386th Auction

1905/13, New Designs, wmk. Crown over A, compound perfs., the unused collection on leaves with shades, perf. varieties, perf. "OS" examples and multiples, with bantam ½ d. blue-green with block of four with 'cut and patch' perf. repair and 1 d. rose magnificent "OS" 1 d. lower marginal block of 24 with "CA" and "JBC" Monograms, a charming group

1912, New Designs, wmk. Crown over A, compound perfs., the unused collection on leaves with shades, perf. varieties, 1 d. on 2 d. lilac incl. blocks of four, eight and nine, 1 d. incl. lower marginal strip of twelve with "CA" and "JBC" Monograms, 1 d. with sideways wmk. in block of four, 2 d. violet incl. two blocks of four, 9 d. rose, 1 d. rose and 9 d. carmine; generally fine, an elusive group

1895-1909, Postage Dues collection, 6 d. pale scarlet & yellow-green, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12 x 12½ and 1900/04 Postage Due set of seven values to 5 s. and 1905/09 set of four values to 4 d., a fine and scarce group (40 items)

1901/38, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. official stamps, specialized with types, plate flaws and multiples including some complete sheets, together with some duplicates, starting from the first Lakatoi “British New Guinea” type with SG-Nr. 8 both unused and used, 37 (x3), in the later issues noted both Ash and Harrison printings, some with the lower border sheet imprints, also a selection of cancellations together with few forerunners, some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition. A great specialist assembly, neatly housed in 3 albums (ex SG-Nr. 1-159)

1901/89 (ca.), New Guinea Postal History, large collection with hundreds of covers and cards, many interesting usages, rates and frankings with an abundance of better items throughout, noted mail from the German internees in Liverpool with Australian 1 d. stationery card with straightline “GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP” to Canberra, fine choice of the 1915 NW Pacific overprints, the later issues well represented with the Native Village and Ragian Bird up to the 1 Pound, many airmail covers including 1934 First Australian New Guinea Flight, postal stationery card 1½ d. with “SAMARAI SP 2 1902 BRITISH NEW GUIENA” to London with arrival, 2s.6d. with “PORT MORESBY 15.AUG.08” as a single franking to registered envelope to England (SG-Nr. 37), etc. The collection follows with a large choice of the modern cancellations from the various post offices on covers, together with a small part of stamps with some multiples, etc… Except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition, neatly housed in 15 albums

1904/1979 (ca.), extensive collection with approximately 200 covers, cards and postal stationery, plus some single stamps, proofs and multiples, including many interesting and scarce frankings, high values on cover, air mail, registered mail, India used abroad, incoming mail, etc., etc.

1862/1960, Collection on album leaves including early issues cancelled with different ms. and ´A03´ obliterators, few revenue usages, few stamps cancelled at arrival Vreed-en-Hoop/West Demerara, mostly fine

1896-1922, Collection on three album leaves including complete sets, all used, few stamps signed, fine

1943/44, small unused and used accumulation, some duplicates, pieces and a few multiples, together with a selection of the 1944 overprinted issue, mostly fine, interesting group

1851/1952, mainly used collection starting with Crown colony Canda Mi.-Nr. 2 and 10-15, Dominion with Jubilee 4-5$, slightly different quality

1861/1932 (ca.), Canadian States, unused and used accumulation with some duplicates and shades, noted Newfoundland, New Scotia and New Brunswick, mixed condition, in 2 stockbooks

1865/2010, used accumulation with an abundance of duplicates and a few multiples, in 18 stockbooks and some envelopes

1868/1968, small mint never hinged and unused accumulation, together with a few multiples, except for the occasional fault in overall good condition, neatly housed in one stockbook

1868/2000, collection used and from 1949 mostly unused/mint never hinged, with extra material like sheetlets, complete sheets, booklets and year sets, in 7 albums/stockbook 

1875/1978 (ca.), small accumulation of officials, postage dues, registration and fiscal stamps, slightly mixed condition, in 2 stockbooks

1942/2008 (ca.), accumulation of booklets mint never hinged, starting with the 1942 George VI. issues, very good condition, neatly housed in 4 albums (face value ca. 1100$ according to the consignor)

1950/95, collection of blocks of 4 and plate blocks, including duplicates and face value, in 4 Lindner albums

1969/2015, large mint never hinged accumulation with duplicates, sheetlets, etc., plenty of facial value (=4320 CAD, approx. 2700 EUR), overall in excellent condition, neatly housed in 16 stockbooks (

1893/1983 (ca.), unused and used postal stationeries cards and envelopes accumulation, strength before the 1940s, neatly housed in 3 albums

1925/70 (ca.), extensive accumulation of over 315 airmail covers, strength before 1945, including an abundance of first flights, together with a selection of airmail vignettes with the 1927 Western Canadian Jubilee flight, Cherry Red Airline and Commercial Airways, etc., overall in good condition, a useful lot, neatly housed in 4 albums

1933/2007 (ca.), large accumulation of hundreds of FDCs, overall in excellent condition

1885, fifty six cents surcharge on 96 cents, rows 3-6 and 7-10, extra copy shows constant variety “Weak letter I in SIX” (pos 7/9), minor toning, 7 stamps mint never hinged

1885 1.r on 2.50 dull rose (SG 176) attractive used strip of four, no faults to reverse

1875/1910, three classic pages used including QV unused and used, two early stamps with red cancels, in folder

1992/2004, large accumulation of modern material, many FDCs and sets in duplicates

1854, lithographs, small collection with SG 1 (repaired) and used ½ a. (8), 1 a. (6), 4 a. (6+unused reprint) and 2 a. (5)

1855/1950 (ca.), unused and used collection including many better sets and single stamps, including SG 147, 191, Gandhi set, etc.

1826/27, group of 7 entires letters, all written from Calcutta to one of the heroes of the Battle of Waterloo (Lt. Col. Edward Kelly, 1774-1828) serving in India and Burma, including 5 entire letters sent to Moulmein, Burma with good to very fine strikes of circular handstamps “CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE”, together with 2 later entires locally used with large oval calcutta “GPO” handstamps, mostly fine, an interesting lot

1843-1950 ca., comprehensive stock in a small box, covers, cards, postal stationery and documents, including pre-adhesive period with interesting cancellations, Indian states, foreign mail and some used abroad (including Burma), registered mail, etc., some different

1854/90, 26 covers (1 unfranked), including 5 with lithographs and 14 to abroad