721

MAIL-COACH LETTERS SENT BY NAMED COACHES: 1807 letter from Dunbar to Haddington endorsed "By union/Driver" and referring to £148 draft and 1821 letter from Dunse to Lauder "Per Dunse/ Coach" charged "10" (pence?) with some ink etching. A scarce pair.

£75

THE TOM RIELLY REFERENCE COLLECTION OF

722

EDINBURGH: 1677-92 quartet comprising 1677 EL to Rotterdam endorsed "Paid to London 5d" and with red Dutch "XI" stuivers mark in crayon, 1679 EL to Selkirk (no postal markings), similar 1681 EL to Selkirk and 1692 EL to Rotterdam with faintish red Dutch charge mark at the foot. (4). PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

723

EDINBURGH: 1715-99 group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1715 EL ex Lord Huntly at Gordon Castle (near Fochabers), 1745 "Free" EL written by Lord Somerville at Holyrood House asking the addressee, Military Agent William Adair, for information about his son Lt. Somerville who served as General Hawley's ADC at the battle of Falkirk, 1794 EL without postal markings endorsed "Not a parcel/Jas. Renwick" (who was subsequently prosecuted by the P.O. solicitor, William Beveridge, for carrying letters outside the Post Office monopoly, etc. (15 items).

£100

724

EDINBURGH: 1776-1838 group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1776-88 trio of Peter Williamson marks (one fine, two poor), 1793 EL without Williamson mark but with m/s "1" (intriguing as this EL pre-dates the accepted date of the inauguration of the official Edinr. Penny Post), 1807 EL with red circular Edinburgh mark of 11 December and red s/l delivery mark "‡ PAST 12", 1830-33 horseshoe "PENNY POST PAID" (4), etc. (24 items).

£120

725

EDINBURGH: 1800-38 group of E/EL's, etc. with a good range of postal markings inc. 1820 part EL to France with circular red "PAID AT EDINBURGH" mark, 1821 EL with red "POSTAGE/TO/EDINBURGH/NOT PAID", 1828 EL to Bordeaux with red circular "PAID AT EDINR.", 1836 part wrapper to Dresden via London with red tombstone "PAID AT" & m/s "2/7‡d", 1837/38 EL's (2) with boxed "MISSENT/TO/EDINBURGH", etc. (31 items).

£100

726

EDINBURGH: 1839-40 quartet of EL's, three with handstruck "4" mark, one sent on 6th December 1839 (second day of use), the fourth (6 January 1840) sent locally within Edinburgh with h/s "1". (4 items).

£120

727

EDINBURGH: 1840-53 group of E/EL's inc. 1840 Mulready wrapper to St. Ives (Hunts.) with a fine example of the red Edinburgh MC, 1841 wrapper used locally within Edinburgh bearing 1d red plate 11 cancelled by type 3 Edinburgh MC in black, 1842 E to London with h.s. "2", 1844 EL with red circular "PAID at EDINR" (interesting contents read "On enquiry at the Post Office we find that you can have your letters sent out daily by the morning Mail and delivered at the gate by the Guard. The cost is £1.1/- per annum for a private box at the office here and a like sum annually to the Guard for leaving and taking up the bag. You require also to provide a bag"), etc. (26 items).

£120

728

EDINBURGH: 1856-77 group of E/EL's, etc. with a variety of fancy cancels inc. Brunswick Stars (4), Dotted Circles (9 plus 2 pieces) & Rollers (4) plus seven covers with "Posted Since" marks. (26 items).

£120

729

EDINBURGH - THE BALANCE OF THE TOM RIELLY COLLECTION: The QV to QEII collection of covers, etc. inc. 1865 EL to Paisley with small, near circular "MORE TO PAY" h.s alongside m/s "2", 1870 (3 Oct.- third day of use) ‡d postal stationery card to Ireland (message side written in a strange shorthand/picture style of writing), 1873 env. with m/s "Sunday/no stamp/to be had", 1886 (21 August) copy of the "Boy's Own paper" addressed to Rothesay bearing ‡d slate-blue adhesive tied by Edinr. d.s., etc. (Approx. 50 items).

