12 Jun 2018 – 15 Jun 2018
3736 lots
Lot 20637 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1927 Envelope with printed advertising for Stower’s Lime Juice franked India 1a tied by Park Street Calcutta 3 Nov. 27 cds with etiquette ‘URGENT…
Estimate: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 20638 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1928 Cover to Rangoon franked India 1/2a + 3p (2) tied by Calcutta 4 May 28 cds carried by a French Breguet 19 plane which crashed on May 16th…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20639 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1928 Envelope franked India 1/2a bottom marginal with 3p (2) all tied by PARK STREET CALCUTTA 3 Feb 28 cds’s addressed to Burma with Akyab arrival…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20640 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1933 Envelope to London franked India1a3p (2) tied by violet blue HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST FLIGHT * PURNEA * 5 APR.33 cds, cover tear at top clear…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 20641 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1933 Envelope to Calcutta franked 1a3p tied by illegible postmark with DUM DUM AIR PORT label alongside, this tied by cachet AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND…
Estimate: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 20642 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1935 Two air covers from India to England, 1 redirected to Barbados, both delayed in Bahrain 15-16 July due to bad weather there, and in Basra,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20643 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1937 Cover to Australia franked India 1/2a + 2a with large boxed violet cachet ‘A-A-A/SOLO/FIRST FLIGHT/ BRISBANE-CAPETOWN/BY/Mrs. H.B.(M.R.)…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 20644 | 1937-40 Set of 18 mint nh, plus 1940-43 14a, very
India
1937-40 Set of 18 mint nh, plus 1940-43 14a, very fine and fresh (SG £600)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20645 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1950 Cover mailed from the Bombay Stock Exchange to London, crashed on November 3rd into the Mont Blanc (France) with etiquette on reverse: “Salvaged…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 20646 | AIRMAIL
India
AIRMAIL: 1951 Card addressed to Calcutta with 2-line violet cachet: ‘SALVAGED NIGHT AIR MAIL/DUM DUM CRASH 21st NOV’51’, missing top right corner, most…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20647 | 1854-1946, Used collection written up on album pages
India
COLLECTIONS: 1854-1946, Used collection written up on album pages, starting with 1854 2a green proof, 1854 lithographs with different dies and shades incl….
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 20648 | 1865-1902, Mint/unused collection on 3 album pages
India
1865-1902, Mint/unused collection on 3 album pages, all partly or completely stuck down, with De La Rue issues from QV to KEVII incl. 1895 2R-5R (5R creased),…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20649 | Bahrain 1903
India » Used Abroad » Bahrain
1903 India 1a postal stationery card with attached reply (H&G 14) commercially sent to Germany, cancelled with Bahrain hatched circle date-stamp, full…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 20650 | 1933
India » Used Abroad » Guadur
1933 Envelope to Burma franked on reverse India air 2a + 6a + definitive 1/2a tied by Guadur 5 Oct 33 cds’s, obverse with printed design of India and flight…
Estimate: 260 – 340 GBP
Lot 20651 | iNDIA Used Abroad 1858
India » Used Abroad » Persia
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: 1858 Envelope sent to Bombay with “4as” rate, struck with “PERSIAN FORCE / PERSIA” date-stamp with “Bg” for bearing, Bombay arrival,…
Estimate: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 20652 | 1923
India » Used Abroad » Persia
ABADAN: 1923 Envelope sent registered from Abadan at double rate to London bearing 7 1/2a franking (overpaid by 1/2anna), with boxed “ABADAN” hs and ms…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20653 | 1920 Envelope with Persia 12ch tied by “JASK / B.O. / PERSIAN GULF DT”
India » Used Abroad » Persia
JASK: 1920 Envelope with Persia 12ch tied by “JASK / B.O. / PERSIAN GULF DT” double circle ds (Tompkins type 10), an amazing example, rare
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 20654 | ABADAN: 1922 Envelope sent via early “Aerial Mail” via Baghdad-Cairo route
