| 161 | ST. MALO BOITE MOBILE COVER WITH G.B. 4d TIED BY FRENCH "3734" DOTTED LOZENGE; Mar. 1863 EL (minor wear & toning) from "Jersey" to St. Malo franked by a G.B. small letters 4d vermilion tied by a very fine dotted "3734" cancel with a near fine red "ANGL. B.M./ST. MALO" octagonal d.s. on the front. Scarce local French mail system. PHOTO - | £85 | ||
| 162 | RARE 1899 PICTURE POSTCARD TO BELGIUM WITH EXHIBITION LABEL, ETC.; Attractive July 1899 court-size coloured PPC (3 vignette views of "JERSEY") to Virton franked by Jubilee &Mac189;d vermilion tied by superb "JERSEY" c.d.s. with blue 1897 Brussels Exhibition label alongside, tied by the arrival c.d.s. Plus c.1910 pair of unused PPC's of Jersey steamer "Elizabeth Castle" and the Guernsey Pier. (3 cards). PHOTO - | £65 | ||
| 163 | JERSEY "PAQUEBOT" MARK ON CARD WITH "JERSEY/FRANCE/M.B" TOMBSTONE CANCEL & RARE HEXAGON "T/5/JE" WITH "1D/409"; Spectacular 15th Aug. 1903 PPC (of St. Servan) to Jersey franked by French 5c pale blue tied by two very fine tombstone "JERSEY/FRANCE/M.B" d.s.'s (rare), with very fine "PAQUEBOT" and matching hexagon "T/5/JE" and "1D/409" nearby. Four scarce/rare Jersey marks on one item! Exhibition quality. PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| ISLE OF MAN MARITIME MAIL | ||||
| 164 | PRINTED BALLAD SONG ABOUT THE MAIL STEAMER SERVICE TO THE ISLAND; Printed 1833 (pencil date) song-sheet (6&Mac189;x8 ins.; some stains clear of text, etc., but attractive) about the new Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. with small vignette of a paddle-steamer at top; headed "NATIONAL SONG. AIR, A CRUISING WE WILL GO." The text includes; "To have the Royal Mail conveyed, Six hundred pounds a-year Was paid St. George's Company, For Steam-boat stout & fair." A very rare memento of the 1830s improvements to the Liverpool mail route. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 165 | P.O. ACT REF. THE NEW PACKET RATES FOR MAIL BETWEEN LIVERPOOL & THE ISLE OF MAN; Fine 2-side printed foolscap 5th Aug. 1822 Act establishing the rates following the change of routes and the establishment of Douglas as a Post Town. Rare. | £75 | ||
| G.B. - MAILS TO THE CONTINENT | ||||
| 166 | SOLDIER's EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE RETREAT OF THE BRITISH ARMY ACROSS BELGIUM FROM THE SIEGE OF DUNKIRK IN 1793; Fine and beautifully written journal-letter headed "Oudenarde 1st Feb. 1794" but giving a day-by-day account of the British campaign and retreat from 8th Sept. through to 5th Oct. 1793. Signed by "J.H. Cook", sent to a Major Home at Haddington (Scotland) with a fine black Rob.S5 "LONDON/SHIP LRE" and "8" charge on the front. He describes the poor winter quarters at Oudenarde, the sickness of the English Infantry, the various regimental manoeuvres, etc.; inc. "30th [Sept. 1793] the French during the night were surprised in Marchiennes by the Austrians who took 1500 prisoners and fifteen pieces of cannon..." Rare and detailed account of the start of the War with France. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 167 | PICTORIAL HANDBILL REF. THE NEW G.S.N.C. CALAIS TO LONDON STEAMER SERVICE; Spectacularly illustrated double-sided sheet (8x10&Mac189; ins.) with a large paddle-steamer at the top, announcing regular daily 11-hour crossings of the Channel by the "Lord Melville" & "Earl of Liverpool" built by the General Steam Navigation Co. Rare thus and ideal (album-page size) for display. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 168 | GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. "FOREIGN PACKETS, JUNE 1836 - SUMMER RATES" HANDBILL; Mostly fine 1836 printed double-sided sheet (8x13 ins.; creases, etc. but attractive) with G.S.N.C. heading listing routes, fares and timetables from London/Brighton to Hamburg, Rotterdam, Calais, Ostende, Boulogne, Antwerp, Dieppe & Le Havre. Much fascinating detail; rare survival. | £60 | ||
