Sale No: 859
Lot No: 511
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CANCELLATIONS: Boxed blue F.G. 'De Luxe' padded leather album with extensive collection of pre-stamp covers c1674-1844 with interesting range of marks inc. 'DE LYON' (1770), scarcer déboursé types inc. Gaillac, Castres & Toulouse, s/l departmental h.s. (20) inc. Napoleonic era; early cds inc. experimental Lyon octagons etc. All extensively written up and illustrated with maps etc. Interesting lot. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (44 & 10 assignats) Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
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Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 512
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ENTRY MARKS: Boxed blue F.G. 'De Luxe' padded leather album containing an extensive, well-annotated study of pre-stamp European mail into France with wide variety of entry marks ex Spain (7), Italy (9), Savoy (3), Switzerland (3), Holland (4), Germany (8) & Russia (2). [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (36) Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 513
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RURAL MAIL: Well written up study on leaves inc. fine group of sub-office 'cursives'(5) on cover, rural decime (2) & 'CL' covers, 'OR' (1861), 1850s pair with rural box hand-stamps, ranges of Type Sage stamps with jour de l'an numbered cancellations etc. Interesting. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Qty) (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
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Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 516
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PARIS: Boxed red F.G. 'De Luxe' padded leather album containing a study of (mainly) Paris PH inc. 1849 'grille' cancels on 20c & 25c covers, roller cancellations on 1849 15c & 40c (2) stamps, extensive Paris lettered lozenges on stamps & covers (3) plus PC/GC usages outside Paris (10 covers), extensive study of Paris 'stars' on numerous stamps or covers (20) etc. Great basis for further development. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Qty) (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 517
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POSTAGE DUE: F.G. padded leather 'De Luxe' album (blue) in case with range of 19th century covers showing due markings (13) plus comprehensive duplicated ranges of postage due stamps 1859-1982 m or u inc. 'square' types to 60c (both) plus 10c & 15c on cover; Duval type black issue to scarce 5f plus maroon 1f-5f; coloured issue to 1941 inc. better values, 1908 'recouvrements ' with 20c & 50c m, inter-war issues m & u, 1943 onwards m or um etc. Huge CV. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Qty) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE LABELS (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 520
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RAILWAY: Calais – Paris TPO, 1852-97 group of covers ex UK to France showing a variety of marks used on this line, covers have 4d stamps (5) or are unpaid and include 2 transatlantic items with boxed accountancy marks. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (10) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 523
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FRANCE/FINLAND - UNPAID COVER WITH HEPTAGON "F./33" FROM PARIS TO HELSINKI: 14 Jan. 1859 unpaid EL (attractive printed heading depicting 1855 exhibition medal) from Paris to Helsinki ("Russie") with a v. fine heptagon framed "F./33" accountancy mark nicely placed on the front; red Aachen transit cds & boxed arrival mark on flap. Attractive & colourful. (Salles 3171) [Ex Vandervelde] Cross Reference: FINLAND, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, RUSSIA (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 524
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FRANCE/DENMARK - UNPAID COVER WITH "F./34" OCTAGON FROM CETTE TO COPENHAGEN: 23 Feb. 1863 unpaid EL (minor wear) from Cette to Copenhagen charged "30" (in red crayon) with v. fine rare octagonal "F./34" on the front; five backstamps inc. Hamburg & Copenhagen. Salles does not record this mark in use; Van der Linden records it for 1864. (Salles 3173) [Ex Vandervelde] Cross Reference: DENMARK, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 525
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BACK OF THE BOOK: Boxed SG 'Plymouth' album with interesting material inc. 'jour de l'an' use of GC cancels (12), red printed matter & newspaper cds on Sage issues, 'too late' covers (2), registered (2), early machine cancels, special cds inc exhibitions etc, perfins, pneumatic mail cards etc. Inspection necessary. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Qty) (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 526
