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Malta - John Birkett Allan Collection continued...

Malta: Disinfected Mail continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
281 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1835 (Oct. 2) entire letter to London datelined at Alexandria, sent via Malta with framed “MALTA” scroll mark in black and disinfected showing red wax “OPENED & RESEALED(crown GR)/LAZARETTO OF MALTA” seal and London arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Rated “9/6”(d) for a triple weight letter. Ex Teall. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
282 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1836 (July 1) entire letter “p Packet” to London datelined at Alexandria and with scroll framed “MALTA” in black, and with red wax seal “G.E/OPENED & RESEALED/LAZZARETTO OF MALTA” and charged “8/6”(d) on arrival for the triple rate. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
283 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1836 (Dec. 21) wrapper to London from Cairo and sent to an agent where forwarded by Tagliaferro and Figli in Malta where also disinfected and with red wax “OPENED AND RESEALED LAZARETTO MALTA” on the reverse, black “MALTA” scroll mark and rated “6/4”(d) on arrival. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
284 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1837 (Sept. 14) entire letter to Livorno with straight line “MALTA POST OFFICE” and “D’OLTRE MARE/LIVORNO” with “LAZZARETTO SAN/ROCCO DILIVERNO” mark on the reverse and relevant content “This place is most terribly reduced by the Chlorea. I never saw a place so ravaged.”, mostly fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
285 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1838 reduced disinfection slit entire letter to New York (content by a missionary in Turkey) sent via Malta with double oval “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” where also wafer resealed. “SHIP” mark in blue and “PHILADELPHIA” transit c.d.s., fine. Ex Teal. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
286 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1838 (Jan. 11) entire letter to London with framed “CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER/Paid ‘1r15a’” datestamp, London double arc arrival datestamp and double oval “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” struck over a wafer reseal. Obverse with oval “Care of/Mr Waghorn/Suez”, framed “INDES ORIEN/PAR/ALEXANDRIE”, “ALEXANDRIE/(EGYPTE)” c.d.s. oval “INDIA”, framed “BRITISH/FOREIGN” marks all in black, the latter endorsed “1/10”(d) and “1/10½”(d) alongside and rated a total of “3/8½” due, very fine. Important exhibition item. Ex Coates. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,000

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
287 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1839 (Feb. 17) entire letter “per Steamer via Bombay & Suez” and “via Marseilles” to Bordeaux datelined at Calcutta with framed “STEAM POSTAGE ‘1-8/INLAND Do ‘1-14’/TOTAL ‘3-8’” double ring 24mm “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” and a Bordeaux arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Obverse with oval “Care of/Mr Waghorn/Suez”, “INDES/ALEXANDRIE” c.d.s, framed “INDIA” in red and framed “PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE” mark in red and rated a total of “48” décimes due, very fine. Important exhibition item. Ex Jeidel. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
288 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1840 (Feb. 7) and 1842 (Jan. 2) wrappers to Malta from Alexandria or Athens (rated ‘90’l.) with disinfection slits both with 24mm double ring “PURIFIE LAZARET/MALTE” marks, the latter also with a “25 Feb. 1d” charge mark, possibly from the lazaret to the destination. (2 items) (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
289 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1841 (July 1) entire letter to New York from the French P.O. in Constantinople sent via Malta with double ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” mark, Paris and Le Havre transit datestamps, framed “P.P.” mark in red and Le Havre forwarding agents cachet on the reverse and 1845 (June 27) disinfection slit entire letter to Livorno from the French P.O. in Alexandria also sent via Malta with double-ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” mark, “LIVORNO/C/VIA DI MARE” double ring mark and Livorno arrival c.d.s., the latter ex Teall. (2 items) (Image1)

Est. £180-200

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
290 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1841 (Sept. 20) entire letter to England “From O.N. Brooker Engineer Apprentice on board H.M.S Polyphemus” signed by commanding officer below with “FALMOUTH PAID/1d” circular mark and written on a voyage from Constantinople to Malta with reference to 23 days quarantine in Malta and from his experiences in Constantinople “The Turkish ladies who always have their faces covered with a white veil so that’s hard to get a kiss or even to see.....the Sultan’s son who is 19 years of age, has I believe 18 wives and 7 children. We ought to have the same thing done in England.” Ex Damsell, Lloyd-Lowles and Coates. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £600-700

