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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide & G.B. Stamps & Postal History (Sale 758 Lots 1-1009) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. | Location: | Derby |
| Contact: | Tel: (01332) 250970 Fax: (01332) 294440 | ||
| Date: | 30th May 2013 | Time: | 1:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing at Cavendish House: Tuesday 28th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 29th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 30th May* 9.00 am to 11.45am* Friday 31st May 9.00 am to 11.45am *Please note: Lots from the Friday auction cannot be viewed on the 30th Ma |
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| 851 | |||
| EARLY MAIL TO INDIA - SINGLE & DOUBLE RATES WITH SMALL & LARGE TURKISH 2-RING CANCELS; 1 Apr. 1883 env. to Bombay franked by Turkish 1881 1pi tied by fine small "HUDEIDA/TURQUIE" c.d.s. (A&P Type 2) with a second strike alongside; plus similar 4 Nov. 1886 env. (repairs) franked by a Pair of 1884 1pi tied by the large 2-ring Blue Turkish "HODEIDA" c.d.s. (A&P Type 4); both have Aden-Bombay "SEA/POST OFFICE" transit c.d.s.'s. Rare pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £300 |
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| 852 | |||
| SMALL TYPE 2 TURKISH 2-RING "HUDEIDA" CANCELS IN BLACK OR BLUE ON EARLY COVERS TO INDIA; Fine matched pair of 10 May 1883 & 2 Nov. 1885 envs. to Bombay franked by a single 1880 1 pi or 1884 1pi on the reverse respectively, tied by the A&P Type 2 Turkish "HUDEIDA/TURQUIE" 2-ring c.d.s.'s in black or blue. Good matched pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £300 |
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| 853 | |||
| RARE BLUE TURKISH P.O. BOXED "RECOMMANDEE" MARK STRUCK IN ERROR(?) ON COVER TO INDIA; 7(?) Feb. 1884 env. (opened out for display) to Bombay franked (on reverse) by two 1881 1pi tied by smaller 2-ring "HUDEIDA/TURQUIE" (A&P Type 2) c.d.s.'s matching a rare blue boxed "RECOMMANDEE" mark on the address side that has been crossed through (presumably because it was struck in error?). Rare early Hodeida Registered marking. PHOTO - see page 56. £200 |
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| 854 | |||
| TURKEY USED IN YEMEN COVER TO INDIA - 20pa PAIR TIED BY SMALL BLUE 2-RING D.S.; Attractive 12 June 1886 env. (reduced at right) to Bombay franked (on reverse) by 1884 20pa Rose (perf. 111/2) tied by a very fine small blue 2-ring "HUDEIDA/TURQUIE" c.d.s. (A&P Type 2) with v. fine Aden-Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s. nearby. Scarce franking to India. PHOTO - see page 15. £200 |
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| 855 | |||
| LATER SMALL FORMAT TURKISH FRANKINGS ON COVERS TO PORTUGUESE INDIA & INDIA - BLUE OR BLACK LARGE HODEIDA C.D.S.'s; Useful 1888-92 group of covers (5; varied condition) to India all with Turkey 1pi (4) or 20pa Rose Pairs (2) tied by large Blue (3) or black (3) Type 3/3a 2-ring "HODEIDA" c.d.s.'s; also having Aden/Aden Sea P.O. transit marks, and one of the 10pa Pair covers to Portuguese India with fine 2-ring "CORREIO DE DIU" c.d.s. Plus a similar front and a damaged cover from which one stamp has been removed. (7 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see page 56. £400 |
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| 856 | |||
| HODEIDA COVERS TO INDIA WITH LARGE FORMAT TURKISH 1pi/10pa FRANKINGS; 1892/6 covers to Bombay all franked by Turkish stamps tied by large black "HUDEIDA" c.d.s.'s; three with a single 1892 1pi Dull Blue, and one with 3 1892 10pi (a fourth removed, but with boxed "TOO LATE" on address side); all also with Aden/Sea Post Office transit c.d.s.'s. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 56. £200 |
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| 857 | |||
| RARE TURKISH POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS/LETTER-CARD USED IN YEMEN; 1895/6 usages of the 1pi Dull Blue Turkish Postal Stationery letter-card (toned but rare) and 3 20pa Rose P. Stat. PCs from "HUDEIDA" (3 cancelled by the large 2-ring Turkish P.O. c.d.s.; the other - a PC - oddly left uncancelled until it reached "ADEN") to Bombay or Surat. Rare group. (4 cards) PHOTO - see page 54. £160 |
