Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ NUEVAS HEBRIDAS. 1940 (Aug 7). Registered cover to Paris franked by 1938 French 5c. green and 20c. red-orange with British 1938 10c. orange and 15c. violet all tied by different Port Vila cds's. Registration cachet at left and Reseal Censor and Noumea cds on reverse of attractive cover. Ceres 100,103,113,114.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1879. LONDON to CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) envelope franked with 2 d. blue and 6 d. olive on arrival ADVERTISED AND UNCLAIMED mark. One flap missing and some faults but rare and attractive cover.

* NIGERIA. Sg. 1/12. 1914. COMPLETE set. Fine. Stanley Gibbons 275£.

✉ LAGOS. 1873 (15-Jan.). Envelope ex the "NUTTALL" correspondence registered to MANCHESTER, showing red crayon "3" over "2/5", superb B/LAGOS cds., straight-line REGISTERED h.s., PAID/LIVERPOOL/SHIP tombstone d.s. (18.12) and two strikes of REGISTERED/LIVERPOOL double-ring d.s., both in red, with arrival d.s. (18.1) on reverse. Most attractive. Ex. H. G. PORTES, W. C. HINDE.

✉ NIGERIA. Sc. 49. 1892 (Nov. 19). Cover to HAMBURG endorsed at upper left with "pr. Eduard Bohlen" and "Lagos Rhede, 19-11-92, 54gr." bearing Germany 1889 20pf. blue (two pairs, one stamp with small blemish on front) all tied by framed AUS / WESTAFRIKA handstamps in black. Hamburg arrival cds (14/2) on reverse of a rare cover.

✉ NIGERIA. 1893. OLD CALABAR to LONDON. 1sh. green ovpr. BRITISH PROTECTORATE/OIL RIVERS tied by double-ring OLD CALABAR. RARE stamp on cover.

✉ NIGERIA. 1894 (23 May). Envelope registered to BIRMINGHAM, bearing 1892 5 d. dull purple and blue and 1894 (Jan.) 1 d. pale blue and 5 d. grey-lilac, all tied by OLD CALABAR cds, showing large "R" h.s., REGISTERED/OLD CALABAR d.s. and REGISTERED LIVERPOOL transit d.s. (25.6). Neat and attractive.

✉ NIGERIA. Sg. 1, 3, 45, 46 (2). 1896. OPOBO RIVER to ENGLAND. 1/2 d. (2), 1 d. and OIL RIVERS, 1/2 d. and 2 d. on registered cover, arrival cds.

✉ NIGERIA. 1898. NIGER COAST to GREAT BRITAIN. 2 pence registered postal stationary envelope uprated with 1/2 d., 1 d., 2 d., 2 1/2 d. and 1 sh. Stamps arrival on reverse.

✉ NIGERIA. 1899. Envelope sent to LONDON and redirected to Devon, franked with 1 1/2d. green (2) and 1d. orange (2) stamps.

✉ NIGERIA. 1900 (June). Envelope to ESSEX, bearing 1900 1 d. at upper left tied by manuscript "Post Office, Jebba, 4/6/1900" in red ink and showing arrival cds on reverse; the envelope with some minor stains and opened-out.

* BORNEO. Sg. 81/86. 1894. COMPLETE set. Toned gum. Stanley Gibbons 650£.

✉ BORNEO. Sg. 66, 68, 70, 72, 73. 1895. Envelope sent to NEW YORK franked with 1 ct., 2 cts., 3 cts., 5 cents. and 6 cts. stamps. Arrival on reverse.

✉ BORNEO. 1930. SANDAKAN to NEW YORK. Envelope with very nice franking on back, sent registered.

✉ ORANGE. 1892. HARRISMITH to TEXAS (U.S.A.). Registered cover, nice franking. Arrival on reverse.

* RHODESIA. Sg. 29/37, 41/50, 66/73. 1896/97. COMPLETE sets. Stamps of 1/2 p. and 1 p. stains. Stanley Gibbons 1.275£.

✉ RHODESIA. 1918. MELSETER to FRANCE. 2 covers with 1/2 p. + 1 p. (2) franking. Censor marks. Arrival cds. on back.

✉ SAMOA. 1895 (May 22). Cover to SAN FRANCISCO via LONDON franked by diagonally bisected 1886-1900 1sh. rose (bisected for 2½d. rate, not for 6d.) Tied by blue APIA-SAMOA cds. Tax marking in black (erroneous) and reverse with San Francisco arrival cds (July 4). A fine 'in-period' cover. SG 25a.

✉ SAMOA. Sg. 134 (3). 1919. APIA to U.S.A. Envelope franked with three 1/2 d. green.

✉ SANTA HELENA. 1836. ST. HELENA to CALCUTA. Entiere letter writen on bord a ship calling at St. Helena. Date line "St. Helena Febr. 21 1836". The letter put off at the Cape of Good Hope and received the large oval Crown cancel of General Post Office. On front ms. "St. Helena. Febr. 21 1836", arrival datestamp on reverse. VERY RARE. Cert. HOLCOMBE and COLLINS.

✉ SANTA HELENA. 1903. ST. HELENA to ENGLAND. Registered envelope franked by 1/2 p. (2) and 2 p. with arrival on reverse. Fine and nice cover.

✉ SANTA HELENA. Sc. 85/86 (2). 1913. ST. HELENA to ENGLAND. 4 d. (2) and 6 d. (2) send registered arrival on back.

