Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ ESTADOS INDIOS: HAIDERABAD. (1900 CA.). 2 annas green (2) on the back of the registered cover.

✉ ESTADOS INDIOS: HAIDERABAD. 1900. 1/2 anna yellow envelope uprated with block of four on the back of the cover, usual minor faults.

✉ IRLANDA. 1769 (May 15). BELFAST to MADEIRA. Sent privately, endorsed "p. the Ship Hillsborough. Capt. Rob. Shutter" sailing to New York. Early and unusual destination.

✉ IRLANDA. 1848 (March 26). Entire letter to Dublin with 1841 1 d. red-brown, lettered LA, tied in black with italic two line 'Lorrah/Borriskane' in blue alongside. SG 8.

✉ IRLANDA. 1872. Envelope to Australia bearing 3 d rose plate 8 (SG 103) and 6 d chestnut plate 11 (SG 122a) tied by Navan 348 duplex routed via Brindisi with NEWCASTLE N.S.W arrival on reverse. Very fine and attractive item.

✉ JAMAICA. 1868. GREEN ISLAND to GREAT BRITAIN. Entire letter with JAMAICA/PAID cds and manuscript "PAID 1/-".

✉ JAMAICA. 1874 (Sept 24). Entire letter from Kingston to Jacmel, Haiti with manuscript "4" in red (Inter-island rate) bearing 1870-83 1d. blue and 4d. brown-orange tied by "AO1" obliterators. Kingston cds of despatch on reverse. A fresh and fine entire. SG 8,11.

✉ JAMAICA. 1874 (Aug 8). Entire letter at quadruple rate from Kingston to Jacmel, Haiti on Steamer Elbe, with manuscript "1/4d." in red (four times the Inter-island rate) bearing 1870-83 2d. rose, 6d. mauve and 1sh. brown tied by "AO1" obliterators. Kingston cds of despatch on reverse. A very rare entire. SG 9,12,13.

✉ JAMAICA. 1874 (Aug 8). Entire letter at double rate from Kingston to Jacmel, Haiti on Steamer Elbe, with manuscript "8" in red (double Inter-island rate) bearing 1870-83 4d. brown-orange and 6d. mauve tied by "AO1" obliterators. Kingston cds of despatch on reverse. A rare entire. SG 11,12.

✉ JAMAICA. Ed. . 1879 (Oct 10). Cover to Rouen, France franked by single 1872 4d red orange tied by AO1 obliterator in blue-black with corresponding Kingston cds at right. London cds in red on reverse [Oct 31] and arrival cds of following day. Scott 10a.

✉ JAMAICA. 1893. KINGSTON to LONDON. 1/2 d., 1 d. (2) and 2 1/2 d. arrival on reverse.

✉ JAMAICA. Ed. . 1917. Registered cover used to the USA bearing the scarce 1/2 d. WAR STAMP ovpt STOP INSERTED BY HAND variety on top left & bottom right adhesives, + 1/2 d. ovpt pair, 1 d. & 1 1/2 d. ovpt, cancelled by the REGISTERED JAMAICA ds supported by the KINGSTON registry label.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. 1913. Envelope to BISBEE, AZ, USA franked 6 c. E. Africa & Uganda cancelled MACHAKOS datestamp. Underfranked and taxed 6 c. on arrival made up with six 1 c. postage dues. Cover bears MOMBASSA and NEW YORK transit cds.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. Ed. . 1922. Registered cover to AMARILLO, TEXAS; bearing EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 50 c. optd GEA tied by DAR ES SALAAM cds with LONDON and ST LOUIS transits and arrival cds on reverse. Scarce.

✉ KENIA. 1924. MOMBASA to HOLLAND. 10 cts. and 20 cts. boxed PAQUEBOT.

✉ KENIA. 1930. DARESSALAM to ITALY. 5 cents. and 50 cents. redirected to GERMANY with italian stamp of 1,75 liras orange.

