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PACKET LETTER FROM CHINA TO NEW YORK VIA A FORWARDING AGENT; 6 Mar. 1844 printed EL (Canton market report, minor faults) datelined at Canton and posted at Calcutta (framed G.P.O datestamp on reverse) to N.Y. care of 'Baring Bros. & Co. London' and crossed over accordingly. The face with London and Liverpool datestamps and framed "INDIA" h.s. rated '1/-' twice for incoming and outgoing packet rates and 20 3/4c inc. the 2c ship rate from Boston (where landed) to N.Y. plus a contemporary print of Canton Harbour. Remarkable round the world cover PHOTO - see page 2. £240
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TRANSATLANTIC SHIP LETTER GROUP; Range with 1843 EL to London with "MARGATE/SHIP-LRE", 1840 EL to London care of forwarding agents in N.Y and crossed over with "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on face, 1837/38 EL's to London (ex N.Y.) with framed "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on face and in red on reverse of 1838 EL to London (ex Baltimore). Good group (12 items) PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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GB TO USA SHIP LETTER GROUP; Range with 1836 EL to Boston (written at Kronshtadt) with arched "SHIP/6" h.s. in red on face, 1841 EL to Maine with framed "PAID AT/LIVERPOOL/DATE" h.s. on face, 1842 EL to N.Y. with oval framed "Returned/for Postage" h.s. on face and framed "Returned for '1/10' Postage" h.s. on face and Sep. 1844 E to N.Y. with superb oval forwarding mark for Harnden & Co. etc. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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USA 21c STAMPED RATE TO FRANCE; 13 June 1855 EL (light file fold, written at Callao) to Paris franked USA 10c Washington & 1851 1c Franklin cancelled or tied by barred circles and 10c pair additionally tied by "8"(decimes) h.s and with London and Paris datestamps on reverse. Very fine and attractive PHOTO - see inside front cover. £300
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USA COVER TO FRANCE WITH STAMPED INTERNAL RATE; 22 June 1856 EL to Nantes franked USA 1c Franklin pair + 3c Franklin representing the US internal rate and tied by large New Orleans c.d.s. with N.Y. and Calais transit c.d.s. on face and charged "13" (decimes) also on face. Carried on the 'America' by British Open Mail. Very fine. PHOTO - see page 3. £300
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FRANCE TO USA GROUP WITH NAPOLEON FRANKINGS; Range with 1856-58 EL's to N.Y. each carried by British ships and each franked 20c + 10c Napoleon tied or cancelled by diamond of dots (ex Havre or Bordeaux). Two with "6"(c) in circle incoming charge and other with circular "NEW YORK/SHIP/(DATE)/5 cts" incoming charge. Attractive trio (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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SAN FRANCISCO STAMPLESS MAILS TO FRANCE; Group with 1856 EL to Paris with circular "SAN FRANCISCO CAL/(DATE)/26 PAID" h.s., 1857 EL to Cognac via N.Y. with circular "SAN FRANCISCO Cal/(DATE)/30" h.s., 1858 EL to Cognac also via N.Y. with framed forwarding agents marks for Frederick Probst & Co., and similar items (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 3. £240
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FRENCH CLOSED MAIL COVER WITH NAPOLEON FRANKING; 20 Aug. 1856 EL to N.Y. franked France Napoleon 80c (3) + 20c (mostly with margins) tied by diamond of dots, representing the 2F60c rate (over 71/2 gr.) and with "N.YORK BR. PKT/5/(DATE) c.d.s indicating 5c incoming charge. Highly attractive franking. PHOTO - see inside front cover. £240
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US 5c JEFFERSON SOLO FRANKING ON COVER TO FRANCE; 15 Mar. 1857 EL (re-enforced with tape in one place) to Bordeaux franked 5c Washington (four margins with part of adjoining unit at base) representing the US internal rate and tied by New Orleans c.d.s., framed "GB/1F60c" accountancy marking and Calais transit marking. Additionally struck with "16" (decimes) due in France. Ex Gibson. Attractive example. PHOTO - see front cover. £300
