| ** |
1480 |
|
S.S. PERU "VAPOR PERU/P" MARKS IN RED & BLACK ON MAIL TO PERU - PLUS A LATER COVER TO THE U.S.; 17th July 1844 EL from "Valparaiso" to Lima with a partial red "VAPOR PERU/P" mark and m/s "1" charge; plus a c.1851 front (hinge marks, etc.) to Coquimbo with fair black "VAPOR PERU/P" mark and v. fine red "FRANCA/SANTIAGO", and an 1863 EL (creases) from Valparaiso to New York "p. Steamer via Panama" with only an encircled New York "STEAMSHIP/10" arrival mark (crease). Scarce trio. (3 items). PHOTO - |
£200 |
|
1481 |
|
S.S. PERU - RARE YELLOW "VAPOR PERU/P" MARK ON INTERNAL COASTAL COVER; 26th June 1845 EL from Copiapo (v. fine "COPIAPO" and overstuck "FRANCA" on the front) to Santiago "[per] Vapor P." with a nearly fine YELLOW strike of the "VAPOR PERU/P" mark on the front with red transit marks "VALPARAISO" (overstruck) and "CABOTAJE". The yellow ink was intended to be used on mail sorted on board ships on southbound voyages. Attractive and fine [Ex Doublet.]PHOTO - |
£150 |
| ** |
1482 |
|
S.S. PERU - THE GREEN "VAPOR PERU/P" MARK ON COVER FROM ECUADOR TO PERU; 31st Oct. 1847 E from "Guayaquil" to Lima charged "6 r[eale]s" with a very fine GREEN "VAPOR PERU/P" mark on the front. Rare country of origin and rare colour for a Vapor/P mark and attractive. PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
1483 |
|
S.S. PERU - BLUE "VAPOR PERU/P" MARK ON "CABOTAJE" COVER TO SANTIAGO; c. 1848 E (lower flap reduced) to Santiago (probably from a northern Chilean port) with fine blue "VAPOR PERU/P" mark, alongside near fine red "VALPARAISO" and matching fine "CABOTAJE" marks; charged "1+2=3 [reales]" for sea postage and inland charges. [Ex Doublet.] PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1484 |
|
S.S. PERU - BLUE "VAPOR PERU/P" MARK ON COVER FROM BELGIUM; 29th May 1850 EL from Antwerp (blue firm's cachets back & front) to Lima; presumably sent under cover to Valparaiso and posted there, and so with only a fine blue-green "VAPOR PERU/P" mark (overstruck on the firm's cachet) on the front. Rare country of origin for mail to Peru and for mail with a Vapor/P mark. [Ex Doublet.] PHOTO - |
£150 |
| ** |
1485 |
|
S.S. QUITO - RARE UNPAID "VAPOR QUITO/P" COVER TO U.S. WITH RARE SAN FRANCISCO "25" CHARGE-MARK; 30th Oct. 1852 EL from "Valparaiso" to S.F. "Via Panama" with a partly fine black "VAPOR QUITO/P" mark on the front, together with a very fine rare black S.F. "25" arrival charge-mark. This "25" mark was only used on P.S.N.C. mail and only for a period of 2 years. Doubly rare cover. PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
1486 |
|
S.S. QUITO - "VAPOR QUITO/P" MARK ON COVER TO PERU VIA ISLAY; c.1852 E apparently from "Valparaiso", sent to "Arequipa" (Peru) with a very fine black "VAPOR QUITO/P" mark beside a fine red "ISLAY" transit mark on the front. [Ex Doublet.] PHOTO - |
£150 |
| ** |
1487 |
|
S.S. SANTIAGO - "VAPOR SANTIAGO/P" MARK ON COVER TO ECUADOR; 31st May 1853 EL from "Valparaiso" to Guayaquil "par Vapor" with a mostly very fine black "VAPOR SANTIAGO/P" mark on the front. Scarce destination. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£150 |
| ** |
1488 |
|
Similar c.1853 E (minor creasing and faults on reverse) from Valparasiso (?) to "Caldera" with a very fine "VAPOR SANTIAGO/P" mark on the front. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
1489 |
|
POSTAGE STAMPS - 1r BLUE POSTALLY USED: An attractive example of SG.1 with four good to clear margins cancelled by fine central "LIMA/FEB 20/58" c.d.s. Rare.[Note E.D.(ienna) initials on back. With 1958 R.P.S. Certificate of Genuineness. Ex Lord Leathers.PHOTO - |
£450 |
| ** |
1490 |
|
INTERNAL STAMPED COASTAL MAIL BY NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS; 1864 E Valparaiso to P. de Coquimbo with 5c orenge-red Strip of Three (margins in places) tied by poor barred ovals, similar 1863 front with 10c blue Pairs (2) & Single (all with margins in places), and c. 1853 front (ex Valparaiso?) to Huasco with Perkins Bacon 10c (2m) tied by circular grid; endorsed by ships Callao, Valparaiso & Atacama. (3 items). PHOTO - |
£120 |
| ** |
1491 |
|
INTERNAL STAMPED COASTAL MAIL SENT BY NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS; 1857 cover, 1857 front and 1860 EL all from the same correspondence from Valparaiso to Coquimbo, franked by 5c+10c (margins in places; 10c creased), a single (3m) or Strip of Three (margins in places) of the 10c blue; all tied by fair barred circles and endorsed by steamers "Limena", "Lima" & "Bogota" respectively. (3 items). PHOTO - |
