1934 large parcel tag bearing 3p. slate and 3a6p ultramarine lightly tied by 'Bahrain' cds dated 30 JUL 34, reverse bearing 'THE EASTERN BANK Ltd' handstamp in violet. Some creasing affecting adhesives, nevertheless a scarce and most unusual item. SG 1 & 5 (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 101
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Cat No: 20/37
1938-41 overprints on India 3p to 25r set of sixteen. Fine unmounted mint. SG 20-37, £1,000 (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 102
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Cat No: 67a
1949 2½a on 2½ UPU block of four on piece of airmail envelope with central Bahrain CDS, upper right stamp with Cyl. 2 no dot, R8/2 Lake in India. Difficult in used condition. SG 47a, £300 (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 104
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Cat No: 77-9
1951-5 2r - 10r used blocks of four. 2r Type I marginal block, Awali CDSs; 2r Type II with light registered oval cancels, 5r and 10r blocks also attractively cancelled. SG 77-9, 77a, £364 (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 105
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Cat No: 77a
1953 2r on 2/6d Type II, unmounted o.g. right marginal block of four; a scarce multiple. SG 77a, £640 (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 106
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Cat No: 77a, b
1953-5 2r on 2/6d yellow-green Type II and III used blocks of four, the left pair of Type III with a couple of trivial marks, a scarce pair of multiples. SG 77a, b, £780 (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 107
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Cat No: 77b
1955 2r on 2/6d Type III o.g., centred right, a rare stamp mint. SG 77b, £1700 (Image)
Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 109
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Cat No: 77b
1955 2r on 2/6d Type III used with corner registered cancel, showing variety raised 'S' in RUPEES, similar to other varieties on the 1955 Festival surcharges and undoubtedly scarce. SG 77b var. (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 110
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Cat No: 77b, ba
1955 2r on 2/6d Type III surcharge, used vertical pair with oval Registered cancel, the upper stamp with 'I' in BAHRAIN inverted and raised. Short perf on top stamp and the lower stamp with perf damage at lower left, overall slight water-staining, not mentioned on BPA Certificate (1976); a rare pair. SG 77b, ba, £1340 (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 111
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Cat No: 78a
1951 5r on 5r red, fine used with R6/1 'extra bar', full perfs and neat cancel. SG78a, £700 (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 112
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Cat No: 78a
1951 5r on 5r red, fine used with R6/1 'extra bar', full perfs and light, indistinct cancel. SG 78a, £700 (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 113
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Cat No: 80-9
1952-4 set, a specialised range on leaves (138), mint and used. Includes ½a with fraction omitted, unmounted o.g. and the set in unmounted o.g. Cylinder blocks of six; 4a o.g. with Cyl. 1 stop R1/4 cheek retouch, and the 6a and 12a used with decent overprint/surcharge shifts
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 114
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Cat No: 80a
1853 ½a on ½d orange-red, a used example with variety "½" omitted from surcharge. SG 80a, £400 (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 115
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Cat No: 80a
1953 envelope to Manama with 1953 1a and (½)a on ½d with the error '½' omitted, tied by neat Muharraq S.O. Type 23 CDS of 21 NO. BPA Certificate (1959). SG 80a, £425 (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 116
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Cat No: 94-96ab
1955-60 Castles specialised collection (80), mint and used, written up on leaves. Types complete mint and used less 10r Type III used, Type II also in unmounted o.g. blocks. Varieties with re-entries including 5r block with R8/1, other varieties including 2r Type I unmounted with triangular flaw out of top left stonework, 10r Type II two mint with small 'S', one 'apparently raised'; 10r Type 1 with R1/2 weak entry mint and used; 2r Type III two mint examples, one with 'B' broken and the other with the letter virtually omitted, a fine collection, STC £1315 with no premium for unlisted varieties (Image)
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 117
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Cat No: 94
1955 2r on 2/6d Castle Type I, hinged o.g. with the variety 'triangular portion of stonework omitted' from the second stone at the left of the top of the stamp. This probably developed late in the printing since only a handful are known. SG 94 var. (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 119
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Cat No: 101a
1957 1r on 1/6d grey-blue, watermark St Edward's Crown, lightly used with overprint and surcharge double. A very rare stamp with no mint examples recorded. KG VI Expertising Certificate (2016). SG 101a, £5000 (Image)
Opening GBP 1,800.00
Sold...GBP 2,100.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 120
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1936 (17 Feb) 4a 3p blue registered envelope, uprated with 1933-37 3p slate and 1934-37 2a vermilion small die and used to Berlin, reverse with Berlin arrival cds for 15.3.36, some light creasing but fine and fresh for this (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 121
