BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

 

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    345  *4+ 

Watermarked Paper: Small star, sheet of 240 impressions (12 x 20) on ungummed paper with "POSTAGE" repeated six times in the margins, folded and a little soiled along the folds, fine  
£50.00

ANTIGUA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    346 

1921-29 Wmk. Mult. Crown set of seven, large part o.g., fine. Cat. £250 (55-61)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£80.00
    347 

--- Another large part o.g.set, fine (55-61)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£80.00
    348 

--- Another set, large part o.g., fine (55-61)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£80.00

ASCENSION

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
  * 349  ** 

1924-33 set less 5d, and 6d. values, u.m., fine. Cat. £236+ (10-15, 17-20)   
£75.00

AUSTRALIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    350 

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/-, part o.g. from the foot of the sheet and showing large part "JOHN ASH" imprint, fine. Cat. £400+ (143)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£200.00
    351  Ae 

1934 MacRobertson Air Race: Envelope carried by Scott and Black by D.H.Comet, franked 1½d. tied by Mildenhall c.d.s of Oct. 18 1934, upon arrival additionally franked alongside Victoria Centenary 2d. with Melbourne c.d.s. of Oct. 25, signed by Campbell black, fine and scarce. (Australian Air Mail Catalogue 433)Only 100 covers carried  (Photo Plate 20) 
£200.00
    352 

Postage Dues: 1902-04 10/- dull green, part o.g., fresh and fine. Cat. £1,800 (D43)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£400.00

BAHRAIN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    353 

1939 (Oct. 28), censored envelope addressed to Bombay showing Bahrain Postage Due marking, franked (on reverse) George V 3pi. (2) with various transit and arrival datestamps alongside, also another censored envelope to Bombay franked George VI (white background) block of eight (4 x 2) and vertical pair, fine   (Photo Plate 20) 
£150.00

BERMUDA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    354 

1918-22 2/- to £1, the set of six, part o.g., fine. Cat. £600 (51b-55)   (Photo Plate 19) 
£200.00
    355 

--- A similar set of six, part o.g., fine (51b-55)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£200.00
    356 

--- Another similar part o.g. set of six, fine (51b-55)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£200.00

BRITISH HONDURAS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    357 

1913-21 set of ten, part o.g., some values (except $5) with slight stains otherwise fine. Cat. £325 (101-110)   (Photo Plate 19) 
£95.00
    358 

--- Another part o.g. set, stains on some values (except $5) otherwise fine (101-110)   (Photo Plate 19) 
£95.00
    359 

--- Another similar set, (101-110)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£95.00

BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    360 

1914-23 set of fourteen, part o.g., fine. Cat. £400 (22-38)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£140.00
    361 

--- A similar set, part o.g., some low values with small stain spots otherwise fine (22-38)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£120.00
    362 

--- Another similar set, part o.g. and with some low values affected by slight stain spots otherwise fine (22-38)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£120.00
    363 

1929 (April 28), small window envelope franked 2/- tied by Vanikoro c.d.s., Sydney c.d.s. and registration etiquette applied in transit, on reverse July 8 Birmingham and Bromsgrove datestamps, fine and unusual  
£75.00

BRUNEI

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    364 

1940 (May 20), O.H.M.S. envelope sent Registered to Kedah franked 1c., 2c., 8c. and 12c., all tied by c.d.s. cancellations, black boxed "PASSED BY/4/CENSOR" cachet below, Singapore May 27 transit and Jitra May 29 arrival datestamps on reverse, some staining, scarce   (Photo Plate 20) 
£100.00

BURMA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    365   

Prints: "The Storming of the Stockade at Kemmendine near Rangoon on the 10th. of June 1824" (total size 48 x 36cm.), published Jan. 2 1826 by Thomas Clay, also a slightly smaller sized print of various naval craft incl. H.M.S. Larne attacking the stockades at the entrance of Bassein River on the 26th. Feb. 1825, this also published by Thomas Clay, both colour tinted and with small perimeter faults, fine and attractive  
£80.00
    366  *Oe 

