Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector’s Series (Day 2 of 2)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 26th November 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Friday 21 November 2014, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
Monday 24 November 2014, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
Tuesday 25 November 2014, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 1

Malta

Early Letters and Handstamps

120
  x 1958-77 accumulation of R.A.P.T. Anti-Tuberculosis labels with many in blocks or large part sheets. (hundreds) £70-80
905
Click to view full image... 1664 (18 Aug.) Knights of St. John entire letter from Gio Battista Psecatori to Count Giovanni Lazara at Padua, manuscript "6" and "7" rate marks of Padua and Venice. Photo £500-600
906
Click to view full image... 1756 (c.) entire to the Marquis de Mouthier at Rennes showing a good strike of the "de malthe" handstamp (DME) at top; fine. Photo £1,500-1,800
907
Click to view full image... 1759 (4 Aug.) entire letter to the Chevalier De Leamont at Toulouse showing strikes of the "marseille" and "de malthe" handstamps (MRL and DME) struck separately, the letter signed by three Knights of Malta; fine. Photo £1,200-1,500
908
Click to view full image... 1766 entire letter to Avignon showing a good strike of the "marseille/de malthe" handstamp (M/DM). Photo £300-350
909
Click to view full image... 1772 entire letter to Bourgogne, rated "90" and showing fair to fine strike of "marseille/de malthe" handstamp (M/DM). Photo £200-250
910
  1811 entire letter (perimeter imperfections) to London with curved-framed "malta" in red (MSF-1bR), and 1824 entire letter to London, rated "3/2" and with curved-framed "malta" (MSF-1c) £150-200
911
  1817 (11 Feb.) to the Earl of Rosslyn in London reporting the death of his brother, John Erskine, showing Marseilles "p.100.p" and boxed "p.p.p.p." handstamps in red and, on reverse, Marseilles forwarding agents endorsement of Alex Turnbull, Consul £200-250
912
Click to view full image... 1819 (2 Mar.) entire letter "p Manchester" to Corfu showing partially double strike of the exceptionally rare "malta.p. Paid" handstamp with only one other example recorded, alongside faint "isole/ionie" handstamp. Photo £5,000-6,000
913
Click to view full image... 1820 (12 Oct.) entire letter to Corfu showing largely fine "malta*p*paid," handstamp (the earliest recorded example) alongside faint "isole/ionie" double-ring handstamp. Photo £800-1,000
914
Click to view full image... 1821 (8 June) entire letter to Naples, slit for disinfection and showing, on reverse, a previously unrecorded "Lazaret" intaglio seal oval handstamp in red. Very rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
915
Click to view full image... 1836 entire from H.M.S. "Thunderer" at Zante to Lady Hoste at Livorno, slit for disinfection and showing fine "malta post office" (MPO-2a) handstamp. Photo £150-200
Provenance: George A. Coates, November 1990
916
  1839 small entire to Marseilles, showing fine curved-framed "paid/malta" (MSP-1c) and boxed "paquebots/de la/mediterranneé" in red £100-120
917
Click to view full image... 1840 entire letter from Zante to Marseilles, slit for disinfection and showing largely fine "Malta Post Paid" handstamp (MPP-2c) with framed "pauqebots/de la/mediterranee" handstamp below. Photo £100-120
918
Click to view full image... 1841 entire letter addressed in a light hand to Algeria, showing superb "Malta Post Office" (MPO-1a) handstamp, framed "pf" in red and Marseilles transit c.d.s., Toulouse and arrival (6.2) on reverse. Photo £120-150
919
Click to view full image... 1842 Prices Current from Naples to Constantinople showing fine "Malta Post Paid" (MPP-2c) handstamp just crossed by light filing crease, arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £100-120
Provenance: George A. Coates, November 1990
920
  1844 entire letter to Paris with Malta double-arc datestamp, 1848 entire letter to Washington with "malta/paid" c.d.s., 1857 entire letter to Marseilles with "malta/paid" c.d.s. in red, and 1857-63 entire letters (4) from Smyrna to Malta with double or single-ring arrival c.d.s. £120-150
921
Click to view full image... 1849 (8 June) entire to London, showing fine "malta/ship letter" handstamp and with Malta and arrival (27.6) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £200-250
922
  1850 (1 Aug.) entire letter from Italy showing manuscript "5", two marks of origin and "l.p. vella/e. fratelli/malta" cachet, two despatch datestamps on reverse £150-180
923
Click to view full image... 1853 (6 May) entire letter from Faringdon "Via Marseilles May 8th. under 1/4 ounce" to Capt. Frere on board H.M.S. "Bellerophon", bearing 1841 1d., 2d. and 1847 embossed 1/- green each cancelled "293", despatch c.d.s. on reverse; attractive. Photo £400-500
924
  1855 (27 Nov.) entire letter from the British Consulate in Tunisia to the President of the Chamber of Commerce in Malta showing, on reverse, Consulate seal and arrival c.d.s. (30.11) £100-120
925
Click to view full image... 1875 (21 Apr.) entire to Constantinople, rated "4" and showing sender's cachet overstamped by a superb strike of the "malta/ship letter" handstamp with despatch c.d.s. alongside, bearing extremely rare "Via brindisi" perforated label in green with indistinct ships name at foot in manuscript, British Post Office arrival c.d.s. (29.5) on reverse. Only two examples of this label on cover have been recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (1962). Photo £7,000-8,000

