REST OF THE WORLD, SUDAN

Lot 1574		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $125 Postage Dues: Small group of Egyptian postage dues used in Sudan, with Sawakin cds on 1886-87 1p and 2p (4), 1888 2m and 5m block of 4, and 1889 2p; Souakin cds on 1888 5m; and Wadi Halfa cds on 1886-87 20pa and 1889 1p. Mostly fine and a scarce group (14)
Lot 1575		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $800 Postage Dues: 1897 Overprints on Egypt 2m, 4m, 1p and 2p each in a pane of 60, very fine with all but a few units of each MUH. SG D1-4, cat £1260+ (240)
Lot 1576		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $1,150 Postage Dues: The collection, mostly mounted on leaves, with 1897 Overprints on Egypt mint and used multiples including varieties, 4m mint pane of 60, 1901-26 mint multiples with 2m and 4m blocks of 20, 10m block of 30, and 20m block of 18, 20m bisected on piece, postmarks incl four stamps with Telegraphs datestamps, 1979 Sudan Arms Wmk 10m and 20m mint blocks of 50. A useful lot mostly fine (608)
Lot 1577		Estimate: $600 Postage Dues: 1897 Overprints on Egypt small collection of stamps on piece showing use of bisects, with 4m Maroon diagonal bisects in pair with whole stamp (3), with pair on 4m, and with single 4m, and vertical bisect on pieces (2), one in pair with whole stamp; 2p Orange on pieces (4), two in combination with 1901 2m postage due. Range of post offices represented, some with tone spots but mostly fine (11 pieces)
Lot 1578		Estimate: $900 Postage Dues: 2p bisected on reverse of 1902 (12 Nov) cover from Cairo to Wadi Halfa with Egypt 5m Carmine pair and single tied on reverse by Caire cds, with boxed 'T', 2p bisect added and tied by Wadi Half bilingual cds 16.11.1902. Lower portion of address torn away, however very scarce on cover. SG D4a, cat £1400
Lot 1579		Estimate: $1,200 Postage Dues: 1897 Overprints on Egypt 2p Orange pair, one bisected tied by Wadi Halfa bilingual cds (26 XII 1901) to reverse on unstamped 1901 (16 Dec) cover from Cairo with boxed 'T' on face. Few minor stains on front, otherwise fine and rare. SG D4a, cat £1400
Lot 1580		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $230 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat Vignette Die Proof in Black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) handstamped 'BEFORE/HARDENING' and dated '25 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1581		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $230 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat Vignette Die Proof in Black on glazed Card (92 x 60mm) handstamped 'AFTER/HARDENING' and dated '26 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1582		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $230 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat Vignette Die Proof in Black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) handstamped 'AFTER/STRIKING' and dated '30 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1583		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat 2m Duty Plate die Proof in Black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) handstamped 'BEFORE/HARDENING' and dated '25 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1584		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat 2m Duty Plate Die Proof in Black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) handstamped 'BEFORE/HARDENING' and dated '25 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1585		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat 2m Imperforate Plate Proof block of 6 (wmk Multiple Planes!) from top of sheet in Black and Brown (issued colours), and 10m Imperforate Colour Trial (no wmk) vertical strip of 3 (heavy crease) in Brown and Mauve (unadopted colours). Unusual and rare multiples (9)
Lot 1586		Estimate: $200 Postage Dues: 1901 2m, 4m, 10m and 20m affixed to two small pieces with ULTRAMAR handstamp in violet (4m with small area of surface rubbing), and 4m on small piece with 'Especimen' handstamp (diagonal inverted) in blue-green. Scarce U.P.U. receiving authority specimens (5)
Lot 1587		Estimate: $300 Postage Dues: 1901 2m, 4m, 10m and 20m Gunboat each affixed to small piece and with 'SPECIMEN' receiving handstamp in violet applied by Natal P.O. to U.P.U. specimen stamps. Fine and a unique set (4)
Lot 1588		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $145 Postage Dues: 1928 (10 Feb) 3m on 10m postcard sent from Wadi Halfa to Berlin, boxed 'T' applied and defaced, and with 1901 2m Black and Brown 'Gunboat' postage due tied by 'retta', possibly used on T.P.O. An unusual usage as the recipient country should have applied to postage due adhesive
Lot 1589		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat 4m Duty Plate Die Proof in Black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) handstamped 'BEFORE/HARDENING' and dated '25 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1590		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $250 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat 10m Duty Plate Die Proof in Black on glazed card (92x 60mm) handstamped 'BEFORE/HARDENING' and dated '25 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1591		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $220 Postage Dues: 1909 (9 Jan) invalid use of Egyptian 5m stationery envelope from Zeida to Khartoum, impressed stamp left uncancelled but with despatch cds at top left, boxed 'T' applied, and 1901 10m Green and Mauve 'Gunboat' postage due affixed and tied by Khartoum cds. Fine and attractive
Lot 1592		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 Postage Dues: 1901 Gunboat 20m Duty Plate Die Proof in Black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) handstamped 'BEFORE/HARDENING' and dated '25 JAN 99', fine
Lot 1593		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $1,150 Postage Dues: Collection of postage dues on cover, 1905-1960s, including 1905 cover from Transvaal with 2m and 10m dues, 1912 postcard from Germany with 4m due, 1913 Sudan 5m envelope with 2m block of 4 and 4m pair and single dues added for payment of postage, 1917 US 2c envelope censored and with 2m and 10m dues, 1923 internal cover with 10m, and with boxed 'LATE FEE/NOT PAID', and 10m due added, 1936 airmail cover from London, undeliverable with various instructional markings, 4m pair and 20m (2) dues added, also KUT 20c and 40c (3) dues, back only of a 1916 cover with 2m, 4m block of 10 and pair and 10m strip of 3 dues, plus others. Also 1897-98 covers bearing postage dues (incl 2m pair, one bisected), all forged. A few covers with small faults, but mostly good to fine and an excellent group (24 covers)