| CHINA - GERMAN POST OFFICES |
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241 |
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BOXER REBELLION - TSINGTAU COVER REGISTERED TO JAPAN; 15 Nov. 1899 env. regd. to Yokohama franked by Germany 10pf red (3) tied by v. fine "TSINGTAU/* KIAUTSCHOU *" c.d.s.'s with red "R" label alongside, having "NAGASAKI/I.J.P.O." transit c.d.s. on the flap. Attractive and scarce thus. Photo |
£120 |
| CYPRUS |
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242 |
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ALBUM containing a mint and used collection from QV to QEII with very useful QV inc. values to 18pi mint & 45pi used, KEVII mint values to 18pi, KGV mint and used values to 45pi (5) plus 1928 50th anniversary mint set also to 45pi, seven of the latter being marginal examples inc. two sheet numbers + 1 imprint, KGVI values to £1 mint & 45pi used, pre-Republic QEII with mint values to £1 and a useful range of early Republic issues, chiefly mint with many complete sets.Throughout there is some postmark interest amongst the used adhesives. (Several 100's). |
£240 |
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243 |
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1896 6pi sepia & green bearing rubber-handstamped local "SPECIMEN" opt. measuring 14.25mm. x 2.5mm. Samuel type CY1. Mounted mint with small faults such as a few short perfs. and a thin at lower left but a scarce stamp. SG.45 var. |
£75 |
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244 |
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1912-34 Mint range on stockcards with 1912 MCA to 45pi, 1924 Script to 45pi, 1928 50th Anniversary set & 1934 Pictorial set. A few pulled perfs. noted, notably on the 45pi Forest Scene. (46). |
£150 |
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245 |
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ESSAY FOR 4pi VALUE OF KGVI DEFINITIVES: c.1937 Stamp-size imperforate essay or 'early preliminary artwork' depicting Peristerona Church handpainted on thin card in black & red for the 4pi value of the KGVI definitives, a value which, as things turned out, was not issued until 1951 and then in a different design. Note: This design was adopted for the æpi & 2pi values and these colours were used for the latter value. 2005 R.P.S.L. certificate (a copy of which accompanies this lot). Photo |
£500 |
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246 |
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ESSAY FOR 9pi VALUE OF KGVI DEFINITIVES: A similar c. 1937 essay depicting Othello's Tower, Famagusta in brown & purple for the 9pi value of the same set and adopted for this very value in the issued set with alteration of & addition to the wording and with the substitution of black for brown. R.P.S.L. certificate (2005). Photo |
£500 |
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247 |
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1944 1pi orange perf. 13‡ x 12‡ fresh mounted mint and fine apart from a few short perfs. at left. SG.154a.; Cat. £450. |
£75 |
| DOMINICA |
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248 |
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MINT MISCELLANY on stockcards inc. KEVII CC wmk. 5/- opt. "SPECIMEN", 1914 KGV 5/- & 1923 £! black & purple on red (gum a little disturbed). Clean & attractive lot. (13).
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£140 |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS |
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249 |
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MISCELLANY on leaves inc. KEVII ‡d (2), 1d, 2d, 6d, 1/- & 3/- (lightish diagonal crease), FID RSW pair & Maps to 1/-, etc. (25).
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£50 |
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250 |
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1898 2/6d & 5/- fresh mounted mint, former with hinge remains. SG.41/42, Cat. £415. (2). |
£100 |
| FINLAND |
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251 |
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COLLECTION OF MINT & USED STAMPS, 1856-1985: Lighthouse 'hingeless' album containing a useful range of mint & used stamps inc. reasonable examples of the 1856 5k & 10k, good group of roulettes with better stamps noted, arms issue, Russian period inc. 1891 7r (mint) plus patchy, later ranges to c1985. Inspection recommended. (Many 100s). |
£280 |
| FRANCE |
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252 |
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FINE COLLECTION IN YVERT ALBUM, 1849-1969: Printed album with superior collection of mint & used stamps inc. v.fine range of classic issues from 1849 with good shades inc. Ceres to 1f (2), Napoleon 1f plus 5f (3, mixed condition), Bordeaux shades to 80c (3), mint & used Type Sage to 5f (3), Merson mint to 5f (2), 1917 Orphans to 1f, 1922 part set to 5f plus 1926 to 5f, Sinking Fund 1927-31 mint, extensive definitives and better commemoratives inc. S.Atlantic 10f, PEXIP sheet, Ader 50f (2) plus later issues inc. famous Frenchmen sets etc. Good lot warranting careful inspection. (100s).
