WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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 EARLY STEAM SHIP MAIL - SPAIN, PORTUGAL INC. MADEIRA: 1836-57 selection with 1836 EL London to Oporto endorsed pr Liverpool St.
(City of Dublin Steam Packet Co.) with Paid Ship Letter London ds and blue oval BARRA / DO /PORTO hs; 1837 EL London to Oporto endorsed p Steamer from Falmouth (deleted) Liverpool carried by SS Manchester (PSNC) with fine red PAID SHIP LETTER /
[crown] / LONDON ds (Tab. S49), blue oval C. Est. de N. hs etc; 1838 EL Liverpool to Seville with red boxed PAID AT LIVERPOOL hs routed via London to Falmouth and carried to Spain by PNSC SS Tagus; 1838 EL London to Madeira endorsed pr Steamer
Transit (British & Foreign Steam Nav. Co.)with v.fine red PAID SHIP LETTER / [crown] / LONDON ds (Tab. S51); 1842 EL London to Oporto endorsed via Falmouth and carried by the General Steam Nav. Co. SS Neptune rated 3/6d; 1842 EL Santiago to London
endorsed Pr el Vapor de Vigo and carried by SS Lady Mary Wood with fine blue oval GALICIA / SANTIAGO, rated 2/2d etc. Fine variety of vessels well written up. (18 items) (Image) (Image2)
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 EARLY TRANSATLANTIC MISSIONARY MAIL EX HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA: 12 Oct. 1752 E (side flaps removed) from Edward Halhead, Halifax NS to
Revd Bearcroft London. Carried privately to England and posted in London, cancelled by a fine W/FR Dockwra hs, ms. Recd 12 Febry 1753. Halhead was working in Halifax as a schoolmaster on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG).
[See Al Steinhart Auction May 2005 for similar (with letter) at SF4500 +BP]. Rare early Halifax NS transatlantic mail. Cross Reference: CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA (Image)
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 G.B. CROSS CHANNEL TO ITALY VIA FRANCE: 1802/16 pair inc. 1802 EL London to Torino endorsed "by France" sent during Peace of Amiens
with red Decimes hs (weak strike) indicating the 19 decimes due had been paid in French currency plus 1816 London Kensington Twopenny Post RH to Rome via France. PAID hs ms 1/11d with good ANGLETERRE hs alongside and DECIMES hs above. (2
items)Cross Reference: FRANCE, ITALY (Image)
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 1826-1973 COLLECTION INC. MOBILE BOXES, PAQUEBOTS, "Posted on Board", ETC.: A selection inc. 1826 red "SHIP" of Boston on EL from
Belfast to USA; London Mobile Box marks (2 - v. fine 1906 or fine 1912, both on PPC); Southampton Mobile Box marks (3 - fine 1911, superb 1912 or colourful 1922 with 5c and 25c adhesives); 1962 St. Helena "PAQUEBOT"; Fine 1901 "SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP
LETTER"; plus another 14 Paquebot items, various ship's cachets, and some interesting PPCs. Housed in Lighthouse luxury cover album. (51 items) Cross Reference: MOVABLE BOXES, PAQUEBOTS, SHIPS/SHIPPING (Image) (Image2)
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 NETHERLAND EAST INDIES: 1827-59 with 1829 wrapper + content Tjanjor to Amsterdam with weak red Zeebrief Franco hs; 1844 part EL (one
page removed, repairs) to Amsterdam with fine blue green ONGEFRANKEERD/ZEE BRIEF/SAMARANG hs, Batavia ds etc; 1850 E Sourabaya to Amsterdam with good ONGEFRANKEERD/ZEE BRIEF/SOURABAYA hs etc; 1859 EL (Ink acid affected) Samarang to Batavia with red
boxed ZEE BRIEF/ ONGEFRANKEERD/PSB hs and pair of undated E Chinese character address etc. to Rembang with fine red or black ONGEFRANKEERD/ZEE BRIEF hs. (6 items)Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES, NETHERLANDS (Image)
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 TRANSATLANTIC MAILS USA/GB/ITALY/CUBA, ETC.: 1828-59 group of early Transatlantic mails inc. 1828 EL London(?) to Boston MS endorsed
Sch Sarah with red PAID / 6 hs; 1835 EL Liverpool to Vermont with fine red NEW YORK / SHIP cds per Columbus; 1835 EL Amsterdam to Providence RI with fine red SHIP hs and Charleston SC cds with amazing 109 day transit; 1836 EL Liverpool to Cambridge
MS endorsed per St Andrew (Red Star Line) re-rated several times; 1846 EL Palermo Italy to Boston MS via London with good red PAID / 6 & London Paid ds; 1849 EL Havana Cuba to Antwerp Belgium via TH. VIETOR & BUCKWITZ forwarding agents New York; 1859
