Gold for Prestige Philately. Prestige Points #194. Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:3

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3 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:3 Prestige Points # The last time we conducted a British Empire sale was Auction #154 back in March On that occasion we offered the very fine collection of the Issues of the Reign of King Edward VII, formed by London collector, John Williams. That auction, the very first of our Signature Series for collections of distinction, was an unqualified success. 581 (99.3%) of the 585 lots on offer sold, many for prices way above the estimates. Gary Watson Director and Auctioneer Business Manager: Lakshini Watson management@prestigephilately.com IT and Website Manager: Yang Liu IT Support: Yoga Ganason itsupport@prestigephilately.com Despatch: Meng Ngy Office Administrator: Melinda Taylor Bookkeeper: Stephanie Hartridge Our Sydney Agent: Jim Johnstone Mobile: jim@prestigephilately.com Our Perth Agent: Ross Duberal Phone: (08) ross@prestigephilately.com Our British Agent: Patrick Reid Phone (01344) patrick@prestigephilately.com Our American Agent: Steve Schumann Cell Ph: (510) steve@prestigephilately.com General Enquiries to: info@prestigephilately.com This time around, our Empire sale is far more wide-ranging, with stamps and covers from 1840 until the 1980s. The strength is in the pre-world War II period, with the major part of the material on offer being from the extensive collection formed by my long-time client and good friend Jim Mathieson from Rosebud. Jim was very active during the 1970s and 1980s and the majority of his acquisitions were in this period. Jim supported my business from the get-go back in 1982 and was the very first of my clients to notify me he had put an instruction in his will that I was to sell his collection when the time came. Sadly that time has arrived. Jim s collection was a bit idiosyncratic. Most of the good ones are. He was especially keen on Great Britain, the colonies of the West Indies, and the South Atlantic Islands, and those sections of this auction are the strongest we have offered. However, he left the Pacific Islands and the Asian colonies largely alone. Fortunately, other vendors have filled in many of the gaps. In particular, I am very pleased to be offering Sydney solicitor Lewis Webb s fine used KGVI collection. This is complemented by a well-filled KGVI album from another source. An American client supplied his extraordinary array of plating studies of British Queen Victoria issues. A nice selection of Malayan postal history arrived from Queensland. And the New Zealand was contributed by several vendors. So, all-up, it s a reasonably balanced sale. There s something for everyone, dealers and specialists alike, from attractive one country collections to desirable multiples, SPECIMEN sets, watermark varieties, etc. 2. A cautionary tale: A lady from country Victoria came in recently with her grandmother s collection. She had been offered $6000 by a local dealer but thought she may do better at auction in the big smoke. It was an interesting collection. Her grandfather had been Australian ambassador to a number of countries and his wife had acquired stamps and covers wherever they were assigned. And there were some serious surprises, including an 1840 House of Lords 1d Envelope (Lot 1321), a lovely 1898 cover from a tiny Sarawak kampong (Lot 1593), and an exceptional Nile Expedition card (Lot 1610). Including material offered in our General Auction, the collection has been estimated at some $15,000 and I expect it will do significantly better than that, especially as the aforementioned dealer probably had no idea about the value of the covers. Venditor emptor!! (let the seller beware!) 3. I thoroughly enjoyed my recent Big Adventure: the Cancer Council car rally from Perth to Darwin that my brother and I completed in a 1969 Mini van. For all the action, including crossing the mighty Pentecost River in the Kimberley, check out online. The 250 teams entered raised a little over $1,500,000 for this most worthwhile of causes. Our contribution, supported by many Prestige clients, is getting up towards $14,000. We carried 100 souvenir covers on the rally. Local Cover King, Noel Almeida, donated his time and the entire cost of preparing the envelopes. Craig and I have signed them and they are individually numbered. The cost is $45 each, with every penny going to the Cancer Council. To order your copy of this beautiful, desirable, once-in-a-lifetime, unique collectable, go to noelalmeida.com/tto23.html As always, I wish you successful bidding in our auctions. Gold for Prestige Philately We are delighted to advise that at the Canberra Stamp Show held in March 2014, Prestige was awarded a Gold Medal for Literature for a series of six of our specialist auction catalogues, with the Felicitations of the Jury.

4 Page:4 Website: Aug 15, 2014 Introducing James Cockburn Mathieson Jim Mathieson has a special place in my life. Back in the early-1980s, he was the very first client to notify me that he had amended his will and named me to sell his collection after he died. That might not seem like much, but for a fledgling auctioneer running Australia s most undercapitalised business, it was a ringing endorsement for what I was trying to achieve in this industry. (For decades I have preached about the importance of ensuring that your wishes are adhered to by your executors. The financial losses suffered by the estates of collectors who have failed to heed this advice are enormous.) This almost trivial incident became a bit of a running joke between Jim and me. He d phone up about something and say, I m not dead yet! In more recent years, he called me a couple of times to say he was crook and mightn t recover. I would always say I m not ready to sell your collection yet. Unfortunately, early this year Jim rang to say that he was terminally ill and that I should be prepared for Margaret to make arrangements for me to pick up his collection. I ll always remember another dear friend, Cecil Walkley, introducing me to his wife Rusty and their daughters with: This is the chap who will sell my stamps after I die. A couple of years later, Cecil decided to sell while he was still on this mortal coil. Afterwards he told me it was one of the best decisions he ever made. Mindful of this, I asked Jim Mathieson to consider bringing forward the sale of his collection. A couple of days later he phoned back to say he had decided to accept my advice. Shortly after, I drove down to Rosebud to take delivery of Jim s stamps. His devoted wife of almost 60 years, Margaret, welcomed me in and introduced me to their son, John. Jim was in good spirits and very pleased to see me. John told me later that it was the best Jim had been for months. Sadly Jim died only a few days later. I know he would have been delighted with seeing his stamps in this catalogue but it just wasn t to be. Jim had lived in Victoria for so long that I didn t realise he was a Pom! Given he was from Yorkshire - he was born in Leeds in he did a really good job of Australianising his accent! Joining the merchant marine service gave Jim the opportunity to get paid to see the world. His first voyage took him twice around the globe in thirteen months. In 1951 he joined Union Steamship Co of New Zealand and spent the next few years up and down the Australian Coast, where he met Margaret, aboard the SS Taroona. They married in 1956 and Jim left the sea to establish a general business in suburban Caulfield South. Two years later, they moved to Wesburn in the Yarra Valley where they ran the general store and post office. Jim s childhood interest in stamps was rekindled and he set about forming a fine, mostly mint, British Empire collection. Jim and Margaret produced two sons - John and David - and a daughter - Fiona - who between them have contributed five grandchildren. Like so many collectors, Jim was disappointed none of them had any philatelic leanings. In 1964, Jim and Margaret purchased squash courts in Rosebud and moved down the Mornington Peninsula. Jim spent the next 30 years as a player and administrator and was made a Life Member of the Mornington Peninsula Squash Association. He was also a member of Rosebud Country Club where for 25 years he played lawn bowls, winning the club championship and ten Division 1 premierships. Jim Mathieson was an all-round good guy. I enjoyed helping him develop his collection. I m pleased to have the opportunity to bring his stamps to auction. But, far more importantly, I was enriched by being his friend.

5 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:5 Understanding our Symbols & Unique Grading System At Prestige Philately we utilise much the same symbols as other firms, but with some additional categories that you should be aware of. We are the only major firm in the world that actually grades the quality of the material we offer. While some clients have struggled with the whole concept of grading, most have clearly embraced the idea and we receive much favourable comment about the system. It is important that you understand our Grading System because the symbols used form part of the lot description. We are confident that once you are comfortable with our gradings, you will always be satisfied with the quality of the material you purchase from us. And, in the event that we have missed a tear or a thin and consequently overgraded an item, we WANT you to return it. We stand behind the Prestige Grading System. 1. Firstly, we have the lot number. If it is in bold and printed in bright red, the item is illustrated: e.g (The actual location of the illustration is given at the end of the description: e.g. {Page 41.8} is position 8 on page 41.) 2. The second column contains a symbol, which represents the item(s) in the lot: ** Mint, unmounted o.g. * Mint, mounted o.g. Ω Unused, no gum Δ Piece C Cover or card PS Postal Stationery CL Cover, long CX Cover, oversize A Albums and accessories B Booklet E Essay L Literature P Proof R Reprint S Stamp ( Postmarks lots) or, in the case of used stamps, a grading of the cancellation: V Neat postmark, leaving most of the stamp design clear O Used, quality unspecified F Neat postmark, across at least half of the stamp design G Untidy or indistinct postmark H Heavy or poorly struck postmark 3. The third column gives an overall quality assessment for the lot, from A to D. The same standard applies to mint and used stamps, to covers, postal stationery, literature etc. An item graded A is very fine; it has no faults. B items are fine and may have minor imperfections. A C item will exhibit obvious faults. Items in poor condition are rated D. Occasionally, an item in truly superb condition will be rated A+. This grading is used sparingly and is not applied to modern material, which one would normally expect to be in very fine to superb condition. An otherwise very fine item which has a subsidiary problem may be allocated an A-. This may be a stamp with writing or a hinge remainder on the reverse. A cover may have a receiver s endorsement on the face. The halves of a letter card may be stuck together. A book may have a previous owner s notations. Whether this factor makes the item an A- or B is a matter of degree. NB: An expertiser s signature or handstamp on a cover or the reverse of a stamp will not normally be cause for downgrading the quality of an item: such marks will be mentioned and you should make your decision as to whether or not such an item is of the standard that you personally require. Occasionally, the symbol A to C will appear in brackets: eg (B). This signifies that the item has been renovated or repaired and improved to the grade indicated by the letter. The brackets indicate a qualified grading, the cause for which will be mentioned in the description of the lot. 4. The fourth column is relevant to perforated stamps, and also to lots listed under the sub-heading Postmarks. For perforated stamps, this column gives a grading for both centring and perforations. The letter A to D relates to centring. A stamps are very well centred; B stamps are slightly off-centre; C stamps are significantly off-centre, and may have the perforations slightly into the design; D stamps are badly off-centre, with the perforations well into the design. [NB: These gradings are the same for all perforated issues, whether Australian Decimals, De La Rue Colonial keyplates or 19 th Century American issues. However, it should be understood that for many issues poor centring is the norm. Thus C, and even D, gradings should be expected and accepted. For such issues a B stamp will be above-average and an A stamp will be considered an exceptional copy.] Following the letter A to D is a number 1 to 4. A stamp with all perforations intact is 1. One or two short perfs, or normal rough perforations, will drop the grading to 2. More notable perforation problems such as the perfs down one side being trimmed will result in a 3 grading. A stamp with major perforation faults will be a 4. [NB: A stamp graded A1 is well-centred with all perforations intact. In many cases, particularly with modern issues, this is the norm. However, for many issues, B2 or even C3 may be normal and quite acceptable.] For lots listed under the sub-headings Postmarks and Ship/Paquebot Markings, or similar, this column gives a grading for quality of the strike of the marking itself, and completeness. Quality is graded from A (very fine) to D (poor). Completeness is graded from 1 (complete) to 5 (identifiable only). + is used for superb strikes; - is used for postmarks that are lightly struck, a little doubled, or otherwise a bit short of the mark. 5. The symbols in the second, third and fourth columns, and the illustrations of lots, form part of the lot description. 6. Figures in the right-hand column are our estimate of value. (If a lot attracts tax for Australian buyers, the estimate is in green, followed by a small "T".) You may bid at, above or below estimate. The reserve price for almost every lot is 75% of estimate (rounded to the nearest bidding step). Bids below this level will not be considered. 7. We use the following standardised abbreviations: o.g. original gum opt(d) overprint(ed) PPC picture postcard d/s datestamp cds circular datestamp h/s handstamp mss manuscript; handwritten ERD earliest recorded date LRD latest recorded date o/o opened-out RLabel registration label M/S(s) miniature sheet(s)

6 Page:6 Website: Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately - Public Auction Terms of Sale (amended as at 1 st November 2011: see in particular Paragraph 10 as to the unavailability of extensions to have perfins expertised) 1. AUCTIONEER: Prestige Philately Pty Ltd (Prestige), a company incorporated in the State of Victoria, is the auctioneer, and adheres to the standard terms of sale of the Australasian Philatelic Traders Association. 2. DESCRIPTIONS: We endeavour to describe lots fully and accurately. The description of a lot comprises 1) the codes to the left of the description (for details of our symbols and grading codes, see the previous page of this catalogue); 2) the description; and 3) any illustration of the lot or part of the lot whether in the printed catalogue or in our on-line catalogue. 3. ESTIMATES: The figure in the right-hand column following each lot description is our estimated value of the lot in Australian dollars. A bidder may bid at, above or below the estimate. 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7 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:7 Prestige's Country Index & Topical Cross-Reference Listing Cross Reference for Country and Regional Classification Aden , 1403 Aitutaki Antarctica 1084, , Antigua Arabian (Persian) Gulf , Ascension , Australia, Commonwealth of 1110, 1390, , 1481, 1515, 1518, 1521, 1624 Australian Colonies - General 1629 Bahamas , 1629, 1644 Bahawalpur 1016, Bahrain 1011, Barbados , Bechuanaland 1059, 1630 Belgium 1344, 1380, 1408 Bermuda , 1226 Botswana 1059 British Antarctic Territory 1084 British Guiana , 1353 British Levant 1090 British Military Administration 1096, 1510, 1516, 1520 British Occupation of Italian Colonies 1010, British West Indies 1001, , , , , , , , , , , 1226, , , , , , , , Brunei , 1096 Burma Canada 1002, , 1624 Canada - Newfoundland Cape of Good Hope 1343, Cayman Islands , Ceylon , 1146, 1533 China Congo (Belgian) 1380 Cook Islands 1022, , 1507 Cyprus , Dominica Egypt 1396, 1610 Falkland Islands 1023, Federated Malay States 1389, 1392 Fiji 1021, , 1634 France 1324, 1401, 1405, 1497, 1610 French Community , Gambia , 1629, 1645 German Colonies 1622 German East Africa 1622 Germany 1498 Ghana Gibraltar 1008, 1404 Gilbert & Ellice Islands 1005, , Great Britain 1009, 1059, 1084, , , 1238, , , , 1355, , , 1588, 1605, , 1635, 1646 Great Britain - Isle of Man 1292 Great Britain - Isle of Wight 1322 Great Britain - KGV Seahorses (including Overprints) 1059, 1090, 1249, , , Great Britain Post Offices Abroad 1396, 1607 Great Britain Stamps Overprinted 1011, 1059, 1090, , , , 1541 Grenada Guyana Hawaii 1517 Hong Kong , 1647 India 1011, 1016, , , , 1383 Indian States 1341, , 1629 Indian States Indo China 1402, 1409 Iraq 1353, 1648 Ireland 1009, 1323, 1343, Italian Colonies Italy , 1396, 1494 Jamaica , Japan 1389 Japanese Occupation 1519, 1594 Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika Kuwait , Labuan 1517, Latin America 1399 Leeward Islands , , , , , Levant, Post Offices in the 1090 Macau 1333 Malaya 1005, , , 1628 Malaya Malaya - Kedah 1393 Malaya - Kelantan 1391 Malaya - Penang 1392 Malaya - Perak 1392, 1394 Maldive Islands 1018 Malta , , 1629 Mauritius , 1403 Mauritius 1649 Mexico 1323 Middle East , , 1090, 1353, , 1648 Montserrat Morocco Agencies 1010, 1422 Nauru Netherlands 1408 Netherlands Indies 1404, New Guinea - North-West Pacific Islands 1604 New Hebrides , 1428, 1636 New South Wales , 1481, 1493 New Zealand 1005, , , 1507, 1530, 1532, 1580, 1587, 1624, Nigeria Niue 1507 North Borneo 1020, Norway 1201 Oman Pakistan 1016, 1350 Peru 1399 Philippines 1395 Pitcairn Islands , Rhodesia Sabah Samoa Sarawak , Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore 1512, 1628 Solomon Islands 1021, South Africa 1012, South Africa (Provinces) South Australia 1056 South West Africa 1012, Spain 1404 St. Helena , St. Kitts-Nevis , 1632 St. Lucia , 1631 St. Vincent Straits Settlements 1005, Sudan 1012, Switzerland 1641 Thailand 1392 Tonga 1613 Transvaal 1607 Trinidad & Tobago Tristan da Cunha , 1616 Turkey 1090, 1353 Turks & Caicos Islands Uganda 1380 United States of America 1217, 1238, 1392, , 1406, 1495, 1499, , Vanuatu 1428 Victoria 1322 Western Australia 1110 Zanzibar Cross Reference for Thematic and Topical Classification Advertising 1495, 1639 Airlines 1637 Airlines - Imperial Airways 1623 Airmail Covers - Commercial 1344, 1390, , , 1623, 1637, 1641 Airmail Covers - Philatelic 1637 Airmail Stamps 1117, 1637 Albums & Accessories 1006 Animals 1101, 1116, , 1474, , , Archaeology 1167 Architecture 1142, 1250, 1367, 1371 Autographs 1236, 1321, 1490, 1492 Avis de Reception 1348, 1499 Birds , 1192, 1236, 1467, 1470, Birds - Penguins , 1192 Booklets 1099, 1289, 1292, 1333, 1339 Caves 1220 Censored Mail 1514, 1519, 1590, 1594 Charity Children 1533 Christmas 1349 Classic (Pre-1860) Stamp Designs , , 1053, , , 1118, 1152, , , , , , 1432, , 1493, 1545, 1566, , 1619, 1625, 1631, 1638, 1640 Combination Covers , 1491, 1532, 1581, 1583 Commemorative Covers 1490, 1492, 1532 Complete Sheets Consular Mail 1406, 1582 Dead Letter Office Mail 1218, 1322

8 Page:8 Website: Aug 15, 2014 Disaster 1110, 1489 Education & Universities 1605 Essays , 1193, 1236, , 1642 Exhibitions 1469 Exhibitions - Non-Philatelic 1324 Explorers & Pioneers 1084, 1329, , 1489, 1491, First Day Covers 1146, 1203, 1480, 1501, 1525, 1532 Flags 1371, 1489 Flowers 1086, 1541 Forgeries 1040, 1636, 1638 Free Mail 1494, 1590 Gandhi, Mahatma 1344 Government & Politicians 1107, , 1321, 1479, 1535 Great Britain - Machins 1244, 1246, 1252, Heraldry 1147, 1362, 1429, , , 1513, 1516, 1580 Illustrated Covers 1324 Imprints & Plate Numbers 1045, 1058, 1071, 1107, 1173, 1207, 1210, 1214, 1242, 1246, 1252, 1288, 1327, 1363, 1473 Indigenous Peoples 1096, 1479, , 1518, 1602, 1621 Insects 1322 Invalid Frankings 1541 Islands , , , , , 1322, , , 1492, 1616, Keyplate Issues 1014, 1062, , 1211, 1223, 1229, 1235, , , , 1381, , , , 1544, , , , 1577, Late Fee 1342 Literature 1526, Local Stamps 1237 Maps Medical & Health 1478 Military & Censor Mail 1116, 1238, 1321, , 1353, 1409, 1493, 1541, 1588, 1628, 1640 Military - Air Force 1521 Military - Boer War Military - Navy 1057, Military - World War I 1116, 1211, 1474 Military - World War II , 1390, , 1519, 1521, 1594, 1628, 1641 Miniature Sheets 1003, 1333, 1339, 1479 Miscellaneous Lots Missent Mail 1399, 1605 Money Orders 1500 Monuments 1057, 1367 Newspapers , 1605 Number Ones of the World 1028, , 1114, 1118, 1221, 1248, 1257, 1359, 1602 Official Mail 1218, 1321, 1348, , 1497, Official Stamps 1098, 1204, 1247, 1259, 1290, 1345, 1347, 1350, 1470, 1472, 1488, 1495, 1497, 1608 Omnibus Issues 1007, 1507 Overprinted Stamps & Stationery 1011, 1025, 1029, 1040, 1044, 1046, , 1055, 1059, 1061, , , , 1117, , 1127, , 1135, 1138, 1147, , , 1157, 1161, 1166, 1183, , 1211, 1217, 1226, 1228, 1247, , 1264, 1267, 1283, 1285, 1290, 1326, , 1350, , 1357, 1365, 1368, , , 1376, 1378, 1383, , , 1427, 1470, 1472, 1484, , 1491, 1495, 1497, 1502, , , 1514, 1516, 1520, 1524, , , , 1562, 1567, , 1574, 1580, , 1597, , 1613, 1619, 1625, 1633 Parcel Post 1494 Perfins - Commercial Firms 1623 Perfins - Other 1034, 1047, 1049, 1061, , 1144, 1197, 1231, 1328, 1357, 1374, , 1579 Pharmacists 1343 Photographs , 1193, 1481, 1527 Picture Postcards 1219, 1245, 1344, 1392, 1491, 1512, 1519, 1527, 1600, 1607 Police, Law & Order 1518 Post Offices 1646 Post Restante 1322 Postage (Good for Little Else!) 1244, 1246, , 1433 Postage Dues 1005, 1012, 1021, 1091, 1217, 1323, 1340, 1395, 1403, 1482, 1501, 1541, 1543, 1588 Postal Fiscals 1128, 1429, , Postal History 1185, 1201, , 1238, 1245, , , , 1389, , 1436, , , , 1520, , 1622, , 1633, 1635, , Postal Seals 1406, 1582 Postal Stationery 1218, 1245, 1321, 1353, 1384, , 1393, 1408, 1499, 1502, 1513, 1533, 1587, 1591, 1612, 1630 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 1245, 1390, 1517 Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1321, 1353 Postal Stationery - Formular Issues 1390, 1517 Postal Stationery - Franks 1494 Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1384, 1502 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1389, 1393, 1408, 1502, 1513, 1533, 1587, 1591 Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1220 Postal Stationery - Wartime 1390 Postmarks 1096, 1165, 1171, 1204, 1245, 1247, 1258, , 1324, 1380, 1384, 1389, 1395, 1405, 1488, 1503, , 1516, , , 1533, 1581, 1592, 1594, 1603, 1607, 1610, 1622, 1630, 1636, 1640, Postmarks - Duplex Cancellations 1324, 1342, , Postmarks - Instructional/Informative Markings 1217, , 1340, 1342, 1380, 1395, 1399, 1401, 1403, 1409, 1534, 1581 Postmarks - Machines & Meters 1541 Postmarks - Manuscript Cancellations 1110, 1359 Postmarks - Numerals 1258, , 1322, , , 1437, Postmarks - Ship/Paquebot Markings 1593 Postmarks - Squared-Circle Datestamps 1343 Postmarks - Straight-Line 1219 Postmen 1380, Pre-Stamp Mail 1395 Primary Industry - Agriculture 1349, 1518, 1598 Prisoners of War & Internees 1628 Proofs 1005, 1132, 1225, 1236, 1259, 1275, 1279, 1334, , 1430, 1474, , 1507, 1565, 1618, , 1642 Rarities 1633, 1642 Redirected Mail 1392 Registered Mail 1056, 1096, 1201, 1220, 1389, 1406, , , 1516, 1518, 1524, 1534, 1583, 1586, 1600, 1622, 1635, 1640 Registration Labels 1636 Reprints 1259, 1565, 1618 Revenues 1128, 1145, 1247, 1429, , , 1627 Royalty 1007, 1056, , 1142, , 1503, 1507 Scouts and Guides 1606 Se-Tenant Issues 1355, 1471, Ship Letter 1640 Ship Mail 1110, 1396, , 1405, , 1587, 1593, 1603 Slavery 1371, 1599 Specimen Stamps 1029, 1034, 1044, 1047, 1049, 1052, 1059, 1061, 1090, , , 1127, 1130, 1132, 1135, 1138, , 1144, 1157, 1161, 1166, 1183, 1197, 1213, 1228, 1231, 1249, , 1264, 1267, 1271, 1274, 1276, 1283, 1285, 1326, 1328, 1357, 1359, 1368, , , 1376, 1378, , 1422, 1425, 1506, 1540, 1546, , , 1562, 1567, 1569, 1575, 1579, 1597, 1625 Sport - Cricket 1058 Sport - Hunting 1096, 1518 Sport - Sailing 1028, 1511, 1621 Theatre & Dance 1167 Thematics & Subjects , 1084, 1099, 1115, 1146, 1194, 1196, , , 1289, , 1333, 1339, , 1480, , 1616 Tourism 1502, 1519 Trade & Commerce 1324 Transport 1096, 1518, Transport - Aeroplanes 1236, 1637 Transport - Railways & Trains 1324, 1503, 1643 Transport - Ships & Boats 1028, 1067, , , Travelling Post Offices 1324, 1342, 1518, 1610, 1643 Uniforms 1057, Unissued Stamps 1193, 1259, 1371, 1549 Universal Postal Union 1352, Unusual Origins or Destinations 1056, 1201, , 1343, 1353, 1380, 1396, 1399, , 1408, 1494, 1512, 1517, 1533, 1604, 1623 Varieties & Flaws 1036, 1042, 1046, 1055, 1058, 1068, 1075, 1078, 1117, 1131, 1136, , 1154, , 1188, 1198, 1200, , 1209, 1211, 1237, 1251, 1260, 1272, , 1327, 1355, , 1365, , 1457, 1463, , 1471, 1479, 1488, 1502, 1507, 1523, , 1571, 1624, 1633, 1642 Varieties - Missing Colours 1624 Vice-Regal (Governors') Mail 1056 War Tax and War Tax Stamps 1029, 1046, 1131, 1362, 1365, 1514 Waterfalls 1535 Whaling , 1201 Y.M.C.A. & Comforts Institutes 1521 Lot 1371

9 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:9 Contents of Auction #194 Stamps of the British Empire including the collection formed by the late Jim Mathieson Catalogue Introduction 3 Introducing Jim Mathieson 4 Understanding Our Symbols and Grading System 5 Public Auction Terms of Sale 6 Cross-References 7-8 Contents Page 9-10 Miscellaneous Lots King George VI Issues Aden and States Antigua Ascension Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Bechuanaland Protectorate 1059 Bermuda King George VI High Value Keyplates British Antarctic Territory 1084 British Guiana British Honduras British Levant 1090 British Occupation of Italian Colonies British Virgin Islands Brunei 1096 Burma Canada Provinces Cayman Islands Ceylon - Sri Lanka 1146 Cook Islands Cyprus Dominica Falkland Islands Fiji Gambia Gibraltar Gilbert & Ellice Islands Gold Coast Great Britain Miscellaneous Lots Queen Victoria Issues Seahorses Queen Victoria Plate Reconstructions Postal History House of Lords One Penny Envelope 1321

10 Page:10 Website: Aug 15, 2014 Contents of General Auction #194 - continued Lot Numbers Grenada Hong Kong India Convention States Feudatory States Iraq - British Occupation 1353 Ireland Jamaica Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika Kuwait Leeward Islands Malaya Straits Settlements Postal History Malta Montserrat Morocco Agencies 1422 Nauru New Hebrides 1428 New Zealand Chalons Back-of-the-Book Postal History Nigeria Niue 1507 North Borneo Nyasaland Pitcairn Islands Rhodesia St Helena St Kitts-Nevis St Lucia St Vincent Samoa Sarawak Sierra Leone Solomon Islands South Africa Provinces South West Africa 1609 Sudan Tonga 1613 Trinidad & Tobago Tristan da Cunha 1616 Turks & Caicos Islands Zanzibar PHILATELIC LITERATURE Proud Bailey Titles

