81

MISCELLANY: Box containing the fascinating accumulation of early to modern mint & used issues on dealers' cards. Strength in Europe (with particularly useful German Group) and the Far East with good Japan and modern mint China. A real "fun" lot. (Qty.).

£400

82

MISCELLANY on leaves and in a packet with an interesting range of countries represented inc. Samoa (1895 1/- bisect on piece, 1920 Peace set mint), Pacific Islands, Transvaal/OFS opts., Sudan, Mozambique, Iceland, a small collection of Poland etc. A diverse but rewarding lot with many better items noted. (Qty.)

£75

83

TWO NEW IDEAL ALBUMS with the extensive worldwide collection to 1936. A useful lot for further expansion. (12,000 approx.)

£600

84

MISCELLANY of chiefly "better" items on stockcards inc. particularly useful ranges of German and Italian Groups but with interest from a variety of countries inc. France & Cols., Venezuela (1962 Birds set mint), etc. (Small Qty.).

£150

85

MISCELLANY on stockcards incl. interesting China from the period 1961-1980 both mint and used, Germany - West Berlin used selection with high cat. value, Japan 1949 Postal Week 800y (2 x SG.556) mounted mint and Switzerland 1929-30 Air 40c & 2f on granite paper fine used (SG.340/1). (67).

£100

86

MISCELLANY on stockcards, countries A-V but particular strength in Austria (such as 1850 1kr SG1c mounted mint, crackled gum and part set of 1932 Small Landscapes), Belgium, France and former French Colonies, Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland. Mostly fine and STC £2,972. (Small Qty.).

£300

87

BALKANS: c1862-1939 mint & used ranges on stockcards inc. mint Greece with 1880 various imperfs. to 1dr, 1920s pictorial issues to 10dr, 1934 8dr Stadium, 1939 Ionian Islands set etc. Also ranges of Albania inc. several mint 1921 'BESA' opts., Bulgaria inc. 1927 Airs, fine mint 1933 Balkan Games reissued 12l orange & better commems. and Rumania with 1862 30par., 1906 Welfare Fund, 1932 Medical Congress etc. STC £1,200. (84).

£150

88

EUROPE: Miscellany of early to middle period FRENCH issues on leaves and in packets (mixed condition but with some useful stamps noted) and SWITZERLAND: Pro Juventute mint and used range on 3 stock-leaves covering the period 1913-47 with some useful sets noted such as 1915 and 1916 issues mint. (Small Qty.).

£60

89

EUROPE: Box with the interesting accumulation of Belgium, France & Netherlands on leaves & stockleaves. Strength in the Netherlands with some useful mint middle period sets. (Qty.).

£50

90

EUROPE - EASTERN: 1918-39 mint & used stamps on stockcards inc. Czechoslovakia with 1927 5kr mint, 1930 Masaryk 's birthday set mint & 1939 Slovakia opts. to 10kc, mint. Also Hungary with mint 1925 Sports set & 1933 Airs, Poland 1918 opts. etc. STC £750+. (75).

£100

91

IBERIAN PENINSULA: 1864-1937 mint & used stamps on stockcards inc. Spain 1889 mint 'baby head' values to 1pta, 1900 issues to 1pta, 1931 PUC etc. Also a range of Portugal inc. 1870 1000r mint. STC £2,000 (78).

£250

92

LATIN AMERICA: 1850-1937 mint & used ranges on stockcards with Argentina mint 1928 Airs to 1p26 & 1936 pictorials to 2p; group of Brazil 1850 'goats' eyes' inc. 20r (2), 180r (2), 300r & 600r plus 1854 280r & 430r and 1894 300r-2000r mint; Venezuela 1880 10c & 50c in mint blocks of 4 plus 1b mint and various items from Peru, Chile, Panama etc. STC £1,200+. (72).

£140

93

LATIN AMERICA: Two stockbooks with the extensive chiefly early to middle period accumulation from a wide range of countries; plus a quantity in packets and sundry postal history. Also a third stockbook containing a selection of USA. (Qty.).

£80

94

LATIN AMERICA: Minkus album containing the mint & used collection. (Many 100's).

