1900

1902 Indian KEVII ¼a brown postal stationery card (small closed tear at top and light stain on rear) hand addressed to Johannesburg Transvaal endorsed "By SS Kangler" uprated with Indian KEVII 3p grey x 3 all tied by individual strikes of Aden single ring cds dated 21 September 1902. Durban Natal transit mark dated 14 October applied¬ sent after Boer War and a scarce destination from Aden. ()

£20.00

 

1901

1920s circa Sepia real photograph unused Mr A Abassi post card of the View of the Harbour at Steamer Point Aden showing the Naval Pier in fine condition. ()

£2.50

 

1902

1920s circa Black & white real photograph unused Pallonjee Dinshaw & Co post card number 16 The Signal Station Aden in fine condition. ()

£2.50

 

1903

1930s Pallonjee Dinshaw & Co Aden unused black & white postcard showing view of Post Office Bay showing buildings and coast. ()

£3.00

 

1904

1930s Pallonjee Dinshaw & Co Aden unused black & white postcard showing view of ships in harbour and landing wharfs. ()

£3.00

 

1905

1949 Hand addressed plain cover (central vertical crease) to Maalla bearing Royal Silver Wedding 1½a scarlet horizontal pair SG30 tied by Maalla single ring cds 16 May 1949. ()

£2.50

 

1906

1949 Rear only of cover bearing Royal Silver Wedding 1½a scarlet SG14 block of 4 having single central strike of Seiyun bilingual cds dated 6 March 1949. Mukalla double ring cds dated 12 March ties two stamps with Aden double ring cds dated 19 March also applied. ()

£2.50

 

1907

1957 Bilingually locally hand addressed slightly shortened at left when opened cover bearing on reverse Kathiri State of Seiyun 25c carmine-red SG32 tied by location unclear cds 31 December 1956. Aden Camp and Aden GPO cds's both 1 January 1957 on reverse. ()

£3.50

 

1908

1971 Typed label address cover to England having blue bilingual People's Democratic Republic of Yemen straight line cachet applied with two strikes of date unclear Crater Aden Official Paid cds along with Crater Aden double ring cds 7 November 1971. Philatelic Bureau GPO Aden People's Democratic Republic of Yemen cachet on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1909

1955 Hand addressed airmail cover to Aden Camp at 40c rate bearing Seiyun 15c deep bluish green and Al Muhdhar Mosque Tarim 25c carmine-red SG31/32 tied by Seiyun bilingual single ring cds dated 27 October 1955. Aden Camp cds dated 29 October also applied along with four line bilingual firms cachet in Arabic and English. ()

£2.00

 

1910

1930 Long The Shell Company of Australia Box M 934 GPO Perth printed address cover sent at 7½d rate bearing KGV Head ½d orange and 1d green plus Captain Sturt 1½d scarlet x 4 SG94/95 & 118 tied by five strikes of Derby Western Australia cds's dated 16 July 1930. No other postal markings but pencil endorsements 'Aerial Mail 16 July 1930 First Day Copy' assume relates to flight as not date of issue of stamps. ()

£12.00

 

1911

1936 Typed address commercial cover to England at 1s 6d rate bearing Kangaroo 9d violet (one inverted) tied by good strike of Ship Mail Melbourne cds dated 5 May 1936. ()

£5.00

 

1912

1939 OHMS Money Order Advices stampless cover to England with Kurrajong Heights¬ NSW cds dated 17 May 1939 plus Sutton Coldfield receiving cds dated 19 June 1939. ()

£7.50

 

1913

1955 Business Reply cover for Christ Church¬ PO Box 28¬ Kiama. with Kiama NSW cds dated 26 November 1955. 4d Postage Due applied tied by different Kiama NSW Aust cds dated 28 November 1955. 4d charge is calculated at 3½d postage plus ½d tax. ()

£10.00

 

1914

1947-89 Seventy nine covers (including first day covers) and one colour postcard all originating in Australian Antarctic Territory sent to many different countries (mainly Australia¬ England and USA) having good range of stamps affixed tied by many different cancels with some having additional base¬ event or ships cachets applied. ()

£50.00

 

1915

1953 Hand addressed cover to Manama bearing 1½a carmine SGL3 tied by Bahrain type 21 cds dated 2 March 1956. ()

£5.00

 

1916

1969 Air mail cover typed address to Germany bearing Shaikh Isa bin Sulman al-Khalifa definitives 5f blue-green and 15f bright blue SG139 & 141 both tied by individual strikes of Manama type 34 cds (with 6 point star in place of Arabic "2") dated 13 March 1969. ()

£5.00

 

1917

1933 Hand addressed commercial cover sent airmail to New York bearing KGV 3d bright blue and 1/- orange SG4 & 7 tied by Qachasnek double ring cds dated 15 Deptember 1935. ()

£10.00

 

1918

1944 AA printed address cover to Bloemfontein sent registered from Maseru (registered mark applied direct to cover) at 6d rate bearing KGVI 1d scarlet x 2 and 4d greySG19 & 23 tied by Maseru South Africa cds dated 1 January 1944. same cds on reverse along with Bloemfontein arrival cds dated 4 January 1944. ()

£4.00

 

1919

1949 Hand addressed cover to Switzerland at 3d rate bearing Royal Silver Wedding 1½d ultramarine horizontal pair SG36 tied by Morija cds dated 20 January 1949. ()

£3.00

 

1920

1953 Illustrated cover for Coronation of QEII hand addressed sent registered to Windhoek bearing Coronation 2d black & reddish purple horizontal strip of 3 SG42 tied by Maseru cds's dated 3 June 1953 - second day of issue¬ same cds on reverse. ()

£1.50

 

1921

1957 Africa Books illustrated window envelope (light staining on front from gum used to make envelope) bearing 1d Orange River SG44 tied by Maseru single ring cds 2 July 1957. ()

£2.00

 

