NEPAL continued...
Air Mails continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1626 |
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1958-2009 First flight covers with 1958 first internal flights (7), 1959 special flight for admission to U.P.U (4), etc., some pilot signed, including 1978 First Accent of Everest Silver Jubilee helicopter flight with signatures including Sir Edmund
Hillary. (37).
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1627 |
|
1959-63 Covers to U.S.A, sent by diplomatic bag with Nepal stamps cancelled in Washington D.C. (10).
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Est. £120-140
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1628 |
|
1978-2002 Stampless U.N air letters commercially used by Nepalese soldiers in Lebanon (4), Croatia (2) or Sierra Leone all sent back to Nepal, also two philatelic covers from the Battalion in Lebanon to Austria with Israel stamps. (9).
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Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1629 |
|
 Postal Stationery. 1959 8p Air letter, unissued first printing missing the "Swastikas" from the four corners, superb unused, with Geoffrey Flack Certificate. 300 Supposedly printed, virtually all of which were cancelled to
order with a special U.P.U datestamp, probably the rarest item of Nepal postal stationary. Photo on Page 196. (Image1)
|
Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1630 |
|
Postal Stationery - Air Letters. 1959-94 Air letters including 1959 8p first printing C.T.O with U.P.U datestamp, 1959 8p second, third and fourth printings (6), later Specimen overprints (5), etc. (68).
|
Est. £450-550
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
NETHERLANDS & COLONIES
NETHERLANDS & COLONIES
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1631 |
|
1687-1916 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1687-97 3st charge marks from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, 1751 letter with tiny "UTRECHT" handstamp, 1897 cover from G.B to Amsterdam with 5c + 20c postage due stamps but refused and
returned, etc. Also three Surinam cards with routing handstamps via Plymouth, Havre or Southampton. (11).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1632 |
|
Netherlands Colonies. 1876-1977 Covers and cards from Netherlands Indies (85) or Curacao (32) including postal stationery (with Specimen overprints), military, WW2, maritime, etc. (119).
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1633 |
|
 Netherlands Indies - Solar Eclipse. 1901 (Apr 27) Cover with "Royal Greenwich Observatory" flap addressed to "H.F Newall, Sawah Loento" with 10c cancelled at Padang, boxed "NA POSTTIJD" and scarce "ECLIPSKAMP / KARANG SAGO".
This branch office was open from April 1st to May 23rd for the Dutch Expedition to view the total Solar Eclipse in Sumatra. Photo on Page 204.
(Image1)
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1634 |
|
Indonesia. 1948 Netherlands Indies stamps with Rep. Indonesia overprints, some with overprints both in Indonesian and English, various issues in mint blocks including 1933-37 definitives and 1941-45 dances issue, some faults. (100s).
|
Est. £100-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
NEW GUINEA
NEW GUINEA
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1635 |
|
 1935 £5 Emerald-green fine used. S.G. 205, £450. Photo on Page 160. (Image1)
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1636 |
|
1863-68 Covers (2) and printed masonic returns form from the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, all posted from Scotland to New Zealand franked 6d. (3).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1637 |
|
c.1890-1998 Covers and cards including postal stationery (71), WW2 & Korean War military, T.P.Os, etc. (191).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1638 |
|
 1898-1907 Pictorial definitives, including 1899 perf 11 5/- used, 1903 4d perf 14 mint horizontal pair imperf vertically (S.G. 322a, light crease), 1903 perf 11 2/- mint, 1906 perf 14 2/- (2) and 5/- (3) mint, 5/- used, etc.
(94). Photo on Page 140. (Image1)
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1639 |
|
World War One. 1914-15 Stampless cards with violet oval "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE / TROOPSHIP No. 12 / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" (2) used on H.M.T "Waimana", or boxed "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE / TROOPSHIP No. 31" used on the "Tahiti", all fine. Also
covers from N.Z forces in Egypt (2, hospital cachets) or G.B (3, with N.Z Sta. Post Office 5 or 6 c.d.s). (8).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1640 |
|
World War One - Hospital Ships. 1916 Stampless covers (3) and postcards (2, Malta or the "Marama"), three with boxed "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / N.Z Hospital Ship / "MARAMA"", two of these additionally with oval "N.Z No 2 HOSPITAL SHIP / PASSED BY CENSOR /
"MARAMA"" (Durban c.d.s or Received From H.M Ship handstamp), the other with additional "PASSED BY CENSOR -". The other two covers with "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / N.Z HOSPITAL SHIP / "MAHENO"" and "PASSED BY CENSOR", the "Maheno" covers with faults, the
three "Marama" items very fine. (5).
