BECHUANALAND: Mint selection comprising 1925-27 Overprints on Great Britain set (one 6d only), 1932 KGV Cattle set (10/- with a small hinge remainder & tiny gum thin) & 1935 Silver Jubilee, then unmounted 1938-52 KGVI Cattle, 1955-58 QEII Cattle & 1961 QEII Pictorials sets, condition generally fine to very fine except as noted, Cat £900+.
(60) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1101
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
BECHUANALAND: 1880s-1940s collection on leaves predominantly mint from 1884 Stellaland set (1d regummed & 1/- no gum; stated to be ex Stanley Gibbons), then including 1885 'British/Bechuanaland' overprints on Cape of Good Hope complete (4d no gum; 1/- used), 1888 British Revenue Die overprints low values used and 1/- to 10/- * then Protectorate overprints noted on '6d' on 6d & on 1/- both used and on Great Britain 1897 QV set used (6d *), 1904 KEVII 2½d & both 1/- and 1912-27 KGV complete simplified with Bradbury-Wilkinson Seahorses, 1932 KGV Cattle set & 1935 Silver Jubilee plus 1938 KGVI Cattle set *, also Postage Dues 1926 overprints on Great Britain, condition of the earlies a little mixed & the mint with a few hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £3500+.
(110+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1102
Symbol: P
BECHUANALAND: 1888 De La Rue British Unappropriated Revenue Die 6d 8d 2/- 2/6d 5/- & 10/- imperforate plate proofs in black on thin card with large margins, three with traces of an adjoining unit, a few with minor aging marks on the reverse. The issued stamps were overprinted 'BRITISH/ BECHUANALAND/POSTAGE & REVENUE' in black. (6)
BECHUANALAND: 1888 De La Rue British Unappropriated Revenue Die 3d 6d & 2/6d imperforate plate proofs on watermarked gummed paper, the first two in green on Orbs Wmk and the latter in violet on Script VR Sideways Wmk, one or two small aging marks on the reverse. The stamps were issued overprinted 'BRITISH/BECHUANALAND/POSTAGE & REVENUE' in black. (3)
BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 'MAFEKING/BESIEGED' overprints on Cape of Good Hope '1d' on ½d Seated Hope * & on ½d Standing Hope used, '3d' on 1d red *, '6d' on 3d magenta used & '1s' on 4d green used (trimmed perfs at base), on Great Britain 'BECHUANALAND/PROTECORATE' overprints Large Letters (Type 1) '1d' on ½d vermilion, '3d' on 1d lilac (on small piece), '6d' on 2d green & red, '6d' on 3d purple/yellow & '1s' on 4d green & brown and Small Letters (Type 2) '3d' on 1d lilac, '6d' on 2d green & red (minor aging marks), '1s' on 6d purple/rose & '2s' on 1/- green all used, and on Bechuanaland '6d' on 3d lilac & black *, the mint with hinge remainders, all the used with large-part very fine 'MAFEKING' cds cancels, condition generally fine to very fine except as noted, Cat £4500+. None have been expertised, so necessarily offered strictly 'as is' at a conservative estimate.
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BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 Sergeant Goodyear 1d pale blue/blue SG 17 & blue/blue SG 18 and Colonel Baden-Powell 18½mm Wide 3d pale blue/blue SG 20 x2 & deep blue/blue SG 21, centring & perfs a little variable as usual, all with very fine 'MAFEKING' cds cancels, Cat £2300. (5)
BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 Sergeant Goodyear 1d blue SG 18 and Colonel Baden-Powell 18½mm Wide 3d blue SG 20 (adhesions on the reverse), Cat £925; also Orange Free State 'COMMANDO BRIEF/ OVS/FRANKO' SG M1, a couple of faults, Cat £80.
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BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 Colonel Baden-Powell 18½mm Wide 3d blue/blue SG 20, defective unused with part original gum, Cat £1700; a defective used example & another very attractive stamp (a few short perfs at lower-left) with superb 'MAFEKING/AP11/1900/CGH' cds in the first week of use; Cat £2600.
