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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 30)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 26th October 2012 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing at Stampex:
Wednesday 26th September 11.30am to 7pm
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September 10am to 6pm
Saturday 29th September 10am to 5pm
Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options
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Auction Lots - Page 2
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1902 KEVII De La Rue 2/6 deep purple, 5/- bright carmine, 10/- and £1 all fine used with c.d.s cancels. S.G. 262/3, 265/6, £1,575. (4). Photo on Pages 9, 11. £300-350
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1902-11 KEVII De La Rue 5/- (2, one stained) and 10/-, and Somerset House £1 all used. S.G. 264/5, 320, £1,625. (4). Photo on Pages 9, 11. £180-220
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1911 KEVII Somerset House marginal £1 deep green fine used with central Guernsey c.d.s. S.G. 320, £750. Photo on Page 9. £150-200
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1913 KEVII Somerset House 6d deep plum unmounted mint horizontal pair, the left stamp with no cross on crown, right stamp creased, the variety with a tiny thin to one lower perf, otherwise fine. S.G. 303a, £1,200. Photo on Page 9. £100-150
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1911-55 Issues mint and used including KGV definitives, 1939-48 2/6 - £1 set of six unmounted mint and used, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 unmounted mint and used, 1951 2/6 - £1 set unmounted mint, 1955 Waterlow 2/6 - £1 unmounted mint, etc. S.G. £1,000+. £160-200
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1912 1/2d Green Downey Head watermark Multiple Cypher, die 2, in an imperforate interpanneau block of four with margin at left showing the watermark "POST", fine unmounted mint, unusual and scarce. S.G. N6f, £880+. Photo on Page 11. £200-250
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Controls and Cylinder Numbers. 1912-47 Definitives in mint control or cylinder blocks, pairs, strips or singles, many unmounted, including 1912-24 Royal Cypher 1/2d - 1/-, 1924-26 Block Cypher 1/2d - 9d, 1934-36 Photogravure 1/2d - 9d mainly in blocks of six or eight, and an extensive lot of 1937-47 KGVI issues mainly in blocks of six or eight (the majority unmounted). Many perf types with better control or cylinder numbers included, substantial catalogue value with many blocks cataloguing over £100 each noted. A fine collection in two Prinz albums. (Many 100s). £4,000-5,000
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1912 KGV 1 1/2d Red-brown pair, the right stamp with variety "PENCF", fine mint. S.G. 362/a, £300. £80-100
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1913 Seahorses, Waterlow printing 2/6, 5/- and 10/- mint, also 5/- and 10/- used with c.d.s cancels, fine. S.G. 400/2, £2,565. (5). Photo on Page 9. £400-600
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1913 £1 Dull blue-green Seahorse superb unmounted mint. S.G. 404, £4,800. Photo on Page 9. £800-1,000
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1913 £1 Green Seahorse used with Guernsey c.d.s. S.G. 403, £1,250. Photo on Page 9. £180-220
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1915 Seahorses, De La Rue printing, 2/6 deep yellow-brown, yellow-brown and pale brown, 5/- bright carmine and pale carmine, 10/- deep blue and blue all used, mainly single ring or oval datestamps. S.G. 405/13, £3,255. (7). Photo on Page 9. £600-700
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1915 Seahorses, De La Rue printing, 2/6 yellow-brown, pale brown and sepia, 5/- bright carmine and pale carmine, 10/- blue and pale blue all mint, some apparently unmounted, the 10/- blue with small tone mark on reverse, otherwise fine. S.G. 405/13. £7,175. (7). Photo on Page 9. £1,300-1,500
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1918-19 Seahorses, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, 2/6, 5/- and 10/- mint, the 5/- with small water stain to lower left corner, otherwise fine. S.G. 414/6/7, £780. (3). Photo on Page 11. £130-160
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1929 PUC £1 fine mint. S.G. 438, £750. Photo on Page 46. £250-300
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1929 PUC £1 fine used with light central c.d.s. S.G. 438, £550. Photo on Page 46. £160-200
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1929 PUC £1 fine used with c.d.s cancel. S.G. 438, £550. Photo on Page 46. £180-220
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1934 Photogravure 1 1/2d, imperforate colour trials in ultramarine and scarlet on gummed watermarked paper, both fine. Also 1902 KEVII 1/2d blue-green imperforate plate proof with double impression on thick card. S.G. £325+. (3). £100-120
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1941 2d Pale Orange unmounted mint vertical strip of four with upper margin, the perforations on the upper three rows misplaced upwards and to the left by about 3mm resulting in a dramatic misperforation of these three stamps and misalignment of the vertical perforations between the third and fourth stamps (with an imperf gap of 3mm between these two stamps). Photo on Page 46. £200-250
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1953-79 QEII commemoratives unmounted mint, apparently complete in two stockbooks, including all phosphors and some duplicates, and some definitives including Castle issues. Also some unmounted mint KGVI issues including 1948 Royal Wedding £1. (100s). £100-120
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Officials. QV and KEVII Mint and used selection comprising overprints for Army (27), Government Parcels (32), Admiralty (6), Board of Education (2), Royal Household (4), Inland Revenue (17) or Office of Works (6), some obvious forgeries included but many others genuine. An unusual lot, viewing recommended. (94). £150-250
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Postal Fiscals. 1889-90 Covers posted within Stalham franked by Foreign Bill 1d or 3d stamps both incorrectly accepted as valid for postage. An unusual pair. (2). £180-220
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Oxford College Stamps. Keble college, 1882 1/2d ultramarine perf 11 1/2 sheet of 48 divided into two panes of 24, unused without gum, a little stained. Also an 1881 letter from the Warden of All Souls College. £60-70

G.B Used Abroad
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St Vincent. 1857 4d Rose, wing margin at left, with complete "A10" numeral, very fine. S.G. Z3, £400. Photo on Page 9. £100-120
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Tobago. 1858 4d Rose with fine "A14" numeral of Tobago. S.G. Z2, £400. Photo on Page 11. £100-120

Isle of Man
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Original watercolour designs by John Nicholson for the 1981 Centenary of Royal National Mission to Fisherman 9p value depicting the rescue of survivors from the Lusitania, and 1982 150th Anniversary of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. mail contract 12p value depicting the paddle steamer "Mona I", both very well painted, close to the design of the issued stamps. The "Mona I" design (189x118mm) complete with the Queen's head, country name, Shipping Co. arms and value of '18p', with pencil instructions below "Enlarge ship by about 15mm - Don't forget 'Royal Mail' pennant & other flags - subdue background a bit". The issued stamp had the Shipping Co. arms altered, the value changed to 12p, with the Queen's head and Shipping Co. arms swapped over and the Queen facing to the left. The Lusitania illustration (270x180mm) lacks the wording, value or Queen's head. Two fine and attractive watercolours, both on card, each signed by John Nicolson, well framed with the issued stamp below. Nicholson (1911-88) was a well known Manx painter, a member of the Royal Institute and President of the Isle of Man Art Society; from 1958 he designed stamps, coins and banknotes for the Isle of Man Government.
Note: only suitable for posting if removed from the frames. £400-600
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1986 Europa, Protection of Nature and the Environment issue, original watercolour designs by John Nicholson for the four stamps, all close to the issued stamp designs but without any wording, values or the Queen's head, and lacking the birds, flowers, animals or insects that were later added to the designs. Each watercolour 164x113mm, on card, each signed by John Nicholson, the four attractively framed together with the issued stamps below. Nicholson was a well known Manx painter and stamp designer - see above lot for details.
Note: only suitable for posting if removed from the frame. £400-600

G.B. POSTAL HISTORY

Cancellations
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"Posted Since" Cancels. 1856-68 Covers with Edinburgh "Posted Since ..... Last Night" duplex cancels for '7' (3), '7.20' (3) or '10' and similar '7' datestamp on the reverse of a letter, and similarly worded datestamps used at London (for 7.30) or Liverpool (8.30) both on stampless letters to abroad. (10). £100-120
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Butlins Cancellations. 1942-66 Registered covers (9) with 1942 cancellations of Butlins Camp at Filey and Skegness (both then being used by the Navy), and 1957-66 cancels from the Butlins Camps at Filey (2), Ayr, Minehead, Skegness, Pwllheli and Sandy Bay, Exmouth. Also four pieces or stamps and two Certificates of Posting. (15). £80-100
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Colliery Cancellations. 1875-1994 Covers and cards (101) and stamps or pieces (28) with various colliery cancels, some modern but including 63 covers and cards prior to 1940, with skeletons from Brandon and Emma Collieries, rubber cancels from Cramlington Colliery (2), Westwood Hamsterley Colliery, Hartford Colliery, Newstead Colliery and Team Colliery, etc. Also other cards (5) and pieces (2) with cancels of Stoke Works, Carlton Iron Works or Shap Granite Works. An interesting collection in an F.G. Warwick album. (106 covers/cards + 30 stamps/pieces). £700-800

Corsini Correspondence & Early Letters

Elizabeth I Period
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Merchant Adventurers Post / Rouen. 1572 Entire letter from Rouen to Filippo Corsini in London endorsed "Le porto di sei st" with "6d" charge of the Merchant Adventurers Post, fine and very scarce. Photo on page 15. £500-600
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Carriers Letter. 1576 Entire letter from Dunkirk to Filippo Corsini in London, the address panel endorsed "con richart demond", a scarce named courier. Photo on Page 15. £180-240
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Devon - Postal Rates. 1579 Entire letter from Gio. Baldesare di Mafio in Plymouth, addressed in Italian to Filipo Corsini in London with "paye ye post 4d" added in a second hand, a fine and very scarce postal rate on an inland letter. Photo on Page 15. £1,000-1,200
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Postal Rates / Paris. 1579 Entire letter from Bartholomew Martin in Paris to "Philippo Corsiny marchant a Londres" endorsed "De Post Deux grote", a rare rate endorsement showing payment of 8d (two groats). Photo on Page 15. £500-600
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Postal Rates / Paris. 1579 Entire letter from Bartholomew Martin in Paris to Philip Corsini in London endorsed endorsed "paye le post", an uncommon postal endorsement. Photo on Page 15. £200-250
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Forwarding Agents - Calais. 1585 Entire letter from Francisco Cambi in Cologne written and addressed in Italian to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, sent via a forwarding agent in Calais who endorsed the address panel "p. via d'alex. Campany di Cales a 13 di Jul" and "pqa", also endorsed with the rate "due denary" (2d). Very rare, one of just eight Corsini correspondence letters with a forwarding agents endorsement. Photo on Page 15. £500-600
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Norfolk. 1586 Entire letter from Louis Cantin in Norwich, written and addressed in French to Bartholomew Corsini in London. The letter gives the current prices of bays and says. A fine letter. £200-250
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Kent. 1590 Entire letter from Gillis Ente in Sandwich, written and addressed in French to Bartholomew Corsini, endorsed "p.amy" (by a friend). The letter acknowledges an order for bays, quotes prices, and tells Corsini of money drawn on his account. A fine letter, one of just six letters from Sandwich in the Corsini correspondence. Photo on Page 15. £250-300
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Guild Signs. 1590 and 1603 Entire letters from Hamburg or Venice both to the Corsini family in Florence, the address panels with large guild signs of the senders, Luca Torrigianni in Hamburg or Lorenzo and Alessandro Strozzi in Venice. Bartolomeo Corsini moved from London back to Florence in 1602. (2). Photo on Page 15. £300-350
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Merchant Strangers Post / Verona. 1591 Entire letter from Verona addressed in Italian to Bartolo Corsini in Londra, with "G7" postal rate, applied to the top letter of a bundle by the Merchant Strangers Post. G7 = 7 Groats (2/4) for 14 letters, each charged 2d. £200-250
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Ireland. 1591 (May 27) Entire letter from Guglielmo Petala in Dublin, written and addressed in Italian, to Phillip Corsini against the conduit in Gratious Street. The letter concerns financial matters and a large grain consignment. Fine and very scarce; the Corsini correspondence contained just 11 letters from Ireland of which eight were from Dublin. Photo on Page 17. £1,200-1,400
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Devon. 1593 Entire letter from James Bagg in Plymouth, written and addressed in English "to the Wor. my good friend Phillip Corsini merchant in London", some ink corrosion resulting in several small holes to the address panel. £120-150
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Gloucestershire. 1594 (May 26) Entire letter written in English by Sir Thomas Porter, addressed "To the right Worshipful the mayor of the sittie of Glouc. and to be left at his brother there, or to either of them". Very few English Elizabethan letters are recorded outside archives or the Corsini correspondence. A fine early letter. £250-300
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Essex. 1594 Entire letter concerning prices for sayes and white wool baize, written in French by Davyd Lamoott at Colchester, addressed to "Sor Corsiny marchant a Londres", a fine letter. £200-250
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Merchant Adventurers and Merchant Strangers Posts. 1595 Entire letter from Gio Becher in Staden written and addressed in Italian to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, with "d6 Hollt" charge mark and endorsement of the Merchant Adventurers Post and "7" waybill number on reverse, a "G19" charge of 19 Groats then added by the Merchant Strangers. Charged 6d for delivery from Holland to London by the Merchant Adventurers Post, then delivered by the Merchant Strangers Post as the top letter in a bundle of 38 letters. An important and unique item, the only Corsini letter to show rates from both these posts, specifically mentioned on pages 160/161 of "The Corsini Letters". Photo on Page 17. £1,200-1,400
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Norfolk. 1596 Entire letter from Elie Aivray in Yarmouth written and addressed in French, to "Bartholomy Corsiny and Compagnie, marchant a Londres" and endorsed "Par amy" (by a friend). The letter concerns letters of credit, and payment to Mr Nathaniel Bishop, merchant draper in Cheapside. A fine letter. Photo on Page 17. £250-300
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Merchant Adventurers Post / Paris. 1600 Entire letter from Paris to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, carried by the Merchant Adventurers Post, with waybill number "48" and a postage rate, apparently "vid." (6d). A very scarce English postal rate. Photo on Page 17. £400-500

Charles I & Commonwealth Period
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Surrey. 1627 Small entire letter written by Francis Cress from Wimbledon, neatly addressed "To the Right Worshipfull and her much Honoured Lady the Lady Apseley at Worminghurst in Sussex", a fine early letter. £200-250
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Hampshire. 1631 Entire letter from Bullington addressed "To my honoured Aunt the Lady Apsley at her house in black friars nigh unto the Church", some light soiling. £180-220
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Kent. 1639 Entire letter written in French from Dover, addressed to Antwerp, with "1sch." charge, very fine. £150-200
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 30)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 26th October 2012 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing at Stampex:
Wednesday 26th September 11.30am to 7pm
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September 10am to 6pm
Saturday 29th September 10am to 5pm
Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options
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