The Revenue Society POSTAL AUCTION No 17
Closing date: Saturday 19th May 2018
Auctioneer: Andrew McClellan
Plate A
Ex 278 Ex 445 Ex 535 Ex 459
382 222 510
Ex 319 456
Ex 95 Ex 407 498 170
EMail your bids to [email protected] or bid by post using the enclosed form
Plate B
Ex 9 Ex 32 47 Ex 393
12 Ex 110
22 Ex 35 Ex 46 Ex 99 102 128 129
58 59 60 61 62 63
Plate C
Ex 17 Ex 92 Ex 96 Ex 97 310
Ex 14 105 151
Ex 41 Ex 53 --------------------------- Ex 80 ---------------------------
54 66 Ex 67 Ex 68 Ex 88 175
Ex 77 Ex 93 Ex 100 Ex 101 Ex 195 329
Plate D
------------------------- Ex 83 -------------------------- ------------------------- Ex 85 -------------------------
91 Ex 94 Ex 98 Ex 103 Ex 277
Ex 104 Ex 108 Ex 109 Ex 171 172 174
Ex 106 Ex 107 Ex 265 Ex 497
Ex 120 181 189
Plate E
115 127 146 147 152 Ex 154 173
125 455
Ex 141 144 164 237 Ex 325
165 166 255
Ex 299 297 Ex 364 457
Plate F
26 (detail) 27 (detail)
29 (detail) 540 (detail)
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
General Lots
1
Mainly Foreign early to modern collection in heavy stockbook, 4000+ stamps with minor duplication, strength in Austria, Italy, Japan, Turkey and Latin America, mostly good to fine, ideal starter collection
250
2
Mainly Foreign collection of Telegraphs and Railway stamps in stockbook, 700+ stamps total with minor duplication, strength in Belgium, Scandinavia and Latin America, mostly fine
130
3
1880s-1920s British Commonwealth group of 30 different including Fiji, Malta, Sierra Leone and Uganda, good to fine
13
4
1880s-1910s British West Indies group of 36 (minor duplication) including Antigua, Dominica, Grenada and St Vincent, fair to fine used
16
5
1900s-60s selection of 16 documents including Brazil, Hungary, Tasmania, fair to fine 10
6
All world early to modern group of 100+ revenue / cinderella stamps, slight duplication, good to fine 11
7
All world early to modern group of 70+ (Commonwealth and Foreign), all different, mint or used 5
8
British Commonwealth early to modern group of 50 all different incl Barbados, Cyprus, Jamaica, Malaya, Malta, Mauritius, South Africa etc, good to fine used
8
Afghanistan
9 B c1930s 25p, 2a, 3a & 4a, fine mint 10
Australia - New South Wales
10
1880s-1940s selection of 29 incl Relief Tax x4, values to £1, good to fine used 13
11
2000 share transfer bearing Stamp Duty $5, $10 x3, $60 and $100 x4 on reverse 7
Australia - Tasmania
12 B 1892 Beer Duty surch 1s8d on 1s3d orange, used with usual soiling/adhesive staining (BF 19) 15
Australia - Victoria
13
1870 Stamp Statute 2s wmk '2'; 1870-82 1d (faults) and 1s pair, good used (BF 2, 5, 9) 10
14 C 1880s Victorian Railways 1d x2 good used plus 2d defective 11
15
1880s-1920s group of 48 incl Sands & McDougall types £1.5s, £1.10s etc, good to fine 36
16
1901 & 1912 bills of lading each bearing 6d adhesive (BF 58 & 80), fine 7
17 C 1933 Tax Instalment 2s6d & 3s, good used (BF 32/3) 50
Australia - Western Australia
18
1932 Financial Emergency Tax 5s pale blue and £1 orange, fine used (BF 11, 13) 10
Bangladesh
19
1994 fire policy bearing Insurance 10k x2 (BF 58), fine 5
Basutoland / Lesotho
20
1940s-60s postage stamps x6 different fiscally used, values to 10s/1R 7
21
c2006 4l x2, 50l x2 & 1m (BF 1/3) plus unlisted 20l x2, 5m & 10m x2, fine u/m 13
Bechuanaland
22 B 1913 £5 Hope Standing, good used, minor creasing and puncture (BF 28) 26
23
1914 £5 KGV lightly used, creasing and small rust spot (BF 37) 8
24
Stellaland: 1884 no monogram 10s, used with faults (BF 7) 10
Belgium
25
Early to modern collection of mainly railway parcel stamps, 250+ total with some duplication, generally good to fine with a few on complete receipts
24
26 F 1973 revenue issue (pilot and planes) x8 values to 5000f, each stamp both perfin and opt Specimen, mounted in Finance Ministry official new issue booklet, very fine and attractive
40
27 F A similar item but bearing adhesives of the 1978 issue (woman with mob cap) 40
28
A similar item but for the 1989 issue (Emperor Charles V) 40
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
Photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
Bulgaria
29 F 1964 rifle club membership 8.90l on 33.20l stamp, f/u in complete club booklet with other adhesives 9
30
1979 hunting/fishing licence booklet containing club membership stamps x5 different plus 30 others 9
Burma
31
Court Fee: 1937 1a, 8a, 1r & 3r, mint with slight gum toning (BF 1, 5, 7, 10) 13
32 B - - c1943 Jap Occ set of 6 to 5r, colourless roulette, mint without gum as issued, slight faults on 5r, scarce (BF 30/5)
55
33
Insurance: 1937 KGV 8a fine used on complete insurance certificate (BF 5) 7
34
- - 1948 3a x2, 4a, 12a & 1r (BF 11/12, 14/15) plus unlisted 6a; also Special Adhesive 1948 1r & 2r (BF 45/6), good used, the odd fault
11
35 B Revenue: 1991 50p (BF 2) plus unlisted 5k in same design, u/m 5
36
Special Adhesive: 1935 KGV 8a, 1r, 3r, 4r, 5r, 8r, 9r, and 10r, fine used (BF between 7/18) 26
Canada
37
National issues accumulation inc Bill Stamp, Customs, Excise, War etc, 200+ with some duplication 30
38
Provincial Law Stamps x40+ with minor duplication incl New Brunswick, Ontario and Yukon, fair / fine 10
39
1936 registration clerk counterfoil bearing Saskatchewan $1 Law Stamp (BF 39), fine 4
40
1938 Law Stamp 10c blue, minor gum bend otherwise fine u/m (BF 25) 8
Ceylon / Sri Lanka
41 C 1885-93 Judicial 1r on 100r and 1r on 1000r, good used, punched but restored (BF 59, 61) 26
42
1905 Stamp Duty 50r MCA (BF 118), used with punch cancel and slightly washed colour plus a few lower values
5
43
1910s-30s KGV dual-purpose adhesives x15 g-f/u with fiscal cancels, some on piece, values to 20r 8
44
1938 10r x4 and 20r (perfin cancel) (BF 8/9) plus 5r postage and revenue x2, used 12
45
1954 20r, 50r and 100r, fine used (BF 16/18) 18
46 B 1958 20r, 50r, 500r and 1000r plus 1979 20r and 100r, good to fine used (BF 22/23, 25/27, 29) 16
47 B 2007 1000r local printing, fine u/m (unlisted in BF) 18
China
48
1900s-50s revenue collection including Great Wall, Pagoda, Lotus types etc, Famine Relief and surcharges, 120+ stamps all different, good to fine
20
Colombia
49
Telegraph 20c x120 examples plus Cuba Timbre Nacional 5c x100 and 50c x30 8
Crete - British Occupation
50
1898 Kandia 10pa blue, used with tone spots and light creasing (BF 1) 15
Cyprus
51
1912 45pi fine used on court order (BF 43) 26
Danish West Indies
52
1907 10f yellow (BF 8), complete mint sheet of 25 30
Egypt
53 C 1887 5p, 10p and 25p, fresh mint (Feltus 4/6) 12
54 C 1939-49 1m imperf, u/m block of 4 (Feltus 26a) 55
55
Airport Tax: 1964 50pt x2 shades and 1969 £1, fine used (Feltus 498/9 and 488a) 13
56
Cigarette Tax: 1894-1900 large litho/typo issues, 1/8 mil (16 cigarettes) x2, perf 13 and imperf, key value, mint (Feltus 234 and 223 or 245)
20
57
- - 1920 2nd Obelisk issue, slight faults (Feltus 282) 26
58 B - - 1924 Last Obelisk issue, fine unused (Feltus 284) 26
59 B - - 1931 Customs Admin issue, some creasing (Feltus 287) 26
60 B - - 1932 1st Kingdom issue, slight creasing (Feltus 288) 26
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
61 B - - 1937 2nd Kingdom issue, fine for this (Feltus 289) 26
62 B - - 1941 5th Kingdom issue, some trimmed perfs (Feltus 292) 26
