Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Aden Sub-Office at Dthali 1899: India Queen Victoria 3 p. aniline carmine, a single and the famous "Croft" block of four 1 a. carmine and 1902 Edward VII ½ a. green (2) all cancelled by circular "DTHALI" datestamps in black: the block beautifully cancelled "DTHALI / 26.MY.03" in the year the sub-Office opened, the ½ a. adhesives cancelled in Nov 1905 and 1906 respectively. A very rare group.
Provenance: Two ex collection J.L.R. Croft,...

India cancelled "124" Duplex (Robertshaw Type 13) 1867/73: India Official 4 a. green, a used irregular block of fifteen, all cancelled by "ADEN STEAMER POINT / 124" duplex (smaller numeral, nine lines) in black, the block with some perf. splitting but rare - believed to be the largest multiple known with this usage. Also a single 4 a. green with Type 17a used as backstamp and a (laughably bad) sheet of India 1854 4 a. forgeries 'used' in Aden...

Issued Stamps of Aden 1937 (April 1): 9 p. green on buff postal stationery card (H&G 1), used with Dhow ½ a. yellow-green to Liverpool, both the indicia and the adhesive cancelled by "ADEN CAMP" cds on First day of Issue (1 APR. 1937) in black. Rare.

1937 (April 1): 10 r. olive-green, wmk. Crown CA sideways, a fresh and fine unused example of the key value, large part og. Gi = £ 750.

Lots & Collections, Aden Cancellations, Robertshaw Types 20-25 1874/1912c.: The collection on leaves (117 items) with page of All India "B" in bars cancels incl. fine piece with 2 x ½ a. blue and 2 x 4 a. green, Squared Circle cancellations from 1884 onwards with scarce Type 21a (4) and 21b with large range (16 different stamps) incl. 1882 3 a. orange in a block of six and 1892 2 a. 6 p. green in a block of twelve, Ceylon and British East...

1918/65: The collection of covers/cards (56) with rate explanations on leaves and loose, with 1943 cover at 14 a. rate to London tied KHORMAKSAR cds's, 3 a. blue registered stationery env. up-rated 1939 3 a. (2) to London, 1948 cover from Taiz, Yemen franked 1939 3 a. (2) and 8 a. to Rome, 1948 cover franked 3 x 1 a. blue tied KAMARAN cds's to Aden, 1949 1 a. brown stationery enve. up-rated ½ a. green tied by SHEIKH OTHMAN cds to Aden Camp,...

1967: 'Independent Anguilla' A complete set of overprints on stamps of St. Kitts-Nevisforms from ½ c. to $5. The set includes duplicates of the ½ c., 3 c., and 4 c. stamps, and an additional pair of the 25 c. stamp. Notably scarce, the $5 stamp is signed. The entire set comes with a certificate by David Brandon (2006), valued at over £4250 SG.
These stamps were issued after Anguilla’s unilateral declaration of independence from St....

1922: £ 1 purple & black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 275.

1845: Australian Assurance Office envelope with colourless circular embossed "General Post Office / Coast of Arms / Sydney New South Wales" handstamp at top, used locally to Pitt Street, Sydney struck with "♚ / FREE" datestamp in red (Feb 4) datestamp with octagonal framed "6 / O CLOCK" handstamp in black alongside. Printed internally with the return address of the Assurance Society in George Street, Sydney. Slight edge wear at top and weak...

1850 (Jan 1): 1 d. brownish-red, Plate I engraved by Clayton with no clouds, a used example in a pale shade on soft yellowish paper, large even margins all round, position 8 on the sheet of 25 subjects, lightly cancelled in black. Scarce and fine Gi = £ 600.

1850 (Aug.): Sydney View 1 d. dull carmine on greyish paper, Plate II, a used example (Row 3, stamp 5 / position 15) thus showing the "Without Clouds" variety, with huge even margins all round, tied to 1851 local Sydney cover by oval of bars obliterator in black, the cancellation leaving the variety clear. Framed "6 / O CLOCK" marking alongside and reverse with "SYDNEY / ♚ / NEW SOUTH WALES" circular datestamp in black (Feb. 24). Cover #74 in...

1850 (April-July): 2 d. Prussian blue, Plate II, a used example of slightly worn impression, large margins all round, position 1 on the sheet of 24 subjects, showing Fan as Plate III with with shading outide, lightly cancelled by reversed numeral "9" obliterator of Bathurst in black. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 450.