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Malta - John Birkett Allan Collection continued...

Malta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail continued...
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1261 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1897 (Jan. 15) envelope (flap fault) to London endorsed “From Lce. Corporal Kenyon R.M.L.I. H.M.S Hawke Malta” and “Photo with care” countersigned by commanding officer at lower left, franked 1885 1/2d. green pair tied by “A25” duplex and taxed as content disallowed with circular “T/CENTIMES ‘40’” mark and London Foreign Branch “8D/F.B.” mark, unusual, with part “PADDINGTON W.” c.d.s. on the reverse also real-photographic postcard of the ship sent from Portland in 1905. “Hawke” was an early victim in World War I, torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea on Oct. 15 1914 by German submarine U-9. (2 items) Ex Disraeli, Eastgate and Swarbrick. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1262 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1897 (Mar. 29) envelope (rear flap with embossed “H.M.S. HAWKE”) to London endorsed “From Lce. Corporal Kenyon R.M.L.I. H.M.S Hawke Malta” and “Photo with care” countersigned by commanding officer at lower left, franked 1885 1d. carmine tied by “A25” duplex and taxed as content disallowed with circular “T/CENTIMES ‘40’” mark and London Foreign Branch “8D/F.B.” mark, unusual, with part “PADDINGTON W.” c.d.s. on the reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £220-250

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1263 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1897 (Apr. 18) printed “2nd Dorset Regiment” envelope (roughly opened) to India franked 1885 1/2d. green pair tied by “A25” duplex, endorsed and countersigned by commanding officer at left. With Sea Post Office and Bangalore c.d.s’s on the reverse, unusual destination and franking. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1264 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1897 (May 29) printed “2nd Worcestershire Regiment” envelope (small faults) to London franked 1885 1d. carmine tied by Sliema B.O. c.d.s., endorsed and countersigned by commanding officer at left. With Malta and London W. c.d.s’s on the reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1265 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1898 (Jan. 13) envelope to England franked 1885 1d. carmine tied by Notabile c.d.s., endorsed “From Pte W.Clague, 5324, F Coy 1st Borders Regiment” and countersigned by commanding officer at left. With Valletta and Cockermouth c.d.s’s on the reverse. Ex Coates. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-170

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1266 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1898 (Jan. 17) envelope to Portsmouth endorsed “From A. Taulbet Ldg Sign/H.M.S Gibraltar Malta” and countersigned by commanding officer at lower left, franked 1885 1d. carmine tied by Valletta c.d.s. and with Portsmouth arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £220-250

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1267 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1899 (Feb. 16) envelope (slight toning) to England franked 1885 1d. carmine tied by Cospicua c.d.s., endorsed “From 4756 Pte W.Garner, Rifle Brigade Malta” and countersigned by commanding officer at left. With Malta transit and Uxbridge arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1268 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Army and Navy Concession Rate Mail: 1901 (July 23) envelope to Pretoria franked Cape Of Good Hope 1d. tied by Port Elizabeth c.d.s. addressed to a Captain Crocket “Commanding Malta Mounted Infantry”, redirected to Raadzaal Hospital, Bloemfontein and with triangular Pretoria censor mark. The only example of mail to a member of the Malta Mounted Infantry in the Boer War. Ex Hart. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
Malta: World War I
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1269 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: 1915 (May 27) envelope to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force franked G.B 1d. tied by Manchester machine cancellation, redirected to Floriana and endorsed “Not Floriana” and “Wounded” with violet double ring “WOUNDED POST OFFICE/MALTA” (no visible crown mark), redirected to Egypt with “BASE ALEXANDRIA” mark on front and the reverse, framed “UNABLE TO TRACE/Army Post Guide/B.M.E.F” and framed “PRESENT LOCATION/UNCERTAIN” on reverse; dramatic cover. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1270 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: 1918 (June 15) picture postcard (Malta Harbour) to Nakagawara Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan from Komo Yamazaki on board HIJMS “Izumo” (Japanese Naval armoured cruiser and flagship of the 2nd Special Mission Squadron) operating in the Mediterranean from 1917-19 escorting troop transports carrying reinforcements to France, rare. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-450

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1271 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: 1918 (Oct.) envelope “On Active Service” to England with double oval “PASSED BY CENSOR/H.M.SEAPLANE STATION” mark and framed “R.N.SEAPLANE STATION/(date)MALTA/Ref No.” datestamp on the reverse with manuscript blue cross and circular “R” mark and printed “LONDON I.S.” (Inland Section) registration label affixed and “RECEIVED FROM HM SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED” mark, very unusual. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-320

