ROYAL VISITS continued...
1947 Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip Tour of continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 876 |
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Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland Royal Visit stamps including Specimen sets from the three colonies all superb unmounted, Basutoland set with punch hole, presentation folders (8), imprint blocks, Swaziland blocks with Royal Visit cancels, also
S.W.A sheets.
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
1956 Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 877 |
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1956 Stamps, cover and ephemera including mint 2d Royal Visit stamp with inverted overprint, F.D.C with two blocks of four from Ikeja Airport signed by the seven crew members of the royal flight from London to Nigeria, other covers with the rare 28
JA "ROYAL VISIT / LAGOS" skeleton datestamp (3), also ephemera with invitations to an investiture and a garden party at Government House, detailed programme of the visit and a booklet on the Durbar, airport pass issued to Capt. E. Skemp of the royal
flight and an extensive archive of letters and papers from West African Airways Corporation detailing flight arrangements, etc. An interesting lot.
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
Other Royal Tours
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 878 |
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1939 Royal Tour of the King and Queen to U.S.A and Canada, itinerary for the U.S tour and Canada royal train telephone directory both with leather covers, the U.S itinerary in a fitted box, also 1939 Canada Visit medallion. (3).
|
Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 879 |
|
1953-54 Commonwealth Tour of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, covers and ephemera including Australia Royal Visit meter mark, O.H.M.S cover to Buckingham Palace with "ROYAL TOUR / TELEGRAM / SPECIAL", cover with "ROYAL TOUR / CEYLON" cachet and
Colombo Official Paid c.d.s, also Royal Tour outward journey and homeward journey maps, T.S.S "Gothic" telephone directory, New Zealand itinerary, etc. (12).
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 880 |
|
1953 Queen Mother and Princess Margaret tour of Southern Rhodesia, covers (10) with Royal Tour cancels, five with Royal Train registration handstamps, also a special pass, train timetable and phone directory, and letter on Royal Tour notepaper.
(14).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 881 |
|
1956-57 Duke of Edinburgh World Tour, covers and ephemera including handpainted essay for the Seychelles 1969 Rs3.50 stamp commemorating the 1956 visit, covers from St. Helena, Ascension (3), Falkland Is. and Dependencies (3), Gough Island, etc.,
covers from H.M. Yacht "Britannia" (3, one with letter, two with cachets), ticket and programme to a lecture by Prince Philip about the tour, also pieces from two 1962 parcels paid £1.2.8 or £1.12.8 from London to the royal party in Brazil
during the Duke’s visit. (21).
|
Est. £140-160
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 882 |
|
1961 Royal Tour of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to India, Pakistan, Nepal and Iran, covers with various special cancels from Pakistan (70), presentation book of stamps and Postal Service brochure both with special cancels, special Metropole Hotel
Camp T.O c.d.s proof impressions on pieces (3) or unused press telegraph forms (2), also covers from Iran (2), India (4, three with Royal Camp Madras c.d.s) and Nepal (7), Bangalore Royal Visit postal guide, etc. (96).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 883 |
|
1920-61 Printed itinerates prepared for royal visits to New South Wales (1920, Prince of Wales), Tasmania (1934, Duke of Gloucester), Canada (1959, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh), New Zealand (1963, Duke of Edinburgh), Gambia (1961, The Queen and
Duke of Edinburgh, also letter and two cards), Sierra Leone (1961, Duke of Kent, 4 items), Ghana (1961, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, also notes for royal household members), and a booklet on the 1952 royal visit to Australia. (15).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 884 |
|
1868-78 Covers showing international rates prior to the G.P.U (34, nine from or to France in July-Dec. 1875) or in the G.P.U period (20) including Dec. 31st 1875 cover from France to G.B posted on the final day of the 30c rate, also later covers from
Transvaal showing pre and post U.P.U rates (3), and 1901 cover to Rhodesia sent shortly after it joined the U.P.U. (58).
