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  • Lot# : 1166 Sudan

    1897/2007: Accumulation from 1897 to 2007 currency devaluation/revaluation provisionals, many hundreds of covers/cards with much cancellation interest, Airmails, Registered, over 150 covers addressed to Peter Smith in the 1950's from over 150 different Post Offices, Postal Agency cancellations, Sudanese Passport c.1980, also some unused/used stamps incl. multiples. A large but fascinating lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1167 Sudan

    1914/45: Censorship Reseal labels, the small group of covers with World War One pink 'Opened By Censor / Sudan' labels # 1 (two different), 2 and 5; World War Two green 'Sudan Censorship' labels # 1, 5, 9, 10, 11 (two different) and 15; 'Opened By Examiner' in green # 18, 20, 21, 23, 35 and 40. Condition variable but a scarce group (19 covers).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1168 Swaziland

    1933/77: Covers (6) all with Swaziland Postage Dues, including 1933 cover taxed 3 d. with South Africa Postage Due 2 d. and Swazi Due 1 d. carmine at Mbabane, 1946 cover with 1933 taxed with 1 d. carmine strip of four, 1954 cover with three 2 d. pale violet Dues cancelled at Mbabane and 1966 cover with 1961 5 c. green on 'Posted Out of Course' registered cover and 1970's covers taxed at 3 c. and 7 c.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1169 Sansibar

    1933: Stampless cover from Aden Camp to Zanzibar, taxed on arrival with 1929/30 Postage Due 9 c. black on orange and 20 c. black on orange, and second issue 1930/33 2 c. black on salmon all tied by 'Zanzibar' datestamps (Aug 22) in black. Aden Camp despatch cds under the 9 c. which has large top margin partially overlapping the top of the cover with obverse showing 'T' mark of despatch. Rare and most appealing commercial usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1170 Sansibar

    1934: Philatelic cover front to Zanzibar franked Postage Due with 1929-30 18 c. black on orange vertical pair, upper stamp showing the variety: '18 cent.s' for '18 cents.', neatly tied by bold 'Zanzibar' cds; and another 1932 front franked by 1926 1 c. brown with Postage Due 1930/33 2 c. black on salmon pair and single 6 c. black on yellow tied 'Zanzibar' cds (Sept 20). Scarce Gi = £ 575 off cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1171 Jordan

    1927 (Oct 19): GB 1½ d. brown postal stationery envelope paying for internal rate, defect at top, mailed to Es Salt and charged double the deficiency (of 1 d., equivalent to 6 m.) on arrival with 1925 Postage Due 2 m. yellow (2) and 4 m. carmine-pink (2) tied by SALT cds (Oct 31) in black. Amman transit cds on reverse (Oct 27). Rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1172 Jordan

    1927 (Dec 7): Cover from London to Amman franked by GB 1½ d. for internal rate, charged double the deficiency (of 1 d., equivalent to 6 m.) on arrival with 1925 Postage Due 4 m. carmine-pink and 8 m. scarlet tied by AMMAN cds (Dec 16) in black. Slight vertical bend but rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1173 Jordan

    1926 (July 19): Cover from Alexandria franked by 1923 4 m. green, underpaid and apparently with heavy enclosure when mailed to Amman, taxed on arrival with scarce 1926 Postage Due 1 m. on 1 m. deep brown, 2 m. on 1 m. deep brown, 4 m. on 3 m. greenish blue, 8 m. on 3 m. greenish blue, 13 m. on 13 m. ultramarine and 5 pi. on 13 m. ultramarine all tied by AMMAN cds in blue. A very rare cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1174 Sansibar

    1933: Cover franked on reverse with 1926 1 c. brown used from Wete to Zanzibar, the 1 c. ignored and front struck with circular 'T' marking and 1930/33 rouletted 12 c. black on blue applied and tied on arrival (March 10). Glue staining surrounding the Postage Due but very scarce on commercial letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1175 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1946/92: Collections Isle of Man and Gibraltar and topical collection Silver Jubilee QEII, hundreds stamps unmounted og., also in gutter pairs as well as FDC's, a lot of topical content, in six albums and one folder.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1176 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1863/1920: Selection with better values as Bermuda 1875 Provisional 'One / Penny' on 1 s. green unused (SG 17), Grenada 1863/71 compl. sheet of Small Crown watermarked paper as used for British Colonies issues, Hong Kong 1891 two used examples (SG43a + 44a), Leeward island 1897QV Diamond Jubilee 1 d. dull mauve and rose used (SG10a), Palestine 1920 1 m. sepia overprint type 5 in black used (SG 38) as well as Rhodesia 1910 Double Head 8 d. (SG 185a) two unused examples with fine large part original gum, further GB 1902 I.R. Official 1 d. scarlet (SGO21) in a fresh mint block of 45 Gi = £ 4'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1177 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1853/1929: Classic selection, primarily Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius, with Cape triangulars from 1853 with 1 d. used (4, incl. a pair), 4 d. (4, incl. a pair), 6 d. (2, one is unused) and 1 s. (3, two used and one unused); Mauritius 1859 Sherwin 2 d. blue used (2), Newfoundland 1860 1 s. orange used (repaired but genuine) and Sweden 1855 3 sk. green used (signed Bühler) together with Nigeria 1914/29 10 s. green & red on blue-green unused. Condition obviously variable but a highly catalogued and interesting selection (17 items).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1178 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    Pacific Islands 1918/1984c.: Small group of covers/cards with Postage Due usages, incl. 1918 and 1921 covers with Fiji 2 d. and 3 d. black usages, 1946 cover from Australia taxed with Fiji 1 d. and 1 s., scarce 1951 commercial cover from Fiji with Tonga 1 d. definitive used as Due, 1963 cover with Gilbert & Ellice 1 s. Due, 1954 and 1961 covers with French (2) and British (3) New Hebrides Postage Dues, 1960's covers with Kiribati Postage Due usages, 1967 Norfolk Island definitive used as Due, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu etc. Modern but scarce (38 items).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1179 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    Caribbean & Atlantic Islands 1898/1950c.: Group of covers/cards (37), all taxed, with 1893 cover taxed 6 d. in Grenada, 1898 cover shortpaid from Leeward Islands taxed with Trinidad 1 d. black (3) and five further Trinidad usages; Barbados Due frankings (6) from 1936 onwards, British Guiana with 2 d. black on local 1945 cover and 12 c. red on 1941 shortpaid cover from London, British Honduras usages (4) from 1928, St. Lucia (3) from 1932, modern Falklands (4) and Tristan usages from 1956 (9) etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1180 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    Africa 1893/1990c.: Collection of covers/cards, all taxed on arrival, with Gold Coast and Ghana Due usages, K.U.T usages from 1936 with 20 c. on shortpaid cover from Beira, 1949 with fine incoming cover from Israel taxed at 15 c., 1933 shortpaid cover from India taxed by Mauritius 2 c., 6 c. and 10 c., Nigeria, Seychelles with four covers from 1952 onwards, 1939 shortpaid cover from USA to Zanzibar with 5 c. and 10 c. Dues etc. (32 items).
     
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1181 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1864/1968: Small selection with 60 cards, covers and postal stationery items covering many spots in the British Commonwealth as Australia, Canada, India, Malaya, Sudan and others, all items addressed to Switzerland, in mixed conditon and housed in a small box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1182 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1856/1995c: Vast array of covers/cards (hundreds) from all over the British Commonwealth incl. many with Postage Due usages. Viewing is essential and recommended.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF
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