LEWIS CARROLL 'POSTAGE-STAMP CASE' + BOOKLET, WRAPPER & JUBILEE STAMPS TO 1/-; The 1889 "Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case" with matching booklet by Carroll "8 or 9 words about letter-writing", MH or used set of 'Jubilee' definitives to 1/- Green (with additional ½d, 1, 1½d, 2, & 2½d) with slip-in case and matching envelope. Rare complete case. (4 items + 21 stamps)Cross Reference: STAMP BOXES, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 92
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LEWIS CARROLL 'POSTAGE-STAMP CASE' + BOOKLET ADVERTISEMENT; The 1889 "Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case" with matching booklet by Carroll "8 or 9 words about letter-writing", with slip-in case, mounted on publisher's advertising card (some water damage to back and far right front of card which does not affect booklet, etc.). Rare. We have never seen similar. (4 items) Cross Reference: STAMP BOXES (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
BRITISH OCCUPATION OF FORMER ITAL. COLS.
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 476
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1942-1950 MINT/USED COLLECTION: Broad range on album leaves with high values inc. 1943-47 mint set optd. M.E.F (SG £90), 1948-49 (SG £75), 1950 (SG £95) and 1951 (SG £75) mint/used Eritrea sets. Also contains the E.A.F and Somalia B.M.A and B.A sets with some Tripolitania B.M.A and B.A issues. (c.118) (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 477
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POSTAGE DUES: Range of mint & used opt. sets on stock cards inc. 1942 M.E.F set mint & used, 1948 B.M.A. Eritrea set mint & used, 1949 B.A. Eritrea set mint, 1948 B.M.A. Tripolitania set mint & 1950 B.A. Tripolitania set mint. (35) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
CARTONS & BOXES
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 5
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ACCUMULATION OF ALBUMS & STOCK BOOKS: Worldwide, early to modern collections in c.20 albums & stockbooks of various sizes. Many of a junior nature. Includes a Bird thematic album. (Many 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 842
Lot No: 6
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ROYALTY THEMED COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS, GB FDCs, ETC: Four cartons housing the extensive collection of mint issues for 1977 Jubilee, 1981 Royal Wedding, Rowland Hill Centenary, etc. in several printed albums. Also a collection of c.1964-2010 GB FDCs in several cover albums and loose. (Very many 100s both stamps & covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 842
Lot No: 7
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WORLDWIDE EARLY TO MODERN ACCUMULATION: Four cartons & box file with large qty. of on paper modern kiloware (2 cartons) and a range of albums, loose pages, stock cards etc. Mainly commoner issues. Some interest in France & USA but also ranges of Commonwealth. (Many 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 842
Lot No: 8
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WORLDWIDE COLLECTION: Three cartons of a wide assortment of mint and used sets and ranges. A great variety of countries represented with strength in Austria, Liechtenstein, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Japan, Turkey, Belgium and many others. Also includes a few French Colonies and Commonwealth issues from N. Borneo, Pakistan, Sarawak etc. Mostly sparsely filled albums. (c.1,000) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS, LIECHTENSTEIN, INDONESIA (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 9
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WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL MAIL, EXHIBITION & PHILATELIC SOCIETY HANDSTAMPS, ETC: Three cartons with the accumulation (mostly ex-dealers stock) of mainly mid-late 20th C. franked mail, but also censor mail, etc. One box dedicated to special cancels from various Philatelic Conventions, Exhibitions, etc. plus some scarcer early 1960s cancels on FDCs. Also, a small box of Worldwide kiloware. (Several 100s covers)Cross Reference: EXHIBITIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 10
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KGVI-QEII A-Z MINT COMMONWEALTH COLLECTION PLUS QEII MINT GB: Five stock books housing the exclusively mint collection of issues for a wide range of Commonwealth countries. A few long definitive sets to top values, but mostly 'short' sets. Some QV-KGV issues but strength in KGVI to early QEII period. Also, 3 stock books with the collection of mainly mint GB decimal issues to 1980s (face value c. £90+) and 3 cover albums with a collection of GB decimal FDCs. (Very many 100s stamps + c.200 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 11
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WORLDWIDE MINT & USED GROUP; Range in two cartons inc. loose in packets (mostly sorted by country) and in albums with China SunYat Sen to $2 mint, British Empire KGVI mint short sets inc. Bechuanaland, Dominica, Gold Coast, Grenada, Kuwait, Mauritius, etc. extensive modern USA, 20th century Europe, S.America etc. (thousands) Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 12