| 169 | "GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO." 1844 TIMETABLES LEAFLET; Attractive small printed leaflet (28pp; 3&Mac189;x4&Mac189; ins.) all on yellow paper with small paddle-steamer vignette on front page; lists timetables and travel information for passengers, with mention of the carrying of Royal Mails from London to Rotterdam. Very fine and rare. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 170 | "PARIS DILIGENCE" LONDON OFFICE PRIVATE PARCEL CO. RECEIPT; Attractive Nov. 1848 partly printed receipt (closed spike-hole does not detract) for a package from Bordeaux via Calais with a small vignette of a steamer at the top, listing carriage, freight & porterage charges (to "419, Strand") of 9s-8d. Rare thus. PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 171 | LONDON "M[OBILE] B[OX]" MARK ON SHIP LETTER FROM LE HAVRE; Fine April 1849 E from "Havre" (pencil note) to London with very fine red "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON" c.d.s. (Rob. S29) and fine matching red boxed "M.B" mark (Rob. MB1) both nicely placed on the front. Scarce Cross-Channel mail service. Also 1902 PPC from France to London with French 10c red tied by v.fine "LONDON/MB" c.d.s. (2 covers). PHOTO - | £85 | ||
| 172 | CROSS-CHANNEL MAIL TO BELGIUM; 1834-55 covers from London/Birmingham (4; all prestamp inc. SHIP LETTER, fine red oval "DEBOURSE/FURNES", etc.) and attractive 1855 env. to Bruges with 1d Red (2) & 2d Blue (2) "stars" tied by scarce "MAIDSTONE" s/ways duplexes for the 6d rate. Fine lot. [All ex Geoff Oxley.] (5 covers). PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 173 | FRANCE - MIXED FRANKING OF VERTICAL PAIRS OF FRENCH 15c GREEN & 25c BLUE ON 80c-RATE COVER TO LONDON; Attractive and unusual 2nd Feb. 1855 E from Paris with this very unusual franking (15c Ceres and 25c Louis Napoleons, SG39 - all with close to wide margins all round except at left of 15c pair where shaved, with light fold affecting top stamp) all tied by light scarce "D82" numerals; these 15c's are very scarce on cover, and this is a most remarkable Cross-Channel franking. Exhibition item. PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 174 | LINE ENGRAVED COVERS, ETC. TO FRANCE; 1855-66 covers to Lyons, Paris, Lille, Avranches & Corsica ex London, Dover & Leeds with attractive frankings (2d Blue "stars" pair, 4x1857 1d's, and 4 more with 4x1d Reds); plus small May 1869 stampless env. (ex S. America?) to Paris "Voie de [= via] Liverpool with boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" d.s. and v. fine boxed "GB/1F 60c" Accountancy Mark. Useful lot. (7 covers). | £150 | ||
| 175 | LINE ENGRAVED COVERS, ETC. TO HOLLAND & GERMAN STATES; 1858-70 covers inc. 1858 stampless E prepaid 2s-8d from London to Amsterdam with boxed "FRANCO" struck on arrival, strips of 6 (1) and 3(3) 1d Reds on covers ex Liverpool/Bangor/London and 1893 PC ex Leicester. Useful lot. (6 covers). | £65 | ||
| 176 | LINE ENGRAVED COVERS TO SWITZERLAND & ITALY; 1860-80 covers inc. 1860 EL to Milan with 1d+6d lilac, 1861 EL to Geneva with 1d Red alone, attractive 1866 E to Genoa ex "NEWPORT MON." with 6 1d Reds (pl.91) tied by duplexes, 1867/74 pair ex Brighton/Plymouth to Genoa/Geneva with 6 & 3 1d Reds, and 1880 printed matter EL from Hounslow to Geneva with single pl.220 1d Red. Clean lot. (6 covers). PHOTO - | £120 | ||
| 177 | POSTAL STATIONERY TO SWEDEN - UPRATED &Mac189;d BROWN POSTCARD, ETC.; 1878 usage of the small &Mac189;d brown PC to Gothenburg uprated with 1d Red tied by Oxford duplex (small fault near stamp but very attractive and rare thus), 1890s wrapper & card to Malmo and KEVII &Mac189;d wrapper to Malmo. Also 1929 PUC 2&Mac189;d on env. to Helsingor. (5 covers). PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 178 | UNIQUE (?) USAGE OF THE 1d RED CARD TO HELSINKI CANCELLED BY "FRAN UTLANDER" ALONE; Remarkable and attractive June 1901 usage of the QV 1d red PC from Hull (commercial message, with firm's private "Per Hull Steamer" cachet on the front), with no British P.O. marks, but cancelled by a very fine Helsinki "FRAN UTLANDER" (from overseas) mark on arrival, with superb bilingual arrival c.d.s. on the front. Exhibition quality, and the only card of its kind that we have seen. PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 179 | "BELGIAN STATE RAILWAYS AND MAILS, OSTEND - DOVER" COLOURED ADVERTISING LEAFLET; c.1898 concertina leaflet (18pp; some wear to folds) with many coloured litho illustrations inc. the Mail Steamers back-and-front, views of Belgian cities, etc, with full details of the thrice daily voyages across the Channel, etc. Rare and ideal for display. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 180 | OFFICIAL OSTEND-DOVER PAQUEBOT ROUTE POSTCARDS; Attractive 1899 pair of Belgian Postal Stationery PC's used from Ostend & London (latter uprated with British stamps) depicting the Paquebot ships; plus c.1905 unused o.p.5c on 30c card and fine unused b/w advert PPC of SS "Princess Elisabeth". Scarce group. (4 cards) | £75 | ||
