1907-13 1/2d, 2d, 6d, 1s and 2s6d with "SPECIMEN" horseshoe type 17 overprint, l.h. or h.r., fine to very fine and scarce (only the 1s and 2s6d were overprinted for UPU distribution and the rest were for internal G.P.O. use). See also lot 42068. (Image)

1907-13 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 4d green & brown and 6d on piece from the Natal UPU archive each with violet "SPECIMEN." hs (type NA2), and well as the 1s on separate archive piece with the usual "SPECIMEN" horseshoe hs (type GB17), a unique group; ex Kiddle and Bendon; cert. BPA (1981). (Image)

1907-13 1/2d green group of mint control blocks, incl. "mini reconstruction" with F7 in block of 6 along with the other three corners in blocks of six and two marginal interpanneau blocks of 6 (pl.33, perf. V2A), F7 in block of 6 (same plate) and scarce F6 in block of 6 (pl.28, perf. V2A, only 25 sheets printed from control F6 with 3 in the BPMA), very fine. (Image)

1907-13 1d scarlet duo of control blocks incl. F7 pl.39A perf. H1 block of 6 (scarce with only 96 sheets printed, plus the other 3 corner blocks of 6) and F6 corner block of 4 pl.42 perf.V2 (only 98 sheets printed), very fine.

1907-13 2d pale grey-green and carmine-red pair of mint l.h. top left corner marginal blocks of four showing the early and late states of the "rhombus flaw" (S.G. Spec M12b and c) on duty plate 3, with pos.1 showing heavy distortion to the duty tablet, very fine and attractive pair for the specialist (S.G. £550 and £400 as unoverprinted singles). (Image)

1907-13 2d green and red specialised group of plate flaws/varieties, incl. mint upper pane lower marginal block of 9 plus a single with the "Magnus flaw" (S.G. Spec M12j), two mint singles showing cracked plate (S.G. Spec M12i), mint single with flaws in oak leaves & frame break (S.G. Spec. M12k), used single with irregular shading on right side of tablet (S.G. Spec M12n), used block of four with major frame line crack, mint top marginal block of 6 with scratch in zig-zag, and one mint and two used with duty tablet flaws, mostly fine to very fine.

1907-13 4d green & chocolate brown in complete sheet of 240, head pate 4, duty plate 7/5, showing coextensive "Jubilee" frame lines in green, some minor perf. separation, a great item for the specialist (S.G. £1'020+).

1907-13 4d green & chocolate brown in two complete sheets of 240; one head pate 3, duty plate 8/6, with rare perf. type V2 (perforated through right margin) and showing continuous and worn "Jubilee" frame lines all around, two stamps with hinge reinforcement, a very fine item for the specialist; ex "Aurelius"; and other head plate 4 with coextensive rules, some perf. separation at top, fine.

1907-13 2s6d pale dull purple mint top left corner (lower pane) block of six from plate 1, very fine and fresh (S.G. £600+). (Image)

1911 (Dec 13) envelope sent registered to England with right marginal block of six of the 1907-13 2s6d pale dull purple, cancelled by two strikes of the Tangier registered oval ds, registration label adjacent, London arrival, stamps slightly rubbed, a spectacular philatelic franking; ex Newall & Arkell (Robson Lowe 1978) and Driffield. (Image)

1907-13 2s6d dull purple cancellation study with 19 examples in pale dull purple with Fez (Mellah) cds (apparently the only example known), Larache cds, Mazagan registered, Fez cds, various Tangier registered (7), cds (2) and double circle, Casablanca cds, Saffi cds, Mazagan cds (2, one on piece complete), forged Tetuan cds; and dull purple with Tangier registered (4) and Somerset House dull reddish purple with Mogador cds, Saffi cds and a forged Tetuan, a difficult lot to replicate, mostly very fine. (Image)

1907-13 2s6d dull purple in used block of four on piece, cancelled by Tangier registered oval 14 NO 12 ds, very fine with fresh colour, a scarce multiple; ex Ken Clough (S.G. £720+). (Image)

1913 Harrison Printing 4d bright orange mint l.h. lower left corner marginal block of six, pl.7A, perf. V3A, very fine and fresh (S.G. £300+). (Image)

