BRITISH AFRICA: 1901-c.1935 selection of postal history and postal stationary, including: KUT 1903 1a carmine post card to Dar-es-Salaam, with Entebbe cds; Mombasa and Tanga transit marks, Orange Free State 1901 ½d+½d reply card addressed to the Postmaster at Kuruman, with the sender requesting details of the 'Besieged' opts but despite addressing the reply half, his request was ignored since it remains intact! Nyasaland and Rhodesia range of used postal stationary and covers some with 'SPECIMEN's, and German East Africa 1914 envelopes (2), with cachets 1916 British Ordnance Survey section, generally fair to fine condition, an interesting lot.: Estimate £300-£400 (Image)

1917-21 ½a dull blue (clear impression), perf 7 on all four sides, unused without gum as issued, very fine and scarce. SG 2a, £650: Estimate £200-£250 (Image)

1917-47 mint collection arranged neatly on pages, we note; 1917 selected first issues both clear and blurred impressions, 1922 1a vermilion block of four (SG 10), 1923 ¼a rose complete sheet of twelve in three panes of four, 1927 assorted values to 4a yellow-brown, 1935-47 mixed setting values to 4a sage-green (SG 42A) mixed condition with fine.: Estimate £200-£250 (Image)

1895 1a vermilion, imperforate with monogram in mauve, good margins, brilliant o.g; very fine. SG 3: Estimate £200-£220 (Image)

1895-1901 mint and used collection on pages, we note; 1895 imperf 2a orange-yellow, 1r ultramarine, 1895 perforated set to 1r, assorted 1896-1901 issues and quantity of later reprints with R.N.S opts including singles and large blocks, generally fine condition, an interesting lot.: Estimate £300-£350 (Image)

1879-86 unused collection neatly arranged on pages, we note; 1877 reprints and proofs of the first issue, 1879 basic set to 1p ultramarine, 1f ultramarine unused block of 30 with pencil guidelines, 1f ultramarine tête-bêche block of four (SG N5a), 1p ultramarine block of 16 (SG N6), and assortment of later reprints after Faridkot joined the postal convention with the Indian Government in 1887, fair to fine condition.: Estimate £300-£400 (Image)

c.1870 handmade native envelope franked by 1a olive-green, single imperf horizontally, tied by large rhomboid of bars cancel, neighboured by two native datestamps in red, adhesive roughly separated, otherwise fine, a very scarce cover. BPA certificate (2019), SG 1b: Estimate £100-£150 (Image)

1869-1947 mint and used collection neatly arranged on pages in an album, we note; 1869 1a olive-green imperf horizontal used pair (SG 1b), 1905 Wyon proofs, 1871-1900 values to 12a, with duplication and blocks, postal history, and good array of officials with SG O44d red surcharge double and postmark interest, generally fair to fine condition.: Estimate £300-£400 (Image)

1904-48 mint and used collection neatly arranged on pages, including: 1904 ½a pale blue (SG 3), block of four and complete sheets of twenty-four, 1a dull red complete sheet of 12, range of 1905-09, 1911 and 1912-22 issues,1928 1r orange-vermilion (SG 39), 1931 Investiture part set to 5r black and purple, 1932-42 set to 1r, 1948 set of 7 as plate blocks of four, Officials 1936-46 set of 7 to 1r (SG O23-30) and sampling of Postal History, generally fair to fine condition.: Estimate £500-£600 (Image)

1866 ½a grey-black in watercolour on native envelope, cut round, tied by brick-red seal of Srinagar, with two additional black seals on cover flaps, fine and scarce, signed 'H. Haverbeck' in pencil at foot. SG 1: Estimate £200-£250 (Image)

1874-76 ½a deep black special printings in watercolour on native paper, unused block of nine showing irregular spacings, some light tones and creasing, otherwise a scarce multiple. SG 14: Estimate £180-£200 (Image)

1867-77 Kashmir 1a brown-orange on native laid paper, 'complete sheet' being a horizontal row of five, unused with good margins and traces of the ½a row at top, very fine and scarce in this form. Ex Dan Walker, (David Feldman 12.6.2018) SG 95: Estimate £70-£80 (Image)

