Ceylon: Officials: Type O3 “On/Service” overprint, 1895 2c. green on 1899 unlisted “2 cents/Service/Stamp” postcard from Matah, 2c. orange-brown on 1904 O.H.M.S. envelope to Hatton, 2c. orange-brown and 5c. dull purple franking two O.H.M.S. “Ceylon Government Gazette” wrappers at two rates. (4 items) S.G. O11, O13, O18.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Jun 03, 2015 Europe/London
Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015 08:30 Europe/London
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Wednesday Jun 03, 2015 07:00 Europe/London
A specialised auction of nearly 1,500 lots, including the fine collection formed by the late Dennis Clarke, the balance of the collection formed by the late Michael Ensor, the Graham Winters FRPSL collection of Queen Victoria period Ceylon with scarce covers from the decimal period 1872–1904, the fascinating collection of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902 formed by Dr Guy Leroux, the W.E.J. ‘John’ Major collection of Hong Kong, and rarities from Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha and other countries
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Lot #503 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Officials - Officials
Lot #504 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Officials - Officials
Ceylon: Officials: Type O3 “On/Service” overprint, 1895 2c. green strip of three tied by Nuwara-Eliya c.d.s’s to 1897 (May 8) entire to Ramboda created from unused Memo of Documents printed form endorsed “H M S” and signed at lower left by District Medical Officer, slight staining but a rare franking. S.G. O11. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #505 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Officials - Officials
Ceylon: Officials: Type O3 “On/Service” overprint, 1900 (July 11) to Turin and 1901 (Sept. 12) to Washington D.C., two O.H.M.S. envelopes sent from Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya with official cachet, franked 1895 15c. sage-green and 1899-1900 15c. blue respectively, slight faults. S.G. O14, O20. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #506 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Officials - Officials
Ceylon: Officials: Type O3 “On/Service” overprint, 1899-1900 2c. orange-brown, two vertical strips of three, one showing broken “O”, tied by Colombo c.d.s’s to 1904 (June 3) large O.H.M.S. envelope to Col. A.G. Watson, C.O. of 28th Regimental Div. at Bristol, England, with June 28 arrival backstamp, some creasing and slightly trimmed at right but very rare. S.G. O18. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #507 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879(ca.) “EIGHT/8/CENTS” on 2c. and “TWELVE/12/CENTS” on 2c., two unique cards, some light staining. Believed to show trial surcharges prepared at the Government Printing Office in Colombo prior to the announcement of new U.P.U. postcard rates on Apr. 1 1879 but unadopted as they did not incorporate the Universal Postal Union name in two languages as required. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-400]...
Lot #508 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 “Naples,/Marseilles/or/Southampton/8 Cents” on 2c. violet, example of uncertain status but believed to be an essay trial of the overprint with “CEYLAN” in capitals with ms. “2/88 R. 801.” and dealer’s mark on reverse, also unused normal example with large “C” in “Cents” (H & G 2a). Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #509 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879(ca.) “Via Brindisi/12 Cents” on 2c. card, understood to be a trial surcharge, centred low, prepared at the Government Printing Office in Colombo prior to the announcement of new U.P.U. postcard rates on Apr. 1 1879, similar to issued but differing in lettering and length of lines whilst also showing large “C” in “Cents, the trial also without Universal Postal Union name in two languages as required...
Lot #510 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 2c. violet postcard sent 1883 (Dec. 31) to Colombo, cancelled by barred oval with “COLOMBO/PAID” overlapping “WATTEGAMA” c.d.s., 1885 (July 20) 21/2c. on 8c. reddish brown postcard to Colombo, cancelled by “71” numeral, with Wattegama Paid and Colombo Paid transit, both with slight faults but scarce. H & G 1, 8. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #511 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 8c. on 2c. violet, small “c” in “cents”, two examples, one used 1880 (July 13) from Colombo to Breconshire, slightly stained but rare, the other unused (normal stop after “Ceylan’). H & G 2. Photo.
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #512 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 8c. on 2c. violet, small “c” in “cents”, examples used 1881 (Mar. 7) from Deltota to Durham, message part obscured, rare, and unused (raised stop after “Ceylan’). H & G 2. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-450]
Lot #513 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 8c. on 2c. violet, large “C” in “Cents”, used 1881 (Oct. 18) to London carried by French steamer endorsed “By M.M. SS “Pei Ho”, Colombo duplex cancellation and showing cachet of the Ceylon Observer in violet and red Nov. 11 arrival on reverse. Internal slit nevertheless the finest of the four recorded examples. Ex Mansfield. H & G 2a. Photo.
