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AGUADILLA - 1870 G.B. 1/2d MARGINAL STRIP OF THREE TIED TO SMALL PIECE BY "F84" CANCELLATIONS:1870 Great Britain 1/2d plate 6 strip of three DA-DC tied to small piece by "F84" (type 8) cancellations of Aguadilla. A fine "AGUADILLA PORTO RICO/PAID" alongside. SG Z1 £330 PHOTO - see page 40. £80
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SAN JUAN COVER TO U.S.A. WITH G.B. 10d BROWN CANCELLED BY "C61" NUMERAL; 26 Apr. 1872 EL from "Pto Rico" to New York "Via Inglese" (and via "ST. THOMAS"; v. fine small British P.O. c.d.s. on reverse) with G.B. 10d Brown (pl.1; ironed crease and wing-margin cut at right) tied by a very fine San Juan "C61" Numeral with an overstruck red "PORTO-RICO/PAID" c.d.s. alongside with the "N.,Y, STEAMSHIP/10" arrival charge-mark. Unusual franking and rate. Plus similar 12 Apr. 1872 EL from the same correspondence with G.B. 4d Vermilion (pl.12) tied by mainly fine "C61" and part NY c.d.s. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 39. £240
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PONCE - G.B. 4d VERMILION PAIR WITH "F88" NUMERALS ON COVER TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; 17/18 Dec. 1875 E (some light staining, mainly on reverse) to "P[uer]to Plate" endorsed "per English Mail" with G.B. 4d Vermilion Pair (pl.14; creased) just tied by partly fine rare "F88" Ponce Numerals (unusually the two strikes struck at right-angles to each other) with a mainly very fine matching s,mall "PONCE PORTO RICO/PAID" c.d.s. alongside (with day slug ""12" changed to "18" in manuscript) and also having the sender's blue 2-ring c.d.s. on the front. Unusual destination and a rare Numeral on cover. [RPS 1993 cert.] PHOTO - see page 39. £200
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MAYAGUEZ - RARE BRITISH P.O. "UNPAID" C.D.S. ON "G.B./1F60c" COVER TO FRANCE; 11 Nov. 1875 env. (opened our for display; flap slightly reduced) to France "Voie d'Angleterre" having a very fine rare small "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO" c.d.s. on the reverse along with London & French c.d.s.'s; there is also a mainly very fine boxed "G.B./1F60c" Accountancy Mark on the front. These "UNPAID" marks seem even rarer than Crowned Circles in many cases. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 39. £200
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NAGUABO - 1875 G.B. 1/- GREEN PLATE 11 WITH "582" CANCELLATION: 1875 Great Britain 1/- green plate 11 PI (marginal) with part "582" (type 9) cancellation of Naguabo. Fine & scarce. SG Z61 £900 RPSL Cert (1990) PHOTO - see page 40. £200
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ARROYO - G.B. 1875 3d WITH "F83" CANCELLATION & 1876 4d WITH C.D.S.:1875 Great Britain 3d rose plate 16 OG with a very clear "F83" (type 8) cancellation. 1876 4d vermilion plate 15 OI with part "ARROYO/C/(A)P 24/(PORTO RICO)" cancellation. Fine. SG Z19 & Z21. PHOTO - see page 40. £100
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MAYAGUEZ - RARE "F85" NUMERAL ON COVER TO ST. THOMAS WITH RARE G.B. 4d SAGE-GREEN; Fine 22/24 May 1877 EL from "San German" to St. Thomas with G.B. 4d Sage-Green (SGZ40, pl.15, slight perf. stains at foot; Unpriced in SG on or off cover!) - a rare stamp on cover even used in G.B. - tied by a very fine rare tall Mayaguez "F85" Numeral with a very fine matching "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO/PAID" c.d.s. in black alongside, having a very fine small "ST. THOMAS" British P.O. arrival c.d.s. on the flap. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 39. £300
