641 "MONTEVIDEO/PAQ. FR. J No.2/6" OCTAGONS ON UNPAID/UNDERPAID MAIL TO FRANCE; 1878 EL to Bordeaux "par Equateur" with Uruguay 20c brown roulette tied by very fine "V" cork with c.d.s. nearby, having a very fine black "MONTEVIDEO/PAQ. FR. J No.2" d.s. alongside and charged "12" on arrival; plus 1880 stampless E to Paris "par Vapeur Gironde" with very fine red "MONTEVIDEO/PAQ. FR. J No.6" d.s. beside a superb "T" in triangle mark and fine Montevideo P.O. c.d.s., also charged "12" on arrival. Good pair. (2 covers). [Latter ex Roberts, 1982.] PHOTO - £120
ANTARCTICA - NANSEN EXPEDITION, 1896
642 "CADBURY's COCOA" ADVERTISING CARD DEPICTING THE STEAM YACHT FRAM; Attractive coloured c.1896 card (c.5x3 ins.) proclaiming that Cadbury's had supplied 1,500 of cocoa & chocolate for "DR. NANSEN'S POLAR EXPEDITION"; an Artist's view depicting the steam yacht "Fram" amid icebergs. The text on the reverse giving "REASONS WHY CADBURY'S COCOA IS THE BEST" ends with the line "CADBURY'S Cocoa us sold by all respectable Grocers". Rare and of Exhibiton quality. PHOTO - £150
643 Similar lot, not quite so fine; the same c.1896 "Cadbury's Cocoa" card but with different ending to text on reverse: "CADBURY'S Cocoa is sold in 3d, 6d, and 1/- Packets, 9d, 1/6 and 3/- Tins, also 6/- Family Canisters, by all respectable Grocers". PHOTO - £120
ANTARCTICA - BELGIAN EXPEDITION, 1897-99
644 "SOUVENIR DE L'EXPEDITION ANTARTIQUE BELGE" CARD SHOWING THE STEAM-YACHT "BELGICA"; May 1901 internal Belgian use of a very fine b/w view-card of the ship in the ice of the "polar night"; published by "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles". Rare. PHOTO - £75
645 Similar April 1901 usage of a PPC from the same set; depicting the "Belgica" at sea, with an inset photo of Capt. de Gerlache. Rare and fine. PHOTO - £65
646 Similar April 1901 usage of a PPC from the same set, depicting the deck of the "Belgica" in the snow. Rare and fine. PHOTO - £75
647 Similar April 1901 usage of a PPC from the same set, showing a distant view of the "Belgica" among the ice-flows. Rare and fine. PHOTO - £65
ANTARCTICA - SCOTT EXPEDITION, 1901-04
648 OFFICIAL "S.S. DISCOVERY" CACHET ON CARD FOR DEPARTURE FROM BRITAIN; 31st July 1901 usage of the Wrench Series 3, No.1 PPC (small faults; showing Scott & the "Discovery") with QV 1/2d from London, having a superb strike of the encircled "ANTARCTIC/EXPDN./1901/S.S. DISCOVERY" cachet on the picture side. PHOTO - £150
649 Similar Series 3, No.2 PPC (fine; depicting route map and ship's decks) with a superb Expedition cachet; posted 7th Oct. 1901 to G.B. from the SS Discovery at "SIMONS TOWN" en route with C.G.H. 1d. PHOTO - £150
650 Similar Series 3, No.3 PPC (minor edge faults but attractive; showing men on an ice-flow and again with a superb Expedition cachet) sent on 24th Dec. 1901 from the SS Discovery at Lyttleton (the last port of call) with N.Z. 1d Universal to G.B. PHOTO - £150
651 Similar Series 3, No.4 PPC (trivial corner faults; depicting a polar bear & British flag) posted on 25th April 1904 at Christchurch (1d Universal) to G.B. from the SS Discovery upon her return with a mostly very fine strike of the Expedition cachet. The card was "Carried by the Discovery during her wanderings..." (for 3 years) in the Antarctic.PHOTO - £150
