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Nigeria
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
232 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec.): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, used horizontal pair, marginal from bottom of sheet with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge, neatly cancelled by "Old Calabar River" circular datestamp (May 25, 1894) in black with Cert. Brandon (2012) together with another used example of 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in vermilion Gi. = £ 1'325. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
North Borneo
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
233 image1888: ½ c. magenta to 10 c. blue, complete series of the coat of arms design with inscription "Postage and Revenue" in complete imperforate sheets of fifty with full og. Not easy to find in complete sheets. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)

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Nova Scotia
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
65 image1794 (June 8): Seaman's letter from "Halifax" addressed to 'West Bridge Greenock' (Scotland) taxed with 1 Shilling and 5 Pence and sent by British Naval Mail bearing semi-circular 'PLYMOUTH' handstamp on front and London 'Bishop Mark July 18' on reverse with full text transcription: "..... to inform you of Being on board of his majesty's ship the Terpischore friggat for Capt. Target proved very bad to us when we came to the West Indies...." Four page lettersheet with some dust wear and paper loss at right, without any loss of text. Scarce ^Trans-Atlantic letter of an ordinary seeman with interesting content, concerning unpaid wages "...I will receive it, when the ship is paid off". The 'Terpischore' formed three years later part of Nelson's fleet in the action of Santa Cruz Teneriffe in which the Admiral lost his arm. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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66 image1799 (March 12): Entire letter (eight pages) written at Edinburgh to Charlottetown (Canada) routed via "Custom House Halifax", carried by private vessel HUNTER with HALIFAX / SHIP LRE' in black on front and boxed 'HALIFAX /Apr.26 (?) 1799' on reverse, rated 3 ½ d. collect at Halifax with 2 ½ d. ship letter fee. Fine early transatlantic letter to Canada with scarce Halifax Ship Letter marking (only few known) MacDonald #8 and #235. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
67 image1851/57: 3 d. bright blue on bluish, an unused vertical pair, large even margins all round and of vivid fresh colour, most attractive appearance, part og. Scarce and very fine. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi = £ 2'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
3231 imageNova Scotia 1851/60: 3 d. deep blue on bluish, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to cover to Halifax. Reverse with "ARICHAT N.S." despatch (Sept 20, 1858) cds in black as well as oval arrival datestamp in black. A fine item, signed A. Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM
3232 image1851/60: 3 d. blue on bluish, a fine and fresh example with close to large margins, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to cover to Halifax. Reverse with "LUNENBURG N.S." despatch cds (Nov 3, 1856) in black as well as oval arrival datestamp in black (Nov 4). A fine item. rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 70 (March 1984), lot 3869. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM
3233 image1851/60: 6 d. deep green on bluish paper, the left half of a diagonally bisected example, a fresh and fine example with close to large margins, cancelled by pen cross on 1859 cover to Arichat N.S. Reverse with"PLAISTER COVE" despatch (Sept 28, 1859) despatch cds and ARICHAT arrival cds of the same day. A rare franking, the bisected adhesive paying the 3d. inland rate. Cert. Holcombe (1993) Gi = £ 5'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM
5408 imageBritish Post Office 1845: Entire letter from Amherst, Nova Scotia to Hartford, Connecticut prepaid with "11½d." in red manuscript, struck with fine "♚ / PAID AT AMHERST N.S." in red with double arc AMHERST / N.S despatch cds (Aug. 30) at left displaying well on flap above; with US share "10" (cents) manuscript at right. Reverse with double arc "ST. ANDREWS / N.B." transit in blue and obverse with "Robbinston / Me." transit (Sept. 2) in red. A fine and most attractive entire Gi = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM
Nyassaland British Central Africa
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