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£500 |
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253 |
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DUPLICATED ACCUMULATION: Two stock-books containing duplicated fine used ranges of stamps to c1950 with extensive Type Sage to 5f (5, mixed condition) inc. better values - 35c (8) & 75c (10) slate on orange plus low-value green issues, also definitives 1900-30 plus selections of inter-war commemoratives etc. (Many 100s).
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£100 |
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254 |
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FRANCE & COLONIES COVER MISCELLANY: Interesting range of covers & cards inc. censored, 1945 St Nazaire pocket item, Madagascar inc. 1903 military cover and 1945 British censorship, WWII censored mail ex Cameroun, Senegal, Algeria, Ivory Coast, St Pierre, Guinea etc., TAAF pair (1956) etc. Good lot. (41 items)
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£200 |
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255 |
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1633 LETTER TO WHITEHALL EX STRASBOURG: Lengthy letter written in German but addressed in French to Robert Königman 'aupres Mon Seigneur Le Comte Filding en Huithall Maison Royale A Londres' - to the Royal Court of Charles I at Whitehalll; headed from 'Strassburg', no postal markings but neat seal on reverse. [Basil Feilding, the Earl of Denbigh and nephew of the Duke of Buckingham, Charles I's favourite, had studied at the University of Strasbourg in the 1620s: presumably Königman was some kind of tutor or companion from that period]. Photo |
£120 |
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256 |
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BALLON MONTÉ - INTERNAL COVER AT 25c CARRIED BY 'GAMBETTA'; 7 Jan. 1871 EL (small "PAR BALLON MONTÉ" form; small corner stain & minor creases - written in French) from besieged Paris to "LA MOTTE- BEUVRON" (fine 15 Jan. arrival c.d.s. on flap) with 25c blue tied by light dotted star with partly v. fine matching 2-ring "PARIS/RUE ALIGRE" c.d.s. alongside. Good example of balloon mail; thought to have been carried on the 'Gambetta' balloon. With coloured print of a Ballon Monté. (2 items). Photo |
£100 |
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257 |
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MAXI-CARDS, 1958-99: Four cartons containing a large qty. of official & unofficial types of maxi-card with special cancellations; light duplication only, with many better items noted inc. art stamps and famous Frenchmen issues etc. Not complete. (3,500 approx.) HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO REMOVE FROM OUR PREMISES. |
£300 |
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258 |
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VARIETIES - MISSING COLOURS etc.: Stockbook containing a selection of mint stamps showing various varieties inc. missing colours with 1965 Lautrec [Cérès 1426j], other 'Art' stamps inc. Lascauax [1554b] & Gauguin [1568e] plus the spectacular 1969 'La Cirque' [1620h] and 1988 'Thermalisme' error of colour [2542A]. Also a curious Dulac 2f40c typographed imperf. stamp, inverted and double opts. and minor colour faults etc. STC Euros 5,000. (68). Photo |
£200 |
| FRENCH COLONIES |
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259 |
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MISCELLANY of covers, etc. from Madagascar, Comores & TAAF inc. 1903 registered cover ex Madagascar to Sheffield bearing 10c (2), 15c (2) & 25c, 1969 plain cover ex Kerguelen to Surrey bearing 30f D'Urville and 1970 plain cover ex St. Paul et Amsterdam to the same addressee bearing 5f Whale, 10f Skuas & 15f Whale. Also sundry magazine articles, clippings, etc. (Approx. 30 covers plus related ephemera). |
£75 |
| GAMBIA |
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260 |
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COLLECTION on stockcards with much of merit inc. defective used examples of the 1869-72 4d & 6d, 1874 4d CC used, 1880-81 to 1/- mint/unused, 1898-1902 to 1/- mint, KEVII to 3/- (2), KEVII 1d on 3/- used, 1921-22 to 4/- (2) mint (2, one with watermark inverted) and used on small piece, 1922-29 to 10/- mint, etc. Poor to mostly fine. (118). |
£300 |
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261 |
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1869 No wmk. 4d & 6d unused (latter with large part gum. Margins clear all round. (2). |
£120 |
| GERMAN STATES |
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262 |
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MISCELLANEOUS ACCUMULATION: Large stock book stuffed with duplicated used ranges covering virtually all of the pre-unification States with particular strength in Baden, Bavaria & Wurttemburg but also many less frequently encountered stamps in evidence. Excellent source of cancellations & shades. (Many 100s) |
£180 |
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263 |
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LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM with good representative collection of mainly fine used issues of German States, a few forgeries / reprints present but most seem to be genuine; fine basis for expansion with many uncommon stamps in collectable condition. High cat. value. (Many 100s).
