BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Bahamas

    442 

ARTIST'S DRAWINGS The following thirty-three lots comprise original artwork, drawings and sketches, etc. by the internationally acclaimed artist and Postage Stamp designer Jennifer Toombs. We hope that collectors will enjoy viewing this section and take this marvellous opportunity to add unique items to their collections

BAHAMAS: 1971 3c. Christmas, unadopted oversize handpainted Essay (150mm. x 115mm.), in colours on board, signed in margin at foot, fine and attractive  (Photo Plate 38) 
£500.00
    443 

--- Selection of seven items, mainly preliminary "rough" artwork and sketches, some in colour, others on tracing paper, incl. adopted and unadopted designs, the miniature sheet, etc., also the issued set and miniature sheet, the artwork and sketches chiefly signed, fine   (Photo Plate 38) 
£300.00
    444 

--- 1975 Christmas, two 3c. unadopted stamp size Essays in different designs and in colour on one sheet (250mm. x 180mm.), similar to the issued designs for the 3c. and 8c., three other sketches below in pen or ink, also pencil design on tracing paper and the issued set on FDC., all signed, fine  (Photo Plate 39) 
£300.00

Bahrain

    445 

BAHRAIN: 1975 Women's Costumes and Costume Jewellery, selection of seventeen items, incl. four stamp size Essays in colour on one sheet (265mm. x 210mm.), other "rough" artwork and sketches, many on tracing paper, some signed, fine  (Photo Plate 39) 
£500.00

Barbados

    446 

BARBADOS: 1971 Easter, three stamp size Essays for the 4c. (2) and 10c. in different designs and in colour on one sheet (185mm. x 210mm.), all similar to the issued designs, also four other preliminary items with two on tracing paper, some with creases, not affecting the visual appeal, fine   (Photo Plate 38) 
£300.00

Bermuda

    447 

BERMUDA: 1973 Tree Planting Year, selection of seven items, mainly preliminary "rough" artwork and sketches, mostly in pen or pencil, one with colours applied for the design of the FDC, many signed, fine   
£100.00

British Antarctic Territory

    448 

BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: 1971 Antarctic Treaty, preliminary "rough" artwork in colours on a single sheet (290mm. x 210mm.) for the design of the FDC., another sheet with two other sketches, both sheets signed, also the issued FDC with stamps affixed and cancelled, fine   (Photo Plate 40) 
£100.00

British Virgin Islands

    449 

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: 1980 Island Profiles, adopted oversize handpainted Essay (200mm. x 125mm.), in colours on board for the design of the FDC., also an unused example of the issued cover, both signed, fine  (Photo Plate 41) 
£150.00

Cayman Islands

    450 

CAYMAN ISLANDS: 1981 $1 Easter, unadopted oversize handpainted Essay (100mm. x 160mm.), in colours on board, signed in margin at foot, fine and attractive  (Photo Plate 41) 
£400.00
    451 

--- Selection of four items, incl. oversize handpainted Essay (100mm. x 160mm.), undenominated and depicting a white cross against a red shaded background, also two pencil sketches on tracing paper and one other also in pencil depicting a seated angel, all signed, fine  
£150.00

Christmas Island

    452 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND: 1972 Christmas, selection of six items, mainly preliminary "rough" artwork and sketches, incl. pen and pencil drawing on tracing paper of an angel (155mm. x 200mm.), hand coloured in colours similar to the issued design and denominated 6c., various other tracings, etc., mainly signed, fine   (Photo Plate 40) 
£400.00
    453 

--- 1977 Silver Jubilee, unadopted oversize handpainted Essay (140mm. x 90mm.), in colours on board, denominated 20c., signed in margin, fine, attractive and beautiful  (Photo Plate 42) 
£500.00

Fiji

    454 

FIJI: 1975 Festivals of Joy, selection of three sheets (all A4 size), showing preliminary "rough" artwork, sketches and doodles, some in colour, all signed, fine  
£100.00

Gambia

    455 

GAMBIA: 1989 Medicinal Plants, adopted undenominated oversize handpainted Essay (100mm. x 158mm), in colours on board for the 1d. 25 value, signed at bottom, and with pencil notation at top "One of my mistakes!", fine   (Photo Plate 42) 
£200.00