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SAN JUAN - G.B. 1d REDS PAIR ON PRINTED MATTER COVER TO DENMARK; Unusual 25/26 Jan. 1877 EL (printed Prices Current report; closed tears around stamp affecting one) posted unsealed to Copenhagen with G.B. 1d Reds Vertical Pair (one with closed tear) tied by a single partly fine "PORTO RICO" c.d.s., having Danish arrival backstamps. Unusual usage and rare c.d.s. used as cancellation. PHOTO - see page 39. £150
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"ST. KITTS" 2nd-TYPE FLEURON ON COVER TO G.B.; 17 Jan. 1812 EL to London "[Per] Packet" charged "2/-" with a very fine medium-size "ST. KITTS/1 JY 1/1812" Fleuron d.s. nicely placed on the front. Very scarce and of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see above. £200
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THE 3rd-TYPE SMALLEST "ST. KITTS" FLEURONS ON PAIR OF COVERS TO G.B.; 30 Sept. 1831 & 8 Dec. 1843 ELs (latter with reinforced folds & part flap lost and part cut to display Fleuron) to London and each with a mainly very fine small "ST. KITTS" Fleuron d.s. across the join on the reverse; the first with "OC2/1831" date (filing crease) and the other with "DE1[0]/43" date varieties. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 39. £200
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PAID & UNPAID PACKET LETTERS TO G.B. - ONE WITH SCARCE RED "ST KITTS/PAID" UNDATED CIRCLE 28 Nov. 1845 E (part contents; seal cut away & a few reinforced folds) charged "1/-" to Glasgow with a mainly very fine "ST. KITTS" double-arc c.d.s. in a distinctive brown ink on the top flap; plus very fine 9 Dec. 1863 env. to London endorsed "[paid" with a red crayon "d11" (amount due to G.B. from the collected 1/- Packet rate) on the front with a mainly very fine rare red "ST. KITTS/PAID" undated circular mark (only used in this undated form in 1861-64), having a very fine black "ST. KITTS" double-arc c.d.s. on the flap and London arrival c.d.s.'s back and front. The 1863 cover of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 39. £300
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RARE "PAID/AT/NEVIS" CROWNED CIRCLE IN RED ON PRESTAMP COVER TO G.B.; 28 Feb. 1856 EL (toned horizontal filing fold across address-panel just clear of Crowned Circle) to London "[Per] W. I. Mail" with red manuscript "6" rate beside a mainly very fine (though overstruck by a London arrival c.d.s.) red "PAID/AT/NEVIS" Crowned Circle (SG £1,000), having a very fine black double-arc "NEVIS" c.d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. Very rare in any condition. [A similarly overstruck example in Cavendish's 'Ken Watson' June 2006 auction, lot 690, realised £852.] [RPS 2004 cert.] PHOTO - see page 39. £400
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RARE "A12" NUMERAL ON G.B. 6d LILAC ON FRONT OF COVER TO G.B.; [June] c.1858 front (small corner fault well clear of stamp) to London with G.B. 6d Lilac tied by a mainly very fine (and well indented) rare Basseterre "A12" Numeral (and tied by part filing endorsement). One of the most elusive of West Indian G.B. usage Numerals; RL encyc. notes that covers are "rare". Seldom seen even on stamp. PHOTO - see page 39. £150
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NEVIS 1d BISECT ON 'PEARCE' "BOOK POST" 1/2d-RATE COVER TO ST. KITTS; Fine 7/10 Nov. 1883 env. to "Miss E. A. Pearce, Basseterre, Saint Kitts" correctly endorsed "Book Post" for the 1/2d rate and so (necessarily - there was no 1/2d stamp at the time) franked by a vertical Bisect 1882-90 CA wmk. 1d Lilac-Mauve (SG26a; £700 on cover) tied by a very fine "A09" Numeral and v. fine "ST. KITTS" arrival c.d.s., having a very fine "NEVIS" c.d.s. nearby. Philatelic but a genuine and attractive usage in the right period. [The first Nevis 1/2d stamp was not issued until later in Nov. 1883.] [RPS 1996 cert.] PHOTO - see page 39. £300
