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Australia - Ashes Captains. Autographs of the ten captains of Australian teams that won the Ashes between 1882 and 1937, all on pieces mounted with card surrounds and the arms of Australia. Autographs comprise W. Murdock, J. McCarthy Blackman, H. Trott, J. Darling, H. Trumble, M. Noble, W. Armstrong, H. Collins, W. Woodfull and Don Bradman. £200-250
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M.C.C Tour of Australia. 1901 (Dec 16) N.S.W telegram form with a Sydney c.d.s, posted within Sydney to A.C MacLaren (Captain of the England team) at the Hotel Australia - "Congratulations on your splendid victory, hope for future success, C.H May, Chief Secretarys Office". England won this first test by an innings and 124 runs but went on to lose the series 4-1. £100-120
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M.C.C Tours of Australia. 1932-80 Ephemera comprising 1932 "M.C.C in Australia" Christmas card with caricatures of the England team on a map of Australia, drawn and signed by A.A Manley; 1946-47 Australia & N.Z Tour Christmas card (with team caricatures, drawn by Manley) sent by Dick Pollard to his wife (also 1948 invitation to Pollard and 1949 Testimonial Fund menu with many signatures), and Trans-Australian Railways M.C.C Team souvenir menu in the shape of Australia; 1958-59 M.C.C Tour Christmas card from Colin & Penny Cowdray; 1979-80 Tour of Australia and India Christmas card signed by ten Australian players. An interesting group, the 1932 bodyline tour Christmas card very scarce. (7). £250-350
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Australia - Tours to England. 1921-2005 Ephemera including 1934 Kennington Oval scorecard (Australia 701 in the 1st innings with record 472-2, test won by 562 runs) and guest list for a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel; scarce 1937 scorecard for the women's second test at Blackpool C.C; 1938 invitations to a dinner at the Mansion House and to the test at Headingley; 1948 Kennington Oval scorecard, ticket and accompanying letter; 1953 Australian team signatures, Kennington Oval scorecard, ticket and accompanying letters, B.R excursion flyer; 1956 luncheon menu, Old Trafford scorecard (where Laker took 19 wickets), tickets (6); 1961 dinner menu, tour itinerary; 1964 Essex match scorecard, 1968 M.C.C dinner menu with four signatures, Cricket Writers dinner menu signed by Bill Lawry; 1993 Old Trafford dinner menu signed by the England team; also an Australia team cloth badge, etc. (52). £300-350
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Australia - Autographs. 1981-99 Autographs and signed covers (15, various special postmarks) with 1992 Victoria team signatures, 1999 Western Australia team signatures on 13 Sheffield Shield Final tickets, Ausipex 1984 Australian Champions miniature sheet signed by Lillee, Marsh and Chappell, 1988 British Australian Bicentenary Issue cover signed by Waugh, Lillee, Ian Chappell, etc. (30). £120-150
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Don Bradman. 1980-97 Commemorative covers (8), a letter and menu all signed by Bradman, one cover with nine other signatures, also ephemera with associated menus (2), etc. (16). £120-150
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Pakistan. 1952-2006 Ephemera, autographs and signed covers including 1952 covers posted at the Karachi National Stadium during the third test against England with "EXPERIMENTAL P.O / KP. 455" c.d.s (2); restaurant car menu signed on reverse by the 1954 touring team; 1973 Pakistan Airlines menu signed by the England team returning from their tour of India and Pakistan; 1971 cover with "CAMP P.O 865" c.d.s signed by the England team; 1981 covers for a Pakistan v Vic Lewis XI match signed by both teams; 1971 commercial cover from Zahir Abbas; 1992 World Cup Final cover signed by Wasim Akram; 2000 Pakistan v Zimbabwe cover signed by Shahid Afridi and Moin Khan, etc. (25). £120-140
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India. 1927-2004 Ephemera including 1926-27 M.C.C tour of India Christmas card; 1952 Hampshire match scorecard; c.1976 ticket to the Golden Jubilee test match at Bombay signed by Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and six others; 1980 G.S Ramchand benefit match signed cover; also 1929 Calcutta C.C Christmas card, 1957 Christmas card depicting the India C.C sent by Merchant Urjay, 1944 Pentangular Cricket Tournament scorecard for a hindus v muslims match, etc. (19). £120-150
