Worldwide Stamps & Postal History - June 2026 ADEN
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 394
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1938-51 KGVI PERIOD DEFINITIVES MINT COLLECTION: Written-up on various album leaves with 1938-48 set (x2) plus some identified shades & printings, 1951 New currency set again with some shades/printings plus 1942 & 1951 sets for both States complete with some duplication. Cat. approx. £800. (116) (Image)
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AIRMAILS
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 343
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MACROBERTSON AIR RACE - BRITISH-RELATED: 16 Oct. to 25 Dec. 1934 race covers/PPCs mostly to or from GB, plus trio of envs. ex Congo, Belgium (to Congo), or Australia (printed env. "Carried by Mr. C. W. G. SCOTT and Mr. T. CAMPBELL-BLACK on the ENGLAND - AUSTRALIA AIR RACE"). Also inc. Apr. 1935 England-Australia Race Covers booklet by Major Alan Goodfellow. (14 items)Cross Reference: CIGARETTE CARDS, GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 344
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MACROBERTSON AIR RACE - ANCILLARY EPHEMERA INC. COMMEMORATIVE MODERN ITEMS: 1934-90s group of covers (22), PPCs, photographs, etc. inc. modern commemorative covers (one coin cover), many with autographs of pilots; a piece of fabric & plywood from 'Grosvenor House' (DH 88 Comet G-ACSS), sold to raise money for restoration; newspaper clippings from the race; Royal Aero Club banquet programmes/menus (12 Oct. 1934 plus later commemorative banquets); etc. (c.30 items)Cross Reference: CIGARETTE CARDS, PHOTOGRAPHS, COINS, EPHEMERA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 345
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MACROBERTSON AIR RACE - 1934-38 KLM 'UNIVER' COLLECTION: Accumulation of covers (15), PPCs (3), newspaper clippings & photographs, all but one from 1934 ex different legs of the journey inc. Netherlands (inc. 15 Oct. env. to Sydney ex Gravenhage signed by pilots & crew); Australia; Batavia; Medan; and other parts of the DEI. Inc. 17/18 Dec. burnt part-covers (2) recovered from the special Christmas Flight which crashed in Iraq. (c.25 items)Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AUTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHS (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 346
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MACROBERTSON AIR RACE - ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA: 24 Oct. 1934 "Star of India" env. to Calcutta ex Mingaladon Cantonment with printed label for the Calcutta-Rangoon stage tied by violet "THE MacROBERTSON/INTERNATIONAL/AIR RACE/1934/England-Australia" hs, signed by Stephen H Smith on reverse. [Sold in Cavendish's December 2017 sale, lot 341, for £300 + BP]Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 347
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MACROBERTSON AIR RACE - AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: Group of covers, mainly 19 Oct. 1934 to 21 Mar. 1935 Australia to GB plus one "c/o Post Office" in New Zealand. Vast majority signed by pilots. Also inc. photograph of Roscoe Turner & plane. (10)Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 348
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EUROPE, USA, CANADA, WEST INDIES & SOUTH AMERICA: 1920-48 group of airmails (c.95) & PPCs (13 - many of aircraft), majority with unique hs's/cachets or specially printed envs. ex Canada (7), West Indies (6 - British Honduras, Guiana, Grenada & Jamaica); Europe (20 - mainly Netherlands); South America (c.40 - Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Chile & Venezuela); and USA (26). (c.108)Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS, BRAZIL, CHILE (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 349
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1928-39 NEAR EAST, EGYPT, SUDAN, ETC.: Group of covers ex Iraq (8), Sudan (5), Persia/Iran (4) Egypt (9), Lebanon, Palestine, or Syria (3), mostly to GB. Inc. 12 Mar. or 10 Dec. 1931 envs. to Norwich or Cape Town with first flight cachets; pair of large 1930 envs. ex Persia or Syria with substantial frankings; env. ex Egypt (date unclear) franked 17m (plate flaw); etc. (31)Cross Reference: IRAQ, SUDAN, IRAN/PERSIA, SYRIA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 350
