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EUROPA: Carton housing large tin and several stock pages with the accumulation of 1950-60s period "Europa" issues in multiples, along with a quantity of FDCs. All the material in this lot were originally purchased as "new issues" for investment purposes. A good lot. (Qty.) £500
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EUROPE: Carton with the chiefly middle period used collection of adhesives on leaves from Austria-Ukraine with some duplication. We note better classic France on leaves & the odd earlier item in two sparsely filled Schaubek albums. (Large Qty). £260
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RUSSIA & BALTIC STATES: Three stockbooks with the mint & used, early to modern collection of Russia. Good range of Imperial arms types, organised by SG no. One volume dedicated to regional & civil war issues, another to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Some duplication. (Many 100's) £90
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SCANDINAVIA: Two cartons with the accumulation of various covers, FDCs, PPCs, Postal Stationery, etc. plus a small quantity of old 'club books'. Almost all of the material is of Danish or Swedish origin, with a good quantity of earlier material present. (Many 100's cards/covers) £180
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SCANDINAVIA: Carton housing several stockbooks with the all periods mint & used collections of Finland, Iceland, Norway & other Worldwide issues. (Few 1000's) £150
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SCANDINAVIA: Accumulation of early mint & used issues of Norway & Sweden. Very mixed condition but useful items noted throughout. Good range of Fiscals, Revenues, etc. Viewing highly recommended. (Few 100's plus a few covers) £120
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WESTERN EUROPE - FRANCE, BERLIN & VATICAN: Small group of highly catalogued issues inc. France 1929 20f deep red-brown mint SG 475, Cat. £375, Berlin 1948 UPU set of 7 to 2m used SG B54-60 Cat. £400 & Vatican 1952 Centenary mini. sheet unmounted mint SG MS 176a Cat. £400. (8 plus 1 mini. sheet) £120
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TWO BOX FILES with the mint collection of 1937 Coronation, 1949 U.P.U., 1953 Coronation, 1963 F.F.H., 1963 Red Cross, etc. A very clean and attractive lot with a high degree of completion. (Qty.) £120
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CRICKET: Two stockbooks with the modern collection of mint sets & mini. sheets from a wide range of countries. Also a small mint selection of modern Canada plus a sprinkling of other thematic material (Qty.) £100
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FREEMASONRY: Two cartons with the extensive collection of stamps, covers, cards & ephemera relating to Freemasonry and eminent Freemasons. A highly educational study! (Large Qty.) £300
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SPACE: Three box files with the extensive mint & used collection well written up on leaves inc. much Eastern Europe inc. Poland 1938 "Stratosphere" Balloon mini. sheet mint plus studies of the various Soviet Space programmes (Luna, Vostok, Soyuz, etc.), a study of the N.A.S.A. programme and much more. The lot contains a number of mini. sheets & covers and makes a most informative & attractive lot. (Qty.) £200
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CHINA & HONG KONG: Collection of titles inc. 'The Philatelic & Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, F. W. Webb (Bendon reprint), 'The Postal History of Hong Kong 1841-1997', E. Proud, 2004 edn., 'Hong Kong & the Treaty Ports', 2nd. edn., various authors, 1949, h/b, 'China 1927-1949', R. Lankester, 1972, 'Imperial China: History of the Posts to 1896', Mjr. R. Pratt, 1994, 'The Philatelic History of Hong Kong; Vol I', HK Study Circle, 1984, 'The China Expeditionary Force 1900-1923', Virk, Hume, Lang & Sattin, 1992 plus various other China related titles (9 titles) £130
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DENMARK: Two cartons with a selection of Denmark related titles inc. 'The Bicoloured Stamps of Denmark', in 6 vols., Lasse Nielsen, 2001, h/b, 'Danmarks Helsager' (Danish Postal stationery Catalogue), Skilling & Skibby, 1999, h/b and various other texts & monographs covering subjects such as Town Cancellations, Postal Stationery, Postal Rates, Inland Mails, Perfins., 4 RBS issue, etc. (Approx. 30) £70
