1911

1930s Circa unused colour postcard showing local on camel titled 'Camel Driver Aden'. ()

£2.50

 

1912

1937 Selfridge & Co printed address cover bearing Coronation 1a to 3½a set of 3 SG13/15 tied by single central strike of Aden Camp cds dated 10 August 1937. ()

£3.00

 

1913

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 alao applied. ()

£4.00

 

1914

1954 Tiny (68 x 104mm) cover rubber stamped address to Omar Ihsanullah 35/38 Section M. I. Maalla (Aden Colony) bearing Dhow Building 1/- sepia & reddish violet SG62 top right corner marginal example showing sheet number 583 in top selvedge tied by Maalla single ring cds dated 27 April 1954. Maalla double ring cds of same date on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1915

1954 A little damaged incoming hand addressed in local script airmail cover from Basrah having 100f stamp on reverse tied by unclear cds dated 17 February 1954. Aden GPO single ring and Aden Camp double ring cds both dated 22 February also on revesre. ()

£4.00

 

1916

1955 Hand addressed incoming airmail cover from Indonesia to Aden Camp bearing 2r stamp tied by Djakarta cds dated 28 September 1955. Aden machine cancel plus Aden Camp cds both dated 3 October 1955 on reverse. ()

£2.00

 

1917

1955 P&O cover endorsed 'Seamail' to England with India 6p purple-brown SG310 and Mosque 25c carmine red SG54 both tied by Aden machine cancel 19 November 1955. ()

£3.00

 

1918

1955-63 Three hand addressed and three printed address covers all to England bearing GB stamps (one also has Ceylon KGVI 3c on 6c stamp affixed) five with Paquebot Aden GPO machine cancels one withPaquebot Aden GPO single ring cds. one having ships cachet. ()

£12.00

 

1919

1958 Typed address plain cover to Sergeant's Mess Khormaksar Aden bearing Carter 15c blue-green SG52 tied by Aden Camp Aden Post Early For Christmas slogan macine cancel dated 12 December 1958 additional unclear cds dated 13 December also applied. ()

£3.00

 

1920

1960 Aspley Air Letter commercially used to Scotland having typed address and contents bearing Map 50c dull blue SG58 tied by aden machine cancel 20 June 1960. ()

£2.50

 

1921

1964 Preprinted correspondence postal card all in Arabic (completed in manuscript on reverse in Arabic) with red circular South Arabian Broadcasting Service pictorial bilingual cachet applied to front bearing Camel Transport 10c orange SG50 tied by good strike of Sheikh Othman double ring cds dated 15 March 1964. ()

£5.00

 

1922

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 cCamp cds dated 29 October also applied along with four line bilingual firms cachet in Arabic and English. ()

£4.00

 

1923

1966 Long OHMS typed address manilla cover to Crown Agents in London slightly shortened at left when opened with vertical crease at left sent at 520f rate bearing 20f green and 250f vertical pair SG6 & 14 tied by two strikes of Crater Aden double ring cds dated 13 July 1966. ()

£5.00

 

1924

1966-67 Typed OHMS cover sent airmail to Crown Agents bearing Churchill 65f SG21 tied by Crater cds dated 13 April 1966 plus hand addressed airmail cover to a bank in London bearing 20th Anniv of UNESCO 65f SG28 tied Aden machine cancel dated 6 January 1967. ()

£4.00

 

1925

1966 Biligually hand addressed commercial printed cover sent airmail to Aden bearing 15f on 25c carmine-red SG56 tied by Mukalla cds dated 22 September 1966 plus bilingual two line unclear purple Southern Yemen cachet. ()

£3.00

 

1926

1966 Slightly trimmed at top merchants cover bilingually hand addressed to Aden Camp bearing 15f on 25c carmine-red SG56 tied by smudged unclear Mukaila cds with additional two line purple unclear cancel. ()

£3.00

 

1927

New South Wales - 1905 Colour postcard showing Colonial Secretary's Office Sydney manuscript altered from 'Post Card' to 'Printed Matter' sent to Switzerland with no message at 1½d rate bearing ½d & 1d SG273 & 288 tied by location unclear NSW cds's 1 May 1905. Zurich arrival cds dated 11 June also on card. ()

£2.00

 