Gibraltar

    456 

GIBRALTAR: 1975 500th. Birth Anniv. of Michelangelo, unadopted handpainted Essay in colours for "The Virgin beneath the Cross" Booklet pane, the illustrated surround in virtually the same size and in a similar format to the issued design, also a pencil drawing of the same in a slightly different format on paper, the latter signed, fine  (Photo Plate 40) 
£250.00

Great Britain

    457 

GREAT BRITAIN: 1974 U.P.U. Centenary, sheet (A4 size) showing preliminary "rough" artwork for the "Mercury" FDC., in colours and close to the issued design, signed in margin below, fine, also a used example of the issued cover  
£150.00
    458 

--- 1975 Birth Bicentenary of Jane Austen, sheet (A4 size) with preliminary unadopted "rough" artwork affixed for "Mercury" FDC, in colours, signed in margin below, fine, also a used example of the issued cover   
£100.00
    459 

--- 1977 Racket Sports, preliminary "rough" artwork in ink and green crayon on tracing paper for the "Save The Children Fund" FDC., also similar artwork for the Heads of Government issue on white paper, both close to the issued designs, fine  
£200.00
    460 

--- 1979 Composers, two perforated preliminary designs in stamp size and format for Beecham and Wood, both in colours, denominated 10p. and affixed to separate envelopes, fine and very attractive  (Photo Plate 42) 
£1,000.00
    461 

--- Collection of about forty-eight FDC's in blue binder dated between 1974 and 1983, chiefly "Save The Children Fund" issues and signed by the designer, some also signed by the designer of the stamps, incl. G. Benningfield, D. Gentleman, R. Goldsmith, P. Gould, J. Matthews, F. Wegner, etc., also some others unsigned and fifteen different FDC's in brown binder commissioned by "Benhams" dated between 2000 and 2002, each handpainted in colours and signed by Jennifer Toombs, well executed, very attractive and appealing  
£500.00
    462  *e 

JERSEY, 1979 Europa, privately prepared humorous FDC hand drawn in ink, the issued FDC signed, both bearing the set, 1979 Wildlife Preservation, privately prepared humourous FDC hand drawn in ink, also the issued set in u.m. corner strips of three, each signed, fine   
£200.00

Malawi

    463 

MALAWI: circa 1967, unadopted oversize handpainted Essay (100mm. x 165mm.), for a possible Christmas issue, in colours on board, denominated 9d., signed in margin at foot, fine and attractive   (Photo Plate 43) 
£300.00
    464 

--- Circa 1973, unadopted oversize handpainted Essay (155mm. x 100mm.), in colours on board for a proposed "Agricultural Development" issue, also preliminary artwork for the FDC on a sheet (A4 size) of paper, entitled "AGRICULTURE PRODUCE", in colours, both signed, fine   (Photo Plate 43) 
£150.00
    465 

--- 1974 Christmas, preliminary "rough" artwork in pencil and colour of the miniature sheet in the issued size, also sketches on piece of tracing paper, fine  (Photo Plate 44) 
£200.00

Pitcairn Islands

    466 

PITCAIRN ISLANDS: circa 1970, unadopted oversize Essay (150mm. x 245mm.), in colours on card, entitled (on reverse) "Pitcairn Lily" together with a similar sketch in pencil, signed at foot, fine and attractive  (Photo Plate 43) 
£250.00

Saint Helena

    467 

SAINT HELENA: 1970 Centenary of British Red Cross, three pages (A4 size), showing mainly preliminary "rough" artwork and sketches, chiefly in pencil but some in colour, also sheet of tracing paper in the same size and two other items, chiefly signed, fine  (Photo Plate 44) 
£200.00

Saint Kitts Nevis

    468 

ST. KITTS-NEVIS: NEVIS, 1981 Christmas, two preliminary stamp size Essays in colour on a single piece of paper (145mm. x 135mm.), for a proposed Christmas issue, subsequently rejected and later adopted in a similar style for the Bahamas 1982 Christmas issue, signed at foot, fine and attractive  (Photo Plate 44) 
£100.00
    469 