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AFRICA, INC. EXPERIMENTAL/FIRST FLIGHTS: 1926-40s group of covers + PPC, majority South Africa but also inc. Zanzibar, Madagascar, Rhodesia/Nyasaland, KUT, etc. Inc. 22 June 1926 env. (faults) ex Gosport to Coatham "By R.a.f. aeroplane Jinja - Lee-on-Solent[...]" on experimental flight where wheels were swapped for floats midway through; 26 Jan. 1932 Regd env. carried on the first Windhoek-Kimberly flight to Cape Town with unique Windhoek-Kimberly cds (this flight crashed twice); plus 1934/38 first flight envs. ex Nyasaland/Southern Rhodesia; etc. (38 items)Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA, RHODESIA & NYASALAND, MADAGASCAR, KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 351
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INDIA - FIRST FLIGHTS, CRASH COVER, ETC.: 1929-60s (mainly 1920s/30s) group of covers inc. internal India first flights envs. (4 - 1929-41); 1929 London-Delhi first flight env.; 2 May 1953 airmail env. (with contents; damaged) to GB ex Singapore with "SALVAGED MAIL/"Comet" Crash. Near Galcutta [sic]/2nd. May 1953"; etc. (23)Cross Reference: INDIA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 352
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FAR EAST - 1928-54: Group of covers (59) & PPCs/PCs (5), vast majority ex Dutch East Indies. Inc. 1931-41 first flights (some ex Straits Settlements); 13 Mar. 1953 OHMS env. to London (with accompanying burnt air letter) ex New Zealand with "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13-3-1954" hs; etc. (64)Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES, HONG KONG, MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 353
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Cat No: Collection
1929-54 GROUP: Selection of covers ex Australia (15), New Zealand (9), Papua or GB. Overwhelming majority 1930s first flight envs. (some toning) imprinted or with first flight cachets, plus a few first officials or experimentals. Also inc. map & dates of Australia first flights. (24)Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 354
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Cat No: Collection
BALANCE OF AN AIRMAIL COLLECTION PLUS QV COVERS: 1847-1940s group inc. covers mainly ex GB to overseas carried by a variety of companies (inc. first flights to South Africa or Australia plus two to Lundy Is.); 1940 examples (4) ex Switzerland (2), GB or Argentina with "DETAINED IN FRANCE/DURING GERMAN/OCCUPATION" hs & forwarded in 1945; 1846-1906 covers (8) inc. unusual large 1889 env. ex London (?; endorsed "EGYPT") to a Major at Balmoral franked by block of 24x½d, also endorsed Queen kept a copy + returned this so i presume she don't want it."; etc. (35 items)Cross Reference: LUNDY ISLAND, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, ROYALTY (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 355
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CURACAO & SURINAME - DEVELOPMENT OF AIRMAIL ROUTES: 1929-1946 chiefly First Flight group written up as a display inc. 1929 printed VIA AIR MAIL env Willemstad to Cristobal franked 5x 10c on 60c red Marine Insurance issue, boxed lilac cachet EERSTE ZENDING LUCHTPOST etc; 1929 env registered mixed franking Paramaribo to Barbados endorsed Per Vliegpost Via Trinidad Poste Restante; 1930 env registered Willemstad to Maracaibo with boxed Eerste Luchtpostzending etc cachet; 1934 printed KLM env Amsterdam to Curacao PER VLIEGTUIG "DE SNIPE" with variety cachets then franked and returned to Amsterdam; 1937 env Barranquilla, Colombia to Curacao with fine boxed PRIMER VUELO DIRECTO etc cachet; 1938 env registered Willemstad to Miami on first direct KLM flight to USA with various cachets; 1938 env registered Willemstad to Paramaribo first KLM flight via Trinidad; 1930 env first flight by PanAm Paramaribo to Nickerie, etc. All different group. (15 items)Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES, AIR MAIL COVERS, NETHERLANDS, SURINAM (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 358
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1918 MAKE YOUR SIXPENCE FLY CARD: 7 Oct. 1918 "Make your Sixpence Fly" card flown from Cape Town to London. Fine. [Ex John Lea] Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 359
