Universal Philatelic Auctions 10th January

Lot No

9564 9565

Cat No

Description GREAT BRITAIN - COVERS - AIRMAILS

1931 (June) Air Mail envelope ‘Via French air line to Saigon’ bearing GB 4d and 1s tied London F.S. Air Mail cds’s, Marseailles and Saigon marks on reverse. US ...................................................................................... £40

1932 ZEPPELIN (Sept) neat envelope to Asuncion, Paraguay, bearing GB 1d, 2d and 9d tied London F.S. Air Mail cds’s, brown Palm Trees cachet ‘LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN 7 SUDAMERIKAFAHRT 1932’, plus red Berlin - Friedrichshafen and Berlin Air cachets; Berlin and arrival cds’s on reverse. US ........................................................................................... £111

9566

1932 ZEPPELIN (Aug) neat envelope to Pernambuco, Brazil, bearing GB 1d, 4d and 5d tied London Air Mail cds’s, marked ‘Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin’, and showing violet ‘Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 5 Sudamerikafahrt 1932’ cachet, plus red Berlin - Friedrichshafen and Berlin air cachets; Berlin and arrival cds’s on reverse. US ................................................... £80

9567

1932 ZEPPELIN (April) envelope from Liverpool to Pernambuco, Brazil, bearing 10d blue; ‘Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 3 Sudamerika Fahrt 1932’ cachet, and red ‘Deutsche Luftpost Berlin-Friedrichshafen’ cachet, arrival mark on reverse, arrival cds on reverse. Few light age marks, still a scarce and attractrive cover. US ....................................................................... £80

9568

1932 ZEPPELIN (Sept) neat envelope registered to Pernambuco, Brazil, bearing GB 3d and 10d tied Hope Stret Liverpool cds’s, and endorsed ‘Graf Zeppelin Friedrichshafen - Pernambuco’, with green ‘Lighthouse’ Zeppelin cachet, plus red Berlin - Friedrichshafen and Berlin air cachets, Berlin and arrival cds’s on reverse. US ................................................... £111

9569

1932 ZEPPELIN (Oct) neat envelope to Buenos Aires, Argentina, bearing KGV 3d and 1s tied Liverpool Registered cancels, endorsed ‘Graf Zeppelin from Frie3drichshafen’, and with red ‘LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN 8 SUDAMERIKAFAHRT 1932’ and circular Berlin-Friedrichshafen cachets; Berlin and arrival marks on reverse. US ................................................. £80

9570 9571 9572

9573 9574

1933 ZEPPELIN (Aug) neat envelope to Pernambuco, Brazil, bearing GB 4d and 6d tied Sampford Peverell Tiverton cds’s, red Parrot ‘LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN 5 SUDAMERIKAFAHRT 1933’ cachet, plus octagonal Berlin - Friedrichshafen cachet in red; arrival marks on reverse. US ......... £80

1934 ZEPPELIN (Aug) neat cover to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, bearing GB 10d tied London F.S. Air Mail cds, red ‘Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Sudamerika’ cachet, Friedrichshafen cds, and on reverse Stutgart cds and ‘Responda logo via Condor-Zeppelin’ cachet. US .................................................... £67

1934-38 three commercial air covers to Argentina or Brazil, bearing GB Seahorse 2s 6d (one B.W., others re-engraved) and other values to 1s, one with ‘Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Sudamerika’ flight cachet, fair to good. (3 covers) US .............................................................................. £80

1935 (April0 London - Budapest first flight cacheted card, bearing GB 2½d tied London F.S. Air Mail machine cancel. US ................................. £27

1936 (Jan) envelope to Mamba, via Samurai, PAPUA, bearing GB ½d, 2½d, 3d and 9d tied Liverpool cds’s, Brisbane arrival mark on reverse. US ....................................................................................................... £31

GREAT BRITAIN - COVERS - AUTOGRAPHED 9575 9576

1965 Battle of Britain illustrated FDC bearing the set tied by BIGGIN HILL single ring cds’s, signed at foot DOUGLAS BADER in pen. US3 .............. £102

