British Empire and Foreign Countries continued... Malta: Postal History continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1201 , entire, etc. 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 reverse. Ex Danson and Coates. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1202 , entire, etc. 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. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1203 , entire, etc. 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/-”, with London arrival datestamp on reverse, carried on the “Princess Charlotte” from Malta to Falmouth. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1204 , entire, etc. 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 H.M. Packet “Lady Louisa” from Malta to Falmouth. Contents 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. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1205 , entire, etc. Malta: MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1819 entire letter to London with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1a) endorsed “over charged 3.2 double only, I. Franklin” 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 and 1830 (ca.) officer’s entire letter to England with “MALTA” cursive scroll mark (MSF-1d) and rated “3/2”(d), ex Eastgate. (2) (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1206 , entire, etc. 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), London arrival c.d.s on reverse, carried by the Admiralty Packet H.M.S. “Medea”. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1207 , entire, etc. 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. £120-150 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1208 , entire, etc. 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 between 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. £120-150 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1209 , entire, etc. Malta: PAID MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1839 (Sept.) entire letter to Corfu from Malta with very fine black “PAID/MALTA” scroll mark (MSP-1c). Rated “1/-” (deleted) and re-rated “1/6”(d). and with a Corfu datestamp on reverse where carried by the Admiralty Packet H.M.S. “Hermes”. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1210 , entire, etc. Malta: PAID MALTA Cursive Scroll Marks: 1839 (Dec. 27) entire letter to Corfu with very fine black “PAID/MALTA” scroll mark (MSP-1c) with oval Corfu arrival datestamp at top left and rated “9”(d). Carried on the Admiralty Packet H.M.S. “Acheron”. (Image1) Est. £80-100 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1211 , entire, etc. Malta: Circular Datestamps: 1840 disinfected slit entire letter to Marseille from Zante with P. Eynaud & Co. agents forwarding endorsement, “MALTA” double arc (27mm) c.d.s. and framed “PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE” mark in red, 1840 disinfected slit wrapper “per Packet” to England from Zante with James Bell & Co. agents forwarding endorsement, “MALTA” double arc (27mm) c.d.s. and 1842 cover “via Falmouth” to London with “MALTA/PAID” double arc (early use) and carried by H.M.S. “Alecto” via Gibraltar to Falmouth. (3) (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1212 , entire, etc. Malta: Circular Datestamps: A selection of covers on leaves, comprising 1844 official entire letter from England with “MALTA” (30mm) arrival double arc datestamp, endorsed “Not Known” and “Returned from PO”, 1847 entire letter to Livorno with “MALTA” (30mm), double ring “LIVORNO/C/VIA DI MARE”, 1848 and 1857 wrappers to Patras or Syra (Greece) with “MALTA/PAID” double arc datestamp (30mm), with oval Greek ship letter or oval “P.” marks (ex Eastgate), 1848 entire letter to Alexandria from Livorno with double oval “L.P.VELLA FRATELLI” forwarding agents’ cachet and “MALTA” (30mm) transit, 1855 and 1856 entire letters to Marseille with “MALTA” (25mm) and red double ring “POSS.ANG/MARSEILLE” c.d.s. (7) (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1213 , entire, etc. Malta: Circular Datestamps: 1844 (Apr. 14) entire letter to Alexandria rated “10”(d) with early use of “MALTA/PAID” (29mm; MPC-1a) in red. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1214 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: 1835 (Oct. 27) wrapper to U.S.A. endorsed as containing a letter from Captain Harlow of an American brig at Malta and addressed care of an agent (T. Weygin & Co) in London. Endorsed “Rec & Forwarded by/D.K.MacDowall/Shipchandler and agent/Malta” with framed “MALTA” scroll mark in black, and carried by H.M.S. “Tartarus” to Falmouth, London transit c.d.s. on reverse where rated with “Forwarded by/THOS CARDWELL JAS/Liverpool” agent’s handstamp in red and with New York transit, very scarce example directed by three agents. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1215 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: 1838 (Apr. 5) entire letter to Tunis datelined at Naples and carried privately to Malta with double oval “AGOSTINO PORTELLI/Malta li......” forwarding agent’s cachet and with straight line “Malta Post Office”, scarce. Photo. (Image1) Est. £140-160 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1216 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: 1841 (Mar. 8) disinfection slit entire letter to England datelined at Tunis and carried privately to Malta where endorsed by a forwarding agent “Forwarded by MacDowall & Sons/Malta” serifed “MALTA” (with Maltese Cross; type MLC2), London and Congleton datestamps on reverse and rated “1/-”. Photo. (Image1) Est. £140-160 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1217 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: 1841 (May 30) entire letter to Catania, Sicily and care of an agent in Messina, from U.S.A. datelined at Harvard University, apparently posted at Gibraltar with framed “GIBRALTAR” arc mark in black and the reverse endorsed “Care of W.B. Andrews Esqre/United States Consul/Malta” deleted and with “Received and Forwarded/by/P.EYNAUD& Co/Malta” agent’s cachet below and rated “6”(d) on front. Unusual combination of agents and postal conveyance. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1218 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: Three entire letters from Zante care of an agent in Malta with “ZANTE” scroll datestamps, 1842 to Genoa with “POSTA/PAGATA” mark carried on the “Cyclops” to Malta, where “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” and “EMLO TAGLIAFERRO FIG/MALTA” cachet applied, 1843 to Marseille with “POSTA PAGATA” and “TAGLIAFERRO/MALTA” cachet and 1846 to Marseille with “GIACTA di EMLO TAGLIATERRO/MALTA” cachet. (3) (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1219 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: Three disinfected slit entire letters, 1842 to Marseille endorsed “Forwarded G.P.E. Buttigeig.....” on reverse and with Malta and “PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE” marks, 1844 to Marseille, datelined at Tunis privately carried to Malta, with manuscript G.S. Buttigieg (at Malta) endorsement and large-part script “Purifie a Marseille” mark on reverse and 1848 to Lyon datelined at Tripoli, with “OPERA PIA DELLA PROPAGAZIONE DELLA FEDE MALTA” cachet, the last ex Eastgate. (3) (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1220 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: A selection of entire letters on leaves, comprising 1845 to Alexandria with disinfection slits and 1850 to Malta, both from Livorno and with “AUG. PORTELLI/MALTE” or “BISMOT & Co/MALTA” cachets, 1849 to Livorno from Palermo from where carried privately and with “Received and Forwarded/by/P.EYNAUD & Co/Malta” cachet, Malta c.d.s. and Livorno ship letter mark, 1854 to Malta from Tunis, manuscript forwarded at Sousse by G. Cristina to another forwarder in Malta with “GIO. BATTA CARUANA/MALTA” cachet, 1859 wrapper to Malta datelined at Odessa with manuscript forwarding endorsement of G.S. Valsamachy at Constantinople on reverse and with matching cachet for the same forwarder “SHIP BROKER” applied on arrival and 1866 with disinfection slit to Tunis with “B.TAGLIAFERRO & FIGLI/MALTA” cachet, endorsed “per Vape Tuna. Bechir” deleted and re-endorsed “Par le paquebot Messageries Imperiales” and sent to Marseille with “TAMVACO MICRULACHI & MAVROGORDATO/MARSEILLE” cachet on reverse. (6) (Image1) Est. £300-350 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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