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1920 PARIS TO LONDON EXPRESS AIRMAIL SERVICE: 6 Jan. 1920 env. registered and carried on the express air service from Paris to London with a red "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" hs. Fine and rare. [Ex John Lea].Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 360
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Cat No: Collection
1925-2000 COLLECTION OF MOSTLY FLOWN COVERS inc. 1925 env. registered from S. Africa to Banbury with 1920 1½d tete beche pair, 1925 Air ½d, 1d (2), 3d & 6d plus Orange River KEVII 6d. 20 Jan. 1932 env. from Limbe to UK with a single 6d and "FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL" hs. 1934 Gibraltar 2d illustrated letter card used to Tamworth. 11 Feb. 1936 env. carried on the 1st flight from Lagos to UK at the 6d per ½oz rate. 1938-52 covers (11) Mostly fine from Falkland Islands to UK at various rates. [Ex John Lea]. (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 361
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Cat No: Collection
1934 KLM "UIVER" COVER COLLECTION INC. CRASH MAIL: Binder housing a collection of 9 covers plus other items associated with the ill-fated DC-2 aeroplane. Includes a pair of 14/15 Nov. 1934 covers with Netherlands Indies frankings from Batavia to London and Medan to Rotterdam. Also 3 official KLM envelopes mailed from Australia to GB or Holland, two with Royal Dutch Airways "Uiver" cachets in violet. All mailed after 5 Nov., so sent by surface male. Lot includes 4 Uiver crash covers. The plane left Amsterdam on 20 Dec. 1934 destined for the Dutch East Indies but crashed at Rutbah Wells in Iraq killing the 4 crew members and 3 passengers. One of the covers appears to be unscathed, the other three with varying degrees of fire or water damage. Lot also inc. a contemporary 64 page book detailing the MacRobertson Air Race and a KLM printed leaflet relating to consigning mail on the Special Xmas & New Year's Mail Flight which ended in disaster.Cross Reference: CRASH & WRECK MAIL, NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 362
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Cat No: Collection
1934 SCARPA-HARRIS TRIAL FIRING ROCKET MAIL: Five covers with various destinations and a range of frankings and labels, together with selection of mint stamps and labels for this flight and for Gerhard Zucker's planned flight. An interesting selection seldom offered. Fine. (5 covers and 29 labels) (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 363
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GREAT BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND: MacRobertson Air Race printed cover carried by DH "Tainui" to Australia (Finished 5th - 6th on handicap), flown on by same pilot to NZ where NZ 1d red tied by Palmerston North cds, pilot signed "C.E.Kay". Rare as only 53 carried from UK & very few went on to New Zealand. The very first cover to be flown directly from the UK to New Zealand!! Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 364
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1935 HIGH POSTAGE RATE ENV. TO ARGENTINA: 21 June 1935 large (224 x 97 mm) printed env. (a little creased) from Manchester via France to Buenos Aires franked 1924-26 1/- (3) + 1935 re-engraved 5/- + 10/- (2). A scarce franking. Cross Reference: ARGENTINA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 365
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1935 ENV. TO CHILE AT THE £1 RATE: 16 Mar. 1935 large env. (203 x 100 mm, some faults) from London "By German Air Mail" to Chile franked 1934 re-engrave 10/- blue pair. Red lightly struck Zeppelin hs adjacent. A rare franking. Cross Reference: CHILE (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 367
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Cat No: Collection
A RANGE OF MATERIAL, BEING THE BALANCE OF THE MAIN COLLECTION: Some written up on leaves, but much being recent purchases awaiting a write up, with European flights, set of PPC from the Johannesburg 1937 Exhibition, GB internal flights with Westward Airways 1969 cover; BEA 1971 Strike Mail cover; Jersey Airways 1945 FFCs; Aurigny early 1970s flight covers (13); KLM 1934 Hull-Rotterdam FFC; 1944 'G.W.& S' cover Penzance to USA; 1938 Newcastle-London FFC plus others from Orkneys, etc.; 1934 Kirkwall-Inverness with 'HIGHLAND AIRWAYS LABEL'; 1935 flown cover to Brazil franked 5/- and two 1/-; BIA early 1970s covers Neths - Neths Indies 1933-4 covers (7); 1930's 'Airmail' Green Papers (3) and more. Mixed but mostly fine. (75)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 369