The extensive and valuable Collection on leaves in three box files, one stockbook and loose contained in cardboard box, thousands, incl. a good selection of India used in Burma with most types of cancellation well represented with smaller offices and postal stationery, etc., 1858 entire franked India 1854 1a. tied by "B/156" octagonal cancellation of Rangoon with Rangoon Ship Letter handstamp on reverse, 1901 (Nov. 20) India 9p. "Soldier's and Seamen's Envelope" used from Rangoon to Manchester, censor markings, airmails, railway mail, etc., 1937 15r. and 25r. both part o.g. and used, 1937 Officials with 10r. part o.g., good ranges of George VI postal stationery with airletters and airmail envelopes, British Military Administration issues, Republic issues with sets, blocks, minor varieties, covers, etc., 1953 "Comet" crash cover addressed to London, later issues to the early 1970's and a few beyond, with sets, Officials, FDC's, picture postcards, a few coins and banknotes, etc., also Japanese Occupation issues well represented with stamps and postal stationery, u.m., part o.g., and used, mixed condition though many fine. An interesting lot  (Photo Plate 21) 
£4,000.00
    367 

Literature: "The Burma Peacock", the bulletin of the Burma Philatelic Study Circle, Volume 1 Number 1 (1979) complete to Volume 20 Number 3 (2000), the first seven volumes spiral bound, fine  
£50.00
    368 

--- Selection of seven items, incl. "Burma Postal History" (1971) by Davis and Martin plus the supplement, "India Used in Burma" (1950) by Cooper, "Numbers in Early Indian Cancellations" (1970) by Martin, "Burma Post Office Guide" (1950) Volume 1, auction catalogues with 1985 and 1990 Gerald Davis sales by Christies, also nine non-philatelic items, incl. "The Coins and Banknotes of Burma" (1980) by Robinson and Shaw, "Burma and General Ne Win (1969) by Maung, "The Making of Burma" (1962) by Woodman, etc., chiefly fine   
£100.00
    369  ** 

1938-40 3a. dull violet (12) in three blocks of four, 8a. (4), also Ceylon 1938-49 2r. (12) in three blocks of four, u.m., fine. Cat. £340  
£100.00

CANADA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    370 

1852-57 Handmade wove paper: 3d. brown-red, margins three sides, touching at top and showing part printers imprint at foot, neat "Target" cancellation, small tear in centre at foot otherwise fine and attractive (8)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£100.00

CEYLON

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    371 

1879 (circa), 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in deep bright red affixed to small piece, fine and scarce  (Photo Plate 19) 
£250.00
    372  **4+ 

1958-62 75c. ultramarine and orange, a complete u.m. sheet of 100, folded through perfs otherwise fine. Cat. £900 (460)  
£100.00

CYPRUS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    373 

Stamps of Great Britain Used In: LARNACA: 1878-80 1d. rose-red Plate 187 with almost complete strike of the "942" vertical oval cancellation, fine and scarce. Cat. £170+ (Z15)   (Photo Plate 19) 
£100.00
    374 

1881 ½d. on 1d. red Plate 217, unused without gum, fine. Cat. £900 (7)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£150.00
    375 

1921-23 10/- and £1, large part o.g., fine and scarce. Cat. £1,575 (100-101)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£500.00
    376 

--- A similar pair, large part o.g., fine and scarce (100-101)   (Photo Plate 19) 
£500.00
    377 

--- Another similar pair, large part o.g., fine and scarce (100-101)   (Photo Plate 19) 
£500.00
    378 

1924-28 set of twenty-one values, part o.g., a few lower values have small stain spots otherwise fine. Cat. £475 (102-122)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£140.00
    379 

--- A similar part o.g. set in the same condition, (102-122)   (Photo Plate 19) 
£140.00
    380 

1924-28 Wmk. Mult. Script CA set from ¼pi. to 90pi. (15 values), and 1925 ½pi. to 2½pi., part o.g., fine and fresh. (103-117, 118-122)  
£70.00
    381 

--- Another part o.g. set, again some low values with small stains (102-122)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£140.00
  * 382  ** 

1928 British Rule set, u.m., fresh and fine. Cat. £300+ (123-132)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£100.00
    383 

1938-51 1pi. orange Perf. 13½ x 12½, large part o.g., fresh, fine and scarce. Cat. £550 (154a)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£150.00
    384  ** 

1963 Scouts miniature sheet, variety "Wmk. inverted", u.m., fine. Cat. £100 (MS231a var.)  
£40.00

DOMINICA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    385 

1923-33 set of twenty-one, part o.g. fine. Cat. £325 (71-91)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£100.00
    386 

--- A similar part o.g. set, some of the lower values with small stains otherwise fine (71-91)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£90.00
    387 

