Petite Treasures – May 2026

1887, Govt. Parcels set of eight stamps, all clear cancelled, fine (Michel 26-33)

1902, Govt. Parcels set of five stamps, all clear cancelled, fine (Michel 34-38)

BOARD OF EDUCATION, 1902, Edward 5 d., neatly cancelled "KIRKHILL SP 24 03". Colour of value tablets slightly faded, still very fine. Certificate BPA (2024). SG 1500₤

1902, Board of Education 5 d. dull purple and ultramarine, used, fine (Michel 15)

1878/92, set of 8 postal stationery cards unused, including six complete answering cards, all unused, tiny hinge remains on reverse, otherwise fine.

1890, Penny Postage Jubilee 1 d. carmine postal stationery card unused, tiny hinge remains on reverse, otherwise fine.

1927, “1st AIR MAIL LONDON-CONSTANTINOPLE” ms. on cover bearing 4 d. deep green and 2½ d. blue from Taunton 16.4.27 with arrival mark Istanbul 20.4.27 on reverse. 6 ½ d. rate, scarce early CIDNA Flight

Provenienz:  Bill Robertson Coll. (Corinphila 2014)

1929, LIMASSOL 30.8.29 c.d.s. on airmail cover bearing 1 piaster to Stockholm, routing via Istanbul - Vienna - Berlin - Kalmar, flown with the French CIDNA via Vienna, on reverse transit “MALMÖ LUFTPOST 6.9.29” and arrival mark Stockholm 7.9.29, fine

Provenienz:  Bill Robertson Coll. (Corinphila 2014)

1931, KGV 1½ d. brown and 4x ½ d. green tied to airmail cover by ROTHERHAM 16.10.31 to Tiberias / Palestine with red ms. ´By First Direct Flight / London to Tiberias´ marking on front, transitmarks of Haifa 20.10.31 and Tiberias 21.10.31 on reverse, fine.

1957/60, Lundy four Maximum Postcards, two Horses with triangle stamps, Island Map designed by John Dyke & pub. by Atlantic Coast Studios, Puffin birds, very nice

1823/56, 4 folded envelopes including early Guernsey and Jersey cancellations, envelope from Guernsey bearing "GRANDE BREATGNE PER ST MALO" to Bordeaux and St. Malo, incoming mail from Paris 1856 to Jersey, all mounted on old exhibition leaves in folder

1895/97, QV three postal stationery envelopes used registered and uprated by Cameron & Co. to Berlin, fine trio.

1854/57, QV Red Star 1 d. used on 1864 cover to Golspie tied by "Douglas-Isle of Man / 407" duplex in black, the contents with superb engraving of the "Castle Mona Hotel & Family Boarding House, Douglas, Isle of Man" showing riders, rowers and sailing; together with a second unused letter-head from the hotel (circa 1866) with the picture altered and re-engraved; and a third engraved letter-heading of the "Talbot Hotel" on Athol Street in Douglas. A charming and scarce group.

1871/1912, Sarawak & Brunei: collection on 4 album pages, used and unused, early overprints, mainly fine.

1867/1918, Straits Settlements Malacca Malay States: collection on 7 album pages, used and unused, Bangkok ‘B’ overprint, two QV 96 c. used, early overprints, mainly fine.

1884/1925, Malay States: Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujong, Trengganu, collection on 6 album pages, used and unused, Selangor vertical overprint, mainly fine.

1891/1912, Malay States: Negri Sembilan, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, collection on 6 album pages, used and unused, 1911 Kelantan $1 unused, early overprints, mainly fine.

1855/1950, India & Ceylon: mostly used collections, starting India 4 a. black 1855 (SG 55), on 13 old album pages, few different, mostly fine.

1870/1970 (ca.), unused and used collection, including a selection of Tobago, Trinidad, Tokelau, Tonga, Cyprus and Zanzibar, mixed condition especially in the early issues, mounted on nine album pages.

1863/1910, unused and used collection, including a selection of Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, plus some New Guinea, mixed condition especially in the early and air mail issues, mounted on five album pages.

1850, Sydney Views 1 d. reddish rose, soft yellowish paper, Plate I, good to large margins, light cancelled, tiny faded, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (1981)

1890/1916, Three used and three unused postal stationery cards, and three envelopes used to Germany, one registered, mostly fine.

1850, Sydney Views 1 d. dull carmine, Plate II, good margins on three sides, touched at bottom left, somewhat heavy cancel, fine.

1892, 1½ d. blue postal stationery card cancelled ‘1134 THE EXCHANGE NSW 3 JA/18/92’, transit marks SUEZ and CAIRE 15/2/92, arrival mark HELOUAN 15/2/92. Full message on reverse from a german businessman with interesting text about australian woman, addressed to Egypt with transport traces and spots at right, otherwise fine and a very scarce overseas destination.

1850, Sydney Views 2 d. deep blue, Plate I, early impressions, well to large margins, cancelled by ´66´ oval grid (Singleton) obliterator, flaw at top left, otherwise fine.

1850, Sydney Views 2 d. greyish blue, Plate I, intermediate impressions, well to closed margins, touched at bottom left corner, cancelled by ´40´ oval grid (Bomballa) obliterator, flaw at top left, otherwise fine.

1908, 1 d. + 1 d. red-brown postal stationery complete answering card used uprated with ½ blueish-green, machine cancel SYDNEY FE/4/1908, addressed to Uruguay, arrival mark MONTEVIDEO 4/MAR/1908 on reverse, fine and a scarce overseas destination.

1851/52, LAUREATES study lot with two used 1 d. and four used 2 d. plus one vertical pair, nice variety of shades including different papers, mostly with good to wide margins, few different, otherwise fine.

1853, 2 d. deep ultramarine, plate II, bluish paper, single tied to envelope from Sydney by mute cancel, good margins on three sides, tiny touched at top right, fresh color, on reverse ship cancellations SYDNEY (CROWN) NEW SOUTH WALES AU/20/1853, SHIP LETTER (CROWN) SYDNEY AU/20/53 and GRAFTON (CROWN) NEW S. WALES AU/31/53. Tiny toned and file fold, otherwise fine and attractive maritime mail.

1853, Laureated 6 d. brown re-engraved, good margins, closed at bottom and top right, light barred oval face free cancel, tiny crease at right, otherwise fine

1853, Laureated 8 d. dull yellow on medium blued paper, well margins on three sides, touched at lef, clear cancelled numeral 23 (WOLLONGONG) in black, fine and a scarce cancellation.

1861/88, Corbould 6 d., wmk. "6", six stamps of variable centering in shades of deep slate, showing different perfs., one double horizontal perf., good cancellations, fine rich colours, all used, some faults, otherwise fine study.

1854/59, Corbould 6 d. grey and 1 sh. rosy-vermilion and pale red, three imperf stamps with closed to good margins, good cancellations, fine rich colours, all used, tiny faults, otherwise fine.

1856/60, 1 d. orange-vermilion horizontal pair tied by barred oval handstamps on envelope to Sydney, well margins on three sides, tiny closed at bottom right, on reverse PARRAMATTA N.S.W. AU/2/1858 cds. and Sydney arrival mark, tiny oil toned, otherwise fine and attractive.

1857, Queen Victoria, 2 d. blue, good to large margins (bit of adjacent stamp visible at bottom), tied to small cover by very nice sunburst N.S.W. in black, on reverse CAMDEN N.S.W. OC/28/1857 and arrival mark SYDNEY OC/28/1857C, very fine and attractive

1860-72, 1 d. dull red, watermark “1”, perf. 13 misplaced and cut, deep fresh colour, unused full brownish og., fine SG £ 170