81		SMALL BOX containing 28 circulated club books with an early to modern accumulation of GB, Commonwealth & Foregn adhesives. PTSA £1,200+. (Some 100's).	£100
	82		BOX containing the chiefly British Commonwealth accumulation in a quantity of approval books. (Qty.).	£60
	83		CARTON containing the varied accumulation of reading material covering a wide range of topics. (28 items).	£30
	84		CARTON containing the varied accumulation of books, pamphlets, etc. with something of an emphasis on Indian philately. (18 items).	£30
	85		TWO CARTONS crammed with a worldwide range of covers & cards c1880s-1990s with emphasis on middle period European items and inc. airmail, censored & registered covers, unusual frankings (1937 Hitler MS & 1936 Luxembourg Congress noted), good selection of Austria/Germany etc. A useful lot. (Many 100s).	£300
	86		MISCELLANY: Box of covers inc. WWI correspondence to an Australian gunner (23), Trinidad & Tobago 1915 War Tax 1d (displaced X) FDC, Transvaal 1883 cover with 4d x 4, 1889 Indian cover with fine 'EXPERIMENTAL P.O.' c.d.s., 1911 Coronation Durbar souvenir, Smyrna covers (2) with KEVII 2p frankings, 1903 Bahamas 1d envelope uprated withy 1/- stamp for reg'n., 1906 'REGISTERED/CHINCHILLA' cover to Hobart, Belgian Congo 5c PPCs with IEF cancellations (3), 1851 US 10c green internal cover, philatelic mail etc. A useful lot. (Large qty.)	£180
**	87		MISCELLANY of covers/cards, etc. virtually all GB/British Commonwealth inc. WWI East Africa FPO's, a few GB pre-stamp items, 1916 cover to Boston (Lincs.?) with red boxed "INCOMPLETE ADDRESS/TRY U.S.A.", a group of Nepal covers written-up on leaves, etc. Also a small selection of Cinderellas inc. Australian States & India. An interesting miscellany. (Qty.).	£150
	88		MISCELLANY including BWI unused postcards with Bahamas EVII 1d card h.s. "SPECIMEN". 1958 env. with bisected 8d used as postage due. Wembley 1925 1d & 1924 1‡d cards unused, 1913 PPC from Hong Kong "Via SIBERIA" to Italy., 1952 env. from Tristan franked with ‡d to 1/- values. An unused Transvaal PPC depicting stamps. A sheet produced by Geniality Ltd showing a set of GB KGVI essays. Also a small selection of Tasmania pictorial issues with cancellations. (Qty.).	£100
	89		MISCELLANY inc. 1764-86 commercial correspondence ex Netherlands to Madeira (11) by named ships, 1815 prices current ex Rotterdam to Madeira via London, an entertaining group of Edwardian postcards with hand-drawn cartoons (6) addressed to Canada and a 1951 reg'd cover ex Hamilton, Bermuda franked with KGVI 2/- & 5/- stamps. A useful group. (19 items).	£180
	90		MISCELLANY, 1868-1943: 1868 GB 6d lilac on P&O cover to London with 'B02' cancellation, 1872 cover ex Bombay with 8as franking redirected from Leeds with 1d red added, 1905 Transvaal 1d franked cover to London with large violet 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION/JOHANNESBURG' c.d..s, 1903 GB 1d letter to Egypt with 1p & 2m dues, 1899 censored cover ex Pretoria etc. Mixed condition but a useful lot. (12 items).	£150
	91		AIRMAILS - SOUTH AMERICA: The small selection of covers to/from the USA by PAN-AM showing a good range of instructional & route markings. We note Cristobal & Brownsville air transits, PO test flights & two scarce "VIA NYRBA" cachets (1930). A good little group. (19 items).	£120
	92		AIRMAILS - CENTRAL AMERICA: The small selection of covers to/from the USA with a range of instructional and jusqu'a markings inc. British Honduras KGV cover (three colour franking) with "PAA OFFICE BELIZE" cancellations. (18).	£100
	93		AIRMAILS - SOUTH AMERICA - PANAGRA SERVICE: The interesting group of Panagra related material comprising 12 covers with sundry cachets & instructional markings, test letters, a photograph of the "Multimotor Douglas" and various related articles. (Small Qty.).	£100
	94		AIRMAILS - FRENCH MOROCCO, 1922-53: A fine selection of mainly commercial covers & cards inc. 2 with pioneer 'Guynemer' labels, 1933 Villedrau crash cover, 5 red LatÈcoËre advertising covers (1923-29 inc. 4 reg'd), 1934 German air cachet, 3 receipt cards from the 1930 Vincennes Meeting, 1942 surtaxed PÈtain stationery card, censored, postage due, registered mail etc. A fascinating & useful group. (58 items).	£280
	95		AUSTRALIA - INTERESTING LETTER CONTENTS - REF. THOS. BRISBANE, GOVERNOR OF NSW FROM A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SETTLER, COMPLAINING OF THE EFFECTS OF THE GOLDRUSH, ETC.: 1824 EL from a wine merchant stranded on a P.O. Packet ship off Falmouth writing about Thomas Brisbane's having been fired for neglect of his convict duties in NSW, 1831 letter ex Calais ref. forwarding a letter, a long boring 1841letter from "HMS Andromache, Simon's Bay" (COGH), a long interesting 1850 letter from an early Colonist in "Albany, Western Australia" and 1852 (Nov.) EL from Hobart (Tasmania) to London "Pr. the Formosa" (no postal marks) with good contents complaining of the problems of staff shortage and price inflation "caused by the Gold [-rush in Victoria]". Some with typed typescripts - fascinating reading. (5 letters).	£100
	96		BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: 1950 Env. ex Port Louis to Bangkok with Mauritius 12c stamp and Thai tax h.s. plus a group of covers with 1935 Jubilee frankings inc. Mauritius 5c, 12c & 20 c with fine 'Forest Side' c.d.s. plus a mixed franking cover with large boxed 'CENTENARY EXHIBITION' d.s., Newfoundland set on reg'd cover ex Tilt Cove, Ceylon 50c pair on airmail env. etc. (9 items).	£60
	97		CENSORED MAIL: Selection of covers & cards c 1915-50 with strength in WWII material and inc. WWI Italian censors, trio of Spanish Civil War covers, WWII Australian, Greek, German, Austrian, Egyptian, Italian, Irish & US censored items etc. An interesting lot. (62 items).	£100
	98		CENSORED MAIL, 1915-45: Range of covers & cards with a variety of censor tapes and h.s. inc. 1919 S.Africa circular 'PASSED/19/CENSOR', 1945 OHMS and OAS covers (2) with Nairobi censors, WWII 'honour' env. ex Sierra Leone etc. Also a group of Swedish covers inc. a variety (14) of used & unused faltpost cards & envs. A useful lot. (38 items).	£90
	99		CENSORED MAIL - EAST AFRICA, 1941-44: Range of covers, most from E.A./A.P.O.2 with interesting variety of censor marks inc. Daynes type 2c with unrecorded 'No.11', boxed 'DEPUTY/CHIEF FIELD/CENSOR, bilingual MEF/UDF mark, boxed 'PASSED BY BASE CENSOR/E.A. No.II/01' etc. Also a trio of covers with RAF censor marks ex Kenya, Egypt & 'Paiforce' and an unusual EL ex 'Italian Evacuee Camp No 1/Kenya Colony' with 'EVACUEES MAIL' h.s. & boxed 'P/W/ MIDDLE/EAST 223'. (17 items).	£120
	100		CRASH & WRECK MAIL - 1837 SOLWAY FIRTH DISASTER: Long EL addressed to the USA with fine strike of the circular 'PAID/AT/BRISTOL' mark with RH 'No 2' alongside and New York ship letter c.d.s.; the letter contains a detailed account of an incident in the Solway Firth on 19th September when a boat carrying soldiers was dragged under the wheel of a paddle-steamer, resulting in the death of the correspondent's son, Captain John Gilby of the 81st Infantry; accompanied by very extensive research inc. service record, burial register, newspaper accounts, copies of correspondence etc.	£100
	101		CRASH AND WRECK MAIL: 1926 env. from USA to Jamaica franked with 2c, violet "OBSERVED TO BE/IN BAD CONDITION/G.P.O. JAMAICA" h.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£120
	102		DISINFECTED MAIL: 1836 Fine printed circular ex Ancona regarding the enforcement of a cordon sanitaire with two very fine strikes of the Fiume-Esino 'netto e fuori' cachet on front & back; also an 1835 cover (no contents/origin) with mainly fine strike of the Bologna Sanitation Comission cachet. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£100
	103		DISINFECTED MAIL: 1840 EL ex Constantinople with mainly v.fine ornamental red Trieste arrival c.d.s. and cachet of the Imperial Austrian disinfection office, both on reverse; also an 1847 EL with c.d.s. of the French PO at Constantinople, fine 'PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE' cachet and Livorno 'VIA DI MARE' arrival, all on the front. A useful pair. (2 items).	£100
	104		EARLY LETTERS - MISCELLANY: Group of covers with interesting endorsements or seals inc. 1584 EL ex Rome with fine 'tongue seal', Italian embossed merchants' seals on 1619 (Ruocoli) & 1636 (Costa) ELs; 1683-85 Venturini letters from Marseilles & Rome to Livorno with 'Per Amigo' & crossed lines endorsements plus 1698 EL ex Ghent to Antwerp with m/s 'Pt' on address panel and a curious Tibetan wrapper with wax Lama's seal. (7 items).	£160
	105		EARLY LETTERS - 'MERCHANTS' MARKS', 1459: Two small ELs showing different 'merchants' marks', both to Venice, with filing endorsements 'da roma' & 'da napoli' and embossed 'secco' seals showing crossed keys or an 'f'; slight foxing to one letter. Attractive. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£200
	106		EARLY LETTERS - PREPAYMENT: 1459 EL ex Genoa to Venice with elaborate 'merchant's mark' and vertical line indicating prepayment; slight trimming of text on one edge plus edge stain but a scarce cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£100
	107		EARLY LETTERS: 1467 EL (slight edge wear) ex Genoa to Venice with fine 'merchant's mark' and note of receipt date on address panel with interesting endorsement 'conso.vo..o' (?); attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£150
	108		EARLY LETTERS: 1471 Very small EL ex Florence to Venice with attractive 'merchant's mark' and receipt date on address panel; closed holes for securing threads, fine & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£200
	109		EARLY LETTERS - POSTAL RATES: neat 1479 EL with complete 'tongue seal' addressed to Venice from Florence with clear '9h p posta' endorsement on address panel; very fine & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£250
	110		EARLY LETTERS: 1479 Small EL ex Pera (Constantinople) to Venice with arrival endorsement on address panel, slit for securing thread; some staining & corner wear but unusual origin. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£100
	111		EARLY LETTERS - SYRIA: 1486 EL from Beirut to Tripoli with embossed monogram seal; some toning and a worm hole but a scarce item. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£100
	112		EARLY LETTERS: 1489 Lengthy EL on thick parchment from Venice to an Archbishop in Rome with m/s cross to ensure safe arrival. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£150
	113		EARLY LETTERS - 'PER QUESTA': 1571 'Corsini' EL ex Bruges to London with m/s 'PQa' endorsement on address panel; fine, neat & attractive.	£75
	114		EARLY LETTERS - 'PPTTO': 1573 'Corsini' EL ex Bruges to London with m/s endorsement 'P[osta]P[agata]T[u]to' indicating full prepayment of postage; surface dustiness & missing seal otherwise fine.	£100
	115		EARLY CORSINI LETTERS FROM FRANCE, BELGIUM & ITALY; 1576-96 quartet of early letters to London inc. 1576 fine EL from Da Winter, Dunkirk; 1582 EL (climatically toned) from Raymonde de Raymonde Paris regarding stockings & Ladies ornaments!; 1590 fine EL from Venice and a v.fine 1596 EL from Staden with a "Ptto" endorsement. Fine group. (4 covers).	£200
	116		EARLY LETTERS - 'PAIEZ LE PORT': 1579 neat EL (internal tear) written at 'Callis' (Calais) for the Corsini house in London with m/s 'Paiez leport' endorsement; fresh & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£150
	117		EARLY CORSINI LETTERS FROM ROUEN, FRANCE; 1585-95 trio of v.fine EL from Pandolfo Cenami, Rouen to Corsini in London inc. 1585 pair EL regarding the Alum Farmers and the shipment of said Alum plus a 1595 EL stating that Cenami "..had not been able to get the £600 that you remitted". All endorsed "p questa". A fine trio.	£150
	118		EARLY LETTERS - CORSINI LETTER FROM HAMBURG: 1590 EL from "AMBURGO" to London with the unusual named andorsement "Per Mattie Vrede" on the front; presumably the name of a private carrier and rare on this route from Germany. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£100
	119		EARLY LETTERS: 1599 EL ex Nuremburg to Florence with fine Torrigiani 'merchant's mark' echoed in the fine wax seal; slight ageing otherwise very fine.	£85
	120		EARLY LETTERS - EXPRESS 'DOUBLE RATE': 1635 EL ex Antwerp to Brussels with fine 'Cito/ito/ito' & 'dobbleport' endorsements, red crayon 'VI' [stuivers] rate and dated receipt on address panel; fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£150
	121		EARLY LETTERS - EXPRESS 'DOBBLE' RATE: 1636 EL from Brussels to Antwerp with fine 'Port dobble Cito' endorsement and red crayon 'IIII' [stuivers] charge; attractive.	£100
	122		EARLY LETTERS - INTERNATIONAL RATES: Fine 1640 EL ex Amsterdam to Antwerp with intertwined 'VFB' monogram and '3[scheeling]:4 [stuivers]' rate mark on address panel indicating a total rate of 40 stuivers. Very fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£100
	123		EARLY LETTERS: 1644 neat and fresh Civil War Period EL ex London to Antwerp with m/s '1/s' charge and fine wax seal; a scarce example of early 17th Century International mail. PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£300
	124		EARLY LETTERS: 1646 Civil War Period EL ex Dover to Antwerp with m/s '1/s' charge; a fine example of early international mail. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£300
	125		EARLY LETTERS - 'HALBFRANCHA' EXPRESS MAIL: 1674-80 Pair of ELs ex Nuremburg to the offices of the same company in Vienna & Prague with m/s endorsements '‡ francha' or 'halbfrancha', the former with 'Cito/ito' express marking was rated at '6'[kreuzer]and punched for sealing cords compared with the '3' charge on the latter. An interesting pair. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£200
	126		EARLY LETTERS - PARTIAL PREPAYMENT: 1678 EL ex Antwerp to Vienna with endorsement 'franca p Augsta' [Augsburg] with fine merchant's seal and remains of securing cords on reverse; also a 1732 EL (paper toning) ex Lipsia to Florence with FA endorsement'P ‡ Gio. Assoro & Melchior Langernmentel in Augusta a 29 Agosto 1732' on side flap and 'Frco. p Trento' in the same hand on address panel. (2 items).	£120
	127		EARLY LETTERS - INTERNATIONAL MAIL, PARTIAL PREPAYMENT: 1681 EL ex Nuremburg to Antwerp with fine endorsement 'fraca. P Colonia' showing part-payment to Cologne by Thurn & Taxis, with 'd 6' charge of the Brabant courrier; fine seals. Very fine condition.	£75
	128		EARLY LETTERS - INTERNATIONAL RATES: 1686 (personal) EL ex 'Ceulen' [Cöln] to a lady in Antwerp with m/s 'd 6' on address panel and '6 de Cologne' on the reverse, monogram seal; very fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 5	£100
	129		EAST AFRICA, 1894-1904: BEA 1a postcard (corner crease) used to Aden with fine Mombasa c.d.s. plus an env. used locally franked with optd. India 1r grey cancelled by v.fine Mombasa squared circle. Also a fine, comprehensive selection of Zanzibar postal stationery with 'SPECIMEN' opts. inc. the scarce 2a brown reg'd env. & three different 2‡a envs. (21 items).	£90
	130		EUROPE, 1676-1876: Miscellany inc. fine strike of 'DE.BASLE' (1758) on EL to France, 1825 cover ex 'ROTTERDAM' (red s/l with 'P.P.' alongside) to Lisbon with attractive oval arrival mark, a trio of Italian pre-stamp paid covers 1784-1828 with fine strikes of 'MES/TRE', 'VE/RONA' & 'PIOVE', 1822 Finland local EL, 1836 Lombardy-Venetia 'Ex Offo' EL, 1676 EL ex Rome (albino 'P') to 'Colle Vecchio' etc. (10 items).	£140
	131		EUROPE: An interesting group of middle period covers inc. airmail items from Luxemburg (1931 set), Italy (1925 Holy Year set to 1L), Liechtenstein (1953 Paintings less10r), Italy 1927 1L20 Airmail & 1L25 Volta on cover to Constantinople, 1937 Air France circular with 20f Pont du Gard, KLM 1934 'Snipe' Christmas Flight cover; Austrian FDCs for 1936 Inventors & 1946 Race Fund; fine Philatelic Exhibition covers inc. 1934 Katowice pair on special card, Luxembourg 1936, 'Praha 1955' sheets (both) on reg'd covers etc. A useful lot. (28 items).	£120
	132		EXPRESS MAIL: 1775 EL ex Ghent to Brussels endorsed 'double port po - 7' - indicating double payment for receipt on the 7th July, the next day; very fine. An unusual, early item of express mail.	£75
	133		FORWARDING AGENTS, 1692: EL ex Hamburg to 'Nieport' (Flanders) with FA endorsement 'Hans Roosen Hamburg 1692 - 11sbr' on reverse and 'D hamb.6s' on address panel; very fine & scarce early Forwarding Agent mark. PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£100
	134		INTERNATIONAL MAIL - PREPAID 'ASSIGNAT' RATES: 1842 EL to Paris with 2-line 'MOSCOU' d.s. & French entry marks inc. fine 'AUS RUSSLAND/FRANCO-TOUT', with m/s '593' [assignat kopecks] charge; also an 1843 EL to Paris with neat red 'WARZAWA/11/1' d.s. 'FRANCO/POLN:PREUSS:GRZ:' entry mark, m/s '788' [kopecks] prepaying postage to the Prussian border and '28' [decimes] French postage due. An interesting pair. (2 items).	£100
	135		ITALIAN STATES - THE 'CAVALLINI' EXPERIMENT, 1818-19: Trio of rare, original Government bulletins announcing the inception of this postal stationery precursor 'stamped' with the impression of a post rider; the first (Nov.1818) is a 10pp outline of the system, the two others (Dec.1818 & Nov.1819 - 4pp & 8pp) illustrate the three different stamp designs, originally in blue then later in embossed relief. Paper ageing & spotting but very seldom encountered. (3 items).PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£400
	136		MARITIME: The interesting World-wide range of pre-stamp items inc. 1852 EL from Salt Cay (Turks Islands) via N.York to Bermuda (no postal marks of Bermuda or Turks but with New York transit), rated "4" in m/s, 1848 env. with contents to Malta with boxed red "INDIA PAID", 1840 Prices Current ex Baltimore to London with red circular "14 JAN 1840" (1st week of 1d postage) & black "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER", various other India/Liverpool marks, etc. (8 items).	£120
	137		MARITIME - LATIN AMERICA: Quartet of covers/cards carried by PSNC ships comprising 1870 8c Argentina postal stationery envelope endorsed "p. S.S. John Elden", 1884 cover ex Chillan (Chile) to Berne endorsed "via Magallanes p. Cotopaxi", 1892 uprated postal stat. card ex Valparaiso to Berlin "p. vap. Potosi" and 1908 uprated crad from Santiago to Germany with m/s "vapor Oronsa via Magallanes". A scarce group. (4).	£90
	138		MARITIME: Selection of mostly PPC's with a wide range of ship letters, paquebots & packet postmarks. We note Hull ship letter and Greenock & Ardrishaig packet (Columba), 40 cards showing shipping of the period and several other useful items. (Approx. 85 items).	£75
	139		MARITIME MAIL MISCELLANY; 1777-1899 Collection of maritime mails inc. 1777 EL Lausanne to Ormesby (Lincs) endorsed "franche pr Engnen" and rated "1N11" with Foreign and Inland Bishop marks; 1811 EL NY to Falmouth with fine (for this) "SHIP-LETTER/(Crown)/LIVERPOOL"; 1835 EL from Calcutta to Exeter with v.fine red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH", "p Cornwall"; 1839 EL from NY to Hounslow with fine "LIVEPOOL/SHIP LETTER", red "NEW-YORK" d.s., London Two Penny post h.s. etc.; variety of mails ex-India etc. Varied selection in good to fine condition. (33 covers).	£150
	140		MARITIME - EARLY MAIL TO MADEIRA MISSENT TO THE WEST INDIES WITH BRITISH "SHIP LRE" MARKS: 1779 & 1790 pair of EL's from London to Madeira "p.Man of War" and "p.Capt. Frere" with "3/AV" (Inland Office) & "AU/24" (Foreign Branch) London transit Bishop Marks but posted in March & February!! The letters should simply have travelled direct to Madeira but they were clearly carried beyond that island by error & missent elsewhere (perhaps due to French Naval Blockades?) So they were sent back into England (presumably from the W.Indies to which the Madeira bound vessels of the period usually sailed). They each have "DOVER/SHIP LRE" marks on the front (which were only struck on letters going into Britain) - v.fine (just crossed by crease) and near fine - on the front. Clearly they were both Missent to the West Indies hence there late Oct. & early Nov. arrival dates noted in Madeira! Rare pair. [With notes ref. two similar 1772/78 covers from the same correspondence - sold by Cavendish in their December 1991 "Elvington" sale - which had "Mifsent to Tobago" and "BARBA/DOES" marks proving their routes]. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£150
	141		MARITIME - AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - LETTER FROM A CIVILIAN CAPTURED EN ROUTE TO THE WEST INDIES AND DUMPED IN SPAIN; 1780 (11 Oct.) EL (privately carried, no postal marks) from Lisbon to Madeira regarding the writer's problems trying to get to the West Indies (via Madeira or direct). He writes - "Having been a passenger in the fleet which unfortunately was taken on the 9th of August [1780] and carried into Spain, I came hither with a view of getting forward to the West Indies by some neutral ship, or failing that to proceed to Madeira in the hopes of being taken up by the October Pacquet from England. Finding however there is no such thing to be met with at this port as a neutral ship nor any vessel for your island likely to leave this before next month, so as even to secure my passage to Jamaica in the November pacquet, and that in times of exigency [= emergency; this was the period when the Franco-Spanish fleet was blockading the West Indies as their contribution to help the Americans against Great Britain]. Government has lately ordered the Pacquet to proceed direct to the W.Indies without touching your island, I have judged it on the whole most prudent to return to England....At the time of our misfortune we were two days sail of Madeira". He then asks the addressee to forward an enclosed letter to be sent on to Jamaica; presumably to explain his non-arrival. The letter is annotated as having finally reached Madeira on Feb. 21st 1781! Rare insight into the instability caused by the American War and a rare letter from a civilian caught up in a naval battle.	£150
	142		MARITIME - EARLY GRENADA COVER, NSW, ETC.: 1789 EL (minor ink etching of address) to London from "Grenada" (ref. wine for "the Commanding officer of artillery here") with fine "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" on the front, 1839 E (from "Glendon" and "Sydney") with oval Sydney d.s. and near fine "INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE" and c1850 stampless US env. with "ITHACA/NY" c.d.s. (3 covers).	£75
	143		MARITIME - FAR EAST: 1841-45 quartet of EL's inc. 1841 EL ex Calcutta to England endorsed "Via Marseille - Exprefs" with fascinating contents ref. the opium war inc. "Canton is now in the hands of the British but I am afraid that blockhead Elliot will again depend upon Chinese promises and after being laughed at have all to do again", 1843 ex Manila to London with Bombay FAC, 1845 EL ex Hong Kong to London and 1845 EL ex Manila to London with red boxed "INDIA PAID". (4 items).	£120
	144		MARITIME MAIL: 1855 EL ex Venice to Zante with mainly fine 'DA VENEZIA/COL VAPORE' boxed d.s. on front, small Corfu c.d.s. and fine blue Zakynthos c.d.s.; also an (1860?) prepaid EL ex Zakynthos backstamped with partly fine c.d.s. of the Lloyd Agency at Constantinople. (2 items).	£70
	145		MARITIME MAIL - MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING LINES: 1868 EL (edge wear) ex Cefalonia to Venice franked by Hermes Issue 1l, 2l (2), 20l & 40l cancelled by '110' numeral lozenge with Argostolion c.d.s. and slightly doubled strike of the scarce boxed 'PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/AUSTRIACI' packet mark. Also an 1880 env. (closed tear) to Venice franked by 30l brown with Kerkyra c.d.s. and fine boxed 'PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ITALIANI'. (2 items).	£150
	146		MILITARY - FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT: 1800 (13 July) EL (printed "HECTOR DAURE, Commissaire Ordonnateur en Chef" heading inside & signed by him at foot of 2nd page) addressed to "Commandant du Forte de Rosette" (received 6 days later) with two strikes of red "LE CAIRE" mark (one faint, the other fine but inverted) on the front along with a poor Type 1 Kidney framed "Commre. Ordr./en Chef" mark. Few examples of this Cairo mark are known in red & thus very rare. [Ex Firebrace]. PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£400
	147		MILITARY - FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT: 1800 (10 Oct.) EL from "Syouth" (the Payer du 1er Arrondissement) to "Reynier Directeur des Revenues/en Nature/Au Caire" with v.fine Post Office m/s "Siouth" marking on the front exactly matching the ink of m/s "8" charge (crossed out, presumably on arrival in Cairo where official status of addressee was noted). Very few examples of this m/s town mark are known. [Ex Firebrace]. PHOTO - see plate no. 5A	£400
	148		MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC OCCUPATION OF ITALY: 'An 8' (1800) EL on Armée d'Italie / État-Major-Général headed notepaper of General Oudinot, signed by the General and addressed to Milan with very fine strike of the boxed 'GAL. EN CHEF DE/L'ARMÉE D'ITALIE' on the front and oval cachet across flap; Chevalier certificate. Fine.	£80
	149		MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC OCCUPATION OF ITALY: 'An X' (1801) large printed notification, completed in m/s, of the desertion of Hussar Zegna from the Cisalpine Division of the ArmÈe d'Italie at Bergamo, addressed to Mantua and signed (twice) by General Peyri, with that officer's boxed franchise cachet sealing and on the front of the letter; tear around seal otherwise v.fine with Chevalier certificate. PHOTO - see plate no.	£80
	150		MILITARY - BATTLE OF WATERLOO: WOUNDED BRITISH CAVALRY OFFICER'S LETTER HOME WITH VERY RARE 'SHIP LETTER/(CROWN)/COLCHESTER' D.S.: Remarkable 6th July 1815 EL (trivial faults) from 'Brussels, Flanders' to Great Marlow with a 95%v.fine strike of the rare orange-red 'SHIP[LE]TTER/(CROWN)/ 12 JU 12/ 1815/ COLCHESTER' date-stamp (Rob.S2 : only three believed known in private hands) just over the edge on the front. An important British Maritime item. The contents are, if anything, even more significant than the postal marks, being written & signed by a British Officer who had been wounded at the Battle of Waterloo only a fortnight before. The writer, Edward Kelly [a Captain in the 1st Life Guards]was seriously wounded in this most famous of all British military victories and he writes home to his wife with details of his part in the battle, news of his wounds and his hopes for preferment following his own gallantry. He writes (typed transcript included) "My wound is...likely to prove tedious and painful, and the Chief Medical Officer here has ordered me home...The small bone of my leg is fractured and before the wound, which is very large, can heal, exfoliation of the bone must take place...The Gallant Marquis of Anglesey...sent me word that he had already mentioned my name to the Duke of Wellington and that...he would alsomention me to the Prince [Regent] and to the Duke of York. The men and those officers who fought with me in the Field are enthusiastic in my favour...I offered the French Colonel's epaulettes to Lord Uxbridge, but he said he could not think of depriving my family of them. I got his horse also - a most noble one - but being [then] attacked by a number of French at the same time, was obliged to let him go and should have been killed but for our Corp[ora]l Major who fought bravely by my side till we laid them down never to rise again. I have mentioned him to Lord Harrington....[P.S.]. Many officers have lost all their baggage & horses in the confusion which arose when we first retreated. I have lost nothing but my bed & tent...[there] was a great number of spare wigs on the green." It is recorded that Kelly (born Portarlington, 1771, died India, 1828) was promoted to brevet-major and made a Knight St. Anne of Russia for his bravery at Waterloo. The colonel he killed was in the 1st Regiment of the French Cuirassiers. One of the very few Waterloo letters still remaining in private hands. An important and historic Napoleonic Wars Exhibition centre-piece. PHOTO - see plate no. 2	£3000
	151		MILITARY - INDIAN MUTINY TELEGRAM TO COL. NAPIER AT CAWNPORE: Original 1857 (30 Dec.) m/s Telegram (no env.) forwarded locally from Cawnpore E.I. Office to Colonel Napier with a 47 word message from "Sec. to the Government of India Military Dept." in Calcutta acknowledging the safe receipt of recent despatches from Cawnpore. It is rare to find a contemporary Telegram message from a Military campaign as early as this; the Indian Mutiny was still in full swing at this time - a large rebel force had been defeated outside Cawnpore on Dec. 6th 1857.	£100
	152		MILITARY - BRITISH OCCUPATION OF IONIAN ISLANDS: 1858 E & letter from the Captain commanding the Guard of Honour for the visit of W.E.Gladstone, giving some detail of the day's activity; posted from Cefalonia to Edinburgh as a paid letter and routed via Trieste & Cologne with a range of rates & d.s. inc. red crayon '1d' and 'LONDON/PAID' c.d.s. Unusual. PHOTO - see plate no 6.	£150
	153		MILITARY - SIEGE OF PARIS "BALLON MONTE" THAT HAD BEEN INTENDED TO BE SMUGGLED BY THE AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC BAG: Unusual 27 Dec. 1870 env. (minor wear at top) to GB (Margate, 7th Jan. arrival c.d.s.) from Paris franked by 30c brown tied by partial scarce RED c.d.s. of "PARIS/SC" (P.O. special window, Secteur Central?) of 3rd Jan. 1870 which indicates that this letter was carried by "Le Newton" balloon, being forwarded early with other SC special priority mail. This env. is NOT endorsed "Par Ballon Monte" and the contents show that the writer thought it would leave Paris by other means "I am favoured with another opportunity of sending a letter to England and hasten to take advantage of it by sending you a few lines.... this siege is a great blow to us....my friend is waiting for to take this but I shall have another chance next week and will write to you again". It seems that the friend had planned to get the letter into the American Diplomatic Bag but it is known that even this service had problems early in Jan. 1871, so the friend (or an American Embassy employee?) must have done the next best thing & sent it to the P.O.'s special window for priority service. Rare example of the RED cancel on a flown cover (with research notes). PHOTO - see plate no. 2	£200
	154		Matching "PAR BALLON MONTE" cover from the same correspondence dated 5th Oct. 1870 (with Margate arrival c.d.s. of 19th Oct. - so not attributable to a specific balloon) with 30c brown tied by "3" dotted star cancel with fine matching "PARIS/PL DE LA MADELEINE" c.d.s. alongside. Interesting contents "...another balloon will leave with letters tomorrow morning & if so I think I have a good chance of getting this off by it. I trust you got my former letter in safety. I sent you a few words yesterday by what I considered to be a safe channel. Oh how I wish that I could get a word from you through the same medium but fear there is little chance of that...you might try it, only say nothing about the war and make your letter as concise and light as possible..." (meaning mail sent by the American Diplomatic Bag?? - see previous lot). There is a p.s. "This is longer than I intended and if opened may not reach you on that account". A good insight into problems of communication during the siege. Plus a local Paris env. of 6 Feb. 1870 (sent sealed). (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 2	£100
	155		MILITARY - THIRD SUAKIN EXPEDITION: 1896 (21 June) usage of India 1a Soldiers' & Seamens' envelope to Bombay with fine "SAWAKIN" civil P.O. c.d.s. on the front but not cancelling the embossed stamp; correctly endorsed & countersigned for an Ordnance Dept. Staff Sergeant but charged as unpaid with a superb "OVERLAND POSTAGE/DUE/As./5" arrival charge mark. Fine & rare. [Ex Firebrace]. PHOTO - see plate no 6.	£200
	156		MILITARY - DONGOLA EXPEDITION: 1896 (28 Dec.) stampless env. (small fault at top) to Aldershot endorsed "No stamps available/Dongola Expedn." by a Border Regiment Major commanding the 1st Sudanese Battalion of the Egyptian army with fine "WADI-HALFA/CAMP" c.d.s. & boxed "T" on the front as well as a superb London "2‡D/F.B."arrival charge mark. [Ex Firebrace].	£100
	157		MILITARY - DONGOLA EXPEDITION: 1896 (April) stampless env. (light stains) from the designer of the Sudan stamps - Captain Stanton, charged with London "2‡D/F.B." mark & v.fine boxed "T" but no Sudan mark & endorsed "Active service no stamps procurable" with Cairo transit c.d.s. on reverse. [Ex Firebrace].	£100
	158		MILITARY: 1904-45 accumulation of PPC's with a heavy emphasis on WWI inc. a wide range of military postmarks with camps, skeletons inc.1919 card with a "By favour" strike of the "BEF MAIN LINE TPO/DOWN" d.s. of 7 March 1919, A.P.O.'s, censors, etc. Also 67 PPC's depicting various aspects of military life. (Approx. 150 items).	£120
	159		MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, 1914-43: Interesting selection of covers inc. printed envs. from WWI Camps at Reisen, Halle, Ingoldstadt & Blankenburg plus covers from Magdeburg, Gutersloh, Gnadenfrei, Konigsberg, Graz-Gyor & Hann-Munden; also 3 Red Cross enquiry envs. & a 1943 card to Italy from Stalag IID. An interesting lot. (17 items).	£100
	160		MILITARY - WWI: 1916 printed blue "BRISBANE/Y.M.C.A./WITH THE COMMONWEALTH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" env. to GB with fair "FREMANTLE/WESTERN AUSTRALIA" machine cancel & black "A.I.F./POSTAGE FREE" in circle plus fine blue "A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR A50" cachet of the Troopship S.S. "Itonus"; 1915 stampless env. to Uganda endorsed "Franked by Norman Belcher" with perforated "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE" label tied by two v.fine "AUSTRALIAN IMP. FORCES/BASE/POST OFFICE" c.d.s.'s with Alexandria & Mombasa backstamps; plus 1915 stampless O.A.S. env. (opened out for display - some staining) to Peshawar with superb purple circular intaglio "INDIAN HOSPITAL SHIP" mark & superb matching "Indian Hospital Ship/GLENGORM CASTLE" on the front & v.fine black circular "*INDIAN HOSPITAL*/SHIP/GLENGORM/CASTLE/Date..." cachet on reverse. [Ex Firebrace].	£120
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