1928

1931 Hand addressed to London Australian National Airways Limited illustrated airmail cover (few closed tears at top) for First All Australian Air Mail bearing KGV Head 2d Kingsford Smiths Flight 6d and Air Mail Service 6d SG99a 123 & 139 all tied by Melbourne Vic cds dated 20 November 1931. ()

£8.00

 

1929

1896 Cape of Good Hope 1½d grey postal stationery card (creased corner and light soiling) used Morija to Scotland from Rev C Casalis having Morija single ring cds dated 12 March 1896. Cape Town Cape Colony single ring cds dated 16 March also applied along with Cape 277 in barred oval cancel over imprinted stamp. Rev C Casalis was the son of Eugene Casalis who was one of the original missionaries and became a friend and advisor to Moshesh¬ the chief of Basutoland. ()

£15.00

 

1930

1911 Real photograph black & white postcard "In the moutains of Basutoland" series 7 of cards published by Sesuto Book Depot Morija to Mafikeng bearing South Africa ½d green tied by Morija doublr ring cds dated 24 December 1911. ()

£5.00

 

1931

1944 Typed address cover to Johannesburg at 2d rate bearing 2d bright purple SG21 tied by Mokhotlong double ring cds dated 18 April 1944. ()

£3.00

 

1932

1945 Hand addressed cover to Pretoria at 1d rate bearing ½d green x 2 SG18 tied by Roma double ring cds dated 5 April 1945. ()

£2.50

 

1933

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. ()

£7.00

 

1934

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. ()

£3.50

 

1935

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. ()

£3.00

 

1936

1996 Three long airmail covers all typed address to same person in Wales at 40p rate bearing various stamps all tied by British Antarctic Territory Rothera small single ring cds dated 25 March 1996. Each cover has pictorial British Antarctic Territory Rothera cachet plus British Antarctic Survey RRS Bransfield pictorial cachet. ()

£4.00

 

1937

2001 Four long plain small label typed address covers to same person in Wales at 43p rate bearing various stamps (three single 43p stamp other 1p 2p & 40p) all tied by British Antarctic Territory Port Lockroy single ring cds dated 11 March 2001. Each cover has pictorial British Antarctic Territory Port Lockroy cachet. ()

£5.00

 

1938

2007 Six long plain small label typed address covers to same person in Wales bearing various stamps all tied by British Antarctic Territory Port Lockroy single ring cds dated 30 October 2007. Three covers have Port Lockroy Antarctica 64' 49' S¬ 63' 29W 3 November 2007 Antarctic Heritage Trust showing penguin red cachet. ()

£7.00

 

1939

2008 Five long plain small label typed address covers to same person in Wales bearing various stamps values to £1 all tied by British Antarctic Territory Rothera small single ring cds dated 9 January 2008. ()

£6.00

 

1940

2012 Three long plain small label typed address covers sent airmail to same person in Wales bearing various stamps all tied by British Antarctic Territory Halley small single ring cds dated 25 December 2012. Two covers have framed Halley Bay cachet plus additional British Antarctic Survey Halley pictorial cachet. ()

£4.00

 

1941

2013 Seven long plain small label typed address covers sent airmail to same person in Wales bearing various stamps values to £1 all tied by British Antarctic Territory Signy small single ring cds dated 20 January 2013. One cover has no cachets¬ one cover has British Antarctic Territory Signy pictorial cachet¬ three covers have British Antarctic Territory Signy pictorial cachet and red British Antarctic Survey RRS James Clark Ross Voyage 22 2012/13 pictorial cachet and two covers have British Antarctic Territory Signy pictorial cachet and red British Antarctic Survey RRS James Clark Ross Voyage 22 2012/13 pictorial cachet and two line unframed Signy British Antarctic Territory cachet. ()

£9.00

 

1942

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. ()

£15.00

 

1943

1937 Hand addressed cover (vertical crease and part backflap missing) sent air mail at 7a 6p rate to England bearing KGV Burma overprint 2a 6p x 3 SG6 tied by two fine inverted strikes of Rangoon GPO SOR double ring cds dated 10 April 1937 - early use as date of issue of stamps 1 April 1937. ()

£4.00

 

1944

1928 Typed address a little soiled cover registered to Regina Sask endorsed 'Via Air Mail Toronto-Ottawa Montreal First Flight' bearing on reverse 5c olive-brown top marginal imprint strip of 3 SG274 tied by Montreal cds 1 October 1928 (stamp issued 21 September so early use) with same cds on front and Toronto and Regina cds's 1 and 3 October on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1945

