British Guiana: Cancellations and Covers: Three charged covers showing various postage due markings, all incoming from Great Britain, comprising 1895 1d. postal stationery envelope from London with hexagonal “T” and “POSTAGE DUE” cachet in violet, 1903 picture postcard to Demerara with hexagonal “T” and boxed “DUE 02” in violet, and 1934 envelope bearing 1/2d. and 1d. with crossed out “T” and “POSTAGE DUE” in violet, slightly mixed condition...
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 #279 - british empire and foreign countries british honduras - regular issues
British Honduras: 1891-1901 $5 green and black, fine mint. S.G. 65, cat. £325. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #280 - british empire and foreign countries british honduras - regular issues
British Honduras: 1904-07 1c. to $5 and 1908-11 1c. to 25c. sets in mint blocks of four, the latter with additional 2c. and 5c., some marginal with sheet numbers, some mild gum toning, otherwise fine. S.G. 84-100, cat. £2,443. Photo. (60)
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]
Lot #281 - british empire and foreign countries british honduras - regular issues
British Honduras: 1904-07 10c. to $5 set overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12), $5 short perf. at left otherwise mainly fine with gum. S.G. 87-93s, cat. £250. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #282 - british empire and foreign countries british honduras - collections
British Honduras: A collection on Imperial leaves, incl. range of early issues, 1913-21 to $5 mint, 1922-23 to $2 mint, etc., later with issues to 1935, slightly mixed condition. (112)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #283 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: 1854 two covers to Leicester, one addressed to Capt. Jones and the other to Miss Jones, both with Belize double ring c.d.s.’s in black, some minor creasing and tearing, otherwise fine.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #284 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: 1859 stampless entire from Belize to New York forwarded by B.Cramer, with “6” in circle in black (only a few examples of this marking known) and 1867 stampless entire also to New York with “B.CRAMER/BELIZA/HONDURAS” handstamp on reverse, both with filing folds, otherwise fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #285 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: A group of covers comprising 1900 registered cover to Germany via New Orleans bearing 10c. revenue overprint, 1903 (Oct. 20) pair of covers (one franked 10c. pair and the other 1c. and 24c. pair) to New Jersey with New Orleans transit and Lakewood arrival c.d.s’s on reverse, also 1866 (Mar. 1) incoming from Great Britain with Taylor & Timmis, Liverpool oval cachet in black, mostly fine. (4)
[Proposed price: £150-180...
Lot #286 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: 1904 to 1910, a group of five covers (three registered) and one postal stationery card, incl. 1910 registered cover to Chicago bearing 5c. tied Belize c.d.s with advertising illustration on reverse, slightly mixed condition. (6)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #287 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: A group of K.G.V to Q.E.II official covers, mostly fine. (12)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #288 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: A group of first flight covers, from 1925 to 1939, all with various cachets, incl. 1930 (May 7) cover to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (4 known), 1931 (Dec. 5) cover to Payo Obispo and 1939 printed cover from Punta Gorda to Belize, mostly fine. (9)
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #289 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: A group of K.G.V covers, incl. 1928 cover to Illinois with “BUY BRITISH GOODS/AND GET THE BEST” cachet in violet, 1933 and 1936 United Fruit Company covers to England, etc., mostly fine. (7)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #290 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: A group of airmail covers, from 1929 to 1935, incl. 1930 readdressed cover to Kent bearing 4c., 5c., and 10c. tied Radio Station c.d.s’s, (faults), two covers with “AIR FEE/prepaid to/New York, only.” cachets in violet, etc., slightly mixed condition. (7)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #291 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: A group of eleven K.G.V covers, incl. 1934 2c. registered postal stationery envelope to Argentina uprated with 5c., also one front with Radio Station cancellation, slightly mixed condition. (12)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #292 - british empire and foreign countries British Honduras - Cancellations and Covers
British Honduras: A group of mostly Q.E.II covers, incl. 5 with different mis-sent markings, 1961 cover to Texas with pencil note reading “Mailed at BELIZE, Sat 4 Nov 1961, first mail after Hurricane Hattie” on reverse, etc., mostly fine. (7)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #293 - british empire and foreign countries british indian ocean territory - collections
British Indian Ocean Territory: An apparently complete unmounted mint collection from 1968 to 2009, also incl. some 1968 varieties, a few inverted watermarks, etc., fine. (100s)
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #294 - british empire and foreign countries British Levant: Turkish Currency - Regular Issues
British Levant: Turkish Currency: 1893 40pa. on 1/2d. vermilion used on 1893 (Feb. 25) envelope to Middlesbrough, tied by “C” barred oval, with British Post Office Constantinople despatch c.d.s. on reverse plus Middlesbrough arrival, also 1887-96 40pa. on 21/2d. and 80pa. on 5d. used together on 1898 (Dec. 16) registered cover to England, and 1921 3/4pi. on 21/2d. pair used on 1921 (Nov. 26) cover to Salonica with blue boxed “BRITISH NAVAL...
