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Worldwide & GB
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| Thursday 2 March 2006 |
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SALE 682
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| * = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM |
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| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (£1,000 AND OVER) |
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FOREIGN - NEW IDEAL VOLUME II COUNTRIES K TO Z: A well filled Ideal album containing a fascinating early to middle period mint & used collection including particularly interesting sections of German States, Latin America, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal and Colonies, Rumania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and U.S.A. Condition variable as ever in such a collection but much is good to fine. Careful viewing highly recommended. (Many 1,000's).
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£1800 |
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FIVE CARTONS containing the enormous early to modern World-wide duplicated accumulation housed in four boxed luxury binders & a vast quantity of envelopes/packets. Astronomical Catalogue value stated to be in the region of £40,000. (Many 1,000's). |
£500 |
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TWO CARTONS containing the early to modern mint & used World-wide collection/accumulation housed in 10 stockbooks. Particular interest in British Commonwealth including useful Hong Kong. (Some 1,000's). |
£300 |
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THREE CARTONS with the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation/collection. Particular interest in Great Britain. (Some 1,000's).
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£150 |
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FOUR CARTONS with the extensive early to modern accumulation in a quantity of shoeboxes & albums. Much Latin America in evidence. OFFERED ON BEHALF OF CHARITY - PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY (Huge Qty.). |
£150 |
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FOUR CARTONS with the extensive accumulation of modern issues housed in a variety of binders. An interesting lot with a useful range of British Commonwealth min. sheets, a wide range of philatelic covers, etc. (Large Qty.). |
£150 |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive World-wide accumulation on leaves, in packets, tins, etc. A good cross-section of material noted. (Qty.).
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£150 |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive accumulation in various albums, packets, loose, etc. A fascinating mixture which warrants careful examination. (Large Qty.).
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£120 |
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FOUR CARTONS with the extensive early to modern World-wide collection/accumulation in albums, stockbooks, loose, etc. Strength in GB from a defective 1840 1d onwards. (Large Qty.).
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£120 |
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TWO CARTONS with the interesting early to modern World-wide collection/accumulation inc. useful GB from a defective 1840 1d, Falklands KGVI 5/- Sea Lion mint, etc. (Qty.). |
£120 |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive early to modern accumulation in various albums, stockbooks, boxes, etc. Particular interest in France & French Colonies. (Large Qty.). |
£100 |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive World-wide on & off paper ranges in packets, envelopes, etc. Hours of fun await the purchaser of this eclectic accumulation. (Large Qty.)
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£100 |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive accumulation in various binders, stockbooks, etc. (Qty.).
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£60 |
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TWO HUGE CARTONS crammed with an enormous on & off paper accumulation. Chiefly modern GB. (Many 1,000's).
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£50 |
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LARGE CARTON with the extensive accumulation of on & off-paper stamps from all around the World. A very useful and fascinating lot which requires careful inspection. (Sev. 1,000's). |
£100 |
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LARGE CARTON with the extensive early to modern on & off paper accumulation in packets, tins & loose. (Huge Qty.). |
£100 |
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LARGE CARTON crammed with the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in packets & loose. A good range of Commonwealth noted inc. pre & post Independence Egypt & Sudan, etc. (Some 1,000's). |
£100 |
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LARGE CARTON with the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in packets, loose, etc. A mass of material which should provide the purchaser with hours of fun. (Huge Qty.). |
£75 |
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CARTON housing the four volume early to middle period World-wide collection. Strength in GB & British Commonwealth with the latter including particularly good West Indies. The GB includes several significant QV mint/unused items including Bantam ½d irregular block of six, 1870 1½d imprint strip of three (separation of perfs., heavy foxing, etc.) and an imprint block of 8 of the 1873-80 6d grey (heavily foxed, marginal faults, offset, etc.). A good original lot which warrants careful inspection. (Many 1,000's).
