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WEST INDIES:The exceptional mint and used collection housed in seven albums with a large number of miniature sheets inc. good sections of Antigua, Antigua Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba inc the scarce 1956 8c to 5p mounted mint and 1965 3c to 13c unmounted mint & used. Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,Jamaica, Nevis, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent and Turks & Caicos. The quality is mostly fine and contains some selected used examples. (Many 100's). |
£600 |
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162 |
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WORLD-WIDE - COILS: 1965 3d a horizontal strip of twelve with coil join and coil end attached. British Honduras 1962 1c, 5c & 10c horizontal strips of our with central coil joins. 1935 1d two horizontal strips of six with coil ends (one detached). S. Africa 1961 ½c a horizontal coil strip of twenty six. All are unmounted mint.
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£60 |
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163 |
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WORLD-WIDE MISCELLANY INC USA DUCK AND CONSERVATION/PERMIT STAMPS: The interesting selection of mostly unmounted stamps/labels inc examples issued by GB The Wildlife Habitat Trust, Australian Wetlands Conservation, Canadian Habitat Conservation, Irish Habitat Conservation, N. Z. Game Bird Habitat and a selection (Some duplication) of USA duck stamps mostly of the period 1980-98. Also some interesting USA . Wildlife Federation labels. (Few 100's).
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£80 |
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164 |
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WORLD-WIDE BALANCE COLLECTION OF STAMPS AND COVERS: Four cartons with the extensive collection of covers & cards housed in ten binders. Also a miscellaneous accumulation of stamps in a stockbook (general, non-Avian thematics, etc.). A clean & highly appealing lot which includes some useful covers and a number of Colonial definitive sets on cover. (Qty.).
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£250 |
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165 |
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BIRD PRINTS 1905 A selection of sixteen prints in sunken frames (... x ....) of British Birds comprising Lesser Whitethroat, Meadow Pipit, Hedge Sparrow, Nightingale, Alpine Accentor, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Marsh Tit, White's Thrush, Bearded Reedling, Crested Tit, Blue Headed Wagtail, Fieldfare, Tawny Pipit, Rock Pipit, and Richard's Pipit. A good lot, ideal for framing.PHOTO |
£160 |
| ALBUMS, PHILATELIC ACCOUTREMENTS, ETC. |
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166 |
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THREE CARTONS with the varied accumulation of accoutrements including empty albums & stockbooks, perf. gauges, tweezers, mounting strips and a number of Gibbons sectional catalogues including the elusive and highly sought after South America. (Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT. |
£60 |
| MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WIDE POSTAL HISTORY |
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167 |
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CARTON with the early to modern Foreign accumulation inc. much Germany & Italy. Much commercial mail noted. (200+). |
£75 |
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168 |
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SMALL BOX with the early to modern eclectic accumulation (largely G.B.) from a few pre-stamp items to modern day philatelic covers. More unusual things include 1932 cover with large triangular cachet depicting the 250th Anniversary of William Penn's departure for the USA from Deal, 1933 illustrated envelope commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the sailing of the Ark & the Dove for Maryland, 1960 PPC of Capri signed by Gracie Fields, etc. (Approx. 150). |
£75 |
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169 |
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MISCELLANY: Three cartons containing a huge array of covers inc. GB FDCs with earlier items noted, bundle of Spanish Civil War mail, commercial & philatelic material inc. better British Empire (Falklands & Hong Kong noted) etc. Inspection recommended. (Large qty) |
£200 |
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170 |
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MISCELLANY: Carton with interesting mix inc. US 'Wells Fargo' 3c cover with fine blue h.s. of the Aurora express office c1860s, bundle of used / unused UK greetings telegrams, various postage due covers, 1961 UK cover 'eaten by snails', 1d Lilac perfins etc. (Qty) |
£100 |
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171 |
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MISCELLANY in binder inc. useful Pacifics (a couple of Tonga Tin Can Mail covers noted), Austria, Lebanon, sundry items with instructional marks, etc. (Approx. 60 items). |
£75 |
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172 |
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MISCELLANY: Napoleonic Switzerland - fine '99/GENEVE' with 'Prefet/dept. du Léman' h.s. on E to Paris, USA 2c 'Black Jack' on c1865 New York local cover, 1942 stamped newspaper wrapper ex Belgian Congo to USA, c1890 Persian local E with 5ch stamp cancelled by single-ring TEHERAN cds, other items ex Romania, Belgium, Greece, Germany etc. (26 items) |
£100 |
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173 |
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MISCELLANY inc. 1855 small neat env. from Brussels to Edinburgh bearing 20c & 40c adhesives, 1858 cover ex Heidelberg with triangular "FR./1F 76c" accountancy mark, G.B. T.P.O. covers from the 1950's, reply half of uprated G.B. 2d postal stationery card correctly used from Luxemburg to Scotland in 1959 and sundry cancellations on pieces. (12 covers + the said pieces).
