Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1856/94: The collection on leaves (115 items) with Transfer Types and Varieties, with items from Position 31 with re-entry over "L" of HELENA: 1863 1 d. lake (A) unused, 1880 6 d. used, 1893 ½ d. in unused block of nine and 2 d. yellow in a block of ten showing this variety, 3 d. on cover with the variety; Position 109 variety with minor re-entry at base shown on 1873 6 d. used, 1880 6 d. used and 1890 1 d. unused; Position 121 re-entry at 4'...

Boer War, Prisoner of War Mail 1893: ½ d. green wmk., Crown CA, 14½ mm. surcharge, and 1894 2 d. yellow, used on 1902 cover from a prisoner at Deadwood Camp to Vevey, Switzerland tied by "ST. HELENA" cds (Feb 27) in black. Triangular "PASSED BY CENSOR / DEADWOOD" at left in violet countersigned "EW" by E. Walton in manuscript. Reverse with "Plymouth / Ship Letter" cds (March 22) and Vevey arrival cds. A fine cover.
Note: The sender and...

Boer War / Prisoner of War Mail 1901: 1 d. carmine on buff postal stationery card, a used example up-rated with 1896 2 d. orange-yellow and sent registered to Germany, with circular "CENSOR PRISONERS OF WAR" in red and counter-signed "AWP" at left, straight line ".BROAD.BOTTOM.CAMP." in red alongside and oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA" and circular datestamp of despatch (April 22). Devonport and London transits (May 17) and Konstanz arrival (...

Boer War, Prisoner of War Mail 1899/1901: Covers (4) all with circular "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" in violet counter-signed, with 1899 cover bearing 1887 1 d. red used from Dead Wood Camp to Burger's Kamp, Transvaal signed by Censor E. Walton and further censored in Johannesburg; 1900 cover with 1896 1 d. carmine used to Simonstown signed by Capt. Bateman; 1901 cover with 1890 1 d. pale red used to Pietermaritzburg Regufee Camp signed by E....

1896: De La Rue Die Proof for the 5 d. value, name and Duty Plate only, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "25 JUL 96" in blue at upper left. Scarce and very fine.
Provenance: Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 310, November 2023, lot 4083.

1890/97: Keyplate collection on leaves with the unused and used sets of seven, together with two fine covers: one bearirng the complete set of seven sent registered to Stuttgart, and a registered 1897 cover franked by ½ d., 1 d., 2 d. and 2½ d. values also used to Germany. A charming group Gi = £ 420+.

1903: De La Rue Die Proof for the central vignette only, printed in black on glazed white card dated "9 Jan 03" in blue, struck with "BEFORE / HARDENING" in black. Scarce and fine.

1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof in black for the completed design without Duty Plates, stamp size on thick card. Rare.

1903/08: Edward VII collection on leaves (24 items) with 1903 set of six optd. SPECIMEN in black (Gi = £ 275), 1908 set of four values to 10 s. optd.  SPECIMEN in black (Gi = £ 300), the issued set of four unused and scarce 10 s. green & red on green used (April 21, 1910) together with a postcard bearing 1903 ½ d. marginal pair and a cover with 1903 12 d. in a block of eight used to Germany and a mixed issue franking cover. A fine lot Gi...

1912/16: ½ d. black & green (2 examples) and single 1 d. black & carmine-red used on 1914 cover mailed to Germany by a sailor on board the "S.M.S. Kaiser" with full manuscript on reverse; tied by ST. HELENA cds (Feb 6) in black. Underpaid and charged with framed "T-C" with "5" in manuscript inserted and charged 10 pfennig due upon receipt in blue manuscript. An unusual commercial usage.

1913: 4 d. black & red on yellow, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused block of thirty (3 x 10), showing top left and lower left corner margins and Plate number "1", one stamp showing variety "Split "A" in POSTAGE at right" (Row 8, stamp 3), minor corner bend not affecting the variety and not visible from the obverse, a fresh and very fine positional multiple, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 600+.

1922: 4 d. grey & black on yellow and 1 d. grey & green used on 1925 imprinted envelope from the "Atlantic & Indian Oceans Expedition" sent registered by a sailor on board the "Blossom of Cleveland, Ohio" to Italy, tied by "St. Helena" cds's (Oct 3). Multiple "Found Open or Damaged and Officially Resealed" labels at sides applied in transit in London (Oct 21). Addressee not found and the cover returned back to St. Helena with re-...