£100

730

EDINBURGH SUB-OFFICES: Box containing the interesting pre-stamp to QEII collection of Edinburgh sub-office material inc. 1833 partly opened Assurance Company report from Corstorphine to Edinburgh with s/l "CORSTORPHINE PPO", 1840 EL to Cramond with similar Corstorphine PPO mark, 1830 EL with m/s "2" and s/l "CRAMOND", 1833 EL with two-line "CRAMOND/PENNY POST", 1838 EL with curved "CURRIE P.P.O.", 1825 EL with red boxed "GRASS/MARKET", 1840 E with a clear strike of the two-line black "NICHOLSON/STREET", etc., etc. (Approx. 75 items).

£200

731

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - ABERDEEN: The interesting pre-stamp to QEII collection of Aberdeen postal history neatly mounted on leaves inc. 1742 EL with small s/l "ABERDEEN" (purportedly withdrawn from use in March 1741 - but seemingly not!), c1772 part EL to Edinr. with large two-line "ABER/DEEN", various "PAID AT" marks, sundry experimental duplexes, etc. (Approx. 50 items). PHOTO - see plate no. IBC

£120

732

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - ABERBROTHWICK TO BOWNESS: The well written-up collection of E/EL's, etc. (pre-stamp to QEII) inc. 1836 s/l "ABERBROTHWICK" (fascinating contents ref. the writer having to complete his missive after a delay of some days on account of his having fallen over and broken his leg - leading to treatment from the doctor involving the use of twelve leeches!), 1840 boxed red "ABERDOUR" (S42a), 1840 EL with two-line "BALERNO/PENNY POST", 1851 env. with "ATHOLSTONEFORD" UDC, etc., etc. (Approx. 70 items).

£120

733

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - CASTLE DOUGLAS TO DUMBARTON: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with a good range of postal markings inc. 1803 EL with circular "CASTLE DOUGLAS" namestamp, 1820 E with s/l "CRAIL", 1837 EL with "BEAULY/PENNY POST", 1851 env. with "BRIDGE OF ALLEN" UDC, etc., etc. (Approx. 60 items).

£120

734

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - DUNBAR TO FALKIRK: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with a very good selection of postal markings inc. 1838 EL from Duns to Musselburgh with m/s "Per Coach", 1856-58 trio with Dundee Experimental duplexes and much more. (60 items).

£120

735

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - FALKLAND TO GLASGOW: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with much of merit inc. 1805 EL with scarce type S1 "FALKLAND" s/l mark, 1809 part E from Ford to Edinburgh with over-inked "FORD P.P.O." mileage mark, 1837 curved "FORD/PENNY POST", 1834 "HADDINGTON/PENNY POST", a wide range of Glasgow marks, etc., etc. (Approx. 65 items).

£150

736

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - GOLSPIE TO HUNTLY: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with a wealth of postal markings inc. 1794 E with large s/l "HUNTLY" (type S1), 1829 EL with two-line "HERMISTON/PENNY POST", 1831 EL with two-line "GRANGE/MOUTH" (fascinating contents ref. asking the bank for a genuine guinea note in exchange for a supposed forgery sent the preceding month) and much, much more. (Approx. 65 items).

£140

737

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - INVERARAY TO KIRKCALDY: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) inc. 1804 wrapper from Inveraray to Inverness with type S13b circular INVERARY (sic) mark, 1830 E used from Kingston, Jamaica to Glasgow with scarce boxed green "‡" of FALMOUTH, 1835 account sent to General Balfour for the hire of horses & carriages whilst he was resident in Newhaven (near Edinburgh) with a good two-line "KIRKCALDY/PENNY POST", 1838 E with two-line "LEVEN/PENNY POST" & scarce blue "Mae West" Too Late mark, 1840 E from Jedburgh to Edinburgh with m/s "4", etc., etc. (Approx. 60 items).

£150

738

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - KIRKCUDBRIGHT TO LEITH: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with a wide range of postal markings noted inc. tiny 1803 entire from Lasswade to Edinburgh with red circular "LASWADE(sic)/UN/PAID/PENNY POST" mark, 1811 E from Kirkwall to Edinburgh with a fair example of the Kirkwall type S15a Kirkwall mileage mark in black, 1813 part E from Leith to Kirkcaldy with a good example of ED326a in red ink (13 June - a couple of weeks prior to the latest known date), 1834 E with scarce black "LASSWADE/PENNY POST" (across flap on the reverse), 1856 env. with Leith "Monocycle" duplex, etc., etc. (Approx. 70 items).

