1041

MILITARY TELEGRAPHS:1899 10pi rose and green, a fine unmounted mint sheet of sixty (6 x 10).

£80

1042

MILITARY TELEGRAPHS: 1899 1pi black & red, a complete unmounted mint sheet of sixty (6 x 10).

£60

AIRMAIL ADHESIVES

1043

1935 ESSAY - SURCHARGE IN RED - “15 MILLIEMES” ON 10 MILLS: A very fresh, near-invisibly mounted, marginal example (die B-1). Usually referred to in error as a “proof surcharge”, it is actually printed from a different forme than the issued stamp (an obvious fact, as this example has a pennon on the upper tip of the Arabic letter lam, a variety that does not occur on any issued stamp). Less then 50 produced. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£400

1044

1935 15m on 10m DOUBLE SURCHARGE: A very fresh (die B, pos 35) lightly mounted mint single. One pane of 50 error stamps recorded. SG 68a Cat £650. BPA Cert (1956) and Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£200

1045

1935 15m on 10m SURCHARGE MISPLACED UPWARD - ARABIC ALMOST ABSENT: A very fresh, unmounted example (die B, pos 39) of what was possibly a trial, or ‘make ready’ impression, in which the spacing between some rows of the surcharging forme were abnormally, widely spaced, and some smashing visible on some of the Arabic letters. The surcharge on this stamp is so severely misplaced upward that the English and Arabic are transposed, the English being from position 44 (at foot) with only the very slightest bit of the Arabic (portions of tail of final mim and dots of ya) of position 39 falling onto the upper margin. Hass Cert (2006) PHOTO

£160

1046

1935 15m on 10m SURCHARGE MISPLACED UPWARD AND TRANSPOSED: A very fresh, used example (die B, pos 45) with partial “SUDAN (AIRMAIL)” cds,, its surcharge so severely misplaced upward that the English and Arabic are transposed, the English being from position 50 (at foot) the Arabic from position 45 (at top). Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£240

1047

1935 15m on 10m SURCHARGE MISPLACED DOWNWARD: A very fresh vertical strip of three (die B, pos 15, 20 & 25), lightly mounted on top stamp only, that stamp showing Arabic surcharge of position 10 at top, with the word “MILLIEMES” of surcharge positions 15 and 20 printed across the bottom perforations of stamps #10 and #15. Also, a multiple of three (die B, pos.44, 49 and 50) with surcharge misplaced downward and slightly diagonal, such that the Arabic of position 50 falls onto the bottom perforations. (2 items) Hass Cert (2006) for first. PHOTO

£240

1048

1935 PROOF SURCHARGES IN GREEN: “21⁄2 PIASTRES” surcharges in green on 3 mills (pos. 20) and 5 mills (pos 6),lightly mounted mint marginal examples, with small purple backstamp on selvedge. Only 50 examples of each proof was produced. Ex Whittaker. Hass Cert (2006) for the pair. PHOTO PHOTO 2

£200

1049

1935 PROOF SURCHARGE IN GREEN WITH SMALL “1” VARIETY: “21⁄2 PIASTRES” surcharge in green on 5 mills (pos 32), variety small “1” of “21⁄2”. Only 50 examples of this green proof surcharge was produced. Therefore only seven examples of this variety can exist. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£140

1050

1935 21⁄2pts on 5m INVERTED SURCHARGE A lightly mounted mint example from position 41 of the only recorded pane of 50, bearing the inverted surcharge of position 10 of the forme, small purple backstamp.SG 70c Cat £650 Ex Whittaker. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£260

1051

1935 21⁄2pts on 5m, SURCHARGE MISPLACED DOWNWARD AND TRANSPOSED, WITH TYPESETTING VARIETIES: A lightly mounted mint example, from position 46 of the pane, showing at foot the English surcharge, small "1" variety and at top the Arabic surcharge of position 41 with final "WAW" variety, the latter occurring on only one position of the setting. Hass Cert (2006) PHOTO

£200

1052

1935 2½pts on 5m MISPLACED SURCHARGE: A fresh lightly mounted vertical pair (pos 2 & 7) showing portions of four surcharges at left, the final letters “S” of pos. 1 and 2; at right the incomplete surcharges of pos. 2 and 7, both missing the final “S” of “PIASTRES”). Such horizontal misplacement is rare, this being the only example seen by C.F. Hass. Cert (2006) PHOTO

