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EARLY LETTERS - 16th/17th COVERS EX FRANCE AND ITALY; Fine 1591-1698 covers inc. 1591 'Corsini' EL from Venice to London, 1607/15 pair of ELs Rome to Florence, 1606 EL Lucca to Florence, intriguing 1660 EL from "S. Malo" to Hamburg (?) with very early Rouen Forwarding Agent's endorsement on the top flap, and 1698 EL from Marseilles to Livorno endorsed "Par Capne. Valentin". Good lot. (6 covers). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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82 |
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EUROPE: Selection inc. 1874 French registered cover (stamp with faults), useful vintage postal stationery inc. some unusual types, from Japan, Finland multi-franked parcel card (1916), Austria Lloyd "Semiramis" cancellation on 25h cover, WWII censored mail, etc. (Approx. 165 items). |
£75 |
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83 |
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EUROPE - VARIED 19th CENTURY COVERS INC. PRESTAMP, ETC.; c.1800-99 lot inc. disinfected mail (with 1829 EL from Cairo to France, 1860 E to Genoa with scarce French Paquebot "VATICAN" c.d.s., 1865 E from Bordeaux to San Francisco with 80c red, 1776 "VOIE DE MER/PAR MARSEILLE" mark, GB Sip Letters, 1810 E ex Cadiz with mention of advancing French forces, 1851 EL from Gibraltar to the tiny "Spike Island" (Ireland), etc. (39 covers). |
£140 |
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84 |
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FAR EAST: Ranges of c1950-80s covers from Commonwealth territories inc. Mauritius, Sarawak, North Borneo, Malaya & Hong Kong with good ranges of cancellations and frankings. Inspection recommended. (150+ items) |
£100 |
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85 |
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PACIFIC ISLANDS: Carton of covers from the 1970s onwards with good mix of philatelic, commercial & official items from Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Gilbert & Ellice,Niue, Penrhyn, Aitutaki, Norfolk, Kiribati, Christmas Island etc. showing a useful variety of frankings and cancellations. Inspection recommended. (approx. 200 items) |
£140 |
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86 |
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SOUTH ATLANTIC: Box with a fascinating range of predominantly post-1960 covers from BAT, Falklands, St. Helena, South Georgia & Tristan da Cunha. Largely philatelic with a number of FDC's but with a few commercial items noted. A wide range of frankings, postal markings & cachets in evidence. (Approx. 240). |
£260 |
| WORLD-WIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY |
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87 |
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STAMPLESS COVERS - SHIP LETTERS, EGYPT, ETC.; 1806-62 lot inc. 1844/9 pair with v. fine step-type "PENZANCE/SHIP LETTER" marks of very different sizes, 1862 EL to France "Via Suez" with blue "ST. DENIS/ILE DE REUNION" c.d.s., blue 1855 "ALEXANDRIA" British PO c.d.s., 1847-55 quartet with 2-ring French Alexandria c.d.s.'s, 1851/61 trio with Egyptian "POSTA EUROPEA" marks, red 1812 step-type "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER", etc. Good variety. (17 covers).
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£120 |
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88 |
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MISCELLANY: Shoe-box full of covers c1960s-80s with good variety of maritime marks inc. various paquebots and ships' cancellations, cachets etc. Also 1852 EL ex Canada with Liverpool Packet Letter d.s. and selection of PPCs showing ships inc. vintage. (approx. 150 items) |
£150 |
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89 |
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CANADA/U.S.A. - STAMPLESS TRANSATLANTIC MAIL INC. LETTER REF. "RED RIVER" EXPRESS, ETC.; 1819-50 covers inc. 1833 E from Newfoundland to GB with partly fine v. scarce step-type framed "POOLE/SHIP LETTER", 1838 red boxed downward step-type "SHIP LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (ex Canada?), Mar./Oct. 1839 EL from "Fort Colville" (in US but near Canadian border, way out west!) to "Hudson's Bay House, London" with long interesting contents about the beaver trade, etc. ("...1st [April]...the departure of the Express...to go by Red River...")1840 EL (4 letters written by family members on one sheet!) to GB "Pr. Britannia" unusually with red boxed London "PACKET LETTER", 1840s quartet to US ex Smyrna/Malaga, etc. (17 covers).
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£150 |
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90 |
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FAR EAST - PRESTAMP MAIL EX CANTON, MANILA & DUTCH EAST INDIES; Apr./Oct. 1843 E (printed Prices Current content) from "Canton" to London "[Per Ship] Oriental" charged "8" with fine downward step-type "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" across th join; long May/Sept. 1826 E from "Batavia" to London charged "9/4" with a v. fine step-type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" on the front; and 1846 EL from "Manila" to London "[Per Ship] Trio" with fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL" on the front. Good trio. (3 covers). |
£120 |
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91 |
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FINLAND & HOLLAND - WRECK MAIL EX S.S. BERLIN & S.S. HEIMDALLS; 1907 long front (stamp washed off) from GB (London) to Holland with v. fine scarce "BESCHADIGD DOOR RAMP/HARWICH BOOT" mark on the front; plus 1929 long env. (stamp washed off) from New York to Finland with printed Stockholm PO label ref. the recovery of this item form the wreck of the SS 'Heimdalls' near Vaxholm. Scarce pair. (2 items). |
£100 |
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92 |
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FRANCE - PAQUEBOTS, 'B.M.' etc: Group of cards & covers with french marks inc. Bordeaux-Buenos Ayres 'Ligne J' octagons (3), Colon-Bordeaux ex Martinique (1905), Marseille-Reunion 'Lignes U (2) & V (2)', Ligne N (2), two cards with boxed or oval 'BM' marks etc. (16 items) |
£100 |
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93 |
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FRANCE - CRASH & WRECK - S.S. LIBAN & RUSSIE "NAUFRAGE" MARKS; 1901/3 pair of stampless envs. (the first an official PO "VALEURS RECOUVREES" env.; the second has stamps washed off ex Biskra, Algeria) with v. fine red "NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE" and blue "NAUFRAGE DE LA LIBAN" marks. Scarce pair. (2 covers).
