GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued... Q.V Surface Printed Covers continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 301 Ceylon/India/Mauritius. 1858-79 Covers comprising 1858 cover from Linlithgow to Ceylon franked 1d + 1857 4d pair, 1860 cover to Mauritius franked 1856 1/-, 1875-79 covers to India franked 1/- or 3d. (4). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 302 Singapore. 1869 (Jan 8) Cover from Ledbury to Lieut Col. Curtis, 8th Regt M.N.I, Singapore, Straits of Malacca, endorsed "Overland mail via Southampton", franked 1867 1/- plate 4, Singapore backstamp. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 303 Japan. 1870 (Nov 29) Cover from Auchnacraig to Yokohama franked 6d grey plate 15 pair tied by Oban duplex, handstamped "DEFICIENT POSTAGE (2) / HALF FINE (6)" with 8d shown as due to G.B, very scarce boxed "COLONYS SHARE OF FINE (6)" applied on the Singapore-Hong Kong Marine Sorter (Proud I2) with manuscript "1/2". Backstamped "HONG-KONG / SINGAPORE TO / HONE-KONG / MARINE SORTER" c.d.s (JA 12 18 / 77) on the P&O "Lombardy", at Auchnacraig and the British P.O at Yokohama (Jan 28), "28 cents due" written upon arrival. A fine cover with a rare Marine Sorter postage due handstamp. Photo on Page 40. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 304 China. 1858 (Jan 7) Cover from Liverpool to Shanghai via Marseille, 9d postage paid by 1d + 2d + 6d tied by Liverpool spoons, London backstamps, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 305 China. 1861 (Oct 10) Entire letter from London to Shanghai, 1/6 postage paid by 2d (3, one with small fault) + 1857 1/-, red "1d" and Hong Kong backstamp (Dec 2), an attractive letter. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 306 China. 1862 (July 10) Printed Prices Current from London to Shanghai "via Marseille", 1/3 postage paid by 2d + 4d + 9d, red "1d" denoting postage payable from G.B to Hong Kong, backstamped at Hong Kong (Aug 17) and Shanghai British P.O (Aug 24), fine and attractive. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 307 Hong Kong. 1862 Cover from Edinburgh to East Point, Hong Kong, franked 1857 1/-, and 1867 entire letter from London to The Officer Commanding 73rd Foot, Hong Kong, franked 4d + 1/-, both with arrival backstamps, fine. (2). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 308 Western Australia. 1857 (Sep 11) Entire letter from London to Guildford, Western Australia, bearing 1857 1/- pair, very fine, an uncommon destination. Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 309 New Zealand. 1860-62 Covers from Bolton, Southport or Buxton all to Dunedin, franked by two 1857 6d stamps, paying the 1/- rate via Marseille (2) or Southampton, all with differing Dunedin or Otago arrival datestamps. (3). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 310 New Zealand. 1863 (July 24) Cover from Bolton to Dunedin "via Marseille & Suez" franked 1d pair + 1862 6d and 1/-, the 1/8 rate for a letter between ½oz and 1oz. A scarce rate only in force for a year, a similar letter sent via Southampton only costing 1/-. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £160-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 311 New Zealand. 1863 (Nov 18) Registered cover from Bolton to Dunedin franked 1862 6d (corner fault) + 1/- pair and single, paying 6d registration + 3/- postage for a letter over 2oz via Southampton, with scarce "REGISTERED" undated circle applied at Dunedin and "(crown) / REGISTERED" applied in London, both in red. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 312 South & Central America/Jamaica. 1866-77 Entire letters or covers to Mexico (2), Belize, Demerara, Venezuela, Argentina, Jamaica or New Granada all franked at a 1/- rate, with 1865 1/-, 1867-71 1/- (5), 1873-74 6d pair or 1/-, one 1869 cover to Mexico with Edinburgh Brunswick Star duplex, 1877 letter to Belize with hexagonal London L1 late fee duplex. (8). Est. £240-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 313 South America. 1860-75 Entire letter and covers comprising 1860 letter to Bolivia franked 1857 1/- pair with Panama British P.O datestamp on the front; 1864 cover to Uruguay with six 1862 1/- stamps (two pairs + two singles, originally a block of six) paying the 3oz letter rate (filing endorsements on front); and 1875 cover to Chile franked 6d + 1/- "via Southampton and Panama", three uncommon rates. (3). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 314 Costa Rica. 1879 (Feb 1) Cover to Costa Rica bearing 1867-80 2/- milky blue tied by hexagonal L1 Lombard St. Late Fee duplex. A fine example of this very scarce stamp on cover, with B.P.A Certificate (2015). S.G. 120b, £1,500 as a basic stamp off cover. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 315 Peru. 1860 (Dec 15) Entire from Dundee to Lima with two pairs of the 1857 1/- paying the 4/- rate for a 1oz letter, superb quality. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 316 Canada. 1860-75 Covers and a printed circular with 1866 cover to New Bruswick franked 6d pair; 1860 cover from Falkirk to Toronto franked 1855-57 4d + 6d (filing notes on front); 1870 circular "per Peruvian" to London, Ontario franked at the 1d printed matter rate with "missent to" written alongside a "LOBO / ONT." datestamp; two others franked 3d, one with red "PAID / DERRY / COL. PACKET" c.d.s. (5). Est. £160-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 317 Canada - Postage Due Mail. 1857-70 Underpaid covers to Canada with handstruck charges showing the deficiency in sterling and due amount in Canadian Currency, 1871 cover with manuscript charges and "NOT-CALLED-FOR", also an 1856 wrapper franked at the 1d printed matter rate with black handstruck "1d". (6). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 318 Hawaii/U.S.A. 1859-75 Entire letters, an entire and covers with 1875 letter to Honolulu "via Cork & New York" franked 1/- (crossed by file fold), 1859-67 letters franked at the 1/- rate by 1857 1/-, 1865-67 6d pair or 1/-, and an 1875 cover to H.M.S "Peterel" at San Francisco franked 3d (overpaid by ½d), a good group, Hawaii a scarce destination. (5). Est. £200-240 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 319 1887 Jubilee Issue. 1887-1901 Covers and entire letters (12), postcards (2) and Parcel Post labels (6), various inland rates including 2d registration envelope franked 4d with oval "EXPRESS" handstamp, 3d Notice of Objection rate, registered covers sent at 3d, 3½d, 4d or 5d rates, Parcel Post labels franked 4d, 5d, 6½d, 7d or 11d, etc. (20). Est. £140-160 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 320 1887 Jubilee Issue. 1888-1901 Covers bearing Jubilee issue stamps, to various overseas destinations mainly in Africa or the Far East, including Hong Kong, Japan, Burma, Indo-China, Madagascar (3), Syria, etc., various rates and frankings, some registered. (15). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 321 1887 Jubilee Issue. 1889-1914 Covers (16) and postcards (2) bearing QV Jubilee issue stamps, all to Europe including Denmark (4), Sweden (3), Finland (2), Russia, etc., one Foreign Office cover signed by Lord Salisbury, various rates and frankings, two bearing postal fiscals, some registered. (18). Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Air Mails Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 322 Balloon Mail. 1902 (Aug 9) Beckenham Coronation celebrations, special postcard depicting the King and Queen, despatched by balloon and dropped over Leeds, near Maidstone, addressed back to Beckenham with KEVII ½d cancelled at Maidstone and a Leeds Kent c.d.s (Aug 10) alongside. Two differing cards were produced for this flight and three bags of mail were carried and dropped over different parts of Kent; fewer than ten cards believed to exist from all three postings and both card types. Ex Peter Jennings. Very fine and rare. Photo on Page 44. (Image1) Est. £1,000-1,200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 323 Balloon Mail. 1905 (July 12) Beckenham Flower Show postcard with the printed message "Despatched from the Clouds, by Balloon Post, from the Beckenham Flower Show, Wed., July 12, 1905", addressed to Devon with KEVII ½d cancelled at Bickley. The balloon flew from Beckenham to Romford; cards were dropped en route at Bickley, Chislehurst, Greenhithe and Romford. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 46. (Image1) Est. £800-1,000 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 324 1920-39 G.P.O Air Mail leaflets (31) including the first August 1920 leaflet about services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, 1921 Summer season air mail regulations, etc., also reproductions of other leaflets, accompanying P.O letters, Post Office Daily Lists (4), 1937 Southern Rhodesia P.O Notices (2), Empire Air Scheme agreements (4) printed by H.M.S.O, etc. (41+). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 325 1923-86 Covers and cards from or to G.B, all intended for air mail but diverted to surface mail with various explanatory cachets including "NO FLIGHT / SENT BY / ORDINARY SERVICE" (2, 1923-32), 1934-35 covers to H.M Ships with boxed "Diverted to Ordinary Mail / Air Mail Fee will be refunded by / British Post Office on application", or "INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED FOR / TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL / SPECIAL FEE REFUNDED BY BRITISH / POST OFFICE ON APPLICATION", 1941-42 "NO 3d AIR POSTCARD / SERVICE" (2 types), air letters containing enclosures (2), etc. Also 1929 postcard from Malmo to G.B with label "Sent by air from Malmo to Hamburg due to sound frozen between Sweden and Denmark and Baltic between Sweden and Germany full of drift ice". (14). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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