Worldwide & Great Britain - June 2023 1883-84 LILAC & GREEN ISSUE
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1350
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FULL SET FROM ½d TO 1s-0d MOUNTED MINT; Good unused set (mainly with good gum) from ½d to 1s-0d, the 5d & 1/- values with very slight fading, other value with good colour. Difficult set to find unused (especially the 9d value). (10) (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1351
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1883 9d DULL GREEN; Unmounted mint, wmk sideways inv. one blunt perf at base and centred slightly low. SG £2000 for unused. Fine & fresh. Rare. (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 416
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MAINLY FRENCH ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES COVERS: A binder containing mainly French Antarctic Territories FDCs from 1965-85. Inc. a small number of covers signed by ships' Captains, Station/Base Camp Commanders, and members of the expedition team; paquebots; unusual postmarks; plus some British Antarctic Territory, Ross Dependency, German & Polish covers. Also a binder of mint Australian Antarctic Territory stamps & FDCs, plus two "Carnet de Voyages" booklets of postcards & stamps, produced by the French Polar Institute, displaying photographic images of French Antarctic Territories. (67 stamps, 80 covers + 2 booklets) Cross Reference: FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES, AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY, AUTOGRAPHS, BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
ARGYLL
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 2017
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KINTRA - VERY RARE PRESTAMP BOXED NAMESTAMP (2 KNOWN?) UNIQUELY STRUCK WITH BLURRED BAGSEAL MARK; 10 June 1819 EL from "Kintraw" (remote west coast village; near Ardfern which replaced the Kintraw P.O. in 1846) to Edinburgh with a mainly very fine very rare boxed "KINTRA" (Auckland AR260) on the front beside the manuscript "10½" rate but also having a smudged circular mark in the same brown ink as the Kintra mark, which was almost certainly made with this small P.O.'s Bagseal struck in error. We have only traced one other example of this boxed mark, of 26 Dec. 1823 and creased (sold in Cavendish's 20 Jan. 1990 auction, in lot 605). Unique and attractive Scottish cover. (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Jun-22-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
BEDFORDSHIRE
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1746
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LEIGHTON BUZZARD - RARE EARLY 'BETWEEN LINES' ABBREVIATED "LEIGH/TON.BUZ" MARK; Fine 12 May 1783 EL (filing folds either side of lower edge of address-panel do not really detract) from "Leighton" charged "3[d]" to London with a very fine strike of this extraordinary and attractive "LEIGH/TON.BUZ" mark (BE138; just clear of light fold) nicely placed on the lower flap, having a "14/MA" arrival Bishop Mark across the join. Very few towns used 'between lines' marks; only a handful of examples of this mark have been recorded (from 1776 to 1783). Exhibition Quality (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Jun-22-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1747
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WOBURN - THE VERY RARE HANDSTRUCK "6" GENERAL POSTAGE RATE CHARGE-MARK; 14 Dec. 1806 EL (trivial toning at lower right of address) to London (Queen Anne's Bounty Office) with a very fine "WOBOURN/42" boxed mileage mark nicely placed on the front alongside a matching HANDSTRUCK "6" postal rate marking (BE305). Only a handful of examples of this attractive handstruck rate-mark have been recorded, and this example (discovered in a mixed prestamp bundle submitted for this auction by a Cavendish describer) has not been recorded before - it predates the few known (1814-19) examples by eight years! Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Jun-22-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - AFRICA
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 95
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Cat No: Collection
ALGERIA COLLECTION - PORT VENDRES, LA CALLE, DOCUMENTS, ETC.: c.1790-c.1900 range of mail inc. 1838 EL to Marseille via lazaret with v. fine red oval "Purifié/à/Port Vendres" hs on front and chisel slit; 1854 EL ex Consul of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to the Vice Consul with fine consulate hs on seal over flap (cut into) adjacent to a mostly fine "La Calle/ALGERIE" hs; 1824 EL to G.B. with 3 chisel slits with an account of a sea battle and peace treaty; plus others to France with chisel slits and/or various "Purifié" hs's, a small group of hospital documents/Bills of Health & 1834 edition of "Moniteur Algerién". (10 covers, 7 documents) Cross Reference: ALGERIA, FRANCE (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 96
