| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| 769 |
P |
1973 Flora, four oversize hand-painted coloured Essays without inscriptions, on board, also another with acetate overlays for inscriptions and value, also fourteen pencil, ink or coloured sketches on tracing paper and two sketches on paper, from the "Goaman" archive
(Photo Plate 39) |
£280.00 |
| 770 |
P |
1973 Orchids, six oversize hand painted coloured Essays, two are without values or inscriptions, the others with overlays, from the "Goaman" archive
(Photo Plate 44) |
£420.00 |
| * 771 |
* |
Booklets: A selection on leaves, incl. 1912 ½d. pane of six, booklet covers for the 1912 and 1923 2/- (each 18 x 1d., 12 x ½d.) and with De La Rue Proofs of the interleaving, 1929-32 2/- (incomplete), etc., mixed condition and not including any intact booklets, nevertheless an interesting lot |
£60.00 |
| 772 |
L |
Literature: "Jamaica" by Collett, Buckland Edwards, Morton and Nicholson (1928), copy number 4 from 120 of the special autographed subscribers edition, offered with contemporary papers relating to its production, a few pencil annotations throughout and the spine a little scuffed, otherwise fine. Also "The Jamaica Post Towns 1840-1875" by Morton (circa 1921), cover a little worn otherwise fine |
£100.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| 773 |
* |
1938-54 1c. black and red-brown, error "A" of "CA" missing from wmk., part o.g., fine. Cat. £300 (131ab) |
£75.00 |
| 774 |
P |
1960-62 1s. in purple, 1s. 30 in brown, 2s. in blue, 2s. 50 (in red, in green, in light brown and in deep brown), 5s. (3 in shades of purple), 10s. (2 in shades of green, one in brown), Die Proofs on unwatermarked paper without Queen's head, with or without gum, fine. From the "Goaman" archive
(Photo Plate 63) |
£700.00 |
| 775 |
P |
Kenya: 1964 Inauguration of the Republic, 30c. Kenyatta, 50c. Cockerel, 50c. Turaco, 1s. 30 Nandi flame and 2s. 50 Lion, the set of five oversize hand drawn coloured Essays, affixed to board and with a few notations, from the "Goaman" archive
(Photo Plate 60) |
£340.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| * 776 |
e |
1909 (June 6) stampless envelope without postal markings addressed to Bahrain accompanied by original enclosure, a little roughly opened at left. A scarce early example of outgoing mail. Owing to the high cost of sending mail from Kuwait to Bahrain (2½a), merchants used surface or marine passengers to deliver their correspondence by hand
(Photo Plate 61) |
£500.00 |
| * 777 |
O |
1939 set and 1945 set, both used, some with dubious cancellations, offered "as is". (36-51w, 52-63) |
£200.00 |
| * 778 |
e |
1941 (Sept. 13), envelope addressed to Bombay franked on reverse India 3p., Kuwait 1939 1a. (2), all tied by the "EXPERIMENTAL P.O./K - 79" cancellation, triangular censor marking on front applied across envelope and censor strip at left, a little foreshortened at right upon opening, otherwise fine and scarce
(Photo Plate 62) |
£150.00 |
| * 779 |
*O |
Selection of George V issues on stockcards, sixty-four stamps, incl. 1923-24 set (10r. thinned) used, 1929-37 15r. used, 1933-34 Air set used, Officials with 1929-33 15r. used, etc., part o.g or (chiefly) used, many with "M.T.D.", telegraphic or other dubious cancellations. Necessarily offered "as is"
(Photo Plate 64) |
£700.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
Straits Settlements |
| 785 |
e |
Selection of about 215 covers dated between January 1921 and February 1923, all in the same hand and addressed to Miss Brenda McCracken, chiefly in London with the majority being re-directed to Colchester or Parkstone, mainly with Malacca c.d.s. cancellations and franked with various combinations to make the 6c. rate, four bearing Great Britain Postage Dues, another franked 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 5c. (Die I) together with 1c. etc., mixed condition with many a little roughly opened. An interesting lot
(Photo Plate 62) |
£500.00 |
Kedah |
| 786 |
e |
1932 (June 30), "Dunlop" advertising envelope sent air mail to Germany (part of address erased), franked (on reverse), 1c. (vertical pair), 20c. and 40c., all tied by "GENERAL POST OFFICE/ALOR STAR-KEDAH" c.d.s. cancellations, "PENANG" c.d.s. above, fine
(Photo Plate 62) |
£150.00 |
| 787 |
* |
1937 Sultan Hamlimshah set, part o.g., the $1 value with a few short perfs, otherwise fine. Cat. £225 (60-68)
(Photo Plate 58) |
£75.00 |
| 788 |
* |
--- Another large part o.g. set, fresh colours and fine. Cat. £225 (60-68) |
£100.00 |
| 789 |
O |
--- Another set, used, chiefly fine. Cat. £250 (60-68) |
£100.00 |
