Great Britain Stamps & Postal History GREAT BRITAIN - OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1527
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1875-1970 STUDY OF FOREIGN DESTINATION MAIL OF THE POST GPU/UPU PERIOD - neatly presented in a deluxe Lighthouse binder with slipcase, inc. Sep. 1875 E to Amsterdam with 2½d rosy-mauve plate 1 on blue paper; 1879 EL to Nova Scotia with 2½d rosy-mauve plate 15 tied by London duplex and curiously 'Missent to' alongside with no town marked; 1882 env. to Cape Town with 6d grey plate 18 tied by BIRMINGHAM squared circle; 1893 1d pink uprated with ½d vermilion & 1d lilac to Br. Guiana; scarce 1890 env. to Guatemala with solo use of 4d green & brown jubilee; range of newspaper wrappers and PCs. Nice lot. (66) (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:11:28 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1528
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ADEN - c1877 COVER WITH PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED USE OF LIVERPOOL DUPLEX - 20 July (1877 or later) large part E (faults, one stamp missing) with "MORAN GALLOWAY & Co" cachet across the flap, with 1876 8d orange tied by v rare "N.W.T.P·OFFICE/LIVERPOOL" duplex with "446" error of number (rated 'GPO' in Parmenter). Very rare.Cross Reference: ADEN, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, T.P.O.s AND STATION MARKS (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:12:28 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1529
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EMBOSSED FRANKINGS TO AUSTRALIA; Range with 12 Dec. 1852 and 31 Dec. 1853 EL's 'per Chusan' or 'p Adelaide' to Melbourne ex London or Liverpool each franked 1/- Embossed (one cut-to shape, other cut into) and each rated '3'(d) on arrival, 2 Oct. 1855 env. to Castlemaine (Victoria) franked 6d Embossed tied by Norwich sideways duplex, 3 Aug. 1856 env. to Melbourne franked 6d Embossed (cut-to-shape) tied by Huntingdon sideways duplex - new early date by 2 months, 19 Aug. 1856 env. to Melbourne franked 6d Embossed tied by Sheffield sideways duplex with "Too Late" h.s. on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference: SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:13:03 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1530
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SURFACE PRINTED FRANKINGS ON MAIL TO AUSTRALIA/NZ; Range with 3 Oct. 1857 env. to Adelaide franked 6d Lilac tied by London numeral cancel, 25 Jan. 1862 mourning env. to Adelaide franked 9d wing margin tied by London N duplex, 21 May 1864 env. to Melbourne franked 6d & 4d tied by Derry duplexes, 8 Mar. 1877 env. to Otago franked 1/- (defective) & 4d vermilion plate 15 (SG152 £1000 on cover) with Leeds London reg. d.s. on front, 24 Oct. 1878 env. to Wellington franked 8d wing margin tied by London SW duplex and other related examples. (10 covers) Cross Reference: MOURNING ENVELOPES, REGISTERED MAIL, VICTORIA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:13:40 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1531
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BERMUDA - Aug. 1880 EL ex London franked with 4d sage-green plate 16 (SG153 £575 on cover) tied by duplex cancel. Scarce destination. Cross Reference: BERMUDA (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:14:14 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1532
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CANADA - EDINBURGH DOTTED CIRCLE DUPLEXES ON 1d REDS 6d-RATE COVER; 31 Aug. 1859 env . from Edinburgh to Montreal with 1d Red 'Stars' Strip of Five + single attractively tied by 4 "EDINBURGH/131" Dotted Duplexes but also having a red Liverpool diamond transit d.s. (1 Sept.) on the front along with a Montreal "UNPAID 5" mark (because the letter had just missed the ship for Quebec and so went on the next ship, which landed at NY and so the extra 5c was due for US transit). There is also a black h.s. "1" on the front cancelled in manuscript (which would have been a 1d due to Canada if carried as expected via Quebec?) and a Montreal backstamp (19 Sept.). Rare use of the Dotted Circle on a Transatlantic cover. [Ex Martin Willcocks, 1980; £175.] Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
Opening GBP 360.00
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:15:00 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1533
