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Lots (1171)
Boer War: 1901/2 Three covers comprising: 1901 'No Stamps Available' OAS cover with ARMY POST OFFICE/00T21/WAKKERSTROOM octagonal cancel with red PAID H/S, 1902 2d postal stationery env. uprated with 1d lilac tied with ARMY POST OFFICE cds's and triangular PASSED PRESS CENSOR' and 1902 1d Standing Hope tied with GRAAFF REINET CDS and PASSED PRESS CENSOR very fine oval H/S in Magenta. Useful group (3)
Triangles assembly of nine values in mixed condition from different printings including 1d on blue (3 margins f.u.), 1d no margins, 1d spacefiller, 4d blue (4), 6d lilac (2 margins f.u.), 1s emerald green spacefiller. Good cat. (9).
1938-49 Perforation varieties for three key 50c black and mauve for perf variations SG 394 (Cat £160), SG 394a (Cat £450), SG 394c (Cat £130) each mounted mint, SG 394 with brownish gum. High catalogue. (3).
1942 P.14 Line 50c black and mauve mounted mint with hinge remains and slight toning otherwise fine, SG 394c Cat £130.
1947 (25 Nov) Inauguration of New Constitution set on typed cover to Colombo tied Colombo first day CDS cancels and NEW CONSTITUTION black and purple label affixed bottom left cancelled large INAUGURATION FIRST PARLIAMENT special cancel in greenish blue. Few light tones.
Collection on leaves with better mint and used from QV including 1885 surcharges f.u., 1898 1r50 on 2r50 slate used, 1899 1r50 rose f.u., 1886 1r12c mint, GV to R10 (fiscal cancels), mint to R2, plus mint sets for GVI etc, approx 350.
1857 Entire Letter bearing 10c blue vertical pair with bottom stamp bisected diagonally tied concentric circle cancels with nice SANTIAGO CHILE red cds alongside addr to Valpariso.
1948 (22 Jul) Registered airmail cover from Bank of London and South America Antofagasta to the same Bank in Manchester. Bearing combination of airs 10p, 5p, 2c & 5c tied ANTOFAGASTA / CERT. cds cancels and registered printed perf Bcno de Londres y / America del Sud Limitado R 610 etiquette. Fine and scarce.
1885 Dragon 3ca mauve p.11½ - 12 in a superb block of four, fine used two blue oval cancels, scarce multiple. SG 14.
1894 Dowager Empress 3ca orange-yellow in a superb irregular block of five, used four blue oval cancels, top left stamp is torn, scarce multiple. SG 18.
1894 Dowager Empress 3ca orange-yellow in a superb right margin block of four, fine used two blue oval cancels, scarce multiple. SG 18.
1897 Dowager surcharges mixed printings mint original gum for ½c on 3ca orange, 1c on 1ca salmon-red, 2c on 2ca green (straight edge bottom), 4c on 4ca pale rose, 8c on 6ca brown. Useful group. (5).
