1201 MUCH TRAVELLED/REDIRECTED WORLDWIDE MAIL INC. MULTI-NATIONAL FRANKINGS; Unusual c.1902-11 lot of covers/cards all much travelled/redirected inc. several with the stamps of more than one country, notably a 1909 esperanto PPC sent from England (KEVII 1d) to Austria, then Monaco, then Belgium, then France, then Argentina, and then back to England, having stamps of each of those countries applied and cancelled (except the last) along the route; plus a similar 1904 PPC with stamps of GB, France, Spain and Germany. Also 1904/6 pair of PPC's ex GB with Postage Due labels of France or Italy, 3 with Hotel cachets struck on redirection (2 Swiss and one Italian; latter also with London oval "UNITED STATES/DESPATCH AGENT" cachet), and 1905/9 pair with GB stamps as well as those of Hong Kong or Ceylon due to redirection. Good variety. (11 covers). Photo £120
1202 REGISTERED MAIL TO MEXICO, JAPAN & ALGERIA; Spectacular Sept. 1904 usage of the KEVII 3d regd. env. to "Chihuahua, Mexico" uprated with KEVII 1d+&Mac189;d tied by Manchester datestamps having a very fine and most unusual purple "VIA U.S./BY BRITISH PACKET" cachet at left additionally endorsed "& El Paso"; plus uprated 1905 usage of the KEVII 1d P. Stat. env. with 1d+&Mac189;d's(5) to Tokyo with tiny black Japanese regd. label, and uprated 1910 usage of a s.t.o. KEVII 1&Mac189;d P. Stat. env. to "Constantine, Algeria" uprated with KEVII 1dx3. Scarce trio. (3 covers). Photo £100
1203 NEWSPAPER/LETTER-CARD & OTHER UNUSUAL RATES TO OVERSEAS; c.1902-11 wrappers etc. inc. rare Registered 1907 usage of the KEVII ½d green P. Stat. wrapper to Naples uprated with 4xKEVII 1d's, 1910/11 pair of uprated KEVII 1d red P. Stat. wrappers to Prague/Antwerp with single KEVII 1d's, plain ½d wrappers to US & Switzerland, uprated ½d wrappers to Cairo & Basle, unusual incoming Swiss 2h wrapper redirected in GB with KEVII 1d (½d underpayment; P. Due charge paid in transit), long wrapper with single 1d to Finland, and uprated P. Stat. letter-card with 1½d to Munich. Scarce lot. (12 covers + 1 stamp). £100
1204 FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE LABELS ON UNDERPAID LETTER-POST COVERS FROM G.B.; c.1902-11 lot inc. group all stamped with only a single KEVII 1d red but either underpaid or redirected and so having Postage Due labels of USA (10c +3cx2), France (10c+20c), Belgium (10c+5c; redirected from Egypt via "BRITISH POST OFFICE/ CONSTANTINOPLE"!), Madeira (50c; scarce), Switzerland (10c+20h), and Egypt (no less than four separate 1pi+2c pairs!); plus Norway (scarce 4ox2 P. Dues, being prepaid with KEVII 1d pair and so &Mac189;d short) and Holland (double rate but only prepaid 2&Mac189;d and so with scarce o.p. 1907 2&Mac189;c "POSTZEGEL/15/CENT" P. Due label). Very good lot; took years to assemble. (8 covers). Photo £200
1205 FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE LABELS ON UNDERPAID POSTCARDS FROM G.B.; Similar c.1902-11 lot inc. single underpaid KEVII 1d franked cards with Postage Due labels of Brazil (200r+20r x2), USA (two with 1c+5c, & one with 2cx3), France (3 with 30c; two having message on address side and one with stamp on picture side), Switzerland (10h+20h), and Australia (1d+2d). Plus 3 underpaid cards with single KEVII &Mac189;d's to USA (2c Due), Switzerland (10h Due) and France (10c Due). Very fine and attractive lot. (12 cards).Photo £140
1206 POSTAGE DUE CHARGES ON UNDERPAID MAIL FROM G.B. TO OVERSEAS; c.1902-11 covers/cards all from GB (majority PC's with single KEVII 1d frankings) underpaid to countries not yet using Postage Due labels; good variety of charge-marks and rates, inc. mail to Australia (PC with oval "T3D" + 1902 env. to NSW with KEVII 1d pair + QV &Mac189;d, having hexagon "T/25/L" cancelled by London "A01" numeral), Natal (oval "T/2d" beside London hexagon "T/2/10/S.W"), Sweden (tinsel), Russia (attached label), India, Denmark, Germany (3) & France (3; one with KEVII 1d on picture-side tied by London hexagon "T/L" alone). Good lot. (15 covers). Photo £120
1207 MAIL RETURNED FROM RUSSIA/EUROPE INC. SOME WITH POSTAGE DUE LABELS; c.1902-11 cards/covers inc. wide range of unusual items all returned to GB due to non-delivery, inc. 4 with Postage Dues of Belgium (3; gone away. refused & bad address) or both France & Italy (much travelled cover with Italian resealed labels), and a whole range of others with manuscript charges/endorsements to Belgium (charge cancelled due to stamp for second journey being on picture side), Russia (2; Reginald Bray PC with autograph of "Hoo Weitch", Chinese Minister in St. Petersburg, having Russia 5k on reverse; plus much travelled env. with 3 PO labels), Holland (Bray PC's signed by Baron de Macchio and M. Carlin), Switzerland (2; env. + PC), Germany (3 inc. one with PO label), Italy (2) & France (2). Good variety. (18 covers). Photo £140
1208 AFRICA - MAIL RETURNED TO SENDER EX BOER WAR, NIGERIA BOUNDARY COMMISSION, ETC.; 1902-09 covers/cards all with GB KEVII 1d red single frankings, inc. 1908 env. to a Sergeant in the "W[est] A[frica] F[ield] F[orce], Oka, [S. Nigeria]" with 16 backstamps, 1908 env. to "Mallawi, Upper Egypt" with 17 backstamps (inc. TPO's), 1906 env. with numerous Egypt backstamps unclaimed at Shepheard's Hotel, Oct. 1902 env. (+ PO return env.) to "Field Force, S. Africa" understandably returned!, 1905 PC to Algeria, and pair of "OFFICIALLY REDIRECTED/AT CAPE TOWN" cards. Good lot. (9 covers). Photo £120
