Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale

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Worldwide Collections - Mar. 2024 continued...

THE JEFF PATTMAN COLLECTION OF LOMBARDY & VENICE EARLY POSTAL HISTORY continued...

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Opening

141

VENETIAN REPUBLIC MERCHANT LETTER TRIPOLI TO VENICE: 1503 Fine EL complete with wax seal and string, from the Venetian merchant Daniel de Mazi in Tripoli to "My dear companion John Baptist Mecillani" in Venice. A commercial letter, translation included, discussing the state of trade.Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £750.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

142

LOCAL VENETIAN LETTER FROM ASOLO TO VENICE: 1523 EL from Asolo (now Veneto region of Italy ) to Venice endorsed "Citto, Citto, Citto".Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

143

VENETIAN REPUBLIC LETTERS VENICE, PADUA AND VERONA: 1540-1555 trio of EL inc. 1540 personal letter about a debt from Piero Strostro in Venice to Sir Jeronimo Polchastro at Padua; 1544 personal letter from the same correspondence to Padua also discussing a debt and a 1555 letter with part wax seal of St Mark moleca, from Verona to Venice endorsed "Cito, Cito, Cito". (3 items).Cross Reference: ITALY (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £200.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

144

VENETIAN REPUBLIC 16th AND 17th CENTURY MAILS: 1564-1625 group of letters inc.1564 EL from the Captain & Administrator of Bossano to Domenico Corner a nobleman in Venice; 1570 EL Livorno to Venice; 1594 large printed notice (approx. 52cms x 36cms folded into quarters) with Postage Tariffs for Verona to Venice; 1624 AQ letter sheet (faults & professionally rebacked) with full translation; 1625 EL (some stains) Dignano to Venice etc. Interesting group. (7 items)Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

145

VENETIAN REPUBLIC LONDON TO VENICE: 1593 Long EL (paper faults due to acidic ink) from London to Venice with fine wax seal.Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 85

SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

146

VENETIAN REPUBLIC MAILS INCLUDING AQ SHEETS: 1629-1629 Group inc. 1629 AQ N21644 Gabriel Coradin Dacio II letter sheet (faults & stains) in red plus manuscript text below; 1631 small sheet a Lazzaretto pass for the undersigned people to come into the city; 1633 EL Cattaro to the "Inquisitore di Stato" Venice; 1648 AQ sheet (minor faults) N11364 Paulo Rodolfi Dacio I etc. Good selection. (6 items)Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

147

VENETIAN MAIL INCOMING FROM THE IONIAN ISLANDS; 1637 wrapper plus separate entire letter from Zante, Ionian Islands to Venice with charges written on the reverse. Fine condition.Cross Reference: ITALY, IONIAN ISLANDS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £380.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

148

VENETIAN REPUBLIC 17th AND 18th CENTURY MAILS: 1695-1760 group inc 1695 letter Sebenico to Venice; 1699 wrapper & letter Rovigno to Venice with paper wafer seal; 1717 pair EL Corfu, Ionian Islands to Venice, one with probable fake "VEN DA MAR/ lion" hs; 1750 illustrated Way Bill for Guiseppe Becati to carry salt from Tripoli to Cremona & Pavia; 1751 Certificate for the Notary Public, Francesco Marinoni complete with the lead seal of the Doge, Petrus Grimani, etc. Fine selection. (9 items) Cross Reference: ITALY, IONIAN ISLANDS (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

149

VENETIAN REPUBLIC 18th CENTURY LETTERS: 1761-1779 selection inc. 1761 EL Bonavigo to Venice with red 3½ soldi hs plus red L of Lendinara transit (signed by Vollmeier); 1769 EL Treviso to Venice with red "TRIVIS" in circle hs; 1772 wrapper + letter Vicenza to Venice with fine "VICEN / CA" in double circle hs (Vollmeier); 1778 EL Bergamo to Venice with fine red "BER/ GAMO" in circle hs (Vollmeier) and red 5 hs; 1779 EL Boranigo (St Michele) to Venice asking for funds to repair church as thieves are stealing money from the collection boxes!, etc. (10 items) Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

150

VENETIAN REPUBLIC 18th CENTURY LETTERS: 1780-88 selection with 1780 wrapper (faults) & letter Bergamo to the Council of 40 in Venice with red "BER / GAMO" in circle hs; 1780 illustrated sheet - Shipping Licence; 1781 wrapper + letter Belluno to Venice with with good "BELV / NO" hs (Vollmeier); 1785 wrapper + letter Pordenone to Venice with fine "PORD/ENON" hs; 1786 wrapper + letter Vicenza to Venice with fine "VICEN / ZA" hs (Vollmeier); 1787 EL Treviso to Venice with fine "TRE / VISO" hs (Vollmeier) etc. (12 items) Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