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MAIL TO NORTH AMERICA; Range with 3 Oct. 1842 reduced EL 'via Halifax' to Montreal rated '1/2'(d) with London and Liverpool d.s. on front, 2 Apr. 1845 EL to Baltimore with framed "PAID/at/BELFAST" h.s. on front and rated '1/-' 21 Dec. 1860 env. to Toronto franked 1d Red block of four + pair tied by Manchester duplexes, 14 Nov. 1872 EL to Kingston franked 3d QV with 'GLYN' perfin and other related examples. (14 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, PERFINS (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:15:49 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1534
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CANADA - LATE 6d/7d-RATES PERIOD COVER IN TRANSIT WHEN RATES WERE REDUCED TO 3d; 24 Dec. 1869 env. (slight wrinkles and horiz crease all well clear of stamp) from Edinburgh to Ottawa with 6d Mauve oddly placed upside down and in the wrong corner in relation to flap and address) tied by a v. fine "EDINBURGH/131" Duplex and intended for the Canadian Packet (6d) rather than by British Packet via NY (7d). However, it missed the canadian Packet and so went on the Cunard S.S. 'Java' to NY, with the result that it has the black Handstruck "d1" (of Liverpool; filing crease) which was changed to "3[d]" (nearest amount to 2½c equivalent of 1d) in blue on arrival in Canada. The rate changed on 6 Jan. 1870 to 3d by either route while this cover was in transit (8 Jan. 1870 Ottawa arrival cds on back) but the rate still applied as of the date of posting.Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:16:35 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1535
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CEYLON PLUS INDIA LETTER TO SCOTLAND - 1860/61 pair of env. (minor faults) ex Port Glasgow franked with 6d lilac plate 1 for the via Southampton route or 9d with 4d carmine (2) & 1857 1d red for the Marseilles route. Also 1822 EL to Leith with boxed "½d" wheel tax mark on the front and "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" (Tabeart In2) on the back. (3) Cross Reference: RENFREW, CEYLON/SRI LANKA, INDIA, SHIP LETTERS (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:20:53 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1536
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Cat No: Collection
MEXICO, EGYPT, SWEDEN, BELGIUM & SWITZERLAND: 1856-89 group of stamped covers incl Apr. 1856 env. from Norwich to Ostende with "575" duplex's cancelling pair of Pl.5 2d blues (GH-GI), Jun. 1874 EL London to Sweden bearing separated pair of 3d rose Pl.14 (SG 144) and having large red "2½d" accountancy mark and boxed "L1" 'late fee' marks on front, Dec. 1878 1d pink printed env. uprated with addition of 1½d rose-red (SG 51) sent from London to Switzerland, and 1 Oct. 1879 wrapper from Manchester to Mexico bearing heavily cancelled 4d sage-green. Cover is endorsed "West India Mail/from Southampton/2nd Oct. 1879". Also Feb. 1889 env. from Chester to a member of the Royal Horse Artillery in Cairo, franking is 1883-84 2½d violet. A very attractive group. (5) Cross Reference: EGYPT, MEXICO, SWEDEN (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:21:29 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1537
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Cat No: Collection
ITALY: 1861-82 range of covers addressed to Italy. Wide range of frankings incl attractive tri-colour franking (1d red, 4d rose, 6d violet) on Apr. 1861 env. from Shepton Mallet to Naples via Marseilles, several 1868-1874 6d violet or 6d grey frankings on mail mostly from Manchester to various Italian destinations. Also of note a 1865 wrapper from London to Florence franked with 1d red plate and 1/- green Pl.4 (SG 117), Jan 1873 EL London to Trieste franked 2d blue Pl.14 and 3d rose Pl.9, and 1882 wrapper to Genoa bearing 5d indigo. A good selection. (17) Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:21:55 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1538
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EGYPT - 3-COLOUR FRANKING FOR SHORT-LIVED 9d BRITISH PACKET RATE VIA MARSEILLES ROUTE; 11 Dec. 1857 E (barely affected by filing notes at left of address) from London to Alexandria with 1d Red 'Stars', 2s Blue 'Stars' & 6d Lilac (wing margin) all tied by faint or v. fine London "21" Diamond Numerals with "LS" (Lombard Street) d.s. on reverse. The 9d rate was in use only from 1 Jan. 1857 until 30 June 1863, and there was no specific 9d stamp (see next lot) until Jan. 1862. Rare and very colourful early stamped cover to Egypt. [Ex RL July 1981 auction.] Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:22:26 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1539