63 B - - 1941 'Foreign Cigarettes' opt, minor creasing (Feltus 293) 26
64
- - 1955 Republic of Egypt issue, both values creased (Feltus 298/9) 48
65
- - 1975 Large ARE issue, some thinning (Feltus 305) 26
66 C - - 1979 4th ARE issue, double impression, unused (Feltus 311a) 55
67 C Consular Service: 1949 4th Citadel 200m and 400m, fine u/m (Feltus 433/4) 40
68 C - - 1962 6th Citadel £1 unused and £3 u/m (Feltus 468/9) 40
69
- - 1965 1st Ramses £1, u/m (Feltus 471) 13
70
- - 1966-71 Last UAR 100m & 500m, fine u/m (Feltus 472/3) 13
71
- - 1973 AR Egypt 100m & 200m used, 500m & £1 u/m (Feltus 475/8) 26
72
- - 1978 2nd Ramses £1 & £3, fine u/m (Feltus 482/3) 26
73
- - 1978 Ratification Fee set of 2, fine used (Feltus 480/1) 26
74
Identity Card: 1945 100m & 1951 70m, mint (Feltus 501/2) 40
75
Match Tax: 1940s 100 matches strip opt Imported, proof pair (cancelled), unlisted 40
76
- - 1954 1st Torch issue, 20 matches x2 proof blocks of 100, with and without signature, slight creasing (Feltus 371 & var)
65
77 C Palestine: 1948 1m, 5m, 10m, 30m and 50m plus 1966-67 10m and 50m, fine mint or used (Feltus 102/4, 107/8, 147/8)
12
78
Savings: 1973-80 set of 4, fine used (Feltus 585/8) 40
79
Singer Sewing Machine stamps (see Journal Dec 2017): 1931-36 10p, 15p, 20p and 50p (faults), a complete set, good used
9
80 C Syndicates: 1940-80 Attorneys complete per Feltus ex 1975 50m, mint or f/u (Feltus 661/688 ex 681) 75
81
- - 1973-78 Commercial Professions complete ex 1974 100m, mint or f/u (Feltus 701/711 ex 706) 34
82
- - 1950-80 Education complete per Feltus, fine mint or used (Feltus 721/736) 26
83 D - - 1947-77 Engineering complete per Feltus, fine mint or unused (Feltus 741/786) 100
84
- - 1949-64 Journalists complete per Feltus plus unlisted 100m red, mint or unused (Feltus 801/9) 48
85 D - - 1940-79 Medical Professions nearly complete per Feltus plus 1977 Nursing and 1957 Scientific issues, fine mint or unused (Feltus between 821/901)
65
86
- - 1979 Social Professions set of 3, u/m (Feltus 911/3) 20
87
- - 1958-80 Theatrical, Cinematic & Musical Professions nearly complete per Feltus, 10 all different, fine mint or used (Feltus 921/943)
65
France
88 C 1901 Cannes municipal set of 4 to 10f, fair to fine used (Forbin 12/15) 8
89
1922 social security card bearing Alsace-Lorraine 2.40 on 0.60m adhesives x53, good used 5
90
1951 meat ration sheet bearing Viandes 1k x2, 5k x4, 10k x2, 50k and 100k adhesives, fine 10
French Colonies
91 D Algeria: 1929-30 Impôt du Timbre undenominated perforated essay in brown and black, fine mint 16
92 C Congo: 1890s Connaissements 60c (defective), 1f20 and 2f40 plus controls x2, mint or used 8
93 C - - 1890s Moyen Congo Connaissements 2f40 (torn) plus control and 1940s control opt on postage 8
94 D - - 1920s Copies 60c, 1f20 x 2 shades, 6f and 12f, mint, the odd short perf 10
95 A Guinea: 1950s Timbre Fiscal set of 16 to 10000f, mint, high values opt either Spécimen or Epreuve 75
96 C Ivory Coast: 1920s Taxes / Actes / Conventions set of 13 to 200f, used, slight faults but very scarce 40
97 C Niger: 1930s Taxes / Actes / Conventions set of 6 to 5f fine used plus 1f unused 16
98 D Sénégal: 1950s Timbre Fiscal set of 9 to 5000f, very fine mint, most values opt Spécimen 38
99 B Syria: 1954-63 Arms part set of 18 to 10l, generally fine used (Duston between 226/308) 16
100 C - - 1960s-90s Agro-Industrial part set of 7 to 50p, mint and scarce thus (Duston between 310/319A) 10
101 C - - 1960s-90s Agro-Industrial watermarked set of 19 to 25l, fine used (as Duston 314B etc) 18
102 B - - c2000 Airport Tax 100l, fine used (Duston unlisted) 8
103 D Tchad: 1950s Timbre Fiscal 400f and 1000f, very fine mint, opt Spécimen 12
104 D Togo: 1953 1200f Passport opt Spécimen, fine mint, scarce, plus 1920s 25c Récépissés de Transport 55
105 C West Africa (A.O.F.): 1890s Connaissements type perforated proof without value or inscription, mint 20
106 D - - 1945 London issue key value 200f good used (Duston 151) plus a few low values 24
107 D - - 1946-53 surcharges x9 different to 50f/50c, good to fine used 20
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
Photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
108 D - - 1950s 125f opt Epreuve and 10000f opt Spécimen, fine mint 40
109 D - - 1950s 125f and 1000f plus earlier provisional surcharges x3, good used 26
110 B - - 1957 Connaissements control stamps in violet and green, matching corner blocks, fine mint 18
Germany
111
1870s-1950s heavily duplicated selection, approx 200 total, good to fine 30
Gibraltar
112
1958 Colonial Secretariat certificate bearing 6d & 2s postage stamps, fine used (filing punch holes) 20
Great Britain
113
1882 registrar's certificate bearing £6 G in vermilion, fine 10
114
1886 1s6d N and 1s9d F, both vermilion, opt Specimen, minor creasing (BF 74, 107 SP) 12
115 E 1890 £7 blue (die E), opt Cancelled, fine mint (BF 176 SP) 24
116
1900s-1930s Insurance documents x3 bearing small vermilion embossed 1d, 3d and 6d plus one unstamped, good to fine
7
117
1912 debenture bearing 11s (die Roses) x2, fine 15
118
1958 share certificate bearing embossed 8s vermilion and 'Original Security Duly Stamped' (die A) in blue, fair condition
10
119
2000 stock transfer bearing £50 (die Thistles) and £3000 x4 (die Thistle-A), fine and scarce 26
120 D Admiralty Court: 1855 perf 16 2s6d, 5s and £1 plus 1858 perf 14 1s, 5s, 10s (defective) & £1, good used (BF between 2/11)
36
121
Bankruptcy: 1869 1d (L), 3d x3 (D, E, I), 8d x2 (A, B), 1s, 2s6d, 5s, 7s6d & £1, g-f/u (BF 1/4, 6/8, 11) 50
122
- - 1869 1d x2 (dies J and O), 1s, 1s6d, 5s & £1, fine used (BF 1, 4/5, 7, 11) 14
123
Bill of Lading: 1858 bill from Cardiff bearing 6d embossed (Booth type 76), fine 10
124
Cavendish or Negrohead: 1860s-80s group of 6 (Booth 1, 26, 54, 66, 68 and 69), some faults 90
125 E Chancery Court: 1852 3d pair on patchwork paper, fine used (BF 2) 60
126
Civil Service: 1895 surch set of 7 to £5, fine used (BF 31/37) 15
127 E - - 1921 £1 fine used (BF 52) 30
128 B - - 1947 5s, slight creasing and thin but fine appearance, mint (BF 57) 40
129 B Colonial Office Services: 1900 10s mint, missing corner (BF 6) 30
130
Commercial overprints: 1880s 1d lilac opt ‘Prudential Assur. Coy. Ld.’, fine used on premium receipt 10
131
- - 1d lilac opt ‘Prudential Assurance Company Limited’, used on premium receipt, folded 10
132
- - 1d lilac opt ‘Received for Islington Vestry’, used on receipt, fine 8
133
- - 1d lilac opt ‘Received for P. & W. Maclellan’, used on receipt, fine 10
134
- - 1900s 1d red KEVII opt ‘Alliance Assurance Company Limited’, fine used on receipt 10
135
Common Law Courts: 1865 6d and 2s (BF 3, 5) fine used on 1874 complete certificate 5
136
Companies Registration: 1902 £1 fine used (BF 20) 20
137
- - 1959 1s and 5s, average used (BF 35, 37) 15
138
Consular Service: 1880s-1940s passport pages x4 showing cancels for Havana, Basra and Seattle on range of adhesives
8
139
- - 1885 $1½, fine used in Shanghai (BF 18) 10
140
- - $6, fine used in Shanghai (BF 22) 20
141 E - - 1886 10s fine used plus 1d mint and 2s6d used, latter two creased (BF 25, 32, 34) 30
142
- - 1887 £3 on £3, fine used (BF 51) 18
143
- - 1887 25c on 3d, horiz pair mint, both thinned at foot (BF 53) 65
144 E - - $4½ on 5s, pair (one with corner faults) used in Shanghai (BF 62) 40
145
- - $6 on £2, fine used in Swatow (BF 64) 15
146 E - - $20 on £5, mounted mint, faults at foot (BF 66) 28
147 E - - $50 on £6, thinned at foot but fine used appearance, scarce (BF 67) 40
148
- - 1899 2r (creased) and 5r (abrasion), opt Specimen, faults but scarce (BF 73, 75SP) 28
149
- - 1902 $2 on 2s and $2½ on 2s6d (missing corner perf), used on pieces (BF 100/101) 30
150
- - $5 on £1 (missing corner) and $10 on £3, used on pieces (BF 102, 104) 38
151 C - - $20 on £5 pair (one missing corner) tied to piece by attractive Shanghai cancel (BF 105) 50
152 E - - $20 on £5 opt Specimen, some creasing and thin (BF 105SP) 30
153
- - 1917-21 5s (BF 140) fine used on certificate of origin at British Consulate, Neuchatel 8
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
154 E - - 8s and £10 (difficult values) fine used plus £50 cto Alexandria (BF 142, 148, 150a) 22
155
- - £50, good used with Cairo cancel, minor toning (BF 150) 26
156
Copyhold and Commission: 1868 5s, 10s and 5x £1, all cut rather close, good used (BF 3/5) 18
157
Customs: c1900 Southampton baggage label, torn but scarce (Booth 44C) 10
158
- - c1900 Clearance Seal on deep red, perf 12, block of 6, minor creasing, u/m (Booth 46) 60
159
- - as previous lot but rouletted, sheet of 10, some creasing, u/m (Booth 46 var) 90
160
District Audit: 1882 set of 5 to £5, fine used (BF 6/10) 12
161
- - 1896 surch set of 5 to £5, fine used (BF 11/15) 12
162
Excise: 1929 subscription ticket bearing 2d and 1s adhesives (BF 49, 67), fine 20
163
- - 1940s complete unused ticket bearing ½d and 6d adhesives (BF 28, 37), fine 20
164 E Excise - admission tickets with pre-printed revenue: 7d ticket with 1d stamp, grey, complete unused, minor discoloration
26
165 E - - 7d ticket with 2d stamp, slate, complete unused, minor discoloration 30
166 E - - 7½d ticket with 1½d stamp, green, complete unused, minor discoloration 30
167
Foreign Office: 1923 7s6d (BF 2) fine used on notarised document with 1s postage stamp 50
168
Foreign Service: 1959 2s, 5s and £5 (BF 20, 24, 33) used together on visa page at Manila 20
169
Gloucestershire: 1870 2s6d blue & carmine, 1878 1s perf 12½ and 6d perf 14, all used with slight faults (BF 11, 17, 22)
15
170 A Glove Duty: 3d blue-green 'above 1s4d', unused, tone spots but very scarce (BF 3) 75
171 D Health & Pensions: c1925 scalloped background 6d, 10d and 10½d Specimen, 11d used, 1s1d, 1s4d and 1s6d unused, the odd fault (BF 2SP, 7/8SP, 9, 12, 15/16)
40
172 D - - c1925 Thirteen Contributions Specimen opt on 11s11d, u/m (BF 161SP) 26
173 E - - a similar lot but 14s1d, u/m (BF 163SP) 26
174 D - - a similar lot but 17s4d, u/m (BF unlisted) 26
175 C - - a similar lot but 19s6d, u/m (BF 166SP) 26
176 H Horse Duty: 1780, Lancashire ticket for one horse, soiled, damaged and reduced at top but scarce, half of adjacent ticket attached (BF 60)
60
177 H - - 1835 Royal Cypher WR, fine unused (BF 72) 75
178
Inland Revenue: 1860 1d reddish lilac, mint (SG F9 / BF 2) 10
179
- - 1860 3d pale reddish lilac, fine unused and small inclusion (SG F10 / BF 3) 30
180
- - c1860 embossed imperf 6d, 1s x2 (dies E and F), 2s6d, g/u with 3 margins each (BF 7, 9, 12) 30
181 D - - 1868-78 1d lilac wmk Anchor, fresh mint marginal block of four showing current number 419 and crown Inland revenue handstamp (SG F19 / BF 27)
46
182
- - 1970 share warrant bearing 'Finance Act 1963' embossed (die N), fine 15
183
Judicature Fees: 1881 2d and 1s (BF 30, 33) fine used on complete affidavit 5
184
- - 1881 4d (BF 31) fine used on Taxing Master’s certificate 5
185
- - 1881 5s (BF 38) x2, good used on court order 5
186
- - 1921 part set of 10 from 3d to 5s, good to fine used (BF 77/86) 20
187 K Justice Room: c1910 2s blue and red, one pulled perf otherwise fine used on piece with clear Guildhall cancel (BF 24)
13
188
Lancaster Chancery Court: 1875 4d and 3s (both type A), used together on 1908 affidavit, 3s with faults but document very fine overall (BF 4, 10)
40
189 D Land Commission: 1884 1s, 2s6d, 5s and 10s Specimen, all stuck down to archive piece, minor toning (BF 1/4SP)
36
190
Land Registry: 1862 6d (die T), 1s x2 (E and F), 2s6d x2 (N and O), 3s (F), 10s (I), £1 and £5, fair to fine used, £5 cut close (BF 3/6, 8/10)
90
191
- - 2s6d, 1865 2s6d and 5s, used with imperfections (BF 5, 14, 16) 13
192
- - 1873 6d & 10s; 1879 1s & 2s6d; 1881 6d to £5; 1895 3d, 1s, 10s to £5; plus duplicates x20, used with the odd fault (BF between 21/51)
28
193 H - - 1873/79 1d, 3d, 6d, 10s plus 1881 2s6d, £1 & £5, all opt Specimen (type 9) plus £1 & £5 opt type 11, good to fine, most stuck on archive pieces (BF between 21/43SP)
40
194
- - 1921 6d (faults), 1s & 6x 2s; 1959 2s6d; 1971 10p to 50p; c1975 15p x4; c1983 £1 x2, mint or used (BF between 110/144)
9
195 C Law Courts (Scotland): 1873 1d f/u plus 1882 1d, 6d, 1s & 2s6d with slight faults (BF 1, 15, 17/19) 14
196 H - - 1873 £50 Specimen, gum creasing but fresh; plus a second example with missing perf stuck down on archive piece (BF 8SP)
40
197
- - 1882 2s6d Specimen, one slightly short perf otherwise fine (BF 19SP) 9
198
- - 1921 5s x2 and £1 x2 (one torn) plus 1947 5s, good used (BF 44, 46, 53) 18
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
Photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
199
Licences - Auctioneer’s: 1918 Licence for £10 printed in red, used in Cork 15
200
- - 1924 Licence for £10 printed in black, used in Cork 15
201
- - Carriage: 1870 Licence for £2.2s, Wath upon Dearne, one corner slightly torn 15
202
- - 1889 Licence for £1.1s, Arundel, fine 15
203
- - Driving: 1928 5s Licence, issued by Kent County Council, folded otherwise fine 5
204
- - 1929 County of Southampton Licence, no adhesives, folded and slightly aged 5
205
- - 1956 Licence booklet for visitor to UK, fine 5
206
- - Excise Office: 1802 Permit for Foreign Brandy and Rum, printed in brown, some faults 20
207
- - 1826 Permit for Cape White Wine, printed in blue, some faults 10
208 Z - - 1826 Permit for Foreign (not French) Red Wine, issued in London, fine 26
209
- - Fishing: 1975 Anglian Water 50p Licence, minor creasing 8
210
- - 1990 NRA (Anglian Region) Licence with pink £1.50 duty stamp, fine 10
211
- - 1995 £15 Rod Licence, fine used at Bexleyheath 10
212
- - Liquor: 1898 £25.5s3d Publican’s Licence for alcohol, snuff & tobacco, used at Carlisle 15
213
- - 1919 Licence to sell spirits, beer, wine & tobacco, total £24.4s, used at Alnwick, minor creasing 10
214
- - other: 1832 Stamp Office notice re transfer of Hawkers Licences, fine 60
215
- - 1875 10s Gun Licence, cancelled Southwold, fine 15
216
- - 1909 Post Office Circular with notice about dog licence exemption, fine 15
217
- - 1919 printed notice from Dover re various kinds of licence, fine 10
218
- - 1923 Appraiser's and House Agent's £2 Licence (no stamp), fine 20
219
- - 1928 Composite Licence for Armorial Bearings, Servants & Dogs, printed in brown, Hove cds 10
220
Life Policy: 1860 3d, 6d, 1s (all 2 margins) plus 5s and £1 cut very close, used (BF 9/11, 14, 16) 28
221
