Great Britain and British Commonwealth CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 514
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RARE OVAL "CAPE OF GOOD HOPE/PACKET-LETTER" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO G.B.; 24 Jan. 1818 EL (file folds) to London (Huth & Co) with a very fine strike of the rare oval "CAPE OF GOOD HOPE/PACKET-LETTER" d.s. on the front, Rated '10/6' (treble Packet rate). Carried on the East India Co. Richmond and rear with red wax seal and London arrival d.s. Perhaps 15 examples of this mark - the only C.G.H. Packet Letter mark - have been recorded; the majority are crossed by filing creases. Similar example in our June 2006 sale sold for £1000. Important Cape Ship letter. Ex 'Lady Hope' (2003) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, MARITIME MAIL, INDIA (Image)
Opening GBP 1,300.00
Sold...GBP 1,700.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 515
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Cat No: Collection
VERY RARE BOXED "HOLLAND" PRESTAMP MARK - ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN (FOR DUTCH MAIL TO THE CAPE VIA G.B.); Feb. 1831 E to COGH ex Rotterdam charged '4'(d) on arrival and sent via London with a mainly fine and extremely rare London Foreign Branch framed "HOLLAND" mark (Jay cat. L1084) on the front, of which only two other examples has been recorded (apart from an 1838 courtesy strike in the P.O. records) and a "Na Posttyd" (too late) mark also on front. Rear with London Foreign Branch d.s. and Ship Letter d.s. It seems that this unusual mark was kept for the rare letters mailed partly prepaid from Holland to the Cape that passed through the London P.O. Important Exhibition Item for Dutch, C.G.H. and London collectors. RPSL Cert. (2014). Example in the Harper collection sold for £550 Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SHIP LETTERS, NETHERLANDS, LATE FEE MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 516
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EARLY EXEMPT SHIP LETTER; Sep 1833 EL to London (sheet separated by Robertson into two for display) endorsed '1½oz' with fair oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" h.s., framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" (Tab.In.1) and in between a fine red "(Crown)/EXEMPT SHIP LR" h.s. (Tab.Ex1) (vertical fold through centre). Originally rated '4/4" but amended to '4/-' as the India sea postage of 4d. was exempt, as this was a consignee letter. Important exhibition item and probably unique combination of these markings. Ex Robertson. Cross Reference: INDIA, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SHIP LETTERS (Image)
Opening GBP 1,300.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 517
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INWARDS 4d PRIVATE SHIP LETTER; 2 Mar. 1870 mourning env. to Cape Town endorsed "Per Private Steamer 'Good Hope' via Falmouth" and so franked correctly for the little-used 4d Ship Letter rate by a GB 1865 4d Vermilion (pl.11; SG93/J58) tied by a partly fine "MALMSBURY/192" Duplex with a slightly overstruck very fine large red "2d" Accountancy Mark (2d due to CGH) alongside. Though so much cheaper than the 1/- Packet rate this 4d Ship Letter rate was seldom used. Sold for £160 in our June 2009 sale. Ex Wheat. Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, MOURNING COVERS, SHIP LETTERS (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 520
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Cat No: Collection
REVENUES - mostly Stamp Act 1873 inc. 12/- mint strip of three, 1878 to £2, 1885 to 10/-, 1898 to £5 plus mint selection (4) to 2/6; also group (9) of documents inc. 1891 transfer with QV 10/-, £1 & £10, 1906 transfer with KEVII 10/- & £2 (2), 1906 pre-nuptial agreement with KEVII £1, 1911 contract with KEVII 5/-. Cigarette Duty small group inc. mint block of four with ovpt inv, etc. Good lot. (c.150 items) Cross Reference: REVENUES (Image)
