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GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...

Ireland continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
326 Cork. 1883 (Oct 17) 1d Postcard cancelled Cork hooded circle addressed to Natal but returned with red "POST CARDS TO THIS ADDRESS / CANNOT BE FORWARDED" and matching London c.d.s., central vertical fold, scarce. Natal was not a member of the U.P.U at this date.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
327 imageCork. 1885 (Oct 1) Cover with "Cork Examiner Office" printed flap addressed to Queensland, franked 6d green + six 1d lilacs all cancelled by Cork hooded circles, code H, redirected from Brisbane to West Cleveland with a Queensland 2d, faults to several 1d stamps, nevertheless an exceptional franking. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
328 Limerick. 1886 (Dec 31) 1d Pink envelope cancelled Limerick hooded circle, code "M" at top and "3" at base, also cancels on stamps (9) with various codes. (10).

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
329 Limerick. 1901 (Dec 14) Cover franked 2½d to USA cancelled by the Limerick hooded circle, code "4" (?) at top and "L" at base, the latest recorded example of this datestamp.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
330 Londonderry. 1883-87 Covers and cards (13), stamps and pieces (13) with Londonderry hooded circle cancels, large and small "172" types, three used as arrival backstamps. (13+).

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
331 Waterford. 1883 (Jan 18) Mourning envelope to Algeria franked 2½d blue plate 22 cancelled by the Waterford hooded circle, code "C" at top and "2" at base, backstamped at Dunmore East and Bone, the earliest recorded use of this cancel, very fine.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
332 Waterford. 1883-91 Covers and cards (3), stamps and pieces (10) with hooded circle cancels, code "D" on cover franked 1d, code "G" on a ½d postcard and code "H" on a 1d pink cover. (3+).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
333 Waterford. 1888 (Dec 31) Registered cover to Dunmore East containing a court order for payment of overdue rent, franked 1d strip of three each with a fine hooded circle datestamp without upper code, refused and returned with a single ring arrival c.d.s, fine and unusual.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
Travelling Post Offices
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
334 1899-1914 Registered covers from Russia (2), Germany, Austria, Bosnia, Denmark or Bulgaria with hooded circle datestamps "REGISTERED / LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH / S.T" (4, also a complete strike on a pair of Persia stamps) or "REGISTERED / LONDON & FOLKESTONE S.C" (3), also an 1899 registered cover from Spain with oval "REGISTERED / F.N.M / LONDON" datestamp and 1913 postcard to Germany franked 1d strip of three cancelled "LONDON & FOLKESTONE S.C" datestamps. (10).

Est. £200-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
Maritime Mail
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
335 c.1770-1808 Entire letters from the USA with two line ship letter handstamp of Deal, Portsmouth, Dover and Cowes (2), oval ship letter handstamps of Dover and Isle of Wight, a privately carried letter endorsed "Ship Onslow Cap Barney" to the New England Coffee House in London and a letter sent "p. British Packet", also a 1776 entire from Staten Island to London privately carried and posted in the London Penny Post with circular "c / MG" receiver, Bishop Marks and "PENNY POST NOT PAID / W", and an internal U.S letter. (11).

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
336 1808-54 Entire letters to G.B including 1848 (July 30) letter from Robben Island, Cape, to Scotland, apparently from a prisoner ("I hope by the time you get this I will be at liberty again, I leave this place on 8th October 43 ....... I have got the paper of my liberty in my possession"); 1854 letter from Ballarat, Victoria to Stornaway; ship letter handstamps of London, Liverpool, Portsmouth, etc. (5).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
337 1810-50 Entire letters from the USA all with ship letter handstamps including Bristol, Margate (2), Portsmouth and Liverpool all in red, three with New York forwarding agents endorsements. (18).

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
338 1902-24 Picture postcards (21) and a cover, all but one with KEVII stamps, including a postcard from Vila, New Hebrides, cancelled upon arrival in London, violet circular "POSTED ON / LA MARGUERITE", "SHIP LETTER / NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE", Transatlantic Post Office (2), card with ½d pair cancelled at Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, etc. (22).

Est. £200-240

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
339 Hastings. 1826-48 Entire letters landed at Hastings, an 1836 letter from New York to London "P. Samson" with red London backstamp and matching "SHIP LETTER / HASTINGS" (S4) clearly applied in the London Ship Letter Office; and 1848 letter from New Orleans to London redirected to St. Petersburg with blue "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" (S3), Hamburg c.d.s and forwarding agents endorsement on reverse. (2).

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
340 imageLewes/Seaford. 1829 (Apr 5) Entire letter from New Orleans to London "p. Bengal", landed at Seaford, the reverse with "SEAFORD" undated circle, handstamped "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S2, first recorded year of use), very fine. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
341 Liverpool. 1826 Entire from New Orleans endorsed "Ship Ann Parry via Liverpool", backstamped oval "SHIP-LETTER / (crown) / LIVERPOOL" (S5) and boxed "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" (S8), an exceptionally unusual combination of two differing type ship letter handstamps.

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
342 imageLondon. 1819 (Nov 17) Entire letter from London to New York prepaid 1/1 with superb red oval "Post Paid Ship Lr / (crown) / London" (S41), backstamped with the scarce double oval "24 NO 24 / 1819" datestamp (Jay 1424) used in the London Ship Letter Office on mail delayed awaiting a suitable ship (showing the actual sailing date from London). Repaired tear to flap just continuing into the upper edge, otherwise superb and scarce. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
343 Poole. 1786 (Mar 27) Entire letter from Savannah to Stockton upon Tees, sent on the "Union", handstamped "POOL / SHIP LRE" (S1), fine.

Est. £100-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
344 imagePortsmouth. 1800 Entire letter from Charleston to London with superb oval "Ship Lre / (crown) / PORTSMOUTH", Rob. S8, only recorded 1800-02. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
345 imageSunderland. 1816 (Oct 25) Entire letter from Mandahl, Norway to Scotland, handstamped "SUNDERLAND / SHIP LETTER" (S1), vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce, sixteen years earlier than recorded by Robertson. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £200-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
346 Cross Channel Mail. 1818-44 Entire letters (15) and entires (2) including Calais forwarding agents (4), transit datestamps of Brighton (3) or Dover, etc. Also 1836 French Postal Convention with Great Britain. (18).

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
347 Jersey - Boite Mobile. 1873 Entire letter from Jersey to St. Brieuc, posted into the Boite Mobile to St. Malo with 3d rose plate 9 cancelled by large "3734" numeral.

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
348 imageGreenock & Ardrishaig Packet - "Chevalier". 1913 (Jan 30) Cover to London with KGV 1d tied by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / CHEVALIER" narrow type c.d.s, code "B", only recorded 21st January to 23rd April 1913. Fine and very scarce. Also a postcard of the ship. (2). Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
349 U.K/U.S Sea Post Office. 1905-11 Picture postcards comprising 1905 card from Italy to G.B with "MISSENT TO / US SEA P.O No 4" and a United States Sea P.O duplex; 1907 card from Bristol to Hampshire franked ½d with "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE / 7 / SOUTHAMPTON" c.d.s and "INSUFFICIENTLY / ADDRESSED" applied on the S.S "St. Louis"; and 1911 card from Italy to South Africa with "MISSENT" and "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE / 2" c.d.s. (3).

Est. £180-220

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
350 1905-38 Covers and cards with camp cancels (54, two 1938 registered covers from Burrowhead Camp), WWI F.P.O and A.P.O datestamps (350+, mainly Western front, some Italy, Germany, Egypt, etc) and WWI naval mail (32), virtually all differing F.P.O numbers sorted in number order. (400+).

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.

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