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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue & Pale Red Frame Die I Head Die I used, two examples cut-to-shape in varying shades. (2) £150
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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue & Pale Red Frame Die I Head Die II used with four good margins. Brandon Cert. (1986). SG £750 £160
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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue & Red Head Die II, Frame Die I, four good to very large margins and lightly used leaving much of the profile clear. Fine example. SG £700 £150
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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue and Red Head Die II, Frame Die I used pair, cut-to-shape, paper slightly toned. SG £3750 £400
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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue and Red Head Die II, Frame Die I used (3) all cut-to-shape, one on a small fragment and with 'diamond' of dots or "C/88" or "C/123" cancels (3) £200
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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue and Red Head 3rd Printing Head Die III, Frame Die I used, cut-to-shape at lower right, otherwise four large margins and scarce thus. SG £2250 £300
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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue and Red 4th Printing Head Die III, Frame Die II used (2 - in varying shades with close to large margins - one with 1954 RPSL Cert.). SG £1200 (2) £240
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INDIA - 1854 4a Blue and Red, 4th printing Head Die III, Frame Die II (6 - all cut-to-shape, all singles, four on three fragments) with dotted or lined 'diamond' cancels. (6) £400
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INDIA - 1854 4a Deep Blue and Red, 5th Printing Head Die III, Frame Die II used, large margins and very fine. SG £1000 £220
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INDIA - 1854 2a Green unused, four margins and used (11 - inc. two pairs (shades) with identified cancels for Moulmein, Mahabaleshwar and Cochin) plus 1883 Reprints on Yellowish-White unwmkd paper (3 - inc. a marginal pair - Spence 79). (15) £220
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INDIA - 1854 2a strip of three (variable margins) on 18 May 1858 env. to England, stamps cancelled with indistinct numeral and with framed Kirkee d.s. at left. Rear with Bombay, London, Salisbury and Hindon d.s. £120
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INDIA - 1855 Blue Glazed Paper 4a Black used (4) 8a Carmine unused and used (5 - inc. one on fragment with 4a & 2a Yellow-Buff), 1856 -64 Yellowish-White Paper used group with ½a (5), 1a (4), 2a (8 - shades), 4a Black/Grey-Black (16 - inc. a strip of six on fragment and a pair on a dated fragment), 4a Green (5) and 8a (5). (52) £200
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INDIA - 1860 8p Purple on Bluish unused (3 - two with part o.g.) and used and in Purple or White on White paper used (11) (15) £150
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INDIA - 1865 Elephants Head Wmk ½a (10 - inc. two mint and used strip of four), 8p (10 - 8 mint inc. a marginal block of six), 1a (13 - 9 mint inc. a marginal block of eight), 2a (10 - 4 mint with shades) & 4a used (4) (47) £160
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INDIA - 1865 8p tied to 'via Southampton' 21 Aug. 1877 env. to Scotland and tied by bar cancel (Cooper Type 33) with Port Blair d.s. on front and rear with Carlisle & Ayr Sorting Tender cds on rear. Endorsed by Private M.Kelly (1st Fusiliers) and endorsed by Commanding Officer at left, plus 18979 9p QV embossed env. for military concession (2 - one used in Apr.; 1882 to Leicester with RMS bar cancel and with TPO cancel on rear) and an unused 1893 1a opt on 9p embossed env. (4 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES £140