£180

739

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES – LARGS TO MINTLAW: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to KEVII) with a good range of postal markings inc. 1834 E from Largs to Edinburgh with fine "LEVEN/PENNY POST", 1840 (14 January) EL from Linlithgow to Edinburgh sent without postage & thus attracting a handstruck "2", 1859 env. with scarce skeleton c.d.s. of Leven, 1834 E with type S1 Leven straight-line mark, etc., etc. (Approx. 40 items).

£150

740

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - MOFFAT TO PERTH: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with a wide range of postal markings inc. 1796 E with scarce s/l "Mufselburgh", 1805 E with boxed red "MUSSELBURGH/PENNY P.UNPAID", 1830 Soldier's 1d Concession Rate cover from Perth to Bannockburn with an endorsement from a Colour Sergeant in the 42nd Regiment, 1837 EL from Fisherrow to Edinburgh written by Alexander Ritchie, a well known sculptor whose works include the Scott Monument, addressed to a Major Skene of Rubislaw, 1841 EL with two-line "MISSENT/TO PERTH", etc., etc. (Approx. 50 items).

£160

741

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - PITTENWEEN TO STEWARTON: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with a good range of markings inc. 1804 E from S.Queensferry to Edinburgh with (on reverse) type S13d circular town namestamp of S.Queensferry, 1834 E with "RATHO/PENNY POST" & "Add/‡" mark, 1840 E from S.Queensferry to Edinburgh bearing 1d black (faults) addressed to a "D.McBlack (!) Esq." in Edinburgh, 1851 EL with UDC of Sorn, etc., etc. (Approx. 50 items).

£130

742

SCOTTISH POST OFFICES - STIRLING TO YETHOLM: The well written-up collection on leaves (pre-stamp to QEII) with a wide range of postal markings inc. 1749 EL from Stirling to Bonaw, endorsed "With 2 boxes & a Bisom" for collection at Bonaw (sent via the Oban carrier), 1796 EL with s/l "TARBERT", 1828 part wrapper from Oban to the Isle of Mull with s/l marks of Oban & Tobermory, 1838 "TRANENT/PENNY POST", 1851 UDC of Wemyss, etc., etc. (Approx. 60 items).

£140

OUTER HEBRIDES & ST. KILDA

743

THE TOM RIELLY COLLECTION OF THE POSTAL HISTORY OF ST.KILDA: The magnificent collection of covers, cards, etc. neatly mounted & written-up on album leaves with much of note inc. small piece (August 1900) bearing 1d lilac tied by St.Kilda d.s. (earliest recorded St.Kilda postmark - only one QV 1d lilac cover is known, which realised £429 in Cavendish's October 1991 auction), 1930 (27 Aug.) cover to Germany bearing British & German airmail cachets with typed "Per last dispatch from St.Kilda" endorsement and a strong range of 1950's and 1960's items inc. 1959 Tin Can mail cover. One of the best collections of St.Kilda postal history ever formed. (Approx. 90 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£400

SCOTTISH LOCAL CANCELLATIONS

744

GLASGOW MAGENTA MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATION: 1840 (14 Aug.) local Glasgow EL franked with 1d black plate 4 IG with clear central magenta MC cancellation. Both adhesive and cover are creased whilst former is also roughly cut into at top but a scarce item in any condition. SG. Cat. £3,500. PHOTO - see plate no.

£300

WELSH POSTAL HISTORY

745

MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. inc. c1760-1781 trio of E's with straight-line "CARDIGAN" marks, 1794 EL to Llandovery with good to fine "NEWCASTLE EMLYN" horseshoe (W1752 - first year of use), 1801 (12 Oct.) EL from Newcastle Emlyn to London charged "10" in m/s which should have been charged 9d as can be seen by the boxed Newcastle Emlyn mileage mark (ex Reggie Edmondson collection), 1839 (20 Dec.) EL with "NEWCASTLE EMLYN" UDC (scarce 4d post period item), 1829/40 E's (2) with black/red UDC's of Newcastle Emlyn UDC's respectively, plus a range of 20th Century items inc. sundry PPC's. (Approx.75 items).

