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81 |
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ANTARCTICA: The selection of covers & cards bearing adhesives of Ascension, New Zealand/Ross Dependency, St. Helena, South Africa and Tristan da Cunha. A very useful lot which warrants careful inspection. (Approx. 60).
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£90 |
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82 |
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ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC: Accumulation of covers from Arctic/Antarctic expeditions, mainly from the 1950s & '60s inc. material from Argentina, Chile, Japan, Belgium, Russia, Norway etc. inc. fine variety of cacheted covers with many better items noted inc. Belgium 1958 issues on cover (4), 1956-57 Japan miniature sheets (4), ranges of 1957-58 International Geophysical Year items inc. Russian sheetlet on cover, pictorial cancellations etc. Fine lot - inspection recommended. (Approx. 200 items)
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£150 |
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83 |
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BIRDS - ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR ON ARTIST'S BOARD OF THE 1989 G.B. R.S.P.B. CENTENARY OYSTERCATCHER VALUE: An original watercolour on artists board (303 x 210mm) in a sunken mount (310 x 290mm) of the "Nesting Oystercatcher" design used for the 1989 GB R.S.P.B. 32p FDC signed by the artist, Don Cordery and endorsed "Westminster Collectors Society/RSPB design 1988/Nesting Oystercatchers". Also a relevant FDC with pictorial Philatelic Bulletin cancellation.. |
£100 |
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84 |
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BIRDS: A similar watercolour depicting a Flying Gannet on artist's board in a sunken mount as used for the 35p FDC of the GB 1989 R.S.P.B. set accompanied by a relevant FDC.
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£100 |
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85 |
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BIRDS: A similar original watercolour of Nesting Kittiwakes on artist's board in a sunken mount (an unadopted design for the 1989 GB R.S.P.B. issue) signed by Don Cordery.
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£100 |
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86 |
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CATS/DOGS/ROYALTY, ETC.: Two cartons with the extensive collection of Silk covers & presentation cards (largely produced by Benhams of Folkestone) featuring a wealth of thematic topics such as Birds, Cats, Dogs, Royalty & Sport. A beautiful lot which must be seen to be fully appreciated. A small number of covers have been signed. (Approx. 300).
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£300 |
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87 |
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CATS/DOGS: Boxfile with the extensive modern collection of stamps & miniature sheets featuring Cats & Dogs. A most attractive lot with a high rertail value. (Many 100s). |
£200 |
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88 |
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CATS: Special presentation binder entitled "A Collection of Cats" containing a highly attractive collection of silk covers produced by Benhams.of Folkestone bearing stamps from all around the World depicting various Feline friends. Superb. .(Approx. 100). |
£100 |
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89 |
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CAPTAIN COOK: Thematic display well-presented on sheets, illustrating Cook's career with various modern stamps, cancellations and special covers from the UK, Cook Islands, N.Zealand, Australia etc. Useful material. (29 covers, 33 stamps etc.)
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£50 |
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90 |
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SHIPS: Carton with the fascinating collection of Ships on stamps inc.much modern unmounted mint material from awide variety of countries. (Qty.). |
£100 |
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91 |
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TRANSPORT: Four plush "Westminster" binders housing collections entitled Aviation Heritage (75th Anniversary of the RAF), Classic Car Heritage, Maritime Heritage and Railway Heritage with highly colourful ranges of stamps, covers & cards. (Qty.). |
£90 |
| MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WIDE POSTAL HISTORY |
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92 |
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SIX CARTONS with the extremely extensive World-wide accumulation of covers & cards. Much GB including a large quantity of FDCs. (Very many 100s). |
£120 |
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93 |
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CARTON with the fascinating accumulation of largely post-WWII (chiefly 1940s-60s) commercial mail. A wide variety of covers from an impressive range of countries. (Approx. 200).
