| 561 | COLUMBUS FLEET (QUATERCENTENARY) ISSUE ON FIRST DAY COVER, ETC.; 12th Oct. 1892 local Rosario env. (some edge creases) with horiz. pairs of the 2c light blue (perf stain) and 5c dark blue (few short perfs.) all tied by fine "EXPEDICION ROSARIO" c.d.s.'s. Rare early F.D.C. Plus R.M.S.P. partly printed 1863 Bill Of Lading for £4,000 in "South American Doubloons" sent to B. Ayres from Southampton on the S.S. Oneida. (2 items). | £65 | ||
| 562 | R.M.S. "AVON" SOUVENIR CARDS & ORIGINAL FOLDER; c.1907 paper folder (faults & sellotape on wrapper spine) depicting the steamer with publicity text ref. the Co. & its fleet, with 3 of the original fine PPC's (of the steamer, its deck & interior) that it included as a "SOUVENIR OF THE VOYAGE". Rare to find the official cards with their original cruise wrapper. (4 items). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 563 | ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET Co. - OFFICIAL WHIST-CARDS, ETC.; c.1914 pair of coloured "PROGRESSIVE WHIST/LADY" cruise score-cards (unused) with artist's view of a steamer and details of the Line's S. America routes etc.; plus 1907 artist PPC with G.B. KEVII 1d tied by fine 2-ing "SANTOS" c.d.s. (no Paquebot mark!), and c.1910-5 trio of PPC’s (2 steamers & one of S. America coat inc. "Islas Malvinas!). (6 items). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 564 | GERMAN, U.S. & FRENCH MARITIME CANCELS PLUS LEAFLET; 1922/6 envs. to Hamburg/S. Francisco franked by Argentine 10c (tied by fine "N.Y. & BUENOS AIRES/SEA POST/S.S. PAN AMERICA" duplex) or German 3m pair (tied by superb oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG-/SUDAMERIKA/XXXVI" ship's datestamps with S.S. "Galicia" cachets) respectively. Plus attractive 1931 4-page leaflet (51/2x9 ins.; minor wear) of the "S.G.T.M." (Societe Generale de Transports Maritimes a Vapeur) listing their Paquebot ships' itineraries for the West Africa/S. America routes. Scarce trio. (3 items). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| BOLIVIA | ||||
| 565 | "THE COBIJA FIND" - EARLY INGOING 2/- RATE G.B. COVER VIA PANAMA ; 1st/22nd Oct.1860 EL from London to "Cobija, Bolivia p. West India Mail" with a very fine pair of G.B. 1855 1/- greens tied by v. fine London numerals, having a very fine British P.O. "PANAMA" transit c.d.s. alongside. Rare destination at this early date and of Exhibition quality. PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 566 | "THE COBIJA FIND" - THE UNIQUE(?) LARGE "VIA PANAMA" MARKING ON 1d RED COVER ; Very attractive July/Aug. 1861 EL from London to "Cobija" with a very fine large "VIA PANAMA" marking (struck by sender?) above the address, franked by a G.B. 1d Red "stars" tied by a very fine London numeral, with a "LONDON/PAID" c.d.s. overstruck by a very fine "PANAMA" British P.O. transit c.d.s.. There is a red manuscript "2/-" prepaid rate at left, changed to "4/-" in black; presumably the 1d paid a Late Fee and the 4/- was prepaid in full in cash. Very rare thus; the only example of this large "VIA PANAMA" mark in the "Cobija Find" and an Exhibition item. [With 1989 H. Proschold Certificate of Genuineness.] PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 567 | "THE COBIJA FIND" - EARLY 2-FRANC RATE INGOING COVER; Attractive June/July 1866 EL from Paris to Cobija "via Panama", franked by French 80c red pair plus 40c orange all neatly tied by fine Paris ("RUE D'ENGHIEN") "4" dotted star cancels with a partly very fine British P.O. "PANAMA" transit c.d.s. on the front. Rare destination at this date and a scarce double rate. PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 568 | Similar April/May 1866 EL from the same correspondence to Cobija, but at the single rate and endorsed "Por Seine via Southampton y Panama", franked by French 80c red (crease) and 20c blue tied by "4" numerals. Rare and attractive. PHOTO - | £180 | ||