--- 1984 Flowers, adopted non denominated oversize handpainted Essay (100mm. x 160mm.), in colours on board for the 40c. Hibiscus, signed at foot, also the issued stamp in an u.m. corner marginal pair and a full set of fourteen values on three FDC's, fine and very attractive   (Photo Plate 45) 
£400.00

Togo

    470 

TOGO: 1976 Olympic Games, selection of fifteen items, mainly unadopted preliminary "rough" artwork and sketches, some in colour, others on tracing paper, some notes and examples of lettering, many similar to the issued designs, incl. the miniature sheet, also the issued set and miniature sheet both imperforate and perforate, fine and an interesting assembly  (Photo Plate 45) 
£750.00

zzz

    471 

TOOMBSIANA: Oversize handpainted Essay (100mm. x 165mm.), in colours on board, denominated 5c., depicting a Joker/Jester and inscribed "TERRITORY", signed at foot in margin, also similar preliminary "rough" artwork on two sheets (A4 size) and three other sheets with "Territory" designs, fine   (Photo Plate 45) 
£250.00
    472 

--- OMNIBUS: 1986 ROYAL WEDDING, eight stamp size handpainted Essays in colour on two sheets (A4 size), in various proposed designs for Ascension (2), Fiji, Mauritius, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2), and another unassigned, all but one denominated 00c., both sheets signed and also with pencil sketches around and alongside, fine and attractive   (Photo Plate 45) 
£350.00
    473 

The Balance of this collection, mainly preliminary "rough" artwork and sketches, about ninety-five items, many on A4 size sheets, some in colour, but mostly in pencil, many on tracing paper, territories include Bahamas; Barbados; Cayman Islands; Christmas Island; Great Britain (FDC designs); Norfolk Island; St. Kitts-Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent, etc., many signed, a diverse range of subjects covered, chiefly fine   
£350.00
    474  *Oe 

Collection of the issued stamps, miniature sheets and FDC's contained in cardboard box, many hundreds, many are signed, the stamps chiefly in the margins, many territories represented incl. Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Christmas Island; Fiji; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; St. Helena; St. Kitts; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tuvalu; Vanuatu, etc., also some Great Britain special event and commemorative covers. An interesting, attractive and colourful lot   
£1,200.00

ADEN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Hadhramaut

    475 

1949 U.P.U. 1r. on 1/- blue, error surcharge omitted. o.g. from the right of the sheet, fine and rare. With Stanley Gibbons handstamp on reverse as usual. Cat. £2,000 (19a)   (Photo Plate A) 
£700.00
    476 

1955 (Sept. 1), envelope sent Registered to Ilford Essex franked 1955-63 5c. to 50c., each tied by "Gheil-Ba-Wazir" c.d.s. cancellations, "Mukalla" Registration etiquette below and additionally franked Seiyun 1954 5c. and 10c., tied by c.d.s. cancellations of Nov. 2, Mukalla (2 different), and Aden Nov. 5 transit datestamps on reverse, fine and unusual  (Photo Plate 46) 
£100.00
    477  ** 

1966 Churchill set in blocks of four from the foot of the sheets, also Churchill and Kennedy sets with scarce black overprints from limited printing (singles), u.m., fine (65-70, 65var.-67var.)  
£80.00
    478  **4 

--- 10f. on 15c. bronze-green, inverted overprint, u.m. block of four from the foot of the sheet, fine and scarce. Cat. £300++ (66a)   
£150.00

Seiyun

    479  **4 

1951 Changed currency set, u.m. blocks of four, fine. Cat. £116++ (20-27)  
£60.00
    480 

1966 History of the Olympic Games with overprints in black (instead of red), set in pairs from the corners of the sheets, 1966 Football set in corner blocks of four, u.m., fine (68var.-76var., 77-83)  
£100.00
    481  **4 

1967 World Peace, set in blocks of four with black overprints from a limited printing, u.m., fine and scarce (99-107 vars.)  
£100.00

ANTIGUA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    482 

1903-07 set overprinted "SPECIMEN", o.g., fine and fresh. Cat. £150 (31s-40s).  
£80.00
    483  ** 

