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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - MAINLY 19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL: Range of EL/ Es addressed within Europe inc. 3 May 1805 EL Danzig to Ormskirk; Italy (11) inc. 20 Jan. 1818 EL Naples to Lyon; France (8); Netherlands to Huth, London (10) plus 1770 EL Amsterdam to Lucca, Italy (re sale of pepper, cinnamon & mace); Spain to London (3). Some German, Swiss etc items; two US items; 1854 EL Geelong to Glastonbury (damaged). Also 4 Jan. 1839 EL Cairo to Loggia with "CAIRO" straight-line. (50 items)
Cross Reference: DANZIG, FRANCE, ITALY, EGYPT
£200
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - BAHAMAS/DENMARK - PRESTAMP MAIL (INC. "NEW PROVIDENCE" CDS) + PRINTED POSTAL CONVENTION, ETC.; Original 11-page foolscap printed 26 June 1846 "CONVENTION BETWEEN [G.B. & DENMARK] REGULATING THE COMMUNICATION BY POST..." (rare; minor browning); plus 1840/55 covers sent between GB & Denmark at varying rates inc. v. fine black or blue "KJOBENHAVN" cds's, 1855 EL from Edinburgh to Helsingor with v. fine boxed "SANDPORT/STREET", and unrelated 9 May 1844 E to GB charged "1/-" (Packet rate) with a mainly very fine large "NASSAU-NEW-PROVIDENCE" cds on the lower flap (slightly overlapped by red London arrival d.s.). [Latter with clear 1986 BPA cert.] Attractive lot. (8 items) [Ex Paul Phillips.]
Cross Reference: BAHAMAS, DENMARK, SCOTLAND, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
£240
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - PRESTAMP LOT INC. JAMAICA 1861 STAMP-SHORTAGE COVER, TRANSATLANTIC, U.S., G.B., ETC; 1840-94 covers/cards inc. GB group (with scarce fine blue 1849 "Feckenham", 1847 EL ex a pub & 1848 EL sent unpaid but with Worcester Numeral "948" in the stamp position), 1850s US pair ex Worcester Mass., 1858 EL ex Buenos Ayres with v. fine scarce "SOUTHAMPTON/PACKET LETTER" c.d.s., and rare Jamaica 23 June 1861 cash-paid (stamp shortage period) env. "Paid 6" to GB, etc. (23 covers)
Cross Reference: WORCESTERSHIRE, JAMAICA , SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - WEST INDIES - STAMPLESS MAILS EX TOBAGO/CUBA/ST. VINCENT/JAMAICA & FROM G.B. TO GRENADA; 1842-56 stampless Packet letter rate covers covers (all but one stampless) inc. trio with "HAVANA" (British PO) cds's (2 sizes - large serif or smaller sanserif) - one charged "9/-" - plus a trio at different rates ex "TOBAGO"/"PORT-MORANT/JAMAICA"/"ST. VINCENT" (fair to fine cds's) to GB, and 1849 EL prepaid ex Scotland to Grenada (mainly fine arrival cds on reverse). (7 covers)
Cross Reference: TOBAGO, CUBA, GRENADA, ST.VINCENT
£240
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - SOUTH AMERICA - OFFICIAL G.B. P.O. LETTER REF. HIGHEST KNOWN(?) 1840s-RATE "£8-4s-0d" LETTER (EX PERU/CHILE?); Fine 23 Mar. 1847 OHMS EL sent locally in London from the G.P.O. to Huth & Co. regarding their complaint about a massively charged letter; "I have ventured to reduce the postage charged on the Packet to which you allude from £8-4s-0d to £1...". The rate suggests a letter from Peru or Chile (2s-0d per ¼oz) weighing 20½oz... Rare evidence for huge postal rates continuing long after 1840!