£75

95

LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG & MONACO: 1893-1939 Ranges of mainly mint stamps on stockcards inc. Liechtenstein SG 1 & 2, 1921 1f and 1930 Air set; Luxembourg 1876 5c yellow plus 1891 2f50c & 5f fine used; better Monaco inc. 1891 25c grey-green & 1933 set to 5f. STC £1,350. (113).

£180

96

MIDDLE EAST, 1879-1939: Ranges of mint & used stamps on stockcards inc. much Egypt with 1867 5pa mint, 1879 10pa & 20pa with inv.wmk. mint/unused, high values and better mint sets of the 1920s-30s, good airs etc. Also good mint ranges of Iran, Iraq & Turkey plus a couple of sets from Lebanon & Libya. STC £1,600. (186).

£180

97

SCANDINAVIA: 1866-1947 selection of better items, mint & used, on stockcards inc. Finland from 1866 20p roulette to 1919 'Aunus' opts. to 1m, Greenland 1945 set to 1kr mint, Iceland with scarcer numeral values to 40a mauve & King Christian heads to 50a mint, Norway from 1867 2sk & 3sk fine used, numerals inc. 1884 25o mint and further mint ranges to 1929 etc. STC £2,700. (92).

£300

98

SCANDINAVIA: Selection of earlier issues on leaves inc. Iceland 1876 5aur & 20aur, 1882 40aur & 50aur (small faults), Swedish numeral issue 1872-91 plus dues & officials, Finland military post labels & covers (2), Julpost (29) & parcel post labels etc. Also a few Frama type labels inc. Austria & Netherlands. (Qty.)

£70

OMNIBUS COLLECTIONS

99

CARTON with the varied accumulation of modern omnibus issues in nine albums/stockbooks & loose. Chiefly Royal interest but with some Churchill noted. (Qty.).

£50

100

SMALL BOX containing an extensive and valuable range of Omnibus issues on stockcards, mainly fine mounted mint but a few sets fine used, with some duplication; there is a particularly strong run of 1935 Silver Jubilee sets incl. Ascension, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, St. Helena with the 1½d value (lightly mounted mint) showing the unlisted 'short extra flagstaff' variety and 2 sets of South Africa pairs followed by Hong Kong 1937 Coronation sets x 2, useful 1948 Silver Jubilee sets such as Bahrain & Pitcairn Islands and 1949 U.P.U. set from Hong Kong. Huge cat. value and highly recommended. (Small Qty.).

£500

THEMATICS

101

ANIMALS - TIGERS & ELEPHANTS: Boxfile containing a collection on leaves featuring some fine vintage PPCs inc. a scarce 'Great Bostock Jungle' card of 'Cowboy Brookes and his Treacherous Tigers', Malaya tiger stamp issue to $1, various prints inc. c1780 elephant used as form of execution plus another showing 'gladiators' fighting tigers for the Grand Moghul, modern cards, cuttings, advertising etc. A good basis for development. (Qty.).

£75

102

ANTARCTICA: Album containing an interesting range of stamps & covers from Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Japan, Norway and the USA inc. fine variety of expedition cachets, scarce RP card of Admiral Byrd leaving an aircraft with 1934 'LITTLE AMERICA' duplex cancellation etc. Viewing recommended. (Qty.).

£180

103

BIRDS: Carton with the varied accumulation in stockbook, cover album, on stockleaves, etc. An interesting miscellany with some useful noted. (Qty.).

£75

104

MAPS: Seven albums with the fascinating collection of stamps, miniature sheets & covers relating to Maps on stamps. (Qty.).

£100

105

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: Album containing the colourful collection of stamps depicting Bonaparte and scenes from the battles of the Napoleonic campaigns. The collection is predominantly made up of French/French Colonies adhesives and includes the elusive Polynesia 100f mint. Many pictures/cuttings/engravings of Napoleon and his career are included in this fascinating lot. (Qty.).

£50

106

RAILWAYS: Eight albums containing the mint & used collection of stamps (plus a few covers) depicting railway orientated scenes. Many modern issues but some earlier noted. (Few 1,000's).

£150

107

RAILWAYS: Three albums containing the predominantly modern collection of Local Railway stamps and special event covers with Railway related cachets. The stamps cover a whole gamut of Railways inc. Bluebell, Festiniog, Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch, Llanberis, North York Moors and Talyllyn. Some Foreign noted inc. Australis, Denmark and Germany. A fascinating lot - ideal for the steam enthusiast. (Qty.).

