British Empire and Foreign Countries continued... Malta: Postal History continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1221 , entire, etc. Malta: Forwarding Agents: Six entire letters, 1845 “con Vapore Francese” from Livorno to Alexandria with “AUG. PORTELLI/MALTE” cachet and “MALTA/PAID” datestamp, 1845 from Genoa to Tunis with “FRATELLI PADOVA/LIVORNO” cachet and “MALTA POST OFFICE” mark, 1846 from Civita Vecchia and 1846 from Naples to Tunis with “GIUSEPPE PISANI/MALTA” or “LORENZO FARRUGIA/MALTA” cachets, 1854 from Alexandria to Marseille with “Giuseppe Scicluna & Figli/MALTA” cachet and manuscript endorsement on reverse, Malta datestamps and 1855 from La Canée, Crete to Marseille with “G.GIUSTINIANI/SYRA” and “AUGN.PORTELLI & CIE/MALTA” cachets and Malta datestamp on reverse. (6) (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. Malta: Great Britain used in Malta Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1222 , entire, etc. Malta: GB Used in Malta: Wavy Line Cancellations: 1855 (May 29) envelope (address panel lightly cleaned) to Gibraltar franked 1854 1d. red-brown on blued paper die I, alphabet II ,reserve plate 5 (3, incl. a pair) each with the rectangular ‘wavy line’ cancellation applied on mail at Malta in transit and representing the officer’s concessionary rate from Crimea to Great Britain via Marseille. Rated “5”(d) at lower left for the onward transmission from Malta to Gibraltar. The cover is in the hand of Colonel Arthur Taylor of the Royal Artillery at Sevastopol and is addressed to Major General Sir Robert Gardiner, Governor of Gibraltar. Illustrated in “Stamp Collecting” (Oct. 23 1975) following its discovery. An exhibition centrepiece, the wavy line cancellations on cover being the benchmark for any truly outstanding collection of Malta. Photo. (Image1) Est. £12,000-15,000 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1223 , entire, etc. Malta: GB Used in Malta: M Cancellations: 1857 cover to London with contents, datelined on board H.M.S. “Centurion”, with 1d. and 4d. pair (ex Lloyd-Lowles), 1858 wrapper to Palermo with 2d. strip of three and “MSAG” (Marchese di San Giacinto, Director of Posts of Sicily) in purple, 1858 cover to London with 1d. (3) and 6d., 1858 wrapper to Messina with 1d. and 2d., 1859 wrapper to Naples with 6d. and fancy “AGDP” mark. (5) (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1224 , entire, etc. Malta: GB Used in Malta: M Cancellations: 1857 (Oct. 2) reduced entire letter to Amsterdam franked 1856 6d. tied by barred “M” cancellation and circular “PD” and with Marseille transit c.d.s. Malta, Paris and Amsterdam c.d.s’s on the reverse. Uncommon destination. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1225 , entire, etc. Malta: GB Used in Malta: M Cancellations: 1857 (Nov. 9) entire letter “via Marseilles” to Porto franked 1857 1d. and 1857 4d. rose tied by barred “M” cancellations for the 1/4oz. to frontier rate with oval “PF” mark on red and “240” (reis) charge mark left. Malta, Marseille, Paris and Porto datestamps on front or reverse. Extremely rare destination. Photo. (Image1) Est. £320-350 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1226 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1861 die II alphabet IV 1d. rose-red plate 50 RE and plate 51 (2) NB, PD, fine used, NB on piece. S.G. Z28. (3) Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Malta Z28] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £120-150 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1227 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1883 6d. on 6d. lilac plate 18 IC-JD block of four, fine used. Ex Francisco. S.G. Z66. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Malta Z66] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £60-80 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1228 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1876 8d. orange SH, used, a few short perfs. S.G. Z67. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Malta Z67] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £80-100 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1229 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1876 8d. orange TB, fine used, B.P.A. certificate (1962). S.G. Z67. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Malta Z67] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1230 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1862 9d. bistre JJ, fine used. S.G. Z69. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Malta Z69] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1231 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1862 9d. bistre NK, used with c.d.s., some trimmed perfs., rare. S.G. Z69. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Malta Z69] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £180-200 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1232 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1880 1s. orange-brown plate 13 NI-OL very rare block of eight (4 x 2, two blocks of four rejoined), fine used. Z81. Photo. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1233 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: 1881 Postal Fiscal 1d. lilac, watermark orb, used, minor corner fault, otherwise fine. B.P.A. certificate (1975). S.G. Z111. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Malta Z111] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1234 , entire, etc. Malta: A25 Cancellations: Covers: 1859 (Apr. 1, Apr. 23) single weight envelopes (closed tears) “via Marseilles” to England franked 1855 1d. plate 34 and 1856 6d. or 1855 1d. plate 34 and 1856 4d. pair tied by “A25” duplexes, with London transit c.d.s. on the reverse. (2 items) Ex Francisco. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1235 Used Malta: A25 Cancellations: Covers: 1859 (Apr. 9) wrapper “per French Steamer/Stamped” to Marseille franked 1857 4d. rose pair tied by “A25” duplexes with oval “P-D” mark and rated ‘30’ decimes and 1860 (June 16) entire letter to Genoa franked 1857 4d. tied by “A25” duplex with oval “P-D” mark below. (2) (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1236 , entire, etc. Malta: A25 Cancellations: Covers: A selection of entire letters and wrappers on leaves, 1860 to 1868, bearing various G.B. stamps with values to 1s. cancelled by “A25” cancellations, incl. multiple frankings, various rates with printed matter to Italy, transit marks incl. “PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ITALIANI”, addressed to England, Italy, Amsterdam, Barcelona, 1862 wrapper to Messina with 1d. (8), 1867 wrapper to London with 6d. strip of three etc. (18) (Image1) Est. £700-800 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1237 , entire, etc. Malta: A25 Cancellations: Covers: 1862 (Feb. 26) entire letter “via Messina p French Packet” to London with unusual franked 1858 2d. plate 9 block of three and 1856 6d. pair (wing margin) tied by “A25” duplexes with London Paid c.d.s. and 1870 (Jan. 7) entire letter to Cagliari franked 1858 2d. pair 13 tied by “A25” duplex with red “P.D.” and “23/4” accountancy marks in red. (2) (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1238 , entire, etc. Malta: A25 Cancellations: Covers: 1862 (Mar. 14) and (Apr. 7) wrappers “via Messina” or “via Marseilles” to the same addressee in London franked 1856 1s. and 6d. or 1856 1s. tied by “A25” duplexes and with London Paid single arc c.d.s., the former carried by the French Packets “Capitole” to Messina and “Gange” to Marseille, very fine pair showing double and triple rates. (2) (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1239 , entire, etc. Malta: A25 Cancellations: Covers: 1862 (Oct. 25) entire letter to Piraeus franked 1862 3d. pair tied by “A25” duplex, rated ‘20’ lepta due with Greece 1861 20l. affixed to top right and tied by “2” (Piraeus) lozenge cancellations with oval “P.” mark in red and Piraeus arrival datestamp on the reverse, attractive cover. Photo. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. 1240 , entire, etc. Malta: A25 Cancellations: Covers: A collection of covers on leaves, comprising 1864 to Messina franked 1d. and 3d., with “PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI” and manuscript “11/4” accountancy marks, 1869 and 1873 to Naples both franked 1d. and 3d., with “23/4” or “PD/23/4” accountancy marks, 1871 to Termini franked 1d. and 3d., with “23/4” accountancy mark, 1878 to Naples franked 2d. and 3d., 1876 to New York franked 21/2d., 1881 to Genoa franked 21/2d. pair, 1883 to Wales franked 21/2d., 1884 to Hamburg and 1884 to Cairo each franked 21/2d. and 1884 to England franked 1/2d. and 1d. pair (ex Bollen), all cancelled with “A25” duplexes and with various transit marks. (11) (Image1) Est. £220-250 Closing..Dec-04, 03:30 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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