British Empire & Commonwealth Stamps & Postal History Auction
153-157 London Rd, Derby DE1 2SY, UK
| Lot | INDIAN CONVENTION STATES | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 1917 COMPLETE SET OF 16 to $10 fresh hinged mint SG1/17, £2000. (16) |  | $340 |
| 102 | SCINDE DAWK: ½a white embossed. Good used example with small 'adhesion' near lower right corner. SG S1 £3,000. |  | $340 |
| 103 | FINE QV MINT COLLECTION ON ALBUM PAGES: Inc. examples of ½a (plus ½a red forgery), 1a & 2a early imperf. values, range of 1860-74 defins. to 1r slate, 1866 6a purple fiscal issue optd. "POSTAGE" (no gum, SG 66 £3,000 as mint); 1882-90 defins. to 1r slate and later QV to 5r value. Lot also inc. a range of fiscal stamps. (c.66 stamps) |  2 | $240 |
| 104 | FINE MINT KEVII COLLECTION: Presented on single album page, inc. set to 25r (SG 119/147 £4,500) and Officials to 25r. Fine & fresh. SG cat. value £560+. (35 stamps) |  | $650 |
| 105 | FINE KGV MINT COLLECTION: Presented on album pages inc. 1911-23 definitives to 25r value set of 19 (SG 151/191 £1,200) and "SERVICE" set of 13 vals. to 25r (O73/O96 £700) plus various 1925 surcharged Officials. Later Air, SJ & Dehli Inauguration sets. (c.90 stamps) |  4 | $240 |
| 106 | KGV/KGVI FINE USED COLLECTION ON ALBUM PAGES: KGV inc. all values to 25r (mix of 1911 & 1926 issues), Officials to 25r plus 1925 surcharged Officials; KGVI to 25r & Officials to 10r, but Gandhi set not present. (c.170) |  4 | $65 |
| 107 | KGV 1925 2r on 10r GREEN & SCARLET: Fine mint example of this rare Official. RPSL Cert. (2000). SG O104 £5,500. |  | $800 |
| 108 | FINE KGVI MINT COLLECTION: Complete for Postage & Official basic issues inc. 1937-40 set to 25r (cat. £600), 1948 Gandhi set of 4 (cat. £425) and 1949 pictorial set of 16 to 15r (cat. £325), etc. plus Official sets. (c.92 stamps) |  2 | $200 |
| 109 | 1937-52 FINE USED COLLECTION COMPLETE FOR KGVI PERIOD on album leaves inc. 1937-40 set inc. 1a in vert. tete beche pair, 1940-43 set, 1948 Gandhi set, 1949-52 set plus all the Official stamps (except for 1948 Independence set). Very fine lot , stamps being selected with quality in mind. (126) |  3 | $50 |
| 110 | CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE COMPLETE COLLECTION MINT except for the unissued 1a 6p with 1900 QV set & 1904 1a, 1905-11 KEVII set plus 1908-09 pair & 1914-22 KGV set. Fine lot. SG C1/C34, £577. (33) |  | $95 |
| 111 | CHAMBA: Superb mint collection of Postage & Official issues, QV-KGVI (SG 1/120 & SG O1/O86). Appears complete for basic issues. Cat. value c.£3,500. (c.179 stamps) |  2 | $500 |
| 112 | CHAMBA - KGV FINE USED COLLECTION: 1913-37 comprehensive range of issues inc. Officials (inc. High vals.) to 10r. Cat. value c.£2,600. (c.60 stamps) |  2 | $200 |
| 113 | CHAMBA 1938-47 USED COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1938 'Chamba State' ovpts complete to 1r, 1942 -47 ½a, 1a & 1r (SG 108/110) & 3p to 2a, 6a & 14a in superb block of 4 with full central hooded double ring cds., Officials with 1935 -39 ½a & 2a and 1940-43 3p to 2a complete. Fine lot although cancellations are not guaranteed so careful inspection is recommended SG cat. £1250+. (37) |  3 | $85 |
