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China, various M/S, 1976-1979 (SG MS2781, 2834, 2865, 2922), (SG CV £1725). MUH. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
China and world, various covers stuck into three folders, noted Mauritius 1955 QEII, French Oceania 1954, Cambodia covers 1961 (3), Portuguese India c.1950s (4), and the remainder are from China c.1956 (with SG 1688-1690), 1958 (yellow river harnessing set of 4, etc.), 1959 (with students and banner [SG 1751, 1823 etc]), another 1959 (SG 1799, 1807. 1808, etc), 1965 (SG 2235, 2245-2249 etc), scarce on cover; others including 1955 FDC (SG 1658), 1956 (SG 1691-5, 1702, 1704), 1959 (incl. SG 1797), others (12) of same period and 1946 - 1956. Stamps fine, covers needing careful removal. (37)
Estimate $200
SOLD $950
China, East China People's Post, Seventh Anniversary of Shandong Communist Postal System, $5, block of 10 with large character O/P (obliterate Japanese flag), imperf. at top two stamps in block (SG EC325var.); North China People's Post, O/P $12 on $200 carmine (3), (SG NC260); others (12), uncertain portraying Wang Mang spade money various denominations; Local post Kewkiang O/P 1/2, 1 and 2 cents, last as vertical pair (illustrated) (SG 18-20); China Republic, set of Marshall hang Tso-lin posted at Harbin (SG 372-375) 4 and 109 cent with red O/P for Manchuria (SG 21-24); Manchuria, Kirin and Heilungkiang. Mausoleum set with O/P 1929 (SG 29-32) used (SG 32 illustrated); together with covers from Hong Kong (10) c.1970s-1980s. MUH, mint and used. (35)
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Egypt, on 12 leaves mint mostly from 1940-1956, loose on Hagner cards, issues from 1867, noted, 1926-1933 commems complete mint, 1933 1st Aviation Congress (SG 214-218, CV £100), 1933 trains, 1934 10th UPU Conference to 200m, 1953 set to £1, M/Ss (SG M372, 407), FDC Arab League Congress and others, an interesting accumulation. MUH, mint and used. (approx 250)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Falkland Islands, an accumulation in a spting-back stamp album with various issues from Queen Victoria - 1977, includes Dependencies South Georgia, on loose sheets and Hagners, noted 1938 set to 10/-, 1952 set KGVI with extras including some used to 10/-, part set of 1933 centenary, QEII 1960 set to £1; cover with copies of 5/- & £1 1933; wedding pair, blocks of QEII issues etc; together with various issues of Tristan Da Cunha on leaves and St. Helena. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $550
Fiji, a large black stock book containing issues of pre-decimal and decimal stamps from 1890s in mixed condition but mostly KGVI - QEII, lot has duplication throughout, issues are all grouped together, noted scarce blue cane, decimals issues in quantities with values to $1. Mostly used, some mint. (approx 1,000)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Gibraltar, a selection of issues in an album a some on small Hagners, QV issues various, noted 2d and 2 1/2d blue (SG 10-11) mint, 1889 set to 5 pesetas set (SG 22-33, CV £225) with extras, EVII part set various to 2/- mint, KGV set to 4/- mint and another part used to 4/-, issues from KGVI with duplication to 10/- and partial QEII set to 2/- mint and cover values to 6d 8 Au 38 to Naples, together with the collection in the album on leaves with a few QV-KGV but mostly from QEII mint/used sets includes booklets, M/S, and stamped postcards etc; in the same album Cyprus collection on leaves with 1d and 2 1/2d on GB with O/P Cyprus, various issues of QV - KGV (18). KGVI to 18 piastres and various sets/part sets mint/used until late 1980s, includes (SG 186, 187) and M/S etc., together with more additional issues of QV, EVII, KGV, KGVI and later issues. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Great Britain, a carton containing extensive issues of Great Britain from 1840 (2), one from Stanley Gibbons (cost £375) of Plate 3 with 4 full margins on card (SG 2) (illustrated) other with red Maltese cross cancellation (3 full margins), quantity of 1d reds 1841-1850s some on dated pieces and error varieties, 2d 1841 (2) also Govt Parcels; issues of KGV colour varieties Mint MUH to 1/- (SG 351-429), others on Hagner cards, including Edward VII much duplication mint to 1/- including inverted wmk. etc; KGVI 10/- both colours, £1 all mint; accumulation of Jersey and Guernsey etc, also FDC and post office packs, amny useful pickings, mint sets of Heligoland and Ionian Islands. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $500
