charge; the other with Cape Coast c.d.s (Aug 13), “T” and a “5d” charge,both backstamped “LIVERPOOL / BR PACKET” c.d.s. A fine fair, the first charged at the single 6d rate, thesecond at twice the U.P.U rate of 21/2d. (2). Photo on Page 74. £200-250

464 ✉ 1895-96 Covers franked t the 21/2d U.P.U rate, the first to England with five 1/2d stamps each tied by “PAID /LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET” unusually struck in black; the other from Accra to Switzerland bearing a single21/2d stamp with the Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s in red applied in transit. A fine pair, the first very attractiveand unusual. (2). Photo on Page 74. £350-450

465 1896 QV 1/- Postal Orders with manuscript “Kumasi 1/5/96” instead of an issuing office datestamp, all sentto the same person at Elmina but not cashed, very unusual. (5). £200-250

466 ✉ WW1 Captured Mail. 1916 (Jan 4) Registered cover from Accra to London franked 3d, the reverse endorsed“This letter was on board the Appam when she was captured by the Germans. The letter was dated 3rd Jan.1916 from Accra, West Africa and arrived in London 19th February 1916, JMF”, with a London arrival c.d.s(Feb 18). In February 1916 the “Appam” was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser SMS “Mowe”, whoplaced a prize crew aboard and sailed her to Hampton Roads, USA, where they tried to sell the ship and cargo.The British owners filed a suit to recover possession and the U.S Supreme Court ruled that prizes could not bebrought into neutral U.S ports, and returned the ship and cargo to its British owners. An interesting cover.

£150-180

GREECE(Also see lots 62, 76, 118, 439-442)

467 ✉ P.O in Turkey. 1856 Entire letter to Athens with a fine datestamp of the Greek Post Office in Constantinople,applied in blue. Also 1920 registered cover from Constantinople to Salonica franked Greece 50L withdatestamps and boxed registration handstamp of Greek A.P.O 920. (2). £180-220

468 ✉ Crete. c.1899 Cover with the Greek flag printed in the upper left corner, bearing British Post Office 1899 10paand 20pa each tied by straight line Heraklion cancel, addressed to Belgium but without any backstamps,probably cancelled to order. Also 1906 picture postcard from Belgium to Crete with arrival datestamps of theAustrian and Italian Post Offices. (2). £140-160

GRENADA 469 ✉ 1896 Cover to London with return address of Trinidad but franked by Grenada 1883 1/2d and 1887 1d pair (one

with corner fault) which are cancelled by the “A10” numeral of St. Vincent, backstamped by “KINGSTON/ST.VINCENT” c.d.s. An unusual use of the “A10” numeral, 17 years later than recorded by Pierce. Photo on Page74. £300-350

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HONG KONG(Also see lots 140, 699)

470 � QV (23) and KEVII (3) stamps all with I.P.O tie-prints and Hong Kong or Shanghai cancels, most identifiedwith tie-prints of Hankow, Chungking, Canton, Swatow, Pak Hoi and Foochow. (26). £100-120

471 � QV-KGV Used accumulation in four stockbooks, also China overprints and a few mint stamps, the occasionalbetter cancel noted, apparently unchecked for watermarks. (Many 100s). £250-300

472 ✉ 1889 Cover to San Francisco “per City of New York” franked by 1885 50c on 48c pair each tied by “B65”numeral, Hong Kong (Apr 16) and red San Francisco Paid All datestamp (May 10) datestamps on the front.The linen backed envelope with a few pieces of surface paper loss at the edges, otherwise fine andexceptionally rare, just one other cover recorded bearing this 50c surcharge stamp, this cover unique with apair. With B.P.A Certificate (2009), which mentions surface defect on right hand stamp (consisting of twosmall wrinkles which are virtually invisible to the naked eye). A unique franking on cover. Photo Inside FrontCover. £2,000-2,500

473 ✉ 1901 (Feb 25) Picture postcard of opium users and a pagoda, posted to France bearing China 4c cancelled bya Shanghai Imperial Post Office c.d.s and Hong Kong 2c pair tied by the Shanghai British Post Office c.d.s,with an arrival datestamp of Chapelle-Voland. £100-120

474 ✉ 1911 Cover from Zurich to Hong Kong with an arrival backstamp and the explanatory handstamps “REBUTS”and “ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN”, returned to the sender with a 1912 Zurich arrival backstamp. Two scarceHong Kong handstamps, both unrecorded by Proud. Photo on Page 74. £250-300

INDIA(Also see lots 58, 59, 70, 109-112, 213-216, 339-353, 502-505, 508, 513, 514, 1121, 1336)

475 ✉ 1800-48 Entire letters including 1800-25 letters from G.B to India with various Indian handstamps including“Post not Paid” with separately struck date (2) and “Post Paid / Fort St George” with separate date, 1823 and1848 soldiers letters to G.B with “INDIA SOLDIER / 3 / LONDON” or a 2d charge, also 1847 cover withembossed arms of Lord Dalhousie in the upper left corner containing a letter written and signed by Dalhousie(Governor General of India) posted within England. The two soldiers letters with some faults, otherwise fine.(10). £200-250

476 ✉ 1817 Printed Bill of Exchange for £103.2.4 signed by the Accountant General at Fort William, and on behalfof the Secretary to the Government, addressed to London with red boxed “KINGS SEA / POSTE PAID /CALCUTTA” (Giles SD5), “SHIP LETTER / GRAVESEND” (Rob. S7) and boxed “MORE TO PAY” ofLondon (Jay 1098), charged 6d. A little creased but very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 74. £600-700

477 ✉ 1855 Small native cover bearing 1/2a blue die 1 with large margins tied by a retta of dots. £70-80

478 ✉ Indian Mutiny/G.B Used in India. 1858 (Ap 25) Cover from Plymouth addressed to “Lt. Col Radcliffe, H.M20th Regt, Expeditionary Force, Bengal, India” franked on the reverse with G.B 1d red block of eight + single,the stamps overlooked in England and left uncancelled, all then cancelled upon arrival in India with diamondobliterator “52” of Benares and tied by a Benares c.d.s. Directed to Benares, Lucknow and finally Calcutta thecover has a “ST BG / As 6” charge mark applied and crossed out, and datestamps of Bombay Paid (May 27)and Lucknow (June 10). Small part flap missing, otherwise fine, an exceptional use of Indian cancels on G.B1d reds, on a cover sent to India during the mutiny. Photo on Page 74. £300-400

479 ✉ Indian Mutiny. 1858 Watercolour showing British troops in the Indian countryside, folded up and posted toLondon by Capt. Sitwell, with “LUCKNOW / P.O” c.d.s dated 7/4/55 in manuscript, the Post Office havingnewly reopened after the recapture of the city in March. Handstamped “INDIA UNPAID” with London andBombay datestamps, endorsed “Bearing” and charged 6d. The address panel a little reduced at upper edge,very unusual. £300-350

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480 ✉ 1862-69 Stampless entire letters from Bombay or Calcutta to France with diamond shaped “GB/IF66c” (2,differing types) or “G.B / IF 62 5⁄10” Anglo French Accountancy Marks applied in India, a couple with smallfaults, otherwise fine. (3). £180-220

481 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S. “Carnatic”. 1869 (Sep 2) Cover from Bishops Waltham to “Major W.H Saulez R.A,Malligaum, Bombay”, endorsed “Officers letter”, bearing a 4d stamp tied by the numeral “85”, a second stampwashed off. Backstamped at Bishops Waltham, Southampton and London, and with scarce first type label“Recovered from wreck of “Carnatic”“ (without the word “the”), this label only used on a small percentage ofthe recovered mail, all apparently amongst the first items received at Bombay. Backstamped upon arrival atMalligaum (Oct. 2, tying the label) with a blue hexagonal “MUNMAR” datestamp (Oct. 1) on the front. The“Carnatic” left Suez for Bombay on September 12th, but struck a coral reef off Shadwan Island the followingmorning, the ship suddenly splitting into two. 29 People were drowned, the remainder reaching Shadwan Islandin boats from where they were rescued by the “Sumatra” and taken to Suez. Some mail was found near thewreck and brought back on the “Sumatra”, further mail was found floating near the wreck and another 16 bagswere recovered in October by divers and taken to Bombay. Opened out, some staining, laid down on blue paper.A good example of this scarce label. Photo on Page 76. £350-400

482 ✉ 1885 (Dec 23) Official postal service postcard from the Postmaster of F.P.O. No 5 addressed to “Surgeon E.A.Mapleton, E/44 R.A, Northern Force” with “FIELD P.O. No 5 / 2ND / DELY” c.d.s. This F.P.O. was used bythe Northern Force on manoeuvres in the Delhi area; Proud recorded a single example used on Dec. 28th.Photo on Page 76. £150-200

483† ✉ 1892 Cover to Isfahan, franked on the reverse by 1a block of four each cancelled “BOMBAY KARACHI / SEAPOST OFFICE” squared circle, a Bouschir transit c.d.s alongside. £100-120

484 ✉ 1907 Cover to France with French 10c cancelled by boxed “RECEIVED BY / FRENCH STEAMER /BOMBAY 7 NO 07”, the only recorded use of any of these boxed Bombay Steamer marks cancelling a stampand an exceptional use on a French stamp. Photo on Page 76. £200-240

485 ✉ Wreck Mail. 1920 (Aug 25) Cover from Hyderabad to London franked KGV 1/2a and 1a handstamped“DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER”, from the P&O “China”; and 1921 (Apr 2) waterstained cover from Bombayto Switzerland franked 2a6p, damaged on P&O “Kalyan”. Also a 1961 cover from Chandigarh to London with“DAMAGED BY / SEA-WATER / M.P / I.S” cachet. (3). £180-200

486 ✉ Postal Stationery. 1881 On Postal Service stationery card with error “AST” for “EAST” in the heading, postedfrom Calcutta to Nepal, central vertical fold, otherwise fine. A previously unrecorded variety. Photo on Page76. £300-350

487 � French Possessions. 1854 Imperforate 1/2a blue (4), 1a red (4), 2a green (2), 4a blue and red (3) all cancelled“C/111” numeral of Pondicherry, and 1/2a blue (2), 2a green cancelled numeral “C/147” of Karikal. (16). Photoon Page 146. £1,500-1,800

Air Mails488 ✉ 1911 (Feb 18) Cover to Allahabad with KEVII 1/2a tied by a fine strike of the “FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911

/ U.P EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD” cancel in violet, backstamped at Allahabad. Photo on Page 76. £200-250

489 ✉ 1911 (Feb 18) Cover to England with KEVII 1a tied by a fine strike of the “FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911 /U.P EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD” cancel in violet, backstamped at Allahabad, Bombay and upon arrival atWokingham. Photo on Page 76. £200-250

490 ✉ 1920 (Jan 23) Covers to England franked 91/2a, both carried on the first flight of the experimental air servicebetween Karachi and Bombay, with the “KARACHI / AIR POST” cancels depicting an aeroplane. (2).

£150-180

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491 ✉ 1920 (Jan 23 - Mar 6) Bombay-Karachi experimental air service covers and cards with the special Karachi AirPost datestamps flown to Karachi on the 1st (3), 2nd, 4th (2), 5th or 7th (and final) flights, or with BombayAir Post datestamps flown to Karachi on the 2nd, 5th or 6th flights, three registered, one of these from theKarachi first flight unusually with its Certificate of Posting which also bears the Karachi Air Post c.d.s. Allbear the additional air fee of 8a, two covers to England. (12). £500-600

492 ✉ 1926 Cover with an Akyab return address embossed on the flap, addressed to England with typed inscription“Per kind favour Major Alan Cobham” bearing G.B 11/2d and India 1a pair all cancelled in London by “TheHyde S.O N.W” c.d.s (Oct 2), signed by Cobham, the reverse with a typed label “Carried by Mr AlanCobham’s De Havilland Aeroplane on the Flight From Australia”. Unfortunately roughly torn open with a largepiece torn from the upper edge, still a very rare cover hand carried by Cobham from Akyab to London andposted upon arrival. Also two 1962 letters signed by Cobham. £170-200

493 ✉ � 1927 (Feb 18-22) R.A.F. Air Pageant, printed one page Programme of Events possibly dropped by aircraft, andflown covers and a card with special “ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY 1927” datestamps of Lahore, Delhi orRisalpur; also a cover flown from Karachi to Delhi by Stack & Leete and then in the R.A.F display at Delhi,signed Neville Stack, and a proof impression on piece of the Stack & Leete cachet. (6). £90-110

Indian States494 ✉ Indian States covers and cards, mainly postal stationery from both native and Feudatory states, unused and

used, a few stamped covers noted including stamps of Hyderabad, Indore or Jammu and Kashmir incombination with India stamps, other covers bearing stamps of Saurashtra, Indore, Travancore, Hyderabad,Jammu and Kashmir or Jaipur, also a few Hyderabad prestamp covers, Cochin Certificates of Posting and sixcovers bearing Nepal stamps. (224). £240-300

495 ✉ Patiala. 1932 Registered cover to Kuala Lumpur franked on the reverse by KGV 2a strip of three and ten 3astamps, one with “Patiala State” overprint, this state overprint stamp incorrectly accepted as valid, an unusualfranking. A little wear and creasing. £80-100

496 ✉ Bhopal. 1937 1/2a on 1/4a Official postal stationery postcards with differing views of Bhopal, headed “On H.HBeguns Service” with the stamp overprinted “Service”, one card unused, the other posted at Sehore bearing a1/4a service stamp. The unused card with a couple of small marks on the picture side but otherwise largely fine,the used card with extensive creasing, 8mm tear at upper edge and a small hole caused by the heavy cancel,nevertheless two very scarce stationery cards, not recorded by Higgins & Gage. (2). £100-120

497 ✉ Charkhari. 1897 1/2a Postal stationery envelope addressed to “Colonel Forbes, The Palace” with a CharkhariState squared circle cancel, vertical fold at left edge, otherwise fine and scarce. H&G1. £100-120

498 ✉ Indore. c.1889 Cover bearing handstamped 1/2a black on pink paper (S.G. 4) with a central numeral cancel,two differing backstamps, edge faults and the stamp and cover with a little light soiling at right. £80-100

499 ✉ Jammu & Kashmir. 1878 India 1/2a Stationery envelope registered to Amritsar with an India 1/2a stamp on thefront, the reverse with Jammu & Kashmir 1878 1a slate-purple imperf single and strip of three tied by nativecancels, and India 1/2a (4, one with corner fault) and 1a pair tied by Sialkot duplexs, boxed Sialkot registrationhandstamp. A little roughly opened at left edge, otherwise fine and an unusual registered cover. Photo on Page76. £180-220

500 ✉ Jammu & Kashmir. c.1879 India 1/2a stationery envelope used from Sealkote to Pind Dadun Khan bearingJammu and Kashmir imperf 1/2a red with an unusual large white printing flaw tied by boxed cancel, theembossed stamp torn into upon opening, otherwise fine. Photo on . £250-280

501 ✉ Jammu & Kashmir. 1889 Registered cover from Srinagar, sent within the state, the reverse bearing 1881-831/2a orange single + strip of four tied by numeral cancel, triple ring Srinagar c.d.s alongside, the front with aboxed registration handstamp, a little roughly opened at right edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 80.

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IRAQ(Also see lots 109, 110, 112, 351-359, 625, 1114)

502 ✉ 1842 Entire letter signed by Colonel F.R. Chesney, posted from Woolwich to London, the stamp missing.Chesney, Commander of the Euphrates Expedition, writes to the Royal Geographical Society about books and“correcting the proof sheets”. A good example of this scarce autograph; Chesney carried the first overlandmails via the Euphrates route in 1837. £120-150

503 ✉ 1904 Registered picture postcard to France bearing Turkey 20pa rose and 1pi blue tied by bilingual Baghdaddatestamp (Coles and Walker 9) with handstruck framed “R”. An unusual registered postcard. Photo on Page80. £180-220

504 ✉ 1908 Registered cover to England bearing India QV 1/2a, KEVII 3p block of four, 1/2a pair and 1a (2) all tiedby “BAGDAD / REG” datestamp with boxed “R / BAGDAD”, fine and attractive. £100-120

505 ✉ 1915 (Apr 21) Cover to London with India KGV 1/2a pair each tied by “EXPERIMENTAL P.O / B. 503” c.d.s.This c.d.s was used at Busra in 1915 following the occupation of the city by British and Indian troops and priorto the civil Indian Post Office reopening. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 80. £250-280

506 ✉ 1916-21 Covers from (6) or to (4) H. St. John Philby, two covers sent in 1920-21 with Iraq stamps, the othersall from 1916-17 with four stampless O.A.S covers, two internal covers to Philby at Amara and two covers fromG.B to Baghdad or Basra. Philby was attached to the Political Dept. in Iraq, and served with the BritishMission in the Nejd from November 1917 to July 1918. (10). £100-120

507 ★ � 1917-58 Mint and used collection on pages and in a stockbook including 1917 Baghdad BritishOccupation 1/4a on 2pa (S.G. 1) mint; Baghdad British Occupation with crescent obliterated by hand in violet,1a on 20pa rose (S.G. 21) and 1a on 10pa on 20pa claret (S.G. 23, fault) both mint; Mosul issues; 1918-21British occupation sets with 10r mint (6); 1923-25 set to 10r mint and used; 1931 1/2a - 10r mint; 1932 2f - 1/2disurcharges mint; 1932 set mint and used; 1934-38 set; 1948, 1949 and 1953 miniature sheets; Official issueswith 1920-23 no watermark set mint (no 2r, 10r stained) and used Multiple Script set mint, 1923 and 1924-25sets mint and used, 1932 3f - 1/2di surcharges mint and used, 1932 and 1934-38 sets mint and used. Also 1918-34 Revenue overprints (40) and a few later revenues. A good lot. S.G. £6,500 (approx). (100s). Photo on Pages64 & 146. £400-500

508 ✉ 1919 (Jan 23) Registered O.A.S cover to London with India KGV 2a tied by “AMARA” c.d.s, with a Britishcensor label. A scarce and unusual use of an unoverprinted India stamp in Iraq at this late date. £140-160

509 ✉ 1920 Registered cover to England bearing British Occupation 1/2a (3) and 1a (2) tied by Kut datestamps, blanktype registration label with “KUT S.O” handstamp; and a 1919 stampless O.A.S cover to India with “MA’QIL(IRAQ)” datestamp. (2). £70-80

510 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “China”. 1920 (Aug 9) Stampless O.A.S cover to London endorsed from Major GeneralC.R.A Julian, circular “M” authorising handstamp and Lower Baghdad c.d.s on reverse, some water damage,handstamped “DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER”. Hoggarth & Gwynn recorded two other covers with thiscachet, posted in India in August 1920, known to have been carried on the S.S “China”, though nothing isknown of the incident that caused the damage. Very unusual from Iraq. £150-180

511 ✉ Overland Mail. 1924-26 Covers from Iraq to England, two with red “Overland Mail” labels, one registeredbut still handstamped “T” and marked “3d to pay” (5), also a “Riviera Palace Hotel, Nice” envelope toBaghdad endorsed “By Overland Mail Haifa-Baghdad” and dated “17.10.25”, apparently hand carried with theroyal party of King Faisal who returned from London by the overland route leaving on October 9th andtravelling via Paris and Nice. (6). £120-150

512 ✉ 1934 Cover from Teheran to Switzerland franked 30di strip of five, with superb bilingual “MISSENT TOBAGHDAD” cachet in violet. £100-120

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Air Mails513 ✉ 1919 G.B. to India first through Aerial Mail flown by R.A.F. Handley Page aircraft “Old Carthusian”,

India 1/4a postal stationery postcard to India, written on January 12th when the “Old Carthusian” was at BandarAbbas, endorsed “on active service”, the message reads “by first aeroplane postal service between England(Ipswich) and India. Pilots: Genl. McEwen & Major McLaren, Passengers: 1 B.O and 3 mechanics. H.M.A“Old Carthusian”, 12-1-19”. Cancelled upon arrival at Karachi (Jan. 17) with the magenta three line cachet“FIRST THROUGH AERIAL MAIL / GREAT BRITAIN TO INDIA / KARACHI 14-1-1919” (altered to 17-1-1919 in manuscript) with circular “PASSED CENSOR / 3 / KARACHI”. A fine and rare card flown fromBandar Abbas, the flight cachet probably applied at Karachi, where the card was put into the post. Photo onPage 80. £1,200-1,400

514 ✉ “Old Carthusian” and Ross Smith Flights. 1919 (Jan 10) Stampless India Field Service postcard to a nurseat the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Sydney, Australia, signed B. Clement and written by Bruce Clement fromBaghdad, the message including “just slipping this along per aeroplane today from here ..... hang on to this asa novelty & keep, note when you receive it”, inscribed “Received 20.3.1920”. The card was flown by the “OldCarthusian” from Baghdad to India, then carried by ship to England by Ross Smith or Jim Bennett, and flownby them on their record breaking 27 day flight from England to Australia. The card is signed upon arrival “J.Bennett, Darwin, 12.12.19” and subsequently had the “FIRST AERIAL POST / ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA”vignette applied, tied by the oval “FIRST AERIAL MAIL / RECEIVED / 26. FEB. 1920 / GREAT BRITAINTO AUSTRALIA”. 30 Covers or cards from Mesopotamia, mostly from members of the Australian WirelessSquadron, were handed to Brigadier General MacEwen and flown on the “Old Carthusian” subsequently beingcarried on the Ross Smith flight, probably in the care of Sgt. Bennett who signed 25 of them after arrival atDarwin. Some of these 30 items no longer survive, and most show no indication of their origin, simply beingstampless O.A.S covers. A little minor creasing, otherwise fine. A rare and important card carried on twofamous pioneer flights. Photo on Page 80. £3,500-3,800

515 ✉ 1919 (Feb 24) Stampless O.A.S cover to England signed S.A Winson, Capt., with F.P.O 55 c.d.s and magentaboxed cachet “POSTAL SERVICE, M.E.F / AERIAL MAIL, BAGHDAD-CAIRO / BY. 31ST. WING. R.A.F.,MESOPOTAMIA”, backstamped at Cairo with Army Post Office SZ10 skeleton c.d.s (Mar 1), inscribed“Received March 12 in Oxford”. Flown by two RAF DH4 aircraft which left Baghdad on Feb. 25 piloted byMajor O.T Boyd and Capt. F. Nuttall; the flight was delayed by rain at Damascus, whilst both planes wereforced down by engine trouble and were finally delivered to Kantara by rail, the journey taking five days. Afine and scarce flight cover. Photo on Page 80. £750-1,000

516 ✉ 1919 (Mar 13) Stampless O.A.S cover signed J. Gibson, addressed to his wife at Inquanduli, Tembuland, S.Africa, with F.P.O 55 c.d.s and violet boxed “POSTAL SERVICE, M.E.F / AERIAL MAIL, BAGHDAD-CAIRO / BY. 31ST. WING. R.A.F., MESOPOTAMIA”, partial A.P.O arrival datestamp. Flown by two RAFDH9 aircraft piloted by Capt. A. Styran and Lt. J. Mills of 142 Squadron, who left Baghdad on March 14thand arrived in Cairo two days later on March 16th, calling at Ramadi and Damascus en route. Kimpton recordsjust seven covers from this flight. A fine and rare cover to a very unusual destination. Photo on Page 80.

£900-1,200

517 ✉ R.A.F Baghdad-Cairo Air Service. 1922-26 Covers comprising Iraq to G.B (6) or Egypt, France to Iraq, orG.B to Iraq (2, franked 9d or 51/2d), also two 1924-25 covers from Damascus to Cairo bearing air mail stamps,both carried by the overland service to Baghdad and then flown to Cairo, and various notes. (12). £150-180

518 ✉ R.A.F Emergency Air Service. 1923 (Oct 1) Stampless postcard to “F/O Pritchard, No. 84 Squadron R.A.F,Shaibah” endorsed “By Official Mail Air, Baghdad-Shaibah. 1-10-23” and signed by the pilot A.C HarrisonP.O, also signed by Pritchard on the same day, with oval cachet “AIR MAIL CENTRE / ROYAL AIR FORCE/ 1 OCT 1923 / HANAIDI”. The reverse has the pencil note “a solitary official mail for Govt correspondence”.A scarce R.A.F flight, very little mail believed to have been carried, the few known cards all sent to Pritchard.

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519 ✉ R.A.F Emergency Air Service. 1923 (Oct 1) Similar stampless card to Pritchard at Shaibah with the Hinaidicachet, pilot signed. Photo on Page 83. £150-180

520 ✉ R.A.F Emergency Air Service. 1923 (Oct 16) Stampless O.H.M.S cover to “O.C 55 Squadron, Mosul”inscribed “By air” with oval “AIR MAIL CENTRE / ROYAL AIR FORCE / 16 OCT 1923 / HINAIDI” cachet,flown from Baghdad to Mosul via Kirkuk by 45 Squadron. Only a very small amount of official mail carriedon these flights, with few covers surviving. £150-180

521 ✉ Imperial Airways Basrah-Cairo Service. 1927-28 Flown covers including 1927 covers from India (Jan 5) toUSA or Canada carried on the second service from Basrah, G.B (Jan 5) to Basrah carried on the first flightfrom Cairo, registered cover (Apr 4) from Egypt to Basrah carried on the first weekly flight from Cairo, andother mainly commercial covers from Iraq to G.B (4) or Egypt, India to G.B (5) or Egypt, or G.B to Iraq, andvarious notes. (16). £300-350

522 ✉ Imperial Airways London - Karachi Service via Iraq. 1929 Covers with first Westbound flight covers fromLondon to Alexandria, Basrah, Baghdad, Bombay or Karachi, Athens to Alexandria, Cairo to Karachi, Basrahor Bushire to Karachi, (Nov.) first flight from G.B to Germany at the reduced 41/2d rate, (June) first acceptancefrom Switzerland to Karachi, (Dec.) first flight from G.B carried on the extension to Jodhpur, and othercommercial covers from G.B (5) or Iraq. Eastbound covers include first flight from Karachi to London (3),Basrah, Gaza or Alexandria, Athens to London, Baghdad or Basrah to London, second flight covers fromKarachi or Baghdad to London, (Nov.) first flight with the new India airmail stamps (2), (Dec.) first Delhi-Karachi extension, and other mainly commercial covers from India (10), Iraq (4) or Persia. An interesting lot,with various notes. (47). £350-400

523 ✉ 1930-38 Covers sent from, to or via Iraq by Imperial Airway, KLM or other foreign airlines, including 1930first flight from Jask to Jodhpur, Linga to Athens cover carried on the first flight to Bushire connecting withthe Imperial Airways service, Vienna to Teheran registered cover (April 12) sent by first flight on the newroute, 1932 Delhi to Karachi extension first flight, first Wednesday service from G.B, 1932 (Oct 1) new routefirst flights from G.B to Bahrain (2) or Saharjah (2) or onto India, 1933 Malaya extension first flight fromBaghdad to Alor Star, 1934 “Uiver” crash, and other mainly commercial covers from Iraq (15), G.B (7), India(3) or Persia (2), also many notes. (39). £400-500

524 ✉ 1934 (Apr 16) Cover to Baghdad endorsed “By Air from Dhiban, R.A.F Mail” bearing a blue By Air Mail labeland franked 8f tied by Baghdad Cantonment c.d.s, backstamped with a Baghdad Dely c.d.s an hour later, withthe boxed cachet “Aerial Mail, from Dhibban, / Per R.A.F Aeroplane K. 1401”. Very scarce. £120-140

525 ✉ R.A.F Emergency Air Service. 1937 (June 1) Long stampless O.H.M.S cover to “Wing Commander E.J.DTownsend, Aircraft Depot, Dhibban, Iraq” endorsed “By air mail - Hinaidi-Dhibban, No 55 (B) Sqdn aircraft”with the violet ‘No. 55 (B) Squadron Orderly Room’ cachet on the front and the ‘Headquarters Dhibban’cachet on reverse, with an accompanying letter “1.6.37, Dear Wing Commander, Herewith the envelope dulymarked as requested. I have asked the ADST to keep any further envelopes for you. I hope to be over fairlysoon to view the country home of the future, yours sincerely G.W Hayes”. In 1937 R.A.F. units were movedfrom Mosul and Hinaidi to a new cantonment at Dhibban; the Iraqi Post Office could only offer a limited carservice to the new base and and the R.A.F. therefore operated a daily emergency air service for official R.A.F.correspondence between Dhibban and Hinaidi. This service lasted from 31 May 1937 until 8th January 1938when the move to Dhibban was finally completed. Believed to be the only cover carried on this second flightfrom Hinaidi to Dhibban. £160-200

IRELAND(Also see lots 941, 971, 972, 995, 1138, 1162)

526 ✉ 1831 Entire headed “Commissioners of Fisheries” sent from Moville to “A. Godby Esq., Post Office, Dublin”with Dublin free datestamp and a fine strike of the scarce “Free / Aug. Godby” handstamp, both in red. Godbywas secretary of the Irish Post Office and applied his personal handstamp to this letter to ensure it wasdelivered free of charge. A scarce and attractive free frank. Photo on Page 83. £300-350

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527 ✉ � 1782-1852 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers (41) and fronts (47) including Frees, mileagemarks, Dublin Local Post, etc. (88). £120-150

528 ✉ � 1841-1900 Covers and cards with QV stamps including duplexs, Maltese Crosses, straight line or undatedcircle sub-office handstamps, Londonderry 172 scroll datestamp (2), etc. (93). Also a quantity of stamps andpieces with selected Irish cancels. (93++). £150-180

529 ✉ 1844-1900 Entires and covers all with single numeral cancellations, all fine. (68). £140-180

530 ✉ � c.1900-1920s Selected single and double ring cancellations virtually all on picture postcards, also somemachines and postage dues, and a few later items and cancels on stamps and pieces. (approx 800 cards/covers).

£400-500

531 ✉ Skeleton. 1903-20 Skeleton datestamps, many double ring types, virtually all on picture postcards, most veryfine strikes. (123). £200-240

532 ✉ Rubbers. 1911-39 Rubber datestamps, virtually all on picture postcards, mainly fine. (36). £80-100

533 ✉ 1921 (Jan 1) Picture postcard of Dublin franked 1d, tied by “FIELD POST OFFICE / W.16” c.d.s, used atGHQ, Parkgate, Dublin. Very fine and unusual on a picture postcard. £70-80

534 � 1934 2d Grey-green, perf 15 x imperf coil stamp, fine used, very scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (2015). S.G.74b, £1,600. Photo on Front Cover. £600-700

Ship Letters 535 ✉ 1849 Entire letter from Belfast to Liverpool with a 1d red cancelled “62”, endorsed “Private Ship” with a

“SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL” arrival backstamp. £70-80

536 ✉ Derry. 1866 Cover from Fraserburgh to Toronto with a fine red “PAID / DERRY / COL PACKET / E” c.d.son the front, used on mail carried by the Allan Line. £80-100

537 ✉ H&K Packet. 1862 Cover to Mauritius bearing 1855-57 6d lilac, posted and backstamped at Monkstown withthe adhesive cancelled by the Irish type duplex “H & K PACT/186”, additionally backstamped at London andMauritius, with red manuscript “41/2”. An unusual H & K Packet cancel on a surface printed stamp, very fineand scarce. Photo on Page 83. £300-350

538 ✉ H&K Packet. 1924 (Oct 8) F Size 5d postal stationery registration envelope to London uprated 2d, bearing ablank type registration label endorsed “H&DL Packet”, the envelope stamp, adhesive stamp and registrationlabel all with double ring “H&K PACKET” c.d.s. An exceptionally unusual registration envelope posted on theship. Photo on Page 83. £180-220

539 ✉ Newport/Dublin /Jamaica. 1756 (July) Entire letters to Leith, both concerning shipments of Rum, the firstendorsed “p. the Prince of Wales Packet Q.D.C” with a very fine “JAMAICA” first type handstamp andLondon Bishop Mark on reverse, charged 2/2. The second entire letter endorsed “p. the Duncanon, CaptElphenston Q.D.C”, landed as a ship letter at Newport, Co. Mayo, handstamped with a fine “SHIP” (similarto Rob. S1a of Dublin but 25x7mm), backstamped “COUNTRY” and a “15/OC” Dublin Bishop Mark and alight but readable “NEWPORT” (Co. Mayo), rates of 9d, 1/9 and 2/7 all crossed out, finally charged 4/1. Anexceptionally early Irish ship letter apparently landed at Newport in Co. Mayo, the Ship handstamp almostcertainly applied in Dublin, the contents including “the ships sail tomorrow under convoy through theWindward Passage or Gulf ”. Light file folds and a little soiling to the flap, otherwise fine and a rare Irish shipletter. Newport, Co. Mayo, never had a ship letter, a single manuscript ship letter endorsement being recordedfrom the port in 1817, whilst the first recorded Ship handstamp of Dublin recorded by Tabeart was in 1769.(2). Photo on Page 83. £300-400

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540 ✉ Warren Point. 1844 Entire from Geneva, New York state, to England handstamped with the very scarce“WARREN / SHIP-LETTER” (Robertson S1, illustrated in his book). Just three ship letters recorded fromWarren Point. Photo on Page 83 £1,200-1,500

JAMAICA(Also see lots 539, 1227, 1339)

541 ✉ 1780-1839 Entire letters all to G.B., two from missionaries, the others mostly concerning plantations orbusiness, handstamps include straight line “IAMAICA”, two line “JAMAICA” with date (2) or fleurondatestamps (7), albino straight line “MAY HILL”, “FALMOUTH / JA”, and Kingston datestamps (2, Fostertypes K3, K5), one letter received in London during the Uniform 4d Post period. Also 1853 entire letter fromGlasgow to Jamaica with an arrival c.d.s, and 1852 entire letter from Antigua with a double arc datestamp.(15). £300-350

542 ✉ 1803 Entire letter from Morant Bay and an 1804 entire, both to London with “JAMAICA” two linebackstamps, both clearly disinfected, unusual from Jamaica. (2). £100-120

543 ✉ Slavery. 1817 Entire letter from “Westmoreland” to Scotland with Savanna-la-Mar handstamp, regarding therecent slave law and the distribution of cloth to the slaves, and an interesting 1830 letter from Grange Hill toScotland regarding a lawsuit resulting from the incorrect conveyance of slaves, listing the ten slaves with theirvaluations. (2). £100-120

544 ✉ 1828 Entire to Scotland endorsed “Inland Postage Paid”, various rates, the reverse with scarce manuscript“Little River PO” and a Jamaica fleuron datestamp. This manuscript Post Office endorsement is recorded from1828 until 1831, despite a handstamp being issued to the office late in 1829. £200-250

545 �P 1860 3d De La Rue Die Proof, in black on white glazed card, 60x92mm, fine. Photo on Page 220. £200-250

546 ✉ 1863 Cover from Savanna-la-Mar to England endorsed “Ship Letter” and franked 1d + 2d each cancelled“A75”. Handstamped “JAMAICA / SHIP LETTER” and red “11/2” with red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / SHIP”arrival datestamp, backstamped at Savanna-la-Mar, Kingston and upon arrival at Berwick Station. Two piecestorn from the upper edge, backed with blue paper to improve the appearance. A scarce cover carried on the “St.Thomas”. £100-120

547 ✉ S.S “Bergenseren”. 1890 (Feb 18) Cover from Kingston, Jamaica, to London endorsed “per s/s Bergenserenvia America” bearing Jamaica 4d pair, a third stamp missing with red boxed “JAMAICA PAID / 22 PE 1870”applied below, the reverse with the explanatory label “This Postal-Packet was contained in the Mail / Bag fromKingston for New York via Port Maria, / Jamaica, for despatch per S.S “Bergenseren,” / which Mail Bag waswashed away in the “Haughton / River” near Annotto Bay, on the night of Tuesday / the 18th instant, and whichwas subsequently re- / covered. / FRED. SULLIVAN / Postmaster for Jamaica. / General Post Office, / 21stFeb., 1890”, tied by a Kingston squared circle (Feb. 24), a London arrival c.d.s of March 15th. The AnnottoBay to Port Maria mule cart was washed away whilst crossing the Houghton river and one bag of lettersintended for the S.S “Bergenseren” sailing to New York was submerged for nearly 24 hours; it was taken to Jamaica where the letters were dried, a number have lost some or all their stamps. Opened out to display the label, edge tear at base, otherwise fine. An interesting item, only about ten covers recorded. Photo on Page 83. £280-320

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA(Also see lots 26-28, 60, 97, 133, 134)

548 ★ � 1890-97 Mint and used issues of British East Africa including 1894 5a on 8a blue and 71/2a on 1r carmineboth used; 1895 local BEA overprints 1/2a, 1a, 21/2a, 3a, 4a and 1r used; 1895-96 India overprint set (less 1a6p,2r) mint; 1895 21/2a on 41/2a dull violet used; 1895 21/2a on 11/2a sepia mint and used; 1897 BEA overprint onZanzibar set mint; 1897 21/2a on 3a used (2, S.G. 89, 91), etc. S.G. £2,200 (approx). (64). £300-350

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549 ✉ 1894 (Feb 18) Registered cover to Germany with 1890 4r tied by Mombasa squared circle, backstamped atAden and Baden Baden, a scarce stamp on cover. £150-180

550 ★ 1895 (Feb) Manuscript “1/2a” surcharge and “T.E.C.R” on 3a black/dull red, fine mint. S.G. 31, £600. Photo onPage 146. £120-150

551 ✉ 1924-61 Covers and cards with 1937 cover cancelled on the Daressalaam-Tabora T.P.O with handstruck“SOGA” registration label, 1924 cover bearing a “Drink Kenya Coffee. Coffee Planters Union” perforatedlabel, postal stationery, skeleton datestamps including “MWADUI MINE”, etc. (32). £160-200

King George V Stamps & Postal History

1912-21 Multiple Crown CA Issue

552 �P c.1912 Die Proof of the small size KGV Head vignette in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped“AFTER/STRIKING”, with a light signature and date “6/2/28” in pencil. This vignette was used for the 1c -75c values. Some light surface rubbing giving a rather matt appearance but not affecting the printed head, ascarce proof. Photo on Page 44. £250-300

553 �S 1921 75c Black on emerald with an emerald back overprinted “SPECIMEN”, a couple of perfs stained,otherwise fine mint. Neither Samuel nor S.G. record or list a Specimen overprint on this stamp. S.G. 52d, spec. £60-70

554 ✉ 1916 Cover from Mombasa to London endorsed “Late Fee Pd”, franked by two 6c stamps (6c postage + 6clate fee) with red boxed “PASSED BY / (crown) / No. 3333 / CENSOR”, an unusual late fee rate and Britisharmy type censor. Also 1918 cover from Nairobi to England franked G.B 1d, unusually accepted as valid,cancelled and not surcharged. (2). £80-100

555 ✉ 1919 Cover to Scotland with KGV 10c tied by “S CARRIAGE / NO 3” c.d.s (Proud D2, eight months earlierthan recorded), used on the Nairobi to Kisumu T.P.O. £180-220

556 ✉ 1919 Cover to Scotland with KGV 10c tied by “S CARRIAGE / NO 1” c.d.s (Proud D2, over three monthsearlier than recorded), used on the Nairobi to Kisumu T.P.O. Photo on Page 83. £180-220

1919 4c on 6c Surcharge, S.G. 64

557 ★ Mint single with margin at left showing the major variety surcharge sideways on reverse, very fine, lightlymounted. A scarce variety, caused by part of a sheet having been folded prior to surcharging. S.G. 64e,£450. Photo on Page 146. £140-160

1921-27 Multiple Script CA Issue, S.G. 65-74

558 � 1c - 5r Set of ten used with additional 1c (5), 3c and 50c shades, 2r with one short perf at left, otherwise allfine with postal cancels. S.G. £1,248. (17). Photo on Page 64. £220-260

1922-27 Kenya & Uganda 1c - £100 Set, S.G. 76-105

559 �P Frame Master Die Proof for the 1c - 75c values with uncleared vignette, value tablets and surround, in blackon white glazed card, dated “27.3.22” in pencil, 32x41mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 87. £240-280

560 �P 5c Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped “AFTER / STRIKING” and dated“31/5/22” in pencil, very fine. Photo on Page 44. £200-240

561 �P 10c Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped “AFTER / STRIKING” and dated“2/6/22” in pencil, very fine. Photo on Page 89. £200-240

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562 �P 2s.50c Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, very fine. Photo on Page 89. £200-240

563 �P 2s.50c Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card reduced to stamp size (32x27mm) and affixed to a piececut from the De La Rue day book, dated “June 9th” and numbered “60”, unique. Photo on Page 89.

£200-250

564 �P 4s Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, very fine. Photo on Page 89. £200-250

565 �P 4s Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, unusually in a vertical format, 60x92mm, dated “9 APR1925” and endorsed “Before hardening”. Photo on Page 87. £240-280

566 �P 4s Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card reduced to stamp size (32x27mm) and affixed to a piece cutfrom the De La Rue day book, dated “Apl 16th” and numbered “60”, unique. Photo on Page 89. £200-250

567 �P 7s.50c Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, very fine. Photo on Page 89. £200-250

568 �P £2 Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, very fine. Photo on Page 89. £200-250





573 �P 20c Grey-black Die Proof on white card, reduced to 20x24mm, the reverse endorsed “1st pull”, fine and scarce.Photo on Page 146. £120-150

574 �P 1s, 2s and £5 Die Proofs in black on white glazed card, each reduced to 32x28mm, the 1s and 2s proofsendorsed “1st Pull” on the reverse, the 1s unusually with incomplete printing at the sides, all with some smallsurface faults but very scarce. (3). Photo on Page 91. £300-400

575 �P 1c Perforated colour trials on watermarked paper, in olive-bistre, yellow or orange and purple, each affixed toa separate piece of quadrille paper, cut from a De La Rue appendix page. Three fine and scarce colour trials.(3). Photo on Page 87. £300-350

576 �P 1926 Large piece from a De La Rue appendix page bearing imperforate 15c colour trials in green or black,endorsed “5cts” and “10cts” alongside the respective trials, the page endorsed and dated “Appd for colour,30/8/26” and twice initialled. A unique archival page showing the approved colours for the 5c and 10c stampswhich were issued in these new colours in 1927. Photo on Page 95. £500-600

577 �P 1s Perforated colour trials on watermarked paper, in brown, grey or orange, the colours of the issued 2s.50c,4s and 7s.50c stamps, the first with a pulled perf and rather patchy gum, otherwise all fine mint. (3). Photo onPage 91. £500-600

578 �P 1s Perforated colour trial on watermarked paper, in black and magenta, the colour of the issued £4 stamp, finemint. Photo on Page 91. £250-300

579 �P 1s Perforated colour trial on watermarked paper, in red and green, the colour of the issued £20 stamp, finemint. Photo on Page 91. £250-300

580 �P 1s Perforated colour trial on watermarked paper, in purple and grey, the colour of the issued £75 stamp, finemint. Photo on Front Cover. £250-300

581 �P 1s Perforated colour trial on watermarked paper, in purple, one short corner perf, mint. Photo on Page 91. £120-140

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582 �P 1s Perforated colour trial in purple and olive-green, on watermarked paper, unusually with the watermarkinverted, fine mint. Photo on Page 91. £240-300

583 �S 1s - £1 Set of twenty overprinted “SPECIMEN”, the 50c and 75c with spur on “M”, the 5c green mostexceptionally with the overprint double, also additional 5c - 30c (6) with varieties spot on leg of “M” on 5cviolet and 20c and spur on “M” on 15c and 30c, small faults to three duplicate stamps, the set of twenty allfine mint. S.G. £850. (26). Photo on Pages 91 & 146. £300-400

584 �S £2 Green and purple overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G. 96s, £300. Photo on Page 91. £90-120

585 �S £3 Purple and yellow overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.97s, £350. Photo on Page 91. £110-130

586 �S £4 Black and magenta overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.98s, £450. Photo on Page 91. £150-180

587 �S £5 Black and blue overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.99s, £500. Photo on Page 91. £150-180

588 �S £10 Black and green overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.100s, £750. Photo on Page 91. £240-280

589 �S £20 Red and green overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.101s, £1,300. Photo on Page 91. £400-500

590 �S £25 Black and red overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.102s, £1,400. Photo on Page 91. £450-600

591 �S £50 Black and brown overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.103s, £1,700. Photo on Page 91. £500-600

592 �S £75 Purple and grey overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.104s, £3,500. Photo on Front Cover. £1,000-1,200

593 �S £100 Red and black overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G.105s, £4,000. Photo on Front Cover. £1,200-1,400

594 �S 1c - 10s, The fourteen values originally issued in 1922, each handstamped violet “SPECIMEN”, Samuel typeK3, some with a little minor toning, otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce. (14). Photo on Page 91.

