382nd Auction

1931/48, unused and used small collection with 2 sheets and 4 franked entires

1880/97 (ca.), unused and used small collection with some multiples and 4 entires

1948/49, unused and used collection with some multiples and 2 sheets

1919 British Occupation of Mosul, collection of stamps and covers, written-up on eighty pages, a comprehensive study of the overprinting of the Turkish Fiscal stamps, comprising mint and used examples, multiples, blocks and sheets of 25 of each value, as well as many singles and covers with rare combination frankings to Bagdad and destination overseas such as Paris, London, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Bombay, Linöping, Offenbach and New York, noted five covers from Lieutennant Roffey correspondence, also three covers with all six values used, a registered 1920 envelope with a mixed franking of Mosul occupation overprints 1/2 a. and 1 a. combined with British Occupation in Irag overprint 3 a. sent to Germany, several examples of the missing dash in fraction and small `2` in `1/2´ errors of overprint, scarce cancellations and censor marks, condition generally fine with the expected imperfections and some toning, many rare and superb items, a scarce specialist collection seldom available presented in such detail.  

1890/1930 (ca.), unused group of over 25 postal stationery cards, envelopes and wrappers, some with "SPECIMEN" overprints, mixed condition

1948/2007, Johore, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Selangor and Trengganu, attractive mostly mint collection, including some variant, good condition

1860/1970, mostly unused / mint never hinged and used collection with specialties and some covers and postal stationary, including folded cover with GB 4 P. with dublex postmark "MALTA/A25", Mi.-No. 10 in horizontal lower pair with plate number, Mi.- No. 52 unused (sign. Pröschold BPP), Mi. No. 63 unused, Mi. No. 64-80 unused and Mi. No. 115-31 unused/mint never hinged, plus small part British Post Offices in Morocco and Turkey, neatly in two albums of preprints

1819/86, three stampless folded entires, one to London bearing on reverse large cds. "MAURITIUS POST OFFICE  APR 1819", also "The Merchants & Planters Gazette" with superb French maritime octogonal "POSS. ANG. PAQ. FR. T N°4 23 NOV. 86" (Salles 2153/4), fine and scarce group 

1858/61, an interesting group of 2d. blue and 6d. brown, total of 21 singles and 6d. con cover, in a variety of shades and on both soft and hard papers, several with four margins, a few faults though generally of good to fine appearance

1874/95, Halfpenny Newspaper and Sideface Issues, an interesting unused and used collection with many perf and paper varities, some multiples, ½d. with "official repair", plate flaws like 1sh. "Bulbous nose", 1d. "Screwdriver" and "Chisel" flaw etc., all neatly written up on pages

1986/99, collection lot with sheet parts, beautiful motifs and complete series, plus some singles and bank-fresh bank notes, together in two sheet folders

1864/1900 (ca.), interesting group of six covers, starting with two stampless folded entires, better items like a 1900 registered envelope with Five-Colour franking to England, together with some postal stationeries, one overprinted "SPECIMEN"; mostly very fine, a superb specialist assembly 

1823/1902, two stampless folded entires with circular crowned handstamps, one with further crowned "POST OFFICE CAPE TOWN", both addressed to "His Excellency, Lord Charles Henry Sommerset, Governor", also a postcard to France taxed upon arrival, a fine and most interesting group

1898/1913, more than 20 covers and cards with emphasis until 1902 with R-letters, many censors and other specialties

1900/02, group of Boer War covers, mostly franked with overprinted V.R.I and E.R.I, with single, multiple, registered and combination frankings, censored handstamps, mixed condition

1923/27, mint never hinged/unused group of fourteen partial sheets of ½ d., 1 d., 2 d., and postage dues ½ d., 1 d., 3 d., 5d. and 6 d., all neatly mounted on old album pages with plate flaws and printing setting indications, some casual faults, mostly fine to very fine, interesting specialist assembly 

1927/70 (ca.), mostly mint never hinged collection lot incl. postage due with many multiples to complete sheet, including better and complete issues

1934/70, collection "TIN CAN MAIL" with 29 covers with emphasis up to 1940, including registered covers, interesting frankings and many different postmarks incl. Nebenstempel, throughout in good overall condition

1895/1951, group of 13 covers, cards and postal stationeries, with India used in Zanzibar, some toning, mixed condition

1875/1972 (ca.), unused and mostly used collection, neatly mounted in one album, covering both Greece and Turkey, incl. postage dues, charity stamps, etc., overall condition is fine to very fine

1877/1900 (ca.), small lot of postal history, including 2 covers with ottoman all Arabic octagonal handstamps of Canea and Candia, 2 covers with handstamp of the Greek PO at Smyrna, "THE ASIA MINOR / SCREW STEAMSHIP CIE / SYMI AGENCY" handstamp on letter, etc.

1871/1998 extensive mint and used stamp collection, comprising eight large albums, initially partly different with gaps, from 1982 mint never hinged, includes lithographs and bookprints, Michel 1-6, 8-13, 17, 18A-B, 218, many good individual values, some specialised cancellations particularly later blocks, also noted Michel 1104 l, catalogue approx. €16k, a fine collection. 

1871, used selection of both Franz Joseph issues, incl. postmarks and shades, mixed condition (ex Mi.-Nr. 1-13)

1871/1950 substantial mint and used collection, comprising ten albums, three stock books, a number of files and loose material, several of the albums are sparingly complete, although there are more extensive albums, condition and completeness a little mixed in places, finer examples throughout, good range of overprinted occupation of Hungarian Territories including scarcer, 1931 Zeppelin in mint never hinged and used, small selection of West Yugoslavia, several mint complete sets 1913 and 1924, a large, varied array of material. 

1931/51, unmounted mint/unused and unused selection, incl. complete sets, sheetlet and souvenir sheets, mostly very fine

1975/91 (ca.), comprehensive used holding with sheets and some single stamps in 18 boxes

 1873/97, unused and used nice small collection, including unused Mi.-no. 1A and used 18AI

1880/1950, about 90 unused and used cards including many interesting items, double cards, many cards with additional frankings, several British ship mail handstamps, etc., very interesting lot

1922/90 (ca.), Extensive holding, mainly unmounted mint and unused, strong in the overprint issues with about 40 copies of 10 shilling, including many overprint varieties, also strong section of stamp booklets and booklet panes (including Hibernian D54c and f), booklet stamps with lables, watermark varieties, and other specialities. A remarkable lot.