--- Another similar part o.g. set, again some of the lower values with small stains or other slight faults otherwise fine (71-91)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£90.00

FIJI

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    388 

1906-12 set of seven, part o.g., some of the lower values have small stains otherwise fine. Cat. £350 (118-124)  (Photo Plate 19) 
£100.00
    389 

--- A similar part o.g. set, again some low values with small stains otherwise fine (118-124)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£100.00
    390 

--- £1 purple and black on red, large part o.g., fine. Cat. £300 (124)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£100.00
    391 

1912-23 set of thirteen, part o.g., fine. Cat. £300 (125-137)   (Photo Plate 24) 
£100.00
  * 392 

--- £1 purple and black on red Die II, large part o.g., fine. Cat £250 (137a)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£100.00

GAMBIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    393 

1904-06 10d. olive and carmine, variety "Dented Frame", lightly hinged, very slight trace of toning at lower-right, otherwise fine. Cat. £350 (66a)  
£80.00

GIBRALTAR

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    394 

1889 Spanish currency surcharge 25c. on 2½d. bright blue, horizontal pair, one showing the "Small I" variety, large part o.g., fine. Cat. £347 (18ab)   (Photo Plate 24) 
£100.00
    395 

--- 25c. on 2½d. bright blue, two used examples both with variety "Broken N", fine. Cat £200 (18b)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£70.00
    396 

--- 25c. on 2½d. bright blue, examples showing the "Broken N" and "Small I" varieties, both used, fine. Cat. £200 (18ab, b)   
£60.00
    397  *O 

--- 25c. on 2d. brown-purple, variety "Small I", part o.g. and used examples, a horizontal strip of three, the centre stamp with variety "Broken N", the third with small stain, part o.g., fine, also 25c. on 2½d. bright blue, variety "Small I", used, fine, also 1889-96 Spanish currency set of eleven overprinted "SPECIMEN", part o.g., (the 5p. without gum), a few with pulled perfs, otherwise fine. Cat £860+ (17ab, 17b, 18ab, 22s-24s, 26-33s)   (Photo Plate 24) 
£200.00
    398 

1903 Wmk. Crown CA set of ten, part o.g., fine. Cat. £950 (46-55)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£280.00
    399 

--- A similar part o.g. set of ten, the 2/- with small stain otherwise fine (46-55)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£240.00
    400 

1904-08 Wmk. Mult Crown CA set of nine, part o.g., the 2/- value with slight stains otherwise fine. Cat. £950 (56-64)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£260.00
    401 

--- A similar part o.g. set, again the 2/- value affected by slight stains otherwise fine (56-64)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£260.00
    402 

1906-12 2/- purple and bright blue on blue, four fine used examples. Cat. £192 (72)  
£55.00
    403 

1912-24 Mult. Crown CA set of ten, part o.g, fine. Cat. £275 (76-85)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£90.00
    404 

--- A similar part o.g. set, fine (76-85)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£90.00
    405 

--- Another similar pat o.g. set, fine (76-85)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£90.00
    406  *O 

--- 4/- black and carmine, two part o.g. examples and two fine used examples. Cat. £174 (83)  
£55.00
    407 

--- £1 dull purple and black on red, part o.g., fine. Cat. £140 (85)   
£60.00
    408  ** 

1931-33 "Rock" Perf. 14 1d. (16), 1½d. (4), 2d. (26) and 3d. (8, with usual toning), mainly in blocks and strips, u.m., fine. Cat. £260+   
£70.00
    409  *4 

1938-51, duplicated selection of thirty-eight Imprint or Plate blocks of four, comprising of 1d. (6), 1½d. carmine (2), 1½d. slate-violet (8), 2d. grey (16), 2d, carmine (2), 3d. and 5d. (3), part o.g., chiefly fine. Stated to Cat £580   
£140.00

GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    410 

1912-24 set of thirteen values, part o.g., chiefly fine. Cat. £600 (12-24)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£200.00
    411 

--- Another part o.g. set, fine (12-24)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£200.00
    412 

--- Another part o.g. set, some lower values (incl 5/-) with slight stains (12-24)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£150.00

GOLD COAST

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    413 

1893-1902, selection of six 2d. Registered Envelopes (size G), all used to Liverpool, and with additional adhesives attached, origins incl. Accra (4), Adjuah and Axim, strikes and condition generally fine (Higgins & Gage 3a (1), 5a (5))   (Photo Plate 20) 
£120.00

