Petite Treasures – May 2026

1902, Edward VII set of seven stamps up to $5 green and red on green, 25 c. variety ‘on very thick paper’, watermark multiple Crown CA, used with tiny faults, otherwise fine.

1906, $25 purple and blue on blue, postally used with ´Singapore/G´ double-ring d.s., good perforation and centering, fine.

1867/1930, collection starting 2 c. on 1 a. deep brown, mainly used, including $5 green and blue (SG 50), enclosed Johore, on 12 album pages, some different, mainly fine.

1949/56, 11 envelopes including registered and air mail, Penang, Ipoh, Telukanson, Kampar, Klang, Johore, Perak, Kuala Lumpur and Teluk Anson. Some different quality

1898, Tiger´s Head Issue 25 c. green and carmine, unused with original gum, plus six stamps including SG 14-16 unused with paper remain on reverse, mainly fine.

1935/37, Sultan Iskander definitives complete set of 15, unused, fine

1915, Malta First World War Prisoner of War Mail: Maximum Card style olive-brown impressed ´kamp post/malta´ stamp on reverse of card to Stettin Germany. Shows on front the fine violett strike "Free from Prisoner of war MALTA PC", fine and unusual.

1830, Folded letter from Rev. William Goddell to USA, written in Malta Dec.6/1830 to USA. Ms. "12" & "by the Leander Capt. Silver", black oneliner "SHIP", alongside "BOSTON MS" c.d.s., Rev. William Goddell was working as a Missionary in Constantinople from 1831, toned and file fold, full message inside, interesting for historians

1863, Italy 40 c. rose-carmine and 60 c. light lilac tied by "A25" in bared oval to piece, tiny gum spots, otherwise fresh and fine

1865, Great Britain 4 d. vermilion, pl.4, tied by fine "MALTA / A25 JU/20/65" duplex, fully paid with "2¾" red crayon alongside, and red “PD”, to Messina with arrival mark on reverse, file fold, otherwise fine

1874, Great Britain 4 d. vermilion (Pl. 13) and 6 P. buff (Pl. 12, two toned perfs) tied to folded envelope with full content, by duplex postmark ‘B MALTA MR/31/74’-‘A25’ (SG Z5), via Italy to NEW YORK, red ‘LONDON PAID 7/APR/73’ and '2/Cents' credit mark in red (British share of the 4 P. transatlantic postage). Two vertical file folds, otherwise fine and a rare transatlantic letter from Malta!

1872, ‘A25 - B MALTA FE/16/72’ in black on folded envelope with 4 d. vermilion, right margin, red "P.D." and "2¾" handstamps alongside to Messina with arrival mark on reverse, fold and few tiny ink spots, otherwise fine, very fresh and clear cancelled

1867, 10 d. red-brown, Plate 1, wmk. Spray, lettered GM-MG, clear cancelled “A25”, two short perfs, otherwise fine

1856, "MAURITIUS PACKET LETTER NO/29/1856" in red on reverse of letter sheet with content, dispatched at Port Louis Mauritius with senders cachet “Thomas Bergsten de Courson” in blue, endorsed "Overland via Marseille", sent unpaid via Aden and overland, French entry c.d.s. "PAQ. ANG. MARSEILLE JAN/57", arrived with several tax mark, some border crease, otherwise a fine cover.

1879-85, QV set of 8 postal stationery cards, including one answering card, all unused, tiny paper adhesives on reverse, otherwise fine.

1871, 6 d. pale blue, wmk. large star, usual rough perf 12½, unused part original gum, fine. Cert B.P.A. (2017) (SG 136)

1864-71, 4 d. deep rose usual centered, cancelled by clear numeral “20”, few short perfs, otherwise fine

19369, California Clipper flown legal sized censored cover, by Clipper from New Zealand to Canton Island with purple boxed "New Zealand-U.S.A. Air Mail Service via New Caledonia, Canton Is. and Hawaii" four-line handstamp, "By Air Mail" label and registration label, Australian stamps tied by WILLIAMSTOWN 30 au 39 cds., with "Auckland N.Z. 19 JL 40" double-circle datestamp when sent and on reverse "G.P.O. Sydney Air 1 SP 39 N.S.W. Aust." circular datestamp, "Canton Island Jul. 22, 1940" red cds. arrival mark, part of flap missing and two flaw on top, otherwise fine and scarce

1901, 1 d. carmine horizontal pair, soft pirie paper, wmk.38, rough perf. 11 and 14 mixed, fresh unused, fine

1909-16, King Edward VII Issue 3 d., 5 d., 6 d. and 8 d., all mint never hinged, fresh and fine

1909-16, King Edward VII Issue 8 d. horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fresh and fine

1913, Auckland Exhibition complete set of four values, unused, bright and fresh, fine

1895, 1½ d. + 1½ d. brown, postal stationery answering card complete used with message, fine "LAGOS A - NO/4/95 W. AFRICA" c.d.s. addressed to Leipzig, very fine

1887/1902, 2½ p. ultramarine, tied to cover from "LAGOS JY 19 94" to Germany, showing on front red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR.PACKET", very fine

1886-87, 50 c. violet, unused no gum, fine (SG 30)

1900-16, Postage stamps and overprinted issues on three approval cards, fine unused group

1899, three stamps 5 c., 18 c. and 24 c. surcharged ‘4 CENTS’ (4½ mm between lines), plus three stamps of animals issue 12 c., 16 c. and 24 c., all unused with large part original gum, tiny perf faults, otherwise fine and fresh.

1899, Coat of Arms $5 bright purple surcharged ‘4 CENTS’ (4½ mm between lines), unused with large part original gum, fine and fresh.

1899, Coat of Arms $10 brown surcharged ‘4 CENTS’ (4½ mm between lines), unused with large part original gum, fine and fresh.

1918, Red Cross issue 11 stamps animals up to 50 c. red surcharged and 5 stamps black surcharged, all unused, fine and fresh.

1883/1930, collection on 8 album pages, used and unused, 4 C. and red cross overprints, attractive animals issues, many CTO as ususal, postage due, mainly fine.

1885/1903, collection on five album pages, used and unused, Jubilee issue 1896, many CTO as ususal, postage due, mainly fine.

1945-48, Three generations complete set of 14 and three official stamps, unused, fine

1921, Jerusalem III, 20 pia.,used by Meashearim cds., few short perfs and light ink staining. A rare stamp. Certificate Tsachor (2019) (SG £2,500)

1896/97, Four Postal Stationery cards St. Helena 1 d. red on buff, a complete unused answering card, single unused overprinted SPECIMEN, used examples to England and another 1902 usage to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, fine.

1886/1900, collection with 38 unused and 10 used stamps including overprinted issues, mainly fine.