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FRANCE/DENMARK - UNPAID COVER WITH "F./36" TOMBSTONE WITH BORDEAUX F.A.C. TO HELSINGOR: 23 Mar 1867 unpaid EL from Bordeaux to Helsingor with v.fine tombstone framed "F./36" accountancy mark nicely placed on the front beside Bordeaux cds & m/s rates in blue & red crayon; also having blue oval "H. POHL/COURTIER MARITIME/*BORDEAUX*" forwarding agent cachet on back & front. (Salles 3175) [Ex Vandervelde] Cross Reference: DENMARK, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FORWARDING AGENTS (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 528
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TELEGRAPH STAMPS, ETC.: Telegraph stamps fu inc. imperf 25c, 1f & 2f plus perforated types to 2f; 1868-70 Newspaper stamps used inc imperf & perf 2c (3 colours), one on large piece plus range of postage stamps with typographical cancellation (15); 1900 telephone stamps 10c-1f (6); Amiens strike issue 10c; Vichy officials (7); training school 'Annule' opts (3) plus fictifs (21) with one on newspaper etc. Interesting lot. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Qty) Cross Reference: TELEGRAPH STAMPS (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 530
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FISCALS: album with ranges of used fiscal stamps 1870s-1930s inc used on documents, early stamped & printed fiscals on paper, 1940s sales posters with ‘timbres de dimension’, Revolution period document etc. Unusual lot. (Qty) Cross Reference: REVENUES (Image)
Opening GBP 34.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 532
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Cat No: Collection
ALSACE-LORRAINE, MILITARY, ETC.: Blue 'Plymouth' album housing collection of Alsace-Lorraine material from 1871 occupation stamps 1c – 25c u/unused, WWI covers, opts on Hindenberg issue, military cancels, early military photograph, 'F' & 'FM' stamps inc on cover, WWII liberation cover etc. Interesting mix – needs examination. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (32 covers, PCs, stamps etc.) (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 536
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1876-1900 T.II SAGE ISSUE basic FU set to 2f & 5f (3 shades) between SG 225-287, odd small fault. Cat £1,200. (40) (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Lot No: 537
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PRECANCELS: Scarce 1893 precancels on Type Sage 5c (2) & 10c; 1920-22 opts on Sowers inc 1920 5c & 15c, 1921 5c and 1922 5c 'Paris' & 'France'; comprehensive ranges of later issues to 1989 music series m or u. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Qty) (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 538
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Cat No: Collection
EARLY MINT PEACE & COMMERCE, MERSONS, BOOKLET, ETC.: Group on stock card inc. 1898 P&C 5c yellow-green mounted mint SG 282 Type I (£40) and Merson group of 40c, 50c (2), 2f & 3f mint plus 2f used, SG 303, 305, 387, 430 & 307 (SG £450+). Also, 1938 booklet containing 20 x 30c red-brown SG DSB19 (£60). Useful group. (7 + bklt.) (Image)
Opening GBP 28.00
Sold...GBP 50.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 539
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'EXPRESS' MAIL COLLECTION: Presented on display pages, a c.1900-1989 collection displaying a wide range of tariffs, "EXPRES" cachets & labels, etc. on both internal & external mails. A fine collection. (c.84 covers) Cross Reference: EXPRESS MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 540
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Cat No: Collection
1900-26 TYPE MERSON ISSUES 40c-20F inc. scarce 2f lilac & 5f shade - fresh colour and well centred: attractive group. (13) (Image)
Opening GBP 18.00
Sold...GBP 24.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 546
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PARIS 20th CENTURY TAX & INSTRUCTIONAL MAIL: Range inc. 1913 env. to Paris ex Leeds franked GB KGV 1d with framed "T/30/L" hs and 10c (3) p.dues affixed, 1928 env. within Paris franked 1F50c with "GRIFFE/(a)" hs and return hs on front and framed "REFUSE" and framed "DECEDE" hs on rear, Nov. 1939 env. to Washington franked 2F50c + 2F25c with reg. label and exchange control authorisation ds on front, 1950 airmail env. TO NY franked 40F + 1F (3) with 10c + 3c p.dues affixed to front and other related examples. (62 covers/cards) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 48.00
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Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 547
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POSTAGE DUE: 1915-61 Study of underpaid incoming mail (mainly French) with postage due labels inc attempted use of fiscal stamp, 1½d due used alone and with 2d label etc. Good variety of usages. (39) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 32.00
Sold...GBP 34.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 548