652 VERY FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM CAPTAIN SCOTT IN "WINTER QUARTERS" ON EXPEDITION PAPER IN MATCHING ENVELOPE WITH "DISCOVERY" LABEL ; Superb 11th Feb. 1903 env. (lovely blue Penguin "DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901" vignette on flap) addressed to G.B., franked by N.Z. 1d Universal tied by a very fine "LYTTLETON" Squared Circle (25th Mar. 1903), with a very fine imperf. blue "NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION" label on the front (with "DISCOVERY" added in manuscript - presumably by Scott himself). Complete with the original contents (full typed transcript); a letter on Expedition notepaper (same blue vignette as the env.) headed "Winter Quarters, Feb. 11th 1903", and written and signed by Scott himself. He writes to thank "Mrs. Wilson Noble, Tangley Park, Guildford, England" for the gifts that he had received that day per the relief ship "Morning"; namely some Balaclavas "and one of the small caps I am wearing at this moment ", and some "Grand Marnier". He notes that "The season is disappointing us, the ice refuses to break away as it did last year and I have to make preparation for another winter, arrange stores with the relief ship and prepare many despatches in order to get her away before there is any chance of her being frozen in ". Signed "R.F. Scott", and in superb condition. Very rare complete Scott letter from the middle of this major Expedition in the Antarctic. Important Exhibition Item for any Antarctic Exploration Collection. PHOTO - £3,000
653 "H.M.S. MORNING" CARD FROM A CREW-MEMBER OF THE RESCUE EXPEDITION ; Very fine 31st Dec. 1903 PPC (photo of 6 members of the ship's crew) headed from "H.M.S. Morning, 69º.25'.0 Lat,. 177º,12'.0 E. Lon.", from "L. Burgess" on the ship en route to extricate the SS Discovery from the ice; sent to Christchurch (NZ) with a NZ 1d Universal cancelled at Lyttleton upon the return of the three ships (5th Apr. 1904). The writer says; "...we have been fast in the ice all yesterday and up to 10.30AM today [when] we got clear ..." Rare item from the Rescue Expedition. PHOTO - £500
654 Similar 17th Jan. 1904 PPC (Weekly Press card showing the "Discovery's Penguins" on one side and a view of the ship's Maori welcome on the address side; again to Christchurch with NZ 1d Universal cancelled at Lyttleton on 4th Apr. 1904. "Len [Burgess]" writes from "H.M.S. Morning, Antarctic Relief Ship, Lat. 77º.49'.08 "; "We are as far South as we can get now. It is all up to getting the Discovery out now; we are blasting today, but it is no use. Two sledge parties has left the ship to fetch things from the discovery ..." In fact they did finally free the Discovery on 16th Feb. 1904. Rare and very attractive. PHOTO - £500
655 Similar very fine 17th July 1904 PPC (Weekly Press view of "Discovery in Lyttleton Graving Dock" on back and "The Discovery's Captain" on address side) from the same correspondence of Len Burgess on "H.M.S. Morning, Antarctic Relief Ship, Falkland Island" to Christchurch, ref. his recent safe passage round Cape Horn, following the successful freeing of the Discovery and her return to N.Z. in April. The card has been franked by both a NZ 1d Universal AND by a Falkland Is. KEVII 1d (presumably the cards had been prepared with the NZ stamps already attached for use from NZ ports), both tied by fine 2-ring "+ FALKLAND +/ISLANDS" c.d.s.'s , with Montevideo, Wellington & Christchurch transit marks on the address side. Rare. PHOTO - £400
656 Matching card, also sent on 17th/19th July 1904 from Len Burgess on "H.M.S. Morning, Falkland Island" to the same N.Z. address, but a different "Weekly Press" PPC (showing Discovery's rigging on one side and "The Discovery Stoker Page and [dog] Vinker" on the address side); also with NZ 1d and Falkland Is. 1d tied by a very fine "+ FALKLAND +/ISLANDS" c.d.s. Rare thus. PHOTO - £400
657 "CANTERBURY TIMES" CELEBRATORY PHOTO CARD; 29th Oct./1st Nov. 1904 usage of a special advertising card to Belgium showing a photo of "Bringing in Ice for Fresh Water" on the recent Scott Expedition, franked by a NZ 1/2d green (on the picture side) tied by Palmerston c.d.s. Scarce & attractive. £30
