Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3187 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: JAPAN 1887 (Mar 23) mercantile usage of '5 cents' on 6c blue Postal Card to "Singapore" with very fine
double-ring 'PENANG-TO-SINGAPORE' mailboat sorter cds & 'SINGAPORE/ A /MR30/87' backstamp, redirected to "Yokohama" with very fine strike of the tiny 20mm 'YOKOHAMA/ 10/APR/1887/JAPAN' arrival cds on the face, minor blemishes on the reverse. The
addressee, Paget Jackson Toynbee, was an English Dantean scholar who spent time in Japan and Australia in 1886-87. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3188 |
 |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: JORDAN 1949 (July 13) unsealed Printed Matter cover with Leechman & Co (Colombo) embossing on the flap, to
"Ammam [sic]/Transjordan" with Independence 4c Flag tied by poor Colombo cds, very fine Egyptian (?) censor handstamp & bi-lingual '.../4SP49/AMMAN' arrival backstamp, minor bends. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3189 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: KENYA 1916 (Sep 9) underpaid cover from Galle to a jeweller in Nairobi with superb 'T'-in-box and manuscript
"3cts", Aden transit backstamp, scarce dull green/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR/UNDER/MARTIAL LAW' label with 'Leader, Nairob [sic] & Mombasa' imprint tied to the face by boxed 'PASSED BY/POSTAL CENSOR/Mombasa' cachet in blue, 'MOMBASA/9OC/16' arrival
backstamp, a bit aged and repaired where roughly opened through the label. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3190 |
+ |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: LIECHTENSTEIN 1950 underpaid commercial airmail cover to "Schaan Liechtenstein/Swiss Economic Territory"
with 15c Orchid block of 6 tied by Colombo cds, superb 'FTS'-in-circle handstamp & endorsed "12c" apparently not collected, two vertical folds at left. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3191 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: MADAGASCAR 1947 (Feb 5) JD McLaren & Co (Colombo) cover to a British firm in Tananarive with 1r tied by
'COLOMBO/FOREIGN' cds and unusually fine 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR/...AIR SERVICE' cachet, poor but discernible Diego Suarez transit of '8/AVRIL/47' and fine 'TANANARIVE PP/21-5/47/MADAGASCAR' arrival backstamp. Why six weeks from Diego Suarez? (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3192 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: MESOPOTAMIA (IRAQ) 1917 (Sep 24) cover to ".../Ceylon Sanitation Corps/Expeditionary
Force/Busra/Mesopotamia" with KGV 5c tied by Colombo cds, resealed with a piece of stamp-selvedge with very fine 'OPENED BY THE CENSOR' and 'PASSED/COLOMBO/CENSOR' below both in violet, Indian-pattern 'IEF BASE OFFICE IEF/28SEP17/BOMBAY' transit cds
on the face, minor imperfections. We have never before encountered the Ceylon Sanitation Corps. According to online resources, it was a company of about 160 Ceylonese volunteers under British Major FN Holden. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3193 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: MONACO 1938 (Apr 6) underpaid commercial airmail cover to Barclay's Bank at Monte Carlo with KGVI 10c
Sigiriya & 20c Tea Plucking tied by very fine 'HEWAHETA' cds, very fine antique 'T' handstamp & endorsed "50c", Marseilles & Monte Carlo machine backstamps, Monaco Postage Dues 50c green & 3fr magenta tied by 'MONTE-CARLO/14
4/38/PRINCIPAUTE-DE-MONACO' cds. Very pretty. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3194 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: NETHERLANDS INDIES 1906 (June 28) illustrated advertising cover for Tait's American Diamond Palace (Colombo)
to "Singapore/Straits" underpaid with KEVII 5c only, superb 'T'-in-box & endorsed "40c", the reverse with 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE/JY6/1906' & Singapore arrival where redirected to "Medan/Deli" with Dutch 'N.I. AGENT SINGAPORE/6/7/1906' & 'MEDAN' arrival
of the next day, Indies Postage Dues 20c black & carmine x2 affixed across the Ceylon stamp & tied by the same 'MEDAN' marking, minor faults. Very attractive. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3195 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: NEW CALEDONIA 1962 cover to a hotel in Noumea with 2c Deer, 3c Anuradapura and Railways 10c pair tied by
poor Colombo cds. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3196 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: NIGERIA 1938 (Feb 25) airmail cover to ".../Provincial Office/Jos/Nigeria" with KGV 15c pair plus KGVI 15c
pair & 20c Tea tied by 'GALLE/REGISTERED' cds, blue/white R label, the reverse with Colombo transit plus oval 'REGISTERED' datestamps of '.../ 4 /KHARTOUM', '.../KANO, NIGERIA', '.../KADUNA, NORTH NIGERIA' and '.../11MR38/JOS NIGERIA' arrival, light
fold towards the base. Eye candy. Kano is in the far north of the country; Kaduna is about 230km SSW of Kano; Jos is about 240km SE of Kaduna, about 270km almost due south of Kano. That's roadmail routes for you. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3197 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: NORWAY 1949 (Mar 18) mercantile usage of 5c+10c+10c+10c Aerogramme misaddressed to "Fred Hendriklaan/Den
Haag/Norway" with 2c Rubber, 3c Adams Peak and 10c Sigiriya tied by light Colombo cds, light 'OSLO/25-3 49/AMK UTLAND' arrival backstamp, no evidence of reforwarding to the Netherlands or of return to Ceylon. Rather odd, and a great item for
aerogramme collectors. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3198 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: PAPUA 1940 (Sep 12) surface cover to "HA Brown/London Mission/Hula/Papua" with KGVI 15c River tied by
'GALLE' machine cancel, Sydney censor label & cachet plus ' 1/3 /PASSED/ BY/CENSOR' cachet of Cairns, most of the flap removed. Rev Herbert Alfred Brown worked for the London Missionary Society in Papua 1938-1970. Hula is a coastal village about 70km
south-east of Port Moresby. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3199 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: PERU 1949 (Aug 5) usage of KGVI 3c green Postal Card uprated with 3c Adams Peak x3 tied by light 'COLOMBO/ 6
' cds. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3200 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: PHILIPPINES 1903 (June 16) cover from a merchant in 'Bandarawella' (two 'L's; LRD) with QV 5c & 15c plus
KEVII 4c x5 tied by 'BANDARAWELA' cds (one 'L'), boxed 'R' cachet & three registration endorsements, the reverse with transits of Colombo and Hong Kong (?) plus American-pattern rubber 'RECEIVED REG DIV/JUL/6/1903/MANILA PI' arrival in violet, a bit
aged. Bandarawela (= royal field) is in the Central Highlands, about 70km east of Colombo. However, because of the terrain, it takes 5½ hours by car. PO 1891. Ted Proud records this first cds to 17JU/01 only. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3201 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: PITCAIRN ISLANDS 1949 (Nov 5) social usage of KGVI 3c green Postal Card to "The Editor/Local Newspapers"
uprated with 3c Adam's Peak & 6c Harbour tied by superb 'ANKUMBURA' cds, the message seeks penpals on Pitcairn. Ankumbura is a village in the Central Highlands about 15km due N of Kandy. Super non-philatelic destination. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3202 |
|
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: PORTUGAL 1917 (May 5) cover to "Mogadouro/Tras-os-Montes" (= behind the mountains) with KGV 15c blue tied by
Colombo continuous machine cancel, resealed with stamp-selvedge with 'OPENED BY THE CENSOR' & circular 'PASSED/COLOMBO/CENSOR' cachets in violet, light '.../26JUN17/MOGADOURO' arrival backstamp, minor blemishes and repaired tear across the flap.
Mogadouro is in the NE of the country near the north-south border with Spain, about 200km ENE of Porto and about 400km ENE of Lisbon.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3203 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: RUSSIA 1895 2c Postal Card uprated with Tablets 3c and 'COLOMBO / B / A ' duplex, very fine Cyrillic arrival
cds on the face, two minor repaired tears at the base, the address and message in Russian. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3204 |
|
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: SOLOMON ISLANDS 1941 (Jan 20) social cover to "Oriel Cove/Gizo Post Office/..." with KGVI 15c River and 20c
Tea tied by light 'KANDAPOLA' cds, the reverse with transits of Colombo and Sydney ('24FE41'), apparently held at Gizo for up to two months then redirected to NSW with 'GIZO/5MY41/...' cds, endorsed "Received at Sydney/with cover worn" and resealed
with 'FOUND OPEN' label tied by Sydney cds of '19MY41', 'WAHROONGA/20MY41/=NSW=' cds on the face and forwarded to "General Hospital/Charters Towers/Qld", minor imperfections. An excellent cover to an exotic destination. Kandapola is in the Central
Highlands, 7km NE of Nuwara Eliya. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3205 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: SOMALIA under BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION 1948 (Apr 19) airmail cover with Ceylon Army Service Corps
badge on the flap to an officer at "Mogadishu/Somalia" with 25c Temple and 50c Elephants tied by 'COLOMBO/FOREIGN' cds, redirected to "Galkayu" then to "B/weu" (?) with very fine boxed 'POSTAL FRANK/CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICE/BMA GALKAYU SOMALIA' (not
previously seen by us), the reverse with British-pattern 'MOGADISHU RLD/17JU/48/SOMALIA' cds in blue (date error?) and Italian-pattern 'MOGADISCIO/19.6.48' cds, repaired opening tear on the back clear of the postmarks. A marvellous cover. The CASC
obviously fancied themselves: their motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense is the same as for Britain's Order of the Garter. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3206 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: SPAIN 1928 (Feb 12) cover with embossed 'GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL/ [elephant]/COLOMBO' insignia on the flap, to
"San Sebastian" with KGV 5c x4 tied by 'COLOMBO/ 2 ' cds, machine arrival backstamp of 18MAR28, minor flap repair. San Sebastian (or Donostia) is on the northern Basque coast, about 85km almost due E of Bilbao. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
