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British Commonwealth continued...

Tasmania continued...
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
12153 OG 229-36 (8) image1899-1900, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 230€. (SG 229-36 (8)) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Australia (Tasmania) 229-36 (8)] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 230

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
Tibet
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
12337 on cover image1921, from Yatung, Tibet to Khich Pokhari Nepal, registered British/Indian 2 anna blue postal stationery envelope uprated with ½ anna green King George V (3), for 1½ anna foreign postage rate, stamps and indicium tied by YATUNG 30 SE 21, used registration label TUNG-TIEN 59, arrival cancel NEPAL on reverse, address and sender in Devanagari script, black wax seal remnants, rare correctly rated Indo-Tibetan-Nepalese registered usage, scarce and attractive item, historically significant route linking British India, autonomous Tibet and sovereign Nepal, a corridor of complex diplomatic and postal history reflecting the tri-junction of empires and buffer states during the Great Game era, Yatung serving as a key postal and trade station following the 1904 British expedition to Tibet led by Sir Francis Younghusband, this cover transits the high-altitude Himalayan trade paths controlled by the British trade agencies under the Lhasa Convention, reflecting regulated Anglo-Tibetan communication lines, King George V definitive issues overprinted on the British Indian postal stationery illustrate continued imperial presence, correct foreign rate application underscores postal adherence to Universal Postal Union standards even in remote regions, sender's use of Devanagari script indicates a Nepali or Indian merchant, possibly of the Newar community, active in the Indo-Tibetan trade exchange, black wax remnants suggest secure handling typical of commercial or governmental correspondence, NEPAL arrival mark confirms rare successful cross-border delivery involving three separate postal systems, a philatelically and geo-politically important artifact, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
12338 on cover image1937, From GYANTSE, Tibet to EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, 3a orange King George V and ½ a green King George V, both tied by double-circle GYANTSE TIBET 1 DEC 37 cancels, manuscript arrival note on front Recd Jan 12, 1938, scarce usage from Indian post office in Tibet to USA, historical postal routing likely via CALCUTTA and onward through BRINDISI or MARSEILLES, exemplifies the geopolitical tension of the interwar period and British imperial presence in Tibet, GYANTSE being one of the three Indian postal agencies in Tibet along with LHASA and YATUNG, established after the 1904 British expedition led by Colonel FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND which secured trade rights and a permanent political presence in the region, stamps feature KING GEORGE V who reigned over the British Empire during the consolidation of control in South Asia, particularly post-World War I, this specific cover reflects strategic communication routes linking remote Himalayan outposts to Western correspondents during a time of rising Sino-Tibetan tension and fragile British-Chinese diplomacy, postal usage from Tibet to the United States remains very scarce, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
Tobago
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
11907 OG 1-3 (3) image1879, 1d. - 6d, set of (3), LPOG, very fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 720€. (SG 1-3 (3)) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tobago 1-3 (3)] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 720

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
11908 OG 13 image1883, 2 1/2d. on 6d., stone, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 100€. (SG 13) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tobago 13] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 100

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
Togo (britain)
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
11869 on cover H47, H50, 11 image1918, British Commonwealt and French occupation mixed franking, 1/2d+2 1/2d + 20 Pf, all with black opt, on registered letter from ASSABUN to BERN/Switzerland via LONDON, cancelled ASSABUN TOGO 19/7 18, R label Assabun (Togo), reverse with LOME/Togo, REGISTERED LONDON transit and arrival BERN 2.IX.18, fresh and desirable letter, XF! Estimate 1.800€. (SG H47, H50, 11) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1800

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
Togo
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
11870 on cover Mi 3, H51 image1919, 20pf+3d, TOGO opt on German/Gold Coast stamps, on registered envelope from STATION PALIME to BERN/Switzerland, cancelled STATION PALIME 6.1.19, reverse with violet boxed BERN, LOME, ACCRA, red LONDON and arrival BERN 10 II 19, excellent condition, exceedingly fresh and desirable letter, XF! Estimate 800€. (SG Mi 3, H51) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 800

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
Tonga
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
11872 nh image1891, 1d., rose and red glossy embossing, black inscription on reverse side TONGAN / ENVELOPE LETTER. and some red stains rubbed off from the next print, stationary envelope letter, MNH, slightly roughened surface in some places, still fresh and desirable, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 200