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1937 ENV. TO ARGENTINA: 25 Mar. 1937 large env. (265 x 126 mm) from London via France to Buenos Aires franked perfinned 1922-24 6d (2) + re-engraved 1934-36 5/- + 10/-. A good item. Cross Reference: ARGENTINA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 371
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MALTA - RARE USE OF GREEN CROSS LABELS: 13 June 1944 Air Letter from London to Malta franked with a KGVI 6d and a pale green cross label. Vertical fold. Also 26 Oct. 1942 "On active service" env. from London to a member of the Lancashire Fusiliers, Malta with 3d & 1/- adhesives and an uncancelled green cross label. Fine. [Ex John Lea]. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MALTA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 372
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Cat No: Collection
BEA EUROPEAN AIRWAYS: Collection in album, written up on 29 pages, stamps, covers and ephemera, with forerunner covers (17) from 1947-51, various cachets, routes and labels, then from 1951-61 with mint stamps, examples on flown covers (27) from the first issue stamps, surcharge labels, Irish Sea Night service, first flights etc. Very fine. (61 items) (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 374
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RAF COVER COLLECTION: An album containing a 1974-83 range of commemorative covers with many varied frankings, many signed. (109 covers) (Image)
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ALBANIA
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 395
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1950s-70s STAMPS & COMMERCIAL MAIL: Stock book housing a collection of mostly modern, mint & used issues in sets & part sets. Also, a binder housing a collection of 1950s-70s commercial mail, mostly addressed to a philatelist, so a good variety of frankings present. (few 100s stamps & c.105 covers) (Image)
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ALBUMS, PHILATELIC ACCOUTREMENTS, ETC.
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 89
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Cat No: Collection
UNUSED ALBUMS, ALBUM PAGES, PRINZ STOCK SHEETS, COVER ALBUMS, ETC: Three cartons holding an accumulation of albums inc. new Royal Mail cover albums (2) plus extra pages, SG/DAVO type GB printed albums (pages up to 2020) and many spare pages, SG Senator/Windsor type springback albums (7) plus extra pages and various other albums. Useful qty. (c.15 albums) (Image)
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ALBUMS, STOCKBOOKS, ETC.
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 41
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SG KGVI "CROWN" ALBUM: Printed album, bound in red buckram, for the GB & Empire issues of KGVI. In excellent condition with original case and containing a few hundred used stamps, though none of any great significance. Ideal for expansion. (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 42
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Cat No: Collection
PAIR OF BOXED SG "NEW IMPERIAL" PRINTED ALBUMS: Volumes I & II, in 'almost new' condition with just a few dozen stamps. Ideal for stock, duplicates, completion, etc. In red buckram with printed spaces for Br. Empire issues 1840-1936. (Image)
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ANDORRA
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 396
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1955-58 PICTORIAL ISSUES SG F143-164 mainly fresh um (airs in blocks of 4); attractive & elusive issue. Catalogue value £740. (28) (Image)
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ANTIGUA
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 397
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Cat No: Collection
