| 721 | LIGNE DU LEVANT - NÉVA (HYDASPE): 1861 EL ex Constantinople to Paris with attractive double-weight franking of imperf. 10c x 2 & 40c x 2, tied by anchor cancellations and nearby c.d.s. of the Hydaspe, issued to the agent on board the Néva in the confusion at the opening of the 1861 Winter Service. [Ex Roberts 10/82] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 722 | LIGNE DU LEVANT - SIMOÏS: 1860 Part EL to Malta (flap slightly reduced) from Constantinople endorsed '1/4' for double weight (ink has partially etched into the address panel), with ship's c.d.s. (12 December); on arrival in Malta, a pair of GB 4d rose (trimmed perfs at L) was added & cancelled with the Island's duplex (19. Dec.) - the 8d single rate franking apparently being accepted by the PO in lieu of the 1/4d due! [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 723 | LIGNE DU LEVANT - SIMOÏS: 1860 EL to Paris with anchor cancellations, ship's c.d.s. (12 Dec.) & boxed large-format paquebot h.s.; also an 1862 E (filing crease) to London via Marseilles with 20c & 40c franking cancelled by anchors but with ship's c.d.s. missing - its arrival at Marseille on 21 May confirms carriage on the Simoïs. A useful pair. (2 items).[Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £200 | ||
| 724 | LIGNE DU LEVANT - TAMISE: 1857 (4 Dec.) c.d.s. of the Tamise cancelling 10c & 40c stamps (both with faults) on EL (filing crease) ex Constantinople to Paris, as mentioned in Salles [II.132]. Scarce. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £120 | ||
| 725 | LIGNE DU LEVANT - TAMISE & THABOR: 1855 Stampless EL to Marseille endorsed Paquebot Poste Français with fine c.d.s. of the Thabor (6 Dec.), large boxed paquebot h.s. and m/s '20' double weight charge. Also an 1861 env. to Marseille franked with 10c & oxidised 40c stamps with anchor obliterations and c.d.s. of the Tamise (23 Oct.) nearby. (2 items).[Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £110 | ||
| 726 | LIGNE DU LEVANT - TÉLÉMAQUE: Fine stampless EL ex Constantinople to Marseille with v.fine strike of the Télémaque's c.d.s. (5 July 1852), large boxed paquebot h.s. & m/s '10' charge; although this was the ship's second voyage on the Ligne du Levant, it was the first on which the postal agent used this datestamp. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 727 | LIGNE DU LEVANT - MISCELLANY: Four Es - 1) 1859 (15 June) usage of the PHASE c.d.s. on double-weight cover franked with 10c & 40c stamps x 2; 2) 1863 E (faults) with 10c & 40c single rate franking, the stamps cancelled by blue strikes of the PHASE's c.d.s. [Salles II.121]; 3) 1865 (19 Jan.) c.d.s. of the PÉLUSE on single-weight cover ex Marseille to Alexandria; 4) 1859 stampless EL to Marseille with c.d.s. of the MÉANDRE (11 May) & m/s '20' due charge. A useful group. (4 items). [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £120 | ||
| 728 | LIGNE N STEAMERS: 1879 Egyptian 20p stationery card ex Suez cancelled by weak strikes of Type A c.d.s. PAQ.FR.No.10 (Anadyr); also a pair of Suez Canal PPCs, the stamps cancelled by clear strikes of the octagonal Type D d.s. of PAQ.FR. No.6 (Polynésien) & No.10 (Laos).(3 items).[Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £150 | ||
| 729 | LIGNES DE SYRIE ET D'EGYPTE - CARMEL & HYDASPE: EL ex Marseille with bilingual address to Aleppo, franked by perforated 10c & 40c with anchor cancellation & fine strike of the Carmel's c.d.s. (4 April 1863). Also a fine pair of covers illustrating the circular route taken by the Hydaspe on the Syrian & Egyptian Lines - 1858 (15 June) E ex Alexandria with 10c & 40c imperf. franking, the anchor lozenge, c.d.s. & boxed PD h.s. all struck in unrecorded green-blue ink and a stampless EL ex Latakia to Scotland with ship's c.d.s. (26 July 1858), curiously, with strikes of both large & small framed paquebot h.s. An interesting lot. (3 items). [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £140 | ||
| 730 | LIGNE DE SYRIE - BORYSTHÈNE: 1859 E ex Beirut to London carried by the Borysthène (c.d.s. 1.Sept.) with boxed PAQUEBOTS h.s. and fine strike of the pentagonal accountancy mark FR/2F 16c; m/s '1/3' charge. [Ex Roberts 10/82] | £75 | ||