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1272 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: 1918 (Nov. 1) envelope “On Active Service” to England with double oval “PASSED BY CENSOR/H.M.SEAPLANE STATION” mark and framed “R.N.SEAPLANE STATION/(date)MALTA/Ref No.” datestamp on the reverse and 1919 (May) envelope “On Active Service” to London with framed “R.N.SEAPLANE STATION/(date)MALTA/Ref No.”, triangular censor mark and “LONDON/DATE/RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED” mark, fine. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1273 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: 1920 (Mar. 24) picture postcard to Leicester franked 1/4d. (2) and 1/2d. ‘WAR TAX’ tied by “RECEIVED FROM HM SHIPS/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED” mark and with framed “ROYAL AIR FORCE/SEAPLANE BASE/MALTA” mark also a picture postcard depicting the base. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1274 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: French Navy at Malta, collection on leaves incl. 1915 (July) unfranked censored envelope to the Red Cross in Geneva with “PATROUILLEUR AUXILIAIRE MILAN” mark in blue, 1915 postcard to France with “CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D’ORIENT/TRANSPORT AUXILIAIRE DU JURA/CAPTAINE GOOT” mark, 1915 (ca.) censored envelope to Valletta with “Patrouilleur/Auxiliare Venus II” (Submarine decoy) mark 1916 unfranked letters to a Lieutenant in Valletta from Bayonne with bold serif “T” marks and circular “2½D” or “5D” marks, 1916 local envelope to the ship “Torville” with serif “T” and circular “1D” marks, 1916 envelope adressed locally to an officer of the “Fantassin” franked 1d. tied by Valletta c.d.s., redirected to London, Marseille and Paris, 1916 printed O.H.M.S. Army Telegraphs and Signalling envelope to a French ensign at the Naval Hospital at Bighi, 1918 (Aug. and Sept.) unfranked envelopes to France with “POSTES-NAVAL/MEDIT.C.” c.d.s. with “1er ARMEE NAVALE/Delegation du Vice-Admiral Com’en Chef” anchor cachets on each etc. mainly very fine. (44 covers or cards) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,000

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1275 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: French Navy at Malta, 1917 (May 7) unfranked envelope to France with “OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW” reseal tape at top and with Zeitun c.d.s. and triangular “4178” censor mark and 1917 (May 8) postcard to France with Zeitun c.d.s. and double ring violet rubber “MARINE FRANCAISE SERVICE A LA MER” cachet, the latter ex Eastgate. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1276 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: French Navy at Malta, 1918 (June 21) envelope (small repair) with “ARMY POST OFFICE/H.D.1” c.d.s., “ON ACTIVE SERVICE/MEDTn.” cross cachet in violet and with a triangular “No 4182” censor mark in blue-green. The envelope endorsed at lower left by a sub-lieutenant in the 19th Regiment whilst at Corradino Hospital, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1277 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: Hospitals Ships, 1915-16 used picture postcards depicting His Majesty’s Hospital Ships incl. “Dongola”, “Valdivia”, “Letitia” (with a large double oval “H.M.HOSPITAL SHIP/No..../Date.../”LETITIA”” cachet on the address side, “Braemar Castle”, “Warilda”, “Marama” (with double framed “ON ACTIVE SERVICE/N.Z.Hospital Ship/”MARAMA”” mark on address side), 1918-19 postcards or cover with double ring “HOSPITAL SHIP/P.C./3/R.A.M.C.” (believed “H.M.S GLOUCESTER CASTLE”) or “25” (identity unknown) cachets on each, two postcards or censored cover from or depicting the “FORMOSA” and a 1915 postcard to Marseille with French “HOPITAL CHIRUGICAL FLOTTANT/DU C.E.O.” mark on address side, a rare group. (13) (Image1)

Est. £600-700

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1278 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: Hospitals, 1915 picture postcard to New Zealand endorsed “Active Service” with rare violet double ring “WOUNDED POST OFFICE/(crown)/MALTA.” mark and a grey-blue double ring “ON ACTIVE SERVICE MEDT.” mark (OAS-6g) applied at St Andrew’s Hospital. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £500-550

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1279 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: Hospitals, 1915 (June 30) envelope to a lieutenant at St Andrew’s Hospital franked G.B. 1d. tied by Great Chesterfield c.d.s. with rare violet double ring “WOUNDED POST OFFICE/MALTA.” mark (no visible crown in centre) and apparently redirected with straight line “HOSPITAL ENGLAND.” mark at top and with a forwarding agents mark and London transit c.d.s. on the reverse. Ex Disraeli and Eastgate Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-320

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
1280 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: World War I: Hospitals, 1915 (Aug. 28) picture postcard to a corporal at St David’s Hospital franked G.B. 1/2d. (2) tied by Edinburgh machine cancellation and with scarce framed “REJOINED UNIT” mark. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-180

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.

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