Cross Reference: POSTAL REFORMS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS
£100
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - P. STATIONERY PCs (BANGKOK "B", MALDIVES O.P., B. LEVANT "Cancelled") + GB QV USED IN LEVANT; 1862 EL to Malta with GB 4d Rose-Carmine tied by v. fine Constantinople "C", rare unused 1885 Straits 3c Blue PC with Bangkok "B" overprint, 1905 KEVII 2c Ceylon PC o.p. "MALDIVES", and 1905 GB KEVII 1d Red PC o.p. "LEVANT" with rare manuscript "Cancelled". Rare group. (1 cover + 3 cards)
Cross Reference: LEVANT - BRITISH, THAILAND/SIAM, MALDIVE ISLANDS, POSTAL STATIONERY
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - MILITARY/NAVAL/AIRMAIL: 1872-1943 range of envs./PCs with mainly fine marks inc. 13 Sept. 1872 Part-E from Birmingham to Malta franked with a 'LA' 6d Brown, charged '2/6' with a "DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE" h.s., 13 Oct. 1893 souvenir Russian-France PPC to France with 10c black & 15c blue peace & commerce types tied, plus 25 Nov. 1922 Russian Inflation Period, registered env. franked with 100000r on 250r slate-purple on reverse (30, over-hanging) cancelled with c.d.s's. Lot also inc. a water colour essay by J Batchelor of a design similar to the issued 1991 3r value of Seychelles, framed with an issued stamp (14 covers & 9 cards plus artwork)
Cross Reference: SEYCHELLES
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - GOLD COAST/ZULULAND - SCARCE USED QV POSTAL STATIONERY REGD. ENVS./PCs; Very fine 1888/1901 usages of Gold Coast P. Stationery; 1888/1901 regd. envs. pair (Accra "557" Numeral or Anamaboe cds cancels), 1890/4 1½d Brown/½d Green PCs with Cape Coast "556" or Quittah "B27" Numerals; plus 1894/97 pair of Zululand uprated GB ½d Brown o.p. PCs to GB with GB o.p. or Key-type ½d's. Good lot. (6 covers/cards)
Cross Reference: GOLD COAST/GHANA, ZULULAND
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - WORLDWIDE SHIP MAIL - ALASKA, AZORES, HONG KONG, HAWAII, CANADA, CEYLON, POSTAGE DUES, ETC.; 1894-1939 (mostly commercial) covers/cards with Ship/Paquebot marks inc. frankings of Hong Kong (1015 PC with v. fine Hawaii "Packet Boat" alongside, Azores (1916/30 trio with Boston/Providence Paquebot marks), Ceylon/India (1910/11 pair with boxed Port Taufiq "PAQUEBOT" cancels), Alaska 1894/1901 Naval trio with SF/Port Townsend purple "Ship" in circle marks - one ex HMS Pheasant, the others with US P. Dues), Canada (3 inc. v. fine small 1909 red Hawaii "PACKET BOAT"), USA (19; inc. 1920 curved Boston "SHIP/4" Due mark on env. + front, 1898 Tacoma "SHIP LETTER", rare 1935 Guam Paquebot, and 1904/10 trio with v. scarce Hawaii purple "Ship Letter", "LATE FEE" or "PACKET BOAT"), etc. Very good lot. (38 covers/cards + 1 front)
Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PAQUEBOTS, CANADA, POSTAGE DUE COVERS
£240
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - (MAINLY WEST) AFRICA - SHIP MAIL INC. MUCH FRENCH COLONIES, EARLY PAQUEBOTS, & A MODERN ALBUM; 1894-1939 covers/cards (23) with good range of scarce Paquebot marks inc. 1894 St. Louis Senegal blue type on unpaid env. with 5 10c P. Dues, 1915/17 PCs pair with Mozambique boxed "PAQUETE/PAQUEBOT", 1924 env. with Kenya/Uganda tied by boxed P. Taufiq Paquebot, 1917/32 S. Africa envs. pair to US with Boston.Newport News Paquebots, 1916 envs. pair to France/Denmark with Senegal frankings tied Dakar cds having 2-ring purple "ALBERVILLE/PAQUEBOT/*" nearby or by unidentified Paquebot marks, similar Middle Congo/AOF trio, and range with French stamps and N/W African Paquebots). Plus 3 similar fronts and a red album with wide range of post-WWII Paquebot/maritime covers (92) mainly with West/North African marks. (115 covers/cards + 3 fronts)
Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA, PAQUEBOTS, SOUTH AFRICA
£200
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - CENTRAL & S. AMERICA - GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, COLOMBIA, MEXICO, ETC. - SHIPS' COVERS TO/VIA U.S.; Fine 1895-1942 array of commercial covers with all-different C./S. America frankings posted on ships to USA/Europe with "SHIP"/"PAQUEBOT" marks etc. of US ports; incl. Argentina (1; with superb purple "CONTE VERDE"), Brazil (1), Colombia (4; 1897 PC with "SHIP" in circle, 1903 superb red "SHIP", & 1926/7 SS Baracoa pair), Dominica 1912 (with red "SHIP MAIL/DUE 4cts"), Guatemala (5, 1924-42 inc. 1942 commercial env. with Bisect), Rep. Honduras (11; inc. 1911 pair with "SHIP MAIL/DUE...cts" in red or purple, 1915 tiny purple "SHIP" & 1915 Bisect), Mexico (7 inc. small 1900 purple "Ship letter." &1915 purple "SHIPS LETTER"), Nicaragua (5 inc. 1893 PC with "SHIP" in circle"), Panama (1) and Salvador (fine 1895 P. Stat. env. with US 10c P. Dues pair on front). Good lot. (38 covers)
Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PAQUEBOTS, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS
£300
