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401 |
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OGILBY AND MORGAN: 1771 The Traveller's Pocket Book or Ogilby and Morgan's Book of the Roads, a small leather bound volume with the map missing and other faults, however full of useful information.
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£50 |
| MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WIDE POSTAL HISTORY |
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402 |
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FOUR CARTONS with the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation/collection housed in 2o albums/stockbooks. An emphasis on GB with a useful section of South Wales postal history. (Large Qty.). |
£200 |
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403 |
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LARGE CARTON with the extensive accumulation of commercial & philatelic mail including airmails, military interest, a small range of exhibition related items, etc. Well worth close inspection. (Qty.). |
£120 |
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404 |
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CARTON with the varied early to modern World-wide accumulation of covers & cards including a useful range of GB prestamp items. (Qty.). |
£100 |
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405 |
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CARTON with accumulation of worldwide covers inc. B.Honduras 2c bisect cover (1891), pre-stamp inc. Liverpool India Letter, 1939 Mauritius front with SJ 5c perfin (4), Swiss 1937 PJ sheet , 1950s Commonwealth Es inc. Coronation FDCs, 1962 hovercraft-carried newspaper etc. (Qty)
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£100 |
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406 |
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CARTON with the extensive early to modern accumulation. A heavy emphasis on GB inc. postal stationery, registered mail, FDC's & a few PPC's. (Large Qty.). |
£100 |
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407 |
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CARTON with a very varied accumulation of World-wide commercial & philatelic mail with some useful items in evidence. (Qty.).
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£75 |
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408 |
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MISCELLANY of predominantly Asian flavoured material inc. 1947 flown registered cover ex Belait (Brunei) to Hong Kong with encircled "AV2", a wide variety of other covers going into Hong Kong (ex Australia, GB, Middle Easte States, etc.), a good range of early 1950's FPO's (inc. Korea), a few flown items, 1883 PO Notice (faults) for mail to Japan & China, 1874 copy of a contract for the conveyance of mails to East India, China & Japan, etc. (Small Qty.). |
£150 |
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409 |
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MISCELLANY of covers & cards from a wide range of countries including 1937 cover ex Tristan da Cunha to England bearing Hong Kong Coronation set tied by three strikes of the "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" rubber (unusual thus), 1930 flown cover ex the Sudan with large "ORDERLY ROOM" violet cachet, 1941 cover ex the Sudan with triangular censor mark in conjunction with oval "DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD(crown)CENSOR", various P.Due items & much more. A very cosmopolitan lot which warrants careful inspection. (Approx. 50). |
£100 |
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410 |
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MISCELLANY: Group of covers inc. Bahamas 'Sea Floor' trio, one signed by Williamson, USA FDCs inc. 1944 Motion Pictures signed by Lana Turner, Irish FDCs 1930s-'50s, 1960s Swiss FDCs, some Liechtenstein etc. (Qty).
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£100 |
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411 |
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MISCELLANY of pre-stamp/stampless mail in cover album. Chiefly Foreign with Austria, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain & Latin America noted. A little Commonwealth but no GB. (75). |
£100 |
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412 |
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MISCELLANY of covers and cards inc. WWI & WWII censored items (9 with generally 'better' covers such as A.N.Z..A.C. mail) plus a useful group of 17 items of Trinidad & Tobago postal stationery (26). OFFERED ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL YOUTH STAMP COMMITTEE - PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY. |
£50 |
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413 |
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MISCELLANY: Small box with variety of foreign cards & covers inc. postal stationery, FDCs, French commercial mail, South America, few pre-stamp Italy & Austria etc. (Qty) |
£100 |
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414 |
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MISCELLANY; Covers inc. (1809) USA EL to Madeira, Boxer Rebellion PPC to UK with 1a CEF franking ex BAPO B, London 'MB' cds on French cards (3), various middle period official paid UK & Commonwealth covers inc. Ireland etc. (Qty) |
£70 |
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415 |
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BRITISH EMPIRE: Good group c1880-1930s inc. better postal stationery (largely African colonies, 'specimen' examples noted), underfranked 1901 E ex ORC to UK with censor h.s., airmail inc. B.Guiana 4-colour franking on PAA cover to UK, 1938 'Corio' FFC ex Penang, WWII Bermuda censored, useful Australian States items etc. (Qty).