1922

1962 Illustrated lightly soiled hand addressed cover sent registered Maseru to New Zealand at 30c rate bearing 5c on 6d SG63b and 25c on 2s 6d SG66b tied by Maseru cds dated 17 July 1962 having strike of same cds on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1923

1966 Hand addressed commercial cover sent registered to Maseru at 12½c rate bearing 2½c Basuto Household x 3 and 5c Herd-boy Playing Lesiba SG72 & 74 tied by three strikes of Masmous Bas cds dated 22 October 1966 having purple Masmous registered mark applied direct to cover. Masmous¬ Mohaleshok and Maseru transit marks on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

1924

1966 Trilingual airmail cover typed address to Germany bearing Churchill Commemoration 2½c deep green block of 4 and 10c brown SG103/04 tied by two strikes of Maseru First Day of Issue large cds dated 24 January 1966. ()

£2.50

 

1925

1967 The Roma Mission P O Roma Basutoland typed address cover to Mazenod bearing 1c Orange River SG70 tied by Roma cds dated 4 January 1967 with Matsieng cds dated 6 January 1967 alongside¬ unclear cds on reverse. ()

£2.00

 

1926

1950 Typed address commercial airmail cover (closed tear at right) to South Africa at 2s 6d rate bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 6d and 1/- x 2 tied by Hamilton cds's 16 February 1950. ()

£3.00

 

1927

1990-97 Twenty window envelopes and fifteen printed USA address envelopes many sent registered all bearing stamps with values to $1 tied by a various cds postmarks. ()

£10.00

 

1928

1930 Black & white postcard Mount Lavinia Hote with the Bathing Pavilion to Holland at 12c rate with KGV 6c bright violet pair SG343 tied by location unclear cds 28 March 1930. ()

£2.50

 

1929

1949 Typed address airmail cover (couple vertical creases) to Belgium at 1r rate bearing on reverse UPU 5c¬ 15c & 25c horizontal pairs plus KGVI 6c and 1948 Independence 4c all tied by smudged Columbo cds's dated 22 December 1949. ()

£3.00

 

1930

1978 Forty nine plain unaddressed covers each bearing 5m Terracotta Statue of Youth SG459 tied by different cds's most of which are undated Rural Postal Service handstamps. Many have additional strike of handstamp applied alongside. ()

£20.00

 

1931

1895 Local script hand addressed 5m postal stationery envelope (closed tear on backflap) sent registered (black mark applied direct on cover) uprated with 1pi blue SG54 tied by Assiout cds 30 January 1895¬ additional strike alongside. Part arrival cds on rear. ()

£5.00

 

1932

1905 Black & white undivided back postcard Sphinx and Pyamid at Cheops hand addressed to Scotland bearing 2m green SG59 tied by Port Said bilingual cds 31 December 1905. ()

£3.50

 

1933

1906 Soiled undivided back black & white postcard 'Duex femmes turques' to Scotland at 4m rate bearing 2m green pair SG59a tied by Port Taufio bilingual cds 28 September 1906. ()

£4.00

 

1934

1920 Somewhat tatty and lightly soiled cover (pencil calculations on reverse) to England bearing Sphinx 5m lake SG77 tied by Gizira (Cairo) cds dated 11 February 1920 with Cairo code S cds dated 21 February on reverse. ()

£2.50

 

1935

1939 Hand addressed cover (small stain on reverse) sent air mail to England at 40m rate bearing British Forces in Egypt 10m carmine SGA13 x 4 tied by two strikes of BPO E602 cds dated 14 December 1939. Purple 'Passed by Unit Censor 34' square mark top left with blue ink signature of censor applied. ()

£5.00

 

1936

1945 25m brown-purple airmail lettersheet to England which was redirected on arrival to different address having Ciiroparo bilingual cds dated 26 December 1945 with Cheltenham arrival machine cancel dated 2 January 1946 on reverse. ()

£2.00

 

1937

1946 Purple rubber stamped Alexandria plain cover bearing 80th Anniv of First Egyptian Postage Stamp 1m + 1m grey & black to 22m + 22m yellow-green set of 4 SG307/310 tied by two strikes of bilingual Camp Desare R & P cds dated 28 February 1946 date of issue. ()

£3.50

 

1938

1959 Illustrated unaddressed first day cover for 7th Anniv of Revolution bearing miniature sheet SGMS601 tied by illustrated Cairo bilingual handstamp for date of issue. ()

£3.00

 

1939

1959 Hand addressed creased and lightly soiled airmail cover to Greece at 105m rate bearing 35m blue SG559 x 3 tied by Cairo (1) Foreign Traffic bilingual cds's March 1959 having Arabic Egyptian circular censor mark on front with Greek slogan cancel 8 March on rear. ()

£4.00

 

1940

1964-98 Sixty five covers¬ fifteen postal stationery airmail lettersheets and five postcard all originating in Falkland Island mostly sent to England having good range of stamps affixed tied by many different location cancels most having additional events or ships cachets applied. ()

£50.00

 

1941

Basutoland - 1963 South African Red Cross illustrated typed address FDC having large red South Africa Red Cross Cape Region bilingual cachet applied 30.8.1963 bearing Red Cross 2½c and 12½c issued stamps affixed tied by Maseru cds 2 September 1963. ()

£2.00

 

1942

Basutoland - 1965-66 Illustrated printed or unaddressed FDC's for ICY and Churchill issues bearing issued stamps tied by Maseru FDI cds's. ()

£3.00

 

1943

Botswana - 1980-81 Four different illustrated unaddressed FDC each bearing set of issued stamps tied by Gaborone FDI cds's comprising 1980 Folktales plus 1980 Insects¬ 1st Death Anniv of Sir Seretse Khama and Cattle. ()

£3.00

 

1944

British Virgin Islands - 1970 Long plain locally typed address cover (creased edges at right not affecting stamps) bearing 1970 definitives ½c to $5 original set of 17 SG240/56 tied by seven strikes of Roadtown single ring cds for date of issue. ()