1913 Harrison Printing 4d bright orange with "SPECIMEN" type 26 hs in mint n.h. left marginal gutter block of eight, very fine and fresh. (Image)

1907-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull reddish purple in mint n.h. lower marginal strip of 8, showing cuts under the 8th stamp (plate 1B), very fine and scarce positional multiple (S.G. £1'280+), plus very fine mint n.h. top left corner marginal single from the lower pane (hinged in margin). (Image)

1907-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull reddish purple in mint n.h. lower right corner marginal block of 4, showing cuts under the 8th stamp (plate 1B), very fine and scarce positional multiple (S.G. £640+). (Image)

1907-13, cancellation study mounted on 59 pages, with a range of cancels on all values, incl. Saffi, Mazagan, Mogador, Fez (on 2s6d dull purple), all with noted cancellation type and several noted as earliest or latest known dates, incl. multiples, part parcels labels, etc., all the way through to 2s6d pale dull purple pair on large reg'd piece, 2s6d dull purple on piece and Somerset 2s6d used, etc., a useful lot.

1907-13 collection of mostly mint multiples from 1/2d to 2s6d (with many identified plates), incl. 1/2d in irregular corner block of 8, quater sheet of 60, 1d with three control blocks and interpanneau pair, 2d lower right corner block of 4 and block of 6, eleven large multiples of the 4d green & brown showing different plates and perf types incl. scarcer V2a perf. through lower margin in block of 30, 4d orange DLR corner pair, 4d orange Harrison corner marginal block of 4 and an interpanneau "SPECIMEN" block of 4, 6d mint blocks and singles in diff. shades, used corner marginal block of 4, and 1s in two marginal blocks of four, used block of eight with broken corner and single and block with plate varieties, 2s6d incl. arc flaw single, block of four and lower pane top marginal pair, and Somerset "SPECIMEN" vert. pair, a very interesting and useful group. (Image)

Casablanca: 1912 (Nov 25) envelope sent registered from Casablanca to Germany with 1/2d and 4d orange tied by Casablanca registered oval ds, with provisional registration (possibly due to lack of labels) with "R" in oval and manuscript registration legend adjacent, also with 1d, 2d, 6d, 1s and 2s6d tied in transit five days later by Tangier registered oval, reverse with despatch, transit and Wiesbaden arrival, fine. (Image)

Mogador: 1927 (Mar 9) Tangier parcel post label with 1914-31 De La Rue 2s6d pale brown, 3d and 6d tied by Mogador cds, ms "3.3." for the rate, some foxing, very scarce. (Image)

Rabat: 1913 (Oct 22) envelope sent registered to England with 1d and 2d tied by Rabat registered oval ds, paying equivalent of the 25 centimos rate for a 20g reg' letter, reg'n label adjacent, reverse with Tangier ds and London arrival, fine; ex Stotter. (Image)

Tangier: Parcel post label with 1914-31 De La Rue Seahorse 2s6d pale brown, 1s pair and 3d, all tied by indistinct cds, some minor soiling, scarce. (Image)

Tangier: 1917 (Aug 4) Tangier British Post Office parcel post label with 1907-13 6d block of four and 1914-31 De La Rue Seahorse 2s6d (crease and small tear), cancelled by Tangier code G cds, paying 4s6d rate for parcel up to 11lbs to the UK, a very scarce parcel label usage. (Image)

1907-12 issue on 24 covers, mostly philatelic frankings, inlc large OHMS enbelope with 1/2d pair, 2d and KGV 1d sent reg'd from Tangier at correct rate, two 2s6d single frankings sent reg'd from Tangier, 1d on OHMS envelope to England and two pc's from Tangier, 2d pair sent reg'd from Rabat, 4d Harrison on OHMS env. sent reg'd to France, Spanish Currency & British mixed franking sent reg'd from Marrakesh, pair of 6d/1s single frankings sent reg'd from Mazagan, cover with twelve 4d green & brown from Mazagan, several Wilson covers, etc., a lovely lot. (Image)

1914-31 Waterlow 2s6d sepia-brown with "SPECIMEN" hs, three examples on a piece from the Madagascar UPU archive, with large circular "POSTES ET TELÉGRAPHES / COLLECTION DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR" cachets, unique; ex Bendon. (Image)