| 1240 | SPECIAL "VIA MARSEILLES" COLOURED IMPRINTS ON COVERS TO G.B.; 1861/4 trio to G.B. with attractive/unusual frankings all with fancy printed embossed "VIA MARSEILLES" devices at top right; from Mhow (4+2as tied by diamond numerals), Mominabad (unusual franking of 1854 2as green IMPERF. with perf. 4as black just tied by light diamonds), and Bheerboom (attractive 3-colour franking tied by v. fine "B/26" octagons; 8pi+2as+4as). Scarce lot. (3 covers).Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1241 | 8as-RATE COVER TO PRUSSIA "VIA TRIESTE" WITH "TOO LATE", ETC.; Attractive 23 Dec. 1862 mourning env. to "Erfurt, Prussia via Trieste" franked by 4as black pair (small paper adherance to right stamp) tied by v. fine "SEALKOTE/54" duplexes, having a boxed "TOO LATE" on the reverse and a v. fine blue-black handstruck "6" charge-mark on the front. Scarce destination. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1242 | SCARCE RED CALCUTTA DUPLEX ON 5as 4pi RATE COVER TO FRANCE; 21 Jan. 1863 E (flap fault) from "Chandernagore" to Lyons "Via France p. Nubia" franked with 8pi mauve (2) + 4as black tied by very fine scarce red "CALCUTTA/PD" duplexes with part Calcutta F.A.C. on the reverse. Attractive. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1243 | RARE "AFTER PACKET" ENDORSEMENT ON 28as-RATE COVER TO U.S.A. VIA FRANCE; Attractive 23 Mar. 1863 EL from Calcutta to Boston, Mass., endorsed "Via Marseilles " and "per After P[a]ck[e]t for Stmr. Bengal", franked by 4as black + 8as red (3) all tied by fine Calcutta duplexes, with London transit c.d.s. (17 Apr.) and matching v. fine red "16/CENTS" Accountancy Mark on the front, along with v. fine "BOSTON AM/ PKT./5" charge-datestamp (12 May). Very unusual example of a letter that was sent by the special "After Packet" boat to catch the mail boat, with the extra 8as Late Fee paid. Plus PPC. (2 items). Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||
| 1244 | SCARCE "VIA ANCONA" 18as-RATE COVER TO ITALY; 22 Sept. 1856 EL from Calcutta to Genoa "Via Alexandria & Ancona" franked by 2as orange + 4as red (2) tied by v. fine "B/1" octagons, with black "P.D." and boxed v. fine "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ITALIANI" marks on the front, having a fine British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. (16 Oct.) on the reverse. Attractive example of this rare (1863-5 only) routing. Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||
| 1245 | FANCY "VIA MARSEILLES" IMPRINT COVERS WITH 3-COLOUR FRANKINGS TO G.B.; 1864/5 pair of envs. with fancy red & brown embossed "VIA MARSEILLES" imprints at top left, each sent to G.B. with 3-colour frankings:- 8pi+2as+4as black tied by Madras duplexes and 8pi+2as+4as green tied by blue Calcutta "B/1" octagons. Attractive pair. (2 covers). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1246 | PRIVATE HANDSTRUCK ROUTING MARKS - SUEZ, MARSEILLES & BRINDISI - ON MAIL TO FRANCE & G.B.; 1865 (2) & 1876 covers all from Calcutta to Bordeaux/London/Nantes with varied Indian frankings, each having a very fine handstruck routing mark at top left; "VIA SUEZ & FRANCE", "VIA BOMBAY VIA MARSEILLES" & "VIA BOMBAY & BRINDISI". Unusual group. (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1247 | BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. MAIL, ETC.; Fine 1867 EL from Bombay to Paris carried by BISNC 'Limerick' (with fine "ADEN-STR-POINT" c.d.s.), 1865 EL with 8pi(2)+2as(2) ex Bombay to France, 1869 env. to GB (8pi+8as tied by blue Calcutta "B/1" octagons) having scarce "BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LIMITED" imprint on the front, and 1889 usage of the Straits Settlements 3c blue PC to Germany via Bombay carried by BISNC ships. (4 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1248 | EXPRESS LATE FEE (8as) PAID ON 4-COLOUR FRANKING COVER TO G.B. VIA FRANCE; Colourful 8 June 1867 env. to Devon "via Marseilles" franked by 8as red + 4as green + 8pi lilac + 2as orange (8as Late Fee + 6as 8pi postage) all tied by blue "B/1" octagons; rare extra 8as Late Fee for the direct steamer via Madras rather than by the Express Service to Bombay.Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||
| 1249 | "EXPRESS LETTER/G.P.O./CALCUTTA" OCTAGONAL DATESTAMP ON COVER TO FRANCE; 24 Oct. 1867 E from Calcutta to St. Etienne "Via Bombay Express" franked by 2as8pi grey + 4as green (2) all tied by firm's cachets and fine blue "B/1" octagons, with very fine red "EXPRESS LETTER/G.P.O./CALCUTTA" octagonal d.s. on the top flap (frame just affeected by seal cut) for the extra 4as fee to catch the Hoogly ferry across to Howrah Railway Station. Spectacular and rare thus. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1250 | MAIL TO MADEIRA VIA FRANCE - STAMPS LOST IN TRANSIT (?), CALCUTTA "EXPRESS" DATESTAMP, ETC.; Strange 22 Feb. 1868 EL from Calcutta to Madiera "via Marseilles" from which two stamps have disappeared (at last one having become detached before the "240" arrival charge was applied; from an unrecorded shipwreck?!), sad 24 Dec. 1867 EL from the same correspondence to Madeira (from which two stamps have been torn by some vandal) with fine red octagonal "EXPRESS LETTER/G.P.O./CALCUTTA" octagonal d.s. on the flap and rare flag-framed "F. | 46" Accountancy Mark, and 3 May 1870 env. to Wales with 8as pink + 8pi mauve tied by "FEROZEPORE" duplex. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1251 | SCARCE HEXAGON-FRAMED "GB/1F90c" ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON 2as-RATE WRAPPER TO FRANCE; Attractive 25 May 1868 wrapper (printed "Via MARSEILLES. THE 'BOMBAY GAZETTE' OVERLAND SUMMARY" heading) to Paris with 2as orange tied by fine Bombay duplex, having v. fine hexagon-framed "GB/1F90c" mark on the front, slightly overlapped by v. fine red 2-ring "POS. AN.V. SUEZ/P MARSEILLES *" c.d.s. (which matches the v. fine red "30c" arrival-charge mark alongside). Most attractive and rare example of the cheap international newspaper rate. [Ex Patrick Pearson, 1975.] Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1252 | REGISTERED COVER TO G.B. WITH SCARCE "VIA SOUTHAMPTON" IMPRINT; 25 May 1868 env. (fine red embossed "PER OVERLAND VIA SOUTHAMPTON" at top left) to London franked by 1a brown (2) + 4as green (2) all tied by light dotted daimond numerals, having manuscript "Mercara" date on reverse with fair boxed "REGISTERED No.[357]" mark. Good example of the 4as reg. fee. Southampton route imprint envelopes are very seldom seen. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1253 | OFFICERS' CONCESSION RATE COVERS TO G.B. VIA SOUTHAMPTON & MARSEILLES; 1868/9 pair of envs. signed by Officers and sent by the different routes to GB, franked by 4as green and 2as 8pi grey (creased) respectively; each represented a reduction of 2as from the normal postal rate. Scarce pair. (2 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1254 | G.B. 1d RED REDIRECTING 8as 8pi RATE COVER TO G.B. "VIA MARSEILLES"; 17 May 1870 env. (corner stains from ancient sellotape; red "VIA MARSEILLES" imprint at top left) to Scotland franked by 4as green (2) + 8pi lilac, very faintly cancelled by a single pale blue "LANDOUR" (?) duplex; redirected from Edinburgh to Guernsey with a 1d Red (pl. 138) tied by a v. fine "EDINBURGH/131" duplex which has also been used (most unusually) to tie all the Indian stamps as well. Exhibition Item of character. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1255 | UNDERPAID PRINTED MATTER WRAPPER TO ITALY - ROUTED VIA MARSEILLES WITH "GB/1F20c" MARK & POSTAGE DUES; 13 Oct. 1870 unsealed E (edge wear & other faults but attractive) from Calcutta with printed "INDIGO CIRCULAR" heading, sent to Genoa "Via Bombay & Brindisi" franked by 1a brown tied by s fine "B/1" octagon; there is a very fine scarce hexagon-framed "GB/1F20c" Accountancy Mark on the front with 2-ring red "POS.AN.V.SUEZ/P.AN.A MARS *" c.d.s. nearby. On arrival a "17cmi" charge-mark and 3 different Italian Postage Dues (2c + 10c + 5c) tied by fair "GENOVA" c.d.s.'s were applied. Rare example of the Marseilles route still in operation after the start of the Siege of Paris, and a rare Accountancy Mark with scarce P. Dues. Remarkable Exhibition Item. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1256 | "VIA BRINDISI" 6as 8pi RATE COVER TO ITALY ROUTED VIA TRIESTE IN ERROR; 24 Oct. 1873 EL from Calcutta to Naples "via Bombay & Brindisi" franked by 6as 8pi grey tied by firm's cachet and a cornere of an unclear "B/1" octagon; there is a fine "ALA-VERONA/AMBTE. No.2" c.d.s. across the join which shows that the letter did not in fact go via Brindisi but was sent in error via the Trieste route. | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1257 | RARE 6as 8pi RATE COVER TO FRANCE WITH HEXAGON-FRAMED "GB/1F20c" ACCOUNTANCY MARK STRUCK IN ERROR; Attractive 22 Nov. 1873 E to Jarnac "via Brindisi" franked by 4as green + 2as orange + 8pi mauve all tied by firm's cachets and a fine Madras duplex; also on the front is a very fine "GB/1F20c" Accountancy Mark (Salles 3072/3) which was intended for use on Printed Matter rate items, whereas this letter was sealed and was clearly liable to the letter-rate for which it was fully prepaid! Rare error. Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1258 | LATER BRINDISI ROUTE COVERS TO G.B., BELGIUM & FRANCE; 1876-1901 covers via Brindisi inc. 1876 with 9as red & 1877 with 6as brown (crease) to G.B., 1882 usage of the 1‡a blue PC to Paris with v. fine "T.P.O. MAIL AGENT/JAMALPUR" c.d.s., regd. usage of the 2as 6pi yellow o.p. P. Stat. env. to Belgium with 4as olive-green, and printed matter front to GB with v. fine boxed London "Found in N.P.B./without contents". (7 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1259 | MADRAS OVAL-FRAMED "SHIP/LETTER" MARK ON BRINDISI ROUTE COVER TO G.B.; 21 Apr. 1878 env. (opened our for display) to London "Via Brindisi" franked by 6as brown tied by a near fine "GOPALPORE" duplex, having a very fine (though partly overstruck) scarce Madras oval-framed "SHIP/LETTER" mark (very rare on overland mail to Europe) on the reverse. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1260 | SCARCE MADRAS "OVERLAND MAIL" DATESTAMP ON 75c-RATE COVER FROM FRANCE; 21 June 1878 env. (toned & opened out for display but with contents) from Lyons to Madras franked b y French Type Sage 30c+40c tied by 2-ring c.d.s.'s, having a very fine "G.P.O./* OVERLAND MAIL */MADRAS" c.d.s. struck on arrival on the reverse. A surprisingly scarce mark. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1261 | DISINFECTED MAIL - RE-ROUTED VIA ITALY, WITH RUSSIAN CACHET, ETC.; 1 Dec. 1883 env. to GB with 2as orange (2) + ‡a blue tied by v. fine barred Tando Muhammad Khan "K-2/5" numerals - the cover reached Egypt during the 3-month period when mails went direct from Port Said or Aden to Venice or Brindisi to avoid plague-ridden Egypt; plus c.1892 "ON PLAGUE SERVICE" env. sent OHMS within Belgaum, and 29 Mar. 1899 usage of the 1a on 1‡as o.p. Postal Stat. PC from Ghum to Finland with nearly fine puple Russian cyrillic "ObE33APAXEHO" (Disinfected) mark. Scarce lot. (3 items). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1262 | DISINFECTED COVER TO RUSSIA ROUTED VIA EGYPT BECAUSE OF THE HINDU KUSH; 31 Oct. 1899 env. (printed address in English, Urdu & Russian) from Peshawar to Bokhara franked with 2as blue + ‡a green tied by c.d.s.'s, having a faint Russian cyrillic "OBE33APAXEHO" (Disinfected) on the front, and backstamps proving the 8,000-mile route via Bombay, Alezandria & Odessa, to travel what would be only 600 miles as the crow flies! Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1263 | THE BALANCE OF THE INDIA COLLECTION; 1841-1901 covers inc. several Prestamp to GB/Madeira (one redirected from London to "Corfu" with Coutts & Co. FAC, plus 1850 boxed "HINGOLEE/Paid" d.s. to Madeira, etc.), 1859 E to Genoa with 8as red "per Str. Colombo" (before she was wrecked!), 1856 internal E with imperf. 1a red ex Madras, and large part 1872 env. to USA with no less than 4 strikes of a red "10d" Accountancy Mark. (14 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| INDIAN STATES | |||||||||||||||
| 1264 | JAMMU & KASHMIR + INDIA - COMBINATION COVER TO G.B.; 9 July 1881 usage of the India ‡a blue Postal Stat. env. (with family contents) from "Moondie Bagh, Srinajjar, Cashmere" to London uprated with Jammu & Kashmir 1881-3 ºa orange imperf. (4 clear margins) and India 4as green, both tied by manuscript lines and by v. fine barred "L" oval (struck at Sialkot in transit), having a very fine "KASHMIR" c.d.s. on the reverse. Attractive example of the UPU Indian rate together with the Kashmir Tourists' Concessionary ºa rate. Attractive. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1265 | POONCH + INDIA - COMBINATION COVER REGISTERED TO G.B., ETC.; Spectacular 5 Mar. 1889 env. (minor faults; opened out for display) to London franked (on reverse) by rare Poonch 1884-7 4as red on yellow (4 good to wide margins) cancelled by the Poonch town geometric square cancel (the letter was sealed with native wax impressions thought to be of the Postmaster, Abdullah Khan), paying the 1a postage + 2as registration + 1a insurance (to 100as); on the front are Indian 4as olive (2; rubbed) and ‡a green (6; one rubbed) all tied/cancelled by mostly fine Kahuta "L 6/7" grids (2as reg. fee + 9as double postage), with "R" in circle and boxed "KAHUTA" marks alongside. Very rare Poonch Combination Registered Cover. The letter is addressed to Pemberton, Wilson & Co. (the early stamp dealers) which lends cedence to the idea that it was sent by the Poonch Postmaster enclosing Poonch mint stamps. Plus 1890/4 pair of Poonch usages of the India ºa brown PC's (2) to Amritsar/Rawalpindi, each uprated with Poonch ºa red (different printings) tied by the Poonch town geometric squares, the cards being cancelled en route at Kahuta. Good trio. (1 cover + 2 cards). Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| ITALY AND COLONIES - MARITIME MAIL | |||||||||||||||
| 1266 | ITALY - EARLY INGOING COVER TO INDIA VIA EGYPT + LATER NAPLES "PAQUEBOTS" COVER; Attractive small 26 Nov. 1866 mourning env. from Livorno to Madras franked by Italy 20c on 50c blue (2) + 30c brown tied by dotted rectangle numerals with small boxed "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ITALIANI" on the front, along with partial British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" transit c.d.s. and fine red "P-D" in oval (of Alex. P.O.), having red 25 Dec. Madras arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare thus. Plus 1900 "O.S.N.C." env. with GB 1d lilac tied by "NAPOLI" c.d.s. with v. fine matching "PAQUEBOTS" alongside. (2 covers). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1267 | ITALY - RARE EARLY COVER TO JAPAN VIA EGYPT & FRENCH MAIL-BOATS; Attractive 25 Sept. 1871 env. to "Yokohama, Japan, Via Genova" franked by Italy 20c blue (5) all tied by fine "181" numerals matching the "MILANO STA" c.d.s. alongside, having fine to v. fine backstamps inc. Italian P.O. "ALESSANDRIA EGITTO" c.d.s., 2-ring French P.O. "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" (6 Oct.), "SUEZ/PAQ. FR. N No.3" octagon d.s. (8 Oct.), and 2-ring "YOKOHAMA/POSTE FRANCAIS" c.d.s. (17 Nov.). Fine and rare thus. Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1268 | ERITREA - REGISTERED MAIL TO ITALY; 4 Aug. 1889 env. (folds clear of stamp & label) to Bologna franked by Italy 50c mauve tied by a mostly v. fine "MASSAUA/MAR ROSSO" c.d.s. on the reverse, with a second strike on the front beside the printed "R/ITALIA/468/Massaua (Mar Rosso)" label. Scarce thus; dated just before the official establishment of Eritrea on 1 Jan. 1890. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1269 | ERITREA - INGOING MAIL WITH BOXED "MASSAUA/SERVICIO ITALIANO/DEL MAR ROSSO" SHIP MARKS; 1892/4 pair of 20c-rate (single franking) envs. (faults; former with contents) from Turin/Naples to Keren, each with a v. fine or near fine (tear) strike, respectively, of the scarce boxed "MASSAUA/SERVICIO ITALIANO/DEL MAR ROSSO" d.s. on the reverse. (2 covers). Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1270 | ERITREA - REGISTERED MAIL TO ITALY; 10 Nov. 1892 env. registered to Rimini franked by Italy 20c orange (2) + 5c gren all tied by v. fine large 2-ring "KEREN/(ERITREA)" c.d.s.'s with v. fine matching "R.No.[876]" alongside. Scarce and attractive. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| JAPAN | |||||||||||||||