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - SAUDI ARABIA/TURKEY/MIDDLE EAST - SHIPS' MAIL INC. JEDDAH COVER/CARD VIA PORT TAUFIQ; 1910/30 covers/cards inc. 1910 mourning env. ex "GELLATLY, HANKEY & Co./JEDDAH" (embossed flap) to Port Said with Turkey 10pa Green Vertical Strip of Four (one with corner fault) cancelled by v. fine tiny purple Port Taufiq "Paquebot" marks, opened out 1926(?) env. with Saudi Arabia 2pa Blue on reverse tied by purple "DJEDDA" cds with Turkey 1pa+½pa tied by v. fine boxed Port Taufiq "PAQUEBOT", 1895 Beirut to France env. with Turkey 1pi tied by v. fine "PLEINE MER", 1920 envs. pair to Alex with Morocco 1f40c+10c or OMF/Syrie o.p. 10c Pair tied b boxed Jaffa/Alex "PAQUEBOT" marks, dubious "PAQUEBOT/French Office" cancel on PC to Cairo, etc. (7 covers/cards + 1 front)
Cross Reference: SAUDI ARABIA, TURKEY, EGYPT, FRENCH COLONIES
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - PACIFIC ISLANDS (ESP. FIJI) + N.Z. - SHIP MAILS VIA HAWAII ETC. INC. TIN CAN MAIL & PAQUEBOTS; 1898-1940 covers/cards with Pacific Islands or NZ frankings to US/Europe/NZ inc. Tonga 1934 Tin Can Mail env. to NZ, 1898/1914 trio with French Oceania with SF Paquebots, NZ (4, 1914-40 inc. small red 1939 Hawaii "Paquebot"), and commercial Fiji group (6; 1926-36, all with different Honolulu/Hawaii "Packet Boat"/"Paquebot" marks. Scarce lot. (14 covers/cards)
Cross Reference: FIJI, TONGA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - HAWAII, FRENCH COLONIES
£160
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - WEST INDIES SHIP MAIL TO U.S./EUROPE - BAHAMAS, BRITISH HONDURAS & CUBA (U.S. STAMP USED FOR P. DUE); 1901-36 commercial covers/cards inc. range of frankings of Bahamas (14 + 1 front inc. QV 2½dx2 to US with v. fine blue Miami "PAQUEBOT", similar 1908 mark in purple, 1929 cancelled "Air Mail" imprint to GB & 1934 KGV 11d franking to US with PO "EXPRESS" label), B. Honduras (3 commercial 1929/33 envs. to GB/Canada/US with "PAGUEBOT" - sic - "SHIP MAIL" or "POSTED ON HIGH SEA"), or Cuba (2; 1941 v. fine purple tiny Charleston "PARQUET" & 1898 US franked env. with US regular 2c used as Postage Due stamp beside tiny Portsmouth Va "SHIP" mark). (19 covers/cards + 1 front)
Cross Reference: BAHAMAS, BRITISH HONDURAS/BELIZE, CUBA, POSTAGE DUE COVERS
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - WEST AFRICA - SHIP MAIL OF GOLD COAST, NIGERIA & GOLD COAST; 1910-57 covers/cards inc. 1910/22 PPCs to GB/France with GB/Nigeria frankings tied by Gold Coast cds's (before GC had Paquebot marks), 1933 long commercial env. to US with Nigeria KGV 3d+2d tied by Phila duplexes with superb purple "PAQUEBOT" on front, 1937/8 trio of commercial envs. to Gold Coast (2) or Beirut with frankings of Spain/Portugal/Liberia tied by large 2-ring Gold Coast Paquebot cds's of Accra/Takoradi/Sekondi, 1952 env. to Gambia with S. Leone KGVI 1½d(2) cancelled by Bathurst "PAQUEBOT" marks, etc. Plus 4 related 2-ring pieces and a group of 22 1949-90 W. Africa Paquebot covers. (29 covers/cards + 4 pieces)
Cross Reference: GOLD COAST/GHANA, NIGERIA, SIERRA LEONE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - WORLDWIDE MIX INC. BHUTAN/TIBET/INDIA - DELHI 1911 DURBAR PROGRAMME, ETC: 1859-1996 covers/cards inc. 1859 env. with India 1a Brown ex Bombay, 1889 Travancore P. Stat. env., 1911 Delhi durbar Programme, PPC & PO opening hours Notice (8 KEVII values with special cds on reverse), 1930 PC with GB 1d & tiny boxed Bombay "PAQUEBOT", Indian forces in Bhutan envs. with FPO 869 cds's (2; one with crude reg. label), 1946 German env. with "Finanzamt Coesfeld Westf." label, Spanish Civil War censors, 1950 registered env. from Lhasa to Nepal with Tibet issue on front + India ½a (2) & 2a (3) on reverse, later envs. from Lhasa & PCs from Qusum (2) mostly to Nepal with China used in Tibet. (107 covers/cards, 4 pieces & 2 notices)
£100
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - W. AUSTRALIA PICTORIAL, S. AFRICA SERVICE SUSPENDED & GWALIOR REVENUE PLATE PROOF; 25 July 1914 env. ex S. Africa to Germany returned with purple "R.L.O. CAPE TOWN" 4-line cachet, Jan. 1914 hand-drawn pictorial coloured env. with W. Australia 2d Orange Swan showing a dominant female, and 1920 1a revenue stamp, an imperf block of black plate proofs of ungummed plate proofs with the original photograph used to prepare the portrait. Odd mix!. (4 items)
Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA, INDIAN CONVENTION STATES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED
£200
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - AUSTRALIA/SOUTH AFRICA, ETC. - 1930s TO EARLY QEII COVERS INC. W.A. D.L.O. LABEL, SYDNEY BRIDGE, ETC.; Small box with c.1930-60 covers inc. 1931 much-travelled Australia KGV 1d on env.(opened out) to S. Africa with "NOT ON BOARD" and red W.A. P.O. Dead Letter Office return label, fine 24 Mar. 1932 env. with Sydney Bridge 2d (2) tied by "POSTED ON BRIDGE" machine, and a wide range of 1930s to 1950s S.Africa/Australia etc. FDCs/Special Event covers. An original 'find'. (109 covers)
