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Peru/G.B. 1858 Entire from Glasgow to Lima bearing 1856 1/- pair (with lower margins containing the stamp price per row or sheet), carried on the "La Plata" to St. Thomas and "Clyde" to Colon, across Panama and by P.S.N.C, backstamps include an an unusual boxed "MZ". A superb marginal 1/- pair on cover. Photo on Page 88. £150-180
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Peru/Bolivia - G.B. 1861-77 Entire letter and entires (4) all from G.B to Lima franked at 2/- (3), 3/- or 4/- rates, and 1861 letter to Cobija in Bolivia franked 2/- rate, all sent by R.M.S.P to Colon, across Panama then by P.S.N.C, three with Panama double arc datestamps on the front, stamps include 1856 1/- pair (2), 1862-64 1/- pair or two pairs and two 1867 6d pairs. (6). £250-300
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Salvador/G.B. 1868-80 Entire letters from London (2) or Dundee to Santa Ana in Salvador sent by R.M.S.P to Colon, across Panama and then by P.S.N.C, comprising 1868 letter franked 2/- with Panama British P.O c.d.s on the front, 1875 letter franked 6d grey + 1/-, and 1880 letter sent after Salvador had joined the U.P.U franked 4d sage-green. A fine trio to a scarce destination. (3). £240-280
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Atlas Line. 1901 Covers from Colombia to the USA or London (via New York) both franked Colombia 10c, one cancelled violet "ATHOS", the other cancelled violet "ALTAI" with a second strike on the front, both handstamped "PAQUEBOT / (N.Y. 2D DIV)", unusual and attractive. (2). £120-150
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K.N.S.M. 1906-59 Covers and cards sent within the Caribbean, posted on various Dutch ships and cancelled by named ship cachets (38), mainly prewar, some with Kingston, Trinidad, British Guiana or Plymouth Paquebots, two stampless consignee covers, also covers inscribed by named ships, one cover with scarce large triangular "PASSED / BY / CENSOR" of Barbados. (51). £180-220
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United Fruit Co - Colombia Scadta. 1926-29 Covers from USA to Colombia franked USA 2c or 4c and 30c "EU" Scadta stamp, one posted and cancelled on the S.S "Esparta", the others endorsed via named U.F.C ships with both stamps cancelled in New York, very unusual. (4). £100-120
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1922-89 Covers carried by the Atlantic Fruit Co. (2), Standard Fruit & S.S Co. or Jamaica Banana Producers S.S Co. (6), postwar Paquebot covers from Geest Line (7) or Palm Line (18), also photos and postcards of ships and some ephemera from the Palm Line, Jamaica Direct Fruit Line, United Fruit Co., etc. (34+). £80-100
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Ephemera and Picture Postcards. 1903-c.1950 Picture postcards (76) including five poster type cards with views of Portugal, Spain or France, or for tours "1000 miles up the Amazon"; also advertising brochures and timetables (9), menus (2), 1914 S.S "Hildebrand" Christmas card, 1941 Lloyds Certificate for S.S "Boniface", etc. (94). £120-150
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Brazil. 1853-72 Stampless entire letters (3) and an entire, and an entire letter bearing uncancelled 10r and 50r stamps, from Para (4) or Ceara to Portugal (4) or France. Carried on the Paraense, Jerome (2), Lisbonense or Maranhense, the entire to France sent via G.B with London and Liverpool Ship Letter datestamps, the others with 80 (2) or 160 (2) reis charge marks, three with "P. TRANSATLANTICO" c.d.s, the other with disinfection slits and green octagonal "BARCA / DO / PORTO / 10", one with scarce octagonal framed "GRAMPARA". (5). £200-250
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Brazil/G.B. 1873-79 Entire letters (2) and an entire from G.B to Lisbon or Brazil despatched on the "Augustine" (2) or "Clarense", franked 6d, 8d (6d + 2d late fee) or 4d sage-green. (3). £120-150
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Brazil. 1878 Cover from Para to Liverpool bearing 100r pair, posted on the Paraense II with the stamps cancelled "466" upon arrival at Liverpool, backstamped black boxed "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" datestamp (S.18) in error, the correct "PAID / LIVERPOOL / SHIP" datestamp (S.19) in red then applied to the front. V ery unusual. £150-180
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Brazil. 1885-1939 Covers and cards nearly all from Brazil, one 1894 card cancelled "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" c.d.s in black with a second red strike alongside, covers with the red Liverpool Ship arrival c.d.s (4), others sent on the route to New York via Barbados, also some picture postcards. (29). £100-120