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INDIA - 1866 'POSTAGE' (3mm) on 6a Purple used (3) and 2mm opt (4) - two with surface abrasions and one stained and an example of the Foreign Bill Stamp intact (8) £200
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INDIA - 1866 4a Green Die I (4 - one mint) & Die II mint (11 inc. a marginal block of eight - two with pinholes and one optd 'SPECIMEN') and used (2), 1867 6a8p mint and used (2) plus Italian reprints of 1879 McCorqoudale Essay based on the design of the 4a (7 inc. a pair and marginal block of four) (27) £120
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INDIA - 1868 8a Rose mint (2) and used (6 inc. two pairs), 1873 ½a Die II mint marginal blocks of 24 and 36 (mild creasing and a few tone spots) and used (5 inc. a pair), 1874 9p mint (8 inc. a marginal block of six) and used (6) & 1r mint and used (3), 1876 6a Olive-Bistre (8 inc a marginal block of four and a pair optd 'SPECIMEN') and used (5) and 12a mint and a us strip of three. (108) £320
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INDIA - QV Range inc. 1882/90 ½a - 1r mint inc. listed shades (3a in blocks of four each) and 12a optd 'SPECIMEN' plus a used range of all values, 1891/97 mint and used, 1895 High values mint and used, 1898 opts, 1899 3p and 1900/02 3p - 2a6p mint and used. (109) £220
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INDIA - 1902-11 KEVII 3p-15r mint set plus used set inc. two shades each of the 2r, 3r, 5r, 10r & 15r . Mostly fine. SG c£1200 (72) £240
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INDIA - 1911-22 KGV 3p - 25r complete set mint inc. shades, (15r marginal) plus some duplicates and a complete set used inc. two examples each of most of the high values. Majority fine. SG c£1500 (107) £300
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INDIA - 1921 9p opts mint in Carmine-Pink, Rose-Carmine (block of four), Aniline Carmine (block of four), 'PIES PIES' error in a mint marginal pair (with normal), 'NINE NINE' error in a mint horizontal strip of three and double overprint mint plus a range of forgeries inc. a marginal mint block of four with double opt and a strip of three of the 'PIES PIES' error postally used on a piece with a strip of three of the genuine normal opt and an inverted opt on a pair and block of four, latter apparently signed by Jal Cooper (as genuine). (36) £200
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INDIA - Range with 1922 1/4a on ½a with inverted opt, grossly misplaced impression and a double print pair (unlisted by SG), 1922-26 Colour Changes mint and used and a 1925 selection of "Specimen" perforated crude Essays for a 2a in singles (3) and pairs (3) and 1r single and two pairs either Perf 14 or 11 apparently produced as a test for gummed papers. (34) £120
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INDIA - KGV Range with 1926-33 3p - 25r mint (1a & 2a in tete-beche blocks) and used complete, 1929 2a-12a mint and used complete plus a used set on an unaddressed FDI page, 1931 ¼a-1r mint and used, 1932-36 New Values & Colours ½a - 6a mint and used complete and 1935 ½a - 8a mint and used set plus 1931 4a PC unused or used (both to London), 8a env. uprated 3p pair + 1a in 1933 to Toronto and 7½a on 8a env. unused and used to Glasgow. (148 + 7 covers/cards) £220
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INDIA - KGVI Range inc. 1937-40 3p - 25 r mint and used, 1940-43 3p - 14a mint and used, 1949-52 3p - 15r mint ( a few in blocks) and used plus a a few mint and used sets of the early Republic issues to about 1954 and a few commercial and commemorative covers etc. SG c£1550 (hundreds) £300
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INDIA - 1948 1st Anniversary of Independence (Ghandi) set with 1½a mint (6 inc. a block of four) and used, 3½a mint (5 inc. a marginal strip of three) and used, 12a mint (6 inc. a marginal block of four) and used and 10r mint and used (marginal) plus a 15 Aug. 1948 FDC to Bombay franked the three lower values. (20 + 1 cover) £180