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£120 |
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94 |
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CARTON with an interesting accumulation of covers inc. much Australia & New Zealand with some Air Mail interest. (Qty.). |
£100 |
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95 |
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BOX with the predominantly modern accumulation of covers including a fair amount of Australia. (Qty.). |
£75 |
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96 |
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MISCELLANY: 1845 EL to India ex New Hartford, USA via London and Falmouth with fine blue PAID and '5' with endorsement on flap:This seal arrived in this office broken/ J.Butler Post Master; also 1845-61 pair of Es with interesting printed seals (both split on opening) - 'OLVER & SONS/Builders & Merchants/FALMOUTH' and 'RICHARD MARTYN/ CHINA CLAY/AND/STONE MERCHANT/ST AUSTELL' - the latter E grubby along edge. (3 items) PHOTO. |
£100 |
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97 |
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MISCELLANY: 1842-59 Trio of India ship letters inc. fine strike of the crowned Mauritius cds on 1853 EL carried by the 'Asia'; part strike of a boxed AKYAB/SHIP LETTER (1859); Boer War items inc. two censored covers and a third addressed from India to an officer with a RE 'Pontoon Troop' plus S.African stamps of the period. (6 covers & some stamps) SOLD ON BEHALF OF St CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPICE - PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY.
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£50 |
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98 |
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MISCELLANY: Covers inc. 1939 stampless E ex Tristan da Cunha with fine strike of cachet VII with '1½d/F.B.' and ½d & 1d dues; also 1683 Venturini letter ex Marseille to Livorno, 1662 lease for property in Cornwall etc. Also a bundle of early PPCs, unusual album of dried flowers from Jerusalem and a quantity (60+) of GB FDCs c1986-2002.(Approx. 100 items)
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£100 |
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99 |
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MISCELLANY: Uncommon pictorial E front (faults) c1880 with vignette of paddle-steamer and printed address in Burmese characters to Rangoon (faults); also France 1869 E to UK with 20c stamps (2) - underfranked and with '1/-' due h.s. plus 1869 E to Constantinople under-franked at 40c (anchor cancellation) and with m/s '8' due mark. (3 items)
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£75 |
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100 |
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MISCELLANY: Useful lot of British Commonwealth covers & cards c1860s-1950s with Australian States inc. (1893) reg'd E to USA with 2½d provisionals (2) & ½d bantam, Victoria 'prices current' 1d wrapper to DEI, Canada small Queens on cover, 19th century India, used & unused stationery inc. unusual etc. (133 items)
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£120 |
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101 |
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AEGEAN SEA TRAVELOGUE, STAMPLESS TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, WORLD WAR I F.P.O.s, ETC.; 1795-1956 miscellany (almost all from an original 'find') inc. 1795 pair of amusing ELs from "Island of Mycone" and "Smyrna" with amusing travelogue of adventures in the Aegean (long description of the pretty Greek girls, etc.), 1845/6 pair of Es ex NSW (one with near fine scarce red framed "PAID AT/MAITLAND"), small 1849 wrapper with mostly v. fine scarce black boxed "SINGAPORE/Bearing" d.s. (across the seal cuts), group of stampless Transatlantic mail from US to GB (inc. scarce 1853/54 trio with "SAN FRANCISCO/CAL." c.d.s.'s routed via Liverpool, and fine "WATH-UPON-DEARNE" UDC for redirection), and a small group of WWI military items incl. Apr. 1919 PC with rare Haifa (Palestine" "SZ 16" FPO skeleton c.d.s., v. scarce Dec. 1914 2-ring 27th Div. Train "APO/86" c.d.s., and remarkable June 1917 long "On Postal Service" stampless env. with scarce Dar es Salam Indian "F.P.O./343" c.d.s. and matching straight-line "Daressalam _____191_" mark. Varied condition but a useful lot. (27 covers).