HONG KONG

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    414 

1912-21 25c. purple and magenta, type B, lightly hinged, centred to left, fine. Cat. £180 (109)   
£60.00

INDIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
 ** 415 

1911 (February) Allahabad First Aerial Post and Exhibition: Collection in two brown "Lindner" albums, over seventy covers or cards with the special pictorial cancellation, incl. the large postcard (First type) used with usual faults, eight postcards (Second Type) with both sizes represented, a large variety of frankings with Registered usages, also some related correspondence, photographs and postcards, etc, condition generally fine. A useful and valuable lot  (Photo Plate 22 and Photo Plate 23) 
£25,000.00
    416  Ae 

1927 (Jan. 29), Basra to Cairo flight: 1a. postal stationery envelope with additional 4a., each with Karachi cancellations, addressed to England, the 4a. also tied by boxed magenta "AIR MAIL SERVICE/BASRA-CAIRO/(KARACHI G.P.O.)" cachet, Basrah c.d.s. of Feb. 3 on reverse, some stains otherwise fine  (Photo Plate 20) 
£80.00
    417  Ae 

1927 (March 31), Neville Vincent flight from Rangoon to Penang: Cover addressed to Penang franked 1a. (horizontal pair) tied by boxed violet "RANGOON - PENANG/FIRST AIR MAIL/APRIL 1927" cachet, Rangoon c.d.s. alongside, unclear (possibly April 2) Penang arrival datestamp on reverse, the envelope with central vertical fold other peripheral faults and with some other faults. A rare flight. Only sixteen or so covers recorded  (Photo Plate 20) 
£400.00
    418  Ae 

1927 (April 28), 1a. postal stationery envelope addressed to London, additionally franked ¼a. on ½a. (horizontal pair), 1a. and 2a.6p. all with Bombay c.d.s. cancellations, the 1a. also tied by purple boxed "AIR MAIL SERVICE/BASRA-CAIRO/(KARACHI G.P.O.)" cachet, on reverse Basrah c.d.s. of May 4, fine  (Photo Plate 20) 
£80.00
    419  Ae 

1927 (Nov. 10), Basra to Cairo route: Queen 2a.6p. postal stationery envelope additionally franked 1a. both with Bombay cancellations, addressed to Switzerland, straight line "PRINTED MATTER", "Via. Basra-Cairo Air Mail"and "URGENT" in purple and "BY/AIR" in black circle, on reverse Basrah Nov.18 and Cairo Nov. 20 transit markings, fine   (Photo Plate 20) 
£80.00
    420  Ae 

1929 (June 14), Souvenir envelope to commemorate the first Trans-Atlantic flight by Alcock and Brown, addressed to Stephen Smith in Calcutta, franked 1a. with Dum Dum c.d.s., alongside is boxed violet "TENTH ANNIVERSARY/FLOWN AT/DUM DUM AIR PORT" cachet and signature of J.B. Scholte, on reverse is Park Street arrival c.d.s. of the same date, a few stain spots, otherwise fine   (Photo Plate 25) 
£160.00
    421  Ae 

1929 (June 25), Calcutta to Naihati and return flight by Joan Page: Special souvenir envelope franked 1a. with Dum Dum cancellation, on reverse Park Street c.d.s. of the same date, with printed signatures of both the pilot and Stephen H. Smith, fine  (Photo Plate 25) 
£120.00
    422  Ae 

1931 (April 13), Experimental flight from Bombay to Nova Goa: Envelope franked 1a., alongside "FIRST AIR MAIL/FROM BOMBAY TO/PORTUGUESE INDIA" cachet in violet, arrival c.d.s. of April 14 on reverse. fine and scarce   (Photo Plate 25) 
£240.00

INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Bhor

    423 

BHOR: Revenues: Receipt: 1898-1900 imperf. 1a. red-brown, just touched at lower right, variety "Frame inverted", used on small piece with thumbprint cancellation, fine and scarce. Koeppel and Manners only list the variety in magenta   (Photo Plate 24) 
£250.00

Bundi

    424 

BUNDI: 1894 ½a. slate-grey tied to large piece by native datestamp, a few glue stains from when affixed, otherwise fine. (2)  (Photo Plate 25) 
£100.00
    425 