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| 858 | |||
| TURKISH 1901 ISSUES ON HODEIDA COVERS - ONE REGISTERED TO ITALY; Colourful 6 Mar. 1905 env. (opened out for display) franked (on reverse) by Turkish 1901 1pi Blue Pair tied by a mainly fine large black "HUDEIDA" c.d.s. with two spectacular green merchant's wafer seals alongside; on the front is a very fine private purple "REGISTERED" along with a mainly fine boxed Hodeida "R" mark and an Aden-Bombay Sea P.O. blank oval regd. mark (with blue crayon "498" in the centre. Exhibition quality. Plus 1902/5 pair of envs. (some stains) to Bombay each with a single Turkish 1901 1pi Blue (shades) tied by different mainly v. fine large black "HODEIDA" c.d.s.'s (the 1902 env. has had a second stamp removed). (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 56. £240 |
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| 859 | |||
| LATER TURKISH ISSUES ON SANAA COVERS TO EGYPT & PALESTINE; Fine 1907/09 pair of commercial envs. to Cairo franked by Turkish 20pa Red Pair or 1pi Blue tied by different types of the large "SANAA"/"SANA" c.d.s.'s; plus 1909 env. (creasing) to "JERUSALEM" (fine c.d.s. on reverse) franked by Turkish 1pi Blue tied by the "SANAA" c.d.s. Scarce trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 56. £200 |
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| 860 | |||
| TURKISH P.O. SANAA - P. STAT. PCs TO EUROPE/EGYPT, ETC.; 1907/09 trio of the Turkish 20pa Red P. Stat. PCs (two types) to Egypt/Italy/Germany all cancelled by mainly v. fine large "SANAA" or "SANA" (2) c.d.s.'s; plus 1915 env. (creasing) to Turkey (?) franked by 1914 10pa + 20pa Red (2) all tied by the smaller "SANAA" c.d.s. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 56. £160 |
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| 861 | |||
| SPECIMEN SETS, DOUBLE OVERPRINTS COVER & PASSPORT STAMP PROOFS; 1930/1 sets (2) with "SPECIMEN" o.p. (19; one also with "Especimen"), 1954/56 pair of envs. regd. to US (one with 3 values showing double overprints), and 1968 Bradbury Wilkinson working Proofs (3) for the Passport stamp (one marked "APPROVED"). Scarce group. (2 covers, 3 proofs & 19 stamps) PHOTO - see page 57. £150 |
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| 862 | |||
PROOFS OF UNISSUED ESSAYS FOR SANAA PALACE SET DESIGNS IN DARK BLUE; Set of three 1947 very fine and attractive sunken Proofs on paper for 1 imadi, 4 bogaches or undenominated values, all depicting the Sanaa Palace in different formats. Rare set. (3 items) PHOTO - see below. £150THE PETER ASHFORD COLLECTIONS OF THE STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY OF RUSSIA AND TRANSCAUCASIA, 1763-1930.VERY EARLY RUSSIA/BALTIC STATES MAIL, 1763-1779 |
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| 863 | |||
| EARLY MAIL FROM RUSSIA TO ESTONIA, LATVIA & ?POLAND - ONE "PER RELAIS KOSKOWA"; 1763 ELs from Pskov (2) or St. Petersburg (2) - three with postal rates on the reverse ("38_", "3-4_6 Cop" or "1-8/13") - addressed (2 in French) to Riga (now Latvia), Dunaburg (now Daugavpils, Latvia), Lessina (Poland?; endorsed "Pr Relais Koskowa") or Dorpat (now Tarth, Estonia); fine, rare and attractive group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 166. £200 |
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| 864 | |||
| EARLY MAIL FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO ESTONIA, ETC. - ONE "PER NARVA AT POURRO RELAIS"; 1763 ELs from St. Petersburg - two with postal rates on the reverse ("39_" or "30_") - addressed (inc. one in French & one in German) to Jewe (now Johvi, Estonia), Sompeche (?Estonia; endorsed "Per Narva et Pourro Relais", Saratov (S. Russia - an early envelope complete with contents) or unidentified; rare and attractive group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 56. £160 |
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| 865 | |||