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FRANCE: Carton with the varied range of literature inc. "Le Type Merson" (Storch & Francon), "the Bordeaux Issue of 1870-71" (R & G Brown), "The Type Sage issue of France 1876-1900" (P.R.A. Kelly), Billing's Philatelic Handbook vol. 20, "The Sower, A Common little French Stamp" (A Lawrence), etc. (Approx. 25 items) £60
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MALAYA: Collection of Proud-Bailey titles inc. Postal History of British Malaya Vols. I & II (1st edns.), Vol III (2nd. edn.), British Borneo (2nd. edn.) & Occupation of Malaya & British Borneo 1941-45 (1992 edn.). Also a copy of 'Kedah & Perlis', D. R. M. Holley, 1995. (6 titles) £60
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SOUTH ATLANTIC: The small selection inc. 'Ascension' (Attwood, 1981), 'St. Helena (Hibbert, 1979), St. Helena (F.I.Melville), St. Helena, Ascension & Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society's 20th. Anniversary Anthology (R. Skavaril), 'Tristan da Cunha' by George Crabb, etc. Also a very large framed map of St. Helena. (Buyer must collect) (11 plus a map) £60
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'Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years, 1848 to 1880', R. Simpson & P. Sargeant, 2006, h/b & 'Line Engraved Security Printing; the Methods of Perkins Bacon 1790-1935, Banknotes & Postage Stamps', G.W. Granzow, 2012. Both volumes in excellent condition. (2) £60
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WORLDWIDE MISCELLANY: the selection of "Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund" publications inc. "Albania & Epirus/ 1878-1945" J.S. Philpps, 1996. (3), "Nineteenth Century wars in Egypt & the Sudan, John Firebrace 1997 (3), "T.P.O's of South Australia", A.D. Presgrave, 1997 (2). Also "Royal Reform", C.W. Goodwyn, 1999 (3) & "British Censorship/ of Civic Mails/ During WWI" G. Mark (FRSPL) all s/b, Plus two sets in slip cases of "Letter Receivers of London", Hugh Feldman, VI & VII 1998. h/b. (22 items) £90
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SHOE BOX with the assortment of mainly KGV-KGVI period covers, cards & FDCs from a wide range of mainly Commonwealth countries, noting KGVI FDCs from Aden, Egypt, Sudan, Rhodesia, New Guinea, Nauru, etc. (Approx. 120) £200
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SHOE BOX with the collection of KGV-KGVI period covers/cards inc. FDCs, Registered, Air Mail, etc. from a wide range of mainly commonwealth countries. Some duplication of FDCs with strength in Pacific area, Australia & Caribbean. We note a 1924 British Empire Exhibition FDC. (Approx 120) £240
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SHOE BOX with the collection of KGV-KGVI period covers/cards inc. FDCs, Registered, Air Mail, etc from a wide range of mainly commonwealth countries. Some duplication of FDCs with strength in Pacific area, Australia & Caribbean. We note a 1924 British Empire Exhibition FDC. Similar lot to previous. (Approx. 120) £240
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EARLY LETTERS - FRANCE; 1590-1743 covers (5) inc. 1590 EL from Castres to Lautrec, 1633 EL from Lyons to Antwerp with "Sch 2" (?) Postal rate endorsed "Port", 1656 EL from Middelburg to Lille with crayon "VI" postal charge, 1689 EL to Laguien, and 1743 EL; plus 6 early documents. (11 items) £90
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RANGE OF WORLDWIDE DISASTERS; Eclectic group with 1813 Act of Parliament to relating the treatment of material involved in wrecks, range of postcards depicting the 1908 Messina earthquake's damage and 1917 collision of the Mount Blanc and Imo at Halifax (Canada), 1850 EL within Glasgow detailing sale of goods from the wreck of Orion. (47 items) £150
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ST. THOMAS CROWNED CIRCLE, "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH", CANADA, B. CONGO, NICARAGUA, ETC.; Varied 1839-19454 covers inc. fine Dec. 1839 EL from the Sydney firm "Campbell & Co." to the London Miss. Society ref. a bill due for provision in "the brig Camden" (which had just returned from New Caledonia after disastrously taking Rev. Williams to the Island of Erromanga where he was murdered by cannibals before he could return to the ship (fine red "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH"), 1861 battered E with v. fine red "PAID/AT/ST. THOMAS" Crowned Circle, 1865/97 Canada pair, 1921 Newfoundland, 1931 Belgian Congo to US (Cancelled "AIR MAIL") & 1936 Nicaragua Airmail pair to US. Unusual mix. (14 covers) £120