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New Zealand. 1947-2008 Ephemera and signed covers, including 1947 M.C.C Tour of N.Z programme of matches and dinner menu signed by Dick Pollard; 1949 N.Z tour of England dinner menu signed by eleven cricketers; 1954 N.Z Women's team tour of England menu signed by five players; 1960 Australia tour of N.Z programme of matches; signed covers (6) with signatures of Martin Crowe, Richard Hadlee, etc. (16). £100-120
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South Africa - Tours to England. 1904-2003 Ephemera including scarce 1904 programme of the International Olympic Committee meeting in London which included two days at Lords watching M.C.C v South Africa; 1907 Cambridge University match scorecard; 1929 Headingley and Old Trafford test invitations; 1935 Headingley test invite; 1947 invitation to South Africa House; 1951 M.C.C and British Sportsman's Club dinner menus; M.C.C dinner menus for the 1955, 1960 and 1965 tours; 1960 letter to Wrigley Co. thanking them for chewing gum sent to the South African team; 1994 Lords scorecard signed by the two Captains, etc. (17). £160-180
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1956-57 M.C.C Tour to South Africa. Picture postcard of the R.M.S "Edinburgh Castle" signed on the face by the entire English team, including Peter May, Jim Laker, Denis Compton, Colin Cowdrey, Godfrey Evans, etc. Also two 1957 Essex C.C menus for a dinner given to Essex players on their return from the M.C.C tour. (3). Photo on Page 12. £100-120
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South Africa. 1983-96 Autographs and signed covers comprising c.1995 signatures of seven players (including Hansie Cronje) on O.F.S Cricket Union notepaper; 2003 Trent Bridge menu signed by the South African team; signed covers (8) with 1995-96 England tour covers signed by the England team (2 covers) or South African team; 1994 Centenary match at Lords cover signed by the South African team; 1983 West Indies XI unofficial South Africa tour signed by the South African team; and Australia tour to South Africa signed covers (2) and a card. (10). £100-120
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England v West Indies. 1895-2004 Ephemera with 1895 (Apr 1) Barbados ½d postcard postally used with printed message "The Committee of the Wanderers Cricket Club having invited the English Team of Cricketers to breakfast at the Pavilion on the Bay Pasture on the 20th, on their arrival from Jamaica en route for England" (the first English tour to the West Indies); 1939 West Indies tour of England, printed signatures and postcard of the team; 1946 L.N Constantine's XI v East of Scotland scorecard; 1954 M.C.C tour to West Indies, photo of both sides, S.S "Ariguani" passenger list, telegram from M.C.C to "Hutton M.C.C Team" in Kingston wishing them success prior to the first test; 1963 Lords scorecard and ticket; 1998 postcard posted from Barbados to England with signatures of all the England team; 1995 Texaco Trophy final signatures of the England team, etc. (23). £200-240
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West Indies - Autographs & Signed Covers. 1966-2001 Signed covers and cards (26) including 1968 M.C.C tour covers signed by the England team (2); 1966 maximum cards bearing the Barbados Independence issue 35c depicting Gary Sobers all signed by Sobers (3); 1979 Prudential Cup final covers signed by England and West Indies teams; various England v West Indies test match covers signed by Clive Lloyd, Courtley Ambrose, Richie Richardson, etc. Also 1994 West Indies XI v International XI programme signed by both teams including Brian Lara, Malcolm Marshall, etc. (27). £250-300
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Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, etc. 1932-2003 Ephemera and autographs including unused Argentine Cricket Association batting order card and South American cricket team card from the 1932 South American tour to England; 1963 Rhodesia v Cavaliers programme signed by the visiting team including Colin Bland, Ted Dexter, John Edrich, Richie Benaud, etc.; 1973 M.C.C tour of East Africa team signatures including Mike Brearley; 1982 M.C.C v U.S.A signed cover; 1982 Sri Lanka v England first test F.D.C signed by seven Sri Lanka players; signatures of 1996 Sri Lanka World Cup winning team, and both teams in the 1996 Chris Cowdrey XI v Sri Lanka match, both including signature of Muralitharan, etc. (31). £150-180
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G.B - Cricket Cancels. 1901-28 Datestamps comprising "BIRMINGHAM / CRICKET GROUND" 1901 c.d.s. on QV 6d and 1928 c.d.s. on stampless piece, 1902 "HALIFAX / CRICKET GROUND" c.d.s. on QV 1/- carmine and green. Very scarce. (3). Photo on Page 60. £100-120