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£100 |
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94 |
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NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL AGENTS: 1885-1930 postcards with good variety of marks inc. fine N.I.POSTAGENT PENANG squared circle (1896) and two similar SINGAPORE items (one missing a stamp), cds type of Singapore (1885), s/l MARABAHAN, boxed & unboxed NED:INDIES/OVER/NAPELS (1885-6), fine NED-INDIE/FRANSCHE PAKKETE etc. (8 items) |
£60 |
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95 |
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PAQUEBOT & STEAMER MAIL: Scottish steamer mail cancellations inc. (1884) 'IONA STEAMER' transit cds, Greenock & Ardrishaig steamer cancellations IONA & COLUMBA (2) on 1906-07 PPCs depicting the steamers; also s/l PAQUEBOT on 1906 card with DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN/T.P.O. cds etc. (8 items) |
£100 |
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96 |
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PAQUEBOT MISCELLANY: Quantity of covers & cards with good variety of marks inc. Cape Colony OCEAN POST OFFICE cds (1907), Zanzibar E (1934) with Dar-es-Salaam paquebot cds, Sierra Leone (1951) with boxed POSTED ON STEAMER, Southampton 'MB' cds (1931), good variety of s/l paquebot marks etc. plus a qty of stamps with maritime cancellations. (120 approx. plus stamps)
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£150 |
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97 |
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PAQUEBOT, SHIP LETTERS etc.: Covers & cards with useful range of marks inc. red LIVERPOOL/SHIP cds (1902), Southampton ship letter cds (3), 'PAQUEBOT/PLYMOUTH cds (1909), Glasgow packet letter oval d.s. (2), RMSPC cachets (2), PAQUEBOT marks inc. unusual script type (Hong Kong), various ship cachets, Southampton & London 'MB', SEA P.O. cds (4) etc. Good lot. (32 items)
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£140 |
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98 |
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SOUTH AMERICA - STAMPLESS MAIL INC. SCARCE RED "PACKET LETTER/DEVONPORT"; 1829-51 covers ex Demerara (12; inc. Jan. 1840 scarce red "DEVONPORT/PACKET LETTER"; crease), Rio (8; inc. fine step-type "ROMNEY/SHIP LETTER", boxed "GB/1F60c" & fine blue step-type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER"), Montevideo (2 inc. 1859 double-oval d.s. to France), Pernambuco, Mexico, Bahia (2) & B. Ayres (2 inc. boxed "COLONIES/ART-18"). (28 covers). |
£120 |
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99 |
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SURINAME/VIA PLYMOUTH & UNRECORDED VIA CHERBOURG ROUTE MARKS: 1895 2½c postal stat. card uprated with 5c cancelled at Nieuw Nickerie, endorsed "per Curacao" & addressed to Germany; mainly fine strike of the scarce boxed "SURINAME/VIA/PLYMOUTH" mark nearby. Also 1913 5c postal stat. card (small faults) to Germany ex Paramaribo with a fine strike of the previously unrecorded large unframed "Via Cherbourg" route mark in violet. (2).
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£75 |
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100 |
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WEST INDIES - PRESTAMP SHIP LETTERS TO G.B. EX JAMAICA, ST. KITTS, BARBADOS, CUBA & HAITI; 1771-1860 covers mostly with Ship Letter marks, ex Jamaica (1771 "QDC" & v. fine 1776 "DEAL/SHIP LRE"), St. Kitts (1774; to Madeira, privately carried to London), Barbados (1801 oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/DEAL" & small 1838 blue framed Newhaven, Ct. "SHIP"), Haiti (Gravesend SL), and Cuba (5; 1826-60 with "SHIP LETTER" marks of "COWES", Liverpool, "KINGSBRIDGE" & Deal). Useful lot. (11 covers). PHOTO. |
£140 |
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101 |
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NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM EXHIBITION 1960 - PRESENTATION ALBUM: Limited edition (90 examples, of which this is No. 38) album containing 17 commemorative covers designed by Alan Robertson and mailed to overseas Packet Stations plus various other covers and illustrations together with a letter from Robertson to the original purchaser in the USA and four FDCs with special Greenwich cancellations. Rarely seen. (33 items)
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£100 |
| MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY |
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102 |
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MISCELLANY: Box of covers with WWII censored mail inc. Eire, 1940 Scottish inland mail with RAF censor & PC 66 tape (2), military, Naval & RAF censors inc. unusual RN 'Honour' E ex Karachi with airmail uprating cancelled by boxed PAQUEBOT, RAFPOST, Indian Army mail, substantial range of FPO covers through to the 1990s inc. Christmas Island (3) etc. Interesting lot. (150 approx.)
