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2160 |
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WWII - U.S.TROOPS IN MOROCCO: Selection of covers inc. Es ex APOs 251, 306, 600, 668, 759, 762 & 776, scarce admissions form for a US soldier entering the French Military Hospital at Fez (1943), US Red Cross & 'Idle Gossip Sinks Ships' Es (latter with letter on USO paper, 1943), 1946 Diplomatic Bag cover to Washington plus USS 'Claxton' cover from Casablanca (1937) etc. Unusual lot. (13 items). |
£140 |
|
2161 |
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WWII: Miscellany inc. items to and from Polish & French servicemen, a 1941 French card to a Polish addressee via a Swiss undercover address, a 1946-51 bundle of covers to a Polish refugee at various transit camps etc. (38 items). |
£120 |
|
2162 |
|
WWII P.O.W./RED CROSS MAIL - MOROCCO: 1941 Jewish internee cover ex Camp de Missour (good boxed Camp censor), 1942 E to NCO at Laghouat British POW Camp, quartet of Red Cross message sheets ex Casablanca, Fez or Meknes to France, fine official E from the Casablanca office etc. Unusual. (10 items). |
£100 |
|
2163 |
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WWII - CENSORED MAIL TO & FROM MAURITIUS: Group of 1942/44 covers with a variety of adhesives, cancellations, censor marks & instructional handstamps inc. "G.H.Q. No.9 0.2.5F M.E.F./ CERTIFIED/MISSING", "G.H.Q. No.9 0.2E.,M.E.F./CERTIFIED/PRISONER OF WAR", "MISSING/ RETURN TO SENDER" and "NO TRACE/2nd Echelon G.H.Q./India" etc. (13 covers). |
£120 |
|
2164 |
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WWII - AIRGRAPHS: Interesting group of fine, unused airgraph forms (23) all different inc. Empire forces types plus a group of airgraph & V-Mail messages inc. many illustrated examples, some with envelopes, from various theatres of war inc. Pacific (Fiji & Hawaii noted) & MEF, bundle leader etc.. Good group. (53 items)|. |
£100 |
| WORLD-WIDE AIRMAILS |
|
2165 |
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MISCELLANY of flown covers in a large shoebox. A good range of countries noted but with something of an emphasis on Australia & New Zealand. A very useful assortment which warrants close inspection. (Approx. 180). |
£260 |
|
2166 |
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MISCELLANY of covers & cards with something of an emphasis on South Africa and virtually all related to sundry British African possessions. A good little lot with a wide range of frankings, cachets & cancellations. (Approx. 60). |
£120 |
|
2167 |
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MISCELLANY of covers & stamps with an emphasis on GB inc. a good range of Balloon mail (56 items), Rocket mail (16 items), Helicopter mail, etc. Largely 1970's with some signed types noted. (Approx. 100). |
£75 |
|
2168 |
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AUSTRALIA: Group of flown mail inc. scarce 1933 Mascot Aerial Derby flown card, 1942 PAA US Naval Transport Survey Flight (Sydney-Penrhyn Island stage - Eustis 947d, Cat. $650) and a good range of 1930's covers inc. some more unusual ones. Total Eustis catalogue value c$1,600. (19). |
£300 |
|
2169 |
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BRAZIL: 1938 (31 Jan.) postcard from London to Rio de Janeiro carried on the first despatch at the reduced 1/- postcard rate via New York & Miami. Fine and scarce. |
£50 |
|
2170 |
|
CONCORDE: Group of covers flown on the famous supersonic 'plane such as 1969 plain FFC boldly signed by the legendary test pilot the late Brian Trubshaw, 1970 test flight and 1981/4 matching pairs of return flight covers to and from Larnaca, Lisbon & Liverpool. Also a selection of R.A.F. and other 1969/81 flown covers and a few modern covers commemorating the 1911 Windsor flights. (31 items). |
£75 |
|
2171 |