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G.B - Stamps and Covers. 1969-2010 Stamps, covers and cancels with a cricket theme, the extensive collection, many commemorative covers with special cancels, some produced in very small quantities, some mint decimal stamps valid for postage, etc. (Many 100s). £300-500
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G.B 1973 County Cricket Centenary Issue. Collection in two albums including 7½p phosphor omitted, German issue presentation packs (2) and publicity card, PHQ cards (10, two F.D.C postmarks), F.D.Cs (113) with various postmarks including Hambledon birthplace of English cricket (6, four illustrated covers), Buckingham Palace c.d.s, and IBRA Exhibition Munich (2), one F.D.C signed by the stamp designer, five others signed by cricketers, one with 38 signatures of International or county players including Tom Graveney, John Lever, Len Hutton, Allan Border, Jim Laker, Alex Bedser, Alan Knott and the entire Somerset team. (139+). £200-250
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G.B Smiler Sheets. 2005-09 Mint Smiler sheets of twenty stamps (16, one split in two) or ten stamps (3), and two half sheets of the 2006 Paddington bear stamps used on F.D.Cs, some limited editions with 2007 50 years of Test Match Special (2), 1908 Hambledon cricket monument (50 produced), 2009 Stampex test cricket record breakers (2), 2005 Ashes urn (25 produced by the M.C.C), 2005 300 years of cricket (200 produced), 2007 Conan Doyle anniversary (1,000 produced), etc. Face value £332. (21) £200-240
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Worldwide Stamps and Covers. 1945-2010 Stamps and covers, many commemorative covers for famous cricketers or international matches, some with special postmarks, stamps depicting cricket or cricketers usually in complete sets mint and used, many multiples, varieties and uses on cover, miniature sheets, some proofs, 2004 Bangladesh ICC Under 19 World Cup stamp (only on sale for one day) used on commercial cover, 2007 Muralitharan imperf proof pair with central label cut from the centre of the miniature sheet, issues from Australia, N.Z, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, South Africa, etc. A good and very extensive lot. (Many 100s). £500-800
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1984-88 "Leaders of the World" Cricket Omnibus Sets. The collection in three albums including 1984-85 Tuvalu, Nevis and St. Vincent proofs (c.87, most imperf, some progressive proofs), many contained within eight Format International Security Printers folders, one on a "Format" card, also Specimen overprints, interpanneau pairs from mint archive sheets, all issued stamps mint, used and on F.D.Cs (100, some covers signed by the players depicted). (200++). £250-350
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2000 West Indies Tour Omnibus Issue. Collection in two albums including the rare Antigua & Barbuda 90c with error "MARCH" for "MATCH" (the error corrected prior to issue but one error sheet apparently escaping destruction and subsequently split up and sold), also photographic copies of 21 original designs (some never issued) from the designer A. Melville-Brown, and all issued stamps and miniature sheets mint, used and on F.D.Cs (47), one signed by Rohan Kanhai. (100++). Photo on Page 50. £180-220
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Barbados. 1988 West Indian Cricket 50c Herman Griffith stamp with portrait of Lawson Bartlett shown in error, superb unmounted mint, also the correct issued stamp. This major error was noticed two days prior to issue and instructions to withdraw the stamp were issued, but these failed to reach the Parcel Post Dept. in time and 101 stamps were sold before the belated notification was received. A spectacular modern error. S.G. 856a. Photo on Page 74. £80-100
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Barbados. 1988 West Indian Cricket 50c with Lawson Bartlett portrait shown in error, lower margin with Walsall Printers imprint, superb unmounted mint, with matching imprint stamp showing the correct portrait of Herman Griffith. S.G. 856a. Photo on Page 180. £100-120
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Barbados. 1988 West Indian Cricket 50c with Lawson Bartlett portrait shown in error, upper left marginal block of four, coloured "traffic lights" in upper margin, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 865a. Photo on Page 16. £400-500
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Barbados. 1988 West Indian Cricket 50c with Lawson Bartlett portrait shown in error, upper right marginal block of four, coloured "traffic lights" in upper margin, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 865a. Photo on Page 16. £400-500
