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1400 |
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MARGINAL BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1d BRICK RED ON CREAM PAPER: Very attractive 8th March 1861 E from Port Elizabeth (red oval d.s. on back) to Cape Town franked by a spectacular block of four of SG.5 (excellent margins all round) with full marginal selvedge (ironed out vertical crease affecting the block) tied by barred "C/GH" triangles. Exhibition item. PHOTO - |
£1000 |
|
1401 |
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4d DEEP BLUE SINGLE FRANKING WITH TWO DIFFERENT TOWNS' BARRED CANCELLATIONS ON INTERNAL COVER: 1861 (22 June) E (minor creasing clear of adhesive) from Hanover (scarce black c.d.s. across join) to Graaf Reinet franked with a fine full margined SG.6 tied by one light & one very clear "C/GH" barred triangles (clearly separately struck - lightly at Hanover with the large 35mm type and more carefully at Graaf Reinet with the 30mm type). Rare double cancel and a fine example of the internal 4d rate. |
£200 |
|
1402 |
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1861 1d vermilion "woodblock", a used space filer. 1863-64 4d blue, strip of three, heavily cancelled but close to wide margins. A fine 4d pale blue used on small piece and a damaged single used on cover to Port Elizabeth. |
£120 |
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1403 |
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1/- DEEP DARK GREEN - SINGLE FRANKING COVER TO G.B.: 1863 (9 May) env. (edge faults and small tears closed with "magic tape") from Bedford via Cape Town to London franked by this scarce adhesive (SG.8b with margins all round) tied by a partial fine "C/GH" barred triangle with "11" accountancy mark alongside. A very rare shade on cover. Ex Wilkins & Maxwell Joseph.PHOTO - |
£750 |
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1404 |
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1863-64 De La Rue 1d, 4d blue shades (8) and 1/- (2). Two to three margined examples with faults. |
£100 |
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1405 |
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1863-64 De La Rue 4d (3) and 1/-. Good used three margined examples. |
£70 |
|
1406 |
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1d SOLDIER'S CONCESSION RATE COVER TO LONDON WITH 1d DEEP CARMINE-RED: 1864 (11 July) env. (minor edge wear) to London headed and countersigned for concession rate for a private in the 96th regiment of Foot & franked with a single example of SG.18 (good to wide margins all round though somewhat faded & minor corner crease) tied by unclear large "C/GH" barred triangle with v.fine red "PAID DEVONPORT/CAPE PACKET" c.d.s. alongside & partly overstruck red oval "KING WILLIAMSTOWN" d.s. on flap. An attractive example of this rare 1d rate franking. PHOTO - |
£1500 |
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1407 |
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PAIR OF 4d BLUES ON DOUBLE RATE INTERNAL COVER TO NAMAQUALAND: 29 July 1864 env. (some toning) with unclear red "SPRINGBOCK-FONTEIN" arrival c.d.s. & fair red "HONDEKLIP BAY" oval d.s. (few known) on the reverse, addressed to "Spring Bok" (Namaqualand) & franked with a good pair of 4d blues (SG.6a) just tied by a single fine "C/GH" barred triangle. Rare thus. |
£200 |
|
1408 |
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1864 (12 Aug.) Env. (flap faults and minor toning) from "HONDEKLIP-BAY" (partial red oval c.d.s. on reverse - very few known) addressed to 'Spring Bok' with an 85% complete and v. fine red "SPRINGBOK-FONTEIN" c.d.s. also on the back and franked with a 4d blue (SG.19a. - close to huge margins) well tied by a light barred triangle. |
£180 |
|
1409 |
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1865 (1 June) EL (flap faults barely detract) sent within Cape Town to the French consul franked with 1d brownish red (SG.18c.; shaved on two sides but with massive margin at right) tied by a fine Cape Town vertical "1" numeral with a fair "CAPE-TOWN/CAPE COLONY" c.d.s. alongside. A rare franking. [Ex Maria de la Queillerie, 1970]. PHOTO - |
£360 |
| CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - MAFEKING |
|
1410 |
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1900 1d on ‡d vermilion, 6d on 2d (2), 6d 0n 3d, 1/- on 4d and 1/- on 6d. All used on pieces. Fine. SG 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 & 14. (6). |
£160 |
|
1411 |
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1900 (April) 1/- on 6d used on small piece and 2/- on 1/-. Fine used. SG 15 & 16. Cat. £975. PHOTO - |
£280 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS |
|
1412 |
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MISCELLANY on leaves inc. 1926 10/- carmine & green mint, KGV pictorial set mint & KGVI vals. to 10/- mint (2) & used. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
|
1413 |
|
1900-86 The mainly mint (some unmounted) duplicated collection/stock inc. 1926 10/- (corner crease), 1935-36 ºd to 10/- (2), 1938-48 values to 10/-, 1950 ºd to 10/-, 1953-62 ‡d to £1, 1962-64 ºd to £1 and a large quantity of later issues. (Some 100's). |
£360 |
|
1414 |
