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Brit. Colonies continued...

Betchuanaland continued...

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2389

Postal Fiscal 1910 (July): Postal Fiscal Transvaal 6 d. black & brown-orange on chalk surfaced paper, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, overprinted "Bechuanaland / Protectorate" in black, an unused block of sixteen (4 x 4) with margin at right, unmounted og. Believed to be the largest unused multiple extant Gi = £ 3'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2390

Postal Fiscal 1910 (July): Postal Fiscal Transvaal 6 d. black & brown-orange on chalk surfaced paper, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, overprinted "Bechuanaland / Protectorate" in black, a used block of four cancelled by "Mochudi / B.B." cds in black. Rare. Cert. BPA (1999) Gi = £ 1'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF950.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2391

Postal Fiscal 1921: Postal Fiscal South Africa 1 d. scarlet, wmk. Springbok, perf. 14, overprinted "Bechuanaland / Protectorate" in black, an unused block of four, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 200. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF80.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2392

Warren Expedition 1885/86: Cape of Good Hope 6 d. mauve, wmk. Cabled Anchor (Gi 52) and 1 s. green, wmk. Crown CC (Gi 26), each in unused blocks of four, overprinted after Sir Charles Warren took Vryburg (Feb 7, 1885) with two line "Military / Telegraphs" in black, fresh and very fine appearance, large part og. ; the 1 s. value as normal with whiter somewhat dried gum. H.R. Holmes in "The Postage Stamps of Bechuanaland" states, on page 35, "the largest piece (multiple) seen being a strip of three, even pairs are unusual". Rare and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Tommy Allen; Ernest Hunt RDP. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

Brit. Columbia andVancouver Island

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5054

1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. reddish-rose, a horizontal pair, used on printed "PAID / DEITZ & NELSONS / BRITISH COLUMBIA & / VICTORIA / EXPRESS" envelope, in combination with "BARNARD'S / Cariboo Express. / PAID." imperforate black on orange Forwarding Agent's label, all tied to cover to Quesnell Mouth by oval "PAID" handstamps in blue with oval "POST OFFICE / COAT OF ARMS / VICTORIA V.I." cachet at left also in blue. The cover readdressed to Joseph Marks from Quesnell Mouth to William's Creek with mss. "Col 25 cts." forwarding fee noted at base. A rare and spectacular usage in the foremost quality. Signed Fulpius.rnProvenance: Ex Ezra Cole 15 Sept 1948; collection Hall, Siegel, New York, 12 Nov 2000, lot 871; exhibited at Monacophil, 2002.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF4,200.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5055

1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. deep reddish-rose, a used wing margin example on 1866 cover to Somerset County, Maine, tied by bold oval framed "NEW WESTMINSTER / POST OFFICE / BRITISH COLUMBIA" despatch in black with USA 1857 10 c. green applied for onward transmission tied by SAN FRANCISCO obliterator and datestamp (May 21). Reverse with circular "GENERAL POST OFFICE / BRITISH COLUMBIA" cds (May 124) in black. Cover trimmed at right. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5056

1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. pale reddish-rose, a wing margin example on 1868 underpaaid cover to Fort Yale on the Fraser River, cancelled by "1" numeral obliterator of New Westminster with rare "DUE" handstamp at left in black. Manuscript notation "$5.91 for Due" (or possibly "$ 591 for Joe" - the addressee, O'Reilly, was a Gold Commissioner). Reverse with "NEW WESTMINSTER B.C." despatch cds (May 13) in black. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5057

1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. pale reddish-rose, a used example on 1863 cover to New Westminster cancelled by manuscript pen cross in blue and by fine strike of oval framed "POST OFFICE / NANAIMO / VANCOUVER ISLAND" in red. Notation at left "Rec'd Dec 22/63" in manuscript. Some minor soiling to envelope but an attractive and scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5058

1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. pale reddish-rose, a horizontal pair, slight wrinkles at top, used on printed "PAID / DEIETZ & NELSONS / BRITISH COLUMBIA & / VICTORIA / EXPRESS" envelope, somewhat truncated at left, in combination with "BARNARD'S / Cariboo Express." / PAID." imperforate black on orange Forwarding Agent's label, all tied to cover to Quesnell Mouth by oval "PAID" handstamps in blue with part "POST OFFICE / COAT OF ARMS / VICTORIA V.I." cachet at left also in blue. The cover readdressed to Joseph Marks from Quesnell Mouth to William's Creek with mss. "Col 25 cts." forwarding fee noted at base. A rare and spectacular usage.rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 11 May 2004, lot 258. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,500.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

Brit. Post Turkey

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1855: 2d blue, watermark large crown, perf. 14 lettered OL from plate 6, used in Constantinople. Horizontal Oval Cancel "C" (Z2), listed but not quoted in SG catalogue. Fine stamp. Certificate BPA 1974.