| 731 | LIGNE U - AMÉRIQUE: 1868 EL ex Marseille for Patras via Athens, endorsed Paquebot Français and with a fine strike of a Type A PAQ.FR.No.2 c.d.s. (4 April); m/s '90' postage due, paid with Greek stamps - 10l & 80l cancelled by Patras c.d.s. Attractive. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 732 | LIGNE U - ILLISSUS: 1868 E (vertical filing fold) to Constantinople ex Marseille franked with 20c laureated pair (few rust marks on perfs) cancelled by anchor lozenge with 'LIGNE U/PAQ.FR.No.1' c.d.s. (26 Dec.) alongside. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £75 | ||
| 733 | LIGNE U - TIBRE: 1871 EL to Syra ex Marseille with scarce use of fine 4-margin 40c Bordeaux Issue in conjunction with 20c Cérès, both with anchor obliteration, with Type A c.d.s. of PAQ.FR.No.2 (5 August) used on the Tibre. An unusual & attractive franking. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 734 | LIGNE U - ERIDAN: E ex Marseille to Athens franked with 30c Napoléon lauré x 2 cancelled by BLUE anchor lozenges with matching Type A c.d.s. of LIGNE U/PAQ.FR.No.1/29 JUIN/72 & boxed PD. Also a 1909 RP PPC of S.S. 'Sénegal' in the harbour at Piraeus. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 735 | LIGNE U - TIBRE: 1872 Front ex Smyrna to France franked with a strip of 4 Cérès 15c bistre (one with slight defect) tied by 4 crisp anchor cancellations & with c.d.s. PAQ.FR.No1. (2 February 1872) of the Tibre; unusually, with boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT & m/s '4' charge, being underpaid for the 80c rate. Attractive. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £100 | ||
| 736 | LIGNE U - MISCELLANY: 1872 trio of Es ex Marseille for Constantinople franked with 80c Empire Lauré (2) or 40c Cérès x 2, all with anchor obliterations and Ligne U c.d.s. of PAQ.FR.No. 1 (8 June - all marks in BLUE), No.2 (30 Nov.) or No.3 (31 August). Also an 1862 (12 March) E carried by the Gange from Constantinople to Marseilles, forwarded to London. (4 items). [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £140 | ||
| 737 | LIGNE W - GODAVERY & PAUSILIPPE: 1868 Pair of covers to Rome or Naples from Marseille: 1) franked with 10c & 20c x 2 Empire Lauré cancelled by anchor obliterators with weak strike of LIGNE W/PAQ.FR.No.1 c.d.s. (23 Sept. - Pausilippe) and fine arrival d.s.; 2) franked with 20c x 2 with anchor lozenge, fine strike of the PAQ.FR.No.2 c.d.s. (26 August - Godavery) plus encircled 'IV' h.s. In addition, an 1866 Ligne U cover to Constantinople with 40c stamp & PAQ.FR.No.2 c.d.s. (8 Dec. - Godavery). (3 items). [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £85 | ||
| 738 | LIGNE X - VOLGA & SCAMANDRE: An attractive pair of Es ex Marseille to Palermo, franked by 40c Empire Lauré and endorsed with the names of the two ships, each with a fine strike of the boxed 'PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI'; the Volga item has a PAQ.FR.No1 c.d.s. (28 Oct.1868) & associated marks in black whereas the Scamandre cover has a suite of postal markings in pale BLUE inc. PAQ.FR.No.1 (8 June 1869). (2 items). [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £100 | ||
| 739 | LIGNE X - NIEMEN : 1870 (14 January) EL (filing crease) ex Port Said to Montpellier, franked with Empire Lauré 40c (toned) cancelled by BLUE anchor lozenge with matching octagonal PORT-SAID/PAQ.FR.X No.2 & boxed PD; transferred to British Packet at Alexandria & taken to Marseille, it received a fine red PAQ.ANGL./AMB.MARS. c.d.s. Attractive & scarce. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £500 | ||
| 740 | LIGNE X - MENZALEH : 1872 E ex Aleppo to Marseille, franked by laureated 80c (worn impression) tied by anchor lozenge with v.fine strike of the Type B octagonal d.s. of ALEXANDRETTE/P.FR.X No2 [Salles 908] with boxed PD & paquebot h.s. Attractive & rare. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £500 | ||
| 741 | LIGNE X - ERIDAN : 1872 Front (filing crease) ex Smyrna to France with attractive & unusual (80c)franking of Cérès 25c x 3 & (1871 provisional reprint ) Napoleon 5c green tied by BLUE anchor cancellations & matching Type B SMYRNE/PAQ.FR.X No.1 (17 May 1872). Rare and attractive. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 742 | SERVICE D'ALGERIE - 'VILLE DE BÔNE': 1860 EL ex Bône to Toulon franked by fine 20c blue (worn impression) tied by PC 1896 of Marseille with 'PHILIPPEVILLE/BAT.A' c.d.s. [Salles 497a] and a fine strike in blue of the private 3-line 'VAPEUR/VILLE DE BÔNE/BÔNE' [Salles 504c] of the Compagnie Broude. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. | £120 | ||
