King George V Issues continued...
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| 20260 |
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 1929 O.H.M.S. censored stampless folded letter sheet, addressed to the Commissioner, Famagusta, bearing the scarce AYIOS THEODOROS/AP.10.29 circular datestamp. A fine and scarce official postal history item from this small village office.
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Estimate. CHF 80
Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20261 |
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 1929–30 Maritime Mail: Group of five items, including three covers bearing a variety of maritime cachets, notably the scarce two-line S.S. BELKAS / CYPRUS–EGYPT and S.S. BILBEIS / CYPRUS–EGYPT handstamps, together with the
circular KHEDIVIAL MAIL LINE / S.S. BILBEIS cachet. Also included are a real photo postcard of H.M.S. Colombo and a later 1954 cover bearing a linear "PAQUEBOT" handstamp. A fine and attractive maritime postal history group. (5) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 50
Currently (SAN)...CHF 50.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20262 |
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 Railway Post Office Cover – Angastina Station
1930 Cover bearing a KGV 3/4 Piastre franking, cancelled by the scarce "RAIL POST OFFICE No. 1" datestamp, with FAMAGUSTA / 11 NO 30 arrival datestamp on reverse. The RAIL POST OFFICE No. 1 cancellation was applied aboard the railway travelling post
office serving Angastina Station. A desirable example of Cyprus railway postal history. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20263 |
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 1930 (12 Mar.) Size F 2pi blue registered envelope from Famagusta to Washington, U.S.A., uprated with KGV ¾pi (2) and 1pi (2) adhesives, all tied by REGISTERED/FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS oval datestamps. With the registered label and manuscript
endorsement "Late Fee" alongside. A very fine and scarce example of an overseas registered late fee usage. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
Currently (SAN)...CHF 400.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20264 |
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 1930–41 Airmail Usages. Attractive selection of eight flight covers, including the 1930 hydroplane service from Limassol to Alexandria, 1932 first flights from Cyprus to India, Athens, and London, and a 1941 China Clipper cover from Los
Angeles to Cyprus. Mixed to very fine (8). (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 220
Currently (SAN)...CHF 220.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20265 |
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 1931 Matched pair of picture postcards to Ghent (Gand), Belgium, each franked with a bisected KGV 1pi violet and red. On one card the bisect was accepted as valid postage, while on the other it was rejected, receiving a "T" tax marking
and 70c Belgian Postage Due stamps on arrival. An extraordinary and probably unique duo illustrating the inconsistent treatment of bisected adhesives in the mails. (2) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
Currently (SAN)...CHF 200.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20266 |
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 1931 Cyprus Riots: Pair of censored mail sent to Lawyers during the riots, one showing Rural Service cancels of Galinoporni and Leonarisso as transit on reverse, plus revenue document linked to taxation on the rebuilding of
Nicosia after the riots, an unusual group (3)
Note: The 1931 Cyprus Riots (Oktovriana) were an uprising against British colonial rule, driven by Greek Cypriot demands for Enosis (union with Greece). Following the burning of Government House in Nicosia, the revolt was suppressed, leading to
deaths, arrests, political repression, and a decade of strict authoritarian colonial administration. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20267 |
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 1931 Cyprus Postage-Due Cover to the United States
KGV-era cover posted unfranked from Kyrenia to Ohio, USA, cancelled “KYRENIA / CYPRUS / 18 JU 31.” Bearing manuscript charge markings and the “POSTAGE DUE 14 CENTS / FOREIGN SECTION G.P.O.N.Y.” handstamp, with six 2-cent U.S. postage-due stamps
applied on arrival. An attractive Cyprus–United States postage-due usage. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20268 |
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 1931–33 Official Mail. Selection of four different O.H.M.S. folded entires, showing a variety of Rural Service handstamps and official postal usages. A scarce and attractive group of Cyprus official postal history (4). (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20269 |
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 1932 Post Office Notice, displayed at Famagusta, advising the closing times for the despatch of mails to Europe and the United States via Lloyd Triestino steamship service. An unusual and scarce official postal notice, illustrating the
organisation of overseas mail services from Cyprus during the inter-war period. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 50