| 181 | OTHER CROSS-CHANNEL STEAMER OFFICIAL POSTCARDS, ETC.; c.1899-15 cards inc. fine 1899 card depicting the steamer of the "QUEENBORO' FLUSHING ROUTE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER" (used ex Germany), 1912 real photo card of another Flushing Line steamer, 1910 card with Dutch 5c tied by "VLISSINGEN-QUEENBOROUGH" c.d.s., LSWR card for Southampton/Channel Isles route, Calais c.1895 Gruss-Aus-type card with vignette of steamer, and 6 other cards of Cross-Channel steamers. Rare lot. (11 cards). PHOTO - | £120 | ||
| G.B. - OTHER MARITIME MATERIAL, 1784-1839 | ||||
| 182 | THE LONDON GAZETTE - 1784 POSTAL RATE NOTICE; 14th -17th & 17th-21st August 1784 complete copies of The London Gazette (12pp. 12"x8") which includes one and a quarter columns detailing the Official Notice to increase the Postal Rates "..from & after the 31st instant". The Gazettes also contain articles about Smugglers in Kent. | £30 | ||
| 183 | PLYMOUTH FIRST TYPE MILEAGE MARK; 23rd Nov. 1784 EL Plymouth to Nether Stowey, Somerset with v.fine strike of the first type mileage mark "221 PLY/MOUTH" (Willcocks DN1079) and endorsed "Free". Scarce and attractive . PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 184 | LONDON GAZETTE - PRE-PAYMENT OF PACKET POSTAGE TO N. AMERICA; 22nd-26th June 1784 Entire copy of The London gazette (4pp.) with 2" Notice giving warning that all Inland and Packet postage must be pre-paid to N America. Plus Aug. 1835 Act (16pp.) to extend the Accommodation by the Post to and from Foreign Parts etc. and Mar. 1837 Act (2pp.) for transferring to the Admiralty all Contracts etc entered into with the PMG in relation to the Packet Service. (3 items). | £40 | ||
| 185 | ACT OF PARLIAMENT - COUNTY OF PEMBROKE; George III 1790 Act of Parliament (22pp. 12"x7") "to enable Sir William Hamilton [husband of Nelsonís mistress] ... to make and provide Quays, Docks, Piers and other erections; and to establish a market... within the Manor or Lordship of Hubberston and Pill in the County of Pembroke". Fine. | £40 | ||
| 186 | 'THE DUTY OF PAYING CUSTOM' ETC.; 1792 Booklet (24pp. 6"x3&Mac189;") propounding the case for "The Duty of paying Custom and the Sinfulness of Importing Goods Clandestinely; and of Buying the Goods that are so Imported", printed by Rivington for the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. Unusual. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 187 | LIVERPOOL MISCELLANY; June 1797 Act of Parliament (20pp.) for "the better Regulation .. of Pilots ..conducting of Ships & Vessels into & out of the Port of Liverpool"; 18th Apr. 1817 complete copy of the Liverpool Mercury (8pp.) with much shipping information; 22nd Aug. 1831 The Standard (4pp.) with 1&Mac189; column report of the "Loss of the Rothesay Castle Steamer" off Liverpool due to the negligence of the Captain; two 1851 Shipping Agents bills plus two modern repro photos of early Liverpool Docks scenes. (7 items). | £85 | ||
| 188 | ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHIP LETTER OFFICE AND THE CONVEYANCE OF SHIP LETTERS; 1799-1817 Selection of Newspapers and Acts of Parliament relating to the conveyance of Ship Letters inc. "The Act for the more secure Conveyance of Ship Letters" etc. (4pp. two copies, different printings) published 12th July 1799 plus a complete copy of the Evening Mail 16th-18th. Sep. 1799 (4pp) giving details to the public that "An office, to be called a SHIP LETTER OFFICE, will therefore be opened at the General Post Office..etc". Also included is a copy of "Felix Farley's Bristol Journal" dated 18th Jan. 1817, with an official notice by Francis Freeling (2"x3") warning ship's Masters that they are liable to a penalty of £5 per letter for contravening the Ship letter Act of 1815. (4 items). | £80 | ||
| 189 | THAMES RIVER LETTER NOTICE; 17th-19th Feb. 1800 complete copy of the Evening Mail (4pp) with 2"x3" column reporting "That from and after the 10th instant, a Boatman will be employed for the purpose of delivering Letters on board Ships lying in the River between London-Bridge and Limehouse...One Penny each will be demanded over and above all other rates etc.". Issued by Francis Freeling, the Notice also describes that a post-horn will be used, the person will be in uniform and the boat will "carry a Post Boy Jack ...". Also Notice of the robbery of the Liverpool and Warrington mails below. | £50 | ||