Cross Reference: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, MARITIME MAIL, SOUTH AFRICA
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - CRASH & WRECK MAIL - CHALLENGER FLYING BOAT, TERRE HAUTE RAIL FIRE & FIJI "NOT CALLED FOR" COVERS; Feb. 1939 usage of the GB KGV 1½d Brown env. to Fiji returned with "UNCLAIMED" pointing hand mark and "R.M.M.S. AORANGI" cachets, stamp-lost Apr. 1939 env. ex GB to Natal with v. fine bilingual "FLYING BOAT...DAMAGED..." Challenger cachet (crashed in Mozambique) and July 1948 env. to "Deanna Durbin" in Hollywood ex GB with burn marks and v. fine "DAMAGED BY FIRE/TERRE HAUTE, INDI/AUG.6 1948"; all posted from Derby. (3 covers)
Cross Reference: FIJI, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, DERBYSHIRE
£140
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - LATIN AMERICA: The early to middle period group inc. 1928 (Feb.) env. per "Spirit of St. Louis" from Dominican Republic to Haiti with blue & red flight cachets, five early PCs depicting the postage stamps of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay (2) & Peru plus some useful Venezuela. (Small Qty.)
Cross Reference: VENEZUELA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
£160
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - POSTAL STATIONERY: Three binders with the used & unused collection of Worldwide & GB Postal Stationery cards & envs. Strength in QV period. Mostly fine. (Approx. 200)
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - POSTAL STATIONERY - EUROPE: The early to modern range of unused & used Postal Stationery from a variety of countries, with particular interest in Scandinavia inc Sweden WWII Military envs and inc. a strong representation of Belgium. (Several 100s)
Cross Reference: BELGIUM, SWEDEN
£150
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - POSTAL STATIONERY - GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA & BRITISH BECHUANALAND: Collection on leaves inc. German S.W.A. 1897 unused 5pf & 10pf postcards & reply cards, 1900 5pf & 10pf postcards & reply cards, 1912 5pf postcard plus four forgeries. British Bechuanaland QV unused selection of optd. G.B. & C.O.G.H. stationery, 1886-94 inc. 1886, 1887 & 1889 (2) 1d brown C.O.G.H. cards, 1893 1½d C.O.G.H. cards with & without full stop, 1887 C.O.G.H. ½d & 1d Newspaper wrappers, GB 1888 1d Newspaper wrapper h.s. "SPECIMEN", etc. [Ex Dennis Firth] (c.35 cards)
Cross Reference: BECHUANALAND/BOTSWANA, GERMAN COLONIES, SOUTH WEST AFRICA
£100
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - BINDER with the 1897-1960s collection of mostly PPCs, posted abroad and cancelled on arrival in London, inc. Japan card marked 'On Active Service' with "ADEN" transit cds and "T" mark subsequently inked over; 1910 PPC of HMS KING EDWARD VII taxed 1d; 1914 Spain card with boxed "Posted on Board Ship Abroad" and taxed 1d; etc. (95)
Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, POSTAGE DUE COVERS
£140
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - ANCHOR LINE: The three volume collection of ephemera, cards and a few covers relating to various Anchor Line vessels inc. Caledonia, California, Cameronia, Transylvania , Tuscania, etc. with much emphasis upon the latter. Mainly 1930s period with an extensive range of brochures, menus, passenger lists, programmes, etc. [Ex Bob Preston] (Approx. 150 items)
£300
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - CLYDE BUILT: Carton with the accumulation of c.1930s-60s cards, covers and ephemera from various 'Clyde built' vessels inc. SS Alunia, RMS Media, Caronia, Saxonia, Carmania, Invernia, Franconia, Carinthia, Sylvania & Alaunia inc. PPCs (6) of internal views of the 'Franconia', 13 Sept. 1936 PPC of 'Carinthia' franked KGV 1d tied by two strikes of Boston Mass. "PAQUEBOT" cancel, 9 Aug. 1949 env. (slight faults) Seattle to Boston, Mass., returned to sender then sent Special Delivery Airmail to 'S.S. Caronia' with "Arrived Too Late/Steamer Sailed/(N.Y. B.O. Radio City Sta.)" and "Fee Calculated by Office/ First Address" cachets in purple, etc. Extensive range and a good lot. [Ex Bob Preston] (Large Qty)
Cross Reference: SCOTLAND
£150
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - CUNARD LINE - R.M.S. "QUEEN MARY": Two cartons housing several binders & packets with the collection of cards, covers & ephemera associated with R.M.S."Queen Mary" c.1952-67. Extensive range of brochures, menus, programmes, passenger lists, log extracts, etc. [Ex Bob Preston] (400+ items)
£180
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - CUNARD LINE R.M.S. "MAURETANIA II"/ "QUEEN ELIZABETH"/ "QEII": Three binders with the extensive, well written up collection of ephemera, covers & cards. We note a handbook for the Mauretania maiden voyage plus 2 covers from same, Marconigrams/telegrams, menus, passenger lists, programmes, etc. A good lot worthy of inspection. [Ex Bob Preston] (Qty.)