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£180 |
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264 |
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MISCELLANY: Stockbook with extensive, duplicated ranges of (mainly) fine used stamps with strength in Bavaria & Wurttemburg from imperf. issues, with better items noted inc. Wurttemburg 1851 1kr & 1890 50pf mint, Hanover 1855 1/10th, Saxony 1856 10ngr,, Bavaria numerals inc. 1850 issues to 18kr (5) and imperf. arms values to 12kr (2), interesting Oldenburg etc. Inspection recommended. (Several 100s) |
£150 |
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265 |
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COVER MISCELLANY:Useful group with strength in postal stationery (several better items noted) from Bavaria, Danzig, Hamburg, Heligoland, Wurttemburg and N.German Confederation. Inspection recommended. (49 items). |
£100 |
| GERMANY |
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266 |
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SUBSTANTIAL FINE USED ACCUMULATION : Two cartons containing an accumulation of German area stamps in 24 stock-books, with most areas represented inc. states, WWI & WWII occupations, Saar, DDR, W.Germany, Berlin etc. Nothing scarce but good range of useful stamps. Inspection recommended. (Many 100s). |
£180 |
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267 |
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COVER MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. 1871 Franco-Prussian War field post E, extensive range of used & unused postal stationery from 1870s inc. pneumatic (9) and Germania types, (1895 10pf card to Nagasaki noted),1900 New Year cards, 1918 Dresden control label, Hindenberg coil pair etc. (68 items).
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£150 |
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268 |
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REGISTERED 1900 NEW YEAR CARD TO CHINA: Most unusual use of the 1899 'new millenium' 5pf card from Uetersen (31.12.99) to Shanghai with 20pf uprating and reg'n label; receipt cds of the German PO at Shanghai (7.2.00). Attractive and scarce. Photo |
£90 |
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269 |
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INFLATION PERIOD MAIL: Selection of covers 1921-23 with fine variety of inflation frankings with some scarce, short-lived rates inc. registered and printed matter; all annotated. The genesis of a fine display. (58 items). |
£200 |
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270 |
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THIRD REICH POSTCARDS: Fine group of used & unused cards inc. coloured propaganda types, Hoffmann cards, PPCs, stationery types (good selection of 1936 Olympics items noted inc.various special cancellations), Nuremberg Rallies, WHW, Tag der Briefmarke, a few with Luxembourg or Alsace opts. etc. Occasional duplication. Good lot. (76 items). Photo |
£220 |
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271 |
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THIRD REICH COVER MISCELLANY: Interesting and attractive group of covers inc. scarce eilnachricht card, good airmail, express & registered items, various censors inc. scarcer types, official mail, commemorative frankings etc. Useful lot. (39 items) |
£150 |
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272 |
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THIRD REICH OCCUPATIONS: Group of covers & cards with range of frankings and cancellations inc.former Czechoslovakia (good range of Sudetenland marks), Poland, Luxemburg, Ukraine, Alsace, Baltic States etc. Uncommon material. (54 items). |
£160 |
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273 |
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ALLIED OCCUPATION, c1945-59: Group of covers & cards, mainly from the late 1940s with some up to 1960s; inc. cash paid items, French & Russian Zones, revaluation frankings, unused stationery etc. Good variety; mainly fine. (68 items) |
£120 |
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274 |
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ALLIED OCCUPATION, CENSORED MAIL 1945-49: Good group of covers from a variety of zones with censor marks etc.inc. several 1945 obliterated Hitler head frankings, Russian & French Zone items, local stationery cards etc. plus a few incoming items. (41 items)
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£100 |
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275 |