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WEST INDIES - BARBADOS, B. GUIANA & JAMAICA - 4d INTER-ISLAND RATE COVERS; 2 Apr. 1867 EL to Trinidad with Britannia 6d (light crease) tied by fine "1" boo-heel Numeral, 21 Aug. 1863 EL from Jamaica with British Guiana 6c tied by mainly fine "A03" Numeral and 24 Sept. 1870 EL from Kingston to Haiti with 4d (corner fault) + 1d (wing m.); all with red manuscript "4" markings for the credit due to GB for sea transits. Good trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 11. £200
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MAIL DAMAGED IN TRANSIT 1907-98; Group inc. 15 Dec. 1907 PPC NY sent internally with "Received at Stapleton, N.Y./in Bad Order" cachet, 1916 front and rear of env. from NZ to a rifleman in France both pasted to front and rear of an official ambulance env., 23 Feb. 1936 env. USA to Hamburg with "Damaged by Cancelling Machine" cachet and repaired with official tape and seals, 1969 env. Israel to Sheffield with framed "FOUND DAMAGED/IN THE POSTING BOX/Post Office Tel-Aviv - Yato" cachet, 23 Feb. 1991 Forces aerogram (heavily stained with Post Office label reflecting condition) to England inscribed "Brit Forces Gulf" (34 items) PHOTO - see page 11. £140
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WORLDWIDE MISSENT AND DELAYED MAILS; Group inc. 1918 multi-redirected env. franked NZ KGV 6d tied by Auckland/Registered c.d.s. to NZ Field Force (in France), 1940 env. Switzerland to England with framed "DETAINED IN FRANCE/DURING GERMAN/OCCUPATION." cachet, Feb. 1971 airmail env. USA to Glasgow with "SERVICE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED" cachet due to mail strike, 1987 fragment from Hong Kong with Royal Mail label explaining delay caused by industrial action, 1993 local env. with "ITEM DELAYED IN POST/DUE TO INCORRECT POSTCODE USED/PLEASE NOTIFY SENDER" cachet etc. (35 items) £140
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BISTRITA (ROMANIA) 1937 CRASH COVER: The remains of a flown cover ex Moscow with 8 stamps/part stamps on reverse addressed to Bistrita and salvaged from the DC-2 USSR-M 2520 on 6th August. On arrival in Prague two 'ambulance stickers' showing "Postovni Ulonza" were added at the dead letter office. Sundry research notes and photographs accompany this survivor from a little documented aviation disaster. Possibly unique. PHOTO - see page 11. £100
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WORLDWIDE MISCELLANY INC. QV WORCESTERSHIRE, WWII PPC's & WRECK MAIL; 1839-1939 covers/cards inc. 1899-1906 Alvechurch covers/PPCs to various destinations, QV 1d Red covers with fine UDCs (3), selection of WWII unused PPCs of various Internment camps (8) & Internee Transport Ships (5), 12 June 1939 trio of covers from the wreck of the flying boat "Centurion", all with adhesives washed off , departures inc. Western Australia to I.O.M. (with rare red "SALVAGED MAIL/ EX. CENTURIA" spelling error)/ N.Z. to London (with additional good black boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" h.s.) & Singapore to Scotland, the later pair with good to fine "SALVAGED MAIL/ EX. CENTURION" violet h.s.'s. (10 covers, 2 fronts & 24 cards) £140
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MASONIC THEMES IN POSTAL HISTORY ETC; Group with c1861 env. Massachusetts to Wisconsin franked USA 3c and tied by fancy cancel depicting compass and set-square, 1848 EL sent within Massachusetts on business of the local lodge, 1912 USA 1c postcard San Francisco to La Grange with printed Grand Lodge logo, coloured anti-masonic PPC produced by the working committee of the anti-masonic exhibition at Belgrade and cancelled on 1.1.1942 and a range of related material. (19 items) PHOTO - see page 11. £200
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GB POSTAL HISTORY MUCH WITH MASONIC THEME; Range with 23 Jan. 1839 EL London to Edinburgh with double-ring with FREEMASONS & GENL LIFE ASS OF COMPY/POSTAGE PAID h.s, 1731 notice of a quarterly meeting of the Grand Stewards Lodge in London, 1829 EL "KILLYLEAGH" or "MONEYMORE"(h.s. on face) each to Dublin and each rated '9'(d) mileage marks, 1828 EL (money letter) "DUNGIVEN" to Dublin, rated '1/10'd and a range of related material. (30 items) PHOTO - see above. £120
