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Richard Allan All World mail Sale #303 closing on Jan 13, 2012 - Archive Auction

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1 collections and mixed lots , imperial vol.1

A split old binder having ten countries well represented comprising: AUSTRALIA - 1913-36 mainly fine used inc 1913 'Roos to 1/-, 1914 to 1/-, 1915-22 to 2/-, 1918 KGV heads to ¼d (both perfs), 1931 values to ¼d plus 'Roos to 5/- , extensive commemoratives, a few dues & officials. BERMUDA - 1865-1936 useful QV issues from SG1 to 6d values, 1902-09 'dock' issues to 4d mainly mm, 1910 'ship' values to 1/-, KGV 1918 2/- fu & 4/- fresh mm, 1920 recess values to 1/- (less 6d) mm, 1921 mm set to 1/- (both wmks), 1922 'ships' to 1/-, mainly lmm, SJ set vfu plus 1936 pictorials vfu set. BRITISH HONDURAS - 1872-1935 with early QV to 1/- (2), 1888 2c opts on 1d - 6d 2c on 1d to 50c on 1/- mainly lmm, 1891 opts mm; 1891 DLR to 24c & 50c mainly fresh mm, 1899 'revenue' opts on 5c - 25c, 1900 pair mm; 1902 to 24c; 1913 values inc 50c & $1 fresh mm, 1922 to 25c, 1932 fund opts set mm plus SJ set mm. CANADA/NEWFOUNDLAND - inc 1861 6d & 1/- mm, 1866 24c, 1876 rouletted set fu, ranges of pictorials inc Jubilee set to 30c plus 60c m or u, 1919 Caribou values inc 5c, 8c, 15c, 24c & 36C VLMM, 1928 set to 30c mm, 1932 to 25c m or u, SJ fu etc. CEYLON - 1857-1935 extensive mainly fine used with useful group of Chalonheads inc 1857 1d (2), 2d (2), 5d, 6d & 1/- fu plus later inc 1863 9d, 1/- & 2/-; 1870s issues to 48c inc p. 14x12½ 4c & 8c 1882 provisional pair, 1883 16c, 1885 10c on 24c, 20c on 32c, later optsto 56c on 96c & extensive 2c on 4c inc double opt; 1899 to 75c & 2$25c; 1903 to 1R50c, 1904 to 2R25c, 1910 to 1R fu plus 2R & 5R mm; 1912 to 2R fu & 5R mm, 1922 to 2R fu, SJ set plus 1935 pictorials to mm 1R; also official opts 1895-1903. FALKLAND IS - 1878-1935 inc 1878 1/-mm, later QV range of shades m or u to 1/- inc SG 18 fu; 1904 to 1/- mm, 1912 ½d - 2½d fu, war stamp opts to 1/- (2), 1921 ½d - 1/- lmm, 1929 ½d - 2½d & 6d mm, SJ set, mainly mm. HONG KONG - 1862-1935 mainly fine used from attractive 1862 2c brown fresh unused (no gum), 12c, 18c & 24c fu, 1863-74 2c -12c plus 24c - 48c & 96c fu, 1876 28c on 30c, 1880 2c-10c, 1882 2c-10c, 1891 30c grey, provisional opts inc $ on 96c purple red (2) & $1 on 96c black (fault), 1903 & 1904 sets to $1, 1907 to 50c; 1912 to $3 plus SJ set fu. INDIA - 1854-1935 with useful early issues inc ½a blue (die 1) (3), 1a (die 1), 2a (3) & 4a (SG18 cut square, fault plus SG19 cut to shape vfu), 1855 glazed paper pair, 1856-64 ½a - 8a, 1860 8p on blued paper (SG 51) mm, 1865 ½a -8a, 1866 6a8p, 1868 ½a-12a, 1899-1900 3p - 2a6p, 1902 to 3R m or u, 1911 3p-12a mainly mm, 1926 to 12a fu, 1928-35 to 6a fu, 1929 air set lmm, 1931Delhi set to 1R fu, 1935 SJ set mm; also officials inc QV tyupes m or us, KEV11 to 1R fu, 1912 to 5R, 1925 set (5), 1926-36 values to 10R fu; also 1914 'IEF' opt set mm, 'CEF' opts on KEV11 to 12a mm & 1R fu plus a few KGV inc scarce 1½a chocolate. IRELAND - 1922-34 mainly fine used inc opts on KGV to 1/- with first set in black plus red opt om 2½d - 9d, Thom opts to 1/- in black & red plus wide setting ½d - 2d; Free State opt to 2/6d m or u, 1922-34 set to 1/- u plus a few commemorative. JAMAICA - 1860-1935 mainly fine used with useful QV issues inc 1860 2d & various issues to 2/-; 1903-09 arms to scarce fu 5/-, 1906-11 QV types to fu 2/-, 1912 to 1/-, range of war stamp opts, 1920 commenoratives to 3/- mm, 1921 set mainly fu with fresh mm 10/- value plus later inc SJ set mainly mm. "A fantastic lot to add to or to pick from " Approx 1,200 stamps, cat £14,000

Price: £2,400.00
