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MALTA - NAPOLEONIC WARS PERIOD - NAVAL LETTER FROM CAPT. WILLIAM HOSTE OF H.M.S. "AMPHION"; 13 Dec. 1806 EL from Captain William Hoste in command of "[H.M.S.] Amphion, Malta" to his mother in Norfolk charged "1/2" with a partly very fine double-oval "SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/PORTSMOUTH" on the front, with interesting contents (fully typed transcript) from the British Occupation Period inc. "We have just received the unfortunate account of the Battle of Austerlitz...that wretch Bonaparte carries all before him by land...I hope to give you an account of our Victory before long". Fine letter from this well-known Naval correspondence. Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, NORFOLK, HAMPSHIRE, SHIP LETTERS £200
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MALTA - TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE BOXED FANCY CURVED "MALTA" ON MAIL TO G.B.; c.1807 E (wmk. "18[0]6") to Birmingham "P Packet" charged "3/-" with mainly v. fine 1st-Type framed "MALTA" (MSF-1a); plus 8 Nov. 1836 E to London charged "3/2" with a mainly fine rare 4th-Type longer framed "MALTA" (MSF-1d; only used 1828-36 and seldom seen); both strikes nicely placed at top right of the address. Good pair. (2 covers) £300
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MALTA - RARE RED FANCY FRAMED CURVED "MALTA" ON DOUBLE-RATE LETTER TO G.B.; Fine 29 June 1812 EL in French (good contents ref. the problems of trading champagne to Salonica and Odessa during the uneasy peace with Russia) to London charged "6/4" with a very fine fancy framed curved "MALTA" (MSF-1b) in rare red ink nicely placed on the front. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, RUSSIA, £300
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MALTA - FANCY FRAMED CURVED "MALTA" ON DISINFECTED COVER FROM IONIAN ISLANDS TO G.B.; 24 June 1821 EL (long interesting contents) from "Argostoli, Island of Cefalonia" to Yorkshire with two disinfection chisel-slits, having a partial 2-ring "[CORFU?]/IONIE! mark with manuscript "5½"(?) in centre, but also charged "3/4" with a very fine fancy framed curved "MALTA" (MSF-1c) nicely placed at top left. The contents include references to problems between Greek refugees and Jews in the Ionian Islands leading to extra night patrols. Rare thus. Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, IONIAN ISLANDS, £300
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MALTA - THE RARE "MALTA*P PAID" MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE + MARITIME COVERS TO ITALY/G.B.; Very fine 8 Sept. 1828 EL (in French) from "Malte" to Marseilles (carried by the ship "Amiral Codrington") with a mainly very fine rare "MALTA*P PAID [3]" (MPP-1a) nicely placed on the front along with a partial "MARSEILLE" arrival mark and manuscript "1" local charge; plus 1828/30 pair of ELs to GB/Genoa from Malta but handed directly to ships - charged "1/9" with "P 12 P/MARSEILLE" or with v. fine red "VIA DI MARE". Good trio; the MALTA* PAID mark is very seldom seen. (3 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, £600
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MALTA - RARE "MALTA POST OFFICE" MARK ON OFFICIAL CONSULAR MAIL TO TUNIS ENDORSED "Franco" IN CRAYON; Remarkable 5 Oct. 1837 EL (two chisel-slits from disinfection) from the Austrian Consulate in "Malte" (endorsed "I.R. Consolato Austriaco Malta" above the address) to the Austrian Agent-General in "Tunisi" having a mainly very fine rare "MALTA POST OFFICE" (MPO 2a; very seldom seen) on the front, but also underlined in red crayon with matching crayon "Franco" alongside, suggesting that the Austrian P.O. in Tunis was not to charge any postage. Rare early Official Mail with no postal rates apparent on front or reverse. [With small bird's feather found inside; ?mentioned in the contents?] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, FRENCH COLONIES, £300
