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Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
1322 cover image1890/1985ca: Fine accumulation of postal stationery, both used and unused, featuring many registration envelopes and postcards (including reply cards) sent to various destinations. The items are in almost exclusively fine condition, totaling about 100 pieces. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
3094 cover imageIncoming Mail Overland via Southampton 1860 (Nov 29): Cover from Malta to Sydney, New South Wales bearing 1857 Great Britain 4 d. rose tied by "A25" duplex and prepaying 4 d. and underpaid 2 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter of 6 d. to New South Wales. With the steamer arriving in Melbourne, the cover was attempted to be delivered to William Street, but returned to the G.P.O. where the rare “MISSENT TO / MELBOURNE” handstamp in red was applied. Forwarded on to Sydney a week later with datestamps on the reverse. Fine and rare, being the earlier of the two recorded covers from the British Post Office in Malta to the Australian Colonies. Route - P&O Line: Departed Malta 29 Nov 1860 to Alexandria (3 Dec); overland to Suez; “Nemesis” (6 Dec) to Galle (23 Dec); “Benares” (23 Dec) via King Georges Sound (7 Jan 1861) to Melbourne (12 Jan). Australasian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Melbourne (19 Jan) per “City of Sydney”, arriving 21 Jan 1861 (70 days). Note: The Australasian Steam Navigation Co’s “City of Sydney” ran aground and was later wrecked at Cape Green on the 18 Nov 1862 on a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney. All passengers and crew were saved. Provenance: Collection Purves. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
6161 cover image1767: Entire to Grenoble struck with a very fine example of the rare two-line "MARSEILLE / DE MALTHE", rated "10". Fine and clean. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6162 cover image1822: Entire letter from Liverpool to Corfu, endorsed at bottom left to travel privately to Malta and to be passed "to the care of Mr. William Hutton". The reverse bearing straight-line "April 24: T. 2,10" charge handstamp, front bearing "ISOLE IONIE" arrival handstamp. The entire is disinfected with two vertical slits. Fine and rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6163 cover image1824 (July 27): Entire letter from Malta to Corfu, bearing good example of straight-line "MALTA * P PAID" handstamp (MPP-1a), large double-ring "ISOLE IONIE" arrival handstamp. Front with small stain, fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6164 cover image1834: Entire to Versoix, Switzerland datelined May 15, struck by straight-line "MALTA POST OFFICE" handstamp overstruck with MARSEILLE transit (May 31) and to right framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" and bearing fine example of rare oval-framed "2s.". Part of backflap with arrival datestamp missing, otherwise fine and fresh condition. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6165 cover image1839: Incoming entire from Livorno bearing red ornamental despatch cds on front, reverse with fine handstamp of "I.R. GOVERNO LIVORNO". on front at top framed official Livorno Government handstamp and the very rare "27 July Free" applied below. Address part has been refolded. Fine appearance. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6166 cover image1872 (July 19): Registered folded cover to Livorno, Italy bearing single-franking Great Britain 1867 10 d. red-brown cancelled by full 'A25' obliterator, "REGISTERED MALTA" cds and unframed "P.D." in red alongside, reverse with SIRACUSA and NAPOLI transits. Fine and scarce single franking, cert. BPA (1974). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6167 cover image1883 (March 22): Envelope addressed to Basil Hall Chamberlain in Tokyo, Japan, endorsed "By P&O Steamer" franked Great Britain 1880 2 d. pale rose, in both horizontal and vertical pair each tied by fine 'A25' duplex, SINGAPORE and YOKOHAMA backstamps. A remarkable combination paying double weight to a rare destination for GB used in Malta. Note: Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1035) after teaching at the Imperial Naval Academy in Tokyo was from 1882 a Professor at Tokyo Imperial University, whilst writing some of the earliest translations of Haiku into English. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6168 cover image1901 ((july 30): Large part parcel card to Plauen, Germany franked with block of ten 1885/90 2½ d. cancelled "PARCEL POST SERVICE MALTA" and tied by Plauen official cachet, reverse SIRACUSA and FRANKFURT transit as well as arrival (Aug 8) datestamps. Light horizontal and vertical bends otherwise fine and striking item. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6169 cover image1915 (June 24): Stampless picture postcard to England, from a soldier in hospital at St. Andrews, handstamped "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / MEDTn" and violet triple ring "WOUNDED POST OFFICE / (crown) / MALTA. This rare cachet used briefly in June & July 1915, very few examples are recorded. Provenance: Spink sale 19029, July 2019, lot 945. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6170 cover image1921 (March 13): Picture postcard from Italy to Malta franked 5 & 10 centesimi, charged 3½ d. with circular "3d" and "½d" charge marks, and a MALTA cds (Proud D24, used in the sorting room), manuscript "insf", a very unusual and rare combination of charge marks. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