11 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:11 MISCELLANEOUS LOTS 1001 */**O Ex Lot 1001 The balance of Jim Mathieson's consignment mostly mint including KGV sets from Basutoland, Bechuanaland & Swaziland, Barbados Victory set & Badge set, Gambia QEII sets, selection of Rhodesian Admirals to 2/-, Nauru Seahorses used, lots of BWI oddments & short sets but some better values noted, modern arrays from Canada with setenants & M/Ss, New Zealand with M/Ss, PNG and Norfolk Island with high thematic content, condition variable but most of the modern material is unmounted mint. (100s) */**O 1003 **/* A Ex Lot 1002 "Lighthouse" stockbook with Canadian collection including c & 50c, & Pictorials, 1951 Fisherman mint, modern QEII array of mint sets (many unmounted) with high thematic content, 'REGISTERED' 8c unused (some toned perfs), 'OHMS' Overprints used, etc; also some QEII Cyprus & Gibraltar. (100s) Array of blocks & M/Ss etc with strength in the West Indies, some pre-wwii material & a few better items noted, mostly (all?) unmounted. (100s) 350 Offer 1004 ** A Ex Lot 1004 British West Indies 1950s to 1970s collection mostly from the smaller islands with numerous long sets & terrific thematic content, everything we checked is unmounted, Cat (many 100s) *WOP A/B 1006 A/L 1007 **O Ex Lot 1005 Odd little lot with New Zealand 1899 Postage Due ½d imperforate plate proofs (two different) & 1941 internal cover with 2d SG D43 on the face; British PO in Siam 2c rose SG 15 with part-o.g., Straits '2/Cents.' on 4c rose SG 61 unused (regummed); Gilbert & Ellice KGV ½d with manuscript "HULL IS/...' cancel; and NWPI 1 SG 99 with 'MADANG' cds (very fine). (6 + cover) Gibbons KGVI multi-ring albums set of six in three slipcases, as new; also "KGVI Large Keytypes of Bermuda, Leewards & Nyasaland" by Dickgeiser & Yendall (1985) & "Printings of KGVI Colonial Stamps" by Pitter & Shelton (1952, some water damage). (open) Open carton with a mishmash of on- and off-paper world stamps plus 1981 Royal Wedding issues still in their packets as received from Gibbons new issues service plus the requisite album pages also never opened! (Qty) Offer

12 Page:12 Website: Aug 15, 2014 KING GEORGE VI ISSUES The material in this section is generally fine to very fine. The more significant single Colony sections will be found under the alphabetical headings. The exclusively used lots are from the collection formed by Lewis Webb from Sydney, and include numerous specialised shades annotated as per Murray Payne's Commonwealth ("CW") catalogue. The small number of stamps with faked cancellations have generally been ignored *O Ex Lot 1008 BRITISH EUROPE: Mostly used issues for Channel Islands, Cyprus, Gibraltar & Malta but the Weddings are mint; also Ireland mint or used including mint 1d Coil & Postage Dues set. (220+) 300 Ex Lot G/V - Issues for GB including Postage Dues, Channel Islands, Cyprus, Ireland & Malta, Cat (200 approx) G/V Ex Lot 1010 OVERPRINTS ON GREAT BRITAIN: Issues for Kuwait including Overprints on India, British Occupation of Italian Colonies with most of the Postage Due sets, Morocco Agencies/Tangier, Agencies in Eastern Arabia and Muscat Overprints on India, STC 3000 approximately. A very desirable lot. (280 approx) 1, */**O Ex Lot 1011 ARABIAN GULF: Bahrain set mostly mint but the 8a &12a are used, set mostly used, Overprints on GB complete mint; British Agencies SG complete mint; Kuwait SG complete, the Overprints on India 2r & 5r are used and the 10r & 15r are unmounted; and Muscat complete mint; a few hinge remainders but generally very fine, Cat (160+) 450

13 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:13 KING GEORGE VI ISSUES (continued) 1012 */**O Ex Lot 1012 BRITISH AFRICA: Mostly mint array of complete sets etc from Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Gambia, Gold Coast, KUT, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia (the 20/- is unmounted), Nyasaland including Postage Dues, Sierra Leone, Somaliland; Southern Rhodesia & Swaziland; also South Africa including mint pairs of 1938 Voortrekkers & 1939 Huguenots, Officials including mint pairs 2/6d SG O19 & 10/- O27, Postage Dues with "Bantam" strips of 3 unmounted; SWA with mint pairs of the 1938 Voortrekkers, 1939 Huguenots, War Effort & Postage Dues to 6d; and Sudan including 1938 Air Surcharges mint, 1941 Palmtrees used, 1951 Pictorials mint, 1948 Postage Dues (the 2m is used), and Officials mint or used, pi mint. A very attractive lot. (100s) 1, G/V Ex Lot Extensive collection in Gibbons multi-ring KGVI album with Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Gambia, Gold Coast, KUT, Nigeria, Rhodesias, Nyasaland, Somaliland, Sudan, Swaziland & Zanzibar, numerous complete sets, Omnibus issues complete for the Colonies included, better shades including Nigeria 2/6d SG 58ab & Swaziland 5/- SG 37a etc, Cat (100s) 1, */**O Ex Lot 1014 BRITISH WEST INDIES: Mostly mint collection from all the Islands with many long sets - some are mixed mint & used - & Omnibus issues, Leewards 1/- to 1 are unmounted, includes Trinidad & Tobago Postage Dues SG D22-25 & D26-33 all mint, (100s) 800 PRICING COLLECTION LOTS Clients often ask how we assess and value collection lots. Basically, our aim is to create as much competition as possible to achieve the best results for our vendors. Experience shows that an enticing description, attractive illustrations, and a conservative estimate are the key elements in achieving this goal. We believe that every collection lot provides excellent value at the estimate, and is a red-hot bargain at the reserve. It is rarely a surprise when interesting collection lots sell for prices far above the estimates. And who is to say that they are expensive at those levels? It is unfortunately true that absentee clients are at a distinct disadvantage when bidding for collections. To level the playing field, consider making the effort to come to Melbourne to view, and hopefully attend, this sale. You will be made most welcome and you re sure to enjoy the experience.

14 Page:14 Website: Aug 15, 2014 KING GEORGE VI ISSUES (continued) 1015 G/V Ex Lot Extensive collection in Gibbons multi-ring KGVI album with numerous complete sets including Bermuda Keyplates, Omnibus issues complete for the Colonies included, scarce Postage Dues, better singles including Jamaica 5/- SG 132a, Leewards 5/- SG 112c, 10/- SG b & 113c and 1 SG 114a b & c, St Kitts 5/- SG 77c, etc, Cat (100s) 1, G/V Ex Lot 1016 INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT: Issues for India including Service issues, Convention States with a few better values, Pakistan missing only a few Overprints on KGVI, and Bahawalpur including Service issues, Cat (320 approx) *O Ex Lot 1017 INDIAN OCEAN: Simplified pages for Ceylon complete used (the 10r is a fiscal); Maldives set mint; Mauritius Keyplates 2r50 to 10r mint & Pictorials mint; Seychelles complete mostly mint; & Zanzibar. (160+) 300 Ex Lot G/V - Issues for Ceylon, Maldives, Mauritius & Seychelles (including Postage Dues), Cat (160+) 350 As at Monday, 30th June 2014, $A100 will cost our American clients $US 94, our British clients 55, our European clients 69, and our new Zealand clients $NZ108.

15 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:15 KING GEORGE VI ISSUES (continued) 1019 *O Ex Lot 1019 BRITISH BORNEO: Brunei complete mint; and Sarawak 1941 values mint, 'BMA' Overprints mostly used to $4 plus mint $5 & $10, Wedding mint, Pictorials used, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (88) G/V Ex Lot Issues for Brunei, North Borneo & Sarawak, missing key values but still with many better sets and singles, Cat (140+) */**O Ex Lot 1021 PACIFIC ISLANDS: Mostly mint issues for Cook Islands, Fiji including unmounted Postage Dues, Gilberts, New Guinea Bulolo to 5/- (the 2/- & 5/- are unmounted) plus used 10/- & 1, New Hebrides 1938 set used plus unmounted 1938 Postage Dues, Niue including Arms to 1, Papua Airs used, Pitcairn complete, Solomons including Postage Dues. (280+) 1, G/V Ex Lot Issues for Soilomons including Postage Dues, Cook Islands, G&E with 1/- Postage Due, New Hebrides with a few Postage Dues, Niue, Pitcairn including Victory 2d Flaw by Launch SG 9a (unpriced used), Samoa & Tonga, Cat (250+) 600 Bidding by telephone is permitted. Please request our Assistance for Bidding by Phone. NB: You should book-in early to avoid disappointment.

16 Page:16 Website: Aug 15, 2014 KING GEORGE VI ISSUES (continued) 1023 *O Ex Lot 1023 SOUTH ATLANTIC: Ascension with Pictorials to 1/- used plus mint 5/- & 10/-, Wedding mint, etc; Falklands complete mint; Falkland Dependencies with Overprints complete mint plus 6d shades SG A6a & B6a, Thin Maps etc; St Helena complete mint or used; & Tristan Overprints mint; Cat 1350 approximately. (170+) 500 Ex Lot G/V - Issues for Ascension with perfs & shades to 10/- x3, St Helena & Tristan, STC (104) 300 ADEN 1025 *O Ex Lot Issues complete including for the States, mostly mint but a few - including the 2r Dhow - are used, a few hinge remainders but generally very fine, Cat (101) G/V Ex Lot SG 1-46 complete plus Dhows 5r bright aniline purple and lots of CW listed shades in both Pictorials sets, plus States complete, Cat (136) 1027 * A Issues complete (ex Dhows) including States issues, Cat 600. (142)

17 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:17 ADEN (continued) Ex Lot * A B Dhows ½a to 10r SG 1-12, Cat (12) 400 ANTIGUA 1029 * A/B Ex Lot 1029 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising QV 2½d 4d & 1/-, 'WAR STAMP' set of 3 and KGV MCA set of 7, a few blemishes, Cat 460. (13) *WO Ex Lot QV Issues including No Wmk 6d blue-green SG 1 with part-o.g. (David Brandon Certificate), Small Star 1d unused & used and 6d unused, 1872 CC 1d lake SG 16 unused x2 (one with large-part o.g.), 1882 CA 2½d red-brown mint & used x3 & 4d blue mint, CA 2½d with Large '2' SG 27a mint, 6d deep green mint x2 and 1/- mint & used, a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat 3450 approximately. (35) 800 Lot W A A Small Star 6d green SG 8, exceptional centring, unused, Cat *O Ex Lot Issues with KEVII used to 1/- plus 2/- to 5/- mint, KGV ½d to 5/- mint (the 2/- is used), Tercentenary mint & used (a little aged), KGVI mint, QEII 1953 Pictorials mint, etc; also 'BARBUDA' Overprints mint; a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat (109) 15% Buyer's Premium will be added to the Hammer Price 600

18 Page:18 Website: Aug 15, 2014 ANTIGUA (continued) 1033 * A B1 Ex Lot 1033 Ex Lot Badge of the Colony MCA 3d to 1 SG and Script ½d to 4/- SG 62 to 80 plus 1d bright scarlet SG 65, Cat (24) 1034 * A 1932 Tercentenary ½d to 5/- SG perf 'SPECIMEN' diagonally, very lightly mounted, Cat 250. (10) 200 ASCENSION */**O Ex Lot Issues with 1922 Overprints on St Helena (a few hinge remainders), Badge set mint (3/- rounded corner) plus 4d 6d & 3/- used, 1934 KGV Pictorials mint set plus used set on three registered covers, Jubilee used set, KGVI Pictorials with all colours & perfs mint and with all colours & most perfs used, later issues apparently complete mint including M/Ss with the more modern material unmounted, Cat (260+ & 3 covers) V A B1 BAHAMAS Lot KGVI Pictorials 2/6d with the Davit Flaw at Left SG 45d, oval registration datestamp well clear of the variety, Cat *O Ex Lot 1037 Mostly mint collection including QV 1/- & to 5/- (used), CC Staircases plus 5d 2/- & 3/- 'SPECIMEN', CA Staircases, group of War Tax Overprints, 1920 Peace (used), Script Staircases, KGV MCA & Script sets, 1930 Tercentenary, 1938 KGVI Pictorials perf 'SPECIMEN', KGVI Definitives including shades & some blocks of 4, Columbus Overprints mint set with shades to 1 & used set, Eleuthera set, Pictorials mint & used, Constitution Overprints used, etc, some minor duplication, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat (100s) PASSION! it s the key ingredient in The Prestige Difference. 800

19 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:19 BAHAMAS (continued) 1038 W*O Ex Lot QV issues including 1861 No Wmk Rough Perf 1d lake SG 4 unused, 4d dull rose & 6d grey-lilac SG 5 & 6 used, CC Perf 12½ 1d x3, 4d x3, 6d x5 & 1/- x2, CC Perf 14 1d mint, 4d used x2 & 1/- mint x3, & a few others, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat (28) F A Lot No Watermark 1d brown-lake (cut from the sheet to preserve the design), 4d dull rose, 6d lavender-grey & 6d lilac SG & 19a, lightly cancelled, Cat W A 1041 * A B1 Lot 1040 Ex Lot Local Surcharge 'FOURPENCE' on CC Perf 12½ 6d deep violet SG 45, unused, Cat 550. Also a forged surcharge - only 17mm long - on 6d aniline violet New Colours & Denominations ½d to 1 SG complete plus 1d pale rose, 1d carmine-rose and 1/- blue-green SG 44a, Cat 470. (9) Ex Lot * A/A- Lot 1042 Ex Lot Queen's Staircase 1d with the Watermark Inverted, 2/- with the Watermark Reversed (two short perforations) & 3/- with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed SG 58w, 60x & 61y, Cat 680. Ex John Williams: acquired at our auction of 6/3/2010 for $ * A B KEVII CA 1d to 1 SG complete including both 1/- plus MCA ½d to 6d SG 71-74, Cat 450. (12) * A/A- - CA 1d to 1 (minor gumbend) SG plus MCA ½d SG 71 all with 'SPECIMEN' Oveprint, Cat 355. (8)

20 Page:20 Website: Aug 15, 2014 BAHAMAS (continued) Lot * A/A * B C1 Ex Lot 1045 Ex Lot KGV MCA 5/- dull purple & blue SG 88 corner pair with Plate Number '1' & 5/- pale dull purple & deep blue SG 88a gutter pair - some separated/rejoined perfs - with Plate Numbers '1' & '2', Cat (2 pairs) 1918 'WAR TAX' Overprint on 1d Queen's Staircase with the Overprint Twice (One Inverted) SG 93a, a little aged & hinge remainders, Cat * A+ B Tercentenary 1d to 3/- SG perf 'SPECIMEN', very lightly mounted, Cat 170. Superb! (5) G/V A/A- Ex Lot 1048 Ex Lot Issues SG complete plus better shades including /- SG 156a & 1 SG 157a and Columbus 1 etc, Cat (102) 1049 * A B KGVI ½d to 1 SG all values perf 'SPECIMEN', Cat 600. (14) 500 BAHRAIN */** Ex Lot Issues including Overprints on India KGV set SG 1-14 and both KGVI sets, Overprints on Great Britain complete including Castles SG 94-96ab, 1960 Definitives & 1964 Definitives (**), generally very fine, Cat (150+) 850 Ex Lot G/V A Issues SG complete plus Festival of Britain 2r Types 2 & 3, Cat A very scarce lot. (61) 500

21 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:21 BARBADOS 1052 *W Ex Lot 1052 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising De La Rue 6d 1/- & 5/- all very lightly mounted & superb; 1892 CA Seahorses seven values to 2/6d, mostly very fine; Jubilee set, some with faults &/or no gum; and 1906 Nelson set with additional 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in violet, no gum. (26) W*O Ex Lot Britannias including Imperf (½d) x3 & (1d) x7, Pin Perf 14 (½d) SG 13 (very attractive but with a repaired scissor-cut), No Wmk Clean-Cut Perf (1d) SG 19 & Rough Perf unused group with (½d) x4, (1d) x2, (4d) x4, 6d x4 & 1/-, Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 14½-15½ (1d) SG 52 mint, d SG 80, New Denominations 3d unused (horrid centring) & used and 5/- (typical centring but better cancelled than usual), and a mostly used CC group including an unused 4d red SG 76, condition variable but including many fine &/or attractive stamps, high catalogue value. (100+) *O Ex Lot Isues mostly mint including De La Rue 5/- & a used set, set mint or used, Jubilees White Paper to 2/6d and Blued Paper 1d 5d (no gum) 8d & 2/6d, 1905 MCA set, 1906 & 1907 Nelson sets, MCA set plus shades, KGV set, Large Seahorses set, Victory set, & sets, etc, a few faults but generally fine to very fine, Cat (400+) 1, * B A1 Lot 1055 Lot 1058 Lot Surcharge 'HALF-PENNY' on 4d brown with the Overprint Twice (in Red & in Black) SG 104b, exceptional centring, large-part o.g. with minor even toning, Cat

22 Page:22 Website: Aug 15, 2014 BARBADOS (continued) 1056 C B 1898 apparently commercial covers to South Australia with Coat-of-Arms on the flaps & Jubilee frankings 1) with White Paper 2½d with "bootheel" duplex; and 2) double-rate with White Paper 5d & 1d pair and 'BARBADOS' registration label on the reverse; both with Adelaide transit & 'LAURA' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. (2) 1057 * A A Nelson Centenary MCA 2½d black & indigo SG 162a, excellent centring, lightly mounted, Cat ** A B1 BECHUANALAND 1988 West Indian Cricket 50c Herman Griffith but with a portrait of E Lawson Bartlett SG 856a, Plate Number single from the upper-left of the sheet, unmounted, Cat 170 in Such errors happen too often: see also Lot XXX under Ceylon. [A gutter pair recently sold at auction in London for 430] T 1059 * A/A- BERMUDA Ex Lot Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses Waterlow 2/6d & 5/- SG mint & overprinted 'SPECIMEN', and Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d & 5/- SG 88-89, characteristic variable centring, Cat 775. (6) *O Ex Lot 1060 Mostly mint collection with QV Wmk CC used plus 1d strip of 3 & unused 3d SG 5, 'THREE PENCE' on 1/- SG 14 used (very fine appearance but faults), 'One/Penny.' on 1/- unused (fault at top), set plus shades, Dry Dock set, Tercentenary both sets, KGV Script 2/- 2/6d & 12/6d (thinned), KGVI Pictorials + used set, QEII Pictorials, 1962 Buildings, etc, some faults especially in the earlier material, Cat (200+) *W 1062 *O Ex Lot 1061 'SPECIMEN' group comprising CA ½d 2d purple & 1/- all no gum, Caravels ex 4d (very fine), KGV MCA 2/- to 10/- (some toning) & 1 (no gum), 1935 Silver Jubilee set (**, but the 1d with a fault), and KGVI 12/6d (tropicalised gum) & 1. (23) Array on stocksheets with a few QV mint to 1/-, KGV MCA 2/6d used & 5/- mint, KGVI Pictorials mint & used, KGVI Keyplates mint 2/- 2/6d 5/- x2 & 1 x2 plus used shades 2/- x13, 2/6d x7 including a corner example, 5/- x2, 10/-, 12/6d & 1 x2, a few faults but generally fine to very fine. All unchecked by us (180+)

23 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:23 BERMUDA (continued) 1063 * A/B 1064 */** A/A- Ex Lot QV Wmk CC Perf 14 1d rose-red, 2d dull blue (regummed), 3d yellow-buff, 6d dull purple, 6d dull mauve & 1/- green SG & 6-8 plus Perf 14x12½ 3d 6d & 1/- SG 10 10a & 11, a few minor imperfections, part- to large-part o.g., Cat (9) - Perf 14x12½ 1/- blue-green SG 11 block of 4, minor tonespot on the first unit, lightly mounted; & CA ½d grey-green, 2d brown-purple & 2½d deep ultramarine blocks of 4 with virtually full o.g. & the lower units unmounted; Cat (4 blocks) Lot 1065 Lot G/F B Surcharges comprising Diagonal 'THREE PENCE' on 1/- SG 13 & 13b, 'One/Penny.' on 2d blue & 'One/Penny.' on 3d SG 15 & 16, small faults but well above average for these scarce provisionals, lightly cancelled, Cat * A- - 'One/Penny.' on 3d yellow-buff & 'One/Penny.' on 1/- blue-green (off-centre) SG 16 & 17, part-o.g., Cat * A/A- Ex Lot MCA Caravel ¼d to 1/- SG plus most listed shades to 1/- and KGV 2/- to 1 SG 51b-55 plus 5/- SG 53, mostly well centred, the 4/- with a few toned perfs, Cat 800. (21) 500 Lot 1068 Ex Lot 1069 Lot * A C KGV MCA 5/- deep green & deep red/yellow with Broken Crown & Scroll SG 53db, Cat * A/A Script Caravel ¼d to 1/- SG with all listed shades & all three 1d types, and KGV 2/- to 12/6d SG 88-93, mostly well centred, Cat Mostly superb! (21) 1070 * A+ B1 - KGV 12/6d grey & orange SG 93, very well centred, lightly mounted, Cat 250. Superb!

24 Page:24 Website: Aug 15, 2014 BERMUDA (continued) 1071 ** A B1 Ex Lot KGVI High Value Keyplates Perf 13 2/- 2/6d 5/- & 12/6d and Perf 14 1 marginal blocks of 4, all except the 12/6d are lower-right corner blocks each with Plate Number '1', well centred, a few minor imperfections in the margins but all units are unmounted, Cat 900+ minimum. (5 blocks) F/V Ex Lot largely complete as per Gibbons with 2/- x7 including Line Perf SG 116b, 2/6d x5 including Line Perf SG 117a, 5/- x7 including SG 118a & 118g, 10/- x6 comprising SG 119, Line Perf SG 119b, SG 119c d e & f, 12/6d SG 120 to 120e with 1989 RPSofV Certificate for the "lemon" SG 120d (as the then SG 120b), and 1 SG 121b c & d, generally very fine, Cat A very desirable lot that are also annotated with Murray Payne CW numbers. We do not claim any expertise in these complex issues and we have not confirmed all the identifications. However, all those we checked appear to be correctly identified. The following Keyplate lots in this section are from Jim Mathieson's collection and, again, appear to all be correctly identified. (34) 1, * A/A * A/A- Ex Lot 1073 Lot 1075 Ex Lot /- range identified as SG 116 x3, Line Perf SG 116b, 116c x5, 116d x3 & 116e x2 & 116f x3, a few hinge remainders, Cat 850. (17) - 2/6d range identified as SG 117 x2, Line Perf SG 117a, 117b x4, 117c x2 & 117d x3 (one unmounted), a few hinge remainders, Cat 850. (12) 1075 * A B1 - Perf 14 2/6d black & red/pale blue with Broken Lower-Right Scroll SG 117be, Cat

25 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:25 BERMUDA (continued) Ex Lot 1076 Ex Lot * A/A- - 5/- range identified as SG 118, 118a (minor bend), 118d x2, 118e, 118f & 118g, Cat 750. (7) */** A/A- - 10/- range identified as SG 119, 119a x2, Line Perf SG 119b, 119c (unmounted), 119d x2, 119e x4 & 119f x3 (one unmounted), a couple of minor hinge remainders, Cat A gorgeous page. (14) 750 Ex Lot * A B */** A/A- Lot Line Perf 14¼ 10/- yellow-green & carmine/green with Broken Top-Right Scroll SG 119bd marginal with Plate Number '1', minor hinge remainder & minor peripheral toning in the margin only, Cat /6d group identified as SG 120, 120a (possibly unmounted), 120b x2 (minor gum blemishes), 120d (the famous so-called "Lemon" shade, very lightly mounted) & 120e x2 (one unmounted), Cat (7) 1, Lot 1080 Lot 1081 Ex Lot 1082 Lot * A A1 - Perf 14 12/6d deep grey & brownish orange SG 120, excellent centring, Cat F A- A1 - Perf 14 12/6d grey & yellow (the so called "lemon" shade) SG 120d, excellent centring, creased corner perf at lower-left, 'IRELAND ISLAND13JAN48/BERMUDA' cds, Cat * A - 1 group identified as SG 121 x2, 121b x3, 121d x2 & 121e, Cat (8) ** A - Perf 14 1 purple & black/red SG 121 & Perf 13 bright violet & black/scarlet SG 121e, marginal examples, unmounted, Cat 450. If your collection deserves the most professional treatment and a magnificent reference catalogue for posterity, talk to Gary Watson about our "Signature Series" sales

26 Page:26 Website: Aug 15, 2014 BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY Ex Lot ** A B Issues SG 1-58 complete plus a few extras, unmounted, Cat 540. (65) 250 BRITISH GUIANA 1085 *O Ex Lot 1085 Mostly mint collection with 1889 CA Ships all listed shades, 1898 Pictorials, & Ships, 1905 $2.40 x2 (one 'SPECIMEN'), KGV set (low values are used), Script mint or used, 1931 Centenary + used set, KGV Pictorials, KGVI Pictorials missing only the $1 SG 317a, Pictorials both printings, Guyana Independence Overprints to $5 x2, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat Ex John du Pont. (Just kidding!) (250 approx) 800 Lot * A B KGVI Pictorials $1 violet Perf 14x13 SG 317a, well centred, Cat BRITISH HONDURAS 1087 *WO Ex Lot 1087 Mostly mint collection including 1865 No Wmk 1d pale blue x3, 1d blue x4, 6d rose (thinned, & two forgeries) & 1/- green (used), Wmk CC Perf 12½ 1d both shades, 3d both shades (used), Wmk CA 1d blue, 4d & 6d plus 1/- 'SPECIMEN', an array of Surcharges including SG x2 sets, SG 35 x4 (one used) and SG plus 50c on 1/- used, Keyplates 13 values to $5 'SPECIMEN', KEVII MCA to $1 plus $1 to $5 'SPECIMEN', KGV pairs to 50c, issues complete, 1962 Birds etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, many of the early issues have no gum, Cat (250+) 600

27 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:27 BRITISH HONDURAS (continued) Ex Lot 1088 Ex Lot 1090 Ex Lot * A B MCA 1c to $5 SG plus 25c shade, Cat 400. (11) * A B New Design MCA 25c & $5 plus Script 1c to $2 SG , Cat 350. (13) 220 BRITISH LEVANT 1090 * A/A-` 1921 Turkish Currency Surcharges on Great Britain Seahorses Bradbury Wilkinson 45pi on 2/6d to 180pi on 10/- SG 48-50, the set & 18¾pi on 1/- SG 47 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, and 'LEVANT' Overprint 45pi on 2/6d SG L24, better than average centring, Cat 400. (8) BRITISH OCCUPATION of ITALIAN COLONIES *O Ex Lot 1091 Issues complete mint for MEF including Postage Dues, Eritrea including Postage Dues, EAF, Somalia & Tripolitania including Postage Dues, Cat 1000+; also Morocco Agencies British Currency 1949 set mint & 1951 set used, Spanish Currency SG comple mint, and Tangier SG complete mint, Cat 450. (230+) 1092 * A/A MEF Overprints on Great Britain SG M1-TD10 complete on a simplified basis, Cat (138) 300 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS *WO Ex Lot 1093 Mostly mint collection including d x2 (one unused) & 1/- SG 19 (unused), /- SG 21b (unused), d green, QV CC 1d x2 (one unused), CA ½d yellow-buff x2 & 1d both shades, Ursula x2 sets, '4D' on 1/- SG 42, 1899 Saints + used set, KEVII used set, MCA set, War Tax including SG 79bw, both watermarks, KGVI, 1952 Pictorials + used set, 1956 Pictorials, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (175 approx) 750 Sick of auctions with no atmosphere, moving at snail s pace because of live internet bidding? At Prestige Philately we want you to enjoy a real auction experience without the intrusive bells and whistles.