ANTARCTICA - SWEDISH EXPEDITION, 1901-03
658 RARE ARGENTINE CARD OF THE S.S. ANTARCTIC STUCK IN THE ICE; c.1902 fine unused PPC (published by "LA NACION, B. AIRES") showing the disastrous Swedish Expedition's ship stuck in the ice just before she sank in Jan. 1902. Rare. PHOTO - £40
ANTARCTICA - SHACKLETON EXPEDITION, 1908
659 KING EDWARD VII LAND FRANKED CARD FROM AN EXPEDITION MEMBER ; 15th Jan. 1908 PPC (stains and creases; depicting "THE NIMROD IN LYTTLETON HARBOUR" on 1st Jan. 1908) to G.B. franked by NZ overprint "King Edward VII/Land" 1d Universal (perf. faults) tied by a partly very fine 15th Jan. 1908 "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD." c.d.s. The message reads; "King Edward VII Land. This is posted from the Nimrod 15/1/08, Leo A. Cotton ". Very rare Expedition item. PHOTO - £400
660 "OXO" ADVERTISING CARD OF THE S.S. NIMROD; 1909 b/w PPC ("Lieut. Shackleton's ship NIMROD leaving N.Z. for the Antarctic" with "OXO/for stamina" imprint at stern) noting that the ship will remain on display at Temple Pier in London until Oct. 1909, and with quote from Shackleton ref. Oxo on the address side. Powerful early sponsor's advertising! Rare card. PHOTO - £100
661 S.S. NIMROD PHOTO CARDS; c.1909 pair of b/w cards of the Nimrod in port (with inset portrait of Shackleton; fine unused) and of the Nimrod in the "FLOE ICE" (mostly fine but used in 1955!). Scarce pair. (2 cards). £30
ANTARCTICA - SCOTT EXPEDITION, 1910-12
662 "FRY's COCOA" ADVERTISING CARD REF. THE "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910"; Very attractive 1911 Artist's colour advertising PPC (slight bend but otherwise very fine) showing explorers, huskies and sledges in the ice; with printed testimonials for Fry's Cocoa of 1909 & 1911 on the reverse. Very rare and ideal Exhibition ancillary item. PHOTO - £150
663 REAL PHOTO "IN MEMORY OF CAPT. SCOTT" CARDS; Rare pair of unused c.1912 b/w PPC's (mostly very fine; pub. by Rotary & Batchelder Bros.) in Memory of Scott; one showing the Terra Nova in the ice, and the other with views of Scott's "Motor Sleigh" and of the Terra Nova in port. Both with vignette portraits of Scott himself. (2 cards). PHOTO - £100
664 OTHER REAL PHOTO CARDS OF THE TERRA NOVA; 1910 PPC (faults & stamp removed) showing portraits of Scott & Evans and "The Terra Nova R.Y.S. leaving Cardiff, June 15th 1910" with message dated 17th Oct. 1910, 1913 usage of a similar PPC (faults and creases) of the ship in port, and a c.1950s fine PPC of "Captain Scott's 1st Sledge Party to the Bluff" on the ice. Scarce trio. (3 cards).PHOTO - £100
665 OFFICIAL EXPEDITION SOUVENIR-SHEETS WITH N.Z. "VICTORIA LAND" 1d OVERPRINTS; 1913 pair of the B.A.E. sheets (41/2x71/2 ins.) with printed text from Evans and Drake ref. the limited supplies of the stamps, each with a NZ 1d Universal o.p. "VICTORIA/LAND" attached; one tied by very fine 18th Jan. 1913 "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPED." c.d.s., the other uncancelled (the former with stains). Scarce pair. (2 items). £150
ANTARCTICA - GERMAN EXPEDITION, 1910-12
666 RED "DEUTSCHE SUDPOLAR EXPEDITION" LABEL & CACHET ON CARD POSTED FROM THE FALKLANDS ; 10th Dec. 1911 PPC (creases; b/w view of the Expedition's ship "Deutschland" in port) to Berlin, franked at top right by the red Expedition label tied by a very fine purple "Polarschiff Deutschland/Sud=Georgien/Grytviken/10. Dezember 1911" ship's cachet, with Falkland Is. KEVII 1d in the opposite corner tied by a light 2-ring 16th Dec. 1911 "SOUTH/GEORGIA" c.d.s. Rare and attractive. PHOTO - £1,500