£200

1053

1935 21⁄2pts on 5m, SURCHARGE MISPLACED DOWNWARD, WITH TYPESETTING VARIETIES: A fine mint vertical strip of three (pos 32, 37 and 41), with surcharges dramatically misplaced downward, the top & bottom stamp with small 1 variety. The Arabic of all three surcharges is printed across the perforations, partly (or largely) falling onto the stamp beneath, the lower stamp almost without its own Arabic surcharge. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£300

1054

1935 ESSAY RED SURCHARGE “71⁄2 PIASTRES” ON 41⁄2 PIASTRES - MARGINAL BLOCK OF FOUR -TYPESETTING ERRORS: A fine unmounted mint block of four from the left of the sheet (pos 11-12/16-17), one with ARABIC "2" for "1" variety. Usually referred to in error as a “proof surcharge”, it was actually printed by a different forme than the issued stamp, and shows various typesetting errors on a number of the stamps from the pane (it was said by Danson that two such panes were produced, but the rarity of examples tends to indicate that there was only one pane). As far as Hass has determined, there were only eight such “2” errors on the pane Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£800

1055

1935 ESSAY RED SURCHARGE “71⁄2 PIASTRE ON 41⁄2 PIASTRES -BLOCK OF FOUR CONTAINING THE UNIQUE TYPESETTING ERRORS: A mint marginal block of four (pos 31-32/36.37) mounted on one stamp only. The block contains errors English "3" for "1"(pos 32) and inverted Arabic letter "QAF" (pos 36) As far as Hass has determined, there were two such “3” errors on the pane (thus, only 2 such stamps can exist) and only one inverted qaf error on each pane. (thus, this stamp is believed to be unique).See lot ...for a fuller description of the rarity and status of this essay surcharge. Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£800

1056

1935 ESSAY BLACK SURCHARGE “71⁄2 PIASTRES” SURCHARGE ON 41⁄2 PIASTRES HORIZONTAL PAIR WITH TYPESETTING ERROR: A lightly mounted mint horizontal pair (pos 1 & 2) with the Arabic "2" for "1" variety. Fine. Usually referred to in error as a “proof surcharge”, it was actually printed by a different forme than the issued stamp, and shows various typesetting errors on a number of the stamps from the pane (it was said by Danson that two such panes were produced, but the rarity of examples tends to indicate that only one pane existed) Hass has determined that there were eight such “2” errors on the pane The error stamp with “ela” (E .L. Angeloglou) authentication mark, Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£300

1057

1935 ESSAY RED SURCHARGE “71⁄2 PIASTRES” ON 41⁄2 PIASTRES - TYPESETTING ERROR: A fine unmounted mint example (pos. 39) with Arabic "2" for "1" error. See lot for fuller description of the status and rarity of this item. Cert (2006).PHOTO

£200

1058

1938 COMBINED DIE PROOF OF THE THREE SURCHARGES (5m, 3pts and 5pts) A Thomas De La Rue & Co. die proof showing the images of the three typographed surcharges arranged vertically on a single, chalk-surfaced card, (60 x 92mm. Clean and very fresh. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£280

1059

1938 TRIAL PROOF OF “5 PIASTRES” ON 21⁄2pts SURCHARGE WITH REVERSED WATERMARK: A superb mint example from position 33 of the only pane of 50. Slightly browned gum, as is usual Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£240

1060

1938 TRIAL PROOF OF “5 PIASTRES” SURCHARGE ON 21⁄2pts WITH REVERSED WATERMARK: - USED ON PIECE:A fine well centred example, from position 27 of the only pane of 50 used on envelope piece with an issued 5m on 21⁄2pts stamp, each adhesive neatly tied by a partial (corner) strike of a genuine (1940) SHELLAL-HALFA T.P.O. postmark (Dight type SH11A). Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£280

1061

1938 SURCHARGES ON 1937 PRINTINGS WITH COMB PERFORATION 111⁄2 x 121⁄2: The three values, lightly mounted mint.Fine The 3pts on 31⁄2pts (from column 3 of the pane, constant variety, broken final “S”), 3pts on 71⁄2pts (from column 4) and 5pts on 10pts (from column 3). Only two panes of each of these three 1937 printings were included in the surcharging. Thus, only 100 examples can exist. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£500