£500-600

595 �F £50 and £100 Forgeries made from specimen stamps with the central vignette excised and replaced. Also twomodern “Maryland” forgeries. The first two cleverly made forgeries, with 2004 B.P.A Certificates correctlyidentifying them as such. (4). £60-80

596 ★ �+ 1c - £1 Set mint with additional shades, blocks and a few minor varieties, including control blocks of four (13)comprising 1c (3 blocks), 5c violet (blocks of four and nine), 5c green, 10c green and 12c - 75c values, 2ssingle with plate number, 1s and 2s50c pairs, 3c brownish grey and jet-black shades, all fine. Also the £2 mint,small repaired faults at right and upper left corner. S.G. £2,100+. (108). Photo on Page 91. £200-250

597 ★ £3 Purple and yellow superb mint, very lightly mounted. S.G. £1,800. Photo on Page 91. £600-700

598 ★ £4 Black and magenta, fine mint. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Front Cover. £1,000-1,200

599 ★ £5 Black and blue unused, small part gum, with 1977 Brandon Certificate which also states “tiny thinspot lower left corner”, which however is not apparent to us. £3,250. Photo on Page 91. £400-500

600 ✉ � 1c - £1 Set used with additional shades and covers (11), includes 1936 cover from Mafia, 1935 cover withLolgorien c.d.s, 1931 Kisumu-Mwanza first flight, 2s50c (2), 3s jet-black shade, 7s50c, 10s and £1 (2, onecreased), mainly fine. S.G. £1,500+. (73 + 11 covers). Photo on Page 91 £250-300

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601 ✉ 1932-34 Air Mail covers bearing 1s - 10s values, comprising 1s single franking on registered cover to G.B, 2s+ 30c pair on cover to G.B, single 3s franking on cover to Holland, 3s + 20c + 5c on cover to G.B, single 5sfranking on cover to G.B, and 10s with six other stamps totalling 11s.30c on registered cover to Italy with“LOCAL AIR FEE PAID” cachet. (6). £200-240

602 ✉ � Parcel and Sample Post. 1924-32 Parcel tags (4) sent to Tanganyika at sample post rate of 1s60c, AR samplepost to G.B franked 2s30c (2) or parcel post to G.B franked 4s; piece from a parcel to G.B franked 4s55c, anda parcel label sent internally franked 1s50c. (6). £160-200

603 ✉ 1933 (Feb 2) Air Mail cover from Nairobi to England franked 75c with violet “Late fee).....cts 10”. This 10clate fee introduced in August 1933 for northbound airmail posted at the aerodrome between 5pm and 6pm; bythe end of September only eight letters had been posted after 5pm and the service was therefore withdrawn.Very scarce. £100-120

604 � � 1s - £10 Fiscally used including 5s watermark inverted, £1 (6), £5 (2), £10 and £50, and a piece bearing 2spair, £1 pair and two £5 pairs all with “LAW COURTS / NAIROBI” datestamps; pieces with stamps tied byred embossed “Kenya Revenue” seals including £1 (2), £2 (2), £4 and £10; and the scarce £100 with an InlandRevenue datestamp, several pinholes but still a good looking stamp. Also six 1s - £1 stamps with “KENYA /JUDICIAL” overprints. S.G. £2,795 (£1 - £10 values) + £2,000 (£100 value, faults) + others. (57). Photo onPage 91. £500-600

1935-37 KUT 1c - £1 Pictorial Set, S.G. 110-123

605 �E Stamp size photographic essays of six designs submitted to the competition for the new pictorial definitiveissue, all affixed to a card headed “Stamp Designs - 1st Pictorial Issue for East Africa Territories by G. Gill-Holmes”, signed by Gill-Holmes and dated “111/5/34”, the six essays all without value. The Mt. Kilimanjarodesign was used for the issued 15c and 2s stamps, whilst the similar design below this won third prize in thedesign competition. Photo on Page 93. £500-600

606 �E Photographic essays of designs submitted to the design competition by G. Gill-Holmes, all without value, fourstamp size (one with enlarged detail of native’s head and spear alongside), two others enlarged in size, one withthe cachet of G. Gill-Holmes on the reverse. One of Gill-Holmes other designs was used for the issued 15c and2s stamps. (6). £300-350

607 �E Stamp size photographic essays of four of the original designs chosen for this issue, comprising 1c design withsmaller central oval numbered “107” and dated “11.10.34” on the reverse and the redrawn design with adoptedcentral oval endorsed and dated “107”, revised design for 2 colours, 16.11.34” on the reverse, 5/- essay in thedesign used for the 5c and 50c values, 10/- essay in the design used for the 10c and £1 value, similar £1 essayin the issued design but without horizontal shading at the top, and 1/- essay in the issued design but withouthorizontal shading around the head and value, the last four all with a manuscript letter or number and the date“11.10.34” on the reverse. (6). Photo on Page 87. £400-500

608 �P 2/- Frame Die Proof in black on white paper, 35x29mm, affixed to a piece of quadrille paper cut from anappendix page, endorsed “Appd for border die, 5/2” and initialled. Unique. Photo on Page 87. £400-500

609 �S 1c - £1 Set of fourteen perfined “SPECIMEN”, fine mint. S.G. £475. (14). Photo on Page 64. £150-200

610 ★ 5c Black and green, perf 13x12, rope joined to sail, margin at left, fine mint. S.G. 111ba, £850. Photo onPage 91. £160-200

611 ★ 3/- Blue and black, perf 13x12, fine mint. S.G. 120a, £2,500. Photo on Page 91. £700-800

612 ★ 3/- Blue and black, perf 13x12, mint, one short perf at left, otherwise fine. S.G. 120a, £2,500. Photo onPage 91. £400-500

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613 ★ �+ 1c - £1 Mint with additional shades and blocks, including 5c rope joined to sail corner block of four, 10cimprint block of eight and coil join pair, rare 1/- perf 13x12 unfortunately with a repaired corner, blocks offour of the 20c - 3/- values (65c block with imprint), also a few modern forgeries and 1935 printed noticeregarding the sale of stamps to dealers and philatelists. S.G. £985+ (+ S.G. 120, £2,500, faults). (83).

£240-300

614 � 5c Black and green, perf 13x12, rope not joined to sail, fine used with 1936 (Jan. 3) c.d.s of Maro Moru. Veryscarce. S.G. 111b, £950. Photo on Page 91. £250-350

615 � 1/- Black and green, perf 14, variety frame double one albino, fine used. S.G. list this variety on the 15c valuebut not on this 1/- value. Very scarce. S.G. 118, var. Photo on Page 91. £300-400

616 � 1/- Black and green, perf 13x12, variety frame treble, two impressions albino, fine used with violet parcelcancel. S.G. list a frame double one albino variety on the 15c value, but no similar varieties on this value. Veryscarce. S.G. 118a, var. Photo on Page 91. £400-500

617 � £1 Black and red pair, fine used. S.G. £800. Photo on Page 64. £180-220

618 ✉ � 1c - £1 Set used including covers (16), 5c perf 13x12 with rope joined to sail, 1/- perf 13x12, 10/- (2, one aMadame Joseph cancel) and £1. S.G. £986+. (38 + 16 covers). Photo on Page 64. £200-240

619 ✉ 1937-38 Registered covers from Nairobi to G.B or Ireland bearing a single 5/- or 10/-, the first on the reverseof Post Office O.H.M.S cover with “B. LEWIS / CHIEF ACCOUNTANT / POST OFFICE & TELEGRAPHS”cachet; the 10/- cover with accompanying C.O.P, closed opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and a scarcestamp on cover. (2). £100-120

1935 Silver Jubilee 20c - 1/- Set of Four, S.G. 124-127

620 �S ★ The specialised mint collection on seven pages including the set of four perfined “SPECIMEN”; cornerblocks of four of the 20c, 65c and 1/- all including the variety diagonal line by turret; 20c varieties dashby turret, dot to left of chapel (light crease) and dot by flagstaff; 30c varieties dot by flagstaff, dot to leftof chapel, diagonal line by turret, dash by turret, also re-entry to frame and value tablet; 65c dot to leftof chapel; 1/- varieties dot to left of chapel and hairline through 1910, also a differing hairline varietywithin a block of four, the 20c and 65c varieties and the blocks unmounted. S.G. £4,350+. (43).

£1,000-1,200

621 � The specialised used collection including 20c varieties dot to left of chapel (2), dot by flagstaff, diagonal lineby turret; 30c dot to left of chapel; 65c varieties diagonal line by turret and dot to left of chapel; 1/- varietiesdiagonal line by turret, dot to left of chapel (thinned) and hairline through 1910, some of these varieties veryscarce used. S.G. £1,300 + S.G. 125g, 126f, 127g, unpriced. (17). Photo on Page 91. £450-600

622 ✉ 1935-36 Covers including Post Office O.H.M.S cover to USA with “F. BIRKITT / CHIEF ACCOUNTANT /POST OFFICE & TELEGRAPHS” cachet bearing two 30c stamps, one with variety diagonal line by turret(S.G. 125f, £225); set of four on similar official registered cover and on May 6 F.D.C from Fort Portal; coverfrom Naivasha to Kisumu franked 20c with violet “UNKNOWN” and “UNDELIVERED FOR REASONSTATED” and Nairobi R.L.O c.d.s; cover to Belgium with Tanganyika Airmail cachet franked 1/- and pictorial1c both unusually cancelled “OFFICIAL PAID / DARESSALAAM” c.d.s in black, etc. (8). £230-260

1928-33 Postage Dues

623 �S � 5c - 1s Set of six overprinted or perfined “SPECIMEN”, mint and used. S.G. D1/6, £585. (18). Photo on Page146. £150-180

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624 ✉ Official Mail/Telegrams. 1914-44 Covers and cards including official mail with various official cachetsincluding “Custodian of Enemy Property” Postal Frank, another to the Crown Agents in London endorsed“Colonial Office Fast Mail” and sent by diplomatic bag. Also 1933 Kenya and Uganda Telegraphs messageform with “NAIROBI / TELEGRAPHS” c.d.s in a Telegram envelope. (9). £100-120

625 ✉ 1917 Cover from G.B to “Lieut Strachan, D. Co., Sierra Leone Battn, W.A.F.F, Freetown, Sierra Leone”backstamped at Freetown and Daru, forwarded to Tanganyika with Indian F.P.O 322 backstamp, againforwarded to Iraq with Base Office, Base R.L.O and Enquiry Office backstamps, finally returned to Londonmarked “Present Location Uncertain”. The Sierra Leone Carrier Corps was the only Sierra Leone unit to servein East Africa. An unusual cover. £100-120

626 ✉ ★ Mombasa Exhibition. 1934 (Jan 16) Reverse portion of a cover with 20c tied by “MOMBASAEXHIBITION” skeleton datestamp, 1936 cover from Mombasa to Kisumu franked 20c and bearing a 1936Mombasa Exhibition advertising label, and single examples of the same label used and unused. (4). £60-80

Postal Stationery627 ✉ �S Postal Stationery. QV-QEII Mainly unused or specimen stationery from East Africa and Uganda Protectorate

(15), British East Africa (7), Zanzibar (17), KUT (23, with KGVI 40c H and K size envelopes, also unusedformula registration envelopes), Kenya (68, mainly formula air letters) or Uganda. (130). £200-250

628 �P 1934 15c Postcard stamp Die Proof in black on white glazed card, slightly reduced to 55x60mm, dated “12-12-34” and endorsed “Kenya 6819/4”, fine and scarce. The last 15c KGV postcard was issued in 1935.Photo on Page 87. £200-250

629 ✉ 1933 50c Size H2 registration envelope (H&G 3b) sent from Lamu to Mombasa endorsed “Insured for eighthundred shillings only”, franked 50c + 1s on the reverse, with red “INSURED / (VALEUR DECLAREE)”label, a little toning at lower right corner, very unusual and attractive. Also 1928-36 10c postcards (2, H&G 3,one uprated 5c) and 15c postcards (2, H&G 1, 4) all used internally. (5). £80-100

King George VI Stamps & Covers630 �★ �+ 1941 Perf 14 10c Red-brown and orange, in an unmounted mint block of four, superb. S.G. 134b, £520. Photo

on Page 95. £200-250

631 ✉ 1947 Air Letter franked 50c, from a lady in the Polish Refugee Settlement at Masindi to her husband atLeighford Camp in England. Cancelled by “MASINDI 2 / UGANDA” double ring skeleton c.d.s with scarce“POLISH REFUGEE C / MASINDI” cachet. £100-120

632 �S �+ 1949 Perf 13x113/4 5c reddish brown and orange and 10c black and green both in upper left corner marginalblocks of four, each stamp locally handstamped “SPECIMEN” in violet (Samuel type K4), the 10c blockapplied to backing paper, the 5c block with some paper adhering and one stamp thinned. Two unique positionalblocks, just one sheet of one hundred stamps of each value received this Specimen handstamp. Withphotocopies of 1997 B.P.A. Certificates issued for the two sheets. Photo on Page 95. £300-350

WW2 & Later Forces Mail

633 ✉ 1940-45 WW2 Covers including small boxed “O.H.M.S / No. .. / MILITARY / FRANKED” cachets (7, variousnumbers); 1942 (Nov 18) cover from A.P.O 2 to South Africa franked 30c and 1/- signed by Lieut. General W.Platt with an enclosed two page letter written and signed by Platt (G.O.C East Africa command); 1943registered cover to Bulawayo with India stamps tied by very unusual “F.P.O 90” double ring c.d.s at Asmara;airgraphs (4, two pictorial); Christmas cards, etc. Also a 1936 Italian forces card from Asmara, and threepostwar forces covers. (38). £220-260

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634 ✉ 1941-45 Forces Air Letters unused (4) or used (46) including postal stationery type with printed 4c “metermark” stamps in blue (5), similar stampless types with a red 25c meter mark (4), others stampless or with KUT,Ceylon or G.B stamps. Various uses from KUT, Sudan or Egypt, one franked 25c from A.P.O 2 handstamped“NOT A MILITARY ISSUE / SURFACE MAIL”. (50). £350-400

635 ✉ 1942-45 Naval uses of Forces Air Letters including red “POSTAGE PAID” double ring datestamps (4, one with“CHRISTMAS / GREETINGS / 1942” printed on the front with violet “7 DEC PAID” cachet), otherChristmas Greetings types for 1942 or 1944, one with black “NAVAL ISSUE” overprint in the upper leftcorner (not recorded by Daynes) or with “R.N” in the lower left corner below the blue triangle (Daynes N4),bearing G.B or KUT stamps or stampless, mostly from Mombasa or Kilindini. (13). £220-260

636 ✉ 1944 (Nov 14) Christmas Greetings “Postage Free” printed air letter illustrated on the address panel and inside,used from E.A A.P.O 81 to England, the message headed with the cachet “No. 1 (E.A) AMBULANCE TRAIN/ E.A COMMAND”, very unusual. £80-100

KOREA(Also see lot 920)

637 ✉ 1956-58 Air Mail covers from the DDR Embassy in Phyongyang, to Berlin, bearing various imperf NorthKorea stamps. (2). £140-160

LEEWARD ISLANDS(Also see lots 1175)

638 ★ � 1897 QV Diamond Jubilee overprint issue, 1/2d, 4d, 7d, 1/- and 5/- mint, 1d and 21/2d used, the 1/- with a littleperf staining and gum loss, otherwise fine. S.G. 9/12, 15/16, £707. (7). Photo on Page 146. £130-150

MADAGASCAR(Also see lots 32, 33, 38)

639 ✉ 1889 Cover to Reunion with circular “BRITISH / MAIL / 3 JUL. 89 / ANTANANARIVO” and a FrenchColonies 25c cancel at Tamatave (July 9). A fine cover sent within Madagascar by the British Consular Mail,to an unusual destination. Photo on . £800-1,000

640 ✉ 1938-42 Covers from France or sent within the island, all unpaid or underpaid and surcharged, bearing postagedue stamps of the 1908-24 issue (3 covers) or the 1943 issue overprinted “France Libre” (4 covers), cancelsinclude T.P.Os (2) and boxed “B.M”. (7). £140-160

MALAYA(Also see lots 92, 96, 379)

641 ★ � 1867-1957 Mint and used collection on pages with Straits Settlements and Malayan States. (100s). £100-120

642 ★ Federated Malay States. 1900-25 1c - $5 Bicoloured stamps, eleven values with various watermarkscomprising 1900-01 Crown CA 1c and 20c, 1904-22 Multiple Crown CA 3c - 10c, 50c, $1 and $2, and 1925Multiple Script CA $5 green and blue, all mint, mainly fine. S.G. £600+. (11). Photo on Page 64. £120-140

643 ★ Federated Malay States. 1909 Multiple Crown CA $25 green and orange, margin at base, fine mint. S.G.£2,250. Photo on Front Cover. £600-800

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644 �P Johore. 1891 Sultan Aboubakar Master Die Proof with blank value tablets, in black on white glazed cardstamped “BEFORE / HARDENING” and dated “9 Jul. 91”, slightly reduced in size to 78x45mm. Photo onPage 62. £200-250

645 ★ Kedah. 1922 Malaya - Borneo Exhibition 21c (6), 25c (5) and 50c (2) mint, also a few stamps from otherstates. S.G. £500+. (23). £80-100

646 � Singapore. 1948-52 KGVI $1 Vertical strip of three fine used, the centre stamp with the error St. EdwardsCrown in the watermark. A very rare error, with B.P.A Certificate (2015). S.G. 28a, £4,750. Photo on FrontCover. £1,700-2,000

Postal Stationery647 ✉ �S QV-QEII Postal stationery mint, used or overprinted “Specimen”, including Straits 1897 3c + 3c reply card to

Switzerland and F.M.S 1c + 1c reply card uprated 2c to Germany both with attached reply halves, F.M.S 2ccards and Perak 1c cards both in complete bundles of ten with wrapper bands, Perak 4c + 4c reply card withAdelaide c.d.s sent by the U.P.U to Australia as a specimen card, 1899 Negri Sembilan 1c + 1c reply card C.T.Oat Port Dickson, Perak Government Service card unused, 1936 Penang O.H.M.S card used, Specimenoverprints (10), registration envelopes, etc. (71). £400-500

648 �P Singapore. 1967 30c Aerogramme proofs, two with the orchids in differing shades of red, a further five proofswith the red omitted from the stamp and the green in a much lighter shade, all unfolded, fine. (7). £200-250

Postal History, Covers & Cancellations649 � Cancellations. KEVII-KGVI Straits Settlements, Johore, Kedah, F.M.S or Negri Sembilan stamps in three

stockbooks, all selected for their cancellations with many Singapore sub-offices and various offices in theStraits, F.M.S, Kedah, etc. An interesting lot. (1,000+). £250-300

650 �P Meters/Paid Handstamps. 1928-38 Proof impressions on separate pieces comprising 1927 F.M.S 6c meter ofKuala Lumpur depicting a tiger; “POSTAGE PAID / 2 CTS / 6 MY / 1932 / KUALA LUMPUR” c.d.s; and1938 Negri Sembilan 2c meter of Seremban, all in red, sent as specimens to the U.P.U, fine and unusual. (3).

£100-120

651 ✉ Train Letters. 1931-38 Covers with “Train Letter” cachets of Penang (2, one with F.M.S 5c block of elevenpaying 55c air rate to G.B), Kuala Lumpur (2) or Ipoh, some faults or staining. (5). £100-120

652 ✉ 1946-48 Covers bearing BMA overprint issues, various rates and destinations, including 1948 (Jan 31) locallyprinted air letter sent from Taiping to Australia on the last day of the British Military Administration, twocovers to Czechoslovakia, etc. Also four later 1950s covers, one to Sarawak. (29). £120-150

653 ✉ Federated Malay States. 1907-38 Covers and cards including 1917 picture postcard to France with very early“BATANG BERJUNTAI” datestamps; 1916 10c registration envelope uprated 11c, posted within Tronoh with“A.R” handstamp, marked “Refused, Return to Sender”; 1929 4c stationary envelope from Kuala Kangsar toSweden uprated 8c; 1934 air mail cover franked 59c to Greece with registration label of Kuala Lumpur alteredto Ipoh; 1932 red A.R card with Ipoh cancels on both sides, etc. (20). Photo on Page 99. £250-300

654 ✉ � Johore. 1905-56 Covers (45), stamps and pieces (29), including Insured handstamp of Segamat, BritishEmpire Exhibition cancels of Batu Pahat (2), 1939 Insured label on registered cover from Batu Pahat, BandarMaharai crown cancel, etc., many covers to India rather stained but a scarce group. (74). £400-500

655 ✉ � Johore. 1909-54 Covers and cards (20), pieces and stamps (approx 270) all selected for their cancels,including a fine 1909 registered cover with 4c (3) and 10c tied by two “JOHORE / (crown) / BAHRU” cancelswith boxed registration datestamp, cancels of Batu Pahat, Muar, Tangkah, with many other village cancels onstamps. (c.290). £400-500

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656 ✉ Johore. 1930-40 Covers and cards comprising 1930 registered cover from Muar unusually to Argentinafranked 27c with boxed registration handstamp; 1931 cover from Muar with 4c tied by Singapore Paquebotc.d.s; 1937 cover from Muar franked 12c to USA; 1936 air mail cover from Batu Pahat to New Zealand franked25c; and 1940 2c postcard uprated 2c form Kluang to Malacca. (5). £140-160

657 ✉ � Kedah. 1916-74 Covers and cards (35), pieces and stamps (43) all selected for their cancels, the coversincluding 1929 stampless On Government Service cover from Sungei Patani with Protector of Labour officialcachet and datestamps of Kulim, Serdang, Parit Buntar and Bagan Samak, 1934 Sungei Patani c.d.s tying 4cpair to G.B, 1919 ‘Seng’ registered cover from Semiling with Kedah/Straits mixed franking, many other earliercovers with staining or faults, also some cancels on F.M.S (3) or Straits stamps. (78). £300-400

658 ✉ � Kedah. 1916-57 Covers (40), C.O.Ps (3), stamps and pieces (7) including British Empire Exhibition cancels,postage due marks, 1946 Sungei Patani seal cancel, censors, some staining and faults but many scarce cancels.(50). £450-500

659 � Kelantan. 1909-11 F.M.S 1c pair, 3c (5), 4c (3), 8c, 10c or 20c cancelled by single ring datestamps of KotaBharu (8) or Batu Menkebang (4) or double ring c.d.s of Kota Bharu. S.G. £975. (13). £120-150

660 ✉ Kelantan. 1922 Small novelty size picture postcard (140x45mm) from Venice to “Kelantan Rubber Co.,Kelantan, via Singapore, India”, the picture side bearing Italy 25c (2) with a light arrival c.d.s (probably TanahMerah), the reverse with a fine “TUMPAT / KELANTAN” transit c.d.s, a scarce destination. £140-160

661 ✉ Kelantan. 1926 Cover endorsed from the Post Office, Kota Bharu, to the USA bearing 1921-28 1c black, 6cclaret and 10c vertical pair, boxed “RECOMMANDE” and “R / KOTA BHARU / No”, various backstamps. Afine commercial cover correctly franked at the 12c U.P.U rate + 15c registration fee. £120-150

662 ✉ � Kelantan. 1938-65 Covers and cards (8), stamps (3) and pieces (2) including 1928 cover from Kota Bharubearing two 3c stamps, etc. (13). £100-120

663 ✉ � Negri Sembilan. 1910-57 Covers and cards (53), stamps and pieces (24) and a C.O.P, including A.Rhandstamps, registered mail, censors, etc., some with staining or other faults. (78). £500-600

664 ✉ � Negri Sembilan. 1911-86 Covers and cards (17), pieces and stamps (40) and certificates of posting (7) allselected for their cancels including 1911 picture postcard with partial oval Perhentian Tinggi cancel (also sevenexamples on single stamps), 1922 picture postcard of Seremban used to England, 1934 stampless Post Officecover with oval Seremban Registered datestamp applied in error, 1939 cover with Malayan Postal Union 4cpostage due cancelled at Seremban, some other covers with staining or faults. (64). £200-250

665 ✉ Negri Sembilan. 1916 (Nov 24) Cover to Seremban, the reverse with FMS 3c tied by superb “TIROI” ovalrubber datestamp in violet (Proud D2, earliest recorded date, a further strike on the front), Seremban arrivalc.d.s alongside. Very scarce and attractive. Photo on Page 99. £500-600

666 ✉ � Pahang. c.1906-61 Cancellations on covers or cards (181), pieces or stamps (134) with scarcer village cancels,many skeletons, F.M.S or B.M.A Malaya stamps, etc. (152). £220-260

667 ✉ � Pahang. 1920-55 Covers and cards (17), stamps or pieces (3) including 1920 A.R handstamp of Kajang withan altered Temerloh registration label, 1954 Bringhang skeleton datestamps, etc., a few faults. (20).

£100-120

668 � Perak. 1892 Stampless front to England with superb boxed “JANING / UPPER PERAK” rubber datestamp inviolet partly overstruck by London Inland Branch 5d charge mark, circular framed “T” and a light KwalaKangsar c.d.s. Light staining, tear at right edge but very rare. Photo on Page 99. £750-850

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669 ✉ � Perak. 1895-1957 Covers and cards (132), pieces and stamps (422) and certificates of posting (2) all selectedfor their cancels, covers include F.M.S stamps with squared circle cancels of Gopeng (2), Taipeng (4, one withPerak stamps), Bidor (2), Ipoh (6, two with Perak stamps), Kampar (3), Batu Gajah, many other circulardatestamps, postage due marks, etc., some with faults or staining but many useful covers included. (556).

£1,000-1,200

670 ✉ Perak. 1895 Registered cover from Taiping to New Zealand with superb boxed “R / TAIPING / POST OFFICE/ 19 OCT 95 / No.” (R3), the reverse bearing thirteen Straits 1c stamps (including a block of nine) all tied by“TAIPING / POST OFFICE” squared circles, datestamps of Penang, Wellington and Oamaru. Photo on Page99. £280-320

671 ✉ Perak. 1898 Cover to England franked by Straits Settlements 8c cancelled by superb “TAIPING / POSTOFFICE” squared circle datestamp. £100-120

672 ✉ � Perak. 1904-41 Covers and cards with squared circle cancels including superb “GRIT” on large stampless1906 O.H.M.S cover, “TRONAH” on 1908 picture postcard, A.R handstamps, charge marks on incomingcovers, Tax marks of Sitiawan on 1918 cover, registered mail, censors, 1936 cover franked Perak 5c cancelledat Ipoh with “TRAIN LETTER” handstamp, etc., and QV stamps (3, with “PAID” or “T” cancels). Somecovers stained and faulty, some rarer and better items included. (100). £750-1,000

673 ✉ Perak. 1928 Registered cover to England with blank type registration label handstamped violet“LENGGONG”, franked on the reverse by F.M.S 1c and 4c (5), the six stamps each tied by a superb“LENGGONG” squared circle, a transit c.d.s of Kuala Kangsar. Fine and very attractive. Photo on Page 99.

£100-120

674 ✉ � Perak. 1945-64 Covers and cards with BMA Malaya stamps, charge and explanatory handstamps, skeletondatestamps of Parit Buntar, Sungei Sumun, Pusing, Tanjong Piamlang, etc., also a few pieces. (67+).

£200-250

675 ✉ � Selangor. 1906-64 Covers and cards (160, 134 pre WW2), stamps and pieces (26), including “Train Letter”handstamps, A.R handstamps, registered mail, Insured mail, 1921 “D.L.O F.M.S / KUALA LUMPUR” c.d.s,Railway Sorting Carriage datestamps, censors, etc., many scarcer items, many with staining or faults. (186).

£500-600

676 ✉ � Selangor. 1907-61 Covers and cards (54), pieces and stamps (287) and a certificate of posting all selected fortheir cancels, including 1907 A.R handstamp of Kuala Kubu, 1908 cover from Port Swettenham to Australiafranked F.M.S 3c, 4c, 10c, 20c and 50c with “TOO LATE” handstamp (believed to be the only recordedexample), other covers with F.M.S stamps cancelled at Sepang (2), Sentul (2), Kuala Kubu (5, one registered),Rasa, Jeram, Kuala Selangor (3), Klang (5, two registered), Kepong, Batang Berjuntai, Kajang, etc. (342).

£400-500

677 ✉ � Trengganu. 1952-57 Cancels on covers and cards (5), pieces (7) and stamps (3), with skeletons, etc. (15). £50-70

Straits Settlements

678 � 1867 Straits Settlements 8c on 2a cancelled by “B03” numeral, used on a P&O mailboat in the Far East. Thesenumerals were first supplied to sorters on mailboats in 1858; their use ceased in 1870. A very scarce cancelon a Straits Settlements first issue stamp. Photo on Page 146. £100-120

679 ✉ � Malacca. 1907-62 Covers and cards (33), stamps and pieces (14) with boxed “To Pay” handstamps (10), etc.,some staining and faults. (47). £400-500

680 ✉ Malacca. 1922 Stampless O.H.M.S cover to London with official handstamp of the Malacca Volunteer Riflesand a Malacca c.d.s, handstamped circular framed “T” with violet boxed “Foreign administration / T. 50centimes” applied to both sides, no charge collected in Britain. A little water staining to the typed address,otherwise fine and very unusual. £140-160

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681 ✉ � Singapore & Malacca. 1880-1955 Singapore covers and cards (80), pieces and stamps (180), all selectedcancels, the covers including various charge and “T” marks (25, many stained), N.I Postagent (2), 1936 coverwith light Raffles Instn. c.d.s and a Raffles registration label, scarce “59/26 AP/1” printed matter cancel, a fewcensors, etc. Also Malacca covers (4), pieces and stamps (22) with cancels of Tabong, etc. (233). £500-600

682 ✉ Singapore & Malacca. 1891-1941 Covers and cards from Singapore (20) or Malacca (4) including KEVII orKGV perfins on postcards, 1927 cover franked 6c to China, 1935 4c stationery envelope uprated 4c, 1938 2cpostcard uprated 4c to China, etc. (24). £200-240

683 ✉ � Singapore. 1885-1941 Covers and cards (also a few stamps and pieces), includes undated double ring cancels(type K24), postage due marks; 1906 Paquebot, Tanglin, Orchard Rd, registered mail, censors, meter marks,many types of double ring c.d.s, some faults but many fine. (106+). £400-500

684 ✉ Singapore Sub-Offices. 1911-22 Covers and cards with datestamps of Tanglin, Raffles Hotel, Keppel Harbouror Orchard Road, all fine. (4). £100-120

685 ✉ Singapore - World War One. 1919 (June 6) Stampless On Active Service cover from Singapore to anothersoldier in Hong Kong and 1916-17 covers from the F.M.S or Netherlands Indies both to Holland with“STRAITS SETTLEMENTS / (arms) No. / OPENED BY CENSOR” labels numbered “2207” or “11199”.(3). £120-150

686 ✉ Singapore - Meter Marks. 1928-39 Covers all with Singapore meter marks comprising Midget machine for6c, 2c, 5c or 5c + 3c (the last three with adverts) or 65c Universal machine. (5). £120-150

687 ✉ � Singapore. 1945-78 Covers and cards (also a few pieces) with B.M.A Malaya overprints, Cocos Island, cancelsof Geylang, Queen Street, Sembauiang, Tanglin, North Canal Rd, Serangoon Rd, etc. (70+). £150-200

688 ✉ � Penang. 1874-1957 Covers and cards (104), pieces and stamps (209) and certificates of posting (4) all selectedfor their cancels including 1874-90 covers with Straits stamps cancelled “B/172” or with a circular corkobliterator (3), postage due marks, Train Letters, Paquebots, N.I Post Agent, Lumut, Bukit Mertajam, BalikPulau, Sungei Bakar, Prye, Nbong Tebal, G.B 1935 11/2d tied to cover by a barred oval cancel, etc., some faults.(317). £600-800

689 ✉ Penang. 1896-1961 Covers and cards from Penang G.P.O including A.R handstamps, 1945 (Oct 1) free postto Kuala Lumpur, obliterated tax marks or air mail labels, 1929 registered official stampless cover, “Late FeePaid” handstamp, charge marks, Paquebots, etc., also “Penang to Singapore” datestamps (7), some withstaining or faults but many fine, an interesting lot. (80). £300-350

690 ✉ Penang. 1903-57 Covers and cards from Nibong Tabal, Bukit Mertajam, Bayan Lepas, Pitt St., Balik Pulau,Simpang Ampat, Butterworth, Kepala Betas, Dato Kramat or Tassek Glugor, includes registered covers, 1903“T” handstamp, etc., some faults. (38). £400-500

691 ✉ Penang. 1906-38 Covers and cards including 1927 registered cover from Pulau Tikus franked 27c to USA withboxed “Pulau Tikus” on the Penang registration label; 1930 cover to Czechoslovakia franked 6c with boxed “T/ CENTIMES”; 1935 stampless O.H.M.S postcard; 1934 “AR” handstamp; 1911 Paquebot; 1938 5c brownstationery envelope uprated 12c to USA; 1937 Bukit Mertajam c.d.s; 1917 “EASTERN & ORIENTALHOTEL / PENANG” c.d.s on a cover to a French soldier in France, etc. (15). Photo on Page 99. £260-300

692 ✉ Penang. 1921 10c Registration envelope to South Africa with a 10c stamp tied “EASTERN & ORIENTALHOTEL / PENANG” c.d.s (Proud D2) with boxed “R / EASTERN & ORIENTAL / HOTEL PENANG / No.”(R2), backstamped at Penang and Colombo. Very fine and attractive. Photo on Page 99. £150-180

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693 ✉ Penang. 1925 10c Registration envelope to England with 2c and 6c stamps cancelled “EASTERN ANDORIENTAL HOTEL / PENANG” c.d.s (D3, earliest recorded date), bearing a Penang registration label withmanuscript “E+O Hotel”. A fine and attractive cover with the scarce provisional registration label. Photo onPage 104 £140-160

694 ✉ � Penang to Singapore Marine Sorters. 1888-1915 Covers and cards (142), stamps and a front (7), the writtenup collection in an album showing the various types of “Penang To Singapore” c.d.s including the small doublecircle type D3 on an 1892 cover, single ring type D4 (4), etc., several unpaid with Penang charge marks. Manycovers sent to or from India or Ceylon with some staining, about 50 covers and cards very fine. (149).

£500-600

695 ✉ Christmas Island. 1907 Picture postcard franked 1d from Scotland to “Miss Darling, Christmas Island, c/oMessrs Boustead & Co., Singapore, Straits Settlements” with fine “PENANG TO SINGAPORE” c.d.s, lightcorner creasing, otherwise fine. £120-150

Air Mails

696 ✉ 1926 (Aug 23) Covers from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur or Port Swettenham endorsed and handstamped “BYAIR MAIL”, one unusually with a Tanglin c.d.s (Aug 21), both with arrival datestamps applied on the sameday. Both carried on the first survey flight from Singapore piloted by Mr Vincent. (2). Photo on Page 104.

£180-220

697 ✉ 1931-38 Covers from Singapore all flown by KLM, various rates and destinations, one with stamps perfined“EAC”, all fine. (11). £220-260

698 ✉ 1934-54 Covers (with 28 from 1934-41) including 1931 Johore cover carried on Singapore to London firstflight, 1937 Singapore to Penang first flight and 1941 Pan-Am first flight from Singapore to Manila, the othersall commercial covers mainly flown by KLM or Imperial Airways with rates up to $1.50. (42). £250-300

699 ✉ 1936 (Feb 8/9) Covers from Singapore to Japan, China or Hong Kong franked 8c, all inscribed “By CourtesyAir Flight R.A.F Singapore-Japan”, carried by three flying boats of 205 Squadron on a goodwill flight, the lasttwo backstamped in Hong Kong (Feb 16), all fine. (3). Photo on Page 104. £200-250

700 ✉ 1936-39 Covers from Singapore or Penang all flown by Imperial Airways, various rates and destinations,including 1937 first flight from Penang to Singapore, 1938 first flight to London at the all-up 8c rate, 2cpostcard uprated 33c to Switzerland, registered cover franked 40c to Australia, cover to G.B franked 8c andcharged 3d postage due, etc. (17). £200-240

701 ✉ 1940-41 Wartime air mails comprising 1940 cover from Batavia to Hong Kong with “TO BE FORWARDEDBY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE” cachet; covers to Australia franked $1.10 or to Batavia franked 40c withDutch censors; 1941 2c postcard uprated 23c to Burma; Indian Red Cross Society envelope to the Swiss RedCross franked 50c; and clipper rate covers to USA franked $1.90 (2, one with fault to one stamp), all censoredin Singapore. (7). £250-300

World War Two Forces and P.O.W Mail & Censorship

702 ✉ 1935-66 Covers and cards including 1943 P.O.W postcard from Pte E. Green in Changi with a contemporarynews cutting about the receipt of this card on Christmas Day, 1945 G.B 3d P.O.W stationery card to a BritishCivilian Internee in Malaya with Japanese censor cachets, 1946 O.A.S covers with Indian F.P.O 594 (2) or 214datestamps, etc. (16). £200-250

703 ✉ 1939-41 Covers all censored in Singapore or Penang, various types of cachet or label including circular“PASSED BY CENSOR / (crown) / PENANG” (2), mostly from Malaya but a few censored in transitincluding a cover from Bulawayo to Shanghai, fourteen air mail covers mostly franked 55c (some franked 50cor 60c), also three Pan-Am first flight covers franked 30c to Manila (2) or $1.45 to San Francisco. (42).

£320-400

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704 ✉ 1939-41 Covers with “FIELD POST OFFICE / S.P 501” datestamps, stampless (6, one to New Zealand, oneunusually to USA) or sent air mail franked 25c to Australia (2), 55c (2) or $2 (clipper rate via USA) to G.B,two with 1c Malaya Patriotic Fund labels, various R.A.F censors (8) or Naval censors (3), mainly fine (11).Also covers with R.A.F censors and Singapore datestamps sent stampless (2) or franked 8c. (14). £180-220

705 ✉ 1941 Covers including cover from Kuala Lumpur franked 55c air mail rate with cachet of “C. Coy, 2nd(Selangor) Bn”; air mail cover from Ireland to a soldier in Malaya franked 1/3 with superb “F.P.O 50A” arrivalc.d.s (July 21) and Indian Section Base Office 3 or 4; air mail cover to India with 25c tied by Indian F.P.O 32c.d.s; air mail cover to G.B with Kedah 1c (3), 2c, 5c (2), 10c and 25c all tied by Indian F.P.O 36 datestampsand violet “Lieut. R. E / For C.R.E., 11 Indian Div.”; and stampless O.A.S cover to Hong Kong with “IndianSection Base Office 4” c.d.s, the four from Malaya all with triangular army censors. (5). Photo on Page 104.

£200-250

706 ✉ 1941 Australian forces covers, all to Australia with A.I.F Field P.O datestamps, comprising No. 18 on astampless cover or air mail cover franked Perak 25c both with British army censors, No. 19 on air mail coverfranked Straits 25c with an Australian army censor, and No. 20 on a printed “POSTAGE PAID / 25 CENTS /MALAYA” airmail cover from a member of the Salvation Army, with British army censor. (4). £130-160

707 ✉ 1945-47 Stampless O.A.S covers with datestamps of R.A.F Post Office 221, or Indian F.P.Os 57, 594 (2), 605or 614. Also a 1947 O.A.S cover from Penang franked with BMA 6c to pay airmail, to another soldier in theMiddle East with F.P.O 235 arrival c.d.s. (7). £100-120

708 ✉ 1945-46 Stampless O.A.S covers from Dutch soldier, all to Holland with violet “NETHERLANDS POST OFFICE / SINGAPORE” c.d.s and boxed “<10Gr”, one with a Dutch censor seal, two marked “Air Mail”. (3). £100-120

Japanese Occupation

709 ✉ 1942-45 Covers bearing Japanese occupation issues with cancels of Lunas, Labis, Muar, Kuala Lumpur, etc.,seven censored (10). Also a 1944 stampless registered cover “On Government Service” from Johore Bahru toSingapore. (11). £200-250

710 ✉ 1942 Covers with boxed type 1 Kranji overprint on Pahang 8c (3 covers) used from Kuala Lumpur, Taiping orBagan Datch (flap missing, fine violet cancel), or from Kuala Lumpur bearing four Negri Sembilan stampswith the type 1 overprint. Four fine commercial covers, two with boxed censor cachets. (4). Photo on Page 104.

£300-350

711 ✉ � 1942-43 Covers bearing various stamps with type 2 Kranji overprints including a registered cover from KualaLumpur with Straits 8c and Selangor 15c, a wrapper with Perak 2c on 5c tied by Kuala Lumpur 1stAnniversary of Fall of Singapore cancel, similar cancel tying Straits 8c on cover to Klang, cover from Tapahwith Straits 8c tied by violet c.d.s, Straits 8c on cover from Ipoh, etc. Also a piece with Perak 8c pair, one withvariety sideways second character. A useful lot, five censored. (6 covers + piece). Photo on Page 104.

£250-300

712 ✉ 1942-43 Covers bearing various “Dai Nippon 2602” overprint issues sent from Singapore (6) or Mentakab, onephilatelic cover with 1st Anniversary of Fall of Singapore cancel, the other six all commercial covers, five withcensor cachets, one from the Indian Independence League. (7). £150-180

713 ✉ 1942 Covers with Perak 8c stamps overprinted “Dai Nippon 2602” (2) or “Dai Nippon Yubin”, cancelled atChenor (fine cogwheel type c.d.s), Kuala Lumpur or Bahau, the last with violet 1st Anniversary of Fall ofSingapore cachet, two censored. Three fine commercial covers. (3). Photo on Page 104. £200-240

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714 ✉ 1942-44 Covers from Penang, two “On Government Service” covers from the Custodian of Enemy Propertyfranked 8c “Dai Nippon 2602 Penang” overprints both returned with violet boxed “Undelivered for reasonstated. Return / to sender at address shown on cover” and boxed cachet with eight reasons for non delivery;also a censored cover to Ipoh bearing “Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya” 2c (3) and “Dai Nippon 2602 Penang” 1c(2), all fine. (3). £180-220

715 ✉ 1942-45 Postal stationery postcards comprising two Straits 2c green cards overprinted “Dai Nippon 2602”with “Malaya 2cts Postage” alongside both used from Singapore; two Negri Sembilan 2c orange cardssimilarly overprinted used from Seremban or Johore Bahru; Perak 2c orange card with type 2 Kranji overprintand boxed “Malaya 2 cts Postage” alongside used from Singapore; and two 4c red “tin dredge” cards both usedfrom Batu Gajah, six cards censored, one with violet 1st Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore cachet. A goodlot. (7). £380-450

716 ✉ 1943-45 Covers bearing 1943 (Apr. - Oct) issues, three also with 1943 Savings Campaign 15c (2 covers) or1944 Rebirth of Malaya 15c, one also bearing Selangor 6c on 5c with type 2 Kranji overprint. Three registeredcovers from Teluk Anson (with “A.R” handstamp) or Singapore (2), one wrapper franked 2c, other covers fromSingapore (2) Kuala Langat or Kuala Kubu Bhuru. Two covers with stamp faults, otherwise largely fine andcommercial, four censored. (8). £200-250

717 ✉ 1943 Covers bearing 1943 (Apr. - Oct.) issue, one to Penang with 4c and 8c tied by a fine violet double ringc.d.s with boxed “CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS / senders name and address / not shown on cover”; theother from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore franked 4c, 8c and 30c bearing Express and registration labels, bothcensored. Two fine and unusual covers. (2). Photo on Page 104. £200-240

MALTA(Also see lots 119, 974)

718 ✉ 1864 Entire to Messina with G.B 4d tied by Malta A25 duplex, backstamped with “MALTA-PALERMO /PIROSCAFI POSTi / ITALIANI” keyhole type datestamp and at Messina. A little light perf staining, the scarceSea Post Office backstamp superb. Photo on . £200-250

719 ✉ c.1905 Parcel Post Customs Declaration labels used to London, one largely fine with a Malta Parcel Post c.d.sand blue “Malta” label applied in London, the other incomplete but with a white “Malta” label “Parcel Passingthrough the Post Office, Liverpool”. (2). £140-160

720 ✉ 1920 Registered covers from Constantinople to Turkish internees in Malta, both with 41/2d in G.B stamps anda registration label cancelled “BRITISH A.P.O / CONSTANTINOPLE” c.d.s, and straight line “PASSEDCENSOR”. (2). £160-200

721 ✉ 1925-26 USA 2c Postal stationery envelopes to Valletta both with New York 30c charge marks and 3d postagedue stamps tied by Valletta datestamps, the first with the 1925 (April) issue typeset 3d, the second with thesecond regular issue 3d of 1925 (July). Some light staining, an unusual pair of commercial covers. (2).

£130-150

722 ✉ 1939 (Nov 4) Field Service Postcard without the royal coat of arms printed on grey card (Burrows type 2-32a)used to England with a London Received From H.M Ship machine and triangular “No. 61 / PASSED BYCENSOR” applied in Malta. A scarce provisional type card. £70-80

723 ✉ 1942-43 Airmail covers from Stratford or Waltham Cross to Gnr. Boursnell R.A in Malta both franked 21/2dpair and bearing a Green Cross label for priority airmail, two very differing shades of label, one tied. One coverwith a few opening faults, otherwise fine. (2). £120-140

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MAURITIUS(Also see lots 141, 373)

724 � 1854-57 2d Blue “POST PAID” intermediate impression, position 5, large margin at base, other margins veryclose almost all round, just touched lower left side, upper right corner fault, used with an unclear target cancel.A very presentable copy of this rare stamp. (S.G. 14, £3,500). Photo on Page 146. £200-250

725 ✉ 1880 Cover to Argy bearing 1879 4c orange tied by numeral “28” with “PETITE-RIVIERE” (July 26) c.d.sabove, backstamped with Mauritius and Argy datestamps. Part flap missing and small edge stain at right,otherwise fine and very scarce, the Petite-Riviere datestamp issued on this very day. Photo on Page 108.