| 1271 | RARE "MISSENT TO/YOKOHAMA. JAPAN" MARK ON SWISS COVER SENT TO EGYPT; Spectacular 7 Dec. 1883 usage of the Swiss 25c green Postal Stationery env. (repair at left clear of stamps & marks) cancelled with a v. fine 2-ring "CELERINA" c.d.s. on the front (the imprinted stamp left clear) and clearly addressed to "Alexandrie, Egypte, Via Brindisi"; but amazingly sent to the Far East in error, and so having a lovely strike of the rare "MISSENT TO/YOKOHAMA. JAPAN" mark on the front, matching the v. fine "YOKOHAMA *" c.d.s. nearby. The backstamps suggest that the letter was wrongly routed at Naples; it went through "HONG-KONG" (4 Feb. 1884) en route and returned to Alexandria on 4 Mar. 1884! In the meantime the disinfection of mail due to the cholera epidemic in Egypt had just ceased, so this cover would have been disinfected if it had not been Missent to Japan! Very Rare Exhibition Item. Photo | £1000 | |||||||||||||
| 1272 | KOBE CARD TO AUSTRIA WITH RARE BLUE "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/XXXIII" C.D.S. & SHIP's CACHET; 1 Dec. 1898 PPC from Kobe to Austria franked by Japan 4 sen tied by a mostly fine "KOBE/JAPAN" c.d.s., having a nearly v. fine blue "LLOYD AUSTIACO/XXXIII" d.s. of the SS 'Marquis Bacquehem'; also with a partially v. fine matching blue oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/*MARQ·BACQUEHEM" ship'scachet on the reverse. Rare thus. [See also the matching card under the Ceylon section; ex Richard Chan.] Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| LITHUANIA | |||||||||||||||
| 1273 | RUSSIAN PERIOD COVER REGISTERED TO INDIA VIA ADEN-BOMBAY SEA P.O.; Remarkable 10/20 Apr. 1905 usage of the Russia 10k blue Postal Stat. env. from Fellin (Lithuania) to Baroda (redirected to Ootacamond) uprated (on reverse) with War Charity 10k + 5k (2) tied by fine Fellin c.d.s.'s (these stamps cost an extra 9k in War Tax in total); having boxed "R" mark and red R label on the front, as well as a mostly very fine scarce purple boxed Aden-Bombay Sea Post Office "SEA P.O.B./No." d.s. (7 May) on the front. Rare thus. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| MADAGASCAR | |||||||||||||||
| 1274 | "BRITISH/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO" DATESTAMP ON CASH/STAMP COMBINATION COVER TO G.B.; Attractive 21 Dec. 1889 env. to London with a very fine rare blue "BRITISH/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO" c.d.s. on the front (showing the internal postage prepaid in cash) along with a French Colonies 25c Type Sage tied by a fine 2-ring "TAMATAVE/MADAGASCAR" c.d.s., with a very fine "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/L.V.No.5" octagonal d.s. alongside. The internal postage was not prepaid with the famous consular stamps at this date, but in cash; nevertheless it was still a Combination Cover, having the Consular c.d.s. to prove the prepayment of the internal rate to Tamatave, and is very rare. Exhibition Quality. Photo | £500 | |||||||||||||
| MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, ETC. | |||||||||||||||
| 1275 | SINGAPORE - FORWARDING AGENT COVER FROM BATAVIA TO FRANCE VIA INDIA; 8 Mar. 1841 EL from "Batavia" to Marseilles "p Overland Mail" endorsed "Singapore 3d April 1841. Forwarded by your obt seravnt W.L. Duncan" and "Calcutta 15th May 41. F. b. y. o. s. Fraser McDonald & Co." on the lower flap; also endorsed in red on the front - "Via Singapore & Suez". There is a faint boxed Calcutta "INDIA" on the front, matching the near v. fine boxed "STEAM POSTAGE/INLAND Do./TOTAL" mark on the top flap. Scarce routing via an early Singapore Agent. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1276 | SINGAPORE - PRESTAMP COVER TO G.B. WITH A DATED CALCUTTA F.A.C.; Fine 19 June 1844 EL from "Singapore" to Scotland "via Southampton p. [Steamer] Bentinck", with small manuscript "2" on reverse indicating (?) 2as to be paid to Calcutta, having a v. fine red boxed Calcutta "INDIA" on the front and a v. fine oval "G.L. SCHOENE/CALCUTTA" F.A.C. (dated "13 July '44" in m/s) on the front. Attractive. | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1277 | SINGAPORE - BOXED "Bearing" DATESTAMPS ON BATAVIA MAIL TO G.B. VIA SOUTHAMPTON & CEYLON; 28 Feb. + 28 Aug. 1847 pair of fine EL's from "Batavia" (each with sending firm's F.A.C. on the flap); the first "via Southampton" with v. fine blue oval-framed "ZEE BRIEF/FRANCO" on the front and v. fine (for this) black boxed "SINGAPORE/Bearing" d.s. on the top flap being charged "1/-" (h.s.) on arrival, and the other "via Ceylon &Marseilles" charged "1/10" with a mostly fine Singapore d.s. but with no Zee Brief mark. Scarce pair. (2 covers). Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1278 | SINGAPORE - PRIVATE BOXED "Overland via Marseilles" CACHET ON TRANSIT COVER FROM BATAVIA TO G.B.; 22 Nov. 1848 EL from "Batavia" to Birmingham (ex Pitcairn Syme & Co.) with fine (for this) black boxed "SINGAPORE/Bearing" d.s. on the top flap, charged "2/3" with a very fine distinctive (sender's?) boxed red "Overland via Marseilles" mark on the front. Scarce and attractive. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1279 | SINGAPORE - RARE PRESTAMP COVER TO SPAIN VIA GIBRALTAR FORWARDING AGENT; Attractive 1 Sept. 1862 EL from "Singapore" to Cadiz "Overland via Suez & Gibraltar" with red m/s "2/-" (prepaid rate) on the front in spite of there being no Singapore P.O. mark; having a v. fine British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. (7 Oct.) beside near fine 2-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" across the join; there is an unusual Gibraltar Agent's (Whyte & Co.'s?) manuscript "10d o 4 ri Pagados en Gibraltar" on the front, with Gibraltar P.O. pencil "10" rate, but charged "15 Rs." on arrival. Rare routing and attractive. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1280 | SINGAPORE/PENANG - RARE EARLY 2-RING MARINE SORTER "PENANG AND SINGAPORE/PAID" D.S. ON G.B. COVER TO PENANG/JAVA; 2 Dec. 1879 env. (overall slight toning) from London to a Telgraph engineer at "Singapore" (redirected to "Penang" and then to "Banjoewangie, Java") franked by the scarce 4d sage-green (slightly faded) tied by a fine London duplex, having an almost very fine 2-ring "PENANG AND SINGAPORE/PAID" c.d.s. (18 Jan. 1880) on the front, beside a mostly fine red "PENANG" c.d.s. ("PAID" omitted?); there are backstamps of "EXP. KANT/SINGAPORE" (20 Jan.) and "BEZOEKIE" (29 Jan.). Rare Martine Sorter and a rare destination for this G.B. 4d franking. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1281 | SINGAPORE/PENANG - Similar 5 Dec. 1879 cover from the same correspondence with mostly very fine 2-ring "PENANG AND SINGAPORE/PAID" Marine Sorter c.d.s. (18 Jan. 1880), also franked by the G.B. 4d sage-green (slightly faded) tied by a London duplex, but only redirected to Java so with a fair red "SINGAPORE/PAID" c.d.s. on the front, though having the same Java backstamps. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1282 | SINGAPORE - 1890s REGISTERED MAIL TO BELGIUM/HOLLAND/EGYPT; 1895 (2) & 1899 covers all with fine to very fine boxed "Singapore/No./R" datestamps on the front; franked with 5c brown + 8c blue (two) or with 24c green pair (toned but scarce 1895 usage of the H-size 5c registered envelope) - sent to Belgium, Egypt and Holland (latter the regd. env.). Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1283 | PENANG - 1890s REGISTERED MAIL TO G.B./U.S.A.; 16 Apr. 1896 usage of the 5c F-size Regd. Env. (small fault affects addressee's name) to Wales with Straits 8c blue tied by near fine Penang c.d.s. and v. fine scarce boxed "PENANG/No./R" datestamp [Ex Martin Willcocks]; plus 22 Oct. 1896 env. registered to USA "Via [S.S.] Negapatam" (British India Steam Navigation Co.), franked by Straits 5c brown + 24c green tied by a fine Penang c.d.s., with a very fine strike of the boxed "R" d.s. alongside. Good pair. (2 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| MALTA | |||||||||||||||
| 1284 | WAX DISINFECTION SEAL ON COVER TO FRANCE FROM INDIA WITH CURVED FRAMED "MALTA"; Unusual 15 Dec. 1836 EL from "Bombay" to Bordeaux "per overland despatch" (carried by the 'Hugh Lindsay' to Suez), having varied postal rates; but also sealed by a readily recognisable red wax LAZ4 "OPENED & RRESEALED/Lazaretto of Malta" seal, and having fine curved framed "MALTA" mark with v. fine Londom Foreign Branch "Packet Letter" on the front. Rare thus. Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||
| 1285 | DISINFECTED COVER FROM INDIA TO G.B. WITH EGYPTIAN FORWARDING AGENT ENDORSEMENT; 31 Dec. 1838 EL from "Bombay" endorsed "p. 'Hugh Lindsay' via Suez", but sent privately on to Malta with manuscript "Received at Alexandria the 27th Nov. & forwarded the 3rd Dec. 1838 by y.o.s. Casey & Malin"; having a fine first-type "MALTA" double-arc c.d.s. (13 Dec.) on the front, beside matching very fine (and rare thus) 2-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" mark. Rare routing for Indian mail at this date. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
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| 1286 | PRESTAMP COVER TO FRANCE WITH "ADEN/Paid" MARK, DISINFECTED AT MALTA; Attractive 7 Apr. 1846 E from "Maurice" (fair red 2-ring Port Louis c.d.s. on the reverse with manuscript "Paid 1/0") to Bordeaux "p. Juliana via Aden", having a very fine red undated boxed "ADEN/Paid [1 Rp.]" mark nicely placed on the front, a very fine "ALEXANDRIA" (British P.O.; 8 June) c.d.s. across the join, and a mostly fine 3-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" mark on the front. Scarce combination of markings. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1287 | PRESTAMP COVER TO FRANCE VIA CEYLON, DISINFECTED AT MALTA; 22 Feb. 1847 EL (minor faults) from "Port Louis" to Bordeaux with a fine black 2-ring "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" c.d.s. across the join (with manuscript "St[eame]r - 2-0/Ship 1-0/Paid 3/0", along with v. fine "COLOMBO/STEAMER LETTER" (16 Apr.) and "ALEXANDRIA" (British P.O.; 11 May) c.d.s.'s, having very fine (for this) 3-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" mark on the front. Scarce routing and an unusual postal rates annotation. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1288 | PRESTAMP COVER TO FRANCE WITH BOXED "ADEN/Paid" MARK, DISINFECTED AT MALTA; Attractive 14 June 1849 EL from "Port Louis" (v. fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" c.d.s. - crease - on the front) to Nantes "Per Overland via Marseilles", with an almost very fine red boxed undated "ADEN/Paid [8 Annas]" on the front along with a very fine (rare thus) 3-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" mark, having a v. fine British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" (9 Aug.) c.d.s. on the top flap. Exhibition Item. Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1289 | CEYLON ROUTING FOR MAIL TO FRANCE, ETC.; 22 Aug. 1850 & 16 Dec. 1853 E's from Port Louis to Bordeaux endorsed "p. Government Packet 'Briton's Queen' Via Ceylon & Marseilles" or "Per Steamer via Ceylon, Suez & Marseille", having v. fine boxed Port Louis "PACKET" + crowned c.d.s. (crease), or near fine red double oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS". Plus 1851 EL (toned) from London to Port Louis with v. fine black double-oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS" (crease). (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1290 | 'EUROPEAN & AUSTRALIAN R.M.C.' VOYAGE COVER TO FRANCE VIA REUNION & ADEN; 28 Feb. 1857 E from "Ile Maurice" to Nantes "Voie de Suez" carried by the Compagnie Anglo-Francais 'Mascaraeignes' to Aden (with fair "ST. DENIS/ILE DE REUNION" c.d.s. across the join) with red boxed "PD", and then by the E&A RMC from Aden to Suez (rare carriage of Mauritius mail by this Co., and the first successful homeward E&A RMC voyage), having v. fine red 2-ring "COL.FRA./V. SUEZ AMB. E" c.d.s. on the front. | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1291 | PORT LOUIS F.A.C. ON 4d-RATE COVER TO FRANCE; 6 June 1861 EL (full transcript of French contents ref. the writer's ship springing a leak off CGH & limping back to Port Louis) to Bordeaux "[Per] Steamer Otawa [sic] via Suez & Marseille" franked with 2d blue pair (wing margins; creased) tied by v. fine Port Louis "B53" numerals with a 75% v. fine blue oval "HRY. CAPEYRON & A.DEYANGE(?)/PORT-LOUIS (MAURITIUS)" cachet (used as a F.A.C.; crease) on the front; charged "8" (deleted) and then "16" on arrival. Attractive. Plus 1868 coloured print of Port Louis. (2 items). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1292 | SCARCE PORT LOUIS DIAMOND-FRAMED "GB/1F624/10C" ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE; Stampless 13 June 1862 env. to the Loire "Via Suez et Marseille" with a very fine strike of this scarce Salles 3052 "GB" diamond mark on the front, slightly overlapped by light red 2-ring "POSS.ANG.V. SUEZ/MARSEILLE A" c.d.s., having v. fine small "MAURITIUS" c.d.s. on the top flap. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1293 | MATCHED PAIR OF INGOING & OUTGOING 1865 COVERS WITH "4‡" & "1‡" SHARES OF 10d & 6d RATES; Unusual 24/6 Nov. 1865 pair of covers (minor faults) from G.B. (Glasgow duplex tying 4d+6d)) to Mauritius "via Marseilles" & from Mauritius (6d tied by B53 duplex) to G.B. "Via Southampton", having handstruck red "4‡d" (crease) and manuscript "1‡" Accountancy marks for the credits from the prepaid postages to the countries of destination under the 2nd P&O Contract. Scarce pair. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1294 | SCARCE PORT LOUIS ELLIPSE-FRAMED "GB/40c" ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE; 18 Oct. 1866 stampless E to Marseilles "Via Aden & Suez" with a very fine black ellipse-framed "GB/40c" mark on the front and blue "MAURITIUS" c.d.s. on the flap, having a mostly very fine ocatgonal red "V.POS.AN.V.SUEZ PAQ.F/MARS.1" d.s. (15 Nov.) on the front. Attarctive. Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1295 | PORT LOUIS HANDSTRUCK "1/8d/TO PAY" CHARGE-MARK ON INGOING UNPAID COVER EX FRANCE; Fine 18 Dec. 1874 stampless EL from Nantes to "Port Louis, Maurice, Via Suez, Messageries Maritimes" having a mostly very fine handstruck "1/8d/TO PAY" mark on the front, matching the mostly fine "MAURITIUS" c.d.s. on the flap. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1296 | RARE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER 4c FRANKING TO G.B.; Very fine & complete 16 Mar. 1885 edition of the "Merchants & Planters Gazette - OVERLAND MAIL EDITION" with "PER M.M.S. CALEDONIEN" imprint, franked with 4c orange tied by a fine "B53" numeral. Interesting reading and a rare example of the International Newspaper Rate at this date. [Ex John Gunn.] PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1297 | OTHER MAURITIUS COVERS VIA FRENCH MAILBOATS; 1880 E to France "per Godavery" sent Via Naples with 17c on 4d red tied by a v. fine "B53" duplex, having a mostly v. fine red octagonal "POSS. AN./PAQ. FR. T No.2" d.s. and partial red 2-ring "INDO-CHINE/PAQ.FR.MODANE" c.d.s. on the front; plus 1881 E to Lyons with 17c tied by "B52" duplex with blue "POSS. AN./PAQ.FR. No.2" d.s. and Disinfection chisel-slit, and 1894 Curepipe usage of the 6c green PC to Germany with v. fine "LIGNE T/PAQ.FR.No.6" octagon d.s. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||
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| 1298 | VERY RARE EARLY 1st-TYPE "LAND-MAIL" LABEL ON INGOING COVER FROM AMSTERDAM TO BATAVIA VIA BOMBAY & SINGAPORE; Fine and attractive 2 Jan. 1845 EL from "Amsterdam" to "Batavia via Marseilles", with a v. fine blue "AMSTERDAM" c.d.s. on the front with matching "P.P." and faint red "PAYS-BAS/VALNES." c.d.s., as well as a mostly very fine "BOMBAY/FE13 1843/STR…POSTAGE [8]/INLD[Ship] DO [2]" mark. Also on the front is a very fine large 1st-Type "Aangebragt per Land-Mail./Te betalen port f [2 16] koper./BATAVIA, [21/4 - 1845]" label (with raised "t" in "Aangebragt" variety). These rare "Land Mail" labels with the currency in 'koper' were only used for such ingoing mail to/through Batavia from Mar. 1845 to Aug. 1846 via Singapore; less than a dozen examples routed via Bombay are recorded, and this is one of the very finest known. They showed the total postage charge due including the 50k due for the final carriage from Singapore to Batavia. Important Exhibition Item and a Rare Early Postage Due Label. [Ex J. Dutilh; with July 1999 N.B.F.V. Certificate of Genuineness.] PHOTO - see plate no. | £3000 | |||||||||||||