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MILITARY - WWII FELDPOST: Good group of covers & cards inc. 1940 reg'd E to an officer at Stalag XVIIA with large anti-negro / anti-semitic propaganda label, pair of letter sheets with anti-black-marketeer cartoons, two small correspondences, good range of feldpost marks inc. occupied territories, mainly identified on paper slips and with contents etc. Good lot for military specialist. (72 items) |
£150 |
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276 |
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MILITARY WWII - 'SS' MAIL: Group of uncommon items of SS feldpost inc. 1942 E & contents ex the Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler regiment, official transfer notice, medical unit, gestapo, covers from Prague, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Netherlands etc. (9 items). |
£100 |
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277 |
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MILITARY - WWII NAVAL MAIL: Good group of scarcer WWII Naval mail inc. items from U-boats, a torpedo-boat, Naval anti-aircraft ships, several from Naval personnel stationed in Norway etc. Good variety; fine. (19 items). |
£100 |
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278 |
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MILITARY WWII - LUFTWAFFE MAIL: Selection of covers with fine variety of luftfeldpost marks from Poland, Holland, France, Austria, training schools etc. Also a group (8) of splendid colour photograph PPCs of 'planes and personnel issued for the Junkers-Kampflugzeuge in 1940-41. ( 21 items). |
£100 |
| GERMAN COLONIES |
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279 |
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MISCELLANY: Group of used & unused stationery cards inc. Togo (3 inc. used from Lome 1911), Marshall Islands 5pf card ex Jaluit, SWA 5pf reply card from Windhoek plus mint cards from GEA & N.Guinea. Also fine RP card of German Camel Corps parade with Gochas cds and items from Levant POs inc. Jaffa, Jerusalem & Constantinople. (16 items). |
£80 |
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280 |
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MARIANA ISLANDS: Covers & cards inc. (1902) mixed franking of German 2pf plus 3pf 'Yacht' with Saipan cds, 1899 'New Year' usage of 10pf provisional card with Spanish consular h.s.of Saipan, scarce 'ROTA' s/l line cancellation on piece with m/s 'Reichel', combined franking (1901) of Phillipines 2c plus 5pf and various items of 'Marianen' opt & 'Yacht' stationery. (10 items)
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£140 |
|
281 |
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: Interesting group of scarce covers inc. incoming uprated 1d reply card from the German consul in Fiji (1896), 10pf bisect on cover to Ponape ex Jaluit (1900), scarce 'Atoll Mail' covers (2) with pen cancellations of 'Schooner Gazelle/31/5/08' and 'Namork/8/9/08/Diana' on'Yacht' stamps, 1901 use of German 10pf card with 'Marshall-Inseln' opt., 'Yacht' stamp issues mint plus PPCs etc. (22 items & 15 stamps)
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£200 |
| GIBRALTAR |
|
282 |
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TWO 'DAVO' PRINTED HINGELESS ALBUMS containing an extensive and almost entirely mint QV-QEII collection inc. 1886 opts. on Bermuda with values to 1/- & rest of QV largely complete, KEVII values to 4/-, KGV and KGVI values to £1 plus a very wide range of QEII from 1953 to 1983 with all definitive sets to top values of £1, £2 or £5, booklet panes, miniature sheets, sheetlets & postage due labels and then resuming in 1991 through to 2002 with commemoratives and miniature sheets only apart from the odd high value definitive. A wonderful basis for still further expansion. (Many 100's). |
£460 |
|
283 |
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TWO BINDERS CONTAINING HAGNER LEAVES with an extensive mint (latterly unmounted) & used collection from SG.1 onwards with useful QV, KEVII with values to 4/-, KGV inc.shade/paper varieties and values to 2/6d, KGVI with values to 10/- mint & 5/- used and an extensive range of QEII with values to £5 (3) and much of interest. Also a much smaller group of mint & used GOLD COAST stamps of all reigns with some postmark interest and values to 10/- (4). [Several 100's]. |
£120 |
|
284 |
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MISCELLANY on stockleaves, stockcards, etc. inc. KGV blocks, many better KGVI perfs. & blocks, QEII shades & values to £1 mint & £5 used. Worth careful inspection. (Many 100's).
