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P.O. in The Levant: A nice group of 1867 Emperor Franz Joseph Soldi values each with nice postmarks from thimble types to Agency type, noted 3s yellow-green SMIRNE (15), 2s yellow with LLOYD AGENCY cancels in blue or black, 25s grey, Constantinople 3s yellow-green (18), 2s orange with [SAN] GIOVANNI [DI MEDUA] a maritime agency office run by the Austrian Post in Levant (now Shengjin in Albania). Lovely group. (c40).
1941 Typed letter and original envelope from the Government House, Bahamas printed envelope addr to USA bearing 3d on 2½d tied RESORT slogan cancel. The letter is correspondence on behalf of Duchess of Windsor using Her Highness as her title (incorrectly, should be her grace) regarding customs exemption from taxes as wife of the governor, signed by her secretary Jean Drewes. Edward and his wife were exiled to Bahamas at the start of the 2nd World War as governor of Bahamas.
WELL FILLED BINDER: With a mint & used collection with some earlier, strength in middle to modern era, including many defins and commems throughout, 100s of thematics, single pages cat up to £54, each page catalogued with count, many 100s. STC £100s.
1852 ½d yellow-green on blued paper with two good margins , thinning, SG 1, Cat £700.
1855-58 White Paper (1d) deep blue very fine used with enormous margins and neat '1' duplex cancel, premium example, SG 10.
1897-98 Diamond Jubilee set of 9 fine used, SG 116/124.
1904-13 EDVII 2½d ultramarine fine used showing stop after P in Protectorate variety, scarce, accompanied by 1991 Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa Expert Committee.
1913 GB GV control blocks of six in bottom left corner marginal mint / unmounted incl 1½d red-brown (O19), 2d orange (R21), some perf separations, scarce format, SG 75, 76a.
1948 RSW set 2 in marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint, both plate number corner marginal. SG 136/7.
British Bechuanaland: 4d light blue unused registered postal stationery envelop ovpt on Cape of Good Hope envelope, fine.
1886 - 1955 mostly used collection presented in a 64 sided stock book noting: 1886 5f Lilac unused with no gum. various PMK interest and Also features a nice range of Beautiful covers and post cards well worth a view. (Approx 200+ stamps and Approx 70 covers and postcards).
1865 1d rose-red in imperf left marginal block mint each overprinted CANCELLED, very fine, SG 1.
