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MADEIRA - MAIL TO GB - RARE EARLY FORERUNNER SHIP LETTER; Oct. 1712 EL (ref. trade and shipping - minor faults) to London ex Madeira with headed This going by a small vessel belong'g to falm' & Returns - a most unusual ship letter endorsement and rated '1d' then re-rated '5'(d) on front. An early example. Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING, MARITIME MAIL £150
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MADEIRA - MAIL TO GB - 1772-1870s PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS GROUP OF MAIL - inc 1808 EL sent by first Brazil packet; 1815 EL from London endorsed 'P Alnwick Packet' with scarce double circle "POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER" on back; 1842 part E from Leicester with red boxed "Returned for/[1/10] Postage" on front and 'oval' "Returned/for Postage" mark on back; 1813 EL with drawing of signal to be hoisted from ships for addressee's cutter to collect mail prior to it being handed to the local post, so avoiding local postage, unusual; inspector's stars on 1805/7 Es inc endorsed 'Missent to Portsmouth'; etc. (c75 items) Cross Reference: INSPECTORS' MARKS, MISSENT MAIL £300
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MADEIRA - MAIL TO GB - 1st-TYPE "MADEIRA" MARK WITH VERY RARE LONDON FOREIGN BRANCH "PORT/BRITISH" MARK; Remarkable 26 July 1807 EL (minor toning) from "Ship Ardent, Madeira" to Scotland with a mostly fine large "MADEIRA" mark (FUN 1; v. early usage) on the front, overstruck by a partly fine red "LISBON" mark, having a very fine London "PORT/BRITISH" mark (matching the 25 Sept. "FOREIGN" c.d.s. on the flap) on the front. There are red "40" (Portuguese 40 reis rate to Lisbon)and black "2/8" charges in manuscript on the front; the "PORT/BRITISH" mark was supposed to show the break-down of the final 2s-8d rate between the Portuguese and British components, but in this case this was not done. Very rare; only a handful of this "PORT/BRITISH" mark have been recorded. Important Exhibition Item. Sold in our Nov. 2004 sale for £1100 Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING, PORTUGAL £750
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MADEIRA - MAIL TO GB - MAIL DURING THE 4d POST PERIOD TO LONDON; 12 Nov. 1839 EL to london and oval "MADEIRA" and s/l "LISBON" h.s. on front and rated '2/6'(d) on arrival. Fine and unusual example Cross Reference: UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, SHIPS/SHIPPING, MARITIME MAIL, FALSE £150
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MADEIRA - MAIL TO GB - MADEIRA OVAL HANDSTAMP & DOUBLE ARC DATESTAMPS; Range mostly with oval "MADEIRA" h.s. on front of; 1839 EL to Leeds with "LISBON" h.s. on front, 1863 'Consignees Letter' to Liverpool rated '1/4'(d) on front, 1864 ladies mourning unfranked env. to Edinburgh with "PACKET-LETTER" h.s. also on front plus 1849/52 EL's to Liverpool or London with Madeira double-arc d.s. on rear and rated '8' or '1/10'(d) and a plus a few later examples of mail (13 items) Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING, SHIP LETTERS, MARITIME MAIL, FALSE £120
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MADEIRA - INWARDS MAIL (FROM GB) - 4d POST PERIOD MAIL TO MADEIRA; 8 Jan. 1840 EL (minor faults) to Madeira carried by the Brazil Packet Alert with London "F.B.O." cds on rear and rated '5/2'(d) prepaid and '240' reis due.Unusual and attractive example of foreign mail in this period. Cross Reference: UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD £150
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MADEIRA - INWARDS MAIL (FROM GB) - STAMPED MAIL TO MADEIRA; 1852/53 envs. (one a 1d pink embossed) each franked 1/- + 10d Embossed issues (all cut-to-shape) tied by Bristol or Fakenham numerals with "160" h.s. on each, 1862 env. to Madeira franked 4d tied by London W duplex with "80" h.s. on front, 1874 EL to Madeira franked pair 3d tied by London duplexes, 1877/82 EL's to Madeira franked 2½d Rosy-Lilac or Blue both ex London (6 covers) Cross Reference: EMBOSSED ISSUES, POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V., OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, POSTAGE DUE COVERS £160
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MADEIRA - INWARDS MAIL (NON GB) - WORLDWIDE RANGE INC. NEVIS, USA, INDIA, CEYLON ETC. Range inc. 1791 EL to Madeira care of a London address ex Nevis and rated '1/-', 1808/15 EL's to madeira or care of a London firm with oval Bengal G.P.O POst Paid d.s. on rear, 1824 EL to Madeira ex Galle turned and written and sent from London, rated '5/2' and '40' (reis), 1845/56 EL's to Madeira ex NY each with "160" h.s. on front one with framed "NOT PAID" h.s. also on front, 1849 EL to Madeira care of a firm in London ex Bombay with oval "INDIA" h.s. on front and a few other examples (13 covers) Cross Reference: NEVIS, INDIA £200
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MADEIRA - INWARDS MAIL (NON GB) - VERY HIGH £1+ RATES TO MADEIRA; Quartet with 1824 EL to Madeira rated £1/0/8d (i.e. 8 x 2/7d rate) and a further '200' reis on arrival, 1832 EL (splitting) to Madeira carried on the Stanmer rated '£2/3/11'(d) (i.e. 27 x 2/7d rate and a further '380' reis (9½ times the 40c rate), 1837 EL 'p Packet' and carried on the Reindeer to Madeira with London d.s. on rear and rated '£1.5.10'(d) and a further '220' reis on arrival and 1838 EL to Madeira rated '£1/3/3'(d) and a further '220' reis on arrival. Scarce group of ultra-high rates. (4 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, SHIPS/SHIPPING £300
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MADEIRA - INWARDS MAIL (NON GB) - EX PORTUGAL RANGE OF MAIL FROM LISBON - 1790-1828 inc 1790 EL endorsed 'P Trial' enclosing copy of letter from London; 1806 EL endorsed 'P Bregantin Cacador' with '60' charge mark; 1809 EL with LISBOA & '80' marks on front; etc. (8) £120
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MADEIRA - INWARDS MAIL (NON GB) - EX SPAIN GROUP OF MAIL - 1763-1800 inc 1763 EL from Seville endorsed 'By Capt. Moulton'; 1765 EL from Cadiz endorsed 'P The Garland'; 1799 EL from Cadiz with rare blue LISBOA & '40' charge marks; etc. (8) £120
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MADEIRA - OUTGOING MAIL - MAIL TO FRANCE, SWITZERLAND & ELSEWHERE; Range inc. 1844/52 E's to Havre with (British P.O in) Madeira double-arc d.s. on rear and with framed "COLONIES/&.ART.12" or "COLONIES &c ART.13" h.s. on front, 1870 E to Bordeaux with circular "GB/1F" h.s. on front sent via London, 1874 E to Havre with Funchal cds on front and framed "GB/1F60c" h.s. on front London inspectors mark on front and rear with London Ship Letter cds, 1881/95 20r PC's to Holland or Switzerland, later PPC's to SW Africa, Belgium, Natal or Cape Verde (12 covers/cards) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS £150
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SPAIN - PHILATELIC LITERATURE - FALSOS POSTALES EN ESPAÑA (POSTAL FORGERIES OF SPAIN) by Fontova & Bergua (1977), in full colour, leather bound in slipcase but with wear on spine and wear and marks on slipcase, plus "Las Falsificaciones del Sello Español" (Forgeries of Spanish Stamps) by Montseny, some wear to ends of leather spine, both in Spanish. (2) Cross Reference: SPAIN £120
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SPAIN - PHILATELIC LITERATURE - GUIA DEL COLECCIONISTA DE SELLOS DE CORREOS DE ESPANA (THE CLASSIC STAMPS OF SPAIN) 1850-1900. (1970s reprint) 3 vols. in slipcase, cloth bound with multi color printing, in Spanish. In excellent condition. (3) Cross Reference: SPAIN £100
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SPAIN - PHILATELIC LITERATURE - PREFILATELIA ESPANOLA: CATALOGO DE LAS MARCAS POSTALES DE ESPANA Y SUS DOMINIOS DE INDIA SIGLO XVIII y XIX (Spanish Pre-Stamp: Catalogue of the Postal Marks of Spain and its Domains of India in the 18th and 19th Century ) by Tizon (2004). Four volume set in as new condition. (4) Cross Reference: SPAIN £100
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SPAIN - PHILATELIC LITERATURE - ATLAS HISTORICO DE LAS COMUNICACIONES EN ESPAÑA 1700-2002 by Magro et al., "Stampless Mail Entering Spain: The Dr. Geoffrey Lewis Collection" Edition D'Or 14, "Manual dla Filatelia Espanola" by Schier (small tears to d.j. edges), and "Town Censor Marks of Spain 1936-45" by Heller (small tears to d.j. edges). All in excellent condition (except where stated). (4) £150
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