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RED 2-RING "PAID/AT/ST. VINCENT" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO G.B.; 24 Feb. 1861 env. (discoloured; small closed hole right beside mark) to London "P Steamer" with red crayon "6[d]" (credit from 6d postage due to G.B.) with a mainly very fine red 2-ring "PAID/AT/ST. VINCENT" Crowned Circle (SG £950) nicely placed on the front, having a mainly very fine small black "ST. VINCENT" c.d.s. on the side-flap. Good example of this elusive mark. PHOTO - see page 39. £200
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RED 2-RING "PAID/AT/ST. VINCENT" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO G.B.; 24 Apr. 1861 EL (flap faults- mainly internal and some discolouration) to Edinburgh "Per Mail [Steamer]" with small red crayon "6[d]" (credit from 6d postage due to G.B.) beside a mainly very fine almost inverted red 2-ring "PAID/AT/ST. VINCENT" Crowned Circle (SG £950) on the front, having a partial small black "ST. VINCENT" c.d.s. on the flap. Good example of this elusive mark. PHOTO - see page 39. £180
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RED 2-RING "PAID/AT/ST. LUCIA" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO G.B.; Fine 9/10 Jan. 1863 EL to Sun Fire Office in London prepaid "6[d]" with a mainly very fine red 2-ring "PAID/AT/ST. LUCIA" Crowned Circle (SG £950) nicely placed on the front, having a mainly fine black double-arc "ST.LUCIA" c.d.s. on the top flap. Fine example of this elusive mark. PHOTO - see page 39. £300
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MAURITIUS USED IN RODRIGUES: 1879-80 4c orange & 8c blue with central "B65" cancellations of Rodrigues. Also three other adhesives. Fine. (5). PHOTO - see page 40. £120
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SCARCE QV PROVISIONALS REGISTERED COVER; 14 Jul. 1893 env. to London franked 12c on 16c and 15c on 16c both tied by 'B64' cancels with large-part Seychelles c.d.s at right, bold R in oval and London arrival c.d.s all on face. Few minor blemishes though probably scarce commercial use of these provisionals on cover PHOTO - see p. 39. £120
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BONTHE (SHERBRO IS.) - 4d BLUE ON COVER TO G.B. WITH SUPERB "B31" NUMERAL AND "PAID AT SHERBRO" C.D.S.; Fine commercial 22 Mar. 1884 env. to London with 1883 4d Blue tied by a superb Freetown "B31" Numeral (v. fine matching small black "SIERRA LEONE" c.d.s. on reverse) but also having a partly fine large red double-arc "PAID AT SHERBRO" c.d.s. (of Bonthe) alongside, with a v. fine "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" c.d.s. nearby. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 39. £200
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FREETOWN - 21/2d BLUE ON COVER TO GERMANY WITH "B31" NUMERAL ALMOST OFF STAMP!; Fine commercial 17 Feb. 1896 env. to Leipzig with 21/2d Blue tied by a large part fine Freetown "B31" Numeral struck partly off edge and only affecting 5% of the stamp at the top left corner, having a mainly v. fine matching Freetown c.d.s. on the front but also having a very red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET" c.d.s. nearby. Exhibition Quality. Plus unusual 1909 piece with G.B. KEVII 1d's (3) tied by oval "REGISTERED/SIERRA LEONE" datestamps. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 39. £140
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COMMERCIAL USE OF POSTAGE DUES ON UNSTAMPED COVER; 22 Oct. 1954 unstamped local env. to Ndola cancelled with Luanshya machine cancel, "Tax 2d" in manuscript at right and 2 x 1d G.B. Postage due optd 'SOUTHERN/RHODESIA' applied, each cancelled with a strike of the Ndola c.d.s. Unusual PHOTO - see page 41. £100
