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1822, Stampless Folded Letter from Antigua to England, addressed to Sir C. Bethell Codrington in Dodington, Gloucestershire, England; datelined Antigua, Apr 22, 1822 with manuscript "2/2" (2s2d) rate; upon arrival at Falmouth the cover received a clear "LEEWARD ISLANDS, JU 15, 1822, F" rimless c.d.s. and was docketed as received three days later on Jun 18., Very Fine. Includes a transcript and a history of this typical Codrington business letter.(Image)
Estimate $500-750
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Australia
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 39
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Cat No: 13
1913, Kangaroo and Map, 10s gray & pink (Scott 13), 1st watermark, exceptionally bright, fresh and well centered, o.g., Very Fine. SG 14. Scott $1,600. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 40
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Cat No: 14
1913, Kangaroo and Map, £1 brown & ultramarine (Scott 14), 1st watermark, o.g., fresh and bright, Fine to Very Fine. SG 15. Scott $3,250. (Image)
Estimate $800-1,200
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Lot No: 41
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Cat No: 44a
1915, Kangaroo and Map, 5s gray & yellow (Scott 44a), 2nd watermark inverted, an exceptional mint example, fresh and beautifully centered, o.g., Extremely Fine. SG 30w. Scott $1,100. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
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Lot No: 42
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Cat No: 55
1917, Kangaroo and Map, 10s gray & pink (Scott 55), 3rd watermark, a gorgeous bottom sheet margin single with partial imprint, o.g., never hinged, nicely centered with brilliant color; couple shortish perfs at the top, otherwise Very Fine, signed Oliva. SG 43. Scott $1,350. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Lot No: 43
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Cat No: 56
1916, Kangaroo and Map, £1 chocolate & dull blue (Scott 56), 3rd watermark, o.g., lightly hinged, beautifully centered, Extremely Fine. SG 44. Scott $3,000. (Image)
Estimate $1,200-1,800
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Australian States Tasmania
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 35
Symbol: C
Cat No: 2 var.
1853, "Van Diemen's Land", 4d pale orange, plate I, 2nd state (Scott 2 var.), unwatermarked, three large margins, just touching at the left; tied by a neat Launceston barred numeral "60" on an exceptionally clean folded letter to Hobart; red Launceston diamond datestamp, "PRE-PAID/24JY24/1855" and a red Hobart truncated circle receiver, "PRE-PAID/25JY25/1855", Very Fine. SG 9; £2,250 ($3,000). (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 36
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Cat No: AR2
Postal-Fiscal, 1863, St. George and the Dragon, 2s6d carmine, imperf (Scott AR2), o.g., bright color; large margins to just cear at the top, Fine to Very Fine. SG F2; £800 3 ($1,070). Scott $800. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
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Lot No: 37
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Cat No: AR33
Postal-Fiscal, 1900, St. George and the Dragon, 2s6d lake, "REVENUE" overprint (Scott AR33), o.g., rich color, Fine. SG F32; £500 ($670). Scott $450. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
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Victoria
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 38
Symbol: C
Cat No: F2
Registration, 1857, 1s rose-pink & blue (Scott F2), roulette evident on all sides, used with a 4d dull red imperf (Scott 17a, S.G 43) close or touching on all sided, tied by two Melbourne "1" barred numerals on a neat cover to Wymondham, England; London "REGISTERED/G.P.O./DE 9 57" oval and handstamped "d6" for inbound Registered mai; backstamped Melbourne (date not clear) and Wymondham, Dec 10; manuscript instruction, "'Per Simla' [British passenger steamer]and Overland", Very Fine. SG 55. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Barbados
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 44
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 60-68, 60a-63a
1882-86, Queen Victoria, ½d-5s complete set of 13 (Scott 60-68, 60a-63a), includes both shades of the ½d, 1d, 2½d & 3d, o.g., the key 4d gray (64, SG 97) is pristine never hinged and beautifully centered, Fine to Very Fine or better. SG 89/103; £1,140 ($1,520). Scott $1,311. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Bechuanaland
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 45
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Cat No: 21
1888, Queen Victoria, £1 lilac & black (Scott 21), o.g., lightly hinged, exceptionally bright and fresh, Very Fine. SG 20; £1,100 ($1,470). Scott $1,000. (Image)
1875, Queen Victoria Provisional surcharges, 1d on 3d & 1d on 1s (Scott 14-15), o.g., remarkably fresh, Fine to Very Fine, with 1985 & 1978 B.P.A. certificate, respectively. SG 16-17; £1,000 ($1,340). Scott $1,225. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
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Biafra
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 48
Symbol: C