SOLD $520
Great Britain, collection of issues on old printed leaves, includes 1840 1d black (2) each with a red or black Maltese cross, 1841 pale blue and deep blue, also 6d and 1/- emblems watermark, QV to 1/- green 1887 issue, and 1900 colour changes, EDVII to 1/- and 5/-, KGV to 5/- 1912 series, etc. Used, some in poor condition. (93)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Great Britain, Queen Victoria, penny black with good margins (SG.1); Australia, five pence, QEII booklet panes with imperferations between issues and on edge (two separate panes), The Holden Story, one dollar miniature sheets in folder (face value sixty dollars). Used penny black and MUH for Australian stamps. (73 stamps)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Great Britain, a large red Briefmarken stock book containing issues of pre-decimal stamps from 1850s in mixed condition, lot has duplication throughout, issues are described with SG numbers, noted scarce SG 82, 84, 152, 153, 178, 193, 263, also quantities of castles, and a useful lot of perfins from QV - QEII. Used. (1,000s)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Great Britain, an accumulation with duplicates stored in four stockbooks, divided into four areas, a) QV to KGVI, noted seahorses to 10/-, b) pre decimal KGVI to QEII - mint and used. values to £1, c) QEII with commems mint and used, mainly decimals to £5 (34 x £5), perfins from QV to QEII and d) QEII decimal Machins used, all are neatly arranged within the albums. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Great Britain, a collection housed in Stanley Gibbons 'Exeter' red and green albums No.2898, and two small books, as a) MUH/mint scattered issues from 1924-1969 some as blocks, noted 1924 Exhibition, 1929 Postal Congress, then several issues from 1937-1945, noted 1948 wedding including £1, Olympic Games and others in blocks of 4, many singles with a few gaps from 1953, 1959-68 1/2d - 1/6 and the castles set, (SG 570-598); appears complete in commemoratives from 1961 many as blocks of 4, sets include part sheets, strips, blocks etc (Hastings), Castles of 1967-8 (SG 759-762), together with single stamps of the provincial issues 1958-1968, collection includes Postage Dues various issues to £1 1959-1963 series, set issued 1968-9 (SG D56-D74); 1971 decimal 'to pay' issues in blocks of 4 (10) to £1; together with b) a collection of scattered used Edward VIII - QEII, 1936-1975, album also includes 2 pages of Poland and Norway issued during WWII by exiled governments in Great Britain, Poland issues 1941-1943 and 1945 (SG 478-493) and (SG 498); lot also includes two old Singapore Stamp Club Exchange books with useful pickings of stamps from Malaysia area (mint and used) including North Borneo 1950 set to $10 (CV £140) and Labuan issues. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Great Britain and Ireland, used stamps with duplication, neatly arranged in three stock books, with issues from 1841, strong in KGVI and QEII including multiples of the high values. Used. (100s)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Guernsey, collection in a Davo hingeless album with slipcase with issues including M/S from 1969 - 1995 and Alderney from 1983 - 1995, appears about complete. Appears to be MUH. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