£150

746

1830-47 Small selection of covers with various h.s. inc. 1830 (3 May) EL from St. Clears to London with a readable strike of the rare boxed "St Clear's/5th Clause Post" h.s. 1835 EL to Tenby with a very light "Lougharne/5th Clause Post" h.s. and another on a later letter from the same correspondence. 1835 boxed "Neath/Penny Post" and 1834 EL to Cardigan with curved "CARDIGAN" proceeded with m/s "Missent to". (6 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£140

747

1856 (21 June) front with part back franked with a clear to wide margined embossed 6d pair plus SC14 2d strip of three, AD-CD, registered from Swansea to Gloucester. Some faults. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

748

HAVERFORDWEST: Group of E/EL's inc. eight examples of the two-line "HAVERFORD/WEST" two-line handstamp (W1027, W1028 x 3, W1034, W1038 x 2 & W1040), 1794-99 Haverfordwest circular h.s. (W1044), various mileages inc. 1828 (W1058) & three examples of the mileage removed (W1059) & "HAVERFORDWEST/268" (W1054) used two years earlier than County Catalogue records. (15 items).

£120

749

LAMPETER: Group of E/EL's inc. 1771-75 trio with "LAMPETER" straight-line marks, 1779-89 "LAMPE/TER" (3) inc. 1779 E with m/s "Came too late to" preceding the two-line town mark, 1795-1800 horseshoes (3) and 1803-28 E's (4) with mileage marks. (13 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

750

NARBERTH: Group of E/EL's, etc. with 11 pre-stamp items inc. two examples of the "NARBERTH" s/l handstamp (W1667), 1781-87 quartet with s/l handstamps inc. W1669 x 2 plus unrecorded type, three UDC's (W1677 & W1681 x 2) and two circular mileage marks (W1675, one later than County Catalogue records) plus 7 WWII period covers with US Army Post Office markings. (18 items).

£100

ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY

751

REDIRECTED "MONEY LETTER" FROM WALES WITH "ISLE OF MAN" UDC; Remarkable 25th Aug. 1833 EL (some wear and with closed tear across lower half of address which is clear of marks and rates) from "Bettws-y-Coed near Llanrwst", addressed to "Castle View Hotel, Douglas, Isle of Man" with near fine "LLANRWST" on the back, and endorsed "Money Letter" in red above the address. The letter was redirected to "Holywell, Flint" and has a very fine "ISLE OF MAN" UDC on the front endorsed "Redirected at the" in red. The charge of "2/6" was changed to "4/8", being the double rate each time as a Money Letter. Exceptional Money Letter item sent into and from the island. Unique?PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£200

IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922

752

MISCELLANY of pre-stamp and QV stamped covers plus a few examples of postal stationery used in Ireland with a wide variety of cancellations, and adhesives as early as 1d red imperf. on blue paper. Also a small group of KEVII PPCs (all but one used) with 'better' cancellations such as "EXHIBITION B.O. DUBLIN/6.45 PM/AU 7/07" and "CURRAGH CAMP". (35 items).

£100

753

1841 1d pink env. to Carrick McCross cancelled with a distinctive Dublin MC cancellation. A little soiled. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

754

FAILED SAILOR's CONCESSION RATE COVER TO THE "PACIFIC STATION" WITH RARE LONDON BOXED "CANNOT BE SENT/EXCEEDS ‡oz" MARK; Attractive 30th Dec. 1893 env. (minor toning) addressed "To John J. Carlisle, Secretary's Valet, H.M.S. Royal Arthur, Pacific Station" franked by a pair of 1d lilacs (perhaps the sender was aware that the letter was over weight and thought that one could send twice as much for double the 1d Concession Rate) tied by an unclear Irish duplex with a very fine "BROOKEBOROUGH" c.d.s. on the back. If the letter had weighed below ‡ an ounce it would have been sent for 1d, but it was overweight; so it went no further than London and has a very fine rare red boxed "CANNOT BE SENT/EXCEEDS ‡ oz" mark, matching the "LONDON" c.d.s. alongside on the front. This boxed mark was only used on overweight Concession Rate covers and is very rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£240

755

BELFAST - RARE 2d GREEN "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (I.)" LETTER-STAMP ON COVER; Very attractive 26th Aug. 1898 env. (fancy "INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, BELFAST" device on front) to London, franked by Jubilee ‡d pair and a 2d green G.N.R.C.I. stamp, both tied by a light purple boxed "BELFAST/G.N.R.C.(I)/PARCELS" cancel and a v. fine London arrival c.d.s. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£150

