ID: 27059
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GB 1867 Cobalt VFU on Piece w/ Certificate A fine example of the very rare 1867 2/- cobalt (SG120a) fine used, neatly tied to piece. A very difficult shade. When they do occasionally turn up, it is often without a certificate, without which this stamp should never be bought. SG £1800. An extremely attractive item, and very cheap at well under half catalogue. (pt) | £895.00 |  |
ID: 27056
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GB 1840 1d black PLYMOUTH Maltese Cross 1840 1d. Black PLATE 6. Lettered "EJ", 4 very large margins cancelled by a superb crisp strike of the VERY RARE Plymouth Maltese cross, SG A1uc. Despite the fairly miserable catalogue value, this is a very scarce cross on the Penny Black, and is extremely rare on a stamp of this size! Cat £2,000 (pt) | £1375.00 | |
ID: 27055
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GB 1872 QV 6d - Cover PLATE 12 Unlisted Shade SG124 6d. pl.12 'unlisted shade' tied to entire. 6d. plate 12 in an exceptional warm 'chestnut' shade. We are of this opinion that this it the 'abnormal' in chestnut on entire. With RPS Certifiate, stating 'pale buff (deep shade)'. A most unusual item. (pt) | £750.00 | |
ID: 27053
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GB 1840 Cover 1d red Envelope Maltese Cross 1840 1d. red tied to entire by superb crisp strike of the very rare distinctive Eyrecourt Maltese cross cancellation. 4 large even margins. 1843 EYRECOURT datestamp on the front placed to the left. This is a very rare cancellation on entire and the catalogue (£1000) is absurd. Expect it to rise significantly in the new catalogue, due out in days. With Brandon Cert. (pt) | £1450.00 | |
ID: 27051
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GB Cover 1841 1d Black Rare Maltese Cross 1d. black tied to entire by the very rare distinctive Maltese cross of Dundee. Lovely crisp example of this well known but uncatalogued variety, characterised by a dot in centre of cross. It is described and photographed on the penny red in 'Cancellations of the penny red' by Danzig and Goldsmith, but this is the only example recorded thusfar on the penny black. An exceptional distinctive Maltese cross. With Brandon Cert. (pt) | £895.00 | |
ID: 27050
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GB 1841 Cover with QV 1d red PLATE 5 State 3 1841 1d. red pl.5 state 3 fraudulently re-used tied to entire by black MC and wax seal. Stamp partly obscured by strategically placed blob of sealing wax. A small fragment has fallen off, and traces of a blue cancellation can see seen underneath. A remarkable entire, and must be unique in combination with this rare late state of plate 5. A wonderful entire with Brandon Cert. (pt) | £725.00 | |
ID: 27041
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Antigua 1948 RSW 5/- on Cover Tied "St. John's" with corresponding REGISTERED H/S. | £29.50 | |
ID: 27040
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GB / Scottish Islands Postcards Scarce Group Victorian cards inc. 2 rare "Court Cards" from Stornoway & 1 Steamer card from Tobermorey, very rare, SHETLANDS Isl. Cancels, MOSSBANK & REAWICK, 2 cards from OBAN & 2 from ARRAN (shirenewton & WHITING BAY) & scarce. Very insteresting group. | £145.00 | |
ID: 27035
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GB Isle of Wight QV 12 Picture Postcards Variety of town & village postmarks. 1901-1925, including 2 scarcer QV "Court Cards" a PPC of "OSBORNE HOUSE" (Residence of Queen Victoria), 3 Edardian "Court Cards" + a "Map" Postcard in Colour. A scarce group. | £125.00 | |
ID: 27034
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GB Channel Islands PPC's with a variety of cancels inc. "St. Owens" (RR), Gory (5 Codes A&C), St. Aubins, etc. Scarce group. | £150.00 | |
ID: 27024
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Canada Collection of QV Small Heads 11 Covers wide variety of cancels. | £225.00 | |
ID: 27019
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USA Columbia / Bahamas 1934 Ship Mail Cover to USA from Columbia, bearing 8c. Blue & 2c. "Petroleum" with M.V. "Georgic" in Blue & "Nassau / 31 Dec 34 / Bahamas" CDS. Fine. | £45.00 | |
ID: 27004
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Great Britain 1857 Envelope to Barracks Used in Ireland, Envelope to Artillery Barracks, St. Helena bearing Great Britain SG40, 1d rose red (6) tied by 97 obliterator with Carlow datestamp in green on reverse routed via Dublin and London with 1d tax applied in St. Helena for the internal postage. Very fine item. (pt) | £830.00 | |
ID: 27003