£7.50

 

1945

Fiji - 1968 Large illustrated unaddressed cover bearing ½d to £1 set of 17 tied by five strikes of pictorial handstamp dated 15 July 1968 - date of issue. ()

£6.00

 

1946

Ghana - 1958 Ghana unaddressed first day of issue cover with 'T over 9oz' mark applied bearing 4d brown SG168 plus postage dues 1d carmine to 1/- reddish violet set of 5 SGD14/D18 tied by Accra single ring cds dated 1 December 1958 being day of issue for postage dues only. Purple pictorial Day of Issue cachet on reverse. ()

£2.00

 

1947

Hong Kong - 1982 Illustrated official unaddressed first day cover bearing 10c bright carmine¬ carmine & lemon to $50 deep claret & brownish grey set of 16 SG415/30 tied by five strikes of Kwun Tong Hong Kong double ring cds's dated 30 August 1982 - date of issue. ()

£10.00

 

1948

Hong Kong - 1993 40th Anniv of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 80c to $5 set SG741/44 affixed to matching official maxi cards tied by pictorial cds for date of issue. ()

£1.00

 

1949

Hong Kong - 1999 Illustrated official unaddressed FDC bearing Landmarks & Tourist Attractions 10c Museum of Tea Ware to $50 International Airport original 16 values between SG973/98 tied by six strikes of bilingual pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1950

India - 1962 Illustrated Indian Army Postal Service unaddressed FDC for UN Force Congo bearing 1np blue-green to 50np orange set of 6 SGU1/U6 tied by two strikes of PO No 660 cds dated 15 January 1962 - date of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1951

Lesotho - 1967 Lightly soiled long illustrated hand addressed official FDC bearing ½c to 2r set of 12 SG125/36 tied by Maseru FDI circular handstamps. ()

£2.50

 

1952

Morocco Agencies Tangier - 1940 Plain small lightly soiled cover typed address to H A Wallace (stamp dealers) London bearing Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps ½d green to 1½d red-brown SG248/50 tied by individual strikes of British Post Office Tangier double ring cds's for date of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1953

New Zealand - 1974-76 Five illustrated unaddressed first day covers bearing issued stamps tied by Philatelic Bureau FDI cds's comprising 1974 New Zealand day miniature sheet 1975 Health¬ Christmas and Roses definitives plus 1976 Anniversaries and Events. ()

£4.00

 

1954

Seychelles - 1956-68 Four illustrated FDC's one plain cover and one front bearing mainly definitives tied by Victoria cds's for date of issue SG175a 189/91 216/17 and 253/56. ()

£2.00

 

1955

South Africa - 1966 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for 5th Anniv of Republic bearing 1c to 7½c set of 4 in bilingual pairs SG262/65 tied by pictorial handstamps for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1956

South Africa - 1966 Illustrated typed address airmail cover for 5th Anniv of Republic bearing 1c to 7½c set of 4 in pairs SG262/265 all tied by pictorial handstamps for date of issue. ()

£2.00

 

1957

South Africa - 1968-74 Fourteen different illustrated typed or unaddressed first day covers couple with soiling (stamps fine) most with pictorial FDI handstamps. ()

£3.00

 

1958

South Africa - 1969 Typed address illustrated airmail FDC to England for Centenary of Transvaal stamps bearing 2½c & 12½c tied by ZAR 100 Johannesburg pictorial cds for date of issue. Lot includes 1973 illustrated unaddressed airmail first day cover for ESCOM issue bearing 4c to 15c set of 3 tied by pictorial cds for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1959

Southern Rhodesia - 1940 Illustrated typed address slightly damaged and creased cover sent registered Salisbury to stamp dealer in England bearing Golden Jubilee ½d to 1/- set of 8 SG53/60 tied by four strikes of Salisbury cds for date of issue. ()

£4.50

 

1960

South West Africa - 1964 Illustrated cover for Birth of Calvin sent registered airmail hand addressed to South Africa bearing 2½c and 15c issued stamps in pairs tied by single central strike of Windhoek cds for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1961

South West Africa - 1974 Illustrated airmail unaddressed first day cover for birds 4c to 15c set of 4 tied by Windhoek pictorial cds for date of issue. ()

£2.00

 

1962

Swaziland - 1966 Illustrated hand addressed official FDC for Churchill Commemoration bearing ½c to 25c set of 4 SG117/20 tied by two strikes of Goedgegun double ring cds dated 24 September 1966 - date of issue. ()

£1.50

 

1963

1935 Plain hand addressed cover to Essex bearing Silver Jubilee ½d green to 2½d blue set of 4 SG453/56 tied by individual strikes of Belfast double ring cds 7 May 1935 with two stamps also tied by large green Essex Airport cachet . ()

£20.00

 

1964

1935 Westminster illustrated cover bearing Silver Jubilee ½d green to 2½d blue set of 4 SG453/56 tied by individual strikes of London cds 7 May 1935 well known forgery. ()

£25.00

 

1965

1948 Plain hand addressed cover used registered within London bearing Olympic Games set of 4 SG495/98 tied by faint unreadable cds Two Brompton Road single ring cds's dated 29 July on reverse with two Kensington cds's dated 30 July applied to front probably applied as original cds on stamps is so faint. ()

£2.00

 

1966

1948 Two hand addressed plain covers each bearing Victory 2½d ultramarine or 3d violet in block of 4 SG491/92 tied by Mill Hill cancels for 11 June 1946 - date of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1967

1948 Typed addressed illustrated cover to J R Lee Manchester (Well known stamp dealer) for Royal Silver Wedding used registered within Manchester bearing 2½d ultramarine & £1 blue SG493/94 (light soiling around perfs) tied by Manchester cds for date of issue. ()

£125.00

 