£150
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - CUNARD LINE - R.M.S. "QUEEN MARY": Carton housing the collection of cards, covers & ephemera for the period 1936-67, with strength in the earlier decades. Extensive range of brochures, programmes, menus, passenger lists, etc. Amongst the interesting early items we note 20 Mar. 1936 viewing ticket, 26 Sept. 1934 launch ticket, 17 Apr. 1936 env. posted on Builder's sea trails with "QUEEN MARY/164282/LIVERPOOL/N.T. 34117" cachet in purple, 27 May 1936 'Maiden Voyage' passenger list which includes Larry Adler, Cecil Beaton, etc., Maiden Voyage envs (2) Southampton to USA, Maiden Return Voyage envs. (2), 24 Aug. 1936 commercial env. carried on Blue Riband crossing New York to Cherbourg, etc. [Ex Bob Preston] (c.200 items)
£150
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - CUNARD LINE - R.M.S. "SAXONIA"/"CARMANIA", "IVERNIA"/"FRANCONIA", "SYLVANIA", "ASCANIA" & "CARINTHIA": Collection of PPCs and ephemera mainly from 1950s/60s inc. 16 real photo, PPCs, & letter cards of ships & interiors, 79 menu cards (inc. 7 from Maiden Voyage of Ivernia in 1955), 41 programme cards, 4 illustrated log abstracts, passenger list, luggage label, etc. Good range of ships and material. [Ex Bob Preston] (Qty)
Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, MARITIME MAIL, PAQUEBOTS, EPHEMERA
£150
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - CUNARD LINE - R.M.S. "ALAUNIA", "AURANIA", "CARONIA", "LANCASTRIA", "MAJESTIC", "MEDIA", "PARTHIA", "SAMARIA" & "SCYTHIA"; Collection of PPCs and ephemera inc. 1907 & 1921 PPC of "Caronia" from Liverpool or Newton Mass. & 1954 "North Cape Cruise" souvenir book (only 1100 produced), 1921 (year of launch) PPC of "Scythia", two unused real photo PCs of interiors of "Aurania", range of menu cards inc. 4 July 1935 Majestic "Independence Day" dinner menu, passenger lists (1936 Samaria plus 1937 "Lancastria" & "Aurania") & other related ephemera. Interesting lot worthy of inspection. [Ex Bob Preston] (Qty. inc. 13 PPCs, 29 menu cards, 3 passenger lists, 2 ship plans, etc.)
£120
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - DONALDSON LINE/"TITANIC" MEMORIAL CARD/PPCs : The balance of a maritime collection inc. box file with the attractive collection of mainly 1920s-30s Donaldson Line ephemera inc. concert programmes, menus, passenger lists, sailing schedules, PPCs, etc. Also a scarce White Star Line "Titanic" "In Memoriam" card printed by the East London Printing Co. inscribed "In sacred memory of the Titanic which collided with an iceberg off Cape Race on April 15th 1912" & with a two verse poem on reverse. Lot also inc. a range of approx. 55 maritime PPCs. [Ex Bob Preston] (Qty.)