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£50 |
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174 |
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MISCELLANY: Group of vintage PPCs with cancellation interest with paquebot marks inc. fine Gibraltar cds and various s/l and machine types (8), censors (3) inc. unusual boxed type on GB card (1915), two cards 'returned to sender', two more ex Constantinople, UK cancellations inc squared circles, fine Church Eaton (Stafford) rubber, unusual dumb 'X' etc plus WWI cards mainly from BAOR. (51 items)
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£75 |
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175 |
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MISCELLANY: Small box of covers with emphasis on GB & Commonwealth inc. bundle (33) KGVI - QEII Gilbert & Ellice Islands with range of cancellations and similar bundle (21) of Solomon Islands covers, 1935 Penang airmail E, New Zealand, Fiji, GB (airmail postcards noted) etc. Also ranges of stamps on cards inc. Gibraltar, NZ, S.Africa etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty) |
£150 |
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176 |
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MISCELLANY: Small carton with interesting range of mainly modern material inc. Falkland Islands 1982 Argentinian covers plus fine (1996) MISSENT TO /FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1965-71 Rhodesia group inc. 'Independence' set on FDC and large 'Official Paid' E (1965) to UK with GB 5/- (2) & 10/- dues, good range of commercial covers inc. Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea & Swaziland etc. Worth inspection. (Qty)
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£120 |
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177 |
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AUSTRALASIA: The selection of commercial & philatelic mail inc. useful ranges of New Zealand inc. 1906 PPC with Christchurch 1d adhesive tied by Exhibition cancellation (additional uncancelled Exhibition label depicting Richard Seddon), 1935 Silver Jubilee set on FDC, Papua 1938 (6 Sept.) air set on FDC to England, Australian FDCs, etc. (Approx. 80).
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£150 |
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178 |
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DISINFECTED MAIL: Collection of covers ex Gibraltar to Spain, UK, Netherlands or Italy c1828-32, all showing disinfection slits and a degree of discoloration, two with curved GIBRALTAR h.s., one with forwarding endorsement routed to Lisbon via Falmouth (!), another endorsed 'Per Meteor' and a third with weakish strike of the San Rocco lazarette h.s. (Livorno). (10 items) |
£150 |
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179 |
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EARLY LETTERS - 16th CENTURY 'CORSINI' LETTER SENT FROM ANTWERP TO LONDON; Very fine 24 Apr. 1595 EL (in Italian) from "Anversa" (Italian for Antwerp) to London addressed "A Mi. Barto. Corsini in Londra" with the "P[er] Q[uest]a" annotation at lower left, which has had varied interpretations but in our opinion means "by/with this", similar to "These [be delivered]". Scarce so fine.PHOTO |
£120 |
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180 |
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EARLY LETTERS - 16th CENTURY 'CORSINI' LETTER FROM ROUEN TO LONDON; Fine 29 Nov. 1698 EL from "Roane" (Italian for Rouen) written (in Italian) by "Pandolfo Cenami" addressed "Al Magri. Siri. Bartolomeo Corsini. Londra"; unusually without a seal but with clear indentation of string on front which may indicate securing with a tied silk string. PHOTO |
£100 |
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181 |
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EARLY LETTERS - 16th CENTURY 'CORSINI' LETTER FROM COLOGNE TO LONDON; 12 Dec. 1599 EL (minor ink-etching and print-through affects address) from "Colonia" (Italian for Cologne) - probably relating to the carrier business of the late Mathia Lederer (whose company carried goods over the Brenner Pass between Vienna and Italy) - addressed "A Mri Isri. Barthalomeo Corsini in Londra", and unsealed. PHOTO |
£100 |
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182 |
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EASTERN EUROPE: Interesting group of stampless covers inc. Bulgaria c1870-80 (14), Poland with s/l AUGUSTOW and 3 others, 1875 Budapest E with fine oval 'M.K. POSTA/IGAZGATOSAGTOI/BUDAPESTEN h.s.,1831 E with fine red ST:VEIT etc. Unusual lot. (20 items)
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£100 |
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183 |