India, an extensive accumulation of issues some in a spring-back album with stamps to 1987 mostly mint/MUH sets a few used (100s), together with stamps on Hagner sheets and cards noticed half anna blue 1854-5 (2), one anna red and 4 annas indigo and red (cut to shape) (2); 1909 EVII OHMS set to 15 rupees with extras, 1937 KGVI set to 10 rupees many used sets of QV-KGV, EVII set 15 rupees used, KGV to 25 rupees with many extras, shades etc, noted KGVI plane 14 annas a block of 16 stamps; Indian Expeditionary Forces, IEF, CEF and Cina O/P on Hong Kong issues; India O/P for Pakistan to 2 rupees; Native States mint O/P on India including Patiala near complete QV, EVII, KGV all to 1 rupee, Gwalior QV to 5 rupees mint, Nabha QV, EVII and KGV to 1 rupee, noted 1 anna KGV (SG 62 with O/P inverted), Chamba QV, EVII to 1 rupee, KGV to 12 annas; covers QV 1858 on piece with 4annas and 2 x 1anna (SG 39, 45), 1881, 1894, quantity of Official issues, Revenue, exchange foreign, share transfer etc., lot also includes a lot of Bechuanaland Protectorate 1889-1902 mint unused lot, and surcharged lot of Dominica. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $580
Japan, stock book from ex dealer of issues with much duplication, mostly post WWII to 1960, mostly better issues, noted block of 4 of 'girl playing glass flute' (SG 746), 11 pairs as blocks of 1955 10th anniv. athletic meet (SG 744-5); Mt Manaslu (SG 760) (37) mostly as blocks of 8; 1957 Philatelic week (25), (CV £1200). MUH only a very few mint. (100s)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Japanese Occupation of Philippines, 1943, five cents brown (SG.J18), unused sheet of 100 stamps with Japanese imprint at bottom edge. Two holes on left hand edge paper and small chip in right hand edge paper, stamps unharmed, with some light spots on gum and a line stain on the gum of 4 stamps, nonetheless scarce as the whole issue destroyed by the Philippine's Government. MUH.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Jersey, collection in a Davo hingeless album with slipcase with issues including M/S from 1958 - 1995 with part sets of 1991-4, appears almost complete. Mostly MUH. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Malaya, Labuan, on eight album leaves, issues from 1894, (SG 51-55, 57) as CTO; North Borneo pictorials O/P Labuan (12) 1894-6 (no 12c) mostly postal used (3 are CTO with black bar cancellations); 1895 set of O/P on North Borneo 4c - 40c (SG 75-79) (8 as extras, one only CTO), similar 25c - $1 (SG 80-82), 50c a CTO; 1896-1898 issues (18) with Labuan O/P on North Borneo with extras mostly postally used, a few CTO, (SG 83 - 101); 1899 surcharges incomplete all used (SG 102-107, 109-110); a few (6) latter issues including (2) Straits Settlements used in Labuan. Used. (69)
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on two album leaves, 3c brown/yellow 1869, good used with bar cancel (SG 1) (illustrated), 3c brown/yellow 1871 (5), together with varieties stop after three and other minor varieties (3), together with 1875 issues 2c (1), 4c (3), 6c (2), 8c (4), 12c (3), (SG 3-7). Used most with clear postmarks. (23)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Malaya, Sarawak, 1878 (3 Feb), piece with 1875 12c red/pale rose (SG 7), tied by oval 'Sarawak/Post Office' date stamp in combination with Straits Settlements 1867-1872, 2c and 30c (two wing marginal examples of each), (SG 11a, 17), paying 64c external postage, with 'B-172' cancels. Used with minor imperfecions, but an attactive and scarce item. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Malaya, Sarawak, 1888-1897 Brooke set $2 green and blue, $5 green and violet, $10 green and carmine, unissued set of high values, prepared for use but not issued, (SG 21a -21c), (CV £3800). MUH, the $2 with insignificant corner wrinkle. (3)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,200
Malaya, Sarawak, 1889-1892, 5 cents on 12 green and blue, no watermark, perforated 14 surcharged in black 5 with 'c' omitted, dated 16 Mr 1891 (SG 26b). Used and very scarce item.