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WRECK OF THE S.S.LEINSTER; 10 Oct. 1918 OHMS env. (adhesive washed away, with contents) redirected from Dublin to London with fine strike of the framed "SALVED FROM S..S."LEINSTER"" after being torpedoed twice by a German submarine. Very scarce with less than twenty examples believed to exist. Similar example sold in our sale of Jan. 2008 Lot 262 for £632 PHOTO - see page 11. £500
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SEA WATER DAMAGE GROUP; 1917 front from Australia bearing KGV 1d tied by Koruonup c.d.s and carried on the S.S.Karmala which was sustained submarine damage near Messina, with framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER, I.S." very scarce with less than twenty examples believed to exist, 1918 env. from Field Post Office H21 (Jaffa) to London (redirected to Brighton) with two strikes of the framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER" (one on rear tying an official repair label to the cover) and 1918 env. from South Africa to England with rather clandestine "RECEIVED AT LIVERPOOL/DAMAGED BY SEAWATER" cachet carried on the S.S.Kenilworth Castle and repaired at right. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 11. £140
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WRECK OF THE VICTORIA; 18 Oct. 1858 env. (repaired) Sandhurst to Manchester and redirected to London franked pair 3d Half-length (right unit defective) cancelled b.n. '4' with Sandhurst datestamp at lower left, tied by manuscript notations. Endorsed 'Per Victoria' (serious leak en route to Galle). Less than twenty examples believed to exist. Ex Pack PHOTO - see page 11. £400
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WRECK OF THE COLOMBO COVER FROM NZ; 28 Aug. 1862 env. (consistent faults) Auckland to York with very fine strike of the framed "Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo" cachet. The rear with London and York c.d.s. Attractive example of this famous marking. PHOTO - see page 11. £300
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UNIQUE WRECK MAIL FROM THE SAMPHIRE DOVER; 13 Dec. 1865 env. (consistent faults, opened out) to Lisbon franked 6d mauve (wing margin at right) tied by London duplex with "DEFICIENT POSTAGE'6'/FINE '6'" and "320" reis due on arrival. Carried on the Samphire which collided with the Fanny Buck in the English Channel, leading to the loss of five lives. Illustrated by Hoggarth & Gwynn (2003) and the only example recorded by them. The rear with 'saved from the wreck/of the Samphire off Dover' Major exhibition item PHOTO - see page 11. £1,500
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WRECK OF THE S.S.EIDER; 20 Jan. 1892 env. (stamps washed away) Philadelphia to London and 22 Jan. 1892 5c stationery env. to Frankfurt each with different cachets the first with the framed "Saved from wreck/of S.S "Eider"" applied in London and "Frankirter Brief aus/gestrandstem D.Eider geborg" (scarce) probably applied in Bremen. The Eider stranded off the Isle of Wight, some of the mails damaged as a result. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 12. £150
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WRECK OF THE WAIRARAPA; 19 Oct. 1894 env. (stamps floated away, consistent faults) Brisbane to Timaru (NZ) with "Saved from the wreck of the "WAIRARAPA."" The rear with three NZ c.d.s. The Wairarapa was totally wrecked on Great Barrier Island causing over 100 deaths. Good example of this famous wreck PHOTO - see page 12. £120
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WRECK OF THE ELBE; 27 Jan. 1895 env. (fragile, flap missing, stamps washed away) Peckelsheim to NY (one full and one part c.d.s on reverse) carried on the Elbe which collided with the Crathie off the coast of Lowestoft. Returned to Bremen where struck with the framed bi-lingual "Frei! Marke abgefallen/Paid! Stamp lost." and "Geborgen aus der/Postladung des untergogangenerf/Dampers ,,Elbe"./Postamt 1 Bremen" h.s. An uncommon example from this wreck. PHOTO - see page 12. £200
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UNKNOWN COLLISION ON THE NILE; 5 Apr. 1898 env. (one flap missing, defective at base and stained) Valletta (?) to Cairo, multi-redirected within Cairo, Sudan and finally to Nettley Hospital in England. Rare part "Wet through coll[ission on the Nile]". Rare only 15 strikes on cover believed to exist and this a most unusual item addressed inwards and variously redirected. Large-part British "VRFOUND/OPEN AND/ OFFICIALLY/SEALED" on reverse. Very intriguing cover PHOTO - see page 12. £500