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MALTA - RARE UNDATED GREEN FALMOUTH "MALTA/F" MARK WITH MATCHING BOXED GREEN "½" ON COVER TO G.B.; Attractive 23 May 1838 EL from "Argos" (Greece) to Edinburgh but sent via Malta and so having a mainly very fine rare undated "MALTA/F" marking on the top flap with a matching very fine green boxed "½" (Scottish Mail Tax) mark nicely placed on the front. The contents refer to the ongoing problems of "King Otho" of Greece (the Bavarian Prince who was made King in 1815). Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, CORNWALL, GERMAN STATES, GREECE £400
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MALTA - THE TWO TYPES OF "Malta Post Office" MARKS - MAIL TO FRANCE, G.B. (2s-8½d RATES) OR ITALY; Fine 1838-42 quartet of ELs all with mainly fine to very fine "Malta Post Office" straight-line marks; 15 Dec. 1838 scarce 2nd-Type MPO-1b - EKD? - to Livorno "Per Fch Stmr.", and 1839/42 trio with MPO-1a types (pair to GB charged "2/8?" (one with boxed "BRITISH/FOREIGN" on flap) or to Marseilles (prepaid "90"). Good set. (4 covers) £300
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MALTA - FANCY CURVED FRAME "PAID/MALTA" (LATEST KNOWN DATE?) ON FRENCH CONSUL COVER TO CORFU; Attractive [c.15] Nov. 1840 E (in French) to Corfu with a very fine "PAID/MALTA" (MSP-1a; recorded only to July 1840 previously) and v. fine "Consul de France/a Malte" mark on the front along with m/s "6" rates and a very fine fancy oval-framed "CORFU" arrival d.s. (19 Nov. 1840). Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: IONIAN ISLANDS, £160
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MALTA - THE "Malta Post Paid" MARKS ON MAIL TO FRANCE BY FRENCH PAQUEBOTS; Fine May/Nov. 1840 pair of ELs prepaid ("2.30") from Malta to Marseilles (only one with a backstamp) with very fine "Malta Post Paid" (MPP-2c) marks nicely placed on the front, along with fair red boxed "PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE" marks. Attractive pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, £150
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MALTA - EGYPT - DISINFECTED MAIL EX ALEXANDRIA (G.B./FRENCH P.O.s) TO MALTA (INC. "21 Aug 1d" MARK); 1842/5 trio of fine ELs from Alexandria to malta, all with two disinfection chisel-slits and fine to v. fine 3-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE/*" marks; one prepaid (ex French PO) with "24 Aug 1d" Malta Postage Due mark on reverse, the others charged "5[d]" with v. fine red British or black French Alex P.O. cds's on the front. Good trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, EGYPT, FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD £200
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MALTA - THE RARE SMALL "MALTA POST PAID" (MPP-2d - KNOWN ONLY FOR 1843) ON COVER TO EGYPT; 7 Mar. 1843 EL (thin paper and so with some contents visible through the address-panel) from Malta to Alexandria with red "2.80" rate and a mainly very fine very rare small "MALTA POST PAID" (MPP-2d) on the front. Few examples of this short-lived Paid mark have been recorded. Cross Reference: EGYPT, £400
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MALTA - DIFFERENT "MALTA POST OFFICE" MARKS ON MAIL TO TUNIS (ONE EX ITALY SENT VIA MALTA); 1843/44 pair of fine ELs to Tunis; the first from Malta "P Steamer Virago" with a very fine MPO-2b nicely placed on the front, the other from Genoa routed "via di Livorno" and endorsed "franca sino all... di Malta" with mainly v. fine MPO-2d partly overstruck by red "GENOVA" d.s. (with matching "P.D" alongside). Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, £200
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MALTA - MALTA DISINFECTION MARKS ON MAIL FROM FRENCH P.O.s IN EGYPT & TURKEY (INC. ONE IN TRANSIT); 1844 pair of ELs from the French PO in Alexandria to Malta, both charged "5" with fine small 2-ring "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" cds's and mainly v. fine 2-ring "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE/*" marks, and similar 1848 EL from the "CONSTANTINOPLE/TURQUIE" French PO to Livorno but routed via Malta with the same 3-ring Malta mark (with 3-ring "LIVORNO/C/VIA DI MARE"); all with two disinfection chisel-slits. (3 covers) Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, EGYPT, FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD, TURKEY £150