2 collections and mixed lots , pacific islands A large 1908-1990's fine mint & unmounted mint neatly written up collection of 6 countries in 6 albums being CHRISTMAS & COCOS Is 1958-1990's - GILBERT & ELLICE 1911-1975 with pandanus to 4d 1912 various values to 2/- & 2/6d, 1937 to 1975 Christmas complete plus later - NAURU 1924-84 with 1924-48 1/2d to 1/- 1954-61 1/2d to 5/- then complete to 79 - NORFOLK Is 1947-80 complete basic plus later - PITCAIRN Is 1940-78 with 1940 1/2d to 2/6d complete to 1978 Bounty plus later to the 90's, SOLOMON Is 1908-1993 with 1908 1/2d to 1/- 1913 odd values to 11d, 1914 odd values to 1/-, 1922 1/2d to 1/-, complete from 1937 to 1979 eptiles plus 80's & 90's. Lovely condition (Quantity) Price: £900.00
3 collections and mixed lots , omnibus 1949 U.P.U. Commonwealth omnibus issues fine to very fine used - virtually complete, lacking only the New Hebrides issues and with additional set from Burma [SG 114-119]. Difficult to assemble in this quality. Cat £570. Price: £280.00
4 collections and mixed lots , british commonwealth QEII issues c1953-70 mint or used with emphasis on smaller territories inc Aden, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Virgin Is, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Jamaica, Mauritius Montserrat, Nigeria, St Lucia, St Vincent, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, & Turks & Caicos Is ; not complete but with very many useful sets to top values, elusive individual stamps & 1960s omnibus issues. Cat £2,300+. (Qty) Price: £450.00
5 collections and mixed lots , west indies QV-KGV mint issues in two albums with useful ranges inc many complete sets, part sets, shades, dues and elusive values with Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Is, Caymans, Grenada, Jamaica, Leewards, Montserrat, St Kitts, St Lucia, St VincentTrinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos Is. Fresh, attractive collection. Cat £5250. (100s) Price: £1,000.00
6 collections and mixed lots , west indies KGVI um / mm collection with extensive ranges inc many complete sets and better values, perf variations, omnibus issues etc inc Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Is, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Leewards, Montserrat, St Kitts, St Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos Is. Fresh, attractive collection, ideal for expansion. Cat £3,500. (100s) Price: £600.00
7 collections and mixed lots , west indies QEII issues - extensive um or mm collection in two albums 1953 to early '70s inc ranges from Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Is, Caymans, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Leewards, Montserrat, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos; not complete but many useful sets to top values plus omnibus issues, large number of miniature sheets and a few varieties etc. Substantial lot, cat is £2,500+. (100s) Price: £500.00
8 collections and mixed lots , crash mail 1937 'Courtier' flying-boat crash off the coast of Athens (1.10.37): ppc (SS 'Orama') to GB with KEVIII GB 1d stamps (2) cancelled by Port Said paquebot cds - slilghtly crumpled and water-marked with fine boxed violet DAMAGED BY SEA-WATE[R] and a lighter strike nearby. Uncommon combination . PHOTO Price: £50.00
9 collections and mixed lots , crash mail 1938 'Calpurnia' flyiing-boat crash outside Baghdad: cover to New Zealand with KGVI 1½d stamp ex Great Yarmouth (22 Nov 1938) addressed to the captain of the MV 'Karpara' at Wellington; crumpled & water-marked, with fine strike of the 2-line RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA, flap resealed with brown tape. Also contempoarry paper-cutting. Price: £50.00