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1935-74 The small mint selection with 1935 Centenary ºd to 10/- & ºd to 5/-, 1935-36 ºd to 10/- x 2 sets, 1938-48 ºd to 10/-, 1950 ºd to 10/-, 1953-62 ‡d to £1 x 3 sets, 1962-64 ºd to £1 x 3 sets and 1974 1c to $2 x 2 sets. Mainly fine. Cat. £1,450+. (Small Qty.). |
£200 |
| CEYLON/SRI LANKA |
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1415 |
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AIRMAIL - KARACHI TO LONDON SERVICE: 1931/6 Group of mainly fine covers carried on this service (see below) incl. 1931 env. from Colombo to Durham franked with 9c & 2 x 20c adhesives to pay the 49c rate for up to ‡oz., 1934 env. from Kandy to Glasgow bearing 2 x (2c + 20c) adhesives and 1936 env. from Talawakele to Upminster franked with 3c, 5c & 4 x 9c. Ceylon took part from 23rd June, 1929 in this service whereby airmail was despatched via express train to Karachi whence it was flown to London. (9 covers). |
£60 |
|
1416 |
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AIRMAIL - TATA AIRWAYS MADRAS TO LONDON SERVICE: 1933/7 Small but colourful group of covers carried on this service incl. 1933 cover to Slough stamped @ 69c rate, 1934 registered env. from Gammaduwa to Glasgow franked with 9c & 2 x (20c+50c) and 1936 env. ex Colombo to Jersey bearing 9c, 20c & 1r adhesives. (12 covers). |
£75 |
|
1417 |
|
AIRMAIL - "ALL UP", OVERSEAS & WARTIME SERVICES: 1938/9 Group of covers carried on the "all up" service incl. 1938 env. from Halgranoya to England franked with 4 x 5c adhesives and 1938 large envs. ex Colombo to Birmingham bearing pair of 10c + 3 x 20c and 2c + 3 x 6c adhesives respectively and 1939-47 selection of covers/cards/label incl. 1941"horse-shoe route" env. from Colombo to London franked with 2 x 50c, similar cover but bearing 1r adhesive censored to Aberdeen, 1947 double rate env. Colombo to New York franked with 2 x (30c + 1r), 1948 registered parcel label from Cinnamon Gardens to London bearing 5c, 20c, 2 x 25c, 2r & 5r and large 1948 env. from Slave Island to London. (22 items). |
£120 |
|
1418 |
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INLAND & INDIA MAIL: 1915-46 Collection of inland and India destination covers incl. 1915 2c postal stationery card to Rangoon with large violet boxed "CENSOR/(date)/COLOMBO" d.s., 1925 envelope ex Kalutara to Colombo franked with 2 x 3c stamps, 1938 env. registered from Panadure to Colombo bearing 3c + 3 x 6c adhesives, 1936 insured regd. env. from Passara to Ramnad (India) franked with 2 x 30c stamps and a good range of WWII censored envs. (13 covers). |
£80 |
|
1419 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY: 1877-88 unused (4) & used (17) range of envelopes covering several different types and with a variety of postmarks. Priced to sell (by a supreme optimist!) at over £800. A useful group. (21). |
£100 |
| CHILE |
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1420 |
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ANGELES, CASA BLANCA & CAUQUENES - PRESTAMP, BISECT COVER, ETC.; 1811 EL with v. fine red "ANGELES." (crease), c.1800 front with v. fine "CAVqVENES", 1844 E with the same mark in red matching an equally fine "FRANCA", c.1850 E with near fine red "CASA-BLANCA" and c.1858 E with Bisect 10c (crease) tied by target cancel with poor "CASABLANCA" alongside. Plus c.1858 E (stamp removed) with very fine "CASABLANCA", and off-cover 5c's (2; 2m & 4m) with part rare straight-line cancels of "CASA-BLANCA" & "CAUQUENES". Good lot. (8 items). PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1421 |
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CHALINGA - RARE STRAIGHT-LINE MARK ON STAMPED COVER, ETC.; 22nd June 1860 E (biro date on front; overall slight creasing) to Santiago franked by Chilean P.O. print 5c tied by v. fine circular grid cancel with a very fine matching "CHALINGA" mark (rare) nearby. Attractive. Plus an off-cover 5c (just 4m) cancelled by a part strike of the same "CHALI[NGA]" mark. (2 items). PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1422 |
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CHAÑARCILLO - STAMP-PERIOD STRAIGHT-LINES INCL. USE AS BISECT-CANCEL; June 1855 E (pencil-date) to Copiapo franked by Bisect Desmadril 10c tied by a mostly very fine "CHAÑARCILLO", large piece with 1858 10c bisect tied by circular grid with the s. line alongside, small piece with 10c bisect tied by both the grid and the s. line, similar piece with near 4m 5c tied by the s. line alone, off-cover 5c with part s. line cancel alone, and Sept. 1859 EL to Potrero Seco with 10c tied by poor grid with near fine "CHAÑARCILLO" mark alongside. Scarce lot. (2 covers + 5 pieces/stamps). PHOTO - |
£180 |
|
1423 |
|
CHILLAN, CHILOE, COMBARBALA & CONCEPCION - PRESTAMP COVERS, ETC.; 1809 EL with v. fine "ChILLAN" in red, c.1800 front with very fine red "CHILOE", c.1806 E with fine red "COMBARBALA" and matching "FRANCA", large c.1800 front to the Governor of Valdivia with partly fine black "CONCEPCION", c.1810 large front with fine red "CONCEPCION/DE CHILE", and 1850 E with very fine black "CONCEPCION" & matching "FRANCA". Plus off-cover 4m Perkins Bacon London-print 5c & 3m Desmadryl 5c, each with part small "CHILLAN" straight-line cancels. Good lot. (8 items). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1424 |
