Lots 1416 - 2268 (text only) - Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

8 December 2006 (Third Session, Lots 1416–1641) Egypt and Sudan 

Third Session Lots 1416–1641 

Friday December 8th at 11 am 

The Robin Bertram collection of Egypt and Sudan 

Egypt: Postal History 

1416 ✉ 1419 E. from Venice to Alexandria, a fine and scarce early item. Photo on page 145. £120-£150 

1417 ✉ 1642 E.L. from Alexandria to Aleppo, written by a French “Wax Merchant”, sending a shipment of candles, no postal 

marks, another scarce early item. Photo on page 145. £150-£200 

1418 ✉ A selection of early letters in an album, incl. 1711 E.L. from Alexandria to Venice, 1836 E. from Alexandria via Malta 

to London with curved “MALTA”, disinfection seal on reverse and manuscript forwarding agent’s mark at Malta, also 

two early maps, etc. varied condition. (18 items) £400-£500 

1419 ✉ 1798 E. from Alexandria to Samanud, bearing a good strike of the rare straight line “Alexandrie”. Photo on page 145. 

£300-£400 

1420 ✉ 1799 (Mar. 7) E.L. headed “On Bd. the Tigre off Allexandria” written by Sir John Douglas (Commanding the British 

Forces) and addressed to Edinburgh, interesting contents ”We arrived here the 2nd of the month where … 

commands the blockade of Alexandria with three lines of Battle Ships 2 Bombs and some Frigates, Bonapartes Army 

is said to be in want of everything and cursed by a pestilential disorder of some Twenty to Thirty Men a day”, “The 

Turks are assembling in great force and will attack him in the course of this month”. A most interesting historical 

item. Photo on page 145. £150-£200 

1421 ✉ 1799 and 1801 E’s (2), both bearing fair to good strikes of the straight line “LE CAIRE”. £150-£200 

1422 ✉ 1801 (July 23) E.L. written on board the British ship Diane “off Alexandria”, written by a Midshipman J. Jessop, writes 

“Lord Nelson is anxiously expected out by his friends”, “Menou (French General) was to give his ultimatum yesterday 

if he will not surrender”. Manuscript rate mark “2/2” bearing oval “Ship Lre/Crown/PORTSMOUTH”, interesting item. 

Photo on page 145. £100-£120 

1423 ✉ 1838 E.L. from London to Calcutta, endorsed “Via Marseilles”by Waghorn’s agent Geo. W. Wheatley whose 

initials are at top right, bearing a superb strike of the rare two line “CARE OF Mr. WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA”. 

Photo on back cover. £800-£1,000 

1424 ✉ 1871 E. from Cardiff, franked by 1865-67 4d. vermilion plate 12 OG, OH and NG, addressed to Alexandria 

and readdressed to Cairo, additionally franked by Egypt 1pi. and 2pi., cancelled by “V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE 

ALESSANDRIA” c.d.s., on reverse has “ALEXANDRIEN” c.d.s. of the Austrian Post Office, slightly toned, otherwise 

fine. Photo on page 145. £150-£200 

1425 ✉ A selection of mostly covers and cards, incl. 1867 E. to England, bearing 1866 1pi. used with G.B. 1865-67 6d., 

cancellations, postal stationery, postage dues, etc., mixed condition. (121 items). £300-£400 

Great Britain used in Egypt 

1426 ❍ Used in Alexandria: A collection on leaves, incl. 1867 10d. red brown PK, 2s. blue RK and TF, 1867-74 5s. plate 

1 BD, BG, FH, HF, GH and HG, good range of values and plates, etc., mixed condition. (few 100’s). £1,000-£1,200 

1427 ❍ - A selection of mainly covers, written-up on leaves, incl. 1871 envelope to Liverpool, franked by 1865-73 4d. 

vermilion plate 12 DD and 1867-73 1s. plate 5 CD, 1872 envelope to London, franked 1865-73 4d. vermilion plate 

12 EG and 1864-79 1d. plate 145 BA-BD strip, 1872 E. to London, franked 1865-73 4d. vermilion plate 12 JK and 

KI cancelled by single “B01” , also a few stamps, etc., varied condition. (35 covers, 37 stamps). £400-£500 

1428 ❍ Used in Suez: A selection on leaves, incl. 1862 9d. MG, PE and QH, 1867 2s. blue EH and RE, 1877 4d. sage green 

OG, all with “B02” cancellations, mixed condition. (85). £250-£250 

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1429 ✉ Used in Cairo: A selection of covers (6) incl. 1871 envelope from Cairo to England, bearing 1865-73 4d. vermilion 

plate 12 HE-HF and ID-IE pairs, 1871 envelope to London, bearing 1865-73 4d. vermilion plate 12 FL and 1867-73 

1s. plate 4 DF used in Cairo with 1864-79 1d. plate 123 EA used in London for redirection, also three stampless 

items, etc., varied condition. (9 items). £250-£250 

Egypt: Austrian Post Office 

1430 ❍ A collection in an album, incl. 1865(c) E. to Gorlitz, franked by 10s. and 15s. tied by single “ALEXANDRIEN” c.d.s., 

1870 E. to Switzerland bearing 5s. (2) and 10s. tied by “ALEXANDRIEN” c.d.s., etc., varied condition. (68). 

£500-£600 

1431 ✉ A selection of stampless E’s, written-up on leaves, incl. 1848 E. from Trieste to Alexandria, bearing two line 

“ALEXANDRIEN/OCT. 6”, 1854 E. to Livorno, bearing “ALEXANDRIEN” c.d.s. in green, 1858(c) E. to Trieste with two 

line “COL VAPORE/D’ALESSANDRIA” also disinfection slits, etc., fair to fine. (25 items). £350-£400 

1432 ✉ 1865 E. to Trieste, franked by perf. 9½ Arms 10s. and 15s. cancelled by straight line “ALEXANDRIA”, 1864 E. to 

Salonica, franked by perf. 9½ Arms 15s. tied by “ALEXANDRIEN” c.d.s. and 1869 E. sent through the Austrian Lloyd 

Agency, Smyrna, Austrian Consular Post and the Egyptian Government Post to Cairo, handstamped “Franca” and 

bearing 10s. blue (2), tied by Smirne c.d.s., good to fine. Photo on page 145. £300-£400 

Egypt: British Post Offices 

1433 ✉ Alexandria: 1850 (Nov. 8) envelope to Edinburgh, bearing a good strike of the rare Crowned circular “PAID/AT/ 

ALEXANDRIA” in red overstamped by London Paid datestamp in red,. Carried of the steamer “Ripon”, which left 

Alexandria on 8th. November, calling at Malta on the 12/13th., Gibraltar on 18/19th. and arriving in Southampton on 

the 25th. Enclosed letter mentions cholera and fever. S.G. CC1, cat £2,750 Photo on page 145. £400-£500 

1434 ✉ - A selection of stampless entires to or from Alexandria, incl. range of rates, cancellations, a few disinfection cachets, 

etc., fair to fine. (22 items). £150-£200 

1435 ✉ Cairo: 1861 (Jan. 23) envelope to U.S.A., bearing a fine strike of the rare Crowned circle “PAID/AT/CAIRO” in 

red, manuscript “1/-”, “1/8”, small black Cairo c.d.s., London Paid c.d.s. in red and New York arrival mark, 

fine. S.G. CC2, cat £3,750. Photo on page 146. £1,200-£1,500 

1436 ✉ Suez: A selection of mainly covers, incl. 1857 stampless E. to Bombay, bearing “SUEZ” double ringed c.d.s., Great 

Britain used in, etc. (16 items) £150-£200 

Egypt: French Post Office 

1437 ❍ A collection of mainly covers and a few fronts on leaves, incl. a range of stampless E’s, 1863 E. to France bearing 

1862 10c., 20c., 40c. and 80c. cancelled large figures “5080”, also some stamps, etc. mixed condition. (58 items). 

£300-£400 

1438 ❍ A selection of E’s and two stamps on leaves, incl. 1871 envelope to France, franked by Egyptian 1pi. and French 

40c., etc., poor to good. (9 items). £200-£250 

1439 A collection on leaves in a file box, incl. Alexandria with 1899-1900 to 5f. mint, 1902-21 1c. to 5f. used, 1921-23 2m. 

on 5c. to 150m. on 5f., Port Said 1899-1900 to 5f. mint with 30c. showing inverted overprint, 1902-20 1c. to 5f. 

mint, 1921-23 overprinted in Paris 1m. on 1c. to 150m. on 5f., mint, postal stationery, etc., (few 100’s). £350-£400 

Egypt: Greek Post Office 

1440 ❍ A selection on leaves, incl. 1845 E. from Sira, addressed to the General Consul of Greece in Alexandria, 1859 

stampless E. to Sira, bearing Greek P.O. on Alexandria c.d.s., also a few stamps, etc. (9). £120-£150 

1441 ✉ 1869 and 1870 E’s (2) both franked by large Hermes 20l. pairs, all cancelled “97” 1871 E. with Alexandria c.d.s. in 

blue with large Hermes 40l. used as postage due at Siros, 1871 E from Siros to Alexandria, 1875 E. to Syra with large 

Hermes 40l. tied by Alexandria c.d.s. and 1879 registered envelope to Argostoli, bearing large Hermes 20l. and 30l. 

tied by Alexandria c.d.s., fair to good. (6 items). £300-£350 

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Egypt: Italian Post Office 

1442 ✉ A collection of E’s, piece and stamp in an album, incl. 1865 E. to Trieste, bearing Italian 30c. and 40c. (both 

affected by filing crease), tied by boxed “PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ITALIANI”, 1871 E. from Italy to Cyprus via Alexandria, 

bearing Italian 40c. pair, etc., fair to fine. (18 items). £350-£400 

1443 ✉ 1871 E.L. from Cairo to Genoa, franked by 1867-71 1pi.cancelled by Cairo c.d.s. and Italian 20c. blue (2) tied by 

rhomboid “234” also “ALESSANDRIA D’EGITTO/POSTA ITALIANE” c.d.s. alongside. Photo on page 146. 

£300-£350 

1444 ✉ 1871 front bearing 1867-71 1pi. cancelled by Cairo c.d.s., and Italian 40c. tied by rhomboid “234”, also 1878 E to 

Italy franked by Estero 30c. brown, 1881 E. to Italy franked by Estero 20c. orange and 1883 envelope to Italy franked 

by Estero 20c. all tied by circular “234”, poor to good. £200-£250 

Egypt: Russian Post Office 

1445 ✉ 1869 E. from Latakia (Syria) to Alexandria, franked by Russian 5k., sent by the Russian post to Alexandria, some 

cover faults, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on page 146. £150-£200 

Egyptian Post Office Abroad 

1446 ✉ 1875 E. to Alexandria, franked by 1874-75 1pi. also 1878 E. to Alexandria franked by 1872-75 20pa. (3), all with “V.R. 

POSTE EGIZIANE CONSTANTINOPOLI” c.d.s’s, few small faults. £120-£150 

1447 ✉ 1879 E. to Galatz, franked by 1874-75 1pi., cancelled by “V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE SCIO” c.d.s., this letter was 

routed to the Egyptian Post Office Constantinople, transferred to the French Post Office there and sent by 

steamer to Odessa and then to Galatz by rail, scarce. Photo on page 146. £200-£250 

Egypt: Airmails 

1448 ✉ 1921 (July 28) Baghdad to Cairo, O.H.M.S. envelope, endorsed “Aerial Mail Baghdad-Cairo”, carried on the first flight. 

Photo on page 146. £150-£180 

1449 ✉ Baghdad to Cairo, O.H.M.S. envelope, carried on the second flight. £100-£120 

1450 ✉ A display collection of the Cairo-Baghdad and Baghdad-Cairo air routes, well written-up on leaves in a file box, incl. 

seventy-one covers with a range of rates, foreign acceptances, also 1938 Calpurnia wreck cover, range of photo’s, 

Post Office forms, maps and articles, etc., varied condition. £1,000-£1,200 

1451 A collection of covers and stamps in three albums, incl. 1933 Aviation Congress sets (7) in mint blocks of four and 

singles, 1937 “Courtier” crash cover, 1948 Inaugural Flight 22m. on 200m. variety surcharge double in a mint block 

of four with Charles F. Hass certificate (1988), range of first flight covers, etc, varied condition. (100’s). £500-£600 

1452 A collection from 1910 to 1931 in an album, incl. 1910 (Feb.) Heliopolis Aviation Meeting, two postcards with the 

special cancellation, also an Official program of the event, 1919 (March 20th.) O.H.M.S. envelope from A.P.O. SZ11 

to Cairo with violet “AERIAL POST/E.E.F”, 1926-29 27m. chestnut, imperforate “Royal Printing”, 1931 Zeppelin 50m. 

on 27m. variety “1951” for “1931” mint (2), first flights, Zeppelin mail, etc., varied condition. (71 items). £400-£500 

1453 ✉ “A.R.” markings: An accumulation in a small box, incl. good range of covers and A.R. forms, great range of types, 

etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £600-£700 

1454 ✪ b Booklets: 1930 210m. booklets (2), both have two panes each with inverted watermarks, fine. S.G. SB15, cat £550. 

Photo on page 146. £200-£250 

1455 ❍ Cancellations: A collection in an album, incl. 1872 E. bearing 1pi., with Suez cancel, has straight line “DALLA 

STAZIONE”, Station “keyholes”, 1878 E. from Tunisia to Cairo, bearing Italian Levant 30c., on reverse has 

“AMBULANTE/ALES-CAIRO” c.d.s., range of Star and Crescent date stamps, etc., varied condition. (160 items) 

£500-£600 

1456 Diplomatic Mail: A collection of mainly covers in an album, incl. British Embassy, Haitian Consulate in Cairo, etc., 

varied condition. (27 items). £100-£120 

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1457 ❍ “Dopo la Partenza” (after departure), a selection of stamps, incl. 1872-75 10pa., 1pi. (2), 1874-75 20pa. all with 

type I Dopo la/Partenza” cachet, etc., fair to fine. (14). £250-£300 

Egypt: Essays 

1458 E A selection of Harrison & Sons essays, comprising 15m. facing right with lotus columns in brown and blue, 15m. 

facing right with arabesque frame in brown and blue, full face 5m. in red-brown pair, 10m. rose red perforated, 15m. 

blue perforated, 50m. blue in sheet of four, 50m. smaller size in brown and 50m.grey perforated, good to fine. (14). 

£150-£200 

1459 E 1865 Pellas Brothers, imperforate essays, similar to the issued 1866 stamps, 5pa. to 10pi. in issues colours, good 

to fine. (7). Photo on page 147. £350-£400 

1460 E 1865 Prevost imperforate 10pa. essays, six different, also two with Turkish inscription in circle at left, and one 

printed on orange envelope, good to fine. £300-£350 

1461 E 1866 Riester essays depicting two Sphinx eagle and star in brown and green (2) with ornamentation at top, also 

cut-down essay in green, all on thin wove paper, fine. Photo on page 147. £250-£300 

1462 E 1867 Penasson essays, Sphinx design, four different types printed together in red on gummed paper, slight crease, 

otherwise fine, also Lion in front of two Pyramids, imperforate single in yellow. Photo on page 146. £150-£200 

1463 E 1867 The National Bank Note Co. essays, 20pa. in orange on thin wove paper (46 x 56mm), 1pi. in brown on thin 

paper mounted on card (24 x 29mm), also 20pa. pale purple on envelope and 1pi. orange on envelope, fine. 

£150-£200 

1464 E 1869 Prevost essays with “00” value, six in different colours, also another but with Turkish inscription at right, also 

20pa. on white envelope, good to fine. (8). £300-£350 

1465 E 1871 Penasson essays without value or inscription (5 in different colours), 1pi. in orange, 1pi. in blue perforated (2) 

and vertical pair imperforate between horizontally, stationery proofs with 1pi. (2) and on envelopes (2), poor to fine. 

(14). £150-£200 

1466 E 1871 Charles Skipper & East 2pi. perforated essays in black, grey, chestnut and rose, fine and rare. Photo on 

page 146. £500-£600 

1467 E 1877 5pa. essays by Westfehlig, nine singles imperforate at sides in different colours or shades, mainly fine. Photo 

on page 146. £250-£300 

1468 Express Mail: A collection in an album, incl. 1926-29 20m. deep green in a mint control block of four, 20m. 

imperforate in brown and 20m.black and red from “Royal Printing”, range of Express covers, labels, etc., varied 

condition. (approx. 184). £150-£200 

1469 ✉ Forwarding Agents: 1850 (Dec. 18th.) E.L. written by Samuel Shepheard, forwarded by his company to the British 

Post Office at Alexandria where is was then posted on to England, bearing a good strike of the oval double lined 

“FORWARDED BY/BRITISH HOTEL/CAIRO/S. SHEPHEARD”, scarce. Photo on page 147. £500-£600 

1470 ✉ - 1856 E. to Italy from Alexandria, bearing oval framed “FORWARDED BY/MESSRS/BRIGGS & Co.”, also 1863 E. from 

Alexandria to France with oval double framed “BRIGGS & Co/ALEXANDRIA” in blue. £250-£300 

1471 Hotel Posts: A collection of covers, cards, pieces and stamps on leaves in a file box, incl. Cataract, Cecil, Continental 

Savoy, Ghesirch Palace, Grand Continental, Heliopolis, Mena House, Savoy, Seaman’s Home, Shepheard’s, also 

Simon Arzt and Thomas Cook, Advertising envelopes, vignettes, postcards, registration cachets,majority covers, etc., 

varied condition. (217 items) £1,200-£1,500 

1472 Interpostal Seals: A collection in an album, incl. Gedda, Bairouth, Volo, good range of types, etc., varied condition. 

(approx. 489). £400-£500 

1473 Instructional Markings: A collection of mainly covers ad cards with some stamps on leaves, contained in a small 

box, incl. Dead Letter Office, Dumb cancellations, Postage Dues, Return to Sender, Registered, Undelivered, 

Unclaimed, etc., varied condition. (100 items). £500-£600 

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1474 Literature: An accumulation in three boxes. incl. L’Orient Philatelique from 1929 to 2004 nearly complete, many 

travel books, large quantities of articles, photographs, notes and cuttings, etc. £100-£120 

1475 Maritime Mail: A selection on leaves, mainly covers and cards with a few stamps, incl. Austrian Mail, French Mail, 

Khedivial Mail Line, Paquebots, “PLEINE MER”, etc., varied condition. (159 items). £200-£250 

1476 ✉ Military Mail: A collection of mainly covers and cards in six albums, contained in a carton, incl. Airgraphs, International 

Red Cross, Military Hospital cachets, censored mail, etc., mixed condition. (100’s). £250-£300 

Egypt: Officials 

1477 A collection of issues from 1926 on leaves, incl. 1957-58 unaccepted artists hand drawn essays (3) for a 30m., one 

in brown and white, one in blue and white and other in pink and white on card (85 x 101, 115 x 127 and 122 x 

168mm), range of covers, etc., fair to fine. (few 100’s). £150-£200 

1478 A collection written-up on leaves, incl. 1907 1m. to 5p. in mint blocks of four, 1m., 2m., and 1pi. in panes of sixty, 

1913 5m. without inverted commas with overprint inverted, used, 1914-15 4m. with overprint inverted, mint, 

1924-25 10m. and 15m. used on registered Ministry of Communications envelope, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). 

£400-£500 

1479 A collection on leaves, incl. 1914-115 2m. with kiss print of double overprint mint, 2m. overprint inverted in a mint 

block of six, 1922-23 1m. to 50m. mint, 2m. with overprint inverted mint, 5m. with overprint double mint, misplaced 

overprints, no stops, multiples, range of covers, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £400-£500 

1480 ✉ A selection of stampless official covers on leaves, incl. 1881 registered envelope from the Ministry of Public Works, 

range of cachets, etc., fair to fine. (15 items) £100-£150 

1481 E 1893-1914 composite essay of the no value stamp, made from current 10m. green frame with centre removed and 

hand painted central inscription added, mounted on thin card, rare. Photo on page 147. £200-£250 

1482 R - No value imperforate die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “31 JUL. 89” and marked “BEFORE/HARD- 

ENING”, fine. Photo on page 147. £180-£200 

1483 P - No value stamp, imperforate die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “1 DEC 10” and endorsed 

“AFTER/STRIKING”, with ink initials below. fine. Photo on page 147. £120-£150 

1484 P - No value, cut-down die proof in black mounted on piece from the De La Rue’s archives, with manuscript “Aug 

26/1889/240 Leads”. Photo on page 147. £120-£150 

1485 ★ b - No value chestnut, on chalk-surfaced paper, watermark star to left, in a complete mint sheet (10 x 10), most are 

unmounted, mainly fine. S.G. 064cw. £100-£120 

1486 - No value stamp, a comprehensive collection , written-up on leaves, incl. imperforate plate proofs in blocks of four 

(5, showing different watermark positions) and a pair, good range of used on official covers, etc., varied condition. 

(approx. 329). £500-£600 

1487 P 1907 imperforate die proof of the overprint only, printed in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “26 NOV. 06”, 

fine. Photo on page 147. £150-£200 

1488 - 1m., 2m., 5m., 1pi. and 5pi. in imperforate horizontal pairs, printed in issued colours on gummed watermarked 

paper, the 1m. pair showing double overprint, one albino, fine. S.G. 073,074, 076-078. Photo on page 147. 

£150-£200 

1489 ❍ 1913 5m. rose, overprint with inverted commas, in a fine used horizontal strip of three, first stamp with spaced stop 

after “H”, scarce multiple. B.P.A. certificate (1967). S.G. 079, cat £900+. Photo on page 147. £400-£500 

1490 ❍ - 5m. rose, overprint with inverted commas, fine used. R.P.S. certificate (1949). S.G. 079, cat £300. Photo on 

page 148. £100-£120 

1491 ✉ - 5m. rose, overprint with inverted commas, fine used on “O.H.H.S.” envelope with 1893-1914 no value Official, tied 

by Alexandria c.d.s., very rare value on cover. S.G. 079, cat £300+. Photo on page 147. £200-£300 

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1492 ✪ b 1914-15 2m. green variety overprint inverted in an unmounted mint complete pane of sixty, mainly fine. S.G. 084, cat 

£2,100. Photo on page 148. £400-£500 

1493 ★ b - 2m. green in an unmounted mint block of six from top-right corner of sheet, all variety overprint inverted, also has 

diagonal crease resulting in off-set at top and on gum, most unusual. S.G. 084b var, cat £280+. Photo on 

page 148. £120-£150 

1494 ❍ + - 4m. vermilion with overprint inverted, in a fine used block of four, paper adhering to reverse. S.G. 086a, cat £560. 

Photo on page 148. £150-£180 

1495 ★ b 1922-23 4m., 5m., 10m. and 15m.all in mint blocks of nine, one of each with variety “O.H..E.M.S.”mainly fine. S.G. 

0114a, 0115a, 0117a, 0119a, cat £580+. £200-£250 

1496 P 1938 1m. to 20m. in imperforate vertical pairs from the “Royal Printings”, fine. (18). £100-£120 

1497 ✉ “Posta Europa”: A collection of entires in an album, incl. 1844 E. bearing Alexandria type I cachet, 1844 and 1849 

E’s with Cairo type I cachets in black and blue, good range of other types, etc., varied condition. (35 items). 

£800-£1,000 

Egypt: Postal Stationery 

1498 ✉ A collection of registered envelopes, incl. 1938 20m. blue unused and used, 1939 15m. dull red-violet unused and 

used (two of each, etc., fair to fine. (34 items). £350-£400 

1499 A collection on leaves in a file box, incl. envelopes with 1889 5m. on 10p. orange with variety Arabic surcharge 

inverted, unused, 1922 5m. pink variety albino impression unused, good range of types, unused and used, some 

duplication, etc., varied condition. (165 items). £350-£400 

1500 ✉ An unused and used selection loose in a box, incl. postcards, envelopes, some duplication, etc., mixed condition. 

(approx. 250 items). £250-£300 

1501 A collection on leaves in a file box, incl. wrappers, cassette envelopes with one trial printing, good range of letter 

cards, unused and used, etc., varied condition. (120 items). £350-£400 

1502 A collection of postcards from 1879 to 1946 in an album, incl. 1891 3m. on 5m. unused with variety French and 

Arabic lines transposed, 1899 4m rose-red on buff unused, 1916 3m. on 2m. unused (2), 1928 4m. provisional cards 

unused (2), etc., mainly good to fine. (116 items). £250-£300 

1503 Post Office Forms: An accumulation in a box, incl. many P.O. numbered forms, Receipts, labels, a most unusual 

group. (few 100’s). £150-£200 

1504 ✉ Prisoner of War Mail: W.W.II collection of mail to and from Italian Internees or P.O.W’s, contained in a file box, incl. 

good range of cachet and censor marks, P.O.W. stationery, also six I.D. forms, most comprehensive, etc., varied 

condition. (111 items). £500-£600 

Egypt: Revenues 

1505 A selection of Consular stamps and documents, in a file box, incl. Consular Service imperforate 200m. unaccepted 

essay by Harrison & Sons, range of passports, Russian Office, etc. (approx. 280). £600-£700 

1506 An accumulation in a file box, incl. range of document, mainly from Universities, Salt Tax with 10m., 500m., £E1., 

£E2. and £E5 all in imperforate proof blocks of four, printed in black, etc., mixed condition. (few 100’s). £500-£600 

1507 An accumulation in two boxes, incl. Cigarette Tax, Salt Tax, passports and forms, Revenue Stamped paper, charity 

labels, etc., (few 100’s). £150-£200 

1508 A collection in an album, incl. Kerosene ration stamps with essays, Sugar ration stamps with two hand painted essays 

and proofs, etc., varied condition. (122 items). £150-£200 

1509 A collection on leaves of General Revenues, incl. a range of forms, some “Royal Printings”, 5pa. mint block of 24 and 

25pi. two mint blocks of twelve, each having some with manuscript “Cancelled” used for ink removal trials, from the 

De La Rue archives, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £400-£500 

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Egypt: Revenues continued 

1510 Cigarette Tax Stamps, a collection on leaves, incl. a good range of types and companies, multiples, labels, some 

covers, etc, varied condition. (few 100’s). £200-£300 

1511 ✉ Rural Post: A selection of ten covers and two cards, incl. 1892 5m. stationery envelope with additional 1pi., both 

cancelled by large oval “SERVICE RURAL”, 1894 5m. stationery envelope cancelled “SERVICE RURAL/HOCHE ISSA” 

c.d.s., etc., fair to fine. £300-£400 

1512 Suez Canal: A selection, incl. 1c. to 40c. unused, 20c. in a mint block of four with R.P.S. certificate (1978), range of 

forgeries, etc. (139). £150-£200 

1513 ✉ Travelling Post Offices: A collection of mainly covers and cards in three albums, incl. Station marks with Cairo, Luxor, 

Minya, Suez, Alexandria to Cairo, Cairo to Mansura, Damiata to Tanta, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). 

£200-£300 

1514 World War I: A collection of mainly covers and cards in six albums, incl. good range of A.P.O’s, F.P.O’s, censor cachets 

and labels, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £150-£200 

1515 World War II: A collection of covers, cards and stamps in two albums, incl. Army Post stamps with 1939 3m. green 

and 10m. carmine pair and single of each from the “Royal Printing”, Australian Forces, New Zealand Forces, 

censored, etc, varied condition. (100’s). £400-£500 

Egypt: Issued Stamps 

1516 1866 (Jan. 1) an unused and used collection in an album, incl. 1pi. perf. 12½ unused and used “tête-bêche” pairs 

of type I and II, good study of the perforations on all values, minor varieties and plate flaws, also a few proofs and 

covers, etc., mixed condition. (approx. 274). £1,500-£2,000 

1517 P - Imperforate proofs, comprising 5pa. block of four, 20pa. pair, 1pi. marginal block of four, 2pi. marginal block of four 

and two singles, 5pi. marginal block of four and single, 10pi. block of four, also perforated proofs with 5pa. block of 

four, 10pa., 20pa. block of four, 1pi., 5pi. (2), also two pieces of watermark paper, one with four and the other with 

fifteen impressions, fair to fine. (39). £200-£250 

1518 F - A selection of forgeries on leaves, incl. a few strips, etc., varied condition. (90). £200-£250 

1519 ✩ - 5pi. rose, perf. 12½ x 15 with error inscription 10pi, unused, small part original gum, scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1991). 

S.G. 6d, cat £900. Photo on page 147. £250-£300 

1520 1867-71 a collection of this issue in an album, incl. 5pa unused with “Chain” variety, 1pi. mint blocks of 12 and 14, 

5pi. unused (5), used (19), used abroad, range of forgeries, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £1,200-£1,500 

1521 ▲ - 10pa. bisected and used on piece used in Alexandria on 10th. December 1871, also a forged bisect and a copy of 

the newspaper “Trombetta” on which these bisects are usually found, scarce. S.G. 12ba, cat £750. Photo on 

page 148. £180-£200 

1522 P - 1pi. imperforate proofs types I (2) to 4, also type 1 in lake and another but perf. 15 x 12½, good to fine. 

£200-£250 

1523 ✩ + - 2pi. bright blue in an imperforate block of four showing the four types, from right of sheet, unused, slight creases, 

otherwise fine. Photo on page 148. £500-£600 

1524 1872-75 A collection in an album, incl. Litho 1pi. perf. 12½ x 13½ and 1pi. perf. 13½ both unused, Typo with a good 

range of perforations, 1pi. six singles used on separate covers, 2½pi. used on a front, etc., mixed condition. (approx. 

258). £700-£800 

1525 F - A collection of forgeries on leaves, incl. sheets, blocks, mainly Spiro Brothers, etc. (approx. 329). £300-£350 

1526 1874-75 a collection of this issue in an album, incl. 5pa. perf. 12½ tête-bêche pair used, perf. 13½ x 12½ mint têtebêche 

pair, 10pa perf. 12½ tête-bêche vertical pair mint, normal mint block of six, perf. 13½ x 12½ used block of 

four with one tête-bêche pair, 1pi. perf. 12½ mint vertical tête-bêche pair, 1pi. imperforate single, used with Egypt 

Study Circle certificate (1992), perf. 13½ x 12½ six singles used on 1876 registered cover, 2pi. perf. 13½ x 12½ mint 

block (6 x 7), 5pi. perf. 12½ x 13½ used with R.P.S. certificate (1992), etc., varied condition. (100’s). £700-£900 

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1527 ★ + 1874-75 1pi. perf. 12½, mint block of four from top-right corner of sheet, incl. tête-bêche pair, fine. S.G. 38b, cat 

£300+. Photo on page 148. £120-£150 

1528 ★ + - 2pi. yellow perf. 13½ x 12½ mint block of four with tête-bêche pair, fine mint. S.G. 39ca, cat £400+. Photo on 

page 148. £150-£180 

1529 ★ + - 5pi. green perf. 12½ with inverted watermark, in a fine mint block of four. S.G. 41bw, cat £400+. Photo on page 

148. £150-£180 

1530 1878 (Dec.) a selection on leaves, incl. 5pa. on 2½pi. surcharge inverted used, 10pa. on 2½pi. surcharge inverted, 

unused, some mint blocks with 5pa. on 2½pi. watermark inverted block (8 x 3), 10pa. on 2½pi. block (6 x 5), range 

of perfs., also a few forgeries, etc., varied condition. (124). £120-£150 

1531 ★ b 1879 5pa. brown watermark upright (toned) 5pa. watermark inverted, both in complete sheets (20 x 12) latter sheet 

has one stamp with variety Arabic letter at base joined, also 1888-1909 4m. vermilion in a complete mint sheet (20 

x 12), mainly unmounted mint, fair to fine. S.G. 44, 62, cat £1,680. £150-£200 

1532 P - 10pi. imperforate die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “Nov 6, 1878” and marked “BEFORE 

HARDENING”, slightly soiled, otherwise fine. Photo on page 149. £150-£200 

1533 P - 20pa. imperforate die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), undated and unmarked, fine. Photo on page 149. 