1921-29 £1 purple and black on red, u.m., fine and fresh. Cat. £225+ (61)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£120.00
    484 

--- £1, another example, o.g., fine (61)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£90.00

AUSTRALIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    485 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (JAPAN): 1947 (Sept. 25), envelope Registered to Glasgow franked 1946-47 2/- maroon horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, "AUST UNIT POST" cancellations, countersigned, violet boxed "Aust.Army Postal Service" Registration etiquette, transit datestamps on reverse, one stamp with ink marks on the face, otherwise fine and a very scarce commercial cover (J6)   (Photo Plate 46) 
£160.00

BAHAMAS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    486  *O 

1950-55 ½a. on ½d. orange, variety fraction "½" omitted, u.m. and fine used examples. Cat. £365 (80a)  
£120.00

BAHRAIN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    487 

1943 (June 12), envelope to Palestine franked 1942-45 ½a., 1a. and 2a. with F.P.O. 7 Advanced Base machine cancellation, two Censor markings, the envelope endorsed "Hebrew written"; a little roughly opened at right, fine  
£40.00
    488 

1942-48 white background 3p., 6a., 8a. and 12a., all in blocks of four with type Z5 cancellations of Oct. 20 1943, also British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia 1948 2r. on 2/6 (three singles and a pair) used, fine (38, 48-50, etc.)  
£100.00
    489 

1970 (April 15), special "2 Squadron Royal Corps of Transport Centenary" souvenir envelope, franked Great Britain 1969 Mayflower 1/6 with "BRITISH FORCES 1116 POSTAL SERVICE" (Jufair) commemorative cancellation, addressed locally, fine Only 100 issued at Bahrain  
£65.00

BARBADOS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    490  *4 

1875-80 perf. 14 6d. chrome-yellow, o.g. block of four, fresh and fine. Cat. £560+ (79)  (Photo Plate A) 
£250.00
   *491 

Small selection of Britannia types, incl. 1852-55 imperf. (1d.), 1873 clean cut perf. 14½ to 15½ (4d.), etc., used, mixed condition  
£60.00
    492 

1918 (April 15) 2d. Registered envelope additionally franked 1d. (2) and WAR TAX 1d., addressed to U.S.A., on reverse New York transit handstamp and Wilmette arrival c.d.s. of May 6, a few perimeter scuffs otherwise fine. Also 1931 (July) envelope addressed to Ethiopia franked ¼d. (2) and 1d. (2), one 1d. heavily oxidised but an unusual destination  
£50.00

BECHUANALAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
  * 493 

Postal Stationery: Collection of seventy-two Queen to E.II Airletters, Newspaper Wrappers, Postal Cards and Registered Envelopes, unused nearly all different, eleven ovpt. "SPECIMEN", chiefly fine  
£300.00
    494  ** 

Tati Concessions: 1896 Revenue 1/- to £5, the set of six, u.m. and fresh (without the usual oxidisation on the £5), fine (Barefoot 1-6)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£200.00

BERMUDA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    495 

1918-22 £1 purple and black on red, o.g., very fine and fresh. Cat. £325 (55)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£120.00
    496 

--- £1, another o.g. example, fine and fresh (55)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£120.00
    497  **4 

1938-42 perf. 14 2/- purple and blue on deep blue, block of four from the lower-right corner of the sheet with Plate no. "1", the fourth stamp showing the "Broken lower-right scroll" variety [5/12], one stamp lightly hinged, the variety u.m., light bends, fine. Cat. £225++ (116ce)  
£50.00
    498 

1938-53 2/- deep reddish purple and ultramarine on grey-blue, u.m.; 12/6 deep grey and brownish orange, large part (usual) brownish o.g., fine. Cat. £900 (116a, 120)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£300.00
    499  ** 

--- £1 deep reddish purple and black on pale red, variety "Gash in chin" [R2/5], u.m., short perf. at left, fine. Cat. £1,700 (121cf)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£500.00
    500  **4 