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£900 |
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CARTON with nine spring-back albums containing a wide-ranging mint & used collection of foreign countries (no China, Germany or USA) with emphasis on middle period issues and with useful material noted inc. France WWII Intelligence Forgeries set of 9 values, Monaco 1938 10f m/s, Liechtenstein 1936 Museum m/s, Poland 1941-45 Government in Exile issues complete etc. Inspection necessary. (1000s).
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£300 |
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CARTON with the interesting early to modern collection/accumulation in four albums & on leaves. Strength in GB including 1840 1d (2) & 2d (all defective but presentable examples), later Line-engraved and Surface-printed with values to 5/- but useful Commonwealth noted including a particularly useful selection of Sarawak. (Qty.). |
£240 |
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CARTON containing five binders with the worldwide mint & used collection, predominantly airmail issues with much useful material noted inc. Australia, New Zealand & New Guinea 1930s issues, good Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Italy, Monaco etc. Also a value of thematics. Inspection essential. (1000s)
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£180 |
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CARTON with the extremely eclectic accumulation of stamps, covers & cards in a stockbook, on leaves, etc. Some interest in GB. (Qty.). |
£150 |
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CARTON with the extensive collection/accumulation in three albums & loose. A fascinating accumulation which warrants careful inspection. (Qty.). |
£100 |
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CARTON with the early to modern World-wide accumulation including a useful range of GB (decimal presentation packs noted), modern Rhodesia, etc. (Many 1,000's). |
£100 |
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CARTON with an eclectic accumulation including around 80 GB Presentation Packs. (Qty.). |
£100 |
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CARTON with the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in an album plus a quantity of QEII period omnibus material. (Qty.).
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£75 |
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CARTON with the extensive early to modern accumulation. Some emphasis on GB from a defective 1840 1d onwards. (Qty.). |
£75 |
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SUITCASE crammed with the largely early to middle period off-paper accumulation (a few in packets but largely loose). A well above average mix which necessitates careful inspection. (Many 1,000's).
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£75 |
| SMALLER CARTONS, BOXES, ETC. |
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CARTON: Miscellany inc. 5 stock-books with various cancellations on stamps, packet of vintage airmail labels in booklets & sheets, covers inc. Denmark & Devon, stock-cards with earlier Uruguay etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty)
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£80 |
| BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive early to modern mint & used duplicated accumulation in 14 stockbooks. (Few 1,000's). |
£200 |
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CARTON housing a printed album of New Zealand and two printed albums of Tuvalu. (Many 100's).
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£100 |
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CARTON with the extensive modern collections of stamps & covers from Montserrat, Nevis, St. Vincent & Tuvalu. Much thematic appeal. (Qty.). |
£75 |
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TEN ALBUMS with the extensive early to modern collection. Strength in KGVI & QEII with many definitive sets to top value. Most countries are represented. A good lot with much of merit throughout. (Few 1,000's). |
£600 |
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TWO ALBUMS with the useful early to modern collection of British Africa inc. useful Rhodesia, East Africa, etc. (Many 100's).
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£150 |
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TWO ALBUMS with the mint & used collection including useful Falklands & Hong Kong. (Very many 100's).
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£120 |
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KGVI PRINTED ALBUM with the mint & used collection including several mint 1948 RSW sets, useful definitives and a good selection of commemorative issues. The album itself is very clean and will represent a magnificent springboard for expansion. (Very many 100's). |
£400 |
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ALBUM with the early to modern mint & used collection of Gibraltar, Nyasaland, Sudan & Swaziland. Strength in the Gibraltar but a fair amount of useful material noted throughout. (Many 100's). |
£300 |
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ALBUM with the mint & used ranges of British Africa including good ranges of Aden, Gold Coast & KUT. (Very many 100's). |
£200 |
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ALBUM with the mint & used collection of British Africa including particularly useful Bechuanaland, Nigeria and Southern Rhodesia. (Many 100's). |
£150 |
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CANCELLATIONS OF BRITISH AFRICA: Three volume QV-QEII collection of stamps, pieces & a few covers inc. South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Orange Free State, Southern & Northern Rhodesia, Transvaal, Kenya, Uganda, etc. Mostly clear part strikes. (Sev. 100's). |
£300 |
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SIERRA LEONE/SOMALILAND: Album with the early to modern mint & used collection of these two popular African countries. Strength in the latter with KEVII to 5/- mint, KGVI defins. to £1 mint, RSW set mint, etc. (Many 100's). |
£120 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC: The mint & used collection of Ascension, St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha on leaves with particular strength in mint QEII issues including several defin. sets to top value. (Few 100's).