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£120 |
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103 |
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SECOND SIEGE OF COPENHAGEN, 1807: EL (small loss of text due to removal of seal) to London, written on board the 'Augustus Caesar' off Copenhagen (10. September 1807) three days after the capitulation of the Danish Fleet: I do not know what John Bull will say of this Expedition and capitalatien [sic] we are all here to a man Astonished at it after the obstinacy of the Danes..I am very pasel [sic] to the Island of Zealand...it is a pity to give it up to this Muleish set of Danes...The writer mentions putting the letter on board the sloop 'Falcon'; red Sheerness mileage mark. Scarce item from this action.PHOTO. |
£150 |
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104 |
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CRIMEAN WAR - 1854 ENVELOPE TO GALLIPOLI BEARING 6d & 10d: 1854 (April) An envelope from London to a Captain of the 88th Regiment at Gallipoli franked with cut quare 10d brown and 6d lilac (both cut into on one side) tied by London "19" numeral cancellations with oval framed "PD" in red below. The env is torn and creased. PHOTO.. |
£200 |
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105 |
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WORLD WAR I/II - MILITARY PARCEL POST ITEMS, "SECRET" CENSOR STAMP BOX, ETC.; Unusual c. 1914-40 lot inc. 1916 complete parcel wrapper to Amsterdam with KGV 1/- (2; perfins; faults) tied by unclear London c.d.s. having "WAR/POSTAL CENSOR/OFFICE" oval, scarce 2-ring "POSTAL /REGISTERED/ SECTION/ CENSORSHIP" & blue "PC" o.p. R label, Dec. 1915 small PO Notice ref. Parcels to the forces, 3 PO labels (green "EXPORTED ON DRAWBACK", red POW Food label & Returned parcel note), c. 1940 part small cardboard box with "SECRET/UNIT CENSOR STAMP/NO. 6160...TO BE KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY WHEN NOT IN ACTUAL USE/DESIGN A.7367"(!), and 1939 PO leaflet ref. mail to RAF. Scarce group. (7 items). |
£100 |
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106 |
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WWI BRITISH FORCES IN EGYPT: Useful group of covers & cards with military cds inc. attractive reg'd E with GB 2d stamp ex FPO GM2, APO SZ10, & SZ11 (2, one Mena Camp), various BAPO T & Z, boxed LUXOR CONVALESCENT DE[PT], chamfered box censor marks (2), IFPO No.29 with unusual quartered circle inspection mark in green, two prewar cards with MILITARY/POST OFFICE cds of Cairo & Alexandria etc. (21 items) |
£90 |
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107 |
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WWI - FRENCH MILITARY AVIATION: 1918 Cover with winged propeller motif ex Aérodrome de Longvic with cachet of '1er Groupe d'Aviation'; 1917 E from a trainee pilot at Étampes with Aviation school cachet; similar cachet (Chartres) on a PPC plus unusual Aviation Maritime cachet on card ex Salonica. (4 items) |
£50 |
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108 |
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WWII - MALAYA & NEW ZEALAND CENSORED MAIL: Group with 4 items to UK ex Malaya inc. two service covers (1940) franked for airmail with Naval or RAF censors. Also New Zealand 1940-41 eight covers to UK with differently- numbered censor marks and 2 further Es with NZAPOs 70 or 222. (14 items)
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£100 |
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109 |
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WWII MILITARY & CENSORED MAIL - EGYPT: Useful bundle of covers inc. good variety of censors with boxed & circular types, MPO, BPO & PREPAID c.d.s., British Army FPOs, Naval & RAF censors, bundle of 24 air letters ex Cairo etc. Inspection recommended. (49 items)
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£100 |
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110 |
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WWII - AIRGRAPHS: Well written-up display collection of airgraphs with original forms, examples classified by type and used from a wide range of areas inc. Canada, Ceylon, MEF, PAIFORCE, BNAF, CMF, E.Africa, India, S.Africa, S.Rhodesia & Tanganyika plus a few V-Mail items and an extensive specialised study of airgraph envelopes. Fine basis for development. (116 items)
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£150 |
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111 |
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WWII - EAST AFRICAN FORCES: Good group of service covers written up on leaves inc. EA/APO 2, 55 (Mariakani), 66 & 81 (Port Reitz)plus various other cds type inc. 'dumb' example, mostly Kenya but 1941 Somaliland E noted; good range of framed, numbered censors, s/l ON ACTIVE SERVICE etc. Inspection recommended. (16 items) |
£120 |
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112 |
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WWII - WRECK MAIL WITH "SALVED FROM THE SEA" CACHETS, ETC. - TO/VIA CANADA; 1940 envs. (4; 1 meter frank ex Canada & the others ex Canadax2 & Japan - latter via Vancouver to GB - with stamps washed off) all with purple "SALVED FROM THE SEA" (3) or boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER" marks; 3 ex sinking of SS Eros & the Japan cover ex wreck of SS Heian Maru. Scarce and attractive lot. (4 covers).