| 190 | RAMSGATE PASSAGE PACKET AND A MARGATE WRECK; 23rd Mar. 1805 Advertising leaflet (5"x7", some faults, folds) with oval woodcut vignette depicting a sailing ship and advertising the "RAMSGATE Passage Packet/THE SALLY" which sailed from Dice Quay, London on Wednesdays and from Ramsgate on Saturdays used as a receipt for "paper parcel directed to Mr P Burgess, Bookseller, Ramsgate" plus 10th Jan. 1803 letter (3pp.) written at Margate, giving details of the repairs required and costs, after the Sloop Sincerity had been re-floated from Foreness Rock. (2 items). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 191 | "MARGATE ROADS ON BOARD THE ELIZA"; 16th Dec. 1811 EL to Frances Cobb, Margate written onboard the 'Eliza' at Margate Roads, asking for the supply of "a Cable & Anchor" as they had been lost; "I should have come ashore myself - but the Ship being under Quarentine it makes it impossible to quit her." Plus 4pp unused illustrated letter sheet (9"x7",v. minor faults) watermarked 1844, with v. fine engraving of Ramsgate Harbour, printed by Harwood of London. (2 items). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 192 | INSURANCE OF GOLD SHIPMENT BY SEA TO EDINBURGH; 24th Sep. 1821 Insurance policy printed in red on vellum (1p. 14"x10") with ms. entries and integral blank leaf, for the conveyance of £10,000 of gold coin from London to Edinburgh, in two separate ships. The document bears 'Policy' duty stamps of 25/- and £5, impressed on blue paper. The policy was issued by the Sea Insurance Company of Scotland. A fine document. | £50 | ||
| 193 | "CROSWELLER and Co./Carriers to His Majesty"; 28th June 1828 Account and advertising leaflet (7"x4") printed in blue illustrated with a "Fly Van" (coach) being drawn by four horses, under which is 'London Royal Blue Van & Waggon Office,... Brighton' followed by the account. The journeys undertaken, types of wagons, charges etc. are also detailed. Very attractive. PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 194 | 'THE ISLE OF THANET TRADER, FOR MARGATE; 18th July 1828 Advertising leaflet (5&Mac189;"x8", a little grubby, closed marginal tear through woodcut) used as a receipt for "1 Truss" with a v.fine woodcut vignette by 'Eliza Soulby, Sculpt.' of a sailing vessel in the river. The Isle of Thanet trading vessel sailed weekly from Chester's Quay, near the Tower of London and called at all harbours along the Thames Estuary and North Kent coast to Margate. PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 195 | HARBOUR DUES RECEIPT, SCARBOROUGH PLUS JAPANESE MIXED FRANKING CARD; 2nd June 1837 Scarborough Harbour printed dues receipt (7"x4", folds) with woodcut of the Port Authority arms issued to Jm. Barry of the Ship Stockton for Water Tolls of 7/3d. Plus 16th Feb. 1900 Japanese 4sen PS card Middlesbrough to Stockton on Tees with 1d. lilac tied by Middlesbrough d.s. Imprinted in colour on the reverse with a Geisha the text was written on the SS Hakata Maru. (2 items). | £50 | ||
| 196 | COASTAL SHIP LETTER AT 8D RATE; 10th Apr. 1839 E London to Edinburgh (part internal reinforcement) endorsed "pr Steam Ship" with v.fine red "SHIP LETTER/LONDON" d.s. (Rob. S28) on the reverse and Edinburgh receiver for 13 Apr. rated 8d in ms. Scarce thus. PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| G.B. - OTHER MARITIME MATERIAL, 1840-1899 | ||||
| 197 | ILLUSTRATED TRADE CARD 'VIEW FROM SELLEY'S COFFEE ROOM, FALMOUTH'; c.1840 Double sided, copper-engraved, trade card (3"x4&Mac189;", blemished on reverse from mounting in scrap book) with a fine view of Falmouth Harbour with paddle steamer in the foreground and captioned, "Steam packets from Dublin to Falmouth, Plymouth, Portsmouth, London & Guernsey". On the reverse is a view of Selley's Green Bank Hotel advertising the fact that they provide boats for passengers. Very attractive. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 198 | LONDON TO SURREY - 1D. BLACK ON COVERS; 1840 Pair of Coal Merchant receipts (filing folds, clear of stamps) London to Kingston, Surrey inc. 16th June four margin EG tied by double MC and 11th Aug. three margin OK tied by fine MC clear of profile. (2 covers). PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 199 | MONTHLY ADVANCE BILL OF PAYMENT; 2nd April 1841 Part printed Advance Note (8"x3&Mac189;") with small vignette of sailing ship issued at Bristol "Six Days after the last sailing of the Albion from Kingroad, please to pay Charles Davey or Order one Months' Advance, provided he proceeds in the said vessel... etc.". The payment would normally be collected by his wife or another third party. Scarce survivor. PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 200 | AUCTION NOTICE FOR BARQUE 'ELIZA' POSTED FROM CHATHAM TO PLYMOUTH; 19th Aug. 1842 Printed auction notice (14&Mac189;"x9", v. small hole) announcing the "peremptory Sale of a Ship at Chatham, To the best Bidder above £800... That fine Strong-built Barque "Eliza". Folded to form a letter from Chatham to Plymouth franked with 1d red TJ tied by fine MC. Scarce thus. | £75 | ||
| 201 | PO NOTICE - INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL POSTMASTERS ETC.; June 1847, Instruction No.10 (15&Mac189;"x10") framed and glazed 'Notice to the Public and Instructions to all Postmasters, Sub-Postmasters and Letter-Receivers' stating that there frequent opportunities to send mail by Private Ship to Adelaide, S. Australia and that unless letters were marked to go by Sydney they would be sent in future via Adelaide. The Notice bears the Lerwick PO date stamp for 21 June 1847. | £75 | ||
| 202 | PICTORIAL "OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" ENVELOPE USED FROM REIGATE; 9th Sep. 1852 Reigate to Southwark usage of the "Bradshaw and Blacklock" env. (minor creasing clear of stamp; Bodily & Hahn's state 4) franked with close to good four margin 1d red IG tied by the '637' numeral of Reigate. A rare provincial usage. [Illustrated in Robertson, p.A.22/A; ex-Frank Staff] Plus unused Deraedemaeker Henry Anelay "Ocean Penny Postage" and Valentines "Brotherhood of Man". Very fine trio. PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 203 | 'BRITANNIA' - THE LEITH-NEWCASTLE STEAM PACKET COMPANY; Oct. 1853 Printed advertising leaflet (9"x7&Mac189;", minor faults) with ornamental border and headed with an engraved vignette of a paddle-steamer, giving a detailed timetable 'To Newcastle and Shields Twice a-week The Leith-Newcastle Steam Packet Company's Iron Steam Ship Britannia will leave Leith and Newcastle as follows ...'. An attractive and scarce advert. PHOTO - | £36 | ||
| 204 | ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS - SS 'HIMALAYA'; 1853-4 Wood engravings and descriptive text from four different issues of the Illustrated London News, including a view of the launch. The Himalaya was the worlds largest screw steamship at the date of its maiden voyage 20th Jan. 1854 and subsequently was taken up as a troopship. | £30 | ||
| 205 | FOUR MARGIN 1/- EMBOSSED ON COVER TO BOLOGNA; 3rd July 1855 EL London to Bologna pre-paid 1/2d with large to close four margin 1/- pale green embossed (some staining) and 2d blue, oval red 'PD' etc. plus June 1845 EL Glasgow to Florence pre-paid, with London Paid tombstone & oval 'PF' in red plus v.fine (for this) "CORRIS ESTA DI GENOVA" double circle 'fleur de lys' h.s. etc. endorsed "Poste restante". Fine pair. PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 206 | ROYAL NAVY COMMISSION IN THE RANK OF RETIRED CAPTAIN; 1st Apr. 1856 Framed and glazed printed Royal Navy commission (14"x10", original folds) most unusually appointing a Senior Commander to the rank of Retired Captain. Embossed with Admiralty anchor to the top left and blue 5/- Duty Seal below. | £50 | ||
| 207 | PRISONER OF WAR MAIL TO THE COMMANDER OF THE 'ARROW'; 2nd Feb. 1858 env. Milford Haven to Shanghai with 6d pale lilac tied by '529' barred numeral and fine "DALE" u.d.c. on reverse. Address via Southampton to "Vaughan P. Baines(?) Esq./Commander of the 'Arrow'". The Arrow had been captured by the Chinese and the event had started the 2nd Opium war in Oct. 1856. The vessel would appear to have still been in Chinese hands as this env. is addressed through an agent. An unusual POW item. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 208 | LONDON & LIVERPOOL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ADVERTISEMENT; 1864 Schedule of sailings between Liverpool and London broadside (10"x7&Mac189;", light central fold) printed on yellow paper advertising 'Great Reduction in Fares.' with small vignette of a steam ship. On the reverse are the regulations for those sending freight, the vessels calling at Penzance, Falmouth & Plymouth, with calls at Torquay, Southampton & Portsmouth 'if sufficient Cargo offers'. Most attractive. PHOTO - | £80 | ||
