The Exclusive Europhilex 2025 Collector’s Auction
153-157 London Rd, Derby DE1 2SY, UK
| Lot | GIBRALTAR | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | TYPE MERSON 1900 2f LILAC & BUFF: Deep shade, (2 nibbled perfs.) very fresh mm with hinge remainder. Attractive example of this scarce key value. SG 307 £1,100. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] |  | $130 |
| 52 | 1923 BORDEAUX PHILATELIC CONGRESS: Overprint on 1f Merson value vfu with exhibition cds. Expertised on reverse. SG 400e £750. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] |  | $120 |
| 53 | 1925 PARIS PHILATELIC EXHIBITION: Miniature sheet with 5f Type Sage block of four vfu with exhibition cds, slight thinning to reverse of top edge otherwise v. fresh and attractive example. SG MS 412a £1,700. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] |  | $220 |
| 54 | 1929 LE HAVRE PHILATELIC EXHIBITION OVERPRINT ON 2f MERSON centred high, fresh mm example with surface scrape on gum. Attractive stamp. SG 470 £1,000. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] |  | $130 |
| 55 | 1929 LE HAVRE PHILATELIC EXHIBITION OVERPRINT ON 2f MERSON vfu on pictorial exhibition envelope (light fold away from stamps) with 5 exhibition labels, all tied by special cds. Attractive item. SG 470 £1,000. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] |  | $160 |
| 56 | 1934 ZEPPELIN AIR SET: Rare vertical gum ridges, fine mm, 100pf with slight loss of gum. SG Spec. 526-536 £1400. (11 stamps) Cross Reference: ZEPPELINS |  | $130 |
| 57 | 1886 OVERPRINTS ON STAMPS OF BERMUDA: Complete set of 7, very fine & fresh with 2d, 2½d, 6d & 1/- values appear umm. Lightly toned gum on 2½d mentioned only for accuracy. Lovely set. SG 1/7 £1200. (7) |  | $200 |
| 58 | 1903 WMK. CROWN CA: Complete set of 10, the ½d has thin, 1/- slight tones & 2/- heavy hinge but 4/- & £1 are umm, the latter being expertised on reverse. SG46/55 £1200. (10) |  | $150 |
| 59 | 1904-08 WMK. MULT CROWN CA: Complete set of 9 (SG56/64) fine mint with 4/- & £1 values being umm, the 4/- value marginal, plus 6d, 1/- & 2/- chalk surfaced paper varieties. Fine lot. SG 60a/62a alone with cat. value £1300+. (12) |  | $160 |
| 60 | 1921-27 WMK. MULT SCRIPT CA: Complete set of 11 (SG 89/101) fine mint (2/- & 4/- vals umm), plus the set with 'SPECIMEN' ovpt. ( SG 89s/101s), fresh mint (2/- is umm). Cat £1050. (22) |  | $150 |
| Lot | IRAQ | Estimate | |
| 61 | 1925-32 £5 VIOLET & BLACK WITH 'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINT: Fresh mint. SG 108s £800. |  | $200 |
| 62 | 1862-1901 QV FRESH MINT GROUP on stock sheet comprising 1862-63 2c brown (SG1 £550), 1863-71 2c brown (SG8b £140), 8c pale dull orange (SG11 £600), 1882-96 10c purple/red with inverted wmk. (SG 38w £750) with pinhole & 1900-01 set of six, exceptionally fresh lot (SG56/61 £225). (10) |  | $200 |
| 63 | 1912-21 4c INVERTED WMK.: A fine used example (missing corner perf.) uncatalogued by SG but inverted & reversed wmk. (SG 102ay) is £2000. Unique (SG 102aw)? |  | $340 |
| 64 | 1912-21 KGV MINT RANGE INC. SHADES/VARIANTS on stock sheet with 10 values between 2c & 50c (2, blue green & white backs) plus $3 & $10, 25c type B umm, 25c type A in umm block of 4, $1 in umm block of 4 plus a single with inverted wmk (cat £325), 12c & 50c ovpt 'SPECIMEN' (SG 106as & 111ds). Fine lot with a cat. value in excess of £2,500. (24) |  | $260 |
| 65 | 1917: $5 green & red /blue green (olive back) hinged mint (SG 115b) plus the same stamp ovpt. 'SPECIMEN', large part o.g. with slight tones on reverse (SG 115bs). Cat £1850. (2) |  | $200 |