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Barbados. 1895-1916 Covers and cards from Barbados (19) all carried on the Brazil to New York service via Barbados including ½d printed matter rate to Nova Scotia or New Brunswick (3), 1897 cover to Switzerland strangely franked 4¾d, etc. Also 1955-77 covers with various Paquebots (17) and a few postcards. (41). £160-180
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c.1928-50 Ephemera, virtually all pre 1940, including advertising brochures and timetables (39), menus (19), passenger lists (4), route map, ships plan, landing cards (2), booklet of Lady Hawkins excursion coupons, etc, (74). £280-350
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1928-88 Covers and cards posted on various ships with cachets and Paquebots (24); 1942 card from Floyd Domina, radio operator on the "Canadian Cruiser", held P.O.W in Marlag and Milag Nord; picture postcards, etc. Also 1937 Canadian Pacific Cruises envelopes used. (56). £100-120
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Lady Boats. 1928-52 Covers and cards posted on the five Lady Boats with various cachets and Paquebots, stamps include St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Leeward Is., Dominica, Grenada, Antigua, Montserrat, Trinidad, Virgin Is., Bahamas, Barbuda, USA and Canada, comprising items posted on the Lady Hawkins (34), Lady Drake (49), Lady Nelson (36), Lady Rodney (34) or Lady Somers (21), some scarce cachets and frankings, mainly prewar, many philatelic but about half appear commercial, also a few picture postcards. A fine collection, written up on pages. (174+). £700-900
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1909-38 Covers and cards posted on various ships, many with named "OCEAN MAILS" cachets, including the Motagua, Changuinola, Patuca, Camito, Coronado, Bayano, Ariguani, Cavina, Carare, etc. (25), also a few pieces and associated covers, picture postcards, and some 1965-77 Paquebot covers, earlier items include Paquebots of Kingston, Hamilton, Trinidad, Turks Is., La Guayra, Barbados, etc. An interesting collection. (c.75). £240-280
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Ephemera. 1921-61 Advertising brochures and timetables (12), ship plans (3), menus (7), passenger list, race card, S.S "Camito" enamelled medallions (2), 1943 final Certificate of Discharge and a continuous Certificate of Discharge booklet for a stewardess, etc. (41). £100-120
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Ephemera. c.1920-55 Advertising brochures and timetables (23), passenger lists and diaries (5), menus (6), activities programme, etc., most prewar, mainly Furness Bermuda Line. (36). £140-160
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Furness Bermuda Line. 1928-65 Covers and cards posted on various ships (74) including Fort Victoria, Fort St. George, Bermuda, Veendam (on charter to F.B.L), Monarch of Bermuda, Duchess of Bedford (on charter), Queen of Bermuda and Ocean Monarch, Bermuda or U.S stamps with various cachets, Paquebots of New York, Hamilton or Nassau. Also covers carried by or to various ships, and picture postcards, all written up in an album. (139). £180-220
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1894-1961 Covers and cards posted on board or carried by various Furness ships, also some associated covers, ephemera and postcards, including Furness Prince Line, Furness Red Cross Line, Furness Warren Line, Bermuda & West Indies Steamship Co., and Houlder Line, various ship cachets and Paquebots (47), c.1940 consignees cover with G.B 1½d tied by S.S "Newfoundland" cachet and red censor cachet, WW2 O.A.S cover with enclosed letter from a Sister on the Hospital Ship "Newfoundland", etc. (68). £150-180
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1901-11 Covers and cards, picture postcards and ephemera, the interesting collection written up on pages with cards posted at sea, Paquebots including Hamilton (5); covers and cards sent on various ships, mainly from Jamaica (13), also a Turks Island cover franked ½d pair + 1d pair + 3d + 4d; a good range of company postcards with engraved views of Bristol and Jamaica (5), ships and Jamaica views (5), etc.; 1910 piece with Turks Is. 1d cancelled at Avonmouth and Avonmouth Ship Letter handstamp; ephemera with passenger lists (2), menus (6), advertising brochure, letters on headed notepaper, original photos, etc. (69). £300-350
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Jamaica. 1904 Printed Elder Dempster "Imperial Direct" advertising cover with views of Bristol and Jamaica, addressed to London with five differing stamps each tied by "TITCHFIELD / JAMAICA" T.R.D with "29.2.00" manuscript date, enclosed letter on Hotel Titchfield notepaper. Photo on Page 94. £150-200
