Sale #166

1843-1983 M & U collection of 2800 stamps within a large stock book, commencing with a range of 1840's-50's Imperfs in mixed condition, 1866 to 500r, 1876-77 to 500r, 1878-79 to 700r, 1881 to 200r, 1889 Newspaper set unused, 1890's-1920's duplicated ranges U, late 1920's onwards with several M sets incl. 1932 San Paulo Provisional Govt set, 1933 Visit of President Justo, 1935 Visit of President Terra, 1938 Philatelic Exhib m/sheet, 1938...

1963 Defin set of 16 fine M (so lightly hinged it appears UM), 1971 decimal currency set UM SG.24/37, 1984 Marine Life set UM SG.123/138. (46) Cat. £340

1896 Cape 4d reg letter envelope (size G) uprated 2½d (3) C.O.G.H adhesives, tied 'MAFEKING/BECHUANALAND/MY 11 96' c.d.s, addressed to Stuttgart, Germany with arrival b/stamp. Scarce.

1920 5½d black on 2d + 2d green on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to the UK (opened on two sides) bearing additional ½d green adhesive, tied by 'FRANCISTOWN/2 MAR 25' c.d.s, violet boxed 'R/FRANCISTOWN/No...' hand stamp at left. H&G 14. Scarce.

1860's-1960's M & U collection on hagner leaves incl. earlies mainly U in mixed condition (excluded from Cat value), 1899 vals to 72c M, 1898 Jubilee set M, 1905-07 MCCA set (M or unused), 1907-10 MCCA set M, 1913-21n MCCA set (excluding 72c) M, 1921-27 MSCA set M, 1931 Centenary set M, 1934 Pictorial defin set M, 1935 S.J. set M, 1938 KGVI defin set M, 1948 RSW set M, 1954 set M, 1966 Independence set M etc. Condition a little mixed in...

1934-40 Pictorial defin set, fine M, few short perfs on 12c value, SG 280/300, Cat. £140 (13)

1907 $5 grey-green & black M. SG 93. Cat. £375

1861-1907 covers/cards + entire to or from the Levant. The stampless entire to Malta has a British Post Office Constantinople JA.16.1861 d/stamp, two cards with French Levant stamps, two postcards, one from the USA, one from Scotland, both to Smyrna with arrival cancels. (8).

1906 25c on 16c green & brown with variety line through 'B' of 'LABUAN', unused - small part gum, very scarce rarely offered, SG.19a. Cat. £1700

1901-17 postal history selection with 1901 PPC of Geneva franked 2st (5) cancelled Siston bilingual d/stamp, 1906 PPC from Rustschuk to Sofia, franked 5st Ferdinand, tied by ship c.d.s. cancel, 1917 Occupation of Greece 5st stationery card to Sofia bearing Xanthy c.d.s. & censor cachet, 1917 10st postal stationery card to CACAK cancelled KNIAJEVEZ bilingual d/stamp together with censor cachet, 1917 Occupation of Greece postcard unfranked...

1892 registered letter 2a envelope used from Rangoon & uprated ½a, 1a (3) tied Rangoon c.d.s's for Dec.27.92 addressed to Thaipeng with on reverse Penang transit c.d.s & on obverse Thaipeng receiving c.d.s. Scarce.

WWII Japanese Occupation unused stationery with cross or peacock overprints plus 4 stamped covers with peacock overprints (probably forgeries), multi franked censored cover from Mandalay to Bangalore with censor tape & censor handstamp, two covers of 1949 both to Sheffield, England with multiple frankings, tied Rangoon datestamps, 1950's First Flight covers Rangoon to San Francisco & Rangoon to Karachi. (14)