Cape of Good Hope, 1877, "Hope Seated" 6d violet. Tied by "1" oval grid cancel on all-over hand illustrated cover to Stoke-Newington, England, matching "Cape Town, Aug 13 78, Cape Colony" cds, reverse with red London (9.4) arrival cds; couple top edge tear and no flap, Very Fine. SG No. 25b.
Scott No. 18; Estimate $500 - 750.

This spectacular Cape of Good hope illustrated cover was illustrated on the front cover of Postal History, No. 214, 1980 2nd Qtr. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Hong Kong, 1896, Queen Victoria, 4¢ slate gray. Crown CA watermark. Tied by "Hong Kong, Jy 20, 98" cds on post card to Bad Kreignach, Germany, in combination with China 1897, 4c brown tied by "Canton, Jul 19, 98" dollar chop cds; some light card staining at upper left, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 34. Yang No. 50.
Scott No. 38; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Hong Kong, 1948, King George VI Silver Wedding complete. Margin singles, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 178-179.
SG No. 171/172; £329 for hinged ($430). SG £329 for hinged ($430)
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SG £329 for hinged ($430)

India, 1905 Hand Illustrated Cover. Featuring a Knight in Full Armor Mounting His Horse as He's Leaving a Castle via a Drawbridge skillfully executed in pen & ink; franked with a 1a Edward tied by Peshawar cds, to England; minor edge toning, Very Fine and attractive, a scarce Indian illustrated cover.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

India, 1937, King George VI, 2r & 10r high values. Gutter blocks of 40 (2r vertically separated with gutter block of 16 intact), o.g., never hinged, strong colors, Very Fine. Scott No. 163.
SG No. 260; £2,320 ($3,000). SG £2,320 ($3,000)
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SG £2,320 ($3,000)

Kenya & Uganda, 1922, King George V, 1s green. In combination with 1922, 20c bright orange, two singles on reverse and 1922, 5c green on front of 45c registration entire to Austria, all tied by "Jinja, Registered, 6 Fe, 32" cds's, registry etiquette and reverse with Kampala and other transit backstamps; small trivial corner opening nick, Very Fine. SG No. 87.
Scott No. 29; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika, 1944, King George VI, £1 black & red, perf 14, ordinary paper. Left and right panes of 50 forming a complete sheet of 100, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh with full selvage; each pane folded horizontally at center, Very Fine. Scott No. 85 var.
SG No. 150ab; £4,000 for singles ($5,180). SG £4,000 for singles ($5,180)
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SG £4,000 for singles ($5,180)

Perak, 1938, 30¢-40¢ Sultan Iskandar issues. 30¢ part sheet of 90 and 40¢ pane of 100 with no selvage, o.g., never hinged (40¢ with lightly brownish o.g.), rich colors, Very Fine, scarce multiples.
SG No. 116-117; £6,080 ($7,870). SG £6,080 ($7,870)
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SG £6,080 ($7,870)

Selangor, 1900, 3¢ on 50¢ green and black, dented frame. Clearly showing dent in top of "Selangor" tablet, neat town cancel, Very Fine, a rare used example of this plate variety, unpriced in S.G. for used, cat £400 for mint with normal issue cataloging five times higher for used. SG No. 67b.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Mauritius, 1893, Queen Victoria, 1¢ pale violet, irregular block of three. In combination with 1883, 2c green, pair + 4c red, two singles on cover to Paris, France, all tied by "Forest Side, Ju 15, 96" cds's, reverse with Mauritius, Ju 15, 96 transit and receiving cds's, Very Fine and attractive, a lovely three color franking. SG No. 101+102+105.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150

Est. $100-150

Natal, 1857, Embossed, 3d rose. Margins to cut in, tied by mute circular grid cancel on blue folded Sept. 12th 1857 letter to Durban, matching oval "Post Office, P.M. Burg" postmark, Very Fine and scarce. SG No. 4.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Natal, 1863, Queen Victoria, 6d violet, perf 12½. Crown CC watermark. Horizontal pair, tied by two strikes of "Durban, Jan 3 1865" double-circle datestamp on blue cover to Bath, England, red "10d." credit handstamp, red "Paid, Devonport, Cape-Packet, 12 FE 65" entry cds, Bath (2.13) arrival backstamp; some toning around stamps, Fine and scarce use. SG No. 24.
Scott No. 16; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750