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1904 Provisionals: 1904 (9 Mar) Small cover sent locally bearing vertically bisected 50c carmine tied by three line Affranchissement / exceptionnel / (faute de Timbres.) handstamp in blue and tied DIEGO SUAREZ cds cancel in blue, superb and scarce. SG 52p.
1923 (14 Oct) French Seaposts: PPC of Tanala addr to London bearing France 5c & 25c Sower tied MARSEILLE A LA REUNION octagonal cancel.
Diego Suarez: 1906 (3 Mar) Commercial cover to Switzerland bearing Peace & Commerce DIEGO SUAREZ 5c green on greenish and 20c red and blue on green tied blue FIANARANTSOA cds's and octagonal 18 Mar LA REUNION A MARSEILLE transit in black alongside. Nice sender cachet in violet. Very nice!
Johore: 1960 $5 brown and bronze-green hinged mint showing dramatic pink piece of paper on the surface preprinting leaving a white unprinted portion on R of Johore with original piece printed with part of design, fantastic variety. Unique. SG 165 var.
Straits Sett.: 1939 Die II 5c brown in a vertical pair right side marginal mint / unmounted mint with usual gum, very fresh pair, SG 297.
And states, QV-QEII mainly used ranges in a binder includes Straits Settlements surcharges, nice B/172 cancel of Singapore on 8c orange, GVI to $1 mixed mint and used, small range Jap. Occup issues, FMS Tigers to $1, Mining Co violet h/s on Pahang, a few 1970-72 FDCs.
1859 (27 Aug) Entire Letter from Malta to Genova from Italian business bearing GB 4d rose tied full strike of MALTA A25 cancel with trade h/s, PD in black circle and crayon 1¼ mark in red. Usual folds, attractive cover. SG Z47.
1917 5s green and red on yellow fine used star in circle cancel neatly struck showing Nick in top right scroll variety, very fine, SG 88c.
1935 Silver Jubilee ½d on 1938 cover cancelled PAQUEBOT / PORT SAID cds's addr to UK showing Lightning Conductor variety. Scarce on cover. SG 210c.
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.
1956-58 Complete QEII set of 17 unmounted mint, SG 266/282.
1968-1992 Official First Day Covers collection in two cover albums and full sets, mainly unaddressed after 1977, (128).
