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Postal History, Foreign continued...

Cape of Good Hope continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
1261 CVR   image1813 Stampless Folded Letter Uitenhage to Zeekoerivier, letter inside datelined OCT.23.1813, mailed from Major J.C. Cuyler, Acting Landroost at Uitenhage addressed to "Theodr Potgeiter d'oude / Zeekorivier" with manuscript "Landdrost, van Uitenbagen" at lower left. Aging and faults, still a scarce example of early mail to the Eastern Frontier. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
1262 CVR   image1817 Stampless Folded Cover from St Helena Bay to Cape Town, datelined 1817 inside, an early Official letter from Field Cornet Laubsher at St Helena Bay to Faure at Cape Town, with red wax seal on back. Fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
1263 CVR   imageTwo Early Stampless Folded Covers, both are undated folded covers (no letter inside), first is addressed to Graaff Reinett and bears a very fine late use of the circular Crown "Post Office / Beaufort" handstamp, second is addressed to Cape Town and bears a just readable circular Crown "Post Office / Beaufort" handstamp plus a boxed "POST PAID" handstamp with "10" manuscript rate in red. Both very fine.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
1264 CVR   imageCirca 1820-30 Stampless Folded Cover Kowie to Cape Town, endorsed "On Service" with a very fine strike of the circular Crown " Post Office / Kowie" handstamp and addressed to the Postmaster General in Cape Town. Very fine and a great strike of this better postmark.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
1265 CVR   image1836 Stampless Folded Letter Balfour to Cape Town, a lengthy 4 page letter datelined Balfour 9th May 1836 and addressed to Hertzog, Surveyor General / Cape Town. Despatch is a blurry crowned Post Office Balfour handstamp (likely) alongside a crowned oval General Post Office / Cape of Good hope datestamp with MAY.9.1836 date, plus "1" manuscript rating in red. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
1266 CVR   image1840 Cape of Good Hope Folded Letter to Great Britain, an 8 page letter written by Mary Maclear, datelined "Observatory, Cape of GH / Feby 16th 1840", then entered the GB mail on APR.29.1840 (red PAID c.d.s.) with "1" red manuscript rate to Lady (Margaret) Herschel at Collingwood House, England. Mary Maclear was the wife of (later knighted) Thomas Maclear, famous astronomer, and Lady Hershel was the wife of Sir John Hershel Bt., also famous astronomer. The letter is thought to have been carried privately from CGH to England, where it entered the post. Pencil notations say it probably travelled per the "London" which arrived Cape Town from Calcutta on Feb.20.1840 then arrived Gravesend on APR.28.1840. The contents describe the life of the Maclear family, who had many children (Hershel herself had 12 children), as well as local politics of CGH. Lady Hershel had accompanied her husband to CGH from 1834 to 1838 as a visiting scientific astronomer, to study and survey the southern sky. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
1267 CVR   imageUndated Stampless Cover Bathurst Gambia to Cape Town, endorsed "On HM Service" and addressed to the Postmaster General in Cape Town, this cover (no letter inside) bears a very fine strike of a circular Crown "Post Office / Bathurst" handstamp, plus a manuscript "Post Office / Bathurst" at lower left. Very fine.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
1268 CVR   image1843 Cape of Good Hope Folded Letter to Scotland, a 2 page folded letter mailed MAR.15.1843 (oval General Post Office Cape of Good Hope handstamp) to Scotland, with SHIP LETTER handstamp on back, alongside MAY.9 receiver in red, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
1269 CVR   image1844 Stampless Folded Cover Glen Lynden to Graaff Reinett, no letter inside, endorsed "G. Aldrich" at lower left and "3d unpaid" at upper right, fine. Aldrich was a Field Coronet at Baviaan River.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1270 CVR   image1849 Stampless Folded Letter Likhaslong to Graaff Reinet, a lengthy 6 page letter (partly written in Kuruman) datelined Likhaslong, Jan 19 1849, and endorsed "prepaid" with a manuscript "4" rate in red. Written by Mrs E.S. Helmore to her friend Miss Murray at Graaff Reinet. A missionary family letter with references to family life, native peoples and Reverend [David] Livingston (and his conversion of Chief Secele - see an in-depth description of this fascinating man on Wikipedia). fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
Europe
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
1271 CVR/PC   imageGroup of 78 Covers and Cards from Various European Countries, 1800s to 1950s, with a wide variety of material from France, England, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, San Marino, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg and a few more. We note WWI and WWII material (incl. censored), postal stationery, first flights, a colourful around the world card, and much more. Each item is sleeved, priced and photographed online. A very fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction
Europe (Eastern)
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