1968

1953 Illustrated unaddressed cover for Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II bearing 2½d to 1s 6d set of 4 SG532/535 tied by single central strike of cds for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1969

1953 Illustrated unaddressed different cover for Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II bearing 2½d to 1s 6d set of 4 SG532/535 tied by single central strike of cds for date of 4. ()

£5.00

 

1970

1953 Four plain hand addressed covers bearing issues from Coronation issue comprising 2½d carmine-red block of 6 SG532 4d ultramarine 1s 3d deep yellow-green and 1s 6d deep grey-blue vertical pairs SG533/35 all tied by Sta Andrews Long Live The Queen slogan cancel dated 3 June 1953 along with St Andrews cds of same date. ()

£5.00

 

1971

1957 Long blue hand addressed slightly creased cover to Kent bearing Scout Jubilee 1s 3d green SG559 horizontal pair tied by London cds dated 1 August 1957 - date of issue. ()

£1.50

 

1972

1976-98 Thirty three illustrated mostly hand addressed first day covers for different issues including many with gutter pairs all with FDI handstamps. ()

£5.00

 

1973

1978 Hand addressed illustrated slightly grubby illustrated first day cover (opened at left) for 25th Anniversary of Coronation bearing set of 4 issued stamps tied by two strikes of House of Commons SW1 cds for date of issue¬ same cds on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

1974

1978 Unaddressed illustrated first day cover for Christmas Issue bearing set of 4 issued stamps tied by two strikes of House of Commons SW1 cds for date of issue. ()

£6.00

 

1975

1997-98 19 different illustrated typed address Royal Mail FDC's for commemoratives (complete sets) issued during period (no miniature sheets) tied by Bureau FDI handstamps. ()

£7.50

 

1976

1914 Post Office OHMS small manila hand addressed cover sent registered Bathurst (mark applied direct on cover) to Banbury England at 3d rate bearing KGV 3d tied by Bathurst oval registered mark 25 June 1914 with three UK transit marks 10 July 1914 on rear. ()

£15.00

 

1977

1903 H&GB1 QV 1d carmine postal stationery envelope sent printed matter rubber stamped address to Germany having fine strike of Victorianborg B.C. Accra Gold Coast large single ring cds dated 30 September 1903 with additional strike alongside. ()

£15.00

 

1978

1912 Hand addressed cover to Germany bearing KEVII 2½d blue tied by Seccondee Gold Coast crowned double ring cds dated 17 February 1912 additional strike alongside. ()

£10.00

 

1979

1933 Hand addressed cover to Windsor bearing KGV 2d grey tied by slightly off cover strike of ODA Gold Coast cds dated 7 March 1933. ()

£7.50

 

1980

1941 Hand addressed OHMS stampless cover to Sir John Russell¬ Rothamsted Experimental Station¬ Harpenden¬ England having two line cachet purple cachet H B Waters Director of Agriculture applied with Accra cds dated 20 November 1941 along with Passed Censor Gold Coast 6 six sided censor mark. ()

£10.00

 

1981

1948 Hand addressed Gold Coast Colony (crest on backflap) cover to 2nd Asst Postmaster General Washington DC USA endorsed OHMS with purple oval government crowned oval cachet at left with red Official Paid Gold Coast double ring cds dated 1 December 1948. ()

£15.00

 

1982

1890 Tatty stained hand addressed cover Hucknall to Coalville bearing 1d lilac tied by Hucknall Torkard 417 duplex cancel dated 26 August 1890. ()

£1.00

 

1983

1900s circa Colour unused Valentine undivided back postcard of St Peter's Church Mansfield ()

£1.50

 

1984

1903 Stained and creased postcard (two damaged corners) Chinese Bells Arboretum Nottingham to Kent bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by fine strike of Old Baseford Nottingham code B single ring cds dated 3 February 1903 wirg Sandwich thimble cancel of same date applied. ()

£2.00

 

1985

1903 Black & white postcard The Brig O'Balgownie (Winter) Aberdeen used to Henley on Thames bearing KEVII ½d blue-green tied by Grantham cds 7 November 1903 having South Witham cds of same date alongside. ()

£1.50

 

1986

1903 Black & white postcard Worksop Priory Church bearing KEVII ½d blue-green tied by Ollerton Newark single ring cds dated 7 September 1903. ()

£1.50

 

1987

1904 Black & white E Hamel & Co unused postcard for Midlands Exhibition Nottingham 1904. ()

£2.00

 

1988

1904-06 Three postcards (two colour one black & white) showing views of Nottingham (The Park Steps¬ Colwick Weir and Evening on the Trent) all bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Nottingham cds or machine cancels. Lot includes 1962 black & white postcard Nottingham University Grounds and Lake used with slogan cancel. ()

£5.00

 

1989

1904-11 Twenty six postcards (most views mix colour and black & white) all used within England bearing KEVII ½d tied by various locations cds cancels. ()

£10.00

 

1990

1905 Black & white postcard (bottom left corner missing) of Entrance Aldercar Hall bearing KEVII ½d yellow green tied by fine strike of Langley Mill thimble cds 8 September 1905. ()

£1.50

 

1991

1906 Colour postcard of Clifton Grove Nottingham used to London bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Nottingham machine cancel dated 9 September 1906. ()

£2.00

 

1992

1906 Black & white postcard of Killin and Loch Tay lightly soiled both sides bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Strathyre thimble cds dated 15 September 1906. ()

£1.50

 

1993

1906 Lightly soiled and creased colour postcard of Peacock Hotel Rowsley bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Matlock Bridge cds dated 10 November 1906. ()

£1.00

 

1994

1907 Colour postcard showing Colwick Crossing Notts used within Nottingham bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Nottingham machine cancel dated April 1907. ()

£2.50

 

1995

1907 Colour postcard of Aviary Nottingham Arboretum used to Birmingham bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Nottingham machine cancel dated 5 June 1907. ()

£2.00

 