£140-160

726 ✉ 1897 2c Postal stationery postcard cancelled by “CHEMIN GRENIER” c.d.s in red with a second strikealongside, a Curepipe Road arrival c.d.s and boxed Carrier datestamp. An unusual red datestamp. £110-130

MEXICO727 ✉ 1864-66 Covers from French forces in Mexico both sent back to France with “CORPS EXP. MEXIQUE”

datestamps. The first cover stampless with a “30” charge mark, the other franked France 10c and 40c (bothwith faults) tied by “CEM A” in retta cancels, this second cover with piece missing from the reverse, thestampless cover endorsed from a Sergeant, 99 Regt. de Ligne. (2). £250-280

728 ✉ 1914 (July 15) Mexico 2c postcard sent within Vera Cruz, cancelled “U.S POSTAL AGENCY / VERA CRUZ,MEXICO” duplex with a U.S 1c postage due stamp tied by violet double ring “VERA CRUZ, MEXICO / U.SP. AG. GEN. DEL.” c.d.s. £100-120

MONTSERRAT729 ★ 1884-85 Crown CA 21/2d red brown (2), 1903 KEVII Crown CC 5/- (light crease) and 1904-08 Multiple

Crown CA 1/2d - 2/6 all mint. S.G. 9, 23/32, £850. (12). Photo on Page 146. £130-150

NEVIS 730 ✉ 1821 Entire letter prepaid 2/2 to London backstamped with scarce two line “NEVIS” datestamp in red,

disinfected by slitting and splashing with vinegar. Disinfected mail from the West Indies is very unusual. Photoon Page 108. £300-350

731 ✉ 1831 Entire letter charged 2/2 to London “P Packet Plover” backstamped with scarce two line “NEVIS”datestamp in black. The letter contains interesting comments on slavery. £300-350

NEW ZEALAND(Also see lots 66, 82, 102, 145, 146, 220-225, 765)

732 ✉ 1904 (Sep 20) Picture postcard to England with circular “N.Z POSTAL STAMP / 1D / PAID / No. 1” appliedby the experimental “Moss” meter machine with a red “Wellington Paid” squared circle applied, a 1d Universalstamp then applied over this and tied by a Wellington c.d.s. U.P.U regulations did not allow mail addressedabroad to be paid by meter marks or Paid handstamps, and postage stamps therefore had to be affixed. 4,321items posted during the trials at Wellington, of which only about 5% are estimated to have been addressedabroad. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 108. £100-120

733 ✉ 1944 Prisoner of War Post 6d on 1/- air letter fine unused. H&G5. £100-120

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NIGERIA734 ✉ Lagos. 1891-98 Covers from Lagos, the first to Germany franked at the 4d rate by 1/2d single + pair + strip of

five (two a little stained); the second to G.B sent at the 21/2d U.P.U rate franked 1/2d + 1d pair, endorsed “PerS.S Axim”. Both covers cancelled by barred ovals with Lagos and red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET”datestamps. An attractive pair. (2). £120-140

735 ✉ Niger Coast. 1894 Registered cover to England bearing Oil Rivers overprints on G.B 21/2d and 5d, and 1894issue 21/2d all tied by Old Calabar c.d.s, oval Registered datestamp and large “R”, backstamped in Birmingham.An attractive mixed issue franking. £150-180

736 ✉ Niger Coast. 1899 Cover to England with a G.B 1d lilac tied by violet boxed Burutu datestamp, and 1893 OilRivers 1d postcard to England cancelled superb “BRASS RIVER” c.d.s, both with red “PAID / LIVERPOOL/ BR PACKET” transit c.d.s. (2). £100-120

737 �P Southern Nigeria. 1900 De La Rue Die Proof of the Queen’s Head and background, as used for the 1901 issue,printed in black on white glazed card, curiously dated “6 Oct 95” in manuscript, slightly reduced to 81x54mm.Photo on Page 134. £300-350

738 ★ � 1914-74 Mint and used collection in an album with KGV Multiple Crown CA definitives mint to the 5/-, Multiple Script CA die 1 2/6 mint, etc. £70-80

NORTH BORNEO739 ✉ c.1942-45 Japanese P.O.W postcards sent by Pte Peter Daniels, Royal Signals, to his wife in England, the first

card sent from Singapore, the other two from Borneo both with “P.O.W Camp, Borneo” imprint on the reverse,one with handwritten message (Tett type 4a card), the other with a largely printed message (type 3a card). Alsoa card with printed forces type message, issued by O.K Bazaars to H.M Forces, sent from Durban in Jan. 1942(stamp removed). The Borneo type 4a card with a 31/2cm tear at base, the other two P.O.W cards each with acouple of small tears at the upper edge but otherwise largely fine, the Borneo P.O.W cards scarce. (4). Photoon Page 108. £300-350

NYASALAND(Also see lots 799, 808, 809,815, 836)

740 ✉ �S Postal Stationery. QV-QEII Specimen, unused or used stationery (17), and Malawi formula registrationenvelopes (9) or air letters (30, unused or used). Also a 1971 GB strike post cover from Malawi to London.(63). £120-150

PALESTINE & ISRAEL(Also see lots 12, 67, 69, 74, 75, 120, 154, 390)

741 ✉ Jewish Battalions, Royal Fusiliers. 1919-20 O.A.S Covers from the three R.F Jewish Battalions comprisingcover from 38 Batt. at Rafa; Indian 2a6p registration envelope with Indian F.P.O 83 c.d.s from 38 Batt. at Luddto the Jewish Relief Fund in Copenhagen; 2d registration envelope from a US volunteer in 39 Batt. with A.P.OSZ20 c.d.s of Ludd, to USA; 2d registration envelopes from 40 Batt with Indian F.P.O 83 of Ludd or toSwitzerland with BAPO K of Kantara. A scarce group. (5). £140-160

742 ✉ Civilian Use of A.P.O. 1918 (Jan 30) Stampless cover with A.P.O SZ44 skeleton c.d.s of Jerusalem, toAlexandria with a 1pi postage due stamp cancelled upon arrival and a curved four line censor cachet. Theearliest of six covers recorded by Firebrace which were posted unpaid by civilians at A.P.O SZ44 and charged1pi in Egypt. Flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 108. £100-150

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743 ✉ Civilian Use of A.P.O. 1918 (Oct 21) Cover to Cairo with “DAMAS” c.d.s applied, a G.B 21/2d then appliedand cancelled a week later at Field Post Office SZ62 (Oct. 28), backstamped at A.P.O SZ10, Port Said andCairo. Flap missing and piece torn away at upper right corner upon opening but still a rare civilian coverhandled by the Army Post Office, the earliest of six covers recorded by Firebrace posted at the Damascus CivilP.O with G.B 21/2d stamps later applied at F.P.O SZ62. £100-150

744 ✉ 1925-48 Covers and cards including USA reply cards from Palestine (2); Levant or Arab Fair labels, slogansor cancels (13); diplomatic bag mail (2); “Postage Paid” cancels (4, covers, also four proof pieces); T.P.O baglabel and c.d.s, etc. (56). £300-350

745 ✉ 1936 (April 25) Cover franked 2m and 3m with two strikes of “TEL AVIV MC” skeleton c.d.s, used at the TelAviv Medical Congress, the only recorded date of use, very scarce. £100-120

746 ✉ c.1938 2m Postal stationery wrapper with violet “SPECIMEN” handstamp, postally used from Tel Aviv toHaifa. Probably a unique postal use of a Specimen postal stationery item. £80-100

747 ✉ Postage Dues. 1937-47 Covers and cards all bearing 1928-44 issue postage dues with internal covers unpaidcharged 20m or franked 2m and charged 6m; 4m postal stationery postcard charged 6m; covers bearingdisallowed Palestine Revenues (2, one cancelled at Haifa) both charged 10m; G.B cover franked 6d andcharged 72m, refused and returned; Egypt cover franked 22m and charged 9m; and a 1947 postcard fromAustria franked 24g and charged 5m (1m + perf 15x14 4m, S.G. D14a) with various cachet including boxed“P.T. 514 ISSUED ON .......”. (8). £200-240

748 ✉ Postage Dues. 1939-49 Covers and a card comprising 1939 cover from Sudan to Haifa franked 10m with 1mand 6m Palestine dues, 1939 USA 1c postcard uprated 7c to Tel Aviv with a 6m Palestine due (the card with alittle edge staining), and a 1949 cover sent within Haifa bearing Israel 5m and a disallowed Palestine 10m withan Israel Doar Ivri 20m postage due tied by a Haifa c.d.s, all three with boxed charge marks. (3). £150-180

Israel749 ✉ ★ Interim Overprints. 1948 Covers comprising April 18th registered cover from Haifa to USA bearing Palestine

2m and 3m overprinted “Government Tohuwabohu” in combination with 15m gutter pair; May 22nd cover toKfar Sabah bearing Palestine 3m pair in combination with Jerusalem first issue 5m and 25m and second issue10m all tied by black Minh. ha’am postmarks and violet date; and May 2nd registered cover from Tiberiasbearing Palestine 3m, 4m, 7m, 8m and Revenue 10m with Emergency Post Tveriya handstamp in black and3m, 5m and Revenue 10m with the same handstamp in violet, all tied by violet Minh. ha’am postmark. Alsomint Palestine stamps with emergency post handstamps in violet or black of Nahalal (10), Tiberias (12) orAfuleh (12), and mint 5m, 10m, 15m, and 20m overprinted “Government Tohuwabohu”. (3 covers + 38stamps). £150-180

750 ✉ ★ Interim Period. 1948 Covers, pieces and stamps including Nahariya local post cover to Tel Aviv with Apr. 12local post handstamps and Palestine 10m cancelled at Haifa (Apr. 15); Jerusalem second issue 10m local onJune 20 cover to Tel Aviv; registered cover to Tel Aviv with Palestine Mandate 7m, 20m tied by double ringHebrew c.d.s; JNF overprint issues on registered covers (3); parachutists mint sheet of 35; also 1948 militarycovers with Hagana cachet or flown from Negev. (8 covers + 51 stamps). £100-120

751 ✉ � 1948-84 Covers and stamps in eleven albums and loose including 1957-64 postage due covers (7), taxi mail(3), Highway Post Offices (65), greetings card envelopes and triangular cancels, military mail, air letters, also1951-84 F.D.Cs and stamps with some Doar Ivri varieties and blocks. (100s). £300-350

752 ✉ 1937-2001 Covers and stamps in an album including 1948 interim period local issue stamps (13) and covers(3), 1948 covers from Palestine to Bulgaria returned endorsed “Service Suspended” or from Yugoslavia toEgypt with Israeli c.d.s and censor labels and returned endorsed “No Service”, cover from Holland to Egyptwith boxed “PAS DE SERVICE / VIA ISRAEL”, 1948-84 Israeli forces covers (9), 1962-67 UN Forces inLebanon (2), 1976-82 Austrian UN forces in Golan Heights (2), etc. £100-120

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PERSIA(Also see lots 351-359)

753† ★ � 1868-1969 Collection written up in four albums and on album pages with both genuine stamps, reprints,bogus issues and forgeries all identified, also some essays and specimens, including 1868-70 first LionIssue 1sh (3), 2sh (8), 4sh (9) and 8sh (4); second Lion Issue 1875 wide spacing (14), 1876 narrowspacing (22), 1878 re-engraved (17) and later forgeries of reprints; 1881-82 perf 12 25c, 1f - 10f mint andperf 13 1f - 10f mint; 1885-87 official overprints mint or used; studies of the various 1897-1922surcharges and overprints with both genuine and forged stamps; 1898 control mark set of 16 mint; 1902typeset issues, specialised study with genuine issues and many forgeries; 1903 12ch, 2to and 3tosurcharges; 1902 2ch “P.L Teheran” overprints; 1904 3to surcharge mint; 1906 Tabriz 1ch (4, three mint)and 2ch (3) surcharges; 1909 set of 16 mint; 1911 definitives specialised study with 10kr (2), 20kr (2)and 30kr (3) mint, also the reprint set mint; 1911 Relais overprints mint (4) and set used; “1915” overprintset mint; rare 1917 Kermanshah 12ch surcharge used; 1921 Coup D’Etat set overprinted Specimen; 192310ch (2) and 1kr surcharges mint; 1925 overprint set with Specimen overprint, etc. The occasional stainthough most are fine, an extensive collection, well written up with many better stamps, varieties andforgeries. (1,000s). Photo on Page 64. £2,000-2,500

754 ✉ 1873 Stampless cover to Sussex, posted unpaid at Charing Cross (Sep 8) with a “2d” charge mark, the enclosedletter written at Resht (Aug 15). The letter talks of surveying through the jungle, the letter being hand carriedby Capt. Clayton who is leaving for England. An interesting early letter from Persia. £200-250

755† ★ � c.1875-1983 Mint and used issues in nine stockbooks with many varieties, genuine and forged overprintsand surcharges, cancellation, etc., many notes included with the stamps, also various other stamps looseor on pages with a 1942-83 collection, covers with first flights and 1919 octagonal British army censors(2), and books including “Postal Markings of Iran” by H. Shaida. (Many 100s). £500-600

756 �S 1899 (Nov) 1ch to 50kr Mint distributed through the U.P.U as Specimen stamps each handstamped“SPECIMEN”, large part gum, fault to 4kr, otherwise largely fine and very scarce. S.G.148/163. (16). Photoon Page 64. £250-300

757 ✉ 1902 Picture postcard from Shiraz to Holland bearing 1902 imperf 1ch and 2ch pair with rose overprints,transit and arrival datestamps of Boushir and Maarssen. £100-120

758 �S 1903-04 1ch to 10kr and 50kr (no 20kr, 30kr), affixed to portions of a ledger page, each handstamped“ULTRAMAR” in violet by the Portuguese Post Office, applied upon receipt from the U.P.U in Berne beforesending to one of its Colonial Post Offices. S.G. 246-255, 258. (11). Photo on Page 64. £200-250

759† � 1916 30kr Handstamped “1334”, blocks of four (2) and ten used on piece with Bander-Abbas cancels, two stamps creased and the odd very minor perf stain, otherwise fine and a scarce large franking. S.G. 479,£1,170. £150-200

760 �S 1921 Coup d’Etat of Riza Khan 3ch to 5to, the 3ch - 2to and 10to handstamped “SPECIMEN”, distributedthrough the U.P.U as Specimen stamps, the 2to and 3to handstamped with a differing “SPECIMEN” (SamuelBEC2) by the receiving postal authority of Bechuanaland, also all with a a blue crayon line, no gum, unusualand scarce. S.G. 540/550. (11). Photo on Page 64. £200-250

761 �S 1924-25 Ahmed Mizra 1ch to 30kr distributed through the U.P.U. as Specimen stamps each handstamped“SPECIMEN” (Samuel BEC2) by the receiving postal authority of Bechuanaland (eight also have greencrayon marks), no gum, a unique set. S.G. 577/590. (14). Photo on Page 64. £350-400

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762† ✉ � Bushire. 1888-1936 Covers (61) and stamps (126) with various Bushire cancellations, all written up on pages,the covers including 1899 cover with manuscript “The fee for delivery was received” as a result of a shortageof stamps, registration labels used for postage during stamp shortages (2), 1906 local typeset issuehandstamped “Provisoire” (3), 1916-18 circular violet “PASSED CENSOR / BUSHIRE” (4), 1921 1 KRANBENADERS” surcharge, 1922 Controle overprints (4), etc. (187). £500-600

PERSIAN GULF(Also see lots 249, 351-359)

763 ✉ 1916 Cover to an Officer with the Mekran Mission at Karachi redirected to Chahbar in the Persian Gulf,franked by G.B KGV 1d and a London and North Western Railway 2d letter stamp both cancelled in London,backstamped at Karachi and scarce “CHAHBAR / PERSIAN GULF DT” c.d.s. An exceptional destination fora G.B railway letter, posted contrary to P.O regulations which only allowed inland letters to be sent as railwayletters. Photo on Page 108. £300-350

764 ✉ 1929 (Nov 8) G.B 11/2d Stationery envelope bearing a further 6d in stamps, from Newcastle to Jask, carried onthe second and final Imperial Airways flight via Central Europe (avoiding Italy), with an arrival backstamp(Nov 20), returned to England under cover with a further G.B 1/2d stamp applied and cancelled on Dec. 5th. A scarce flight cover to the Persian Gulf. £160-180

PITCAIRN ISLAND765 ✉ 1926 Real photo picture postcard of Pitcairn Island, sent to New Zealand with G.B 1d tied by “WELLINGTON

/ LOOSE LETTERS” c.d.s (Hosking 1618), circular undated “PACKET / BOAT” (Hosking 1619, onlyrecorded 1927) alongside. A fine commercial postcard, presumably from Pitcairn Island, unusual with twoWellington Paquebot marks. £100-120

PORTUGUESE NYASSA, 1891-1929

The John Dahl FRPSL Collection - Part OneThis exceptional collection, formed over the past 50 years, has been exhibited nationally and internationally,winning many awards including Gold at Stampex 2010 and a Large Gold and special prize at the Lubrapex2009 international exhibition in Portugal. It is undoubtedly the finest and most comprehensive collection ofthis subject ever formed. The Waterlow & Son archive, acquired from Robson Lowe in the 1970’s, containsover 150 file copy sheets which have enabled plating studies for the three Pictorial issues of 1901, 1911 and1921. Original research shows that many printings (and re-prints) were made for each issue, the majority ofwhich (referred to as Spurious) were outlet directly onto the philatelic market in London to meet the growingcollector and packet market for these novel and attractive definitive stamps. Covers, in conjunction with theplating studies, have proved the few printings sent out to the Company for genuine postal use. This explainswhy the stamps are so common, and covers so few from a handful of Nyassa Company personnel, traders andvisitors, in an otherwise barren land populated mostly by indigenous tribes and wild animals.

This Part One auction offers a comprehensive selection from the collection with many rare covers. Part Twowill comprise the remainder of the collection including further covers, the Waterlow & Sons archive and theplating studies.

Mozambique Stamps used in Portuguese Nyassa prior to 1894766 ✉ 1892 20r Postal stationery postcard (H&G2) to Portuguese India with blue Ibo c.d.s, the printed stamp

cancelled by Mozambique and Sea Post Office transit datestamps with a Damao arrival c.d.s, fine and scarce. £80-100

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767 ✉ � 1893 (Dec 28) Registered cover to Bombay bearing Dom Luis issue 200r tied by Ibo c.d.s, circular framed “R”and void oval with manuscript “498” applied on the Bombay to Aden Sea Post Office, backstamped with theSea Post Office c.d.s. Also single Crown issue 50r green (small corner fault) and Dom Luis 25r (2, one withupper perfs trimmed) and 100r all with Ibo cancels. The cover with small piece torn from lower right cornerupon opening and light soiling to the base of the stamp, otherwise fine, early and very scarce. (Cover + 4stamps). Photo on Page 108. £250-300

c.1891 Invalid “Rook” IssueThe Tapling collection, bequeathed to the British Library in 1891 contains only these stamps for PortugueseNyassa. These three stamps were printed in London in 1891 for the Nyassa Company but the PortugueseGovernment was not consulted and forbade their use, the stamps being declared invalid. The London office ofthe Company had already put the stamps on sale, many stamps subsequently being returned and the moneypaid being reimbursed by the Company. A small number were retained by collectors.

768 ★ �+ The set of six in perf and imperf singles, the imperf 100r on 50r in a pair and the other five imperf values inblocks of four, and the perf set of six in blocks of four with surcharges and “Provisorio” overprints, somemarginal, all fine mint. (58). Photo on Page 128. £250-300

1898 NYASSA Overprints on Stamps of Mozambique769 ★ �S 1898 First Issue (S.G. 1-13) set of thirteen mint with some additional shades and 50c on enamel surfaced

paper, 20r - 100r and 200r mint strips of four, 150r mint pair, 300r mint strip of three, the set used with someadditional shades, and 1905 reprint 21/2r - 75r overprinted “SPECIMEN”. Also 1898 second issue (S.G. 14-26)set of thirteen mint and used with additional shades, and C.T.O multiples comprising 50r and 80r blocks ofeight and 200r strip of four all with “MOÇAMBIQUE” within the lower margin. (118). £120-180

770 �★ 1898 First issue 150r sheet of 28, right margin a little trimmed, otherwise superb unmounted mint. S.G. 11,£392. £100-120

771 ✉ 1898 (Mar 21) Cover to Zanzibar bearing first issue 10r (corner fault) and 20r pair, posted on the DOALsteamer “Safari” whilst in port at Ibo and cancelled by two “DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / OST- /AFRIKANISCHE / ZWEIGLINIE / II” datestamps, backstamped at Zanzibar. This first issue of Nyassa wasonly in use for about six months; very few covers are recorded and most of these are philatelic. Anexceptionally scarce commercial cover, almost certainly unique with the Deutsche Seepost cancel. Photo onPage 116. £1,000-1,200

772 ✉ 1900 (July 20) Cover to London with “COMPANHIA DO NYASSA” crest printed on the flap, the enclosedletter written by A. Spilsbury, a company employee, on notepaper of The Residency, Port Amelia. Franked bysecond issue 100r tied by blue Porto Amelia c.d.s with an Ibo transit c.d.s on the front, backstamped atZanzibar and London. The interesting letter includes “The bay is absolutely alive with fish from tiny whitebaitto sharks 20 feet long: we daren’t bathe in it after the death of the Portuguese soldier, and two days after anative woman went into the water and carried off by a shark. “Inkey Bottle” my man is a treasure, he caughta huge star fish, all scarlet like wax, it is a foot across! We have 2 baby lemurs, little soft furred night monkeyswith pointed noses, and 2 young mongooses who fight like troopers. I have a hippopotamus head, a sableantelope head and a lot of leopard skins, also bows & arrows & assegais galore. A German man of war, theSchwalbe, put in the other day ....... It is quite a busy scene on the beach, the Ceres & Laju at anchor, a dozendhows nearer in shore and the 2 steam launches fussing backwards & forwards towing lighters & pangais -some 150 blacks hard at work like a swarm of bees, all singing when they have a heavy weight to carry. Goodspiled up in huge stacks, tents full, warehouses full, everything full and still they come”. A scarce commercialcover with a good letter. Photo on Page 116. £500-600

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Incoming Mail773 ✉ 1903 Picture postcard from Rangoon to Ibo bearing two India 1/2a stamps (perfins), transit datestamps of Sea

Post Office, Aden and Zanzibar and a blue arrival c.d.s. Scarce. £100-120

1901 Pictorial Waterlow Issue & 1903-10 Overprints & SurchargesResearch by John Dahl shows that there were seven printings, but only the first printing of 1901, the second1903 printing of the five large London provisional overprints/surcharges, and the lower Giraffe values of thefourth printing of 1909 were actually sent to the Nyassa Company, and therefore exist genuinely postally used.Spurious printings for collectors were made in c.April 1903, c.1906 and c.1910; the Waterlow Archives did notcontain any file copy sheets of these printings and “used” examples are all C.T.O, in London, often with fullgum and with fictitious cancels, some showing impossible dates. Waterlows made two further printings,including 20 sheets of each value with inverted centres, from refurbished or new plates. None of the threespurious, or two reprint printings went out to the Nyassa Company.

774 �P 1901 Die Proof of the head of King Carlos I, used as the vignette in the upper left corner of this 1901 issue,in black on white wove paper, 16x20mm, affixed to card, numbered “3054”. A fine proof, from Waterlow’smaster die book. Photo on Page 126. £100-120

775 �P Master Die Proof of the frame without value, as used for the 21/2r - 50r values, in black on white wove paper,38x44mm, numbered “3040”, and a similar die proof of the central vignette showing a giraffe eating from apalm tree, 24x37mm, numbered “3041”, both affixed to separate pieces. A unique pair from Waterlow’s masterdie book, the vignette proof with a little light soiling, otherwise a superb pair. (2). Photo on Page 114.

£250-300

776 �P Master Die Proof of the frame without value, as used for the 75r - 300r values, in black on white wove paper,44x39mm, numbered “3038”, and a similar die proof of the central vignette depicting two camels, numbered“3039”, 44x35mm, the first affixed to piece. A superb and unique pair, from Waterlow’s master die book. (2).Photo on Front Cover & on Page 114. £250-300

777 �P Die Proof of the central vignette depicting two camels, used for the 75r - 300r values, printed in carmine onwhite wove paper, 93x82mm, with reversed number “3039” and inverted “1332”, a few light creases well awayfrom the printed proof and a small piece torn from upper left corner. A rare and most attractive proof. Photoon Page 128. £200-250

778 �P Die Proofs of the 21/2r - 300r frames all in black on white wove paper, each affixed to a separate piece andnumbered between “3066” and “3122”, the seven 21/2r - 50r proofs 34-38mm x 45mm, the six 75r - 300r proofsapprox. 44x39mm each. A superb and unique set of frame proofs from Waterlow’s master die book. (13). Photoon Page 114. £1,000-1,200

779 �S 21/2r - 300r First printing set of thirteen each handstamped “SPECIMEN” (BEC1), applied by theBechuanaland Post Office to specimen stamps received from the U.P.U. A unique specimen set. (13). Photo onPage 126. £400-500

780 �P �S Sample stamps in unissued colours with perforated composite sheets of nine stamps (each with a small punchhole) comprising 21/2r + 5r + 10r in green, 75r + 80r + 100r in brown-orange and 150r + 200r + 300r in brown-orange, each overprinted small “WATERLOW & SONS LTD / SPECIMEN” in black or red; imperforate 10rand 20r in green, 75r (reduced at left, on piece numbered “S.T 682”), 100r, 200r and 300r in brown-orangesimilarly overprinted; imperforate 5r green and 200r brown-orange (on piece, numbered “S.T 682”) with largerWaterlow overprint in blue; and imperf 10r green without overprint. Also the 1968 Robson Lowe price list ofSpecimen Sample Stamps, which included these composite sheets. An attractive lot. (36). Photo on Page 126.

£380-450

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781 ★ � The superbly written up study of the genuine, spurious and reprint printings on 45 pages, the first pageshowing the printing dates and quantities for each value, other pages showing the positions of registrationlay marks, detailed studies of the constant flaws and their positions found in the differing centre andframe plates, and studies of each individual value from 21/2r to 300r showing stamps plated to identifiedpositions from each of the differing printings. The study includes many multiples with complete C.T.O sheetsof the 5r (3rd printing), 10r (4th printing) and 75r (2nd printing); the 1910 5r and 50r surcharges producedsolely for philatelists and never sent to the colony, with a complete mint sheet of the 5r; 1903 London 65r, 115rand 130r surcharges, 75r and 100r first printing vertical pairs used both imperf between pair, etc. (715 stamps).

£300-350

782 � 5r (First printing) and 50r (second printing) imperforate horizontal pairs used, unlisted by S.G. or Afinsa, veryrare. (2 pairs). Photo on Page 126. £150-200

783 � Cancellations. Four rare or unique cancels comprising 15r with oval “COMPANHIA DO NYASSA / M.TARICO” (“12-1°-03” and “Correio” in manuscript), 25r London “PROVISORIO” overprint with manuscript“M’Saliga” cancel of 1911 and a Porto Amelia datestamp, 25r London “PROVISORIO” overprint with 1911hexagonal “MUCUFI” datestamp, and 15r local “Provisorio” overprint (S.G. 48, £200) with part oval“COMPANHIA DO NYASSA / CONSELHO / AMARAMBA” cancel in violet. (4). Photo on Page 126.

£150-200

Local Overprints and Surcharges (S.G. 45-49)

Issued in March 1903 for the new U.P.U rates:- Colonial Postcards 10r to 15r, Foreign Postcards 20r to 25r.Foreign Letters 50r to 65r single, 100r to 130r double, 100r to 115r single registered. A footnote in the SGcatalogue states “Collectors are warned against dangerous forgeries”. To be genuine the surcharge must be onstamps plating to the 1st printing, and with used examples dated only between March and September 1903.Research shows some 90% of these stamps plate to the spurious 3rd, 5th, or 6th printings and the surchargescannot therefore be genuine.

784 ★ � 1903 Local “Provisorio” overprints on the first printing 15r unused (no gum) and used and 25r mint orused (3), and local surcharges on the first printing comprising mint and used examples of each of thethree surcharges, also forgeries of the 65r on 80r (6), 115r on 150r (3) and 130r on 300r (3) and the 15r“PROVISIORIO” overprint all on later printings of the stamps. A rare group. S.G. £1,710. (25). Photo onPage 126. £350-450

785 ✉ 1903 (June 3) Picture postcard of The Sultans Palace in Zanzibar, sent to Scotland franked by 25r locallyoverprinted “Provisorio” tied by blue Ibo c.d.s, a Zanzibar transit c.d.s below. A rare use of this Provisoriooverprint, just two other examples of these overprints recorded on cover. Photo on Page 116. £500-600

786 ✉ 1903 (Aug 17) Registered cover to “H. Mavor, c/o S.A.C Pretoria” bearing 75r, 100r (small fault) and local65r on 80r surcharge each tied by blue Ibo c.d.s, a boxed Ibo registration handstamp below, the reverse with“Northern Division, South African Constabulary” crest and “Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft / Ibo”cachet. Backstamped with red boxed Lourenco Marques registration handstamp and at Pretoria. A rare use ofthe local 65r surcharge. Photo on Page 116. £450-550

787 ✉ 1903 (Sep 19) Registered cover to Germany with “D.O.A.L Hamburg” printed on the flap, franked 21/2r, 50r,200r and locally surcharged 65r, 115r and 130r set of three each tied by blue Ibo c.d.s, with a boxed registrationhandstamp. Backstamped at Naples and Bologna-Ala T.P.O. A philatelic but very rare franking, few examplesof these surcharges known on cover, believed to be unique with the complete set of three values. A fabulousproving cover for the rare genuine local surcharges and the latest recorded date of use. Photo on Page 116.

£600-700

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788 ★ �B Inverted Centres from the 2nd printing, comprising 21/2r, 10r, 15r, 50r, 75r, 80r, 150r and 300r singles, 75r and200r marginal blocks of four, 80r upper left corner marginal block of eight (2x4), 21/2r and 15r lower left cornermarginal blocks of eight, fine mint. The inverted centres are only recorded on these nine values from thesecond printing (which was never sent to the Nyassa Company) and the 1922 reprints from new or refurbishedplates. A rare group, the five blocks all the largest known multiples from this printing, of which just one sheetof each value is believed to have been printed. Inverted centres from this second printing are therefore twentytimes rarer than the 1922 reprints for which 20 sheets were printed S.G. £3,800 (as singles). (40). Photo onPage 128. £1,300-1,600

789 ✉ 1903 (Oct 12) Registered cover to the stamp dealer F.R. Parker in London bearing first printing 5r, 20r andsecond printing 10r vertical strip of three with inverted centres, each tied by an Ibo c.d.s with an Iboregistration etiquette below, backstamped in Zanzibar and London. These inverted centres from the secondprinting were never sent to Nyassa; however five covers are known posted at Ibo on this same date, all to Parkerin London and franked by inverted centres. The other covers bear strips of the 50r value, this being the onlycover with the 10r value. Whilst these covers are clearly philatelic, the stamps having been acquired in Londonand privately sent out to Nyassa to be used on covers home, they have genuinely travelled through the post andrepresent the only genuine used examples of the inverted centres, this cover being unique with the 10r value.A few small edge tears, otherwise fine and a rare and important cover. Photo on Back Cover. £1,000-1,200

790 ★ 1922 Reprints from new or refurbished plates, mint set of 13 all with inverted centres. 1,000 Stamps ofeach value were printed. (13). Photo on Page 126. £300-400

791 �P �B 1922 Reprint of 21/2r chocolate with Giraffe vignette, Waterlow archive file copy sheet of fifty stamps withthe centre inverted, without sheet number, endorsed “250491”, 25.7.23, 1000, 1901 Dom Carlos” in themargin, no gum, each stamp with two punch holes. A unique archival sheet. £500-600

792 �P �B 1922 Reprint of 75r carmine with Dromedaries vignette, Waterlow archive file copy sheet of fifty stampswith the centre inverted, without sheet number, endorsed “250491”, 25.7.23, 1000, 1901 Dom Carlos” inthe margin, no gum, each stamp with two punch holes. A unique archival sheet. Photo on Page 118.

£500-600

1901 to 1909 Covers with Stamps of the 1st Printing or Surcharged 2nd Printing

793 ✉ 1902 (May 8) Registered cover to Germany bearing five 5r and five 10r stamps on the front, a further 75r onthe reverse, all cancelled at Porto Amelia, handstamped by fancy “R” with manuscript “Porto Amelia, No. 90”and boxed “PIROSCAFI / ESTERI” Paquebot handstamp of Naples (Hosking 1162). Backstamped at theFrench Post Office at Zanzibar, Naples and Kensingen. A scarce early cover. Photo on Page 116. £350-450

794 ✉ 1902 (June 6) Cover to Germany with printed “Deutsche Ostafrikanische” heading and seal on the reverse,bearing 15r and 50r paying the correct 65r letter rate, tied by Ibo datestamps, backstamped at the French PostOffice at Zanzibar and Leipzig. Photo on Page 116. £200-250

795 ✉ 1902 (July 4) Registered A.R cover to Switzerland bearing 21/2r, 75r and 100r tied by Ibo datestamps, boxedIbo registration handstamp and scarce “AR”, backstamped at the French Post Office at Zanzibar and atMoudon. An extremely scarce A.R cover. Photo on Page 116. £200-240

796 ✉ 1903 (Jan 18) Registered cover to Budapest franked 50r, 75r and 80r each tied by blue Ibo c.d.s with boxedregistration handstamp in blue (No. 69), backstamped at the French Post Office in Zanzibar and in Budapest.Photo on Page 120. £180-220

797 ✉ 1904 (Mar 24) Picture postcard of Manica, written from Ibo to Scotland, posted onto a German steamer with25r “PROVISORIO” London overprint (upper right corner perfs stained) tied by a Deutsche Seepost c.d.s. Anunusual and scarce commercial use. Photo on Page 120. £200-240

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798 ✉ 1905 (May 28) Picture postcard of Baden Baden bearing two German 5pf stamps, sent from Baden Baden toIbo with transit datestamps of Aden and Zanzibar, and an Ibo arrival c.d.s (July 9), readdressed toMozambique. Again readdressed and reposted from Ibo to Dar-Es-Salaam on July 22 franked by 25r“PROVISORIO” London overprint, with arrival c.d.s of Dar-Es-Salaam (July 26). An extraordinarycommercial postcard reposted in Nyassa. Photo on Page 120. £250-300

799 ✉ 1908 (May 1) Registered cover from the small village of Lago on the shores of Lake Nyassa, to the USAfranked first printing 21/2r (2), 5r (2), 20r and 75r each tied by a Lago c.d.s, with a Lago registration labelaffixed. Unusually sent via Nyasaland, backstamped at Fort Johnston, Zomba, Chinde, London and Chicago.A scarce origin and routing. Photo on Page 120. £200-250

1910-11 Covers with Giraffe values of the 4th printing

Covers from this short period are much scarcer than the first printing used from 1901 to 1909. Even withoutplating them they are quite easy to distinguish. On most sheet positions the giraffes’ tails are doubled and thecolours are paler and quite different from the first printing.

800 ✉ 1910 (Feb 17) Nyassa overprint on 10r Mozambique postal stationery postcard (H&G4), uprated with fourthprinting 10r paying the 20r postcard rate to Germany, both cancelled by blue Ibo c.d.s. A very scarce use ofthis stationery card. Photo on Page 120. £250-300

801 ✉ 1910 (Aug 25) Registered cover with “Wm. Philippi & Co, Ibo” printed on the flap, sent to Germany frankedby first printing 75r and 100r, second printing 115r on 150r London surcharge and fourth printing 15r and 25r“PROVISORIO” London overprints and three 20r stamps, two of these 20r stamps on the reverse. All cancelledby hexagonal Ibo datestamps with an Ibo registration label, backstamped at Beira, London and Hamburg. Ascarce and attractive franking. Photo on Page 120. £400-500

802 ✉ 1910 (Sep 22) German 10pf reply card, the reply card showing the original Ibo arrival datestamp (3.30pm, 22Sep), a message written and the card posted back to Germany just 11/2 hours later, with fourth printing 20rcancelled by Ibo datestamp of 5pm. Very unusual, the recipient did not apparently realise the reply card wasvalid for return postage without an added Nyassa stamp being necessary. Photo on Page 120. £180-220

803 ✉ 1910 (Dec 6) Two picture postcards of Ibo, numbered 1 and 3, sent to the Metropolitan Correspondence Clubin Milwaukee, each with a 75r stamp on the front tied by an Ibo datestamp, received on Jan 11. The apparentoverfranking explained by the message on the first card, “I am sending 4 illustrated P.C from this place .....They are all franked with 75reis stamps bought at the Post Office for 20reis, the stock of low value stampsbeing exhausted they are selling the ....” A fascinating pair of cards, proving the shortage of 20r foreignpostcard rate stamps in Ibo at this date. How the Post Office accounted for the sale of 75r stamps at 20r eachis not clear. (2). Photo on Page 122. £380-450

804 ✉ 1910 (Dec 15) Picture postcard of Ibo to Dar-Es-Salaam with fourth printing 20r tied by Ibo datestamp, aMozambique transit c.d.s below. An attractive example of the 20r postcard rate, posted at Ibo just nine daysafter the previous two cards when no 20r stamps had been available at the Post Office. Photo on Page 120.

£150-180

1911 King Manuel II “REPUBLICA” Overprint IssueOn February 3, 1908 King Carlos was shot in Lisbon, and his second son King Manual came to the throne.Carlos stamps continued in use till 1911 and a new issue was ordered with the portrait King Manuel II. Thenew stamps had been printed when, on 5 October 1910, the monarchy was overthrown and Portugal became aRepublic. The new issue was therefore overprinted REPUBLICA before being sent to Nyassa. The firstprinting of all values was archived without overprint, but some found their way onto the philatelic market.

805 �P Die Proofs of the 21/2r - 500r frames all in black on white wove paper, each affixed to a separate piece andnumbered between “4432” and “4480”, the six 21/2r - 50r proofs 44x39mm, the six 75r - 500r proofs 38x45mm.A superb and unique set of frame proofs from Waterlow’s master die book. (12). Photo on Page 114.

£1,000-1,200

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806 �P �S Sample stamps for use by Waterlow & Sons salesmen, without the “Republica” overprint, the frame in brownand central vignette of a common zebra in black, a perforated composite sheet of nine comprising 21/2r (2), 5r(2), 10r (2), 20r, 25r and 50r, each with a small punch hole and small “WATERLOW & SONS LTD /SPECIMEN” overprint; imperf 21/2r and 25r (on piece, numbered “S.T 816”) similarly overprinted; imperf 5r(on piece numbered “S.T 751”), 50r with larger Waterlow overprint in blue, and imperf 50r without overprint.Also similar sample stamps with the frame in blue and central vignette of the flagship Sao Gabriel in blackcomprising imperf 75r, 100r (on piece, numbered “S.T 747”) and 200r with the small Waterlow specimenoverprint, perforated 400r and 75r + 100r + 200r composite strip of three with punch holes similarlyoverprinted, and imperf 100r with a larger overprint in blue. (22). Photo on Page 114. £220-250

807 ★ �+ 21/2r - 500r Unissued set of twelve without REPUBLICA overprint. The issue was printed before the fall of themonarchy on 5 October 2010, necessitating the overprinting of the issued stamps sent to Nyassa. A fewunoverprinted stamps were released and are mentioned as a footnote by S.G., and listed in Afinsa, at €220each. Unusual and very fine (48). Photo on Page 128. £1,000-1,200

Nyasaland Field Force

808 � 1918 5r, 10r, 20r, 50r, 75r, 100r, 200r, 300r and 400r each with central “NYASALAND / FF2” squared circle,various dates between March 6 and August 3, probably cancelled to order but still very scarce. The remnantsof the German forces in East Africa crossed into Portuguese territory in November 1917, and were pursued byBritish forces from the Nyasaland Field force; the Germans finally surrendered in November 1918. Britishforces could send letters free, but had to use local Portuguese stamps for payment of registration fees or parcelpostage, and four sheets (200 stamps) of each value of the 1911 Portuguese Nyassa stamps were supplied tothe office at Mtengula for the use of the Nyasaland Field Force. (9). Photo on Page 126. £250-300

809 ✉ 1918 (July 8) Registered cover to Natal bearing 20r, 25r, 100r and 400r each tied by “NYASALAND / FF2”squared circle with manuscript “R. Mtengula”, endorsed by the sender “On Active Service” and “No 1388, Sgt.G. Jones, S.A.S.C Supplies”. Just six registered covers recorded with Nyassa stamps tied by the Nyasaland FFsquared circle. A rare cover. Photo on Page 122. £700-800

Covers

810 ✉ 1911 (April 20) Registered A.R cover to Germany, “Wm Philippi & Co, Ibo” printed on the flap with “W.P &Co” wax seal, franked 5r, 10r, 20r, 25r, 50r, 75r, 100r, 300r, 400r and 500r all tied by the Ibo datestamps, anIbo registration label affixed. Backstamped with a boxed Mozambique registration datestamp, and at Londonand Hamburg, redirected to Brussels. A rare use of the top three values on cover. Photo on Page 122.

£300-400

811 ✉ 1912 (Jan 1) 10r Postal stationery card overprinted “NYASSA” and red “REPUBLICA” (H&G10) upratedwith 10r, to Germany, both cancelled by scarce Palma c.d.s. A fine commercial use of this scarce card from avery small office. Photo on Page 122. £200-250

812 ✉ 1912 (Feb 11) Registered A.R cover to Dar-Es-Salaam with 50r and 100r on reverse tied by Ibo datestamps,an Ibo registration label alongside, boxed Mozambique registration datestamp and a Daressalaam arrival c.d.s.The front with scarce boxed “A.R” handstamp, opened out for display, a fine and scarce commercial cover.Photo on Page 122. £220-260

813 ✉ 1913 (May) Registered cover bearing 21/2r pair, 5r - 20r and 50r - 500r with a Porto Amelia registration label,the twelve stamps all uncancelled in Porto Amelia, unusually cancelled upon arrival in London with red oval“REGISTERED / LONDON” datestamp (a further strike on reverse, the 10r still uncancelled), backstampedat Beira. Philatelic but very unusual. Photo on Page 122. £250-300

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814 ✉ 1913 (Nov 10) Large registered cover to Bosnia, initially endorsed “Express” and “A.R” but both these crossedout, paid at the ninth foreign registered rate by a single 500r tied by Porto Amelia datestamp, a registrationlabel alongside. Backstamped at Lisbon, Naples and Zavidovic with a triangular Zavidovic censor cachet.Vertical fold, otherwise fine and a remarkable single use of the top value on a commercial cover, sent by anunusual route to rare destination. Photo on Page 124. £450-550

815 ✉ 1914 (Jan 9) Registered cover to Germany, the senders address shown as “Lindi, G.E.A” but posted from thevillage of Lago on Lake Nyassa, the 100r registered letter rate paid by 10r, 20r pair and 25r pair all tied byLago datestamps, a Lago registration label applied. Endorsed “Via Chinde” and sent via Nyasaland,backstamped at Fort Johnston, Chinde, Zomba, Munich and Halle, redirected within Germany. A finecommercial cover from this scarce office, routed via Nyasaland. Photo on Page 124. £250-300

816 ✉ 1918 (Oct 12) Registered cover to England, the 125r registered letter rate paid by a 50r pair on the front and25r on the reverse, all tied by Porto Amelia datestamps, bearing a registration label. Handstamped “PASSOUPELA / CENSURA / BEIRA”, backstamped at Beira and in G.B. A fine censored cover. Photo on Page 124.

£150-180

817 ✉ 1921 (Aug 1) Cover to New York with 100r and 200r on the front, the reverse with 21/2r (2) and 5r (2) all tiedby scarce Palma datestamps with a transit datestamp of Porto Amelia. “T” Handstamps applied in Nyassa andLondon and “COLLECT / POSTAGE / 9 CENTS” of New York, the reverse bearing a USA 3c postage duevertical strip of three. Opened out for display, a little worn at the central fold and a few edge nicks, one 21/2rstamp damaged, still a rare underpaid commercial cover sent three years after the introduction of the newcurrency surcharges. Photo on Page 124. £350-450

New Currency Surcharges in Centavos & EscudosThe new currency of Centavos and Escudos was introduced in Portugal in 1912, and by 1914 most of theOverseas Provinces were using stamps in the new denomination. 100 reis = 1 centavo. 100c = 1 Escudo

1918 - Local Surcharges and REPUBLICA overprint on 1901 and 1903 surcharged

King Carlos I Issues

During, and immediately after WWI, few civilian or Nyassa Company personnel remained; thus few letters areknown, and few stamps were needed. In 1918 the small remaining stock of King Carlos I stamps weresurcharged locally with new currency values. These were valid for postage in conjunction with the existingKing Manuel II old currency stamps overprinted REPUBLICA.

818 ★ 1/4c -1E Set of eighteen mint, fine and scarce. S.G. £920, Afinsa €1075. (13). Photo on Page 126. £200-250

819 � 1/4c on 21/2r and 1c on 10r both genuinely postally used, much rarer than mint stamps and much undercatalogued. S.G. 65, 67, £400, Afinsa €420. (2). Photo on Page 126. £120-150

820 ★ �B 1E on 130c on 300r Sheet of fifty fine mint. S.G. 82, £275, Afinsa €500. £100-120

821 ★ 2c on 20r unused (no gum) and London “PROVISORIO” overprint 31/2c on 25r mint, both with varietysurcharge double, unlised by S.G. or Afinsa. Very scarce. (2). Photo on Page 126. £100-120

822 ★ � Inverted surcharges comprising 11/2c on 15r used, 31/2c on 25r used, 71/2c and 75r mint, 10c on 100r mint andLondon “PROVISORIO” overprint 11/2c on 15r mint and used. All unlisted by S.G.; Afinsa list this variety onthe 31/2c and 71/2c values but not on the other three stamps. Very scarce. (6). Photo on Page 126. £250-350

823 ✉ 1923 (July) Registered cover to Switzerland franked pictorial issue 20c and local surcharges 50c on 115r on150r and 1E on 130r on 300r tied by Porto Amelia datestamps with a red registration label alongside,backstamped at London and Luzern, a red wax seal impressed “Societe du Madal, Chr. Thams et Cie”. Pieceof surface paper torn away at upper right corner, otherwise fine, a scarce commercial use of these localsurcharges. Photo on Page 130. £250-300

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824 ✉ 1923 (Dec 12) 20r Postal stationery postcard overprinted “NYASSA” and red “REPUBLICA” (H&G16) sentfrom Ibo to France, uprated with pictorial issue 8c and 50c on 115r on 150r local surcharge, light corner creaseand 5mm tear at right edge, otherwise fine and a good commercial use of this uncommon stationery card witha local surcharge stamp. Photo on Page 130. £200-250

1921 Lisbon Surcharges on 1911 King Manuel II Issue (Worn Original Plates)

825 ★ �B Mint issues comprising the set of twelve, 1/2c on 5r and 1c on 10r in blocks of 25, 11/2c on 300r block of twenty,and 1/2c on 21/2r error of value (Afinsa 82, €550; unlisted by S.G.). Also inverted surcharges (all unlisted byS.G. but noted by Afinsa, who state “inverted surcharges are found on some values”), comprising 1/2c on 5r,11/2c on 300r, 3c on 400r, 71/2c on 75r, 12c on 500r and 11/2c on 300r marginal block of twenty with sheetnumber “63”. A good group of these uncommon surcharges, which are virtually unknown used (despite beinglisted by S.G. at tiny prices!). (114). Photo on Page 126. £400-500

826 �★ �B 12c on 500r Complete unmounted mint sheet of fifty with surcharge inverted, sheet number “304” crossed outand replaced by “40”. A fine sheet, inverted surcharges unlisted by S.G. £400-500

827 ✉ 1921 (Nov 21) Registered A.R cover to Lisbon bearing 10c, 20c, 2c on 20r and 20c on 200r Lisbon surchargesupright, 1/2c on 5r, 1c on 10r, 11/2c on 300r, 3c on 400r and 12c on 500r Lisbon surcharges all inverted, allcancelled at Quissanga. Handstamped boxed “A.R” with a Quissanga registration label applied, backstampedat Lisbon. One of the very few covers recorded with these surcharges (which are almost unknown even as usedsingles) and most exceptional with five inverted surcharges. Photo on Page 130. £600-800

1922 Reprints - London Surcharges on 1911 King Manual II Issue (New Plates)

828 ★ �B 1922 London surcharges printed from the new plates, set mint, 20r half sheet of 25 with double surchargevariety on ten stamps in the two right columns, and supposedly used stamps (23) with bogus or contrivedcancels. Also a piece cut from a registered cover with 3c on 400r, 10c on 100r and 20c on 200r surchargesprinted from worn original plates and tied by genuine Porto Amelia cancels showing portions of London andNew York backstamps and a red registration label, a fictitious U.S address added more recently. (69).