Lot #295 - british empire and foreign countries British Levant: Turkish Currency - Regular Issues
British Levant: Turkish Currency: 1906 1pi. on 2d. grey-green and carmine, mint and used examples, fine. R.P.S. certificates (1970, 1975). S.G. 15, cat. £2,200. Photo.
[Proposed price: £700-800]
Lot #296 - british empire and foreign countries british levant - regular issues
British Levant: Constantinople: 1921 180pi. on 10s. dull grey-blue showing the ‘Nissen” re-entry, a few short perfs. otherwise fine mint. R.P.S. certificate (1975). S.G. 50 var. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #297 - british empire and foreign countries british levant - collections
British Levant: A mainly mint specialised collection in an album incl. Turkish Currency 1885-88 40pa. on 21/2d., 80pa. on 5d., both with faults, 2s.6d. on white paper (2), 1887-96 to 4pi. on 10d. (5) incl. a marginal block of four, 1902-05 to 5s., also 1907 (Mar. 12) registered cover to London bearing 5s., 1905-08 1pi. on 21/2d., 2pi. on 5d. (3), 1909 to 5pi on 1s., 1911-13 to 5s., 1913-14 to 1s. (9) incl. two blocks of four, British Currency...
Lot #298 - british empire and foreign countries British Levant - Postal Stationery
British Levant: Postal Stationery: A selection on leaves, incl. postcards with 1908 1d. postcard with type I overprint and type 17 “SPECIMEN”, registered envelopes, etc. (14 items)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #299 - british empire and foreign countries British Occupation of Italian Colonies - Regular Issues
British Occupation of Italian Colonies: 1946 (Feb. 1) M.E.F. airmail cover to Germany bearing 5d. tied by “TOBRUK/CYRENAICA” c.d.s., (Feb. 21) M.E.F. airmail cover to Italy bearing 6d., 9d., with Tripoli c.d.s., 1947 (Jan. 23) M.E.F. airmail cover to Italy bearing 3d., 1s., tied by “ADI UGER/ERITREA” c.d.s., fine. (3)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #300 - british empire and foreign countries British Occupation of Italian Colonies - Regular Issues
British Occupation of Italian Colonies: 1951 telegram to Djibouti bearing Eritrea 1950 1s. on 1s. and 10s on 10s. tied Asmari c.d.s’s and perfin, fine.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #301 - british empire and foreign countries British Occupation of Italian Colonies - Regular Issues
British Occupation of Italian Colonies: 1951 telegram to London bearing Eritrea 1950 1s. on 1s. (2), 5s. on 5s and 10s. on 10s. (2), all tied Massaua c.d.s’s and perfin, fine.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #302 - british empire and foreign countries British Occupation of Italian Colonies - Collections
British Occupation of Italian Colonies: A collection on leaves, complete mint for all issues including postage dues, and complete used for all issues including postage dues less three sets (M.E.F. 1942 type M2 1d. to 5d. and Cyrenaica 1950 and Eritrea 1948 postage due sets), also 1942 1d. to 5d. set with overprint type 2a., range of varieties with Eritrea 1948-59 2s.50c. on 2s.6d. showing ‘misplaced stop’ mint and used on piece, 1948 postage...
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