1937 Hand addressed cover sent registered Belleville to Ontario at 13c rate bearing KGV 3c and 10c Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman SG343 & 347 tied by Bellville cds's 4 September 1937. On reverse nine transit cds cancels dated between 4 to 6 September including Mont & Toronto¬ Tor.Lon & Windsor and Ft Erie No & Brant Railway Post Offices plus Belleville¬ Dunnville & Brantford x 2 of each. ()

£5.00

 

1946

1939 Typed address plain cover with typed endorsement 'Shediac to New York By Air Mail First Flight' with large black matching cachet for flight applied bearing air 6c blue tied by Shediac Canada machine cancel 1 July 1939 with New York arrival cds on reverse. ()

£2.00

 

1947

1939 Three hand addressed covers to different addressess in Denmark (one with original contents - Christmas card) all at 5c rate bearing various stamps tied by postmarks between September and December 1939 before German invasion. Each opened and sealed at left with black on white censor G.11 or G.50 tape. ()

£12.00

 

1948

1950 Hand addressed cover to America having large purple boxed Air Mail cachet applied bearing Canada KGVI 5c blue SG418 plus Newfoundland 1880-82 King Edward VII when Prince of Wales 1c dull brown SG44a and 1897 400th Anniversary of Discovery of Newfoundland and 60th Year of Queen Victoria's reign 1c green SG66 tied by individual strikes of Windsor Ont single ring cds dated 16 August 1950. Unusual combination of stamps and very late use of Newfoundland stamps. ()

£7.50

 

1949

1957-59 One typed address (slight damage top left) and two hand addressed Forces Air Mail covers to England bearing Wilding 2½d 3d or Commonwealth Games 3d all tied by BFPO Christmas Island single ring cds's dated between 25 June 1957 to 8 April 1959. ()

£10.00

 

1950

1959-63 Two no message correspondence hand addressed postcards to England plus four hand addressed covers (two registered with labels applied) to Malayan Stamp Agency PO Box 2719 Singapore at 10c¬ 12c or 30c rates bearing Queen Elizabeth II definitives (2c¬ 4c¬ 5c¬ 6c or 10c) tied by Christmas Island Indian Ocean cds's. ()

£10.00

 

1951

1955 Four illustrated (three different covers three typed address one hand addressed all bearing Australian stamps (three at 2s 6d rate other 1/- rate) tied by Cocos Island double ring cds dated 23 November 1955. All having purple' Cocos (Keeling) Islands Mainland Inauguration of Domestic Postal Services' inverted triangle pictorial cachet applied. ()

£10.00

 

1952

1906 Sepia real photograph postcard showing procession of locals including horsedrawn ornate carriage sent to England bearing 2m green tied by nice strike of Pyramids Cairo bilingual cds dated 1 January 1906. ()

£2.50

 

1953

1906 Hand addressed cover to London bearing 5m carmine SG63 tied by bilingual Alexandria cds 5 March 1906 having London SW arrival cancel 15 March on reverse. ()

£1.50

 

1954

1934-36 Six hand addressed fronts sent airmail¬ one to France rest to England bearing various stamps tied by various Cairo handstamps. ()

£3.00

 

1955

1995 Colour postcard of Christ Church Cathedral sent to England bearing 35p Adders Tongue Fern SG781 tied by Port Stanley cds dated 23 July 1995. ()

£1.50

 

1956

1995 Eight long airmail small label typed address covers to same person in Wales bearing various Falkland Island Dependencies stamps all tied by King Edward Point South Georgia small single ring cds dated 9 April 1995. ()

£6.00

 

1957

Aden - 1946 Purple rubber stamped commercial plain cover rubber stamp endorsment First Day Issue bearing Victory 1½a carmine and 2½a blue tied by single central strike of Aden Camp single ring cds dated 15 October 1946. ()

£3.00

 

1958

Australian Antarctic Territory - 1967 Two Australian Post Office FDC's bearing Decimal Currency 1c to 4c and 7c to $1 (10 different values) SG8/10 & 12/18 tied by Mawson FDI pictorial handstamps dated 16 February 1967 date placed on sale on Mawson. ()

£5.00

 

1959

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. ()

£3.00

 