£100

CLUB BOOKS

108

SHOE BOX CONTAINING THIRTY ONE CLUB BOOKLETS previously circulated but still well filled with chiefly used stamps, the especial strength being in G.B. KGV and QEII (incl. very fine used inter-panneau pairs), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Ceylon and South Africa but with most Commonwealth countries B to S represented and Bahamas, Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, British Guiana, Cyprus, Gibraltar, India, Ireland, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, St. Helena and Singapore worthy of particular note. Huge cat. value with the remaining material priced to sell @ c.£900. (31 booklets containing several 1000 stamps).

£150

109

BISCUIT TIN CONTAINING TWENTY CLUB BOOKLETS previously circulated but still including many valuable and almost exclusively used stamps from foreign countries B to U with particular strength in Belgium, France & former or present French Colonies, Hungary, Italy & former Italian Colonies, Nicaragua, Sweden and Switzerland. Remaining material is priced to sell @ £550 and merits close inspection. (20 booklets containing 100's of stamps).

£75

ALBUMS/PHILATELIC ACCOUTREMENTS

110

TWO CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation of accoutrements inc. empty album binders, display sheets, 200 multi-ring album leaves, 50 Senator Standard leaves, approx. 150 headed black album leaves, etc. (Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT FROM OUR PREMISES.

£30

HEAVY LOTS - BUYERS MUST COLLECT.

Due to the bulky nature of the lots in the Literature sections, we regret that they are sold subject to the purchaser being responsible for their prompt removal from our premises. .

LITERATURE - PHILATELIC

111

CARTON with the varied range of literature predominantly relating to Canada including "Canadian Military Posts" vols. I & II by Proud, "The Squared Circle Postmarks of Canada", "The Post Office at Nottingham" (Hall), "British Postmarks of the 19th Century" (Lowe), etc. (Qty.).

£40

112

CARTON with the varied accumulation inc. "Canadian Transportation Marks" by Shaw, "From Post Boy to Air Mail" by G.Gibbard-Jackson, "Australian Air Mail Catalogue" by Eustis, etc. (Qty.).

£40

113

GREAT BRITAIN: Carton with the varied accumulation of reading material inc. two copies of Cohen's book on Squared Circles, "Penny Black Plates" by Proud, "Squared Circles" by Stitt Dibden, Willcocks & Jay County Catalogue volume 4. (Small Qty.).

£36

WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY

114

BOX containing a miscellany of worldwide covers; particularly notable are G.B. late fee, postage due and other covers with instructional marks, much of Egyptian interest, World Wars I & II (especially the latter) censored items from many countries incl. "green cross" & stampless items plus an env. posted unstamped in Manchester in 1915 and which (despite a violet cachet "2nd WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL/POSTED/BY A/WOUNDED/SOLDIER/MANCHESTER") did not escape postage due mark and early label, used G.B. postal stationery with interesting cancellations, other postage due covers from various European countries, Tonga "Tin Can Mail" cover, early England to Australia airmail cover and a host of other items. (Approx. 200 covers).

£120

115

BOX with the varied accumulation of British Commonwealth covers. Worth a look. (Qty.).

£120

116

BOX with the interesting accumulation of covers. Particular interest in Middle East with useful Iraq and Palestine. (Qty.).

£100

117

MISCELLANY, c1870-1960: Group of covers & p.stationery cards with good selection of 19th Century and later India & States inc. two unusual advertising cards & an 1889 ¼a Bombay Official PC, a small range of Australian States covers in mixed condition inc. 1858 EL to Glasgow franked with Victoria 3d blue (creased), ranges of better postal stationery, GB PPCs with unusual postmarks, 1936 Brazil zeppelin cover etc. Well worth inspection. (94 items).

£80

118

MISCELLANY, 1756-1939: GB covers inc. good selection of 1d red imperfs with Scottish cancellations (11), stampless, a few 19th century French covers, 1936 'Queen Mary' & 'Normandie' maiden voyage covers (the former a commemorative 1½d p.stat. env.), 1939 missent Transatlantic FFC etc. Also a small accumulation of Netherlands postcards plus later FDCs (1933-69), postmark study etc. (Qty.).

£80

119

MISCELLANY incl. G.B. 1884 6d (SG.194) cancelled by fine Morpeth duplex on neat cover to Australia (transit and arrival marks), G.B. 2/6d Seahorse + 2d orange both cancelled by fine "HALIFAX YORKS/12" c.d.s.'s on an early airmail cover to Australia with interesting Melbourne slogan on reverse, Luxemburg 1941 ovpts. on Germany Winter Relief stamps on registered cover to Hamburg (some staining round stamps), 1937 Australian FDC, etc. (9 covers).

£60

120

MISCELLANY: c1758-1943 accumulation of covers & cards inc. 1758 EL to the Earl of Lauderdale written from 'Port Royall In Jamaica', 1909 US PPC with fine Italian Earthquake Relief label, US WWI cover with s/l 'CENSORED/U.S. NAVAL FORCES, EUROPE', 1918 PPC with 'CERCLE MILITAIRE/ALBERT/FOLKESTONE' cachet, ranges of WWI FPO cards, Batavia-Soerabajan Night Express card (1936), fine 1907 usage of the Indian Soldier's & Seamen's Envelope etc. An interesting lot. (Qty.)

£100

121

AIRMAILS - IMPERIAL AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHT COVERS from the period 1929 to 1936 incl. one from the Athens to Cairo leg of the 1st airmail service from London to Karachi and a complementary cover from the Athens to London leg of the return flight, several covers to or from East and South Africa incl. the 1931 Christmas airmail service to Cape Town, much of Australian interest incl. the 1st official airmail Australia to England in 1931 with original supporting circular, 1932 Athens to Cyprus cover (Limassol being a new stop on the England to India route), 1933 1st flight Calcutta to London with a real photograph of the 'plane and crew, 1936 1st airmail from Hong Kong and many others. A fascinating selection. (25 covers).

£180

122

AIRMAILS: Cover album containing an eclectic selection incl. a 1930 cover flown on the 1st mail flight from Fiji and also marking the inauguration of Fiji Air Lines and another on the first trans-Pacific flight from Suva to New Zealand in 1941, one of only 19 covers flown on the first flight of China National Airways from Danjan to Calcutta in 1943, a 1954 cover from Australia to England bearing a red cachet "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13.3.1954", a stampless cover to New Zealand endorsed with a violet cachet "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" and 78 other airmail covers, many more of which have an Australasian flavour. (83 covers).

£150

123

AIRMAILS: c1930-50 range of covers (mostly commercial) inc. m/s 'AV2' on 1942 Lebanon censored cover to UK, attractive 1930s India, Switzerland, British Empire, S.America, interesting Iran, Belgian Catapult cover & small group (9) of 1930 Belgian FFCs etc. An interesting lot. (58 covers & a front).

£180

124

BELGIUM/HOLLAND, 1799-1960: Range of covers & cards inc. stampless covers with a variety of origins & transit marks inc. 1917 reg'd cover ex the Belgian Government in Exile (St Adresse), 1936 Queen Astrid se on express cover, 1913 Netherlands Centenary values (3) on cover used before official issue date, registered & airmail items etc. Well worth inspection. (41 items).

£60

125

CENSORED MAIL, 1901-45: A fascinating group of covers, mostly of WWII vintage, with a range of uncommon censor markings inc. the Mauritius oval h.s. (two types), various African censors inc. two different Somaliland, KUT, Gold Coast, Egypt RAF censor, attractive Hejaz cover etc. also several interesting foreign items inc. the uncommon Luxembourg sealing tape & a fine Curacao h.s. In addition, a 1901 Boer War OFS Official env. with censor tape (missing stamp), a WWI 'NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE' env. with fine strike of 'No11, NZ' censor h.s., 1915 cover ex Amsterdam to UK with 'Part of a Mail captured /By the Germans...' label and 28 items of Forces mail etc. (82 covers & a few fronts).

£200

126

COMMONWEALTH MISCELLANY: Accumulation of commercial covers, c1930-55, contained in a carton, inc. much of interest with ranges of Africa, India, Islands (Falklands, Cyprus, Malta, W.Indies etc.), Canada, Australia, etc. A useful lot, well worth inspection. (100s).

£250

127

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1926 cover to Milwaukee with boxed "MAIL DELAYED by accident at Mendota, Minnesota, in which Pilot Elmer Lee Partridge was killed" cachet in green; plus 1938 cover to San Francisco with four-line "DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL/INTERRUPTION NEAR/PT. REYES, CALIF./NOV 29 1938". AAM 26.5 & 38.7 respectively. (2).