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EUROPE: Pre-stamp miscellany inc. GB 1825 Free E franked by Admiral St Vincent, London crossed circle inspector's h.s. on INDIA letter, France inc. fine red COLONIES/PAR LE HAVRE on 1823 E e NEW YORK, rural mail etc. Italian states inc. three 'Cavallini' letter sheets with different values (reprints?) and a quantity of official covers with cachets and town h.s.; also two ELs ex Tunis to Malta, 1853-56 with '1d' or '5' charge etc. (39 items) |
£120 |
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184 |
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FORWARDING AGENTS - EARLY LETTER ROUTED VIA FRANCE TO LILLE, POSSIBLY DUE TO WAR OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE; 4 Apr. 1690 EL from "Londres" to "Lille" charged "6" because sent under cover (due to War?) to Paris and posted there with an early Forwarding Agent's endorsement - "Per addresse de Vanderluen & Fendi de amis, Paris 17 Apl 1690" - on the flap. Very fine. PHOTO |
£200 |
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185 |
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GIBRALTAR/HELIGOLAND: Group of PCs with 1882-84 trio of Foreign Post cards ex Heligoland to Germany (2) or England, 1896 Gibraltar 10c red postal stationery card "Per P & O Steamer Carthage" to London with s/l "TOO LATE" and a group of nineteen early PPCs of Gibraltar (largely in colour). A useful miscellany. (23). |
£75 |
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186 |
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OVERPRINTS ON G.B.: Binder with the interesting collection of covers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Levant, M.E.F. & Morocco Agencies inc. Bahrain 1948 ½a to 5r on FDC registered to Sussex plus FDC of the 10r on 10/- to the same address, Levant KEVII 1pi on 2½d on 30 Jan. 1913 cover to London, 1913 (16 July) KGV 1pi on 2½d (2) on cover registered to London, 1920 GB KGV 2d & 2½d on cover registered ex Constantinople to London, Morocco Agencies KEVIII French & Spanish Currency issues on two plain FDC's to London & New York, M.E.F. 1943 1d to 2/6d on plain FDC , 1948 RSW FDCs from Tangier (3, one illustrated), Kuwait 1951 (3 May) plain FDC of the KGVI definitive set to 10r on 10/- blue plus 1955 (23 Sept.) FDCs (2) of the 2r, 5r & 10r Castles, sundry other 1950s FDCs, etc. (37). |
£300 |
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187 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY - BRITISH AFRICA: A group of Postal Stationery cards from British Colonies in Africa comprising 1897 Gold Coast QV 1d red card to London, 1892 Lagos 1½d brown card to London with a good variety of postal markings inc. "RETURNED LR OFFICE/LONDON", ,1895/98 Niger Coast Protectorate 1d red cards to the U.K. (2, latter with Bonny River c.d.s.), 1894 Oil Rivers 1d red card ex Brass River to Manchester & KEVII Southern Nigeria 1d red with handstruck "SPECIMEN". (6). |
£75 |
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188 |
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ROYALTY/ROYAL TOURS: The selection of Royalty related covers inc. 1934 KGV Royal Tour of South Africa commemorative cancel tying 3d blue, a similar cancellation tying ½d block of four to 18 Feb. 1934 cover, 1939 "TRAIN ROYAL" & "ROYAL TRAIN" c.d.s. cancellations on covers with U.S. & Canadian adhesives respectively, 1939 cover bearing Newfoundland 5c Coronation tied by double-ring "ROYAL LANDING" d.s., 1947 Royal Tour of Southern Rhodesia cover, 1953 Lundy cover commemorating the Coronation of QEII, a selection of other QEII Coronation covers, etc. (Approx. 65 items). |
£75 |
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189 |
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SCANDINAVIA: Interesting group of stampless covers inc. good range of 1860s Swedish town cds with Halmstad, Orebro, , Carlstad, Skofde, Christianstaad & Jonkoping, some with additional local delivery charge; also Denmark RINGKJOBING on E to Viborg, WWII British FPO 306 cds with RAF censor etc. (12 items) |
£90 |
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190 |
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SPANISH AMERICA: Study of pre-stamp s/l town marks of Argentina & Bolivia on various covers & fronts c1820-50 inc. CORENTES, COCHABAMBA (2 different), COTAGAITA (blue), PAZ (2 different with two different '2' h.s.),CHUQUISACA, TARIJA (TUPISA arrival on reverse), BUENOS AYRES (3 different), CORDOBA, SALTA (2) & third example in black. Uncommon material. (15 items) |
£200 |
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191 |