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£100 |
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113 |
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WWII - RARE BLITZ TEMPORARY POST OFFICE: 1941 (6 Aug.) censored envelope to Mexico thence redirected to the USA bearing KGVI 1⁄2d & 5d tied by two strikes of the circular "L.P.R./6 AUG 41/LONDON O.O./MOBILE P.O./No.1". Extremely scarce and particularly so to such an amazing destination! PHOTO. |
£150 |
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114 |
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WWII - INDIA COMMAND, AIRGRAPHS etc: 1944-45 Correspondence to Northallerton inc. 9 airgraphs, 20 air-letters etc. the latter with IFPO cancellations inc.174, 194 and the enigmatic 288; also 6 other airgraphs ( one an MEF Xmas pictorial) and three unused forms plus 5 other items. (43 items)
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£100 |
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115 |
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WWII - JAPANESE CARD EX MARIANAS: 2y Stationery card written in Japanese and with machine cancellation of 6.16.18 (16 June 1944); no censorship but 3-line h.s. 'APPROVED BY G-2/US Inf Div APO 27/c/o FM San Francisco Cal' - the 27th Infantry (APO 27) arrived on Saipan on the 16 June - this was probably a piece of confiscated mail processed by U.S. troops. Also two Japanese WWII period PPCs, one with cartoon soldier chopping fish. (3 items)
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£75 |
| AIRMAILS |
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116 |
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GROUP OF CHIEFLY CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICAN FIRST FLIGHT COVERS written-up on album leaves inc. 1927 Key West-Cuba and Cuba-Key West pair, 1929 Miami-Cristobal (2), 1929 Miami-Honduras per FAM 5 extension flight, 1929 Cristobal-Barranquilla, 1929 Cristobal-Cartagena, 1930 Curacao-Puerto Cabello, 1929 Miami-San Juan & return, 1929 Port-au-Prince-Santo Domingo, 1929 San Juan-Paramaribo 1929 Nassau-Miami per FAM 7, 1929 Captain Smye cover via first British acceptance for transmission over US airmail services for the Bahamas, 1929 cover commemorating the second anniversary of Lindbergh's Transatlantic flight, 1930 Maracaibo-Cristobal, 1930 Jamaica-USA via the first flight of the FAM 5 extension, 1930 Jamaica-Bahamas via the first flight of the FAM 5 extension, 1930 Jamaica-Canal Zone, 1933 England-Canal Zone per FAM 5 route, etc. (33 covers).
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£200 |
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117 |
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GROUP OF FAM 19 FFC'S PLUS A SELECTION OF COMMERCIAL CLIPPER COVERS: The fascinating range of FAM 19/Clipper covers inc. 1937 NZ-USA per first official despatch by the Pan-American survey flight, 1938 Auckland-Pago Pago per first official mail on survey flight for FAM 19, 1938 Auckland-San Francisco FFC, 1938 commemorative env. ex Hawaii-San Francisco via FAM 14 route, 1940 San Francisco- Canton Island per first flight of FAM 19, 1940 Los Angeles-Hawaii, 1940 Los Angeles-Noumea, 1940 Canton Island-Auckland per first flight of FAM 19, 1940 noumea-Auckland, 1940 Noumea-Honolulu, etc. (31).
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£180 |
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118 |
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INDIA: 1927-91 accumulation of covers flown to various destinations with a wide range of rates, adhesives and airlines represented (148 covers).
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£150 |
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119 |
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INDIA & CEYLON - WWII: Useful group of covers to UK (one to Iraq) with good variety of censor marks (12); also various military field-post items inc. IFPOs 75 & 113, MAG's Office, 'dumb' 267 & 367 cds, airgraphs (4) etc. In addition, six Ceylon covers inc.service & civilian mail with censorship. (31 plus a few stamps) |
£90 |
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120 |
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MALAYA: Group of 1930s air covers to Malaya inc. GB Imperial Airways (2) plus two ^d rated covers, 1937 Philippines with unusual PAR AVION/(SINGAPORE)/VIA AIR MAIL h.s., Brisbane-Pahang at 9d air rate, Shanghai-Singapore E endorsed 'By RAF Flying Boat' etc. (10 items) |
£90 |
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121 |
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ZEPPELIN MAIL - 1933 CHICAGO FLIGHT COVER: 1933 cover to the USA bearing Chicago Flight 2m bright blue plus Hindenburgf 25pf and 1926 Air 50pf showing a fine strike of the triangular commemorative pictorial cachet and endorsed "Via Graf Zeppelin/From Friedrichshafen, Germany, To Miami, Flo, USA". |
£75 |
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122 |
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ZEPPELIN MAIL etc.: 1934-35 Trio of covers to South America with frankings of GB 1/- & 2/6d stamps inc. Graf Zeppelin Xmas Flight cachet and red 'One Year...' h.s.; also 1937 KGV 9d franking on cover to Gambia by German airmail and 1936 Condor-Zeppelin E to UK ex Brazil. (5 items) |
£120 |
| AUTOGRAPHS |
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123 |
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CRICKET: A group of official autographed team sheets of English County Cricket teams (c1987-2000) comprising Essex (2, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire (2), Kent, Leicestershire (2), Northants., Notts., Sussex (2) & Worcestershire (2). A wealth of top names noted inc. Graham Gooch, Nasser Hussain, Mark Waugh, Jack Russell, Andrew Symonds, Courtney Walsh, Carl Hooper, Chris Lewis, Bobby Simpson, Curtly Ambrose, Allan Lamb, Imran Khan and Graeme Hick. (14 sheets). |
£120 |
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124 |
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CRICKET - OFFICIAL COUNTY HISTORIES OF NOTTS., SURREY & WORCESTERSHIRE with a total of over 200 signatures. Three tomes published by Helm containing a wide variety of signatures of current & former players of these three County Cricket Clubs. Many of the signatures are on the actual pages of the books and these have been augmented by a number of old-time players' signatures which have been "tipped in". Each volume appears to have had a couple of pages excised but the general condition is good. Signatures include Chris Cairns, W.W. Keeton, Harold Larwood, Derek Randall, Clive Rice, Reg Simpson & Daniel Vettori (Notts.), Alan & Mark Butcher, Adam & Ben Hollioake, Alec & Mickey Stewart (Surrey) and around 100 Past & Present Worcestershire players including such luminaries as Ian Botham, Basil D'Oliveira, Tom Graveney, Graeme Hick, Don Kenyon & Glenn Turner. (3 volumes, 200+ signatures). |
£120 |
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125 |