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USA TO FRANCE GROUP; Range inc. 1857 EL to Paris (ex N.Y.) with framed "GB/1F60c" h.s., 1857/59 EL's to Cognac (ex Philadelphia) each with "PAID/15" h.s. on face, 1858 EL to Paris with circular "10" h.s. on face, 1859 EL to Cognac with oval G.M.LEWIS forwarding agents h.s. on face and other similar examples. (9 covers) PHOTO p3. £200
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FRENCH MAIL VIA CUNARD LINE TO USA; Group with 1857/59 E or env. to N.Y. or Rhode Island franked Napoleon 80c and each with framed "Br Service" (ex Bordeaux or Paris) (4 covers), 1857 stampless env. to N.Y. with superb "Par Steamer/pr les Etats-Unis", framed "Br Service" and John Monroe & Co. forwarding agents oval mark on face and 1858 EL to N.Y. franked Napoleon 20c (4) tied by Havre diamond of dots also with framed "Br Service" h.s. on face. Fine to very fine (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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ANGLO-FRENCH ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON US-FRANCE COVER; 1 May 1857 stampless env. to Paris rated '24'(c) at top left and "PAID" h.s. alongside. Dixon (Illinois) c.d.s, N.Y. transit and Calais transit marks on face. Initially hand stamped "15" and error detected by deletion by barred circle. Only paid to GB and the capsule "GB/40c" applied indicating an unpaid letter to France and rated '10' (decimes) on arrival. Excellent and extremely fine example of underpaid mail PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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FRENCH MAILBOAT CANCEL INCORRECTLY APPLIED; 9 Jan. 1858 stampless env. to Philadelphia with Wesserling c.d.s. on face with circular "PHILADELPHIA PA/PAID/(DATE)/15" on face where the framed "Fr. Service" h.s. incorrectly applied as only meant for mail carried on French mailboats. Unusual example of transatlantic mail PHOTO - see page 3. £240
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SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL FROM N.Y. TO FRANCE; 21 July 1858 stampless EL 'pr Africa' (Cunard Line) to Cognac with N.Y. paid c.d.s on face and chamfered framed "SUPPLEMENTARY/MAIL" h.s on face. French transit or arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Scarce marking PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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USA FRANKED MAIL TO FRANCE; 20 June 1861 3c embossed env. uprated 12c Washington tied by Calais transit c.d.s. to Lyon, Boston transit c.d.s. on face with addressees name erased and rewritten though still an attractive use of the env. plus 16 June 1860 env. (addressees name partially deleted) to Paris franked strip of five and single (single does not belong) 3c Washington tied by N.Y. paid c.d.s. and Havre hexagon datestamp on face (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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THE KEITH A. HARMER: SHIP DISASTER COLLECTION
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** SUNKEN SHIPS A-Z PPC COLLECTION: the 19th to 20th century collection of chiefly unused PPCs of various multinational sunken vessels, from H.M.S. Audacious to Zenta, inc. 9 Aug. 1915 env. c/o general post office London to "H.M.S. GOOD HOPE" franked by 1/2d green tied by a good Birmingham m/c, with good boxed "SHIP LOST" in purple (Sunk 1 Nov. 1914 at the 'Battle of Coronel', 'Chile', All hands lost). Also KGV O.H.M.S. env. from H.M.S. 'Hecla' to Kent, franked with 1d red, tied by a Naval dumb rubber h.s., good "Hecla" & "If Undelivered, please return to/Commanding Officer, H.M.S. "Hecla", h.s.'s (Torpedo off Morocco 1942). (70 PPCs & 2 items) PHOTO - see page 3. £500