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TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: Interesting group of 19th century covers inc. 1852 E to UK ex Tobago with m/s '1/-', 1803 EL ex 'St Mary's' with weak s/l JAMAICA, three different LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER marks 1827-41 ex New York inc. one from a Welsh emigrant, Havana FAC on 1867 E , trio 1835-40 with different Cuba s/l town marks etc. (11 items) |
£120 |
| WORLD-WIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY |
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192 |
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NAVAL ALBUM: Blue suede presentation album (covers slightly curled) containing a record of the 1922-23 cruise of the British Special ServiceSquadron 'showing the flag' around the world - with map, introduction and photographs of King George V, Admirals Jellicoe, Field & Brand, HMS 'Hood', 'Repulse', 'Delhi', 'Danae', 'Dragon', 'Dauntless' & 'Adelaide' with their respective captains and extensive views of the tour inc. West, South & East Africa, India, China, Australia, NZ, Fiji, Hawaii, B.Columbia, USA, Panama, S.America, W.Indies. Canada etc. plus 'crossing the line' ceremony, native views etc. Many unusual and animated photographs in v.fine condition. (385 photographs)
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£200 |
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193 |
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COSTIERA & TRIPCOVITCH LINES: Very fine 1923 E to the USA with four-colour franking cancelled by three fine strikes of the scarce large Costiera Line cachet of the "Moschena"; also a substantial group of covers & cards with Tripcovitch Line cancellations inc. 1920s Roma & Venezia (2), Napoli (1894), Principessa Mafalda, Raffaele Rubattino, Conte Biancamano, Conte Rosso, Saturnia, Esperia, Regina Margherita, Umberto I, Marco Polo, Elba, Cristoforo Colombo, Argentario, etc. (29 items plus sundry postcards). |
£200 |
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194 |
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FALMOUTH PACKET MAIL - DIVERSION OF INCOMING MAIL TO IRELAND: 1840 (26 Oct.) EL per Packet "Skylark" from Havana to London with m/s "2/3"via Cove & Dublin. Due to adverse weather conditions the "Skylark" was forced to land at Cove. Bad weather and adverse winds occasionally forced homecoming Falmouth Packets to unload their mails at Irish ports (two-thirds of these were routed via the port of Cove). PHOTO |
£240 |
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195 |
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GIBRALTAR SHIP LETTERS: Group of covers, 1851-56, addressed to the UK, France, Netherlands or Malta all with fine strikes of the three-line GIBRALTAR/[date]/SHIP LETTER h.s. in blue or green ink (one overstruck by boxed Liverpool ship letter mark. Interesting lot. (6 items) |
£180 |
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196 |
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"SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" C.D.S. ON PPCs TO CHINA: 1900 (4 Dec.) PPC ex Temesvar (Hungary) to Tsingtau (China) franked with Hungarian 1900-04 1f, 2f, 3f & 4f adhesives and with a very good strike of the "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG/C/DE 30/00" c.d.s. (Webb 4) plus a large part strike of the "SHANGHAI/DEUTSCHE POST" c.d.s. at the right. Also 1907 PC ex Berne to Kiayingchow via Swatow with 5c green adhesive just tied by a good strike of the Webb type 4 c.d.s. (2). |
£120 |
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197 |
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SPAIN, 1715-36: Correspondence carried between Cadiz and Marseille, endorsed with the names of various ships and their captains (1731-36); also 1715 EL from Cadiz to Lille endorsed 'dandalousie' and with '16'[deniers] charge.(12 items) |
£120 |
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198 |
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SWEDEN: An interesting group of covers & cards, c1830-33 with maritime cancellations inc. 1881 card with fine "POSTKUPEEXPEDITION" No. 5 c.d.s., Turku-Abo pictorial c.d.s. (1913-28, 3), pictorial "POSTI POSTI" h.s. (2), types of "FRAN OUTLANDET" s/l mark/cancellation, "Laivakirje/Paquebot" (1913-34), scarce "Ulkomaalta/Fran outlandet" cancellation (1907), etc. (24 items). |
£90 |
| MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY |
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199 |