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ACCUMULATION in 2 cartons housing early to middle period mint & used issues on stock cards & sheets, packets, album leaves, etc. Mostly European material with some interest in Latvia, Switzerland, Austria, etc. Also, a qty of stock books & albums with various remaindered, single country collections, the best of these probably a useful 1855-1990 Norway collection on printed pages. Lot also includes a large qty. of duplicated 1940s Vatican issues in multiples, with emphasis on wmk. vars. & 'fly speck' flaws. A good sorter. (Few 1,000s) Cross Reference: NORWAY, VATICAN CITY, SWITZERLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 842
Lot No: 13
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WORLD MINT/USED COLLECTION OF SETS - in two cartons, housed in ten large stockbooks, strength in modern issues, thematic interest and useful minisheets. Mostly good to fine. (c.14,000) (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 14
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EXTENSIVE, EARLY TO MODERN COMMONWEALTH COLLECTION: Three albums and 11 stock books with the early to modern, mint & used collection of Commonwealth issues. No apparent duplication. Few high values and mostly commoner issues, but clean and good to fine throughout. Strength in more modern material. Additionally, lot includes a Charles and Diana album of mint issues. (Many 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 15
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BALANCE OF A COLLECTION in 2 cartons. Includes stock books with mostly used Foreign & GB issues of all periods, pre-decimal GB on Hagner sheets, recent I.O.M. mint sheetlets with much Motorcycle interest, small qty. mint GB decimal issues, a few FDCs, etc. Worthy of inspection is an album with a mainly early miscellany of covers inc. 1911 Coronation Air Mail card, WWII censor mail, instructional marks, Postal Stationery, etc. (Qty.) Cross Reference: 1911 CORONATION AIR MAIL FLIGHT, ISLE OF MAN STAMPS (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 842
Lot No: 16
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WORLDWIDE EARLY TO MODERN COLLECTION: Wide range of mostly Foreign countries, in 10 albums, with some strength in Denmark & Norway, these mostly early to middle period issues with mint blocks and multiples. Also modern Canada & Australia. Duplication in places. (Many 1,000s) Cross Reference: DENMARK, NORWAY (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 17
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MOSTLY MODERN COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS: Two cartons housing a qty. of albums with a variety of mostly modern 'single country' mint & used collections inc. India & Ceylon, Cyprus, Jamaica, New Zealand, Barbados, Dominica, etc. (Very many 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 18
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WORLDWIDE ISSUES WITH THEMATIC POTENTIAL: Two cartons of mainly used worldwide material in 13 albums/binders. Very large collection inc. some thematic focus with one album dedicated to air and spacecraft. Other thematic accumulations inc. flora and fauna, birds, sports. Wide range of countries represented. (Many 1,000s) Cross Reference: THEMATICS, AIRCRAFT, SPACE, ANIMALS (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 95.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 19
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ACCUMULATION OF WORLDWIDE WITH SOME COMMONWEALTH: Two cartons of mainly used worldwide material in 11 well-filled albums and stockbooks. A wide representation of countries as well as some strength in pre-decimal Commonwealth issues. A few 1981 wedding and various worldwide minisheets included. (Many 1,000s) Cross Reference: BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 20
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EXTENSIVE QUANTITY OF WORLDWIDE: Broad range of countries in two boxes of 16 stockbooks/albums inc. accumulations from all continents and from a variety of periods with strength in the modern period. Large accumulation, many 1,000s. (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 21
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USA AND EUROPE ACCUMULATION: Two cartons of 12 stockbooks/albums containing mainly used issues. Very great quantity from European countries inc. Germany (and DDR), USSR, Poland, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. Four stockbooks with U.S material one being the 'American Revolution Bicentennial' binder with commemorative covers. (Many 1,000s) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POLAND, RUSSIA, HUNGARY (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 22
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WORLDWIDE A-Z COLLECTION: Two cartons of 12 stockbooks, binders and albums. Extensive collection with some minisheets. Strength in South Africa. Great quantity and variety of material. (Many 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 23
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MOSTLY MODERN WORLDWIDE COLLECTION: Seven "Lighthouse" or similar large stock books in slip cases housing a vast collection of mint & used, mostly middle period to modern issues from around the World. Good thematic potential. (Many 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 75.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 24
