MARITIME MAIL Floating Receiving House and Landing Stage
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 424
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1851 (Dec 13) Entire letter to Boston with 1/- embossed vertical pair (cut square, both touched at left, lower stamp crossed by vertical file fold) paying 1/- + 1/- late fee, each cancelled "466" in red, with "LIVERPOOL / F.R.H" backstamp. A rare red cancel, the very few examples of this"466" cancel recorded in red are all from letters posted at the Floating Receiving House. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 425
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1853 (May 18) Entire letter from Liverpool to Montreal sent by private ship, posted at the Floating Receiving House, the 2/4 rate (1/4 + 1/- late fee) paid by 1d red strip of four (RA three margins, RB-RD full margins) and 1/- embossed vertical pair (cut square, full margins) each cancelled "466", "LIVERPOOL / F.R.H" backstamp, pressed vertical file folds cross one 1d stamp and the upper 1/-, otherwise fine and attractive. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 580.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 426
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1853 (Nov 12) Entire letter from Liverpool to New Orleans carried on the "Canada", posted at the Floating Receiving House, the 2/- rate (1/- + 1/- late fee) paid by twelve 1841 2d blues each cancelled "466", "LIVERPOOL / F.R.H" backstamp. Most stamps cut into and one crossed by a horizontal file fold, nevertheless a rare and spectacular franking. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 1,050.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 427
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1855 (Apr 28) Entire letter from Liverpool to Boston "p. Asia", posted at the Floating Receiving House franked embossed 1/- pair (1/- + 1/- late fee), the right stamp cut into at right side, otherwise unusually fine with large margins, each cancelled "466" and tied by red "BOSTON / BR PKT / PAID" c.d.s, red "5 / CENTS" alongside and "LIVERPOOL / F.R.H" backstamp. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 428
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1858-59 Single and double rate entire letters from Liverpool to USA posted at the Floating Receiving House, 1/- late fee + postage paid by 1/- pair or 1/- pair + single all cancelled "466", "LIVERPOOL / F.R.H" backstamps, the 3/- rate cover carried on the Cunard "Persia" with red "New York Am. Pkt / 48" c.d.s applied in error, red "PAID / SHIP" then applied to show nothing more was due. A good pair, the 3/- rate cover illustrated in "Robertson Revisited" by Colin Tabeart. (2).
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 230.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 429
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Cat No: Collection
1878-1911 QV and KEVII stamps (13) and pieces (3) with Landing Stage cancels, comprising 23m "LIVERPOOL / LANDING STAGE" c.d.s on QV 1873-80 6d (2, one c.d.s in blue) and 1/- or 1887 1/-; similar 22mm c.d.s on 1887 1/- or various KEVII stamps (6) and pieces bearing KEVII 1d (2) + 1/- + 2/6, or 1/- (5) + 1/-; and "LANDING STAGE / LIVERPOOL" c.d.s on KEVII 2d and 1/-, and piece with KEVII 1d + 1/-. A couple of stamps with faults, otherwise fine and a scarce group, the first two datestamps unrecorded by Tabeart. (16). Photo on Page 38. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image1)
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 290.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 430
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1892 (Apr 30) Cover to "Cape Palmas, Liberia, W.C Africa" franked Jubilee issue 2½d + 1/- each cancelled "LIVERPOOL / LANDING STAGE" 23mm c.d.s, a third strike alongside. A rare 2½d + 1/- late fee cover to an unusual destination, this Landing Stage c.d.s not recorded by Tabeart. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 431
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1905 (Jan 28) Cover to "S.S Egwanga, c/o Elder Dempster & Co., Bonny, West Coast Africa", 1d + 1/- late fee paid by KEVII 1d (5) + 2d + QV 6d stationery cut out each cancelled by 22mm "LIVERPOOL / LANDING STAGE" c.d.s, backstamped at Bonny. A rare late fee cover, this Landing Stage c.d.s not recorded by Tabeart. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Oct-26-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 432
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Cat No: Collection
1914-53 Covers and cards (11), pieces (3) and a Certificate of Posting all with Landing Stage cancels, including 1914-15 registered covers with "LANDING STAGE / LIVERPOOL" c.d.s and "Liverpool 10" registration labels (3), 1929 piece with KGV ½d, 1½d pair and 1/- cancelled by unrecorded "LANDING STAGE / LIVERPOOL" roller cancel, postwar covers with "LANDING STAGE LIVERPOOL / LATE / FEE" c.d.s (4) or with "LANDING STAGE B.O LIVERPOOL 3" c.d.s (4, all with "Liverpool 10" registration labels), etc. Also picture postcards of the landing stage (26). An interesting group, the postwar covers philatelic but scarce, the 1914-15 covers rare. (41).
