James Bendon
Lot 421 (D)
SG
22sv/38sv
1914–23 ½d to £1 set of 14 overprinted SPECIMEN type D12 affixed ...more
1914–23 ½d to £1 set of 14 overprinted SPECIMEN type D12 affixed to 4 pieces from the Goa Post Office archive additonally handstamped COLONIAS by the Portuguese Post Office before sending to the UPU for distribution – SG 22sv/38sv (ID:SOL022)
James Bendon
Lot 509
1914–23 ½d to £1 set of 14 overprinted SPECIMEN type D12 affixed ...more
1914–23 ½d to £1 set of 14 overprinted SPECIMEN type D12 affixed to 4 pieces from the Goa Post Office archive additionally handstamped COLONIAS by the Portuguese Post Office before sending to the UPU for distribution – SG 22sv/38sv (ID:BRS022)
James Bendon
Lot 510
1939-42 KGVI set of 13 perf SPECIMEN types W8, W8a and D20 - ...more
1939-42 KGVI set of 13 perf SPECIMEN types W8, W8a and D20 - SG60s/72s (ID:BRS060)
James Bendon
Lot 419
1949 75th Anniversary of the UPU set of four handstamped SPECIMEN in ...more
1949 75th Anniversary of the UPU set of four handstamped SPECIMEN in red by an unidentified postal authority (ID:BRS1949)
James Bendon
Lot 420
1940 postage due set of 8 in horizontal strips of three perforated ...more
1940 postage due set of 8 in horizontal strips of three perforated SPECIMEN type B9 ~ very fine and scarce multiples ~ SGD1–8s cat £750+ ~ BPA cert for top value (ID:BRSD01)
James Bendon
Lot 145
SC
E09s
1890 to 1902 — page from the Royal Swedish General Post Office ...more
1890 to 1902 — page from the Royal Swedish General Post Office UPU
Collection — the SPECIMEN stamps SG cat value £325
James Bendon
Lot 146
SC
E10s
1930 proof impressions of meter marks sent as specimens to the ...more
1930 proof impressions of meter marks sent as specimens to the UPU
for distribution to other members ~ ½d, 1½d, 3d and 6d ~ each
handstamped 'Especimen' by the Portuguese Post Office ~ very fine
and scarce
James Bendon
Lot 147
SG
255s
1916 ½d, 1d locally overprinted WAR TAX and SPECIMEN type FJ1 ...more
1916 ½d, 1d locally overprinted WAR TAX and SPECIMEN type FJ1 -
SG138, 9s - cat £140
James Bendon
Lot 144 (D)
1890 to 1902 — page from the Royal Swedish General Post Office UPU ...more
1890 to 1902 — page from the Royal Swedish General Post Office UPU Collection — the SPECIMEN stamps SG cat value £325 (ID:0FIJ935)
James Bendon
Lot 171 (D)
1949 75th Anniversary of the UPU set of four handstamped SPECIMEN by ...more
1949 75th Anniversary of the UPU set of four handstamped SPECIMEN by an unidentified postal authority (ID:G&E1949)
James Bendon
Lot 170 (D)
1911 3 sets of 7 overprinted GILBERT & ELLICE/PROTECTORATE on KEVII ...more
1911 3 sets of 7 overprinted GILBERT & ELLICE/PROTECTORATE on KEVII Fiji wmk MCA chalk-surfaced paper (the 2d to 1s are special printings not issued without the overprint) additionally overprinted SPECIMEN type D12 ~ tied to archival piece by POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES / MADAGASCAR / COLLECTION DE BERNE handstamps ~ SG1s/7s var (3×£300 as normal specimens) (ID:G&E001)
James Bendon
Lot 338 (D)
Album page, headed 'Niue (Nouvelle Zelande GB)', from Tunisia Post ...more
Album page, headed 'Niue (Nouvelle Zelande GB)', from Tunisia Post Office archive, bearing 10 stamps - 1935 Silver Jubilee set - 1d, 2½d & 6d, 1932-36 optd Type 13, 1d variety Narrow 'K' in 'KING', 6d Narrow 'N' in 'KING' (SG69a, 70, 71a) - each handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in semi-bold sans-serif caps (12.8×2.6mm) - applied by the Tunisian Receiving Authority, with 1937 Coronation set 1d-6d (SG72-74), 1938 Pictorial 1s - perfs discoloured at left, 2s, 3s and 1940 3d on 1½d (SG75-78), with manuscript annotation '10' in right margin. BPA cert (2015). (ID:NIU-T1)
James Bendon
Lot 337 (D)
1917 overprints on stamps of New Zealand and 1920 pictorial sets # a ...more
1917 overprints on stamps of New Zealand and 1920 pictorial sets # a total of 22 stamps affixed to archive sheet ex Tunisia UPU specimen collection (ID:NIUT917b)
James Bendon
Lot 336 (D)
1917 overprints on stamps of New Zealand and 1920 pictorial sets ~ a ...more
1917 overprints on stamps of New Zealand and 1920 pictorial sets ~ a total of 22 stamps affixed to archive sheet ex Tunisia UPU specimen collection (ID:NIUT917a)
James Bendon
Lot 528
1911 set of 6 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — large part original ...more
1911 set of 6 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — large part original gum — SG178s/183s (£375) (ID:NBOR178b)
James Bendon
Lot 527
1909 20 CENTS on 18c overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — some original ...more