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BOER WAR - VRYBURG: 1899 'Z.A.R.' overprints on Cape of Good Hope '½ PENCE' on ½d Seated Hope, '1 PENCE' on 1d Standing Hope, '2 PENCE' on 6d Seated Hope & '2½ PENCE' on 2½d Seated Hope SG 1-4 all mint with small hinge remainders, plus the ½d used with small part '...URG' cds, the centring variable as usual otherwise very fine, Cat £4685. None have been expertised, so necessarily offered strictly 'as is' at a conservative estimate. (5)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1109
Symbol: *
Cat No: 3 variety
BRITISH LEVANT: 1885-88 Great Britain QV 2/6d lilac overprinted '12 PIASTRES' with Small Final 'S' in Surcharge SG 3 variety, very well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat £550 plus a significant premium for the variety. Gibbons mention in a footnote that the surcharging was performed by "a horizontal setting of eight, of which three showed a small final S".
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: Triangles 1d imperforate plate proof pairs in rose-red on ungummed paper with Anchor Watermark Sideways, margins close to good (Cat £850+; in a footnote below SG 8) and in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, good even margins. (2 pairs)
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: Triangles selection predominantly used including 1853 Blued Paper 4d blue pair & singles x3, 1855-63 Cream Paper 1d rose & 1d deep rose red both apparently unused and White Paper 4d blue, 4d deep blue (margins good to touching) tied to large piece by 'CGH' triangular cancel and largely very fine 'WELLINGTON/DE 7/1858' oval datestamp in black & 'CAPETOWN' oval in red alongside, 6d lilac, 6d slate, 1/- green x2 and 1/- dark green, also 1863-64 De La Rue 1d brownish-red x2, 4d deep blue pair *, 4d blue pair * & singles used x2 and 6d violet, these all with margins good to close except as noted & fine to very fine, and a few lesser stamps, Cat £7500 approximately.
(26 stamps) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 1,700.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1112
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
GAMBIA: 1874-1980 collection from Cameos Crown CC Wmk imperf 4d brown mint (small ink mark) & used and 6d blue unused (small-part gum) & used, 1880-81 Crown CC Wmk Upright Perf 14 set used, 1886-93 Crown CA Wmk Sideways set */used, 1898 Keyplates set */used plus extra 1/- *, 1902-04 KEVII Crown CA Wmk set plus extra 2/- * and Multiple Crown CA Wmk set mostly * (several value to 10d used), 1906 Surcharges 'HALF/PENNY' * & 'ONE PENNY' used, 1909 New Colours 1/6d to 3/- *, 1912-22 KGV Multiple Crown CA Wmk set * plus extra shades and Script Crown CA Wmk set *, 1922-29 KGV Elephants complete * plus extra 4/-, 1938 KGVI set used, 1948 Silver Wedding used, QEII 1953-59 Pictorials *, 1963 Birds ** and later mostly unmounted, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £4000 approx.
(few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,350.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1350
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1113
Symbol: */**
GAMBIA: 1886-1963 mint selection comprising Cameos Crown/CA Wmk set, 1898 Keyplates, 1902-04 KEVII Crown CA Wmk and Multiple Crown CA Wmk sets the latter with 1d Dented Frame, 1906 Surcharges, 1909 New Colours (ex ½d & 1d), 1912-22 KGV Multiple Crown CA Wmk and Script Crown CA Wmk sets, 1922-29 KGV Elephants both sets (the 10/- with a tiny gum thin), then unmounted 1938 KGVI Elephants, QEII 1953-59 Pictorials and 1963 Birds, a little light gum tropicalisation in places but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £2390. (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1114
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
GOLD COAST: 1870s-1940s collection with 1876 QV Crown CC Wmk Perf 14 1d *, ½d & 2d unused and 4d used, 1884-91 Crown CA Wmk 1d to 2/- * (the 4d used) plus 2d with very fine 'CAPE COAST' cds, 1889 'ONE/PENNY' on 6d orange used, then mint Keyplates 5/- & 20/-, 1898 Keyplates 1d to 2/-, 1902 KEVII Keyplates all three sets, 1913-21 KGV Keyplates to 10/- (the 1d used) & 1921-24 Script CA Wmk to 5/- (the 1d used), 1928 KGV Castle & 1935 Jubilee sets, also 1938 & 1948 KGVI Pictorials; plus Togo Overprints on Gold Coast 1915 Local Overprints to 5/- & 1916 London Overprints to 1/- plus 1/- & 2/6d used; some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £2600+.
(140+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1115
Symbol: PS
GOLD COAST: 1917 (Jan 9) usage of 1d+2d Registration Envelope uprated with invalid franking of GB 1d pair but cancelled with almost fine 'TAMALE NT' cds and not taxed, boxed R handstamp and 'COOMASSIE' transit cds, a couple of repaired opening faults.
GOLD COAST: 1917 (Jan 15) usage of 1d+2d Registration Envelope to Devon with very fine 'TAMALE NT' cds & boxed R handstamp, invalid franking of GB 1d pair added with mss blue box as per regulations & endorsed "T4d", the reverse with transits of 'COOMASSIE', 'SECCONDE' & Liverpool where the British stamps were cancelled, British Postage Due 2d black pair affixed & tied by indistinct cds, a bit travel-weary & a small piece missing from the flap.
GRIQUALAND WEST: Predominantly used overprints on CofGH 1877 'G.W.' in Black on 1d red & in Red on 4d blue (a couple of toned perf tips), then an annotated range of the various 'G' types stated to comprise 1877-78 Large Capital 'G' First Printing on ½d black * x2, 1d red x4 (two mint), 4d blue (framelines) used, 4d blue (no framelines) x5, 6d lilac x3 (one mint), 1/- green x6 and 5/- orange x3, 1878 Large Capital 'G' Second Printing on 1d red x2, 4d blue x2 & 6d lilac x3, and 1878 Small Capital 'G' First Printing on ½d black with the Overprint Inverted x2 (mint), 1d red x5, 4d blue (no framelines) x2 & 6d lilac x2 and 1879 Small Capital 'G' First Printing (Type 17) on ½d black x2, 1d red x3, 4d blue x4, 6d violet x3, 1/- green x3 & 5/- orange x2, condition a little variable but most appear to be fine to very fine, Cat £2500+ minimum (based on the cheapest type for each value; not individually confirmed). None have been expertised.
(60+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1118
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: 1890s-1930s collection predominantly mint from British East Africa Company 1890 Overprints on GB 'HALF ANNA' on 1d lilac, '1 ANNA' on 2d green & red and '4 ANNAS' on 5d purple & blue (the latter two with a couple of tiny aging marks on perf tips), 1890-95 Light & Liberty 2½a black/yellow, 2r to 5r and Surcharges, 1895 'BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA' handstamp on 1a, 3a, 7½a & 8a * plus used ½a 2½a 4a & 3r, Overprints on India set to 1r, 1896-1901 QV set overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (the 4r toned), Overprints on Zanzibar x6 and 1897 High Values 1r 2r & 3r (all no gum); Uganda 1896 Typeset 'VR' 2a Small 'O' in Postage & 1r unused and 4a used with blue crayon "X" plus 1r with Consular handstamp, Kampala Locals 'L' Overprint 2a used with red crayon "X" plus 1a with 'MOMBAZE' fake cancel, then 1898-1902 QV set to 1r * plus 1r used with squared-circle cancel and another with Consular handstamp; East Africa & Uganda 1903-04 KEVII to 2r plus 4r & 5r and 'SPECIMEN' overprint on 20r (light bend), 1904-07 KEVII Multiple Crown CA Wmk to 3r, 1907-08 New Currency set, 1912-21 KGV Multiple Crown CA Wmk to 2r plus 10r and 1921-22 Script CA Wmk to 2r; Kenya & Uganda KGV to 10/-; and KUT 1935 KGV & 1938 KGVI Pictorials simplified sets; the mint with some hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £8500+. Nothing has been expertised.
(200+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1119
Symbol: */**
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Mint selection comprising 1935-37 KGV Pictorials set, 1938-54 KGVI Pictorials simplified set (unmounted), 1954-59 & 1960-62 QEII Pictorials sets, plus Postage Dues 1928-33 & 1935-60 sets; and Tanganyika 1922-24 Giraffe 25c & 30c & 1925 New Colours set (4); condition generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £1200+.
(80+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1120
Symbol: *
Cat No: 16s
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: East Africa & Uganda Protectorates 1903-04 KEVII Crown CA Wmk 5r grey & red-brown with 'SPECIMEN' overprint SG 16s, above-average centring, Cat £450.
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Kenya & Uganda 1922-27 KGV Script CA Wmk £10 black & green with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in Red (reading downwards) SG 100s, quite well-centred, a couple of tiny light aging marks on reverse & a minor hinge remainder, Cat £1200.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1122
Symbol: *
Cat No: 110-123
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: 1935 KGV Pictorials SG 110-123, most are lightly mounted, a couple of lower values with small hinge remainders, Cat £500.
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Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1125
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 134c *
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: 1938-54 KGVI Pictorials specialised range of shades & perfs */** with at least one simplified set ** and annotated variants including 10c red-brown & orange Perf 14 SG 134c *, 50c brown-purple & black SG 144c *, 2/- all three perfs, 3/- Perf 13x11¾ and Perf 13x12½ marginal singles **, 5/- all three perfs (the latter two **), 10/- Perf 13½ * x2 and Perf 14 & Perf 13¼x13¾ both **, and £1 Perf 11¾x13 *, Perf 14 ** and Perf 12½ single & block of 4 **, some minor duplication, a couple with minor tropicalisation but generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £2750+.
(55) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1126
Symbol: O
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Good range of datestamps mostly on the marvellously large KGV & KGVI Pictorials, many unusual names & some splendid strikes.
(150 approx)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 125
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1127
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
MOROCCO AGENCIES: 1898-1937 predominantly mint collection on leaves including Overprints on Gibraltar 1898 Local Overprint & London Overprint sets and 1905-06 KEVII Multiple Crown CA Wmk set to 1p, Overprints on Great Britain 1907 KEVII set, 1914-31 KGV set plus extra 2/6d Seahorse, Spanish Currency Surcharges 1907-13 KEVII set and 1914-31 KGV range to '6 PESETAS' on 5/- Seahorse, French Currency Surcharges KGV complete simplified and Tangier KGV complete simplified, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1600+.
(150 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1128
Symbol: PS
MOROCCO AGENCIES: 1891 usage of Gibraltar Postal Card QV 10c red to the British Post Office at Constantinople with with very fine strike of 'TANGIER - A26' duplex cancel and personal message on reverse, Gibraltar transit cds of the next day and 'CONSTANTINOPEL/23 7/91/DEUTSCHE POST' German Post Offices in the Levant arrival cds alongside, a couple of minor blemishes. [The illustration is above Lot 1136]
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1129
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
NIGERIA: 1870s-1940s predominantly mint collection on leaves with Lagos 1874 QV Keyplates Crown CC Wmk Perf 12½ 1d 4d & 6d and Perf 14 1d 3d & 4d (all used), 1887 Crown CA Wmk set, 1904 KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Wmk to 2/6d and Multiple Crown CA Wmk to 5/-; Niger Coast Protectorate 1892 'OIL RIVERS' Overprints on Great Britain QV set, 1893 & 1894 QV No Wmk and 1897 Crown CA Wmk sets; Northern Nigeria 1900 QV Keyplates to 1/- then KEVII & KGV Keyplates complete on a simplified basis; Southern Nigeria 1901 QV set (1d used), 1903 KEVII Crown CA Wmk to 2/6d, 1904 Multiple Crown CA Wmk 2d to 2/6d and 1907 New Colours to 2/6d; then Nigeria 1914 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Wmk set to 5/- plus a few extra shades, 1921 KGV Keyplates Script CA Wmk set (ex 3d blue; 2d chocolate used), 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1936 KGV Pictorials, also 1938 KGVI Pictorials & 1948 Silver Wedding; some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £3600+.
(230+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1130
Symbol: */**
NIGERIA: Unified colony mint selection comprising 1921-32 KGV Keyplates Multiple Script CA Wmk set, 1935 Silver Jubilee & 1936 KGV Pictorials then unmounted 1938-51 KGVI Pictorials & 1953-58 QEII Pictorials sets, a few with minor gum tropicalisation but generally fine to very fine, Cat £600.
(57) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1131
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
NYASALAND: 1890s-1940s predominantly mint collection on leaves withBritish Central Africa 1895 Arms No Wmk to 2/6d and 1896 Crown CA Wmk to 1/-, 1897 Arms New Design to 4/- (the 3/- with a couple of minor aging marks) plus 'SPECIMEN' overprint on £1 & £10, 1903 KEVII set to £1 plus Multiple Crown CA Wmk 1d & 6d; then Nyasaland 1908 KEVII Keyplates set to £1 (the surface a little rubbed) plus 'SPECIMEN' overprint on £10 (faded), 1913-21 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Wmk set (the £1 with gum disturbance) & 1921-33 Multiple Crown CA Wmk set, also includes 1934 KGV Leopards, 1935 Silver Jubilee and KGVI 1939-44 & 1945 Pictorials sets mounted; some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £5500+.
(120+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1132
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection
NYASALAND: Mint collection with British Central Africa 1895 Arms No Wmk set to 5/- (the 2/6d better centred than usual but with part-gum only) & Crown CA Wmk set to 5/- (most with small hinge remainders) plus £10 'SPECIMEN' overprint; Protectorate 1913-19 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Wmk to £1 (10/- with a tiny mark on the face) & Multiple Script CA Wmk set; Colony 1934-35 KGV Leopards & 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1938-44 KGVI Leopards & Keyplates set, then unmounted 1945 KGVI Pictorials, 1953-54 QEII Pictorials & 1963 Revenue 'POSTAGE' overprints sets; condition generally fine to very fine except as noted, stated Cat £3600+.
(110+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1133
Symbol: *O
Cat No: 1-20
NYASALAND: British Central Africa 1891 'BCA' Overprints on British South Africa set to 10/- plus 'THREE/SHILLINGS' on 4/-, 'FOUR/SHILLINGS' on 5/- and 'ONE PENNY' on 2d surcharges SG 1-20 mint including 6d ultramarine (a couple of tiny aging marks) plus 6d deep blue used, most are quite well-centred, some hinge remainders otherwise generally very fine, Cat £1200+. None are expertised so necessarily offered 'as is' at a conservative estimate,
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Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1134
Symbol: F
Cat No: 27 & 28
NYASALAND: British Central Africa 1895 Arms No Wmk 3/- black & yellow and 5/- black & olive SG 27 & 28, both quite well-centred, the first with superb 'PORT HERALD/BCA' cds, the other with very fine 'TSHIROMO/BCA' cds, Cat £360+. (2)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1135
Symbol: *
Cat No: 37s-42s
NYASALAND: British Central Africa 1896 Arms Crown CC Wmk 2/6d black & magenta, 3/- black & yellow, 5/- black & olive, £1 black & blue, £10 black & orange and £25 black & green each with 'SPECIMEN' overprint Sideways Reading Upwards SG 37s-42s, most with well above-average centring for this issue, the £1 & £25 with a couple of uneven perfs, all with small hinge remainders otherwise very fine, Cat £1000+.
(6)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1136
Symbol: **
Cat No: D1-D5
NYASALAND: Postage Dues 1950 set SG D1-D5 corner blocks of 4 from the upper-left of the sheets each with Plate Number '1', the 4d with a tiny aging mark in the margin only, unmounted, Cat £400+ for singles.
(5 blocks)
ORANGE FREE STATE: early-1900 usage of OVS formular postal card with '1½d./V.R.I.' on 2d tied by shield device but not cancelled, to South Australia with 'DAWESLEY' transit (rated RR) & 'NAIRNE' arrival squared-circles, the latter tying the stamp, the message is in faded pencil & is largely illegible. [Mount Beevor was a major merino stud, owned at the time by Thomas Hope Murray. It was sold in 1906 to Norman Edward Brice and, in 1949, to the patrician Downer Family. There was never a Mount Beevor post office]
RHODESIAS: Mint selection with Northern Rhodesia 1925-29 KGV and 1938-52 KGVI sets, plus unmounted 1953 QEII & 1963 QEII Arms sets; Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 KGV Admirals, 1931-37 KGV Heads & 1935 Silver Jubilee sets, then unmounted 1937 KGVI Heads, 1953 & 1964 QEII Pictorials; and Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1954-56 & 1959-62 QEII Pictorials **; a few with minor gum tropicalisation but generally fine to very fine, Cat £2000+.
(180+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1139
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-47
RHODESIAS: Northern Rhodesia 1925-46 issues complete on a simplified basis SG 1-47 mint plus KGVI 1½d yellow-brown with 'Tick Bird' on Small Elephant variety SG 30b and 1929 Postage Dues set, very fresh & most are quite well-centred, some with hinge remainders otherwise apparently all very fine, Cat £1300+.
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RHODESIAS: Rhodesian/Zimbabwean folio of anti-TB/Christmas labels from the 1950s to the 1990s with many strips including setenants, large blocks & half-sheets & complete sheets, some other Rhodesian & South African Cinderellas & an envelope of registration labels. An interesting & colourful lot.
(few 1000) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1141
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
SIERRA LEONE: 1860s-1940s predominantly mint collection on leaves with 1860-74 QV No Wmk 6d shades x2 (used), 1872-72 Crown CC Wmk Perf 12½ 1d (used) & 1876 Perf 14 1d, 1883 Crown CA Wmk 1d brown & 1884-91 set plus 1885 Crown CC Wmk 6d shades x3, 1896 QV Keyplates set to 5/-, 1897 Overprints on Fiscal Stamps '2½d' on 6d Types 10 & Type 11, 1903 KEVII Keyplates to 5/-, 1904 Multiple Crown CA Wmk to 2/- plus used 5/- & 1907 New Colours to 5/- * plus £1 with blank cancel initialled "BM" (annotated as "emergency postmark ex Robertson"; fiscal?), 1912-21 KGV Keyplates set to £1 & 1921-27 Script CA Wmk set to 10/-, 1932 KGV Pictorials to 10/-, 1933 Centenary to 5/-, 1938 KGVI Pictorials, etc, some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £3000+.
(160+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1142
Symbol: *
Cat No: 125-128
SIERRA LEONE: 1912-21 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark 2/- 5/- 10/- & £1 SG 125-128, all bar the 5/- quite well-centred & the £1 is exceptionally well centred, the 10/- lightly mounted with minor gum tropicalisation, Cat £435.
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Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1143
Symbol: *O=
Cat No: Collection
SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE: Predominantly mint collection on leaves with Overprints on India QV (at top) to 1r and on KGVII (at base) plus QV 12a & 1r and Officials QV 1a * & 2a (used on piece) and KEVII 8a purple (apparently used, small surface abrasion), then 1904 KEVII Crown CA Wmk & 1905 Multiple Crown CA Wmk sets, 1912-19 KGV set (3r & 5r with a couple of tiny aging marks) and 1921 Script CA Wmk set to 3r, also 1938 KGVI Sideface Pictorials, 1942 KGVI Fullface Pictorials, 1951 New Currency Surcharges & 1953-58 QEII Pictorials sets, some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £1000+.
(100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1144
Symbol: */**
SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE: Mint selection comprising 1903 Overprints on India QV (at top except for 6a) set, 1935 Silver Jubilee, then unmounted 1938 KGVI ¾-Face Pictorials, 1942 KGVI Fullface Pictorials, 1951 New Currency Surcharges & 1953-58 QEII Pictorials sets, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £575+.
(62) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1145
Symbol: *
Cat No: 41-44
SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE: 1904 KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Watermark 1r 2r 3r & 5r SG 41-44, quite well-centred, minor hinge remainders, Cat £270.
(4)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1146
Symbol: **OC
Cat No: Collection
SOUTH AFRICA: 1970s-80s in two cartons with marginal mint pairs, blocks of four and M/Ss in folders including Homelands and South West Africa, plus FDCs from same and Rhodesia; also stockbook with pedestrian World and Australia 1981 year album; condition variable. Weighs 25kg.
(100s)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1147
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
SOUTH AFRICA: Pre-decimal Postal Stationery mostly used collection with Postal Cards x36 mostly scenic types including 'GOVT HOUSE...' in Dull Green with the Stamp Omitted, Registration Envelopes x12 including 1921 from 'HIGH FLATS RAIL' with mss registration endorsement, 1d Ship Wrapper with the Ship Omitted, etc; then a mostly unused group from the Provinces with a few 'SPECIMEN' types, Natal 1d Postal Cards with scenes x3 (one used) & 'ZULULAND' Overprints; also a few from Rhodesia including 'MATABELELAND' Overprints, British East Africa including Overprints on India, & 1902 invalid use of GB 1d Postal Card with 'PO GREYLINGSTAD' cds & cancelled at London with incongruous 'E/NPB/E'-in-Bars; a few problems but generally fine to very fine.
(200 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1148
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 78a
SUDAN: 1897-1962 mint selection comprising Egypt 'SOUDAN' overprints, Camel Postman 1898 Quatrefoil Wmk set, 1921-23 Small Format Crescent Wmk set, 1927-41 'SG' Wmk set and 1935 Air surcharges, then mostly unmounted from 1935 General Gordon set, 1940-41 Surcharges plus '5 Mills' on 10m 'Malmime' SG 78a in a block of 4 and Broken 'lam' SG 78d in a block of 9 (both variety units **), 1941 Tuti Island (the 10p with tiny gum thin), 1948 Altered Inscriptions, 1948-50 Airs & 1951-62 Pictorials, a little light gum tropicalisation in places but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £1500 approx.
** check Malmime' **
(120+) (Image1)