| 569 | "THE COBIJA FIND" - RARE FRENCH "VIA MAGELLAN [STRAITS]" 80c-RATE COVER; Unusual June 1870 E (minor faults & some reinforcing of folds) from "BORDEAUX" to "Cobija, Bolivia voie Magellan" (the rare route round Cape Horn instead of the faster - but more expensive - Panama route); franked by a French 80c red tied by the "532" numeral. Rare thus. PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 570 | "THE COBIJA FIND" - SCARCE 1s-6d RATE G.B. COVER VIA SOUTHAMPTON ; Attractive 1st Dec. 1870 EL from London to Cobija (with near fine scarce British P.O. "COBIJA" arrival c.d.s. on front) endorsed "Via Southampton & Panama", franked by G.B. 1/- green (pl.4) & 6d lilac (pl.9; small worm-hole barely detracts). Rare 1s-6d rate via Southampton and an early date for the British P.O. arrival c.d.s. PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 571 | "THE COBIJA FIND" - 1/- RATE G.B. COVER VIA BORDEAUX; 10th Sept. 1874 E from Liverpool to Cobija "pr. Liguria via Bordeaux" franked by G.B. 1/- green (pl.9) tied by a very fine "EXCHANGE/LIVERPOOL" duplex. Unusual routing and attractive. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 572 | Similar 24th Sept. 1874 E from the same correspondence with G.B. pl.9 1/- green tied by Liverpool duplex, but endorsed "Per Cotopaxi via Bordeaux" on the front. Attractive and rare thus. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| BRAZIL | ||||
| 573 | ANTI-SLAVERS SHIP's CAPTAIN's LETTER HOME, ETC.; 1841 letter (no wrapper) from the Captain (Henry Baker) of "H.M.S.V. Ardent" at Rio to his sister ref. their imminent departure "for Cayenne, a French Colony; we have 24 French prisoners on board who were taken in a Slaver..."; 1851 letter of recommendation for a "Captain Sturdee" written on "R.M.S.P." Co. headed paper; and an 1897 "VAPORI POSTALI ITALIANI PER L'AMERICA" letter-sheet (no env.) from the Co.'s agent in Genoa for the S. America route. (3 items). | £50 | ||
| 574 | PRESTAMP MAIL BETWEEN G.B. AND BRAZIL; Scarce 1851 stampless E prepaid from Glasgow to "Santos Brazils, via Southampton" prepaid "2/9" (for up to half oz.), plus 3 1845/9 E's from Bahia/Pernambuco to London by named ships, each with mostly very fine red step-type "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" marks (one with scarce Rob.S5; all ex Philbrick). (4 covers). | £85 | ||
| 575 | PRINTED "TUPPER's SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE"; Large (20x28 ins.; folded to album-page size) printed sheet (thin paper) giving news of all shipping movements at Rio de Janeiro as at 6th Sept. 1861 and sent to G.B. (no wrapper) "per Steamer Oneida". Scarce and interesting reading. | £50 | ||
| 576 | BLUE-GREEN "PAID/AT/RIO DE JANEIRO" CROWNED CIRCLE COVER TO MONTEVIDEO; Attractive May 1864 cash-paid EL from Rio to Montevideo endorsed "[Per Ship] Mersey" with a very fine Rio Crowned Circle in this unusual colour (matching the v. fine Rio backstamp) on the front, with red manuscript "4/-" (quadruple rate?). Rare destination and an unusual Crowned Circle cover. PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 577 | OFFICIAL BRITISH P.O. NOTICES REF. P.S.N.C. & FRENCH MAILS TO BRAZIL; Scarce 1872(2) & 1881 trio of printed Notices (11x17 or 8x13 ins.; all with some faults but complete) ref. routes and dates for mails between Britain and "Brazil & the River Plate". (3 items). | £75 | ||
| 578 | THE RARE "LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO NEWFOUNDLAND ; Remarkable Sept./Oct. 1873 EL (internal toning & ink print-through due to thin paper) from "Pernambuco" to "Harbor Grace, Newfoundland", endorsed "Per Pac[ific]. Str. Magellan via L.Pool" and sent unpaid; so with v. fine black "4E/LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" c.d.s. (few examples known; see Tabeart) on the top flap, slightly struck over the light British P.O. "PERNAMBUCO" c.d.s., beside a fine "ST. JOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND" transit c.d.s. There is a cancelled Liverpool "1/-" charge-mark on the front with a final blue crayon "30" arrival charge and a fair "HARBOR GRACE" c.d.s. Rare routing, destination and markings! PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 579 | P.S.N.C. SHIP's CAPTAIN's REFERENCE & APPOINTMENT LETTERS; 1877/9 trio of letters (only one with env.; no postal marks) from the Co. to 2nd Officer J.F. Ruthven appointing him to the SS John Elder, giving him a £22 bonus and certifying that he had served them in 1877/8. Scarce lot. (4 items). | £100 | ||