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Cat No: Collection
FRENCH ALGERIA - TOULON DISINFECTED CACHET COVERS: 1835-40 group of covers inc. 1838 EL ex Oran to Livorno slit with boxed "Purifé/à Toulon" hs, closed with a wax seal for the "LAZZARETTO DI S. ROCCO" and faint boxed cachet of the same on front; 1840 EL with a Customs Office cachet across flap adjacent to a v. fine oval "Purifée/à Toulon" hs, and 4 awl-holes; plus others with similar oval or red s/l cachets, mainly to destintions in France, inc. 1840 military hospital mortuary record. (9 covers) Cross Reference: ALGERIA, FRANCE (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 97
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EGYPT - INC. CONTENTS REGARDING DISINFECTION METHODS, UNRECORDED HS, ETC.: 1825-1947 range inc. 1825 EL ex Cairo to Bradford via Milford Haven quarantine station, contents read "The smoaked [sic] or faded appearance of the ink is caused by the acid they plunge the letters into...in England they merely place them over a pan of charcoal."; 1900 PPC of the S.S. Singapore posted on board by a passenger from Egypt while in quarantine at the Nisida lazaretto in Italy sending an "...embrace from quarantine..." ; 1940 env. (faults) ex British Military P.O. in Egypt to Plymouth with a partial dark violet "DISINFECTED" hs (previously unrecorded); plus other ELs, envs., or PCs with signs of disinfection, or contents relating to quarantine or epidemic, PPCs of quarantine stations, and documents such as health passports & town plan of Alexandria showing quarantine station, etc. An informative lot. (17 covers/cards, 15 PPCs, 11 documents) Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)
Opening GBP 420.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 98
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MOROCCO: 1756 EL ex Safi to Marseille splashed with vinegar (very early disinfection); 1836 EL ex Tangier to Saluzzo (Italy) with four raster holes punched for fumigation; and 1843 "NOTICE TO MARINERS" warning captains of ships not to land anywhere other than ports or harbours. (3 covers)Cross Reference: MOROCCO (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 99
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FRENCH TUNISIA - MARSEILLE SANITATION CACHETS, ETC.: 1832-67 range of covers ex Tunis inc. 1835 EL to Genoa via Marseille with slits, faint "PURIFIE LAZARET/MARSEILLE" hs & fine circular "SANITA/DI/VENTIMIGLIA"; plus others to Marseille or Italy slit or with "Sanitaria", "Lazareto", or "Purifie" cachets & 3 quarantine receipts issued in Tunisia. (6 covers, 3 receipts) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLS. - TUNISIA, FRANCE (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 100
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SOUTH & WEST AFRICA MIX - INC. UNRECORDED HS & DOCUMENTS: 1828 EL ex Cape of Good Hope to G.B. sprinkled with disinfectant; 1835 EL ex Senegal to France slashed & fumigated; 1893 postal stationery PC ex Gold Coast to U.S.A. with unrecorded "DISINFECTED" hs; also PPCs of various lazarettos (7), passenger quarantine inspection cards (3), 1911/12 government reports relating to quarantine for Gambia, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and West Africa. (6 covers/cards, 7 PPCs, 8 documents) (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - AUSTRALIA, NE
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 123
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NEW SOUTH WALES: 1838-1930 range inc. 1856 EL ex Sydney to G.B. with contents regarding H.M.S. Juno "...after a month lying at the quarantine ground..."; 1887 env. ex G.B. to Hong Kong redirected to Sydney where quarantined; 1930 env. ex North Head Quarantine Station with stamp cancelled by large "QUARANTINE/SP 8/30/N.S.W." cds; also two 1883 envs. to France or Austria via Brindisi but redirected, three 1838 or 1839 letters with contents regarding quarantine or health matters; plus maps, a print, PPCs, and certificates regarding quarantine. (18 items)Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES (Image)
Opening GBP 380.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 124