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£120 |
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102 |
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CARIBBEAN: Interesting group of covers from Guadeloupe inc. (1888) prices current with 5c Dubois stamp to France, 1899 front with 'Tablet' type franking and six later items with pictorial or French frankings (nice 1962 E ex village PO of Goyave noted). Also a few items from Curacao inc. WWII censored front ex UK plus E to USA wit fine large triangular censor of the Colony. (15 items)
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£75 |
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103 |
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CRASH MAIL etc: May 1940 E ex Canada to UK lacking stamp, endorsed 'Damaged by Sea water' and resealed with GPO 'Found open or damaged...' tape; also March 1954 E ex Australia to UK rescued from the Singapore airport crash, badly charred and with purple boxed cachet SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13.3.1954 Also a piece of silvered fabric salvaged from the wreck of the R100 airship (Francis Field guarantee h.s.). (3 items) |
£100 |
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104 |
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DISINFECTED MAIL: Collection of covers ex Gibraltar to Spain, the UK, Netherlands or Italy , c1828-32, all showing disinfection slits & a degree of discoloration, two with curved "GIBRALTAR" h.s., one with Forwarding endorsement routed to Lisbon via Falmouth, another per "Haddington" with three line Gibraltar Ship Letter mark of 9 jan. 1853 & a third with weakish strike of the San Rocco lazarette. (10). |
£200 |
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105 |
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DISINFECTED MAIL: 1842 EL ex Syra to Paris, slit twice for disinfection, with mainly fine circular PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET/MALTE and uncommon GRÉCE/MARSEILLE entry mark; also 1835 EL ex Marseille to Trieste with parallel disinfection slits. ( 2 items) PHOTO. |
£80 |
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106 |
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EARLY LETTER FROM ANTWERP TO CORSINI IN LONDON PLUS EARLY SHIP LETTER WITH LONDON & NEW YORK BISHOP MARKS: 1572 EL written "In Anversa" (Antwerp) to Magro Filippo Corsini in London with sender's "per q[uest]a" annotation at lower left & having clear "d 10½" Merchant Stranger's Post postal charge on the front (lot 192 from "Corsini" sale in Sept. 1984). Also c1766 Missionary E (overall toning) ex North Carolina to London with faint town mark (Greenock?) on reverse beside fine red "JU/21" Bishop Mark of Edinburgh & fine black London Bishop Mark ("25/IV"), charged "2" & then "In [all] 8" suggesting that the letter was privately carried to the Scottish port & posted there. Unusual Scottish routing for early Transatlantic mail. (2).
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£120 |
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107 |
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EARLY LETTERS - 8d RATE EX ANTWERP TO LONDON: 1574 (20.December) 1pp EL ex Antonio Giardino in Antwerp to Filippo Corsini in London with 'pqta' endorsement and high 'd8' charge; fine and early letter. PHOTO. |
£300 |
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108 |
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EARLY LETTERS - ANTWERP/LONDON - 4&Mac189;d RATED CORSINI LETTER: 1574 (20.November) 1pp EL to Filippo Corsini in London from Antonio Giardino in Antwerp with bold 'd4&Mac189;' charge in the centre of the address panel; early and attractive. PHOTO. |
£260 |
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109 |
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EARLY LETTERS - ANTWERP/LONDON CORSINI LETTER, 1575: Single sheet EL from d'Anone and Vergano in Antwerp to Dno filippo Corsini in London with bold 'd9&Mac189;' m/s charge of the London Merchant Strangers post - a high rate and a fine early letter from the Spanish Netherlands.PHOTO. |
£300 |
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110 |
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EARLY LETTERS - CORSINI CORRESPONDENCE: 1586 EL ex Antwerp to a member of the Corsini Family in London plus 1598 EL ex Valencia (Spain) to another member of the Corsini Family in Florence sent via Forwarding Agent (manuscript endorsement at lower left). A good pair. (2).
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£150 |
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111 |
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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.
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£75 |
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112 |
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EARLY LETTERS - MIDDELBURG CORSINI LETTER REFERRING TO TRADE WITH INDIA, 1599: 1pp EL to Bartolomeo Corsini in London from Federico Michel in Middelburg with m/s charge of 'd4' - possibly that of the scarce Merchant Adventurers post; embossed paper seal and original cord ties: A ship arrived from India but could do no trade because the Spanish had provided these places with other governors and forbidden trading with anyone of a different faith with the result that trade is reduced to nothing... A fine early letter with an intriguing link between Eliabethan London and India. PHOTO. |
£300 |
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113 |
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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.