- - 1869 1s x2 (3/4 margins), 2s and 10s (2 margins), used (BF 29/30, 33) 20
222 A Matrimonial Cause: 1866 1s used, slight faults (BF 21) 60
223
Mayor's Court: 1883 1s x4, 2s x2, 3s, 4s, 4s6d x3, 5s x2, 9s6d, good to fine used (BF between 3/13) 28
224
- - 1s (BF 3) on complete court order, very fine 26
225
- - 1890 4d; 1902 1s, 4s, 4s6d and 9s6d, used with slight faults (BF between 19/31) 22
226
- - 1902 9s6d (BF 31) on 1918 affidavit, fine 26
227
- - 1902? 9s6d (BF 34) on 1925 affidavit, fine 30
228
Medicine Duty: 1892-1915 3d plate N, Alfred Fennings IoW, fine (BF 98) 15
229
- - 3d plate S, Alfred Fennings IoW, torn horizontally and repaired (BF 98) 10
230
- - 1904-15 1½d imperf, W.T Owbridge Ltd, trimmed at right (BF 111) 5
231
- - 1911-41 3d imperf, Beecham's Pills, faults (BF 122) 5
232
- - 1911-41 3d imperf, John Steedman, torn (BF 122) 10
233
- - 1910-41 1½d perf, W.T Owbridge Ltd, some defects (BF 153) 10
234
- - 1911-41 6d (1s to 2s6d) imperf, John Steedman, fine (BF 135) 10
235
- - 1910-41 3d (under 1s) perf, W.T. Owbridge Ltd, fine (BF 156) 10
236
- - 1911 Post Office Circular advising sheet size reduction of Medicine Labels from 24 to 12 stamps 15
237 E Metropolitan Police: 1907 2s fine used, rare (BF 1) 30
238 G National Insurance: 1950s-60s pre-decimals (all inscribed 'S.E.T.'), 16 different to 83s7d, fair to fine 50
239 G - - pre-decimal group (all without 'S.E.T.'), 21 different values to 27s, fair to fine 60
240 G - - 1970s decimal group (all inscribed 'S.E.T.'), 10 different values to £4.23, fair to fine 20
241 G - - decimal group (all without 'S.E.T.'), 24 different values to £4.60, fair to fine 48
242
- - 1971 3p (BF 458) used on postal cover 20
243 J Old Age Pensions: 1916 2s (creased) and 2s6d (BF 4/5) 13
244
Passport: 1921 1s, 2s x3 (one bistre), 5s x2 and 10s, good to fine used (BF 7, 9/10, 13) 16
245
Patent: 1863 1s x2; 1870 2d, 4d, 8d; 1872 2d, good to fine used plus some cut to shape (BF 9/12, 17) 18
246
- - 1872 set of 6 to 5s and 1879 2d to 1s, plus duplicates x20 (BF 19/28) 11
247
- - 1879 2d and 8d plus 1884 4d, 1s and 2s6d, all opt Specimen and stuck down on archive pieces, also 1s & 2s6d off piece (BF between 25/36SP)
24
248
Playing Card Duty: 1807 proof on thick paper for Hall & Sons Exportation, plate 50 (Booth A83) 60
249
- - 1828 1s chestnut playing card wrapper, used, with resulting creases/damage, rare (Booth W36) 40
250
- - 1930s-50s complete wrappers x3 inscribed Mardon, Son & Hall (torn), John Waddington (slight faults) and Imported (fine)
30
251 H Police Courts: 1875 embossed 6d opt Specimen (type 11), trimmed at right but scarce (BF 2SP) 38
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Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
252
- - 1876 1s; 1882 set of 3; 1895 1s & 2s; 1902 1s, 2s, 2s6d; 1921 2s6d; 1947 1s, plus duplicates x9, fair to fine used (BF between 3/31)
28
253
- - 1960 court receipt bearing 1947 2s6d (BF 33) block of 12, some filing creases 36
254
- - 1961 court receipt bearing 1959 1s (BF 35) block of 9 and single, uncancelled, some creasing 24
255 E Post Office Savings Bank: 1920 1s Mackennal, mint, few short perfs 36
256
Prescription Charge: 1971-79 5p green, mint (BF 6) 15
257
Public Records: 1873 1s x3 and 5s x2, fine used together on piece (BF 13/14) 20
258
- - 1881 6d and 5s Specimen, perfs slightly trimmed (BF 20, 22SP) 15
259
Railways: 1960s-70s Talyllyn selection of 17, mint, plus handful of early direct embossed, fine 7
260
Receipt: 1792 tax receipt from All Saints, Newcastle bearing 2d embossed die C (Booth 22), fine 15
261
Savings schemes: c1940s 6d National Savings block of 4 (faults), apparently postal wavy-line cancel 5
262
- - 1950s-60s Building & Civil Engineering 3s3d x4 on complete card, creased and worn but scarce 10
263
- - 1965 £4 and 1976 £10 Premium bonds, fine 13
264 J - - 1984 £5 National Savings Gift Token stamp opt School Specimen, training office cancel, rare 50
265 D - - c1995 Lincolnshire £2 and £10, mint with minor creasing, plus Nottinghamshire £2.50 used 20
266
State Lotteries: 1813 ticket for one-quarter share with blind embossed stamp, some creasing 30
267 H - - 1815 ticket for one-sixteenth share with blind embossed stamp, very fine 40
268 J Tea Clearing House: 1923 part set of 12 to 1s2d (no 3½d, 7d bistre or 9d) plus duplicates x, faults on 1s2d otherwise fine (BF between 1/16)
24
269
- - 1923 ¼d good used (BF 1) 5
270 J - - 1924 part set of 6 to 7d and 1926 part set of 9 to 1s2d, good to fine used (BF between 21/54) 32
271 L Telegraphs: 1878 £1, off-centre but sound used (BF 36) 80
272
Television Licence: 1972-75 set of 4, 1977-85 M2, 1977-95 C1 to C5 & C8, f/u (BF 1/4, 6, 20/24, 27) 18
273
- - 1972-95 £7 and £8 x4 each plus M1 x2 all on licences; also 1975-76 37½p Dog Licences x2 and 2015 DVLA tax disc
7
274
Transfer Duty: 1888-93 part collection of 33 different (incl 1890 1s6d with pinhole but no other 1s6d or 4s), mint or used (BF between 1/53)
18
275
- - 1888 1s opt Specimen, very fine u/m (BF 3 SP) 15
276
- - 1892 and 1893 part sets of 6 (no 1/6, 2/6 or 4/-), unused, some with gum (between BF 36/53) 13
277 D Unemployment Insurance: 1931 value in black part set of 6 to 1s8d (no 1s4d or 1s6d) opt Specimen, u/m, the odd short perf (BF 180/4, 187SP)
100
Great Britain - Northern Ireland
278 A NI Judicature: 1971 £5 Specimen (BF 42SP) and unlisted £10 proof, both creased; plus QE2 NI Contract Note 1s, County Courts 6d, 5p and 25p, Dog Licence 20p x2 different and Petty Sessions 1s, some with faults but scarce selection
100
279
NI Land Registry: 1921 2s6d (BF 5) fine used on freeholder registration document 5
280 J NI Petty Sessions: 1961 2s6d green and red, used strip of 4, creased but scarce (BF 16) 12
Great Britain - Guernsey
281
1919 Entertainments Tax 2d, used with minor thin (BF 4) 15
282 J 1920s-40s embossed cut-outs 10d, 1s, 1s3d, 3s, 10s, 12s6d, £1 and £3, good to fine used 32
283
1940 Sales Tax 1s (BF 55) x3 (one defective) on invoice with 2d revenue 5
284
- - 1s and 2s6d (BF 55, 58) plus 2d revenue, fine 15
285
- - 5s (BF 59) on invoice with 2d revenue, some creasing 15
286
1952 Driving Licence with 5s fee paid, no adhesives 5
287
Insurance: 1974 engraved set of 27 from 19p to £2.51 (the complete issue for 11/11/74), u/m (BF between 93/215)
26
288
- - 1975 litho set of 24 to £3.31, u/m (BF 250/273) 30
289
- - 1976 new values and colours set of 27 to £3.67, u/m (BF 274/300) 36
290
- - 1976 figures in red set of 26 to £4.22 plus unlisted £2.69, u/m (BF 301/326+) 40
291
- - 1977 Dunstable set of 27 to £5.02, u/m (BF 327/353) 50
Great Britain - Isle of Man
292
1951 1s x2 shades, 2s pair, 5s, 10s & £1, mostly fine used, the odd fault (BF 55/6, 58/60) 30
293
1966 £1 corner block of 6 u/m, 1966 set used, 1974 and 1975 sets u/m plus a few extras, good to fine 26
294
2005 £87 tax disc, fine used 5
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Lot Description Est (£)
Photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
Great Britain - Jersey
295
1915 Property Guarantee Fund 1s x2 perf 12, 2s perf 14½ and 10s (thinned), used (BF 1, 4, 7) 20
296
- - 1s (BF 6), fine used with Revenue 2s (BF 4) on 1920 Remboursement de Rente 30
297 E 1922 £1 Juré-Justicier with opt deleted in red ink (see note in BF), good used 30
298
c1965 specimen set of 11 to £50, u/m (BF 11/7, 24/5, 28/9SP) 30
299 E 1981 part set of 9 from 25p to £100 (no £25) (BF 38/49) plus 25p Juré-Justicier, u/m 90
300 G c1990 Electricity saving stamps 50p, £1, £2 and £5, u/m 8
Greece
301 J c1920 Consular issue, background plate proof block of 4 on paper, fine 26
302 K Singer Sewing Machine stamps (see Journal Dec 2017): 1912-14 type 1 5d pair on piece plus type 2 set of 5 to 100d, fine used
13
Grenada
303
1884 set of 9 to 5s fine used plus £1 heavily used with minor thin (BF 25/33, 35) 13
304
1908 £1 wmk MCA, fine used (BF 37) 15
Hong Kong
305
1860s-80s simplified part set of 8 to $2, fair to fine used (BF between 1/25) 20
306 J 1873 2c grey-blue, diagonal creasing otherwise fine used with part cds, wing margin at left (BF 10) 30
India
307
1870s-1960s very heavily duplicated selection of mostly Court Fee and Receipt, 1000+, good to fine 30
308 K 1872 400r Court Fee opt Specimen, unused (BF 210SP) 55
309
1920s-40s insurance policies x5 bearing different adhesives, values to 1r, good to fine 12
310 C 1957 Customs 1np, as BF 2/5 but newly discovered value unrecorded by Blatt & co, good used 12
311
c1973 Social Security 11.25r (BF 41) x21 on contribution card, some creasing and tears 10
312
2017 Gujarat State Excise Dept permit for tourist to buy alcohol, also Kerela excise labels x2, unusual 5
313
Hundi: KEVII 6a & KGVI 10a, fine used 11
Indian States
314
Baria: 1922 1a Receipt, DLR die proof on glazed card marked 'AFTER STRIKING', fine 60
315
Cochin: 1935 60r stamp paper bearing adhesives x3, usual punch cancels and fold 8
316
Dewas: 1930s-40s court documents x9 bearing Court Fee and Receipt adhesives, fair to fine 15
317 J Holkar: c1940 Receipt 1a and 1r x8 (different colours) in plate proof blocks of 4, fine and attractive 100
318 H Hyderabad Residency: 1913 Foreign Bill set of 12 to 24r, proof pairs in black on card (K&M 401/12P) 80
319 A - - 1913 Special Adhesive set of 14 to 500r, plate proof pairs in black on card (K&M 852/865P) 100
320
Partabgarh: 1940-50 1r Court Fee, fine mint sheet of 8 (K&M 55) 40
Indochina
321
1939 Timbre Fiscal 6c, 40c, 6c/5c and 6c/10c (BF 152, 162, 193, 195), each used on a rent receipt 18
Iran
322
1950 driving licence booklet containing 12 revenue adhesives, fine 10
323
1951 insurance renewal bearing adhesives x2 (one torn), folded through stamps 10
Ireland
324
Chancery Fee Fund: 1867 part set of 14 to 10s (lacking key values) plus duplicates x9 showing white/blued paper, fair to fine used (BF between 7/25)
24
325 E County Courts: 1878 1s6d, 2s6d & 10s Specimen, slight faults; 1882 6d x4, 1s x2, 2s6d; 1895 6d; 1902 1s, generally fine used (BF between 7/50)
20
326
- - 1902 6d (BF 49) fine used on ordinary decree 5
327
- - 1902 6d x2 (BF 49) fine used on subpoena 5
328
- - 1902 1s (BF 70) fine used on decree 5
329 C Income Tax: 1960 £2 opt Specimen, fine u/m (BF 6SP) 36
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Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
330
Judicature: 1880 4d (both wmks), 1882 part set of 6 to 2s (no 3d), 1895 4d & 2s, 1902 6d, 2s6d, £1 & £5 plus duplicates x28, good to fine used (BF between 13/62)
18
331
Land Registry: 1925 or 1945 duplicated lot of 6d, 1s, 2s6d, 5s and 10s values, many on piece, 75+ total (BF between 43/55)
16
332
Law Fund: 1824 Search for Judgments bearing 2s6d blind embossed, fine 15
333 G National Insurance: c1970 12s8d, fine unused (similar to BF 110 but unlisted) 13
334 J - - c1970 £11.15s1d in unrecorded large rectangular type, fine u/m 36
335 G - - 1973 £1.93 u/m (similar to BF 111/14 but unlisted value) 10
336 J - - c1973 £34.58 in unrecorded large rectangular type, missing corner perf, u/m 36
337
Petty Sessions: 1881 6d green (BF 10), used on complete summons, document rather tatty 8
338
- - c1915 6d green & olive (BF 16) paid, fine used on certificate of order 10
339 G Registration of Title: 1890 4d, 1s x2 and 2s6d x2 (BF 2, 4/5) used together on piece, perfin cancels 30
Italian Colonies
340
Somalia: 1950s-60s Coat of Arms set of 10 to 20s plus 100s, good used, scarce 18
341
Tripoli Municipal: 1952 50m (BF 4) plus unlisted 5m in same type, good used on trading licence with Tripolitania Revenue 2m x2, 40m & 50m (BF 46, 53/4)
9
Italy
342
1880s-1940s duplicated selection, 100+ total, good to fine 8
343
c1940 Social Security 5.05l, u/m block of 42 8
Jamaica
344
1850s-1900s Customs / Judicial x9 different, good used 8
345
1890s direct embossed values x4 to 4s including 1s on complete court document with Island Treasury cancel, good to fine
16
346 H 1899 large format embossed set of 14 to £10 grey (the £4 not issued in this series), top value creased but scarce, good to fine used (BF 5/16, 18/19)
40
347
1904 small format embossed part set of 12 to £10 grey, good used with the odd fault, top value creased (BF between 31/46)
16
348
1922 loan agreement bearing 1914 embossed 6d and 1s (BF 52, 54), good used; also 1909 promissory note bearing 1d direct embossed (creased)
16
349
1950s-70s cheques / receipts x 5 bearing postage stamps, values to 20c, the odd fault 10
350
1999 Airport Departure Tax stamp (no value indicated) on boarding pass stub, fine used 8
351
Judicial: 1898 or 1908 QV 3d and 1s blocks of 4 plus 5s single on documents (BF between 4/11) 10
352
- - QV 3d, 6d, 1s, 2s brown and Arms 5s, fair to fine used on 4 documents (BF between 4/14) 12
353
- - 1913 & 1937 duplicated KGV/VI values x18 to 5s on documents, good used (BF between 15/34) 22
354
- - 1969 duplicated QE2 values x10 to $1 on documents, some staining (BF between 62/68) 10
355 J National Insurance / Social Security: c1960 3s & 4s, 1969 90c to $1.80, fine u/m, scarce (BF 1/2, 4/7) 20
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
356 K Kenya: Graduated Personal Tax c1965 value in black set of 8 to 50s u/m, without control opt and scarce thus (between BF 1/8)
48
357 J - - c1966 new colours set of 8 to 50s u/m, without control opt and scarce thus (between BF 9/16) 48
358
- - Judicial c1928 local opt on 1s, 2s, 3s, 5s & 10s plus DLR opt on 4s & £1, g/u (BF between 9/31) 30
359
- - c1928 local opt in red on 3s, good used (BF 11) 9
360 J - - Revenue 1985-2006 Lion 50c, 2s, 5s, 10s, 20s, 25s and 100s, u/m (between BF 50/72) 11
361
Tanganyika: 1950 set of 7 to 10s, good used (BF 1/7) 28
362 J - - 1954 set of 6 to 5s plus 10c surcharge, good used, the odd short perf (BF 9/16) 18
363
Uganda: c1918 5r fine used (BF 74) 10
364 E - - 1922 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s and £1, good to fine used (BF 87/88, 90/92) 30
365
- - 1935 5s good used, slight toning at edges (BF 105) 10
366
- - 1940 5s black and red, fine used (BF 124) 18
Lebanon
367
1937 handwritten document bearing Cedar 2½pi, 10pi x2, 25pi x5 (one creased) 5
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Lot Description Est (£)
Photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
Leeward Islands
368
1882 6d & 1s unused plus 2s used (BF 1/3) 16
Malaya - Straits Settlements
369 K Foreign Bill: 1869 9c plate proof, mint (BF 1P) 80
370
- - 9c and 18c, mint with faults (BF 1/2) 28
371