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£200 |
|
285 |
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UNPAID "GIBRALTAR" TYPE ARC 1 ON COVER: July, 1821 EL written on board H.M.S. 'Larne' at Gibraltar addressed to Daventry, Northamptonshire endorsed in m/s 'Per Packet' charged '2/11' (also in m/s) with fine curved framed "GIBRALTAR" in red at top left. The contents make interesting reading as they refer to quarantine etc. Photo |
£120 |
|
286 |
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"S.ROQUE FRANCA" & OTHER MARKS ON COVER: Attractive 1826 (13 Feb.) EL prepaid 97 quartos addressed to 'Genova' bearing (a) mainly fine "ESPAGNE/PAR BAYONNE" in black, (b) partly fine three line "D.GIBR./S.ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA" in red, (c) "NIZZA DA MARE" in black, (d) mainly fine "T.F." also in black and (e) fine & scarce "S.ROQUE/FRANCA" in red. Photo |
£150 |
|
287 |
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1837 PACKET MAIL COVER: 1837 (19 Oct.) EL addressed to London endorsed in m/s 'Post paid' in the same hand as the address panel with partly fine "GIBRALTAR/PAID" arc in black at top left and London 'tombstone' mark in red at top right partly overstruck by "FOREIGN PAID" arc struck in London, also in red, which is unusual on a Gibraltar paid cover. Photo |
£150 |
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288 |
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TRIO OF PRE-STAMP COVERS: 1838 EL (19 April) to London 'pr "Iberia" ' charged '2/6' in m/s with fine framed "GIBRALTAR" small arc in black alongside, 1841 (20 May) EL addressed to Cadiz endorsed in m/s 'P Royal Tar' charged '6' in red m/s with handstruck "9Q" & mainly fine "GIBRALTAR/PAID" arc in black and 1859 (3 June) EL to 'Caminhas' endorsed 'via Lisboa' with "GIBRALTAR/A/JU 3/59" c.d.s. in blue with (on back) San Roque transit mark partly overstruck by "LISBOA" transit mark. (3 covers). Photo |
£140 |
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289 |
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SCARCE GIBRALTAR "TO PAY" MARK ON 1849 COVER FROM SINGAPORE TO SPAIN VIA GIBRALTAR FORWARDING AGENT: 1849 (30 April) EL (minor faults) written in 'Singapore' (rare origin at such an early date) addressed to 'Joze Matia Esq./Cadiz/care of/H. L. Glynn Esq./Gibraltar' forwarding a letter (sadly no longer present) from Manila (Philippines) apparently posted in Alexandria (superb c.d.s. on back for June 13, partly fine Maltese disinfection mark and charged '10' in m/s with scarce boxed "TO/PAY" struck in Gibraltar.Photo |
£200 |
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290 |
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PAID U.D.C. STRUCK IN ERROR ON GIBRALTAR SHIP LETTER: 1849 (Jan. 31) env. (faults) to G.B. charged the double rate of 1/4d to pay bearing a mostly fine strike of the very scarce two line "GIBRALTAR/SHIP LETTER" and faint "GIBRALTAR PAID" U.D.C. struck in error and cancelled by Gibraltar c.d.s.; rare thus. Photo |
£200 |
|
291 |
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THREE LINE "GIBRALTAR SHIP LETTER" IN BLUE: 1853 (11 March) E (minor faults) addressed to Cardiff charged '8' in m/s bearing (both on the back) almost fine three line "GIBRALTAR/13MR 1853/SHIP LETTER" in blue and framed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP/MR20/1853" in green. Photo |
£140 |
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292 |
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SCARCE 1/2d RATE COVER TO U.S.A.: 1859 (28 Apr.) mourning E (minor faults do not detract) to New York endorsed in m/s 'p "Rhone" via England' franked with G.B. 2d blue tied by scarce blue "A26" obliteration & G.B. 1/- also cancelled "A26" and tied by indentation with Gibraltar c.d.s. (in matching blue) in centre of cover, fine tombstone-framed "PAID/LIVERPOOL/SHIP/MY 5/1859/B" in red at lower left and "5/MAY 21/N. YORK BR. PKT" arrival mark in black beneath the adhesives. Photo |
£240 |
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293 |
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PACKET MAIL TO ALGERIA: 1859 (12 Aug.) EL from 'Y. Bergel' (well known forwarding agent, ship owner etc.) endorsed in m/s 'p Steamer' addressed to Oran (scarce destination) franked with two G.B. 2d blues just tied by light impressions of blue "A26" cancellations (K1) with CD2 c.d.s. (also in blue) alongside and orange-red arrival mark at lower left. Photo |
£150 |
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294 |
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1861 PACKET RATE COVER TO GENOA: 1861 (25 Feb.) E with sender's wafer seal on reverse (torn upon opening) endorsed in m/s 'per "Corinthian" ' addressed to 'Genova' franked at bottom left with plate 8 G.B. 2d blue (prepaying the packet letter rate of 2d to all European ports) cancelled by mainly fine "A26" obliterator with blue "GIBRALTAR/A/FE 25/61" c.d.s. (type CD1) at top right. Photo |
£120 |
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295 |