£150-£200 

1534 P - 1pi. imperforate die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “Nov 19, 1878” and marked “BEFORE 

HARDENING”, slightly soiled, otherwise fine. Photo on page 149. £150-£200 

1535 P - 5pi. imperforate die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm),undated and unmarked, fine. Photo on page 149. 

£150-£200 

1536 1888-1909 a collection in an album, incl. imperforate plate proof blocks of four in issued colours with 1m., 2m. and 

5m. with extra pair, 2m. variety no watermark (rare), 1903 exploded 121m. booklet with only one complete pane and 

part pane of three, good range of covers, shades, blocks, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £400-£500 

1537 P - 2m. die proof in black on glazed card (60 x 92mm) unmarked and undated, fine. Photo on page 149. £120-£150 

1538 P - 5m., die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “ 5 MAR.97” and stamped “BEFORE/HARDENING”, fine. 

Photo on page 149. £150-£200 

1539 + P - 5m. imperforate plate proof block of four in black, mounted on card, small surface abrasion, otherwise fine. 

£100-£120 

1540 ✪ 1895 unissued Nile Winter Fete set, unmounted mint, minor gum wrinkles, otherwise fine. £100-£120 

1541 ★ 1914 Pictorial issue: 1m. to 200m. all variety imperforate, mainly fine mint. S.G. 71-82var. £100-£120 

1542 P - 1m. to 200m in fine imperforate plate proof pairs on gummed unwatermarked paper. S.G. 73-82var. £120-£150 

1543 b P -5m. lake in an imperforate plate proof sheet (10 x 10), printed on gummed watermarked paper, few faults and 

creases. S.G. 77var. £200-£250 

1544 ✪ E 1922 Proclamation of the Monarchy 1m. and 15m. with trials of the overprint in red, both fine unmounted mint, 

only 100 of each value exist. Photo on page 148. £120-£150 

1545 - A mint and used collection in an album, incl. 1m. overprint inverted mint, 1m. overprint double mint, 2m. overprint 

double, 20m. overprint inverted and 20m. overprint double, mint, 1m., 4m., 5m. and 10m. with variety “crushed 

Crown”, 50m. overprint type IV in a mint A. 23 control block of four, varieties, covers, etc., varied condition. (100’s). 

£500-£600 

1546 1923-24 a mint and used collection on leaves, incl. imperforate proofs with 1m. single and pair, 2m., 5m. pair and 

block of four, 10m. , 15m. pair and two singles, 20m. pair and single, 200m. two pairs, 5m. booklet pane of six, 5m. 

in a vertical coil strip of ten with join, all overprinted “CANCELLED”, plate blocks, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). 

£400-£500 

1547 ★ - £E1 dull violet-blue and blue, variety imperforate, mint from lower-right corner of sheet, few gum wrinkles, 

otherwise fine, only 50 examples known. S.G. 122var. Photo on page 149. £200-£250 

153


1548 ✩ 1926 Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition 5m. to 200m. all imperforate from “Royal Printing” with “Cancelled” on 

reverse, fine. S.G. 126-131var. Photo on page 149. £200-£250 

1549 ★ 1926 Port Fouad 5m. to 50p., with extra 5m. showing blotted”Y” variety, the 50p. shows blind perf. at right, good 

to fine mint. The 5m. with variety and 50p. have Egypt Study Circle certificate,s 1972 and 1979). S.G. 141-144, 

141var, cat £2,000+. Photo on page 149. £600-£700 

1550 ❍ - 5m. to 50p. all fine c.t.o. The 15m. and 50p. have R.P.S. certificates (1990). S.G. 141-144, cat £1,370. Photo on 

page 149. £300-£400 

1551 1929 Prince’s Ninth Birthday 5m. to 20m. with centres in black and brown, also imperforate set from “Royal Printing”, 

fine. S.G. 178-181. £200-£250 

1552 ❍ 1932(Mar.) 50m. on 50p. purple with variety imperforate between stamp and lower margin, fine used and scarce. 

S.G. 187var. Photo on page 149. £250-£300 

1553 - A selection, incl. minor varieties, 100m. on £E1 mint (4), etc., mainly good to fine. (42). S,G. 187, 188, cat £988+. 

£180-£200 

1554 1933 Railway Congress set in mint corner control blocks of four, lower pairs are unmounted, also mint set and set 

used on envelope with Congress cancels, mostly fine. S.G. 189-192, cat £322+. £100-£120 

1555 1934 Universal Postal Congress 1m. to £E1 mint and used of each, also a range of low values on covers, mainly 

fine. (86). S.G. 219-232, cat £630+. £150-£200 

1556 1937-44 King Farouk, a collection in an album, incl. 5m. perforated colour trials (2) in carmine and blue, also 

imperforate and overprinted “CANCELLED” on reverse 1m. , 3m. pair and single, 4m., 5m. pair, 10m. block of four, 

15m. block of four and 20m., 2m. vermilion pair, variety printed on the gummed side, 1938 120m. booklets (2) with 

left and right stitching, 1939 210m. booklet, 1942 180m. booklet, good range of control blocks, multiples,etc., 

varied condition. (few 100’s). £400-£500 

1557 1938 Birthday £E1 four mint examples (one unmounted), one imperforate from “Royal Printing”, and one used on 

f.d.c., with “19th” error, mainly fine. S.G. 272. Photo on page 149. £400-£500 

1558 1944-52 a collection in an album, incl. 1m. to 20m. and 17m. in block of eight, also 1m. single with double 

impression from the “Royal Printings”, 1m. and 4m. in mint imperforate pairs, 10m. and 20m. mint pairs, variety 

printed on the gummed side, 1951 240m. booklet, stitched at left, 4m., 10m. (3) and 22m. booklet panes, plate 

blocks, etc., mainly good to fine. (few 100’s). £350-£400 

1559 ✪ b 1947-51 50p. in a block (4 x 4) and £E1 in a block (4 x 5), all unmounted mint, mainly fine. S.G. 345, 346, cat £1,004+. 

£200-£250 

1560 1953 “Barred” issues, a collection in an album, incl. 1m. to £E1 in plate blocks of four, range of misplaced and 

double overprints, covers, etc., mainly good to fine. (approx. 388). £120-£150 

1561 ✪ M 1956 Scouts imperforate and perforated miniature sheets, fine unmounted mint, rare. S.G. MS513, MS514, cat 

£2,000. Photo on page 150. £700-£800 

Egypt: Collections 

1562 A mint and used collection of the Sphinx and Pyramid issues 1879-1902 in two albums, incl. 1879 10pa. reddishlilac 

in mint blocks of four and six, 20pa. pale blue watermark inverted in a mint block of four, 1pi. in a complete pane 

of sixty, 5pi. green in mint blocks of four (2, one watermark inverted), 1881-1902 10pa. claret in a mint block of four, 

1pi. and 5pi. in imperforate plate proof blocks of four, cancellation with some used abroad, good range of covers 

showing postal rates, etc., varied condition. (100’s). £1,000-£1,200 

1563 A collection of mainly commemoratives in two albums, incl. 1946 Evacuation 10m., 1947 Withdrawal 10m., 1948 

Cotton Congress 10m., 1951 Royal Wedding 10m., 1952 Birthday 10m., all imperforate “Palace Printings”, 1946 

Anniversary 1m. + 1m. with overprint inverted and misplaced, imperforate and perforated miniature sheets (mint and 

used of each), 1947-51 King Farouk 30m. to £E1 in plate blocks of four, 1952 overprinted 1m. to £E1 in plate blocks 

of four, 1954 Defence 240m. booklet (2), stitched at left and right, 1957 Millenary 10m. without overprint (only shows 

a dot) mint, 1957 Revolution 10m. carmine with variety watermark 48, in a mint vertical pair, etc., mainly good to fine. 

(100’s) £400-£500 

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1564 A collection of Pyramid and Sphinx issues in an album, incl. 1881-1902 2pi. orange-brown imperforate plate proof 

block of four, 1888-1909 3m. maroon in a mint block of four, 4m. vermilion imperforate plate proof block of four, 4m. 

vermilion bisected and used on 1909 large envelope, good range of covers and cards, cancellations, etc., varied 

condition. (few 100’s). £400-£500 

1565 A collection in two albums of issues from 1927 to 1946, incl. 1927-37 1m. to £E1 (both) mint, 1939-46 50p. and £E1 

in mint blocks (5 x 5), 1943 Birthday 5m. + 5m. with error Arabic “1493” for “1943” mint, “Royal Printings”, etc., 


1566 An accumulation in an album, two stockbooks, on leaves and loose in two boxes, incl. a range of forgeries, military 

mail, Officials, covers and cards, p.p.c’s, etc., mixed condition. (100’s). £400-£500 

1567 A collection of the 1914-22 Pictorial issues in an album, incl. 1915 2m. on 3m. showing essay of the surcharge, 2m. 

on 3m. variety surcharge inverted, 1921-22 100m. in a mint block of four, also mint control block of six, good range 

of covers, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £350-£400 

1568 A mint and used collection of 1925 to 1927 commemoratives in an album, incl. 1925 Geographical Congress 10m. 

imperforate from left of sheet, 1926 15m. on 200m. with variety surcharge double, mint, has R.P.S. certificate (1976), 

1926 Navigation and 1927 Cotton Congress imperforate sets from “Royal Printings”, etc., varied condition. (178). 

£250-£300 

1569 A collection of 1947 to 1987 artist’s hand painted original artwork, in an album, incl. 1959 15m. airmail stamp 

similar to issues 60m., 1961 Palestine Day 100m., most are artist signed, etc. (19 items) £200-£300 

1570 An accumulation in nine albums or stockbooks, contained in a carton, incl. cancellations, p.p.c’s, revenues, stationery, 

much duplication, etc., mixed condition. (1,000’s). £200-£300 

1571 A mainly used duplicated selection of the 1879 to 1902 issues in a stockbook, incl. shades, multiples, etc., varied 

condition. (many 100’s). £150-£200 

1572 A mainly mint collection of issues from 1958 to 2004, in an album, incl. 1958 Industrial and Agricultural Fair 10m. in 

a block of four, lower pair with variety overprint double, 1959 Army Day 10m., 1959 Museum 10m. and 1960 Power 

Station 10m. all in imperforate pairs, etc., mainly good to fine. (few 100’s). £120-£150 

Egypt: Postage Dues 

1573 ✉ 1866-77 selection of handstruck charge marks on entires, incl. 1866 entire from Italy to Cairo, bearing “80” charge 

mark, 1866 stampless entire to Alexandria, bearing “POSTE VICE-REGALI EGIZIANE CONSTANTINOPOLI” c.d.s. and 

handstruck “4”, also has manuscript “4”, 1867 entire from Suez to Alexandria, franked by 1866 1pi., with 

handstruck “3”, some have stamps removed, etc., poor to fine. (18 items). £300-£400 

1574 A collection of 1898 to 1922 issues in an album, incl. 1898-1907 3m. on 2p. type D26 with surcharge inverted mint 

and used blocks of four, 3m. on 2p. surcharge double mint with R.P.S. certificate (1976), 1914-15 2m. green, 4m. 

maroon and 1p. ultramarine in imperforate plate proof blocks of four, varieties, covers, etc., varied condition. 

(few 100’s). £400-£500 

1575 A collection of 1927 to 1965 issues in an album, incl. 1927-56 2m. grey-black (4), 2m. orange (3), 4m. green (11), 

6m. pair, 8m. (5) and 10m. (12) imperforate from the “Royal Printings”, range of covers, etc., varied condition. (few 

100’s). £300-£400 

1576 P 1884 proof of the “1”, “10”, “2” and “5” figures with Arabic figures and words, printed in black on paper (67 x 56mm), 

few creases, otherwise fine. Photo on page 149. £150-£200 

1577 - A collection in an album, incl. 10pa. to 5pi. in imperforate proof pairs in black, 2pi. imperforate block of four, 

showing the four types, printed in grey, 10pa. imperforate pair, 20pa. in mint blocks of 8, 6 and 4, also a range of 

forgeries, etc., varied condition. (approx. 262) £600-£700 

1578 b P 1884 and 1886 10pa., 20pa., 1pi., 2pi., 5pi., 2m. and 5m. imperforate proofs in blocks of four showing the four types, 

printed in orange, together on wove paper (270 x 157mm), few creases between blocks, most unusual. Photo on 

page 150. £250-£300 

1579 + P 1884 10pa. to 5p. all in imperforate blocks of four, showing the four types, printed in black on thin card, good to fine. 

(20). Photo on page 149. £200-£250 

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Egypt: Postage Dues continued 

1580 1886 a collection on leaves, incl. 20pa. mint (3), 1pi. mint pairs (2) both variety imperforate between, 2pi. mint 

block (4 x 3) with three stamps imperforate between, 2pi. mint block of four showing the four types, good range of 

forgeries with blocks, etc., varied condition. (291) £250-£300 

1581 ★ b 1886-87 2pi. rose-red in a complete mint sheet (10 x 10), folded through perfs., some perf. separations, mainly fine. 

S.G. D65, cat £3,000. £150-£200 

1582 1888 a collection on leaves, incl. 2m. and 5m. imperforate essays with unaccepted Arabic inscriptions, blocks of four 

printed together on paper (68 x 130mm), also perforated 2m. in carmine, 2m. to 5p (5). set unused (two 5p. with stop 

after “PIASTRES”),1p. mint block of four showing the four types, 2p. mint block of four showing the four types, also 

part additional (inverted) print at left, range of forgeries, etc., varied condition. (approx. 300). £400-£500 

1583 P - Imperforate plate proofs in issued colours, comprising 2m. to 2p. in corner blocks of eight (rejoined blocks of four) 

and blocks of four of each value, also 2m. pair, 5m. two singles, 2p. single, mainly fine. £150-£200 

1584 P - Imperforate plate proofs in black, comprising 2m., 5m., 2p. and 5p. in pairs showing types I and II, also 5p. block 

of four (showing the four types), type III with stop after left-hand “PIASTRES”, fine. £120-£150 

1585 ✉ 1889-1907 a collection of mainly covers and cards in an album, incl. 1898 envelope from an Egyptian soldier in Sudan, 

bearing two 2m., one is bisected, range of markings and rates, etc., fair to fine. (31 items). £200-£250 

1586 P - 2m. die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “24 OCT.88” and marked “BEFORE/HARDENING” crossed 

out and “AFTER/HARDENING” added, initialled “HG” below, fine. Photo on page 149. £180-£200 

1587 - A collection on leaves, incl. imperforates with 2m. green pair, 4m. maroon and 1p. ultramarine in blocks of four, 

papers, multiples, etc. (approx. 266). £120-£150 

1588 P - 4m. die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “18 OCT. 88” and marked “BEFORE/HARDENING”, fine. 

Photo on page 151. £120-£150 

1589 P - 4m. die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “20 OCT. 88” and marked “AFTER/HARDENING”, and 

initialled “HG” below, fine. Photo on page 151. £150-£180 

1590 P - 1p. die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “16 OCT. 88” and marked “BEFORE/HARDENING”, fine. 

Photo on page 151. £120-£150 

1591 P - 1p. die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “17 OCT. 88” and marked “AFTER/HARDENING” , also 


1592 P - 2p. die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “12 OCT. 88” and marked “BEFORE/HARDENING” , fine. 

Photo on page 151. £120-£150 

1593 P - 2p. die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “13 OCT. 88” and marked “AFTER/HARDENING” also 


Egypt: British Forces in Egypt 

1594 ✉ 1932-33 Postal Seal 1pi. deep blue and red, fine used on 1932 (Dec. 23rd) envelope, tied by purple retta, front bearing 

red crowned circular “EGYPT POSTAGE PREPAID” the extremely rare number “7” (famously lost down a well in 

1933), slightly soiled. otherwise fine. Photo on page 151. £300-£400 

1595 ✉ 1934-35 1p. carmine used on reverse of twenty-four Miss Mary Lloyd envelopes, with “EGYPT POSTAGE PREPAID” 

numbers 1 to 25 (less number 7) in red, black or violet, fair to fine. £120-£150 

1596 ★ 1935 Silver Jubilee 1p. ultramarine, fine mint. S.G. A10, cat £250. Photo on page 152. £100-£120 

1597 ✉ - 1pi. ultramarine, fine used on 1935 (May 25th.) envelope, also a used single with minute tear at right. S.G. A10. 

£120-£150 

1598 ❍ - 1pi. ultramarine, showing variety short right leg to “U”, used with part red cancellation, slightly soiled, otherwise fine. 

S.G. A10var. Photo on page 152. £120-£150 

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1599 ✉ 1935 Silver Jubilee 1p. ultramarine with narrow “N”, fine used on reverse of envelope with Alexandria datestamp of 

the 6th. May 1935 (first day), scarce. Photo on page 151. £150-£200 

1600 ✪ b 1935 Provisional Christmas Seal 3m. on 1p. carmine, in a complete booklet of five panes of twenty stamps each, 

unmounted mint, few slight tone spots, otherwise fine. S.G. A11, cat £1,600 as singles. £400-£500 

1601 ✉ 1939 3m. green, fine used on 1940 (Oct. 23), scarce. S.G. A14 cat £450. Photo on page 151. £150-£200 

1602 A collection of letter seals in an album, incl. 1932-33 1p. Postal Seal proof in an imperforate marginal block of four 

(one badly affected by crease), also normal mint block of four,1932-35 3m. black on azure mint block of four, also 

single used on cover, 3m. vermilion, two complete booklets of five panes each, 1935 Silver Jubilee 1p. mint and two 

singles used on covers, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £600-£700 

1603 A collection of Army Post stamps in an album, incl. imperforate 3m. single and 10m. block of four and two singles 

from the “Royal Printing”, also misperforated block of four, 1936 3m. used on covers (12), range of cancellations, etc., 


Egyptian Occupation of Gaze 

1604 A mint and used collection in an album, incl. 1948 £E1 mint block (5 x 3), 1948 Express 40m. in a complete sheet 

(5 x 10),1953 1m. to £E1 mint, varieties, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £200-£250 

Sudan: Postal History and Covers 

1605 ▲ 1876 letter from General Gordon at Mrooli, Uganda, to the Director of Post & Telegraph Department in Khartoum, 

regarding the death of Abdul Aziz and including some interesting comments.Photo on page 151. £100-£150 

1606 ✉ 1896 (Aug. 20) 1a. on 9p. Soldier’s and Sailors envelope addressed to Karachi, cancelled “BASE OFFICE/B” at Suakim, 

on reverse has “SEA POST OFFICE/B” transit mark and “KIMARI” receiving mark. Photo on page 151. £150-£200 

1607 ✉ 1896 (Dec. 25) envelope to Cairo, endorsed “Field Service No stamps available, Merowi, 10. 12. 96”, bearing 

“WADI-HALFA/CAMP” c.d.s. with “CAIRO” receiving mark on reverse, a fine item from the Dongola expedition. Photo 

on page 152. £200-£250 

1608 ✉ 1898 (Apr.) envelope to Aberdeen, from 9790 A. Holt of the 1st. Bn. Cameron Highlanders, countersigned by an 

officer, franked with 2m. and 3m. tied by “TRAVELLING POST OFFICE” c.d.s. of the desert railway, fine item from the 

Suakim Expedition. Photo on page 152. £150-£200 

1609 ✉ 1905 (Aug.) envelope from El Obeid, written by Bertram Rowill, Acting Officer Commanding Camel Corps, addressed 

to his father in England, franked by two 5m. stamps. With long letter enclosed on “CAMEL CORPS, KARDOFAN” 

headed notepaper, with full transcript enclosed, mentions “shooting geese and ducks at 5.30 in the mourning”, 

interesting item. £100-£120 

1610 ✉ 1940-41 envelopes (4) all with green censorship labels and 1942 postcard with violet censorship cachet, fair to fine. 

£120-£150 

Sudan: Issued Stamps 

1611 1897 (Mar.) A collection and study of this issue in an album, incl. range of settings and types, 1m., 2m. and 3m. in 

mint block(10 x 6) showing complete first setting, 1m. with variety overprint inverted, mint (2, one with R.P.S. 

certificate, 1991, the other with Egypt Study Circle certificate 1979), some covers, etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). 

£300-£400 

1612 1903 (Sept.) 5m. on 5pi. brown and green, four mint singles, one with surcharge inverted (Charles F. Hass certificate 

1993), two used, one with surcharge inverted (R.P.S. certificate 1986, slight thin), fair to fine. S.G. 29, a, cat £504. 

£150-£180 

1613 ▲ - 5m. on 5pi. brown and green, variety surcharge inverted, fine used on small piece. Charles F. Hass certificate (1993). 

S.G. 29a, cat £225. Photo on page 152. £120-£150 

1614 ✩ 1912 (Dec.) 100m. booklet, stamps are unused, water damaged and stained, in two parts, nevertheless a rare 

booklet. S.G. SB1. £100-£120 

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Sudan continued 

1615 P 1927-41 20pa. imperforate colour trials, two marginal pairs and a single on ungummed, watermarked paper, fine. 

£120-£150 

1616 An accumulation in five albums, stockbook and loose, contained in a carton, incl. 1935 Gordon set mint, 1940-41 

4½pi. on 5p. and 4½pi. on 8pi. in mint blocks of four, 1941 1m. to 20pi. mint, Officials, range of covers with airmails, 

postal stationery, cancellations, etc., mixed condition. (100’s). £400-£500 

1617 A collection in an album, incl. 1898 1m. to 10p. mint, also two 1m. perforated colour trials overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 

2m. to 10p. used on 1898 registered cover, officials, good range of postal stationery, etc., varied condition. 

(few 100’s). £350-£400 

1618 ✉ Postage Dues: 1901-26 10m. and 20m. with 1927-30 2m. used on 1938 cover from England, 1927-30 2m. used 

on 1932 envelope from Egypt and 1948 10m. used on 1951 envelope from Ed Damer, good to fine. (3 items) 

£150-£200 

1619 Officials: A selection on leaves, incl. 1900 5m. used on large 1900 envelope from Omdurman to Cairo, 1901 (Jan.) 

1m. mint vertical pair, top stamp with puncture inverted, 1902 1m.with overprint inverted, mint, also mint pair, one 

with oval “O”, also mint and used singles, etc., varied condition. (53) £150-£200 

1620 Army Service Stamps: A collection on leaves, incl. 1905 (Jan.) 1m mint block (2 x 5) top two pairs are se-tenant, 

1905 (Nov.) wmk. Quatrefoil 1m. mint (2), 1906-11 1m. to 1p. and 2p. to 10p. all overprinted “SPECIMEN”, also 2p. 

and 10p. mint (2), 5p. used, etc, fair to fine. (47). £300-£350 

1621 ★ - 1906-11 1m. to 10p. all with short tail to “y”, mainly fine mint. S.G. A5-A13, cat £475+ . £150-£180 

1622 ❍ - 1912-22 1m. to 10p (corner crease), good to fine used. 10p. has Charles F. Hass certificate (1990). S.G. A17-A25, 

cat £300. £100-£120 

1623 ✉ Army Telegraphs: 1903 5m. stationery envelope, cancelled by “ARMY TELEGRAPHS/T F” (believed Taufikia, upper 

Nile province), stated to be the only example recorded. Photo on page 152. £150-£200 

1624 - A selection on leaves, incl. 1898 Telegraph form from Sirdir at Berber to the Commandant at Haifa, 1899-1901 1p., 

10p. and 25p. in mint corner blocks of nine, Army Telegraph and oval “TEL” cancels, etc, varied condition. (approx. 

246). £150-£200 

1625 Revenues: A collection in two albums and stockbook, incl. General Revenue stamps, Amusement Tax, Social 

Insurance with 1969 imperforate 15p.30p., 50p. and 75p. proofs mounted on cards, Stamp Duty, documents, etc., 

varied condition. (100’s). £150-£200 

1626 Cinderellas: Late 1890’s “Mahdi” bogus “10”, “20”, “1” and “2” stamps with “20” stationery envelope, all unused, 

also imperforate stamp in brown without corner values with indistinct cancel, unusual. £100-£120 

1627 ✉ Airmails: 1935 2½pi. on 5m. used on airmail envelope to England, bearing the very rare “BY AIR MIAL” misspelt 

vignette. Photo on page 152. £120-£150 

Egypt: The Properties of Other Vendors 

1628 ✉ 1862 to 1948, a selection of covers, incl. registered mail, British Forces in Egypt, also two 1917 registered envelopes 

(stamps removed) with hand drawn illustrations showing Continental Hotel cancellations, also a watercolour by the 

same artist, etc., poor to fine. (29 items). £150-£200 

1629 A used collection on leaves, incl. 1872 to 5pi. (2), 1931 Zeppelin, 1934 U.P.U. sets etc. varied condition. (few 100’s). 

£200-£250 

1630 A mint and used collection in an album, incl. 1866 2pi. used, 1867-71 20pa. mint, 1931 Zeppelin 100m. on 27m. 

mint, 1933 Railway set, good range of later issues, etc., varied condition. (100’s). £180-£200 

1631 A mainly used selection in a stockbook, incl. 1931 Zeppelin 100m. on 27m. mint, British Forces 1935 Silver Jubilee 

1p., etc., varied condition. (few 100’s). £120-£140 

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1632 P Postal Stationery: 1899 4m. cut-down die proof (surface fault) mounted on card endorsed “April 19 30 leads/For 

Post Cards June 21st 99” also 1m. mounted on card endorsed “April 24 14 leads for News wrappers to replace worn 

out electros”. £100-£150 

1633 Interpostal Seals: A selection, mostly all different, also The Interpostal Seals of Egypt by E.A. Kehr (signed). 

(76 + book). £70-£80 

1634 ✉ British Forces in Egypt: A selection of covers in a cover album, incl. 1932-35 3m. deep blue on reverse of 1934 

envelope, 1935 Silver Jubilee 1pi. used on reverse of 1935 envelope, etc., varied condition. (31 items). £300-£350 

Sudan: The Properties of Other Vendors 

1635 ★ 1897 1m. vertical strip of six showing the six types. three singles, 2m. (2), 3m. (2), 5m. (4), 1pi. (2), 2pi. (2), 5pi.. 10pi. 

(2), 1897 Postage Dues set and 2m. vertical strip of six showing the six types, 1901, 1927-30 and 1948 sets, all mint, 

mainly good to fine. (45). £100-£120 

1636 P 1927-41 20p. imperforate colour trial in blue and black, left marginal, on watermarked ungummed paper, fine. S.G.46b. 

Photo on page 152. £120-£150 

1637 P - 20p. imperforate colour trial in blue and black, on watermarked ungummed paper, fine. S.G.46b. Photo on page 

152. £100-£120 

1638 1935 General Gordon 13m. and 15m. affixed to small pieces and handstamped “SPECIMEN” in violet at top, rare, 

ex De La Rue archives. S.G. 61s, 62s. Photo on page 152. £150-£200 

1639 ✈ P 1935 Air 2½pi. on 5m. with proof of the surcharge in green, fine and scarce. S.G. 70. Photo on page 152. 

£150-£200 

1640 A mainly mint collection from 1897 to 1914 on printed leaves with sets incl. 1898 to 10pi, 1902 to 10pi., 1927 to 

20p., 1935 Gordon set, 1941 to 20p.. 1948 to 5p., Airs, Officials with 1913 to 10p., 1936 to 20p. and 1948 to 50p., 

etc. £200-£250 

1641 P Officials: 1936-46 10p. black and reddish purple, imperforate plate proof from the top of the sheet on gummed 

watermarked paper, fine. S.G. 041. Photo on page 152. £120-£150 

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8 December 2006 Advertisement 

The Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group 

Founded 1970 

The Group was founded following a meeting of some 50 collectors gathered together by Malcolm 

Barton, the current President. Membership grew rapidly, reaching 125 in 1972, 220 in 1976 and 

425 in 2005. The Group is truly international in its membership structure. The objects of the Group 

are to research into all aspects of philately connected with the Falkland Islands and their former 

Dependencies, leading to the publication of findings and to foster Falkland Islands philately by all 

means including exchanging of information and philatelic material. Research is carried out by 

individual members, collated through a nominated leader for each subject. 

A weekend meeting takes place annually during which an Annual General Meeting is held. Meetings 

are also held on a regular basis in various parts of the UK and occasional meetings have been held 

in other countries, including USA, Australia, Norway, Sweden and the Falkland Islands. Members, 

whether beginners or advanced collectors, are encouraged to attend. 

The Upland Goose, a quarterly journal, is distributed to all members and to leading philatelic 

libraries. The publication has been awarded silver medals at international exhibitions. Members 

‘Sales and Wants’ are published with the journal without charge. 

Two auctions of members’ material are held each year, one a postal auction and the other live at 

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8 December 2006 Obituaries: Moir and Shepherd 

Geoffrey Douglas Moir (1921–2006) 

Geoff Moir died on 16th July 2006 from a heart attack 

following several years of deteriorating health which he 

coped with in typical manner, continuing a punishing 

programme of talks and displays in which he promoted 

the Falkland Islands and Dependencies in general 

and philately in particular. Geoff was born on 25th July 

1921 and joined the Croydon Philatelic Society as 

early as 1936, thus completing 70 years’ membership. 

Following the outbreak of war in 1939 he enlisted in the 

Royal Air Force, attaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant 

and serving with great distinction as a Navigator/2nd 

Pilot in No 97 Pathfinder Squadron, Bomber Command, 

during which he was awarded two Distinguished Flying 

Crosses and flew no less than 65 missions in Lancasters. 