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MALTA - MALTA MAIL COVERS TO PORTUGAL OR ITALIAN STATES (INC. SCARCE RED LIVORNO MARE MARK); Fine 1 Feb. 1846 EL from "MALTA" (fine large cds across join) to Oporto with blue h.s. "240" and boxed "P. BRITo."; plus fine 1844/52 pair of ELs from "MALTA" (fine or fair large cds's) to Livorno with v. fine 3-ring "LIVORNO/C/VIA DI MARE" marks in red (v. scarce & early) or black respectively. Attractive trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, PORTUGAL, £200
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MALTA - RARE RED OVAL-FRAMED MESSINA "VAPORI/[DA] MALTA" COVER WITH "MALTA POST OFFICE", ETC.; Apr. 1846 E to Catania with a very fine MPO-2c "MALTA POST OFFICE" on the front beside a very fine (damaged version) oval-framed red Messina "VAPORI/[DA] MALTA" and matching mainly fine red Messina d.s.; plus 1848 E from French PO in "CONSTANTINOPLE" to Cette with fair 3-ring Malta disinfection mark, and fine 1848 pair of Bills of Lading with small printed vignettes of Valletta Harbour. (4 items) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD, TURKEY, FALSE £200
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MALTA - PREPAID MAIL TO INDIA (EARLIEST KNOWN?) + OFFICIAL MAIL FORWARDED TO EGYPT; Fine and attractive 14 Aug. 1847 E (cross-written family contents with unusual cameo embossed wafer seal) to "Dum Dum, Calcutta, Via Suez" with v. fine "MALTA/PAID" cds and red m/s "5" rate on the front and "ALEXANDRIA" (British PO) and "CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER" datestamps on the flap (believed to be the earliest known letter from Malta to India); plus uncharged Consular 1853 EL from Messina to Alexandria forwarded with fancy "Consulato di Sardegna/in Malta" cachet and cds on the reverse. (2 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, INDIA, FORWARDING AGENTS, FALSE £300
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MALTA - MARITIME MAIL TO ITALY/TURKEY - RED OVAL "V.P.M." OR RARE P&O LEVANT LINE COVERS; 30 Jan. 1852 E from Malta (large cds) to Livorno charged "8" with mainly fine rare red oval-framed Livorno "V.P.M." (Vapori Postali Malta) on the front; plus 11 Dec. 1853 EL from Malta (large cds) to Constantinople with firm's cachet but also endorsed "Pr. City of London" (a P&O ship of their Levant Line; Reg Kirk only recorded 2 covers carried by this little-known shipping line between 1844 & 1854). Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: TURKEY, MARITIME MAIL, ITALIAN STATES, FALSE £200
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MALTA - SCARCE SMALLER DOUBLE-ARCS C.D.S. ON EARLY "REGISTERED LETTER" RECEIPT + COVER, ETC.; Fine & rare 22 Nov. 1864 PO printed "REGISTERED LETTER" receipt (for a letter to London) with fine scarce smaller "MALTA" cds (MLC-1d) and unusual 16 Aug. 1856 strike of that same MLC-1d cds on an ingoing cover ex MarseilleS (rare use of this cds which was mainly used for Money Order and counter work) plus prepaid 1856 env. to GB with large "MALTA/PAID" cds (rate changed from "1/-" to "6"). (2 covers + 1 receipt) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, FRANCE, £150
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MALTA - RARE "MALTA/SHIP LETTER" MARK - LATE USAGE - ON UNPAID COVER TO TURKEY; 29 Jan. 1873 unpaid mourning envelope (minor edge wear) to "Constantinople" (faint red British PO backstamp) charged "4" with a very fine rare "MALTA/SHIP LETTER" (nicely placed on the front along with manuscript "4" rate and v. fine small "A/MALTA" cds. An unusually late usage. [The similar May 1875 cover in Cavendish's Mar. 2010 Clive Smith Malta auction, lot 132, realised £690.] Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: TURKEY, £400
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MALTA - EARLIEST KNOWN(?) USAGE OF THE "M" CANCEL - ONE OF TWO KNOWN 12 SEPT. 1857 COVERS - TO GREECE; 12 Sept. 1857 EL from Malta (blue oval firm's cachet on front) to Athens "Via Messina - Vap. Franc." with GB 1d Red 'Stars' (horiz. Strip of Three; JA-JC) tied by remarkably clear (First Day?) Malta barred "M" cancels with red crayon "10" on the front and mainly fine large "MALTA" cds backstamp. [We have recorded one other "M" cover of this same date; in the George Coates Collection of Nov. 1990, which had 3 1d Reds going to Naples.] Rare thus. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, GREECE, £400