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AUSTRALIAN STATES, NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC ISLANDS: 1883-1910 range inc. 1883 opened-out franked env. ex Tasmania to Switzerland via complex route slit for fumigation; 1903 env. ex Tasmania posted locally with very fine "DETAINED FOR/FUMIGATION" hs; 1883 or 1906 envs. ex Melbourne slit for fumigation; others ex Queensland or New Zealand relating to or with contents regarding epidemics, and PPCs of quarantine stations in New Caledonia or Fiji; plus various quarantine health forms. (35 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, TASMANIA, VICTORIA (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - INDIA & INDIA
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 118
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CEYLON: 1852 EL ex Colombo to Marseille with fine double circle "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" hs; 1928 official PC with very fine purple "W.E. WAIT,/CHAIRMAN/BOARD OF IMMIGRATION & QUARANTINE" cachet; 2 envs. (faults) to the "U.S. Marine Hospital Bureau/Washington"; and 1886 Lloyd's Steam Navigation Co. shipment document with clause regarding quarantine costs.Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 119
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CHINA, JAPAN, NORTH BORNEO, HONG KONG: 1904 Hankow PPC of "Procession against the cholera"; 1902 PC posted on board Paquebot at Nagasaki with contents "...a perverse fireman developed symptoms of cholera in the morning, and we were for 24 hours detained, and in momentary fear of 5 days quarantine..."; 1932 PPC ex Japan with contents regarding cholera in Hong Kong & Shanghai; 1940s North Borneo Quarantine Inspection Cards (2); 1894 "Colonial Report - Hong Kong" with contents regarding epidemic & quarantine; plus PPCs of quarantine stations in Nagasaki, Keelung & Tientsin, and health forms (5). (28 items) Cross Reference: CHINA, JAPAN, HONG KONG, NORTH BORNEO/SABAH (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 120
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INDIA: 1839-1902 range inc. 1839 EL ex Bellary to Madeira endorsed "via England" with very fine double oval "OUT STATION/MADRAS/28 MR 28/1839/SHIP LETTER" across flap and "[Detai]ned for Postage" & fine boxed "Returned for/Postage" hs's, scorched on arrival at The Motherbank, Portsmouth; 1835 EL ex Madras to France slit for fumigation with faint scarce "Purifee [?]/de Tromploup"; 1897 PC with contents "Just heard that all vessels out of India is stopped owing to plague & famine..."; plus other PCs with contents regarding epidemics or sanitation (7), PPCs of quarantine stations/hospitals (16), a bundle of modern unused postal stationery with printed messages regarding malaria/fever (30), documents/notice from or about quarantine (3). (59 items) Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 121
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REUNION & MAURITIUS: 1862 E ex Mauritius to Reunion slit & fumigated on arrival; 1889 PC (faults) ex Mauritius to France with contents "A few cases of smallpox at Pte. aux Piments...Eleven steamers in port-quarantine without intermission."; 1909 Reunion Certificate of Disinfection; plus PPCs of quarantine stations in Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, and Zanzibar. (10 items)Cross Reference: REUNION, MAURITIUS, MADAGASCAR, ZANZIBAR (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 122
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SEYCHELLES - VERY RARE HS USAGE: 1904 env. to Malta via Zanzibar & Suez with mainly fine double oval "*DISINFECTED*/13 SEP. 04/LAZARETTO, MALTA". Only example on cover from this origin known.Cross Reference: SEYCHELLES (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - LITERATURE &
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 125
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Cat No: Collection
BOOKS, PAMPHLETS & ACTS; Group inc. King George I An Act to enable His Majesty effectually to prohibit Commerce....with any country that is or shall be infected with the Plague......(1722), Second Report of The Board Of Health (1805), A Letter to the Right Honble W.Huskisson M.P President of the Board of Trade on The Quarantine Bill (1825), An Act for Making Provision for the effectual Performance of Quarantine with the Orders in Council (1825), General Board of Health Report on Quarantine (1849), The Essentials of Disinfection and Sterilization by Steam (1909), and other related examples. (24 items) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, EPHEMERA, LITERATURE - NON PHILATELIC, MEDICAL (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - MIDDLE EAST