| 580 | CABLE-SHIP & CRUISE-LINER SHIPS' CARDS; 1906 real photo b/w PPC of a cable-ship used from Bahia, c.1910 colour PPC of Blue Star Line SS Arandora, 1910 colour PPC of a "HOULDER LINE" steamer and 1936 pair (one used) of Lamport & Holt Line SS Vandyck/Voltaire. (5 cards). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 581 | OFFICIAL P.S.N.C. STEAMER CARDS; Attractive set of three coloured PPC's of R.M.S. Orcoma, Orita & Ortega (two used in 1912/7; one unused); the two from passengers have Paquebot marks of La Rochelle & Rio on G.B. stamps. (3 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 582 | BOOTH STEAMSHIP CO. - RARE OFFICIAL STEAMER CARDS; Attractive pair of unused 1923 b/w PPC's of this small Line's SS Liverpool & RMS Anselm, plus the covering letter on the firm's headed notepaper ref. enclosing these two cards. (3 items). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 583 | P.S.N.C. OFFICIAL STEAMER CARDS; 1903/11 group of official cards (1 in colour & 1 unused) of the SS Ortona, Orcoma, Orontes (2 diff.) and Cuzco. Scarce and attractive lot. (5 cards). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 584 | ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. CARDS; c.1920 group of 4 large advertising cards (9x5 ins.) depicting ports on the S. America route, plus c.1908/15 trio of one-colour PPC's of SS Arcadian, Asturias (with oval purple d.s. of the ship and GB KEVII 1d cancelled at Pernambuco with boxed "PAQUEBOT") & Araguaya. (7 items). | £50 | ||
| 585 | P.S.N.C. MAIL STEAMERS MAP & MATCH-BOX LABEL; c.1920 small folded map (6x9 ins.; small faults) of the "PACIFIC LINE" between G.B. and S. America; plus unfolded proof of a Bryant & May matchbox-label advertising the P.S.N.C. (2 items). | £30 | ||
| 586 | R.M.S.P.CO. ADVERTISING CARDS; Large c.1930 set of 5 coloured cards (5x9 ins.) depicting ports of the G.B./S. America route. Scarce and fine. (5 cards). | £30 | ||
| 587 | THE BOOTH LINE - AMAZON CRUISE LEAFLET & WWII BILL OF LADING; c.1935 spectacular coloured-cover leaflet advertising "The FOREST TOUR; 1,000 miles up the AMAZON" by SS Anselm/Hilary; plus 1944 Bill of Lading for goods to Rio by the SS Basil. (2 items). PHOTO - | £30 | ||
| CHILE | ||||
| 588 | P.S.N.C. - MAIDEN VOYAGES OF THE SS "CHILE" & "PERU" FROM LONDON; May 1840 complete 4-page "The Morning Post" with 1st col., 1st page, 1st para. announcement of the imminent departure of these two ships for the Chilean coastal service. Important Page One item! | £50 | ||
| 589 | BLUE "VAPOR PERU/P" SHIP's MARK ON IQUIQUE-LIMA COVER ; Dec. 1843 E (no postal charge) endorsed "P. Steamer Peru" with very fine blue "VAPOR PERU/P" mark nicely placed on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 590 | YELLOW "VAPOR CHILE/P" MARK ON COVER TO BRITISH SHIP ; Jan. 1844 EL from "Islay" (Peru) to a passenger "On bd. her Mty's Steamer Salamander, Arica" (Peru) with a fine orange-yellow "VAPOR CHILE/P" mark on the front. Rare thus.PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 591 | RED "VAPOR CHILE/P" MARK WITH RED "FRANCA/SANTIAGO" MARK ; May 1844 E (pencil date) from Santiago to Lima "[Per] Vapor Chile" with almost very fine red "VAPOR CHILE/P" (light fold) beside black m/s "1" on the front with v. fine "FRANCA/SANTIAGO" nearby. Spectacular thus. Plus c.1844 piece (toned) with v. fine black "VAPOR CHILE/P". (2 items). [Both ex George Doublet.] PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 592 | "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE" COVER FROM SCOTLAND; Attractive 1845 EL from Glasgow (d.s. on back) to Valparaiso "Per R.W. Indies Mail Str. Pkt." with very fine red London boxed "Returned for/[2/-] Postage" on the front and matching red oval-framed "Return's/for Postage" on the back; mail had to be prepaid for this route. Exhibition quality. [Ex Geoff Oxley.] PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 593 | "PANAMA/TRANSIT" MARKS IN RED ON MAIL TO FRANCE; 1850/3 pair of unpaid E's from Valparaiso to Le Havre/Bordeaux with very fine strikes of this undated mark (both somewhat overstruck) on the front. From the Republic of Granada period. (2 covers). | £150 | ||