£120 |
| ** |
1492 |
|
POSTAGE STAMPS - REPRINTS: 1861-63 1R unused block of six (margins just about clear all round) in brown on white paper. |
£100 |
|
1493 |
|
POSTAGE STAMPS - REPRINTS: The small unused group comprising 1R blue, 1R green, 1R red and 1R yellow plus 2R blue, 2R brown, 2R green, 2R red and 2R yellow. Condition mixed. (9 stamps). |
£75 |
| ** |
1494 |
|
POSTAGE STAMPS - FOURNIER FORGERIES: Unused blocks of ten of the 1R value in blue, yellow, green & red; plus "used" singles in blue & red. Scarce thus. |
£260 |
| ** |
1495 |
|
SINGLE 10c-RATE FRANKINGS ON COVERS TO PERU BY DIFFERENT NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS; 1863-7 covers all from Valparaiso, sent to Arequipa (2) and Lima (3), each with a single 10c Blue (two 4m, one 3m & the others with margins in places) all tied by fair barred ovals; endorsed by ships Peru, Cloda, Limena, Guayaquil & Talca. Useful lot. (5 covers). |
£240 |
| ** |
1496 |
|
POSTAGE STAMPS - FOURNIER FORGERIES: Unused blocks of ten of the 2R in blue, green & red. |
£180 |
| ** |
1497 |
|
POSTAGE STAMPS - FOURNIER FORGERIES: 2R green lithographed se-tenant sheets of 25 "used" with dotted & barred cancellations respectively. |
£100 |
| ** |
1498 |
|
REVENUES: Three large Revenue stamps in black, blue & red respectively, depicting the Steamship "Santiago" printed by Messrs. Turner & Dunnett of Liverpool. Scarce. (3). |
£75 |
| ** |
1499 |
|
"GUANO WARS" COVER TO FRANCE HELD UP BY THE SPANISH BLOCKADE OF PERU; Attractive 22nd Nov. 1864 env. (opened out for display and with flap faults which do not detract) from Valparaiso (firm's cachet) to Bordeaux "Por el Vapor Paita" (it was carried by this P.S.N.C. steamer on its First Voyage from Valparaiso to Lima), franked by a single 5c red (almost 4m; just shaved at centre left) just tied by the barred oval, having a fine 2-ring red "SANTIAGO/SHILE" c.d.s. alongside, along with a superb scarce hexagon-boxed "GB/2F875/10C" Accountancy Mark, a 17th March 1865 Calais transit mark and the French "12" (decimes) arrival charge-mark. The backstamps include a fine Lima c.d.s. of 28th Nov. 1864 and a near fine British P.O. at "CALLAO" c.d.s. of 13th Feb. 1865, because the letter was held up by the Spanish Naval Blockade which finally ended on 3rd Feb. 1865. Doubly rare cover. Exhibition Item.PHOTO - |
£400 |
| ** |
1500 |
|
DOUBLE & SINGLE RATE STAMPED COVERS TO PERU BY NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS; 1866-7 EL's (3) from the same correspondence from Valparaiso to Lima franked by pairs of 10c blue (two) or a pair of 5c red-orange, all cancelled or tied by messy barred ovals; endorsed by ships Paita, Panama and Chile. Useful trio. (3 covers). |
£240 |
|
1501 |
|
THE BALANCE OF THE GEORGE DOUBLET CHILEAN MARITIME MAIL COLLECTION - RESEARCH NOTES, ETC.; 1868 env. from G.B. to Melbourne (Vic.) with 3d rose-red pair tied by Aberdeen duplexes with an oval "6D/MORE TO PAY" mark on the front, c.1880 unissued P.S.N.C. 20c black & 1s red steamer stamps (both with printed reference numbers "000002"), 1924/32 Panama/Chile covers with PSNC imprints, 1954 PSNC magazine, folding 1937 pictorial "R.M.S. ORBITA" menu-card and 2 ships' PPC's. Also research notes & photocopies. (9 items + notes, etc.) |
£75 |
|
1502 |
|
STAMPLESS UNPAID MAIL TO FRANCE; 1869 EL from Valparaiso (fair British P.O. c.d.s. on back) to Paris "via Panama" with v. fine hexagon-framed "GB/1F90C" Accountancy Mark on the front; plus 1st March 1876 EL from Valparaiso (firm's cachet & British P.O. c.d.s.) to Bordeaux "p. Lusitania" with small famed "T" (First Day of Usage on Chilean mail); both charged "12" (decimes) on arrival. Good pair. (2 covers). |
£100 |
| ** |
1503 |
|
LATER STAMPLESS MAIL TO BOLIVIA/FRANCE BY NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS; 1871 privately carried EL (no postal marks) from Valparaiso (firm's cachet) to Cobija (Bolivia) "[Per] Vapor Payta"; plus similar 1872 EL to Bordeaux "[Per] Vapeur Chimborazo" with superb red 2-ring "VALPARAISO/CHILE" c.d.s. plus 2-ring "OUTRE MER/BORDEAUX" c.d.s., etc. The writer of the latter encourages his correspondent to write via Panama; "due to the great irregularity of the British lines via the Magellenes"! Both fine. (2 covers). PHOTO - |