1996

1907 Colour Postcard Matlock Bath locally addressed bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Matlock Bath cds 21 February 1907 with date unclear Tansley cds also on card. ()

£1.50

 

1997

1908 Colour postcard of Barehills Vale and Melbourne Pool used to Burton-on-Trent bearing ½d yellow-green tied by Melbourne Derbyshire 248 duplex dated 27 January 1908. ()

£2.00

 

1998

1909 Typed Manchester address cover bearing KEVII 1d scarlet tied by superb strike of Postage Stamp Exhibition & Congress Manchester double ring cds dated 20 November 1909. ()

£2.00

 

1999

1910s Black and white unused postcard The Courtyard Saracen's Head Southwell Notts. ()

£2.50

 

2000

1910s Unused black & white postcard Allen's Tea Gardens Bottesford having advertising on reverse regarding services offered for visitors including cyclists. ()

£2.00

 

2001

1910s Black & white unused Knight series 624 postcard showing Russian Express Train. ()

£2.50

 

2002

1910s Woodbury Series number 2512 unused colour postcard Clumber Church which is located in Clumber Park near Mansfield. ()

£1.50

 

2003

1910s circa Unused Raphael Tuck black and white postcard of interior of St Mary's Church Plumtree Nottinghamshire. ()

£1.50

 

2004

1911 Tucks Oilette Post card 'The Clan Graham' tartan creased and bent at base used to London bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by good strike of Tummel Bridge (Tayside) single ring cds dated 3 August 1911. ()

£2.50

 

2005

1915 Hand addressed unstamped opened out on two sides slightly tatty cover to London having Army Post Office 27 single ring cds dated 14 January 1915 applied with Passed By Censor No 1458 crowned mark also on front. ()

£2.00

 

2006

1915 Window envelope bearing 2½d blue tied by Birmingham cds 13 August 1915 Opened By Censor 714 black and white tape at top with Swiss arrival cds on reverse. ()

£2.50

 

2007

1915 Hand addressed cover to Switzerland at 4½d rate bearing KGV 1d x two and 2½d tied by individual strikes of Levenshulme single ring cds dated 30 April 1915. Opened and sealed with black on white Opened by Censor 275 tape at top which covers 2½d and half of 1d stamp tied on back by one of two different Basel cds cancels dated 5 May 1915. ()

£6.00

 

2008

1915-19 Eight covers one Field Service Post Card plus twenty four postcards condition a little mixed with most lightly soiled all unstamped having range of Army and Field Post Offices cds's and censor marks. ()

£15.00

 

2009

1917 John Drew (Printers) Ltd Aldershot & Farnborough black & white unused real photograph post card showing 120 HP Beardmore-Austro Daimler Engine RE Biplane ()

£1.00

 

2010

1918 Hand addressed commercial cover to USA bearing KGV 1d scarlet tied by Leicester continuous machine cancel dated 22 February 1918. Opened and sealed at left with 'Opened By Censor 1588' black on white tape. ()

£3.00

 

2011

1918 Colour Greetings from Shirebrook floral postcard bearing KGV 1d scarlet tied by Shirebrook Mansfield single ring cds dated 18 July 1918. ()

£1.50

 

2012

1918 Sepia postcard Band Stand Nottingham Forest bearing KGV 1d scarlet tied by Nottingham continuous machine cancel dated 14 October 1918. ()

£1.50

 

2013

1920s Three different unused C A & G Lewis black & white post cards showing views of Nottingham comprising Colwick Trees also showing river and boats¬ St Andrews Church Cemetery and St Barnabus Church. ()

£5.00

 

2014

1920 Faded black & white postcard showing ruins of Beeston Abbey sent to Oakham bearing KGV ½d green x 2 tied by Leicester continuous machine cancel dated 21 June 1920. ()

£1.50

 

2015

1920s circa Unused black & white postcard of Trent Lane Collingham Nottinghamshire. ()

£1.50

 

2016

1923 Black & white postcard Sherwood Foresters War Memorial Crich Derbyshire to Leicester bearing KGV 1d scarlet tied by Ripley Derby double ring cds 24 September 1923. ()

£1.50

 

2017

1929 G P Abraham Ltd real photograph post card of front of Salutation Hotel Ambleside showing two staff members and a car used to Essex bearing KGV 1d carmine tied by Ambleside double ring cds dated 24 July 1929. ()

£2.00

 

2018

1933 Hand addressed cover to Nottingham bearing KGV ½d green x 3 each tied by 20th Philatelic Congress Great Britain London cds dated 1 June 1933. ()

£3.00

 

2019

1940s Black & white postcard Church Street and St Peter's Church Mansfield not postally unused with lengthy message on reverse. ()

£1.50

 

2020

1942 Hand addressed cover sent airmail to Major FC Lees MC¬ Lumding PO¬ Newgong District Assam India from his wife/sister or daughter in St Geralds Hospital at 1s 3d rate bearing KGVI 7d emerald-green & 8d bright carmine SG471/72 each tied by Coleshill Birmingham cds October 1942. Lumding arrival cds 23 January 1943 on rear. ()

£3.00

 

2021

1943 Incoming black & white creased postcard showing fortifications at Termoli unstamped endorsed OAS to England with Field Post Office 385 cds dated 19 November 1943 having purple Passed by censor crowned 8242 mark alongside with signature applied. ()

£2.00

 

2022

1951 Hand addressed registered cover to Ethiopia at 8d rate bearing Festival of Britain 4d ultramarine x 2 SG514 tied by London registered oval cancel dated 6 June 1951. Signed British Philatelic Association cachet applied along with Stanley Gibbons Ltd label at left. Addis Abeba cds dated 10 July 1951 on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

2023

1957 Manila stampless cover with OHMS re-use label applied hand addressed to Wiltshire with black Field Post Office 191 cds 30 April 1957. Purple 'By Air Mail'¬ 'Certified Official GRE Tripolitania (with signature)' and 'GRE Tripolitania' dated oval cachet 30 April 1957. ()

