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CARTHAGENA- 1867 G.B. 5/- ROSE x 2 WITH "C56" & "C65" (ERROR) CANCELLATIONS: 1867 5/- rose plate 1 AF with central "C56" (type 4) cancellation. Centred high and lightly struck. Some faults. Also another DH (thinned, trimmed & toned) with an almost complete "C65" (type 12) cancellation error. SG Z 21 & Z44 £1,150. RPSL Cert (1989) for error. PHOTO - see page 13. £140
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CARTHAGENA - PAIR OF "C65" COVERS WITH G.B. 4d VERMILIONS TO JAMAICA/U.S.; 1868/9 E/EL from Carthagena/Barranquilla to Kingston (Jamaica; overall toning) or New York each with G.B. 4d Vermilion (pl.9 or 10) tied by a mainly fine or partial "C65" Carthagena Numeral, having mainly very fine scarce small RED or mainly fine larger black British P.O. "CARTHAGENA" c.d.s. on the flaps respectively; the cover to NY also with v. fine small British P.O. "COLON" c.d.s. on the front. Good pair. [Cover to Jamaica with Holcombe 1989 cert.] (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £240
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COLON - RARE "E88" NUMERAL ON 4d SAGE-GREEN FRONT WITH VERY RARE P.O. "TRANSIT" MARK; 20 May 1878 front (reinforced top edge not affecting stamp or marks) from "CARTAGENA" (firm's cachet) to "Dominica" endorsed "Consignee per Str. Severn" but franked with G.B. 4d Sage-Green (pl.15, wing-margin) tied by a mainly very fine rare tall "E88" Numeral with a very fine very rare matching "TRANSIT" mark (Parmenter "Very rare": only known 1877/79) alongside overlapped by the small "A/COLON" British P.O. c.d.s. Remarkable destination and markings; we cannot recall having seen this TRANSIT mark before. PHOTO - see page 18. £100
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SAVANILLA - RARE "F69" NUMERAL ON COVER TO U.S.A. WITH RARE G.B. 4d SAGE-GREEN & "COLON/TRANSIT" C.D.S.; Fine 26 June 1879 EL from "Barranquilla" to New York "Per Royal Mail Steam Packet via Colon" with G.B. 4d Sage-Green (SGZ137, pl.16; SG "From £225" off cover) - a rare stamp on cover even used in G.B. - tied by a mainly very fine rare tall Savanilla "F69" Numeral with a very fine matching "SAVANILLA/BARRANQUILLA" c.d.s. alongside as well as a very fine scarce small "COLON/TRANSIT" c.d.s. (5 July), and a very fine 'dumb-bell' framed NY "DUE/5/CENTS" arrival d.s. (15 July). Rare and Appealing Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 11. £400
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HAVANA - SUPERB BLACK CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO MEXICO; Remarkable 23 June 1856 EL (minor faults; mainly internal) from Havana to "Vera Cruz" with red crayon "11" and a superb inverted black 2-ring "PAID/AT/HAVANA" Crowned Circle on the front matching the mainly very fine "HAVANA" c.d.s. on the top flap. Exceptional strike and unusual being so obviously upside down. Exhibition Item. Plus unpaid 1846/69 E/EL to G.B. with mainly v. fine "ST. JAGO-DE-CUBA" c.d.s.'s (large or small) on the flaps (latter also with v. fine h.s. "1/-" charge-mark). (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £300
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HAVANA - 1867 G.B. 5/- WITH "C58" CANCELLATION: 1867 Great Britain 5/- plate 1 JA with large part "C58" (type 14b). Fine SG Z17 £600 RPSL Cert (1990) PHOTO - see page 13. £180
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ST JAGO DE CUBA - 1867 4d GREEN WITH "C88" CANCELLATION:1867 Great Britain 4d green plate 4 GF with almost complete "C88" cancellation. Fine SG Z29 from £550 PHOTO - see page 13. £140
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LARNACA - G.B. 21/2d ROSY-MAUVE ON COVER WITH SUPERB "942" NUMERAL CANCEL; 11 Dec. 1878 env. (part flap lost with minor closed tears at top) to Florence "Via Brindisi" with G.B. 21/2d Rosy-Mauve (pl.12) tied by a superb strike of the elusive tall Larnaca "942" Numeral with mainly fine matching "LARNACA/CYPRUS" c.d.s. alongside and Italian backstamps. Exhibition Quality. [RPS 1994 cert.] PHOTO - see page 19. £300