28 Page:28 Website: Aug 15, 2014 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (continued) 1094 * A/B Ex Lot 1094 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising set of 4 (the 6d with no gum) and 1899 Virgins set (the 1d toned), large-part o.g., Cat 480. (12) ** A/A+ BRUNEI Lot CA 1d red to 1/- brown SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, well centred, full unmounted o.g., Cat 300+ (mounted) C B BURMA Lot commercial cover to Singapore with 'BMA' Overprints on North Borneo 1c Bullock Transport, 10c Orangutan & 12c Blowpipe tied by two strikes of the linotype 'BRUNEI/3/APR/1946' d/s, Australian-type provisional registration label with typed "BRUNEI", light Singapore arrival cds, minor bend & light soiling. A rare cover. [The linotype cancel was used 12/12/1945 to 31/5/1946 only] 500 T 1097 G/V A Ex Lot 1097 Ex Lot Issues including KGV to 5r & 'SERVICE' to 2r, KGVI to 5r & 'SERVICE' to 5r + 10r with telegraph cancel, 1946 KGVI set & 'SERVICE' 10r, 1947 Overprints & 'SERVICE' sets, Cat (130) 250

29 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:29 BURMA (continued) 1098 *O CANADA Issues including KGVI used to 5r & 10r mint, 1946 New Colours mint, 1947 Overprints mint, Officials 1939 set mint or used, 1946 set mint & 1947 Overprints with rupee values mint, etc, generally very fine, Cat (120 approx) **BPS A Collection of Definitives with numerous blocks of 4 to $5 including tagging variations, some booklet stamps and a range of M/Ss, unmounted, then an album of approximately 160 booklets, and an album of modern Postal Stationery. (100s) O Ex Lot Colony of Canada with Wove Paper Imperf 3d Beaver x2 (fine to very fine, one just touched at the top), 6d SG 9 & 10d SG 13 both attractive with full margins but faults, Perf 1c 5c 10c x2 12½c x4 & 17c, and c, Cat (14) V A+ Lot Colony of Canada Imperf on Wove Paper 3d brown-red Beaver SG 8 (Scott #4a), margins good to large, light target cancel in black & traces of a transit postmark in red at the top, Cat 275. Superb! Philatelic Foundation Certificate (2012) as Scott #4a. [Our vendor states this is one of the finest examples in private hands] 1,000 T 1102 G/F A/A- Ex Lot Large Queens comprising ½c x2, 1c, 3c x3, 6c, 12½c & 15c x8 (one unused), a few minor problems but generally fine to very fine used, Cat 675 minimum. (16) *W A/B Ex Lot Small Queens 1c 2c x2 3c x3 5c 6c x2 & a very fine well centred 10c, a few faults, mostly with part- to large-part o.g., also 1893 Widow 20c & 50c with large-part o.g., STC (12) 400

30 Page:30 Website: Aug 15, 2014 CANADA (continued) 1104 *O Ex Lot mostly mint collection with Jubilee ½c (faults) & 8c, Maple Leaves both sets & a few shades, KEVII set (50c defective), Quebec set (horrid centring), Admirals to $1 plus shades to 50c, 'WAR/TAX' Overprints, Pictorials plus 12c unmounted block of 4 (one creased), Pictorials plus 2c red booklet pane & 12c Plate No 1 corner block of 4, later issues apparently complete, also some imperf & coil singles & 'G' Overprints SG O , a few mostly minor problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat (300+) 1, *W A/B Ex Lot Golden Jubilee 1c to 50c SG simplified, variable centring as usual but only the 2c is into the perfs, the 8c is superb but the 15c is creased, large-part o.g., Cat (10) *W B/C 1107 ** A Lot $1 lake (gum redistributed, a bit aged & minor toning at the top), $2 deep bright violet (gum redistributed), $3 bistre (large-part o.g. but thinned), $4 violet (large-part o.g. but creased) & $5 olive-green (regummed) SG , variable centring, Cat Confederation Historical Issue 12c well centred Plate Number block of 6 (3x2) & 20c Plate Number block of 4 SG 272-3, unmounted, Cat (2 blocks) G/V Ex Lot KGVI Issues with most back-of-the-book stamps & Newfoundland including Postage Due 1c to 3c, Cat 700+ approximately. (160+) */**O Ex Lot Issues complete mint or used on Gibbons simplified pages including Coil Stamps & all "Back-of-the-Book" stamps except the Postage Due 4c; and for Newfoundland plus Postage Dues unmounted set; generally fine to very fine, Cat (150+) 350

31 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:31 CANADA (continued) 1110 C C CANADA - PROVINCES 1111 F A Lot 1110 Lot (Feb 22) cover to Western Australia with Canadian security machine cancellation & sender's Vancouver address on the reverse, the stamp fallen-off in transit, the cover & enclosed letter partly burned & charred around the edges, endorsed on the face "Rec June 1st 1945/after being Damaged by Fire on ship/and/explosion at/vancouver/bc". The first item we have seen from this maritime incident. [Hoggarth & Gwynn at page 282 state that on 6/3/1945, the "Greenhill Park" exploded following a fire in the hold. 8 people were killed. 135 bags of mail were destroyed or damaged. Rated B: less than 20 covers recorded, all addressed to Australia] NEW BRUNSWICK: Blue Paper Imperf 3d bright red SG 1, good even margins, light '30'-and-Bars numeral cancel, Cat *WO Ex Lot 1112 NEWFOUNDLAND: Range on leaves with a few scrappy Imperfs, Pictorials set including 5c unused, 10c on piece & a very well-centred 12c, Perf 12 set unused or part-o.g., Rouletted 1c unused, 2c mint (blemishes) & 5c mint (minor toning), New Colours 10c black mint & used, 1894 New Colours 12c brown mint, etc, condition variable, high catalogue value. (76) *W A/A- Ex Lot Imperf 1d to 1/- (ex 5d & 6d) simplifed set between SG 1 & 33, good even margins, a couple of very minor blemishes, the 1d & 3d without gum otherwise with part- to large-part o.g., Cat 870 minimum. (7) 300 How would you like to see your collection showcased like this? Talk to Gary Watson today if this idea tantalises you.

32 Page:32 Website: Aug 15, 2014 CANADA - PROVINCES (continued) 1114 * A Lot Imperf 1d brown-purple SG 1, corner example from the upper-left of the sheet with margins good to enormous, minor soiling in the margin only, large-part o.g., Cat 160. Spectacular! *O Ex Lot mostly mint collection including Cabot set (60c unused), 1910 Pictorials plus 1c 'NFWFOUNDLAND' in pair with normal, 1911 Recess Printed set, Royal Family plus shades, 1919 Caribou set, c on 15c, 1921 Air Mail Overprint x2 (one on cover with 'HALIFAX' arrival cds on the face), Pictorials plus shades, & Publicity sets, 1932 Pictorials, 1933 Balbo Flight (concealed fault), 1933 Annexation, Coronation Pictorials, etc, a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat 2800 approximately. (160+) 750 Lot * A C * A/A+ Ex Lot Caribou 15c Prussian blue with distinctive bluing of the paper SG 139a (Unitrade #124b), undercatalogued at 110 ($C300). BPA Certificate (1955). [This is a notoriously difficult shade. Most examples offered as Prussian blue are not right & Unitrade states "Certificate recommended to verify shade"] - Airmails comprising 1919 $1 on 15c SG 143, 1931 Large Format set with & without watermark SG 192-7, 1932 Dornier $1.50 on $1 SG 221, and 1933 Pictorials SG 230-4, mostly well centred, Cat 725. Some are superb! (13) F/G C Lot 1118 NOVA SCOTIA: Blue Paper Imperf 1d red-brown SG 1, margins just touching - at lower-left - to good, small repair at upper-left & shallow thin; and 6d yellow-green SG 5, margins close to large, central thin; bars cancels, Cat Attractive spacefillers. Offer

33 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:33 CAYMAN ISLANDS 1119 */**O Ex Lot 1119 Mostly mint selection with QV 1d KEVII 6d & KGV 1/- all 'SPECIMEN', 1907 ½d on 1d, 'WAR STAMP' multiples not checked for varieties, MCA 3d on Pale Yellow pair, Script set plus some extras to 5/- + 10/- on registered piece, Centenary 6d on registered cover from 'CAYMAN BRAC', Pictorials including perfs, 1950 Pictorials, QEII to 10/- used + mint 1, Pictorials, etc, generally very fine, Cat 1000 approximately. (250+) 400 Ex Lot 1120 Ex Lot 1121 Ex Lot * A/A Issues QV listed shades, KEVII CA ½d to 1/- SG 3-7, MCA ½d to 1/- and New Colours & Denominationas 4d to 5/- SG 13-16, a few hinge remainders, Cat (18) 1121 * A B KEVII CA ½d to 1/- SG 3-7 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cat 250. (5) * A/B B New Colours & Denominationas 4d to 5/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the 6d with rounded corner at upper-left, Cat 225. (4) * A B1 Lot 1124 Lot 1123 Lot Handstamped Surcharges '½D' & '1D' both on 5/- salmon & green SG 18 & 19, the 1d on 5/- is very lightly mounted, Cat * A B1 - '½D' on 5/- salmon & green SG 18, very lightly mounted, Cat ** A B1 - '1D' on 5/- salmon & green SG 19, unmounted, Cat 275+ (mounted) Ex Lot 1126 Ex Lot * A B Postage & Revenue ½d to 10/- SG including both 6d & both 1/- plus 1908 ¼d SG 38, Cat 380. (12) * A/A- - ½d to 10/- SG plus 1908 ¼d brown SG 38 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, a few toned perf tips, Cat 445. [The 1/- SG 31 wasn't issued with 'SPECIMEN' overprint]. (9) 300 Use Limit Bidding to cover all lots in which you are interested.

34 Page:34 Website: Aug 15, 2014 CAYMAN ISLANDS (continued) 1128 * B C1 Lot Postal Fiscal '1D' on 4d grey & red/yellow Barefoot #1, some toned perf tips but very fresh, very lightly mounted, Cat 250 mint. Unlisted by Gibbons. [John Williams' example sold at our auction of 6/3/2010 for $604] Only 396 stamps - three complete sheets plus 36 others - were prepared. Although this issue was intended for fiscal purposes only, the basic stamp is inscribed 'POSTAGE - & REVENUE', and a number of examples - including on two covers - were postally used. We contend that this stamp is far more deserving of catalogue status than many other stamps that, while technically valid for postage, could not be and never were used postally. For example, Gibbons list numerous Victorian "postal fiscal" denominations between 45/- and 100, and even price most of them "used" even although not a single genuine postally used example of any of them has been recorded. Support for this stamp receiving catalogue status is given in a footnote below the 25 of Northern Nigeria: "...although [inscribed] 'POSTAGE & REVENUE', this was intended to pay the fiscal fee for liquor licences". Our expectation is that Gibbons will one day give this scarce Cayman Islands stamp a listing, at which time the market price is likely to go through the roof. 200 Ex Lot 1129 Ex Lot * A B KGV MCA ¼d to 10/- SG with all listed shades except 3d SG 45c & 45d, Cat 520. (21) * A/A- - ¼d to 10/- SG 40 to 52 plus 3d SG 45b & 10/- SG 52 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, a few toned perf tips, Cat 600. (15) * B B P A Lot 1131 Lot War Tax 'WAR STAMP/1½d' Gibbons Type 16 (Curved Top Serif on Large '1' & '1' in Fraction 1½mm High) on 2½d deep blue SG 55, minor crease at left, Cat KGV New Design imperforate plate proofs on thin card 2d in bright carmine with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & 4½d in blue * A B1 Ex Lot 1133 Ex Lot 1134 Ex Lot MCA 3d purple/orange-buff marginal block of 6, 3d purple/pale yellow pair, 4d to 10/- SG including the listed 5/- shades, lightly mounted, Cat (15) 1134 * A B1 - MCA 3d to 10/- SG and Script ¼d to 10/- SG including both 6d, Cat 245. (20) *W A/A- - MCA 3d to 10/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, 1/- no gum, plus a second 1/- with Broken 'M' on small piece), Cat [Only 7 examples of the Broken 'M' variety can exist] (6)

35 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:35 CAYMAN ISLANDS (continued) Lot 1136 Ex Lot 1138 Ex Lot * A C1 - MCA 3d purple/pale yellow with the Watermark Inverted BW 60bw, very lightly mounted, Cat ** A+ - MCA 1/- & 5/- two shades SG & 64a, and Script ¼d to 10/- SG plus 6d SG 77 (ex 1½d & 4½d), unmounted, Cat 250+ (mounted). Superb! (16) 1138 * A/A- - Script ¼d to 10/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, some hinge remainders, Cat 450. (14) Ex Lot 1139 Ex Lot * A B Centenary of Assembly ¼d to 10/- SG 84-95, mostly marginal examples, Cat 500. (12) * A/A+ - ¼d to 10/- SG perf 'SPECIMEN', very lightly mounted, Cat 600. Mostly superb! (12) 500 Ex Lot *F A/B 1935 Pictorials ¼d to 10/- SG complete mint, used, and perf 'SPECIMEN' (some short perfs), Cat 750. (36) 400 Ex Lot * A B Silver Jubilee set SG perf 'SPECIMEN', well centred, lightly mounted, Cat 150. (4) 125

36 Page:36 Website: Aug 15, 2014 CAYMAN ISLANDS (continued) Ex Lot ** A B1 Ex Lot 1143 Lot KGVI Pictorials ¼d (both) to 10/- (both) SG a including all perfs, plus 1950 Pictorials SG , all marginal examples, unmounted, Cat 240. (33) 1144 * A B1 - ¼d to 10/- SG perf 'SPECIMEN', Cat 500. (14) ** A B1 REVENUES: c.1965 QEII Block Wmk 10 green marginal example, unmounted, Barefoot Cat 150 (used). 100 CEYLON C A/B COOK ISLANDS Ex Lot 1146 SRI LANKA: Collection of FDCs including very attractive recent issues & the 1983 National Heroes SG with the "unissued" 50c brown CW Tamotherampillai, some minor toning mostly on the earlier issues. [The Tamotherampillai stamp was withdrawn when, at the last minute, it was discovered that the wrong portrait had been used! An example of that FDC - minor blemishes - sold for $264 at our auction of 24/4/2009] (450+) 350 T 1147 * A B1 Ex Lot Overprints on New Zealand Arms 2/6d (hinge remainder) to 5 SG , lightly mounted, Cat 500 minimum. (6) 240

37 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:37 COOK ISLANDS (continued) 1148 * A 1149 ** A CYPRUS Lot 1148 Lot 1149 AITUTAKI: 1920 Pictorials 1/- Avarua Harbour with the Frame Printed Double, lightly mounted, undercatalogued at 200. A dramatic variety. - another marginal example with a slightly more exaggerated displacement to the right & ½mm down, unmounted. This variety is at least as dramatic as the related inverted centres of the period. However, this is a much scarcer item. This and the previous lot are the only examples we have seen for many years */**WO Ex Lot 1150 Valuable collection with a page of Overprints on Great Britain including unused 4d green x2 & 6d grey (trimmed perfs), 'HALF-PENNY' on 1d unused x3 & used x2, CA unused 1pi 6pi x2 & 12pi and used set, 1882 Surcharges CA '½' on ½pi unused x3 & '30 PARAS' on 1pi used x2, CA unused/mint set, New Colours unused/mint plus 4pi 6pi & 12pi 'SPECIMEN' & a used set (ex 9pi), KEVII MCA mint set, KGV 18pi SG 98 mint &10/- mint (toning), 1934 Pictorials mint & used sets, Jubilee mint & used sets plus on a registered cover, KGVI Pictorials mint x2 sets (ex 1pi SG 154a) & used set, Pictorials **, Independence Overprints mint, 1962 Pictorials **, etc, condition variable, Cat (350+) 1, * A/A- Ex Lot 'CYPRUS' Overprint on Great Britain ½d Plate '15', 1d Plate '217', 2½d Plate '14', 4d Plate '16', 6d Plate '18' with wing-margin and 1/- Plate '13' SG 1-6, large-part o.g., Cat (6) 600 Ex Lot 1153 Lot G B Lot d red SG 2 Plate '184', well centred, a little aged, Barred Numeral '975' of Limassol clear of both plate numbers, Cat

38 Page:38 Website: Aug 15, 2014 CYPRUS (continued) 1153 G/F A B QV Die I Wmk CC ½pi emerald-green to 6pi olive-grey SG 11-15, squared-circle or numeral cancels, Cat 850. (5) 1154 * A C Surcharges '½ ½' on ½pi emerald-green with Pregnant '1' at Left SG 23c, large-part o.g., Cat Lot 1155 Ex Lot 1156 Ex Lot 1157 Ex Lot 1158 Ex Lot * B A1 - '30 PARAS' on 1pi rose SG 24, exceptional centring, minor toning, part-o.g., Cat * A B KEVII CA ½pi to 45pi SG 50-59, very lightly mounted, Cat 600. (10) * A/A- - ½pi to 45pi SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, most to 12pi have hinge remainders, Cat 450. (10) * A B KGV MCA 10pa to 45pi SG including all listed shades, very lightly mounted, Cat 320. (15) * A B KGV Script 10pa to 45pi SG 85-99, the 10pa grey & yellow is a block of 4, very lightly mounted, Cat 600. (18) 450 Ex Lot 1160 Ex Lot 1162 Lot 1163 Lot O A/B - 10pa to 45pi SG 85-99, a few perf faults but generally fine to very fine, Cat 750. (15) * A 1162 * A B New Denominations 10/- & 1 SG 100 & 101 both with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, very lightly mounted, Cat New Design MCA 1 SG 102 and Script ¼pi to 90pi SG , plus 1925 New Colours ½pi to 2½pi SG , very lightly mounted & a few better values are apparently unmounted, Cat 550. (21) 1163 F A B1 - Script 90pi green & red/yellow SG 117, 1937 cds, Cat Ex Lot 1165 Ex Lot ** A B F A B * A+ B1 Ex Lot th Anniversary of British Rule ¼pi to 1 SG , all marginal examples from the top of the sheets, unmounted, Cat 300+ (mounted). (10) - ¼pi to 1 SG , all with central 'SOLI/12JAN35/CYPRUS' cds (ERD by 11 months), Cat 400. [Ted Proud notes the post office was "at the archaeological camp". His ERD is 4DEC35] (10) - ¼pi to 1 SG with small sans serif 'SPECIMEN.' Overprint in black or red, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat 700. Superb! (10)

39 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:39 CYPRUS (continued) Lot * A A KGVI Pictorials 1pi Soli Theatre Perf 13½x12½ SG 154a, exceptional centring, Cat DOMINICA 1168 *WO A/B Ex Lot QV Issues including 1874 Perf 12½ 6d & 1/- x2 used, CC mint (4d no gum) & used sets, CA 2½d, mint set, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat 1600 approximately. (50) *O FALKLAND ISLANDS Ex Lot Issues including 1903 CC to 2/6d mint plus 5/- used, CA mint set, MCA mint set, Script set, KGV mint set, Pictorials mint, 1951 Pictorials mint & used, QEII Pictorials mint, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (160+) *O Ex Lot 1170 Valuable collection remainders including 1891 '½d.' with Large Dot on bisected 1d unused (status?), QV 2/6d (fake cancel), KEVII mint 6d 1/- x2 & 3/- (tonespot), KGV MCA mint 6d x10 including block of 4, 1/- x4, 3/-, both 5/- & 10/-, page of 'WAR STAMP' Overprints including multiples, KGV Script x2 sets, mint 6d & 1/- pairs & 1 and used 1/- pair, Jubilee perf 'SPECIMEN' set (a few faults), generally fine to very fine, Cat (120+) 1,250

40 Page:40 Website: Aug 15, 2014 FALKLAND ISLANDS (continued) 1171 D A A1 Ex Lot Frank Handstamps 'FALKLAND/PAID/ISLANDS' boxed h/s in black on wove paper & circular h/s in red on laid paper, Cat 300. (2) *WO Ex Lot QV Issues including No Wmk mint/unused 1d x2 4d (small faults) 6d x3 & 1/- and used 1d 4d x4 6d & 1/- x3 (one on piece), CA Wmk Sideways mint 1d x3 & 4d and used 1d & 4d x5, '½d.' on 1d Bisect used, CA Wmk Upright unused 6d & 1/-, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (47) 1, *G A/B 1174 G A C1 Lot 1173 Lot No Watermark 6d blue-green & 1/- bistre-brown SG 3 & 4 mint & 1/- used (a few short perfs), all marginal examples from the base of the sheet & each with Plate Dot, Cat Watermark CA Upright 4d olive grey-black with the Watermark Inverted SG 12w, neat cork cancellation, Cat * A/B Lot CA apparently all-different shades comprising ½d x4, 1d x7, 2d x2, 2½d x4 including Prussian blue SG 29 (creased), 4d, 6d x2, 9d x2 & 1/-, mostly with large-part o.g. & generally very fine, Cat 825 minimum. BPA Certificate (1984) for the 2½d Prussian blue as the then SG

41 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:41 FALKLAND ISLANDS (continued) Lot 1176 Lot * A/A- - 6d yellow SG 34 block of 4, minor gum-bend across the lower units, large-part o.g., Cat Scarce multiple */** A B1-1/- yellow-brown SG 38 block of 6 (3x2), large-part o.g. with two of the lower units being unmounted, Cat A scarce & desirable multiple. 500 Lot * A B High Values QV 2/6d blue & 5/- red SG 41 & 42, unusually well centred for this issue, large-part o.g., Cat * A/B Ex Lot KEVII ½d to both 5/- SG including all listed shades, the 1d SG 44d is a bit aged & the 3/- SG 49 has a hinge remainder, others are very fine, Cat (16) 850 Lot 1180 Lot G/F A B1-3/- green & 5/- red SG 49 & 50, large double-ring cds, Cat * A B1-5/- red SG 50, very lightly mounted, Cat

42 Page:42 Website: Aug 15, 2014 FALKLAND ISLANDS (continued) 1182 * A Ex Lot KGV MCA ½d to 1 SG including both 5/- plus some extra shades & perfs, Cat minimum. (19) 750 Ex Lot * A/B - ½d to 1 (tiny imperfections) SG including both 5/- all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cat (11) 1,000 Lot * B B C A Lot South Georgia Provisional '2½D' on 2d purple SG 115, a patch of toned gum at lower-left doesn't affect the very fine facial appearance, lightly mounted, Cat BPA Certificate (1970). - '2½D' on 2d purple SG 115 tied to cover to London by very fine 'SOUTH/19FE/28/GEORGIA' cds, small piece of flap missing on the reverse, Cat 1300 x2. BPA Certificate #65908 (now lost, but the numbered photograph from the certificate is included) ,500 Falkland Islands Study Circle - based in Great Britain The group conducts two auctions for members each year and publishes The Upland Goose quarterly. Annual fees are 15 within GB and Europe or 20 elsewhere (alternatively $US40). Enquiries to Mark Burton, 16 Bonnycroft Lane, Easingwold, NYorks YO61 3AW England.

43 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:43 FALKLAND ISLANDS (continued) 1186 * A/A- Ex Lot Whale & Penguin ½d to 1 SG plus Line Perf 6d & 1/-, most - including the high values - are very lightly mounted, Cat 780. (13) */** A/B Ex Lot blocks of 4 comprising ½d (2 **), 1d (2 **), 2d (1 **), 2½d (2 **) & 2/6d (2 ** but both right-hand units are creased), plus 5/- horizontal strip of 3 (2 **), Cat (6 items) V A B1 Ex Lot blocks of 4 comprising Line Perf ½d 1d 4d & 6d SG 116a 117a 120a &121a, plus Comb Perf 2d & 2½d, all with superb central 'PORT STANLEY/26OC/37/FALKLAND ISLANDS' cds, Cat Very scarce group. (6 blocks) E A/A E A Ex Lot 1189 Ex Lot Centenary of British Administration original stamp-size photographic essays as adapted for the ½d 1d 1½d 2d 5/- (small peripheral abrasions) & 1, four with hand-tinted coloured frames, each with non-contemporary signature "G Roberts" on the reverse; with issued ½d & 1d for comparison. [Acquired at Gary Watson's auction of 30/3/1987 for $900] (8) - stamp-size photographic essays by George Roberts for ½d Sheep to 1 KGV (ex 6d, which was designed by a Mr Macintosh), plus prints of the photos used for the 1/- 2/6d & 5/-. NB: Non-contemporary prints. (14 items) 1,000 Offer Bid boldly: you may not get another opportunity!