£120 |
| ** |
1504 |
|
RARE OVAL "R.M.S. SORATA" SHIP's CANCEL ON CHILE COVER TO ARGENTINA; Attractive 16th Dec. 1873 E from Valparaiso (firm's cachet on the front) to B. Ayres franked by a Chile 1867 10c deep blue (off centre) tied by a 75% strike (very fine) of the rare large blue oval "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY/R.M.S./SORATA" double oval cachet. There are no other postal marks on the cover. Very rare; few examples of these ships' cachets have been recorded on cover. Exhibition quality. [With 1989 B.P.A. Certificate of Genuineness.] Plus 3 off-cover Chile 1867 5c orange-reds with blue quartered box "P/S/N/C"" cancels. (4 items). PHOTO - |
£500 |
| ** |
1505 |
|
LATER STAMPLESS MAIL SENT ROUND CAPE HORN BY NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS TO FRANCE/G.B.; 1878/81 pair of stampless envs. from Valparaiso to London/Bordeaux by ships "Patagonia" and "via Magellenes s.s. Iberia"; the first with London "1/-" charge-mark and Foreign branch c.d.s.'s, the other with fair "T" in triangle and scarce v. fine red 2-ring "PAYS .ETR./PAQ. ANG. BORDEAUX" c.d.s. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - |
£150 |
| ** |
1506 |
|
LATER 19th CENTURY MAIL BY NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS TO PERU, EUROPE, ETC.; 1879-1894 covers/cards to Peru (1879-84; 6 covers by S.S. Bolivia, Pizarro, Puno, Ayacucho, Mendoza & Casma), to Germany/Italy (1883/94; by S.S. Valparaiso, Cotopaxi & Britannia), U.S. (1891 per S.S. Bolivia) or internally (1890 stampless "Per Vapor Amazonas" & 1893 with Arica P.S.N.C. cachet ref. S.S. Arancania). Good Collection; mostly in very fine condition. (12 covers). |
£240 |
| ** |
1507 |
|
P.S.N.C.-STEAMER-CARRIED POSTAL STATIONERY + REVENUE USAGES, ETC.; 1892-1908 covers/cards to Europe etc. by named steamers incl uprated Postal Stationery; plus 1916 local env. with P.S.N.C. Agent's cachet and 8 pieces with Chilean Revenues tied by P.S.N.C. cachets. (6 covers + 8 pieces). |
£100 |
| ** |
1508 |
|
RARE "P.S./N.C." PERFIN ON G.B. 1d LILAC ON COVER WITH CHILEAN FRANKING; Unusual July 1898 usage of the Chile 5c lilac Postal Stationery env. (minor wear and fault at top left) uprated to G.B. with a Chile 5c blue, but also franked by a G.B. 1d Lilac (corner fault but with the rare "P.S./N.C." pefin) tied on arrival by a superb "LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. Complex cover, but one of the few known on-cover usages of a 19th century PSNC Perfin. PHOTO - |
£150 |
| ** |
1509 |
|
PERFINS OF THE "P.S.N.C." ON G.B. STAMPS & CANAL ZONE COVER/STAMPS; c.1898-1960 lot of off-cover G.B. stamps of all reigns with "P.S./N.C." perfins (all scarce); plus 1940 censored Canal Zone cover to G.B. with 20c with the "PSN" Perfin and two similar off-cover stamps. Scarce study. (1 cover + 24 stamps). |
£75 |
| ** |
1510 |
|
PAIR OF REGD. ENVS. TO MEXICO/U.S.A. BY NAMED P.S.N.C. STEAMERS; Attractive pair of Postal Stationery regd. envs. (15c lilac & 20c grey) to Mexico and U.S.A. (uprated with 10c) endorsed by S.S. Orcoma & Guatemala, having the red imprints on the front for boxed "C No." and "R No." respectively. Fine pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - |
£100 |
| CHILE - AIRMAILS |
|
1511 |
|
THE EARLY DAYS: The small selection including two real photo cards of Luis Acevedo's flight at Antofagasta in July 1912, a pair of "Figueroa" 5p reprints with his signature on reverse, 1925 "PRO RAZA" label block of four and a used set of the 1927 "Correo Aereo" surcharges. (Small Qty.). |
£120 |
|
1512 |
|
1925 "PRO RAZA" ESSAYS: A complete sheet of 50. The top half of the right hand margin is affected by some browning (which could be printer's offset or possibly the after effects of toning or damp). This relatively inconsequential fault barely detracts from the stunning visual impact of this rare block. |
£600 |
|
1513 |
|
1925 "PRO RAZA" ESSAYS: A mint block of 20 (the bottom four rows of the sheet). Some splitting of perfs. but a rare piece. |
£150 |
|
1514 |
 |