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£80 |
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416 |
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CENSORED MAIL: Miscellany of censored civilian covers c1916-46 with strength in WWII period inc. 1939 E to Finland with fine boxed red RELEASED BY/CENSOR, Gibraltar, Ascension, Gold Coast (front), Curacao with US censor, various Australian marks, India, two UK reg'd Es inc 1941 uprated air cover to Canada with 2/6d brown, the other insured to India with fine red PASSED/PER 34 censor etc.(Qty). |
£80 |
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417 |
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CRASH /WRECK MAIL: 1920 PPC of Hiroshima sent from Narashino to Germany via the U.S.A.where it became embroiled in a mail car fire and thus bearing four line violet "Damaged by fire/in Mail Car/Columbus Wis./1-17-20" on picture side. |
£50 |
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418 |
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EARLY LETTERS: Group of 15th century ELs (1454-59) in Italian with different embossed albino marks and merchants' devices; fine & attractive. (5 items). |
£150 |
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419 |
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EUROPE: Interesting group of (mainly) pre-stamp ELs, mainly from Italy, inc. (1581) letter from Florence to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, scarce, early (1798) & fine strike of s/l LISBON of the British P.O., 1864 EL ex Venice franked with Austrian 10sld franking, 1871 cover ex Genoa with fine strike of the scarce GENES/BAT.A VAPEUR maritime cds plus 1609-90 Italian Corsini letters, various 'B.C./CADIZ' h.s. etc. (23 items). |
£150 |
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420 |
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EARLY EXPRESS MAIL: 1528-46 Pair of ELs ex Pistoia &Verona with instructional 'express' endorsements: 'Cito Cito Cito Cito Citmi' plus two stirrups and a gallows or 'Cito Cito Cito' and three stirrups. Attractive and scarce thus. (2 items).
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£150 |
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421 |
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OVERLAND MAIL - ALBERT SMITH AUTOGRAPH LETTER: 1857 letter (no env.) with the "MR. ALBERT SMITH'S OVERLAND MAIL" triple vignette heading showing steamer, camel-rider & rail tunnel as per the matching 1850 pictorial envelope with long interesting autograph letter sent by "Albert Smith" ref. a booking for "His entertainment" at a theatre in the West Midlands. Fine and rare matching letter to the famous pictorial envelope. [Ex John Gunn]. |
£150 |
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422 |
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OVERLAND MAIL - ENV. TO WAGHORN'S AGENTS GOWER & CO. OF MARSEILLES PLUS PRINTED SMITH & ELDER CIRCULAR: 1860 (Jan.) env. (some creasing) to a P&O passenger "Care of Messrs. Gower & Co., P&O Co. arrivals, Marseilles" by a Devon MP, franked by GB 4d (2, slight rubbing) tied by Exeter duplexes. Also 1860 (Dec.) circular from Smith, Elder & Co. (Waghorn's London Agents) ref. an Indian subsidiary. Waghorn's partners continued long after his demise. (2 items). |
£75 |
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423 |
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SLAVERY - AMERICAS / SOUTH AFRICA: Group of ELs inc. 1802-38 pair ex Virginia & Georgia to UK referring to plantation trade, with Dover or Liverpool ship letter marks; 1840 EL ex Valparaiso re cotton trade carried by HMS 'Ily'; 1826 long personal description of missionary work in South Africa ex Lovedale with fine red FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER. Also 1768 journal with postal notice concerning W.Indies & Americas plus 1827 issue of 'The Examiner' with articles on slavery & four revenue stamped receipts ex CGH Slaves & Deeds Office. (10 items) |
£100 |
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424 |
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St. VINCENT & TRINIDAD: 1802 EL ex 'Spring Estate', St Vincent to London with mainly fine oval Dover ship letter mark (toned); also 1890 1½d postcard to Germany ex Kingstown. Also two ELs ex Trinidad, 1840-44, one concerning a sugar plantation, the other from a Wesleyan missionary. (4 items). |
£75 |
| WORLD-WIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY |
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425 |
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MISCELLANY: Group of letters with a maritime flavour inc. 1868-87 seaman's correspondence to UK from various ports inc. unpaid E with 'EC/2d' mark, 1845 item ex the 'Beacon' at Malta, 1912 letter referring to the loss of the 'Titanic', 1910 autograph letter from Prince Louis Mountbatten on board HMS 'Prince of Wales', trio of USA items inc. 1813 letters from USS 'Adams' in the Potomac and an 1865 Navt Dept. letter plus other items inc. PPCs (5) of the 'Hindhead Murder'. (22 items). |
£120 |
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426 |
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MISCELLANY: Interesting group of ELs to the UK inc. 1840-53 small correspondence of a Naval surgeon on the 'Actaeon' & 'Hermes' at the Cape, 1852 letters (7) and two covers from Captain Bruce of the 'Penelope' at Ascension with his daughter, 1855 EL ex Bahia endorsed 'P. G.Western', 1864 letter carried by the 'Oneida' from Rio and an 1882 group of 3 letters & an E from CGH.extensive research notes. (17 items).