£85

128

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1930 cover to Ohio with two-line "Delay due to wrecked mail plane/January 10, 1930" purple cachet ex Western Express Mail Plane crash in the Wabash Range near Cedar City with additional boxed green "RETURN/TO WRITER/UNCLAIMED"; plus 1933 cover to Oakland with three-line purple "Damaged due to air mail/interruption at El Paso, Tex., Nov.21, 1933". AAM 30.2 & 33.10 respectively. (2).

£90

129

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: Cover ex the S.S. "Cormorin" addressed to London with a good strike of the violet boxed "DAMAGED BY FIRE/ON/S.S. CORMORIN"; also a coloured postcard depicting the ship. (2 items).

£75

130

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1932 cover ex Quebec to Seattle, Washington with two strikes (one poor) of the purple "DAMAGED BY PLANE CRASH/IN WILLAMETTE RIVER" cachet; plus 1955 slightly charred Chicago-Florida envelope salvaged from the crash at Jacksonville with large "DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH" s/l cachet (relevant cutting enclosed). AAM32.9 & 55.9 respectively. (2 covers).

£80

131

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1932 US rail crash cover ex the Crystal Lake crash of 8th September along with a copy of a relevant newspaper cutting; plus 1944 badly charred envelope ex the rail crash of 15th January housed in Ambulance envelope and addressed to the Actress Gloria Jean (forwarded by the Chief Clerk of Los Angeles) along with small label "This mail damaged in transit by fire, January 15 1944. Re-enveloped by Los Angeles Terminal RPO, Los Angeles. Unusual.

£60

132

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1933 (8th May) charred cover from Casablanca to London, damaged in the crash at Villandrau on the following day. Nierinck 330509a.

£70

133

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1937 trio of ill-fated covers comprising one ex South America to London, sealed with official tape by the Moroccan P.O., retrieved from the crash off Cape Blanc (27 Oct.) with two relevant cachets (Nierinck 371027ac), one to Cambridge with adhesive washed away showing boxed "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER/IN AIRPLANE/ACCIDENT" cachet (ex either the Courtier or Cygnus crash) and one to Cape Town recovered from the "Challenger" Mozambique crash (13 August) with boxed bilingual cachet (Nierinck 390501a). A scarce trio.

£150

134

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1937 cover from Germany to Brazil retrieved from the Heinkel "Rostock" crash at Bathurst (12 March); plus 1939 badly damaged cover to Rio ex the "Baby Clipper" crash (13 August). A scarce pair. Nierinck 370312b and 390813b. PHOTO - see plate no.

£130

135

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1954 (6th Sept.) rail crash cover to Hagersten retrieved from the express train crash at Roervik with four-line purple cachet which translates "This item was delayed and damaged in the train accident at Roervik, 6/9/1954, Post Director for Stockholm District". Unusual.

£50

136

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1955 pair of covers to addressees in Florida (one with enclosure - a birthday card for a four year old), each with "DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH/HOLLYWOOD, S.C. 12/17/55" cachets. AAM 55.8. (2).

£80

137

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1955 Brussells-Luluabourg (Belgian Congo) cover recovered from the "Sabena" crash in the Terminillo Mountains (13 Feb.) with purple three-line cachet. Scarce.

£60

138

CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1968 Aerogramme to Auckland (slightly charred) with green two-line "SALVAGED FROM AIRCRAFT/ACCIDENT LONDON 8-4-68" plus 1988 NZ window envelope cancelled by Christchurch meter mark of 21st October with two-line "DAMAGED BY FIRE IN MAIL CONTRACTORS/VAN WHEN NEAR GERALDINE. 25-10-88" along with its plastic "Ambulance" envelope, official apology letter and two relevant photocopied articles. A useful pair.

£95

139

DEVELOPMENT OF THE POSTAL SERVICES: Carton containing an embryonic study of the development of postal services of many different kinds throughout much of Europe; early post routes, express/registered/censored mail, parcel post and related cards, the introduction of post buses, early postal mechanisation and a study of the reasons for surcharges are amongst the topics attempted and there is a good deal of Swedish interest. Also a small selection of European stamp booklets inc. in particular early German self-adhesive examples, Ireland and the Netherlands. Well worth detailed inspection. (Qty.).

