386th Auction

1926, 6 d. green and orange with overprint reading upwards, left marginal block of four, watermark inverted. Hinged on the selvedge only with the stamps mint never hinged, a rare multiple. (SG £3400)

1928-30, 2d. grey & maroon, overprint OFFICIAL (Type I) on the left and OFFISIEEL reading up, without stops, London Printing, full top left pane of sixty stamps, with Bradbury Wilkinson imprint at foot, showing the “Apostrophe between Fs of OFFICIAL” in position 9/1, mint never hinged, a few stamps with small tone spot on gum, a scarce pane, fine.

1904, Camel Rider 10 x 1 m. brown rose on cover, a high franking, eight on reverse tied by BERBER 27/10/904 c.d.s. to Bristol with arrival mark NO/7/04, an attractive franking, one stamp on front flaw, tiny toned spots, otherwise fine (Scott 17) 

1941, BARAKAT 16/DEC/41 c.d.s. on air mail cover bearing vertical strip of three 15 m. bright blue and chestnut, poor Khartoum machine datestamp transit on reverse, green label "OPENED BY EXAMINER 18" tied with "PASSED CENSOR SUDAN 8" black triangle, rough opened at bottom and flaw, otherwise fine and scarce air mail to Nairobi Kenya

1895/96, Provisionals Victoria 2½ on 1a6p. sepia, fresh color, unused with usual gum, fine

1895, "PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD C MY/22/95" clear c.d.s. on 1½ d. postal stationery card to Ulm Germany with arrival mark, fine

1901, Incoming mail USA to Hong Kong/China: US 2 c. rose postal stationery envelope used uprated with 1 c. green, 2 c. carmine and 5 c. deep blue, performing 10 c. rate, tied by fancy cancel and "OHIOWA NEBR. DEC/17/1900" c.d.s. addressed to Hong Kong China with arrival mark "HONG KONG DJA/19/01" on reverse, redirected to Port Said with arrival mark and boxed bilingual "NON RECLAME", transit Colombo c.d.s., redirected with violet "RETURNED TO WRITER", transit mark "WASHINGTON JUN/18/1901" and on reverse "DEAD LETTER OFFICE P.D.U.S. JUN/18/1901" c.d.s., tiny border faults, fine and attractive around the world cover

1882, CHINA to INDIA cover tied by finest strike "Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company" shipmail cancellation with content, from Shanghai to Bombay / India. An extremely rare ship letter especially in such premium condition, this strike shows every detail of the intricate design with perfect clarity. Most of the known strikes are blurry or incomplete. Even complete strikes are not as bold and strong as the example offered here, with every line of the design showing perfect detail. Showpiece for an advanced collection.

1894, MELBOURNE FE/20/94 auf Ganzsachenkarte 10 Pfg Antwortteil, addressiert nach Koblenz mit rückseitigem Ankunftsstempel 24/3/94