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CRASH MAIL: Four covers ex French Morocco, survivors of two aeroplane accidents inc. ( 8.May 1933) three items from the Vallée de Scala crash on the Casablanca-Toulouse line at Villadrau, Spain, all with scorching and 4-line violet 'CORRESPONDANCE AVION/retardée et déteriorés/par suite de l'accident aérien/survenu le 9 MAI 1933' and 'TOULOUSE-REBUTS' cds. Also an example of the same cachet in black, dated 15.DEC 1923 from an earlier disaster. (4 items). |
£150 |
|
2172 |
|
EAST AFRICA: 1931-45 group of First Flight & commercially flown covers, largely with KUT frankings. More unusual items include 1930 Tanga-Dar-es-Salaam First Flight cover per Tanganyika Govt. Air Service, 1931 Mombasa-Zanzibar First Flight cover 1935 Nairobi-Musoma First Flight cover per Wilson airways, etc. (20). |
£180 |
|
2173 |
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EMPIRE AIRMAIL SCHEME: 1938 (24 June) env. from Sutton Coldfield to New South Wales carried by the flying boat 'Challenger' on the first airmail flight from Singapore to Sydney. |
£50 |
|
2174 |
|
LATIN AMERICA: Ten cover albums housing a particularly interesting collection of flown covers (much commercial mail included) with good ranges of Brazil, Chile, Colombia (including SCADTA), Mexico, Uruguay & Venezuela. An excellent range of frankings, postal markings & cachets. Well worth careful inspection. (Large Qty.). |
£500 |
|
2175 |
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LATIN AMERICA, 1940-45: Interesting group of covers from a variety of Latin American countries during WWII inc. several to Europe (Peruvian Red Cross item noted), with a good proportion registered and showing a range of instructional endorsements, route cachets and censors. The genesis of a fascinating study! (51 items). |
£240 |
|
2176 |
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MOROCCO - EARLY AIRMAILS, 1922-37: Good group of 1922 flown covers with precursor 'Guynemer' labels (6) inc. two at military concession rate and a stampless PTT official cover, TetP 418 cover with 50c Merson, nice heavy reg'd cover (1924), 1933 air express, 1937 Morocco-Congo FFC, FM env. ex Medioun, 1930 Vincennes-Maroc exhibition flight card etc. (17 items). |
£180 |
|
2177 |
|
MOROCCO - AIRMAIL COVERS, 1925-49: Album with substantial range of mainly commercial flown covers with good variety of frankings inc. reg'd, Latécoère Es, 1928 USS 'Leviathan' cover mailed on board to Fez, 1934 air parcel tag from a seed company, returned mail, range of town cancellations inc. sub-office d.s.with Aknoul (1942) & Bir Jedid Chauvert (1944) hexagons etc. Also two interesting covers from Sénégal (1925-26), one with Moroccan dues. (41 items). |
£160 |
|
2178 |
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MOROCCO, 1925-45: Good group of air covers inc. (1927) boxed blue 'AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT', 1931 E with fine hexagon of Dar Cadour, 1936 FFC Casablanca-Tunis & 1937 Morocco-W.Coast (latter with AOF franking ex Conakry), scarce 1940 Air France reduced rate greetings PPC, 1945 numbered Air France Es (2) for resumed service to France ex Tanger & Casablanca and a good range of (mainly) commercial covers. (75 items). |
£200 |
|
2179 |
|
MOROCCO - MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. range of instructional marks with 1928-31 Es (4) with boxed 'AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT' marks, 1944-45 trio of cards with cachets concerning the resumption of airmail services to France, three different OAT h.s., WWII Pétain card with 2-line surcharge h.s. of Casablanca (1942), curious AOF / Morocco combined franking used from Togo (1945) etc. (16 items). |
£180 |
|
2180 |
|
