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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.
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Auction Lots - Page 2
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Postal Fiscals. 1881-94 Covers all bearing revenue stamps, mainly 1d Inland Revenue or Receipt stamps (with S.G. F1, F3, F6, F9, F23), also an embossed 1d cheque stamp and 2/- Transfer Duty stamp both incorrectly accepted as valid for postage. Cancels include Mount Ephraim c.d.s, Edinburgh dotted duplex, Staplehurst and Newport duplexs, oval Registered Leeds datestamp, etc., some faults. (8). £140-160

Locals and College Stamps
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Circular Delivery/College Stamps. Stockbook containing mint college stamps (16), or Circular Delivery Co. stamps (142) including London & District 1/4d claret error of colour strip of five and pair, other multiples, etc. (158). £200-250
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Hertford College, Oxford. 1879 1/2d Bright mauve, perf 11 1/2 in a complete mint sheet of 35, also an imperforate sheet of 35 in a different shade (from reserve stock), both fine. S.G. CS4, £852. £180-200
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Keble College, Oxford. 1882 1/2d Ultramarine, perf 11 1/2 in a complete mint sheet of 48, divided into two panes of 24 by a central gutter margin, fine. S.G. CS10, £672. £180-200
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St John's College, Oxford. 1884 1/2d Grey-blue perf 12 in a mint half sheet of 48, a few marginal faults, mainly fine. S.G. CS17, £672. £120-150
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Lundy Island. 1909-89 Exhibition collection superbly written up on 80 pages including 1909 picture postcards with KEVII 1/2d tied fine "LUNDY ISLAND" c.d.s (Instow c.d.s or squared circle transit datestamps); 1930 picture postcard with Lundy 1/2d on the message side of the card; 1938 cover endorsed "c/o Trinity House Tender"; 1940-41 covers from or to the island (4, one from Gibraltar); 1929-82 issues virtually complete mint with some multiples, plate blocks, gutter pairs, etc.; 1935 Air service "tram ticket" issues from both printings mint and 1/2d used on pilot signed cover; 1936 Air service issues mint and used on covers (2); 1939-40 covers with Air issues from or to the island (3, one from Tangier with "Air Service to Lundy Suspended" cachet); 1940 Red Cross surcharges (7, no 9 puffin value); miniature sheets; wartime overprint and surcharge sets; 1950-53 "By Air" overprints with varieties; imperforate proofs; 1961 1 puffin on 9p red surcharge error; 1979 essays including use on FDC; later covers, etc. A fine collection. Photo on page 11. £2,000-2,500

Revenues and Licences
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Silver Plate. 1760 Bradford Excise Office receipt for £1.10.00 duty received on 600 ounces of silver plate. £60-70
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Licences - Postal Notices. 1908-10 Post Office Notices each headed "Sale of Licences in England and Wales" giving details of licences sold at Money Order Offices. (3). £100-120
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Licences/Excise Duty. 1771-1852 Licences and documents showing duty paid including 1803 Stamp Office Receipt and Discharge document for £12 duty paid on an estate, with embossed revenue stamp; 1807 receipt for duty from property, paid by a landlord; 1771-1831 permits to receive French or other foreign wine (3); 1836-39 receipts for duty paid on bricks (2); 1852 assessment duty form for a horse dealer; 1808-10 forms showing various duties including windows, servants, hair powder, etc., with embossed revenue stamps (2). An interesting lot. (10). £180-220
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Licences. 1822-1959 Licences for male servants (4), one horse or mule, stamped medicines (enclosed in 1907 O.H.M.S cover), use of armorial bearings, brewing for home use (2), broadcast receiving licences (6), and general purpose licences for servants, dogs, carriages, cars and armorial bearings (4). (19). £160-200
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Hair Duty. 1797 Hair Powder duty certificate with embossed £1.10.00 hair powder revenue stamp, scarce. £70-100
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Paper Duty. 1841 Piece of paper bearing Paper Duty stamp (R. Branston imprint) tied by "PAPER / CHAD ON / MAKER / 1649" handstamp. Scarce. £90-120
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Game/Guns. 1844-45 Game Duty certificates issued to Gamekeepers (2), 1898-1940 gun licences (5) and 1924-25 licence or certificate to kill game (2). (9). £110-130
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Cars/Carriages. 1877-1922 Licences for one motor car (7, various differing horse power); one carriage (4); one carriage or motor; licence for a light locomotive; licence for horse-drawn carriages, hackney carriages and tramcars; and renewal of licence to drive a motor car or cycle. (15). £100-120
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Dogs. 1867-1955 Dog licences (21), also 1909 and 1913 certificates of exemption from duty for working sheep dogs. (23). £120-150
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Ireland - Publicans Licence. 1899-1904 England and Ireland Publicans Licences (3) and 1914 Ireland Publicans Licence and Tobacco Licence, all issued in Ireland and bearing Ireland Petty Sessions revenue stamps on the reverse, unusual. (4). £180-220
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1891-1911 "Agreement and Account of Crew, Foreign-Going Ship" Board of Trade booklets giving details of ships crew on various voyages, each containing QV or KEVII Consular Service revenues applied at the British Consulates of various ports visited where the book was produced, or where crew departed or joined ship. Unusual. (7). £180-220

THE MICHAEL GOODMAN COLLECTION of MALTESE CROSSES and OTHER LINE ENGRAVED PERIOD CANCELLATIONS

Coloured Maltese Crosses on 1d Blacks
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Red. 1840 (Nov 13) Entire letter bearing a fine 1d black, OI plate 6, four margins, cancelled by a red Maltese Cross with matching "SKIPTON" datestamps on the front. S.G. £750. £100-120
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Black (experimental period). 1840 (Sep 26) Cover sent within London bearing a 1d black BK plate 1a, just four margins, cancelled by superb Maltese Cross in experimental black ink, five months before black ink was introduced as the standard colour for cancelling stamps. Photo on page 11. £100-120
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Ruby. 1840 (Sep 17) Entire letter to Huntly bearing a 1d black, ME plate 2 (four margins, small crease to lower right corner) cancelled by a good ruby Maltese Cross, with boxed Aberdeen backstamp. S.G. £4,500. Photo on page 11. £300-400
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Maroon. 1840 (Dec 21) Entire letter to Ayr bearing a 1d black, RG plate 1b, three margins, cancelled by a fine maroon Maltese Cross with matching Newton Stewart backstamp. Photo on page 11. £200-250

Coloured Maltese Crosses on 1d Reds
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Red. 1841 (July 15) Entire letter to Wadebridge bearing a 1d red (two margins, just touched at top and right) tied by a fine red Maltese Cross with "HAYLE" datestamp alongside. S.G. £35,000. Photo on page 11. £600-800
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Blue. 1843 (Jan 4) Small cover to St. Ives bearing a fine 1d red, four margins, tied by a fine blue Maltese Cross, with matching Truro datestamp on the front. S.G. £1,700. Photo on page 11. £150-200
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Blue. 1842 (May 5) Entire from Truro and 1843 (Oct 11) cover from Derby both with 1d reds tied by good blue Maltese Crosses, the 1d red on the Truro entire with three margins and crossed by file fold, the 1d red on the Derby cover just with four margins very close on two sides. (2). £150-200
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Greenish. 1841 (Dec 16) Entire letter to London bearing a fine four margin 1d red tied by greenish Maltese Cross with matching Ramelton backstamp, vertical file folds, otherwise fine. Photo on page 13. £300-400
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Brownish/Greenish. 1841 (Dec 8) Entire letter with a 1d red, four margins, cancelled by a greenish Maltese Cross with Wirksworth datestamp in the same colour, and 1843 (Mar 26) entire letter with a poor 1d red cancelled by a brownish Maltese Cross of Llanelly. (2). Photo on page 13. £150-200

Distinctive Maltese Crosses
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1841-44 Entire letter, a front and stamps with distinctive or unusual Maltese Crosses mounted on pages including 1d black (3 margins) on front and part back tied by distinctive cross of Plymouth; entire letters with 1d reds tied by distinctive crosses of Coventry, Greenock (2), Manchester "fishtail cross", Norwich, Kelso, York, Stirling; other 1d red entires with unusual crosses of Leeds (dot in centre), Limerick, Waterford, Bilston (centre diamond omitted), Elie, Tamworth, Wingham, Aberdeen (part double lined); single 1d reds with crosses showing dot in centre (3), dot outside cross, solid centre or distinctive crosses including York, Norwich (2), Manchester and Leamington, and a 1d red with unusual circular cancel apparently containing an intaglio letter "T". Many stamps with faults, an unusual and interesting lot. (18 covers/fronts + 12 stamps). £600-800
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1841-44 1d Pink postal stationery envelopes with distinctive Maltese Crosses of Brighton, Exeter, Norwich, Leamington, Montrose or Kelso, the last two with some creasing or file folds, otherwise fine. (6). £300-350
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Dumfries. 1843 (July 21 & Aug 18) Entire letters with 1d reds (four or three margins) tied by the distinctive Maltese Cross. Also 1841 (Sep 21) entire letter with the usual Maltese Cross of Dumfries. (3). £200-240
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Hollymount. 1842 (Sep 22) 1d Pink postal stationery envelope to Castlebar cancelled by a good strike of this scarce Maltese Cross, the centre diamond virtually complete, backstamped by Hollymount datestamp and sealed with a wafer seal. (S.G. £17,000 on a 1d red cover). Photo on page 13. £400-500
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Kilmarnock. 1844 (Feb 28) Entire letter bearing a 1d red tied by a fine strike of the distinctive Maltese Cross with a dot in the centre, the reverse with a wafer seal. The stamp cut into on all sides, nevertheless a good example of this very scarce Maltese Cross. S.G. £5,500. Photo on page 13. £150-200
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Norwich. 1843 (Aug 28) Cover bearing a fine 1d red, four margins, with a good central strike of this distinctive Maltese Cross. S.G. £1,800. Photo on page 13. £120-150
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Whitehaven. 1841 (June 26) Entire to Penrith bearing a 1d red (four margins, very close at right) tied by the distinctive large size Maltese Cross. Also 1844 (Jan 31) Whitehaven and Maryport Railway printed notice with a 1d red tied by the standard Maltese Cross of Whitehaven. A fine example of this scarce distinctive cross. S.G. £10,000. (2). Photo on page 13. £400-500
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London - Numbers in Crosses. 1843-44 1d Pink postal stationery envelopes cancelled by Maltese Crosses with central number 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 or 12, most very fine strikes. (8). £400-600
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London - Numbers in Crosses. 1843-44 Entire letters or entires with number in cross cancels on 1d reds, all numbers from 1 to 12 with additional examples of numbers 1 and 7, all fine strikes, most of the stamps with four margins. S.G. £10,350. (14). £700-900
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London - Number in Crosses. 1841 2d Blues cancelled by good Maltese Crosses containing the number 1, 4 or 12, with three (2) or four margins (number 12). Also a 1d red on piece with number 10 in Maltese Cross. S.G. £2,270. (4). £100-120

Multiple Strikes of Maltese Crosses
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1842-44 Entire letters and entires bearing 1d reds (7) and a 1d pink postal stationery envelope (stained) all with the stamps tied by two Maltese Cross handstamps, from Cheltenham, Egham, Bishops Stortford, Airdrie, Mid Calder, Dungloe, Sheffield or Pembroke, also a 1d red tied to piece with three Maltese Crosses. Three covers with four margin stamps, the others mostly with three margins. (9). £160-200
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1841-43 Entire letters or entires bearing four margin 1d reds tied by a Maltese Cross, each with a second Maltese Cross applied alongside the stamp, sent from Manchester (9 Dec 1841), Hull (30 Aug 1843) or Spilsby (23 May 1842). This unusual practice is well known from Spilsby in 1840-42, but is rarely seen from other towns; this Spilsby cover is the latest recorded double Maltese Cross from that town. (3). Photo on page 13. £250-300

Maltese Cross + Penny Post Cancels
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1841 Entire letter to Derby bearing two four margin 1d reds each cancelled "Amlwch / Penny Post" in red, each stamp then additionally cancelled by a black Maltese Cross in transit at Bangor, with Derby arrival datestamp below the stamps and a Bangor backstamp. A superb entire, a very scarce combination of red Penny Post + black Maltese Cross cancels. Photo on page 13. £1,000-1,200

Maltese Cross + Undated Circle Cancels
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1843 (Mar 10) Entire to Aberystwyth most extraordinarily franked by three quarters of a 1d red (missing the top quarter, possibly a postal fraud?) cancelled by "PEMBREY" undated circle with a second strike on the reverse, the stamp then further cancelled in transit by a Maltese Cross in black, backstamped at Carmarthen and Aberystwyth. Very unusual and scarce. Photo on page 17. £250-300

Maltese Cross + Numeral Cancels
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1844 (Aug 27) 1d Pink postal stationery envelope to Castle Town cancelled by black Maltese Cross and "530" numeral of Milnthorpe with blue "Penny Bridge / Penny Post" alongside the stamp, backstamped at Milnthorpe and Isle of Man. Part flap missing, otherwise very fine and unusual. Photo on page 17. £250-300
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1846 (May 23) Entire from Giggleswick to Settle with perforated 1d red tied by a light Maltese Cross in blue and "530" numeral of Milnthorpe in black, backstamped by blue "GIGGLESWICK" undated circle and Cartmel datestamp and black datestamps of Milnthorpe, Lancaster and Settle. Also a single perforated 1d red cancelled by a blue Maltese Cross and black numeral (probably "530"). (2). £160-200

Other Late Uses of Maltese Crosses
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1844 (Dec 6) Entire letter from Bruton bearing a 1d red (four margins, torn) tied by a superb Maltese Cross, backstamped by "BRUTON" undated circle, Bath and London datestamps. Vertical file folds, otherwise attractive, the Maltese Cross previously unrecorded used this late at Bruton. £80-100
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1854 (Sep 15) Cover from Knoyle to Glastonbury bearing a perforated 1d red (lower two corners clipped) tied by a black Maltese Cross. Backstamped with "KNOYLE" undated circle and datestamps of Hindon, Salisbury, Bath, Taunton and Glastonbury. Danzig and Goldsmith recorded a Maltese Cross in use at Knoyle in December 1853. Photo on page 17. £200-250

Maltese Crosses on Stampless Mail
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1840 (June 10) Stampless entire letter written from Lower Hardres to London with fine red Maltese Cross in the centre of the address panel, backstamped at Canterbury and London. Very fine and unusual with no indication of prepayment but not charged as unpaid. Photo on page 17. £300-350
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1843 (Feb 26) Stampless entire letter written from Newport to Aberystwyth, backstamped at both towns, the address panel with a good black Maltese Cross in the upper right corner. Fine and unusual with no indication of prepayment but not charged as unpaid. Photo on page 17. £200-300

Other Maltese Cross Cancels

The following 16 lots are 1841-44 Maltese Cross cancels, virtually all on entire letters, entires or covers bearing 1d reds (with a few 1d pink stationery envelopes included), most carefully selected for the fine quality of the cancels. The quality of the stamps is very mixed, though many are fine with four margins, whilst some varieties and scarcer plates are included.
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Cornwall (8) and Devon (19) including Exeter, etc. (27). £200-250
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Gloucestershire (17) and Oxfordshire (4) including Cirencester frame break, etc. (21). £170-200
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Somerset (12), Wiltshire (7) and Berkshire (6), including Plymouth, Wiveliscombe showing extra stray dots, etc. (25). £200-240
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Hampshire (15), Dorset (8), Isle of Wight and Jersey including Portsmouth distinctive cross, etc. (25). £200-240
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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