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1324

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1840 (Sept. 7) entire letter to Athens with “Malta Post Office” (50 x 41/2mm), with red framed “GREECE/VIA PIRAEUS” Greek port of entry mark and rated “250” lepta on arrival. Piraeus and Athens c.d.s. in red on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

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1325

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1841 (May 5 and Sept. 15) entire letters to France each with “Malta Post Office” (MPO-1a), with Marseille entry c.d.s. framed red “PF” marks and rated “12” or “10“ decimes upon arrival, the latter also with an oval “1D.” (1 décime) additional rural delivery charge mark. Carried on the French mailboats “Dante” or “Eurotas” (Ligne du Levant). (2) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

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1326

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1841 (July 7) and 1842 (Sept. 22) entire letters to Palermo or Naples each with “Malta Post Office” (MPO-1a), the former with oval “REAL/DELE DE PACHETTI/A VAPORE” and “MSAG” (Marchese di San Giacinto, Director of the Posts) marks and other datelined at Alexandria, forwarder’s endorsement on reverse and posted in Malta where disinfection slits applied and with a fancy red oval “Posta/Giornal” mark. (2) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

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1327

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1841 (Nov. 15) entire letter to Marseille with “Malta Post Paid” (45 x 41/2mm) mark in black with framed “PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE” in red and rated “90” centimes. Marseille arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

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1328

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1842 (Oct. 17) entire letter to Alexandria with “Malta Post Paid” (45 x 41/2mm) mark in black and rated “80” at top left. Alexandria arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

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1329

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1843 (Feb. 18) entire letter to Alexandria with “MALTA POST PAID” (42 x 3mm) mark and rated “1/.20” at top left and with Alexandria arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

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1330

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1844 (July 24) entire letter to Palermo with “MALTA POST OFFICE” (56 x 31/2mm) mark in black, oval “VAPORI/DA MALTA” mark and Messina transit datestamp both in red and “MSAG” (Marchese di San Giacinto; Director of the Posts) mark in purple. Rated “40” and with Palermo arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

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1331

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1846 (Apr. 25) entire letter to Tunisia (oval cachet of the from Genoa sent via Malta with “MALTA POST OFFICE” (56 x 3½mm) mark in black, two Genoa transit datestamps, black “DOPO LA/PARTENZA” (too late) mark, red “P.D.” and Livorno transit datestamp on the reverse, ex Smith, also 1847 (Mar. 13) entire to Tunis with the same “MALTA POST OFFICE” marking. (2) (Image1)

Est. £140-160

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1332

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Malta: Straight Line Marks on Outgoing Mail: 1846 (July 24) entire letter to Palermo with “MALTA POST OFFICE” (56 x 31/2mm) mark in black, oval “VAPORI/DA MALTA” mark and Messina transit datestamp both in red and “MSAG” (Marchese di San Giacinto; Director of the Posts) mark in purple. Rated “20” and with Palermo arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Ex Danson and Coates. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

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1333

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1808 (Oct. 14) entire letter to Scotland from Messina with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1b) in black, red oval “TOO LATE” and Edinburgh transit mark in red, initially rated “3/3”(d) deleted and re-rated “3/4”(d), carried by the “Princess Charlotte” from Malta to Falmouth (Ex Orme and Warren), 1809 (May 5) entire letter to London with “MALTA” (MSF-1a) in black and rated ‘9/-’ for the triple rate, London arrival on reverse, carried by the “Manchester” from Malta to Falmouth, 1813 (ca.) wrapper to Ireland with “MALTA” (MSF-1bR) in red, initially rated “2/10”(d) to which 7d. was added for London to Waterford and re-rated “3/5”(d) and another 7d. for Waterford to Wexford for a total of “4/-” and 1814 (Sept.) disinfection slit and slightly vinegar stained wrapper to London with “MALTA” (MSF-1bR) in red, rated “6/4”(d) for the double rate, London arrival c.d.s. on reverse. (4) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-450

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1334

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1809 (May 15) entire letter to London from Malta with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1a) in black, endorsed “11/4”(oz.) and rated “15/-” for the quintuple rate and carried by the “Duke of Kent” from Malta to Falmouth. London arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

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1335

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1809 (Aug. 12) entire letter to London from Malta with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1bR) in red and rated “1/-” and with double oval “SHIP-LETTER/(crown)/PLYMOUTH” mark. London arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

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1336

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1812 (Jan. 29) entire letter to London from Vienna and carried by the Austrian Consul as far as Malta where posted with a forwarding agent’s endorsement on reverse and with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1bR) in red and rated “3/-” and with London arrival datestamp on reverse. Carried on the “Princess Charlotte” from Malta to Falmouth. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

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1337

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1812 (Sept. 12) entire letter to England from a Captain Hoste commanding HMS “Bacchante” at the Adriatic island of Lissa and with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1bR) in red, initially rated “2/3’”d) and re-rated “3/2”(d) and with London arrival datestamp on the reverse. Carried on the “Duke of Kent” from Malta to Falmouth, the message includes “...captured one galley (the French xebec “Tisiphone”), three gunboats and several small vessels without a loss of a man....Admiral Fremantle is here and commands in the Adriatic....”. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

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1338

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1817 (Feb. 20) entire letter to Scotland with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1bR) in red, framed “Addl/1/2”, Edinburgh c.d.s. and rated a total of “3/5”(d) and carried by HM Packet “Lady Louisa” from Malta to Falmouth. Content written on board “The Prince Royal off Malta”, “I am now under weigh (sic) for Zant [sic]...the quarantine boat is just coming alongside with the papers”. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

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1339

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1819 (Mar.) entire letter to London with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1a) endorsed “over charged 3.2 double only, I.Franklin” at top with “6/4”(d) deleted and re-rated “9/6”(d) also deleted and with “(crown)/To be/delivered/Free” mark. Carried on the “Countess of Chichester” from Malta to Falmouth., with five London datestamps on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

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1340

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1830 (ca.) (Feb. 8) officer’s entire letter to England with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1d) and rated “3/2”(d). Ex Eastgate. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

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1341

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Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1837 (Sept. 7) wrapper to London with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1d) in black and rated “2/6”(d), fine. London arrival c.d.s on reverse and carried by the Admiralty Packet HMS “Medea”. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

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1342

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Malta: PAID MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1819 (Mar. 4) entire letter “pr H.M.Packet Osborne” to England, datelined at Valletta and from an officer with black scroll “PAID/MALTA” scroll mark (MSP-1b) and London transit Paid c.d.s, rated “3/3”(d). Ex Ormer, Warren and Eastgate. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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1343

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Malta: PAID MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1826 (Sept. 22) entire letter to Connecticut, redirected to Massachusetts, endorsed “To the care of the United states consul at Gibraltar” with black scroll “PAID/MALTA” scroll mark (MSP-1b), “SHIP” mark, Philadelphia transit datestamp. The letter sent by noted missionary Rev. Eli Smith (1801-57) who prepared a translation of the Bible into Arabic to his sister, “A line of of packets, belonging to the British Government, sails regularly betweeen London, Gibraltar, Malta and Corfu....I send them (letters) to the U.S. Consul at Gibraltar who puts them on board vessels to America....”. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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