The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1877 (Apr. 20) 11/4d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 5), used from Constantinople to London, cancelled by 11 mm. “C” in barred oval and British Post Office Constantinople in red code “A”, superb early item. Photo
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,570 lots, the property of 112 vendors, featuring the first part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL, a further offering of Kuwait from the fine collection of Dr L Philips of Brighton, outstanding Switzerland formed by the late John E Ager of Bookham, and a full section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including the remarkable study of the 1938–50 Issue created by AG Belfield FRPSL
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Lot #262 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
Lot #263 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1878 (Jan. 30) 11/4d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 5), used from Constantinople to London, with 11 mm. “C” in barred oval and British Post Office Constantinople c.d.s. in red code “A”, very fine. Photo
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #264 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1879 (Sept. 2) 11/4d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 9), used from Beyrout to London, with “G06” in barred oval and Beyrout c.d.s. code “A”, superb and rare early use. Ex Kuyas. Photo
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #265 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1879 (Sept. 25) 11/2d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 9), used from Beyrout to New York with “G06” barred oval and British Post Office Beyrout c.d.s., very fine and rare usage. Ex Kuyas. Photo
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #266 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1879-82 1d. brown Foreign postcards (CP 58 and CP 10), used from Constantinople on 24.12.1879 and 30.6.1882 (with 11mm and 9mm “C” in barred oval and Constantinople c.d.s. in red) to Pontefract and Lescard. CP 10 has a crease, otherwise good to fine.
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #267 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1880 (Apr. 16) 1d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 9), used from Beyrout to Broseley, with “G06” barred oval and British Post Office Beyrout c.d.s., fine and scarce usage. Photo
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #268 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1881 (Feb. 2) 1d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 10), used from Constantinople to Bombay, uprated by 1/2d. green adhesive cancelled with 9mm. “C” in barred oval with British Post Office Constantinople c.d.s. in red, also “SEA/POST OFFICE/B 17 FEB” in black, a very fine and rare usage. Photo
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #269 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1881 (Oct. 26) 1d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 10), used from Smyrna to Brighton, with “F87” barred oval and Smyrna c.d.s. code “A”, superb and rare usage. Photo
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #270 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1883-87 1d. brown Foreign postcards (CP 15a), used from Constantinople to Great Britain, all with 9mm. “C” in barred oval, c.d.s’s dated 9.8.83, 8.9.85, 31.12.87 code “AA”, fine group
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #271 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1886 1d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 15b), registered from Constantinople to London cancelled by “R” in oval, additionally franked with 40pa. on 21/2d. lilac used to pay the registration fee, slight spotting otherwise fine and scarce. Photo
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #272 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1887 1d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 15a), used from Stamboul to Brighton with “S” in vertical barred oval, very fine and scarce usage
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #273 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1887-93 11/2d. brown Foreign postcards (CP 9a, 16), used from Constantinople to London with Constantinople c.d.s.’s dated 11.2.87 and 7.12.93 code “C”, fine. Ex Kuyas
[Proposed price: £140-160]
Lot #274 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1887 (Feb. 26) 2d. + 2d. brown Foreign reply paid card (CP 20b), outward half used from Constantinople to London with British Post Office Constantinople c.d.s. code “A”, very fine and unusual usage. Photo
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #275 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1887-90 1d. brown Foreign postcards (CP 15a), used from Smyrna to Paris with “F87” barred oval, Smyrna c.d.s’s dated 7.5.87 and 1.3.90, fine
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #276 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1885-87 1d. brown Foreign postcards (CP 15a, 15b), used from Beyrout to Worcester and Liverpool with Beyrout scroll type c.d.s’s dated 7.12.87 (code “C”) and 29.12. 85 (no code letter), very fine
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #277 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1889 (Nov. 11) 1d. brown Foreign postcard (CP 15a), used from Stamboul to Nurnberg with “EXPRESS D’ORIENT” pink label, stamp and label cancelled by “S” in vertical barred oval and British Post Office Constantinople c.d.s. code “C”, very fine and extremely rare usage of Orient Express label on postcard. Photo
[Proposed price: £600-700]...
Lot #278 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1892 1d.+1d. brown Foreign reply paid card (CP 18a), complete used from Constantinople to Germany with “C” in vertical barred oval and British Post Office Constantinople c.d.s., fine and extremely rare. Photo
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #279 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1892 1d. brown Foreign card (CP 15a), used from Constantinople to London with “C” in vertical barred oval, fine and rare. Photo
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #280 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1892-99 1d. red Agnelli portrait Foreign postcards (CP 27) group used from Constantinople with 24mm c.d.s’s codes “A”, “B”, “C” and 26mm c.d.s. codes “B” and “C”, plus card with printed notice on Quarantine regulations operating in 1892, fine strikes. (6 items)
[Proposed price: £60-70]
Lot #281 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1892-95 1d. red Agnelli portrait Foreign postcards (CP 27) used from Stamboul to Italy and New York, former with “S” in vertical barred oval, very early use of postcard on 11.4.92, the latter with Stamboul c.d.s. dated 15.8.95 code “C”, fine and scarce. Ex Kuyas
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #282 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1892 (May 13) 2d. + 2d. brown Foreign reply paid card (CP 20b), complete used from Constantinople to Odessa with 9mm. “C” in barred oval and British Post Office Constantinople c.d.s. code “A”, most unusual usage. Photo
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #283 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1893-96 1d. red Agnelli portrait Foreign postcards (CP 27) used from Beyrout to London and registered to Germany with Beyrout scroll type c.d.s. dated 20.2.93 and 22.12.96, latter with 40pa. on 21/2d. adhesive to pay registration fee, very fine.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #284 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1893 (Apr. 19) 1d. + 1d. red reply paid postcard (CP 28), outward half used from Constantinople to London with Constantinople c.d.s. code “A”, fine
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #285 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1894-95 1d. red Agnelli portrait Foreign postcards (CP 27) used from Smyrna with “F87” barred oval and Smyrna c.d.s. dated 10. 8. 95 code “A” to Sofia, other with Smyrna c.d.s. code “A” dated 18.12.94 to London with Alexandria transit c.d.s., very fine
[Proposed price: £60-80]
Lot #286 - british empire and foreign countries british levant: postal stationery - the dr a huggins collection
The Dr. A. Huggins Collection: British Levant: Postal Stationery: Unoverprinted Stamped Postcards: 1895 (Jan. 30) 1d.+1d. red reply paid postcard (CP 28), outward half used from Constantinople to Leipzig with Constantinople c.d.s. code “C”, fine
[Proposed price: £70-80]
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