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WWI HANDSTRUCK 'SHEIKH OTHMAN' CENSOR COLLECTION: 24 Nov 1916 On Field Service E to G.B. addressed to 'The Manager Army & Navy C.S.L.' bearing good 'F.P.O. No. 324 24 No.16' to reverse & to front 'No. A-45' violet censor c.d.s. strikes, 29 Nov 1917 E attributed to Sheikh Othman going to G.B. With fair 'F.P.O 'No. 324 29 17' c.d.s to reverse & a partial Aden 'No. A5' censor c.d.s in red to front. Plus 8 Dec 1916 E made of reed with printed picture of a boat, same dept. & dest. with 'F.P.O. No. 324' c.d.s. to reverse & Aden 'No. A3' censor in violet to front. (13 covers, 2 PPC's & 1 front) £280
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WWI HANDSTRUCK CENSOR COVER TRIO: WWI mounted covers on leaves inc. 11 Feb 1916 E to England reverse with fair 'BASE OFFICE A 11 FEB 16' c.d.s., front with weak 'PASSED BY CENSOR, ADEN. h.s. in violet, 9 Mar Djibouti to Camp Aden E bearing 'DJIBOUTI 9 MAR 1917' c.d.s. & typed 'PASSED BY CENSOR, ADEN.' violet h.s. both good strikes, reverse bearing French Somali 25c. blue tied by additional Djibouti c.d.s., near a good 'ADEN 15 MAR' & 'ADEN CAMP 16 MAR' weak to good c.d.s's. Plus 191? E to England with two Indian 1/2d. green tied by two c.d.s's, near a s/l censor mark as the former both h.s. weak. (3 Covers) £100
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WWI PERIM ISLAND TO INDIA CENSOR COVER : 4 Apr 1916 Field Service honour cover from Perim Island to India with 'FIELD SERVICE' h.s., 'PERIM 4 APR 16' censor c.d.s. both good strikes in black, near faint 'No. A9' violet c.d.s., with signed honour from to reverse. Quality item. £75
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WWI SAUDI ARABIA TO ADEN CENSOR COVER : 21 Jan 1917 E Jeddah to Aden bearing 1/2pi scarlet (2) & a 1/4pi green tied by a partial 'JEDDAH 21 1 17' c.d.s. in black, near good Aden 'No. AB. 105' censor c.d.s. strike in violet, reverse with 'ADEN 13 FEB 17' arrival & 'ADEN CAMP 8.30 A.M. M DEL 13 FE 17' c.d.s.'s weak to fair. Early usage. £140
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WWI HANDSTRUCK 'LETTER P' CENSOR COVERS: WWI mounted covers on leaves inc. 7 Oct 1918 'Ponte Nomentano'' PPC to G.B. bearing a good 'BASE OFFICE ADEN IEF' c.d.s. strike & 'P' 'A105' partial h.s., with blue crayon O.A.S. & examiners signature. 12 Sep 1918 cover registered to G.B. with Indian 1/2a green & 3a orange tied by a partial 'ADEN REG' c.d.s on reverse, front with typed address matching a 'P' '105' h.s. in violet, partial 'REGISTERED 14 OCT 18' hooded arrival c.d.s to reverse. Plus 28 Dec 1918 E to India bearing advertisement for the 'Aden Tobacco Company', with Indian 1/2a. green tied by a weak 'ADEN CAMP' c.d.s., near a 'P' 'Q105' partial h.s., reverse with 'M-4 OUT SET M84 JA.5' good & 'AHMEDNAGAR' partial arrival c.d.s.'s. (3 Covers & 1 PPC) £180
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ADEN TO BOMBAY ADVERTISING COVER: 22 Sep 1918 E to India bearing advertisement for the 'Aden Tobacco Company', with Indian 1/2a. green tied by a weak 'ADEN CAMP' c.d.s., 'S' censor mark & 'BOMBAY CENSOR 8' poor to good violet c.d.s. applied with 'AHMEDNAGAR' partial black c.d.s to reverse. £140
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WWI HANDSTRUCK I.E.F CENSOR COLLECTION: 12 Jun 1920 redirected E to India addressed to the 'Sectary Philatelic Society of India' bearing 2a. 6pi. blue tied by a good 'BASE OFFICE ADEN 12 JUN 20 I.E.F' c.d.s. & a fair 'BASE OFFICE ADEN/I.E.F.' boxed h.s. to front, with poor to good 'BOMBAY 23 JUL' arrival c.d.s's (3). 27 Sep 1915 On Active Service 'Promenade St.er point' PPC to G.B. with fair 'C.S. OFFICE I.E.F. 27.SEP.1915' c.d.s. & partial 'PASSED BY CENSOR INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 72' censor c.s. in red. (7 Covers & 1 PPC) £180