| 1299 | RARE 2nd-TYPE "LAND-MAIL" LABEL ON COVER FROM ROTTERDAM TO SAMARANG VIA SINGAPORE; 21 Nov. 1846 E (slightly weak folds and very minor ink-etching) from "ROTTERDAM" (near fine c.d.s. and v. fine oval firm's cachet on the front) to "Samarang, Java", routed "p. Overland Mail & via Marseilles" with fine blue Rotterdam "P.F." (crease) on the front, having a fine 2nd-Type "Aangebragt per Land Mail./Te betalen port [150] duiten./BATAVIA, [16/1/1847]" Label (filing crease) on the front. Attractive and very rare example of this "duiten" currency Label that was only used from Aug. 1846 until Feb. 1847. Exhibition Item. Photo | £1500 | |||||||||||||
| 1300 | EARLY MAP OF INDONESIA + OVERLAND MAIL COVER FROM UTRECHT TO BATAVIA BUT WITH NO LAND MAIL MARK; Attractive c.1850 coloured "EAST INDIA ISLES" map (10‡x8‡ ins.; central fold - fits album-page) by John Arrowsmith with good detail; plus 13 July 1847 EL (minor creasing and internal faults) from "UTRECHT" (fair blue c.d.s. and v. fine matching "P.F." on the front) to "Batavia via Marseille" (with note inside that it was received on 13 Sept.) having an unclear oval blue-green d.s. (Batavia?) on the reverse. There are manuscript "1/-" and "160 cts" charges on the front, but no Land Mail mark even though the letter reached Singapore on the P&O Braganza via Ceylon. (2 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1301 | HANDSTRUCK 1st-TYPE BOXED "LANDMAIL/PORT" MARK ON COVER FROM AMSTERDAM TO SOURABAYA VIA SINGAPORE; 22 Jan. 1848 EL (printed Prices Current etc.; flap faults) from "AMSTERDAM" (fine blue "FRANCO" d.s. and "P.F." on the front) to Sourabaya (received 20 Mar.) "p. Overland Mail via Marseilles, Point de Galle & Singapore", having a very fine blue boxed Batavia "LANDMAIL/PORT [160]" nicely placed on the front. Very attractive. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1302 | HANDSTRUCK 2nd-TYPE BOXED "LANDMAIL/PORT" MARK ON COVER FROM sGRAVENHAGE; 13 Dec. 1850 E from "sGRAVENHAGE" (fine red c.d.s. and v. fine matching boxed "NA POSTTYD" - Too Late - on the front) to "Samarang, Java" routed "Pr. overland mail via Marseilles" with early blue boxed "NEDERLAND/OVER/MARSEILLE" mark (crease) on the front, beside mostly v. fine blue Batavia 2nd-Type boxed "LANDMAIL/PORT [240]" (light crease). Attractive. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
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| 1303 | "VIA BRINDISI" MARKS - EARLY WESTBOUND COVERS; 25 May 1873 E to Amsterdam "Per Land Maill" with Ned. Indie. 50c+10c (faults) tied by fair scarce "WELTVREDEN/FRANCO" c.d.s. with a second mostly very fine strike alongside with a very fine large boxed "NED-INDIE/VIA BRINDISI/BRITSCHEPAKKETB." mark (Type 1; note spelling); plus 17 Feb. + 1 Aug. 1875 pair of envs. (stampless with v. fine scarce red boxed "MAROS" - Celebes - on the reverse, or with 50c+10c tied by dotted "1" numeral of Weltvreden) to Utrecht/Amsterdam, each with partly v. fine or wholly v. fine small Type 2 boxed "NED:INDIE/VIA BRINDISI/BRIT:PACKETB." marks on the front. Good trio. (3 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1304 | "OVER BRINDISI" MARK - EARLY EASTBOUND COVER THAT WAS RETURNED VIA BORNEO TO LEIDEN; 28 Aug. 1879 env. (opened out for display) to "Muntok, Banku" routed "via Brindisi en Singapore", franked by 12‡c grey pair cancelled by v. fine boxed "LEIDEN", with fine Type 3a curved-top "NED:INDIE/OVER/BRINDISI" mark on the front; redirected to Batavia, to Singapore ("N.I.EXP.KANT.SINGAPORE" backstamp c.d.s.) & to "Borneo" before being returned to "Leiden" (25 Nov.). Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1305 | Similar BRITISH POST OFFICE A.R. COVER TO MEDAN via Rotterdam with red 15 Nov. 1890 "REGISTERED/LONDON" oval d.s. on the front, having v. fine curved-top (Delbecke Type 11) "NED:INDIE/OVER/BRINDISI" mark. Rare thus. [Ex Vivien Sussex.] Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1306 | "BRINDISI" MARK WITH UNRECORDED ERROR OF SPELLING - "BRITCSHE" - ON COVER TO SWITZERLAND; 26 Mar. 1895 env. (minor creasing) to Zurich with Ned. Indie 25c lilac tied by a fine "MEDAN" Squared Circle with a very fine boxed "NED: - INDIE/VIA BRINDISI/BRITCSHE PAKKETB" mark (Delbeke Type R61, but this error not noted) nicely placed on the front. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||
| 1307 | "VIA" + "OVER" BRINDISI MARKS - THE EXHIBITION COLLECTION; 1879-94 covers/cards with the whole range of "NED INDIE/BRINDISI" marks with good range of frankings and some scarce villages of origin; items noted include1877 part E with mixed perf. 2c Strip of Four (Printed Matter rate), early Ned. Indies Postal Stationery (with 1879 PC usage with blue "66" dotted numeral), purple & blue "VIA BRINDISI" types, v. fine 1885 Kediri card with boxed "NA POSTIJD" (Too Late), 1887 usage of the 7‡c PC with "VIA BRINDISI" type struck in error & replaced by "VIA MARSEILLES" mark, "BRITSCHE" types, scarce 1892 regd. usage of the 25c P. Stat. env. ex Timos uprated with 10c tied by "65" numeral, "N.I. POSTAGENT PENANG" Squared Circle, etc. Good nucleus for expansion. (20 covers). Photo | £500 | |||||||||||||
| 1308 | GENOA - THE "OVER" & "VIA" ROUTE MARKS; 1890-4 covers/cards (mostly Postal Stationery) with Type 4/5a/5b "NED:INDIE/GENOA" routing marks, inc.uprated & regd. Stationery, Squared Circles, etc. All to Holland except one to Switzerland. Scarce group. (7 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||