|
Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 885 |
|
Postcards. 1874-90 Postcards including 1874 cards from Switzerland to Germany (2), other overseas uses during the 1875-79 G.P.U period (34), cards charged as contrary to regulations, 1906 Italy card to Malta with a stamp on the picture side
handstamped "Not transmissable" and bilingual "Contrary to regulations", Argentina glitter postcard sent within an outer envelope with a circular window for the stamp, 1890 Victoria 3d postcard for the United Kingdom via Italy correctly used from
Melbourne, etc. (77).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 886 |
|
Reply Cards. 1881-1940 Reply Cards correctly used back from abroad, comprising 1880-82 Swiss cards from Holland (3) or Germany (2, one franked 10pf) and a 1906 Swiss card from Canada, 1887-88 German cards from Sweden or Switzerland, 1909 Netherlands
Indies 5c on 7½c card from Holland to Batavia, 1893 Transvaal 1d + 1d card to Italy and apparently returned, 1924-28 G.B cards from Russia (3, one an ordinary card), 1940 German card from Sweden franked 10 ore (with greetings from a London
address), etc., also two 1970 cards. (18).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 887 |
|
Postage Due Mail - "T" Handstamps. 1875-1898 "T" Handstamps used on unpaid or underpaid mail, entire letters, covers, cards and a front mainly from the 1875-79 G.P.U period (28), also seven later items, five 1875 items including a remarkable front
posted in Cuba with a bisected stamp on June 26th (prior to G.P.U) and a "T" handstamp applied in New York on July 3rd (3rd day of G.P.U and "T" handstamp use), 1876 items (13), 1877 (6), etc., these early G.P.U items including "T" handstamps of
Denmark, Romania, Russia, Austria, U.S.A (11), France (5), Guadeloupe, G.B (2), Spain, Germany, Italy (2) and Holland, three to G.B with "6d" or "7½d" (2) charge marks, "T" handstamps introduced by the G.P.U in 1875, early uses scarce. (35).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 888 |
|
Meter Marks. 1914-30 Covers with meter marks of New Zealand (9, 1914-25), U.S.A (7), G.B (11) or Germany, all addressed abroad, the N.Z covers including 1914 cover to Switzerland with five circular Wellington ½d Postage Paid meters but 2½d
in stamps then applied, covers to France or Sweden with meters disallowed and postage due stamps applied, and two 1921 covers to G.B with Wellington Paid datestamps alongside the meters. Also 1921 U.S.A notice illustrating types of meters now valid
on international mail, 1924 G.B cover with meter proof impression, and a wrapper to Germany with a South Africa ½d stamp applied over red circular "CAPE TOWN / ¼d / PAID". (30).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 889 |
|
Invalid Stamps. 1899-1962 Covers and cards with stamps applied in other countries, demonetised stamps or labels, all disallowed and charged, disallowed stamps indicated with a zero alongside the stamp, eight with a handstruck "0", unusual. (18).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 890 |
|
Registration. 1893-1909 Covers and cards including Montenegro 1893-96 postcard and lettercard with Cetingne registration handstamp or label, 1907 covers from overseas to G.B with labels applied at Plymouth or London F.S (8, first year of use of G.B
labels) and other 1907 G.B labels (2), etc. (23).
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 891 |
|
1888-1949 Express mail (12), A.R mail (19, including ten A.R cards or forms) and C.O.D mail (9), also a G.B Charge label used for Customs Duty. (41).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 892 |
|
U.P.U Congresses and Anniversaries. 1900-87 Covers and cards including 1900 25th Anniversary cover with Swiss 5c stamp tied by Berne U.P.U datestamp and postcard with Swiss 5c stamp, Japan 1902 25th anniversary of U.P.U membership postcards (5, three
with special c.d.s) and 1927 50th anniversary of membership c.d.s on cover, 1924 Stockholm U.P.U Congress postcards with special datestamps and U.P.U stamps (9, five C.T.O), 1933 Ottawa and 1939 Buenos Ayres U.P.U Congress covers with U.P.U stamps
tied by special datestamps (1933 cover also with cachet), etc. Also Romania booklet containing stamps presented to delegates at the 1929 London Conference. (33).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 893 |
|
1890-1959 Covers and cards including use of perfins, military mail stamped to foreign destinations, "A.O" labels on airmail, redirection, etc. (23); International Reply Coupons (12, six first type); also 1897 Washington Convention and 1920 Madrid
Convention both printed by H.M.S.O. (38).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
POSTER STAMPS
POSTER STAMPS
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 894 |
|
c.1864-1960 Poster stamps including U.S.A 1864 Lincoln Subscription stamps (5), 1912-15 mainly German stamps in an album, also France, South America, Scandinavia, etc., with advertising, exhibitions, WW1 anti-German propaganda, etc., a good lot.
(100s).
|
Est. £200-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 895 |
|
1889-1968 Poster stamps for exhibitions and events, most on pages, from U.S.A, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, etc., nearly all pre-1940, a good lot. (Many 100s).
|
Est. £500-600
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 896 |
|
c.1890-1950 Poster stamps including advertising, exhibitions, etc., also other cinderellas including German postal seals, WW1 Daily Mail Fund labels in blocks, etc. (c.1,000).
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 897 |
|
c.1909 Poster Stamps from Germany, U.S.A and various European countries, applied to 150 pages within four folders each with a label or poster stamp on the cover for "A. Broun of New York, Poster Stamps designer and distributor". A fine lot with many
attractive labels advertising products, exhibitions, resorts, etc., presumably sample books for poster stamps that could be supplied by A. Broun. (c.1,500).
|
Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 898 |
|
Germany. 1887-1930 Poster stamps for various exhibitions and events, sorted by year into plastic folders, the 1913-30 stamps very extensive, a good lot. (1000s).
|
Est. £600-700
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 899 |
|
Germany. 1895-1912 Exhibitions and events, poster stamps on Hagner pages in two albums, the extensive lot sorted into date order, much duplication but with hundreds of differing stamps, a good lot. (1000s).
|
Est. £500-600
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
PATRIOTIC LABELS
PATRIOTIC LABELS
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 900 |
|
World War One. "Lord Roberts Memorial Fund Stamp Album", six albums containing labels depicting notable figures of the war, three complete albums, three others with some blank pages or spaces, a few cover or binding faults. (6 Albums).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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