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NICOSIA - G.B. 21/2d ROSY-MAUVE ON COVER WITH RARE "969." NUMERAL CANCEL; 17 Dec. 1879 env. (very slight wear) to G.B. with G.B. 21/2d Rosy-Mauve (pl.14) tied by a mainly fine rare tall Nicosia "969." Numeral with mainly fine matching "NICOSIA/[CYPRUS]" c.d.s. alongside but also having very fine "LARNACA/CYPRUS" & "BATH" (29 Dec.) backstamps. Rare Cyprus Numeral on cover. PHOTO - see p 3. £750
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PAPHO - VERY RARE "981" NUMERAL ON "CYPRUS" OVERPRINT G.B. 1d RED ON LOCAL COVER; Very rare 30 May 1880 EL to Nicosia (same correspondence as the Cruttwell cover) franked by G.B. o.p. "CYPRUS" 1d Red (pl.181; perf. faults in two corners but attractive) tied by a very fine very rare "981" Papho tall Numeral with a very fine matching "PAHO/B/CYPRUS" c.d.s. alongside; there are fair "LIMASSOL/CYPRUS" and very fine "LARNACA/CYPRUS" c.d.s.'s (latter over the join) on the reverse. [With 2012 RPS Cert. with a minor comment that "the stamp has been lifted and re-affixed", with which we beg to differ; the buckling of the paper around the cover is entirely consistent with its original fixing because the letter's paper is very thin.] One of the rarest Cyprus covers. [The similar Cruttwell cover - with a creased 1d Red, pl.208, realised £4,830 at auction in 2007.] Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 3. £3,000
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RARE DOUBLE SURCHARGE - ONE INVERTED - VARIETY:1881 30pa on 1d plate 220 TB (centred to lower left) double surcharge one inverted variety, part "LARNACA" c.d.s. DG 10aa £1,400 RPSL Cert (1985) PHOTO - see page 13. £300
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ST. CROIX - THE VERY RARE FLEURON DATESTAMP ON COVER TO G.B.; 19 May 1815 EL (slightly reinforced horiz. file-fold clear of Fleuron) from "St. Croix" (under British Occupation from 1807-15) to Aberdeen "Per Packet" charged "11/4oz 12/6" (5 times Packet rate) with a very fine very rare "ST. CROIX" Fleuron datestamp nicely placed on the front along with Scottish boxed "Addl/1/2" Mail Tax and red Edinburgh d.s. (20 June). It is thought that only 14 examples of this Fleuron have been recorded, of which this is one of the very finest. Important Exhibition Item. [RPS 2001 cert.] PHOTO - see page 4. £1,500
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ST. THOMAS - 1st-TYPE CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO U.S.; 31 Dec. 1849 EL to New York with a very fine 2-ring 1st-Type red "PAID/AT/ST. THOMAS" Crowned Circle (light fold and partly overlapped by red NY "5" in circle arrival charge-mark) on the front beside red manuscript "1/-" rate with mainly fine large black "ST. THOMAS" c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare thus. PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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ST. THOMAS - RARE 2nd-TYPE CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO G.B.; 2 May 1858 E (toning on reverse does not detract) to Edinburgh with a very fine single-ring 2nd-Type red "PAID/AT/ST. THOMAS" Crowned Circle (SG £1,650) on the front beside red manuscript "6[d]" rate with very fine black "ST. THOMAS" c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare Crowned circle of which remarkably few have been recorded. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 4. £500
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ST. THOMAS - G.B. ADHESIVES WITH "C51" CANCELLATIONS: 1865 9d straw marginal strip of four (creases) RE-RH tied to small piece with "C51" (type 4) cancellations. 1865-73 4d vermilion plate 13 pair MA-MB on piece with part duplex and 1876 4d vermilion plate 15 SB with similar (type 14) cancellation. 1877 4d sage CL with part "C51" cancellation (type 4). Good readable strikes. SG £2,110 (8) £180