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£75 |
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114 |
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EARLY LETTERS VERY HIGH 11&Mac189;d RATE LETTER EX MIDDELBURG TO LONDON:1600 (17. June) 1pp EL to Bartolomeo Corsini in London from his Middelburg agent Michel, with bold 'd11&Mac189;' charge; contents refer to a slump in trade and the arrest that has been made in these parts of all ships so that there is no trade...exchange rates continue low and this will continue until the other ships arrive from the Indies and as for spices they remain without demand because prices have been kept high. A fine letter with high postage charges. PHOTO. |
£300 |
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115 |
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EARLY LETTERS - SCARCE &Mac189;d RATE LETTER EX MIDDELBURG TO LONDON REFERRING TO THE IMPORTATION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN: 1600 1pp EL (slight toning) to Bartolomeo Corsini from Federico Michel in Middelburg with very unusual and low postage rate of 'd&Mac189;' on address panel; the text refers to the shipping of lead to Italy and the arrival of two ships from the East carrying spices and Chinese porcelain - a very early reference to European importation of this rare and desirable material. PHOTO. |
£260 |
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116 |
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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. |
£150 |
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117 |
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FOREIGN: Box with small accumulation of covers etc. inc. useful German States frankings with Brunswick ¼gr strip of 3, Saxony 3ng, Baden 3k etc., neat 1777 EL ex Barcelona to Marseille, 19th century Spanish & Portuguese frankings, European & S.American stationery, USA items etc. (Approx. 150 items)
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£120 |
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118 |
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INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS: Collection of worldwide IRCs on leaves and on stock-leaves with early types, International & Commonwealth coupons and scarcer items inc. revalued examples - majority are 1980s. (Approx. 300 items) |
£140 |
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119 |
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MARIANA ISLANDS: Useful bundle of covers etc. inc. (1903) German 10pf card used from Saipan, mainly post-WWII US items inc. (1950) USAPO 246 air-letter and study of cancellations on leaves. (33 items)
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£75 |
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120 |
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MIDDLE EAST: The small group of covers from Iraq (7), France (1) & Iran (1) carried via the Nairn Overland Mail Service inc. one cover with special Overland Mail label (Collins type L-3) & two with Overland Mail imprint. Also miscellaneous maps & illustrations. (9). |
£150 |
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121 |
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MIDDLE EAST: 1917-19 group of covers all from the Mungavin correspondence, eight from Iraq, four en route to Iraq. A good range of Censor markings noted. The lot is accompanied by sundry background information relating to the correspondence. (12). |
£100 |
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122 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY: Useful group inc. Barbados 1d pink E to France (1889), 1899-1900 pair of uprated reg'd Es (2 sizes) to UK plus ½d (2) & 1d (2) postcards; Bermuda KGVI ¼d (3, one with oval ¾d h.s.), ½d (3) & 1d newspaper wrappers and 6d air letters (2); Morocco Agencies postcards inc. QV 5c (2, one a SPECIMEN) & KEVII 5c & 10c (2) examples ex Tangier plus a 5c wrapper; Mashonaland 1½d card used to Mafeking (1895). (22 items)
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£120 |
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123 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY - SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: Binder with the early to modern World-wide range of postal stationery envelopes/cards with "SPECIMEN" opts.Useful USA (14 Presidential types with "SPECIMEN" opts.), Virgin Islands (six virgin of the Lilies items with "SPECIMEN" opts.), etc. Also a range of modern stamps with "SPECIMEN" opts. (Approx. 60 covers/cards plus a small qty. of stamps). |
£150 |
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124 |
