Great Britain and British Commonwealth GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG STEAMERS, ETC.
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 2019
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CLYDE & WEST COAST STEAMERS, CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET CO., MACBRAYNE STEAMERS, NORTHERN ISLES FERRIES, ETC: Four binders and a folder with a well presented and researched collection of Scottish Maritime History & Postal History. Commencing with PPCs depicting 'Lord of the Isles' 1 & 2 inc. 1907 & 1910 PPCs to Lancashire both having the oval R.M.S. "Lord of the Isles" cachet in black or violet. Collection continues with a range of PPCs depicting various Hutcheson/MacBrayne steamers inc. 1900s PPCs with Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet cancels. Various covers and cards relating to modern MacBrayne steamers and a file containing PPCs depicting ships of the P & O service to Orkney & Shetland. A fourth volume contains cards and a few covers relating to Hovercraft Mail, Schools Cruise Ship Service and Holy Loch Submarine Base. An interesting collection. Worth examination. (Few 100s items) Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 2020
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COLUMBA STEAMER - QV ENVS. & KEVII PPCs: 1879-1908 group mounted on pages inc. 1884 letter on "DAVID MACBRAYNE/OWNER/GLASGOW & HIGHLAND STEAMERS" headed note paper; PPCs of R.M.S. or S.S. Columba (8 - most postally used, 4 of which are David Macbrayne promotional cards) inc. 1903 promotional card to Russia franked 1d red tied by fine large "GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/B/COLUMBA/AU 03/03" double ring cds; plus other duplex and double circle types ds's, and 2 postally used David Macbrayne promotional envs. (17 items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 2023
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RARE 1st-MONTH USAGE OF THE 1st-TYPE UNNAMED "GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/A/163" DUPLEX; 10 July 1879 EL (monthly rainfall report for Ardbeg, Islay) from "PORT ELLEN" (cds on reverse) to London franked by ½d rose-red tied by a remarkably very fine rare GAP1 "A"-code (outward morning voyage) Duplex; the first month of recorded usage. Few known; Important Exhibition Item. [Similar 6 Aug. 1879 cover in Cavendish's 11 Sept. 1999 'Ecosse' auction sold for £632]. (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 2024
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RARE 1st-MONTH USAGE OF THE 1st-TYPE UNNAMED "GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/B/163" DUPLEX; 9 July 1879 usage of 1d pink embossed p. stat. env. (minor faults not affecting cancel) from "TIGHNABRUAICH" (thimble cds on back) to London (red receiving cds on back) cancelled by remarkably very fine rare GAP1 "B"-code (return afternoon voyage) Duplex; the first month of recorded usage. Few known; Important Exhibition Item. [Similar 6 Aug. 1879 cover in Cavendish's 11 Sept. 1999 'Ecosse' auction sold for £632]. (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 2027
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S.S. IONA - QV ENVS. & KEVII PPCs: 1879-1909 group mounted on pages inc. 1879 or 1880 envs. franked 1d red tied by fair "IONA STEAMER/B/NO 12/79/GREENOCK/163" or "IONA STEAMER/A/JA 13/80/GREENOCK/163" duplexes; 1881 Stamp Society wrapper with fine B code duplex; 1882 2d registered env. uprated 1½d tied front & back with "LOCHGILPHEAD" duplexes (poor to fine) with v. fine "IONA STEAMER" thimble cds on back; plus others with duplex or double ring cds's. Also, 1904 "DAVID MACBRAYNE" PPC (v. fine) of R.M.S. Columba postmarked with partial Iona cds, and similar promotional card postmarked 1909 with no steamer pictured. (13 cards/covers, pieces/stamp) (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 2028
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S.S. KING EDWARD - VERY RARE OVAL PURPLE "TURBINE/.../STEAMER" CACHET ON ADVERTISING PPC: Very fine 9 June 1903 advertising PPC of the ship addressed to Glasgow with KEVII ½d tied by fine Glasgow Combined Datestamp but also having a faint but superb purple 2-ring "TURBINE/"KING EDWARD"/STEAMER" cachet on picture side. [see also Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 838, lot 1283, which sold for £720]. Exhibition item.Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, SHIP LETTERS (Image)