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St. Kitts/Barbados. 1882 St. Kitts 1½d postcard to Barbados cancelled by the scarce "APMY" in circle, with a St. Kitts c.d.s (AP 26, altered to 27 in manuscript) and oval "BARBADOS / SHIP LETTER" both on the front, sent on S.S Ocamo, very light creasing, unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 94. £100-120
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1892-1914 Covers and cards from Jamaica (2), Barbados (2), British Guiana (4), Martinique, Bermuda, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Dominica or Antigua (2) all endorsed via Pickford & Black ships, some unusual frankings, also associated covers, written up on pages. (20). £100-120@Side Head underline 14pt:WRECK MAIL(Also see lots 594, 836, 1455)
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"Bilboena". 1837 (June 5) Entire letter to Huth & Co in London written by Capt. Laureano de Arrarte of the Spanish ship "Bilboena", reporting the ship dismasted and driven ashore at "Rotendin (Rottingdean) between White Cape and Breiton", taken ashore by the local Lloyds agent, endorsed on reverse "Bilboena stranded at Rottingdean, J.B Stone, agent to Lloyds, 5 June 1837", with a Brighton datestamp and "BRIGHTON / Penny Post". The "Bilboena" was bound from London to Bilbao when driven ashore at Rottingdean; the vessel was unloaded and refloated and taken into Newhaven Harbour. A remarkable early letter from a wreck, sent via the Lloyds agent, not recorded by Hoggarth & Gwynn. Photo on Page 94. £1,000-1,200
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"City of New York". 1864 (Mar 19) Small cover to Italy bearing four 10c green stamps, red "New York Paid 12" c.d.s and boxed "PD", carried on the Inman Line "City of New York" which struck a reef when approaching Queenstown and became a total loss, the passengers and mails all saved and landed at Queenstown on March 29th. Arrival datestamps, flap missing, otherwise fine and rare, with a contemporary magazine illustration of the stranded ship. The only cover from this wreck recorded by Hoggarth & Gwynn in "Maritime Disaster Mail", ex Wood. Photo on Page 94. £500-600
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R.M.S "Labrador". 1899 Cover from Canada to London, the stamp washed off, the imprint of a 5c stamp on reverse, with a Glasgow G.P.O Officially Sealed label tied by datestamps of Glasgow (Mar 10) and London, the front with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER" and manuscript inscription "Went down in the S.S Labrador, mail bags picked up off the Isle of Mull" probably written by the recipient. Also a front from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Glasgow, the stamp washed off and replaced by another 5c stamp, datestamps of St. John's (Feb 16) and Liverpool (Mar 15) and scarce violet "RECOVERED FROM WRECK / OF S.S LABRADOR", stained. The "Labrador" was wrecked in the Hebrides on March 1st; seven mail bags were washed ashore on Mull, Coll and Tiree and were taken to Glasgow, with one other mailbag found by fishermen and taken to Liverpool. (2). £120-150
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S.S "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse". 1899 (Feb 15) New Zealand 1½d postal stationery picture postcard to England handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER", small surface scrape at upper edge, otherwise fine. From an incident on the N.D.L "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" which arrived at Southampton on March 20th. £100-120
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Jamaica / G.B - Liverpool. 1915 Cover from Kingston, Jamaica, to G.B, the stamp washed off, handstamped "RECEIVED AT LIVERPOOL / DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" in violet. Hoggarth & Gwynn record this cachet on March 1915 covers from Korea and Japan, Chile and Jamaica, which were received at Liverpool on April 12th. An unusual origin and cachet. £100-120
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R.M.S "Alcantara". 1928 Cover from Buenos Ayres to Belgium inscribed to go via the "Alcantara", water stained and the stamps washed off, handstamped "ACCIDENT DE SERVICE / FIGURINE DECOLLEE", with French Officially Sealed labels bearing Bordeaux Gare St. Jean datestamps (Feb 13). Scarce. Photo on Page 94. £120-150
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"Lady Nelson". 1942 (Mar 9) Cover from St. Lucia to Southern Rhodesia, a little water stained and the stamps washed off, handstamped violet "Received in bad condition at / Foreign Section, Morgan Annex", "Received without contents at / Foreign Section, Morgan Annex" and "Postage Stamp Detached before Receipt at / Morgan Annex, N.Y.P.O", reverse with a U.S Officially Sealed label. Recovered from the Canadian National Steamships "Lady Nelson", which was torpedoed by U161 on March 9th and sank in Castries harbour. Also a photo of the ship after she had been raised and rebuilt as a hospital ship. The only recorded cover from this wreck, illustrated by Hoggarth & Gwynn. Photo on Page 94. £300-400