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
NIGERIA
NIGERIA
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1641 |
|
Railways. 1910-11 Letters from Richard Church, a railway engineer on the Lagos Railway, to his wife in Kent, six letters written en route in England or on S.S "Akabo", one from Lagos, sixteen letters from Offa in Northern Nigeria where Church was
overseeing works including building a loco workshop, carriage and wagon repair shop and goods shed, the remaining 26 letters from the railway headquarters at Ebute Metta where Church was in charge, contents mentioning sport and social activities and
works on the railway including tours of inspection. One letter on Lagos Govt Railway notepaper includes news received of Crippens execution and the work of suffragettes, a June 1911 letter gives details of Coronation day festivities at Lagos with an
enclosed programme for the regatta, another with five photos of Offa enclosed, also a letter of thanks from a native employee. One cover with a T.P.O cancel, the others all carried by train and posted at Lagos, many cover faults, nine with stamps
torn away, an interesting social and historical correspondence. (49).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1642 |
|
1898 Stampless cover to Gibraltar endorsed "No stamps available, Jebba, Niger Companys Territory" with boxed Burutu datestamp in black and 5d charge mark of Liverpool deleted in blue crayon, Liverpool Br. Packet and Gibraltar backstamps. A little
creasing but an unusual destination from Niger Coast.
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1643 |
|
 Northern Nigeria. 1900 ½d - 10/- Set of nine fine mint. S.G. 1/9, £600. (9). Photo on Page 140. (Image1)
|
Est. £160-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
NORWAY
NORWAY
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1644 |
|
1791 (June 10) Entire letter from Christiansund to Balcaskie in Scotland endorsed "pr Capt. Hardie, Q.D.C", concerning a cargo of timber, hand carried, a very early letter from Norway.
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1645 |
|
c.1880-1987 Covers and cards including T.P.Os, Bergen-Newcastle Sea Post Office (6), postal stationery, etc. (69).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
NYASALAND
NYASALAND
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1646 |
|
1891-1945 Mint and used selection on pages including 1896 and 1897 3/- mint, etc. S.G. £1,400. (109).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
PALESTINE & ISRAEL
PALESTINE & ISRAEL
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1647 |
|
 1894-99 20pa Postcards (2) and a coloured picture postcard of Bethlehem franked 20pa, all to England, the picture postcard with negative seal cancel of Bethlehem in violet (C.&W. type 112); 20pa cards with datestamps of Nasrie
in blue (C.&W.77) or Jaffa (C.&W139) the last with "HOWARD’S HOTEL / JERUSALEM" cachet, all fine. (3). Photo on Page 204. (Image1)
|
Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1648 |
|
 1898-1906 Postcards posted on the Jerusalem-Jaffa T.P.O, 1878 postal stationery card and coloured "Souvenir de Jerusalem" picture postcard with superb type RP2 or RP3 datestamps, 1906 postcard with two strikes of the very rare
type RP7 "JAFFA-JEROUSALEM" datestamp (Jerusalem mispelt with an "O" included), all superb, this last datestamp very rare. (3). Photo on Page 204.
(Image1)
|
Est. £1,000-1,200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1649 |
|
1898-1914 Postcards (9), various cancels including scarce Arabic seal handstamp of Jaffa Souk branch office, circular datestamps of Acre, Jerusalem Gare, Nasre, Gaza, Jerusalem-Jaffa T.P.O, octagonal datestamps of Jerusalem 2 (2) and Eriha Jerusalem
(faults), also stamps (5) and five picture postcards, a few faults. (9+).
|
Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1650 |
|
1915 Turkey 2pa newspaper wrappers to a Major Welsch with the Ottoman 8th Army, two to Poste Restante Damascus and one to Jerusalem, all redirected to Khan Younis, two with scarce Military Censor cachet applied at Jerusalem (only recorded in 1915),
very unusual. (3).
|
Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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