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£120 |
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Album with the early to modern mint & used collection of South West Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Natal & Orange Free State. Much of merit noted throughout including good S.W.A.and a very useful range of COGH including 14 assorted triangulars. Careful viewing highly recommended. (Many 100's).
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£300 |
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AIRMAIL STAMPS: Binder with mint & used European air stamps with useful items inc. Austria from 1918 with 1950 birds set fine mint, Czechoslovakia 1920 trio, Hungary, Iceland 1928 pair, Latvia 1933 triangles perf & imperf, Liechtenstein, Rumania, good inter-war Russia, Switzerland from 1919 50c etc. STC £1,500. (Qty) |
£200 |
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BALKANS: Four binders containing mainly fine used collections of Bulgaria, Yugoslavia & Rumania, the last the most substantial of the three, with much useful thematic material noted. Inspection recommended. (1000s).
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£140 |
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LAOS/VIETNAM: Carton with the interesting ranges of Laos and Vietnam in two albums & in packets. Much mint with a number of better sets in evidence. (Many 100's). |
£100 |
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SPANISH AMERICA AIRMAILS: Binder with extensive mint & used collection of air stamps from 1930s onwards inc. Cuba, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, El Salvador, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Colombia, Costa Rica,. Ecuador etc. also a selection of middle period flown covers (20). Inspection recommended. (Qty) |
£120 |
| MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WIDE POSTAL HISTORY |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive and varied World-wide early to modern accumulation of covers & cards. (Few 100's). |
£200 |
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TWO CARTONS containing a miscellaneous collection of covers and FDCs from c1940-80, housed in 8 binders plus a few loose items; much modern W.Indies, Canada etc as well as useful earlier material inc. Tonga Tin Can Mail scarce ingoing commercial mail plus a philatelic cover and later self-adhesive frankings, Tristan da Cunha 1963 issues to 10/- on cover, 1955 Gough Island Survey , BAT 'John Biscoe' cover, Germany with good post-WWII covers plus a few Third Reich and an early (1924) airmail card, 1943 Polish Free Forces issues with naval cancellations etc. Inspection encouraged. Substantial lot. (Qty)
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£200 |
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CARTON containing a worldwide miscellany of covers & cards inc. GB pre-WWI PPCs with better cancellations, 1960s-'70s FDCs, similar period European FDCs, airmail covers, reg'd Es, stationery etc. Much useful material noted. Inspection recommended.(Approx. 200 items)
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£120 |
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MISCELLANY: Small group of covers/cards with particular interest in Sudan inc. 1911 1½pi registered envelope ex Khartoum to Vienna with m/s "Posted out of course", 1916 printed registered env. ex Kosti to Atbara with 5m Camel (2), Kosti Registration label and violet triangular "PASSED BY CENSOR/22/SUDAN", a few Boer War items, Egypt, etc. (24 items inc. the odd front). |
£100 |