✉ KENIA. 1931. KISUMU to LONDON. 20 cts. orange (3). AIR MAIL cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ KENIA. 1931. CHELTENHAM to GILGIL. Postcard franked with 1 p. red, taxed with Kenia 10 cents red and redirected to LIMURU.

✉ KENIA. 1932-45. Three AIR MAIL covers to England, South Africa and Berlin.

✉ KENIA. 1933. KISUMU to ENGLAND. 15 cents red envelope uprated with 5 cents green, 15 cents red and 30 cents blue. Taxed on arrival with Great Britain 2 d. black and 3 d. lilac stamps.

✉ KENIA. 1938. LONDON to RONGAI (Kenya) 1 1/2 brown, taxed on arrival with Kenya 5 cts. lilac and 20 cent. green stamps, redirected in Kenya with 15 cts. and 1/0 sh. stamps, finally redirected to Wien (Austria) and taxed on arrival with austrian 20 h. blue stamp.

✉ KENIA. 1942. KENYA to SCOTLAND. AIR MAIL cover franked with fourteen 15 cts. stamps.

✉ TANGANIKA. Sg. 55. 1919. Envelope franked with 1 r. black on green, arrival cds on reverse.

✉ LABUAN. Ed. . 1898. 3 c. Green postal stationery card, H & G 4, used to KATTOWITHZ, GERMANY written from DARVEL BAY cancelled by LABUAN cds with arrival at left.

✉ LAGOS. Ed. . 1890 (Feb 13). Cover to UEKERMUNDE via Stettin from LAGOS franked at 4 d. rate with pair of 1887 2 d. dull mauve and blue tied barred obliterators with LAGOS cds at left and red PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET alongside. Arrival on reverse of scarce cover. SG 30.

✉ LAGOS. 1899 (4 Oct.). Envelope registered to ENGLAND, bearing 1884 1 d. rose-carmine pair and 1891 3 d. dull mauve and chestnut, all cancelled by oval of bars, showing manuscript "R", Liverpool Registered d.s. (29.10) and London Registered hooded d.s. (30.10) in violet, the reverse (roughly opened) with despatch and arrival datestamp. An attractive franking 1/2 d. overpaid.

✉ LAGOS. 1901 (20 Febrero). Envelope registered to GERMANY, bearing 1893 1/2 d. on 4 d. (2) and 1894 5 d. dull mauve and green, each tied by LAGOS/W. AFRICA cds, showing "R" in oval,REGISTERED LONDON transit ds in red and, on reverse, LAGOS and poor arrival datestamp.

✉ LAGOS. 1903 (Oct 27). Great Britain ½d and 2x1d used with LAGOS ½d and 1d pair tied by Tooting cds´s, mailed to Naples for a passenger on P&O steamer. Addressee not found and cover mailed back to Marseille and then back to London (May 10).

✉ LEEWARD. 1895 (April 30). 1d. pink stationery envelope used to France, up-rated with 1890 ½d. dull mauve and green (3) tied by neat 'Dominica' cds's. Red London transit on reverse of fine cover. Sg 1.

✉ LEEWARD. 1897. ANTIGUA to LONDON. 1/2 d. (9) send registered, arrival on reverse.

✉ LEEWARD. Ed. . 1900. 1 d. Postal stationery envelope bearing 1/2 d. & 1 d. x3 of Leewards cancelled by the ST KITTS/A12 duplex´s REGISTERED to NEW YORK.

