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New Caledonia: 1892 40c red on straw Type 2 overprint imperf with four very good to very large margins cds used. Only 100 of the type 2 overprint stated to exist. Choice stamp. Yvert 19a Cat 3700 Euros.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Smyrne 1866 (14 July) Early wrapper to Genoa, Italy; bearing 80c Napoleon (Y & T 24) tied with numeral 5098 dotted diamond duplex cancel together with nice SMYRNE TURQUIE cds, Boxed PD in red and PIROSCAFI / POSTALE / FRANCESI H/S in red. Usual horizontal filing creases but does not detract from this fresh looking item
Post Offices in Turkish Empire: 1900 Envelope for O. GIRAUD CONSTANTINOPLE to Nottingham UK bearing 1piastre on 25c black on rose (SG4) tied with CONSTANTINOPLE GALATIA TURQUIE dated cds with a further two cds's of the same; then a plethora of transit markings with RETOUR / A L'ENVOYEUR H/S in blue, boxed NOT TO BE FOUND in red and RETURNED LETTER BRANCH NOTTINGHAM cds in black on the front and RETURNED LR OFFICE LONDON cds in black and PAS TROUVE / NOT FOUND in violet on the reverse. A very small 3mm repair at the top does not detract from this very striking item.
Reunion: 1927 Cover sent from Mr. E DuPont (Expedition) in Hellbourg to Finland bearing 1F25c ovpt on 1F blue (x2) and 50c yellow and lilac tied with Hellbourg cds's with Registered 'R' HELLBOURG REUNION H/S in black alongside. Mr DuPont was a famous Conchologist studying the shells and Molluscs on the Aldabra Islands. Very interesting cover.
1987 Post Independence 1000f 20th Anniv. of Installation of President Omar Bongo in a pane of 20. Mainly unmounted mint with printer's annotation of production. Intr. SG 987. Cat £180.
1886-1893 Used assembly identified in mounts including shades 2½d, 3d grey, 4d (2), 6d (3). 7 stamps.
1898-1902 Group of ten mint values including set of eight plus shades for 1d & 3d (both shades, cat £148), nice group (10) SG 37/44 Cat £252.
1902-05 ½d to 1/6d 8 values mounted mint with large hinge remains, nice looking set, SG 45/53. Cat £190.
1904-06 Short set of eleven values to 10d & 2s hinged mint, each fresh with hinge remains, extra 2½d shade, just needs 1s to complete SG 57/66, 68 Cat £295.
1922 4s black and red hinged mint with few toned perfs otherwise fresh, SG 117 Cat £100.
1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4 fine used on an attractive registered OHMS long cover BATHURST to New Orleans from an old time collectors hoard, SG 143/6.
1822 (31 Aug) Entire Letter Flamersheim (Germany) to Marseille (Spain) bearing nice strikes P.P in red, COLN / 31 AUG two line h/s in black, several manuscript chargemarks in red for 12Ggr 6pfg, r and sent via Netherlands, neatly written up in Dutch on album page. Fine.
