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Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
4235 cover imageAnglo-French Mail 1848/1900. Specialised Collection. A well-formed
and neatly written-up presentation of Anglo-French mail, housed in
an F.G. Warwick album and comprising 63 covers and cards,
predominantly franked examples. The collection displays a broad and
attractive range of usages, including: varied rate combinations,
late fee mail, registered covers, underpaid items, scarcer
postmarks, perfins, transit and entry markings. Particularly strong
in Queen Victoria issues, the collection features both single and
combination frankings, including: a block of four 1d red (penny
plate), attractive tri-colour frankings, mixed line-engraved and
surface-printed combinations. The material offers excellent scope
for study of Anglo-French postal rates and routes in the second
half of the nineteenth century. Condition is generally good to
fine, with the occasional fault noted, though the majority of items
are clean, sound, and very presentable. A desirable and well
considered assembled postal history collection with clear
exhibition potential. Provenance: Ex John Pitts. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image 41) (Image 42) (Image 43) (Image 44)

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Currently...CHF 1,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4236 piece/cover imageScotland: Group of four items, comprising 1867 registered cover
from Bridge of Earn to Edinburgh franked with 1 d. red Plate 78,
manuscript registration marking and clear despatch cds; 1853
registered cover from Stirling to Edinburgh bearing six 1 d. red
imperforate (strip of 5 and a single); 1868 Valentine embossed
envelope to Edinburgh franked 1 d. red, somewhat damaged but
visually appealing; and a scarce 1864 1 d. red Plate 225 used on
piece with Polmont cds. Registered mail from smaller Scottish
offices is considerably less frequently encountered than from the
principal cities, and the Polmont Plate 225 represents a desirable
late plate usage. Condition variable as described, but an
interesting and characterful Scottish postal history group. (Image 1)



Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4237 cover imageGreat Britain and Mauritius: 1864/1909 postal history group to and
from Mauritius, comprising 1862/64 4 d. vermilion pl. 4 (with
hairlines) and 6 d. lilac pl. 3 on (SG82 & 84) 1864 entire from
Liverpool to Mauritius via Marseilles, tied by “Liverpool / 466”
duplexes with red “4½d.” marking, Mauritius arrival cds on reverse.
Also 1909 insured cover front from Mauritius to France bearing
1900/05 25 c. (single and pair) and 1902 50 c. (SG151 & 161), with
“Insured / Valeur Déclarée” label and appropriate endorsements. An
attractive combination showing both inbound and outbound Mauritius
mails. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4238 cover image1867: 3 d. rose, plate 5, wmk. Spray, perf. 14, part sheet marginal
at base with "..10 Shillings.." inscription, lettered OD, used on a
wrapper, sent from London to Bordeaux, France, dated 8 November
1870 (during Franco-Prussian War), tied by London EC "75" duplex,
with French "ANGL.AMB.CALAIS B" in black (9 Nov). Reverse with
arrival cds dated 11 November 1870. The odd short perf. but retains
its eye catching appeal. Comes with a small group of four similar
covers all sent to Bordeaux, three franked with the same 3 d.
franking to Bordeaux (one dated 8 August 1870) and a 4 d. vermilion
plate 11 sent 11 February 1870. Provenance: Ex John Pitts. (Image 1)

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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4239 cover image1870/1924: Group of three cards, including First ½ d. violet postal
stationery card (Higgins & Gage-Nr. 1) to Kendal used on First Day
of Issue with "DARLINGTON OC 1 70" (small closed tear at top); 1911
fold-out "Coronation Day" printed letter card bearing ½ d. green
(SG-321) used on First Day of Issue with London machine cancel
(1911, June 22); together with 1924 Wembley Exhibition 1 d.
rose-red postal stationery card, used on First Day of Issue,
cancelled by "Empire Exhibition / Wembley Park" machine
cancellation (April 23) in black. A rare trio. (Image 1)

