1857 3d rose on fine envelope to Durban with docketing “Sept 6 1858”, the stamp is slightly touched into embossed design at bottom and left, but the other margins are fine, tied by large oval “ Post Office P.M. Burg”; a very fine and attractive use for this issue, cover with an ink spot on front; signed Holcombe, cert. Behr (2016).
British Empire - Day 6
By: David Feldman S.A.
David Feldman S.A. British Empire - Day 6
We are thrilled to announce the opening of our prestigious June Spring Auction series. The sale features an exquisite array of over 5’300 lots of stamps, essays, proofs, postal history and collections from all over the world, just waiting to become a cherished part of your collection!
Egypt
This auction presents the 10th in a series of auctions featuring the Joseph Chalhoub Collection of Egypt. It includes the early postal history of the Venetian mail, Napoleonic period, Posta Europea, Waghorn and other Agents, plus the stamps and postal history of both the First and Second Issues, King Fouad I and King Farouk.
Europe and Overseas
This auction features stamps and postal history from around the world, with better Austria, Italy, Portugal, particularly strong Romania including the “Marcel” Collection (part II), China, USA and important Persia, with the first part of the Bjorn Sohrne FRPSL collection with his International Large Gold Medal collection of postal stationery.
Olympics & Football
The auction features rare football World Cup medals and memorabilia from the 1930s and 1950s, as well as important Olympic philately and memorabilia including official decrees for the 1896 Athens issue, Specimen ticket albums from 1932 Los Angeles and 1936 Berlin, 1972 Sapporo participant's badges and IOC Session badge, Pierre de Coubertin handwritten letter, etc.
France & Colonies
This auction includes major rarities of classic France such as the exceptional mixed franking of the Ceres 1F carmine and 1F vermilion on cover plus a Ceres 1F tête-bêche pair on cover, as well as the second part of a fantastic collection of over 240 lots of Liberation issues. French Colonies also includes the unique Saint Pierre & Miquelon set of unissued "Libres France" overprints.
Great Britain
This auction presents the greatest offering of Great Britain that we have ever had the pleasure to offer in over 50 years, with an exceptional array of Line Engraved including major rarities, as well as important Surface Printed and KGV.
All World Collections:
This auction features groups, collections and estates from around the world, including specialised exhibit collections such as the John Davis collection of British Forces in Egypt and an FIP Large Gold medal exhibit collection of the Argentina Liberty Heads. This auction represents a great opportunity for collectors looking for a new area to collect, or for dealers looking to add fresh material to their stock.
Indian States
This auction presents 440 lots of Indian States with a wide range of material from many of the States with stamps, varieties and covers, and at price levels from the very affordable to the showpiece rarities. The particular highlight is certainly the Barwani collection of Tony MacGillycuddy, formed over many decades.
Sperati’s Art of Philately
The auction features over 130 lots from philately's most famous forger, Jean de Sperati, with his working clichés and impressions on glass and celluloid paper. It includes a complete approval book that features 235 finished reproductions of some of the world’s rarest classic stamps gifted by Sperati to his daughter, as well as forgeries of some of the most iconic stamps such as the Mauritius Post Office issues, the Swedish 3sk, Australia Roo issues, Great Britain's 2s brown and VR Officials, Austria's Mercury issue, etc.
British Empire
The British Empire auction features attractive British West Indies throughout, with rare stamps, proofs, postal history, stationery and collections. The British Offices in Siam section has a stunning range Bangkok “B”s, with mint and used and no fewer than 8 covers. From Ireland we have the second portions of the Des Quail collection of postal history and the Barry Cousins collection of essays and overprints. As well as better India and Cape of Good Hope triangulars.
Egypt – Chalhoub Part X
Europe and Overseas
Olympic Philately and Memorabilia
France and Colonies
Great Britain
All World Collections
Indian States
Sperati
British Empire
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Lot #51752 - south africa natal
1857 6d green, a very wide-margined used example, struck by circular datestamp 10 MA, with rather weak embossing; a very fine example of a scarce stamp with vibrant colour (S.G. £1'500).
Lot #51753 - south africa natal
1857 6d green, a very fine used example on small letter piece tied by clearly struck and nearly complete "POST OFFICE / P.M. BURG" oval, fine (S.G. £1500).
Lot #51754 - south africa natal
1863 6d rose proof watermarked, unused pair with full margin at bottom, mint with hinge remnants on both stamps; very attractive and of fresh appearance and colour, very scarce in this condition, certificate Behr 2016.
Lot #51755 - south africa orange free state
Military Frank Stamps: 1899 (Oct 24) envelope to Bloemfontein with 1899 "Commando Brief" stamp cancelled by Modder River cds, Jacobsdal transit cds, reverse with arrival cds, central cover fold and some ink splatters, fine and scarce.
Lot #51756 - south africa transvaal
1885-93 £5 deep green, mint single from position R1/4, fresh, very fine and very rare; cert. Brandon (1998) (SG £3'250).
Lot #51757 - south africa zululand
1888-93 1/2d to 5s set of 11 with "CANCELLED" overprint, mostly hinged but 1/2d, 2 1/2d, 3d and 4d in top marginals and hinged on the margin only, 5d with rough perfs, very fine and very rare set; this handstamp was applied by DLR to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority and only six examples of each duty are believed to exist outside the National Postal Museum.