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BALANCE OF THE WWI HANDSTRUCK CENSOR MARKINGS: WWI group of mounted covers on leaves inc. 2 Sep. 1915 redirected active service cover to England bearing an 'No. 10 BRITISH STATIONARY OFFICE' with good red oval h.s. strike & m.s. 'Censored' in red, reverse with Aden 'F.P.O N.O. 60 2 SE. 15' c.d.s.' & EAST-FINSHLEY 17. SP 15' receiving c.d.s to front, 22 Jan 1918 cover registered Churwell to Aden bearing KGV 2 1/2d & 1/2d tied by two Churwell c.d.s's, with Chief Censor Officers h.s. 'No AB-105' in violet, reverse with pair of registered c.d.s's 'ADEN REG. 22JA. 18'. in fair condition. A nice assortment. (6 covers & 2 Cards) £140
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REGISTERED INWARDS COVER FROM ADDIS ABABA; 21 Jun 1931 large linen-lined reg. E (file fold at left) to Aden franked Ethiopia 8g pair & 1g with pink Addis-Ababa reg. label at top and h.s. "(RECOMMANDEE)" at left. Aden and Aden Camp c.d.s.'s on reverse. Unusual and scarce example of incoming registered mail. £100
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1939-45 SERIES - COMPLETE SET PERFORATED SPECIMEN; 1/2a - 10r set of thirteen values diagonally perforated "SPECIMEN", the 10r with small thin at rear, otherwise fine SG 16-27s Cat £325 (13) £70
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ADEN WWII & QEII PERIOD POSTAL HISTORY; Group with 1942 envs. to Zurich or England franked KGVI 3a + 1/2a or 21/2a with framed "CENSOR/ADEN." and on an 1942 stampless env. to Aden and redirected to England with "RECEIVED FROM/H.M.SHIPS" h.s. and triangular "No.24/PASSED BY CENSOR", 1941 env. to Nairobi franked USA 5c Prexie redirected to Aden with "NOT KNOWN IN/MIDDLE EAST COMMAND" h.s., range of 1940's and '50's airmails/aerogrammes to UK, incoming mail from Egypt, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Palestine, 1942 envs. to India with Aden reg. labels each with censor tape etc. PHOTO - see page 6. £200
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1947 PARIS UPU CONFERENCE RED LEATHER BOUND FOLDER FOR ADEN; The contents (partially stuck down, as made) include the KGVI 1939-45 set to 5r, Victory issue plus Kathiri State of Seiyun and Qu'iati State of Shihr and Mukalla 1942 sets complete to 5r and with Victory opts for both. Attractive and scarce. (1 folder with 40 stamps) £70
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KGVI PROOF POSTCARD FOR PROPOSED AIR MAIL LETTER SHEETS; 1939 KGVI 3/4a postcard with hole punch at lower left and indicia with manuscript at either side of value tablet "AS/6" i.e. 6 annas and apparently designed for the 6 annas Air Mail Letter sheets issued on 1.1.1949. Very fine and probably unique proof. £150
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POST WWII MILITARY MAIL & MARKINGS; c1948-66 range of markings inc. R.A.F single ring c.d.s and Army Signals c.d.s plus a range of forces mail via the civilian post office incl. incorrectly taxed cover to UK, mainly using the Aden double ring c.d.s (RL Type C22) or Aden Machine Cancel. A good mixture (26 covers + 5 stamps) £100
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VILLAGE MARKINGS ON STAMPS AND COVERS; c1950-66 range of Village c.d.s for Perim, Crater (inc. 1966 taxed commercial local E & 1964 2nd class 'Sample....of no commercial value' airmail registration E to Amsterdam), Harbour, Kamaran, Khormaksar, Maalla, Sheikh Othman and Little Aden (inc. incoming unstamped taxed E from Kenya, two commercial reg. E to Rhodesia and incoming E from Canada bearing framed "Gone-No Address" and "Return to Sender" both good strikes and redirected to UK). Very clean group (21 covers + 90 stamps - some on piece) £90
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1862 NO WMK 6d FIRST ISSUE USED; 1862 6d Blue-Green no wmk., rough perf 14-16 with bold barred "A02" cancel. Fine. SG 1 Cat £550 £100