| 209 | 'THE SCHOONER "LADY BULLER"' AUCTION NOTICE; 1868 Printed auction notice (15"x10", folds and some foxing) for the sale at Sandwich of the Schooner "Lady Buller" of 50 tons together with all the accoutrements that made her "..ready for sea, at WHARF ABOVE BRIDGE". Notice printed by Giraud of Deal. | £40 | ||
| 210 | PO NOTICE - MAILS FOR MALTA VIA MARSEILLES; Oct. 1871 Notice No. 50 (15&Mac189;"x10") framed and glazed 'Mails for Malta via Marseilles' giving details of the reduction of French Mail steamers that are conveying mails between Marseilles and Malta from three to two per month. | £120 | ||
| 211 | PO NOTICE - MAILS FOR JAPAN AND CHINA, VIA SAN FRANCISCO; Aug. 1872 Notice No.20 (15"x10") framed and glazed, giving details of the increase in service to twice per month for the Japan and China mails sent via San Francisco. The Notice explains that mails must be posted in time to reach New York by 7th & 22nd of each month to ensure meeting the departure of the Packet from San Francisco. | £150 | ||
| 212 | PO NOTICE - MAILS FOR THE CGH, NATAL, ST HELENA & ASCENSION; Dec. 1872 Notice No. 34 (15&Mac189;"x10", minor repairs) framed and glazed, giving details of the increase in number of packets (two to three) sailing from Southampton for the CGH. Gives details of dates of the making up of the mails both outbound and homeward bound. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 213 | "AWFUL WRECK AT SCILLY" - THE MAIL STEAMER 'SCHILLER'; 7th May 1875 Contemporary broadside ballad (1p., 10"x7&Mac189;", light folds) with woodcut of paddle steamer above the heading "Awful Wreck at Scilly, and loss of 312 lives!". Below are twenty verses describing the incident when the 'Schiller' went aground off the Scilly Islands whilst on passage from Quebec to Hamburg. No imprint but content suggests it was locally printed in Cornwall. Scarce. PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 214 | SS "PRINCESS ALICE" MEMORIAL CARD COMPLETE WITH 'LACE-WORK' ENVELOPE; 3rd Sep. 1878 black memorial card (4&Mac189;"x3") with white embossed headstone surrounded by angels etc. "In Memory of nearly Seven Hundred Passengers, who perished by the sinking of the Saloon Steamer "Princess Alice" in the Thames off Woolwich .. etc". Also included is the original unused cut out lace-work envelope. V. fine and most attractive pair. PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 215 | SANDOWN I.O.W. TO BOMBAY PRESIDENCY; c.1880 Mourning env. (opened for display) from Sandown IOW to Belgaum, Bombay Presidency endorsed "Via Brindisi" and franked with 8d. orange TC (SG 156) tied by 'B88' numeral h.s. Various Indian h.s. on the reverse inc. boxed 'Redirected', the letter being forwarded to Gokak. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 216 | LONDON & MANCHESTER TO MEXICO & VENEZUELA; Pair of EL inc. May 1881 to Caracas, Venezuela franked with 4d. brown Pl. 17 tied by Manchester duplex and May 1884 to Puebla, Mexico via New York with 4d. brown Pl.18 and 1d lilac tied by London duplex. Nice pair. | £75 | ||
| 217 | BILLS OF SALE FOR SHARES IN VARIOUS VESSELS; 1883-89 Six printed Bill of Sale (approx. 20"x15", folds) for shares in a variety of vessels inc. 'Ascalon', 'Emma Lawson', 'Golden Grove', etc. two struck with the Customs House Stamp of Whitby and another with the Middlesbrough Customs House. Unusual. (6 items). | £50 | ||
| 218 | SPECIMEN "QUERY POST CARD"; c.1892 Query Post Card "Rough Specimen of New Reply Post Card proposed as an ADDITIONAL postal facility or otherwise" printed in black and red by the Journal of Commerce Printing, Liverpool. The card states that Mr Henniker Heaton, expert on Postal Reform approves of the card, as does Mr Greenwood, the author of the wonderful Kludonometric Tide Tables. Scarce. PHOTO - | £120 | ||
| 219 | UNITED KINGDOM PILOTS ASSOCIATION; 1885 Pictorial card certificate (10"x7", v. minor faults) depicting a steamship, sailing ship, Pilot's boat and crossed flags printed in chromo lithography. The certificate was awarded to William Pascoe of Falmouth as a subscriber of the UK Pilots Association. V. attractive. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 220 | P&O GUIDE BOOK FOR PASSENGERS - PRINTED FOR THE ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION, 1891; The official Passenger Guide (76pp. + map, 9&Mac189;"x7") printed for the Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 with double page world map giving details of the P&O routes, picture of the Company stand at the Exhibition, Company history with many B&W illustrations etc. A fascinating and scarce book. | £100 | ||