1209 AUSTRALASIA - MAIL (MOSTLY) RETURNED TO SENDER EX THURSDAY ISLAND & NEW ZEALAND; 1903-9 covers/cards all with single KEVII 1d red frankings; inc. remarkable 1906 PC (corner faults) from Deal to "Thursday Island, Torres St." redirected to "Durban" and returned with "INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED" and purple Natal RLO c.d.s., 1908 PC to Wellington with v. fine red "GONE - NO ADDRESS" and "Please inform sender of your correct add[ress]" (!!), similar 1905 Wanganui "UNCLAIMED" with strange purple "1..../2..../3..../4..../5..../6..../7...." initialled mark, 1903 env. with superb purple double-boxed "DECEASED" of Christchurch, and much-travelled 1908/9 env. with numerous transit marks inc. v. fine red/purple double-boxed "NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS" marks of "CHRISTCHURCH" & "WELLINGTON"; plus delivered 1904 pair of PC's with NZ TPO c.d.s.'s. Good lot. (7 covers). Photo £140
1210 REST OF WORLD - MAIL RETURNED EX JAPAN, CANADA, CANADA/SWITZERLAND(!) & CHILE; 1904/7 trio with single KEVII 1d frankings addressed to Tokyo ("RETOUR A L'EXPEDITEUR" & "REFUSE"), Canada ("NOT CALLED FOR"), and both Canada (superb purple "NO SUCH FIRM/IN TORONTO") & Switzerland (green "Inconnu" label); plus 1906 env. with 1d(2)+½d returned from Iquique with "Non Reclame" label together with the original PO returned mail env. Scarce lot. (5 covers). £100
KEVII GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PACKETS
1211 S.S. CHEVALIER - VERY RARE EARLY USAGE ON KEVII 1d ON POSTCARD; Remarkable and important 14 Nov. 1902 PPC (official MacBrayne card; written on board) to Essex with KEVII 1d tied by a very fine strike of the "B"-code "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/CHEVALIER" c.d.s. The earliest recorded Chevalier mark - this is by far the rarest of the four ships - and very attractive on the 1d value. This is the card illustrated in Robertson's Ship Letters book, p.E112. Exhibition Quality. Plus separate c.1906 PPC of the steamer. (2 cards). [First is ex Mackenzie Smith.] Photo £400
1212 S.S. COLUMBA - SET OF VARIED DATESTAMPS & CODES ON CARDS; Fine 1904-11 group of PPC's with KEVII 1d's (scarce; one to USA, one to Liverpool) or ½d's all tied by very fine different S.S. Columba datestamps (1st Type, code B, plus pairs of A+B of the 2nd & 3rd types). Exhibition Quality. Plus 4 PPC's depicting the ship. (9 cards). £150
1213 S.S. COLUMBA - UNNAMED "B"-CODE DATESTAMP ON &Mac189;d-RATE POSTCARD; Fine 21 Aug. 1916 PPC (of Auchenlochan) to Fife franked by KGV &Mac189;d tied by a very fine small-lettering 2-ring "GK. & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/B" c.d.s. with a blank space where the ship's name had been. Rare 'anonymous' usage; it is thought that this card would have been postmarked on the S.S. Columba. [See similar SS Iona item, below.]Photo £120
1214 S.S. GRENADIER - LARGE CODE "B" DATESTAMP ON 1d-RATE CARD TO EGYPT; Unusual 15 Dec. 1904 PPC (of Ardrishaig Pier; slight stains mainly on picture side) addressed to a carpenter on "S.S. Asia, c/o Anchor Line Agents, Suez" franked by KEVII 1d red tied by a very fine "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/B/GRENADIER" c.d.s. and by part of the near fine "SUEZ/AMBULANT" arrival c.d.s. Rare destination and a very scarce cancellation. Plus a c.1910 real photo PPC of the ship. (2 cards). Photo £150
1215 S.S. GRENADIER - MATCHED PAIR OF "A" & "B" CODED LARGE C.D.S. COVERS; 5 Apr. 1905 mourning env. to "Tighnabruaich" (unusual to a local address) franked by KEVII 1d red tied by mostly very fine "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/B/GRENADIER" 2-ring c.d.s.; plus 2 Mar. 1906 PPC (faint pencil address + message; corner creases) to Tunbridge Wells franked by KEVII 1d (overpaid for the &Mac189;d rate) tied by a very fine strike of the similar "A/GRENADIER" c.d.s. Rare pair. Plus 1911 PPC of the ship (KEVII 1d stamp on picture side) from Oban to France. (3 cards). Photo £180
1216 S.S. GRENADIER - MATCHED PAIR OF LATER SMALL-LETTERING "A" & "B" CODE C.D.S.'s; Mar. 1911 & Jan. 1912 pair of PPC's (latter a signed photo of an actress; slight crease) to Kirkby Stephen & Malvern, franked by KEVII & KGV &Mac189;d greens respectively, cancelled by very fine "B" and almost very fine "A" coded "GK. & ARDRISHAIG PACKET" c.d.s.'s. Rare pair. (2 cards). Photo £200
1217 S.S. GRENADIER - LATE USAGE OF THE NAMED "A/GRENADIER" C.D.S. ON CARD TO WALES; 3 July 1915 PPC (of Tarbert Castle; slight faults) to New Bridge, Mon., franked by KGV &Mac189;d tied by a very fine (inverted) "A"-code small lettering "GK. & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/A/GRENADIER" c.d.s.; very late usage of a named ship's mark on the G&A service. Plus a c.1910 PPC of the ship. (2 cards). Photo £100
1218 S.S. IONA - COLLECTION OF COVERS/CARDS INC. ALL SIX TYPES OF LARGE 2-RING C.D.S.'s; 1902-11 lot of covers (2) & PPC's (6) all with fine to very fine strikes of the "IONA" c.d.s.'s inc. both "A" & "B" codes for the three different types of this period, with two extra examples; two covers & one PPC (latter to Cape Town) have the scarcer KEVII 1d frankings, while the others all have KEVII &Mac189;d frankings. Plus 2 c.1910 PPC's of the ship. Good lot. (10 covers). Photo £240