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OATES, CAPTAIN L.E.J.: 1901 3pp Letter written to his mother on Dominion Line note-paper on board the 'Canada' at Las Palmas, en route to join his regiment in South Africa - chatty letter, mentioning an encounter with Dr Smuts. Signed Yours very affectionately L.E.J.Oates. Also some family photographs of his mother & sisters. (5 items)
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£180 |
| EPHEMERA, MANUSCRIPTS, ETC. |
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126 |
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TWO CARTONS containing an interesting miscellany inc. various maps, guides, 19th century photographs,Imperial Service Order award (1954),1872 estate map of Colnbrook (Windsor), quantity of prints, old letters etc. Inspection necessary. (Qty)
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£100 |
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127 |
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BILLHEADS etc.: Large binder with extensive range of late Victorian billheads, many illustrated with predominantly agricultural machinery interest plus QV stationery cards (spiked) with similar theme, most addressed to Cornwall (Marazion Seed Merchant). Fascinating lot - inspection recommended. (Large qty)
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£150 |
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128 |
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MISCELLANY: Large carton containing 'Bibby's Annual' 1918 and 1920-22 (4), 'Holly Leaves' and similar from 1950s-'60s, good range of early 19th century newspapers with some unusual titles noted, various prints, maps, bill-heads, receipts, certificates, plus items with a Cambridgeshire interest etc. Inspection essential. (Qty) |
£140 |
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129 |
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LEVICK, G. MURRAY - SURGEON ON SCOTT'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION: Group of photos & papers linked with Levick, the Naval Surgeon who accompanied Scott's Expedition inc. fine mounted photograph c1910, 3 later portraits, medical papers and material linked to his foundation - The British Schools Exploring Society. (14 items) |
£150 |
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130 |
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ROYALTY: Large carton containing an interesting mix inc. c1910 Edward VII life & times part-work (complete), Holt 'Characters of the Kings & Queens of England' (1789, v.fine in leather binding), 1897 Jubilee Procession illustrated programme, 1902 Coronation ephemera inc. 'Mazzawattee Tea' chromo album, various newspapers, letters, prints etc. inspection recommended. (Qty) |
£140 |
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131 |
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VICTORIAN SCRAP-BOOK dated 1857 and containing watercolour & chalk pictures, prints, paper-lace cards etc. Also a fine example of an 1863 Licensed Victuallers' Almanack with wonderful advertisement interest, 2 glass lantern slides c1890 depicting a village postman and a knife-grinder, card game c1860 depicting views of English counties & towns (complete in case), fine gilt metal seal box, various coins, buttons military badges etc. A good lot. (Qty)
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£150 |
| PICTURE POSTCARDS |
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132 |
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THREE CARTONS with an extensive World-wide accumulation of unused & used cards from the 1950s onwards. An emphasis on the U.K. including comic, nudes & topographical. (Sev. 1,000's).
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£100 |
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133 |
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SHOE-BOX with miscellany of cards with better noted inc. good section of vintage hospitals & sanatoria (approx.50) with RP cards of wards etc., scarce set (6) of Royal Visit to the 1904 Bradford Exhibition, P.O. related themes etc. 9200 approx.) |
£100 |
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134 |
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COUNTRY/TOWN HOUSES: Box with a fascinating group of real photo cards depicting a wide range of country & urban houses. The former includes views of Alfreton Hall, Dinder Manor, Ingleby Hill, Kirklington Hall, Sudbury, etc. Mostly used. (150+).
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£100 |
| ADEN-BOMBAY SEA P.O. OVAL DATESTAMPS, 18 |
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135 |
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THE EARLIEST RECORDED SEA P.O. MARKING; BLUE OVAL D.S. OF 2nd VOYAGE; 10 June 1868 env. (roughly opened at right, just affecting stamp, with contents) from G.B. to Jullundur "Via Marseilles & Bombay" franked by G.B. 10d brown (wing m.; pl.1, scarce on cover - faults) tied by a "LANARK" duplex; backstamps include a very fine Type I blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE/30 6/*68*" d.s., which is the earliest recorded Aden/Bombay Sea Post Office mark, according to the July 2004 'India Post' article. This mark was applied on board the P&O SS 'Sumatra' on only the second voyage on which the Aden/Bombay Sea P.O. sorted mail. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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136 |
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EARLY PAIR OF RARE UNCODED 1st-TYPE OVAL DATESTAMPS ON WEST-TO-EAST COVERS; 29 July & 12 Aug. 1869 pair of envs. (with contents; some edge wear) to Jullundur, each franked by GB Pl.1 10d Browns (scarce on cover) tied by v. fine "LANARK/215" duplexes. Both have small blue uncoded "SEA POST OFFICE/*68*" datestamps; the first v. fine on the reverse, the second mostly fine but most unusually struck on the front beside the stamps. These 1st-Type uncoded oval marks are rare; they were only used for the first 3 months of the service. (2 covers). PHOTO. |
£200 |
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137 |
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EARLY PAIR OF "A"-CODE 1st-TYPE OVAL DATESTAMPS ON WEST-TO-EAST COVERS; Similar pair of 14 Oct. 1868 & 15 Sept. 1869 envs. (latter damaged at right) from this same correspondence to Jullundur, each franked by GB Pl.1 10d Brown (latter damaged) tied by Lanark duplexes, having mostly fine pale blue & very fine dark blue strikes of the small oval "SEA POST OFFICE/A/*68/9*" d.s. on the reverse. Good pair showing very different inks used on different voyages. (2 covers). PHOTO. |
£140 |
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138 |
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1st-TYPE "A"-CODE OVAL DATESTAMPS ON G.B.COVERS BEFORE & AFTER CLOSURE OF FRENCH ROUTE; 10 Dec. 1869 & 16 Dec. 1870 pair of envs. (some edge wear) from London to Bombay endorsed "Via Marseilles" and "Via Southampton" and so franked with 1/- green + 1d Red or 4d vermilion Pair (pl.11) + 1d Red all tied by London duplexes; the 1s-1d and 9d rates; both with partly fine blue oval 1st-Type "SEA POST OFFICE/A" d.s.'s on the reverse (different shades of blue ink). (2 covers).