£75

140

EARLY LETTERS - CORSINI CORRESPONDENCE: EL (1571) from Calais to "Mageo Domo Filippo Cossiny in Londra" and endorsed "pq" plus a further EL this time dated 1604 sent from Aquila to "A Bartolomeo Corsini In Firenze" (2 covers).

£100

141

EARLY LETTER - "DOVE SARA" COVER AND FORERUNNER OF REGISTERED MAIL: 1591 (15th Jan.) EL (fine large triangular wafer seal) from "Civita Ducale" addressed to the "Duca Alessandria de Parma et Piancenza" and obviously sent by special messenger who had to find the man himself because of the endorsement on the front "Dove sara" (= wherever he may be). Good example of an early method of ensuring secure delivery.

£120

142

EUROPE, 1782-1950: An interesting group of covers & cards inc. 1782-94 trio of Belgian town initial h.s. inc. encircled B, G & T, unusual 1919 Italian express rated postcard, WWI French caricature card of the Kaiser, 1915 German feldpost card with Kaschau field hospital cachet, Swedish insured letter of 1922, Slesvig Plebiscite items inc. p.stationery card (26.1.20) used to China, a propaganda card and several PPCs used with stamps postmarked at Niebull, a range of pre-stamp covers inc. examples ex Memel, Franfurt, Italian States etc. A useful lot. (92 items).

£180

143

EUROPE: Carton containing a large accumulation of commercial mail c1900-55 with a fine variety of frankings and rates, much being sent overseas; the range of countries represented inc. Netherlands (good trio of 1930s DEI reg'd covers), Scandinavia, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany (1911 Morocco advertising env.), Italy, Spain, Hungary, Austria, Poland etc. A rewarding lot. (100s).

£250

144

MARITIME - VISIT TO HAWAIIAN ISLANDS:1837 (31 October) Remarkable 17pp (plus another 9pp cross-written) narrative letter (No.27) addressed to his children in London by Captain Henry Bruce of HMS 'Imogene', visiting Oahu. He describes the American missionaries' work on the Island and his meetings with members of the Royal Family in considerable detail - inc. King Kanikeaouli (Pamekameha III), dominated by his half sister, Kinau - 'he is an idle youth [who] was afraid of me...he asked Mr Charlton what I would say to King William of him' - but who later asked Bruce for help in reforming his government. He describes a pilgrimage to Karakakova Bay on 'Owhyee' where Captain Cook was killed: 'I stood on the spot of Cook's fall...a mass of black lava rock close to the water where he waited the putting in of his boat during his scuffle with the natives...too late to save his valuable lilfe.' Bruce had a copper plaque erected on a tree which had 'been shot through at the time of the affray' and, later, was presented with a spear which had killed Cook, by the widow of the chief who had used it: 'a long wooden instrument, quite plain, 22 feet in length...secretly preserved, as they set a great value upon it. I hope to present it to the King'. Later, he visited Honolulu and saw the tomb of 'the King & Queen of the Sandwich Islands who died in London' which included a 'French dressing box having eau de Cologne etc. for the use of the inmates'. A wonderful letter, enclosed in a worn postal cover with London d.s. of March 13 1838.

£500

145

MARITIME - THE BALANCE OF THE BRUCE SOUTH AMERICA & PACIFIC CORRESPONDENCE, 1836-39: Nineteen lengthy letters (between Nos. 3 - 54) forming an incomplete sequence covering the voyage of HMS 'Imogene' from Ushant to Madeira, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile & the Pacific; in most he describes the method of dispatch for the previous letter - usually handed to ships' Captains. At Valparaiso he records their departure for the Pacific and his intended visit to Queen Pomarre and mentions visiting Oahu, forwarding gifts from Queen Kinau of the Sandwich Islands ('Neck comforters...considered the most valuable present that can be made'), the Pitcairn, Sandwich & Marquesas Islands etc. Back at Spithead, in November 1839, feeling disorientated, for the first time on 3 years he intends to put his letter 'in the Post-Office; 'I suppose they travel that way still, tho' they may now go in Balloons and four times a day for all I know'. A wonderful group of letters, giving a fascinating insight into shipboard life and the affectionate relationship between Bruce and his children. (19 letters).