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£120 |
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427 |
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ARGENTINA: 1846 (25 Oct.) EL from "Buenos Ayres" endorsed "Per Pkt" (the "Griffon" & "Express") to Bath charged "2/7" with a mostly v.fine red Falmouth "BUENOS AYRES/o" mark (CO420). Also 1870 (July) E ex London to Buenos Aires "via Falmouth p.City of Brussels" with GB 6d mauve pair tied by fine duplexes. (2). Photo plate 16A |
£240 |
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428 |
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CANADA: CPR RMS 'Empress of India' - 1911 (April) elaborate passenger list in embossed armorial folder and four consecutive daily issues of 'Empress Mail' in pictorial covers for the same month; also a 1914 OHMS E (faults) .with fine s/l Recovered by divers from the wreck of S.S. Empress of Ireland.Uncommon wreck item.(6 items). |
£100 |
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429 |
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CAPTAIN JOHN JONES OF NOVA SCOTIA & LIVERPOOL: Study of Capt. Jones' career - he worked for the De Wolfe shipping line - based on 16 documents inc. letters to him from the USA & Canada - some interesting US frankings inc. 1865 E (faults) with 5c (12 plus one removed) addressed to Vera Cruz, also nice reg'd cover ex Canada (1882); also 3 framed ambrotype portarits of Captain 'Pugwash' Jones (as he was known) and his daughters c1855 plus a later photograph. Extensive research notes accompany. (20 items).
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£120 |
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430 |
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RARE "A95" MAILBOAT CANCELLATION ON BLOCK OF SIX 1d REDS COVER; Mar. (?) 1862 env. (creasing and faults) to Wales (Brecon 16 Apr. 1862 arrival c.d.s.; no other datestamps), thought to be from New York, with Block of Six GB 1d Red 'stars' (faults and stains) tied by mostly very fine rare "A95" Mailboat cancellations, possibly struck on SS Africa en route from New York to GB. Further research required. Remarkable and rare franking for a Mailboat Cover. Photo plate 16A |
£360 |
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431 |
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DANUBE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY: 1867 EL ex Rustzuk to Nicopoli franked with 17kr scarlet perf. 9½ adhesive (one short perf. but scarce as in use for only nine months). Vertical filing crease well clear of adhesive near which is the odd spot of white foxing. Ferchenbauer cert. (1988).
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£70 |
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432 |
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FRENCH PAQUEBOTS: Eight PPCs & covers c1897-1910 with paquebot cancellations of 'Ligne N' or 'Marseille a Yokohama' inc. card of the ship 'Nera'; also loose stamps or pieces showing French paquebot marks inc. 12 Hong Kong items. (Small qty). |
£75 |
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433 |
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MADEIRA: 1821 (21 Feb.) EL ex Madeira to Sussex charged "2/6" with v.fine "LISBON/MA 24/1816/F" d.s. in an unusual oily brownish-red ink neatly placed on the front . Scarce on mail from Madeira. |
£80 |
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434 |
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MADEIRA: 1827 EL (no postal markings) sent courtesy of the captain of the "Lady Amherst" (bound on a voyage to the Southern Whale Fishery) spectacularly endorsed above the address "The signal to be shown at Madeira is a white & red flag at angles at the main top gallant mast head". Presumably this was the sender's instruction to the skipper to ensure that the addressee's boat would come out to meet the Ship to collect this letter. Rare.
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£90 |
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435 |
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MEXICO - PACKET LETTER TO LONDON BLOWN OFF COURSE AND ROUTED THROUGH IRELAND, OVERCHARGED: 1831 (4 April) E ex Vera Cruz to London "p.Packet Eclipse", most exceptionally having a fine red DUBLIN d.s. (19 May) on the top flap, because this ship was blown off course to the Irish coast & landed its mail there. The v.fine dotted-frame "Oz at 12s/- per Oz" mark (matching the London Foreign Branch 23 May b.s.) has been cancelled & a "2 oz., £1.6.8" charge invoked . In fact the 2 x 12/- rate should have applied but an extra 2s8d was charged in error for the Irish Sea Packet rate and the Menai/Conway Bridge charges. We cannot recall having seen a cover from this Irish diversion before. Unique? Photo plate 16A |
£750 |
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436 |
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NAVAL EPHEMERA, 1757-1860: Interesting material inc. various newspapers with accounts of battles (4), 1806-07 Acts concerning Naval mtters (5), Admiralty directive establishing a lazarette on Chetney Hill (Kent), (1786) fine large map of channels & drains around Romney Marsh & Rye, 1803 payment to Margate boatmen for helping a storm-damaged ship, trio of papers (1860) permitting a Prussian officer to serve in the Royal Navy etc. (14 items). |
£100 |
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437 |
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NAVAL LETTERS, 1794-1816: Interesting group of letters written during the Napoleonic Wars by British Naval personnel inc. six ELs written by Marine Officers (curved CHATHAM noted), FREE letter from Admiral Howe (1794) and another ex Admiral Hope (1807), 1795 EL ex surgeon's mate on the 'Mars' with curved QUEEN/BOROUGH, 1801 Naval Dinner for Admiral Saumarez - sheet of autographs of those present, Admiral Douglas signature on naval orders (1801), Seaman's letter from HMS 'Calypso' with officer's countersignature, Admiral Collingwood letter written 'off Cadiz' (1806), 1816 EL written o board the 'Unite' off Malta etc. Extensive research notes. (18 items). |
£180 |
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438 |
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NAVAL MAIL - 19th CENTURY MISCELLANY: Interesting group of letters inc. 1815 EL regarding a shipwreck off Bristol, 1837 trio from HMS 'Snake' with TRANENT/PENNY POST marks, 1838 letter from the 'Excellent' with an account of raising a wrecked ship, 1813 EL with fine POOL/116 concerning convoying ships to Canada, 1845 Naval surgeon's report of an amputation, 1858-68 documents relating to an officer's career in the Indian Navy & the Abyssinian Campaign etc. All thoroughly researched. (25 items)
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£180 |
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439 |
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PAQUEBOTS: Shoebox with extensive range of maritime covers, mainly post-WWII but with useful earlier noted inc. SEA POST OFFICE trio 1898-1902, good variety of s/l . cds. boxed & machine cancellations, special cachets etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty). |
£120 |
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440 |
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ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, CAMBERWELL: Correspondence relating to the family of Commander Hope Johnstone of Rotherfield, East Sussex, with letters addressed to his sons at the Royal Naval School (5) and four others, 1831-44 inc. one from a son on the training ship HMS 'St Vincent' at Portsmouth. Extensive research papers.(9 items).
