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Lots (565)
Antarctic Expeditions: King Edward VII Land; 1908 1d rose-carmine PAIR fine used with neat part cds, cancelled on board the post office on the expedition ship Nimrod. SG A1.
Antarctic Expeditions: King Edward VII Land; 1909 (4 Mar) Last day of issue 1d rose-carmine PAIR fine used with clear 4th March 1909 cds the day of closing the post office on expedition ship Nimrod. SG A1.
Chalon Proof: Imperf proof in black on card including block of four, two pairs and a single. Fine. (9).
Officials: 1915-34 2d orange-yellow in block of 4 hinged mint showing gross misperforation of vertical perfs leaving sides imperf, most unusual and striking unique album piece, SG O98.
1897-98 10s deep violet part original gum with SPECIMEN overprint in black, SG 74s.
Oil Rivers: 1892-4 Mint set of six overprint on GB to 1s green mounted mint, good colours, SG 1/6.
Queen Victoria Postal Stationery covers - Useful group of unused registered P/S covers from smaller to medium sizes noted Br. Prot. Oil Rivers 2d blue (2 diff one with affixed label for compensation rates), Niger Coast Prot. 2d small env., Southern Nigeria 2d blue ovptd SPECIMEN, GV 2d blue larger env. ovptd SPECIMEN (tones), Nigeria GV 3d blue smaller env. then few heavily toned items incl Lagos QV 2d grey, GV Embossed envelopes 1d red & 1½d orange-brown. (8).
TRAIN MAIL Cancels: Small range of pictorial issues with 10 cancels, plus QEII 4c tied TRAIN MAIL cds cancel with FAH FONG trade cachet and five 1955 covers.
Three Covers (faults) incl 1913 EDVII 2½d blue vertical pair regd from KANO to France, 1910 EDVII 1d carmine BARO to Sierra Leone, 1913 GV 1d red (3) regd to UK. Folds, creases and faults.
1908-11 EDVII 4d black and red on yellow unmounted mint showing watermark inverted variety, SG 76a.
Orange River Colony: 1902 1d carmine CGH defin overprinted in right hand marginal pane of 50 mint / unmounted mint, nice album piece. SG 134.
Collection of small ranges on Yvert printed leaves with a few better stamps noted BNG 1901-05 ½d, 1d & 2d mint, 2½d, 4d & 6d used, 1907-11 4d & 6d mint, 1911-15 basic set to 2/6 mint (8 vals), 1916 5s black and deep green mint (SG 104), 1931 surcharges mint (4 diff), 1929-30 airs, etc, nice little lot. (46).