| 66 | 1921-37 COMPLETE MINT SET WITH VARIETIES: Values to 10c having varying degrees of gum toning. Inc. 2c shade & inv. wmk. variety, 4c variety 'top of lower Chinese characters at right broken off' (SG 120b) in vert pair with normal, 25c variety 'broken flower (SG 126a), 30c with inv. wmk variety (SG127w) gum toning & $1 disturbed gum. Overall condition is good with cat. val. of £1600+. (24) |  | $200 |
| 67 | MINT/USED SELECTION INC. 1882/4 3a (3), GOOD RANGE OF "I GILDI/'02-'03", "Tollur" CANCEL BLOCKS, ETC.: 1873-c.1953 range (+ a few later) on stock cards/sheets inc. 1873 2sk/4sk/16sk trio 'used' (facsimile underprints), 1882/4 3a shades (3 unused + 1 fine used, latter with RPSL Cert. 1986), 1902/3 "I GILDI" m/u study (57; inc. 50a m, 100a m[3]+u[3] and many officials), 1 & 2 Kings, useful blocks with boxed "Tollur" (customs) cancels, 1931 Zeppelin, a few back-of-book, etc. (c.340) |  3 | $100 |
| 68 | PH MIX - 1888-1904 P. STAT PCs (INC. EDINR. BOXED "SHIP LETTER"), 1946 NORWAY FF PCs & OFF-COVER NUMERALS: 1888-1904 P. Stat. PC usages (10) to overseas (inc. 1888 10a to Germany (faults) with fine boxed Edinburgh "SHIP LETTER", Denmark & internal (varied cancels), later trio (inc. 2 1946 FF to Norway), and very useful range of off-cover stamps & a few pieces (many different issues) all with village Circular Numeral cancels (c.228; incl. quite a few with complete numbers). Useful group. (13 cards + c.228 stamps/pieces) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, NORWAY, AIR MAIL COVERS |  4 | $100 |
| 69 | INDIA SHIP LETTERS TO SCOTLAND: 1832 E probably from Bombay to Edinburgh endorsed "per William" having fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/GREENOCK" mark alongside Scots additional "½" mark and 1835 E also probably from Bombay to same Edinburgh addressee with scarcer "GREENOCK/INDIA SHIP LR" mark. Endorsed "per Osprey". Scarce pair. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, SHIP LETTERS |  | $100 |
| 70 | STAMPLESS MAIL GROUP TO/FROM INDIA INC. "INDIA LETTER LONDON", PONDICHERRY, ORKNEY, ETC.: Group inc. 1833 wrapper to Edinburgh per "Albion" with fine, boxed "INDIA LETTER/LONDON" mark, 1853 EL to Bordeaux with fine red boxed "PONDICHERRY/Paid" ds and matching crescent-framed "INDIA PAID", 1856 EL Calcutta to London with incorrectly applied London Paid mark cancelled by "2" in bars and a charge of "6" in ms applied, 1857 EL ex Madras to Kirkwall, Orkney with "INDIA UNPAID" in crescent mark alongside "C.R." of Caledonian Railway. Also 1846 EL ex Nusseerabad to Islington and 1842 E from London (family letter; mentions M. Tussauds) to Chittagong via Falmouth with a lovely garter-frame "GRINDLAY, CHRISTIAN & MATTHEWS/EAST INDIA/ARMY AGENTS/16 CORNHILL" Forwarding Agents Cachet (not recorded by Rowe who does note their 1838 rectangular type) just across the join, etc. (6 covers) Cross Reference: FORWARDING AGENTS, FRENCH COLONIES, SHIP LETTERS, ORKNEY ISLANDS |  | $120 |
| 71 | 1855 ½a BLUE DIE III "D" STONE [94-96]: A used four margined strip of three with diamond of dots cancellations. Fine. |  | $65 |
| 72 | EARLY PERF. INDIA QV FRANKING COVERS TO G.B. WITH VARIED RATES, CANCELS & ORIGINS: 1859-62 covers (some with stamps tied/cancelled by sender's ms markings) inc. 1859 env. via France with 1855 4a Black on blued pair tied by Benares dotted diamond, and 1859-62 range inc.; 8as Carmine on blued tied by Madras "C/1", 8as tied by Calcutta octagon, and 1861/2 trio with multiple frankings ex Chicalolee (4as x2 + 1a tied by "C/59" diamonds), Berhampore (4as+2as tied by "B/30" octagons), or Fyzabad (4as+2as tied by "98" duplexes). Also 1871 env. from Baroda to Boulogne franked 6a.8p, 1864 env. Allahabad to London franked 6a.8p and 1863 env from Calicut to Brighton franked by 8 x ½a pale blue being cancelled by a combination of manuscript plus Calicut "86" diamond. Attractive group. (10 covers) |  | $200 |