1909 20 CENTS on 18c overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — some original gum — SG177s (£50) (ID:NBOR177b)
James Bendon
Lot 351 (D)
1909-23 1c to 24c set of 13 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB6 — very ...more
1909-23 1c to 24c set of 13 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB6 — very fine — SG158s/176s (£350) (ID:NBOR158a)
James Bendon
Lot 346 (D)
1897 18c and 24c in strips of 5 with corrected inscriptions ...more
1897 18c and 24c in strips of 5 with corrected inscriptions overprinted SPECIMEN type NB4 — superb with full original gum — SG110s, 111s (£275++) (ID:NBOR110b)
James Bendon
Lot 352 (D)
1909 20 CENTS on 18c overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — some original ...more
1909 20 CENTS on 18c overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — some original gum — SG177s (£50) (ID:NBOR177a)
James Bendon
Lot 353 (D)
1911 set of 6 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — large part original ...more
1911 set of 6 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB7 — large part original gum — SG178s/183s (£375) (ID:NBOR178a)
James Bendon
Lot 340 (D)
1894 set of 6 high values printed by Blades, East & Blades ...more
1894 set of 6 high values printed by Blades, East & Blades overprinted SPECIMEN type NB2 - SG81-86s ~ cat £170 (ID:NBOR081)
James Bendon
Lot 344 (D)
1897 18c and 24c with corrected inscriptions and local handstamp ...more
1897 18c and 24c with corrected inscriptions and local handstamp SPECIMEN type NB1— SG110sv, 111sv (ID:NBOR110S)
James Bendon
Lot 341 (D)
1894 25c to $10 set of 6 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB2 — some ...more
1894 25c to $10 set of 6 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB2 — some original gum — SG81s/86s (£170) (ID:NBOR081a)
James Bendon
Lot 342 (D)
1895 4 CENTS on $1 to 40 CENTS on $1 set of 5 overprinted SPECIMEN ...more
1895 4 CENTS on $1 to 40 CENTS on $1 set of 5 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB3 — some original gum — SG87s/91s (£90) (ID:NBOR087a)
James Bendon
Lot 359 (D)
1947 1c to $5 set of 15 overprinted with the Royal Cypher, with 'THE ...more
1947 1c to $5 set of 15 overprinted with the Royal Cypher, with 'THE STATE OF' and 'BRITISH PROTECTORATE' obliterated, perforated SPECIMEN type W9 — superb — SG335s/349s (£325) (ID:NBOR335)
James Bendon
Lot 356 (D)
1922 8c overprinted MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION with stop after ...more
1922 8c overprinted MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION with stop after EXHIBITION — SPECIMEN type NB10 — very fine — SG261as (ID:NBOR261a)
James Bendon
Lot 348
1899 unissued 4 CENTS on 1c to 4 CENTS on 3c set of 3 overprinted ...more
1899 unissued 4 CENTS on 1c to 4 CENTS on 3c set of 3 overprinted SPECIMEN type NB5 — very fine (SG £130) (ID:NBOR112c)
James Bendon
Lot 350
1901-05 set of 14 overprinted BRITISH / PROTECTORATE and SPECIMEN ...more
1901-05 set of 14 overprinted BRITISH / PROTECTORATE and SPECIMEN type NB4 — very fine — SG127s/140s (£350) (ID:NBOR127)
James Bendon
Lot 345
1897 18c and 24c with corrected inscriptions overprinted SPECIMEN ...more
1897 18c and 24c with corrected inscriptions overprinted SPECIMEN type NB4 — SG110s, 111s (£55) (ID:NBOR110a)
James Bendon
Lot 349 (D)
1894 issue the 9 low values ~ 1c to 24c ~ printed by Waterlow ~ sent ...more
1894 issue
the 9 low values ~ 1c to 24c ~ printed by Waterlow ~ sent to the UPU in normal unused condition and distributed on 26 December 1893 (Circular 8443/459) ~ handstamped SPECIMEN type TUN1 in semi-bold sans-serif caps (12.8×2.6mm) after receipt by the Tunisian Postal Authority ~ SG66/79s ~ UNIQUE
the 6 high values ~ 25c to $10 ~ printed by Blades, East & Blades ~ overprinted SPECIMEN type NB2 before being sent to the UPU and distributed on 9 November 1894 (Circular 5898/296) ~ SG81-86s
all affixed to sheet from the Tunisia archives headed 'Borneo Britannique' (ID:NBOR125)
the 9 low values ~ 1c to 24c ~ printed by Waterlow ~ sent to the UPU in normal unused condition and distributed on 26 December 1893 (Circular 8443/459) ~ handstamped SPECIMEN type TUN1 in semi-bold sans-serif caps (12.8×2.6mm) after receipt by the Tunisian Postal Authority ~ SG66/79s ~ UNIQUE
the 6 high values ~ 25c to $10 ~ printed by Blades, East & Blades ~ overprinted SPECIMEN type NB2 before being sent to the UPU and distributed on 9 November 1894 (Circular 5898/296) ~ SG81-86s
all affixed to sheet from the Tunisia archives headed 'Borneo Britannique' (ID:NBOR125)
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