MOROCCO - JUSQU'A MARKINGS, 1930-37: Group of airmail covers (one a front) originating from Ain el Aouda, Casablanca, Fez or Marrakech, showing a range of instructional markings inc. various bar and cross obliterating handstamps as well as boxed (3) and unboxed JUSQU'A TOULOUSE marks plus a m/s example. Good range of frankings. (11 items). |
£140 |
|
2181 |
|
NEW ZEALAND: 1932 Wellington-West Coast FFCs each franked with a 5d on 3d adhesive and bearing green, red or violet cachets for Nelson-Westport (scarce), Nelson-Wellington, Westport-Wellington, Hokitika-Wellington and Wellington-Hokitika (2). Also 1940/1 Pacific First Flights U.S.A.-Hawaii-Canton Island-Noumea-Auckland with covers from various stages and N.Z.-Fiji First Flight, Fiji-Noumea, Fiji-New York & Fiji-N.Z. (these Nov., 1941). Three covers with rust spots but otherwise fine. (18 covers). |
£100 |
|
2182 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934/5 Group inc. 1934 Trans-Tasman covers (2, one of which has 1935 for 1934 printing error), East Coast Airways First Flights Napier-Gisborne & vice versa, Jubilee Air Mail covers to England and Sydney, Cook Strait Airways Blenheim-Nelson, Union Airways covers and a selection of off-cover adhesives inc. blocks & requisition numbers. (18 covers + 21 stamps). |
£100 |
|
2183 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934 Trans-Tasman flight covers (8) with six forwarded on Australia-Papua or Australia-New Guinea First Official Flights and others to Sydney and Rockhampton; most are official red printed envs., one of which bears scarce boxed "UNCLAIMED AT PORT MORESBY" in black. (8 covers). |
£75 |
|
2184 |
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SOUTH AFRICA - FIRST FLIGHT COVER TO TURKEY WITH POSTAGE DUES: 1925 (4 March) env. flown on the first airmail from Durban to Capetown addressed to Constantinople. The cover is franked with SA airs 1d strip of three & 6d. Then charged postage due with oval framed "T/40c", bi-lingual violet "INSUFFIENTLY PREPAID" h.s. and Tukish 1pi, 1½pi and 5pi to pay the charge. Some faults but a most unusual item. Photo |
£160 |
|
2185 |
|
SOUTH WEST AFRICA: Cover album with the small group of covers flown on various legs of the First Internal Air Service for South West Africa. A good range of frankings & cancellations. (21). |
£75 |
|
2186 |
|
SWEDEN: 1928 2o env. registered to Germany franked with 2o, 4o, 27o & 12o on 6½o adhesives carried on the first Stockholm to London overnight service with relevant cachets. Registered mail from this flight is scarce. |
£100 |
|
2187 |
|
SWEDEN & DENMARK - INCOMING FLOWN MAIL: 1930 (2 June) env. from London to Grasberg, Sweden carried on the first day of the inclusive 4d rate, 1928 covers to Sweden carried on the 3rd, 4th & 5th overnight flights from Stockholm to London all with relevant cachets and three printed envs. all carried on 17 March, 1936 @ 2½d rate on the first flight from London to Scandinavia by British Airways one of which was addressed to Denmark and pilot signed but returned. (7 covers). |
£100 |
|
2188 |
|
ZEPPELIN MAIL: Good group of zeppelin covers & cards inc. early 'ZR3' (delivery flight, 1924), 'Hindenburg' inc. Olympic & 1st US flight, plus better 'Graf Zeppelin' S.America flight, some with zeppelin stamps inc. Chicago exposition 1m, a scarce 'carrier' cover to Friedrichshafen, various later commemorative covers etc. Inspection recommended. A useful lot. (13 items & several modern covers) |
£220 |
|
2189 |
|
ZEPPELIN & CRASH MAIL: 'Graf Zeppelin' cards (2) inc. PPC of the airship carried on the 1931 Ungarnfahrt with 1m franking and special cachets and (1932) scarce Hungarian acceptance for the S.America flight with 40f, 80f & 2p franking ex Budapest. Also 1938 small part reg'd E ex Gold Coast (KGV 6d & 1/- stamps intact) salved from air crash with cacheted PTT carrier cover and recipient's note. (3 items). |
£100 |
| AUTOGRAPHS |
|
2190 |
|
