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;) | S.S. TAIF, Gambia maritime postmark in purple tying KGV 5d (SG.130) to piece off-loaded with indistinct xxxxx QUAYS 8 OCT 29 cds. The S.S. Taif was shelled and sunk at Suez in 1969. £75 |
;) | CARABANE, Senegal postmark on GAMBIA stamp arrival dated 3 NOV 0(5?) on KE7 4c (SG.50). £16 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES stamps: 1882 QV 1d salmon P.10 (SG.222), used block of four pmk'd SYDNEY H/OC 1 84. £10 |
;) | QUEENSLAND stamps: 1882-91 QV 1/- pale mauve (SG.174), a used block of ten stamps pmk'd ROCKHAMPTON B/JY 5 94, some perfs. re-inforced. £30 |
;) ;) | QUEENSLAND stamps: 1882 QV 6d green (SG.170), used block of four, lower right stamp with "long P" variety. £12 |
;) | BAHAMAS postal history: 1881 cover with QV 4d dull rose Crown CA wmk P.14 (SG.36) tied "A05" to Wexford, Ireland, b/stamped A/BAHAMAS/MY 4 81 despatch cds and WEXFORD A/MY 22 81 arrival. The U.P.U. QV 4d rate (using CC wmk P.14) to UK introduced JY 1 1880, and QV 4d CA wmk P.14 issued March 1882. Covers with the former scarce to England and particularly rare to Ireland during this 21 month period. £325 |
;) | 33 used RIVIERE DRAGON, Mauritius postmark on "8 CENTS" on QV 2d blue CC wmk (SG.85). £30 |
;) | 33 used RIVIERE DRAGON, Mauritius postmark on QV 18c blue CC wmk (SG.94). £25 |
;) | JACKSON TOWN, Jamaica postmark (D/R) SP 2 95 on horiz. strip of five QV ½d (SG.16a), some toning on left stamp, rare office and rare multiple. £65 |
;) | STEWART TOWN, Jamaica postmark (CDS) FE 3 86 on QV 2d (SG.20), rare office. £40 |
;) | 234 applied as Postman's handstamp(?) on GAMBIA stamp on QV ½d (SG.21). £60 |
;) ;) | GEORGETOWN, British Guiana postal history to TURKEY: 1908 cover with 2c, 5c pmk'd Georgetown 8 AUG 1908 to Turkey, b/stamped Constantinople-Galata 27-8 08 d/ring, toning but an exceptional destination. £140 |
;) | 30 used BLACK RIVER, Mauritius postmark on QV 4c orange CC wmk (SG.93), some trimmed perfs top left. £30 |
;) | 30 used BLACK RIVER, Mauritius postmark on QV 1d bistre CC wmk (SG.58), vertical pen-line. £40 |
;) | LAGOS, Nigeria postmark on NIGERIA plus GAMBIA combination piece dated 19 JU 25 on Nigeria KGV 1d and Gambia KGV 1½d (presumed SG.110) piece. £36 |
;) | 554 used ACCRA, Gold Coast postmark on GAMBIA stamp applied on arrival on 1871 QV 4d pale brown No wmk (SG.2), margin at top just clear of design. £125 |
;) | EDINBURGH parcel postmark on GAMBIA stamp arrival cancel in purple on KG6 1½d (SG.152). £25 |
;) | 14 used PLAINE MAGNIEN, Mauritius postmark on QV 4d rose CC wmk (SG.62), thin at base. £36 |
;) | 14 used PLAINE MAGNIEN, Mauritius postmark on QV 1d purple-brown No wmk (SG.46), stained lower right corner. £30 |
;) | ASCIAK, Malta postmark AM/JU 2 07 on KE7 ½d (SG.47). £28 |