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£100 |
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441 |
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SEVEN YEARS' WAR: Letters and considerable qty. of research material documenting the naval career of Midshipman Archie Baillie of Edinburgh while on active service during the Seven Years' War, 1758-63 based around 12 ELs from Portsmouth to Edinburgh inc. 9 with poor to fine strikes of s/l PORTS/MOUTH marks, one with PLY/MOUTH. (12 items). |
£100 |
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442 |
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SPAIN/PORTUGAL - CIRCULAR "B[ritish]. C[onsulate]. C[adiz]" MARKS ON MAIL TO SPAIN/PORTUGAL: 1840-41 pair of EL's from Cadiz to Vianna (Spain) & Oporto, each with fine circular "B.C./CADIZ" mark; former endorsed "p.Royal Tar" with London c.d.s of 2nd March and endorsed "Mifsent to England" (with a cancelled 2s2d charge), while the latter has the normal boxed Lisbon "P.BRIT" & "120" charge-mark. Good pair, the Missent marking is very rare. (2 covers).
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£100 |
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443 |
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TRANSATLANTIC MAIL - FRANCE: Useful group of (mainly stampless) covers, 1847-73, inc. 1852 N.York to Bordeaux with FAC, 1869 EL carried by German steamer to N.Y.(59c depreciated currency cds); 1873 E ex San Francisco with 'GB/2F' accountancy mark, 1860-63pair with 40c (2) or 80c French frankings (faults), unusual 1872 mixed franking of 40c Ceres & 80c Napoleon issues etc. (15 items) |
£140 |
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444 |
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TRANSATLANTIC MAIL - SWITZERLAND: Trio of scarcer stampless covers inc. attractive 1845 EL from Fribourg to New York via Le Havre with full range of marks; 1863 E (faults) ex Zurich with New York 42c cds and 1856 EL from Brooklyn to Lausanne, carried by the 'Asia', with British Packet c.d.s. and fine Calais entry mark. (3 items). |
£100 |
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445 |
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WRECK OF 'THE PRESIDENT', 1842: Ballad-sheet by Birt, Seven Dials, with woodcut of ship and verses telling the tale of the loss of 'the BASNC ship The President', sister-ship of 'Sirius', which disappeared on a transatlantic voyage in March, 1842; fine with light folds. Attractive addition to a collection of transatlantic mail.
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£60 |
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446 |
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WRECK MAIL - RARE "SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF THE COLOMBO" COVER: 1862 (22 Oct.) env. (usual wrinkles, etc.) to London with fine c.d.s. of Perth on obverse overstruck by very fine boxed "Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo" cachet (applied in London) with a space where the adhesive had been tied by the Pert barred numeral. Rare - very few "Colombo" wreck covers have been recorded emanating from western Australia. [Ex Brian Peace - ilustrated on page 50 of his book on Wreck mail]. Photo plate 16A |
£600 |
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447 |
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WRECK MAIL - 1907 S.S. 'JEBBA' COVER: 1907 Env. from Sierra Leone addressed to the headmaster of Tonbridge School, Kent franked with S.L. KEVII 1d adhesive tied by Freetown d.s. and carried on the S.S. 'Jebba' which was duly wrecked; the cover accordingly received a two line "SALVED FROM/S. S . JEBBA" cachet in violet.
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£90 |
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448 |
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WRECK MAIL - S.S. 'BERLIN': 1907 Ribbon tied cover from Manchester to Amsterdam franked with KEVII 1d red adhesive and bearing a fine strike of the two line "BESCHAD'GD DOOR RAMP/HARWICH BOOT" in violet plus a contemporary postally used PPC of the wreck and the crew of the lifeboat involved. (2 items).
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£75 |
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449 |
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WRECK MAIL - 1909 - 'VILLE D'ALGER': 1909 Env. from Oran to Paris and PPC ex Algiers to Besançon both bearing two line 'NAUFRAGE DE LA/"VILLE D'ALGER" ' cachets in black. (2 items).