| 73 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - KEVIII + KGV MAIL (23) + INGOING MAIL (15): 1870-1921 group with a diverse mixture of mainly lower value India issues on covers/cards virtually all to/from Bushehr/Bushire. Inc. v. large 1907 env. registered from Bushire to Kazamin "Via Bagdad" with 9 x 6pies + 14 x ½annas; censored mail + labels (one ms altered to cross out "under Martial law"; 22 Sep. 1917), "I.E.F." overprints, Persia/India combinations, etc. (38 covers/cards + a few pieces or used stamps) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI |  8 | $130 |
| 74 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - MARITIME, CENSORED, MIX-COLOURED FRANKINGS, ETC.: 1878-1921 group ex. Linga (all but one) or Jask virtually all to GB inc. 1878-97 section (4) with "LINGA" (squared circle or duplex) at a 2a or 2½a rate, small selection of maritime or Royal Navy PPCs or covers inc. 1921 PPC from & of the HMS Cyclamen gunboat, etc. (8 covers + 2 PPCs)Cross Reference: INDIA, MARITIME MAIL, MILITARY - WWI |  6 | $100 |
| 75 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER/PIECE - VARIETIES OF "BUSHIRE"/"BASHIR" CDS's, DUPLEXES, SQUARED CIRCLES, ETC.: 1878-1903 entirely QV India issues ex. Bushehr used singles, blocks, etc. to 1r/2r plus a selection on cover with number being registered and struck with boxed "BUSHIRE" cachet & m/s numeral. (20 covers + c.60 singles/blocks/pieces)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, INDIA |  6 | $130 |
| 76 | INDIA USED ABROAD - KEVIII/KGV MAIL FROM/VIA (13) OR TO (7) MAHOMMERA: 1900-24 group including censored WWI mail inc. 28 Jan PPC from Mohammerah to Kent with IEF "F.P.O./NO 131" cds (fine; not seen by Proud), May 1918 OHMS "War Office." env. with printed contents backstamped with both "F.P.O./NO53" & "F.P.O./NO351". Diverse lot inc. 1919 Japan stationery PC to Ispahan via Bombay or 1900 Natal PC to Mohammerah, registered mail, fair-superb squared circles, bi-coloured frankings, etc. (20 covers/cards + a few pieces/used stamps inc. KGV 5r's)Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI |  6 | $130 |
| 77 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - WWI CENSORED, F.P.O.s, ETC.: 1908-22 group of mainly WWI censored mail to (2) or from (5) Persia (virtually all from Bandar Abbas) to India, GB, Germany, Egypt; inc. couple with bi-coloured frankings, strips/pairs, etc. (3 postcards + 4 covers + 3 pieces) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, INDIA |  6 | $65 |
| 78 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - KGV - F.P.O.s, PERSIAN FRANKINGS, PAQUEBOT, "VIA RUSSIA.", ETC.: 1915-30 group (great majority 1910s) with a large section of military/censor marks/label inc. 1915 env. from Ismailia with 1a optd. "I.E.F." & superb circular "PASSED BY CENSOR.INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/11/*", 1917 env. with 1a cancelled by boxed "PAQUEBOT" with HMS Mozaffer naval censor hs, 1920 India PC from Duzdap to New York with fine boxed "FIELD SERVICE/POSTAGE FREE" & BASE OFFICE L" cds, etc. (12 covers/cards) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - WWI, PAQUEBOTS |  5 | $100 |
| 79 | 1918-23 INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - KGV CENSORED ENV. OR ABADAN TELEGRAPH CANCEL VARIETIES INC. UNRECORDED: 30 July 1918 env. from Abadan to Kent with red MEF "CENSOR" cds on 3x½d Greens & green "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" label on the back; 14 Nov. or 6 Mar. 1922 pair of telegraph form pieces with 18 x 6 Annas or 12 x 2r both cancelled with C33 (Parsons) "ABADAN" cds's; C34 types on piece (2); unrecorded cds with multiple inner rings cancelling 1r, 2r, 8a & 3a on piece or two 10r singles. (10 items) Cross Reference: INDIA, TELEGRAPHS |  4 | $100 |