Biafra, 1967, Nigerian civil war ¼d provisional marking on cover, with violet boxed "BIAFRA ¼d POSTAGE PAID" handstamp overlapped by "Registered Enugu" oval cancel at top right, addressed to the editor of Catholic Life magazine at Calabar, 3 strikes of "Registered Enugu 28 AU 67" oval cancel straddling the backflap in the 3 most vulnerable areeas and a "Registered Calabar 29 AU 67" backstamp, blue ink return address on top backflap, neatly opened at top; cover with discoloration at right edge well clear of provisional handstamp, Extremely Fine. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 49
Symbol: C
Biafra, 1967, Nigerian civil war ¼d provisional marking on cover, with black violet boxed "BIAFRA ¼d POSTAGE PAID" handstamp at top right, addressed to the editor of Catholic Life magazine at Calabar, 3 strikes of "Registered Onitsha 28 AU 67" oval cancel straddling the backflap and a "Registered Calabar 29 AU 67" backstamp, blue ink return address on top backflap, neatly opened at top, Extremely Fine. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 50
Symbol: C
Cat No: denom
Biafra, 1967, Nigerian civil war provisional markings on covers and cut from covers, 3 internal covers addressed to the editor of Catholic Life magazine at Calabar with a boxed "BIAFRA 4d POSTAGE PAID" handstamp -- 1) violet with "Uyo Telegraphs Nigeria 5 SP 67" circular datestamp, 2) violet with "ABA 28 AU 67" circular datestamp, 3) black "Port Harcourt Nigeria 5 SP 67" double circle datestamp overlapping the handstamp, plus 22 cut pieces from covers with boxed "BIAFRA (denom) POSTAGE PAID" handstamp with 19 dated August 21-28, 1967 and 3 undated, consisting of ¼d (1 violet), 2d (2 violet; Uyo Telegraphs & Enugu (struck twice on latter)), and 4d (12 violet including 6 Calabar, 2 Uyo Telegraphs, Onitsha, Enugu, and 7 black including 4 Abakaliki, 2 Nkwogwu P.O. and Umuahia, covers are Very Fine, fully imaged online, this is a very scarce group, the ¼d value is the rarest of the 3 values, then the 2d.
Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. The Nigerian military attempted to reclaim the territory of Biafra, resulting in the beginning of the Nigerian Civil War. Biafra was officially recognized as a sovereign and independent country by Gabon, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, and Zambia while receiving de facto recognition and covert military support from France, Portugal, Israel, South Africa, and Rhodesia. After nearly three years of war, during which around two million Biafran civilians died, Nigeria declared victory.(Image)
Estimate $500-750
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British Central Africa
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 51
Symbol: *
Cat No: 30
1895, Arms of the Protectorate, £10 black & orange vermilion (Scott 30), unwatermarked, o.g., fresh and well centered, Very Fine. SG 30; £10,000 ($13,350). Scott $8,000. (Image)
Estimate $3,500-5,000
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British East Africa
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 52
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 1-3
1890qv, ½a-4a Surcharges on Great Britain 1d, 2d & 5d (Scott 1-3), a bright, fresh set, Fine to Very Fine, 4a signed Bloch, 1a with a 1994 A.P.S. certificate as "full" o.g. SG 1-3; £1,525+ ($2,040). Scott $1,525+. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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British Guiana
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 53
Symbol: o
Cat No: 10
1853-55, Seal of the Colony, 4¢ blue, with line above value (Scott 10), a choice used example, exceptionally fresh with large, beautifully balanced margins and a neat Birbice c.d.s., Aug 3, 1858, Extremely Fine. SG 19; £700 ($940). Scott $850. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Brunei
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 54
Symbol: *
Cat No: 13-39
1907-21, Brunei River Definitives (Scott 13-39), a lovely complete set of 27 different, o.g., Very Fine. Seldom offered as a complete set. SG 23/50; £1,200 ($1,600). Scott $1,302. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Bushire
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 55
Symbol: C
1915, Postal Card, Persia 5ch red, overpaid "BUSHIRE Under British Occupation", a fresh, clean mint card, Very Fine and scarce. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Cape of Good Hope
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 56
Symbol: *
Cat No: 3
1858, Triangular, Perkins Bacon printing, 1d rose on cream-toned paper (Scott 3), o.g., lightly hinged, a beauty with pastel color and crisp detail, sound and magnificently margined, Extremely Fine. A true gem, with 2007 B.P.A. certificate. SG 5a; £900 ($1,200). Scott $850. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Cayman Islands
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 57
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Cat No: 18-20
1907, King Edward VII, ½d on 5s, 1d on 5s & 2½d on 4d (Scott 18-20), a fresh, centered trio of high values, o.g. (the 1d appears to be never hinged), Very Fine. SG 18, 19, 35; £2,400 ($3,200). Scott $2,675. (Image)
Estimate $800-1,200
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 58
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Cat No: MR3