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£75 |
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450 |
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WRECK MAIL - 1929 - S.S. 'HEIMDALLS': 1929 sepia PPC (depicting the Mansion House, London) addressed to Finland with large black on white 'Bifogade forsaändelse/har skadats av vaten vid/angfartyget "Heimsdalls"/forlisning den 8 Sept. 1929/i Stockholms skärgard.Postdirektionen i/Stockholms Distrikt.' label on picture side.
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£50 |
| MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY |
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451 |
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MISCELLANY of Forces covers inc. 1895 usage of India 1a Serviceman's E, various WWI inc. FPO GZ (Imbros), WWII FPOs, range of Naval mail and RAFPOST etc.(unusual blue No11 RAF/POSTAL HQ & reg'd E ex RAF Hemswell hs noted), group of airgraphs plus a few later items. Useful lot. (Qty)
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£120 |
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452 |
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THE PRIVATE BINGLEY CORRESPONDENCE - EARLY 1d CONCESSION RATE COVERS WRITTEN DURING TRAINING IN ENGLAND; 30 Sept. 1811, 10 Oct. 1811 & 9 Aug. 1812 trio of EL's (varied condition but mostly attractive) from Windsor (2) and Macclesfield to John Bingley's parents in "Little Thorpe, to the Ram Inn, Shambles Lane, Leicester"; all with partly fine mileages, and manuscript "P1" or "1" rates, all being headed & countersigned for the 1d Soldiers' Concession Rate. Good contents starting from the day he enlisted (with apologies for his previous poor conduct), with a detailed account of his journey from Leicester to join up at Windsor, and sorrow at the death of his brother. Numbered 1, 2 & 3 in a contemporary hand. Scarce lot. (3 covers). Photo plate 16A |
£150 |
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453 |
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IMPORTANT EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF VITTORIO WITH RARE "PENNY*PD" & "NOT ACCORDING/TO THE ACT" MARKS; Extraordinary 19 July 1813 EL (professionally re-backed and with some light staining, but folded to show the address-panel and postal marks) from "Logrono" (Spain; 60 miles east of Burgos) to Leicester, headed (faintly; perhaps therefore not noticed by the P.O.) & countersigned for Private John Bingley, with a mostly fine rare red Falmouth "PENNY*PD" mark on the front, but also charged "2/5" and then "2/6" with a very fine 2-ring London "MORE/TO/PAY" mark nearby, and having a very fine boxed London "NOT ACCORDING/TO THE ACT" on the lower flap, matching the London "FOREIGN" transit c.d.s. The apparent absence of the sender's name, rank and unit (though it is just discernible at top right) would have made the letter liable to the full postage according to the relevant Act, hnece the charge and marks. The contents are also highly important, giving the writer's account of his experiences at the Battle of Vittorio on 21 June 1813; "...the Glorious & Decisive 21st of June...a more complete Victory was never gained than on that day...over the Ragamuffins, the French - It was shocking to see the destruction of men & horses on both sides; the French fled before us in the greatest disorder and distress, with the greatest loss of guns, ammunition & stores that ever was known...Our Brigade was encamped in a wood about 5 leagues short of Vittoria. At day break we marched away &...we found the French in a very advantageous position...our British cavalry could not charge them & the Rebels stood a long contest; we was on a hill & saw the whole of their movements...it is shocking beyond description to see a Field of Battle, but however I could not help smiling to see how the villains scampered when they saw our Heavy Brigade form up to cover the Guns; tho' we exchanged a few balls, but I thank God theirs did no executuion in our Brigade except two. One of them killed 2 of our horses & the other wounded one of the Life Guard horses; we have not a man killed or wounded - our two horses each of them lost a leg by a six pounder...[At the gates of Vittoria]...[we had to] retire about 200 yards as the contents of their Bomb shells was seen to tear what they struck as they bursted about 30 yards in front of us...the streets was almost blockaded with their Guns, ammunition waggons, Baggage & stores of almost all kinds of great value, which fell into the hands of the English...Our Brigade halted in a wood that night about eleven o'clock after the most harassing day I ever knew...[Pamplona] Castle is a strong fortified place...I suppose they [the French] wish themselves out of it, which they have proposed to do if they may take theire stores, but Lord Wellington (it is said) rejects their proposal..." Rare description of the most decisive battle of the Peninsular Wars. [Full transcript; plus part transcript of the following lot which suggests that this 19 July 1813 letter was published in the newspapers back in England during the autumn of 1813.] Photo plate 16A |
£750 |
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454 |
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RARE FALMOUTH "PENNY*PD" MARK ON SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER FROM THE PENINSULAR WAR; Fine 6 Dec. 1813 EL (minor dusting ) from "Logorno" (Spain) to "Narborough near Leicester", headed & countersigned for Corporal Bingley, with a mostly very fine rare red Falmouth "PENNY*P[D]" mark on the front, along with a fair red London "PAID" transit c.d.s. The letter talks of the Army's hopes for peace, describes the Spanish population returning to some kind of normality after "struggling under the Tyrannical sway of Bonaparte for these last six years...", and noting that "It is probable that we shall remain in Logrono this winter...we are situated in very good quarters tho' our horses are in Barracks & our duty is very little... I have had the good fortune to be promoted to full Corporal...I could not forbear laughing when I saw by your letter that my last [letter to you] was published...I hope you will preserve a newspaper containing a copy of 'a Letter from a Young Soldier in the Peninsula' [for me]..." Few examples of this Falmouth "PENNY*PD" mark have survived. Photo plate 16A |
£400 |
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455 |
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RARE SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER FROM THE BRUSSELS AREA DURING THE BUILD-UP TO THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO; 17 May 1815 EL (minor wear) from "A Village near Brussells" to Leicester headed & countersigned for Private Bingley (no longer a Corporal!), having a red manuscript "1" and London red "PAID" transit c.d.s. on the front, plus a very fine 2-ring London "FOREIGN" c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. The letter describes Wellington's army getting ready for the final Battle with Napoleon near Brussels; "...there is some thousands of the British Army as well as 10,000 Portuguese which join'd the other day...Napoleon, whose soldiers are daily deserting. We are thankfully informed that the bold Russians have arrived with a flexible Army on the opposite side of Mr. Bony [= Napoleon!]. When an advance on either side takes place (if it shall please God that I should survive the conflict) I will give you the most speedy information..." Rare letter from the massing British Army during the 'Hundred Days' of Napoleon, written almost exactly a month before the Battle of Waterloo.