| 221 | ILLUSTRATED HEADED NOTEPAPER, SHARE CERTIFICATES ETC.; 1895 Langdale's Chemical Manure Company headed notepaper (10"x8") with spectacular ornamental engraved heading incorporating an aerial view of the factory and 1913 Powell Line headed notepaper (10"x8") with monochrome picture of SS Masterful (both used). Plus two illustrated share certificates (1919 & 1923) for shares in the Northumberland Shipping Co. and the Ropner Shipbuilding Co. (Stockton). (4 items). PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 222 | SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS AND ITS SHIPPING; Second edition 1898 (90pp. 10"x6", minor faults) with pictorial wrapper depicting SS 'Norman' & Company flags. Published by John Adams, Southampton as a souvenir of the completion of the Ocean Quays, there is a fold out aerial view of the docks plus separate sections for six of the major shipping lines each with several illustrations of their liners. Attractive & historical. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 223 | DOMINION LINE ILLUSTRATED NOTEPAPER; Two used sheets of Dominion Line illustrated notepaper (10"x8", minor faults) 1898 & 1901 with ornamental engraved heading and fine vignette of a twin funnelled passenger liner. Elder Dempster & Co. had acquired several Dominion Line ships in 1895 and operated these between Bristol & Canada as the Dominion Line even though the original Dominion Line was still in existence! (2 sheets). | £40 | ||
| 224 | COMMANDERS IN HM PACKET SERVICE FROM 1688 TO 1852; 1898 Booklet (12pp. 10"x7&Mac189;", foxing) with green wrapper, giving full details of the Commanders of the Packets from 1688 to 1852 re-printed from the 'Published Record at Falmouth'. Lists Captains, Date of Commission, Ship, Station and Remarks e.g. 'In action'. A limited edition. | £100 | ||
| 225 | ELDER DEMPSTER & CO. ILLUSTRATED LETTER SHEETS; 1898 Typed letter sheet (10"x8") concerning the building of a caisson at Avonmouth, with colour Company flags and monochrome engraving of a steamship plus similar 1901 letter sheet for Beaver Line Royal Mail Steamers, with Company flags inc. Beaver flag etc. (Elder Dempster resurrected the Beaver Line in 1899). (2 sheets). PHOTO - | £40 | ||
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| 226 | CADBURY'S COCOA ADVERTISING CARD; Beautiful colour advertising card (4pp. 4&Mac189;"x3") superbly printed in chromo lithography depiciting HMS 'Ophir' Imperial Voyage 1901, the vessel flying the Lord High Admirals flag & Royal Standard with illustrations of Cadbury's products and on the rear cover a delightful Art Nouveau lady. A most attractive card. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 227 | PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA CANCELLATIONS; 1901-31 Small collection of Paquebot and Posted at Sea cancellations on PPC & env. inc. 1901 PPC posted in the Magellan Straits received at London with straight line lilac "PAQUEBOT"; 1903 PPC Port Said to Dunbar with boxed Paquebot h.s.; 1905 PPC Pernambuco to Swindon with purple RMSP Posted on the High Seas cachet; 1929 PPC to Aberdeen with Holyhead paquebot d.s.; 1931 env. to Sussex with 1&Mac189;d brown tied by "LONDON FS/PAQUEBOT" d.s. etc. (12 covers+3 stamps). | £100 | ||
| 228 | NORTH WALES STEAMSHIP COMPANIES ETC.; Five PPC's inc. 1903 Liverpool & North Wales SS Co. Ltd chromo litho illustration depicting the SS 'St Tudno' plus scarce Colwyn Bay & Liverpool Steamship Co. of the SS Rhos Colwyn. Also c.1912 B&W PPC of PS 'La Marguerite', 1907 Barry to London PPC of Barry Docks and fascinating c.1910 photo. style card of the Ticket booth at Colwyn Bay. Fine and scarce group. (5 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 229 | P&A CAMPBELL'S BRISTOL CHANNEL PASSENGER STEAMERS; 1905 Trio of chromo litho PPC's depicting P&A Campbell's paddle steamers inc. Ilfracombe and Weston Super Mare to Rhymney Wales cards showing PS 'Cambria' and PS 'Ravenswood' plus unused card of an unnamed Campbell steamer passing under the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Fine and rare trio. PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 230 | LIVERPOOL 'WHITE STAR' LINE ETC.; c.1905 Pair of official White Star Line chromo litho