War Tax, 1919, 1½d on 2½d ultramarine (Scott MR3), o.g., bright and fresh, Fine to Very Fine, with 1990 R.P.S.L. certificate. SG 55; £800 ($1,070). Scott $850. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Cook Islands
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 59
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Cat No: 103-108
1932-36, Overprinted N.Z. Postal Fiscals, 2s6d-£5 (Scott 103-108), set of six, a bright, fresh mint set, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. SG 95-98b; £885 ($1,180). Scott $1,070. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Cyprus
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 60
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Cat No: 12-13
1881, Queen Victoria, 1pi rose & 2pi blue, Crown CC watermark (Scott 12-13), two seldom seen mint values, o.g., Very Fine. SG 12-13; £875 ($1,170). Scott $950. (Image)
Estimate $250-350
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 61
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Cat No: 87-88
1923, King George V, 10s green & yellow on pale yellow, Multiple Crown CA watermark (Scott 87-88), o.g., lightly hinged, a marvelous pair, the £1, in particular, a remarkably well centered example, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. SG 100-101; £1,800 ($2,400). Scott $1,825. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 62
Symbol: C
Cat No: 114-122
1928, Anniversary of British Rule, ¾pi to 45pi (Scott 114-122), all but the rare £1 high value, used on nine W. T. Wilson Registered covers from Nicosia to Birmingham, England; each stamp tied by a Mar 29, 1928, Nicosia c.d.s.; not backstamped, Extremely Fine. SG 123/131. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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East Africa & Uganda Protectorates
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 63
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Cat No: 17-30
1904-07, King Edward VII, ½a-20r complete less the rare 50r (Scott 17-30), an outstanding mint set, o.g., Very Fine. A very scarce group. SG 17/32; £1,850 ($2,470). Scott $1,841. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Falkland Islands
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 64
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Cat No: 1
1878, Queen Victoria, 1d claret (Scott 1), unwatermarked, fresh and exceptionally well centered for the issue, o.g., Very Fine. SG 1; £800 ($1,070). Scott $850. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 65
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Cat No: 52
1928, South Georgia Provisional, 2½d on 2d purple brown (Scott 52), o.g., fresh and Fine, with a 1972 P.F. certificate. SG 115; £1,300 ($1,740). Scott $1,300. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 66
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Cat No: 65-76
1933, Centenary, ½d-£1 complete (Scott 65-76), a choice mint set, bright fresh colors, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. SG 127/138; £4,250 ($5,670). Scott $4,800. (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 67
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Cat No: 74
1933, Centenary, 5s black & yellow (Scott 74), o.g., very lightly hinged, bright and fresh, Fine to Very Fine. SG 136; £1,000 ($1,340). Scott $950. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 68
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Cat No: 74a
1933, Centenary, 5s black & yellow orange (Scott 74a), an outstanding, exceptionally well centered example of this rare shade, o.g., fresh, rich color, Very Fine, with a 1992 R.P.S.L. certificate. SG 136a; £3,250 ($4,340). Scott $3,250. (Image)
Estimate $1,200-1,800
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Lot No: 69
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Cat No: 75
1933, Centenary, 10s black & chestnut (Scott 75), o.g., very lightly hinged, wonderfully fresh and bright, Very Fine. SG 137; £900 ($1,200). Scott $850. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 70
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Cat No: 76
1933, Centenary, £1 black & carmine (Scott 76), a marvelous example of this iconic high value, o.g., lightly hinged, bright, fresh and well centered, Very Fine. SG 138; £2,500 ($3,340). Scott $2,500. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Gibraltar
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 71
Symbol: *
Cat No: 76-93
1921-32, King George V, ½d to £1 complete, Multiple Script CA watermark (Scott 76-93), a bright, fresh set, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Rarely offered as a set. SG 89/108; £2,400 ($3,200). Scott $2,504. (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
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Gold Coast
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 72
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Cat No: 4-8
1876-84, Queen Victoria, ½d-6d, perf 14 complete (Scott 4-8), an exceptionally fresh, well centered set, o.g., Very Fine. SG 4/8; £1,025 ($1,370). Scott $892. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 73
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Cat No: 83-95
1921-24, King George V ½d-£2 (Scott 83-95), Multiple Script CA watermark, a bright, fresh set, the 15s being die I, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. SG 86/102; £885 ($1,180). Scott $826. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Great Britain 1911 Aerial Post Coronation Flights
