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6111

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1876 (Nov 20): Cover of a Sodier's Letter to Mere, England endorsed and countersigned, bearing Great Britain 1 d. plate 172 lettered EB, tied by 'A26' obliterator with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. MERE arrival cds (Dec 1) at bottom left, BATH transit backstamp. The letter was written "From Pr. Thomas Welch No. 1215 of 69th Foot Regiment". Fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6112

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1879 (Aug 11): Cover to Oratava, Canary Islands endorsed "pr "Les Vosges" SS" franked with two Great Britain 1 d. red plate 171 lettered RS & RI, tied by 'A26' duplexes, arrival "Pto DE OROTAVA / (CANARIAS)" backstamp (Aug 23). Central crease away from the franking, scarce franking to an unusual destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6113

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1911 (Feb 20): Insured parcel card for £ 50 to Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany franked 1906/11 New Colours 1 d. carmine, 2 s. black/green and 2 s. purple & bright blue/blue, tied by "GIBRALTAR / PARCEL POST" cds's, Insured label alongside, CÖLN transit and "SCHWÄBISCH GMÜND" arrival (March 1) backstamps. Left section removed and vertical filing crease away from the franking, a scarce item. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6114

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1914 (June 5): Insured parcel card to Bengasi, Tripolitania, routed via London, franked 1912/24 2 d. in a vertical pair, 6 d. and 4 s., tied by "GIBRALTAR / PARCEL POST" cds, Insured red and '274 Gibraltar.' white labels alongside, "DIREZIONE BENGASI / (PACCHI POSTALI)" arrival (June 26) backstamps. Some slight toning and vertical filing creases away from the franking, very scarce usage and destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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1135

1935: Silver Jubilee 1½ d. and 3 d., unused example, each with variety "Flagstaff on right turret", fresh colour, fine, large part og. Gi = £625. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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1136

1935: Silver Jubilee, 1 s. slate & purple, variety "Flagstaff on right-hand turret", large part original gum, nicely-centered, fresh and very fine. Cert. Brandon (2002). Gi = £600 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Gold Coast

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6115

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1874 (Jan 28): Stampless cover to Hyde Park, London bearing a good strike of "CAPE COAST CASTLE", manuscript "4" and handstamped '6' rate marks, reverse with LIVERPOOL transit and LONDON arrival (Feb 21) cds's. Fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6116

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1901 (July 27): 2 d. registration stationery envelope to England additionally franked 1898/1902 1 d. dull mauve & rose, the imprinted stamp not cancelled, the adhesive with two-line manuscript "Dodowah / 27-7-01" with similar manuscript by way of registration, reverse with LONON transit and BANBURY arrival (Aug 25) cds's. Fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Great Britain

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658

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Incoming Mail: 1842/43 Two covers sent from London to Gambia, one a large format envelope endorsed "on H.M. Service" from the Treasury to Major Maclean, with London crowned paid cds and oval 'Paid Ship Letter / London' in red (30/6/42). The other, a commercial entire addressed to Lieut. Glen of the 3rd West India Regiment on McCarthy Island, River Gambia, marked 'Pd' with Charing Cross despatch datestamp (3/7/43), rate '8' and with a 'Paid Ship Letter / London' dated oval also in red. Both have imperfections, although very presentable and scarce (2). Provenance: Collection John Sacher, December 2016. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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659

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Incoming Mail: Great Britain 1855/57 6 d. lilac, Wing margin, affixed to top left, used on a small envelope from London to Bathurst, Gambia, dated 23 July 1858, tied by a London inland '21' barred oval, with manuscript '1' in red alongside. To reverse, a blue thimble London cds (23 July) and undated Queens Row circular in black. Light soiling and minor creasing, otherwise in fine presereved condition. Scarce, an early incoming cover following the opening of the Post Office in Gambia on 23 April 1858. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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660

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Incoming Mail: Great Britain 1867 6 d. violet, plate 6, lettered CK, used on a commercial wrapper from London to Bathurst, River Gambia, dated 29 August 1867, tied by a London '48' barred oval, with Late mark (30/8) in red alongside and a manuscript '1' in crayon. To the reverse, a despatch datestamp (29/8) in black and circular segmented quadrant cancel with 'L' in the center. Heavy creasing, stained and some faults. A note on the inside gives details of an arms shipment, "Forty Five Chests Guns, Two Kegs Flints, Eighty Cases Shot and Ball, Eight Hundred and Forty Kegs Gunpowder, Six Hundred and Twenty Bars Iron." Most interesting item. Provenance: Collection John Rose, May 2011. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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661