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Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
11873 o image1907, 1d., black and red, cds NUKALOFA / TONGA philatelic cancel, stationary postcard with reverse coloured landscape print, MNH, very fresh and desirable, SUP! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
11874 nh image1892, 4d., red, stationary registered envelope, MNH, very fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
11875 OG/bof 3a image1888, 6d., blue, block of (4), perf 12x11 1/2, vertical perf misalignment, wmk CA, LPOG, interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 350€. (SG 3a) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tonga 3a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 350

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
11876 (OG) 4 proof image1886-88, 1 s, die proof in green on buff card/50 x 63mm, NG as issued, showing minor doubling of outer frameline, very crisp and scarce, XF-SUP! Estimate 900€. (SG 4 proof) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tonga 4 proof] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 900

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
12577 OG 10-14 image1892, 1 d. - 1 s., LPOG, set of (5), very fresh, F-VF! Estimate 250€. (SG 10-14) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
12617 OG/bof 3a image1888, block of four, vertical perforation shifted between the stamps, LPOG, interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 500€. (SG 3a) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tonga 3a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 500

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Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
12618 on cover 55 image1934, from Niuafoou, Tin Can Island to San Francisco, 2d purple and black Queen Salote definitive tied by circular TONGA cancel, carried via Tin Can Mail with large violet TIN CAN MAIL handstamp on front, additionally red boxed DISPATCHED BY TIN CAN CANOE MAIL and circular NIUAFOOU TONGA DEC 22 1934 in red, plus boxed violet NIUAFOOU cachet, reverse shows printed decorative framed inscription ORIGINAL TIN CAN CANOE MAIL COVER signed by W. G. Quensell, this form of transport required mail to be sealed in tins and paddled through surf to/from passing ships, a uniquely Pacific postal tradition only used on Niuafoou, highly collectible and classic Tin Can Mail item, ex Kugel, SUP! Estimate 400€. (SG 55) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tonga 55] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 400

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
12619 on cover 57 image1935, from Niuafoou, Tin Can Island to San Francisco, 2 1/2d blue Queen Salote definitive tied by circular NIUAFOOU 3 JL 35 TONGA cancel, large green straightline TIN CAN MAIL handstamp across top, additional boxed red DISPATCHED BY TIN CAN MAIL and circular NIUAFOOU TONGA 2 JUL 1935 in red, reverse with ornate printed cachet ORIGINAL TIN CAN MAIL COVER signed W. G. Quensell, bilingual and multilingual imprint with references to BLECHDOSEN POST and ETAIN POT CANOT COURRIER, carried via the famous Tin Can Mail system where mail was transferred by swimmers or canoe from passing ships to shore, unique Polynesian postal tradition from Tonga, clean and complete strike of all key markings, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (SG 57) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tonga 57] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 400

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
12620 on cover 57 image1939, from Niuafoou, Tin Can Island to St. Louis, Missouri, 2 1/2d blue Queen Salote definitive commemorating 1918-1938 reign, tied by circular NIUAFOOU 28 AUG 39 TONGA postmark, large brown circular BLECHDOSEN POST NIUAFOOU TONGA SÜDSEE handstamp, additional violet cachet TIN CAN MAIL OFFICE NIUAFOOU TONGA and multiple multilingual inscriptions on reverse including TIN CAN MAIL, BLECHDOSEN POST, BLIKKEN BUS POST and LA ISLA DE BOTE DE LATA, also boxed OUTWARD TIN CAN MAIL and oval WALT. GEO. QUENSELL cachets, reverse printed map of Niuafoou with explanatory text stating mail was thrown overboard from Union Line cruise steamer Maunganui, part of Tongas legendary Tin Can Mail system requiring swimmers or canoes to retrieve sealed mail from ships offshore, classic and highly decorative Tin Can Mail example, ex Kugel, SUP! Estimate 400€. (SG 57) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Tonga 57] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 400

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 11:59 AM
Transvaal
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
11767 o 258 image1903, £1, green and violet, perf 14, wmk CA, used JOHANNESBURG, fresh and desirable, XF! Schätzpreis 300€. (SG 258) (Image)

Get Market Data for [South Africa (Transvaal) 258] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 300

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
11768 OG 258 image1903, £1, green and violet, perf 14, wmk CA, used PORT ELISABETH, fresh and desirable, XF! Schätzpreis 300€. (SG 258) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [South Africa (Transvaal) 258] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 300

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM
11769 nh 2a image1874, 6d., matt ultramarine, stationary envelope, laid paper, factory wmk, embossing type I on flap, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [South Africa (Transvaal) 2a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate € 600

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-09, 01:00 AM

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