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EGYPT - 9d STRAW COVER OF SHORT-LIVED 9d BRITISH PACKET RATE VIA MARSEILLES ROUTE; 9 Mar. 1863 EL (minor wear; shorter flap slightly trimmed) from Liverpool to Cairo "Via Marseille" with scarce 9d Straw single-franking tied by very fine "LIVERPOOL/466" Duplex, having a very fine small "C/CAIRO" British P.O. arrival cds (19 Mar.; "7" omitted from "73") alongside. This 9d rate was in use only from 1 Jan. 1857 until 30 June 1863, and this 9d stamp - the first 9d value of G.B. - did not appear until Jan. 1862, so single 9d frankings to Egypt such as this are very rare. [Ex RL July 1981 auction.]Cross Reference: EGYPT, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:22:56 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1540
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QV PERIOD MAIL TO EUROPE; Range on leaves inc. 22 Aug. 1852 env. to Paris franked 10d Embossed cut-to-shape, 7 May 1853 EL to Malta ex London rated '1/1'(d), 13 Oct. 1857 EL to Vienna ex London sent unpaid and rated '21'(kr), 28 Apr. 1858 env. to Brussels franked 4d tied by Hastings sideways duplex, 7 Apr. 1860 EL to Tonsberg sent unpaid with '7' and '9½' ms. marks on front, 16 Dec. 1865 EL to Spain franked strip of three 4d tied by Belfast duplexes, 29 May 1868 EL to Malta franked 4d & 2d tied by Liverpool duplex, 23 Aug. 1868 EL to Gothenburg ex London rated '6'(d) prepaid on front, 19 Jan. 1875 EL to Brussels franked 3d & 1d with framed "L1" h.s. on front and other related examples. (45 covers)Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:23:26 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1541
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GERMAN STATES (WURTTEMBERG) - 1s-0d RATE VIA BELGIUM WITH RED LONDON "d6" ACCOUNTANCY MARK; 31 Aug. 1859 E (shorter back flap reduced at foot; very thin paper so some slight ironed creasing) from London to "Heilbronn, Wurtemberg" with 6d Lilac Pair tied by v. fine London "21" Diamond Numerals but also having a fine red London oval "P" and matching rare large fancy red London Handstruck "d6" Accountancy Mark on the front as well as a red "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN/FRANCO" d.s. On the reverse is the London chamfered corners boxed d.s. (Too Late?) and Heilbron arrival cds's. This fancy London h.s. "d6" is more often seen in black (on incoming Australian regd. mail); we cannot recall having seen it in red before.Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:24:09 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1542
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QV PERIOD MAIL TO INDIA; Range with 2 Sep. 1859 env. to Calcutta franked 6d Lilac tied by Dorking duplex with oval "REDIRECTED" h.s. on front, 18 Apr. 1861 'VIA MARSEILLES' scroll env. to Agra franked 6d, 2d & 1d tied by London NE duplexes and ms. 'Stamped' , 5 May 1870 1d Pink env. to Calcutta uprated 1/- and tied by Elgin duplexes and a few other related examples. (11 covers) Cross Reference: MOURNING COVERS, INDIA, REDIRECTED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V. (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:25:01 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1543
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INDIA (VIA MARSEILLES) - UNDERPAID & CORRECTLY PAID PAIR INC. 3-COLOUR FRANKING; Attractive 10 Jan. 1861 env. from London to Calcutta "via Marseilles" with a colourful 3-Colour Franking of 2d Blue (pl.8) + 6d Lilac + 1d Red 'Stars' all tied by very fine Duplexes having a red arrival cds on reverse (10 Feb.); plus 3 July 1861 env. (overall slight toning and minor wear) from London to Mangalore "Via Marseilles" with 6d Lilac + 3x1d Red 'Stars' (all with m/s lines across as with internal Indian mail of the period) toed by very fine Duplexes but weighing above the ¼oz limit and so with v. fine red boxed London "EXCG./OZ/DEFICIENT POSTAGE [3]/BRITISH SHARE OF FINE [3]" on the front with m/s "6" charge and fine Bombay "St. Bg./As. 6" charge-mark. Good pair. (2 covers)Cross Reference: INDIA, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:25:46 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1544