£4.00

 

2024

1960 Five BEA Comet 4B First Scheduled Flights printed address covers for Germany to England¬ England to Russia¬ England to Germany¬ England to Cyprus and Cyprus to England all bearing appropriate stamps tied by countries cds cancels all with arrival backstamps. Lot includes BEA Cargo Merchantman first flight London to Paris typed address with 9d stamp tied by London FS machine cancel dated 19 February 1970. ()

£6.00

 

2025

1960s Colour unused post card of Old Mill at Oldcotes. ()

£1.50

 

2026

1977 Illustrated printed address cover Final Voyage 40th Anniv of RMS Windsor Castle betweeen GB and South Africa with black framed cachet applied and signed by the Master with GB 9p Silver Jubilee tied by Cape Town Paquebot bilingual cds 6 October 1977. ()

£3.00

 

2027

1980s Seven different unused colour post cards from Edmund Ward Thomas the Tank Engine PC series numbers 10/4 10/8 10/18 10/23 10/24 10/34 and 10/35 all fine condition. ()

£5.00

 

2028

1980 Illustrated B+I Line Dublin to Liverpool Jetfoil Inaugural Crossings 25 April 1980 printed address card bearing 12p stamp tied by pictorial bilingual Paquebot cachet with additional bilingual Posted at Sea red cachet. ()

£1.50

 

2029

1997 Two illustrated Official Royal Navy Philatelic limited edition covers (one 17 of 82 other 15 of 30) commemorating the Paying-Off of HMY Britannia Following 44 Years Service to the Monarch. the Country and The Royal Navy 11 December 1997 each bearing Isle of Man stamp tied by Portsmouth pictorial handstamp signed by two different ex members of staff. ()

£7.50

 

2030

1910 Colour postcard of Sudanese Children Omdourman sent to London bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Bantry single ring cds dated 7 April 1910. ()

£3.00

 

2031

1913 Hand addressed cover (roughly opened at top) to London 1d carmine-red tied by Street Letter Box Kingston Jamaica double rimmed code E cds dated 20 December 1913. ()

£7.50

 

2032

1935 'Hold this envelope up to the light' airmail cover to England at 65c rate bearing KGV 15c and 65c tied by fine strike of Thika Kenya double rimmed cds dated 27 March 1935. ()

£10.00

 

2033

1939 Opened out three sides advertising cover for Bull Dog Lager covering whole of reverse of cover typed address sent airmail to London creased at top affecting KGVI 20c Crowns stamp tied by Tanga cds dated 13 July 1939. ()

£10.00

 

2034

1944 H&GB8 20c orange postal stationery envelope hand addressed to Tanga having fine strike of Lushoto double ring cds 31 October 1944. Readdressed using war economy label on rear. ()

£10.00

 

2035

1946 Hand addressed cover to Switzerland at 1s 45c rate bearing KGVI definitives 15c & 1/- plus Victory 30c (SG137¬ 145 & 156) tied by Nairobi cds's 16 December 1946. ()

£1.50

 

2036

1948 Hand addressed cover to England sent Forces Airmail at 15c rate bearing KGVI 5c & 10c tied by Nairobi KENYA slogan cancel dated 24 June 1948 with purple oblong framed cachet Post Office RAF Eastleigh applied but not dated. ()

£10.00

 

2037

1950 The Diamond Jubilee Investment Trust Limited cover typed address sent registered Dar Es Salaam to Nairobi bearing KGVI 50c tied by Dar Es Salaam Registered cds dated 18 April 1950 with scarce 'R.T.S.' and framed 'Unknown' cachets applied on front. Dar Es Salaam and Nairobi transit cancels on reverse. ()

£15.00

 

2038

1977 Typed address in English and manuscript address in Mandarin cover to Taiwan bearing 10c Combat Racism SG44 tied by Maseru cds dated 15 December 1977 with Taipei bilingual cds dated 25 March 1978 on reverse. Pointing finger 'Return to Sender' red mark on front along with red and purple Manderin instructional marks and manuscript marks. ()

£2.50

 

2039

1979 Hand addressed unstamped pink cover Bela-Bela to Maseru endorsed O.G.S. with large purple cachet for Koeneng Parish Bela-Bela with Bela Bela 358 cds 28 March 1979. ()

£2.00

 

2040

1987 Four hand addressed airmail covers to Mother Superior Burnham Abbey each at 35s rate bearing Butterflies 15s on 2s and 20s SG572 & 725 tied by Maseru cds's. ()

£2.00

 

2041

1987-91 Three hand addressed covers to UK bearing Birds or Butterflies stamps including some surcharges with Maseru or Mohalesmoek cds's. ()

£2.00

 

2042

1992 Trilingual airmail cover small printed label address to England bearing 40s butterfly tied by Maseru cds dated 31 March 1992. ()

£1.50

 

2043

Kedah - 1938 Hand addressed cover in local script at 5c rate bearing Sheaf of Rice 1c black and 2c green horizontal pair SG27 & 52 tied by location unclear cds 11 February 1938. ()

£1.50

 

2044

Perak - 1952 Hand addressed airmail (slightly shortened vertically at right when opened) to India at 25c rate bearing 25c purple & orange SG141 tied by fine strike of Ipoh A single ring cds dated 9 June 1952¬ Indian arrival slogan cancel dated 13 June ()

£1.50

 

2045

1924 OHMS Charitable Institutions printed small lettersheet requesting returns of supplies up to 15 March sent to Parish Priest¬ Migiarro with Valletta double ring cds of 11 February 1924 on front. Minor damage at top does not detract from nice clean cover. ()

£10.00

 

2046

1927 Black & white postcard showing Entrance to Grand Mosque¬ Tunis sent to USA bearing 1½d chestnut SG160 tied by Valletta double ring cds dated 7 February 1927. Thos C. Smith & Co Steamship Agents purple oval cachet of same date also on card. ()

