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1540 |
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SIBERIA: 1884 EL from Tobolsk via Berezov to Kondiskoe with a large broken red seal & with short and large posthorn c.d.s. of Tobolsk & a Berezov transit c.d.s. All unrecorded by Robinson. |
£50 |
|
1541 |
|
SIBERIAN SHIP MAIL - AMUR RIVER: 1911 PPC to Riga franked with 3k tied by an oval 'BLAGOVESHCHENSK/STRETENSK STEAMSHIP' (serial 'v') d.s. Rare thus. |
£120 |
|
1542 |
|
SIBERIAN SHIP MAIL - AMUR RIVER: 1913 PPC franked with 1k plus an Esperanto label, both cancelled with the oval 'BLAGOVESHCHENSK/STRETENSK STEAMSHIP' (serial 'b') d.s. Scarce. |
£120 |
|
1543 |
|
SIBERIAN SHIP MAIL - LENA RIVER: 1915 PPC franked with 3k tied by the rare oval 'YAKUTSK-UST KUTA' (serial '5') steamship d.s. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£150 |
| ST. CHRISTOPHER |
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1544 |
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SMALL FLEURON COVERS TO LONDON; Set of 5 missionary Reports posted on the same day, each with fine to v. fine small 9th March 1843 'ST. KITTS/MR9/43' fleuron c.d.s. (scarce abbreviated year) across the join on the reverse (all but one slightly overstruck). Interesting contents ref. Missions, especially in Antigua. Scarce lot. (5 covers). |
£150 |
| SARAWAK |
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1545 |
|
1939 Registered censored env. to London franked 1c & 30c adhesives tied by 'SIBU' c.d.s. with black/white 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' tape overstruck by violet boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' x 3. Kuching & Singapore transit c.d.s. |
£60 |
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1546 |
|
1941 (27 Feb.) cover to Dublin bearing 2c & 6c adhesives with violet boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' at left. |
£50 |
| SIERRA LEONE |
|
1547 |
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1864 'PAID AT SIERRA LEONE/OC 21 1864' fair strike of the red c.d.s. on reverse of mourning cover to London. Red '5' in m/s & 'LONDON PAID' and 'LONDON-SW' c.d.s. for No 11 64. A fine early letter. |
£50 |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS |
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1548 |
|
MINT AND USED range on two printed album leaves inc. KGV 10/- very good used. STC £200. (20). |
£60 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
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1549 |
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1916 £1 green & red fine mounted mint, centred low & to left. SG. Cat. £600. PHOTO - see plate no. 17 |
£180 |
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1550 |
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1918 (17 Oct.) 'Make Your Sixpence Fly' wing design postcard to Cape Town carried on the first flight. Small faults. |
£55 |
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1551 |
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AIRMAILS: 1925-32 group of covers with 1925 PC bearing 11/2d & 6d adhesives, sent by mailboat to Cape Town thence flown to Durban, 1925 (28 Feb.) cover from Durban to Cape Town bearing 1d & 4d adhesives, endorsed 'By Air Mail/with the first flight Durban-Capetown' and circular 'S.A. AIR MAIL/S.A. LUGPOST' plus Return flight cover bearing 2d & 3d Airmail, 1929 Union Airways cover from Port Elizabeth to Germiston bearing 1/2d Official vertical pair and 4d & 1/- Airs, 1932 S.African Travel Bureau illustrated env. bearing 1/- Air, addressed to Airdrie and 1932 covers (2) flown by Imperial Airways to Croydon. (7). |
£60 |
|
1552 |
|
VOORTREKKERS: The collection of covers, photographs & cuttings related to the Voortrekker Centennial including 24 covers bearing the 1933-36 set (much postmark interest) and sundry later covers. (Small Qty.). |
£60 |
| SWEDEN |
| ** |
1553 |
|
COLLECTION on printed leaves with much useful inc. 1924 UPU Congress set to 5k good used & 1924 50th anniv. of the UPU set good to fine used (30o poor). High Cat. value. (Approx. 230). |
£400 |
| SWITZERLAND |
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1554 |
* |
TWO CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation of modern covers with much Swiss Air interest. A little non-Swiss noted. (Qty.). |
£75 |
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1555 |
* |