44 Page:44 Website: Aug 15, 2014 FALKLAND ISLANDS (continued) 1191 */**(?) A+ Ex Lot Centenary of British Administration ½d to 1 SG , well centred, the 1½d & 1/- are marginal examples with part-imprint, lightly mounted, the 1 & a couple of others are apparently unmounted, Cat A superb set! (12) 3,250 Lot * A+ B1 Ex Lot /- Penguin black & yellow-orange SG 136a, well centred, faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat Superb! 1193 E A 1194 */** A 1195 F/V With 1975 letter from FP Brucciana stating "It is virtually impossible to differentiate between this stamp and SG 136 simply by comparing shades...you must compare the reverse sides and you will see quite clearly that the yellow-orange shade has an almost aniline quality in that [the colour] shows through quite clearly whereas the yellow of SG 136 is barely visible", 1936 King Edward VIII Pictorials stamp-size photographic essays by George Roberts for 1/- Mount Sugartop, 2/6d Penguins, 5/- Sealion, 10/- Deception Island & 1 Coat-of-Arms plus prints of the photos used for the 1/- & 10/-, and similar photographic essays for KGVI 2½d Whale's Jawbones (as used for the ½d) & 6d Battle Memorial (as used for the 1d) again with prints of the original photos, all affixed to both sides of a grey album page (240x290mm) with typed endorsements. NB: These are all non-contemporary prints. (11 items) Issues apparently complete but a few of the more modern issues may be missing, KGVI & early-qeii mounted, thereafter unmounted. High thematic content Issues SG complete simplified plus shades to 1/- including 1/- SG 158c, Dependencies complete for the same period plus shades including Thick Maps 6d SG G6e, Cat 860 approximately. (123) 1,500 Offer */**O A Ex Lot Issues mostly mint with KGVI Pictorials to 1 x2 plus some shades including 5/- SG 161d, 1952 Pictorials ( 1 **) + used set, Birds **, & 1972 Flowers all **, later issues unmounted, etc, generally very fine, Cat 2000 approx. (280 approx) 800

45 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:45 FALKLAND ISLANDS (continued) 1197 * A B1 Ex Lot KGVI Pictorials ½d to 1 SG ex the d 2d & 3d - all perf 'SPECIMEN', lightly mounted, Cat 2500 for the set of 16. (13) 1, */**O Ex Lot predominantly mint collection attractively presented in three expensive Kabe hingeless albums including 1952 Pictorials (used), 1960 Birds, 1968 Flowers (**), 1971 Decimal Overprints, 1972 Flowers (**); Falkland Island Dependencies 1946 Thick Maps 6d black & ochre SG G6e (**) & Thin Maps complete, 1954 Ships; South Georgia 1963 Definitives, 1971 Decimal Overprints (**), 1977 Second Overprints (**); also representations from Graham Land, South Orkneys & South Shetlands, and Falklands & Dependencies issues to 2002 including M/Ss, sheetlets, etc. Excellent thematic content. (1250+) FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES 1, */**V A Ex Lot 1199 Mostly mint collection with KGVI issues complete & QEII Ships, South Georgia unmounted including Pictorials, Surcharges plus sub-types (& CTO to 25p), Pictorials, etc, Cat (170 approx) 250 Lot V A B Thick Maps 4d with 'SOUTH/POKE'' SG G5c, cds largely clear of the flaw, Cat

46 Page:46 Website: Aug 15, 2014 FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES (continued) 1201 CL A FIJI Lot commercial double-rate airmail cover from a Norwegian whaling ship's engineer (printed on the flap) to a family member in Norway with Thin Maps 3d & 1/- pair tied by South Georgia cds of 30OC/50, 'SOUTH GEORGIA' registration label. [Stefan Heijtz states that the rate from 6/10/1950 was 1/- per 5g x2, + 3d registration] */**O 1203 C/CL Ex Lot 1202 Mostly mint collection with KEVII to 5/-, KGV MCA to 1 Die I + 1 Die II (used, small fault), Script to 5/-, KGVI most perfs to 1 plus used set including all Dies & Perfs, QE Pictorials (the 1 is **) + used set (the 10/- & 1 on FDC), later issues to 1983 unmounted including Block Wmk set, etc, generally very fine, Cat (400+) First Day Covers virtually complete including se-tenants & M/Ss, plus a few earlier FDCs including KGVI Pictorials to 5/- & 1940 Re-Issued Values, 1954 QEII 10/- (unaddressed but minor spotting), etc; also a few early flight covers, 1922 registered with KGV values to 2/6d, etc, finally an array of 1977 Ray Simpson covers with all-different datestamps, generally very fine but some mostly minor problems with the earlier material. High thematic content. (lots) W A Lot 1204 Lot Fiji Times Express Quadrillé Paper 1/- black/rose SG 4, margins close - at lower-right - to large with black rouletting except at the base, unused, Cat An unusually fine example of these rare and fragile issues. Ex Gerald Patterson. RPSofV Certificate (2012). 1,400

47 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:47 FIJI (continued) 1205 * A B 'VR' Underprints Laid Paper 1d blue as SG 31 but with the 'VR' Underprint Inverted & Misplaced (also with part of a second impression at far-right), large-part o.g. Unlisted by Gibbons. Ex Gerald Patterson. BPA Certificate (1966) states "...is genuine". [As noted by a previous owner, "...the inverted overprint may have escaped notice by reason of it being so much off-centre, the inverted 'V' being at first sight easily mistaken for an 'R'...". Of course, because the underprint was printed before the design, technically it is the design that is inverted!] 1, * A 1207 * A/A * A C1 Ex Lot 1207 Lot 1206 Lot d blue horizontal pair Imperforate Vertically Between & at Right SG 31c(var), large-part o.g., Cat Ex Gerald Patterson. RPSofV Certificate (2012). This is a very scarce variant. All other examples of this variety offered in recent years were completely imperforate vertically. However, Peter Robertson had a pair similar to this: see David Alford at page KEVII CA ½d to 1 stone & ultramarine (marginal single with Plate Number '1') SG , very lightly mounted, Cat 450. (11) KEVII New Colours 1 purple & black/red SG 124 marginal example from the top of the sheet, very lightly mounted, Cat ** A B MCA 4d black & red/orange-buff SG 131b block of 4, unmounted, Cat 200+ (mounted) ** A+ B * A+ B1 Lot 1210 Lot KGV MCA 1 purple & black/red Die II SG 137a upper-left corner pair with Plate Number '13', well centred, unmounted, Cat (as mounted singles). Rare & superb! 'WAR STAMP' Overprints ½d blue-green with the Overprint Inverted SG 138c marginal pair from the left of the sheet, well centred, the faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat A rare & superb multiple! RPSofV Certificate (2012). [Sir Gawaine Baillie's very fine single sold for 748] 800 1, G/V Ex Lot Issues SG complete simplified plus many dies & perfs, 2½d with Extra Island SG 256ba & 256ca, and Postage Dues 2d 4d 5d 6d & 1/6d, Cat 800 approximately. (67) 400 Pacific Islands Study Circle - based in Great Britain There is much of interest in the PISC's quarterly magazine "Pacifica" edited by Bryan Jones. Membership enquiries to the Chairman/Secretary John Ray, 24 Woodvale Avenue, London SE25 4AE. You can phone John on +44 (20) or send an to jray@dial.pipex.com

48 Page:48 Website: Aug 15, 2014 FIJI (continued) 1213 * A/B Ex Lot KGVI Pictorials ½d (no gum) to 5/- SG perf 'SPECIMEN', some minor aging & hinge remainders, Cat 750. (18) 400 Lot F A Lot 1215 POSTAGE DUES: 3d black SG D4 vertical strip of 3 from the top of the sheet unperforated at the top, neat Sunburst cancels, Cat 360+ (as singles). Multiples larger than pairs of any value are rare. Ex Gerald Patterson. FIJI - Postal History 1215 CX B This would have been a spectacular cover: the face value of 9d exceeds the highest franking of early Postage Dues we have recorded (Apr 12) front two pages of the "Fiji Times Express" with 'Two/Cents' on CR 1d blue SG 13 affixed with 'GPO/MY3/1873/LEVUKA-FIJI' cds above, to England thus requiring additional postage to be affixed at the first transit port, New South Wales De La Rue 1d neatly affixed over the Fijian stamp and tied by 'SYDNEY/JU14/1873/NSW' cds, minor soiling/aging but of fine appearance. A remarkable combination franking. [The address band has been lost but It our vendor has advised that the addressee was Rev Nettleton in Doncaster (GB)] 450 2,500

49 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:49 FIJI - Postal History (continued) 1216 CX B Lot Extract - (June 28) complete edition of the "Fiji Times Express" with 'Two/Cents' on CR 1d blue SG 13 tied by 'GPO/LEVUKA-FIJI' cds, New South Wales De La Rue 1d neatly affixed over the Fijian stamp - but small portions are visible - and tied by 'SYDNEY/AU9/1873/NSW' cds, superb 'DONCASTER/OC9/73' arrival cds, minor soiling/aging but of fine appearance. [Our vendor believes this rare item was carried per the clipper "Woodlark" that was at Suva on 28/6/1873 & scheduled to sail at the end of July] 3, C A- Lot cover to New Jersey "via Sydney" with scarce franking of Altered Dies 'Four Pence' 12½mm Overprint on 2d mauve SG 42 x2 tied by Suva cds, 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/RECD' transit cds & 'US CHARGE/TO COLLECT 5 CENTS' h/s. Most attractive. Ex Gerald Patterson. RPSofV Certificate (2012). 850

50 Page:50 Website: Aug 15, 2014 FIJI - Postal History (continued) 1218 PS (B) Lot OHMS 'RETURNED LETTER' Envelope (202x151mm) with 'Dead Letter Office, Fiji' imprint at lower-left, GPO cds & Levuka arrival b/s, ironed-out folds & repaired at upper-left. A very rare item of official postal stationery C B 1220 PS B GAMBIA Lot 1219 Lot Arthur Mills PPC "Native Canoe" (an outrigger with sail) to Melbourne with KEVII 1d red tied by straight-line 'RAKI RAKI' handstamp & Suva cds, minor blemishes on the view side. The message states "Trying to find where is a Macaroni Plantation"! 1921 KGV 1d+2d Registration Envelope Size G to "Jenolan Caves/NSW" uprated with ¼d d & 1d tied by 'SUVA FIJI/REGISTERED' cds, Sydney transit b/s & 'OBERON/NSW' cds on the face, stained on the reverse T 1221 *WO A/B Lot Imperf Cameos 4d pale brown SG 2 with large-part o.g. (small closed tear at right) & used with red cds, and 6d blue SG 3a two slightly different shades unused, all with full margins, Cat

51 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:51 GAMBIA (continued) 1222 *W Ex Lot Perf Cameos ½d orange to 1/- blue-green SG 10B-20B, the 2d 3d & 6d are very fine with part-o.g., the others have faults but are presentable, Cat 800 minimum; also Wmk CA ½d grey-green to 1/- violet SG 21-35, large-part o.g., Cat 70 minimum. (15) 250 Ex Lot 1223 Ex Lot 1224 Lot * A/A Keyplates SG complete plus a few extras, generally fine to very fine, Cat (85) * A/A Elephants MCA 4d to 5/- SG and Script ½d to 10/- SG including both 3/-, most very lightly mounted & a few may be unmounted, Cat 600. (24) 1225 P A - 5d frame only imperforate plate proof single on ungummed unwatermarked paper, good to large margins. 100 GIBRALTAR 450 Ex Lot 1227 Ex Lot 1226 Ex Lot *W A/A Overprints on Bermuda ½d to 1/- SG 1-7, the 2d with no gum, the others with large-part o.g., Cat (7) * A B British Currency ½d to 1/- SG 8-14, large-part o.g., Cat 600. (7) *W A/A- - ½d to 1/- SG 8-14 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the 4d with no gum, the others with large-part o.g., Cat 600. (7) * Ex Lot Issues mostly mint with 1889 Spanish Surcharges, Spanish Currency, 1898 British Currency, KEVII CA to 2/-, MCA 4/- to 1 & New Colours set, KGV MCA set plus a few shades, Script set & New Colours to 1 plus 5 'SPECIMEN' (small thin), Rock both perfs, condition rather mixed, Cat (100+) 1,000

52 Page:52 Website: Aug 15, 2014 GIBRALTAR (continued) Ex Lot 1230 Ex Lot * A B KEVII CA 4/- 8/- & 1, lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat 850. (3) * A B New Colours 1/- to 1 SG with 'SPECIMEN' perfin (1/- & 2/-) or overprint, very lightly mounted, Cat 450. Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel Certificate (1999) for the set. (6) */** A Ex Lot Issues mostly mint with KGVI Pictorials including all perfs (2d grey SG 124ab with Coil Join), Wedding, QEII Pictorials, Pictorials (**), Ships (**), 1971 Pictorial Pairs (**), etc, Cat (200+) G/V GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS Ex Lot KGVI Issues SG complete simplified plus many dies & perfs including 2d grey SG 124ab, 5/- SG 129 (parcel cancel) & 10/- SG 130 etc, Cat 800 approximately. (70) */** Ex Lot 1234 Mostly mint collection with 1911 Overprints on Fiji, KGV MCA to 5/- & Script to 10/-, KGVI Pictorials, QEII Pictorials (**), later mostly unmounted issues, generally very fine, Cat (200+) 200 Lot * A A KGV MCA 1 purple & black/red SG 24, exceptional centring, Cat

53 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:53 GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS (continued) 1236 E/P A Ex Lot First Air Service 3d 1/- & 3/7d photographic essays in black & white as issued but inscribed '1963'; small piece with mss "Approved subject to date/being made 1964/AK Mitchell/ "; another signed "Margaret Barwick/ Designer"; plus final colour proofs of the 3 values in close to the issued colours on gummed paper (unmounted); & the set on FDC also signed by Margaret Berwick. Ex Michael Shaw.(9 items) C (A-) 1238 */** A GOLD COAST Lot 1237 Lot commercial airmail cover from Fiji to an islander c/- Pan American Airways at Canton Island with KGVI 6d Map only & 'T/("12c")' circular handstamp in violet, Gilberts Postage Dues 2d SG D2 pair tied by 'BRITISH POST OFFICE - CANTON ISLAND' cds, professionally cleaned & flap-tear repaired. CHRISTMAS ISLAND: 1919 Second Issue Perf 12 5c vertical pair from the right of the sheetlet Imperforate Horizontally, the lower unit is unmounted. The first mint example we have offered. [A similar pair on cover - the only other example known to us - sold in our auction of 2/5/2014 for $1437] W* Ex Lot 1239 Mostly mint collection with 1875 No Wmk 6d SG 3 (minor crease, no gum), 1889 'ONE/PENNY' on 6d mint, /- green & red overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (no gum), KEVII issues complete (20/- faded), KGV MCA to 2/- plus some shades to 5/- & Script to 15/- both dies (both rubbed), 1928 Castles plus 'SPECIMEN' set, both KGVI Pictorials sets, QEII Pictorials & Independence Overprints etc, condition variable, Cat (150+) 1,000

54 Page:54 Website: Aug 15, 2014 GOLD COAST (continued) Ex Lot 1240 Ex Lot 1241 Lot * A B QV High Values 5/- 10/- & 20/- purple & black/red SG & 25, large-part o.g., Cat 340. (3) * A B QV ½d to 10/- SG 26-34, large-part o.g., Cat 350. (10) * A B1 GREAT BRITAIN KGV MCA 20/- purple & black/red SG 84 marginal single from the base of the sheet with Plate Number '6', very lightly mounted, Cat W B B1 Ex Lot 1243 QV Surface Printed group comprising ½d green, 2d rose SG 168, '3d' on 3d (repaired corner), 4d vermilion SG 80 & 94, 4d sepia, 4d green, 5d indigo, '6d' on 6d, 8d orange, 1/- orange-brown, 2/- blue, 2/6d lilac & 10/- ultramarine, generally well centred, all unused some regummed, Cat 17,750. An attractive selection at a bargain-basement estimate. (14) 1244 ** A Mostly decimal array of singles & blocks plus some M/Ss, PO Packs including Machins & "Smilers", etc. (100s) OVC 1246 ** A Large carton with CTO collection, three fat stockbooks of used duplicates, several albums of philatelic & commercial covers, an album of Aerogrammes, etc. (1000s) Decimal High Values on Hagners with Machins including gutter pairs, Castles Imprint/Control Number blocks of 4, 10 Britannia x6 including a corner block of 4, etc, unmounted. Face value , O 1248 O B/C 1249 W* 1250 */** A/A- Ex Lot 1247 Stockbook of mostly QV & KEVII issues in very mixed condition but with some attractive & fine to very fine stamps including scarcer denominations, Official Overprints, Telegraphs to 5/- etc, some postmark interest, huge catalogue value. (few 100) Hagner page of mostly High Values comprising "Penny Black" & "Tuppence Blue" both with 3½ margins, Embossed 6d x2 10d & 1/- x2 all cut-square with margins in places, 2/- brown, /-x2 10/- & 1, 5 orange with telegraph cancels & blue-pencil line cleaned-off, /- & Anchors Wmk 1 brown-lilac, green, KEVII 1 & PUC 1, lots of problems but presentable, Cat 24,000+. (18) Unused/mint group with "Penny Reds" Imperf x4 & Perf 16, Embossed 10d (large-part o.g) & 1/- with 'SPECIMEN' h/s in black or red, Jubilee set to 1/- both (5d is used), KEVII set to 5/- plus 1 & Harrison set of 5, Seahorses 2/6d imperf plate proof in brown, issued 2/6d x4 5/- & 10/- and Re-Engraved set, KGVI two sets (10/- dark blue x1 only), Festival set, etc, very mixed condition but presentable, high catalogue value (72) QEII range with Castles Waterlow and De La Rue sets, Multiple Crowns De La Rue set and No Watermark blocks of 4, 1969 Machin High Values blocks of 4, Postage Dues blocks of 4, etc, also Regionals pre-decimal & decimal blocks of 4, many are unmounted. (350+) 500 1,

55 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:55 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1251 */**O Stockbook with Penny Plates unused x6, QV 10/- blue, KEVII 10/-, KGV mint to 1/- x2, 1924 & 1925 Wembleys mint, Photogravure mint set plus ½d to 2d with the Watermark Sideways, 1940 Stamp Centenary Control Pairs, Wedding 1 used, condition rather mixed; also ranges of Wildings and Machins, 10/- Mary Kingsley booklet with panes having different gum, plus a modern unmounted array of Guernsey Jersey & the Isle of Man. (100s) ** A Ex Lot 1252 Machins collection with pre-decimal blocks of 4, decimal 1 Imperf Pair, booklet panes and an array of Control Blocks of 6, etc, also modern Castles including blocks of 4 & 10 Britannia x2, unmounted. (100s) *WO Ex Lot 1253 Line-Engraved selection comprising 1d black & 1d red both 'B-F', d blue x4, 1841 Lines Added 2d blue x34 - a few with Ivory Heads on the Reverse - with various shades, an enormous single with part-imprint (very fine), two pairs plus strips of 3 & 4, 1870 Bantam ½d unused/mint x18 including a block of 4 & used x3, and 1½d unused x3 & used x2, also Embossed 6d x2 10d & an attractive 1/- (weak along the silk thread), very mixed condition but with some fine stamps, impressive catalogue value. Inspection strongly recommended. We don't profess to have any expertise where GB shades are concerned but the d group may include a couple of "violet-blues" SG15aa, one of which is very fine. (71) O Ex Lot 1254 QV oddments in packets & a small stockbook with better items including "Penny Black" x4, "Tuppence Blue", /- x3 & /-, condition very mixed but many are fine to very fine. High catalogue value. (100+) 500 T 1255 O Ex Lot 1255 Cigarette tin of QV used duplicates including two Penny Blacks with full margins (one is very fine) & some very attractive postmarks. (200 approx) 300

56 Page:56 Website: Aug 15, 2014 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) Lot *? B 1840 "Tuppence Blue" 2d blue SG 5 [R-H], good even margins, a trifle aged, unused with part-o.g. (?), Cat 35,000. 5,000 Lot 1257 Ex Lot G B - 2d blue SG 5, margins good to large, shallow thin at the base, Cat 875. An attractive stamp O 1841 Imperf "Penny Reds" 1d SG 8-12 group in rather mixed condition with margins at places including one enormous stamp with part-imprint but slightly cut-into, Numbered Maltese Cross cancels 1, 4 to 9, 11 & 12, generally superior strikes with & 12 all being superb impressions, Cat (9) R A G (A) 1261 * A Lot 1259 Lot 1260 Lot d 'D-K' and 'V-R' on gummed unwatermarked paper, both with large to huge margins & a fragment of the adjoining units at left. Superb! [These are apparently some type of reprint] 1870 New Denomination 1½d rose-red with 'O-P/P-C' Error of Lettering SG 53, defective at upper-left but neatly repaired, light numeral cancel well clear of the lettering, Cat An attractive, albeit repaired, example of this ever-popular variety Embossed 10d brown SG 57, margins just touching to good, with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp Type I SG Spec #H2(1)s, Cat BPA Certificate (2010) We encourage you to pay by Visa or Mastercard. We don t charge you a fee for this. Offer

57 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:57 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1262 W C C1 Lot 1262 Lot 1264 Lot High Values Wmk Maltese Cross 1 brown-lilac SG 129 with Type 9 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp SG Spec #J126t, faded & without gum, Cat H A A1 - Wmk Anchor White Paper 10/- greenish grey SG 135, exceptional centring, Lombard Street duplex, Cat , * C B1 - Wmk Anchor White Paper 5 orange SG 137 with Type 9 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp SG Spec #J128t, well centred, faded with a minor crease & the gum redistributed, Cat Lot 1267 Lot 1265 Ex Lot 1266 Lot * A A Imperial Crown 2½d blue SG 157 Plate '22', excellent centring, large-part o.g., Cat **? A/A *? B B New Designs ½d (minor crease) to 2d (marginal from the top of the sheet) SG 164 & 166-8, variable centring, all apparently with full unmounted o.g., Cat 620 (mounted). (4) High Values White Paper 2/6d deep lilac SG 179 with Type 11 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp SG Spec #K10(2)s, well centred, redistributed gum or regummed, Cat * B B1 - White Paper 5/- crimson SG 181, well centred, minor crease at lower-right, large-part o.g., Cat W A-/B Ex Lot "Lilacs & Greens" ½d slate-blue to 1/- green SG complete, strong colours but some are a bit aged, unused/regummed, Cat (10) 1, * A/A * A/B 1272 * A- Ex Lot 1271 Ex Lot 1270 Ex Lot "Jubilee" ½d vermilion to 1/- green SG complete on a simplified basis plus 1900 New Colours ½d green and 1/- green & carmine SG 213-4, large-part o.g. (a few with hinge remainders, the 1/- green very lightly mounted), Cat (14) - ½d vermilion to 1/- green SG complete - ex 4½d - on a simplified basis each with Type 9 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp plus an extra 3d with diagonal Type 12 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, some blemishes & hinge remainders, mostly with large-part o.g., Cat 800 approximately. (12) - 5d dull purple & blue Die I (Square Dots to Right of 'd') SG 207, nibbed corner perf at upper-right, large-part o.g., Cat 800. With a mint 5d Die II (Rounded Dots to Right of 'd') for comparison. (2)

58 Page:58 Website: Aug 15, 2014 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1273 * B B * A C P A/A- Lot 1273 Ex Lot 1275 Lot green SG 212, two vertical gum-bends (one is very light), virtually full o.g. with the faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat green SG 212 with Type 11 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp SG Spec #K17t, virtually full o.g. with the faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat 1100 minimum KEVII plate proofs in close to the issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked buff paper comprising 4d deep bright orange & 5d marginal blocks of 4 from the base of the sheets & 2/6d single (minor shallow thin), SG Spec Cat 750+ (as singles). (3 items) 1, * B Lot De La Rue 2/6d 5/- & 10/- each with minor toned perfs and 1 with minor gum-bends each with Type 16 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, SG Spec Cat Lot 1277 Lot * A- B2 - De La Rue 10/- ultramarine SG 265, well centred, a couple of slightly nibbled perfs, very lightly mounted, Cat * B A2 - De La Rue 1 dull blue-green SG 266, very well centred, one pulled perf at the top, lightly mounted, Cat P A/B Lot Seahorses 2/6d "rough plate proofs" in brown, in carmine & in blue (creased) on poor quality ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, margins large to huge, the first & last defaced with blue indelible pencil, SG Spec Cat 900. See Gibbons "Four Kings" catalogue (2009) at page Other firms will offer you all manner of inducements to sell to or through them. What they can t offer you is access to the "Prestige Difference".

