Public auction
5 Mosley St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1YE, UK
| Lot | GIBRALTAR | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | GERMAN NEW GUINEA 1897-1919 neatly presented range on leaves comprising 1897-99 5pf, 20pf, 25pf & 50pf FU, 3pf (2 shades) M, 10pf M (faults), 1901 Yacht 3pf to 5m (11 vals) M, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf & 50pf FU, 1914-19 Wmk Lozenges set M incl. 5m (2), SG.23b/c. (27 stamps, 6 covers, 1 Notgeld), Cat. £720+ covers. |  | £150 |
| 652 | GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA 1898 50pf with 45 degrees overprint, vertical gutter pair, VFU, Mi.6IZs. |  | £60 |
| 653 | GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA superbly presented collection of stamps & covers neatly written up on 36 exhibition leaves in protectors, comprising 1886-91 Z5, 1891-1900 Z11a (2), Z13a (2), 1900-01 10pf (Boxer Rebellion), 1898 1a, 2a, 6a unused; 2a (2), 3a (6), 4a (2), 5a (2) U. T2 ovpt unused (2) & U (12). 1900 Foochow provisional, SG.14, 1900-01 Tientsin provisional, SG.16, 1901-04 issue with 5m hand painted border etc, 1905 useful range of vals to $2½. Postmarks CANTON/DEUTSCHE POST, FUTSCHAU/DEUTSCHE POST, HANKOW, CHEFOO + reg cover, TSCHINKIANG, WEIHSIEN + postcard, TSINANFU + PPC, PEKING + reg cover + postcard, TIENTSIN - superb cancel TIENTSIN/KAISERL.DEUTSCHE/POSTAGENTURE/30/1194 and postcard, stamps of the 1905 & 1905-19 issues cancelled TIENTSIN/DEUTSCHE POST; Boxer Rebellion period. Re-directed mail from Germany. 'Soldaten Brief' with military cachet S.B/OSTAS.BESATZ.BRIGADE/FELDLAZARETH No.1 (Field Hospital). Card to Germany (21.7.01) from a Major with the German Expeditionary Force, Tientsin + further four military cards. SHANGHAI 1905-19 issue stamps ovptd for use in German PO's in China, cancelled 'SCHANGHAI/DEUTSCHE POST' Shanghai 'red band' cover to Tsingtau cancelled as above, Shanghai to Russia 17.11.05, to London (15.9.05), to Germany (1.8.02) etc, TONGKU/DEUTSCHE POST, CANTON, TSINGTAO items, German seapost posted on board 'Prinz Ludwig' en route Hong Kong to Shanghai, TSINGTAO/KIAUTSCHOU (12.7.00) card showing naval and marine parade at Tsingtao. |  | £700 |
| 654 | GERMAN POST OFFICES IN MOROCCO 1899-1915 neatly presented ranges in exhibition leaves in protectors M & U stamps + covers, from the first issues with diagonal Surcharges of 1899, then ranges on the REICHPOST issues to 6p25c, 1905 DEUTSCHES REICH issues to 3p.75 FU & 6p.25 M, 1906 FU incl. 50c on 40pf (2) U, the three top val M, 1911 'Marokko' issue 11 vals M to 2p.50 on 2m. Nice lot. (71 stamps & 6 cards). |  | £350 |
| 655 | GERMAN POST OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1872-1908 M & U range in mixed condition neatly laid out on exhibition leaves in protectors incl. 1872-99 eagle with large shield 2g blue U & 2½d chestnut (2) U - mixed condition, 1884 vals U to 2½pi on 50pf grey-green, 1889 Numeral or Arms REICHPOST vals to 2½pi on 50pf U (20pa on 10pf) M, 1900 Surcharge with Turkish vals to 10pi on 2m U, 15pi on 3m M & 25pi on 5m (hand painted borders) M, 1902 Altered Letter 'A' 10pa & 10pi M, 20pa, 1pi & 5pi U, 1905 Germania issues to 10pi U, 2½pi, 5pi, 15pi & 25pi M, 1905-12 vals to 5pi U, 10pi, 15pi & 25pi M, 1908 set M, then a range of covers or cards. (73 stamps + 12 covers or cards). Mixed condition. ST.Cat. £3000+ |  | £300 |
