Cyprus: K.G.VI to Q.E.II collection on leaves of T.P.O. and field post office cancellations, on cover or postal stationery incl. 1971 special courier mail used during the British postal strike, range of cancellations and cachets, ‘Active Service’ envelopes, Naafi official, stampless O.H.M.S. covers, some with cachets, internal official mail, incoming mail, censored, registered mail, etc., mainly good to fine. (99)
[Proposed price: £350-...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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 #553 - british empire and foreign countries cyprus - collections
Lot #554 - british empire and foreign countries cyprus - collections
Cyprus: A Q.V. mint and unused collection on Hagner leaves incl. 1880 1/2d. rose plate 15 BW, CU, 1d. red plates 201 TD, 215 AD, 216 DE, 217 OC, 218 LI, PK, SF, 1881 1/2d. on 1d. type 3 plates 201 IO, 205 LF, 208 KE, type 4 plate 201 BI, type 5 plate 218 QC, type 6 plate 220 MG, 1894-96 1/2pi. to 45 pi., etc., mixed condition.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #555 - british empire and foreign countries cyprus: turkish cypriot posts - collections
Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Posts: 1974 to 1994, a duplicated (mainly between five and ten of each) unmounted mint stock in a red stockbook incl. miniature sheets (79). Cat. £3,600 approx.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #556 - british empire and foreign countries czechoslovakia - collections
Czechoslovakia: A mint and used collection in an album, from 1918 to the 1940s, incl. range of 1919 overprints, 1925 Olympic set mint, 1926 All-Sokoi Display set mint, miniature sheets, covers, etc., mostly fine. (100s)
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #557 - british empire and foreign countries denmark - collections
Denmark: A mint and used collection in two albums, incl. 1854-59 to 16sk. and 1858 to 8sk. used with some shades, 1875 values to 100o mint and used, 1912 and 1915 G.P.O. Copenhagen 5k. used, 1925 Air set mint, 1930 Birthday set mint, miniature sheets, later with issues to the 1980s, also Danish West Indies with 1873-1902 values to 50c. used, Faroe Islands, Greenland with a range of covers, etc., mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £...
Lot #558 - british empire and foreign countries Denmark - Booklets
Denmark: Booklets: 1935 Hans Christian Andersen 2k. booklet complete, fine. S.G. SB13, cat. £475.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #559 - british empire and foreign countries Dominica - Postal History
Dominica: A group of early entires, mostly stampless, incl. Fleurons with 1824 (May) entire letter to the Royal Marine Agency Office, London, rated "2/2" with fine undated "DOMINICA" fleuron partly overstruck by red arrival c.d.s. (ex Griffiths), incoming covers from Great Britain (3), etc., mixed condition. (14)
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #560 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1874 1d., 6d. and 1s., the 6d. unused, others with large part original gum, some perf. faults, the 1s. with horizontal crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 1-3, cat. £1,025. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #561 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1877-79 4d. blue showing variety malformed “CE” in “PENCE”, unused, thin and heavy hinge, otherwise fine,. S.G. 7a, cat. £1,600. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #562 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1877-79 4d. blue showing variety malformed “CE” in “PENCE”, unused, horizontal crease, otherwise fine, also another fine used example, scarce. S.G. 7a, cat. £1,730. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-320]
Lot #563 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1877-79 4d. blue showing variety imperforate between stamp and margin, unused, slightly short perfs. at top and pressed vertical crease along where perfs. should be, otherwise fine, possibly unique. S.G. 7 var. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #564 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1882-83 1/2(d.) overprint in black on half of 1d., two blocks of four, a vertical strip of three and a single all tied to piece with neat “A07” cancellations, “DOMINICA/MY 9/84” c.d.s. alongside, fine. S.G. 10, cat. £660. Ex Navarro. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #565 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1903-07 1/2d. to 5s. set, mint, 1s. creased, otherwise fine. S.G. 27-36, cat. £225. Photo.
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #566 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1907-08 1/2d. showing variety watermark sideways reversed, mint block of four, folded along horizontal perfs., otherwise fine. S.G. 37x, cat. £800. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #567 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1908-20 to 5s. used with most watermark varieties and shades, mostly good to fine, also St Lucia 1912-21 4d. complete mint sheet of 100, some perf. separations and imperfections, otherwise fine. (143)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #568 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1908-20 6d. dull and bright purple cancelled “Marigot/July.2.1917” in black manuscript, fine. S.G. 52.
[Proposed price: £50-60]
Lot #569 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1951 3c. green and reddish violet, the lower four rows of the sheet showing “JA” for “CA” in the second vertical column, fine unmounted mint, the discovery example. S.G. 123c, cat. £600.
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #570 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Dominica: 1951 5c. black and carmine with variety “JA” for “CA” in watermark, fine mint. S.G. 125c, cat. £800. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #571 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - collections
Dominica: A good to fine mint collection from 1903 to 1969 on leaves incl. 1903-07 CC 1/2d. to 5s. set overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1908-20 MCA to 5s. (2, one overprinted “SPECIMEN”), 1921-22 Script to 2s.6d. (2, one overprinted “SPECIMEN”), 1923-33 Script 1/2d. to £1, 1938-47 to 10s. (5, incl. a corner marginal block with plate number), etc. (few 100s)
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #572 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - collections
Dominica: A mint and used collection on Imperial leaves, incl. 1877-79 6d. unused (regummed), 1923-33 to both 5s. mint, etc., slightly mixed condition. (98)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #573 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - collections
Dominica: A group of covers between 1922 and 1980 with cancellations incl. Castle Bruce, Colihault, Marigot, Rosalie, Wesley, Woodford Hill, etc., some registered, also two fronts, mostly fine. (30)
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #574 - british empire and foreign countries Dominica - Postal Stationery
Dominica: Postal Stationery: 1887 formula card with 1d. lilac, unused, fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #575 - british empire and foreign countries Dominica - Postal Stationery
Dominica: Postal Stationery: A group of unused and used postal stationery, Q.V. to K.G.V., incl. postal stationery cards, wrappers, specimens, etc., mostly fine. (31)
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #576 - british empire and foreign countries Dominica - Postal Stationery
Dominica: Postal Stationery: A group of unused and used postal stationery from 1886 to the 1920s, incl. postal stationery cards, wrappers, etc., slightly mixed condition. (13)
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #577 - british empire and foreign countries Dominica - Revenues
Dominica: Revenues: 1879-88 6d. green overprinted “REVENUE” showing variety watermark inverted, fine mint with large part original gum, also another example used (ms. cancellation), the latter with some creasing, otherwise fine. S.G. R2w. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
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