ST. HELENA continued... Prestamp & Stampless Mail continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1726 1858 (Apr 14) Mourning envelope to Grahams Town, Cape Colony, prepaid 3½d in cash, red oval "ST HELENA" datestamp and Cape Town (May 13) arrival backstamp, charged 8d upon arrival (6d sea postage + 2d inland), a postscript to the original message written under he flap. Fine and scarce, especially to the Cape. Ex. Payne. Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1727 1859 (Mar 24) Entire letter to Marseille headed "at sea, Lat South 19‚àû16  Long 4‚àû47 .", the letter in French includes "I am writing these lines taking advantage of an English steamer which passed near to Madras ..... I am ready to drop anchor at St. Helena to restore provision of water and biscuits", privately carried to England and posted as an unpaid letter at Plymouth, unusual. Ex. Deakin. Est. £80-100 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1728 1860 (Nov 25) Cover with enclosed letter from Capt. F. Philips to London prepaid 6d in cash, red manuscript "5" showing the postage due to G.B, red oval "ST HELENA" backstamp and London c.d.s, black "PAID / DEVONPORT / CAPE PACKET" arrival c.d.s (Dec. 28) on the front, faults at right edge, otherwise fine. Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1729 1862 (Feb 12) Cover to New Bedford, Mass., almost certainly from an American whaler, prepaid 1/2 in cash with manuscript "1/1" showing the postage due to G.B, light red oval "ST. HELENA" datestamp, London Paid c.d.s (Mar 31) "5 / N.YORK AM PKT" datestamp (Apr 16) and red "16 / CENTS" (due from U.K to U.S.A), New Bedford arrival backstamp. A fine transatlantic cover to the U.S.A via G.B. Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1730 1866 Cover to England dated "Jan 30 1866" and endorsed "By Mail from St. Helena", posted unpaid five weeks later at St. Helena with blue oval "ST. HELENA" datestamp (Mar 7), "7d" deleted and replaced with a 2/- charge (1/- packet rate + 1/- fine), "DEVONPORT / PACKET LETTER" arrival datestamp (Apr. 16) on the front. Fine, the oval St. Helena datestamp uncommon in blue. Ex. Heijtz. Photo on Page 212. (Image1) Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1731 1868 (July 31) Unpaid cover to England with fine oval "ST. HELENA" datestamp in black, sent by private ship with red "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" (Sep. 1) arrival backstamp, "7" deleted and charged 8d, twice the 4d ship letter rate. Fine, very few oval St. Helena datestamps recorded in black. Photo on Page 212. (Image1) Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1732 1869 (Mar 3) Entire letter to France "via Southampton" paid 8d in cash, red "4" showing the postage due to G.B, oval "ST. HELENA" (Mar 12) datestamp in black with red oval "PD" and datestamps of London Paid (Apr 8), Calais and Paris A Caen, a little paper loss at left edge but still attractive and scarce, the 8d packet rate to France introduced in 1863, reduced to 7d in 1870. Ex Cottis. Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Forwarding Agents Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1733 India/Cape of Good Hope. 1841 (May 5) Entire letter from St. Helena to Calcutta, the reverse endorsed "Forwarded from St. Helena 19 May 1841 by your ob. servt. S. Solomon", with oval crowned "GENERAL POST OFFICE / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" (June 23) and boxed "CALCUTTA / SHIP LETTER / Bearing" (Sep 2) showing a charge of 4a, very scarce. Photo on Page 212. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1734 1855 (June 11) Entire letter from the new commercial firm of Carrol & Kimball (Mr Carrol being the former U.S Consul, Mr Kimball the present Consul) soliciting business from the addressees, to Messrs C. & H. Coffin in Nantucket, both sides with oval "FORWARDED FROM ST. HELENA / BY / GEORGE W. KIMBALL / U.S COMMERCIAL AGENT", "NEW-YORK / SHIP / 5cts" c.d.s (Aug. 8). A postscript informs the addressees of the recent halving in charges for wharfage and warehousing of oil and whalebone transhipped or landed from American whale ships for reshipment to the USA. Letters for the firm may be sent to Henry Carroll in Lowell, Mass who will forward them, or via England care of the U.S Consul in Cape Town. Fine and scarce, just two examples of this F.A.C recorded by Mabbett. Photo on Page 212. (Image1) Est. £600-700 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Incoming Mail Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1735 1868-73 Covers from G.B, the 1868 (Nov 30) cover from Galway to "Captain Oliver Comdg Royal Artillery, St. Helena", franked at the 4d ship letter rate, endorsed "By Private Steamer Asia via Falmouth"; 1873 (Oct. 13) mourning envelope from Grantham to Miss Welby (daughter of Bishop Welby) at Oakbank, St. Helena, franked at the 1/- packet rate. (2). Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1736 1887 (Jan 26) Cover (flap missing) from Chatham to "W. Grey-Wilson, Colonial Secretary, Island of St. Helena" franked 6d, with "ST HELENA" arrival c.d.s with date shown as "2 12" on the front, with a photocopy of a St. Helena Post Office receipt for an "FE" date plug ordered from a London engraver in 1889, the FE" slug clearly having become lost and a "2" used instead in the datestamp. Very scarce, possibly unique on incoming mails. Ex Deakin. Photo on Page 216. (Image1) Est. £160-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1737 1887-90 Covers from G.B to W. Grey-Wilson, Governor of St. Helena, 1887-88 covers from Chatham and Bracknell sent at the 6d rate with 2d + 4d or two 3d stamps, 1890 1d envelope from London franked 3d for the 4d rate, all with St. Helena arrival datestamps on the front, a few faults, 1890 cover with enclosed letter from Grey-Wilson s mother. (3). Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. QV Stamps Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1738 1856-61 6d Mainly used selection comprising imperf 6d (2, one with four margins, also a third repaired stamp), clean cut perf (2, red cancels), rough cut perf (5, one unused without gum), also a forgery. S.G. 1/2a, £2,165. (11). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1739 1861 6d Blue, clean cut perf 14 to 16, fine mint, virtually full original gum. S.G. 2, £1,800. Photo on Page 198. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1740 1863 Imperforate 4d carmine mint, large part original gum, position 15 showing horizontal scratch to left of diadem, four good even margins, very fine. S.G. 5, £500. Photo on Page 198. (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1741 1863 Imperforate 4d carmine, four used examples all with four margins, one with manuscript cancel and scarce circle of dots (Proud K1), another cancelled by circle of diamonds (unlisted by Proud), two others cancelled in manuscript, the first with 1988 R.P.S Certificate noting "Soiled, white mark across head". S.G. 5, £1,300. (4). Photo on Page 198. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images) Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1742 1864-80 Crown CC issues, the mint and used collection on Lindner pages comprising 1864 type A surcharge 1d mint (7) and used (7, one with watermark inverted and reversed, unlisted by S.G.), 4d mint and used (4), 1/- used (17, three with scarce signet ring type cancel), 1868 type B surcharge 1d mint (2) and used, 4d mint, 1/- used, 5/- orange mint (4) and used (3), 5/- yellow unused without gum, 1871-73 type C surcharge 1d mint (3) and used (2), 2d used (5), 3d (type A) mint (4) and used (3), 6d dull blue and 6d ultramarine used, 1/- used (2); 1876 perf 14x12½ 1d mint (12) and used (6), 2d mint (8) and used (10), 4d mint and used (3), 6d mint (2) and used (11), 1/- used; 1880 perf 14 1d mint (9) and used (6), 2d mint (9) and used (5), 6d mint and used (12), 1/- Specimen (2), mint (15) and used (13). A good lot with some watermark varieties and scarcer cork cancels, a few faults, the 1876-80 6d milky blue stamps grey in appearance (as virtually all these stamps are, true milky blue shades virtually impossible to find), considerable catalogue value. S.G. 6/30, £13,000 (approx). (196). Est. £1,000-1,200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1743 1868-80 Crown CC issues, mint multiples comprising perf 12½ 5/- marginal pair, perf 14x12½ 2d pair, perf 14 1/- blocks of four, six and twelve. S.G. 20, 22, 30, £894+. (26). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1744 1880 Perf 14 1d Lake, mint block of 25, large part original gum, from the lower left sheet corner, five stamps with part margin remaining, the block now split into two blocks of 15 and ten and rejoined with hinges, a few other split perfs also strengthened with hinges, stamp 206 showing worn plate variety, one stamp with surface rub, otherwise a good looking and large multiple. S.G. 27, £2,500. Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1745 1884-94 Crown CA Issue, mint and used collection on Lindner pages including 4d sepia mint (6) and used (9), 6d mint (20, one pair with bar watermark only, possibly S.G. 29), 1/- mint (12) and used (7), some watermark varieties, also seven Specimen stamps. S.G. 34/45. (246). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1746 1884-94 Crown CA Issue, mint multiples comprising ½d emerald block of twelve, 1d block of twelve, 2d block of eight, 2½d blocks of six, nine, fifteen, twenty six and thirty, and blocks of four of the ½d (3), 1d, 2d (3), 2½d (strip), 3d (3), 4d (2), 6d, also used ½d emerald and ½d green blocks of four. S.G. 34/45. (185). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1747 1885 ½d Green, a large white square in the centre of the stamp caused by a piece of loose paper on the plate prior to printing, fine mint, very unusual. S.G. 35var. Photo on Page 198. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1748 1884-84 4d, Pale brown shade with 16½mm value in a mint block of four, sepia shade with 17mm value mint (6) and used (7). S.G. 43/c, £482. (17). Est. £70-80 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1749 1894 4d Sepia, variety additional thin bar in surcharge, mint, part original gum, a good example of this uncommon variety. S.G. 43ca, £850. Photo on Page 198. (Image1) Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1750 Forgeries. The collection of forged QV stamps or cancellations on album pages including forgeries by Spiro, De Bencklaer, Cohn, Oneglia, etc., also forged Broad Bottom Camp P.O.W cover, and remainder cancels, an interesting lot. (164). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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