--- £1 deep purple and black on pale red, block of four from the top of the sheet, the third stamp the "Gash in chin" [R2/5] variety, u.m., fine and scarce. Cat. £1,880++ (121c, cf)   (Photo Plate 47) 
£750.00
  * 501  *O 

Selection of forty-nine stamps comprising of 1865-1903 3d. yellow-buff used (7), 6d. dull purple used (5), 6d. dull mauve part o.g. or unused (6), used (13), 1/- unused and four used, 1875 1d. on 3d. unused and three used, 1d. on 1/- part o.g. or unused (2) and used, 1924-32 2/- purple and bright blue on on pale blue showing "Break in scroll" variety part o.g., top left corner marginal block of four large part o.g., 12/6 grey and orange from Position 53 showing frame flaw over "GE" of "POSTAGE", large part o.g., some of the Queen issues have interpanneau margins, condition a little mixed, but many fine   (Photo Plate 47) 
£750.00

BRITISH EAST AFRICA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    502 

1890-95 1a. blue-green, variety "ANL" for "AND", small part o.g., a trifle soiled, fine. Cat. £750 (5aa),  (Photo Plate 47) 
£300.00
  * 503 

--- 2a. and 3r., tied by Mombassa cancellations of May 9 1895 and red oval datestamp to envelope Registered to Warwickshire, oval arrival datestamp on reverse, fine (6, 17)  (Photo Plate 46) 
£240.00
  * 504 

Imperial Administration: 1895 3r. slate-purple, tied by Mombassa squared circle cancellation and red London hooded Registered datestamp of Sept. 23 1895 to envelope addressed to Surrey, a trifle roughly opened, scarce (45)  (Photo Plate 46) 
£320.00
    505 

--- 1895-96 1r. green and aniline carmine, variety overprint double, one sideways, large part o.g., the usual smudging of the light sideways overprint, fine. Cat. £425 (60d)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£180.00
    506  O4 

--- 1896-1901 2a. chocolate, wmk. reversed, block of four with central Lamu cancellation, fine and scarce. Cat. £800+ (67x)  (Photo Plate 50) 
£400.00
    507 

--- 1897-1903 1r. to 50r. (with additional 50r. wmk. reversed) all overprinted "SPECIMEN", part o.g. or unused, chiefly good appearance, some faults. Cat. £895 (92s-99s, 99xs)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£250.00

BRITISH GUIANA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    508 

1863-76 perf. 10 2c. pair and strip of three, 12c. and 24c., tied by "A03" barred oval cancellations to envelope dated Dec. 1872 addressed to New Brunswick, a variety of transit and arrival markings on reverse, the envelope slightly soiled and the adhesives separated by scissors resulting in a few clipped perfs., otherwise fine and a rare three colour franking to a very unusual destination (88, 97, 101)  (Photo Plate 52) 
£2,500.00
    509  *Oe 

Collection in four albums contained in box, many hundreds, incl. 1898 Jubilee overprinted "SPECIMEN" (2 sets with some additional values), set o.g. (13 including blocks, additional values), 1c. three blocks of 30, 2c. blocks of 20 and 30, wmk. varieties, set on cover with the surcharged set, 1899 surcharges with 2c. on 5c. comma for stop (2 contained in blocks of four), "CINTS" variety (5), blocks of 30 (2) and 50, 2c. on 10c. surcharge inverted (B.P.A. certificate 1987), "GENTS" variety (2 singles and four contained in strips, another in a strip of three on cover), two complete sheets of fifty, 2c. on 15c. variety no stop after "CENTS", the centre stamp in a block of nine from the lower-left corner of the sheet, also about 15 others, 2c. on 15c. surcharge inverted ("Royal" certificate 1994), 2c. on 15c. surcharge double (2, the first with "Royal" certificate 1950, the second with B.P.A. certificate 1988), covers, postal stationery, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition but a most interesting lot and an ideal basis for a specialised study of the 1898 and 1899 issues. Also included with this lot is a fascinating box of notes re these issues and some others  (Photo Plate 48) 
£3,500.00

BRITISH HONDURAS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    510 

1913-21 $5 purple and black on red, o.g., fresh and fine. Cat. £250 (110)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£100.00
    511 