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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
8170 cover imageGrossbritannien 1866/67: Ausstellungsblatt mit drei Briefen aus Grossbritannien an Constantin Pult, "Professor der Mathematik an der Kantonsschule" in Chur (2) resp. an Landammann Camenisch in Portein. Dabei 1864/79 1d. rot (Gi. 5), waagr. Paar und Dreierstreifen entw. mit 'Dupex'-Stp. "DORCHESTER / DE 3 / 66 / 356" mit nebenges. rotem "PD", nachgewogen und mit entspr. Notiz als in die 2. Gewichtsstufe fallend befunden, deshalb mit Vermerkstp. "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" versehen, das PD mit schwarzem Nummernstp. '50' wieder annuliert und bei Ankunft nachtaxiert sowie zwei Mischfrankaturen 1864/79 1 d. rot und 1862/64 Buchdruckausgabe 4 d. hellrot (Gi. 5+22) ebenfalls von Dorchester nach Chur sowie von Liverpool nach Portein. Ein attraktives und interessantes Trio, nach Graubünden selten. Incoming Mail, Great Britain 1866/67: Exhibition page with covers/entires (3) from Great Britain to Graubünden including 1864/79 1 d. red, a horizontal pair and a strip of three used on 1866 cover from Dorchester to Chur, tied by Dorchester '357' duplex with red "PD" in circle at lower right, found underpaid, struck with "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" instructional handstamp and "PD" annulled by '50' numeral obliterator in black and charged '140' on arrival and two mixed frankings 1 d. red and 1862/64 surface printed 4 d. pale red (Gi. 5+22) on covers from Dorchester to Chur and Liverpool to the small village of Portein respectively. An interesting and attracitve trio to this uncommon destination. (Image 1)



Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM
Great Britain British Post in Morocco
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
4914 imageMorocco Agencies 1898/1936: Extensive collection on leaves with
1898 issue unused and used sets of 8 and an unused set of seven
values showing Narrow "M" varieties (5 c. to 1 r.) printed in
London, varieties including "Inverted V for A" on examples of 10 c.
(2, unused and used), 40 c. and 50 c. value (Gi 2a+5a+6a = £
1'150+), 1903/05 Spanish currency set of seven unused and used,
1905/06 set of seven unused, 1907 Specimen set of two, Spanish
currency 1907/12 set of twelve values with two 12 p. on 10 s.
ultramarine and a used set with both 12 peseta values and the
SPECIMEN set of two, 1907 set of eight with both 2 s. 6 d. values,
George V definitive sets in British, French and Spanish currency
complete, excellent Seahorses range from all three printings incl.
SPECIMEN overprinted examples, Waterlow 12 p. on 10 s. indigo-blue
with variety "Surcharge Double, One Albino" fine unused (Gi = £
275), 1935 Silver Jubilee 5 cs. on ½ d. green with AGENCIFS variety
within an unused block of nine, 1936 Tangier Royal Silver Wedding
2½ d. with TANGIER opt. at top (RPSL cert., Gi = £ 250), generally
very fine with further varieties to discover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27)

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Currently...CHF 600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
Great Britain Offices Abroad
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
4029 cover imageBriritish Post Office in Panama: 1870, 1½ d. lake red, plate 3,
block of eight, QA/RD, tied with „C35“ PANAMA numerals to envelope
handstamped „PANAMA / 17 AU 1879 / TRANSIT“ on front and „LONDON SP
13 79“ c.d.s. for arrival on reverse, Minor wrinkling, but a
superbly attractive and extremely rare cover and an unique large
multiple of the 1 ½ d. cancelled in Panama. Provenance: Grant
Glassco, Robson Lowe auction 25-27 Nov. 1969, lot 707 Harmers,
London 18 Nov. 1986, lot 323 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 1,200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4241 bof imageBritish Post Offices abroad in Ecuador 1876: 4 d. vermillion, plate
15, wmk. Large Garter, perf. 14, a fine and fresh block of 4,
cancelled with two strikes of barred 'C41' oval of Guayaquil. A
most appealing multiple, the 1876, 4d. vermillion is exceedinglay
rare „Used Abroad“, but in addition the block of four is not only
the largest used multiple recorded, but also one of just two used
blocks of four recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.cert. RPSL
(2018) Gi = £ 1'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4242 cover image1860 (July 31): Unpaid Entire letter from Vera Cruz to Paris,
endorsed "par vapeur anglais", struck with oval Mexican "VERA CRUZ
31 JULIO 1860" despatch datestamp on reverse, given to the British
office abroad and struck by "VERA CRUZ AU 1 1860" datestamp,
thimble "LONDON AU 28 60" transit cds in red alongside, obverse
with framed "G. B. / 1F60c" accountancy handstamp, French "ANGL.
CALAIS" entry cds of the same day, and handstruck '8' décimes due.
Reverse with indistinct PARIS arrival cds. An interesting Shipmail
entire from Mexico. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4243 cover image1874 (April 18): Unpaid double rate Entire letter from Valparaiso
to Manchester, endorsed "via Panama", struck with "VALPARAISO
UNPAID" despatch on reverse (inverted '7' used instead of a '4'),
obverse with MANCHESTER arrival cds (May 29) and crisp handstruck
1/6 (sh/d) due. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
Great Britain Post in Madagascar
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
1423 cover imageBritish Mail / Quen Ranavalona period 1837 (June 16): Entire letter
written "off Bembatooka, Madagascar" by a Britrish Naval Officer,
Henry Bond on Anti-Slavery duties, mailed back to Exeter and struck
on flap with "DOVER" cds in black (Nov 13) and London cds in red
(Nov 14) with a charge "1 s." in manuscript. Rare and most
interesting entire during the Madagascan 'closed' period. Note: A
fascinating letter "In the Mozambique channel we have fallen in
with a remote chance of getting a letter conveyed to
England...(Madagascar) This is certainly the most barbarous and
incivilised place I have had the misfortune to arrive in. 15'000
slaves were released last year from the places Queillimane in
Mozambique - so much for the "abolition". As for our last year's
prize the "Diogenes" she will lay in trust of the Port
Government....£ 30 becomes my share of the prizes we have
captured...". The letter also mentions Sierra Leone and a probable
journey home up the West Coast of Africa. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 300.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1424 cover imageBritish Mail / Quen Ranavalona period 1845 (Oct 26): Entire letter
written by Montagu Burrows on board "HMS Sappho" at the Cape of
Good Hope to his brother in Gosport, Hampshire with weak Cape of
Good Hope oval despatch in black and manuscript "p.p. 7d." in red
ink, and was carried back on the "Emerald Isle" and struck on
arrival with London SHIP LETTER in black and red datestamp (Dec 29)
with Gosport arrival of the following day. A historical letter from
the 'closed' period. Note: In early 1845 Queen Ranavalona I decreed
all Europeans left in Madagascar would be liable to slave labour,
in response to the alarm of traders in the ports, the British and
French bombarded the port of Tamatave on June 15, 1845. HMS Sappho
was in the Mozambique channel at the time, standing as alert for
HMS Conway. The letter states "We are anxiously waiting for
instructions from England about this Madagascar business. If we do
nothing in it, we shall go on cruising for slavers just the same as
hitherto for 1½ years at least...". Sappho was a 500 ton brig
patrolling the Mozambique channel targetting Portuguese and
Brazilian slavers. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1426 cover imageBritish Missionary Mail 1825 (March 21): Missionary cover from
Reverend David Griffiths in Antananarivo to William Alers Hankey of
the London Missionary Society in London, reverse with manuscript
Forwarding Agent's annotation "Forwarded by yr. obedient servant,
R. Metcalf, Gibraltar 4 Oct 1825", and placed into the Mails with
"DE GIB / S. ROQUE / AND. BAXA" in red, with faint black ESPAGNE /
PAR BAYONNE (?) and dotted London Foreign Branch arrival cds (Nov
14) at top and rated "2/4 d." due to pay in manuscript. Journey
time 249 days. Imperfections but very rare - this is one of the two
earliest known Missionary letters from Madagascar in private hands,
and the earliest known for David Griffiths. Note: Griffiths and his
wife Mary were sent to Madagascar by the London Missionary Society
in June 1820, to join Reverend David Jones who had gone out in
1818. They preached twice every Sunday and established day and
night schools, Mary teaching the girls. In 1824, the schools in the
capital numbered 300 scholars, and there were 32 other schools
within the country. Griffiths and Jones, with King Radama I,
devised a Roman-letter alphabet for Malagasy and in 1827 a printing
press was obtained, and the following year a catechism, a hymnal,
and some schoolbooks were published in Malagasy. In 1828 King
Radama I of Madagascar, who had been a friend to the Christian
missionaries, died at the age 36. A period of confusion followed,
and the mission's work was for a time interrupted. In 1831, the New
Testament was published in Malagasy, and a large part of the Old