Great Britain Used in Malta, Cancelled "M"

926
  1857 entires to Genoa (2), one bearing 1d. strip of three (one defective), the other with 4d. rose, fine strikes, both also showing "piroscafi/postali/francese" in red and oval-framed "P" or "P-D" respectively £100-120
927
  1858 (Oct.) envelope "via Marseilles" to London, bearing 1d. red and 4d. rose pair with good to fine strikes, despatch and arrival c.d.s. on reverse £200-250

Great Britain Used in Malta, Cancelled "A25"

928
  1871 entire letter to Genoa bearing 1d. red strip of four and 1871 entire letter to Messina bearing 4d. vermilion Plate 12, both showing "p.d." and "2 3/4" accountancy handstamp in red, 1883 Prices Current to Sira bearing 1/2a., all three with oval duplex, and 1882 entire to Livorno bearing 2 1/2d. blue Plate 22 with upright oval duplex; fine strikes £120-150
929
  1877 (23 Oct.) 1 1/4d. brown card (a little soiled) to Stafford Smith & Co. cancelled by a superb oval "A25" duplex, 1882 and 1884 2d. G size registered envelopes, the first to Hamburg bearing 2 1/2d. Plate 23 cancelled with oval "A25", the second to Winch Brothers bearing 2 1/2d. lilac with vertical "A25" £100-120
930
  1863-1935 mint collection including 1863-81 CC perf 14 1/2d. (13, shades), 1885-90 1/2d. to 1/- including 1d. rose, 1886 5/- (2), 1899-1901 1/2d. to 10/- with additional 2/6d. and 10/-, 1903-04 CA 1/2d. to 1/-, 1904-14 1/4d. to 5/-, 1914-21 MCA 1/4d. to 5/-, 1921-22 Script 1/4d. to 10/- (B.P.A. Certificate, 1985), 1922 Self-Government CC
10/-, MCA 1/2d. to 5/- and Script 1/4d. to 10/-, 1922-26 1/4d. to £1 (both), 1926 (Apr.) 1/4d. to 10/-, 1926-27 1/4d. to 10/-, 1928 1/4d. to 10/-, 1930 1/4d. to 10/- and Postage Due 1925 (Apr.) 1/2d. to 1/6d. and 1925 (July) 1/2d. to 1/6d. A fine lot £800-1,000
931
  1863-81 rough perf. 12 1/2, 1/2d. buff-brown (3), unused with part original gum. S.G. 14, £480 £100-120
932
  1885-89 1/2d., 1d. (both shades), 2d., 2 1/2d. (3), 4d. and 1/- (2), 1886 5/-. 1899-1901 1/4d. to 10/-, 1902 surcharge with errors, 1903-04 CA 1/2d. to 1/- and 1904-14 MCA 1/4d. to 5/-, fine mint. S.G. 20-63, £1000+ £250-300
933
Click to view full image... 1886 5/- stamp-size die proof in black on glazed card, marked "19/8/85 120 leads" in pencil on reverse. Photo £200-250
934
Click to view full image... 1921-22 Script 10/- black, centred to left, fine mint. S.G. 104, £350. Photo £100-120
935
  1924 (20 Jan.) "printed matter" envelope to U.S.A., bearing 1/4d. pair cancelled by Valletta c.d.s. with a fine strike of the British Empire Exhibition "Lion" cachet alongside £100-120
936
Click to view full image... 1926 (9 Jan.) envelope to London, bearing 1d. and 1 1/2d. sharing Valletta c.d.s. with a good strike of the rare "Paid late Fee" handstamp alongside; scarce. Photo £200-250
937
  1956-58 1/4d. to £1, five unmounted mint sets, fine. S.G. 266-282, £650 £200-250

Postage Due Stamps

938
Click to view full image... 1925 2 1/2d. black block of four, the lower right stamp variety " 1/2" omitted; a couple of trivial imperfections on reverse, fine appearance. S.G. D5/a, £900+. Photo £300-350

