1894 (July) envelope to France, re-addressed internally, bearing 1888 ½d & 1891 4d, both tied by light 'GABERONES/B.B' c.d.s. & showing on reverse, Mafeking (14.7), London (6.8) & French transit & arrival d/stamps; the 4d. with some minor perf faults at top due to being fixed at edge of envelope. Provenance: Jeffrey Weiss, November 1996.
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Lot #277 - british bechuanaland
1894 1½d card (1893 issue) to Iowa, America, clearly cancelled by 'MOCHUDI/B.B' c.d.s, no other postal markings. Fine.
Lot #278 - british bechuanaland
1895 (12 Nov) envelope to Amsterdam, bearing 1888 ½d (5) & 1891 4d, tied by poor 'KANYE/BECHUANALAND' c.d.s & showing on reverse, Mafeking (19.11) & arrival (23.12) d/stamps.
Lot #279 - british bechuanaland
1896 (22 Jun) 4d G size registered envelope to Cape Town, uprated with 1891 4d & 1s, tied by light '758' barred numeral with light 'PALLA' c.d.s. below & showing on reverse, Mafeking (25.7) & arrival (28.7) d/stamps; a little creased though an attractive franking from this small office.
Lot #280 - british bechuanaland
1916-19 DLR 2/6d pale brown with re-entry, well centred fine M example, gum toned, small mark on front, SG.85a. BPA Cert. 1963, Cat. £1200.
Lot #281 - british guiana
1877 Perf 12½ 4c blue, unused example, SG.135 (Cat. £1200 as M), RPS Cert. 1970.
Lot #282 - british guiana
1934 Pictorial Defin set M, SG.288/300, Cat. £140. (13)
Lot #283 - british guiana
1967-68 48c with variety overprint inverted, fine UM. SG.437a, Cat. £80
Lot #284 - british levant
1905 KEVII Optd set, VFU. SG.L1/10, Cat. £200 (10)
Lot #285 - british levant
British Currency 1905-13 'LEVANT' overprints: 1911-12 Downey Head Die A ½d. green complete unmounted sheet of 240, Pl.7 late state incl. distorted ''N'' [R. 2/12, 12/12], folded and with much perf separation, two portions of selvedge missing at right, a few other minor imperfections but scarce. SG.L12, a, Cat. £873+.
Lot #286 - british levant
British Currency 1905-13 'LEVANT' overprints: 1911-12 Downey Head Die A, M & U specialised selection with multiples, controls, flaws & cancellation interest, comprising 1/2d M (36, incl. deformed 'N', A11 Pl.7 control block of nine, Pl.9 block of six), U (11), 1d M (201) incl. marginal blocks of twelve, 24 & 42 (both incl. deformed 'N') and 54, control A11 Pl.9a blocks of six (2) and strip of three (overprint shift to left), Pl.10...
Lot #287 - british levant
British Currency 1905-13 'LEVANT' overprints: 1911-12 Downey Head Redrawn M & U specialised selection with shades, controls, flaws & cancellation interest, comprising 1/2d h/stamped 'COLONIAS' (applied at Lisbon to specimen stamps received from the U.P.U in Berne prior to their distribution to Portuguese Colonies), M (58 incl. deformed 'N', B11 control blocks of four, six and strip of three, B12 Pl.6 blocks of six, four and strip of...
Lot #288 - british levant
British Currency 1905-13 'LEVANT' overprints: 1911-12 Downey Head Redrawn ½d yellow-green Pl.4 & 1d scarlet Pl.7b, complete unmounted sheets of 240, both incl. deformed 'N' [R. 2/12, 12/12], the former folded, the latter divided in two, some perf separation, SG.L14a, b, L15, b, Cat. £1,941+.
Lot #289 - brunei
1947-51 set of fourteen UM, $5 & $10 with tiny inclusions (visible on face), SG.79/92, 1952 MSCA set UM corner marginals (10) to 50c, $1 & $2 marginals, SG.100/113. (28) Cat. £225
Lot #290 - Bulgaria
1884-1997 collection of 2600 M or U stamps + numerous M/Sheets housed in two Senator albums, good general ranges noted 1921 Pictorial set M & U, 1927 Air set M, 1939 Gymnastic 50c set M & FU, 1944 King Boris Mourning set M & VFU, 1945 Liberty Loan M/Sheet (2) VFU, 1959 80th Anniv 1st Postage Stamp M/Sheet (2) M, later ranges mainly sets with good Thematics.
Lot #291 - Bulgaria
1982 Football sheetlets of ten UM, Mi.3100/2, 3127/9. Cat.360€
Lot #292 - burma
1930's-50's covers range with commercially used 1930's to Scotland, air letters used & unused, postage rates, slogan cancel of 1938 etc. (21)
Lot #293 - burma
1946 Defin set of fifteen complete, each stamp is VFU on an individual piece, dated 1st Jan 47 (first day of issue), SG.51/63. (15)
Lot #294 - cameroon
1915 British Occupation 3s on 3m violet Yacht, M (gum slightly toned), SG.B12. (1) Cat. £225
Lot #295 - cameroon
1915 German Kamerun Yacht set of 13 M, 3s on 3m gum crease, 5s on 5m gum disturbance & crease, fine appearance & scarce set. SG.B1/B13. (13) Cat. £900
Lot #296 - Canada
19th/20thC group of EL's covers & postal cards. 1847 EL to Montreal with 'CROWNCIRCLE PAID AT QUEBEC L.C' in red, 1854 EL 'CHATHAM U.C' with circular 3d to Toronto, various 3c Small Head covers, 1878 5c to England, 1872 6c yellowish-brown (SG.86), St. Andrew N.B to Maine, various QV covers with adverts, postal stationery and cover range to KGVI. (46 items)
Lot #297 - Canada
1858 & 1861 Toronto envelopes (2) with different '½' h/stamps for the half penny circulars rate and an 1861 Montreal unpaid drop letter with a '1' h/stamp denoting payment to be collected. (3)
Lot #298 - Canada
1928-29 'Scroll' Defin set M, SG.275/285, 1930-31 'Arch/Leaf' Defin set M (20c gum fault & missing corner perf), SG.288/303. (28) Cat. £650
Lot #299 - Canada
2007 Chinese New Year (Year of the Pig) error 'gold flowers omitted' UM, vertical strip of three. SG.2478a. Cat. £300+
Lot #300 - Canada
OFFICIALS 1904 O.H.M.S 14c sepia lower right corner marginal UM block of four, SG.O167, Air 7c blue lower right corner marginal UM block of four, SG.O171. Cat. £176+. (8)
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