334 / September 2008

1961, 1 c -1 r. cpl. (without 2 ½ c. brown) with 1 r. in type I, cancelled "LOBATSI BECH. PROT. 14. FEB. 61" on larger folded first day cover

1890, 5 c. ultramarine, tied by cds. "...GUIANA JY 27 92" to cover to Omaru, reverse with tranist und arrival mark, fine

1922, Malaya-Borneo exhibition 1 c.-1 $ complete plus 10 values with several overprint varieties including 1 $ with "Short I", unused

1851, 6 d. slate violet with enormous margins all around, cancelled by black target cancel on folded cover to New York, stamp has been lifted and replaced, address restored. Front showing red 'CANADA' and 'MONTREAL MR30 185 3'

1870/93, 3 c. orange-red and USA 1890/93, 2 c. red, tied by 'MONTREAL AP 28' to entire cover to Neuville, insufficiently paid and stamped 'Inconnu Neuville' on the back, then sent back via London with Montreal arrival mark, very interesting and rare cover in good condition (Scott-no.USA37)

1863/64, De la Rue 1 d. carmine-red and 4 d. deep blue, each in block of 3 with good to very large margins, 1 d. two sharp creases ironed out, also 4 d. Perkins Bacon in pair with wide margins, all neatly cancelled (SG no. 18-19, 6)

1884/90, 1/2 d. black, 1 d. rose-red and 6 d. purple, tied to register envelope 4 d. blue from 'SUMMERSET EAST JU 28 86' to Germany with transit and arrival marks

1905, postal stationery envelope 4 d. blue-green as registered letter from "St. Georges Street C.T DE 13 05" to Mecca, reverse with transit and arrival mark, stamp on front missing and a little bit soiled, but a scarce destination

"CAPE TOWN", compass wheel date stamp on double card 1+1 d. brown and postcard 1/2 d. green with additional franking to London resp. Germany

BOER WAR: 1902, correspondence of 5 covers to London, 4·with Great Britain frankings with Army Post cancellations, several censor marks

1880, 1/2 d.-1 sh. cpl., unused with original or part o.g. (SG 1.440,- £)

1882, 1/2 on 1/2 pia. and 30 pa. on 1 pia., used, fine (SG 185,- )

1894, 45 pia. violet/blue and 1921, 18 pia. slate/dark brown, unused, fine

1953, 1/2-1 £, cpl., unmounted mint

1960, Birds 1/2 p.-1 £ complete set in blocks of 4 with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine (SG-no. 193-207)

1935, Silver Jubilee 3-20 c., unhinged mint and 1941, Centenary 2 c.-1 $ unused, fine

1938, George VI 1 $, cpl. sheet of 60 stamps, position 17 with variety "short R", unhinged mint, tiny paper adherence in upper sheet margin, fine

1865, 2 a. orange and 4 a. green, each tied by ink cross and small cds. "BOMBAY 7 OCT 72" to cover to Messur via Cairo and Suez, good condition

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1844, "BOMBAY MY 6 1844 STR.POSTAGE INLD. DO" on cover from France to Singapore, prepaid 5 francs for the British packet rate to Alexandria, then charged 1 rupee and 2 annas for the remaining packet fee. Rare and interesting cover in good condition

1938, George VI 15 r. in block-of-four, unhinged mint, very fine (SG £ 640,-)

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1927/39, George V 10 r. in horizontal strip of 4, unhinged mint (SG £ 240,-- for unused)

1938/40, 1 r. grey and red-brown in horizontal marginal strip of 4, unhinged mint, one stamp light corner bend, otherwise very fine unhinged mint (SG £ 1000,-)

1942/47, 2 r. -10 r. in horizontal strips of 4, unhinged mint (SG £ 512,-)

1887, 1 a. black, two horizontal pairs, tied by "DSCHAMMU AND KASHMIR SRINAGAR" to cover, fine

1922, 1 pg. (2), 2 pg. (2) and 6 pg. (4) on cover to Cleveland with censor label, littel unfresh

1935, 2/6-10 sh. cpl., all with sheet margin, unmounted mint, folded between stamp and margin and there hinge remainder, fine (Mi. 1.500,-)

1867/72, 32 c. pale red (cut by scissors at left) and 8 c. orange, tied by circle of dots to letter sheet dated "Manila 18 April 1874" to Pforzheim in Baden with adjacent red "SINGAPORE PAID AP 25 74" and unclear french Paquebotmark; fine and scarce

1903/04, surcharge issues 50 c., 1 $ and 10 c.-50 c., 5 values complete, unused o.g., very fine and fresh (SG £ 180,-)

1904/10, Sultan Sir Ibrahim 1 c.-10 $ complete, unused, allmost all stamps unhinged mint, fresh colours, 2 $ some short perfs, otherwise very fine (SG £ 300,-)

50 $ and 100 $, unused (tiny traces of hinge only), both marginal copies, very fresh colours, very fine (SG £ 650,-)

1918/20, wm. mult. crown CA 2 c.-10 $ complete, unused, fine and fresh (SG £ 500,-)

1922/40, wm. mult. script CA 1 c.-10 $ complete, unused, some lower values small problems, generally fine/very fine (SG £ 450,-)

50 $ green and ultramarine, unused o.g., extremely fine and fresh, a scarce stamp (SG £ 800,-)

100 $ green and scarlet, unused with large part o.g., fine and fresh, a rare stamp (SG £ 1600,-)

500 $ with overprint "SPECIMEN", unused with large part o.g.; very fresh colour, very fine (SG £ 750,-)

1882, overprint 'Crescent and Star over S' in red on Straits Settlements 2 c., unused, part o.g., certificate BPA