1862-51 USED COLLECTION on leaves starting with a GB 1d red with single line cancel (unlisted) trimmed at right, 1863-67 1d dull rose (2), 1d vermilion (2), 6d green (2) & 6d dark green, 1872 1d lake, 1d scarlet & 6d blue green, 1876 both 1d shades & 6d, 1879 4d, 1882 ½d (2, one m), 2½d (2) & 4d, 1884 1d (2), 1884-87 set of 5 plus extra 1d & 4d, 1903-09 set of 10, 1908-17 set to 1/- (ex 3d), 1921-29 Mult Script wmk. To 1/- (ex 2½d orange yellow), 1932 Tercent. five vals. to 1/-, 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1938 to 1951 set complete plus shades of 1½d, 1/- & 2/6d, commems. to 1951 (ex 5/- RSW) plus the 1922 Barbuda set complete vfu. Useful collection with a cat. value in excess of £2000. (112) (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 398
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1938-51 KGVI MINT COLLECTION OF PRINTINGS & SHADES on leaves with complete set x 2 ,plus many identified printings & shades inc. 1½d lake brown (2) & red brown, 2d slate, 1/-black & red brown & 2/6d maroon. Cat. approx. £500. (45) (Image)
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ANTIGUA - BARBUDA
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 399
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Cat No: Collection
1888-1972 COVERS AND CARDS& PCs, ETC.: Ex-dealer's stock of covers, cards, p.stat., etc. in generally good to v.fine condition. ANTIGUA: 20 Sep. 1929 Charles Lindbergh flight from San Juan to Paramaribo (2), one ex Miami & the other ex Haiti, both backstamped "SP 23 St John's Antigua"; 26 Sep. 1929 covers (2) to San Juan ex Antigua both backstamped on arrival with "SEP 29" machine cancel; further cover carried on the same flight to St Thomas; 1940 Antigua to Barbuda with scarce "ANTIGUA/PASSED BT CENSOR"; 1943 1d red Leeward Islands adhesive on commercial mail from St. Johns to Barbuda. BARBUDA: 1938 ½d green on env. cancelled v.fine "BARBUDA" sr, postage due paid by 1½d & ½d Cayman Islands stamps, with "T" mark; 1922 Registered env. to Toronto with lightly cancelled 1/- BARBUDA ovpt. cancelled "9 AU 1922", early date. Plus regd. covers, mint p.stat. covers inc. "SPECIMEN" opts, & incoming mail items. Priced to sell at £1000+. (c.70) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, SPECIMENS (Image)
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ANTIGUA FLEURONS, 1809-1840
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 113
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Cat No: Collection
EARLY USAGE OF THE LARGE FULL-YEAR-DATE "ANTIGUA" FLEURON ON COVER TO G.B.; Very fine 27 Dec. 1809 EL from "Antigua" to Wells (Somerset) with a mainly very fine large "ANTIGUA/DEC27/1809" fleuron d.s. (the rare full-year 1808-10 1st-Period usage) nicely placed on the front, charged "1/10" (1s-1d Packet rate + 9d inland rate from Falmouth). The interesting contents, written by Judge Rowland Burton (the island's Chief Justice from 1786 until his death in 1814) include; "The times respecting the sugar Colonies in general have been truly disastrous... the distress resulting from the Embargo & non intercourse measures adopted by the Americans... severe droughts here... I am much obliged to you for your condolence of the Calamity that attended me in July by a dreadful fire which consumed many of my negro houses & two of my poor people... I am truly sorry for the subdued state of Europe under the diabolical Usurper & Tyrant...". Most attractive Page One item for any Antigua collection. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SLAVES AND SLAVERY, ANTIGUA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 114
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EARLY USAGE OF THE LARGE FULL-YEAR-DATE "ANTIGUA" FLEURON ON COVER TO G.B.; Very fine 2 Dec. 1809 EL from "Antigua" to Cirencester (Glos.) "By the Packet" with a mainly very fine large "ANTIGUA/DEC2/1809" fleuron d.s. (the rare full-year 1808-10 1st-Period usage) nicely placed on the front (very slightly off the edge at top), charged "5/9" (treble 1s-1d Packet rate + 10d inland rate from Falmouth). The interesting contents note two enclosed Bank Bills (for £300 + £ 275 = £600 + £550 in "Currency") - hence the treble rate - and refer to problems collecting money (£3,369-3s-7d) "on account of the Wreck" (probably the Julia, Capt. Snow from Cadiz that was wrecked on Barbuda - see Lloyd's List 9 Feb. 1810, p.1), and the writer now fortunately being in Antigua rather than in "Barbuda". Exhibition Quality. [Ex Heathcote, 1990.] Cross Reference: ANTIGUA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, ANTIGUA - BARBUDA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 115
