1795 (May 23) Entire letter from Paris to Kent with fine first type "HASTINGS / SHIP LRE" (S.1, nine years later than recorded in any book), charged 8d, very scarce. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 488
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1804 Entire letter from H.M.S "Trident" at Madras, and an entire, both to London with oval "Ship letter / (crown) / HASTINGS" (S.2), both charged 10d, file folds, the letter with fault and staining to lower right corner. A scarce ship letter handstamp. (2). Photo on Page 68. (Image1)
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Lot No: 489
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1816-28 Entire letters from Calcutta or Demerara with "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" (S.3) in black, the first redirected to Edinburgh with "POSTAGE TO LONDON / NOT PAID"; and 1847 entire from Bahia to London "per Francis", with type S.3 ship letter handstamp in blue. (3).
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Lot No: 490
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1819 (Mar 25) Entire letter from Cape of Good Hope to England "p. James Selkirk" with superb "SHIP LETTER / HASTINGS" (S.4), charged 1/7. A surprisingly scarce ship letter handstamp, rarely seen as it was used in 1819-40 when most letters landed at Hastings were India Letters.
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Lot No: 491
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India Letter Error - China. 1838 (Sep 6) Entire letter from Canton to London "p. Parkfield" handstamped boxed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS (In.1) in black in error, though correctly charged 4/-. Sent to the London Ship Letter Office where the incorrect India Letter handstamp was cancelled by a red crutched cross, replaced by the same type In.1 India Letter handstamp in red, again cancelled by a red crutched cross, finally replaced by the correct "SHIP LETTER / HASTINGS" (S.4) in red. An extraordinary double error by both the Hastings Post Office and London Ship Letter Office. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 492
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Macao. 1839 (Jan 8) Entire letter from Macao to London "per Hindostan" backstamped with superb "SHIP LETTER / HASTINGS" (S.4) in red, applied in the London Ship Letter Office, charged 1/4. A fine letter from Macao. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 493
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Exempt Ship Letter. 1839 (Apr 8) Entire letter from Porto to London containing a Bill of Lading for eight pipes of port carried on the "Braganza", the letter endorsed "Consignees of part of the Cargo p. Braganza". Handstamped "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" (S.3) with superb red "(crown) / EXEMPT SHIP LR" (Ex.1) applied in London, charged 1/4 (double inland rate) and exempted from the ship letter charge. A fine and very scarce pre-1840 exempt ship letter. Photo on Page 68. (Image1)
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Lot No: 494
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India Letters. 1830 (Apr 12) Entire letter from Cape Town and 1838 (Oct 10) entire from a Missionary at Umpukani (Cape or Natal?) both with Cape Town datestamps, both to London with boxed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS", the first in black, the second applied in the London Ship Letter Office in red. The Cape Town letter endorsed "per Mount Stewart Elphinstone", marked "1oz" and charged 3/-. (2)
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Lot No: 495
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India Letters. 1831 Entire letters from army officers at Madras or "on the Ganges", one sent "per Zenobia", both with black boxed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS"; and an 1838 entire letter from Madras to the London Missionary Society "By the Wellington" with red boxed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS" applied in the London Ship Letter Office, marked "4½oz" and charged 16/-, all fine. (3).
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Lot No: 496
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India Letter. 1831 (May 31) Entire letter to London from a Missionary in Sydney, backstamped "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" (S.3), a black boxed "INDIA LETTER" (In.9) applied in the London Ship Letter Office. Very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 68. (Image1)
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Lot No: 497
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India Letter. 1831 Part entire (side portions removed) from Tasmania to Edinburgh backstamped black "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" (S.3), overstruck by red boxed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS" in the London Ship Letter Office with a second strike alongside, charged 1/6, a little edge staining but unusual. Photo on Page 68. (Image1)
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Lot No: 498
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India Letter. 1835 (June 9) Entire from Sydney to Glasgow "P. Albion", backstamped "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" (S.3) in black, overstruck by red boxed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS" applied in the London Ship Letter Office, a second strike alongside. Seal torn from flap, otherwise fine and unusual. Photo on Page 68. (Image1)
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Lot No: 499
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India Letters. 1837 (Feb 8) Entire from Ceylon to London "Per Tigris" with crowned "GALLE / POST PAID" datestamp, and 1839 (Mar 16) entire letter from Vineyard, New South Wales, to Scotland, both with boxed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS", the first applied in red in the London Ship Letter Office, the second in black, both fine. (2).