| 594 | BLACK "VAPOR LIMA/P" MARK WITH RED "FRANCA" + OVAL-FRAME "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" MARKS ; Very attractive c.1852 E (m/s date) from Santiago to Lima "[Per] Vapor" with very fine strikes of the Santiago marks and a fine strike of the black "VAPOR LIMA/P" mark all nicely placed on the front. True Exhibition Quality. [Ex George Doublet]. Also a photocopy of a bill of lading relating to bar silver carried by the "Lima" on the same voyage as the letter. PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 595 | EARLY INGOING STAMPED COVER FROM FRANCE VIA "PANAMA"; Feb./Mar. 1866 E from Bordeaux to Valparaiso "Via Southampton & Panama" franked by French 20c blue + 80c red tied by fine "532" dotted star-numerals with red boxed "P.P.", London transit c.d.s. and very fine "PANAMA" c.d.s. all on the front. Rare thus and of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 596 | EARLY G.B. STAMPED COVER FROM SCOTLAND VIA PANAMA; Attractive Nov. 1866 EL from Glasgow to Valparaiso "Via Panama" franked by G.B. wing-marginal 1/. green wing marginal pair (pl.4) tied by very fine duplexes with v. fine British P.O. "PANAMA" transit c.d.s. on the front. Exhibition Quality & rare. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 597 | G.B. USED ABROAD "C35" COVER SENT VIA PANAMA; Sept. 1867 E (minor wear) to Liverpool "Via Panama" with G.B. 1/- green pair (pl.4; perf. stains etc.) tied by a single very fine Valparaiso British P.O. "C35" numeral (tied through perfs.), with very fine "PANAMA/TRANSIT" 3-line d.s. alongside. Scarce thus.PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 598 | STAMPLESS ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE VIA PANAMA; Aug./Sept. 1867 E from Valparaiso (fine red 2-ring "* CORREOS */VALPARAISO CHILE" c.d.s. on the front) to Paris "[Per] Vapor, Via Panama" with an overstruck but clear 3-line black "PANAMA/TRANSIT" c.d.s., beside a very fine (though also overstruck) hexagon-framed "GB/1F90c" Accountancy marking. Unusual thus. PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 599 | EARLY STAMPED NEW YORK SHIP LETTER COVER TO U.S. VIA PANAMA ; Attractive July 1869 EL (minor faults; two personal letters in one) from "TALCA" (near fine c.d.s. on front) to Ohio, franked by Chile 1861 5c vermilion + 1862 20c green (4m & 2m respectively but with slight rubbing) tied by a single oval barred "CANCELLED" mark, with v. fine 3-line black "PANAMA/TRANSIT" d.s., v. fine "34" arrival charge-mark and fine "N. YORK/STEAMSHIP" circular mark (latter with minor tears) all on the front. Spectacular and rare thus. PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 600 | ACCOUNTANCY MARK & FIRST DAY "T" U.P.U. TRIANGULAR MARKS ON MAIL TO FRANCE; 1869 & 1st March 1876 pair of unpaid E's both from Valparaiso to Paris/Bordeaux; both charged "12" on arrival, but the first with v. fine hexagon-framed "GB/1F90c" Accountancy Mark, and the other with the new U.P.U. "T" in triangle mark used on the First Chile Voyage since its Introduction. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 601 | EARLY "PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO." MENU; Fine and Attractive 14th June 1895 partly printed "Dinner Bill of Fare" (album-page size; 51/2x81/2 ins.) for the S.S. "Walla Walla" (printed in San Francisco) giving details of a good 3-course dinner ("Clam Chowder", etc.) with priced Wine List on back. Rare and attractive. PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 602 | PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. OFFICIAL STEAMER CARDS, ETC.; c.1905-10 fine colour PPC's inc. rare French-text unused official card of "Paquebot Poste ORCOMA", 1910 used PPC (GB KEVII 1d tied by Concepcion c.d.s.) showing the "HURRICANE DECK" of "R.M.S. ORITA", and 2 other unused cards of the Orcoma & Ortona. Scarce lot. (4 cards). | |||
| [N.B. John Gunn's great uncle, Capt. Arthur W. Pearse commanded the S.S. Orcoma from 1926 to 1928.] PHOTO - | £85 | |||
| 603 | RARE "IQUITOS LINE" STEAMER CARD, ETC.; Fine c.1908 unused artist PPC of the "IQUITOS LINE" Steamer "S.S. MANCO", plus attractive c.1910 PPC (stamp removed) of the Lima P.O. with vignettes of steam-train & steamship. (2 cards). PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 604 | "COLON A BORDEAUX LIGNE D" OCTAGON CANCEL COVERS; 1909/30 pair of commercial envs. to France franked by French 10c Sower or Martinique 25c pair, tied by very fine or mostly fine "L.D. No.1" and "L.D.No.3" octagon d.s.'s respectively; the former env. with printed "Cie. Gle. Transatlantique" flag and the word "Paquebot". (2 covers). [Both ex Roberts, 1982.] | £50 | ||