| EARLY MAIL FROM OR TO ESTONIA, ETC. - ONE "PER NARVA A LOPH"; 1763 ELs from towns now in Estonia (2; ex Koorkull[a] or Merrekull; the latter near Rakvere) to Narva or "Katelno en Russie per Plescow" or from St. Petersburg (2; both envelopes; to Selgo or Pallall - the latter [now Pala on Lake Peipus in Estonia] endorsed "per Narva a Loph" [Lohusuu?] with postal rate on the reverse ("39_"); rare group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 56. £180 |
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| 866 | |||
| EARLY MAIL FROM/TO ESTONIA & LATVIA - INC. RETURNED MAIL, "PER NARVA RELAIS", ETC.; 1764 ELs from Narva (now in Estonia) (2) or St. Petersburg (3) - all with postal rates ("4.", "28_", "60_", "55_" or "Popatela 2 or 3 roubles"); the two from Narva have been endorsed as undelivered (one without contents; from St. Petersburg? - charged "28_"), while those from St. Petersburg are to Pallall (now Pala, Estonia; "per Narva Lop") or to Kullina (now part of Tallinn?, Estonia; "Pr Narva et Poddrus relais") with one (stain) unusually to Riga (now Latvia) endorsed on the front [in Russian] "Popatela 2 or 3 roubles". Unusual group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 49. £200 |
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| 867 | |||
| EARLY MAIL FROM/TO ESTONIA - INC. "PAR LAGNA", "PER NARVA ET LOOP RELAIS", ETC.; 1765 ELs from Torma (near Tartu now in Estonia) to Narva (Per Lagna; charged "1_3 Cop" on reverse), from Pagus (? now part of Rakvere, Estonia) to Gatchina (Russia), from Narva ("C7" rate), from St. Petersburg (charged "63_" to Palms[e] - now in Estonia - endorsed "per Narwa et Loop relais"), and two from places unidentified (one endorsed "5 Cop. Post Porto"). Fine & attractive lot. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 58. £200 |
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| 868 | |||
| RARE 1st-TYPE "ST.PETERSBOVRG." MARK ON FINE COVER TO ESTONIA - THE FIRST RUSSIAN HANDSTAMP; Fine 5 May 1766 EL from "Saint Peters Bourg" to "Narva" (now in Estonia) charged "23_" on the flap with a very fine strike of the 1st-Type "ST.PETERSBOVRG." mark (the raised stops type) nicely placed on the front. This is the first recorded handstruck mark of Russia and an example used within the first recorded 12 months. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see page 9. £200 |
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| 869 | |||
| ESTONIA - EARLY MAIL FROM WESENBERG, REISENBERG & REVAL INC. POSTAL RATES; 1766/67 ELs (inc. early envs.) from Wesenberg (now Rakvere, Estonia) to Lissina, from Reisenberg (now Nissi, Estonia; to Yamburg, Russia with remarkable postal rate computations on the reverse; "10/11/21/18/39/13/52/3/55" + "66"), much redirected env. (+ contents) to Reval (now Tallinn) but redirected on to "Riga" (now Latvia; rate change o reverse), and from Reval to Narva/Pskov. (latter with "29_" rate). Good lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 58. £200 |
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| 870 | |||
| MOSCOW - THE RARE EARLY BOXED "MOSCAV" MARK ON COVER FROM KAZAN TO NARVA + MAP; Small and attractive 5 Sept. 1767 EL from "Kazan" to Narva (now Estonia) with a "4_" postal rate on the reverse but also endorsed in Russian on the front "whoever brings it gets 3 kopecks", having a mainly fine strike of the rare 1st-Type Moscow boxed "MOSCAV" mark (few examples known) on the front. Plus a fine folded 1784 English printed map of Moscow showing the locations of the Kremlin etc. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 15. £240 |
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| 871 | |||
| ST. PETERSBURG - THE RARE EARLY BOXED "ST. PETERSBOVRG" MARK ON COVER TO NARVA; c.1767 EL (with enclosure) from "St. Petersburg" to Narva (now Estonia) with a "5_" postal rate on the reverse having a mainly fine strike of the rare boxed "ST. PETERSBOVRG" mark (seldom seen; only recorded for 1767?) on the front. PHOTO - see page 15. £200 |
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| 872 | |||
