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Worldwide Stamps & Postal History continued...

THE CHRISTOPHER GRIMSHAW COLLECTION continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
181   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. BRITISH A.P.O. CDS: 1919-21 group inc. some Censored mail; 10 Jan. 1920 env. endorsed "Sample of no value" & sent at ½d sample rate with corners cut for inspection; plus selection of Constantinople PPCs (particularly of mosques). (21 covers + 20 PPCs) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, ARCHITECTURE & BUILDINGS, TURKEY, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
182   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. BRITISH POST OFFICE CDS: 1920 group to GB (plus one to Holland), with a variety of lower-value frankings. Inc. 13/16 Oct. pair of envs. to GB with Reg. labels (one provisional "1035") both pre-cancelled with undated "BRITISH-POST-OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" marks (one scarce small "O" type); 21 July env. with "BRITISH POST OFFICE/+/CONSTANTINOPLE" cds that collector notes as "the only recorded 1920 example"; etc. (14 covers + 4 PPCs) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
183   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. BRITISH POST OFFICE CDS ON REGISTERED COVERS: 1920/1 Regd group virtually all to GB. Inc. 11/13 May 1921 pair of envs. from/to same address franked by 3x2d or 3x2½d (the latter perfins); etc. (c.39 covers + 2 pieces) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, PERFINS (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
184   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. BRITISH POST OFFICE CDS - PC/LETTER RATES: 1920/1 group, virtually all to GB (some to USA or Egypt). Mostly 2½d or 3d frankings. Inc. 28 Sep. 1920 PPC with superb strike of the ERD for the "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" cds. (52 items) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
185   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. BALANCE OF THE POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION: 1918-23 group inc. covers ex French military PO in Constantinople; commercial covers sent through Turkish post; some Censored mail & optd issues; etc. Inc. 4 May 1920 Parcel Post label franked 2d+6d+1/- cancelled by "BRITISH A.P.O./CONSTANTINOPLE" & "ARMY POST OFFICE/S.X.3" marks; etc. (17 items) Cross Reference: PARCEL POST LABELS, FRANCE, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
186   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. BPO/APO/FPO OVERPRINTED SEAHORSE ISSUES: Mounted mint 2/6 to 10/- set optd with "SPECIMEN" & "PIASTRES" values (SG48/50 £275 - 2/6 with perf. faults) plus single UMM 2/6 optd "LEVANT/SPECIMEN". (4 stamps) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS, LEVANT - BRITISH, KGV - SEA HORSES (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
187   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. OVERPRINTED ISSUES/PIECES MINT OR CANCELLED WITH "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" CDS: Ranges of mainly used paras/piastres opts off or on piece to 10/- block of 4 (with re-entry flaws & cancelled by undated BPO circular); a few optd "LEVANT" inc. some Seahorses; plus mint ranges to 1/- optd "18 3/4/ PIASTRES" or "LEVANT" inc. specimen overprints of the 1/- issues. (c.100)Cross Reference: SPECIMENS, LEVANT - BRITISH, KGV - SEA HORSES, KGV ISSUES (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
188   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. OPTD PIASTRE ISSUES ON REGD COVERS EX BRITISH P.O. IN CONSTANTINOPLE: 1921-3 group with a mixture of frankings (up to four-colours) cancelled by "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" cds's. Mainly to Europe (Majority Germany, Switzerland, France/Benelux); some to GB, USA, India, Egypt, etc. Inc. 5 May 1922 env. to Berlin with currency control label on reverse. Good variety. (c.25 covers) Cross Reference: SWITZERLAND, REGISTERED MAIL (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
189   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. OPTD PIASTRE ISSUES ON COVER EX BRITISH P.O. IN CONSTANTINOPLE: 1921-23 group mainly to GB, USA or Germany (other destinations inc. Malta, Scandinavia, France, Egypt, etc.). Majority are 7½ piastre rate, some variety in frankings. Inc. 4 Dec. 1922 env. with "AMERICAN NAVY Y.M.C.A." imprint overwritten "USS SCORPION" to Brooklyn franked 2x4½ piastre; selection of Istanbul PPCs, etc. (41 covers + 22 PPCs) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, GERMANY (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
190   imageBPOs, APOs & FPOs IN CONSTANTINOPLE. MINT & USED OPTD POSTAL STATIONERY EX BRITISH P.O. CONSTANTINOPLE - INC. BERN ARCHIVE SPECIMENS: 1919-23 group of used/mint Regd envs./PCs. Used items mainly to Europe inc. Germany, Italy & Malta; inc. 12 Mar. 1921 late use of 1914 "LEVANT" optd 1d PC; plus some Specimen examples from the UPU archives in Bern - 4 Regd envs & 1 PC struck with "1922" (2) or "1923"(3) dates; etc. (16 covers + 10 PCs) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, SPECIMENS (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
CRASH & WRECK MAIL
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
191   imageMARITIME - NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE - FRENCH PACKET BOAT: 1901 pair with 4 Jan. printed Registered env. Relizan, Algeria to Paris with fine red NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE hs and similar small env. franked 5c green tied 5 Jan. Oran cds to France with similar v.fine red NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE hs. Fine pair.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £80.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
192   imageMARITIME - SALVED MAIL FROM THE STRANDED SS CAIRO: 25 Feb. 1905 env. Lorient, Morbihan to Cairo, stamp floated off, with v. fine purple "SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU "CAIRO"/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. "CAIRO"" hs and on reverse 6 Mar. Alexandria ds.Cross Reference: EGYPT, FRANCE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 50