Postage Due Handstamps

939
Click to view full image... 1816 (18 June) entire letter from Leghorn to Malta and forwarded to Zante, slit for disinfection and showing, on reverse, "August: 10-T:2." handstamp. Rare. Photo £800-1,000
940
Click to view full image... 1820 (14 Feb.) entire letter from Liverpool "Per Hibernia" via Malta to Corfu showing, on reverse across join, fine "March, 17; T:3" handstamp. Rare. Photo £1,400-1,600
941
Click to view full image... 1823 entire letter from Gibraltar to Malta, slit for disinfection and showing, on reverse across join, two strikes of the "Dec: 24 T.2.10." handstamp (T.2.10). Photo £100-120
942
Click to view full image... 1830 (c.) entire (one flap missing) from England to Capt. Lyons on board H.M.S. "Madagascar" at "Malta or elsewhere" showing, on reverse across join, "Janu 5, 3d*" handstamp. Photo £250-300
943
  1840 (23 Feb.) entire from Livorno to Malta, despatch c.d.s. on face and showing, on reverse, fine "27. Feb. 1d" handstamp £100-120
944
Click to view full image... 1879 (22 Nov.) envelope (minor imperfections) to Cyprus, bearing G.B. 2 1/2d. rosy mauve cancelled by fine "A25" duplex and showing superb "T" and circular-framed "5d" (PD-52) handstamps, arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £1,200-1,500
945
  1921 (14 May) postcard from Alexandria to Valletta, franked at 5m. and showing arrival c.d.s. (19.5), boxed "T" handstamp and circular-framed "3d" and " 1/2d" handstamps £140-180
946
Click to view full image... 1923 (23 Sept.) postcard from Parma to Valletta, bearing 15c. (2) on picture side and showing, on address side, "T" handstamp and despatch machine datestamp over-cancelled by boxed "2 1/2d" handstamp (PD 21/23) which has been crossed out by pen, probably when the adhesives were noticed on the other side. Photo £300-350
947
  1924 (9 Sept.) postcard from Rome to Valletta, franked at 50l. and showing arrival c.d.s. (12.9) and "T" handstamp with superb boxed " 1/2d" handstamp at foot £150-200
948
  1924 (27 Nov.) Italian 30c. postcard from Piacenza to Rome an re-addressed to Valletta, showing transit datestamps, "T" and boxed "1 1/2d" handstamps (PD 11/23) and arrival c.d.s. (3.12) £150-180

Prisoner of War Mail

949
  1915/16 privately printed Christmas and New Year Greetings card in red (POW-G1) to Austria, showing "free from prisoner of war/pc/malta" handstamp (POW-6) in red and Austrian censor cachet, also in red, and 1916 (24 Apr.) envelope from Egypt to Holland with Alexandria c.d.s. and large circular "post free/p.c./prisoner of war" cachet in red £180-200
950
Click to view full image... 1916 (Apr.) privately printed envelope to Switzerland with "kamp post/malta" impressed stamp in blue (POW-U1) cancelled by light "from prisoner of war/pc/malta/free" handstamp (POW-2b) with another fine strike alongside, Zurich arrival c.d.s. (11.4) on reverse. Photo £350-400

Mauritius

951
Click to view full image... 1851 soldier's entire to Gateshead, headed "From No 2362 Private James Smith 5th Fusiliers", countersigned by Commanding Officer, showing handstruck "2" and, on reverse, London and arrival (24.10) datestamps. Photo £500-600
Note: Military records show that Private Smith served with the 5th Fusiliers in Mauritius between 1846 and 1857. It is interesting to note that a cover from a Corporal in the same regiment appeared in the 1993 Kanai sale in Zurich. Written in 1856, it bears an intermediate impression 1d. dull vermilion and was posted after the introduction of the Indian Army soldier's 1d. rate in 1855. Additionally, these two covers are both signed by the same C.O. - Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Grey
952
Click to view full image... 1854-59 "post paid" 1d., worn and latest impressions, a selection of shades and impressions (20), variously cancelled with two showing "paid" in circle, four sharing part framed "inland.", one cancelled "3" (Pamplemousses) and one with small part framed Mahebourg d.s., two on piece with Britannia 6d.; also two others apparently unused. Several with margins all round or nearly all round. Condition very mixed as one would expect with a lot of this nature, and with viewing essential. Photo for selection £2,500-3,000
953
Click to view full image... –– 2d. intermediate to worn impressions including one showing "penoe" variety, a selection of shades and impressions (15), one on large piece showing framed "inland." and framed "Mahebourg" in blue, others cancelled "1" in blue and one with part framed "inland."; some with margins all round or nearly all round. Condition very mixed (one defective) as to be expected with a lot of this nature. Also a few forgeries and reprints including complete sheets of both values. Photo for a selection £3,000-4,000
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector’s Series (Day 2 of 2)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 26th November 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Friday 21 November 2014, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
Monday 24 November 2014, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
Tuesday 25 November 2014, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
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