Postal Auction November 27th 2025 - 364

Bids to be received by Thursday 27th of November 2025 1:00 PM

Lots (1085)

Lot 397
FRANCE - COLONIES

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.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 398
Gambia

1886-1893 Used assembly identified in mounts including shades 2½d, 3d grey, 4d (2), 6d (3). 7 stamps.

Estimate £ 55.00
Lot 399
Gambia

1889 Wmk CA sideways 6d bronze-green in a mint block of four, toning at bottom right and hinge remains, SG 33. Cat £192.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 400
Gambia

1898 1s violet and green mounted mint showing malformed S variety, heavy thinning, leaving tiny hole. SG 44a. Cat £800.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 401
Gambia

1945 Regd (Roger Wells) cover to Bathurst bearing 1938 2d blk of 4 tied MACARTHY ISLAND cds's, and 1951 Multi franked regd cvr GUNJUR to UK ( gum stains), (2).

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 402
Germany

1912 Gelber Hund issue on a water damaged printed orange Schwaben air mail card (CL4) bearing 5pf green and two examples of the 1M Gelber Hund surcharge on 10pf red-brown adhs tied DARMSTAADT 18.6.12 cds cancels, handstamped number 835.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 403
Germany

1968 Zerstorer Bayern Registered airmail letter from Portland Fleet Mail Office Castletown Dorset to West Germany with two Destroyer cachets one is Work up Training Portland 19.1 to 5-3 1968. Bearing GB £1 black Castle tied Castledown PO CDS. Unusual.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 404
Germany

DAVO Printed album with two useful collections including West Berlin 1949-1984 mint and unmounted mint (STC £600+ in 1990), West Germany 1949-1984 mint & unmounted mint with good degree of completion 1960s onwards, noted 1949 Stamp Cent set m, 1950 Bach set both m & u, 1949 UPU mint (2), 1951 Posthorns 80pf & 90pf mint, 1951 Relief Fund set m, 1953 Transport set mint, (STC £1200+) etc. 100s.

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 405
Germany

German Occupation Saint Nazaire: 1945 (24 March) TAXE PERCUE handstamp tying 1f50 brown defin with BATZ S / MER . LOIRE INFERIEURE cds cancels alongside ILOT de ST NAZAIRE / POCHE de ATLANTIQUE used for Germany local issue. Scarce.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 406
Germany

Occupation of North France: 1940 (22 July) Attractive and scarce cover bearing 50c blue Mercury pair overprinted type I Besetztes / Gebiet / Nordfrankreich tied to cover DUNKERQUE NORD to ARNEKE NORD, two cancels on the front arrival backstamp on reverse, expertised on reverse, superb. Michel 3I.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 407
Germany

Small springback album with a useful used assembly incl Reich mainstream defins and commems, Allied Occupation, 1947 5m blue (Cat £110), French Zones, West Berlin incl 1948 Berlin ovpt in black on 3m brown-lake decent cds cancel, SG B19 (Cat £900), in red on 25pf yellow used (Cat £70), 1949 Goethe 20pf & 30pf (Cat £155), Freedom Bell part set, etc, useful group with high cat value.

Estimate £ 110.00
Lot 408
GERMANY - COLONIES

Mariana Islands: 1901 Yachts set fine used with low values on paper, 1m is corner marginal, 5m has expertising mark on reverse, attractive and fine (Cat €1000), mainly fine (13).

Estimate £ 320.00

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