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ST. THOMAS - PAIR OF G.B. 4d VERMILION "C51" COVERS TO BARBADOS & JAMAICA; 16 Mar. 1866 & 15 Apr. 1868 E/EL from St. Thomas to Barbados/Kingston "[Per] Mail" or "P. R.M. ." and each with G.B. 4d Vermilion (pl.7/9) tied by a very fine British P.O. "C51" Numeral; the cover to Barbados with black manuscript "1d" accountancy marking. Good inter-island pair. Plus piece with G.B. 1/- Green & off-cover G.B. 6d Mauve, each with v. fine or part "ST. THOMAS/C51" Duplex. (2 covers + 2 pieces) PHOTO - see page 19. £160
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ST. THOMAS - 1867 G.B. 5/- WITH "C51" DUPLEX CANCELLATION: 1867 Great Britain 5/- rose plate 2 CE with part "C51" Duplex (type 14) cancellation. Fine SG Z32 £450 PHOTO - see page 13. £80
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ST. THOMAS/PUERTO RICO - COMBINATION COVER WITH "C51" DUPLEX G.B. 4d + UNCANCELLED P. RICO 25c; 3 July 1873 env. (opened out for display) from St. Thomas to "Naguabo, Porto Rico" (unusual village destination) franked on the front by G.B. 4d Vermilion (pl.13) tied by a partly fine "ST. THOMAS/A/PAID/C51" Duplex, but also having a Cuba/P. Rico 25c across the seal on the reverse, uncancelled but torn on opening; a few such Combination covers are recorded for 1872/73, and it seems that the 25c stamp was to pay for the internal P. Rico rate from San Juan to Naguabo. Rare thus. PHOTO - see page 19. £150
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ST. THOMAS - RARE USAGE OF THE G.B. PLATE 15 4d VERMILION WITH "C51" DUPLEX TO PUERTO RICO; 5 Jan. 1877 EL from St. Thomas to "St. Johns, P.R." endorsed "Per [Ship] Eider" with scarce G.B. 1876 Coloured Letters 4d Vermilion (pl.15; SG £300 off cover) tied by a very fine "ST. THOMAS/A/PAID/C51" Duplex with a faint black h.s. "2" local postage charge-mark on the front. Rare usage. PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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LARGE DATED "DOMINICA" FLEURON ON PACKET LETTER TO G.B.; Attractive 24 Nov. 1807 E (one side-flap removed; internal stain to the other side-flap does not detract) to London (20 Jan. 1808 c.d.s. on reverse) charged "2/-" with a very fine large "DOMINICA/NOV 24/1807" Fleuron c.d.s. nicely placed on the front. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see above. £200
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1856-57 G.B. ADHESIVES WITH "A07" CANCELLATIONS ETC:1856 6d lilac & 1857 Large Garter Wmk. 4d rose with central "AO7" (type 2) cancellations. Also Leeward Island 1890 21/2d with "AO7" (type 9) cancellation. Good examples. SG Z3 & Z4 £625 PHOTO - see page 13. £160
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VERY RARE G.B. 6d LILAC WITH DOMINICA "A07" NUMERAL ON COVER TO G.B.; 26 Apr. 1860 E to Liverpool "Per [Ship] Shannon" with G.B. 6d Lilac just tied by a mainly very fine rare "A07" Numeral, having a matching partly fine "DOMINICA" c.d.s. across the join on the reverse, with a London transit c.d.s. (12 May) on the front. Very rare; few G.B. Used in Dominica covers have been recorded. [With RPS 1996 Cert., with comment ; "Stamp has been lifted and stamp and cover cleaned", though this is in no way detrimental. From the same correspondence as the similar 6d cover in the Sugarman Collection, which realised £2,070 at auction in 1994.] PHOTO - see page 19. £1,500
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RED "PAID/AT/DOMINICA" CROWNED CIRCLE ON PACKET LETTER TO G.B.; 26 Apr. 1861 E to Edinburgh "Pr R.M. Str." with red m/s "6[d]" rate and a very fine (especially for this) red 2-ring "PAID/AT/DOMINICA" Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front with fair black "DOMINICA" c.d.s. on reverse and red London arrival c.d.s. (13 May) on the front. Attractive and rare. PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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RED "PAID/AT/DOMINICA" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO U.S.; 26 Feb. 1866 EL to New York "P Mail" with red m/s "4[d]" rate and a mainly very fine (though partly overstruck) red 2-ring "PAID/AT/DOMINICA" Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front (just clear of filing fold) over a crossed through red manuscript "1" with fair black "DOMINICA" c.d.s. on reverse and red Boston transit c.d.s. (29 Mar.) on the front. PHOTO - see page 19. £150
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PORTO PLATA - G.B. 1870 11/2d WITH "C86" CANCELLATION: 1870 Great Britain 11/2d lake-red plate 3 BA with large part "C86" cancellation. Fine and scarce. SG Z3 £110 RPSL Cert (1989) PHOTO - see page 13. £80
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PORTO PLATA/ST. DOMINGO - G.B. ADHESIVES WITH "C86" AND "C87" CANCELLATIONS: 1876 4d vermilion plate 15 PJ & 1873-77 1/- green plate 13 CJ with "C86" (type 8) cancellations. 1864-79 1d plate 186 strip of three OH-OJ and 1873-77 1/- green plates 12 PC & 13 RC with "C87" (type 12) cancellations. Some small faults but mostly clear strikes. SG £875 (7) £100
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ST. DOMINGO - RARE G.B. FRANKED 1s-11/2d RATE COVER WITH "C87" NUMERAL TO ITALY; 10 Apr. 1877 EL to Genoa franked by G.B. 1/- Green (pl.12) + 11/2d Rose-Red (pl.3) both tied by single mainly fine rare tall "C87" British P.O. Numeral with mainly very fine small matching "ST. DOMINGO/A" c.d.s. nearby, also having a red London transit c.d.s. (28 Apr.) on the front and Italian backstamps. Rare franking from this little-used British Post Office and an unusual destination. [Initialled/signed by experts Alberto Diena & Raybaudi.] PHOTO - see page 19. £400
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"GUAYAQUIL/PAID" UNDATED DOUBLE-ARC MARK (ECUADOR) ON "PAID-TO/PANAMA" COVER TO U.S.; 14 Feb. 1861 EL (with original enclosure; reinforced fold) to New York having a a very fine red "GUAYAQUIL/PAID" UDC at top right overstruck by the same P.O.'s matching red "PAID-TO/PANAMA" mark and the NY "STEAMSHIP/10" arrival charge, having a mostly fine "GUAYAQUIL/A" backstamps ("186" for year; just affected by seal hole). Rare "PAID" type unique to Guayaquil, which for an unknown reason (see Parmenter p.91) never had a Crowned Circle. Rare thus. [Ex Cavendish's 'Harper' auction, March 2009, lot 1171; realised £414.] PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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GUAYAQUIL - G.B. 1/- GREEN WITH "C41" ON COVER TO PERU; Fine 27 Apr. 1866 E to Lima with G.B. 1/- Green (pl.4) tied by a mainly very fine "C41" Numeral matching the mainly v. fine British P.O. "GUAYAQUIL" double-arc c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. Unusual destination. PHOTO - see page 19. £240
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GUAYAQUIL - G.B. ADHESIVES WITH "C41" CANCELLATIONS:1867 6d plate 5 HE-HG marginal strip of three, 6 TD (marginal), 2/- blue MF (thin), 5/- rose plate 2 CH, 1870 1/2d plate 5 FC & 1873 3d plate 17 SE-SG marginal strip of three. All with good "C41" (type 4) cancellations. SG £1,010 (10) PHOTO - see page 13. £140
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GUAYAQUIL - 3-COLOUR G.B. "C41" FRANKING COVER TO SPAIN WITH RARE OVAL "INSUFFICIENTLY/+/PREPAID"; Very fine and attractive 8 Sept. 1870 E to Barcelona (redirected locally on arrival) with G.B. 1d Red (pl.136) + 4d Vermilion (pl.11) + 1/- Green (pl.4) all tied by two mainly very fine "C41" Numerals with a fair matching "GUAYAQUIL" double-arc c.d.s. on the flap, but also with a superb very rare oval unframed "INSUFFICIENTLY/+/PREPAID" mark alongside the stamp with blue crayon "11d" and a very fine "PANAMA TRANSIT" c.d.s. (20 Sept.) also on the front. This Insufficiently Prepaid mark was issued both to Guayaquil and to Panama on the same date in 1865; that of Guayaquil has not been recorded (se Parmenter) but a handful of Panama examples are known; we feel it mot is most likely that the example on this cover was struck in transit at Panama. Most unusual destination and franking with rare postal markings. Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see back cover. £500
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GUAYAQUIL - G.B. 6d MAUVE WITH "C41" ON COVER TO U.S.A. VIA PANAMA; Fine 8 Sept. 1870 EL to New York with G.B. 6d Mauve (pl.8) tied by a partly fine "C41" Numeral matching the faint British P.O. "GUAYAQUIL" double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse and also having a superb 3-line "PANAMA/TRANSIT" d.s. (20 Sept.) on the front with a mainly very fine "N.Y. STEAMSHIP/10" arrival charge-datestamp. Attractive. PHOTO - see p. 19. £200
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WAGHORN COVER FROM LONDON TO INDIA WITH VERY RARE 1st-TYPE "CARE OF MR. WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA." MARK; 27 Mar. 1836 EL (much worn and repaired - faults mainly on reverse - with content sheet separated from address sheet, but presentable) from London to Calcutta with a very fine rare "CARE OF MR. WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA." Forwarding Agent's cachet (small lettering 1st-Type; only recorded for Jan./Mar. 1836) nicely placed on the front, with v. fine red "FORWARDED/BY/MORRISON, CRYDER & Co./LONDON" cachet on the flap partly overstruck by London Foreign Branch c.d.s. alongside a fair red 9(?) June Calcutta arrival c.d.s. beside "Inld Ptg [2 10]/Ship Pg [2]/[=4-10]". One of the very rarest Waghorn cachets (Type 4a) of which Sidebottom only recorded 4 examples as opposed to the very similar 2nd-Type of which he recorded 60 examples. One of the earliest known Waghorn markings and an Exhibition Item. [Ex Jeidl.] PHOTO - see page 4. £2,000
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WAGHORN COVER FROM LONDON TO INDIA WITH VERY RARE 1st-TYPE "CARE OF MR. WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA." MARK; 31 Mar. 1836 EL (badly damaged and rather poorly rebacked and repaired with some words of the address and part of the postal rate re-written but presentable) prepaid from London to Calcutta endorsed "Pd. Messrs. Smith Elder & Co., Cornhill" and "Care of Mr. Waghorn, Alexandria" with red "3/2" rate and Charing Cross Maltese Cross framed red "PAID/C+" d.s. on the front, but also with a very fine rare "CARE OF MR. WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA." Forwarding Agent's cachet (small lettering 1st-Type; only recorded for Jan./Mar. 1836) nicely placed on the front, with London Foreign Branch c.d.s. alongside a mainly fine red 8 June Calcutta arrival c.d.s. and "Inld Ptg [14]/Ship Pg [8]/[=1-6]". One of the very rarest Waghorn cachets (Type 4a) of which Sidebottom only recorded 4 examples as opposed to the very similar 2nd-Type of which he recorded 60 examples. One of the earliest known Waghorn markings. PHOTO - see page 19. £500
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ALEXANDRIA - RARE RED CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER T G.B., ETC.; 22 Sept. 1854 EL to Scotland "Via Southampton" prepaid "1/6" with a mainly very fine (slightly oily) red 2-ring "PAID/AT/ALEXANDRIA" British P.O. Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front along with a blue "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. and a red London transit c.d.s. (6 Oct.). Seldom seen. [A similar cover in Cavendish's June 2003 auction, lot 1614, realised £1,725.] Plus an 1848 E (damp-affected; faults mainly internal) prepaid to Malta with red crayon "5" and v. fine red "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. on the front along with 3-ring Malta Lazaretto mark (with two disinfection chisel-slits). (2 covers) [Crowned Circle cover ex 'Beaver Creek', 1988.] PHOTO - see page 5. £1,200
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CAIRO - VERY RARE SMALL CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER REDIRECTED FROM G.B. WITH 6d LILAC TO ITALY; Remarkable 17 Mar. 1860 env. to Liverpool "via Marseilles" with a superb strike of the very rare small red "PAID/AT/CAIRO" alongside a red manuscript "9[d]" postal rate and a very fine small black "C/CAIRO" BRitish P.O. c.d.s. also on the front; on arrival in G.B. the letter was redirected (on both address side and the reverse) to Florence in Italy and so also has a G.B. 6d Lilac (partly overlapping the Crowned Circle so the stamp has been partly lifted at left to show the complete superb strike of the Cairo mark) tied by a very fine "LIVERPOOL/466" Duplex (26 Mar.) and there is a blue Florence arrival backstamp (31 Mar.). Very few examples of the Cairo Crowned Circle have been recorded and this usage on a redirected cover may be unique. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 5. £1,500
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ALEXANDRIA - G.B. "B01" COVERS WITH SCARCE 9d STRAW OR 4d VERMILION PAIR; 4 Feb. 1863 mourning env. to Edinburgh "via Marseilles" with scarce G.B. Small Letters 9d Straw (cut wing margin at right) tied by a very fine small "B01" Numeral; plus 3 Apr. 1875 env. to London "via Brindisi" with G.B. 4d Vermilion pair (pl.14) tied by very fine tall "B01" Numerals. Each with mainly fine (on reverse) or very fine (on the front) small matching Alexandria c.d.s.'s. Good pair showing the two different Numerals and different rates. (2 covers) PHOTO - see p. 19. £150
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ALEXANDRIA/SUEZ ETC - G.B. ADHESIVES WITH "B01" & "B02" CANCELLATIONS: Great Britain 1862 3d QI & 9d JC. 1867-73 3d plate 4 CD & EJ and 4d plate 12 pair DA-DB on piece. All with "B01" cancellations. 1858 2d plate 8 pair KE-KF, 1862 9d HH (marginal), 1870 1/2d IL (RPSL 1946 Cert) & plate 12 pair EC-FC, 1876-79 21/2d plate 7 DI, 1873 6d plate 12 DB & 1873 1/- plate 10 NH (marginal). All with "B02" cancellations. 1882 21/2d HL (foxed) & 1884 21/2d CR with "BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE" c.d.s. Mostly fine strikes. SG £1,200 (18) £140
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ALEXANDRIA & SUEZ - 1867 G.B. 5/- ROSE WITH "BO1" & "BO2" CANCELLATIONS: 1867 Great Britain 5/- rose plate 1 GJ with central sideways "BO1" (type 12) cancellation of Alexandria, centred to lower left and perfs. a little pulled at foot. Another example BH with central "BO2" (type 2) cancellation of Suez. centred to top. Sound examples. SG Z41 & Z81 £625 PHOTO - see page 13. £120
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SUEZ - BRITISH P.O. "B02" CANCEL ON INSUFFICIENTLY PAID COVER WITH 2d BLUE + 4d VERMILION TO G.B.; 27 Jan. 1871 env. (opened out) to London "Via Brindisi" with G.B. 2d Blue (pl.13) + 4d Vermilion (pl.12) cancelled or tied by fair and mainly very fine small scarce "B02" Suez Numerals with very fine small matching "A/SUEZ" British P.O. c.d.s. alongside, but endorsed "Insufficient[ly prepaid]" in blue crayon at left of address and so with manuscript "8[d]" charge and a very fine small London "MORE/TO/PAY" in circle on the front. [This PO's "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" handstruck mark was not issued until 11 June 1873.] Attractive and rare usage. PHOTO - see page 19. £150
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CAIRO - G.B. "B01" COVER TO U.S.A. WITH G.B. 6d BROWN + 4d VERMILION; 5 Jan. 1873 env. (slight toning clear of stamps) to New York "Via BRindisi" with G.B. 6d Brown (pl.11; cut wing margin at left) + 4d Vermilion (pl.12) tied by two mainly fine small Cairo "B01" Numerals with a mainly very fine small "A/CAIRO" British P.O. c.d.s. on the front with red NY arrival c.d.s. (7 Feb.). Rare thus. PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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SUEZ - BRITISH P.O. "B02" CANCEL ON 4d VERMILION PAIR PLACED OVER INDIA 1a BROWN ON COVER TO G.B.; Remarkable 25 Apr. 1875 mourning env. to Cornwall "via Brindisi" with G.B. 4d Vermilion Pair (apparently moved slightly to the left to show part of the Indian stamp) tied to an India 1a Brown over which they have been placed; the G.B. stamps are cancelled y mainly very fine scarce Suez "B02" Numerals and one strike tied them to the Indian stamp at right. Presumably a passenger from India had forgotten to post the letter at Aden and so had to put the British stamps on at Suez. PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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THE ARABI REBELLION - "BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE/EGYPT" C.D.S. CANCELS ON 1d LILACS (2) + 1/2d GREEN COVER; 5 Oct. 1882 mourning env. (edge wear and small repair at top clear of stamps) to G.B. with 1d Lilacs Pair (one with faults) & 1/2d Green (faults) tied by mainly very fine rare "BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE/EGYPT" c.d.s.'s (late use). Good Officer's Rate cover from the British forces towards the end of this Campaign. PHOTO - see page 20. £300
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SCARCE 1935 BRITISH FORCES IN EGYPT POSTAL SEAL ON COVER; 17 Jul. 1938 unstamped env. (few faults) to England the face with Alexandria c.d.s and Crown Egypt prepaid marking, the rear flap sealed with the 1pi Blue "LETTER STAMP" optd 'JUBILEE COMMEMORATION 1935' in red. An attractive example PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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SCARCE REGISTERED COVER WITH 1878 6d FRANKING; 25 Jan. 1896 env. to Birmingham franked 1878 QV 6d Blue-Green (3) (SG Cat from £2400) cancelled with two strikes of the barred 'FI', the face also with Falkland Islands double-ring c.d.s , Crown/REGISTERED h/s and London transit c.d.s, plus a 1d Venetian Red with large-part strike of the barred 'WFI' considered to be used at Fox Bay i.e. West Falkland Islands. (1 cover + 1 stamp) PHOTO - see p. 20. £200
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STANLEY - RARE ACCEPTANCE OF G.B. KEVII 1d RED ON COMMERCIAL COVER TO G.B.; Unusual 23 Apr. (?) 1903 env. (slight reinforcement along foot) to London franked by G.B. KEVII 1d Red tied by a partly fine large 2-ring Stanley "FALKLAND/*ISLANDS*" c.d.s. with blue crayon "Falkland Islands" alongside, also with very fine London arrival backstamp (26 May). Exceptional usage of a British stamp in the Falklands. [With BPA 1969 cert.] PHOTO - see page 20. £300
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RARE G.B. KGV POSTCARD USED AT SOUTH GEORGIA; 6 Apr. 1936 G.B. KGV 11/2d reply half of a reply postcard to London with two strikes of the South Georgia c.d.s. Philatelic message on reverse. Very fine and scarce example of reply post card. PHOTO - see page 20. £100
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GUADELOUPE (BRITISH P.O.) - THE RARE RARE CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO BRITISH GUIANA; 17 Nov. 1853 EL (slight faults) prepaid from "Basse Terre" to Cayenne with a mainly fine rare red 2-ring "PAID/AT/GUADELOUPE" British P.O. Crowned Circle (light fold) nicely placed on the front beside a red crayon "4[d]" rate, with very fine black British P.O. "GUADELOUPE/A" double-arcs c.d.s. (light fold) on the lower flap beside a very fine "DEMERARA" British P.O. transit c.d.s. (crease). Seldom seen. [SG £2,000.] PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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MARTINIQUE (BRITISH P.O.) - THE RARE DOUBLE-ARC DATESTAMP ON COVER TO FRANCE; 13 Dec. 1854 EL to Le Havre "Par Steamer" charged "15" [decimes] on arrival with two very fine British P.O. "MARTINIQUE" c.d.s. on the top flap; there is also a fair overstruck red boxed "COLONIES/[?ART. &c..]" on the front and a London transit backstamp (1 Jan. 1855). Very little mail from the British P.O. in Martinique has survived and no examples of its PAID mark are known. PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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VERY FINE RED ARC-FRAMED "GIBRALTAR" MARK ON DOUBLE LETTER FROM A SOLDIER; Fine 4 Jan. 1810 EL from Sergeant "Jno Telfer" of the "Royal Artillery" in Gibraltar to Edinburgh with a very fine red arc-framed "GIBRALTAR" nicely placed on the front with "5/10" charge and a fine red Edinburgh arrival c.d.s. (24 Jan.). The letter originally had an enclosure, and so the sender was aware that it would not qualify for the Soldiers' 1d Concession rate - the letter concerned a credit to the Sergeant of £400! He comments that; "When you write an answer, please to address me as Serjeant, and if a penny is paid to the Post Office with the Letter, it will be forwarded free of postage...". Emphatic evidence that a single letter at the 1d rate was a bargain (instead of 2s-11d normal postage! Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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