env. + contents Fayal, Azores to Boston with SHIP + 5 hs etc. Good variety. (10 items)Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CUBA, ITALY, BELGIUM (Image) (Image2)
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 TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: Pre-stamp covers into France 1836-69 inc. Guadeloupe, Martinique, Uruguay & USA with variety of entry marks,
rates etc. Interesting group for further study. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (8)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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 NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ONGEFRANKEERD ZEEBRIEF OR FRANCO: 1844-62 group all addressed to Batavia inc. 1844 EL from Palembang with
red oval ONGEFRANKEERD/ZEEBRIEF/PALEMBANG hs; 1854 EL from Macassar with oval red ONGEFRANKEERD/ZEEBRIEF/MACASSAR hs; 1856 EL from Banka with red oval FRANCO/ZEE BRIEF/BANKA hs; 1862 EL from Padang with red oval ONGEFRANKEERD/ZEEBRIEF/PADANG hs. (4
items)Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image) (Image2)
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 G.B. TO AUSTRALIA VIA LONDON & PLYMOUTH FORWARDING AGENTS: Pair EL 20 Jan. 1852 London to Sydney with on the reverse a blue oval
EDRIDGE & MARSHALL/ LONDON forwarding agent hs and a small part struck JB WILLCOCKS/ PLYMOUTH forwarding agent hs. Endorsed "pr Euphrates" with SHIP LETTER /[crown]/ SYDNEY ds for 25 May 1852 and a ms "6" for a double rate letter; plus 12 Feb. 1852
EL from London to Sydney with on the reverse a fine and uncommon LUSCOMBE. DRISCOLL & Co./Plymouth Forwarding Agent hs. Endorsed "pr Mary Bannatyne" with SHIP LETTER /[crown]/ SYDNEY ds for 22 June 1852. Good pair.Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA (Image)
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 FRENCH MEDITERRANEAN PACKETS INC. ALGERIA: 1852-1921 collection with 1852 EL Tunis to Marseille; 1855 EL Naples to Marseille; 1860
EL (faults) Algeria to Marseille with v. fine blue VAPEUR / VILLE DE BONE / BONE hs with 40c orange tied v. fine "1896" GChiffre; 1857 EL Messina to Vaucluse with fine red DEUX SICILES / MARSEILLE ds; 1864 EL Alger to Paris franked 20c tied "2240"
GChiffre; 1885 env. (grubby/faults) Alger to Bordeaux with v. fine MARSEILLE / LIGNE D'ALGER ds; 1901 MM crested env. (opened to display) with LA REUNION / MARSEILLE LV No. 3 ds & LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 2(?) etc. (20 items)Cross Reference:
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 SCARCE PAIMBOEUF BATEAU A VAPEUR CDS on 1852 cover, anchor lozenge cancels on cover, front & stamps, mobile box cancels of London,
Southampton & Jersey, 'BM' cachets on cover, PPCs etc. Attractive lot. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Small qty)Cross Reference: FRANCE
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 CEYLON TO GERMANY OR SWITZERLAND FRENCH PACKET LIGNE N: 1887-1900 group inc. 1887 UPU Ceylon p.stat. PC (address partly erased) to
Germany with red Poss. Angl./Paq.Fr. No. 7 (SS Saghalien) ds; 1889 env. (faults) Colombo to Switzerland franked 25c brown (SG198) with v.fine Ligne N ds; 1895 UPU Ceylon 5c blue PS PC to Germany Ligne N Paq. No. 1 (SS Caledonian) ds; 1895 2c blue
p.stat. PC to Switzerland uprated with 3c ovpt on 4c rose; 1896 env. Colombo to Germany franked 15c green (SG197) with Ligne N Paq. No 10 (SS Sydney) ds; 1900 2c olive brown PS PC Colombo to Germany uprated with 4c orange etc. Good variety. (8
items)Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, FRANCE (Image)
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 YOKOHAMA, JAPAN PAQUEBOT: 1894-1935 trio inc. 1913 PPC posted on a USA liner en route from Honolulu to Japan stamped 4s red tied
Yokohama ds with v.fine and scarce lilac PAQUEBOT/[Japanese script] (Hosking 3467); 1894 5c blue USA p.stat. env. posted on the Doric cancelled at Yokohama with boxed PAQUEBOT (Hos 3462) and 1935 env. to Honolulu franked Philippines 4c + 2c cancelled
by Yokohama ds with v.fine purple PAQUEBOT hs (Hos 3470). (3 items)Cross Reference: JAPAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
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 FRANCE WEST AFRICAN COLONIES: 1895-1906 group inc. Corps d'Occupation mails with 1895 pair env. Bamako to Nantes endorsed Corps