Testament; the first Bible to be published in an African language. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1427 cover imageBritish Missionary Mail 1831 (April 5): Entire letter written from
Antananarivo by the artisan Missionary John Canham, carried as an
enclosure, sent to William Alers Hankey at the London Missionary
Society, with contents concerning wages. Canham (1798-1881), a
tanner, experienced difficulty in practising his trade due to the
Malagasy practice of eating beef with the hide still attached. He
followed his colleagues into exile in 1834-35 when the persecution
of Christians began and Madagascar was virtually closed to
outsiders for over 20 years. One of five letters known from Canham. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1428 cover imageBritish Missionary Mail 1831 (Aug 23): Entire letter from the
Reverend David Griffiths in Antananarivo to William Alers Hankey of
the London Missionary Society in London, endorsed "Pr. John Craig"
at top and annotated "DG" at lower left, struck on reverse with
framed "INDIA LETTER / PLYMOUTH" in black (Robertson fig. In1),
London cds in red on reverse (Feb 24, 1832) and rated "1/3 d." to
pay upon arrival in manuscript. An overall journey time of 185
days. The letter mainly refers to the annual expenditure of the
Mission. Rare and early - this is the second of the five letters
known from Griffiths. Note: Gfiffiths and his wife Mary were sent
to Madagascar by the London Missionary Society in June 1820, to
join Reverend David Jones who had gone out in 1818. They preached
twice every Sunday and established day and night schools, Mary
teaching the girls. In 1824, the schools in the capital numbered
300 scholars, and there were 32 other schools within the country.
Griffiths and Jones, with King Radama I, devised a Roman-letter
alphabet for Malagasy and in 1827 a printing press was obtained,
and the following year a catechism, a hymnal, and some schoolbooks
were published in Malagasy. In 1828 King Radama I of Madagascar,
who had been a friend to the Christian missionaries, died at the
age 36. A period of confusion followed, and the mission's work was
for a time interrupted. In 1831, the New Testament was published in
Malagasy, and a large part of the Old Testament; the first Bible to
be published in an African language. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1429 cover imageBritish Missionary Mail 1831 (Nov 3): Entire letter from the
Reverend David Griffiths in Antananarivo to William Alers Hankey of
the London Missionary Society in London, endorsed "Pr. Capricorn"
at top and annotated "DG" at lower left, struck on obverse with
framed "INDIA LETTER / GREENOCK" in black (Robertson fig. In2),
Greenock cds in black (April 22) with "Add / ½" wheel tax, London
cds in red on reverse (April 25, 1832) and rated "1/6 d." to pay
upon arrival in manuscript. An overall journey time of 173 days.
The letter refers to the Griffiths salary of £ 100 per annum. Rare
and early - this is the third of the five letters known from
Griffiths. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 600.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1430 cover imageBritish Missionary Mail 1832 (April 11): Entire letter to William
Alers Hankey of the London Missionary Society, endorsed
"Tananarivo, April 11 1832" at top, and annotated "JC" at lower
left corner, written by the missionary James Cameron, with contents
stating that he was enclosing bills from Mauritius for some £ 53;
struck on reverse with fine framed "INDIA LETTER / DOVER" in black
(Robertson fig. In1), London arrival in red (Dec 27), Rated "1/8
d." due to pay, with annotation, presumably from the Foreign Post
Office desk of a total of "£ 1 and 3 d." outstanding for letters to
the LMS received. Rare and very fine entire that displays well: the
sole recorded entire from James Cameron. Note: James Cameron
(1799-1875) was an industrious Scottish artisan missionary, he
constructed a brick residence at Ambatonakanga (1826), he employed
and educated 600 young Malagasy in the construction of machinery
and other public works projects. Upon the death of Radama I in
1828, and the accession of his wife, Queen Ranavalona I, to the
throne, with her subsequent attempt to rid the island of foreign
influence, Christian proselytising was forbidden and those
practicing the new faith were actively persecuted. He made
gunpowder and soap for the Queen, and due to his influence the
Mission remained active during the years 1829 to 1835. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1431 cover imageBritish Missionary Mail 1834 (March 20): Entire letter from the
Reverend David Griffiths in Antananarivo to T. Wilson of the London
Missionary Society in London, annotated "DG" at lower left, struck
on obverse with framed "INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH" in black
(Robertson fig. In3), with London cds in red on reverse (Sept 29)
and rated "1 s." to pay upon arrival in manuscript. An overall
journey time of 193 days. The letter refers to the Griffiths salary
of £ 150 to be paid shortly for wages until next September. Rare
and early - this is the last of the five letters known from
Griffiths. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM
1432 cover imageBritish Missionary Mail 1836 (Sept 12): Entire letter from Port
Louis, Mauritius written by the last Missionaries (D. Johns and
Edward Baker) to leave Madagascar due to the tyrannical rule of
Queen Ranavalona I and the ensuing persecutions of Christians and
indeed many of her subjects, with Madagascar being isolated between
1828 and 1861. Addressed to the London Missionary Society and
struck with fine framed "INDIA LETTER / DOVER" on flap in red
(Robertson fig. In2), London arrival cds (Dec 6) and charged "1/6
d." to pay in manuscript. Almost no mail emanated from Madagascar
after this letter until circa 1860. Note: The contents, as usual
about expenses, mention "we cannot send you accounts of our
travelling expenses by this opportunity as most of our packages
have not yet arrived from Tamatave". Four of the six LMS
missionaries departed in 1835, the last two, David Johns and Edward
Baker dismantled their press, buried some 70 bibles and religious
artefacts and left for Mauritius in September 1836. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 250.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

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