| 1309 | MARSEILLES - THE EXHIBITION COLLECTION OF "VIA" & "OVER" ROUTING MARKS; 1874-95 selection of hand-picked covers/cards from Neth. Indies with the whole range of "NED-INDIE/VIA MARSEILLE/FRANSCHE PACKKEB" marks, etc. Items noted include 1874 10c brown on Printed Matter E ex Samarang, Klatten "48" numerals, uprated Postal Stationery (inc. 1887 regd. ex Padang), scarce boxed 1885 "TJITJALENGKA", boxed 1890 "SINTANG", rubber/purple strikes, Squared Circles, etc. Good study. (18 covers). Photo | £500 | |||||||||||||
| 1310 | NAPLES - THE EXHIBITION COLLECTION OF "OVER" & "VIA" ROUTING MARKS; 1878-87 covers/cards from Ned. Indies to Europe with a good range of frankings/route-marks inc. 4 July 1879 env. (creases clear of stamps) to Holland with 25c purple (2) tied by boxed Onrust "FRANCO" marks (rare thus) as well as Batavia "4" numerals, blue 1879 "NED INDIE/OVER/NAPELS" on PC cancelled by blue Atjeh "66" numeral, 1882 25c-rate env. to France with French blue 2-ring "LIGNE N/PAQ.FR.No.1" c.d.s., Postal Stationery, etc. Good lot. (10 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £300 | |||||||||||||
| NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES - OTHER OVERLAND | |||||||||||||||
| 1311 | BLUE OVAL BATAVIA "ZEEBRIEF/FRANCO" MARK ON LAND MAIL COVER VIA SINGAPORE; 22 May1846 E to Amsterdam "Via Marseilles" with a superb blue oval-framed "ZEEBRIEF/FRANCO" on the front, having a faint red boxed "SINGAPORE/Paid" d.s. across the join beside a British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. (11 July). Charged "13.5" (decimes) on arrival. Attractive and scarce thus. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
| 1312 | EARLIEST RECORDED (?) LETTER FROM ISLAND OF BALI - TO DENMARK VIA SINGAPORE AGENT & MALTA; Remarkable and very fine 6 July 1848 E from "Bally, Badong" (i.e. the island of Bali) - believed to be the earliest recorded from this famous island - to Copenhagen "Via Marseilles" sent c/o "Messrs. W.R. Paterson & Co., Singapore", who endorsed it "forwarded by"; paid "4/-" in Singapore (no datestamp) and having v. fine "ALEXANDRIA" (14 Sept.) & "HAMBURG/Th & T." c.d.s.'s on the flap, alongside partly fine 3-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" mark. Charged "102" (schillings) on arrival. Rare thus and of Exhibition Quality. Photo | £400 | |||||||||||||
| 1313 | RARE "VIA TRIEST" COVER TO G.B. VIA AUSTRIAN P.O. IN EGYPT; Attractive 24 June 1850 E from "Batavia" (with mostly fine "FRANCO" d.s. along with sender's red oval "METZENDORFF WILMAN & Co./CALCUTTA" cachet on the front) to London "via Triest", prepaid "2/-" and charged "3/4" on arrival, routed via the Austrian P.O. ("ALEXANDRIEN/AUG.7" on the front) and through France. Rare routing for Far East mail. Photo | £400 | |||||||||||||
| 1314 | "LANDMAIL" COVER WITH LARGE RED OVAL "FRANCO/ZEE BRIEF/PALEMBANG" ON COVER TO HOLLAND VIA EGYPT & MALTA; 22 Sept. 1850 E (stain at right clear of marks and address) to Utrecht "franco tot alexandrie,...per Landmail via Marseilles", with a v. fine large red oval "FRANCO/ZEE BRIEF/PALEMBANG" (slight creasing) nicely placed on the front, slightly overlapped by fair 3-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE", having a v. fine British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. (8 Nov.) across the join. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1315 | PRESTAMP COVERS TO FRANCE & G.B. VIA EGYPT; 25 Feb. 1853 E from Batavia (faint c.d.s. on front) to Amsterdam "via Marseille" charged "360" with a partly fine red boxed Breda "INDIE/OVER MARSEILLE" mark on the reverse; plus 10 Apr. 1854 E from Batavia (fair blue "FRANCO" d.s. on the frontp[repaid "2/-" and charged "20" on arrival with mostly fine blue British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. on the flap. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||
| 1316 | RARE EARLY BOXED "TOEBAN" (JAVA) MARK ON "VIA TRIEST" COVER TO ROTTERDAM; 4 Nov. 186 EL from "TOEBAN" (fine rare blue boxed mark on the front) to Rotterdam "Overland via Triest"; rare mark and a rare routing via Triest. Attractive. [With 1998 van der Vlist Certificate of Genuineness.] Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||
| 1317 | SPECTACULAR BLUE OVAL "BANIERMASSING/[Posthorn]/FRANCO" MARK (DUTCH BORNEO) ON COVER TO HOLLAND VIA FRANCE; Attractive "2 June '63" env. to Amsterdam "Via Marseilles, Franco" with a superb partly intaglio blue oval "BANIERMASSING/[Posthorn]/FRANCO" mark on the front along with fine black "BATAVIA/FRANCO" d.s. (13 June). Exhibition Item. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||
| 1318 | RARE BATAVIA COVER TO G.B. VIA FRANCE WITH PENTAGON-FRAMED "FR/2F 16c" ACCOUNTANCY MARK; Unusual 26 June 1863 E to Birmingham "p. French Mail via Marseilles" endorsed "India Paid" but this was later deleted en route; having a v. fine "BATAVIA/FRANCO" d.s. on the front slightly overstruck by a mostly very fine pentafgon-framed "FR/2F 16c" Accountancy Mark and rare thus. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||
| 1319 | EARLY BOXED "INDIA PAID/VIA BATAVIA" MARK ON COVER TO G.B VIA SINGAPORE; 30 Sept. 1863 E to Birmingham "via Marseilles, India paid" with a very fine "BATAVIA/FRANCO" d.s. beside small boxed "INDIA PAID/BY BATAVIA" mark (struck in Singapore?) on the front, having near fine red 2-ring "SIMGAPORE/P.O" c.d.s. on the top flap. Prepaid "93[c]" (blue crayon on flap) to Singapore) and "1/3" (red crayon on front) on to GB. Attractive. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||
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