10 collections and mixed lots , crash mail 1939 'Centurion' flying-boat crash in the Hoogly, Burma: Burma registered pictorial FDC (stamps floated off) to UK, crumpled and water-stained with 2-line red cachet SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION and m/s 'Re-issued from RLS 27.6.39', flap sealed and tied by 2 strikes of the uncommon oval REGISTERED/RET'D LTR. SECTION ds. Price: £50.00
11 collections and mixed lots , crash mail 1954 (Jan.) Comet crash off Italy: airmail cover ex Rangoon (stamps floated off) to UK , crumpled and water-stained, with very fine 2-line large red cachet DAMAGED BY SEAWATER/COMET MAIL, the reverse with P.O. sealing tape with London FS cds (31.1.54). Also 1950s ppc of Comet airliner. Price: £50.00
12 collections and mixed lots , crash mail 1954 (March) Constellation crash at Kallang Airport, Singapore: large crumpled cover ex Australia to India with remains of 3d stamp, extensively charred and smoke-damaged; fine strike of large boxed red cachet SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13.3.1954. Price: £50.00
13 collections and mixed lots , crash mail 1954 (December) Stratocruiser Xmas Day crash at Prestwick Airport: cover to USA with KGVI 'Festival' 2/6d stamp cancelled 23 December, crumpled and smoke-damaged with boxed violet SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/PRESTWICK 25-12-54. Price: £50.00
14 abu dhabi 1964 pictorial set to 10Rs [SG1-11] fu plus 1966 new currency opts set [SG 15-25]. Cat. £270. (22) PHOTO Price: £120.00
15 aden 1948 RSW pair [SG 30-31] vfu. (2) Price: £20.00
16 aegean is , rhodes 1944 War Victims’ Air set ex. 50c. in VFU blocks of four, S.G. 233-5 cat. £240. (12).PHOTO Price: £80.00
17 afghanistan c1878-1933 useful assembly of earlier issues m or u from SG 100 (un) inc 1892 1a (3 colours), SG 153 pair and 1898-1900 unissued values on various papers (7); 1907 1a blue (2) & green fu & 2a (2), 1909 1a-1R m (less 2a yellow) & u (less 2a green, 1R brown), 1921 10p-30p m, 1926 10p blue imperf, 1927 15p-60p perf & 60p imperf m, 1929 h/s set 7 plus 10p pair, 1929 p.11 new colours, 1931-33 basic completye inc SG 227a tete-beche pair, all um etc. Also 1910-20s three covers with different frankings. Cat £500+. (Qty) Price: £150.00
18 afghanistan 1927 60p blue [SG 190B] in very fresh um sheetlet of two tete-beche panes; also 1934 50p green in fresh um tete-beche block of 4.(12) Price: £30.00
19 afghanistan 1934-76 mainly um collection in 2 stock-books, virtually complete [SG 236-801, less SG 299, 354] inc many obligatory tax stamps and additional imperforate varieties with 1961-64 'Agency' issues complete as per SG appendix plus 38 miniature sheets inc imperf forms. Elusive material in this quality. High cat value. (Qty) Price: £500.00
20 afghanistan 1960 p.11 50p blue-green [SG 459] in complete, fresh um sheet of 30 inc 25p error of value SG 456a (R 3/3), light gum bend affects bottom row on reverse. Price: £40.00
21 albania 1913 Provisionals to 5gr [SG 16-20] the 10pa & 1gr fu, the rest unused without gum (as issued); also a part envelope with fine strike of the 'Postat e Qeverries' cachet (used to form the provisional issue) and Scutari cds. Cat £129. (5 & piece) Price: £40.00
22 albania 1913 Provisional 10pa - 2gr [SG 22-26] unused without gum - as issued; cat £50. (5) Price: £20.00
23 albania 1923 (?) plate proofs of 10q & 25q [SG 146-7] imperf on thick paper, wide margins, no gum; also a similar pair with 'Republika Shqiptare' opts. (4) Price: £40.00
24 andorra 1955 100-500f airs [SG F163-5] 500f light gum bend, fresh UM. (3) Price: £18.00
25 andorra 1955 100-500f airs [SG F163-5] vfu. (3) Price: £26.00
26 antigua 1882 2½d red-brown [SG 22] centred slightly L, fresh mm. Cat £190. PHOTO Price: £75.00
27 antigua 1882 4d blue [SG 23] unused, no gum - a very fresh & attractive example. Cat £275. Price: £36.00