1219 S.S. IONA - UNNAMED "A"-CODE DATESTAMP ON &Mac189;d-RATE POSTCARD; 28 Apr. 1916 PPC (of Tarbert) to Glasgow franked by KGV &Mac189;d tied by very fine (inverted) strike of the small-lettering 2-ring "GK. & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/A" c.d.s. with a blank space where the ship's name had been. Rare 'anonymous' usage; it is though that this card would have been postmarked on the S.S. Iona. [See similar SS Columba item, above.] Photo £120
1220 COLOURED PICTORIAL ADVERTISING COVERS OF DAVID MACBRAYNE & Co.; Attractive 1904/11 pair of official "Royal Route" David MacBrayne advertising envelopes used to Keswick & Canada each franked with KEVII 1d (tied by Glasgow & Oban c.d.s.'s); the first with steamer passing Fingal's Cave (island of Iona), the second with steamer at sea. Rare pair. (2 covers). Photo £120
1221 OFFICIAL CARDS WRITTEN ON OTHER STEAMERS, ETC,; 1900-10 group of cards inc. court-size 1900 official MacBrayne PC written on S.S. Claymore with QV½d tied by Stornoway c.d.s., 1903/10 pair of MacBrayne official PPC's written on S.S. Clansman & S.S. Lochinvar, unused MacBrayne PPC + unused coloured pictorial writing-paper of the "ROYAL ROUTE", and a very good group of 'busy' scarce PPC's of the various steamers at piers. Fine group. (13 cards + 1 letter-sheet). £100
KEVII OTHER DOMESTIC/CHANNEL STEAMERS
1222 "TURBINE/'KING EDWARD'/STEAMER" CACHET + 'NEW TURBINE STEAMERS' CARDS; 10 June 1903 PPC (of Inverary) with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by Greenock c.d.s. having a very fine strike of this rare purple 2-ring "TURBINE/'KING EDWARD'/STEAMER" cachet on the picture side; plus rare 1902 pair of official "NEW TURBINE STEAMERS" PPC's written on board S.S. King Edward & S.S. Alexandra with KEVII 1d or &Mac189;d tied by Glasgow or Greenock c.d.s.'s (sent to USA & Felixstowe). Plus a c.1920 real photo PPC of the King Edward. Good lot. (4 cards). Photo £240
1223 "NEW/TURBINE STEAMER/QUEEN ALEXANDRA" CACHET ON POSTCARD, ETC.; Fine 25 Sept. 1905 PPC (of the ship) to Glasgow with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by Greenock c.d.s. having a very fine strike of this rare purple double-octagon-framed cachet alongside. Plus 1908-19 trio of PPC's depicting (or with inscription of) the 'Alexandra' and 'King Edward'. Scarce lot. (4 cards). Photo £200
1224 "POSTED ON BOARD S.S. FAIRY QUEEN" CACHET ON &Mac189;d-RATE CARD; 5 Aug. 1910 PPC (Loch Eck Road; small closed tear at right barely detracts) to Sussex franked by KEVII &Mac189;d tied by Greenock c.d.s. having a superb large purple garter-framed Fairy Queen cachet alongside. Exhibition quality. Plus an unused 1903 PPC of the ship. (2 cards). Photo £100
1225 S.S. LORD OF THE ISLES - PAIR OF CARDS WITH THE OVAL GARTERED CACHET IN BLACK & IN PURPLE; 14 June 1905 PPC (of Inverary; some dusting) to Manchester with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by Greenock c.d.s. having a very fine violet oval gartered "R.M.S. LORD OF THE ISLES" datestamp alongside; plus similar 13 June 1903 PPC (Loch Fine) to USA with KEVII 1d tied by the Greenock c.d.s. having a lovely strike of the same oval ship's d.s. in black (scarce colour) alongside, and five c.1904-6 PPC's (one written on the ship & one real photo) of the ship. Good lot. (4 cards). Photo £120
1226 S.S. DUCHESS OF ARGYLL (RARE) & S.S. DUCHESS OF HAMILTON CACHETS ON &Mac189;d-RATE CARDS, ETC.; 1907/8 pair of PPC's of/from the Isle of Arran with very fine triple-oval purple "CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET Co./LIMITED" cachets of these two steamers (the Duchess of Argyll cachet affected by the inking-out of part of the address; the other cachet affected by a short crease); plus 3 PPC's of the ships (one being an official advertising card with &Mac189;d tied by Rothesay c.d.s. but unaddressed). (5 cards). Photo £120
1227 INNER HEBRIDES, ETC. - RARE "S.S. Dunara Castle" CACHET ON COVER EX IONA, ETC.; 16 May 1905 env. (+ contents on "The Manse, Iona" note paper) to Glasgow with KEVII 1d tied by Greenock c.d.s. having a very fine purple "S.S. Dunara Castle" ship's cachet alongside, similar 1902 env. (1d tied by Broadford - Skye - c.d.s.) with letter on "S. Y. IOLAIRE" note-paper headed from "[Isle of] Scalpay", and similar 1908 env. (1d tied by South Queensferry c.d.s.) with letter on "H.M.S. NATAL, 5th CRUISER SQUADRON" heading. Also 1929 PPC of the S.Y. Iolaire. Scarce group. (4 covers). Photo £150
1228 S.S. MARS - THE RARE OVAL SHIP's DATESTAMP ON CARD TO U.S.A.; 24 Aug. 1905 PPC (of Brig o' Doun; slight address faults) to Rhode Island with KEVII 1d tied by Greenock c.d.s., having a very fine rare large purple oval "GLASGOW & SOUTH-WESTERN RLY/P.S./[date]/MARS/STEAM VESSELS" cachet alongside. Rare; few examples known. Photo £300
1229 S.S. JUNO - THE SHIP's OVAL DATESTAMP ON &Mac189;d-RATE CARD POSTED ON ISLE OF ARRAN; 20 Aug. 1904 PPC to Prestwick with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by v. fine "LAMLASH" (Isle of Arran) c.d.s. with a partly fine large purple oval "GLASGOW [& SOUTH-WE]STERN RLY/P.S./JUPITER/STEAM VESSELS" datestamp (usually unclear) alongside. Plus a pair of c.1920 PPC's of the ship. (3 cards). Photo £140
1230 DOVER/OSTEND PACKET BOAT CANCELS IN PURPLE (RARE) & BLACK ON G.B. STAMPS; 1904/6 pair of PPC's (both of Dover) to Germany/Dover with KEVII 1d or &Mac189;d tied by partly fine and very fine strikes of the scarce "PAQUEBOTS BELGES/OSTENDE-DOUVRES" c.d.s.'s in purple (rare; colour only used for 2 weeks) and in black. These Belgian ships' cancels were not to be used on British frankings, so these cards are both exceptional usages. Plus two unused Belgian Postal Stationery cards with photos of SS Prince Albert & Princesse Elisabeth. Scarce lot. (4 cards). Photo £140