| 656 | GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA 1897 M or FU + covers collection neatly presented on exhibition leaves incl. 1897 3pf, 5pf, 20pf (+ 50p prepared for use) M, basic set U, 1898-1900 Optd without hyphen set less 25pf M, similar FU, 1901 No Wmk vals to 3m (9) M, set excl. 40pf & 5m FU, 1906-19 3pf to 5m (8 vals) + extra 5m, vals to 1m FU, further FU on piece, six covers/cards etc. Stamps ST.Cat. £1000 + covers. |  | £100 |
| 657 | KAMERUN 1919-20 registered philatelic covers (4) to Switzerland, various frankings all with Buea cancels, one has the C.E.F opt 2½d on 25pf. |  | £100 |
| 658 | KIAOCHOW 1898-1918 M & U range on exhibition leaves in protectors incl. 1898 3pf grey brown FU on piece, 1898 P.O's in China cancelled 'TSINGTAU/KIAUTSCHOU' vals to 25pf orange VFU, 1901 No Wmk set M, 1905 (1st Oct) 1c, 40c, ½d & 2½d M, 2c, 4c, 10c & 20c U, 1905-18 Wmk Lozenges part set of eight M incl. ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2½d (both) M, 4c, 10c, 20c, 40c & ½d FU. (45 stamps) ST.Cat. £3500 + covers/cards. (9) |  | £400 |
| 659 | MARIANA ISLANDS 1899-1901 M range on exhibition leaves from 1899-1900 angle 48 degrees set M 3pf, 5pf, 25pf & 50pf with RPS Certs, 56 degrees set M, 1901 No Wmk set M, 1916-19 Wmk Lozenges set M incl. both 5m, fine complete collection. Cat. £15000+ (28) |  | £2,000 |
| 660 | MARSHALL ISLANDS 1897-1900 M & U range on exhibition leaves from 1897-1900 5pf & 20pf M, 25pf & 50pf prepared but not issued M, 1899-1900 set FU, 1901 No Wmk set M & 1916-19 Wmk Lozenges set incl. 5m. (2) Cat. £1885. (26) |  | £200 |
| 661 | SAMOA 1900-19 mainly M range on exhibition leaves incl. 1900 Optd set M, 1900 Yacht No Wmk set excl. 40pf & 3m, 5pf to 3m (8 vas) U - faults, 1915-19 Wmk Lozenges set, M incl. both 5m, also three unused stationery cards. ST.Cat. £620. (33 + 3 cards) |  | £80 |
| 662 | TOGO 1888-1919 M & U range on exhibition leaves from 1888 50pf chocolate on small piece, tied 'KLEIN POPO' c.d.s, 1897 vals to 20pf M, set U + extra shades, 1900 No Wmk Yacht series to 80pf M + 1m (fault) & 3m M, good to FU, 3pf to 20pf, 30pf & 40pf, 2m, 3m & 5m U, 1909-19 Wmk Lozenges set M, also CAMEROUN 1897-1919 M & U range from 1897 Optd set to 25pf (faults), 1900 No Wmk Yacht series set to 80pf + 2m & 3m (lower value faults), 1905 Wmk Lozenges set to 1m (both) M etc. Attractive lot, mixed condition. (73) ST.Cat. £2000+ |  2 | £200 |
| 663 | QV-1970's postal history accumulation, incl. registered mail, commercial mail, WWII censors, postal stationery, PPC, FDCs, few pre-stamp covers. Mixed condition (276). |  | £150 |
| 664 | QV-QEII M & U collection on leaves incl. GB used abroad, poor, QV varieties, SG.15a, 17a., 17b M, 18a M & U, 18b U, 22a U (total Cat. £379), 1898 2½d variety inverted wmk M (Cat. £400), 1903 2s Ovpt SPECIMEN M, 1931-32 'Rock' range of vals with different perfs M & U, 1935 Jubilee sets UM & U (Cat. £85), KGVI sets to £1 M & U (Cat. £100) with M & U perf varieties, SG.123b Cat. £318), SG.124ab (Cat. £848), SG.125a (Cat. £146), SG.126 & 126a (Cat. £175), SG.127 & 127a (Cat. £165), SG.128a (Cat. £180), SG.129 (Cat. £290), SG.129a & 129b (Cat. £116), SG.130 & 130a (Cat. £293), some toned gum as usual, 1948 Wedding set M & U (Cat. £144) etc. Fair to fine. (153) |  | £250 |