756

GREENORE - RARE 2d "DUNDALK, NEWRY AND GREENORE RAILWAY" LETTER-STAMP ON COVER; Fine 15th Sept. 1902 env. (printed "GREENORE HOTEL GREENORE" flap with L.N.W.R.C. device) to Belfast, franked by KEVII 1d red and 2d green D.N. & G.R. letter-stamp (from the second issue of 1898; only 500 stamps printed!), both tied by m/s "15/9/02" cancels and Belfast arrival c.d.s.'s. Rare thus; presumably posted from Greenore Station itself. Few known.PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£150

GREECE

757

AIRMAIL COVERS: Miscellany incl. commercial airmail and first flight covers with some scarcer routes, various censored covers, a few registered items all with different etiquettes, used postal stationery, covers c.1937/8 with Greek exchange control re-sealing strips (tied back and front on one of covers) and two early PPCs of Crete. An attractive and colourful selection. (29 items).

£120

758

1862 E sent stampless from Constantinople to Kalamata with red m/s "50" bearing 40L Paris print (SG.5) & 10L Athens print (SG.12b) applied as postage dues cancelled with central numeral "31" of Kalamata. Attractive.PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£90

759

1900 5l Pictorial postal stat. card (Imperial villa at Corfu) uprated with Greek 1889-95 5l green & additionally franked by Germany 5pf Germania adhesive tied by "MARINE SCHIFFSPOST No 16" single-ring d.s. of 23 December. Most attractive.

£75

GREENLAND

760

1937 5o, 10o, 15o and 25o ESSAYS in violet on white paper, each measuring 26‡mm. x 31‡mm. Ex Christie's Robson Lowe, Bournemouth (Dec.,1989); catalogue & invoice accompany the lot. Fine. (6 items)

£60

761

CYCLING: 1961-69 Group of printed advertising reply envelopes featuring a large bicycle design, addressed to a Copenhagen bicycle factory, all with Greenland stamps cancelled at a variety of offices; unusual and scarce material. (55 covers).

£75

GUATEMALA

762

MISCELLANY OF COVERS 1910-50 incl. airmail (one with "AFFRANCHI PAR AVION JUSQU'A/ NEW YORK" cachet in violet) and first flights, registered mail, postal stationery, many colourful frankings and rates, WWII censored covers to England, advertising envs. and 2 unused Ziemar cards. (21 items).

£75

HONDURAS

763

MISCELLANY OF COVERS from 1920 to 1950 incl. many colourful frankings and rates, airmail and first flight covers (some duplication), registered mail and one postal stationery PC. (18 covers).

£75

HONG KONG

764

MISCELLANY of KGVI and QEII covers with registered mail incl. scarce black registration label of Mong Kok with matching c.d.s.'s, commercial local and overseas covers, example of red "OFFICIAL PAID" mark plus "HONG KONG POLICE/COMMUNICATION" violet cachet nearby & much besides. (19 covers).

£100

765

KGVI used study on leaves with a good range of shades & papers. Cat. value STC £500+. Also a stockbook with many extra examples selected for postmarks, etc. & a copy of Saunders monograph of Hong Kong KGVI issues. A full list of the written-up pages accompanies. (Qty.).

£120

766

INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS: 1950 Commercial envs. (2) franked with KGVI 10c and 20c definitives respectively, both cancelled by Hong Kong double-ring c.d.s.'s with one env. addressed to Kowloon and the other to Singapore both with "RETOUR" and completely different "RETURN TO SENDER" marks on the fronts and "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/ (date)HONG KONG" and transit marks on the backs. An attractive and scarce pair. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

767

REGISTERED MAIL & INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS: Commercial envs. from 1949 and '50 comprising cover with "R SHAM SHUI PO/310" registration label with matching c.d.s. cancelling stamps on back plus Kowloon arrival mark and 2 envs. with sundry "RETURN TO SENDER", "RETOUR" and "UNCLAIMED" instructional marks on the fronts and "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/(date)/HONG KONG c.d.s.'s on the backs plus (on one cover) Shanghai transit marks. (3 covers).