59 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:59 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1280 OW Ex Lot Waterlow 2/6d 5/- & 10/- x2, De La Rue 2/6d x4, 5/- x3 & 10/- x3, Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d x8 5/- x4 & 10/- x3 including a pair, and Re-Engraved 2/6d x3 5/- x3 & 10/- x7 (one unused & a pair), centring generally better than average, mostly with circular or oval cancellations, a few problems but most are fine to very fine, Cat 6500 approximately. (42) * A-/B Ex Lot Waterlow 2/6d deep sepia-brown (pulled perf at left), 5/- rose-carmine, 10/- indigo & 1 green SG 399 & , a few minor toned perf tips & hinge remainders, Cat (4) 1, G A/B Ex Lot Waterlow 2/6d deep sepia-brown, 5/- rose-carmine (deep shade, a few short perfs), 10/- indigo (small thin) & 1 green SG 399 & , each with 'KENDAL/25MR/14/ 3 ' cds, Cat A very attractive set. (4) 1, * A Ex Lot Waterlow 2/6d sepia-brown, 5/- rose-carmine, 10/- indigo & 1 green SG & 403 each with Type 26 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, lightly mounted, SG Spec Cat 5450 (2009). Brandon Certificate (1977) for the 2/6d. (4) 2, * A/B Lot De La Rue 2/6d deep yellow-brown & 10/- blue SG 408 & 412 plus Bradbuty Wilkinson 5/- rose-red SG 416, a couple of pulled perfs, Cat For added security and your peace of mind consider having your purchases sent by courier 1,000

60 Page:60 Website: Aug 15, 2014 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1285 ** A+ B1 Lot De La Rue 2/6d deep yellow-brown SG Spec #N64(5) with italicised Type 23 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, well centred marginal example from the right of the sheet, unmounted, SG Spec Cat for mounted (2009). Superb! 1, * A/A- Ex Lot Commemoratives complete including PUC ½d 1d & 1½d with the Watermark Sideways and all Phosphor issues, in boxed Gibbons "Great Britain Special Stamps" album (250+) ** A 1288 ** A 1289 B A Lot 1287 Ex Lot Wmk Multiple Crowns 4d ultramarine block of 8 (2x4) with the two upper units being Imperforate at the Top SG 576var (not listed by Pierron), unmounted. Unrecorded by Pierron. [This is listed in the Stanley Gibbons Specialised Catalogue as SG S83d, Cat 1300+] 1967-c.2000 Machins partly annotated mostly decimal collection in five albums with an array of singles & Control Number blocks, NVI types, 1990 Two Queens issue, booklet panes including from "prestige" booklets etc, unmounted. The most extensive Machins collection we have offered. (Qty) BOOKLETS: Six volume decimal collection with an array of illustrated covers, "prestige" types, 1st & 2nd Class stamps etc, high thematic content. Face value 1200 approximately. (100s)

61 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:61 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1290 *O 1291 ** A Ex Lot 1290 OFFICIAL OVERPRINTS: Mostly used range with 'I.R.' ½d green 2½d & 1/- green (all mint) plus 6d grey ½d blue & 2½d lilac, KEVII 2½d & 1/- (faded); 'O.W.' QV ½d orange & 1d, and KEVII ½d 1d & 2d (faded); 'GOVT/PARCELS' d & 9d (both faded) & 1/- brown, Jubilee 4½d 6d x2 (one mint) 9d & both 1/- (strong colours), KEVII 9d & 1/- (strong colours); 'BOARD/OF/EDUCATION' KEVII 2½d (perfin, corner fault); 'R.H.' 1d; and 'ADMIRALTY' 1½d 2d 2½d & 3d; etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, many have characteristically heavy cancels, high catalogue value. (64) OFFSHORE ISLANDS: Bulging Hagner album of Guernsey, Jersey & the Isle of Man apparently complete to 1981 plus many blocks of 4 & booklet panes. High thematic content. (100s) 1292 **PS A - Four volume collection of Isle of Man singles, blocks, M/Ss, booklets, postal stationery etc. (100s) 100 GREAT BRITAIN - PLATE RECONSTRUCTIONS The lots in this section comprise large-part to complete reconstructions of various QV issues prepared several decades ago by a vendor from the United States. While the condition is rather mixed - especially in the Imperfs - the quality is generally superior to most plating studies with numerous fine to very fine stamps and significant postmark interest O 1294 O 1295 O 1296 O 1297 O 1298 O The balance of the collection including 2d blue Plate 13 x10, Plate 14 x27 & Plate 15 x35, 1½d SG x16, 4d orange SG Plate 11 x16, Plate 13 x24 & Plate 14 x25, 1/- green SG Plate 5 x20 & Plate 6 x29, 1/- orange-brown SG 163 Plate 13 Â Â x32, etc etc, high catalogue value (100s) 1841 Imperf "Penny Reds" SG 8-10 group complete reconstruction of the 240 positions, lots of Barred Numerals plus fine strikes of Numbered Maltese Crosses '8' & '12', Cat 7200 minimum. (240) Imperf White Lines Added 2d blue SG group large-part reconstruction of 152 of the 240 positions, lots of Barred Numerals, Cat 12,920 minimum. (151) - 2d blue SG group Plate 3 large-part reconstruction of 83 horizontal pairs representing 166 of the 240 positions, lots of Barred Numerals, Cat 14,940 as singles. (166) - 2d blue SG group Plate 4 almost complete reconstruction of 228 of the 240 positions including 68 horizontal pairs, lots of Barred Numerals, Cat 19,380 as singles. [Rows 3, 4, 6, 7 & 9 to 20 are complete] (228) "Stars" perforated 1d reds/browns SG group large-part reconstruction of 183 of the 240 positions, lots of Barred Numerals, Cat 2196 minimum. (183) 1299 O d blue SG 45 Plate 9 part reconstruction of 123 of the 240 positions, Cat (123) 250 T 1300 O 1301 O 1302 O 1303 O 1304 O 1305 O 1870 Halfpenny ½d rose SG group Plate 4 x36, Plate 5 x25 including two pairs, Plate 6 x24, Plate 10 x26 ('L - X' Imperf at Right with Part-Imprint), Plate 11 x44 including a pair, Plate 12 x38 including two pairs, Plate 13 x15, Plate 14 x28 including a pair, Plate15 x19 & Plate 20 x15, Cat An excellent foundation for completing a very challenging task. (272) Small Uncoloured Letters 4d red Plate 3 SG group part reconstruction of 32 of the 240 positions including a wing-margin pair, Cat (32) - 4d red Plate 4 with Hairlines Added SG group part reconstruction of 59 of the 240 positions, Cat 7080 minimum. (59) Large Uncoloured Letters 4d red SG group Plate 9 part reconstruction of 86 of the 240 positions, Cat 6020 minimum. (86) - 6d lilac with Hyphen SG group Plate 5 large-part reconstruction of 169 of the 240 positions, Cat 18,590 minimum. (169) Wmk Spray of Rose 3d rose SG group Plate 7 part reconstruction of 98 of the 240 positions, Cat 5880 minimum. (98) 1306 O - 3d rose SG group Plate 8 part reconstruction of 93 of the 240 positions, Cat 5580 minimum. (93) 300 T 1307 O - 3d rose SG group Plate 9 part reconstruction of 95 of the 240 positions, Cat 5700 minimum. (95) 300 T 1308 O - 3d rose SG group Plate 10 part reconstruction of 98 of the 240 positions, Cat 5880 minimum. (98) 350 T 1309 O - 6d lilac/violet with Hyphen SG group Plate 6 part reconstruction of 114 of the 240 positions, Cat 12,540 minimum. (114) ,000 T 500 T 750 T 1,000 T 1,000 T 250 T 750 T 350 T 600 T 500 T 1,000 T 350 T 600 T

62 Page:62 Website: Aug 15, 2014 GREAT BRITAIN - PLATE RECONSTRUCTIONS (continued) 1310 O - 6d violet/mauve without Hyphen SG group Plate 8 part reconstruction of 116 of the 240 positions, Cat 12,540 minimum. (116) 1311 O - 6d mauve without Hyphen SG 109 group Plate 9 part reconstruction of 93 of the 240 positions, Cat (93) 400 T 1312 O New Colours 6d grey SG 125 Plate 12 part reconstruction of 39 of the 240 positions, Cat 10,725. (39) 500 T 1313 O 1314 O Large Coloured Letters 2½d blue SG 142 Plate 20 part reconstruction of 70 of the 240 positions, Cat (70) Imperial Crown Wmk 2½d blue SG 157 Plate 21 large-part reconstruction of 155 of the 240 positions, Cat (155) 1315 O - 2½d blue SG 157 Plate 21 large-part reconstruction of 144 of the 240 positions, Cat (144) 240 T 1316 O - 4d grey-brown SG 160 Plate 17 part reconstruction of 51 of the 240 positions, Cat (51) 200 T 1317 O - 4d grey-brown SG 160 Plate 18 part reconstruction of 50 of the 240 positions, Cat (50) 200 T 1318 O - 1/- orange-brown SG 163 Plate 14 part reconstruction of 40 of the 240 positions, Cat (40) 300 T 1319 O New Designs 1d Venetian red SG 166 complete reconstruction of the 240 positions, Cat Very attractive. (240) 1320 O Lilacs & Greens 2½d lilac SG 190 part reconstruction of 128 of the 240 positions, Cat (128) 200 T GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History 600 T 200 T 300 T 300 T 1321 PS B Lot envelope with Britannia Watermark headed '(Temporary)/To be posted at the HOUSE OF LORDS only/post Paid - ONE PENNY - Weight not to exceed ½oz' SG Spec #PE5, to "Lord Killeen/8th Hussars/Leeds" and countersigned "Fingall" [?] at lower-left, part-strike '[crown]/paid/11fe11/1840/ + ' datestamp in red, minor wrinkles & flap fault, minor overall soiling, Cat 25,000. A new discovery and an important forerunner for a collection of British stamps or Postal Stationery. [This envelope lay unrecognised in a century-old family collection until February 2014] A consequence of the Uniform Penny Postage introduced on 10/1/1840, was that the free franking privileges of Members of Parliament were abolished. So as not to inconvenience MPs, Rowland Hill arranged the issue of 1d & 2d parliamentary envelopes to the suddenly disadvantaged politicians & peers. The first types were released 16/1/1840. The envelopes were withdrawn when the Penny Black and Mulready Encvelopes were issued on 6th May Gibbons state that the watermark is "Britannia in crowned circle". This envelope clearly has a crowned-oval watermark. This item is unrecorded by Alan Huggins & Edward Klempka in their 2013 study. Their census lists 55 House of Lords 1d envelopes, of which eight are fronts only. This example, the only one dated 11th February, would be #13A. 7,500

63 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:63 GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History (continued) 1322 C B Lot poste restante cover to Melbourne with exceptional franking of an enormous corner example of the Embossed 1/- green SG 55 (margins good to humungous, Cat on cover), poor numeral cancel & 'NEWPORT IW' b/s, Liverpool "lozenge" transit d/s on the face, oval 'SHIP LETTER/MELBOURNE' arrival b/s & rated "3" in black for an incoming shipletter, superb strike of the boxed 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' h/s in red ties the stamp, light strike of the scarce Butterfly '14' handstamp in red as used at the GPO on the face, flap removed & minor repaired tear well clear of the stamp & markings. An extraordinary cover. David Brandon (1992) & Peter Holcombe (1995) Certificates. [With article by WG Stitt Dibden from "Stamp Collecting" (28/1/1955)] 1, C B Lot entire from Ireland to Mexico "via Southampton" with superb Plate '1' 1/- deep green SG 89 horizontal wingmargin pair plus 1d Plate '83' three singles tied by five fine strikes of 'BALLYMENA/JY30/64/ E - 46' duplex, London transit b/s in red & '4' (reales) h/s applied on arrival, ironed-out horizontal fold well clear of the stamps & light soiling. Ex Wise (1938). BPA Certificate (2007). A beautiful cover. 1,200 T

64 Page:64 Website: Aug 15, 2014 GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History (continued) 1324 C B GRENADA Lot illustrated envelope for the Central Railway Company of Venezuela (embossing on the flap) to "Messrs Saxby & Farmer/No 17 Class 63 England/The Exhibition/Paris" with 1d Plate 81 x4 including a pair tied by London duplex, 'PD'-in-oval h/s, French 'ANGL/AMB CALAIS' TPO transit cds on the face & light but fine strike of 'EXPOSITION/ UNIVERSELLE/POSTES' arrival backstamp, repaired opening tear across the flap, minor blemishes. Mail TO exhibitions is much scarcer than covers from those events. Most such inwards items are to the organisers or a commissioner. This cover, to a standholder, is exceptional. In 1867, the same year as the Paris Exhibition, the Central Railway Company of Venezuela was the subject of a famous legal action brought by a disgruntled shareholder, a Mr Kisch, who sought to rescind a contract for purchase of shares on the grounds that the prospectus contained fraudulent misrepresentations and wilful omissions designed to mislead people into investing in the company. The florid language in the prospectus was held to be highly misleading and thus fraudulent. 1, *O Ex Lot 1325 Mostly mint collection with No Wmk 1d bluish green SG 1 apparently unused (thinned), 1d green mint & used x3 and 6d rose VFU, 1886 Surcharges mint set, 1888 Postage & Revenue Overprints SG 44 & 45 both mint, 1883 'POSTAGE' mint set plus 8d tête-bêche pair, set, Discovery both papers, 1902 KEVII CA set & MCA set (10/- toned), Badge to 10/-, MCA set to 10/- plus shades to 5/-, Script set plus shades to 5/-, Pictorials, 1951 & sets, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat (not including the SG 1). (270 approx) 1, *W Ex Lot 1326 'SPECIMEN' Overprints with KEVII CA set (the ½d 1d 2d 6d 5/- & 10/- are pairs) with no gum & some faults plus a very fine 10/-, Badge set of 10 with a few problems, and KGV MCA very fine 3d 1/- & 10/-, Cat (30) 250

65 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:65 GRENADA (continued) Ex Lot 1328 Ex Lot * A B1 Lot Keyplates 1d carmine tête-bêche marginal block of 4 SG 30a marginal from the base of the sheet with Plate Number '1', large-part o.g., Cat * A B KGVI ¼d to 10/- SG perf 'SPECIMEN', Cat 300. (12) * A/A F/V A B1-10/- Badge of the Colony Perf 12x13 (possibly unmounted), Perf 14 steel-blue & bright carmine, Perf 12 (minor hinge remainder) & Perf 14 blue-black & carmine SG 163, 163a, 163c & 163e, very lighty mounted, Cat (4) - 10/- Badge of the Colony Narrow Printing SG a & 163b and Wide Printing SG 163d & 163f, all lightly cancelled, Cat 275. (5) Lot ** A/A ** A B1 Lot /- Badge of the Colony Narrow Printing Perf 14 slate-blue & bright carmine SG 163b marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet, minor gum toning on the last unit, unmounted, Cat A rare block. - 10/- Badge of the Colony Wide Printing Perf 14 blue-black & bright carmine SG 163f marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet with part-imprint, unmounted, Cat British West Indies Study Circle - based in Great Britain Steve Jarvis edits one of the best specialist society journals, the BWI Study Circle Bulletin. Published quarterly, most of the illustrations are in colour. Contact the Secretary, Chas Gee, 32 Blagreaves Lane, Littleover Derby DE23 1FH, UNITED KINGDOM or the North American representative John Seidl, 4324 Granby Way, Marietta GA 30062, UNITED STATES.

66 Page:66 Website: Aug 15, 2014 HONG KONG 1333 ** A Wholesale lot of M/Ss comprising Year of the Ox, Classics Series 7 to 10, Lantau Link and 1992 & 1996 Olympics, also Booklets History of HK Definitives x4 and Past & Present x4, and a packet of various Macau M/S. (150+ items) PS A+ Lot New Colours & Values 2c die proof in black on glazed card (92x61mm) handstamped 'BEFORE ("re") HARDENING' at upper-right & '5MAR80' in blue at upper-left. Superb! 2,000 T Lot 1335 Ex Lot 1337 Ex Lot V/G A/B 1903 KEVII CA $3 & $5 SG 74 & 75, good colours, the $5 a trifle aged, Cat G/V A/B 1337 *O KEVII MCA 2c to $1 plus $3 & $5, generally fine to very fine but a few blemishes (the $5 with toned perf tips), Cat (12) KGVI Issues complete mint or used, the Definitives mostly used but the second $2 & first $5 are mint, also Postage Dues (50c used) & Postal Fiscal 5c mint (tonespots), generally very fine, Cat 720. (48) Ex Lot 1338 Lot G/V Issues SG complete plus many shades & Postage Dues, Cat (99) **B A 1340 C A 1970s-2010 collection in 11 slim volumes apparently complete including Miniature Sheets, sheetlets, booklets & Postage Dues, some minor duplication, unmounted. A wonderful lot for the thematics content. High initial cost. (Qty) 1986 underpaid commercial cover from China with Postage Dues 10c strip of 4 50c & $1 pair tied by 'KOWLOON CENTRAL' cds & boxed 'CHARGE NOT/COLLECTED/IN KOWLOON' h/s and large Unclaimed h/s both in violet

67 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:67 INDIA 1341 *O Ex Lot Issues SG complete, mostly used but the Monuments set is mint, plus Officials virtually complete mint or used, Cat 600+; also modest Feudatory States of the same period; generally fine to very fine. (160+) 240 Lot C A 1343 C A- Lot 1343 POSTAL HISTORY: 1877 soldier's letter endorsed "...Private Kingsford 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade" & countersigned at lower-left, to England with East India 9p tied by 'PESHAWAR' duplex, boxed 'TOO LATE' h/s & superb 'T/I 2/L DN' TPO backstamp soldier's letter endorsed "...Cpl Lucas A Squadron 5th RI Lancers" & countersigned at lower-left, unusually to the Cape of Good Hope with 1a tied by superb 'MUTTRA CANTT' squared-circle, 'SEA POST OFFICE/ C ' transit & 'KING WILLIAMS/TOWN' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [The crest of the 5th Royal Irish Regiment is embossed in green on the flap. The addressee was a pharmacist] C A Lot commercial PPC by air to Belgium with KGVI ½a & 3a + Gandhi 1½a tied by 'DHARAMTALA/CALCUTTA' cancel, message in French. 100

68 Page:68 Website: Aug 15, 2014 INDIAN STATES - Convention States 1345 */** Ex Lot 1345 Overprints on KGVI with Chamba 'CHAMBA STATE' set (no 10r, the 15r & 25r are unmounted), 'CHAMBA' both sets (1r to 25r are unmounted) plus both 'SERVICE' sets (rupee values are unmounted); Gwalior set (2r is used, 5r to 25r are unmounted), Officials unmounted, etc; Jind 'JIND STATE' to 15r (2r to 15r are unmounted), 'JIND' 25r unmounted, Officials set (rupee values unmounted); Nabha Overprints on KGVI comprising 'NABHA STATE' set (missing the 15r, the other rupee values are unmounted), 'NABHA' 15 values to 12a, and 'SERVICE' issues SG O missing the 2r - unmounted; and Patiala 'PATIALA STATE' to 10r mint & Officials virtually complete; generally very fine, Cat (200+) 2, G/F A Ex Lot 1346 CHAMBA: KGVI selection with 1938 Overprints 2a to 1r, ½a brown, 'SERVICE' 9p green, etc, Cat 800 approximately. (20) INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States 400 Ex Lot G/V Gibbons hingeless pages with a modest KGVI Period array including a few better stamps, Cat (160+) 200 Indian Study Circle for Philately - based in Great Britain The Study Circle covers all aspects of Indian philately. Membership is $US30 for North America or 18 for the UK and the rest of the world. Regular meetings are held in London. Visit the website for a membership application. Indian Ocean Study Circle - based in Great Britain The group covers the Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion and other eastern Indian Ocean territories. Just to be different, the journal IO is published three times a year. The overseas subscription rate is 13. Enquiries to Mr PTE Bradshaw, 83 Southfield Road, Duston, Northampton NN5 6HJ, UNITED KINGDOM.

69 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:69 INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States (continued) 1348 C A Lot 1348 BAHAWALPUR 1947 cover with the Amir's multicoloured personal crest beautifully embossed on the flap & oval 'MUSHIR-I-TASRIFAT/TO HH OF BAHAWALPUR' cachet below, to the Sadiq Garh Palace with the rare Star & Crescent handstamp in violet on KGVI 1r tied by "bridge"-type 'DEH-RAWAL/21SEP47/BAHAWALPUR' cds, another strike ties part of a coupon to the reverse (the detached portion apparently returned as an Advice of Delivery), two very minor stains at the base otherwise in superb condition. PFP Certificate (2011) states "Isani & Abid do not record this stamp with overprint in purple colour" C (B) The handstamped issues are unrecorded by Gibbons, and were denounced by Ron Wood as "dubious" and "spurious". However, Isani & Abid state at page 191 "This issue was investigated thoroughly in 1990 and found to be genuine...the sources from which the few known copies had emerged were impeccable..." internal cover to the Audits & Accounts Department with Jubilee ½a Wheat tied by 'SADIQ-GARH/25DEC49' cds, roughly opened at left & with the upper-left corner re-attached. PFP Certificate (2010). 3,000 T 150 T 1350 *O Ex Lot 1350 BAHAWALPUR: Issues SG complete mint, also Officials complete with SG O1-6 used, O7 mint & O11-13 used, generally very fine, Cat 450 approximately; also Pakistan Issues complete, the KGVI Overprints are mint, 1947 'SERVICE' set is used, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (150+) 400 The price will be forgotten but the pleasure of ownership will endure.

70 Page:70 Website: Aug 15, 2014 INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States (continued) 1351 C A 1352 C B IRAQ Lot 1351 Lot cover with fancy embossed Arabic monogram on the flap, to "Fort Abbas/Bahawalnagar" with ½a Amir SG 20 pair tied by superb 'SADIQ-GARH' cds, Isani & Abid Cat 400 on cover (for a single only). PFP Certificate (2011) cover with embossed Coat-of-Arms on the flap, to "Old Depot/Bahawalpur Cantt" with rare franking of UPU Perf 17½x17 9p & Perf 13 1a tied by an indistinct cds of --NOV49, small opening fault at the base & a little aged, Isani & Abid Cat on cover (for the 9p only). PFP Certificate (2011). 200 T 500 T 1353 PS A IRELAND Lot commercial usage to "West Bank Demerara British/Guiana S/America" of British Occupation 1a on 20pa Envelope uprated with Occupation 1a on 20pa pair tied by 'BAGHDAD' cds, faint arrival b/s. A truly extraordinary origin/destination item * Ex Lot 1354 Mint collection with Overprints on Great Britain comprising SG 1-9, 10-15, 17-21, 26-29, 30-43, 52-66, & 99a-101, then other issues largely complete with a few extras & St Patrick High Values x3 sets (various printings), a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat (180 approx) 1,000

71 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:71 IRELAND (continued) 1355 * A C1 JAMAICA Ex Lot Overprints on Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses 2/6d chocloate-brown & 5/- rose-carmine horizontal pairs with Wide and Narrow '1922' SG 83a & 84a, very lightly mounted, Cat 750. (2 pairs) *O Ex Lot 1356 Mostly mint collection with QV range including CA 1d blue, 2d rose, 2d grey, 2/- & 5/- x2 (one used), some 'JUDICIAL' Overprints, set, CA & MCA Arms sets, QV MCA set (the 2/- Venetian red is used), MCA Pictorials to 10/- x2 plus used 10/- & imperf 3d colour trial, Script Pictorials x2 sets, 1932 Pictorials x3 sets (one used), KGVI Pictorials mint x2 sets, Wedding mint & used, Pictorials mint & used, condition a bit variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat (few 100) 1, *W A/B Ex Lot 1357 'SPECIMEN' selection comprising QV CA 4d & 6d, Arms CA (very fine) & MCA sets, KGV set of 10, and KGVI Pictorials to 10/- (ex 6d & 5/-) with no gum, Cat 800+ approximately. (32) *WO Ex Lot QV Issues with Pineapple Wmk set unused (2d & 4d) or part- to large-part o.g. (the 1/- thinned) plus 1/- '$HILLING' SG 6c used (faults), CC mint 3d 6d 1/- x2 & 2/- plus 1/- '$HILLING' SG 24a used (small defects), CA mint 1d blue, 2d rose, 2d grey, 2d slate, 2/- x2 & 5/- x2 plus 4d with the Watermark Inverted SG 22bw used, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat 3300 approximately. (86) W B Lot 1359 Lot 1360 Lot Pineapple Watermark 1d pale blue (trimmed perfs at right) & 3d green (weak lower-left corner perf) with manuscript "Specimen" diagonally or horizontally, no gum. Rare. 300

72 Page:72 Website: Aug 15, 2014 JAMAICA (continued) 1360 * A C Wmk CC 4d red-orange SG 11a, very fresh, large-part o.g., Cat F A A CA 1/- brown with '$HILLING' SG 24a, well centred, light 'BROWNS TOWN' squared-circle largely clear of the variety, Cat * Ex Lot Coat of Arms multiples comprising CA 1d & 2½d 'SER. ET' in pairs, and MCA ½d to 5/- SG blocks of 4 (the 5/- is actually a block of 6 with some toning), also KGV 6d SG 64b block of 4, 'WAR/STAMP.' 1½d with No Stop after 'STAMP ' SG 74a in a block of 4, also ½d with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed SG 82y unmounted corner block of 4 (one unit with a tonespot) & 2/- with the Watermark Inverted unmounted marginal block of 6 (brown gum, one unit VLMtd), Cat (21 items) ** A A1 Lot Queen Victoria Wmk MCA 1/- brown with '$HILLING' Flaw SG 53b being the last unit in an upper-left corner block of 4 with Current Number '173', exceptional centring, minor abrasion in the upper margin, unmounted, Cat (mounted). Ex John Williams: acquired at our auction of 6/3/2010 for $1150. [Joseph Mahfood's almost identical block of 4 sold at auction in January 2011 for $US1920. [The variety occurred only once in a sheet of 240] 1,400 Ex Lot 1364 Lot * A B KGV MCA 1d to 5/- SG 58-67b including all listed shades except 1½d SG 59a, Cat 450. (24) ** A B 'WAR/STAMP.' Overprints with 2½mm Spacing 3d purple/yellow with the Overprint Inverted SG 72a, unmounted, Cat 300 (mounted). 200

73 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:73 JAMAICA (continued) 1366 P A Lot 1366 Lot Pictorials MCA imperforate plate proofs in unissued colours on ungummed unwatermaked wove paper comprising 2½d myrtle-green & dull orange, 3d sepia & yellow-green, 4d orange & sepia and 2/- blue-green & sepia P A - ditto, 2/- Rodney Memorial in blue-green & sepia but on gummed paper P A/A- Lot ditto, 1½d in steel-blue, 2d purple & indigo marginal pair and 10/- carmine-pink (small surface blemish) all with horizontal 'SPECIMEN' Overprint. See Marcus Samuel at page */** A Ex Lot 1369 Ex Lot ½d to 10/- SG with all listed shades, the 1/- 3/- 5/- SG 88 & 10/- are all unmounted marginal examples, Cat (14) 1370 * A - ½d to 10/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cat 300. (12) * A B * A B1 Ex Lot 1372 Lot 1371 Ex Lot Abolition of Slavery Script Watermark 6d bright red & dull blue-green SG 91 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Reading Downwards, unusually well centred & unusually fresh, Cat 800. A very attractive example of this desirable unissued stamp Pictorials Script ½d to 10/- SG including all listed shades except 5/- SG 105a & 105c, Cat 200. (22) 1373 * A/A- - ½d (toned) to 10/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, a few toned perf tips, Cat 300. (13)

74 Page:74 Website: Aug 15, 2014 KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA 1374 * Ex Lot 1374 'SPECIMEN' selection comprising East Africa & Uganda KEVII set (a few hinge remainders), KGV Script 50r (rounded corner, a bit aged) & MCA 50r overprinted 'G.E.A.' (exceptional centring but a bit aged); and KUT KGV Pictorials set (some toning & the 1 with short perfs); Cat (25) * Ex Lot 1375 EAST AFRICA & UGANDA: KEVII ½a to 5r SG 1-13, MCA ½a to 20r SG and New Currency SG x2 sets, KGV 1c to 10r SG with many shades to 3r, etc, very mixed condition, also 1919 '4/cents' on 6c with Bars Omitted and with Bars at the Top (both very fine; Cat (112) * A+/B Ex Lot KGV MCA 1c to 20r (both) SG plus listed shades of the 25c & 75c all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint, many of the low values are superb, the 1r to 10r with some toned perf tips, Cat 900. (21) 600 Lot 1377 Lot 1378 Ex Lot * A B1-20r purple & blue/blue SG 60, well centred, Cat *W A/C - 50r SG 61 (very fine), 100r SG 62 (with additional 'COLONIAS' Handstamp, no gum) & 500r SG 63 (some toning) each with 'SPECIMEN' overprint, Cat * A Script 1c to 5r SG 65-75, most are lightly mounted, Cat 425. (10) 300 Bidding by telephone is permitted. Please request our Assistance for Bidding by Phone. NB: You should book-in early to avoid disappointment. 600

75 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:75 KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA (continued) 1380 C B Lot (Aug) commercial cover endorsed "Kivu" at lower-left to Belgium "via M'Barara/by Mombassa", East Africa KEVII 6c & KGV 3c x3 cancelled in transit with 'MBARARA/4SP19/U.P.' cds, 'ENTEBBE/UGANDA' transit, Brussels arrival b/s & '11'-in-circle postman's h/s, minor imperfections. Rare cross-border mail from the Belgian Congo. Ex Stewart Rossiter. [The Kivu Region is in the extreme east of the Congo. The main town is Bakavu, on the shores of Lake Kivu - Africa's highest lake - which forms part of the border with Rwanda. During the Rwandan genocide, refugee camps at Bakavu and nearby Goma became centres for the Hutu Insurgency] * A/A- Ex Lot 1381 KENYA & UGANDA: c to 1 (hinge remainder) SG including listed shades of the 1c 5c & 12c, Cat 495. (23) * Ex Lot 1382 KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: KGV Pictorials set plus a few shades to 5/- and 5c Rope Joined to Sail SG 111a & 111ba (torn), KGVI Pictorials to 1 x3 (the Perf 11¾x13 is unusually fine) with all perfs & 50c with Rope Not Joined to Sail and 50c with Dot Removed, Wedding mint & "used" (fake cds), etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (not including SG 111ba). (96) 600

