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  • Lot# : 925 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1929/33: IA - Sevices to India and beyond, Lot 18 covers used on the expanded route Karachi- London, including inaugural flight cover from Simla (4. Apr. 29) to London, 1929 cover from Singapore,  illustr. 'TATA' cover of Madras-Karachi connection flight (1. Oct. 1932), New Zealands first connection shown on envelope from 'Timaru 1 July 30' to Delhi as well as a large business envelope from Dutch Indies to USA. An interesting lot with mostly commercially used items.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 926 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1931/36: Expanded Service from Cairo to the Cape, collection 38 covers from and to Africa,including 1929 'forerunner' from Denmark to Britsh East Africa forwarded by Wilson Airways feeder service to Dar es Salam, Imperial First Flight Capetown-Athens, envelopes from Belgium Congo (2, one to USA), Zanzibar (2), Sudan (3), Kenya and Rhodesia as well as Incoming Mail from Austria, Germany and New Zealand, via the Karachi-Cairo route.  A scarce offer.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 960 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    Australian States. 1852/1900c.: Pages from an old Maury album with New South Wales 1850 Sydney View 1 d. red used (3), 2 d. blue used (4, two with certs.) and 3 d. green (3), some fine Diadem issues including 8 d. yellow on blued, 1871 Telegraph stamps with complete set unused (Gi T1/T8), 1885 10 s. mauve & claret optd. in blue mint (signed E. Diena), 1897 Jubilee set of two used, Postage Due 10 s. and 20 s. green mint (cert.); Queensland with page complete including 1860 2 d. blue imperf. lightly used (Gi. 2, cert.), South Australia with early imperforates incl. lovely 2 d. vermilion, Tasmania 1853 1 d. blue superb used (cert.), 1853 4 d. orange (2) used, later Chalons imperf. etc., Victoria with 1850 half lengths 1 d. (4), 2 d. (2) and 3 d. (2) used, 1854 registration 6 d. and 1 s. fine used, Western Australia with 1854 4 d. pale blue fine unused (cert.), later imperforate issues incl. 1857/59 2 d. brown-black on red used (Gi. 15, cert.) etc. Further duplicates on stockcards with the pages, condition variable but the early classics generally very fine, an excellent lot.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1180 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    Small blue stockbook with range of British Colonies including GB 5 s. rose on white paper, pl. 1, a  used example cancelled by complete strike of "C" obliterator of Constantinople, Bechuanaland 1888 set to 2 s. 6 d. green, British East Africa 1896 set used to 3 r., GB 1841 2 d. (2) and 1883 5 s., New South Wales 1888/90 20 s. cobalt blue mint (cert.), Nyasaland 1897 2 s. 6 d. and 4 s. values mint, Johore 1896 S 1-$ 4 mint etc.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF
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