| 743 | SERVICE DE NICE: 1864-68 Pair of covers (filing folds) to Beziers or Nice ex Genoa carried by the Genoa-Nice Service, each franked by an Italian 40c red stamp cancelled by PC or GC 2656 with GÊNES/BAT.A VAPEUR c.d.s. in red [Salles 475]. A fine matched pair. [Ex Roberts 10/82] PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 744 | STATION DU PYRÉE - VILLE DE BORDEAUX: A rare example of a double-weight, stampless EL carried by the Ville de Bordeaux during the short time she was stationed at Piraeus: a fine, attractive cover to Marseille ex Salonica, with m/s 2p Levant, '20' charge and very fine strike of the ship's datestamp (25 April 1855 - one of the two dates cited by Salles, II.138). A fine exhibition piece. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 745 | 'VIA DI MARE' CANCELLATION: 1864 EL (light filing fold) ex Marseilles to Livorno, endorsed par l'Isère & franked with Napoléon perf. 40c (hint of oxidisation) tied by a fine strike of the s/l Italian 'VIA/DI MARE' [Salles 663] with a second strike alongside; unframed P.D. plus Italian postman's h.s. Attractive & scarce. [Ex Roberts 10/82]. PHOTO - | £350 | ||
| 746 | FRENCH MARITIME EPHEMERA/POSTCARDS: 1839 EL ex Marseille office of the Service des Paquebots à Vapeur Napolitains with fine illustrated vignette of the François 1e and Marie Christine, the latter mentioned in the text, plus fine company cachet on address panel. Also three PPCs inc. 1905 P&O chromo-litho illustration of a liner with Marseilles c.d.s. & PAQUEBOT, A 1911 Bibby Line RP card of the 'Warwickshire' cancelled by Marseille-Paquebot c.d.s. & c1920 unused advertising PC of the C.A.R. showing the 'Edouard Shaki'. (4 items). | £80 | ||
| GIBRALTAR | ||||
| 747 | P.O. POSTAGE ACTS, ETC.; 1842 EL to London with a good example of the curved handstamp of Gibraltar, 1806 Act of Parliament for the "granting Rates of Postage on the Conveyance of Letters and Packets to and from Gibraltar and the Island of Malta" (3pp, 12" x 7") and 1838 Act (3pp, 12" x 7") for "imposing Rates of Postage on the Conveyance of Letters by Packet Boats between places in the Mediterranean and other Parts. (3 items). | £85 | ||
| 748 | CARVER BROTHERS F.A.C. COVER; 1861 EL (2 December) to Lisbon franked by GB 2d blue (plate 9) tied by "A26" with h.s. "C.Est.de N" alongside. At SW corner is a lovely oval h.s. of the senders - "LIVERPOOL & MEDITERRANEAN/CARVER BROTHERS/AGENTS/GIBRALTAR/SCREW STEAMERS". An unusual Exhibition piece.PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 749 | PICTURE POST CARDS: A small group of PPC's comprising an official card of the Bland Steamship Line, Gibraltar depicting a photograph of the RMS "Gibel Zerjon", 1902 P&O coloured card addressed to England bearing GB 1d red tied by Gibraltar c.d.s. & with Paquebot cancellation alongside, an unused coloured card of the SS "Gibel Sarsar", coloured card of the SS "Omrah" and a black & white card of the South view of the town & the new mole. (5 cards). | £70 | ||
| GREECE | ||||
| 750 | 3-COLOUR FRANKING TO FRANCE: 1871 E (light filing crease) ex Patras to Lyon via Corfu, endorsed Via Brindisi and franked with attractive examples of the 1870-71 10l salmon, 20l blue & 40l orange tied by lozenge '9' of Patras; weak entry mark & Lyon arrival c.d.s. Colourful & attractive. PHOTO - | £170 | ||
| 751 | EPHEMERA – STEAMER MENU-CARDS, ETC.: Fine group (6) of Greek printed Bills of Lading with m/s insertions, 1854-63, each with a different woodcut vignette of a ship; also a fine & scarce unused menu-top PPC of a liner c1910 produced for the Ellerman & Papyanni Line. (7 items). | £70 | ||
| MALTA | ||||
| 752 | REGULATIONS OF THE PORT OF LA VALLETTE; 1806 Bilingual (English & Italian) printed poster (330 x 530mm) outlining the rules for vessels using the Port, signed by Francis Laing, Acting Public Secretary; remarkably fresh but folded with very light wear along one edge. | £50 | ||