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AIRMAIL: 1927 Marseilles salon d'aviation opt pair – a fresh example of the very scarce and attractive collective proof with RPSL cert (1995); cv €3,000. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 360.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 549
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AIRMAIL: 1927 Marseilles airmail opts on Merson 2f & 5f stamps fresh mm; also three forgeries inc one on PPC. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (5) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 551
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AIRMAIL: 1930 Paris Airmail Exhibition 'EIPA / 30' perfin on 1f 50c ultramarine air stamp on special Paris – Brussels flight card with exhibition cds. Attractive. Stamp cat. €450. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
AIRMAIL: 1936 airmail issue 50f [Yv. A14] in fu block of four; cv €1,600. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (4) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
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Lot No: 555
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AIRMAIL: 1936 'banknote' 50f [Yv. A15] fresh um; cv €1,500. [Ex Ashley Lawrence]Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 556
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AIRMAIL: 1936 'banknote' 50f [Yv. A15] vfu with light cds cancel; cv €400. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 557
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AIRMAIL: c.1936-87 ranges of stamps (post-war issues apparently complete um) written up to tell the story of French aviation, inc. scarce 1942 'Richelieu' opt on Petain 1f50c, several covers, PPCs etc. Attractive lot for expansion. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Qty) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 558
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1936 50F 'BANKNOTE' AIRMAIL distinct shades FU (one with hinge thin & pulled corner perf.). SG541 £475 each. (2) (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
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Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 559
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1937 PEXIP MINIATURE SHEET [MS 581] fresh LMM (couple of small gum rubs); attractive item. (Image)
Opening GBP 32.00
Sold...GBP 34.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 560
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Cat No: Collection
EARLY ISSUES & 1960s/70s 'ART' SERIES PLUS 1942 INTELLECTUALS CHARITY, 1956 NATIONAL FUND FDCs, ETC.: Accumulation on several stock sheets, incl. Ceres & Napoleon head types to 80c values.Later Mersons, Peace & Commerce, Sower types and a few general issue Colonies. A few scarcer cancellations inc. overseas use. Mostly fine used. Also a collection of mint large format 1960s/70s 'Art' issues. Several better issues, e.g. 20f Pont du Gard, 1950s/60s Aircraft mint, etc. to be found inc. 1964 Philatec block of 4. Also, a group of 4 sheets each of 12 labels inscribed "AIDE AUX INTELLECTUELS/PARIS 1943" and each sheet with a single cancel "EXPon PHILATELIQUE 1-11-42". Also a set of 6 'maxi' cards each bearing a single stamp of the 1956 National Fund set of 6 and each cancelled 9 Jun. 1956. All in pristine condition. A very good lot. (Several 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 46.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 561
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1944 LILLE LIBERATION OVERPRINT SHEET: A full sheet of 1f50c Marshall Petain red-brown stamps 'surcharged' with a double cross & "R F" header of Lille. Incs. overprint varieties showing both large & small breaks, and missing "F". In excellent condition, with only a few marginal perf. breaks. (100 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 75.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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FRENCH COLONIES
Sale No: 859
Lot No: 563
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NORTH AFRICA - MISCELLANY: with emphasis on 1930-40s commercial mail with much airmail inc transatlantic, with Algeria (9), Morocco (5) & strength in Tunisia (34) inc. (1918) ‘Aviation Militaire’ cachet on PPC ex Gabes, 1924 air to London etc. Inspection worthwhile. (49) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, FRENCH COLS. - TUNISIA (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Lot No: 565
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NIGER TERRITORY 25c CAMEL STATIONERY ENVELOPE USED; 24 Feb. 1929 25c env. (very minor flap imperfections) to Metz uprated 50c and tied by "NIAMEY/NIGER" cds with two additional strikes on front and representing the 20-50g letter rate. One of the rarest used French colonies p.stat. items. Only one other is believed to exist. Important exhibition item. (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 566
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NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA: Album with a range of items mailed to non-French addresses c.1930 – 57 with 1930s commercial airmail inc. fine item to Germany with Air Union label, 1937 with Valencia censorship, good group of WWII censored covers inc. Allied censors and a few later items. Useful lot for development. [Ex Parmenter] (53) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ALGERIA, AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Lot No: 567
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NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA: Album with covers & cards 1891-1962 – arranged by rate with explanatory notes with postcards inc rail cancels and 1930 Exhibition types (3), airmail from 1930 inc set of private vignettes, 1926-37 trio of cacheted first flight covers, special & commercial flights plus a few post-WWII items. [Ex Parmenter] (42) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ALGERIA (Image)
Opening GBP 48.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Jun-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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REUNION
Sale No: 859
Lot No: 827
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MAILS TO FRANCE: 18 Oct 1845 E (repaired tear at right clear of marks) St Denis to Nantes addressed to Lt General Sir Henry Keating with fine red ST PAUL / ILE BOURBON cds and Nantes receiving cds alongside plus June 1851 E St Denis to Bordeaux endorsed Via Suez with 18 Aug. Bordeaux receiving cds and alongside a fine boxed ½ 2 SCH accountancy hs. Good pair. [Ex Vandervelde] Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 829
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FRANCE TO REUNION VIA SUEZ & CEYLON: Aug 1855 EL Bordeaux to St Denis addressed to the Conservatuer des hypothique with Bordeaux, Paris and St Denis cds, red boxed P.P. hs and a fine boxed 2 F.20 accountancy hs. Cross Reference: FRANCE, CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 830
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UNPAID COVER TO BRUSSELS WITH SCARCE "F./26" MARK: 3 June 1871 unpaid EL from Saint Denis to Brussels with scarce "F./26" accountancy mark (mostly fine) on the front along with "10" decimes hs charge. "FRANCE/MIDI I" amb., St. Josse-ten-Noode & Bruxelles cds's. [Ex Harmers March 1993, Lot 155; £352 inc. buyer's premium] (Salles 3162 "Inconnu"; VDL 1156 - "6") [Ex Vandervelde] Cross Reference: BELGIUM, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
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SUDAN
Sale No: 859
Lot No: 877
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Cat No: Collection
FINE USED QV-KGV COLLECTION ON SG "NEW IMPERIAL" PRINTED ALBUM PAGES: Complete for Postage & Air issues as per printed pages inc. 1897, 1898, 1902, 1921, 1927 and 1931 defin. sets plus 1935 Gordon set and 1935 Air surcharge set of 6. Also Officials to 5pi and Army Service types to 1pi. (c.91 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
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Closed..Jun-05-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 878
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NILE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, SOUDAN CONCESSION RATE - THE "SOUDAN" OVERPRINT EGYPT 5m RED ENVELOPE: 23 Feb. 1898 use of this scarce env. to Gibraltar cancelled by a fine strike of the "TRAVELLING POST OFFICE/S.P.S." cds. Endorsed at the bottom left "Nile Expeditionary Force, Soudan" and countersigned by Col. Thompson, for the Soldier's Concession Rate, for Private W Allum H Coy. 1st Camerons. Unusual destination. Ex Firebrace & illustrated in "19th Century Wars", p.178. Scarce thus. Cross Reference: EGYPT, GIBRALTAR, POSTAL STATIONERY, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 879
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NILE EXPEDITIONARY MAILS FROM SUDAN: Pair 1898 Egyptian 5m. PS env (faults & creases) overprinted bilingual SOUDAN with 26 Mar. to Dundee from a Highlander L/Cpl cancelled TRAVELLING POST OFFICE / S.P.S. cds via Haifa 28 Feb. arriving Dundee 15 Mar. plus 12 Aug. to Swaffham, Norfolk from a Bombadier in the RA, cancelled Darmarli S.P.S. cds routed via Wadi Haifa and Alexandria arriving Swaffham 25 Aug. (2 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
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Sale No: 859
Lot No: 880
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NILE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, SOUDAN CONCESSION RATE - THE "SOUDAN" OVERPRINT EGYPT 5m RED ENVELOPE: 1 May 1898 use of the scarce PS env. (vert. central light crease clear of all marks) to London cancelled by a "TRAVELLING POST OFFICE/S.P.S." cds. Endorsed at the bottom left "Nile Expeditionary Force, Soudan" in lilac ink with a further strike of the TPO ds with Haifa, Alexandria and London ds on the reverse. From Private Lionel H Jackson Camerons, to the Boys Home Regents Park. Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES (Image)