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WORLDWIDE KILOWARE & MINT GB DECIMAL ISSUES: Large carton accommodating a neatly packaged and sorted Worldwide, mostly middle period to modern issues. Also c.45 decimal Pres. Packs, many of these Xmas types to 2008 plus many 1990s mint sets. (Few 1,000s) Cross Reference: PRESENTATION PACKS (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 25
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EARLY PPCs, QV POSTAL STATIONERY, PENNY REDS, WORLDWIDE ISSUES, ETC: Carton with the mainly GB accumulation of QV-KGV cards & a few covers, postmark interest in KEVIII PPCs, groups of imperf. & perf. 1d reds, KEVIII used ranges to 5/- in small s/book, KGVI defin. wmk. varieties, etc. Also a large stock book with an accumulation of mostly commoner, early to middle period Worldwide used issues plus smaller s/book of Australia. (c.200 cards/covers plus many 1,000s stamps)Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, 1841 1d REDS (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 26
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MOSTLY COMMONWEALTH MISCELLANY: Accumulation of stamps and covers, mostly mid-20th. C. Includes a shoe box containing mint KGVI issues, filed A-Z, amongst which an apparently complete unmounted mint 1949 UPU omnibus range. Also a box of KGV/early QEII commercial covers amongst which WWII RAF censor mail ex Ceylon/Iraq, etc. Lot also inc. various USA 1030s/40s commems. in complete sheets, a few old 'club books' and some older Commonwealth kiloware. (Few 1,000s)Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 27
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EARLY STAMP & COVER MISCELLANY - CHINA, RUSSIA, USA, SWITZERLAND & EGYPT: Large, flat carton housing 5 discrete groups of material; China with a collection of mint 1940s issues on stock sheet plus several 1930s covers; Russia inc. a bundle of early 20th.C mail, commercial & philatelic: USA inc. c.20 early 20th.C. covers and 2 stock sheets with a used collection of c.150 x Washington 3c browns (SG 62); Switzerland includes mint multiples of 2c, 10c & 20c 'Seated Helvetia' types, small group of Military labels and some modern printers samples; Egypt includes a group of red Interpostal Seals plus a qty. of early 20th.C. commercial mail. A good 'sorter'. (qty) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CHINA, SWITZERLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 28
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COMMONWEALTH & FOREIGN COLLECTIONS: Carton holding several old stock books with a mainly early to middle period accumulation of mint & used Commonwealth issues. Also, two stock books with an accumulation of early Foreign, used issues and a 'schoolboy' album. Lot also includes a group of early 20th. C. covers and a few modern Commonwealth FDCs. (Few 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 29
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GB & COMMONWEALTH ACCUMULATION: 12 stockbooks of mostly KGVI-QEII Commonwealth inc. stockbook dedicated to Malta. Also collections of pre-2000 mint Channel Isles & Isle of Man. Also a small qty. of mint decimal GB special issues & booklets plus large qty. used GB of all periods. (Many 1,000s) Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES, ISLE OF MAN STAMPS, MALTA (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 95.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 30
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WORLDWIDE A-Z COLLECTION: Mainly middle period to modern, used collection in 5 well-filled SG "Devon" albums. (Few 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 75.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 31
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ALL PERIODS FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS: Nineteen small stock books/pocket books in a carton. Commonwealth includes KGV & KGVI Ceylon. Some of the more unusual smaller territories represented inc. Hawaii & Canal Zone, Crete, Thrace, Caucasus region, South America, etc. Lot includes the very scarce U.A.E. 1977 Sixth National Day 15f & 150f values fine used SG 96 & 98. The set of 3 was withdrawn from sale on the day of issue. SG £1,200 for a mint set of 3, but unlisted used. (Many 100s) Cross Reference: DUBAI (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 33
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CANADA, AUSTRALIA, IRELAND, U.S.A COLLECTION: One carton with 8 albums, two albums for each country. Quantity of early-modern material for each with strength in Canada. Includes a printed Canada album with a range of 'Small Queens' and some good ranges KGV also. (Very many 100s) Cross Reference: CANADA, IRELAND, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
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POSTER STAMPS
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 378
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WORLDWIDE POSTER STAMPS, LABELS, CINDERELLAS, ETC.: A box containing 7 large well filled stock books & loose items such as panes/sheets, of early to modern mainly European or American poster stamps, charity labels & cinderellas inc. advertising, royal events, Olympics, exhibitions, political & patriotic, plus much more. A huge range. (large qty) Cross Reference: CINDERELLAS (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
SMALLER CARTONS, BOXES, ETC.