* SANTA HELENA. Sg. 6, 11. 1864-80. 1 d. lake and 3 d. deep purple. Fine. Stanley Gibbons 190£.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. Sg. 14. 1873. SAINT LUCIA to LONDON. (1sh.) orange perf. 12 1/2, cancelled by A 11 with ST. LUCIA double-arc cds. Fine.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. Sg. 16. 1882. SAINT LUCIA to FRANCE. (4d.) yellow, perf. 14 cancelled by A 11. Fine and attractive.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. Sg. 27. 1883. SAINT LUCIA to FRANCE. 4d. yellow tied by A 11. Envelope with some light faults. Ex Conrad Latto.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. Sg. F7. 1885. SAINT LUCIA to CASTRIES. 1d. black FISCAL STAMP tied by ST. LUCIA cds. Fine and RARE.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. Sg. 15, 23 (2), 24, 26, 31. 1890. SAINT LUCIA to GERMANY. 1/2d. (3), 1d. (2) and 2 1/2d. tied by A 11. Fine and colourful franking. Arrival on reverse.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. Sc. 43, 46, 54, 55. 1892. ST. LUCÍA to U.S.A. 1/2 p., 2 1/2 p. , 1 p. on 4 p. and 1/2 p. on bisected 6 p. Registered cover. Arrival on reverse. Fine.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. 1894-99. Two registered envelopes of 2 d. grey and green uprated with 2 d. lilac (2) and 2 1/2 d. blue stamps. Sent to London.

✉ SAN VICENTE. Sg. 4. 1873. SAINT VINCENT to LONDON. Entire letter bearing 6d. green perf. 14 to 16, tied by A 10 and showing on reverse ST. VINCENT cds.

✉ SAN VICENTE. Sg. 48, 49, 54. 1890. SAINT VINCENT to ENGLAND. Registered cover. Fine and attractive franking.

✉ SAN VICENTE. Sg. 49 (2). 1895. KINGSTOWN to ENGLAND. 2 1/2d. on 1d. blue (2) and REVENUE stamp of 1d. olive (not tied). Redirected to GERMANY with British 2 1/2 d. stamp. RARE combined franking.

✉ SARAWAK. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover franked with 2 c., 3 c., 5 c., 8 c., 10 c., 25 c. and 50 c. bi-colored issue (SG 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20), along with 4 c. black (SG 29), prepaying the letter rate plus Registered fee to HONG KONG. Stamps cancelled by SARAWAK cds, and front shows additional scarce SARAWAK/R Registry handstamp. Reverse bears SINGAPORE transit and HONG KONG arrival datestamps. A scarce and colorful Registered cover.

✉ SARAWAK. Sg. 37 (4), 39, 41 (4). 1913. KUCHING to LONDON. Large commercial registered envelope franked with four 2 cts., 4 cts. and four 10 cts. stamps. RARE high franking.

✉ SARAWAK. Sc. 39, 44, 46. 1914. KUCHING to LONDON. Large commercial registered envelope franked with 4 cts., 20 cts. and 50 cts. stamps. RARE high franking, especially the rare 50 cts. on cover.

✉ SEYCHELLES. 1901. SEYCHELLES to LONDON. Oustanding franking, arrival on reverse.

✉ SEYCHELLES. Sg. 67, 68. 1912. SEYCHELLES to GERMANY. 45 cts. and 75 cts. arrival on reverse. Rare hight value stamps on cover.

* SIERRA LEONA. Sg. 112/30 + 127a. COMPLETE set plus 10 sh. blue green. Fine. Stanley Gibbons 577£.

✉ SIERRA LEONA. Sg. 31 (2). 1892. FREETOWN to HALIFAX (Canada). 2 1/2 p. blue. Registered cover. Arrival cds. on back. Unusual destination.

✉ SIERRA LEONA. 1918. FREETOWN to ENGLAND. 2 sh. lilac and blue, block of four on registered cover.

✉ SINGAPUR. 1875 (28-8). SINGAPORE a GENOVA (Italia).Circulada con sellos franceses de 40 cts. naranja (3), mat. ANCLA, a bordo del buque francés "PEI-HO" al lado fechador LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. Nº 4. MUY RARA.

✉ SINGAPUR. 1878. SINGAPUR a FRANCIA. Sobre circulado con sello francés de 30 cts. castaño, mat. LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. Nº 6 en la Escala de SINGAPUR del Paquebot "Iraouaddy" procedente de Shanghai.

✉ SINGAPUR. 1954. VICTORIA to LONDON. CRASH COVER. Envelope with cachet SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRAS/SINGAPORE, 13.3.1954.

* SOLOMON. Sg. 8/17. 1907. COMPLETE set. Fine. Stanley Gibbons 275£.

* AFRICA DEL SUR. 1863-64. 1 d. deep carmine, 4 d. blue and 6 d. bright violet. Fine appearance. 4 d. and 6 d. light toned gum. 975£.

✉ AFRICA DEL SUR. 1895. BRITISH INLAND MAIL. Cover carried on the "Donald Currie" Line of Steamers from Vatomandry, Madagascar durign the French Fleet's blockade of Tamatave. Combination cover from Antananarivo to Doncaster, franked by British Inland Mail March 1895, 4 d. rose, perf. 12, tied by BRITISH/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO thimble cds in violet (Sept. 9), with Natal 1891 2 1/2 d. bright blue applied for onward transmission and tied by DURBAN cds (Oct. 25) in black. Reverse with Doncaster (Nov 10) arrival cds in black The cover with corner tear at upper left and partial back flap lost but very rare: the service was only in use from January to 30 September 1895.

✉ AFRICA DEL SUR. 1896. KOPJE to NEW YORK. Envelope franked with 1 d., 2 d. and 6 d. stamps tied by numeral "1" in bars and KOPJE/SALISBURY cds.