THE MICHAEL CASWELL COLLECTION continued...
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 541 |
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 MILITARY MAIL. SOLDIERS' CONCESSION RATE COVERS TO G.B. INC. VARIED FRANKINGS, ADEN, FRENCH 30c P. DUE STAMP, ETC.; 1882 pair
of envs. suitably headed & countersigned from Dagshai to Leeds/Ireland with 8pi+1a or 2z½a+8pi all tied by fine "L" in square bars; plus similar 1884 env. from a Paymaster Sergeant in the Essex Regt. in Aden with 9pi+1a tied by Aden "B" in square
bars with v. fine matching "ADEN CANT." cds alongside as well as a v. fine London quartered circle "M/WC/B" Missent mark, and an unusual 1897 soldier's countersigned env. ex Muttra to Cannes (France) with 1a tied by partial squared circle but
endorsed "15cts" in blue crayon with v. fine "T" in circle and so with French 30c Red Postage Due stamp tied by faint Cannes cds also on the front. Scarce lot. (4 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE, ADEN, MILITARY -
PENNY CONCESSION RATES (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 542 |
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 MILITARY MAIL. CANADA/G.B./LOCAL - LATER QV SOLDERS' CONCESSION RATES INC. SPECIAL POSTAL/REGIMENTAL STATIONERY, ETC.;
1886-98 covers to Canada, sent locally or to GB (5) all headed & countersigned for the Soldiers Concession 9pi (4) or 1a (3) Rates; various cancels and inc. 3 specially printed Postal Stationery envs. (9pi x3; 1886 to Canada and two with 1a opt. of
which one was sent locally in Raipur), two with regimental imprints (1887/90 Sussex/Durham Regiments; with 9pi Lilac or Red). From Meerut (to Canada), Rawalpindi, Quetta, Solan, Cawnpore, Raipur or Dilkusha. Mainly fine and attractive lot. (7 covers)
Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, CANADA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £130.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
FOREIGN/OVERSEAS POST OFFICE MAIL
| 543 |
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 FOREIGN/OVERSEAS POST OFFICE MAIL. BURMA - QV FRANKED COVERS TO G.B. INC. BLUE MOULMEIN DUPLEX + LATER RANGOON PAIR; Fine 14
June 1869 E to London via Marseilles with 2as + 6as8pi tied by a single very fine blue "MOULMEIN/127" duplex; plus 1873/80 pair ex Rangoon "Via Brindisi" with single 8as red or 2as (2)+½a tied by small or large Rangoon duplexes. Nice trio. (3 covers)
Cross Reference: BURMA (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £440.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 544 |
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 FOREIGN/OVERSEAS POST OFFICE MAIL. FRENCH SETTLEMENTS - PONDICHERRY - PRESTAMP COVERS TO FRANCE; 1839/53/55 trio of ELs to
Bordeaux/Marseilles ex Pondicherry; 1839 with Pondicherry firm's cachet on front but sent privately to Bombay and posted there with "Skinner & Co." Forwarding Agent endorsement, 1853 "Via Suez" with fine red boxed "PONDICHERRY/Paid" ds and matching
crescent-framed "INDIA PAID", and 1855 "Via Suez" with fine 2-ring black "BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY" cds. Good trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 545 |
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 FOREIGN/OVERSEAS POST OFFICE MAIL. FRENCH SETTLEMENTS - PONDICHERRY - STAMPED COVERS TO MAURITIUS/G.B./FRANCE; 1864/74 pair
of ELs to Port Louis (Mauritius) "Via Aden" with 4as Black or 4as Green pair tied by fine "PONDICHERRY" duplexes (small "111" or large "11-19"); the first with v. fine blue hs. Port Louis "6d/TO PAY", the other with v. fine octagon "T/B
F/2/SHOLAPORE" ds. Also 1867 EL (some wrinkling) to London with 3-Colour Franking of 1a+2as+8pi all tied by fine small "PONDICHERRY/11" duplexes with red "INDIA PAID" crescent, and 1873 EL to Bordeaux with 6as8pi pair tied by the small "111" duplex.