Judicial: 1874-78 10c, 25c and $1 plus 1890 $1, good used (BF 41/2, 44, 63) 8
372
- - $1 (BF 44), used on piece alongside clear strike of 'Supreme Court of Straits Settlements Seal' cancel, attractive
7
373 K Marine Policies: 1869 12c, 48c and 96c fine used for these, plus scarce values 12½c and $1.68 with faults (BF 2/3, 10, 16, 22)
44
374 K Postage and revenue: 1912 MCA $100, fine used with red embossing cancel (BF 52) 40
375
- - 1914 Supreme Court order bearing $2 with red embossing cancel for Singapore, fine 10
376
- - 1923 Script $25 (BF 54) plus low values x20 used on pieces with 'ESCL' perfin, fine 20
377
- - $25 x2 good used examples with postal cancels (BF 54) 55
378 G - - 1941 complete Straits passport with KGVI $2 x3 (SG 291) paying fee, fine and very scarce 60
379
Revenue: 1882 part set of 7 to 50c (no 15c) and 1888-93 set of 7 to $2, g-f/u (BF 21/3, 25/8, 36/42) 13
380
- - 1888-93 50c and $2 (BF 40, 42) good used on promissory note, red embossing cancels 13
381 K - - 1936 Revenue-Revenue $25 very fine used with red embossing cancel for Penang (BF 57) 80
382 A - - Revenue-Revenue $25 postally used in Singapore, very scarce thus (BF 57) 160
Malaya - National issues
383 K BMA Malaya: 1945 $25 fine used with Stamp Office KL cds, minor toning (BF 1) 60
384
Federation: 1969 $250 Coat of Arms plus 1973 $25 and $100, good used (BF 6/8) 24
385 K Malaysia - Social Security: 1971-73 issues complete per Barefoot listing, u/m (BF 1/36) 48
386
- - 1973 complete registration card bearing adhesives x6 (3 different) with dated cancels, minor toning but very scarce
14
387
- - Revenue: 1982 Harrison $100 & $500 fine used (BF 5, 7) 20
388 J - - $1000, fine u/m single, also a pair with rust spots (BF 8) 34
389
- - 1985 ITVF $100, fine used (BF 10) 11
390
- - $1000, corner block of 6 with marginal date 17.10.85, u/m (BF 13) 120
391
- - 1990 small format 10c, 50c x3, $1 x2 , $2 x3 and $5 plus large format 50c, f/u (BF 15, 18, 20/23) 13
392
- - 15c x23, 50c x14, $1 x4 and $5 x2, u/m singles or blocks (BF 19/21, 23) 26
393 B - - 1990 high values: no wmk perf 12½ $50 & $100 plus perf 10½ set of 3 and redrawn $10 x2, all fine used; also $10 wmk inverted and unlisted $250 perf 10½, both u/m (BF 25/6, 28/32+)
55
394
- - 2009 RM10 (BF 38) corner single with sheet number & unlisted RM1 x2 marginal blocks of 6, u/m 16
Malaya - States
395 K Federated Malay States: Judicial 1900-01 opt issue 5c, 10c x2 shades, 20c x2 opt in red and black, 50c x2 shades fine used plus 5c and 20c mint (BF 16/19, 25)
28
396 L - - $5 and $25, both used with unsightly ink cancels but extremely scarce, only two examples recorded of each (BF 22/23)
90
397 K - - 10c and 50c each opt in both red and black, fine used (BF 28/29) 20
398
- - 1903 key type 3c (creased), 5c, 25c, 50c, $1 and $3 plus the scarce wmk Script 25c (faults), mint or used (BF between 40/48, 65)
18
399 L - - Postage and revenue 1900 $1, $2 and $5 (some trimmed perfs) and 1900-01 Crown CA $1, $2 and $5, fair to fine fiscally used (SG 11/3, 23/5)
22
400
- - 1904-22 $1 both shades, $2 and $5, good to fine fiscally used (SG 48/50 and 48a) 5
401 L - - 1904-22 $25 elephants, fine used in Stamp Office KL (SG 51) 28
402 K - - 1904-22 and 1922-34 selection of leaping tigers with revenue cancels, 18 different incl $5 (SG 81) 24
403 K - - Revenue c1930 6c on 2c Entertainments, mint (BF 11) 24
404
Johore: 1896-99 50c (SG 48) used on Penghulu Court document with boxed Jawi cancel, showing signs of age but very scarce revenue usage
14
405 K - - 1904-10 $10 and $50, good used with heavyish revenue cancels (BF 75/6) 38
406
- - 1949-55 $1 and $5 x3 (SG 145, 147) tied to two documents by SO Muar cancels, some toning 13
407 A Kedah: 1937 $25 and $500, mint with usual gum toning, the $500 very scarce (BF 4, 6) 350
408
Malacca: 1949-52 25c, 50c, $1 and $5 plus 1954-57 50c, fine fiscally used (SG between 12/35) 8
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Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
409 J - - 1950 $25 Revenue, fine used on piece (BF 1) 110
410 K Perak: Judicial c1884 (opt with curved tail to R) set of 7 to $5, good to fine used (BF 5/11) 80
411
- - c1884 (opt with straight tail to R) 10c pair, 25c (creased), 50c and $2, good to f/u (BF 15/17, 19) 28
412 K - - c1886 (italic opt) $3, light horiz crease otherwise fine used (BF 31) 48
413
- - c1887 10c on 25c, good used with minor faults (BF 41) 24
414
- - 1892 10c, 25c, $1 and $2, used with faults (BF 42/3, 45/6) 20
415
- - Revenue c1888 Large opt 3c, 10c, 15c and 50c plus 1890 Small opt 3c, 5c and 50c, good used, the odd fault (BF 1, 3/5, 17/18, 20)
30
416
- - c1888 Medium opt 3c, 5c and 10c, used, the odd short perf (BF 9/11) 8
417 L - - 1895 $25 elephants, fine used with part Stamp Office oval cancel (BF 25) 130
418
Selangor: Judicial 1897-c1902 'J' opt basic set of 7 to $2 (one of each value), mint or used (BF between 1/8b)
38
419
- - 1900-02 'Judicial' opt 10c, 50c and $5 (toned), good used (BF 16/17, 21a) 14
420
- - 50c, $1 and $2, fine used (BF 17/19) 15
421
- - Postage and Revenue 1949-55 $5 (SG 110) f/u on complete power of attorney, KL cancel 12
422
- - Revenue c1885-91 3c x3, 50c, $1 and $2, all different showing a range of opt types, good used 13
423 G - - c1889 Italic opt $5 (BF 51) plus unlisted 5c, used with slight imperfections, very scarce - the $5 is the example illustrated in BF
48
424
- - 1950 $25, fine used pair, scarce multiple (BF 104) 30
425
Sungei Ujong: c1890 3c opt on Straits (BF 15), unused 9
Malaya - Japanese and Thai Occupation
426 L Johore: 1942 10c, 25c & $2; surcharged 6c/5c, 6c/40c, 25c/30c & $1/1c; c1942 6c/8c with extra characters, fine mint or used (BF 3/4, 8, 22, 24, 26/7, 41)
48
427 K Kedah: 1942 Tax chop on Sultan part set of 6 to $5 (no 30c), mint (BF 63/4, 66/9) 42
428 L Kelantan: 1942 Tax chop $2.00 on 5c, no seal, unused with pink backing paper, scarce (BF 90a) 55
429 K - - 1942 'FISCAL' chop $1.00 on 4c and 10c (seriffed font) on 6c, mint (BF 101, 106) 65
430
Perak: 1943-45 6c with red roulette, mint without gum as issued (BF 141) 16
431
Trengganu: 1944 Thai Occupation $25, mint without gum as issued (BF 53) 18
432 L General issues: 1942-44 Tax chop on Selangor $2 with error chop inverted, mint with minor gum adhesion (BF 220 var)
28
433 M - - $5 (BF 221), tied to complete document by Stamp Office Klang cancel, very scarce 40
434 L - - Tax chop on Dai Nippon 2602 Negri 1c & 6c, Pahang 10c & 30c, Perak 10c & 50c, Selangor 40c, fine mint or used (BF between 232/248)
42
Mauritius
435
Heavily duplicated accumulation of mostly cents values from a range of appropriations, 1500+ stamps in total with many on piece, significant cancel interest
450
436
1860s-90s selection of 24 different, values to 2r60c, fair to fine used 13
437
QV values x13 all different, fair to fine used 5
438
Bill of Exchange: 1880ff selection used on piece incl combinations, also handful of Insurance/Internal Revenue values, 44 stamps total, fair to fine
85
439
- - 1890-1903 set of 8 to 3r35c in 1st, 2nd and 3rd singles (lacking 10c 2nd & 3rd, 65c 1st & 3rd, 3r35c 3rd), good used, nine on piece (BF 48/55)
55
440
- - 1890-1903 10c & 25c (both 2nd) used on reverse of bank draft with original accompanying letter, very fine for this (BF 49, 51)
