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| 1142 | MISCELLANY: Collection on leaves inc. 1911 Windsor flight cards (2) in grey-green & brown with London cds 1 & 2 plus 1961 trio, 1933 Provincial Airways FFCs (2), 1934 Glasgow-Liverpool FFC, two salvaged covers from the 'Calpurnia' crash (1938), 1939 Cape Town air crash cover , airgraphs(2), datapost, swiftair etc. (Qty.) | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1143 | 1911-62 Selection of mainly QEII flown covers but inc. 1911 cards (2, inc one with Wright, Layman, & Umney Ltd. Coal Tar Soap advertisement - soiled at top) 1933 GWR env flown from Plymouth-Cardiff-Birmingham air route. 1934 card carried by autogiro over the 1911 route. (14 items). PHOTO. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1144 | ZEPPELIN COVER CARRIED ON THE FIFTH FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA:1934 (4 August) env. registered from London to Montevideo franked with 11⁄2d pair, 6d, 1/- and 2/6d Seahorse carried on the fifth zeppelin flight to S. America with relevant code "b" c.d.s. Fine. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. 1911 CORONATION AERIAL POST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1145 | G.B. 1911 CORONATION AIRMAILS - RARE UNUSED 'PRIVILEGE VIOLET' NEWSPAPER LABEL; Sept. 1911 Fine unused gummed 'Privilege' Violet "LONDON to WINDSOR" Label (minor wrinkles) as used on the very few newspapers carried on the 1911 London/Windsor flights. Only a handful of newspapers were carried on the flights, and unused labels are equally rare. [A similar unused label sold in Cavendish's 'Humphrey Norvill' auction, 10 Mar. 2000, lot 584, for £460. The example used on complete newspaper fetched £2,300 in the same auction.] PHOTO. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1146 | SHIP'S BAG MAIL EX BRAZIL, ETC. 1871-86 trio of envs. comprising 1871 mourning env. (faults but with large part contents inc. "H.M.S. Gladiator, Rio de Janeiro") bearing G.B. Large White Corner Letters 1/- green tied by large oval barred "B" cancel of London's Foreign Branch carried per Lamport & Holt Line SS "Hipparchus" from Rio to Liverpool, 1873 env. (faults but with original contents) from "H.M.S. Pylades, Rio" to London franked by G.B. Large White Corner Letters 6d Grey pair cancelled by a single-barred "13" numeral with partial Nov. 10th backstamp & 1886 (July) env. addressed to "Commander A.AC. Parr RN, H.M.S. Frolic, Montevideo" franked by fine G.B. 4d green tied by Norwood Squared Circle (delivered by R.M.S. Mondego" at Bahia on 12th August. Ex Osborne. (3). | £260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1147 | GLASGOW/CAMPBELTOWN SHIP LETTERS - EX NEW BRUNSWICK/JAMAICA/CANADA; 1771/83 pair of ELs ex Jamaica to the same address with fair & fine strikes of the similar small "CAMBLETON/SHIP:LRE" (Rob.S1; 29 years earlier than recorded!!) and "PT. GLASGo/SHIP LRE" (S1), 1819 battered EL (sellotape stains) ex "Shediac" (New Brunswick)to Aberdeen with boxed "PORT/GLASGOW" mileage (struck in error & crossed out) and almost v. fine framed step-type "PORT GLASGOW/SHIP LETTER" (S5) on the front, and an attractive unpaid 1866 env. from Toronto to Glasgow with blue crayon "8" cancelled by concentric circles cancel with Handstruck "1/-" alongside and a superb "GLASGOW PACKET/UNPAID" d.s. P2 (recorded or the 1860s only). Scarce Ship Letters group. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. SHIP LETTERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1148 | BRIGHTON - SCARCE INDIA LETTER + PAIR OF SHIP LETTERS; Fine 1821 EL ex Calcutta "p. Jupiter" to London (written on board ship) with mostly fine scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" (Rob.In.1) on the front; plus 1826/30 pair of ELs ex unknown & Demerara with mostly v. fine boxed step-type "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER" marks (Rob.S4; former stained - disinfection?). Scarce trio; Brighton marks are surprisingly hard to find. (3 covers) PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1149 | BRISTOL - EARLY "SHIP LRE" & LATER GT. WESTERN COVER, ETC.; 1771 E from "Philadelphia" to London endorsed "Via Bristol" with a mostly fine large "BRISTOL/SHIP LRE" (Rob.S2; 1769-75 only) on the front; plus c.1840 & 1842 Es ex Phila & "St. Jago" (Cuba) to GB with fine to v. fine S8 Bristol Ship Letters (first endorsed "Pr Gt. Western". Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1150 | DARTMOUTH/DEVONPORT - SHIP LETTERS & CAPE PACKET MARKS; 1812 E from "Alicant[e]" (Spain) to London (redirected to Scotland) with very fine red oval-framed "Ship Lre/PLYMOUTH DOCK" (Rob.S2; in red only 1810-14), 1826 E to London "p. Columbia" charged "1 3/4 Oz 11/1" (7 times 1s-7d!) with v. fine framed step-type "DARTMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S3) on flap, and grubby 1860/69 pair of env. ex C.G.H. to G.B. with poor Cape Triangular 6d or 'Square' 1/- Green having fair red or black "DEVONPORT/CAPE PACKET" c.d.s.'s (red or black) on the front. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1151 | DEAL - EARLY "SHIP LRE" MARKS (ONE EX TOBAGO), RED "INDIA LETTER", ETC.; c.1766 E "p. the Thames" to London with mostly v. fine "DEAL/SHIP LRE" (S2), similar EL (worn, but headed from "Tobago" - early letter from this small island) to London "P. the Polly, Capt. Cook" with part fine S3 mark, 1837 pair of Es ex Mauritius/India to GB with black boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" (In.1) & scarce red boxed "DEAL/INDIA LETTER" (In.5), and 1821/42 pair (former battered but with long contents ex "Pakalonjan", i.e. Pekalongan, Java) with v. fine famed step-type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" (S8) ex Java & Cuba. (6 covers) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1152 | DEVONPORT - RED OVAL "Ship Lre/[Crown]" MARK COVER REF. NAPOLEONIC WAR & COURT MARTIAL OF SHIP'S SURGEON; 5 Nov. 1811 EL (minor edge wear with complete enclosure) from the Captain of "[H.M.S.] Invincible, [Port] Mahon [Minorca]" giving news of the Campaign in Spain and a recent Court Martial of the ship's surgeon who was dismissed the service; sent to London with a very fine red oval framed "Ship Lre/[Crown]/PLYMOUTH DOCK". Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1153 | DOVER - SHIP LETTER MARKS COLLECTION INC. EARLY, CROWN OVAL & LATER TYPES; 1767-1838 covers ex Lisbon, Jamaica, U.S.A (2) & B. Guiana (2), having mostly fine to v. fine strikes of the various marks; Robertson Nos. S1a, S2 (2), S6 (scarce oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/DOVER" - 1800-04 only), S9 & S11, all in black. Useful lot. (6 covers) PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1154 | EASTBOURNE/FOLKSTONE/HARWICH/NEWCASTLE/ETC. -1840+ SHIP LETTERS; 1840-1951 covers/cards with good variety of scarce marks inc. mostly fine rare 1840 step-type framed "EASTBOURNE/SHIP LETTER" (E ex Rio), part 1846 E with lovely rare boxed Folkstone "M-B", 1847 part E ex US with v. fine (creases) "FOLKSTONE/SHIP LETTER", 1920/51 pair of fine different framed "HARWICH/SHIP LETTER" marks (first ex sweden), 1843/87 Hull trio, and 1911, PPC ex Norway with GB KEVII 1d and very rare small "[SH]IP LETTER/[NE]WCASTLE-ON-TYNE" (Rob.S6; originally only one known of 1896, now a few more known for 1894-1926) partly over the edge. Scarce group. (9 items). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1155 | EXETER - VERY RARE OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/EXETER" MARK ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER; Remarkable 20 Mar. 1804 EL from "Boston" (personal letter) to "Holyhead, Anglesea" charged "1/2" with a partly very fine oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/EXETER" (Rob. S.2; light crease & a few letters slightly assisted) nicely placed on the front, with the Crown oddly absent. Very few examples of this Ship Letter are known; the port of Exeter was never much used for Ship Letters. Interesting contents ref. the route of this letter; "...the vessel is bound for Holland, but as the passengers intend being put ashore on some port of the English coast, I intend troubling one of them with this, in hope it may reach you before I can convey intelligence by the way of Liverpool"! PHOTO. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1156 | FALMOUTH - SHIP & INDIA LETTERS COLLECTION; 1800-71 covers inc. partly fine rare 1800 horseshoe "FALMOUTH/SHIP/LRE" (S2; seldom seen) ex Philadelphia, 1810 red S5 step-type (off edge; ex Spain), 1823/48 pair ex Brazil with later step-types in red (S6), 1839/40 EL from Mauritius to London with v. fine scarce unframed red "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" (In.3; only known for 1839-40), and tragic 1871 env. (+ contents ex "Cordova") to GB with Rosario de Santa Fe & B. Aires c.d.s.'s (a stamp removed by some idiot!) with very fine rare small "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s. (the rare S10; only known 1871-73) and matching (?) handstruck "6d" charge-mark on the front. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1157 | GRAVESEND - SHIP & INDIA LETTERS; 1819-40 covers all to London with pair of v. fine early step-type S4 marks (1819/20 ex Philadelphia & Havana), pair of v. fine 1837/40 boxed S9 italic marks (one with addressee's name cut off), and overstruck rare red In.2 mark (ex Tasmania; prison guard officer?). Useful lot. (5 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1158 | GREENOCK - PRESTAMP SHIP LETTER MARKS (EX CANADA, ETC.) COLLECTION; 1792-1831 covers inc. fair very early 1792 unframed S7 (earlier than recorded by Robertson, Tabeart or Clough!) ex Halifax (N. Scotia?), partly fine distinctive circular-framed 1799 S3 (ex Jamaica), near fine 1813 S8 (v. scarce) ex Halifax (N. Scotia?), pair of rare 1823 v. fine (ex Quebec; closed tears clear of mark) & fine (ex Jamaica) small S10 marks (only known for 1823), partly fine scarce dated S11 (ex Trinidad), and 1830/31 pair of S12 marks (ex Jamaica & ?). Good lot. (8 covers). PHOTO. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1159 | GREENOCK - IONA/COLUMBA STEAMER & CLYDE STEAMER MARKS; Oct. 1881 env. with 14-Dot 1d Lilac tied by mostly v. fine "IONA STEAMER/B/GREENOCK/[16]3" duplex, 1904/10 pair of PPCs with KEVII 1⁄2d's tied by v. fine "A/COLUMBA" & "B/IONA" c.d.s.'s of the "GK. & ARDRISHAIG PACKET" & "GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PKT." types, 1903 official PPC from "On Board S.S. [Queen Alexandra]", and unusual 13 Aug. 1906 PPC (official ship's card?) to a Greenock hotel (booking a room) from "J. A. Henderson, [Captain of?] Lord of the Isles" with fine purple oval "R.M.S. LORD OF THE ISLES" garter d.s. with the "14" of the date significantly changed to "13" in manuscript matching the ink of the sender. Plus a 1906 letter (no env.) on Macbrayne pictorial paper. Good group. (6 items). PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1160 | HARWICH - UNIQUE BOXED SHIP LETTER MARK IN BLUE: 1851 EL (slight spotting) ex Apeldoorn to London with very fine strike of the Type 3 boxed HARWICH/SHIP LETTER in blue - the only recorded example in blue. PHOTO. | £750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1161 | HARWICH - BOXED SHIP LETTER: 1910 PPC (SS 'Primula'), the 1d stamp cancelled by Parkeston cds with mainly v.fine strike of the scarce Type 3 boxed HARWICH/SHIP LETTER in black. Attractive example. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1162 | HARWICH - BOXED SHIP LETTER: 1914 PPC to Denmark with slightly doubled strike of the very scarce boxed Type 3 ship letter mark; also a 1914 E ex Sweden with similar strike. Useful pair. (2 items) PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1163 | HARWICH - LATE USE OF THE TYPE 3 MARK: 1923 (Jan/Nov) Pair of covers ex Denmark to UK, one with stamps cancelled on arrival by Parkeston Quay cds, both showing late use of the damaged Type 3 ship letter mark alongside the stamps - the November cover being the latest recorded example of this mark. (2 items) PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1164 | HARWICH - TYPE 4 SHIP LETTER MARK: Fine strikes of the Type 4 boxed ship letter mark on two covers and a piece ex Denmark 1924-25, the stamps (slight perf toning on one cover) cancelled by Harwich (2) or Parkeston cds.(3 items) PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1165 | HARWICH - SHIP LETTER MAIL FROM DENMARK: 1926-30 Five covers and a piece ex Denmark, two with stamps cancelled on arrival at Parkeston, four with fine strikes of the Type 4 Harwich ship letter mark, the last with a weaker strike.Also two small pieces with Danish stamps cancelled at Harwich.(5 items & 3 pieces) PHOTO. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1166 | HASTINGS - SHIP & INDIA LETTERS INC. ONE IN BLUE INK; 1826 E ex Havana with v. fine black S3 step-type "HASTINGS/SHIP LETTER" , 1848 E (side-flap removed) ex India(?) with mostly v. fine blue S3 step-type mark (rare colour; only known in blue for 1846-48) nicely placed on the front, and 1837/8 EL (part printed contents) from Calcutta with overstruck (but just recognisable) red boxed In.1 "INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS". (3 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1167 | KINGSBRIDGE - SCARCE SHIP LETTERS GROUP INC. ONE EX HAITI VIA U.S. FORWARDING AGENT; 1821/31/39/43 quartet of covers to London ex Haiti (1821 - via Baltimore Agent; m/s endorsement - first year of use for any Kingsbridge Ship Letter), Montevideo (2) & Bridgetown (Barbados), having mostly fine downward step-type S1 Ship Letter marks (3) and one (1843 ex Montevideo) with mostly v. fine scarce upward step-type S2. Scarce group; Kingsbridge was little used for Ship Letters. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1168 | LEITH - SCARCE BLUE STEP-TYPE & RARE UNDATED OVAL-TYPE MARKS ON COVERS TO EDINBURGH; 1831 E (from Shetland Is.?) charged "9" with almost v. fine blue step-type S5 framed step-type "LEITH/SHIP LETTER" on the front; plus 1850 E (ex Holland?) endorsed "p. Mercator steamer" with almost very fine rare UNDATED oval-framed black "SHIP LETTER/LEITH" (S7; few known, 1849-58 only). Elusive and attractive pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1169 | LEITH - BLUE OVAL DATED "SHIP LETTER/LEITH" ON COVER EX SHETLAND ISLES; Nov. 1831 E from "Lerwick" to Edinr. with mostly very fine scarce BLUE oval Rob.S6 "SHIP LETTER/LEITH" d.s. (filing fold) on the front, charged "8" then "9"; plus attractive hand-coloured print of the port of Leith (paddle steamer, etc.). (2 items). PHOTO. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1170 | LERWICK - FINE STEP-TYPE SHIP LETTER ON SHETLAND IS. COVER ROUTED VIA PETERHEAD; 4/14 Apr. 1837 EL from "Lerwick" to Edinburgh charged "8" and then "1/11⁄2" (due to re-routing) with fine "LERWICK/778-E" mileage mark on the flap beside a very fine (for this) S1 step-type framed "LERWICK.SHIP LETTER" and a fair "PETERHEAD" transit c.d.s. This Lerwick Ship Letter mark is usually very unclear; the Peterhead routing is interesting. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1171 | LIVERPOOL - SHIP/PACKET LETTERS COLLECTION INC. RARE RED 2nd-TYPE CROWNED C.D.S. MARK, ETC.; 1800-94 covers inc. pair of 1800 fair/fine oval "Ship Lre" S4's, fair red 1807 Crown oval type S5 ex US, later framed/unframed/dated types, a scruffy India Letter, green boxed 1853 d.s., green/black 1854/8 "AMERICA" c.d.s.'s, very fine rare late usage RED 1857 crowned c.d.s. (Rob.S15a; only known in red for 1857), 1882/94 red "U.S. PACKET" c.d.s.'s ex Niger Coast (stained env. with 5d tied by Brass Squared Circle), and small group of outgoing covers (3 Prestamp; to US/Madeira + 21⁄2 Surface Printed covers to N. America). Good variety. (201⁄2 covers) PHOTO | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1172 | LONDON - PRESTAMP SHIP LETTER INC. OUTGOING P.P. WITHDRAWN & OTHER PAID SHIP LETTERS; 1794-1906 covers/cards inc. mostly fine 1794 S5 "LONDON/SHIP LRE" ex Calcutta, scarce 'anonymous' 1801 S34 "SHIP LRE" (redirected "FREE" from London), 1801/10 pair of different 'anonymous' oval Crown "SHIP-/LETTER" marks (S11 & S12; both scarce), 1815 EL (flaps cut for display) to Oporto with rare 2-ring "POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/LONDON" c.d.s. (part lost with flap), red outgoing prepaid 1821/40 oval d.s.'s to Holland/India, later crown c.d.s.'s, and 1906/9 pair of PPCs with French stamps tied by London "MB" c.d.s.'s. Good variety. (14 covers) PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1173 | LONDON: 1840 (24 Sept.) EL ex Hamburg to London "P James Watt" with s/l "SHIP LETTER" in red & black circular "SCHIFFS BRIEF POST/HAMBURG" c.d.s. of 24 September, 1844 (August) E ex Le Havre to London "p James Watt" with boxed red "MB" & circular "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/16 AU 16/1844/LONDON" & a superb small "matched" poster (light staining) depicting the James Watt & advertising a sailing of same from Blackwall to Edinburgh via Scarborough & Tynemouth. A good trio. (3). PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1174 | LYMINGTON - BOXED "INDIA LETTER" MAR; 9 Feb. 1822 E from Calcutta (fine 2-ring manuscript-dated G.P.O. mark nicely placed on the front) with a very fine strike of the scarce "INDIA LETTER/LYMINGTON" alongside, charged "1/1" to London. Most attractive having such clear marks so well placed on the front; Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1175 | MARGATE - TWO TYPES OF "SHIP LETTER/LRE" MARKS ON MAIL EX MADEIRA, INDIA & HOLLAND; 1829 pair of ELs from Holland to London (one with "VIERSEN" d.s. & endorsed "p. Steamboat via Rotterdam") each with mostly fine downward-step-type "SHIP LETTER/MARGATE" (S5); plus 1833/54 pair of ELs with mostly v. fine "MARGATE/SHIP LRE" marks ex Madeira & ?India (latter 5 years later than recorded) on the front (one creased, but both nicely placed), and an 1840 front+ flap (ex China?) with the same mark. Scarce group. (5 items). PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1176 | PENZANCE - RARE CROWNED OVAL "Ship Lre" MARK & DOUBLE-FRAMED "INDIA LETTER"; Sept./Nov. 1808 Transatlantic EL (long interesting family letter about local glass-blowing business, etc.) from "Jutland Ford" (USA) to Derby charged "2/6" (too much) and then "1/5" having a mostly very fine double-oval Rob.S2 "Ship Lre/[Crown]/PENZANCE" (the crown oddly missing) nicely placed on the front; remarkably few examples of this S2 mark are known - it is only recorded for 1808-13. Plus Feb./May 1838 EL (brown tape over seal) to London with oval crowned Cape Town d.s. on the front and a mostly v. fine double-framed "INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE" (In.1) on the reverse across the join. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1177 | PLYMOUTH - SHIP/PACKET LETTERS INC. RARE EARLY LETTER TO 'BRITISH' TRANSVAAL; 1808/10 pair of ELs ex Spain/Madeira with fair crowned oval "SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/PLYMOUTH" marks, 1815/37 pair of Es with v. fine step-type framed types, Feb. 1857 E from Madeira to France with v. scarce & v. fine (though slightly overstruck) green "PLYMOUTH/PACKET LETTER" c.d.s. on back (Rob. P2; recorded in this colour only for 1856-58), Oct./Nov. 1878 env. (some toning and wear but attractive) addressed to "Pretoria, Transvaal" with 6 1d Reds tied by fine "ST. AUSTELL" duplexes having a v. fine small "CAPE PACKET/PLYMOUTH" c.d.s. (P3; 1870-78 only) and a faint Pretoria backstamp (sent during the brief British annexation period of 1877-80), and a 1907 PPC with Ship Letter c.d.s. on GB 1⁄2d beside "1D/620" charge-mark. Good lot; 1870s mail to Transvaal