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1939 (29 Nov) Airmail cover from Bahrain to Switzerland, franked KGV 2a vermilion, 3a carmine and 1r chocolate & green plus KGVI ½a red-brown, tied by BAHRAIN AIR cds, with fine (inverted) boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/BAHRAIN, also airmail cover to USA franked KGV 2a x3 and 2r, plus KGVI 9p green pair tied similar cds but date unclear, this with fine censor mark on reverse, former fine, latter small faults including tear at right (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 210.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 122
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Cat No: Collection
Censor covers. 1940-5 group of four airmail covers plus piece: 1940 to USA, apparently underpaid with 'By Air Mail' cancelled by red bars, boxed Bahrain Censor on reverse; 1941 airmail cover to American Legation in Baghdad from CASOC (ARAMCO) at 'Bahrein Island' with Saudi adhesives, cancelled KHOBAR 15.11.41, boxed Bahrain Censor and (Arabic) 'allowed to pass without censorship', scarce diplomatic mail; a similar but faulty envelope (1944-5 period) ex Aramco at Bahrein to APO 795 in NY, which was actually at Khurramshar in Iran, censored in Nigeria (the 'Horseshoe' mailing route); 1945 US Postal Stationery airmail envelope. with censor tape and cachet, cancelled by AMERICAN BASE FORCES/APO 816 CDS of FEB 25; and a piece with two Bahrain 1½a stamps tied by Base Army Post Office/4 with Cairo censorship (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 124
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1947 incoming cover (an OHMS reused envelope with 'reseal' label) to the postmaster at 'Moharek', reverse with EXPERIMENTAL P.O./K-121 CDS of 1 APR 47, a rare marking (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 230.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 125
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1946-58 Flight covers. Two 1946 'Test Letters', 'No. 8' outgoing bearing 2a and 12a with BOAC memorandum, the other 'No. 20) incoming with GB 3d and 1/- (central fold) with memorandum; five further covers, joining Lufthansa Hamburg - Shannon (1956), 1956 KLM Amsterdam - Sofia and Amsterdam - Budapest, 1957 KLM Amsterdam - Houston and 1958 Glider Flight cover, pilot-signed (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 126
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Cat No: Collection
1947-1960 covers and cards (47), a wide-ranging collection including a 1949 cover with 'Exchange Office' Type 33 cancels, FDCs, local issues, postcards, rates, radio ham cards including two with 1951 1½a, meter marks etc, worth examination
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 2,700.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 127
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Cat No: Collection
Dubai Postage Due covers. 1948 (17 May) printed envelope to Bombay with 6 x 1a stamps on reverse, Dubai horseshoe Due marking (Donaldson Type 11) on front with m/s '12'a on front and octagonal Bombay/Unpaid 26 MAY 48 on reverse; and 14 Dec sea mail envelope to USA with 6½a franking, Type 7 CDSs and large 'T' in circle on front, m/s 1/3/- charge due noted also on front, no indication of collection having been made. Scarce (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 520.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 520
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 128
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Cat No: Collection
1948-57 commemorative covers (19), a mixture of philatelic and commercial, written up on leaves with UPU and Olympics FDCs; another UPU set; Silver Wedding pair on 1951 registered cover; commercial uses include UPU 3a (2), UPU 2½d (2 plus 1a); Wedding 2½a (plus 1951 ½a) surface rate; Wedding 2½a (4 plus 2a) to Australia; two covers with Kuwait Olympics 3a and 6a, and BPAEA 6a Olympics used from Bahrain, a useful group (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 520.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 520
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 129
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Cat No: Collection
1948-59 group of mainly registered airmail covers (19), an interesting assortment with some good frankings including 1951 2½a strip with violet Type 22 cancels; 1951 2½a (3) on cover (tears at top) with Type 22 cancels in black, distorted; 1951 2½a block of four on cover, two with reg. crayon line and 1953 2r on 2/6d Type II on 9½" x 4" cover to New York. Also a multi-franked cover from the 1948 USN Task Force 128 'Persian Gulf Goodwill Cruise' (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 130
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Awali. 1948-60 covers (20), mixed commercial and philatelic, latter with some amazing frankings including local covers with 1951 1½a block of twenty and 2½a blocks of six (one stamp scratched) and four plus a pair; 1951 1½a strip of three plus single on commercial cover to UK; cover to UK with 6a an additional 6a, endorsed 'For "EXPRESS" Service (G.P.O.) in U.K.', a most unusual 'pre-payment' for an Express service; 1956 cover to UK with 12a tied by fine strike of the rare oval violet REGISTERED/AWALI, BAHRAIN cancel. An interesting lot worth careful inspection (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 131
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Cat No: Collection
British Forces mail. 1948-63 covers (14) including 1948 from FPO 756 (Shaibah, Iraq), stamps overstruck with London arrival; two singles uses of the 1951 2½a from FPO 518, one with a pulled corner perf; four"from FPO 551, but one apparently not from a serviceman and treated as underpaid; four from FPO 941, one with boxed "Good Pay/and Prospects/in your Army". Formula airletter incoming from UK , returned to sender with FPO 936 backstamp; 1962 much-cacheted airmail cover from FPO 1056, and a 1963 cover from FPO 235, an interesting group of considerable rarity (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 290.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 132