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INDIA - PAIR OF DIFFERENT "VIA MARSEILLES" IMPRINT ENVS. WITH 9d STRAW + 1d RED FOR 10d RATE; 3 Oct./18 Nov. 1864 pair of envs. from the same correspondence from London to Calcutta - each with embossed garter-framed "VIA MARSEILLES" imprint at top left of the address (in blue or in red respectively) and each with 1d Red (pl. 95 and 90) plus scarce Small Letters 9d Straw (wing-margins on different sides) tied by "LONDON-S.W" Duplexes and both having Bombay (31 Oct. or 12 Dec.) plus Calcutta (7 Nov. or 17 Dec.) backstamps. This is the 1863-1868 10d 'up to ½oz' rate. Attractive pair. (2 covers)Cross Reference: INDIA, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:26:43 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1545
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INDIA - RARE 2d-3d RATE COVER WITH 2/- BLUE + 3d ROSE-RED FOR DOUBLE 1s-1d RATE + 1d LATE FEE; Attractive 29 Oct. 1869 E from London to Calcutta "Via Marseilles" with most unusual franking of 2/- Blue (pl. 1) and 3d Rose-Red (pl. 5) tied by "LONDON" Diamond duplexes. There is a fine small oval Aden-Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE" d.s. on the side-flap as well as a red Calcutta arrival cds (25 Nov.). This must be the double 1s-1d rate with an extra 1d Late Fee (Chief Office for 6pm-6.45pm postings, 1865-78), which is a rate that Gilbert Wheat had never seen. The earlier of two such combination frankings believed extant. Significant Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, INDIA (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:27:15 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1546
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INDIA - RARE 1880 4d GREY-BROWN (GARTER WMK.) WITH 6d GREY ON DOUBLE-RATE COVER; Attractive 28 Oct. 1880 env. (minor edge wear) routed "Via Brindisi" to Bombay (redirected to Agra & then Cawnpore without charge) franked for the double 5d rate by a fine and very rare 1880 Garter Watermark 4d Grey-Brown (pl.17; SG154/J67 - rare on cover) + a fine 1874 6d Grey (pl.16; SG146/J87) both tied by a single very fine "PAIGNTON/B69" Duplex. Not recorded by Brauers (2003 or 2015) and finer than most of the 51 covers known with this elusive 4d Grey-Brown, and one of only two known addressed to India. Exhibition Item of great appeal and rarity. [The only other recorded cover to India with this stamp - from this same correspondence - was in Cavendish's Gilbert Wheat auction, 10 June 2009, lot 525; realised £700+BP.] Cross Reference: INDIA, SOMERSET, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:27:52 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1547
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MAIL TO ITALY & FRANCE: Range with 9 Mar. 1864 env. to Rome franked 6d, 4d & 1d tied by '626' numeral cancels, 30 June 1867 E to Palermo ex London franked 3d pair, 2d pair + 1d sent via the German route (rare thus) and with Aachen d.s. on front, 3 Mar. 1871 EL to Genoa franked pair 3d + pair 2d tied by Glasgow duplexes, 1 June 1870 env. to Paris franked 4d tied by London SW duplex with "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" h.s. on front, 24 May 1872 E to France franked 3d ex Liverpool with oval "PAID/D" h.s. on front and other related examples. (21 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES, ITALY, POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:28:37 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1548
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ITALIAN STATES (LOMBARDY) - SPECTACULAR 4-COLOUR FRANKING FOR THE 1s-4d RATE; Remarkable 18 Sept. 1857 E (horiz. filing fold well clear of stamps) from London to Milan (a surprisingly elusive destination at this date) fully prepaid for the 1s-4d (¼oz-½oz) rate with 6d Lilac, 4d Rose-Carmine two 2d Blue 'Stars' and 2 1d Red 'Stars' all tied by relatively light London "14" Diamond cancels (the 4d also tied by fine 2-ring "ANGL./AMB. CALAIS D" entry c.d.s. There is a very fine red oval London "PD" on the front as well as the Milan P.O. 'crossed lines' across the address (confirming the full prepayment), and there are backstamps of London, Paris and Milan. The stamps are placed in a most attractive manner with alternating colours. Superb Exhibition item. [Ex Trevor Davis 1981, £375.] Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:29:13 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1549
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ITALY - 1863 E (faults, mainly on the back) to Genoa franked with 2d blue plate 9, 4d red plate 3 & 6d lilac plate 3 tied by London "12" single barred cancels. Attractive three-colour franking. (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:30:07 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1550