1960

Basutoland - 1947 Plain long cover (roughly opened) typed address to London bearing Royal Visit set of 4 SG32/35 tied by Maseru Basutoland cds for date of issue. Lot includes illustrated souvenir printed address cover for 21st Birthday of Princess Elizabeth. ()

£2.00

 

1961

British Commonwealth - 1984 Limited edition collection number 10 of 500 for the 250th Anniversary of Lloyds List 33 Benham silk covers between Ascension and Vanuatu bearing issued stamps tied by FDI handstamps of which most are pictorial. ()

£10.00

 

1962

Canada - 1934-65 Five different covers bearing stamps tied by cancels for date of issue comprising 1934 special cover for 400th Anniv of Discovery of Canada 3c blue (tone around perfs) SG332 typed address to England 1953 plain local hand address cover bearing National Wild Life Week 2c blue 3c sepia & 4c slate SG447/49 tied by machine cancel for date of issue 1963 two illustrated typed address covers bearing 2c green x 8 or 3c reddish violet x 5 with Montreal cds's for date of issue and 1965 plain hand addressed cover to England with Christmas 3c & 5c SG568/69 x 2 tied by McCreary Man cds's for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1963

Malayan Federation - 1957 Illustrated colour hand addressed FDC bearing Independence Day 10c bistre-brown SG5 tied by Penang single ring cds for date of issue. ()

£3.00

 

1964

Malayan Federation - 1958 Illustrated colour hand addressed (erased and small hand addressed label applied) FDC sent airmail to London bearing First Anniv of Independence 10c and 30c (SG8/9) tied by individual strikes of Ipoh single ring cds for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1965

Malayan Federation - 1958 Illustrated colour hand addressed FDC to Singapore bearing Tenth Anniv of Declaration of Human Rights 10c and 30c tied by strikes of Ipoh code B single ring cds for date of issue. ()

£3.00

 

1966

Rhodesia - 1971 Illustrated unaddressed first day cover for Birds of Rhodesia issue bearing 2c to 25c set of 6 tied by two strikes of Salisbury Rhodesia FDI handsatmp. ()

£1.50

 

1967

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. ()

£3.00

 

1968

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

£5.00

 

1969

South West Africa - 1963-86 23 illustrated FDC's (1963 & 1966 covers hand addressed 1964 & 1965 covers typed address sent registered balance of nineteen unaddressed) for different issues mostly full sets tied by pictorial handstamps for date of issue. ()

£12.00

 

1970

Transkei - 1980 Illustrated unaddressed cover for Birds issue bearing 5c to 20c set of 4 tied by two strikes of Umtata pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£1.50

 

1971

Venda - 1981 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for Sunbirds of Venda bearing 5c to 25c set of 4 tied by two strikes of Shayandima cancel for date of issue. ()

£1.50

 

1972

Zambia - 1964-72 Thirteen illustrated FDC's (some lightly soiled) and one illustrated front of FDC mix of hand or typed address for different issues between 1964 definitives to £1 and 1972 Conservation Year issue all tied by range of cancels. ()

£4.00

 

1973

1963 Three hand addressed plain covers two having white on green 'Post Office Special Delivery' labels applied other blue on white registered labels comprising Paris Postal Conference 6d SG636 top right corner marginal block of 4 National Nature Week 3d SG637 bottom left corner marginal block of 5 and 4½d SG638 top left corner marginal block of 4 tied by Bletchley cds's for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1974

1969 York Minster large illustrated typed label address cover (creasing on corners) for British Architecture issue bearing 5d (se-tenant block of 4) 9d & 1s 6d set of 6 SG796/801 issued stamps tied by York Minster pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£3.00

 

1975

1971-2003 One hundred plus mostly typed addressFDC's for definitive issues some duplication mainly with different FDI handstamps. Includes many regionals¬ high values to £5 and £10 (these hand addressed) £1.33/£1.40 & £1.60 and a few few prestige booklet panes. ()

£10.00

 

1976

1972 General Anniversaries 3p Tutankhamun commemorative tied to International Rectifier illustrated oversize postcard tyed English address by London FDI cds dated 26 April 1972 with large red boxed Explosives Research and Development Establishment Waltham Abbey red cachet dated 1 May 1972 alongside. ()

£5.00

 

1977

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

 

1978

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

 

1979

1985-96 Seven different illustrated unaddressed first day covers bearing different panes from History of Stanley Gibbons British Rail or National Trust prestige booklets ()