667 RED "DEUTSCHE SUDPOLAR EXPEDITION" LABEL & CACHET ON CARD POSTED FROM THE FALKLANDS WITH 8 AUTOGRAPHS OF EXPEDITION MEMBERS ; 10th Nov. 1911 very fine PPC (of the ship "Deutschland" at sea) to Berlin (?; part address erased) with the autographs of 7 of the crew on the picture side (incl. Vahsel who died en route and so gave his name to Vahsel Bay) but written & signed by another, franked by both the red Expedition Label (tied by a mostly very fine purple "Polarschiff Deutschland/Sud=Georgien/Grytviken/30. November 1911" cachet) and by a Falklands KEVII 1d tied by a very fine 6th Dec. 1911 "SOUTH/GEORGIA" 2-ring c.d.s. V. rare thus. [Ex Lord Leathers.] PHOTO - 1 PHOTO - 2 PHOTO - 3 £1,500
668 RED "DEUTSCHE SUDPOLAR EXPEDITION" LABEL ON CARD SENT ON THE RETURN VOYAGE & POSTED FROM THE FALKLANDS ; Unusual Dec. 1912 PPC (fine b/w view of the ship at sea; pub. by J. Peuser of B. Aires; minor corner fault) sent to Hamburg, franked by the red Expedition Label and by a Falkland Is. KEVII 1d; both tied only by mostly fine 30th Dec. 1912 2-ring "SOUTH/GEORGIA" c.d.s.'s. Rare thus; the Ship's cachet is not thought to have been used on return-voyage mail (after Dec. 1911) such as this. PHOTO - £1,000
ANTARCTICA - "MODERN" COVERS, 1935-58
669 BELGIAN, NORWEGIAN & U.S. EXPEDITIONS; Jan. 1935 pair of US Bird Expedition covers with the special 3c blue tied by Little America machine cancel and Penguin cachets, attractive 1951 Maudland env. (printed map) regd. to London with Norway 5o+80o tied by fancy "DRONNING MAUD LAND/[Penguin]" c.d.s.'s, having red Maudland "R" label tied by circular red "NORSK-BRITISK-SVENSK/ANTARKTIS/1949-1952/VITENSKAPELIG EXPEDISJON" cachet, 1958 pair of envs. with Belgian Expedition miniature sheet or 2 values cancelled by South Pole cachets, and mint Belgian miniature sheet and 4 S. Georgia 1972 stamps. (10 items). PHOTO - £100
FALKLAND ISLANDS
670 EARLY PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION Co. CARTE-DE-VISITE STEAMER PHOTO & CABIN-PLAN; c.1870 attractive small carte-de-visite (4x21/2 ins.) with a photo (of a painting?) of a steamer above the text "Pacific Steam Navigation Co.'s R.M. Steamships MAGELLAN, PATAGONIA, &c", having a printed "CABIN PLAN" on the back with much detail and cabin numbers for both decks. Rare early item from this Shipping Company. PHOTO - £100
671 PRINTED CONTRACT OF THE PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. FOR THE MAILS TO FALKLANDS, ETC.; Mostly fine Aug. 1900 26-page (8x13 ins.) British Parliamentary Paper giving the full text of the recent contract for carrying mails between Liverpool, Brazil, the Falklands and Chile. Rare historical item. £40
672 "MAILS FOR SOUTH AMERICA AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS" P.O. NOTICE; Framed & glazed 16th Dec. 1902 printed British P.O. Notice (c.81/2x13 ins.; minor faults) ref. the "Pacific Steam Navigation Co.'s Packet Liguria" leaving Liverpool on Xmas Eve instead of Xmas Day as scheduled. Rare and attractive. PHOTO - £150
673 OFFICIAL PACIFIC LINE R.M.S. STEAMER CARDS, ETC.; c.1902 trio of attractive coloured PPC's of the SS Orellana (1902 usage - two file holes- with GB 1d lilac tied by "LAPALLICE ROCHELLE" c.d.s. with scarce "PAQUEBOT" alongside), the RMS Orcoma (with message on reverse but unposted) and the SS Oravia (fine unused). Rare pair. Plus 2 modern Falkland stamps showing the Oravia. (5 items).
[N.B. John Gunn's great uncle, A.W. Pearse, was Chief Officer on the Oravia from 1904-8.] PHOTO - £50
674 FALKLAND IS. KGV 21/2d, 1/-, 2/6 & 5/- VALUES WITH S.S. ORISSA CANCELS ; Unusual c.1913 group of off-cover KGV stamps (minor faults & perf. stains) all cancelled solely by a fair to very fine blue 2-ring "THE PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO./R.M.S./ORISSA" circular mark. Rare thus. (4 stamps).