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STAMPED COVERS etc. comprising 1873 (30 July) E to London endorsed in m/s 'P "Hindustan" ' franked with G.B. 6d grey plate 12 adhesive tied by mainly fine first type Gibraltar A26 duplex, 1870 (7 Oct.) front bearing three G.B. 2d blues (one faulty) at bottom left each cancelled by a black "A26" obliterator with matching c.d.s. type CD2 at upper right, 1876 (26 Nov.) E addressed to 'Genova' endorsed in m/s 'per S.S. "Tarifa" ' franked with two G.B. 2‡d adhesives each cancelled by a very clear "A26" obliterator with c.d.s. with Italian postage due label (40c?) removed and 1898 (11 April) mourning env. addressed to Shropshire franked with Gibraltar 25c blue adhesive tied by large part "GIBRAL[TAR]/A/AP 11/98/SOUTH DISTRICT" c.d.s. A useful quartet. |
£150 |
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296 |
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2d PRINTED MATTER RATE TO SWEDEN: 1873 (10 June) part EL (side flaps removed) endorsed in m/s 'circular' addressed to Sweden franked with a horizontal pair of plate 103 G.B. 1d reds tied by DX1 duplex, the c.d.s. part of which is partly but neatly overstruck by a red-orange London "PAID" c.d.s., with matching "P.D." in oval over part of the address. Scarce 2d printed matter rate and rare destination. Photo |
£140 |
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297 |
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UNDERPAID COVER TO ENGLAND: 1883 (Dec. 8) env. addressed to Dover (arrival mark for six days later on back) franked with plate 23 G.B. 2‡d blue adhesive (off edges of env. at top & right) cancelled by large part duplex with handstruck fancy "2D" struck in error to the left and obliterated by barred oval, fine "T" (struck in Gibraltar) at lower left &, in between, a fine handstruck "5" which is not a Gibraltar type and is thought to have been applied at Dover.This letter was presumably too heavy for the 2‡d rate and should have been prepaid 5d. Photo |
£150 |
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298 |
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EARLY PPC SHOWING USAGE OF DX7: 1893 (14 Aug.) usage of U.S.A. 2c blue postal stationery postcard (minor faults) the other side of which is headed 'Norddeutscher Lloyd.' and bears an illustration of one of its liners with part printed & part handwritten message in German addressed to Berlin. The impressed stamp is cancelled by a very fine strike of the DX7 "A26" duplex code A dated "AU 14/93". Photo |
£120 |
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299 |
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SAILOR'S CONCESSIONARY RATE COVER: 1896 (23 July) crested env. of H.M.S. 'BARFLEUR' (various faults inc. tone spots) addressed to Sunderland (arrival backstamp) franked with a 10c adhesive (the equivalent at this period of 1d) tied by "A26" duplex written by a stoker on board the aforementioned ship and initialled by the Commanding Officer so as to qualify for the military/naval concessionary rate. Photo |
£120 |
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300 |
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1912 £1 dull purple & black/red very good used. SG.85, Cat. £200. |
£75 |
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301 |
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CHARRED PART COVER SALVAGED FROM THE 1933 PLANE CRASH AT VILLADRAU: Large part cover to London ex The "Rock" Hotel bearing "Rock" 1d (NW corner burnt away!) & 6d defin. tied by "GIBRALTAR/THE TRAVEL KEY/OF THE MEDITERRANEAN" cancellation and violet "CORRESPONDANCE AVION" cachet. Note: The crash occurred on 9th May with the aeroplane (en route between Casablanca & Toulouse) coming to grief in the Spanish village of Villadrau. The crew & three passengers were killed. Nierinck 330509. Photo |
£150 |
|
302 |
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1935 Silver Jubilee 1/- value in a lightly mounted mint vertical pair from the bottom left of the sheet with the upper stamp having the 'extra flagstaff' variety. Fine and fresh. SG.117 & 117a.; Cat. £210+ . (2). |
£70 |
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303 |
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1935 SILVER JUBILEE SET in very fine mint blocks of four, the 1/- block lightly mounted on 2 stamps only and the other three values in top right corner blocks with sheet numbers and mounted only on the top margin. SG.114-117. (16). |
£60 |
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304 |
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1938 KGVI 1‡d carmine perf. 14 in an unmounted mint lower left corner block of twenty-four with part imprint at the foot; minor faults such as a few split perfs. affecting two stamps only, some 'bubbling' of gum at foot and slight overall toning but a scarce and desirable positional block. SG.123; Cat. £840+. (24). |
£180 |
|
305 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY: KGV June, 1933 2d grey on cream letter card in fine mint condition and scarce. Jackson LCP1; H.& G.A1.
