Worldwide Stamps and Covers WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY
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Lot No: 197
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DIVERSE WORLDWIDE & GB MIXTURE - BROAD SELECTION OF TOPICS: 1806-1950 eclectic range of GB and foreign covers plus some postcards and stamps mounted in a binder. GB material features examples of early penny post, too lates/uprated, a squared circle, forwarding agents to abroad and a portion of commercial mail inc. 1924 & 1939 W.H.SMITH front and envelope. Foreign items especially diverse; inc.WWII German Feldpost & occupations, 1914 China-UK 1c postal stationery uprated by 1c & 2x2c Junks, airgraph, WWI newspaper wrappers, Italian parcel card, etc. (c.80 items plus a few stamps) Cross Reference: GB MIXED POSTAL HISTORY, GERMANY (Image)
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Lot No: 198
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20th CENTURY QUARTET; 1905 Iceland 3aur PC to Germany uprated 3aur + 4aur tied by Reykjavik cds with German arrival cds on front, 1917 GB printed censor violation slip indicating problem with 'end of letter' (no cover), 1919 local env. franked Bavaria opt on Germany 1m, 2m, 3m & 5m with Nuremberg printed reg. label on front and 1939 censored philatelic env. to Marseilles franked N.Guinea ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d & 9d with Kavieng reg. h.s. on front. (4 items) Cross Reference: NEW GUINEA, GERMAN STATES, MILITARY - WWI, ICELAND (Image)
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Lot No: 199
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CROATIA/SERBIA AREA PRESTAMP INC. 1539 COVER EX SEBENICO & A FEW 20th CENTURY: A small group of Es/ELs inc. 1539 EL to Venice ex Sebenico; plus 1901/16 pair of envs. to Leeds or Haarlem ex Belgrade or Sofia, the latter with Bulgarian censor mark on front in red and on back in black; plus other similar examples. (12) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, CROATIA, SERBIA, BULGARIA (Image)
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Lot No: 200
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CYPRUS & MALTA - PRESTAMP TO KGVI MAIL INC. INGOING MAIL, PRINTED MATTER RATES, POSTMASTER'S WAX SEAL, ETC.: 1704-c.1950 covers inc. 1704 & 1773/80 ELs (4) ex Italian States to Malta (latter 3 with m/s rates); 1860 EL ex British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" (cds) charged "5" to Malta; 1929 env. regd with Cyprus 1pi + 4pi having red wax "ISLAND POSTMASTER/CYPRUS" wax seals; 1915/23 internal Malta printed booklet/pages with tied KGV ¼d (2) or ½d; and ingoing similar printed papers/booklets to Malta ex Italy. (40) Cross Reference: CYPRUS, MALTA, ITALIAN STATES (Image)
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Lot No: 201
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SCANDINAVIA/BALTIC/ICELAND - MAINLY PRESTAMP MAIL INC. GERMAN ENTRY-MARKS, ETC.: A small group inc. 1862 E to Rheims ex Copenhagen rated ms "9", with "W. M. BLOCH/Kjobenhavn" oval company hs in blue, "Tour T./Forbach" double-ring cds in red, Copenhagen cds in black and "TT36" hs on front, and Reims double-ring cds, Paris double-ring cds's (2), "HAMBURG TH [?] T" & "K.O.O.P.A. HAMBURG" entry marks, all in black on reverse; 1845 EL to London rated ms "28" on front, with "Abo." hs in black on front, and red "MO/13 JU 13/1845" cds & boxed black "K.S.N.P.C./[illegible]" hs on reverse; and 1871 EL to Switzerland ex Sweden, with Stockholm cds & blue oval "LUDVIG LAMM/STOCKHOLM" company hs on front, and Neuchatel cds on reverse; plus other ELs, envs. & PCs used from 1824-1931. (17) Cross Reference: ICELAND, SWEDEN, DENMARK (Image)
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Lot No: 202
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EARLY LETTERS - PARIS TO LONDON CORSINI LETTER - THE 3rd-EARLIEST CORSINI LETTER EX PARIS; 28 Apr. 1571 EL (in Italian; slight stains and slight wear, mainly internal) from "Parigi" (Paris) to "Filippo Corsini" in London without postal markings, as usual at this early date. Only two earlier letters from Paris were found in the Corsini correspondence, one of which was also from the writer of this letter, "Guido Cav[alcan]ti". Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, FRANCE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Lot No: 203
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EARLY LETTER - FROM G.B. (SMARDEN KENT?) TO ANTWERP WITH "2 Sch"(?) POSTAL RATE; Fine 9 Dec. 1637 EL (folds to show internal date-heading beside address-panel; in Flemish) from "Guillielmo Coppens....Coopper" addressed (in a difficult hand) to "Dersaemes Voorsienigses[?]... Van Honsem, Coopman Antwerpen"; it appears to have a "2 Sch" postal rate (Thurn & Taxis Post?) alongside the word "Antwerp" in the address. A rare early letter sent across the Channel only two years after the start of the British inland Post Office in July 1635. Cross Reference: KENT, BELGIUM, EARLY LETTERS (Image)
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Lot No: 204
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GB & FRANCE PRE-STAMP (MOSTLY) ACCUMULATION: c.1800-1840s range of mostly pre stamp covers & contents. A few town marks & mileage marks in evidence from various GB locations. Also a few French Revolutionary period letters. Overall somewhat mundane, but for those who have the time to study contents, could prove rewarding. (Few dozens) (Image)
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Lot No: 205
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GREECE, IONIAN ISLANDS, PORTUGAL & SPAIN - PRESTAMP MAIL (+ A FEW LATER): 1788-c.1917 range of ELs/PCs inc. 1840 trio ex GB/France to Syra with fancy "HYPERTHALASSIA" (ship letter); 1859 internal Ionian Is. with fancy "STA. MAURA" blue ds, etc.; 1846 Lisbon to Helsinki; and group of Spanish prestamp mail. (19) Cross Reference: GREECE, IONIAN ISLANDS, PORTUGAL, SPAIN (Image)
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Lot No: 206
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MIDDLE EAST MIX - IRAQ (INC. 2 "OVERLAND MAIL" COVERS), SAUDI ARABIA, TURKISH P.O.s ABROAD, IRAN, ETC.: A small range inc. 1926 env. to Germany ex Mosul, Iraq franked 6a (4a+1a+½a(2) adhesives), all cancelled by "MOSUL" double-ring cds's, with red "OVERLAND MAIL" label attached to front; 1927 env. (opened out) printed with "OVERLAND/BAGHDAD-HAIFA" to Constantinople (then redirected), franked 4½a (2a+1½a+½a pair) all cancelled by Baghdad or Basrah double-ring cds's; 1901-04 Turkish PCs (3) to Paris ex Baghdad, all with Baghdad cds's; 1902 env. to Tehran ex Baghdad franked 2P (1P pair), both cancelled by Baghdad cds, with boxed "[???]/R" hs on front; and 1854/7 trio of prestamp ELs (2 - both 1854) or E (1857) to Malta or Constantinople ex Beirut, all with "BEIRUT/SYRIA" cds's on front, the ELs with oval "GIACOMO TATTARACHI/SHIP BROKER/BEIRUT" hs's on front; plus other examples to/from Greece, Syria and Saudi Arabia from mid-1800s to 1940s. A good mixed lot. (57) Cross Reference: IRAN/PERSIA, IRAQ, TURKEY, SAUDI ARABIA (Image)
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Lot No: 207
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RUSSIA, POLAND, ALBANIA, ETC. - MAINLY PRESTAMP MAIL TO OTHER COUNTRIES: An 1817-1982 group inc. 1842-67 trio of ELs to Kirkaldy, Porto or London with "AUS RUSSLAND" entry marks in black, red or boxed in blue (1842 example in French and German); c.1850 1kr black P. Stat. env. to Warsaw, with faint hs's & cds's in red & black on both front and back; 1981 (3) & 1982 (2) envs. to England ex Poland bearing boxed "NIE/CENZUROWANO" or boxed "OCENZUROWANO" censor marks, all in pink; and 1852 EL to Genoa ex Odessa bearing double-oval Odessa hs in black; plus other 19th C. examples. (26) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, POLAND, ALBANIA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 208
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SOUTH AMERICA PRESTAMP MIX: A group of mainly ex Brazil to France, inc. c.1838 env. to "Au Havre" with ms "Via Liverpool", with "ANGLETERRE/PAR CALAIS" hs in black and ms "160[grams]" & "21 00D" (2100 decimes?), a very high postal rate for the period; c.1820 E to Charmey ex Peru, with black "CASMA" hs on front; 1858 EL to Porto ex Maecio with "300" hs on front and "TRANSATLANTICO" & "PERNAMBUCO" cds's in blue or black, and "PORTO" octagonal ds in black, all on reverse; plus other examples used from 1828-1878. (10) Cross Reference: FRANCE, BRAZIL, PERU (Image)
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Lot No: 209
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EARLY ADVERTISING COVERS - USA, GB & COMMONWEALTH, EUROPE: Binder with 1899-1954 range of covers with focus on 1930/40s. Predominately USA. Attractive illustrated covers with many coloured advertisements. Mostly fine. (c.65 covers) Cross Reference: ADVERTISING COVERS (Image)
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Lot No: 210
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - WEST INDIES, PAPUA, MAURITIUS, ETC.: Small group used from 1803-1941 inc. 1803 EL to British Guiana used locally; 1835 EL to London ex Trinidad rated "2/2", with black Trinidad Fleuron on reverse, contents refers to slave ownership; 1858 EL to Mauritius ex London with black "Late Received" hs on front and St Louis hs (poor) on reverse; 1941 Air Mail env. to Sussex ex New Guinea franked New Guinea 2/- pair + 1/- + 5d pair, all cancelled by "WEWAK" cds's (3), with censor tape on RHS and censor & "CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER" cachets, both in purple; plus others inc. Regd Mail/envs., Postcards, Air Mail envs., etc. (24) Cross Reference: BRITISH GUIANA/GUYANA, TRINIDAD, MAURITIUS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Image)
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Lot No: 211
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1930s-40s CRASH/WRECK MAIL: A small group inc. 27 Nov. 1937 env. to London ex Lahore carried on the Cygnus which crashed at Brindisi, with air mail label affixed and black boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" cachets (2 - one on front and one on reverse); and 1946 Ambulance env. to Ramat-Gan ex Naples with purple "Oggetto recuperato - nelle condi zioni in cui si trova - dall'incedio di Napoli Porto" cachets (2) on reverse, along with the env. in question sent from Rome with charred edges; plus two other examples (one in pieces). (5) Cross Reference: INDIA, PALESTINE, PAKISTAN, ITALY (Image)
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Lot No: 212
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WWII PERIOD WRECK MAIL; Quartet with Jan. 1941 envs. to Tel Aviv franked KGVI 2½d or meter-franked 2½d with framed "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" or "SALVED FROM THE SEA" h.s. on front, Nov. 1941 charred env. to Wales franked KGVI 2½d tied by Glasgow cds and with OHMS ambulance env. struck with "CONTAINS DAMAGED PACKET/POSTAGE PREPAID IN THE FIRST INSTANCE" h.s. on front and Nov. 1942 extensively torn plain PC to Dunfermline franked KGVI 2d tied by Edinburgh cds with PO explanatory label on front. (4 items) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, GREAT BRITAIN, OFFICIAL MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image)