[Proposed price: £450-500]
Lot #514 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 12c. on 2c. violet, unused, very minor age spotting otherwise fine and very scarce. H & G 3. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #515 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1880 6c. blue used 1882 (July 22) from Dickoya to London, cancelled “72” numeral, 8c. red-brown, two used examples, one 1881 (Sept. 13) from Kurnegalle with numeral overstruck by red London arrival c.d.s., the other 1884 (Dec. 3) to Germany cancelled Salve Island “95”, strikes and condition good to fine. H & G 4, 5.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #516 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1880 8c. red-brown used 1886 (Dec. 18) from Urugalla to Hull, uprated by 2c. pale brown with light firm’s cachet in violet and very fine “83” numeral, 1885 5c. on 6c. blue (slight tears) used 1888 (Jan. 7) from Manepay to Singapore with “77” numeral, transit marks incl. Penang-Singapore. H & G 5, 9.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #517 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1885 10c. on 2c. violet, two examples used 1894 (Apr. 11) from Colombo to Germany with added 5c. dull purple added for registration, showing “B” numeral cancellations, “R” in oval and Leipzig Apr. 30 arrival backstamp, one with trivial corner creases otherwise mainly fine, and examples unused (4). H & G 11. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #518 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1894 (Dec. 18) 3c. on 5c. blue postcard unusually registered to Montenegro with additional 1892 3c. vertical and horizontal pairs, cancelled by “R” in ovals, also 1897 (Aug. 27) 5c. blue envelope to Colombo, fine. (2 items) H & G 21, 30. The property of another vendor.
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #519 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Envelopes: 1857-59 1d. blue envelope, used 1861 (Mar.) to Colombo with indistinct red c.d.s., a few small tears at top, otherwise fine. H & G 1. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #520 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Envelopes: 1889 (May 16) 5c. blue envelope to Singapore uprated by 1886 5c. dull purple strip of four, cancelled by “78” numeral, rare. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-550]
Lot #521 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Ceylon; Postal Stationery: A mainly Q.V. selection, incl. postcards, reply cards, letter cards, envelopes with 1857-59 1d. (6), 4d., 5d., 6d. (2), 8d. (8), 1s. unused, Specimen overprints, also eight cut-outs, etc. (326 items) The property of another vendor.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #522 - british empire and foreign countries Chile - Collections
Chile: 1934 to 1946 neatly written up mint and used collection in a Paragon album with blocks, a few varieties, etc. (100s)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #523 - british empire and foreign countries China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Hankow - Regular Issues
China: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports: Hankow: 1894 envelope to H.M. Customs, Kiukiang, bearing 1893 20c. deep blue tied neat strike of Hankow c.d.s in blue, another c.d.s on reverse, fine and scarce. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #524 - british empire and foreign countries china - regular issues
China: Chinese Empire: 1878-93 thick, opaque paper 5ca. chrome yellow, mint with large part original gum, short perfs. and light crease, otherwise fine and fresh. S.G. 9, cat. £3,250. Photo.
[Proposed price: £450-500]
Lot #525 - british empire and foreign countries china - regular issues
China: 1897 1c. on 1ca. dull green, mint, with watermark inverted, traces of toning, otherwise fine and rare, unlisted. S.G. 66 var. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #526 - british empire and foreign countries china - regular issues
China: 1939 censored cover from Chunking bearing on reverse China 1939 Constitution 5c. and 50c. pair, addressed to Burma’s American Consulate, then forwarded to Hong Kong with Burma 1938 2a., 4a. and 8a., with two censor cachets, and 1912 (Dec. 3) picture postcard to Temesvar franked Turul 2f. and 3f. tied by fine strikes of “KUK KRIEGSMARINE/S.M.A KAISER FRANZ JOSEF” c.d.s in black, both fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
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Lot #527 - british empire and foreign countries china - regular issues
China: 1968 Directives of Mao Tse-tung strips of five (2), unfolded, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 2397a, cat. £16,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £4000-5000]
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