6443 imageStamps of Rhodesia overprinted BCA 1892/95: Overprinted BCA, 1 d. - 2 s. 6 d. and 10 s. deep green, lacking the 3 s. - 5 s. values, but with £ 2 rose-red, unused examples (10), all perfinned "IMPL INST" on the machine supplied by Bradbury Wilkinson to the British South Africa Company, largely fresh appearance, one or two with small age spots and 2 s. with rounded corner, large part og. An unusual assembly.rnProvenance: Collection Gerald Simpson, Sotheby's, London, 2-3 Dec 1982, lot 6. (Image 1)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6444 imageStamps of Rhodesia overprinted BCA 1892/95: Overprinted BCA, four pieces with first showing 1 d., 2 d. and 4 d., second with 6 d., 8 d. and 1 s., third with 2 a. and 2 s. 6 d., and fourth with 3 s. and 5 s. values, sent unused to the Natal Post Office by the UPU in Berne and applied to pieces, then handstamped "SPECIMEN." upon receipt (Samuel Type NA2) in violet. A fine group, unique. Cert. BPA (1981). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6445 imageStamps of Rhodesia overprinted BCA 1892/95: Overprinted BCA 2 d. sea-green & vermilion, a vertically bisected example, right half, used on large part Newspaper wrapper to Ceylon tied by ZOMBA / B.C.A. circular datestamp (July 4, 1895). Reverse with Blantyre cds, Aden transit (Sept 17) and Haputale arrival cds (Sept 28). Small stain and some edge wear at base but very rare. Cert. RPSL (1952) Gi = £ 9'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection Gerald Simpson, Sotheby's, London, 2-3 Dec 1982, lot 22. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6446 imageStamps of Rhodesia overprinted BCA 1892/95: Overprinted BCA 6 d. ultramarine, an unused block of sixteen (4 x 4), corner marginal from top left of sheet showing first stamp "Large spaced stop after A", position 1; fifth stamp, position 11 with "BC" of BCA shaved at top, and showing the William Collins papermaker's watermark, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 960+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6447 imageStamps of Rhodesia overprinted BCA 1892/95: Overprinted BCA 4 s. grey-black & vermilion, an unused complete sheet of 60 subjects ex the Bradbury Wilksinson printer's archive, on un-watermarked paper dated at top in pencil "Feb 10/93"; the sheet with full margins all round and without gum; without the flaws noted on the stamps found when issued on positions 1, 7, 8, 11 and 19. Thus almost certainly a Trial sheet. Rare and spectacular Gi = £ 6'600.rnrnProvenance: Christie's, London, 11 Dec 1985, lot 1009. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6448 imageStamps of Rhodesia overprinted BCA 1891/95: Overprinted BCA 3 s. on 4 s. grey-black & vermilion, a used example tied to piece by complete strike of BLANTYRE / B.C.A. circular datestamp in black (Oct 2, 1893). Scarce Gi = £ 375. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6449 imageSurcharged BCA and Value 1892/95: 4 s. on 5 s. orange-yellow, an unused horizontal pair, positions 10-11 in the sheet of 60 subjects, with right hand stamp showing "Shaved Top to B.C." in BCA overprint, slight colour loss otherwise fine, large part og. Gi = £ 220+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6450 imageSurcharged BCA and Value 1892/95: 4 s. on 5 s. orange-yellow, an unused block of four of fresh colour, showing the William Collins watermark; first stamp, position 11 or 41 with "BC" of BCA shaved at top, large part og., lower pair unmounted og. Scarce and very fine Gi = £ 440+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6451 imageSurcharged at Blantyre 1895: 1 d. on 2 d. sea-green & vermilion, an unused example showing ONE PENNY surcharge double, without Stop after PENNY, being a Trial of the surcharge utilising an off-centre example of the 2 d., just one sheet of 60 subjects was printed, tied to small piece by part BLANTYRE datestamp in black. Fine for this (see SG footnote), a very scarce Proof Gi = £ 750. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6452 imageSurcharged at Cape Town 1895: 1 d. on 2 d. sea-green & vermilion, an unused block of six from lower left corner of the sheet, third stamp, position 41 showing "BC" of BCA shaved at top, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 270+.rnrnNote: The BCA overprint forme was of 30 subjects, repeated on the sheet of 60 stamps. This the "Shaved top to BC" variety appears on both positions 11 and 41. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6453 imageSurcharged at Cape Town 1895: 1 d. on BCA 4 d. sea-green & vermilion, an unused blcok of nine (3) from the top left corner of the sheet, one small piece of margin missing, showing variety on fourth stamp, position 11 with "BC" of BCA shaved at top, toning on the bottom row, large part or unmounted og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 400+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

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