| 665 | QV-QEII M & U collection/accumulation on Hagner leaves incl. GB 6d Pl.6, 4d Pl.14 U, A26 pmks, QV to 1s, 1889-96 set to 50c with both 20c (Cat. £93), Edward vals to 2s, KGV 4s SPECIMEN, 2s, 8s, 1931-33 set, KGVI duplicated to £1 with some high catalogue perf varieties, 1953-59 set M (Cat. £190), 1960-62 set UM (Cat. £85), 1967-69 Ships set UM (Cat. £38) 10s & £1 U (Cat. £46), few commems & M/Sheets etc, fair to fine. (554) |  | £80 |
| 666 | 1874 Soldiers cover (faults) to Dorking, England, franked 1864 1d red, tied by Gibraltar A26 duplex for JAN.18.74, reverse bears Dorking receiver for 26th Jan. (1) |  | £90 |
| 667 | 1886-1935 U collection incl. 1886 to 6d, 1886-87 to 1s (no 4d), 1889 Surcharge set (no 40c) with 25c var. small 'I' (Cat. £170), 25c on 2½d broken 'N' (Cat. £100), 1889 vals to 2p, 1903 to 1s, 4s (poor), 1904-07 to 2s (fair), 1907-11 2s, 4s, 1912-24 to 1s (4), 2s (2), 4s, 8s, 1921-27 to 2s (2), 4s, 1925-32 to 10s, 1931-33 set (2, both perfs), 1935 Jubilee set etc. Poor to fine. (127) |  | £200 |
| 668 | 1886-87 CCA set optd SPECIMEN, M (slight gum toning), SG.8s/11s. (7) Cat. £500 |  | £90 |
| 669 | 1886-87 CCA set, M (2½d regummed), SG.8/14. (7) Cat. £600. |  | £70 |
| 670 | 1889 25c on 2½d bright blue horizontal marginal strip of three, centre stamp showing the 'broken N' variety, fine M (ink mark in margin), SG.18b. (3) Cat. £358. |  | £60 |
| Lot | GOLD COAST | Estimate | |
| 671 | 1889 Spanish Currency CCA issue 5c to 5p set excl. 20c (SG.24), couple of low vals with tones, generally fine M, SG.22/33. (11) Cat. £225 |  | £50 |
| 672 | 1889 Surcharge set, fine M (extra 25c) and showing '5 with short foot' variety, SG.15/21 + 17a. (8) Cat. £215. |  | £50 |
| 673 | 1889 Surcharge set, M mainly fine, SG.15/21, 1898 Re-issue in Sterling Currency set excl. 4d value, M (mixed condition), SG.39/45. (13) Cat. £370. |  | £60 |
| 674 | 1889-96 Spanish Currency set, M (1p bistre toned, 2p & 5p re-gummed), Cat. £225. (12) |  | £40 |
| 675 | 1897 10c 'Souvenir Gibraltar' stationery card with small illustration on reverse of 'The Rock' to Kiel, Germany, written from SMS Oldenburg. |  | £90 |
| 676 | 1903 CCA set, fine M, SG.46/55. (10) Cat. £1200 |  | £300 |
| 677 | 1906 Colours Changed MCCA set + extras, fine M, SG.66/74. (15) Cat. £700++ |  | £200 |
| 678 | 1912 MCCA set of ten, fine M + several extras incl. 1s value (4 diff), SG.76/85. (16) Cat. £450. |  | £100 |
| 679 | 1912-24 £1 dull purple & black on red, UM, very fine. (1) SG.85, Cat. £150+ |  | £60 |
| 680 | 1912-24 MCCA set (excl. ½d) incl. 1s (3), SG.81b, c & d, fine M, SG.77/85. (11) Cat. £400. |  | £100 |
| 681 | 1938 2d grey on cream KGVI illustrated postal stationery letter card, fine unused H & G 2. Scarce. |  | £80 |
| 682 | 1938-51 KGVI Defin set UM, SG.121/131, 1960-62 QEII Defin set UM, SG.160/173. (28) Cat. £265. |  | £50 |
| 683 | 1875-91 QV M range on an album page comprising 1875 CCC P.12½ 1d blue (tones - not included in value), 1876-84 CCC P.14 set (4d faults not included in value), 1884-91 CCA set - 4d gum crease. (16) Cat. £900 |  | £100 |
