| 1160 | UNDERPAID 1/- RATE COVER TO LUCKNOW WITH T.P.O. & POSTAGE DUE MARKS; 11 Oct. 1872 env. (faults along top) to a Colonel at Lucknow "Via Marseilles & Bombay" prepaid at the pre-1870 Officer's Rate of 10d (!), with 6d purple & 4d vermilion (faults) just tied by "355" Henley numerals; but with v. fine boxed London "EXCG./OZ/DEFICENT POSTAGE [2]/FINE 9d" mark on the front, and charged "1/-" with superb "ST. BG./A-P/7-4" arrival charge-mark alongside. Backstamps include a superb tombstone-framed "RY.EX.CARR/BOMBAY" Railway d.s. Rare thus. Photoplate 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1161 | WALES - 4d SAGE-GREEN FRANKING FOR 8d RATE VIA BRINDISI; Fine 6 June 1877 env. to Umballa "Via Brindisi" franked by scarce 4d sage-green pair (pl. 15) tied a single superb "LLANGOLLEN/472" duplex, with near v. fine "SEA/POST OFFICE/B" transit c.d.s. on reverse. Exhibition Quality for this elusive stamp. Photoplate 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1162 | MYSTERY HANDSTRUCK "4d" CHARGE-MARK ON MUCH-TRAVELLED COVER REDIRECTED FROM G.B. TO INDIA & "REFUSED"; 9 Apr. 1880 env. (some toning; opened out for display) to a Sergt. Major at "Shorncliffe Camp, Kent" franked (correctly) by a 1d vermilion tied by a London duplex; then redirected to India (and much redirected there) with v. fine "T" mark, with 11 backstamps, plus boxed "REDIRECTED" and "REFUSED" on the front. There is also a v. fine black handstruck "4d" mark (clearly struck in England; presumably in London) which may (or may not!) be related to a Concession Rate. Fascinating item; not many soldiers' letters were posted to a GB address and then redirected to overseas! Photoplate 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1163 | WALES - 10d, 2‡d & 1d "VIA BRINDISI" RATE COVERS; 12 Nov. 1885 env. (fault at right does not detract) to Calcutta with 2‡d dull lilac pair of vertical pairs (placed as a Block of Four) tied by scarce "A93" vertical ovals with v. fine matching "LLANFARIAN" c.d.s. alongside; 10 Dec. 1891 env. (slight faults) to Lucknow with U.P.U. 2‡d-rate franking of 1d lilacs (2) + &Mac189;d vermilion tied by fine "CORWEN/219" numerals, and 16 Feb. 1899 Empire-Rate env. to Calcutta with single 1d lilac tied by fine scarce vertical "114" numeral with fine "LLANBADARN FAWR" c.d.s. aslongside. Scarce trio. (3 covers). Photoplate 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1164 | LONDON - 1880s COVERS INC. TAXED "DECEASED" COVER & REGISTERED NEWSPAPER WRAPPER; 1884 env. to Deccan with 5d blue, 1886 stampless env. (opened out) to Calcutta with "T" mark and "OVERLAND POSTAGE/DUE" in circle on the front, endorsed "Deceased" with numerous transit marks (who paid the postage?!), and rare complete 1888 usage of the ‡d brown P. Stat. newspaper wrapper to Bombay endorsed "Commercial Papers, Registered" uprated with 6d Jubilee tied by oval "REGISTERED" d.s. (special postage rate; weighed 16-18 oz.). Scarce lot. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1165 | WALES - "BLACK MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION" COVER WRONGLY PERMITTED AT 1d SOLDIER's CONCESSION RATE; Remarkable 5 Feb. 1891 env. to a Captain in the R.E. at "Rawal Pindi, India" franked by a 1d Lilac tied by a fine Abergele duplex; redirected to "Darband" and so with a mostly very fine rare small "[FI]ELD P.O.No.1" c.d.s. on the flap. Robson Lowe's Encyclopaedia recorded no examples of the FPO mark of this Expedition (see Asia vol. p.215.). Rare Military cover; there should have been no 1d Rate for such a letter to India at this date! Photoplate 11 | £150 | |||||||||||||
| G.B. MAILS TO OTHER DESTINATIONS | |||||||||||||||
| 1166 | ADEN - 1/- RATE COVER VIA BRINDISI WITH RED "ADEN STEAMER POINT" DATESTAMP; 22 Dec. 1871 env. (minor wear etc.) to a Brigade Major at "Aden" routed "via Brindisi", franked by a 1/- green (pl. 5) tied by a v. fine London duplex with a mostly fine scarce red large "ADEN STEAMER POINT" c.d.s. (5 Jan. 1872) on the reverse. Scarce. | £75 | |||||||||||||
| 1167 | BURMA - PRESTAMP COVER FROM U.S.A. & 1880s 5d-RATE COVERS; Rare 13 Aug. 1850 EL (minor toning) from "Boston" to one "John Halliday, Akyab" but sent initially to an Agent in London with m/s "1/- charge and black h.s. "5" (US share of the Transatlantic 1/- rate); re-posted by "Baring Brothers & Co." from London with their private red v. fine "Via MARSEILLE" cachet on the front, so prepaid "1/10" with "LONDON/PAID" c.d.s. on the front, and Bombay & Calcutta d.s. (9/18 Oct.) on the reverse - with addressee's Akyab receipt date noted as 29 Oct. Rare early Transatlantic cover to Burma. Plus 1886/7 pair of envs. (latter with faults at top) both addressed to "British Burma" franked by 2‡d Dull Lilac (2) or Jubilee 5d all tied by London duplexes with Aden/Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s.'s (2 types) and v. fine or fair "MOULMEIN" arrival c.d.s.'s on the reverse. 19th century overseas mail to Burma is rare. (3 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1168 | EGYPT - 5d-RATE MAIL TO "S.S. PEKIN" AT SUEZ, ETC.; 25 Oct. 1883 env. to a passenger on "S.S. Pekin...Suez, Egypt" with 5d blue tied by Bournemouth duplex; this cover avoided cholera-disinfection although it had crossed Egypt! Plus a PPC of Port Said, and an 1890 official printed P.O. "On Postal Service" PC sent locally in Tanjore announcing the imminent arrival of the S.S. Pekin with the mails from G.B. (3 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||