Negri Sembilan |
| 790 |
* |
1891 2c. on 24c. green, Type 32, part o.g., fine. Cat. £350 (47)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£100.00 |
Penang |
| 791 |
e |
1853 (April 17), long entire letter from Jessie Lorrain of Fern Hill, Penang to Miss Bruce in Edinburgh, with framed "BEARING" (40mm. x 12mm.) and on reverse red arrival datestamp of June 4; the letter (transcript included) gives details of her journey ("... We had a long and tedious voyage of nearly 6 months") and interesting comments regarding the native population; a little stained, otherwise fine and scarce |
£150.00 |
Perak |
| 792 |
* |
1895-99 1c. dull purple and green, variety Malformed "C", large part o.g., fine. Cat. £130 (66a)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£50.00 |
| 793 |
O |
--- $3 green and ochre, used, pale colour and some small stains, otherwise fine. Cat. £400 (78)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£150.00 |
| 794 |
S |
--- $25 green and orange overprinted "SPECIMEN", small black ink mark at top, part o.g., fine. Cat. £275 (80s)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£100.00 |
| 795 |
O |
--- $25 green and orange, used, pale colour, fine. A rare stamp. Cat. £3,250 With "Royal" certificate (1970) (80)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£750.00 |
| 796 |
* |
1900 One Cent on 2c., two horizontal strips of three, the first with centre stamp variety Antique "e" in "One", the other with centre stamp variety Antique "e" in "Cent", unused, fine. Cat. £120 (81a, 81b)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£50.00 |
| 797 |
* |
--- Three Cent on $1, variety Thinner "t" in "Cent", part o.g., fine. Cat. £300 (86a)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£100.00 |
| 798 |
* |
1938-41 Sultan Iskandar set of seventeen, part o.g., a few of the lower values with tropicalised gum, otherwise fine. Cat. £750 (103-121)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£250.00 |
| 799 |
* |
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1899 4c. brown, the varieties "Wide space between G and S" unused and "No stop after S" part o.g., fine. Cat. £255 (O2a, O2b)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£100.00 |
| 800 |
* |
--- 8c. orange, variety "Wide space between G and S", large part o.g., fine. Cat £170 (O4a)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£75.00 |
| 801 |
* |
--- 12c. brown-purple, small part o.g., fine. Cat. £250 (O7)
(Photo Plate 63) |
£100.00 |
| 802 |
* |
--- 24c. green, part o.g., small stain on top left perf., otherwise fine. Cat. £190 (O9)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£75.00 |
Selangor |
| 803 |
O |
1895-99 50c. green and black, variety "Dented frame", used with fiscal cancellation, hinge remainders on reverse otherwise fine and scarce. Unpriced by Stanley Gibbons. (60a)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£120.00 |
Trengganu |
| 804 |
* |
1941 prepared for use but not issued due to the Japanese Occupation 2c. yellow-orange, 6c. slate-grey, 8c. rose and 15c. ultramarine, part o.g., light gum toning, otherwise fine and scarce (See footnote after S.G. 47)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£250.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| 805 |
* |
1942-43 1c. to $5, set of fifteen values, u.m. or o.g., some low values with slightly toned gum, the $1 with gum redistributed to cover a small thin, otherwise fine and a scarce set. Cat. £550 (J1-J15)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£200.00 |
| 806 |
* |
General issues: 1942 "DAI NIPPON 2602 MALAYA" on Perak 2c. to $5, set of eight, u.m. or o.g., the rare $1 with slight gum toning as usual; fine. Cat. £500 (J246-J253)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£200.00 |
| 807 |
e |
--- 1943 to 1944, a postal stationery card and two covers, variously franked and with special cancellations of the first, second and third anniversaries of the surrender of Singapore; fine |
£100.00 |
| 808 |
e |
--- 1944 surcharged set of seven intended for use on Red Cross letters, tied to local Syonan Registered philatelic cover, fine and scarce (J311-J317)
(Photo Plate 62) |
£200.00 |
| 809 |
e |
-- A very similar cover (J311-J317)
(Photo Plate 62) |
£200.00 |
| 810 |
*e |
Collection of over 120 stamps and five covers, incl. Johore 1943 Postage Due set, Kelantan 1942 $1 on 4c., $2 on 5c. and $5 on 6c., 1c. on 50c., 2c. on 40c., 8c. on 5c., 10c. on 6c. (all remainders without seal), General issues 1942 Straits Settlements 2c. to 15c., Negri Sembilan 1c. to $1, Pahang 1c. to 30c., Selangor 3c. to $2, 1942-44 "Japanese Postal Service" overprints on Perak 1c. to $5, Selangor 1c. to $5, Perak prepared for use but not issued 2c., 3c. and 8c., 1943 1c. to 70c., 1944 Re-Birth set, 1944 Red Cross surcharge set, 1942 overprinted and 1943-45 Postage Due sets, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, chiefly fine |