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PUNCTURED OFFICIAL POSTCARDS; Group with 2 Apr. 1913 1d Queensland punctured OS (for Dept. of Public Lands) used to Gayndah, NSW 6 July 1905 11/2d punctured OS/NSW used to Brussels, NSW 1 June 1898 1d Shield PC punctured G R (Government Railways) used locally, 1908/11 NSW 1d Shield PC (2) punctured OS/NSW used locally and Australian Commonwealth KGV 1d & 1d Roo PC each punctured OS/NSW used locally. Scarce range (12 cards) PHOTO - see page 6. £200
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MINT & USED COLLECTION; Album with range of issues c.1851-1912 on mounted pages incl. 1851-55 Laureates to 6d, imperf. Diadems to 6d, perforated issues with Centennials to 1/-, OS opts. with used block of six 2d DLR with one unit showing flawed opt. lettering, few mint opts., 1891 71/2d on 6d & 121/2d on 1/- optd. OS used (Cat £180) plus a range of mint Australia 1989-95 face value approx. $AU100. (few 100's) £75
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1834 ENTIRE LETTER TO A HIGH PROFILE COLONIALIST; 19 May 1834 very extensive EL (few tears and repairs) "p Persian" Sydney to London (redirected within London) rated "6"d for a double ship letter and "1/8"(d) upon arrival. The rear with framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" and London c.d.s. Addressed to Captain D'Arcy Wentworth (junior, 1793-1861), the first Australian born to be commissioned as an officer in the British Army and a member of the first Legislative Council in New South Wales. The contents from his property agent in the colony concerning 3150 acres of land let at an annual rental of £284/5/-. Typed transcript included. £150
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1837 ENTIRE LETTER WITH TWO RARE SHIP MARKINGS; 12 Oct. 1837 EL (central file fold) Sydney to London rated "6"(d) double ship letter and "1/10"(d) upon arrival. The face with the very rare "POST PAID SHIP LTR/SYDNEY/OC * 12/1837" (PHNSW SL1 - re-cut version only known used 12-14 Oct.) and rare "EXEMPT SHIP Lr" (smudged), apparently applied in error and deleted. The rear with framed "INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND" and London c.d.s. Contents regard an account to the London Missionary Society. £220
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1844 WRECK COVER DISCOVERED IN 2012 AND PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED; 8 Nov. 1844 OHMS (scarce thus) EL (file folds and stains) "Per Thos. Lowry" Sydney to London (c.d.s on reverse), sent without colonial postage and rated "1/4"(d) double inwards charge. Routed via St Helena, the ship struck a sunken rock(s) upon arrival in Dartmouth when in charge of the pilot. Whilst the mails were recovered with little delay, the pilot committed suicide the next day. Previously thought that no example existed, now recorded by Peace (2012) possibly the only example extant. £360
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UNIQUE OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO & FROM SYDNEY G.P.O; Group with 1850-52 official printed circulars (some posted; with Sydney and Hartley datestamps on rear) from Sydney G.P.O to the Postmaster at Ryalstone [William Armstrong] (ref. reg. mail be tied round with red tape, wrapping horse mails in brown paper due to wet weather, letters bearing Victoria stamps should be treated as unpaid, fees on reg. mail and late fees to be paid by stamps etc. ) with several handwritten letters to him signed by W.H.Christie (N.S.W Postmaster-General) with contents ref. mail missent to Mudgee, mail contracts, mail delays etc. unused contract for the conveyance of mail (horse post), original contract for the position of Postmaster from 1 Feb. 1851 etc. Remarkable and unique by its nature. Important archive (66 documents) PHOTO - see page 6. £400
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SCARCE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR FRAMED DEFICIENCY MARKING; 7 Nov 1870 part env (one adhesive missing) Wilcannia to Manchester franked 4 x 2d DLR sidefaces and with framed "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE/d3" of which seven examples are recorded on mail from New South Wales plus three E's each with the 1871-84 2d DLR sidefaces each showing a doubling of the "TWO PENCE" at right due to a shift in the decoupage, one a pair with variety on both units and with RPSL Certificate of genuineness (1986) (4 covers) £100
