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FRENCH AREA. Senegal. sobre 72, 82(5). 1926. 5 cts black and carmine and 50 cts orange and green, five stamps. Registered cover from THIES to CASABLANCA. Postmark THIES / SENEGAL, in blue on reverse arrival. VERY FINE.

FRENCH AREA. French Syria. sobre 53. 1938. 3 pi blue green. Airmail from DAMAS to PARIS. On front postmark PREMIER VOL AERO-POSTAL / DAMAS-MARSEILLE / VIA TUNIS. VERY FINE.

GREAT BRITAIN-BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE STANDARD GUIDE TO POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTING "Giving the value and degrees of rarity". John Camden Hotten, London, 1865. Henry John Bellars and John Hunter Davie. 130 pages (superb half-leather binding).

GREAT BRITAIN-BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE HISTORY OF THE POSTMARKS BRITISH ISLES FROM 1840 TO 1876. John G. Hendy. London, 1909. 184 pages (superb half-parchment binding).

GREAT BRITAIN-BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE BRITISH POSTAGE STAMP OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Robson Lowe. The National Postal Museum. London, 1968. 272 pages.

GREAT BRITAIN-BIBLIOGRAPHY. BRITISH GUIANA 1856, 1 C. MAGENTA, offered by order of Mrs. Arthur Hind. Catalogue of rare postage stamps. Harmer, Rooke and Cº Ltd. October 30th, 1935. VERY RARE

GREAT BRITAIN-BIBLIOGRAPHY. LES TIMBRES-POSTE DE L´ILE MAURICE. Emissions de 1847 à 1898. Georges Brunel. Paris, 1928. 71 pages, copy Nº28. VERY RARE.

GREAT BRITAIN. sobre 1835. LONDON to MERIDA. Forwarded in Lisboa by Francisco Cruz. Double tax "2/6" manuscript and "210", in blue. VERY FINE AND UNUSUAL FORWARDING AGENT.

GREAT BRITAIN. sobre 25(4). 1864. 4 p red, four stamps. Registered cover from GLASGOW to BORDEAUX (FRANCE). Duplex postmark GLASGOW / 159, on front REGISTERED / AT / GLASGOW, REGISTERED, c.d.s. REGISTERED / LONDON and postmark CHARGE. VERY FINE AND RARE FRANKING.

GREAT BRITAIN. sobre 26(2), 49. 1890. 1 p carmine red, two stamps and ½ carmine Plate 3. LONDON to WIBORG (FINLAND). VERY FINE AND RARE FRANKING COMBINATION.

GREAT BRITAIN. sobre 32(2). 1866. 4 p red Plate 7, two stamps (one perforation missing in one stamp corner). Registered cover from LIVERPOOL to DINARD (FRANCE). On front c.d.s. REGISTERED / LIVERPOOL, double circle special REGISTERED / PD / LONDON and postmark CHARGE. VERY FINE AND RARE.

GREAT BRITAIN. sobre 33(9), 26. 1871. 3 p pink Plate 6, nine stamps and 1 p carmine. Registered cover LONDON to MARSEILLES. Grid "R" cancel, on reverse postmark CHARGE, several c.d.s. and manuscript notes, on reverse weight squared postmark. VERY FINE AND SPECTACULAR FRANKING, VERY RARE. (Rate: carriage 4 x 3 d =1 2 d = 1 s + registered 1 s + Late Fee 1 s)