| 114 | FARIDKOT: 1887-1900 mint collection of both Postage & Official issues set of 11 (SG 1/17) and SG O1/O15 set of 9 values. Cat. £475. |  | $65 |
| 115 | GWALIOR: Mint collection on album pages. Appears virtually complete for Postage & Official issues QV-KGVI. SG 4/137 & O1/O94 Cat. c.£4,230. (c.161 stamps) |  2 | $500 |
| 116 | JIND: Virtually complete QV-KGVI mint collection of Jind, both Postage & Officials, on album pages. Includes early QV sets (SG 1/6 £1,700) & various vals between SG 7-16. Appears virtually complete with QV to 5r, KGV to 25r and KGVI to 25r. Opts. on earliest issues are not guaranteed genuine. Cat. value c. £9,000+. (c.210 stamps) |  7 | $1,000 |
| 117 | JIND - QV FINE USED COLLECTION, POSTAGE & OFFICIALS: Inc. first issue ½a-4a (SG 1/4 £320) and ½a-2a optd "SERVICE" (SG O1/O3), 1886-99 set to 5r (less 3r value), the 2r & 5r with indistinct cancels (SG 17/35 £3,000+) and Official set of six (SG O12/O21 £80). A useful lot. (c.30 stamps) |  | $160 |
| 118 | JIND - KGV FINE USED RANGES 1913-27 INC. OFFICIALS: Includes 1913 set of six (SG 58/63), 1914-27 set of 18 to 5r (less 12a) plus colour changes (SG 64/83); also Officials part set to 2r (SG O35/O44). Cat. value £1,000+. (35 stamps) |  | $85 |
| 119 | JIND 1937-47 USED COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1937-38 set to 12a & 10r, 1941-43 1R & 10R plus 3p to 12a set of 13 vals. plus range of Officials with 1937-40 ½a & 1a, 1939-43 3p to 8a also 1r & 10r, the latter SG cat. £1600 alone but pmk. is not guaranteed. Very useful lot. (44) |  4 | $130 |
| 120 | JIND - KGVI 1937-40 FINE USED OFFICIALS: Part set to 5r. SG O66/O71 £1,500. (6 stamps) |  | $110 |
| Lot | KENYA | Estimate | |
| 121 | JIND - KGVI 1940-43 FINE USED DEFINITIVES: Complete range of values to 25r slate-purple & violet. SG 127/149 £1,300. (23 stamps) |  | $110 |
| 122 | NABHA: QV to KGVI mounted mint collection. Virtually complete for basic issues, both Postage & Official. QV vals. to 5r & KGVI to 25r, etc. SG 1/117 & O1/O68 c.£4,600+. (c.146 stamps) |  5 | $500 |
| 123 | NABHA - QV FINE USED COLLECTION, 1885-1900: Includes 1885 values ½a-4a (SG 1-4 £950), 1885-97 definitive set to 5r (toned) but less the 1r slate (SG 14/33 £1,900) and the 1885-97 Official set of 10 to both 1r vals (SG O4/O20 £900). (30 stamps) |  | $180 |
| 124 | NABHA 1938-45 USED COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1938 set complete to 12a, 1941-45 set of 4 (SG 95/98) & 3p to 1½a & 4a, range of Officials inc. 1938 set & 1940-43 set to 1r. Fine lot but pmks. not guaranteed. (35) |  3 | $36 |
| 125 | PATIALA: QV to KGVI mounted mint collection. Virtually complete for basic issues, both Postage & Official. QV vals. to 5r & KGVI to 25r, etc. SG between 1/115 & O1/O84 £3,400+. (c.182 stamps) |  3 | $500 |
| 126 | PATIALA 1937-46 USED COLLECTION on album leaves with 1937-38 set complete to 1r & 5r, the latter SG cat. £550 (pmk not guaranteed), 1941-46 set of 4 (SG 98/102) & 3p to 4a (ex 1½a typo), range of Officials which is complete for the period. High SG cat. lot. (50) |  2 | $85 |