£100

SHANGHAI

768

c1870 env., still with original native contents, to Bombay; whilst there are no postal markings, origin thought to have been Shanghai. Env. bears oval framed "PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVN. COMPY." mark and was presumably sent by courtesy of P. & O. itself. Cover faults but scarce.

£100

HUNGARY

769

1861-1949 An interesting group of covers & cards inc. 2 Austrian 15kr frankings ex Pesth & Kaschau, stampless official letter with s/l 'SZAKI', WWI items inc. POW cards (2), cachet of Allied Aeronautical Commission on 1921 PPC, 1921 'Heroes' set on cover, 1925 reg'd postcard, airmail items inc. 1921 8k on card, 1925 Budapest-Szeged flight card, 1933 WIPA cover with air set plus 3 WWII censored items inc. reg'd card, 1949 Pushkin MS (both) on cover etc. (41 items).

£120

INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES

770

TRAVANCORE: Stockbook containing the comprehensive accumulation inc. much mint with various perforation interest. (Qty.).

£75

771

TRAVANCORE: Dealer's stock in stockbook, on stockcards and in approval book. (Qty.).

£70

INDONESIA

772

TWO CARTONS packed with the extensive modern duplicated accumulation on dealer's cards. Ideal for the Fairs Dealer. (Large Qty.).

£200

773

CARTON containing the extensive collection/accumulation in a printed album & five stockbooks. (Qty.).

£75

IONIAN ISLANDS

774

1739 Lengthy EL in Italian addressed to San Stefano, Venice with clear dateline "Corfu 22 Iiugnio 1739"; piece torn from flap not affecting text, otherwise fine.

£75

775

"ISOLE * IONIE *" MARK: 1814 EL addressed to Corfu with mainly fine strike in greenish-blue of this large double-ring mark and m/s "9"; torn around seal but otherwise fine.

£75

776

ITHACA: Undated but c.1820 EL (corner stain) from Corfu to Ithaca with mainly fine strike of the scarce double-circle "ISOLE * D'ITACA" mark just overlapping flap and with m/s "D:I:/Franca" in the centre of the mark..

£150

777

1831 EL from Modena to Corfu with mainly fine strike of the short-lived small Royal Arms seal of Corfu [Type C - in use 1830/3] with m/s "6" charge and Corfu d.s. on reverse; external discolouration (due to disinfection?). Also 1832 EL (faults) from Paris with an indistinct strike of the same mark and interesting sequence of postal charges. (2 covers).

£75

778

OFFICIAL MAIL: 1834 EL from Cefalonia (fine d.s. on reverse) to Corfu with mainly fine strike of the scarce double-circle "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA DI CEFALONIA" cachet with m/s "4" charge; repaired tear and small part of address has been cut out and patched but displays well.

£120

IRAN

779

COVERS: Miscellany with an emphasis upon airmail and censored items; amongst the latter are "ANGLO-SOVIET-PERSIAN/CENSORSHIP(No.)" cachets in violet struck over re-sealing tape whilst the former include commercial mail and first flights with special cachets. Many colourful frankings & different c.d.s.'s throughout. (43 covers).

£150

780

MISCELLANY comprising 1875/6 narrow spacing (setting A) 4sh bright red both unused & repaired used, 1876 narrow spacing (also setting A) 1kr yellow but forged cancellation (status unknown), 1902 Meshed 1kr red "used" with small stain but otherwise fine for this were it not a forgery and 1912 env. (very creased & several tears) used internally from Senneh & franked with 1912 Mohammed Ali Shah 6ch tied by Senneh c.d.s. with "HAMADAN (DŠPART)" c.d.s. nearby. (5 items).

£100

IRELAND

781

EASTER RISING & LATER - EMERGENCY DUBLIN CANCELS; May 1916 PC's (2) & envs. (2) all with KGV ‡d/1d tied by fine to v. fine "DUBLIN" parcel grid rubber cancel or "DUBLIN/...OFFICE" roller cancel; one env. most unusually with 1d (perfin) tied by BOTH roller and grid cancel (due to redirection); plus Dec. 1916 PC with the Hey Dolphin "DUBLIN B" machine cancel that was sent over from Wallasey, and 30th Dec. 1922 pair of envs. with Eire 2p each tied by mostly v. fine "BL. ATHA CLIATH" Krag machines (used at the Rotunda S.O. during the Civil War). Scarce lot. (7 covers).