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SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA:Interesting group inc. Mexico 1870-72 pair of ELs franked with 12c (2) or 25c Hidalgo provisionals (Queretaro or Guanajuato), 1914 use of uprated 5c E to France, 1894 uprated 2c card to UK etc. Brazil 1855 EL with imperf. 60c franking; extensive used & unused stationery inc. scarcer items etc.(1905 Chile 2c card uprated to Barbados noted) Inspection recommended. (63 items) |
£120 |
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125 |
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TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, 1844-51: Trio of stampless ELs inc. two to Kingston, Canada West, one with Liverpool '1/-' overstruck by '1/1d Cy' h.s., the other paid at '2/4'; the third is to Detroit with Bogroy UDC and m/s 'Paid 1/-'. Also two lengthy prepaid ELs to Florence 1849-50 (one redirected to Rome) with s/l FRANCO SARZNA and 'Diritto Toscano'. (5 items)
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£100 |
| WORLD-WIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY |
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126 |
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MISCELLANY: Fine 1855 EL to Bordeaux with very fine red oval PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS; 1852-58 trio ex USA to UK with different Liverpool America Paid marks inc. scarcer 'tombstone' type, two different Portsmouth Ship Letter items (1827) etc. Mixed condition. (8 items)
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£100 |
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127 |
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RARE PAQUEBOT/LOOSE LETTER MARKS ETC. - WESTPORT (N.Z.), KOBE & LONDONDERRY; Commercial trio with scarce transit marks; 1911 env. ex Wellington (firm's imprint) to Deniston endorsed "Consign[ee's] Lett[er], [Per SS] Mapounda" with Wellington Meter Mark - "1D/POSTAGE PAID" in circle - having "WESTPORT" machine mark and superb UNRECORDED red Westport (presumably) "LOOSE LETTER"; 1906 PPC ex Belfast to Canada with KEVII 1d and mostly v. fine red large "LONDONDERRY &COLONIAL PKT." transit c.d.s.; 1915 PPC (of SS Siberia; minor creasing) to Tsingtau having Japan 1s(2) tied by purple Kobe c.d.s. matching the mostly fine "PAQUEBOT" (Hosking 3164; "D" - "Rare" - rating) alongside. Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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128 |
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POST-WWII SHIPPING: Well written up and attractively-presented collection of mainly post-WWII covers illustrating the variety of maritime cancellations etc. inc. ranges of paquebot marks, commemorative cancellations, ferries, cruise liners (SS 'Normandie' 1935 maiden voyage cover noted), Polar (inc. TAAF 'Marion Dufresne' pair 1999), German patrol boats, and marinesschiffspost cancellations, Scandinavian 'Fra...' marks and sea POs, US Seapost etc Extensive lot illustrated with PPCs of ships. Inspection recommended. (122 covers plus PPCs) |
£200 |
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129 |
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M.V. 'ATHOLL FOREST' - HAND ILLUSTRATED COVERS 1978-79: Group of attractive Captain 'Bryan Hill' covers mailed on the 'Atholl Forest' during August 1978-May 1979 , all with 'Seamen's Mail' labels and MAILED ON BOARD cachets - illustrated with drawings by the Ship's Master of ships, cachets of whales, with home-made commemorative labels etc. - mailed from various ports with paquebot marks and additional h.s. Viewing recommended. (30 items)
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£100 |
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130 |
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PAQUEBOT MAIL - 'A - Z' STUDY: Collection written up on leaves with worldwide paquebot marks from Aden to Zeebrugge on cover; mainly examples from the 1970s but inc. Aden boxed mark (1898), Madras s/l mark with cachet of RMS 'Franconia' (1934), Plymouth cds on covers ex Gold Coast & Spain (1906-07), Surabaya (1952) & Yokohama roller & cds on 1930s USA pair of covers. Interesting lot. (104 items) |
£140 |
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131 |
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY: Collection of covers & cards 1908-49 (41) with RMSP ships' cachets, some with additional paquebot marks of various kinds plus PPCs of ships, passenger lists, merchant seaman's service book 1936-49 etc Also a copy of the Cockrill handbook on the RMSP. Good basis for expansion. (65 items) |
£180 |
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132 |
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SWEDEN: An interesting group of covers & cards 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).
