Status International - Sale 377

GB stamps used abroad 1860s-1940s exhibition collection with Ascension 1887 cds on QV Jubilee 6d (SG Z16 cat £400), Buenos Ayres 'C32' on QV 1/- green (Z24, £160), Callao Peru 'C38' on 2/- blue (Z55, £120), Malta on 10d (Z72, £130), plus from St Thomas DWI, Beyrout, & Suez, Army PO Pretoria on QV bicolour (Z17, £225). Then cover with Gibraltar A26 1871 6d (Z46) & 2½d blue (Z28). Malta A25 1865 4d (Z49) & 1876 2½d (Z38). Constatinople 'C' on 1867 6d (Z101) & Alexandria B01 on 1857 4d (Z17). Then others inc Paquebot 1913 & 1925, Boer War 1900 registered, WWII KGVI 1d & 9d Egypt cds, 1940 bisect 2d from Guernsey, 1940s? Boxed 'SS Modassa', WWII Czech Army in GB, 1936 'Army Post Office' from Far East to England endorsed' via Siberia'. Then some more stamps mostly on piece with Constantinople 'C' on QV 2½d mauve, various cds types on Jubilee QV ½d orange, 2½d, KEVII (2), KGV (9). Beyrout on 188 QV 2½d lilac, or KEVII 2½d. St Thomas DWI transit cds on piece with QV 2d blue 4 cnr letters & C51 duplex on 4d & 1/-. Finally Turkish PPC (2) with GB QV 1881 1d lilac with British PO Constantinople cds. SG cat £1465+++ loose stamps, plus large premium for on pieces & especially for covers. Interesting & valuable lot. (29 stamps, 16 covers). (P)
Estimate A$2000