Small mint selection including 1937 Dhows set * (the 10r very well-centred), 1939-48 KGVI Pictorials set **, 1964-65 QEII Pictorials Block Cypher Wmk set (ex 2/-) **, then Protectorate States Seiyun 1951 Pictorials New Currency overprints *, Hadhramaut 1942-46 Pictorials set **, etc, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1500+.
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3004
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-12
1937 Dhows ½a to 10r set SG 1-12, fresh colours, a few lower values with small hinge remainders, the 5r & 10r lightly mounted, Cat £1200 for unmounted.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3005
Symbol: F
Cat No: 1-12
1937 Dhows ½a to 10r set SG 1-12, fresh colours, each CTO with 'ADEN/1APR./37' datestamp being the First Day of Issue, the 2r & 5r with a couple of slightly uneven perfs otherwise very fine, Cat £850.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3006
Symbol: CO
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 linen-lined envelope (213x140mm) with poorly-impressed 'ADEN COAL[...]' wax seals on the reverse, endorsed "Registered" (largely erased), "75 grammes" and "Value insured Twelve Pounds", to Japan with Indian QV 2a violet & 1r bicolour x2 plus KEVII 1a carmine tied by 'B'-in-bars cancels, light 'R'-in-circle and very scarce red/yellow 'Valeur declaree' label (acute accent omitted from declarée), the reverse with cds of 'ADEN/MAY26/04', 'REGISTERED/JU28/04/GPO HONG KONG' and rubber 'YOKOHAMA/16/JUL/04/JAPAN' in violet, Japanese endorsement on the face, light soiling & wrinkling but not folded. A remarkable item of insured mail. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3007
Symbol: CL
POSTAL HISTORY: 1938 (Apr 6) long OHMS cover with very fine strike of the 46mm 'QUARANTINE STATION/6APR1938/KAMARAN' cachet in violet & signed "MBenjamin", to London with Dhows ½a block of 4 (on the reverse) & 1a tied by Indian-pattern 'KAMARAN/7APR38' cds, large-part boxed Empire Air Mail Scheme boxed cachet on the reverse applied on arrival, two vertical folds clear of the stamps. The addressee, W&E Moore Ltd, was a firm of engineers. Kamaran is a low-lying island in the Red Sea, close to what is now the Yemeni coast. (Image1)
Estimate AU$850
Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3008
Symbol: CL
POSTAL HISTORY: 1942 (Sep 11) cover with 'US NAVAL OBSERVER'S OFFICE/ADEN, ARABIA' and superb 'CENSORED/USNO - ADEN' cachets, to Ohio USA "via PanAm of Africa" with Seiyun 2/- Kathiri House pair tied by Aden cds, superb 'LAGOS/21SE/42/NIGERIA' transit backstamp and part-strike of the Lagos half-circle 'CENSO[RED]' cachet, minor wrinkles. We have not previously seen the two American markings and Doctor Google states "There were no US Forces stationed in Aden during WWII". According to the Pan-Am Africa website, the route was India-Middle East (Aden?)-Sudan-Nigeria-Gambia-Brazil-Miami. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3009
Symbol: CL
POSTAL HISTORY: 1966 (Aug 29) OHMS long-format envelope with The Treasury, Aden State cachet on back flap, airmail to London with South Arabian Federation Federal Crest 65m olive x3 tied by 'CRATER/ADEN' cds cancels, two light folds clear of the stamps & markings. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3010
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1967 (June 17) airmail to Sweden with South Arabian Federation Federal Crest 5m blue pair & 65m olive tied by 'CRATER/ADEN' cds cancels. Scarce destination. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3011
Symbol: C
PICTURE POSTCARDS: Extensive range from early 'Court' cards including 'Post Office' vignette view on light blue stock used 1901 to the Cape of Good Hope and 'Sugar Cane Dealer in Sheich Othman' used 1903 from Ceylon to Scotland, a few real photos one showing sporting grounds with cricket & football matches in progress, plenty of Undivided Backs, many less-common views such as 'Lahej Market Place', 'Gardafui The Lion' with imprint for Hajee Mahomed Hamad, Karachi & Aden, 'EG Hospital' , 'Alue Moschee' [Mosque] & 'Maalha' vignette views, 'Perim Island' used 1907 to England, 'Hint Island', 'The Pet Lion at Messrs Cowasjee Dinshaw & Bros', 'Hotel de l'Europe', ' Grand Royal Hotel', 'Quarantine Island', 'Mahallah' docks issued by The Anglo-Italian Grocery Store, etc, hardly any duplication, a few with mostly minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine. The most wide-ranging group we have seen.
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Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3012
Symbol: C
PICTURE POSTCARDS: 1900 (circa) 'Court' cards published by J Benghiat & Son for the Turkish Shop at the Hotel de l'Europe with their imprint at the top of the address side, all-different coloured views comprising 'Arabian Fair' showing a locally-built Ferris wheel, 'Arabian Coffe Shop' with clientele occupying the al fresco seating, 'Sugar Cane Dealers' x2 one with stall, the other with camel, 'Aden Camp' 'Camel Market', 'Post Office', 'Somali Soldiers', 'Arab Marriage', 'Arabian Dancers' (corner crease), plus black & white 'Arab Dance', condition mostly fine to very fine. A very scarce group.
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