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Guyana. 1976 World Cup Winners, both stamps with the 15c value crossed out in pen and "25" essay surcharges applied (five pairs apparently discovered in the Guyana stamp archives sold in c.1990), and the 15c Prudential Cup stamp overprinted "1981" with varieties overprint inverted or overprint albino, all unmounted. Also 1985 Clive Lloyd testimonial year 60c imperf proof sheet of 36 with red and blue printing only, and a sheet of the issued stamp. (40). £100-120
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Tonga. 1988 Australian Bicentennial miniature sheets including an imperforate proof of the Niuafo'ou sheet on thick card and Specimen overprints on both sheets; and 1989 Cricket through the Ages miniature sheet with imperf proof strip of five stamps and sheet overprinted Specimen, also all miniature sheets mint, used and on F.D.Cs (26). £100-120
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Cinderellas. c.1908-2008 Cricket related cinderellas, the interesting collection in three albums with c.1908 "Fussball Club Nurnberg" labels depicting Cricket (3, apparently the first cricket "stamp", also six other labels from the series depicting football, tennis, etc.), other early German poster stamps depicting cricket or golf (4, two of each, captions transposed on the labels), c.1913 Danish labels for "FIB" (4) or Steensens Margarine (2, also four others from the set), later poster stamps, Nawanagar revenue stamps depicting Ranjitsinhji (39), 1936 South Australia Centenary cricket labels (4, two on cover, one of these registered from the S.A Centenary & 7th Philatelic Exhibition, also six other labels from the set), 1941 Cheltenham College Centenary Fund booklet of six labels, 1957 Southampton Schools Athletic Association sheets of twelve 1d labels (2 sheets), 1966 Harrison & Sons cricket match blocks of six labels (2), G.B strike posts and local issues, etc. Also an album of c.2000 "Postage Paid" labels from Brighton with famous cricketers depicted alongside, many on cover (147). A good lot with many scarce early labels. (550+). Photo on Pages 16 & 50. £500-700
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1929-34 First flight covers to or from South Africa or South West Africa, also 1931 London to Makuyu first flight. (14). £160-180
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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). £120-150
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1937 (June 29) Air mail cover from Luxembourg to Canada, flown on the first flight from Prince Albert to Stony Rapids, bearing Luxembourg 75c + 1f air stamps, a Belgium 2f air stamp cancelled at Brussels (June 30) and Canada 6c air stamp cancelled at Prince Albert (July 12), an unusual triple combination franking. £100-120
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Australia & New Zealand. 1926-42 Flight covers including 1926 Mildura to Melbourne cover franked 4½d bearing A.A.S Ltd winged angel vignette tied by boxed "FORWARDED / BY AIR MAIL" and the Mildura c.d.s, 1931 (Apr 12) Johore Bahru to Sydney first flight, 1935 (Mar 25) W.A.S.P Airlines Narromine to Sydney cover with a photo of the pilot and aircraft signed by the pilot, and other Australian covers (8); and New Zealand covers (9) with 1934 (April) "Faith in Australia" covers (5, three pilot signed) and 1931 cover to England bearing 1931 Smiling Boy pair and 4d (2) + 7d air stamps. (20). £280-320
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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). £70-80
| THE PETER HIGH COLLECTION OF HOSPITAL SHIPS | |
This is undoubtedly the finest and most comprehensive collection of Hospital Ship Postal History ever formed, with many very rare or unique items. Most are well written up, often the subject of extensive research, with many accompanying postcards, photos and ephemera. Many of these items have been the subject of articles in the Forces Postal History Society Journal, and have been displayed to the F.P.H.S and other societies. Formed over many years the collection includes items from Government run and charitable hospital ships from many nations, dating from 1797 until the 21st Century. The main strength of the collection lies in World War I and World War II postal history, but many smaller wars are represented, from the Boer War to the Falklands War. The WWII lots include a number of airgraphs; such items, especially pictorial airgraphs, are rarely seen from hospital ships. | |
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c.1900-2008 Covers and cards comprising Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen postcards (12, five depicting the Hospital Ship "Strathcona", two written on the ship); 1904 postcard of the Dutch Hospital Ship "De Hoop" and c.1960 cards of the more recent ship "De Hoop" (3), also a 1964 card from the ship with Amsterdam meter mark; 1907 Boston Floating Hospital cover posted from Boston, and picture postcards of the floating hospital (12); 1959-92 covers and cards from the Dutch Red Cross ship "J. Henry Dunant" (13); 1960-72 covers and cards from the Project Hope ship S.S "Hope" (17); 1980 Cover from the German Red Cross ship "Flora" posted at Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia; 1997-2008 covers from or to the Mercy Ships M.V "Anastasis" or "Africa Mercy" (12, also picture postcards). An interesting lot. (73+). £200-240
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Portugal. 1943 Cover from Lisbon to "The Commodore of the British Navy, Sidney, Nova Scotia, Canada", with circular cachet "GREMIO DOS ARMADORES DE NAVIOS DA PESCA DO BACALHAU" depicting a sailing ship, the enclosed letter on headed notepaper thanks the British Navy for assistance given to the Portuguese Hospital Ship "Gil Eanes" (which gave assistance to Portuguese fishermen engaged in the fishing of cod off Greenland waters and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland). Also a postcard of the hospital ship. Very unusual. (2). £80-100
| France - "La Societe des Oeuvres de Mer" | |
This Society was founded in 1894 to provide aid to the French fishing fleets on the Grand Banks off Iceland, St. Pierre et Miquelin, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Greenland, and in the North Sea. | |
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1901 Stampless cover with printed address of the shipping company Lion-Follin in Fecamp, addressed to the company offices with a St. Pierre c.d.s and "T" handstamp, violet "navire-hopital / ST. FRANCOIS - D'ASSISE" on the front and circular "SOCIETE DES OEUVRES DE MER / 5 RUE BAYARD, PARIS" (with the society flag depicting a cross) on the reverse, a 30c postage due stamp cancelled at Fecamp. Also two 1901 photographs of the "Saint Francois D'Assise". The cover with vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce, the ship only commissioned as a hospital ship in 1901. (3). Photo on Page 12. £150-180
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1908 Stampless picture postcard depicting the "Saint Francois D'Assise", written on the ship with circular violet "SOCIETE DES OEUVRES DE MER / 18 Rue de la Tremoille, PARIS" (with the society flag depicting a cross), St. Pierre c.d.s and a "T" handstamp, a 20c postage due stamp cancelled at Les Petite Dalles. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 12. £120-150
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1912 Picture postcard of St. Pierre addressed to Monaco, with "NAVIRE HOPITAL / SAINT-FRANCOIS-D'ASSISE" cachet, datestamps of North Sydney, N.S and Monaco, a stamp unfortunately removed from the picture side of the card. Also picture postcards published by the society depicting the hospital ship (5), three bearing the circular "SOCIETE DES OEUVRES DE MER" cachet. (6). £140-160
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1897-1953 Covers, cards and a photograph, comprising 1897 photo of the "Saint Pierre II", picture postcards of the "Sainte Jehanne", Saint Jeanne D'Arc", Saint-Yves" (2), "Notre-Dame de la Mer" (6), "La France" (2) or "Port Louis" (2), 1938 cover bearing cachet and label of the "Saint-Yves", and 1953 Red Cross first day card from the Le Havre exhibition depicting the "Sainte Jehanne". (17). £140-160
| NAVAL & WARTIME HOSPITAL SHIPS | |
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"Ceres". 1797-98 Letters written by Thomas Camm from the Hospital Ship "Ceres" near Portsmouth, addressed to his brother John at Kingstanly, Gloucestershire, with differing Portsmouth handstamps and London Bishop Marks. The 1797 (Nov 4) letter includes "I have been in England near five weeks. I left America with a view to going to the West Indies, to make merchandise with my money, but we were unfortunately cast away on the Florida Shore, eleven of our crew perished and also nine of the passengers, but we were so happy to be saved from the waves by a small vessel and taken into Florida. Here began a most horrid scene of poverty, my property all being lost ..... I with another unhappy sufferer were pressed & sent on board one of His Majestys ships of war bound for England, when we arrived at Spithead we were both taken ill with a fever & removed on board a Hospital Ship in a most digested state. Under apprehensions of being discovered, for my own preservation I now go by the name of Joseph Hagget. You