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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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 GERMAN PASSENGER LINES: A large binder containing an 1876-1938 array of ephemera inc. promotional booklets, rates, menus,
illustrated paper & envs., etc. for the Hamburg-America Line (22) and North German LLoyd (62), also PPCs of ships & interiors (a few posted at sea) & labels (36). Mainly in very good condition. (120 items) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 240
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 EPHEMERA ACCUMULATION (1): Two large binders containing an 1810-1930s accumulation of promotional material, bills of lading,
passenger lists, menus, PPCs (of ships & interiors), etc. inc. 1810 Port of London coastal shipping bond, 1823(?) illustrated leaflet "The First HOY for DOVER/THE/Good Intent", and for companies such as Compagnie Generale Transatlantique,
Holland-America Line, Transatlantica Italiana, etc. Mainly in very good condition. (182 items) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA (Image)
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Starting at £ 240
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 EPHEMERA ACCUMULATION (2): A box file and A3 sized binder containing an 1832-1950s accumulation of promotional material,
advertising posters, timetables, illustrated stationery, menus, PPCs/photographs/colour prints of ships, official documents, etc. inc. a large (double A3) 1881 "Bill of Sale" for a steamship, 1884 P.O. poster regarding "Mails for Brazil, River Plate,
Uruguay, and the Pacific", 1908 P.O. notice of arrival of mails from Naples; mainly for Allan Line, Anchor Line, Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line, Alaska Steamship Co., plus a few others. Mainly in very good condition. (116 items) Cross
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £180.00
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 EPHEMERA ACCUMULATION (3): A large binder containing an 1873-1930s accumulation of promotional material, timetables, illustrated
stationery, menus, PPCs of ships & interiors, a RMSP leather wallet, etc. mainly for Inman Line, Orient Line, or Royal Mail Steamship Company, plus a few others. Mainly in very good condition. (160 items) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 240
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 EPHEMERA ACCUMULATION (4): A large binder containing an 1890-1960s (mainly 1920s/30s) accumulation of promotional material,
timetables, illustrated stationery, menus, PPCs of ships, etc. mainly for Union Castle Line and White Star Line, plus a few others. Mainly in very good condition. (80 items) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £140.00
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 ACTS & NEWSPAPERS: Group of 1808-37 Acts (8) concerning postage to and from various countries or 'Foreign Parts', and 1810-1838
newspapers (15) with articles concerning shipping or naval affairs. (23 items) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
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THE ASHLEY LAWRENCE COLLECTION OF THE SIEGE OF PARIS BALLON MONTE POSTAL HISTORY
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 LA VILLE DE FLORENCE (2): Small flimsy 4pp letter dated 24. September 1870 addressed to Tours; Napoleon 20c stamp (rounded corner)
tied by star '8' cancellation with Paris rue d'Antin cds alongside; no further postal markings. Translation and notes. Scarcer, early flight.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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 LES ÉTATS-UNIS (3): Small flimsy 4pp letter dated 26. September 1870 addressed to La Charité, Nièvre; unusually without prepayment –
Paris place de la Bourse '30c' taxe cds only; arrival cds La Charité 18. October. Also unused balloon non monté postcard (probable reprint). Translation & notes.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
SOLD for £130.00
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 L'ARMAND BARBÈS (6): Flimsy letter dated 1. October 1870 addressed to Tretz, Bouches de Rhône and endorsed 'Ballon monté'; Napoleon
20c stamp (fault) cancelled by 'CP' lozenge of the Calais-Paris TPO with matching cds of 8. October on reverse; as the stamp was not cancelled at Paris, this item was probably handed directly to the pilot – a plie confié – posted on landing at
Amiens. Several transit marks and arrival cds of Tretz 12. October. Fine and scarce. Translation.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £240.00
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 L'ARMAND BARBÈS (6): Front (tears, wrinkled) fixed to card, addressed to Dublin, Ireland endorsed 'Par Ballon monté' with Napoleon
10c & 20c stamps with indistinct star cancellations, Paris rue St Dominique cds; London transit cds 14. October 1870; despite faults, an interesting item to a scarce destination.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £85.00
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 L'ARMAND BARBÈS (6): Flimsy letter (small hole where seal removed) endorsed 'par Ballon monté ' written 4. October 1870, addressed
to Esteville, Seine; Napoleon 20c stamp with unclear star cancellation, Paris Hotel de Ville cds nearby; illegible transit cds on reverse. Probably carried on L'Armand Barbès.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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 L'ARMAND BARBÈS (6): Single sheet letter cross-written in English (2 holes in text where seals removed), dated 5. October, endorsed
'Par Ballon monté ' and addressed to Halstead, Essex; Napoleon 10c & 20c stamps cancelled by Paris star '20' with cds of Paris rue St Dominique nearby; Halstead arrival cds 19. October. Probably carried on L'Armand Barbès.Cross Reference:
FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £110.00
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 L'ARMAND BARBÈS (6): Flimsy letter (damaged by partial erasure of address, flap split) written 5. October 1870 addressed to La
Palud, Vaucluse; endorsed 'par ballon monté '; Napoleon 20c stamp (scissor-cut perfs) tied by fine strike of the very scarce red cds PARIS / (SC) of the Bureau Central of 6. October. Arrival cds La Palud 11. October.Cross Reference: FRANCE,
MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
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 LE NON-DÉNOMMÉ 2 (8): Miniature (65 x 40mm, tone marks) folded letter written by a Garde Mobile to his mother at Buxeuil, referring
to the boredom of guard duty and explaining that he was not allowed to give details; Napoleon 20c stamp (closed tear) with indistinct star obliteration and cds for 1. October 1870; Paris-Bale TPO cds 16. October, indistinct arrival cds 17. October.