£150-200

1921 Pictorial Issue829 �P Die Proofs in black on white wove paper of the four central vignettes used for the 2c - 5E values, each with

the die number written above, comprising Vasco da Gama, numbered “6017” (34x40mm), flagship Sao Gabrielnumbered “4433” (38x38mm), Common Zebra numbered “4435” (40x33mm) and native dhow numbered“7126” (45x44mm), also a larger proof of Vasco da Gama (probably used for a document) numbered “10574”(46x56mm), all affixed to separate pieces of card. The dhow proof with red manuscript “cancelled”, a littlesoiling to the large Vasco da Gama and dhow proofs, the others superb, taken from Waterlow’s book of masterdies. (5). Photo on Page 114. £400-500

830 �P Die Proofs in black on white wove paper of the 1/4c - 1E central vignettes depicting Vasco da Gama, Giraffeand Palm trees, flagship Sao Gabriel and Common Zebra, each 21-25mm x 30mm, affixed to a single pieceremoved from Waterlow’s working die book, die numbers written above, “Die Touched Up, see page .....” belowthe final three proofs. Some soiling and small surface rubs to the first two proofs but a unique piece. Photo onPage 128. £250-300

831 �P Die Proofs in black on white wove paper comprising Master Proofs without value of the 1/4c - 20c frame (2,one with “Centavos” neatly cut out) and of the 30c - 5E frame, complete proofs of the 1/4c and 1/2c values (whichwere printed in a single colour), and frame proofs for the eighteen 1c - 5E values (where the issued stamps hadthe central vignette in a second colour), all with a die number above and most with red manuscript “cancelled”,all with some soiling, four also torn into the design or with ink staining. A rare set, taken from the Waterlow’sworking copy die book. (23). Photo on Page 114. £1,000-1,200

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832 �P Coloured Die Proofs on white wove paper, 46-56mm x 43-57mm, comprising 1/4c, 1/2c, 1c, 11/2c, 5c, 71/2c, 8c,10c, 20c and 5E proofs in the issued colours, also 1c, 2c, 5c and 30c proofs in various unissued colours, the30c proof numbered “942”, the 5E proof laid down on card. A superb lot, all very fine. (14). Photo on FrontCover & on Page 114. £1,600-2,000

Covers

833 ✉ 1922 (Apr 28) Cover from Porto Amelia to Austria endorsed “Expres, Registrade” but only franked 20c (theinternal rate), handstamped “T” and “POSTED OUT / OF COURSE” in London with a registration labelapplied, the charge calculated at 85 gold centimes with Austrian 5k, 15k pair and 20k postage due stampsapplied and cancelled in Vienna. An exceptional registered cover underpaid and posted out of course. Photoon Page 130. £300-350

834 ✉ 1923-25 Commercial covers to London all franked at the 1E60 foreign letter rate, from Porto Amelia bearing1E + 15c block of four or 30c pair + 50c pair, or from Ibo bearing 10c + 50c + 1E, all fine, one marked “viaZanzibar” but backstamped at Beira. (3). £180-220

835 ✉ 1924 (Aug 18) Cover to London, the reverse bearing perf 14-15 20c (2) and 1E each cancelled by boxed“PAQUEBOT” of Zanzibar (Hosking 2921), a Zanzibar c.d.s on the front. An exceptional Paquebot cover onNyassa stamps. Photo on Page 130. £200-240

836 ✉ 1925 (Mar 24) Cover to England bearing perf 14-15 6c pair and 1E on the front with a 4c and 50c on thereverse, and a 1928 (Aug 20) registered cover to England franked perf 14-15 2E with an advertising label onthe reverse, both posted at the village of Lago on Lake Nyassa and sent through Nyasaland with Fort Johnstonand Zomba transit datestamps. The first cover with edge tears and vertical fold, the second fine, with a Lagoregistration label affixed. (2). Photo on Page 130. £180-220

837 ✉ 1925 (July 21) Commercial registered A.R cover to London franked perf 14-15 2E, with a Porto Ameliaregistration label and scarce boxed “A.R” handstamp. Photo on Page 130. £140-160

838 ✉ 1928-29 Registered covers from Porto Amelia both with orange registration labels, the first to Austria frankedby twelve various stamps (including perf 121/2 20c and 40c, other 11/2c - 15c values and 2E all perf 14-15); theother a commercial cover to Germany franked perf 121/2 20c and 30c pairs and perf 14-15 2E paying the 3Erate, posted on October 14th, just 13 days before the Nyassa Co. was terminated and the area became anintegral part of Mozambique. (2). Photo on Page 130. £180-220

1924 Triangular Postage Due Issue839 �P Die Proofs on white wove paper all from Waterlow’s working die book, comprising a Master Proof without

value tablets or central vignette in dark blue, proofs of the nine issued values in black, and a piece bearing thefour central vignettes all cut to the shape of the central frame, the Giraffe and Zebra vignettes in green, flagshipSao Gabriel in black and Vasco da Gama in blue. All have a die number above, the Master Proof and nine stampproofs also with manuscript “Cancelled 27/5/31” in red, all soiled, a couple also with corner creased and the6c with a piece torn from left corner. A unique group. (14). Photo on Pages 114 & 128. £1,200-1,500

840 ★ �B Mint selection comprising set of nine singles, 1/2c and 1c pairs and 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c in blocks of four withsheet numbers, and the 1c - 20c in blocks of thirty all with the Waterlow imprint, all superb. (239). £160-200

1925 Postal Tax Stamps841 ★ �B 15c Postal Tax set of three in mint singles and blocks of twelve, 30c postage due set of three mint, and two

mint 30c due stamps (D144/5) with the Nyassa overprint double (unlisted by S.G.). (45). Photo on Page 126. £140-180

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842 ✉ 1925 (Oct 12) Commercial registered A.R cover to the USA bearing 1921 perf 14-15 1E pair and 15c postaltax stamp (S.G. C143) all tied by Porto Amelia datestamps, an orange registration label alongside.Handstamped with scarce boxed “A.R.” and “PASSED BY U.S CUSTOMS / BUREAU, CHICAGO, ILL”,backstamped in Lisbon and the USA. Although intended as tax stamps on certain days of the year they wereactually used for ordinary postage, this example making up the 2E15 foreign registered AR rate; few were usedand they are exceptionally scarce on commercially covers. A few minor edge tears, otherwise fine and rare.Photo on Page 132. £600-700

Mozambique Territory (after Oct. 1929)843 ✉ 1929 (Nov 22) Registered commercial cover from Mocimboa to London, posted just 26 days after the Nyassa

Co. was terminated and their territory became part of Mozambique, with four 50c Mozambique postage duestamps overprinted for postage, tied by hexagonal “Mocimboa Da Praia” cancels, a large boxed “R/No”handstamp alongside containing manuscript “Mocimboa”. A fine and scarce cover and the earliest recordedafter the Nyassa territory was handed back to Mozambique. Photo on Page 132. £240-280

RHODESIA(Also see lots 34, 38, 258)

844 ★ � 1892-1923 Mint and used accumulation on stockcards and loose with many 1892-1909 issues, DoubleHeads including mint 3d, 5d (8) and 6d, used 3d (2), 4d (9), 5d, 6d, 8d (12) and 10d (4), and Admirals,also some Southern Rhodesia. An old time lot apparently unchecked for cancels or varieties, condition alittle mixed. (100s) £400-500

845 ★ � 1892-1919 Mint and used selection including 1892 £1 blue imperforate proof, Double Heads with perf 14mint 3d and 2/6 (light crease), used 8d, 10d and £1, perf 15 4d and 6d used, Admirals with perf 14 die II3d, 4d, 6d and 2/6 mint, 5d used, die III 8d (2) and 10d used etc., some others fiscally used or with faults.S.G. £1,500 (approx., for fine stamps only) + proof. (92). Photo on Pages 126 & 146. £300-350

846 ✉ 1896 G.B. 1d Reply postcard posted from Rhodesia back to England cancelled by “KOPJE / SALISBURY”c.d.s, with manuscript “T” written in error and crossed out, very unusual. Photo on Page 132. £200-240

847 ✉ 1897 Stampless cover headed “On Postal Service” endorsed from “C. Smith, G.P.O. Salisbury”, addressed to“The Postmaster General, General Post Office, Sydney”, with “SALISBURY / MASHONALAND” c.d.s andoctagonal “CENTIMES / T”, delivered without charge in Sydney. An unusual official cover. Photo on Page132. £240-280

848 �★ �B 1913 Perf 14 1d brown-red Admiral sheet of sixty, Waterlow imprint in lower margin, unmounted mint. Alsoother Admiral multiples comprising perf 14 1/2d block of four and 1d block of fifteen mint, 1d block of fourand twelve and 11/2d block of four used, perf 15 1/2d and 1d blocks of four mint, various shades, all fine,complete sheets uncommon. (107). £150-200

849 ★ 1913 3/- - £1 Admirals mint, head die II, perf 14, the 7/6, 10/- and £1 with light stain spots to the footand reverse. S.G. 236b/242, £1,190. (5). Photo on Page 146. £170-200

850 ✉ � 1952-80 Covers including official mail, disallowed Rhodesia stamps charged in G.B or to Pakistan with“SERVICE SUSPENDED” cachet, postage due stamps, 1971 strike post to G.B, telegram envelopes, AirExpress Letter Service covers flown by Central African Airways, also a few Malawi covers, reply coupons andpieces. (73+). £80-100

851 �P 1966 Imperforate Plate Proof of the 3d RHOPEX depicting the “Zeederberg Coach”, printed in orange only.Very scarce. Photo on Page 126 £100-120

852 Southern Rhodesia. 1913 First type 3d International Reply Coupon unusually with “LUDGATE CIRCUSB.O / E.C.” c.d.s, very scarce. £120-150

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853 ✉ Southern Rhodesia. 1925 Picture postcard written from Bulawayo to England franked 1d, tied by bilingual“SOUTH AFRICA / ROYAL TOUR” datestamp, with a second strike alongside. The interesting messageincludes “we have been away entertaining the Prince all day. Alf leaves on Wed. on the Royal Train forVictoria”. An unusual commercial use of this datestamp on a postcard. £100-120

854 Northern Rhodesia. 1933 “Pilots Handbook and Aeronautical Guide”, printed by the Government printer inLivingstone and “issued by authority” containing details and plans of all aerodromes and emergency landinggrounds, various other details of use to pilots, and a map of the colony, 58 pages. A rare book in superbcondition, also containing some interesting adverts. £120-150

855 ✉ Zambia. 1965-73 Covers including formula registration envelopes (46), underpaid covers with stamps used asdues (3), telegram envelopes, etc. Also booklets (4) and a few stamps. (176+). £150-200

Postal Stationery856 ✉ QV-KGV British South Africa Co., Mashonaland or Rhodesia postal stationery unused (25) or used (13),

including unused 4d registration envelope (6, two size H2), unused “FOUR” on a 2d size G registrationenvelope, used 4d size G envelope to England bearing Admiral 1d and 3d, also 1894 Mashonaland on Cape 1dcard with a 1/2d stamp used to Transvaal cancelled by “F” in diamond of Victoria, etc. (38). £240-300

857 ✉ 1923 (Dec 6) British South Africa Co 1d newspaper wrapper used within Gwelo. An unusual interim use inSouthern Rhodesia, which became a self-governing authority on 1st October 1923 but did not issue its ownpostal stationery until early in 1924. £100-120

858 ✉ � 1941-44 Southern Rhodesia 3d Active Service postal stationery air mail letter cards for use to H.M forces,unused (4, H&G 1-4) or used (H&G1), sent from Gwanza to the Middle East and redirected with “A/O i/cRECORDS / UNITED KINGDOM” cachet. Also a used uprated front. (6). £150-180

859 ✉ KGV-QEII Postal Stationery of Northern Rhodesia (7), Southern Rhodesia (17) or Rhodesia and Nyasaland(2), including registration envelopes unused (8) or used (5), etc. (26). £150-180

860 ✉ QEII Registration envelopes unused and used with many formula types, from Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia,Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Zimbabwe/Rhodesia or Zimbabwe, all fine. (49). £100-150

861 ✉ KGVI and QEII Air letters with many formula types, from Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Rhodesiaand Nyasaland, Rhodesia or Zambia, mainly unused, a few used. (213). £200-250

RUSSIA(Also see lots 108, 376, 427, 444-446)

862 ✉ Georgia. 1920 Commercial cover to Switzerland bearing two 1920 2r stamps, the cover previously glued intoan album causing some faults to the reverse, the front fine. £90-110

ST. HELENA(Also see lots 395, 1169)

863 � 1875 Front from Westport, Mass. to the Barque “Sarah” at Jamestown, St Helena, franked at the 53c rate by1873 3c and 10c (5), rated “48/2” and 1/10 in red, with transit and arrival datestamps of New York, LondonPaid and St Helena, very attractive. £200-250

864 ✉ Boer War - P.O.W Mail. 1902 Cover franked 1d tied by a cork cancel, addressed to Brakfontein, Transvaal,endorsed “no communication” and returned to the sender. Handstamped with the scarce violet “RETURNED/ LETTER” and oval framed “POST OFFICE / (crown) / ST HELENA, also with the St Helena censor cachetinitialled “F.w.a” (F.W. Alexander), backstamped at Pretoria, Returned Letter Office Johannesburg and ArmyP.O.50. A few stain spots though very unusual. Photo on Page 132. £300-350

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865 ✉ Boer War - P.O.W Mail. 1902 1d Postal stationery reply card (reply half) addressed to G. Vollmeir, Jamestowncancelled “ST. HELENA” c.d.s (JU 25) with fine triangular “PASSED / BY / CENSOR / ST. HELENA. /HEAD OFFICE” below in violet, the reverse signed “P.A. Cronje” by General Cronje. An attractive cardsigned by Cronje. £150-180

866 ✉ Boer War - P.O.W Mail. 1902 (July 23) Cover to Amsterdam endorsed from “K.F.H Bonnekamp, P.O.W tent7 line 1, Deadwood Camp”, franked QV 1/2d pair and KEVII 1d pair, not censored. The censorship of St.Helena P.O.W at the individual camps ceased by July 16th, although the Head Office censor cachet is recordedin use until August 1902 when most of the P.O.Ws left the island. £100-120

867 ✉ 1937 (Dec 4) Red size H2 formula registration envelope sent to South Africa bearing 1937 Coronation 2d and3d, fine and scarce. £150-200

ST. LUCIA 868 �S �B 1936 KGV Pictorial 1/2d and 1d in matching mint upper right corner marginal blocks of six, each stamp with

De La Rue “SPECIMEN” handstamp type D15a. Light creasing affecting one 1/2d and three 1d stamps,marginal thin to 1d block, an uncommon Specimen, most unusual in blocks. Ex the printers archive. (2). Photoon Page 62. £200-250

ST. VINCENT(Also see lot 469)

869 ✉ 1825 Entire to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London backstamped with an unusually fine “STVINCENT” fleuron datestamp and London c.d.s, charged 2/2. Photo on Page 132. £280-320

870 ✉ 1892 Parcel Post Customs Declaration label, for a parcel of botanical specimens sent to Kew, with a Kingstownc.d.s and “St. Vincent” parcel label applied in London, minor faults, very scarce. £80-100

SAMOA 871 ✉ 1842 Entire letter from Alexander MacDonald at Savaii to the London Missionary Society with red oval “PAID

SHIP LETTER / SYDNEY” datestamp, charged 8d with “3” crossed out. A fine early missionary letter fromSamoa. Photo on Page 132. £400-500

872 ✉ 1849 (Apr 9) Entire letter from Dr Ross in Sydney addressed to “Rev. H. Nisbet, Samoa”, privately carried onthe ship “John Williams”. Ross tells Nisbet how to direct letters to Canada. £200-240

873 �S 1921 1/2d, 1d, 2d - 6d and 9d all affixed to pieces, each handstamped with “COLONIAS” in purple by thePortuguese Post Office, applied upon receipt from the U.P.U. in Berne before sending to one of its ColonialPost Offices, very scarce. (9). Photo on Page 134. £200-250

874 �S Western Samoa. 1935 Definitive issue set of nine, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” (with accent over first“E”) in green applied by a Portuguese Colonial Administration, believed to be Angola, fine mint and a scarceset. With B.P.A. Certificate (1997). (9). Photo on Page 146. £300-350

SARAWAK875 ✉ � 1906 4c on 3c Postal stationery postcard with a printed price list of cigars on the reverse, used to Switzerland;

1950 stampless O.H.M.S cover from Miri to Kuching with “Residents Office” cachet; and stamps (22) orpieces (9) collected for their cancels including Mukah, Lawas, Serikei, Limbang, Kanowit and Balingian. Also1939 cover with North Borneo 12c tied by “PAQUEBOT / LABUAN” c.d.s. (3 covers + 31 stamps).

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876 ✉ � 1940-46 Covers comprising 1940 cover to G.B franked 8c and 1941 cover to USA franked 15c, both from Miriwith differing boxed “PASSED BY / CENSOR” cachets, and 1946 cover to Kuching with BMA 3c and 5c tiedby “MUKAH” c.d.s, the 1940 cover with circular “POST AND TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT / MIRI /SARAWAK” cachet. Also a 1946 piece with Mukah c.d.s. (4). £200-240

SAUDI ARABIA877 �S 1927 Hejaz and Nejd postage set of eight and the two postage due stamps all affixed to two pieces from an

archive page, each stamp handstamped “Especimen”, applied by the Portuguese Post Office to specimenstamps received from the U.P.U in Berne, prior to forwarding to one of their Colonial Post Offices, fine andvery scarce. (10 stamps). Photo on Page 134. £300-350

SEYCHELLES 878 � 1893 15c on 16c Surcharge, variety surcharge inverted, fine used. S.G. 18a, £300. Photo on Page 146.

£100-120

879 � 1894 18c on 45c Surcharge, variety surcharge double, used, minor toning. With B.P.A Certificate (2014). S.G.26a, £1,500. Photo on Page 146. £250-300

SIAM880 ✉ 1904-12 Postal stationery card, all used, several with printed messages. (8). £150-180

881 ✉ 1932 Formula “Air Gram” with ten Air Orient Air Mail labels printed on the reverse, the worlds first Air Letterforms, fine unused. (2). £70-80

SIERRA LEONE(Also see lot 625)

882 ✉ 1872 Entire letter from Marseille to Rio Nunez in Guinea, posted in Liverpool and addressed “care of MessrsRandall & Fisher, Sierra Leone”, endorsed “pr Eboe”. Franked G.B 6d cancelled in Liverpool with red “1d”accountancy mark, backstamped oval “JAMES F. HUTTON & Co / LIVERPOOL” F.A.C, Liverpool P.L.O andSierra-Leone datestamps. An unusual destination, sent via two forwarding agents. Photo on Page 132.

£150-180

883 ✉ 1874-84 Covers from England to Sierra Leone, the first from Liverpool to a passenger on S.S “Cameroons”c/o the Sierra Leone Postmaster, franked 6d; the second from Bracknell franked 4d grey-brown plate 18 sentto the Governor Sir W. Grey-Wilson, both with red “1d” denoting 1d due to Sierra Leone for inland postage.An attractive pair, the rate reducing from 6d to 4d per 1/2oz when Sierra Leone joined the U.P.U in 1879. (2).

£200-240

884 ✉ 1895-96 Covers franked at the 21/2d U.P.U rate, the first to Paris with a 21/2d stamp cancelled in manuscript andwith “PAQUEBOT” of Liverpool (Hosking 22, recorded 1894-95); the other to England “Per S.S Volta” with1d and 11/2d cancelled at Freetown, both with red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR PACKET” c.d.s. A fine pair, thefirst very unusual. (2). Photo on . £220-260

885 ✉ 1875 Cover to Ireland “per S.S Africa” bearing 1874 6d cancelled “B31”, red “PAID AT SIERRA-LEONE”and “PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR PACKET” datestamps and a Derry arrival c.d.s, red “5” (due to the BritishPost Office). An attractive cover. £150-200

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SOUTH AFRICA(Also see lots 31, 83, 136, 254, 255, 257, 864-866)

886 ✉ Parcel Post. 1891-1903 Parcel labels comprising 1891 O.F.S “Pakket Post” label for a sample of tobacco sentfrom Bloemfontein to Cape Town franked 1/-; Transvaal Foreign & Colonial Parcel Post Customs Declarationlabels sent to London with Johannesburg datestamps and parcel labels applied in London (2); similar G.B labelfrom a parcel sent from G.B to Durban with an orange Natal label showing a 6d customs clearance charge,removed from the same parcel; and a South Africa Postal Union Customs Declaration label with a DurbanParcel Post c.d.s and “Natal” label applied in London. Some faults, the two Transvaal labels fine, a scarcegroup. (6). £280-320

Cape of Good Hope

887 � ★ 1853-64 Triangulars comprising 1d (17), 4d (15 including a pair, one unused), 6d (7) and 1/- (7), variousprintings, very mixed condition, seven with three good margins, a few others just three margins thoughvery close on at least one side, a useful lot. (46). £500-700

888 ✉ 1856 Covers to G.B, one from Port Elizabeth bearing a 4d pair (one just touched at one side, torn butattractive), the other from Cape Town with inland postage paid in cash, both with “8” charge marks and boxed“LIVERPOOL / SHIP” backstamps. (2). £150-180

889 ★ � 1864-1904 Mint and used accumulation on stockcards and mounted in two old notebooks, unchecked forcancels but with Ocean P.O and other c.d.s, numeral and dumb cancels noted, a useful old timeaccumulation. (100s). £200-250

890 ✉ 1893 Cape 1d newspaper wrapper sent from Cape Town to Hobart, redirected to Melbourne with a Tasmania1d applied, again redirected to South Australia with a Victoria 1/2d applied and then redirected for a third timeto New Zealand with a South Australia 1d applied. A remarkable newspaper wrapper bearing stamps of fourdifferent countries. Photo on Page 138. £300-350

891 ★ �B Revenues. 1864 Embossed revenues to the 10/- value (6), QV “1864 Stamp Act” embossed revenues cut fromdocuments (3), and 1896 watermark Anchor 12/- orange-brown mint blocks of thirty and forty (Barefoot 125,£20 each), folds or creases to ten stamps, otherwise fine and unusual in mint blocks. Also Griqualand West1879 4d used. (80). £200-250

Natal

892 ★ � 1861-1903 Mint and used selection on album pages including 1876-77 Postage overprints or surchargesmint or unused, 1899 5/- mint (3), etc., some faults and unused stamps without gum. (48). £100-150

893 ✉ First Boer War. 1881 Stampless cover from an Officer endorsed “on active service, no stamps procurable”with a “6d” charge mark, encircled “CH” applied upon arrival at Bristol and an arrival backstamp of Clifton,Bristol. Ink stain at upper edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 138. £240-280

894 ✉ Forwarding Agents. 1899 Cover to Trieste, Austria, franked by 1/2d and 1d pair, bearing the perforated labelof “DE WAAL & CO. / DURBAN & DELAGOA BAY, SHIPPING, LANDING, FORWARDING &GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS” with vignettes in each corner, all tied by Point datestamps. Anattractive and very unusual item. Photo on Page 138. £300-350

895 ✉ Bambata Rebellion. 1906 Postcard of Mlungusi Cascades written by F.G. Robinson of the Natal Carabineersto Durban, with datestamps of Nqutu Zululand (June 26) and Dundee. Three squadrons of the NatalCarabineers under Colonel Royston patrolled the Nkandhia - Nqutu districts in June 1906 until the rebelssurrendered and the area became peaceful. Photo on Page 138. £200-250

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896 ✉ c.1849 Wrapper to Miss Murray at Graaff Reinet sent by Andrew Murray (Jnr) in the OFS, with manuscript“Paid 6d” in black and “4” in red, indicating prepayment of both the internal OFS and the Cape postage.Scarce. Photo on Page 138. £300-350

897 �★ �B 1878 4d Ultramarine, left pane of 59 (the lower right stamp having been removed, creasing to rows six andten), upper margin with control number “4”, margin at left and partial margin at right, unmounted. S.G. 19,£325. £80-100

898 �P 1882 1/2d Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 60x92mm, handstamped “BEFORE HARDENING” and “5SEP 82”. A fine and scarce De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 220. £350-400

899 �★ �B 1883-84 Issue mint panes or part panes from the printers archives comprising 1/2d part right pane of 45, fifteenstamps removed from the upper half, with the date “21 NOV 82” in upper margin and plate number “1” inlower margin, the right margin endorsed “1 stamp marked specimen, 20/12/93” and signed; and 2d brightmauve right pane of sixty with full margins, plate number “1” and the date “8 OCT 88” in upper margin,additionally dated “24 FEB 91” in the lower margin, fine unmounted, two interesting dated archival blocks.S.G. 48, 50, £1,650. £480-550

900 ✉ 1891 (Aug 7) 1/2d on 1d Postal stationery postcard sent locally in Rouxville, cancelled by the “POST-KANTOO/ ROUXVILLE” Post Office seal type handstamp with OFS arms in the centre. Robert Allison illustrates twovirtually identical cards in “The Postal History of the Orange Free State” posted on the same day, and suggestsall are cancelled to order on the day the internal postcard rate was reduced to 1/2d. Photo on Page 138.

£150-180

901 �★ �B 1897 1/- Brown, unmounted mint sheet with central margin dividing the two panes, the upper right stampremoved from the right pane with the upper margin removed from alongside three stamps, otherwise completemargins with plate number “1” and control “3”, folded along four vertical rows of perforations with a few splitperfs, creasing or small stain spots affecting about 40 stamps, the remainder fine. S.G. 87, £3,808 (approx£2,500 for the fine stamps). £500-600

Transvaal

902 ✉ Transvaal / Orange Free State. 1871 Part printed letter (reduced at sides) sent at the 1d printed matter ratefrom Pretoria to Bloemfontein presumably prepaid 1d with the OFS 1d postage possibly forwarded in cash.Handstamped “PRETORIA / Z.A.R. / AU 13 / 71 / ZUID AFRIKA” c.d.s with blue crayon “1”. A virtuallyidentical item illustrated on page 173 of “The Postal History of the Orange Free State” by R. Allison. A veryscarce item. Photo on Page 138. £250-300

903 ✉ Postal Stationery. 1867-69 Potchefstroom postal stationery envelopes, large handstamp with 6d in red ink, orsmaller handstamp with 6d in black ink (2, white and buff paper), unused, probably all c.1869-70 forgeries.(3). £80-100

904 ✉ Postal Stationery - Transvaal/ORC. Transvaal envelopes (13), postcards and reply cards (47), registrationenvelopes (8), lettercards (4) and wrappers (7), unused and used, including 1869 Jeppe 6d envelope ofPotchefstroom, 1872 6d envelope (H&G1, also a forgery), postcards with printed views or railway forms, 4dsize K registration envelopes (2), 1915 KEVII 3d registration envelope from Pietermaritzburg P.O.W Camp,1914 KEVII 1d envelope posted at Walfish Bay uprated with Natal 2d and South Africa 2d, etc. Also ORCpostcards (39) including formula types with stamps tied by shield overprints. (118). £200-250

905 ★ � Revenues. 1875-86 Revenues comprising 1875 imperf 1/- and 10/- (2) and 1877 imperf “V.R Transvaal”overprint 6d, 1/-, 1/6, 10/- (5) and £2 all used; 1878 issue 1/- and £2 used, 6d, 1/6, 2/6, 5/- and £1 apparentlyunused without gum; 1886 perf 11-111/2 2/6, 5/-, 10/-, £1, £2, £5, £10 and scarce perf 111/2x14 £20 all mint, afine group. (27). £100-120

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906 ★ �B 1887 Bakker Express local post, 1/2d on white paper inscribed “Te Betalen” and 1d on rose paper inscribed“Pretoria”, each in a corner block of 23, fine unused without gum. (46). £100-150

Zululand

907 ✉ 1893 Postal stationery postcards (7) or reply cards (4), handstamped specimen (6), unused (4) or used. (11). £100-120

908 ✉ 1899 G.B 1d Reply card posted back from Zululand to Ireland, the reverse with three “NONGOMA /ZULULAND” rubber datestamps (Feb 17) applied upon receipt of the original card. The 1d stamp cancelledby “NONGOMA / NATAL” c.d.s (Mar 4) and overstruck by an Armagh arrival c.d.s (Apr 1), with transitdatestamps of Melmoth (Mar 6), Durban, Armagh and Richhill. £100-120

Boer War

909 ✉ Bechuanaland/Rhodesia. 1900 Stampless cover to London endorsed “Free on active service, G. Glyn, Capt.”with a “KANYE / BECHUANALAND” c.d.s (Feb 19) and large “T” handstamp of Bulawayo, backstamped atBulawayo and London, the front with Field Post Office B.O transit c.d.s (Mar 27) and a red London Paid c.d.s.Small part flap missing, otherwise fine and a very scarce soldiers cover posted in Bechuanaland and routedthrough Rhodesia. Photo on Page 141. £250-300

910 ✉ Bechuanaland/Rhodesia. 1900 (Apr 20) Stampless cover to London with “CROCODILE POOLS / SOUTHAFRICA” c.d.s and the distinctive large “T” handstamp of Bulawayo, crossed out in blue crayon with a redLondon Paid c.d.s (May 25) applied. Crocodile Pools, located in Bechuanaland, was occupied by the Britishfrom December 1899 until December 1901, the scarce datestamp usually being found on mail from thebesieged town of Ladysmith. Opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and a good example of this scarcec.d.s on a soldiers cover. Photo on Page 141. £280-350

911 ✉ 1900 (June 12) G.B 1d Lettercard to England tied by F.P.O 17 c.d.s, with the red cachet “RECOVERED FROMMAILS / LOOTED BY THE ENEMY”, backstamped at Johannesburg (June 12), Army Base P.O Cape Town(Nov 12) and upon arrival at Cheltenham. A few small stain spots at upper edge, otherwise a fine example ofthis looted mail cachet, the lettercard evidently not recovered until five months after posting. Photo on Page141. £200-250

Air Mails

912 ✉ 1911 (Dec 27) First South African Aerial Post card carried on the first flight from Kenilworth to Muizenberg,a Dec. 22 Kenilworth c.d.s applied upon posting alongside the Natal 1/2d stamp which is tied by the specialKenilworth Dec. 27 Aerial Post datestamp with similar Muizenberg Aerial Post arrival c.d.s on the front, alsowith datestamps of Muizenberg and Cape Town. Very fine, unusual with a Natal stamp. Photo on Page 141.

£300-350

913 ✉ 1911 (Dec 30) First South African Aerial Post card carried on the second flight from Kenilworth toMuizenberg, a Cape 1d tied by the special Kenilworth Aerial Post c.d.s incorrectly dated Dec. 27, the similarMuizenberg Aerial Post arrival c.d.s correctly dated Dec 30, also with datestamps of Muizenberg, Cape Townand Three Anchor Bay. When the Dec. 30 second flight cards were cancelled at Kenilworth the postal officialforgot to alter the date; this was soon noticed and corrected, only a small number of cards from the first batchreceiving this incorrect cancel. A fine and scarce example of this second flight date error. Photo on Page 141.

£300-350

914 ✉ 1911 (Dec 30) First South African Aerial Post card to Louis Oppenheimer in London, carried on the secondflight from Kenilworth to Muizenberg, which was postponed until January 2nd by bad weather. Franked Cape1d tied by the Dec. 30 Kenilworth Aerial Post c.d.s with similar Muizenberg Aerial Post arrival c.d.s, anddatestamps of Muizenberg (Jan 3) and London (Jan 20). A fine card. Photo on Page 141. £250-300

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915 ✉ 1911 (Dec 30) First South African Aerial Post card to Sir James Murray in England, carried on the secondflight from Kenilworth to Muizenberg, which was postponed until January 2nd by bad weather. FrankedTransvaal 1d tied by the Dec. 30 Kenilworth Aerial Post c.d.s with similar Muizenberg Aerial Post arrival c.d.s,and datestamp of Muizenberg (Jan 3). A fine card, unusual with a Transvaal stamp. Photo on Page 141.

£250-300

916 ✉ 1925 (Feb 28 - June 15) Covers flown within South Africa, one unusually from G.B to Durban franked 11/2dand 6d endorsed “First trip, Cape Town to Durban” with “S.A AIR MAIL / 2 MAR 1925 / S.A LUGPOS” c.d.sin black; the others all bearing special air mail stamps with similar S.A Air Mail c.d.s in violet. Included areFeb. 28 first flights from Cape Town to Durban or East London bearing Air Post set of four + 6d or only withthe Air Post set (contrary to regulations); March 2 first flight from East London to Durban or a double flowncover from Mossel Bay to East London and then flown to Cape Town; March 9 1d postcard with Air Post 1dfrom Oudtshoorn to Port Elizabeth; and June 15 final flight from Oudtshoorn to East London. (7). £130-150

Union of South Africa

917 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S. “Kenilworth Castle”. 1918 (April 24) Picture postcard from Port Elizabeth to Francebearing a 1/2d pair on the picture side, circular censor cachet and a Paris arrival c.d.s (June 10), a little minorstaining explained by the cachet “ACCIDENT DE SERVICE”. Recovered from the “Kenilworth Castle” whichcollided with a destroyer in the English Channel causing two explosions which killed 14 passengers and crewand damaged some of the mail. £80-100

918 ✉ 1929 (Apr 22) 1d Lettercard to Britstown cancelled by “VERNEUK PAN / VPN” skeleton datestamp, used atthe temporary post office set up during Sir Malcolm Campbell’s attempt on the world speed record. Thelettercard is headed “Blue Bird’s - Verneuk Pan” and reads, “A terrible wind chased us away. We saw a goodattempt to break the World Record yesterday”. Campbell broke the world record three days later, on April 25th.A scarce cancel. £150-200

919 � 1936 Piece headed “S.A Medical Congress, Pietermaritzburg. Date stamp impressions, Period 29th June to 3rdJuly 1936” and signed by the Post Office clerk, bearing impressions of the “SA MED CONGRESS / PMB”skeleton datestamp for each of the six days the temporary Post Office was open, a second strike applied onJune 30. Probably a unique piece. £100-150

920 ✉ � Korean War. 1951-53 Forces air letters (38) and a cover from the South African Air Force in Korea, all sentback to South Africa, comprising thirty South Africa 11/2d air mail lettercards with the stamp obliterated byfour bars and “FREE FORCES MAIL / POSVRY VANAF MAGTE” printed below sent by Lt R. Bisset to hiswife in Cape town, 18 without additional stamps (most with arrival backstamps), the other twelve bearing aG.B 21/2d tied by British F.P.O 798 datestamps; and eight air letters from Capt. D. Van Vuuren to Pretoria, fourusing overprinted South Africa letter cards, the other four British forces air letters, all with G.B 21/2d stampscancelled at F.P.O 798. Also a cover from F/Sgt C. Burger at F.P.O 798 franked 21/2d. Fifteen of the Bisset lettershave been sealed with sellotape resulting in some staining and the Vuuren items are fronts only (2) or have thetwo side portions removed, the other 16 mainly fine. About 800 South African Air Force personnel served inKorea in 1951-53; just 21,600 South African air letters were overprinted for their use. With an article on thesetwo correspondences. (39). £300-350

SOUTH WEST AFRICA921 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Gertrud Woermann”. 1903 (Aug 12) Cape 1d postal stationery postcard to Germany

cancelled “CAPE TOWN” c.d.s (Aug 28) with boxed “PAQUEBOT”, arrival c.d.s of Stettin (Sep. 20). Writtenat Swakopmund and posted on the “Gertrud Woermann” bound for Walfish Bay and Cape Town, the shiprunning aground in dense fog at Port Nolloth on August 22nd, all passengers and mails being transferred to the“Nautilus” and carried to Cape Town where this card was handed in as ‘paquebot’ mail. Also a Germantelegram form with Berlin c.d.s (Aug 25) sent from Windhoek reporting the stranding of the ship, and a letterof August 25th from the Woermann Line offices in Hamburg to the Postmaster General in Berlin concerningthe incident and the mails on board. An exceptional and unique group. (3). Photo on Page 143. £1,200-1,400

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SPAIN(Also see lots 427, 1049)

922 ✉ 1938 Covers from International Brigade volunteers to France, one franked by nine 30c stamps all cancelled“CORREO DE CAMPANA / B.I / E. DEC. B. MOVIL” c.d.s, the other with 15c (3) and 30c (3) cancelled“CORREO DE CAMPANA / E. DE C. No 7” c.d.s and backstamped with the “B.I E. De C. B Movil” c.d.s,both fine. (2). £140-160

SUDAN(Also see lots 28-30, 39, 40, 42-44, 50, 122, 124, 153, 389, 393)

923 ✉ 1898 (Apr 30) Cover from Halfa to England bearing Sudan 5m pair, the reverse handstamped “Wet throughcollision on the Nile” with datestamps of Alexandria (May 8) and Exeter (May 16). The flap a little torn uponopening, otherwise fine, an unusually good example of this scarce and unusual cachet of which 15 exampleshave been recorded, all apparently on covers from British forces serving in the 1898 Sudan Expedition, theactual incident not recorded. Photo on Page 141. £600-700

924 ✉ Marc Pourpe Khartoum to Cairo Flight. 1914 (Jan 19) Ligue Nationale Aerienne cover addressed inPourpe’s handwriting to the President of L.N.A (who sponsored the flight) in Cairo, carried on the return flightfrom Khartoum to Cairo, and flown as far as Abu Hamed, the second stop reached two days after Pourpe leftKhartoum. Franked by Sudan 1m, 3m and 4m stamps tied by “ABU HAMED” c.d.s (Jan 21), backstampedShellal-Halfa T.P.O No. 2, Halfa-Khartoum T.P.O No. 1 (both Jan 23) and Cairo (Jan 26). Twice handstampedwith circular cachet “POSTE AERIENNE / L.N.A / MARC POURPE / 1913-14 / CAIRE-KHARTOUM”,applied in blue on the front of the cover and in violet on the reverse. Light horizontal fold, otherwise superb,probably the finest of the few known covers from this flight. Ex Jeidel Collection. (Also see lot 389). Photoon Page 145. £3,200-3,600

SWAZILAND925 ✉ �S 1932-56 Postal stationery comprising postcards (7) with KGV 1/2d Specimen and QEII 11/2c on 11/2d unused

(2); registration envelopes (3) comprising KGVI 4d Specimen and QEII 6d or 5c used; and air letters (6), allunused. (16). £80-100

SWEDEN926 ✉ Wreck Mail - S.S “Bore”/“Heimdall”. 1899 (Dec 29) 10p Postal stationery postcard from Abo to Stockholm,

with arrival c.d.s (24 Aug 1900) and perforated type 3 explanatory label “Tillhor / Angf. BORES / post.”. The“Bore” left Abo bound for Stockholm via Mariehamn on December 30th but ran aground in fog and badweather on the 31st between Soderarm and Furusund in Sweden, subsequently slipping off the rocks andsinking. Most mail was salvaged between the 10th and 22nd January, two further bags being recovered inAugust during salvage operations and a final bag recovered in April 1901 when the ship was finally raised andtowed to Stockholm. A fine card from the bag recovered on 21st August 1900, eight months after the wreck.Also a 1929 cover from Copenhagen to Abo recovered from the wreck of the “Heimdall”, with explanatorylabel tied to the reverse, the stamps washed off. (2). £160-180

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SWITZERLAND927 ★ � 1843-1996 Mint and used collection in seven printed “Helvetia” albums, with many multiples, FDCs and

commercial covers, including Zurich 1843 4r and 6r (vertical line background); Geneva 1849 5c (S.G.G6, envelope cut out), 1850 Poste Locale 5c (both types, the second 5c with Rellstab certificate); 1850Orts Post 21/2r (2, one with Weid/Marchand certificate), Poste Locale 21/2r (certificate), Rayon I 5r (4, onedouble black variety with Rellstab certificate, another with Pinchet certificate), Rayon II 10r (12, one unused,one on cover, two on piece with Rapp certificate), 1851 Rayon I 5r red and blue (11, one with blue frame tocross), 1852 Rayon III small figures 15r (2) and large figures 15r (14, including strip of three and 15r + RayonII 10r on piece with Estoppey certificate), 1854-62 Sitting Helvetia rappen issues (150 + 11 covers) with allpaper and silk thread types including 2r grey (2) and 1f grey-lilac (3) and a cover bearing 20r + 40r + 1f verticalstrip of four (two other stamps removed), 1862-82 Sitting Helvetia with 1f gold (2), granite paper 50c and 1f(2), all definitive issues from 1882 with various perforations and some varieties, 1908-33 type II 5c tete-bechepair used, many other se-tenant or tete-beche pairs or blocks, 1908-40 Helvetia with Sword set to 3f mint,1914-18 3f-10f set of four mint including scarce 3f green, 1919 50c winged propeller overprint used on flightcover from Zurich to Berne, 1923-40 air set mint in blocks and used (various papers), various 1924-27 flightcovers, 1928-31 3f - 10f mint, 1934 NABA sheet mint and used (2, one on cover), various coil stamps, 1943miniature sheets mint and used (some on cover), 1945 3f + 7f miniature sheet mint and used (2, one on cover),1945 Basel Dove miniature sheet mint and used (2), 1945 Peace issue mint and used, 1948 and 1951 miniaturesheets mint, used and on cover, 1955 miniature sheet mint and used, and all subsequent issues mint and used,many with blocks and FDCs. A fine collection virtually complete (no postage dues or charity issues), somefaults mainly to the earlier issues, many mint stamps unmounted and many better stamps included, very highcatalogue value. (1,000s). Photo on Page 146. £5,000-6,000

928 ✉ ★ Officials - Industrial War Economy Section. The fine display collection of these scarce 1918-1919 Officialissues on five pages comprising the 5c - 30c sets of eight fine mint with the two differing types of three lineoverprint (S.G. 0299/301, 303/315) including the very scarce smaller first type 71/2c (0301); second type 71/2coverprint used on a postcard from Bern; 71/2c and 10c postal stationery postcards with the first type overprintand 10c postcard with the second type overprint all unused; and 5c - 30c set of eight mint with the circularoverprint, unissued due to the disbandment of the department in 1919, each stamp with Zumstein guaranteehandstamp on the reverse. An exceptional lot, just 100 sets of the unissued overprint believed to have beenprinted. (24 stamps + 4 covers). Photo on Page 146. £750-900

929 ✉ Postal Stationery - Bundesfeier Postcards. 1910-60 Mint and used cards, the collection written up on albumpages with some additional duplicates, the 1910-37 issues with an imprinted stationery stamp, the 1938-60cards issued without stamps, all with superb printed views. The collection includes at least one example ofevery issued card with both mint and used examples of many cards, some first day or pre-issue uses, T.P.O andairmail cancels, etc. A fine and attractive collection. (167). £600-700

TIBET930 ✉ 1899 Cover from Lhasa addressed to the King of Nepal with the large red seal handstamp of the Chinese

Amban post, fine and rare. Photo on Inside Front Cover. £700-800

TONGA931 ✉ ★ 1963-72 Issues embossed on gold foil, the collection on covers, cards and air letters (60), with four First

Day Covers, the remainder virtually all commercial mail with examples of most issues including 1963coins and later surcharges, 1964 Women’s Association, overprints for Queen Salote, 1967 Coronation,1968 Kings birthday, etc., a few also bearing self adhesive stamps in the shape of bananas, athletes, etc.Also 1963 coinage set of 13 mint. An interesting and unusual collection. (60 covers + 13 stamps).

£400-500

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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO932 ✉ Tobago. 1816 Long entire letter written from Canaan on the Island of Tobago, to Scotland charged 5/6, with

“SHIP LETTER / LONDON” c.d.s (Rob. S20), an unusual origin. £100-120

933 ✉ c.1903 Parcel Post Customs Declaration labels, used to Scotland, a Trinidad Parcel Post c.d.s and “Trinidad”label applied in London, the stamp soaked off, otherwise unusually fine and very scarce. £100-120

USA(Also see lots 267, 380, 416-418, 547, 728, 863, 188-1206, 1208-1211)

934 ✉ 1841 Entire to Albany with manuscript “Palatine Bridge July 2” and red circular “RAIL ROAD”, and 1845entire letter to New York with red “PHILADA RAIL ROAD”. (2). £140-160

935 ★ � 1851-1929 Mint and used accumulation (with a few later stamps) in an old stock album, including 185710c, 1861 30c (2), 1869 12c (3), 1898 50c (2), 1899 $5, etc., also a few locals and carriers, ConfederateStates, officials, revenues, Officially Sealed labels, fractional currency notes and postal stationerycutouts. A useful lot, worthy of close inspection. (100s). £200-250

936 ✉ Alaska. 1905 (June 13) Picture postcard to Scotland with a 1c stamp tied by “SKAGWAY / ALASKA” duplex,the right edge and part of the stamp burnt, explained by the red cachet “In LS, MS Train wreck Jun. 21, 05”.From the “Twentieth Century Limited”, operated by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Co,which crashed at Mentor, Ohio as a result of points having been deliberately tampered with, 19 passengers andcrew being killed. A fine example of this wreck cachet, unusual on mail from Alaska. Photo on Page 145.