| ST. PETERSBURG - THE RARE EARLY BOXED "ST. PETERSBOVRG" MARK ON COVER TO NARVA; c.1767 EL (some slight damp faults, mainly on reverse) from "St. Petersburg" to a Corporal Saivov with the Kemzholskago Regiment at Narva (now Estonia) with a "14_" postal rate on the reverse having a partly fine strike of the rare boxed "ST. PETERSBOVRG" mark (seldom seen; only recorded for 1767?) on the front; also endorsed (in Russian) "Whoever brings it receives 3 kopecks" below the address. PHOTO - see page 58. £120 |
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| 873 | |||
| ESTONIA - EARLY MAIL FROM NARVA & DORPAT, ETC. INC. POSTAL RATES; 1767/68 ELs (inc. early env.) from Narva (now Estonia) or Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia; to Narva, charged "3_" on back), plus 1767 env. (+ contents) from Pskov Regiment to St. Petersburg ("20_" rate on back), and 1768 pair from unidentified places to St. Petersburg (charged "18_" or endorsed "....5 Cop...." on reverse). (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 58. £160 |
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| 874 | |||
| RARE 1st-TYPE "ST.PETERSBOVRG." MARK ON FINE COVER TO ESTONIA - THE FIRST RUSSIAN HANDSTAMP; 1 Sept. 1769 EL (minor dusting of address panel) from Saint Petersburg charged "22_" on the flap with a mainly very fine strike of the 2nd-Type "ST.PETERSBOVRG." mark (different size stops type) nicely placed on the front. PHOTO - see page 58. £150 |
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| 875 | |||
| LATVIA/ESTONIA/RUSSIA - EARLY COVERS INC. POSTAL RATES; 1770/75 ELs/envs. with contents inc. c.1770 from "Riga" (now Latvia) to Novgorod, 1771 env. (faults) from Narva to St. Petersburg, 1774 pair from "Rujen" (now Rujiena, Latvia) to Wangastche/? (latter with "10" rate charged to "8" on reverse), 1775 env. from "Reval" (now Tallinn, Estonia) to Kiev (unusual destination at this date), and 1775 pair from St. Petersburg to "the Post Station at Farapell" or to Narva (charged "3_" or "8_" on reverse). Useful group. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 58. £150 |
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| 876 | |||
| 3rd-TYPE "ST.PETERSBOVRG." MARKS ON COVERS TO ESTONIA (ONE TO A POSTMASTER); 12772 pair of fine ELs (one very small) to Narva (one to "Postmeister Lindenberg") both with mainly very fine 3rd-Type "ST.PETERSBOVRG." marks on the front (charged "14_" or "12_"). Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 56. £150 |
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| 877 | |||
| RARE CYRILLIC LETTERING "C.HETEPbYPFb" MARK ON DISINFECTED COVER (TO SWEDEN?) VIA ESTONIA; 15 Feb. 1772 EL (minor toning and with rastel holes due to disinfection) from "Ismaile"? to "Ergimaggi"? (in Sweden?) charged "3_5 Cop" on the reverse and also having a mainly very fine rare St. Petersburg "C.HETEPbYPFb" mark (seldom seen) on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO - see page 15. £160 |
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| 878 | |||
| 3rd-TYPE & 4th-TYPE "ST.PETERSBOVRG." MARKS ON COVERS FROM SMOLENSK & TO ESTONIA; 1774 pair of ELs from St. Petersburg to Narva (now Estonia) each with a mainly very fine 3rd-Type "ST. PETERSBOVRG" mark on the front; plus 1776 pair of ELs with very fine strikes of the similar 4th-Type "ST. PETERSBOVRG" mark nicely placed on the front (from St. Petersburg to Narva or - most unusually - struck on arrival from Smolensk). All with postal rates on the reverse; "11", "187", "27_" or (ex Smolensk; "18_" changed to "_5". (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 58. £240 |
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| 879 | |||
| CYRILLIC LETTERING "C.HETEPbYPFb" MARK ON MISSENT/RETURNED COVER TO KRONSTADT + MAP; 5 July 1776 env. (+ contents) from ? to "Narva, Kronstadt" (!) charged "10_" & "1_" on the reverse and also having a mainly very fine rare St. Petersburg "C.HETEPbYPFb" mark (seldom seen) on the front; the address presumably confused the P.O. and the env. is endorsed "Retour..." on the flap! In addition our describer found a second never opened EL with the same wax seal inside this envelope; presumably the whole thing was returned to sender and this second enclosed letter was never sent but survived intact! A puzzle... Plus an English folded 1784 map of the city showing locations of major buildings. (2 covers + 1 map) PHOTO - see page 58. £180 |