is rare. (7 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1178 | POOLE (+ WEYMOUTH) - SHIP/INDIA LETTERS; 1838 E ex "Pernambuco" to London "p. Ann, via Poole" with an almost very fine boxed step-type large "POOLE/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S5; scarce) on the front (light filing fold at right), 1837/38 E from India ("HYDERABAD/Pt Pd" c.d.s.) to Scotland with rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/POOLE" (Rob.in.1; only recorded for 1835/38 in this colour) but overstruck with Madras & London datestamps. Plus 1819/40 E/EL ex India? & NY with mostly fine black/red downward-step-type "SHIP LETTER/WEYMOUTH" marks (S5 & S6; latter affected by seal tears). (4 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1179 | PORTSMOUTH - VERY EARLY "SHIP LRE" MARKS (3 TYPES) ON JAMAICA COVERS; 1766/67 pair of ELs from Jamaica to London "p. Jamaica Packet Franck(?)" (first year of recorded use of Portsmouth Ship Letters and attractive) or "P. August Cosar, Capt. Defell" each with v. fine small "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE" (S1; light file folds just affect both) nicely placed on the front. Plus similar 1769/83 pair of ELs from Jamaica to London/Madeira (latter via London) "p. Jamaica [Packet?] Hamilton" & "By the Ardent, Man of War" with mostly v. fine larger "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE" marks (S2a; earlier than recorded - and S4; each just affected by file folds. Good lot. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1180 | PORTSMOUTH - LATER SHIP/INDIA LETTERS; 1795-1844 covers inc. mostly fine rare concave 1795 "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE" (S7; earliest recorded?), S10 Crown oval mark (1814 EL ex Paris & 1808 part E ex Madeira), 1813/26 trio of step-types in red/black ex Jamaica/Lima/Rio, part 1830 red boxed India Letter with v.fine Cape Town c.d.s.and scarce italic "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" (S16; 1844-47 only) from CGH to Orkney Is. (8 items). PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1181 | RAMSGATE + [NEW] ROMNEY - SHIP/INDIA LETTER MARKS ON COVERS; 1823-46 lot inc. 1823 E ex Havana with v. fine step-type "ROMNEY/SHIP LETTER" (S3), 1846 E with v. fine boxed "NEW ROMNEY/INDIA LETTER" (In.3) across join on reverse, and 1826/42 pair of ELs ex Jamaica/USA with mostly v. fine step-type framed"RAMSGATE/SHIP LETTER" (S3) marks. Good group. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1182 | SOUTHAMPTON - SHIP/PACKET LETTER COVERS EX DOMINICA, JERSEY, ETC.; 1801-1906 lot inc. 1802 E with partly v. fine scarce oval-framed "Ship Lre/[Crown]/SOUTHAMPTON" (S3; overstruck) on the front, 1827 E ex Le Havre with fine blue downward step-type (S7; only recorded for 1827 in this attractive colour) across the join on the reverse, 1844 EL from Jersey to London "Per Private Steamer via Southampton" with 1d Red (4 good m, but with crease) tied by "723" numeral matching the almost v. fine "SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP-LETTER" (S12) on the flap, 1848 E (edge wear etc.) to Cornwall charged "1/6" with fine blue "PACKET LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" (P1), and 1905/6 pair of PPCs to GB with French/Spanish 10c stamps tied by v. fine "SOUTHAMPTON/FRANCE/MB" or "SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s.'s. Good collection. (6 covers/cards). PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1183 | SWANSEA - SCARCE STEP-TYPE FRAMED "SHIP LETTER" MARKS ON COVERS EX CUBA & CHILE; Fine 1836/39 pair (E & EL) ex Cuba and "Herradura" (near Coquimbo, Chile) with very fine and nearly very fine strikes of the small framed "SWANSEA/SHIP LETTER" mar k (Rob.S3), addressed to Redruth & London. Welsh Prestamp Ship Letters are very elusive; attractive pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. T.P.O.'S AND STATION MARKS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1184 | MISCELLANY: Box with mainly KE7 period PPCs showing a good variety of Station and RSO cancellations, with some earlier noted inc. better; also a bundle of cards with military camp cancellations. Worth inspection. (Approx. 200) | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. - RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS & COVERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1185 | 1891-c1920 The mint and used collection of mainly 2d green standard design railway letter stamps with a wide range of lines represented inc some Irish examples. Some are a little toned but the majority are fine. (300+) PHOTO. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1186 | 1940-57 The selection of philatelic covers to Birmingham (18) franked with single adhesives plus in addition various Parcel Post stamps inc L.M.S. 3d, Met & G.C. Jt. Committee 3d, L.N.E.R. 3d and 6d, B.R. (Southern Region) 8d, N. &. S. JT. CTTE 3d, G.C. IN. S. Jt. 3d and Cheshire lines 3d. Also 1911 "Ewen" cover with KEVII 1d plus G.W. & G.C. Ry 2d letter stamp. Plus nine other covers some bearing B.E.A. adhesives. (28 covers). | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1187 | ARGENTINA: 1867 EL ex Liverpool bearing Large White Corner Letters 6d plate 8 wing margin horizontal pair tied by Liverpool duplex, endorsed "Via Bordeaux" & with red circular "PP" plus 1870 EL ex London to Buenos Aires bearing Large White Corner Letters 6d plate 8 horizontal pair endorsed "Via Falmouth & City of Brussels" (of the London, Belgium, Brazil & River Plate Steamship Co.). The former with central horizontal crease clear of the adhesives. A lovely pair of "pairs". (2). PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1188 | AUSTRALIA - PORT PHILLIP:1853 (24th January) mourning env from London with m/s "first Vefsel direct to Port Phillip" to Port Phillip bearing 1841 2d plate 4 vertical pairs ND-NE (faults) plus OD-OE (originally a block of four) to pay the 8d ship letter rate, tied by "20" London diamond of Greenwich. With on reverse a red "SHIP LETTER/Crown/MELBOURNE" d.s. and charged "3" in m/s on front. despite faults few imperf. cover of any kind have been recorded to Australia. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1189 | AUSTRALIA/INDIA:1871 (6 Dec) env (soiled ) from Dublin "Via Brindisi & Brisbane to Darling Downs, Queensland bearing 8d orange NI tied by a fine Dublin duplex. 1875 mourning env from Dublin to Bombay redirected to Poona with 6d grey plate 16 EI and 3d plate 18 BB & DL. On reverse boxed "REDIRECTED" and "POSTAGE DUE/1⁄2 ANNA". (2 covers). PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1190 | CHINA - SHANGHAI:1858 (8 June) env from Warrington to Shanghai franked with 1857 1/- tied by a fine "WARRINGTON" duplex. On reverse is a "HONG KONG" transit c.d.s. plus a small "PO/LONDON" red c.d.s. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1191 | CHINA - SHANGHAI:1865 (18 March) env from London "Via Marseilles" to Shanghai bearing 1862-64 4d red IB (cut straight at top) and 1865-67 1/- green plate 4 NJ, h.s. "1d" in red and blue "SHANGHAI" c.d.s. PHOTO. | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1192 | EUROPE - AUSTRIA/FRANCE/ITALY/SWITZERLAND:1860 (16 July) EL from London "Via Ostende" to Paris franked with LC14 tied by "51" numeral. 1869 (14 Sept.) env from Darlington to Florence bearing 1867-80 3d plate 5 pair TJ-TK (stained). 1870 (10 Sept) EL from London to Palermo franked with 1867-80 6d mauve plate 8 SK tied by a superb "LONDON E. C." duplex. 1870 env from London to Paris franked with 1865-67 4d plate 11 pair HH-HG. 1875 (16 Feb) env from Liverpool "Vis Belgium" to Switzerland bearing 1873-80 3d plate 16 EB. 1877 (23 Dec) EL from Bute-Docks, Cardiff to Austria bearing 1873-80 21⁄2d rosy-mauve plate 9 LH. 1885 env from Helensburgh to Switzerland bearing 1880-83 21⁄2d plate 23 NH. A fine group. (7 covers). PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1193 | FRANCE/ITALY/USA/INDIA:1862-79 The selection of covers & a front with 1869-79 covers (7) to France franked with 1/- plate 4 plus 1d plate 103, 2½d plates 2, single rate and 2½d plate 14 pair double rate. 3d plate 6 DL, 7 EK & 15 OD all paying 3d rate. 1/- plate 4 paying 1/- rate. 1870 E to New York bearing a single 3d plate 5 JL. 1878 mourning front to Bombay bearing 8d orange. 1862-78 covers (4) to Italy franked with 1857 6d, 2½d plate 12 pair, 4d plate 14 and 6d grey plate 14 AI. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1194 | INDIA - PAIR OF ENVELOPES WITH SCARCE QV SURFACE-PRINTED FRANKINGS: 1879-83 pair of envelopes to India comprising 1879 (16 Jan.) addressed to "George Moore Esq., M.D., R.N. Fleet Surgeon, H.M.S. Euryalus, Bombay, India" bearing 8d orange tied by Pembroke Dock duplex. [The cover is depicted on p.116 of "Naval Officers' Letters"] and 1883 (29 Sept.) to "Surgeon F.M.H. Burton, M.B., c/o The Principal Medical Officer..Bombay" endorsed "Is a Passenger per Troopship Malabar now on her voyage", franked by 6d on 6d lilac tied by London duplex . Scarce pair. Ex Osborn. (2). PHOTO. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1195 | ITALIAN STATES: Ranges of pre-stamp (1840s) mail to Pisa & Leghorn with interesting range of rates and marks (28); also 1842 E to USA with Allendale/Penny Post H.S. and boxed 'Return'd/for Postage', 1871 E ex Pernambuco with 'FR./2f96c' accountancy h.s., 1845 curved GIBRALTAR on E ex Highland Regt. etc. (41 items) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1196 | PANAMA:1874 (9 Jan) env (creased & torn) from London addressed to "Rear Admiral/The Hon ble/A A Cochrane/Commander in Chief/H.M.S. Repulse/Panama/Pacific" bearing 1/- plate 8 RI + SI + TI to make the 3/- rate. | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1197 | URUGUAY: 1875 EL ex Manchester to Montevideo bearing Coloured Corner Letters 1/- plate 10 tied by "498" numeral endorsed "Per R.N. Str. Douro (?) Via Southampton" & showing black rectangular "10 CENTMOS" & circular double-ring Montevideo arrival mark in red, A particularly handsome item. PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1198 | USA - BOSTON: 1854 (5 July) env. from London to USA bearing an embossed 1/- green (cut square with three wide margins - cut along frameline at top) tied by a London Chief Office numeral and red "5/CENTS", with "BOSTON Br PKT/PAID" red c.d.s. and "L/JY 6/A" green octagonal framed d.s. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1199 | USA/NOVA SCOTIA:1858 (12 Sept) embossed "FREE" env (damaged and soiled) from Lowthertown to Cincinnati bearing 1856 6d pair crisply cancelled with two strikes of the "313" numeral. 1875 part env from Castebar to Ontario franked with 3d plate 16 HE with h.s. "2" overstruck by a fine "1d" h.s. 1894 env from Inverness to Nova Scotia bearing 1d lilac x 2 & 1⁄2d vermilion. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1200 | USA - CLEVELAND/MASSACHUSETTS:1885 (15 Aug) env. with a typed address (early for this) used from Blackpool to Cleveland franked with 1883-84 2½d lilac FR. Fine. 1882 (2 Jan.) env (small faults) from London to Cambridge, Mass. bearing a fine 1881 5d indigo. (2 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1201 | VENEZUELA/PORTUGAL/ETC. - SCOTTISH COVERS INC. GREENOCK DOTTED CIRCLES, 4d DULL GREEN, ETC.; 1867-1901 QV covers/cards to overseas destinations, all ex Scotland; inc. attractive and scarce 1886 EL to Caracas with 4d Dull Green tied by Dundee duplex having v. fine private purple "PER ROYAL MAIL VIA SOUTHAMPTON" on the front, 1867/71 pair to Oporto each franked with a single 6d Mauve (pl.6 & pl.9) tied by v. fine "GREENOCK/163" Dotted Circle Duplexes, 1878 env. with 6d Grey to India, and a small group of 1879-1901 QV Postal Stat. PCs to Europe (one to Finland). Good variety. (5 covers + 8 PCs) PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1202 | VENEZUELA - SCARCE 2/- BLUE ON COVER FROM MANCHESTER VIA LIVERPOOL; 4 Aug. 1875 EL (slight wrinkling) to Caracas "Per Str. Californian from Lpool" franked by 2/- Blue (pl.1; wing margin - hint of fold along foot) tied by v. fine Manchester" 498" with v. fine "P.L.O./LIVERPOOL" transit c.d.s. on top flap. Elusive stamp on cover. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1203 | MISCELLANY: Collection in binder inc. 1709 EL with franking signature showing abuse of privilege, 1812-31 pair of fronts with Dublin 'mermaid' or oval Sunday FREEs; 1839 FREE front endorsed 'Money Letter'; 1833 'Par.Pro' front; various instructional h.s. etc. Good range of h.s. types inc. many Dublin items and 1826 Foreign Office letter (ex George Canning) regarding franking of mail. Also a few later official covers inc. scarce (1925) diplomatic mail parcel tag. Useful lot. (96 items) | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1204 | DUBLIN & LONDON 'LAST DAY' USAGE: 1840 Front signed by the Earl of Clancarty at Ballinasloe with fine strike of the Dublin crowned FREE d.s. for 9th January 1840 - the last day of use of the Dublin mark - and London FREE of 11th January - the final date of the FREE system; also three FREE fronts sent during the 4d Post period between 10th and 18th December 1839. (4 items) PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| OFFICIAL MAIL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1205 | MISCELLANY: Binder with substantial collection c1830s-1990s inc. selection of overprinted Departmental stamps (12) inc. QV Govt. Parcels 4½d (washed) and KEVII Board of Education ½d & 1d; also a fine range of Departmental cachets on cover, Official Paid h.s. and printed Es (scarce 1905 green-printed E noted) etc. Interesting lot. (160 items & 12 stamps) | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1206 | MISCELLANY INC. NAVAL / MILITARY ITEMS: Binder with range of covers c1813-1970 inc. (1897) Dublin E (faults) with fine QBD 'frank', 1890s printed army recruiting form STO with ½d die, 1947 OHMS cover to India with scarce red AIR MAIL/GOVERNMENT BAG label, 1939 Naval cover with unusual GENERAL STAFF/M.C.5./WAR OFFICE cachet, 1942 Cape Station E with cachet, 1914 E with unusual large boxed O.H.M.S./PRISONERS OF WAR/POSTAGE FREE, 1940 ingoing card to IOM internment camp etc. (121 items) | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1207 | ROYALTY, PARLIAMENT etc: Binder with collection of covers to 1970s with various official paid marks inc. Government departments with c1890 'Par.Pro.' wrapper front, large part front of 1840 House of Commons E, Royal Household cachets from 1907 (30) inc. unusual (1903-32 pair with Official Paid cds of King's Lynn or Sandringham noted). (108 items) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1208 | ROYAL AND PARLIAMENTARY MAIL:1896-1986 The selection of cover/cards with various cancellations and departmental cachets inc 1907 oval "HOUSE OF COMMONS/Crown/SPEAKER", 1955 "Crown/CONSTABLES OFFICE/TOWER OF LONDON" cachet 1902 "Crowned/ROYAL/MINT" h.s. 1955 oval "PRIVY PURSE/Crown//BUCKINGHAM PALACE" in blue, 1905 "LORD STEWARD/Crown/M.H./BUCKINGHAM PALACE" in violet and 1910 (10 Aug) PPC bearing ½d tied by "BALMORAL-CASTLE/B/Crown" c.d.s. 1955 (20 Aug) PPC with "ABERGELDIE CASTLE/ABERDEEN" c.d.s. which was apparently only used on one day. (35 items). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1209 | ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPES FROM LEEDS: 1905 (25th Sept.), 1906 (17th Aug.) and 1910 (31 Jan.) env sent at the 1d rate from Leeds to New Wortley, Bratoft and York with ink drawings of a gentleman kneeling a humanised bottle, a country lane night scene and a man face down (arse up !) in a barrel. Stamps trimmed on one. PHOTO. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1210 | ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPES FROM BRAMLEY - YORKSHIRE:1906-07 four envs from Bramley to York (2), New Wortley and Bratoft franked at the 1d rate with very fine drawings of a drunk at sea, a carpenter in a shed, a balance and a man in a balloon. Stamps on one very slightly trimmed. A well executed group. PHOTO. | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1211 | HAND-DRAWN CARICATURE POSTCARDS: Album with collection of cards with a variety of ink-drawn designs of varying quality sent from Batley, Leeds or Paris 1909-13 to a French lady - many caricature French fashion and manners etc. Also 14 illustrated letters (no covers) one with detailed drawing of an early aeroplane. Fascinating lot. (73 items) PHOTO. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1212 | 1908 (28 February) env from Hunslet to New Wortley with a fine ink drawing of the devil and an open cupboard. PHOTO. | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1213 | MISCELLANY: Large binder with substantial collection of underpaid covers etc c1850s-1990s inc. various charge h.s., postage due labels, instructional marks inc. scarce EXCEEDS LIMITS OF SIZE, 'Not called for' & CONTRARY TO/REGULATIONS etc., boxed 'X' charge cancelling h.s, QV 1d red covers with various MORE/TO/PAY marks etc. Good lot. (126 items) | £160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1214 | 1935 SILVER JUBILEE: Fresh example of the scarce 1935 Silver Jubilee 6d PO with counterfoil attached, issued at Willesden (13 MY 35) - punched with 2 small holes. Also KGVI 4/- PO with Windermere cds (1953) & QEII 5/-/25p dual currency example (1971) both uncashed etc.(Small qty) PHOTO. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1215 | COLLECTION: Carton with GB stationery inc. used registered Es c1900-55 (32) inc. foreign destinations, FPOs, STO items, bundle of QEII used Es to 1980s etc. plus unused Es and scarcer types. Also an album with further ranges inc. QV W.H.Smith wrapper with advertising ring and a second binder with 1946-70 air-letters, mainly unused. Interesting lot. (Qty) PHOTO. | £160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1216 | CARTON with the QV to QEII slightly duplicated collection inc. postcards, air letter sheets, registered envelopes (mostly small sizes) and S.T.O. items. Also a group of Guernsey & Jersey covers (some F.D.C's ) bearing "Arms" types and some modern Ireland. (Small Qty.). | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1217 | WEMBLEYS: 1924 Wembley Exhibition 1d postcard mint & used, 1½d envelope mint & used, 1½d postcard and reply card unused. 1925 Wembley exhibition 1d postcard mint & used, 1½d envelope & reply card mint and used of each. Mostly fine. (12 items). | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1218 | REGISTERED ENVELOPES:1879-1967 The good used representative collection of used registered envs. The majority are F & G sizes but a few larger examples are included. Mixed condition. (60+ items). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1219 | THE RARE "HOODED" LONDON/V.R." CANCELLATION:1883 (26 May) env (slightly trimmed at left) to Launceston bearing 1880 1½Venetian red cancelled with a very fine "B" code"LONDON/VR" hooded circle. A light crease runs through the adhesive. Also three other examples of the cancellation cancelling adhesives. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1220 | ARMY TELEGRAPHS:1895 2d to £5 mounted mint, 5/- with one foxed perforation, £1 & £5 natural creases. (10). PHOTO. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1221 | FOREIGN OFFICE - BISHOP MARK & RATE HANDSTAMPS: 1699 (21 Aug.) EL from Amsterdam to London with m/s '8' and (on back) a fine "AV/17" Bishop mark, 1829 EL (some staining and heavy fold) ex Corunna to London bearing a very fine unframed "Oz at 8S/8D per Oz" h.s. and 1830 EL from Elberfeld via Ostend to London with a fine boxed "Oz at 6S/8D per Oz" h.s. (3 covers). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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