| 80 | 1888-1918 INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - REGISTERED ENVS, WWI MILITARY, ETC.: 1888 registered 2a p.stat. env. to Bombay with 2a issue & embossing cancelled by "BAGDAD" squared circle; 1894 stationery eng optd. "*INDIA POSTAGE*/TWO ANNAS AND SIX PIES" uniquely from Baghdad to Freetown, Sierra Leone; 16 May 1917 env. from "F.P.O./NO 314" (backstamp) to London with fine "On active service MAJOR/A.P.M./BAGHDAD" endorsement & hs in purple; etc. (7 covers + 2 PPCs) Cross Reference: INDIA, PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY - WWI, REGISTERED MAIL |  6 | $110 |
| Lot | SAN MARINO | Estimate | |
| 81 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - SQUARED CIRCLES, WWI "I.E.F."/CENSORS/REGD MAIL, WWII EX. NZ, ETC.: 1903-1918 group. Great majority ex. Basra to India, GB, NZ, Hong Kong (1913 PC with attractive "BUSRAH" squared circle) or France and censored wartime covers, PC/PPCs or Turkish/French stationery plus 1939 censored env. with 2x9d Black & Red Maori issues from Wairoa to RAF "No. 213 Squadron" in Basra then redirected to "Aden" (this Flying Boat squadron had been sent to reinforce Aden in the wake of the Abyssinian Crisis). (13 PCs/PPCs + 10 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII, INDIA |  9 | $130 |
| 82 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER -WWI F.P.O.s, ARMISTICE DAY PC, ETC.: Scarce 1915-18 group ex. Iraq to GB (5), Pakistan or India (2; one Gwalior via Iraq to Bombay) inc. 24 Feb. 1915 Field Service PC (only used in France) from "F.P.O./NO27" with "PASSED CENSOR/D" (both v. fine); 1915 ½a optd "I. E. F." embossed stationery env. cancelled by blue "F.P.O./NO308" cds, etc. All covers worthwhile & unique. (9 covers/cards) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL |  7 | $130 |
| 83 | POST OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE & AFRICA: Used collection on leaves with general issues. 1874 eight vals to 60c, 1881 set to 25c, 1908 set plus both express letter stamps; Albania with both 1902 sets (ex SG24), smaller offices with Durazzo (7), Janina (4), Jerusalem (6), Salonica (4), Scutari (4), Smyrna (4), Valona (5) & Constantinople (27) inc. 1908 4pi & 20pi (cat. £220); Africa (9) inc. 1901 Benghazi ovpt pair (cat. £400). Fine lot although some pmks. cannot be guaranteed. Cat. in excess of £2000. (157) |  | $130 |
| 84 | 1967 EAST AFRICAN AIRWAYS MAJOR SG LISTED ERROR: 50c value unmounted mint var. missing red colour. Faint tone spot on gum. Plus a normal (used) stamp for comparison. SG 236a £800. Cross Reference: ERRORS |  | $65 |
| 85 | 1890-1932 MINT COLLECTION on stock sheet with 1890 set of 8 (1d toned gum), 1902 set of 9 plus 2½d with variety 'Wide A' in Leeward (SG 23a £275), 1905-08 set of 7, 1912-22 set of 12 with 5/- value having lemon back, 1921-32 3d deep ultramarine (SG 68a), 2d grey ovpt 'SPECIMEN' with constant variety 'broken M' (SG 65s var., pos. 41 of setting) & Die 2 set of 7. Cat £1140 not inc. Specimen var. (46) |  2 | $160 |
| 86 | 1938-51 KGVI SET WITH ADDITIONAL SHADES, PERFS. & PAPER TYPES on stock sheet; chiefly umm with odd hinged mint inc. 1/- (SG 110 plus all b, ba & bb types), 2/- (SG111 plus a & b types), 5/- (SG 112 plus b type), 10/- (SG 113 plus b & c types) & £1 (SG 114 plus a, b & c types), these all umm. Comprehensive lot with cat. value exceeding £1250. (34) |  | $150 |
| 87 | 1c LIGHT BLACK WITH MAGENTA OVERPRINT: A fine used example in this shade of overprint (SG1ab cat £1,500) which has only been found used at Singapore. |  | $200 |