60
441
Double-sided archive sheet bearing Bill of Exchange values to 5s and 4r15c in strips of 3 plus some singles, also 1879 Insurance set to 10r40c, all stuck down and some opt Cancelled, some imperfections but attractive and rare
200
442
Inland Revenue: 1889-98 4c x all four types (BF 1/4) each mint and used 16
443 L Insurance: 1869 handstamped on postage 3d, 6d and 1s, f/u for these (1s straight edge) (BF 1, 2, 4) 55
444 K - - 1869-72 handstamped set of 9 to £1 and 1874 6d (x2), g-f/u with the odd slight fault (BF 6/15) 65
445 A - - 1878 new currency surcharge set of 13 including thick/thin varieties, fine used (BF 18/26) 130
446
- - 1879 set of 9 to 10r40c (no 50c) plus duplicates x14 and 26c strip of 3 (BF 28/30, 32/37) 130
447
- - 1869-72 part set of 11 to £1 (no 4d or 8d) plus a few duplicates, £1 with faults otherwise good used (BF between 1/13)
90
448
- - part set of 11 from 2d to 10s, unused with slight faults incl trimmed edges ex archive (BF 2/12) 38
449
Internal Revenue: 1874 Crown CA set of 3 used plus 2s unused, fine (BF 14/16) 34
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Lot Description Est (£)
Photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
450
- - 1878-79 part set of 9 to 5r (no 10r) fine used plus 50c opt Cancelled (BF 17/25) 60
451
- - 1879-96 part set of 20 to 10r (no 1r red & black, 3r or 3r75), mostly good to fine used plus duplicates x28 with cancel interest (BF between 27/49)
110
452
- - 1885-94 provisionals x12 different plus 2 duplicates, good to fine used (BF between 51/64) 38
Netherlands Antilles
453
c2000 Bonaire Airport Tax $20 x2, fine 5
New Zealand
454
c1870 5s, 10s & £1 fine used plus 15s (BF 111) with faults 5
455 E 1878 Beer Duty 1s3d green & red, perf 12x10, used, fine for this with only minor creasing (BF 4 var) 130
456 A - - 6s6d blue & red, perf 12, used, slightly soiled though above average (BF 8 var) 250
Norfolk Island
457 E 1984 20c cheque duty, fine u/m marginal (BF 1) 8
North Borneo / Sabah
458
1916 50c with REV / ENUE perfin, fine used (BF 20) 18
459 A 1943 Tobacco Tax set of 3, usual minor toning and creasing but well above average for these, mint without gum as issued (BF 1/3)
110
460
1961 $2, $5 & $10 and 1964-65 $1, $5 & $10, good to fine fiscally used 14
Nyasaland / Malawi
461
1955 Arms 2d x2, 6d & 1s x2, good used (BF 21, 23/24) 5
462 Z 1970 complete debenture certificate bearing red embossed 5s, 10s, £1, £2, £20 x2 and £50, as Barber type 20 but an unrecorded sterling issue, a very rare survivor
80
463
1980 land transfer document drawn up for President Hastings Banda's signature but sadly unsigned, the transaction presumably cancelled, unusual
11
Pakistan
464
1947 Foreign Bill 1r, 2r & 10r (BF 7/8, 17), and Insurance 1947 4a x4 & 8a (BF 3, 5), fine used 13
465
1947 Special Adhesive part set of 7 to 10r plus extra 5r & 10r, good to fine used (BF between 3/14) 16
466
1948-49 national savings certificates x6 different, values from 10r to 5000r, fine and scarce 40
467
Driving Licence: 1973-88 North West Frontier Province x27 all different (as BF 4/5), good to fine used, the odd fault, scarce from this Province
28
468
Motor Vehicles Fitness Certificate: 1994 5r; 1995 3r, 5r, 10r & 35r; 2001 10r & 25r, all from Sindh (as BF 3), used, a few faults
9
Palestine
469
1920 Court Fee 500m x11 (BF 75) plus lower values and a few OPDA, used on 7 documents 24
470
Singer Sewing Machine stamps (see Journal Dec 2017): 1933-41 type 2 150m, 200m & 500m, g/u 11
Peru
471
2000s Airport Tax $3.47, $4.28 and $28.24, each on ticket stub 7
Poland
472
Singer Sewing Machine stamps: 1907 type 3 2k and 1928-29 type 4 10z (slight faults), used 7
Rhodesias
473
Northern: 1953 'R' opt on 2s6d, strip of three, minor creasing otherwise fine used (BF 11) 20
474
Southern: 1947 two deeds of transfer, each bearing £1 and £2 (BF 21/2) fine used 10
475
- - 1954 3d, 2s x2, 5s, 10s and £1 x3, used on insurance renewal and bill of exchange, attractive (BF between 29/38)
11
476
- - 5s, 10s, £1 & £5, fine used on mortgage bond (BF 36/8, 40) 10
477
- - 5s, £1 & £5, fine used on deed of transfer (BF 36, 38, 40) 10
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
Romania
478
1939 health certificate bearing 35 adhesives (values to 10l), large document folded for display 16
Saint Christopher
479 L 1883 all capitals opt on 1d lilac, trivial toning otherwise fine used, rare (BF 1) 50
480 L 1883 'Saint Christopher' Type b opt 6d green, wmk CC, fine used (BF 9) 20
Saint Lucia
481 L 1883 1d black with 'Revenue' opt double, fine used (BF 8Ca) 13
Sarawak
482
1887-85 3c rose-carmine, unused without gum, some creasing (BF 2) 8
483
1889-97 (with REVENUE ONLY at side) 3c good used (BF 1) 10
484
1900 3c & $2 fine used plus 1889-97 3c 'Revenue Only' used with faults (BF 1, 20, 26) 13
Saudi Arabia
485 M c1920 triangular set of 5 to 25r, fine used 12
Serbia
486
1922 insurance receipt bearing 10pa adhesive, fine 8
Seychelles
487
1894 Internal Revenue 5c, 25c, 50c & 5r good used plus 12c mint, slightly toned (BF between 7/15) 34
488
1904 4c on 30c very fine mint (BF 17) 20
489 J 1906 50c block of six, crease through upper pair otherwise fine used (BF 19) 100
490 L - - 5r, used, slightly faded and faint toning but rare (BF 22) 40
Sierra Leone
491
1884 Revenue opt on 6d postage, complete mint pane of 40 with margins, fine and attractive (BF 3) 55
492
1910s-30s KGV dual-purpose adhesives x15 g-f/u with fiscal cancels, mostly on piece, values to 10s 24
Singapore
493 K 1948-53 $25 perf 14, fine used (BF 1) 32
494 K 1954 $100 wmk Script CA, one shortish perf otherwise fine used (BF 5) 26
495 M c1964 $25, $100 and $500 wmk Block CA, trivial thin on top value, good to fine used (BF 7/9) 85
496 L c1966 part set of 6 (no 25c), mint or used (BF 10/11, 13/16) 8
497 D 1969-82 Coat of Arms set of 4 to $2000 ($100 wmk Diagonal others Block CA) f/u (BF 20, 22/23, 29) 44
498 A - - $2000 wmk Diagonal Type I (BF 31), u/m with one shortish perf, very scarce mint (note this is not the Type II stamp remaindered by the Inland Revenue Dept)
110
499 L c1975-82 $10000 and $50000 Type IV, fine u/m, face value in sterling is over £30,000! (BF 38/39) 380
500 K 1985 10c, 15c, $2 & $5 mint plus $2 & $5 used; also c1990 set of 4 mint (BF between 40/47) 8
501
Airport Tax: 1990s $12, fine 5
502 L Entertainments: c1971 30c, mint, scarce (BF 25) 40
503 K Television Licence: 1969 $36, fine used on piece (BF 1 - this is the example illustrated in BF) 13
Somaliland
504 L c1902 3a Court Fee, fine fresh mint (BF 11) 20
South Africa - Provinces
505
Cape: 1860s-1900s group of 18 different, values to £2, good to fine used 8
506 G - - 1864 embossed £10 blue, cut to shape affixed to blue document piece, fine used (BF 11) 75
507 M - - 1865 2s6d lilac, with wmk inverted, very fine used (BF 11 var) 12
508
- - 1885 12s orange-brown, block of four, u/m (BF 125) 20
509 M - - 1911 Penalty £10, minor imperfections including usual rubbing, mint (BF 10) 85
510 A Griqualand: 1877 £5 violet perf 12½, fine used with slight imperfections (BF 23) 26
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
Photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