151

VENETIAN REPUBLIC 18th CENTURY LETTERS, POSTAL RATE NOTICE ETC: 1789-98 group inc. 1789 EL Mira to Venice with good "MIRA" hs (Vollmeier); 1790 wrapper + letter Salo to Venice with "CFC / V" hs signifying postage paid + "SA/LO" hs on reverse; 1791 wrapper & letter Udine to Venice with v. fine "VDI / NE" hs (Vollmeier); 1794 EL Rovigo to Venice with "RO / VIGO" hs; 1797 large (approx. 41cms x 30cms) illustrated Postage Rate Notice; Lendinara to Padova part printed letter with heading "IN NOME DELLA REPUBBLICA FRANCESE" etc. (14 items) Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

152

AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION OF VENICE 1798-1805: Selection of letters etc. from the Austrian occupation period inc. 1798 EL Venice to Angiari with 4½ soldi hs & "VENE / ZIA" hs on reverse; 1798 EL Thiene to Salo rated 8 soldi; 1800 EL Venice to Verona with "VENE / ZIA" hs plus "GEC / C" hs of Corticello Co.; 1801 wrapper+ letter to Russian Embassy Venice with regard to a passport to Moscow; 1803 EL Verona to Bolzano with two line "VERONA A DESTRA / (date)" hs; 1804 EL Rovigo to Venice with "POSTA DA ROVIGO" hs; 1805 EL Agordo to Venice with boxed "BELLUNO" hs (Vollmeier); 1805 EL Venice to Agordo with fine "VENEZIA / D." to Adriatico hs etc. Good selection. (33 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, ITALY (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

153

1805-1813 SECOND FRENCH OCCUPATION VENICE: Collection of letters etc. during the second French occupation with 1806 large (42cms x 25cms) 12 page Postal Regulations and Tariffs; 1806 EL Venice to Bolzano with red "VENEZIA" hs; 1806 EL Castelfranco to Venice with good "CAST.FRANCO" hs; 1807 EL Udine to Palma with fine red "UDINE" hs; 1808 large printed Notice REGNO D'ITALIA Udine to Latisana; 1808 EL Este to Venice with fine "ESTE" hs; 1809 EL Chioggia to Loreo with v. fine "CHIOZZA" hs; 1810 EL Badia to Venice with v. fine red boxed "MAGGIO" opposite a fine red "BADIA" in oval hs; 1812 EL Udine to Palma with good "Prefetta / PASSARIANO" hs (Voll.6); 1813 EL Cremona to Corte Maggiore with fine "CREMONA / ALTO PO" hs etc. Good variety of hand stamps, cachets etc. (55 items) Cross Reference: ITALY, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY

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154

ITALIAN STATES - TIME-ENDORSED EXPRESS "POST" LETTER EX GENERAL C. BENTIVOGLIO IN FERRARA; Fine 19 Nov. 1560 EL (full typed transcription & translation) from "Ferr[ar]a" (Emilio-Romagna), signed by the noted General "Cor/nelio Be[n]ti[vogli]o" (1519-85; with biog. & copy of c.1580 portrait) and addressed to "...Conti Alfonso da Novellara" (c.52 miles west of Ferrara) but it is also endorsed on the front; "Parti di qui alli 19 [Nov.] a hora due di note per la posta" ("Left from here on the 19th at 2 o'clock at night [2 am] by the Post"). The content include a reference to the express messenger; "...to correctly carry out the order of the Lord Duke [of Ferrara?], I have expedited a.s.a.p. this quick postal courier" ("pronto coriero a posta"). Fine early Express letter from a significant General with a rare timed Postal endorsement; older than the entire Corsini correspondence. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, ITALIAN STATES, EXPRESS MAIL, AUTOGRAPHS (Image)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £460.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

155

BELGIUM - VERY EARLY 'CORSINI' LONDON POSTAL RATE - "G 10½" (ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN) EX ANTWERP; Fine 18 Dec. 1573 EL written "In Anversa" [= Antwerp; written in Italian] addressed to "Magro Filippo Corsini in Londra" with sender's "per q[uest]a" annotation ["by this"] at lower left and having clear "G 10½" (10½ groats = 42d) Merchant Stranger's Post postal charge on the front. An unusually high postal charge for this early date (only 9 earlier Corsini Merchant Strangers rate covers are recorded), and one of only two G10½ rates in the whole Corsini archive. Exhibition Item. [Ex 4 Sept. 1984 'Corsini' auction, lot 192; also ex Charless Hahn, Cavendish 9 Mar. 2007, lot 1143; realised £420+BP.] Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, BELGIUM, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

Starting at £ 260

SOLD for £700.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

156

GERMAN STATES (HAMBURG) - CORSINI LETTER TO LONDON ENDORSED BY NAMED SHIP'S CAPTAIN; Very fine 20 May 1590 EL from "Amborgo" (i.e. Hamburg; written in Italian - typed transcript & translation included) to Corsini "In Londra" but also endorsed "P. Kordtt [?Kurt] Picht". The contents reveal that this letter was sent "by the ship of [Captain] Kordt Picht on which we have sent you a bale, o.90 of fustian... You will pay freight, following its arrival in good condition of 5s-0d sterling...". The writer also includes a small drawing of the Cipoletti (from whom the bale came, in Cremona) merchant's mark in the margin of the letter which "matches with that of the package". Fine early letter sent directly from Hamburg to London by ship and with interesting contents. [Ex RL Corsini auction, 11 June 1986, lot 240.]Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MARITIME MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £440.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

157

RUSSIA CYRILLIC ST. PETERSBURG MARK ON RETURNED COVER WITH NEVER-OPENED (!) COVER INSIDE; 5 July 1776 envelope (with its original enclosed letter plus a further identically sealed letter inside) from St. Petersburg, with the rare St. Petersburg "C.HETEPbYPFb" mark, to "Kronshtadt" (on Kotlin Island - c.6 miles away by sea); but the word "Narva" was also included in the middle of the address, which is now a town in Estonia (but which in 1776 was still part of Russia). So it was returned & has the German endorsement "Return, as the letter should be delivered in Narva" on the back. Why was the letter returned to its sender? Why has the letter inside - which was sealed with the same wax seal - never been opened in almost 250 years?? This letter was written the day after the United States of America's Declaration of Independence! (2 covers) [Ex Peter Ashford, Cavendish, 29 May 2013, lot 879; realised £200+BP.]Cross Reference: RUSSIA (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

158

ITALY, IBERIA, GREECE MIXTURE - CENSORS, POSTAL COACH EXAMPLES, STATIONERY & POSTCARDS: 1789-1950 group of Italy (mainly) censored WW1 covers & postcards + 1840s/50s E/ELs (41), Spain & Portugal 19th C. commercial covers & modern censored items (17), a few WW2 Greek censors (5) along with many fronts/pieces from all four countries. Inc. 1789 dated & signed receipt for the postal coach for Modena, undated (1869?) Spanish postal stationery from Valencia to Madrid cancelled by boxed "VALENCIA/PUIG" in blue, undated PPC of San Sebastian to Paris with two strikes of "CARTERIA/DE/TRUBIA", 1928 Italy stationery from Messina to Bologna with boxed "GASSETTEPOSTALE/SULLE FERRCVIE" & accompanying oval "2A/DIST./22/OTT/80" T.P.O. (c.65 items + a number of fronts/pieces) Cross Reference: ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, GREECE (Image)

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Starting at £ 110

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

159

BOLIVIA - 18th CENTURY P.O. WAY-BILL FOR GOLD BULLION, ETC - WITH RED "PLATA" + "FRANCA"; Extraordinary 25 Apr. – 20 May 1792 P.O. courier's waybill with full typed translation (3 foolscap sheets stitched together; understandable light staining but attractive) with red "PLATA" and matching "FRANCA" marks at the start; carried as the way-bill and safe pass by the Bolivian P.O. letter-carrier on horse-back 375 miles from Sucre (aka Plata) in the north, down to Tucuman (now in Argentina). It has been endorsed at each overnight stop (only five along the entire route) by the local Postmaster concerning the mail packages he had received or despatched. The journey took a month; 16 outwards letter-packages from Sucre are noted - for Spain (2), B. Aires, Chile, and specific towns (13) - plus parcels that were carried, including bags of "gold doubloons" and "two gold bars", plus a cloak for the Viceroy! [Ex Charles Jewel, 1952.] Cross Reference: SPAIN, GOLD/MINING, ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA (Image)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM

160

SOUTH AMERICA MIXTURE INC. RAIL/MARITIME MAIL: 1809-c.1958 South American T.P.O.s & commercial covers of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Central America & others inc. 10 Aug. 1849 EL with scarce red mailcoach "DEL CALLAO/A LIMA" hs. (fair, only 6 covers known in red) plus couple of attractive yellow covers with fine "FOREIGN N.Y. TRANSIT" marks. Also, small selection of WWII-period censored airmails plus couple of early covers for Dutch Guiana or Brazil. (c. 40 cover + a few used issues) Cross Reference: TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, MARITIME MAIL, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, COLOMBIA (Image)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £460.00
Closing..Mar-05, 03:00 AM