£3.00

 

1980

1992 Illustrated hand addressed Royal Mail FDC sent airmail to Canada bearing Greetings "Memories" 1st NVI se-tenant block of 10 SG1592/1601tied by three strikes of Kirkcaldy First day of Issue single ring cds dated 28 January 1992. ()

£2.00

 

1981

1993 Royal Mail illustrated typed address cover bearing £10 Britannia SG1658 tied by Windsor pictorial FDI handstamp. ()

£3.00

 

1982

2005 Homemade illustrated small printed label address cover bearing Castles £3 miniature sheet SGMS2530 plus Marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles miniature sheet SGMS2531 both tied by pictorial handstamp for dates of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1983

2008 Classic Carry On and Hammer Films illustrated unaddressed Royal Mail FDC bearing issued set of 6 stamps SG2849/54 tied by Bray Maidenhead Berks pictorial FDI handstamps. Nice black ink signature of actress Fenella Fielding applied to cover. ()

£5.00

 

1984

1965 Typed addressed illustrated air mail cover (including printed contents letter re plane) to England for First Ghana Airways VC10 Flight Accra to London having Ghana Airways red slogan 6d meter mark applied dated 12 February 1965. ()

£1.50

 

1985

1914 Colour postcard Rock from the Neutral Ground sent to Kent bearing KGV ½d green tied by Gibraltar cds dated 18 November 1914. ()

£2.50

 

1986

1937 Selfridge & Co printed address cover bearing Coronation 1d to 3d set of 3 SG117/19 tied by individual strikes of Kumasi cds's dated 20 September 1937. ()

£5.00

 

1987

1818 Commercial entire sent from London 13 June 1818 having a little soiling due to age rated "8" on front to Bedford having Bishop Mark dated 13 June on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

1988

1890 1d pink postal stationery envelope printed fancy London address having full strike of Penny Postage Jubilee South Kensington pictorial cancel dated 2 July 1890. ()

£5.00

 

1989

1901-92 Twenty covers all used within UK inc 1948 Olympic Games set on illustrated FDC with Olympic slogan cancel¬ QV 1d postal stationery card uprated with KGVI ½d & QEII 1½d used in 1952¬ various souvenir covers from 1950s and 1980's registered covers. ()

£10.00

 

1990

1904 Black & white postcard of the Square Bournmouth bearing 1d scarlet tied by Bournmouth cds dated 29 March 1904 sent to Public Hospital Georgetown British Guiana having arrival cds dated 19 April 1904 applied. ()

£4.00

 

1991

1905 Colour postcard of Trent Bridge Nottingham to Yorkshire bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Nottingham double ring cds dated 25 August 1905 having fine strike of Ruddington code B thimble cds of same date alongside. ()

£2.50

 

1992

1906 Black & white postcard of St Mary's Church Radcliffe-on-Trent used to Bradford bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green yied by Radcliffe-on-Trent single ring cds 6 August 1906. ()

£2.50

 

1993

1906 Colour postcard of flowers in vase bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Netherfield Nottingham single ring cds dated 14 April 1906. ()

£2.50

 

1994

1907 Black & white postcard (corners a little worn) showing House and Lake Kew Gardens used to Wellingborough bearing KEVII ½d uellow-green tied by Rushden RSO Northants cds dated 19 december 1907. ()

£2.50

 

1995

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. ()

£4.00

 

1996

1910s circa Birthday Greeting postcardto South Muskham Newark bearing KGV 1d scarlet tied by off card South Musk.. Newark single ring rubber cds dated 9 May ?? ()

£2.00

 

1997

1910 Colour postcard of Market Place Burton to Cresswell bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Forest Town Mansfield single ring cds dated 2 June 1910. ()

£2.50

 

1998

1910s Four different postally unused 'Hands accross the Sea' or 'Greetings from over the Sea' type postcards three with messages. ()

£2.50

 

1999

1912 Black and white postcard Roslin Chapel used to Dundee bearing KGV ½d green tied by Roslin RSO Lothian cds dated 14 April 1912. ()

£2.50

 

2000

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. ()

£7.50

 

2001

1917 Birthday Greetings colour postcard to Long Eaton marked 'Local' bearing KGV ½d green tied by just off card Long Eaton skeleton cds dated 15 July 1917. ()

£2.00

 