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Great Britain 1869 Envelope to France Envelope to France bearing SG117, 1/- green plate 4 tied by London obliterator with oval PD and boxed L4 (Late Fee) with French entry cachet and Paris arrival on reverse. Very scarce item paying the double letter rate and 4d Late Fee. (pt) | £1375.00 | |
ID: 26835
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China 1932 Cover Posted on XMAS Day to London bearing 9 x "1c on 3c" Junks, plus 4 x 4c Junk. Addressed to the Chinese Consulate, from Shanghai sent via VANCOUVER, CANADA. Fine & a scarce "surcharge" Franking. | £75.00 | |
ID: 26808
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Hong Kong 1932 4c "BROKEN CHINESE CHARACTER" sg120b.4c Carmine-Red. Variety "Broken Chinese Character", Fresh U/Mint in a "positional" vertical strip of 3 with the bottom margin. The variety is on the 2nd stamp up. Very fine | £75.00 | |
ID: 26802
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GB Special Cover Album Royal Mail Coin Cover 37 "Pocket Pages". 1 only. Very good condition. | £12.50 | |
ID: 26775
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Persia 1903 Cover to Madagascar Destination Mail Envelope to the French island of Madagascar bearing SG246, 1 ch lilac and SG247, 2 ch grey (6) tied by Schimeran datestamp routed via Egypt. Very scarce. (pt) | £250.00 | |
ID: 26769
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Singapore 1951 SG29 £2.00 U/M Bl. Of 4 £2.00 Green & Scarlet perf 17.5, Superb U/Mint Block of 4. Cat ££360 | £280.00 | |
ID: 26766
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Cyprus 1963 Boy Scouts M/S. Wmk Inverted SG231a, Boy Scouts M/S. Wmk Inverted, Fresh U/Mint. | £80.00 | |
ID: 26764
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Pakistan 1970 U.P.U. Imperf M/Sheet SG290a, U.P.U. Imperf M/Sheet, Superb U/Mint . Footnrote in SG states that this sheet was available only in very limited numbers. Scarce. | £35.00 | |
ID: 26710
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India States Jind 1885 QV 2A Used SG3. Queen Victoria 2 Anna's Dull Blue. Fine Used, Scarce. | £7.50 | |
ID: 26699
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French Colonies Djibouti 1902 Postcard Java Destination Mail. Picture Postcard to Java, Netherlands East Indies bearing Yvert 31, 10 on 25c black and blue tied by Cote Francaise des Somalis Djibouti datestamp in blue, routed via Aden, Ceylon and Singapore with N.I. Agent Singapore transit and arrivals in Wetevreden, Maos and Klaten. Very fine and interesting item. (pt) | £390.00 | |
ID: 26691
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South Africa 1912 Military Postcard - Cannes Picture Postcard #12 Le Trayas, Hotel de la Reserve, cancelled by Military cachet of the Sud Africaine Ambulance Hopital Beau-Rivage. (pt) | £65.00 | |
ID: 26690
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South Africa 1918 Unstamped Censored Envelope Unstamped Cover from Paris France to Luderitzbucht, Passed by censor cachet in Blue, various instructional marks, boxed Not Known Onbekend, Returned to Sender and Returned Letter Office Cape Town. A Very interesting item. (pt) | £60.00 | |
ID: 26670
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French Colonies Sene - Gambia 1904 Telegram Official Telegram envelope (Senegambia) to Bobo French Sudan headed Telegramme Officiel Postes & Telegraphes Sene-Gambie-Niger with Bobo-Dioulasso Soudan Francais double-ring arrival. Scarce. (pt) | £275.00 | |
ID: 26667
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Singapore 1941 F/Flight to San Francisco Pan American Airways System Singapore Straits Settlements printed Airmail envelope with Cachet & Censor bearing KG6 "STRAITS" $1.00, 5c, & 40c., tied machine cancel. "Don’t talk about Ships" with Triangular Censor "95" alongside, to San Franmcisco, USA. | £15.00 | |
ID: 26647
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Br. Commonwealth 1978 25th Anniv. Coronation 13 Illustrated First Day Covers, 12 are various BIRDS and one is ELEPHANT. Very fine condition. | £25.00 | |
ID: 26643
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GB EDWARDIAN "CHILDREN'S" POSTCARDS 1907. Page showing 2 "MINIATURE" Postcards, 1 a view of London (Bridge, etc), the 2nd clearly froma childs game, with a miniature POSTBOX stamp! Both should have been charged 1d Postage Due, as they were smaller than the MINIMUM size permissable by the Post Office Regulations. A Charming & very Scarce page. | £35.00 | |
ID: 26641
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GB 1911 "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS" Album Page showing 2 Postcards bearing 1/2d green "DOWNY HEAD", the first CHARGED "1d" with "CONTRARY TO RGULATION/155" ie, the addres was not clear! The 2nd, with boxed "1d / LIABLE / TO/ LETTER /RATE/ 723" because a "FELT CAT " had been stuck to the front of it! An unusual & charming pair! | £45.00 | |