1062

1938 SURCHARGES ON 1937 PRINTINGS WITH COMB PERFORATION 111⁄2 x 121⁄2: The three values, each neatly cancelled by a partial strike of a genuine KHARTOUM 12 FE(B) ---- postmark (Stagg type 46) The 3pts on 31⁄2pts (from column 3 of the pane, with constant variety of position 48, dot over Arabic figure “3”), 3pts on 71⁄2pts (from column 2) and 5pts on 10pts (from column 4). Only 100 examples can exist of each value. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£500

AIRMAIL COVERS

1063

EXPERIMENTAL EAST AFRICA SERVICE BY T.A. GLADSTONE: 1927 (29 Sept) OHMS env from London to Kisumu with fine strikes on front and back of the large red "KENYA-SUDAN/AIR MAIL" c.d.s. of 17 Oct 1927 plus a "KISUMU/KENYA" c.d.s. of the same date on reverse.Creased but scarce. PHOTO

£300

1064

COVER SENT UNSEALED AND UNFRANKED FROM GREECE TO KHARTOUM AND RESEALED & CHARGED 30pi POSTAGE DUE ON ARRIVAL: 1929 (20 March) A ragged env from Scarpanto sent unpaid and unsealed to Khartoum with "FOUND OPEN/OFFICIALLY SEALED" Sudan label at right, h.s. "T" and franked with 10pi postage due vertical strip of three cancelled on arrival. PHOTO

£180

1065

FIRST FLIGHT COVERS:1931 (12 Dec) env franked with 1931 10m, 2pi & 3½pi tied by violet "SUDAN AIR MAIL/ATBARA" c.d.s. carried on the 1st Atbara to Cape Town flight. 1932 (15 July) env from Wellington to Khartoum franked with NZ 5d on 3d air stamp carried on the 1st New Zealand to Africa flight. (2 covers).

£60

1066

COVERS WITH EARLY AIRMAIL VIGNETTES - ONE FRANKED WITH "GORDON" 20pi: 1935 30 March) env from Khartoum to Honolulu franked with Gordon 5m x 7 (inc five on reverse) and 2pi x 2 cancelled with "KHARTOUM" c.d.s.and bearing air mail vignette tied by red bars. Also 1935 (March) env registered from Khartoum to Uk with "Gordon" 20pi and Air Mail vignette. (2 covers).

£100

ARMY SERVICE COVERS

1067

THE UNIQUE COVER FRANKED WITH A SINGLE 2pi CANCELLED BY RHETTA : 1906 (June) A large (265 x 165mm) env to Khartoum bearing a single Quatrefoil Wmk 2pi with a superb central "rhetta" cancellation, "BANI-SUWEF-CAIRIE/AMBt" and "KHARTOUM" c.d.s. on reverse.Ex Danson. PHOTO.

£180

1068

COVER SENT AT THE 1pi 5m RATE FROM EL OBEID TO KHARTOUM:1906 (15 July) A large (255 x 130mm) env from El Obeid to Khartoum bearing 1906-11 5m and 1pi tied by bilingual "EL OBEID" c.d.s. with "KHARTOUM" c.d.s. nearby.Ex Danson. PHOTO.

£150

1069

RARE COVER FRANKED AT THE 5m RATE TO CAIRO: 1906 (Aug) A large (222 x 95mm) env headed in m/s "OHMS" from Khartoum to War Office, Cairo franked with 1906-11 2m and 3m (dropped "Ar" variety) tied by bilingual "KHARTOUM" c.d.s. arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Fine.Ex Danson PHOTO

£140

1070

A SPECTACULAR COVER SENT AT THE 5m RATE FROM KHARTOUM TO CAIRO: 1907 (23 Jan) A large env (250 x 118mm) headed in m/s "OHMS" used from Khartoum to Cairo franked with plate 3 1m x 5. Fine. Ex Danson. PHOTO.