Scarce group. (4 covers) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, FRANCE, MAURITIUS (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
SOLD for £360.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 546 |
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 FOREIGN/OVERSEAS POST OFFICE MAIL. ANDAMAN IS., SINGAPORE, G.B. NAVAL FRANKING EX BOMBAY, ETC.; Fine 1881 env. from the
Andaman Islands to Malta with India 2as+1a tied by dumb bars of "PORT BLAIR" (v. fine cds on reverse) , large 1863 piece to GB with spectacular 3-colour franking (8pi+2as+8as) tied by Singapore "B/172" octagons and firm's large oval red cachet, 1876
env. ex British Naval Officer on HMS Undaunted at Bombay with GB 1d Reds (2) + 3d Rose-red (2) tied by London arrival numerals, 1868 stained E from London to Bombay with GB 6d mauve but also with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and v. fine hs. "3d" marks,
and 1863 off-cover pair of 8as cancelled by Penang "[1]47" duplex. Scarce group. (5 items) Cross Reference: MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, NAVAL MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £1,700.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 547 |
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 FOREIGN/OVERSEAS POST OFFICE MAIL. 19th CENTURY NATIVE CANCELS: Album displaying p.stat. covers from 1873 to 1884, all
bearing native cancels from various locations. Very neatly presented with hand-drawn examples of postmarks, backstamps and notes. Mostly good clean strikes of handstamps. (28) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
CLOSED
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
ADHESIVES
| 548 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE SHADES - DIE I - COMPARED WITH "A" & "B" STONES: Most interesting assembly from the 6th group of
various positions inc."B" pairs [6-7] & [54-55] and a vertical pair [54-62] used on neat env. to Bombay. A single [54] used on front and another [30] used on wrapper from Bombay to Madras. Mostly fine examples. Ex Dawson. (27) (Image)
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Starting at £ 220
SOLD for £550.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 549 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE - DIE 1 -RARE STONES WITH RETOUCHES: A used selection with a good number from "B" stones inc. a
repaired block of four [11-12/19-20], strips of three [2-4, 50-52 with pen cancel on piece, strips of four in c. [B2 41-42] and pairs (4). Also four large pieces bearing singles. Mostly fine. (44) (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £900.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 550 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE - DIE 1 - A FINE SELECTION with fourteen examples with fine central numeral in diamond cancellations
inc. 17 (Sural), 25 (Dessa), 35 (Mallegawn), 87 (Kooble), 113 (Dapooli), 117 (Karwar), 166 (Gujranwala) and 191 (Multan). A very fine example on env. to Calcutta, a light blue pair and another on env. to Secondeabad. A most interesting group. (23 +
2 covers) (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £700.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 551 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE DIE 1 - "A" STONE used group with various retouches comprising positions 9 (2, inc. one on piece), 33
(2), 54 (on small env.), 57, 77 (5, inc one on piece and one in a vertical pair with 69), 78 (2, one on piece showing "plucking"), 78-79 pair on small part env. 81 (2, inc. one on piece). Mostly fine examples. (18) (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 552 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE - DIE 1 "A" STONE: Two unused shades [9 & 33] with retouches. Fine. (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 553 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE - DIE I mostly from the "A" stone with retouches. A good range of mainly fine examples. (18) (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 554 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE -- DIE 1 "A" STONE: Four wide margined used examples from intermediate stone No 6. with retouches
clearly visible. (Image)
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Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £100.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 555 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a BLUE DIE 1 SHADES: A horizontal strip of six [17 22]. in a rare pale blue shade and a vertical strip of
five in a contrasting deep blue shade. Fine four margined examples. (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
SOLD for £2,200.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 556 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1854 ½a DEEP BLUE STRIP OF FOUR [89-92] - DIE 1 - "A" STONE with stamp [89] showing retouch to kiss curl and [89]
to the eye. Neatly cancelled. Fine. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £480.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 557 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1855 ½a BLUE DIE III - RETOUCHES ETC.: An exceptional group with six on large pieces, positions 3, 13, 17, 21,
41, 49, 60, 67, 80, 82 & 85 are represented. Some are not retouched but a good number are. Mixed condition but some exceptional examples are present. SG 8a. (54) (Image)
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Starting at £ 480
SOLD for £800.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 558 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1855 ½a DIE III - RETOUCHES: A used selection with retouches comprising 22 & 29 used on part env. to Leamington, a
pair, 43-44 in a pale shade, 43 (3) and 44 (3, inc one on small cover from Madras to Sceiderabad and four others inc. a deep shade. A fine group. (13 + a cover) (Image)
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Starting at £ 220
SOLD for £550.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 559 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1855 ½a DIE III - RETOUCHES ETC. with positions 26 (2, one retouched) used on covers, 34 retouched, 48 (2, one
retouched), 53 (2, one retouched), 54 (2, one retouched), 56, 58 (2, both retouched inc. one on soiled cover), 60, 61 (3, inc one on cover and one retouched), 98 on cover, a pair 65-66 retouched and 65 without retouch on cover. Mostly fine. (22) (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £480.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
| 560 |
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 ADHESIVES. 1855 ½a BLUE DIE III - STONE "D": A used study of stamp no. 70 with various states represented inc. of pos. 69-70
states IV and pos 70-71 states V. Mostly fine used. (20) (Image)
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Starting at £ 180
SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Sep-04, 03:00 AM |
