Great Britain and British Commonwealth SHIP LETTERS
Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1399
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DEVONPORT/PLYMOUTH DOCK - FINE RED OVAL "Ship Lre/[Crown]/PLYMOUTH DOCK" ON NAVAL COVER; 17-21 May 1813 E from "[Admiral] C[harles]. Adam" who was in command of HMS Invincible at the time off the coasts of Spain to London charged "2/6" (double rate) with a remarkably fine red oval "Ship Lre/[Crown]/PLYMOUTH DOCK" (only recorded 1810-4 in this colour) nicely placed on the front. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: DEVON, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1400
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DEVONPORT/PLYMOUTH DOCK -RED FRAMED STEP-TYPE "PLYM.DOCK/SHIP LETTER" ON COVER EX SPAIN; 8 July 1823 EL from "Cadiz" to London charged "1/7" with a very fine red framed step-type "PLYM.DOCK/SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S3; surprisingly elusive) nicely placed on the front beside a partly fine red "CADIZ". Exhibition item. Cross Reference: SPAIN, DEVON (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1401
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Cat No: Collection
19th CENTURY RANGE MAINLY ON INWARDS MAIL; Group with 1812 E 'p Neptune' to Scotland (probably ex Madeira) rated a total of '3/8'(d) with oval "SHIP/CROWN]/LETTER" (via Portsmouth) hs on front, Jan. 1815 EL 'p Warren Hastings' to London ex Calcutta rated '1/4'(d) with v.early double-ring "INDIA SHIP LETTER/LONDON" ds on front, 1831 duplicate EL to Scotland ex Calcutta, endorsed '1 oz.' rerated twice and finally at '6/4'(d), redirected three times; to Edinburgh, London and within London and with a framed "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" hs and London. Edinburgh and other Scottish ds on front or rear, 30 May 1843 defective EL to Tasmania with framed "SOUTH QUEENSFERRY" and London Ship Letter ds on front and other related examples. Cross Reference: INDIA, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, SCOTLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1403
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EXETER - RARE OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/EXETER" ON U.S. COVER WITH CONTENTS REF. BLOCKADE, ETC.; 3 May 1806 EL (minor toning) from "New York" to Manchester endorsed "Pr. [Ship] Otis [by] London" but having a mainly very fine (for this) rare oval-framed "Ship Letter/[Crown]/EXETER" on the front of which very few examples - almost always much poorer strikes than this - have been recorded. There is a also a v. fine red London Inspector's Crown cancelling a "1/2" rate that was changed to "2/4" (2 sheets) and then "2/8". The interesting contents concern the cotton trade and include; "I now enclose you a Government Bill for £500... endorsed by Messrs. Burns' John Jacob Astor... His private property is said to be worth not less than $500,000... I have examined the letters which are...suspected to have been opened but cannot perceive that they were...there are two frigates off the harbour which fired and killed a man on board of a coasting sloop a few days ago...". It seems that the British Navy was blockading some US ports following Napoleon's 1806 Blockade, rare and interesting.Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, DEVON (Image)
