NIGERIA continued... NIGERIA continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1701 QV - QEII Stamps and covers, the cancellation collection in two albums; also a study of the 1953-58 2d stamp and Cameroons U.K.T.T set mint and used; and a large quantity of stamps and pieces in packets, sorted by stamp but unpicked for cancellations, earlier issues for Niger Coast and Southern Nigeria clearly containing many Paquebots, Hamburg datestamps, squared circles and c.d.s cancels, also later skeletons, etc. (1000s). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1702 1948-49 Archive pages bearing proof strikes of postmarks from many differing Post Offices and postal agencies including skeletons and offices in Cameroons (c.800), also a few letters from postal agencies, reproductions of photos of postmen, and a c.1750 map of Upper Guinea and the Kingdom of Benin. A unique lot. (800+ postmarks). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. NORTH BORNEO NORTH BORNEO Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1703 1916 (Dec 1) Cover from Lahat Datu to an army officer in Egypt, violet Madras censor, Egyptian civil and army censors, backstamped at Jesselton, Singapore and in Egypt, unusual. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1704 1922 16c Brown-lake with Malaya-Borneo Exhibition overprint in blue, block of 25 showing the complete 5x5 late overprint setting, R5/4 with stop after "EXHIBITION", R3/5 with broken N in "BORNEO" and R5/3 with broken "9", superb unmounted mint, rare in this form and condition. S.G. 267/9, £880+. (25). Est. £250-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. NYASALAND NYASALAND Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1705 1891-1904 Mint selection including 1891-95 1d - 4/- (no 8d, 2/6), 1895 5/-, 1903-04 2/6 - 10/-, etc. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (43). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. PALESTINE & ISRAEL PALESTINE & ISRAEL Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1706 1890-1916 Covers and cards with Turkey cancelled in Haifa, Jerusalem (4), Jericho or Nazareth, Austrian Post Office in Jerusalem (8, one with "BETLEEM" cachet), Haifa (3) or Jaffa, or the German P.O in Jerusalem, the 1890 20pa postcard from Jerusalem to Cairo with cachet of the Grand New Hotel. (20). Est. £220-260 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1707 1898-1972 Covers and cards, all Jewish related including 1898 Transvaal 1d postcard with a picture of the Jewish schools and synagogue in Johannesburg posted to Germany, 1939 stampless postcard with "21e CONGRES SIONISTE / GENEVE" c.d.s to Czechoslovakia charged 2kr, 1942 postal receipt for a letter from Vienna to Litzmannstadt Ghetto, 1940-44 cards from Jewish Hungarian soldiers in camps in Hungary (5, three to Palestine), 1948 cover with Rishon le Zion local stamp, 1946 O.A.S card from Germany with "178 COY RASC / JEWISH BDE GP" cachet, etc. (23). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1708 1918-56 Mainly mint selection, including Palestine overprints on Jordan (16) and on Egypt (45, with 1955-56 set of eighteen), etc. (181). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1709 Israel. 1948-55 Mint and used collection in an album, all with tabs including first perf 11 set mounted mint, 1948 Jewish New Year set unmounted, 1949 miniature sheet unmounted and used, 1949 40pr unmounted and used, 1949 Jewish New Year set mounted mint, 1949 postage due set unmounted, 1950 Second Anniversary of Independence pair unmounted, 1950 air set unmounted, 1950 Elat Post Office 500pr unmounted, 1951 Jewish National Fund set unmounted, 1952 1000pr unmounted and used, etc. (100s). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. PAPUA PAPUA Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1710 1910-65 Papua and PNG issues mint, including 1932-40 set, etc., all fine. S.G. £1,650 (approx). (200). Photo on Page 198. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. PERU PERU Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1711 1878 (Mar 28) Entire letter from Lima to London "via Panama & St. Nazaire" with Peru 20c tied by Lima c.d.s and G.B 1877 4d sage-green plate 15 strip of three applied in Peru but cancelled upon arrival in London by oval Registered datestamps (June 3), triangular "T" handstamp, Lima backstamp (Apr 3) and five French transit datestamps. An intriguing combination cover, with 1989 Peter Holcombe Certificate stating "Genuine, "T" handstamp due to a stamp becoming detached" (to left of remaining stamp, prior to cancelling - which may be correct) and "with G.B stamps applied upon arrival to collect the postage due" (which is clearly incorrect). Photo on Page 212. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. POLAND POLAND Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1712 1780-1950 Postal history and stamps, the display collection on 200 pages including 1780-81 entire letters sent during the Kingdom of Poland with circular crowned "W" handstamp of Warsaw (2); prestamp, stamped and stampless covers sent from Poland whilst part of Prussia, Russia, Austria or Germany; WW1 mail from Austrian, German or Hungarian forces, including 1914 Feldpost cards flown on the first flight from the besieged city of Przemsyl with K.U.K Feldpostamt 11 c.d.s of Nov. 7 (2); WW1 German Occupation; Warsaw Local Post covers (16) and stamps; 1918-19 local issues; inflation period mail; WW2 German Occupation, etc. An interesting and well written up collection. (100s). Est. £500-800 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1713 c.1850-1950 Covers and stamps on pages and loose, including prestamp mail, Russian and Austrian period, WW1 Austrian forces, 1916-18 Local Post stamps and covers, World War Two, Danzig and other plebiscite areas, etc. (100s). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1714 1915-60 Mint and used collection in three album including 1915-18 local issues, overprints on Austria and Germany, Central Lithuania overprints, an album of World War Two with covers, undercover addresses, etc. (3 Albums). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. PORTUGAL PORTUGAL Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1715 1853-1960 Mint and used stamps and covers with a reasonable range of 1853-67 imperf issues, cancellations, etc. (100s). Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. RHODESIA RHODESIA Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1716 1966 9d Independence overprint lower right plate block of four, variety overprint double, "1B" plate numbers, superb unmounted mint, a unique variety on a plate block. With B.P.A Certificate (2008). S.G. 365a, £3,200++. Photo on Page 208. (Image1) Est. £1,200-1,400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1717 1966 5/- Independence overprint, variety overprint double, superb unmounted mint. With B.P.A Certificate (2008) for a pair, this being the lower stamp. S.G. 370a, £1,000. Photo on Page 186. (Image1) Est. £280-320 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1718 1894 Reuters Telegraph Service, mint vertical se-tenant strip of 2/6, 5/- and 10/- stamps from the right of the sheet, lower margin with partial inscription in the hand of Capt. C.L Norris-Newman "charges on telegrams from Reuters native service with various telegraph stations ..... and about 30 used", part gum, upper margin reduced, fine and scarce. Also a crude forgery (or copy of an essay) strip of three, and an 1892 (Nov 25) letter written and signed by Norris-Newman (editor "Northern Post & Border News" & Reuters Special Agent) from Aliwal North, Cape Colony, to G.B Duerst, Hon. Treasurer, Philatelical Society, Manchester, seeking to buy Carlist stamps, also offering to swap stamps of Southern Africa. The strip ex H.C Dann, illustrated in an accompanying article from Philatelic Magazine (6 Sep. 1935). S.G. T1a, £3,500. (3). Photo on Page 210. (Image1) Est. £1,000-1,200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1719 Revenue Documents. 1895-1965 Legal documents comprising Deeds of Transfer, Powers of Attorney, Mortgages or prenuptial marriage agreements, also two receipts, all bearing revenue stamps, mainly the 1892-93 or 1896-97 QV issues, a few with later stamps. (69 Documents bearing c.1880 stamps). Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. ROMANIA ROMANIA Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1720 1862-72 Imperf issues, mint and used selection including 1868-70 2b (15), 18b (21), etc., also some forgeries, a few faults. (59). Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. RUSSIA RUSSIA Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1721 1858-1984 Mint and used collection in seven albums including Civil War issues, Baltic States, etc. (7 Albums. Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1722 1916 Picture postcards from St Petersburg to England, five bearing first or second issue 1k + 3k War Charity stamps. (6). Est. £80-100 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. ST. HELENA ST. HELENA Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1723 1868-1989 Mint and used collection in an album including 1922-37 issue (both watermarks) mint to 7/6, 1956-89 apparently complete unmounted, some blocks, F.D.Cs and other covers. (100s). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1724 1863-2000 Documents and letters from the St. Helena Post Office archives, many prewar, including copy of the 1863 contract for mails between England and the Cape via St. Helena; 1934 enquiry form for two registered letters from St. Helena to Paris with accompanying letters; similar 1966 enquiry form for a registered letter to Scotland; 1922-26 letters to the Post Office (3) and a form from the Treasury to the Post Office Savings Bank approving an estimate of £320 expenditure for the year all with St. Helena datestamps applied; 1982 Form AV7 air Mails delivery bill for mail by R.A.F courier from Ascension to F.P.O 677 (F.P.O 777 c.d.s), etc. (c.60). Est. £100-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Prestamp & Stampless Mail Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1725 1817 Entire letter posted from Edinburgh to Ayr, containing a copy of a letter sent by George Dunlop, Surgeon attached to the 2nd Battalion, 66th Foot, serving as part of the guard on Napoleon, from St. Helena (July 5) to his uncle in Bristol (forwarded with a covering note to George s brother in Edinburgh and then posted with a further note to their father in Ayr). The original letter from George Dunlop in St. Helena includes "I have just had the honour of being presented to Napoleon. He addressed several questions to me and appeared in excellent spirits. He has of late mixed much more with society than he formerly did, and as I am stationed within half a mile of his residence, I am likely to see more of him." An interesting Napoleon related letter, vertical file folds, otherwise fine. Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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