| 605 | PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co. "S.S. ORITA" VOYAGE - DETAILED ILLUSTRATED VOYAGE-JOURNAL WITH PHOTOGRAPHS, ETC.; 23rd March to 5th May 1911 passenger's journal (hard-bound notebook, 51/2x81/2 ins.; c.100 pages) kept each day on the voyage from Liverpool to Autofagasta round Cape Horn, with numerous drawings, photographs, diagrams etc. and with 3 special menu-cards, an "ATHLETIC SPORTS" programme, and "GRAND CONCERT" programme all from the voyage, plus real photo PPC of the ship, souvenir PPCs' folder, etc. Fascinating account by a civil engineer, (whose father played a prominent part in the creation of the first Chilean railways), made for his family. In surprisingly fine condition. | £150 | ||
| 606 | "PACIFIC LINE TO SOUTH AMERICA" PUBLICITY BOOKLET; c.1922 12-page (8x9 ins.) booklet with colour covers (affected by horiz. crease) with photos of the SS Ebro & Essequibo, their stately interiors, ports of call, route map, etc. Rare item. [N.B. John Gunn's great uncle, Capt. Arthur W. Pearse commanded the S.S. Essequibo in 1924.] | £30 | ||
| COLOMBIA | ||||
| 607 | PRINTED BILL FOR GRANTING POSTAGE "TO/FROM COLUMBIA & MEXICO"; Fine May 1825 British Parliamentary "BILL" (3pp.; 81/2x131/2 ins.) for granting Postage on mail to these countries; giving the wording for an Act but without the rates specified. Much rarer than the printed Acts of this period. | £30 | ||
| 608 | "PAID AT SANTA MARTHA" CROWNED CIRCLE COVER TO U.S. ; 23rd Jan. 1853 EL (very slight toning in places barely detracts) from "Sant. Mta." to New York, with a very fine red 2-ring Crowned "PAID/AT/SANTA-MARTHA" mark on the front (just overlapped by a very fine black encircled New York "STEAMSHIP/10" mark, with red manuscript "1/-" rate alongside, having a very fine British P.O. "SANTA-MARTHA" c.d.s. on the top flap and an 18th Feb. "ST. THOMAS" transit c.d.s. across the join. Rare Crowned Circle cover of Exhibition quality. PHOTO - | £600 | ||
| 609 | Similar April/May 1850 "PAID/AT/SANTA MARTHA" CROWNED CIRCLE E to New York via Jamaica and Mobile ; the mostly very fine Crowned Circle (filing fold) slightly overstruck by v. fine matching blue "SHIP" mark and "MOBILE/Ala." c.d.s., with red manuscript "Paid 1/-" nearby, and with v.. fine 5th Apr. "KINGSTON JAMAICA" transit c.d.s. on the flap. Clearly the sender did not post the letter himself, because there are two wafer-seals on the front above the address which show signs of having affixed a coin (wrapped in paper tied with thread) to the letter, and which are just tied by the blue frame of the encircled Mobile "20" charge-mark. Very rare mark on a cover with a most unusual story. | |||
| [We have noted similar Concession Rate covers with signs that coins were sown on to pay postage at distant P.O.'s, but this is the first such example that we have seen of a letter sent (presumably) from "up-country" to a British Overseas P.O. for prepaid posting . Exceptional.] PHOTO - | £400 | |||
| 610 | STAMPLESS COVER TO SWITZERLAND WITH FRENCH P.O. "STE. MARTHE" OCTAGON, F.A.C. & RARE TRIANGULAR "F./29" ACCOUNTANCY MARK; Remarkable 1st Mar. 1870 EL from "BARRANQUILLA" (v. fine oval d.s. on front) to "Munsterlingen, Suisse" endorsed "Pr. Steamer Français voie de St. Nazaire", having a near fine (overstruck) blue oval "ENCAMINADA/C. HAUER .....?/SANTA-MARTHA" Forwarding Agent's Cachet on the flap beside a mostly very fine 2-ring "* LIGNE A */PAQ. FR.*No.1" 6th Mar. c.d.s.; with varied manuscript rates, a mostly very fine "STE. MARTHE/*" French octagon d.s. and a very fine rare triangular-framed "F./29" Accountancy Mark on the front. Rare marks and destination. Exhibition item. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 611 | UNPAID COLON COVERS TO THE U.S.; 1870/2 trio of stampless EL's to New York from "Colon" by named ships ("Henry Chauncey"x2 & "Arizona"), having NY "STEAMSHIP" arrival charge-marks; v. fine undated 1870 "STEAMSHIP/20" and v. fine 1871/2 "STEAMSHIP/10" dated marks. (2 types). | £100 | ||