76 Page:76 Website: Aug 15, 2014 KUWAIT 1383 */** Ex Lot Issues SG complete - except the KGV 15r - including Castles both Overprint Types, the 1939 Overprints on KGVI are stained from poor mounting, also Definitives (hinge remainders) & 1961 New Currency set unmounted, Cat 2100 (not including SG 36-51). (170+) 1384 PS A commercial usage of 20np Letter Card to the USA with light 'AHMADI/KUWAIT' bilingual cds. 150 LEEWARD ISLANDS * Ex Lot 1385 Mint issues basically complete except KEVII SG 29-35, the KGVI set includes shades to 10/- x2 & 1 x4 (SG 114 with 1952 BPA Certificate as the then SG 105) with 2/- blocks of 4 x2, some hinge remainders & the 1/- Sexagenary is creased but generally fine to very fine, Cat (170 approx) 800 Lot * A A KGV Script 1 purple & black/red SG 80 marginal example, exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat MALAYAN REGION See also Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak 1387 G/V Lot 1387 Gibbons hingeless pages with KGVI Period array with Straits, BMA Overprints, MPU Postage Dues, and from all States and Singapore, including most of the long sets, many better stamps & all the Omnibus issues, Cat ,500

77 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:77 MALAYAN REGION (continued) 1388 */**O Ex Lot 1388 Mostly mint KGVI Period collection from all the States plus Strraits, BMA, MPU Postage Dues & Singapore with most of the long sets - some mixed mint & used - & all Omnibus issues, plus extras Johore Postage Dues unmounted, Trengganu $5 SG 44 perf 'SPECIMEN' & Postage Dues, generally fine to very fine. A very attractive collection. (100s) 1, CPS A-/B 1390 PS A- Ex Lot 1389 Lot 1390 FEDERATED MALAY STATES: Commercial covers comprising 1904 PPC 'KAMPAR' to Paris, c Postal Card 'KUALA KUBU' to Japan, 1914 cover 'TELUK ANSON' to the USA, 1922 internal cover 'KAMPAR' to Taiping, and 1922 registered cover 'LABU' to London, condition variable. (5) JOHORE: 1941 formular aerogramme with 'AUSTRALIA.' at lower-right & 'POSTAGE PAID/12 CENTS/JOHORE' h/s in red at upper-right with 'AIF FIELD PO/30DE41/No 17'. Issued 13/12/ T * A-/A C B Ex Lot 1391 Lot 1392 KELANTAN: "Chef's Hats" 1c to $5 SG 40-54, the $1 with a hinge remainder otherwise lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat (15) PERAK: 1907 usage of Penang PPC to Thailand with FMS 3c tied by 'TELUK ANSON' cds, 'TAIPING', 'IPOH' & 'SINGAPORE' transits & '.../Bangkok 2' arrival cds, redirected to the USA, minor blemishes % Buyer's Premium will be added to the Hammer Price

78 Page:78 Website: Aug 15, 2014 MALAYAN REGION (continued) Lot PS Ex Lot 1393 KEDAH: 1912 Sheaf of Wheat Postal Cards 1c green & 3c claret bundles of ten, 1c+1c & 3c+3c Reply Cards bundles of 5 all with the original Bands as issued to post offices, the cards appear to be very fine but there are minor tonespots/splitting affecting the bands. Rarely seen, and a wonderful opportunity to acquire a full set of bundles. (4 bundles) 1394 * A B1 PERAK: Fullface Sultan $1 $2 & $5 SG , lightly mounted, Cat MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History 400 T Lot 1395 Lot C B 1396 C C 1850 unpaid entire headed "Manila August " & signed "RWHood", to London "via Marseilles" with light but fine strike of the boxed 'SINGAPORE/18 October/Bearing ' d/s (Proud #PS7) on the reverse, London arrival b/s in red, two vertical filing folds. [Two months from Manila to Singapore suggests that sailings from the Spanish Colony were infrequent, and that the sender may have just missed a mail] 1869 part-entire with small 'MACLAINE FRASER & Co/SINGAPORE' sealing wafer, to "Leghorn/Italy" with rare Two Issue franking of 'EIGHT CENTS' on India 2a (Cat 42 x20+ on cover) plus CC Wmk 24c (corner fault) tied by Singapore 'D14' duplex, very fine British Post Office in Egypt 'ALEXANDRIA' transit cds where 'P-D'-in-oval h/s applied in red, Italian boxed 'PIROSCAFI/POSTALI [?]/ITALIANI' h/s, Brindisi transit & 'LIVORNO CENTRALE' arrival b/s, a bit aged & the addressee's name stupidly excised. Ex Howard Seltzer C C Lot 1397 Lot large-part entire in French with oval 'MATHIEU & Co/PINANG' cachet in blue, to Singapore with Wmk CC 6c lilac (small faults) tied by another strike of the firm's cachet & Penang 'D17' duplex, a bit soiled. Scarce internal mail. When might you see another one? 150

79 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:79 MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History (continued) 1398 C (B) 1870 cover to the United States "via Marseilles" with CC 12c blue & 24c green tied by Singapore duplex (the 'D14' is superb), London & 'NEW YORK PAID ALL' transit cds in red both on the face with US '2/CENTS' postage due h/s for internal mail to Lewisboro NY, neat repairs at left using a small piece from a back-flap. An attractive example of the short-lived 36c rate, introduced 1/8/1870, replaced 24/11/1870 by 42c via Brindisi rate. Ex Derek Clayton C B Lot (Aug 12) cover to "Republca del Peru/Via Californias p Colorado" with Wmk CC 6c lilac & 32c pale red pair with wing-margin tied by fair Singapore duplex, superlative unframed 'P.D.' h/s (Proud #PD5) in conjunction with a light but obvious strike of the rare US Postal Convention boxed 'PAID ALL' h/s (#PD2), 'NEW 12 YORK/OCT/30' transit cds in red & fair 'LIMA/NOV/14/1871' arrival b/s, a bit soiled & minor peripheral defects. Very few covers have been recorded with the 1868 Convention handstamp. Additionally, an exceptional destination. Ex David Springbett. The 1868 Postal Convention was for trans-pacific mails. This cover was carried Singapore-Hong Kong per "Hindoostan", then presumably to San Francisco but unusually there is no such transit marking & it seems the cover was missent to New York. From there it would have been sent via Panama. 2, C C 1401 C B Lot 1400 Lot (Oct) large-part outer to GB "PFrench Str/Via Marseilles" with Wmk CC 32c pale red SG 18 (Cat 70 x12+ on cover) manuscript-cancelled "B Co" & tied by light Singapore D14 duplex, superb Liverpool arrival b/s, two heavy vertical filing folds clear of the stamp. Ex Derek Clayton. [The 32c via Marseilles rate operated 30/6/1871 to 29/4/1872 only] - entire Spottiswoode & Co Prices Current to France "V Brindisi" with 8c orange-yellow tied by 'PAID' h/s in red & Singapore 'D14' duplex, unframed 'P.D.' h/s (Proud #PD5) in the same ink as the Singapore duplex, part French marine sorter cds in red, fault on the reverse. Ex Tay Peng Hian. A rare concessional rate item. [The 8c rate was for Printed Matter. At first glance, the contents appear to be handwritten. However, under closer examination, it is clear that the writing is some form of duplicate. Mimeograph machines didn't appear until the 1870s so we're guessing that this is a very early usage of a transfer by hectograph, a contraption invented in Russia in 1869]

80 Page:80 Website: Aug 15, 2014 MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History (continued) Lot C A C B Lot (Dec 30) entire in French with oval 'C POISSON & Co/SINGAPORE' cachet in blue, to Saigon "p SS Packnam" with 2c brown & 4c rose tied by another strike of the cachet & segmented cancels, fine 'COCHINCHINE/5/JANV/76/ SAIGON' arrival b/s, light horizontal filing crease at the base. [Selling fish to the French?] 1876 stampless cover to Mauritius with 'SINGAPORE/UNPAID' cds, very fine 'ADEN STEAMER.POINT' transit b/s overstruck with superb 'T'-in-circle h/s, French octagonal 'POSS AN/PAQ FR No 2' marine-sorter cds, superb Mauritius arrival b/s & '8d/TO PAY' h/s in blue-black, linear stain & small hole on the face. A most unusual destination from Singapore C B Lot cover with '.../DELI/(SUMATRA)' cachet in blue across the flap, to Spain (!) "via Brindisi" with 12c tied by poor 'B/172', part 'PENANG/PAID' cds in red & superb 'GIBRALTAR' transit cds on the face, minor opening faults at right. Ex David Springbett. Carried per "Gwalior" to Galle, "Cathay" to Alexandria, & "Ceylon" to Brindisi. A remarkable origin/destination cover and, not surprisingly, one of our vendor's favourite covers.. 1, C B 1406 C A Lot 1405 Lot (Jan) outer to France "p Str Anadyre" with superb 'E & H HINNEKINDT/SINGAPORE' dated cachet in blue, Wmk CC 8c orange-yellow tied by 'E & H H' cachet in blue & segmented dots cancel of Singapore (cds in red alongside), indecipherable French octagonal marine sorter of 15/JANV/80, 'INDO-CHINE/10/FEVR/80/PAQ FR MODANE' cds both in red & poor Bordeaux arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Mail was landed at Naples & sent by rail via the Mont Cenis tunnel. The 'INDO-CHINE/...' cds was applied at the French border!] 1888 (Dec) cover with printed 'United States Consulate/at ("Singapore")' at upper-left to the USA "Per German Mail/SS Preussen/via Brindisi", 8c orange & 10c slate tied by light but largely discernible 'CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES/SINGAPORE' intaglio seal in red & Singapore cds, light boxed registration datestamp at the base, New York arrival b/s in purple. A lovely cover. Ex Derek Clayton: sold in Singapore 4/7/2009 for $S ,500

81 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:81 MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History (continued) 1407 C A-/B 1408 PS A/B 1409 C A MALTA Ex Lot 1407 Lot & c covers from 'MALACCA' to France 1) with French 'LIGNE N/PAQ FR No 8' d/s in red used aboard SS "Melbourne"; and 2) with 'LIGNE N/PAQ FR No 2' cds used aboard SS "Indus"; minor bleemishes. Ex Chua Eu Tiong. (2) 1893 & c & 3c Postal Cards 1) to Holland with octagonal French 'LIGNE N/PAQ FR No 2' d/s; and 2) to Belgium with similar '.../...No 6' d/s, very fine 'MARCHIENNE-AU-PONT' arrival cds on the face, soiled. (2) 1894 small cover endorsed "Corps d'occupation du Tonkin" to France with 8c blue tied by Singapore cds & 'PAID' h/s in violet presumably applied at Singapore but not listed by Ted Proud, very fine octagonal 'LIGNE N/14/AOUT/94/ PAQ FR No 1' marine sorter d/s. A most unusual military cover apparently carried privately to Singapore where placed into the mails *WO A/B Ex Lot Half-Penny unused selection x6 including SG 3 13 & 16 each with large-part o.g., and used x6 including SG 4 on 1865 piece & SG 10 with 1962 BPA Certificate as the then SG 13, generally fine to very fine, Cat (12) *O Ex Lot 1411 Ex Lot Issues with used set plus unused 1d rose & mint 5/- (minor toning), mint (no ¼d) & used sets, 'One/Pnney' in unmounted pair & corner block of 4, KEVII mint & used sets, used set, etc, a few minor problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat (76) 1412 * A/A KEVII MCA ¼d to 5/- SG plus ¼d & ½d listed shades, some hinge remainders, Cat 290. (19) When you are ready to sell your collection, remember that Prestige Philately offers you the critical combination of beautiful catalogues, scholarly descriptions, access to our discerning clients, outstanding results, and on-time payment.

82 Page:82 Website: Aug 15, 2014 MALTA (continued) 1413 */**O Ex Lot Issues with MCA mint set including shades to 2/- plus used 5/-, Script 10/- mint, 1922 Overprints mint 2/- 2/6d & 5/-, used 2/- to 5/-, & 1930 Pictorials mint sets, KGVI issues complete mint, QEII issues unmounted plus annotated pages of 1950s-1960s varieties including positional blocks, etc, a few minor problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat (350+) 600 Ex Lot 1414 Ex Lot 1416 Ex Lot * A B KGV MCA ¼d to 5/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, very fresh, Cat 550. (11) * A B Script ¼d to 10/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, very fresh, Cat 475. (8) * A/AB 1922 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' Overprints CC 10/- blue-black SG 105, MCA ½d to 5/- SG , and Script ¼d to 10/- black SG (ex 1d), a few minor imperfections, Cat 775. (16) */** A B1 Ex Lot 1417 Ex Lot Minerva ¼d to 10/- plus both 1 SG including 3d blue both shades, mostly lightly to very lightly mounted, the 10/- is unmounted, Cat 400. (19) 1418 F/V A B1 - ¼d to 10/- SG ex 1d orange & purple and 3d blue, various cds cancels, Cat 295. (14) 200 MONTSERRAT W*C Ex Lot 1419 Mostly mint collection including QV Wmk CC 2½d unused, 1903 set (the 5/- is superb), to 2/6d (some toning), New Colours, 1914 KGV 5/-, set, set with shades to 5/-, Tercentenary set (hinge remainders), KGVI set including perfs plus 10/- & 1 on 1939 registered cover, 1951 & Pictorials, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (180+) 400

83 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:83 MONTSERRAT (continued) 1420 *O A/B Ex Lot 1420 Ex Lot QV issues with Overprint 1d with the Watermark Inverted & 6d, Wmk CC 2½d & 4d (creased), and Wmk CA set (the 4d blue is very lightly cancelled), part- to large-part o.g., Cat (10) 1421 V A B New Colours ½d to 5/- red & green/yellow SG 35-47, Cat 375. (10) 300 MOROCCO AGENCIES * Ex Lot 1422 Seahorses selection comprising SG 50 x2 (one 'SPECIMEN'), 52, 53 x3 & 54 x2 (one 'SPECIMEN'), 73 x2 (one 'SPECIMEN') & 74, 136 x2 (one 'SPECIMEN'), 137 & 138, 140 & 141, 142, & optd 'SPECIMEN', and & optd 'SPECIMEN', centring generally better than average, generally fine to very fine, Cat 1500 approximately. (26) NAURU We are very pleased to be offering the extensive specialised collection of Nauru formed by John Darnell from England: the separate catalogue is available to current clients free on request *OC Ex Lot Overprints on Great Britain mint to 2/6d including 2d Die II, used values to 5/- with fake cancels plus 10/- with genuine cds but rounded corner, & 5/- with corner fault on 1922 registered cover, etc, Cat (60 + cover) ** A B1 Ex Lot ½d to 1/- SG 1-12 ex 2d Die II plus De La Rue Seahorses 2/6d 5/- & 10/- SG 21-22, unusually well centred, unmounted, Cat 500+ (mounted). A superior grade set. (14) 500

84 Page:84 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NAURU (continued) 1425 * A B1 Ex Lot /- plus Seahorses De La Rue 2/6d sepia-brown & 5/- bright carmine and Waterlow 10/- indigo-blue SG & 18 each with italicised 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, unusually well centred, Cat (4) 1, * A/B Ex Lot Seahorses De La Rue 2/6d sepia-brown (short perfs at left), 2/6d yellow-brown. 5/- bright carmine (marginal, from the top of the sheet), 10/- pale blue (poorly centred) & 10/- deep bright blue (unusually well centred) SG & 23d, Cat (5) 850 Lot * A B - Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d pale brown SG 25 marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet, well centred, Cat NEW HEBRIDES (British) 1428 */** Ex Lot issues apparently complete including '2d.' on French Paper 40c SG 35 and Postage Dues, some toning in the pre-wwii material, most later issues are unmounted, Cat (200+) 400

85 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:85 NEW ZEALAND 1429 O Ex Lot 1429 Selection including First Sidefaces 2/- & 5/-, Pictorials duplicated range to 2/- & 5/-, Arms postally used 7/6d 15/- 30/- & 4 plus 3/10/- with fiscal cds, etc, condition variable, a few dud cancels noted, Cat (66) P A/A- Ex Lot 1430 Imperf plate proofs comprising KEVII ½d in black, KGV Recess 3d in black & 1/- in dull vermilion pair, Letter Press ½d in green, 1½d x2 & 3d in black, and Victory set in issued colours on gummed paper, generally very fine. (14) */** Ex Lot 1431 Handy range with Second Sidefaces 2d to 1/- (ex 2½d & 5d) with large-part o.g., Commemoratives & Healths complete, Airs including 3d SG 548a, Admirals both papers, Pictorials including perfs plus 6d (one *) & 9d unmounted blocks of 4, Pictorials including perfs plus 1½d unmounted block of 4, QEII Definitives plus 1/- Die II, '2d' on 1½d Stars unmounted (no certificate), issues apparently complete (no Cook M/S), Decimal Arms First Issue unmounted, etc, generally very fine, Cat (300 approx) *WO Ex Lot 1432 Fairly basic single volume collection but with seek & ye shall find - in the middle of the album! - a page of mostly unused Chalons to 1/-, First Sidefaces to 5/- unused (2/- large-part o.g. but defective), Second Sidefaces to 1/-, Pictorials to 5/- unused, then mint Christchurch Exhibition set (6d stained), Reduced Size Birds, KEVII set, Auckland Exhibition 3d, Peace set, Dunedin set, Smiling Boys (stained), Admirals.etc, post-wwii pre-decimals apparently complete (no M/Ss), scads of decimals (yes, they are all mounted!). (100s) 1433 PR A Large plastic tub of NZ Post year albums & some Australia Post "product"

86 Page:86 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NEW ZEALAND (continued) Lot 1434 Lot F A Perkins Bacon Printings 2d dull blue SG 2, margins good to large, light numeral cancel, Cat 650. Superb! 600 T 1435 O B - 1/- yellow-green/blued paper SG 3 marginal horizontal pair from the right of the sheet, margins just shaved - at the top - to huge but a fault at the base just intrudes on the scond unit, part marginal watermark '...AGE...', ironed-out crease in the margin, untidy cancel, Cat 11,000+. A rare multiple. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack and Forster. [Gibbons list the shade as "pale" yellow-green. It's rather too bright to be labelled "pale"] 3,000 T 1436 C B Lot /- yellow-green/blued paper SG 3, almost full margins but the margin at left is a little ragged and just intrudes into the design at upper-left, tied to cover to Dorset by very fine BN '6' cancel, equally fine 'NEW PLYMOUTH/ OC27/58/NEW ZEALAND' b/s (with Reversed 'Z'in 'ZEALAND'), faint 'BRIDPORT/FE12/69' arrival b/s, minor blemishes, Cat 5500 x2+ (CP $NZ75,000) on cover. Ex Marcel Burrus and Currie. BPA Certificate (1993). A very attractive First Issue cover. 7,500 T 1437 O A+/B Lot Imperf Chalons Blue Paper 2d SG 5, No Wmk 1d SG 8, 2d pale blue SG 9 & 6d pale brown SG 14, and Davies 2d deep blue SG 36, the 2d SG 9 is a little aged, the others are superb!, Cat

87 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:87 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1438 O A/B Ex Lot No Watermark Imperf 1d dull orange, 2d x4 including a pair (the right-hand unit a little cut-into at right) & 6d pale brown, margins just clear to good, Cat (6) 260 T 1439 * A 1440 W A Lot 1439 Lot 1440 Lot 1441 Lot Davies Printings Imperf 1d carmine-vermilion SG 35, margins just clear - at upper-left - to good, excellent colour, large-part o.g., Cat 450. Peter Holcombe Opinion (1997). - Imperf 1d carmine SG 35 (CP #A1e5), good even margins, unused, Cat 450+ ($NZ2000). This is rated by Campbell Paterson as the scarcest of their five listed shades W A - Imperf 2d dull blue SG 36, margins close to good, unused, Cat T 1442 V A- - Imperf 2d slate blue SG 37, margins close to large, small thin, superb cancel well clear of the portrait, Cat 200. Exceptional appearance T 150 T Lot O A/A- Lot Imperf 2d milky blue SG 37a horizontal pair, margins just shaved - at upper-right - to very large with a fragment of the adjoining unit below the first stamp, indistinct cancels, Cat 450. [The impressions are misaligned, a common shortcoming of Perkins Bacon's plate-making technique] 300 T

88 Page:88 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1444 * A/A- - Imperf 2d blue from the Worn Plate SG 39 block of 4, margins close to good, 8mm scissor-cut between the first & third units resulting in the first unit having a minor crease at lower-left, ironed-out vertical crease between the units, large-part o.g., Cat Ex Maurice Burrus, "Antipodes" & Joseph Hackmey: sold for $US5100. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1988) states "A rare & beautiful looking block". Our vendor notes that unused blocks of the Davies Printings Imperf 2d are the most elusive of all values in the series. 6,000 T Lot 1445 Lot 1446 Lot 1447 Lot W A - Imperf 1/- yellow-green SG 45, deep shade, margins just clear to good, unused, Cat BPA Certificate (1958). 800 T 1446 G A O A- - Serrated Perf 18 at Nelson6d black-brown SG 63, well centred for these rare separations with the perforating largely clear of the design, neat BN '15' cancel of Nelson, Cat The first example we have offered of this rare stamp. [Of almost identical appearance as Joseph Hackmey's example that sold for $US2520] Perf 13 at Dunedin 1/- yellow-green SG 80, unusually well centred with the perfs well clear of the design on all sides, one short perf at lower-right, light indistinct cancel, Cat 375. Perf 13 stamps are rare this fine O A 1863 Provisional Issue on No Wmk Paper Imperf 2d dull blue SG 96, margins just clear to large, Cat T 1,500 T 250 T Lot 1449 Lot 1450 Lot 1451 Lot G A- - Perf 13 2d deep blue SG 96a, unusually well centred, a few short perfs at right, Cat T 1450 O A 1864 Wmk 'NZ' 6d red-brown SG 99, margins close to large with fragments of two adjoining units at base & a chunk of the adjoining unit at left, untidy cancel largely clear of the Queen's face, Cat 700. Ex "Du Bois" (Hiroyuke Inoue): acquired for $US575 (2007) G A - 6d red-brown as SG 99 but with the Watermark Inverted, margins close to good, Cat T 1452 G A - 1/- yellow-green as SG 100 but with the Watermark Inverted, margins good to large, Cat T 450 T Lot 1453 Ex Lot 1455 Lot W A - Comb Perf 12½ at Auckland 2d pale blue SG 107, cut from the sheet to preserve the design, unused, Cat T 1454 W A - Comb Perf 12½ at Auckland 6d red-brown SG 108, cut from the sheet to preserve the design, unused, Cat T 1455 O A/B Chalons 1d to 1/- two simplified sets including New Colours, a few faults but generally fine & one 4d rose is very fine, Cat 1300 approximately (20) 300

89 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:89 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1456 W A Ex Lot Perf 12½ at Auckland 1d to 1/- between SG 110 & 125 plus New Colours 1d brown, 2d orange & 6d blue SG 132a 133 & 136, unsed, Cat A most attractive and colourful group and a most unusual opportunity to acquire a complete simplified "set". (10) 2,750 Lot 1457 Lot * A - 1d carmine-vermilion SG 110 with interesting Halo Flaw to Left of the Portrait, well centred, unused, Cat W A Large Star New Colours Perf 10 1d brown SG 126, unused, Cat T Lot 1459 Lot 1460 Lot W A - Perf 10x12½ 2d vermilion Perf 12½x12½x10x12½ SG 130b, unused, Cat A rare stamp. 1,000 T 1460 G A - Perf 10x12½ 6d deep blue SG 131, Cat 900. Robert Odenweller Certificate (2013). 400 T 1461 O A - Perf 10x12½ 6d blue Perf 10x12½x12½x12½ SG 131c, Cat T How would you like to see your collection showcased like this? Talk to Gary Watson today if this idea tantalises you.