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** MISCELLANY: The 20th Century group of covers & cards depicting a variety of ships (American, British & German) inc. pre WWI, Inter War years & post WWII. (Approx. 40) £100
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"HAMBURG PAID" MARK: 4 Apr. 1823 'Prices Current' (in Portuguese) & letter sheet (in English) ex Hamburg to James Finnie of Lisbon., with red, arched "Hamburg Paid" mark & black oval "30/LISBOA/4" and on the reverse a dotted circle "FPO/AP10/1823". Good to fine. PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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G.B. FRANKED NAVAL COVERS TO G.B. EX H.M.S. SHANNON IN MOZAMBIQUE/MADAGASCAR; 1881/86 envs. (former with "H.M.S. SHANNON" flap; latter with faults) from the same sailor to Sussex/London franked by GB 1d Reds (3) + 1/2d Rose-Reds (2) or 1d Lilac + 2d Dull Purple (2) all cancelled on arrival in London; ex St. Vincent and Madagascar/Mozambique. Research notes included. Unusual Naval Bag pair. (2 covers) £100
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** SPANISH AMERICAN WAR - BATTLE OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA: 4 Oct 1898 signed letter (mounted on card) from Rear Admiral, W.S. Schley aboard his flagship the Brooklyn to the 'Headquarters of the Commission of the United States of American for Porto Rico/San Juan' responding to a letter on his victory at the Battle of Santiago De Cuba July 3rd. (Some discolouration & heavy creasing) With a stereograph of his flagship the Brooklyn. (1 letter & 1 stereograph) £300
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** SPANISH AMERICAN WAR 1898-99: The selection of patriotic covers/cards referencing the sunken 'U.S.S. Maine' sent during/relating to the Spanish American War inc. 12 Oct 1898 'Remember the Maine' Patriotic color env. sent from Co. C, 1st Montana inf. in California to Montana, franked by 1c green (2) & tied by a partial 'US Mil. STA.NO.1-S.F.,CAL/CAVITE P.I. OCT 12 '98' h.s., (rare military station usage). The collection continues with a variety of used patriotic covers & some PPCs of the raised 'Maine'. (10 covers, 15 PPCs & 3 items) PHOTO - see page 3. £300
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** S.M.S. LUCHS - GERMAN EAST ASIATIC SQUADRON WWI: Pre-WWI 21 Aug. 1900 Large Env. (heavy middle fold) from the commander of S.M.S. Luchs to Kiel with good Kiautschou 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/MARINE/ SCHIFFSPOST/No. 3/ 21 /8/00' c.d.s. (2), reverse with two partial 'KAISER DEUTSCHE MARINIE/KOMMANDO S.M.S. LUCHS' h.s. on envs. folds, near a 'KIEL/-9.9.00.7-8N./*1P' h.s.. Plus 16 May 1902 Chinese PPC franked by 5pf green & tied with the same SCHIFFSPOST No.3 & with a Kiel arrival h.s. (7 Nov. 1914 scuttled by the Germans due to the fall of the fortress of Tsingtau). (1 cover & 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 3. £200
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** MARITIME DISASTER - P.S. GENERAL SLOCUM: the 15 June 1904 pre-paid 2c red env. tied by a good 'BRIDGEPORT. CONN' circle & wave m/c & eye-witness letter ref. ships sinking from Henry Streeter in Conn. to his sister in Mass. 'I saw a terrible sight today....a pilot came aboard and shouted as we picked him up, 'For God's sake put on full steam and get up to Port Morriss as quick as you can. The General Slocum is afire with 2000 women and children aboard....you can imagine what a thrill of horror passes over everyone on board'... Plus later used PPCs of the General Slocum (4). (15 June 1914 the General Slocum caught fire & sank with the loss of est.1021 lives), (1 cover & four PPCs) PHOTO - see page 4. £200
