Great Britain and British Commonwealth OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1575
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VARIOUS DESTINATIONS - 1769-1890 MIXED RANGE - inc. 1804 EL to Salem ex London with red "BOSTON.MS" on the front; 1844 EL to Lausanne charged '1/2' with London tombstone and oval "P" on the front; Dec. 1853 EL to Toronto paid '1/2' with London cds on the front; 1860 env. to Canada West with 4d rose (2) tied Newcastle on Tyne duplexes; 1866 mourning env. to NY unusually sent unpaid with inspector mark plus "19/CENTS" on the front; and 1890 env. (damaged) sent reg. to NY with Jubilee 2d green & carmine and 10d purple & scarlet tied rare London "E.C/2" single cancels. Also inward 1843 EL from Paris reporting on being harassed for £50, and non-GB group inc. 1782/83 pair of EL Ostende to Madeira re shipments to US, and 1796 letter Baltimore to Calcutta re money owing. (29 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INDIA, CANADA (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1576
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QV FRANKINGS TO USA, INDIA, AND EUROPE: 1845-1911 range of covers & PPCs inc. 1890 env. to New York franked ½d + 2 x 1d + 2½d all tied by "SNAITH/B./JA 9/90/H62" duplex cancels, and "SELBY" cds & dumbbell "D/NEW YORK/JAN/22/PAID/FULL/90" cds on back; 1898 ½d postal stationery env. to Bangalore uprated with ½d stamp tied by fine "BAILDON/A/DE 23/98/H92" duplex, with "SEA POST OFFICE/B./JA. 8/99" & "BANGALORE/15 JA./99" cds's on back; plus others to Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, or Switzerland, all with Yorkshire duplex, squared circle, or cds cancellations. Most in fine condition (minor faults) with fine markings. (32) Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1577
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1857-79 MIXED DESTINATIONS, INC. TRINIDAD - 1859 env. (faults) to Trinidad franked 6d lilac tied London duplex, "LUDGATE ST" udc and TRINIDAD cds on the back, rare destination; 1873 env. (damaged) to Brazil with 1/- green plate 8 tied NORTHAMPTON duplex; 1874 front to Seville with 6d grey plate 12 and 1/- green plate 9 tied London duplexes; and 1857-79 group (5), to France (4) or USA. (8)Cross Reference: TRINIDAD (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1578
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QV GROUP WITH REGISTERED MAIL; Range with 16 Jan. 1872 front and part back to Beyrout ex London franked 6d, 1890 env. to Germany ex London franked Jubilee 4d pair + 3d, 1894 env. to France franked 6d + 3d Jubilee tied by oval "REGISTERED/GRACECHURCH ST" d.s., Sep. 1900 env. to NY ex London franked Jubilee 4½d with printed reg. label affixed to front, 1886 local Notice of Objection franked 3d lilac and other related examples. (14 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, 1883-84 LILAC & GREEN ISSUE, 1887-1892 JUBILEE ISSUES (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1580
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FRANCE - 1853 COVER TO MARSEILLE - Dec. 1853 E (creasing, soiled) to Marseille with very near four margin 10d brown embossed value tied by v rare H-rated 847 3HOS numeral of WARRINGTON (cds on the back, along with NEWTON, London and MARSEILLE), red oval "PD" and CALAIS transit on the front. SG £3200. Cross Reference: FRANCE, LANCASHIRE, EMBOSSED ISSUES (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1581
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FRANCE & TRIESTE - 1855-94 GROUP OF COVERS - all except one to France, inc. 1855 env. to Paris with 4d rose blue paper tied indistinct numeral and CALAIS cds; Feb. 1858 E (no side flaps) to Anjoulême franked 4d rose large garter tied "NEWCASTLE ON TYNE" duplex; 1862/63 e/EL to Rouen or Paris franked 4d red, the 1862 also with C10 1d red paying a late fee, all tied by London 12 single vert. numerals; and 1871/72 EL/E to Havre or La Rochelle franked 3d rose plates 6 or 7. Plus June 1862 E to Trieste with 6d lilac tied London numeral. (12)Cross Reference: FRANCE, AUSTRIA (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1582