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MISCELLANY: Large carton packed with interesting material , strength in early GB inc. 1709 naval letter ex HMS 'Coventry' off Port Royal (Jamaica), 1840 E to Ireland with attractive 1d Black pair, extensive E.Anglia inc. Penny Posts, UDCs, mileages etc. inc. good strikes of uncommon marks, 1838 INDIA LETTER/KINGSBRIDGE, 1705 EL Oxford-Newcastle with 5d charge etc. Also worldwide covers inc. fine group of pre-WWI Japanese Naval cards, many with commemorative cancellations, 1832 E to Italy disinfected at Marseille, Cayman Islands inc. 1935 'OFFICIAL PAID' cds and 1938 set to 10/- on FDCs, 1967 GB Francis Chichester autographed FDC, early S.American covers, 1884 Texas reg'd E, 1820s Ithaca & Ionian Islands marks etc. Inspection essential. (Qty). |
£500 |
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MISCELLANY: Binder with good range of covers etc. inc. Papal States (5) with fine 4 baj. cover to Naples with '2' h.s.. 1855 New Brunswick EL with fine '3' h.s. and Gage Town transit, 1900 Sudan soldier's letter front, 1815 EL to HMS 'Tenant' at Plymouth, 1921 piece with NZ 3-colour franking tied by Chatham Islands cds, scarce provisional use of Niue 'Official Paid' h.s. altered in red ink for postage on c1930 parcel tag, Persia WWI period covers (12) inc. censored, Cuba pre-stamp correspondence with VILLA CLARA h.s. and good range of m/s and h.s. rate marks (6), 1859 USA FAC cover plus range of steamship marks (6), Austria pre-stamp etc. (46 items). |
£240 |
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MISCELLANY: Group of worldwide covers & cards, mainly 20th century, with many useful items noted inc WWII censored mail ex Burma, Saudi Arabia & Portugal, 1841 EL with PAID/AT LEEDS and '1d' h.s., 1940s Dutch E. Indies, reg'd mail inc. 1930s Norwegian embassy at Ankara, KGVI Empire issues, 1943 Hitler's birthday set on reg'd E ex Amsterdam, 1909 Manchester Stamp Exhibition special cover, 1880 letter ex Earl of Derby, 1984 cricket env. autographed by Geoff Boycott , early Israel FDCs etc. Inspection recommended. (125 items). |
£150 |
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MISCELLANY: Trio of covers ex St Vincent inc. 1924 reg'd E to USA with 2-line 'Second Notice...' cachet plus 1937 Coronation FDCs with Sion hill & Edinboro cds; group (15) of attractive early colour PPCs (undivided backs) with coaching scenes by Maggs; French & German letters inc. 1894 example from the Naval commander-in-chief at Toulon; 1890s group of portraits ex 'Navy & Army Illustrated' inc. Kitchener, Roberts, Keppel, Methuen, Duke of Connaught etc. (36 items) |
£70 |
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ARCTIC COVER MISCELLANY: 1918 Amundsen 'Fram' card with Norwegian franking cancelled by 'POLHAVET' pictorial cds, 1951 'Dronning Maud Land' registered E to Sweden with expedition cachet, 1941 reg'd 'Dog Team Mail' E with Lourdes du Blanc Sablon cds plus a 1938 example ex Alaska and 1952 US-Denmark Trans-Arctic FFC. Interesting group. (5 items).
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£120 |
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CRASH & WRECK MAIL: Interesting group inc. part cover (1862) ex Australia with fine strike of the boxed 'Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo', India cover ex the 'Cygnus' crash with DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER cachet, 1936 E ex the 'Calpurnia' crash, two unlisted WWII DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER items, 1942 OHMS 'ambulance' E with original censored E ex Egypt DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN TRANSIT plus similar pair from the Prestwick air crash of 1954. (9 items). |
£200 |
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EARLY LETTER - CORSINI LETTER FROM FRANCE; 1586 EL Calais to London without postal marks addressed to "Bartolome Corsyny" and endorsed "Av...(?) thomas ryttwoud que dieu garde". Written in Spanish the letter refers to the sending of 25 packets of paper from Paris with the carrier Ryttwoud.