2002

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

£3.00

 

2003

1918 Unfranked colour postcard 'Souvenir of Dieppe' pencil addressed to England with unclear cds cancel having purple oblong 'Passed By Censor No 5002' cachet. ()

£2.50

 

2004

1937 Hand addressed plain cover sent registered within Croydon bearing Photogravure 10d turquoise-blue block of 4 SG448 (one with light tone on perfs) tied by two strikes of smudged Croydon purple oval registered cancel dated 22 July 1937. same cancel on rear. ()

£4.00

 

2005

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. ()

£3.00

 

2006

1958 Four small plain covers all typed address to Essex having 'To be posted on arrival at Towyn' endorsement applied Each bearing Wilding ½d orange plus Scout Jubilee 2½d carmine-red SG540 & 557 tied by Towyn Meriontt cds dated 25 January 1958. Each cover has different Talyllyn Railway 11d railway letter stamp affixed tied by 1d Extra Charge Talyllyn Railway Company Towyn Merioneth cancel. ()

£5.00

 

2007

1961 Illustrated commemorative cover for Royal Visit to Borough of Stamford 19 June 1961 and Quincentenary of the granting of the charter small typed label address bearing Machin 2d red-brown tied by Stamford Quincentenary Celabrations slogan handstamp 21 June 1961. ()

£3.00

 

2008

1962 Preprinted commercial postal card for The Homefinder hand addressed to London bearing Centenary of Post Office Savings Bank 2½d SG623A tied by oval stampex 1962 oval pictorial cancel dated 20 March 1962. ()

£3.00

 

2009

1963 Philatelic Bureau with compliments unaddressed post card (code PO 20) having superb strike of Reindeerland Christmas 1963 Postage Paid illustrated slogan handstamp. ()

£1.50

 

2010

1963-65 Fifty one Post Office Overseas Telegram or Radiotelegam forms or Inland Telegram forms condition a little mixed but most fine most bearing castle 5/- (one with 10/-) plus other stamps all tied by various Kent or London cds cancels. ()

£20.00

 

2011

1966 Black & white real photograph postcard of East Leake village centre including Church Nottinghamshire (one creased corner) used to Aylesbury having 3d Wilding tied by Nottingham machine cancel dated 28 December 1966. ()

£2.50

 

2012

1973 Hand addressed colour postcard of St Kilda bearing Inigo Jones 3p tied by Balivanich Isle of Benbechula double ring cds dated 11 September 1973 with St Kilda blue national Trust cachet dated 4 September 1973 and red pictorial St Kilda cachet. ()

£2.50

 

2013

1987 British Post Office Exhibition card 1 one in English one in French having 31p & 34p flower commemoratives affixed tied by Edinburgh cds dated 13 June 1987. ()

£2.00

 

2014

1992-2015 Twenty nine covers (mixed hand and typed address) some with stamps others without plus two pieces all postally used having yellow Revenue Protection stickers affixed with various amounts To Pay applied in ink. Includes seven Royal Mail 'To Pay' cards. ()

£10.00

 

2015

1997 Hong Kong Post Office Official illustrated Last Day Cover bearing Queen Elizabeth II 10c to $50 16 different values between SG702/717 tied by 6 strikes of Hong Kong 1 double ring cds dated 25 January 1997. ()

£15.00

 

2016

1905 Incoming colour post card (rounded corners and slight damage) showing view of Sale Park bearing GB KEVII 1d scarlet tied by Sale C50 duplex dated 15 January 1905 having superb strike of Lahore T.D.¬ F.M.Delivery cds dated 5 February 1905 applied. ()

£2.00

 

2017

1910s circa Eleven different (couple with creases) H A Mizra & Sons Delhi black and white post cards showing different views in and around Fort Agra. ()

£7.00

 

2018

1936 Unfranked opened on three sides plain cover addressed to USA having good strike of Montego Bay Street Letter double ring cds dated 10 December 1936 applied with New York Due 10 Cents charge mark applied on arrival.. ()

£5.00

 

2019

1935 Hand addressed cover to England (tear on backflap) Silver Jubilee 20c light blue & olive-green SG124 tied by fine strike of Mukono Uganda double frame cds 12 July 1935. ()

£4.00

 

2020

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. ()

£4.00

 

2021

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

£3.00

 