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** H.M.S. RUSSEL: 30 Dec./25 Nov. 1904/5 pair of hand drawn envs. of H.M.S. Russel, 1904 env. franked by 2c red with Canadian c.d.s., 1905 env. is a 1c green prepaid PC uprated by a 1c green tied by a good 'Montreal' wave m/c (both envs. with surface rubbing due to mounting) both to Herbert Edwards on H.M.S. Russel Channel fleet. (As previous lots hand-drawn by Burgoyne Edwards, a relative?). Plus a 1901 unused PPC of the ship. (on the 27 Apr. 1916 H.M.S. Russel hit a mine & sank off the coast of Malta). (2 envs. & 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 4. £300
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** NAVAL SCENES & NAVAL AUTOGRAPHS ON PC/PPCs: The accumulation of chiefly unused PPCs depicting stricken ships & wrecks inc. 9 Sept. 1905 Russo-Japanese Peace conference PC from Mass. to Wisc. franked by a 1c green & tied by partial 'BOSTON/SEP9/4-30P/1905/MASS - NOTH/POSTAL/STATION' m/c, signed by representatives from Russia & Japan., with 12 Apr 1912 70th Anniv. flown env. of 'the First use of the Aeroplane in war 23 October 1911'' from RAF Lyneham to the Ascension Island franked by a Jersey 10p & tied by a good commemorative c.d.s., signed by Admiral Field House & Ait Marshal Curtiss. (The G.B. Air Commanders during the Falklands war). (10 covers & 34 PC/PPCs) £120
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** MARITIME - DISASTER: S.S. CAIRO: 25 Feb. 1905 Pair inc. registered env. from Marseille to Alexandria franked by a 50c brown & tied by a good 'MARSEILLE/DU RHONE' c.d.s. (50c 1/2 off paper due to water damage?) & a weak to good "SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU "CAIRO"/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S."CAIRO" violet h.s., reverse with a good Alexandra red Post Office seal. Plus a similar cover from the 'Societe Generale' of Commerce & Industry in Paris to Alexandra franked by a perfinned 25c blue & tied by a weak 'PARIS RUE DE PROVENCE' c.d.s, with good singular aforementioned h.s. in violet. (The S.S. CAIRO ran aground in the port of Alexandria 6 March 1905). PHOTO - see page 4. £100
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** S.S. ILLINOIS - U.S.A.: 6 Sept. 1905 Hand Drawn Ink PPC of the 'ILLINOIS' from Montreal to HMS 'Russel' Channel Fleet Cruising, franked with a 2c rose & tied by a good wave m/c. (address side with discolouration due to heavy mounting), with ship with namesake sunk in 1942 depicted on a b/w unused PPC. (2 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 4. £75
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** H.M.S. ARIADNE: 6 Sept 1905 Hand Drawn Ink PPC of 'H.M.S. Ariadne' from Montreal to HMS 'Russel' Channel Fleet Cruising, franked with a 2c rose & tied by a good wave m/c. (address side with discolouration due to mounting). PHOTO - see above. £75
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** R.M.S. LUSITANIA COLLECTION: The 1908-19 covers/cards inc. 27 Sept. 1907 R.M.S. Lusitania silk PC from Queenstown to New York, franked by a 1d red, tied by good 'Queensland SE27/07' c.d.s. & ''PAQUEBOT" h.s., with mint, 'Hands across the Sea' R.M.S. Lusitania silk, U.S.A. & G.B. flag card mint & G.B. & Cunard flag used, mixed condition, with 15 Dec. 1908 registered & uprated 5c blue pre-paid env. to Germany franked by a 8c black & tied by weak N.Y. registered h.s. (2) & good 'Lusitania.' h.s. in purple, 1911 Cunard env. to N.Y. franked by a KEVII 1d red, tied by a very good 'PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/07 M6 11/LIVERPOOL' c.d.s. with contents on 'Lusitania' headed paper, ref. Journey. Plus a 1912 pre-paid 1c green env. to Belgium tied by a N.Y. m/c with a good 'S.S. LUSITANIA' h.s., 9 Mar. 1912 large mourning env. from Glasgow, 'per Lusitania' m/s, via Queenstown to N.Y. franked by KEVII 11/2d & 3d tied by two good c.d.s.'s. Continues with a few unused PPCs of the ship & a replica of the 'Lusitania' German Medal. (5 covers,46 PPCs, 4 silk PCs, medal & five items) PHOTO - see page 4. £600