| 88 | INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - OUTGOING (9) + INGOING MAIL (5): 1898-1955 group (majority pre-1920) with military focus inc. 11 Aug. 1914 env. from Muscat (v. fine backstamp cancelling ½a) to Bombay sent 1 week after the outbreak of WWI, naval mail inc. Mar. 1909 env. from Uganda to HMS Sphinx via Kenya, Kimari in India & Muscat with 6c Kenya & Uganda issue, 1906 PPC with fine "SEA POST OFFICE" cds, PPCs of Muscat harbour, etc. (14 covers/cards) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL |  5 | $130 |
| 89 | RETURNED-LETTER STAMPS: A pair of rare specimen stamps. A black on lilac paper inscribed 'Som ubesorget' with diagonal opt 'SPECIMEN', unused with part gum, thinned and RPSL cert. (2006); and a black on green paper inscribed 'Som uindlost' with vertical opt 'SPECIMEN', unused and thinned with RPSL cert. (2006). Accompanied by a cover on page bearing a 'Som uindlost' at top right corner from 1881. (Norgeskatalog R 1y & R2 y). |  | $110 |
| 90 | 1856 6d BLUE IMPERF.: Mint example with much original gum. Four ample margins. A very fine stamp. SG 1 £550. |  | $120 |
| 91 | 1856 1d BLUE IMPERF.: Used trio, two are pen-cancelled and the other with an indistinct cancel and a nick in SE corner. All three with good margins. SG 1 £675. |  | $65 |
| 92 | 1861 6d BLUE PERF. VARIETIES: 2 good used examples of 6d blue with 'clean-cut' perfs. (SG 2 £325 each) and an unused (no gum) example with 'rough' perfs. (SG 2a £160). |  | $100 |
| 93 | 1863 'ONE PENNY' SURCHARGE GROUP: Includes SG 3, 4 & 5 each unused with little or no original gum, and used examples of SG 3 & 5. Cat. £1,360. (5 stamps) |  | $120 |
| 94 | QV CANCELLATION STUDY: 1868-97 range of issues on album leaves with many different cancellers identified. Incs. 1868-97 range of issues officially cancelled by a diamond shape grille, typically in violet. The 1868 6d having a faked 1890 cancel. A representative range of cork cancels in many varieties inc. letter "H", Maltese Cross, 'Sunbursts', horizontal bars, segments in circle, arrows, rectangles, 'Union Jack', blocks & wedges, diamond grille, small bars, MX in circle, etc. Interesting lot. (42 plus a front) |  2 | $80 |
| 95 | KEVII 1902 & 1908 KEYPLATE TYPES: Collection on album pages inc. 1902 ½d & 1d values mint & used noting each value optd "SPECIMEN" SG 53s/54s (£100) and 1d in mint block of four SG 54. Also 1908-11 set of four values to 10/-green & red/green SG 64/70 (£275) with additional shades of 2½d values and addl. 10/- value optd. "SPECIMEN" SG 70s (£300) and 2½d to 6d values used. A useful lot. (26 stamps) |  3 | $100 |
| 96 | KEVII 1903 PICTORIAL DEFINITIVES INC. SPECIMENS & COVER: Group on album pages inc. 1903 set of 6 values very lightly mounted mint with additional ½d, 1d & 2d values on bluish paper (SG 55/60 £120+) and specimen set of 6 (SG 55s/60s £275). Also complete used set of 6 on 1904 Registered cover to Switzerland plus 4 used low values, one being 1d on bluish paper. (19 stamps plus cover) |  3 | $100 |
| 97 | 1922-37: Wmk. Mult Crown CA complete set of 5 the first 4 vals hinged mint & the £1 value umm, SG92/96 £500. |  | $130 |
| 98 | 1922-37 £1 GREY & PURPLE/RED: Wmk Mult Crown CA vfu. Cat £750. |  | $130 |
| 99 | KGV 1922-37 SET OF FIVE VALUES TO £1: Mint & used group on album page. Incs. the complete set of 5 values, 4d, 1/6d, 2/6d, 5/- & £1 mint and the 3 lower values used. SG 92/96 £650. (8 stamps) |  | $100 |
| 100 | 1877 MINT RANGES: SG 2-36 range (less 2c green, both 1L - 30c brown no gum, 40c mauve missing corner perf.), inc. 5c blue and 10-10 surcharges. Overall fresh mm. SG cat. value £3655. |  | $160 |