£150

ARMY SERVICE STAMPS

1071

1905 "ARMY OFFICIAL" ON 1m QUATREFOIL WATERMARK:A lightly mounted mint single of this rare adhesive from pos. 22 of the setting of 30. Two tiny perf. thins. It should be noted that the majority (approx 90%) of the examples of this adhesive in circulation have forged overprints. Hass has identified 18 types of forgeries! Only 120 are thought to have been produced. This stamp is in our opinion under catalogued. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£200

1072

1905 "ARMY OFFICIAL" 1m QUATREFOIL WATERMARK: Another fine lightly mounted mint example from pos. 30 of the setting of 30. On the normal setting of the 30 subjects, 24 pos. of the overprint excluding pos. 6 & 12 (small format font), pos 29 ("OFFICIAL") & pos. 18, 24 & 30 are identically aligned (with ref. to the positional relationship of the words "ARMY" & "OFFICIAL"). However, this stamp shows an alignment which is identical to the other 24 positions. This would indicate that movement of the words occurred in position 30 (and possibly pos. 18 & 24) during the overprinting process!. A fascinating stamp. Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£240

1073

1905 "ARMY OFFICIAL" 1m STAR & CRESCENT WATERMARK: A mint block of six (2 x 3) pos. 5-6/11-12/17-18 of the pane of 30, mounted on one stamp only, with small overprint on pos 6 (dropped "O") & 12. Also two used small overprints from pos 6 (dropped "O") & 12. Also used small overprint pos. 6 (dropped "O") with retouch to the background at the base of camel's neck being pos 12 of the basic sheet of 120 in which an attempt has been made to repair the white area by repousage..i.e. banging the metal forward from the back, then hand tooling 8 or 9 lines into the image. Fine SG A1, A1b & A1bvar. (4).

£120

1074

1905 "ARMY OFFICIAL" INVERTED 1m STAR & CRESCENT WATERMARK MINT BLOCK OF FOUR: A lightly mounted mint block of four pos. 23-24/29/30 of the pane of 30 with INVERTED OVERPRINTS of pos 1-2/7-8 of the 30 subject forme. A rare multiple one with "ela" h.s. of E.L. Agelogou. RPS Cert (1938) & Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£400

1075

1905 "ARMY OFFICIAL" INVERTED 1m STAR & CRESCENT WATERMARK - THREE USED SINGLES - ONE WITH "!" FOR "I" VARIETY:Three used singles with inverted watermarks comprising pos 7 of the pane with overprint pos 24 of the forme being one of the three positions that vary in their spacing when compared with the others. Pos 19 of the pane with overprint pos 12 of the forme showing "small overprint, without dropped "O". Ironed crease. Pos 2 of the pane fro pos 29 of the forme showing the error "! for 1 of "OFFICIAL". Small fox spot at top. SG A3var, A3a & A3b. Hass Certs (2006) for items 1 & 2. PHOTO

£400

1076

19005 "ARMY OFFICIAL"HORIZONTAL ON 1m STAR & CRESCENT WATERMARK- THE RARE TYPE A2 OVERPRINT: A lightly mounted mint single with OVERPRINT TURNED 90 DEGREES ANTICLOCKWISE, WITH "ARMY" UPRIGHT & "OFFICIAL" INVERTED. The stamp is from position 27 of the pane of 30 and shows portions of the overprints of pos. 7 (tip of the foot of "L"on left margins) and pos. 13 ("OFFIC-" and "-RMY" at right). One of only thirty thus overprinted. RPSL Cert (1977) & Hass Cert (2005). PHOTO

£1000

1077

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" - "SPECIMEN" OVERPRINTS: 1906 Star & Crescent Wmk. 1m to 1pi (inc. an additional 1m with offset of "ARMY SERVICE" on the gum) and Quatrefoil Wmk 2pi to 10pi inc. 5pi with dropped letters in "Army". all with long "y" in "Army" and overprinted "SPECIMEN" All except 5pi & 10pi are unmounted.