✉ LEEWARD. 1903. ST. KITT'S to U.S.A. 1 d. lilac and red (2), taxed on arrival with U.S.A. 2 cents red stamp.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. 1876. BEYROUTH to GLARIS (Switzerland). GB pair 2 1/2 p. rose with GOG cancel and BRITISH POST OFFICE/BEYROUTH cds. FINE.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. Ed. . 1890 (7 June). Great Britain registered 2 d. stationery envelope (flap at back a little reduced) from SMYRNA to BELGIUM bearing 1885 80 pa. on 5 d. and 1887 40 pa. on 2 1/2 d. cancelled by F87 barred obliterator, with registered origin d.s. adjacent.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. Sg. 28, L 1/2. 1908. CONSTANTINOPLA to GERMANY. 1/2 p., 1 p. and 1 pi. on 2 1/2 d. Mixed british and local currency.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. Sg. 24, L4 (2). 1910. CONSTANTINOPLE to GERMANY. 2 d. green and red (2) and 2 1/2 piastres on 6 d. Mixed british and local currency.

✉ SINGAPUR. 1850. SINGAPORE to CÁDIZ (Spain). "Care of H.L. Glum, Gibraltar". Endorsed "Via Ceylon, Suez etc.". On reverse ALEXANDRIA and PURIFIE AT LAZARET/MALTA. Minor ink erosions.

✉ MALAYA. 1851 (Aug 30). Entire letter from SINGAPORE to Cadiz via Gibraltar, reverse with fine British Post Office ALEXANDRIA cds (Oct 8) and front with Malta 'Purifié au Lazaret' disinfection cachet. Charged "10d." due in manuscript without the usage of a 'To Pay' marking.

✉ MALAYA. 1853 (March 15). Entire letter written form PENANG (Jan 3, 1853) sent privately to FRANCE and mailed from PARIS to BESANÇON: struck with PARIS-25c. prepaid datestamp in black on front, reverse with Besançon arrival cds. RARE and most unusual wntire. Opinion Holcombe.

✉ MALAYA. 1857. Seaman's envelope written on board H.M.S. Amethyst in Singapore (manuscript on reverse) and endorsed "From W.J. Willis R.M. on board H.M. Ship Amethyst" sent at soldiers and seaman's rate bearing Great Britain 1 d. red (SG 40) tied by transit in London addressed to DEVON with LORRINGTON arrival on reverse. Scarce item of mail from Singapore.

✉ MALAYA. Ed. . 1875. MALAYA. Cover used to SWITZERLAND bearing 8 c., 12 c. & 24 c. (2) (SG 14a, 15a, 16) all cancelled by the PENANG/D17 duplex¦s & backstamped at BRINDISI in transit & on arrival at NIEDERUZWIL.

✉ MALAYA. 1888. PENANG to ENGLAND. 2 cts. rose (5) and 10 cents. slate. Tied by MUTE AND RED PEN cancel, arrival on back.

✉ MALAYA. Ed. . 1895. Registered Windrath cover to SINGAPORE franked by 1891-95 1 c., 2 c. both colours and 5 c. with further 1894 3 c. on 5 c. all tied KLANG cds´s with SINGAPORE arrival on reverse. (SG 49-53).

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1896. Registered cover used to SINGAPORE bearing JOHORE 1 c. - 6 c. (SG 39-45) cancelled by the BANDER MAHARANI MUAR STAR hs´s supported by the Registry hs.

✉ MALAYA. 1896 (Jan 25). France 10c. black on straw postal stationery card, written in German with "Bord Str. Melbourne, Singapore" on reverse; struck with two very fine strikes of circular LIGNE N-PAQ. FR. No. 5 Paquebot datestamp in black. St. Gallen arrival cds at left (Feb 19). A fine and scarce usage.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1896. Registered cover used to SINGAPORE bearing JOHORE 1 c. - 6 c. (SG 39-45) cancelled by the BANDER MAHARANI/MAUR/STAR cds´s supported by the cds in red & the Registry hs.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover to SINGAPORE franked by single 1898 $ 3 dull purple and blue, SG 51, tied by MUAR star and crescent in black, red MUAR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARANI-MUAR cds at left. SINGAPORE arrival on reverse.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover to SINGAPORE franked by single 1898 $ 4 dull purple & brown, SG 52, tied by MUAR star and crescent in black, red MUAR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARANI-MUAR cds at left. SINGAPORE arrival on reverse.