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BATTLE OF THE BOYNE, BATTLE OF BEACHY HEAD & THREATENED INVASION OF DEVON - CONTEMPORARY NEWS LETTER; Remarkable 26 July 1690 EL (minor internal faults; large part typed transcript included) from London with fair Bishop Mark and fine "GC" in diamond General Post RH mark on the flap; addressed to "...Rupera, Leave this at Mr. Bassett's at ye Green Dragon in Newport in Monmouthshire in Wales" and charged "3[d]". The contents give important news of recent events in Ireland and in the War of the Grand Alliance between Anglo-Dutch forces and the French; specific mention is made of the aftermath of the 1st July 1690 Battle of the Boyne; "Athlone is taken by storme & all put to ye sword [that] they found in arms, with ye losse of only 300 men. The towne of Waterford hath also surrendered." There is news of a feared French invasion of Devon near Torbay; "...16 French vessels, appearing to be gallyes, come to an anchor near Torbay,...also in sight 70 sayle of great ships about 3 leagues from ye shore...Such martial rage hath inspired our Female sex against ye French men, that many of them appear in armes."!! Fascinating insight into this very volatile period of British military and naval activity. Rare and attractive. PHOTO |
£300 |
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200 |
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SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR - LETTER FROM LORD PORTMORE TO QUEEN CAROLINE: Undated (c1727) 4pp letter (no envelope, repairs) addressed to Queen Caroline by Lord Portmore, Governor of Gibraltar, asking for her support in his request for recognition by King George II following the relief of the Spanish & French Siege of Gibraltar, mentioning a conversation with the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and referring to Louis XIV's rewarding of (the unsuccessful) Admiral de Tourville : nobody can say I have bein wanting in any part of mine...Gibraltar the darling of the nation has bein with honour preserved under my command . Despite faults, an historic letter. |
£200 |
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201 |
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WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION - RARE 'AB' HAND-STAMP: 1745 (28 July) EL to the Earl of Loudon in London ex Captain John Dalrymple at Saventhem Camp: We have ever since the loss of Oudenarde been very anxious to know what was to happen next...all is darkness.At Brussels...every Body believes they are gone to Ostende...; the superb strike of the rare A[rmée] B[ritannique] hand-stamp is one of the finest examples of the few known strikes.PHOTO |
£750 |
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202 |
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'D'A/B' - MAIL FOR FRANCE VIA BELGIUM: 1781 EL concerning ships' cargo addressed to Lyon from London with a very fine strike in blue of the encircled D' A[ngleterre par]/B[ruxelles] indicating the route used during the American War of Independence due to French sympathy with the rebellious Colony. Scarce thus. PHOTO |
£100 |
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203 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - P.O.W. MAIL: 1799 EL written by a French POW in the Plymouth 'Mille' prison to a cousin in Valmont - reverse with m/s payé au cordier pour le port de lettre - privately carried and put into the French Posts at Morlaix ('28/MORLAIX') with an internal postage charge of '11' [sols]; he includes the direction for a reply: " Au bureaux de la Marine de Paris chargé de la Ministration des Prisoniers de Guerre en angleterre a Mille Prison Plymouth". Slight toning and weakening folds but a scarce item. PHOTO |
£150 |
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204 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS: 1801 EL written in London during the French Revolutionary Wars and addressed to Lyon, smuggled across the Channel and put into the French Posts in Calais; '51/CALAIS' h.s. and internal French charge of '8'[décimes]. Unusual. PHOTO |
£100 |
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205 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - P.O.W. LETTER WITH SCARCE CARTEL ENDORSEMENT: 1809 EL written by a French POW en parole in Wincanton to St Malo with scarce endorsement in red ink 'C P/L / P. Cartel'- the letter would have travelled via a cartel port (probably Plymouth) thence to Morlaix where it was mailed to St Malo - French postage of '5'[décimes]. Very scarce and attractive.PHOTO |
£500 |
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206 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - EARLY BLUE-GREEN "LISBON/F" DATESTAMP OF FALMOUTH ON COVER EX ARMY IN SPAIN, ETC.: 9-15 Dec., 1809 EL (inexpert 1960's 'repairs') addressed to Lismore, Ireland with mostly fine blue-green "LISBON/F" d.s. of Falmouth on the front; interesting contents (cross-written & lengthy) penned initially in 'Merida' but finishing after some days marching back across Spain towards frontier with Portugal inc. 'The Commander in Chief [Wellington] is here still'.Also faint "FALMOUTH/PACKET LETTER" on 1809 EL addressed to Lismore with interesting contents re the peace with Austria and the Portuguese question. (2).