1231 HOLYHEAD & KINGSTOWN PACKETS - RARE "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE MARKS USED ON S.S. MUNSTER & S.S. CONNAUGHT; Unusual matched pair of 1904/5 PPC's (of Co. Galway & of the SS Connaught) franked by KEVII &Mac189;d's (former with corner fault) to London/Kent tied by v. fine "H & K PACKET" c.d.s.'s (codes "M2" & "C2"; of S.S. Munster & Connaught), but both having rare boxed "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE" and "1D" marks struck on board. Also c.1910 PPC of SS Munster. Good lot. (3 cards). Photo £150
1232 HOLYHEAD & KINGSTOWN PACKETS - SCARCE GROUP OF 1d-RATE CARDS, ETC.; 1905/6 group of five PPC's (three of the ships, two of 'characters') to Germany/Wales/Sussex/Dublin/Queenstown all franked by single KEVII 1d's tied by very fine "H & K PACKET" c.d.s.'s (2 types); coded "L1" (SS Leinster), "M1" (SS Munster) and "U1/2" (3; both SS Ulster). Attractive and scarce group. Plus official c.1905/10 PPC's of the three ships, 1973 QV 1d red E with H&K backstamps, 1902 usage of the KEVII &Mac189;d newspaper wrapper with "C3" (SS Connaught) backstamp, and 1903 PPC with KEVII 1d + French 10c both tied by London duplex addressed to SS Oceanic at Queenstown. Good lot. (11 covers). Photo £150
1233 NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE TO BERGEN - "BUREAU DE MER" CANCELS ON G.B./NORWAY FRANKINGS; Fine 1908/11 pair of PPC's (of Fjords) both addressed to GB, franked by Norway 10 ore and GB KEVII 1d respectively, both tied by very fine distinctive "BUREAU DE MER/DE NORVEGE/BERGEN-NEWCASTLE" c.d.s.'s (codes "A" & "B"); the latter with v. fine large purple oval R.M.S.P. "Posted on High Seas" gartered cachet alongside. Rare pair. (2 cards). Photo £120
1234 QUEENBOROUGH (KENT) TO VLISSINGEN (HOLLAND) MARINE T.P.O. C.D.S.'s WITH G.B. FRANKINGS; 1906/10 pair of PPC's (of Exeter & of the Flushing Line "Night Boat") to Holland/Germany with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by Exeter c.d.s. or with KEVII 1d cancelled in pencil, having v. fine small 2-ring "QUEENBOROUGH-VLISSINGEN/*" or larger "VLISSINGEN-QUEENBOROUGH/(B)" c.d.s.'s alongside. Rare pair; these marks are usually used with Dutch frankings. Plus a c.1908 PPC of the Night Boat with uncancelled Dutch 10c. Scarce lot. (3 cards). Photo £120
KEVII SHIP LETTERS & PAQUEBOT MARKS
1235 AVONMOUTH/BRISTOL - RARE 3-LINE "SHIP LETTER" MARK ON KEVII 1d CARD; Attractive 24/25 Feb. 1908 PPC (of the ship) written on board "R.M.S. Port Henderson" addressed to London and franked by KEVII 1d tied by a mostly v. fine "AVONMOUTH" 2-ring c.d.s. having a very fine rare matching "SHIP LETTER/AVONMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" mark (few known) alongside. Plus a second unused PPC of the ship. Exhibition Quality Ship Letter item. (2 cards). Photo £200
1236 BIRMINGHAM - RARE 2-RING "BIRMINGHAM/SHIP" DATESTAMP ON CARD FROM N.Z.; 13 Mar. 1910 PPC (of Rotorua, N.Z.; presumably written there - small fault at right clear of stamp & cancel) to G.B. franked by G.B. KEVII 1d red (few rough perfs.) tied by a superb strike of the very elusive 2-ring "BIRMINGHAM/SHIP" c.d.s. of 19 Apr. 1910. Exhibition Quality; the finest of the few strikes of this mark that we have seen. Photo £300
1237 BRISTOL - RARE LATE USAGE OF THE SANSERIF "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER" + A "PAQUEBOT" CARD; 13 Mar. 1903 PPC (Jamaican; presumably sent from there, - small corner faults) to London with KEVII 1d tied by very fine "BRISTOL/30" 2-ring c.d.s. with matching mostly very fine rare sanserif "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" alongside. Rare late usage of a Bristol Ship Letter mark. Plus 10 June 1907(?) PPC (of Kyoto, Japan; presumably from there, endorsed "H.M.S. BEDFORD" on picture-side) to Plymouth with KEVII 1d tied by near fine small "BRISTOL.4" c.d.s., with matching almost very fine Bristol "PAQUEBOT" mark (H22) alongside, with c.1915 PPC of the 'Bedford'. (3 cards). Photo £140
1238 CARDIFF (WALES) - RARE "SHIP LETTER" DUPLEX + PAIR OF DIFFERENT CARDIFF "PAQUEBOTS"; 10(?) Apr. 1910 PPC (of SS Oceanic) to GB with KEVII 1d tied by mostly very fine rare "CARDIFF/SHIP·LETTER/162" duplex; plus 1910/11 PPC (comic cruise view, ex SS Caronia) & env. (Cunard Co. flap) to GB each with KEVII 1d, tied by v. fine "CARDIFF/PAQUEBOT" machine and "PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/CARDIFF" c.d.s. respectively. Good trio. Also c.1910 PPC's of the SS Caronia & Oceanic. (5 covers). Photo £120
1239 FOLKESTONE - RARE EARLY SANSERIF "PAQUEBOT" ON CARD TO BELGIUM; Fine 8 Aug. 1907 PPC (of London) to Antwerp with KEVII 1d tied by v. fine "FOLKESTONE" c.d.s. with v. fine matching sanserif "PAQUEBOT" (H68; only known 1904-06 - rarity "D", "Rare") alongside. Seldom seen.Photo £75
1240 GREENOCK - RARE EARLY "PAQUEBOT" ON COVER TO MEXICO; Unusual 13 May 1912 env. (sender's "St. John's, N[ew]F[oundland]" imprint on front, and "ALLAN LINE" flap) to "Oaxaca, Mexico" franked by GB KEVII 1d(2)+&Mac189;d all tied by fair 2-ring "GREENOCK" c.d.s.'s, and the &Mac189;d also tied by v. fine "PAQUEBOT." mark (H22 but with clear full stop; rarity "D" - "Rare", recorded only occasionally between 1901 & 1930), having Mexican arrival marks on reverse. Exceptional routing and a rare mark. Photo £75