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| 880 | |||
| 3rd-TYPE, 4th-TYPE & 5th-TYPE "ST.PETERSBOVRG." MARKS ON COVERS TO ESTONIA; 1776/9 ELs inc. 3 from St. Petersburg to Narva (now Estonia) each with a mainly very fine "ST. PETERSBOVRG" (Types 3, 4 or 5) on the front; a good set (charged"7_", "16_" or "46_" on the reverse). Plus a remarkable 13 July 1779 pair from the same man in Reval to different addresses (both in Estonia; Puhz & Sompe) but both posted from St. Petersburg with fine or very fine 3rd-Type "ST. PETERSBOVRG" marks on the front, charged "5_5" or "6_5". (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 58. £200 |
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| 881 | |||
| SWEDEN TO ESTONIA - EARLY 5th-TYPE "ST. PETERSBOVRG" COVER; Attractive 23 Apr. 1779 env. (minor dusting but with contents) from "Helsingborg" (southern Sweden) to "Weisenberg" (now Estonia) unusually endorsed "per Stockholm, Finland, S. Petersburg [&] Narva" on the front (charged "1_12/4_17" on one flap with "Franco lilla Abborforss" - paid from Helsingborg to Abborforss in Finland - on another flap) having a very fine 5th-Type "ST. PETERSBOVRG" mark nicely placed n the front. Most unusual and of Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see page 15. £150 |
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| 882 | |||
| FINLAND TO ESTONIA - EARLY 5th-TYPE "ST. PETERSBOVRG" COVER; 24 Oct. 1779 EL from "Borga" (c.25 miles east of Helsinki) to "Wesenborg" (now Estonia) unusually endorsed "Abborfors" in a second hand (P.O. place of posting endorsement presumably) on the front (charged "1_12/4_17" on the reverse) having a mainly very fine 5th-Type "ST. PETERSBOVRG" mark nicely placed n the front. Fine early Finnish cover. PHOTO - see page 58. £120 |
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| 883 | |||
THE BALANCE OF THIS 18th CENTURY PRESTAMP MAILS COLLECTION - LATVIA, ESTONIA, ETC.; 1776-79 group of mainly very fine ELs mainly from St. Petersburg to towns now in Estonia (Koddit "par Reval", and many to Narva inc. one from Dorpat), one from Marienberg (now Narva, Estonia) to Moscow (returned to sender marked "Retour" at Moscow; "1_" then "2_" charges on reverse), one (from Dorpat) endorsed "Podatela 10 Kopeks", a pair of 1779 envs. (+ contents) from "Riga" (now Latvia) - one with mainly fine early "RIGA" mark on the front - to Reval/Narva charged "10_" or "5" on reverse, 1779 env. (+ contents) from "Pskov" to "Anna Osipov Pushkina" in St. Petersburg (the poet Pushkin's mother??), etc. Plus a hand-coloured 1803 English printed map of "RUSSIA in EUROPE". Good variety. (13 covers + 1 map) £240IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PERIOD OF TIFLIS, 1848-1917 |
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| 884 | |||
| THE CANCELLATIONS OF THE TOWN OF TIFLIS - PRESTAMP TO THE UNNUMBERED C.D.S.'s; 1848-84 covers inc. 1848/53 trio of Official Es from Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia) to Tambov (c.1,000 miles to the north) with partly fine rare boxed Type 1b d.s. or mainly very fine or mainly fine pair with large double-oval d.s.'s (one of the latter across join), 22 Feb. 1863 EL to Nukha with perf. 1858 10k Brown & Blue (filing fold) tied by v. fine "49" Tiflis Dotted Numeral, 1877 env. to USA (rare thus) with 8k Grey & Red tied by large part Type 4a Tiflis c.d.s., 1873 ingoing EL: to Tiflis with 10k Brown & Blue tied by Odessa c.d.s., 1881/2/4 trio of 3k P. Stationery PC usages to Paris/London/St. Petersburg all cancelled by mainly very fine Type 4b Tiflis c.d.s.'s, and c.1858-78 off-cover adhesives with Tiflis Dotted Numerals (8) or early c.d.s.'s (11). Plus 1845 English printed folded map of the region and 11 PPCs of the town (tram, markets, etc.). Good early group. (20 covers/cards + 19 stamps) PHOTO - see page 58. £200 |
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| 885 | |||
