383rd Auction

1916/20, Postal stationery registered letter 1d., size F, with "SPECIMEN" overprint on reverse, unused, very fine

1920, large format registered letter envelope 1d. brown with two singles London printing George V. 1d. red as additional franking from "LOME 6 MAR 20" to Hamburg, with german censor label at left "Auf Grund der Verordnung vom 15. November geöffnet", reverse with transit and arrival mark, usual transportation wear, a fine and scarce entire, signed Holcombe

1920, large format registered letter envelope 1d. brown with Gold Coast George V. 1d. red strip of three as additional franking from "HO TOGOLAND" to Edinburgh with "ACCRA GOLD COAST -JAN 21" transit mark, register label somewhat faded and usual transportation wear, a fine and scarce entire

Kap der Guten Hoffnung 1855/63, Perkins Bacon 6 Pence blass lila, an einer Stelle etwas angeschnitten, sonst voll- bis breitrandig, mit klarem Dreiecksstempel auf teilfrankierter Briefhülle der 3.Gewichtsstufe von "BURGHERSDORP AP 4 1859" über Kapstadt, London und Frankreich, nach Augsburg mit Ankunftsstempel vom 4. Juni. In England zunächst "LONDON PAID" gestempelt, dann aber das "PAID" gestrichen und der Brief in Bayern als völlig unfrankiert taxiert mit 1 Gulden und 45 Kreuzern. Die Frankatur 2 kleine verklebte Randrisse, sonst für diese Strecke sehr schöne Erhaltung. Ein äußerst seltener Brief. (SG 7)

VICTORIA: 1857/60, 4 Pence rosa, gez. 12, senkrechtes Paar und Einzelwert, mit Nummernstempel "1" von Melbourne auf kleinem, teilbezahltem Briefkuvert über Frankreich, mit vorderseitigem "AUSTRALIE V. SUEZ AMB.A 6 OCT. 59" nach Brunsbütteler Hafen. Bei Ankunft taxiert mit "52" dänischen Skilling. Ein attraktiver und seltener Brief in sehr schöner Erhaltung. (SG 85)

1794/1867, interesting group of 11 covers from or to Constantinople, some carried by NDL, many transit postmarks, including 1794 folding cover from Constantinople to Erfurt from the Peter de Thier correspondence, 1837 disinfection cancellation "NETTO DI FUORA ET DI DENTRO", etc.; mostly in very good overall condition.

1889/1904, collection of 14 covers and cards, incl. British Zanzibar, some better items like Indian wrapper used with cds. "ZANZIBAR 22 AP. 96", French maritime lines transit postmarks (Salles 2.308/2), incoming mail, better destinations like German East Africa and Japan, etc.; mostly fine to very fine

Aden-Zanzibar, unused and used accumulation, with India incl. few states, mostly small value issues, mixed condition

1840/1986 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection in six albums and one box, incl. Australia and States and India, starting with 1840 Penny Black, some Used Abroad cancels like C51 (St Thomas), modern Ireland and Isle of Man with booklets, postal stationeries and aerograms, many duplicates mostly used, mostly in fine to very fine condition

1855/1950 (ca.) mixed unused/used collection of British Commonwealth, most prominently New Zealand with an 1856 unpaid letter from Wellington to Edinburgh, some Chalon Heads, better advertisements on the 1882 issues and, for the later victorian issues, detailed studies of perforations and watermarks. Also Antigua, British Guyana including an 1890 5c. ultramarine on registered letter to Great Britain, Jamaica, Mauritius, St. Helena, Trinidad, Samoa comprising twenty unused stamps of the "Express" issue and Tonga 1899 2 1/2d "Royal Wedding" on Tin Can-Letter with handstamp "TIN CAN MAIL NIUAFOOU ISLAND-TONGA" to Australia. An interesting collection of somewhat mixed condition in an old album.