| 612 | FRENCH POST OFFICE IN SAVANILLA - OCTAGON CANCELS ON 1F-RATE COVER TO FRANCE WITH CANCELLED "T" TRIANGLE ; Attractive 2nd Feb. 1877 env. to Paris "Voie de Bordeaux" franked by French Ceres 25c blue (4; few small rust marks on perfs.) all tied by fine "SAVANILLA/*" octagonal datestamps with a further strike alongside, as well as a partly very fine "SAVANILLA/PAQ.FR.A No.3" octagon d.s. and a very fine "T" in triangle (cancelled in manuscript). Rare thus. Exhibition item. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £500 | ||
| MEXICO | ||||
| 613 | STAMPLESS MAIL VIA LIVERPOOL, ETC.; 1834 EL (ex Geoff Oxley) from Edinburgh to a British soldier at "Guanapicata, Mexico" but routed via Liverpool Agent to avoid postage; plus an unpaid 1864 E (faults; ex Robertson) from "TAMPICO" (blue firm's cachet on front) to France with boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" d.s. (Rob.S18) on the flap and boxed "GB/1F60c" Accountancy mark on the front. Plus fine c.1930 unused Official "WARD LINE" PPC of the SS Morro Castle, and a 1911 piece with German 20pf tied by v. fine oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG-/MEXICO/VIII" d.s. (4 items). | £100 | ||
| 614 | INGOING 1s-5d-RATE 3-COLOUR- FRANKING COVER FROM G.B. VIA U.S. & CUBA; Very attractive 3rd Sept. 1858 EL from Glasgow to "Mexico via United States" attractively franked by G.B. 1d Red, 4d rose-carmine & 1/- green all tied by light duplexes, with "HABANA" transit c.d.s. on back and varied "2" & "0" marks on front. Rare thus and of Exhibition quality. [Ex Geoff Oxley.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 615 | RARE 3-COLOUR FRENCH MIXED ISSUES FRANKING COVER FROM SPAIN TO VERA CRUZ ; Attractive April 1873 E from "SANTANDER" (blue firm's cachet on back) to "Vera Cruz Por Guadeloupe" franked by 1871 5c green Provisional Reprint and 1871-6 80c red + 15c brown all tied (through the stamps) by very fine Dotted "Anchor" cancels. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £600 | ||
| 616 | MEXICO-FRANCE COMBINATION FRANKING TO CUBA ; Colourful 18th/19th June 1877 front from Vera Cruz to Havana "Por Ville de St. Nazaire" franked by Mexico 1874-83 10c black ("VERA CRUZ/50 77" local overprint) tied by mostly fine large 2-ring "FRANCO/VERA CRUZ" c.d.s., and also franked by French "Siege of Paris" Ceres 40c orange pair (tied by stains between/round perfs.), cancelled by a mostly very fine single "1 MEXIQUE 1/*" octagonal d.s. with a second similar strike alongside, also with a very fine red "VERA-CRUZ/PAQ.FR. B No.1" octagonal d.s. and black "3" arrival charge nearby. Very rare Combination Item of Exhibition quality. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| PANAMA | ||||
| 617 | "PANAMA/FRANCO" OVAL WITH JAMAICAN "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" C.D.S.; Oct. 1840 EL (some creasing) from "Panama" to London "[Per] Packet" with a very faint red oval "PANAMA/FRANCO" mark on the front, beside varied m/s charges and a very fine scarce "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s. (crease). Unusual routing and an early cover from Panama. PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 618 | THE FRENCH CONSULAR "PANAMA/*" C.D.S. WITH RARE "AME. SUD/PANAMA" C.D.S. ; 22nd Nov. 1843 E (side-flaps removed and some edge wear) to Paris with a lovely red 2-ring Salles 1650 "PANAMA/*" c.d.s. (light fold shaves frame at left) on the front, having a matching very fine red 2-ring "AMER. SUD/PANAMA" c.d.s. (closed tear) on the top flap. Exhibition item; a very early French maritime cover from Panama. PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 619 | U.S. REPORT ON TENDERS FOR THE OREGON-PANAMA POSTAL CONTRACT; Printed Aug. 1848 House of representatives Report (6x9 ins.; 44pp) giving detailed arguments about why the successful contractor should make way for a lower bidder for the mail contract on the Panama/Oregon route. Good historical information. | £30 | ||
| 620 | BRITISH NAVAL OFFICEER's MAIL FROM HAWAII & SAN FRANCISCO TO G.B. VIA BRITISH P.O. IN PANAMA; June/Nov. 1853 pair of E's (some creasing) to G.B. endorsed by their addressee as being from "Honolulu" and "San Francisco" respectively, and both with fine or very fine black "PANAMA" British P.O. c.d.s.'s (codes "B" & "A") on the top flaps, and charged "1/-" on arrival (former redirected in G.B. and then charged "1/1" in all). Unusually early mail from Hawaii routed this way. [See also the early Pitcairn Island cover from this correspondence under the Australasia/Pacific Is. section of this catalogue. Both ex Robertson.] | £150 | ||