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MALTA - FIRST MONTH USAGE "M" COVER TO LIVORNO WITH G.B. 4d PAIR + 1d RED 'STARS'; 18 Sept. 1857 E (slight edge stains & flap faults) from Malta (blue oval firm's cachet on front) to Livorno at the 9d rate with GB 4d Rose-Carmine Pair and 1d Red 'Stars' all tied by mainly v. fine 1st-month usage Malta barred "M" cancels with large "MALTA" cds backstamp and red oval Malta "P." on the front. Attractive early usage. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, £300
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MALTA - FIRST MONTH USAGE "M" COVER TO G.B. WITH G.B. 6d + 2nd-MONTH 1/- GREEN COVER TO G.B.; 30 Sept. 1857 env.to Scotland "Via Southampton" with GB 6d Lilac tied by partly fine 1st-month usage Malta barred "M" cancels with faint large "MALTA" cds backstamp; plus 22 Oct. 1857 E from Malta (firm's blue oval cachet on front) to Manchester "via Marseilles" with GB 1/- Green tied by v. fine Malta barred "M" (stamps may have been lifted for inspection/cleaning; the tie is a little uncertain; stains around perfs.) with v. fine small red "A/MALTA" cds backstamp. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £300
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MALTA - ATTRACTIVE 9d-RATE "M" COVER TO G.B. "VIA MARSEILLES" WITH G.B. 4d PAIR + 1d RED 'STARS'; 2 Oct. 1857 env. (minor creasing and edge wear) from Malta to London at the 9d rate with GB 4d Rose-Carmine Pair and 1d Red 'Stars' all tied by spectacularly clear barred "M" cancels and by the red London arrival cds (with fine large "MALTA" cds backstamp). Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £300
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MALTA - PAIR OF 3d-RATE "M" COVERS TO MESSINA - WITH G.B. 2d BLUE + 1d RED OR 1d REDS STRIP OF THREE; 3 Apr./31 July 1858 pair of ELs from Malta (one with firm's blue oval cachet on the front) to Messina (both charged "1¼" on arrival), having GB 1d Reds Strip of Three or 2d Blue + 1d Red respectively, all tied (one by indentation) by mainly fine to very fine barred "M" cancels; both also with red oval-framed Malta "P." marks on the front and with Messina backstamps. The July cover also with two disinfection chisel-slits (clear of stamps). Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, DISINFECTED MAIL, FALSE £240
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MALTA - 4d-RATE "M" COVER TO GENOA WITH MALTA "P." IN OVAL STRUCK IN ERROR BESIDE CORRECT "P-D"; 24 Apr. 1858 E from Malta to Genoa "[Par] Col. Vap. Postale" with GB 4d Rose-Carmine (wing-margin) tied by a very fine Malta barred "M" cancel but most unusually having both a very fine red oval-framed Malta "P." (struck in error) and a very fine similar Malta red oval-framed "P-D." (the correct mark) struck alongside the stamp and a fine red "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI" mark; there is also an overstruck small red "A/MALTA" cds on the flap. A unique(?) combination of Malta markings; Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £240
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MALTA - PAIR OF "M" COVERS TO ITALIAN STATES WITH G.B. 4d (TO GENOA) OR 1d+2d (TO CATANIA); Fine 26 June/31 July 1858 pair of ELs from Malta (different blue oval firms' marks on the front) to Genoa/Catania with GB 4d Rose-Carmine (filing crease) tied by v. fine barred "M" or with GB 1d Red + 2d Blue 'Stars' both tied by a "MESSINA" transit d.s. and both cancelled by mainly fine barred "M" cancels; the first with v. fine red oval-framed Malta "P-D." and mainly fin red "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI" marks on the front, the other with red oval Malta "P." and m/s "13" arrival charge. Good pair showing the different rates and markings. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, £300
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MALTA - PAIR OF 6d-RATE "M" CANCEL COVERS TO GREECE - SINGLE 6d LILAC OR THREE 2d BLUES; Attractive 17 July/4 Dec. 1858 pair of ELs from Malta (same correspondence) to Athens "Via Messina" with GB 2d Blue Pair + single tied by light "M" cancels, or with a single 6d Lilac tied by a v. fine "M" cancel respectively; both with a red oval Malta "P." mark, but only the 2d Blue cover with two disinfection chisel-slits. Unusual destination for "M" covers. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, GREECE, DISINFECTED MAIL, FALSE £400