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Cat No: Collection
Airletters. 1951-9 small group of eleven. 1952 formula letter with 6a (commercially used to UK; 6a on 6d KG VI unused and commercially used; formula airletter with 1952 1½d and 2½d, 5 DE CDS (First Day); 1953 Coronation unused, philatelically used and a commercial use (slightly roughly opened); 1955 6a on 6d Coronation unused and commercially used (latter originating in Dukhan, Qatar), and a 1959 formula airletter with 15np pair (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 133
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Cat No: Collection
Postage Due Covers. 1952-4 covers (5). 1952 incoming airmail cover from GB with 6d, straight-line handstamp 'Surcharge..... Annas To Pay' in black, with '6' in manuscript; 1953 incoming Pakistan 3a Postal Stationery airmail envelope with added 3a adhesive, same handstamp but in violet, '2' in manuscript (envelope folded); 1953 to USA franked 1951 1½a (scarce), 3a and 4a pair. large 'T' in circle applied and US Due marking; and two 1954 covers from Awali with the worn Indian-era 'T' marking, a good group (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 134
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Maritime mail. 1952-64 covers and cards (12) mostly commercial, a mixture of origins, frankings and cancels. We note H.M.S. Jufair official covers with C.O. and Victualling Officer cachets; philatelic but very scarce Paquebot cover with 2½d UPU, M.S. 'Daressa' cachet; two with Dutch stamps (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 135
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Official mail. 1954 small printed OHMS postal stationery registered envelope produced for, and used by, the Postal Superintendent (with his handstamp on the reverse and 'personalised' registration etiquette on the front), sent to Doha with Type 27 oval cancel of 19 DE. 1960 official envelope to NY handstamped ON POSTAL SERVICE; 1962 OHBMS airmail envelope to S. Africa handstamped 'On Postal Service', and three covers with Type 43 PAID frank, one in red (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 136
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Manama covers. 1957-65 covers: 1957 cover with Local ½a
and 1a, violet Type 31 cancel; 1959 cover (9½ x 4") to Germany with 5 x 40np stamps, one with large break in 'H', Type 37 cancels; 1963 Local 10p cover with Type 34 CDS; 1968 Cert. of Posting, Type 27 cancel. Muharraq; two 1954 reg. philatelic covers to UK with Type 23 cancels (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 137
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Cat No: Collection
Political Agency covers. 1962 airmail to Queensland 80np rate with British Political Agency violet cachets front and back; 1963 airmail (9 x 4") to UK 40np rate with H.M. Political Agency violet cachets front and back; 1964 folded envelope to UK (40np rate, central fold) with British Political Agency violet cachets front and back; 1966 airmail to UK with British Political Agency (smaller type) in greyish violet front and back. Also 1944 Landing Permit with two India 6r Court Fees, tied by H.M.B.S. POLITICAL AGENCY/BAHRAIN in violet; 1951 9 x 4" envelope to WHO in Geneva with blue PERSIAN GULF RESIDENCY/BAHRAIN on front; 1954 envelope (wrinkled) with three ½a on reverse, tied by Bahrain 'Exchange Office' violet CDS, Donaldson Type 33; and a 1956 visa page with various Political Agency markings. An interesting group (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 520.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 520
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 138
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1960 Sheikh Salman 40np size 'G' registered envelope, uprated with 1r black and used 25 SP 63 airmail to Chicago, USA, with North Chicago arrival ds on reverse for SEP 28 1963, scarce (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 140
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Cat No: Collection
1938-55 used KG VI collection (70) on leaves with 1938-41 set with extra 15r (both 15rs watermark inverted, one with heavy cancel), 1943-5 set with genuine cancels, 1948 set with extra 2r on 2/6d with R4/8 black dot on left '6' and 5/- 'T' guide, 1950 set (two low values disallowed) with 2r on 2/6d Types II and III. SG £1109
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 142
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Cat No: 51-116
1948-60 used collection (129) on leaves, basic stamps complete with some varieties and blocks. We note 1948 5r with major re-entry, also 'T' guide, 1948 10r block of four; 1953-5 2r Types II and III; 1951 10r blocks of eight and four; 1955-60 Castles with all Types, a very good collection, SG £1361 (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 145
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Cat No: 71-9
1950-5 balance collection of mint and used (97). Set mint and used, with extra blocks including better low values and unmounted o.g. 5r and 10r blocks; 2r Type II lightly hinged o.g. and used, also block of four used on piece; Type III nicely used; 2r Type I used with dropped surcharge and 5r unmounted o.g. with raised surcharge; 2r Type II on piece with QE II 5r, violet Parcel cancel Type 28; 2r Type II mint with raised printer's quad after 'S' of surcharge; 5r mint with R6/4 re-entry and a used example with another re-entry. A fine collection, STC £1658
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 146
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Cat No: Collection
1953-60 specialised mint and used collection (355, no Castles), written up on leaves. Coronation mint blocks of four and nine, used blocks of four, 4d daffodil flaw (two); 1956-7 Edward's Crown watermark with blocks and varieties; 1957-9 new currency set with blocks and varieties, and 1957 Scouts, plus a couple of Revenues. STC £851
