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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

861

Great Britain

Many Hundreds of GB Squared Circle Postmarks on Loose Stamps and Pieces, in manila stock sheets in three binders: one has Bedforshire to Lincolnshire, second one Leicestershire to Yorkshire (plus Wales) and the third contains London Suburban District Offices - Blackheath to Wood Green. Also includes a tin box full of Provincial offices on 1d Lilacs (Scott #89) and other stamps. A wonderful lot for the squared circle specialist, or online dealer, online photos show a small sampling of what to expect. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$750.00
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862

Great Britain

Dealer Selection of Better Postmarks on Queen Victoria GB Stamps, with about 245 items, each in a 102 card in a red binder. Each card has a typed description and a penciled asking price. The range is from Scott #3 to the Jubilees, with Numbers in Cross, Distinctive Crosses, Coloured Crosses, Coloured Numerals, Scottish Experimental Duplexes, Brunswick Stars, Scottish Locals, Scottish Dotted Circles, Spoons, Machine and Roller cancels as well as Coloured cancellations. This is a high quality dealer stock, and most of the postmarks are quite clear, and a quick flip-through reveals items mostly priced in the $10 to $75 range, with several more items in the $100 to $500 range. See online photos of some of the pages to get an idea, better yet plan on viewing this one in person to appreciate the great value involved. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 1,000

SOLD for C$425.00
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863

CVR

Great Britain

1851 Glasgow to San Francisco Mourning Cover, mailed from Glasgow on MAY.31.1851 (boxed PAID H datestamp in red) to San Francisco, through London PAID YM FEB.3 datestamp in red via the Collins Line to New York, then forwarded. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

864

CVR/O

Great Britain

Box of Mostly First Day Covers, but also Presentation Packs and Early Stamps, includes a page of used classic stamps, also a good group of early stampless covers and postal history, as well as a 7 inch stack of modern (1970s to 2002) First Day covers (incl. a few coin covers) and Presentation Packs. A useful lot, which we recommend seeing in person to better appreciate, in addition to our representative online pictures. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$50.00
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865

CVR

Great Britain

Collection of Derby Postmarks on Cover, Mid-1700s to Modern on 19 stampless folded letters, 9 Queen Victoria stamped covers and 8 modern covers. We note many good postmarks including some straight lines, receiving and despatch datestamps, and more. See online to see a few of the better items. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$50.00
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866

CVR

Great Britain

Accumulation of Great Britain Covers, 1780s to Modern, includes 8 stampless folded letters, 24 Queen Victoria franked covers, 22 mid-century commercial covers (mostly Wilding frankings) and about 40 modern first day covers (1970s to 2010). We note a good selection of better postmarks including early straight line towns, duplex, spoon, numeral grids, Maltese Cross, Penny Post markings, and much more. Overall fine or better (with the usual faults on some of the earlier material), and we recommend viewing this one in person to better appreciate all that is present, in additiona to our online photos. (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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$70.00
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867

CVR

Great Britain

Collection of 20 Great Britain Covers with Better Plate Number Frankings, all but one was mailed to Amsterdam, the other was mailed to Paris, and all frankings consist of Scott #s 44, 49 and 66. Also note a good assortment of good postmarks, etc. A very nice collection which catalogues about $11,000 in 2023 Scott Classic and the quality is overall fine to mostly very fine. All scanned 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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

SOLD for C$375.00
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868

CVR

Great Britain

Group of Roughly 35 Great Britain Covers and Cards, 1871-1907, with the majority from the Victorian era having solo frankings for domestic mail, to the continent, or to Canada. We note the vast majority of cards and stationery have London postmarks noting squared circles, machine, duplex, etc. Many of the covers are sleeved and still have retail pricing ranging from $10 to $50. Online photos show an overview. We note a few small faults with a few covers, noting corner folds and a few tears. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$50.00
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869