£350.00 |
| 811 |
O |
Selection of 126 with War "Tax" chops, chiefly on Kedah Postage issues, incl. 1937 $1 (single, block of ten), $5 (single, block of six), Pahang 1935-41 30c. blocks of four and ten, Selangor 1941 $1, $2, etc., chiefly unused, mostly good to fine. Tan Cat. approx. 5,850 Ringgit |
£200.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| 813 |
e |
1839 (Feb. 5), E addressed to Edinburgh with straight line "Malta Post Office" handstamp in black, framed "PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE" cachet alongside in the same colour, on reverse red wax "OPENED AND RESEALED/LAZZARETTO OF MALTA" seal, "BRITISH/FOREIGN" framed cachet in black and London transit datestamp of Feb. 17, a little fragile and somewhat repaired, otherwise fine and scarce
(Photo Plate 62) |
£150.00 |
| 814 |
**4+ |
1904-14 2d. grey (blocks of eighteen and twenty-four), 4d. black and red on yellow (blocks of twelve and eighteen), u.m., fine. Cat. £256+ (51, 55) |
£80.00 |
| 815 |
* |
1914-21 ¼d. (2), ½d. (2), 1d. (2), 2d. (2), 2½d., 3d. (2), 4d. (2), 6d. (2), 1/- (5), 2/- (2), 2/6 and 5/-, shades, o.g. or large part o.g., chiefly good to fine (Btwn. 69 and 88) |
£120.00 |
| 816 |
*4 |
1935 Silver Jubilee ½d. black and green, three blocks of four each containing the "Extra Flagstaff" variety, another two blocks of four each containing the variety partly erased, another block of four containing the "Lightning Conductor" variety, u.m. or part o.g., chiefly fine (210a, 210c, etc.) |
£50.00 |
| 817 |
** |
Postage Due: 1953-63 2d. grey-brown, u.m. block of seventy-two (12 x 6), fine. Cat. £360 (D24) |
£60.00 |
| 818 |
e |
Incoming Mail: Selection of five covers all in the same hand addressed to Major McCracken, 1st. Royal Berkshire Regt., Pembroke Camp, from Great Britain (July 30 1886) franked 1883 or 1884 2½d. (2), India (3 dated between Dec. 1886 to Jan. 1887) and Italy (March 1887), all with receiving datestamps on reverse, fine |
£100.00 |
| 819 |
e |
--- 1860 (Sept. 24), EL from Odessa rated "1/4" in m.s., horizontal filing fold, the address with slight ink burns, French "SINAI/10/OCT/60" paquebot transit c.d.s. at top left, Malta arrival c.d.s. of Oct. 17 on reverse, fine and unusual
(Photo Plate 62) |
£100.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| ** 820 |
O |
1858-62 (4d.) green from the left of the sheet, good margins all round, neat barred oval cancellation, fine and extremely attractive (27)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£250.00 |
| ** 821 |
O |
--- (4d.), another example, good margins all round, fine (27)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£160.00 |
| ** 822 |
O |
--- (6d.) vermilion, two examples, both with close to good margins and used, one with "B44" cancellation, the other with slight faults, fine. (28)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£200.00 |
| ** 823 |
O |
--- (9d.) dull magenta, close to good margins, used, fine. Cat. £200 (29)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£100.00 |
| ** 824 |
O |
--- Reissued as (1d.) value, margins all round, used with "B53" cancellation, fine. Cat. £160. With B.P.A. certificate (1988) (29a)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£100.00 |
| ** 825 |
O |
1859-61 6d. blue (2), 6d. dull purple-slate, 1/- vermilion (2) and 1/- yellow-green, chiefly with "B53" cancellations, mainly fine. Cat. £350 (32-35)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£150.00 |
| ** 826 |
O |
--- 6d. dull purple-slate, horizontal strip of four from the bottom of the sheet, good margins all round, light "B53" cancellations, fine. A rare and attractive multiple. (33)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£500.00 |
| 827 |
O |
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, barred oval cancellation, large margins to cut into, faults but fair appearance. Cat. £1,900 (37)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£100.00 |
| ** 828 |
O |
1862 Intermediate perf 14 to 16, 6d. slate and 1/- deep green, used, the 6d. with couple of pulled perfs at right, the 1/- with some trimmed perfs at left, otherwise fine and scarce. Cat. £400 (54-55)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£200.00 |
| ** 829 |
e |