MISCELLANY: Three binders containing a variety of vintage letters, pieces etc. with an interesting range of signatures, with an emphasis on theatre and film inc. Halle, Granville-Barker, Beerbohm Tree, George Robey, Fay Compton, Gracie Fields, Petula Clark, Liberace, Robert Morley, Norman Wisdom etc. Also a group of 19th century politicians, writers and others. (80+ items). |
£100 |
|
2191 |
|
FOOTBALL - GENERAL: The extensive collection of signed publicity/press photographs, FDC's, etc. housed in three photograph albums. A wealth of signatures note including many top names of the modern game. We note Tony Adams, Nicky Barmby (2), Bobby Charlton (on FDC), Brian Clough (2, one personalised), Kenny Dalglish, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Gascoigne (2, one on FDC), Geoff Hurst (on FDC), Paul Ince, Kevin Keegan, Michael Owen, Bryan Robson (2, one on FDC), Ian Rush, Teddy Sheringham, Gareth Southgate, Terry Venables, Arsene Wenger and many other notables. A fair number are dedicated and a few would appear to be facsimile/autopen signatures but most are apparently bona fide. A very good lot. (Approx. 150 items). |
£240 |
|
2192 |
|
FOOTBALL - AUTOGRAPHED EDITIONS: Binder containing the small selection of signed photographs from the "Autographed Editions" collection comprising a marvellous colour photograph of George Best, further colour photographs of Nobby Stiles & Martin Chivers plus black & white photographs of Gordon Banks, Peter Bonetti, George Cohen, Roger Hunt, Sir Geoff Hurst, Sir Stanley Matthews and Ray Wilson. A fine lot which incorporates six members of the England team which won the 1966 World Cup. (10 items). |
£150 |
|
2193 |
|
FOOTBALL - FOREIGN PLAYERS: Photograph album housing an extremely eclectic group of signed photographs of non-British players including Fabien Barthez, Oliver Bierhoff, Frank de Boer, Fabio Cannavaro, Arthur Numan, Gianluca Pagliuca, Alessandro Del Pierro, Lars Ricken, Zinedine Zidane, etc. A little duplication and a few (including Zidane) are personalised. (33). |
£100 |
|
2194 |
|
FOOTBALL - MANCHESTER UNITED: The small group of photographs, etc. signed by various players with manchester United connections. A useful selection including 10 signed "half-cards" (Berg, Brown, Cruyff, Irwin, Pallister, Schmeichel, Scholes, Stam, etc.), four other "half-cards" (inc. Cantona & Cole with what appear to be facsimile signatures), two Adidas promotional cards signed by David Beckham and John Curtis plus another promotional card signed by Dwight Yorke. (17 items). |
£75 |
|
2195 |
|
GEORGE V: Fine ink signature (1925) authorising a licence to wear the Order of the Nile (4th Class) awarded to W.J.G.Hands of the Egyptian Ministry of Finance; also two congratulatory letters from the Town Clerk of Ilkeston (Derbys.) to Hands on the award of an OBE (1918 - he was then Schools' Inspector for Derbyshire) for his government work during WWI. (3 items). |
£75 |
|
2196 |
|
GORDON, GENERAL CHARLES - AUTOGRAPHED LETTER: 1878 (14 Oct.) lengthy letter from General Charles Gordon headed 'Considerations to discuss with Mr. Caillard' (who was Postmaster General of Egypt) and with intriguing contents about ways in which the Sudan Post Office could economise. Note: During the summer and autumn of 1878 Gordon was "tied" to Khartoum trying to work out how to save money. |
£300 |
| ** |
2197 |
|
MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN: 1943 (28 April) Eighth Army printed circular (some toning but still fine) containing a rallying message from 'Monty' to British troops in Tunisia immediately before attacking the enemy's 'last stand' and 1947 (2 June) small sheet of War Office headed paper dated and boldly signed by "Montgomery of Alamein/Field-Marshal". (2 items). |
£50 |
| CIGARETTE CARDS |
|
2198 |
|
CARTON with the extensive accumulation/collection of cards with a good range of themes noted inc. Military (Carreras, Players, Wills, etc. - Cat. £400+), Natural History (Abdulla, Gallaghers, Wills, etc.), Ogden's Guinea Gold photographic types (Boxing, Cricket, Ladies of the Theatre, Politicians,Warships, etc.), etc. (Qty.). |
£200 |
|
2199 |
|
POST OFFICE: Ogden's 'Royal Mail' (1909) set of 50, some slightly rounded corners; Lambert & Butler's 'Interesting Sidelights on the Work of the GPO' (1939) set, fine. Also WWI German Red Cross dog PPCs (9) and Messageries Maritimes cards of ships sunk during WWI (7). (Qty). |
£80 |
| CINDERELLA |
|
2200 |
|
POSTER STAMPS/U.S. CONSERVATION STAMPS: The attractive collection inc. useful Germany/Hungary with Berlin Motor Show interest and a good range of US Conservation stamps (c1950-75). Worth inspection. (Qty.). |
£100 |
| EPHEMERA/MANUSCRIPTS |
|
2201 |
|
MISCELLANY, c1680-1950: Four binders containng an interesting variety of material inc. billheads (1829 Bristol nurseryman's ill'd letterhead noted), 1857 Quaker marriage settlement, 1812 indenture, vintage newspapers from 1833 inc. 1926 'British Gazette', bundle coal trade documents, autograph letter from Viscount Addison (1945) etc. (Qty). |
£80 |
|
2202 |
|
MISCELLANY: Two cartons containing various magazines & newspapers from 1780s-1950s inc. vintage boys' papers, 1784 Westminster Magazine (4, original wrappers), historic newspapers from c1850, ILNs/Graphics inc. Xmas, scarce issue of 'Form' (1916) with three Brangwyn prints, 1935 Jubilee 'Punch' etc. Also a small worldwide stamp collection in a 'Strand' album. Much of interest. (Large qty.) |
£120 |
|
2203 |
|
MISCELLANY: 1885-89 Group of five benefit concert tickets held at Sandown for the IOW Rifle Volunteers; 1929 Salvation Army Life Assurance Policy issued at Calne (Wilts) plus a pair of 1945 circulars from the Leicester branch concerning work in post-WWII Europe; group of bookmarks inc. 1899 embroidered & various advertising examples inc. scarce die-cut RAC patrolman c1930. (Qty) |
£60 |
|
2204 |
|
ADVERTISING - IRONMONGERY LEAFLETS & RECEIPTS: Unusual group c1930s-'50s inc. vintage fire extinguishers, ARP chemical WC, invoices and billheads with labels advertising trade fairs & the 1953 Coronation also commemorative Coronation handkerchief & guidebook etc. (Qty). |
£70 |
|
2205 |
|
CHARTIST RIOTS, LONDON 1848: Fine EL from Maria Herries, daughter of the former Lord Chancellor, to her brother at the British Legation in Berne, commenting on the Chartists in London , the threat of revolution, volunteer forces, rumoured discovery of weapon caches, foreign agitators and the 'treachery' of Sir Robert Peel! The letter catches the panic felt at the time by the ruling classes. Also two other letters from the same correspondence & a transcript. (3 items). |
£100 |
|
2206 |
|
DESKTOP LETTER BALANCE c1900: Shaped oak base with gilt brass frame (maker's punch 'BWB/W', lettter-rates engraved on platform (1d for 4oz etc) with a set of three brass weights (1oz-4oz) in fitted wells. |
£80 |
|
2207 |
|
DESKTOP LETTER BALANCE c1910: Oak-based brass letter balance (missing needle-pointer) with nest of four weights (½oz-4oz) plus an extra set of 4 GPO weights. Also c1930 Salter sprung balance (No11) with bronze finish and white enamel dial with postal rates and a fine quality ebony and brass 12" spirit level by Mathieson, Edinburgh c1900. (3 items). |
£100 |
|
2208 |
|
DESK & WRITING EQUIPMENT: Three wooden inkstands, various glass & pottery ink bottles, inkwells, fine brass stamp box with pierced floral design, vintage portable pen & ink holder, block of Chinese ink, decorative carved hardwood Oriental pen case etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty). |
£100 |
|
2209 |
|