BASLE: Study of c.d.s. postmark types inc. small group of covers, 1868-72, with 2c printed matter frankings (5) and a range of postcards, envs., pieces & stamps illustrating various cancellation types c1900-1990 with emphasis on 1950s onwards. An interesting lot. (Qty.). |
£75 |
|
1556 |
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DAVO ALBUM containing the predominantly used collection, 1850-1990. A useful lot with better sets & singles in evidence throughout. Generally very clean & a good base for expansion. STC Dm 4,000+ excluding palpably damaged items. (Few 100's). |
£150 |
| TANGANYIKA/TANZANIA |
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1557 |
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1916 N.F. overprinted 1/2d and 1d marginal blocks of twenty four (6 x 4) cancelled to order with 'FIELD POST OFFICE/8' c.d.s. Fine and scarce. SG. N1 & N2. |
£100 |
|
1558 |
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1927-57 Selection of covers inc. 1929 Exhibition registered covers (2) franked with blocks of four of the 40c or 5c & 75c tied by special c.d.s. also a comical folding card produced by Shell with 5c stamps (9) on various 'pages', postally used to Dar es Salaam. Also KGV reg. covers (2), 1934 airmail cover ex Mbeya to Scotland, p.stat. cards plus a range of TPO cancellations on cover and loose stamps. (14 covers/cards & qty. of stamps). |
£100 |
| THAILAND/SIAM |
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1559 |
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WWII COVERS: The small selection of covers bearing Thai adhesives, addressed to various destinations in Australia, G.B., Japan, Malaya & the U.S.A. with various censor markings/tapes, instructional markings, etc. We note a much travelled env. to New Jersey bearing 5st & 10st adhesives with three-line 'PASSED/FOR/TRANSMISSION', 1940 to Melbourne via Singapore with poor violet triangular 'PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION' & resealed by Australian censor tape V121, 1941 reg. cover to St.Albans bearing 10st x 5 with a good strike of the Penang Type 2 No. 13 'PASSED BY CENSOR' mark, etc. (7). |
£150 |
| TONGA |
|
1560 |
|
'OUTRE-MER/PAUILLAC' FRENCH ENTRY-MARK ON EARLY COVER FROM 'HAABAI CIRCUIT' OF THE 'FRIENDLY ISLES DISTRICT'; Large 20th April 1848 EL (minor peripheral edge wear & dusting) with Missionary Report about 'our people of Lifuka' (Levuka, Fiji), etc.; having a very fine red 2-ring 'OUTRE-MER/PAUILLAC' c.d.s. on the front, sent to London and charged '3/4' on arrival. Rare early letter. PHOTO - ABOVE |
£200 |
| TRANSVAAL |
|
1561 |
|
1888 (23 Oct.) env. to Maritzburg franked with 2d tied by a violet oval 'VRYHEID' d.s. 1900 env. from Comatiepoort to Lourenco Marques with a printed 'Postdepartement, Z.A. Republiek' censor label with m/s insert on reverse. 1900 a small piece franked with 1/2d + 2d tied by a fine 'Veldpost, ZAR/NewCastle' d.s. in blue. |
£80 |
|
1562 |
|
1900 (18 June) £5 deep green used on small piece. Torn and other small faults but a scarce reference example. SG. 237. Cat. £750. PFSA Cert. (1980). |
£50 |
| TRINIDAD |
|
1563 |
|
RARE INTERNAL PRINTED PAPER RATE COVER: 1868 (24 Nov.) Printed 'prices current' used from Trinidad via St. Lucia and St. Thomas to Jamaica franked with 1d (marginal) & with h.s. '1' alongside together with 'TRINIDAD/PAID' c.d.s. Very slight age staining. Scarce. PHOTO – INSIDE FRONT COVER |
£200 |
| TURKEY |
|
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|
1564 |
|
1863 First Issues - Specialised study, well written-up on leaves inc. basic unused sets of the postage & 'postage due' sets, tête-bêche pairs, plus positional varieties (mint & used) of the 20p yellow on thin (13) & thick (11) papers, 20p red-brown (11), 1p lilac on thin (7) & thick (7) papers plus brown (4), 2p blue-green (26 inc. reconstructed stone) & red-brown (3) and 5p red (6) & red-brown (3). Also a study of the Types I & II cancellations (17) and a range of forgeries. A fascinating collection, rarely offered in this quality or quantity. STC c£9,000. (118 stamps & 48 forgeries). |
£1600 |
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1565 |
|