90 Page:90 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1462 * A 1463 * A+ Lot 1462 Lot Perf 12½ 1d brown SG 132a block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat Ex Gerald Ellott, "Yeroc", Sir Gawaine Baillie and Joseph Hackmey: sold for $US1260. RPSofL Certificate (2006) No Watermark 2d vermilon SG 138/a block of 4, the lower units with Extensive Retouching causing those units to be less well printed & appearing to be in a pale shade, well centred, lightly mounted with virtually full o.g., Cat Ex Joseph Hackmey: sold for $US1020. RPSofL Certificate (2006). 1,250 T 1,000 T 1464 * A/A- Ex Lot First Sidefaces 1d to 5/- SG but no 2/-, the 3d & 4d are regummed; also Newspaper ½d and Second Sidefaces ½d to 1/- (Perf 10) simplified; most are very well centred, large-part o.g., Cat Generally very fine for these issues. (18) * A/B Ex Lot Pictorials No Wmk Perf 12 to 16 set plus a few shades, Perf 11 set (ex 5d) plus 6d green shade & extra 5/- (pulled perf) & Reduced Size set, a few with no gum but generally with large-part o.g., Cat 2000 approx. (34) 600

91 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:91 NEW ZEALAND (continued) Ex Lot 1466 Lot * A 1467 */** A B * A Lot Pictorials ½d to 5/- (No Watermark SG 259) simplified set including Boer War 1½d, both 2½d & New Colours, most are Watermarked Perf 14, generally well centred, large-part o.g., Cat 900 approximately. A very fresh "set". (20) 1898 No Watermark Perf 11 6d rose-red with 'LISBON SUPERFINE' Papermaker's Watermark SG 265cd block of 4, characteristic rough perfs, two units apparently unmounted, Cat (mounted). A very scarce & desirable multiple Cowan Paper with No Watermark ½d Mount Cook marginal vertical pair from the base of the sheet that was originally Perf 14x11 but with the horizontal perforations misplaced so patched between the units and Reperforated 11 Horizontally CP #F3e/eZ, large-part o.g., Cat $NZ A very scarce Mixed Perfs item. RPSofNZ Certificate (2013) T 1469 * Ex Lot KEVII Issues with Heads including shades & Two Perf Pairs, and Christchurch & Auckland Exhibition sets, generally very fine, Cat (48) */** A Ex Lot KEVII Issues with Smaller Birds 3d 6d & 1/- plus 6d with 'OFFICIAL' Overprint, KEVII ½d to 1/- including both 4d & 'OFFICIAL' Overprints ½d to 1/-, also Smiling Boys (unmounted, a couple of tiny tonespots on the 2d+1d), plus KEVII to KGV 'AIITUTAKI' Overprints, generally very fine and a couple may be unmounted, Cat (48) 400

92 Page:92 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1471 * Ex Lot KGV Heads selection on Hagners with Recess both perfs complete except for the 7½d SG 426a plus 1/- orange-brown SG 430cc (RPSofNZ Certificate) and Two Perf Pairs to 1/- (the 5d is toned), Widely Spaced Watermark group including 6d Wmk/No Wmk block of 4, Typo group of shades & watermarks, 'OFFICIAL' Overprints Recess sets of both perfs plus 1/- Two Perfs Pair, a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat (150+) ** A Ex Lot KGV Recess 1½d to 1/- SG simplified set, overprinted 'OFFICIAL' 3d to 1/- SG O , Typo simplified set of 6 & 'OFFICIAL' set of 6, unmounted, Cat 375 (mounted). (33) ** A- Lot 1473 Lot d dark blue SG 427 upper-left corner block of 4 with complete Plate Number '39', minor tonespots in the upper-left corner otherwise superb unmounted, CP Cat $NZ1600 (mounted) P B 1920 Victory 1d die proof in black on glazed card (60x85mm), minor blemishes

93 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:93 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1475 G/V Ex Lot KGVI Issues on Gibbons hingeless pages with general issues complete plus most Postage Dues & Officials, and Arms to 3 including 7/6d 9/- & '11/-' on 11/-, Cat (160+) *O Ex Lot virtually complete mint or used including Postage Dues, 'Official' Overprints & Lighthouses, also Arms mint '11/-' on 11/- & a superb 2/10/- and postally used 7/6d 15/ & '22/-' on 22/-, generally fine to very fine, Cat (160+) 500 Lot P A Ex Lot Health (Birds) 2d+1d Wood Pigeon imperforate multicoloured proof on gummed unwatermarked paper (35x53mm), unmounted. Gorgeous unadopted design. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. RPSofNZ Certificate (2012) states it is a "photogravure multicolour essay by Harrison & Sons". 1,000

94 Page:94 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NEW ZEALAND (continued) A 1962 Health (Birds) 2½d+1d Parakeet and 3d+1d Saddleback as SG but recess-printed essays by Bradbury Wilkinson comprising imperforate plate proofs of the vignettes in green or brown plus of the composite designs with the vignettes in green or brown and the frames in three different colours for each design, all partly affixed to a single Bradbury Wilkinson presentation card endorsed at the top "as submitted ". A delightful item. Ex Bradbury Wilkinson Archives. BW had printed the similar 1960 & 1961 Bird issues and obviously expected their contract to be continued for Instead, the Post Office opted for the same designs but printed in the less aesthetically appealing photogravure by De La Rue. (8 plate proofs) 2,500 T 1479 ** A 1480 **C A 1481 ** A 1482 ** A Lot 1479 Lot New Zealand Day M/S, miscut with 25mm margin at left & "Values Omitted" at right, unmounted. With a normal M/S for comparison Issues virtually complete unmouted in Seven Seas hingeless album, plus First Day Covers apparently complete including M/Ss & Exhibition Overprints, generally very fine. High thematic content & high face value. (Qty) 2006 Kapa Haka (Maori Culture) 45c Poi self-adhesive "pair", unmounted. Unlisted by Campbell Paterson and Gibbons on the basis that they were not officially issued. By that reasoning, the Christchurch Exhibition 1d claret should be delisted, along with South Australia's 1/- violet, and any number of other stamps with a "colourful history". The most controversial stamp release of recent times. We say "release" because New Zealand Post cancelled the issue only days before they were to go on sale on 7/6/2006. However, they had already sent out a number of mail orders to private individuals: surely that is an "official issue". NZ Post then "requested" their clients to return the stamps and claim that two naive souls had actually done so! It is believed that a roll of 100 self-adhesives was issued. That's a tiny number for a popular country. By comparison, as many as 500 of NZ's 1996 unissued Teddy Bear "error" made it onto the market: the self-adhesive version retails for $NZ each. POSTAGE DUES: Wmk Mult NZ 1d, 2d & 3d SG D45-47 marginal blocks of 32, each with Sheet Number at left, unmounted, Cat ($NZ1950++). (3 items) Offer 300 1, * A/A- Ex Lot 1483 POSTAL FISCALS: 1/3d (all 3 colours) to 2 complete on a simplified basis, mostly well centred, the 15/- with minor stain at the top otherwise very fresh but a few have hinge remainders, Cat 1850 minimum. (18) 1,000 If your collection deserves the most professional treatment and a magnificent reference catalogue for posterity, talk to Gary Watson about our "Signature Series" sales.

95 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:95 NEW ZEALAND (continued) Lot 1484 Lot 1485 Lot 1486 Ex Lot * A+ B Surcharges '35/-' on 35/- orange-yellow SG 186, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat 800. Superb! * A A Multiple Watermark 2/10/- red, exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat * A B Multiple Watermark 5 indigo-blue with the Watermark Inverted SG F211a, very lightly mounted, Cat * A B Surcharges on Multiple Watermark '3/6' on 3/6d (both types) to '22/-' on 22/- SG 212-6, well centred, Cat 600. (5) G/F A Lot 1488 OFFICIALS: KGV Recess 1/- vermilion (a deep rich shade) Two Perfs block of 4 SG O105c, 'THAMES/ 9DE22/NZ' cds, Cat A beautiful block with an undoubtedly genuine postal cancellation. 400 Ex Lot * A 1490 C/CL Lot 1489 ANTARCTICA: 1915 "General Grant" Expedition ½d green block of 4, unmounted but with minor gum blemishes from interleaving being removed. - Bundle of covers from Ross Dependency - mostly - and Campbell Island with an array of cachets, a few registered & a few RNZAF covers, many with one or more signatures of expeditioners including 1963 Auckland Islands Expedition cover with 15 signatures (stated only 4 produced).& several for Mid-Winter Day celebrations. (70+)

96 Page:96 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1491 C B/A 1492 C/L Ex Lot 1491 NEW ZEALAND - Postal History Lot PPC of Robert Falcon Scott aboard Ship, with King Edward VII Land 1d tied by 'BRIT ANTARCTIC EXPD/FE27/08' cds, Victoria Land 1d x2 added & tied by the same cds of 9FE11 & 3MR12, finally Victoria Land ½d added & tied by the same cds of FE4/13, minor adhesions on the address side, Cat just for the stamps; plus an unaddressed 1907 Expedition envelope with imprint on the flap & KEVII Land 1d tied by Expedition cds. (2 items) - Campbell Island collection/exhibit with an array of cachets, a few registered, many with one or more signatures of expeditioners including 1952 Opening Day, 1959 George Poppleton's First (registered) & Second Expeditions,1963 Auckland Islands Expedition cover with 15 signatures (stated only 4 produced), etc; also "NZ Antarctic Postal History" by Duns, "Campbell Island" by Poppleton & four titles by Jurisich C B 1494 C A- Lot Maori Wars cover to "Mrs Laver/12th Regiment/Victoria Barracks/Sydney" with Imperf 6d red-brown (full margins) tied by a light but obvious strike of the 'QUEEN'S REDOUBT' handstamp, fair 'AUCKLAND/JY13/ 1864/=NEW.ZELAND=' cds below & 'NEW ZEALAND/JY13/1864' cds at upper-left, superb 'SHIP-LETTER/ A /AU1/1864/=SYDNEY=' arrival b/s, minor faults. [The sender was Quartermaster during the Auckland and Waikato Campaigns. As an officer he was not entitled to the 1d concessionary rate] 1888 entire OPSO parcel label (140x95mm) with 'POSTAGE/[crown]/FREE' at upper-right & 'Printing and Stationery Department' imprint at lower-left, to Italy, horizontal & vertical indents from string used to secure the parcel. 600 T 150

97 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:97 NEW ZEALAND - Postal History (continued) 1495 C B 1496 C A Lot OPSO cover with Post & Telegraph Department imprint at lower-left, to New York with rare franking of Perf 10 2½d Sideface - with Sunlight Soap advertisement on the reverse - with diagonal 'O.P.S.O.' handstamp in violet SG O12a (Cat x5+) tied by Wellington cds, New York arrival b/s, minor soiling & small fault at upper-left. An oustanding OPSO cover & perhaps the most exceptional "Adson" cover. Ex Henry ("Hap") Pattiz. Sergio Sismondo Certificate (2006) states the stamp is the then SG O9. Illustrated by Colin Capill at page 8. [NB: Most OPSO covers are long or oversize envelopes. Many of them are defective. Examples on attractive small covers are very few and far between] 1897 local usage of printed advice card for the Dunedin Retailers' Association with Sidefaces ½d black tied by Dunedin cds. 7,000 T C A- Lot OPSO cover with GPO imprint at lower-left, to France with rare franking of Perf 11 2½d Lake Wakatipu with diagonal 'O.P.S.O.' handstamp in violet SG O18 (Cat 900 x5+) tied by very fine Wellington multi-ring cds, Boulogne arrival b/s, very minor soiling. A rare & unusually fine OPSO franking: our vendor believes this is probably the finest OPSO-franked cover in existence. Ex Henry ("Hap") Pattiz. Sergio Sismondo Certificate (2006) states the stamp is the then SG O21. 8,500 T

98 Page:98 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NEW ZEALAND - Postal History (continued) 1498 PS A/B 1904 & 1909 commercial RETURN usages of German 10pf+10pf Reply Cards with the reply-halves still attached & cancelled at 'PARUA BAY' (poor) or 'KAMO' (very fine), the later item creased. Scarce pair illustrating UPUauthorised international usage of another country's stamps. (2) 150 Lot 1499 Ex Lot PS A C A C A PS A+/A usage of 'AVIS DE RECEPTION EN RETOUR' envelope with printed 'R'-in-Circle at upper-right, to the USA with 'CHRISTCHURCH/REGISTERED NZ' cds & registration label, US 'REGISTERED' h/s & 'CHICAGO, ILL/REG DIV' arrival b/s both in purple. Superb! Such envelopes from Australia are rare. We expect NZ examples are like hen's teeth Wilcox Smith cover with 2d yellow pair & 1d Victory tied by superb octagonal 'NZ/GERALDINE/MO & SB' d/s & 'Geraldine' h/s on provisional registration label. Most attractive stampless covers from 'PORANGAHAU' with tax h/s & Postage Dues ½d strip of 4, 1d pair, 2d & 3d singles tied by superb 'WAIPUKURAU/16AU39/NZ' cds being the First Day of Issue. Superb! (4) POSTAL STATIONERY: 1932 Provisionals 'HALFPENNY.' (Inverted) in Violet on ½d Postal Card uprated with ½d adhesive, philatelic usage, superb; and 'ONE PENNY.' (Inverted) in Rosine on 2d yellow Letter Card ("Holidaymakers..."), stuck, unused. (2) 1503 C A+ A1+ POSTMARKS: 'ROYAL TRAIN/14JA35/NEW ZEALAND' superb strike tying 1d Admiral to plain envelope with 'NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS' crest on the flap. Superb! NIGERIA * Ex Lot 1504 Collection with MCA to 1 plus most listed shades to 5/- x3 & 10/- x3, Script plus shades & dies to 10/-, 1936 Pictorials including 3d SG 38a x2, KGVI Definitives with shades & perfs to 2/6d x5 & 5/- x3, etc; also Northern Nigeria 1902 CA set and 1912 KGV 10/- & 1; generally very fine; Cat 1750 approximately. (120+) * 1506 * A Ex Lot 1505 Ex Lot 1506 SOUTHERN NIGERIA: Selection comprising QV set, KEVII set & New Colours to 10/-, and KGV 1912 set ( 1 creased), generally very fine, Cat (44) KEVII New Colours ½d to 1 purple & black/red SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, very fresh, Cat 400. (12) PASSION! it s the key ingredient in The Prestige Difference.

99 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:99 NIUE 1507 * A NORTH BORNEO 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d blue vertical pair Imperf Horizontally, lightly mounted, Cat 250. [Gibbons state these are from a proof sheet. Superior to Sir Gawaine Baillie's pair that sold for 264] CPS A/B 1509 C A/B Ex Lot 1508 Ex Lot 1509 Philatelic covers including two 1898 Kiderlen covers with values to 24c registered at Sandakan, 1928 Sandakan to the USA with 24c Cassowary & black/white registration label, 1930 Sandakan-Tawau with boxed 'AIR MAIL/ [plane]/north BORNEO' cancels, 1935 airmail to GB with 25c Arms, 1948 to USA with BMA values to $1, and three others. (9) Commercial group including 1905 to Italy with Overprints 10c Bear, 1912 to the USA with 10c Boar, 1925 to GB with 6c Rhino, 1928 to GB with 1c Tapir & 5c Elephant, 1924 to Texas with 6c Rhino pair & enclosed E&A Mail Line notepaper headed "SS Arafura", 1929 double-weight Chinese merchant's cover to the USA with 6c Rhino & 12c Parrot, 1931 to GB with Jubilee 6c Orangutan, 1931 Chinese merchant's cover from 'LAHAD DATU' to Hong Kong with Jubilee 6c & 12c tied to the reverse by light cds and black/white registration label on the front, 1933 Malayan Union Mission cover to China with 12c Parrot, 1934 to GB with 2c Palm strip of 4, 1936 front only to GB with 3c Station & '20/CENTS' on 18c Banteng with black/white Sandakan registration label, condition variable. (12 items) 350 T 500 T 1510 * Ex Lot KGVI Issues complete SG (missing only the 1939 $5) including the Postage Dues SG D85-89, Cat (73) CL B Lot 1511 Lot commercial usage of BNB PPC ("Mantenior on Rayoh River") to Germany with two-issue franking of State of North Borneo 1c & 3c plus 'BRITISH/PROTECTORATE' Overprints 4c & 8c tied by fine to superb 'SANDAKAN' cds, boxed registration datestamp at the top, 'ETTLINGEN/(BADEN)' arrival cds, minor imperfections, most attractive. Registered postcards are most unusual and rarely seen. 400 T

100 Page:100 Website: Aug 15, 2014 NORTH BORNEO (continued) 1512 C A C B 1514 C A/A commercial usage of Singapore PPC ("Jugglers, The famous growing Mango tree trick") to Java with 'BRITISH/PROTECTORATE' Overprints 4c Orangutan & 10c Sun Bear tied by 'KUDAT' cds, boxed registration datestamp at lower-right, light 'JESSELTON', very fine 'SINGAPORE' & poor 'NI AGENT SINGAPORE' squaredcircle transits, minor blemishes on the view side. Another rare usage commercial usage of 3c Postal Card uprated with 1c Tapir to Java with poor Sandakan cds & worn Singapore transit cds, bumped corners commercial covers to GB at 8c rate x2 & to the USA at 12c rate x2 (one to the actress Deanna Durbin), the last additionally with 'WAR/TAX' 2c, boxed 'PASSED BY/ 8 /CENSOR/NORTH BORNEO' h/s & similar #23 18 or 21 respectively, the last with complete truncated black/white '[Arms]/PASSED BY/CENSOR' label. (4) 400 T 150 T 300 T 1515 PS B 1516 C A PS A 1518 C B Lot 1515 Lot stampless Active Service "green envelope" with 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/29JE45/446' (rated 1000pts by Proud) used at Weston, a little soiled. Ex Merv Riddell commercial cover to Missouri with BMA Overprints 10c Orangutan pair, 50c Mount Kinabalu & $1 Arms tied by Australian-type 'BEAUFORT' cds, superb Beaufort registration h/s, Singapore & New York transits and 'COLUMBIA MO/REGISTERED' arrival b/s, opened-out for display commercial usage of formular aerogramme to Hawaii with 25c Rhino pair tied by 'LABUAN' cds. Scarce origin/destination item commercial airmail cover endorsed "Police HQs" on the flap to Queensland with 30c Blowpipe & 50c Buffalo Transport tied by light 'MOBILE PO No 1/NORTH BORNEO' cds, very fine boxed 'MOBILE/POST OFFICE/No 1' registration cachet, Jesselton, Singapore & Brisbane transit b/s, minor belmishes. Rare: the only commercial MPO cover we have seen. [The cds was manufactured at the Post Office Workshops in South Melbourne. The registration h/s is not recorded by Ted Proud] T Ex Lot C B Lot 1519 JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1943 Taiwan PPC to Japan with Occupation 4c tied by rubber cds of Sandakan & boxed censor cachet (= Censored by Nishiyama, Sandakan Central Post Office) in red, the address stupidly erased with permanent marker. Rare. [It is to be expected that Occupation mail will be from members of the occupying forces. This item. however, is from a tourist telling her mother about her travels!] 500 T

101 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:101 NORTH BORNEO (continued) 1520 C A/B 1521 C A-/C NYASALAND LABUAN: 1894 (Aug) philatelic cover to GB with Overprints 1c x2 2c 3c & 5c x2, light 'LABUAN' cds & 'CAMBERLY' arrival b/s, minor faults; 1897 Reeves registered cover to GB with 12c & 18c; 1946 commercial 55c-rate airmail cover to GB with BMA franking tied by boxed 'VICTORIA/LABUAN' d/s; and two 1947 commercial 55c & 80c airmail covers with BMA frankings tied by the Australian-type cds. (5) Comforts Fund envelope (opened-out) to Sydney with 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/3AU45/441' (rated 1000pts by Proud) & stampless cover (soiled) with superb 'AIR FORCE PO/22SE45/234', both used at Labuan. Ex Merv Riddell.(2) 400 T * 1523 * A+ A PS A-/A PITCAIRN ISLANDS Ex Lot 1522 Lot KGV MCA 1 SG 98, Script set (the 1d is used), KGVI set including 5/- shade, issues complete, generally very fine, Cat 890. (85) Script 2/6d black & scarlet-vermilion/grey-blue with Nick in Scroll at Upper-Right, excellent centring, very lightly mounted. [This flaw is listed for Bermuda but not for Nyasaland. Other flaws for this value Cat 425] REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1892 with Seriffed 'R' in Oval 2d size G HG C1 (flap stuck) & 1894 with Fancy 'R' in Oval 'FOUR' on 2d size G HG C4, unused. Remarkably fine for these issues. (2) C/CL 1526 L 1527 C 1528 ** A 1529 **/* Ex Lot 1525 Ex Lot 1527 Carton with a chaotic collection of First Day Covers virtually complete to modern including 1949 Silver Wedding & d & 8d blocks of 6, lots of M/Ss etc, some minor duplication noted, then a collection using mostly philatelic covers to tell the Pitcairn story, noted three 1950s inwards covers from Australia, generally very fine. (Qty) Carton with a lengthy run of "The Pitcairn Log" until at least 2010, "Pitcairn Islands Philately" by Lume (2nd Edn hardbound), Hornadge catalogue (falling apart) & "The First 200 Years" by Murray (1992, non-philatelic). PPCs or PPC-size photos with real photo types of Pitcairn from the Sea (2 different), a weatherboard house (signed "Alta Christian" on the reverse) & "Group of Pitcairn Islanders", seven American coloured types including "General Post Office", 1950 usage of "Rimutaka" PPC with social message signed "Daddy", and Ham Radio QSL cards for VR6AY signed "Andrew Young" & VR6AC signed "Floyd" (McCoy), a few defects but generally fine. (14) Issues apparently complete including M/Ss plus extras including 1949 Wedding Plate Number blocks of 4, QEII 2/6d shade, Framas, etc, unmounted. (100s) QEII Issues apparently complete including M/Ss with a few extras including 2/6d SG 28a, unmounted; also KGVI issues mounted; generally very fine. (300+) 500 Offer

102 Page:102 Website: Aug 15, 2014 PITCAIRN ISLANDS (continued) 1530 C 1531 C B 1532 CL B 1533 PS A 1534 C/CO RHODESIA Ex Lot 1530 Lot New Zealand Postal Agency group with 1925 defective commercial front with 'POSTED AT PITCAIRN ISLAND/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE' h/s SG C8 & Wellington arrival cds; 1927 real photo PPC of the Island with message "We are due to arrive here tomorrow...", NZ dumb 'PACKET/BOAT.' h/s & GB 1d tied by Wellington slogan; 1938 PPC of the "Rangitane" with social message from "HKW"; late-1930s possibly commercial cover to Hong Kong; and a range of philatelic covers including a couple with Hands Across the Sea cachets, condition variable. (15 items) 1920s plain unaddressed envelope with a fine but worn strike 'POSTED IN PITCAIRN/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE' handstamp (CK #1.3), endorsed at lower-left "An old envelope/as used years ago/on Pitcairn Island/ML Ward", minor aging. [This is SG C1, recorded , Cat 3250 on cover] 1940 long HE Maude cover with NZ 2½d tied by Agency cds of 14OC40 (last day of use) & Pitcairn KGVI 1½d tied by double-circle 'PITCAIRN ISLANDS/15OCT40/POST OFFICE' cds (first day of stamp & datestamp), two vertical folds clear of the stamps 1947 Ceylon 3c Postal Card uprated with 3c & 6c to "Local Newspapers/Pitcairn Island/New Zealand" being a letter from a boy seeking penpals. REGISTERED MAIL: Mini-study on leaves including 1936 cover with NZ Silver Jubilee set & large NZ-type label; 1948 cover made of coconut-fibre (ah-ah) with registration h/s but the address has faded; 1951 cover with mss "R" & number h/s; 1964 oversize airmail cover to NSW with rounded-boxed cachet franked Birds 4d x2 & 1/-; etc, also five registration receipts; condition rather mixed. (14 items) Ex Lot * A B Victoria Falls 1d to 5/- SG 94-99, unusually fresh, Cat 300. (6) * A 1537 * A/B Ex Lot 1537 Lot 1536 Ex Lot Admirals Head Die II Perf 14 2/- SG 234, 3/- SG 237 & an exceptionally centred 1 black & violet SG 243, Cat Head Die III Perf 14 2d 5d 1/- 2/6d both shades & 3/- (a few short perfs) SG a & 274b, Cat 550. (6) 1538 * A B Admirals Head Die III Perf 14 3d 6d 8d 1/- 2/- 5/- & 10/- SG & 309, Cat 510. (7)

103 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:103 RHODESIA (continued) 1539 *O Ex Lot 1539 NORTHERN RHODESIA: issues complete mint, KGV 5/- & 20/- with a few short perfs, KGV set used but the 20/- is a bit aged and the 1/- 5/- & 10/- have fake cancels, KGVI set used, Wedding 20/- used (fake cds), etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat 1950 (the dud "used" stamps not included). (150 approx) 600 Ex Lot * A/B 1541 C B Lot KGV ½d to 20/- SG 1-17 (ex 3/-) with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, most with part- to large-part o.g.,cat 1000 (-). (16) RHODESIA & NYASALAND: 1960 commercial cover with Southern Rhodesia KGVI 1d tied by Salisbury 'REMEMBER/ POPPY/DAY' slogan but with hand-drawn box indicating invalid postage, Postage Dues optd 'SOUTHERN/RHODESIA' 2d black & 4d blue tied by 'GWELO' cds, minor blemishes. The stamp was presumably invalid because Southern Rhodesia was no longer an issuing entity. However, if that is correct, usage of the Southern Rhodesia Postage Dues is quite bizarre! * Ex Lot 1542 SOUTHERN RHODESIA: issues complete mint plus Admirals ½d & 1d vertical interpanneau pairs with the lower units Imperf at Top, and Field Marshalls all perfs, generally fine to very fine, also Rhodesia & Nyasland complete plus Pictorials ½d & 1d Coil Strips of 6, and Rhodesia issues complete, lightly mounted; Cat 1700 approximately. (280 approx) V A+ A1 Lot Postage Dues 4d dull grey-green SG D6, exceptional centring, neat 'GWELO' cds, Cat A superb example of this very scarce stamp. [Gibbons states that SG D6 was issued only at Fort Livingstone and Gwelo] 500

104 Page:104 Website: Aug 15, 2014 ST. HELENA 1544 */** Ex Lot 1544 Attractive mint collection with 1903 set, set (the 10/- with toning), & 1922 sets, Badge values to 5/- including ½d with Cleft Rock mint (corner fault) & 1/- with Cleft Rock with phony cancels, KGVI set with extra shades to 10/-, Pictorials, Pictorials, most later issues to 1988 unmounted, etc, generally very fine, Cat (300+) *WO Ex Lot QV issues including Imperf 6d SG 1 unused with large-part o.g. & two used with margins at places, Rough Perf 6d SG 2a x2 (one with RPSofL Certificate), 1863 Imperf unused 'ONE PENNY' both types & 'FOUR PENCE' (corner fault), good range of the later surcharges to 'FIVE SHILLINGS' (used) including Perf 14x12½ 'THREE PENCE' SG 23 unused, CA mint set plus 4d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Keyplates mint, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat A very handy lot. (79) 750 Ex Lot 1546 Lot * A/B 1547 * A B1 Lot Surcharges 'TWO PENCE' yellow Perf 14, 'FOUR PENCE' carmine Perf 14x12½, 'ONE SHILLING' yellow-green Perf 14 & 'FIVE SHILLINGS' orange Perf 12½ (creased) SG & 20 plus CA 'THREE PENCE' reddish lilac SG 42 each with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in violet, large-part o.g. (5) KEVII Keyplates 10/- green & red/green SG 70 marginal example from the base of the sheet, very lightly mounted, Cat F A C1-10/- green & red/green SG 70 tied to small piece by cds of AP21/10, Cat * A B1 Lot 1549 Ex Lot 1550 Ex Lot 1551 Ex Lot KEVII Pictorials 1d rose-carmine overprinted 'SPECIMEN' SG 71s, very lightly mounted, Cat 400. Ex John Williams: acquired at our auction of 6/3/2010 for $368. [This value was printed in error. The entire supply sent to St Helena was destroyed. The only surviving examples are the 'SPECIMEN' stamps allocated to the UPU] 300

105 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:105 ST. HELENA (continued) 1550 * A- B KGV Pictorials ½d to 3/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, minor hinge remainders, Cat 375. (10) * A B * A/A Badge of the Colony MCA 4d to 1 SG 92-96, the 2/6d an unmounted marginal example, the 1 very lightly mounted, Cat 500. (5) - Script ½d to 10/- SG plus listed shades of the ½d 1½d & 5d, most are lightly mounted & superb, Cat 560. (18) *G A B1 Ex Lot Script 1½d with Broken Mainmast SG 99a mint, and 2d with Torn Flag SG 100b and 'GRAVESEND' arrival cds that just intrudes on the flaw, Cat 475. (2) * A/A+ Ex Lot Script 2d 3d 5d 8d 1/6d 2/- 2/6d & 5/- each with Cleft Rock between SG 100c & 110c, variable centring, very fine to superb, Cat A very desirable group. (8) 1555 * A+ A1 - Script 15/- grey & purple/blue SG 113, exceptional centring, very lightly mounted, Cat Superb! 750 1,750 Ex Lot 1556 Ex Lot * A B Centenary ½d to 10/- SG , Cat 425. (10) * A/B - ½d to 10/- SG with 'SPECIMEN' Perfin, the 10/- with rounded corner at lower-left, Cat 450. (10) * A B1 Ex Lot KGVI Definitives ½d to 10/- SG with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' Perfin, very lightly mounted, Cat 550. (14) 450

106 Page:106 Website: Aug 15, 2014 ST. KITTS-NEVIS 1559 *O Ex Lot 1559 ST CHRISTOPHER: Scarce mostly mint range including CC Perf 12½ 1d dull rose x2 & 1d magenta x4, Perf 14 2½d x2 (one used) & 6d, CA 4d blue, 6d & 1/- both shades, 'FOUR/PENCE' on 6d, 'Halfpenny' on unsevered 1d, etc, also a few Revenue Overprints, a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat (45) W*O 1561 * Ex Lot 1560 NEVIS: Scarce mostly unused/mint range including 1862 Perf 13 1d 4d & 6d, Perf 15 1d x2, Litho 4d (large-part o.g.) 6d & 1/- (large-part o.g.), QV CC 1d x2 & 2½d x2 (part-o.g.), CA 2½d red-brown x3 (one used), 4d blue x2 (unused & used), 6d green (part-o.g.) & 1/- x2 (one is superb), 'NEVIS ½d.' bisects on piece x3, etc, condition variable, Cat (45) ST KITTS-NEVIS: Collection with 1903 set (the 3d is used), set including shades/papers to 1/-, MCA to 10/- x2, KGVI set with shades/perfs to 5/-, Pictorials etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat 600 approximately. (128) * A/B 1563 * A B1 Ex Lot 1562 Lot KGV Definitives ½d to 1 SG with vertical 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, mostly well centred, the 1d with rounded corner at upper-right, Cat 350. (13) KGV Definitives 1 purple & black/red SG 36 marginal example from the base of the sheet, well centred, Cat Ex Lot * A/A Tercentenary ½d to 1 SG 48-60, generally well centred, the high values are lightly mounted, Cat (13) 850

107 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:107 ST. LUCIA 1565 R A Ex Lot 1565 Reprinted die proofs of the Perkins Bacon QV portrait as used for SG 1-30 on thin wove paper in black, in green & in orange each 44x45mm approximately, and in bright carmine 26x32mm. (4) W*O Ex Lot QV Issues with Small Star 1d & 4d unused & 6d used, 1863 CC 1d x2 (one mint) & 4d unused & 6d used x2, New Colours Perf 12½ 4d yellow unused & 6d mauve mint, Perf 14 4d yellow x3 (one mint), 6d mauve x2, 6d mauve mint & 1/- orange mint, 1881 Surcharges mint, Surcharges 'FOUR PENCE' mint (minor thin), 'SIX PENCE' & 'ONE SHILLING' used, DLR set mint (a few blemishes, BPA Certificate for the 6d) plus 6d & 1/- used, d mint, mint set, 'ONE/HALF/PENNY' on 3d mint, a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat 5000 approximately. A very colourful lot. (75) 1, P A B * ST. VINCENT Ex Lot 1567 Ex Lot De La Rue New Colours & Denominations 1d to 1/- SG plus 2d 5/- & 10/- SG & 52 each with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, large-part o.g., Cat 320. (7) Issues with KEVII both sets plus a few shades, KGV Keyplates both sets, 1936 Pictorials, KGVI set plus a few blocks, Wedding, New Currency etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (180+) *W Ex Lot 1569 'SPECIMEN' selection comprising No Wmk 4d blue SG 6 & d dull blue-green SG 19 both with ruled ink-line, ½d on 1d & 6d, d yellow, 1892 '5/PENCE' on 4d chocolate with 'specimen', 'FIVE PENCE' on 6d, 1899 DLR set, KEVII 2/-, d 2½d & 3d, KGV MCA to 1 (ex 5d & 1/- bistre) & Script to 1 (ex 1½d & 4d), 'WAR STAMP' 1d, and Jubilee set, condition variable but mostly with part- to large-part o.g. (48) 500 Use Limit Bidding to cover all lots in which you are interested.