| 1169 | HONG KONG - 1s-4d RATE COVER FROM DEVON WITH "1d" ACCOUNTANCY MARK; 4 May 1865 env. to the "2nd Battn. 9th Foot, Hong Kong" routed "Per overland Mail Via Marseilles" and so franked for the high 1s-4d rate with large white letters 1/- green (pl. 4) & small letters 4d vermilion both tied by rather heavy Tiverton "800" numerals, with a very fine red "d1" mark of London on the front showing the 1d due from the 1s-4d to the Colony. Attractive and scarce thus. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1170 | MALAYA (SINGAPORE) - LAST DAY BEFORE START OF UNIFORM POSTAGE DOUBLE F.A.C. COVER VIA INDIA; Remarkable 4 Dec. 1839 EL (v. fine "LONDON/F.B.O." c.d.s. on top flap) - Posted on Last Day before the Introduction of Uniform 4d Postage - to "Singapore", but sent to an Agent in Bombay and so routed "Overland by Marseilles" and prepaid the huge rate of "8/10" (the next day it would only have cost 7/-!!); forwarded twice in India with superb oval F.A.C. of "SKINNER & Co./BOMBAY" and mostly fine circular F.A.C. of "Bond & Co./Calcutta" both nicely placed on the top flap. Exhibition Item posted on a significant date. Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1171 | MALAYA (SINGAPORE) - INGOING UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD COVER WITH INDIAN F.A.C.; Rare 4 Jan.1 1840 EL (same corresp. as previous lot) from London (fine "F.B.O." c.d.s. on top flap) prepaid "3/6" to "Singapore", but sent to an Agent in Bombay "overland by Marseilles"; so with a mostly very fine oval F.A.C. of "SKINNER & Co./BOMBAY" on the top flap. Rare thus; one of very few known 4d-Post Period letters to the Far East. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1172 | MADAGASCAR - RARE 10d-RATE COVER "[BY] FRENCH MAIL VIA MARSEILLES"; 25 Oct. 1872 env. (faults but attractive) sent "Care of the President, London Missionary Society's Committee, Antananarivo, Madagascar,. via Mauritius" endorsed "French Mail, via Marseilles"; franked by 4d vermilion (pl. 12) + 3d rose-red (pl. 9; slightly rough wing margin at right) tied by v. fine London duplexes, with 2-ring "ANGL./AMB. CALAIS" transit c.d.s. on the front, having two French rail c.d.s.'s on the reverse. Rare; little QV mail to Madagascar has survived. [Ex Martin Willcocks.] Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1173 | MAURITIUS - 10d BROWN SINGLE FRANKING COVER VIA FRENCH PACKET; 2 July 1874 E (small part of one flap lost) to Mauritius (fine 4 Aug. arrival c.d.s. on top flap) "p. French Packet from Marseilles", franked by 10d brown (pl. 1; wing margin) tied by a superb "GLASGOW/159" duplex. Exhibition Quality. The 10d is a very difficult stamp to find on cover. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1174 | NEW ZEALAND - 6d-RATE COVERS VIA SOUTHAMPTON; 9 Oct. 1858 & 18 Nov. 1874 pair of envs. to New Plymouth and Pictou franked by single 6d lilac or 6d mauve (pl. 9), tied by Bishop's Waltham "85" numeral (1858; with v. fine "EXTON" UDC on flap) or by v. fine Monmouth duplex. [The 1874 cover was carried on the outward leg of what was to be the Inaugural return trip by the new Transpacific route by San Francisco.] Scarce pair. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||
| HONG KONG (INCLUDING MARINE SORTERS) | |||||||||||||||
| 1175 | FANCY PRINTED "VIA SOUTHAMPTON" ENVELOPE TO G.B. AT 6d RATE WITH SMALL "HONG KONG/PAID" C.D.S.; 12 May 1861 cash-paid env. (attractive red "VIA/SOUTHAMPTON" motif printed at top left) to Colchester with faint large red "6" (6d rate to G.B.) and small red "5" (5d credit to G.B.) on the front, having mostly fine red small "HONG KONG/PAID" c.d.s. on the front. Unusual Hong Kong usage of this type of envelope. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1176 | SUPERB 2-RING "HONG-KONG/MARINE-SORTER/SINGAPORE-TO/HONG-KONG" C.D.S. ON 1s-3d RATE COVER FROM G.B.; Attractive 15 Nov. 1872 E from London to "Hong Kong, China" franked by G.B. 3d rose-red & 4d vermilion (3) all tied by very fine duplexes for the 1s-3d ‡oz-rate via Brindisi, having a superb (and rare so clear) 2-ring Marine Sorter c.d.s. on the lower flap. Exhibition Quality. Photoplate 12 | £300 | |||||||||||||
| 1177 | 30c-RATE COVER SENT DIRECT TO MARSEILLES THROUGH SUEZ CANAL; 1 Jan. 1874 env. (flap lost; some creasing and wear) to Surrey "Via Marseilles" franked by a 30c mauve tied by a fine "B62" numeral, with a very fine unusual mis-shapen "HONG KONG" c.d.s. (frame dented at top) on the reverse. [Carried by the SS Hoogly which had been the first commercial vessel to go through the Suez Canal on 3 Mar. 1870.] Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1178 | 18c LATE FEE PAID FOR "CHALLENGER" EXPEDITION COVER TO GERMANY; 10 Dec. 1874 env. (worn and overall toning and spotting of address; printed "CHALLENGER" device on flap) to Schleswig Holstein (from Dr. R. von Willemoes-Suhn to a relation), franked by 24c green (postage) and 18c lilac (both just tied - 24c by slight indentation - by fine "B62" numerals) with fine blue boxed "VIA BRINDISI" (private cachet?) on the front. Rare example of the extra 18c Late Fee paid for delivery to a mail ship (SS Geelong) after 9am on the weekday of sailing. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1179 | AMAZING "G.B. USED IN CONSTANTINOPLE" COVER ADDRESSED TO PEKING WITH 2-RING "MARINE-SORTER" C.D.S.; Attractive 23 Jan. 1878 env. (slight dusting and minor edge wear) to an "American Missionary, Peking, China" franked by G.B. 1d Reds (2; pl. 199) and 4d vermilion (pl.13) tied by very fine "C" barred ovals od Constantinople, with a very fine red twin-arc "BRITISH·POST·OFFICE/A/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s.on the front. There is also a very fine British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" transit c.d.s. (29 Jan.) and a very fine 2-ring "HONG-KONG/SINGAPORE-TO/HONG-KONG/MARINE -SORTER" c.d.s. on the reverse. Exceptionally rare origin and destination for a "G.B. Used Abroad" cover. Exhibition Quality. Photo | £1000 | |||||||||||||