£120

1078

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" TYPE "A" OVERPRINTED (WIDELY SPACED) ON 1m: A fine lightly mounted mint example with the words "Army" and "Service" 14mm apart. A scarce adhesive. Small "ela" h.s. of Angeloglou & Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£140

1079

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" TYPE "A" OVERPRINT (WIDELY SPACED) ON 1m: A postally used example with "Army" and "Service" 14mm apart with partial "HALFA-XII.1906 cancellation. RPS (1979) & Hass (2006) Certs).PHOTO

£120

1080

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" TYPE B 1m OVERPRINT INVERTED:A lightly mounted mint example. SG A6b. Th. Champion guarantee on reverse & Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£180

1081

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" TYPE B 1m OVERPRINT INVERTED: A postally used example with partial "HALFA-21 XI (1.906)" c.d.s. Fine. Note all the surviving examples are used at Halfa from 21 to 23 Dec. 1906. Hass Cert (2006)PHOTO

£200

1082

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" TYPE B 1m OVERPRINT DOUBLE - ONE DIAGONAL: A fine postally use example of this rare variety cancelled at "TAUFIKIA" This variety came from a unique pane of 60.This example hasd much original gum , and shows a strong offset on the gum, this is the result of the original (diagonal) impression having been printed directly onto the platen of the press, then transferred to the reverse of some stamps during the corrective second impression. This item originally joined to the example offered in the Danson sale (lot 909). PHOTO

£500

1083

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 2m A VERTICAL STRIP OF FIVE - ONE STAMP WITHOUT OVERPRINT: 1906 2m mounted mint vertical strip of five with the impressions shifted upwards by the depth of one full stamp, resulting in the lower stamp being without overprint and the word "Service" on the selvedge at top. The top stamp with small thin and the perforations considerably re-enforced as is the case on most of the surviving strips. SG A7a One of the most important Army Service rarities. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£1400

1084

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 3m OVERPRINT INVERTED - ONE OF FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES:A lightly mounted mint example from the right of the sheet, vertical crease (this fault occurs on all the recorded examples). An important rarity of this issue. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£750

1085

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 3m OVERPRINT INVERTED:A very fine example of this much under catalogued variety with "KHARTOUM" c.d.s. According to Danson two panes existed but it can be proved that only twelve examples could have existed.SG A9b. Signed "ASML" (A.S. Mackenzie Low) & Herbert Bloch. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£300

1086

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 5m OVERPRINT DOUBLE - ONE INVERTED: A lightly mounted mint example of this scarce variety, from a pane of sixty that was inittialy had the overprint inverted on each subject. A second corrective impression was applied, but it was misplaced upwards by one row. Thus leaving twelve stamps at the foot with only an inverted overprint, and the word "Service" printed on the selvedge at top. It is from this pane that the rare inverted overprints (see lot 1085) originated.SG A9e. Signed T.A. (Thomas Allen) RPS Cert (1943) & Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£400

1087

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 5m OVERPRINT DOUBLE:A fine used example with the two impressions overlapping horizontally, cancelled by a "KHARTOUM NORTH POST OFFICE" c.d.s. (Stagg type 105). SG A9a. Ex Danson (Lot 926) Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£80

1088

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 5m OVERPRINT DOUBLE - ONE DIAGONAL: A lightly mounted mint example of this scarce variety, natural gum bend at lower right. Because of the placement of the impression, the stamp shows elements from three different positions of the forme. Signed T.A. (Thomas Allen) & Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£140

1089

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 5m OVERPRINT TRIPLE:A lightly mounted mint example of this variety. The initial impression of the overprint is grossly misplaced downwards, so that "Service" from two positions on the forme falls across the perforations at top & foot. The second correctly placed overprint is doubly printed, but its two impressions ara so closely aligned as to be near perfectly superimposed.SG A9var Signed "ela" (E.L. Angeloglou), faint "United Stamp Co" guarantee & Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£400

1090

1906 "ARMY SERVICE" 5m OVERPRINT TRIPLE - ONE DIAGONAL: A very fine marginal mint example from the top of the sheet mounted on selvedge only. the initial impression of the overprint is grossly misplaced and diagonal, so that only "Army" is at the lower right corner. The correctly placed overprint is doubly printed, but the impressions are so closely aligned as to be near perfectly superimposed. See Article by Hass in Camel Post No. 6 (Sept 1978). Signed "ela" (E.L. Angeloglou) & Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£400

1091

1906-11 QUATREFOIL WATERMARK: 2pi black & blue, an unmounted mint block of four. BPA Cert (1974)PHOTO.