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 101
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ADEN - KAMARAN QUARANTINE ISLAND: c.1895 env. to Constantinople with very fine bilingual "QUARANTINE DE CAMARAN/[Arabic script]/1882" cachet as flap seal; 1937 env.to Holland with a very fine large purple "QUARANTINE STATION/16 APR. 1937/[signature]/*KAMARAN*" cachet on front; Also other envs. & PPCs to/from the island (7) & 15 PPcs of the quarantine station. (24 items) Cross Reference: ADEN (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 102
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IRAN & IRAQ: c.1890 env. Baghdad to Constantinople with very fine bilingual "OFFICE SANITAIRE BAGDAD/[Arabic script]/1876" cachet; 1911 env. front (damaged) ex Tehran to Kerman with fine large "EMPIRE PERSANE/CONSEIL SANITAIRE" cachet; also PPCs of lazaret/quarantine station at Basrah. (5 items) Cross Reference: IRAN/PERSIA, IRAQ (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 103
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Cat No: Collection
LEBANON & SYRIA COLLECTION: 1836-1948 range inc. 1850 large linen-lined env. (some damage) ex London to Beirut with disinfection slits rated a high "11/8[d]"; 1876 env. ex Beirut to Constantinople with very fine quarantine station frank (in Turkish, used for very short time) & personal quarantine official cachet; 1890 env. ex Beirut to Constantinople with only known use of Italian/Turkish bilingual "AMMINISTRAZIONE SANITARIA DI BERUTTI" & personal quarantine official cachets; 1948 ex Vienna to Beirut returned & resealed env. with a very fine example of the only recorded use of red "Service Suspendu a Cause/de Cholera" cachet; plus other ELs & envs. ex Aleppo or Beirut showing signs of quarantine or disinfection inc. PPCs - some with content regarding quarantine, PPCs of the quarantine station in Beirut, and 1866 Ottoman Sanitary Office account. (21 items) Cross Reference: LEBANON, SYRIA (Image)
Opening GBP 360.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 104
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PALESTINE - EX ACRE PAIR: 1682 EL to Livorno via Marseille Forwarding Agent where soaked in vinegar, early example of forwarding agent & disinfection; 1813 EL (sent by courier) to Paris, chisel slit diagonally in all 4 corners.Cross Reference: PALESTINE (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 105
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PALESTINE - FRENCH CONSULATE MAIL: 1835 EL ex St. Jean d'Acre to Marseille via Beirut with mainly fine consular & "PURIFIE LAZARET/MARSEILLE" cachets with contents asserting "We have this year preserved Syria from the plague which has been menacing it, which has not appeared in our Lazaret. The number of victims it has taken...is 63 persons...". Disinfection via rastel slits. Cross Reference: PALESTINE (Image)
Opening GBP 340.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 106
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PALESTINE - FRENCH CONSULATE MAIL: 1836 EL ex St. Jean d'Acre to Marseille via Beirut with fine "Purifie a Marseille" cachet with contents asserting "I take advantage of a Sardinian naval vessel to advise that our health here and throughout Syria continues to be very good. We have not had a single case in our lazaret since the end of summer 1835.". Disinfection via chisel slits. Cross Reference: PALESTINE (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 107
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PALESTINE - MAIL TO JAFFA: 1836 EL ex Sardinian Consulate in Alexandria (sealed with consular cachet) and fumigated at the lazaretto in Jaffa; 1866 EL posted on board ship and slit for fumigation on arrival at the quarantine station; also PPCs of Hebron (taken from the quarantine station) and "Mont de la Quarantine". (6 items)Cross Reference: PALESTINE (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 108
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PALESTINE - FUMIGATED IN MALTA: 1848 EL ex Jerusalem to Livorno via Beirut, Alexandria (where quarantined), and Malta (where slit and faint "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" cachet applied).Cross Reference: PALESTINE (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 109
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SAUDI ARABIA: c.1890 "Service Sanitaire de l'Yemen" env. ex Al-Hudaydah with fine bilingual "OFFICE SANITAIRE/[Arabic script]/*HODEIDA*" cachet on front and as seal over flap; and env. ex Jeddah with fine bilingual "OFFICE SANITAIRE DJEDDAH/[Arabic script]/*1885*" cachet on front and as seal over flap, along with an unused PPC of the Jeddah Quarantine Office.Cross Reference: SAUDI ARABIA (Image)
Opening GBP 700.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 110
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TURKEY - DOUBLE DISINFECTION & RARE "CONSTAN/TINOPEL" HS: 1698-1798 range inc. 1784 EL ex Constantinople to Venice opened for fumigation, resealed with wafer, then further sanitation wax seal applied in Semlin; 1787 EL to Venice with small fine "CONSTAN/TINOPEL" hs (used only in 1787) fumigated in Semlin, then opened in Venice and re-sealed; and other examples of ELs to Venice, France & London disinfected by scorching or vinegar, with disinfection paper or wax seals. (12 items) Cross Reference: TURKEY, ITALY, AUSTRIA (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 111
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TURKEY - TRIPLE DISINFECTION: Trio of ELs ex Smyrna inc. 1831 to Belgium via Austria & Bavaria with mainly fine Semlin & fine Bavarian disinfection cachets and resealed with grey Belgian label; 1832 ex Constantinople to France via Semlin (opened & sealed with wax, fine cachet applied), Habach (nr. Salzburg, very fine cachet applied) & Huningue (where slit); and 1832 ex Constantinople to France via Semlin (opened & sealed with wax, faint cachet applied), Habach (faint oval cachet applied) & Huningue (where slit). Cross Reference: TURKEY, BELGIUM (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 112
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TURKEY - DISINFECTED AT SEMLIN - EARLIEST KNOWN DATE OF WAX SEAL: 1729 EL Constantinople to Venice with the earliest recorded use of a (near complete) wax seal of disinfection; 1742 EL Constantinople to Venice with similar seal; and 1771 EL Constantinople to Marseille with partial seal. (3 items) Cross Reference: TURKEY, AUSTRIA (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 113
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TURKEY - DISINFECTED AT AUSTRIAN QUARANTINE STATIONS: 1800-29 mix inc. pair of ELs ex Constantinople to Trieste with red wax seals of the imperial Austrian coat of arms surrounded by "K.K. SCHUPP : CONTUMAZ AMT" (for Schuppanek); 1813 ex Smyrna to London endorsed "p. Vigilant" with faint boxed "Purifie a Genes" disinfection hs - very few covers known sent by this and 2 other ships captured by the French; and others to France or Italy with slits, awl holes, and/or wax or paper seals indicating disinfection. Also 1820 ship's Bill of Health document. (14 items) Cross Reference: TURKEY, AUSTRIA, FRANCE, ITALY (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 114
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Cat No: Collection
TURKEY - FRANCE, ITALY, G.B., AUSTRIA, ETC. - DISINFECTED MAIL: 1830s collection of ELs inc. 1832 to France with a mainly fine "Gerauchert von Contumaz-Amte/zu Semlin am 22 Juli 1832" hs and official wax seal, and similar hs's on 1833 mail to Austria & Switzerland; and others similarly sealed after fumigation, along with interesting contents of a journey to Constantinople and references to life in quarantine, etc. Also three ship's Bills of Health dated 1832 or 1835, and 1839 Smyrna Health Board regulations update document. (20 items) Cross Reference: TURKEY, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, ITALY (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 115
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TURKEY - DISINFECTION OF MAIL IN SEMLIN/TRIESTE: 1840-58 range of mail inc. 1854 E ex Austrian Post Office in Constantinople to Vienna with a possibly unique "[Imperial Arms]/NETTO DI FUORA" cachet; plus other Es or ELs to Austria, Italy, G.B. & U.S.A. with Trieste or Semlin cachets or wax seals after opening for fumigation. (10 items) Cross Reference: TURKEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRIA, LEVANT - AUSTRIAN (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 116
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Cat No: Collection
TURKEY - HEALTH OFFICES FRANKS: 1875-98 Exhibition Collection of covers on written-up pages inc. 1875 env. ex Salonica with fine matching cachet on front (used as frank) and wax seal on back; 1898 registered env. ex Prevesa with very fine "OFFICE SANITAIRE/[Turkish inscription]/DE PREVESA" used as frank and seal; plus similar envs. from Cavak, Cavalla, Dardanelles, Dede-Aghatch, Eregli, Gallipoli, Kerrasonde, Rodosto, Vallona, and many other towns. (35 items) Cross Reference: TURKEY (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 117