Following demobilisation in 1945 Geoff became a 

schoolteacher at Ashburton High School until retirement 

in 1983. Anyone visiting Fairfield Halls, Croydon, for the 

annual Falkland Islands week cannot fail to have been 

impressed by the high regard in which he was held 

by the local population for his educational standards 

at Ashburton which clearly embraced self-discipline, loyalty, 

dedication and other qualities which today tend to 

be regarded as old-fashioned. 

I first met Geoff around 1971 following an approach to 

the Falkland Islands Company for help to advance the 

interest of his pupils in ornithology. I was able to help 

and a long friendship developed which culminated in 

1982 in my offering him the post of schoolteacher at 

the Company's sheep farm at Fox Bay West, Falkland 

Islands. We had experienced problems there with 

education and this was unsettling for parents. Geoff left 

Brize Norton in August 1982, flying to Ascension and 

there boarding the ferry Keren to Stanley, flying to Fox 

Bay East and completing the journey to Fox Bay West 

by Land Rover. He transformed education at Fox Bay to 

the relief of everyone, not least me. The class size was 

small with much age variation but Geoff's standards and 

general impact resulted in friendships and appreciation 

Born in Weston super Mare, Philip was the son of 

Rev. Frederick and Dorothy Shepherd, and elder brother 

to Andrew. He attended Lancing College, and joined 

the Army in 1946, proceeding to Sandhurst and 

Shrivenham. He served in Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, 

Malaysia and Germany. He took part in the Blue Nile 

Expedition of 1968 as the Senior Military Officer and in 

the Dahlak Islands Expedition of 1970 as Topographical 

Surveyor. He retired from the MoD in 1978, joining the 

Orion Royal Bank and was appointed a Director of the 

Royal Bank of Canada in 1985. He retired in 1993, but 

continued for some years as a Management Consultant. 

which continued until his death. He had to return to the 

U.K in 1986 for health reasons and although eager to 

return to the Islands we could not accede because of his 

health. He did, however, make one return visit at the 

invitation of the Government and even managed a trip to 

South Georgia. Geoff had a long full life which he enjoyed 

to the full. He will be sorely missed by his many friends 

in the Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group, the Polar 

Postal History Society, the Croydon Philatelic Society and 

the Falkland Islands Association, all of which were represented 

at the funeral service in Croydon on 31st July 

2006, including one former Governor of the Islands, 

David Tatham. 

FRANK MITCHELL 

Col Philip Shepherd (1928–2006) 

Philip married Sylvia in 1957 and they had two daughters, 

one of whom predeceased him in 1999. He met Erika in 

1970 and they remained loving companions. 

Acknowledgement 

Bernard Conway, Croydon Philatelic Society. 

(Bill Featherstone adds his own appreciation: although 

recognising Geoff’s enthusiasm and interest in the 

philately of the Falklands and Antarctica, members might 

not place him at the highest level in the pantheon of 

Falklands’ collectors but, and it is a very big “but” 

indeed, as a promoter of, and enthusiast for, all things 

Falklands he was nonpareil. The thousands of miles he 

travelled each year to talk not only to philatelic societies 

but also to Women’s Institute branches, National Trust 

groups, church fellowships and basically any other group 

that would listen have no equal. Whether his theme 

was philatelic or general he was really only selling one 

thing – the Falkland Islands and the way of life of its 

people. If you listened to him his pride in the young 

people of the Falklands was abundantly clear and he 

embraced the changes that have allowed more of them 

to make a career in their homeland. The Islands and 

Islanders have lost a strong voice and many of us have 

lost a good friend with Geoff’s passing.) 

His life-long love of philately began when his mother 

gave him an album and a packet of stamps when aged 

6 years. A few years later he spotted a 1935 Silver Jubilee 

double flagstaff from a stamp shop and bought it for the 

grand sum of 3/-. Fully appreciating its significance, the 

event fired his enthusiasm and his collection continued 

to grow. When abroad, he would collect the local stamps 

but later he chose to specialise in just the Falkland Islands 

and Dependencies. He was fascinated by their postal 

history and enjoyed the challenge of searching out 

varieties and scarce items. 

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8 December 2006 (Fourth Session, Lots 1642–2268) Falkland Islands 

Fourth Session Lots 1642–2268 

Friday December 8th at 2 pm 

Falkland Islands 

Early Mails 

1642 1772 (Mar. 13) The Daily Advertiser, London, a scarce complete early newspaper reporting a letter from Fort Egmont 

“We have settled very amicably with the Spaniards, and I really believe they have acted with very good Faith in the 

Return of the Stores. I wonder much how they could be jealous of our settling in this miserable Country, where I assure 

you, it is hardly possible to bring up any Produce to the smallest Perfection; more especially as they have the fine 

Country of Buenos Ayres so near. At any Rate, we can never defend a Settlement in this Part; so that it will be always 

a Prey to the Spaniards if they chuse it.” Also an early German print recording the custom of the Dutch to visit the 

“Pinguinische Inselen” to reprovision with an illustration of the sailors capturing and clubbing the birds, and a portrait 

print of Henry Cary, the 1st Lord Falkland (1807 etching), both framed and glazed. (3 items) Ex Moir. £120-£150 

1643 1852 (June) General Post Office notice Mails for the Falkland Islands announcing the monthly despatch of mails by 

the Brazil Packet to Montevideo and thereafter by sailing packet as recently contracted with the Falkland Islands 

Company, at the usual Colonial Packet rate with free conveyance of newspapers; also 1908 (July 4) report of Letters 

Patent proclaiming the attachment of South Georgia etc. to the colony of the Falkland Islands as official Dependencies 

and the Governor’s authority thereover, mounted in three glazed frames. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1644 ✉ THE BLACK FRANK: 1875 (Feb. 15) a very fine strike on envelope to William Stickney at Hull, with ms. “6” in 

purple and red London Paid of Apr. 2 alongside. Type 1 “FE 15/1875” despatch c.d.s at left, backstamped 

Apr. 3 arrival, carried on the “Black Hawk” and the “Neva”, slight staining nevertheless most attractive. Barnes 

3/75. R.P.S. certificate (1996). Ex Dr. Nabarro (illustrated on front cover, RL 1959), Heyburn (1992) and Shepherd. 

£6,000-£7,000 

1645 ✉ THE RED FRANK: 1878 (May 13) a largely fine example on blue envelope to J. Waldron at Moulsford in 

Berkshire, carried on the “Black Hawk” and the “Mondego”, lightly overstruck at foot by indistinct F.1 c.d.s., 

with magenta ms. “6” alongside, backstamped Wallingford July 1. The latest known date of use. Barnes 14/78. 

Ex “Stanley” collection. £9,000-£10,000 

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1646 ▲ Sheet of official paper (182 x 231mm.) with embossed Royal Coat of Arms and watermarked “T H SAUNDERS/EXTRA 

SUPER”, with three souvenir strikes of the Black Frank, two each of the Red Frank, “F.I.” steel obliterator, “(crown)/ 

REGISTERED”, the 1891 “½d” surcharge (with broken “2”), produced in the 1890’s and with unidentified signature 

“Nesta” in one corner. Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. £200-£250 

1647 ✉ 1878 July 2 front of lettersheet to Bristol bearing Great Britain 1873-80 6d. grey, pl. 15 PA, cancelled by F.1 

datestamp with “SOUTHAMPTON/AU 7/78/SHIP LETTER” c.d.s. alongside, minor imperfections. Carried on 

the “Black Hawk” on the July 2 sailing. R.P.S. certificate (2000). 

Although the first Falkland Islands stamps were available from June 19, their use has not been recorded on this 

sailing and the last recorded use of the Red Franks is on that of May 15 (see lot 1645). As the islands did not join 

the U.P.U. until 1879 it would appear that the pre-franked lettersheet was accepted on the day of sailing as valid 

for use within a British possession by the island postmaster and the item subsequently passed through the mails 

without attracting postage due markings. Believed unique. £3,500-£4,000 

The 1878-79 No Watermark Issues 

1648 ★ 1d., 4d. (two pulled perfs. at top), 6d. (corner marginal but with crease in margin and small thin), 1s. (2) mint, a few 

minor perf. imperfections. (5) S.G. 1-4, cat. £2,170 £200-£250 

1649 ★ 1d. to 1s. set of four, part original gum, each with imperfections, the 6d. and 1s. with straight edge margins, S.G. 

1-4, cat. £2,105. 4d. with R.P.S. certificate (1991). Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. £180-£200 

1650 ★ 1d. claret, part original gum, straight edge at foot, a few perfs. short at top. S.G. 1, cat. £750. Photo on page 169. 

£100-£120 

1651 ✩ 1d. unused (pulled perf. at top), 4d. part original gum (redistributed), 6d., 1s. mint, good appearance. S.G. 1-4, cat. 

£2,105. Photo on page 169. £200-£250 

1652 ❍ 1d. (diagonal bend), 4d. (2, one reperforated), 6d., 1s. (2), also 1882 wmk. upright 4d., 1885-91 wmk. sideways 4d., 

1889-91 wmk. upright 1d., 4d. (2), 1891 ½d. on half of 1d. brownish claret (broken “1” in fraction) and a bisect fake, 

used, mainly good to fine. (13) S.G. 1-4, 6, 10-13. £250-£300 

1653 ❍ 1d., 4d., 6d. and 1s., mainly fine used, the 1s. (pulled perf. at top) with marginal straight edge at foot. S.G. 104, cat. 

£685. Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. £180-£200 

1654 ❍ 1d. (2, one a brownish shade with pulled perf. at foot, the other reperforated), 4d., 6d., also 1882 wmk. upright 1d., 

4d., 1885-91 4d. wmk. Crown to left and wmk. crown to right, 1891 fake bisect surcharge, etc., mainly fair to fine 

used. (10) £150-£200 

1655 ❍ 1d. claret, marginal straight edge at foot, cancelled at left. S.G. 1, cat. £400. Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. 

£110-£130 

1656 ❍ 1d. claret, odd shortish perf. and repaired top, nevertheless an attractive example with part strike of “FI” obliterator 

clear of Queen’s face. S.G. 1, cat. £400. Photo on page 169. £60-£80 

1657 ❍ 4d. grey-black, six used examples with a range of cancellations, a few imperfections. S.G. 2, cat. £900.£150-£200 

1658 ❍ 4d. grey-black, a used example showing “R” of papermaker’s watermark, straight edge at top, a few short perfs. at 

lower left. S.G. 2a, cat. £500. Photo on page 169. £110-£130 

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The 1878-79 No Watermark Issues continued 

1659 ★ + 6d. blue-green and 1s. bistre-brown in mint blocks of four, the 6d. with slight surface stains, the 1s. unmounted. S.G. 

3, 4, cat. £620. Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. £200-£250 

1660 ★ + 6d. blue-green, a scarce mint block of four from the left of the sheet with marginal straight edge, minor grease mark 

on upper pair. S.G. 3, cat. £340+. Photo on page 169. £100-£120 

1661 ❍ + 6d. blue-green, an extremely fine and scarce block of four from the left of the sheet with marginal straight edge, 

cancelled by two strikes of “FI” obliterator, attractive. S.G. 3, SH cat. £500. Photo on page 169. £200-£250 

1662 ❍ 6d. blue-green, four mainly fine used examples, one with dated “NO 16/1896” c.d.s. S.G. 3, cat. £280. £80-£100 

1663 ★ 6d. blue-green and 1s. bistre-brown showing re-entries, mint, a few perf. imperfections and tone spots. £60-£70 

1664 + P 1s. bistre-brown block of four, each with “B.W. ARCHIVES/IMPRIMATUR” handstamp on reverse, marginal straight 

edge at foot, without gum, fine and rare. Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. £300-£400 

1665 ❍ 1s. bistre-brown, six used examples, two with imperf. lower margin, variously cancelled incl. obliterators 1/85 and 

1/90, odd minor imperfection. S.G. 4. £100-£120 

The 1882 Watermark Crown CA Upright Issues 

1666 ★ 1d. dull claret, large part original gum, fine. S.G 5, cat. £325, SH 6a. R.P.S. certificate (1987). Photo on page 169. 

£100-£120 

1667 ✩ 1d. dull claret mint, also 1d. dull claret. wmk. inverted and reversed, unused, both with slight stains. S.G. 5, 5y, cat. 

£875. R.P.S. certificate (1981). Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. £100-£120 

1668 4d. grey-black unused (2, one with straight edge at right) and used (2, one with central stain), mainly fine. S.G. 6, cat. 

£970. Ex Moir. £120-£140 

The 1885-91 Watermark Crown CA Sideways Issues 

1669 ★ + 1d. pale claret, wmk. sideways to left, a scarce block of four, one with trivial grease mark on gum, otherwise fine with 

large part original gum. S.G. 7, cat. £300+. Ex Moir. Photo on page 169. £100-£120 

1670 ✩ 1d. pale claret (2, one a “tall” stamp), 1d. brownish claret, wmk. sideways to left, unused, also 1878 6d., 1s., mint, 

1889-91 wmk. upright 1d. mint (corner bend), 4d. mint and unused, mainly good to fine. (8) S.G. 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12. 

£140-£160 

1671 ✩ 1d. pale claret wmk. sideways to left mint, wmk. sideways to right unused, both marginal from the top of the sheet, 

1d. brownish claret wmk. sideways to left, wmk. sideways to right and reversed, (2, “large” and “small” stamp examples, 

the former showing marginal watermark lines), unused, slight imperfections but mainly fine. (5). S.G. 7, 7w, 8,8y 

vars. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1672 ❍ 1d. pale claret wmk. sideways to left, wmk. sideways to right, wmk. sideways to right and reversed (straight edge at 

foot), 1d. brownish claret wmk. sideways to left, wmk. sideways to right and reversed, another with “O” of marginal 

watermark only, all used, mainly fine. (6). S.G. 7, 7w, 7y, 8, 8y, 8 var. Ex Moir. £140-£160 

1673 ★ 1d. pale claret, wmk. sideways to right and reversed, part original gum, pressed horizontal crease, fine appearance. 

S.G. 7y, cat. £190, SH 6b wmk3. £40-£50 

1674 ✪ 1d. brownish claret wmk. sideways to right and reversed, unmounted mint, centred high, otherwise fine. S.G. 8y, cat. 

£200+. Ex Moir. £70-£90 

1675 ★ 4d. pale grey-black, wmk. sideways to left, small part original gum, slight staining around perfs. S.G. 9, cat. £650, 

SH 9b. Photo on page 170. £70-£90 

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1676 ❍ 4d. pale grey-black, wmk. sideways to left, wmk. sideways to left and reversed, wmk. sideways to right and reversed, 

4d. grey-black wmk. sideways to left, wmk. sideways to right and reversed, used, mainly fine. S.G. 9, 9x, 9y, 10, 10y, 

cat. £518. Ex Moir. £120-£150 

1677 ★ 4d. pale grey-black, mint marginal from the foot of the sheet with “O” also visible in margin, small stain at lower right. 

S.G. 9w, cat. £650. R.P.S. certificate (1990). Ex Moir. Photo on page 170. £100-£120 

1678 ✩ 4d. pale grey-black, wmk. sideways to right, unused, trivial corner bend. S.G. 9w, cat. £650, SH 9b wmk1. Photo 

on page 170. £70-£90 

1679 ★ 4d. pale grey-black, wmk. sideways to right and reversed and additionally showing “GE” of “CROWN AGENTS” from 

marginal watermark, large part original gum (bends). S.G. 9y, cat. £650, SH 9b wmk3. Photo on page 170. 

£180-£200 

1680 ★ 4d. grey-black, wmk. Crown to left of CA, mint, fine. S.G. 10, cat. £400. Ex Moir. Photo on page 170. £110-£130 

1681 ★ 4d. grey-black, wmk. sideways to left, a mint example with traces of offset and collector’s mark on gum. S.G. 10, 

cat. £400, SH 9c. Photo on page 170. £100-£120 

1682 ★ 4d. grey-black, wmk. Crown to right of CA, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 10a, cat. £400. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 170. £100-£120 

1683 ★ 4d. grey-black, wmk. sideways to right, a mint example with marginal straight edge at top, slight bends, otherwise 

fine. S.G. 10w, cat. £400, SH 9c wmk1. Photo on page 170. £100-£120 

1684 ❍ 4d. grey-black, three examples with wmk. sideways to right, wmk. sideways to left and reversed, and wmk. sideways 

to right and reversed respectively, used with cork cancellations, the first with bend at right, otherwise fine. S.G. 10w, 

10x, 10y, cat. £248, Heijtz SH 9c wmk1, wmk2, wmk3. £60-£80 

1685 ★ 4d. grey-black, wmk. sideways to left and reversed, large part original gum (a little disturbed and with collector’s mark). 

S.G. 10x, cat. £800, SH 9c wmk2. Photo on page 170. £150-£180 

The 1889-91 Watermark Crown CA Upright Issues 

1686 ★ 1d. red-brown, slight bend, 4d. olive grey-black, a few faintly toned perfs. at top, both otherwise fine with large part 

original gum. S.G. 11, 12, cat. £340. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1687 1d. red-brown, 4d. olive grey-black, watermark normal (minor bend at right) and watermark reversed, used, the 1d. 

touched at foot by red datestamp. (3) S.G. 11, 12, 12x, cat. £310. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1688 ★ 1d. red-brown, watermark reversed, mint, vertical gum creasing, otherwise fine. S.G. 11x, cat. £450, SH 6d wmk1. 

Photo on page 170. £100-£120 

1689 ❍ 1d. red-brown, variety watermark reversed, used, fine. S.G. 11x, cat. £200, SH 6d. Ex Moir. Photo on page 170. 

£70-£90 

1690 ★ 4d. olive-grey-black, watermark inverted and watermark reversed (thinned) varieties, part original gum. S.G. 12w, 12x, 

cat. £1,075. SH 9d wmk2, wmk1. Photo on page 170. £200-£250 

The 1891 Bisect Provisionals 

1691 1891 (Jan. 1) The Falkland Islands Gazette, Vol. 1, no. 1, originally addressed to the Ward Room of H.M.S. “Beagle”, 

reporting official announcements incl. Post Office Notice of Nov. 21 and Dec. 15 , the latter reducing the G.B., India 

and Colonies rate from 4d. to 2½d. rate and the necessary bisection of the 1d. stamp, some folds and repairs, framed 

and glazed. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1692 ✩ ½d. on half of 1d. brownish claret, fine unused. S.G. 13, cat. £600. B.P.A. certificate (1968). Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 170. £100-£120 

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The 1891 Bisect Provisionals continued 

1693 ✉ Second Mail on the S.S. “Denderah” 1891 (Feb. 12) ½d. on half of 1d. brownish claret diagonal bisect and 

two unsevered pairs on envelope to C.W. Alcock, Secretary of Surrey County Cricket Club at Kennington Oval 

in London, paying 2½d. rate and well tied by cork cancellations with c.d.s. at lower left, backstamped Mar. 

21 arrival. Numbered B2 (and illustrated on the back cover) of the listing by Barton, who comments “This 

cover is one of the best examples showing surcharged bisects taken from the sheets prepared by Coulson”. 

R.P.S. certificate (1997). Ex Shepherd. Photo on back cover. 

The importance of Charles William Alcock (1842-1907) in the development of both football and cricket is difficult 

to overstate. Among his many achievements, as Secretary of the Football Association, a position which he held 

for 25 years, Alcock worked on the formation of the code of rules and was the creator of the F.A. Cup. Rather 

appropriately he was also the captain of the Wanderers side that then won the inaugural competition in 1872. 

In the same year, at his suggestion, a match was held for the first time between England and Scotland and 

international football was born. Alcock would have been the England captain but was prevented by injury and so 

represented his country as umpire instead. He would later referee the 1875 and 1879 Cup Finals and was to get 

his opportunity as captain of England against the Scots in 1875, scoring in the game. Alcock was also influential 

in arranging the first international rugby match in England. 

His influence in the field of Cricket was just as great. Alcock captained Middlesex in the first county match in 1867 

and also played for Essex. In 1880 he arranged the first Test Match in England against Australia. Between 1872 

and 1907 he served as the first paid secretary of Surrey and his close connection with the Oval (it was the venue 

for many of the sporting “firsts” detailed above) is to be commemorated in the name of its new library. 

Alcock was an enthusiastic journalist, compiling the first “football annual” in 1868 and editing the “Cricket 

newspaper for many years. A bound volume of thirteen issues of “Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds”, 

edited by Alcock, is included with this lot (slightly damp affected), containing a wealth of large photographs of 

early cricketers including Alcock himself. 

His vision transformed Victorian pastimes and put them on the path toward the vast industries which they are 

today. His recent biography was surely right to dub C.W. Alcock the“Father of Modern Sport”. £2,000-£2,500 

1694 ✉ Fifth Mail 1891 (Mar. 28) 1d. brownish claret single and pair (one diagonally bisected se-tenant), each with 

marginal straight edge from the top of the sheet, used with cork cancellations on envelope sent by J.J. Felton 

to Gunnersbury near London, c.d.s. at lower right, backstamped Chiswick May 4 arrival, some staining. Barton 

E7. Ex “Stanley” collection. B.P.A. certificate (1974). Photo on page 170. £1,000-£1,200 

1695 ❍ ½d. on half of 1d. red-brown diagonal bisect se-tenant with horizontal pair of unsurcharged 1d. red-brown, used with 

cork cancellations, marginal straight edges from the foot of the sheet. The strip represents the reduced 2½d. per half 

ounce rate (known on covers dated Aug. and early Sept. 1891). Very scarce. S.G. 14b, cat. £1,600+. Ex Barton. 

Photo on page 170. £600-£800 

1696 An “as-is” selection incl. 1d. “wrong way” bisect with 1d. (2) on piece apparently cancelled Ob. 1/90, 1d. strip of three 

(without bisect) on piece cancelled late stage Ob. 1/91 with “DE 23/1891” c.d.s., ½d. on 1d. unused and used on 

piece with “SP 12/1891” c.d.s., also some forgeries. (8 items) Ex Moir. £150-£200 

The 1891-1902 Issues: Specimen Stamps 

1697 S ½d. to 9d. set of five values overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2) in black, with gum except ½d., 2½d. thins 

and other minor imperfections. 15s, 26s, 28s, 33s, 35s, cat. £600. Ex Moir. Photo on page 170. £150-£180 

1698 S ½d. to 9d. set of five values overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2) in black, with part gum except ½d., minor 

imperfections. 15s, 26s, 28s, 33s, 35s, cat. £600. Photo on page 170. £150-£180 

1699 S ½d. to 1s. “set” of eight, marginal except 1s., late printings between 1896 and 1902, each handstamped 

“SPECIMEN” (12.5 x 1.5mm.) in violet, mainly fine without gum (except 1s. with full gum), from the Bradbury, Wilkinson 

archives. Ex Moir. Photo on page 170. £400-£500 

1700 S ½d. blue-green horizontal pair, both overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2), without gum, fine and a scarce 

multiple. S.G. 15s. Photo on page 170. £120-£150 

1701 S ½d. (marginal), 1d. (marginal) and 2½d handstamped “SPECIMEN” (16.5 x 2mm.) in red, each affixed to small piece 

from the Bradbury, Wilkinson archives. Ex Moir. Photo on page 170. £200-£250 

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1702 S 1d. Venetian red, wmk. not reversed, and 6d. yellow handstamped “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type FI3) in violet, the 1d. 

with small bend and 6d. slightly thinned, otherwise fine with gum. Ex Moir. Photo on page 170. £120-£150 

1703 S 2d. deep purple with watermark reversed, overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2) in black, fine with gum. S.G. 

25xs, SH cat. £250. Photo on page 170. £120-£150 

1704 S 2½d. pale chalky ultramarine (Aug. 1891) overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2) in black, fine without gum. S.G. 

27s. Photo on page 170. £60-£80 

1705 S 6d. orange-yellow locally handstamped “Specimen” in black (Samuel type FI4), fine without gum. £60-£80 

1706 S 9d. salmon (1896) overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2) in black, fine with gum. S.G. 36s. Photo on page 170. 

£60-£80 

The 1891-1902 Issues 

1707 ★ ½d. blue-green, part original gum (paper hinge) and ½d. green with large part original gum, both showing watermark 

reversed. S.G. 15x, 16ax, cat. £510, SH 5c wmk1, 5d wmk1. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1708 ★ ½d. green, variety watermark inverted and reversed, mint, fine. S.G. 16ay, cat. £325, SH5d wmk2. Photo on 

page 170. £100-£120 

1709 ★ ½d. green with watermark inverted and reversed, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 16ay, SH 5d wmk2. Ex Moir. 

£100-£120 

1710 ★ + ½d. deep dull green, a mint block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet, fine with two unmounted. S.G. 16b, 

cat. £160+, SH 5f. Ex Moir. £70-£90 

1711 ★ b ½d. yellow-green block of eight (2 x 4) crossed by “(AGE)NTS” watermark letters, 1d. orange-red lower marginal block 

of six (2 x 3) with watermark pane separation lines, mint, some creasing, etc. S.G. 17b, 24 vars. SH 5g, 

6m vars. £60-£80 

1712 ★ ½d. dull yellowish green, variety watermark reversed, a little heavily mounted and a small area of gum missing due to 

hinge removal, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 17cx, cat. £350, SH 5h wmk1. Photo on page 170. £80-£100 

1713 ✩ 1d. orange red-brown, variety watermark reversed, very small part original gum, fine. S.G. 18x, cat. £200, SH 6e 

wmk1. £60-£80 

1714 ❍ 1d. brown, variety watermark reversed, fine used with FI” obliterator. S.G. 18ax, cat. £200, SH 6e wmk1. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 171. £60-£80 

1715 ★ + 1d. reddish chestnut, a mint block of four, marginal from the right of the sheet, odd tiny imperfection, pinhole at top 

right. S.G. 19, cat. £168+, SH 6f. Ex Moir. £50-£70 

1716 ✪ b 1d. orange-brown, watermark reversed, a complete mint sheet of sixty incl. pos. 14 neck flaw, thins and 

pencil notes in selvedge, slight perf. separation and pos. 1 missing side margin, otherwise mainly fine, the 

stamps unmounted. S.G. 20, cat. £3,300+, SH 6g. Photo on page 171. £800-£1,000 

1717 ★ + 1d. orange-brown, wmk. reversed, a mint block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet with three 

unmounted, fine. S.G. 20, cat. £220+, SH 6g. Ex Moir. £70-£90 

1718 ★ + 1d. claret with watermark not reversed, a mint block of four, the lower pair unmounted, fine. S.G. 21, cat. £400+, SH 

6h wmk1. Photo on page 171. £120-£150 

1719 ❍ 1d. claret with watermark not reversed, a fine used horizontal pair with large part type F.1 c.d.s. S.G. 21, cat. £160+, 

SH 6h wmk1. £60-£80 

1720 ★ + 1d. Venetian red, 6d. orange-yellow, pale and deep shades, each wmk. reversed and in a mint block of four, some 

heavy mounts and odd tiny thin but fine appearance. S.G. 22ax, 33x, cat. £560+, SH 6i, 10a. £100-£120 

1721 ★ b 1d. pale red in a complete mint sheet of sixty with selvedge, three with tiny thins otherwise fine and unmounted except 

eight. S.G. 23, cat. £420+, SH 6l. Ex Moir. £120-£150 

1722 ★ 2d. deep purple, variety watermark reversed, mint, fine. S.G. 25x, cat. £400, SH 7a wmk1. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 171. £120-£150 

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The 1891-1902 Issues continued 

1723 ✪ b 2d. pale purple, a complete mint sheet of sixty with Bradbury, Wilkinson imprint, “CROWN AGEN(TS)” watermark 

letters visible on eighteen stamps in rows 3 and 4, a few minor bends, otherwise mainly fine, the stamps 

unmounted. S.G. 25, cat. £390+, SH 7c. £150-£200 

1724 ✪ + 2½d. pale chalky ultramarine, an unmounted mint block of four, marginal from the foot of the sheet, very fresh. S.G. 

27, cat. £640+, SH 8b. Photo on page 171. £250-£300 

1725 ✪ + 2½d. dull blue, a mint block of four from the top of the sheet, hinged in margin only, fine. S.G. 28, cat. £640+. SH 

8c. Heijtz notes “blocks of four and larger multiples are very scarce, both mint and used”. Photo on page 171. 

£300-£400 

1726 ★ + 2½d. dull blue, variety watermark reversed, a mint block of four, the lower pair unmounted, fine. S.G. 28x, cat. £1,300+, 

SH 8c wmk1. Ex Moir. Photo on page 171. £500-£700 

1727 ★ 2½d. dull blue, variety watermark reversed, a trifle faded, otherwise fine. S.G. 28x, cat. £325, SH 8c wmk1. R.P.S. 

certificate (2000). Ex Moir. Photo on page 171. £80-£100 

1728 ★ 2½d. Prussian blue, a mint horizontal pair, one with filled thin, otherwise fine. S.G. 29, cat. £450, SH 8d. R.P.S. 


1729 ★ 2½d. Prussian blue, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 29, cat. £225, SH 8d. Photo on page 171. £70-£90 

1730 ★ 2½d. Prussian blue, mint, fine. S.G. 29, SH 8d. R.P.S. certificate (1981). Ex Moir. Photo on page 171. £70-£90 

1731 ❍ 2½d. Prussian blue, a fine used example, centred low but with R.P.S. certificate (1967). S.G. 29, cat. £130, SH 8d. 

Photo on page 171. £50-£70 

1732 ★ 2½d. pale ultramarine, variety watermark reversed, mint, small thin, otherwise fine. S.G. 30bx, cat. £110, SH 8g 

wmk1, cat. £150. Photo on page 171. £50-£70 

1733 ✪ b 2½d. deep ultramarine, an unmounted mint lower right corner marginal block of nine, small ink mark between two in 

lower row and upper row with faint toning, otherwise fine and fresh. S.G. 30c, cat. £342+, SH 8h. £100-£120 

1734 ★ 4d. brownish black (1894, previously pure grey-black), wmk. reversed (as normal), large part original gum, fine. S.G. 

31, cat. £750, SH 9e. Photo on page 171. £200-£250 

1735 4d. brownish black watermark reversed mint with a few minor stains at top, otherwise fine, also a used copy with 

faults. S.G. 31, cat. £1,100, SH 9e. Photo on page 171. £150-£200 

1736 ❍ 4d. brownish black, wmk. reversed, used with fine part “(?)7/(18)95” type F.1 c.d.s. S.G. 31, cat. £350, SH 9d. Ex 

Moir. Photo on page 171. £120-£150 

1737 ✪ 6d. orange-yellow, watermark reversed, corner marginal horizontal strip of nine [Pos. 1-9] incl. minor re-entry, one 

with slight vertical bends and three with minor fingermarks on gum, otherwise mainly fine, the stamps unmounted. 