EARLY DEEDS ON PARCHMENT - DERBYSHIRE: 1612-86 Group of vellum deeds (some with partial or complete red wax seals) relating to land at Findern (Derbyshire), all written in English and most pre-1630; folded as usual and some with dusting but fine examples of 17th century calligraphy. (6 deeds). |
£80 |
|
2210 |
|
GREENOCK HARBOUR TRUST: Group of invoices etc. c1870s-1920 inc. 1898 returns of named ships' cargo stored by the Trust (3), 1886 bill from a military band for playing at the opening of the James Watt Dock, harnbour police wages, police rental of boats, various itemised repair bills for named ships etc. (34 items) |
£70 |
|
2211 |
|
HOTEL BILL, COLOURED ADVERT. BROADSIDES, IRISH POLITICS, BALLOON FLIGHTS etc.: Eclectic mixture of c.1783-1952 items inc. four early complete newspapers 1802-51 with reports of pioneer balloon flights, c.1840 tailor's circular, c.1850 'RIDLER'S HOTEL' (London) meals bill, c.1900 fine coloured adverts. for H.P. sauce & Nestlé's milk, WWI items, 1921 'Orient Line' ticket, 1903/9 Irish/Free Trade political circulars (latter coloured), printed Churchill speech on death of KGVI etc. Fascinating lot. (31 items). |
£120 |
|
2212 |
|
MILLITARY: QV Acts (3, 1868-9) inc. regulation of Marines ashore; WWII newspapers inc. occupied Hong Kong (2) & Guernsey (3); 1919 Naval officer's power of attorney whilst on service in Archangel; 1848 Naval dockyard letter etc. (Qty). |
£70 |
|
2213 |
|
MONEY-BOXES etc: Seven tinplate 'pillar box' types inc. 1937 Coronation (2), POSB 'book banks' (5) inc. two early stove-enamelled types (black & blue) plus Coronation issues (1937/53), 6d banks (5) inc. 'wireless licence' etc. Also various advertising ware inc. pottery whisky jugs (2), Player's Langley Ware water jug, two copper trays, ashtrays, a box of bone & ivory playing counters etc. (Qty). |
£75 |
|
2214 |
|
RAILWAY: Fine 1848 £20 share in the Liverpool, Manchester & Newcastle Junction Railway with embossed Company seal; 1920 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway milk traffic waybills (3) with a variety of L&YR stamps, NER luggage labels etc. (Qty). |
£80 |
|
2215 |
|
SALTER PARCEL SPRING BALANCES: Good group of three inc. early brass tubular example c1880 (missing pointer) graduated to 10lb, unusual (worn) silvered plate balance with 'INLAND PARCELS POST', weighing to 7lb with 3-line rates inscription and c1910 brass-fronted item weighing to 16lb; all good to fine with hooks.Also unusual tiny letter balance by Salter c1950 in leather wallet and weighing to 4oz. (4 items) |
£120 |
|
2216 |
|
SEALS: Small collection of desk seals (17) etc. c1850-1920 inc. three early 'cogwheel' types with multiple heads (2 steam engines noted), 5 fob seals inc. masonic, handstamps with wooden, hardstone or ivory handles plus two further examples in individual boxes; box of sealing wax, qty of modern rubber stamps etc. (Qty). |
£140 |
|
2217 |
|
STAMP CASES etc.: Group of 8 different silvered stamp booklet cases c1930s and 6 other stamp cases in silver, leather or green lacquer; c1910 plated pocket coin holder; group of 4 ambrotype portraits c1850s (one cracked) and a larger tintype c1880; QEII stamp booklets in bundles (4); letter-box time plates; two postman's badges etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty). |
£140 |
|
2218 |
|
THEATRE: 'Whittington Club & Metropolitan Athenaum' (1848) ticket for benefit performance (173 x 125mm) - handsome, early chromo-printing by Gardner & Co. of Bride Court, London. Also c1810 elaborately-engraved trade card of a Chatham undertaker & cabinetmaker (Acworth & Norris, 86 High Street) plus a group of modern trade cards. (21 items). |
£60 |
| ** |
2219 |
|
VALENTINE CARDS c1850-80: Attractive group of scarce early printed valentine cards, many with superb paper-lace decoration with 5 large examples inc. silk-fringed heart and 16 smaller cards with items by Wood, Kershaw & Sons and Windsor & Dobbs plus various chromo-litho cards, scraps etc. Most stuck down on scrapbook pages. Mixed condition. (37 items). |