CVR

Great Britain

Group of Roughly 200 Great Britain and Worldwide Covers and Cards, 1841-1980s, in two cover albums, containing roughly 100 double-sided 2-row Vario-style stock pages, and a stockbook. The lot begins with an album of primarily Great Britain postal history starting with roughly 45 imperforate and perforated Penny Red covers, ranging from 1841 to roughly 1856, noting 10 having Maltese Cross postmarks. The album continues with roughly 30, primarily Victorian era covers, ranging from the 1870s onward, noting an 1880 cover to Yorkshire, rated at 2p, franked with Scott #58 (x2, plate 20, c.v. $240 each on cover), and #79. The lot continues with a second album, containing primarily Isle of Man first day covers, along with a few worldwide covers, including a 1940 Dutch East Indies censured cover to Canada, and a 1937 China registered airmail cover, via Hanoi, to the United Kingdom. The lot concludes with a stockbook of mainly Elizabethan special event cancels on piece. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few faults with a few of the early covers, including bent corners and some soiling. Postmarks range from faint to very fine. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$400.00
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870

CVR

Great Britain

Collection of 53 Covers to or from the United States and Great Britain, all with Instructional Markings, 1904 to 1980s, all displayed on well written-up album pages (plus a few in stock pages), explaining the instructional markings, postmarks, and other interesting facts about these items. There are almost as many different instructional markings as there are items to show them, and we note many interesting ones such as "This Stamp Not to be Used on International Mail", "No State Named I.D.N.Y.P.O.", "Uncalled for at Paramount Studios", "Found in Supposedly Empty Equipment Baltimore MD", "Embargo", "Missing in Action", "Delay by Stoppage in Steamship Operations", "Return to Sender Order Issued Against Addressee for Violation of False Representation", "Supposed to Contain Matter prohibited importation", "Decommissioned" and many more, with some crash covers, many items were returned to sender for reasons indicated, etc. A great collection to expand on, and perhaps even exhibit. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$70.00
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871

CVR

Great Britain

1847 Folded Letter Mailed from Argentina to United Kingdom, via Brazil, rated 2/7 (collect), this folded letter was mailed from the British Postal Agency in Buenos Ayres, Argentina on APR.8.1847 via Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro (arrived APR.29) carried by HMS Comus (a naval gun brig). It then left Rio on MAY.5 on HMS Crane (a naval packet) and arrived Falmouth on JUN.27, and was carried to London via railway closed bag, then to Edinburgh with a JUN.29 arrival. The letter was mailed during the Anglo-French blockade of the Port of Buenos Ayres (1845-1847). The contents tell of the anxious arrival of Lord Howden to "...negotiate the amicable arrangement of differences on this river...". Rare, and extensively written-up on an album page, with relevant shipping tables.

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$60.00
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872

CVR/O

Great Britain

Group of Better Early London, England Postmarks on Stamps and Covers, with a collection on 2 pages of low number (1 to 41) London suburban ovals on 32 stamps, accompanied by a recent priced catalogue for these, indicating that many of these stamps catalogue in the £25 to £50 range. Also includes 6 covers and a piece (1844 to 1889) with better items such as a Scott #59b plate 11 on cover to Italy (c.v. $345), a #9 in Maltese Cross on folded letter (c.v. $575), a reddish lilac postal revenue stamp tied to 1889 cover by a London Hoster machine cancel (2009 S.G. c.v. £150), and a few others. A few faults, else an overall fine to very fine group for the specialist. All items pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$250.00
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873

CVR

Great Britain

1840 1p Black on Folded Letter, mailed on OCT.12.1840 and franked with a Penny Black (pos. QF), cancelled by a Maltese Cross cancel in red (not tied but appears to belong). The contents are a "Valuation of a Farm at Fingrith in the Occupation of Joseph Gibbons" with a one and a half page of contents and values, fine.

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Scott $ 850

SOLD for C$80.00
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874

CVR

Great Britian

Accumulation of Roughly 700 Great Britain first Day Covers, 1965-2000, filling a bankers box, noting solo, many set, and souvenir sheet frankings. The lot includes roughly 12 numismatic first days, along with event and exhibition covers. A few are sleeved and priced ranging from $5 to $60, noting many colourful cachets. Online photos show a sampling and a overview. Duplication up to 5 in a few cases. Generally very fine, with a few covers having corner bends or soiling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$110.00
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875

