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Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale: 849

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 849
Lot No: 142
Symbol:

image WRECK OF THE S.S. EMEU - MATCHED PAIR OF "VIA MARSEILLES" COVERS TO G.B. (ONE MISSENT VIA SOUTHAMPTON); Remarkable 15 Sept. 1857 pair of ELs from Melbourne (Victoria) to the same London address and each endorsed "P. Emeu via Marseilles" - franked by 1854 1/- Blue octagon or 1854 3d Blue + 6d Orange (clear margins in places) all tied by "1" Numerals. The Emeu ran aground on 22 Oct. on a reef near Duberdabb in Sudan; these letters were then taken across the Red Sea in a small local vessel to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and on in another small boat northwards where it fell in with the S.S. Madras by which the mails were taken on to Suez. Only a small proportion of the mails were prepaid at the Via Marseilles rates (9d and 1/-; under ¼oz, or ¼oz up to ½oz) but this 9d-rate letter was accidentally routed via Southampton and so arrived in London 7 days later (each with fine cds on the front; 30 Nov. & 7 Dec.) than this 1/- rate letter. Rare matched pair of Exhibition Quality covers from this fascinating incident, the mails from which unexpectedly (!) transited both Sudan and Saudi Arabia. With copious research notes. [Both ex Capt. Ward.] (2 covers) Cross Reference: VICTORIA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, SAUDI ARABIA, SUDAN (Image)

Opening GBP 750.00
Sold...GBP 750.00


Closed..Dec-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 750

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 143
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image WRECK OF THE S.S. COLOMBO COVER EX VICTORIA TO G.B. RECOVERED FROM INDIA's LACCADIVE ISLANDS; 25 Oct. 1863 env. (stamp washed off, one small side-flap lost, and light staining/wear consistent with having been in the sea) from "CASTLEMAINE" (Victoria part duplex) to "Arbroath, Scotland" having a v. fine red "LONDON E.C" transit cds (23 Jan. 1863) on the front and a superb strike of the boxed "Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo" mark (type 1; late usage) on the reverse. Exhibition Item. Plus 1857-78 group of slender unrelated printed GB Govt. reports (6) on West Indies or Dover/calais mail services etc. (1 cover + 6 reports) Cross Reference: VICTORIA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, INDIA (Image)

Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 260.00


Closed..Dec-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 146
Symbol:

image WWI WRECK MAIL - TO GB: A trio of covers inc. 1915 PPC ex Japan with a fine "RECEIVED AT LIVERPOOL/DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet applied as a result of an unknown disaster; 1916 front ex Togo endorsed "Per SS Appram" with fine blue boxed "File No./Recd. 19 FEB 1916/Ack." cachet after the ship was captured by the Germans off Madeira; 1917 large piece of front ex USA with "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet after the sinking of the SS Norwegian. Cross Reference: JAPAN, TOGO - ANGLO-FRENCH OCCUPATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 110.00


Closed..Dec-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 147
Symbol:

image WWI WRECK MAIL: 1915 env. ex USA to Holland with fine blue s/l "Beschhadigd door brand a.b SS. ROTTERDAM" cachet after sabotage on board ship; also 1905 PPC ex France to Egypt with the v.fine blue "SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF SS CAIRO" cachet, and a real photo PPC of HMS Dreadnought. Cross Reference: FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EGYPT, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 90.00


Closed..Dec-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 148
Symbol:

image WWI WRECK MAIL - EX-GB: A trio of covers inc. 1916 env. (badly burned around edges) to Sweden carried on the SS Newton with fine boxed purple "Skadad vid eids-/vada ombord a angaren/'Newton' i Sunderland/den 14 februari 1916." on front & back; 1917 env. ex-Paisley to India with missing stamps & fine double oval blue "ACCIDENT AT SEA/MONGOLIA/23 6 17" cachet; and 1917 env. (foxed) with fine blue boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN WATER" cachet on front from an unidentified disaster. Cross Reference: INDIA, SWEDEN, DURHAM, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 150.00


Closed..Dec-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 149
Symbol:

image WWI MAIL MIXTURE; Range with Feb. 1916 envs. to or from Captain Bishop; to Brighton ex Port Said and franked Egypt 5m + 2m June or to Port Said ex Brighton and franked GB KGV 1d endorsed 'killed in action' and Apr./May 1916 India and GB OHMS or Telegram env. probably notifying of the death, 1916 GB KGV ½d PC to London (apparently uncancelled to retain security; from Marine Hubert Love) with hand-coloured illustration on rear endorsed 'HMS EDINBURGH CASTLE' (at Falkland Is., July 1916 real-photo PPC (depicting troops at Crowborough) to Kent franked KGV ½d tied by "CROWBOROUGH CAMP" cds, Sep. 1917 env. to the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force franked India KGV ½a pair tied by Simla cds and other related examples. (17 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - GB FORCES OVERSEAS, FALKLAND ISLANDS, MILITARY - WWI, PICTORIALS, HAND-DRAWN (Image)

Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 190.00


Closed..Dec-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 849
Lot No: 151
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image SOUTH AMERICA GROUP; 19th/20th Century range with 1883 Colombia 2c PC to Danish West Indies with "Moselle" ship name h.s. on front and St Thomas arrival cds on rear, 1886 env. to Berlin franked Colombia 10c tied by Barranquilla cds with Calais transit cds on front, 1897 Argentine 6c PC to Paris with "PAQ. FR. No.5" French Packet d.s. on front, 1899 Uruguay 3c lettercard to Hamburg uprated 7c and endorsed 'Vapeur La Plata' at top, 1900 env. to England franked imperf 10c blue tied by Cartagena cds with "PARA" ship name h.s. on front, 1911 env. 'por Vapor Aragon' to England ex Montevideo franked Uruguay 5c, 2c & 1c and a few others. (20 covers/cards) Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING, POSTAL STATIONERY, COLOMBIA, FRANCE (Image)

Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 160.00


Closed..Dec-13-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
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