MISCELLANY of mostly "better" covers including 1929 First Flight from Chile to Argentina cover (18 July) with relevant cachet in violet and m/s "Alcance vapor/Rio de Janeiro" (being a good example of a Jusqu'a mark), 1935 registered letter from Santiago to Port of Spain (wrongly identified as being in Martinique by the sender and hence attracting a violet "DISPATCHED FROM CANAL ZONE/VIA STEAMER"), 1934 cover to Berne (via Air France) with black cross applied on arrival, 1938 cover to Berne (via Condor) with two black diagonal lines applied on arrival (further example of the Jusqu'a system), 1930 cover to Paris bearing four adhesives, one of which is the elusive 2p vermilion Airmail depicting Santamaria, four covers carried by Pan-Am (1927-46) and a 1930 C.G.A. cover to Paris carried on the ill-fated second flight (8 July) piloted by Mermoz which was aborted about 500 kilometres from St.Louis), etc. (10 items). |
£120 |
|
1515 |
|
AIR FRANCE: The interesting selection of covers & cards including 1934 cover to Paris probably carried on one of the Air France experimental flights over the South Atlantic (per "Croix de Sud"), 1934 registered envelope from Santiago to Paris stamped with large "ACIDENTADA" in black, 1934 cover from Santiago carried on an experimental flight from Natal (Brazil) to Dakar (Senegal) piloted by Bossoutrot & Givon with a good example of the black boxed "ENTIEREMENT/TRANSPORTE/PAR AVION", 1935 card carried by Codos & Rossi in the Flying Boat "JOSEPH LE BRIX" from Istres to South America (the flight was aborted some 500 miles west of the Cape Verde islands where a special "RAID INTERROMPU" cachet was applied), 1939 "Air France" New Year's Greetings card sent from Santiago to Vienna, two other 1939/1940 "Air France" flown cards to Europe, etc. Also a few off-cover French adhesives with aviation interest inc. 1936 10f South American Flight good used. (18 covers/cards plus 10 off-cover adhesives). |
£100 |
|
1516 |
|
AIR FRANCE - CRASH MAIL: 1935 "POR AVION" envelope addressed to a firm in Dundee, despatched from Conception on 30th October carried on board a LATE 28, Reg. F AJPB which crashed to the north of Bahia. The mailbags were subsequently recovered on a beach near Aracaju about 300 kilometres north of Bahia. A typed note reads "It is regretted that this packet was damaged by sea water following disaster to the aeroplane in which it was being transported". Scarce. PHOTO - |
£75 |
|
1517 |
|
C.G.A.: The interesting range of CGA related covers including 1928 (May - early date) registered cover from Buenos Aires to Paris, 1928 (October) registered cover from Buenos Aires to London, 1928 (Nov.) cover carried on the first return trial flight between Santiago & Buenos Aires (plane piloted by Mermoz), 1929 covers (2) from Santiago to Rio de Janeiro bearing early black/red airmail labels, CGA transit c.d.s.'s & Rio de Janeiro "CORREO AEREO" marks, 1929 (18 July) cover from Santiago to Mendoza with (on reverse) black boxed "PREMIER/COURRIER AERIEN/CHILI-ARGENTINE" cachet, 1929 (2 Sept.) cover carried by Guillaumet on the relative flight in the reverse direction with a further example of the aforementioned boxed cachet (in blue), etc. (14 covers plus sundry related photocopies). |
£100 |
|
1518 |
|
C.G.A. - FLOWN MAIL TO EUROPE: 1929-1930 group comprising 15 Aug. 1929 covers (2) to Buenos Aires with special violet boxed "PRIMER CORREO AEREO/DIRECTO/CHILE-EUROPA/AGOSTO DE 1929", 1930 (3 July) cover carried on the aborted second all-air flight to Europe (piloted by Mermoz) with violet boxed "PRIMERA TRAVESIA/COMERCIAL/del ATLANTICO SUD/NATAL-SAN LUIS/POR HIDROAVION DE LA/AEROPOSTALE" cachet and two covers to England & Germany with boxed red cachets applied at Buenos Aires posted in Santiago on 5 June 1930 for the intended all-air flight from South America to Europe. (5 covers). |
£75 |
|
1519 |
|
C.G.A. - RARE 1930 GUILLAUMET CRASH COVER: 1930 registered cover from Valparaiso to London via Santiago & Buenos Aires carried by a Potez 25 of the C.G.A. flown by the famous French aviator, Henri Guillaumet. En route from Santiago to Mendoza & Buenos Aires, Guillaumet encountered a fierce snowstorm & heavy turbulence whilst crossing the Andes at a height of over 11,000 feet. He managed to land with difficulty and after a long and arduous trek of two days & nights he was found (badly frostbitten) & sheltered by two peasants. The mail was not found for several months but was eventually recovered and is said to have reached Paris on 23 December 1930. This letter was then forwarded to London and re-registered on arrival with P.O. labels used to reseal the envelope and an erroneous "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" applied (on reverse). Extremely rare and one of the blue riband items of Chilean aero-philately.PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
