Postal Auction July 2025 - 358

Bids to be received by Thursday 3rd of July 2025 1:00 PM

Lots (1386)

Lot 733
Lagos

1872 (7 Mar) Small piece bearing Crowned PAID / AT / LAGOS good strike in black and POST OFFICE LAGOS / WEST COAST OF AFRICA large cds alongside, and part PAID AT LIVERPOOL PACKET h/s in red. Nice example. SG CC1. Price on cover £4000.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 734
Lagos

1903 DLR Colour trial imperforate with 1d duty plate printed in the proposed colours of the 2½d in dull purple and blue on blue. Small part og as removed from De La Rue appendix sheet.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 735
Latvia

1809 Pre-stamp Entire Letter (faults edges damaged, but folds neatly to present well) bearing three red crayon charge marks in 18, 8 with LIBAU tow line black H/S addr to Schediam Holland, no backstamps, nice early letter. Explaining that Napoleon decreed transport of goods from Russia is forbidden. Interesting early letter in Dutch.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 736
Latvia

1924 (11 Aug) Airmail plain envelope sent LATWIJA / LEEPAJA to KLAIPEDA bearing 10r & 20r triangle airmail perf triangles each tied CDS cancels and violet cachet Oro pastu Siusta / Klaipedos p.t. istagia and KLAIPEDA C arrival backstamp. Very fine.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 737
Latvia

1924 (2 Jul) Airmail plain registered envelope sent airmail express RIGA to Prague bearing 10r & 20r triangle airmail imperf & 10r perf triangle each tied RIGA CDS cancels and Mit Luftpost befordert. / Konisgsberg (Pr.) 1 cachet in red, and other airmail h/s's, labels on the obverse, very pretty.

Estimate £ 65.00
Lot 738
Latvia

1925 (29 Sept) Picture postcard of a fair lady in black and white sent airmail express RIGA to Danzig bearing 10r & 20r triangle airmail perf each tied RIGA CDS cancels and Mit Luftpost befordert. / Konisgsberg (Pr.) 1 cachet in red, Danzig arrival CDS alongside. Pretty.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 739
Latvia

1928 (28 Mar) Printed airmail cover bearing 1923 Charity set of 3 in pairs tied RIGA 28 III 28 cds cancels, 1918-1928 flight poster stamp affixed in a box and addressed to Fray Bentos in Uruguay. Unusual destination. Some creasing. Riga airmail cachet in violet on reverse.

Estimate £ 36.00
Lot 740
Latvia

1933 Air Charity Latvian Airmen Fund set of three mounted mint, fine, SG 240A/242A Cat £180.

Estimate £ 65.00
Lot 741
LEEWARD IS.

1910 Great Seal of Leeward Islands showing Royal Coast of Arms and The Harbour and pineapple embossed in black on white relief 62mm circle on card 175mm w x 130mm h, pin hole otherwise very fine. Inscribed "Edward VII By The Grace of God, King of all the Britains and of the lands beyond the sea which are hid Dominions, Defender of the faith, Emperor of India". Would make a superb opening piece for any Leeward Islands collection.

Estimate £ 240.00
Lot 742
LEEWARD IS.

1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4 fine used on an attractive cover from an old time collectors hoard, SG 88/91.

Estimate £ 55.00
Lot 743
LEEWARD IS.

1938 10s bluish green and deep red on green mounted mint, with toned streaky gum SG 113. Cat £200.

Estimate £ 32.00
Lot 744
LEEWARD IS.

1954 3c yellow-orange and black in a complete sheet of 100 unmounted mint showing value tablet flaws R7/8, 8/4, 9/2 & 10/2, very fine, SG 129 Cat £250

Estimate £ 90.00

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