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RARE - MULREADY TO ISLE OF MAN; 18 June 1840 usage of the A149 Stereo Mulready env. (Some staining to cover) from Chester to Douglas with a fine red MX. PHOTO - see page 8. £150
| LATER QV ISSUES USED FROM/TO ISLE OF MAN, 1841-1900 | |
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ALBUM: with the 1842-57 collection of 1d Reds on; internal, outgoing & incoming mail mostly with black MX cancels inc. rare 4 Jan. 1853 EL from douglas (fair c.d.s.) to Scotland franked by an attractive 1d Red Imperfs. 4-margin strip of four (CC-CF;CD crossed by crease) just tied (?) by mainly fine small "407" Douglas Numerals, Jan. 1841 1d Pink env. to London cancelled by a good black I.O.M. MX, reverse with a weak "ISLE OF MAN" c.d.s., 9 Feb. 1842 Double Weight EL to The Lord Bishop of Sodor & Man franked with a 3-margin 1d Red Imperfs. pair both lightly tied with black MX's, flap with fine "DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN" c.d.s. across fold. (27 Covers) £150
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QV OVERSEAS MAIL FROM/TO I.O.M.; 27 Oct. 1864 env. from Castletown to Leghorn in Italy franked by a 6d lilac (defects), tied lightly with a "037" numeral with a fine London "PD" circle below, 12 Mar. 1878 E from Douglas to Portugal (repaired tear to centre of cover) franked by 1d red (2) & 1/2d tied by "DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN - 407" duplex's, 31 Aug. 1899 E from Peel to Canada with 21/2d Jubilee issues, tied by a fine "PEEL/ISLE OF MAN - D51" duplex. An interesting mixture. [Ex The Dr. Tim Whitney collection]. (9 covers & 6 cards) PHOTO - see page 58. £150
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THE UNIQUE (?) "TOO LATE" MARK ON COVER FROM DOUGLAS; 3 Nov. 1890 env. to London franked by a 1d lilac, tied by a fine "DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN - 407" duplex, with a very fine "TOO LATE" h.s. PHOTO - see page 58. £120
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QV 1855-1901 INLAND MAIL TO/FROM I.O.M.; 20 Jan. 1872 E from Douglas to London franked with 4d Vermilion (pl.12) & 1d Red (pl.140) tied by good to fine "DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN - 407" duplex (2), with m/s "Registered" & fine registered Liverpool c.d.s. to reverse, 1 May 1901 O.H.M.S. wrapper from Douglas to London with fine "DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN - 407" duplex (Rare local usage), 10 Aug. 1855 Large env. (staining) from Plymouth to Douglas franked by a strip of seven 1d red Stars (Defects) tied by weak to good "PLYMOUTH - 620" c.d.s.'s & numerals (9), reverse with fine green "ISLE OF MAN" c.d.s. (11 covers, 1 wrapper & 1 card) PHOTO - see page 58. £150
| ISLE OF MAN VILLAGE MARKINGS, 1841-1983 | |
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POSTAGE DUES - DOUGLAS "407" MARKS & RARE DISTINCTIVE "1D/TO PAY", ETC.; 1905-1933 PC/PPCs inc. 16 July 1921 PC to Ireland franked with a 1d red, tied by a fine "1D/037" & "CASTLE TOWN" c.d.s (Type 142, unlisted by Whitney!) & 1d P.Due applied in London, 3 Sept. 1905 PPC Ramsey to Leeds with a fine "1D TO PAY" h.s. & a 14 July 1944 PC to London with a fine "Ramsey "2D TO PAY/036" h.s. Plus PPCs with Squared Circles (3) & other charge marks. (25 items). PHOTO - see page 58. £150
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POSTAGE DUE - INCOMING/OUTGOING MAIL COLLECTION.; 1905-79 collection of covers/cards inc. 7 Aug. 1905 PPC to Hankow franked by a 1d red & tied by a fine "DOUGLAS" c.d.s., with a fine Hankow h.s. & boxed "T" h.s., m/s 15 in blue, 1908 PPC to Japan franked by 1/2d green, tied by a good "DOUGLAS" c.d.s. & a fine boxed "T/10/LV" h.s & boxed Japanese P.Due h.s., 1935 Air Mail env. from Jamaica with 8d prepaid (4d+4d), tied by single "KINGSTON" c.d.s., with m/s "2/4 to pay" & 2/4d (1/- (2), 4d) P.Dues applied on I.O.M , tied by "DOUGLAS" c.d.s. (3). (37 cards & 20 cover) £200
