COUNTY POSTAL HISTORY continued...
Ireland continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 551 |
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Uniform 1d Post. 1840-54 Entire letters prepaid 1d in cash with red 1d Paid handstamps of Dundalk (2), Ballymena or Borrisakane (2), or boxed "Paid at ......." town handstamps (17), and unpaid letters with blue or black "2" charge marks (12), mainly
fine. (33).
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Est. £160-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 552 |
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Hooded Circles. 1883-1901 Covers and cards (30, also stamps and pieces) all cancelled by hooded circle datestamps of Cork (15), Limerick (2) or Londonderry (13), one Cork cover franked 6d green + six 1d lilacs to Queensland and redirected with a 2d
stamp, various code letters, also a 1925 O.H.M.S postcard with red Dublin Postage Paid hooded circle datestamp. (31+).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
PHILATELIC HISTORY
PHILATELIC HISTORY
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 553 |
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London Philatelic Society. 1894 (Oct 15) Registered cover to "England, London W.C, Effingham House, Arundel Street, Strand, to the Philatelic Society", reverse with three 10k stamps each tied by violet datestamp of Borzhom, Tiflis (unlisted by Peter
Ashford in his book on Georgia postal history), red wax seal with a crown over "A.M". The enclosed letter from Borjom asks for the London Philatelist for His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis Mihailowitch to be posted to "France, Alpes
Maritimes, Cannes, Villa Wenden, Grand Duc Alexis Mihailowitch de Russie" during the winter months. The Grand Duke joined the Philatelic Society of London in 1894 but died of TB in 1895 aged 19. A unique cover and letter.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 554 |
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1877-1961 Covers and cards from or to stamp dealers or societies, many with relevant messages, also some letters and ephemera including 1920 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain menu signed by delegates, etc. (64).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 555 |
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1882 (Aug) "Philatelic Record" magazine no. 43 published by Pemberton, Wilson & Co., posted from London to Edinburgh with the address and ½d green applied to the reverse, redirected to Callander with boxed "½" charge mark. Very unusual.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 556 |
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1885-1941 Imitation Mulready envelopes produced by stamp dealers in the U.S.A (4) or Canada (5), comprising 1885 envelope by L.W Durbin of Philadelphia franked 3c, c.1885 unused envelope by Alfred L. Sewell of Chicago, c.1897 envelopes by E.A Holton
of Boston (2, one unused, one with stamps removed), 1918-41 envelopes by George A. Lowe of Toronto (2), J.H Lowe of Toronto (2) or W. Purkis of Vancouver all postally used. (9).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 557 |
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H. L’Estrange Ewen. 1899 Registered cover to Scotland franked by three 1d stamps, reverse bearing two labels "Reference List of Railway Letter Post Stamps Published by H. L’Estrange Ewen ..... Price 1s" copying the railway letter stamp design,
stamps and labels all tied by Anerley Rd, Nr Crystal Palace S.E c.d.s. Also an unused label, and similar labels for "Weekly Circular Subscription Stamp Gratis", "Standard Catalogue of British Stamps Price 2/6" and "Specialist Album for British
Stamps Price 5/-". (5).
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Est. £180-220
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 558 |
|
Hugo Griebert. 1894 6d Stamped to Order stationery envelope with a superb illustration of the shop of Hugo Griebert & Co, Foreign Stamp Merchants, registered from London to Gebruder Senf in Leipzig franked 1d, reverse with cachet of Griebert at 29
Bishopsgate St. Within. An unusually fine and attractive advertising envelope.
|
Est. £100-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 559 |
|
William Lincoln. 1887 Postal Stationery with circular advertising rings of "William Lincoln, 239 High Holborn, London" in the colour of the stamps, comprising undated 1d stamp on piece, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- stamps dated
24.10.87 on pieces and 1½d on cover (a little stained), also undated 1d stamp on piece with oval advertising ring in blue. (10).
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 560 |
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William Lincoln. 1911 (Sep 9) First U.K Aerial Post, brown postcard bought at D.H Evans (cachet on reverse) addressed to "Mr W.S Lincoln, The Oldest Established Stamp Dealer in the World, 2 Holles Street, Oxford Street, London W", W.S Lincoln
handstamp on reverse, franked KGV ½d with a small W.S Lincoln label applied alongside (contrary to regulations), the Aerial Post c.d.s cancelling the label and just tying the stamp. Unusual.
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 561 |
|
Stanley Gibbons. c.1870-1960 Covers and cards (47) and ephemera (c.40, also later items) with items to and from Gibbons including 1890 card to the P.S.N Co. agent in Panama offering a set of eight unused P.S.N Co stamps for £4, 1891 card signed
by Charles Phillips to W.T Wilson concerning the Philatelic Protection Association, others concerning orders for catalogues, offers of stamps, journal subscriptions, debts, etc. Also price lists, adverting leaflets, perforation gauges, etc. (90+).