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£75 |
| PRESTAMP MAIL, 1836-75 |
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306 |
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RARE PRE-1840 LETTER FROM "CAPE COAST CASTLE" TO G.B. SENT BY HAND WITH 20/- CASH & A KING's GOLD RING; Remarkable 11 Apr. 1836 EL (filing folds & some dusting) from "[Captain] J. J. H. Burgoyne" at "Cape COast Castle" addressed to "The Editor of the Naval, & Military Gazette, 19 Catherine Street, Strand", sent by private means (it mentions having avoided postage for a previous letter) - presumably by a fellow ship's Captain - to G.B. together with cash and a rare Gold Coast ring; "By this opportunity remit the same sum [20/-] in British Silver...A also send you a curious Gold Ring, manufactured at Appolonia on this Coast, and recently presented to me by the much injured King of that Country..." Very few pre-1840 covers have been recorded from Gold Coast; fascinating letter and a rare case of cash sent with a letter to an overseas address. [Ex Colin McCaig.] Photo |
£400 |
|
307 |
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"DEAL SHIP LETTER" COVER FROM "CAPE COAST" TO G.B.; c.June 1840 E to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London from "H. Sago, Cape Coast" ref. the "Health of Missionaries" with a framed step-type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" on the front (crease), charged "1/4" (over ‡oz up to 1oz) with a 17 Aug. London arrival c.d.s. on the top flap. Rare early cover. Photo |
£240 |
|
308 |
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EARLIEST RECORDED "PAID" MARKING OF GOLD COAST & THE SECOND EARLIEST RECORDED POSTAL MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; Attractive 22 Mar. 1858 env. (minor wear & dusting) to London endorsed "Paid", "Per African Mail Steamer Armenian" and "Cape Coast Castle, 11 March 58" on the front, having an almost very fine strike of the rare large red "CAPE-COAST-CASTLE/PAID" double-arc c.d.s. (earliest recorded of only 12 covers recorded by Sacher; illustrated by him, p.25) on the front beside red manuscript "5", with fine blue "PLYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" arrival c.d.s. (code B; 21 Apr.) on the reverse. The equivalent of a Crowned Circle mark, none of which were ever used in Gold Coast. Very rare and Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Ashanti.] Photo |
£1000 |
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309 |
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THE RARE LARGE "CAPE-COAST-CASTLE" DATESTAMP ON UNPAID PACKET LETTER FROM ELMINA TO G.B.; 6 Sept. 1859 EL (minor creasing; in French - full typed transcript) from "St. George d'Elmina" to Bristol with a black manuscript "1d" (1d due to the colony) and almost v. fine large black double-arc "CAPE COAST CASTLE" c.d.s. (19 Sept.) on the front, along with superb black handstruck "d6" mark of Liverpool (there is a v. fine matching "LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" c.d.s. on the flap) and small Bristol "CH" in circle. Sacher only records five covers with this mark, which had a shorter period of use than the Paid mark, and which was only used on unpaid mail. Exhibition Item. [Ex Colin McCaig.] PHOTO. |
£750 |
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310 |
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VERY RARE FANCY 2-RING "CAPE-COAST-CASTLE/PAID/*" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO IRELAND VIA LIVERPOOL; 8(?) Apr. 1864 env. (flap partly lost; faults along top, etc.) to "New bridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland" endorsed "via Liverpool" with a small reed manuscript "5" at top right and having a poor but readily recognisable red 2-ring "CAPE-COAST-CASTLE/PAID/*" d.s. on the front partly overstruck by a v. fine red "PAID/ LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" c.d.s. Very rare; Sacher only records 3 examples including this one. Photo |
£500 |
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311 |
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THE VERY RARE LARGE RED DOUBLE-ARC "ACCRA/PAID" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO SIERRA LEONE; Attractive and clean 12 May 1864 env. to "Government House, Sierra Leone" (mostly fine black 20 May arrival c.d.s. on flap) signed "W.C. Africa" (Bishop of Africa?) on the front, endorsed "Paid" with red crayon "4" and mostly fine large red "ACCRA/PAID/[MY] 12/1[86]4" c.d.s. nicely placed on the front. Doubly rare cover; this is the only recorded example of this mark in red (Sacher only records one other example - struck in purple on 1862 cover to GB) and it is probably the earliest recorded 4d-rate inter-Colonial cover from Gold Coast. Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Colin McCaig.] Photo |
£1500 |
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312 |