| 127 | BHOPAL - RARE IMPERFORATE BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR: 1936-49 "SERVICE" (13½mm) ½a purple-brown & yellow green used imperforate between horizontal pair. Perfs. a little trimmed at top right and vertical ironed crease. A scarce variety. SG 0336a £450. |  | $50 |
| 128 | COCHIN - OFFICIALS - COMPLETE MINT SHEETS, ETC.: 1933-44 1a 9p on 1a 8p (type 20) and 1948 3p carmine, complete sheets of 48 (8 x 6); 1949 9p on 4p green, a complete divided sheet of 72 (8 x 6 x 2 halves), with margins on two sides; and 1949 3p on 9p, a half sheet of 48. A few margins missing, but adhesives fine. |  | $65 |
| 129 | COCHIN - OFFICIALS: 1946-48 1a 9p ultramarine, a complete unused (no gum) sheet of forty eight (8 x 6). Fine. SG O89. |  | $48 |
| 130 | POSTAL STATIONERY: Mainly used collection inc. Cochin postcards (16 - 13 used) and envs (6); Jaipur postcards (21 - 19 used) and Travancore (24 - 20 used), envs. (17 - 9 used) and official items (7). Mostly fine. |  4 | $75 |
| 131 | TRAVANCORE - OFFICIAL ISSUES: 1930 10ca pink, type 03 italic overprint, fine unused marginal example (SG 036 £225); 4c slate green type 05 marginal block of four with red overprint, fine unused (SG 040); and 1932 6ca brown-red corner block of six with inverted overprint, fine unused (SG 043a). (3 items) |  | $80 |
| 132 | FINE MOUNTED MINT COLLECTION, 1918-32: Virtually complete. Includes 1931 definitive set to 25r violet (SG 80/92 £2,800), 1932 (Apr.) definitive surcharges set to 1d on 25r violet (SG121 £600) and 25r violet Official with 'horseshoe' "SPECIMEN" perforation (SG O105s this with toning mark on reverse). High cat value group. (c.119) |  4 | $800 |
| 133 | 1922-50 MINT COLLECTION on leaves with 1922 Type 1 ovpt set of eight plus Type 3 2/6d to 10/- (SG 17/21), Type 2 ovpt. set (ex 2d die 1), 1922-23 Type 5 set of 15 to 10/-, 1922-34 set, 1948 Airs set plus all commems. to 1950 Cat. value approx. £950. (96) |  2 | $120 |
| 134 | QV TO EARLY QEII MINT COLLECTION ON ALBUM PAGES: A 'one of each type' collection with mixed wmks. throughout. QV to 5/-, KGV to 10/-, etc. (c.166 stamps) |  3 | $160 |
| 135 | KGVI 1941 5/- SLATE-BLUE & YELLOW-ORANGE LINE PERF. 14: One of the rarest mint stamps of the KGVI period. A fine mounted mint example with BPA Cert. (2002). SG 132a £7,000. |  | $800 |
| 136 | TRANSJORDAN - 1925-1930 MINT RANGES: Includes 1925-26 "East of the Jordan" (in Arabic) opt. set of 15, (SG 143/157 £130); 1927-29 New Currency set of 13 to 1,000m slate-grey (SG 159/171 £275); 1928 New Constitution set of 11 values to 200m violet (SG 172/182 £225), 1930 Locust Campaign set of 12 values to 500m brown (SG 183/194 £225) and 1930-39 definitive set of 16 to 500m brown (SG 183/194 £225). Fine & fresh throughout. (67 stamps) |  2 | $200 |
| 137 | TRANSJORDAN - 1933 PICTORIAL DEFINITIVE SET MINT: Complete set of 14 values to £1. Fine mounted mint. SG 208/221 £1,000. (14) |  | $240 |