1520 |
|
C.G.A. - 1932 L28 CRASH COVER: Env. franked by four different adhesives (two obviously reaffixed and another lost at sea) from Valparaiso to Paris carried on the aeroplane piloted by Hamm & Barbier which left Buenos Aires for Rio de Janeriro on 28 February and went down with all hands off Setiba (Brazil). Some sacks of mail were later recovered from the sea and the back of the cover is endorsed "Avion/accident" in m/s on arrival in Paris on 10 March. Scarce. |
£75 |
|
1521 |
|
C.G.A.: 1933 "ARC EN CIEL" PPC depicting the route of the experimental South Atlantic flight and the six aviators involved, bearing French 1f50 Air adhesive cancelled at Istres (12 January) with Buenos Aires transit c.d.s. and Rio arrival mark of 17 January 1933. A lovely item. |
£50 |
|
1522 |
 |
C.G.A. - JEAN MERMOZ: The small group of Mermoz related items including a 1929 cover from Santiago to Buenos Aires signed by Mermoz, 1928 coloured PC advertising "SERVICIO AEROPOSTAL/ARGENTINA-URUGUAY-BRASIL-AFRICA-EUROPA" carried by Mermoz on a flight from Natal (Brazil) & Dakar (Senegal) bearing four Argentine adhesives tied by "VIA AEREA/29 FEB 28" c.d.s., an unused example of the same card and three relevant photocopies. (3 items). PHOTO - |
£75 |
|
1523 |
|
CONDOR-LUFTHANSA: The small group of covers comprising 1935 cover to London endorsed "First Direct Air Mail from/Santiago, Chile to Germany" and with violet pictorial cachet overtsruck with s/l "VIA CONDOR" and black boxed "A.I.6/AIR MINISTRY", 1935 registered cover from Santiago to the UK with red "Wegen der Unruhen in/Brasilien verzegert" (delayed by disturbances in Brazil) cachet1935 cover to Switzerland with violet "VIA CONDOR" cachet, 1936 Condor Xmas/New Year card from Osorno to Berlin via Catapult service, 1937 cover to Brazil with violet "CONDOR LUFTHANSA/TRAVESIA/AEREA DEL ATLANTICO SUD" cachet, cover ex Valparaiso to Austria and a 1938 cover from Lundin Links (Fife) to Santiago conveyed by Lufthansa bearing their "EUROPA-SUDAMERIKA" cachet in red. (7 items). |
£75 |
|
1524 |
|
L.A.N.: The interesting collection of covers & cards flown via L.A.N. (Linea Aerea Nacional) with a wide range of frankings & destinations. We note 26 Feb. 1929 FFC from Santiago to Chuquicamata, 1929 (5 March) pair of covers from Valparaiso via Santiago to Arica (only 145 carried), 1929 (13 May) FFC from Tacna to Santiago, 1931 & 1932 internal covers (2) with 1931 Airmail frankings, printed "PAR AVION-VIA "CONDOR" envelope to Curnacavi with 1931 Airmail franking, etc. (21 plus a few off-cover adhesives). |
£150 |
|
1525 |
|
L.A.N. PROVISIONAL ISSUE COVERS: 1941 pair of covers to the USA & Germany, the former from La Serena via Santiago bearing 80c on 20c provisionals (2) plus 1p, 2p & 5p Airmails, the latter from Antofagasta to Weimar (censored on arrival) via Santiago bearing $1.60 on 5p provisional plus 1p (3) & 5p (2) Airmails (small cover faults do not affect the adhesives). A scarce pair. Also eight off-cover LAN provisional surcharges including a mint set & a used set. (2 covers, 8 adhesives). PHOTO - |
£75 |
|
1526 |
|
PANAGRA: The interesting group of covers/cards flown via Pan-American Grace Airways (PANAGRA) including 17 May cover addressed to Peru bearing Canal Zone 15c on 1c "AIR MAIL" opt. pair tied by "CRISTOBAL/CANAL ZONE" machine cancel and with pictorial "First Flight" cachet depicting a map of North Western South America and a red/white "VIA AIR MAIL" label, two covers with violet pictorial "FIRST FLIGHT/F.A.M.9/CANAL ZONE-CHILE" cachets, two covers with black pictorial "PRIMER VUELO/SANTIAGO de Chile" cachets, a real photocard of a Panagra Trimotor over La Punta (Peru), etc. (11 covers/cards). |
£100 |
|
1527 |
|
PANAGRA - CRASH MAIL: 1937 cover to the USA bearing 2p Airmail adhesive (two other stamps have been washed away) with black four-line "Recovered from/Plane N.C. 15065/Aug.3, 1937/Cristobal, C.Z." cachet. This cover was carried on board the Panagra Sikorsky S.43 which crashed at Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. |
£75 |
|
1528 |
|