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UNIQUE NATAL RECEIVING AUTHORITY SPECIMENS; 1899 (Oct.) 1/2d Grey & 2d QV Blue CTO or 'Specimen' opt in red respectively and each with additional "SPECIMEN." h.s. in violet applied by Natal as a receiving authority after distribution by the UPU. Unique by their nature and very fine. From the sale of the Natal archive (Sotheby's, 1980). Important exhibition item. PHOTO - see page 8. £300
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REPRINTED 2/- DIE PROOFS; 1867 2/- black, a reprinted die proof taken from the original die on thin porous card, a similar cerise example on thin paper (No. 392) and a further black example on thin paper. All with RPSL Certs. (1994) £80
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SHIP LETTER CORRESPONDENCE TO EDINBURGH; Range with 22 Dec. 1834, 4 Feb., 27 Oct. & 28 Dec. 1835, 2 Mar. & 20 Sep. 1838 EL's to Edinburgh (to famed paper manufacturer, Alexander Cowan, 1775 - 1859) the first four in the no postmark period (1832-37), the latter two with the oval crowned Hobart datestamp on face and each with Scottish '1' and '1/2'd charge marks. The rear on each with Deal, Dartmouth, Plymouth, Gravesend or Dover framed "INDIA LETTER" h.s. Typed transcript of each letter with this lot. (6 covers) PHOTO - p.6 £300
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THE 1837 HOBART CROWN OVAL; 19 Dec. 1837 EL (repaired in places, contents ref. wool trade) to Bradford with v.fine oval crown Hobart datestamps at top right and rated '4'd prepaid ship letter and '1/4'(d) due upon arrival. Framed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" and London c.d.s. on reverse plus 26 May 1834 EL (dup. letter) to London (no postmark period) rated '3'(d) and '1/-' on face. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 6. £120
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1867 SCARCE REGISTERED MAIL WITH RARE MARKING & 1875 RARE DOUBLE RATE TO GERMANY; 1867 (25 Oct) cover front from Castlemaine (with rare 'Registered/ Castlemaine' c.d.s) to Switzerland franked 3 x 1/- and 10d Laureates representing the double postage and foreign registration rate plus 6d domestic registration. Peripheral faults though a scarce example of registered mail. Ex Harvey (1976) & Jaffe (2006); also 1875 (23 Mar) env. Melbourne to Germany franked 1/- & 4d Laureates tied by strikes of the Melbourne duplex. London Paid transit and German arrival marking on reverse. Few stains and rear flap missing though a rare example of the double 8d rate. (2 covers) £300
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CARTON: with the early to modern collection in three binders. (Qty) £150
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ALBUM with the early to modern mint & used collection inc. 'Roos to £2 (Multiple wmk. - pulled perf.), useful KGV commems., Robes & Arms sets used, extensive QEII, etc. (Many 100's) £150
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COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF PRE-DECIMAL & DECIMAL BOOKLETS, 1956-72 inc. 1956 3/6d (12 x 31/2d) QEII (unwmkd paper) without wax interleaving (1) and with scarce wax interleaving (5) SG SB32/32a Cat £423; 1960 5/- Booklet (12 x 5d QEII Blue) and 1965 5/- Booklet (12 x 5d QEII Red) with editions S4 (2), N8 (2) and S5 (4) SG SB35 and SB 38 Cat £462; 1966 60c Booklets containing five panes of the 4c QEII, various edition numbers and advertisements. Fine. SG SB39 Cat £720; 1967 50c surcharged cover (2 x pane of five 5c on 4c overprints) (8), 50c normal cover (2 x pane of five of 5c) (2), $1 surcharged cover (4 x pane of five 5c on 4c overprints) (10) and $1 normal cover (4 x pane