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£200 |
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456 |
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THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO - RARE 1d CONCESSION RATE LETTER FROM A BRITISH PRIVATE RECUPERATING FROM WOUNDS HE RECEIVED IN THIS FAMOUS BATTLE; 13 Aug. 1815 EL (some edge-wear, and some internal staining, but attractive) from Private Bingley at the "Cavalry Depot near Brussells" to Leicester; headed and countersigned for the 1d Concession Rate, having a red manuscript "1" on the front beside a very faint red London "PAID" transit c.d.s., with a partly fine 2-ring London "FOREIGN" c.d.s. on the reverse. The writer describes the Batlle of Waterloo that took place on 18 June: "...it certainly was reported in the Field that Bingley of H Troop was killed, for on Saturday the 17th June (as we was deluding the Enemy to advance by makingthe most regular retreat in order to draw them out of a wood...) there was a man 2 or 3 Files on my right who lost his Head by a cannon shot, & some [men] in the rear of the Division, thro' mistake, said it was me, but praised be the Lord, I am still alive; though positively on Sunday evening the 18th [June; the day of the Battle of Waterloo itself] I expected every minute to breathe my last, being so excessively faint thro' the great loss of blood I sustained from the great number of Wounds I received...I was enabled to exist from Sunday untill Wednesday with straw for my Bed & Water for my Nourishment; but...I am stilll alive..." He also notes that "...my wounds are all healed, but my left arm still continues very weak & my right knee is rather stiff..." Very rare letter from an infantry soldier involved in the thick of the fighting at this most imprtant of Wellington's battles against Napoleon. Photo |
£750 |
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SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER FROM PARIS SENT DURING THE WEEK WHEN THE 2nd TREATY OF PARIS WAS SIGNED, ETC.; 15 Nov. 1815 EL (minor dusting) from Private Bingley of the "Royal Regt. Horse Guards" at "Jen nevilliers near Paris", headed & countersigned for the Concession Rate, having a faint red manuscript "1" on the front beside a faint red London "PAID" transit c.d.s., with a fine 2-ring London "FOREIGN" c.d.s. just across the join on the reverse. The letter talks of the writer's disgust with his girl-friend, a lost letter that supposedly had 7s-0d enclosed in it, etc. Rare letter from the British forces just as they were overseeing the final hand-over of power by Napoleon to the Allies (England, Austria, Russia & Prussia). Plus John Bingley's Oct. 1818 privately carried proposal of marriage letter, sent to his propsective parents-in-law, and a worn c.1915 reprint of the famous 22 June 1815 issue of 'The Times' reporting the victory at the Battle od Waterloo. (3 items). Photo plate 16A |
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INDIAN WARS: Correspondence from subordinate officers to Lt.Col. Doyle, during the Third Mahratta War (1817-18) concrning troop and enemy movements plus an 1830 EL concerning the 'Deccan Booty' prize-money. Also a correspondence, 1825-51, to Indian Army surgeon Hezekiah Clark, attached to the Artillery Batteries in Dum-Dum or NW Provinces and anote addressed to him at Xmas 1825 addressed to 'The Field Army before Bharatpore'. Also a qty of letters with a military flavour inc. attractive 1867 3-colour franked letter to UK with ana amusing letter from a young officer at Lahore, 1880 EL ex Camp Quetta etc Good lot. (Qty).