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£90 |
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207 |
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WWI - SOUTHERN NIGERIA 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' 1914: Unusual E to Dahomey with large part fine strike in red of the LAGOS SOUTHERN NIGERIA/OFFICIAL PAID cds (SE 3 14) and m/s Posted on active service. Franked (signature) major CRE; 8 transit cds, mainly Dahomey. Very scarce early WWI mail from British troops in Nigeria. PHOTO |
£120 |
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208 |
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WWI - CENSOR MARKINGS: Group of PPCs with a variety of censor markings including superb boxed purple "CENSORED/S.N.O." on PPC ex Shetland Islands, 1916 PPX ex the Shetlands with blue boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR ON ACTIVE SERVICE", 1916 PPC with violet unframed "CENSORED/MAIL OFFICE", undated PPC with red m/s "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" showing unframed two-line "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED", etc. (8). |
£75 |
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209 |
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WWI/WWII MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. (1917) POW e with 1d stamp and fine oval cachet of ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/DOUGLAS I.O.M., 1915 E ex USA to Uganda with v.fine framed PASSED BY/POSTAL CENSOR/MOMBASA and scarce Mombasa hexagonal due mark, WWII items with emphasis on Africa inc. E.Africa APO items (5 inc. APO 69 & 87) 1941 airgraph to EAF & 1943 card from Italian POW held in S.Africa. (16 items)
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£120 |
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210 |
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INDIA - ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS - N.W. FRONTIER, 1928-30: Album of photographic PPCs etc. depicting individual soldiers, groups, teams etc. camp scenes, horse-drawn gun, hanged rebels, Xmas in the mess, regimental mascot etc. Also an album with a collection of 78 cards depicting a fine range of Indian scenes and characters c1910-30. (178 items) |
£150 |
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211 |
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HITLER'S CHANCELLERY - 1936 LETTER TO U.K.: Letter typewritten on Chancellery notepaper (195 x 210mm)headed 'ADOLF HITLER / PRIVATKANZLEI' written in reply to a request for Hitler's autograph, very politely refusing and signed by a secretary; folds and a later (UK) address embossed but a scarce item nevertheless. |
£50 |
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212 |
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WWII MISCELLANY: Quantity of covers from British forces with good range of FPO cds inc. Palestine, Iceland, Sierra Leone and much Canadian mail plus Royal Navy covers inc. 'honour' Es (4) and unusual boxed censor of HMS 'Hardinge'. Also US forces in Yokohama card (1945) and Polish Army label on card etc. (Qty). |
£140 |
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213 |
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WWII CENSORED MAIL: Useful bundle of covers with three different 'Service Suspended' items inc. India-Hong Kong, Australia - Burma & Burma-Batavia; also India-USA with 3-line 'RETURN TO SENDER' cachet, Samoa-India cover with unusual 'DDA/190' label, two covers from China to India etc. with various 'DHA' censor h.s. (34 items)
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£90 |
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214 |
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WWII - HAWAII COVER TO WINSTON CHURCHILL AT THE CRUCIAL WHITE HOUSE TALKS JUST AFTER PEARL HARBOUR; Unusual 23 Dec. 1941 Air Mail env. from Honolulu (10c pair tied by machine) addressed to "Mr. Winston Churchill, c/o White House, Washington D.C." having an unusual "RELEASED/BY I.C.B./207" cachet on the back tying the transparent censor seal-strip. Posted on the second day of Churchill's historic "Arcadia Conference" visit to the U.S. when he and Rosevelt coordinated the new Allied war effort that led eventually to the defeat of Germany. Rare cover that was apparently delivered to Churchill during his US visit from 22 Dec. 1941 to 14 jan. 1942. PHOTO |
£100 |
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215 |
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POST WWII - DODECANESE ISLANDS - BRITISH OCCUPATION: Fine group (6) of scarce covers ex Rhodes to the Belgian Consul in Athens 1946-48, five being registered, one with provisional label, all with KGVI 'MEF' opt'd stamps and Italian-type c.d.s.; also two similar items with fine Symi cds 1946-47 and a stampless E with h.s of Military Governor of the Dodecanese. In addition, 1945 'MEF' - franked E ex Asmara with scarce Eritrea censor and a 1950 FDC of Somalia values to 5/-. (11 items) PHOTO |
£200 |
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216 |
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POST-WWII MISCELLANY: Small box with accumulation of (mainly) British FPO covers , most are 1960-80 vintage but there are a few earlier in evidence inc. (1953) reg'd E (fault) ex FPO 740 (Korea) & 1956 Christmas Island. Inspection recommended. (Approx 250 items). |
£150 |
| AIRMAILS |
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217 |
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MISCELLANY: Interesting group of airmail covers inc. bundle of Concorde items (20) mostly 1976, attractive large Belgian cover (1930) with air issues to 5fr (2), various FFCs inc. better 1930s USA items, 1937 Lerwick-Glasgow etc.Inspection recommended. (65 items) |
£120 |
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218 |
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MISCELLANY: 1934 Highland Airways pair inc. Kirkwall-N.Ireland & Inverness-Wick FFCs with pictorial labels; also three items ex Tanganyika to UK 1931-34 with multiple frankings ex Lushoto, Voi or Dar es Salaam (last with boxed FEEDER SERVICE) etc. (8 items) |
£100 |
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219 |
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AIR LETTERS: Ledger containing a collection of used & unused air letters from first KGVI types to 1950s, most are WWII usages with British, Australian & Indian FPOs, range of censors inc. E.Africa & Naval types etc. Also a large qty of mainly unused GB air letters, most post-1971 and three unused airgraph forms.(Qty)
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£140 |
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220 |
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CRASH MAIL - "MALABAR-PRINCESS":1950 (1 Nov) env from India to London bearing on reverse a typed "Salvaged April 1951, from the/Air Liner "Malabar-Princess", which/crashed in the Alps, November 1950." A scarce item. Nierinck 501103.