£120

782

EASTER RISING "FIELD AMBULANCE" CACHET & P.O.W. COVER; May 1916 stampless O.A.S. PPC sent from Dublin (?) to England with v. fine purple oval "3rd NORTH MIDLAND/FIELD AMBULANCE R.A.M.C." cachet and fine "ARMY POST OFFICE (H.D)/40" c.d.s.; rare thus. Plus June 1916 "Prisoners of War" env. to London with KGV 1d tied by Oldcastle c.d.s. with superb red 2-ring "PRISONERS OF WAR/P.C./OLDCASTLE" cachet alongside. Attractive pair. (2 covers).PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£100

783

IRISH CIVIL WAR - EMERGENCY P.O. CANCELLATIONS, ETC.; 1922/3 pieces (3) each with overprinted KGV 2d's tied by fine to very fine "WELLINGTON BRIDGE" straight-line (rare), boxed "FOULKSMILL" (rare), and 2-line "CASTLEBRIDGE/WEXFORD" (very rare); plus earlier/later pieces (4) showing the c.d.s.'s that these marks replaced or were replaced by, and an unusual 27th March 1923 stampless commercial env. to Dublin endorsed "No stamps obtainable" and not charged though with a v. fine "BROADFORD/CHARLEVILLE" skeleton c.d.s. on the back. Good study. (1 cover + 7 pieces). PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

784

ANGLO-IRISH WAR - "CENSORED BY I.R.A." RAIDED MAIL; 2nd/5th Dec. 1920 env. (usual creases) to Kilworth (Co. Cork) franked by KGV 2d tied by v. fine "DUNCANNON/WATERFORD" c.d.s., beside rough pencil "Cen[sored] I.R.A." and the P.O. resealed label with "WATERFORD" c.d.s. (part lost on opening). Rare example of raided mail. PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£120

785

ANGLO-IRISH WAR - SCARCE BRITISH ARMY IN IRELAND F.P.O. MARKS; 1920-2 covers etc. inc. Dec. 1920 env. (worn) with v. fine rare 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/3.K" c.d.s. (used at Curragh camp), 1921 pair of PC's (crease) cancelled with similar fine "W.16" c.d.s.'s of Dublin G.H.Q. (codes A & B), similar c.d.s. on June 1921 long OHMS front with superb oval "REGIMENTAL PAY OFFICE/(Crown)/DUBLIN" cachet, Jan./May 1922 long OHMS & large part OHMS env. both with GB KGV stamps tied by 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/D.41" c.d.s.'s (codes A & +), and small March/April 1922 pieces with overprint 2d & 2‡d tied by the same "D.41" c.d.s. (scarce thus). (8 items).

£120

786

ANGLO-IRISH WAR - BRITISH ARMY "FIELD POST OFFICE /8" (FERMOY) C.D.S. COVERS; 31st Oct. 1921 giant folded OHMS env. (D41 FPO c.d.s. also on back) to England with two KGV 2d tied by very fine distorted rare large rubber "FIELD/8/POST OFFICE" datestamps (few known on covers); plus long Dec. 1921 OHMS env. to Dover with KGV 2d tied by v. fine small "FIELD POST OFFICE/8" c.d.s. with fine purple oval "HEADQUARTERS/2nd BRIGADE R.F." cachet on the front. Rare pair; this FPO operated in Fermoy, Co. Cork. (2 covers).

£100

787

BOOKLETS: 1951-53 Booklet with both 1d and 2‡d panes having inverted wmks. and cat. £153 thus. Basic booklet is SG.SB9; edition nos. 36-53

£50

IRISH FREE STATE

788

MISCELLANY of covers from 1922 incl. KGV ovpts., airmail & first flights, maritime mail, unused early postal stationery, registered and express covers, censored mail, early slogans and a few FDCs. (44 covers).

£150

789

MISCELLANY on stockcards, chiefly opts. on GB with useful mint ranges to 10d (5) & 1/- (2) plus Allegorical issues to 1/- (2) mint. Fair to fine. (Approx. 120).

£75

ITALIAN STATES

790

TUSCANY: 1855 Small mourning covers (2) ex Florence to the UK, franked at 17cr - one with 4cr pair & fine 9cr, the second (opened out) with 4cr strip (4) folded around env. with damage to 2 stamps & attractive 1cr. A good-looking pair. (2 items).