S.G. 33x, cat. £585+, SH 10a. £160-£180 

1738 ★ + 6d. orange-yellow, wmk. reversed, a mint block of four, one with trivial corner bend, the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 

33x, cat. £260+, SH 10a. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1739 ✪ + 6d. yellow, an unmounted mint block of four, one or two very trivial bends, otherwise fine. S.G. 34, cat. £160+, SH 

10b. Ex Moir. £70-£90 

1740 ★ + 9d. pale reddish orange, a block of four, mainly fine with large part original gum. S.G. 35, cat. £168+, SH 11a. Ex 

Moir. £70-£90 

1741 ★ + 1s. grey-brown, a mint upper right corner marginal block of four, three unmounted, fine. S.G. 37, cat. £220+, SH 12a. 

Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1742 ❍ 1s. grey-brown, variety watermark reversed, used, centred low to right, fine. S.G. 37x, cat. £170, SH 12a wmk1. 

Ex Moir. £60-£80 

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The 1891-1902 Issues continued 

1743 ✪ + 1s. yellow-brown, a mint lower right corner marginal block of four, hinged in margins only, centred high to left , the 

pair at right very “wide”. S.G. 37, cat. £220+, SH 12b. Ex Moir. £120-£140 

1744 ★ 1s. yellow-brown, a complete horizontal row of ten, six unmounted, mainly fine. S.G. 38, cat. £550+, SH 12b. 

£160-£180 

1745 ★ An extensive mint study in an album, with shades to 6d. (5), 9d. (6), 1s. (7), varieties incl. 1d. orange-red without wmk. 

(unused), 2½d. wmk. reversed (2), 9d. wmk. reversed, 1s. (both) wmk. reversed, 1s. flattened “O”, good range of 

mint blocks of 4d. (2) incl. ½d. blue-green (2), 1d. Venetian red (2), 1d. orange-red, 2d. (corner block of ten), 2½d. 

(2), mainly good to fine. (134) Ex Moir. £600-£700 

1746 ★ A mint collection of shades on leaves, comprising ½d. (22, incl. a block), 1d. (32, incl. bright claret with R.P.S. 

certificate (1980) and a block), 2d. (12, incl. a block), 2½d. (9, one in a Prussian shade), 4d. (8, incl. a block), 6d. (4, 

one orange-yellow unused), 9d. (4), 1s. (6), a few faults but most good to fine. (96) £300-£400 

1747 ❍ A mainly fine used selection with a good range of shades incl. 1d. orange red-brown, 1d. orange-brown, 1d. claret 

(wmk. not reversed), 2½d. Prussian blue (R.P.S. certificate, 1981), 2½d. pale ultramarine wmk. reversed, 6d. orangeyellow 

wmk. reversed (4), 6d. yellow, 9d. (2), 1s. (2), etc. with a range of cancellations, 1d. and 4d. (1889) showing 

marginal wmk. letters, etc. (44) Ex Moir. £250-£300 

1748 ❍ A collection of used shades on leaves, comprising ½d. (6), 1d. (13), 2d. (4), 2½d. (7), 4d. (3), 6d. (7, two orangeyellow), 

9d. (3), 1s. (2), mostly good to fine with some cancellation interest. (45) £220-£250 

1749 ❍ A selection of mainly used shades, comprising ½d. (4), 1d. (7), 2d., 2½d. (3, one in a Prussian shade), 4d. block of 

four (mint), 6d. (orange-yellow), 9d. and 1s., mostly good to fine. (22) £70-£90 

The 1898 High Values 

1750 S 2s.6d. and 5s. overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2), one or two shortish perfs., otherwise fine with gum. S.G. 

41s, 42s, cat. £475. Ex Moir. Photo on page 172. £150-£180 

1751 S 2s.6d. and 5s. overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2), mainly fine with gum. S.G. 41s, 42s. Photo on page 172. 

£150-£180 

1752 ★ 2s.6d. and 5s., mint, fine. S.G. 41, 42, cat. £450. Ex Moir. Photo on page 172. £140-£160 

1753 ★ 2s.6d. and 5s., mint, 2s.6d. corner bend, otherwise fine. S.G. 41, 42. Photo on page 172. £120-£140 

1754 ❍ 2s.6d. and 5s., fine used. S.G. 41, 42, cat. £475. Ex Moir. Photo on page 172. £150-£170 

1755 ▲ 2s.6d. (centred right), tied to piece by “JY 6/03” c.d.s. and red London registered oval. S.G. 41, cat. £250. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 172. £80-£100 

1756 F 2s.6d. “used” with fake “2 JU/98” c.d.s. (prior to date of local issue) similar to type F.4. £60-£80 

1757 ❍ 5s. red, used, fine with good centring. S.G. 42, cat. £225. Photo on page 172. £70-£90 

Queen Victoria Collections 

1758 ★ A mint collection on leaves with ranges of shades, incl. 1878 1s. (5, three corner marginal), 1882 1d. (2), 4d. (3), 

1885-91 1d. (9, one wmk. sideways to right and reversed), 1889-91 1d. (4), 4d. (4), 1891-1902 with multiples, ½d. 

marginal strip of four showing “CROW” from marginal wmk., 4d. (5), 6d. orange-yellow (4), 6d. yellow (5), 9d. (6), 1s. 

(4), some wmk. varieties, mainly fair to fine. (148) £1,000-£1,200 

1759 ❍ A used collection on leaves, incl. 1882 4d. (2), 1885-91 1d. wmk. sideways to left (9), wmk. sideways to left and 

reversed (3), wmk. sideways to right (5, two with marginal wmk.), wmk. sideways to right and reversed, 4d. wmk. 

sideways to left (16), wmk. sideways to right and reversed (3), 1889-91 1d. (3), 4d. (6), 1891-1902 comprehensive 

range of shades to 6d. orange-yellow (5), 6d. yellow (2), 9d. (5), 1s. (2), wmk. varieties, mainly fair to fine with a range 

of cancellations incl. a number of identified cork obliterators and other unusual types. (approx. 200) 

£1,000-£1,200 

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Queen Victoria Covers 

1760 ✉ 1896 (June 4) registered cover to Hamburg franked by ½d. strip of six and two strips of three, “(crown)/REGISTERED” 

below (part address excised), carried on the “Menes” with Sept. 8 arrival backstamp. Ex Moir. Photo on page 172. 

£150-£200 

1761 ✉ 1896 (June 13) double rate cover with albino embossed seal of the Falkland Islands Company on flap, registered to 

Glasgow, franked ½d., 2d. (2), 2½d. cancelled F.1 c.d.s.’s, with “(crown)/REGISTERED”, light London transit and 

Maryhill arrival thimble, the envelope undelivered with ms. notes and framed “Parti/Gone Away” in violet on reverse, 

soiled but an attractive three colour commercial franking, full of character. Sismondo certificate (2000). Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 172. £400-£500 

1762 ✉ 1896 (Sept. 14) registered cover with printed address to Hamburg, impressively bearing ½d. block of eighteen 

(9 x 2) and vertical pair, F.2 cancellations, carried on the “Tanis” with “(crown)/REGISTERED”, red London transit and 

backstamped Oct. 23 arrival. Ex Moir. Photo on page 172. £250-£300 

1763 ▲ 1896 (Nov. 16) large part front of registered cover to Germany, franked marginal 1878 6d. cancelled very fine F.4 with 

“(crown)/REGISTERED” and London Dec. 26 transit alongside. Ex Moir. Photo on page 172. £100-£120 

1764 ✉ 1897 (Nov. 11) 2½d, rate “Myerscough & Co” cover (embossed Royal Coat of Arms on flap) to London, franked 1d., 

½d. pair (lower stamp torn at foot) and single, F.3 cancellations, carried on the “Herodot”with Dec. 17 arrival 

backstamp. Ex Moir. Photo on page 172. £250-£300 

1765 ✉ 1899 (Mar. 3) registered “Hugo Schlottfeldt” cover registered to Bombay, franked 1d. and 2d. cancelled F.3, with 

“(crown)/REGISTERED”, red hooded Mar. 31 London transit and Apr. 15 receiver’s handstamp, Sea P.O. Apr. 10 c.d.s. 

and “opened in error” ms. note on reverse. Ex Moir. Photo on page 173. £400-£500 

1766 ✉ 1899 (?) (May 30) envelope from Hugo Schlottfeldt to Alfred Gottschalk c/o the Kosmos steamer “Sakkarah”, Port 

Stanley, bearing 1878 1s. cancelled by F.3 c.d.s. The “Sakkarah” arrived in Stanley on June 1st from Hamburg and 

departed for Valparaiso on June 3rd. Photo on page 173. £200-£250 

1767 ✉ 1899 (Dec. 6) registered “Bickel” cover to Germany bearing 1898 5s. tied by F.3 c.d.s. with additional strike below, 

London Jan. 17 transit and backstamped Jan. 19 arrival. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 173. £200-£250 

1768 ✉ 1902 (Mar.) cover to Springfield, Mass. with rare endorsement “c/o Adams Express Co.”, franked 2½d. ultramarine, 

F.4B cancellation a little indistinct, carried on the “Liguria”, backstamped New York May 6 and May 9 arrival. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 173. £300-£400 

1769 ✉ 1902 (Aug. 19) “Ogg Bros.” cover registered to Glasgow, with ½d. and 2½d. cancelled F.4B, “(crown)/REGISTERED” 

below, both a little indistinct, red London Sept. 24 transit and same day arrival backstamp, a few minor tones. 

Ex Moir. Photo on page 173. £200-£250 

1770 ✉ 1902 (Sept. 16) registered cover to Inverness franked ½d. (2), 1d. pair, additionally tied by red London registered oval 

transit and backstamped Oct. 14 arrival. Ex Moir. Photo on page 173. £250-£300 

1771 ✉ 1903-08, four picture postcards variously addressed, comprising 1903 (Feb. 4) Heyburn B-2-bz to a passenger on 

board the “Panama”; 1904 (Mar. 29) E-7-e to London carried on the “Oruba”; (Nov. 5) B-16-bx to Buenos Aires on 

the “Orita”; and late Q.V. use 1908 (Jan. 8) (The Cathedral) to the Isle of Wight on the “Magellan”, each franked 1d. 

except the third with 1/d. pair, also p.p.c.’s of the “Panama”, “Orita and “Oruba”, the last used 1910 with G.B. ½d. 

pair cancelled Aden Paquebot, a few imperfections. (7 items). Ex Moir. £150-£170 

1772 ✉ 1904, three George Biggs picture postcards: Government House (Heyburn B-4-bz), Roman Catholic Church 

(B-10-bz) (creased at top) and Shipping and View of Entrance (B-11-bz), each bearing pre-cancelled ½d. on picture 

side with “DE 1/04”c.d.s., some toning and other marks. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1773 ✉ 1905 (May 10) postcard (Heyburn B-16-bx) franked ½d. cancelled F.4A with code C sideways, addressed to a 

passenger on board the “Orita” and consequently judged underpaid with small “T” marking (T.1), there being no 

special inland rate for postcards. Photo on page 173. £100-£120 

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Kind Edward VII: Proofs and Colour Trials 

1774 E 1901 De La Rue photographic essay for unissued 2d. design, affixed to cut-down board (32 x 35mm), annotated 

“BB”, “FILE COPY” and dated “Dec 6th 01”, possibly in a later hand. Ex Moir. Photo on page 174. £400-£500 

1775 E 1903 De La Rue photographic essay for the issued 1d., affixed to board (90 x 114mm), dated “Sept. 25th 03”. 

The design omits both crown and mention of “Postage and Revenue”, the only K.E.VII issue where this occurs. 

Ex Moir. Photo on page 174. £800-£1,000 

1776 P 1903 De La Rue 2s.6d. sepia bromide proof for 2s.6d. value but this design adopted for the 3s. value, 

mounted on card (89 x 112mm), with manuscript date “Sept. 25th. 03”, fine. Ex De La Rue archives. Photo on 

page 174. £1,000-£1,200 

1777 P 1903 De La Rue die proof of King Edward VII “Fuchs” head in oval surround (10 x 13½mm.) with light to deep 

shading, in black on sunken thin glazed card (55 x 55mm.). As used also for stamps of Great Britain and other colonies. 


1778 1d. imperforate cut-down die proof in black, mounted on piece from De La Rue records, endorsed “Nov 19. 

60 Leads” and “Feb 12. 04”, fine. Photo on page 174. £1,200-£1,500 

1779 P 1d. imperforate colour trial in vermilion (issued colour) on gummed Multiple Crown CA watermarked paper, fine. Photo 

on page 174. £350-£400 

1780 P 2d. imperforate colour trial in purple (issued colour) on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo on page 174. 

£350-£400 

1781 P 3s. imperforate colour trial in bright green on watermarked paper, fine with gum. Ex Moir. Photo on page 174. 

£250-£300 

1782 P 3s. imperforate colour trial in yellow on watermarked paper, fine without gum. Ex Moir. Photo on page 174. 

£250-£300 

1783 P 5s. imperforate colour trial in orange on ungummed watermarked paper, slight vertical crease, otherwise fine. Photo 

on page 174. £400-£450 

King Edward VII Issues 1904-12 

1784 S ½d. to 5s. set overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12 or D12a), mainly fine with gum. (8) S.G. 43s-50s, cat. £600. 


1785 ★ ½d. to 5s. set mint with shades of ½d. (12), 1d. (24, incl. dull coppery red), 2d. (3, incl. reddish purple), 2½d. (2, incl. 

deep blue with minor bends) and 3s. (2) with some blocks and 1s. handstamped small “South Georgia” imprint by 

favour, mainly fine. (52) Photo on page 174. £400-£500 

1786 ❍ ½d. to 5s. set used with shades of ½d. (5), 1d. (5, incl. two dull coppery red), 2d. (3, incl. reddish purple (R.P.S. 

certificate, 1978) and wmk. reversed variety), 2½d. (5, incl. deep blue) and 3s. (2) and 5s., mainly fine. (30) Photo on 

page 174. £400-£500 

1787 ★ b ½d. deep yellow-green on thin paper (1911), mint block of eighteen, the lower three rows of the sheet, unmounted 

except one, some perf. separation. S.G. 43c, cat. £198+, SH 16c. Ex Moir. £50-£70 

1788 ★ 1d. vermilion variety watermark inverted, mint, fine. S.G. 44aw, cat. £300, SH 17a wmk1. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 174. £100-£120 

1789 ❍ 1d. dull coppery red and 2½d. deep blue shades, the latter with B.P.A. certificate (1954). S.G. 44d, 46b, cat. £185, 

SH 17c2, 19b. Ex Moir. Photo on page 175. £60-£80 

1790 ★ 2d. reddish purple, mint, fine. S.G. 45b, cat. £225, SH 18b. R.P.S. certificate (1977). Ex Moir. Photo on page 175. 

£70-£90 

1791 ❍ 2d. reddish purple, lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. 45b, cat. £275. R.P.S. certificate (1978). Photo on page 175. 

£80-£100 

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King Edward VII Issues 1904-12 continued 

1792 S 2½d. ultramarine, wmk. inverted, overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12), fine with gum. SH cat. £350. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 175. £120-£150 

1793 ★ 2½d. ultramarine, variety watermark inverted, lightly hinged, fine. S.G. 46aw, cat. £275. Ex Moir. Photo on page 175. 

£80-£100 

1794 ★ 2½d. deep blue, lower right corner marginal, fine. S.G. 46b, cat. £250, SH 19b. Ex Moir. Photo on page 175. 

£100-£120 

1795 ✪ b 6d. orange, a fine unmounted mint lower left corner marginal block of fifteen (5 x 3). S.G. 47, cat. £800+. Ex Moir. 

£200-£250 

1796 ✪ + 1s. brown, fine unmounted mint block of four, marginal from the top (centre) of the sheet. S.G. 48, cat. £160+. Ex 

Moir. £70-£90 

1797 ▲ 3s. green and 5s. red, marginal examples, tied to individual pieces by F.4E “MR 6/11” c.d.s.’s, fine. S.G. 49, 50, cat. 

£300. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1798 ✩ 3s. green, variety watermark inverted, unused, fine. S.G. 49aw, cat. £1,700. Ex Moir. Photo on page 175. 

£180-£200 

1799 ★ + 3s. deep green marginal mint block from the foot of the sheet, fine and fresh. S.G. 49b. cat. £560+ £250-£300 

1800 ❍ 3s. deep green used, variety watermark reversed, a couple of minor stains at top, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 49bx, 

cat. £1,200. Photo on page 175. £500-£600 

1801 A selection with 2½d. to 3s. mint, 5s. unused, and values to 3s., 5s. (thinned) used with shades incl. 1d. dull 

coppery red strip of three, 2d. reddish purple and 2½d. deep blue (thins). (19) £220-£250 

1802 ★ An exceptionally comprehensive study in an album, mainly mint, with shades to 1d. dull coppery red, 2d. (5, incl. a 

block), 2d. wmk. reversed, 2½d. (5, incl. a block), 6d. (3), 1s. (3), 3s. (both), 5s., incl. multiples and studies of ½d. 

and 1d. plate flaws, mostly fine. Ex Moir. (approx. 400) £500-£600 

1803 ❍ A used study on leaves, incl. shades, multiples and some cancellation interest to 2d. (5, one wmk. reversed), 2½d. 

(11, four used in South Georgia), 6d. (6), 1s. (7, two cancelled in brown), 3s. green, 3s (4), 5s., mostly good to fine. 

Ex Moir. (121) £400-£500 

King Edward VII Covers 

1804 ✉ 1904 (Oct. 10) registered cover to London at 4d. rate, franked ½d., 1d. and 2½d. tied by F.4B c.d.s.’s 

with “(crown)/REGISTERED” at lower right, carried on the R.M.V. “Oruba” and backstamped Nov. 4 arrival. R.P.S. 

certificate (1967). Ex Moir Photo on page 175.. £120-£150 

1805 ✉ 1905 (July 14) registered “Wilson” cover (hand-addressed) to Birmingham, bearing ½d., 1d., 2½d., 6d. and 1s., 

together with 1891-1902 2d., cancelled F.4A, with “(crown/REGISTERED” below, carried on the R.M.S. “Orissa”, 

backstamped London transit and Aug. 16 arrival, vertical cover crease clear of adhesives, an attractive combination 

of issues. Ex Moir. Photo on page 175. £80-£100 

1806 ✉ 1906-08, three foreign picture postcards, comprising 1906 (Nov. 5) to Southampton on the “Oronsa”; 1907 (July 16) 

to Glasgow on the “Oropesa” (also p.p.c. of the vessel); and 1908 (May) to Paris, each franked 1d., some faults 

(4 items). Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1807 ✉ Two postcards at 1d. rate, one (Heyburn D-5-d) used 1906 (May 23) to Middlesex, carried on the “Gaelic”with ½d. 

pair cancelled F.4A, the other (D-11-dz) to the U.S.A. with 1d. cancelled indistinct F.4B. £60-£80 

1808 ✉ 1907-13, five picture postcards, comprising (June) (S.Y. Antarctic in the Ice) with 1d, to London on the “Orissa”, 

redirected; 1907 (July 24) Heyburn O-1-nz with ½d. (2) to Sussex on the “Oropesa”,redirected (also p.p.c. of the 

vessel); 1908 (Mar. 27) D-1-d with 1d. to New York; (Gentoo Penguins, Falkland Islands) bearing ½d. pre-cancelled 

“JA 29/12”; 1913 B-13-by with 1d. to Italy, odd corner crease and stain. (6 items). Ex Moir. £120-£140 

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1809 ✉ 1908 (Feb. 25) registered “Wilson” cover to Birmingham, bearing ½d., 1d., 2½d. and 6d. and 1s., cancelled F.4E, 

with type 1 registration label below, carried on the S.S. “Oravia”, backstamped London transit and Mar. 22 arrival. Ex 


1810 ✉ 1909 (Nov. 29) large cover (Royal Coat of Arms embossed on flap) to London redirected to Shrewsbury with Dec. 30 

transit, endorsed “Via Lisbon” and franked 1d. dull coppery red horizontal pair, soiled but unusual. ex Moir. Photo on 

page 175. £150-£200 

1811 ✉ 1912 (Dec. 13) registered “Kiderlen” cover to Germany, carried on the “Victoria”, bearing 3s. deep green, cancelled 

neat F.4C and with type 3 registration label. Photo on page 175. £100-£120 

1812 ✉ 1919 (July 1) late usage of 2½d. (2) cancelled fine F.4E c.d.s.’s on registered cover to Leicester, rate incl. War Tax 1d. 

ex Moir. Photo on page 175. £120-£150 

The 1912-20 Watermark Multiple Crown CA Issues 

1813 S ½d. to £1 set overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12 or D12a), some paper adhesions, 10s. two minor bends, 

otherwise mainly fine with gum. (11) S.G. 60s-69s, cat. £1,500. Ex Moir. Photo on page 176. £400-£500 

1814 ★ ½d. to £1 set with shades of ½d. (4), 1d. (7), 2d. (6), 2½d. (3), 6d. (2), 1s. (4) and 5s. maroon (2), mint, mainly fine. 

(40) Photo on page 176. £400-£500 

1815 ★ ½d. to £1 set mint, 3s. creased, otherwise mainly fine. (11) S.G. 60-69, cat. £850. Photo on page 176. £250-£300 

1816 ★ 1d. vermilion on thick greyish paper, variety watermark reversed, marginal from the left of the sheet, very lightly hinged, 

fine. S.G. 61dx, cat. £180, SH 25f wmk1. Ex Moir. Photo on page 176. £70-£90 

1817 ★ + Line perf. 2½d. bright deep blue (1914) and 2½d. deep milky blue (1916) shades in fine mint blocks of four, hinged 

on upper pair in latter only. S.G. 63a, b, cat. £244+, SH 27b, c. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1818 ❍ + 1s. pale bistre-brown (1919), a very fine used block of four with central PS1b “13 NO/19” c.d.s. Scarce, the 

overwhelming majority of this printing was employed for “WAR STAMP” overprints. S.G. 65a, cat. £440+, SH29b. 

Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 176. £200-£250 

1819 ✪ b 3s. slate-green, an upper right corner marginal mint block of nine, hinged in margins only, fine. S.G. 66, cat. £765+. 

Ex Moir. £200-£250 

1820 ❍ 5s. deep rose-red, a horizontal pair with exceptionally fine type F4e “MR 20/13” c.d.s. centrally struck. S.G. 67. 

£80-£100 

1821 ★ + 5s. maroon, a mint block of four from from the lower bright corner of the sheet, fresh and fine, the lower pair 

unmounted. S.G. 67b. £140-£160 

1822 ★ + 10s. red on green, a fresh mint block of four with the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 68, cat. £640+. Photo on page 

176. Ex Moir. £250-£300 

1823 A selection with values to 1s. mint and used to 1s. pair, 3s., 5s. rose-red (on piece) and 10s., mainly fine. (41) 

£160-£180 

1824 ★ A study in an album incl. ½d. to £1 set, shades and a good range of multiples, with line perfs., ½d. pale green face 

flaw in corner block of six, 6d. (10), 1s. (12), 5s. reddish maroon, etc., mainly fine mint, well written up in album with 

photographs, etc. (144) Ex Moir. £600-£700 

1825 ❍ A used study in an album, incl. ½d. to 6d. (12), 1s. (12), 3s.(5), 5s. red, 5s. maroon (2), 10s., £1 with shades, line 

perfs., multiples and some cancellation interest. (152) Ex Moir. £600-£700 

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The Battle of the Falkland Islands 1914 

1826 ✉ Cover (with enclosed letter, transcript included) addressed to an engineer on board the S.M.S. “Dresden”, sent from 

Magdeburg Oct. 19 with 10pf. franking, there being no exemption from postage for servicemen at this time. At the 

Battle of the Falkland Islands on December 8th the “Dresden” was the only survivor from Spee’s squadron but, after 

pursuit into the Pacific, HMS “Glasgow”, “Kent” and the “Orama” caught up with her at Mas a Tierra, forcing her to 

scuttle after heavy shelling. Photo on page 176. £150-£200 

1827 ✉ Postcard to Aberdeen bearing G.B. ½d. cancelled on arrival by London Jan. 16 1915 machine with message “Am 

all safe. We accounted for our ships yesterday as I suppose you have seen by the papers”, also a similar card dated 

“1/12/14” and endorsed “Stamps not available,”both with “PASSED/H.M.S. KENT/CENSOR”, slight faults. (2 items) 


1828 ✉ Postcard of “The Promenade” (Heyburn D-11-dz) to Aberdeen, bearing G.B. ½d. cancelled on arrival by London Jan. 

17 1915 machine with “PASSED/H.M.S. KENT/CENSOR” alongside, slight faults. Ex Moir. Photo on page 176. 

£200-£250 

1829 ✉ Cover to Aberdeen bearing G.B. 1d. cancelled on arrival by London Feb. 17 1915 machine with “PASSED/H.M.S. 

KENT/CENSOR” at left, two punched filing holes, also an explanatory card from the recipient forwarding the 

envelope to an uncle. Ex Moir. Photo on page 176. £200-£250 

1830 ✉ 1915 (Feb. 20) printed P.O.W. envelope to Germany from a survivor of the battle incarcerated in England, endorsed 

“H. Pannenbacker Prisoner of War/(from SMS. Gneisenau/Handforth Camp/near Manchester/Ceshire” (sic) and “P.C.” 

Post Free cachet. Ex Moir. Photo on page 176. £300-£350 

1831 ✉ 1915 (Mar. 30) O.A.S. card from H.M.S. “Invincible” on return to Rosyth (also p.p.c. of the vessel); 1915 (Apr. 1) cover 

from H.M.S. “Kent” with ship censor mark and interesting letter complaining of exaggerated reports of the 

achievements of the “Glasgow”; 1916 (Apr. 25) cover from the “Kent” franked 1d. at Simonstown; 1914 (Aug. 11) 

from H.M.S. “Macedonia” at Tilbury (stained) and 1916 (Sept. 21) “Macedonia card with dumb cancel and two line 

censor. (6 items) Ex Moir. £200-£250 

1832 ✉ A collection written-up in an album, with T.&N. Binnie postcards depicting the naval funeral (Heyburn AA-1-aa, 

AA-2-aay, AA-3-aaz, AA-6-aa), p.p.c.’s of the participating German (10) and British (9) vessels and various battle 

scene or commemorative cards (7). Ex Moir. £200-£250 

The 1918-20 WAR STAMP Overprints 

1833 ✪ b ½d. pale green, First overprinting, an unmounted mint upper right corner marginal block of six (2 x 3) with overprint 

misplaced horizontally to left. SH 35aI v4, cat. £720+. Photo on page 185. £200-£250 

1834 ✪ + ½d. pale green, Second overprinting, an unmounted mint block of four, marginal from the left of the sheet, all with 

clear offsets of overprint, fine. SH 35aII v3., cat £320+. Photo on page 185. £140-£160 

1835 ★ 1d. pale scarlet, Second overprinting, variety overprint double, one albino with double offsets of overprint, mint, fine. 

One sheet of sixty known. SH 36aII v3, cat. £600. Photo on page 185. £180-£200 

1836 ❍ + 1d. vermilion (line perf.) and 1d. vermilion (1920) on thick greyish paper, both in a c.t.o. block of four with central 

c.d.s., fine. S.G. 71, 71d. £250-£300 

1837 ★ + 1d. vermilion on thick greyish paper (1920), Fifth overprinting, upper marginal fine mint block of four with two 

unmounted. S.G. 71d, cat. £440+, SH 36dV. Photo on page 185. £120-£150 

1838 ❍ + 1s. light bistre-brown, pale bistre-brown, brown on thick greyish paper and deep brown on thick greyish paper shades, 

each in a c.t.o. block of four with central c.d.s., mainly fine. (4 blocks) S.G. 72, 72a, 72b, var. £250-£300 

1839 ✪ + 1s. yellow-brown on thick toned paper, Second overprinting, an unmounted mint block of four from the top of the 

sheet, all with clear offsets of overprint, hinged in margin only, fine. SH 37aII v3., cat £600+. Ex “Stanley”. Photo on 

page 185. £180-£200 

1840 ★ 1s. pale brown on thick greyish paper (1920), variety overprint double, one albino with double offsets of overprint, 

mint, gum toned, otherwise fine. SH 37c v1, cat. £1,200. Photo on page 185. £180-£200 

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1841 ★ A mint collection on leaves, with a good range of overprintings, shades and papers, multiples incl. ½d. block of 48, 

varieties incl. broken “W” (various states), wide spacing, face flaw, misplaced overprints, etc., chiefly fine. 

(approx. 400) £200-£250 

1842 ❍ A used selection on leaves, values to 1s. (4) with a good range of overprintings, shades and papers incl. some blocks 

of four, etc., mainly fine. (59) £80-£100 

1843 ★ A mainly mint collection on leaves, with shades, multiples and varieties incl. 1912 printing ½d. mint block of six, pair 

with spaced “WAR” and “STAMP”, broken letters, 1d. reversed albino overprint in right margin, 1s. blocks of four and 

eight, mainly fine. (192) Ex Moir. £150-£200 

1844 ✉ A selection of five covers, incl. 1d. to Belfast, set with 2d. on 1919 cover registered to London, 1920 registered to 

New York with 1d. block of four (one with wide space between “WAR” and “STAMP”) and pair, sender’s straight line 

“REGISTERED” in violet ties block but covered by Stanley label, 1921 “Iremonger” registered cover with 1s. corner 

pair, etc. Ex Moir. £110-£130 

1845 A mint and used collection on leaves, with shades and overprintings incl. ½d. IV t5 broken “M” and normal “P”, 1d. 

I t1 wide space, mint, a range of blocks of four incl. 1s. shades mint (3) and used, etc., mainly fine. (90) £250-£300 

1846 ★ A mint selection comprising ½d. (3), 1d. (2), 1s. (2, one corner marginal), each showing overprint misplaced in 

varying directions, mainly fine. (7) £70-£90 

The 1921-28 Watermark Multiple Script CA Issues 

1847 S ½d. to 3s. set overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel types D12 or D16), gum toned or without gum. (9) S.G. 73s-80s, 

cat. £750. Ex Moir. Photo on page 185. £150-£200 

1848 ½d. to 3s. set mint with values to 1s. used, incl. a range of shades and some blocks to 2½d. mint (3) and used, 

mainly fine. (96) £120-£150 

1849 ❍ + ½d. to 3s. set, all in blocks of four with central PS.1B “31 AU/29” c.d.s. except 2½d. purple on yellow cancelled two 

strikes “NO 13/23”, mainly fine. (32) S.G. 73-80, cat. £1,100+. Ex Moir. Photo on page 185. £350-£400 

1850 P S 1922(c.) 2d. imperforate printer’s sample in dull orange on thin ungummed card, overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel 

type DS1), light vertical bend, otherwise fine. Ex Moir. Photo on page 185. £100-£120 

1851 ❍ 2½d., a fine used example with R.P.S. certificate (1985) as “Prussian blue” and offered with this opinion only. 

£50-£70 

1852 ★ A mint study on leaves, with shades, multiples and some flaws to 1s. (5), 3s., incl. swan-necked “2” on 2½d. purple 

on yellow and 2½d. blue shades (3), etc., mainly fine. (104) Ex Moir. £140-£160 

1853 ❍ A used study on leaves, with shades and multiples, ½d. and 2d. cancelled South Shetlands, the 3s. with Madame 

Joseph fake SS.2, mainly fine. (66) Ex Moir. £100-£120 

The 1929-36 Whale and Penguin Issues 

1854 S ½d. to £1 set perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type P5), mainly fine with gum. (11) S.G. 116s-26s, cat. £1,000. Ex 


1855 ★ ½d. to £1 set with 1s. shade, mint, the £1 with horizontal bend and 1s. small thin, otherwise mainly fine. (12) S.G. 

116-26, 122a, cat. £623. Photo on page 185. £180-£200 

1856 ★ ½d. to £1 set mint, £1 with vertical crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 116-26, cat. £600. Photo on page 185.£120-£150 

1857 ❍ ½d. to £1 set used with additional shades of 1d., 4d. and 1s. (2), mainly fine. (16) S.G. 116-26, cat. £800+. 


1858 ❍ ½d. to £1 set used, with shades or perf. variations of ½d., 1d. (2), 2½d. (3, incl. pair), 4d., 6d. (2) and 1s., one ½d. 

and each 2½d. cancelled South Georgia, mainly fine. (21) Photo on page 185. £250-£300 

1859 ❍ ½d. to £1 set used, mainly fine. (11) S.G. 116-26, cat. £700. Ex Moir. Photo on page 185. £200-£250 

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The 1929-36 Whale and Penguin Issues continued 

1860 ✉ ½d. to £1 set of eleven tied by individual PS2A “31 DE/37” c.d.s. to locally addressed O.H.M.S. envelope. S.G. 

116-26. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 185. £250-£300 

1861 A selection with ½d. to 10s. and a range of shades to 1s. (2) mint, also 1935 Silver Jubilee mint and used, etc., 

mainly fine. (48) £110-£130 

1862 A mainly mint study on leaves incl. set to £1, shades, line perfs., blocks to 6d. reddish purple, 1s., used values to 1s. 

(2), etc., mainly fine. (88) Ex Moir. Photo on page 185. £300-£350 

The 1933 Centenary Issue 

1863 E Stamp-sized photographic reproductions of Roberts’ essays, eleven values to £1 (without 6d.). Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1864 P Die proof of King George V in military dress uniform, similar to that used for the £1 value, in violet on thick, surfaced 

wove paper (31 x 34mm.), produced by the Czech engraver, Bohumil Heinz who worked on contract for De La 

Rue and the Crown Agents. Believed unique in this colour. Heijtz certificate (2005). SH cat. £1,000. Photo on 

page 186. £500-£700 

1865 P Die proof of King George V in military dress uniform, similar to that used for the £1 value, in deep bluish green on 

thick, surfaced wove paper (31 x 34mm.), produced by Bohumil Heinz. Believed unique in this colour. Heijtz 

certificate (2006). Photo on page 186. £500-£700 

1866 ★ ½d. to £1 set with later printings of ½d. to 1s., mint, mainly fine, well written up in an album with photographs, 

Centenary commemorative booklet, etc. Ex Moir. Photo on page 186. £1,200-£1,500 

1867 ★ ½d. to £1 set, mainly fine mint. S.G. 127-138, cat £3,000. Photo on page 186. £1,200-£1,500 

1868 ★ ½d. to £1 set mint, the £1 with one slightly pulled perf. at top and 2s.6d. a trifle gum toned, otherwise 

mainly fine. (12) S.G. 127-38. Photo on page 186. £800-£1,000 

1869 ★ ½d. to £1 set mint, 2s.6d. value corner marginal, 10s. and £1 values with overall gum toning, £1 with additional small 

rust spots, otherwise fine. S.G. 127-38. Photo on page 186. £600-£700 

1870 ▲ ½d. to £1 set, fine used on individual pieces with full PS1a “13 DE/33” c.d.s.’s, the 2d. (black and deep 

chocolate-brown), 6d. (black and pale slate) and 5s. (black and yellow-orange) being second printings. 

(12) S.G. 127-35, 136a, 137-38. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 186. £1,500-£2,000 

1871 ❍ ½d. to 2s.6d. used, the 1s. and 2s.6d. with first day c.d.s.’s, odd minor perf. irregularity, otherwise mainly fine. (9) 

S.G. 127-35. Photo on page 186. £130-£150 

1872 ❍ ½d. to 2s.6d., used, mainly fine. S.G. 127-35. Ex Moir. Photo on page 186. £110-£130 

1873 ★ + ½d. to 4d. in mint imprint blocks of four, the ½d., 2d. (black and deep chocolate-brown, SH 60b) and 3d. later 

printings, mainly fine with at least two in each unmounted. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1874 ✪ + 1d., 2d., 4d., 6d. and 1s., first printings, each in a fine unmounted mint marginal block of four. S.G. 128, 130, 

132-34, cat. £514+. Ex Moir. £160-£180 

1875 ✪ + 6d. black and pale slate, second printing, a fine unmounted mint imprint block of four. SH63b. £180-£200 

1876 ★ + 6d. black and pale slate, second printing, imprint block of four, the lower pair unmounted. SH 63b. Ex Moir. 

£120-£140 

1877 ✪ 5s. black and yellow, first printing, marginal from the left of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 136, cat. £600. 

Photo on page 186. £250-£300 

1878 ★ 5s. black and yellow, mint, fine. S.G. 136. Photo on page 186. £200-£250 

1879 ❍ 5s. black and yellow, cancelled on piece by fine central PS.1A “12 JA/33” c.d.s. S.G. 136, cat. £850. Ex Moir. Photo 

on page 186. £250-£300 

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The 1933 Centenary Issue continued 

1880 ❍ 5s. black and yellow-orange, second printing, fine used example with part PS1 c.d.s. S.G. 136a, cat. £2,000. B.P.A. 

certificate (1970). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 186. £600-£800 

1881 ✪ £1 black and carmine, faint traces of toning on reverse, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 138, cat. £1,700. Photo 

on page 187. £600-£800 

1882 ❍ £1 black and carmine, lightly cancelled by type PS1 “8 JY/33” c.d.s. S.G. 138, cat. £2,250. Ex Shepherd. Photo on 

page 187. £700-£900 

1883 ❍ £1 black and carmine, fine used. S.G. 138. Ex Moir. Photo on page 187. £700-£800 

The 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue 

1884 S 1d. to 1s. set, some tone spots, also 2½d. showing re-entry on value tablet [R. 8/1], fine, all perforated “SPECIMEN” 

(Samuel type B9), with gum. (5). S.G. 139s-42s, 140ls. Ex Moir. Photo on page 187. £120-£150 

1885 ★ + 1d. variety short extra flagstaff [Pl. 2, R. 2/1] in a mint upper left corner marginal block of four, fine. S.G. 139, b, cat. 

£559+. Ex Moir. Photo on page 187. £180-£200 

1886 ★ + 1d. variety flagstaff on right-hand turret [Pl. 5, R. 7/1] in a mint block of four, fine. S.G. 139, d, cat. £359+. Ex Moir. 

£110-£130 

1887 ★ + 2½d. variety short extra flagstaff [Pl. 2, R. 2/1] in a mint upper left corner marginal block of four, fine. S.G. 140, b, 

cat. £1,436+. Ex Moir. Photo on page 187. £400-£500 

1888 ✉ 2½d. variety flagstaff on right-hand turret [Pl. 5, R. 7/1] used with rest of set on 1935 (Dec. 3) registered “J. Stephen” 

cover to Liverpool, short curly hair trapped under adhesive, otherwise fine. S.G. 140d, 139, 141-2. Ex Moir. Photo 

on page 188. £100-£120 

1889 ✪ + 2½d. re-entry on value tablet [R. 8/1], in an unmounted mint left marginal block of four. S.G. 140, l, cat. £236+. 

£80-£100 

1890 ✉ 4d. used f.d.i. paying registered rate on 1935 (May 7) cover to Sheffield, cancelled PS.1A and carried on the “Lafonia” 

to Montevideo. £40-£60 

1891 ★ + 4d. variety short extra flagstaff [Pl. 2, R. 2/1] in a mint upper left corner marginal block of four, fine. S.G. 141, b, cat. 

£783+. Ex Moir. Photo on page 187. £250-£300 

1892 ★ + 1s. variety short extra flagstaff [Pl. 2, R. 2/1] in a mint upper left corner marginal block of four, very fine. S.G. 142, b, 

cat. £775+. Ex Moir. Photo on page 187. £250-£300 

1893 ★ + 1s. variety short extra flagstaff in a mint upper left corner marginal block of four, the variety unmounted, very fine. 

S.G. 142, b. Ex Moir. Photo on page 187. £250-£300 

1894 ✉ 1s. variety short extra flagstaff used with 1d. (2), 2½d. and 4d. tied by PS.1B c.d.s.’s to 1935 (Dec. 31) registered 

cover to Whitley Bay. S.G. 142b, 139-41. Ex Moir. Photo on page 188. £120-£150 

1895 ✉ 1s. variety short extra flagstaff used with rest of set on 1935 (Dec. 23) cover addressed to New York. S.G. 142b, 

139-41. Ex Moir. Photo on page 188. £120-£140 

1896 A study in an album, with set to 1s. (9) incl. blocks of four, 2½d. re-entry mint and used, also a range of covers and 

f.d.c.’s with some varieties incl. 1s. line between turrets [Pl. 1, 3/2], vertical hairline [Pl. 2, 8/6], set on three Fox Bay 

covers and (less 1s.) on South Georgia registered f.d.c. Ex Moir. £200-£250 

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King George V Covers 

1897 ✉ Postcards, a selection of cards depicting Port Stanley and surroundings, comprising Heyburn types AB-3-ab, 

AC-1-ac, AC-2-acz, AD-1-ad, AD-2-adz, AQ-1-aq, AR-3-ar, AR-10-ar, AR-13-ar, AR-15-ar (2 types), AT-3-at, B-8-b, 

B-14-b, L-4-l (used from Chile to New York), N-5-n, N-8-n, T-9-t, T-15-t (also a card of Elaine Terriss), Y-5-y, V-4-v, 

mainly good to fine unused with odd small fault. (22) Ex Moir. £200-£250 

1898 ✉ Postcards, a selection of cards depicting Wildlife, etc., comprising Heyburn types AC-12-ac, AC-13-acz, AM-3-am, 

AM-4-am, AQ-15-aq, AW-3-aw, AW-6-aw, AW-10-aw, AW-12-aw, B-1-b, B-5-b, L-9-l, V-1-v, mainly good to fine 

unused. (13) Ex Moir. £120-£150 

1899 ✉ 1913 (2) and 1929, three picture postcards, comprising 1913 (Oct. 27) Heyburn N-6-n to Glasgow mentioning that 

the sender is leaving the following day for New Island to sail on the “Neko”, and (Dec. 22) to Montevideo, franked 1d. 

(the latter with damage at foot), 1929 (May) (King Edward VII Hospital) to Yugoslavia with 1/2d. and 1d. on picture 

side. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1900 ✉ 1915 to 1950, a selection of ten registered covers variously addressed, incl. 1915 to Switzerland bearing 2½d. (2), 

1922 to Texas with 2d. block, 1926 to Bristol with ½d., 1d. and 2½d. on yellow, 1926 to New York with ½d. and 1d. 

blocks, 1929 to Bristol with War Stamp 1d. (2 pairs), another with 2d. pair, 1943 to New York with scarce type 10 

“ISLES” registration label, etc. Ex Moir. £200-£250 

1901 ✉ 1915 (July 14) 5s. reddish maroon tied by PS.1A c.d.s to cover to Buenos Aires, flap missing. S.G. 67a. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 188. £150-£180 

1902 ✉ 1920 to 1937, an interesting selection of eleven mainly commercial covers, variously rated and addressed, incl. 1920 

1d.+1d. War Tax rate covers to Essex and Canada, 1923 and 1928 1d. rate to London, 1926 triple rate to Kent, 1926 

½d. (5) paying 2½d. foreign rate to Ohio, 1933 underpaid with ½d. to St. Lucia bearing 1d. postage due pair, etc. 

Ex Moir. £200-£250 

1903 ✉ 1926 to 1957 internal mail, three covers at 1d. rate and one at 2½d. rate, all from Stanley to Roy Cove, 1d. on 1957 

cover within Stanley, also 1948 local Stanley cover at 4d. internal registered rate. (6 items). Ex Moir. £120-£150 

1904 ✉ 1929 to 1937, a selection of nine covers, all bearing Whale and Penguin issues, incl. 1931 1d. rate to Glasgow, 1932 

and 1936 5d. registered rate to the United Kingdom, 1936 to Yorkshire bearing 1s., 2½d. foreign rate (2), 1937 

registered to Ohio bearing ½d. (both), 1d. (2) and 2½d., also 2d. pair on piece cancelled slightly indistinct South 

Shetlands and 4d. on piece with fine Fox Bay “MR 14/2” for “32”. (11 items). Ex Moir. £180-£200 

1905 ✉ 1929 (May 19) registered cover to Bromsgrove, bearing 1912-20 5s. maroon cancelled type F.4 c.d.s., backstamped 

Plymouth transit and June 27 arrival. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 188. £100-£120 

1906 ✉ 1933-35, seven covers bearing Centenary issues, comprising 1d. printed matter rate to Switzerland; ½d. and 1d. 

pair paying 2½d. rate to U.S.A.; 1½d. block on registered cover to Hawaii; local cover with 3d.and 4d. pair; 4d. 

on registered cover to Scotland; registered cover to Kent incorrectly paid at foreign rate by 1½d. and 4d.; 6d. on 

registered cover to Scotland. Ex Moir. Photo on page 188. £200-£300 

1907 ✉ 1933 (Jan. 2) “Southey” envelope to Kent bearing Centenary 5s. black and yellow, tied by Fox Bay FB.1 first 

day c.d.s. Photo on page 189. £1,000-£1,200 

1908 ✉ 1933 (Jan. 2) registered “Southey” envelope to Kent bearing Centenary £1 black and carmine, tied by South 

Georgia SG1 first day c.d.s. Photo on page 189. £3,000-£3,500 

1909 ✉ 1933 (Jan. 24) cover to Kent bearing Centenary ½d. to 2d.; (Feb. 2) cover to New Jersey bearing Centenary 3d. to 

6d., both registered. (2 covers). Ex Moir. £120-£140 

1910 ✉ 1933 (Apr. 24) double rate cover to Buenos Aires franked Centenary 1d., 4d., cancelled PS.1A, the adhesives 

unaccepted on arrival with framed “A COBRAR/$050-3MAY33” on reverse. Ex Moir. Photo on page 188. 

£100-£120 

1911 ✉ 1933 (Sept. 26) “Sibbering” cover to the Isle of Wight, bearing Centenary 10s., upper marginal, cancelled fine 

PS.1A. Photo on page 189. £800-£1,000 

1912 ✉ 1933 (Dec. 30) registered cover to Scotland, bearing Centenary 2s.6d. tied by type F.4C c.d.s. with type 8 label at 

left, backstamped Mar. 27 arrival. Ex Moir. Photo on page 189. £120-£150 

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The King George VI Commemorative Issues 

1913 1937 Coronation, a collection in an album, incl. set perforated “SPECIMEN” (2½d. faults), set in mint blocks of 24, 

blocks with Fox Bay cancellations, Port Stanley (2, one registered), Fox Bay and South Georgia f.d.c.’s, also blocks 

on two first day formula registered envelopes from Stanley to Ipswich with type 6c registration label, mostly good to 

fine. (153 + 6 covers). Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1914 S 1946 Victory set perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D21), fine with gum. S.G. 164s, 165s, cat. £250. Photo on 

page 189. £80-£100 

1915 - A selection on leaves, incl. 3d. re-entry in mint corner plate block of twelve and on registered f.d.c.’s (2, one to New 

Zealand), also covers with Fox Bay, 3d. pair on 1947 registered O.H.M.S. to Bermuda, etc., fair to fine. Ex Moir. 

£70-£90 

1916 ★ b 1948 Silver Wedding set in mint blocks of six (3 x 2), four unmounted, one 2½d. creased and hints of toning, 

otherwise fine. S.G. 166, 167, cat. £540+. Ex Moir. £120-£140 

1917 ✉ ✈ - 2½d., eight examples used on both sides of O.H.M.S. economy envelope registered to Newcastle upon Tyne, three 

cancelled by first day c.d.s.’s, those on reverse cancelled by pencil, approximating as closely as possible the 1s.6d. 

registered airmail rate with local “AIR MAIL” label on reverse. An apparently commercial first day cover. 

Photo on page 189. £100-£120 

1918 - Sets unmounted mint, used and with PS.3B c.d.s.’s on locally addressed plain f.d.c., also 2½d. on 1953 

commercial cover to Gloucestershire. Ex Moir. £70-£80 

The 1938-50 Definitive Issues 

1919 P Master die proof of King George VI head in crowned double lined oval frame, this head or similar used also for Bermuda, 

British Honduras, Ceylon Gambia, Gold Coast, St. Lucia and St. Vincent, in black on wove paper (54 x 65mm.), with 

“BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD. ENGRAVERS, NEW MALDEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.” imprint below and 

numbered “241”. Photo on page 189. £300-£400 

1920 S ½d. to £1 perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B9), the set of original 1938 twelve values. mainly fine. S.G. 

146-163. Photo on page 189. £400-£500 

1921 S ½d. to £1 set of sixteen perforated “SPECIMEN”, the 2s.6d. with some surface damage and some minor toning, 

otherwise mainly fine with gum. Btwn. S.G. 146s and 163s, cat. £1,600. Ex Moir. Photo on page 189. 

£300-£400 

1922 ✪ + ½d. to £1 set of twelve values from the 1944 printings, all in unmounted mint blocks of four, mainly fine. S.G. 146- 

163. £700-£800 

1923 ✪ + ½d. to 2s.6d. set of original 1937 printings, all in fine unmounted mint blocks of four, mainly fine. S.G. 146-160. 

£300-£350 

1924 ✪ + ½d. to 2s.6d. values from the 1947-49 printings, all in unmounted mint blocks of four, mainly fine. S.G. 146-160. 

£300-£350 

1925 ★ ½d. to £1 set with many additional shades to 1s. (4), 2s.6d. (3), 5s., 10s. and £1 (2), mint, mainly fine. (50) 

£280-£300 

1926 ❍ ½d. to £1 set with additional shades to 2s.6d. (6), 5s. (4), 10s. (2) and £1 (3), used, mainly fine. (49) £240-£260 

1927 ✉ ½d. to £1 original set of twelve tied by Port Stanley “3 JA/38” first day c.d.s.’s to locally addressed cover. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 190. £150-£180 

1928 ✪ b ½d. mint block of 24, the upper four rows of the sheet showing confetti flaw between R. 3/2 and 3/3, hinged in 

margins only. S.G.146, var. Ex Moir. Photo on page 190. £120-£150 

1929 ✉ 1d. black and carmine, fine used on 1938 envelope to Switzerland, marked “40” and with marginal Swiss 40c. postage 

due, tied by Luzern c.d.s., fine. Photo on page 190. £100-£150 

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The 1938-50 Definitive Issues continued 

1930 ✪ + 2d., 4d., 6d. (2), 9d., 1s. and 2/6d. from the 1938 printings, also ½d., 1d. (2), 2d. (2, one is block of six) and 3d. from 

the 1941-42 printings, all in unmounted mint blocks of four, mainly fine. S.G. 146-160. £300-£350 

1931 ✉ 2d. black and carmine-red, a block of fourteen used on reverse of 1952 (Sept. 22) re-used O.H.M.S. envelope 

(slightly trimmed at left) with National Economy label addressed to A. Newing, French Consular Officer in Stanley. 


1932 ✉+ Blocks of four of 2½d. “Goose” (with 9d. single), 6d.black and 10s., used on three registered “Steele” covers to 

Pennsylvania, the 2½d. and 6d. “25 JA/50” and with “AIR MAIL” etiquette type B in black, the 10s. “25 FE/53”, also 

6d. black and brown on 1940 (Feb. 14) registered cover to Boston, Mass., labels types 9, 9A or 12. (4 covers). 

Ex Moir £100-£120 

1933 ★ + 1s. deep dull blue on thin paper (1947) in a fine mint imprint block of four, the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 158c, cat. 

£300+, SH 88d. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1934 ✉ 2s.6d., a marginal example used on 1947 (June 5) registered cover to Pembrokeshire, with typed endorsement “To 

Montevideo per U.S. Submarine “Sea Robin”, registration label type 12 and type D “AIR MAIL” label in black, mail 

having been carried by favour to Montevideo for onward air transmission, scarce. Ex Styles and Moir. Photo on 

page 191. £250-£300 

1935 ✉ 2s.6d. slate, fine used on 1947 envelope used within Port Stanley. S.G. 160. Photo on page 191. £70-£80 

1936 ★ + 2s.6d. yellowish slate (1949), an upper right corner marginal block of four, hinged on one and in margin only, fine. SH 

90c. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1937 ✪ + 2s.6d. slate-black (1950), an upper right corner marginal block of four, hinged in margin only, fine. SH 90d. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 191. £200-£250 

1938 ★ + 5s. blue and chestnut (1938), an upper left corner marginal block of four, hinged on one and in margin only, fine. 

S.G. 161, cat. £560+, SH 91a. Ex Moir. Photo on page 191. £160-£180 

1939 ▲ 5s. indigo and pale yellow-brown, tied by PS.3B “23 JU/48” c.d.s. to piece, fine. S.G. 161b. R.P.S. certificate (1970). 

Ex Shepherd. £30-£40 

1940 ★ + 5s. dull blue and yellow-brown on greyish paper (1949), an upper right corner marginal block of four, fine mint. S.G. 

161c, cat. £480+, SH 91c. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1941 ✪ + 5s. steel blue and buff-brown on thin paper (1950), an upper right corner marginal block of four, hinged in margin 

only, fine. S.G. 161d, cat. £760+, SH 91d. Ex Moir. Photo on page 191. £200-£250 

1942 ✪ 10s. black and light orange (1938), an upper left corner marginal vertical pair, hinged in margin only, slight bends on 

one and in margin, otherwise fine. SH 92b. Ex Moir. Photo on page 191. £150-£200 

1943 ★ + 10s. black and red-orange (1949), an upper right corner marginal block of four, slight disturbance, otherwise fine 

unmounted. S.G. 162b, cat. £300+, SH 92c. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1944 ★ + 10s. black and deep reddish orange (1950), an upper right corner marginal block of four, hinged on one (lightly) in 

margin only, fine. S.G. 162c, cat. £1,400+, SH 92d. Ex Moir. Photo on page 190. £400-£500 

1945 ✪ £1 black and violet marginal strip of three fine unmounted mint. S.G. 163 cat. £390 Photo on page 191.£150-£180 

1946 ★ + £1 grey-black and bluish violet (1949), an upper right corner marginal block of four, slight gum disturbance, on one 

and hinged in margin only. S.G. 163, cat. £520+, SH 93c. Ex Moir. Photo on page 192. £180-£200 

1947 ★ + £1 grey-black and bluish violet (1949), an upper marginal block of four, small patch of gum disturbance on one only. 

S.G. 163, cat. £520+, SH 93c. Ex Moir. Photo on page 192. £180-£120 

1948 An extensive study in an album, mainly mint with set to 2s.6d. (15, incl. slate-black and two blocks), 5s. (4), 10s. (5), 

£1 (6, incl. a pair), with many shades, multiples with imprint and plate blocks, also set used with 5s. shade, 1s. to 

£1, five stamp-sized photographic reproductions of Roberts’ essays with K.E.VIII head, photographs, etc., mainly 

good to fine. Ex Moir. £1,000-£1,200 

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1949 ★ A selection comprising ½d. (3), 1d. black and vermilion (3), 1d. black and violet (2), 2d. black and deep violet, 2d. 

black and carmine-red (3), 2½d. (3), 3d. (3), 4d. (2), 6d. black and sepia (4), 6d. black, 9d. (2), 1s. (4), 1s.3d. (2), 

2s.6d. (3), 5s., 10s. and £1, mainly good to fine mint. (39). £200-£250 

1950 ✉ A selection of fifteen covers, 1938 to 1953, both commercial and philatelic and variously addressed with a range of 

rates incl. 1d. local, 3d. to S. America, seven registered incl. “Steele” covers to Pennsylvania, 1953 bearing 10s., 

1946 with £1, etc., mainly good to fine. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1951 ✉ A selection of six covers, incl. 1938 P.S.N. Co. Ltd. envelope posted on board the “Reina del Pacifico”, 1941 Fox Bay 

to Stanley,1949 “whaling” cover to Norway and 1950 registered airmail to Brazil franked 1s.3d. £100-£120 

1952 ★ A King George VI mainly mint collection in a KA-BE album, incl. 1938-50 values to 2s.6d., 5s. (2), 10s. (2), £1 (2) with 

a range of shades in blocks to 1s. (2), 1948 Silver Wedding and 1952 sets, mostly fine. (133) £280-£300 

Falkland Islands: World War II 

1953 ✉ 1939 (Sept. 6) envelope to Ilford, franked 4d. at registered rate but without label, cancelled PS.2A and showing 

“Opened by Censor label” with short “n” variety (84mm., type a v2.) on reverse. Early use. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 192. £120-£150 

1954 ✉ 1940 (Jan. 24) cover to Hampshire franked 1d. and resealed by “Opened by Censor” label (type a, 84mm.). Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 201. £80-£100 

1955 ✉ 1940 (Oct. 22) long. O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to Sussex with Port Stanley c.d.s. and fine strike of Post Office 

Crown in black (SH PSO.5). Ex Moir. Photo on page 192. £100-£120 

1956 ✉ 1942 (Mar. 28) long O.H.M.S. envelope registered to Boston, Mass. franked 1d., 2d., 3d., with scarce registration 

label “FALKLAND ISLES” type 10, resealed by P.C.90 censor label (examiner 5525) and with U.S. Customs boxed 

handstamp in purple. Ex Moir. Photo on page 192. £100-£120 

1957 ✉ 1942 (May 11) registered cover to Illinois, censored with “EXAMINED BY/5730” resealing label, bearing 1938-50 ½d., 

1d., 2d., 2½d., 3d., 4d. and 6d. cancelled PS.2A and with “FALKLAND ISLES” registration label type 10, backstamped 

Montevideo May 23, New York and Woodstock July 15 arrival. Photo on page 201. £120-£150 

1958 ✉ 1942 (Aug. 18) envelope franked marginal 3d. and addressed to the Chairman of the British Women’s Patriotic 

Committee in the Argentine, showing blue framed “PASSED BY CENSOR” handstamp of the merchant marine, Buenos 

Aires machine arrival of Sept. 18 on the reverse, also an unused p.p.c. (corner crease) of the “Esperance Bay” which 

carried the cover. Ex Moir. Photo on page 201. £100-£120 

1959 ✉ 1943 (Feb.) Active Service “privilege” envelope (A.F. W3078) from Pte. J. Robinson of the 11th West Yorks. Regt. to 

his wife in Leeds, with red Official Paid marking, signed at lower left, enclosing a twelve page letter headed “Falkland 

Island Fcs” (“Some may think that we are having it nice & quiet down here, away from all the fighting, we may be, but 

believe me Emily we are having things a lot harder than they think”), a little creased and worn but scarce, only one of 

these “honour” envelopes being allocated per soldier per month. Ex Moir. Photo on page 201. £120-£150 

1960 ✉ 1943 (Apr. 15) formula registered envelope F.3(b) franked ½d. (torn on opening), 1d., 2½d. and 3d., with registration 

label type 12 and resealed by censor label P.C.90 (examiner DB/47), transit and arrival backstamps. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 202. £110-£130 

1961 ✉ 1943 (July) stampless O.A.S. cover from Pte. J. Robinson of the 11th West Yorks. Regt. to his wife in Leeds, 

countersigned, with violet crowned circle censor’s cachet no. 4428, red Official Paid marking, enclosing a ten page 

letter headed “Falkland Island Fcs”, flap missing. Ex Moir. Photo on page 201. £120-£150 

1962 ▲ 1944 (Oct. 4) registered front to Buenos Aires with ms. endorsement Insured for Fifty Pounds, franked by 1d., 6d., 

1s. pair and single and with scarce “Fox Bay” deleted type 11 registration label, arrival datestamp of Oct. 16. Photo 

on page 201. £100-£120 

1963 ✉ 1945 (Apr. 28) registered cover to Ipswich, franked 4d. cancelled superb PS.3B with very scarce type 11A (“NEW 

ISLAND” erased) type 11A registration label. Ex Moir. Photo on page 202. £120-£140 

1964 ✉ 1945 stampless O.A.S. incoming envelope to Karl Lellman at Port Darwin from Sgt. V. Smith of S.E.A.A.F. with violet 

R.A.F. P.O. 95 Sept. 15 datestamp and and backstamped Dec. Stanley arrival, slight staining. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 202. £120-£150 

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The 1952 Definitive Issue 

1965 ★ + ½d. to £1 set in Waterlow imprint blocks of four, the lower pair in each unmounted, mainly fine. (56). S.G. 172-85, 

cat. £600+. Ex Moir. £180-£200 

1966 ✉+ ½d. to £1 set in blocks of four, used with PS.3B c.d.s.’s on fifteen 1952 (June 13) registered “Steele” covers to 

Pennsylvania with type 9A labels, the ½d. and 1d. with added 5s. single, arrival backstamps. Ex Moir £120-£140 

1967 A selection written up in an album, incl. ½d. to £1 sets unmounted mint and used, set used on front with 1952 first 

overseas airmail special cancellations, a range of multiples incl. ½d. to 1s. in mint blocks of six or larger, 10s. plate 

block, also photographs, etc., mostly fine. (205). Ex Moir. £140-£160 

1968 ✉ A selection of eight covers and cards, 1952 to 1959, both commercial and philatelic incl. 1d. local rate, ½d. and 1d. 

on 1948 4d. registered envelope size H used 1953 to Sussex, 1952 Survey flight, 1957 Duke of Edinburgh’s visit with 

programme of events, 1959 to Buenos Aires with 2½d. pair unaccepted by Argentinians with due markings, etc., 

mainly good to fine. (9 items). Ex Moir. £120-£150 

The Queen Elizabeth II Issues 

1969 1955-57 issue, a selection written-up on leaves, incl. set mint (5, incl. blocks) and a range of covers incl. commercial 

and f.d.i., ½d. and 1d. on K.G.VI 4d. registered envelope to Middlesex, mainly fine. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

1970 1960-66 issue, a collection written-up in one album, with shades, printings and multiples, set mint (6) incl. blocks of 

four and imprint singles, range of plate blocks to £1, varieties incl. 2d. corner block of twelve with kiss-print double 

impression of “2d” (R.P.S. certificate, 1974), set used (2, one on 1968 cover with Hovercraft S.R.N.6 cachet), etc. 

with covers incl. f.d.i. and commercial, used to uprate postal stationery, etc. Ex Moir. £300-£400 

1971 ✪ + 1962 Radio Anniversary 2s. variety watermark inverted, a fine unmounted mint lower right corner marginal block of 

four. S.G. 210Ei, cat. £280+, SH 140 wmk1. R.P.S. certificate (1975). Ex Moir. Photo on page 202. £120-£150 

1972 ✪ 1964 Battle 6d. black and light blue, the “H.M.S. GLASGOW” in place of “H.M.S. KENT” error of vignette, the 

unique example with frame plate no. “1”, fine unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. 216a, cat. £21,000. Photo on front 

cover. £24,000-£26,000 

1973 ✪ b - 1s., lower right corner marginal plate block of eight (4 x 2) with extra perforation comb at foot causing partial 

doubling of vertical perforations at foot of lower row, hinged on two and in margin only, two diagonal bends in 

margin, otherwise mainly fine and unusual. S.G. 217 var. Ex Moir. Photo on page 202. £200-£250 

1974 ✪ - 1s., variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 217w, cat. £1,300, SH 147 wmk1, cat. £1,400. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 202. £600-£700 

1975 ✪ b 1966 ½d. black and green, wmk. sideways, unmounted mint plate block of ten (the lower two rows of the sheet with 

margins, [R. 12/5] showing re-entry and all with striking shift of black to right, diagonal corner bends in margins, 

otherwise mainly fine. S.G. 227, a, var. R.P.S. certificate (1975). Ex Moir. Photo on page 202. £100-£120 

1976 ✪ 1968 Human Rights Year 2d., variety yellow omitted (“1968” white), fine unmounted mint. S.G. 228a, cat. £1,100. 

