Sale #151

1851-53 small M & U collection on leaves incl. 1851 1d (3), 3d (5), 6d (3) & 1s - all U in mixed condition. 1863 Plate Proofs of 5c (pair), 10d in black (pair) & in orange (pair), 12\xBDc (faults), 1863 range of M & U plus M blocks of 8\xBDc & 10c vals & M strips etc. (84)
Estimated Price: £800.00 - 950.00

1896 CCC Sideways \xA325 black & green optd SPECIMEN, fine M (straight edge left), SG.42s. Cat. \xA3425
Estimated Price: £150.00 - 200.00

1932-35 range of 9 first flight covers incl. 1932 Jan 23rd acceptance for Imperial Airways Salisbury - London with cachet, Limbe - Portsmouth scarce, 1933 Air week RAF flight Zomba - Lilongwe special cover & cachet, 1935 Aug 5th RANA first flight Blantyre - Beira official cover etc.
Estimated Price: £75.00 - 90.00

1903-04 CCA set, M, SG.139/147. (9) Cat. \xA3250
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 75.00

1947-83 M or UM collection written up on exhibition leaves in protectors incl. 1947 Optd set M (Cat. \xA3190), 1948 set of 20 incl. some perf changes (Cat. \xA3160+), 1949 Redrawn set (Cat. \xA3110), 1951 Anniv of Independence set, 1954 Seventh Anniv of Independence set (Cat. \xA322). The collection also includes varieties & errors - noted 1961 1p on 1\xBDa red block of twelve incl. 'I' omitted, another with Inverted opt, 7p on 1a carmine...

French Detachment in Palestine 1918 PPC addressed to France, cancelled by 'Tresor et Postes 601' d/stamp with military cachet 'Corps Expeditionnaire de Palestine/Section T.M 1307' in violet. Very fine.
Estimated Price: £45.00 - 60.00

Collection on leaves with 1901-05 horizontal wmk \xBDd, 1d M, vertical wmk \xBDd, 1d M, 2d 2\xBDd U, range of later 'canoes.' 1932 to 1/3d M, 2s (pair), 2/6d U, 1938 Anniv M, 1939-41 Airs M. Papua New Guinea 1952 to \xA31 M, 1958 to 5s, good range to 1970's M or some U incl. Birds UM, 1960 Dues M. (316) Cat. \xA3560
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 70.00

1960's - later collection of overs, FDC's & postmarks on pieces, several covers to South Shields with District Officer or Postmasters letters concerning postmarks requested. Fine range of cancels written up on pages, an excellent variety & some scarce, with several multiple frankings & commercial covers. (35 covers)
Estimated Price: £55.00 - 75.00

1860-1940's M & U collection in a spring back album. Highlights incl. 1860 10k (three examples) - two cancelled No. 1, other with pen cancel, 1934 Air Tournament set U, 1938 20th Anniv set UM, 1941 Exiled Govt set M, 1943 Exiled 2nd set M, 1944 Capture of Monte Cassino set UM, Polish Military Posts - Danzig 1925 Optd set FU, another set M etc, then a range of Central Lithuania. (100's)
Estimated Price: £150.00 - 200.00

LITERATURE rarely seen range of specialist booklets relating to Polish areas of philately incl. items such as Poland No. 1 by V. Rachmanov, The 2nd Provisional Issue (1918), Polish Definitive Issues - 1920-1925 by Ron Negus, Polish Special Postmarks Catalogues Parts 1-4, an American Handbook of Upper Silesia - all in English with many illustrations. A fascinating range of WWII subjects with Scout Field Post. Polish 7 Years War, two unusual...

1855-2000+ M & U collection of 1860 stamps & 61 M/Sheets housed in two stockbooks incl. 1926 first Independence 10E M (Cat. \xA3110), 1940 Portuguese Legion set M (80c is unused) (Cat. \xA3200), 1945 President Carmona set UM (Cat. \xA3225), 1946 Castles set M (IE.75 is thinned) (Cat. \xA3225), 1949 Portraits M/Sheets M (Cat. \xA3100), 1950 Holy Year set M (Cat. \xA3150), 1957 Almedia Garrett set M (Cat. \xA3200).
Estimated...

1896 registered envelope to Belgium bearing 20r violet (Yv 129) & 80r lilac (Yv 137), tied by Lisbon Central d/stamp with registered label, Bruxelles transit & Grammont arrival on reverse. Attractive.
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 65.00