| ISLE OF MAN SPECIAL P.H CATAGORIES, 1841-1951 | |
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20th CENTURY - INGOING &OUTGOING MAIL TO THE I.O.M.; 1903-1940s covers/cards inc. 2 Aug. 1906 illustrated env. franked by a tied KEVII 1d red to Ramsey, reverse with a fine Ramsey Squared Circle, 1936 Special Christmas flight from Ceylon to Douglas franked 50c. (3+2+6+9+10+20c) tied by fine "COLUMBO" c.d.s.'s (6) & a fine violet "SPECIAL/FLIGHT/X'MAS/1936" h.s., 31 Aug. 1933 Registered Airmail cover from Peru redirected to Ramsey & franked by $1.25c (10+15+50c.x2), with a 3d purple applied on the I.O.M. (26 covers & 4 cards) PHOTO - see page 58. £140
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WWI NAVAL MAIL FROM/TO THE ISLE OF MAN; 16 Nov. 1916 env. from London to Cardiff carried on the H.M.S. PEEL CASTLE (Armed Boarding Steamer), franked by a 1d red & tied by a good London m/c, with a fine boxed violet "CENSORED/IN SHIP" h.s., 23 July & 7 Aug. 1915 pair of envs. carried on the H.M.S. Ramsey to Douglas (Sunk by German Aux. Minelayer "Meteor"), franked by 1d red & tied by a good London m/c, with a fine violet oval censor, ibid. 7th Aug. env. with contents. (1d cancelled day before sinking!, writer did not survive). (5 covers & 4 cards) PHOTO - see page 58. £150
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20th CENTURY POSTAL HISTORY MIXTURE INCL. WWII; 1913-75 covers/cards inc. 26 July 1904 PPC from the Gold Coast, initially to Liverpool & redirected to Port Erin franked by a tied 1d, with a fine Liverpool Squared Circle & "PORT ERIN" c.d.s., 8 July 1909 PPC from Port Skillion Lighthouse to Lancashire franked by a 1/2d & tied by a fine "RAMSEY" Squared Circle, with fine "St MICHAELS LANE" c.d.s. & violet "DHOON GLEN./I.O.M." h.s. (only 3 known!, believed to be applied by the Manx Electric Railway), 3 July 1933 message ex a bottle, the Fisheries Reward Card to London bearing a fine "PORT ST MARY/A/3JU/33" c.d.s., this PC was found at Gansey. (1/- reward for cards return), the rare 1906-09 KEVII 1/2d green with fine "DOUGLAS/19X??MAS" cross on piece. (27 covers, 8 cards, 1 piece & 11 items) £140
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WORLD WAR II - MILITARY CENSORED IN/OUTGOING MAIL & DOCUMENTS; 1938-45 cover/cards & documents inc. Mar. 1942 damaged (less adhesive) env. from the "Royal Indian Military College" to Maughold with a fine violet "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" h.s. & boxed "PASSES/DHC/38" censor, burn marks to reverse, pair of 1943/5 redirected envs. from H.M.S. Valkyrie (I.O.M. base for radar training) 1943 env. franked 21/2d blue from Port madoc to H.M.S. Naval Barracks Devonport, redirected to H.M.S. Drake with G.P.O. London label & h.s., 1945 env. Douglas to Aldershot franked by 1/2d green trio, with fine "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER" violet h.s., also Airgraphs (4), receipts for registered articles (5) & an original artwork for a Sargents mess menu 1945. (18 covers, 4 cards & 26 documents & 1 map) £200
| ISLE OF MAN AIRMAILS, 1911-1984 | |
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THE RAILWAY & WEST COAST AIR SERVICES ALL-DIFFERENT 1st-FLIGHT COVERS COLLECTION INC. PILOT-SIGNED, ETC.; 1911-1949 mixture of FF & aviation items inc. 20 Aug. 1934 FF Airmail PPC from Douglas to London (Note on PC"... plane came down & mail was sent by train from Manchester to London") franked with a 1d brown & tied by a fine douglas m/c., 1 Feb. 1935 Blackpool & West Coast Air Services FF (1 of 20 with the green crest flown) from Ronaldsway to Liverpool, franked with 1d brown & tied by a fine "CASTLETOWN" c.d.s., reverse with co. green crest & Pilot "O.E. Armstrong" & Traffic Manager "Harold P.L. Smith" signatures, 1 Apr. 1937 West Coast FDC registered from Aden to Ronaldsway & franked by 1/2a.,1a.,2as.,21/2as.,3as,31/2a & 9pi. all tied with very fine "ADEN CAMP" (6) c.d.s's. (30 covers, 1 card & 5 items) £200
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