£500

146

MARITIME - MEDITERRANEAN STATION, 1848-49: A series of 10 letters written by Admiral Bruce, during a tour of the Mediterranean on board HMS 'Queen', to his daughter in Leamington; letters were written from Lisbon, Malta, Palermo & Naples. There is evidence of the Admiral's entertainment takes the form of 22 invitations to dinner, 'at homes', concerts etc. from various members of the aristocracy & military inc. one from Lady Bisshopp at Gibraltar Palace, two from the Officers of the 93rd Regt. at Florian etc. (36 items).

£150

147

MARITIME - WEST AFRICAN STATION, 1851-53: A series of letters written to his daughter by Admiral Bruce during his time on the W.Africa Station, on board HMS 'Penelope'; letters are dated from Liberia, Dahomey, Ascension ('instructed to protect Lagos...As there are no guns we should find them an easy prey'), off the coast of Sierra Leone (where he referred to the slave trade and received a letter from Mrs Bailee of Ordnance House - also enclosed), Gambia, St Helena, Fernando Po ('we had...to drive Kosiko out of Lagos again...they opened fire from the boats and drove [them] out at once...the Ashantees are about to march...in great force...Lagos cannot be left unguarded from the Raids of these neighbouring chiefs') etc. He is a most entertaining correspondent with an eye for detail, the absurd and an appetite for gossip! Also a delightful trio of letters written while Miss Bruce was on board the 'Penelope' in May 1851containing a marriage proposal from one of the Ship's officers, her acceptance and the Admiral's permission for the marriage to take place. (17 items).*

£500

148

MILITARY: PPC with G.B. KGV ½d cancelled by an almost compete large rubber c.d.s. "CANADIAN OVERSEAS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/JAN 13 1915/FIELD/POST OFFICE", Chinese 4 Sn postal stationery postcard with Chinese and bilingual cancellations addressed to Japan and with fascinating contents about the "great & plucky victory" won by the Japanese, 1941 env. from Southampton to the Isle of Wight which was salvaged from a ferry-boat sunk by a German mine off Hasler and which bears the two line violet cachet "DAMAGED AS A RESULT/OF ENEMY ACTION", censored cover from Holland to London endorsed with a 2 line violet cachet "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED/BY GERMANS AND DELAYED" and 2 other WWII items. A fine lot. (6 items).

£100

149

MILITARY: Miscellany of covers mostly from WWII or later conflicts/operations, incl. air, censored and concessionary mail, much of it with an Australian, Canadian, U.K. or U.S.A. flavour, unused forces postal stationery such as air letters and Christmas air mail letter cards from India and also from the Royal Navy, air-graphs (one complete with env.) etc., etc. (42 items).

£60

150

MILITARY - SEVEN YEARS WAR COVER ADDRESSED TO THE FRENCH RESERVE ARMY NEAR ALSACE: 1760 (24 May) EL (no postal marks) from Paris with news of a visit to see the King near Alsace and addressed to "le Marquis de Noyes, Lieutenant d'Armées du Roy, inspecteur de la Reserve du bas Rhin", the latter presumably being on manoeuvres along the German border during the build up for invasion. Rare early military item.

£80

151

MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WARS: 1813 E with part contents (written in French) to a named "Spanish prisoner on/Parole" at Welshpool with a "TRANSPORT OFFICE/(Crown)/G.R/PRISONERS OF WAR" oval cachet in black. (Willcocks fig. 323). PHOTO - see plate no.

£300

152

MILITARY - WWI: Accumulation of mainly WWI fieldpost & POW covers inc. an original group relative to Rifleman Percy Odell's internment at Casel & Chemnitz (April-Nov. 1918 - 13 items) plus a quantity of German 7 Austrian cards with unit, FPO & Camp marks and a few WWII items from Oflag IIC (3), a non-military miscellany of German covers c1840-1955 inc. 1931 Zeppelin 1m red on front etc. (75 items).

£75

153

MILITARY - WWI: 1915-18 Group of unusual POW cards from Cpl.E.A. Smith of the Coldstream Guards at Soltau, Döberitz, Berlin & Selzveringen Camps inc. 4 photographs of prisoners, range of cachets inc. the Berlin 'Kriegsgefangenenlazarett', Dutch 'PORTVRIJ' etc. Also 29 PPCs with British FPO & censor marks, a French military letter-card and a WWII POW illustrated Christmas 1944 card from OFLAG IXA. An interesting lot. (39 items).