£200

1092

1909 "ARMY SERVICE" 2pi (SHORT "Y") - THE ONLY RECORDED MINT EXAMPLE WITH DOUBLE OVERPRINT: A very fine unused example of this great rarity. Hass Cert (2006). The only two recorded used examples of this error are postmarked at TALODI in May 1911. That pair was divided, on both examples the two overprint impressions are very close, nearly superimposed. Such is the case with this mint example which would suggest that it came from the same pane as the TALODI pair. In our opinion one of the most important varieties of this issue.PHOTO

£1800

1093

1911 "ARMY SERVICE" STAR & CRESCENT WATERMARK 10pi (SHORT "Y") A mounted mint single, usual superficial gum wrinkling. It is stated (D.B. Armstrong, The Postage Stamps of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1912) that only one sheet of 120 of this 10pi was overprinted, thus making it by far the rarest of the "normal" Army Service issues. Ex Frazer. Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£160

1094

1912-14 VERY RARE UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCKS OF THE "AS" PERFINS: 1912 1m to 2pi black & blue plus 1914 10pi, unmounted mint blocks of four. The 1m, 5pi & 10pi marginal blocks with gutter margin at top which has additional "AS" perfins. The 3m & 2pi are also marginal but from the foot and left of the sheet respectively. A very rare set. SG A17 to A22 plus A24 & A25. (8 blocks). PHOTO

£1000

1095

1912-22 "AS" PERFINS/USED MULTIPLES - ETC: The used selection with 1m (7, inc a block of four), 3m block of four, 5m (18, inc a spectacular marginal block of sixteen from the top of the sheet), 1pi & 2pi purple and orange yellow. Mostly fine.

£70

1096

1914 10pi WITH "AS" PERFINS: A fine unmounted mint marginal example from the foot of the sheet. A rare example being type 6 of the 12 types that make up the perforating/puncturing comb (rather than having been punctured into previously printed stamps, the "AS" 7 "SG" perfins were freshly printed, and were perforated/punctured in a single operation using a specially prepared comb). One of only 600 examples produced, the majority were postally used.SG A 25 Hass Cert (2006). PHOTO

£180

1097

1914 10pi WITH "AS" PERFIN A fine used example being type 8 of the 12 types of perforation/punctures of this rare adhesive. Rarity as previous lot. Hass Cert (2006).PHOTO

£120

1098-1113

No lot

POSTAL REFORMS

1114

RARE UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD TRANSATLANTIC COVER SENT "PER BRITISH QUEEN"; Fine 30 Nov. 1839 EL (long family letter; seal tear closed with 'sellotape') to Scotland neatly endorsed "Per 'British Queen' Steam SHip" and charged "1/-" (8d Ship Letter + 4d Uniform Inland rate) having a fine red step-type framed "SHIP LETTER/GRAVESEND" (Rob.S6) beside a fine London "25DE25/1839" transit c.d.s. on the top flap. This was the only Transatlantic steamer to reach Britain during the 4d Post Period. Rare thus. [Ex Binnie.] PHOTO PLATE IBC-A

£150

1115

ELIHU BURRITT WRITES TO THE PUBLISHER OF "OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" ENVELOPES; Remarkable original 29 Sept. 1849 letter (no env.; some toning and minor faults) written (on fancy printed "LEAGUE OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD... London" notepaper) and signed by the famous proponent of Ocean Penny Postage , "Elihu Burritt" [to the Dundee publisher of the Ocean Penny Postage and other propaganda envelopes], regarding Valentines continuing success with the envelopes; "...I should have been very glad to have met you while in Scotland, but my time was limited. I am surprised and glad to hear of your remarkable success in pushing the sale of your Envelope. I hope it may reward you to give still more time to it, and that you may get off a million. You will thus contribute a great instrumentality to the success of Ocean Penny Postage...Yours sincerely, Elihu Burritt." Unique and important evidence of the start of the friendship between these two important advocates of Cheap Transatlantic Postage. Plus a stamp-removed 7 Feb. 1852 usage of a Valentine "OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" envelope from "Elihu Burritt" himself and addressed to "Mr. James Valentine" at Dundee. Rare pair. (2 items).