PANAGRA - CRASH MAIL: 1938 cover bearing 1p Airmail strip of three & 40c "Correo Aereo" opt. carried on the ill-fated Panagra P.30 which crashed at Los Erizos Heights (near Santiago) on 19th June. The mail was finally recovered by a Pan American Grace Lines Expedition early in February 1941 and this cover shows two strikes of the purple framed five-line cachet subsequently applied in Santiago. This particular cover, addressed to Mollendo, Peru, was returned to the sender and has a good strike of the s/l "AL REMITENTE" cachet. |
£75 |
|
1529 |
|
PANAGRA - CRASH MAIL: 1938 cover carried on the same Panagra P.30 flight, addressed to New York, bearing 30c (2), 1p & 6p Airmail adhesives with an unframed example of the violet cachet applied three years later at Santiago. |
£75 |
|
1530 |
|
TESTART: 1927 group of five covers flown between Santiago & Valparaiso, each bearing one of the "Testart" surcharges in conjunction with one or two other adhesives. These surcharges are rare on cover and extremely so in a full set. (5 covers). PHOTO - |
£500 |
|
1531 |
|
TESTART: 1927 (4 May) FIRST DAY COVER carried on the first official flight from Santiago to Valparaiso bearing "Testart" 40c surcharge & 20c Bulnes adhesives. Scarce thus. PHOTO - |
£75 |
|
1532 |
|
WORLD WAR II: The interesting collection of flown mail including 1940 cover ex H.M. Naval Attache at the British Embassy, Santiago, marked to go "AIRMAIL/FRENCH BAG" and posted in London on 6th February 1940, 1941 censored covers (2) to London via the North Atlantic Route, 1942 registered letter from Valparaiso to Zurich intercepted & detained in Bermuda by U.S. censors as being actually or possibly damaging to the Allied War effort, 1943 censored covers (2) to a Bank in Cornwall, 1941 censored cover from Germany to Valparaiso endorsed "Mit Luftpost nach Sudamerika", 1941 censored cover from Santiago to Hamburg endorsed "VIA CONDOR-LATI/CERTIFICADA", special "LATI" envelope flown from Brazil to Munich, 1940 cover carried "VIA CONDOR-LATI" from Santiago to Munich and a pair of censored 1942-43 covers from Santiago to Switzerland. A good group. (12 items). |
£120 |
|
1533 |
|
ZEPPELINS: The small group of Zeppelin related covers comprising 1932 cover flown on the sixth South American return flight of the Graf Zeppelin with s/l "Por Zepelin", 1932 registered postcard from Concepcion to Germany carried on the seventh return flight with various cachets and postal markings, 1932 cover from Concepcion to Germany carried on the ninth return flight with special red circular cachet and a 1934 cover "Via Condor Zeppelin" carried by the Graf Zeppelin from Rio de Janeiro to Antofagusta (Chile) via Argentina. (4 covers). |
£75 |
|
1534 |
|
ZEPPELINS: 1932 window envelope sent from Temuco via Santiago for conveyance by Zeppelin (second return flight) from the base at Pernambuco (Brazil) with 5p50 worth of adhesives (thus presumably missing a 2p & a 20c) endorsed "GRAF ZEPPELIN" in m/s and with a good strike of the "Via Graf Zeppelin/Santiago(Chile)-Friedrichshafen" cachet (depicting a Condor) in red. Sieger 147. PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1535 |
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ZEPPELINS: 1932 Registered letter via the Graf Zeppelin from Santiago to England bearing 40c, 1p, 2p & 5p Airmail overprints carried on the fifth return flight and with black two-line "Via Graf Zeppelin/Santiago (Chile)-Friedrichshafen" cachet on obverse & black pictorial "FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (BODENSEE)/MIT LUFTSCHIFF/GRAF ZEPPELIN/BEFORDERT" (depicting a Condor) cachet on the reverse. PHOTO - |
£100 |
| CHINA |
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1536 |
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STOCKBOOK containing the interesting mint & used duplicated collection, 1878-1929 with much of interest inc. a useful range of Large & Small Dragons and an example of the 1897 (Jan.) $1 on 3c red Revenue stamp tied to small piece by "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI" c.d.s. (not guaranteed but Cat. £350 if genuine), etc. Well worth careful inspection. (Few 100's). |
£150 |
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1537 |
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STOCKBOOK containing the extensive post 1945 duplicated accumulation with partisular emphasis on the 1950's & 1960's. (Sev. 100's). |
£75 |
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1538 |