Estimate $400
Passed in
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on five album leaves, 1888 set to $1 with additional shades as per SG, with additional 3c with postmark Sarawak 10 Jul 9 (sic); together with 1889 surcharges with extras (SG 22-26) with varieties, and a block of 6 1891 5c/12c with cds Sarawak 20 Mar 96 (SG 25a) no stop after c (CV £1080) (illustration); together with a 1891 large block of 16 (4x4, with LH side selvedge) (SG 26) (CV £5200) MUH for 13 examples, 3 fine mint (illustrated). MUH, mint and used most used with clear postmarks. (48)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,200
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on four album leaves, 1892 1c/3c brown/yellow with additional large block of 12 (3x4) stone 1, left pane B, one a variety of long tail R, with cds Sarawak, 10 Oct 99, with additional 1895 set (SG 28-31) with extra 2c and 8c; with additional plate proofs for 2c imperforated violet and brown-red; 1899 surcharges (SG 32 [2], 33 [2], 35); 1899 set with extras and shades to 50c, (SG 36-46, 48 [mint] 49); 1918 set to $1 with shades (SG 50-61, 62 mint). Mint and mostly fine used some with clear postmarks. (65)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Malaya, Sarawak, 1896 (3 Nov), combination piece with 1895 2c brown-red, perf. 12 1/2, tied by Sarawak CDS and 1892-1899 Straits Settlements 8c ultramarine with Singapore CDS 'No 9, 96', (paying international postage), this with minor stains with part Paris CDS in red at left; together with another combination piece with 1871 3c brown/yellow, perf. 11, tied by Sarawak CDS '28 Jan 81' to a Straits Settlements 10 cents /12c ultramarine (SG 45), tied by cancel in transit at Singapore (Straits Settlements stamps were required on overseas mail); this is a scarce and attractive item and an early usuage of the Straits Provisional. Used. (2 items, 4 stamps)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on seven album leaves, 1922-1923 (SG 63-71), extra 5c, postmarked Miri 1 Feb 24; 1828 set (SG 76-90), 1923 surcharges 1st printing 1c/10c, 2c on 12c (2 and a block of 4 cds Kuching 10 Feb 1923), (SG 72-73) used; together with joined vertical pair with Plate 1 and variety (SG 72a, CV £436) the 'Cnet' type (mint) (illustrated) and a large block of 9 (3x3) with centre piece with 'Cnet' variety and plate number (SG 72, 72a, CV £513) (illustrated); lot includes a cover Kuching 9 May 1923 to Dr.Mjeberg Sarawak Museum Kuching fixed with four 1c/10c with 3rd stamp the 'Cnet' variety (SG 72, 72a, CV £1080) (illustrated); together with surcharges 2nd printing 1c/10c and a pair 2c/12c both almost MUH (SG 74c, 75). MUH, mint and used, some with clear postmarks. (42 and one cover)
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,100
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on ten album leaves, 1932 set to $1 (15) (CV £150); 1934 set to $10 (26) (CV £350) plus extra blocks; BMA set to $4 (CV £230, $3 illustrated); Sarawak 1945 B.M.A. overprint set to $4, complete each cancelled by boxed four-line ''VICTORIA/DEC. 24TH/1846-1946/LABUAN'' handstamp, (this slogan handstamp was only in use between 24th Dec. 1945 and 31st Jan. 1946) (18 different) unused and rare ($4 illustrated); other issues include Centenary, Royal Wedding UPU, Crown Colony set to $5, 1950 pictorials and almost complete set to (SG 146-203). Mostly used unless noted. (145)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Malaya, Straits Settlements, an extraordinary collection housed in a Stanley Gibbons 'Exeter' album No.2898, used (unless noted) issues from 1867 various O/P and denominations (5), India issues for Singapore 8 pies and 1 anna and 8 annas (SG Z71, Z78, Z80); 1867-1872 with duplication and colour varieties (31) values to 96c (4), (SG 11-19); range of O/P '10' '10 cents' (11); 1882 new designs and colour changes (9); 'two cents and 2 cents (4); 1883- 1891 2c - 96c with extras (30), (SG 63 - 71); '4 cents'(3) and '8 cents' O/P (SG 73 [3], 75 [2]); 1884 surcharges 'two cents' on 5c, (SG 77), various 'Three cents' O/P on 32c (SG 83, 94) (5); 1898-9 O/P 3c on 5c (1) (SG 84); 10c/24c (4), 30c/32c (6) (SG 86-87); 4c on 5c, on 8c, on 5c carmine; others 1892 O/P mostly One Cent (9), 1892-1899 1c - 50c with extras (17); KEVII 1902 to $2 with extras (21); 1903-6 set to $5 with extras (20); 1906 used O/P on Labuan to $1 (8), KEVII set (26) 1906-1912 to $5 (3) (SG 153-167), extensive range of fiscal cancellations on KEVII various issues (40) many at $5; KGV 1912-1923 issues to $5 (3), with duplication (50); red cross (3, 2 are mint), (SG 216-217); 1921-1933 issues and varieties (35) to $5; assorted fiscal cancelations (52) to $5 (10, one a block of 4); Malaya-Borneo Exhibition varieties mint and used to $1 several in strips, various watermarks (24); Silver Jubilee set; 1936 KGV set to $5 (15) (SG 260-274); Coronation set; 1937-1941 KGVI sets (23) to $5 (SG 278-298); 1924-1926 two (2) Postage Due sets (SG D1-D6), in all a high CV; lot also includes two loose leaves with various mostly used (65). Mostly used, a few mint. (several 100).
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,500