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Australia: 1932, Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 2 d. - 5 s. cpl., unused, fine

Bermuda: 1918/22, wmk mult. crown CA 1 £ purple and black on red, unhinged mint and 10 sh. green and carmine on pale bluish-green, unused, very fine

1924/32, wmk mult. script CA 12 sh. 6 p. grey and orange, unhinged mint, very fine

British Honduras: 1913/21, George V 5 $ purple and black on red, copy from the top sheet margin with plate no. "1", unhinged mint

British Postal Agencies In Eastern Arabia: "Oman", somewhat weak red date stamp on front of small envelope 1867 to Bombay with arrival marks

Cape of Good Hope: 1863/64, 1 sh. emerald green, clear to good margins, used, fine, sign. AD (SG £ 450,-)

Dominica: 1923/33, 1 £ black and purple on red, unhinged mint, very fine

Gibraltar: 1925/32, 5 £, copy from the bottom sheet margin, unused with only tiny hingemark, very fine

Gold Coast: 1889/94, Victoria 20 sh. green and red, unused with large part original gum, very fine

Hongkong: 1863, Victoria 8 c. pale dull orange tied by the barred oval "B62" to cover with tax "4" to Bombay with arrival mark

96 c. olive/bistre extremely fresh deep colour, wing margin cut at left, fine perforation at 3 sides, unused without gum; a rarity in this condition, certificate Scheller; no.34 in the listing of Ng Kwai Lung Provenance: Robson Lowe (July 1963)

1891, 20 CENTS on 30 c. and 1900/02 10 c. blue (with security marking "MELCHERS & CO.") , both tied by 2 clear strikes "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST OST-ASIATISCHE HAUPTLINIE c 10/6 02" to cover to Germany with arrival mark, fine and very scarce

50th Anniversary of colony 2 c. carmine, horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, used, fine

1900/01, 2 c. green used on main part of double card 3 c. brown with 3 strikes "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST OST-ASIATISCHE  HAUPTLINIE e 27 6 02" (steamer 'Hamburg') to Germany with arrival mark; very rare and attractive

4 c. carmine, horizontal pair with security marking "MELCHERS & CO" as additional franking on envelope 2 c. green from "VICTORIA HONGKONG AU 7 02" to Germany, endorsed "Per 'Kiautschou'"

1907/11, 10 c. ultramarine, tied by "SWATOW B JY 6 11" to reverse of small red band cover to Bangkok with transit mark of Victoria and 2 different arrival marks, very fine

Ionian Islands: 1831, entire letter from Corfu to Zante with oval seal cancel of Corfu and large double circle of Zante with manuscript postage "D5", fine, opinion Holcombe and certificate Van der Linden BPP

India: 1880/81, 2 a. brown-orange (2) and 1/2 a. pale blue tied by barred "C" to reverse of registered cover from Calcutta with boxed "REGISTERED CALCUTTA..." to Jhelum with arrival mark plus 1/2 a. postal stationery envelope with additional franking 2 a. brown-orange on reverse as registered cover from Hazro with boxed "REGISTERED HAZRO...." to Amritsar with arrival mark

1948, Gandhi 1 1/2 a.-10 r. set of 4 in souvenir booklet "MEMERIAL STAMPS", unused

KENYA AND UGANDA: 1922, 5 £ black and blue, copy from the lower right sheet corner with plate no. "1", unhinged mint with small hinge mark in the margin only, very fine

KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA: 1935/37, George V 1 c.-1 £ cpl., unhinged mint, very fine

Lagos: 1887/1902, Victoria 2½ d. blue, tied by 9 bar oval to cover from "LAGOS W. AFRICA AP 25 95" to Liverpool with arrival mark, cover endorsed "per Eduard Bohlen"

Mafeking: 1900, Baden-Powell 3 d. deep blue on blue, tied by cds. "MAFEKING MY 7 1900" to small piece, very fine, sign. Kosack

Mauritius: 1811, entire letter from Grand River, written by an English officer to his father at the Scottish Isle of Mull with faint "PORT. LOUIS / PORT PAID" oval "SHIPLETTER" and arrival mark of Glasgow on front; according to certificate Van der Linden BPP the earliest known letter with the British stamp of Port Louis; opinion Holcombe

1845, letter sheet with part of contents with red double circle "MAURITIUS POST OFFICE AU 28 1845" via Galle (Ceylon), Aden, Suez via overland mail to  Alexandria, Malta and Marseille to Bordeaux, prepaid to Alexandria with 1 sh. 8 p.; in France taxed with "19" decimes, on front quite clear double circle "PURIFIER AU LAZARET/MALTE"; fine and scarce, certificate Van der Linden BPP and opinion Holcombe

1853, "PACKETLETTER MAURITIUS MY 18 1853" on triple rate lettersheet via the Cape of Good Hope to Bordeaux with red boxed "COLONIES &c ART.13", taxed on arrival "45" decimes; certificate Van der Linden BPP

New Foundland: 1860, 2 d. orange-vermilion, good to large margins and very fresh colour, unused o.g., very fine, signed Pfenninger

New Guinea: 1914, 2 s. on 2 M., unused, fine, signed Calves ex Dr. Rueger

3 s. on 3 M., unused, fine, signed Champion and certificate Brandon ex Dr. Rueger

New Hebrides: 1920, 2 d. on 40 c. without watermark, unused, gum with traces of colour

New South Wales: 1854/59, 8 d. golden-yellow with wide to very wide margins, fine fresh colour, cancelled by clear oval "N.S.W."; an extremely fine copy of this scarce stamp, sign. Alberto Diena, Enzo Diena, certificate Baldini

New Zealand:1931, health stamps 1 d. and 2 d. in blocks of 4, unhinged mint, very fine

1894, Victoria ½ d.-1 sh. complete on registered cover to England, fine

Northborneo: 1925/28, 16 c. with 8 c. and 20 c. on 18 c. on registered cover from "SANDAKAN 12 JUL. 1930" to Barcelona with arrival marks; 16 c. little toned, but very scarce on cover, fine

24 c. with 1 c. and 6 c. on registered cover from "SANDAKAN 12 JUL. 1930" to Barcelona with arrival marks on reverse; the envelope slightly stained in the borders; the 24 c. is very scarce on cover

Nyassaland: 1891/95, 1 £ deep blue, unused, regummed, certificate BPA