Great Britain and British Commonwealth GREAT BRITAIN Postal History
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3165
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Large accumulation especially strong in military mail from WWI, WWII and a few later with a wide variety of Military PO & censor markings on covers and stationery plus PPCs including some with military views noted real photo cards for 'HM Transport City of Exeter', 'The Sapper At Work', 'Arrival of the Essex 1909', etc, naval & ship markings including 'PASSED BY CENSOR/H.M.S. KING EDWARD VII', lots of registered mail, some civil censorship & instructional markings, frankings include KGVI 5/- solo on two-ocean airmail cover to Ceylon, 1941 cover endorsed "Channel Island Message Scheme", also a few earlier items such as 1862 entire with 2d blue tied 'A26' and 'GIBRALTAR' cds alongside, 1896 1d postal card to Burma via Indian 'SEA POST OFFICE', etc, condition variable. Weighs 4kg.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3166
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Commercial covers accumulation with a few earlier including 1821 to Canada with Scotland '½' & 'INDIA LETTER/DEAL' h/s, 1938 airmail to Australia with Seahorses 2/6d single, but mostly 1960s onwards airmails with variety of commemoratives & definitives including Pre-Decimals, Machins, Regionals, Isle of Man, plenty of solo frankings, some PPCs, registered & stationery items, etc, condition generally fine. Weighs 5kg.
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Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3167
Symbol: PS
Cat No: ME1
1840 Mulready Lettersheet 1d black SG ME1 Stereo 'A47', a bit grubby & minor rubbing; Envelopes 1d black SG ME2 Stereo 'A131', light ironed-out vertical fold; & 2d blue SG ME4 Stereo 'a196', very fine facial appearance but minor problems on the reverse; Cat £1150.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3168
Symbol: C
1842 (Jan 4) entire London-Wolverhampton with 1840 2d blue Plate 2 (full margins, light pre-affixing crease) tied by untidy Maltese Cross in black, light vertical filing fold, Cat £2750 in black.
1900 (Apr & July) covers to "Captain Hodgins/Royal Artillery/Sierra Leone/West Africa" both with 1d lilac tied by very fine 'LOWER-WALMER/DEAL' squared-circle & segmented b/s in red, the first endorsed "Frontier Police Mess" with 'FREETOWN' arrival b/s, the other a mourning cover, minor blemishes. Scarce destination: because of the humid climate & attendant disease, Sierra Leone was one of the least popular colonial postings.
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1945 (June 19) use of 6d Air Letter to "Polish Forces/CMF No 204" with English/Polish censor h/s #52 in violet & part Polish Forces #132 arrival b/s, the message headed "Polish Hospital No 9/Ormskirk/near Liverpool" otherwise entirely in Polish.
