Postal Auction August 28th 2026 - 374

Bids to be received by Friday 28th of August 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (978)

Lot 385
INDIAN STATES

Three QV postal stationery envelopes used mainly to local addresses incl 1ch ultramarine (2) with native postmark in circle of bars, with two native backstamps, plus 2ch pink unused, nice trio. (3).

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 386
INDIAN STATES

Travancore: King George Sixth mint & used collection including 1937 Proclamation set, 1939 27th Birthday set 7 m & u (Cat £110), 1943 surch set 3, Travancore-Cochin 1939 set 7 used, 1949 set 7 used (Cat £52), Officials 1949 3a on 7ch imperf between pair mint, 6a on 14ch, etc. (51).

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 387
Indonesia

1950 Top values overprint RIS for 5r, 10r & 25r in top or bottom marginal unmounted mint blocks of four, usual slight gum aging or streaking, very fine appearance, enormous catalogue value, SG 599/601.

Estimate £ 360.00
Lot 388
IRAN

Group of modern covers many with multi franked airmail rates to European or USA destinations, mostly from 1950s period. Noted small label affixed to UK stating,"Dear Postman, In case this establishment is closed down please deliver this envelope to another bookshop". (19).

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 389
Iraq

Collection on four large stockcards and on leaves including Mosul mint surcharge set, 1918 set to 2r on 25pi mint, 1927 1r brown mint, 1948 values to 100f mint, official 1920 On State Service used to 10r on 100pi (Cat £230), 1931 1r brown f.u., 1948 on state service ½d & 1d mint (Cat £72), etc, nice little lot.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 390
Iraq

Obligatory Tax: 1949 5f on 6f mauve hinged mint (SG T337), fine.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 391
Iraq

Obligatory Tax: Duplicated collection of overprints on Iraq issues used including 1949 Aid for Palestine 2f on 6d mauve (SG T325), 2f brown (3, SG T326), 5f red (SG T238, 7), 2f on 5f blue (SG T329, 3), 5f blue (SG T330, 66 examples), 10f orange (SG T332, cat £70), 10f on 20f green (SG T336 cat £40 each, 6 examples), 5f on 6f mauve (SG T337 Cat £28 each, 10 used), 1970 5f on 10f red (8 used, SG T932), 1973 5f on 35f (3 used, SG T1072), huge cat value.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 392
Iraq

Three commercial covers incl 1944 regd airmail with 25 x 4f violet (SG 211) from Baghdad, two 1949 airmail covers to same correspondence in Mere, Cheshire with airs or other combn. Some faults. (3).

Estimate £ 15.00
Lot 393
Italy

Post Offices in China: 1921 PPC Lama Temple Peking sent to Tientsin bearing 2 CENTS Pechino surcharge on 5c green tied part PECHINO CINA cds cancel, fine.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 394
Italy

Post Offices in China: 1921 PPC Lotus Hill Forest Peitaiho sent to Peking bearing 2 CENTS Tientsin surcharge on 5c green tied part TIENTSIN CINA cds cancel, fine.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 395
ITALY - STATES

1860 Entire Scansano to Livorno bearing Tuscany 10c brown neatly cut (margins in places) tied at top left with neat SCANSANO 30 LUG 60 cds, applied twice, folded with two incomplete transit / arrival backstamps. Couple of minor tones otherwise nice looking cover.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 396
Jamaica

1859 (15 Dec) First of Exchange financial Bill issued by the Colonial Bank in Montego Bay. Face value £200.00 Sterling with terms stated as Thirty Days after sight of this first exchange (where three copies were sent on different ships to ensure at least one bill arrived safely), with FIRST header vignette and bank handstamps and manuscript markings. Usual folds, tears and creases. Nice scripophily item.

Estimate £ 40.00

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