£160 |
|
2220 |
|
VICTORIAN STATIONERY EMBOSSING PRESS: c1860 Unusually large (10" base) lever-operated press, black with gilt & floral decoration, oval steel die and brass trade plate of Shaw & Sons, Fetter Lane; decorative. Also a small (5½" base) example with similar finish but missing die & striking plate; plus two steel dies with heraldic motifs. (4 items). |
£75 |
| PICTURE POSTCARDS |
|
2221 |
|
MISCELLANY: Large quantity of vintage cards, most pre-WWII inc. comic, bridges, WWI silks (24), royalty, football, topos etc. Also (1959) Valentine's trade sample book with 104 comic seaside cards and two further albums with items c1930s-60s. Good lot. (Large qty.) |
£120 |
|
2222 |
|
'SILK' CARDS: Nice group of WWI period silk cards inc. 'pocket' types with card inserts, dated, flags, flowers etc. plus scarce b&w portrait of Edith Cavell; also a PPC signed by Princess Alice. (19 silks & 3 others). |
£80 |
| ANTIGUA |
|
2223 |
|
PRESTAMP LETTER TO BATH WITH FINE STEP-TYPE "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" MARK: 1825 (6/7 August) EL from Antigua to Bath with interesting contents re sugar, tamarinds, arrowroots & pepper vinegar sent per Captain Cherry of the Brig "Hodgkinson" and with a fine step-type "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" in black. Vertical filing crease but a good early item ex Antigua. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
| ASCENSION |
|
2224 |
|
BOX containing a mint and used KGV to QEII collection with strength in KGVI & QEII inc. several definitive sets to top values. Also sundry items of related literature. (Qty.). |
£120 |
|
2225 |
 |
NAVAL BAG MAIL EX GOLD COAST, 1863: Officer's letter (endorsed) written in stages at Cape Coast Castle and Ascension whence it was transported by Naval Bag to Portsmouth, the E (battered, missing one stamp) with GB 1d reds (5) cancelled by the Portsmouth duplex; the letter refers to the court martial of two marines for drunkenness & theft - "sentenced to receive 48 lashes, two years imprizonment [sic] one of which hard labour" - the purpose of the voyage to Ascension was to try prisoners and escort them to jail. Rare thus. |
£100 |
| AUSTRALIA |
|
2226 |
|
1913-30 Mostly used collection of 'Roos (values to 5/- mint & used plus 10/- & £1 "SPECIMEN") & KGV Heads (values to 1/4d x 4) inc. "O.S." perfins to 5/- 'Roo & 1/4d Head. A number of shades & varieties noted inc. inverted watermarks. Poor to mostly fine. STC £2,700. (Approx. 270). |
£360 |
|
2227 |
|
1913-47 MISCELLANY: Good mint lot on stock-cards inc. 1913 'Roos to 2/- (few tiny faults) plus 1st wmk 2/- used (2) & large 'OS' perfin official plus 3rd wmk used values to 10/- and a small lot of KGVI mint imprint blocks etc. STC £1,200+. (Small qty) |
£150 |
| NEW SOUTH WALES |
|
2228 |
|
PRE-STAMP 'TOULMIN PACKET' COVER & SYDNEY VIEW/LAUREATE FRANKING TO G.B.: 10 Sept., 1847 E from Sydney (oval d.s.) to Guernsey (6 Feb., 1848 arrival d.s.) carried by 'Sunflower' (Toulmin Packet) & charged '1/-' Packet rate and 8 Mar., 1852 EL ex 'Maitland' to Barnsley franked with 3d green Sydney View adhesive (very large margins on 3 sides) & Laureate 2d blue (ragged edges) tied to each other by an unclear numeral and charged '8' (d) as a Ship Letter on arrival. A scarce pair. Photo |
£120 |
| QUEENSLAND |
|
2229 |
|
UNDERPAID PACIFIC-ROUTE COVER TO G.B. WITH SCARCE BOXED "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" MARK; 21 July 1882 env. to London "Via San Francisco" franked by Queensland 1882 6d green tied by unclear numeral matching the fair "R[?]OPERS PLAINS" c.d.s. on the front, which was overstruck by a mostly very fine (Brisbane?) boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" mark; endorsed "Left..." with Oct. 1882 London c.d.s.'s and London diamond-framed "IS/1" Inspector's mark on the reverse. No charge appears to have been invoked, so presumably the letter was sent by the slower (cheaper) route. Rare thus. [Ex Major Tapp.] Photo |