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CONSTITUCION - ABBREVIATED "CONSTITN." MARK AS CANCELLATION ON BISECT COVER, ETC.; Attractive 29th May 1858 E (file-note date) to Valparaiso franked by a bisected Santiago printing 10c sky-blue, tied b a very fine black "CONSTITN." mark. Plus off-cover 10c (3m) & 5c (2; both 4m) all cancelled by this unusual abbreviated "CONSTITN." mark alone. Scarce group. (4 items). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1425 |
|
COPIAPO - PRESTAMP COVERS INCL. RARE REGISTERED WRAPPER; 1804/7 pair of E's with very fine red "COPIAPO" marks - one also with v. fine red "FRANCA" and the other charged "2" - 1831 urgent E to Chiloe (endorsed with time of arrival and delivery) with v. fine red "COPIAPO" and "FRANCA", and spectacular July 1841 E to Santiago with fine red "COPIAPO", very fine red "FRANCA" and very fine rare red "CERTIFICASION" marks all on the front. The latter [Ex Derek Palmer] is a rare example of a Registered Letter; they had to be sent in envelopes such as this that were retained by the delivering P.O. (like the British "Green Wrapper" system), and so very few early Chilean registered covers have survived. Good lot. (4 covers). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1426 |
|
COQUIMBO, CURACAVI & CURICO - PRESTAMP & STAMPED COVERS WITH STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS; 1812 E, 1836 EL & 1837 E all with fine to very fine red "COQUINBO" marks (the 1836 EL also with v. fine "FRANCA"), 1850 E with v. fine red "CURICO" and 1857/67 E/EL with 5c (tear) or 10c (crease) tied by barred circle but also having very fine "CURICO" & "CURACAVI" marks alongside respectively. Scarce group. (6 covers). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1427 |
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CUZ-CUZ - THE RARE 1st-TYPE "CUZCUZ." MARK & THE LATER "YLLAPEL" MARKS ON PRESTAMP COVERS; Fine 1809 EL to Assuncion charged "1" with a very fine black (unrecorded colour?) "CUZCUZ." mark on the front; rare and of Edxhibition Quality. Plus 1845/6 pair of EL's to Santiago with mostly very fine red "YLLAPEL" marks (the later name for Cuz-Cuz), and one with v. fine matching "FRANCA"; also 2 off-cover 5c's with part black "[YLLA]PEL" cancels and part manuscript dates. (3 covers + 2 stamps). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
1428 |
|
FREIRINA, P. DEL HUACO & LIGUA - STAMP-PERIOD STRAIGHT-LINE COVERS, ETC.; 1861 E (torn) with fair black "FREIRINA" (tear) and 10c tied (??; may not belong) by circular grid, scarce c.1850 E sent by coastal steamer to Huasco with very fine black "CABOTAJE" (coastal steamer letter) mark and matching fine "P† DEL HUASCO", the same s. line on part c.1854 E with 10c blue, off-cover pair of 5c (4m & 3m) cancelled by very fine "Pƒ DEL HUASCO", and 1860 E with 5c red (3m but ragged at foot) tied by circular grid with near fine scarce blue-green "LIGUA" alongside. (6 items). |
£100 |
|
1429 |
|
LIMACHE - STRAIGHT-LINES ON STAMPED COVERS INCL. BISECT; c.1860/3 EL/E's all to Santiago with different frankings; fine 10c bisect (attractive and tied by circular grid), 5c pair (3m; tied through the stamps) with circular grids, and single 5c (may not belong); all with mostly very fine "LIMACHE" marks clear of the stamps in black or faded red. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1430 |
|
LINARES, MELIPILLA & MOLINA - PRESTAMP & STAMPED COVERS INCL. BISECT; c.1843 E with fine red "LINARES", c.1862 E (slight staining) with 5c tied by fine circular grid with very fine "MELIPILLA" nearby, and attractive 1861 E with 10c Bisect (one rounded corner) tied by circular grid with a fine "MOLINA" alongside. (3 covers). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1431 |
|
OSORNO - MARGINAL BISECT 1st ISSUE COVER; c.1853 E (some light staining) to Valdivia franked by an unusally bisected 1st Perkins Bacon 10c blue (large margin at foot including part of the marginal inscription) tied by very fine circular grid in a watery brown ink matching the very fine "OSORNO" mark nearby. Rare thus. PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1432 |
|
OVALLE, PARRAL & PETORCA - BISECT COVER, PRESTAMP, ETC.; July 1858 EL to Santiago with 10c Bisect (light crease) tied by a very fine circular grid with a fair "OVALLE" nearby, 1848 E with fair red "PARRAL", off-cover 5c & Bisected 10c cancelled by part "[P]ARRA[L]" and complete red-brown "PARRAL" respectively, and (George could never find a Petorca cover!) off-cover 5c (3) & 10c all cancelled by part "PETORCA" marks. (2 covers & 6 stamps). PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1433 |
|
QUILLOTA - PRESTAMP COVER, BISECT, ETC.; 1851 E with very fine red "QUILLOTA", c.1853 front with Bisect 10c tied by circular grid with fine red "QUILLOTA" alongside, and off-cover 10c & 5c each with part "QUILLOTA" staright-line cancels. Scarce lot. (4 items). |
£75 |
|
1434 |
|
QUIRIHUE, RANCAGUA, SAN CARLOS, SAN FERNANDO & SANTA ROSA - PRESTAMP & STAMPED COVERS, ETC.; 1845 E with v. fine red "QUIRIHUE", attractive 1860 EL with 5c red (3‡m) tied by a fine circular grid with a fine red "RANCAGUA" alongside, 1851 E with mostly fine red "S. CARLOS", c.1855 E (faults behind stamp) with 5c (does not belong) and mostly fine "[SA]N FERNANDO" mark, and 1850 E with fine "SANTA ROSA". Plus off-cover 1853 & 1858 5c's (4m & 3m) cancelled by part "SANTA ROSA" straight-lines. Scarce lot. (5 covers & 2 stamps). PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1435 |
|