1241 HULL/GRIMSBY - S.S. AMAZON CACHET + HULL PAQUEBOT/S.L. - ALL EX NORWAY; Rare 23 July 1909 PPC (of Molde, Norway) to GB with KEVII ½d tied by superb "GRIMSBY" c.d.s. having a very fine rare double-oval purple "R.M.S.P./AMAZON" d.s. alongside; plus 1902/6 pair of PPC's ex Stavanger & Bergen to GB each with Norway 10 ore, tied by "STAVANGER" c.d.s. (with v. fine "HULL/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s. alongside) or by v. fine 20-ring "PAQUEBOT/HULL" c.d.s. Good trio. (3 cards). £85
1242 GUERNSEY - CARD TO FRANCE WITH OVAL "BM" MARK + RARE BINIC "Paquebot" IN MANUSCRIPT; Fine 13 Apr. 1908 PPC (of Guernsey; presumably written from there) to Chartres with GB KEVII 1d tied by fine "BINIC/COTE DU NORD" c.d.s. with Manuscript "Paquebot" (rare thus; recorded only 1905-7; see Hosking p.335) alongside, also having fine oval-frame "BM" (recorded on the Binic/Guernsey route only for 1904-8) nearby. Rare example of mail carried on this little-used Channel Isles to France route. Plus 1912 PPC of Binic harbour. (2 cards).Photo £100
1243 JERSEY - SCARCE "FRANCE/M.B." TOMBSTONE CANCEL WITH "PAQUEBOT" MARK; Fine 23 Sept. 1902 PPC (of St. Malo; presumably sent from there) to "St. Helier, Jersey" franked by French 10c tied by a very fine scarce tombstone-framed "JERSEY/FRANCE/M.B." d.s. with fine matching "PAQUEBOT" mark (H336) alongside. Exhibition Item. Photo £100
1244 JERSEY - SCARCE OCTAGONAL "ANGL. B.M./GRANVILLE" D.S. ON ADVERTISING COVER; Attractive pictorial 21 July 1904 env. (Jersey Hotel; giant purple oval Hotel cachet on reverse) to France franked by GB KEVII 1d(2)+&Mac189;d all tied by Granville transit c.d.s.'s, having a very fine strike of the elusive octagonal "ANGL. B.M./GRANVILLE" ship's Movable Box d.s. alongside. Exhibition Item. Photo £120
1245 JERSEY - RARE G.B. FRANKING CANCELLED BY OCTAGONAL "ANGL. B.M./GRANVILLE" D.S.; 20 July 1906 PPC (of Jersey; slight toning) to Paris franked by GB KEVII 1d tied by a mostly very fine octagonal "ANGL. B.M./GRANVILLE" ship's Mobile Box d.s., having a "HOTEL/JERSEY/CONTINENTAL" cachet on the front. Rare example of this d.s. actually cancelling a GB stamp.Photo £140
1246 JERSEY - G.B. FRANKINGS WITH ST. MALO BOITE MOBILE TRANSIT DATESTAMPS; 1904/5 pair of PPC's to Paris (one with large red fancy Jersey Hotel cachet; both with Jersey views) franked by GB KEVII 1d reds tied by different St. Malo c.d.s.'s, each having separate "A[NGL. B.M.]/ST. MALO" or "ANGL. B.M./*SAINT MALO*" c.d.s.'s alongside. Scarce pair. (2 cards).Photo £100
1247 JERSEY - Similar 1904/10 pair of PPC's to France with GB 1d's tied by St. Malo c.d.s.'s, having the two types of St. Malo Boite Mobile c.d.s.'s alongside. (2 cards). Photo £100
1248 LIVERPOOL - COVER TO S.S. BALTIC WITH SCARCE "Returned to P.O./LIVERPOOL on..." MARK; 4 Mar. - 4 Apr. 1910 env. addressed to "[S.S.] Baltic, White Star Packet, Liverpool" with KEVII &Mac189;d pair tied by London c.d.s.'s, but endorsed "Not on board" and so with a v. fine red boxed "UNCLAIMED/ISMAY, IMRIE & CO." private cachet on the front, beside a Liverpool "R.L.O." c.d.s. and a very fine scarce boxed "Returned to Post Office/LIVERPOOL on [matching Liverpool c.d.s.]" mark (few known). Rare and attractive. Photo £100
1249 LIVERPOOL - KEVII PERIOD PAQUEBOTS & SHIP LETTERS COLLECTION; Useful 1903-10 Collection of PPC's inc. 1903 ex Canary Is. (toned) with v. fine small red "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" c.d.s., 1906 with CGH 1d tied by fine "CAPE COLONY/OCEAN POST OFFICE" c.d.s. having v. fine black "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" c.d.s. nearby, 1909 with GB KEVII 1d tied by part poor Funchal "PAQUEBOT" (?) and then a fine small "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" c.d.s. (purple oval SS Araguaya d.s. alongside), 1906/8 trio with KEVII 1d (2) or ½d tied by v. fine 2-ring "PAQUEBOT/LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. (two with ".I" after "LIVERPOOL"), and v. fine 1910 "PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. on KEVII 1d to France. Plus 5 contemporary PPC's of the various ships. Good lot. (13 cards). £100
1250 LIVERPOOL - 1d-RATE OVERSEAS CARDS CANCELLED WITH "P.L.O." DATESTAMPS, ETC.; 1903 pair of PPC's (of Liverpool) to Germany/Sweden each with KEVII 1d tied by very fine small "LIVERPOOL/P.L.O." (Packet Letter Office) c.d.s.; rare as a cancellation, and late usages. Plus attractive 1904/6 pair of PPC's (artistic views) to Newfoundland/Canary Is. with single KEVII 1d's tied by Sutton c.d.s. or Bettws y Coed duplex both having v. fine "L"-code quartered circle c.d.s.'s of London (late usages). (4 cards). £85
1251 LIVERPOOL - THE SCARCE 2-RING "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S.'S, CODES 2, 4 & 7; Fine 1905/6 trio of PPC's with KEVII 1d's to GB(2) or New York, cancelled by these very scarce "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE/LIVERPOOL" c.d.s.'s, codes "2" (on board SS 'Adriatic'; two fair to v. fine strikes), "4" (written on board SS 'Carmania' but posted on return-trip of SS 'Celtic' - mostly very fine strike) and "7" (written on SS 'Majestic; very fine strike). Good trio. Plus c.1907 trio of PPC's showing the ships. (6 cards). Photo £150
