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;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1873 6d orange-vermilion Large Star wmk (SG.60b), a fine used marginal IMPERFORATE PAIR, exceptionally rare as such. £325 |
;) | FRANCE to CAPE OF GOOD HOPE postal history 1855 (FE 12) entire written Paris to Monsieur le Consul de France, Cape de Bonne Esperance with 20c, 40c, 80c plus excised missing stamp arriving Cape of Good Hope MY 5 1855, adhesives with faults. £120 |
;) ;) | Great Britain 1971 Postal strike: EMERGENCY MAIL SERVICE, Rhodesia postal history 1971 complete with text AIR LETTER to Oxford, England with 2½c, 5c affixed for postage and additional 50c fee pmk'd CAUSEWAY 25 FEB 71 with circular EMERGENCY AIR SERVICE d/ring alongside. Writer mentions new service (inaugurated on or about the 20th February) for such airletters at a cost of 5/- or 50c cents local. Such letters were taken by private couriers. The UK postal workers strike was period January to March 1971. £75 |
;) ;) | D48 used ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Cyprus postmark on 1886 "½" on QV ½pi emerald-green Crown CA wmk with large "1" at left (SG.29a, Cat.£275). £250 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | "V" day, Meikles shop celebrates with "a dummy of Hitler in a real coffin", Rhodesia postal history 1945 use of 3d Victoria Falls ACTIVE SERVICE AIR LETTER headed "V" day!!! Tuesday 8th May pmk'd GWELO 8 MAY 45 to F/Lt E. Thompson, No.2. E.V.T. Instructors School, R.A.F. Middle East from his very worried and loving wife with salutation "My own adorable little Welsh Husband" with contents including "listening to London last night when we heard the news flash - it seems almost too good to be true" and "we shall listen to Mr. Churchill at 3, and again to the King at 9 o'clock". There is mention of "Gwelo looking "quite gay" with flags flying everywhere", and that Meikles Window for "V" day is lined with black crepe and they have "obtained a real "coffin" in which they have placed a dummy of Hitler". An exceptional end of war item for the KG6 collector; a Waterfalls thematic collector; and a sensational item for anyone exhibiting Postal Stationery. VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day which took place on Tuesday May 8, 1945, VE Day was the day on which the allied forces announced the surrender of Germany in Europe. It marked the end of Adolf Hitler's war and sparked celebrations around the world. The day before at 2.41pm on May 7, 1945 Germany had surrendered. This special Active service Letter Card was for use by servicemen, and civilian use was forbidden and any such usage resulted in surcharge. £925 |
;) | 6 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES maritime postmark, Leeward Islands postal history 1919 reg. cover front to Clifton, Bristol with Leeward Islands KGV 1d, 3d, 6d tied 6 Concentric circles dumb maritime handstamp with St. John's, Antigua FE 27 19 despatch alongside. £75 |
;) | JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal postmark on combination Cape of Good Hope and Natal stamps interprovincial use dated 10 JA 13 on CGH KE7 ½d pair (SG.70) and Natal KEy 1/- (SG.166) piece, rare combination. £20 |
;) | MIDLAND UP, Cape of Good Hope railway postmark H/FE 14 98 on 6d pair, creased perfs 1/- piece. £14 |
;) | 28, Ceylon postmark/cancel on horiz. pair REVERSED CC wmk 6d blackish brown (SG.55cx, Cat.£150), rounded corner perf. £60 |
;) | MIDLAND UP, Cape of Good Hope railway postmark dated C/17 JA 98 on ½d, 6d, 1/- piece. £18 |
;) | ARMY POST OFFICE H.D.I., Malta postmark A/27 NO 18 on KGV ½d WAR TAX, KGV 1d piece. £13 |
;) | A56 used MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica postmark (Type K) on QV ½d CC wmk (SG.7). £3 |
;) | A56, Jamaica postmark (Type H) on QV 1/- CC wmk (SG.13). £4 |
;) | A56, Jamaica postmark (Type H) on QV 3d CC wmk (SG.10). £3 |
;) | RIO GRANDE, Jamaica postmark 1 JUN 1951 temporary rubber datestamp on block of four KG6 ½d piece. £6 |
;) | V.R. LIONARISSO, Cyprus postmark (T.21) on QV ½pi (SG.40). £32 |
;) | V.R. LIONARISSO, Cyprus postmark (T.21) on QV ½pi (SG.40). £28 |
;) | GEORGE TOWN, EXUMA, Bahamas postmark (T.2, D3) dated C/AP 6 90 (ERD, inverted "06" year) on QV 4d deep yellow (SG.53), creased with toned base perf. but a rare office cancel and exceptional on this denomination. £115 |
;) | GEORGE TOWN, Bahamas postmark (T.7 1, D4) in purple dated 30 OCT 14 on KGV 1d (SG.82) piece. £18 |
;) | LONG BAY CAYS, ANDROS ISLAND, Bahamas postmark (T.1, D2) dated 13 OC 99 on QV 1d (SG.48), rare cancel. £15 |