| THE CANCELLATIONS OF THE TOWN OF TIFLIS - THE NUMBERED C.D.S.'s; 1881-1903 covers/cards with the numbered c.d.s.'s from "1" to "22" (latter a fine registered 1903 env. to GB) mainly to Constantinople (several Russian P.O. arrival c.d.s.'s) or Tabriz (Persia) inc. the scarce "8" code (reserved for transit mail?) on 1895 French Trebizond env. to Persia, 1900 ingoing German PC with Russian PO returned mail label, 1887 PC Missent from St. Petersburg to Tiflis & returned, 1897 env. to Constantinople with 10k Blue Pair tied by "9"-code BLUE c.d.s.'s, etc. Plus matching range of off-cover stamps with the similar numbered c.d.s. Tiflis cancels. Good study suitable for further expansion. (c.34 covers/cards + c.102 stamps) PHOTO - see page 58. £200 |
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| 886 | |||
| TIFLIS - THE TOWN POST LETTERED C.D.S. CANCELS INC. WWI MAIL, CARD TO N.Z., ETC.; Blue peg-fitting Exeter album housing Collection of 1884-c.1917 covers/cards with the various Town Post or Town sub-office c.d.s.'s inc. scarce early small Sub-office No.1 type on 1884 usage of the 3k P. Stat. PC, uprated 1913 2k P. Stat. wrapper to Germany, 1899 regd., WWI mail (POW, censors, etc.), 1910 PC to Otago (New Zealand!), 1910/4 pair of PCs with Experimental (?) Dotted c.d.s. cancels, etc. Plus matching range of off-cover stamps. (c.25 covers/cards + c.429 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £160 |
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| 887 | |||
TIFLIS GUBERNIYA [PROVINCE; NOW PART OF GEORGIA] - THE VILLAGE C.D.S. CANCELLATIONS COLLECTION; 1891-1917 covers/cards with a wide range of datestamps of the smaller P.O.'s inc. Abas-Tuman (7 inc. fine 1893 usage of the 7k Blue P. Stat. env.), Akhalkalaki (fine 1897 usage of the 7k Blue P. Stat. env.), Akhaltsikh (3), Allaverdy (1919 PC ex Baku), Borzhom (2 inc. 1904 PPC to Sydney, NSW!), Byelyi Klyuch, Dushet (fine 1891 usage of the 7k Blue P. Stat. env.), Gudaur, Kazbek (2), Kobi, Kodzhory, Manglis, Mikhailovo (fine 1900 usage of the 7k Blue P. Stat. env.), Mlety (3), Mtsket (fine 1893 usage of the 7k Blue P. Stat. env.), Passanaur, St. Bakuviani (interesting 1912 PPC to Holland), St. Kaspi (blue c.d.s. on 1913 PC), Signakh, Suram (1913 env. regd. to Sochi) & Tsarskie Kolodtsy. Plus matching study of c.d.s.'s on off-cover stamps. Rare group. (c.41 covers/cards + c.126 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £160IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PERIOD OF OTHER TRANS-CAUCASIAN AREAS, c.1890-1917 |
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| 888 | |||
| KUTAIS GUBERNIYA [PROVINCE]; 1851-1917 covers/cards with c.d.s. cancels of Chiatury, Chokhataury, Kutais (6 inc. scarce 1851 prestamp pair to Tambov each with mainly very fine rare 2-line datestamps & 1916/7 pair to Danish POW service), Lanchkhuty (1916 regd. & censored to Copenhagen), Notanebi (to Danish POW service), Poti (5) and St. Darkvety (1916 to Devon with BLUE c.d.s.'s & censor label). Scarce group. Plus useful group of off-cover stamps with the same c.d.s cancels. (c. 18 covers/cards + c.69 stamps) PHOTO - see page 64. £160 |
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| 889 | |||
| BATUM OBLAST [TERRITORY] INC. STATION MARKS + SUKHUM OKRUG [DISTRICT]; Batum Oblast covers/cards with c.d.s. cancels of Alexandrovskoe (1914 env. to GB), Batum city (15 inc. unusual 1894 env. to Chios with faint rare purple oval Russian P.O. in Chios d.s., 1897/9 trio to Constantinople, and 1900/1 trio - one ingoing ex Sweden - with the rare purple straight-line "BY MORNING TRAIN" x2 or "BY EVENING TRAIN" marks - latter with replaced stamp), Batum Vokzal (Railway Station; 1892 regd. to GB) & Chruksu Batum (fine 1910 uprated 7k Blue P. Stat. env. to Berlin), etc. Plus group of similar Sukhum Okrug covers/cards inc. Gudauty, Novyi Afon & Sukhum town (7 inc. 2 regd.). Plus off-cover stamps of the two areas. Good study. (c.39 covers/cards + c.165 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £200 |
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| 890 | |||
| ERIVAN GUBERNIYA [PROVINCE] + KARS OBLAST [TERRITORY]; Blue peg-fitting Devon album housing a fine collection of 1857-1917 covers/cards with the cancellations of Erivan Guberniya with Ararat (1857 unpaid env. - long detailed contents in English from "Mountain of Ararat" with typed transcript - posted in London to Scotland), Aleksandropol (2), Dzhulfa (2), Dzhulfy (8 1888-91 attractive envs. to Tabriz), Erivan (20 inc. attractive group of 1880s envs. to Persia with varied frankings as seals on reverse), Nakhichevan (1883 env. to Tabriz), Ordubat (4 inc. WWI censor) and Vagarshapat (fine 1896 PC); plus 1912 Kars Oblast 1912 PC ex Sary Kamysh Karssk. Plus similar study of the c.d.s.'s on off-cover stamps & 5 telegram forms. (c.42 covers/cards & c.126 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £200 |
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| 891 | |||
| ELIZAVETPOL GUBERNIYA [PROVINCE] + ZAKATALY OKRUG [DISTRICT] & AREAS TO THE NORTH; Elizavetpol Guberniya covers/cards ex Adzhikent (1913 letter-card), Delizhan (2), Dzegamsk (3 inc. 1885 PC to GB), Elisavetpol (3 inc. 1907 to Holland), Lyaki (2), Shusha & Vank; plus matching off-cover stamps study. Plus 1910 Zakataly PC, and small study of c.d.s. cancels of places further to the north - Essentuki Tersk (2 inc. 1917 regd. PC), Gagry Chernom, Grozny (1912/5 pair of envs. to Tabriz), Kislovodsk Tersk (3), Novorossisk, Sochi Chernom & Vladikavkaz (4 inc. v. fine oval-framed 1913 Station d.s. cancel). Also the matching off-cover stamps study. (c.30 covers/cards + c.244 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £200 |
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| 892 | |||
| BAKU TOWN [NOW AZERBAIJAN] - THE PRESTAMP TO C.D.S.'s (NUMBERED & ALPHABETIC) COLLECTION; Blue peg-fitting Devon album housing Collection of 1861-1917 covers/cards with the full range of Baku datestamps inc. 1861 unpaid pair to GB with fine boxed "Porto" marks matching the early BAKU c.d.s.'s, 1884 pair with the diamond-code c.d.s. (env. with 7k Grey & Red to GB and 7k P.Stat. env. - defaced addressee - to Germany), ingoing 1901 env. ex Persia (12 ch red), and the full range of later c.d.s. cancels inc. unpaid 1911 PC to Denmark with scarce red oval-framed "DOPLATIT/BAKU" P. Due mark, etc. Also a range of off-cover stamps with varied Baku c.d.s. cancels. Good basis for further expansion. (c.42 covers/cards + c. 349 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £300 |
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| 893 | |||
BAKU GUBERNIYA [PROVINCE] + TOWN-POST & RAILWAY STATION MARKS; 1892-17 covers/cards ex Baku Guberniya inc. marks of Balakhany (3; regd. 19045/10 pair to US/Holland + WWI censor), Bibi-Eibat (2), Chernyi Gorod, Kyurdamir (1902 to Baku), Lenkoran (2), Prishib, Salyany (1917 regd.) & Shemakha (1892 usage of the 7k Blue P. Stat. env.); plus 1909/10 pair of PCs ex Baku Vokzal (Railway Station) or Town-Post, and an extensive range of off-cover stamps with the whole range of Baku area marks. (c.15 covers/cards + c.70 stamps) PHOTO - see 58 & 61. £150TRANS-CAUCASIAN RAILWAY & STEAMER MAILS. |
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| 894 | |||
| THE BAKU-BATUM LINE - EARLY POSTAL WAGON 95 C.D.S.'s INC. INGOING G.B. QV COVER; 1894 7k Blue P. Stat. env. front to Batum cancelled by a fine rare "POCHTOVYI VAGON No.95/2" c.d.s. (rarity G; this item illustrated in Ashford, p.23), 1896 env. (opened out) from Maldon to "Batoum, Caucasus" with GB 1d(2)+1/2d+21/2d tied by "MALDON" c.d.s.'s having a mainly very fine "POCHTOVYI VAGON No.95/1" transit c.d.s. (rarity G) on the reverse, and rare 1901 PPC (slight stains) to St. Petersburg cancelled by a very fine "POCHTOVYI VAGON No.95/10" c.d.s. (Rarity G; this item illustrated in Ashford, p.29). Rare trio. Plus the rail ticket used as the title-page illustration form the Ashford book. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 15. £150 |
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| 895 | |||
| THE BAKU-BATUM LINE - EARLY POSTAL WAGON 96 C.D.S.'s ON COVERS; 1888-96 correspondence of covers from Tiflis to Tabriz (Persia) with varied frankings (all on the reverse) tied by Tiflis c.d.s.'s but all also having fine to very fine strikes of the Railway transit c.d.s.'s of "POCHTOVYI VAGON No.96" codes 1(2), 2(2), 3(4; one illustrated in Ashford, p.24), 4(3), 5(4), 7(2), 9 (v. fine in purple on regd. item), 10 & 11(2). Rare group; all rated as Rarity G. (22 covers) £200 |
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| 896 | |||
| THE BAKU-BATUM LINE - LATER RARE OVAL POSTAL WAGON 95/96 DATESTAMPS ON COVERS & STAMPS; 1911 PC (illustrated in Ashford, p.36) with 3k Red tied by v. fine rare "BAKU 95 BATUM/b" oval d.s., 1913 PC (illustrated in Ashford, p.36) with 3k Red tied by mainly very fine rare "BATUM-96-BAKU/g" oval d.s., partly fine similar 1916 "b" oval d.s. on 7k Blue letter-card (faults) uprated with 3k Red (faults), similar mainly fine "i" oval d.s. on 1911 PC with 3k Red additionally tied by Moscow machine, and 1906/10 trio of PCs with replaced stamps showing the purple oval Wagon 95 Baku to Batum "b" type, or purple/black "l"/"b" Batum-Baku Wagon 96 types. Plus 16 off-cover stamps with the similar 95/96 ovals. Rare group; all rated Rarity F or G. (7 cards + 16 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £200 |
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| 897 | |||
| THE OTHER TRANS-CAUCASIAN T.P.O. ROUTES' DATESTAMPS, ETC.; 18941902/16 cards & cover all with scarce oval Railway d.s. cancels/transit marks; 1914 Vagon 229/zhe oval d.s. as cancel on PC to USA (ill. Ashford p.54), 1912 Vagon 230/a oval as cancel on PC (picture side), 1910 Vagon 230/a oval d.s. as cancel on PC with 2k+1k (ill. Ashford p.54), 1911 PC with Dzhulfa-230-Tiflis/g oval d.s. cancel, similar oval cancel on 1907 PC to GB (ill. Ashford p.50), Sachkeri-Shorapan oval cancel on 1911 PC to Belgium, the same oval on 1916 stampless POW service env. to Denmark,, Borzhom-Mikhailovo c.d.s. as cancel on 1914 PC, pretty 1914 PC to GB with 1k+2k tied by v. fine oval "KISLOVODSK-140-MINERALYI VODY/u" d.s., etc. Plus 5 stamps. (11 cards, 1 cover & 5 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £200 |
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| 898 | |||
| THE BLACK SEA & CASPIAN SEA STEAMER CANCELLATIONS; Rare 25 May 1884 env. to Ireland with 7k Blue tied by mainly very fine rare "BATUM b - ODESSA/4/[Posthorns]" c.d.s. with a second v. fine strike alongside, stained 1900 PC to GB with 4k Red tied by mainly fine "PARAKHOD/2 BATUM-ODESSA 2" c.d.s. with further strike alongside, and 1901 env. (repaired at top right behind stamp) with 7k Blue tied by mainly fine "1 BATUM b1/ODESSA" ship's c.d.s. cancel. Plus PPC & 89 off-cover stamps with various ships' d.s. cancels. Good study worthy of further expansion. (2 covers, 2 PCs & 89 stamps) PHOTO - see page 15. £140 |
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| 899 | |||
ODESSA - STUDY OF MARKINGS FROM PRESTAMP TO WORLD WAR I; 1846-c.1917 collection of covers & stamps with fully identified and written up marks of Odessa inc. some Prestamp covers (1846/9 trio to GB/Italy, c.1849 to USA via Aachen, and 1865/9 pair to France inc. boxed "P.33"), 1872/74 trio with varied frankings to Italy/GB (one with c.d.s. cancels of ODESSA-KAZAKIN T.P.O., and a few later items. Plus c.160 stamps. (15 covers/cards + c.160 stamps) PHOTO - see page 60. £150ARMENIA |
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| 900 | |||
| NATIONAL REPUBLIC - FRAMED MONOGRAMS ETC:1919-20 The exceptional mainly mint collection of imperf and perf "Arms" types with unframed monogram overprints, inc most values to 10r. Types of overprint represented comprise E1a, E1b, E1c, A2, A3, A2x, E3, E3x, E4, E4x, E5, E5x and E6. Also a selection of mint 60k surcharges. A good lot. (c380). The types are from a series of monogrames by S.D. Tchilingharian and P.T. Ashford published in the late 1950's to 1960's. £400 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide & G.B. Stamps & Postal History (Sale 758 Lots 1-1009) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. | Location: | Derby |
| Contact: | Tel: (01332) 250970 Fax: (01332) 294440 | ||
| Date: | 30th May 2013 | Time: | 1:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing at Cavendish House: Tuesday 28th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 29th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 30th May* 9.00 am to 11.45am* Friday 31st May 9.00 am to 11.45am *Please note: Lots from the Friday auction cannot be viewed on the 30th Ma |
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