Militaire with blue SOUDAN FRANCAISE / LIGNE J No.2 ds; 1896 env. Porto Novo, Benin to Ascot with blue LOANGO A BORDEAUX / LL No.2 ds; 1897 10c PC (creases) Libreville, Congo to Hamburg with fine LOANGO A MARSEILLE / LM No.3 ds; 1897 env. Porto Nova
to Paris endorsed Corps d'occupation Benin with v. fine ETABLISSEMENTS DU BENIN / LIGNE M No. 3 ds; 1903 env. Brazzaville to Paris endorsed Pays Protectrat du Tchad with fine BRAZZAVILLE / CONGO FRANCAIS ds; 1906 env. Dakar(?) to Paris franked 15c
Guinee Francais tied v. fine LOANGO A BORDEAUX / LL No.4 (SS Europe) which sailed that day from Dakar, etc. Fine selection. (11 items)Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES, DAHOMEY (Image)
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 FINLAND: 1903-1997 group with 1903 p.stat. PC Wiborg to Bremen with uncommon WIBORG illustrated ship hs (Hos1014); 1933 env. Abo to
Kristianstad with trilingual ship type cds (Russian removed) (Hosking 939); 1903 PPC of Copenhagen, Helsinki to Abo with FRAN UTLAND hs; 1950 PC Abo to Berlin with fine ship hs (Hosking 941). Includes good variety of modern cancels, etc. (37
items)Cross Reference: FINLAND (Image) (Image2)
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 PHILIPPINES BUTUAN, CAGAYAN & CEBU "PAQUEBOT" MARKS: 1935 env. to US with 3x2d tied by v. fine BUTUAN.ACUSAN, P.I" duplexes with
very fine rare matching "PAQUEBOT" (Hosking Type 1650) nearby, similar 1929 usage of the 2c p.stat. env. uprated with 2c tied/cancelled by fine "CAGAYAN, MISAMIS" duplex with v. fine purple H1651 (rated D) nearby, and 1930/39 group of covers with
varied frankings tied by "CEBU CEBU" Duplexes having various mainly very fine Cebu Paquebots on the front (Hosking Types 1655, 1657, 1659, 1660, 1661(2) purple or black + 1662). Scarce group. (10 items)Cross Reference: PHILIPPINES, U.S.A.
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 UNITED STATES TRANSPACIFIC SEAPOST SHIP NAME DATE STAMPS: 1924-38 collection mounted on sheets several with postcards of the ship.
Chiefly on envelope but some postcards to include SS President Cleveland, Coolidge, Fillmore, Garfield, Grant, Harrison, Hayes, Hoover, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, Madison, McKinley, Monroe, Pierce, Polk, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson and Van
Buren. Majority fine strikes and in good condition. (61 +9 Ship PPC) (Image) (Image2)
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 FERNANDO PO - EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 21 July 1845 EL written by missionary Rev John Clarke at Clarence, Fernando Po to Bristol rated
1/4d with fine 29 SP 1845 / LIVERPOOL / SHIP ds (Tab. S16) and Bristol cds for the following day. Long 3 page+ letter with interesting content "Wrecked on the coast of Gabon a reef of rocks four miles distant from the shore .. the schooner De Los
Capt Wagstaff of Bristol ... set on fire to prevent the goods falling into the hands of the natives", etc. Full transcript of the letter included. Fine early item. Cross Reference: SPANISH COLONIES, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, BRISTOL (Image)
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 FERNANDO PO - EQUATORIAL GUINEA CORISCO ISLAND TO USA: 1862 yellow env. from Corisco Island to Longmeadow, MA carried by SS
Athenian, Bonny to Liverpool and then Cunard SS Europa, Liverpool to Boston with ms 28 accountancy, "33" hs and on the reverse a fine Liverpool BR Packet cds (Tab. P16). From Georgina M Bliss McQueen a Presbyterian Missionary on Corisco Island.
Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SPANISH COLONIES (Image)
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 FERNANDO PO - EQUATORIAL GUINEA CORISCO ISLAND TO USA: 1864 env. from Corisco Island to Longmeadow, MA carried by SS Macgregor
Laird, Bonny to Liverpool and then Allan Line SS Jura, Liverpool to Portland then closed bag mail to Boston with ms blue 49 with IN U.S. NOTES hs alongside; accountancy "33" hs and on the reverse a fine Liverpool BR Packet cds (Tab. P16). From
Georgina M Bliss McQueen a Presbyterian Missionary on Corisco Island. Cross Reference: SPANISH COLONIES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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