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£120 |
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139 |
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EARLY PAIR OF "B"-CODE 1st-TYPE OVAL COVERS + RARE CANCELLATION USAGE; 9 Sept. 1868 & 7 Apr. 1869 pair of envs. (with contents; both with tears and faults at right affecting stamps) from Lanark/Edinburgh to Jullundur "Via Marseilles & Bombay" franked by GB 10d Browns (the first partly torn away; the other with cut wing margin), having very fine small blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE/B" datestamps on the reverse for 30 Sept. 1868 (earliest recorded date for this "B" code) and 18 Apr. 1869. Good pair. Plus rare off-cover India QV 8pi lilac cancelled only by 50% fine strike of the "SEA POST OFFICE/B/* 7[?] *" Type I small oval datestamp. (2 covers + 1 stamp). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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"B"-CODE 1st-TYPE OVAL DATESTAMPS ETC. ON 1s-1d & 1/- RATE COVERS EX G.B. TO INDIA; Oct. 1868 env. to Madras with GB 1/- green + 1d Red tied by v. fine "BATH/53" duplexes with unclear but early blue oval Type 1 d.s. on back; plus similar 1869/70 pair ex Edinburgh to Calcutta with the same 1/- + 1d frankings having very fine "C"-code blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE" backstamps in very different shades of blue ink, and an Apr. 1871 env. to Lahore (redirected) with GB 6d mauve pair tied by fine "LEAMINGTON/444" duplexes with faint strike of the oval d.s. (code unclear). Varied condition. (4 covers).
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£150 |
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"C" & "D" CODED 1st-TYPE OVAL DATESTAMPS ON COVERS EX G.B. TO INDIA; 1869 & 1871 envs. (former with bad faults and stamps cut off; latter fine) each from GB (latter with 1/- green tied by London duplex) to Jullundur/Bombay with very fine and mostly very fine small blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE/C" datestamps on the reverse; plus similar Feb.Dec. 1870 trio (two with stamps cut off; the third with one of the two stamps - a fair 1/- green - still in place) ex Scotland all with mostly very fine strikes of the "D"-code mark in varying shades of blue ink. (5 covers).
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£120 |
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"E"-CODE 1st-TYPE OVAL DATESTAMPS ON G.B. 9d/10d SINGLE-FRANKING COVERS TO INDIA; 30 Sept. 1868 env. (faults at left; with contents) to Jullundur with GB 10d Brown (slightly rubbed perfs. at right but scarce on cover) tied by fine Lanark duplex, having a very fine bright blue small oval "SEA POST OFFICE/E/12-10/*68*" d.s. (Earliest Known Date for this code) on the reverse; plus similar 5 Apr. 1871 env. (closed tears) to Bombay with GB 9d Straw (small letters; scarce on cover) tied by a fine "BIGGLESWADE/71" duplex, having an equally v. fine strike of the same "E"-code d.s. (but different size lettering and colour; closed tear) on the reverse. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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RARE "F2-CODE 1st-TYPE OVAL DATESTAMPS ON 1s-1d & 9d RATE COVERS EX G.B. TO INDIA; 13 Nov. 1868 env. (minimal wear) to Bombay with GB 9d Straw (pl.4) tied by fine Dublin duplex and 9 Sept. 19=869 env. (faults) to Calcutta with GB 1/- green (faults) & 1d Red tied by Edinburgh duplexes, each with mostly very fine (tho' both slightly overstruck) small blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE/F" datestamps (differing shades and sizes of lettering) on the reverse PHOTO. |
£140 |
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2nd-TYPE LARGE OVAL "SEA POST OFFICE" DATESTAMPS - CODES A, B, C, E & F - ON MAIL EX ADEN/G.B. TO INDIA; Dec. 1872 stampless env. with fine blue "ADEN CANTONMENT" c.d.s. and range of 1871/3 covers from GB to India (5 with single 1/- Green frankings, 2 with 3d Rose-redx3, and one with 6d Brown) all with mostly v. fine large oval "SEA POST OFFICE/[Butterfly motif]" datestamps on the reverse, codes "A"(2), "B"(3), "C"(1), "E" (part E) & "F"(2). Good study. (9 covers). |
£200 |
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EARLY EAST-TO-WEST USAGES OF THE 2nd-TYPE OVAL DATESTAMPS ON MAIL EX INDIA TO ITALY; 1871/2 trio of covers (mostly fine) to Ancona(2) or Turin franked by India 8as + 4pi or 4as + 8pi all tied by Bombay/Ellichpoor duplexes (the two to Ancona also with firm's cachets); all with nearly fine or v. fine strikes of the large 'Butterfly Motif" "SEA POST OFFICE" 2nd-Type oval datestamps on the reverse, coded "D"(2) or "E". Rare trio; the "D"-code mark (5 Sept. 1871) is the Earliest Recorded Aden/Bombay Sea P.O. mark of any kind known on an East-to-West cover. Plus stamps-removed 1872 EL from Bombay to GB with very fine strike of the same blue "B"-code 2nd-Type mark. (4 covers). PHOTO. |