[N.B. John Gunn's great uncle, Capt. A.W. Pearse, was the Captain of the Orissa on voyages to the Falklands in 1910 and 1913.] PHOTO - PHOTO - 2 £500
675 SINKING OF THE GRAF SPEE CARD PUBLISHED IN THE FALKLANDS; Attractive 1939 real photo b/w PPC (unused & very fine; pub. by "Les Hardy, Port Stanley, F.I.") with map of S. America showing the Falklands and inset views of the ships involved on 13th Dec. 1939. PHOTO - £30
AUSTRIA
676 AUSTRIA-LLOYD - "IMPERATOR": 1909 Official RP postcard of the ship (mounting adhesion along r-h side) addressed to Sweden, the 10h Austrian stamp cancelled by a superb strike in RED of the IMPERATOR/ OE.LLOYD c.d.s. - unusually fine for this - with transit d.s. of Port Said. PHOTO - £400
677 AUSTRIA-LLOYD LINE: Group of PPCs inc. 1907 card (faults) with fine RED strike of the JUNO/OE.LLOYD c.d.s. cancelling an Egyptian stamp; official RP card of the 'Graf Wurmbrand', the Austrian stamps tied by a partly fine strike of the ship's c.d.s.; 1912 official PPC (flags on reverse) of the 'Salzburg' with a doubled strike of the ship's cancellation and a 1913 env. ex Trieste to Crete with blurred orange strike of the GASTEIN's c.d.s. & fine arrival c.d.s. of CANDIA. Also a 1907 German Seepost cancellation (Australische Hauptlinie) on Suez PPC. (5 items). £180
EGYPT INC. SUEZ CANAL, ETC.
678 ALEXANDRIA - FRENCH POST OFFICE: 1861-63 Pair of Es to Livorno via Marseille carried by British steamer and franked with either 2 or 3 examples of the French 80c deep red, cancelled by the '5080' obliterator with Type 15 c.d.s. of Alexandria and Marseille entry marks. Also an 1872 E franked by 30c brown x 2 (one damaged) to London and an 1853 20c with the scarce ALEX lozenge cancellation. (3 covers & a stamp). £120
679 ALEXANDRIA: 1877 Env. (roughly opened) to Cospicua, Malta endorsed p.S.S."Euxenes" franked with GB 21/2d rosy-mauve (pl.6) cancelled by 'B01' obliterator with Alexandria (code A) c.d.s. alongside. Also a similar cover (1876) with pl.2 franking & fine uncoded c.d.s. (2 items). £100
680 BIBBY LINE: 1904 pair of attractive coloured PPC's depicting a Bibby Line vessel, both addressed to England, one with GB KEVII 1d red adhesive cancelled by "PAQUEBOT" mark & with Tewfik d.s. to the left of the adhesive, the other with similar postal markings but with adhesive removed. A good pair. £40
681 BIBBY LINE: An attractive cardboard advert for the Bibby Line depicting a glamorous lady speaking to a couple seated at a table outside a cafe, headed "Continental Holiday Cruises" and with "Bibby Line/Apply Within" at the foot. Most appealing. £30
682 BRITISH P.O. "SUEZ" DATESTAMPS; 1856-60 Three native covers addressed to Bombay with large (2) or small c.d.s. of Suez, two with circular 'St.Bg./R.1' (blue) or 'St.Bg./As.8' charge marks. Faults but an interesting trio. (3 items). £100
683 INDIAN STATIONERY USED IN EGYPT: 1891 Usage of an Indian 1/2a envelope to London, endorsed Via Brindisi/To be stamped by agent , with Suez cancellation & boxed 'T' mark; fine FAC of Wills & Co., Suez on reverse. Thumb-print but most unusual. PHOTO - £400
684 EARLY POSTCARDS; 1898 Chromo-litho PPC of Aswan franked with 5m adhesive & addressed to Bremen. Sent by a tourist visiting the First Cataract, 600 miles up the River Nile. Most attractive early card by Guggenheim & Co., Zurich. Also two PPC's of the Anglo-American Nile & Tourist Company's Tourist Steamer "Victoria" and a Nile Gun Boat respectively. An interesting trio. (3 cards). £60
685 "COOK’S NILE SERVICE" CARD; 1906 "Cook's Nile Service" chromo-lithographed vignette card (c1906) depicting a paddle steamer passing an Arab boat on the Nile, printed by Boehme and Anderer of Cairo. Also an unused coloured PPC of Alexandria. (2 cards). £30
686 OFFICIAL "EGYPTIAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co." ARTIST CARD; 1908 Egyptian Mail Steamship Company poster-type advertising card depicting an Egyptian watching the SS "Heliopolis", designed by Dudley Hardy, addressed to England by a passenger & bearing French 10c adhesive cancelled at Marseilles. £50