Possibly carried by the 'Jean Bart No. 1'. Translation. [Ex Chanaryn]Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
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 LE NON-DÉNOMMÉ 2 (8): Plain postcard addressed to Granville without the usual 'par ballon' endorsement, with Napoleon 10c stamp
cancelled by part strike of the Paris rue St Dominique cds of 1. October 1870; message refers to a balloon leaving Paris the next day; no further postal markings. Translation.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
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 LE NON-DÉNOMMÉ 2 (8): Small card endorsed 'Par ballon non monté' written 30. September 1870 and addressed to Nantes; Napoleon 10c
stamp tied by fine strike of star '12' with Paris boulevard Beaumarchais cds nearby; arrival cds Nantes 21. October; very fresh and attractive. Possibly carried by 'Le Victor Hugo'. Translation.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
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 LE LOUIS BLANC (10) ?: Flimsy envelope (no contents, slight split) addressed to Montoire, Seine & Oise, endorsed 'Par Ballon monté'
and, unusually, with the weight (3½ grammes); star '4' cancellation tying 20c stamp with clear cds of Paris rue d'Enghien for 1. October 1870 (6th levée); faint arrival cds of Montoire. (Departure date suggests an earlier balloon – possibly L'Armand
Barbès.)Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £70.00
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 LE JEAN BART NO. 1 (12) – PLIE CONFIÉ: Flimsy letter dated 1. October 1870, addressed to St Marcellin, Isère (text mentions the
balloons); Napoleon 20c stamp tied by GC lozenge '4034' of Troyes – letters handed to the pilot direct (plies confiés) were posted by him on arrival at a post town; transit cds Valence-s-Rhône 17. October on reverse. Scarce and attractive.Cross
Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
SOLD for £200.00
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 LE VICTOR HUGO (15) ?: Letter addressed to Belgium, written 24. September with Paris rue d'Enghien cds of the same day, alongside
Napoleon 10c & 20c stamps tied by star '1' cancellations; reverse with Belgium / France entry cds plus Gand & Bruxelles cds all 20. October. Written early in the Siege, it is likely that this item was delayed and sent by a later balloon – the 'Victor
Hugo' is one possibility. Interesting. Translation.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £100.00
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 LE VICTOR HUGO (15) – COMPAGNIE DES AÉROSTIERS PLIE CONFIÉ: Flimsy sheet (faults, loss to top edge etc.) with printed PAR BALLON
MONTÉ and brief, undated message inside, addressed to London; Napoleon 30c stamp (edge faults) cancelled by GC lozenge 3997 with matching cds of Tours for 21. October alongside; reverse with very fine strike in red of the '1 Aerostiers /
Nadar-Dartois / Duruof' cachet of the Compagnie des Aérostiers : the letter was entrusted direct to the pilot, Nadal, who posted it on arrival at Tours. Paris-Calais TPO cds for 22. October and London arrival cds 24. October on reverse. Despite
faults, a very scarce item – particularly to the UK. Also an unusual contemporary ticket to a 'Fete Aérostatique' with Dartois cachet. (2) Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 260
SOLD for £800.00
Closing..Jun-04, 03:00 AM |
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