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Incoming Mail: 1871 Post Office Notice "West Coast of Africa Additional Services, Changes in one of the dates of Sailing", dated 30 January 1871, providing details of the five departure dates of sailing from Liverpool. To the reverse, a private notation made in 1875. Some creasing as would be expected for such a document, otherwise in a good state of preservation. Additionally, comes with an 1858 Bill of Exchange from Bathurst to France for 1,434 francs, with 9 d. purple Foreign Bill stamp affixed. Rare and unusal duo (2). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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662

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Incoming Mail: Great Britain 1887 2½ d. purple on blue, used on an entire letter from London to Bathurst Trading Company, dated 3 December 1895 tied by double ring cds in black, with 'Received / Gambia' arrival alongside (21/12) and a quadrant in circle packet mark to the reverse (2/12). In well preserved condition. Scarce example. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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1218

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1861: 1 d. red star used on Soldier's concessionary rate cover to London, endorsed at top and countersigned at base by the Colonel commanding the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment, poorly cancelled in black upon arrival in London with "London / Paid" cds in red (May 1) adjacent. Overall soiling and flap missing but scarce. Signed Holcombe. Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut, Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991, lot 79. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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1572

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1712

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Seafarer Atlantic Record Flight 1933 (July 22/23): Envelope carried on the flight from Pendine Sands, Wales to New York, by Amy Johnson and her husband Jim Mollison, franked 1 1/2d. tied by London machine cancellation of June 1st and bears additional Croydon circular date stamp of June 4th. Cover signed by both pilots and is one of only four covers carried. Inside the envelope additional note stamped by Shell-Mex and BP Mollisons’ fuel supplier in their endeavor. A very rare cover, signed Fields Nierinck 330723. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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1713

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Attempted Nonstop Flight Paris to San Diego, California by Maurice Rossi and Frank Codos 1934 (May 25): Flown cover signed by Rossi and Codos, French and U.S. franking tied by May 25 and May 29 datestamps, respectively. Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi attempted to establish a new distance record in the Bleriot “Joseph Le Brix” airplane. They proceeded for an emergency landing on Floyd Bennett Field, New York due to adverse weather condition. This was the second non-stop flight from Paris to New York.Very Fine and rare, with only ten covers carried AAMC 1208. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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1714

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First East - West Woman's Solo flight by Beril Markham 1936 (Sept. 4-5): Cover with special cachet in black franked with King Edvard VIII 1/2d. green, which remained as usual uncancelled, flown from Abingdon, England to Louisburg - Nova Scotia. After a 20 hours flight, her Percival Gull “The Messenger” plane, suffered fuel starvation due to icing of the fuel tank vents and she crash-landed at Baleine, Nova Scotia. Beryl Markham became the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo, and the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop from east to west. There were only 26 unaddressed covers carried, signed by Beryl Markham AAMC TO1265. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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1715

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UK - Canada Ship to Shore Flights by St. Lawrence Seaway Air Mail Service 1928/32: Group of five envelopes, incl. four inward mails through the accelerated St. Lawrence Seaway Air Mail service. Properly franked with 1½ d., the Empire surface foreign rate, which was used for this system until August 24th, 1928 as well as 1932 Shore to Ship Flight to S.S. “Empress of Britain” at Bradore Bay flown by Lt. D.A. Harding on Ottawa-Rimouski leg (some stained perfs.) Fine and scarce usages though. (Image 1)

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1716

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Imperial Airways 1934/39: Lot 15 covers, incl. 1934 (Dec. 6) envelope from Juba, Sudan used on the opening airmail service by Imperial and Qantas Airways to Laboeanhadji, Nederlands Indies, registered envelope from "Leipzig 2.10.36" to Sydney, further four airmail envelopes used at the new '1 1/2d. Half Ounce' Empire Airmail Scheme rate to rare destinations in the Pacific as Nauru, New Hebrides, Norfolk and New Zealand (Mu-387) as well as ten first flight covers from Ireland and to the Channel Islands together with an envelope of 1939 first regular service to the United States. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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