687 N.D.L. STEAMER MENU-CARD; 1909 Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen menu card (8" x 51/2") with an attached PPC, issued on board SS "Konig-Albert". Attractive litho design in blue & black depicting a steamship entering the Suez Canal at Port Said. Printed by W. Jontzen, Bremen. Rarely encountered in this complete state. Slight corner crease & slightly grubby but most desirable nevertheless. PHOTO - £50
688 HAMBURG & ANGLO-AMERICAN STEAMER CARDS; c1910 Coloured poster-style advertising PPC issued by the Hamburg & Anglo-American Nile Company, depicting the rear paddle steamer "Puritan". Captioned "Services De Luxe on the Nile". Plus five various unused coloured cards depicting Port Said (2), the TSS "Castalia", the SS "Elysia" and the Suez Canal respectively. (6 cards). £65
689 WWII – RED ENSIGN "BRITISH NAVY" THANKS LABELS; c1942 Complete sheet of 20 perforated & gummed labels depicting the Red Ensign, inscribed "WE REALISE IN/EGYPT THAT/THE SAFE ARRIVAL/OF THIS LETTER/IS DUE TO/THE BRITISH NAVY". These labels were used on wartime Egyptian mail. £40
690 FRENCH POST OFFICES; 1844-1922 range of covers & cards inc. 1844-50 stampless ELs (2) with different Alexandria c.d.s., 1896 reg'd E to London ex Port Said, several PPCs inc. fine chromo-litho card of the S.S. 'City of Athens' & a 1909 s/l PAQUEBOT, uprated stationery env., a few stamps etc. (9 items & 10 stamps). £120
691 FRENCH POST OFFICES: c1899-1930 Stamp issues (mixed mint & used) for Alexandria inc. Type Sage opts. to 5f mint & good representation of later issues, opts. etc. plus a similar range for Port Said inc. the scarce 1902 60m on 2fr mint. Also a fine example of the Réunion 5c on 30c Type Sage cancelled by paquebot octagon. A good lot, needing careful inspection.(Qty). £150
692 P&O LINE COLOURED POSTCARDS: Three attractive coloured PPC's of SS "China", SS "OCEANA" and an unnamed vessel, the former & the latter with GB adhesives tied by "PAQUEBOT" marks & with Port Said datestamps alongside, the other bearing Egypt 2m vertical pair tied by "SUEZ" d.s. (3). £50
693 PAQUEBOTS; 1900-53 range of PPCs struck with a variety of boxed s/l & c.d.s. types of paquebot marks of Port Said cancelling (mainly) British stamps, inc. fine chromo advertising card with S. Australia 1/2d stamp, 'jewelled' card from the 1900 Paris Expo (unchallenged) & a 1921 item with 11/2d charge mark. Also Greek 40l stamp with PO in Alexandria cancellation and a few related pieces/PPCs.(21 items). £60
694 SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL: Advertising brochure for Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo (cover detached and somewhat dog-eared but the contents are fine), 16pp. Plus a small advert for the Hotel depicting an Arab on a camel, the sphinx & a pyramid. £60
695 SUEZ CANAL CARDS, ETC.; Four coloured PPC's of the Suez Canal/Port Said, all unused, three published by C. Andreopoulos (some damage to reverse where the cards have been removed from an album) & the other by the Ephtimios Brothers of Port Said. (4 cards). £40
696 SUEZ CANAL COMPANY STAMPS: 1868 20c blue, a four margined used example (thinned) with ‘5129’ numeral cancellation and dealer’s expertization mark on the reverse. Rare thus. PHOTO - £500
696A SUEZ CANAL COMPANY STAMPS: 1868 1c-40c set of 4 stamps, mint with gum (20c unused), the 1c & 40c with small thins. (4). £120
697 G.B. USED IN SUEZ COVER; 1873 env. (some insect damage) bilingually addressed to ADEN and franked with GB 6d grey (pl.12) cancelled by fine strike of the 'B02' obliterator with Suez c.d.s. alongside; Aden Steamer Point arrival c.d.s. Attractive. £150
698 SUEZ CANAL ACT, ETC.; 1876 Act of Parliament for "making provision respecting Shares in the Capital of the Universal Company of the Maritime Canal of Suez, acquired on behalf of the Crown" (4pp); plus four sepia/white postcards of Port Said/Suez. (5 items). £50