R.P.S. certificate (1979). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 202. £350-£400 

1977 1968 Flowers definitives, a collection attractively written-up in an album, with set to 5s. (18), £1 (19) mint incl. 

multiples, also set used, some varieties incl. 3s. white bud and £1 green spot, philatelic and commercial covers incl. 

uprated stationery, f.d.c.’s, dried examples of the flowers depicted, later watercolours, photographs, etc., mainly fine. 

Ex Moir. £400-£500 

1978 1971 Decimal surcharges, a collection attractively written-up in an album, with set to 25p. on 5s. (9) mint incl. 

multiples, also set used (4, three on f.d.c.’s), 1p. on 1½d. albino surcharge, commercial covers, some dried 

examples of the flowers depicted, later watercolours, photographs, etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. £160-£180 

1979 ✪ - 5p. on 1½d. error of surcharge at left, a vertical pair from the foot of the sheet with part imprint, fine unmounted 

mint. S.G. 264a, cat. £950+, SH193 v1. R.P.S. certificate (2001). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 203. £500-£600 

1980 ✪ - 5p. on 1½d. error of surcharge at left, tiny gum disturbance, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 264a, cat. £475, 

SH193 v1. Ex Moir. Photo on page 203. £150-£170 

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1981 ✪ - 5p. on 1½d. error of surcharge at right, a vertical pair from the foot of the sheet with part imprint, fine 

unmounted mint. S.G. 264b, cat. £2,600+, SH193 v2. R.P.S. certificate (2001). Ex Shepherd. Photo on 

page 203. £,1,000-£1,200 

1982 ✪ b - 1p. on 1½d., the albino surcharge error in a complete fine unmounted mint sheet of sixty with imprint, plate 

no.’s and sheet no. “1642”. Believed to be a unique full sheet of this difficult variety. S.G. 264c, cat. £7,800+. 

SH193 v.3.B.P.A. certificate (1973). Photo on page 203. £2,500-£3,000 

1983 1972 Flowers definitives, a collection attractively written-up in an album, with set to 25p. (13) mint incl. multiples, 

also set used (2, one on f.d.c.), 1974 set of three (10), some varieties, commercial covers, some dried examples of 

the flowers depicted, later watercolours, photographs, etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. £200-£250 

1984 ✪ 1974 ½p. Dusty Miller, variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 293w, cat. £250, SH 205b, wmk1. 


1985 1978-82 Mail Ships sets to £3 without imprint date in unmounted mint gutter blocks of four, used 15 incl. blocks of 

four, with date unmounted mint (8, incl. blocks of four) and used (8, incl. blocks of four). S.G. 331-34 A & B. 

cat. £675 £120-£150 

1986 ✪ 1980 Birds of Prey 11p. and 15p., both variety watermark Crown to left of CA, fine unmounted mint marginal. 

S.G. 385w, 386w. cat £750, SH 309 wmk1, 310 wmk1. Photo on page 204. £300-£350 

1987 ✪ 1982 Darwin 34p., variety pale brown (background to side panels) omitted, fine unmounted mint, normal for 

comparison. Believed to originate from a single sheet. S.G. 425a, cat. £900. R.P.S. certificate (1996). Ex Shepherd. 

Photo on page 203. £300-£350 

1988 ✪ An unmounted mint collection in an album from 1960 to 1990, incl. 1960-66 Birds ½d. to £1,1968 Flowers ½d. to 

£1, inverted watermarks incl. 1962 Radio 2s., 1966 Churchill 1s.and a good range of later issues, etc., mostly fine. 

(100’). £150-£200 

1989 A large collection in 54 albums contained in seven cartons, extensively written up, with issues from 1969 to 2004 

with mint multiples incl. plate blocks, used sets with multiples, also f.d.c.’s, commercial covers, some used locally, 

Airmails, parcel labels, cachets, a few watermark varieties, photographs and related ephemera etc., mainly fine. Ex 

Moir. £1,200-£1,500 

1990 A mainly mint collection in two KA-BE albums, apparently complete to 2006, with 1955-57 and 1960-66 sets, 

unmounted from 1968 with Human Rights Year 2d. misplaced yellow, 1968, 1971 and 1972 sets, wmk. varieties incl. 

1974 Battle 16p., 1975 Coinage 2p., 1982 Rebuilding £1+£1, Birds 10p., booklets, later with some gutter pairs, 

multiples, etc., mainly fine. £300-£400 

1991 A range of mainly modern mint and used new issues in a stockbook, binder and loose with many multiples, some 

f.d.c.’s etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. £250-£300 

1992 A collection of modern covers and aerogrammes from 1950 to 1972, incl. good ranges of Fox Bay, Argentine 

covers, with commemorative cancellations, etc., chiefly fine. (51) £60-£80 

1993 A collection of commemorative issues from 1953 to 1968 in one album, incl. 1963 F.F.H. (9), 1964 Battle (19), 1966 

Churchill (10), mint and used multiples, f.d.c.’s and commercial covers, a few varieties incl. Churchill 1d. plate block 

of six and 1s. (2) wmk. inverted, set all with “white dot”, etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. £200-£250 

1994 ✉ A collection of approx. 100 covers from 1958 to 1990 contained in an album, incl. f.d.c.’s, postal stationery and a 

range of ships’ cachets, chiefly fine. £100-£120 

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The 1982 Argentine Occupation 

1995 ✉ 1982 (Apr. 7) scarce O.H.M.S. internal cover to the Manager of the F.I.C. Fox Bay West with Department of Agriculture 

dated cachet, also (Apr. 13) and (Apr. 23) local commercial covers, the former with uncancelled Falklands 5p., the 

latter with Argentine $1,000, both with type II (flag at top) c.d.s. Ex Moir. Photo on page 204. £120-£150 

1996 ✉ 1982 (Apr. 8) two envelopes to the Rev. Bagnall in Stanley, both with fine type I (flag at foot) c.d.s., one bearing 

Argentine $1,000, the other a Falklands 5p. crossed by biro strokes, the datestamp below. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

1997 ✉ 1982 (Apr. 13) and (Apr. 18) two envelopes to Port Howard, the first with Falklands 5p. crossed by biro strokes and 

datestamp below, the second bearing Argentine $1,000,both with type II (flag at top) c.d.s. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 204. £120-£150 

1998 ✉ 1982 (Apr. 15) airmail envelope locally used to Fox Bay West, bearing Argentine $1,000 cancelled type II (flag at top) 

c.d.s. and with interesting enclosed letter “there is hundreds of men .. they killed a horse and eat it, and eat cats. 

They are half fed, some very ill ones in school hostel. .. I think the cold weather will see a lot off, so we want snow.” 


1999 ✉ 1982 (June 6) forces air letter to England from a family of islanders on Carcass Island, sent through the military 

system with London July 10 maritime mail machine cancellation, interesting contents “If you look above your address 

on the other side you will see that we have had some friends to visit. In fact they had been watching us from daylight 

to dark before making themselves known.” Ex Moir. Photo on page 204. £100-£120 

2000 ✉ A wide-ranging collection in an album, incl. Argentinian propaganda items, occupation period philatelic (4) and 

commercial covers (2, with Argentinian adhesives cancelled type II (flag at top) c.d.s.), telegram receipt strip of three, 

incoming mail (4, also two with special Argentine “RETOUR A L’EXPEDITEUR” cachet), Argentine forces personal 

incoming covers (2) and postcard, “trench mail” items (3) from Argentine citizens and Encotel servicio extraordinario 

reply, U.K. forces mail with maritime cancellations (6, four post-conflict) and from F.P.O. 141 (post-conflict), Penguin 

News” no. 20, (May 6, enclosure dated May 1) cover to a C.P.O. on H.M.S. Sheffield returned to sender with 

handstruck cachets and ms. annotations, post-conflict cachets on covers from H.M.S. Active, Antrim (2), Brilliant (2), 

Cardiff, Endurance, Glamorgan, Herald (2), Invincible (3), Plymouth, Rhyl, S.S. Uganda, mercantile vessels, ranges of 

photos, etc. Ex Moir. £250-£300 

Later Covers 

2001 ✉ An interesting selection of ten covers incl. 1937 registered with Whale and Penguin ½d. to 2½d., Coronation set 

on cover returned from New Zealand with a range of cachets, 1944 1d., 1958 mixed reign 2½d and 1959 printed 

matter ½d. (twice redirected) rate covers to England, etc. £120-£140 

2002 ✉ A collection of incoming mail from 1938 onward, mainly commercial incl. items from Argentina, Ascension, Brazil, 

Canada, France, Italy, U.S.A., two missent, some paquebot, Declaración Conjunta datestamps, also a range of 

sixteen GB airletters from 1965 to 1977 addressed to Fox Bay. (126) Ex Moir. £120-£140 

2003 ✉ O.H.M.S. and Post Office covers, 1946 to 1983, a mainly used selection, three with “FALKLAND ISLANDS/ 

OFFICIAL/PAID” (one with handstamp deleted on 1951 local cover and charged “T(ms.)2d.” (T.2 early strike), also 

1962 Fox Bay to Stanley with FB.3 c.d.s, etc. (18 items) Ex Moir. £110-£130 

2004 ✉ 1957 envelope to Newcastle upon Tyne from a marine on board H.M.S. “Protector”, bearing Dependencies Trans- 

Antarctic Expedition 1d. corner plate block of six, posted but unaccepted at Port Stanley Dec. 17 with stamps crossed 

through by blue pencil and with large type T.2 “T” due marking at left. Photo on page 204. £70-£90 

2005 ✉ 1967 (Nov. 17) envelope to Kent, underfranked by slightly stained ½d. with large type T.2 “T”(ms.)“6d” due marking 

(replaced the following year by “T” in hexagon) and G.B. 6d. due cancelled Sevenoaks Jan. 3. Photo on page 204. 

£70-£90 

2006 ✉ H.M.S. Endurance cachet, 1969 (Dec. 24) and 1970 (Jan. 12) two covers, the first sent from South Georgia on last 

day of use of unnamed cachet, the second with new cachet sent from Stanley, both franked G.B. 5d., carried by 

military bag and with London Jan. 23 maritime mail machine cancellation, also (Jan. 11) G.B. registered envelope with 

ship’s and officers’ cachets, cancelled London same day maritime mail handstamps, all to Hampshire. (3) 

£100-£120 

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2007 ✉ A mixed selection of mainly covers in one album, with instructional cachets incl. unframed “ADDRESSEE 

UNKNOWN/RETURN TO SENDER”, “MISSENT TO/FALKLAND ISLANDS” type M.2 and scarce M.3a (on piece), two 

1972 Falkland Is. Co. Ltd. covers (both cachets) permitted stampless due to surrender of their stamp stocks to the 

P.O., Red Cross privilege mail covers (5) from 1972, private and commercial cachets, 1986 F.I.G.A.S. with 10p. label, 

telegram envelopes and forms, and a range of franked mail. (57 items) Ex Moir. £150-£200 

2008 ✉ Departmental Cachets, an extensive collection in three albums, with Government House and a comprehensive range 

of other types, all on stampless official covers variously addressed, dating from 1970 (2), 1971, 1973-82 (37) and 

1983-2005 (145), some with enclosures. (185) Ex Moir. £110-£130 

2009 ✉ Military cachets and datestamps, a collection from 1982 to 2003 in one album on stampless covers mainly 

locally addressed, incl. Command Secretary, unit and commander cachets, datestamps incl. F.P.O. 10 (Dec. 84 at 

Mill Hill), 40 machine (3, scarce), 141, 157, 166, K.E.VII Hospital, 252, 655, 666, 941, scarce London N.W. 7 (used 

for mail from the Falklands to Northern Ireland), some R.A.F., Naval items , some incoming (incl. to Gen. P.E. de la C. 

de la Billiere), three earlier with N.P. 8901 cachets, etc. (80 items) Ex Moir. £200-£250 

General Collections 

2010 A mint collection on leaves with 1878-79 4d., 1891-1902 to 1s. (2), 1898 2s.6d., 5s., 1904-12 to 3s. (2), 5s., 1912- 

20 to £1, 1921-29, 1929-36 sets, very mixed condition, several of the higher values with faults, but still a valuable 

lot. £600-£700 

2011 A mint and used collection in an album, incl. 1904-12 3s. green mint, 1912-20 ½d. to £1 mint, 1921-28 ½d. to 3s. 

mint, 1929-36 Whale and Penguin to 10s. mint, 1938-50 to £1 mint, etc., varied condition. (approx. 327). 

£600-£700 

2012 The balance of the Geoffrey Moir collection in binders, files, packets, on leaves and loose with souvenir strikes of red 

and black Franks, 1878 6d, mint pair and used, forgeries and fakes incl. Q.V. 1s. (3) and South Georgia provisional, 

stamp-sized photographic reproductions of Roberts’ essays for 1933 Centenary issue (11 values to £1 without 6d.), 

covers, souvenir postcards of 1903 Belgian and 1904 Scottish Antarctic expeditions, documents, photographs etc., 

varied condition. £400-£500 

2013 A mint or used collection in a stockbook with 1878-79 6d., 1s. used, 1891-1902 issues with a good range of shades 

to 1s. (2), 1898 2s.6d (re-gummed)., 5s., 1904-12 to 5s. (creased), 1912-20 values to 5s. maroon, 10s., 1933 

values to 2s.6d., 1938-50, 1948 Wedding, 1952 sets mint, later issues to 1986 etc., varied condition. £400-£450 

2014 A comprehensive mint collection from 1935 to 2005 in three albums with some minor staining on earlier issues, later 

mainly fine and unmounted, also three additional volumes of first day covers from 1980. (100’s) £300-£400 

2015 A mint collection in an album with issues from 1935 Jubilee to 2002 Royal Visit incl. 1938-50, 1952, 1960 sets etc., 

also a selection of Dependencies with 1954 set etc., mainly fine. £200-£250 

2016 A duplicated mint and used range with Dependencies incl. 1980-84 without date sets mint (5) and used (5), with date 

used (2), also a selection of Ross Dependency incl. 1967 set mint (5) and used, etc., mainly fine. (100’s)£150-£200 

2017 A mainly used Q.V. to Q.E.II collection on leaves, incl. 1929-36 Whale and Penguin to 5/- mint, 1938-50 ½d. to £1, 

etc., fair to fine. (164). £120-£150 

2018 Literature: An interesting accumulation of literature related to the islands with philatelic books incl. The 1891 

Provisional (Barton), The Black and Red Postal Franks (Barnes), an extensive range of Upland Goose from 1970 to 

recent, also non philatelic items incl. 1924 British Empire Exhibition Guide to the Exhibits at the Falkland Islands Court, 

maps, etc. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2019 L - The Falkland Islands by V.F. Boyson (Clarendon Press, 1924), First edition, 414pp with folding map, some cover 

marks but a good example of this scarce standard work. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2020 L - The South Sandwich Islands (Discovery Reports, Vol. III, pp. 133-98, etc.) by S. Kemp and A.L. Nelson (1931) with 

Report on Rock Specimens by G.W. Tyrell, plates and enclosed map, bound in navy, good condition and very scarce. 

Ex Moir £70-£90 

2021 Maps, 1936 and 1950, two maps (425 x 232mm.) specially prepared for the Falkland Islands Co. by Edward Stanford. 

Ltd., depicting settlements and farm boundaries, some creasing and soiling. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

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Postal Stationery 

2022 ✉ 1883-91 1½d., 1½d.+1½d., 1893-1902 1d., 1d.+1d., 1938 1d. postal cards and reply cards, 1913 1d. letter card, 

mainly fine unused. (5). SH P1-P5, L1. £60-£80 

2023 ✉ 1884-91 1½d. card used 1907 (Dec. 18) to Würzburg with F.4D c.d.s.’s, 1893 1d. card, five examples used between 

1894 and 1899, one to former Governor, Sir Roger Goldsworthy in London, the others to Germany, 1d.+1d. reply 

card used 1899 to Lyon (creased corner, reply half unused), variously cancelled. (7). Ex Moir. £70-£90 

2024 ✉ 1894 (May 15) 1d. carmine postal card, used with cork cancellation (2/94) and F.2 c.d.s to Manchester, Montevideo 

May 23 transit, carried on the “Denderah” which left Stanley for Tilbury on May 19 but apparently transferred between 

ships. SH P3. Photo on page 205. £80-£100 

2025 ✉ 1896, 1898 (2) three 1d. cards, comprising 1896 (June 8) to Kiel on the “Memphis” and “Orcana”, 1898 (Apr. 30) to 

Belfast on the “Neko”, and (Nov. 24) from Hugo Schlottfeldt to Berlin on the “Heredot”. £60-£80 

2026 ✉ 1899 1d., 1913-32 1d. types I, II and III (2, on cream laid and ivory laid paper respectively), 1917 1d. (overprinted 

“SPECIMEN”), and 1938 1d. envelopes, mainly fine unused. (7). SH E1, E2a-c, E3sp., E4. £180-£200 

2027 ✉ 1899 1d. envelope used with added 1891-1902 1s. registered to Vienna, cancelled two fine strikes of F.4A June 25 

1900 (earliest recorded date of use) with “(crown)/REGISTERED” and additional datestamp, carried on the “Orellana” 

and backstamped Aug. 27 arrival, part of address retouched. Ex Moir. Photo on page 205. £100-£120 

2028 ✉ 1899 1d. envelope commercially used on Nov. 8 1906 with added 1891-1902 2½d. and 1904-12 ½d. (torn) for 

registered rate to Ogg Bros. in Glasgow with “(crown”/REGISTERED” below, the cover torn by rough opening, 

carried on the “Oronsa” with Dec. 4 London transit backstamp, also French p.p.c. depicting the “Oronsa” (or its 

sister ship “Ortega”). Ex Moir. Photo on page 205. £100-£120 

2029 ✉ 1899 1d. envelope used 1907 (Dec. 28) to E.A. Holmested at Bedford and 1913 (June 7) to Croydon, 1913 1d., 

type I, used 1913 (July 21) to Montreal,1917 1d. used (date unclear) to Huddersfield with added 1d. strip to pay 

registration, 1938 1d. (roughly opened) used 1939 (July 17) to Manchester. (5 items) Ex Moir. £140-£160 

2030 ✉ 1899 1d. envelope used 1900 (May 17) to Dresden with printed address label, cancelled by neat F.1 v.3 with large 

“OC”, carried on the “Modestia”. Photo on page 205. £150-£180 

2031 ✉ 1900 (Dec. 27) 1d. carmine postal card, most unusually used with type F.4A (code C sideways) c.d.s. to a 

P.O.W. on Saint Helena, addressed “Womberg/prisoner of war/Island. Ste Helena/British. Possessions” with 

message conveying greetings for the new year with hopes for a speedy liberation, and fine Broad Bottom 

camp violet double ring censor’s mark. R.P.S. certificate (2001). Very rare. Photo on page 205. 

£1,500-£1,800 

2032 ✉ 1913 1d. letter card, uncancelled but locally used to Midshipman D.L. Gordon on board H.M.S. “Dauntless”, 

probably during the cruiser’s visit in December 1931, with an invitation to “Come ashore & sit by the fire”, slight 

toning, also an unused example and a photograph depicting the vessel’s 1931-32 journey. Ex Moir. £150-£200 

2033 ✉ 1913 2d. and 1946 4d., size H second printing, registered envelopes, fine unused. SH R1, R3b. £100-£120 

2034 ✉ 1938 4d. registered envelopes, sizes G and H, fine unused. SH R2, cat. £550. Ex Moir. £150-£180 

2035 ✉ 1938 4d. registered envelope, size H, three examples, one used locally 1942 (Dec. 22) with added Centenary ½d. to 

4d., another 1948 (June 5) to Kent with added F.I.D. Victory 1d. (3) and 3d. (3, one damaged), the third 1950 (Jan. 

26) to Norfolk with added 2d. (2), virtually complete red wax seal and G.P.O. resealing label affixed at Southampton, 

the two last with Customs & Excise handstamp (2 different). Ex Moir. £140-£160 

2036 ✉ 1938 4d. registered envelope, size H, commercially used 1943 (Feb. 11) without added adhesives to Pretoria, 

censored with P.C.90 “OPENED BY/EXAMINER 5246” resealing label, Montevideo Feb. 27 transit and July 3 arrival. 


2037 ✉ 1938 1d. envelope commercially used 1941 (oct. 20) with added 1938-50 ½d., 1d. (creased) to Miss Henniker-Heaton 

c/o the British Embassy in Washington, Montevideo Oct. 26 machine transit on reverse. Ex Moir. Photo on page 205. 

£80-£100 

2038 ✉ 1938 1d. envelope commercially used 1942 (May 17) with added 1938-50 2d. from Estate Louis Williams (cachet at 

top left) to Buenos Aires with May 24 machine arrival on reverse. Ex Moir. Photo on page 206. £80-£100 

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2039 ✉ 1946 (Dec. 6) Army air letter form W.3077 locally overprinted “FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES” in small 

type, bearing Dependencies 1946 9d. pair cancelled by Graham Land Base D notch-cut c.d.s.’s and used from Hope 

Bay to London with Port Stanley Feb. 6 (two months after first postmark) transit backstamp. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 206. £200-£250 

2040 ✉ 1947 (Mar. 24) Army air letter form W.3077 locally overprinted “FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES” in large 

type, bearing 1938-50 9d. and used to London with interesting contents. Ex Moir. Photo on page 206. £200-£250 

2041 ✉ Air Letters, a collection in an album, unused and used with Army form W.3077 used (8, five with 1938-50 issue 

frankings) incl. 1949 (Feb. 20 from a scientist on board the “John Biscoe” franked 3d. (2) with added G.B. 2½d., 

cancelled Post Office Maritime Mail, and four flown on 1952 first overseas airmail (one cancelled Fox Bay Mar. 3), later 

with provisionals, etc., mainly good to fine. (143). Ex Moir. £150-£200 

2042 ▲ S An unused selection incl. 1893 1d. card, 1d.+1d. reply card, 1899 1d. envelope, 1913 1d. envelope, 1d. letter card 

and 2d. registered envelope, 1917 1d. envelope, 1938 1d. letter card and 1d. card, all overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1939 

4d. registered envelope size H (2, one addressed but unsent), good to fine. (19) Ex Moir. £280-£300 

Formula Registered Envelopes 

2043 ✉ 1905 (Aug. 15) B.3 to Germany bearing 1904-12 1s., (F.4 c.d.s. indistinct) carried on the “Oropesa” (photograph of 

vessel included) and with “(crown)/REGISTERED”, London transit and Sept. 12 arrival backstamp. Earliest known 

date of use. Ex Moir. Photo on page 206. £300-£350 

2044 ✉ 1911 (Sept. 29) B.3 to England bearing 1891-1902 9d., 1904-12 ½d., 1d., 2d., 2½d. and 1s., carried on the “Oravia” 

with type 1 registration label and London Oct. 28 transit, the address excised. Ex Moir. Photo on page 206. 

£150-£200 

2045 ✉ 1912 (Jan. 18) B.3 to Germany, bearing 1904-12 ½d., 1d. (2) and 2d., carried on the “Oravia” (p.p.c. of vessel 

included), cancelled F.4E with type 1 registration label (late use), London Feb. 19 transit and Feb. 20 arrival 

backstamp. Ex Moir. Photo on page 206. £250-£300 

2046 ✉ 1915 (June 19) B.1(b) to Idaho, bearing 2½d. dark blue pair, London and Chicago transit datestamps. Photo on 

page 206. £200-£250 

2047 ✉ 1918 (Oct. 22) B.1(b) to Switzerland, bearing 1912-20 ½d., 1d., 2d. and 2½d., resealed by “OPENED BY/CENSOR.” 

label, transit and Jan. 13 arrival backstamps. Ex Moir. Photo on page 207. £300-£350 

2048 ✉ 1919 (Nov. 5) B.4 to U.S.A., bearing “WAR STAMP” 1d., three blocks of four, cancelled F.4F and with registration label 

amended to “67A”, backstamped transits and Dec. 4 arrival.Ex Moir. Photo on page 207. £200-£250 

2049 ✉ 1919 (Nov. 5) B.4 to Paris, bearing “WAR STAMP” ½d. strip of four and 1d. block of four, backstamped Jan. 8 arrival. 


2050 ✉ 1920 (June 20) B.1(b) to U.S.A., bearing 1912-20 ½d., 2d., 2½d. and “WAR STAMP” 1d., with London Aug. 24 

transit and Toledo Sept. 7 arrival. Ex Moir. Photo on page 207. £250-£300 

2051 ✉ 1928 (Mar. 2) C.9 (size G) envelope to Buenos Aires, franked 6d. cancelled Port Stanley c.d.s. (PS.1A) and with fine 

large part impression of scarce Post Office crown seal in red wax (Heijtz PS.05), backstamped Apr. 9 arrivals. 

Photo on page 207. £200-£250 

2052 ✉ 1928 (Nov. 14) C.10 to Wellington, New Zealand, redirected to Ashurst, bearing 1921-28 6d., London Dec. 18 

transit and Feb. 11 arrival backstamp. Ex Moir. Photo on page 208. £120-£150 

2053 ✉ 1929 (July 9) C.10 to Cheshire, carried on the “Ballena” and locally readdressed, franked 6d. cancelled fine PS.1A; 

1941 (Apr. 3) type F.3(b) to Buenos Aires, franked 6d. cancelled PS.2A and carried on the “Fitzroy”. (2 items) 

£100-£120 

2054 ✉ 1929 (Dec. 1) D.1, to New Zealand, bearing 1929-36 6d., cancelled by Port Stanley c.d.s., few minor tone spots, 


2055 ✉ 1933 (Jan. 10) D. 8, used to England, bearing 1929-36 4d., cancelled by Port Stanley c.d.s., fine and rare. Photo on 

page 217. £200-£220 

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Formula Registered Envelopes continued 

2056 ✉ 1933 (June 7) D.4 to U.S.A. bearing Centenary 1½d., 2d. and 6d. cancelled PS.1B, the 1½d. additionally tied by 

Philadelphia July 19 purple arrival, carried on the “Lafonia” to Montevideo, with U.S. Customs handstamps and charged 

for customs service by 5c. postage due pair. Ex Moir. Photo on page 208. £200-£250 

2057 ✉ 1934 (May 24) D.2, used to England, bearing 1929-36 4d., cancelled by Port Stanley c.d.s., few small cover faults, 


2058 ✉ 1934 (July 2) D10 to Leicester, franked 1929-36 1s. black on emerald cancelled type PS.1A c.d.s., slight toning. 

Ex Marsden. Photo on page 208. £80-£100 

2059 ✉ 1935 (Jan. 2) D.9 to Liverpool, bearing 1929-36 4d. (2). Ex Moir. Photo on page 217. £100-£120 

2060 ✉ 1935 (May 7) D.9 to Scotland, bearing Silver Jubilee 4d. with f.d.i. Port Stanley c.d.s. Ex Moir. Photo on page 217. 

£100-£120 

2061 ✉ 1937 (Sept. 11) E.3 to England, bearing Coronation 1d. (5) with re-used “(crown)/REGISTERED”. Later than 

recorded use of this rare type. Ex Moir. Photo on page 217. £120-£150 

Cancellations 

2062 ❍ The Geoff Moir collection of early obliterators on Q.V. adhesives, well presented on leaves, with most types represented, 

incl. the “F.I” Ob. 1/78 and cork types from Ob. 2/78, with scarcer incl. Ob. 1/84, 2/89 on 1d. pair, 3/92 (3), 

4/92 (2), 2/93 (5), 1/94, 3/94 (2), 4/94 (5), 5/94 (4), 6/94 (5), 7/94 (3), 8/94 (5), 9/94 (5), 10/94 (3), 1/95, 2/95 (3), 

3/95, 4/95 (3), 5/95 (2), etc. with a few unidentified, the adhesives include 1878-79 4d. (2), 6d. (7), 1s. (10), 1882 

1d., 4d. (3), 1885-91 1d. (11, two wmk. sideways to right), 4d. (8, incl. wmk. sideways to left and reversed, and four 

wmk. sideways to right), 1889-91 1d., 4d. (7), 1891-1902 to 6d. (6), 1s. with a number of scarcer shades incl. 2½d. 