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£100 |
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221 |
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CRASH MAIL - COMET DISASTERS ETC:1954 env from Burma to USA with red "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER/COMET MAIL" h.s. as applied to mail recovered from the B.O.A.C. comet "Yoke Peter" which crashed near the island of Elba. 1953 env from India to S. Africa with violet "SALVAGED MAIL/"Comet" Crash Near Calcutta/2nd MAY 1953" h.s. 1954 env from Auckland to London with boxed red "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13 3 1954" h.s. 1961 env from Bradford to Kfar Ata with on reverse a note in Hebrew indicating the cover was recovered from the crash of the B.A Comet that crashed at ankara. A fine group. (4 covers).
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£160 |
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222 |
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GERMANY - "GELBER HUND" FLIGHTS: 1912 orange card with printed messages franked with "Germania" 5pf cancelled by the large "Rhein am Main" c.d.s. of 15 June plus blue "IM/GELBER HUND" opt. on 10pf air stamp. Also a similar grey-green card for the earlier flight with 5pf green & unoverprinted 10pf stamps. Very fine pair. (2 items). |
£90 |
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NIGERIA: A group of special envs (13) carried on Imperial Airways 1st flights inc. Kaduna to Oshogbo, Kano to Oshogbo, Kano to Kaduna, Oshogbo to Lagos, Kaduna to Lagos, Minna to Oshogbo, Kano to Lagos and Kano to Minna. Mostly fine.
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£60 |
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SINGAPORE - EARLY MAIL TO U.K. VIA HOLLAND: Attractive 1928 E to UK franked with Straits Settlements 2c, 30c & $1, with blue air label and flown by Dutch airline via Amsterdam; also a similar (1931) item franked with 'Tiger' 1c & 12c pairs. Additionally, a large slightly crumpled E (1938) ex Hong Kong to London 'Per SS 'Conte Bianamano' franked with KGV 25c block of four plus 5c Stamp Duty block of four and a single: unusual. (3 items)
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£120 |
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225 |
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WORLD-WIDE: Small selection with Italy 1911 Torino-Roma illustrated commemorative First Flight cover, 1937 illustrated long cover to New Jersey bearing three colour China "Great Wall" airstamp franking and with "HONG KONG-SAN FRANCISCO/RECEIVED FIRST FLIGHT F.A.M. 14" pictorial cachet, 1929 Japanese 1½s postal stationery card commemorating the 1929 airmail service with special red pictorial cancellation & Norway 1957 Scandinavia-Tokyo Over the North Pole Flight with commemorative pictorial cancellation. (4).