GREAT BRITAIN - COVERS - ENGLISH COUNTIES

1839-1965 SUSSEX - BRIGHTON POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF REGISTERED MAIL a very good informatively written up collection in two albums, with extensive covers and stationery all sent from or to Brighton with a wide range of Registration cancels and markings etc, commencing wih 1839 two ‘Free Fronts’ marked Cash or Money Letter, two 1849 Registered Letter receipt forms, some attractive Line Engraved and Surface Printed frankings incl. to Ireland, 1855 and 1856 with 6d embossed and 1d red combinations, various uprated 1d pink envelopes, 1870 P.O. Registered envelope with 2d blue, 1887 receipt with Jubilee 2d ‘Kemp-Town’ cds, 1889 perforated ‘Registered’ label ex. Stafford Smith on cover to Peru, 1890 1d Inland Revenue 1d lilac strip of three, 1892 large red ‘R’from Western Rd, 1892 with Jubilee 5d to USA, 1903 to Venezuela, 1904 to Tasmania, 1906 to Brazil, 1909 to Mexico, 1909 to Nova Scotia from Portslade By Sea, 1910 to Barbados, various George V period and few later; also a range of EXPRESS mail, from 1891 and 1902 labels on local covers, later hand stamps, and so on. A painstakingly assembled collection, and very difficult to achieve again. (approx 100 items). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS US4 .......................... £1152

GREAT BRITAIN - ESSAYS 9577

1940 Waterlow Geo VI full face portrait essays in purple perf (2) and imperf, fresh u.m. Also Bradbury Wilkinson Edward VII printer’s sample 2d purple imperf marginal pair showing warship and inset portrait, unused on thick paper ...................................................................................... £35

GREAT BRITAIN - LOCAL ISSUES

9578 9579

1929-74 Attractive collection of Lundy, Herm and Jethou on stockcards with some better sets and good Bird and Europa thematics (150+) ........ £50

1971 POSTAL STRIKE: A balance collection in a small carton with c90 covers and 100s stamps/labels. Includes a few Scottish items, very mixed bag but quality is mainly superb. Will give hours of pleasure re-organising this

9580

lot.. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS .................................................................................. £450

1971 POSTAL STRIKE: An impressive collection in a jam-packed album/ stockbook with 64 covers and several 100’s of stamps/labels. English issues only. Many multiples/sheets/part sheets. Many we have not seen before. Some gaps to be filled, but quality is mainly superb. Will give hours of pleasure re-organising this large lot.. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS ................................. £750

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9608

9609 9610 9611 9612

9613 9614

9615 9616

O8as

O65 O18

O24 9582

9583 9584 9585 9586 9587 9588 9589

9590 9591

9592 9593 9594 9595 9596 9597 9598 9599

9600 9601 9602 9603

9604 9605

9606 9607

123s O2 167

O2-4 O1/5 O3 O4

Estimate

Lot No

9581

Cat No

Description Great Britain - Local Issues - continued

1971 POSTAL STRIKE: An impressive collection in a jam-packed album/ stockbook with 47 covers and many 100’s of stamps/labels. Includes a few from Scottish Islands. Many multiples/sheets/part sheets. Some gaps to be filled, but quality is mainly superb. Will give hours of pleasure re-organising this large lot.. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS ............................................................ £700

GREAT BRITAIN - OFFICIALS

1867-83 blued paper £5 orange, AD, ovptd. SPECIMEN, type 9, light horizontal gum crease, tiny surface ‘dent’ beneath ‘M’ of SPECIMEN appears to have caused thin spot, attractive, still fine, m.m. Cat. £3500 US PH Plate 22 .................................................................................. £979

1880-81 INLAND REVENUE ½d pale green, centred to SE, a couple of faintly toned perfs, o/wise very fresh, l.m.m. Cat. £90 ............................. £26

1880-81 BOARD OF TRADE 1½d Venetian red, with perfin Crown over BT, cds cancel, v.g.u. Scarce US7 ................................................................ £53

1880-81 INLAND REVENUE ½d pale green, 1d and 6d, fine used. Cat. £181 US5 ............................................................................................ £34

1880-81 INLAND REVENUE ½d deep green, 1d and 6d, 1884-88 ½d slate-blue, all with cds cancels, g.u. (4) Cat. £241 US3 .......................... £33

1880-81 INLAND REVENUE 1d, examples with thick and with thin letters, small blemishes, mint/o.g ...................................................................... £5

1880-81 INLAND REVENUE 6d grey, DC, light double ring cds, fine used. Ex. genuine old-time collection. Cat. £140 ............................................. £40 166 1880-81 1d Venetian red, centred very high, u.m. Cat. £35 US3 ............ £10 O2

1882 QV ‘I.R.OFFICIAL’ on ½d Pale-Green, neat barred oval cancel. Cat. £40 US ................................................................................................ £9

O62 O64 O63 O63

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 6d dull green, IR, centred to NW, slightly washed colour, a couple of lightly toned perfs at top, fair used. Ex. Genuine old-time collection. Cat. £1400 PH Plate 23 .......................... £125

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 1s orange-brown, plate 13, OB, centred to right, fresh part o.g. Signed on reverse. BPA Cert. (2013) rather harshly mentions ‘corner perf crease’. Cat. £1750 US PH Plate 23 .................. £823