Lot #51758 - south africa zululand
1894-96 CA £5 purple and black on red, mint single with SPECIMEN ovpt, gum creases, plus 1/2d, 3d and 2s6d also with Specimen ovpts, two showing the scarce broken "M" varieties, fine (S.G. £475+).
Lot #51759 - south africa Union & Republic of South Africa
1927-30 2s6d green and brown, perf. 14 x 13 1/2, used se-tenant pair, scarce; cert. PFSA (2001) (S.G. £700).
Lot #51760 - south africa Union & Republic of South Africa
1987 (19th Nov) The Bible Society of South Africa, 40c. Word of God mint n.h. block of six from the upper left corner of the sheet; superb (SACC 638).
These stamps were supplied to various South African Post Offices before the date of issue and, despite being instructed to withdraw the stamp because of Jewish Religious objections, over 1500 copies were sold as well as a few control blocks and some First Day Covers. The Remainder were...
Lot #51761 - south africa Union & Republic of South Africa
1932-42 Postage Due 2d black and deep purple, mint and mint never hinged block of four, top right stamp showing "2d" thick (double) variety, fresh, very fine and scarce (S.G. £650).
Lot #51762 - south west africa
1974 Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings 5c with variety face value and S.W.A. omitted, superb mint n.h., with normal for comparison; cert. Eichele (2014).
Lot #51763 - sudan Army Service Stamps
1906 1m brown and carmine stamp of 1898, overprinted Army Service (type A3), double overprint one diagonal, used struck by part mute dotted lozenge, very fine example of a rare stamp; cert. Behr (2016) (SG £1'600).
Lot #51764 - sudan Army Service Stamps
1906 2m carmine and brown vertical strip of five with selvedge at top and at foot, fine mint, showing variety service misplaced upwards, showing the overprint in the selvedge at top, resulting in the lower stamp variety SERVICE omitted; extremely rare being one of twelve know examples some of which have been reduced to pairs; a great rarity; cert. Hass (2006).
Lot #51765 - sudan Army Service Stamps
1906-11 5m scarlet & black with ovpt type A3 in mint n.h. top right corner marginal horiz. strip of three showing overprint double, one diagonal, variety on the left two stamps, with even the normal overprint showing signs of a doubling, the left stamp also shows the inverted V for A variety on the diagonal ovpt. Only one pane of 60 received the double overprint meaning there are less than 10 stamps possible with the variety double...
Lot #51766 - tanganyika
1917-21 GEA 50r carmine and green, mint, fresh, very fine and scarce (SG £750), cert. Brandon (1988)
Lot #51767 - tonga
1985-95, Tonga & Niaofo'ou, selection of Specimen ovpts., some proofs, etc., all with civil or military marines context, a nice thematic specialist group
Lot #51768 - transjordan
1923 5/10pi on 9pi ochre perf.15x14 overprinted in violet and further surcharge in violet, used with violet cancel, very fine and rare, unlisted in Scott and Michel and only exists in used condition; cert. BPA (1982).
Lot #51769 - trinidad and tobago trinidad
1851-55 1d purple-brown left marginal with full selvedge and fine to large margins elsewhere, lightly cancelled by "1" numeral, a superb stamp from the first issue of Trinidad.
Lot #51770 - trinidad and tobago trinidad
1854 (Nov 15) envelope to England with 1854 (1d) dark grey, fine to large margins, just tied by partial "1" numeral, with ms "5" corrected to "6", reverse with code "1" despatch cds, double arc despatch and London arrival, fine; ex Ramkissoon.
Lot #51771 - trinidad and tobago trinidad
1852 (Apr 26) entire to Scotland with 1851-55 (1d) blue, fine to good margins, tied by very fine "1" type 0.1b numeral, with "1/" ms packet rate, reverse with despatch cds and Greenock arrival, a particularly fine example.
Lot #51772 - trinidad and tobago trinidad
1854 (Nov 30) entire from Guiria, Venezuela (a small village across the water from Trinidad), endorsed "via de Trinidad" and carried privately to Port of Spain and franked with 1851-55 (1d) grey, 3 margins, tied by "1" numeral, rated "4"d for the inter-island rate, sent to La Guaira in Venezuela with "2" hs on arrival for internal delivery, reverse with Trinidad and St. Thomas transits, some ink corrosion on address panel reinforced by hinges...
Lot #51773 - trinidad and tobago trinidad
1853 (May 10) envelope to St. Thomas (DWI) with 1851-55 (1d) brownish grey (cut into at top right) neatly tied by "1" numeral, with "4" charge, reverse with code "1" cds and double-arc despatch, fine and scarce destination as only 14 Britannia covers are recorded to St. Thomas on the WIPSG census.
Lot #51774 - trinidad and tobago trinidad
1856 cover from Port of Spain to Barbados with 1851-55 1d brick-red, close to good margins, tied by ''1'' numeral, rated ''5'' on arrival (with ''4'' crossed out, ink a trifle smudged), Trinidad departure and Barbados arrival backstamps.
Lot #51775 - trinidad and tobago trinidad
1852-59, group of four Britannia covers incl. entire letter from Port of Spain to Greenock with 1851 1d blue (S.G. 3, three margins), 1853 entire from Port of Spain to Greenock with 1851 1d brownish grey (S.G. 6, just touched at top, ex Jaffé), 1854-57 1d rose-red (S.G. 12), miscut, sent locally to Port of Spain with "2" numeral, and wrapper to Italy with 1854-57 (1d) rose-red (3 margins, oxidised colour) with "PAID / AT / TRINIDAD" crown...
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