28 antigua 1884-87 CCA 6d deep green [SG 29] slightly rounded corner, vfu. Cat £120. Price: £42.00
29 antigua 1921-29 MCCA & MSCA wmks SG 55-60 (no £1) and 62-80 plus a few extra shades - very fresh um or mm. Cat £230. (24) PHOTO Price: £100.00
30 antigua 1966-67 pictorial issue: original artwork from the Goaman archive inc pencil-drawn 'sheet' of 25 designs (partly unadopted) for various values to $5, enlarged pencil drawings for ½c, 1c & 4c stamps with additional, more finished coloured design for the 4c plus a mint range of the issued stamps inc $1, $2½ & $5. Unique. Price: £120.00
31 antigua 1966-70 ½c - $5 p.11½ & 13½ sets [SG 180-195; 180a-195a] unmounted mint. (31) Price: £24.00
32 antigua 1966-70 p.11½ set to $5 um plus p.13½ 1c, 2c, 5c & 10c; also 1963 4c, 5c, 6c shades (3) & 24c. (28) Price: £24.00
33 ascension 1924 ½d - 3/- [SG 10-20] vfu set. Cat £550. (12) PHOTO Price: £200.00
34 ascension 1938-53 p.13 ½d var. 'long centre bar to E' [SG 38ba] fresh UM example. Price: £42.00
35 ascension 1956 Set VFU, SG57-69 cat £65 (13) Price: £30.00
36 ascension 1971 Space travel ½d - £1 [SG 135-148] very fresh um set (14). Price: £18.00
37 australian st , tasmania 1857-69 numeral wmk issue 1d brick, 2d yellow-green (pen cancel), 2d slate green (attractive 4-margin unused example), 4d deep blue & bright blue - mostly fu, 2-margin examples - good shades, light cancels. Cat £336. (5) Price: £75.00
38 australian st , tasmania BERNIE-QUE-ZEEHAN RAILWAY-1898 piece bearing sideface 1dx2, one defective having a lovely strike of the "QUE-T.P.O." cds (one of four known), plus sideface 2d showing the same but dated 15.dec.1898 (the latest recorded date of use).Scarce PHOTO Price: £140.00
39 australian st , tasmania 1905-11 Pictorials inc Typo p.11 ½d & 2d, p.12½ 2d, 3d & 6d [SG 249a, 251, 251fa, 253, 254] plus 1912 1d/2d [260] and Litho 1905 p.11 4d orange-yellow [247da] - all fresh lmm. Cat £104. (7) Price: £42.00
40 australia Railway cancellations: TPOs - various KGV covers (1 card) cancelled on TPOs inc (1914) NARRABRI BURREN JUNCTION, UP TPO 1 WEST (1928), UP TPO 1 SOUTH (1934 reg'd Melbourne Exhibition cover with SG 147-149), UP TPO 2 NORTH (1917 reg'd with 4d SG22c), UP TPO2 SOUTH (transit on UK 1936 cover), DOWN TPO 1 SOUTH (1936 uprated KGV 5d reg'd E ex Yanderra) plus 1934 Royal Train cds and a couple of QEII items . Good lot. (9) Price: £100.00
41 austria 1925-30 Airs 2g-10s [SG 616-635] mainly fresh UM - 2 or 3 low values are mm. Cat £150. (20) Price: £65.00
42 austria 1948 Costumes 90g brown-purple Mounted Mint, SG1124 cat £55 (1) Price: £18.00
43 austria , lombardy venetia 1858-62 Type II 5s and 10s each on cover (small faults) ex Bellano or Verona; also two stampless covers ex Venice (1849) or Carrara (1861). (4) Price: £30.00
44 austria , lombardy venetia 186Os Arms issues inc. perf. 14 set (less 2s), perf. 9½ 3s & 15s and 1861 pair - 1Os with corner fault. (8) Price: £40.00
45 bahamas QV registered envelope [H&G C1] with blue-grey text and SPECIMEN overprint - v.fresh and scarce. Price: £30.00
46 bahamas 1917 3/- black & green [SG80] v. fine fresh lmm example. Price: £30.00
47 bahamas 1918 1d carmine ovpt WAR TAX SG97a, very fresh lightly hinged mint, cat £300.PHOTO Price: £150.00
48 bahamas Collection mainly m/um on stock -page inc 1919 3d [77], War Tax opts, KGV 1931 2/- & 3/-, 1938 various ½d-1/- inc 3d violet, 1938 pictorial trio, 1942 Columbus ½d-1/-, 1954 pictorials incomplete set to 5/-, 1964 opts to £1, 1966 decimal opts set to $3 [273-287], 1967 decimal set to $3 [295-309] UM etc. Cats approx £300. (110) Price: £110.00
49 bahamas 1948 ½d - £1 [SG 178-193] ½d, 1d & 10d machine cancels o/w cds fu. (16) Price: £20.00
50 bahamas 1948 RSW pair [SG 194-5] fu. (2) Price: £14.00

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