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 35
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MODERN MINT AUSTRALIA & USED SINGAPORE: Two small boxes, one with an accumulation of late 1990s Australia mint self-adhesives & Prestige bklts, the other box with an assortment of Singapore QEII on-paper kiloware. (Few 100s)Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 50.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (£1,000 AND OVER)
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 1
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GREAT BITTER LAKES ASSOCIATION: 1967-69 Great Bitter Lakes Association stamps, sheets, covers and other material including sheets of both of the first Christmas issues, the first sheet of stamps and Block 2 edition, various singles and photographs, etc. All written up on display pages. A very fine collection of earlier material. (c.100 pages inc. c.40 covers plus few dozens stamps & sheets) Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)
Opening GBP 1,400.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 2000
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Lot No: 2
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GREAT BITTER LAKES ASSOCIATION: 1967-1974 GBLA material including sheets & singles covers, first Sunday Church Service stamps, photographs & other ephemera, etc., and letters from Capt. H. Davies, Capt. Bryan Hill to Capt. Love (whose collection is included amongst the GBLA lots in this sale). Collection is written up on c.100 display pages. (c.36 covers, few dozens stamps plus PPCs and other items) Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)
Opening GBP 1,400.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 3
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GREAT BITTER LAKES ASSOCIATION: Ephemera collection including GBLA blazer badge and cuff links, Capt. Bryan Hill's Catalogue of Great Bitter Lake stamps, Cath Senker's book "Stranded in the Six Day War" and 1967 US newspapers with articles relating to the 1967 Middle East conflict. A unique item is the framed hand-coloured drawing, c.450mm x 600mm, showing the Great Bitter Lake with all the (14) ships and inscribed "To Mush. With grateful thanks for many lovely Football Days". Underneath the ships names are the signatures of members of the various football teams which participated in the organised football tournaments! Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 4
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MAGNIFICENT MINT WILDLIFE & NATURE THEMATIC COLLECTION: Presented on Hagner stock sheets in 39 binders, the collection of mostly modern, unmounted mint, Worldwide issues. Grouped geographically and covering all continents inc. Antarctica, mostly in complete sets, many acquired as 'new issues'. Subject matter dominated by Birds, but also Mammals, Insects, Marine Life, Plants & Minerals, etc. A not insignificant amount of face value material in some areas, e.g. Australia & Channel Islands. (Tens of thousands inc. many mini sheets) Cross Reference: ANIMALS, BIRDS, BOTANY/FLOWERS (Image)
Opening GBP 1,700.00
Sold...GBP 4,000.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 4000
THE ROLAND HAWKER FRENCH & BRITISH POW POSTAL HIST
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 156
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30 YEARS WAR - LETTER SENT BETWEEN COMMANDERS IN FLANDERS REF. POSSIBLE P.O.W. EXCHANGE; 25 July 1645 EL from "Camp de Spicker" (now Bergues; near Calais and the Belgian border) to the "Duc d'Amalfi Piccolomini" folded small and beautifully sealed with red wax seals and pale blue silk threads. The sender, the French Commander of the Army in the Low Countries at this time, Gaston Duke of Orleans (1608-60; son of Henry IV and brother of King Louis XIII) signed the letter "Gaston", and he wrote to propose an exchange of Prisoners. The addressee, Gaston's cousin, the Commander of the Spanish Army in the area at the time, the Duke of Amalfi (Italian but fighting with the Spanish) cannot have been far from Bergues. Very early and rare reference to Prisoners of War and a highly attractive letter. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS, FRANCE, SPAIN, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 360.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 158