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SCARCE RED BRITISH PACKET AGENCY "CORUNNA" C.D.S. COVERS TO G.B.; 31 Aug. 1845 & 11 July 1846 Es from Spanish POs of "ERROL" (green c.d.s.) or "CORUNA" to Huth in London; both charged "2/2" with mainly very fine red British P.O. large double-arc "CORUNNA" c.d.s.'s at top right (filing folds). Good pair. (2 covers) [The first ex Bollen - lot 450 - and said to be ex Glassco.] PHOTO - see page 41. £150
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EARLY STAMPED COVER TO CHILE VIA "PANAMA" WITH 2r PAIR EX BARCELONA; Fine 10 Nov. 1860 E from "BARCELONA" (v. fine small c.d.s. on the front) to "Valparaiso" endorsed "Voie d'Angleterre" with fine 1860-61 2r Lilac Pair (good to wide margins all round) tied by a single 2-ring cancel with very fine red London "PAID" c.d.s. (13 Nov.) or double-arc black British P.O. "PANAMA" transit c.d.s. alongside. Unusual early destination for this short-lived issue on cover. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 41. £140
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FERNANDO PO - RARE BRITISH P.O. C.D.S. ON EARLY TRANSATLANTIC COVER FROM CORISCO ISLAND TO U.S.A.; Long 12 Mar. 1863 env. (yellow paper; reinforced edges in places - part reverse removed, presumably with a G.B. transit mark, probably of Liverpool) with original contents from "Itandeluku [= the girls' school dwelling house], Corisco [Island] W[est]. A[frica]." to New Jersey endorsed "Via England & Fernando Po" charged "12" and then "33" with a partial very rare small British P.O. "FERNANDO PO" c.d.s. (28 Mar.) on the front along with a fair "NEW YORK...PKT" transit c.d.s. (29? May). The interesting contents mention two enclosed letters ( no longer present) from local men, and note that the letter was to be carried by "Capt. Yates" of "the [Ship] Ann" who was en route from "Gaboon" to America; there is a good description of a recent trip up-country to "Kombe", etc. Very few covers are known with the British P.O. in Fernando Po markings, and this is a most unusual early item from the Mission Station on Corisco Island. [BPA 2007 cert.] PHOTO - see page 41. £500
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FERNANDO PO - SCARCE USE OF "247." CANCELLATION ON G.B. 6d GREY PLATE 14:1875 Great Britain 6d grey plate 14 FG with central "247." (type 9) cancellation of Fernando Po. Small tone spot in "G" square. Scarce, no examples recorded on cover. SG Z3 Unpriced. PHOTO - see page 40. £300
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TENERIFFE - RARE BRITISH P.O. C.D.S. ON COVER TO PORTUGAL; 3 Feb. 1858 EL (internal smudging and worn crease clear of c.d.s.'s barely detract) from "Sta Cruz [de Teneriffe]" to Lisbon with very fine rare British P.O. "TENERIFFE" double-arc c.d.s. (light filing fold) on the top flap with a mainly fine blue 2-ring "P. TRANSATLANTICO" arrival c.d.s. (7 Feb.), having a very fine black h.s. "840" arrival charge-mark (filing crease with small hole adjacent) nicely placed on the front. Unpaid covers from this remote British P.O. are almost as rare as the hugely expensive Crowned Circle covers! [2007 RPS cert.] PHOTO - see page 41. £200
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B (BANGKOK) OVERPRINT ON 3c POSTCARD; 1885 'B' (Bangkok) opt on 1879 Straits Settlements 3c QV postcard, fine unused. A scarce card. PHOTO - see page 41. £100
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RARE "A14" NUMERAL ON G.B. 6d LILAC ON COVER TO G.B.; 9 Dec. 1859 E (the flaps very slightly reduced; not affecting backstamp) to London (ex the Chambers correspondence) "Per Mail" with G.B. 6d Lilac tied by a mainly very fine "A14" Numeral with a matching very fine double-arc "TOBAGO" c.d.s. (light fold) on the lower flap, also having a fine red London arrival c.d.s. (2 Jan. 1860) on the front. Very rare usage on cover and of Exhibition Quality. [BPA 1991 cert.] PHOTO - see page 41. £400