| 753 | MOURNING ENVELOPE FOR QUEEN VICTORIA: 1901 Printed env. inscribed QUEEN VICTORIA'S/CHERISHED MEMORY/JACK/WILL EVERMORE REVERE, with an ensign at half mast & an elaborate knotted frame for the stamp; franked by a Malta 1d stamp tied by Valletta oval d.s. (8 March), inscribed 'H.M.S. Cygnet' on flap & addressed to the UK. Central fold & light toning, otherwise fine. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 754 | DISINFECTED MAIL, ETC.; 1839 Disinfected EL ex Athens to London with fine strike of the circular Malta lazaretto h.s. & boxed BRITISH/FOREIGN mark, an indistinct strike of a similar disinfection mark on 1850 EL ex Constantinople to Livorno with fine LIVORNO/C/VIA DI MARE; also an 1848 env. (origin unknown) addressed to Captain Henderson of HMS 'Sidon' at Malta with fine s/l SHIP LETTER struck in transit at London. In addition, a fine engraving c1840 of Valetta harbour & 3 PPCs. (7 items). | £120 | ||
| MOROCCO | ||||
| 755 | DISINFECTED MAIL: 1828 EL (fragile, some sellotape, damaged but repairable) written by Commander Hope of the 'Terror' during the Blockade of Tangier in which he refers to visiting Gibraltar & Malta; disinfection slits & fine red SHIP LETTER/DEVONPORT. A scarce item of Blockade mail. Accompanied by details of Hope's career. | £150 | ||
| 756 | STEAMER POSTCARDS, ETC.: Four unused RP cards c1910-20 showing ships inc. Bland Line 'Gibel Zerjon', Compagnie Fabre 'Braga' , the 'Sidi Brahim' unloading at Oran & ships in Mahón harbour. (4 items). | £30 | ||
| 757 | 'SHIP LETTER TANGIER' MARK ON AIR MAIL ITEM: 1934 P&O Pictorial letter-card (message removed) ex the 'Strathaird' to Sudan, endorsed 'By Air Mail' & stamped with GB 1d pair & 11/2d strip (3); at Tangier, the stamps were cancelled by two fine strikes of the 2-line SHIP LETTER/TANGIER and a violet 'Insufficiently prepaid/for Air Mail' h.s. nearby - the British PO added a further 61/2d - 1/2d TANGIER & 6d MOROCCO/AGENCIES - before forwarding. Scarce. PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| PORTUGAL/IBERIAN PENINSULAR | ||||
| 758 | EARLY LETTER REF. FALMOUTH PACKET, ETC.: 1710 EL ex Lisbon to London (written during the War of Spanish Succession concerning two passengers embarked on the Falmouth Packett - and the writer's concern that they should not fall into enemy hands; spike hole & ink stains) with arrival Bishop Mark. Early item from Portugal. | £75 | ||
| 759 | PORTUGAL – PACKET/SHIP LETTER MAIL; 1762-67 Lisbon - Falmouth packet letter trio, the earliest carried by the 'Hanover', wrecked the following year; 1798 EL ex Madeira with fine large PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER; 1838-44 pair of ELs ex Santander & Corunna to London etc. (7 items). | £200 | ||
| 760 | EARLY NAVAL ORDERS, POSTCARDS, ETC.; 1799 Printed Admiralty Order concerning signalling, addressed to the Commander of the 'Hermes' and signed by Admiral Gambier, Consul at Lisbon, among others; also two examples of a scarce Yeoward Line colour multi-view advertising PPC c1910, one postally used in 1914 and a 1909 RP card of the Spanish ship 'Temerario'. (4 items). | £60 | ||
| 761 | MADEIRA – PRESTAMP MAIL TO FRANCE/G.B.; 1818-74: Quartet of Es to France or the UK with a variety of marks inc. fine circular SHIP LETTER/(crown)/LONDON (1818); 1852 E to France with weak Madeira c.d.s., fine s/l SHIP-LETTER & boxed COLONIES/& ART.13; 1863 'Consignee's Letter' to Liverpool with fine blue oval-framed MADEIRA and 1874 E ex Funchal to Le Havre with boxed GB/1F60c accountancy mark accompanied by scarce inspector's h.s. in red with matching SHIP-LETTER/LONDON c.d.s. (4 items). | £120 | ||
| 762 | 'THE ROYAL WILLIAM' COVER: 1834 E to London endorsed p Royal William via Lisbon with s/l LISBON & circular B.C./CADIZ consular h.s., London arrival of 11 Sept. 1834. The 'William' was the first ship to cross the Atlantic from Canada (1833), chartered for the Portuguese service, after two voyages [this was the second] she was bought by the Spanish Government. | £150 | ||
| 763 | THE EARLIEST RECORDED OUTWARD P&O COVER: 1835 (17. Oct) prepaid (3/-) EL ex London to Oporto endorsed p Steam via Falmouth with fine red oval PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON & blue oval BARRA/DO/PORTO arrival with m/s '320' reis charge. This letter was carried by the P&O steamer 'Liverpool' on her second voyage to the Peninsula, pre-dating Kirk's earliest date by 8 months; one of only two pre-1836 P&O covers recorded. An important exhibition piece. PHOTO - | £180 | ||