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Alan Cobham. 1926 Real photo of Alan Cobham sitting on his aircraft, signed and inscribed "To Jerome Badnino, Yours Sincerely Alan J. Cobham, Keep on flying, Dec. 17th 26", 202x257mm, reverse with cachet of The Pond Bureau, New York City (corner creases); and 1926 (Dec 4) U.S 2c envelope flown by Cobham over Washington D.C, initialled "ajc", posted franked 2c, with flight cachet. Also 1929 10/- ticket for one flight with Cobham, and 1926 press photo of Cobham with Charles Wakefield and Arthur Elliot in front of their plane prior to the flight from England to Australia (clipped corner). (4). £180-220
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c.1930-37 Original Press Photos of pioneer aviatrix, comprising Ruth Nichols (who made the first New York to Miami flight) with news cutting pinned to photo; Beryl Markham being greeted by the Nova Scotia Premier after first solo Atlantic flight by a woman; Mrs Victor Bruce upon her arrival in USA on her 1930 Round the World flight; Mrs Betty-Green taken on her London to Cape Town record flight, or her return to London (with Clouston, on her plane at London Airport). Five fine large photos. (5). £150-180
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Amy Johnson. 1933 (Jan 11) Two page typed letter on Grosvenor House notepaper regarding missing letters and cables, unwanted new cuttings which "Smith" is trying to charge her £10 for, and payment of a £3 account, signed in ink "Love to all, Amy"; another letter on Grosvenor House notepaper from her secretary Doreen Pickering regarding a missing telegram from the Prince of Wales; 1930 silk covered programme for a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel given by the Daily Mail in honour of Amy Johnson and her England to Australia flight, containing six original photos from the flight, with the seating plan; and a picture postcard of her arrival in Sydney. (4). £200-240
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Jean Batten. 1970 Letter written and signed by Batten from the Royal Aero Club in London, with the front of a 1970 cover sent to her in Auckland and redirected to London signed on the reverse; also 1977 programme for a dinner held in Auckland for the Sir Keith Park Memorial Fund with Batten as the guest speaker, signed on the cover. (3). £120-150
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1930-39 First flight covers including flights to or from Nigeria (7), 1930-31 Tanganyika Government Air Service flights (3), etc. (18). £180-220
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1932-39 Covers and cards including 1933 registered cover flown by Samat from Reunion to Mauritius, 1937 cover flown by Roland Garros from Mauritius to Paris, also 1932 first London to Cape Town air mail acceptance from Denmark, etc. (6). £120-150
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1935 Timetables and brochures comprising Imperial Airways timetables to Africa (two versions) or Europe; KLM Liverpool-Hull-Amsterdam timetable and British Airways timetable for internal services and flights to Paris or Belgium; Imperial Airways Gazettes (5); British Post Office air mail leaflets giving rates and times (2) and leaflet advertising blue posting boxes; South African Post Office leaflet of rates; advertising labels (5); picture postcards of Imperial Airways aircraft (4); also reproduction photos. (23+). £250-300
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Australia/G.B. 1934 First Regular UK - Australia Flight, covers (16) and ephemera including a P.O Notice announcing the service folded up and flown to Sydney, printed flight envelope to Brisbane bearing 2/6 Seahorse, covers from London to Papua or Wellington, cover from Berlin to Sydney, printed flight envelope to Solomon Islands with Dun Laoghaire Paquebot datestamps, and printed flight envelopes posted en route from Brussels to Melbourne and posted back to Brussels franked 1/6, Baghdad to Brisbane, Delhi to Brisbane, Akyab to Darwin, Bangkok to Brisbane or Rambang to Camooweal. Also ephemera including five page document giving details of all possible flight covers and how they may be ordered, P.O Notice on the new service, letter and account concerning covers sent by A. Phillips, news cuttings, a large photo of the ceremony at Croydon prior to the departure of "Hengist", and a second flight cover to Melbourne signed by G.U Allen. (16+). £240-280