2022

1990s Thirty mainly airmail covers to Reverend Father or Sister at Burnham Abbey Berkshire nearly all at 70c rate range of mostly birds or butterflies definitives with Maseru cds's. ()

£10.00

 

2023

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

£2.50

 

2024

1906 Undivided back Egyptian postcard of Assuan¬ ruins of Cleopatra Bath & Savoy Hotel hand addressed to England bearing GB KEVII ½d yellow-green horizontal pair tied by fine strike of Valletta Malta oval cancel 6 April 1906 with straight line Paquebot cachet to right. ()

£4.00

 

2025

1935 East Coast Airways Limited illustrated printed air mail cover (light soiling both sides) for first flight Gisborne to Napier and return hand addressed to Napier bearing Air 3d chocolate SG548 tied by Gisborne cds dated 16 April 1935. ()

£10.00

 

2026

1935 Specially printed first day cover for KGV Silver Jubilee hand addressed to Whitfield King¬ Ipswich England (stamp dealers) bearing Jubilee 6d red-orange SG575 tied by Wellington cds dated 7 May 1935 - date of issue. ()

£15.00

 

2027

1936 Illustrated cover for White Star Hotel Queenstown with illustration of The Hermitage¬ Mt Cook on front hand addressed airmail to England at 1s 6d rate bearing 6d Harvesting plus Air 6d blue horizontal pair SG564 and 572 x 2 tied by Queenstown cds's 18 March 1936. ()

£10.00

 

2028

1937 Hand addressed cover at 8d rate to York England endorsed 'By Air Mail From India Karachi - London' bearing Admiral 1d plus Air 3d chocolate and 4d blackish purple SG468 and 548/49 tied by Lyttelton cds's dated 20 December 1937. ()

£30.00

 

2029

1939 Illustrated typed local address FDC for Health issue bearing 1d on ½d + ½d green and 2d on 1d + 1d scarlet SG611/12 tied by Kawakawa cds for date of issue. ()

£8.00

 

2030

1981 Smalll printed address label long cover to Stratford bearing PALMPEX 82 20c red on white imperf label tied by Palmeston NZ cds dated 9 April 1981. ()

£2.00

 

2031

1906 Black and white undivided back postcard of the Gorge¬ Victoria Falls Zambesi hand addressed to England at 2d rate bearing Rhodesia 1d red SG78 plus Transvaal 1d black & carmine SG261 tied by off card Bulawayo Rhodesia cds dated 1 August 1906 having an additional and better strike alongside. ()

£4.00

 

2032

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. ()

£5.00

 

2033

1949 Typed address very lightly soiled cover (large wax seal on rear) sent registered airmail to England bearing Royal Silver Wedding 9c ultramarine and 5r carmine SG152/53 tied by Victoria code C single ring cds dated 9 March 1949¬ not date of issue. ()

£15.00

 

2034

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

£2.50

 

2035

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. ()

£3.50

 

2036

1927 Lightly soiled colour postcard (creased bottom left corner) of The Caledon Valley near Maseru to Belgium bearing on picture side ½d springbok and 1d ship tied by Johanessburg cds dated 13 June 1927.Johanenssburg ()

£2.00

 

2037

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. ()

£3.00

 

2038

1935 Hand addressed cover to Liechstenstein (unusual destination) at correct 3d rate bearing Silver Jubilee 3d blue SG67 tied by Capetown bilingual cds dated 21 June 1935. ()

£3.00

 

2039

1940 Lightlly soiled (with some tone on reverse) hand addressed cover sent airmail to England at 1s 3d rate bearing Groot Schuur 3d blue and Wildebeest 1/- singles SG45c & 62 tied by good strike of Mobile Post Office No 6 (Durban) double ring cds 1 June 1940. ()

£10.00

 

2040

1967 Lesotho Airways trilingual airmail unaddressed cover for inagural flight Johannesburg - Maseru 2 October 1967 bearing 3c Bird tied by Johannesburg cds 2 October 1967. ()

£3.00

 

2041

1977 Two illustrated unaddressed airmail covers for flight SA609 Durban to Cape Town and flight SA618 George to Durban each bearing different 4c stamp tied by DF Malanlughawe Airport or Louis Bothalushawe Airport cds's dated 7 June 1977 plus flight SA847 Hong Kong to Johannesburg bearing Hong Kong 30c tied by cds dated 3 July 1977. ()

£4.00

 