Postal Stationery: Selection of fifteen different postcards all ovpt. "SPECIMEN" (various types), issues from 1896-97, incl. 1925 3c. on 4c. green, 1930-32 issues (3), 1938 issues (2), etc., one damaged and repaired, otherwise chiefly fine, also four other various items |
£100.00 |
| 830 |
** |
Booklets: 1953 5r. black on white cover, slightly rusty staples and the pane of four airmail labels attached to interleaving, otherwise fine. Cat. £180 (SB1) |
£55.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| 833 |
P |
1974 to 1976, twenty-eight Format International imperforate issues on presentation cards, incl. rejected Essays, min. sheets, some duplicated, etc., from the "Goaman" archive but not their work |
£110.00 |
| 834 |
P |
1975 South Pacific Commission Conference, preliminary coloured sketch for the se-tenant block of four (or min. sheet), forty sketches on tracing paper, notes, etc., from the "Goaman" archive |
£70.00 |
| 835 |
P |
1975 South Pacific Commission Conference (2nd. issue), 25c. and 30c., oversize coloured handpainted proofs, similar to the issued 30c. and 50c., various preliminary sketches (some coloured) and over twenty pencil sketches on tracing paper, from the "Goaman" archive |
£90.00 |
| 836 |
P |
1976 30th. Anniversary of the Return from Truk, three handpainted 10c. Essays (Finches, Reed Warbler, Flowers floating towards Nauru and Nauru encircled by Garland), also two pencil sketches of Return of the Islanders), affixed to board, sixty-three pencil or coloured sketches on tracing paper, acetate overlays, etc., from the "Goaman" archive |
£140.00 |
| 837 |
P |
1976 60th. Anniversary of Nauruan Stamps, preliminary coloured stamp size sketches for the two designs, various notes, photographs, etc., from the "Goaman" archive
|
£90.00 |
| 838 |
P |
1979 Christmas 15c. and 25c. Church Windows, two oversize hand painted unadopted Essays on boards, from the "Goaman" archive
(Photo Plate 66) |
£140.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| * 845 |
e |
Incoming Mail: 1899 (May 31), two Postage Paid envelopes from the "Tattersall" correspondence in Hobart Tasmania addressed to Wellington, each with red "UNCLAIMED", green "GONE NO ADDRESS" and red "WELLINGTON" c.d.s. of Sept. 19 all on front, also one similar without the green marking, all three have various original enclosures, the envelopes with some perimeter faults and bends, otherwise fine and unusual
|
£75.00 |
| 846 |
O |
1855-57 Blue paper 1/- green, close to large margins, used, with barred numeral cancellation, some faults but a presentable example of this rare stamp. Cat. £3,750. With B.P.A. certificate (2008) stating "variously defective" (6)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£200.00 |
| 847 |
e |
1930 (Aug. 18), S.S. "Tahiti" shipwreck, two envelopes addressed to New York both with stamps floated off and with violet "Salvaged from/S S Tahiti/Lost at sea" cachets, envelope sent Registered to Germany (stamps floated off) and p.p.c. ("Whakarewarewa") to Vienna both with violet "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" cachets, fine for these. Ex Gunther Heyd
(Photo Plate 65) |
£300.00 |
| * 848 |
* |
Cinderellas: 1942 "Waikato Winter Show" (Churchill) triangular label, a few small red marks on reverse otherwise part o.g., fine and scarce. (Heslop J95)
(Photo Plate 64) |
£80.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| 855 |
* |
1916 surcharge set of three overprinted "SPECIMEN", the 10c. on 12c. with the inverted "S" variety and the 2c. on 3c. with full stop after "SPECIMEN" variety, also 2c. on 3c. inverted "S" variety in pair with normal, large part o.g., hinge remainders, good to fine (186s-188s, 186, 186a) |
£100.00 |
| 856 |
* |
1931 set, o.g., fresh colours, fine. Cat. £250 (295-302) |
£100.00 |
Japanese Occupation |
| 857 |
* |
1942 violet handstamp 1c. to $5, the set of fifteen, o.g. or large part o.g., a few with small traces of toning on the reverse, otherwise fine and fresh. A rare set. Cat. £3,450+ (J1-J15)
(Photo Plate 67) |
£1,800.00 |
| 858 |
* |
1943 4c., 8c., 1944 three line Japanese overprint 1c. to $1, u.m. or o.g., fine and fresh. Cat. £288 (J18-J19, J20-J32) |
£100.00 |
| 859 |
e |
--- 4c. and 8c., used with Japanese Occupation of Brunei 1942-44 1c., 2c. orange, 4c., 8c. red, 12c. and 15c. on local cover, Kuching type JD4 cancellations, fine (J18-J19, etc.)
(Photo Plate 65) |
£150.00 |
| 860 |
* |
1944-45 overprints on stamps of Japan 1s. to 1y., the set of fourteen with additional 25s. and 50s., u.m., 5s. with gum dulled by backing paper and the 6s. with backing paper attached, fine and fresh. Cat. £600 (J35-J48)
(Photo Plate 67) |
£200.00 |