Martinique
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6299 cover imageMartinique 1769 (June 8): Entire letter to Beaune, France bearing manuscript "Trinité" and "affranchie". Very fine, this being the earliest recorded manuscript mark known from any of the sub offices, other than that of St. Pierre. Provenance: Collection Brian Brookes, Spink, London, November 2018, lot 2511. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
6300 cover imageMartinique 1787: Entire to Bordeaux bearing manuscript rate markings and straight-line handstamp "LA MARTINIQUE". A fine early entire in good condition. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
Mauritius
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1323 cover image1814 (Aug 7): Cover from Port Louis to La Rochelle, France struck in transit with "EXETER / SHIP LETTER" on obverse (Robertson S3 -earliest recorded usage by ten years) in black and London arrival (Nov 26). Thence to France with ANGLETERRE in black and many differing rates and London framed "Returned / for Postage" on reverse where eventually paid 2 shillings by Forwarding Agent with manuscript "Port Payé à Londres le 22 Decembre 1814 Deux Escalines...Samuel Bryant & Co." on reverse and charged '18' décimes due on arrival (Dec 27). A most unusual and rare cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
1324 cover image1817 (Sept 24): Entire letter from Port Louis to Orthes, France struck with oval framed "PORT LOUIS / POST PAID" in black (Proud PD2) with two line COLONIES / PAR NANTES entry marking and rated '9' décimes to pay in manuscript. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
1325 cover image1817: Large part covers (2), both from Port Louis to London, each with good strikes of "PORT LOUIS / UNPAID" handstamps (Proud UP2, in use for less than a year) struck in black; one with "Calcutta / Not Paid" transit (Oct 1817) cds in black and fine "SHIP LETTER / GRAVESEND" in black; rated 2 s. 4 d. to pay on receipt; the other cover with "♚ / INDIA / SHIP LETTER" (March 4, 1818) in black (Robertson In.P2, in use for a year, rated very scarce) superbly struck in black. A very scarce pair. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
1326 cover image1819 (July 26): Entire letter from Port Louis to Perth, Scotland endorsed "Single sheet" and "pr. Cerberus" at lower left, struck on despatch with very rare oval "MAURITIUS / PACKET-LETTER" (July 26) in black (Proud SL1 - latest recorded usage). Received in London and backstamped in red (Nov 25) and thence with Scottish Wheel Tax framed "½" in black; eventually charged at 1 s. 7 d. rate: rated at the newly reduced India Ship Letter rate of 4 d. + inland charges to Perth of 1 s. 3 d. (a Packet Letter prior to July 1819 would have cost 4 s. 9 d.). A rare entire. Note: HMS Cerberus (launched in 1794) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1794 and sold by the Admiralty in 1814 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
1327 cover image1838 (Sept 1): Entire letter from Port Louis to London endorsed per "Waterloo" at lower left, with weak "Mauritius / Post Office" cds in red on reverse. The entire landed with framed "RYDE / SHIP LETTER" struck in black (Robertson S3) with Ryde cds on reverse (Dec 22). On arrival in London cover was correctly noted as an India rate entire and the Ship Letter erased by rare use the "Crutched Cross" handstamp and scarce framed "INDIA" marking in brown (Robertson In.8) and charged 1 s. due to pay. Rare and very fine. Note: The "Waterloo" was a convict ship on the return leg from New South Wales. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
1328 cover image1845 (March 29): Entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux endorsed "per Prescursor, Overland via Marseilles", originally sent outside the mails care of Forwarding Agents Ackland, Boyd & Co in Colombo; mailed from there with superb "♚ / COLOMBO / POST PAID" oval datestamp in black (May 10). Prepaid "1/8d." in manuscript, thence via Alexandria (June 9) and Malta where slitted for disinfection and "Puifié au Lazaret / Malte" applied in black. Bordeaux arrival (June 18). Displays well, a fine entire. Note: Carried by P&O "Precursor" from Galle (12 May), from Alexandria (6 June) on the "Great Liverpool" to Malta (11 June), Marseille (15 June). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

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