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Sparks Auctions Sale: 35

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Worldwide Postal History and Postmarks

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1141
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Group of 9 Better Domestic Covers, 1845-1902, includes a postal stationery envelope from 1902 with an illustrated back for the Beetonette Portable Range, a folded letter with Scott #4 (2d blue), an envelope with #14 (perf 16 1d red on blue paper) and a cover with #s 26 and 27a sent registered mail. Also note #22 on piece (cat. $440 for used). Also includes a double use outer letter sheet, both sides with an imperforate Penny Red. Lastly 2 oversize covers franked with #s 81 and 83 (single usages) and one with #81 x2. Note a few creases and minor tears, docketing, etc., still overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:36:56 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1142
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Very Early Use of Blue Pencil Cross on Registered Cover, a legal size O.H.M.S. (Inland Revenue / Somerset House) cover mailed registered on MAR.28.1878 (red oval registration datestamp) from London to The Distributor / Stamp Office / Cullompton (received there MAR.29), with blue pencil cross on front and back. There is also a double oval Inland Revenue datestamp on front MAR.28.1878. The blue crayon crosses were introduced on January 1st, 1878 to simulate the ribbons previously applied to registered mail, and to help attract attention to the special services required by postal clerks. Accompanied by an in-depth article on the beginnings of this scheme, explaining that there were some attempts to push back the date to April 1st for various reasons, and how it actually ended up starting on January 1st. Cover has some opening faults at one end and some staining on back, still an important item for the registration specialist. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 10.00
Sold...C$ 10.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:37:21 EST
Sold For 10

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1143
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain 1880 Hand Illustrated Cover, from Windsor to Droxford (Southampton and Bishops Waltham backstamps). The cover is lavishly water coloured depicting a rider falling off a penny farthing bicycle, with laughing bystanders. Opening tears at top do not detract from the wonderful visual aspect of this cover. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:38:22 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1144
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain 1880 Hand Illustrated Cover, from Clapham to Cork, Ireland (receiver on back). The cover is water coloured depicting a farmer holding a club and sitting on a sac of spuds and his pigs. Bit of edge toning does not detract from the great visual aspect of this cover. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:39:04 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1145
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain 1887 and 1888 Hand Illustrated Covers, both are from London to the same lady in Wormingford. The covers are artfully water coloured depicting a church and a path to a church in Chingford. Bit of edge staining does not detract from the wonderful visual aspect of these covers. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:39:49 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1146
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain 1890 Hand Illustrated Cover, from London (squared circles) to Taunton (same day receiver on back). The cover is pen illustrated in black, depicting men carrying boxes, and is signed at lower right "E.W.T. 90". Very fine, with lots of eye appeal. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:40:40 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1147
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain 1898 Hand Illustrated Cover, from London (squared circle) to Montreuil-sur-Bois, France (next day receiver on back). The cover is water colour illustrated, depicting a lovely and detailed restaurant scene with caption "Au Chatelain". Light toning in places, still a visually pleasing larger cover. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:41:04 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1148
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain 1911 Hand Illustrated Cover, mailed from Walworth, this cover is pen illustrated in black, with great detail, depicting "Gertie Returning Home to 39 Cromwell Grove W." Very fine, with lots of eye appeal. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:41:53 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1149
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain 1918 Hand Illustrated Cover, from Ripon Camp to Ripon. The cover is colour illustrated depicting a young fashionable lady, and is signed at lower left. Very fine and pretty. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:42:41 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1150
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Box of Mostly Covers and Postal Stationery, Victoria to QEII, noting censor , military, rates and frankings, and more. A very wide range of material. Also includes an album with slogan cancels on about 90 covers. Condition varies from very poor to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 40.00
Sold...C$ 80.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:43:23 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1151
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Group of 100 Better First Day Covers, 1960s and 1970s, all in a cover album, with cachets noted from Stuart, Philart, C in a Circle, and more, with singles, sets, etc., a very fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:43:44 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1152
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Lot of About 585 First Day Covers, 1960s to 2004, in four cover albums plus some loose, with many complete sets, souvenir sheets and values to the £5. A very fine selection. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:44:32 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1153
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Group of 120 Better First Day Covers, 1960s and 1970s, all in a cover album, with cachets noted from Stuart and Dyke, but mostly all from unknown cachet makers, with singles, sets, etc., a mostly very fine lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:45:06 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1154
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Group of Just Over 300 First Day Covers,1955-2015, noting all sorts of frankings and cachets and very little, if any duplication, 14 are oversize, very fine. See scans for a small glimpse. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:45:29 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1155
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Dealer Stock of About 300 First Day Covers, about half are priced in sleeves, appears to be all cacheted and from the mid-1950s to about 1980. We note about a dozen from other Commonwealth countries, overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:46:03 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1156
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Great Britain

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image Great Britain Lot of About 520 First Day Covers, from the mid-1960s to about 1990, with a wide variety of frankings, sets, mostly commemoratives (only a very few Machins), etc. and cachets, noting from Stuart, Mercury, Artcraft, Philart, Wessa Covers, Gemini Covers, Ben Ham, Cameo Covers, and more. No duplication noted, and overall very fine and scans show only a tiny sampling. (Image)

Est $ 300

Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:46:23 EST
Sold For 225

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1157
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Hong Kong

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image Hong Kong 1935 Paquebot San Francisco Cover, franked with a King George V 25c red violet and dull violet. Cover has a 2-line "PAQUEBOT / San Fran Calif" handstamp plus two San Francisco California c.d.s. cancels dated JUL.27.1935, one tying the stamp. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 30.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:46:51 EST
Sold For 30

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1158
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Hong Kong

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image Hong Kong Group of 74 Covers from 1941-1981, with a wide variety of singles and sets, some with different cachets, etc. A nice lot with only a few tiny faults, see scans for an overview. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 575.00
Sold...C$ 575.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:47:40 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1159
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Hong Kong

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image Hong Kong Group of Twelve First Day Covers, 1935-1948, with 1935 Silver Jubilee (Scott 109, 147, 148 on FDC to Jamaica), 1948 Silver Wedding (Scott 178, x2 diff.), 1946 Peace Issue set (Scott 174-175, x7 diff), and two with Scott 167. Overall fine-very fine and all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:48:19 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 35
Lot No: 1160
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Hong Kong

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image Hong Kong Group of Nineteen 1937 Coronation First Day Covers, with 13 different cachets, Scott #s 151-153, overall very fine and all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 400

Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00


Closed..Feb-18-2021, 10:49:12 EST
Sold For 225

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