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£75 |
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133 |
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WRECK MAIL - S.S. 'MEXICAN': 1900 Small E mailed to the UK ex Colenso with Natal 1d stamp cancelled 28th March - affected by water; arrival cds (AP 28/00). Mainly fine red 2-line cachet RECOVERED FROM//WRECK OF MEXICAN. The 'Mexican' collided with a troop transport ship off Cape Town on 4.April, sinking with considerable loss of mails. An uncommon item. PHOTO. |
£140 |
| MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY |
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134 |
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MISCELLANY: Carton with c1905-90s mix, mainly modern QEII FPO covers but with Naval interest inc. a few PPCs, 1803 OHMS wrapper with FREE h.s., Admiralty registered E to USA (1907), 1916 E with CENTRAL BOOM DEFENCE OFFICE / GRANTON cachet etc. Worth inspection. (Qty) |
£100 |
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135 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - THE "HUNDRED DAYS" - MAIL RE-ROUTED FROM SPAIN TO G.B.; 25 Apr. 1815 EL from "Corunna" to London (sent by "Packet Snake") charged "1/4" in error (cancelled by fine red London Foreign Branch Inspector's "Crown") and then "2/2" with a near fine red oval-framed "GALICIA/CORUNA" mark on the front. Scarce thus; sent during Napoleon's "100 Days" when the route via France was severed due to general chaos throughout France. Spanish mail of this period is seldom seen. [See also cover under Gibraltar heading.]
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£100 |
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136 |
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CRIMEA - LETTER WRITTEN AT SEBASTOPOL: 1855 (22 June) EL headed "Camp Before Sebastopol" to Aylesbury franked with SC16 1d x 3 (faults) with "42" London numeral cancellations. The letter written by H. A. Smyth (later General Sir Henry) to his wife with interesting contents inc. "the attack was horribly mismanaged & our men murdered (at least such is the most common view here, we havent heard what defence Lord Raglan may send home).". An interesting item. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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137 |
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FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: 1871 Two covers to Germany with boxed FELD-POST/RELAIS No 87 d.s., endorsed Feldpostbrief inc. one addressed to Baroness von Falkenstein with additional boxed blue 'S.B./II Bat. Htes. Grenad. Rgmt No 101', the other an envelope made from an old requisition form, sent by a Dr. Kleinpaul to Meissen. Also a German stationery pc with FELD-POST-EXPED/23/INF.DIV.' cds to Dresden. In addition, a December 1870 French POW's E to France ex Halberstadt, endorsed franco ordre du 8 aout 1870 and with Prussian military cachet on reverse - as proof of censorship? (4 items) |
£100 |
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138 |
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BOER WAR - REMARKABLE PRESS TELEGRAM, NOVEMBER 1899: Fine red telegram form (filing hole) with message sent from Pretoria to Cape Town concerning the Siege of Ladysmith being a newspaper clipping altered in ink for re-publication; fee paid by 6d and 1/- (3) stamps cancelled with Pretoria squared circle d.s. - large 3-ring '1' (censor?) nearby. aTTRACTIVE ITEM.PHOTO. |
£150 |
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139 |
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BOER WAR CENSORED MAIL, 1900-01: Interesting group inc. two covers to Boer POWs on St Helena or Green Point Common, attractive E from British nurse at Kroonstad, OAS 1d-franked officer's cover to UK plus four other items with various sealing tapes and censor cachets inc. scarce 'V.R.I.' overprinted 4d reg'd E uprated to Berlin. Good lot. (9 items) |
£120 |
| ** |
140 |
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BOXER REBELLION - HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATED POSTCARDS WITH MILITARY THEMES: Fascinating group of &Mac189;c Chinese postcards, each with a different watercolour scene inc. soldiers being drilled, cannon trained on a fort, German flag etc.; two endorsed feldpost and mailed to Germany, one (corner crease, monochrome drawing) with military cachet and Peking DEUTSCHE POST cds, the second with boxed Chinese cancellation; occasional toning but a superb addition to a Boxer Rebellion collection. (7 items) PHOTO. |
£200 |
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141 |
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BOXER REBELLION - GERMAN FIELDPOST CARD EX PEKING: 1901 use of 1ct postcard (light central crease) endorsed feldpostkarte and uprated with &Mac189;c & 2c stamps cancelled by fine oval d.s. of Peking with PEKING/DEUTSCHE POST cds alongside; also three further examples of the oval d.s. on unaddressed &Mac189;c cards, one with a block (4) of &Mac189;c stamps (perf toning). (4 items) PHOTO. |
£100 |
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142 |
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WWI - BRITISH TROOPS / CENSORED MAIL: Miscellany of covers & cards ex British troops (mainly Western Front) with good variety of APO & FPO d.s.and censors inc. item to Switzerland with secondary censorship and 20c due. Also post-WWI occupied Germany (8). In addition seven items with 'S' censor h.s. from British troops to foreign destinations inc. Java, 5 with red EXAMINED.BY.BASE CENSOR labels. (53 items) |
£150 |
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143 |
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WWI MISCELLANY: 1918 redirected E with KILLED IN ACTION and SHREWSBURY/NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED h.s.; US 3c E to France three 'NO TRACE' h.s. and annotations; 1915 letter & cover ex Gallipoli, 1918 reg'd cover ex UK with fine wax seal of Postal Censor, Palestine censored E to Switzerland, range of PPCs inc. good RP of KGV on horseback etc. (37 items)
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£120 |
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144 |
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WWI NAVAL MAIL: Interesting group of censored cards & covers inc. stampless 1916 OAS cover with dumb censor, charged '2d' with 1d postage due stamps (2) affixed; also good variety of censor types 1915-18 and cancellations inc. 'XXX' and 'FPOa' Krags. Good lot. (9 items) PHOTO. |
£100 |
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145 |
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WWI - POW MAIL CEYLON: Ahmednaggar Camp mail inc. unusual Dec. 1914 printed E with hand-stamped initials of Commandant; locally-produced card with 'P.C.' censor plus two different examples of the white POW envelope (one to German POW in Geneva) with different censor h.s. Useful group. (4 items) |
£75 |
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146 |
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WWI MISCELLANY: Interesting group of French PPCs depicting various captured or crashed German zeppelins (16), range of FPO d.s. on PPCs inc. unusual skeleton type ex Egypt, Army Camps etc. inc. a few later items. (38 items)
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£60 |
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147 |
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WWI - SIAM POSTCARD TO GERMAN P.O.W. IN JAPAN: 1915 Use of an uprated Siam 1&Mac189;b postcard ex Bangkok to a German POW at Matsayama Camp; Hong Kong transit cds plus oval blue and s/l red Japanese censor h.s. - a very scarce usage. Tiny corner creases do not detract from this exhibition item. PHOTO. |
£120 |
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148 |
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WWI MISCELLANY etc: French Red Cross booklet (Provinces de France) - complete less staple; Italian fieldpost cards (2), censored reg'd E ex Turkey, PPCs etc. Also group of Spanish Civil War period censored covers (7) inc. 4 with local labels. (24 items plus 6 stamps)
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£100 |
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149 |
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WWI RUSSIAN POW MAIL etc: Group of censored covers & cards to Russian POWs in German camps inc. cachets of Petropavlovsk, Moscow, Tsaritsyn, Tomsk, Troitsk etc. with various cachets inc. Red Cross and interpreter's h.s.. Also Italian POW card to Camp Rastatt and fine Xmas card ex Doberitz to UK. (13 items)
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£100 |
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150 |
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WWI - FRENCH FORCES IN SALONIKA: Group of fieldpost covers inc. CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D'ORIENT cachet, Tresor et Postes cds 501, 502, 505, 508, 509, 510 & 520 plus VAG.ETAPES/A.A.O., various cachets & censors inc Corfu, Bulgaria & Lemnos etc. (34 items) |
£75 |
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WWI - NYASALAND FIELD FORCE: 1916 OHMS env. with cachet of 2nd SA Rifles at Mwaya, 1917 E to Dar-es-Salaam ex IFPO 72, two reg'd letter receipts ex FPO 9 (Zomba); also a 1918 telegram to NORFORCE concerning the transport of POWs, two memos from Blantyre Camp about personnel or POW's effects plus two other memos ex Fort Johnston or Maktau. Interesting group. (9 items) |
£180 |
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152 |
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WWI CENSORS INC. BERMUDA: Censored mail to the UK or USA inc. fine strikes of the triangular PASSED/POSTAL/CENSOR BERMUDA in violet or red (3); also fine strikes of the circular P.C./BERMUDA in violet or blue inc. reg'd OHMS cover with war tax 1d in mixed franking. Also scarce wax seals (5) inc. 1916 Es (2) with WAR/OFFICE/POSTAL/CENSOR, 1917 reg'd E to USA with green wax 'P.C.' etc. (11 items). |
£120 |
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153 |
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WWI - GERMAN P.O.W. MAIL EX JAPAN, 1916-17: Two PPCs addressed to Germany , one ex Matsuyama Camp with an oval and two boxed censor chops and s/l SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE, the second ('Imperial HQ Hiroshima') with large oval bilingual censor and s/l chop. interesting and scarce pair. (2 items) PHOTO. |
£120 |
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154 |
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WWI POW MAIL - CAPTAIN W.H.WILKIN CORRESPONDENCE: 1914-17 Correspondence with original Es to Capt. Wilkin of The Sherwood Foresters, interned at Crefeld for most of the War - letters from fellow officers, friends and his wife; interesting variety of censor h.s. and tapes, two are stamped - one with stamps removed by censor, the other cancelled with blue crayon. (17 items)
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£100 |
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155 |
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WWI - KARLSRUHE P.O.W. CAMP, 1918: Very fine group of unused RP postcards showing various aspects of life in the Karlsruhe Camp, most depicting British prisoners but also French soldiers (2), a funeral (2) the officers' shop etc. Good lot. (12 items) PHOTO. |
£100 |
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156 |
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WWI HOSPITALS: Four fine unused RP postcards depicting views of the WWI hospital set up in Brighton Pavilion for Sikh soldiers; also items from hospital inmates at Le Havre & Camp du Ruchard,letters from two military doctors to their Edinburgh professor and an interesting cover with 1915 'War Disabled' seals. (9 items)
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£80 |
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157 |
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WWI - S. AFRICAN OFFICER IN THE R.F.C.: Small correspondence from Lt. Allan Colville serving with the RFC inc. two scarce RFC PPCs depicting a Bleriot monoplane, 1917 telegram confirming his commission, Xmas cards (2) and two fine letters to his parents in Cape Town, written on 10th and 11th November 1918 and describing the excitement of the Armistice. Also 3 unrelated PPCs with SA connections. (11 items) |
£120 |
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158 |
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WWI - SOUTH AFRICAN MISCELLANY: 1915 St Helena PPC with '2nd S.A.Infantry' h.s mailed on ship - Paquebot machine mark; PPC (2) ex S.A. soldier in Palestine with FPO/D75 cds, a similar card ex Egypt, a censored reg'd E to POW Camp at Pietermaritzburg plus a (1916) card ex Rustenburg with PASSED./CENSOR. (6 items) |
£100 |
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159 |
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WWI SUBMARINE MAIL: Scarce example of a cover from the short-lived German submarine mail service, addressed to the USA from Friedrichsort with fine 'BREMEN/T.B.' pictorial cds (15.1.17) showing a submarine; uneven strike of the 3-line 'service suspended' cachet 'Zurück / Wegen Einstellung des Tauchboot'.Also a 1915 PPC of the U9 mailed from Bremen to a German POW held on the Isle of Man. (2 items) PHOTO. |
£100 |
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160 |
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WWI/WWII, ETC.: The untidy accumulation of covers/cards from various theatres of war inc good ranges of WWI and WWII , plus later inc Christmas Island items. (90+)
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£140 |
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