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
291 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1842 (Apr. 2) entire letter to Malta with Milan datestamp, Corfu fancy oval transit datestamps, “FRANCA” and double ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” (26mm) applied on arrival also 1817 and 1844 entire letters to Scotland or Marseille from Alexandria with disinfection slits applied on arrival or with a Marseille Lazaret mark on the reverse. (3 items) (Image1)

Est. £150-170

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
292 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1843 (Jan. 9) and 1845 (June 18) chisel slit wrappers to Marseille or Paris from Crete (forwarded at Syra) or Athens with “1/GRECE/1” or “2/GRECE/2” Marseille Packet c.d.s in red and both with double ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” (26 or 24mm), latter ex Eastgate. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
293 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1843 (Sept. 19) wrapper “per Tagus” to London with “MALTA/SHIP LETTER”, three disinfection slits applied at Standgate Creek, step framed “QUEENBOROUGH/SHIP LETTER” mark in red, Malta and London datestamps and rated “8”(d). Ex Robertson. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £450-500

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
294 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1844 (July 7) chisel slit wrapper to Livorno with (French P.O. in) “CONSTANTINOPLE” c.d.s. and with double ring 26mm “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” in black and “LIVORNO/C/VIA DI MARE” ship letter mark in red. Livorno arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
295 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: Selection with 1844 (Nov. 7) wrapper from Beyrout to London, posted in Smyrna with Paris and London c.d.s. on the reverse and rated “2/-”, 1844 (Nov. 22) entire to Malta from Alexandria, both with disinfection slits and rated “5”(d) and 1852 (May 5) wrapper Beyrout to Livorno rated “39” crazie with “NIL” (French mailboat) double ring c.d.s., each with 24mm double ring “PURIFIE LAZARET/MALTE” marks in black, fine. (3 items) (Image1)

Est. £200-220

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
296 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1845 (May 3) entire letter “Per Vap Egiziano il Nilo” to Malta, datelined at Alexandria with double ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” (24mm) mark in black and vertical disinfection slits. “10 May 1d” Malta charge mark on reverse also 1844 (July 27) Italian newspaper published in Constantinople without additional cover and unaddressed showing same “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” mark. (2 items) (Image1)

Est. £180-200

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
297 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1845 (Sept. 16) disinfection slit entire letter to Marseille, content written on the board “L’Oriental” in quarantine with Malta c.d.s. with “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” and Malta double arc c.d.s., subject to further disinfection and carried by the “Caire” (Ligne d’Egypte) to Toulon where oval “PURIFIE/A TOULON” mark applied, very unusual example of double disinfection. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
298 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1846 (Dec. 28) entire letter “p Land mail via Marseilles” to Holland datelined at Batavia with oval “ZEEBRIEF/FRANCO” in blue, double ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” (24mm) mark in black and Marseille arrival mark and with (British P.O. in) Alexandria and Schiedam arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Rated “200” cents and “1/-” in red, probably at Alexandria, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
299 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1847 (May) entire letter “P Caroline/via Aden” to Bordeaux from Port Louis endorsed “paid 1/2d” on the reverse with framed “ADEN/Paid 8as” transit mark, double ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” (26mm) mark and Marseille transit c.d.s. in red. Alexandria and Bordeaux c.d.s. on the reverse, unusual. Ex Eastgate. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-140

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.
300 c, entire, etc. imageMalta: Disinfected Mail: 1849 (Oct. 10) entire letter to Nantes with St Denis (Reunion) c.d.s., Mauritius G.P.O. and “COLOMBO” transit c.d.s. on the reverse, double ring “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” (24mm) mark in black, “2 INDES OR 2/MARSEILLE” and “1 PAQ..ANG 1/MARSEILLE” c.d.s. in red. Rated “10” decimes on arrival. Ex Coates. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-03, 02:00 AM EST.

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