| 684 | 1880-1917 incl. a 1½d postal card with '554' cancel to Germany, 1894 2d reg envelope with additional 2½d cancelled Appam and 1917 censored cover to Switzerland with 'Opened By Censor Accra' label. |  | £80 |
| 685 | 1889 1d on 6d orange, large part o.g, SG.20, 1889-94 CCA 5s & 20s, fine M, SG.22 & 25. (3) Cat. £435 |  | £100 |
| 686 | 1889-1902 covers (3), 2d registered to England with 1d (2) cancelled Elimina, 2d registered cover to Germany with 4d cancelled B27 (Quittah) and 1d postal envelope to Switzerland with 1d & 3d cancelled Akuse. (3) |  | £100 |
| 687 | 1893-1949 covers/stationery range incl. four unpaid wit QV/KEVII adhesives, six other covers with a good variety of frankings, mainly to Germany. (10) |  | £60 |
| 688 | 1894-1902 ½d and 1d postal cards, three ½d cards with Victoriaborg, Quittah (B27) and Abokobi cancels, the two 1d cards with Kwitta and Akuse (blue) cancels. Nice lot. |  | £130 |
| 689 | 1898-1902 CCA ½d to 5s, M (1d unused), SG.26/33, 1901 1d on 2½d & 1d on 6d M. (11) Cat. £309 |  | £60 |
| 690 | 1902 CCA set M, SG.38/48. (11) Cat. £450 |  | £100 |
| Lot | HONG KONG | Estimate | |
| 691 | 1904-06 MCCA set M, SG.49/57. (7) Cat. £225 |  | £50 |
| 692 | 1906-17 KEVII cards (3), 1906 ½d with Begoro cancel, ½d card with 1917 Danoe cancel and 1912 1d card to Germany, Odumasi cancel. (3) |  | £90 |
| 693 | 1907-13 MCCA set, M (2/6d corner fault), SG.59/68 & 1908 MCCA 1d red M, SG.70. (11) Cat. £235 |  | £50 |
| 694 | 1908-13 registered covers (2) to Germany, 1908 with 2/6d green & yellow cancelled Accra and 1913 cover with 2d & 2/6d, Victoriaborg cancel. Philatelic but stamps have high catalogue value. |  | £150 |
| 695 | 1913-21 MCCA set M, SG.71/84. (12) Cat. £275 |  | £60 |
| 696 | 1918-52 M range of sets on leaves incl. 1918 Surcharge 1d on 1d red, SG.83, 1920 MSCA set, 1935 Jubilee set, 1938 & 1948 Defin sets, 1948 Wedding, 1952 Defin set. (72) Cat. £425. |  | £50 |
| 697 | 1921-24 MSCA set to 15s, fine M, SG.86/100. Cat. £250 |  | £70 |
| 698 | 1814-1993 substantial, well written up postal history collection, spanning the tumultuous periods of modern Greek history, starting with pre-stamp entires from Corfu (one to Malta), stampless covers, Large Hermes Head issues on 21 covers, some with value combination frankings, postal stationery cards, Crete, Balkan Wars, Censored Mail - WWI & WWII, Airs, Occupations etc, many fine. Rarely offered intact collection which are normally broken down and sold separately or in sections. (357 items) |  2 | £800 |
| 699 | IONIAN ISLANDS 1859 ½d, 1d & 2d, M set in singles & horizontal or vertical ½d pairs, fine, SG.1/3. (9) Cat £720. |  | £70 |
| 700 | 1861-1957 M & U collection in three albums incl. 1861 Paris printing 2l, 5l (2), 20l, 40l (2), 80l (Cat. £985), 10l large figures (Cat. £650), later Large H.H. (90), Small H.H. vals to 1d Imperf & Perf (58) mixed printings, 1896 Olympics to 2d, Surcharges, Balkan Wars, later issues with 1933 Zeppelin set M (Cat. £350), Air set U (Cat. £95), Democracy set U (Cat. £200), 1933 Air set U (Cat. £100), 1940 Youth sets with Airs M (Cat. £1750, toned), Greek Islands, Italian PO's, Russian PO's, Epirus, Ikaria, Samos, Rhodes etc, fair to fine. (1000's) |  2 | £500 |
