Great Britain Stamps & Covers - Oct. 2023 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2599
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ADEN - AN UNDERPAID COVER:13 March 1868 EL from London to Aden bearing a marginal 1867-80 10d red-brown II tied by a good London E.C. duplex, "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and "3d" h.s. finely struck nearby. A scarce usage The cover is fragile and torn along edges. SG £850 on coverCross Reference: ADEN (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2601
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CEYLON - A RARE SMALL CORNER LETTER 9d FRANKING:6 March 1862 mourning env (small portion of top flap removed) from Port Glasgow "Via Marseilles" to Ceylon bearing a marginal 9d bistre plate 2 NI tied by a numeral cancellation. Red blurred "COLOMBO/POST PAID" c.d.s. at lower left. A scarce adhesive on cover (SG 86 - £1,200) Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2602
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Cat No: Collection
1815-50 SELECTION: A small set of ELs & envs. inc. 1815 EL ex Cambridge to Prussia paid "2/2(d)" endorsed "Via Paris - Foreign Postage paid"; 1819 EL ex Newcastle on Tyne to France paid "2/-" with fine "ANGLETERRE" France entry mark: 1826 EL to Canada with red "SHIP" & red "NEW YORK/ JAN 5" transit cds; plus others to France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, or USA. (11 ELs/envs.) Cross Reference: FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, CANADA (Image)
Opening GBP 40.00
Sold...GBP 75.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2603
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Cat No: Collection
1855-1924 RANGE: A diverse selection of many better covers. Includes covers to U.S.A. (5), France (3), Germany (4), Spain & Portugal (3), Switzerland, Sweden & Mexico. Inc. Feb 1890 to NY franked 5d with Hoster cancel, 1881 cover to NY per SS "Celtic" with fine triangular "Dead Letter Office" mark and instructional marks of "ADVERTISED" & "UNCLAIMED", etc; 1872 env. to Mexico bearing 1/- green Pl.6 (SG 115) tied by fine Lymington duplex alongside h/s "4", 1868 env. London to Paris with 4d vermilion Pl.10 (SG 95) franking, attractive 1855 mourning env. to Berlin via Ostend bearing 6d embossed (cut to shape) and 2d blue, each cancelled by Liverpool spoons and having red double circle receiving mark on front. Also a fine 1885 1d pink env. to Berne uprated by addition of 1½d & 2½d lilacs. Several other interesting covers. (19) (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2604
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SURFACE PRINTED FRANKINGS TO INDIA, USA & EUROPE inc. 1858 env. ex Ireland (ENNISCORTHY via DUBLIN) to USA franked 1/- green tied by fine "212" diamond barred numeral with red "5/CENTS" p.due hs & red "N. YORK BR. PKT./[N]OV/26/PAID/24" cds adjacent; 1869 env. to Ootacamund, East India, via Marseille franked pair 6d + 1d red; 1875 EL ex London to Milan franked 4d orange + 1d red Late Fee tied by v. fine "q H/LONDON/OC 21/75/98" duplexes with fine red boxed L1 adjacent; plus other mainly fine covers mostly to France but also to Portugal, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Canada, USA, or Austria. (20 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FRANCE, INDIA, ITALY (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2607
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INDIA - A RARE FRANKING:18 May 1877 env from London "Via Brindisi" to Calcutta franked with slightly overlapping 1876 8d orange CD & RE tied by London duplex cancellation. A good "AYNARD & RUTTER/LONDON" agents c.d.s. struck below. (SG 156 - £625 as a single on cover)Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2610
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PAIR OF COVERS: Both addressed to E W Stafford who was three times Prime Minister of New Zealand. One cover franked 1/- green tied with "LE/EDINBURGH/AP 25/62", 131 duplex, Edinburgh to Nelson, New Zealand Envelope endorsed 'via Marseilles'. Further tied by black NZ arrival date stamp of "???/JU 25/1862/NEW ZEALAND". Very fine. Cat. on cover £425. Second cover in poor condition and roughly opened, endorsed 'via Southampton' franked with a 6d lilac tied with a "Bristol/F/JA. 17/61" 134 duplex. (2 items) (Image)