£240

1116

ELIHU BURRITT WRITES TO JAMES VALENTINE WITH IDEAS FOR THE WORDING OF A PROPAGANDA COVER; Important 5 Oct. 1849 letter (no env.; the follow-up letter to the previous letter) written from "Liverpool" just as Burritt was about to sail to America, with suggested alterations for the well-known Universal Brotherhood envelopes about to be produced by Valentines of Dundee, written and signed "Elihu Burritt" by the great man himself; "I have no time to write but a few words. I wish I had time to bestow a few thoughts upon the selection of mottoes for your envelope, but I have not. Suppose you should adopt these words instead of yours: [written in a curved format roughly as the size on a cover;] Peace on Earth. Good will to Men. Universal Brotherhood." [Plus, straight as at the foot of an address;] "God hath made of one blood all nations of men." He adds that; "The words 'Arbitration of War' are hardly good sense..." In fact Valentine seems to have accepted some of these ideas; the final format was "ARBITRATION FOR WAR. UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD. FREEDOM OF COMMERCE." It is also interesting to note that one of Valentine's later Anti-Slavery envelopes carried the exact phrase used here by Burritt; "GOD HATH MADE OF ONE BLOOD ALL NATIONS OF MEN" in Britannia's banner beside the address. Plus a pasted down front (Proof?) of the 1st State of the Valentine envelope which Burritt was discussing [from the same original Scottish source as the letter]; the rare Error of spelling - "ARBRITATION" for "ARBITRATION". Important addition to our knowledge of the development of British Propaganda Envelopes. (2 items). PHOTO PLATE IBC-A

£200

1117

JOSEPH HUME WRITES ABOUT "OCEAN POSTAGE" ENVELOPES TO JAMES VALENTINE HIMSELF; 4 Dec. 1850 mourning env. (slightly dusty) to "Mr. Valentine, Stationer & Printer, Dundee" franked by a 1d Red (faults) just tied by a London diamond numeral and signed at bottom left by the Radical reforming M.P. "Joseph Hume"; complete with original contents written and signed ("Joseph Hume") by the man himself. The letter gives a new and important insight into how the well-known "Ocean Penny Postage" envelopes were promoted by word-of-mouth; "The envelopes that I handed round at the Meeting [of the Society of Arts] were those you had sent me a long time ago...I have used the whole of them, from time to time to influential persons, with the view of forwarding the great cause of Ocean Postage. I suggested to the Meeting that each of those present should supply themselves with your Covers & use them daily, as a means of making the Object better known...what rate... [can you] supply the Envelopes for Ocean Postage?...If you will give me the current figure for 100, I can make arrangements for them being sold at the Society of Arts, at the weekly meetings. I shall be glad to receive 100 of the Envelopes that I may use them daily..." Fascinating! Plus pair of unrelated unused Deraedemaeker reprints; the Valentine Ocean P.P. env. & the Onwhyn 'Civilisation of America' env. (3 items). PHOTO PLATE IBC-A

£200

MULREADY STATIONERY

1118

SCARCE "SHAW & SONS" BOOKSELLERS' ADVERT ON 1d LETTER-SHEET; Attractive 20 Apr. 1841 usage of the Stereo "A2" 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (small closed hole due to seal) to Ipswich cancelled by a very fine black Maltese Cross with near fine "TP/Fetter Lane" alongside, having the scarce "WORKS PUBLISHED BY SHAW & SONS, 136, 137 AND 138, FETTER LANE.LONDON." advert printed inside. Seldom seen. [Ex Binnie.] PHOTO.

£140

1119

LIVERPOOL - RARE LATE USAGE OF THE 2d BLUE LETTER-SHEET WITH BLACK MALTESE CROSS; Attractive 9 Mar. 1844 usage of the Stereo "a99" 2d Blue Mulready letter-sheet (minor edge wear) to London cancelled by a fine black Liverpool Maltese Cross matching the partly fine c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. [Ex Binnie.] PHOTO

£240

QUEEN VICTORIA STAMP COLLECTIONS

1120

1840-41 The small used collection of 2d blues inc 1840 plate 1 SE just touched to good margins, 1841 plate 3 CH-CK strip of four on small piece, II on EL from Glasgow to Montrose and FD-FF a cut into strip of three. Mixed condition (21).

£140

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801-880	881-960	961-1040	1041-1120	1121-1200	1201-1280	1281-1360	1361-1440	1441-1520	1521-1576
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