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£75 |
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60 |
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ECUADOR TO FRANCE VIA PANAMA, 1859: E with letter ex Guayaquil (30.Sept.) referring to the truce in the war with Peru, following the inauguration of President Franco; the E has a Panama transit cds (DE 9/1859), a boxed accountancy mark 'GB/1F60c' overstruck by Calais TPO entry mark and '8' h.s. charge. Early mail from Ecuador to Europe. |
£150 |
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EUROPEAN MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. (1827) paid EL ex Nuremberg to London with boxed 'Duitsch-Grensk/Te Arnhem' transit and London Ship letter d.s.; straight-line marks inc. (Switzerland) PILIANDEN (1868) & HOCHFELDEN (1882) cancelling stamps and Netherlands OPHEMERT (1883) plus (Sweden) three different marks of Mariestad (c1820-39). (7 items).
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£75 |
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LATIN AMERICA: Interesting group of covers inc. 1851 E ex Glasgow to Brazil via Southampton, Cuba 1848 prices current to USA with fine large NEW YORK/SHIP/APR 1/12cts mark, 1867 10c coastal steamer E endorsed 'pr. Gral Dulse', 1878 E with pair of 25p, 1899 soldier's cover ex Cienfuegos to USA etc. (8 items) |
£120 |
| WORLD-WIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY |
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NAVAL LETTERS - NAPOLEONIC WARS: Interesting group of letters inc. FREE ELs ex Admirals Howe (1794) & Hope (1807), six ELs written by Marine Officers (curved CHATHAM noted), 1795 EL from surgeon's mate on the 'Mars' with curved QUEEN/BOROUGH, 1801 Naval Dinner for Admiral Saumarez - sheet of autographs of those present, Admiral Douglas signed naval orders (1801), Admiral Collingwood letter written 'off Cadiz' (1806), 1816 EL written on board the 'Unité' off Malta etc. Also a pair of 1850s commercial letters ex S.America, one endorsed 'p. G.Western'. Good lot with extensive research notes.. (20 items) |
£340 |
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VERY RARE 1st-TYPE "LAND-MAIL" POSTAGE DUE LABEL ON INGOING COVER FROM FRANCE VIA CEYLON; 24 Jan. 1846 EL (some ink-etching of address wording and slight stains on address-panel but attractive) from "Bordeaux" to "Batavia (Ile Java)" with faint red Bordeaux c.d.s. and matching boxed "P.P." on the front, endorsed "English Steamer" with "Via Suez, Ceylon & Singapore" on the front, and so with faint black boxed "SINGAPORE/Bearing" d.s. across the join on the reverse, with manuscript "11 An[na]s" nearby. Also having a fine blue-paper 1st-Type "Aangebragt per Land - Mail./Te betalen port f [2 16] koper./BATAVIA, [12/11 1846" label (tiny faults along top) on the front, not tied (as usual) but clearly belonging. Rare example of this "World's First (?) Postage Due Label" (only in use from Mar. 1845 to Aug. 1846) on cover; the usage on a cover carried via Ceylon is exceptional. Exhibition Item. [The similar cover in Cavendish's 24 Sept. 2004 'Scott Archer' auction realised £2,760.] PHOTO. |
£2000 |
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AUSTRIA LLOYD - 'SEMIRAMIS': 1896 Use of Austrian Levant 1p on 10kr letter-card (complete selvedge) addressed to Alexandria and cancelled with a very fine strike of the LLOYD AUSTRIACO/LXXIV c.d.s. used on board the SS 'Semiramis' from 1895; most attractive.