511 K - - 1879 £1 red, fine used with light manuscript cancel (BF 70) 34
512 K Natal: c1850 'Natal' in manuscript on Cape 9d direct embossed, thinned but fine used appearance 20
513 L - - 1885 4d lilac, superb used, key value (BF 85) 50
514 L - - £20, minor toning otherwise fine used (BF 98) 46
515
OFS/Transvaal: 1860s-1900s group of 22 with minor duplication, values to £5, good to fine used 8
516
Transvaal: 1894 Customs Frank Fee 1s and 5s, latter with crease and tear but attractive used appearance (BF 5/6)
16
517
- - 1910 typed notarial document bearing 2s6d adhesive (BF 104), fine 15
South Africa - Union
518 L Assize: 1938-42 part set of 8 to £2 (no 2s), 'A' control halves (10s is left-hand half, others right), good to fine used (BF 61/3, 65/9, 75)
65
519 L - - 1942 Native Tax plus 1943 Bantam 1d and 10s, fine used halves (BF 80, 84, 88) 28
520 L - - 1946-52 surcharged £2 (BF 92) x2 (English and Afrikaans) plus small opt 6d, 1s, 5s, £1 (BF 101/2, 105, 107), fine used halves, scarce
55
521 L - - 1946-52 large opt 1s x2, 2s, 2s6d x3 and 10s, all different, fine used halves (BF 121/3, 125) 65
522 L - - 1954 QE2 3d, 2s & 5s plus 1954-58 Arms 2s & 5s, slight faults but scarce (BF 129/131, 142, 144) 55
523
Cigarette Tax: 1910 ¼d grey, uncancelled (BF 5) 8
524
- - c1930 3¾d (2½oz), minor creasing (BF 35) 7
525
- - 1939 4d (0.8oz), fine (BF 63) 7
526 M Consular: 1954-55 2s, 5s and £1, fine used (BF 51, 53, 55) 20
527
Revenue: 1935 insurance policy bearing 6d small format and 1d ship x2, folded, fine 5
South West Africa
528
1923 opts on S Africa 6d, 1s x2, 2s, 3s, 5s x2, 10s x3, g-f/u singles, the odd fault (BF between 2/8) 13
529 L - - 5s, 10s, £1, £2 & £5, g-f/u English singles all with SOUTH WEST 22mm (BF 7/10 C or D) 24
530
c1946 Bantam issue £5, good used single (BF 67) 28
531
- - £10, good used single (BF 68) 36
532
- - £10, vertical pair (complete unit) f/u on document with other KGVI and pictorial adhesives (BF 68) 85
533
Cigarette Tobacco: 1931 1½d on 6d and 3s on 1s, used singles with slight faults (BF 5, 7) 9
534 L - - 1931 1½d on 6d and 3s on 1s language errors, minor toning otherwise fine, scarce (BF 5a, 7a) 38
535 A Entertainments: 1949 UPU 2d on 3d pair, 6d on 1½d x2 singles (E and A), 1s on 3d A, mint (2d) or unused, scarce (BF 22, 25/26)
120
536 K - - 1956 small numeral 3d x2 singles (E and A), 4d and 6d, unused (BF 41/43) 55
537 M - - 1957 long type rouletted 1d and 2d plus perf 14 3d, 4d (pulled perf), 6d and 1s, the odd imperfection otherwise fine mint and extremely scarce (BF 50/51, 56/59)
180
538 L Penalty: c1923 1s purple and violet x2 singles (English and Afrikaans) used together on piece (BF 1) 48
539 M - - 5s Afrikaans single (BF 3), f/u on complete document with Revenue 1s pictorial, display item 65
540 F - - 1933 pictorials 1s pair and 6d single f/u on document, the 6d creased but very scarce (BF 11/12) 55
541
- - 2s6d Afrikaans single good used on document with postage and revenue adhesives (BF 16) 18
542
- - 5s x2 singles (E and A) good used on document (BF 14) 30
543
- - 10s Afrikaans single used on document, folded through stamp but fine appearance (BF 15) 18
544
- - 1945 thick black bar opt 5s English single (BF 21) used on receipt, document folded, stamp fine 38
545 M - - 10s Afrikaans single good used on handwritten receipt, unlisted and very scarce 80
Thailand
546
1942 Civil Defence 2s brown (BF 1) x3 on complete work permit, fine 10
Turkey
547
1880s-1930s group of 50 adhesives all different, various types incl Airport Fund, Immigration, Sales Tax, mixed condition
8
548
1915 handwritten document bearing Court Fee 5p x6, 20p x6 and 50p x3, folded and rather tired 10
549
1918 court document bearing Hejaz Railway, Notary, Proportional Fee and Receipt stamps in combination, 11 adhesives total, fine
5
550
1919 contract bearing Fixed Fee 10pi and Hejaz Railway 2pi on 1pi x3 (McDonald 71, 32), folded 5
POSTAL AUCTION No 17 The Revenue Society Saturday 19th May 2018
Lot Description Est (£)
A letter in bold after the lot number gives the photo plate (A to Z) where the lot is illustrated
United States of America
551
1920s 10c 'Camp Savings' cinderella, cancelled, unusual 5
Vietnam
552
1960s 0$03 on 4$00, 0$40 and 0$80 x3, all in complete mint sheets of 50 with circular control handstamps (in three different colours on 0$80), some slight faults (BF 79 and similar)
30
553
Saigon Municipal: 5$00 and 10$00 opt 1965, good used together on document with perfin cancel; also similar documents x5 bearing same values with large opts for 1965 and 1966, plus 1968 and two for 1974 (BF 21/2, 24/5, 29/30, 37/8, 55/6)
30
Wei Hai Wei
554
1921 1c on 1d, perf 14, fine used (BF 1a) 26
555 L - - 2c on 2d, perf 14, fine used (BF 2a) 36
Zanzibar
556
1892 10r red, fine used (BF 10) 18
557 L 1894 30r orange, fine used (BF 12) 26
558 L 1904 printed surch 10r on 8a, fine used (BF 34) 36
The following revenue catalogues have been used in compiling lot descriptions:
1. William A Barber, The Impressed Duty Stamps of the British Colonial Empire (1st edition, Chesapeake, Virginia, 1998)
2. J Barefoot Ltd, British Commonwealth Revenues (9th edition, 2012) 3. J Barefoot Ltd, United Kingdom Revenues (5th edition, 2010) 4. J Barefoot Ltd, South East Asia Revenues (1st edition, 2006) 5. Donald L Duston, French Colonies Revenues (and former colonies now
independent): North Africa and Middle East Colonies (2nd edition, 2000) 6. Donald L Duston (after Abrams & Janton), French Colonies Revenues (and former
colonies now independent): Part II: Sub-Sahara African Colonies (1988) 7. Peter R Feltus, Catalogue of Egyptian Revenue Stamps (Postilion, Southfield, MI,
1982) 8. S E R Hiscocks, Telegraph & Telephone Stamps of the World (1982) 9. Joe Ross & Avo Kaplanian, The Revenue Stamps of Jordan & the Occupied
Territory (West Bank) (2004) 10. Joe Ross & John Powell, The Revenue Stamps of Iraq (1998) 11. R J Thoden, A Catalogue of the Fiscal Stamps of Saudi Arabia 1916-2001 (2001)
Many thanks for bidding!
Our next sale will be our November room auction in London.
Revenue Society members are invited to submit material for this auction now. Material, suitably lotted and described, should be sent by the end of July to:
Andrew McClellan, 9 Orchard Road, Bromley, BR1 2PR, UK
Plate Z
208
462 (detail)
Plate G
Ex 238 Ex 239 Ex 240 Ex 241 Ex 300 333 335
339 Ex 423 506
378 (details)
Plate H
176 177
Ex 193 Ex 196 251 Ex 318 Ex 346
267
Plate J
Ex 243 264 Ex 282 388 409
Ex 268 Ex 270 280 Ex 362
301 Ex 317 489
306 334 336 Ex 355 Ex 357 Ex 360
Plate K
308 369 Ex 410 412 187
Ex 356 Ex 373 -------- Ex 385 -------- 403 Ex 405
374 381 383 Ex 427 493 494
Ex 395 Ex 397 Ex 402 Ex 500 Ex 536 Ex 302
Ex 429 Ex 444 503 511 512
Plate L
Ex 396 Ex 399 401 417 Ex 499
Ex 426 Ex 428 432 Ex 434 Ex 443 479 480
481 490 Ex 496 502 513 514 555
Ex 518 Ex 519 ------ Ex 520 ------ Ex 521 Ex 522 ------------------ 534 --------------------
504 Ex 529 538
557 558 271
Plate M
433 (detail) 545 (detail)
Ex 495 507 509 Ex 526 Ex 485
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539 (detail)
Please note: photo plate Z can be found immediately before Plate G
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