1867-77 Kashmir 1a orange-vermilion on native laid paper, 'complete sheet' being a horizontal row of five, unused with large margins and showing portion of the ½a row at top, very fine with brilliant colour, a rarity in this state of preservation. Ex. Garratt-Adams, Dawson and Harell, SG 96: Estimate £70-£80 (Image)

1878 ½a red, imperf on laid paper, complete sheet of 15 (3x5), with D.L.R & Co papermaker's wmk, some creasing, otherwise fine, scarce. SG 113: Estimate £100-£150 (Image)

1866-94 mint and used collection neatly arranged in an album we note: 1866 circular watercolour issues including SG 1 ½a grey-black on native cover, 1867-1877 for use in Kashmir assorted issues with ½a ultramarine complete sheet (SG 90) and examples on cover, good representation of 1883-84 issues, 1887-94 values to 8a blue, sampling of officials and identified missing die and other forgeries, generally fair to fine condition, a good lot from this popular and complex Indian State.: Estimate £1600-£1800 (Image)

1882-85 ¼a red-brown marginal block of ten, with part marginal inscriptions showing error 'DOUBLY PRINTED' unused, very rare and spectacular piece. SG J16a, £1000+: Estimate £400-£500 (Image)

1874-85 mint and used collection neatly arranged on album pages, we note; 1874-76 assorted early issues to 8a slate-blue (SG J12), 2a yellow, complete sheet of 50 (SG J3), Lion Essay in brown complete sheet of 50, 1876 ½a blue complete sheet of 50, with assorted later issues and postal stationary, generally fine condition.: Estimate £500-£600 (Image)

1877-1893 mint and used collection neatly arranged on pages, we note: 1877 large blocks of 1doc blue (SG 1), 1doc slate-blue unused (SG 2a), 1880 range of issues with multiples of 1doc deep mauve, (SG 6) and 2doc yellow-green, (SG 8) paper shades, 1893 assortment with blocks, generally fair to fine condition.: Estimate £600-£700 (Image)

1885-94 mint and used collection neatly arranged on pages, we note; 1885 ½a red, bantonné paper block of 12, (SG 12) 1p red orange-buff wove paper block of 54, showing Pair, one stamp sideways and Tete-beche pair, SG 32,a,b, three combinational frankings, (2 on QV ½a green envelops and 1 on postcard), assorted Officials and a number of identified forgeries, generally fair to fine condition, a useful lot for retail and reference.: Estimate £500-£600 (Image)

1880 mint and used collection neatly arranged on pages, we note; 1880 1p blue, unused sheet of 64, blocks of 40, 32 and 16, basic set to 4a red, with shades, 1p blue used on part QV ½a postal stationary envelope piece and lettersheets, mixed condition with fine, a useful lot from this small State.: Estimate £400-£500 (Image)

1914 -17 1p carmine on bluish grey paper (type 1) perf 11 on all sides, tied to long native envelope, cancelled by intaglio seal; cover quite creased and stained, affecting adhesive, still a rare item. Society of Philatelic Americans (SPA) Certificate (1981) ex Danforth Walker, SG 1: Estimate £400-£500 (Image)

1920-28 1a black on pink paper (type 2), imperf on native wrapper, cancelled in manuscript (as usually seen), wrapper with some creasing, still a very rare item one of few examples of SG 4 known to us on cover. SG 4: Estimate £1000-£1500 (Image)

1932-47 selection of Postal Fiscal ½a red (shades) on album leaves, including 16 examples used on fragment piece cancelled in manuscript and a letter from the State showing the monogram of the state and Shah Amar Singh Shahpura state handstamp, mixed condition, still an interesting lot.: Estimate £100-£120 (Image)

1990s unmounted mint duplicated accumulation in blocks, also some miniature sheets, generally fine STC £4,000: Estimate £200-£300 (Image)

1872 cover to France bearing 25c. Ceres (2) cancelled by maritime Anchor in lozenge of dots, alongside octagonal "COL.FR./PAQ. FR. no.3" (10 DEC. 72), boxed "PD" and endorsed "Steamer Francais" at upper left , the reverse with Le Havre (26 Dec 72) arrival cds, fine: Estimate £70-£100 (Image)