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Postal Auction December 2023 - 340

Bids to be received by Thursday 21st of December 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2255)

Lot 1237
Malta

Mint and used collection in a nice Exeter peg album with some better including 1863-81 ½d yellow-buff (Cat £95), 1885 to 2½d mint, 1899 2/6 mint (Cat £50), 1912 5d vermilion mint, EDVII to GV vals to 1s or 2s m & u, 1935 SJ set mint, 1938 vals to 10s mint, postage dues imperf 1925 set 10 (Cat £60), etc, nice collection for expansion.

Estimate £ 250.00
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Lot 1238
Marshall Islands

1984-1995 Mint and mainly unmounted mint assembly of complete sets on stockpages appears good degree complete incl 1980s setenant blocks of 4, 1989 Philexfrance M/S, 1989 Moon Landing set & M/S, 1993 Ships long set to $10 (Cat £125), 1994 Solar System sheet of 12, many sets & miniature sheets to 1995, nice thematics. STC £485+, useful qty.

Estimate £ 160.00
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Lot 1239
Marshall Islands

Attractive mint assembly on fifteen large stockcards some light duplication noted 1995 Marilyn Monrose, 2009 Marine Fauna, 1988 Stevenson's Voyages set, 1997 Easter, 1998 Decade of War & Peace long set, 2004 Cars, many lovely thematic issues, nice clean lot. (Approx 140).

Estimate £ 32.00
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Lot 1240
Martinique

1850 (26 Mar) A scarcely seen early Entire Letter from St Pierre to Brives France bearing manuscript charge marks, a nice cancel of departing ST PIERRE MARTINIQUE / 26 / MARS / 1850 CDS in black on reverse, sent via England with London transit, then COLONIES / & ART 13 boxed handstamp in red on obverse and Calais transit alongside. Brives arrival backstamp, mainly very fine, intr seldom offered.

Estimate £ 75.00
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Lot 1241
Mauritius

1848-59 Latest Impression 1d orange red sound fine used with 2½ margins cut into at top and bottom, neat centrally struck barred cancel in black, neat copy with expertising handstamp on reverse, SG 23. Cat £800.

Estimate £ 250.00
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Lot 1242
Mauritius

1852-55 Pepion Bell Correspondence from Uk to Port Louis bearing three complete entire letters prepaid in cash two with Liverpool departure cancels in red and each with PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS oval datestamps in black. Contents relate to trade including 7 iron wheels. Some age related marks otherwise interesting trio.

Estimate £ 180.00
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Lot 1243
Mauritius

1853 (5 Apr) Entire Letter Port Louis to France with a nice range of handstamps including PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS AP 6 1853 oval double ring cancel in black on obverse, sent P. Bosphoms via the Cape, Southampton, Paris plus COLONIES / & ART 13 boxed cachet in red, and manuscript charge marks 13, London transit and ANGL CALAIS & Bordeaux arrival. Beautiful example of an early letter.

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 1244
Mauritius

1859 Lapirot Worn Impression 2d blue on bluish paper, a fine used example with neat target circle cancel cut neatly 1-2 margins, trace of thins and slight rub otherwise well above average for these, SG 39 Cat £900.

Estimate £ 225.00
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Lot 1245
Mauritius

1879 (15 Sep) Cover to Paris sent per Suez bearing 17c on 4d rose surcharge PAIR tied B53 cancel with POSS AN / PAQ FR.T No.2 H/S applied in red and INDO-CHINE PAQ FRM in red, Mauritius cds in blue on reverse, few contemporary bends etc, attractive. SG 87.

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 1246
Mauritius

1881 (9 Aug) Cover to Paris sent per Maritimes bearing 17c on 4d rose surcharge tied B53 cancel with POSS AN / PAQ FR.T No.1 H/S applied in blue, attractive. SG 87.

Estimate £ 110.00
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Lot 1247
Mauritius

1900-05 Eight values hinged mint each overprinted SPECIMEN in black, includes 1r, 2r50c, some gum faults otherwise mainly fine, SG 138/9, 141/5, 149, 153/4.

Estimate £ 100.00
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Lot 1248
Mauritius

1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4 fine used on an attractive cover sent locally in ROSE HILL from an old time collectors hoard, SG 245/8.

Estimate £ 75.00
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