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MALTA - TURKEY - 8d-RATE COVER WITH G.B. 4d PAIR TIED BY "M" CANCELS & B.P.O./CONSTANTINOPLE BACKSTAMP; 25 Sept. 1858 EL from "Valletta" to "Constantinopoli" with GB 4d Rose-Carmine Pair (RH stamp with small corner fault) tied by fine or v. fine Malta barred "M" cancels, having fine red "A/MALTA" or v. fine blue-black "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" small backstamps. Unusual destination for an M cover. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, TURKEY, £200
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MALTA - PAIR OF 3d-RATE "M" CANCEL COVERS TO ITALIAN STATES - G.B. 1d+2d OR 1d REDS STRIP OF THREE; 8 Jan./12 Feb. 1859 pair of ELs from Malta (different blue oval firms' marks on the front) to Livorno/Catania with GB 1d+2d tied by v. fine barred "M" marks (to Livorno with red Malta "P." in oval) or with GB 1d Reds Strip of Three (the latter being a printed 11 Feb. 1859 Malta Prices Current to Catania with attached manuscript letter, endorsed "Via Messina" and charged "13" on delivery). Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, £240
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MALTA - FRANCE - MALTA PRE-UPU DUPLEX COVERS WITH ALL-DIFFERENT 4d/8d-RATE FRANKINGS; 1862-Feb. 1875 covers to Paris, Marseilles (3) or Chalon with different GB frankings tied by mainly very fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes (codes A or B); 4d Rose-Carmine (1862), Small Letters 4d Vermilion (1862), 4d Plate 12 (1870), 2d Blue (pl.9)+ 6d Lilac (pl.5) (1866), or 2d Blue (pl.14) + 6d Grey (pl.13) (Feb. 1875). Good group. (5 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE, £200
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MALTA - GREECE - 3d & 4d RATE COVERS INCL. TWO WITH 'IMPOSSIBLE' "56" FOR "59" YEAR ERROR; Oct./Dec. 1859 env./E/EL trio to Piraeus with GB 1d 'Stars' + 2d Blue (pl.7) (two) or 2d Blue (pl.8) Pair all tied by fair to fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes (codes A or C) - the 1/22 Oct. 1859 pair showing the error of "56" in the year. All with black oval-framed Malta "P." marks and red crayon arrival charges. Scarce destination from Malta at this period. (3 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, GREECE, £200
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MALTA - HUNGARY/FIUME - 6d-RATE COVER FROM MALTA TO FIUME WITH G.B. 6d MAUVE & RARE "4¾" MARK; Fine 23 June 1871 EL from Malta to "Fiume" (v. fine backstamps cds on the top flap) with GB 6d Mauve (pl.9; wing-margin) tied by a very fine B-code "MALTA/A25" Duplex with red transit "PD" and "4¾" on the front; the 4¾ Accountancy Mark is rare on Malta mail - it is thought that only one other example (on an 1867 6d-rate cover to Corfu) is recorded. Rare destination for a GB Used in Malta cover. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, HUNGARY, FIUME, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS £160
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MALTA - INDIA/IONIAN ISLANDS - 4d-RATE FRONT TO INDIA + 3d-RATE COVER TO CORFU; 26 Dec. 1861 front to the Army HQ "Punjab" with GB 1d Red 'Stars' Strip of Four (pl.55?) tied by light "MALTA/A25" Duplexes; plus 31 Oct. 1865 E (some bleach marks, but also with 4 disinfection chisel-slits - well clear of stamps) to Corfu "Col Vapore Italiano" with GB 3d Rose-Red Pair (pl.4; off-centre) tied by a single fair "MALTA/A25" Duplex. Rare destinations from Malta. (2 items) Cross Reference: INDIA, IONIAN ISLANDS, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, DISINFECTED MAIL £160
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MALTA - U.S.A. - RARE 2s-0d RATE COVER VIA FRANCE WITH G.B. 6d PAIR + 1/- FRANKING; Colourful 1 Apr. 1866 EL (tiny hole above address does not detract) from Malta to New York "Via Marseilles" with GB 6d Lilac Pair (pl.5) + 1.- Green (pl.4) - filing fold miraculously running between the stamps - all tied by fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes with v. fine red London handstruck "1d" red Accountancy Mark (1d credit to Malta) on the front with fine "5/N. YORK BR. PKT." arrival charge-datestamp. Transatlantic GB Used in Malta covers are rare. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS £240