CVR

Great Britian

Group of Roughly 140 Great Britain Covers and Cards, 1810-1950s, with 39 from the Victorian reign, with 12 stampless covers, ranging from 1810 to 1849, including an 1840 cover franked with a Penny Black stamp (does not belong), along with imperforate and perforated Penny Reds, including a combination franking with a 1d Penny Red and ½d Bantam (x2, plate 11, Scott c.v. $145). The balance of the lot includes 20 WWII censor covers, along with postal stationery, post cards, air letters, and commercial mail, paying airmail, registration, and domestic rates. We note a few Maltese Cross postmarks, along with squared circles, c.d.s., "PAID" postmarks, just to name a few. Online photos show a sampling. Condition is generally fine to very fine, with a few covers having a few small faults including bends and tears. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$225.00
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876

CVR

Great Britian

Group of Roughly 425 Better Great Britain Covers and Cards, 1820s-1990s, predominately commercial mail with a little bit of everything starting with roughly 20 stampless covers, ranging from 1820 to the 1860s, noting foreign destinations France, Germany, Denmark, along with 3 ship letters to the United States, and an 1857 envelope addressed to "St. Petersburg, Finland". The lot continues with roughly 30 imperforate and perforated Penny Red covers, along with roughly 50 censor covers, postal stationery, post cards, wrappers, reply cards, postage due, printed matter, noting airmail, registration, domestic and foreign destination rates (including Faroe Islands, Iceland, Russia, to name a few). Postmark interest includes private free franking handstamps, squared circles, c.d.s, duplex, among others. A good lot for the postal history collector, as the owner collected interesting and unusual material. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few faults with some of the early material, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$425.00
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877

CVR

Great Britian

Group of 37 Great Britain Victorian Era Covers to Foreign Destinations, starting with an 1877 cover from London to New Zealand, rated 8d, dated (DEC.21.1877) on the front, with New Zealand receiver on reverse, franked with Scott #73 (c.v. $750 on cover); 1861 from Glasgow to Beirut, rated 4d, dated (JUL.20.1861) on the front, with London and Paris transit postmarks on reverse, franked with #27 ($275); 1867 from London to Italy, rated 6d, dated (MAR.20.1867) on the front, franked #33 (x2) and #43 (plate 7, $240); 1869 from London to Lower Canada, dated (APR.24.1869) on the front, franked with #29 (plate 12, $345) and #51 (x2, plate 8, $300 each), along with 14 covers, primarily solo frankings, ranging from the 1860s to 1870s with destinations to Norway, France (x5), Denmark (x2), Portugal (x2), Italy, Holland. Canada, Sweden. The balance of the lot consists of covers ranging from the 1880s to the 1890s with destinations to Egypt, Norway, Germany, to name a few. A useful lot for the postal history collector, as the owner collected interesting and unusual material. Online photos show an overview. We note small faults with a few of the covers. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$375.00
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878

CVR

Greenland

Group of Roughly 550 Greenland Covers, 1950s-1980s, beginning with roughly 25 military and related covers including, 6 USCG Cutter "STORIS", Greenland Patrol covers mailed through APO 858, ranging from 1943 to 1945. The lot continues with roughly 100 first day covers, many with cachets, along with event covers, airmail, illustrated mail, noting many pictorial postmarks which should hold some thematic interests. The lot concludes with roughly 350 of the covers are illustrated bicycle covers addressed to Denmark, with various Greenland frankings and postmarks. A good lot for the postal history collector, as the owner collected interesting and unusual material. Online photos show an overview, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$350.00
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879

CVR

Hungary

Hungary Group of 1871 First Issues on Five Covers, with different frankings, addressed to Verona (x2, one with postage due stamp), New York (5kr strip of three franking), etc. Note some faults, overall fine and unchecked by us as to whether lithographed or engraved. Rsv. $250. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

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880

Iceland

Collection of Better Postmarks on Iceland Issues, filling 6 black stock sheets with about 165 items (singles, pairs, multiples counted as one), ranging from the early issues to about World War II. This selection was put together with the goal of showing many different types of postmarks, with small to large town postmarks, Paquebot, Edinburgh, straight line, at least one Crown postmark, manuscript, numeral, slogan, on foreign stamps, and more. Please see all 6 pages scanned online to get a better picture. A great lot for the specialist, unchecked by us for rare postmarks or stamps. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction