Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2788
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
'The Aerogrammes of Eastern Arabia: Illustrating the Modern History of the Region' six-frame exhibit from World War II, through the British Postal Agency period & Britain's withdrawal from the Gulf, the attempts at Federation, Independence of the various Shaikhdoms including creation of the United Arab Emirates, and the modern economic triumphs of Kuwait in the north to Oman in the south. Offered completely intact. As stated on the title page, "It is the historical framework, and not a catalogue, that has determined the selection and treatment of the material".
No fewer than 124 of the Aerogrammes are commercial usages - including several from Dubai during the infamous Private Contract Period - to a surprising variety of destinations, including Afghanistan, Denmark, Finland, East Germany, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia. There are also intra-Gulf usages to Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait & Umm al Qiwain, plus others to members of the Arab Postal Union, to which concessional rates applied. Further rare material includes an essay with double overprint, five items with 'SPECIMEN' punctures, two with the printed stamp omitted, and a couple of registered items.
The aerogrammes flesh out the historical background that includes the wartime PAI Force at Bahrain Sharjah & Ras el Hadd in Oman; development of Westernised infrastructure including hospitals, oil exploration and national airlines; political control exerted by the British and their hasty departure; family feuds, coups, counter-coups & assassinations; and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
There is scope to further develop the exhibit or, alternatively, to re-work it as a traditional postal stationery display. The initial cost, principally from specialist dealers, auctions and eBay, is in excess of $50,000 so our estimate represents an outstanding opportunity to acquire a ready-made collection that would be exceedingly difficult to replicate.
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Estimate AU$30,000
Opening AU$ 23,000.00
Sold...AU$ 23,000.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 23000
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2789
Symbol: */**O
Selection including Kuwait Overprints on India KGVI 1939 1r 2r & 5r * and 1945 White Background set to 12a *, Overprints on Great Britain KGVI 1950-55 set (ex 4a on 4d) ** and 1955-57 QEII Definitives & Castles set x2 ** plus some duplication and a few used, then 1966-68 range *; Qatar QEII 1957-59 Definitives & Castles set incuding Type II overprints ** plus extras * and 1961 Sheikh Ahmad set very lightly mounted & used; Trucial States 1961 set *; also Eastern Arabia KGVI 1950-55 set (ex 4a on 4d) ** and QEII range including 1955-60 Castles ** x2 each; mostly fine to very fine, Cat £900+ for unmounted/used.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2790
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-25
ABU DHABI: 1964 Sheikh Shakhbut set, 1965 Falconry set & 1968 New Currency Overprints set SG 1-25, all very lightly mounted, Cat £470 for unmounted.
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ADEN: Predominantly used/CTO selection including 1937 Dhows to 1r * plus 2r used, 1939-48 KGVI Pictorials set with extra 5r & 10r & 1951 New Currency Overprints set, 1953-63 QEII Pictorials set with major shades (ex 20/- black & lilac), Seiyun 1942 Sultan Jafar set used, 1951 New Currency Overprints set * & used, 1954-64 Sultan Hussein set plus extra 5/- & 10/-, Hadhramaut 1942 Sultan Sir Saleh set, 1951 New Currency Overprints set * & used, 1955 Pictorials * & used and 1963 Sultan Awadh set, also South Arabia Seiyun 1966 New Currency, Oympics & Football Overprints sets, Hadhramaut Churchill Overprints set, etc, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat £1250+ for used/unmounted.
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2792
Symbol: **
ADEN: Unmounted selection including 1953-63 QEII Pictorials set with major shades **, also Seiyun 1942 Sultan Jafar set **, 1951 New Currency Overprints set ** & 1954-64 Sultan Hussein set **, Hadhramaut 1942 Sultan Sir Saleh set, 1951 New Currency Overprints set, 1955 Pictorials and 1963 Sultan Awadh set, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £500+.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2793
Symbol: */**O
BAHRAIN: Selection including Overprints on India KGVI White Background set * & used, Overprints on GB 1948 Silver Wedding *, KGVI 1948-49 set used and 1950-55 set ** (ex 4a on 4d; extra 2r on 2/6d *) & used (ex 5r on 5/-), QEII Definitives complete ** plus a range of * & used to 10r, then 1960 Sheikh Salman set ** & * and 1964 Sheikh Isa set *, minor duplucation, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine, the mint Cat £650+ for unmounted, the used all with apparently genuine cancels Cat £300+.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2794
Symbol: F
Cat No: 14
BAHRAIN: 1933-37 Overprints on India KGV Watermark Multi Star Upright 5r ultramarine & purple SG 14, well-centred, light CDS cancel, Cat £275.
BAHRAIN: 1950-55 Surcharges on Great Britain KGVI 5/- red overprinted 'BAHRAIN/5 RUPEES' with Extra Bar Obliterating '5s' SG 78a, fine used with 1955 Bahrain cds clear of the variety, Cat £750.
KUWAIT: 1944 (Sep 23) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian oil co/Abadan/Khuzistan/Iran" with India 3½a tied to reverse by light strike of the Type 11 datestamp, the boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/KUWAIT' h/s in violet & Iraqi bilingual '.../29SEP44/BASRA' transit cds, Iraqi black/white censor label & boxed '.../22/IRAQ' cachet in violet (actually with Arabic numerals), Iranian bilingual '.../2 X 44/ABADAN' arrival cds.
Terry Jones recorded only 19 WWII censor covers from Kuwait, most of them addressed to Great Britain or the United States. Only one was addressed to another Gulf destination. Only three were dated 1944, and seven were dated 1945.
This & the next five lots have never before been on the market.
KUWAIT: 1944 (Oct 16) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian oil co/Abadan/Khuzistan/Iran" with India ½a 1a & 2a tied to reverse by light strike of the Type 11 datestamp, dark red/white '[arms]/OPENED BY CENSOR' label tied by boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/KUWAIT' h/s in violet & small 'x13' h/s in violet on the face, Iraqi bilingual '.../22OCT44/BASRA' transit cds, repaired flap tear well clear of the stamps & postmarks.
KUWAIT: 1944 (Dec 18) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian oil co/Abadan" with India 3p pair 1a & 2a tied to reverse by the Type 11 datestamp, dark red/white '[arms]/OPENED BY CENSOR' label tied by very fine strike of the boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/KUWAIT' h/s in violet & small 'x15' h/s in black on the face, Iraqi bilingual '.../23DEC44/BASRA' transit cds. [Alan Donaldson recorded the small 'x13' but not the similar 'x15' h/s here]
KUWAIT: 1945 (Feb) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian oil co/Abadan/Khuzistan/Iran" endorsed "Arabic letter" with India 3½a tied to reverse by poor strike of the Type 11 datestamp, black/white 'PC 90/OPENED BY EXAMINER' label tied by very fine strike of the boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/KUWAIT' h/s in violet & small 'x13' h/s in violet on the face, Iraqi bilingual '.../21FEB45/BASRA' transit cds, minor defects.
KUWAIT: 1945 (Feb) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian oil co/Abadan/Khuzistan/Iran" with India 1½a & 2a tied to reverse by very fine strike of the Type 11 datestamp, dark red/white '[arms] 21/OPENED BY CENSOR' label tied by very fine strike of the worn state of the boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/KUWAIT' h/s in violet-black & small 'x13' h/s in violet on the face, light Iraqi bilingual transit cds & Iranian bilingual '.../2 VIII 45/ABADAN' arrival cds, repaired flap fault.
KUWAIT: 1946 (Sep 3) 'Finance Department - Kuwait' cover to "Anglo Iranian oil co/Abadan/Khuzistan/Iran" with 'KUWAIT' Overprints on GB 1½a & 2½a tied to reverse by fair strike of the 'KUWAIT/PERSIAN GULF' cds, part-Iraqi bilingual transit cds of Basra of 4SEP46.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2803
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
MUSCAT: 1945 (Feb 24, damaged at the base) to 1947 (Oct 21) commercial covers & KGVI 1½a Envelope all incorrectly to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iraq" or - the last only - to "Abadan/Iran" with various Indian adhesives making-up the 3½a rate, unusually all with stamps on the face, all but the first are fine to very fine. Scarce group. [This & the next eight lots have never before been on the market]
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Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 1,700.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2804
Symbol: PS
MUSCAT: 1945 (Mar 1) commercial use of Indian KGVI 1½a Envelope + 1a pair incorrectly to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iraq", Indian black/white 'P. C. 90/OPENED BY EXAMINER' label tied to the face by '[crown]/PASSED/DHB 4' censor cachet with 'DHB 133' h/s in violet at L/R, poor Abadan arrival b/s.
MUSCAT: 1946 (Mar 23) commercial cover with large 'KHAN NAHADUR NASSIB MOHAMAD AND SON/MUSCAT/(ARABIA)' cachet at L/L, incorrectly to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iraq" with India 3½a tied by superb 'flag' cancel
MUSCAT: 1947 (Apr 8) commercial double-rate cover incorrectly to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iraq" with India ½a 1a pair & 3a tied to the reverse by very fine double-circle 'MUSCAT/ + ' cds, company's 'RECEIVED/14MAY47/SHIPPING' cachet in violet suggesting 5 weeks in transit.
MUSCAT: 1947 (May 24) commercial airmail cover to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iran" endorsed "Via/Karachi" with India ½a 1½a pair & 1r (total 19½a) tied to the reverse by very fine 'flag' cancel, light staining.
MUSCAT: 1947 (June 14) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iran" with India 1a pair & Victory 1½a tied to the reverse by double-circle 'MUSCAT/ + ' cds, light vertical fold affects one of the 1a.
MUSCAT: 1948 (Mar 1) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iran" with India 1½a & 2a tied by very fine 'flag' cancel, Iraqi bilingual '.../9MAR48/BASRAH' transit b/s. The Muscat post office was under Pakistani control from December 1947. Indian stamps used after that date were invalid & the cover should have been taxed.
MUSCAT: 1948 (Mar 14) commercial cover to "Anglo Iranian Oil Coy/Abadan/Iran" with 'PAKISTAN' Overprints on India 3½a tied by very fine 'flag' cancel, Iraqi bilingual '.../29MAR48/BASRAH' transit b/s, minor bends at L/L & small flap repair. The Muscat post office was under Pakistani control from December 1947 only until 1.4.1948, from when it was under British control.
SAUDI ARABIA: 1981-88 Imperf M/Ss selection comprising 1981 300h Hegria, Telecoms set (3) & 10r King & Map, 1982 New Postal Building set (4), 1985 King Abdulaziz Conference, 1987 Prophet's Mosque Medina & 1988 Holy Mosques Custodian, very fine unmounted, stated Cat £865.
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Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2814
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection
SHARJAH: Stockbook collection apparently complete with M/Ss from 1963 Shaikh Saqr Flag & Map including Hawk Airmails & 1965 Shaikh Khalid overprints to 1966 Coins (no Fish set) with many imperforates unlisted by Gibbons including 1964 New York World's Fair se-tenant strip of 3 & 1964 Boy Scouts, then quantity of 1967-71 Appendix issues, lots of thematic interest with Space, Olympics, Birds, Sport, Art, Transport, etc, very fine unmounted, stated Cat £1000.
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