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Interesting postal history miscellany with interesting items from Monaco (1913), Cape Verde Islands (1906), Haiti (1958), Suriname (1958, with 'MISSENT TO BERMUDA' h/s) etc plus 1930s stampless official registered covers including from Mozambique & Colombia, also 1931 registered from the Spanish Embassy in Japan!; an album of pre-WWII Canada with many attractive PPCs including from Newfoundland & lots of postmark content; an album of British pre-stamp mail with some better postmarks; some African & Middle East material; etc etc, condition variable but generally good to very fine. A wonderful lot for a retailer/ebay seller. (Qty 100s)

500.00

$480.00

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Interesting collection with lots of 'PAID AT' datestamps, registered certified & express covers, modern material including Priority Paid, Business Reply & Box Link covers, album of WWII covers from Military Camp POs including Darley (very scarce), two albums of commemorative datestamps including 1938 Bradfield Jamboree on commercial cover (opening faults) & an album of pre-decimal FDCs including an unusual type for the 1936 SA Centenary set, condition variable. Lots of pickings. (Qty 100s)

350.00

$460.00

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Box of long covers with various KGV frankings including many official perfins to 4d orange, 5d with 'OS' Overprint etc, many with instructional handstamps especially from Western Australia, also 1933 with Postage Due Perf 14 1/- (rare on cover) tied by rubber 'POST OFFICE/DEVONPORT____/TASMANIA' ('WEST' removed) cds in violet, many are registered, generally fine. (Qty 100+)

500.00

$1,200.00

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1944 (Nov 10) Sydney-Fanning Island AAMC #982 registered cover, per "Flying Bird" on return flight from Bermuda, signed by "PG Taylor", Cat $650. [Only 15 flown]

350.00

$280.00T

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ADVERTISING: KGV period group of covers mostly with firms' imprints etc but including several illustrated types, Shierlaw fronts (one registered) & advertising postcards including for Radio Station 5CL, a few municipal items, also Reid Bros Timber Merchants illustrated lettercard, & a multi-part brochure for Cleveland & Sons Monumental Masons with 12-page illustrated insert (a terrific item of "printed matter") & a sample envelope for a Tumby Bay merchant with straight-line 'POSTED IN LATE FEE BAG' h/s (most unusual), condition variable but an excellent lot for the KGV enthusiast. (Qty 50 items)

250.00

$190.00

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Rarities on cover comprising very fine 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/JA21 - UP - 1911' machine backstamp, very fine 'CARROW/29DE17/STH AUSTRALIA' (rated RRR) on front only, fair 'GREEN'S PLAINS/20MR36/S.A' (RRR) on Howard Johnson registered cover, rubber 'PT. LINCOLN/8JUN1951/S. AUST.' (RRRR) on commercial registered cover, very fine 'PUNGONDA/5MR20/STH AUST' (LRD, RRR) on front only, and very fine unframed 'PAID/ 1D /OC1/30/THEBARTON' (RRRR). (Qty 6)

350.00

$270.00

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Mount Vivian: squared-circle 'MOUNT VIVIAN/JA18/06/S-A' two almost fine to superb strikes on Tatts cover with 1d red & 2d violet x2, superb curved 'REGISTERED/No...' h/s. Rated RRR. PO 18/2/1908; renamed Bon Bon 1/12/1928.

150.00

$280.00

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Wirrialpa (2): squared-circle 'WIRRIALPA/SE22/07/S.A' almost fine to largely very fine strikes on Tatts cover with 1d red & 2d violet strip of 3, curved 'REGISTERED/No...' h/s. Rated RRR. PO 1/4/1895; closed 31/121907.

150.00

$170.00

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Covers & postal stationery including two very scruffy Half-Length covers to Wales, 1866 stampless entire from Prussia with Anglo-French Postal Convention h/s & '("1/8")/MORE TO PAY' h/s applied on arrival at Melbourne, some postmark interest especially in the Melbourne duplexes, etc, condition rather mixed. (Qty 60 approx)

500.00

$380.00

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Batch of PPCs plus several registered Tatts covers all with 'MONEY ORDER' or 'MO & SB' datestamps including a few scarcer types, also 1873 OHMS entire with the rare 17½mm 'MOO/MELBOURNE' cds within, condition variable but generally fine. (Qty 61)