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"PAID/AT/TOBAGO" CROWNED CIRCLE ON DOUBLE-RATE PACKET LETTER TO G.B.; 23 Aug. 1862 EL from "Tobago" to London prepaid "2/-" (double rate) with a fine red 2-ring 1st-Type "PAID/AT/TOBAGO" Crowned Circle (SG £1,200; light fold) nicely placed on the front beside a fine red London arrival c.d.s. (15 Sept.; light fold); there is also a fine black double-arc "TOBAGO" c.d.s. (crease) across the join on the reverse. Very difficult Crowned Circle to find. PHOTO - see page 41. £300
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"PAID/AT TRINIDAD" CROWNED CIRCLE ON 6d-RATE COVER TO G.B.; 25 May 1859 E from "Trinidad" to London prepaid "6[d]" with a mainly fine red 2-ring "PAID/AT/TRINIDAD" Crowned Circle (SG £3,000) on the front beside a very fine red London arrival c.d.s. (16 June); there is a mainly very fine black double-arc "TRINIDAD" c.d.s. (crease) on the flap. Very elusive Crowned Circle and used just a few days after the introduction of higher (than 1d) value stamps in the island; it took a while for the inhabitants to get used to adhesive stamps and cash-payment remained optional. PHOTO - see page 41. £500
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TRISTAN DA CUNHA CACHET ON MAIL TO LONDON; c1921 pair of envs to same addressee in London franked 1/2d or 1d G.B. KEVII each tied by double lined undated TRISTAN DA CUNHA ring ("Cachet III"). SG Cat (on cover) from £600 (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 41. £150
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REGISTERED LETTER, CARRIED BY SHACKLETON'S SHIP TO RIO; Apr 1922 env. to London, where redirected locally, franked G.B. KEVII 1d stationery cut-outs (4, three cancelled with Tristan Da Cunha cachet type III) endorsed registered but apparently disallowed with registration lines crossed over. Collected by Shackleton's ship 'Quest' on its return journey following his death and delivered to Rio where transit c.d.s applied to face. London receiver on reverse. Few blemishes though an unusual example PHOTO - see page 41. £100
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COMMERCIAL MAIL TO ENGLAND BOTH AT THE 2 OZ. RATE; c1930 pair of envs (one with small tear) franked KGV 11/2d or 1d + 1/2d PUC issues tied by either Cachet type III or Type V. Good examples of commercial appearance. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 42. £100
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RETURN TO SENDER & TAXED MAIL; Sep 1934 env. to England unstamped with TRISTAN DA CUNHA cachet (Type V) bearing hexagonal "T/CENTIMES/'45'" marking and G.B. 1d & 1/2d dues tied by indistinct Devon c.d.s plus Apr 1937 env to Mauritius franked G.B. KGV Silver Jubilee 11/2d tied by TRISTAN DA CUNHA cachet (Type V). Marked with 'INCONNU' and framed 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASONS STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' h/s and returned to the senders address in England. Good examples of commercial mail (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 41. £200
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VERY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE UNOFFICIAL OVERPRINT; 1935 G.B. KGV 1/2d Jubilee mint vertical pair with unofficial overprint 'Tristan da Cunha' and '17' on upper unit and '18' on lower unit on the value tablets. Minor creasing only visible at rear, the lower unit unmounted. Very rare, possibly unique multiple of a total of three dozen produced plus 1952 issues of St Helena optd 'TRISTAN/DA CUNHA' 1/2d - 10/- complete mint. SG 1-12 Cat £140 (14 stamps) PHOTO - see page 40. £240
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VERY RARE MATCHED SET OF UNOFFICIAL OVERPRINTS; 1935 G.B. KGV 1/2d & 1d Jubilee issues privately and professionally overprinted 'Tristan Da Cunha' and '25' over value tablet, 1/2d with blunt corner perf and minor creasing on each. Rare overprints, more so to have both numbered '25' in reference to the numbers produced. Apparently only three dozen of each overprinted. PHOTO - see page 40. £240
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PAQUEBOT MAIL; Mar 1937 illus. env. to London commemorating visit of H.M.S Carlisle franked G.B. KEVIII 21/2d (3) tied by two strikes of the London Paquebot c.d.s, TRISTAN DA CUNHA cachet (type V) and signed at lower right by 'mail officer' plus Oct 1949 env. to England franked 1/2d KGV stationery embossing cut-outs tied by two strikes of the 'TRISTAN DA CUNHA/SETTLEMENT OF/EDINBURGH/SOUTH ATLANTIC' cachet (SG Cat from £110) with Cape Town Paquebot c.d.s at lower right. Fine. (2 covers). PHOTO - see page 41. £100
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PRESTAMP COVER TO BERMUDA + "T1" COVER WITH 1dx3 REGISTERED TO CANADA; 15 Jan. 1858 EL (some toning) from "east Harbour" to Bermuda "P. Mail" charged "4" with a very fine double-arc "TURKS-ISLANDS" c.d.s. on the lower flap beside two small "ST. THOMAS" c.d.s.'s (1 Mar.); plus attractive 1899 env. regd. to Vancouver with 1889-93 1d Lake Strip of Three tied by two very fine large "T1" Numerals and a corner of a mainly very fine oval "REGISTERED/TURKS ISLAND" d.s. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 42. £150
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UNIQUE (?) USAGE OF THE G.B. 11/2d REPLY POSTCARD WITH RED HONOLULU C.D.S. CANCEL; 29 Dec. 1883 usage of the G.B. 11/2d Brown "REPLY" Postal Stationery PC (some staining) to Norwich cancelled by a large part very fine red "HONOLULU/HAWAII" c.d.s. (1 Jan. 1884); the message offers to exchange stamps but notes that "First issue of Hawaii cannot be had."! Rare early usage of a Reply card. PHOTO - see page 42. £120
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BLACK "PAID/AT/MONTEVIDEO" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO SPAIN; 5 Dec. 1857 E from "MONTE-VIDEO" (v. fine British P.O. c.d.s. on the flap) to Bilbao with a very fine black single-ring "PAID/AT/MONTEVIDEO" Crowned Circle (SG £1,000) nicely placed on the front (just clear of a filing fold) with faint red manuscript "1/-" alongside (the rate overstruck by a fine red h.s. "8Rs." arrival charge. Attractive and an unusual destination for a Crowned Circle cover. PHOTO - see above. £300
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MONTEVIDEO - 1867 G.B. 5/- WITH "C28" CANCELLATION: 1867 Great Britain 5/- rose plate 1 FD with almost complete "C28" (type 4) cancellation. Upper left corner rounded but cancellation fine. SG Z24 £500 BPA Cert (1959) PHOTO - see page 40. £120
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MONTEVIDEO - RARE "C28" NUMERAL WITH G.B. 1/- GREEN PAIR ON COVER TO G.B.; 27 Oct. 1871 E to London "P. Pacific St[eame]r Araucania" with Vertical Pair of the G.B. 1867-73 1/- Green (pl.5; wing margins at left with slightly short perfs.) tied by a single very fine "C28" Numeral with matching British P.O. red "MONTEVIDEO/PAID" c.d.s. alongside; oddly with no London datestamp. [RPS 1987 cert.] PHOTO - see p. 42. £360
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LA GUAYRA & PORTO CABELLO - PRESTAMP COVERS TO ITALY/FRANCE/G.B. WITH BRITISH P.O. C.D.S.'s, ETC.; 3 Dec. 1849 & 8 June 1857 pair of ELs to Bordeaux/Genoa with very fine red or black large double-arc British P.O. "PORTO-CABELLO" c.d.s.'s on the top flaps - also with fine red boxed "COLONIES/&c ART.13" OR black boxed "G.B./1F60c" Accountancy Marks respectively - plus 7 May 1850 EL to London with mainly v. fine red "LA GUAYRA" British P.O. c.d.s., and 1861 EL to G.B. with G.B. 1d Red (crease) cancelled in London having been placed over the sender's blue oval "PUERTO CABELLO" cachet. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 42. £150