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
193   imageMARITIME - COLLISION & GROUNDING OF SS VILLE D'ALGER OFF MARSEILLE: 1909 env. with French 10c red tied by Sidi-bel-Abbes cds to Marseille with fine lilac "NAUFRAGE DE LA VILLE / D' ALGER" hs on the reverse. Resealed at Marseille PO with stamp selvedge. Cross Reference: FRANCE, ALGERIA (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 48

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
194   imageMARITIME - SINKING OF THE SS HEIMDALLS: Sep. 1929 env. Hagen, Germany to Finland with large printed label 'Bifogade forsaändelse har skadats av vaten vid angfartyget "Heimsdalls" forlisning den 8 Sep. 1929 i Stockholms skärgard. Postdirektionen i/Stockholms Distrikt.' tied by 11 Sep. Stockholm cds. Heimdalls ran aground at night on 8 Sep. and sank almost immediately but fortunately without loss of life.Cross Reference: SWEDEN, GERMANY, FINLAND (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 50

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
AIRMAILS
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
195   imageA-Z WORLD STAMPS/COVERS: A large binder of stock pages containing a collection of Australia to Zanzibar airmail stamps and covers inc. Denmark 1929 50o & 1k mh but stuck to page (SG 227-8 £230); France 1949 Air Views 100f-1000f (2 x 500f) mnh + 1000f fu (SG1055-9 cat £388); Hungary 1938 900th Anniv. of St Stephen mini sheet on airmail cover to UK cancelled with commemorative ds's (SG MS621a £80); Iceland 1930 15a-1k set m (SG 174-8 £190); India 1929 set m (SG 220-5 £29); Switzerland 1923 40c mh & fu (SG 322a £60 m, £120 u) & 75c fu (SG 326 £110); and many other stamps & sets, mint & used. Also FFCs (mainly USA) and other covers. A large and wide-ranging collection. (qty stamps, 76 covers) (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Great Britain Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Starting at £ 180

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
196   image1911 EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT FROM CASABLANCA TO RABAT: 11 Sep. 1911 PPC to France with a strike of the large circular mauve "POSTE AERIANNE M.OROCCO/"DU PETTIT JOU????" and "TRESOR ETSOR ET PO" cds, plus on reverse "BRIGADE COLONIALE MIXTE DU MAROC" hs. A rare early flight organised by "Le Petit Journal". (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £85.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
197   image1912 & 1921 FLOWN CARDS: 12 June 1912 postcard to Mainz bearing 10pf airmail stamp and 5pf tied by a fine large "Flugpost and Rheia a all Maaine" cds. Also a 19 June 1921 illustrated card bearing 10pf adhesive with two strikes of the "Frankenhausen/(Kyfrh)/Kyffhausen/Elug" cds. Fine. (2 cards) (Image)

Starting at £ 65

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
198   image1914 SPORTING CLUB OF MONACO - TWO FLOWN CARDS: April 1914 special printed "Le Rallye Aerien" illustrated card with special vignette flown from Madrid to Monaco during the special aerial rally, with "RALLY ARIEN/MONACO" and "RALYE AERIEN/MONACO" cds. Also another similar card of unknown origin (? Roma). Fine. (2 cards) (Image)

Starting at £ 80

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
199   image1918 MAKE YOUR SIXPENCE FLY CARD: 7 Oct. 1818 "Make your Sixpence Fly" card flown from Cape Town to London. Fine. (Image)

Starting at £ 50

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM
200   image1919-86 MAINLY FLOWN COVER COLLECTION inc. 1919 env. carried by French Military aviation from Constantinople to Bucharest and on the Orient Express to Paris. 1919 env. carried on a pioneering flight from Ben Gargane to Tunis. 1923 env. with a set of labels issued for the Rouen aviation meeting. 1 Nov. 1928 1st Graf Zeppelin airmail cover from Friedrichafen to USA. 2 July 1929 env. from N. York to Germany carried by catapult from steamship Bremen. April 1930 card carried on a special flight at the Algiers philatelic exhibition. 1930 env. from Germany to UK carried by catapult from the Bremen with ship cancellation. Also a good range of later covers. Some with relevant cachets. (62 covers) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Get Market Data for [Great Britain Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM

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