--- $5, another o.g. example, fine (110)  
£80.00
    512 

1922-33 $5 purple and black on red, very lightly hinged, fine and fresh. Cat. £200 (125)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£100.00
    513 

--- $5, another lightly hinged example, fine (125)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£90.00

BRITISH LEVANT

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    514 

British Field Office in Salonica: 1913 ½d. to 1/-, the set of eight, large part o.g., chiefly fine and mostly with handstamps on reverse. Cat. £1,100 (S1-8)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£400.00
    515 

--- Another set, large part o.g., all with handstamps on reverse, fine (S1-8)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£300.00

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Middle East Forces

    516 

1943 (Oct. 5), envelope sent airmail to South Africa franked 1d. (pair) and 2d. (block of four), all tied or cancelled by "EGYPT/POSTAGE/PREPAID" c.d.s. cancellations, violet censor marking at upper left, a few minor repairs, otherwise fine and scarce. (M11-M12)   (Photo Plate 46) 
£200.00
    517 

1943 (Oct. 12), envelope sent airmail to South Africa franked 1d. (block of four), 2d. (pair) and 2½d., all tied or cancelled by "EGYPT/POSTAGE/PREPAID" c.d.s. cancellations, violet censor marking at upper left, fine and scarce (M11-M13)  (Photo Plate 46) 
£200.00
    518 

Overprinted M.E.F.: 1943 (March 20), p.p.c. (Easter greetings type) addressed to Saudi Arabia, franked 2½d. light ultramarine tied by "DECAMERE/ERITREA" c.d.s., fine and a scarce destination (M13)  (Photo Plate 46) 
£100.00
    519 

1943 (Oct. 26), envelope sent airmail to South Africa franked 2/6 tied by "EGYPT/POSTAGE/PREPAID" c.d.s., violet censor marking at upper left, some stains around the perfs and other perimeter faults, otherwise fine. A scarce stamp used on cover and an unusual usage from Egypt (M19)  (Photo Plate 49) 
£300.00
    520  **4+ 

Postage Due: 1942 1/- deep blue, Control "K 42" u.m. block of nine from the lower left corner of the sheet, a rare positional piece (MD5)   (Photo Plate 47) 
£150.00

Somalia

    521 

1943 (Sept. 22), envelope addressed to Aden franked 5d. tied by "A.P.O. 74" c.d.s. of Mogadishu, "A.P.O. 2" transit c.d.s. alongside, violet censor marking below, Aden Camp arrival c.d.s. of Nov. ?1 on reverse, fine and scarce (S5)  (Photo Plate 46) 
£300.00
    522 

1943 (Oct. 13), envelope sent air mail to Aden franked 2d. (pair) and 1/-, all tied by "A.P.O. 74" c.d.s cancellations of Mogadishu, violet censor marking below, Aden Camp arrival c.d.s. of Oct. 21 on reverse, fine and scarce (S2, S8)  (Photo Plate 49) 
£300.00

Eritrea

    523 

Postage Due: 1950 (Jan. 13), long envelope from Rhyl to Asmara franked Great Britain 2½d., violet boxed "TO PAY/PAGATE/10 Cents" ("10" inserted by hand) on front, on reverse 1950 1d. Postage Due tied by "ASMARA CENTRO/TASSATE" first day cancellation of Feb. 6 1950; the envelope folded, scarce (ED7)   (Photo Plate 49) 
£440.00

BRITISH POSTAL AGENCIES IN EASTERN ARABIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    524  **4 

1960-61 set in u.m. blocks of four (2r. on 2/6 and 5r. on 5/- corner blocks), fine. Cat. £240+ (79-93)  
£100.00

BRUNEI

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    525 

1908-22 $25 black on red, large part o.g (hinge remainders), fine. Cat. £550 (48)  (Photo Plate 47) 
£160.00

CANADA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    526  O4 

1897 Jubilee $3 bistre, block of four from the upper-right corner of the sheet with violet Winnipeg cancellations, fine and scarce. Cat. £2,800+. Signed H. Bloch (138)   (Photo Plate 50) 
£1,200.00
    527 