Currently (SAN)...CHF 50.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20270 |
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 1933 (3 April) Underpaid envelope, franked ¼ piastre and posted from Lefkoniko to Nicosia, cancelled LEFKONIKO * 3 AP 33. On arrival, the deficiency was assessed and the cover struck with the scarce "1 C.P. TO PAY" handstamp of the
Nicosia Post Office. An attractive and uncommon Cyprus postage due usage. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
Currently (SAN)...CHF 100.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20271 |
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 1934 Stampless envelope from Famagusta, incorrectly addressed to Prastion, Famagusta instead of Prastion, Morphou. Undeliverable as addressed, the cover was returned, bearing the scarce linear "NOT KNOWN" handstamp on the reverse,
together with R.P.O. PRASTIO/10.DEC.34 and RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/NICOSIA/23.JAN.35 datestamps. Accompanied by the original Discharge Certificate. An unusual and scarce Returned Letter Office item illustrating a postal misdirection. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20272 |
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 1934 Pictorial Issue complete set of eleven, tied on three registered envelopes by REGISTERED/NICOSIA, CYPRUS/28.JAN.35 oval datestamps, all addressed to Berne, Switzerland. A very fine and attractive set of registered philatelic usages,
neatly displaying the complete issue. (3) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
Currently (SAN)...CHF 100.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20273 |
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 1934–37 Official O.H.M.S. folded entires, selection of three different, each bearing a variety of linear "NON RÉCLAMÉ" instructional markings in black, with one additionally showing the scarce "INCONNU" marking. A very fine
and scarce group illustrating Returned Letter Office procedures. (3) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
Currently (SAN)...CHF 200.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20274 |
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 1935 (4 Apr.) Envelope to Nicosia, franked with KGV 30 paras, tied by the scarce RURAL SERVICE / E.R. / CHIROKITIA handstamp. A very fine and scarce example of a Cyprus Rural Service cancellation. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 70
Currently (SAN)...CHF 70.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20275 |
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 1935 Zeppelin First Flight to Brazil
Registered Zeppelin First Flight cover posted from Nicosia on 25 March 1935 and addressed to Bahia, Brazil, via London and Friedrichshafen. Franked with the King George V definitive set to 9 piastres, overpaying the required Zeppelin rate by ½
piastre, and cancelled by the oval "REGISTERED / NICOSIA, CYPRUS / 25 MAR 35" datestamp. The cover bears a Bahia arrival backstamp dated 10 April 1935. A rare and highly desirable example of Cyprus Zeppelin airmail, carried on the 1935 South America
First Flight. Plus one used real photo card of a Zeppelin and an unused Zeppelin metal postcard.
Provenance: Photis Themistokleous. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 700
Currently (SAN)...CHF 700.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20276 |
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 1935 Silver Jubilee group of five covers, bearing a variety of Silver Jubilee frankings, including two registered and two censored usages. Noted are examples with the scarce POSTAL CENSOR/G.R./CYPRUS handstamp and other
wartime postal markings. A fine and attractive group illustrating the postal use of the Jubilee issue. (5) (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 50
Currently (SAN)...CHF 50.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20277 |
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 1936 Registered envelope from Dhali to London, franked with KGVI Pictorial 4pi, tied by DHALI/16.NOV.36 circular datestamp. Bearing a manuscript registered label inscribed "DALI/3925", entirely completed by hand in lieu of a printed
registration label. An unusual and rare registered usage from this village post office. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 90
Currently (SAN)...CHF 90.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20278 |
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 1936 Insured 2½pi blue registered envelope, uprated with KGVI Pictorial 11½pi, sent from Larnaca to Haifa, Palestine. A fine and scarce example of an insured registered usage bearing a high-value composite franking, and a desirable
destination within the British Mandate period. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 80
Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
| 20279 |
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 1937 Insured 2½pi blue registered envelope, uprated with KGVI Pictorial 4½pi, sent from Nicosia to Budapest, Hungary. A fine and scarce example of an insured registered overseas usage, particularly desirable as an early destination to
Hungary. (Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 80
Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM |
