Great Britain and British Commonwealth Ship Letters
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1784-1840 Entire letters including 1784 "DOVER / SHIP LETTER" from Jamaica, 1823 "INDIA LETTER / MARGATE", 1831 "SHIP LETTER / QUEENBORO" on disinfected letter from Lubeck, 1840 "BRISTOL / SHIP LETTER" from USA "p. Great Western", etc., these four ex Robertson collection, written up in his distinctive style. (5).
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Lot No: 617
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London. 1731-1861 Entire letters and entires (also a 1905 postcard), with 1731 entire letter from Lisbon to Leith endorsed "Pr Amo, Q.D. Gde" posted in London charged 6d inland postage; the others all with London Ship Letter handstamps including 1772 entire from USA, 1808 "PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON" c.d.s on letter to USA, 1841 O.H.M.S entire from the G.P.O to The Postmaster General of the Cape of Good Hope with red "Paid" and Ship Letter datestamps, 1861 entire from Stockholm to London via Hamburg, 1850 cover from Exeter to Cape Town, etc., all ex Robertson collection, written up in his distinctive style. (14)
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Lot No: 618
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Avonmouth. 1907 Picture postcards franked Jamaica 1d or G.B ½d cancelled at Avonmouth, handstamped "SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL", the first card with interesting message "Had most horrible Earthquake here on the 14th & unfortunately was in the City of Kingston doing some shopping but most miraculously wasn't hurt in the least, the dead & wounded were lying all round me, am leaving tomorrow, the place is absolutely in ruins", the other card written on R.M.S "Tagus" with Royal Mail Steam Packet Co "Posted on the High Seas" cachet. A good pair, the first ex Robertson collection, illustrated in a 1957 article he wrote in "Stamp Collecting". Also a postcard of R.M.S "Port Kingston" (which carried the first card) and a photograph of the ship in harbour taken on the day this card was written, with smoke rising from the burning city. (4). Photo on Page 92. (Image1)
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Harwich. 1910 Picture postcard of the ship "Primula" at Esjberg, a KEVII 1d cancelled at Parkeston, Harwich, handstamped "HARWICH / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S5). This handstamp was first used in the 1850s and was then reused in 1910-23, a scarce mark in the first year of its reuse.
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Lot No: 620
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South Shields. 1902 Cover from Arendal to Lancashire with Norway 10ore pair cancelled Tyne Dock E89 duplex, handstamped "SHIP LETTER / TYNE DOCK / SOUTH SHIELDS" and "PAQUEBOT", ex Robertson collection. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)