300.00

$360.00

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STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 1938 commercial usage of Straits KGVI 15c Registration Envelope size G with KGVI 2c green pair & 8c grey tied by three of four light but fine strikes of the very scarce 'RAFFLES INSTN/31MR/1938/SINGAPORE' cds (Proud #3; rated 2250 points) & 'Raffles/Singapore' registration label, to Kentucky with superb 'LOUISVILLE, KY/REGISTERED' arrival b/s in purple, minor opening defect on the reverse otherwise very fine. Raffles Institution is the oldest - established in 1823 by ‹Sir Stamford Raffles - and most prestigious schools in Singapore. The school's post office opened 12/8/1929, replacing the Raffles Hotel PO. [A very desirable item for the postmark, postal stationary, registered mail, or education enthusiast]

1400.00

$1,050.00T

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KEDAH: 1925 commercial usage of 10c blue size G Registration Envelope to Java with Sheaf of Wheat 4c red & 5c yellow pair tied by a largely fine strike of the first 'BAGAN SAMAK' cds (Proud #D2), 'PENANG', 'SINGAPORE' & 'SEMARANG' (b/s) transits & 'KENDAL' arrival cds, some very minor spotting.

800.00

No longer available

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TRENGGANU: 1933 commercial usage to Singapore of 15c size G Registration Envelope with 5c purple/yellow tied by bilingual '.../16 APR/33/TRENGGANU' cds (unusual three-character month slug), very fine boxed registration datestamp, minor blemishes. A rare commercial usage.

1750.00

No longer available

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GENERAL ISSUES: 1942 (Apr) Military Government Handstamp on Perak $1 in Black SG J203 (Cat £425 x6+ on cover) & other values - rare albeit philatelic franking - tied to unsealed cover by 'SYONAN/6 4/2603/QUEEN STREET' cds (Proud #JD1), tiny 'Syonan 7' h/s in violet on 'Singapore 74' registration label. Superb!

1000.00

No longer available

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GENERAL ISSUES: 1942 (Apr) Military Government Handstamp on Pahang $5 in Black SG J189 (Cat £950 x6+ on cover) & other values - rare albeit philatelic franking - tied to cover by 'SYONAN/6 4/2603/QUEEN STREET' cds (Proud #JD1), tiny 'Syonan 7' h/s in violet on 'Singapore 74' registration label.

1750.00

No longer available

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1942 commercial usage to Kuala Lumpur of Negri Sembilan (?) size G Registration Envelope with the "stamp" obscured by a scarlet/white resealing label tied by Censor "chops" in black, 'JOHORE BAHRU' handstamp on provisional registration label, minor repaired opening fault & some soiling.

500.00

$380.00T

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REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: Kedah 15c Sheaf of Wheat overprinted 'DAI NIPPON/2602' Tan #RE11 with 5c orange similarly overprinted x4 tied by light but very fine undated rubber 'ALOR STAR/KEDAH/2602/YUBIN KYOKU' cancellation (Proud #JD2) in blue, another strike ties the 'Alorstar' registration label to the reverse where there is also a light strike of the boxed 'A.R.' cachet - very worn - in blue, Japanese "chop" in violet, red wax seals on both sides, commercially used to Penang. Rare and superb!

5000.00

No longer available

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REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: Single-Lined Military Government Handstamp in "Brown" on Perak 15c size G Tan #RE6a with Kanji Overprint on Straits 8c grey used in Pahang with very fine 'KUALA LIPIS/5 27/2603' cds (Proud #D10), to Syonan with 'KUALA LIPIS' h/s on blank registration label number '9999', a couple of faults, Cat $M2400 (2003).

1000.00

$750.00T

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REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: Single-Lined Military Government Handstamp in Black on Selangor 15c size G Tan #RE7 with Dai Nippon on Perak 8c red tied by 'KUALA KANGSAR' cds (Proud #D11), to Ipoh with manuscript registration "label" number '9999', a couple of minor faults, Cat $M2400 (2003).

700.00

$950.00T

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REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: ditto, with 1943 Savings Campaign 8c violet tied by Japanese cds of Bukit Mertajam (Proud #JD3), to Penang with 'Bukit Mertajam' registration label (damaged), Cat $M2400 (2003).

850.00

$650.00T