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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 29) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 4th May 2012 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Wednesday 18th April - By Appointment Monday 23rd April - Friday 27th April and Monday 30th April - Thursday 3rd May - 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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| Auction Lots - Page 5 | |||
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| Lymington. 1833 Entire letter from Port Louis "Per Aurega" with good oval "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" backstamped with superb red boxed "INDIA LETTER / LYMINGTON" (Rob. In1), partly across the flap. £100-120 |
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| 202 | |||
| Margate. 1826-37 Entire letters with black unframed Ship Letter (Rob. S4), red framed Ship Letter (Rob. S5, partly smudged), or red boxed India Letter (Rob. In3) probably applied in London. (3). £100-120 |
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| 203 | |||
| Margate. 1830 (Nov 24) Entire letter announcing a meeting of the book society at the Crown Inn, written from Minister to Margate, with oval "(crown) / MARGATE" handstamp (W. & J. KT767), charged 2d. The oval ship letter handstamp with the words "Ship Letter" removed used as a town handstamp, only recorded in 1830. Very unusual. Photo on page 30. £120-150 |
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| 204 | |||
| Methil. 1910 Iceland postcard, stamps unfortunately removed from the picture side, the address side with datestamps of Reykjavik and Methil, Fifeshire, with matching straight line "PAQUEBOT" (H314, rated "G"), very scarce. Photo on page 30. £80-100 |
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| 205 | |||
| Milford. 1801 Entire endorsed "p. Ship Daphne via Milford" with "MILFORD-H / 277" mileage mark and separate "SHIP-LRE" handstamp (Rob. S1, previously recorded 1810-11) applied below, London backstamp, very scarce. Photo on page 30. £200-250 |
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| 206 | |||
| Milford. 1833 Entire letter from Dum Dum to Devon "Per Patriot King" backstamped with red boxed "INDIA LETTER / MILFORD" (Rob. In1, only recorded in 1833), probably applied in London. A little ink staining from the Calcutta datestamp, otherwise fine. Photo on page 30. £160-200 |
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| 207 | |||
| Newcastle. 1881 Norway 5ore postcard uprated with a 5ore stamp, posted from Bergen to London with fine boxed "NEWCASTLE ON TYNE / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S4, first recorded year of use) and red "SHIP LETTER / PAID / LONDON" c.d.s (S54), an attractive and scarce card. Photo on page 33. £150-180 |
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| 208 | |||
| Newcastle. 1889 Norway 10ore postcard posted from Bergen, written from "H.M.S Anson, Channel Squadron, North Sea", with "NEWCASTLE ON TYNE / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S5, recorded 1889-90); and 1908 picture postcard of Stavanger written from "H.M.S Sapphire, Channel Fleet, Cruising" with G.B 1d cancelled at Newcastle and fine "SHIP LETTER / NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE" (Rob. S6, H155, rated "F"). Two unusual Ship Letters on Naval mail. (2). £160-180 |
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| 209 | |||
| Newcastle. 1905-74 Covers and cards with Paquebot handstamps comprising H22 in violet (1905, G.B stamp) or black (1920, Sweden stamp), H156, H158 in black (1933 unpaid cover charged 3d) or violet, H160 and H164. (7). £140-160 |
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| 210 | |||
| Plymouth. 1782-1846 Entire letters or entires with Ship Letter handstamps comprising Rob. S2 or S6 in black (2) or red, or India Letters comprising Rob. In1, In3 (red) or In4. (7). £100-120 |
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| 211 | |||