| 764 | THE THIRD EARLIEST RECORDED OUTWARD P&O COVER - S.S. 'GLASGOW': 1836 (31.March) EL ex London to Oporto endorsed p. Steamer "Glasgow" with red oval PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON, m/s '1/-' & blue '240' h.s. with m/s '80' added. Rare. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 765 | THE VERY RARE BLACK DOUBLE-RING P&O CADIZ AGENT'S MARK ON S.S. 'IBERIA' COVER: 1837 (22 March) E ex Cadiz to London endorsed p. Iberia with a fine strike of the double-ring mark of the P & O Agent (Peter John de Zulueta) - PENINSULA STEAM NAVIGATION CY./CADIZ/P.Z. & Co - struck in BLACK: few examples are known in this colour, unrecorded by Kirk. Falmouth ship letter & London arrival marks on reverse. An important exhibition piece. PHOTO - | £1,000 | ||
| 766 | S.S. 'LADY MARY WOOD' - MAIDEN VOYAGE: 1842 (31.Jan.) EL from London to Cadiz, endorsed p. Oriental Str. and prepaid 2/2d; arrival endorsement of 8.February. Rare. [Ex Kirk]. | £150 | ||
| 767 | 'B.C. CADIZ' CONSULAR MARK, ETC.: 1844-46 Group of 4 ELs to Oporto & an E to London all with fine strikes of the circular framed B.C./CADIZ' h.s., the Portugal group also with fine blue framed 'P.BRITo' & '120' (3) or '240' charge marks, the London cover with m/s '4/4' to pay. (5 items). | £80 | ||
| 768 | RARE 'CORUNNA' COVER CARRIED BY P&O 'ROYAL TAR': 1845 (7 June) E from Santiago to London endorsed Via Corunna pr el pacquet e Vapor maritimo , with a v.fine red British PO CORUNNA c.d.s. (just touched by light fold) and a fine green SANTIAGO/GALICIA c.d.s. (also touched by fold), having a 16.June London arrival c.d.s. This letter was carried by the S.S. 'Royal Tar' following her voluntary stop at Corunna. The finest of only two examples recorded by Kirk and the key-piece of his collection. A fine exhibition item. [Ex Kirk]. PHOTO - | £900 | ||
| 769 | ORIENT-PACIFIC LINE GUIDEBOOK "PLEASURE CRUISES, 1905"; 108pp well-illustrated guide to various Mediterranean tours with excursion details, background information etc. in repaired paper covers with Egyptian motif. Although the contents are in fine condition generally, pages 7-8 have become detached & replaced incorrectly with sellotape. | £40 | ||
| MODERN MEDITERRANEAN PAQUEBOTS, ETC. | ||||
| 770 | MEDITERRANEAN PAQUEBOT MARKS; Small quantity of covers chiefly 1950-1970 with a wide variety of origins and destinations inc. Italy, Egypt, Spain, etc. all with different Paquebot markings, ships hand stamps, cachets etc. Well worth close inspection. (Small qty.). | £100 | ||
| CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND SOUTH AFRICA | ||||
| 771 | "VOC/6 St[uyvers]" MARK ON INGOING PACKET LETTER BY NAMED SHIP ; c.1793 E (light stains but with fine red wax seal) probably from Amsterdam addressed to "Cabo de goude Hoop", endorsed "Original" and "pr de Pakeet boot de Maria Louisa D.G.G. [whom God preserve]", with a mostly very fine circular framed "V/ OC /6 St " arrival charge-mark on the front. Good example of this scarce early mark. Plus an attractive piece with a lovely red wax seal depicting a fully-rigged East Indiaman inscribed "C.D.G.HOOP". (2 items). [Both ex Maxwell Joseph.] PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 772 | PRINTED P.O. ACT REF. FIRST C.G.H. PACKET RATES; Fine 14-page July 1815 Act (7x11 ins.) establishing the Packet Letter rates to the Cape, Mauritius & India; plus similar (8x13 ins.) 2-page 1809 printed Act ref. wartime arrangements for trade with the Cape. Scarce pair and both very fine. (2 items). | £65 | ||
| 773 | EARLY SHIP LETTER (DOVER) TO G.B. WITH LOCAL GOSSIP; April 1810 EL from Cape Town to Edinburgh by private ship with both mostly very fine oval Crowned "SHIP LETTER/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" and "SHIP-LETTER/DOVER" marks on the front. The letter (after the writer's arrival following an 11-week voyage from Britain, bound for Bombay) gives a good description of Constantia & Cape Town and the local country (incl. its many vineyards & fruit-trees), incl.; "...the Dutch ladies are very handsome, and some of them beautiful...they [in Constantia] keep a Fool like some of the old Kings in Britain..." Good reading. [Ex M. Joseph.] | £100 | ||