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TITANIC DISASTER NEWSPAPER: The Toronto Daily Star 1st May 1912, Newspaper featuring articles on the Titanic aftermath inc. 'First Picture of the Band of SS. TITANIC' &'Special Cars At Halifax to Remove Bodies of Distinguished Victims' (Paper with minor tears & foxing, presentable), lot inc. three 20th century music-sheet books 'The Wreck of the Titanic' W. Baltxell, Same title, J. Forrest & 'The Band Played 'Nearer My God to Thee' as the ship went down' M.Beam & H.Jones. (Newspaper & 3 music-sheet books) PHOTO - see page 4. £300
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** TITANIC - KOREAN PPC TO U.S.A. REF. DISASTER: the 2 April 1912 PPC of a nobel class Japanese male child in traditional dress sent from South Korea to U.S.A. via Japan, franked by a 4 Sen. carm., tied by good 'KEIJO/18/4/12/CHOSEN, c.d.s. (3 days after the sinking!) & near ''YOKOHAMA/22?.4.12/ JAPAN' comb c.d.s., both h.s. in violet. Note from traveller in Asia ref. 'What a disaster the loss of the Titanic'. An unusual item. PHOTO p4. £120
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** MARITIME - DISASTER: R.M.S. CAMPANIA: The 13 March 1912 menu for breakfast in the Second Cabin (fragment, top reduced), with two unused S.S. CAMPANIA PPCs. (Later H.M.S. CAMPANIA, sinking 5 Nov. 1918 after a collision with H.M.S. Glorious). (1 Menu fragment & 2 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 4. £120
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** EMDEN - GERMAN EAST ASIATIC SQUADRON WWI: The collection of covers/cards relating to the German Navy, Light cruiser Emden inc. trio of carried covers ex Tsingtau,15 Feb./2 Mar./27 Jul. 1914, with 15 Feb. env. (foxing to top) to N.Y. franked by 5pf green (4) & tied by good 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/ MARINE/ SCHIFFSPOST/No28/15 2/14' c.d.s.'s (3), similar 2 Mar. env. to N.Y with 10pf. red (2), tied by partial strikes the previous c.d.s. (2), 27 Jul. env. to Germany with 5pf. green (2) & same c.d.s.'s (3), all envs. opened roughly. Also a rare 9 Aug. 1916 P.O.W. env. to a German P.O.W. from the Emden at Liverpool P.O.W. camp N.S.W., with good 'LIVERPOOL/9A29AU16' c.d.s., 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' blue c.d.s (2) & a signed Lieut. Colonels censor h.s. in violet.. (On 4 Nov. 1914 the Emden ran aground off the Cocos Islands, after battle with the H.M.A.S. Sydney). Plus a carried env. of this ships namesake during WWII. (5 Covers & 3 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 4. £300
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** S.M.S. SCHARNHORST - GERMAN EAST ASIATIC SQUADRON WWI - ADMIRAL GRAF VON SPEE's FLAGSHIP: The pre-WWI 25 Jan./14 Mar. 1911 pair of envs. from 'SCHIFFSPOST No. 16' to Germany, 25 Jan. env. franked by 10pf. red & franked by good (1 of 2) 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/MARINE/ SCHIFFSPOST/No16/ 25 /1/14' c.d.s.'s, similar 14 Mar. env. same address, with 5pf. green (2) tied by previous good c.d.s. (3). Plus unused PPC of the Scharnhorst. (8 Dec. 1914, sunk by H.M.S. Invincible during the battle of the Falkland Islands). (2 covers & 1 PPC) £200
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** MARITIME - DISASTER: GERMAN NAVAL GROUP: the 1914-49 selection of covers/PPCs relating to German ships inc. 1936-38 'Panzerschiff Deutschland' ship envs. to the Marine naval base in Kiel from the; Lutzow, Admiral Scheer & the Leipzig (reported as sunk twice during WWII, but found in Denmark in 1945). All with fine Third Reich sensor h.s's. (8 covers & 22 PPCs) £200
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** WWI & WWII - POSTCARDS OF SUNKEN SHIPS: The eclectic accumulation of PPCs (plus a few covers) relating to allied & axis vessels sunk during WWI & WWII. Comprising a fine array of cards pertaining to the scuppering of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow (22). Plus a small group of WWII cards inc. six views of the 'HOOD'. Mostly real photo types. (30 items) £200
