£1,250
GB & Br Empire stamps: Large 12”x16”green and leather album of 50 pages (double-sided) with gilt embossed cover “MAURITIUS POSTAGE SIXPENCE” full of over 650 QV/KEVII covers/postcards including unused Mulready 1d black letter sheet, Forme A2, annotated “First introduced 6th May 1840”, postally used and pre-paids, newspaper wraps, cuts on cover with some SPECIMEN, and reply cards. Numerous overprints and different rates up to 1/-, some Registered. Many territories apart from GB including British Bechuanaland and British PO in Siam ‘B’ overprinted, early Penny-rated, scarce UPU and other in Ceylon, with Canada, Gibraltar, Indian/Australian States and islands such as Malta, Seychelles and Tonga. Smith Elder & Co and WH Smith & Son Goverment-authorised private pre-paids. First day of issue Guildhall official postcard for Uniform Penny Postage Jubilee 1890 (Booths cat £70) and Mauritius postmaster-signed pre-paid 50 cents grey essay. Unused 1889 6d-rated Post Office ‘A.1.’ telegraph form, Queensland 1890 telegram postal note and Shanghai locals seen. Unusual lot.
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