RHODESIA
RHODESIA
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1727 |
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1892-1924 Selection with Specimen stamps (94) including 1909-12 set of fourteen to £1 and 1909 surcharge sets (2), mint stamps with 1913-19 die II 2/-, 2/6, die IIIA 3/-, etc., some Specimen stamps with paper adhering to reverse. (135).
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Est. £300-350
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| 1728 |
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 1910-13 Perf 15 £1 red and black, fine used. S.G. 179, £3,250. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
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| 1729 |
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 Northern Rhodesia. 1925-29 ½d - 20/- Overprinted "SPECIMEN" (missing the perfined 3/- value), fine mint, scarce. S.G. 1/12, 14/17s (£1,200 as a set of 17). (16). Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
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| 1730 |
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 Northern Rhodesia. 1925-29 ½d - 20/- Set of seventeen, also 1938-52 1½d yellow-brown tick bird flaw within a pair and 1/- - 20/-, all fine mint. S.G. 1/17, 30a, 40/45, £1,190. (24). Photo on Page
216. (Image1)
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Est. £200-250
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RUSSIA
ST. HELENA
ST. HELENA
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1733 |
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 1861-1959 Mint and used collection in a stockbook including 1890-97 set mint and used, 1902-08 sets mint, 1922-37 4d - £1 and
½d - 10/- set of fifteen mint, 1934 ½d - 5/- and all 1935-59 sets mint. S.G. £2,700+. (207). Photo on Pages 214 & 220.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Est. £300-400
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Forwarding Agents
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1734 |
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 1828 (Sep 8) Entire letter from G.W Janisch in St. Helena to Huth in London with red "PORTSMOUTH / SHIP LETTER", charged 4/-. Janisch forwards a letter left with him by Mr Vidal from the ship "Sophie", informs
Huth he has established himself as a General & Shipping Agent on the island and encloses his card. Photo on Page 212. (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
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| 1735 |
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 Danish India. 1834 (Jan 8) Entire letter written in Danish from St. Helena "To the Revd E. Mohl, Tranquebar, East Indies", the reverse endorsed "Forwarded by your obed. Serv. S. Solomon, St. Helena 20 Jany 1834",
oval "SHIP LETTER / (crown) / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" on the front, backstamped by oval "MADRAS / G.P.O / SHIP LETTER" (May 24) with manuscript "4As ship postage / 6As Ind do" alongside. A rare forwarding agents endorsement to an unusual destination.
Photo on Page 222. (Image1)
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Est. £1,200-1,500
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| 1736 |
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 India. 1836 (Oct 27) Entire letter from John Waters, Captain of the Brig "Eliza" at Bombay, addressed to Salem, Mass., inscribed "Care of Wm Carrol Esqre, St. Helena", the reverse endorsed "Forwarded from St.
Helena by Yrs Respectfully, W. Carrol, U.S Consular Agent at St. Helena", with red "NEW LONDON / CT" datestamp (Mar 29) and "SHIP", charged 14½c. Waters lists his goods on board, discusses the price of ivory, and is going to sail for Zanzibar. A
fine and scarce forwarding agents endorsement. Photo on Page 222 (Image1)
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Est. £800-1,000
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| 1737 |
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 Singapore. 1839 (May 15) Entire letter from Singapore to Albany, N.Y endorsed "Via St. Helena", the reverse endorsed by Wm. Carrol "Forwarded from St. Helena by the U.S Consul", with red "NEW LONDON / CT"
datestamp (Sep 20) and "SHIP", charged 14½c. From a Missionary about to sail to Borneo, to establish a settlement amongst the Chinese at Montrado, 30 or 40 miles from Sambas. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 222. (Image1)
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Est. £800-1,000
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| 1738 |
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 1854 (Jan 30) Entire letter written in French from E. Cotineau in St. Helena, addressed to Bordeaux with oval "SOLOMON & MOSS / ST. HELENA" forwarding agents cachet on reverse, datestamps of London, Calais and
Paris with red boxed "COLONIES / &c ART. 13", charged 15 decimes. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 222. (Image1)
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Est. £1,000-1,200
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| 1739 |
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 c.1855 Cover to Sag Harbour, Long Island, N.Y, with superb oval "FORWARDED FROM ST. HELENA / BY / GEORGE W. KIMBALL / U.S COMMERCIAL AGENT", a "MATTAPOISETT / MASS" c.d.s (Dec. 22) and "5" alongside manuscript
"Ship", all on the front. Fine and rare, just two examples of this F.A.C recorded by Mabbett. Photo on Page 212. (Image1)
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Est. £1,200-1,400
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Incoming Mail
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1740 |
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 1842 (Aug 29) Entire letter from East India House in London prepaid 1/4 in cash, to "Mrs Mary de Fountain, St. Helena", with red Paid tombstone type datestamp and oval "PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamp. The
Court of Directors of the East India Co. have granted Mary de Fountain an annual pension of £60, on compassionate grounds, following the death of her husband. Fine and scarce to St. Helena. Photo on Page 212 (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
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| 1741 |
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 1862 (Apr 6) Cover bearing 1d red strip of six tied by "Enniskillen / 214" spoons, addressed to a Royal Artillery Officer in St. Helena, lower edge faults repaired with thin card enclosed within and affixed to the
cover, good appearance and scarce. Photo on Page 222. (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
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1856-72 Stampless Mail
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1742 |
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 1856 (Jan 7) Stampless cover to France, sent in the first week when stamps were available in St. Helena, but posted unpaid with "6d" charge (crossed out) and red oval "ST HELENA" datestamp, boxed "LIVERPOOL /
SHIP" (Mar 8) backstamp and datestamps of London, Calais, Beauville, Montauban and Bordeaux, charged 15 decimes. Opened out, an early and scarce example of this first St. Helena datestamp. Photo on Page 222. (Image1)
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Est. £600-700
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| 1743 |
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 1864 (Nov 1) Stampless entire letter to Cadiz "per Steamer Eastern Providence" prepaid 1/3, with fine oval "ST. HELENA" datestamp in blue, red "PD" and "LONDON / PAID" c.d.s (Nov 29) on the front, reverse with
"LONDON" and Cadiz datestamps, local "2" delivery charge. Very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £600-700
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| 1744 |
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 1869 (Sep. 27) Entire letter from Wm Carrol, Royal Norwegian & Swedish Consul, addressed to the Committee for the Maritime Association in Tonsberg, Norway, endorsed "Via England pr steamer Niger". Handstamped with
superb red "ST. HELENA" oval datestamp (Sep 27), reverse with superb cachet "KONGL. SVENSKA OCH NORRSKA CONSULATET PA ST. HELENA" containing the Swedish and Norwegians arms, with red "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" c.d.s (Nov. 8) and Christiana arrival
datestamp (Dec 1), posted unpaid, various rates with "1/2" crossed out, "58" crossed out and replaced by "59" (Norwegian Skillings) and "70" (Danish Rbs.?). The letter concerns the Vice-Admiralty Court decision on the salvage of the "Glarus" and her
cargo. Wm Carrol was also U.S Consul, and a forwarding agent of letters. Exceptional quality, the Consulate handstamp 13 years earlier than recorded by Mabbett. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £1,800-2,200
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| 1745 |
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 1872 (Jan. 27) Entire to Paris with "ST HELENA" c.d.s in black and "G.B / 2F" Anglo-French Accountancy mark, London, Calais and Paris datestamps, charged 12 decimes. A very scarce accountancy mark on St. Helena
mail, the St. Helena c.d.s four months earlier than the first example in black recorded by Mabbett. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 224.
(Image1)
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Est. £500-600
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Official Mail
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1746 |
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 1883 (June 16) Stampless cover to "Colonel R.A Keating V.C, CSI, United Service Club, Pall Mall S.W" inscribed "Governor S. Helena", red manuscript "Official Paid 6" with a St. Helena c.d.s and London backstamp
(July 2). The enclosed three page letter written and signed by H.R Janisch, concerns the former Governor General Walker. The cover professionally restored at the folds, an early and very unusual official cover. (Cover and letter). Photo on Page
224. (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
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| 1747 |
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 1892 (June 13) Stampless cover to London initialled by the Governor, W. Grey-Wilson, with violet oval "THE CASTLE / 13 JUN 1892 / ST. HELENA" and a St. Helena c.d.s, red London Official Paid arrival datestamp
(July 2). Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
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| 1748 |
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 1895 (July 15) Stampless cover to New York signed by the Governor W. Grey-Wilson with violet oval "POST OFFICE / (crown) / ST. HELENA", datestamps of St. Helena and Southampton Ship Letter (Aug 3), with "T"
handstamp applied in London and a "Due 10 Cents" datestamp in New York, reverse with a U.S 10c postage due stamp tied by New York duplex. A rare and superb cover, charged as unpaid. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £600-700
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| 1749 |
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 1900 (Mar 28) Stampless cover to a stamp dealer in Holland with violet oval "POST OFFICE / (crown) / ST. HELENA" initialled by the Postmaster T.R Bruce, St. Helena, Southampton Ship Letter (Apr 24) and red
"SOUTHAMPTON / PAID" datestamps, the Paid datestamp then obliterated by the numeral "723". Handstamped "T" in London, a Dutch 25c postage due stamp applied in The Hague. A superb official cover charged as unpaid. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
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| 1750 |
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 1909 (Jan 25) Stampless cover to Switzerland with boxed "OFFICIAL / PAID" (Proud OPD3, only recorded 1909), a St. Helena c.d.s, and small oval "POST OFFICE / (crown) / ST. HELENA" all in black, Kusnacht arrival
backstamp. The enclosed printed letter states that stamp orders must contain Post Office Orders or Bank of England notes; T.R Bruce has added the note "Returned herewith coupon which is not payable at this office". Fine and scarce. (Cover + letter).
Photo on Page 226 (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
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| 1751 |
|
 1909 (Nov 5) Stampless cover addressed to "G.N Driver Esq., The Consulate, St. Helena" and inscribed "To be called for", with a St. Helena c.d.s, very unusual. Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £200-250
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