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£75 |
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66 |
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AUSTRIA LLOYD - 'ALMISSA' & 'ETTORE': Two PPCs:1)1905 view of Split addressed to France with Austrian 10h stamp tied by weakish strike in red of the ALMISSA/OE.LLOYD cds with METKOVICH cds alongside; 2) 1908 fine card (loading raisins at Patras) to Salzburg, the Greek 10l stamp with mainly fine red ETTORE/OE.LLOYD date stamp. Useful pair. Also various maritime cachets on loose stamps/on piece. (2 items & qty stamps)
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£100 |
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67 |
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CANADA - 'LADY LINERS': Interesting group of covers & cards c1928-39 with cachets of RMS 'Lady Nelson', 'Lady Hawkes' & 'Lady Drake' with various frankings and paquebot marks, inc. attractive Barbados reg'd E endorsed 'Lady Drake' plus a WWII photograph of 'Lady Nelson' as a Hospital Ship etc. (6 covers, 6 pieces, 2 photographs etc.)
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£100 |
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68 |
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SCARCE 'SURINAME/VIA/PLYMOUTH' MARK: 1895 Use of 2½c stationery card, uprated with 5c stamp cancelled at Nieuw Nickerie endorsed 'per Curacao' and addressed to Germany; mainly fine strike of the scarce boxed SURINAME/VIA/PLYMOUTH routing mark nearby. Attractive and scarce.
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£75 |
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69 |
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MARITIME - UNRECORDED "POSTED ON NON-CONTRACT VESSEL" MARK ON SURINAM COVER CANCELLED AT BARBADOS: 1897 E with a very fine strike in grey-brown of this previously unrecorded mark - 'Posted on non-Contract Vessel' - similar to the 'Posted on British Packet' mark found on similar covers; from Paramaribo to France with mixed franking Willem 10c & Willemina 15c tied by fine squared circle cancellation of Barbados! A most attractive & unusual exhibition piece.
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£360 |
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70 |
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MARITIME - UNRECORDED 'VIA CHERBOURG' ROUTE MARK: 1913 Use of 5c stationery card (closed tear, corner crease) used to Germany ex Paramaribo with fine strike in violet of large unframed 'Via Cherbourg' route mark, previously unrecorded.
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£60 |
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71 |
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WRECK MAIL - WRECK OF S.S. "WAIRARAPA" PURPLE CACHET ON G.B. COVER TO AUCKLAND: 1894 (Oct.) env. with stamps washed off from London (part duplexes of Leadenhall Street) to Auckland with v.fine purple "Saved from wreck of the/WAIRARAPA" mark on the front & sealed with a white paper printed "N.Z./V.R./FOUND OPEN/OFFICIALLY SEALED" label beside Auckland arrival c.d.s.(3 Nov.). Scarce & attractive cover from this Barrier Island wreck. Also an off-cover similar blue paper "Found Open" label with 1888 Hawera c.d.s. (2 items).
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£120 |
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72 |
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WRECK MAIL - WRECK OF S.S. "RUSSIE" - RARE P.O. "VALPEURS DECAREE" ENV. REGISTERED FROM ALGIERS TO FRANCE: Unusual Jan. 1901stampless official "VALEURS RECOUVREES" P.O printed envelope (flap lost) from "EL-ARICHA/ORAN" (v.fine c.d.s. on front matching small boxed "R" mark) to Besancon with two very fine strikes of the red "NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE" mark on the front. Ex the ship wrecked off Marseilles. An exceptional official PO cover from a wreck.
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£90 |
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73 |
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WRECK MAIL - BLUE "NAUFRAGE du LIBAN" CACHET ON COVER FROM ALGERIA TO CORSICA: 1903 (5 June) env. (usual faults) from "BISKRA/CONSTANTINE" (v.fine c.d.s. on front; printed advert heading - stamp washed off) to St. Marie Siche, having a piece of stamp selvedge on the reverse tied by black Marseille c.d.s.'s (27 June) and a very fine blue "NAUFRAGE du LIBAN" mark. Unusual example of mail from this ship that came to grief en route from Marseilles to Corsica.