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EARLY USAGE OF THE LARGE NO-YEAR-DATE "ANTIGUA" FLEURON ON COVER TO G.B.; Very fine 29 July 1813 EL from "Antigua" to Wells (Somerset) "P. Packet" with a mainly very fine large "ANTIGUA/JUL29/..." fleuron d.s. (the no-year 1810-24 usage) nicely placed on the front, charged "2/-" (1s-3d Packet rate + 9d inland rate from Falmouth). The interesting contents concern problems with the climate; "I can hardly expect to raise provisions the whole year through for so many Negroes as you have...". Cross Reference: SLAVES AND SLAVERY, ANTIGUA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 116
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LARGE NO-YEAR-DATE "ANTIGUA" FLEURON ON COVERS TO G.B. - DELETED "Post Paid" OR WITH LONDON "STAR"; Very fine 17 Sept. 1814 EL from "Antigua" to London with a very fine large "ANTIGUA/SEP17/..." fleuron d.s. (the no-year 1810-24 usage) nicely placed on the front, most exceptionally endorsed "Post Paid 2/2" (the 1s-3d Packet rate + 11d Falmouth to London); the prepaid endorsement has been boldly crossed out and replaced by a "2/2" charge for no obvious reason) and there is a fine red London "S"-code for Sunday cds on the top flap. Plus fine 12 July 1815 E to London "P. Packet" also with a very fine large "ANTIGUA/JUL12/..." fleuron d.s. (the no-year 1810-24 usage) nicely placed on the front, and also charged "2/2" but with a partly fine red 'hollow' star London Inspector's Mark on the front. An intriguing pair; why the cancelled prepayment (it was a thank you letter for a bequest) and why the Inspector's Mark? (2 covers) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, INSPECTORS MARKS, ANTIGUA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 117
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LARGE NO-YEAR-DATE "ANTIGUA" FLEURON ON COVER TO G.B.; Fine 2 July 1822 EL from "Antigua" to Bath with a very fine large "ANTIGUA/JUL2/..." fleuron d.s. (the no-year 1810-24 usage) across the join on the reverse, charged "2/1" (1s-3d Packet rate + 10d inland from Falmouth). From a widow ref. her late husband's £100 debt that she cannot pay... Cross Reference: ANTIGUA (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 118
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SMALL "ANTIGUA" FLEURONs (INC. INVERTED DATE) TO G.B. + RARE USAGE ON INCOMING COVER EX G.B.; Very fine 12 Mar. 1829 EL (lengthy complaint about being sacked after 14 years service) from "Antigua" to Wells (Somerset) "P. Packet" with a mainly very fine small "ANTIGUA/MR12/1829" fleuron d.s. (with rare inverted month & day variety - the only example found in the entire Codrington correspondence) nicely placed on the front, charged "2/-" [Ex Toeg.]; plus 1 Nov. 1830 EL (ref. a recent large bankruptcy) from "Antigua" to London but without any Antigua marking and only having the red boxed London "PACKET LETTER" and arrival cds (10 Dec.) on the flap - rare thus; plus 13 Feb. 1840 EL (family contents) charged "1/-" from London to "Harman's, Antigua" with red London cds on flap and matching red London "Too Late" on the front but most exceptionally having a mainly fine small "ANTIGUA/MR1/1840" fleuron cds struck on arrival (very late usage). [Ex Manning, 1990.] Three very unusual usages. (3 covers) Cross Reference: ANTIGUA, SHIP LETTERS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 119
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THE LATER SMALL FLEURONS - INC. INVERTED "1" (2) OR "8" DIGITS - TO G.B. INC. "2/5½" & "4/2" RATES, ETC.; 1828-39 covers all with mainly fine to very fine small "ANTIGUA" fleuron d.s. on their flaps; addressed to Bath (5), London or Edinburgh (latter with v. fine London h.s. "½" Scottish Mail Tax mark). Two have the dates' "1" digits inverted (1834 + 1838) and one has the "8" in the year inverted (1828). The 1838 EL from [Dr.] "Nicholas Nugent" includes; "My case seems the harder, as to not getting my Slave Compensation monies, as it was chiefly by my instrumentality (under God) that Antigua did away with the apprenticeship as well as Slavery itself, and all the West India Colonies have since, from our example, thought it safe to do the same." Good group. (7 covers) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, ANTIGUA (Image)