£75

791

VENICE - PREPAID MAIL, 1600: EL from Venice to Bartolomeo Corsini in Florence with fine Strozzi "merchant mark" and crossed double lines on reverse indicating prepayment; small sellotape mark on back and slight ageing but displays well.

£75

792

VENICE, 1772-95: Quartet of ELs addressed to Venice (3) and Bassano from different places and showing very good to fine strikes of Venetian numeral charge marks "2", "3", "4" & "5", the latter in red. (4 covers).

£80

ITALY

793

MISCELLANY c1815-1960 inc. Papal States (10) with 3 baj. yellow (front) & 50 baj. on cover, prestamp covers (52) inc. 1815 'PP/SIENA', 1862 2c yellow newspaper stamp on fine wrapper (Naples Police Journal), PPCs inc. chromo-litho, WWI British FPOs, POW card, WWII censored, p.stationery, modern FDCs etc. (approx. 200 items).

£100

794

ALBUM containing the mostly mint collection of middle period issues with many better sets & singles inc. 1946 100l red (centred low), 1950 Tobacco Conference, 1950 defins. to 200l, etc. (Few 100's).

£100

795

MISCELLANY of mostly better sets/singles in packets and stockcards. Chiefly middle period issues with much of merit inc. 1930 Balbo Flight mint (SG.303), 1933 Balbo Flight strips (both) mint, 1948 Centenary set to 100l (plus Express value) mint, 1949 100l Vascello Castle mint (2), 1949 ERP sets (2) mint, etc. A good and highly Catalogued lot. (Small Qty.).

£360

796

1860-1980 Mint & used accumulation of stamps in 4 binders inc. early States (mixed condition), Italy from 1863 with better stamps noted inc. 1863 2l (2), 1915 Red Cross, various part sets, dues, express, airs, parcel stamps etc. Also a good range of AMG opts (mainly mint), postwar commemoratives etc. A useful lot. (Many 100s).

£100

797

1863-1973: Substantial collection of mint & used stamps housed in an album with many betters stamps noted inc. 1923 Blackshirt set mint, 1932 Fascist march to 2,75l, 1933 Zeppelin set, 1934 Military Medal fine used (less 3 values), a strong section of 1940s & '50s issues inc. 1949 UPU & Europe, 1950 Radio Conference, Occupations to 200l mint, Montecassino mint & used, 1953 definitives to 80l mint etc. Highly catalogued (£1,800+) and a fine basis for expansion. (100s).

£300

798

1863-1980 Collection of mint & used stamps housed in a Lindner album with some earlier issues inc. nice 1863 2l, 1889 5l good used, 1923 Blackshirt set, used, 1932 Zeppelins mint, strength in post-WWII issues, in many cases with both mint & used sets present, also a few dues, fiscals etc. A good basis for expansion. (100s).

£130

799

TRIESTE - A.M.G. opts: Collection of covers, 1948-54, franked with AMG stamps - most are FDCs/philatelic but some are commercial with better frankings noted inc. 1948 20l Risorgimento pair on cover to USA, air, reg'd & express items etc. Unusual, with a considerable variety of postmarks. (146 items).

£75

JAMAICA

800

MISCELLANY of KGV - QEII covers incl. 1930 first flight covers (10, one with some foxing but another incl. War Tax adhesives cancelled with c.d.s.'s having "30" date slug inverted) from Jamaica to Miami each with huge violet cachet, same cachet with "MIAMI, U.S.A." blocked out and "CANAL ZONE" rubber stamped instead on 1930 cover from Kingston to Cristobal, C.Z. with same inverted slug, 1929 commercial env. registered from Hope Bay (fine c.d.s.'s plus registration label) to Bristol, 1931 registered commercial airmail cover to Manchester (part of address cut out) with printed registration label having "Manchioneal" inserted in red m/s + matching c.d.s., other envs. with pmk. interest incl. Mandeville & Spur Tree, env. to Warwick, England bearing G.B. ‡d + 1d adhesives cancelled at Kingston, Jamaica with "OCEAN MAIL" cachet in violet & Harwich (England) transit mark, WWII censored items, other KGVI airmail covers with a good range of frankings etc., etc. (37 covers).

£120

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