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£100 |
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ZEPPELIN MAIL: Graf Zeppelin trio inc. 1928 US-Germany FFC addressed to Austria with 5c (2) & $1 stamps ex Los Angeles; December 1938 Sudetenland flight - uprated WHW card ex Frankfurt with Reichenberg arrival; August 1939 Eger flight - Sudetenland annexation card ex Frankfurt with Eger cachet and special arrival cds. (3 items) |
£100 |
| AUTOGRAPHS |
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227 |
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MISCELLANY, 1935-36: Leather-bound autograph book with comprehensive range of signatures of politicians, entertainers, writers etc. inc. Lloyd George, Stanley Baldwin, Generals Smuts & Hertzog, Bonar Law, Austen Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain, Ramsay Macdonald, W.S.Churchill, Eamonn de Valera, Hermine Empress of Germany, Henry Hall, Harry Lauder, Maurice Chevallier. Thomas Beecham, Malcolm Campbell, Kingsford Smith, Sir Alan Cobham, Noel Coward, Gracie Fields, Sybil Thorndike, Jack Hobbs (2, one a photograph), George Robey, Ivor Novello, Robert Donat (signed photo), Sandy Powell, Yvonne Arnaud, Bransby Williams, Will Hay, Harry Lauder, Beverley Nichols etc. A staggering array of 1930s glitterati! Also a few complete letters returning signatures. One of the most interesting groups we have offered for some time. |
£340 |
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TRUBSHAW, BRIAN: 1969 (9 April) Concorde First Flight commemorative cover boldly signed to lower left by the legendary Test pilot, Brian Trubshaw. |
£60 |
| CIGARETTE CARDS |
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229 |
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TWO CARTONS with the varied accumulation of cigarette & trade cards in packets, boxes, etc. Chiefly odds/part sets but well worth inspection. (Few 1,000s). |
£100 |
| CINDERELLA |
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230 |
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STOCKBOOK with the fascinating early to middle period World-wide collection of Fiscals, Revenues, etc. A good variety of material noted. (Few 100s). |
£75 |
| EPHEMERA, MANUSCRIPTS, ETC. |
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231 |
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AUTOGRAPH/SCRAPBOOKS: Large Victorian album dated 1839 with contents to c1844 (printed front is. by Rock, London) containing a variety of accomplished paintings & drawings (very fine bird watercolour), engravings, scraps, early photographs etc. inc. items related to Malta & Corfu (fine drawings of Sliema & Valletta noted); binding disintegrating. Also two early 20th century autograph albums c1904-20 with various contributions inc. paintings and a photograph of a WWI field ambulance. (3 items)
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£80 |
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232 |
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'CANDLESTICK' SPRING BALANCE: Fine example of the scarce small size (6") Winfield (Birmingham) 1840 Patent columnar letter balance in cast brass and engraved steel with circular brass platform - introduced alongside Uniform Penny Postage. Very fine condition; seldom found.
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£150 |
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233 |
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DESKTOP BALANCES: Morden & Co. medium sized balance in brass with wooden base c1900 (postage rates on platform) plus six weights to 6oz - damaged foot. Also small modern brass and wood balance with five weights to 50grammes and an additional set of nine (laboratory scales) weights to 100g.(2 items) |
£75 |
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234 |
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DESKTOP BALANCES: Pair of brass letter balances on wooden bases c1930s with wells containing weights to 2oz (3) or 4oz (5) - one with attractive curved front, the other with slightly loose platform. (2 items) |
£60 |
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235 |
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DESKTOP LETTER BALANCE: Morden & Co. larger balance in brass c 1900 (loose mechanism) on marked wooden base with wells for six weights to 16oz - in need of some restoration. Also c1900-20 continental 'lever' balance in painted steel, graduated in ounces. (2 items) |
£75 |
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236 |
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DESKTOP MISCELLANY: Sterling silver drum with screw-off end and cutting lip for coils of postage stamps c1910; also c1890 silver-plated trough-shaped pen-wiper stand (missing wiper) with initials 'PH' at one end; GPO Parcel Post cloth measuring tape with metal loops and a nickel-plated whistle stamped 'G.P.O.'. (4 items) |
£60 |
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237 |
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PAPER SNAKE: A remarkable "paper snake" made from some 6,900 used GB late 19th Century postage stamps threaded on to a length of wire. Possibly constructed by the children of someone who worked in a large office. It is essentially brown in colour and is totally made up of postage stamps except for its head which is made from various materials. Whilst the beast is far from fearsome it is highly captivating and a must for anyone with Serpentine tendencies! PHOTO |
£120 |
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238 |
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VALENTINE ENVELOPE:1879 (13 Feb) A fancy embossed env with valentine contents used within London bearing 1d plate 205 ED. Part of one flap missing. PHOTO |
£140 |
| PICTURE POSTCARDS |
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239 |
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MISCELLANY: Carton containing an extensive range of material inc. useful PPCs, many Birmingham subjects, with 'M&B' Brewery cards (18), 1913 railway disaster, butcher's shop front, laundry, WWI zeppelin set (6), early aviation and various topographicals inc. booklets and packs. Also small boxed letter balance, modern GB FDCs etc. (Qty)
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£140 |
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240 |
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MISCELLANY: Modern album in slipcase containing a miscellany of pre-1920 cards with better items noted inc. Gale & Polden uniforms (7), c1910 comic Indian Army cards (7), WWI cards inc. airships & 'planes, silks (2), 'Official War Cards' (16), comic, cats, ships, 'Oilettes' inc. poultry, two RP 'rabbit Show' cards c1910 etc. (196 items) |
£240 |
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