Postal Auction July 2025 - 358

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

Lots (1386)

Lot 781
Malta

1938 2s green and deep blue in a nice block of 16 fine used Prince of Wales Road CDS cancels, SG 228 Cat £120, impressive block.

Estimate £ 36.00
Lot 782
Malta

1943 1½d slate-black complete sheet of 60 with R5/7 showing broken cross variety, few splits, nice positional sheet, SG 221 & 221b Cat £300.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 783
Malta

Attractive mint assembly on thirty seven large stockcards some light duplication noted 1956 defin set to £1 (2 sets, Cat £130 each) plus extras and 2d both shades, 1965 long set, 1973 long set, 1981 set (2, cat £30 each), 1991 Heritage set (Cat £27), 2001 Birds strips set, 1999 Marine Life, 2003 Sea Shells, 2006 Castles, 2004 Festivals, 1999 Flowers long set (Cat £38), 2004 Mammals long set, many lovely thematic issues, nice clean lot. (Approx 910).

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 784
Malta

Postmarks: QV-EDVII Foreign cancels or maritime cancels on leaves, a small collection including cancelled by UK towns incl London, Sevenoaks, Aldershot, Birkenhead, Portsmouth, Naples, Cagliari, Syracusa incl 1925 PPC used at SYRACUSA PORTO, Tunisia on QV (10), EDVII (4), Gibraltar, Dunkerque, Bone Constantine, Athens, Tripoli, (54 + PPC).

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 785
Malta

Postmarks: QV-QEII Collection on album leaves with a useful study of cds postmarks including QV low values ½d green thimbles with different codes, A25 duplex, MELLEHA, HAMRUN, ATTARD, ZEITUN, VICTORIA GOZO (many), COSTPICUA, MISIDA, NOTABILE, CRENDI, MIGIARRO, MUSTA, SIGGIEUI, TUNIS, GV incl ZABBAR, ZEITUN, MISIDA, HAMRUN, LUCA, DINGLI, MARGA etc. Useful lot (approx. 200).

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 786
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 £ 130.00
Lot 787
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 £ 58.00
Lot 788
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 £ 100.00
Lot 789
Mauritius

1855-58 Type D, worn impression 2d grey-blue used with sock on the nose 12 numeral circular cancel with three margins with two nicks into on left hand side, minor faults, SG 21. Cat £1800.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 790
Mauritius

1858-62 Imperf (4d) green fine used example with neat margins all round, SG 27.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 791
Mauritius

1859-61 Imperf 1s vermilion fine used example with B53 postmark and neat margins, SG 34.

Estimate £ 32.00
Lot 792
Mauritius

1859-61 Imperf 1s vermilion fine used example with heavy B53 postmark and neat margins, SG 34.

Estimate £ 28.00

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