Sale No: 831
Lot No: 24
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Cat No: 1910
Great Britain, Forerunner Mail Flight 1910, C. Grahame-White flew this Advertising card from Blackpool a full year before the UK "First UK Aerial Post"; very seldom encountered, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 25
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Foreign Destinations 1911, 13 exhibit pages containing two dozen pioneer airmail cards and envelopes sent abroad; includes Madeira, Bermuda, Trinidad, Jamaica, Ecuador, Argentina, El Salvador, Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, New Hebrides (may be unique), Japan, Ceylon, Burma, India, South Rhodesia, South Africa, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Austria; Wow! Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 26
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Plate Reconstruction 1911, 15 exhibit pages with a remarkable recontruction of the sheets that created the postcards for the flight; 25 of the 30 cards were flown with destinations that included Germany, Australia, and Malta; each card includes an enlargement to show the plate flaw that made plate reconstruction possible, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,200-1,800
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 27
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Identification of Flights 1911, 24 flown cards and envelopes on 15 exhibit pages with a wealth of aerophilatelic information; begins with scarce violet privileged mail only used by the Organizing Committee and what would be the only airmail carried on Sept 9 due to poor weather conditions; includes cover from the 15th Mail Flight in which engine trouble forced the pilot to land at Langley and forward the mail to Windsor by car; attractive, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 28
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Posting the Mail 1911, 23 flown cards and envelopes on exhibit pages organized by the special mail boxes found at selected retailers; includes Arding & Hobbs, Harrods Ltd, John Barker & Co (Tasmania), Selfridge & Co (with sales receipt), Wimpole Street Post Office postmarks (four different), Benetfink & Co, A W Gamage & Co, Office of the Aerial Post (three from the Organizing Committee), Army & Navy Stores (New Zealand), D H Evans & Co (United States), Roper & Co, and three from Hendon Aerodrome (including one to India); powerful, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,500-3,500
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 29
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Advertising Cards 1911, 14 Advertising cards sent to clients nicely dovetailed with the first Airmail in Great Britain; includes Brown Brothers, Arding & Hobbs, J & J Colman, Car & General Insurance (with variety), Educational Book, The Financial Outlook, The Gramophone Co., Molassine Dog Food, Remington Typewriter, Royal Aero Club, Wright's Coal Tar Soap, and Shell Petroleum; beautifully presented on exhibit pages, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 30
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Postage Rates 1911, 9 better examples from the first UK Airmail on exhibit pages; basic rate to Ireland, Isle of Wight, Special Use Internal rate to British ship at Gibraltar, British Legation in Peru, Printed Matter to Canada, as well as two underpaid to France, and another to India and Australia; powerful, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 31
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Printings 1911, 12 different mint envelopes and cards with adhesives on exhibit pages; 1st Printing -Public Mail including scarlet, purple-brown, and bright green (the later two with matching note paper); Emergency Printing - Flap Embosed Envelopes in red-brown (flown), and unused envelopes without stamps (elusive) in olive-green and deep brown; 2nd Emergency Printing with matching note paper; 1st Printing cards in olive-green, red-brown, and brown; 2nd Printing card; and 3rd Printing card; very difficult to replicate, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $500-750
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 32
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Cat No: 1911
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Postmark Dates 1911, 10 envelopes and cards on exhibit pages; postmarks from London from Sept 9 through 15, except for Sunday, Sept 10; Sept 9th cancels are elusive, both a postcard and a letter are shown (the envelope is to Belgium); Sept 14th postmark with Sept 13th machine cancel; strong group, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Sale No: 831
Lot No: 33
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Cat No: 1911x
Great Britain, First UK Aerial Post Exhibit Balance 1911, 18 envelopes and cards (one mailed but not flown) expertly organized on exhibit pages; includes London to Winsor cards flown from Winsor, scarce printing ordered by the Organizing Committee with "Copyright" in left margin, flap embossed envelopes flown from Winsor, foreign destinations (India, Southern Nigeria, Portugal, and Germany), and Advertising cards from J Frenkel & Co as well as the Windor Chronicle; great lot, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