1856/1971 (ca.), Aden to Turks and Caicos, comprehensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection carefully mounted in six albums, many cpl. sets and better items with St Helena SG-Nr. 1-2 unused, 16 unused, Swatziland 8, etc., together with a specialised part with Omnibus issues, many fine covers incl. registered with multiple frankings. A nice holding, overall in excellent general condition

1860/1900 (ca.), Antigua to Grenada, substantial unused and used collection neatly housed in one stockbook, incl. officials and revenues, many interesting items, sets and multiples, some better stamps with Barbados SG-Nr. 2, 64, Ceylon 10, Gambia 1, etc., together with some postal stationery cards, wrappers, a few bisected on cover or pieces, Gambia cpl. sheetlets, also some forgeries for reference; the condition varies from poor to extremely fine, an interesting classical group

1873/2021 (ca.), massive mint never hinged/unused and used collection neatly housed in 50 albums, incl. postage dues, among others good selection of Australia, Great Britain, strength in the 20th century, many cpl. sets, together with modern booklets MNH, some miniature sheets, aerograms, FDCs, many covers and a selection of early postal stationeries etc.; an interesting holding mostly fine to very fine condition

1855/1922, interesting collection of 13 covers and cards, strength in the classic period, many interesting frankings with better items like India SG-Nr. 2 tied by dotted lozenge to small 1855 native envelope, Cape of Good Hope 6 on 1862 cover from Grahams Town to Port Elisabeth, Mauritius 1875 folded entire to Bordeaux via French ship line, together with some four- and five-colour frankings from Straits Settlements, South Africa and Ceylon, etc.; some occasional faults, mostly fine to very fine, an excellent group

1856/1990 (ca.), massive mint never hinged/unused, used and covers collection neatly housed in 11 albums, spanning from Ascension to Zululand, strength up to the 1950s, many better items like Natal SG-Nr. 4 (2), Bechuanaland 21, British East Africa 1-3 unused, 61-63 and 99 specimen, Seychelles 1-8 unused and specimen sets, 19b unused, East Africa and Uganda 59 used, 60 unused, Zululand 29 specimen, etc., many cpl. sets and duplicates, also some blocks and large multiples, together with a good selection of covers and cards; overall condition mostly fine to very fine, a notable assembly

1913/65 (ca,), very extensive used and covers collection in 3 albums, incl. postage dues and officials, highly specialized from the early issues with an excellent selection of Kangaroos and KGV, with shades, plates flaws, substitute clichés, re-entries, multiples with Printer´s Imprints Ash, Mullett and Harrison, watermarks sideways and inverted, many better items like SG-Nr. 9a Retouched E, 20a, 20 with Cracked electro (ACSC 63k), cpl. Kangaroo high values 14 (x 2), 15-16, 43-45, 112-114, 143 strip of three, followed by a delightful group of postage dues with some large blocks, together with some covers with single and combination frankings, FDC, aerograms, etc.; some occasional faults, mostly fine to very fine, an admirable specialist´s holding

1913/95 (ca.), extensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection in 4 albums and 6 stockbooks, many cpl. sets, used duplicates starting from Kangaroos and KGV, later issues good part of Australian decimals mint never hinged, some booklets, a selection of commercial covers, together with a small group of Australian States with some numeral cancels in choice strikes, fiscals and officials, etc.; some occasional faults, an attractive lot in mostly very fine condition

2005/21, complete mint collection including miniature sheets in three stockbooks. In Good condition and of high face-value.

1905/43 (ca.), interesting group of 26 cards and picture postcards from Australia and Australian States with better frankings, official cards and airmail including Kangaroo, King George V., etc., mostly fine

1918, Central Pacific Coconut Plantations private issues, two envelopes and one card, with 5 c. single franking, also 5 c. horizontal pair in combination with French Océanie on registered card to Switzerland, also sheet of eight, together with 10 c. on combination cover to England; fine to very fine, an unusual group

1915/16, unused and used collection containing many better values, different cancellations and two registered covers, mostly good condition

1892/1979, extensive postal history collection with approximately 200 covers, cards and postal stationery, plus some single stamps, and multiples. The collection starts with some of the earliest known postal items including 'Incoming Mail', India Victoria envelope "ONE ANNA" used in Bahrain (unique), George VI 9 P. postal stationery card with overprint "HALF ANNA", high rupee frankings of the King's issues, the only recorded cover with a pair Postal Agency in Eastern Arabia Elizabeth II. 1½ a. with watermark 'Edward-Krone' (SG 58a), extremely rare "EXPERIMENTAL P.O. K-121" on cover, etc. A unique and undoubtedly most important collection of this area.