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MALTA - U.S.A. - RARE G.B. 10d BROWN SINGLE-FRANKING COVER TO NEW YORK VIA LONDON; Small 11 Feb. 1873 mourning env. with GB 10d Brown (pl.1) tied both by a v. fine "MALTA/A25" Duplex and by a red NY "PAID" cds with London cds alongside and matching small red handstruck "2" mark. Attractive and rare single-franking. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, TELEGRAMS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FALSE £300
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MALTA - EARLY PAIR OF MALTA DUPLEX COVERS AT SCARCE 1/- & 9d RATES WITH 4d ROSE-CARMINE FRANKINGS; 11 Mar./28 May 1859 envs. (minor wear) to London with GB 4d Rose-Carmine Strip of Three or 4d Rose-Carmine (2) with 1d Red; both "Via Marseilles" and both with all stamps tied by mainly very fine early usages of the "C"-code "MALTA/A25" Duplex; the basic 6d+3d via France rate and the second-step 6d + double French 3d rate. Unusual frankings. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £240
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MALTA - SINGLE & DOUBLE 9d-RATE COVERS INC. 3-COLOUR FRANKING & UNUSUAL 6d+1/- COVER; 14 July 1859 yellow env. to Hampshire "via Marseilles" with GB 6d Lilac + 2d Blue (pl.7) + 1d Red 'Stars' all tied by light "C/MALTA/A25" Duplexes; plus 2 June 1862 E to London "Via Marseilles" with GB 6d Lilac + 1/- Green (both wing-margins; 6d slightly overlapped & with short perfs at left) tied by a single mainly fine "A/MALTA/A25" Duplex. Good pair showing single and double 9d rates. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £240
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MALTA - RARE QUADRUPLE-RATE (3/- FRANKING) COVER WITH G.B. 1/- GREEN STRIP OF THREE; 21 Mar. 1862 E (thin paper to reduce postage via France, and so with some ink-through of address-panel) to London "Via Marseilles" with GB 1/- Green Strip of Three (small pre-usage fault to left edge of LH stamp) tied by two mainly fine "B/MALTA/A25" Duplexes with fine red London arrival cds on the front. Rare high (quadruple 9d) rate cover. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £150
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MALTA - RARE MALTA "[Crown]/REGISTERED" MARK ON COVER WITH G.B. SMALL LETTERS 1/- GREEN PAIR; Attractive 20 Aug. 1864 E registered from Malta to Manchester "Via Messina" with a mainly fine rare red Malta "[Crown]/REGISTERED" (RGC-2) on the front beside a GB Small Letters 1/- Green Pair tied by a single light "A/MALTA/A25" Duplex with red oval "REGISTERED" datestamps of London & Manchester on the front and back. Rare franking and a very early Registered GB Used Abroad cover. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, £500
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MALTA - G.B. 6d LILAC/MAUVE SINGLES & PAIRS ON "VIA MARSEILLES" OR "VIA SOUTHAMPTON" COVERS, ETC.; 1864-71 group of covers from Malta to GB with Small Letters singles (3) or Pair, plus Large White Letters 6d Mauve Pairs (2; pls.8/9) or singles (pls.5/9); all tied by fair to v. fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes with codes A, B or C. (8 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £200
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MALTA - PAIR OF 8d-RATE COVERS TO G.B. (ONE "VIA MESSINA") WITH 2d BLUE + 6d BROWN OR GREY; 1872/74 pair (E/env.) from Malta to GB with GB 2d Blue (pl.13; crease) + 6d Brown (pl.11; scarce used in Malta) or 2d Blue (pl.14) + 6d Grey (pl.13) all tied by very fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes, codes B or C. Scarce frankings; the first endorsed "Via Messina". (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £200
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MALTA - VIA ITALY 8d-RATE COVER TO LONDON WITH SCARCE 6d BROWN (PL.12) + 1d REDS (2) FRANKING; Attractive 18 Feb. 1873 env. from Malta to the Admiralty "Via Italy" with GB 6d Brown (pl.12) + two 1d Reds (pl.140) tied by two mainly very fine "A/MALTA/A25" Duplexes. This 6d Brown is elusive on mail from Malta. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £200