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WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION - LETTER EX PRISONER IN DEVON TO FRANCE VIA HOLLAND; Remarkable 6 Oct. 1744 EL (outer wrapper with minor loss at right of address, just clear of endorsements etc.) from a French merchant ship's Captain captured at sea by an English ship off the coast of Spain, written in prison in Totnes (Devon), describing his capture and lamenting the loss of the ship (which was sunk), while his crew are in prison in Plymouth. The letter is addressed to a merchant in Bordeaux, but the mail service was suspended due to the War, and so the letter was sent by private means to London and on to Rotterdam (Forwarding Agent endorsements from each town on the flap) before being posted and so it was charged "23" with a fine "HOLLANDE" struck in transit in Paris on the front. Fascinating contents. The earliest Prisoner of War letter that we have recorded from an English Prison. [See MFPWE, p. 37.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, DEVON, FORWARDING AGENTS, NETHERLANDS (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 159
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WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION - LETTER EX PRISONER IN DEVON TO FRANCE; Remarkable 6 Aug. 1747 EL (full typed transcript) from the Captain of a French Merchant Ship that had been captured on 9 July by an English Warship while he was en route from the "Cape of St. Domingo" (now Haiti + the Dominican Republic, which he had left on 4 May) - presumably to France who was then in Prison in "Tavistock" (Devon). He briefly describes how he was taken prisoner and lists the cargo of sugar that he lost; he then states how much money he needs, etc. The letter to Nantes was clearly carried by private ship from Plymouth to Bayonne; it has a partly fine small h.s. "de Bayonne" and m/s "10" charge on the front. Very rare Prisoner letter from this early period. [See MFPWE, p. 38.]Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, DEVON (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 160
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - LETTER EX MERCHANT CAPTAIN IN PLYMOUTH CAPTURED DURING PRE-WAR 'PEACE'; 19 Sept. 1755 EL (minor toning) from a French Merchant Ship's Captain taken by a British 60-gun Warship on 26 August soon after leaving the river at Bordeaux. He complains that War has not been declared and asks that the Chamber of Commerce should inform the King. The letter - addressed to Bordeaux - has no postal markings, but there is an internal endorsement that it was received on 4 October, and it is thought that it was carried to Bordeaux by the members of the ship's crew who had been released and allowed to return to their home port. Remarkable item from a ship's Captain captured before the outbreak of war! [See MFPWE, p. 43.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE, DEVON (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 161
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - LETTER EX MERCHANT CAPTAIN IN PLYMOUTH CAPTURED DURING PRE-WAR 'PEACE'; 26 Sept. 1755 EL (minor internal ink-etching) from the same French Merchant Ship's Captain as the previous lot - giving a similar account of his having been taken by a British 60-gun Warship on 26 August soon after leaving the river at Bordeaux, etc. The letter - addressed to Bordeaux - was presumably sent by official means to London and then despatched via Dover to France; it has a very fine Paris "D'ANGLETERRE" on the front with a "17" charge. There is once again an internal endorsement that it was received on 11 October, exactly one week after the letter in the previous lot reached Bordeaux. Remarkable item from a ship's Captain captured before the outbreak of war! [See MFPWE, p. 43.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE, DEVON (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Mar-02-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 842
Lot No: 162
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - LETTER TO CAPTAIN DEQUEUX IN PLYMOUTH CAPTURED DURING PRE-WAR 'PEACE'; 6 Jan. 1756 EL from Bordeaux to Le Chevalier Dequeux, Captain of the French Merchant Ship La Fidele, being held in Plymouth after his ship had been taken by the English [see next lot]. With normal postal rate from France; "10" changed to "In [all] 1N2" (10d ex France + 4d London to Plymouth) and having a fine "IA/14" London Foreign Branch transit Bishop Mark on the flap. The writer asks for news of his son, the ship's third cooper (the ship carried a cargo of wine). Good example of pre-War French vessels being impounded and their crews taken prisoner. [See MFPWE, p. 44.] Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, DEVON, NAVAL MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 163