£120 |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
|
2230 |
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RARE PERTH "POSTED CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS" MARKS ON CARDS TO G.B.: 1904/6 Cards/fronts to G.B. inc. 1906 pair of Victoria/W.A. 'stamps' PPCs posted on the same day and both with very fine purple "POSTED CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS" marks (rare) etc. (11 items). Photo |
£120 |
| AUSTRIA - LOMBARDY-VENETIA |
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2231 |
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1859 2s yellow, 3s black & 3s green good to fine used. Scarce thus. SG.16-18, Cat. £285. (3). |
£50 |
| BAHAMAS |
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2232 |
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CARTON with the extensive collection of QEII stamps & covers including some multiples & cancellation interest. (Qty.). |
£100 |
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2233 |
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QV MISCELLANY inc. 1863-80 wmk. Crown CC perf. 12½ 6d pale lilac and deep violet both fine mounted mint, 1863-83 wmk. Crown CC perf. 14 1/- green two mint shades (one with tiny thin), 1882/3 wmk. Crown CA perf. 12 two examples of the 4d rose mounted mint with almost full gum, one having particularly fresh colour & pre-printing horizontal bend, and 1884-90 wmk. Crown CA fine mounted mint 2½d ultramarine & 6d mauve, the latter from position 36 with 'malformed E' variety. (9). |
£150 |
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2234 |
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1856 6d lilac (marginal example) with central "A05" cancellation, one perf. a little short at top right, otherwise fine. SG.Z4, Cat. £350. |
£75 |
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2235 |
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Group of mainly fine mounted mint 1859 thin paper 1d dull lake adhesives comprising three horizontal pairs (one top marginal with trace of a tiny thin) and six singles inc. one corner example from position 60. SG.2 etc. (12). |
£120 |
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2236 |
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1859 Thin paper 1d dull lake pair (positions 9 & 10) and single (posn. 10 - internal crease) with each stamp from posn. 10 showing re-entry, pair (posns. 39 & 40) with posn 40 showing constant plate scratch) and two pairs (posns. 57 & 58) with each posn. 58 showing dot between "I" & "N" of "INTERINSULAR". Mostly fine mint. SG. 2 varieties. (9). |
£100 |
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2237 |
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1860 (Oct.) Clean cut perf. 14 to 16 1d lake unused (no gum). Very small thin. SG.3, Cat. £3,750. Photo |
£600 |
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2238 |
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1861 (June)-1862 rough perf. 14 to 16 1d lake in a mounted mint (almost full gum) horizontal pair from positions 39 & 40 with the latter showing 'scratch through "NSU" of "INTERINSULAR" ' and small natural paper 'flaw'. Both stamps have remains of tiny black handstamps on the backs. SG.4; Cat. £1,500. Photo |
£240 |
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2239 |
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1861 (June)-1862 rough perf. 14 to 16 1d lake two mounted mint examples, one fine and the other with small blue 'L ROBAUER' h.s. on back though not visible on the front. SG.4; Cat. £1,500. (2). |
£200 |
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