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MALTA - VIA SOUTHAMPTON 6d-RATE COVERS TO G.B. WITH SCARCE 6d BROWN (PL.12) OR 3d ROSE-REDS PAIR; Attractive 20 June 1873 env. from Malta to London "via Southampton" with GB 6d Brown (pl.12), plus fine 20 Mar. 1873 mourning env. to Bedale with Pair of 1867 3d Rose-Reds (pl.9) both "via Southampton" and all tied by mainly very fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes. This 6d Brown is elusive on mail from Malta. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £200
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MALTA - MATCHED PAIR OF 8d-RATE COVERS TO G.B. SENT WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER; Attractive 1/4 April 1873 pair of small mourning envs. from Malta to the same Yorkshire address "via Italy" at the 8d rate with scarce 6d Brown (pl.11) + 2d Blue (pl.14) or two wing margined 1872 4d Vermilions (pl.13). Scarce frankings and both of Exhibition Quality. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, £160
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MALTA - RARE REGISTERED COVER WITH SINGLE 1/- GREEN FRANKING & "A25" NUMERAL TO G.B.; 26 Jan. 1875 E (small fault at top centre well clear os stamp and marks) "Registered" to London with 1874 1/- Green (pl.10) tied by a very fine small "A25" Numeral with a very fine scarce red "REGISTERED/MALTA" cds alongside and oval London arrival Registered d.s. nearby. Rare franking and an early registered item. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, £300
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MALTA - GENOA - 4d-RATE COVERS WITH G.B. 1d REDS STRIP OF FOUR OR SINGLE 4d ROSE-CARMINES; 1859/60 covers from Malta to Genoa (3 with v. fine black oval-framed Malta "P-D" mark) with single 4d Rose-Carmine (3; one with clear "56" for "59" year error in Duplex) or 1d Red 'Stars' Strip of Four all tied by mainly very fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes, the 1d Reds cover also with fine red "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI", and all charged "1½" on delivery. Fine group. (4 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, £200
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MALTA - GENOA/MESSINA/CATANIA - 3d-RATE COVERS WITH G.B. 1d REDS OR 1d RED + 2d BLUE; 1859/60 quartet of Es from Malta to Naples (2), Catania or Messina at the 3d rate; two with Strips of Three GB 1d Red 'Stars', and the others with 1d 'Stars' + 2d Blue (pls. 7 or 8); all tied by fair to mainly very fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes, and three with fine black oval-framed Malta "P." marks, but the cover to Messina without that P mark. Attractive group. (4 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, £200
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MALTA - NAPLES - PAIR OF 6d-RATE COVERS WITH G.B. 1d REDS STRIP OF 4 + PAIR OR 2d BLUES STRIP OF THREE; Very attractive and fine pair of 23 Feb./21 May 1861 Es from the same correspondence from Malta to Naples with GB 2d Blues Strip of Three (pl.8) or 1d Red 'Stars' Strip of Four (pl.44?) + a Pair (pl.46?) respectively, all tied by fine to very fine "MALTA/A25" Duplexes, code A or C, with red or black Malta oval-framed "P." marks on the front, charged "22" or "31" on delivery. Both of Exhibition Quality. (2 Covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, £300
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MALTA - SICILY/NAPLES - 1/- RATE COVER (G.B. 1/- GREEN) TO MESSINA + 9d-RATE COVER (1d REDS + 6d) TO NAPLES; 26 Feb./15 Oct. 1859 Es from Malta to Messina/Naples with GB 1/- Green single franking (couple of short perfs.) or at the 9d rate with 6d Lilac + 1d Red 'Stars' Strip of Three (pl.47?) all tied by mainly very fine "C/MALTA/A25" Duplexes, with red or black Malta oval-framed "P." marks; the first with correct "59" in Duplex (very early usage - 1st month), the 9d-rate cover with "56" for 59 Error in the Duplex. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ITALIAN STATES, £160
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