India » Used Abroad » Persia
ABADAN: 1922 Envelope sent via early “Aerial Mail” via Baghdad-Cairo route to England bearing KGV 9a tied by Abadan hatched circle ds, rare
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20655 | 1938-48 5R to 25R in mint nh interpanneau blocks of four
Indian States » Gwalior
1938-48 5R to 25R in mint nh interpanneau blocks of four, very fine and fresh (SG £936+)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20656 | Collection of over 600 fakes & forgeries of INDIAN STATES
India
FORGERIES: Collection of over 600 fakes & forgeries of INDIAN STATES in 2 stockbooks
Estimate: 200 – 400 GBP
Lot 20658 | 1940-57, Mint nh block selection incl. 1940-68 1s
Ireland
COLLECTIONS: 1940-57, Mint nh block selection incl. 1940-68 1s light blue “e” wmk in top left corner marginal block of 16 (diagonal crease), a block of…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 20659 | 1860-1964, Mint and used collection on three stockpages
Jamaica
COLLECTIONS: 1860-1964, Mint and used collection on three stockpages plus a range of covers, QV issues up to 5s, KGV up to 10s value, also sections of…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 20660 | 1895 (Jul 9) 1R Carmine with double “BRITISH EAST AFRICA” handstamp variety
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » British East Africa
1895 (Jul 9) 1R Carmine with double “BRITISH EAST AFRICA” handstamp variety, mint part og, very fine, cert. BPA (1998) (SG £700)
Estimate: 160 – 240 GBP
Lot 20661 | 1897-1903 5r deep sepia, mint
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » British East Africa
1897-1903 5r deep sepia, mint, some lightly toned perfs and faint gum wrinkle, fine appearance (SG £450).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20662 | 1897-1903 50r mauve, mint SPECIMEN, very fine
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » British East Africa
1897-1903 50r mauve, mint SPECIMEN, very fine (SG £400)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20663 | 1903-04 CA 50r grey and red-brown, mint, fine
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1903-04 CA 50r grey and red-brown, mint, fine and scarce (SG £2’500)
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 20664 | 1938-54 George VI 20c black and orange, mint IMPERFORATE PAIR
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1938-54 George VI: 20c black and orange, mint IMPERFORATE PAIR, fresh, very fine and extremely rare, cert. BPA (2015)Note: The imperforate error is of…
Estimate: 12’000 – 16’000 GBP
Lot 20665 | 1938-52 George VI four booklets, showing 1938 3s 40c booklets and 1952 three different 1s booklets, very fine
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1938-52 George VI four booklets, showing 1938 3s 40c booklet and 1954 1s booklets (2 stitched on left and 1 on right), very fine
Estimate: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 20666 | 1962-1981, Mint collection of KUWAIT in album incl. useful definitives sets
Kuwait
1962-1981, Mint collection of KUWAIT in album incl. useful definitives sets, very fine
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 20667 | 1921-32 £1 Purple & Black on red, mint
Leeward Islands
1921-32 £1 Purple & Black on red, mint lh, very fine (SG £225)
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 20668 | 1938-51 5s Green & Red on yellow with “broken seco
Leeward Islands
1938-51 5s Green & Red on yellow with “broken second E” variety in “LEEWARD”, mint og, very fine (SG £1’200)
Estimate: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 20669 | 1938-51 £1 Brown-purple & black on red, mint og
Leeward Islands
1938-51 £1 Brown-purple & black on red, mint og, very fine, cert. BPA (1959) (SG £375)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20670 | 1890 Envelope from Antananarivo via Tamatave
Madagascar (British Post)
1890 Envelope from Antananarivo via Tamatave with “BRITISH MAIL” despatch cds in blue and transit in red, sent by French Packet and franked France Colonies…
Estimate: 1’700 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 20671 | 1891
Madagascar (British Post)
1891 Envelope from Antananarivo with “BRITISH MAIL” despatch cds in blue, sent via French Packet with France Colonies 25c Sage tied by hexagonal French…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 20672 | 1895 Cover franked British Inland Mail 4d tied by violet BRITISH MAIL ANTANARIVO cds
Madagascar (British Post)
1895 Envelope addressed to England franked British Inland Mail 4d tied by violet BRITISH MAIL ANTANARIVO cds, Natal 2 172d applied in transit which is…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 20673 | 1848 (Jul 12) Wrapper from Manilla to London (with
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1848 (Jul 12) Wrapper from Manilla to London (with ms despatch on lower backflap), with boxed “SINGAPORE” boxed ds on top backflap and London arrival,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20674 | 1851-67, Group of 6 stampless covers, one from Sin
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1851-67, Group of 6 stampless covers, one from Singapore to MAURITIUS, 2 with Singapore / P.O. double ring cds, one sent Singapore to ship’s captain in…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20675 | 1867 Crown Surcharge set of 9 with SPECIMEN (type
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1867 Crown Surcharge set of 9 with SPECIMEN (type SS1) overprints, part og, some faults, very rare with only three complete sets thought to exist
Provenance:…
Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 20676 | 1867 1 1/2c on 1/2a blue pair on small piece cance
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1867 1 1/2c on 1/2a blue pair on small piece cancelled by “D17” numeral and Penang cds, average condition
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 20677 | 1867-72 2c, 4c, 6c, 8c, 12c, 24c and 32c imperf. p
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1867-72 2c, 4c, 6c, 8c, 12c, 24c and 32c imperf. proof pairs with “CANCELLED” overprint, ungummed, some tone spots mostly only noticeable from the back…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20678 | 1867-72 30c and 32c imperf. singles, mint hr, 30c
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1867-72 30c and 32c imperf. singles, mint hr, 30c with tone spots and 32c with toned gum and minor gum creasing, scarce
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 20679 | 1867-72 32c Pale Red with inverted watermark, nume
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1867-72 32c Pale Red with inverted watermark, numeral cancel, slightly oxidised colour, fine variety (SG £500 )
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20680 | 1867-72 6c Dull Lilac mint og block of four
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1867-72 6c Dull Lilac mint og block of four, gum slightly affected by humidity, some creasing to bottom pair and some reinforced perf. separation, scarce…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20681 | 1870 (Apr 28) Envelope from Penang to the UK with
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1870 (Apr 28) Envelope from Penang to the UK with 1867-72 24c & 8c tied by “D17” duplex, stained a couple of perf. faults, arrival cds, scarce
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20682 | 1874 (Feb) Envelope from Singapore to the USA with
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1874 (Feb) Envelope from Singapore to the USA with 1867-72 32c and 4c (both with corner perf faults) with ms security initials and cancelled by barred…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20683 | 1878 Envelope from Singapore to London with 1867-7
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1878 Envelope from Singapore to London with 1867-72 12c tied by “B / 172” numeral and Reme Brothers commerical cachet with their ds adjacent, despatch…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20684 | 1880-81 10c on 12c Ultramarine mint og block of four
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1880-81 10c on 12c Ultramarine mint og block of four, very fine (SG £380+)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20685 | 1881 Envelope to Edinburgh franked with 1880-81 10
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1881 Envelope to Edinburgh franked with 1880-81 10c on 6c, large Singapore PAID cds adjacent, arrival bs, fine
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20686 | 1882 (Jun 15) Envelope to London with 1880-81 10c
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1882 (Jun 15) Envelope to London with 1880-81 10c on 12c with commercial security hs and tied by dotted circle, Singapore PAID cds adjacent, arrival bs,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20687 | 1883 & 1902 Pair of GB covers, one with “SINGAPORE
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
1883 & 1902 Pair of GB covers, one with “SINGAPORE / TO HONG KONG” transit, faults; and other fine to Vietnam with “PENANG TO SINGAPORE” transit
Estimate: 50 – 80 GBP