108 Page:108 Website: Aug 15, 2014 ST. VINCENT (continued) 1570 W*O Ex Lot Perkins Bacon Issues collection including d rose-red SG 1 unused & 6d green SG 2 used, Perf 11-12½ 1d rose-red unused pair, 4d deep blue unused x2 & used and 6d deep green unused, Perf /- grey used & Perf 11-12½x /- grey used x2, d yellow unused, 1/- indigo used & 1/- brown used, 1871 Perf d black unused x2 & 6d deep green used, Perf 11-12½x15 1/- lilac-rose used x2 (one an unusually large stamp with red cds), Perf 11-12½x15 6d pale green (with manuscript lines, superb ' CO / JU10/73' cds in red & 'A10' cancels) & 1/- vermilion unused (concealed fault), 1880 Perf 11-12½ 6d bright green unused, 1881 'ONE PENNY' on 6d bright green mint, d drab SG 37 unused & 4d bright blue used, CA 6d violet mint, 1890 '2½d.' on 4d chcocolate mint, etc, also some mint blocks of 4 including '2½ PENCE' on 1d lake SG 40 & '5/PENCE' on 4d chcocolate SG 59 (upper-left corner, some reinforcing), a few problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat A really desirable and colourful lot. (102) 1,500 Lot 1572 Lot 1571 Lot * A No Watermark 1d rose-red Imperf Pair SG 1b, close even margins, a trifle soiled, large-part o.g., Cat W B C Perf about 15 6d deep blue-green SG 19b, a little aged, unused, Cat [Peter Jaffe's very fine unused example sold in 2006 for 881] 1573 * A+ A Perf 11-12½ 6d bright green SG 30, exceptional centring, large-part o.g., Cat 425. Superb! W A 1575 * A B * A B1 Lot 1574 Lot 1575 Lot Local Surcharges '4d' on 1/- bright vermilion SG 35, brilliant colour, characteristic rough perfs, unused, Cat [This stamp is better centred than any of Peter Jaffe's four examples with part-o.g. that sold in 2006 for an average of 816] CA 6d bright green & 1/- bright vermilion SG 44 & 45 each with seriffed 'Specimen' Handstamp (Samuel #SV1), well centred, large-part o.g., BPA Certificate (1989) for the 1/ New Colours 4d red-brown SG 50, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat 950. [Peter Jaffe's very fine mint example sold in 2006 for 681]

109 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:109 ST. VINCENT (continued) 1577 * Ex Lot Issues with 1899 QV set, KEVII both sets, & Allegorical sets, KGV MCA & Script sets, KGVI sets, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat 1200 approximately. (180 approx) 450 Ex Lot * A C1 Lot Script 1 purple & black SG 141 lower-left corner pair, Cat [Gibbons lists the vignette colour as "mauve", which is a delicate pastel shade. It is actually a true purple, almost identical to that of the KGVI 1 SG 159] 1579 * A B KGVI Pictorials ½d to 1 SG with horseshoe 'SPECIMEN' Perfin, Cat 325. (15) 275 SAMOA See also German Colonies in our General Auction, also on Friday 15th August. 125 Ex Lot * A B1 SAMOA - Postal History 1581 C (B) Lot Overprints on New Zealand Arms 2/6d to 5 SG , well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat Rarely available as a set. BPA Certificates (1992) for the 3 & 5. (8) 1889 double-rate cover to Massachusetts with Perf 12x11½ 6d brown-lake SG 31 tied by the "Express" cds 'APIA/MAY/2/SAMOA' in blue, American 10c Jefferson tied by segmented cork cancel, San Francisco transit b/s & 'CHARLESTOWN.../MASS' arrival d/s on the face where very fine 'FORWARDED' h/s applied, partial Illinois arrival b/s, repaired opening tear at left. Ex Floyd Fitzpatrick. Odenweller Census #27 at page 319. [The original address was crossed-through in pencil but this has been largely erased. We can see no evidence of re-addressing so either that has been completely erased, or the cover was forwarded in another envelope] 600 1,000 As at Monday, 30th June 2014, $A100 will cost our American clients $US 94, our British clients 55, our European clients 69, and our new Zealand clients $NZ108.

110 Page:110 Website: Aug 15, 2014 SAMOA - Postal History (continued) 1582 CL A- Lot triple-rate cover with 'United States Consulate' imprint at upper-left with "-General/at Apia Samoa" added & largely superb 'US CONSULATE GENERAL/[Eagle & Arms]/APIA SAMOA' seal impressed in red wax on the flap, to San Francisco with Perf 12x11½ 1d 2d & 6d tied by 'APIA/MAY/20/SAMOA' cds (year omitted) in blue. Odenweller Census #314. RPSofL Certificate (1983). [The rate was 3d x3] 1, C B 1584 C A 1585 C A C B 1587 PS (A) 1588 C B 1589 C A+ Lot 1583 Ex Lot registered cover to London with ½d & '5d' on 4d SG 69 (?) tied by 'APIA/AUG/15' cds (year omitted) in violet, US 3c & 10c cancelled at San Francisco where 3-line registration d/s in rosine applied, New York exchange office label partly across the stamps, London arrival on the face & redirected, minor blemishes. Odenweller Census # Sellschopp cover with scarce franking of 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4d blue (apparently with only a single obliterating bar) tied by 'APIA/JAN/3/SAMOA' cds (year omitted), San Francisco arrival b/s. Odenweller Census # Sellschopp cover with scarce franking of '5d' in Red on 4d blue tied by 'APIA/FEB/28/SAMOA' cds (year omitted), San Francisco arrival b/s, minor peripheral staining. Odenweller Census #384 or correctly rated cover to Germany with Surcharges 1½d on 2d x2 & ' R /3d.' tied by 'APIA/MAR/27/95' cds, bold 'REGISTERED.' h/s, London transit in red & 'ROSTOCK' arrival b/s, minor soiling. Odenweller Census unlisted but as # commercial usage to Germany of Palmtree (1d+)1d Reply-Half on greensih stock with 1d chestnut SG 91 tied by Apia cds, to Germany with superb 'NZ MARINE PO/18MAY98/RMS MOANA' cds in rosine & light Berlin arrival cds at lower-left. [Sadly, the added 1d doesn't belong. The date 'JAN/28' is 4 months earlier than the mailing & SG 91 was issued only in Regardless, this is still a lovely example of a rare Postal Card] 1914 pair of stampless OHMS covers to Kent, both endorsed OAS but one taxed at Sydney & with British Postage Due 1d affixed, minor defects, each with letter headed "Apia Samoa/11th Sept 1914". [The writer states: "...We have no mail service here, letters are just kept on the odd chance of a ship calling...i am stuck doing garrison duty...we took this place without firing a shot which was very disgusting as we have not even justified our existence..." and "...We never hear a word of what is happening in Europe...I simply hate this job...we have all the discomforts of warfare...without anything to compensate for them..."] (4 items) 1915 (Mar) local OHMS cover with embossed 'NEW ZEALAND/[arms]' in vermilion on the flap and typed "Official/ ('JNash')/Secretary" at upper-right. Superb! IMPORTANT NOTICE: This Auction is on a FRIDAY afternoon.

111 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:111 SAMOA - Postal History (continued) 1590 CL B 1591 PS A-/B SARAWAK Lot OHMS cover to Wellington with 'BRITISH MILITARY OCCUPATION/OFFICIAL/FREE/SAMOA' cachet and superb oval 'BRITISH MILITARY OCCUPATION/OFFICE OF THE/ADMINISTRATOR/21FEB1917/APIA/SAMOA' cachet both in violet, Censor #2 h/s in green, ironed-out central fold. POSTAL CARDS: 1d blue/greenish buff commercially used to Dunedin in 1896 with faint NZ Ship cds, another philatelically used to Germany in 1896 uprated with ½d, and 1d+1d Reply Card unused with the perfs sensibly reinforced. (3 items) CL (A-) 1593 C A-/B Lot commercial cover to Italy with scarce franking of c vertical pair tied by two of four very fine to superb strikes - one on the reverse - of the rare 'MATU/18/JAN/98' cds in blue, superb 28½mm Type 13 'SARAWAK/12/FEB/98' cds of Kuching alongside,'firenze/11/3-98/(centro)' squared-circle arrival b/s & '33'-in-oval postman's delivery handstamp, a tear at upper-left - clear of all the markings - has been professionally repaired. A rare & very desirable item from a tiny settlement to an unusual destination. PO opened c.1896 (ERD is --/JAN/97). According to W Batty-Smith et al, Matu is a small kampong near the coast about 30 miles north-east of Sibu, or 130 miles north-east of Kuching. It is indicative of the primitive state of the postal services in this period that the cover took almost a month just to reach Kuching. 1940s-1950s commercial covers used internally or to Singapore (2) with shipboard cancels 'S.S. BELAGA', 'M.V. BRUAS' or 'S.S. DARVEL', and a cover with Baram merchant's "chop" & 'PAQUEBOT'-between-parallel-lines h/s, some soiling/aging. (4) 1, T

112 Page:112 Website: Aug 15, 2014 SARAWAK (continued) 1594 C A- SIERRA LEONE Lot 1594 JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1943 commercial cover addressed in English & Japanese to "Kampong Lumpang/ Limbang" with Occupation 8c tied by superb strike of the rubber cds of Kuching, boxed censor cachet (= "Censored by the Kuching Military Police Squad") in orange-red, faint strike of an arrival b/s, very minor soiling. Rare, and most attractive. 1,500 T 1595 * Ex Lot 1595 Ex Lot KEVII Issues SG complete plus KGV MCA 2 (a little aged/toned), generally fine to very fine, Cat (40) 1596 * A KGV MCA ½d to 1 SG , Cat 425. (17) Lot 1597 Ex Lot * A B1-5 orange & green SG 130 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat

113 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:113 SIERRA LEONE (continued) 1598 G/F A B Definitives ½d to 1 SG , well centred, various cds cancels, Cat 425. (13) * A-/A+ SOLOMON ISLANDS Ex Lot Abolition of Slavery ½d to 1 SG , well centred, the values to 5/- are superb, the 10/- & 1 have some toned perf tips, Cat (13) C A/B Small Canoe frankings comprising 1) 1909 real photo PPC of the Gizo Waterfront to Wales with ½d x2 tied by poor but discernible '.../GIZO' cds; 2) 1910 commercial cover to NSW with 2½d & Tulagi cds, blemishes; and 3) 1919 philatelic registered cover to GB with 1d & 4d. 300 T 1601 *WO Ex Lot 1601 Mostly mint collection including Small Canoes (the 5/- is toned, the 2/- & 2/6d are used), MCA set including shades plus 5/- to 1 used & 'SPECIMEN' set with no gum, Script set, issues apparently complete including M/Ss with many unmounted, generally fine to very fine, Cat (500+) 600 Ex Lot 1602 Lot * A 1907 Large Canoes ½d to 1/- SG 1-7, unusually fine & fresh, Cat 275. (7) F A- A Small Canoes 2d grey with large-part superb strike of the rare '[SS K]ULAMBANGRA' straight-line h/s - the so-called "shark" - in violet, tiny defects. Ex John Darnell: acquired for $760 at our auction of 19/3/2005. [Don Franks #445. John Darnell stated that less than 10 examples are recorded, of which this is one of the finest] C B Lot commercial cover addressed in English & Chinese to a Chinese employee of the Neu-Guinea Compagnie at Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen amended in blue pencil to "Madang", KGV 2½d tied by light 'TULAGI' cds. [Friedrich- Wilhelmshafen was renamed Madang in 1915] 300 T

114 Page:114 Website: Aug 15, 2014 SOUTH AFRICA - Provinces See also Lot 416 in our General Auction: inwards wrapper from New South Wales to Boer War soldier C B Lot 1605 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1900 (June) internal English cover to Market Harboro but missent to South Africa where 1d lilac tied by GPO Cape Town & part-british FPO cds, endorsed on the flap "Found in a bag of newspapers addressed/to Imperial Yeomanry South Africa/[signature]/for Controller CB" with largely very fine strike of the rare double-oval 'CONTROLLER'S OFFICE, CIRCULATION BRANCH/13JUN1900/GPO CAPE TOWN' datestamp in violet alongside, returned to England with very fine 'MARKET-HARBOROUGH' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [The enclosed letter is a rather belated application to tutor young children] W A B C A+ SOUTH AFRICA Lot 1606 Lot Mafeking Siege: 1900 (Apr) Baden Powell 3d pale blue/blue SG 19, marginal example from the base of the sheet, well centred, unused, Cat TRANSVAAL: 1901 social usage of 'ANGLO-BOER WAR /COMMEMORATIVE/POST CARD' with photo of 'Ex-President Kruger' in green, to Johannesburg with GB 1d lilac tied by light FPO cds, superb strikes front & back of 'SUPPLY DEPOT/MAY /KLERKSDORP' d/s in rosine. Superb! 1, G/V SOUTH WEST AFRICA 1609 * A Ex Lot KGVI Period including Voortrekker sets, War Effort sets & "Bantam" Postage Dues all in appropriate pairs or strips, plus SWA including Huguenots, both War Effort sets & many Officials all in appropriate pairs or strips, the SWA Officials include 2d SG O21 pair with bogus cancels, Cat 1000 approximately not including the SWA SG O21 pair (Cat 700 mint or 850 used), (250 approx) KGV 1/3d & 1 plus Pictorials pairs, 1931 Pictorials & Airs pairs, etc, generally very fine, Cat 500 approximately. (66)

115 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:115 SUDAN 1610 PS A *O Lot (May 13) commercial usage of Egyptian 20pa Postal Card to Paris with two very fine to superb strikes of the 'DONGOLA'/[star & crescent]/13ma85/...' cds (Gibbons Type K), French transits of 'ALEXANDRIE', 'MONTCENIS A MACON' TPO & 'PARIS/PASSY' and 'PARIS/AV MARCEAU' arrival cds. The message is headed "Hospl Dongola/12 May 85" & signed "Geo C Markey [?}/Surgn Major/SMO". Dongola (1) PO opened 1/10/1873; closed 13/6/1885. Dongola did not reopen until Sent by a member of the medical staff with the Nile Expedition. The Expedition had largely disastrous outcomes and a complete withdrawal of the Sudan was ordered on 11/5/1885. John Firebrace recorded Expedition mail from Dongola 25/12/1884 until 13/5/1885, making this from the latest recorded mail. Firebrace notes that most mail was stampless & endorsed. "On Active Service". He states "Paid letters, which are much scarcer, are known franked by Egyptian stamps & posted from Assouan, Wadi Halfa & Korti". He doesn't mention paid mail from Dongola, although he illustrates such a cover at p115 & a rather similar 20pa Postal Card at p116! used sets of both perfs ex SG 55a, Gordon set mint, 1938 Surcharges mint & used, 1941 Definitives used, etc, generally very fine, Cat (58) PS Ex Lot 1612 POSTAL STATIONERY: Disorganised collection with lots of unusual items including 'SOUDAN' Overprints on Egyptian Issues including Envelope 5m addressed in Arabic with 'ELOBEL' cds, another uprated with Camels & 1pi with 'EXPRESS.' Overprint (unused), attractive Camel usages including native usages & to overseas destinations, 15m Envelope with superb 'P & T TRAINING SCHOOL/OMDURMAN' cachet in violet (rare), a few 'O.S.G.S.' Handstamps unused, condition a bit variable but the majority are fine to very fine unused or used with some postmark interest. Ex Gordon Darge.(88 items) 500

116 Page:116 Website: Aug 15, 2014 TONGA 1613 * A TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Lot Typewritten Surcharges 'Half-/Penny-' on 7½d on 2d SG 37B block of 4, part- to large-part o.g., Cat A very scarce multiple. 300 T 1614 */**O Ex Lot 1614 Ex Lot 1615 Tobago with CC 1d Venetian red used, 4d yellow-green used, 6d stone unused & 1/- yellow-ochre unused, Surcharges including '1 PENNY' on 2½d mint, etc; Trinidad Britannias colourful used range, set (the 1 a little grubby), /- mint, 'O S' Overprints ½d to 6d mint & 1/- used; Trinidad & Tobago mint range with set including 5/- x2, Script set (5/- & 1 are unmounted), Pictorials both perfs, KGVI set plus unmounted $4.80 pair, & Pictorials etc, later unmounted range; generally fine to very fine, Cat (330+) 1615 * A Britannia Script ½d to 1 SG ex 1d brown & 3d but including both 5/-, Cat (8) 200 TRISTAN DA CUNHA 1616 */**O A TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Collection with Overprints mint, 1954 Pictorials used, both Fish sets mint, later unmounted array including 1963 Resettlement, Ships, M/Ss, etc, Cat 500 approximately. (350+ & M/Ss) W* Ex Lot 1617 Collection with a few QV including '2½' on 6d with large-part o.g., Badge set with extra 2/- plus 'SPECIMEN' set (no gum), KEVII set plus 9 values to 3/- 'SPECIMEN' (toning), KGV MCA set plus shades to 2/-, 1921 Script set, set, KGV simplified 'SPECIMEN' set of 11, Postage & Revenue set, issues complete plus Centenary imprint blocks of 4, later unmounted range to 1977 including 1 Pelican, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat (300+) 500

117 Aug 15, 2014 Prestige Philately- British Empire Auction 194 Page:117 TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS (continued) 1618 P C Lot Perkins Bacon reprinted die proof of the QV portrait only in purple-black on thin wove paper (48x50mm), minor toning W* Ex Lot QV Issues with 1867 No Wmk 1d 6d & 1/- x2, Star 1d x3, a page of 1881 '½' Surcharges including SG 12 12a x2 & 22, '4' on 6d SG 42, 1881 CC 4d 6d x2 & 1/-, 1893 '½d.' on 4d SG 68, etc, many with partto large-part o.g. and generally fine to very fine, Cat A very good lot. (66) 1, P A ZANZIBAR Lot Postage & Revenue 5/- imperforate plate proof in steel blue on thick wove paper horizontal strip of 3 from the left of the sheet, margins good to huge P A Lot 1621 Lot Zanzibar Port 10r imperforate plate proof in myrtle-green & dark brown on ungummed Multiple Rosette paper, large margins. Gorgeous! 200

118 Page:118 Website: Aug 15, 2014 ZANZIBAR (continued) 1622 C B 1623 C B PHILATELIC LITERATURE 1624 L A 1625 L A 1626 L A/B 1909 native cover registered to "Sadani/German East Africa" with c & 15c tied to the reverse by light 'ZANZIBAR/REG' cds, boxed registration cachet on the face, very fine 'BAGAMOJO' transit & 'SADANI' arrival b/s, opened-out for display, horizontal fold clear of the adhesives & backstamps and opened-out for display. [The 15c SG 230 is listed as "ultramarine". The stamp here is definitely a bicolour, the vignette being in violet-blue] 1936 (Nov 6) C&E Morton commercial airmail cover from England with 9d x2 (both with 'C&E/M' perfins), Zanzibar arrival b/s of 14NO/36, minor blemishes. [Carried on the first eastbound Empire flyingboat service, per "Canopus"] "Modern Great Britain & Commonwealth MIssing Colour Errors" by Tom Pierron (2008), 800pp softbound, A fantastic resource. "Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies " by Marcus Samuel (1976), 260pp hardbound. Long out-of-print but still the definitive study. "The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps" by Robson Lowe comprising "Vol I: The Empire in Europe" (1948, with corrections, a bit knocked-about), "Vol V: North America" (1973) in original box & "Vol VI: Leeward Islands" (1990), also Billig's Handbook reprints of "Vol II: Africa" in two parts & "Vol IV: Australasia" in three parts; also "Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies" by Marcus Samuel (1976), and a few minor BWI & Falklands titles L A "The Impressed Duty Stamps of the British Colonial Empire" by WA Barber (2009), 139pp spiralbound. Offer 1628 L A 1629 L A 1630 L A L A 1632 L A 1633 L A/B "A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia During the Second World War Volume 1: Singapore & Malaya The Changi Connection" by D Tett (2002), 387pp hardbound with d/j. AUCTION CATALOGUES: Grosvenor name sales "The Apollonia Rhodesia Double Heads" (11/10/2007), "John Forrest's Cancellations of the British Empire" (19/5/2010, p/r), "Abaco Bahamas" (22/6/2010), "Trowbridge Indian Native States" (6/10/2010), "Victory Malta" (21/10/2010), "The Lord Cornwallis' Australia" (17/3/2011), "John Rose's Gambia" (23/5/2011) & "The John du Pont Falkland Islands" (7/3/2013). (8) BECHUANALAND: "The Postage Stamps, Postal Stationery & Postmarks of the Bechuanalands" by HR Holmes (1971), 192pp hardbound, the spine a little faded otherwise as new. BRITISH WEST INDIES: Spink auction catalogues for Peter Jaffé's "British West Indies" (4/10/2006), "Barbados" (8/11/2006) & "St Lucia" (7/3/2007), all with p/r. (3) - "Classic Collections" comprising Frank Deakin's Barbados (1997), Federico Borromeo's Nevis (2000) & Richard Maisel's Cayman Islands (2006). (3) CAYMAN ISLANDS: "The Richard Maisel International Gold Medal Collection of Cayman Islands" Shreves Philatelic Galleries auction catalogue (24/2/2007), 387 lots, shrink-wrapped with the accompanying CD-ROM. (19) 1634 L A FIJI: "Queen Victoria One Shilling and Five Shillings Postage Stamps " by R Duberal (2003), 60pp L A 1636 L A 1637 L A 1638 L A GREAT BRITAIN: "Great Britain: Secured Delivery Leading to Registration " by Alan Holyoake (2011) for Society of Postal Historians 75th Anniversary Conference, 60pp softbound. A very limited edition. NEW HEBRIDES: "New Hebrides Cancellation Study " by Phillips et all (1995), loose leaf; and "Fakes, Forgeries, Imitations, Phantoms and Leaps in the Dark" by Crompton & Klinger (2008), 80pp softbound. NEW ZEALAND: "The New Zealand Airmail Catalogue" by JA Stapleton (3rd Edn, 2009), 96pp staplebound; also "Airmails of New Zealand Vol. 3: International Airmails " by RM Startup (1997), 277pp hardbound. (2) - "New Zealand: The Chalon Issues " by Tom Lee & John Watts (2009), illustrated entirely in colour, 452pp softbound. [Prestige retail: $110] 1639 L A - "The 1893 New Zealand Advertisement Stamps" by JA Robb (2006), full colour illustrations, 147pp spiralbound L A - "Postal Rates & Regulations Pre-1874" by Gerald Ellott (2009), full colour illustrations, 223pp softbound L A 1642 L A - "The Postal History of World War II Mail Between New Zealand and Switzerland" by R Startup & C LaBlonde (2005), 130pp spiralbound. - "Postage Stamps of New Zealand : The "Midas" Collection" Sotheby's auction catalogue (11/12/1989), 12 colour photo plates, 1434 lots, hardbound. An exceptional sale L A - "Mails by Rail in New Zealand" edited by Alan Berry (2001), 220pp hardbound with d/j. 26 PHILATELIC LITERATURE - Proud Bailey Titles The books in this section are all by or edited by Edward (Ted) Proud RDP, one of the most prolific philatelic authors of all time. In most cases these are the latest & in some cases the only postal history & postmark reference books that are generally available. All these books are hardbound, in as new condition, with colourful dust-jackets. The estimates are generally between 40 & 60% of retail prices. We use this series all the time and highly commend these books to our clients L A BAHAMAS: "The Postal History of Bahamas" (2000), 392pp L A GAMBIA: "The Postal History of the Gambia" (1994), 659pp L A 1647 L A GREAT BRITAIN: "Postmarks of the Date Impression Books Post Office Records: Section 2 Volumes 3 & 4" (1983), 100pp; & "...Section 3 Volumes 5 & 6" (1984), 232pp; no d/j. [Predominantly GB but also Canada, BWI & elsewhere](2) HONG KONG: "The Postal History of Hong Kong" (2004), massive volume of 1149pp. Long out of print: this may be the last new copy available for sale anywhere in the world L A IRAQ: "The Postal History of Iraq" (1996), 262pp L A MAURITIUS: "The Postal History of Mauritius" (2001), 448pp Offer 50 Offer 30 Offer Offer

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