£150 |
| ADEN-BOMBAY SEA P.O. GRID CANCELS, 1871- |
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RARE 10-BAR SHIP's GRID CANCEL USED ON S.S. KHEDIVE WITH "D"-CODE 2nd-TYPE OVAL BACKSTAMP; Attractive 21 Oct. 1871 mourning env. from Bombay (red "Pier P.O."? c.d.s. on side-flap) to Edinburgh "[Via] Brindisi" franked by India 8as red & 4as green each tied by green oval firm's cachet but also both cancelled by very fine rare Aden/Bombay Sea P.O. 10-bar grid cancels in black, having a mostly v. fine dark blue "Butterfly"-motif "SEA POST OFFICE/D" d.s. on the side-flap. Exhibition Item; very few covers are recorded with the Indian stamps cancelled on the Sea P.O. itself. PHOTO. |
£200 |
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RARE 10-BAR SHIP's GRID CANCEL USED ON SS SIMLA WITH "F"-CODE 2nd-TYPE OVAL BACKSTAMP; Fine 31 May 1872 env. from Bombay (fine red "BOMBAY APOLLO PIER" c.d.s. backstamp) to Glasgow "[Via] Brindisi" franked by India 8as red & 4as green each tied by blue firm's cachet and also by very fine rare 10-bar Ship's own grid-cancels of the Sea Post Office, having a very fine large blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE/F" d.s. on the reverse. Rare usage of the Aden/Bombay Sea P.O.'s own cancellation. Seldom seen. Exhibition Item. PHOTO. |
£200 |
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RARE 9-BAR SHIP's GRID CANCEL USED ON S.S. THIBET WITH RARE "F"-CODE 3rd-TYPE D.S. ON COVER TO FRANCE; 7 Feb. 1876 env. (closed tears in places but attractive) from Bombay (fine "WELLINGTON PIER/8.DES" c.d.s. on back) to St. Jean de Luz "Voie de Brindisi" franked by India 2as orange & 4as green on the front plus pair of 1⁄2a blue on the reverse, all cancelled by v. fine small 9-bar Sea P.O. square grids; the pair of the reverse tied by French arrival c.d.s., with a mostly v. fine black Type 3 "SEA/POST OFFICE" c.d.s. (with the rare "F" code) alongside. Remarkable usage of this rare Sea P.O. ship's cancel on a 3-colour franking cover to France. PHOTO. |
£200 |
| THE ADEN-BOMBAY "SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S. |
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THE FIRST "SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S.'s - TYPE 3 MARKS ON MAIL TO/FROM EUROPE, EGYPT & THE U.S.; 1873-86 study of covers/cards (40 + 1 piece) from India to Europe (32 + 1 piece) or from Europe to India (7) all with mostly very fine strikes of the year-less "SEA/POST OFFICE" c.d.s's (Type 3; the first of the circular format datestamps) with codes A, B, C, D, E & F; including several examples of each letter. Excellent range of mostly Indian QV frankings with several to France, some to the USA, a group to Cairo (some with scarce Bombay "B B B" roller cancels, etc. Varied condition but mostly attractive hand-picked items. (40 covers + 1 piece.) PHOTO. |
£300 |
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THE SECOND "SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S.'s - TYPE 4 MARKS ON MAIL TO/FROM EUROPE & N. AMERICA; 1884-91 study of covers/cards (26, inc. 4 addressed TO India/Burma) all with the first year-dated Type 4 "SEA/POST OFFICE" datestamps, coded "A", "B", "C" (scarce), "D", "E" & "F". GB covers noted inc. 5d Dull Green pair of 21⁄2 lilac, Hoster machine on 5d Jubilee, 1897 usage of the 2d brown PC and 1891 usage of the 1d brown PC (uprated with 1d lilac to "Bhamo, Burmah"; latest recorded date for Type 4; 22 June 1891); India covers all QV frankings/P. Stat. inc. items to Canada, Italy, Germany, France, etc. Good study. (27 covers). PHOTO. |
£200 |
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THE THIRD "SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S.'s - THE TYPE 5 THIMBLE-SIZE MARKS ON MAIL TO/FROM INDIA; 1886-91 study of covers/cards (29) from India (22) and to India (10) from/to Europe and the USA, with codes "[blank]", "A", "B", "C", "D" "E" & "F" with small and large letterings where recorded. Items noted inc. 1887 regd. to US, 1890 regd. to Denmark with scarce 12as purple on red, GB 2d Brown PC, pretty uprated India ½a green P. Stat. env. with ½a(2) + 9pi(2), 1889 Belgium regd., and 1888 env. to GB with French 25c tied by v. fine "LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No.5" octagonal d.s. Good variety. (30 covers).
