388th Auction

1851/1910, Collection on eight self made album leaves, mostly used, starting imperf issues with duplicates, specialized with many perforation varieties and colour shades, margin stamps and watermark varieties including inverted wm., good cancellations and two stationery envelopes, one official. Some occasional faults, reprints noted and mixed quality.

1860/1910, Unused collection on 13 leaves with over 100 items, beginning with registered issue, many margin miprints, Specimen overprints, 17 blocks of four including many corner margins, strips of four and five, mostly fine to very fine
 

1888/99, The unused collection on three leaves with, 1 d. lilac and mauve (9), 2 d. chalky-blue shades and prussian-blue (17), 4 d. purple-brown and orange-brown, 6 d. carmine, 1 s. maroon and violet-brown, 5 s. deep purple, mostly fine

1897/99, Diamond Jubilee, New Designs the unused collection from 1 d. carmine (shades) to 2½ Prussian blue (shades), wmk. Crown over NSW, with 1 d. five blocks of four showing shades, 2 d. three blocks of four deep dull blue, ultramarine and cobalt-blue, 2½ d. purple with singles and two blocks of four, a splendid collection

1897-1910, Four album pages with a fine and unused collection, incl. 1 d. range with differing perfs. incl. blocks of four (2), 1902 chalky paper values from ½ d., 6 d. orange pair, 1 s. maroon, 2 s. 6 d. green (two shades); 1905/10 issue with fine range from 1 d. with 8 d. lilac-rose, 10 d. violet (7), 1 s. maroon (2) and 2 s. 6 d. green (2) etc. Majority fresh and fine

1871/1910, 17 covers & cards including registered mails, uprated and imprint stationery cards, cover bearing 2 c. blue 1871 cancelled Walgett 99, some different, mainly fine.

1854/1900, Collection on 16 self made album leaves, mostly used with good cancellations, starting 2 sh. dull blueish-green 1854, imperf issues with duplicates, specialized with many perforation varieties and colour shades, watermark varieties including inverted wm., few cards & envelopes. Some occasional faults, mixed quality.

1885/95, The unused collection on two leaves with 8 d. shades, ½ d. shades (3), 1 d. yellowish-green and dull pea-green, 3 d. yellowish-brown, 8 d. bright-scarlet incl. Specimen overprint, 2 s. olive-green and apple-green, 2 s. blue-green. A good lot.

1886/99, Collection unused , wmk. Crown over NSW, with 1½ d. apple-green, 1 d. brownish-orange, 2 d. violet, 2½ blue, 3 d. ochre, 4 d. red, 6 d. dull-blue, 9 d. rosine and dull rose and 1 s. brownish-red. A fine lot

1899/1901, Collection unused , wmk. Crown over NSW, with ½ d. blue-green including block of four, 1 d. rosine including blocks of four and six, 1 d. olive, 3 d. slate-green, 4 d. rose-red, 5 d. red-brown, 9 d. rose and 2 s. blue-green. A fine lot

1905/13, New Designs, wmk. Crown over A, compound perfs., the unused collection on leaves with shades, perf. varieties, perf. "OS" examples and multiples, with bantam ½ d. blue-green with block of four with 'cut and patch' perf. repair and 1 d. rose magnificent "OS" 1 d. lower marginal block of 24 with "CA" and "JBC" Monograms, a charming group

1905/07, The unused collection on two leaves with, ½ d. shades and block of four, 1 d. dull rose, 2 d. cobalt-blue, 8 d. magenta, 10 d. violet, 9 d. brown and yellow-brown. A good lot.

1872/1910, 

1890/1910, 53 covers & stationery cards including States, registered mails, perfins on cover, good cancellations, uprated and imprint stationery cards, cover 1947 bearing 2½ d. red gutter pair, mainly fine.

1912-1936, Kangaroo and KGV types, 33 unused stamps incl. 1915-27 £2 Roo “Specimen” etc., mostly fine.

1936/90, 40 covers, postal stationerys and cards starting India 3 d. carmine overprinted Bahrain on cover with content from British Naval Command to Alan Pearson, air letter to Australia, cancellations Awali, Manama and F.P.O., FDC and Concorde Flight 1976, destinations Zambia and India, parcel cards, few different, mainly fine and interesting frankings.

1851/90 (ca.), unused and mostly used collection, including fiscals up to the dollar value, noted a selection of Dominion of Canada 1868/90 issues (ex Mi.-Nr. 46-70), mixed condition, on album pages

1851/1994, unused and used, later on also mint never hinged collection including some covers, with British Colombia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and few better later issues, usual slightly mixed condition

1899/1911 (ca.), 16 illustrated postal stationery cards with scenic views, imprinted Canadian Pacific Railway Company on the address side, all used but one, noted “Hot Spings Hotel, Banff”, “Place Viger Hotel Montreal”, etc., slightly mixed condition

1880-1902, Collection Postal Stationerys including two uprated and overprinted cards 1885/86 from Udugama and Negombo, 17 uprated cards unused and three answering cards, Tea imprint card 1902, mostly fine

1904/55, 25 covers including 1909 Jaffna to Madras with violet CASH PAID K.M.PR., Railway Post Office 1904, Devakottai Reply by Telegram, registered mail, mixed condition.

1960/2000, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including miniature sheets. 

1863/1974 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used accumulation with many duplicates, showing a fine group of the early unoverprinted issues up to the 30 cents, together with a few multiples, slightly mixed condition

1863/88, small used and mint never hinged collection with souvenir sheet No. 1, 2 and Mi.-Nr. 518-21I, mostly fine

1885/1903 (approx.), used group of over 60 Queen Victoria values, used by various ports, incl. better cancellations, e.g. Lui Kung, Tau, Hoihow, etc.

1903/12 (approx.), mostly used collection with over 80 values of the King Edward VII issue, incl. better Mi.-Nr. 88 unused with gum

1891/2024 (ca.), hundreds of covers and cards with an abundance of interesting usages, many before the 1950s, noted early postal stationery cards, some First Flight covers and censored mail, better items noted like 1895 one cent postal stationery card with additional 2 c. carmin (vertical pair) tied with cds “AMOY” via Hong Kong to Danzig, etc., except for the occasional fault in overall good condition. 

1881, Nine different postal stationery cards including ´ONE/CENT´ surcharge on 3 c. brown and 4 c. grey, two answering cards, all unused, few tiny toned, mostly fine

1854/1910 (ca.), collection with also several hundred stamps Feudatory and Convention States, with some covers and postal stationery

1854/1947 (ca.), unused/mint never hinged and used collection, including Fiscals, Convention and Feudatory States, noted a group of large unused multiples from Bahawalpur, a selection of Cochin and Travancore, etc., mixed condition especially in the early issues

1845/1970, over 100 covers & cards starting pre-philatelic letter with red oval India, Srinagar and Patiala States, registered mail Charleville Hotel 1905, good cancellati0ons Aden-Camp, Marine lines and Sea Post Office, interesting imprints, Gandhi air-letter, two reprint sheets, plus a book by Jal Cooper 1951 print Stamps of India

1845/78 (ca.), cover collection related to the East India Company with 13 covers, neatly mounted on exhibition pages, incl. covers from Madras and Adras, together with three Court Fee stamps, mostly fine 

1870/1970 (ca.), about 500 covers cards and postal stationery items (also some Nepal), including POW, airmail, registered mail, additional frankings, Mount Everest expedition, etc.

1880/1900 (ca.), about 150 postal stationery cards and envelopes, unused and used,including some with additional franking

1880/1970 (ca.), about 140 mostly unused postal stationery items including some states with Registered envelopes of Chamba, Gwailor, Nabha, etc

1889/1972 (ca.), over 50 postal stationery cards and envelopes, incl. Feudatory State, strength before the 1940s, mostly domestic mail, noted Jaipur ½ Anna stationery card used in 1944, etc., slightly mixed condition