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - EARLY CENSORED LETTER TO CAPTAIN DEQUEUX ON PAROLE IN PLYMOUTH; 28 June 1757 EL from Bordeaux to Le Chevalier Dequeux, Captain of the French Merchant Ship La Fidele, now on parole in Plymouth after his ship had been taken by the English [see previous lot]. It was carried privately across the Channel and so has the normal "4[d]" postal rate from London, but also having manuscript "Ex[amine]d. per A.J." Censor's initials on the flap beside the "14/IY" London Bishop Mark. It was addressed to Dequeux "Prisonnier a Launceston" and then redirected (by private means) to him "[on parole] at Mr. Polcher's in Plymouth". With important contents revealing the identity of Censor "A.J."; "Here at last is, Monsieur, your recall having caused an English Captain to be released to send you back to France. M. de Rostan was kind enough to grant me the pleasure and you must owe him a great deal of obligation, having got for you an English captain to exchange for you from the Prisoners, and having sent him back to England at my request. I could not yet obtain the freedom of your second in command… assure him that I will remember him when the next opportunity presents itself.... [P.S.] I have addressed your Cartel [free travel permit] and your Letter to Mr. Jacob Albert in London." Extremely early Censored item to a POW. [See MFPWE, p. 45.]Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, CORNWALL, DEVON (Image)
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Lot No: 164
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - GOBBÉ CORRESPONDENCE - CENSORED TOPSHAM (DEVON) P.O.W. CAMP COVER; 6 June 1757 EL (neatly closed tear across address panel) from "Gobbe de la Gaudinais" in "La Prison de Tapson [= Topsham]" to his father in Redon mentioning that the letter would be carried by a French man returning to France (an exchanged Officer perhaps?); it was handed into the P.O. at "HAVRE" (s. line on the front crossed by closed tear) charged "7" with manuscript "D'Angleterre" on the flap. There is also a manuscript "Exd" on the reverse which was the Censorship annotation of Topsham POW Camp - the only example recorded? The writer expresses the hope that he may be able to return to France (as an exchange?) some time between September and December... Probably the earliest recorded 7 Years War cover from a British POW Camp? [See MFPWE, p. 44.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, DEVON, FRANCE, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 166
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - GOBBÉ CORRESPONDENCE - TOPSHAM (DEVON) P.O.W. CAMP COVER TO FRANCE; 1 Feb. 1758 EL (full typed transcript; unsealed - as per censor regulations?) from "Gobbe de la Gaudinais, Prisonnier de guerre" in "La Prison de Tapson [= Topsham] proche Exceterre" to his father in Redon mentioning that this was the 8th letter that he had sent but without any reply. It would have been sent by the Camp authorities by a special cartel vessel (from Exmouth?) and was handed into the P.O. at "HAVRE" (fine s. line on the front) charged "7" (internal French rate). The writer asks for help and asks his father to write to "M. le Comte Delorge" or someone else with influence at the Ministry of the Marine, as he had himself written to Delorge but had had no reply regarding his wish to be exchanged or at least "cautionner" [put on parole]. Rare 7 Years War cover from a British POW Camp. [See MFPWE, p. 46.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, DEVON, FRANCE (Image)
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Lot No: 179
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - FONTENILLE CORRESPONDENCE - PONDICHERRY P.O.W. CAMP COVER TO FRANCE REF RECENT SIEGE & SURRENDER; Extraordinary 10 Feb. 1761 EL (full typed transcript) from "Fontenille" in Prison in "Pondichery" to his uncle in Floransac (with manuscript "20" charge but no handstruck marks) giving news of his being taken prisoner following the recently ended Siege of Pondicherry in which he and the other French soldiers had had to eat cats, rats and crows. The contents include; "M. de Lally [French Commander of Pondicherry, 1702-66] has done so well that he has just lost the last Colony that we had in India… The English put us in the bag… all I ask of you is a shirt, some bread and wine when you learn that after a month of blockade by land and sea. We had been reduced to eat not only horses, camels, donkeys, oxen and buffalo, but also crows, cats, dogs and rats, with a quarter of a pound of rice per day. We lasted from the 1st month of November [1760] until the 15th of January [1761]… I believe that I have proven myself by having two bullet wounds; one through the arm and the other in the neck... [P.S.] Colonel de Jumiliac has been kind enough to take charge of this letter." An exceptional graphic account of the important Siege of Pondicherry. Unique(?) 7 Years War POW cover from India! [Not recorded in MFPWE.] Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRENCH COLONIES, FRANCE (Image)
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Lot No: 180
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - FONTENILLE CORRESPONDENCE - PLYMOUTH P.O.W. CAMP COVER TO FRANCE; 12 Apr. 1762 EL (full typed transcript; 'magic' sellotape just affecting top right corner of address - needs to be removed) from "Fontenille" while a POW in "Plymouth" to his uncle in Floransac charged "30" (20 sols London to Paris + 10 sols on to Floransac) with a manuscript "Angleterre" on the front. The writer says that he has just (6 April) arrived from Madras with 5 other officers of his Regiment; "Two English vessels carried 90 French Officers, advisers & staff. Our voyage was very hard, both in relation to food, and in relation to the small comforts that were taken from us. In our six-month crossing, we only had one 15-day break - in St. Helena. Despite the fatigue, we only lost one person, and a cavalry officer who went mad; we were looted and our belongings stolen when we boarded at Madras. None of us have a sou. The King of France has withdrawn the subsistence which he gives to captive officers, with the result that not one of us knows where to turn. The King of England gives a shilling, which is worth in France 22 Sols money, but one cannot live on that. We hope for a speedy return to our dear homeland. The cartel [fleet] is being prepared, so our stay in this country will not be long. I have scurvy, like all my comrades, to the tips of my teeth. I had the honour of writing to you upon the capture of Pondicherry [see previous lot], by Mr. de Jumiliac, who wanted to take care of my letters...". A wonderful insight into the plight of POWs taken from India to England. [See MFPWE, p. 50.] Cross Reference: DEVON, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, ST. HELENA, INDIA (Image)
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Lot No: 182
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THE 7 YEARS WAR - FONTENILLE CORRESPONDENCE - EX PAROLE IN TAVISTOCK REF. BATTLE OF WANDIWASH, ETC.; 12 + 14 June 1762 EL (typed transcript for the first letter & much of the second; wax seal on reverse but not sealing the letter - as per regulations?) from "Fontenille" while a POW on Parole in "Tavistock" to his uncle (12 June) or his aunt (14 June) in Floransac without postal marks; the second letter unaddressed so presumably enclosed in the letter to his uncle and carried by a returning POW. He has still not heard from home, even though other POWs who had used the same carriers had had replies and provisions are extremely expensive ("extremement cher"); ordinary meals (without drink) cost 2 golden louis per month in Tavistock, whereas he has almost no funds. The accompanying letter to his aunt describes his service in India and includes a detailed gory description of the Battle of Wandiwash (22 Jan. 1760); "I commanded the Regiment for a whole year in the presence of the enemy three quarters of the time, my elders being wounded or sick... If Mr. de Lally had executed the King's orders in time, I would have returned to France... poor Ginestoux, whom I regret, and for whom I still cry each day. If I may, I will give you a little detail of the honour he acquired by dying: Without reducing the glory of the one who commanded the army at Vandavachy in any way, it was to M. de Ginestoux to whom we owe the success of the battalion. This battle, which lasted 9 hours, began at midnight [22 January 1760]. The enemy overpowered a large guard, which did not defend itself, and entered the village. We were engaged with them and resisted them until around 7 a.m. Seeing that there were no orders, and that each officer commanded a Troop, the poor deceased [M. Ginestoux] ordered the two companies of the Regiment's grenadiers to attack. He went himself at the head [of his force] and with a bayonet at the end of his gun charged the enemy so vigorously that he forced them to be driven out of the village. It was in this beautiful deed, that he perished so gloriously, along with the second Captain of the Grenadiers. And what is most unfortunate is that in the two companies, there were only five men killed, and few wounded. Judge then, please, of my pain, at the news of this death, which I heard from my Troop. After the battle, I left, resolved to clarify what I had been told. I did not need much time to educate myself. I found him lying at the end of the street, swimming in his blood, with no sign of life. My blood froze in my veins, and I was so overcome that I remained dumbfounded and petrified... I ended up acquitting myself of my gratitude by giving him the last rights... I beg your pardon for going into all these details...". Rare 7 Years War twin-letter with Campaign detail from a POW captured in India. [See MFPWE for the first, p. 51; the other not recorded.] Cross Reference: FRANCE, INDIA, DEVON, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)