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MADEIRA - 4-COLOUR FRANKING FOR THE 1s-9d RATE VIA PLYMOUTH, WITH BLUE MADEIRA BLUE H.S. "160" CHARGE; Most attractive 15 July 1858 E (vet. filing crease & slight toning of left hand half well clear of the stamps) from Liverpool to Newton Gordon in Madeira "Pr. Mail" with a remarkable '4-square' franking with 1/- Green + 2d Blue 'Stars' placed above the 6d Lilac + 1d Red 'Stars', and all tied by relatively light "LIVERPOOL/466" Duplexes. It was sent at the 1s-9d British Packet rate (up to ½oz) and travelled via Plymouth and Lisbon, being marked with the blue "160 [reis]" Postage Due mark in Madeira as an incoming Ship letter. The stamps have unusually bright colours, having been folded inside a bundle in the archive until discovered in 1991. [Ex Mike Scott Archer.]Cross Reference: MADEIRA, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:30:51 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1551
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MEXICO - TRIPLE-RATE COVER WITH 6d GREY BLOCK OF FOUR + PAIR VIA SOUTHAMPTON; 1 Nov. 1875 E (few faint spots clear of stamps) from Manchester (firm's oval cachet) to Vera Cruz "Via Southampton" with spectacular franking of a Block of Four + Pair of the 6d Grey (pl.14; originally a Block of Six; LK-NL) with very fine small handstruck "-50cs." Vera Cruz delivery charge on the front. Surface Printed Blocks of Four are rare on cover! Exhibition Quality. [Ex Harmers London 24 Apr. 2003, lot 983; £428 inc. BP.]Cross Reference: MEXICO (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:31:37 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1552
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MAURITIUS - UNDERPAID 6d-RATE COVER "BY SOUTHAMPTON" WITH H.S. "1d", "4d" & RARE "7d/TO PAY" MARKS; Possibly Unique 27 Feb. 1868 mourning env. (some edge wear neatly hinge-reinforced) from Rugeley (Staffs.) to "Llewellyn, Mauritius" with 4d Vermilion (corner wrinkle) and 1d Reds (2; pl.99); one 1d is tied by a fine "RUGELEY/660" Duplex and the other stamps are tied by fine single "660" Numerals (as per the rarely adhered to P.O. regulations). Unfortunately for the sender, this Southampton route was discontinued along with the British Packet route via Marseilles with effect from 28 Feb. 1868! This was due to the Mauritius sailings becoming unprofitable, partly due to the decimation of the Mauritian population cause by malaria in 1866/7 (see Moubray p.321). As a result, this letter was sent via Marseilles and by the entirely French Packet service, so there is a black London Handstruck "4d" (the deficiency between the 6d rate and the 10d French packet rate) with a matching "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" as well as the red London h.s. "1d" Accountancy Mark (1d credited to Mauritius from the 6d paid in G.B.). On arrival in Mauritius, it appears that 7d Postage Due was charged (the 4d deficiency plus only half the 6d fine) all of which was to be credited to G.B., hence the blue Port Louis Handstruck "7d/TO PAY" on the front. This 7d h.s. is thought to be the rarest of the Port Louis set (from 1d to 1/-) used there in the 1864-75 period [Ruffle/de Pitray only recorded 3 h.s. 7d's compared to 156 6d's!] An amazing combination of Handstruck Numerals on one cover, and understandably rare because it was entirely due to the letter being sent on almost the same day that the Packet routes were cancelled! Marvellous Exhibition Item.Cross Reference: MAURITIUS, STAFFORDSHIRE, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:32:07 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1553
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Cat No: Collection
NICARAGUA ("MOSQUITO" COAST) - RARE 3-COLOUR FRANKING FOR THE 2s-3d RATE; Exceptional and very fine 27 Feb. 1861 env. to the British Consul at "Grey Town, Mosquito" with 1/- Green Pair + 2d Blue (pl. 8) + 1d Red 'Stars' all tied by fine "906" Woburn Numerals (2 blue cds's on reverse) also having a red "LONDON" transit cds (28 Feb.) on the reverse along with a remarkable red crayon endorsement; "Postage to Grey Town is 6d per ½oz. Mail to Greytown once a month on the 17th." The only route to Nicaragua at this date was by British Packet from Southampton and the rate had been 2s-3d (for the ½oz) from 1 Jan. 1842 until 31 July 1859, but from 1 Aug. 1859 the rate had been reduced to 6d, so it seems that this letter was overpaid by 1s-9d! Hence the (London P.O.?) endorsement - presumably to enable the addressee to advise the sender of this rate reduction! Early ingoing mail to Nicaragua is extremely rare, and we have only recorded five other pre-1900 GB QV Covers to this area. None have appeared in Cavendish's auctions since 2000 and there were no covers to Nicaragua in the Gilbert Wheat Collection. Extremely rare destination and a most colourful franking. [Ex S.G. retail shop, Aug. 1981, £350.] Cross Reference: NICARAGUA, BEDFORDSHIRE (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:32:30 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1554
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URUGUAY - 4-COLOUR TRIPLE-RATE FRANKING EX LIVERPOOL "VIA BORDEAUX" & WITH 3d LATE FEE; Colourful and attractive 23 June 1862 EL from Liverpool to Montevideo "by Steamer via Bordeaux" franked for the triple 9d rate plus the special 3d Liverpool Late Fee with 6d Lilac pair + 1/- Green + 2d Blue (pl. 8) + 1d Red 'Stars', all tied by fine (and not heavy) "LIVERPOOL/466" Duplexes. On the front there is also a red London "PP" in circle overlapped by blue 2-ring "ANGLETERRE/3 CALAIS 3" cds, with red crayon "3" (Accountancy Mark?). Four-Colour frankings are rare and this triple rate with the extra 3d Late Fee is exceptional. Marvellous Exhibition Item. [Ex Philip Beale, Mar. 1987, £200.] Cross Reference: URUGUAY, FRANCE, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:33:05 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1555
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USA & SOUTH AFRICA - 1860 env. (edge tear) to Augusta Georgia with 1/- green plate 1 tied by London duplex, and 1878 env. to Cape Town with 3d rose plates 18 & 19 (unusual mix of plates) tied by DARLINGTON duplexes. (2)Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Image)
Opening GBP 75.00
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Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:34:05 EST
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Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1556
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U.S.A. - AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MAIL RETURNED (FROM VIRGINIA) WITH "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND..." MARK; 21 Nov. 1861 env. (slight dusting/toning & tiny closed tear at top well clear of stamps) from Edinburgh to "Warrenton, Virginia, North America" with 6d Lilac Pair tied by light "EDINBURGH/131" Duplexes having a mainly very fine red "N. YORK BR. PKT./PAID 24" transit cds (8 Dec.; inverted) with London(?) red "5/CENTS" Accountancy Mark alongside, but also with very fine small boxed red London "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT A REASON/FOR NON-DELIVERY" mark. There is also a mainly fine large double-oval Washington D.C. "DEAD LETTER OFFICE/P.O. DPt" undated mark on the reverse. This letter was posted in the middle of the brief period (25 May 1861 to 2 May 1862) that mails for the southern states were forwarded at the risk of the sender. Very rare thus; most examples of the returned Civil War covers are dated in early 1861, before the British P.O. advised people of the problems and the risks involved in sending letters to the southern states. [The similar 12 Apr. 1862 cover to Virginia in Cavendish's 11 Mar. 2021 auction, lot 884, realised £1,488 inc. BP.]Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, CIVIL WAR, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, RETURNED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 1,100.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:34:44 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1557
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UNITED STATES - UNIQUE(?) 6d LILAC COVER BY SHIP TO N.Y. WITH NY "5" IN CIRCLE AS CANCELLATION; Extraordinary 17 Apr. 1861 EL (ref. latest commodity prices) ex "London" to New York by steamship "Hammonia" (Hamburg-America Line) franked with G.B. 6d Lilac (tiny scratch just clear of profile) tied only by a very fine New York "5" in circle incoming Ship Letter charge-mark (the 6d Ship Letter rate for mail to port of arrival - introduced in 1799 - had been reduced to 5c from 27 Feb. 1861). There are no other postal marks, so it seems that either this letter was handed straight to the Ship's Captain (in which case the 6d stamp was wasted) or it had been handed in to the P.O. as a Ship Letter for the U.S. (at the correct 6d rate) and somehow it had escaped postmarking in London (perhaps tucked into the flap of a larger letter?). Whatever the reason, this appears to be an entirely Unique (?) example of a British Surface Printed stamp on cover cancelled only by the New York "5" in circle mark. [Ex Martin Willcocks.]Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 1,300.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:35:19 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1558
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UNITED STATES - ALL 2d BLUES FRANKING 1s-0d RATE MOURNING COVER WITH PLATE 8 + PLATE 9; Very fine and attractive 10 Dec. 1861 mourning env. (very broad black edges as the Duke had passed away earlier that year) from Maidenhead to Boston with Plate 8 2d Blues (5; Pair + 3 singles) and Plate 9 2d Blue - rare combination different Plates - all tied by fine "MAIDENHEAD/192" Duplexes with red London "21/CENTS" Accountancy Mark (2; credit to US) and Boston "AM. PKT./PAID" cds on the front. The cover is addressed to "Honble. E[dward]. Everett", former Governor of Mass., who had recently (1860) run unsuccessfully for Vice-President against Lincoln, and the Civil War had started in April 1861. Everett had espoused some pro-slavery views back in the 1820s, but was a Unionist by 1860. The envelope has been endorsed on the reverse; "The dowager Duchess of Sutherland, written from Vichy in France"; she was a campaigner against slavery and arguably Queen Victoria's closest lifelong friend. This cover has a remarkable story to be found if the contents can be traced...! [Ex Spink GB sale, 11 June 1997, lot 149; £282 inc. BP.]Cross Reference: BERKSHIRE, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, 1858-69 2d PLATES, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)
Opening GBP 750.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:36:13 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1559
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CALIFORNIA - 'IMPOSSIBLE' 1s-2½d RATE COVER WITH SCARCE 3d CARMINE-ROSE + 1/- GREEN; Fine 27 May 1862 env. to "San Francisco"endorsed "Per Str. from Lpool" and franked for the 'Impossible' 1s-2½d rate with scarce Small Letters 1862 3d Carmine-Rose with 1856 1/- Green tied by very fine "SHEFFIELD/700" Sideways Duplexes with fine red SF arrival c.d.s. (10 July) alongside. The single rate to San Francisco at this date was 1s-2½d, so this is the 'Impossible' (to pay in stamps, due to there being no GB ½d stamp until 1870) rate, unavoidably overpaid by ½d. Unusual Mixed Issues franking and of Exhibition Quality. [Ex F.M. Johnny Johnson, Jan. 1981, £95.]Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC. (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:36:47 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1560
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Cat No: Collection
VENEZUELA - STUNNING 2/- MILKY-BLUE SINGLE FRANKING COVER WITH QUEEN's HEAD UNCANCELLED; Remarkable 1 Nov. 1878 EL from Manchester (sender's blue oval cachet on front) to Caracas "Pr R.M.S. Moselle" with wing-margin 2/- Milky Blue (few short perfs. to wing margin; SG £2,000 off cover!) tied by only the very top of a mainly very fine "MANCHESTER/498" Duplex which leaves the entire Queen's head clear. An incredible example of this elusive Milky Blue shade on cover; a superb Exhibition Item for any Surface Printed collection. [Ex G. Gati, Sept. 1996; £500.] [With clear 1992 RPS Certificate of Genuineness.]Cross Reference: VENEZUELA, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 1,300.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:37:24 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1561
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VENEZUELA - 2/- BLUE SINGLE-FRANKING COVER DOUBLE-RATE COVER EX MANCHESTER; 16 Sept. 1874 EL from Manchester to Caracas "Per R.M.S. Elbe" with 2/- Deep Blue tied by a tall "498" Numeral with supporting v. fine red 2-ring "MANCHESTER/PAID" cds alongside. Scarce single-franking usage of this elusive stamp to a scarce destination.Cross Reference: VENEZUELA, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Jun-03-2021, 10:37:58 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 836
Lot No: 1562
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WORLDWIDE QV PERIOD MAIL; Range with 25 Oct. 1847 env. to H.M.S President Cape Town rated '8'(d), 4 Feb. 1851 EL to Spanish Town (Jamaica) rated '1/2'(d), 1 Mar. 1853 EL to Vera Cruz franked 1/- Embossed (2 - both cut to shape) 2d & 1d (both creased) with Lombard Street d.s. on front and rear, 16 Jan. 1868 EL to Trinidad franked 1/- tied by Glasgow duplex, 19 Dec. 1868 EL to Buenos Ayres franked 1/- tied by Liverpool duplex and endorsed 'P Tycho Brake SS' for the private ship letter rate and with Braiac Bros. f/a/c on front and other similar examples. (11 covers) Cross Reference: FORWARDING AGENTS, SHIPS/SHIPPING (Image)