--- Selection of eight items, incl. two pieces with orange Registration labels attached, four items bearing 1941-44 3p., one of which also bears India 3p. and 1a. Official issues and dated July 1941, envelope franked on reverse 1941-44 2a. (2) and piece franked 1941 6p. Official, mixed condition   (Photo Plate 25) 
£200.00

Cochin

    426 

COCHIN: 1909 "2" surcharge on 3 pies rosy mauve, variety "Tete-beche" pair, unused and without gum as issued, fine. Cat. £170 (22d)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£75.00

Kishangarh

    427 

KISHANGARH: 1908 to 1914, selection of eight printed forms (14 x 22cm) each with additional manuscript and bearing a variety of single 1a, Postage and Revenue frankings, all tied by single ring c.d.s. cancellations, four also with large fiscal (?) handstamps, a few perimeter faults otherwise good condition, unusual   
£150.00

Morvi

    428 

MORVI: Selection of sixteen Postal Stationery envelopes, comprising two ½a. green types and fourteen 6p. types, two of which have additional single adhesives added, all used with a variety of cancellations, some with spike holes and other slight faults otherwise fine  
£200.00

IRELAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    429  ** 

1922 (June-Aug.) Harrison ovpt. on 1½d. red-brown for use in coils, 200 examples, chiefly in horizontal strips or pairs, u.m., fine. Cat. £800+ (28)  
£60.00
    430 

1935 Re-engraved 2/6 to 10/-, used, fine. Cat. £425 (99-101)  (Photo Plate 24) 
£160.00
    431 

--- Re-engraved 2/6 chocolate showing the "Flat accent on a" variety, large part o.g., fine and scarce. Cat. £300 (99a)   (Photo Plate 24) 
£100.00
    432 

1937 St. Patrick set, part o.g., fine. Cat. £425 (102-04)  
£80.00
    433  ** 

1940-68 1d. carmine from coils Perf. 14 x imperf., seven examples, incl. strip of three, chiefly u.m. and fine. Cat. £420 (112b)  
£100.00
    434  ** 

--- Selection of inverted wmks., comprising 6d. (4), 9d. (15) and 10d. (8), incl. some blocks, u.m., fine. Cat. £290 (119aw, 120w, 121aw)  
£50.00
    435  **4 

1957 Emmet 1/3 carmine, block of four from the foot of the sheet showing Plate No. "1B", u.m., fine and scarce. Hibernian Cat. €450 (22C/C40) (157)   
£120.00
    436  **4+ 

1957 Admiral Brown, twenty-four sets in blocks (6 x 4) from the left of the sheets, u.m., fine. Cat. £630 (168-9)  
£200.00
  * 437 

Collection of 1922 overprints in small red exercise book, about 450 stamps, a variety of types with values to 2½d., many strips and pairs etc., many minor varieties incl. 2d. showing distinctive "1322" for 1922, chiefly used and fine   (Photo Plate 24) 
£400.00
    438  **4 

Postage Dues: 1940-70 1/- apple green, lower right corner marginal block of four with "Wmk. sideways" variety, u.m., fine. Cat. £300 (D14a)  
£80.00

KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    439 

1912-21 20r. black and purple on red, large part o.g., fine. Cat. £350 (59)   (Photo Plate 24) 
£110.00
    440 

--- Another example, slightly rubbed in places and a few small black marks at foot otherwise fine (59)   (Photo Plate 26) 
£80.00
    441 

1922-27: Selection of twenty-seven stamps, incl. 4/-, 5/- (2), 10/- (2), £1 (2), £3, £5, £20 (a few short perfs.), £25 and £50, all used with fiscal/revenue cancellations, also five Cape of Good Hope triangular issues with values to 1/-, mixed condition, the former chiefly fine   (Photo Plate 26) 
£750.00

KUWAIT

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    442 

1937, selection of five envelopes all addressed to Bombay and dated between February and December, various rates and frankings, one with Kuwait Postage Due marking, all opened a little roughly, fine  (Photo Plate ) 
£300.00

LEEWARD ISLANDS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    443 

1897 Diamond Jubilee ½d., 6d., 1/- and 5/-, part o.g., a few small stains affect the lower values, the 1/- with bright colour and the 5/- a little pale otherwise fine. Cat. £625 (9,13,15,16)  (Photo Plate 26) 
£150.00
    444 

1921-32 set of twenty-two, part o.g., fine. Cat. £400 (58-80)  (Photo Plate 26) 
£150.00