£120
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - PORTSMOUTH & PORT GLASGOW SHIP LETTERS/ TRANSATLANTIC MAIL TO GREENOCK/GLASGOW: 1801-46 Selection of mainly prestamp/stampless ELs (defects inc. folds) with fine marks inc. red oval 'SHIP LETTER/CROWN/GREENOCK' (2) or scarce, black 1801 oval ""Ship Lre/[Crown]/PORT GLASGOW" h.s. carried by the 'Gondola', 'Eliza', 'Jenny' & 'George'. Also 30th July 1788 EL from Grenada to Edinburgh (defects) with an fine strike of 'PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE' (fold through 'PO/SH') h.s., flap with fine and scarce 'GRENADA/CROWN' h.s. contents ref. University & Tobacco plus 31st July 1790 EL from Grenada to Edinburgh (defects inc. fold) carried by the sailing ship 'Tivoli' to Port Glasgow with an fine strike of 'PTGLASG/SHIP.LRE' h.s. (6 covers)
Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, SCOTLAND
£100
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - SCANDINAVIA - ICELAND/NORWAY/DENMARK G.B. MAIL WITH HULL SHIP LETTERS + PAQUEBOTS, ETC.; 1821-73 covers sent between GB & Scandinavia with "HULL/SHIP LETTER" marks inc. 1821 ex Drammen, 1837 ex Copenhagen (with red Manchester "½"), boxed serif/sanserif dated types in blue (3 inc. rare 1d Prices Current EL to Denmark) or rare red (1853 Scotland to Arendal, Norway); plus 1931/7 quartet of envs. ex Iceland with GB Paquebots (Hull or Edinr.) or boxed Aberdeen "SHIP LETTER". Good lot. (13 covers)
Cross Reference: ICELAND, PAQUEBOTS, SHIP LETTERS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
£200
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - TRANSATLANTIC MAIL TO SWITZERLAND, HOLLAND, SPAIN, G.B., ETC. - INC. PIONEER S.S. "ROYAL WILLIAM"; 1838-56 covers inc. fine 20 Oct. 1838 E from NY to London "Pr Royal William" charged "3/2" with fair small red "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" on the flap (this ship made only 3 round-trips and covers are rare), unusual 1842 EL from "Gonaives" (Haiti) to France routed via US with Boston Agent's endorsement and mainly fine red boxed London "Packet Letter", 1845 EL ex NY to GB with v. fine small red oval Boston "HARNDEN'S" FAC, 1846/9 pair ex NY to Schiedam (charged "330" or "110"), 1848 Boston to Spain via London Agent, NY to Switzerland with boxed "COLONIES/&c ART.13", 1849/50 pair ex NY/Cincinnati to Saxony/Prussia, etc. Good variety. (21 covers) [Ex Paul Phillips.]
Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, SPAIN, FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
£400
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - CANADA X-BORDER SAILING PACKET COVER + RARE "NORWAY/BY STEAMER" UDC, ETC.; Fine 6 July 1839 E from "MONTREAL" (red cds) to London by "First Packet to Liverpool" with twin "PAID" rates, NY cds & and Liverpool Ship Letter [ex Steinhart]; plus 1884 usage of the Norway 5o Green PC ex Bergen to GB cancelled by Hull Duplex with v. fine rare Hull "NORWAY/BY STEAMER" UDC on the front, and 1908 local London env. endorsed "Ocean 1d Postage". (3 covers)
Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, CANADA, SHIP LETTERS, NORWAY
£150
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - IRISH TRANSATLANTIC P.O. PAQUEBOT MAIL + EARLY COVER TO C.G.H.; 1861-1934 covers/cards with Irish cancels inc. 1869 env. with pair of GB 6d Mauve to "HMS Peterel, C.G.H." endorsed "Officer's letter", 1894/8 trio of covers with D&Q "PAQUEBOT" marks to US with GB 2½d Jubilees tied by "DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN/T.P.O" cds/Duplex/Paquebot s. line, 1901 env. with US 5c tied by scarcer D&Q "PAQUEBOT", and 1931/4 pair of PPCs with GB 1½d's tied by 2-ring "PAQUEBOT COBH" cds's. Scarce group. (8 covers)
Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, PAQUEBOTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL
£150
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - SWEDEN/HULL - SHIP LETTERS INC. RARE HULL OCTAGON "PD" & RED HULL H.S. "1½d" MARKS, ETC.; 1872-1909 covers/cards to/from Sweden/GB with unusual Hull transit marks inc. 1872/3 trio ex Sweden with fair to v. fine rare red Hull h.s. "1½d" Accountancy marks (2 with matching rare red octagon-framed Hull "PD" marks), 1872 GB to Sweden with 1d Red + 4d Vermilion + red h.s. "2½d", superb 1879 "SWEDEN/BY STEAMER" UDC of Hull, similar 1882 strike on porr PC, 1909 PPC from Sweden to Shanghai with "PAQUEBOT/HULL" cds cancels, etc. Plus a group of Swedish stamps with Hull Numeral/cds cancels. Good lot. (11 covers/cards + 31 stamps/piece)