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 562 |
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Alfred Smith. 1868-94 Covers and cards from or to Smith in Bath concerning exchanges of stamps, subscriptions to The Stamp Collectors Magazine, offers of stamps, etc, and postal stationery envelopes with "Alfred Smith & Co / Bath / Foreign Stamp
Importer / Timbres-poste pour Collections" printed above and below the embossed stamps (12, all used, four with illustrations of their premises). Also unused postal stationery lettersheets published by Smith in 1894 (5), 1868 advert for Dr Grays
catalogue, c.1875 price list for heraldic albums, and an envelope for "The New Shilling Packet of Foreign Post Cards" with an imitation Mulready design. (33).
|
Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 563 |
|
Winch Brothers. 1878-1923 Covers and cards to or from Winch Brothers, mainly in Colchester, two items to Winch at Cannes or Monte Carlo, also G.B postal stationery with printed return address of Colchester (6, five used) or Paris (14, eleven used),
and 1890 price list of stamps, crests and albums. (56).
|
Est. £350-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 564 |
|
H.R Harmer. 1910-71 Covers, cards and ephemera including 1910 card from Harmer at White Roding near Dunmow to Bartels in New York requesting Venezuela stamps, 1924 (Apr 23) British Empire Exhibition 1d + 1½d on H.R Harmer First Day Cover with
"A Souvenir posted on the opening day of the British Empire Exhibition" cancelled by the Empire Exhibition slogan machine, 1935-39 Christmas cards (4), 1971 strike post covers (2), also later items. (44).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
AIR MAILS
AIR MAILS
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 565 |
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1911-38 Covers and cards including 1921 St. Johns, Newfoundland to London cover franked 35c "Air Mail to Halifax NS 1921" overprint, 1924 Zeppelin Z.R.3 Germany to U.S.A flight, 1933 Passau to Staad DO-X flight, 1936 Hindenburg U.S.A to Germany
flight signed by the Captain, 1938 London to New Zealand Calpurnia crash, etc. (8).
|
Est. £260-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 566 |
|
1913-76 Covers and cards, first flights and commercial mail, including Canada 1921 St. Johns to Halifax with 35c air stamp, 1913 Germany card with Johannisthal Flugplatz c.d.s, G.B, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Persia, KUT, Nyasaland, etc.
Also nine P.O leaflets from 1934. (245).
|
Est. £400-600
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 567 |
|
Imperial Airways. 1927-38 Covers (18), letters and ephemera, the written up display showing the various advertising and publicity items used by Imperial with differing types of first flight envelopes, letters on I.A notepaper, slogans advertising
the all-up rates, luggage labels, postal rate leaflets, etc., also many adverts cut from contemporary magazines. (29+).
|
Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 568 |
|
1931-37 First Flight and commercial air mail covers (62) contained within an album of world stamps, including 1933 (June 22) "Faith in Australia" Australia to England flight cover with Derby, Western Australia c.d.s, cachets of Karachi, Dum Dum and
Rangoon with G.B and Australia stamps cancelled in G.B; internal China covers bearing 1929 Air stamps (3, one franked $2.73 with thirteen 15c Air stamps) or Szechwan overprints (3); Southern Rhodesia first flights, G.B, Mozambique, etc. Also a
Dairen Paquebot cover, and 1959 letter from Claridges Hotel in London signed by Eleanor Roosevelt. (64+).
|
Est. £250-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 569 |
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Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1935 Pan Am F.A.M 14 Survey Flights, covers comprising April first flight from San Francisco to Honolulu flown on the outward, return or both flights (also U.S.S Whippoorwill Pearl Harbour "Clipper landed" cancel, two
photos and news cuttings); August second flight from Honolulu to Wake Island and back, pilot signed (also three photos of the plane); October third flight from San Francisco to Guam (2, one also carried on return flight); and March commemorative
cover for Pan Am Clipper base at Alameda. (8+).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 570 |
|
Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1935 (Nov 22) Pan Am "China Clipper" first flight from San Francisco to Manila, covers flown from San Francisco to Guam (3), Honolulu (3) or Manila (3, one also carried on return flight), Honolulu to Guam (2) or Manila
(2), Guam to Manila (3); and Dec. 2nd first return flight covers flown from Manila to Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco (5), Guam to Honolulu (4) or San Francisco (2), Honolulu to San Francisco (3), also commemorative cancels from U.S Ships (2), three
outward flight covers signed by the crew of seven. (34).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 571 |
|
Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1937 (Apr 28/29) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extension to Hong Kong and Macao, first return flight covers from Macao to Hong Kong (2), Manila (3), Guam (2), Honolulu or San Francisco (2), or from Hong Kong to Manila (2),
Guam, Honolulu (2, one a scarce Dutch acceptance) or San Francisco (4, three Netherlands Indies acceptances), also a Photo of the British Consulate in Macao signed by the nine crew. (20).
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 572 |
|
1937-39 First Flight covers including transatlantic flights (10) with 1938 address panel from a parcel of newspapers carried on the experimental Foynes to Montreal "Mercury" flight and 1939 northern hemisphere round the world cover with G.B, U.S.A
and Hong Kong stamps, and West Africa flights (9) with 1936 Nigeria to Kenya or Hong Kong, various London to Nigeria first flights, etc. (19)
|
Est. £240-280
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 573 |
|
Imperial Airways. 1938 (July 20) "Mercury" experimental transatlantic flight from Foynes to Montreal and onto New York, "News Chronicle", "Daily Herald" and "Daily Telegraph" newspapers, and posters for the "Daily Mirror", "Daily Mail", "News
Chronicle" and "Daily Herald", all seven flown and posted in New York (July 22). Also a special edition of the "Daily Mirror" newspaper, news cuttings, postcards, etc. (7+).
|
Est. £350-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 574 |
|
1938-40 Empire Air Mail Scheme, first flight covers from G.B to India (4, one also carried on return flight), New Zealand, New Guinea, Hong Kong, Australia or Cook Islands, South Africa to Burma, Australia to G.B at 1/6 or 5d rates, New Zealand to
G.B or Australia, all well written up on pages. (29).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 575 |
|
Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1939 First flight covers and cards carried on the southern route (30) or northern route (28), many differing stages, stationery and cachets including scarce Dutch acceptance for the northern route, also Fidelity Stamp
Co. promotional cards sent in advance of the flight offering first flight covers (3) and cards of aeroplanes, a fine lot well written up on pages. (58+).
|
Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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