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TURKEY - BALANCE OF COLLECTION INC. HEALTH PASSPORTS, ETC.: 1840-c.1916 collection of material inc. 1852 EL ex Austrian P.O. Constantinople to Trieste opened, disinfected with vinegar, and resealed with partial "ADMINISTRATION/SANITAIRE/DE L'EMPIRE OTTOMANE/[star & crescent]"; 1892 postally used G.B. 1d PC with printed message warning of 5 to 10 days quarantine in Constantinople; and other cards & covers showing signs of disinfection or sanitation cachets, plus ship's bills of health/health passports/sanitation documents, some with revenue stamps. (18 covers, 26 documents) Cross Reference: TURKEY (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Jun-20-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - NORTH AMERICA
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 81
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EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS SENT FROM/WITHIN U.S.A.: 1798-1849 ELs mainly to internal destinations inc. 1812 from a "Lazaretto, or quarantine ground of Baltimore" to Philadelphia from a crew member of a schooner; 1798 ex Philadelphia to Knoxville with contents ref. that "...the Citizens are in great confusion and distress from the Yellow Fever..."; 1834 ex New York to Mason with contents ref. "...The greatest number of deaths of the Cholera in a day..."; 1805 local letter (no postmarks) to "Ramapo Works" endorsed "per Goshen mail" with contents ref. "The alarm on account of the Fever seems to increase - a considerable population...have removed yesterday...many intend to move tomorrow..."; 1833 ex New Orleans to Glasgow (repaired faults) with contents ref. "The scourge of the human race, accursed Cholera...the disease is so virulent and fatal this time that I do not know of a single recovery...". A fine set of eyewitness accounts. (6 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
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Lot No: 82
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U.S.A. INTERNATIONAL MAIL & DOCUMENTS INC. BOSTON "QUARANTINE" HS COVERS: 1808-49 range inc. 1832 EL ex Liverpool to Boston endorsed "p Harvest" with faint red "SHIP" and "QUAR[ANTI]NE" hs's on front; 1833 EL ex Havana to Boston with a partial red Boston "SHIP/6" over-stamped by a mainly fine red Boston "QUARANTINE" hs; 1843 EL ex Smyrna to Boston possibly carried privately via Malta (where chisel slits applied) to London, receiving a faint red Boston "SHIP/6" on arrival; also others to/from France (1808 & 1824 ex Marseille, 1817 ex New York, 1820 ex Philadelphia via Spain) showing signs of disinfection, plus several 'Bill of Health' documents. (8 covers, 7 documents) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FRANCE, SPAIN, TURKEY (Image)
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Lot No: 83
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LATER U.S. 19th CENTURY MAIL – NY “DISINFECTED” DS (EX INDIA), INTERESTING CONTENTS, ETC.: Large blue circular "HEALTH OFFICERS' DEPARTMENT/DISINFECTED/JAN 30 1897" ds on back, used on this day only (c. 12 examples recorded); 1879 env. & letter with Deer Island Quarantine Station insignia, letter from the Duty Health Officer ref. his work boarding steamers; 1884 "HEALTH OFFICER'S/DEPARTMENT/STATE OF NEW YORK./QUARANTINE, S.I." env. (neatly opened right side cutting stamp in half); 1888 env. with two parallel rows of 8 nail holes for treatment; 1877 env. to Denmark from an immigrant quarantined in New York; plus a death certificate and 3 Bills of Health. (5 envs., 4 documents) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INDIA, DENMARK (Image)
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Lot No: 84
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U.S.A. "SENT TO QUARANTINE" HS's COLLECTION: 1911-57 range of mail with quarantine h.s.'s inc. 1911 opened out env. sent special delivery to a passenger on S.S.Mauretania with various instructional marks inc. a very fine purple "Sent to Quarantine" hs on back; 1936 air mail env. ex Frankfurt to New York via Zeppelin service with very fine black double circle "DELIVERED AT/LANDING/DEPT./QUARANTINE" cachet opposite a very fine red double circle "*DEUTSCHE LUFTPOSTd/[aircraft]/EUROPA-NORDAMERIKA" cachet - the only recorded cover from an airship being delivered at quarantine by a shipping company; plus other variations of the same hs's. (11 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXPRESS MAIL, ZEPPELIN MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 85