| Plymouth. 1853-57 Stampless entire letters, the first with "MADEIRA" British P.O double arc datestamp and scarce circular "PLYMOUTH / PACKET LETTER" datestamp (Rob. P2) in yellow (only recorded 1854 in this colour, used on mail carried by the African Steam Ship Co.); and 1857 entire letter from Porto with similar type Ship Letter datestamp (S9) in green (only recorded in this colour in 1856). A fine and scarce pair. (2). £150-180 |
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| 212 | |||
| Plymouth. 1876-1911 Covers and cards with Ship Letter c.d.s comprising Rob. S10a, S12 (3, one on a stampless 1899 cover charged 1d, another cancelling G.B 6d on a cover from H.M.S "Nelson" endorsed "Via Naples, S.S Cuzco, S.S Mangana, Launceston Tasmania to Melbourne), or S13 (2, one cancelling a Spanish stamp on 1900 cover). (6). Photo on page 33. £140-160 |
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| 213 | |||
| Plymouth. 1870-76 Covers from (2) or to (2) Cape Colony backstamped by "CAPE-PACKET / PLYMOUTH" c.d.s, Rob. P3 (2) or "PAID / PLYMOUTH / CAPE-PACKET" c.d.s, Rob. P4, in red or black (unrecorded by Robertson in this colour). One cover sent from Griqualand West with Cape 6d tied by "BARKLY" datestamp (13 Sep. 1876), a few faults. (4). £150-180 |
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| 214 | |||
| Plymouth & Bristol T.P.O. 1895 Cover to Belgium bearing G.B 2 1/2d perfined "UN/Co" cancelled "PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL S.T" c.d.s with black omnibus type "PAQUEBOT" (H22, two years earlier than recorded), fine and scarce. Photo on page 33. £100-120 |
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| 215 | |||
| Poole. 1808 Entire from Boston endorsed "Ship Nelson Poole" with oval "Ship Letter / (crown) / POOL"(Rob. S3). £80-100 |
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| 216 | |||
| Port Glasgow. 1818 Entire from Berbice with boxed "PORT GLASGOW / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S5); and 1837 entire letter from Trinidad to St. Rollox per "Atlas" with good oval "SHIP LETTER / G (crown) R / PORT GLASGOW" (Rob. S6), endorsed "Missent" alongside a "GLASGOW / PENNY POST" handstamp. A good pair. (2). £120-140 |
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| 217 | |||
| Portsmouth. 1783-1847 Entire letters and entires with Ship Letter handstamps comprising Rob. S4, 7, 8, 10 (2), 12, 13 (2, one in red), 15 (2, one in red), 16, also two letters with India Letter type In3, one in red. A good lot with an interesting 1783 entire letter from Kingston to the Jamaica Coffee House; 1800 and 1809 entire letters from British Officers in Gibraltar; 1840 entire letter from Tongkoo, Burma; and other entire letters from Grenada, Barbados and Haiti. (13). £300-350 |
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| 218 | |||
| Portsmouth/Plymouth Dock. 1814-15 Entire letters written by Capt. J. Michell, Royal Artillery, from H.M.S "Royal Oak", the first written from "Chesapeake Bay" (16 Sep 1814) describing the attack on Baltimore at which General Ross was killed; the second written "off the Mississippi" (22 Jan 1815) includes news of the Battle of New Orleans on Jan. 8th, the letters with superb oval double ring "SHIP LETTER / (crown) / PORTSMOUTH" (Rob. S9) or the scarce oval single ring type (S11, only recorded 1815). Also another 1814 (Oct 5) entire letter from Michell written on the "Royal Oak" at "Potomac" with red "PLYM. DOCK / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S3, torn). A scarce trio with exceptional content (also see lot 159 for another letter from Michell written off America in 1814). (3). Photo on page 33. £300-350 |
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| 219 | |||
| Portsmouth. 1847 Entire with green Montevideo c.d.s carried by the Packet H.M.S "Dolphin" from Buenos Ayres and Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro which continued onto Portsmouth, with "PACKET-LETTER / PORTSMOUTH" (Rob. P1) and Portsmouth backstamp (Feb 21). This was the third and final packet from this branch line service to continue on to Portsmouth, presumably being due for a refit at the Naval Dockyard; see Robertson Revisited page 256 for another letter from this sailing. Photo on page 33. £100-120 |
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| 220 | |||