SAN ANTONIO - 3 DIFFERENTLY FRANKED STAMPED COVERS; 1855 EL from "Santo Domingo" to Santiago posted from nearby S. Antonio with Desmadryl (?) 5c red (crease; 3m) tied by a light circular grid with a light black "FRANCA" alongside but with no namestamp, 1856 EL from the same correspondence with vertical pair of 5c reds (both 4m but one creased; from PB plates) tied by grids with v. fine "S. ANTONIO" alongside, and a c.1856 E from the same correspondence with two 10c blues (4m & 3m) similarly tied with a very fine "S. ANTONIO" (crease) alongside. Scarce trio. Plus an off-cover 1868 5c with v. fine "S. ANTON[IO]" cancel (late usage). (4 items). PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1436 |
|
SANTIAGO [DE CHILE] - THE GEORGE DOUBLET COLLECTION OF PRESTAMP STRAIGHT-LINE NAMESTAMPS; 1787 clearly dated E to Coquimbo with a very fine red "CHILE." mark, c.1800 pair of E's to "Buenos Ayres" (Argentina) with superb "CHILE." and fair "CHILE." with mostly fine "FRANCA", similar c.1800 pair of different style very fine "CHILE." marks on E's to Cordoba, 1827-9 trio to Valparaiso with mostly fine "CHILE" marks (one with fine red "FRANCA." between lines), 1813 EL to B. Ayres with fair scarce red "CHILE" between lines, 1843-6 trio of E's to Valparaiso with fine red small "SANTIAGO" marks (two with matching "FRANCO" marks), and 1849 E to Bogota (New Granada/Colombia) - addressed to the President there - with fine oval-framed "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" with v. fine matching "FRANCA". Plus a modern banknote (13 covers + 1 note). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1437 |
|
VERY EARLY STAMPED COVER WITH "SANTIAGO" S. LINE, ETC.; 22nd July 1853 EL to Valparaiso franked by a 3‡m London Print 5c red-brown tied by a very fine circular grid cancel with a superb black "SANTIAGO" mark (part frame showing at foot) alongside; the first month of use of stamps in Chile. Rare thus. Plus an off-cover London print 5c (4m) with fine circular grid plus part s. line "[SANTI]AGO" cancel. (2 items). PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1438 |
|
SERENA, TALCA, TALCAHUANO, VALDIVIA & VALLENAR - PRESTAMP COVERS; 1843 EL with v. fine small "SERENA" and larger "FRANCA", 1844 E with fine red "TALCA", similar 1846 E also with matching red "FRANCA", unusual 1851 Customs Service E to Chiloe with scarce fancy circular "ADUANA DE TALCAHUANO/[Arms]/CHILE" cachet slightly overlapping a fine black "TALCAHUANO" (with matching "FRANCA" nearby), c.1800 front (faults) with v. fine red "UALDIUIA.", and 1850 E with oily red "BALLENAR" and "FRANCA" as well as very fine "VALPARAISO" with matching "CABOTAJE" and red handstruck "1/2/3" charge-mark. Good lot. Also 2 off-cover stamps. (8 items). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1439 |
|
SERENA, TOMÉ & VALDIVIA - STAMPED COVERS WITH STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS INCL. BISECT; 2nd Aug. 1853 E to Santiago endorsed "Estafeta" (urgent?) franked by a London print 5c red-brown (4m; crease, but First Year of Usage) tied by a barred circle with a partly fine red "SERENA" alongside, 1859/61 fine pair of E's to Santiago/Chillan with single 5c or 10c (3m & near 4m) tied by barred circles each with a very fine "TOMÉ" alongside, and c.1861 E (faults) to Osorno with 10c Bisect (faults, etc.) tied by barred circle with a very fine scarce oval-framed red "VALDIVIA" (crease) alongside. Scarce lot. Also an off-cover 5c (v. near 4m) with part "[T]OMÉ" cancel. (4 covers + 1 stamp).PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1440 |
|
VALPARAISO - PRESTAMP COVERS, RARE COVER WITH STRAIGHT-LINE AS SOLE CANCEL, ETC.; c.1800 E (from Europe?) with fine red "BALPARAISO", 1828 E (toned) to Buenos Ayres with near fine red "UALPARAISO" (with Valparaiso Forwarding Agent's endorsement on flap signed "Wm. Milliken"), c.1842 pair of E's with fine red "VALPARAISO" or v. fine red "FRANCA" (latter a local letter), 1842 E with forged added 10c blue (!!), and rare July/Aug. 1853 E to Santiago franked with attractive London printing 10c blue (just 4m; shaved at right) tied solely by a fine large black "VALPARAI[SO]" straight-line cancel (only in use as a cancel prior to mid-August 1853). Latter cover is signed as genuine by Peter Holcombe. Plus off-cover London printing 10c & 5c (3) all with partial rare "VALPARAISO"` straight-line cancels.(2 types). Good lot. (6 covers + 4 stamps). PHOTO - |
£240 |
|
1441 |
|
PERU - VERY EARLY INGOING MAIL; c.1780 pair of large fronts to the Island of Chiloe rated "72#" and "35", each with very fine large red "LIMA" marks; the first endorsed "Por el Rey" with a partly fine red "CONCEPCION/DE CHILE" mark. Rare pair. (2 fronts). PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1442 |
|
FRANCE - PRESTAMP MAIL VIA BRAZIL/PANAMA, ETC.; 1825 EL from Le Havre to Valparaiso with near fine red "CHILE" (Santiago) on the flap beside a Rio Forwarding Agent's endorsement, 1841/5 pair from Bordeaux with v. fine red "ULTRAMAR" & "VALPARAISO" marks and both with Bordeaux c.d.s.'s and boxed "P.P." marks, and 1850/5 pair ex Paris with London transit marks - one with "ULTRAMAR" + "VALPARAISO" and "1/2/3" charge-mark, the other with overstruck red "15" in circle arrival charge-mark. Good group. (5 covers). |
£120 |
|
1443 |
|
G.B. - RARE INGOING FREE MAIL TO H.M.S. MENAI AT VALPARAISO; Remarkable 6th Feb. 1826 Free front (signed "C.W. Flint"; Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) addressed to "Robert Gore, Esq., R.N., H.M.S. Menai, Valparaiso, So. American Station", having the inland post London crowned "FREE" c.d.s. and the London Ship Letter Office boxed crowned "FREE" d.s. of the same date; charged "Postage 12", the meaning of which remains impenetrable! Rare thus; one of only handful of Free items known from G.B. to South America. PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1444 |
|
SPAIN - PRESTAMP (EN ROUTE TO PERU, ETC.) & STAMPED MAIL; Fine 1831 EL from "Santander" to Arequipa (Peru) with a Chilean Forwarding Agent's endorsement on the flap ("Forwarded from Arica...") and so with v. fine "ARICA" on the front and charged "3", 1846 stampless EL from Madrid to Santiago (with Bordeaux Forwarding Agent's endorsement & cachet on the flap) having French boxed "P.P." plus "UPTRAMAR" & "VALPARISO" transit marks on the front, 1866 E from Barcelona to Santiago with very fine British P.O. "PANAMA" transit c.d.s. but with Spain 20c pair that are not the original stamps, and 1882 env. from Barcelona to Santiago with Spain 10c + 15c(2) tied by poor c.d.s.'s. Scarce lot. (4 covers). |
£100 |
|
1445 |
|
ECUADOR, PERU & URUGUAY - PRESTAMP/STAMPLES MAIL; 1841 EL from "Montevideo" to Santiago with fine red "ULTRAMAR" & matching "VALPARAISO", similar 1842 E from Quito (Ecuador) to Valparaiso redirected to Santiago, pretty 1854 E from Tacna (Peru) to Valparaiso with very fine blue "VAPOR" and matching oval-framed "FRANCA/TACNA" mark, and 1861/c.1867 pair of stampless envs.from Peru to Santiago with "CALLAO" c.d.s. (with red "15" in circle arrival charge) and very fine dotted oval "YQUIQUE" with matching "FRANCA". Scarce and attractive group. (5 covers) PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1446 |
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U.S.A. TO CHILE VIA JAMAICA & RARE PANAMA FORWARDING AGENT; Very fine 26th Dec, 1842 EL from "New York" to Valparaiso but sent via two different Forwarding Agent addresses; "Messrs. Elim Wright & Co., Kingston, Jamaica" and "care of F.W. Byrne Esq., Panama". There is a near fine red "JAMAICA/PAID" c.d.s. (Feb. 1843) with red manuscript "1/-" rate on the front, but there is also a superb black chamfered-box "PANAMA/FORWARDED BY/FREDERICK W. BYRNE" cachet on the top flap. Rare thus and most attractive. It is worth noting that Byrne was the P.S.N.C.'s official Panama Agent at this date. Panama F.A.C.' are rare. Exhibition item. Plus an I.L.N. print of Aspinwall. (2 items). PHOTO - |
£500 |
|
1447 |
|
U.S.A. - WHALING LETTER & S.F. POSTAL STATIONERY ENV. CHARGED POSTAGE DUE; 1845 EL (interesting contents ref. the likelihood of War with Mexico) from New Bedford to Talcahuana (to a whaling ship's captain) with near fine red "ULTRAMAR" & matching "VALPARAISO" as well as "CONCEPCION"; plus unusual Jan./Mar. 1886 usage of the U.S. 5c brown Postal Stationery env. (small tear at top barely detracts), uncancelled but with San Francisco firm's cachet on reverse, sent to Valparaiso "Per Str. Colima via Panama" with a very fine oval-framed "VALPARAISO/20c/*MULTADA*" arrival charge-mark on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1448 |
|
G.B. - FULLY PREPAID MAIL INCL. PANAMA ROUTE & RARE 3d PRINTED MATTER RATE; 1847 stampless prepaid EL from London to Valparaiso "Via Panama", 1858 printed Price Current EL (part blank flap lost) to Coquimbo with 1d Reds (3) tied by London numerals (the rare 3d rate), attractive 1861 EL (originally from Valencia, Spain, but posted in London) with single 1d Red and manuscript "2/-" (prepaid) in red with v. fine British P.O. "PANAMA" transit c.d.s. on the front, 1866 E to Valparaiso with 1/- green pair tied by Liverpool duplexes to Valparaiso "p. West India Mail" (fair small "PANAMA" c.d.s.), and 1905 PPC with KEVII 1d Red "Per S.S. Orissa". Scarce and fine lot. (5 covers). PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1449 |
|
ECUADOR - BRITISH P.O.'s "GUAYAQUIL/PAID" UDC ON COVER CHARGED "45" ON ARRIVAL; Fine 19th July 1858 E to Santiago "Pr. Valparaiso" with m/s "2/-" (double rate) and fine red "GUAYQUIL/PAID" UDC on the front a well as a red "15" charge changed to "45" in manuscript., having a fine black British P.O. "GUAYAQUIL/A" c.d.s. on the flap. Scarce thus. PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1450 |
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ECUADOR - THE RARE ENCIRCLED "GUAYAQUIL/PAID" DATESTAMP ON COVER WITH RED "45" ARRIVAL CHARGE-MARK; Attractive stampless 29th Nov. 1863 E to Valparaiso with very fine red "GUAYAQUIL/C/PAID" c.d.s. (very scarce; just crossed by fold) nicely placed on the front beside a red m/s "2/-" and a superb red "45" arrival charge-mark. This PAID c.d.s. is much scarcer than the earlier UDC PAID mark of Guayaquil. Exhibition item. PHOTO - |
£240 |
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1451 |
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G.B. - 2/- RATE COVERS FROM LIVERPOOL VIA PANAMA; 1865/7 trio of EL's to Valparaiso (one redirected to Santiago) endorsed via West India Mail, all with fair to fine British P.O. "PANAMA" transit c.d.s.'s (2 sizes), all with red handstruck arrival charge-marks (one "15" in circle & two with plain "25" marks). Scarce & attractive trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - |
£100 |
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1452 |