1272 CVR/PC   imageGroup of 47 Covers and Cards from Eastern European Countries, 1860s to 1940s, with a wide variety of material from Russia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. We note WWI and WWII material, postal stationery, early stampless, FDC, and more. Each item is sleeved, priced and photographed online. A very fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
France
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
1273 CVR   image1859 80c Cover Versailles to Nesle, mailed Versailles on OCT.29.1859 (very fine c.d.s. free strike) to Nesle (OCT.30 receiver on back) through Paris à Erquelines (OCT.29 train transit). The cover is franked with a block of four of the 20c blue Napoléon imperforate (Scott 15, with large margins) tied by four strikes of the Versailles "Petit chiffre" dotted numeral lozenge cancel. Light vertical fold, still a fresh and very fine cover.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
1274 CVR   image1905 "Le Matin" Flown Pigeon Post, a flimsy message prepared by the newspaper "Le Matin" mailed by pigeon on board the steam yacht "Ariane" in the English Channel to Le Havre in the French coast. The flimsy was then placed in a specially printed envelope, affixed to a specially printed postcard, mailed by regular mail from Cherbourg with a "Le Matin" perfin stamp (15c Sower) to Exideuil. Very fine and scarce. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction
1275 PC   imageCollection of France and Colonies Stationery Postal Cards Mailed Abroad, 1875 to 1900, with 29 cards in all, 11 are well written-up on pages, includes a few precursor cards (1875 and 1876), cards from France proper to a number of destinations as well as cards from Egypt, French Congo, Oceania, Tunisia (including uprated to Italy), Monaco, Dahomey, Indo-China and Turkey. Overall very fine, all items are pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1276 CVR/PC   imageGroup of 48 Covers and Cards from France, 1910s to 1940s, with some on either side of the range and a good variety of material, including three WWI silk embroidered postcards, a 50c Merson single franking on registered cover to England, two SS Normandie inaugural voyage covers, an 1873 Céres (90c) rate cover to the USA, some WWI and WWII items, FFC, FDC, event covers, a booklet of 20 view cards of the Chateau de Malmaison, a 1929 cover to Newfoundland, registered mail, airmail items, better frankings and postmarks, and more. All items are sleeved and priced, overall very fine. All items pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
French Southern Antarctic Territory
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
1277 CVR   imageGroup of Over 370 Covers from French Southern Antarctic Territory, 1962 to 2001, with a wide variety of material, including registered, postage due, first day covers, lots of interesting postmarks, as well as paquebot and ship interest. Most of the covers are franked with F.S.A.T. issues (including Airmail), but we also noted a few with stamps from other countries posted in F.S.A.T. A very fine and seldom offered group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
Germany
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
1278 CVR/PC   imageRetired Dealer Stock of Over 600 Germany Covers and Cards, all in sleeves with the vast majority priced from $5 to $10, with a few below and several above that range. The lot is separated in sections as follows: States, pre-1920, colonies, WWI military, occupation pre-1920, 1920-1933, Third Reich, WWII military, occupation, allies Non-Soviet occupation, West Germany, Berlin, Saarland and East Germany Soviet occupation. Includes covers, stationery cards and covers, picture postcards, a letter card, cacheted FDC, registered, and much more. A useful group which has not seen the light of day since the mid-1990s, overall clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1279 CVR/PC   imageGroup of 53 Covers and Cards from Germany and Area, 1870s to 1940s, with a wide variety of material including WWI and WWII related picture postcards (including real photo cards) and covers, material from various States, Offices in S.W. Africa (x6), stationery items, early stamped and stampless material, WWI Feldpost items, Occupation of Belgium, a 1963 cover addressed to Jacqueline Kennedy, P.O.W. items, better frankings and postmarks and much more. Each item is sleeved, priced and photographed online. A mostly very fine and diverse group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction
Great Britain
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
1280 CVR   imageTwo 1855 Covers Mailed to Captain Radcliffe in Crimea, both mailed from Plymouth (620 duplex cancels) on JAN.28.1855 and MAR,29.1855, both endorsed "via Marseilles" with Tamerston nude strikes on back alongside JAN.29 and MAR.30 crowned transits in red. The earlier letter is franked 3d (3x 1d red) and the later one 6d (4x 1d red and 1x 2d blue drastically misperforated). Both letters addressed to Captn Radcliffe, 20th Regiment, 4th Division, British Army, Crimea. Tears and creases to varying degrees, still scarce and higher frankings than is usually seen.

Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

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