| 621 | "COLONIES/&c ART.13" COVER FROM THE BRITISH P.O. TO FRANCE; Nov. 1855 EL from "PANAMA" (red. firm's cachet on front and fine British P.O. c.d.s. across join in reverse) to Paris with a very fine strike of the orange-red boxed "COLONIES/&c ART.13" mark on the front overstruck by 2-ring Calais T.P.O. transit c.d.s. Scarce thus on mail from Panama. | £85 | ||
| 622 | "PANAMA/PAQ. FR. A No.1" OCTAGONAL D.S. ON COVER FROM MEXICO TO FRANCE; Attractive Feb/Mar. 1867 env. (with contents ex "Acapulco") to France with a superb strike of this rare black octagonal French Ligne A mark on the front, charged "12" (decimes) on arrival. Exhibition quality. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 623 | "PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO."'s ADVERT FOR 22-DAY ROUTES VIA PANAMA; c.1868 printed sheet (5x8 ins.; thin lilac paper) with vignette of steamer, listing the ships available for the Atlantic section and for the Pacific section of the tri-monthly journeys between New York and S.F. via Mexican ports and across the Panama isthmus. Attractive. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 624 | PANAMA CANAL CO. RECEIPT STAMPS + G.B. USED ABROAD MAIL; 1878 front to G.B. "Pr. Moselle" (with photo of ship) with G.B. 1/- green tied by "C35" of British P.O. in Panama with v. fine matching "PANAMA" c.d.s. nearby; plus printed 1886 receipt for shares in the "CANAL INTEROCEANIQUE DE PANAMA" Co. with Dutch 5c revenue stamp and the firm's cachets. (2 items). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 625 | FYFFES LINE & DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE OFFICIAL STEAMER CARDS, ETC.; c.1920-37 Official PPC's of Dollar Steamship Line steamer (colour), Fyffes Line steamers (3; all b/w & one used), and Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer (used; minor faults); plus 1937 Panama PPC to US with US 1c green tied by fine "N.Y. & VALP. S.S. SANTA LUCIA/U.S. SEA POST" duplex. Scarce group. (6 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 626 | "DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE" PUBLICITY BROCHURE; 1926 (code-dated) 16-page brochure (4x9 ins.; folds open to 8x9 ins.) for the cruises to "California via HAVANA and THE PANAMA CANAL" with Artist colour covers and maps plus many b/w photos of interiors, ports, etc. inside. Scarce and attractive. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 627 | "GRACE LINE" & "PANAMA LINE" MAIDEN VOYAGE COVERS, ETC.; c.1932-54 (mostly 1930s) covers (some being specially printed "MAIDEN VOYAGE" types) with frankings of Panama and many other South American countries, with varied ships' cachets/cancels. Amusing lot. (19 covers). | £100 | ||
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| 628 | PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co. 1r BLUE POSTALLY USED ; Attractive SG1 (4 good clear margins) with very fine central "LIMA/FEB 20/58" c.d.s. Rare stamp. [Note E. D(iena) initials on back. With 1958 R.P.S. Certificate of Genuineness. Ex Lord Leathers.] PHOTO - | £650 | ||
| 629 | P.S.N.C. REPRINTS; Five "1 0z/2 Rls." (all different colours) and four "1/2 oz/1 Rl." (all diff. colours) values, mostly fine & mostly with 4 good margins; depicting the steamer heading to right & to left respectively. Scarce lot. (9 stamps). | £120 | ||
| 630 | Similar lot; the condition not so good. (9 stamps). | £100 | ||
| 631 | G.B./PERU COMBINATION FRANKING, ETC.; 1867 front (advert for a Ship Chandler for "CALLAO AND CHINCHA ISLANDS" to G.B. endorsed "paid in full" and franked by a Peru 1d red (wide margins but gum stains) beneath a pair of G.B. 1/- greens tied by a mostly fine Callao "C38" numeral; rare thus. Plus 1826 EL from Arequipa to G.B. with fine red step-type "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" across the join. [Latter ex Philbrick.] (2 items). PHOTO - | £120 | ||
