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Auction No 429, Category: British Commonwealth

31 Lots (displaying 21 - 31)

World Postal Stationery, 19th Century to 1930s, including 39 items postally used. The used include Railway TPO cancels of India (2), Sweden (6)

Lot: 159

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £34
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World Postal Stationery, 19th Century to 1930s, including 39 items postally used. The used include Railway TPO cancels of India (2), Sweden (6) and Italy, plus 1898 French Pneumatic Post Card FU. The unused include fine South Australia PC overprinted SPECIMEN. Many items with hinge or adhesion marks on reverse. Mixed condition. (81)

Postal History mix including 1930s/40s Japanese military mail (15), 1937 Mauritius to Malta via Sicily, 1930s South Africa meter mail (9, 5 registd.)

Lot: 161

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £72
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Postal History mix including 1930s/40s Japanese military mail (15), 1937 Mauritius to Malta via Sicily, 1930s South Africa meter mail (9, 5 registered), 1904 from Pretoria with Lourenco-Marques TPO cancel, etc. Also four photos including 1932 U.S. Airship at Portland, Oregon. Mixed condition. (51)

Australia & States 1861 to 1952 covers & cards including used (7) and unused (19) postal stationery with better items;

Lot: 184

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £88
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Australia & States 1861 to 1952 covers & cards including used (7) and unused (19) postal stationery with better items; includes few 1930s/40s air mails including 1934 St.Pirie to Adelaide “Per Adelaide-Eyre Peninsula Air Service”.  Fair-VF. (40)

Australian States 1860s to 1900s mainly used ranges in two stockbooks and on stockleaves, with strength in Queensland, New South Wales,

Lot: 185

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £360
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Australian States 1860s to 1900s mainly used ranges in two stockbooks and on stockleaves, with strength in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, plus some useful Tasmania, and attractive group of Western Australia revenues to £50 with small hole-punch cancels. Varied condition. High catalogue value. (100s)

Australia 1913-80 mainly used duplicated collection in album including ‘Roos to 3d (6), 4d (2), 6d (4), 9d (9) 1s (6), 2s (11) and 5s;

Lot: 186

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £38
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Australia 1913-80 mainly used duplicated collection in album including ‘Roos to 3d (6), 4d (2), 6d (4), 9d (9) 1s (6), 2s (11) and 5s; various GV Heads; Robes to £1 FU; Navigators to £2 and $4; and many others. Fair to VF. (100s)

Canada Postal History mix including 1880s covers (6) with QV 1c, 3c (3) or 5c adhesives; many EVII/GV period including registered mail;

Lot: 187

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £76
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Canada Postal History mix including 1880s covers (6) with QV 1c, 3c (3) or 5c adhesives; many EVII/GV period including registered mail; 1928-42 First Flight and Special Flight covers (19); 1920s fronts (22) mainly with slogan cancels; also used postal stationery, plus few unused. Fair to VF (98)

Falkland Is 1950s/80s Covers (132), including Dependencies and B.A.T., including FDCs, Ships' mail, some personal mail, etc,

Lot: 190

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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Falkland Is 1950s/80s Covers (132), including Dependencies and B.A.T., including FDCs, Ships' mail, some personal mail, etc, with range of postal markings, and wide variety of frankings. Also three WW2 decoded telegrams from the British Secretary of State for the Colonies thought to be received in the Falkland Is; and some modern mint stamps. (135, plus stamps)

India 1941 First Pigeon Missive cover Kalyan to Bombay with special cancel & Bombay G.P.O. air-mail cachet. Fine

Lot: 197

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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India 1941 First Pigeon Missive cover Kalyan to Bombay with special cancel & Bombay G.P.O. air-mail cachet. Fine

India 1942 flown cover to South Africa from a British soldier at Quetta, charged 14as. with unusual ‘1-I Opened by Examiners’ sealing label applied

Lot: 198

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £10 - £20
UNSOLD
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India 1942 flown cover to South Africa from a British soldier at Quetta, charged 14as. with unusual ‘1-I Opened by Examiners' sealing label applied in India.

Kenya 1946 Letter Sheet from an Italian POW in No.1-B Italian Evacuee Camp, Nyeri Station, with cachets front and back.

Lot: 201

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
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Kenya 1946 Letter Sheet from an Italian POW in No.1-B Italian Evacuee Camp, Nyeri Station, with cachets front and back.

New Zealand 1863-1960 covers & cards including 1863 to UK with FU 6d black-brown (SG41) tied by light barred cancel of Auckland, and other QV items;

Lot: 203

  • Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £90
UNSOLD
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New Zealand 1863-1960 covers & cards including 1863 to UK with FU 6d black-brown (SG41) tied by light barred cancel of Auckland, and other QV items; 1d Universal frankings (3); 1930s Airmails (3); WW2 censored (2); and unused postal stationery (3). Good/VF (22)