699 RARE "PAID/AT/SUEZ" CROWNED CIRCLE - LATE USAGE DURING 1882 CAMPAIGN: Remarkable large part of front with a fine strike of this rare mark in black beside a v.fine 'A/SUEZ/JY 31/82' c.d.s. - apparently the re-introduction of this mark during the occupation by British Forces following the Arabi Pasha Rebellion. PHOTO - £300
700 EARLY SUEZ CANAL CARDS: 1897 attractive coloured chromo-litho vignette PPC of the Canal published by C.O. Hayd of Munich, bearing 2m adhesive tied by Port Said d.s. plus another extremely attractive chromo-litho vignette style card depicting the Canal bearing 1m & 3m adhesives. (2 cards). £40
FRANCE
701 COMPAGNIE FRAISSINET - 'ELBE': 1847 Privately-carried EL to Livorno ex Marseille with fine strike in blue of the oval M. FRAISSINET/ELBE/MARSEILLE ship's cachet; light filing crease. [Ex Roberts 10/82] £75
702 PAQUEBOT 'PAUSILIPPE' - OBLITÉRATION DE FORTUNE : 1859 EL to Florence with 20c & 40c (oxidised) cancelled by Marseille PC1896 and additionally tied by c.d.s of the 'Pausilippe' with date slug removed - an anomaly described by Salles (II.117). A scarce item. PHOTO - £300
703 BARCELONA: 1863 (9 Dec) cover to Barcelona ex Marseille, carried by the 'Genil', with the 40c orange cancelled by a fine strike - unusually, in black - of the large circular 'ADMON DE CAMBIO./BARCELONA/3 Cms' [Salles 614] accountancy mark. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. £150
704 LIGNE D'EGYPTE - MOERIS: 1864 EL (filing fold) to Scotland franked with GB 6d lilac - perhaps intended for the British Packet - carried by the Moeris (c.d.s. 28.12.64) with boxed PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE; stamp cancelled in transit with London '16' diamond obliterator plus m/s '9' due charge endorsed. [Ex Roberts 10/82] PHOTO - £200
705 LIGNE D'EGYPTE - MOERIS: 1864 (28 Dec.) Irregular obliteration of stamps with Ship's datestamp - E ex Cairo to Lyon with 10c & 40c franking cancelled by two strikes of the c.d.s. with a third alongside; Salles notes that the agent had forgotten his anchor h.s. on this voyage. Also an 1865 example to Alexandria showing the standard cancellation from this ship on a similar franking (some toning). A useful pair. (2 items). [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - £420
706 LIGNE D'EGYPTE - SAÏD: 1865 E ex Marseille to Alexandria franked at double rate with 20c & 80c (folded perfs) cancelled by anchor lozenge with ship's c.d.s. (30 April) nearby & black 'PD' h.s. Also an EL (light creasing) ex Marseille to Jaffa via Alexandria with 40c orange stamp (toned) cancelled by the anchor & with ship's c.d.s. (19 April 1866). [Ex Roberts 10/82] £100
707 LIGNE D'ITALIE - BORYSTHÈNE: 1864 Front ex Marseille to Genoa franked by 20c x 2 cancelled by two strikes of the anchor obliterator with fine c.d.s. (28 July) of the Borysthène & a weak strike of PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESE; the Borysthène undertook only one voyage on the Ligne d'Italie - a scarce item. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. £90
708 LIGNE DU LEVANT: ALEXANDRE : 1857 EL (part of address cut away) to Paris ex Constantinople, franked by 10c & 40c stamps each cancelled by a central strike of the boxed PD mark - noted by Salles as having occurred before the issue of an anchor lozenge to the Alexandre; he noted that no covers with this cancellation were known. Type 15 c.d.s. of the ship (25 May) & boxed paquebot h.s. Rare, despite its faults. [Ex Roberts 10/82] PHOTO - £500
709 LIGNE DU LEVANT - AMÉRIQUE: 1866 Front ex Marseille to Trebizond - an unusual destination - endorsed Messies. Impériales, franked at the double rate with 20c & 80c Napoléon cancelled by anchor obliterator and with c.d.s. of the 'Amérique' nearby; vertical filing fold away from stamps. Attractive. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. £100
