380th Auction

1915, Sansane-Mangu: 10 pfg. horizontal pair, tied by central first day cds. "LOME -7.1.15" to small piece, fine, signed Bothe BPP

1915, Sansane-Mangu: 10 pfg., horizontal strip of three, fresh color and good perforation, position 3-5 with position 5 showing variety "TOGU", used with clear cds. "LOME", left stamp small blue dot, right stamp with on front side quasi invisible corner crease, otherwise fine, certificate Holcombe (1995)

Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959)

1915, Sansane-Mangu: 50 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, tied by clear cds. "LOME 7.1.15" to small piece; a superb copy of this rare stamp of which only 19 examples were overprinted, signed Champion, Köhler and Bühler with certificate (1987)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1914, Postal stationery card 5 pfg., Setting B, with overprint error "One Penny" instead of "Half Penny", used with clear "ASSAHUN 10.1.15", minor wrinkles, a very rare card, probaply unique, signed Ebel and Holcombe with certificate (1993) (Gibbs PS1 Note 1) (Higgins & Gage (1F)

1855, BALTIC: Victoria 6d. orange tied by numeral "1" to part-paid folded letter endorsed "p. Kent via London" to Richmond, via London and Liverpool where put on the "BALTIC" arriving in New York with black integral cds. "N YORK. Am. Pkt. 21 DEC 13" applied, adhesives faults, otherwise fine

1858, VANDERBILT: 1854 Victoria 1sh. blue with two singles 1d. green tied by numeral "1" to folded letter to Boston, endorsed "EUROPEAN", per "EUROPAPEAN" and "TEVIOT" to Southampton, from there to New York, manuscript credit of "8"d restatet as "16" cents alongside, adhesives some faults, otherwise fine

1858, INDIAN: 1851, Victoria 7½d. green tied by bars to folded lettersheet endorsed "Per Indian" with adjacent cds. "TORONTO JU 17 58" to London, adhesive touched at top and close at lower left, otherwise fine, signed Seybold

1866, MORAVIAN: Steamer Washington 12½ c. blue tied by grid to envelope to Hamilton, Scottland with transit and arrival mark, minor wear, otherwise fine

1867, CITY OF ANTWERP: 1864 Allegory 4d., two singles and 1sh. green tied by duplex "CAPE TOWN JA 19 67" to folded lettersheet endorsed "per St. Ronon" to New York, "16 CENTS" due marking struck alongside, upon arrival 5 cents collected for inland, the unpaid portion of the rate under the British open mail agreement, some paper breaks and adhesives minor imperfection, still rare and attractive

1868, CITY OF CORK: Victoria 10c. orange tied by duplex "HALIFAX MR 14 68" to envelope endorsed "By Inman Steamer via New York" to Boston, the rate reduced from 12½ cents to 10 cents when Nova Scotia joined Canada on 1st July 1867, adhesive some minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1868, MORAVIAN: Victoria 12½c. blue tied by duplex "MONTREAL AU 7 68" to folded lettersheet to Liverpool with arrival mark, fine

1857, AMERICA: Victoria 2p. blue and 1sh. pale red, large margins to just touched, tied by grids to folded cover endorsed "per R.M. Steamer Simla" to New York with clear strike of "SYNDEY NEW SOUTH WALES D FE  10 1857" on reverse, red London transit and "8" manuscript credit alongside, black integral cds. "N. YORK Br. PKt. 5 APR 26" struck upon arrival, some reinforced splitting along folds, otherwise fine and attractive usage prepaid to the U.S. border

1858, AMERICA: Victoria 1p. brown, horizontal pair and 3p. blue tied by oval grids to folded letter to Boston with black integral "BOSTON BR. PKT. 5 cts. 3 JUN" struck upon arrival, pair touched and lower right corner added, 3p. with vertival filing fold, still a fine example of the 5p. packer rate to a US port

1859, CANADA: Cartier 10p. blue, fresh color, good margins on three sides, tied by pen cross to folded letter with matching "SOUTH-ZORRA AP 16 1859" alongside, to Wigton, England with red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKER 2 MY 59" alongside, attractive and scarce entire

1859, EUROPA: 3 pence dull red, diagonally bisected with 6 pence olive-yellow, bisected slightly touched, tied by grid to folded letter dated "Lancester Mills Sep 17 1859" to Hull with arrrival mark, bisect pen stroke reduced, otherwise fine and scarce

1912/2013, mint never hinged, unused and used stock, including souvenir sheets, stamp booklets, Turkish Cyprus etc.