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CRIMEAN WAR: Small env. franked with three 1d reds addressed to Suffolk endorsed in m/s 'Via Marseilles' and headed (also in m/s) 'From No. 3253 Pte. John Warpole 7th Royl.Fusrs. /Crimea', an unnecessary heading (albeit not countersigned) as for Concessionary Rate since 3d was the ¼oz. rate payable by all ranks for mail to England via France; unusual thus. The back of the env. bears a good impression of "POST-OFFICE/JU30/1855/B/BRITISH-ARMY" c.d.s. Also another Crimean War cover plus three scarce and attractive colour prints. (5 items). |
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CRIMEAN WAR - FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: 1855 E to USA franked 2d (2) & 4d ex Birkenhead with letter discussing the War & the role of Miss Nightingale. Also three letters from Lady Canning discusing staff & supplies for the hospital at Scutari andan 1818 letter referring to Florence's father. (5 items). |
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20th CENTURY MISCELLANY of covers/cards inc. 1901 postcard ex "Gaol" from Captain Gerhardus Botha (one of the men who captured Winston Churchill during the Boer War) to his brother , 1900 "Long Tom" pictorial postcard ex Ladysmith to Doncaster, 1916 French Red Cross env. addressed to a Hospital Ship, 1941 env. ex Penang to Rotherham bearing Straits 4c (2) and with violet triangular censor mark plus "ARRIVED SAFELY" pictorial sticker, plus much other useful inc. sundry WWII items of Australian interest. (Qty.).
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BOER WAR - POSTAL ORDER ISSUED TO THE NATAL FIELD FORCE: 1900 (12 Sept.) 1/- Postal Orderr No A/70 666026 with a fine "ARMY POSYT OFFICE/V R/STANDERTON/NATAL FIELD FORCE" d.s. Creased but unusual.
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BOER WAR - Y.M.C.A. CACHETS etc.: Small group inc.1900 (1 Mar.) env. addressed to Johannesburg franked with Transvaal ½d green x2 each tied by a very fine blue three line "P K/NewCastle/18 Maart 1900", Natal occupation d.s's and pair of 1900 envs. bearing fine purple "AT THE FRONT./PIETERMARITZBURG/Y.M.C.A. TENT" cachets. (5 covers & 1 front). |
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BOER WAR: 1900-01 Group of covers to or from South Africa with a good variety of c.d.s.'s and h.s.'s such as violet "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" UDC, triangular "PASSED/PRESS/CENSOR." and a few F.P.O. c.d.s.'s. Condition is very mixed. (15 covers). |
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AFTERMATH OF BOER WAR: Two envs. (one with some staining) skilfully hand illustrated by 'A. Menzies, Bloemfontein, 1902' each franked with a 1d red C.G.H. adhesive optd. "ORANGE/RIVER/COLONY" and each addressed to Dover plus a printed unused postcard with illustrations at top left & bottom right of opposing troops thought to have been printed at Ladysmith when the town was besieged by Boer forces and inc. the words "STAMPS UNOBTAINABLE DURING THE SIEGE". Scarce material. (3 items).. Photo plate 16B. |
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FOURTH BOXER WAR: 1901 (5 May) env. (part flap removed) to Madras bearing Indian 1a plum overprinted "CEF", tied by "F.P.O.No.13" double-ring d.s. applied at Liu-Kung-Tao. Scarce thus. Photo plate 16B. |
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WORLD WAR I - NAVAL CENSORS/DUMB CANCELLATIONS COLLECTION, 1914-19: Excellent range of covers, cards and two postal stationery envs. with a variety of ships' and Royal Navy Air Service censor marks plus groups of 'cork' & other 'dumb' cancellations. Also a few later (1920's) covers and one from WWII. (117 items).
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WORLD WAR I - NAVAL CENSORSHIP BY CAPTAINS, HONOUR ENVS. etc.: Group of 1914-56 covers inc. small study of WWI British 'dumb' naval censor marks such as unusual 1914 pair of PPCs from H.M.S. 'Neptune' with purple "CAPTAIN" as provisional censor marks, large 1920 O.H.M.S. Env. with handstruck "ROYAL AIR .FORCE" cachet, selection of WWII items inc. Sierra Leone boxed censorship mark, pair of 1942/3 P.o.W. envs. from Germany, 1945 "FORCES LETTER" sheet with scarce boxed "RETURNED TO U.K./-AWAIT ARRIVAL" mark and a small group of Honour Envs. inc. one from Crete. (28 covers).
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WORLD WAR I - THE STORY OF AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER IN THE MALTA HOSPITAL, ETC.; Jan.-Sept. 1915 group of PPC's all from/about the same soldier (Lieut. L.G. Blackmore) in the "A.I.F."; from his voyage to Aden, through life in the Army in Egypt (many "BRITISH CAMP.MAADI" datestamps), to his being wounded and ending up in a Military Hospital in Malta; all are addressed to New South Wales or to New Zealand. The first two are stampless from Aden (one with rare Aden Handstruck "OAS" mark), there are several real photo PC's of life in Camp in Egypt, and three (one damaged) are stampless with "1ST AUST. BDE FIELD P.O" c.d.s.'s; three are from Hospital in Malta (two are stampless). There is a real photo of patients in the Malta Hospital (presumably including Blackmore with an arm in a sling) and a final sad env. addressed to him from Australia with boxed "DECEASED" and manuscript "Killed in action, 27/8/1916". Rare original lot. (24 covers). |
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WORLD WAR I - HOSPITAL CACHETS: Group of 50 WWI French military postcards with a range of cachets, 35 of them medicine-related inc. hospitals, ambulances and medical officers. Also 100 plus vintage PPCs & stationery cards, most used, from a variety of European countries.(150+ items).
