380th Auction

1901 two covers addressed to the Nawab, one large-size mourning cover from the Viceroy and the cover from the Secretary of State for India at London, some age marks

1948, 1 a. on 3 a. with variety "thick E", used, very fine and rare, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 a. on 8 a. with variety"ONE ANNE" , lightly used on piece, some minor creasing, still very fine, very scarce, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 a. on 8 a. with variety"ONE ANNN" , lightly used, very fine and very scarce, Certificate ISES (2022)

1879 Essay for the original Conch shell design in greenish-blue, one of three known, certificate ISES 2021.

1941  7ch blue compound perf (12½x13) complete sheet of 112 overprinted "SERVICE".A spectacular complete sheet of this very scarce stamp (SG value £7280)

A group of four complete sheets (SG 65d, 73e, O96e & O97) (SG value £3119)

1943  3/4ch surcharged "8 CASH" complete sheet of 112 perf 12½ all around except the bottom four rows perf 12 resulting in 32 stamps with compound perf (SG value £992)

1902,  5 cash reply postcard with perforations on top surcharged "FOUR CASH" in violet. According to Deschl three unused examples  and no used examples of this card have been recorded

1949,  6 ca blackish violet perf. 14 surcharged "TWO PIES", unpriced in SG

1949, 1 ch green perf. 14 surcharged "HALF ANNA", unpriced in SG

A group of six complete sheets (SG 1d, 6a, 10, 11, O8c & O16) in mixed condition with various degrees of toning (SG value £2450)

1888/94, thin toned wove paper, irregular small holes, ½ p. in complete sheet of 42 stamps, unused with o.g., very scarce

1895, $2.00 green/red, used with fiscal cds., watermark Crown CC inverted, slightly faded otherwise very fine and rare, with 2019 RPSL certificate

1916, Shipwreck of St. Paul before Malta 10 sh. black, fresh color and good perforation, unused with the barest trace of hinging, very fine copy of this key stamp, signed

1854/57, POST PAID intermediate impression, 1 d. bright vermilion, pos.1, clear at upper right, otherwise good margins, tiny scatch in neck overpainted by black ink, otherwise very fine and fresh.

1854/57, POST PAID intermediate impression, 2 d. blue, pos.11, clear to good margins, tiny thin in the left margin, otherwise very fine and fresh.

1879/80,  8 c. blue, used with central clear "B65" of Rodrigez, vf

FIRST DAY FLIGHT TIMARU-KARACHI-LONDON: 1930, 1d., 2½d. and 9d. tied by cds. "TIMARU -1 JL 30 NZ" to a registered envelope to Riga, Lettonia, typewritten "Via Karachi-London Air Mail Service", adjacent framed "First Day of New Zealands connection with the Karachi-London Air Mail Service. 1st. July.1930" and two-line "Nav pieprasita Non réclamé.", reverse transit mark and arrival cds. "RIGA 12 VIII 30" where the mail was returned to the sender, very fine and scarce

1909, Scott Expedition 1/2 d. deep green and 1 d. carmine, unmounted mint with traces of peripheral toning, otherwise fine, certificate B.P.A. (2022)

1909, Scott Expedition 1/2 d. deep green and 1 d. carmine, unsused, trifle toned, fine, certificate B.P.A.

1894, ½d. green, 1d. red, 2d. red and 2½d. blue, tied by cds. without post office name "REGISTERED" to a registered envelope to Utrecht, adjacent transit oval marks "REGISTERED LONDON" and "REGISTERED LIVERPOOL", reverse arrival mark "UTRECHT 19 DEC 98", one adhesive with corner defect, very fine and scarce cancel

1880, surcharge in black, 8c with original value obliterated in manuscript, cancelled by red circle of small dots (Proud Type K2), a small filled thin on reverse, still fine, certificate BPA (2022)

1903, King Edward VII, 1,50r. black/carmine, watermark CA, variety 'Dented Frame' (left pane, position 1/6), unused with minor trace of gum toning, still very fine and very scarce

1869, POSTAGE on 3 d. blue, horizontal pair, tied to envelope with adjacent "DURBAN NATAL OCT 23 " (1870) to camp Poona, Bombay Presidency, with frontside "BOMBAY SHIP LETTER" and arrival mark. The envelope has been restored, franking in very fine condition. A scarce destination letter

1868, Coat of arms 4d. ultramarine tied by illegible cds. to combination cover with two horizontal strips of three and single Cape of Good Hope 1d. red and further single ½d. gray-black, all tied by cds. "CAPE -TOWN AU 11 80" to Wiesbaden, marked in blue crayon "2" for double weight cover with further strike of black "T" and charged with "160" Pfg., reverse with transit and arrival mark, some transportation wear, adhesives few imperfections, somewhat tones, nevertheless an remarkably attractive and rare entire, unsurprisingly, the majority of the other known examples were sent to the British Isles, thus a rare destination

Provenance: 84th. Shanahan's Stamp Auction (1959)

1868, Coat of arms 4d. ultramarine tied by barred numeral to combination cover with horizontal pair Cape of Good Hope 4d. dull-blue tied by cds. "CAPE -TOWN DE 13 79" to Frankfurt with accountancy mark "2½d" alongside, reverse with transit and arrival mark, some tiny and insignificant stains, otherwise fine and attractive, unsurprisingly, the majority of the other known examples were sent to the British Isles, thus a rare destination

1915, Accra overprint 1 sh. with German cds. "NOEPE 12/10 15" on registered envelope to England

1916/20, London overprint 10 sh. with German cds. "ASSAHUN 27/3 19" on registered envelope to Switzerland

1864, Rivadavia 10 c. green, good to large margins, lightly cancelled in blue, vf

1919, First Issue, 40k. multicolored, unobstrusive lower right corner wear, tied by cds. "ALZHIKABUL BAK. 17 10 19" to a postcard addressed to the head of the German consulate in Baku, arrival cds. "BAKU 19 10 19" alongside, correct 40 kopek postcard rate. Fine and very early usage of any Azerbaijan stamp, an important exhibition item, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1921, Famine Relief 1000r. dark brown/olive brown, horizontal pair, tied with cds. "BAKU", very scarce thus; very fine

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, vertical tete-beche pair, natural paper crease and upper stamp cut into the design, used with cds. "GEOKCHAJ BAKIN", still fine and scarce, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, horizontal tete-beche pair, unobstrusive tiny thin, used with cds. "KAZAHR ELISAV.", fine and scarce

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, vertical tete-beche pair, used, very fine and scarce, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, block of four with lower pair tete-beche, used with cds. "ELISAVETPOL 16 9 22", very fine and scarce, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)