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 9d dull green, EA, couple of blunt corner perfs, gum crease, good colour, h/r, m.m. Very scarce. Cat. £2750 US2 PH Plate 23 ........................................................................................ £313

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 9d dull green, LP, centred to NW, light partial cds, rather faded but an attractive example of a very scarce stamp, v.g.u. Cat. £1200 US PH Plate 23 ................................................................ £120

O61b 1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 1½d lilac, LI, with DOT TO LEFT OF “T”, centred to SE, faint ironed-out crease, fair to good used. Ex. Genuine old-time collection. Cat. £175 ............................................................................. £35

O61 O64 O64c O63

O63 O9

O9s O8s

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 1½d lilac, OI, quite well centred, light circular barred postmark, small closed tear at left, o/wise fresh, good used. Cat. £100 .................................................................................................... £16

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 1s orange-brown, plate 13, EG, light gum crease/wrinkle, tiny inclusion spot, fresh m.m. Scarce. Ex. genuine old- time collection. Cat. £1750 PH Plate 23 .............................................. £500

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 1s orange-brown, plate 14, EJ, centred to NW, a few lightly toned perfs at top, light cds cancel, fine used. Ex. genuine old-time collection. Cat. £600 PH Plate 23 .......................................... £90

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 9d dull green, DT, centred to NE, closed tear at upper right and some staining, light corner cds, decent spacefiller of a rare stamp. Cat. £1200 US3 ................................................................. £54

1883-86 GOVT. PARCELS 9d dull green, CD, centred to NE, small part o.g. Very scarce. Cat. £2750 PH Plate 23 ................................................... £500

1884-86 INLAND REVENUE 5s rose, NF, slight rub at top, neat partial Registered hooded cds, fine used. Scarce. Cat. £2500 US PH Plate 22 .... £934

1884-88 INLAND REVENUE 5s rose, FH, ovptd. SPECIMEN, type 9, a few blunted perfs at upper left, fresh m.m. Cat. £1750 US PH Plate 22 ...... £690 1884-88 INLAND REVENUE 5s rose, on blued paper, AD,

ovptd.

SPECIMEN, type 11, some light creasing, corner thin, fresh, part o.g. SCARCE. Cat. £2750 US PH Plate 22 .................................................. £387 O5 1884-88 INLAND REVENUE ½d slate-blue, part o.g. Cat. £85 US2 ........ £22 O5

1884-88 INLAND REVENUE ½d slate-blue, centred to NW, Paris dealer’s expertising mark on reverse, h/r, m.m. Ex. genuine old-time collection. Cat. £85 ............................................................................................... £30

O6 O7

1884-88 INLAND REVENUE 2½d lilac, HN, good used. Ex. genuine old- time collection. Cat. £185 ..................................................................... £38

1884-88 INLAND REVENUE 1s dull green, LG, blue oval numeral cancel, badly faded, sound used. Very scarce. Ex. genuine old-time collection. Cat. £1900 PH Plate 23 ............................................................................. £65

1884-88 INLAND REVENUE 5s, on blued paper, HA, with RAISED STOP AFTER ‘R’ variety, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, slight colour run at upper right, l.m.m. VERY SCARCE. Cat. £2750 without variety. Ex. genuine old- time collection. PH Plate 22 ................................................................ £900

1887 GOVT. PARCELS 1½d dull purple and pale green, with SPECIMEN type 15, fine unmounted mint. Cat. £300 US PH Plate 23 ................... £107

1887-1900 INLAND REVENUE 6d partial, neat Registered cds, fine used. Ex. genuine old-time collection. Cat. £150 ............................................. £42

O17/21 1887-1900 INLAND REVENUE ½d, 1902-04 ½d and 1d, a couple with perf faults, m.m. Cat. £74 ..................................................................... £18

1887-1900 INLAND REVENUE 1s dull green and carmine, centred to left, some lightly toned perfs at top, oval Registered postmark, good used. Very scarce. Ex. genuine old-time collection. Cat. £900 PH Plate 24 ..... £175

(O66a) 1887-90 GOVT. PARCELS 6d, tiny faintest trace only of dot under ‘T’, good used ............................................................................................ £10

O66/71 1887-90 GOVT. PARCELS 6d (heavy parcel cancel) and 9d (missing corner), 1891-1900 4½d (washed), with light circular postmarks, fair used. Cat. £435 US4 ............................................................................ £15

O68

1887-90 GOVT. PARCELS 1s dull green, colour affected by sunlight, o.g. Signed on reverse. Cat. £700 US PH Plate 23 ...................................... £178

O65-8 1887-90 GOVT. PARCELS 1½d, 6d, 9d (rub) and 1s dull green (washed), each with circular rubber postmark, fair to good used. Cat. £503 US4 ... £28

Estimate

138

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