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CAPE COAST CASTLE - BLACK C.D.S. ON PREPAID COVER IN INTERIM PERIOD BETWEEN USE OF DIFFERENT "PAID" MARKS; 17 Dec. 1869 env. (small tear in front, clear of all marks and address, barely detracts) to Edinburgh with red crayon "6" and unusually very fine small encircled "CAPE·COAST CASTLE/A" c.d.s. on the front adjoining v. fine "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" c.d.s. (14 Jan. 1870) with further poor strikes of both marks alongside. From 1869 to late 1871 Sacher only records prepaid covers with this c.d.s. alone and with no "PAID" marks; it seems that it took a while to replace the rarely legible and little-used fancy 2-ring type (1864-8; see above) with smaller 2-ring type (1871-5). Rare and attractive. Photo |
£240 |
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313 |
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Similar lot from same correspondence but with red manuscript "5" marking; 3 June 1871 env. to Edinburgh with v. fine strikes of both "CAPE·COAST·CASTLE" & Liverpool c.d.s.'s, but with red ink "5" Accountancy marking. Clean and attractive. Photo |
£240 |
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314 |
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NAVAL OFFICER's COVER EX "JELLAH COFFEE" TO G.B. FRANKED BY G.B. 6d MAUVE; 2 Oct. 1871 env. (flap lost & minor edge wear) with contents ("H.M.S. SEAGULL" motif printed at top) from the Druitt correspondence to London franked by GB 6d mauve tied by v. fine Liverpool "466" numeral struck in transit with v. fine red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" c.d.s. on the front. The letter is brief but includes; "we shall be going down south before long". Presumably the ship was on anti-Slaver duty along the west Africa coast. Rare place of origin and an unusual GB Naval Officer's 6d-Rate cover. Photo |
£200 |
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315 |
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NAVAL OFFICER's COVER EX "CAPE COAST CASTLE" TO G.B. FRANKED BY G.B. 6d MAUVE; 30 Dec. 1871 - 3 Jan. 1872 env. (minor edge wear + ink-mark at foot) from same correspondence as previous lot, to London, franked by GB 6d mauve tied by v. fine "466" numeral with fine red "PAID/BR. PACKET/LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. (26 Jan.) on the front. The long and interesting contents (headed with printed "H.M.S. SEAGULL" motif are very derogatory about the ship's Captain, refer to their "letting two slavers [= slave-ships] go...very annoying as if any of us had had our own way they would not have got away...", referring to the Captain's pet monkey, and thanking the addressee "for sending...the stamps". Rare reference to the way ships' officers obtained their GB stamps while abroad. Rare thus. Photo |
£180 |
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316 |
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NAVAL OFFICER's COVER EX "CAPE COAST CASTLE" TO G.B. FRANKED BY G.B. 6d MAUVE; 17/23 Mar. 1872 env. (some edge wear) to London franked by G.B. 6d tied by fine London oval barred "P" cancel with 23 Apr. London arrival c.d.s.'s on reverse. With long and interesting contents on "H.M.S. SEAGULL" headed paper ref. life on board ship, their drunkard Captain, and the news that the population of Elmina is trying to avoid their administration being handed over by the Dutch (who cannot keep order) to the British very soon. Rare thus. Photo |
£200 |
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317 |
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THE RARE 2nd-TYPE "ACCRA/PAID" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO G.B.; Fine 25 Sept. 1872 env. to Edinburgh with a red crayon "6" and v. fine (though overstruck by arrival c.d.s.) small red encircled "ACCRA/B/PAID" datestamp alongside, having a very fine red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" transit c.d.s. (19 Oct.) nearby. Very few examples recorded; Sacher lists only three (but not this cover) and notes that only about six are known in all. Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Colin McCaig.] Photo |
£500 |
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318 |
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THE 2-RING "PAID·AT·CAPE·COAST·CASTLE/+" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO G.B. WITH CANCELLED RED "5" MARK; 12 Jan. 1875 env. (minor wrinkling & closed tear) to Edinburgh with v. fine red encircled Paid mark on the front with partly fine red Liverpool transit c.d.s. (5 Feb.) and a large red crayon "5" rate mark crossed out in black ink (why?!). Rare thus. Photo |
£300 |
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319 |
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Similar 2 Nov. 1872 env. to the same Edinburgh address (deleted file notes slightly affect address-panel) with partly fine red 2-ring "PAID·AT·CAPE·COAST·CASTLE" c.d.s. on the front with red crayon "5" and "1" marks and v. fine red "LONDON/PAID" transit c.d.s. (23 Aug.). Unusual not being routed via Liverpool.Photo |
£200 |
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320 |
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Similar 23 Dec. 1872 env. to the same address (worn and grubby) having a mostly very fine strike of the 2-ring Paid mark, but having two separate red crayon "3" accountancy marks on the front. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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