| 774 | PREPAID INGOING SHIP LETTER FROM G.B.; Unusual Sept. 1812 E from London to Cape Town prepaid ("5/3") with a very fine small red "PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON" c.d.s. and a very fine black oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" mark both nicely placed on the front. Attractive. [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 775 | SCARCE BOXED "INDIA LETTER/MARGATE" COVER; 1821 EL (in Dutch) from Cape Town to London "pr the Olive Branch", charged "2/4" with a very fine scarce Rob.In.2 "INDIA LETTER/MARGATE" mark (first year of use) on the front. [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 776 | "AFRICAN STEAM NAVIGATION" ARTICLE ON C.G.H.'s FIRST COASTAL STEAMER; Very fine complete 21st Sept. 1839 "RAILWAY MAGAZINE" (Vol.I, No.6; 81/2x11 ins., 24pp.) with good article (p.137) on the Steamer "Hope" recently introduced as Africa's first steamer based at Cape Town (she was wrecked in March 1840). | £40 | ||
| 777 | CANCELLED RAMSGATE INDIA LETTER WITH "(Crown)/EXEMPT SHIP LR" MARK; July/Nov. 1840 EL (ref. a cargo of coffee) from Cape Town to London per "[Ship] Airey", endorsed "Consignees" but with a light boxed "INDIA LETTER/MARGATE" on the front; this was cancelled by a very fine rare "(Crown)/EXEMPT SHIP LR" mark of London. Rare combination of marks; Exempt Ship Letters are seldom seen from C.G.H. [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 778 | OVAL "GENERAL POST OFFICE/(Crown)/CAPE TOWN" MARK ON PACKET LETTER TO G.B.; June/Aug. 1849 EL from Cape Town to London "per H.M.S. Nimrod via Simons Town" with a very fine strike of the oval P.O. mark (crease) and a fair oval sender's cachet on the front. Unusual routing endorsement at this date; charged "1/-" on arrival. [Ex M. Joseph.] | £100 | ||
| 779 | MAIDEN VOYAGE OF AFRICAN STEAM SHIP CO. "S.S. HOPE" REPORT & PARL. PAPERS REF. CAPE MAILS; 1853 complete "Times" (minor faults) with report of the departure of this new ship for the Cape; plus printed 1873 Parliamentary Report (68pp; 8x13 ins.) of papers ref. Mail contracts to C.G.H. Scarce pair. ( 2 items). | £50 | ||
| 780 | 4d TRIANGULAR SINGLE FRANKING COVER TO G.B. ; June 1855 env. (minor creasing) to a naval officer on "H.M.St. Algiers" care of a London Agent, franked by a 4d blue (clear margins all round, just) tied by a light Cape Town barred triangle, charged "8" on arrival. Attractive. [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 781 | "S.S. GREAT BRITAIN" COVER WITH UNUSUAL 6d-RATE FRANKING ; Attractive Feb./April 1858 EL from Cape Town to London "P Str. Gt. Britain", franked by two 1d brick-reds placed inverted either side of, and directly adjacent to, a central 4d blue on white paper, all tied by triangular grids, with a very fine tombstone-framed red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/SHIP" arrival d.s. on the front. Rare S.S. Great Britain cover from the Cape and a most unusual franking. [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £1,200 | ||
| 782 | RARE AND SPECTACULAR 2s-4d RATE, MULTIPLE 4d BLUE FRANKING ON COVER TO HOLLAND ; 18th Feb. 1859 E (some "indelible" crayon marks affect address- easily? removable? - one side-flap removed) to Rotterdam from "FRENCH-HOEK" (v. fine oval d.s. on top flap), endorsed "Per Steamer Dane. British & Foreign rate paid", and franked by two blocks of the 4d Blue (blocks of three and four; margins all round, the latter with ironed crease) all tied by light French Hoek "C/GH" triangular grids. Quite astonishing franking for the 2s-4d rate; carried by the Union Line steamer "Dane". Very rare thus. [Ex Caspary & M. Joseph] PHOTO - | £4,000 | ||
| 783 | 6d PALE ROSE-LILAC SINGLE FRANKING "DEVONPORT/CAPE PACKET" COVER TO G.B.; Nov. 1861/Jan. 1862 E (minor wear) from Cape Town to Manchester "Per [Union Steamship Co.] Str. Norman", franked by a lightly cancelled 6d (creased, but clear margins except touched at foot) tied by a light barred triangle with a very fine black "PAID/DEVONPORT/CAPE·PACKET" c.d.s. on the front. [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 784 | SINGLE-FRANKING 1/- BRIGHT YELLOW-GREEN COVER REGISTERED TO G.B. ; Rare registered 21st Oct. 1862 env. (faults, dusting and closed tears but complete) to London endorsed "Registd." and "p. R.M.S. Athens", franked by a single 1/- (6d postage plus 6d fee) with close to huge margins all round (but chipped at left corner) tied by a light Cape Town barred triangle, having a very fine red oval "REGISTERED/LONDON" d.s. alongside. Carried by the Union Steamship Co.; the "Athens" was wrecked in Table Bay in 1865. (With 1970 R.P.S. Certificate of Genuineness.) [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £300 | ||
| 785 | SINGLE-FRANKING 6d DEEP ROSE-LILAC "DEVONPORT CAPE PACKET" COVER TO G.B.; Dec. 1862/Jan. 1863 env. to Scotland "Per Cambrian" franked by a 6d deep rose-lilac just tied by a poor Cape Town barred triangle with a very fine black "PAID/DEVONPORT/CAPE·PACKET" c.d.s. alongside. [Ex M. Joseph.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 786 | NATAL - "HENRY ELLIS & SONS PASSENGER LINE" ADVERT FOR FREE SETTLERS FROM G.B.; Attractive c.1865 3-colour printed sheet (9x15 ins.) issued by this shipping line in London and listing their 13 steamers "TO CAPE TOWN, ALGOA BAY & NATAL", regarding sailings to take advantage of "FREE GRANTS OF LAND IN NATAL", with detailed lists of weekly diets for passengers. Rare item. | £65 | ||
| 787 | RARE C.G.H. FRANKING WITH AUSTRIAN "K.U.K. KRIEGSMARINE/S.M.S. ZENTA" C.D.S.; Very fine 17th/18th Feb. 1903 PPC (of Cape Town) to Austria franked by a C.G.H. 21/2d blue tied by a very fine strike of this rare ship's cancel. Unusual on Cape stamps. [Ex Bill Hart.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 788 | BOER WAR MARITIME ITEMS - ELDER DEMPSTER TROOPSHIPS, ETC.; Feb./July 1900 env. (faults but with contents on pictorial notepaper of "H.M.T. MONTEAGLE") & GB 1d letter-card (minor faults) from "S.S. Orient" both from the island of "St. Vincent" and both cancelled with very fine "SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s.; plus April 1900 env. (headed for the sender as if a Concessionary Rate item but without postal marks) ex the same corresp. on pictorial "H.M.T. MONTEAGLE" notepaper, and a fine 23rd Oct. 1899 usage of the O.R.C. 1d orange PC to Geneva cancelled at Bloemfontein (with blue crayon corner-line for censoPHOTO - | £120 | ||
| 789 | BOER WAR - P.O.W. PRISON-SHIP MAIL WITH MANUSCRIPT "THE CASTLE" CENSOR MARKS; Dec. 1900 usage of the Transvaal "V.R.I." o.p. 4d olive regd. env. (minor stains) from Pretoria (with VRI 3d) addressed to a P.O.W. at Cape Town, but endorsed "£3" and redirected to "[S.S.] Kildonan Castle" with a very fine 2-ring "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" mark on the front with manuscript "The Castle" and date in centre (rare mark; only used on mail enclosing cash); plus similar Jan. 1901 GB 1d lilac env. (minor toning) with FPO c.d.s. cancel addressed to a POW at "Greenpoint, C.C.". endorsed "P[ostal] O[rder] £2" and redirected to "S.S. Mongolian" (and then to S.S. "Kildonan Castle") with fine strike of the 2-ring "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" mark with m/s dated "The Castle" on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers). [Both ex Steph Stobbs.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 790 | "C.G.H., NATAL & E.A. ROYAL MAIL SERVICE LIST OF PASSENGERS", UNION CASTLE MENU-CARD, ETC.; Small 1895 CGH-N-EA Passenger List card (21/2x5 ins.), 1903 Union Castle "R.M.S. NORMAN" menu-card (some toning), and large 1938 Pictorial "BLUE STAR LINE" advert PC (6x9 ins.; file-holes at top) ref. the "M.V. NEW ZEALAND STAR" posted in London. Plus c.1855 I.L.N. print of the SS German. [N.B. This print shows the Empress Eugenie of France boarding the ship to sail to Natal to visit the grave of her son, the Prince Imperial, who was killed by the Zulu’s.]. (4 items). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 791 | UNION CASTLE LINE - RARE OFFICIAL STEAMER CARDS; c.1922 unused pair of very fine coloured Poster-type PPC's of "R.M.S. Arundel Castle" (with cabin interior) and an unidentified steamer with advert in Afrikaans. Rare pair. (2 cards). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 792 | Similar pair of unused c.1922 PPC's; the "R.M.S. Arundel Castle" view and a red-bordered Artist card (signed "EDMUND G. FULLER") of another steamer. Both very fine. (2 cards). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 793 | UNION CASTLE LINE - OTHER COLOURED STEAMER CARDS; c.1905-10 PPC's of S.S. Kinfauns Castle (2), Armadale Castle, Walmer Castle (2 diff.), Saxon & unidentified deck-view. Good lot; 5 being postally used.. (7 cards). | £100 | ||
| 794 | UNION CASTLE LINE - BLACK & WHITE STEAMER CARDS; c.1902-25 mostly very fine collection (9 inc. 2 used, one with 1908 "CAPE COLONY OCEAN POST OFFICE" c.d.s. on CGH 1d) depicting RMS Armadale Castle, Briton (2 diff.), Carisbrooke Castle, Dunottar Castle, Dunvegan Castle, Kenilworth Castle, Kilfauns Castle & Norman. Plus a 1955 PPC of the Braemar Castle. (10 cards). | £100 | ||