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INDIA - OFFICIALS: KGV 1912-13 3p - 25r mint and used complete set inc. a few shades and varieties. Fine and fresh. SG £1400 (68) £280
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INDIA - OFFICIALS: 1866 'Service' opt on unwmkd paper inc. ½a Blue used, ½a Pale Blue used (3 - one on fragment), 1a Brown used and 8a mint (2) and used plus wmkd paper ½a Pale Blue used (2), 8p mint, 1a used and 4a mint. SG c£2835 (13) £550
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INDIA - OFFICIALS: Range with 1866 2a Purple long stamp used (repaired) and ½a Mauve used (plus mint example of the 1885 reprint of which only 200 were produced), 1867 'Service' opt on 2a, 4a & 8a mint and used on ½a (4 - one forged), 1a (4), 2a (2 - both shades), 4a (2) & 8a (8 inc. a strip of six), 1874/82 On HMS' opt on mint ½a, 1a, 2a (3 - both shades and one optd 'SPECIMEN'), 4a & 8a (7 inc. a marginal block of six optd 'SPECIMEN') and a used set plus 1883/99 mint and used set (with both shades of the 8a & 1r), 1900 new colours mint and used, a few departmental opts and perfins, 1861 Foreign Bill stamps mint, used or optd 'CANCELLED' and a used range of QV ½a-5r optd 'POSTAL SERVICE'. (133) Cross Reference: REVENUES £220
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INDIA - OFFICIALS: KEVII range inc. 1902-09 3p -25r complete mint set with all listed shades and complete set used (except 15r) and a used range of the 'POSTAL SERVICE' opts on ½a - 2r values. (64) £150
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INDIA - OFFICIALS: KGV group inc. 1921/22 opts with 1a Brown imperf block of four (unlisted by SG), 1922? Experimental reprint of the 'SERVICE' opt on the 10r, 1925 opts Essays inc. 1r on KEVII 15r or 25r, 1r on KGV 10r, 15r (2), or 25r, 2r on KGV 10r - identified by Giles (1962) types, 1925 issued opts mint and used (no Carmine shade) and a range of errors (double opts) on mint marginal stamps, unlisted and apparently clandestine, 1926 opts inc. 1a Chocolate Error (SG £250) , 1926-31 3p - 10r 'SERVICE' opt mint (2r & 10r marginal) and used set, 1930 1a and 1932-36 ½a - 6a mint and used set plus KGVI 1937-39 ½a - 10r mint and used set, 1939-42 3p - 8a mint and used set and 1950-51 mint and used (no 10r) set and a few handbooks concerning Indian stamps, airmails and postal history (213 + 2 cards + 6 books) £200
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INDIA - MISCELLANY inc. range of correspondence to Sir Ernest Hotson inc. 1911 OHMS mourning env. to Bombay franked 1a + 2a with Viceroys Camp P.O. reg. label affixed, 1921 env.s to Bombay franked ½a single or pair and redirected to London with GB p.dues., 1941 censored airmail env. to him in London franked Aden 8a & 3a (2), range of Rocket Mail covers and vignettes (1934-37) produced by Stephen Smith inc 'LIVESTOCK', 'SIKKIM' 'MISS FORTUNE' types and Pigeongram labels or cachet on a tiny 1931 env. to Calcutta and a small thematic collection of Indian independence inc. a Dec. 1930 env. to Kurachee with a Ghandi h.s. on front and 1969 P.O. Centenary Booklet. (few hundred) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL, AIRCRAFT, MOURNING ENVELOPES, PAQUEBOTS £300
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CORFU 1551 - EARLY LETTER FROM A SHIP SENT TO THE COUNCIL OF TEN IN VENICE - Fine 3 June EL (fine seal-triangle on reverse) from Andrea Duodo ("Provveditore dell'Armata" - Commissioner of the Fleet) written "Di Galia a Corphu" (from the galley at Corfu) and clearly addressed to "Concilii Decem" (of Venice) with interesting contents advising that he will send galleys to Zante to fetch the 10,000 ducats that had been sent from Venice to buy wheat. Attractive early letter. Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, ITALIAN STATES £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - ZANTE 1587 & CORFU 1808/10 (INWARD) - INC. RARE EARLY LADIES LETTER - 25 Oct. 1587 EL (complete seal-triangle; some stains - mainly internal) from "Venecia" written and signed by "Julia Vendra Min" (a family letter to her brother). A very early letter to be written by a woman and thought to be the only such letter recorded to Zante in the entire Venetian Period (1386-1797). Plus 6 Aug. 1808 EL (forwarding a letter from the addressee's wife - to evade postage charges!) from Naples to a French Colonel of the Engineers at "Corfou" with a fine oval "MINISTRO DE AZIENDA" cachet and so sent free of postage; and 1808/10 pair of ELs (one stained & one with pin-hole) from Venice to Patrichio in Corfu. (4 covers) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, ITALIAN STATES, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, FRANCE £240
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IONIAN ISLANDS - ZANTE 1688 & SANTA MAURA (LEFKADA) 1697 - 14 Feb. 1688 EL (toned filing crease) from "Zante" to Venturini in "Livorno" endorsed "Con Nave. CSG" and having manuscript Forwarding Agent endorsement on the top flap; charged "3[2?]" presumably the Ship Letter rate from Sicily. Very early Forwarding Agent endorsement, and an early item with a postal rate from Zante. Plus 18 Apr. 1697 EL (in Greek; folds to show signature & date beside address) from "Sta. Maura" (internal filing note) to Venice, carried privately without postal rate. Possibly the earliest recorded letter from this small island in private hands? (2) Cross Reference: FORWARDING AGENTS, ITALIAN STATES, GREECE, EARLY LETTERS £300
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CORFU 1710-19 - PRIVATELY CARRIED GROUP - 1710/9 group of 9 fine ELs (in Italian or Greek) to the same Venice firm (Caragiani & Co.) without postal marks, but each endorsed on the front; respectively "Con N[av]e. Francese", "Con Nave", "Con [Ship] Francese", "con Jacomo Clino" or similar. Includes rare matched pair of duplicate letters sent on the same day by different ships, to allay fears of non-receipt from possible shipwreck/pirate action. Attractive group of middle-period Venetian Occupation covers. (9 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, NAVAL MAIL, FRANCEFALSE £400
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CEPHALONIA 1729?/93 - RARE VENETIAN PERIOD MAIL INC. THE EARLIEST RECORDED INTER-ISLAND COVER - Rare 30 July 1789 (or 1729?) EL (in Greek) from "Keph[aloni]a" to Corfu (this is the only pre-1797 inter-island cover recorded by Zaphiriou - p.21 + Fig.18 - but the year date looks more like 1729 to us than 1789) [ex Kleiner]; plus very fine 29 Sept. 1793 EL (in Italian) from "Cef[aloni]a" to "Ven[ezi]a." [ex Protonotarios]. Rare early covers from Cephalonia. (2 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CORFU 1804 (INWARD) - VERY EARLY USE OF THE CIRCULAR "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" MARK ON COVER EX VENICE - 20 Aug. 1804 EL from Venice to Corfu "Con. Capt. Casoliche" charged "3 [paras]" local postage on delivery with a partly fine circular "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" mark on the top flap; Zaphiriou records (1987; p.A147) only 27 of this mark in the 1804-07 period (not including this or the following lot), of which only one is earlier (25 July 1804). The second earliest known of this Corfu handstamp and a rare 1800-07 use. Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES £240
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CORFU 1805 (INWARD) - EARLY USE OF THE CIRCULAR "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" MARK ON COVER EX VENICE - 3 Sept. 1805 EL (one flap cut and glued to display whole mark across the join on reverse; later label partly removed from the front) from Venice to Corfu "Con. Capt. Bussolich" charged "3 [paras]" local postage on delivery with a partly fine circular "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" mark on the reverse. Also see comment on previous lot. Rare Corfu mark of this elusive 1804-07 period. Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES £240