of five 5c) (17). Fine SG SB40-43 Cat £564; 1967-68 50c (10 x 5c) Military Booklets (Forces in Vietnam) with 5c Thornbill (Emerald-green and Blue green backgrounds) and 5c QEII (3 booklets) Fine. SG MB1, 1a & 2 Cat £210 and 1969 Prime Ministers $1 booklet (20 x 5c), 1972 Prime Ministers 70c booklet (10 x 7c) (18, 9 each of the Olive Green and Bright Purple covers) and $1.40 booklet (23), 1968 Famous Australians $1 booklet (20 x 5c) (3), 1970 Famous Australians booklets 60c (10 x 6c) (2) and $1.20 (20 x 6c) (22). Various editions identifiable for the specialist. Majority fine. BW Booklet Cat $AU870 (Approx. 140 Booklets in total) £320
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£1 1ST WMK PUNCTURED OS; 1913 1st Wmk. £1 Brown & Ultramarine punctured OS, lower right corner perfs defective and a few slightly blunt perfs at left. Cancelled Melbourne registered c.d.s. of October 1915. Significant rarity with perhaps seven used examples believed to exist. SG O14 £6000. RPSL Cert. (2014) PHOTO - see page 8. £500
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TWO DAVO ALBUMS with the valuable early to modern, mint & used collection inc. 1908-13 10k Franz Joseph mint, 1910 Birthday 10k used, 1931 Rotary set mint, 1931 Writers set mint, 1932 Painters set mint, 1933 Ski-ing set mint, 1933 W.I.P.A. 50g (both types) mint, 1933 Relief of Vienna set mint, 1936 Dollfuss 10s mint, 1948-52 Costumes set mint, 1950-53 Birds set mint (20s used) & comprehensive later ranges to the late 1980s. The collection continues with a strong run of "Back of the Book" issues plus a good range of Bosnia & Herzegovina. (Very many 100's) £1,800
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TWO STOCKBOOKS with the early to modern predominantly unmounted mint collection with useful middle period issues, many in corner blocks, marginals, etc. (Few 100's) £120
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LARGE STOCKBOOK with the early to modern stock of mint issues. We note useful middle period sets, 1948-52 Costumes, 1940s-50s commems. inc. Plebiscite x3, Renner, Horse Races etc. (Qty) £120
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AIR ISSUES 1925-53: Comprising the 1925-30 set to 10s & the 1950-53 Birds set (marginals), all fine unmounted mint. (27) £80
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VALUABLE QV USED SELECTION; with 1860 Clean-cut perf 14-16 1d lake, 1862 perf 12 4d, and perf 13 1d (both shades) and 4d (both shades). Mainly very fine. SG Cat £2410 (6 stamps) £360
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1885 British Bechuanaland 1/2d grey-black opt. in red, 3d pale claret mint, 1/2d,1d,2d,6d,1/- used, 1889-1897 low values. mint & used (7). Also British South Africa Company 1896 1/2d-1/- yellow mint. SG 1,2,6,7,30-32,38-39,56-58, B.S.A.C. SG 58-64 £530. (24) £100
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1874 ITALICISED "THREE PENCE" ON 1/- OVERPRINT; 1874 3d (normal "P" in "PENCE") on 1/- Green, very fine used. A sound example. SG 13 Cat £850 £160
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BOLD "THREE PENCE" ON 1/- OVERPRINT; 1874 3d on 1/- opt, few blunt perfs at base otherwise very fine used. SG 14 Cat £650 £100
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KGV MINT COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1913-21 set with & without "SPECIMEN" opt. 1921-27 set with & without "SPECIMEN" opt., 1931 Centenary set with "SPECIMEN" perfin, 1934 Pictorial set, etc. (Approx. 85) £150
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COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1895 set to $1 mint, 1907 set to $1, 1907 set to $1 opt. "SPECIMEN" stuck down on four small pieces, 1908 set to $5 mint, 1922 Borneo Exhibition to $1 mint (top value with tiny thin at lower edge), 1947 to $10 mint, etc. Fair to fine. (Approx. 130 plus 2 covers) PHOTO - see page 8. £360