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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1888: The 'Orient Express', fine group with a post card 'Imperiales Ottomanes Carte Postale' from 1888 with two halfpenny stamps and Orient Express stamp margined on top with full text on the reverse to a military address in Germany from the known sender 'Antoine Dorusoune Chemins de fer Orientaux' (sende cancel on reverse too). Three pieces, each one with stamp and Orient Express stamp in good condition, 2x brick-red (of which one with right margin) and 1x red. All items with clear cds "BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE...". (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF1,900.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1893/1935: BRITISH LEVANT, Collection including especially the provisional stamp 40 PARAS on ½ d from 1893 with first day cover, the stamp cancelled with obliterator "C", fine unused (certificate) and used (signed); two inverted surcharges, both used (rare!). A letter to Germany, a letter with two stamps both showing beginning of the variety 'shorter 'S', another letter with part of the surcharge of the neighbour stamp. Ttwo forgeries (of which one unused). In addition several letters, covers and stationery from other issues enclosed. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27)

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SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1880/1914: Small eclectic group with GB 1867 6 d. mauve pol. 8 cancelled "C" in bars on cover, postal stationery / cover usages from Beyrout, Constantinople and Smyrna; Cyprus with 1880 2½ d. rosy mauve pl. 15 in a interpanneau marginal block of 30 unused, 1913/14 album page with the set of six values unused and 1 pi. on 2½ d. block of four and 'A12' and 'C13' corner Control blocks of six unused etc. (28 items). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

7055

British Levant, Combination franking of British and French adhesives, 1874: folded entire, franked with 1858/76, 2d. blue, plate 14, lettered FB, tied to cover by barred oval "G06" with adjacent clear "BRITISH POST OFFICE BEYROUT JA 15 74" c.d.s. to Lyon, with 1871/76 80 c. rose Ceres affixed at right, it tied by GC "5080" with adjacent "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 19 JANV. 74 c.d.s., backstamped Alexandria (19 Jan), Marseille a Lyon (26 Jan) and Lyon (27 Jan), a scarce and fine entire, signed Alberto Diena. Cert. BPA (2020). rnNote: Between October 1873 and September 1875, covers despatched at the British P.O. in Beyrouth were in addition franked at the Italian and French P.O.'s in Alexandria with the respective adhesives for the onward journey to Western Europe. The administrative basis of this combination franking, even after the foundation of the GPU, is not clear. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF1,700.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

7056

British Levant, Combination franking of British and French adhesives, 1874 (19 Nov.): Lettersheet from Beyrouth via Alexandria to Lyon from the famous Micheaux correspondence, bearing Great Britain 2 d. blue (Gi Z4), tied by 'G06' obliterator with matching "BRITISH POST OFFICE BEYROUT" despatch cds alongside. Upon arrival in Alexandria, a transit cds of the British P.O. (27 Nov) was struck on the reverse and the cover was forwarded to the French P.O., where a Cérès 1872 80 c. rose (Yvert 57) was added to the front (corner fault) which was tied by clear '5080' Gros chiffres numeral in black, "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 28 NOV. 74" cds and framed PD in red alongside. Reverse with French ambulant and LYON arrival cds (3 Dec). A most interesting, attractive and rare combination franking of British and French adhesives in their respective offices abroad, where each stamp was necessary to pay the journey from Beyrouth to Alexandria and from Alexandria onwards, respectively. Minor imperfections, nevertheless most attractive item.rnProvenance: Collection "Cihangir", Corinphila sale 123, 23-25 Oct 2000, lot 4368. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

7057

British Levant, Combination franking of British and French adhesives, 1875: lettersheet franked with 1873/80, 2½ d. rosy-mauve, plate 1, lettered EC, tied by barred oval "G06" with adjacent "BRITISH POST OFFICE BEYROUT 7 OC 75" c.d.s., further affixed with 1871/76 80c. rose of France, tied by "5080" Gros Chiffres with adjacent "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 12 OCT. 75" c.d.s., to Lyon, with Alexandria (11 Oct), Marseille a Lyon, and Lyon (19 Oct) backstamps, central desinfection slit not affecting the franking, a fine entire, signed Alberto Diena. Cert. BPA (2020). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF2,200.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

Brit. Post Morocco

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523

Casablanca to Toulouse Aircraft Crash at Barcelona 9th May 1933: Air mail printed Alliance Assurance envelope sent from British Post Office in Casablanca to London, franked with Morocco Agencies overprints including Seahorse 2 s 6d with 3 f. overprint, sent 8th May, mail carried upon Aeropostale flight to Toulouse F-AGIT, left Casablanca stopping at Barcelona, shortly after take-off from Barcelona hit a house in the village Villadrau near Villa Grande, killing the crew and three passengers, some mail was recovered although badly burned, surviving pieces were processed in Toulouse where the violet cachet "CORRESPONDANCE AVION / 9th May 1933" was applied, mail is scarce from this incident Nierinck 330509a. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

Brit. Somaliland

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424

1945/50: Lot of 7 covers and one large part of oversize cover British Administration of Somalia, with Somalia or 'E.A.F' stamps, all items circulated, the aforementioned part-letter bears nine 2'6 Sh stamps. According to consignor Sassone € 72'400. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

496

Somaliland Protectorate 1936, 3 a. chocolate and grey-green and 4 a. green and black, used on 'Africa Orientale/Via Ala Littoria' envelope, from Berbera (British Somaliland) to Atbara (Sudan), dated 18 February 1936, tied by attractive single strike of the Berbera datestamp in black, flown via Khartoum, the 7a. rate up to ½oz, transit and arrival on reverse dated 18th and 19th respectively, very clean and fresh cover, scarce example with less than a dozen covers flown. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

5186

1903: Overprinted on India ½ a. yellow-green, 1 a. carmine, 2 a. pale violet and 2½ a. ultramarine, all used on 1903 registered cover to Charles Lathrop Pack in New Jersey, USA tied by neat strikes of "BERBER" cds's (July 212) in black. Registration cachet at left in black and "Lakewood N.J." cds in violet at right (Aug 15); the cover being forwarded on to Cleveland, Ohio. Reverse with Aden transit cds, News York and Cleveland datestamps. Most attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM