Postal Auction January 2026 - 366

Bids to be received by Thursday 22nd of January 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1024)

Lot 301
CEYLON

1913 (22 Dec) French Seaposts: PPC of Colombo addr to France bearing France 20c Sower tied MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA No.7 octagonal cancels. Fine.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 302
CEYLON

1938 P. 13½ x 13 2c black and carmine mounted mint with hinge remains, fresh looker, SG 386a. Cat £120.

Estimate £ 24.00
Lot 303
CEYLON

1938-49 Perforation varieties for three key 50c black and mauve for perf variations SG 394 (Cat £160), SG 394a (Cat £450), SG 394c (Cat £130) each mounted mint, SG 394 with brownish gum. High catalogue. (3).

Estimate £ 145.00
Lot 304
CEYLON

Duplicated mint stock in a stockbook includes 1935 Silver Jubilee set mint (20), fine used set (9), 1958 set 17 U/M (Cat £65), 1951-54 set mint (2 sets, cat £100 each), 1938-49 set 14 mint (Cat £110), plus mint assembly of most perf combinations STC £544, 1935-6 mint set (4 sets, Cat £60 each), good cat value.

Estimate £ 320.00
Lot 305
Chile

1864 Entire Letter in French to Paris unstamped sent Via Panama with 19 chargemark and transit through London to France. Indistinct VALPARAISO dated arc in black on reverse and GB / "f87 5c/10 accountancy mark. Tear and filing folds otherwise sound.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 306
Chile

1948 (22 Jul) Registered airmail cover from Bank of London and South America Antofagasta to the same Bank in Manchester. Bearing combination of airs 10p, 5p, 2c & 5c tied ANTOFAGASTA / CERT. cds cancels and registered printed perf Bcno de Londres y / America del Sud Limitado R 610 etiquette. Fine and scarce.

Estimate £ 55.00
Lot 307
China

1903 (18 Nov) Postcard (View of Uji, Yamashiro) bearing China 1c orange tied TIENTSIN CDS cancel, unwritten on reverse, nice card.

Estimate £ 36.00
Lot 308
China

1903 (Circa) Postcard (Peking Kettler Monument) bearing China 1c orange tied TIENTSIN CDS cancel, unwritten on reverse, nice card.

Estimate £ 36.00
Lot 309
China

1904 German P.O. in China: 1904 (16 Aug) Street in Tsingtau picture postcard to Berlin bearing 5pf Yacht defin tied full TSINGTAU / KIAUTSCHOU cds, with arrival cancel.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 310
China

1911 Incoming postcard from Istanbul The Mosque of St Sophie bearing 10p green tied on obverse by Stamboul cds, addressed to Tientsin sent via SEA POST OFFICE BOMBAY - ADEN cds, and BOMBAY cds with boxed MALDIRIGE denoting miss-sorted to Bombay in error with Shanghai BPO transit and Tien-tsin arrival cds. few marks otherwise fascinating postcard. Late use of the Indian Maldirige recorded in 1893 onwards.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 311
China

1920 Cover Kiukiang to UK nearing Junk defin 1c orange x 10 for 10c rate tied local cds cancels and part FROM STEAMER LETTER BOX (16) bi-lingual two line handstamp in violet, Shanghai backstamp, damaged flap and vertical fold. Fine strike.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 312
China

1920s Pehtaiho Beach; Four Registered covers from same correspondence addressed to England bearing various Junk or Farmer defins tied bilingual PEHTAIHO BEACH CDS cancels, manuscript pencil Pehtaiho on each blank registered label sent via Siberia. Each cover has vertical folds and postal creases, scarce group of four items.

Estimate £ 380.00

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