Prussian blue (2), strikes and condition mainly good to fine. (130 items) £1,200-£1,500 

2063 ▲ 1878-79 no watermark 1d., three examples on small piece with 2/78 (late stage) cork cancellations, faults but scarce 

usage. Photo on page 217. £100-£120 

2064 ✉ 1888 (May 16) 1½d. stationery card commercially used to Germany, with good strike of Ob. 1/88 “diamond” cork 

cancellation, with F.1 despatch and Leipzig June 25 arrival, slight creasing. Ex Moir. Photo on page 217.£100-£120 

2065 ✉ 1892 (Aug. 5) 1½d. stationery card commercially used to London, with fine strike of late stage scarce Ob. 2/92 

“broken segment” cork cancellation, carried on the “Neko” and “Galicia”, with red square framed London arrival of 

Oct. 3 alongside and slightly indistinct despatch datestamp below. Ex Moir. Photo on page 217. £120-£150 

2066 ✉ 1893 1d. reply card outward half used to Munich, cancelled by first type c.d.s. showing “19OC” (large “OC”) for “1900” 

SH F.1 v3 with additional strike at lower left. Ex Moir. Photo on page 217. £140-£160 

2067 ❍ 1894 4d. brownish black, watermark reversed, used with a fine strike of the very scarce “metal ring” cork 

cancellation (Ob. 7/94), a trifle water stained, otherwise fine. Ex Moir. Photo on page 217. £200-£250 

2068 ❍ 1895 2d. and 9d., both with scarce wavy/straight line parcel cancellation SH PSO.2, also paquebot cover to Milton 

Keynes, bearing G.B. 15½p. with the cancellation reused, S.S. “Uganda” cachet at left and backstamped Port Stanley 

Mar. 1 1983. (3 items). Ex Moir. Photo on page 217. £150-£200 

2069 1902 1d. orange-red unused horizontal pair, each with ms. “Carcass”, one or two slightly pulled perfs., otherwise fine. 

This ms. endorsement signifies pre-payment of postage due charge by residents of outlying areas, in this case by 

Jason Hansen of Carcass Island. A supply of stamps were lodged at the Stanley Post Office to ensure delivery of 

unpaid or underpaid letters. Ex Moir. Photo on page 218. £150-£200 

2070 ❍ 1904-12 3s. deep green with neat central F.5 v1 “AP 4/13” c.d.s. in brown, fine. Photo on page 218. £80-£100 

2071 ❍ 1904-12 5s. red with part F.5 v2 c.d.s. in violet, fine and scarce. Photo on page 218. £100-£120 

2072 ❍ 1904-12 5s. red, cancelled by good strike of “POST OFFICE/(crown)/FALKLAND ISLANDS” SH PSO.5 in violet, pressed 

diagonal crease, otherwise fine. Ex Moir. Photo on page 218. £100-£120 

2073 ❍ 1904-12 5s. red, cancelled by fine central “AP 4/13” F.5 c.d.s. in brown. Ex Moir. Photo on page 218. £80-£100 

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2074 ❍ A collection of “FALKLAND/ISLANDS” c.d.s’s, Barnes types F.1 to F.6, mainly good to fine strikes on Q.V. to K.G.V 

adhesives incl. some multiples, with F.1 from 1895, “190C” variety on 1d. (3), F.2 from 1894 incl. 1878 1s., 1895 4d. 

(2), 1896 6d., F.3 on 1896 6d., F.4A on 1896 6d., F.4B on 1904 1s., F.4B on 1896 6d., F.4D on 1895-98 2d., F.4F 

on 1896 9d., F.5 in black on 1904 1s. and in brown on 1904 ½d., etc., fair to fine. (61 items) £250-£300 

Airmails 

See also lot 2218 

2075 ✉ ✈ 1944 to 1979, a collection of 31 covers and air letters, variously rated and addressed incl. 1951 to London with 

diamond annual census mark, 1952 Survey Flight, incoming printed cover and air letter (2), outward covers (2, one 

registered), some photographs, etc. Ex Moir. £120-£150 

2076 ✉ ✈ 1944 (Aug.) three “first airmail” covers to Bermuda, Bournemouth and Cape Town respectively, each with “AIR MAIL” 

etiquette type A in red and resealed by censor label type b (75mm.), the last registered at 2s.8d. rate and with label 

type 11 (“Fox Bay” deleted), the others at 2s.3d. and 3s.6d. rates. Ex Moir. £150-£170 

2077 ✉ ✈ 1944 (Aug. 18) four “T.W. Binnie” registered “first airmail” covers to Buenos Aires (bearing ½d., 1d. (both), 2d. (both), 

2½d.), Bermuda (4d., 6d. black and brown, 9d., 1s.), Cape Town (3d., 4d., 6d. black and brown, 9d., 1s.) and Devon 

(6d. black and brown, 9d., 2s.6d.), all with “AIR MAIL” type A etiquette in red and “Fox Bay” deleted type 11 

registration label, the last with type a (75mm.) censor label. Ex Moir. £120-£150 

2078 ✉ ✈ 1944 (Aug. 18) registered cover from Estate Louis Williams (cachet on reverse) to London bearing ½d., 1d. (both), 

2d. (both), 2½d., 1s. and 5s. (indigo and pale yellow-brown), a 6s.9d. rating incorrectly believed (due to local 

misconception that 1d. rate applied for initial sea journey to Montevideo) to be paying the 10g. registered airmail 

charge, and showing type 11 label (lowest recorded number “0019”) and local “AIR MAIL” etiquette (type A in red). 

Photo on page 218. £100-£120 

2079 ✉ ✈ 1948 registered envelope to England bearing 1938-50 2s.6d. slate and 5s. blue and chestnut, with locally printed 

“AIR MAIL” etiquette type B in black, few imperfections. S.G. 160, 161. Photo on page 218. £150-£200 

2080 ✉ ✈ 1949 (Nov. 15) Stanley to Fox Bay first flight cover with charming small hand illustration, franked 1d. cancelled PS.4 

machine cancellation, backstamped Fox Bay Nov. 17, also a photo of the Beaver aircraft. Ex Moir. Photo on page 

218. £80-£100 

2081 ✉ ✈ 1952 Survey Flight, rare acceptance from Graham Land (R. Thyer, leader, Base F) addressed to G.A. Young in 

Gloucestershire, bearing F.I.D. ½d., 2½d., 4d. and 9d. cancelled by one fair and one fine strike of SH F2 Base F 

(Faraday) Post Office with “4 AP” inverted date plugs, ms. receiving note May 10. Ex Moir. Photo on page 218. 

£200-£250 

2082 ✉ ✈ - Rare acceptance from South Orkneys addressed to Sussex, franked 1s.3d. cancelled type H1 “26 AP/52” c.d.s., 

with UK Air Mail etiquette at left. Ex Moir. Photo on page 218. £200-£250 

2083 ✉ ✈ - Three covers variously franked at 1s. rate with special cancellations types PS.AIR.1A, 1B and 1D respectively, 

1953and 1959 commercial covers, the latter with mixed reign franking and G.B. annual census mark. (5) £70-£90 

Maritime 

2084 ✉ 1899 cover to Leicester franked at registered 4½d. rate by Falklands ½d. and 1d. strips of three, carried on the 

“Banda” and cancelled on arrival by London “25 OC 99” registered ovals with next day arrival backstamp, clean and 

attractive. Ex Moir. Photo on page 219. £200-£250 

2085 ✉ 1906 p.p.c. of Stanley Cottage (Heyburn B-12-b) used to Lancashire, carried on the “Orissa” and franked G.B. 1d. 

cancelled on arrival by “T/LONDON/MR 3/06” thimble, also undated p.p.c. of “Rocky” Penguin Rookery (S-1-s, 

corner crease) written from an unnamed vessel mentioned having to “sail home in ballast to be properly fixed”, franked 

G.B. 1d. cancelled straight line “PAQUETE”. (2 items) Ex Moir. Photo on page 219. £120-£150 

2086 ✉ 1909 p.p.c. of Punta Arenas addressed to Belfast from Port Stanley apparently from a passenger on board the 

“Orcoma”, bearing G.B. 1d. cancelled F.4C “JA 26/09” c.d.s. with part strike alongside, the adhesive unaccepted and 

crossed by blue pencil, with due markings, Dublin & Belfast T.P.O., etc., also an unused p.p.c. of the vessel. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 219. £100-£120 

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Maritime continued 

2087 ✉ 1912 cover to Ipswich bearing 1904-12 1d. (2), 1912-20 ½d. pair, unaccepted on arrival in London with Nov. 24 datestamp, 

2d. due marking and violet framed “POSTED ON BOARD SHIP ABROAD/I.S.”. Ex Moir. Photo on page 219. 

£80-£100 

2088 ▲ 1918 piece bearing 1d. orange-vermilion, line perf., three examples tied by complete double oval “POSTED ON 

BOARD/OCT 14 1918” and straight line “R.M.S. FALKLAND”, both in violet, slight creasing. SH SC.2+3. R.P.S. 


2089 ❍ Complete strikes of double oval “H.M.C.S. “AFTERGLOW”/POSTED ON BOARD” in black (SH SC.5) on 2d . 

marginal block of four “29 May 1925” and on ½d. pair on piece “23 MAR 1926”, fine. Ex Moir. £80-£100 

2090 ✉ 1925 (Oct. 6) underpaid cover to the Cayman Islands bearing ½d. tied by fine double oval “H.M.C.S.“AFTERGLOW” 

/POSTED ON BOARD” in black (SH SC.5) with handstruck “T” and Caymans ¼d. pair, ½d and 1d. affixed as postage 

dues cancelled “T” in circle and Georgetown “DE 14/25” c.d.s., a few minor tone spots. R.P.S. certificate (1975). Ex 


2091 ✉ 1926 (Mar. 23) long O.H.M.S. (deleted) envelope to Dartmouth, bearing 1d. block of four with fine double oval “H.M.C.S. 

“AFTERGLOW”/POSTED ON BOARD” in black (SH SC.5) and tied by Dartmouth Apr. 29 c.d.s. struck when 

redirecting to London, some staining and flap missing. Ex Moir. Photo on page 219. £200-£250 

2092 ✉ 1932 envelope to Rotherham bearing unaccepted G.B. ½d. pair obliterated on arrival, with fine South Georgia SG2 

“FE 29/32” c.d.s., ms. “T/20c” and handstruck “1D/I.S.” due markings and G.B. 1d. due affixed and cancelled. Ex 


2093 ✉ 1933 Centenary 1½d. tied by unclear Port Stanley c.d.s. to “Cuttress” cover to Surrey with fine strike of straight line 

“PAQUEBOT” in violet below. Ex Neild, Earl Spencer and Shepherd. Photo on page 220. £120-£150 

2094 ✉ 1933 p.p.c. of Gentoo Penguins Nesting addressed to Worthing, bearing G.B. 1½d., 1935 cover to Essex bearing 

Falklands 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d. (2), both items cancelled on arrival in Chile by Magallanes datestamps, also an 

unused p.p.c. of the “Reina del Pacifico”. (3 items) Ex Moir. £70-£90 

2095 ✉ 1934 “Cuttress” envelope to Surrey franked 1929-36 1d. cancelled Port Stanley “24 SP/34”, with straight line 

“PAQUEBOT” and double oval “FALKLAND ISLANDS GOVERNMENT/(crown)/SHIP “DISCOVERY”” cachet, both in 

violet. Ex Moir. Photo on page 220. £180-£200 

2096 ✉ 1935-55, five covers, incl. 1935 “Cuttress” cover to Stanley with straight line “PAQUEBOT” and M.V. La Paz cachet, 

bearing G.B. 1935 Silver Jubilee ½d. cancelled on arrival, 1937 “Smye” cover bearing Falklands 1937 Coronation set 

with Southampton Paquebot c.d.s.’s and R.M.S. “Almanzora” double oval datestamp (also unused p.p.c. of the 

vessel), 1948 to Tønsberg per the “Saluta” bearing F.I.D. 1d., 2d. with Liverpool Paquebot machine cancellation. 

Ex Moir. £80-£100 

Fox Bay Post Office 

2097 ▲ A superb, virtually complete WF.2 c.d.s on 1d. stationery card cut-out. Ex Neild and Moir. Photo on page 220. 

£150-£200 

2098 ▲ 1926(?) large part front from stampless O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to P/Sgt. J. Norris at Stanley with very fine strike 

of FB.1 c.d.s. with “6” for “26” (?) abbreviation of year date, some creasing. Unlisted by Heijtz. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 220. £100-£120 

2099 ✉ 1926 (Aug. 18) cover addressed to Howard Clement at Roy Cove, bearing 1/d., 1d., 2d., 2½d. on yellow and 6d., 

each cancelled by superb F.B1 c.d.s., horizontal cover fold below address, most attractive. Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 220. £70-£90 

2100 ✉ 1927-52, selection of nine covers variously addressed, a few commercial, and incl. 1927 (Aug. 2) registered to Stanley 

with ½d. strip of three and 2½d. on yellow, 1936 (Dec. 7) to London with Centenary ½d. and 1d., 1939 and 1940 to 

London at 1d. rate, etc. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2101 ✉ 1930-36, six covers bearing Whale and Penguin issues, comprising 1930 (Sept. 30), (Dec. 20) and 1931 (Jan. 1 ) 

registered to Dr. White-Cooper or Miss Ard-Binnie in Dartmouth, values to 6d. and registration label type 7, 1936 to 

Surrey with ½d. (2), 1937 (May 12) to Maidstone with 6d. block, and 1939 (Apr. 4) registered to London with ½d. to 

1s. and FB3 label. Ex Moir. £120-£150 

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2102 ✉ 1932 (Aug. 22) underpaid cover to St. Lucia bearing ½d. cancelled by fine strike of FB.1 c.d.s. with year date 

abbreviated to “2” (v1) with additional strike at lower left and St. Lucia 1d. and 2d. postage dues cancelled Castries 

Oct. 20. Photo on page 220. £150-£180 

2103 ✉ 1933, 1936, four covers bearing Centenary issues, comprising 1933 (Aug. 12) with ½d. and 1d. pair to Buenos Aires, 

unusually accepted without defacement by the Argentinians with Montevideo and Buenos Aires machines markings 

on reverse, (Dec. 11) to Cheshire with ½d. and 1d., 1936 (Apr. 15), two to the Isle of Wight bearing ½d. with 1d. and 

1½d. with 2d., respectively. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2104 ✉ 1933 (Oct. 27) red commercial envelope to Lennards of Bristol, franked 1929-36 1d. tied by fine FB.1 c.d.s., the cover 

opened out for display. Photo on page 220. £100-£120 

2105 ✉ 1974 to 1991, a collection of approx. 120 covers, cards, aerogrammes, etc. in an album, with datestamps incl. 

commemorative and f.d.i., some with postage dues, also booklets, etc., mainly fine. £100-£120 

2106 ❍ A selection of strikes on adhesives, some on pieces, incl. WF.2 part strikes on 1891-1902 1d. (3 shades), 2d.and 

2½d., later FB.1 and FB.2 with the latter f.d.i. on 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d., 4d. on large piece, also 1941 2d. block, 

etc., fair to fine. Ex Moir. (24 items) £140-£160 

New Island Post Office 

2107 ▲ 1904-12 1d. vermilion tied to piece by complete strike of rare double ring “FALKLAND/ISLANDS” F.4A with ms. 

“New Is/20.9.09” (SH N.1), cut from p.p.c. and carried to Stanley on the “Semla”. Ex Moir. Photo on page 220. 

£400-£500 

2108 ✉ 1915 (Nov. 22) registered “Wilson” cover to Birmingham bearing 1912-20 ½d., 1d., 2d. and 2½d., each cancelled 

by very fine strike of N.2 c.d.s. with registration label below, carried on the “Columbus” and “Orita”, transit and arrival 

backstamps, some damage at right but the envelope still containing original registered postal packet receipt with fair 

additional datestamp. Ex Moir. Photo on page 220. £250-£300 

2109 ❍ A collection of type N.2 strikes, on 1904-12 ½d. (2), 1d. (8, four on small pieces), 2d., 1912-20 ½d., 1d. (8) and 2½d., 

strikes and condition mainly good to fine. (22 items) £400-£500 

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land 

2110 S 1944-45 overprint ½d. to 9d.perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B9), 2d. damaged corner, otherwise mainly fine 

with gum. S.G. A1s-7s. £70-£90 

2111 ▲ 1946 (Dec. 5) airmail front bearing Thick Map 1d., 2d., 1s. (2) cancelled E1 in violet, from Stonington Island Base E 

to New Zealand, redirected from Christchurch to Wellington, and with local “AIR MAIL” etiquette. £50-£70 

2112 ✉ 1947 to 1954, a selection of eleven covers variously franked by Map issues, incl. 1947 (Apr. 12) from Base D (Hope 

Bay) to Stanley bearing 9d., the others to England with four registered, Base F (Argentine Islands) 1954 (Dec. 14) 

bearing 2d., 2½d. and 1s., etc. Ex Moir. £120-£140 

2113 ✉ 1947, two covers from Hope Bay to Stanley, the first (Jan. 22) from Capt. Roberts franked Victory 3d., cover tear at 

top, the second (Apr. 12) with Thick Map 1d., both cancelled D1. £100-£120 

2114 ✉ 1947 (Apr. 11) envelope to James Wordie at Port Stanley, franked ½d. (2) cancelled by fine strikes of Hope Bay Base 

D D1 notch-cut c.d.s. and with Apr. 19 arrival backstamp. James Wordie, veteran of Shackleton’s epic 1914 

expedition, was one of the advisory committee of three appointed to oversee Operation Tabarin and subsequently 

visited the bases in the summer of 1946-47. Photo on page 221. £150-£180 

2115 ✉ Two covers from Port Lockroy, the first 1949 (Mar. 22) envelope to Stanley bearing Thin Map marginal ½d cancelled 

fine A3 c.d.s., the second 1962 (16) from the last post, bearing 1d., 2d., at weighty 3oz rate, cancelled fine A4 and 

addressed to Charles Hall, Treasurer for F.I.D.S., at Stanley. £60-£80 

2116 ✉ ✈ 1950 (Jan. 24) envelope to Middlesex from J.H. Chaplin, Base Leader at Port Lockroy, after re-opening of Base A, 

franked by Falklands 1s.3d. at airmail rate (unknowingly outdated), cancelled fine A2. £60-£80 

2117 ✉ ✈ 1950 (Mar. 18) envelope to Middlesex from J.H. Chaplin, Base Leader at Port Lockroy, after re-opening of Base A, 

franked by Dependencies Thin Map 2½d. at surface mail rate, cancelled fine A2. £50-£70 

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2118 ✉ ✈ 1950 (Dec. 29) envelope registered to Middlesex from J.H. Chaplin, Base Leader at Port Lockroy, franked by 

Dependencies Thin Map ½d. and 2½d. marginal pair at surface mail 5½d. registered rate, cancelled A2 and 

showing “(crown)/REGISTERED” marking. Photo on page 221. £70-£90 

2119 ✉ 1959 (Mar. 25) air letter to London written by K. Kenyon at Base W with an interesting letter, franked by 6d. cancelled 

by superb Base W Loubet Coast W2 c.d.s. Photo on page 221. £70-£90 

South Georgia 

2120 ▲ 1891-1902 1s. on piece with “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below, tied by “FE 12/12” SG1 c.d.s. with additional 

strike and registration label at left. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 221. £100-£120 

2121 ▲ 1904-12 ½d. with “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below, tied to small piece by F4d “MY 23/10” c.d.s. (correct 

period of usage). R.P.S. certificate (1994). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 221. £180-£200 

2122 ❍ - ½d. (9, three cancelled in brown), 1d. (6) and 2d. (5) shades, some on piece, strikes and condition fair to fine. (20). 

S.G. Z14-16. Ex Moir. £120-£140 

2123 ▲ - 1d. tied to piece by Falkland Islands F.4D c.d.s. (date unclear) with small “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) alongside, 

the adhesive a trifle oxidised. Ex Moir. Photo on page 221. £120-£150 

2124 ❍ - 1d. vermilion with small “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) struck diagonally (inverted), cancelled SG1 c.d.s., fine. 

Ex. “Stanley” and Moir. Photo on page 221. £60-£80 

2125 ❍ - 2d. reddish purple, lightly cancelled SG1, fine. S.G. Z16b, cat. £325. B.P.A. certificate (1971). Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 221. £100-£120 

2126 ▲ - 2d. reddish purple, tied to small piece by fine “JU 7/13” SG1 c.d.s. R.P.S. certificate (1999). S.G. Z16b, cat. £325. 


2127 ▲ - 2d. purple with “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below, tied to small piece by SG1 c.d.s. (date unclear). R.P.S. 

certificate (1979). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 221. £70-£90 

2128 ❍ - 2½d. ultramarine with small “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) struck diagonally, cancelled SG1 “DE 3/11” c.d.s., fine. 

Ex. “Stanley” and Moir. Photo on page 221. £70-£90 

2129 ▲ - 2½d. deep blue, tied to small piece by fine “DE 13/12” SG1 c.d.s. R.P.S. certificate (1966). S.G. Z17b, cat. £200. 


2130 ▲ - 1s. brown on piece with small “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) struck upright across margin at right, cancelled SG1 

“AU15/10” c.d.s., fine. Ex. “Stanley” and Moir. Photo on page 221. £80-£100 

2131 ▲ - 3s. left marginal with “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below and at left, tied to small piece by F4d “MY 23/10” c.d.s. 

(correct period of usage). R.P.S. certificate (1994). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 221. £220-£250 

2132 ❍ - 3s. green, cancelled fine central “JY 26/11” SG1 c.d.s., slight corner creasing, otherwise fine. S.G. Z20, cat. £325. 


2133 ▲ - 5s. right marginal with “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below, tied to small piece by F4d “MY 23/10” c.d.s. (correct 

period of usage). R.P.S. certificate (1994). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 221. £240-£260 

2134 ✉ 1910 (Jan. 31) p.p.c (Buenos Aires Zoological Gardens) to Norway bearing 1904-12 1d. cancelled by F.4D 

c.d.s. with “JY” for “JA” and fine strike of large “SOUTH GEORGIA” imprint SGU1) alongside. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 222. £2,000-£2,500 

2135 ✉ 1910 (May 23) cover to Vera Packe on the Falklands, bearing corner marginal 1891-1902 1s. with “South 

Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below (doubled) and at right, tied by type F4d c.d.s. during correct period of usage 

prior to the arrival of the SG1 datestamp, backstamped F5 arrival. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 222. 

£800-£1,000 

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South Georgia: The “Paid At/SOUTH GEORGIA” Provisional Handstamp 

2136 ✉ 1911 (Nov. 9) envelope to Norway from J.W. Olsen, redirected to Denmark, showing rare provisional 

handstamp “Paid At/SOUTH GEORGIA” with “2½” value inserted by ms. and initialled “E.B.B.” by the 

Postmaster, Edward Binnie, overstruck by South Georgia c.d.s., with sender’s note on reverse, backstamped 

Moss Dec. 17 and Aarhus Dec. 21 arrival. A fine example of the rarest of the South Georgia provisional handstamps 

used from Oct. 1911 to Feb. 1912 after the post office had run out of 1d. and 2½d. stamps. Ex Moir. 

Photo on page 222. £2,000-£2,500 

2137 ✉ 1912 (Jan. 2) envelope to Norway from Emil Andersen in New Fortuna Bay, showing “Paid At/SOUTH 

GEORGIA” with “2½” value inserted by ms and initialled “E.B.B.” by Edward Binnie, overstruck by South 

Georgia c.d.s., backstamped Larvik arrival of Feb. 9, interesting pencil notes and sender’s address on reverse. 

Heijtz certificate (1992). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 222. £2,000-£2,500 

2138 ✉ 1912 (Feb. 13) registered “Lawson” cover to Liverpool franked 1891-1902 9d. cancelled South Georgia SG1 c.d.s.’s 

(type SG1) with small “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below, cover folds well clear of adhesive. Photo on page 223. 

£500-£600 

2139 ✉ 1912 (Feb. 13) “Lawson” cover to Liverpool franked 1904-12 1d. (2) cancelled SG1 c.d.s.’s and both with small “South 

Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below. Ex Moir. Photo on page 223. £300-£400 

2140 ✉ 1912 (Feb. 14) “Lawson” cover to Liverpool franked 1904-12 2d. with small “South Georgia” imprint (SGU2) below 

and cancelled SG1 datestamp with additional c.d.s. alongside. Ex Moir. Photo on page 223. £300-£400 

2141 ❍ 1912-20 ½d. (4), 1d. (5), 2d. (3, one on piece with “WAR STAMP” 1d.), 2½d. (2), 6d., 1s., 5s. red (central SG1 “MR 

19/13”), 1918-20 “WAR STAMP” 1d. pair, cancelled SG1 or SG2, mainly good to fine. (20). Ex Moir. Photo on 

page 222. £180-£200 

2142 ▲ - 3s. slate-green and 5s. reddish maroon, tied to piece by fine single “JA 19/20” SG2 c.d.s. R.P.S. certificate (1966). 

S.G. Z28, Z29a, cat. £550. R.P.S. certificate (1998). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 222. £180-£200 

2143 ▲ - 10s., tied to small piece by “4 FE/26” SG2 c.d.s. S.G. Z30, cat.£425. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 222. 

£120-£150 

2144 ❍ - £1 black on red, fine part SG1 at lower right. S.G. Z31, cat. £650. Ex Moir. Photo on page 222. £200-£250 

2145 ✉ 1913 (Apr. 23) cover to Copenhagen, franked ½d., 2d. cancelled slightly indistinct SG1 c.d.s., note on flap identifies 

sender as being on board the S.S. “Saima” at Leith Harbour, slight cover damage at lower left corner but scarce. 


2146 ✉ 1913 (Aug. 29) large part formula registered envelope to Stanley, bearing, on the reverse, 1904-12 3s., 1912-20 ½d., 

1d., 2½d., 6d. and 5s., tied by individual strikes of SG1 c.d.s. Photo on page 223. £250-£300 

2147 ✉ 1913 (Sept. 15) outward half of 1893-97 1d.+1d. reply card locally addressed, bearing 1904-12 ½d, 1d., 2d., 1912- 

20 ½d., 1d., 2d., with nine strikes of SG1 c.d.s., some faint stains but an attractive mixed reign franking. Photo on 

page 223. £100-£120 

2148 ✉ 1919 to 1970, a selection of seventeen covers and cards, variously addressed with a range of rates incl. 1919 

postcard to U.S.A. with 1d., 1928 registered to Bristol with ½d., 1d. and 2½d., 1930 2½d. rate to Switzerland, 1d. 

to Cardiff, 1937 registered to Dorset with 4d., 1938 stampless O.H.M.S.envelope to London, etc. Ex Moir. 

£250-£300 

2149 ❍ 1921-28 ½d. (4), 1d. (4, incl. a pair), 2d. (2, one on piece with ½d.), 2½d. blue (2), 2½d. on yellow, 6d. and 1s. 

(together on piece), 3s. (date unclear, apparently the Madame Joseph fake), mainly good to fine. (17). Ex Moir. 

£100-£120 

2150 ✉ 1922 (Dec.) late use of 1893 1d. stationery card commercially used with added 1d., cancelled good SG1 c.d.s., with 

illustration “THE YOUNGEST TYPIST IN THE WORLD IN THE WORLD” pasted to “picture” side, some creasing. Ex 


2151 ✉ 1926-50, selection of nine commercial covers to Norway, with a range of adhesives incl. 1926 double rate franked 

2d. (2), 1929 with ½d. strip of five, 1936 with Silver Jubilee 2½d., 1937 with Whale and Penguin 2½d., etc. 

Ex Moir. £150-£200 

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2152 ✉ 1926 (Dec. 10) registered cover to New York, bearing 1912-20 10s. cancelled fine SG2 c.d.s., backstamped Buenos 

Aires Dec. 20 transit and Jan. 17 arrival datestamps, a few trivial stains. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 223. 

£200-£250 

2153 ✉ 1926 (Dec. 10) registered cover to New York, bearing 1912-20 £1 cancelled fine SG2 c.d.s., backstamped Buenos 

Aires Dec. 20 transit and Jan. 17 arrival datestamps, a few trivial stains clear of adhesive. Ex Shepherd. Photo on 

page 223. £350-£400 

South Georgia: The 1928 Provisional Surcharge 

2154 ★ 2½d. on 2d., very lightly hinged with upper margin, fine. S.G. 115, cat. £950. R.P.S. certificate (1991). Photo on 

page 224. £350-£400 

2155 ★ 2½d. on 2d. mint, fine. S.G. 115. B.P.A. certificate (1948). Ex Moir. Photo on page 224. £300-£350 

2156 ★ 2½d. on 2d. mint, minor stain on gum, otherwise fine. S.G. 115. B.P.A. certificate (1945). Photo on page 224. 

£200-£250 

2157 ✉ 2½d. on 2d. upper right corner marginal block of four with central “19 FE/28” c.d.s. on official envelope 

(albino embossed arms on flap) addressed to Assistant Magistrate, A.G. Nelson-Jones at his home in Wales, 

horizontal cover fold and the block lifted and repositioned since issue of R.P.S. certificate (1970), otherwise 

mainly fine and rare. Photo on page 224. £2,500-£3,000 

2158 ▲ 2½d. on 2d. horizontal pair, tied to piece by “FE 19/28” type SG2 c.d.s. R.P.S. certificate (1979). Ex Shepherd. 

Photo on page 224. £800-£1,000 

2159 ▲ 2½d. on 2d., used with 1921-28 ½d. and 1d. on large piece from 1929 (Feb. 14) registered cover with label at left. 

S.G. 115, 73a, 74a. B.P.A. certificate (1995). Ex Moir. Photo on page 224. £400-£500 

2160 ✉ 1928 (Nov. 15) O.H.M.S. envelope to Dudley, England, franked ½d. pair and two singles cancelled SG2 code C c.d.s.’s, 

horizontal fold clear of adhesives. Photo on page 233. £120-£150 

2161 ▲ 1929-36 ½d. to 5s. less 4d., each cancelled SG1 on small piece with inverted year plug “03” for “30” (visible on ½d., 

2½d., 1s. and 5s.), odd faint staining and nibbled perfs., otherwise mainly fine. (8). S.G. Z43-46, Z48-5. 

Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2162 ✉ 1929 (Mar. 18) cover to Kent franked by 1921-28 2½d. Prussian blue tied by fine SG2 c.d.s. R.P.S. certificate (1978). 


2163 ✉ 1932 (Jan. 9) locally addressed envelope bearing 1929-36 ½d. and 2½d. (marginal) blocks of four, both with fine 

central SG2 c.d.s. with year date abbreviated to “2” (v1), scarce. Photo on page 233. £300-£350 

2164 ✉ 1932 (Jan. 9) registered cover to Cardiff franked by marginal 1929-36 6d. cancelled by fine SG2 c.d.s.’ showing rare 

“2” for “32” variety with additional strike and label at left. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 233. £250-£300 

2165 ✉ 1932 (June 11) commercially used O.H.M.S. envelope franked 4d. by eight 1929-36 ½d. in strips of three (2), pair 

and singles (2) cancelled by four fine strikes of SG2 c.d.s. with scarce variety miss-shapen “3” in year date. The cover 

with faults but additionally showing part impressions of South Georgia crown red wax seal on reverse. Photo on 

page 233. £150-£200 

2166 ✉ Selection of six covers, all bearing Centenary issues, comprising 1933, two commercial to Norway franked 1d., 1½d., 

two registered “Iremonger” items to Bristol bearing ½d. to 4d., another to Cheshire with ½d. (2), and 1936 to Liverpool 

with 1½d. Ex Moir. £140-£160 

2167 ✉ 1933 (Jan. 2) registered cover to Kent, franked Centenary 1d. strip of four cancelled SG1, the stamp at left showing 

thick serif to “1” variety, affixed overlapping and with consequent corner crease but scarce, with label type 5 and 

backstamped Maidstone Mar. 12 arrival. Ex Moir. Photo on page 234. £100-£120 

2168 ✉ 1933 (Apr. 15) registered cover to Howard Clement, JP on the Falklands, bearing 1933 Centenary 1s. block of four, 

tied by two fine SG2 c.d.s.’s with type SG5 label alongside. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 234. £120-£150 

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2169 ✉ 1933 (Apr. 24) cover to Tønsberg, Norway, bearing 1933 Centenary 4d., 1s. and £1, tied by fine individual SG2 

c.d.s.’s. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 234. £1,400-£1,600 

2170 ✉ 1933 (Apr. 24) cover to Tønsberg, bearing 1933 Centenary 1d., 6d. and 10s., tied by fine individual SG2 c.d.s.’s. 


