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Lots (978)
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.
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.
1932 Hand coloured postcard showing Chinese local made out of a montage of Canada GV stamps, paper adherence on reverse where stuck down to page. Minor tones.
1948 Anti - TB Great Wall of China set of three in unused imperf & perf corner marginal imprint blocks of four, showing the imprint in Chinese and second block showing DAYEN PRINTING Co. LTD. Very fine.
2003 110th Birth Anniversary of Mao Zedong 80f set of 4 in a sheetlet of eight, two sets, SG 4860-3. Cat £84.
Large accumulation in a box with early to modern on cards, loose, stockpages, packets and more, includes some covers and plenty of mainstream defins and commems, special folders, FDCs for 1980s sets, good sorter, many 100s.
1894 (16 Apr) Registered cover to USA bearing 1d blue, 1½d, 2½d, 5d & 1s pretty combination tied RAROTONGA cds cancels, vertical fold, SG 6, 7-10.
1904 (18 March) Registered cover to San Francisco bearing White Tern ½d green, 2d brown, 6d purple and 1s carmine, neatly tied CDS cancels with regd h/s No. 229. Pretty combination.
King George Sixth mint collection nearly complete for the period including 1936 Stamp Duty set of 4 to £1 pink mint (Cat £250, 1938 set 3 mint (Cat £85), 1933 Postal Fiscal set to £1 mint (Cat £240), 1944 set 9 m (Cat £110), 1949 set 10 mint (Cat £110), mainly fine (38).
US Military Rule: 1899 Envelope cut squares unused surcharged 1c De Peso on buff or blue, 2c on blue, 1899 Issue of the Republic 1c green on 4 diff papers, 2c carmine on 3 diff papers, 5c on two diff papers, all unused neatly cut examples. Scott range U1/U18 (12).
Northern Cyprus: 1974-1990 unmounted mint sets on stockcards and loose, on pages including 1974-77 STC £79, 1980s (STC £75), 1990 year collection incl M/S (STC £60). Nice lot.
Northern Cyprus: 1985-7 unmounted mint sets on stockcards incl Musician setenant blk of 4, values to 500Tl. (46).