1252 LIVERPOOL - SCARCE "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE/6" C.D.S. PAIR, WITH ONE UNDERPAID; Oct./Nov. 1906 fine pair of PPC's (both written on board the S.S. Baltic) to GB franked by KEVII &Mac189;d or 1d both tied by very fine strikes of this very scarce 2-ring "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE LIVERPOOL" c.d.s., code "6"; the first with v. fine encircled "SPO/T/9" mark and "1D/466". Wonderful matched pair. Plus c.1907 pair of PPC's of the ship. (4 cards). Photo £150
1253 LLANDUDNO - RARE COASTAL STEAMER "Per Passgr. s. Trefriw-Belle." CACHET ON CARD; 24 Aug. 1905 PPC (of "Trefriw Steamers"; part address crossed out) with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by v. fine "LLANDUDNO" c.d.s. with very fine tiny purple "Per Passgr. s. Trefriw-Belle" cachet alongside. Plus Sept. 1906 PPC of the same view with similar &Mac189;d franking but no cachet, having message inc. "The steamer you see on the other side sails down the river Conway some six miles or so..." The first example of this steamer cachet that we have seen; rare. Photo £140
1254 LLANDUDNO - TRIO OF BLUE/PURPLE 2-LINE/3-RING "LA MARGUERITE" CACHETS INC. ONE TO BELGIUM; 1908/10 pair of PPC's (of the ship; one real photo & the other written "At Sea") to Belgium (rare thus) or Cheshire and both franked with KEVII 1d's (scarce on Marguerite cards) tied by Liverpool (scarce thus) or Llandudno c.d.s.'s, having very fine 2-line "POSTED ON/LA MARGUERITE" cachets in blue & in purple; plus 1911 PPC (of Llandudno) to Liverpool with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by part Llandudno c.d.s. with very fine purple 3-ring "POSTED ON/LA MARGUERITE" cachet, and pair of 1907 PPC's showing the ship. (5 cards). Photo £150
1255 LONDON - PAQUEBOTS/SHIP LETTERS COLLECTION, ETC.; Very fine lot of 1904-11 PPC's/covers with a wide variety of "SHIP LETTER/LONDON" (2), "LONDON/MB" (2) or "PAQUEBOT" (11; mostly purple, but inc. one in red and two machines); plus red oval SS Vectis "PAQUEBOT", KEVII 1d's cancelled by London c.d.s.'s though having black "PAQUEBOT" marks of New York (2), Colombo & Marseille. Good variety of cards, mostly with KEVII 1d frankings. Also a group of PPC's depicting relevant ships (5). (26 covers/cards) £150
1256 LONDONDERRY - LATE USAGES OF THE "COLONIAL PACKET" C.D.S.'s ON MAIL TO CANADA; AUg. 1904 & July 1905 pair of PPC's (of Killarney & Irvinestown Railway Station) to Canada franked by KEVII 1d or &Mac189;d tied by Belfast/Queenstown c.d.s.'s, having very fine black & almost very fine red strikes of the "LONDONDERRY COLONIAL PACKET" c.d.s. alongside respectively. Scarce; KEVII usages are seldom seen, and the black c.d.s. is only recorded from 1902 to 1904. Good pair. (2 cards). Photo £100
1257 NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE - RARE "SHIP LETTER" & "PAQUEBOT" MARKS ON 1d-RATE CARDS; Fine Aug. 1908 PPC (of "Hardanger" ; written en route to "Stavanger") to France with KEVII 1d tied by both Newcastle machine and by very fine rare "SHIP LETTER/NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE" (Rob.S6; only recorded for 1896 by him, but a few examples from 1894 to 1926 have now been found); plus July 1910 PPC (of Hardanger) to GB with KEVII 1d tied by Newcastle machine with mostly fine rare black matching "PAQUEBOT" (H22; rarity "D" - only a few known) alongside. Rare pair. Plus a PPC of SS Viking. (3 cards). Photo £150
1258 PLYMOUTH - RARE "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE PLYMOUTH/3" C.D.S. ON 1d-RATE CARD; Fine Oct. 1906 PPC (of Bermuda) to Sussex franked by KEVII 1d tied by this (mostly very fine) rare 2-ring c.d.s.; posted on eastbound voyage of SS 'New York'. Seldom seen; one of the scarcest KEVII-period maritime marks. Photo £120
1259 PLYMOUTH - RARE "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE PLYMOUTH" C.D.S. WITH U.S. SEA P.O. DUPLEX STRUCK IN ERROR; Remarkable 22 Sept. 1906 PPC (of Bermuda) to Sussex with KEVII 1d tied by "UNITED STATES/SEA P.O." duplex (date portion cancelled by an inked thumb-print!) having a mostly very fine strike of the very rare 2-ring Plymouth Sea P.O. c.d.s. alongside. Rare thus. Photo £120
1260 PLYMOUTH - KEVII PERIOD SHIP LETTERS, PAQUEBOTS, ETC.; Useful c.1902-11 Collection of maritime postcards & a cover, mostly with single KEVII 1d frankings, cancelled by various "PLYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s.'s (4 inc. 1905 env. with Dutch 15c Postage Due stamp), or having small "PAQUEBOT", the 2-ring "PAQUEBOT, PLYMOUTH" c.d.s. cancels (5 inc. 1904 PPC from the Cameroons with superb blue "Posted at Sea" of an unidentified ship), tied by 1911 Machine "PLYMOUTH/PAQUEBOT", and a 1909 PPC from Queenstown to "HMS Mandingo, Plymouth" with fine rare Plymouth P.O. purple boxed "SHIP SAILED PRIOR/TO RECEIPT" mark. Good variety. (16 covers/cards). £100
1261 QUEENSTOWN (IRELAND) - "TOO LATE/SHIP SAILED" & "PAQUEBOT" MARKS, ETC.; 1904 PPC with KEVII 1d from Gloucester to a passenger on "S.S. Cedric" with v. fine scarce purple boxed "TOO LATE./SHIP SAILED", 1904/7 cards (4) & cover all with single KEVII d's tied by Queenstown c.d.s.'s (two with separate v. fine "PAQUEBOT" marks, the other with the word as part of the c.d.s.:- H369 - scarce - and H371), 6 other related shipping PPC's. The cover has a fine printed pictorial "AMERICAN LINE" advert on the front. (12 covers). Photo £120
1262 SOUTHAMPTON - PACKET/SHIP LETTERS, M.B. MARKS & PAQUEBOTS; 1903-10 Collection of fine PPC's inc. almost all very fine strikes of the various c.d.s.'s; "SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP LETTER" (4 inc. one with additional separate "PAQUEBOT", H216, and one underpaid with boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID"), "SOUTHAMPTON/PACKET LETTER" (2; one with separate "PAQUEBOT" & one underpaid), "PAQUEBOT/SOUTHAMPTON" (2; one underpaid), and "PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED" (2; one underpaid). Remarkable set showing the correct 1d frankings and matching underpaid ½d frankings. Also 4 other related cards. (15 cards). £120
1263 SOUTHAMPTON - THE SCARCE "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S. CANCELS, Nos. 2, 3 & 5; 1907 trio of PPC's to GB/US with KEVII 1d (2) or &Mac189;d pair tied by mostly very fine strikes of these very scarce marks, apparently used on board S.S. Teutonic, Adriatic & Majestic; with separate PPC's of two of the ships. These Southampton marks were short-lived and surprisingly hard to find. (5 cards). Photo £150
1264 SOUTHAMPTON - THE SCARCE "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S. CANCELS, Nos. 2, 7 & 8; 1907/8 trio of covers (2) + PPC to GB (2) or to USA with single franking KEVII 1d's (2) or 1d(2)+&Mac189; frankings, tied by mostly very fine strikes of these scarce c.d.s.'s, codes 2, 8 & 7 respectively. Plus unused c.1910 PPC's of the 3 ships that carried these items - S.S. Teutonic, Lusitania & Celtic. Rare lot. (6 cards). Photo £150
1265 SOUTH SHIELDS (TYNE DOCK) - RARE 3-LINE "SHIP LETTER" MARK WITH "PAQUEBOT"; Attractive 28 Mar. 1910 front from Arendal (Norway) to Boston (Lincs.) with Norway 10 ore (2) tied by mostly fine "TYNE DOCK/SOUTH SHIELDS" c.d.s.'s, having very fine matching "SHIP LETTER/TYNE DOCK:/SOUTH-SHIELDS" (Rob.S1; only recorded for 1900-2 by him, but now known 1900-8, and this item extends the dates to 1910) and "PAQUEBOT" (H22; "D" rarity - "Rare") marks nicely placed alongside. Two very elusive marks on one item! Very rare in any condition & highly exhibitable. Photo £85
1266 SWANSEA - RARE SMALL "SHIP LETTER" C.D.S.-CANCEL ON 1d-RATE CARD TO U.S.A.; Unusual 20 Sept. 1909 PPC (interior of SS Mauretania) to USA with KEVII 1d tied by very fine strike of the rare "SWANSEA/SHIP LETTER/7. PM" c.d.s. (Rob.S6; Hosking rarity "D", "Rare"). Seldom seen and very attractive. Plus a further unused real photo of the ship's interior. (2 cards). Photo £120
KEVII FOREIGN PAQUEBOT MAILS
1267 EUROPE - FRANCE - SMALL "PAQUEBOT" MARKS OF CARTERET, LA ROCHELLE, MARSEILLES, ETC.; 1907 PPC from Jersey to France with GB KEVII 1d tied by v. fine dotted "CARTERET/MANCHE" c.d.s. with v. fine matching "PAQUEBOT" (H438; rarity "D" - "Rare"); plus 1903-11 PPC's with GB KEVII frankings (mostly 1d's) tied by varied French c.d.s.'s, inc. separate small "PAQUEBOT" marks of La Rochelle (2; H410), and Marseilles (2; H410). Fine lot. Also 5 fine related PPC's of ships. (13 cards). £100
1268 EUROPE - NORWAY - GB KEVII 1d CARDS WITH BOXED "Paquebot" OF BERGEN & STAVANGER, ETC.; 1906 pair of PPC's to GB with Bergen machine cancels having very fine & fair strikes of the scarce purple boxed "Paquebot" (H623) nearby, similar 1908 PPC from Hull to Norway with GB KEVII 1d tied by very fine "STAVANGER" c.d.s. with mostly very fine black boxed "Paquebot" mark (H623; rarity "D" - "Rare") alongside, and 1910 PPC ex Norway with GB 1d tied by "HAUGESUND" machine (rare port pre-1939; no Paquebot mark until 1912) and by a slightly over-inked black "PAQUEBOT" mark (H22; probably the Newcastle-on-Tyne mark). Scarce lot. Plus 2 related PPC's of ships. (6 cards). Photo £120
1269 EUROPE - ITALY - PAQUEBOTS OF FIUME, BRINDISI, NAPLES, GENOA, PALERMO & OTRANTO; Attractive 1909 PPC to GB with GB KEVII 1d tied by v. fine "FIUME" c.d.s. having a very fine rare matching boxed "PAQUEBOT" mark (H1134; early use and "D" rarity - "Rare"); plus good range of 1902-12 PPC's all having single GB KEVII 1d's with mostly very fine "PAQUEBOTS" marks of Brindisi, Naples (2) & Palermo (H1174; scarce), plain "PAQUEBOT" of Genoa (H1138; scarce) and "PIROSCAFO" of Taranto. Also a PPC of a related ship. (9 cards). Photo £140
1270 EUROPE - PORTUGAL/SPAIN - MANUSCRIPT CORUNA "Paquebot", & VARIED LISBON TYPES; 1908/10 PPC/env. each with GB KEVII 1d tied by "CORUNA" c.d.s. having rare manuscript "Paquebot" (see Hosking p.335 - only known 1908) or v. fine rare purple "PAQUEBOT" (H1266; 1st year of use; "Rare"); plus 5 1904-15 PPC's with single GB KEVII 1d's tied by Lisbon Paquebot c.d.s. (H1213; scarce), s. line "PAQUEBOT" (2; H1212, inc. one with scarce small unidentified "PAQUEBOT/*" mark) or s. line "PAQUETE" (H1211; one with tiny unidentified ship's "POSTED ON/HIGH SEAS" in green). Good lot. Plus 1908 commercial env. with GB KEVII 1d(5) + &Mac189;d all tied by v. fine Lisbon "PAQUETE" marks (H1211) with "R.M.S.P./ARAGUA" d.s., and two related ship's PPC's. (10 covers). Photo £150
1271 EUROPE - BALEARIC ISLANDS - RARE PURPLE PALMA "PAQUEBOT" MARKS; 21 May 1910 pair of PPC's (; of Gibraltar & Algeciras; different addresses & hand-writing!) to GB with KEVII 1d's tied by v. fine "PALMA DE MALLORCA" c.d.s.'s, and each having a very fine purple "PAQUEBOT" mark (H1279; "D" Rarity - "Rare") alongside. Fine and attractive pair. (2 cards). Photo £100