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CORFU 1806 (INWARD) - EARLY USE OF THE CIRCULAR "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" MARK ON COVER EX LIVORNO - 21 Feb. 1806 EL (some toning consistent with vinegar disinfection) from Livorno to Corfu charged "6 [paras]" (rate affected by pin hole) local postage on delivery with a very fine (for this) circular "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" mark on the flap; Zaphiriou records just 27 in the 1803-07 period. Rare Corfu mark of this elusive 1804-07 period, and the only example recorded by Zaphiriou on mail from Livorno. Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, ITALIAN STATES £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CORFU 1808 - "SERVIZIO MILITARE" COVER (REF. POWs) WITH "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" MARK - 6 Nov. 1808 EL (in Italian, disinfection scorching of address-panel - partly bleached to make Corfu mark more visible - with chisel-slits) from Corfu to Milan and endorsed from the "3 Batt. del 2 Regt. di Linea Italiano", charged "15[decimes]" for French postage on delivery with a mainly fine circular "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" mark on the front; a rare early example of this Corfu mark on outgoing mail and a rare French Military Occupation cover. The letter refers to Prisoners of War etc. Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - 1817-63 GROUP TO ITALIAN STATES - 1817 EL (disinfection scorching & slits) to Naples with large blue-green 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE" and "OTRANTO" on the front; 1820 E (disinfection slits) to Livorno with blue 2-ring Corfu "ISOLE/IONIE" and red "OTRANTO" transit marks; 1826 EL to Venice with large Corfu 'Arms' mark and red Venice "LEVANTE" on the front; 1830 E (disinfection scorching) to Otranto with spectacular Corfu Austrian Consular cachet and Corfu large 'Arms' & fancy oval d.s.; 1851 EL to Florence with 3-ring Trieste "AUSTRIA/No.1" on the front; and 1863 E to Livorno with boxed "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/AUSTRIACO" and blue boxed Cephalonia "FRANCA". (6 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, DISINFECTED MAIL, AUSTRIAFALSE £240
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IONIAN ISLANDS - ZANTE 1817/20 - COVERS TO CORFU WITH LARGE RED 2-RING "ISOLA/DI ZANTE" MARKS - "Free" OR WITH "FRANCA" - 20 Dec. 1817 EL with partly fine red 2-ring "ISOLA/DI ZANTE" but also with mainly v., fine blue-green Corfu boxed "FRANCA" partly overstruck by large part fine matching 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE"; plus 5 Jan. 1820 EL (in English; some light toning and internal faults) endorsed "Con un Paccheto consegnato al Capt. D. Plarino" (contents reveal this was sample of cloth for sale) with two overlapped fine to v. fine large red 2-ring "ISOLA/DI ZANTE" marks with "Free" in the centre of one. Good pair; a Prepaid letter and a Consignee's letter. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FREES £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - 1823-43 INWARDS GROUP OF COVERS FROM GB OR FRANCE - 1823/31 ELs prepaid from Paris/Marseilles to Corfu with "PORT PAYE" or "P 12 P/MARSEILLE" with different Milan "LT" marks, 1823 with fair blue 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE" & 1831 with scarce small oval Corfu 'Arms' mark; 1839 part E from Paris to Corfu charged "3/6" on delivery - mail from France is scarce. Plus 1832-43 trio from London to Corfu: 1832 EL prepaid "1/11" routed "Via France & Italy" with scarce small Corfu 'Arms' mark; 1838 EL prepaid "1/7"; and 1843 EL sent under cover via Trieste. (6 items) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, ITALIAN STATES, FRANCE, AUSTRIA £180