POSTAL STATIONERY: 1869-1937 Comprehensive, specialised collection of unused stationery well written-up on leaves inc. fine range of envelopes with early issues showing various embossing, shades, papers, errors & precancels inc. an unrecorded mauve Constantinople mark and the scarce1915 provisionals. Very fine ranges of postcards from the 1870-75 precursors, letter- and reply-cards, inc. a superb copy of the rare 1909 10 +10 p blue-green on pink (H&G 26); also registered envelopes, newspaper wrappers, etc. inc. a small group (4) with ''Cilicie'' opts. An impressive and comprehensive collection of fine material: very difficult to assemble today. (Approx. 166). |
£300 |
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS |
|
1566 |
|
EARLY P.O. MANUSCRIPT 'TURKS ISLANDS' MARKING; April/May 1842 fine Missionary EL (a report on the 'Port au Plaat Circuit') with a very fine m/s 'Turks Islands' (few examples known) on the top flap beside the London arrival c.d.s. (28th May 1842), charged '1/-' in black. Very rare and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£200 |
|
1567 |
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Similar lot of the same date ex the same correspondence, the m/s 'Turks Islands' crossed by file fold. Rare. |
£200 |
|
1568 |
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MISSIONARY LETTER TO LONDON; 1843 EL charged '1/4' with black London 'SHIP LETTER' on the reverse across the join, having interesting contents headed 'Turk's Island Circuit, Hayti District', regarding 'Grand Cay & Salt Cay' Schools. |
£100 |
| UGANDA |
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1569 |
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CARTON containing the extensive QEII collection (mint & on FDC) housed in six albums. A very attractive lot. (Qty.). |
£100 |
|
1570 |
|
1896 Unused/used selection with 2a, 3a, 4a, 8a, 1r & 5r unused, 'L' opt. 2a used (m/s cancel) on small piece & 4a unused (badly foxed). A useful group. (8). |
£75 |
|
1571 |
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1896 1a black with 'small O in postage' variety unused. SG.54b, Cat. £400. PHOTO - see plate no. 17 |
£100 |
|
1572 |
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1896 'L' opt. 1a, 3a, 8a & 1r unused. Small faults but very presentable. SG. Cat. £680. (4). |
£90 |
|
1573 |
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1896 4a black with 'L' opt. showing the 'small O in Postage variety' unused. Roughly separated at top and at right. SG.73a, Cat. £350. |
£75 |
| UNITED NATIONS |
|
1574 |
|
ARTISTS HAND PAINTED DESIGN for the 1971 13c Peaceful use of the Seabed issue in black, brown & blue on cartridge paper. Designed by James Berry & unaccepted. |
£60 |
|
1575 |
|
ARTISTS HAND PAINTED DESIGN for the 1972 8c Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons issue. Designed by Saber Ahmed Saida. Unaccepted but very attractive. The actual issued adhesive accompanies. |
£60 |
|
1576 |
|
1976-83 ''The Medals of the Nations of the World'' : Collection of covers from 144 countries, each with a postmarked stamp and a sterling silver medallion (15g weight) housed in an impressive cabinet complete with index cards, etc. Appears to be complete. SOLD ON BEHALF OF OXFAM. PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY - (HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.) |
£100 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
1577 |
|
CARTON containing the mint & used early to modern collection housed in three loose-leaf albums. (Very many 100's). |
£75 |
|
1578 |
|
TWO SCOTT ALBUMS containing the early to modern mint & used collection. Some useful 19th Century types noted, plus extensive later ranges and an interesting 'Back of the Book' section. (Many 100's). |
£150 |
|
1579 |
|
COVERS/CARDS: The early to modern accumulation of covers & cards including a few 19th Century items, postal stationery, airmail interest and a signed photograph & an autographed letter sheet from the aviator Douglas Corrigan. (Small Qty.). |
£50 |
|
1580 |
|
THE RARE PLINY MILES 'POSTAL REFORM' ENVELOPE; 1856 usage of the very rare Printed Pictorial Propaganda 'POSTAL REFORM' envelope (faults and stamp removed) with part 'NEW YORK' c.d.s. and part blue oval 'NEW YORK/POSTAL REFORM/COMMITTEE/PLINY MILES' imprint on part flap). Few examples of this envelope - especially this setting with space at top right for a stamp - have been recorded. Rare in any condition. PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£100 |
|
1581 |
|
1898 Illustrated env. to Ontario apparently commemorating the loss of the 'Maine' which was blown up in Havana during the Spanish - American war. 1905 env. from Kenosha to Norwick, Ontario with a printed advertisement for the Pennoyer Sanitarium. 1910 env. used from Naperville to Ontario bearing a 2c with small portion of imprint attached. The env. has a large printed advertisement for the North Western College. |