1272 THE AZORES, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS & MADEIRA - 1d-RATE CARDS WITH GB KEVII 1d FRANKINGS; Scarce 1904-11 lot of PPC's all with 1d frankings to varied destinations (France, Denmark, Portugal, USA, & local Cape Verde) all with "PAQUEBOT" marks:- viz. San Vicente (Cape Verde; H2696x3 + H2697x2), Ponta Delgada (Azores; faint H2671), and Funchal (Madeira; H2652 & 2653, the latter - the scarce double-oval type only in use in 1910 - on full card and a part card). Other marks inc. purple "POSTED ON THE/HIGH SEAS" (R.M.S.P.), superb garter-frame purple RMSP cachet, and 1904 superb purple "SEA POST." cancelling stamp. Good lot. (10&Mac189; cards). Photo £120
1273 EUROPE - GIBRALTAR & ,ALTA CARDS INC. SHIP's MENU-CARD, ETC.; 1903-4 trio of PPC's (one being the colourful Orient Line "R.M.A. ORMUZ" folding dinner-menu card) with GB KEVII 1d's tied by Gibraltar duplex or c.d.s. (2) all with mostly v. fine "PAQUEBOT" marks (H1049) alongside and one with additional uncancelled Egypt 1m+2m (latter to Australia), 1910 PPC with GB KEVII 1d tied by very fine "GIBRALTAR/PAQUEBOT" c.d.s. (H1050), and 1906-8 trio of cards with GB KEVII 1d's tied by "VALLETTA/MALTA" oval d.s. (2) or c.d.s. all with mostly very fine "PAQUEBOT" marks (H1052) alongside. Plus 3 PPC's of the relevant ships. Good lot. (10 cards). £120
1274 AUSTRALASIA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA - ALBANY & FREMANTLE "PAQUEBOT" MARKS; Fine 1904-8 lot of PPC's all to GB and all franked with a single GB KEVII 1d tied by Albany/Fremantle duplexes/c.d.s., having mostly v. fine (cloth-covered?) large Fremantle "PAQUEBOT" (H1393; very scarce) or Albany double-lined "PAQUEBOT" (H1348x3; all in different colours - blue, blue-green & purple). Plus a 1905 PPC of SS Runic. Scarce and attractive group. (5 cards). Photo £150
1275 AUSTRALASIA - NEW ZEALAND & S. AUSTRALIA - "PACKET BOAT" MARKS, ETC.; 1908/10 pair of PPC's to NZ each with GB KEVII 1d tied by Wellington machine/c.d.s., and having v. fine fancy-framed "PACKET BOAT" (H1543; scarce) in magenta or black respectively; plus c.1910 PC-size real photo of RMS Tainui (on which the 1910 card was written); also 1904 pair of PPC's with GB KEVII 1d's tied by mostly v. fine large "LARGS BAY/S.A" Squared Circles and similar 1910/11 pair with 1d 's tied by Adelaide machine or "81" numeral, all four having mostly v. fine boxed "PAQUEBOT" marks (H1340, but the Largs Bay examples showing distinctive cuts in the frame) alongside. Plus a 1906 Orient Line cloth-covered folding "TIME TABLE" for the year's steamers from London to Australia & back. (7 cards + 1 timetable).Photo £150
1276 NORTH AMERICA - U.S.A. - PAQUEBOTS OF BOSTON & NEW YORK ON GB 1d-/1&Mac189;-RATE CARDS; 1904/08/11 trio of PC's to US/GB with KEVII 1d (2) or &Mac189;d (latter uprating a GB QV 1d P. Stat. PC ex SS Franconia; minor faults) all cancelled by different v. fine Boston dated marks, and all with very different mostly very fine (and all "Rare" - "D" rarity) "PAQUEBOT." marks (H1842, 1843 & 1844) alongside; plus 1908-9 trio of PPC's with GB KEVII 1d's tied by "N.Y.P.O. TERM. STA./PAQUEBOT" c.d.s. (H2054), "PLYMOUTH" c.d.s. (the NY Paq. c.d.s. missed the stamp) or 2-line "PAQUEBOT/(N.Y. 2D DIV.)" (H2052). Plus 3 related ship-PC's. (9 cards). Photo £150
1277 NORTH AMERICA - U.S.A. - Similar lot. 1906/10 pair of PPC's with GB KEVII 1d's tied by Boston machine (with v. fine purple H1843 alongside - rarity "D" - "Rare") or by "Rare" (rarity "D") black Boston H1843 "PAQUEBOT." alone (rare thus), plus 1911 PPC with GB KEVII 1d and fine small purple Boston "PAQUEBOT." mark (H1844; rarity "D" -"Rare"); also 1904/10 4 PPC's & 1 cover with various New York Paquebot marks all having KEVII 1d frankings (one also with uncancelled pair of "PANAMA" 2c), and 1904/10 env./PPC with the KEVII 1d's cancelled by Philadelphia or New Orleans machines but without Paquebot marks. Good lot. (9 cards + 2 covers). Photo £150
1278 NORTH AMERICA - NOVA SCOTIA - RARE FANCY "Paquebot" CANCELS, ETC.; 1908 & c.1908 PPC's (latter an official "R.M.S. VIRGINIAN" card) with GB KEVII &Mac189;d(2) or single 1d all tied by very fine or nearly very fine strikes of the rare fancy "Paquebot" mark (H2222; rarity "D" - "Rare") of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the former having a fine "HALIFAX/ CANADA" c.d.s. alongside the stamps. Plus 1911 PPC (of RMS Megantic) & env. (Allan Line flap) with GB KEVII 1d's tied by v. fine "PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/HALIFAX" c.d.s.'s (H2224), and a c.1910 PPC of the Megantic. (4 cards + 1 cover). Photo £150
1279 WEST INDIES - BARBADOS - RARE BRIDGETOWN BOXED "Posted/on/Board" CANCELS, ETC.; 1905/9 PPC & env. to GB/Germany with GB KEVII 1d or 1d(2)+&Mac189;d all tied by very fine boxed "Posted/on/Board" (H2344; rarity "D" - "Rare"), the latter also with superb purple "ORUBA." ship's cachet alongside; plus 1904 env. with GB KEVII 1d tied by fine small "BARBADOS" c.d.s. having a fine matching straight-line "POSTED ON BOARD" (H2342?) alongside. Rare trio. (3 covers). Photo £150
1280 WEST INDIES - BERMUDA - TWO DIFFERENT HAMILTON "PAQUEBOT" MARKS; 1908/10 pair of PPC's (of Jamaica & Bermuda; latter with small faults) to GB with GB KEVII 1d's tied by very fine large H2383 and overstruck (by light Hamilton c.d.s.) smaller H2384 "PAQUEBOT" marks of Hamilton with v. fine matching c.d.s.'s alongside. The 1908 mark is rarity "D" ("Rare") and both are most unusual on GB franked cards. Good pair. (2 cards). Photo £100