| 632 | RARE P.S.N.C. SHIP's CANCEL ON PERU FRANKING TO ITALY WITH POSTAGE DUES FRANKING ON BACK ; Attractive Oct. 1872 env. (minor faults; opened out for display) to Genoa "Voie de Panama" with "ARICA" firm's cachet on the front, franked by a Peru 1868 1d green (4 good to wide margins) most exceptionally cancelled and tied only by a 50% strike of the blue oval "[PACIFIC STEAM] NAVIGATION COMPANY/[STEA]MSHIP/[ED]EN" ship's mark. Also with superb black French P.O. "ARICA/PAQ. FR. F No.2" octagonal d.s. and near fine rare blue boxed "F.*58" Accountancy Mark on the front, having Italian 2l, 60c and 10c (2; one torn) tied by arrival c.d.s.'s on the reverse. Dramatic and very rare Exhibition item. [Ex Roberts, 1982.]PHOTO - | £1200 | ||
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| 633 | STAMPLESS MAIL TO G.B./FRANCE; 1850 EL (creases) to London "per Falmouth Packet" with poor Montevideo c.d.s.; plus 1861/4 pair of E's to Bordeaux with near fine oval Montevideo d.s.'s, each with v. fine boxed "GB/1F60c" Accountancy Marks. (3 covers). | £75 | ||
| 634 | FRENCH OCTAGONAL "URUGUAY/*" D.S. ON COVER TO FRANCE; May 1861 env. to Troyes "par les paquebots imperiaux" with French Empire 80c red imperf. (shaved to wide m.) tied by a fine Dotted "Anchor" diamond cancel with a very fine "URUGUAY/*" octagonal d.s. and fine matching boxed "P.P." mark alongside. Scarce. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 635 | THE "URUGUAY/CARMEL" STEAMER DATESTAMP ON COVER TO FRANCE; 15th July 1865 E to Bordeaux with Montevideo firm's cachet on the front, franked by a French Empire 1862 80c red tied by a very fine Dotted "Anchor" cancel with a very fine "URUGUAY/CARMEL" octagonal d.s. alongside slightly overstruck by a partial "BRESIL/BORDEAUX" entry-mark c.d.s. Exhibition quality and very scarce. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 636 | MANUSCRIPT "10" CHARGE ON "URUGUAY/CARMEL" SHIP's MARK COVER TO FRANCE; 15th Jan. 1866 E (folds clear of marks) to Nantes "via Bordeaux" with Montevideo firm's cachet on the front; posted from the Uruguayan P.O. (v. fine oval d.s. on front) with very fine "URUGUAY/CARMEL" octagonal d.s., but with the "10" charge in Manuscript, because the rate had increased from the 1st of the month and no new handstamp was ready until Feb. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £120 | ||
| 637 | "BORDEAUX" ISSUE COVER UNDERPAID TO SWITZERLAND WITH "MONTEVIDEO" OCTAGON; Unusual 1st May 1871 env. (small closed tear well clear of stamp) to Geneva franked by France "Bordeaux" 80c red imperf. (huge margins 3 sides, but just into at top, though with part of next stamp also at top) tied by part Dotted "Anchor" cancel with very fine "MONTEVIDEO/*" octagonal d.s. nearby; clearly over-weight and so with red boxed "AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT" and manuscript "200" charge on the front. Rare thus.[Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 638 | INGOING COVER FROM FRANCE BY LIGNE J WITH MIXED "BORDEAUX" FRANKING; 23rd/24th July 1871 E from "BORDEAUX" (firm's cachet on front) to Montevideo "par Messageries Maritimes" franked by French 1870-1 20c blue (corner fault) and "Bordeaux" 80c red imperf. (irregular margins; just into at top right) tied by very fine Dotted "Anchor" cancels with mostly very fine 2-ring "LIGNE J/PAQ.FR.No.3" c.d.s. on the front. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 639 | 1F-RATE COVER TO FRANCE WITH "MONTEVIDEO/PAQ.FR. J No.1" OCTAGON; Attractive 11th Sept. 1875 env. to Bordeaux "Par Niger" with Montevideo firm's cachet on front, franked by French 1871-6 25c strip of four (one partly folded round edge, with wafer seal at back) tied by fine Dotted "Anchor" cancels and small red boxed "PD", having a superb "MONTEVIDEO/PAQ. FR. J No.1" octagonal d.s. nicely placed alongside. Exhibition item. [Ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 640 | MONTEVIDEO LIGNE J OCTAGONAL CANCELS ON FRENCH STAMPS TO 5 FRANCS; 1876 range of off-cover French adhesives, all with fine to very fine "MONTEVIDEO/PAQ. FR. J No." octagonal d.s.'s; 1869 5f (2; both with "No.1" d.s.'s), 1871-6 25c (2 singles & pair; with Nos.1/4) and 10c (No.2) and 1876-81 20c (No.6) + 1f (No.6). Scarce lot; the 5 franc values are very rare thus. (9 stamps). [All ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - | £120 | ||
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