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IONIAN ISLANDS - 1824-36 INTER-ISLAND GROUP - INC. THE EARLIEST KNOWN IONIAN REGISTERED LETTER - 29 May 1831 registered EL (worn central crease clear of marks & some wear from damp) from S. Maura to Corfu endorsed "Raccomandazione/[P. Isola Lixouri?]" in (faded) red with mainly v. fine rare black oval-framed S. Maura "FRANCA" and partly fine matching fancy oval "Sta MAURA" d.s. on the front. Also 1824 EL from Paxo to Corfu, 1827 EL from S. Maura to Cephalonia (with rare large 2-ring "ISOLA DI SANTA MAURA") and 1836 front from Lixouri to Zante. (4 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CALAMOS 1828 - RARE "POSTA KALAMOY/*" UDC WITH MANUSCRIPT "3" IN CENTRE + "FROM THE MOREA" - 13 Sept. 1828 EL (minor dusting; also with internal toning) from Katakolon (Morea, Greece) to Myticas (Greece) but posted in Calamos; rare mark and unusual on a transit cover from mainland Greece to mainland Greece; seldom seen. Also CEPHALONIA 1831 EL with mainly fine scarce 3-ring "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA DI CEFALONIA" with red m/s "4[d]" in centre (prepaid) & small fancy oval CORFU mark; plus 20 Jan. 1832 EL with "CEFALONIA" d.s. & boxed "FRANCA" (both mainly very fine) on the front, but also unusually endorsed "Accompagna carico d8" (accompanying cargo & prepaid 8d - i.e. a Consignee's Ship Letter), CORFU backstamp. (3 covers) Cross Reference: GREECE £300
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IONIAN ISLANDS - PAXO 1828/45/47 - RARE RED ENCIRCLED "POSTA DELL' ISOLA DI PAXO", SMALL "POSTA PAGATA", ETC. - 23 June 1828 EL from Paxo to Corfu with mainly very fine rare red encircled "POSTA DELL' ISOLA DI PAXO" and mainly fine large Corfu 'Arms' mark on the front, 1845 E with fair rare Paxo small 2-ring "POSTA PAGATA" on the front with matching fair fancy oval "PAXO" d.s. on the flap, and 1847 E from Corfu to Paxo with v. fine small 2-ring Corfu "POSTA PAGATA". Paxo mail is rare. (3 covers) £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - 1830-64 MAIL TO CONSTANTINOPLE/SMYRNA - INC. RARE CEPHALONIA "Da Malta" MANUSCRIPT - Fine 16 Feb. 1830 EL to Smyrna carried privately from Malta and posted in Cephalonia where marked in red ms " Da Malta" & with 3-ring "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA DI CEFALONIA" on the front, "CEFALONIA" d.s. on the flap, without any postal rate. Very rare Malta endorsement that we do not recall having seen before. Exhibition Quality. Plus to Constantinople: 1855/58 pair of ELs with small "CORFU" cds or fancy blue oval Cephalonia d.s. (latter with matching blue boxed "FRANCA) on the front; and 1862/63/64 trio of ELs all with large 2-ring blue "ZAKYNTHOS" cds's (1864 also with boxed blue "FRANCA" on the front), all three with scarce blue or black "LLOYD AGENZIE/COSTANTINOPOLI" arrival cds backstamps. (6 covers) Cross Reference: MALTA, TURKEY, AUSTRIAFALSE £360
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IONIAN ISLANDS - CORFU 1830/48 - RARE P.O. PRINTED WAY-BILL FOR LETTERS TO ITHACA & "REFUSED" COVER - 12 Apr. 1830 EL to Lixuri with fine large oval Corfu 'Arms' mark endorsed "Rifiutata" (Refused) with fancy oval backstamps of both Corfu & Cefalonia; plus rare & very fine 25 Mar. 1848 partly printed P.O. "UFFIZIO DELLA POSTA GENERALE/CORFU" Way-bill for 7 letters sent to Ithaca signed by the Postmaster, addressed on reverse with v. fine fancy oval "CORFU" d.s. Rare pair. (2 items) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL £200
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IONIAN ISLANDS - 1833-63 INWARDS GROUP OF COVERS FROM GREECE - 1833 EL (from the future Prime Minister George Theotoky's grandfather to his father) from Nafplion to Corfu with Greek GPO and Corfu arrival d.s. on the front; 1841 EL (faults) from Tinos Island to Corfu with 5 different datestamps; 1859 EL (faults at foot) from Patras to Zante with mainly fine 2-ring "ZAKYNTHOS" arrival cds & blue oval paid mark. Plus 1862/3 E/EL to Zante or Cephalonia each franked with 10l orange + 40l mauve large Hermes adhesives. (5 covers) Cross Reference: GREECE, FORWARDING AGENTS £300
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