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FRANCE - 1F-20C RATE COVER VIA PANAMA; June 1864 env. (small fault at top clear of stamps) to Santiago with France 80c red + 40c orange tied by v. fine dotted "8" stars with fine British P.O. "PANAMA" c.d.s. and overstruck red "15" in circle arrival charge. Attractive. PHOTO - |
£100 |
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1453 |
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FRANCE - 1 FRANC RATE COVER VIA G.B. & PANAMA; Attractive Feb. 1866 E from Bordeaux to Valparaiso "Via Southampton & Panama" franked by 1862 20c blue + 80c red tied by fine "532" numerals, having London and v. fine British P.O. "PANAMA" c.d.s.'s on the front. Scarce thus. PHOTO -. |
£150 |
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1454 |
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ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA & PERU - INGOING STAMPED COVERS; Useful 1865-98 group incl. 1865/7 pair from Piura (Peru) with imperf 1d red pair or Llama 10c red cancelled/tied by large "PIURA" or dotted oval "PIURA", 1874 EL from Cobija with Bolivia 10c red, Argentine group incl. 1865/7 pair with single 10c green or 5c red and 1874 with 10c green, plus 1898 Peru env. with UPU 5c green Block of Four. Useful lot. (7 covers). PHOTO - |
£120 |
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1455 |
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G.B. - 1s-6d RATE & 1/- RATE COVERS; 1870-7 covers to Santiago/Valparaiso franked by 6dx3 (ex Manchster with fine red "25" arrival charge-mark), 6d (fault)+1/- (from London endorsed "Via Liverpool y Magellanes"), 1/-+3d(2) EL from Glasgow (stains) with oval-framed "VALPARAISO/10c/*MULTADA*" arrival charge-mark partly on the stamps, and single 1/- green (ex Huntingdon with v. fine black "10" arrival charge-mark (tears through marks). Scarce group. (4 covers). |
£100 |
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1456 |
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FRANCE - 1F RATE COVER VIA THE MAGELLAN STRAITS & S.S. YORUBA; Attractive 15th Mar. 1872 EL from Bordeaux to Santiago "Voie de Magellan, [par] vapeur Yoruba" (this ship chartered by PSNC for 1872 only), franked by France 40c orange and pair of 30c brown tied by dotted "532" numerals, having a very fine purple "15" in circle arrival charge-mark alongside. PHOTO - |
£120 |
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1457 |
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FRANCE - "OR" (ORIGINE RURALE) COVER FRANKED INCORRECTLY AT 1F 25C RATE SO RE-ROUTED VIA BORDEAUX INSTEAD OF PANAMA; Attractive 29th May 1874 EL from Lisieux to Valparaiso with small black "OR" mark on the front, franked by 5 France 25c blues and so 5c short for the rate for which it was endorsed "Par vapeur Anglais voie de Panama"; so re-routed in Paris to the cheaper "Voie de Bordeaux et des Paquebots Anglais" route (1f rate), with near fine blue 2-ring "REBUTS ET RECLAMATIONS" Paris c.d.s. across the join (with deleted manuscript "Affranchissement obligatoire" because the sender could not be located). Finally charged "15" (fine red h.s. mark) on arrival in Chile. Remarkable cover with a story! Exhibition item. PHOTO - |
£150 |
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1458 |
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BOLIVIA - THE RARE INTAGLIO "STEAMER" MARK OF LA CHAMBA; Nov. 1877 env. (tears on reverse) to Valparaiso "[Per] Vapor Colombia" with a mostly very fine strike of the rare oval-framed intaglio ""CORREOS DE LA CHIMBA/[Steamer]/BOLIVIA" mark in blue on the front, with a matching blue "FRANCA" alongside. This intaglio mark was only in use from 1875-7. Rare and attractive. [La Chimba became Antofagasta soon after this.] PHOTO - |
£150 |
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1459 |
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BOLIVIA - FANCY FRAMED "Franca" & OCTAGON-FRAMED ANTOFAGASTA 10c PAID MARK; Scarce Dec. 1877 env. (neatly closed opening tears at top just affect marks) to Valparaiso with very fine blue fancy-framed "Franca" and matching double-octagon-framed "CORREO/10c/AUTOFAGASTA/10c" marks nicely placed on the front. Rare and attractive, dating from the final period of Bolivian control of this town; a Chilean forerunner. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£100 |
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1460 |
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THE BALANCE OF THE GEORGE DOUBLET "DESTINATION CHILE" COLLECTION; Large part 1854 E and 1855 front from Rome to Santiago with very fine red encircled "25" & "65" arrival charge-marks respectively, 1887 stampless env. (faults) from Antwerp with v. fine "FUERA DE BALLIA" (Out of the Bag) and oval "VALPARAISO/10c/MULTADA", 1915 censored S. Africa env. to Santiago ex Thos. Cook, and remarkable 1928 fully stamped env. from Switzerland to India but Missent to Valparaiso and Los Andes in Chile before being sent on to Les Indes (= India) !! (5 items). |
£100 |
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1461 |
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S.S. BOGOTA - RARE 1st ISSUE COVER TO PERU WITH BLACK "VAPOR BOGOTA/P" MARK; Attractive 14th Dec. 1853 EL from Santiago (v. fine red c.d.s. on front) to Lima "[Per] Vapor Ingles", franked by a Perkins Bacon 5c red-brown tied by a fine barred circle, having a mostly very fine black "VAPOR BOGOTA/P" mark (file crease through foot of P) on the front. There is a very fine blue 2-ring "VAPOR/L/1857" arrival mark of Lima across the join on the reverse. Rare thus; very few stamped covers are recorded with these named Steamer marks, because the latter were withdrawn only a few months after the introduction of the first Chilean adhesives. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - |
£240 |
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1462 |
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S.S. BOLIVIA - THE RARE BLUE "VAPOR BOLIVIA/P" MARK ON COVER TO PANAMA; Fine 29th Jan. 1850 EL from "Valparaiso" addressed to "Panama" (rare destination) and endorsed "Con impresos" (= with newspapers); the only postal mark is a mostly very fine blue "VAPOR BOLIVIAI/P" mark on the front. Rare thus and attractive.PHOTO - |
£240 |
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1463 |
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S.S. BOLIVIA - RARE 1st ISSUE COVER TO PERU WITH BLACK "VAPOR BOLIVIA/P" MARK; Attractive 31st Jan. 1854 EL from Santiago (faint red c.d.s. at top right) to Lima "[Per] Vapor Ingles", franked by Perkins Bacon 5c red-brown (4m; close in places) tied by the barred circle cancel, having a mostly fine to very fine black "VAPOR BOLIVIA/P" mark (filing crease) on the front, and a very fine blue "VAPOR/LIMA/1854" d..s. across the join on the reverse. Rare thus; one of only a handful of 1st Issue covers with a Vapor/P mark. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - |
£400 |
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1464 |
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S.S. CHILE - THE "VAPOR CHILE/P" MARK ON INTERNAL PERU COVER; c.1842 E (minor ink-etching affects postal rate) presumably from Lima and charged "4‡" [reales] being addressed to "Ar[e]q[ui]pa", with a very fine black "VAPOR CHILE/P" marking and a fair red "YSLAY" transit mark on the front. Unusual routing and a very early Steamer mark.PHOTO - |
£150 |
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1465 |
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S.S. CHILE - THE RED "VAPOR CHILE/P" MARK ON COVER TO PERU; 4th May 1844 E (pencil date) from Santiago (v. fine "FRANCA/SANTIAGO" mark on the front) to Lima "[Per] Vapor Chile", with a mostly very fine red "VAPOR CHILE/P" mark (filing crease) on the front with black manuscript "1" charge. Plus a small piece with the S.S. Chile mark in black. (2 items). PHOTO - |
£160 |
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1466 |
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S.S. CHILE - RARE BOLIVIAN "ESTERIOR/FRANCA" MARK ON COVER TO PERU; Attractive 26th May 1845 EL (small hole in front clear of marks & address) from Sucre to Lima with superb red Bolivian marks - boxed "ESTERIOR/FRANCA" (the mark specially used on such P.S.N.C. mail), "SUCRE" and "5" - as well as a fine black "VAPOR CHILE/P" mark. Exhibition Quality and a Bolivian rarity. PHOTO - |
£400 |
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1467 |
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S.S. CHILE - THE "VAPOR CHILE/P" MARK IN BLACK & IN RARE YELLOW; c.1846 E (from Lima via Callao?) to Santiago "p. [Vapor] Cile" with fair red "ULTRAMAR" and near fine "VALPARAISO" marks on the front, as well as "3‡" charge and mostly fine black "VAPOR CHILE/P" mark. Plus a c. 1847 front (from a northern Chilean port?) to Valparaiso "par Vapeur Chile" with a fine "VAPOR CHILE/P" mark in rare yellow ink. (2 items). [Both ex Doublet.] PHOTO - |
£150 |
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1468 |
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S.S. CHILE - BLUE "VAPOR CHILE/P" MARK ON COVER TO THE PRESIDENT OF NUEVA GRANADA; 29th July 1849 EL from Valparaiso to "Senor General Tomas Cipriano Mosquera" in Bogota, endorsed "Via de Burnaventura con impresos" but with a partly fine blue "VAPOR CHILE/P" mark and no other postal marks or charges. Rare thus; a rare destination and addressee. PHOTO - |
£140 |
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1469 |
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S.S. CHILE - LATE INGOING COVER TO CHILE WITHOUT VAPOR MARK, BUT WITH "[Eagle]/CALLAO/VAPOR" MARK; 26th July 1851 EL (some toning, creasing & reinforced central fold) from "Callao" to Valparaiso "P Vapor Chile", charged "2" but with no other postal marks apart from a very fine very scarce tombstone-boxed "[Eagle]/CALLAO/VAPOR" mark (just shaved by fold at left) nicely placed on the front. The Vapor marks were not used on mail addressed TO Chile at this date. [Ex Doublet.] PHOTO - see plate no. |
£200 |
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1470 |
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S.S. ECUADOR - COVER TO PERU WITH THE SCARCE BLUE "VAPOR CHILE/P" MARK; 13th Sept. 1849 EL from "Valparasio" (firm's cachet on front) to Lima "[Per] Vapor Ecuador" but with no postal marks apart from a fine blue "VAPOR CHILE/P" mark (filing crease) on the front. Sailing dates show that this letter was indeed carried by the S.S. Ecuador, but there was no suitable mark yet ready for use. Rare thus. PHOTO - |
£160 |
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1471 |