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£140 |
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THE 4th & 5th "SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S. DESIGNS - TYPES 6 (SCARCE) & 7 - ON COVERS; 1886-91 group of only 5 covers/cards with the scarce '3-letter month' Type 6 c.d.s.'s, inc. 1887 code "B" on India env. to the USA, 1887/8 pair of India PCs to US/GB with "F" & "B" codes, 1887 'Sandbach' env. to India (redirected to Kashmir) with 5 1d Lilacs with "B" code, and stamp-removed 1887 usage of the Hungary 5h PC to Calcutta with "B" code; scarce group. Plus 1891-1905 lot with the Type 7 fleuron-device marks (37) inc. codes "A" (the various types identified), "B" (the types identified), and "C" (varied types); items in the Type 7 group inc. 1893 to Switzerland, ingoing British Guiana 1902, stampless OHMS GB 1896 env. with scarce "VIA BRINDISI" 2-line datestamp, covers to the US, uprated P. Stat. PCs, & Colombia PC. Mostly v. fine (esp. the Type 7 'Fleuron' marks). (42 covers). |
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THE BALANCE OF THE TYPE 7 "FLEURON" SEA POST OFFICE C.D.S. COLLECTION; 1891-1905 covers/cards all sent from India to USA (14), Europe (44) & GB (19) with varied frankings, but all with 'Fleuron-device' Type 7 "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s. backstamps with the various codes and types. Items noted inc. rare 1905 env. to USA with two different Sea P.O. c.d.s.'s (v. fine Type 7, code "C" and partly fine Type 8 code "C") which is a rare combination on the one cover, and an 1896 env. regd. to Russia. Good nucleus for expansion. (77 covers). |
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RARE CANCELLATION USAGES OF TYPE 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S.'s - POSTED ON BOARD + SECONDARY USE; Remarkable long Mar. 1905 env. (slightly reduced) to USA franked by India KEVII 4as+2as(6)+1a+1⁄2a all very feebly cancelled by Tisri "B" ovals and so also all tied by mostly fine strikes of the Type 8 "C"-code "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s.'s (5) matching the backstamp; rare thus. Plus five 1902/5 PPC's (2 with faults) to GB with single India 1a (4) or 3pix4 all tied by mostly very fine Type 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s.'s alone - codes "A"(2) or "B"(3) - 2 written from "Aden", one from "Bombay" and two in transit - ex SS China (2), Arcadia (2) & unknown. Rare lot; these early c.d.s.'s were not normally used for cancellation duties. (6 covers). PHOTO. |
£120 |
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THE FINAL "SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S.'S - TYPE 8 MARKS USED AS BACKSTAMPS; The neatly mounted & written-up display collection of 1895-1908 covers/cards to (3) and from (24) India all with hand-picked (mostly very fine) strikes of the various Type 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" backstamps (codes A, B & C), inc. ingoing covers from Austria, G.B. & Egypt. All relevant P&O ships are identified. Good lot. (27 covers). |
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TYPE 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" DATESTAMPS USED ON COVERS TO NORTH AMERICA & THE CONTINENT; c.1895-1908 covers/cards with the whole range of Type 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" backstamps, all sent from India; addressed to Canada (2), USA (23), Belgium (7), Bosnia, Crete, France (17), Germany (10), Holland, Hungary (3), Italy, Sweden (3), Switzerland (3) & Turkey. Good variety suitable for further study. (73 covers). |
£140 |
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TYPE 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" DATESTAMPS USED ON MAIL FROM INDIA TO G.B.; c.1895-1908 covers/cards with varied frankings/cancellations, all having "SEA-POST-OFFICE" or "SEA POST OFFICE" Type 8 c.d.s. backstamps. Large range of codes and lettering types. (128 covers). |
£120 |
| THE ADEN-BOMBAY INTAGLIO & "BRIDGE" C.D. |
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THE VERY RARE INTAGLIO "SEA POST OFFICE/E" DATESTAMP; 6/13 May 1890 envelope back (slightly reduced) that was presumably addressed to Sehore, having "SOHAGPUR" & "SEHORE" c.d.s.'s as well as a very fine strike of the extremely rare black Intaglio "SEA POST OFFICE/E/6 MY" mark (5 examples known) used only on a single round voyage of the P&O SS 'Assam' in 1890. Arguably the most elusive of all the Sea P.O. markings. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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THE RARE "A SET", "B SET" & "C SET" 'BRIDGE' DATESTAMP CANCELLATIONS (TYPE 9); 1905/7 trio of PPCs with India 1a or 1⁄2a (latter posted from Aden to India) tied by mostly fine "A SET" (May 1907; ex Aden), off-edge "B SET", and very fine "C SET" Type 9 c.d.s.'s; plus 5 1905/6 pieces with KEVII 1⁄2a, 1a (4), 2as (2) or 4as (2) all tied by fine to v. fine strikes of the "A SET" (2) or "C. SET" (3) marks. Scarce group; the PPCs written/posted on board P&O SS Egypt, Persia & Oriental. (3 cards + 5 pieces). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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THE "SEA-POST-OFFICE/BOMBAY-ADEN" 'BRIDGE'-TYPE DATESTAMP (TYPE 10) COLLECTION; 1906-14 covers/cards with a good range of these scarce c.d.s. marks; from India to GB (13), USA, Belgium (3) & Switzerland; also mail to India from Bavaria, Austria, Canada, and GB (2); plus 1909 env. from Persia to GB and two "PAQUEBOT" cards to India with GB frankings (Port Taufiq & Suez). Good variety. (25 covers). |
£150 |
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