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£90 |
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74 |
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WRECK MAIL - WRECK OF S.S."BERLIN" - PRINTED MATTER MAIL FROM LONDON TO AMSTERDAM: 1907 (Feb.) large front (minor wear) of a "Drukwerk" wrapper ex London (firm's imprint) to Amsterdam with v.fine strike of the rare "BESCHADIGD DOOR RAMP/HARWICH BOOT" (damaged by sea water) which emanated from the wreck of the "Berlin" en route from Harwich to Holland. Rare on printed matter rate mail. Also a 1905 PPC of the ship. (2 items).
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£90 |
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75 |
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WRECK MAIL - WRECK OF S.S. "HEIMDALLS" - PRINTED STOCKHOLM LABEL ON U.S. COVER TO FINLAND: 1929 (26 Aug.) long env. (stamp washed off - usual faults) from N.York to Tammerford with the Swedish white paper label on reverse ref the "Heimdalls" wreck and "Postdirektionen i/Stockholm c.d.s. Rare on mail from the States. Only 209 items believd to have been recovered!
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£90 |
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76 |
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WRECK MAIL - WRECK OF S.S. 'TAHITI' - 3-LINE CACHET ON N.Z. COVER TO U.S.A.; 11 Aug. 1930 env. (minor faults) to Ohio with NZ 1d (scuffs but still tied) and Auckland machine cancel, having a partly fine purple "Salvaged from/S.S. Tahiti/Lost at sea" cachet (struck in San Francisco; matching 1 Sept. c.d.s. on reverse) on the front; plus 14 Sept. 1930 related newspaper cutting with photo, and 17 Apr. 1929 env. to US with NZ 1d tied by v. fine "MARINE POST OFFICE/N.Z./R.M.S. TAHITI" c.d.s. Scarce lot. (3 items).
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£90 |
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77 |
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WRECK MAIL - S.S. 'EROS' - CANADA COVERS TO G.B. & SOUTH AFRICA WITH "SALVED" AND "DAMAGED" MARKS: 1940 (28 May) trio of envs. (usual faults); one with meter mark to S. Africa, the others to England with stamps washed off) from London & Toronto (both Ontario) all bearing very fine purple "SALVED FROM THE SEA" (2) or framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER" cachets. Attractive & scarce trio ex this ship torpedoed off Ireland and beached at Bloody Foreland.
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£90 |
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78 |
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WRECK MAIL - S.S. 'HEIAN MARU' - PURPLE "SALVED FROM THE SEA" MARK ON COVER EX JAPAN TO SCOTLAND: 4 May, 1940 env. (stamp washed off but only edge wear) ex Yokohama to Edinburgh whence re-directed to Pitlochry (pencil m/s note of arrival on 23 July) with partial Yokohama c.d.s. & superb "SALVED FROM THE SEA" mark in violet on the front and sealed with part British P.O. "(crown)G.R./...officially secured" brown tape. A scarce cover matching the one shown on p.100 of Hopkins which states the ship's name.
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£90 |
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SEVEN YEARS WAR: 1762 EL written by Captain Affleck to the Commander of H.M.S. "Medway" reading "Sir, The Gunner of His Majesty's ship under my Command having represented to me by letter of this date that there is a quantity of stores on board much rubbed and worn and unfit for their proper services. I beg you'll please to order a survey thereon and am Sir, Your most Obdt Servant, P.B. Affleck". Affleck was the captain of H.M.S. "Panther" between 1760 & 1762 and this letter was written between the taking of Pondicherry and the taking of Manilla (Oct. 5th 1862). He subsequently became an Admiral. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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SEVEN YEARS WAR - LETTER FROM AN ENGLISH MERCHANT TO MARSEILLES SENT ON THE DAY OF THE TREATY OF PARIS: 1763 (10 Feb.) EL written in French by an English merchant. Interesting contents include "Le Traite definitif est certainement sur le point d'etre regle et alors la navigation sur ici sera ouverte" referring to the impending resumption of trade.Encircled "JJ" on the flap. PHOTO. |
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