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1903 (23 July) 1c red postal stationery card ex Shanghai to Yokohama uprated with ‡c, 1c & 2c Dragons and with a good strike of the black circular "SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O." d.s. of 24 July clear of all adhesives. PHOTO - |
£100 |
| COOK ISLANDS |
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1539 |
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RAROTONGA LETTER FROM THE FIRST WHITE RESIDENT: 1846 (19 Nov.) EL from the Rev. Charles Pittman at Rarotonga to the London Missionary Society with red "SHIP LETTER" struck on arrival & m/s "1/4" (double charge). The letter was carried on the LMS Schooner "John Williams" & took 178 days. Fine. |
£150 |
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1540 |
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RAROTONGA - LOCAL LETTER BEARING THE UNIQUE FRANK OF CHIEF TINOMANA ARIKA OF ARORANGI: 1887 (12 Dec.) EL written in native language to the British vice-consul at Aviatu, Avarua, bearing the unique official label with circular "Crown/TINOMANA ARIKA/Au Maru/RAROTONGA" h.s. (AF3). Illustrated on p.284 of the RSPNZ handbook. Vol. V. Ex Burge. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£1200 |
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1541 |
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1892 (30 Nov.) env. from Rarotonga to London (address totally excised) franked by 1d Seven Stars provisional tied by a very good strike of the violet "RAROTONGA" barred oval cancel (A4) in violet and with "RAROTONGA" c.d.s. alongside. On reverse is a fine strike of the seven star "GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS" (AF4) seal. RPS Cert. (1999). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£300 |
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1542 |
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1892 (3 Oct.) HMS "Champion" env. from Rarotonga to Churchstoke redirected to London & franked with a 2‡d blue tied by a fine "RAROTONGA" (A3 - earliest recorded date of use) c.d.s. Fine. PHOTO - |
£200 |
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1543 |
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1892 (3 Oct.) env. (partly reduced) from Rarotonga to Wellington franked with 1‡d & 2‡d Seven Stars provisionals tied by "RAROTONGA" (A3 - first day of use) c.d.s. Some minor foxing & slightly trimmed at the foot. |
£100 |
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1544 |
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1892 SEVEN STARS PROVISIONAL ON UNWATERMARKED TONED PAPER 1d BLACK IN RARE IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR [I/IV] lightly mounted mint with lower stamp creased and having a small thinned area and other small faults but appearance is fine. SG.1ba. Cat. £8,500. Ex Burge. PHOTO - |
£1500 |
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1545 |
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1892 SEVEN STARS PROVISIONAL 1d BLACK IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR [II/IV]: Upper stamp with a small stain & tiny ink line at top, almost full original gum (some natural skips and a little overall toning on reverse. Close examination reveals four "blind" perforation holes on the right side between the adhesives, the lower stamp appears to be lightly creased, however again on close examination this appears to be caused by perforation indentations running from the "O" of "POSTAGE" to the right side. In our opinion this would indicate that a second sheet with the imperforate variety probably existed. We can find no literature describing this apparent different state of the variety. SG.1ba, Cat. £8,500. RSPNZ Cert. Ex King Carol, Bishop & Odenweller. PHOTO - |
£1500 |
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1546 |
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1892 Seven Stars provisional issue (toned paper) 1d black (11 inc. a mint block, IV-V/II/VI), 1‡d mauve (3), 2‡d blue (3 inc. two used) & 10d (4 inc. two used, one with water damage). Mixed condition. Cat. £1,000+. (21). |
£90 |
| ** |
1547 |
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1892 Seven Stars provisional issue (toned paper) 1d black mounted mint irregular block of 22. Some soiling/reinforcing. SG.1, Cat. £594+. |
£60 |