2042

1977 Cape Town to London first direct commercial flight Boeing 747SP illustrated typed address covers for flight and return bearing appropriate stamps tied by countries cds. ()

£1.50

 

2043

Transki - 1991 Formula bilingual size G registered envelope commercially used Umtata to Matatiele at 1r 41c rate bearing 1c 20c x 2 & 1r (SG138¬ 150 & 154) dancing definitives tied by Umtata cds's dated 16 March 1991. ()

£1.50

 

2044

Transki - 1992 Formula bilingual size G registered envelope commercially used Cofimvaba to Matatiele at 1r 87c rate bearing 7c 10c 20c 50c & 1r (SG104 144¬ 150 & 153/54) dancing and occupation definitives tied by Cofimvaba cds's dated 3 February 1992. ()

£1.50

 

2045

2004 Colour post card of Grytviken Whaling Station typed address to Scotland at 84p rate bearing 1999 bird definitives 1p 2p 5p 10p and 11p five values SG294/98 plus 2003 WWF Grey Headed Albatross 45p SG355 all tied by four strikes of King Edward Point South Georgia single ring cds's dated 30 January 2004. ()

£4.00

 

2046

1927-94 Walvis Bay accumulation of forty four cards and covers and two pieces displayed on twenty seven A4 pages in plastic sleeves showing postal history of Walvia Bay through South African Mandate Period through to independent Namibia. Good range of stamps applied tied by selection of cancels mostly indentified by a pencil notation relating to the postmark type as per the Postmarks of South West Africa by R.F. Putzel which has valuations of 35 years ago. Walvis Bay is a desert enclave on the South West African coast¬ mail has never been that plentiful due to the small population. Even some of the smaller local offices in the later period were little used. It has an interesting history: first part of the Cape Colony¬ then part of the Union of South Africa¬ then overun by the Germans 1914-1915¬ occupied by the Union Defence Forces in 1915¬ then under a League of Nations mandate and transferred to South West Africa in 1921. In 1977¬ administration was transferred to Green Point Constituency¬ Cape Town and so for a few years only South African stamps were valid. Lot includes 1966-93 eleven cards and covers (including FDC's and registered postal stationery) having Walvis Bay cancels plus 1971-78 four covers with Walvis Bay meter marks and three official unstamped covers with Walvis Bay bilingual Hospital cachets. ()

£60.00

 

2047

1932 Long firms cover typed address sent registered Swakopmund (unframed straight line registered cachet applied) to Windhoek (central vertical crease and small tear at base) at 6d rate bearing Bogenfels 2d blue & brown and Waterberg 4d green & purple both English singles SG76 & 78 tied by Swakopmund cds dated 30 June 1932. ()

£3.00

 

2048

1935-44 One typed and nine single stamp addressed covers (two registered from Otuiwarongo at 6d rate) most to Stellenbosch University mainly bearing 2d War Effort (reduced size) with range of cds handstamps. ()

£7.00

 

2049

1938 South Africa KGV 1d red on grey lettercard perforations removed (H&GA1) with manuscript Kalkeld address (no message) uprated with ½d Kori Bustard tied by Kalfeld cds. ()

£1.50

 

2050

1942 Hand addressed cover (central vertical fold) sent registered (mark applied direct to cover) to officer in 44 W.A. General Hospital A.P.O. S102 West Africa Force bearing War Effort large sizes 4d orange-brown 6d red-orange and 1/- brown SG118/19 & 122 all tied by individual strikes of Windhoek Counter SWA cds dated 3 June 1942. Purple half circle Censor mark ties one 1/- value with framed crown Passed 00/2 blue censor mark on front. Accra Gold Coast¬ Lagos and Field Post Office 46 cancels on reverse dated 16 June 5 August and 6 August 1942 respectively. ()

£25.00

 

2051

1967 Hand addressed cover to Switzerland bearing 1½c Mounted Soldier Monument SG173 paying correct printed paper rate. ()

£1.50

 

2052

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 Examiniation' cachet with ink signature added. ()

£4.00

 

2053

1948 Illustrated hand addressed cover to St Lucia for First Caribbean International Stamp Exhibition bearing KGVI 2c blue & yellow-brown and 3c green & purple-brown SG247/248a tied by Whitehall Trinidad single ring cds 6 May 1948.Casteries arrival cds 9 May on reverse. ()

£4.00