1933 Universal Postal Union Congress Preliminary meeting 5c. blue, tied to special envelope addressed to England by "COMMISSION PREPARATION/U.P.U." cancellation of June 26 1935; a little stained around some perfs., fine and rare and with a sheet of the Official notepaper. With Holcombe opinion (1996)  (Photo Plate 49) 
£500.00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    528  *O 

1855-63 1d. used, 4d. and 6d. unused, 1863-64 1d. (2 unused), 4d. unused, 4d. and 6d. pencancelled, 1/- used, margins all round, chiefly fine. Cat. in excess of £2,900.   
£300.00
    529 

--- 1/- deep dark green, margins all round, used, fine and scarce. Cat £500 (8b)  (Photo Plate 50) 
£120.00

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    530 

Postal Stationery, Envelopes: 1d., addressed to Kent and with George Town/Cayman Islands cancellation of Sept. 29 1910, the envelope with pinhole and slight wrinkle at top; fine (H&G 1)  (Photo Plate 49) 
£130.00
    531 

--- 1d., additionally franked George V 1d. and 1½d. and Registered to London, "CAYMAN Is. GEORGETOWN" cancellations of Dec. 14 1927 and with Grand Cayman Registration handstamp below, transit and arrival markings on reverse; the envelope with slight scuffs on front and reverse, otherwise fine and rare (H&G 1)  (Photo Plate 49) 
£200.00
    532 

--- 2½d., additionally franked George V 1d., Registered to Scotland and with "CAYMAN Is. GEORGETOWN" cancellations of Dec. 14 1927 and with handstruck "GRAND CAYMAN" etiquette alongside, transit and arrival markings on reverse; fine and scarce (H&G 2) See also lot 776 (Photo Plate 49) 
£220.00

CEYLON

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    533 

1857-59 imperf. 1d. blue on blued paper, horizontal strip of six, tied by bars cancellations to the reverse of 1859 envelope addressed to Scotland, red London Paid datestamp of March 7 on the front; the last stamp defective on application, the first stamp torn through on opening and other faults, nevertheless a rare and spectacular franking (2b)   (Photo Plate 49) 
£150.00
  * 534 

--- Imperf. 5d., 6d. and 1/-, used, good to large margins all round (the 1/- showing portion of adjoining stamp at right), good to fine. The 1/- with "Royal" certificate (1955) (5-6, 10)  
£150.00
    535  ** 

1921-32 WATERMARK MULTIPLE SCRIPT CA, 100r. BROWNISH GREY, unmounted mint from the top right of the sheet and showing Plate Number "1", the rare "Break in scroll" variety, mounted in margin only, fresh, fine and scarce (359a)  (Photo Plate A) 
£3,000.00

CYPRUS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    536 

1735 (Dec. 2), EL from Larnaca to Madrid, carried privately by the Franciscan Monks postal network, without postal markings, fine and very rare  (Photo Plate 51) 
£750.00
    537 

1823 (June 28), EL from a Franciscan Monk in Jerusalem addressed to Livorno, sent via Cyprus and endorsed in manuscript "RACCOMANDATTA AL MTO. PR. P. GUARD. DE CIPRO"; fine and rare  (Photo Plate 51) 
£750.00
    538 

1826 EL from Larnaca to France with disinfection slits, handstamped "MARSEILLE" and "COLONIES PAR MARSEILLE", rate markings, transit and arrival datestamps of Sept. 1826 on reverse; fine. A rare early item of Mail from Cyprus  (Photo Plate 52) 
£1,500.00
    539 

1876 (Nov. 2), EL to Ciotat, France, datelined "a Chypre" and with rare "VOYE DE MER/PAR MARSELLA" handstamp on the front, rated "8" in manuscript; a little soiled but very rare  (Photo Plate 52) 
£2,000.00
    540  *O 

1880 ½d. rose Plate 12, 1d. red Plate 181, both used, 1881 large "HALF-PENNY" on 1d. Plate 174 part o.g., good to fine. Cat. £500 (1, 2, 7)  
£140.00
    541 

1903 to 1910, p.p.c.'s to Alexandria, England and France, 1p. or 20pa. frankings, fine and scarce early cards from Cyprus  
£150.00