King George V Issues continued...
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| 20240 |
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 French Military Post in Cyprus
1918 (8.10) Stampless picture postcard from Monarga to Paris, bearing the rare French military datestamp “TRÉSOR ET POSTES 8–10/18” (Type 601B), with part cachet on the front of the CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE in violet.
Very little is known about the postal services operated at the French military camp at Monarga during the First World War. This is believed to be the one of only a few items recorded from Cyprus bearing this cancellation, making it an exceptional
rarity of both Cypriot and French military postal history. A very fine and important exhibit item. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
Currently (SAN)...CHF 400.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20241 |
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 1918 (13.9) Registered envelope size F addressed to Paris, franked KGV 2pi tied squared circle LAPITHOS/CYPRUS cds with registered label showing manuscript "Lapithos" alongside, transit KYRENIA B/SP.19/CYPRUS cds on reverse, very fine. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 90
Currently (SAN)...CHF 90.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20242 |
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 1918 (17 July) Military postage-free envelope posted from TROODOS OFFICIALLY PAID, cancelled 17 JY 18, via NICOSIA * 18 JY 18 to FAMAGUSTA, with arrival datestamp 18 JUL 18. An attractive example of wartime official military mail carried
free of postage within Cyprus. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20243 |
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 1918 (6 November) Printed envelope from the Provost Marshal, posted free of postage from LIMASSOL OFFICIALLY PAID, addressed to the Commissioner of Famagusta, with arrival datestamp. The LIMASSOL OFFICIALLY PAID cancellation was used at
the barracks of the Army unit stationed just outside Limassol. An attractive example of official military mail. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 80
Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20244 |
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 1921 Two items from Platres, showing 2pi size F registered envelope, uprated with KGV 30pa, and 1d postal card to Vienna, Austria, both cancelled PLATRES A/CYPRUS cds's, a fine pair. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 50
Currently (SAN)...CHF 50.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20245 |
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 1921–54 Tax and Postage Due Usages. Attractive assembly of eighteen covers and cards illustrating a wide range of Tax and Postage Due markings and frankings. Includes incoming mail from Canada, Hong Kong, Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika, and
Spain, together with postage due stamps of Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Hong Kong, and the United States. Mixed to very fine (18). (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 260
Currently (SAN)...CHF 260.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20246 |
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 1922 (20 July) Envelope to Dayton, U.S.A., franked with a KGV 30pa block of four, folded over the top of the envelope and neatly cancelled by the scarce R.P.O. * CYPRUS * No. 7 ambulant circular datestamp. A scarce and highly attractive
example of Cyprus Railway Post Office postal history, with an impressive multiple franking. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
Currently (SAN)...CHF 400.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20247 |
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 1924–34 Attractive group of 17 items, comprising 16 covers and postcards together with a 45pi revenue stamp affixed to a passport page. Featuring a wide variety of frankings and usages from Larnaca, Limassol, Kyrenia, Nicosia, and other
offices, the group includes both commercial and philatelic mail, with several censored items. A varied and appealing assembly illustrating the postal history of the period, in mixed to very fine condition. (17) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20248 |
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 Parcel Post. 1925 (6 July) Parcel despatch note from Limassol to Marseille, cancelled LIMASSOL * 6 JY 25 and routed via Port Said, with corresponding transit markings. An attractive and uncommon example of Cyprus parcel post mail to
France, plus two other parcel labels, one franked KGV 18pi pair tied NICOSIA/PARCELS cds, fine trio (3) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 180
Currently (SAN)...CHF 180.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20249 |
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 1925 Envelope from Nicosia to Oakland, California, U.S.A., franked with KGV ¾pi green (3) and ½pi grey, posted aboard ship and cancelled by the oval numeral "5" of the Nicosia Port Post Office. A very fine and attractive maritime postal
history usage, illustrating the handling of ship-posted mail through the Cyprus Port Post Office system. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
Currently (SAN)...CHF 400.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20250 |
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 1925–70 Rural Service. Attractive group of 22 covers bearing a wide variety of KGV and KGVI frankings, tied by an extensive range of Rural Service cancellations, including Angastina, Ay. Iacovos, Ayios Sergios, Cherkes Chiftlik, E.R.