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ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 400
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KING EDWARD VII LAND: 1d used on unaddressed cover (folded once horizontally), flap bearing the inscription "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907". Cancellation date probably MR 04 09, if so only the "4" and "09" are clear. CP cat. on cover $500.Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND (Image)
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ASCENSION
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 405
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Cat No: Collection
1938-53 MINT COLLECTION OF PERF. TYPES/PRINTINGS: Written-up on leaves with many printings identified. Includes all perf. 13½ values to 10/-plus nice marginal corner block of 4 of 1d black & green (cat. £180) perf. 13 all 14 values to 10/-(2) & perf. 14 all values to 1/-plus a few later printings. Cat. approx. £1000. (51) (Image)
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AUSTRALIA
Sale No: 879
Lot No: 428
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Cat No: Collection
1913-66 USED COLLECTION WITH STRENGTH IN 'ROOS' & KGV 'HEADS' in an album inc. 1913-14 all vals. to 1/- plus all dies of 1d value & a few shades, 1914-20 all values with many shades inc. all listed shades of 4d (5) & 5d (2), 1915 set to 2/- (ex 2½d), 1915-27 set to 10/- (2, different shades) plus other shades and 3d in horiz. pair with both dies (SG 37a £425), 1916-18 1d all three shades, 1918-20 all vals. plus some shades, 1918-23 all values and listed shades, 1923-24 all three vals. to £1, 1924-25 all values & shades (ex 1d no wmk), 1926-30 perf. 14 set to 4½d & perf. 13½ x 12½ set complete, 1929-30 set to £2 (ex 10/-) cat. £950, 1931-36 perf. 13½ x 12½ & perf. 12 sets complete to £2 (cat. £1000); then looks virtually complete for defins, commems. & Airs to 1966 inc. 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set to 5/- & 1937-49 'Robes' 5/-, 10/- & £1 on both paper types. Comprehensive lot in fine condition with a catalogue value in excess of £5,500. (100s) (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 429
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Cat No: Collection
1913-36 'ROOS' & 'HEADS' MINT & USED COLLECTION on leaves, with 1913 set to 10/- mint inc. 4d orange-yellow and 1/- blue green (many with tone spots but 2/- is superb), 10/- and £1 'Specimen', set to 2/- used, 1913-14 6d 'Kook' M, 1914-20 set to 5d with shades mint and used, 1915 to 1/- fine mint and set used, 1915-27 set with some shades to 5/- (2) and 10/- mint plus £2 'Specimen', 1918 die III 1d mint (2) and used (2), 1918-3 to 1/4d mint and used with shades, 1923-4 to £1 mint and FU, 1924-5 to 4½d mint with some varieties, 1926-30 both perfs. to 1/4d mint and used, 1929-30 to 10/- mint and used, 1931-36 to 1/4d mint and used, 1d and 2d 'Ash' imprint blocks, 'Roo' to 5/- mint and to 10/- (2), £1 and £2 used, plus 'Specimen' set with additional £2 vals (3) showing varieties. An excellent collection generally fine with odd tone spotting affecting mostly the earliest issues. (few 100s) (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 430
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1913 5/- GREY & YELLOW - LARGE "OS" PERFIN: A fine used example (one missing perf.). SG O12 £700. (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 432
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1915-27 £2 PURPLE-BLACK & PALE ROSE: A mounted mint example with o.g., slight gum bending and centred high but a rare stamp nevertheless. SG 45b £4500. (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 434
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1915 5/- GREY & YELLOW: A mounted mint example, a few rough perfs but a fresh and attractive stamp. SG 30 £1000. (Image)
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Sale No: 879
Lot No: 436
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1920 PRINTED REGISTERED ENV. FROM SYDNEY TO LONDON: 4d orange printed cover uprated to 5½d dated 13 Feb. 1920. Ex Middow Bros. Seven known. Cat. A$ 1,500. (Image)