£150-180

937 �★ �B 1995 32c Flag over Porch definitive in a full sheet, perfs omitted from the right half resulting in twenty imperfpairs with a further ten pairs partly perforated. A spectacular item. Scott 2897a, $1200+. £380-450

938 ✉ Philippines. 1903 Cover to England bearing USA 10c overprinted PHILIPPINES, cancelled by Victoria, HongKong c.d.s and handstamped “PAQUEBOT” (Hosking 3106), unusual on a Philippines stamp. Photo on Page145. £240-280

Wreck Mail939 ✉ 1822 Entire letter from “Balize, mouth of the Mississippi River” to Toughkeepsie, N.Y with a New York c.d.s.

and “SHIP”, endorsed “Ship Ohio, Capt. Gifford” and charged 12c, the letter reporting how the brig “PhoebeAnn” went onto a bar in strong winds and was holed, taking on water; the cotton was saved but all other cargowas thrown overboard before she was refloated. Also 1838 entire letter with New York c.d.s charged 12c toEdenton N.C, containing a statement of the insurance claim for repairs to the “Edenton Packet” which strucka shoal near Teachers Hole en route to New York causing the vessel to leak badly and return to Edenton forrepairs. (2). £100-120

940 ✉ S.V “Lewis”. 1827 (Jan 25) Entire letter from Le Havre to Boston “p. Lewis” with red New York c.d.s (Mar8) and “SHIP”, charged 20 cents. The SV “Lewis” sailed from Le Havre bound for New York but was wreckedon 6th March near Sandy Hook, New Jersey. All passengers and crew were saved and the cargo unloaded ingood order. The only item recorded from this wreck and the earliest recorded wreck cover from North America.A unique and important exhibition item. Photo on Page 145. £500-600

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941 ✉ S.S “Oregon”. 1886 (Mar.) Covers and cards recovered from the “Oregon”, comprising a postcard fromSwitzerland, registered cover from the Netherlands and covers from G.B (4), Germany (2), Italy or France, allwith explanatory labels applied by the New York P.O, the first a white label reading “P.O, NEW YORK, N.Y.,Mar. 15th 1886. / This piece is a portion of the mail forwarded from / Queenstown, Ireland, per steamerOREGON. It was / damaged before being taken from that vessel which / was sunk off Fire Island on the 14thinstant. / HENRY G. PEARSON, / Postmaster. / N.Y.P.O. PRINT.”. The remainder bear labels on buff paper allwith similar or identical wording but showing differing formats or varieties within the wording, or differingdates on the first line; these dates comprise Mar. 15th, 16th, Apr. 9th, 12th, 28th, 29th (2) or July 6th (3) andreflect the long period over which mails were being recovered and processed by the Post Office. The Cunardsteamer “Oregon” left Liverpool on March 6th for New York via Queenstown, arriving at Sandy Hook, NewYork Bay, early on March 14th, but was then rammed by the schooner “Charles H. Morse”. The “CharlesMorse” sank with the loss of all hands whilst the “Oregon” flooded and settled in water off Fire Island, all 866passengers and crew being rescued by small boats and taken to the Liner “Fulda”, which took them to NewYork. The “Oregon” carried 598 bags of mail some of which were recovered before she sank, other bags werewashed out to sea and recovered from the water or washed ashore whilst divers recovered further mail fromthe wreck between March and July. An exceptional study comprising ten of the 13 differing types of N.Y labelsrecorded by Gwynn and Hoggarth in their fine book “Maritime Disaster Mail”. (10). Photo on Page 145.

£1,600-1,800

942 ✉ S.S “Pomona”. 1908 (Mar 16) 2c Postal stationery envelope from Los Angeles to Arcatra, Cal., edge wear andfurther stamps washed off, with the violet cachet “FROM WRECK OF S.S. POMONA / MARCH 17 1908”,the second line of the cachet incomplete as is the case of most of the few recorded covers. The “Pomona” sailedfrom San Francisco to Eureka on March 17th but struck Monterey Rock 60 miles north of San Francisco thatevening. The Captain got her off the rock and decided to beach on the shore, but struck another submergedrock and stranded, the passengers and crew all being saved. Very scarce. Photo on Page 145. £320-360

943 ✉ S.S “Finance”. 1908 (Nov 17) Cover to Trujillo, Peru, with the stamps washed off, and a waterstained PostOffice Official Business card from Mount Carmel, PA., to Cristobal, Canal Zone, acknowledging receipt of aregistered letter, both from the Panama Rail Road Co. Steamer “Finance” which left New York on November26th for Panama after a three day delay due to fog, but was run into off Sandy Hook by the White Stare steamer“Georgic” and sank within ten minutes with the loss of four lives, the other 100 passengers being transferredto the “Georgic”. The card unusually without any explanatory label, the cover with type 1 label “Post Office,New York, N.Y. / INQUIRY DEPARTMENT / The piece of mail herewith was recov- / ered from wreck ofSteamer Finance, which / was sunk through collision with Steamer / Georgic, Thursday, Nov. 26, 1908. / E.MMorgan, Postmaster”, Trujillo arrival c.d.s (Jan 27) and a “CENTIMES / 30” postage due handstamp. (2).Photo on Page 150. £380-450

944 ✉ S.S “Santa Ana”. 1921 (Mar 21) Official Post Office Business cover from Columbus to the Postmaster atCristobal, scorch marks to the reverse, with the violet cachet “This piece of mail damaged by / fire and wateraboard S.S. “Santa / Ana” March 24, 1921”. The “Santa Ana” left New York for Valparaiso on March 23rd, themailroom found to be on fire the following day. This was extinguished but 42 mail bags were burnt, threeothers scorched and 87 water soaked; the damaged mail was landed at Colon on March 30th. Photo on Page145. £130-160

945 ✉ S.S “Santa Ana”. 1921 (Mar 21) Similar Post Office Business cover from Philadelphia to the CristobalPostmaster, the “Santa Ana” cachet in green. £130-160

946 ✉ S.S. “Tahiti”. 1930 (Aug 6) Cover from Christchurch to USA, the stamp washed off, with scarce type 1 cachet“RECOV’D FROM / S.S. TAHITI / LOST AT SEA” and “San Francisco, Cal.” both in violet. The S.S. “Tahiti”fractured her propeller shaft and the engine room flooded on August 16th, 460 miles from Rarotonga;passengers and most of the mails were transferred to the “Ventura”, the “Tahiti” sinking shortly afterwards.Also a news cutting telling of the arrival of this cover in Troy. £100-120

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947 ✉ 1928-67 Covers comprising 1928 cover with U.S.S Denver duplex cancel and “RECEIVED IN DAMAGEDCONDITION / at NORFOLK VA”; 1934 cover with U.S.S Simpson “IN CRASH MILWAUKEE” duplexcancel and cachet; 1950 covers damaged during a storm on S.S “Liberte” with differing format New York P.Oexplanatory labels (2); and c.1967 cover to G.B with “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / M.P / I.S” cachet,probably from the “American Challenger”. (5). £200-240

948 ✉ S.S “Excalibur”. 1950 (June 14) Long cover from St. Louis, MO., to Alexandria, Egypt, the stamp washed offand the edges stained, bearing the explanatory label “United States Post Office / Foreign Section - MorganStation / Delay and condition of article caused / by collision of S/S Excalibur on June / 27, 1950 in New YorkHarbor”, with an Egyptian censor cachet. The American Export Lines S.S “Excalibur” left Jersey City on a 43day Mediterranean cruise on June 27th but collided with the Danish MV “Colombia” in the narrows of NewYork Harbour. The “Excalibur” beached in Brooklyn with a 15 foot hole in her side, from which some mailbags and cargo drifted; she was later refloated and repaired. £120-150

949 ✉ S.S “Mormacpine”. 1964 (March) Stampless Brazilian Post Office cover to New York with an unclear BrazilPoste Restante c.d.s and the black cachet “MAIL INVOLVED IN FIRE ABOARD THE / SS MORMACPIN,MAIL RECEIVED IN / WET CONDITION. INSPECTORS CASE / NY30309”, arrival backstamp of April16th. The S.S “Mormacpine” was en route from Santos to Quebec when she reported a fire in No.4 hold onMarch 27th. The hold was flooded and she proceeded to Bermuda and then onto New York where the fire wasfound to still be smouldering; it was finally extinguished on April 2nd, the mails unloaded the following dayfound to be damaged by water. Photo on Page 150. £150-180

URUGUAY950 ✉ 1868 Large part entire (two flaps remaining, two others removed) to Italy bearing 1866 5c blue pair tied by

fancy cancel of Santa-Lucia with Liverpool Ship backstamp, and 1876 entire from Montevideo to France withlocal postage paid by 1866 imperf 1c tied by an oval of bars, a “13” charge mark applied upon arrival. (2).

£240-260

VIRGIN ISLANDS951 ★ 1866 1d Green perf 15x12, no watermark, on toned paper, fine mint, very rare. S.G. 5a, £5,500. Photo on

Front Cover. £1,500-1,800

ZANZIBAR952 ✉ �S Postal Stationery. 1918 20c Blue registration envelope size J with Specimen overprint, the blue printing on

both sides misplaced and underinked resulting in the “R”, wording and crossed lines being virtually omitted.Vertical fold, otherwise fine. An extraordinary error on a specimen envelope, probably unique. Photo on Page150. £500-600

953 �P �S 1922 4R Blue printer’s sample proof on thick unwatermarked paper, perf.141/2, no gum, overprinted“SPECIMEN” (Samuel type DS1). Fine and unusual. Photo on Page 126. £100-120

GREAT BRITAIN

1841 2d Blues

Trial Plate Without Corner Letters

954 �P �+ 1841 Upper right corner marginal block of four from the trial plate of twelve stamps, upper right stamp witha pronounced basal shift resulting in an unusually small lower left corner square, no gum, some blue ink offseton the reverse from another sheet. A fine and scarce block with large margins. S.G. DP43, £7,200. Photo onFront Cover. £1,800-2,200

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955 �P �+ 1841 Lower left corner marginal block of four from the trial plate of twelve stamps, the two lower stamps withclear doubling of the lower frame line and corner squares, no gum, a fine and scarce block with large margins.S.G. DP43, £7,200. Photo on Page 160. £1,800-2,200

956 � �P Single (position 3) cut from the trial plate of twelve stamps without corner letters, postally used with a blackMaltese Cross cancellation, cut into at right and touched at lower left side and right base but a very rareunauthorised postal use. With R.P.S Certificate (2002) which rather harshly notes “stained and discoloured”,and a photocopy of an earlier (1960?) R.P.S Certificate. S.G. DP43, £26,000. Photo on Page 153.

£1,400-1,600

Plate 3

957 ★ Mint or unused stamps comprising CF, touched at right, part gum; JD, two margins, with gum; TK, cutinto at top and touched at base, no gum; and SA with a marked Ivory head, four margins, very close atleft, no gum. Also KD-KF pair with B.P.A Certificate stating “pen-cancelled, cleaned and regummed”.S.G. £24,000 for the four single stamps. (6). Photo on Page 153. £480-550

958 � TK-TL Pair with inverted watermark, four good margins, fine used with London Inland Office “14” numeralcancels. S.G. £1,700. Photo on Page 153. £280-350

959 � ✉ QC Repairs, states 1a (2, one on cover), 1b (in QC-QD pair), 1c, 2a, 2b (in QC-QD pair), 3a, 3b and 3c (inQC-QF strip of four), written up on pages with enlarged photos showing the corrosion effects and repairs foreach state. The strip with QD and QF touched at base, otherwise every stamp superb with large margins, acarefully selected and well written up group. S.G. £3,800. (16). Photo on Page 153. £600-800

960 � � QC Repairs, various states comprising 1a - 1d (11, one within pair on a front, one with No. 11 in Maltese Crosscancel), 2a - 2b (3, one within a QA-QG strip of seven), 3a-3d (8), the strip with margins to QA-QF (QGtouched at top), four other stamps fine with four good margins (two state 3b/c), the others close or cut into. Auseful selection. S.G. £5,000+. (30). £500-600

961 � Used horizontal strips of three (22, one a reconstructed strip) and a vertical strip, various shades, three withMaltese Cross cancels (one possibly Leamington), fourteen with full margins (one with Karl KnopfeCertificate), an unusual lot. (69 stamps in 23 strips). £600-700

962 � �B Used multiples comprising FA-FB matched pairs in pale blue or deep full blue, horizontal strips of five (4) orsix, blocks of four (2) or six (2), including AK-BL block with full margins to the left pair (AL-BL cut into atright), IA-IE strip with full margins (IE creased), EG-EK block with full margins to EG-EI (EJ-EK cut into attop, EG creased), the FA-FB pale blue pair fine with four margins, the other pair with FB superb (FA cut intoat left), others with faults but an unusual group. (50 stamps in 11 multiples). Photo on Page 153. £350-400

963 � �B Used irregular blocks of nine comprising NG-NL /OJ-OL with Scottish numeral cancels, full margins to fivestamps (NG-NI, OJ-OK); and a reconstructed block comprising KG-KI and LG-LL strips all with “95”numeral cancels of Alford, the strip of three with four margins (very close at right of KI), the strip of six withfull margins to LG, LK-LL, the other three stamps very close of just touched, small trace of inscription inmargin to right of LL. Two unusual large multiples. (18 stamps in two blocks). Photo on Page 160. £220-260

964 � DC-DL Used strip of ten with “466” cancels of Liverpool, DE-DI with four margins, the other stamps cut intoor touched on at least one side, scissor cut between DF and DG (just touching DF) and corner creases to DCand DL. An attractive and unusual strip. Photo on Page 153. £300-350

965 � SA-SJ Used strip of ten with London Inland Branch “10” numeral cancels, margin at base, SA and SJ touchedat the side, SE-SG cut into at top and SD close at upper right, vertical creases (some pressed) affecting severalstamps. An attractive and unusual strip all with slight Ivory Heads. £200-250

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966 � SA-SK Strip of eleven cancelled in London, SB-SK with four margins, SA touched at top, DS and SE torn,vertical fold at right edge of SE, an attractive strip. Photo on Page 153. £400-500

967 � Numbers 1-12 in Maltese Cross cancels, the twelve different numbers on twelve stamps, four stamps touchedor cut into (numbers 4, 9-11), the other eight with four margins, three of these very close on one side, the othersvery fine, all good clear cancels. S.G. £10,650. (12). Photo on Page 153. £900-1,100

968 � Single stamps (6) and a pair all cancelled by number “12” in Maltese Cross, three stamps close at one cornerbut just with four margins, the others with three or two margins. S.G. £4,400. (8). £250-300

969 � GG-GI Strip of three each cancelled by number “12” in Maltese Cross, GG very close at left, otherwise finewith full margins. S.G. £1,650. Photo on Page 153. £250-300

970 � CH-CL Strip of five each cancelled by number “1” in Maltese Cross, fine Ivory Heads, CH with faults, CJ-CK touched or very close at top and CL touched at right, still an attractive strip. S.G. £3,500. Photo on Page153. £240-280

971 � NI - NJ pair used with three strikes of the Irish numeral 313 of Lowtherstown in bright blue, pressed horizontalcrease and light wrinkle to NI, large margins and an attractive pair. S.G. £2,000. Photo on Page 153.

£180-220

972 � 1848 (May 28) Piece with 2d FE tied by blue numeral “107” with matching Castlebar datestamp above, thestamp just cut into at upper right corner and right lower corner, an attractive Irish blue cancel. S.G. £1,000.

£80-100

973 � KG Used with London Inland Branch “3” numeral cancel in red, touched at left and right upper corner. An attractive stamp and a very scarce red cancel. With R.P.S Certificate (1949). S.G. £28,000. Photo on Page 153. £1,200-1,400

974 � EA-EC Strip of three, close at top with EC just touched, good margins on the other sides, each with an “M”cancel of Malta, scarce on imperf issues. S.G. Z13, £11,250. Photo on Page 153. £1,200-1,500

Plate 4

975 ★ EH Pale blue mint, four margins, minor creasing and a small thin spot, hinge remainder, a good lookingstamp. S.G. £6,000. Photo on Page 153. £300-350

976 � � CB, Study showing the plate corrosion clearly visible in both “C” and “B” squares comprising singles (2), CA-CB and CB-CC pairs and CA-CC strip of three on piece, three CB stamps fine with good margins, two otherstouched at right. A fine study, well written up. (10). £120-150

977 � AE-AF Repairs, small study comprising state 1 AC-AH strip of six (AC-AF with four margins, AG-AHtouched at top), AC-AE strip of three, AE-AF pair, AE and AF (2), state 2 AE-AF pair, AF (2, one perforated)with firmer side lines and burr lines in margins, nine stamps with four margins. (18). £280-320

978 � AF-AG and TF-TG Guide dots, small study written up on an album page comprising AF, AG (3), AF-AG pair,AG-AI strip of three, and TG (2, one perforated), with AG showing three guide dots within or near upper leftsquare, TF with guide dots in the “F” square and TG with two guide dots alongside the “T” square, all carefullyselected stamps with four margins. (12). Photo on Page 157. £240-280

979 � Used multiples comprising KB-KC pair (four margins, with Karl Knopfe Certificate), AJ-AL and TA-TC stripsof three (both four margins, TC showing worn plate), AA-AE strip of five (all close or touched at top) and BE-BL strip of eight (BH-BJ with large margins, the others all cut into), a useful lot. (21 stamps in five pairs orstrips). Photo on Page 157. £300-350

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980 � �B Used blocks of eight with London Inland Branch numeral cancels comprising GB-HE block with four marginsto GB-HC block of four, the others touched or cut into, light pressed crease to GB-HB; and DE-FG irregularblock, the upper five stamps with four margins, FE-FG cut into, creasing affecting most stamps with faults toDE, all with very pronounced Ivory Heads. Two unusual large blocks, the first including an attractive block offour. S.G. £4,000+. (2 blocks). Photo on Page 160. £250-300

981 � �B JH-KL Block of ten used with “974” cancels of Sedbergh, JI-JJ and KK-KL touched or cut into, KI thinnedand tear to KJ, an unusual large block despite the faults. S.G. £2,600+. £100-150

982 � QD-QL Strip of nine used with “929” cancels of Yeovil, QD-QE touched at base, QL just touched at upperright corner, tear to QF, QG-QK fine, an attractive strip. Also lower sheet margin, removed from below stampsTD-TL, with the plate number “4” and large part inscription “Place the labels ABOVE the Address and towardsthe RIGHT HAND SIDE of the letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove the Cement”, an unusualitem to have survived. (2). Photo on Page 153. £260-320

983 � Used singles (6), pairs (2) and strip of four showing signs of lavender tinting, one the violet-blue shade onthicker paper, some with clear Ivory Heads, most with four margins. (14). Photo on . £360-420

984 � NA-NB Pair and FA-FC strip of three, both violet-blue with marked Ivory Heads and slight lavender tinting(early stage), both with full margins (NA very close at lower left), numeral cancels, the pair with BrandonCertificate (2002). S.G. £2,000. (2). Photo on Page 157. £300-350

985 � �B DJ-EL Block of six, violet-blue with marked Ivory Heads and slight sign of lavender tint (early stage), usedwith “309” cancels of Gateshead, DL and EL cut into, horizontal crease between the two strips, the DJ-EKblock of four fine with full margins. With Brandon Certificate (2003). S.G. £2,400++. Photo on Page 160.

£380-420

986 � GB Used with a numeral cancel in green and part Maltese Cross in black, three margins, just touched at top,a very scarce combination of cancels and a late use of the Maltese Cross. (S.G. £8,000 for a green cancel only).Photo on Page 157. £300-350

987 ✉ 1851-57 Registered covers franked at the 8d rate, the first from Liverpool to Macclesfield bearing NE-OFblock of four (cut into, NE-NF crossed by horizontal fold); the other from Leeds to Kendal bearing SB single(three margins) and MA-MC strip of three (MA-MB four margins, MC cut into at right). (2). £200-240

Other Stamps988 ✉ 1840 (Aug 24) Entire letter from Fort William to Edinburgh, headed “O.H.M.S”, bearing a 1d black

AH-BH vertical pair, plate 6, AH touched at left and crossed by a horizontal file fold, BH fine with four goodmargins. £150-180

989 ✉ 1840 (Oct 13) Long entire letter from Yeovil to London bearing 1840 2d blue IH-JH plate 1 vertical pair, fourmargins (IH close at lower right corner) each tied by a red Maltese Cross, two vertical file folds well awayfrom the stamps, an attractive 2d blue pair paying the 1-2oz 4d rate. Photo on Page 150. £500-600

990 � 1840 2d Blues IE plate 1 and QH plate 2 used with black Maltese Crosses, both fine with four margins, a littleclose at one or two corners. Also 1841 2d blues used (5), including one with a fine No. 12 in Maltese Crosscancel (just touched at one corner), two others with good margins. (7). Photo on Page 157. £250-300

991 � 1840-1900 Used QV Collection on album pages including 1840 1d black and 2d blue both with four margins,1862 and 1865 9d, 1867-80 9d, 10d and 2/-, 1867 5/- rose watermark Maltese Cross with “466” roller canceland 5/- rose plate 4 watermark Anchor, 1873-80 watermark Spray 1/- orange-brown and watermark LargeGarter 4d green plates 15 and 16, 4d vermilion plate 15, 8d orange, 1883-84 2/6 (2), 5/- and 10/-, 1883-84 4d,5d and 6d green, etc., most fine. (121). Photo on Pages 157 & 159. £600-700

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992 � 1840-1900 Used QV collection in an album including 1840 1d blacks (6, five with four margins) and 2d blues(3, three or four margins), 1858-79 1d red plate 225, 1870 1/2d plate 9, 1880 2/- brown and many other surfaceprinted issues to the 2/-, high values with 1867-83 Maltese Cross 5/- (5), 10/- (2) and £1 (reperfed) and Anchor10/- (2, one possibly blued paper), 1883-84 2/6 (6, one blued paper), 5/- (4) and 10/- (2), 1883-84 lilac andgreen set, 1891 £1 green, etc., a few faults though many are fine, a good collection with many better stamps.(100s). Photo on Pages 157 & 159. £2,500-3,500

993 ★ � QV-QEII Mint and used accumulation in two stockbooks and on pages including KGVI 2/6 - £1definitives set of six, 1948 £1, 1951 2/6 - £1 and most QEII predecimal commemoratives mint and used.(100s). £80-100

994 ★ � QV-QEII Mint and used collection in a stockbook, including 1d black (four margins, faults), 1841 2d bluepair with No. 12 in Maltese Cross cancels, various QV surface printed and KEVII issues to the 5/-, shadesand watermark varieties, etc., condition a little mixed. (100s). £200-250

995 � 1841 1d Reds with Irish numeral cancel “239” of Glin in green (4 margins, close at right) or with a MalteseCross cancel in blue. S.G. £3,650. (2). Photo on Page 157. £300-400

996 � 1841-57 1d Reds, used accumulation in a stockbook including black plates, many imperf stamps with fourmargins, perf 14 and perf 16 mainly Small Crown issues with a good range of shades. (approx 300).

£200-250

997 � �+ 1841-1936 Used accumulation in a stockbook with fine Line Engraved, many Surface Printed sorted by valuewith 1865-73 9d (2), 1867-80 9d (2), 10d (3), 2/- blue (5), 1867-83 Maltese Cross 5/- (4), 1873-80 4dvermilion (3), 4d sage-green (6), 8d orange (3), 1880-83 1/- (4), 1883-84 2/6 (8), 5/- (4, including a strip ofthree each with “Manchester Telegraphs” c.d.s) and 10/-, 1883-84 lilac and green issue with better 4d - 1/-values, QV Officials with I.R 21/2d lilac, 1901 6d and 1889 1/- green (2), KEVII issues to the 2/6 (3), 5/- and10/-, KEVII Board of Education 21/2d, KGV issues with Downey Head no cross on crown varieties, Seahorses5/- (9) and 10/- (3) and re-engraved Seahorses with 10/- block of four, inverted and sideways watermarks. A useful lot, mainly fine, many better c.d.s cancels noted. (100s). Photo on Page 159. £1,000-1,500

998 ★ � 1841-2007 Mint and used collection in nine albums with 1940-2007 mint reasonably complete, a fewcinderellas and five Smilers sheets, also a box of mint and used G.B stamps and F.D.Cs with someChannel Islands. £200-250

999 ✉ 1855 Correspondence from London to Sheffield all with 1d reds, many perf 16 stamps, some useful shades.(53). £100-120

1000 ✉ 1856 Cover from Luton to Boston, U.S.A., franked by a corner copy 1847-54 1/- embossed, cut square, touchedat base but with good to huge margins on the other sides, cancelled by “482” numeral of Luton. The cover hasred “5 / CENTS” handstamp and “BOSTON / BR.PKT. / PAID” arrival datestamp. Closed tear at upper edge,otherwise fine, an unusually good stamp. Photo on Page 150. £250-300

1001 � 1867 Spray of Rose 10d red-brown, watermark inverted, fine used. S.G. 112wi, £1,000. Photo on Page 157. £200-250

1002 ★ �S 1870-1900 Mint or unused QV issues on pages including 1870 1/2d (7) and 11/2d (23, one with Specimenoverprint), 1873 3d plate 11, 1876-80 21/2d rosy mauve (3), 1880-83 21/2d blue plate 23, 3d on 3d plate 21, 4dgrey-brown plate 18, 1/- orange-brown plate 14, 1880-81 11/2d venetian red and 2d pale rose, 1883-84 1/2d - 1/-set of nine, 1887-1900 Jubilee set (the £1 green with faults), some possibly regummed or without gum and afew faults, a useful lot with some fine and better stamps. (90). Photo on Page 157. £500-600

1003 ✉ 1872 (Mar 16) Reverse page of “The Illustrated London News” posted from Thetford to Dereham franked 1/2dplate 9 (S.G. £850 as a stamp), a very unusual use of this scarce plate on a newspaper. £200-240

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1004 ✉ 1873 Entire from Manchester to Mexico bearing 1873 1/- plate 8 and 1867 2/- blue, French transit datestampsand a “4” charge mark of Mexico. Light horizontal file fold, the 2/- with a few upper perf faults, an attractiveexample of the 2/- on entire. £140-160

1005 � 1880 2/- Brown IE used with a London numeral cancel clear of the Queen’s profile, wing margin at left, anattractive example of this uncommon stamp. S.G. 121, £4,200. Photo on Page 157. £400-500

1006 �★ �B 1880-1900 QV Unmounted mint issues including 1883 1/2d blue block of six and 2d lilac (2), 1889 11/2d, 21/2d,41/2d and 9d block of four and 1900 1/- green and carmine block of four. S.G. £1,800+. (213). £150-180

1007 � 1882 £5 Orange, AI fine used with a Southampton c.d.s of 1st Jan. 1900. S.G. 137, £4,750. Photo on Page 159. £1,200-1,500

1008 � 1883 2/6 Lilac on blued paper, fine used with a light Liverpool Packet c.d.s. S.G. 175, £1,500. Photo on Page159. £300-350

1009 ★ 1883 10/- Ultramarine on white paper fine mint. S.G. 183, £2,250. Photo on Page 159. £400-500

1010 � 1884 £1 Brown-lilac, watermark Imperial Crown, fine used with boxed G.P.O cancel and a Warrington c.d.s.S.G. 185, £2,800. Photo on Page 157. £500-600

1011 � 1888 £1 Brown-lilac, Orbs watermark error, ED used with two London numeral cancels. A good example ofthis scarce stamp. S.G. 186, £4,250. Photo on Page 157. £700-900

1012 �★ �B 1887 10d Dull purple and carmine pane of twenty, setting 2 with horizontal marginal lines (pane B), two smallareas of paper adhering in the margin, otherwise superb unmounted mint. S.G. £1,900+. Photo on Page 162.

£500-600

1013 ★ � 1902-92 KEVII-QEII Mint and used collection in five albums, much mint decimal face. (100s). £150-250

1014 ★ 1902-13 KEVII Issues mint with most listed shades present, including 1902-10 De La Rue 2/6 (3), 5/-(2), 10/- (tiny thin) and £1 (2, one a little stained), 1911 Harrison 1/2d - 4d with 1/2d bright green, 1d anilinerose, 1911-13 Somerset House issue with 10d dull reddish purple and aniline pink, 2/6 (2), 5/- and 10/- (2), auseful collection, mainly fine S.G. £15,000 (approx). (88). Photo on Pages 157 & 159. £1,800-2,200

1015 ★ 1902-13 KEVII Issues mint, various shades and printings, comprising 11/2d (12), 2d (13), 21/2d (18), 3d (7), 4dorange (18), 4d green and brown (8), 5d (9), 6d (12), 7d (10), 9d (7), 10d (7) and 1/- (7), all fine, manyunmounted. S.G. £4,200+. (128). £350-450

1016 � 1902-13 KEVII Issues, used collection with many shades including De La Rue 2/6 (5), 5/- (3), 10/-, Harrisonissues, Somerset House 2/6 (5), 5/- (4), 10/- (3) and £1, mainly fine. S.G. £7,000+. (217). Photo on Page 157.

£700-800

1017 � 1902-13 KEVII Issues used, an extensive duplicated accumulation in three stockbooks to the 5/- value, De LaRue, Harrison and Somerset House printings with many shades, also a few officials and mint stamps. (100s).

£400-500

1018 ★ 1911 KEVII Harrison printing 1d aniline pink, a little off-centre, otherwise fine mint, with B.P.ACertificate (2015). S.G. 275, £750. Photo on Page 157. £160-200

1019 �E 1911 Downey Head 3d small format half tone essay by Slater and Palmer in black on white proof paper with“SP/4” above, 52x58mm, very fine. S.G. £350. £100-120

1020 �P �+ 1911 1d Downey Head, imperforate plate proof block of four with upper margin, in carmine on unwatermarkedchalk surfaced paper, fine unmounted mint. S.G. £1,120. Photo on . £300-350

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1021 ★ 1911-36 KGV Definitives mint with Downey Heads including no cross on crown varieties (2), 1912-24set with some shades, 1913 Multiple Cypher 1/2d and 1d, Seahorses comprising Waterlow 2/6 (2, bothshades), 5/-, 10/- and £1 (stained), De La Rue 2/6 (4, all listed shades), 5/- (2, both shades), 10/- (2, faults),Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 (4, all listed shades), 5/- and 10/-, 1934 re-engraved set of four, 1924-26 and 1934-36sets with some shades, also Wembley and Silver Jubilee issues. Some faults, mainly to the Seahorse issues butstill a useful lot with some better stamps. S.G. £12,000+. (128). Photo on Page 159. £1,000-1,200

1022 � 1911-36 KGV and KEVIII Used collection with Downey Heads including no cross on crown varieties, 1913Multiple Cypher 1/2d and 1d, Seahorses with Waterlow 10/- indigo-blue (light c.d.s) and £1 green (c.d.s cancel,1mm tear), De La Rue 2/6 - 10/- (two of each value), Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 (5) and 5/-, all other definitivesets with shades, P.U.C £1, etc. S.G. £6,500 (approx). (310). Photo on Page 159. £700-900

1023 �★ �B 1912-26 Mackennal Heads mint with many control singles and blocks, 1920 perf 14 6d Q.20 control block ofsix, 2d coil pair and coil join strip, etc., all fine, many unmounted. (275). £200-250

1024 �★ ★ 1912-2012 Mint collection in two albums, apparently complete from 1964 with all issues unmountedfrom 1976-2012, includes booklet panes, phosphors, self-adhesive stamps, Post and Go issues, postagedues, all very fine with much decimal face. S.G. £5,000 (approx). £500-600

1025 ★ � KGV-QEII Mint and used accumulation including KGV controls, 1958 De La Rue 2/6 - £1 mounted mint,1958 Graphite line issue 3d mint with misplaced Graphite lines (two at left, a third in the margins, S.G.592a, £550), pre-decimal booklets and booklet panes, 11/2d Graphite lines booklet pane of six (invertedwatermark, mounted on one stamp), etc. £200-250

1026 ★ 1913 Waterlow 2/6 and 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6, 5/- and 10/- mint, all mounted. S.G. £1,260.(4). Photo on Page 159. £150-180

1027 ★ 1913 KGV Waterlow £1 Dull blue green, lightly mounted mint, a few slightly short perf tips at lower left,otherwise fine, well centred and attractive. S.G. 403, £3,500. Photo on Page 159. £500-600

1028 �★ ★ 1924-2014 Mint Collection with commemorative issues largely complete and mostly unmounted in fivealbums, also London 2012 Olympics Team GB Gold Medal Winners stamp folder containing 62 booklets andthree miniature sheets (5 albums + folder) £250-300

1029 �S 1929 P.U.C Set of five on a piece cut from the Specimen ledger of the Goa Post Office, each stamphandstamped “Especimen” in black, applied in Lisbon to Specimen stamps received from the U.P.U fordistribution to the Portuguese Colonies, the £1 value also with the red Bradbury, Wilkinson “SPECIMEN”overprint. A rare Specimen set. Photo on Page 160. £1,000-1,200

1030 ★ 1929 P.U.C 1/2d - £1 Set of five lightly mounted mint, the £1 well centred and very fine. S.G. 434/8, £765. (5).Photo on Page 159 £250-300

1031 ✉ 1937 (June 9) Long cover from London to Pernambuco, flown by Lufthansa from Germany to Brazil, the 28/-rate paid by KGV 6d, re-engraved 2/6 and 5/- and P.U.C £1 (creased prior to use) each tied by violet LondonF.S Air Mail c.d.s, with a blue By Air Mail label, red Deutsche Luftpost cachet and an arrival backstamp (June12). An attractive and unusual high air mail franking. Photo on Page 150. £450-550

1032 ★ �B 1934-36 Photogravure issue mint including control and cylinder blocks with 1/- Z36 cylinder 5 blocks of sixor nine (3, two with bars below and at sides of Z36 control, S.G. £760), also booklet panes. (392). £200-240

1033 �★ �B 1952 Wilding 21/2d carmine unmounted mint block of twenty (2 x 10), margin at top showing part centralarrow, all printing completely omitted from the central block of six (rows 4-6) and from the lower two thirdsof the two stamps in row 3 with some loss of colour to the six stamps in rows 1, 2 and 7, a spectacular error.Photo on Page 162. £1,200-1,500

1034 �★ ★ 1952-59 QEII Definitives mint with high values including 1955 Waterlow 2/6 (3), 5/-, 10/- (2) and £1 and 1959De La Rue 2/6 (2) and 10/- (3), 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson sets with £1 (28), etc., many in blocks, some withplate numbers, all superb mint, most unmounted. S.G. £1,100+. £100-120

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1036 �★ 1971-90 Decimal issues with commemoratives, definitives and regionals, virtually complete, all superbunmounted mint, in a Lighthouse album. £100-120

1037 �P 1988 Proof impressions of a St. Edwards Crown in red, blue or red, gold and silver, embossed on paper. Framed(21x20mm), the reverse with an attached copy of a Buckingham Palace letter to Post Office H.Q grantingpermission to use the crown in the emblem of Royal Mail letters. The St. Edwards Crown was used inwatermarks from 1955. An interesting item, that fits well onto an album page and would form a striking andinteresting first page to any collection of QEII. £200-250

1038 �★ c.1999-2012 Mint commemoratives (mostly six sets of each), definitives, miniature sheets, booklets andprestige booklets in three albums, very high face value. £500-600

1039 ★ � Postage Dues. 1914-71 Mint and used postage dues in a stockbook, the used issues complete, also 1951-52and 1959-63 sets mint, and a few railway stamps, etc. S.G. £665. £100-120

1040 ★ � Postal Fiscals. Mint (21) and postally used (15) Inland Revenue, Receipt or Draft stamps including embossed3d pink (S.G. F29) and 1/- vermilion (S.G. F52) both used, 6d reddish lilac mint (S.G. F17) or used (S.G. F11,watermark inverted), etc., a few faults but including some useful stamps. (37). £180-220

1041 ★ � Telegraph Stamps. Post Office telegraph stamps to the 10/- value, overprinted Specimen (8), mint (30) orused (73) including 1/- green block of eight used, 5/- and 10/- (creased) mint. Also Military Telegraphsoverprints on Cape (3), private telegraph stamps (35), National Telephone Co. stamps (17 including used 1dblock of six), etc., some faults. (123). £200-250

1042 ✉ � Perfins. Official perfins comprising Board of Trade “Crown / B.T” on KEVII 1d tied to a 1904 postcard fromthe Board of Trade in London to Belgium, and on single QV or KEVII stamps (11); Stationery Office “S(crown) O” on KGV and KGVI stamps including covers (5, one unusually with perfined PUC 21/2d, sent toSwitzerland); also various private perfins including shields, crowns, flowers, patterns, words, etc., three oncover. (9 covers + c.140 stamps). £180-220

1043 �★ Isle of Man and Channel Islands, 1969-2010 Mint collection in six Lighthouse albums, virtually completefrom 1970 with stamps to the £10 values. (100s). £200-240

G.B. Used Abroad(Also see lots 229-232, 383, 974)

1044 ✉ 1853-73 Stampless entire letters or entires (one with a stamp removed) mostly from South America or theCaribbean, thirteen to France with Anglo-French Accountancy Marks, ten with British Post Office datestampscomprising double arc datestamps of Porto-Cabello, Islay (2), Panama, Vera-Cruz, Callao, Buenos Ayres orsingle ring c.d.s of Jacmel (2) or Buenos Ayres (2), also three G.B prestamp letters. (19). £110-140

1045 � � G.B Stamps used in Central or South America or the Caribbean including “C88” of Santiago on 1867 2/- blue(S.G. Z31, unpriced by S.G., small thin but rare), “C87” of St. Domingo on 1875 1/- plate 12, “A45” of GrangeHill, Jamaica tying 1856 6d to piece, “C63” of Tampico on 1868 4d plate 11, “C30” of Valparaiso (8) with1873 Spray of Rose 6d plate 12 and 1877 4d sage-green plate 16, other cancels including “C56”, “C58”,“C60”, “C81”, “C82”, “C83”, “F69”, etc., also 1875 Spray 6d plate 15 (perfs trimmed at right) with partAntofagasta boxed cancel in blue. S.G. £1,500 (approx) for 15 fine stamps, also 16 other stamps with faults.(31). Photo on Page 157. £350-450

1046 � Argentina - Buenos Ayres. 1865-71 Issues cancelled “B32” comprising 1865 Emblems 1/- plate 4 and 1867-71 Spray of Rose 3d plate 5, 6d plate 9, 9d straw (2), 1/- plates 4 and 5, 2/- blue (a couple of pulled perfs),mainly fine. A good lot, the 1865 1/-, 1867 9d and 2/- all uncommon. S.G. Z6, 14, 20, 24, 25, 27, £1,145. (8).Photo on Page 157. £200-240

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1047 � Haiti. 1880 4d Brown plate 17, watermark Large Garter with “E.53” cancel of Port-au-Prince (S.G. Z46, £325)and watermark Imperial Crown pair with central “C59” cancel of Jacmel (S.G. Z13, £110), the Large Garter4d scarce used abroad. S.G. £435. (2). Photo on Page 157. £110-130

1048 � � Porto Rico. 1867-75 Issues comprising Large Garter 4d plates 9 and 13, Spray of Rose 10d brown and 1/-plate 12 on piece all cancelled “C61” of San Juan, and Large Garter 4d plate 14 cancelled “F88” of Ponce,(S.G. Z69), all fine, the 10d an uncommon stamp. S.G. Z90, 102, 105, £490. (5). Photo on Page 157.

£120-140

1049 ✉ Vigo. 1850 Entire to London with a good “VIGO” British P.O. double arc datestamp, charged 4/4. Two pressedfile folds, otherwise fine. £80-100

PICTURE POSTCARDS & EPHEMERA(Also see lots 335-337, 383, 974)

1050 c.1800 Printed posters headed “BOLT-IN-TUN, Sussex Tavern & Family Hotel, Fleet Street, London, RoyalMails and Post Coaches”, or “OLD BELL and BULL INNS and General Coach Offices, Holborn. Thefollowing safe and expeditious Post Coaches depart and arrive at the above Inns”, both giving details ofcoaches, including departures for Birmingham, Brighton, Dover, Holyhead, Liverpool, Bath, Bristol, etc. Twofine and attractive posters. (2). £160-200

1051 ✉ Ephemera and letters collected for their content, including printed letterheads and bills, shipping notices, legaldocuments, newspapers with 1807 report of the capitulation of Copenhagen and 1820 reports of the death andfuneral of King George III, 1824 letter from J. Sewell (Chief Justice of Lower Canada) talking of rebuildingQuebec and of showing a model of a steamboat wheel to Mr Brunel, etc. (54). £200-240

1052 ✉ KEVII Period picture postcards, many topographical views, all postally used. (approx 1,200). £100-150

1053 ✉ KGV Period picture postcards, many topographical views, all postally used. (approx 1,200). £100-150

1054 ✉ KEVII and KGV Period picture postcards (with a few later cards) in two albums with topographical views(278), comic cards (22) and Tucks oilette cards of soldiers (36), mainly fine. (336). £100-120

G.B. POSTAL HISTORY1055 ✉ 1685-1922 Post Office or postal related letters or ephemera including Returned Letter wrappers (3, one with

1820 London Two-Penny Post regulations printed inside), 1894 21 page pamphlet “Express Delivery ofLetters, Parcels, and other Postal Packets”, 1897 Express Delivery Service printed notice, 1710 Actreorganising the Post Office in North America and the West Indies, 1788 entire letter from the G.P.O regardingan unpaid letter to Madeira, various Post Offices notices from 1685 in newspapers, etc. (13). £220-260

1056 ✉ 1722-1893 Entire letters and covers from G.B to abroad with items to France, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugaland Scandinavia all written up on pages. (23). £100-120

1057 ✉ c.1723-1852 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and entires (also a few fronts), including Frees, Penny Posts,Okehampton 5th Clause Post, many Scottish letters, etc. (c.170). £200-300

1058 c.1820 “Market and Borough Towns in England and Wales, and their distances from London” (4 pages) and“A list of the principal post and sub-post towns with their receiving houses in England and Wales, with theprice of postage, and the time of arrival from, and departure to, London” (12 pages), both printed by S. Gosnellof Little Queen Street. £80-100

1059 ✉ 1821-1945 Small size envelopes all postally used, none of them more than 70mm high or 120mm wide andmany much smaller than this, mainly 1870s or earlier. (30). £100-120

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1060 ✉ 1832-1977 Covers and cards including 1891 1/2d postal stationery card depicting the Eddystone Lighthouse atthe Royal Naval Exhibition used with the special Exhibition cancellation, 1938 registration envelope franked1/2d - 1/- stamps with Exhibition P.O Glasgow 3 datestamps, 1920s meter mark with Specimen handstamps (2),1847 G.P.O Money Order Remittance advice forms posted from London to Canterbury (3), etc. Also a fewstationery cut-outs including advertising rings. (40+). £100-120

1061 ✉ Envelopes and Seals. c.1840-1900 Covers including 1900 cover with a Union Jack printed on the reverse sentby a soldier in South Africa; c. 1840 unused pictorial envelope with an Indian pagoda and flowers printed onboth sides in gold, red and green; covers with embossed flaps showing a red devil with “Who the (Devil) isthis from?” or Christmas greetings; 1849 and 1852 covers with patent wafer seals incorporating metalfasteners; unused 1898 Imperial Penny Postage pictorial cover, etc. (10). £120-150

1062 ✉ QV-QEII Covers and cards including exhibition and special event cancels, military mail, postal stationery withKEVII 10d telegraph form used, official covers with KEVII 1/2d Army Official or 1d Admiralty Official stamps(a few faults), airgraphs, etc. (200+). £250-350

1063 ✉ � 1843-1929 Mainly QV covers and cards (55, also various pieces) including 1843 1d pink envelope cancelledby “3” in Maltese Cross with boxed “HORNSEY” alongside, undated circles, numeral and duplex cancels, etc.(55+). £60-80

1064 ✉ � 1855-74 Front or reverse pages of “The Illustrated London News” bearing Line Engraved stamps, one fromLondon to Norwich franked 2d and redirected with a 1d pair added and tied by Norwich sideways duplex, oneto Italy (address missing) franked 2d with boxed “VIA DI MAR”, the others mostly sent within Norfolkfranked 1870 1/2d (8) or by a 1d red. Also pieces (6) from similar newspapers with 1870 1/2d, one plate 9 (wingmargin torn from left side), an unusual lot. (17). £280-320

1065 ✉ 1855-84 Entire letters and covers addressed abroad, most bearing Surface Printed stamps, including 1856 6dto Jamaica, 1862-64 1/- to France, 1865-73 6d + 1/- on entire letter to Portugal, 1881 5d indigo to India, etc.,a few faults. (14). £150-180

1066 ✉ 1869-71 Entires, the first sent unpaid to Norway with a Southampton 723 five bar duplex unusually with thenumber inverted, and a black handstruck “4” (representing 4d due from Norway to G.B); the other fromLondon to Sweden franked 6d with the same handstruck “4” in red, representing the portion of the 6d postageretained by the British Post Office. A fine and unusual pair, the first with superb “SANDOSUND” ship T.P.Obackstamp. (2). Photo on Page 170. £150-200

1067 ✉ Telegraphs. c.1872-1938 Post Office and private telegraph forms, many with Leicester postmarks, also sometelegram delivery envelopes, 1929 notification that a telegram is awaiting collection in a P.O Box, and a fewmore recent telegrams. (60+). £80-100

1068 ✉ Alfred Smith & Co. 1875 Wholesale Price List of stamps; 1892-1902 postcards to or from the firm; and 1893-99 P.T.P.O postal stationery envelopes unused or used (5), four showing their premises in Bath with “AlfredSmith & Son / Foreign Stamp Importers” printed above and below the embossed stamps, the other two showingtheir later address in London. (9) £130-160

1069 1883 Report on “The Parcels Post”, compiled by the Deputy Postmaster-General (24 pages), and 1911“Departmental Committee on Stamps, minutes of evidence relating to the supply of stamps and stampstationery” (63 pages), two interesting reports bound together in a single volume. £80-100

1070 ✉ 1884 Printed prices current from Glasgow to Triest franked 1/2d blue, an Austrian 2kr newspaper tax appliedand cancelled at Triest. Horizontal fold crosses the G.B stamp, otherwise fine and unusual. £80-100

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1071 ✉ � 1893-1962 Covers (7), pieces (4) and a QV 10/- stamp all with Postmasters Office datestamps or cachets,including violet single oval cachets of Paddington or S.W.D.O tying QV 3d or 2/6 to pieces, double oval cachetof Vere St. tying QV 2d to piece or on an 1898 stampless cover, Brighton c.d.s on a QV 10/- and tying a 1dlilac to cover, octagonal cachet of Chichester on reverse of 1903 Official cover, oval cachet of Teignmouth on1907 1d envelope, etc. Also 1881 covers with 1d lilacs cancelled “CAMBERWELL S.E / SORTING OFFICE”or “CLAPHAM BRANCH OFFICE S.W” c.d.s. An unusual lot. (14). £180-220

1072 ✉ Damaged Mail. 1940 (May 4) Censored cover from Rotterdam to England franked 13c, sent just a week beforethe German invasion of Holland, traces of fire damage to one corner, both sides handstamped “DAMAGED /BY FIRE IN / TRANSIT”. £80-100

1073 ✉ Damaged Mail. 1934-88 Covers and cards including mail damaged in post box fires with explanatory labelsor letters (7), snail damage (2), letters illegally detained by postmen (2), etc. (19). £120-150

1074 ✉ Damaged Mail - Bombs/IRA. 1973-79 Covers comprising 1973 fire damaged covers (2) both withexplanatory letters “damaged by fire in Londonderry Sorting Office”, believed to be due to a bomb; 1975cover to Balcombe St. NW1 delayed by siege of IRA terrorists with “UNABLE TO DELIVER / POLICEEMERGENCY”; and 1979 fire damaged cover with label “Bomb damage” (IRA bomb in Birmingham SortingOffice). (4). £100-120

Elizabethan Letters1075 ✉ 1558 (July 16) Entire letter from William Paulet, Marquis of Winchester and Lord Treasurer, to Lord North

and the Sheriff and JPs of Cambridgeshire, addressed “To my vearye good L: the Lord Northe and to mylovynge ffrend the Shrefe & other Justyce of peace of the Countye of Camb”. The letter concerns the raisingof demilances, light horsemen and footmen to serve in the militia in Cambridgeshire and providing them witharmour and weapons including swords and daggers. War was declared against France in 1557, as a result ofwhich militias were strengthened in counties around London and on the coast to guard against the threat ofinvasion. Some staining to the lower left corner of the letter and address panel, otherwise a fine and interestingElizabethan letter, signed on behalf of Winchester by the letter writer. Photo on Page 170. £500-600

1076 ✉ 1592 (Nov 25/Dec 13) Entire letter from Bartolomeo Corsini & Co. in London to Stefano Patti in Venice,written and addressed in Italian, concerning money owed by or to Corsini, shipments of wine and soap, and alawsuit over a detained ship, the final paragraphs written personally by Filippo Corsini complaining about theslow and desultory manner in which Patti had paid Corsini’s accounts. A fine and scarce letter from London,one of just eleven letters in the Corsini correspondence sent by Corsini in London to his cousin in Venice, witha full translation. £300-400

Postal History & History of the Stuart Period & Jacobite Rebellions1077 ✉ Earl of Essex. 1622 (Aug 10) Letter written and signed by Robert Devereux from Drayton Manor (located at

Drayton Bassett near Tamworth in Staffordshire), addressed “To my honorable Cosin Sir Nathaniel Rich”. Theexceptionally well written letter concerns Essex’s lands in Ireland and problems with the King’s agent inIreland trying to claim some of the land, or to buy it cheaply. Essex had his titles restored in 1604 after theexecution of his father in 1601 for plotting against Queen Elizabeth. He was vice-Admiral of the CadizExpedition in 1625, voted against Charles I appeal to the House of Lords in 1640, became a Privy Councillorin 1641 and a General in the Parliamentary army in 1647. He commanded the army at Edgehill in 1642, andtook Reading and relieved Gloucester in 1643. Sir Nathaniel Rich was a Merchant Adventurer and M.P. A fineearly letter from an important figure during the Civil War. Photo on Page 167. £500-600

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1078 ✉ Marriage of William of Orange. 1641 (May 24) Entire letter written by William Pryng, Captain of DealCastle, to Dover Castle, addressed “To his noble friend Captaine Collins at Moates Bulworke”, the letterincluding “The expectation of the Prince Orange in these parts has retarded my going to London .... the princeis expected tomorrow night, and by reason the Dutch ships are ready heere, wee imagine hee may imbarquehere, on Sateday last the Prince of Tolmond took shipping heere bound for Holland ....”. Prince William ofOrange married Princess Mary, daughter of King Charles I and Henrietta Maria in London on May 2nd, butthe nine year old bride did not join her husband in Holland until 1642. William died in 1650 shortly beforeMary give birth to their only child, a son who was to become William III of England. An interesting historicalletter sent shortly before the civil war. Photo on Page 170. £300-350

1079 ✉ King Charles I. 1641 (May 4) Draft letter in the handwriting of King Charles I, unsigned and with manyalterations, written from “our court at Whitehall” and addressed “To our right trusty & right wellbeloved CozenWilliam Earle of Derby our Chamberlayne of the county palatine of Cheshire & Ld Lieutenant of ye county”,and to other nobles in the county. Written by the King shortly before the conflict with Parliament turned intocivil war. William Stanley, the 6th Earl of Derby died in 1642, his son raising an army for the King in Cheshire.A good examples of King Charles’ handwriting, clearly a draft and never mailed, the reverse withcontemporary filing endorsement “1641. Charles 1st”. Photo on Page 168. £500-600

1080 ✉ Civil War. 1642 (June 10/20) Entire letter written in Dutch by Mattheus Belleroucx in London, addressed toJean van der Bequen in Antwerp, the address panel marked “PP” with a “1sch” charge written upon arrival.The letter concerns bills and the payment of money. A fine merchants letter sent during the civil war.

£180-220

1081 ✉ Civil War - “Haste Post Haste” Letter. 1645 (Aug 19) Entire letter written by Christopher Copley from“Wentworth Woodhouse at 4 of the clock Tuesday morning”, addressed “For the Honble the Committee for theWar at Yorke these present, Hast hast post hast”. The letter reads “The intelligence as by the enclosedappearing, is that the King is upon his march this way, he kept his Guard at Blyth this night. We intend to retreatto Ferribridge if he advances, I have sent to desire the Not: Darby Southerne and Coll. Rosceter’s forces tofollow speedyly in the Reare or join with us and to know their resolutions. I beseech you let Coll. Werns andColl. Lamberts men and the foot be ordered to be in readiness against we come, what we receive further shallbe made knowne with all speed”. An interesting letter from a Colonel in the Parliamentary army written duringthe King’s first post-Naseby incursion into the Midlands; on the 18th the royal army advanced into Yorkshirebut went no further than Doncaster before returning to Nottinghamshire. A little soiling and with a horizontalfile fold which is professionally strengthened internally with archival tape. A very rare “Hast hast post hast”endorsement on a civil war period letter. Photo on Page 170. £900-1,200

1082 ✉ Civil War. 1646 (May 2) Entire letter from Dover to Antwerp, written in Dutch, concerning the arrival anddespatch of goods and the agreement of Sr. Belleroucx with his creditors, the address panel rated “1 Sch”. A fine merchants letter sent during the Civil War. £150-180

1083 ✉ Civil War. 1647 (Oct 30) Entire letter from Richard Washington written at Bank Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith inDerbyshire, addressed “To the right well Lady Mary Moore att her house neare Charing Crosse in London”.A social and gossipy letter in which Washington chides his wife for not having written, gives news of the warand the plague and refers to “some default in the postage”. A fine letter written between the 1645 truce andthe resumption of the civil war in 1648. Photo on Page 170. £250-300

1084 1648 (Dec 1) Indenture concerning a house and land, agreed between Samuel Bridger of Gloucester,gentleman, and Edward Harold, Carpenter, and his wife Margery, of Dursley. Although written after thecapture of Charles I and just two months before his execution the document begins “in the twentie fourth yearsof the Rayne of our Soverayne Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland France & IrelandDefender of the fayth”. £100-120

1085 1651 (Mar 12) “An Act for Impresting of Sea-men”, five pages, printed by John Field, printer to the Parliamentof England. A fine Commonwealth period act, passed to increase the number of seamen in the CommonwealthNavy, which was suffering from a lack of volunteers. £120-150

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1086 ✉ 1657 (Mar 20 - June 24) Entire letter from Aleppo concerning cloth and other goods received on the ship“Nathan” or sent to England, addressed “To Mr Thomas Pengelly, Mercht in London”. A fine letter from anEnglish merchant in Syria, sent to London during the Commonwealth Period. A scarce origin at this date.Photo on Page 170. £500-600

1087 ✉ 1660 (Oct 23) Entire letter, apparently written at Norwich by Philip Prime, the reverse with a second letterwritten the following day by John Mundy, Sheriff of Derby, addressed “For his Esteemed friend Capt. Bourne”.Both letters refer to a payment of £600, Mundy’s letter also referring to the disbanding of the army. A goodletter written shortly after the restitution of the monarchy; King Charles II wanted the army disbanded as soonas possible so people could see he would not be using the army against his father’s enemies. £200-250

1088 1661 (May 8) “Act for Preventing of theft and rapine upon the northern borders of England”, six pages, printedin 1662 by John Bill and Christopher Barker, printers to the King’s most Excellent Majesty, a few small edgefaults not affecting the printed text. The act allows J.Ps to raise a body of men, numbering up to thirty inNorthumberland or twelve in Cumberland, to pursue and apprehend criminals and bring them to trial.

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1089 ✉ Popish Plot. 1678 (Oct 11) Entire letter from Henry Kayes in Hopwell near Derby, addressed “For Mr PetterBarwicke, Do. of Phisicke att his House in the old Amebery in Westminster London, Post Pd 3d” with an“OC/16” Bishop Mark, a neat repair made with white tape to the base of the address panel. The letter includesan interesting reference to the “Popish Plot” supposedly uncovered by Titus Oates - “I am heartily sorry tolearn that there is such base wicked men in the world as to plot such a base wicked hellish act against ourKing”. The plot by Catholics to kill King Charles II was made up by Oates but was widely believed, andresulted in the arrest and execution of several Catholics, and the passing of an act forbidding Catholics to beM.Ps; the plot was shown to be fiction in 1681 and most of the convicted people declared to be innocent.

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1090 ✉ Duke of Monmouth/Official Free Letter. 1674 (May 12) Entire letter signed by the Duke of Monmouth,addressed “For the honourable Sr Phillip Musgrave Knight, Governor of Carlisle, these” and endorsed “For hisMaj. Speciall Service, Matthew Lock”, the reverse with a wax seal impressed with the arms of Monmouth, a“MA/12” Bishop Mark and the very scarce “2/Off ” (Jay 65, rarity “J”). The letter informs Musgrave that theestablished Forces of Foot are to be trained and exercised in the use of their arms in a new manner, and asksfor one or two Officers from the garrison at Carlisle to come to London to see and learn the new trainingtechnique. Monmouth was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter, served in theEnglish fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War and commanded the British forces in the third Anglo-Dutch war.In 1674 he became Master of the Horse and effective Commander of the British army, and commanded theAnglo-Dutch Brigade fighting the French in 1678-79. After the death of King Charles in 1685 he led theMonmouth Rebellion to depose the Catholic King James and make himself King, but was captured andbeheaded. A rare early official letter from an important figure in Stuart England. Photo on Page 170.

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1091 ✉ Duke of Monmouth. 1683 (Dec 18) Entire letter from Thomas Booth in London, addressed “For Capt. Boothatt his house, Tremlow in Cheshire, by Brereton bag” charged 3d, with a fine “DE/18” Bishop Mark. Theinteresting letter refers to the popular support for Monmouth, and includes “I wonder att the impudence andbehaviour of the dam’d dissatisfied sort of people in Namptwch and Chester that goe under the name ofWhiggs, but sure the D. of Monmouths being out of favour and forbidd the Court and Kings presence will putta little dampe upon these forward youths, I doe much wonder att Chester that stood in the late Kings tyme sovery loyall should turn catt in pan and bee soe disaffected to the King and Government but tis noe news forthe Godly Town of Namptwch that was never loyall in the memory of man.......”. The addressees and sendersname of “Booth” bleached out, and two small holes to address panel, otherwise fine. £100-120

1092 1685 (May 19) James II black letter act condemning the Duke of Monmouth to death as a traitor convicted ofhigh treason, two pages, printed in 1686 by Charles Bill, Henry Hills and Thomas Newcourts, Printers to theKings most Excellent Majesty. £100-120

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1093 ✉ William, Prince of Orange/Deposing of James II. 1688 Unsigned letters (4, Nov. 13, Nov. 17, Dec. 4 andDec. 22) from London, all addressed “For Sr. John Lowther, Penreth, Cumberland”, each with a Bishop Markand charged 3d or 6d, and photocopies of four further letters, all sent to the Catholic Sir John by a fellowCatholic, providing news of events since the landing of the Protestant William of Orange in October 1688. Theletters include (Nov. 13) “The King goes for Salisbury the Head Quarter .... The P of O and some few guardsin Exeter, the rest near, few expresses from thence so that we know not who goes to him, those most spoke ofare my Lord Colchester, Lord Lovelace, J. Wharton, Godfrey. The Dutch fleet lie abreast the Isle of Wight, oursabreast the Downs where the Centurion, a ship of 48 guns is stranded”; (Nov. 17) “Three regiments of horsenow gone over to ye Prince of Orange .....”; (Dec. 4) “...went hence towards Reading where they expected tomeet ye Trumpet sent to propose a treaty ... ye Dutch Fleet in Plymouth Haven and ours at Portsmouth. Theirarmie not nearer than Salisbury ....”; (Dec. 22) “The P of O has speech at St. James’s on 21 Dec. 88. Lordspresent 61 - Bishops six - My Lords, I have desired you to meet here to advise the best manner how to pursuethe ends of my declaration in calling for a free Parliament for the preservation of the Protestant Religion....”.William and his wife Mary (the elder daughter of James II) were invited to undertake an armed expedition toEngland and landed at Brixham before marching to London; Parliament and the English army under Churchillsided with them, and they were crowned King and Queen in 1689, King James being allowed to flee to France.A fascinating series of letters conveying the day to day events during these turbulent two months, sent by aCatholic and therefore with no senders name or address in case they were intercepted and read. Lowtherbecame a Privy councillor in 1689 and First Lord of the Treasury in 1690; his “Memoirs of the Reign of JamesII” were later privately published. £400-500

1094 Prince of Orange. 1688 (Nov 28) Four page printed pamphlet “The Prince of Orange. His Third Declaration,given at our Head Quarters at Sherburn Castle”, an interesting piece of Protestant propaganda produced whilstthe Prince of Orange was marching towards London and before King James fled to France. £120-150

1095 ✉ 1690 (Aug 5) Entire letter from Paris to St. Malo written from one English merchant to another, largelyconcerning business but including “I thank you for your news from Ireland, we are still in an uncertainty aboutthe Prince of Orange’s death, there is no news as yet of a second battle in Flanders, but it is thought there willsoon be one, both armies being in view of one another...”. Britain was fighting Catholic armies in Ireland andFrance; the reports of the Prince of Wales death were “much exaggerated”. £80-100

1096 War of the Grand Alliance. 1690 (June 9) Admiralty warrant to Capt. George Bing of H.M.S “Hope” for agentleman John Aston to join his ship as a volunteer, signed by Earl Carbery (previously Governor of Jamaica)and Viscount Lowther (First Lord of the Treasury). John Aston went on to become an Admiral during the reignof George I. £100-120

1097 ✉ 1695 (May 31) Entire letter written and signed by the sixth Baron Paget, Ambassador to the Sublime Port atAdrianople, privately carried to England. An interesting letter concerning trade disputes with the Dutch andasking for His Majestys orders. He makes interesting observations on the sorry state of the Ottoman Empire,“A.G Sigr Young hot, inconsiderably insolent, inconspicuous in business, A.G Vizir ye weakest and most unfitperson to despatch affairs I have yet seen in office, ye Empire without soldiers or order, ye soldiers are withoutofficers or conduct.”. £100-120

1098 ✉ The Old Pretender. 1703 Entire letter from James “the Old Pretender”, son of King James II of England(James VI of Scotland) who claimed both English and Scottish crowns after his father’s death in 1701. Writtenfrom St Germain en Laye, the French city to which he was exiled in 1701 after being accused of treason inEngland, signed “Jacques R” and addressed to “Mon Cousin Le Cardinal Colloredi”. A fine and historic letter.Photo on Page 175. £700-900

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1099 ✉ Jacobite Plot. 1715 (July 22) Letter from Thomas Horsley in Conway telling of Samuel Webber, aGovernment messenger for Her Late Majesty who frequently delivered despatches to the English Ambassadorin France, and upon his return from France declared to the Privy Council that there was a plot forming againstHer Majesty and the nation in general by bringing in the Pretender; he claims to have evidence against the Earlof Oxford who has been plotting a Jacobite rebellion. Weber has changed his name to Aston, and is disguisedas a wool comber on the Island of Anglesey. Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford was impeached in 1717 on chargesof making the peace and secretly favouring James Edward, the Old Pretender. An intriguing letter, privatelycarried. £120-150

1100 ✉ Jacobite Rebellion. 1715 (Nov 3) Entire letter from Patrick McClellan in London to his brother in Edinburgh,charged 6d, with a poor Bishop Mark. The letter includes “we have no neous but what we have from youexcepting a talk of the Duke of Ormonds landing in the west of England where it is fear’d great numbers wouldjoin him”; and a 1716 (Feb 28) entire letter from Edinburgh “To the Right Honble The Earle of Loudoun attLondon” endorsed “Free” with red Edinburgh “FE/29” and “5/MR” London Bishop Marks, the letter including“the last letter from the north bears that Huntlie & Seaforth are fled to the hills. Mr Carstairs was this day sentprisoner to our castle. Argile goes from this Thursday next, General Cadogan is expected here tomorrow”. In1715 the Earl of Mar began a Jacobite rebellion in Scotland and other risings broke out in the North ofEngland; the Duke of Ormonde then made a landing in Devon but finding no support returned to St. Malo.Meanwhile the Pretender landed at Peterhead and made a public entry into Dundee, but was pushed back bythe English army led by Argyle; the rebel army gradually dispersed and the Pretender embarked for France.Two interesting contemporary references to different aspects of the 1715 Rebellion; the Earl Loudoun foughtwith the English army at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. (2). £250-300

1101 ✉ Jacobite Rebellion/Bonnie Prince Charlie. 1745-46 Newspapers all with tax stamps comprising 1745 (Dec26) London Gazette reporting the recapture of Carlisle by royalists; and 1746 Newcastle Courant for April 5reporting on the progress of the army in Scotland, or August 16 reporting the escape of Bonnie Prince Charliefrom South Uist to the Isle of Skye dressed as a lady’s maid. (3). £100-120

1102 ✉ Jacobite Rebellion. 1746 (May 3) Entire letter from trooper John Nugent, serving in the English army underthe assumed name of John Purquiss in order to disguise his Catholic religion, sent from Uttoxeter to his cousinin co. Meath, backstamped “UTTOX / ETER” and a “5/MA” Bishop Mark. Nugent relates the regimentsmarches after the Jacobite rebels in the north of England, marching to Durham, Newcastle and Carlisle, andthen to the west to prevent the rebels seizing ports or vessels to escape to France. They then pursued rebelsfrom Preston to Lancaster before joining in the siege of Carlisle, which fell after eight days. He reports theenemy in Scotland all killed or dispersed, and gives instruction on how letters should be addressed to him. Taperepair around reverse seal, repairs to folds and a tear to the address panel, but a fascinating letter with unusuallygood content. £200-250

1103 ✉ 1747 (July 15) Entire letter from an English soldier serving with the army in Scotland, who writes “we are uponour march to Fort William to ye Barracks”, addressed to York with faint Ft William and Edinburgh backstamps,charged 8d. £80-100

1104 ✉ c.1760 Entire letter from London with a Dockwra backstamp, addressed to a Mr Flower in the Scottish armyat Leyden, Holland, charged 12st. The letter is signed A. Temple, and talks of visiting Norway, Mr Flowerpossibly visiting Italy or The Hague, and Lord Portlands visit to Holland. Most of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s armyescaped to France after the 1745 Rebellion, and became a mercenary army, taking part in many European wars.An unusual use of a Dockwra on a letter addressed abroad. £150-180

1105 1762 36 Page pamphlet “The Question relating to a Scots Militia considered”, written and first published in1760, a few cover faults, the contents fine. Scottish Militias were banned after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46. £60-70

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1106 ✉ 1907 (Oct 12) Stampless Daily Graphic Balloon Postcard addressed to Ipswich, flown from Crystal Palace toSweden with a “TOSSE” c.d.s (Oct 14), boxed “T” and “2d / F.B” charge mark of the London Foreign Branch.The balloon crashed at Mellerud scattering cards over a wide area; it then took off again without the aeronautsand flew another 30 miles to Tosse with further cards still on board. A very fine card carried on this furtherunmanned flight to Tosse. £140-160

1107 ✉ 1909 Blackpool Flying Carnival, complimentary Press ticket issued to C.G Grey of the Aero newspaper; andfive picture postcards of the event, three posted in Blackpool (one with stamp removed) with messagesconcerning the aeroplanes seen. (6). £80-100

1108 ✉ 1910 (Aug 17) Blackpool to Southport flight by C. Grahame-White during Blackpool Aviation Week, specialpostcard with red overprint explaining that it was only flown for seven miles before bad weather caused theflight to be abandoned, then carried to London and posted with a KEVII 1/2d cancelled in London W.C. (Aug29). A little creased, otherwise fine and a scarce card from the first British Aerial Post. Photo on Page 175.

£180-220

1109 ✉ 1918 (Sep 16) Stampless O.H.M.S cover from Paris to London flown by R.A.F aircraft, with cachets of“CHEMICAL WARFARE / LIAISON / PARIS”, “AVIATION BRITANNIQUE - MINISTERE DESMUNITIONS / PARIS” and “MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS / DEPT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION”.Circular “FOREIGN AIRCRAFT SERVICES / 16 SEP 18 / 3” cachet applied upon arrival in England, thenposted with a red London W.C Official Paid c.d.s. Unusual and very scarce. Photo on Page 175. £200-240

1110 ✉ 1918-19 “Stamp Collecting Aerial Souvenir” postcards with an imitation Mulready design, flown fromMarquise to Lympne in Kent, the first with France 5c pair each tied by Army Post Office S.20 c.d.s (10 Dec1918, five months later than recorded by Kennedy & Crabb or Proud) with a boxed army censor cachet, theother with a 10c cancelled at Paris (4 March 1919), both fine. (2). £70-80

1111 ✉ 1919 (July 28) Long stampless O.H.M.S cover from Paris to the R.A.F Pay Office in London flown by R.A.Fair service, with boxed “ROYAL AIR FORCE / A.P.O S.5 / BEF” dated “28/7/19” and circular violet“FOREIGN AIRCRAFT SERVICES / 28 JUL 19 / 3” applied upon arrival in England, fine and very scarce.

£200-240

1112 ✉ 1919 (Oct. 1) Cover from London to Manchester endorsed “Per Aerial Post”, franked 11/2d and 1/- pair, flown on the first day of the emergency air mail service during the railway strike, fine and scarce. Photo onPage 175. £200-240

1113 ✉ 1919 (Nov 10) Registered cover carried on the first flight from Paris to London franked 3fr50c, with an oval“EXPRESS” cachet and London backstamp (Nov 11), fine and scarce. Photo on Page 175. £140-160

1114 ✉ 1921 (Dec 14) W.T Wilson cover from Birmingham to Baghdad bearing a blue By Air Mail label and inscribed“Cairo-Baghdad”, franked 2d + 6d, intended for the first despatch at the reduced 6d air fee which was sentfrom London on 15th December, but posted too late and despatched from London on the 22nd, therefore flownfrom Cairo on the 7th January flight with a 10 Jan. arrival backstamp. Just two despatches of mail totalling988 covers were sent at the 6d + 2d imperial letter rate from London, before mail to Iraq became liable to theforeign letter rate of 3d. Also a fine real photo card of an R.A.F plane operating on the Cairo-Baghdad route.(2). £120-140

1115 ✉ 1923 (Oct 13) Lympne Motor Glider Meeting cover to London bearing “Carried by / MOTOR GLIDER / from/ LYMPNE to HASTINGLEIGH” vignette and a KGV 11/2d cancelled at Hastingleigh. Signed by the pilot J.Herbert James. Only 25 flown covers were signed by the pilot. £100-120

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1116 ✉ 1926 (May 6) Cover from Putney to Mr Robson Lowe in Paris franked 41/2d with a blue By Air Mail labelapplied, flown during the General Strike, supposedly by a French pilot who was paid 2/6 in cash for each letter,this cover illustrated and described in “British External Airmails until 1934” by Alex Newall. An interestingcover, with Robson Lowe’s written up album page. £80-100

1117 ✉ 1932 (Sep 10) Tie-on parcel tag with a printed address of St. Benets Vicarage in Kentish Town, the reverse withthe printed heading “This Balloon was sent off at S. BENET’S GARDEN FETE (in aid of Church Funds) OnSeptember 10th 1932”. It is then completed with details of the sender (Master Peter Cameron, 66 LadyMargaret Road, N.W.5) and the finder (Achiel Allein Cultivateur a Reninghe, Belgique P.W, on September 13th1932), and bears a G.B 1d tied by “BOESINGHE” c.d.s (Sep. 14), which has been accepted as valid. A rareand unusual balloon card, the only example we have seen, possibly retained because it was the winning entryhaving flown across the Channel to Belgium. Photo on Page 160. £120-150

1118 ✉ 1934 (May 23) Cover to Surrey franked 4d, tied by a Nottingham machine with a blue By Air Mail labelapplied, the reverse with the typed inscription “Pioneer Air Service Nottingham to London, 23rd May 1934.This letter is posted with and will accompany the letter sent by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham by air to theRight Hon. Sir Kingsley Wood, M.P, His Majesty’s Postmaster-General, to mark the pioneer air servicebetween the two cities”, signed by the Nottingham Head Postmaster. A little staining on the front but veryscarce. £80-100

1119 ✉ Rocket Mail. 1934 Covers bearing Rocket Post vignettes tied by “TRIAL FIRING / SUSSEX DOWNS”cachet and posted from Brighton (2), one signed by Zucker; and cover with Western Isles Rocket Post vignettetied by similar “SCARP HARRIS” cachet, posted from Harris, the reverse with violet “Damaged by first /explosion at / Scarp HARRIS”. (3). £100-120

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1120 ✉ 1911 (Sep 16) Brown London to Windsor postcard printed from the envelope plate with “copyright” verticallyto the left of the picture of Windsor Castle, flown in the opposite direction from Windsor to London, scarce.Photo on Page 175. £200-250

1121 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Red London to Windsor envelope addressed to India, KGV 1d tied by the London code 3 c.d.s,backstamped at Imphal (Oct 5), the enclosed letter including “I am writing my first aerial letter to you at Evansin Oxford St. - it will be posted here in a special box, taken to Hendon, sent from there by aeroplane to Windsorthen in the ordinary way”. A few tiny edge faults, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 175. £150-180

1122 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown postcard written from the Army & Navy Stores, addressed to the USA, only franked1/2d but delivered without charge; red-brown card without message addressed to Germany bearing two 1/2dstamps (minor faults to reverse); a real photo picture postcard from the “Flying at Hendon” series showingGustav Hamel in his aeroplane; and a reproduction photo of the Aerial Post mail van. (4). £280-320

1123 ✉ 1911 (Sep 12) Brown postcard with a totally plain reverse, addressed to Australia, franked KGV 1/2d (2)cancelled by the London c.d.s. code 3. These plain reverse cards were intended to have adverts printed uponthem but a small number were sold to and used by the public. A very scarce use of such a card addressedabroad, small corner crease, otherwise fine. £170-200

1124 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Green postcard with KGV 1/2d tied by London 4 c.d.s, the reverse with the pictorial advert for F.Hedges Butler, Founder of The Royal Aero Club, celebrating ten years of progress, very fine. £100-120

1125 ✉ 1911 (Sep 11) Green postcard with KGV 1/2d tied by London 3 c.d.s, the reverse with The Gramophone Co.Ltd advert illustrating the dog and gramophone symbol of “His Master’s Voice” and the pianist Ignace JanPaderewski, very fine. £100-120

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1126 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Brown postcard with KGV 1/2d tied by London 1 c.d.s, the reverse with the advert for BrownBrothers Ltd, motor and cycle goods, illustrated with pictures of their new motor warehouses and an aeroplane,very fine. £100-120

1127 ✉ 1911 Postcards with adverts for the Remington Typewriter Company, green cards sent on Sep. 9 with theLiverpool or Leeds offices addresses, and a red-brown postcard posted on Sep. 12 with the Sheffield officeaddress, all with KGV 1/2d tied by London c.d.s codes 1, 2 or 3, one with 6mm edge tears, otherwise all veryfine. (3). £240-280

1128 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown card with advert of the General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance corporation Ltd; anda red-brown card with Car & General Insurance Corporation Ltd advert, both with KGV 1/2d tied by Londoncode 1 or 3 c.d.s, both fine. (2). £150-180

1129 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Green postcard with advert for The Financial Outlook, and brown card with advert for TheFinancial News, both with KGV 1/2d tied by London code 1 or 4 c.d.s, the second advert badly stained on thereverse, the first very fine. (2). £120-150

1130 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Green postcard with Molassine dog foods advert on the reverse, the front with the red overprint“Containing 5,000 Communications from The Molassine Company, Ltd”, tiny piece missing from lower leftcorner and crease to upper left corner; and brown cards with advers for J. & J. Colman Limited or SchweppesLimited, both very fine, all with KGV 1/2d tied by London datestamps. (3). £140-180

1131 ✉ 1911 (Sep 16) Brown London to Windsor card flown in the opposite direction with KGV 1/2d tied by Windsor2 c.d.s, the reverse with the J. Frenkel & Co. advert signed in ink by J. Frenkel, some scraping at left edge andlower left corner creased, the reverse with an ink stain at right edge, still a good example of this very scarceadvert. £160-200

1132 ✉ 1911 (Sep 16) Dark brown London to Windsor postcard with printed message of thanks from the OrganisingCommittee, incorrectly flown in the opposite direction from Windsor to London with code “2” datestamp.Small fault at lower left corner, an unusual use from Windsor. £120-150

Cancellations1133 ✉ 1840 (Dec 13) Entire letter to Ulverstone bearing a fine 1d black, HH plate 3 with four margins, cancelled by

a magenta Maltese Cross of Preston and straight line “BROUGHTON” in black, fine and scarce. S.G. £9,000.Photo on Page 175. £2,200-2,600

1134 ✉ 1840 (Oct 27) Entire letter to Blackburn bearing a fine 1d black, HH plate 2 with four margins, cancelled bya red Maltese Cross of Preston and two line “Poulton / Penny Post” in black, backstamped at Preston, fine andscarce. S.G. £9,000. Photo on Page 178. £1,700-2,000

1135 ✉ 1841 (April 25) Entire (side flaps missing, seal cut out) to London bearing a fine 1d black, EC plate 3 withfour margins, cancelled by the distinctive Maltese Cross of Plymouth in black, backstamped at Plymouth andLondon. With R.P.S certificate (1994). S.G. £13,000. Photo on Page 178. £2,600-3,000

1136 ✉ 1841 (Sep 20) Entire (side flaps removed) to Monmouth bearing a 1d red (LI, plate 16, four margins) tied bythe distinctive Maltese Cross of Wotton Under Edge in black, a fine Wotton backstamp and Monmouth arrivaldatestamp on the front. With R.P.S Certificate (1997). S.G. £20,000. Photo on Page 178. £2,800-3,200

1137 ✉ 1841 (June 8) 1d Mulready envelope Stereo A136 to the Wesleyan Proprietary School in Sheffield, cancelledby a superb strike of the distinctive Leeds Maltese Cross in black, two line “NORTH ST / LEEDS” on the front,backstamped at Leeds and Sheffield. A couple of light creases, otherwise fine, attractive and very scarce. S.G.£5,800. Photo on Page 178. £1,800-2,000

1138 ✉ 1853 Entire from Limerick to Dublin bearing a fine 1d red pair with four good margins, cancelled contrary toregulations by a central “303” numeral, unusual and attractive. Photo on Page 178. £250-280

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Coffee Houses1139 ✉ c.1700-23 Entire letters (3) and entires (2) addressed to Coffee Houses including entire letter from Aberdeen

sent free to an M.P at Old Mans Coffee House with London and Edinburgh Bishop Marks, free frank to anM.P at Richards Coffee House, other items to Squires, Searles or Lloyds Coffee Houses, one with an archivalhandstamp, otherwise fine and early Coffee House addresses. (5). £300-350

1140 ✉ 1722 Entire letter to Mainwarings Coffee House in Fleet Street, upper flap with a good strike of scarce“LEVER / POOLE” (LL13, 20x10mm), backstamped “28/MA” Bishop Mark, charged 4d, very fine. Photo onPage 178. £150-180

1141 ✉ 1734-64 Entire letters to London Coffee Houses, two sent from Paris or Amsterdam, town handstampsincluding 1734 “MAN / CHESTER” (M9), 1735 “WORK / SOP” (NG 295), “B / RIS / TOL” etc., addressescomprise Shropshire, Cocoa Tree, Bridges, Pensilvania, Forrest and Jamaica Coffee Houses, one a littlestained, otherwise fine and early Coffee House addresses. (6). £350-400

1142 ✉ 1733-1857 Entire letters written from or referring to London Coffee Houses including letters written fromDicks (1833), North Parade (1767) or Jacks (1840), 1798 printed letter headed from Searles, printed lettersconcerning meetings at Grays Inn (1842) or Jacks (1857), and 1727 letter mentioning Mills Coffee House(with straight line “READING” handstamp, BR307) or Mount (1807), an interesting lot. (7). £170-200

1143 ✉ � 1773-1800 Entire letters (7) and entires (3) all to London Coffee Houses, comprising Temple, Oxford, Rolls,Wills, Toms, New York, Worcester, Cecile Street, Grecian and Parliament Street Coffee Houses, the entire letterto the New York Coffee House written from New York with a Dover Ship Lre handstamp, the Cecile Streetletter with faults, otherwise fine. Also a free front addressed “opposite the Chart Coffee House”. (11).

£400-500

1144 ✉ 1798-99 Entire letters posted within the London Penny Post, unusually sent between Coffee Houses, onewritten from Holylands Coffee House to Grays Inn Coffee House, the other written from Old Slaughter CoffeeHouse to Joes Coffee House, both very fine. (2). £140-160

1145 ✉ 1804-37 Entire letters (11) and entires (2) all to Coffee Houses comprising Millingtons, Sussex, Richards,Guildhall, British, Furnivals Inn, Navy, Piazza, Somerset, Mount, Salopian or Andertons Coffee Houses inLondon, also an 1804 entire letter (heavy folds) from Bolton to “Coffee House, Carlisle, Cumberland”, theletters to London mostly fine. (13). £400-500

1146 ✉ 1810 Printed letter concerning the Glocester and Berkeley Canal, from Gloucester to the Chapter CoffeeHouse in London but endorsed “Not Called for” with red circular framed “R” (L200), used on returned letters(recorded 1810-11), light file folds, otherwise fine and unusual. £100-120

1147 ✉ 1843-57 Entire letters and covers to London Coffee Houses comprising 1844 entire letter from Lyme, USA tothe London Coffee House, 1852 stampless cover with enclosed letter from Rivas to the Jerusalem CoffeeHouse, and covers bearing 1d reds to Old Hummuns, Herald, Wills, Williams, Dicks, Commercial orCamberwell Coffee Houses, one 1d red envelope containing a printed advert for the town of Leamington. (9).

£270-320

1148 ✉ 1851 and 1855 Entire letters with named Coffee Houses forwarding agents cachets, the 1851 entire letter toQuebec with superb oval “FORWARDED FROM / LONDON / THE JERUSALEM” in blue, and 1855 entirefranked 1d to Fox & Sons in Plymouth with blue oval “W.W SIMPSON / LONDON / BALTIC COFFEEHOUSE” on the reverse. The first with vertical fold but otherwise fine, the second with a little paper adheringto reverse and tears to the flap, a small hole resulting in the loss of the last couple of letters in the cachet. Tworare Coffee House F.A.Cs. (2). Photo on Page 178. £250-300

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Machine Cancels1149 ✉ 1868 Entire from the agent of the cancelling machine manufacturer J.C Azemar in London, sent to Hamburg

franked 1d + 6d, boxed “L1” and oval “J.C AZEMAR / 42 ST MARY AXE / LONDON” senders cachet, thereverse with boxed “11 / 12 / HAMBURG / 9-10 Vm” machine datestamp. Photo on Page 181. £120-150

1150 ✉ 1870-74 1/2d Lilac postcards with sloper machine punch cancels, an unused card with a proof impression of theLondon arrow cancel, and postally used cards with arrow cancels of London or Liverpool (left two holesmissing), or clip cancel of Manchester, the proof cancel scarce and unusual. (4). £80-100

1151 ✉ 1871 (Jan 10) 1/2d Lilac postcard cancelled by the rare Azemar machine with “JG / LONDON / 10 JA 71”within a box and numeral “89” within a vertical oval of short bars. This trial machine only used on postcardsin January 1871. A fine example of one of the rarest of all G.B machine cancels. Photo on Page 181.

£400-500

1152 ✉ 1871 1/2d Postcard from Wilmslow to Bishop Auckland cancelled by the Wilmslow C78 duplex, a clip thenmade in the card by the Sloper machine at Manchester. A very unusual combination of cancels. £100-120

1153 ✉ 1897 Covers with 1d lilacs cancelled by the two Bickerdike trial machines, the first trial with large serifed“VR” dated Oct 15, the second trial with smaller san-serif “VR” dated Nov. 23. A fine and scarce pair. (2).Photo on Page 181. £600-700

1154 ✉ 1934 (Nov 2) Cover with H.M Postmaster General embossed flap, to the Civil Service Supply AssociationGeneral Manager with 1934 11/2d tied by “OPENING OF MOUNT / PLEASANT SORTING / OFFICE BYT.R.H THE / DUKE & DUCHESS OF YORK” London machine cancel. Enclosed is a card depicting MountPleasant Sorting Office, the reverse with printed explanation “This card was passed through the postage stampcancelling machine by H.R.H The Duchess of York on the occasion of the opening of the reconstructed SortingOffice”. About 400 covers were cancelled, all sent to selected V.I.Ps. Very scarce, especially with the enclosedcard and in such superb condition. Photo on Page 181. £200-250

Maritime Mail(Also see lots 236-242, 339, 535-540, 1000, 1361)

Ship & Packet Letters

1155 ✉ 1775-c.1940 Entire letters, covers and cards with Ship or India Letter handstamps of London (7), Dover (2),Gravesend (2), Bristol (2), Penzance (2), Portsmouth (3), or Southampton, also later covers and cards withPaquebot or Ship Letter handstamps (8), 1839 entire letter from France with red curved “FOREIGN PAID” ofLondon, and a c.1940 cover with the stamp washed off and violet “SALVED FROM THE SEA”. (29).

£200-240

1156 ✉ 1801-53 Ship or Packet letters including 1814 entire letters written by the C.O of the 47th Regt from Campnear Bayon with faint circular Falmouth Packet Lre; 1818 part entire with Liverpool Ship Letter endorsed onthe flap “Received on board the ship Mary from the Brig Lucia from Canton to New York in lat. 26º 5' S. long50º 54 East, Nov, 29th 1818”; Ship Letters of Portsmouth (2) and Hull, letters sent via Falmouth Packets, etc.(13). £200-250

1157 ✉ Fowey - India Letter. 1838 Entire letter from Madras to Scotland “p. Carnatic” backstamped with MadrasShip Letter Post Paid datestamp and red boxed “INDIA LETTER / FOWEY” (In.1), not recorded in red byRobertson or Tabeart though two examples are now known, both landed from the “Carnatic” on the same day.Very scarce. Photo on Page 181. £600-700


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1158 ✉ Glasgow/London. 1827 Entire Letter to London backstamped by the oval “SHIP LETTER / G (crown) R /PORT GLASGOW” (Robertson S6) with “India” in manuscript above. In London the letter has then beenhandstamped boxed “INDIA LETTER” (Robertson In.9). The letter is written on board a ship on its way toIndia and includes an entry for “May 9th saw the Island Tristan Deconha what is W.S.W. of the Cape of GoodHope. Its appearance at about 40 miles distant is like a sugar loaf the summit of which is far above the clouds”.Reverse with some paper loss caused by the removal of the seal, not affecting the handstamps. A remarkablecombination of marks with the manuscript “India” alteration, and good content. Photo on Page 181.

£1,400-1,600

1159 ✉ Gravesend. 1837 Entire letter from Barreilly, India, to Lew Trenchard in Cornwall and redirected toHampshire, backstamped with Calcutta G.P.O ship letter datestamp and red boxed “INDIA LETTER /GRAVESEND” (In.1), with datestamps of London, Exeter and Launceston and boxed “Launceston / PennyPost”. £70-90

1160 ✉ Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet. 1883 Stampless cover to Ottawa with “COLUMBA STEAMER /GREENOCK / 163” duplex datestamp, code “B”, handstamped “T”. Light vertical tape stain but very scarceand unusual. Photo on Page 181. £160-200

1161 ✉ Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet. 1884 Part wrapper (lower flap missing) franked 1/2d, much redirected withtwelve datestamps including two strikes of the “COLUMBA STEAMER / 163” duplex code “A”, bothpurposefully struck so only the datestamp portion appears on the cover, very unusual. £100-120

1162 ✉ Holyhead. 1820 Entire letter from Philadelphia with a fine “HOLYHEAD / SHIP LETTER” on the front (RobS3, first year of use). Also 1864-1907 covers and cards with “H&K PACKET” transit datestamps (14, one fromDublin to USA missent to the Packet), and 1933 cover with Ireland 1/2d tied by a Holyhead Paquebot c.d.s. (16).

£120-150

1163 ✉ Hull. 1843 Printed Prices Current from Hull to Denmark backstamped with green Hull Ship Letter datestamp(Rob. S11, scarce in green) partly overstruck by uncommon oval framed “ALTONA / SCHIFFS-BRIEF”.

£100-120

1164 ✉ London. 1797-1904 Entires, covers and cards with various London Ship or Packet Letter handstamps, onewith boxed “M.B” and “(crown) / EXEMPT SHIP LR” (addressees name erased), also two cards with LondonMB datestamps. (24). £250-300

1165 ✉ London. 1810 Entire letter from Antwerp to London with scarce “SHIP / LETTER” datestamp (Rob. S16, onlyrecorded 1810-11), fine. £150-180

1166 ✉ London. 1875 (July 9) Entire from Brussels to London charged 1/2, with red “P94P / BRUXELLES” and oval“SHIP / (crown) / LETTER” (Rob. 11), fine and attractive. £100-120

1167 ✉ Marazion. 1814 Entire letter from Gixon to London with manuscript “ship letter” alongside a “MARAZION/ 289” mileage mark and a “SHIP-LRE” handstamp, recorded by Robertson as type S1 handstamp of Marazionbased on a single example but almost certainly applied in London, the reverse endorsed “forwarded by y.v.o.sOliver Gluyas, Marazion 7 June 1814” with a London c.d.s. A remarkable manuscript ship letter with the rareLondon Ship Lre handstamp added (possibly London type S34b with the “S” removed), 16 years before thefirst recorded ship letter handstamp of Marazion. One of known examples, both virtually identical letters toHuth & Co both carried from Spain on the same ship; the other example sold for £1,200 in the Argyll Etkinauction of 9th October 2015 (lot 1278). Photo on . £1,200-1,400

1168 ✉ Marazion. 1820 Entire letter from New York to London “pr Centerion Avery” with “MARAZION / SHIPLETTER” (S.2) and a London backstamp, scarce. Photo on Page 184. £220-260

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1169 ✉ Milford. 1811 Entire letter to Scotland written on H.C.S “Northampton” off the west coast of Africa, headed“at sea Lat. 5 Long. 22”. Handstamped red “MILFORD” with separate “SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S1) struckbelow and a Glasgow arrival datestamp, charged 1/7. The contents include “this letter goes to St Helena by theMarchioness of Exeter”. A very scarce ship letter handstamp, previously only recorded used in 1812 in red ink(and in 1810-11 in black), small corner fault at lower left, but a scarce ship letter, very unusual directed via St.Helena. Photo on Page 184. £300-350

1170 ✉ Penzance - India Letters. 1827-40 “INDIA LETTER / PENZANCE” handstamps comprising type In.1 inblack on an 1827 entire from Calcutta and In.2 in red (only recorded 1839-40) on 1839 entire letters withdatestamps of Sydney (Paid Ship Letter) or Hobart Town. (3). £120-150

1171 ✉ Portsmouth. 1847 Entire to London “pr American Eagle” with “PACKET LETTER / PORTSMOUTH”applied in error, overstruck by straight line “SHIP-LETTER” in London and charged 8d as a ship letter,backstamped at Portsmouth and London. An unusual error. £120-150

1172 ✉ Weymouth - India Letters. 1822-37 Entire letters from Cape Town (2) or Calcutta all with boxed “INDIALETTER / WEYMOUTH” type In.1 in black (2) or In.2 in red. (3). £100-120

1173 ✉ Yarmouth, Norfolk. 1810 Entire from Rotterdam to London with scarce oval “Ship Lre / (crown) /YARMOUTH” handstamp, only recorded 1808-10. Photo on Page 184. £250-300

Falmouth

1174 ✉ Packet Letter. 1809 Entire letter from Col. Mackinnon, Commander of the Reserve Brigade of the Anglo-Portuguese forces, written from Lisbon to his wife in Bath with black “FALMOUTH / PACKET-LETTER”(P2), minor central stain, otherwise fine, this handstamp in black only recorded in 1809. Also 1808 entire letterfrom the surgeon on H.M.S “Shark” at Port Royal, Jamaica, with circular Packet Letter type P1 in black, and1833 entire letter from Jamaica with boxed “1/2” of Falmouth in green. (3). £120-140

1175 ✉ Packet Letter - Leeward Islands. 1840 Entire letter from an Officer on H.M.S “Comus” at Port Royal,Jamaica, to Leeds, backstamped with undated “LEEWARD ISLAND / F” in green, a fine strike that displayswell. Photo on Page 184. £170-200

1176 ✉ 1827 Entire letter with oval “HOBART TOWN / V.D.L” and boxed “MISSENT TO / LONDON” backstamped“SHIP LETTER / FALMOUTH” (S7) in black, apparently charged at the India letter rate; and 1850 PricesCurrent from Bahia backstamped “FALMOUTH / SHIP LETTER” (S6) in blue, both scarce ship letterhandstamps in these colours. (2). £160-200

1177 ✉ 1858 Entire letter to Whitehaven bearing Victoria 3d pair (faults, one crossed by file fold) backstamped atWilliams Town, with the scarce “FALMOUTH-SHIP-LETTER” double arc datestamp (S.9) on both the frontand reverse, backstamped at Whitehaven and with two Hensingham undated circles. Photo on Page 184.

£200-240

1178 ✉ India Letters. 1840-49 Entire letters and entires all with “INDIA LETTER / FALMOUTH” handstamps,comprising type In3 in red (only recorded 1839-40 on 1840 entire letter from Bahia, type In.1 in red on 1842entire with a Cape town datestamp, and In.1 in blue (only recorded 1849-50 in this colour) on an 1849 entire,all fine. (3). £170-200

1179 ✉ 1862 (Apr 16) Stampless mourning cover to London with enclosed letter written from “Ship Reunion off theLizard”, the cover endorsed “Ship Letter unpaid”, but despite this it has been treated as an inland letter andcharged 2d, with a Falmouth c.d.s on the front and London backstamp. Opening tear at upper corner, otherwisefine and very unusual. £70-90

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Liverpool

1180 ✉ 1802-54 Entire letters, entires and covers with various Ship Letter handstamps including 1849 entire letterfrom Belfast with a 1d red cancelled upon arrival at Liverpool and a Ship Letter datestamp on reverse, oneletter with a light oval Quebec Ship Letter handstamps, two with New York forwarding agent cachets orendorsements. (20). £180-220

1181 ✉ 1824-34 Entire letters from India all with Liverpool India Letter handstamps, types In.1 (2) or In.2, Indiahandstamps include circular “MHOW / P.P” with manuscript date and oval framed “BAREILY / PT PD”. (3).

£100-120

1182 ✉ 1832-40 Entire letters from Sydney all with red Sydney Ship Letter Paid datestamps and Liverpool India Letterhandstamps, types In.1 or In.4 (2), also an 1830 entire letter from Sydney carried on the “Pacific” to Liverpoolwhere it was posted as an inland letter. One 1832 letter contains a long and interesting proposal by Capt. Henryto supply and visit all missionary stations of the Wesleyan and London Missionary Societies in the South Seasat least once a year for an annual payment of £650. The proposed service would sail from Sydney to NewZealand, the Friendly Islands, Society and adjacent islands. (4). £180-220

1183 ✉ 1841 Entire letter from Sydney to England with a red Paid Ship Letter Sydney datestamp, the prepaid 6d ratecancelled with the unusual erasure mark (LL250) clearly applied in Liverpool, probably used in the Ship LetterOffice, and replaced with an “8 charge mark, boxed Liverpool Ship datestamp on the reverse. £100-120

1184 ✉ 1852 (Apr 14) Stampless cover to Madeira with Preston c.d.s and Walton-Le-Dale undated circle, endorsed“via Liverpool per Steamer Bogota” prepaid 1/10. Red “SHIP LETTER / LONDON” and Paid datestamps(Apr. 15), backstamped black “SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL” c.d.s (also Apr. 15) obliterated by a “466”numeral and replaced by a similar c.d.s dated AP 16, the front endorsed “Received at the Ship Letter OfficeLPool 16th. Bogota sailed on the 15th”, charged “160” in Madeira. A few small edge faults, otherwise fine andvery unusual. Photo on Page 184. £120-150

1185 ✉ 1872 Stampless entire letter from Rio Grande to New York, posted at the British Post Office in Rio de Janeiro,sent by Pacific Steam Navigation Co “Cordillera” to Liverpool and then by the Cunard steamer “China”.Backstamped at Rio and with a superb “LIVERPOOL / P.S PACKET” c.d.s in black, a “1/- charge mark ofLiverpool crossed out with a “NEW YORK / 34 / U.S NOTES” c.d.s. A fine example of the scarce P.S Packetc.d.s (Rob. P25) used 1872-78 on mail carried by the PSNC. Photo on Page 186. £250-300

1186 ✉ 1873 Large part entire (front + lower flap, missing the upper and side flaps), from Lisbon to New York franked20r and 100r (2, one crossed by file fold), carried by PSNC steamer to Liverpool with scarce red “PAID /LIVERPOOL / P.S PACKET” c.d.s (Rob. P25a). An attractive example of this scarce Packet Letter datestamp.Photo on Page 184. £120-150

1187 ✉ 1876 Cover (embossed paper makers imprint from Valparaiso, Chile) to England, almost certainly from a NavalOfficer prepaid at the 1/- rate by twelve 1d reds (including a strip of six, one stamp torn), carried from SouthAmerica to Liverpool on the PSNC steamer “Sorata”, the stamps cancelled “466” upon arrival, with red “PAID/ LIVERPOOL / P.S PACKET” c.d.s (Rob. P25a). A very unusual use of this scarce Packet Letter c.d.s (onlyused on PSNC mails) on a Naval Officers rate cover. Photo on Page 186. £250-300

Transatlantic Mail

1188 ✉ 1796-1850 Entire letters and a wrapper including 1841 printed Prices Current prepaid to New York, sent viathe “Great Western” with the “8” charge unusually in red and a matching Ship Letter c.d.s, 1850 entire letterp. “Canada” to Boston prepaid 4/-, etc. (5). £140-160

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1189 ✉ � 1797-1862 Entire letters, covers, part cover and a piece all sent between G.B and the USA including 1862cover with “DETROIT AM. PKT / 21” c.d.s and unusual squat “1/-” charge mark probably applied on the AllanLine steamer; 1845 entire letter with “Cardiff N.J” Post Office manuscript endorsement sent to Cardiff inWales; 1849 part letter with scarce “91/2d” charge mark of Liverpool, forwarded with a 1d red, etc. (14).

£240-280

1190 ✉ � 1820-70 Entire letters, covers and a front all sent between G.B. and Canada including 1861 “PAID / DERRY/ COL. PACKET” c.d.s in red, 1821 London Ship Letter, the others all sent through Liverpool. Also two covers from Canada to USA carried by Cunard steamers on the final part of their transatlantic voyage toBoston. (25). £270-320

1191 ✉ Steamship “Sirius”. 1838 (May 1) Entire letter from New York to St. Nicolas in Belgium, addressed via Huth& Co in London and endorsed “P. Steamer Sirius”, backstamped with red “SHIP LETTER / FALMOUTH”(Rob. S7), London (May 21) and Belgium datestamps. Carried on the first return voyage of the British &American Steam Navigation Co. steamship “Sirius”, the first sailing of any steamship from the USA to Britain.Light file folds, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 186. £300-400

1192 ✉ S.S “President”. 1841 Entire letter from Leigh to Virginia “Per President (steamer) from Liverpool to NewYork” with a red Ship Letter Liverpool c.d.s (May 7), carried on the third and final Liverpool to New Yorkvoyage of the “President”, which disappeared without trace on the return voyage. Ex. Robertson. £100-120

1193 ✉ 1841 Entire letter from the USA to Liverpool endorsed by the Cunard steamer “Columbia”, backstamped withthe scarce circular “AMERICA / L” (Rob.P1), only used on Cunard contract mail in 1840 and 1841.

£150-180

1194 ✉ 1841 Entire letter from London to Quebec with the vary scarce dotted circle “L” c.d.s applied at Liverpool(Oct. 3, Rob. M22, only recorded 1841 on outgoing letters carried by Cunard Packets), rated 1/2, the redLondon Paid datestamp crossed out and a Canadian charge mark applied. A few small stain spots, otherwisefine and very scarce. Photo on Page 186. £150-200

1195 ✉ 1842-1902 Entire letters, covers and cards all with Liverpool Packet Letter handstamps, all transatlantic mailto or from Canada or the USA including 1858 cover bearing USA 12c pair tied by Norwich Ct. c.d.s, 1884entire letter to Vera Cruz with two 1883 4d green stamps tied by Liverpool squared circles with the “P.L.O”c.d.s on reverse, also 1857 entire letter to New York franked by 1/- pair (1/- postage + 1/- late fee) with fine“LIVERPOOL / F.R.H” datestamp on reverse, several endorsed via named ships. (22). £200-250

1196 ✉ 1842-59 Entire letters sent between USA and France via Liverpool, comprising 1856 cover from Havre to NewYork bearing France imperf 10c (2, one crossed by file fold) and 80c tied by “5 / N. YORK BR. PKT” c.d.s;stampless cover from Paris to Augusta with red boxed “Br. Service”; and cover from New Orleans to Paris withBoston and New York Forwarding Agents cachets, “PR ARCADIA” cachet (applied by the Boston F.A C.WWard) and red boxed “PACKET LETTER” of London. £100-120

1197 ✉ 1850 Stampless entire from New York to London, carried on the “Europa”, handstamped upon arrival atLiverpool with oval “AMERICA” datestamp (Rob. P3) in black, an inspectors handstamp and 1/- charge mark.A fine example of this very scarce Packet Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 186. £150-180

1198 ✉ 1850 Entire letter from Liverpool to New Orleans, the 1/- packet rate paid by a 2d blue and embossed 10dbrown (cut square, just touched at left) each cancelled “466” and tied by the red New York arrival c.d.s. Also another cover only franked by an embossed 10d, unpaid by 2d so treated as unpaid, water stained with the2d stamp possibly having floated off. The first a fine entire. (2). Photo on Page 186. £200-250

1199 ✉ 1853 Stampless printed Tobacco Circular from New York to Bristol carried by the Collins steamer “Baltic” andendorsed “Open Circular”, handstamped upon arrival at Liverpool with green oval “AMERICA” datestamp(Rob. P3) and a “2” charge mark. Small fault at left, otherwise fine. A scarce Packet Letter handstamp, veryunusual on a circular charged at the 2d unpaid printed matter rate. £200-250

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1200 ✉ Printed Matter. 1855-80 Printed circulars, the first from London to the USA, privately carried and posted inBoston franked imperf 1c, the other two from Liverpool to Canada franked 1/2d. (3). £100-120

1201 ✉ 1855-56 Covers from York or Liverpool to Canada both sent via the USA but only franked by a 1d red, andtherefore treated as totally unpaid, the York cover with a 1/- charge mark of Liverpool and 1/4 Cy charge; theother with “7d” deficiency and “10d Cy” charge. An attractive pair showing differing rates by British or USPacket, the Liverpool cover with a spoon cancel. (2). £100-120

1202 ✉ 1858-63 Underpaid Packet Letters between G.B and the USA, with 1858 entire letter from Newcastle-on-Tyneto the USA franked 1/-, endorsed “Above 1/2 oz” with “38 / CENTS” accountancy mark altered to 48 cents; and1863 cover from Dallas, Oregon to England franked by six 10c stamps (one with faults) paying the 1oz rate,but apparently weighing 3oz so endorsed “Insuf. Paid due $1.16”, marked “12” and strangely “2d to pay”. A few creases but an early cover from Oregon State, and an unusual pair of overweight covers. (2). Photo onPage 219. £280-350

1203 ✉ 1860 Covers franked 1d to New York or Richmond handstamped “ADVERTISED” or “ADVERTISED /1CENT”, returned with red “SENT BACK TO ENGLAND / WITHOUT A REASON / FOR NON-DELIVERY” apparently applied in Liverpool, the cover to Richmond fine and attractive, the other with faults.(2). Photo on . £150-180

1204 ✉ 1863 Stampless cover to England with “DETROIT AM PKT / 21” c.d.s (Feb 12) and an unusual squat “1/-”charge mark possibly applied on the Allan Line Steamer “Bohemian” which left Portland on Feb. 14th,backstamped at Launceston (Feb. 27), light horizontal fold, otherwise fine. £80-100

1205 ✉ 1867-68 Unpaid entire letters from Liverpool to the USA, the first to New Orleans “pr China via Queenstown”with “48” charge altered to “38” and circular “62 / IN U.S NOTES”; the other “P. city of Baltimore viaQueenstown”, with Boston “21 US NOTES” c.d.s, both with Liverpool P.L.O datestamps. (2). £100-120

1206 ✉ 1909-23 Picture postcards from USA to England all franked 1c, with “SPO / 5”, “SPO / 9” or U.S SEA P.O /1” T handstamps applied in the US to England Sea Post Office, charged 1d (2) or 11/2d. (3). £80-100

Wreck Covers

1207 Brig “Agir”. 1817 (Dec 17) Legal document describing the voyage of the “Agir”, bound from Copenhagen toMalaga, and her wreck at Bearness on the Orkney island of Sanday, sworn before a notary public at Kirkwallwith an embossed 5/- revenue stamp and printed 2/- paper duty stamp. £50-60

1208 ✉ S.V “Barbados”. 1815 (June 20) Entire letter from Charleston to Scotland, extensively waterstained, theaddress panel also with a small hole and large tear (stuck together internally with a white label, which couldeasily be removed and the repair greatly improved), handstamped “LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER” with a redEdinburgh c.d.s (Aug 1). Carried on the S.V “Barbados” which sheltered off the Isle of Wight for repairs afterbeing damaged and driven off course, some of its mail clearly being seriously damaged by seawater. A scarceearly item. £160-180

1209 ✉ S.S “Eider”. 1892 (Jan 20) Cover from Philadelphia to England, water stained with the stamp washed off, witha red “LONDON / PAID / 16 FE 92” c.d.s, the reverse with a “Found Open and Officially Sealed” label tiedby a Bradford arrival c.d.s, and a further Philadelphia duplex. The German steamer “Eider” sailed from NewYork to Southampton but stranded on January 31st on the Atherfield Ledge near St. Catherine’s Point on theIsle of Wight. The passengers and some mail were landed the following evening, with the majority of the mailssalvaged by February 8th. A further 15 sacks were salvaged on March 2nd, a final sack apparently being foundin the “Eider” when she was refloated on March 29th. A fine cover, from the first mails recovered from theship, apparently delivered before the explanatory handstamps were prepared. £70-80

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1210 ✉ � S.S “St Paul”. 1897 (June 15) Cover from New York franked 5c, a front from New York with the stamp washedoff and a 2c stationery envelope piece from Muncie, Ind. (June 14) with other stamps washed off, all withviolet boxed “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER” and a red London Paid c.d.s (June 24). Allsent on the “St Paul” which left New York on June 16th arriving at Southampton on the 23rd, the mails havingbeen water damaged, probably the result of flooding of the mail hold. (3). £240-280

1211 ✉ S.S “St. Paul”. 1897 (June 9) Cover from San Francisco to Bowmore, Islay, the stamp washed off with a redLondon Paid c.d.s (June 24) and boxed “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER”, the reverse withan Officially Sealed label and datestamps of Greenock and Bowmore. £100-120

1212 ✉ 1899 (Nov 3) Cover from Caudry, France to Nottingham, the stamp washed off, with a red London OfficialPaid c.d.s (Nov 4) and violet boxed “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER”, unrecorded byHoggarth & Gwynn; and 1907 (July 15) picture postcard from Toronto to Sussex with the stamp washed off,a triangular “I.S” handstamp applied where the stamp had been and violet boxed “DAMAGED BYIMMERSION / IN SEA WATER - I.S”, carried on the S.S “Kronprinz Wilhem”. (2). £100-120

1213 ✉ S.S “Berlin”. 1907 (Feb 20) Postcard from London to Amsterdam with KEVII 1/2d cancelled “FS”,handstamped violet “BESCHADIGD DOOR RAMP / HARWICH BOOT” with an Amsterdam arrival c.d.s(Feb 21). From the Great Eastern Railway Co. cross-channel steamer which sailed from Harwich to the Hookof Holland on the evening of April 20th, but was wrecked the following morning in a heavy storm at theentrance to the River Maas, 165 passengers and crew drowning. A fine and attractive card. £100-120

1214 ✉ 1915-38 Covers to G.B. with differing “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER” (3) or“DAMAGED BY SEA WATER” cachets, comprising 21 May 1915 registered cover with G.B 1d strip of threecancelled in London and bearing a London I.S registration label (probably Naval origin); 22 April 1918 coverfrom South Africa, from the “Kenilworth Castle” which collided with another ship in the Channel; 8 Dec 1919from New York, carried on the “Imperator”; or 30 May 1938 from Wellington, carried on the “Empire Star”.(4). £150-180

1215 ✉ S.S “Sussex”. 1916 (Mar 23) Cover from London to India, the stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed“DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN WATER”, arrival backstamps (Apr 25). The L.B&S.C Railway Co.steamer was torpedoed whilst crossing the Channel from Folkestone to Dieppe on March 24th, and was towedinto Boulogne the following day. £100-150

1216 ✉ S.S “Norwegian”. 1917 (Feb 25/26) Cover and picture postcard from New York and a picture postcard fromJapan (Jan 28), all with their stamps soaked off, handstamped “DAMAGED BY SEA WATER” (2) or violetboxed “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER”. The S.S “Norwegian” beached off the Irish Coaston March 13th following an explosion probably caused by a mine, which killed five people. (3). £100-120

1217 ✉ S.S “Shirala”. 1918 (June 25) Parcel despatch note from London to Cairo with a C.O.D label tied by FinsburySquare c.d.s, handstamped “PARCEL LOST AT SEA”. The “Shirala” was torpedoed off the Isle of Wight onJune 30th bound for Egypt and India; two covers are recorded from the wreck and three despatch notes forparcels lost in this incident are known with this “Parcel Lost” cachet. Creased but very unusual and scarce.Photo on Page 190. £150-200

1218 ✉ S.S “Ville de Liege”. 1929 (Feb 11) Cover from Ghent to Manchester, the stamp washed off, handstamped“DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER”. The cross channel steamer “Ville de Liege” ran aground at the entrance toDover harbour on February 11th and was then driven on to rocks near the breakwater. The ship was eventuallybrought into dry dock on March 6th and sailed to Antwerp for repairs on March 17th. A fine and scarce cover.Photo on Page 190. £150-180

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1219 ✉ 1940-70 WW2 and later covers with various cachets comprising “SALVED FROM THE SEA” (5),“DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER” (2), “DAMAGED BY SEA WATER” (7), “SALVAGEDMAIL” or “SALVAGED FROM SEA”, including 1940 covers from the S.S “Eros” torpedoed off Ireland (3,one from Japan), 1941 covers from S.S “Alhena” which ran aground off Co. Down (3, one to Greece with “NOSERVICE / RETURN TO SENDER”), 1942 cover from S.S “Empire Kingfisher” which sank off Nova Scotia,other unidentified WW2 incidents (7), 1954 cover from Singapore to G.B (unrecorded by Hoggarth &Gwynn), 1955 cover from Chile carried on the S.S “Loide-Cuba”, and a 1970 air letter returned from HongKong. (17). £300-350

Military, P.O.W & Naval Mail(Also see lots 3, 4, 98-149, 213, 268, 722, 723, 739-743, 1109-1111, 1174, 1279, 1295, 1296, 1301, 1302)

1220 ✉ Seven Years War. 1762 (Aug 14) Letter written by Lt. Col Henry St. John of the 91st Regt. from PinnheteCamp, unfortunately missing the outer address sheet, but an interesting letter, sent to a colleague who has beeninvolved in the capture of Martinique and Havana. He tells of the regiment’s arrival at Lisbon, encampment atSantarem and Abrantis, and the pitiful state of the Portuguese and their idle and ignorant Officers; the Spanishhave an army of 30,000 near Almeida and are going to besiege that town. The Spanish invaded Portugal inJanuary 1762, the short campaign ending with an armistice in November. £200-250

1221 ✉ 1794 (Nov 10) Entire letter written by Alexander McDonald, Ensign in the 55th Regt, Army of His RoyalHighness the Duke of York serving on the continent, headed from “Valbut, near the walls”, describing a battlesix days earlier near Nijmegen in which 20 privates and 3 officers in the regiment were wounded. Addressedto “Strathaird, Isle of Sky, P. Edinr, Sconcer, N.B” with a “LONDON SHIP-LRE” handstamp (Rob S3).

£100-150

1222 ✉ 1795-1801 Entire letters (4) from J. Munsie to his father, a cabinet maker in Glasgow, the final letter fromWoolwich prepaid at the 1d concession rate; 1800 entire letter from Sergt McKenzie in the Regt. of the Islessent at the 1d soldiers rate from Whitehaven to the Isle of Skye “by Inverness and Sconser”, and 1803 entireletter sent within London containing a printed list of promotions in the ‘L.H.V’, the two soldiers rate letterswith some faults. (6). £100-120

1223 ✉ 1805 Entire letter to Campbeltown written from Lower Hope by a Lieutenant on H.M.S “Quebec”, a blockadefrigate belonging to Trinity House, the address panel endorsed “First day of Janry 1805. H.M Ship Quebec,Archd McNeilage Lieutenant” and prepaid at the 1d concession rate, with a Grays handstamp and red LondonPaid datestamp. An unusual 1d rate letter actually sent by the Commanding Officer on the ship, and not by oneof the crew. Photo on Page 190. £180-200

1224 ✉ Napoleonic Wars - Prisoner of War Mail. 1809 (May 18) Entire letter from Pierre Chevalier, a Prisoner ofWar in Wincanton, addressed to St. Malo endorsed “C.P P.Cartel”, charged 5 decimes. Chevalier died whilst aP.O.W at Wincanton and is buried in the parish church. A little splitting at the folds, otherwise fine and a scarcecartel endorsement. Photo on Page 190. £650-750

1225 ✉ Napoleonic Wars - Prisoner of War Mail. 1810 (28 Sept.) Entire letter from William Richard Ellis Stone, aBritish P.O.W in Brussels, sent to the Minister of War in Paris with red “94 / BRUXELLES”; Stone has seenthat an exchange of Prisoners is to take place between England and France and asks for his name to be removedfrom the list of P.O.Ws at that time as he has lived peacefully in Brussels for eight years, has an establishmentthere and is married to a local lady. Also an 1809 letter from the Ambassador of Venice and Rome in London,written to Sir Rupert George of the Transport Board, asking for a P.O.W Giuseppe Tonon to be released or hissituation ameliorated, no address panel. (2). £220-260

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1226 ✉ 1814 Entire letter from R.J. Adeane, late Colonel of the Cambridgeshire Fencible Cavalry, testifying that JohnBendall served in the regiment from 1794 until the reduction of the regiment at Navan in 1800, prepaid at thesoldiers 1d concession rate from Cambridge to “John Bendall at the Kings Head Westminster, Orderly Roomof the 2 Royal Veterans Battalion, London, with speed”. Handstamped with a London Paid datestamp, circular“MORE / TO / PAY” and the scarce boxed “NOT ACCORDING / TO THE ACT” and charged a further 7d.Disallowed at the 1d rate because Bendall’s rank was not stated, very scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 190.

£400-500

1227 ✉ 1d Concession Rate - Jamaica/Bahamas. 1835 Entire letter to Southampton, headed “From Alexander Spainon board His Majestys Brig Wasp”, countersigned by the commanding Officer, landed at Liverpool where itwas handstamped red oval framed “Paid 1” (LL152) with a Liverpool c.d.s on the reverse. The letter is headedfrom Port Royal, Jamaica (Feb 12) and tells of the various West Indies islands visited, and continues a monthlater from Nassau, Bahamas, when it includes “Since writing the first part of this letter we have been withtroops to Honduras in New Spain and thence to this place on the same errand. May perhaps proceed from thisto Bermuda but it is uncertain - continue direct to Port Royal Jamaica or elsewhere”. Some folds a little splitand reinforced and a 55mm tear through the address panel, nevertheless a rare sailors letter from the Bahamasand an exceptional use of this “Paid 1” Handstamp (usually found on local Liverpool letters) applied to anincoming sailors concession rate letter, that was presumably accompanied by a 1d coin for prepayment. Photoon Page 190. £200-250

1228 ✉ Crimean War. 1855 Cover with enclosed letter from Baldwin Bastard written at Camp, 3rd Division, the coverendorsed “Officers letter from the Crimea” and addressed to Rome with partial “ESCADRE DE LAMEDITERRANEE” c.d.s. A very unusual destination for mail from a British Officer in the Crimea, with theFrench naval mail c.d.s. Photo on Page 190. £150-180

1229 ✉ Crimean War. 1856 Stampless cover to Germany with “ESCAD. DE LA MEDITEE / MARSEILLE” c.d.s(Jan 1) on the front, backstamped “POST-OFFICE / B / BRITISH-ARMY” c.d.s. An unusual destination andcombination of British and French forces datestamps. Photo on Page 193. £250-300

1230 ✉ Crimean War. 1856 Stampless cover with “COMMISSARIAT / (crown)” embossed on the flap, addressed toDublin and headed “From Qr Master Serjt. K. Delaney 91 Regt”, charged 4d (2d unpaid soldiers concessionrate + ship letter gratuity of 2d), the reverse with “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of London and datestamps ofLondon and Dublin. The enclosed letter headed “On Board Her Majesty’s Ship Rodney in harbour, Corunna,Spain, 18 July 1856” includes “we are making a slow passage having left the Crimea on the 15th June. Wecalled at Constantinople & Malta, left Malta 23 June and lay becalmed 4 days, reached Gibraltar on the 7th,left it on the 9th, anchored at Cascais Bay a night, it is at the mouth of the Tagus near the capital of Portugal“Lisbon”, left for home but wind so contrary beat about Cape Finister north of Spain 8 hours and anchoredlast night at 8 p.m in this harbour of Corunna ..... We are sailing in company with the steamer Furious havingon board 5 Comps of the 19 Regt. We have 42 Regt on board consisting of 6 Cos. ....... the whole Regimentconsisting on board of 29 Officers & 755 men are all well”. A very unusual cover from a troopship returningfrom the Crimea, sent as a ship letter at the concessionary rate. Photo on Page 193. £200-240

1231 ✉ 1869 (May 5) Stampless cover to London endorsed “Officers Letter No Stamps Procurable”, from West Africacarried on the British and Africa S.N Co “Congo” to Liverpool, with a “6d” charge mark, backstamped boxedLiverpool Ship datestamp (June 12) and in London. An unusual cover, believed to have originated from H.M.S“Plover”. Seal missing and a few other minor faults. £100-120

1232 ✉ 1886 Cover with an enclosed letter from a Naval Officer on H.M.S “Sylvia” at Teneriffe, franked G.B 21/2dlilac cancelled “466” upon arrival at Liverpool, with red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET” c.d.s, veryfine. £100-120

1233 ✉ 1916-17 Stampless covers inscribed “S.M” and endorsed from a Belgian soldier at Elisabethville, both withthe double circle “ELISABETHVILLE, BIRTLEY / Co DURHAM” c.d.s. Elisabethville was established as avillage for Belgian refugees and wounded soldiers, and was the site of the largest armaments factories in thecountry. A few minor faults. (2). £100-120

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1234 ✉ 1916-18 Covers comprising 1916 cover from Vice Admiral Lord Charles Dundas with KGV 1d tied by redboxed “K (crown) M / PRIVILEGED” and a London S.W machine; 1914 Field Service card to the Hants RegtDepot endorsed “accelerated postcard” with A.P.O 43 c.d.s and a War Office cachet, the reverse with a list ofOfficers of the Regt.; and an imitation P.O.W lettersheet dropped by balloon over German lines. Also a c.1918leaflet headed “Aeroplane Circular” advertising War Savings Week in Maidstone, dropped over the town froman aeroplane. (4). £130-160

1235 ✉ Danzig. 1920 (Feb 6) Picture postcard with “FIELD POST OFFICE H.2” c.d.s, used by the British forcesoverseeing the plebiscite in Danzig. Also 1920 postcard franked 1d tied by British A.P.O Constantinople c.d.s(July 1) addressed to a soldier at “A.P.O H2, British forces in East Prussia”. A scarce pair, to and from theplebiscite forces. (2). £160-180

Official Mail1236 ✉ � 1872-1975 Covers and cards (37), pieces or registration labels (8) from the Money Order Department or Post

Office Savings Bank including 1822 and 1881 entire letters returning unsigned Money Orders, M.O.Ddatestamps with 1938 c.d.s on cover to Demerara handstamped red circular “OFFICIAL / PAID / B.GUIANA”, cachets, red P.O.S.B machine cancels, etc., also a 1937 British Money Order for 1d with LondonChief Office c.d.s. (46). £150-180

Pictorial Envelopes1237 ✉ 1840 Hume Tourist Envelope No. 1, “50 Miles Round Stirling”, state A, depicting a map of the Stirling area

on the reverse with details of four walks on the flaps, the front with four views including Stirling Castle and afurther map around the address panel, a few tiny tone spots, otherwise superb unused, very attractive and rarein such fresh condition. Photo on Page 195. £500-700

1238 ✉ 1840 Hume Tourist Envelope No. 3, “50 Miles Round Ediburgh and Leith”, state D, the reverse depicting amap of the Edinburgh area with details of walks on the flaps, the front with five views including Leith Harbour,Edinburgh from Calton hill and Edinburgh from Corstorphine Hill, superb unused, very attractive and rare insuch fresh condition. Photo on Page 195. £500-700

Postage Due Mail(Also see lots 240, 242, 453, 463, 1189, 1199, 1204, 1206, 1231, 1390, 1392, 1400)

1239 ✉ 1842-1903 Covers and cards, most charged upon redirection (9), one franked by a 1d red pair but only charged 1d upon redirection, probably in error, also 1870 unpaid cover from Hamburg to London endorsed “P.John Bulls, B. of Lading” and charged inland postage only as a consignee’s letter with a “2d” charge mark, etc.(13). £140-160

1240 ✉ 1856-72 Covers from Liverpool, the first to India franked 9d with boxed “EXCG / Oz / DEFICIENT-POSTAGE (4) / FINE 9d” and circular framed “ST BG / A-P / 8-8”; the other franked 1/- to Cape town withunframed “DEFICIENT POSTAGE (1/-) / HALF FINE (6)” charged 2/-. (2). £120-150

1241 ✉ 1863-70 Covers from Liverpool to France (2) or Spain (2), one cover to France only franked 1d handstamped“INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED” and charged 7 decimes; the others paid the correct single rate of 4d toFrance or 6d to Spain (2) but overweight with “PD” handstamps obliterated by an erasure mark, “51” numeralof the London Inland Branch or the scarce “T.O.1” numeral, charged 12 decimes or 4 Reals. (4). £150-180

1242 ✉ Printed Matter. 1866 Printed Prices Current from Liverpool both franked by a 1d red but underpaid for the2d rate, one a cotton circular “registered for transmission abroad” to Germany via Ostend handstamped“INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED” with a “2d” charge mark in black, the other to Sweden endorsed “Opencircular via France” charged 12ore. (2). £80-100

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1243 ✉ 1874-77 Covers from the USA both only franked at the inland rate of 3c, the first handstamped“INSUFFICIENTLY / PAID” with a fancy “41/2” charge mark, the second handstamped “T” and “15” with a“31/2D”charge mark. The 1877 cover with opening tear at base, otherwise both fine, an interesting pair showingthe differing methods of charging mail prior to the G.P.U and in the 1875-79 G.P.U period. (2). £100-120

1244 ✉ 1874 Cover from Santiago to Germany sent via Panama and the British P.O in Callao, franked 5c pair, with therare circular “1/5 / UNPAID” applied in the London Foreign Branch, backstamped at Callao British P.O,London and Hamburg. Some light staining, very few examples recorded of this 1/5 charge mark. Photo onPage 193. £350-400

1245 ✉ Registered Mail. 1905 Cover franked 1d, compulsory registered and charged 4d with a “Caution” label on thereverse; 1916 and 1959 registered covers posted out of course and charged, the 1916 cover from Glasgow withan unusual boxed “4d” charge mark. (3). £80-100

1246 ✉ Invalid Stamps. 1906 Cover from London to passenger on the S.S “Magdalena” at Lisbon franked by a QV21/2d postal stationery cut-out and a 1d revenue stamp embossed on white paper, the 21/2d stamp cancelled bya London E.C c.d.s, the embossed revenue disallowed and therefore uncancelled, both stamps then tied by a“T / C.68” handstamp applied on the London & Dover T.P.O. The reverse bears a 100r due cancelled in Lisbon.Opened out to display the reverse, otherwise mainly fine and very unusual. £180-220

Postal Stationery(Also see lots 454, 846, 908, 911, 1137, 1150-1152, 1347, 1348)

1247 �E 1839 Treasury Essay for a letter sheet printed in brown by Charles Whiting, inscribed “HARWOODSENVELOPES”, some staining mainly to the two left corners, four closed edge tears each up to 1cm into thedesign and some light creasing. A very presentable example of this scarce and attractive Treasury Essay. Photoon Page 193. £250-350

1248 �E 1839 Essay for a lettersheet inscribed “POST OFFICE PERMIT / PRICE 1d. MATTER NOT TO EXCEEDIN WEIGHT 1/2 OUNCE”, in blue on wove paper, printed by Charles Whiting for the Mercantile Committeeas part of their campaign for cheap postage. Light stains and some thins, two tiny tears at upper edge and aone inch tear at left, still very scarce in this colour. Also 1837 London District Post 1d yellow and 2d greenlettersheet essays printed by Whiting, folded but otherwise largely fine. (3). Photo on Page 162. £200-250

1249 ✉ �F Mulreadys. Unused 1d Lettersheet stereo A35 (light crease, otherwise superb unfolded) and 2d lettersheetstereo a90 (minor soiling, reverse faults), also 1d Lord Holland and “Amsterdam” forgeries and a reproduction2d lettersheet, and two DeraedeMaeker reprints of Southgate caricatures. (7). £100-120

1250 �S 1841 Edinburgh G.P.O Post Office Notices sent out by E.S Lees, April 1841 notice enclosing a specimen ofthe new 2d envelope, the sale of which was then confined to the London 2d Post area, with an attached 2denvelope handstamped red “Specimen”, and the right portion only of the notice to all Postmasters enclosingspecimens of the new 1d and 2d postage labels and envelopes and announcing the intention to alter theobliterating ink from red to black (the left half, which bore the labels and envelopes, removed and missing).S.G. PN4, £3,800. (+ part PN3). (2). £400-500

1251 1905 Printed regulations for “Impressed Stamps on Post-cards”, and 1918 “Regulations under which unfoldedpaper intended for envelopes and cardboard intended for letter cards are received at the Inland Revenue Office,Somerset House, to be impressed with stamps to denote the rate of postage”, the first with some folds and edgefaults. 3,000 Copies of each notice were printed but very few examples still survive (2). £80-100

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Envelopes & Lettersheets

1252 ✉ �S 1842-1901 Unused and used QV envelopes, many on pages identified by Huggins catalogue number including1d Pinks on Mulready or silk thread papers, 2d envelopes Specimen or unused (3), number “8” in MalteseCross cancels (2), 1876 dated 1d pink envelope attached to a De La Rue appendix page, albino impressionC.T.O with an 1884 c.d.s, various “Specimen” handstamps, etc. (181). £200-250

1253 ✉ �S 1844-58 1d Pink lettersheets overprinted Specimen (2), unused (2, one on blue paper) or used (7, one on bluepaper, one bearing a 2d blue). LP2/46. (11). £100-150

1254 ✉ 1852 (Dec 21) 1d Pink postal stationery envelope sent locally in St. Columb, the stamp cancelled by the St.Columb double arc datestamp in blue-green, a very unusual and scarce cancel. £130-160

1255 ✉ �S 1902-34 KEVII (32) and KGV (52) envelopes used and unused including KEVII 1d size J (EP45) used (2);KGV 1/2d on buff paper, size M with both flap types (EP58/59) unused (2) and used (2); 2d size E (EP62)unused and used; 1d size E (EP64) unused; 2d revalued to 11/2d (EP65) with triangular “946” handstampunused; 1924 B.E.E 11/2d first day use; albino or underinked impressions, Specimen handstamps, 1/2d envelopeused to Lundy Island in 1942 with six Lundy stamps, etc. (84). £200-250

1256 ✉ �S 1939-82 KGVI (27) and QEII (188) envelopes, including scarce KGVI 1d size G (EP75) unused or used (2,one to Lundy Island with three Lundy stamps, unpriced used by Huggins & Baker), also some wrapper bands,School Specimen overprints, albino or underinked stamps, etc. (215). £250-300

1257 ✉ QV-QEII P.T.P.O and Post Office issue envelopes mint and used, sorted by Huggins catalogue number in threeboxes, some complete bundles with wrapper bands, a few with compound dies. (100s). £200-250

1258 �P �S Die Proofs of P.T.P.O envelope stamps overprinted “SPECIMEN”, comprising QV dated 2d pale blue (2), 3dcarmine, 6d purple (2), 1/- green, 11/2d lilac rose, 11/2d brown (type 6b, dated 1890), 21/2d lake, undated 1d pink,also KGV 1913 1/2d green, various types of handstruck or printed Specimen overprints, mainly fine. (11).Photo on Page 160. £300-400

1259 ✉ QV-QEII P.T.P.O Stationery with QV lettersheets (4), KEVII 1/- green unused, KGV and KGVI embossedstamps on newspaper wrappers (5) and a good range of QEII 1968-71 envelopes on pages. (92). £100-120

1260 ✉ 1888 1d Pink P.T.P.O lettersheet produced by The Anglo-Colonial Letter Co. Ltd in London and sold for 1/2d,containing 27 adverts for bird cages, medicines, cake flour, mustard oil, cash registers, The MiddlesexHospital, lemon squeezers, gas lamps, shirts, shoes, pianos, false teeth, tea, a hair dresser, a brewery, Spanishwine, etc., several illustrated. Superb unused, the reverse with a cachet of the retailer in Cambridge, scarce sofine. £200-300

1261 ✉ 1891 1d Pink P.T.P.O lettersheet produced by The Half-Price Closed Letter Co. Ltd of London and sold for 1/2d,containing 32 adverts for medicines and pills, City School of Chemistry, books, tea, perfume, cod liver oil, theR.S.P.C.A, water distillers, toilet powder, a tailor, children’s shampoo, etc., several illustrated including twofine coloured pictures by George Cruikshank advertising local monopolies for selling these lettersheets, alsoan illustration of a Friar advertising “The Friar” perfume. The lettersheet shows Henry Court’s Patent SafetyEnvelope sealing device, the adverts printed separately on thin card and pasted within, the coloured advertprinted on a further separate sheet of paper and affixed within. Enclosed is a separate advert for The Half-Penny Letter Post Co. Ltd advertising lettersheets, which may possibly not have been included within thislettersheet when sold. The attached blank sheet of letter paper removed, otherwise complete and one of themost attractive and unusual examples of these advertising lettersheets we have seen, posted from Paddingtonto Nottingham, very rare. £300-400

1262 ✉ 1903 KEVII 10d Brown P.T.P.O envelope unused. This 10d die was intended for telegraph forms only, justthree unused examples and a single used example struck on envelopes recorded by Huggins/Baker. Fine andvery rare. ESP39. Photo on Page 193. £200-300

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1263 ✉ QV P.T.P.O Compound printing envelopes and wrapper with two stamps unused (25) or used (18), includingESC 27, 76 and 186 used (all listed as very rare or not recorded by Huggins/Baker), also 6d + 1/- + 1/- envelope(ESC 406) used to Canada uprated 1/2d, 1d, 6d and 10d, and QV 11/2d + KEVII 1d (ESCP 523) unused and used.(46). £250-350

1264 ✉ � KEVII-KGVI P.T.P.O Compound printing envelopes and wrappers with two stamps comprising KEVII unusedor used (3 + 3 pieces), KGV used (8) and a fine range of KGVI issues unused (16, with rare ESC 825, 834,835) or used (21, with rare ESC 804, 811, 834, 836, 844), also KGVI envelopes with three stamps unused (2)or used (2), a fine lot. (55). £200-300

1265 ✉ KGVI and QEII Compound printing P.T.P.O envelopes and wrappers, all with two stamps, including KGVI +QEII issues unused (7) and used (4), QEII + KGVI issues unused (9, with rare ESC972, 973, 979, 980, 981)or used (4), and 1954-71 QEII issues unused (61) and used (30), many scarce items including ESC 890, 901,903, 904 unused, ESC 885, 888, 898-901, 905 etc. used. Also three stamp compound printings unused (2) orused (ESC966B). A fine and scarce group. (118). £300-400

1266 ✉ Official Envelopes. QV Envelopes unused comprising 1d Inland Revenue (4, EO25/6, 32/3) and Board ofAgriculture (EO24, central vertical fold but very rare) and 3d Inland Revenue (EO42, central vertical fold andsome staining), also KEVII 1d Inland Revenue envelopes EO54 unused and used. (8). £150-180

Telegraph Forms

1267 ✉ �S QV-KGV Post Office Telegraph forms for public use with QV 6d (5), KEVII 10d with Specimen overprint,KGV 6d types TP19 (2, one with an added 3d stamp) or TP25 (2) or 9d (5, one with “9d” handstamp alteringthe 6d value at left), and KGV Stock Exchange forms comprising 9d + 3d (2) or 1/-, various sub-types, allunused, nearly all very fine. (18). £200-250

Postcards and Reply Cards

1268 ✉ 1870 (Oct 1) 1/2d Violet court size postcard to Ireland, cancelled on the First Day of Issue with a fineBirkenhead c.d.s, backstamped at Belfast and Holywood on October 3rd. A fine first day use. Photo on Page199. £250-300

1269 ✉ 1877 QV 11/4d Postal stationery postcard from Newcastle on Tyne to France with a cachet of the senderhandstamped on the front, therefore handstamped “Contrary to regulations / F.B” in red in London andreturned to the sender. Only the address was permitted on the front of postcards; if anything else appearedcards were supposed to be charged as underpaid letters if addressed internally or returned if addressed abroad,though this rarely occurred. Horizontal crease, unusual and scarce. £100-120

1270 ✉ 1885 QV 1/2d Violet postal stationery postcard used within Canada, from Johnson to Toronto with datestampsof both places, incorrectly accepted as valid and not charged. A most unusual overseas use of the first G.B.postcard. Photo on Page 199. £150-180

1271 ✉ �S QV-QEII Postcards unused, used and specimen, the extensive lot including many reply cards with somereturned halves or complete used cards, Specimen and School Specimen overprints, KGV Field Service cardsand Wembley cards, KGVI dry print varieties (2), better unused cards noted including CP69 (2), 70, 72, 97,98 (2, one uprated with 1/2d stamp), etc. (100s) £300-400

1272 ✉ �S 1889 3d British Empire rate postcards overprinted Specimen (2), unused or superb used from Richmond toIndia, also the printed label from a packet of 60 of these cards. The used card scarce and an early use in October1889. (5). £140-160

1273 ✉ QV-QEII P.T.P.O Postcards unused and used, QV issues (26) with embossed 1/2d pink cards (8) and mis-cutcards, KEVII issues (8) and KGV cards (25) with uncut 1d pairs (2) or a strip of three, scarcer largeunregulated sizes, 2d orange used (2), KGVI (24) and QEII (138) cards with uncut blocks of four (2), replycards, advert cards and many scarcer items. A good lot, careful viewing recommended (221). £350-450

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1274 ✉ 1880 1/2d Pink P.T.P.O postcard with an attractive coloured advert for J.C & J. Field candle works in Londonprinted on the reverse, posted within Manchester; and 1889 1/2d brown P.T.P.O postcard superb unused with sixadverts printed around the edges of the reverse, published by the Anglo-Colonial Letter Co. Ltd and sold at 1dfor three cards. (2). £100-120

1275 ✉ 1893 Embossed 1/2d vermilion P.T.P.O postcards, size a with arms posted within London (23 May 1893, twoyears before the issue date given by Huggins/Baker) or unused, and size d without arms and “House ofCommons” crest embossed on the reverse, unused. The used card with some creasing, lower right corner bendand some paper/glue adherence to reverse, the unused cards fine, very scarce. CS6/7. (3). £200-250

1276 ✉ 1896 Embossed 1/2d + 1/2d vermilion P.T.P.O reply card posted within London, the unused reply card stillattached, fine and exceptionally rare. CS8. Photo on Page 199. £200-250

1277 ✉ KGV and KGVI P.T.P.O Postcards with embossed stamps comprising KGV 1/2d (3) and 1d unused, KGVI 1/2d(CS94, rare) and 1d used. (6). £100-120

1278 ✉ KGVI and QEII Post Office issue postcards mint and used sorted by Huggins number in a shoebox, some incomplete bundles with wrapper bands, also KGV P.T.P.O card size c, no arms, with embossed 1d stamp,unused. (100s). £100-120

1279 ✉ Admiralty Official Postcards. 1904 KEVII 1/2d Postcards overprinted “Admiralty Official”, overprint type Iused from New Brompton to Sheerness, overprint type II used from London E.C to a Midshipman at Harrowconcerning applying for a gunnery course at Whale Island (H.M.S Excellent). The first a little creased with aheavier crease at upper left corner, the second with a very light crease at upper right corner but otherwise veryfine. Two scarce used cards CO6/7. (2). Photo on Page 199. £250-300

Newspaper Wrappers

1280 ✉ QV-KGV Wrappers unused or used, comprising QV issues (50) with first dated wrapper used and unused, 1/2dgreen wrapper with “Social Science Congress, Brighton 1875” imprint, and Specimen overprints (3), KEVIIwrappers (19) with used 1d wrapper type WP23, and KGV wrappers (33), mainly fine. (102). £120-150

1281 ✉ QV-QEII Post Office issue and P.T.P.O wrappers mint and used sorted by Huggins numbers, also QV or KEVIIOfficial Board of Agriculture lettersheets used (4) or unused. (100s). £100-150

1282 ✉ QV-QEII P.T.P.O W.H. Smith & Co wrappers, nearly all with embossed stamps, unused (28) or used (3), a fewwith compound dies, a few with ink crosses drawn on the address panel, the majority however very fine, somescarce. (31). £200-250

1283 ✉ QV-KGVI P.T.P.O Wrappers unused and used including QV issues (13) with the scarce dated 1/2d green (WS1);KEVII issues (6); KGV issues (18) with scarce 1/2d + 1d (WS17) unused, 1d + 1d (WS18) used (2), 1/2d + 1/2d(WS16) used, 2d orange (WS25) used; and KGVI issues (20) with scarcer items including WS29 used, WS33,38-40 unused, also a couple of Stamford Mercury precancels. (57). £160-200

1284 ✉ QEII P.T.P.O Wrappers used and unused, many scarce items including WS50, 55, 58, 75, 77, 87, 92, 93, 108used, etc., also 3d + 4d (WS92) uncut block of six, some adhesive labels, several Stamford Mercury precancels,compound stampings, decimal issues including the nine 1/2p - 5p values on a single sheet of paper. A good lot,careful viewing recommended. (78). £200-250

Official Lettersheets

1285 ✉ QV Lettersheets comprising vaccination forms with dated 1/2d green stamps (6, two used but not cancelled),undated 1/2d green (5, one used but not cancelled) or 1/2d brown (4, one used with faults), rare Army“Recruiting” form with embossed 1/2d vermilion (LO73), and Board of Agriculture 1d unused or used (2, onewith piece removed); KEVII 1/2d vaccination form and 1d Board of Agriculture forms (4), also a Board ofAgriculture form with circular “Official Paid” die, various types, some scarce. (25). £200-250

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1286 ✉ �S QV 1/2d Pink C.O.Ps overprinted Specimen (CPP1a) or unused (2, CPP1a/2), also QEII CPSP1-4 unused (withadditional CPSP2 in a differing format) and CPSP4 used. (9). £70-100

Registration Envelopes

1287 �P �S 1893 Undated 2d registration stamp, proofs in grey on two pieces (33x30mm, crossed by a heavy fold, or28x27mm, just touched at left but otherwise fine), and two impressions of the same stamp in the issued colourof blue on piece (46x99mm) with twelve impressions of “SPECIMEN” overprint type SU2. Also 1883 2d bluestamp with nine florets on piece, 30x32mm, with two impressions of the type SU2 “SPECIMEN” overprintand a plain F size envelope with flap type 1 and indented central seam as used for the 1878 envelope typeRP6F, possibly of proof status. (5). Photo on Page 157. £120-150

1288 �P ✉ 1902 KEVII Format RF8 envelopes and proofs from the printers archives, two issued envelopes endorsed “IIAPresent pattern” or “F. Present Pattern, opened with a knife in two minutes”, and proofs without the embossedstamp, one unmarked, the others endorsed “II. Thicker paper”, “IA, Thicker paper. Opened with a knife in twominutes. Showing signs of tampering”, “C - Thicker paper. Opened in 1 minute by forcing the flap back witha thumb” or “E. Thicker paper. Opened with a knife in two minutes”. The five proofs on slightly darker andthicker paper, apparently produced to test whether this thicker paper would be more secure and difficult toopen in transit. An interesting and unique group, three proofs and one issued envelope with some edge or flaptears as a result of these tests. (7). Photo on Page 199. £240-300

1289 ✉ �S QV Registration envelopes unused and used, mainly 1878-86 types including large size I (11) and K (6),Specimen overprints (5), etc. (60). £200-250

1290 ✉ QV-QEII Mint and used envelopes, a large accumulation in three shoeboxes sorted by Huggins cataloguenumber with some complete bundles in wrapper bands, a few larger size envelopes included, noted RF43 used(4), etc. (100s). £500-600

1291 ✉ �S 1902-26 KEVII (49) and KGV (39) Registration envelopes used and unused, KEVII issues including Specimenoverprints (7, one scarce type P4), K sizes (7), perfins (5), items uprated by 10d or 1/- values, the KGV issueswith scarce RP29Fa unused and K sizes (8, one 31/2d envelope used in Constantinople). (88). £150-180

1292 ✉ �S KGV and QEII Registration envelopes used and unused, the KGVI issues (21) with the rare type RP65F used(unpriced by Huggins & Baker) and RP54H used in 1945 from Tangier with mixed G.B/Tangier franking, thevery extensive collection of QEII issues with scarce RP74F unused and used (unpriced by Huggins & Baker),6d puce size K2 with “School Specimen” overprint, RP96H used (unpriced), etc. (100s). £250-350

1293 �P 1971 Unfolded proofs of the first size G and H decimal registration envelopes with “EXTRA 51/2p PAID” butwithout the embossed 171/2p stamp, both showing “15p” in the reverse instructions, and further examples ofthe size G and H envelope paper cut to shape but without any printing. Also a G size formula envelope withoutan embossed stamp, possibly foreign or of proof status. Scarce decimal registration envelope proofs. (5).

£100-150

1294 ✉ KGV-QEII P.T.P.O Registration envelopes used and unused, comprising KGV 41/2d used (RS1), KGVI 51/2dused (2, RS3, one 300x134mm with a printed registration etiquette) and 61/2d unused (RS5), QEII issuesunused (19) comprising RSP8, 9, 11, 12, 19-22, 24-34 or used (6, RSP12, 19, 20, 22, 25, 30). A fine lot, theKGV and KGVI envelopes all very scarce. (29). £300-450

1295 ✉ Forces Registration Envelopes. KGV 2d Envelopes (42), KGVI issues with 3d envelopes (15), 4d envelopes(4, with RPF6 unused) and 6d envelopes (2), and QEII issues (46), with RPF11 used and unused, RPF12 used,RPF13 unused, RPF19 used, RPF 21 used (unpriced by Huggins & Baker), etc. A good lot. (109). £350-450

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1296 ✉ Forces Registration Envelopes. KGV-QEII Mint and used envelopes with KGV 2d envelopes (13), KGVI 3d(32), 4d (26) or 6d (27) envelopes, QEII 1/- (14), 1/6 (10), 1/9 (5), 3/- (8) or 75p (5) envelopes, a good lot.(140). £300-400

Lettercards

1297 ✉ 1892 (Feb 11) 1d Lettercard posted on the First Day of Issue from Brighton to Egham, the enclosed messagestating “This card was issued this morning & is the first one used in Brighton”. A few stain spots, mainly tothe reverse, but a very scarce first day use, with an arrival backstamp. Photo on Page 199. £150-200

1298 �P KEVII 1d Lettercard proof, the flaps ungummed, endorsed “Registered 12 Dec. 1901” on the front in pencil,again dated and initialled inside. £100-120

1299 ✉ �S QV-QEII Lettercards used and unused with Specimen overprints (4, including very scarce type 13 on KGV11/2d card), 1924 1d lettercard to Baghdad with a Baghdad due handstamp, KGVI issues with LCP13 used (2),LCP14 used, LCP15 unused (2) and used, etc. Also a few packet labels or bands. (170+). £150-200

1300 ✉ KEVII-QEII P.T.P.O Lettercards comprising KEVII 1d unused (2) and used, KGV 11/2d (LCS5) unused andused (unpriced by Huggins & Baker), QEII issues unused (11, LCSP9-12, 14-21) and LCSP9 used. Alsoprivately printed formula type lettercards unused or used (6, mainly QV period). A good lot, the KEVII andKGV lettercards very scarce. (23). £250-300

P.O.W Stationery

1301 ✉ 1941-45 Postcards and air letters for use to P.O.Ws and Internees comprising 21/2d air letters unused (4, all threetypes) or used (6) to Germany, Italy (2, one returned with six line cachet “undelivered mails which fell into thehands of the allied forces advancing in Italy”) or to a civilian internee in France (3, one to a “Poste Restante”address with a 50c postage due stamp, another redirected to a hotel in Monaco) and a label from a packet of80 of these air letters. Also 3d postcards unused or used to Malaya with two Japanese censor cachets, and 11/2dpostcards unused or to Malaya but returned with violet “RETURNED FROM ABROAD / SERVICESUSPENDED”. A good lot, with the only 21/2d lettersheet bearing a foreign postage due stamp that we haveseen. (15). £150-180

1302 ✉ 21/2d Air letter sheets type APF1 cancelled to order on the First Day of Issue (21 JY 41) and unused (2), typeAPF2 unused or used to Italy, type APF3 unused or used to Germany (2, one to a civilian at Biberach with“Returned by the Swiss Post Office” cachet), wrapper bands (2) and label from a bundle of 80 cards. Also 11/2d(2) and 3d (2) postcards unused. (15). £90-110

Airgraphs and Air Letters

1303 ✉ 1944 Christmas Greetings airgraph forms with a 3d stationery stamp on the reverse, unused and used (scarcethus as these forms were retained by the Post Office and were supposed to be destroyed). Also a large quantityof KGVI and QEII air letters including P.T.P.O issues (67), definitive and special issues, and formula types (7,one uncut possibly of proof status). (100s). £200-250

1304 ✉ 1943-51 6d Air letters unused (26) or used (20), includes AP1b used and unused, AP2 with solid address linesused (2), redirected mail, 1951 Festival of Britain overprints, 1944 first air letter services to South Africa, NewZealand and Newfoundland, and AP4c overprinted “SCHOOL / SPECIMEN”. Also five unused 1957 P.T.P.Oair letters with an embossed KGVI 6d stamp. (52). £100-120

1305 �P 1946 6d Stamp Die Proofs in deep purple (2) or the issued colour (2), all on blue paper, 72-80 x 85-92mm, thetwo deep purple proofs endorsed “MC1855, Purple” or “Too dark”, the other two numbered “1” or “2” andendorsed “MH8422” or “MH8421”. Also a proof in pink on blue paper, 31x37mm, minor creasing. (5). Photoon Page 203. £350-400

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1306 �P 1946 6d Stamp Die Proofs in red or pink on blue paper, 115x115mm, the pink proof numbered “2”, very scarcein these colours. (2). Photo on Page 203. £200-250

1307 �P 1946 6d Stamp Die Proofs in deep purple (10) or the issued colour (7), nearly all 115x115mm, two a littlesmaller, an unusual large group of these attractive die proofs. (17). £700-1,000

1308 �P 1949 6d Air letter proofs in the issued design (format AF2) on blue paper, the 6d stamps in the unissued colourof pink (3, one numbered “2”) or deep purple (numbered “3”), all with a little light creasing, the deep purpleproof with a heavier crease through the stamp, otherwise fine unfolded. (4). £300-350

1309 �E �P 1953 Coronation air letter, initial essays and proofs comprising a pencil drawing of two differing proposedborders for the air letter; nine proofs in blue with these two differing borders, ungummed and unfolded; andsix further proofs showing borders in blue in the two previous types or an alternate red and blue border (2 ofeach type), all with proposed manuscript alterations, five showing a box at upper right marked “CoronationStamp”, circle at lower left marked “Symbol in 1, 2 or 3 colours” and the addition of the word “Aerogrammes”,one handstamped “ESSAYS / H.H. Watts”. Also file copies of seven letters sent between McCorquodale & Co.and the Post Office Supplies Dept. between 9th August 1952 and 23rd February 1953 concerning the issue;the first letter reads “We enclose proofs of five different borders for Air Letter forms. Those numbered 1, 4and 5 would not present any difficulty .....” and apparently refers to the proofs in this lot, two of which arenumbered “1” or “5”. A unique group. (16 Essays/Proofs + 7 letters). £500-700

1310 �P 1951 Coronation air letter, proofs of the Coronation vignette, in black on white gummed paper with “By AirMail” four line vignette above, or without the Air Mail vignette printed in red on white paper (creased andcrudely torn at left just clear of the design) or on blue paper (2, one with two impressions, the other a singleimpression), scarce and unusual. (5 Proofs on 4 pieces). £200-240

1311 �P �S 1951 Coronation air letters, proofs in the issued format but without the 6d stamp, the Coronation vignette inthe issued scarlet colour (8, one with manuscript instructions for proposed alterations, initialled and dated “JK10.3.53”) or in an unissued crimson colour (3), all ungummed, six uncut, the other five cut with flaps, threeunfolded. Also further proofs in the issued design but without the stamp or Coronation vignette (3, uncut andunfolded); a proof with stamp in the issued design handstamped “CANCELLED” and endorsed “Harrison”;and issued air letter overprinted “SPECIMEN”, unused (9) or used (4, three First Day uses). (15 Proofs + 14issued air letters). £500-600

1312 �P 1951 Coronation air letter, proofs in the issued format but without the 6d stamp, the Coronation vignette inscarlet, in a complete uncut sheet of eight air letters, folded with one or more folds through each air letter butprobably a unique proof sheet. £300-350

1313 �P 1960 6d Air letter proofs, both format AF3 but with differing stamps (AP8 and AP10), both ungummed, uncutand unfolded; similar format proofs without stamps, cut but not gummed (2); various other proofs with thesame By Air Mail vignette (12); and a further 53 air letter forms without any printing, mostly cut to shape.(69). £200-250

1314 �P 1965 Rubber stereo used for printing G.B air letters, as AP11; a proof in black on white paper with blacksurround, as AP8 endorsed “stereo 10.3.64, JC”; and three photos of the air letter printing machine. (5).

£120-150

1315 ✉ �S 1954-70 QEII Definitive issue air letters including Specimen overprints (3), 9d air letters with McCorquodalecachets confirming them to be printed on the last day or to be the final copy printed, first day uses, manywrapper bands and bundle labels, etc. Also Christmas issue air letters with Specimen overprints (8), P.T.P.Oissues with embossed stamps (2), Jersey (23) and Guernsey (32) air letters. (188+). £200-240

1316 �P 1969 Investiture of the Prince of Wales air letter, proofs of the view of Carnarvon Castle in four differingcolours, also three duplicate proofs, very unusual. (7). Photo on Page 199. £400-500

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1317 �E �P 1969 Christmas air letter Essay Proof, the reverse with a mariners wheel above the shepherds, the By Air Maillogo which replaced this on the issued air letter shown on this proof to the right of the air letter design. A rare(possibly unique) unissued design proof on uncut blue paper, 257x440mm, two horizontal folds across thedesign. £120-140

1318 �E 1971 5p Machin unissued air letter essays for a proposed new size (the address panel 210x100mm), printed onstandard blue paper, blue paper with a light blue surface showing dark clouds, or on a cream paper with lightblue clouds. Two copies of each of these rare and unusual decimal essays, folded along one horizontal fold lineonly, very fine. (6). £400-500

Railways(Also see lots 1213, 1215)

1319 �P �S Great Western Railway. 1870 1d - 1/- Composite colour trial proof sheet of the twelve values for parcelsweighing from 1lb to 12lb, in black, each stamp with a “SPECIMEN” handstamp (15x2mm). Only the 3d valuewas ever issued in this format. A rare sheet, only one other specimen sheet recorded. Photo on Page 205.

£420-480

1320 ✉ c.1900 Red “News Correspondence” envelope with printed address of the Editor of the Observer, Bradford,endorsed to go by “Tuesday, 5.13 Train, NER from Hull”, bearing large red NER 2d Newspaper Parcel stampcancelled by two “A. BEELY / N.E RLY” guards handstamps in violet. Two vertical folds and a few small edgetears but unusual. £70-100

1321 ✉ 1962 (Aug 30) Soiled cover with a label apologising for the damage, from a mail pouch which missed the T.P.Otransfer apparatus and fell under the train, found the next day and sealed at Watford; and 1984 (Dec 17) burntcover with explanatory letter “damaged in a fire in a railway coach at Cambridge station”. (2) £80-100

T.P.O & Station Cancels

1322 ✉ 1863 Entire Letter franked 1d red pair from London to Stowmarket, with very scarce “PETERBORO’ / DIST.S.C.” transit handstamp on the front. £150-200

1323 ✉ 1864 Cover from Edinburgh to Newport backstamped with rare boxed “SHREWSY & TAMWORTH / R.P.O.”,the example recorded by Wilson. Photo on Page 199. £200-240

1324 ✉ 1865 Cover and contents from Stirling to Henley bearing 1d red tied by “308” duplex, backstamped with avirtually complete boxed two line “SOUTH-WESTERN / R.P.O.” handstamp, London and Henley datestamps,very scarce. Photo on Page 205. £140-160

1325 ✉ 1869 Cover from London to Bewdley showing on reverse two strikes of the boxed “NORTH WESTERN DIST.SOR - CARE” handstamp fine and scarce. Photo on Page 205. £150-180

1326 ✉ 1886 (Jan 2) 1d + 4d P.T.P.O Stationery envelope to Germany uprated 1/2d, all cancelled by three hooded circle“MANCHESTER STA. / LATE BOX” datestamps, and 1896 (July 20) 1d postcard to France uprated 1/2d eachcancelled by similar hooded circle “LIVERPOOL STA. / LATE BOX” with a third superb strike alongside.Two scarce cancels, both the earliest dates recorded by Pipe. (2). Photo on Page 205. £150-180

1327 ✉ 1890 Cover from Holytown with the 1d lilac cancelled by “GLASGOW / SORTING TENDER” c.d.s, a furtherstrike on the reverse alongside the Holytown c.d.s. These datestamps were usually only applied as backstamps;its use as a cancellation on a stamp is very scarce. Photo on Page 205. £100-120

1328 ✉ 1904 Registered 2d postal stationery envelope from Llandudno to Hitchin bearing a label “E. R. / This Packethas / been diverted from / the usual route, / as it appeared to / be too fragile for / transfer by the / mailApparatus.” with a “NORTH WEST T.P.O. / NIGHT UP” datestamp. These labels bearing T.P.O. datestampsare very unusual on cover. Photo on Page 207. £150-200

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1329 ✉ 1905 (Sep 13) Picture postcard with two KEVII 1/2d stamps each tied by superb “MANCHESTER / LONDONRD STN BOX” double ring c.d.s; and 1929 (Sep 12) cover to Switzerland with PUC 1/2d, 11/2d and 21/2d eachcancelled by “LIVERPOOL / LIME ST / STN BOX” rubber c.d.s. Two scarce cancels, the rubber c.d.s the onlyexample recorded by Pipe. (2). £150-180

1330 ✉ 1908 Registered cover from Paris to Leith with clear “NORTH WEST TPO DAY DOWN” c.d.s applied to ablank Registration label, very unusual. Photo on Page 207. £140-180

Registered Mail(Also see lots 242, 987, 1245, 1350, 1369)

1331 ✉ Channel Islands. 1862 French A.R Form (small portion missing internally) sent with a registered letter fromBourg-En-Bresse to Jersey via London, backstamped with London and Jersey datestamps and with a“M/S/W/A” mis-sort handstamp of London. Upon arrival the form was completed and signed by the JerseyPostmaster A.N. LeMessurier to show that the accompanying letter had been safely received and delivered, and was posted back to the postmaster of Bourg-En-Bresse who delivered the form to the original sender. A Jersey datestamp was applied both within the form and to the return address panel, which also shows atransit datestamp of London. A remarkable item, the earliest A.R Form to G.B we have recorded. Photo onPage 207. £400-500

Royalty(Also see lots 92, 1079, 1098)

1332 ✉ 1803-90 Entire letters and covers including 1803 part letter to “Mrs Authurs at Her Royal Highness thePrincess of Wales, Blackheath” containing part of a list of plants supplied to the Princess; 1809 entire letterfrom Newbury to “The Lady Charlotte Lindsay, Kensington Palace, London” redirected to “HRH Princess ofWales, Black Heath”, written by Sir William Gell describing a boat trip on the Thames from Strawberry Hillto Reading; 1836 entire letter from Sir John Conroy at Kensington Palace with “Secretary / V” wax sealhandstamped “R.L” and “3”; covers to Lady Login most apparently with a royal connection; also a fewautographs on piece including “Frederick Duleep Singh” (4), etc. (30). £300-400

Uniform 4d and 1d Postage1333 ✉ First Day of Uniform 4d Postage. 1839 (Dec 5) Entire letter from London to Charing, with a fine 5 DE

backstamp and “4” charge, light vertical fold, otherwise superb. Photo on Page 207. £300-350

1334 ✉ 1840 (Jan 6) Entire letter to London with “WIGTOWN / PENNY POST” and handstruck “4d”, backstampedat Wigtown and London, believed to be the only recorded example of this distinctive Uniform 4d Post chargemark of Wigtown. Photo on Page 207. £1,200-1,400

1335 ✉ 1840 (Jan 7) Entire from Fazeley to London franked by Robert Peel, redirected to Cheltenham with a “3”charge obliterated by red erasure mark, red Free datestamp, and “T.P / Rate 2d” (only used in the 4d Post Periodon free letters), fine and unusual. £140-160

1336 ✉ 1839 (Nov 8) Entire letter from India to England received in London on 9th January 1840, the last day of theUniform 4d Post Period, backstamped red “BUDAON / Paid” and London arrival datestamps, charged 2/8,very fine. Photo on Page 207. £240-280

1337 ✉ First Day of Uniform Penny Postage. 1840 (Jan 10) Entire letter from London to Stamford, prepaid 1d withred handstruck “1” and a Paid datestamp on the front, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 207. £350-400

1338 ✉ First Day of Uniform Penny Postage. 1840 (Jan 10) Entire letter from Malton to Thirsk prepaid 1d, the letterand Malton backstamp both clearly dated JA 10. £200-250

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Bristol1339 ✉ 1783-1803 Entire letters to William Perrin all concerning the sale or shipping of sugar from his estates in

Jamaica, various Bristol handstamps. (16). £100-120

Channel Islands(Also see lots 437, 438, 1043, 1331)

1340 ✉ 1715-1849 Stampless entire letters and entires sent from or to the Channel Islands including straight line“JERSEY”, scroll handstamps of “JERSEY” (3) or “GUERNSEY”, 1849 red handstruck “1” of Jersey, 1809entire from Poole to Guernsey headed as a free frank but still charged 11d, 1715 entire letter addressed toGuernsey “To be left with the worshipful John Grove Major of Southampton”, etc. (22). £250-300

1341 ✉ 1851-1902 Covers and cards from or to the Channel Islands all bearing QV stamps, including sub-officebackstamps of St. Aubins, Catel, Samares, Beaumont and St. Martins, 1892 registered cover to Sark, severaladdressed abroad including items to New Zealand, South Africa, etc. An interesting lot, all written up on pages.(26). £180-220

1342 ✉ � 1857-1967 Covers and cards from or to the Channel Islands with sub-office datestamps on KEVII or KGVpicture postcards (66), 1937 Jersey Airways First Flight covers (11), WW2 Occupation covers and Red Crossmessage forms (3), etc. Also some stamps and pieces with MB cancels on four France 5c pairs. (100+).

£120-150

1343 ✉ 1858-85 Entire letters and covers from Jersey (4) or Guernsey (12) all addressed abroad, one to France withthree 1d reds, the others all bearing surface printed stamps including 1856 6d on letters to Officers in HongKong or “Gibraltar or elsewhere”, 1865-80 4d pair to France or 9d straw to India (3), 1873-80 3d to USA, 18815d indigo to India (2), 1883 5d green to India (2), a scarce group all written up on pages. (16). £400-500

1344 ✉ 1904 Picture postcard of Jersey posted on the Boite Mobile to Granville with KEVII 1d cancelled by aGranville c.d.s, most unusually with the “GRANVILLE / POSTES / 50” intaglio mailbag seal handstampapplied in error alongside the stamp, then partly overstruck by the correct octagonal “ANGL-B.M /GRANVILLE” datestamp. Probably a unique use of this mailbag seal handstamp. Photo on Page 207.

£120-140

1345 ✉ 1940 (June 28) Cover from Jersey to England franked 21/2d, still on the island when the Germans invaded onJuly 1st, handstamped “UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER” and endorsed“No Postal Service”, very unusual. £80-100

1346 ✉ Alderney - World War Two. 1942 French IF20 postal stationery cards sent between a French forced labourer,Yvan Guitz, on Alderney, and his wife in Limoux, one card from Guitz at “Boite Postale No. 190 - L.O, St.Malo” cancelled “FELDPOST / g” c.d.s (Oct 3) with circular “Dienststelle / 2 / Feldpostnummer 40167”, theother to Guitz at Boite Postale No. 190 with a red two line censor cachet. A scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page214. £320-360

1347 �P Guernsey - Air Letters. 1969 9d Air letter stamp Die Proofs, in the issued colour on blue paper (6), each250x211mm, a few light folds, otherwise fine. Also three examples of the issued air letters. (9). £200-250

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1348 �P Guernsey - Air Letters. 1980 Douglas Gumbley birth centenary air letter, uncut proofs of the brown printingonly, blue printing only and the issued design in all three colours but with incorrect values of 141/2p (2), one ofthese two with the value crossed out and “14p” written alongside. Also the issued air letter unused (19, fivesigned by the designer Peter Le Visseur, one with a drawing of the design) or F.D.C uses (6, five signed by LeVisseur) and 1983 uprated air letter unused. Gumbley, who was born in Guernsey, invented the world’s first airletter issued by Iraq in 1933; this air letter depicts Gumbley and his Iraq air letter. The proofs with somecreasing or folds, a unique group. (30, with 4 proofs). £180-220

Cornwall(Also see lots 1157, 1167, 1168, 1170, 1174-1179, 1191, 1254)

1349 ✉ Printed Contents & Covers. 1848-99 Entire letters and covers comprising 1899 Colman’s Mustard pictorialadvertising cover posted at Penzance; 1894 advertising cover depicting Polurrian House at Mullion, posted atCury Cross Lanes; 1880 invoice depicting the Penzance Steam Flour Mills, franked 1/2d; 1848 accounts for EastWheel Rose lead mine (stamp removed); and 1882 notice of an illustrated talk on a recent tour of the US andCanada, to be held at the St. Columb Institute, posted at Truro franked 1/2d. (5). £80-100

1350 ✉ Registration. 1850-1912 Covers (8) or Registered Letter Certificates of Posting (4), the 1850-80 C.O.Ps withdatestamps of Launceston (JY17 1850 c.d.s crossed through and replaced by AU2 c.d.s), St. Germans, St.Columb or The Lizard. The covers comprising blank type registration labels with undated single ringdatestamps of St. Minver (2) or St. Tudy or violet straight line “CAMELFORD”, 1883 oval framed “R” ofPenzance strangely obliterated by “609” numerals, an unusual 1907 circular framed “R” of Newlyn, 1881 1/2d+ 2d printed matter rate from Truro with unusual red “REGISTERED” label, and 1884 Truro cover with 1/2d +1d + 2d. (12). £150-180

1351 ✉ Early Letters. 1667-1700 Entire letters, the first from Trelowthas, Probus, to “Sir Richard Edgcumbe, Knightof the Bath at Mount Edgcumbe near Plymouth”, the others from Launceston (2), Plympton or Ruan Minor toJohn Morth, High Sheriff of Cornwall at Talland or Dutson, or from Launceston (2) to Charles Orchard atExeter. The Ruan Minor letter with a 2d postal charge, the others all hand carried. Seven fine SeventeenthCentury letters. (7) £400-500

1352 ✉ Falmouth - Missent Mail. 1820-51 Entire letters, covers and entires, comprising 1820 entire letter fromLiverpool to Barnstaple with very scarce boxed “MISSENT - TO - / FALMOUTH” (CO79, only recorded yearof use); red octagonal framed “Missent to / FALMOUTH” (CO80) on 1838 free entire from Edinburgh toLondon or 1840 entire from Belper to Birmingham; or red “Missent to / FALMOUTH” (CO82) on 1851 coverfrom Hayle to Birmingham or 1850 cover from Sittingbourne to Funchal “By H.Ms Ship Linnet or first mail”(received after the “Linnet” had left Falmouth, then sent to Southampton to catch the R.M.S.P “Dee”). Also1825 free entire from London to Redruth with manuscript “Missent to” alongside a red Falmouth datestamp.An interesting group. (6). £250-300

1353 ✉ Fowey. 1785-1862 Entire letters, entires and covers including 1785 entire letter from Spanish Town, Jamaicato Edinburgh with straight line “FOWEY”, charged 1/7 as a ship letter (1/6 inland postage + 1d captain’sgratuity), 1840 undated circle in blue, two unusual 1856-62 covers to New Zealand prepaid 6d in cash withFowey double arc or single ring datestamps in the front and Auckland arrival datestamps, etc. (8). £240-280

1354 ✉ Grampound. 1838 Entire letter with 265 mileage mark, and 1840 (Dec 6) entire letter to St. Austell bearing1d black AE plate 8, three margins, tied by a Maltese Cross with a St. Austell datestamp below and straightline “GRAMPOUND” on the front (with 1959 B.P.A Certificate which states “genuine, the colour of the crossis abnormal but faded). (2). £90-110

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1355 ✉ Gunnislake and Calstock. 1832-1922 Covers and cards including 1832 free cover from London to Calstockin Dorset endorsed “Missent to Calstock near Tavistock” with “No 1” penny post handstamp of Gunnislake,1847 cover prepaid 1d in cash with tiny “Gunnislake P.P” straight line handstamp (the only recorded example,not listed in the County Catalogue), 1854-59 Gunnislake double arc or single ring (2, in blue) undated circles,1854 Calstock undated circle in yellow, etc., also later cancels of Albaston (2) or St. Anns Chapel (2), a goodlot. (33). £240-280

1356 ✉ � Padstow. 1840-46 Covers (6), and a piece bearing a 1d black (AF plate 1b, three large margins, very close atleft), all with superb undated circles, the first in red on an 1840 entire letter from Camelford (also with a finered Camelford undated circle) charged 2d upon redirection to “one of the Inns, Helston”, the other fivehandstamps in black. (6). £130-160

1357 ✉ Penryn and St. Mawes. 1769-1852 Entire letters with handstamps of Penryn (7) including an 1813 entire letterto Francis Freeling at the G.P.O complaining about the repeated late delivery of newspapers, or of St. Mawes(4) including 1810 straight line “ST. MAWS” on an entire letter from a Spanish ship at Falmouth and 1852undated circle. (11). £120-150

1358 ✉ Scilly Islands. 1827 Entire letter from George Woodley, missionary on the Scilly Islands, recounting the perilsand troubles in visiting the smaller islands, sent to London with straight line “SCILLY” on the reverse, closedtear and file fold but an interesting letter. £80-100

Hampshire1359 ✉ 1803-1944 Entire letters, covers and cards including undated circles, forces mail, 1834 and 1839 entire letters

from Naval ships at Portsmouth, 1871 letter from Post Office Telegraphs Dept. at Southampton, also a few Isleof Wight covers. (32). £100-120

Isle of Man1360 ✉ 1838 Entire letter from Market Deeping to Ramsey with fine “Isle of Man / Penny Post” on the front, the

charge increased from 1/5 to 1/6 to account for the I.O.M local charge, a scarce handstamp so fine. Photo onPage 214. £400-500

Kent1361 ✉ 1829 Entire letter from Minster to Margate charged 2d, backstamped with a fine strike of the oval “(crown) /

MARGATE” handstamp with “Ship Letter” removed, recorded used as a Margate town handstamp in 1829-30,very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 214. £250-300

1362 ✉ � 1801-42 Entire letters with India Letter or Ship Letter handstamps of Gravesend (2) or Deal (2), Penny Postsof Milton, Sittingbourne and Birchington, Maidstone datestamps with the year omitted or the day and yearboth omitted, etc. Also a few pieces and letters from other counties. (18+). £100-150

Liverpool(Also see lots 384, 882, 1140, 1180-1187, 1192-1200, 1232, 1326, 1329)

1363 ✉ 1787-1802 Entire letters with various Liverpool handstamps including one or two line types, horseshoe types,two line datestamps, and three line datestamps with “206” mileage, one 1792 entire letter from Macclesfieldto Warrington with manuscript “Missent to” alongside the Liverpool handstamp. Also an 1801 Prescothandstamp. (21). £160-200

1364 ✉ 1803 Entire letter from Liverpool to Spain prepaid 2/3, with scarce large “YNGLATERRA” handstamp in red,believed to have been applied at Badojoz. Carried on the Falmouth to Lisbon Packet despite being postedduring the peace of 1802-03, when the Dover to Calais packet was running. A little stained but unusual.

£200-240

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1365 ✉ 1817-1902 Entire letters, covers and cards including Paid and charge marks, Maltese Crosses, Too Latehandstamps, etc. (34). £100-120

1366 ✉ Penny Posts. 1835-41 Entire letters and a cover with Penny Post handstamps of Liverpool (with “No. 1”),Crosby, Bootle or Wavertree. Also entire letters with two line receiving house handstamps of Oxford St., St.James’s, Church St. or Everton, or boxed Walton. (9). £100-120

1367 ✉ Liverpool Sub-offices. 1840-55 Entire letters and covers with one or two line sub-office handstamps including“HOPWOOD ST”, etc., many types from 23 differing offices, some very scarce. A fine lot. (32). £300-350

1368 ✉ Liverpool Sub-offices. 1840-58 Entire letters and covers with undated circles from town or country area sub-offices including Aigburth, Anfield, Fairfield, Formby, Kensington, Liscard, Sefton, Church St., Dale St.,Scotland Road, etc. Handstamps from twenty different offices, mainly fine, some very scarce. (20).

£200-250

1369 ✉ 1846-57 Entire letters bearing 2d blues, including 1853 registered cover franked 1d + 2d strip of three, 1846-49 covers bearing 2d single, pair or strip of three paying 2d, 4d and 6d rates, and 1857 Parliamentary noticebearing perf 2d + 6d. (5). £160-200

1370 ✉ 1849-1912 Covers including 1849 registered entire bearing a 1d red with 6d paid in cash and a red LiverpoolPaid c.d.s; 1856 stampless cover to Finland with scarce “POSTED-SINCE / LIVERPOOL / 8.30 LAST-NIGHT” c.d.s; 1860 cover with similar “9.30” c.d.s; 1858 entire marked “Pr 2.15 pm mail” but handstamped“Too late”; 1912 cover to S.S “Olympic” at Queenstown with boxed “TOO LATE / SHIP SAILED;“RECEIVED / TOO LATE / ISMAY IMRIE & CO” and “Returned to Post Office / LIVERPOOL on ....”, etc.An interesting group. (6). £150-180

1371 ✉ 1859-81 Entire letters and covers addressed abroad, mostly surface printed frankings, including 1859 entire toPalermo franked 2/9 most unusually consisting of 1d + 1855-57 4d pair and 6d block of four, also 9d rate toVictoria, 6d to South Australia, 1/- pair to Haiti, 4d to Porto Rico, etc. (7). £160-180

1372 � Roller Cancel. 1866 Piece to Italy bearing 1d red plate 96 strip of six tied by the “466” roller cancel, fine andvery scarce. £100-120

London1373 Dockwra’s Penny Post. 1681 Two page newspaper, “The Impartial Protestant Mercury or Occurrences Foreign

and Domestick”, the second page with an advert for Dockwra’s Penny Post showing the Paid handstamp andtime handstamps for morning and afternoon deliveries which were use on letters by Dockwra’s post. Thisadvert was not recorded by Tom Todd in “William Dockwra and the rest of the Undertakers”. A rarecontemporary ephemeral item associated with the first London Penny Post, which was closed down and theservice taken over by the Government later in 1681. Photo on Page 212. £600-700

1374 ✉ � 1770-1853 Entire letters, covers and a few fronts or pieces, various mainly pre-1840 Local and General Posthandstamps, all written up on pages, including Dockwras, dotted boxed “Oz at 6/8 per oz”, “In All 4”, red“Chief Office / PAID”, “CX”, “SS” and “NR” handstamps, “MASON”, “MARTIN” and “CADE” namedreceivers, red circular “To be Delivered / by 10 / Sund. / MORN”, etc. (41). £350-450

1375 ✉ Bishop Mark. 1780 Entire letter prepaid 6d from London to Yorkshire handstamped red circular “POST /PAID” (Jay 91) and matching red Bishop Mark of “6 / MA” (Jay 3b). Very few London Bishop Marks havebeen recorded in red ink. Photo on Page 214. £300-350

1376 ✉ 1782 Entire letter from London to France sent via Brussels with superb blue “DA/B” (D’Angleterre parBruxelles). No direct postal service existed from England to France between 1779 and 1783, and letters weresent via Brussels and the Thurn & Taxis Post; letters from London sent by this route did not receive any Englishcharges or handstamps. Photo on Page 214. £220-260

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1377 ✉ 1794 Entire letter prepaid from Kelso to London with scarce experimental Paid datestamp (L98) in red appliedupon arrival. Photo on Page 214. £180-220

1378 ✉ 1794 Entire letter written from Menton to London but posted into the London Penny Post with “B. GATE /WN2” (L419) and purple “(crown) / POST PAID” (L410, recorded June - Oct 1794), very scarce. Photo onPage 214. £250-300

1379 ✉ � 1794-95 Entire letters (4) and a piece all posted into the London Penny Post, the entire letters with “8 o’Clock/ MORN” or “7 o’Clock / EVEN” datestamps (L402, only used June/July 1794) or the rare unframed “PennyPost / B / Paid” in purple (L412), or red oval “2 o’Clock Afn / PENNY POST PAID” (L438), all reasonablestrikes, a scarce group. (5). £180-220

1380 ✉ 1797 Entire letter from Lisbon to Tooting with superb circular framed “PP/1797” (L1025b), and 1803 entireto London with a “BER / GAMO” handstamp and circular framed “TP/1803”, the first with a closed tearthrough the address panel but a superb handstamp, the 1803 handstamp a little overinked. Two scarcehandstamps used on letters transferred from the Foreign Branch to the Penny Post. (2). £250-300

1381 ✉ 1798 Free entire from London to Lancaster backstamped with the very scarce boxed late fee datestamp (L36,recorded 1797-98), few examples recorded. £180-200

1382 ✉ 1802 Entire letter from London to Hamburg prepaid 1/4, posted into the Penny Post, backstamped with redoval framed “GPP” (L686). A scarce handstamp, used on letters transferred from the Penny Post to the GeneralPost upon which the General Post charge had been paid. Photo on Page 216. £200-240

1383 ✉ 1808 Entire letter from Havant to London, originally enclosing half bank notes for £200, prepaid 7d butendorsed “Treble 1/2 more to pay”. This was then crossed out and the letter assessed at the double rate, chargeda further 7d, with a fine strike of the rare crescent shaped “(crown) / MORE TO PAY” (L240), a fine andattractive entire. Photo on Page 216. £500-600

1384 ✉ 1827 Entire letter from Little James St. to the Foundling Hospital prepaid 2d, handstamped circular framed“More / to Pay / 1d” (unlisted by Jay) in error, subsequently deleted with the explanatory endorsement“Missent to Islington”, very scarce. Photo on Page 216. £200-240

1385 ✉ 1827 Entire letter containing printed Prices Current sent from Hamburg to Lisbon endorsed “via Holland &London” with the very rare boxed arc shaped “Hamburg Paid” handstamp (Jay 1081) in red used by theLondon Foreign Branch. Backstamped by two differing London Foreign Branch datestamps with a Lisbonarrival handstamp on the front. Photo on Page 216. £500-600

1386 ✉ 1831 Entire from Stettin to London handstamped in error by the uncommon dotted boxed “Oz at 5s/4d per oz”and replaced by the dotted boxed “Oz at 6s/8d per oz”. The manuscript “5/4” charge has been obliterated by alarge inspector’s Crown and replaced by “6/8”. Vertical file fold at right, but a very unusual error. Photo onPage 216. £280-320

1387 ✉ 1837 Entire letter from Kensington to Guildhall Buildings with scarce flat top “3” charge mark applied inerror, crossed cut because this was not a local bye letter and replaced by the usual round topped “3” charge,backstamped with both boxed “Kensington” and the large country office type Kensington c.d.s. An unusualerror, the scarce flat topped “3” charge marks only for use on bye letters. Photo on Page 216. £150-180

1388 ✉ 1838-43 Entire letters and covers carried by the London Cross Post, handstamps include Penny Post marks ofKensington, Hounslow, Turnham Green and Waltham Cross, also a cover from Brompton Road with Richmondand Hounslow transit datestamps, a few faults. (5). £100-120

Erasure Handstamps

1389 ✉ 1811-45 Entire letters with erasure handstamps cancelling incorrect charges (8) or a datestamp with theincorrect time, the erasure handstamps all different, one in red, one type unrecorded by Jay and possibly usedin Dublin. (9). £130-160

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1390 ✉ � 1850-1911 Covers and cards (4) and pieces (2) with charges altered or cancelled by erasure marks, including1850 cover franked 1d on the reverse with a “1” charge applied upon redirection, deleted and increased to 2dpossibly because the stamp was overlooked when redirected; 1868 cover from Gladstone to Benjamin Disraeliwith the charge cancelled and an “Official Paid” c.d.s applied (a large piece sadly torn from upper left corner);1907 card with 1d charge deleted when a stamp was noticed on picture side, etc. Also a wrapper with incorrectvalue Paid datestamp altered. (7). £100-120

1391 ✉ 1870 Cover from London to France with a 3d stamp unusually cancelled by an erasure handstamp. Alsoanother 1870 cover to France franked 3d with the same erasure handstamp obliterating a red “PD” mark with“INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID” applied. (2). Photo on Page 216. £200-300

1392 ✉ 1893 India 1/4a postcard to England addressed in Indian script, handstamped “T” with a London ForeignBranch 1d charge mark, obliterated with an erasure handstamp and a red “Official Paid” c.d.s applied after theaddress was translated as “The Prince of Wales, London”. Small repaired hole but very unusual. £120-150

Middlesex1393 ✉ � Ashford. 1881-1963 Covers and cards (21), parcel post labels (3) and pieces (14) including skeletons, Ashford

Common, Ashford Station and London Rd. (38). £80-100

Norfolk1394 ✉ 1739-1900 Collection on pages, from Norwich, Wells, Kings Lynn, Attleborough, Downham, etc, with straight

line and mileage marks, undated circles, numerals and duplexs, squared circles, etc. (93). £200-250

Scotland(Also see lots 1070, 1099-1105, 1158, 1160, 1161, 1237, 1238, 1327, 1334)

1395 ✉ � 1855-80 Covers (38) and a piece including straight line or circular “LOCHWINNOCK” and circular“NEILSTON” (2) Scots local cancels, dotted duplexs of Edinburgh (22) or Dundee (9), etc. (39). £200-250

1396 ✉ � Aberdeenshire. 1805-1914 Entire letters and covers (25), postcards (9) and fronts (2) in an album includingstraight line handstamps on prestamp letters (7), Maltese Crosses, rubbers, etc. (39). £70-80

Surrey1397 ✉ Prestamp to recent covers, a large quantity in a box with skeletons, picture postcards, etc. (100s). £150-250

1398 ✉ � Epsom District. c.1840-1970 Covers (22), picture postcards (64, some collected for the cancels, many othersfor the pictures), pieces (6) and a Parcel Post label, including undated circles of Walton (2), Banstead, Ewelland Cheam (3), skeleton cancels of Tadworth (3 + 2 pieces) and Banstead, a 1d black (four margins) tied topiece with a Cheam handstamp alongside, other cancels and postcards of Ashstead, Ewell, Cheam, Banstead,Burgh Heath, Headley, Walton on the Hill and Tadworth. An interesting lot, ex George Crabb collection. (94).

£200-240

1399 ✉ Guildford. 1661-1869 Entire letters and covers with a 1661 (Jan 4) entire letter to London, 1694 entire letterfrom Worplesdon to “Porters Key near ye Customs House in London” charge 2d with a fine “FE/8” BishopMark, 1798 curved handstamp, 1830 oval framed “PAID” (3) in red, green or black, boxed “Guildford / PennyPost” in black (2, one with superb “Shiere / Penny Post”) or in red (2, with “No. 3” or “No. 5”), 1839 Uniform4d Post letter charged 8d, 1842 U.P.P “P.1” in red (2), 1869 covers to Canada franked 6d or 1d pair + 2d pair,1869 Notice of Objection franked 3d, and “ALBURY undated circles (2), a good lot. (18). £350-450

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1400 ✉ Guildford. 1848 Stampless entire letter from Albury Park to The Countess of Elgin in Paris with a blueGuildford datestamp and matching “2” charge mark applied in error, charged 10 decimes upon arrival.

£80-100

1401 ✉ Leatherhead. 1767 Entire letter and an entire letter dated 1720 inside (probably in error for 1770), both withthe first two line “LETHER / HEAD” handstamp (SY495), the second asking for a notice to be sent to ElfordsCoffee House in George Yard, Lombard St.; and two 1785 entire letters both with “20 LEATHER / HEAD”first type mileage mark (SY499), all fine strikes. (4). £150-180

1402 ✉ Leatherhead & District. 1773-1952 Entire letters, covers and cards (23), reply coupons (2) and a Parcel Postlabel including 1773 entire letter from London to Bookham charged 2d, undated circles of Great Bookham (3)and Effingham, 1898 and 1928 Leatherhead skeleton datestamps, 1933 cover from Great Bookham toArgentina carried on the Graf Zeppelin 1st South American flight, etc. (26). £140-160

1403 ✉ � Oxted & District. 1854-1982 Covers (31), picture postcards (23, most collected for the cancels, a few for thepictures) and pieces (5), also a telegram, c.1950 photo of Lingfield Station and a few more recent photos orpost bus tickets, including 1915-17 Army Post Office (HD) 4 c.d.s used at Tandridge Camp (4), GodstoneStation c.d.s or duplex, Oxted undated circles (2), also cancels of Limpsfield, South Godstone, Godstone, TheChart and New Oxted. (61+). £100-120

Yorkshire (Also see lots 1137, 1338)

1404 ✉ 1721-1846 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and entires from or to Yorkshire, written up on pages in twoalbums, including UPP 1d Paid marks, earlier Paid handstamps, Penny Posts, 1749 entire letter from theArchbishop of York, other Free Franks, “MISSENT / TO YORK” (2), etc. (68). £300-400

1405 ✉ Halifax. 1782 Entire Letters (2) both headed “Ripponden”, charged “1” and addressed to “Clockhouse, nearBradford”, dated 10th April and 16th April. The second has a good impression of the “HALIFAX” name stamp,the first has the word “Halifax” written in manuscript. A fine and unusual pair, manuscript town marks veryscarce. (2). £150-180

1406 ✉ 1841-1901 Covers from or to Yorkshire bearing Line Engraved stamps or 1d lilacs, and a few 1d pinkenvelopes, written up on pages in two albums, including 1d blacks (2), sideways duplexs, undated circles,registered mail, a few covers addressed abroad, one cover with 1881 1d bluish lilac (Brandon Certificate), etc.(94). £350-450

1407 ✉ 1862-82 Entires and covers bearing 1855-83 Surface Printed issues including 1855-57 4d (3), 6d and 1/-(Skipton to Ballarat, Victoria), 1862-64 3d pair to Canada and 6d, 1865-80 9d and 1/- (2), 1873-83 Spray 6dgrey plate 17, Imperial Crown 4d plate 17, etc., used from Bradford (13), Leeds (7), Scarborough (3), etc. A good lot. (31). £350-450

1408 ✉ 1872 Entire letter from Bradford to Yokohama franked 6d deep chestnut plate 11 and 1/- green plate 6 pair,backstamped at Hong Kong and the British Post Office at Yokohama, an attractive entire. Photo on Page 216.

£220-250

1409 ✉ 1876-1901 Covers bearing stamps of the 1880-81, 1883-84 lilac and green or 1887-92 Jubilee issues, also afew postal stationery items, many addressed abroad, including 1883 registered cover from Bradford to Italybearing 1880-81 2d rose and 5d indigo, 1886 registered cover from Sowerby Bridge to USA bearing 1883 2dand 5d (3, pair + single), 1883 issue 5d to India or 6d to Victoria, 1889 cover franked 4d from Chapel Altertonto Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, unclaimed and returned, covers to Argentina or Peru, etc, mostly writtenup on pages. (38). £250-300

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To be sold by Auction onFriday 4th March 2016 at 10.30 a.m.

at The Regus Conference Centre, No. 1 Northumberland Avenue, London W.C.2

17 Waterloo Place, Pall Mall,London SW1Y 4AR

Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109

Lot 954

Lot 580 Lot 592 Lot 593 Lot 598

Ex Lot 776

Lot 646

Lot 643Ex Lot 832

Lot 358 Lot 951 Lot 534

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Lot 789

Lot 311

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