710 LIGNE DE LEVANT - BORYSTHÈNE & CYDNUS: 1863 (15 Jan.) Unstamped E ex Constantinople to Paris with Borysthène's c.d.s. (inverted '3'/no '6' in year) with '10' due h.s. - the ship served one voyage on this line. Also an 1858 EL to Marseille from Constantinople with 10c & 40c (oxidised) tied by anchor lozenges & fine strikes of the Cydnus c.d.s. (1 Sept.) & the scarcer large boxed PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERANÉE h.s. (2 items).[Ex Roberts 10/82]. £100
711 LIGNES DU LEVANT ET D'ITALIE - TRANSFERRED MAIL: 1860 EL (flap cut/rejoined for display) to Genoa ex Constantinople, carried first by the Borysthène - c.d.s. 18 July - to Messina then transferred to the Capitole - c.d.s. 22 July; on reverse; m/s '20' rate plus fine strike of PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI. A scarce item of transferred mail. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. £120
712 LIGNE DU LEVANT - CAIRE: 1862 EL to London from Constantinople franked at the 1f20c double rate by inperf.40c x 3 (filing crease affects on stamp) tied by three anchor lozenges & a weak strike of the boxed paquebot h.s., with weakish strike of the Caire's c.d.s. (5.Feb.); the only voyage made by the ship in 1862. [Ex Roberts 10/82] PHOTO - £240
713 LIGNE DU LEVANT - LA CLYDE: 1861 E to Lyon ex Constantinople with double rate franking of 10c x2 & 40c x 2 tied by four strikes of the anchor lozenge with fine strike of the ship's c.d.s. (6 Feb.); the only voyage made by the Clyde on this line in 1861, returning from Syria. Attractive. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - £300
714 LIGNE DU LEVANT - DUPLEIX: 1864 E ex Constantinople to Genoa franked by strip (4) of perforated Napoléon 20c stamps tied by 4 anchor lozenges, one additionally tied by fine red PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESE with crisp strike of the ship's c.d.s. (29 June); an unusual franking. [Ex Roberts 10/82] PHOTO - £200
715 LIGNE DU LEVANT - EUPHRATE: 1862 E to Lyon ex Constantinople with unusual franking of 10c & 20c (2) tied by anchor lozenges with two strikes of the ship's c.d.s. (28 May) nearby; attractive. [Ex Roberts 10/82] £120
716 LIGNE DU LEVANT - GODAVERY: 1866 E to Constantinople from Marseille, with double rate postage paid by 80c Napoléon lauré tied by fine anchor lozenge, with a crisp strike of the ship's c.d.s. [Salles 778] & black 'PD'; a scarce rate in connection with the named datestamps. Light vertical filing crease. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - £140
717 LIGNE DU LEVANT - INDUS: 1862 Part EL ex Fribourg (Baden) via Marseilles to Constantinople, endorsed par Messageries Maritimes and franked by imperf. 10c & 40c with anchor cancellations, Indus c.d.s. of 20 September. Also an E (filing crease) carried by the ship in the reverse direction and sent on to London, franked by 20c & 40c imperf. with ship's c.d.s. of 27 November 1862. A good matched pair. (2 items). [Ex Roberts 10/82]. £120
718 LIGNE DU LEVANT - MÉANDRE: 1860 E (filing fold) ex Constantinople to Lyon endorsed Voie de Marseille and franked with imperf. 10c (cut into) & 40c cancelled by anchor lozenges with fine strike of the ship's c.d.s. (24 Nov.) and large boxed paquebot h.s. Attractive. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - £200
719 LIGNE DU LEVANT - MENZALEH: 1866 Matched pair inc. Marseille-Athens large part E (front & back flap, just trimmed at R) with double-weight franking of perforated 20c & 80c tied by neat anchor lozenge with fine ship's c.d.s. (11 July); also EL to Lyon ex Constantinople with 40c orange, anchor cancel & ship's c.d.s. (25 July) carried on the return journey to Marseille. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. £200
720 LIGNE DU LEVANT - MITIDJAH : 1856 Double-weight stampless EL to London ex Constantinople endorsed Voie de Marseille with mainly fine strike of the mis-spelled METIDJA c.d.s. of 4 August 1856 M/S charge of '3/-' on arrival; no mail was recorded by Salles as being carried on this voyage. A rare item. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - £400

1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1040- 1067
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