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** KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE: 19 Jul. 1905 registered env. 'Per SS. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse' m.s., from G.B. & redirected from Mass. to N.Y. franked by 1/2d green & 4d jubilee, tied by weak to goods registered h.s.s (3), with two good 'R' registered h.s. & a 'NOTIFIED/JUN 29 1905' h.s. in violet. Plus PPCs of the Ship. (1 Cover/5 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 5. £150
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** S.M.S. GNEISENAU - GERMAN EAST ASIATIC SQUADRON WWI: Pre-WWI 5 Nov. 1913 PC from the Gneisenau at SCHIFFSPOST/No22 to Germany, franked by 3pf. brown (2) & tied by good (2 of 3) 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/ MARINE/ SCHIFFSPOST/No22/15 2/14' c.d.s.'s. (8 Dec. 1914, sunk by H.M.S. Invincible during the battle of the Falkland Islands). £120
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** H.M.S. KENT - BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS - 1914: The 1912-1920 undated On Active Service env. to G.B. franked by a 1d red & tied by a partial wave m/c, with a good overlapping small 'PASSED/H.M.S. KENT/CENSOR' h.s. (8 Dec. 1914 she sank the German Light cruiser S.M.S. Nurnberg at the Battle of the Falklands). Plus a 22 July 1937 env. from the Nurnberg (Launched 1934) to Germany, with an unused PPC of the Ship. (2 covers & 1 PPC) £120
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** MARITIME - DISASTER: H.M.S. EMPRESS OF IRELAND: 14 May 1914, (water damaged & missing adhesive) env. from Canada to G.B., with a fine 'Charlesbourg/May 27/14/Que' c.d.s. & reverse with good 'Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S. Empress of Ireland' h.s. in violet & 'Sept. 15 1914' Dead Letter office h.s. in blue. Plus two unused PPCs of the ships. (29 May 1914, after a collision with the Storstadt she sank with, 1,014 lost.). (1 Cover & 2 PPCs) £100
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** S.S. EASTLAND DISASTER: The 19th Century collection of unused PPCs depicting the aftermath of the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, Chicago July 24 1915. (the 1915 Seamen's Act passed due to the loss of the R.M.S. Titanic. required retrofitting of life boats on vessels, thereby making the ship top heavy!, 844 lost.) duplication. (29 PPCs) £200
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** WWI - BATTLE OF JUTLAND: Binder with the remarkable collection of covers & cards mounted on neatly written-up exhibition pages. The collection is arranged ship by ship commencing with the Commander in Chief & his flagship the 'Friedrich der Grosse', continuing with the Battleships, Cruisers & Torpedo Boats. Each ship has a page dedicated to it, often with both a PPC & a cover/feldpost card showing the Marine Schiffspost numbered cancel, in a variety of colours. The PPCs depict the relevant vessel or officer & include some real photo types, whilst the covers include items ex officers correspondence. A wonderful lot that would prove almost impossible to replicate. (Approx. 140 covers & cards) PHOTO - see page 5. £2,000
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** FREDERICK T. JANE EX BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER & NAVAL/AVIATION HISTORIAN: 20 Mar. 1901 signed 'All The world's fighting Ships' headed letter (a corrections & addenda sheet from his famous publication) by Fredrick T. Jane (1865-1916) ref. plans of new images of boats in the next volume. A scarce & useful autograph for the collector of important people in Maritime/Aviation Philatelic Literature. Plus a trio of 20th Century music sheet-books inc. 'Hello Lindy' L.Conley, 'Yankee Bird' C.L. Johnson' & 'Lucky Lindy' L.W. Gilbert & A.Baer & 'Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France' C.F. Reisner, B.Davis & B.Baskette. (1 Letter & four music sheet-books) PHOTO - see page 5. £400