£10.00

 

2047

1918 1d red postal stationery envelope (H&GB12) uprated with KGV 1½d grey-slate typed address to USA tied by Palmeston North cds dated 22 January 1918. Purple unframed "Passed By The Military Censor NZ" handstamp on front. ()

£10.00

 

2048

1931 hand addressed cover sent air mail to USA bearing 1931 Air set of 3 SG548/550 and 3d chocolate definitive SG449 all tied by three strikes of Wanganui cds dated 11 November 1931¬ second day of issue for Air set. ()

£10.00

 

2049

1932 OHMS cover from Crown Law Office¬ Wellington hand addressed to Government Printer¬ Hobart¬ Tasmania bearing KGV 2d yellow definitive overprinted Official tied by Wellington Health Stamps for Health Camps slogan cancellation dated 16 February 1932. ()

£10.00

 

2050

1935 Hand addressed cover sent air mail to England bearing 7d Air x 2 SG550 plus 4d Mitre Peak SG583 all tied by two strikes of Taihape cds dated 13 June 1935. ()

£7.50

 

2051

1948 Typed address cover sent air mail to USA bearing 2d orange SG680 and 6d carmine SG683 tied by Wellington CI machine cancel and cds dated 23 April 1948. Large black LATE FEE cachet on both sides. ()

£7.50

 

2052

1949 OHMS cover with printed imprint for High Commissioner for New Zealand¬ 415 Strand¬ London WC2 bottom left corner hand addressed to Ministry of Works Wellington with large black "Official Paid HO F97 NZ" cds dated 20 January 1949. ()

£10.00

 

2053

1957-97 Ninety seven cards and mostly covers plus two different unused colour Air Polargrammes from range of locations having good range of stamps tied by various postmarks. Many have additional cachets for bases¬ events¬ expeditions¬ flights with some signed by pilot's of expedition or team members. ()

£60.00

 

2054

1958 Lightly soiled and creased Trans-Antarctic Expedition Ross Sea Committee Official colour cover typed address to Bridger & Kay Ltd c/o NZ High Commission London bearing 3d to 1s 6d set of 4 SG1/4 tied by single strike of Scott Base Antarctic Meeting Ross Dep cds dated 20 January 1959. ()

£2.50

 

2055

1992 Hand addressed cover from St Lucia Philatelic Bureau sent registered Castries to Ministry of Transport & Communications Lesotho at $4.50 rate bearing Endangered trees 50c and 80c strip of 5 overprinted Official SGO32/O33 all tied by Casteries cds's dated 9 November 1992. Maseru 100 arrival cds dated 18 November 1992 on reverse. Uncommon destination from St Lucia. ()

£3.00

 

2056

1898-1989 Collection of fifty three mixed hand and typed mostly local addressed cards and covers each displayed on Devon album page in blue Devon binder having manuscript details of type of cancel and earlist known use on page with some having colour photograph of Post Office. Cancels seen includes TPO 1¬ 3¬ 5 to 14 inclusive and 18 cds's. ()

£35.00

 

2057

1947 Local used pencil hand addressed cover bearing Giant Tortoise 3c orange SG136a tied by Victoria code B single ring cds dated 24 December 1947. ()

£3.00

 

2058

Transkei - 1986-91 Eight formula registered envelopes and one plain cover sent registered to Maclear or Mattiele having blue and white registered labels applied from Cofimvaba¬ Mdantsane¬ Mount Fletcher¬ Madeira Street¬ Mount Fletcher¬ Qumbu¬ St Cuthberts¬ Tsolo¬ Umtata and Umzimkulu all having Transkei stamps applied tied by range of cancels.. ()

£7.50

 

2059

1910s circa G B & Co Cape Town unused colour postcard showing view of beach and Table Mountain¬ Cape Town from Fish Jetty. ()

£1.50

 

2060

1920 Colour postcard Ocean Beach Durban used to Scotland bearing KGV 1d rose-red SG4 tied by good strike of Point Natal cds dated 25 February 1920. ()

£2.00

 

2061

1930 Comique Series lightly soiled colour comedy postcard used to Russia bearing ½d Springbok and 1d ship definitives tied to picture side by Warden South Africa cds's dated 16 September 1930.Two different Russian arrival marks dated October 1930 on reverse. ()

£1.00

 

2062

1938 Typed address cover (backflap a little tatay from opening but complete) sent airmail to Victoria West Cape Province bearing 1½d Gold Mine English single SG87 tied by Bloemfontein continuous machine cancel dated 26 March 1938. Victoria West cds of same date on reverse with additional strikes dated 28 March both sides. Typed endorsement' If not called for in 24 hours please return to J Chambers Box 376 Bloemfontein'. ()

£2.50

 

2063

1942 Black & white unfranked postcard of beach front Durban endorsed 'On Active Service' having poorish strike of purple Official Free crowned Montclair Durban oval cachet applied redirected on arrival in England to Scotland Dudley cds dated 8 August also applied. ()

£2.50

 

2064

1954 Hand addressed cover to England bearing English Springbok ½d black & green plus Natal Settlers 1½d claret SG114 & 127 tied by Durban Civic Centenary Stamp Exhibition cds dated 1-4 June 1954. having label for Exhibition applied but not tied. ()

£2.50

 

2065

1954 Two identical commemorative illustrated envelopes for Durban Centenary Industrial Exhibition and Fair 2-13 July 1954 both South African hand addressed one with ½d Springbok other 1d ship horizontal pairs tied by Tekwini Elincane cds's 10 or 13 July 1954. ()

£3.00

 

2066

1961 Hand address cover to England bearing ½c to 1r set of 13 SG198/210 tied by six strikes of Potgietersrus cds 31 May 1961 - date of issue. ()

£3.50

 