Pyla, E.R. Ay. Andronico, the rare Kokkina (Turkish sector), Xylotymbo, Lagoudhera, Moni, Mora, Pakhyammos Station, Psematismeno, Pissouri, Sinta, and Skarinou Station. A fine representative study of Cyprus Rural Service postal history. Mixed to very
fine (22). (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 260
Currently (SAN)...CHF 260.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20251 |
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 1928 British Rule Pictorial Issue: Complete set of ten values, all in mint never hinged condition as top right corner sheet-margin singles. An attractive and scarce positional set, displaying full sheet margins. Minor light gum toning,
otherwise fresh and fine. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 120
Currently (SAN)...CHF 120.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20252 |
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 1928 First Day Cover – Cyprus Pictorial Issue
1928 registered First Day Cover bearing a part set of nine King George V Pictorial stamps from ¾ Piastre to 9 Piastres, all tied by NICOSIA / FE.1.28 First Day cancellations. Addressed to London, England, with two registered arrival backstamps. A
very fine and scarce First Day usage of the landmark Cyprus Pictorial issue. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
Currently (SAN)...CHF 300.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20253 |
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 1928 Pictorial Issue – Range of Postal Usages: An attractive group of five covers illustrating the versatility of the popular 1928 Cyprus Pictorial Issue, with frankings ranging from ¾ piastre to 18 piastres. The group includes examples
of airmail, registered and revenue usages, providing an excellent representation of the issue's postal history. Mixed to very fine condition. (5) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
Currently (SAN)...CHF 100.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20254 |
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 1928 British Rule Pictorial Issue: Complete set of ten values, each neatly tied by FAMAGUSTA/MY.12.28/CYPRUS circular datestamps on the official Post Office presentation sheet, signed and dated. A very fine, attractive and scarce
presentation item commemorating the first Cyprus Pictorial issue. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 280
Currently (SAN)...CHF 280.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20255 |
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 1928 Stampless envelope from Kythrea to New York, U.S.A., bearing a "T" tax handstamp and New York "DUE / 14 / CENTS" marking on the front, together with an additional strike of the KYTHREA A/JY.27.28 squared-circle datestamp. On arrival,
the cover was charged with 14¢ in U.S. Postage Due stamps affixed on the reverse. Minor cover faults, but a scarce and attractive transatlantic taxed usage. (Image
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Estimate. CHF 80
Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20256 |
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 1928 Official Post Office presentation/announcement sheet issued to mark the release of the first Cyprus Pictorial Issue. An attractive and scarce contemporary postal notice announcing one of the Colony's most
celebrated stamp issues. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 40
Currently (SAN)...CHF 40.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20257 |
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 1928–59 Incoming Mail: Accumulation of 22 covers, predominantly addressed to Cyprus, including airmail and registered usages. Noted is a postcard from Austria to Larnaca bearing the scarce linear "UNCLAIMED" and "NOT KNOWN" instructional
handstamps. An interesting and varied group illustrating the handling of incoming overseas mail, mixed to fine. (22) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20258 |
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 1929 Desert Route: Official Post Office Notice giving detailed information and instructions relating to the Desert Route mail service, dated "Nicosia, 9th May, 1929". An unusual and historically important document, providing a fascinating
insight into the operation of one of the region's most significant overland mail routes. A scarce and desirable postal history item. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 70
Currently (SAN)...CHF 70.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20259 |
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 Overland Desert Mail — First Month of Service
5 June 1929. Registered cover from Limassol to India, franked with the 1924–28 issue: 2pi black (two), ½pi green and 2½pi, together with the 1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule 1pi and 1½pi values. All are cancelled by oval Limassol Registered
datestamps.
The cover bears the compulsory white label “Service Transdesertique / Syro-Iraquien Damas-Bagdad”. The 7pi postage included the additional 3pi fee for conveyance by the overland desert motor service operated by the Nairn Eastern Transport Company.
Introduced in June 1929, the service considerably reduced transit time, but the high surcharge limited its use; the additional fee was abolished in 1930.
A scarce cover carried during the first month of the Cyprus desert-mail service. Unclaimed and returned to sender, with transit and return backstamps from India and Egypt. Some staining below the address, otherwise fine.
Provenance: Christopher Cruttwell. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
Currently (SAN)...CHF 400.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