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LA GUAYRA - BLACK CROWNED CIRCLE ON CASH-PAID COVER TO U.S. "BY WAY OF ST. THOMAS"; Attractive 8 Sept. 1861 EL from "La Guaira" to New York "By way of St.Thomas" prepaid "1/-" (in red crayon) with a very fine black 2-ring "PAID/AT/LA-GUAYRA" Crowned Circle (SG £1,300) nicely placed on the front along with a very fine encircled NY "STEAMSHIP/10" arrival charge-mark; there are also very fine double-arc c.d.s. backstamps of the British P.O.s in "LA-GUAYRA" (mainly fine, filing fold; oddly wrongly dated "SP08/1862"!) and "ST-THOMAS" (12 Sept.; across join). Exhibition Quality. PHOTO see p. 42. £400
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CIUDAD BOLIVAR - 1867 G.B. 5/- WITH VERY FINE CENTRAL C.D.S.:1867 5/- rose plate 2 EI with a very fine central "CIUDAD BOLIVAR/A/JU 17/78" (type 16) c.d.s. Centred a little to foot. Exceptional for this. SG Z13 £1,700 BPA Cert (1965). PHOTO - see page 12. £500
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LA GUAYRA - 1867 G.B. 5/- WITH C.D.S. & 1872 4d WITH "C30" CANCELLATION: 1867 Great Britain 5/- rose plate 2 AJ with central type 16 "LA-GUAYRA/A/MR 15/79" c.d.s. Fine. Also 1872 4d vermilion plate 13 SE tied to piece by a very fine "C60" (type 4) cancellation. Fine. SG Z19 & 35 £560 (2). PHOTO - see page 40. £120
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CIUDAD BOLIVAR - 1867 G.B. 1/- GREEN WITH "D22" CANCELLATION ETC.: 1867 Great Britain 1/- green plate 4 CH (marginal) with almost complete "D22" (type 12) cancellation. Also Trinidad 1863 Trinidad (1d) lake with similar cancellation. Fine. Note: In 1866 a packet agency was started at this office. A steamer called at Trinidad and for some reason Trinidad stamps were sent to Ciudad Bolivar. It has been suggested this was done to aid the Trinidad P.O. in sorting local letters from those addressed to Europe. PHOTO - see page 40. £100
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LA GUAYRA - BLACK CROWNED CIRCLES CANCELLING G.B. 1d REDS ON PART COVER TO MEXICO; Large part 8 June 1871 E from "LA GUAYRA" (firm's blue oval d.s. beside the stamps) to "Senores Calleja Hermanos y Cia" - a firm that is recorded as having been in Vera Cruz (4d rate; as per 1876 cover below) - with G.B. Strip of Four 1d Reds (pl.111) tied by several fine to very fine black 2-ring "PAID/AT/LA-GUAYRA" Crowned Circles (SG £1,300 on stampless covers) with a large part very fine small "ST-THOMAS" TRANSIT c.d.s. (13 June) on the top flap. This exceptional usage of a Crowned Circle to cancel G.B. stamps is only recorded for La Guayra from May 1871 until July 1872; very few examples are known even off cover. (Bollen had a part front & Glassco had the only cover of which we are aware.) Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 11. £500
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LA GUAYRA - BLACK CROWNED CIRCLES CANCELLING TWO G.B. 1/- GREENS (PLATE 4) ON PIECE; Small c.1871 piece with G.B. 1/- Greens (2; KC & MB, deep shade, pl. 4) tied by two overlapped mainly fine strikes of the black 2-ring "PAID/AT/LA-GUAYRA" Crowned Circles (SG £1,300 on stampless covers) with a very fine Venezuelan local P.O. 2-ring mark beneath the stamps (part showing at top). This exceptional usage of a Crowned Circle to cancel G.B. stamps is only recorded for La Guayra from May 1871 until July 1872; very few examples are known even off cover. (Bollen had a part front & Glassco had the only cover of which we are aware.) Probably from a double-rate cover to G.B. PHOTO - see page 40. £200
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