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S.S. ECUADOR - THE UNIQUE (?) USAGE OF THE "VAPOR ECUADOR/P" MARK (ON COVER TO BOLIVIA); 14th Jan. 1850 EL (one tiny hole clear of address & mark does not detract) from "Valparaiso" to "Cobija" with a mostly very fine strike of the otherwise unrecorded "VAPOR ECUADOR/P" mark in blue on the front. This cover - fully recorded by Goerge Doublet in an article in the "London Philatelist" - is believed still to be the sole recorded example of this mark. Important Exhibition Item; arguably the most important cover in this Vapor Marks section. PHOTO - |
£1000 |
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1472 |
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S.S. LIMA - "VAPOR LIMA/P" MARK ON COVER TO PERU; Attractive 30th Dec. 1852 (pencil date) E to Lima "[Per] Vapor" with very fine red "FRANCA"& oval-framed "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" marks on the front beside a near very fine black "VAPOR LIMA/P" mark, having a very fine blue boxed Lima "VAPOR" arrival mark on the flap. Rare thus and of Exhibition Quality. Plus a printed Bill of Lading for silver bullion carried by the S.S. Lima in 1853 with embossed "P.S.N.C." device. (2 items). [Both ex Doublet.] PHOTO - |
£180 |
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1473 |
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S.S. LIMA, ETC. - "VAPOR LIMA/P" MARK ON COVER TO PERU, ETC.; 29th Dec. 1852 EL from Santiago to Lima "[per] Vapor Ingles" with a fine red "FRANCA" and mostly fine matching oval-framed "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" on the front as well as a near very fine black "VAPOR LIMA/P" mark, and also with a fine boxed Lima "VAPOR" arrival mark on the flap. Plus an 1855/61 pair of EL's from Valparaiso to Cobija (Bolivia) endorsed by S.S. "Lima" and "Cloda" but with no Vapor marks. (3 covers).PHOTO - |
£200 |
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1474 |
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S.S. NUEVA GRANADA - MAIDEN VOYAGE COVER TO PERU WITH "VAPOR PERU/P" MARK IN RED; Unusual 12th Jan. 1847 EL from "Valparaiso" to Lima "p. V[ap]or Nueva Granada" and carried on her Maiden Voyage, but with no postal marks apart from a fine orange-red "VAPOR PERU/P" mark (crease) on the front. Clearly the new "VAPOR N. GRENADA/P" mark was not ready at the start. Rare thus. [Ex Doublet.] PHOTO - |
£150 |
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1475 |
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S.S. NUEVA GRANADA - ORANGE-RED "VAPOR PERU/P" MARK ON COVER FROM FRANCE TO PERU "VIA PANAMA"; 4th May 1847 EL (overall creasing) from "Brest" (France) to Lima endorsed "Via Panama" and presumably posted from Valparaiso, but with only an overinked but readily legible orange-red "VAPOR PERU/P" mark; the records show that this letter was actually carried by the S.S. N. Granada, so the new Vapor mark had clearly still not yet arrived! Plus a privately carried duplicate of the same letter from Brest endorsed "par Theresa". (2 covers). [Ex Doublet.] PHOTO - |
£100 |
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1476 |
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S.S. NUEVA GRANADA - THE RARE BLUE "VAPOR N. GRENADA/P" ERROR ON COVER TO PERU; 29th Aug. 1849 EL from "Valparaiso" to Lima "p. Vapor" with a mostly very fine blue "VAPOR N. GRENADA" mark ("E" unclear - partly erased?) with the early Error of Spelling on the front (shaved at left by filing crease). This Error was soon changed - see following lots. Rare thus. PHOTO - |
£200 |
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1477 |
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S.S. NUEVA GRANADA - THE RARE PERKINS BACON "4" NUMERAL ON STAMPLESS COVER TO BOLIVIA; 19th June 1850 EL from "Iquique" (Peru) to Cobija "Por Vapor" with a fine strike of the rare barred numeral "4" mark (believed to have been supplied by Perkins Bacon in 1847 for the P.S.N.C. stamps that were never brought into use as planned). It is thought that this mark was used for a few months on the S.S. Nueva Granada while the Error of Spelling mark was being modified. Rare and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£200 |
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1478 |
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S.S. NUEVA GRANADA - THE CORRECTED "VAPOR/P" MARKS WITH SMALL & LARGE "A"; 2nd April 1852 EL from Satiago to Lima with a very fine red "FRANCA" and matching oval-framed "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" on the front as well as a partly fine "NUEVA GRANADA/P" mark with a large first "A" in "GRANADA", having a fine black boxed "VAPOR" Lima arrival mark on the flap. Plus a c.1851 front (hinge stains) to Serena wih a fine red "FRANCA" & "SANTIAGO" mark beside a fine rare black "VAPOR N. GRANADA/P" mark with the small first "A" in "GRANADA". Rare pair. (2 items). PHOTO - |
£150 |
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1479 |
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S.S. PERU - THE EARLIEST RECORDED P.S.N.C. COVER ENDORSED "[PER] VAPOR PERU"; 1st Dec. 1840 EL (minor flap faults) from "Valparaiso" to "Arequipa" (Peru) "[Per] Vapor Peru", dating from three years before the Vapor/P marks were introduced in Jan. 1843; there is a fine red "YSLAY" transit mark on the front with manuscript "4‡" and "2" reales charges. Rare and attractive; believed to be the earliest recorded cover carried by a P.S.N.C. ship. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - |
£300 |
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