£55 |
|
1582 |
|
AIR MAIL ADHESIVES: The mint & used ranges on printed leaves inc. 1918-19 & 1923 sets mint and later issues to 1980. (Approx. 80). |
£120 |
|
1583 |
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AIRMAILS: The small mint & used group comprising 1918 set of three used (16c ragged perfs. at lower left hand corner), 1923 8c horizontal unused pair, 16c used single & 24c used single with security perfin, 1931 5c violet mint (thinned) and 1933 50c Graf Zeppelin UNMOUNTED MINT. (9). |
£75 |
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1584 |
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1930 Zeppelin set of 3 fresh mounted mint, the 65c with gum creasing & the $2.60 with slightly disturbed gum but a very scarce set of extremely fresh appearance. (3). PHOTO - see plate no. 3 |
£550 |
|
1585 |
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MARITIME - SCARCE ''U.S. FRENCH SEA P.O.'' DUPLEX: 1912 (10 Oct.) US PPC to France franked with 2c stamp cancelled by v. fine strike of the very scarce duplex h.s. [Salles 1715 bis] of Brigade 22 on 'La Lorraine'. Faults. |
£75 |
|
1586 |
|
MACHINE CANCELLATIONS: 1902-16 Range of PPCs etc with an interesting variety of flag cancellations inc. different numbered dies, unusual offices etc. (22 covers & 2 pieces). |
£40 |
| CIVIL WAR |
|
1587 |
|
CONFEDERATE STATES - ''PAID'' HANDSTAMPS: 1861 (5 Aug.) envelope (reduced at right) addressed to the Confederate Vice President ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS at Richmond with Augusta (Ga) c.d.s. and s/l ''PAID 10'' provisional h.s.; also 10 June cover ex Charleston to Anderson (SC) with fine circular ''PAID/5'' and 1862 (8 Mar.) cover ex Richmond to General Joseph R. Andersen at Wilmington with unusual Italic''PAID/5Cts'' h.s. Mixed condition but a scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£150 |
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1588 |
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CONFEDERATE STATE - IMPOUNDED UNION STAMPS: 20 April 1861 (3rd day of Independence) usage of 3c orange stationery env. from Richmond to Cuckooville (Va); also 25 April cover with impounded 3c (#26) cancelled at Richmond to Mechum's River Depot PO (Va). Additionally, an ante-bellum (17 Dec. 1860) EL from Bishop Whelan at Wheeling (Va) to a convent school at Morissant (Mi) franked with a fine 3c rose with neat blue grid cancellation. A fine trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£120 |
|
1589 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES - POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONALS: unused examples of Fredericksburg 5c, Memphis 2c, Mobile 5c & N.Orleans 2c (all with faults); also a small used/unused range of the 1862 De La Rue 5c (Scott # 6/7 - 9 inc. two used on piece) plus two unused shades of the 1c orange (Scott #14). Also included are a fine copy of the 'Birmingham Forgery' of the 5c Jefferson Davis and a range (14) of the Springfield reprints. Mixed condition. (30). |
£70 |
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1590 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES - HOME-MADE ENVELOPES: 1862-63 Group of covers inc. 'grocery-paper' env. (partly eaten!) ex Richmond franked with two copies of the 5c blue (#1 - faults), glazed wallpaper env. front with fine 5c pair (#6/7) to a sergeant in the N.C. State Troop, c1863 env. made from captured US Army stationery franked 10c blue (#12) to Georgia plus two other 10c frankings inc. an example of Trans-Mississippi blockade mail from Virginia to Texas and an env. ex Charlottesville to Black Heath (Va). An interesting group. (5 covers). |
£100 |
|
1591 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES: 1863-64 10c blue (Scott # 9-12)- a study of shades and types inc. # 9 unused & # 10 pen-cancelled (both with CPA Certs.), a fine used, perforated example of # 11 (green-blue shade), a marginal copy of # 12 with Field Post killer type C5 plus various used & unused stamps. Mixed condition. (18). |
£200 |
|
1592 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES - JOHNSON'S ISLAND CAMP POW COVER: 1863 (Dec.) cover addressed to Captain John S. Reid (3rd. Georgia Infantry, captured at Gettysburg) POW at Johnsons Island, Sandusky (Ohio), franked with cork-cancelled 3c rose. No indication of origin or censorship. Also a copy of another cover addressed to Reid with an explanatory article plus copies of his army records. PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£100 |
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1593 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES - PRIVATE MESSENGERS: 1863 (6 Oct.) env addressed to a Lieutenant Field at Jenkins' Bridge endorsed by sender ''Politeness of Capt Hendicks'' and by addressee ''At Chickamauga Station Tenn''; also c1864 home-made env. addressed to M.H. Cruickshank (Senator for Alabama) at Talladaga, endorsed ''O(fficial) B(usiness)''. Slight faults but an interesting pair. (2 covers). |
£75 |
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1594 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES: c1864-65 Group of covers inc. wrapping-paper env. to Athens (Ga) sealed with a 10c blue stamp (#12 - torn on opening), unused S.Carolina patriotic env. in yellow with fine blue printed design of flag & inscription and (5 March) 1865 Occupied Territory delivery of 3c franked env. ex Maryland to Alabama. Also a trio of envs. to the same addressee in Wisconsin (2) from Vicksburg & N.Orleans and in Paducah (Ky) c/o a colonel in the Wisconsin Volunteers. An interesting group.(6 covers). |
£100 |
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1595 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES - PRISONERS OF WAR: 1865 (19 Jan.) Env. with 3c rose franking cancelled by US Army 'killer', ex Vicksburg to an ex-9th Cavalry POW held at Fort Delaware - also a photocopy of a letter to President Lincoln from the same correspondent appealing for this soldier's release. Also a c. March 1865 env. addressed to a POW at Rock Island (Ill) with m/s ''Exchanged'' in blue crayon and copies of documents relating to his army service. (2 covers). |
£100 |
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1596 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES - CIVILIAN P.O.W.: c March 1865 cover addressed to John H. White, a munitions technician imprisoned as POW at Point Lookout (Md); env. endorsed ''Per Flag of Truce'' and ''14th March / Exchanged''; erased ''$5'' suggests theft. Damaged, unfranked 3c rose stamp. Attractive and scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£85 |
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1597 |
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CONFEDERATE STATES - STAMP ISSUES: Selection of used /unused stamps inc. Scott #1 5c green, #2 (faulty), #4 (2, one with corner damage), #5 10c rose (fine but thinned, with APS Cert.), #8 (2, unused) and #13 (two shades, fine unused). Also Dietz: ''The Confederate States PO Department''. (10). |
£120 |
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1598 |
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UNION SOLDIERS' CORRESPONDENCE, 1863-64: A rare group of letters, some with original envelopes, written by two New York brothers serving in the Union Army, to their grandparents and younger brother; the correspondence shows them sending home souvenirs and their pay arrears, to save for some land and their movements from Fortress Monroe where ''in the Roads there are some of Burnside's old men..60,000 of them are going to Newport'' - to Fort McGruder - ''I am aroused by the cries of the men who having had some mouldy hard bread and raw pork for the last day are pig sick at a sight...of some more'' and where they were able to visit the war-ravaged Williamsburg, hearing that ''Hooker has been whipped at Chancellorsville'' and''Dick Homan has a ball and chain to his leg for the next 3 years for deserting'' , to Dismal Swamp, Va., York Town, to a 'Camp in the Field' where ''we have passed a week of terrible and weary days...fighting every day...the din and confusion of battle is fearful'' and finally the battlefield of Cold Harbor where they were killed together, as witnessed in a typescript copy of a Sergeant's eye-witness account. Original photographs of both men in uniform and a camp pass are included with this remarkable lot, as are a detailed sketch of the interior of their tent complete with the two men themselves, a copy photograph of the grandparents' house and other items of family correspondence. (15 letters etc. plus 3 earlier items). PHOTO - see plate no. 24 |
£500 |
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