2067

1992 Hand addressed cover sent airmail to England bearing National Stamp Day 35c top marginal se-tenant horizontal strip of 5 SG745/49 showing colour cylinder numbers in selvedge tied by Ugie cds's dated 22 May 1992. ()

£2.50

 

2068

1996 Illustrated unaddressed cover Bloemfontein 150 National Philatelic Exhibition bearing miniature sheet SGMS938 tied by Seelskou Stamp Show pictorial handstamp. ()

£1.50

 

2069

1999 Illustrated unaddressed cover for Australia 99 Stamp Expo bearing miniature sheet SGMS1116 tied by Australia 99 Melbourne pictorial handstamp. ()

£1.50

 

2070

1910s circa Black and white unused German post card showing the Governor in full uniform along with his entrage at an outside event. ()

£3.00

 

2071

1932 Hand addressed commercial cover to Windhoek bearing Cape Cross 1d indigo & scarlet horizontal pair SG75 tied by Kalkfeld cds dated 12 September 1932. ()

£3.00

 

2072

1948-86 Twenty five covers sent registered (with fifteen different locations including Cincimani OOS/Eastern Caprivi mark no 10 smaller little used office) to various addresses plus seven covers and 1964/65 two different illustrated first day covers bearing various stamps (two with South African stamps with Walvis Bay cancels when under the Green Point Constituency in Cape Town). Lot includes seven pieces bearing 21 South African stamps all tied by Walvis Bay cds's dated 1 September 1977. ()

£15.00

 

2073

1949 Hand addressed cover sent registered (black mark applied direct to cover) Bethanie to East London Cape Province at 5½d rate bearing Afrikaans 4d Waterberg plus English 1½d Mail Train SG78 & 96 tied by poor strike of Bethanie cds dated 30 November 1949. ()

£3.00

 

2074

1952 6d postal stationery airmail air letter to Germany (redirected on arrival) containing long letter all in German having fair strike of Maltahohe cds dated 8 December 1952. Airletter sealed with For Cripples black and yellow labels one Afrikaans other English. ()

£2.00

 

2075

1977-82 Ten (nine different) illustrated unaddressed souvenir cards/covers for various events bearing single stamp tied by pictorial handstamp for event. ()

£5.00

 

2076

1948 Large Sudan Postal Administration (pmrs 43 McC.7713 SG 959 P&T 30000 5/46 ) partial printed address cover from Post Office at Khartoum hand addressed sent registerd airmail to Mr Schutge PO Weenew Natal at 18p rate bearing Camel Postman SG overprint 2p purple & orange-yellow x 4 and 10p black & mauve SGO50 & O56 tied by Khartoum Registered oval cancels dated 1 March 1948¬ same cancel plus Weenew transit marks on rear which has two light stains from removal of wax seals.. ()

£10.00

 

2077

1947 Hand addressed cover (vertical fold at right not affecting stamps) sent registered (purple bilingual oval cachet applied direct to cover) airmail Mbabane to Controller Posts & Telegraphs BMA Eritrea MELF 5 bearing Royal Visit 1d scarlet to 1/- mauve set of 4 SG42/45 tied by Mbabane Swaziland cds's dated 2 July 1947. Same cds on reverse along with Asmara arrival cds dated 15 July. ()

£3.00

 

2078

1932 Typed address cover to Johannesburg at 2d rate bearing Natal QV Half on 1d rose SG125 and KEVII 1½d green & black SG129 both tied by individual strikes of Mbabane Swaziland double ring cds dated 31 December 1932. ()

£7.50

 

2079

1932 Hand addressed cover to Pretoria at 2d rate bearing Orange Free State VRI 2d on 2d bright mauve SG114 tied by Mbabane Swaziland double ring cds dated 28 December 1932. ()

£7.50

 

2080

1932 Hand addressed cover to Pretoria at 1d rate bearing South Africa Official 1d black & carmine SGO13 tied by Mbabane Swaziland double ring cds dated 31 December 1932. ()

£7.50

 

2081

1933 Typed address cover sent registered (Mbabane straight line mark applied direct to cover with G2 in blue crayon underneath) to Mr Giovanetti Poste Restante Pretoria at 5d rate bearing Cape of Good Hope Seated Hope 2½d ultramarine SG63a and Transvaal KEVII 2½d black & blue SG247 (SGZ54) tied by Mbabane Swaziland double ring cds dated 2 February 1933. Same cds on reverse along with Pretoria arrival cds dated 6 February. ()

£10.00

 

2082

1933 Typed address cover to Mr Giovanetti Poste Restante Pretoria at 3d rate bearing Orange Free State VRI ½d on ½d orange block of 6 (2 x 3 light soiling around perfs) with top left stamp showing No stop after 'V' SG112/112c tied by two strikes of Mbabane Swaziland double ring cds dated 2 February 1933. ()

£10.00

 

2083

1945 Entire (light small stain on front) from Italian Prisoner of War Camp 1 to Avelino (near Naples) dated 29 January 1945 with purple 'Postage Free' 'Evacuee Mail' and 'PW Middle East 114' cachets on front along with POW EAC double ring cds dated 17 February 1945. Avelino arrival cds 19 June 1945 on reverse. ()

£8.50

 

2084

1975 Typed address commercial airmail cover (tiny piece missing bottom left corner) sent registered to London at 7s 50 rate bearing KUT 30 Years of East African Airway 50c & 2s plus Butterfly 5s SG170¬ 387 & 389 all tied by Mbeya Tanzania single ring cancels dated 9 January 1976. Same cds on reverse along with National Bank of Commerce Mbeya Brach 30 December 1975 purple boxed cachet and straight line purple 'Opened for Customs Examination' cachet with ink signature added. ()

£2.00

 

2085

1988 Hand addressed long airmail cover sent registered Santo to Jersey at 180c rate bearing 30c¬ 50c and 100c tied by Santo cds's dated 27 January 1988. Same cds plus two strikes of Port Vila cds dated 29 January on reverse. ()

£2.00