1886/2013, mint never hinged, unused and used stock, including souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, stamp booklets, etc.

1885/2015, mint never hinged, unused and used stock, including souvenir sheets and miniature sheets.

ENGLISH POST OFFICES: 1898/99, specialized collection with used and unused stamps, starting with Mi. 1(3); overall fine to very fine condition

1840/1900, extensive, mostly used collection incl. Great Britain with i.a. Mi.-No. 1 in a pair, including good part Helgoland with i.a. Mi.-No. 7c (FB Schulz BPP), Australian states with some pairs and i.a. New South Wales with i.a. Mi.No. 2 several times and Mi.-No. 5 in a block of four and South African states with a.o. good part Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand with Mi.-No. 18a and 31a unused/without gum, together in five albums and some stock pages with additions

1840/1970 (ca), voluminous collection of thousands of unused and used stamps in over thirty-five (35) albums and some folders, covering over thirty Commonwealth countries, starting with GB, Hong Kong Mi. 31 unused, Tasmania Mi. 2 used (3); many sets mint never hinged in the modern area, some duplicates, blocks, sheetlets, etc.; condition varies especially in the early issues, otherwise fine to very fine, a nice assembly

1863/1950 (ca.), small lot in album, including 3 covers from England to Prince Albert of Prussia, collection Papua New Guinea with better values, etc.

1851/1969 (ca.), used and unused collection in two albums, nicely presented with strength in the classical issues up to the early 20th century, better items like 1854 New South Wales Mi. 16 cancelled (3), some small faults, also some Danish West Indies and French Guadeloupe, generally fresh condition, mostly fine to very fine

1890/1970 (ca.), used and mint balance in two large and two smaller albums, comprising East Africa/KUT/Tanganyika and 1935+1937 Commonwealth issues.

1937, Coronation issue, assortment of 42 cover, mainly f.d.c., almost all registered mail to Selfridge&Co/London, two large size covers with foldings/faults, others fine.

1860/1990 (ca.), British Europe, comprehensive used and mint collection/balance in 14 albums, comprising Cyprus, Malta and Gibraltar with collections and duplicates, well sorted and filled from early issues to modern.

1860/1990 (ca.),  used and mint balance/collection in eight albums plus one folder, comprising interesting Rhodesia incl. postmarks, Swaziland, Seychelles and considerable Mauritius, several better pieces noted, also a good range of covers.

1910/60 (ca.), Southern and Eastern Africa, nice collection in 5 volumes with specialized collection of South Africe 'aAnimals' series, better items as Tanganjika SG 88 and 88a, South Africa 1-17 and more than 100 covers and cards with some interesting items. Nice lot.

1861/1981, interesting unused and used collection, including good collection Nepal, also Pakistan, also Burma Mi.-Nos. 1-18, mostly good condition

1862/1980(ca.), unused and used collection with many better values, including good parts HongKong, Strait Stettlements, Malaya, Singapore, Brunei as well as North Borneo, partly CTO, mostly good condition

1855/1941, small group including Ceylon 1872 seven values from 2c. to 90c. (4c. no gum), Van Diemans Land 1853 4d. red-orange very fine used, New South Wales OS Specimen overprints, Solomon Islands 1907, Tonga 1886 6d. blue two mint blocks (shades); overall very fine

1886/1994 (ca.), sophisticated mainly used collection incl. many covers in four albums, comprising New Hebrides/Vanuatu, Gilbert&Ellice, Nauru, Norfolk, Cook, Solomons, Niue, Tonga, Penrhyn, Pitcairn and Fiji.

1899/1962, mainly used collection/balance on album pages, comprising apprx. 58 covers/cards, loose stamps from 1937 Definitives "Dhow" complete set fine used (SG 1/12), in addition a nice part Protectorate States.

1860/2000 (ca.),  States+Commonwealth, comprehensive used and mint balance in two boxes, mainly sorted on stockcards, incl. a good selection of states, modern period comprising many gutter pairs. 

1860/2010 (ca.), States+Commonwealth, comprehensive used accumulation in more than 50 albums plus some loose material, well filled and sorted throughout.

1913/1991, fine used collection in twelve black Lighthouse binders, well arranged on apprx  850 individually made-up album pages, also included are many covers, modern period incl. booklets and self-vending machine labels, gutter pairs, in addition officials.