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** THE HALIFAX DISASTER: the chiefly unused selection of PPCs picturing the destruction caused by the explosion at Halifax on the 6 Dec. 1917, when the French S.S. Mont-Blanc fully laden with explosives collided with the Norwegian S.S. Imo. The result approx. 2,000 dead & 9,000 injured. (16 PPCs, slight duplication) PHOTO - see page 5. £200
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** S.M.S. VIRIBUS UNITIS - AUSTRIAN DREADNOUGHT CLASS WWI: The pair of WWI k.u.k. PCs inc. 29 Dec. 1915 PC from Pola to Vienna with a weak 'K.U.K MARINEEFELDPOSTAMPT/2?X11.15/VIRIBUS UNITIS' & good Pola c.d.s.'s , similar 4 Nov. 1917 PC to Pola with good address h.s. in violet. & same c.d.s's as previous PC. (1 Nov. 1918, she was torpedoed by an Italian two man driven torpedo). (2 PCs & 1 PPC) £120
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** R.M.S. EMPRESS OF CANADA: the 1920s-30s covers/cards inc. 1928 large env. from Shanghai to a cadet at the San Rafael Military Academy in California, franked by 3c green (2) & 10c blue (4) junk issues tied by weak 'PAQUEBOT /POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/OC 21 28?' h.s. (3), 21 June 1932 env. from British Columbia to California franked by a 2c red Arbor Day issue tied by a partial 'VICTORIA/3PM/JUN21/1932/BRITISHCOLUMBIA' Paquebot m/c, near good green-blue 'PURSER'S OFFICE' h.s.'s (2) & 'Via R.M.S. "EMPRESS OF CANADA" h.s. (14 Mar. 1943 Sunk by the Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci, 392 lost). (3 covers & 2 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 5. £120
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** MARITIME - DISASTER: MONTE-CERVANTES: The pair of used/unused 11 July 1928/12 Mar 1929 Monte-Cervantes menu/PPCs, with 1928 menu/PPC from Geiranger to Berlin franked by a blk. of 1 ore grey (8), 3 ore. orange (3) & a 2 ore brown all tied by good c.d.s.'s (10). (23 Jan 1930, she struck an uncharted rock, all passengers & crew were taken off, except the captain who drowned when the ship slipped off the rock the following day. The Monte-Cervantes was refloated in 1954 but sank in heavy seas en-route to Buenos Aires). (2 Menu/PPC used/unused) PHOTO - see p5. £150
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** S.M.S. KONIGSBERG - GERMAN NORTH SEA MINE LAYER WWII: the 1st Apr. 1933 letter from Naval HQ Berlin to the commander of the Konigsberg at Kiel, with a 1942 PPC of the ship sent within Germany, reverse bearing good boxed Nazi feldpost h.s. in violet. (After being damaged in the Apr. 1940 Operation Weser¸bung 'invasion of Norway', she was sunk in dock on the 9 Apr. by the R.A.F, later raised & broken up by 1943). (1 letter & 1 PPC) £100
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** GERMAN PRE WWII HITLER SIGNED - NAVAL APPOINTMENT OF OTTO VON SCHRADER TO COMMANDER OF THE WILHELMSHAVEN & REAR ADMIRAL: The embossed Third Reich letter sheet '1st April 1937' confirming Otto Von Schrader the WWI U-boat hero as 'Kommandant der Befestigungen von Wilhelmshaven zum Konteradmiral' dated at foot 'Berlin, den 10. April 1937./Der Fuhrer und Reichskanzler' with Adolf Hitlers signature. Also a 18 Sept. letter to Schrader confirming a further appointment of Second Admiral of the North Sea (officially given Oct. 1st 1937). Plus a b/w photo of Hitler & Schrader. (3 items) PHOTO - see above. £1,800
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** WWII - GERMAN FLEET: Binder with the superb collection of covers & cards commencing with a large coloured reprint of Wolf Willrich's drawing of Admiral Raeder and continuing with a magnificent array of covers & cards relating to ships of the German Navy inc. r/p cards of the 'Gneisenau' the 'Graf Spee' and the 'Scharnhorst'. The collection is extremely well presented on exhibition leaves & must be seen to be fully appreciated. (Approx. 75) PHOTO - see page 5. £500
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