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AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - EARLY 'FREE' LETTER FROM SCOTLAND TO CANADIAN PAYMASTER: 8 Mar 1778 EL (weak & reinforced folds) from "Edinbrough" to "The Paymaster General of the British Troupes in Canada" (in Quebec?) introducing an experienced baker, "The bearer hereof..." (letters like this carried all the way privately did not break the P.O. monopoly). PHOTO - see page 6. £150
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EARLY PACKET LETTERS FROM GB TO CANADA: 1791-97 group of ELs inc. 28 Jan. 1791 EL from Bristol to Quebec with marks of "1/6" & "2N4"; 15 Jun. 1792 EL London to Quebec with no postal markings; 1 Jan. 1796 EL from Halifax, England to Montreal via New York & 2 Feb. 1797 EL from Edinburgh to Montreal via New York. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 6. £150
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LETTER FROM LONDON TO MONTREAL WITH QUEBEC BISHOP & SHIP LETTER MARKS: 16 Apr. 1796 EL from London to Montreal via Quebec with the fine and scarce, early Quebec "SHIP" mark (letters uneven) on the front, with a m/s "10" in top right corner; Cover is also endorsed "p. Evretta", and on the reverse, a 2-ring ""QUEBEC/CANADA" with a 25 JU Bishop mark in the centre. PHOTO - see page 6. £300
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NAPOLEONIC WAR PERIOD PACKET LETTERS FROM GB TO CANADA: 1801-05 group of ELs inc. 12 Feb. 1801 EL from London to Quebec with a fine 'clamshell' type "NEW YORK/APR/6" mark on the front and contents ref. "..difficulties of getting supplies 'certain'" (due to French warships operating out of New York & Chesapeake Bay); 2 Jan. 1805 triple EL from London to Quebec charged the not inconsiderable sum of "11/111/2"; also 4 Feb. 1805 EL from Leith to Quebec via New York with v. fine straight line "LEITH/ 4 [F]EB 1805" mark and tombstone type "G/PAID/FEB 7/1805" in red (London transit?) (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 6. £140
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LONDON TO QUEBEC WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER: 25 Mar. 1815 EL from London to Quebec with a fine double-circle "POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/[CROWN]/LONDON(date missing)/1815" (Rob. PPWSL1) in black on the reverse and a manuscript charge of "81/2" (Stg.) in red on the front. The handstamp was always struck over the flap to prevent other pages being added, with the result that the date is often unreadable. The 'Withdrawn Ship Letter' facility was only in use from Oct. 1814 to Jul. 1815. PHOTO - see page 6. £150
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POST '1812-14' WAR US POSTAL SURCHARGES ON ENGLAND TO MONTREAL LETTERS: 16 Aug. 1815, 15 Sep. 1815, 30 Oct. 1815 & 2 Jan. 1816 group of ELs sent by private ships from Liverpool to Montreal - all routed via New York and all charged "9" on delivery; the covers show a range of charges from "251/2", "30" to "60". The 50% surcharge was introduced on 1 Feb 1815 to assist in paying the costs of the war and removed on 31 Mar. 1816. (5 covers) £160
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POST '1812-14' WAR MAIL FROM GB & IRELAND TO MONTREAL, WITH US SHIP LETTER MARKS, ETC: 1816-24 group of ELs inc. 23 Aug. 1816 EL from Ireland to Montreal via Halifax by the packet 'Lord Sidmouth' with "TEMPLEMORE/48" straight line mileage mark & "HALIFAX/OC 29/1816/oooo" d.s.; 23 Aug. 1817 EL Liverpool to Montreal, 8 Jan 1819 EL Arbroath to Riviere du Loup, etc. plus various others with New York (1 Philadelphia) "SHIP" marks. (10 covers) PHOTO - see page 6. £150
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SCOTLAND TO MONTREAL LETTER WITH OVAL CROWNED "SHIP LETTER/QUEBEC": 8 Sep. 1817 EL from Glasgow to Montreal with a fair single oval "SHIP LETTER/[CROWN]/QUEBEC". The letter is endorsed "Double only" & "Rebecca" with a charge of "1/81/2" in red. PHOTO - see page 7. £150
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