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WORLDWAR I - BULGARIAN P.o. W. MAIL: Group of well written up covers from French P.o.Ws. held in Bulgarian camps at Plovdiv, Radomir, Sofia, Tatar Pazadjik & Yakoruda with a variety of cachets and censor marks inc. two addressed to the French office dealing with African soldiers and postal stationery cards, one of which bears a Swiss Postage due label. (12 items). |
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WORLD WAR I - BRITISH OCCUPATION OF TOGO: 1915 Cover from Lome to Holland franked with 3d Gold Coast adhesive optd. "TOGO/ANGLO-FRENCH/OCCUPATION" and with three line 'Passed by Censor/at/Lome (Togo)" violet cachet, 1918 (philatelic) env. regd. to Berne bearing 2/- & 2/6d optd. adhesives tied by Noëpe c.d.s.'s and black & white PPC franked (on picture side) with 2 x ½d optd. adhesives each tied by a Lome c.d.s. and (on other side) same censor cachet as above. (3 covers). |
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WORLDWAR I/WORLD WAR II EAST AFRICA: Selection of covers inc. three WWI Indian Army items with s/l I.E.F."B"F.P.O.No.320/POSTAGE FREE, boxed Dar-es-Salaam censor etc. Also WWII items inc. Kenyan Italian evacuee camp pair with different boxed EVACUEES MAIL and camp censors, E.A./A.P.O. date-stamps with variety of censors, KUT stamped service airmail etc.(22 items).
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BRITISH MILITARY MAIL BETWEEN THE WARS: Selection of 1920/36 covers & cards inc. scarce 1920 O.H.M.S. env. to London with fine double oval 'BRITISH MILITARY MISSION/POLAND' cachet in purple, 1920 pair ex Belgium and trio ex A.P.O.s in Turkey, 1925/7 env. & card from Jerusalem with 3m or 3m on 5m E.E.F. optd. adhesives, 1936 "FLINDERS NAVAL DEPOT" c.d.s. on Australian 2d adhesive and 1936 S.W.Africa postcard bearing "SWAKOPMUND/SEA/BATHING/HEALTH RESORT" c.d.s. (10 covers). |
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WORLD WAR II: 1940 (June) env. to Wellington redirected to Sudan Defence Force Khartoum with a fine strike of the scarce "N.Z./F.P.O.1." c.d.s. Photo plate 16B. |
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WORLD WAR II - UNUSUAL "HAIFA POSTAL CENSORSHIP CACHET" CACHET ON COVER FROM RUMANIA: 1940 Env. (faults) from Rumania franked (on back) with 2l & 10l adhesives (faults) tied by c.d.s. addressed to Palestine with very fine purple cachet "HAIFA POSTAL CENSORSHIP/Please request the sender to/indicate in future on the front/of the envelope the language/in which the letter is written." (crease). Scarce and unusual cachet. |
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WORLD WAR II - GHETTO MAIL - THERESIENSTADT: 1940 Red cross message form sent from Berlin to another branch of the Heller family in England signed 'Israel Karl Heller' in accordance with Nazi regulations, 1944 (March) PC from Theresienstadt franked and postmarked on arrival with two line 'Ruckantwort nuf auf/Postkarten in deutscher Sprache' and 1944 (Aug.) pre-prnted card (acknowledging receipt of a parcel sent by another inmate of the Ghetto) franked with two Bohemia & Moravia 30h adhesives tied by an indistinct machine cancellation with fine blue "11b" in circle. Minor faults but a scarce trio all relating to the same family. |
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MISCELLANY: Shoebox with good range of flown covers inc. Malta 1936 E with 6d air opt. franking, 1946 KLM FFC to Curacao, 1938 B. Honduras mixed franking, 1960 Ceylon 'Slave Island' reg'd cover, Falklands Airport commemorative aerogramme (1985) etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty). |
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AUSTRALIA: 1931 group of covers (8) carried on the second experimental flight from London to Australia and return flight inc. examples from Rangoon to Calcutta with special cachet, London-Australia (2), Australia-London (4) & Malaya-London; 1931 envs. carried on the Xmas flight from Australia to England inc. one addressed to Rangoon & one ex Karachi plus an env. carried on the delayed Kingsford-Smith flight to New Zealand. (13). |
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B.O.A.C. / QANTAS FLIGHTS, 1952-57: Extensive range of flown covers inc. QANTAS 1952 S.Africa flight with various acceptances / frankings (approx.46), BOAC Comet flights (1952) inc. FFCs London - Colombo, Cairo, Tokyo, Singapore & Johannesburg with variety of cachets, frankings etc. Also group of 1957 'Britannia' return flight to Tokyo covers. Substantial group. (200 approx.)
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