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South Africa: Cape of Good Hope, 1868, "Hope Seated", 4d on 6d deep lilac (Scott 20), wing margin single, o.g.; couple small, faint perf tones, Very Fine.
SG 27; £550 ($850).
Scott $500.
Estimate $150 - 200.
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Ireland, 1935, Free State overprints on King George V re-engraved "Seahorses", 2s6d & 5s (Scott 93-94), 2s6d with corner sheet margin, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
SG 99-100.
Scott $450.
Estimate $150 - 200.
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Ireland, 1937, St. Patrick, 2s6d to 10s complete (Scott 96-98), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
SG 102/04; £590 ($920).
Scott $700.
Estimate $250 - 350.
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Pitcairn Islands, 1843, two letters from Captain Gilbert Richmond, captain of the barque America, one datelined "Pitcairn Friday 2 1843" (March) ordering America's first mate, "Mister Macomber", to take a group of Islanders to Lizabeth Island and back; the other is datelined "Pitcairns 12 1843" also to Macomber, ordering him to "keep Mr. Thusting on board as the People do not want him on shore.", Fine.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
The barque America was a whaler out of Bristol, R.I. She fist appeared off Pitcairn Island in 1841; these are believed to be the earliest letters from the Pitcairns.
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St. Helena, 1922, King George V, 6d gray & bright purple, torn flag (Scott 85 var.), watermarked Multiple Script CA, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.
SG 104b.
SG £300 ($460).
Estimate $150 - 200.
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Ireland, 1922, Thom Provisional Govt. overprints on King George V "Seahorses", 2s6d to 10s complete (Scott 36-38), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, 5s & 10s signed Holcombe.
SG 44/46; £1,400 ($2,170).
Scott $2,550.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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New Zealand, 1938, Pictorial, 9d red & gray black, perf 13½x14 (Scott 213a var.), Multiple NZ & Star watermark inverted, left sheet margin block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, bit of black mounting remnant on right stamps, lower left stamp never hinged, Very Fine.
SG 587bw.
SG £800 ($1,240).
Estimate $200 - 300.
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New Zealand, 1954-59, Queen Elizabeth II, 2d, 6d & 9d to 1s9d (Scott 296-298, 308, 311), counter-coil gutter pairs, nineteen pairs of each, numbered "1" through "19" in gutter, 1d & 5d handstamped, others machine printed; comprises CP NC2a, NC4a, NC6a, NC6b & NC6d, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Campbell Paterson $2,185 ($1,730).
Estimate $250 - 350.
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Ireland, 1922, Thom Free State overprints on King George V "Seahorses", 2s6d to 10s complete (Scott 56-58), neatly canceled, the 10s tied on piece by Dublin c.d.s., 7 May 1923, Very Fine.
SG 64/66; £580 ($900).
Scott $955.
Estimate $400 - 600.
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Malaysia: Japanese Occupation of Singapore, 1943, cover commemorating the "The First Anniversary of the Surrender of Singapore", franked with Japan 1y-4y (258-261) and Negri Sembilan 1c black (21), tied by Singapore/Syonan special commemorative cancel 15 Feb 1943 (Japanese year 2603) on locally addressed cover; stamp dealer P.M. Mohamed Abdullah, Syonan corner card on reverse; small tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, quite rare, signed Rowell.
Estimate $150 - 200.
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