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U.S.A. /CANADA - 20th CENTURY SANITARIA/HOSPITAL "DISINFECTED" HS's: 1908-24 collection inc. related PPCs, stationery, etc. with 1913 PPC with the earliest recorded strike of the "DISINFECTED" hs used at Cresson; 1924 env. with 4 corners clipped to admit a fumigant, and large purple "DISINFECTED" hs on back (the only recorded example); plus 14 other hs examples in various designs and colours from a variety of locations. Also several PPCs of sanitaria and quarantine stations, examples of headed stationery, several 19th & 20th century Canadian health documents & forms (used & unused), etc. (67 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA (Image)
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Lot No: 86
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HAWAII - CLIPPED ENVS.: Fine pair of stamped envs., 1895 ex Lahaina to Honolulu & 1900 Honolulu to San Francisco, with opposing corners clipped to allow fumigation against cholera. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, U.S.A. - HAWAII (Image)
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DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - SOUTH AMERICA
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Lot No: 93
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CHILE - "DISINFECTADA" HS's: 1887 PC to Germany with mainly fine fancy boxed "DISINFECTADA/POR CALOR" hs with news of cholera outbreak; 1887 postal stationery PC with v. fine scarce chamfered boxed "DISINFECTADA" hs; 1887 env. with scissor slits and signs of baking; 1904 PPC to G.B. with mainly fine scarce purple "DISINFECTADO" hs. (4 items) Cross Reference: CHILE (Image)
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Lot No: 94
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BRAZIL, ARGENTINA & BALANCE OF SOUTH AMERICA: 1824-early 1900s collection inc. 1885 postal stationery PC ex Brazil to Germany wrongly treated with chisel cut (! scarce); also other ELs from Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, treated with slits or holes; several PPCs of quarantine stations/Lazarettos; and several early 1900s-1973 sanitation or ships Bill of Health certificates. (17 covers/cards, 9 PPcs, 14 certificates) Cross Reference: BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, URUGUAY (Image)
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DENIS VANDERVELDE DISINFECTED MAIL - WEST INDIES &
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Lot No: 87
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ANTIGUA - SCORCHED MAIL: 1804 EL to Wells with v. fine "ANTIGUA/SEP28 1804" hs arriving at a time when ships were quarantined due to yellow fever, showing signs of routine scorching. Plus 2 PPCs of St. John's City, Antigua. (3 items) Cross Reference: ANTIGUA (Image)
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Lot No: 88
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BARBADOS - SCORCHED MAIL: 1811 EL to Edinburgh with v. fine "BARBADOES" hs ON BACK arriving at a time when ships were quarantined due to yellow fever, showing signs of routine scorching. Plus 2 PPCs of the quarantine station in Barbados. (3 items) Cross Reference: BARBADOS (Image)
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Lot No: 89
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CUBA - DISINFECTED MAIL, SHIP-TO-SHIP MAIL IN QUARANTINE: 1824-39 quartet of covers inc. 1832 EL from the brig 'Cynosure' at Matanzas to the brig 'Panama' at Havana (both in quarantine, with contents on this subject); 1834 EL to Villanueva with fine blue "ISLAS DE/BARLOVENTE" (Windward Islands) hs with signs of disinfection with vinegar; also 1824 or 1839 ELs to USA or France, 1900 env. or 1915 front to USA, and two 1857 ship bills of health. (8 items) Cross Reference: CUBA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FRANCE (Image)
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Lot No: 90
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FRENCH COLONIES - GUADELOUPE & MARTINIQUE: 1825-38 quartet of ELs slit and vinegar disinfection applied due to yellow fever outbreaks inc. 1827 EL ex Guadeloupe to Le Havre endorsed "Par les 4 Jours"; 1825 EL ex Guadeloupe to Bordeaux; similar 1838 EL; and 1829 EL with partial "MARTINIQUE" and red boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER/PAR LE HAVRE" hs's. Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, GUADELOUPE (Image)
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Lot No: 91
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JAMAICA - SCORCHED MAIL: 1800-05 ELs to "William Philip Perrin Esqr." in London (plantation owner), all endorsed "Packet", and all showing signs of heat treatment. Also, 1899 stamped env. to "U.S. Marine Hospital Bureau". (7 items) Cross Reference: JAMAICA (Image)
