

SOUTH WEST AFRICA: 1940 (5 JUN) envelope to the Cape franked 1931 1d indigo and scarlet tied oval S A R 8 H ARIAMS VLEI TPO oval ds with ZUIDER-PAARL arrival (7 VI) alongside, partly legible .... & H. PARCELS * AARI 018 oval ds below, Rail Letter Post bi-lingual etiquette on reverse with same cancel, scarce.

South: 1885 black proof on thick glazed card with handstamps at right reading BEFORE/HARDENING and 21 OCT 85; fine condition

South: 1889 proof on thick glazed card for the Four Pence value, handstamped 15 JUL 89 and BEFORE/HARDENING; fine condition.

South: 1890s OHMS formula registration envelope from Education Department to Dublin additionally franked pair O.S. 2 1/2 d. overprints tied unclear Adelaide square circle, vertical crease at left.

South: 1894 OHMS formula registration envelope from Education Department to Eden Valley additionally franked pair O.S. 2 1/2 d. surcharges tied Adelaide square circle.

Southern Nigeria 1907 cover to Birmingham franked 1d. tied Egwanga cds with another strike alongside, Birmingham arrival backstamp.


SPAIN CANARY IS.: 1900 (26 JUL) envelope to Tasmania, Australia franked 5c + 10c tied by blue LAGUNA (CANARIAS) cds, transit Hobart (SE 5) and CAMBBELL TOWN arrival backstamps, few minor perf faults where overapping and small part of backflap missing, otherwise very scarce origin to equally scarce destination.


SPAIN: 1854 (Jan 15): Small internal envelope sent within Madrid franked with 1853 1 cu. bronze (Edifil 22) tied by grill of bars, red despatch datestamp at right. Stamp with good to large margins, fine, cert. CEM (2022). Provenance: Collection John Simon, Corinphila sale 194, Nov. 2014, lot 5267.

SPAIN: 1874 (Aug 16): Entire from Barcelona to Buenos Aires endorsed "Via Barcelona, America del Sur" franked with 1874 ‘Justice’ 5., 10c. And 50c. each tied by diamond of dots - Rombo de puntas, Barcelona cds at right.

SPAIN: 1875 King Alfonso 5c blue stationery card printed double, 1 inverted, mint


SPAIN: 1896 (24 FEB) Registered envelope to USA franked 1899 2c. sage green (2 pairs + single) + vertical pair 20c. yellowish green all tied by boxed Barcelona ds's, in addition 10c. brown with 'A..R.' manuscript (Avisde Reception), diverse backstamps with 3 different NEW YORK Reg. datestamps, light horizontal crease just touching 10c.

SPAIN: 1901 Alfonso XIII 4p. brown-violet, 10p. orange with underprints ‘000,000’ and ‘000.009’, also 10p. upper marginal imperf. horizontal pair with underprints ‘000, 132/3’, odd gum wrinkle otherwise mainly fine unmounted mint.


SPAIN: 1930 (17 JU) Envelope to Brazil franked GOYA 30c + 50c + 1p + 4p tied by special Exposicion Quinta da Goya Sevilla hexagonal ds;s, Madrid transit (19 JU), Brazil arrival (29 VI), very fine


SPAIN: 1936 (6 ABR) 1 pta Special National Philatelic Exhibition postal stationery envelope registered to Austria franked 1936 First National Philatelic Exhibition Madrid air 10c. scarlet + 15c. blue imperf ovpt. COREO AERO all tied hexagonal Madrid datestamps in combination with 1931-38 10c. vertical pair + 30c., Wien arrival backstamps, small ink stain top right otherwise fine.

Specimens accumulation with 1902-05 Wmk Crown CA set of 12, Wmk Mult Crown CA set of three and 1909 set of 13. Fine and fresh hinged mint, a complete collection of King Edward VII specimens.


ST HELENA: 1868 4d. carmine (S.G. 13), Wmk Crown CC, perf 12 1/2, FOUR PENCE with thin bar surcharge (A), a horizontal pair used on 1867 cover to King Williams Town, Cape of Good Hope, tied by segmented cork handstamps in black. Oval framed ‘ST. HELENA’ datestamp in blue below (31 MAY) and ‘Cape Town / Cape Colony’ c.d.s. (June 12) above in black. Slight flap damage, minor ageing, backstamped with oval ‘ King Williams Town’ datestamps (June 17). A splendid and rare southbound cover. Provenance: W.S Davy, Harmers London (9-10 May 1960) lot 309, Harmers London (28 Jan 1998) lot 694.


ST HELENA: 1878 (May 13) Envelope franked 1873 2d. yellow, Wmk. Crown CC, perf 12 1/2, surcharge thin bar (A), used in combination with 1871 1s. deep green, surcharge long bar (C), on 1878 cover to Dartmouth,Mass, USA with ‘ST. HELENA’ dispatch c.d.s. (May 13) below. The adhesives tied in transit by ‘ London / Paid’ c.d.s. in red with manuscript ‘6’ altered to ‘7 1/2’ in red crayon at left. Reverse with New York / Paid All arrival (June 8). File fold away from the adhesives but a fine and very rare cover. S.G. 10, 19. Provenance: Harmers London Jan 1998.


ST HELENA: 1884 (Jan 28) Long cover to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Rome, 1/11 postage paid by 1d. + 4d. + 6d. + 1/- (S.G. 15, 25, 27, 30) with cork cancels (Proud K47), St. Helena c.d.s. alongside, backstamped at London (Feb 11) and Rome. A scarce franking, with perf 12 1/2 and 14 stamps used together.


ST HELENA: 1897 (MY 11) Registered envelope to England franked 1896 5d. mauve (SG 51) strip of 3 tied by a heavy irregular ‘R’ in circle, ST HELENA dispatch and red Registered oval datestamp alongside, Registered Leicester arrival backstamp, fine.


St Kitts & Nevis: 1863 (Dec 9): Cover to London bearing fine example of the undated "St KITTS /PAID" cancel in red, double arc "St KITTS" datestamp on reverse, front with "LONDON PAID" in centre with another "LONDON - N.E." cds (Dec 31) on reverse. Fine and clean condition.