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Japan - Coste and Le Brix Tokyo to Paris Flight. 1928 (Apr 7) Cover (with enclosed letter) posted from Tokyo to Hanoi franked 10s, endorsed "Par Avion Coste et Lebrix Japan - France. Tokyo 7 Avril 1928" and carried on their record breaking flight, with "BOURGET - AVIATION" arrival c.d.s (Apr 14). Also a picture postcard showing the route flown, the French aviators having left Tokyo on April 8th arriving at Paris on April 14th, the 16,750km completed in 101 hours of actual flying. A scarce cover. (2). Photo on Page 94. £280-320
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Persia/Iraq. 1922-29 Covers including first flights from Teheran to Khanikin (1925), Teheran to Bushire (1928) and Teheran to Meched (1929), also covers from Iraq (3) or Persia flown from Basrah to Cairo. (7). £100-120
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USA. 1935 "Official Aviation Guide of the Airways" (2, August and December) listing all U.S airlines and routes, the August edition possibly a facsimile. Also a map of the U.S Post Office domestic air mail routes, and 1935 first edition of the American Air Mail Catalogue section one on Contract Air Mail routes. (4). £80-100
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"Capricornus". 1937 (Mar 23) Cover from London to Baghdad franked KEVIII ½d + 2½d, reverse endorsed by recipient "Received P.M 28/3/37", recovered from the "Capricornus" which crashed on its inaugural flight on March 24th, when it hit a tree on the Mont de Beaujolais in the Rhone Valley during a snow storm, killing five people. Also two contemporary news cuttings about the crash. Fine and scarce. £120-150
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"Courtier" - Palestine. 1937 (Sep 28/30) Covers (4) and a postcard from Palestine to Germany (3), G.B or Holland, handstamped violet "Aus verunglucktem Flugzeug / durchnasst geborgen" (3), boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT" or "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / Correspondance retardee par suite / du naufrage d'un Avion / Reconstitue par le service Francais / NE PAS TAXER", three with German or French Officially Sealed labels. (5). £200-250
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"Cygnus" - India. 1937 Covers from India to G.B (3) or France (2) all with some or all the stamps washed off, one registered cover from Jind State Camp P.O with violet "DAMAGED BY / WATER", other covers to G.B with differing "Damaged by Sea Water" cachets (one the altered S.S Comorin cachet), two covers to France with violet "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / Correspondance retardee / par accident d'Avion / Priere de ne pas taxer", three with French or British Officially Sealed labels. One cover with Llargarh Palace Bikaner c.d.s, another with bilingual "Postage Stamps Lost in Transit". (5). £160-180
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"Cygnus" - Italy / Holland. 1937 (Nov 27) Registered cover from Calcutta to Amsterdam franked 3a, other stamps missing, reverse with two typed explanatory labels (in black and blue) "Lettre mouillee pour accident / de l'ydravion du 5 decembre" tied by Brindisi datestamps (Dec 11), with a Rotterdam c.d.s and Dutch Officially Sealed label. Also a piece cut from a parcel or packet with similarly worded handwritten label tied by a Brindisi c.d.s, New York and San Francisco arrival datestamps. Two rare Italian labels, both unrecorded by Nierinck. (2). £200-250
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"Cygnus" - Palestine / Austria. 1937 Covers from Palestine to Holland, Monaco, Austria or G.B, the first two covers with violet "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / Correspondance retardee / par accident d'Avion / Priere de ne pas taxer"; the cover to Austria with violet "Bei Flugzeugabsturz / durch Wasser beschadigt" and a Wien Flugpost arrival c.d.s (Dec 11); the registered cover to Scotland with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT" with "Cygnus" endorsed below. A good group, the Austria cachet very scarce. (4). £280-320
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Netherlands. 1842 Entire from Rotterdam to The Hague, privately carried, the reverse with the large green forwarding label "Spoorweg & Diligence Expeditie / J.J & J.E.J VAN NIEVELT / sGravenhage. / Kantoor bij H.R JACOBS, hoek der Hofstraat / en lange Pooten". Spectacular and rare. £100-120
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Netherlands. 1846 Entire to The Hague, privately carried to Amsterdam and forwarded by rail, bearing the large forwarding label of Jonker showing a manuscript charge and Amsterdam datestamp, fine and rare. £100-120
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