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Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale: 832

WORLDWIDE STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
ROBERT JOHNSON - INGOING MAIL TO C.G.H.
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 537
Symbol:

image MAIL EX G.B. - PRESTAMP, QV FRANKINGS, P.O. O.H.M.S., POSTAGE DUES & 1819 P.O. ACT; 1809 E (sider-flaps removed) ex "Admiralty" (London) with oval "SHIP LETTER[Crown]/C.G.H." and red m/s "6/-" charge ("Per Clorinde"), fine 1819 original P.O. Act ref. the new India Letter rates, unpaid 1859 env. by S.S. "Dane" charged "1/-", sad 1863 pair of envs. (stamps torn off) with many cds and mainly v. fine red boxed London "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT A REASON/FOR NON-DELIVERY" on reverse, 1868/80 pair with 5c 1d Reds or a 6d Grey (Naval rate ex Ireland & regular 6d rate ex Scotland), 1871/80 quarter of OHMS PO covers (inc. "Money Order Advice" imprint)and 1898/1908 quartet with P. Due "5D" (2) or "1½d" or POSTE RESTANTE cds (1908). (15 items) Cross Reference : OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, INDIA, P.O. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT (Image)

Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 140.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 832
Lot No: 538
Symbol:

image MAIL EX HOLLAND OR GERMANY - REGISTERED RATE, RED "BRITISH/FOREIGN", ETC.; 23 Oct. 1857 env. (faults) with "EXP. MOERDYK" cds but with an address apparently written by the P.O. (in French); "This letter is misdirected and intended for Cape Town; it is originally from England or Cape Town actually having reached us pr. Dutch Steamer: how is that?" - a mystery - with varied rates a red London "BRITISH/FOREIGN" overstruck by boxed Cape Town "TO PAY" and backstamps of London and Cape Town; plus colourful 1872 cash-paid env. regd. from Berlin to Cape Town via London, and 1897/1905 PCs pair ex Germany with Cape Town h.s. "3d" or "1D"+"½D". (4 items) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS (Image)

Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 130.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 832
Lot No: 539
Symbol:

image COVER EX G.B. ADDRESSED TO "DR. LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION" VIA CAPE TOWN; Remarkable and very fine 5 May 1848 small env. sent from London with fine 3-ring blue "ADMIRALTY/[Anchor]/C.H. PENNELLY Ch[ief]. Cl[er]k." cachet and "S.W." authorising initials as well as a very fine red crowned London Official Mail "PAID" cds and a red m/s "1" (credit due to CGH); there is a very fine red Cape Town transit backstamp (10 June) and the letter would then have been forwarded to the Expedition (which was at this time already on the Zambezi) overland from Cape Town. It is addressed to the Expedition's official Geologist, "Mr. Richard Thornton", and is recorded in Robson Lowe's 1959 article in the 'London Philatelist' (p.36). Another cover to Thornton, but stamped and addressed to him on the Kilimanjaro Expedition in 1861 realised £3,220 in Cavendish's 20 June 2012 auction (lot 511). [Robson Lowe found a total of only nine ingoing covers to Thornton on these Expeditions in 1959; Robert found this one on eBay as a bargain in 2017!] Attractive and Important cover addressed to this famous Expedition. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference : OFFICIAL MAIL, NAVAL MAIL, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, PORTUGUESE COLONIES (Image)

Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,400.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 2400

Sale No: 832
Lot No: 540
Symbol:

image TRANSIT MAIL TO MAURITIUS/ORANGE FREE STATE + EX NAVAL SHIP AT SEA WITH G.B. 6d STAMP; 1852 EL (toned) cash-paid from GB to Mauritius (oval Packet Letter d.s.) "Per Queen of the South via Cape of Good Hope", 1869 env. ex HMS Peterel to GB with Cape Town cds's (5 Jan.) on the front along with an overstruck "PAID/DEVONPORT/CAPE PACKET" cds and so the GB 6d Lilac is tied by a very fine "250" Devonport Numeral, and scarce 1874 OHMS stampless env. ex GB to "Post Office, Bloemfontein, O.F.S." charged "4" on delivery with Colesburg and Bloemfontein cds's. (3 covers) Cross Reference : NAVAL MAIL, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ORANGE FREE STATE/RIVER COLONY, MAURITIUS (Image)

Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 260.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 260

Sale No: 832
Lot No: 541
Symbol:

image ORANGE FREE STATE/C.G.H. - SINGLE-RATE "CASH/STAMP" COMBINATION COVER TO G.B.; 11 May 1865 env. (edge wear and small closed tear near stamp) from Bloemfontein (no datestamp but with the usual O.F.S. distinctive blue manuscript "6" - internal 6d rate prepaid in cash) to England "via Cape Town" with CGH Rectangular 1/- Green tied (in transit) by a very fine Cape Town "1" barred oval; good example of the Combination payment of 6d in cash in O.F.S. with the CGH 1/- stamp applied before posting from O.F.S. Robert only recorded 8 such 'Combination' covers with the CGH Rectangular issues (see also next two lots). Rare thus. Cross Reference : ORANGE FREE STATE/RIVER COLONY (Image)

Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 832
Lot No: 542
Symbol:

image ORANGE FREE STATE/C.G.H. - SINGLE-RATE "CASH/STAMP" COMBINATION COVER TO G.B.; 15 July 1865 env. (edge wear and usefully dated filing note just touching stamp) from Bloemfontein (no datestamp but with the usual O.F.S. distinctive blue manuscript "6" - internal 6d rate prepaid in cash - slightly affected by filing notes, beside stamp) to England "Per Steamer from Cape Town" with CGH Rectangular 1/- Green tied (in transit) by a very fine Cape Town "1" barred oval; good example of the Combination payment of 6d in cash in O.F.S. with the CGH 1/- stamp applied before posting from O.F.S. Robert only recorded 8 such 'Combination' covers with the CGH Rectangular issues (see previous and next lot). Rare thus. Cross Reference : ORANGE FREE STATE/RIVER COLONY (Image)

Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 832
Lot No: 543
Symbol:

image ORANGE FREE STATE/C.G.H. - RARE DOUBLE-RATE "CASH/STAMP" COMBINATION COVER TO G.B.; 13 July 1865 env. (slight edge wear and light toning; opened out for display) from Bloemfontein (no datestamp but with the O.F.S. distinctive blue manuscript "1s" - internal 1s-0d rate prepaid in cash) to England via Cape Town "Per Royal Mail Steamer" with CGH Rectangular 1/- Green Pair tied (through perfs.) by a manuscript squiggle; thought to be the only recorded example of the double Combination rate with the CGH 1/- stamp applied before posting from O.F.S. Robert only recorded 8 such 'Combination' covers with the CGH Rectangular issues (see also previous two lots). Rare thus. Cross Reference : ORANGE FREE STATE/RIVER COLONY (Image)

Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 340.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 544
Symbol:

image O.F.S./O.R.C. - MAIL TO/VIA C.G.H. INC. "POSTE RESTANTE", REGD. INTERPROVINCIAL, ETC.; 1894-1915 covers/cards inc. attractive 1894 usage of OFS 1d Orange PC ex "Jagersfontein" ("0" barred cancel & part cds backstamp) to "P.O. Cape Town" with superb "CAPE TOWN/POSTE RESTANTE" cds and matching "ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED" on the front, 1902 env. to US with VRI/2d lon 3d OVS Pair tied (oddly) by Aliwal North Squared Circle, 1902/3 quartet to Austria/Germany/GB with ORC o.p. CGH 1d/d frankings (one regd.), and 1904/15 covers/cards with ORC KEVII frankings (inc. uprated PC, regd. & Interprovincial usage). (16 covers/cards) Cross Reference : ORANGE FREE STATE/RIVER COLONY (Image)

Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 120.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
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