2171 ▲ 1933 Centenary ½d. to 1s. each cancelled on piece by fine “2 DE/33” SG1 c.d.s., also 1944-45 overprints cancelled 

on piece with complete SG5 “22 JUN 1944” c.d.s.’s, mainly fine. (16) S.G. Z54-61, B1-8. Ex Moir. £70-£90 

2172 ✉ 1934 (Jan 23) registered commercial cover to Slough, franked Centenary ½d. pair, 1d., 4d. cancelled scarce SG4, 

some creasing and faint toning. Ex Moir. Photo on page 234. £80-£100 

2173 ✉ 1935 Silver Jubilee set used on cover addressed to Stanley, the 1s. showing extra flagstaff [Pl. 1, R. 9/1], tied 

by two SG1 “18 NO/35” c.d.s.’s, fine. S.G. 139-41, 142a. R.P.S. certificate (1978). Ex Shepherd. Photo on 

page 234. £1,000-£1,200 

2174 ✉ 1940 (Apr. 5) picture postcard of Gentoo Penguins (Heyburn AW-4-aw) to Lampeter, sent by Assistant Bishop Evans, 

franked ½d. cancelled SG3, partly overstruck by straight line “Passed Censor” in violet (a1 with leaning “P”), slight 

staining and other imperfections. Ex Moir. Photo on page 235. £80-£100 

2175 ✉ 1943 (Feb. 14) cover from S.P. Atkins to the A/P.O. Tel. Clerk at H.M.S. “Pursuivant”, franked 1d. tied by one of two 

good to fine SG3 c.d.s.’s with straight line “Passed Censor” in violet at lower left (a2 with upright “P”), carried on the 

“Fitzroy” and with Feb. 19 arrival backstamp. Ex Moir. Photo on page 235. £100-£120 

2176 S 1944-45 overprint ½d. to 1s.set perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B9), fine with full gum. S.G. B1s-8s, cat. 

£475. The 1s. with R.P.S. certificate (2005). Photo on page 235. £200-£250 

2177 S - ½d. to 1s. set perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B9), some gum toning, otherwise mainly fine. (8). S.G. B1s- 

8s. Ex Moir. Photo on page 235. £100-£120 

2178 - A mainly mint selection written-up on leaves, with set mint (16) incl. blocks of four (3, one with imprint) and used, 

shades incl. 6d. blue-black centre mint (6) and used, mainly fine. (159) Ex Moir. £110-£130 

2179 S - 1s. perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B9) in a scarce strip of three corner marginal with part imprint, some 

overall gum toning, otherwise fine. S.G. B8s. B.P.A. certificate (1975). Ex Moir. Photo on page 235. £100-£120 

2180 ✉ 1944 (June 28) 1d. stationery envelope from W. Bonner to the T.W. Binnie at Port Stanley, cancelled SG5 and with 

straight line “Passed Censor” in violet at lower left (a2 with upright “P”), below. Photo on page 235. £100-£120 

2181 ✉ 1945 to 1952, a selection of ten commercial or philatelic covers variously franked and addressed, incl. 1945 1d. rate 

to the Falklands, 1946, 1947 (3) and 1950 4d. registered rates, 1948 and 1952 2½d. to England, etc. £120-£140 

2182 ✉ 1945 (Jan. 9) cover from W. Schröder to Halifax, Nova Scotia, franked 1d. with type SG5 c.d.s. in violet and resealed 

by “Opened by Censor.” (84mm.) label type a. Ex Moir. Photo on page 235. £80-£100 

2183 ✉ 1945 (Feb. 21) “J.E. Lea” cover to Manchester bearing 1938-50 2s.6d., 5s. indigo and yellow-brown, 10s. and £1 

cancelled two fine SG6 c.d.s.’s in violet, backstamped Port Stanley Apr. 14. S.G. Z159-62. R.P.S. certificate (1971). 


2184 ✉ 1946 to 1986, an interesting selection of 26 envelopes etc. in an album, many commercial, variously rated and franked 

by Maps and later Dependencies issues, incl. 1952 to Prof. James Wordie (veteran of Shackleton’s epic 1914 

expedition) at Cambridge, franked 2½d., 1962 W.3077 air letter to Scotland franked 6d. and later issue air letter 

(deleted) to Ireland bearing 2½d. and two line “INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR/CARRIAGE BY AIR”, seven registered 

incl. 1950 to Norway (2) and Argentina (charged), 1959 to Kelvin Stores at Stanley, also 1986 unofficial bisect, etc. 

Ex Moir. £200-£250 

2185 ✪ + 1963 ½d. to £1 ultramarine in unmounted mint blocks of four, mainly fine. S.G. 1-15, cat £720. £200-£220 

2186 ❍ + 1963-69 ½d. (both perfs.) to £1 (both) set in fine used blocks of four. S.G. 1-16 cat. £326 £100-£120 

2187 ❍ 1971-76 ½p. on ½d. to 50p. on 10s. sets (38) mainly fine used (c.t.o),the majority in multiples. S.G. 18-31a, cat 

£1,710. £250-£300 

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South Georgia continued 

2188 ❍ - Thicker surcharge on glazed paper 50p. on 10s., forty three examples fine used (c.t.o), mainly in multiples. S.G. 

31a. cat £731. £100-£120 

2189 ❍ - Thicker surcharge, watermark sideways 50p. on 10s, thirty five examples incl. an imprint block of ten, fine used 

c.t.o. S.G. 31b. cat £1,120. £120-£150 

2190 ✪ 1977-78 Spiral watermark sets (13) mainly fine unmounted mint in multiples. S.G. 53-66, cat £624. £100-£120 

2191 ✪ b 1977 Silver Jubilee 11p., variety wmk. Crown to right of CA, fine unmounted mint upper left corner block of six (2 

x 3). S.G. 51w, cat. £540, SH 127 wmk1. £160-£180 

2192 ✪ South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 1986 Queen’s 60th Birthday 24p. with vignette obliterating country 

name due to dramatic colour shifts, marginal from the right of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. S.G.154 var., SH 231 

wmk1, cat. £300. Photo on page 237. £120-£150 

2193 ✪ 1986 to 1992, a collection of sets, all in mainly fine unmounted mint gutter pairs. (67 pairs + 1 miniature sheet) 

£50-£70 

2194 ✉ A collection of mainly philatelic covers from 1927 to 1952 in an album, variously rated and addressed, many registered, 

incl. SG1 on Silver Jubilee 4d. block of six used 1935 to Devon, f.d.i. on 1937 Coronation in blocks, SG2 

on ½d. to 2½d. on yellow on 1927 “Wilson” envelope, 2½d. deep blue block of four on 1928 cover to Scotland, 

1929-36 ½d. to 5s. on 1936 O.H.M.S. Discovery Expedition envelope to London, range of covers all cancelled “MR 

30/38”, SG4 f.d.i. on Silver Jubilee 1s. block, SG8 on 1952 1s.3d. to 5s., etc., good to fine. (32 items) Ex Moir. 

£300-£400 

2195 ✉ A collection of mainly philatelic covers from 1937 to 1992 in an album, incl. 1937 to London with Centenary ½d. and 

1½d., 1944-45 overprints in blocks, later ship and other cachets, f.d.c.’s, etc., chiefly fine. (approx. 150 items) 

£140-£160 

2196 ✉ A collection of incoming mail from 1925 to 1998 contained in an album, incl. 1925 letter (without postal markings, 

enclosed in a parcel) from Norway to an engineer on the “Norrona”, 1933 whaler’s cover from Narvik, both with 

enclosed letters, 1935 registered cover from Simonstown, South Africa, later whaler’s covers from Norway variously 

routed, 1985 O.H.M.S. envelope locally used with O/C cachet, etc. (33) Ex Moir. £120-£150 

2197 A heavily duplicated mint and used range in a stockbook with 1963-69 £1 grey-black mint (8) and used (15), 1971- 

76 thicker surcharge, watermark sideways 50p. on 10s. mint (40), 1971-78 values incl. 2½p. on 2½d. mint (42), etc. 

(many 100’s) £150-£200 

2198 A collection in nine albums with issues from 1986 to 2004 with mint multiples incl. plate blocks, used sets with 

multiples, f.d.c.’s, commercial covers, cachets, photographs and related ephemera etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. 

£400-£500 

South Orkneys 

2199 S 1944-45 overprint ½d. to 1s.set perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B9), fine with gum. S.G. C1s-8s, cat. £475. 

The 1s. with R.P.S. certificate (2005). Photo on page 234. £200-£250 

2200 ✉ 1948 (Dec. 6) registered front and cover to England with first day usage of type H1 Signy Island Base H c.d.s. in 

violet, both with “(crown)/REGISTERED” marking, the front (from J.H. Chaplin) franked at 5½d. surface rate, the other 

airmail at 2s.9d. and redirected. £70-£90 

2201 ✉ 1951 (Apr. 14) registered cover from meteorologist A.J. Vernum at Base H Signy Island, registered to Northants 

correctly franked at 5½d. registered surface rate by ½d., 1d. and 4d. cancelled H1. Photo on page 236. £70-£90 

South Shetlands 

2202 ▲ 1912-20 6d. and 1s. on piece, tied by fine complete and part strikes of Deception Island “16 DEC 1915” oval 

datestamp (B1) in violet. S.G. Z114, Z115, cat. £380. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 236. £120-£150 

2203 ▲ - 3s. slate green on piece, tied by fine complete strike of Deception Island “4 DEC 1923” oval datestamp (B1) in 

violet. S.G. Z135. R.P.S. certificate (2005). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 236. £100-£120 

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2204 ▲ 1921-28 2½d. Prussian blue horizontal pair, tied by fine “MR 5/29” c.d.s. (B2) to piece, a few nibbled perfs. at top 

otherwise fine. R.P.S. certificate (2001). Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 236. £80-£100 

2205 ✉ 1922 (Nov. 22) cover to Civil Engineer, A.A.P. Neave at Port Stanley bearing ½d. pair, 1d., 2½d. (both wmks. and 

both corner marginal), 6d. and “WAR STAMP” ½d. pair, tied by six fine strikes of Deception Island oval datestamp 

(B1) in violet, backstamped May 1 arrival, vertical cover fold clear of adhesives and datestamps. Ex Shepherd. 

Photo on page 237. £200-£250 

2206 ✉ 1925 (Apr. 4) cover to Bristol franked by lower left corner marginal ½d. pair paying 1d. rate, cancelled by fine type 

B2 c.d.s. with code “C” reversed with F.4 May 21 transit on reverse. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 236. £70-£90 

2207 ✉ Selection incl. 1925 (Apr. 4) envelope to Bristol franked 6d., 1949 to Stanley bearing 6d. and two 4d. rate registered 

fronts, also 1951 registered cover from South Orkneys to Cheshire with values to 9d. (6 items) £70-£90 

2208 ✉ 1927 (Feb. 13) possibly commercial official envelope (albino embossed arms on flap) hand-addressed to “Wilson” in 

Birmingham, franked 1d. cancelled B2 with additional strike alongside. Photo on page 236. £70-£90 

2209 ✉ 1927 (Mar. 8) registered “Wilson” cover to Birmingham bearing ½d., 1d., 2d. and 2½d. deep purple on yellow, tied 

by B2 c.d.s.’s with Falklands registration label (type 7) numbered “1” below. Photo on page 236. £80-£100 

2210 ✉ 1928 (Feb. 14) registered cover to Port Stanley bearing 3s. cancelled by fine type B2 c.d.s. code C, with Stanley 

registration label and backstamped Mar. 3 arrival. Ex Shepherd. Photo on page 237. £120-£150 

2211 ✉ 1928 (Nov. 4) registered cover to Cheshire franked by ½d., 1d. and 2½d. deep blue, cancelled two fine B2 c.d.s.’s, 

code C, and with South Georgia registration label at left, carried on the “Fleurus” and with transit backstamps. S.G. 

Z141, Z142, Z144. Ex Moir. Photo on page 236. £100-£120 

2212 ✉ 1929 (Mar. 5) two matching covers to New Jersey franked at 2/1d. rate by ½d. with 2d. and 1d. pair with ½d. 

respectively, cancelled fair B2 c.d.s.’s, carried on the “Fleurus” and backstamped indistinct Port Stanley transits. S.G. 

Z141-43. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2213 ✉ 1944 to 1967, selection of 34 philatelic covers, incl. 1944 (Dec. 6), 1945 (Feb. 2) and 1946 (Jan. 17) covers with 

overprint values, B2 re-use with code D (5), Deception Island, Admiralty Bay, etc., chiefly fine. £70-£90 

2214 ✉ 1947 to 1963(c.), selection of six covers incl. 1946 Map set cancelled “AP 9/47” B2 c.d.s.’s in blue (re-used with code 

D reversed), 1963(c.) with “SECOND CLASS” straight line, etc. Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2215 ✉ 1947 (Jan. 30) envelope to Middlesex bearing Thick Map set cancelled four fine B2 c.d.s.’s struck at Port Stanley, 

the first day of re-use of the canceller after the destruction by fire of Base B on Deception Island. £70-£90 

2216 ✉ 1948 (Mar. 3) stampless O.H.M.S. economy envelope to Scotland with B2 c.d.s. reused in South Shetlands after the 

destruction by fire of Base B on Deception Island, the year date represented as “47” rather than “48”, with Apr. 19 

transit backstamp. £60-£80 

2217 ▲ 1949 (Apr. 1) front to Middlesex from J.H. Chaplin, team meteorologist at Admiralty Bay, franked at airmail rate by 

Dependencies Thin Map 3d. and Silver Wedding 1s., cancelled fine G1. £50-£70 

2218 ✉ ✈ 1956 (Jan. 31) airmail envelope to Hertfordshire, bearing ½d., 4d. pair and 2s.6d., with Falkland Islands and 

Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition 1955-56 label produced for Hunting Aerosurveys & Geophysics Unit, all tied 

by B6 c.d.s.’s, also another cover franked 2s. similarly cancelled (date unclear) and with the label but untied. (2 items) 


Falkland Islands Dependencies Issues from 1946 

2219 S 1946 Thick Map ½d. to 1s. set perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B9), mainly fine with gum. (8). S.G. G1s-8s, 

cat. £700. Ex Moir. Photo on page 237. £200-£250 

2220 ✪ b - ½d. to 1s. set in complete mint sheets of sixty, masking tape remainders in margins from previous mounting, ½d. 

corner crease (affects three) and a few other minor imperfections, otherwise mainly fine and scarce with many varieties, 

the 6d. and 1s. from plate 2 with “POKE” for “POLE”, the others plate 3 (½d., 1d., 2d.) or 4 (3d., 4d., 9d.). S.G. 

G1-G8 + vars. Ex Moir. £300-£350 

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2221 - A collection in an album, with set mint (5, incl. imprint blocks) and used (5, incl. blocks), with many additional 

varieties, mainly in mint multiples, incl. sets of “broken arcs” in mint blocks of four and imprint blocks of eight, and in 

used pairs on two registered covers, missing “I” in “Is” 1d. and 6d. in corner blocks, 3d. in pair, “extra island” 3d. in 

mint pair, “POKE” for “POLE” ½d. in pair, 6d. in corner block of six, 1s. in pair, mint, mostly fine. Ex Moir. 

£400-£500 

2222 - A collection of mint Thick and Thin Maps on leaves, mainly in multiples, with plate blocks and many varieties incl. 

1946 broken arcs, extra island ½d. and 1d. (in pairs), 3d., missing “I” ½d. and 1d. in corner pairs, 1948 set with dot 

in “T”, etc., mainly fine. Ex Bunt. £350-£400 

2223 - A selection with set in pairs, one in each with “broken arc”, c.t.o. South Georgia “20 SEP 1946”, 1d. marginal block 

of four with extra island [Pl. 1, pos. 29], 2d. block of four with “SCUTH” [Pl. 2, pos. 20], 3d. corner block “S.anley” 

[Pl. 1, pos. 56], 4d. corner block of six broken “O” in “COATS” [Pl. 4, pos. 8, 9], 6d. block of four and 9d. corner block 

of six with smudge flaws [Pl. 1, pos. 36 and 9], mint, mainly fine. (44). Ex Moir. £100-£120 

2224 ✉ 1947 to 1991, a collection of covers incl. B.A.T. contained in an album, variously addressed with a good range of 

base, ship and commemorative cancellations, chiefly fine. (approx. 175) £150-£170 

2225 ★ 1948-49 Thin Map 2d. black and carmine, variety map printed double, mint, fine. SH 46v1, cat. £1,000. B.P.A. 

certificate (1987). Ex. Bunt and Earl Spencer. Photo on page 237. £400-£500 

2226 - A selection incl. sets mint (9, incl. two blocks of four) and used, plate and imprint blocks of four and larger dot in 

“T” on ½d. to 1s. (less 2½d.), each in pairs, plate blocks of four and imprint blocks of eight, and a group of covers 

(7, some with thick map values), mostly fine. Ex Moir. £400-£500 

2227 P 1954 Ships issue, die proof of the Queen’s head in oval frame with diagonal background shading lines, in violet on 

wove pair, mounted on brown card (36 x 38mm.). Photo on page 237. £200-£250 

2228 P - Die proof of the Queen’s head in oval frame with cross-hatched background shading lines, in violet on wove pair, 

mounted on brown card (36 x 39mm.). Photo on page 237. £200-£250 

2229 - A collection in two volumes with mint values to £1 (17) incl. imprint and plate blocks etc., used to £1 (8) with blocks 

of four, covers incl. commercial, some related ephemera etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. £600-£700 

2230 ✪ + 1982 Rebuilding £1+£1 variety wmk. Crown to right of CA, a fine unmounted mint upper left corner plate block of 

four. S.G. 112w, cat. £340+, SH 186 wmk1. £120-£140 

2231 ✉ A collection of over 200 covers etc. in an album, range of cancellations incl. Anvers Island, Base O, Graham Land, 

Hope Bay, Base W, Loubet Coast, Marguerite Bay, Port Lockroy, Base J, Base E, Argentine Island, Adelaide Island, 

Brabant Island, South Orkneys, B.A.T. Signy Island, with postcards, f.d.c.’s, airmails, registered, some signed, also 

four South Orkneys 1944-45 sets (incl. pairs) on covers cancelled Feb. 12 1945 (Operation Tabarin period), chiefly 

fine. £200-£250 

2232 A collection in eight albums with issues from 1963 to 1985 incl. mint multiples with plate blocks, sets used incl. 

multiples, f.d.c.’s, commercial covers, cachets, a few watermark varieties, photographs and related ephemera etc., 

mainly fine. Ex Moir. £300-£400 

2233 A collection in a boxed KA-BE album, with 1944-45 sets mint (2 of each, one with 6d. shade) and used, 1946 (3) 

and 1948-49 Maps sets with a range of varieties and multiples, 1954-62 and South Georgia 1963-69 sets mainly 

unmounted from 1971 and apparently complete later to 2006,mainly fine. £300-£400 

2234 A mint collection in two albums with issues from 1944 with later sets to 2004 mainly fine unmounted, also a further 

album with a selection of first day covers, etc. (few 100’s) £180-£200 

2235 A collection of commemorative issues incl. 1946 Victory set perforated “SPECIMEN”, 1948 Silver Wedding with mint 

multiples, 1949 U.P.U. in mint lower marginal imprint and plate number blocks of ten, 1953 Coronation sets, covers 

throughout, cachets etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. £120-£150 

2236 ✉ Coats Land Post Offices, 1957 to 1990, range of philatelic covers with commemorative cachets, cancellations incl. 

I.G.Y., Base Z, Halley Bay, Shackleton, some f.d.c.’s, etc., chiefly fine. (79 items) £80-£100 

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Antarctic Expeditions 

2237 ✉ 1901-04 Scott’s British National Antarctic Expedition souvenir postcard with vignettes of Scott and the “Discovery”, 

with Expedition cachet and signed by Scott at lower left, used from London July 21 to Scotland with ½d. franking, 

minor creasing, rare. Photo on page 238. £500-£600 

2238 ✉ - Souvenir postcard with vignette of polar bear (!) and flag, Expedition cachet, “AB” monogram, and addressed to 

Lincoln, franked by New Zealand 1d. cancelled at Lyttelton Apr. 19 1904. Some faults and a damaged corner but a 

rare genuine usage from an expedition member, the reverse bearing a personal message from Royal Marine, Lance 

Corporal A.H. Blissett with reference to a letter received per the “Morning”. Photo on page 238. £400-£500 

2239 ✉ 1907-09 Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition, picture postcard of Wairoa Geyser addressed to Messrs Kinsey 

Barns & Co. at King Edward VII Land, endorsed per S.Y. “Nimrod” and bearing New Zealand 1d. cancelled by 

Expedition c.d.s. of “FE 27/08” without time slug on the day the post office was fully established. Photo on 

page 237. £250-£300 

2240 ❍ 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition, Great Britain 1913 5s. vertical pair (slight creasing at right) each 

handstamped framed “GOUGH/ ISLAND” expedition cachet and cancelled by S.R. Antarctic Expedition c.d.s., these 

distributed as souvenirs to the crew of the Expedition ship “Quest”. Only 40 of the 5s, value were supplied to the 

Expedition of which less than half are estimated to have received this handstamp. Photo on page 237. 

£700-£900 

2241 ✉ 1928-30 Wilkins-Hearst Expedition, 1929 envelope to Port Stanley bearing ½d. pair sharing fine strike of the “Wilkins 

Antarctic/Expedition/Deception/Island” cachet in violet, backstamped Apr. 30. Photo on page 238. £100-£120 

Antarctic Expeditions: 1943-45 Operation Tabarin 

2242 ✉ 1944 (Feb. 12) long envelope to England sent by Capt. D.W. Roberts in the first mail from Port Lockroy, franked ½d. 

pair cancelled A1, with Port Stanley Mar. 6 transit backstamp. Photo on page 239. £150-£180 

2243 ✉ 1944 (Feb. 21) censored envelope from Capt. A. Taylor (signature on flap) to a friend in Canada, bearing South 

Shetlands 4d. cancelled C1 on board the “Fitzroy” whilst in South Orkneys territorial waters and with “FIRST DAY 

COVER” handstamp, registered from Port Stanley Mar. 6 with type 10 label and showing handstruck “PASSED/T.162” 

censor mark in violet. Photo on page 239. £200-£250 

2244 ✉ 1944 (Feb. 21) Admiralty embossed envelope to London, endorsed “From/South Orkneys” as “political evidence” with 

1d. franking cancelled C1 (first day use) on board the “Fitzroy” whilst in South Orkneys territorial waters, backstamped 

Port Stanley Mar. 6 transit. Photo on page 239. £100-£120 

2245 ✉ 1944 (Mar. 22) O.H.M.S. War Economy long envelope to Capt. Roberts at Stanley House sent (and signed) by Dr. 

D.W. Flett, Base Leader,in the second mail from South Shetlands Base B, carried on the “William Scoresby”, franked 

½d. pair cancelled A1, with Port Stanley Apr. 8 arrival backstamp. Photo on page 238. £150-£180 

2246 ✉ 1944 (Mar. 23) envelope to Capt. Roberts at Stanley House addressed by Field Commander of the Operation and 

Base Leader at Port Lockroy, James Marr, in the second mail from Base A, franked 1d. cancelled A1, carried by the 

“William Scoresby” with Apr. 8 arrival backstamp. Photo on page 239. £250-£300 

2247 ✉ S 1944 (Mar. 23) cover to Port Stanley, franked Graham Land 1d. tied by fine A1 Port Lockroy c.d.s. with light PS 2b 

Apr. 8 arrival backstamp. Photo on page 239. £120-£150 

2248 ✉ 1944 (Aug. 1) rare censored cover to New Zealand from Norman Layther, radio officer at South Shetlands Base B 

during the first season, franked 1d. cancelled B.3 at Deception Island, carried on the “William Scoresby” with Port 

Stanley Dec. 15 transit and resealing censor label. Photo on page 239. £300-£350 

2249 ✉ 1944 (Nov. 11) a rare cover to Port Stanley with the naval tombstone censor mark used at Port Lockroy Base A with 

initials of Base Surveyor Capt. A. Taylor, franked by ½d. pair and with Dec. 15 arrival backstamp, minor creasing. 

Photo on page 239. £200-£250 

2250 ✉ 1944 (Dec. 5) cover from Base B at Port Foster to Bert Elliott, manager of the F.I. Co.’s North Arm Farm, franked ½d. 

pair cancelled B.3 at Deception Island, carried on the “William Scoresby” with Port Stanley Dec. 15 arrival. 

Photo on page 238. £100-£120 

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2251 ✉ 1945 (Feb. 4) registered cover from Cape Geddes (Base C) to Cornwall, franked 1944-45 ½d., 1d., 6d. and 1s. 

cancelled in error by Graham Land (Port Lockroy, Base A) c.d.s’s (A1) from where the R.M.S. “Fitzroy” had sailed on 

Feb. 5, and with scarce “NEW ISLAND” deleted registration label type 11A at lower left. Slightly indistinct Port Stanley 

transit c.d.s (PS.3A) confirms origin. Photo on page 240. £120-£150 

2252 ✉ 1945 (Feb. 12) envelope to the U.S.A., correctly franked 2d. and 4d. cancelled first day C2 c.d.s.’s on board the 

“Fitzroy” at Coronation Island, registered from Port Stanley with Feb. 16 transit backstamp, scarce destination for 

pre-opening of Base item. Photo on page 240. £100-£120 

2253 ✉ 1945 (Feb. 12) philatelic envelope to the Falkland Islands bearing ½d. block of four cancelled fine central C2 c.d.s. 

on board the “Fitzroy” at Coronation Island, with Feb. 16 arrival backstamp. £50-£70 

2254 ✉ 1945 incoming envelope to Capt. Andrew Taylor c/o the Post Office in Stanley, sent from Toronto Nov. 1 at 4c. rate 

with Stanley Dec. 26 transit and Stonington (Base E) Jan. 16 arrival backstamps, also 1944 (Feb. 5) and (Mar. 23) 

two covers self-addressed by Capt. D.W. Roberts c/o Stanley House, the former from South Shetlands Base B at 

Port Foster with full overprint set, the latter from Graham Land Base A with ½d. pair. (3 covers) £100-£120 

2255 ✉ 1946 (Jan. 14) envelope from the first mail after renaming of the Operation as the “Falkland Islands Dependency 

Survey”, addressed to Cornwall by Major Mike Sadler of the S.A.S. with 1d. cancelled South Shetlands B3 on arrival 

at Deception, backstamp[ed Port Stanley Feb. 21 transit. Photo on page 240. £150-£180 

2256 ✉ 1946 (Jan. 16) envelope from the first mail after renaming of the Operation as the “Falkland Islands Dependency 

Survey”, addressed to the Governor, Sir Allan Cardinall, at Stanley from Capt. Roberts at Port Lockroy with ½d. pair 

cancelled Graham Land C2 (with irregularly set date line). Photo on page 240. £100-£120 

2257 ✉ 1955 to 1983, a selection of covers and cards, incl. Antarctic Stations, Geological Surveys, good range of cachets, 

etc. (approx. 240 items). £200-£250 

2258 ✉ 1955-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1957 (Jan. 30) envelope with enclosed letter from Donald 

Milner, BBC correspondent accompanying, to Madeira on the “Magga Dan”, written from Halley Bay and continued 

at Shackleton from where sent with Expedition set cancelled Shackleton SHAC1. Photo on page 240. £100-£120 

2259 - A collection in one album with mint and used sets, plate blocks, covers, variously cancelled, some signed, 

airletters, photographs, cachets, some varieties, also a few other covers etc., mainly fine. Ex Moir. £250-£300 

British Antarctic Territory 

2260 ✉ 1969 £1 Endurance tied by Signy Island H2 first day c.d.s. to unaddressed envelope with H.M.S. “Endurance” cachet 

at left, signed by Sir Vivien Fuchs, fine. S.G. 15a. Photo on page 240. £100-£120 

2261 ✪ + 1971 3p. on 3d., variety watermark inverted, a fine unmounted mint upper right corner marginal block of four. S.G. 

29w, cat. £320. £100-£120 

2262 ✪ b 1977 Whale 2p. to 25p., all in fine unmounted mint sheets of twenty-five. S.G. 79-82, cat £675. £180-£200 

2263 ✪ A mainly unmounted mint collection on Lighthouse leaves, incl. 1963-69 ½d. to £1 (both), 1971 ½p. on ½d. to 50p. 

on 10s., almost complete issues to 1987, etc., fine. (172). £150-£200 

2264 ★ A mint collection in an album with issues apparently complete from 1963 to 2004, mainly fine unmounted from 1966, 

also another album with a selection of f.d.c’s from 1978. (few 100’s) £200-£250 

2265 ★ A fine mint collection of issues in a KA-BE album, incl. 1963-69 to £1 (both), 1966 Churchill, unmounted from 1969 

Scientific Work with 1971 decimal surcharges, Antarctic Treaty, 1973 to £1, etc. complete to 2006. £150-£200 

2266 A heavily duplicated range in a stockbook with 1971 Decimal set used (13), extensive 1975-81 definitive issues with 

large multiples mint and used, 1979 Penguins sets mint (23, with gutter blocks of four), also a selection of A.A.T., etc. 

(many 100’s) £300-£400 

2267 A collection in an album, 1963 to 1992, incl. 1963 to £1, 1971 surcharges, 1973 to £1, used, 1975-81 to £1 with 

50p wmk. inverted and 1979 Penguins in used blocks, later sets in unmounted mint gutter pairs, mainly fine. 

£250-£300 

2268 A collection on leaves, incl. 1963-69 to £1 (both) used, 1971 Treaty, 1973 to £1, 1975-81 to £1 (3) with 50p. wmk. 

inverted, unmounted mint, etc., mainly fine. (64) £110-£130 

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