| 138 | TRANSJORDAN 1933 PICTORIAL DEFINITIVES: Complete used set of 14 values to £1. Some of the cancels likely to be of a fiscal nature. SG 208/221 £2,250. |  | $200 |
| 139 | EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES: KEVII 1903-04 20r grey & stone wmk CC used with staining and with violet fiscal cancel. SG £1,900 as postally used. SG 15. |  | $32 |
| 140 | EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES: KGV 1912-21 used values to 5r blue & dull purple. SG 44/57. (14 stamps) |  2 | $65 |
| Lot | KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA | Estimate | |
| 141 | 1922-27 KGV £1 BLACK & ORANGE: Fine used example. SG 95 £325. |  | $48 |
| 142 | 1922-27 £5 BLACK & BLUE: Fine used with neat Nairobi cds, probably fiscal in nature. SG 99. |  | $65 |
| 143 | KEVII 1903-07 MINT RANGE TO 10R: Mixed wmk group, anna values mostly MCA wmk, rupee values are Crown CA except for 4r which is SG 29 MCA. Fine throughout. Cat. value c.£1,450. (23 stamps) |  | $200 |
| 144 | KEVII 1903 HIGH VALUE "SPECIMEN" OPTS: 20r grey & stone (SG 15s £200) & 50r grey & red-brown (SG 16s £450). Both fine mounted mint. (2 stamps) |  | $120 |
| 145 | KEVII & KGV REGISTERED, AIRMAIL, P. DUE, ETC.: 1906-37 display collection inc. 1906 2a size H Registered Letter env. to London uprated strip of 3 1a stamps all cancelled/tied by Lamu cds's; 1933 large "AIR MAIL" env. to UK franked 1922 issue 15c + 20c + 50c + 5s (SG 82, 83, 85 & 92); 1935 printed env. sent air mail to Dar-es-salaam franked 30c (SG 84) tied with v. fine large Mombasa cds surcharged ms "10 cents" with purple circular "T/Cents............[ms]10", hexagonal "T/10 CENTS" hs's & 10c p.due stamp tied by Dar-es-salaam cds adjacent; 1936 Air Mail env. to UK franked 20c + 50c (SG 114 & 116) tied by Dar-es-salaam double ring cds's endorsed ms "FEEDER SERVICE" with purple boxed "FEEDER SERVICE" hs; 1937 50c size H2 Registered Letter env. uprated 10c + 20c + 30c (SG 112, 114 & 115) on front and 2 x 5c + 15c (SG 111 & 113) on back all tied by poor Kigombe cds's; also others ex Kisumu, Kampala, Ruiru, Killindi (front only), Nakuru, Molo, etc. (16 items) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS |  2 | $65 |
| 146 | 1903-04 KEVII HIGH VALUES FISCALLY CANCELLED: 20r grey & stone plus 50r grey & red-brown, wmk Crown CC, each with violet fiscal cancels. SG 15 & 16. |  | $65 |
| 147 | 1910 REGISTERED KIJABE TO USA: Attractive registered 1910 illustrated env. (of lion head & leaves, partly obscured by etiquette) of Konrad Schauer, Mombasa (safari business) to USA franked 12c + 15c KEVII stamps tied by "KIJABE/20 MR/10" cds with Mombasa, London, St. Louis & Kansas City transit/receiving ds's on back. |  | $50 |
| 148 | KGV 1912-21 MINT RANGE: Set of 15 values from 1c black to 10r red & green/green. SG 44/58 & SG 64 £425. (16 stamps) |  | $65 |
| 149 | KGV 1912-21 50r ROSE-RED & DULL GREYISH GREEN OPTD. "SPECIMEN": Mounted mint example. SG 61s £300. |  | $48 |
| 150 | KGV 1912 20r BLACK & PURPLE/RED OPTD. "SPECIMEN": Fine mounted mint example. SG 59s. |  | $65 |