| 795 | STEAMER CARDS OF OTHER NATAL & SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING LINES, ETC.; c.1905-38 PPC's (4 used) inc. rare "Donald Currie & Co." card of S.S. Kilfauns Castle, fine rare 1910 usage (ex G.B.) of the "SS FORT SALISBURY" card used from on board "SS Barotse", fine TSS Ulysses card, 1909 b/w card of Rennie Line "Inkosi leaving Natal", African SS Co. "Biafra", 3 c.1916 b/w official (?) cards of "Natal Line" steamers (one real photo), and 2 other port views. (10 cards). | £100 | ||
| 796 | SOUTH AFRICA - RARE OVAL "SHIPPING POSTMASTER/3/CAPE TOWN" OVAL CANCELLATIONS; Very fine 18th Sept. 1927 usage of the South Africa 11/2d "Ship" Postal Stationery PPC (of Zwartberg Pass, Cape) to Germany with additional imprint marginal pair of the S.A. 2d, all cancelled by very fine rare double oval datestamps of this P.O. official. Spectacular. [Ex Bill Hart.] PHOTO - | £150 | ||
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| 797 | SIERRA LEONE/ASCENSION - PRESTAMP LETTER REF. ANTI-SLAVERY OPERATIONS, ETC.; Interesting 30th Sept. 1844 EL from "H.M.S. Ardent, at Sierra Leone" to Maldon Essex (family letter) with London "SHIP LETTER" charged "8" on arrival. The contents (apparently from the ship's surgeon) describes operations off the West African coast to stop the slavers sending Negroes to Brazil or Cuba, and a brief visit to Ascension. "...There are about 5,000 Negroes there [the River Gallinas, S. Leone, where the ship was to steam the next day], waiting for a chance to be taken to Brazil or Cuba. The "Growler" is there and has just sent in her second prize, a notorious fast schooner....Free Town is by no means a bad sort of place....It is like St. George's Town, Demerara...The good folks at Ascension did their best to make us ill; they gave us 5 tons of stinking water, almost black; consequently we all got the Belly ach[e]...The surgeon there gets £300 a year...I called on the Governor of Sierra Leone yesterday, Dr. Ferguson; he is a black man and an Edinburgh M.D. and Surgeon of the Garrison....I have been to 3 little villages inhabited solely by the liberated Africans....Wellington, Kissey and York...You must direct "Ascension or Sierra Leone", and then there will be a remote chance of my getting a letter....They [at Ascension] gave us a Turtle before we left....all the ship's company (150) dined off it; you can imagine it was none of the smallest..." Fascinating reading and an early letter from this part of the world.PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 798 | FRENCH WEST AFRICA - ANTI-SLAVERY PAMPHLET + EARLY LETTER FROM THE SAME AUTHOR EX GABON RIVER; 2nd Sept. 1848 EL from "Gaboon, West Africa" (interesting contents ref. chances of new Missions in "Loango, Kabinda & Ambriz", written & signed by the well-known American Missionary, Rev. J. Leighton Wilson) to New York (sent by the "Seamew" of Salem) with v,. fine red "SHIP" mark and near fine matching "SALEM/Mass." c.d.s. (crease) on the front. Plus fine 1851 paper-covered anti-Slave Trade, 32-page pamphlet (8x5 ins.) written by the writer of the 1848 letter, entitled; "THE BRITISH SQUADRON ON THE COAST OF AFRICA", giving detailed arguments in favour of maintaining the British anti-Slavers squadron off the African Coast with considerable detail. Rare letter & equally rare pamphlet; remarkable matched pair. (2 items). PHOTO - | £200 | ||
| 799 | ANTI-SLAVE TRADE PAMPHLET & ACT OF PARLIAMENT; 1853 16-page paper-covered pamphlet (5x8 ins.; some spotting of title-page) by "A.P. Eardley-Wilmot, Commander of H.M.S. Harlequin stationed off the African Coast" entitled "A LETTER TO ...VISCOUNT PALMERSTON, M.P....ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE..." arguing for a larger anti-Slavers squadron.; plus fine printed (7x12 ins.) May 1853 6-page "ACT for carrying into effect the Engagement between Her Majesty and Syed Syf bin Hamood, the Chief of Sohar in Arabia, for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade". Rare pair of Anti-Slavery items. (2 items). | £75 | ||
| 800 | NIGER COAST - BENIN RIVER CARD; Feb. 1897 usage of the o.p. 1d Red G.B. PC to London with fine "BENIN·RIVER" A-code c.d.s. and v. fine red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" c.d.s. on the front. | £40 | ||
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