PPC's by Charles Dixon, "'Cedric' leaving Liverpool" and "'Oceanic' arriving Liverpool" plus interesting pair of RP cards by R Jackson of Liverpool (both used) showing the fully rigged sailing ship 'Celtic Glen' and a similar view with the title 'Allonby making sail'. (4 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 231 | LONDON & EDINBURGH SHIPPING CO. ETC.; Selection inc. London & Edinburgh Shipping Co. 1906 London to Ipswich colour advertising PPC depicting the SS 'Fingal' plus typed illustrated letter sheet (10"x8") with blue monochrome ornamental heading incorporating a vignette of a Company vessel. Plus 1835 London Shipping Office Banff pictorial invoice (8"x5") with engraved oval vignette of a sailing vessel and an RP card of SS 'Thames' of the Carron Line. (4 items). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 232 | HIS MAJESTY'S YACHT 'VICTORIA & ALBERT; 'Copenhagen 18th Sep. 1907' gilt edged menu card (7"x5", previously mounted in album) headed with gilt embossed royal cipher and colour vignette of the Royal yacht. The menu has been hand written in French and was probably produced during the visit to Queen Alexandria's family. Plus 1903 PPC (corner bends) Ryde to Kidderminster with B&W illustration of the Royal yacht entering harbour. (2 items). PHOTO - | £90 | ||
| 233 | HARBOUR AND DOCK VIEWS; Fine selection of mint & used PPC's all depiciting harbour or dock views inc. Scarborough, Yarmouth(2), Littlehampton, Goole(2), Hull, Gorleston, Seaham, London(4), Dartmouth & Portsmouth. (15 cards). | £50 | ||
| 234 | PPC MISCELLANY; Selection of PPC's mint & used inc. five "Blue Jacket" series cards, Maxim gun drill(2), 6in. Gun Drill, The Backbone of the Navy(2); Leyland Line official card used from Liverpool; Canadian Pacific Railway Co. card of SS 'Lake Manitoba' at Liverpool; RP card of the 'Wreck of the "Petersfield" Nov. 12th 1931', etc. (17 cards). | £65 | ||
| 235 | BRITISH WARSHIP ARTIST CARDS; Six unused chromo litho PPC by Charles Dixon depicting British warships inc. HMS Iron Duke, Queen Elizabeth and King George plus HMS Sydney sinking 'Emden', HMS Birmingham sinking U15 and HMS Lion 'Roaring'(!). Fine. (6 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 236 | HIS MAJESTY'S YACHT 'VICTORIA & ALBERT'; 'Corfou (sic) 24 Avril 1911' gilt edged menu card (7"x5", little grubby) headed with gilt embossed royal cipher and colour vignette of the Royal yacht; menu in French and written in pencil. Plus RP card "Seward" Wessex series of the yacht at anchor flying the Royal Standard. (2 items). | £90 | ||
| 237 | 'MARINE DISPLAY IN THE MERSEY'; 11th July 1913 Special commemorative programme (44pp. 11"x8", minor faults to wrapper) with pictorial wrapper containing folding plan with photos., descriptions of the 32 vessels taking part etc. "On the occasion of the visit to Liverpool of His Majesty King George V and Her Majesty Queen Mary to open the Gladstone Dock". Attractive. PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 238 | MILITARY MISCELLANY; c.1910 RP card of "The Emperor's Yacht at Portsmouth Dockyard" during the visit of the Emperor & Empress; 1918 PPC London to Hatfield showing the Rotterdamsche Lloyd Private Hospital ship 'Sindoro'; Dec. 1918 RP card of the U111in captivity in the Manchester Ship Canal; 1913-14 Greetings card from SS 'Tenadores'; c.1940 official Christmas card HMS Superb with photo of ship at anchor etc. (7 items). PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 239 | THE PORT OF BRISTOL - THE PORT OF THE MERCHANT VENTURERS/OCEAN GATEWAY TO THE WEST; c.1924 Superb colour panorama by Charles J de Lacy (20"x25" when opened, v. minor fault). Very detailed including shipbuilding facilities and depicting individual ocean liners and cargo ships, it folds to a 10"x4" brochure with illustrated descriptions of the ports facilities. Possibly produced for distribution at the Wembley Exhibition. PHOTO - | £65 | ||
| 240 | ORIENT LINE ILLUSTRATED MENU CARDS; 1935 set of six lithographed SS 'Orion' menu cards designed by Mr Barnett Freedman (designer of the King's Jubilee stamps) each card 4pp (8"x5"). On the front covers are chromo litho views of the Tower of London, St James Palace, Buckingham Palace, Cannon Street and St Paul's decorated for the Jubilee, Hampton Court and Windsor Castle. Fine and attractive. (6 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
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