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WRECK OF THE S.S.MEXICAN; 4 Apr. 1900 env. (stamp missing) Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope) to England with "RECOVERED FROM/WRECK OF MEXICAN" cachet applied in London, following a collision with the Winkfield off the coast of Cape Town. Uncommon cachet PHOTO - see page 12. £120
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WRECK OF THE S.S.RUSSIE;? Jan. 1901 & 5 Jan. 1901 env's (one with contents) to France each bearing frankings that do not originally belong but dates are whose dates are consistent with their mailings and each bearing strikes of the "NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE" h.s. The Russie was stranded in poor weather, the mails were recovered by divers. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 12. £150
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WRECK OF THE S.S.LIBAN; 4 Jun. 1903 printed advertisement postcard Tours to Bastia (Corsica), addressed paper wrapper attached with strike of the "NAUFRAGE du LIBAN" h.s on the face and Marseilles c.d.s on reverse after 13 bags of mail were recovered. The Liban sank after a collision with the Insulaire leading to the deaths of over 100 people. PHOTO - see page 12. £160
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WRECK OF THE S.S.CAIRO; 25 Feb. 1905 Post Office official receipt (faults) La Chapelle-Montligeon (France) to Egypt with bi-lingual "SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU "CAIRO"/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. "CAIRO"". The Cairo ran aground at Alexandria with 51 bags of mail later recovered PHOTO - see page 12. £100
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WRECK OF THE S.S.JEBBA; 20 Feb. 1907 env. to London franked Lagos 1d KEVII tied by Akassa c.d.s and ? Feb. 1907 PPC to London (subsequently redirected where GB 1/2d KEVII stamp added) original franking washed away, each with "SALVED FROM/S S JEBBA" cachets (variants) after running ashore at Bolt Tail in South Devon. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 12. £160
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WRECK OF THE S.S.FINANCE; 23 Nov. 1908 env. (franking washed away) to Canal Zone; the rear with printed label reading "Post Office, New York, NY./INQUIRY DEPARTMENT/THe piece of mail herewith was recovered from wreck of steamer Finance, which was sunk through collision with steamer Georgic, Thursday, Nov. 26, 1908". Very scarce wreck cover; Hoggarth & Gywnn (2003) recording less than twenty examples. PHOTO - see page 12. £200
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WRECK OF THE S.S VILLE D'ALGER; 26 Feb. 1909 env. (adhesive washed away, consistent faults) Alger to Paris (arrival c.d.s on face) with fine strike of the "NAUFRAGE DE LA/"VILLE D'ALGER"" cachet following a collision with the S.S Orleanais running aground off Joliette. PHOTO - see page 12. £100
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WRECK OF THE S.S EMPRESS OF IRELAND; 23 & 26 May 1914 envs. to England from either Saskatchewan or Montreal, frankings washed away and each with "Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S.Empress of Ireland" cachets in green or purple, following a collision with the Storstadt and leading to over 1000 deaths. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 12. £160
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MAIL SEIZED ABOARD THE S.S.APPAM; 31 Dec. 1915 & 2 Jan. 1916 env. or front to England franked Togo Occupation opts on Gold Coast KGV 1d or 5d + pair 6d (registered) each carried on the British steamer Appam which was captured by the German raider Mowe en route from West Africa to Liverpool. The mails were eventually released. Hoggarth & Gwynn (2003) record less than twenty examples. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 12. £220
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UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL; 8 Feb. 1915 PPC (stamp washed away) Tokyo to London with "RECEIVED AT LIVERPOOL/DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet, from an unidentified incident, possibly between NY and Liverpool. A scarce marking PHOTO - see page 12. £120
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