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FRANCE - GROUP MOSTLY WITH CANCELLED "PD" MARKS - 1862-74 trio originally franked 1d red strip of four (only two stamps remain), 4d vermilion or 3d rose plate 12, each with red "PD" but then with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and the PD overstruck with London 50 numeral (2; one in red, the other black) or dumb-type handstamp; and 1870 EL to Bordeaux with 4d vermilion (torn) tied same London 50 numeral. Plus 1d red plate 129 pair and 3d rose plate 14 pair, each cancelled solely with similar dumb-type handstamp. (6 items)Cross Reference: FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1583
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QV FRANKINGS TO MEXICO/PANAMA; Range with 16 Jan. 1866 E 'p Californian @Liverpool' to Vera Cruz ex London and franked 1/- pair + 2d with bold "3" reales h.s. on front, 31 May 1872 EL to Mexico franked 1/- pair tied by Manchester duplexes and bold "6" reales h.s. on front, 1 Oct. 1873 EL 'p Royal Mail Str/via Southampton' to Mexico franked 1/- pair tied by London duplexes with seriffed boid "4" reales and framed "L1" h.s. on front, 16 Nov. 1880 and 5 Nov. 1883 EL/env. to the British Consulate in Panama - one to H.M.S Swiftsure - franked 1/- + 2d tied by scarce "W/466A/W" b/n cancels - Parmenter 'G' rated - and with Liverpool and London reg. d.s. on front or 4d Pl. 18 tied by London EC duplex. (5 covers) Cross Reference: MEXICO, MARITIME MAIL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1584
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TRIO TO NEW ZEALAND: 1860 env. without flap to New Zealand with a pair (left hand unit damaged) and single 2d blue plate 8, from Shrewsbury to Otahuhu, "AUCKLAND/FE 25/1861/NEW ZEALAND" receiving cancel. Also 1862 EL with 1855-57 6d to George Wardell (who lived with Sir George Grey for many years) with some details of his life. Third item is an EL, also to George Wardell bearing the 1862 9d bistre (SG £1200 on cover) and has a fine Liverpool 466 duplex cancel dated 25 Jan 1862, only 10 days after the date of issue. This letter deals with the sale of 'black sand' to be used in the manufacture of steel and the fall in price of kauri gum and refers to the Trent affair and the possibility of war with America, the surge in the price of cotton and the cancellation of an order for Sperm Whale oil. (3) Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1585
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U.S.A. - RARE PREPAID 2d NEWSPAPER RATE WRAPPER EX SCOTLAND TO BALTIMORE; 23 Sept. 1841 small open-ended newspaper wrapper (overall toning) prepaid from "HUNTLY" (v. fine boxed d.s. on flap) to "Baltimore, U.S.A." endorsed "Paid 2d" in red on the front with red Edinburgh "PAID" transit cds. Very rare example of an early 1840s Transatlantic printed matter rate item carried by a contract steamship. The earliest 1840s newspaper rate cover that we can recall having seen. [Ex Dick Winter collection, 2013.] Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SCOTLAND, NEWSPAPER MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1587
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USA/CANADA LATE QV MAIL EX BRIGHTON; Range with 1878 1¼d PC to Halifax with "PRESTON RD/BRIGHTON" cds, 1888 env. to NY franked 2½d Jubilee tied by "LEWES RD/BRIGHTON" duplex, 1889 1d PC to Florida with "DYKE RD/BRIGHTON" duplex, 1901 mourning env. to NY endorsed 'Printed Matter' franked ½d tied by "2.15 PM" time duplex and other related examples. (15 covers/cards) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, PRINTED MATTER, SUSSEX (Image)