| Queenborough. 1800 Entire to the Carolina Coffee House in London (almost certainly from the USA) with very scarce curved "QUEENBOROUGH / SHIP LRE" (Rob. S2, recorded 1799-1800), most exceptionally also having oval "Ship Letter / (crown)" handstamp with the port name removed. This unusual handstamp was unrecorded by Robertson, but Tabeart has since recorded one other example, also used in January 1800 (listed by him as S7a of London). The rate altered from 7d to 9d by a London inspector's crown, red London backstamp (Jan 15), the reverse showing signs of disinfection. Minor staining and some splitting at folds, a remarkable item. Photo on page 33. £700-1,000 |
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| 221 | |||
| Romney. 1839 Entire letter with "ROMNEY / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S3), and 1841 entire letter from Mexico with boxed "NEW ROMNEY / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S5). (2). £80-100 |
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| 222 | |||
| Southampton. 1810-1900 Entire letters, entires, covers and a card with Ship Letters, Rob. S4, 6 (green), 7, 10, 13 (2); or Packet Letters Rob. P1 (blue), P2 (unusually on the front of a cover from India franked 4a) or P3 (2), mainly fine. (10). £180-220 |
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| 223 | |||
| Southampton/London. 1877 Stampless entire letter from Pernambuco to Portugal with red "SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S40 of London) and red "LONDON / SHIP LETTER" c.d.s (Rob. S33), both deleted by black "43" in diamond barred numerals, a black "SOUTHAMPTON / PACKET LETTER" c.d.s (Rob. P3) applied, also handstamped "T" with "340" Reis charge mark. Very unusual, treated as a ship letter upon receipt in England, then despatched as an unpaid packet letter. Photo on page 33. £120-150 |
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| 224 | |||
| Southampton. 1901-69 Cards and covers with Paquebots including straight line "PAQUEBOT" (H22 or 216) in combination with Ship Letter or Packet Letter c.d.s, various machines, many differing slogans, etc. (44). £100-120 |
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| 225 | |||
| South Shields/North Shields. 1897 Cover with Norway 10ore pair cancelled "TYNE DOCKS / SOUTH SHIELDS / E89" duplex, handstamped "PAQUEBOT" (H22) and "SHIP LETTER / TYNE DOCKS / SOUTH-SHIELDS" (Rob. S1, H210, first recorded year of use), small opening fault at top edge, otherwise superb and scarce. Also 1931-72 covers and a card with Paquebots of South Shields (H22) or North Shields (4) comprising H22 (1931), H169 (1936), H36 (2), all with Norwegian stamps. (6). £150-180 |
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| 226 | |||
| Stornoway. World War One cover franked KGV 1/2d pair cancelled boxed "SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S1, H344, rated F), with "PASSED BY CENSOR" Naval censor cachet, scarce. Photo on page 33. £140-160 |
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| 227 | |||
| Swansea. 1909-10 Cover (crest cut from reverse) and picture postcard of the "Mauretania" both franked G.B KEVII 1d cancelled by "SWANSEA / SHIP LETTER" c.d.s (Rob. S6, H259), also a photographic postcard of the "Mauretania". (3). £120-140 |
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| 228 | |||
| Troon. 1904 Picture postcard of Thorshavn bearing Denmark 1ore pair and 4ore pair, each stamp cancelled "THORSHAVN" c.d.s, with superb boxed "SHIP LETTER / TROON" (Rob. S2, H325), a fine card from the Faroe Islands. Photo on page 35. £150-180 |
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| 229 | |||
| Uist to Dunvegan. 1837 Entire letter (offering up to 2,500 islanders to go as emigrants to Australia free of expense) to Edinburgh, backstamped by fine "UIST to / DUNVEGAN" (Rob. P1). £150-180 |
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| 230 | |||
| Ireland. 1892-1980 Covers and cards with Paquebots from Bantry (2), Belfast (5), Cork, Dublin (5), Drogheda, Dun Laoghaire (2), Glengariff (2), Londonderry, Dublin & Queenstown T.P.O, Queenstown (4, including H22 on 1896 cover) or Waterford, several skeleton types, also two Holyhead Paquebot covers bearing Irish stamps. (27). £150-180 |
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| 231 | |||
| Ship Letters/India Letters. 1816-53 Entire letters or entires with Ship Letter handstamps from Brighton, Bristol (4, two per "Great Western"), Cowes, Dartmouth (2), Falmouth, Folkstone (2), Hastings, Penzance, Swansea, Weymouth, or India Letter handstamps from Brighton, Cowes, Dartmouth, Falmouth, Hastings, Penzance (2) or Weymouth (2), a few faults, many fine. (24). £350-400 |
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| 232 | |||
Paquebots. 1902-2005 Covers and cards with various Paquebots, the majority mounted in an FG Warwick album, useful earlier items noted from Cardiff, Greenock and Plymouth, most however post WW2, many philatelic. (120). £200-300Mobile Boxes |
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| 233 | |||
| Folkestone. 1862 Cover bearing France 20c imperf pair (four margins) each cancelled by "FOLKSTONE / 303" duplex with fine red boxed "FOLKSTONE / FRANCE / MB" datestamp (Rob. MB2, only recorded 1863), recipients note on reverse shows the origin to be Boulogne. Light crease through the MB datestamp and 9mm tear at top edge, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on page 35. £350-400 |
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| Folkestone. 1873 Cover bearing France 30c cancelled by "FOLKESTONE / 303" duplex with red boxed "FOLKSTONE / FRANCE / MB" datestamp (Rob. MB2) below, superb and very scarce. Photo on page 35. £400-500 |
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| 235 | |||
| Folkestone. 1888 Cover bearing France 25c cancelled by "FOLKESTONE" squared circle with boxed "M-B" (Rob. MB1) alongside, an exceptionally late use of this handstamp previously recorded 1845-53 and only known on stampless covers. Superb and very scarce. Photo on page 35. £300-350 |
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| 236 | |||
| Jersey. 1904 Picture postcard of Granville, sent to Jersey with France 5c tied by boxed "JERSEY / FRANCE / MB" datestamp (Rob MB2) with light "PAQUEBOT" alongside and fine "1d/406" charge mark. Also 1905-07 picture postcards of Jersey with GB stamps cancelled by St. Malo single or double ring datestamps and "ANG. BáM / SAINT MALO" c.d.s alongside. (3). £140-160 |
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| 237 | |||
| London. 1850 Stampless entire from Havre with red boxed "M.B" (Rob. MB1) and "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamp (Rob. S29). Also 1900-32 cards and covers with "LONDON / MB" c.d.s (8, three with G.B stamps, two of these misused on paquebot mail) and the MB c.d.s on a single 1895 Chile stamp. (10). £100-120 |
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| 238 | |||
| Southampton. 1864 Entire from Havre franked France 40c cancelled by "723" numeral, with boxed "SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB" datestamp (Rob. MB2), light horizontal file fold, otherwise fine. Photo on page 35. £150-180 |
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| 239 | |||
| Southampton. 1877 Entire letter from St. Malo bearing France 5c and 25c each cancelled by boxed "SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB" datestamp (Rob. MB2) with a third strike alongside the stamps, superb. Photo on page 35. £250-300 |
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| 240 | |||
Southampton. 1894 G.B 1d postal stationery postcard from Southampton to France cancelled by boxed "SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB" datestamp (Rob. MB2b, final year of use) with a second strike on the front, superb and scarce cancelling G.B. Also 1905-38 covers and cards with circular MB datestamps types MB3a (2), 3b (on G.B), 3c. (5). Photo on page 35. £200-250Holyhead & Kingstown Packets |
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| 241 | |||
| 1860-61 Covers with sideways "H" and "A" code cancellations or backstamps of Dublin, with the rare 186 duplex cancelling 1d reds on Oct. 26 1860 cover to Edinburgh or May 25 1861 piece, and backstamps on covers (6, Nov. 9 1860 - Apr. 26 1861). Very scarce, these postmarks only used 1860-61, the duplex cover one of just three examples recorded by Lovelock and illustrated in his book. Also 1867 cover to France with 4d cancelled on the Packet by "186" numeral. (8 covers + piece). Photo on page 35. £300-350 |
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| 242 | |||
| 1861-63 Covers and pieces posted on the H&K Packet with 1d reds cancelled by "H&K. PACKET / 186" duplexs comprising type 1 (2 covers + piece), type 2 with smaller "186" (cover + piece) and type 3 with four side bars (piece). (3 covers + 3 pieces). Photo on page 37. £300-350 |
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| 243 | |||
| 1861-94 Covers and cards (92) and pieces (14) with H&K Packet datestamps applied in transit, including July 15 1861 c.d.s (8th day of use), the covers comprising "broken circle" c.d.s without number or with numbers 1 - 7, 9 - 15, codes "S" (unrecorded by Lovelock) or code "X"; small single ring c.d.s code "1", double circle c.d.s with san-serif lettering (9, codes 1, 3, 5, 7, 11) or with serif lettering (4, codes 9, 11), some with letter "A" above the date. (106). £300-350 |
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| 244 | |||
| 1886-95 Covers and cards posted on the H&K Packet with various datestamps cancelling the stamps, comprising broken arc datestamp code 12 (letter "A"); double ring c.d.s with serif lettering code 11 (2, on 1886 2d postcard to India or 1895 1d postcard to Sweden, this last c.d.s with letter "A") or serif lettering codes 8 ( 1/2d postcard) or code 11; and large single ring c.d.s with code 7 at base. The 1d card to Sweden with another adhesive probably removed, the other covers and cards all uprated with an additional 1/2d stamp to pay the late fee. Also datestamps on single stamps (2) or stamps on pieces (3). A fine and scarce group. (6 covers/cards + 5 stamps/pieces). Photo on page 37. £300-400 |
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| 245 | |||
| 1895-1907 Covers and cards (47) or pieces (21) with large single ring datestamps applied in transit, with numerals 1-4, 7-12 at base, or individual boat codes above the date for the Leinster (5), Connaught (9), Ulster (8) or Munster (7, code at base). (68). £150-200 |
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| 246 | |||
| 1902-25 Picture postcards (23) and covers (4) all posted on the H&K Packet and cancelled by large single ring datestamps with boat codes comprising C1 (2), C2 (2), C3, C4, L2 (2), L3 (2), L4 (2), M1 (5), M2, M3, M4, U1 (3, one also with diamond numeral cancel), U2 (2), several cards and one cover showing the ships. Also two pieces and two 1925 'Ward' final voyage covers with G.B or Irish stamps cancelled "H&K PACKET" double ring c.d.s. A good lot. (29). £350-400 |
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| 247 | |||
| 1904-05 Picture postcards franked 1/2d cancelled by H&K Packet c.d.s code L1 or C1 both with boxed "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE" and "1d" charge mark applied on the Packet, the first card with some staining. (2). £120-150 |
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| 248 | |||
Pieces bearing proof impressions of boxed "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE" or "FOUND IN H&K PACKET / WITHOUT CONTENTS" (unknown used on mail), also a 1903 piece with scarce "H.&K. PACKET P.O / 5U" violet rubber datestamp. (3). £70-801905-11 Transatlantic Post Office |
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| 249 | |||
| 1906 Picture postcard of Bermuda franked G.B 1d cancelled "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE PLYMOUTH / 1" c.d.s, extremely scarce. Photo on page 37. £180-220 |
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| 250 | |||
| 1905 Picture postcard of R.M.S "Majestic" franked G.B 1/2d pair with "PAQUEBOT / (N.Y 2 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 29) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 4th May 2012 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Wednesday 18th April - By Appointment Monday 23rd April - Friday 27th April and Monday 30th April - Thursday 3rd May - 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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