| 1180 | GERMAN "SEEPOST/OST-ASIATISCHE HAUPTLINIE" CANCEL ON GERMAN FRANKING COVER EX HONG KONG; 28 Nov. 1889 env. (creases at right well clear of marks & stamp) to Hamburg franked by German 20pf blue tied by a very fine "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE/B" c.d.s. of the SS 'Preussen' coming into Hong Kong harbour, and so with a fine "HONG·KONG/A" c.d.s. ([2]8 Nov.) on the reverse. Rare thus. [Ex Richard Chan; Cavendish auction, 15 Oct. 2003, lot 188.] Photoplate 12 | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1181 | SAILOR's 2c CONCESSION RATE COVER TO G.B.; 9 July 1891 env. (roughly opened at top slightly affecting heading, but with original contents headed from "Hong Kong") to Kent franked by a Hong Kong 2c red tied by a mostly fine "B62" numeral with a partly fine HK c.d.s. alongside; headed & countersigned for a Gunner on "H.M.S. Victor Emmanuel, China" with the C.O.'s signature handstruck ("J.E.C. GOODRICH"). Scarce. Photoplate 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1182 | EARLY "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" DATESTAMPS ON MAIL FROM GERMANY & CONSTANTINOPLE, ETC.; 1892/7 pair of usages of the German o.p. 20pa on 10pf red PC's cancelled by v. fine "CONSTANTINOPEL/DEUTSCHE POST" c.d.s.'s; addressed to Shanghai & Batavia with almost v. fine "SINGAPORE/TO HONG KONG" c.d.s. (scarce early type) on reverse, or partly fine "N.I. AGENT SINGAPORE" Squared Circle. Plus 1900 German 5pf green "1900" PC (crease) to Hong Kong uprated with 2+3pf tied by Berlin c.d.s.'s with partly fine later "SINGAPORE·TO·HONG·KONG" c.d.s. on the front. Scarce trio. (3 cards). Photoplate 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1183 | RARE BLUE "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/XII" DATESTAMP ON AUSTRIAN LEVANT CARD CANCELLED BY "B62" NUMERAL; Attractive 23 Dec. 1892 usage of the Austrian Levant 1pi on 10k letter-card (outer margin removed as usual) from "S[hang]hai" to Hamburg cancelled by both a very fine "B62" numeral - with v. fine matching HK c.d.s. (27 Dec.) alongside - and by an overlapped (otherwise v. fine) blue 26 Dec. "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/XXI" c.d.s. of S.S. Elektra. Rare thus. [Ex 'Antonia' & Richard Chan - Cavendish, 6 Mar. 2003 auction, lot 92; sold for £805.] Photo | £600 | |||||||||||||
| 1184 | ZANZIBAR COVER REDIRECTED FROM HONG KONH WITH "SINGAPORE/TO HONG KONG" C.D.S.; Unusual 15 Jan. 1898 env. to the German Consulate at "Honkong" [sic] franked by Zanzibar 2‡as tied by a fine "ZANZIBAR" c.d.s., redirected to Bremen and so with a mostly very fine "SINGAPORE/B/TO HONG KONG" c.d.s. (14 Feb.) on the reverse. Rare thus! Photoplate 12 | £120 | |||||||||||||
| HONG KONG TREATY PORTS | |||||||||||||||
| 1185 | CANTON (?) - BOXED "Overland/via/Marseilles/Russell & Co." MARK ON COVER TO G.B. VIA INDIA; 27 May 1843 E (probably from Canton; filing note "Russell & Co.") to London sent to Calcutta (v. fine red boxed "SHIP LETTER" d.s., 9 Aug., across join) with v. fine scarce boxed black "Overland/via/Marseilles/Russell & Co." Forwarding Agent's cachet (struck in Canton by Russell & Co. themselves?), endorsed "p. Hindostan Steamer", charged "1/10". Probably carried by the opium clipper 'Water Witch' from Canton (that arrived in Calcutta on 9 Aug.). Attractive. Photoplate 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1186 | CANTON - INGOING PRESTAMP COVER FROM FRANCE WITH MODIFIED BOMBAY TRANSIT DATESTAMP; Fine 9 July 1844 env. to a French attaché in "Canton" prepaid (5f) to Egypt with v. fine red 2-ring Paris "BUREAU CENTRALE" c.d.s. and matching boxed "P.P." mark on the front, beside a very fine "BOMBAY/AU8 1844/STR·POSTAGE [Rp1]/INLD[changed to "Ship" in manuscript]·DO [-2/1-2" mark. Rare thus. Photoplate 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1187 | CHEFOO - RARE EARLY COVER TO G.B. - SOLDIER's 2d CONCERSSION RATE; June 1881 env. to Scotland headed & countersigned (handstruck "R. Guime") for a Royal Marine Private on "H.M.S. Albatross, Chefoo, China", franked with a G.B. 2d rose tied by a London transit numeral, having a very fine 21 June 1881 "HONG-KONG" c.d.s. on the front. Very rare thus; only a handful of covers of any kind are recorded from Chefoo prior to 1890 (the British P.O. was only opened in 1903); there were no pre-1900 Chefoo covers in the Richard Chan Collection. [See also the 1862 Chefoo cover in the current Sept. 2004 "Norman Bennett Hong Kong" Cavendish auction.] Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||
| 1188 | CHEFOO - CHINA/HONG KONG COMBINATION CARD WITH RARE CHEFOO BOXED "I.P.O." TIE-PRINTS; 13 Sept. 1899 usage of the China 1c red PC to Austria uprated with China 2c red (2; tied by v. fine Chinese "CHEFOO" c.d.s.'s) and Hong Kong 2c red (2), tied by v. fine small boxed Chefoo "I.P.O." tie-prints and by scarce "SHANCHAI" mis-spelt c.d.s.'s (Webb Type I). The card has a most unusual printed "Gruss aus Chefoo" coloured picture on the reverse, with typed translation of the German message. Rare and attractive. Photo | £260 | |||||||||||||
| 1189 | FOOCHOW - 20c-RATE COVER TO G.B. "VIA SUEZ" WITH "FOOCHOWFOO" C.D.S. CANCEL; 18 June 1887 env. (printed commercial address; minor opening faults at top) to London "Via Suez, Per S.S. Glengarry" franked by Hong Kong 10c green pair tied by a very fine small "FOOCHOWFOO/A" c.d.s. (Webb Type B). Attractive and scarce thus. [Ex Richard Chan.] Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1190 | HANKOW - 10c-RATE COVER TO G.B.; 25 Oct. 1894 env. to London franked by 10c purple-on-red (slightly rubbed) tied by a mostly fine (for this) "HANKOW/A" c.d.s. (Webb Type Hii), with fine 29 Oct. "SHANGHAE/C" transit c.d.s. on the reverse. Pre-1900 covers from Hankow are surprisingly elusive. [Ex Richard Chan.] Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1191 | HANKOW - RARE USAGE OF HONG KONG 4c GREY POSTCARD TO ITALY WITH "DESTINAIRE INCONNU" MARK; Unusual 15/16 Nov. 1896 usage of the HK 4c grey PC ("VIA BRINDISI & LONDON" imprint deleted) from "Hanyang" (small town near Hankow) to Genoa cancelled by an unclear (as so often) "HANKOW" c.d.s. There are 20 Nov. "SHANGHAE" & 24 Nov. HK transit c.d.s.'s, and a 23 Dec. "GENOVA" arrival c.d.s. The addressee could not be found so there is a very fine Genoa "DESTINAIRE INCONNU"mark on the front with faint "SCAMPARE/DA'L PORTA LETTERE" on the front, plus a 28 Mar. 1897 HK final transit c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare returned item that was 4 months in transit. [Ex Cavendish's 'Richard Chan' 15 Oct. 2003 auction; lot 301, £632.] Photo | £400 | |||||||||||||
| 1192 | SHANGHAI - COVER TO FRANCE WITH BLUE HONG KONG "GB/1F224/10C" ACCOUNTANCY MARK; 7/8 Nov. 1863 EL to Lyons "Via Marseilles" with a v. fine 8 Nov. "SHANGHAE/C" c.d.s. (Webb Type A) on the top flap, just overlapped by a fine blue 13 Nov. HK c.d.s., matching the mostly very fine blue diamond-framed "GB/1F224/10C" Accountancy Mark (Webb Type G) on the front, beside a mostly fine red 2-ring "POSS.ANG.V SUEZ/A MARSEILLE A" c.d.s. (crease). Rare HK usage of the Accountancy Mark. Photoplate 12 | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1193 | SHANGHAI - FRENCH P.O. COVER TO G.B. WITH RARE HEXAGON-FRAMED "FR/2F55c" ACCOUNTANCY MARK; 16 Aug. 1864 EL to Portsmouth "p. Mess[ageries] Imperiales" with a mostly very fine 2-ring "SHANG-HAI/BAU. FRANCAIS" c.d.s. on the front, having backstamps of the Paris/Calais TPO and London, at either of which P.O.'s the v. fine black hexagon-framed "GB" Accountancy Mark on the front must have been applied. Very rare thus; Webb only recorded two pre-1866 covers with this mark. Charged "1/4" on arrival in G.B.; rare example of a cover from the French P.O. going to a GB address. Photo | £400 | |||||||||||||
| 1194 | SHANGHAI - 54c-RATE COVER TO U.S. VIA FRANCE WITH HONG KONG 6c+48c TIED BY "B62" NUMERALS; Attractive 22 June 1866 env. (minor edge-wear) to New York franked by HK 1863 6c lilac + 1865 48c pale rose, both tied by fine to v. fine "B62" numerals, with 25 Aug. London "PAID" c.d.s. and matching red "5/CENTS" Accountancy Mark alongside; there is a fine blue 22 June "SHANGHAE" c.d.s. on the reverse. Sacrce thus. [Ex Cavendish's 15 Oct. 2003 'Richard Chan' auction; lot 366, £720.] Photo | £500 | |||||||||||||
| 1195 | SHANGHAI - BLUE "S1" 12c-RATE COVER TO FRANCE "VIA TRIESTE"; 26 Oct. 1871 env. (opened out for display; small fault at top left does not detract) to Paris "Via Trieste" franked by HK 12c blue tied by a fine blue Shanghai "S1" cancel with a v. fine matching 26 Oct. "SHANGHAE/A" c.d.s. on the reverse, with fine oval transit "TRIEST" c.d.s. nearby. There are complex manuscript rates on the front with partial scarce blue "AUTRICHE/CULOZ" entry-mark (recorded 1858-9 only!). Scarce routing and attractive. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1196 | SHANGHAI - RARE DISINFECTED POSTCARD UPRATED TO RUMANIA; 20 Feb. 1884 usage of the HK 1c green PC (grubby overall and with corner creases) to "Bucharest, Roumania" uprated with HK 2c red (affected by chisel-slit) both cancelled by fine "SHANGHAE/A" c.d.s.'s with "BUCURESC" arrival c.d.s. on the front. The card was disinfected at Naples (due to cholera in Egypt) and so it has two small chisel-slits. Rare thus. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1197 | SHANGHAI - FRENCH & GERMAN P.O. COVERS TO G.B. & SWEDEN; 13 Jan. 1881 env. to Somerset with Type Sage 35c tied by a very fine "5104" dotted lozenge matching the mostly fine "SHANG-HAI/CHINE" c.d.s. alongside; plus 30 Apr. 1892 commercial env. (minor wear) to Stockholm (unusual destination) with German 20pf tied by a very fine "KAISERLICH/DEUTSCHE/ POSTAGENTUR/SHANGHAI" c.d.s. (2 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1198 | TIENTSIN - BOXER REBELLION - INDIA "C.E.F." COVER EX "BASE OFFICE B" TO ITALY; 28 Apr. 1902 env. (minor creasing) to Rome franked by India o.p. "C.E.F." QV 3pi (2) + ‡a (2) + 1a, all tied by very fine Tientsin "BASE OFFICE/B" c.d.s.'s, with v. fine uncoded "BASE-OFFICE" c.d.s. (Hong Kong; 8 May), "VICTORIA/HONG-KONG" (9 May) and Rome (7 June) c.d.s.'s on the reverse. Scarce destination for C.E.F. mail. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| INDIA - PRESTAMP OVERLAND MAILS | |||||||||||||||
| 1199 | FIRST (UNSUCCESSFUL) VOYAGE COVER BY "STEAMER FORBES" MATCHED WITH ONE SENT BY THE "RESCUE" VESSEL; Remarkable pair of 11 Apr. & 4 May 1834 E's (one with cut flap) to Edinburgh/Portsmouth, endorsed "Per Steamer Forbes" and "p. Palamban", but both reaching London on the same day with different types of boxed "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" marks (overstruck but fine) in black & in red on the reverse respectively. The first had been posted from "MYNPOOREE" (fair oval d.s.) but had been carried by the Pioneer Steamer 'Forbes', that broke down at Madras on the First Steamer Voyage attempted to Suez, so it was transferred to the sailing vessel 'Palamban' for the journey on to Falmouth instead. The second letter (from "[Ship] Hyacinth at sea") was handed to the 'Palamban' direct, and so both letters reached Falmouth together, though they had different "India Letter" marks (presumably because of the extra large mail on one ship, extra sorting was required). Rare pair. Plus c.1830 print of Falmouth bay. (2 covers + 1 print). [Both ex Neil Blair.] PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1200 | FIRST SUCCESSFUL STEAMER VOYAGE (CALCUTTA TO SUEZ) COVER "PR. STEAMER FORBES" TO G.B.; Rare 29 Aug. 1834 EL from "Garden Reach, near Calcutta" to London endorsed "Pr. Steamer Forbes" with a fair 30 Aug. boxed "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER" d.s. on the flap, overstruck by the London Foreign Branch dotted "FPO" arrival c.d.s. (20 Jan. 1835). Unlike the first attempt (see previous lot), this time the 'Forbes' successfully steamed to Suez in 69 days. This cover was then sent to Malta via Corfu and then by British Packet to Falmouth, and so was charged "3/2" being the Packet Rate from Alexandria to London. Important Pioneer Steamer cover; few are recorded from this first voyage. [Ex Neil Blair.] Photo | £400 | |||||||||||||
| 1201 | EARLY "OVERLAND" PACKET LETTER RATE MAIL TO G.B. BY "STEAMER HUGH LINDSAY", ETC.; 14 Mar. & 17 Nov. 1836 pair of EL's from Bombay & Madras to London (both from the Newton Gordon correspondence, discovered by Mike, and so never on the open market before) endorsed "p. Steamer Hugh Lindsay" and "To be forwarded by the Overland Mail via Bombay" respectively - charged "3/2" and "6/4" with London Foreign Branch arrival c.d.s.'s (7 June 1836 & 27 Feb. 1837) - the latter with v. fine red Madras "SHIP LETTER" and "POST PAID" datestamps, being carried to Suez by E.I.C. siling ship 'Skinner'. Good pair. (2 covers). Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1202 | RARE RED "INDIA/Packet Letter/PAID" IN CIRCLE WITH "MALTA/F" MARK ON COVER TO G.B. CARRIED ON FIRST (FAILED) 'BERENICE' VOYAGE BY RED SEA ROUTE; Remarkable 13 Aug. 1837 EL from "Nagpore" to Inverness "via Bombay. Per Steamer if in time" (it was) with lengthy P.O. endorsement on the reverse with mostly fine circular red "NAGPORE/POST/PAID" mark; "Nagpore Residency Post Office 13 Augt. 1837; certified that the following rates of Postage have been Paid for this letter weighing less than one Rupu; Overland Postage to England [via] Bombay, Rupees 1, or Nagpore Rupee 1-1-4‡ [+] Indlan Postage to Bombay 9-0 [=] Total Rupees 1-10-4&Mac189;"!!! Other postal marks include a mostly very fine (for this) red Bombay "INDIA/Packet Letter/PAID" on the front and a partly fine green Falmouth undated "MALTA/F" mark across the join on the reverse. Exceptional cover carried (initially) by the Pioneer Steamer 'Berenice' until (near Mocha) she broke down, so that she sailed back to Bombay. This letter was then taken by the Steamer 'Atalanta' (Maiden Voyage with mails) to Suez and sent on as a Packet Letter to G.B. Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||
| 1203 | 'HUGH LINDSAY' & 'ATALANTA' STEAMER MAIL VIA SUEZ TO G.B.; 9 Oct. 1837 & 15 Dec. 1838 pair of EL's from Calcutta to London, both charged "5/-" (double Packet rate); endorsed "[Per] Hugh Lindsay via Suez" (with v. fine red boxed "STEAM POSTAGE/INLAND DO./TOTAL" on the top flap) and "P. Overland Mail via Suez"; the latter carried by SS 'Atalanta'. Scarce pair. Plus c.1840 print of Gibraltar. (2 covers + 1 print). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1204 | BLACK OVAL-FRAMED "INDIA" ON "ATALANTA VIA SUEZ" COVER TO G.B.; 27 Dec. 1837 EL from "Bombay" to London with v. fine scarce black oval-framed Bombay "INDIA" on the front (H. Giles only records 6 examples in this colour, 1837-8); charged "5/-" double letter Packet rate. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1205 | DELAYED COVER TO FRANCE DISINFECTED AT MALTA & CARRIED BY FRENCH PACKET; 5 June 1838 EL (grubby filing folds affect address-panel) from Calcutta to Bordeaux "Via Marseilles" with red boxed "CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER/Paid" d.s. (tear) on the top flap, that reached Bombay late June. Due to too much mail being ready for the Persian Gulf route, this letter was not taken from Bombay until the 'Berenice' left for Suez on 12 Sept.! On the front there are red boxed Calcutta "INDIA", and black French "ALEXANDRIE" c.d.s. plus boxed "PAQUEBOTS /DE LA/MEDITERRANNEE" and "INDES ORIEN/PAR/ALEXANDRIE" marks. There is a near fine 2-ring "PURIFIEE A LAZARET/MALTE" mark (tear) on the flap, hence the two disinfection chisel-slits. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1206 | Matching cover to the previous lot - carried on the same delayed sailing; postal marks the same (also with chisel-slits) but from Madras (22 June 1838; fine red boxed datestamps on flap) and so with scarce black oval-framed Bombay "INDIA" on the front. Attractive and scarce thus. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1207 | 'HUGH LINDSAY' & 'ATALANTA' PAIR OF COVERS TO G.B. EX MEERUT & NUSSARABAD; 17 July 1838 & 5 Apr. 1839 pair of EL's from Meerut & Nussarabad to London, both with fair/fine oval-framed red Bombay "INDIA" marks on the front; apparently sent by the Hugh Lindsay & by the Atalanta respectively, with varied delays in India; both charged "2/6" on arrival. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1208 | LAST DAY OF THE UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE ARRIVAL DATE - "BUDAON" COVER SENT VIA FRANCE; Attractive 8 Nov. 1839 EL to Watford with lovely red boxed "BUDAON" d.s. nicely placed on the top flap, having a fine red oval-framed Bombay "INDIA" on the front. The letter reached London (v. fine Foreign Branch & General Post c.d.s.'s nicely placed on the top flap) on 9 Jan. 1840; this was the Last Day of the Uniform 4d Postage Period. The next day the "2/8" charge would only have been 1/-!! Rare thus. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1209 | RARE LATE FEE PAID COVER BY FIRST 1/- RATE MAIL VIA FALMOUTH WITH RED MADRAS "AFTER/6/PM" MARK; 21 Apr. 1840 EL to London "via Falmouth" with fair red oval-framed Bombay "INDIA" on the front, having a very fine boxed red "MADRAS/Paid" d.s. (crease) on the top flap beside a very fine rare red plough-shaped "AFTER/6/PM" mark endorsed "Fee levied 8A[s]". The letter reached London on 29 June and was charged "1/-; this was apparently the first homeward mail at the new 1/- rate sent after the receipt of the advice of cheaper postage in India after the Jan. 1840 announcement. Rare Late Fee item. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1210 | OTHER 1840 COVERS TO G.B. - DIFFERENT RATES VIA FALMOUTH & VIA MARSEILLES; Mar./Sept. 1840 quartet ex Calcutta (2), Madras & Chougutcha to London/Liverpool via Falmouth ("1/-" rate) or Marseilles ("2/8", "3/6" & "6/2" rates). Good lot. (4 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1211 | PRIVATE "via SUEZ and MARSEILLES" CACHET ON COVER TO G.B.; 15 Jan. 1841 EL from Calcutta to London with fine red boxed "CALCUTTA/SHIP LETTER/Paid" d.s. across the join, having a boxed red Calcutta "INDIA" mark on the front overlapping a very fine scarce black "via SUEZ and MARSEILLES" cachet (early date for a private? postal route mark), charged "2/8". Attractive. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1212 | TO MALTA - EARLY COVER FORWARDED WITH LONDON F.A.C.; Small 22 Apr. 1843 fully prepaid E (folded as an env.) to London "p. Steamer Hindoostan" with a very fine red "MADRAS/SHIP LETTER/FREE" d.s. on the reverse and sent to Coutts & Co.; forwarded to "Malta" with a very fine oval "FORWARDED BY/MESSRS./COUUTS & Co." cachet on the front, with cancelled manuscript "1/3" charge (the correct rate from London to Malta), presumably cancelled because the Malta Agent paid this postage on arrival there. Indian mail to Malta is rare at this early date.Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1213 | BOXED "INDI" [A OMITTED] & "INDIA UNPAID" MARKS ON MAIL TO G.B. VIA FRANCE; Fine 2 June 1846 E to London charged "2/3" with two very fine red boxed Calcutta "INDI[A]" marks back-and-front, both clearly showing the scarce missing "A" variety; plus 1857/8 pair of unpaid EL's to London ex Calcutta/Hingolee with different size black boxed "INDIA UNPAID" marks (of Calcutta & Bombay). (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1214 | TO MADEIRA - PRESTAMP "INDIA PAID" COVER WITH BOXED LONDON "Returned for/[1/10] Postage" MARK, ETC.; Colourful 26 June 1846 EL from "DINAPORE" (fair d.s.) "Overland Mail via Southampton" to Madeira, with black handstruck "1/-" mark on the front, along with red boxed "INDIA PAID", oily but legible London "No. [29058]/Detained for Postage" + "Returned for/[1/10] Postage" marks and the subsequent red m/s "1/10" prepaid rate, and blue Madeira "160" handstruck arrival charge-mark. Rare destination. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1215 | TO MADEIRA - APPARENTLY FULLY PREPAID COVER FROM MOMINABAD VIA LONDON; Unusual 20 Aug. 1846 EL to "Madeira via Southampton, prepaid" with a fine claret-purple boxed "MOMINABAD/Paid" d.s. on the flap, endorsed "Steam Postage 8/Inland Postage to Bombay 2" and with fine claret-pruple crescent-framed "INDIA PAID" on the front, having a very fine blue h.s. "160" Madeira arrival charge. Presumably delivered to the addressees' London office and sent out to Madeira by them in a private ship. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1216 | "LEVANT LINE" AND BOMBAY F.A.C. COVERS TO G.B.; 23 Sept. 1846 E to London "via Southampton" with mostly fine red boxed "HINGOLEE/Paid" d.s.; carried from Malta to Southampton by Levant Line Steamer 'Erin'; plus 16 Nov. 1847 from somewhere in the Punjab, sent to G.B. with very fine scarce octagon-framed "FORWARDED BY/JOHN WOOLER & Co/BOMBAY" F.A.C. on the flap. Plus c.1840 print of Malta. (2 covers + 1 print). Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1217 | TO CANADA - RARE PRESTAMP COVER FROM INDIA TO QUEBEC VIA G.B.; 29 Oct. 1847 stampless env. to "Quebec, North America via Southampton" with a fine red boxed "MAHABLESHWUR/Paid" d.s. and fine red oval-framed Bombay "INDIA" both on the front; charged "2/2" with fair oval Liverpool transit d.s. (11 Dec.) on the front, with final (Currency) charge of "2/5". Rare thus; early covers from India to Canada are seldom seen. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1218 | TO FRANCE - SCARCE "MADRAS/STEAM LETTER/Paid" D.S. ON COVER; Attractive 15 Sept. 1848 EL to Marseille "Per Steamer Bentinck via Marseilles" with a very fine scarce red boxed "MADRAS/STEAM LETTER/Paid" d.s. nicely placed on the top flap, having partial red 2-ring "INDES OR./1 MARSEILLE 1" transit c.d.s. (crease) on the front. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1219 | 2nd SIKH WAR - SOLDIER's 2d CONCESSION RATE COVER TO G.B.; 26 Dec. 1848 EL (folds parting around address panel; yellow "Time explains all" wafer seal) from "Muttra" to Yorkshire, headed & countersigned at "Muttra" for the Concession Rate for a Sergeant, having a partly fine (overstruck) red oval "MUTTRA/FREE" d.s. (5 Jan. 1849) on the top flap, with a v. fine red Bombay "INDIA" in oval and London h.s. "2" arrival charge-mark on the front. The contents refer to the ongoing Campaign against the "100 thousand Seeks [sic]". Attractive Soldier's Letter. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1220 | TO MADEIRA - LONDON "DETAINED" & "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE" MARKS ON COVER FROM MASULIPATAM; 27 July 1850 E (some ink-etching) to the "Island of Madeira, Overland postage Paid" with a very fine red boxed "MASULIPATAM/Paid" d.s. on the top flap, matching the v. fine red crescent-framed "INDIA PAID" on the front; but having oily red boxed London "No.[29716]/Detained for Postage" and "Returned for/[1/10] Postage" also on the front. The necessary postage was clearly paid by an Agent in London, so there is a London "PAID" Tombstone d.s. & red m/s "1/10" with fine black Madeira "160" arrival-charge all on the front. Colourful and rare thus. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1221 | P. & O. "PARCEL TICKET FROM MADRAS" SENT IN PREPAID COVER TO LONDON; Fine printed 13 Sept. 1850 P&O Parcel receipt for "Law Deeds" sent by the S.S. 'Oriental' to London, enclosed in the original covering letter prepaid to London "Per Steamer Oriental", having v. fine red crescent-framed "INDIA PAID" and London "PAID" tombstone d.s. on the front. Rare thus; it was much cheaper to send packages by P&O as parecls than by post, even after the 1839/40 Postal Reforms. Rare thus. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1222 | TO MADEIRA/G.B. - MAIL VIA SOUTHAMPTON; 1848 EL from Madras to Madeira, sent c/o the addressees' London office and charged "1/10", similar 1852 EL to Madeira with v. fine red boxed "VIZAGAPATAM/Paid" d.s. on the flap matching the crescent-framed "INDIA PAID" on the front; not held up in London but having a v. fine black Madiera h.s. "160" arrival charge on the front (presumably delivered to the addressees' London office and sent on by them by private ship), and 1852 E from Madras to Scotland "per Precursor Str." (redirected charged "1"). (3 covers). Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||
| 1223 | TO GIBRALTAR, PORTUGAL & MADEIRA - DOUBLE FORWARDING AGENT COVER; Unusual 26 Apr. 1853 E from Calcutta to Madeira with fair red boxed "INDIA PAID" on the front, matchiing the fine Calcutta boxed "G.P.O." d.s. on the flap, having manuscript "Forwarded by Wm. Whyte & Co., Gibraltar, 25 June /53" and "Forwarded by Medlicott & Co. 2 July /53" both on the top flap, with blue Lisbon transit d.s. on the front. Exceptional routing. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1224 | TO FRANCE - RARE USAGE OF THE "COLONIES/ART-18" ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON COVER; Attractive 22 Mar. 1856 EL to Bordeaux endorsed "p. Steamer Bentinck, [via] Southampton" having the firm's own cachet on the front beside a red boxed Calcutta "INDIA" mark overstruck by French c.d.s. and part of the fine red boxed "COLONIES/ART-18" mark (rare on Indian mail). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1225 | SCARCE HEXAGON-FRAMED "GB/1F80c" ACCOUNTANCMARK ON PRINTED MATTER RATE COVER TO FRANCE; 14 Dec1861 EL (printed Prices Current & Shipping List) from Madras to Bordeaux with mostly v. fine scarce hexagon-framed "GB/1F80c mark ion the front,beside v. fine red "15" arrival charge matching the 2-ring "POSS.ANG. V. SUEZ/D" c.d.s. Printed Matter covers are scarce, so this AccountancMark is seldom seen. Attractive. Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||
| 1226 | DIFFERENT CITIES' DIAMOND-FRAMED "GB" ACCOUNTANCY MARKS ON MAIL TO FRANCE; 28 Nov. 1862 EL (duplicate of a 13 Nov. letter sent "per Colombo" - that was wrecked so this letter got through first!) from Madras with fine black "GB/1F624/10C" mark; plus 27 Apr. 1868 and 6 May 1870 pair of EL's to Bordeaux/Cognac showing very fine strikes (latter just crossed by crease) of the very different sized "GB/1F66c" marks in blue & in black matching the relevant Calcutta & Bombay c.d.s.'s. Good trio. (3 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1227 | BLUE CALCUTTA DIAMOND-FRAMED "GB/40c" MARK STRUCK IN ERROR ON COVER TO FRANCE; 2 Dec. 1867 EL from Calcutta (dated & undated c.d.s.'s on the reverse!) to Bordeaux with a private blue "VIA SUEZ & FRANCE" mark on the front, having a very fine scarce blue diamond "GB/40c" struck in error on the fornt and crossed out, being replaced by a very fine matching blue Calcutta diamond "GB/1F66c" mark. Rare thus and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. | £180 | |||||||||||||
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| 1228 | RARE IMPERF. COVER TO U.S.A.; 17 June 1855 mourning env. (edge wear) from Allyghur (?; faint c.d.s. on reverse) to "Huntingdon, Penna., U. States of America. Per Overland Mail" franked by an 1854 1a red (margins in places) - for internal postage to the port - tied by an unclear dotted numeral and the sender's "Stamped" endorsement, having a v. fine Bombay oval-framed red "INDIA" on the front with cancelled m/s "1/10" and "60" charges, replaced by a v. fine final handstruck "65" charge. Imperf. covers to the U.S. are rare. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1229 | 9a-RATE COVER TO SWITZERLAND VIA FRANCE WITH 4a HAVING MISPLACED QUEEN'S HEAD VARIETY; Attractive 19 June 1855 EL from "JOUNPORE" (fair c.d.s. on reverse) to "Nyon, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland, franked by 1854 4as (2; one cut square with almost 4 clear margins, showing Queen's Head misplaced 5mm to foot, well into lower frame; the other partly cut square and with margins in places) and 1a red (almost 4m) all tied by v. fine dotted diamonds, having near fine red boxed Calcutta "INDIA/PAID" on the front along with v. fine red 2-ring "INDES OR./2 MARSEILLE 2" & "SUISSE/LES ECOSSES" transit c.d.s.'s. Rare thus. [With 1985 Holcombe Certificate of Genuineness.] Photo | £650 | |||||||||||||
| 1230 | 1854 ‡a BLUE PAIRS (VERY DIFFERENT SHADES) ON COVER TO G.B.; Attractive 5 July 1855 env. from "RAJCOTE" (fine red boxed "Paid" d.s. on reverse) to Surrey "via Southampton" with two pairs of 1854 ‡a deep blue (good to huge margins except at top left where just shaved) and &Mac189;a pale blue (good to wide margins all round) tied by indentation or to cover respectively (latter pair also tied by v. fine red oval Bombay "INDIA" mark); charged "1/-" on arrival in England. Rare thus. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1231 | IMPERF. ‡a PAIR ON COVER TO G.B. VIA MARSEILLES; 4 Oct. 1855 EL (light staining) from "PESHAWAR" (overstruck red c.d.s. on top flap) to Cardiff franked by 1854 ‡a pair (4 clear to good margins) tied by light dotted diamonds, having fine red oval Bombay "INDIA" and "1/10" arrival charge on the front. Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||
| 1232 | FIRST DAY COVER OF THE NEW COMBINED 4as RATE TO G.B. VIA SOUTHAMPTON; 1 Feb. 1856 mourning env. to Wales "Via Southampton" franked by 1854 2as green pair (good margins all round except at top right) tied by dotted diamonds, having partly fine red boxed "TRINCHINOPOLY/Paid" d.s. (with "February 1" clearly legible) on the reverse, with crescent-framed "INDIA PAID" etc. on the front. Rare thus; the first day that the new combined 4as rate for inland and steam postage was introduced.Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1233 | SINGLE 4a FRANKING ON COVER TO G.B.; 4 Aug. 1856 env. from "GWALIOR" (fair c.d.s. on reverse) to Southampton franked by a cut square 4as (clear margins on two sides; shaved on the others) tied by a near fine "196" (?) diamond numeral and by the London transit "PAID" c.d.s. Attractive cover. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1234 | 4as IMPERF. SINGLE FRANKING COVER TO G.B.; 10 Sept. 1856 env. from "COMBACONUM" (near fine red "PAID" d.s. on reverse; part lost with seal) to Ruthin (Wales) "Via Southampton" franked by 1854 4as (cut-to-shape) cancelled by a partial "146" dotted numeral (tied by two transit "PAID" marks), with v. fine red boxed "MADRAS/G.P.O." d.s. on the front.Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| INDIA - LATER STAMPED QV OVERLAND COVERS | |||||||||||||||
| 1235 | "AFTER PACKET" (LATE FEE PAID) FRANKINGS TO G.B. VIA SOUTHAMPTON & VIA MARSEILLES; 10 Nov. 1856 env. from Calcutta to Maidenhead "Via southampton" franked (in opposite corners) by 4as black & 1a brown both tied by mostly very fine "B/1" octagons, having red boxed "INDIA PAID" alongside and near fine matching Calcutta c.d.s. on the rverees; plus 23 Aug. 1864 E from Calcutta to London "Pr. Str. Simla Via Marseilles" franked by 4as black (2) + 8pi mauve all tied by firm's cachets and fair octagons with boxed "INDIA/PAID" on the front - probably a 2as 'After Packet' rate in addition to the standard 6as 8pi rate. Scarce pair. (2 covers). Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||
| 1236 | 8as RATE COVER TO ITALY, 8as LETTER RATE COVER TO G.B., ETC.; Unusual 22 Apr. 1857 E from Calcutta to Genoa via Trieste with 8as red tied by fair octagon having red boxed "INDIA PAID" and "D.A.a.L." (Diritto Austria austriasche Lira) on the front, 11 Nov. 1858 large part large env. from Umballa to GB via Southampton endorsed "Manuscript" and franked with 4as black (2) tied by "259" numerals (for the 1oz letter rate), and sad 1857 EL to Madeira from Secunderabad with replaced 4as black. (3 covers). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1237 | MAIL VIA TRIESTE TO ITALY & MADEIRA; 1856/7 pair of E's to Genoa "via Trieste" franked for double & single rates by two 8as red (one creased) or by a single 8as, all tied by Calcutta "B/1" octagons; each having h.s. "10" charges (one cancelled) and v. fine red "D.A.a.L." marks (see previous lot); plus 1857 EL (stamps removed & replaced) from Calcutta to Madeira "via Trieste" with red "T.A." mark etc. (3 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1238 | PUZZLING "INSUFFICIENT" MARK ON 8as RATE COVER TO G.B. VIA SOUTHAMPTON; 21/23 Sept. 1857 env. (C.M.S. flap) to Cheltenham "via Southampton", franked with 4as black pair tied by m/s date and "B/20" Serampore numerals, but having a fine red boxed "INSUFFICIENT" (Calcutta?) on the front, with red manuscript "10d" beside black manuscript "10d" - why? There is a light red boxed "INDIA PAID" also on the front and there was no obviuos charge raised in G.B., so was the letter returned to sender and re-posted with a further 10as paid in cash? Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1239 | EARLY REGISTERED COVER FROM COCHIN TO G.B. "VIA MARSEILLES"; 27 June 1859 E (flap faults) from "COCHIN" (v. fine red boxed"PAID" d.s. with m/s date on the flap; tear) to London "Via Marseilles Registered" franked with 4as black (3; two printings) tied by light diamonds and part London d.s., with partly fine red boxed "REGISTERED No. [350]" alongside, matching the v. fine Cochin crescent-framed "INDIA PAID" also on the front. Scarce thus. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
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