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1548 |
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1892 Seven Stars provisional issue (toned paper) 2‡d blue mounted mint block of 10 with full gum. Some rust spotting on edges. SG.3, Cat. £400. |
£75 |
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1549 |
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1892 Seven Stars provisional issue 10d die proof on thin ungummed paper. Some thinning inc. one behind the design. Believed to be unique. Ex Burge & Fitzherbert. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£750 |
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1550 |
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1893 (Jan.) env. registered from Rarotonga to San Francisco bearing a full set of the 1892 Seven Stars provisional issue tied by scarce violet "RAROTONGA" (A4) barred oval cancels. On reverse is a fine strike of the large circular violet "GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS" (AF4) seal. A little foxing around the adhesives.PHOTO - |
£450 |
| ** |
1551 |
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1893 (6 Dec.) large env. registered from Rarotonga via Auckland to San Francisco franked with Seven Stars provisional 10d pair (stained at foot) & 1d with circular violet "COOK ISLANDS/P.O./RAROTONGA" cancellations. A fine strike of the seven star "GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS" is struck nearby with two further strikes on reverse. A violet "Received in Bad Condition/at San Francisco Cal." h.s. was applied below the adhesives. Some cover faults but fascinating nevertheless. |
£150 |
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1552 |
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1893 (6 April) env. to London bearing Seven Stars provisional issue 10d cancelled by central A3 "RAROTONGA" c.d.s. Philatelic but still a scarce adhesive on cover. |
£150 |
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1553 |
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1893-1900 Makea issue. Cousins' completed die proofs in colour of the 1d orange-brown (2), 1‡d mauve (2) & 2‡d deep carmine-lake, all on wove paper. Small faults. (5). |
£75 |
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1554 |
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OFFICIAL ENVELOPE TO THE U.S.A.: 1893 (18 July) OHMS env. from Rarotonga to California with a large "COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" (A6) c.d.s. signed by the Postmaster. |
£50 |
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1555 |
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1894 (13 Sept.) env. from the first British resident at Rarotonga to his brother in New Zealand bearing Seven Stars provisional 1d & 1‡d plus Makea 1d & 5d all cancelled by type A3 Rarotonga c.d.s. Slight foxing but most attractive nevertheless. |
£100 |
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1556 |
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1895 (13 May) env. from Rarotonga to London franked with Seven Stars provisional 2‡d blue (soiled) & Makea 1d, 1‡d pair & 2‡d, all with "RAROTONGA" (A3) c.d.s. with a violet framed "COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" registration h.s. The cover is franked at a 9d rate when the correct rate was 8d for a 1oz letter. PHOTO - |
£180 |
| ** |
1557 |
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1895 (12 April) env. registered from Rarotonga to Montenegro franked by 1893-1900 1d blue, 1‡d, 2‡d, 5d & 10d adhesives, all tied by "RAROTONGA" (A3) c.d.s. & with framed violet "COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" (AR2) d.s. nearby. |
£100 |
| ** |
1558 |
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1895 Trio of covers from the same correspondence to Melbourne franked with 1893-1900 2‡d, 5d & 1d plus 1‡d respectively. All adhesives are cancelled by the "RAROTONGA" (A3) c.d.s. A fine trio. |
£100 |
| ** |
1559 |
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1895 (17 Sept.) env. registered from Rarotonga to Fiji franked with 1d blue, 2‡d & 5d tied by "RAROTONGA" (A3) c.d.s. & with violet framed "R COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" (AR2) d.s. nearby. Auckland registered mark on reverse. Cover faults. |
£80 |
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