Auction No. 47
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CAPE of GOOD HOPE 1880 Provisional 3 on 3d pale rose horizontal strip of 3, very fine mint, particularly fresh for these. SG 37. Cat .£450
Lot 423
Postal History
Ceylon - Lot of three items: a postcard franked with 2c. tied with 'Colombo 6 JY 18' cds, and an arrival pmk alongside 'WELLESLEY 2 AUG 18'. Two envelopes, 1935-1936, one sent from Colombo franked 6c and the second a registered mail from Cinnamon Gardens Franked 1+20c sent to Calcutta Madras.
1935, Falkland Islands, APR 23 Reg CV to England, bearing 1929-356 4d., cancelled by ''PORT STANLEY'' c.d.s., PS.1B.
1929-36, Falkland Islands: King George V, Whale and Penguins, ½p-£1, complete set of 11, perfect quality, full OG, VF and scarce hinged, SG #116/26, £700 as hinged
1898, Falkland Islands: Queen Victoria, 2s6p deep blue and 5s red, complete set of two, watermark Crown CC, full OG, LH, VF and scarce in this pristine condition, SG #41/42, £525
1908, Falkland Islands: King Edward VII: Covers and Cancellations: 1908 (SP. 2.) early photographic postcard franked 1d. Post card Malvina Series Sea Lion Rookery. Postcard to Cape Town with the following markings: Triangular SP-2-08. Triangular sp-3-08. c.d.s . :30pm SP-4. c.d.s Returned to Cape Town. Triangular SP-8-08. Boxed official Redirected at Cape Town. Port Elizabeth c/d.s 4:00pm OC-4. Willowmore c.d.s 8:00am OC-7. Despite the insufficient address cachet it may have reached its destination.
Lot 428
Postal History
Hong Kong, British Post Office in China: Lot of two postcards addressed to David Ezra in Calcutta, India. One 4c stationery card, posted in 1915, and the other featuring a 4c with 'China' overprint stationery card, posted in 1917. Each cancelled by Shanghai British Post Office cds, featuring clear routing, 'PRC' box cachets and receiving cancels in Calcutta, India. Additionally, they bear censor postmarks and Hebrew correspondence. Rare usage and destination. (Yang # P28, P35)
Orange River Colony 1900 Postal Stationery Reply Postcard with the distinguished 1d. VRI Overprint. And two Straits Settlements 1903 King Edward VII 3 cents carmine Postal Cards. All in impeccable mint condition