£75

154

MILITARY WWI - BRITISH TANKS: Scarce 1917-18 group of British Tank Fund PPCs (4) and special postmarks/handstamps on piece and inc. a rare Jan. 1918 card written by a soldier manning 'The Tank Egbert'. Also a complete set (12) of War Bond Campaign Post Cards plus three postally used and a duplicate. A rare lot. (21 cards & some pieces). PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

155

MILITARY - POST-WWI OCCUPATION OF GERMANY: Group of PPCs , covers & pieces with cancellations of the British Forces in Germany c1919-28 inc. APO S40 large c.d.s. (3) & machine (5) types, plus scarce single-ring APO S40A (2 - 1923-28), S40B, a 75% strike of the rare S40C and an unusual S40/4, the last on cover with 'INTERALLIED RHINELAND/HIGH COMMISSION' cachet. Also 6 pieces with KGV stamps with APO S40D c.d.s. (19 items).

£90

156

MILITARY CENSORSHIP - WWII: NORTH BORNEO: Trio of covers to the UK, two ex-Jesselton (1940) inc. one registered, with good to fine strikes of the scarce boxed 'PASSED BY/(number)/CENSOR/NORTH BORNEO' (numbers 3 & 7); also a 1940 cover from Brunei to the UK with mainly fine boxed 'PASSED BY/4/CENSOR'. A scarce group. (3 covers).

£120

157

MILITARY - WWII - BLITZ POST OFFICES: 1941 (6 August) 2½d lettercard uprated with 3d adhesive showing two good strikes of the scarce "L.P.R./6 AUG 41/LONDON C O/MOBILE P.O./No.1" d.s.; plus a Certificate of posting with a further strike of same. Also 1941 (30 April) cover bearing 1924 1d & 1½d Wembley Exhibition adhesives tied by two fine strikes of the "MOBILE POST OFFICE No.85" mark. Also a couple of later Mobile P.O. covers & parcel post labels. (4 covers/cards plus 3 parcel post labels).

£100

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158

MILITARY - WWII POW MAIL: 1942-43 Trio of items sent by Signalman G.Isherwood from Stalag VIIIB to Stockport, with different Camp censors and dumb c.d.s. inc. a 1942 printed Christmas design featuring Camp dinner and three-piece band, a letter-sheet with additional British censor tape and a card with British 'P.W.9511' censor. Small faults but an interesting group. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

159

POLAR MAIL - THE ARCTIC: 1937-40 quintet of covers comprising 1937 card to Ohio bearing 1c Franklin tied by fancy red "R.P.O. PRINCESS LOUISE/JUN. 25 1937/VANCOUVER-SKAGWAY" d.s., 1938 cover from Fort Yukon P.O. (Alaska) to Maine with pictorial red "LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN/MAILED FROM FORT YUKON/ALASKA, USA/WITHIN THE/ARCTIC CIRCLE" cachet, 1939 cover written on board the "Nascopie" posted on arrival at Lake Harbour, NWT, 1940 cover ex Craig Harbour, Canada to Australia with type-written "Via R.M.S. "Nascopie"/Eastern Arctic" & 1945 cover posted on board MV "Scenic" at Burrard Inlet (Vancouver Harbour). A useful group.

£75

160

POSTAL TRANSPORT: Study of unusual methods of mail transportation on leaves inc. pneumatic posts of Paris (1885) & Berlin (1916-17), catapult mail with 1929 'Ile de France' registered cover & 1932 'Bremen' Southampton flight cover, rocket mail with 1935 Sikkim 'Princess Pemtsidon' Rocketgram signed by Stephen Smith and Queensland wreck rocket mail cover with unusual photograph of the 5 men involved in the experiment, zeppelin mail with fine Russian North Pole flight (1931) cover & a PPC flown on 'Graf Zeppelin' (1938), 1931 US N.Pole submarine mail cover, 1942 Australian Quantas parachute mail ('Coriolanus', pilot-signed) plus items sent by police runner (PNG), dog-sled (USA), tin can (Tonga) and a 1940 wreck cover. A good lot. (13 items).

£280