Cross Reference: SWEDEN, YORKSHIRE, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, SHIP LETTERS
£240
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - NORWAY/SWEDEN - RARE "BY STEAMER" CIRCULAR MARKS OF HULL ON COVER/CARD TO G.B.; 1881 env. ex Goteborg with Sweden 12o+3o x3 tied by "HULL/383" Duplexes with superb UDC "SWEDEN/BY STEAMER" of Hull alongside; plus 1890 usage of the Norway 10o Red PC from Stavanger cancelled by the same Hull Duplex with a very fine (much rarer) UDC "NORWAY/BY STEAMER" of Hull on the front. Rare pair of Exhibition quality. (2 items)
Cross Reference: SWEDEN, NORWAY, SHIP LETTERS, YORKSHIRE
£200
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - PAQUEBOT & MARITIME MARKS: 1902-38 range of envs./PCs with mostly fine marks on GB stamps inc. 16 Oct. 1905 PC with KEVII ½d cancelled "GIBRALTAR" cds & unboxed "PAQUEBOT" and tax marks alongside; 1906 PC with KEVII 1d and "PERNAMBUCO" cds & "THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY" cachet; 27 May 1908 PC with boxed "PAQUEBOT" and large purple "POSTED ON THE/HIGH SEAS" mark; 1931 PC cancelled "OSLO" with purple boxed "Paquebot" and blue oval cachet alongside; 13 Feb. 1932 White Star Line M.V. Britannic env. to USA with "SHIP MAIL NASSAU" cancel; etc. (131)
Cross Reference: BRAZIL, GIBRALTAR, BAHAMAS, POSTAGE DUE COVERS
£160
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - PAQUEBOT and MARITIME MARKS - binder with the 1907 to mostly 1950s PPC/env. collection posted on ships, inc. 12 July 1907 Montevideo card to Edinburgh with 'Not Belgrave Crest or Place Edinb' and 'not Corstorphine' in ms; 25 Oct. 1912 Canadian PPC to Bedford with 1d tax mark, etc. (59 items)
Cross Reference: , POSTAGE DUE COVERS
£100
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WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - PAQUEBOT & MARITIME MARKS: 1937-97 range of envs./PCs with mostly fine marks on GB stamps inc. 1939 env. to Hong Kong franked KGVI 1½d cancelled boxed "PAQUEBOT" with "VICTORIA/HONG KONG" cds alongside; 16 July 1923 PC to Surrey cancelled in Helsinki with steamship? cachet; 14 Jan. 1967 PC to Scotland with 2d Wilding cancelled in Curacao and "POSTED ON BOARD/s.s."CAPTAIN HOBSON"" alongside; 1967 env. with Wildings cancelled unboxed "PAQUEBOT" and "ORIENT LINE OF ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS" cachet and "DAKAR/SENEGAL" cds alongside; etc. (86)
Cross Reference: HONG KONG, FINLAND, PICTURE POSTCARDS
£130
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - OCCUPATION OF DOVER CASTLE AGAINST THE 'CATHOLIC THREAT' + LETTER REF. WAR PREPARATIONS; 9 Dec. 1688 lively EL (part typed transcript; some reinforced folds) from Dover sent by private messenger to Canterbury with news that Dover Castle had been occupied by a band of seamen ''come to fight for the King and the progistant Religion'' after rumours of an invasion by the Irish & French - written only a week after the landing of William of Orange; plus 7 Jan. 1691 EL (professionally re-backed) from London to Exeter endorsed "Frank Jona Prideaux" on the front with very fine "IA/7" Bishop Mark having contents inc. "Heare is noe other Talke but of Warr and Warlike preparations, souldiers shipping daily, and as likely men as I ever saw with my eyes, and as well clad. The King goes for Holland the middle next month." which presumably refers to William III's ongoing campaigns in Holland during the War of the Grand Alliance. Good pair. (2 covers)
Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, KENT, FREE MAIL, DEVON
£200
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - BRITISH HANOVER EXPEDITION - CAMPAIGN LETTER TO G.B WITH MENTION OF "BONY", AUSTERLITZ, ETC.; 16-20 Jan. 1806 EL [from Hanover] to GB from General Mackinnon. Postal rates "1/6" ("via Cuxhaven" ex German States) plus 7d inland on to Bath = "2/1" and 2 overlapped London cds's on the flap (Foreign PO and inland PO). Interesting 4 page letter from the General on the state of the war inc. "God grant...that this devil of a war may be over for there is no credit to be had; all that [credit] goes to the French. Bony got more of that in a quarter of an hour at Austerlitz than the whole English nation...during the whole War, including Nelson.", and "all the letters you have written are now in the GPO, not having been paid to Harwich...". Scarce mail from the brief Hanover Expedition. Nice item.
Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR
£240
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - SEBASTOPOL LETTER (DISINFECTED?) REF. AN IMPOUNDED VESSEL TO ODESSA JUST BEFORE THE SIEGE; 30 June 1854 EL (in Italian; full typed transcript and google translation) from "Sebastopoli" to the "Consul General of the Two Sicilies in Odessa" (regarding the sale of an impounded Italian vessel and the fate of its sailors) with mainly very fine boxed Russian "ST. PETERSBURG" d.s. (18 June old style) on the reverse, and a mainly fine double-large boxed (Odessa?) d.s. on the front; there is also an extra unidentified (disinfection?) red wax seal with Russian lettering on the reverse. Rare letter from Sebastopol after the start of the war with Britain and France but just before the Siege by the Allies started (on 14 Sept. 1854). Exhibition Quality. [Ex Piat.]
Cross Reference: RUSSIA, MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR
£300
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - CRIMEAN WAR - BRITISH ARMY POSTMASTER LETTER REF. A FORWARDED REGISTERED LETTER; Fine 3/4 Aug. 1854 letter (no env.) written and signed by the British Army Postmaster at "Varna" stating that a letter just received from the recipient, the A.Q.M.G. at "Camp Monastir" (letter written on the same sheet the day before) on behalf of a soldier had been duly forwarded by Registered Mail as requested, but that it had cost 9d extra due to being overweight! Remarkable evidence of the registered mail system in the Crimea. Unique? [As recorded & quoted in the Philatelist of Jan. 1956.]
Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR
£100
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - CRIMEAN WAR - G.B. 1d REDS COVER WITH BRITISH ARMY P.O. "0*0" CANCELS VIA FRANCE TO G.B.; 15 Dec. 1855 env. (flap opens to show backstamp) to Ashbourne (Derbys.) "Via Marseilles" endorsed "Stamped" with Strip of Three G.B. 1d Red 'Stars' (TA-TC, TA with rounded corner; wmk LC, perf. 14, C6; plate 11) tied by two mainly very fine black Constantinople "0*0" barred Numerals (oddly with a good offset of the same 0*0 cancel on the reverse) with a light red (but readily legible) "POST OFFICE/A/BRITISH ARMY" cds on the side-flap. Exhibition item.
Cross Reference: MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR, DERBYSHIRE, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, 1854-65 1d REDS
£240
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - CRIMEAN WAR: Trio all franked strip of three 1d Red with Aug. 1855 env. (defective) to a 'Captain Robert Portal/4th Light Dragoons' [1820-88 - rode in the charge of 25.10.1854 where his horse was shot beneath him!) with Moseley UDC on rear and adhesives tied by Birmingham sideways duplexes and Sep. 1855 envs. to H.M.S Hannibal ex Poole or H.M.S Viper ex London (addressed to a Naval Dr.). [Ex Bob Preston] (3 covers)
Cross Reference: MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC.
£100
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - CRIMEAN WAR - 3d RATE COVER TO BALAKLAVA franked with 1854 2d blue and 1855 1d red SG 22, Alnwick and London CDSs on rear, somewhat tatty. Also 3 Mar. 1794? EL to 'Air, N Britain' written aboard HMS Thetis; interesting narrative "The Earl of Chatham...let's him know that we are to make one of the squadron that is to go to America under the command of Admiral McBride". (2)
Cross Reference: MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR, NAVAL MAIL, PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL
£100
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WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - 2nd OPIUM WAR - UNIQUE(?) SHANGHAI NAVAL 9d-RATE COVER WITH "OFFICER IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATIONS/[Crown]" BAGSEAL; [c.1 Aug.] 1859 env. to "Lady Armytage" in London franked (for the 9d rate "Via Marseilles" from the Far East) with G.B. 1d Red 'Stars' (Strip of 3 - slight horiz. bend - and 2 singles) + 4d Rose-Carmine (slight rub) all most exceptionally tied by fair to fine strikes of an unrecorded(?) Intaglio "OFFICER IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATIONS/[Crown]" Bagseal, the only usage that we have recorded, and there is a very fine red London backstamp (27 Sept. 1859). The bottom left of the address is initialled "G.J.A.", the addressee's son, who was at the time serving as a Midshipman on the 17-gun sloop H.M.S. 'Cruiser' which is known to have been at or near Shanghai/Peking from April to Sept. 1859. [Armytage was seriously wounded in the Battle of Pei-Ho near Peking on 28 June 1859, and mentioned in despatches.] This letter was carried on the P&O ships Formosa, Cadiz, Candia & Valetta reaching Marseilles on 25 Sept. (see Kirk), which fits with the London backstamp; it may have been posted at Hong Kong (7 Aug.) or Shanghai (2 Aug.). The cancellation was presumably used in error for a Mailboat Numeral; the "Officer in Charge of Communications" was the Naval Officer in charge of a Post Office Company. Important cover with a Unique(?) cancellation. [With relevant historical research notes.]
Cross Reference: HONG KONG, CHINA, MARITIME MAIL, NAVAL MAIL
£850
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