will know my life is at stake here dear brother. ..... This is a private letter I have sent you unknown to the Officers. We are kept very strict here on account of the late mutiny, our officers inspect all letters which come here". The 1798 (Jan 4) letter asks for a parcel containing an old coat, waistcoat and shirt, six guineas to be concealed under the buttonholes of the coat, a few loose shillings in paper to be included to prevent further examination. Both letters ask for mail to be directed to Jos. Hagget on the Ceres Hospital Ship, to be left at 111 Queen St., Portsea. A remarkable pair of letters from a press-ganged sailor previously shipwrecked off Florida, sent from the naval hospital ship during the French Revolutionary Wars. (2). £300-350
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"Hamadryad"/"Maine". 1897 Printed card headed "H.M.S HAMADRYAD", completed by the medical superintendent, stating "J. Gori, sailor of the Italian vessel Olivari is admitted as an in patient and is unable to perform his duties in consequence of venereal disease", with a card of the Hospital Ship at Cardiff; and 1903-13 picture postcards depicting the ship "Maine", crew or patients (5), three written on the ship and posted from Spain (2) or Ireland. The "Maine" served during the Boer War and Boxer Rebellion, and was then donated to the Royal Navy in 1901. (7). £180-220
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"Vinh-Long". 1910 Stampless cover to France with violet oval "FORCE NAVALE DETACHEE AU MAROC / TRANSPORT VINH-LONG" and circular "Marine Francaise Service A La Mer" cachet, datestamp of Ferryville, Regence de Tunis. Also a 1922 letter on notepaper depicting the ship, and two postcards of the ship. The "Vinh-Long" served as a floating hospital off Casablanca until 1908, then made monthly trips to North Africa with supplies, returning with sick and wounded troops from the war in Morocco. (4). £100-120
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"Elm City". c.1862 Cover franked 3c, from Providence to the Steamer "Elm City" at New Haven, Conn. The "Elm City" served as a hospital transport on the Pamunkey River, run by the U.S Sanitary Commission and later the U.S army during the American Civil War of 1861-65. £100-120
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"Solace". 1910-15 Picture postcards (9) and a cover, five cards with "U.S.S / SOLACE" duplex cancels, three other cards depicting the "Solace" (one posted in Cuba, another cancelled in U.S.S "Hannibal", also a stereo card of the ship), and a 1910 cover (letter enclosed) from Brazil to a U.S Navy surgeon on the "Solace", redirected to the U.S.S "Delaware", backstamps include "U.S.S SOLACE / REGISTERED" datestamps. (11). £150-180
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"Maine". Ephemera concerning fund raising events for the conversion of the S.S "Maine" to a hospital ship, comprising a printed letter on "American Hospital Ship Fund for South Africa, 35A Great Cumberland Place, W" notepaper, the imitation handwritten letter asking the addressee to allow their name to be placed on the General Committee for the purpose of helping to get subscriptions, printed signatures include Lady Churchill; 1900 (Mar 22) Programme for a Grand Gala at the Metropolitan Opera House, the cover depicting the ship with embossed Red Cross, British and U.S flags, and "American Hospital Ship, American & English Red Cross", the crest of the "Maine" embossed on the second page; 1900 (July 16) menu for a dinner at the Savoy Hotel, the cover with embossed British and U.S flags over "American Hospital Ship Maine", signed inside by Joseph Choate (U.S Ambassador to G.B) and C. Blackburn-Tew; and 1900 (Nov 18) 35 page Souvenir Programme of the Concert at Claridges Hotel to raise funds for the American Hospital Ship. An interesting and scarce group, the last apparently unrecorded in "South African War Books" by Hackett. (4). £350-450
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"Simla" / "Trojan". 1900 Natal 1d postcard with views of Colenso on reverse, posted from Point to England, with new year greetings from S.S "Simla", and 1900 (Feb 3) letter written by a wounded soldier from Hospital Transport "Trojan" at East London to Rev Hugh Tudor, Cape Mounted Rifles, forwarded by Tudor to his wife at Mount Frere with an accompanying letter and cover posted at Sterkstroom. Also a picture postcard of the French Ambulance at Johannesburg. (3). £100-120
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"Notre-Dame de Salut". 1900 (Sep 18) Stampless cover with superb printed "Nef de Notre-Dame de Salut" printed flap depicting the ship, sent to France with "CORPS EXP. TONKIN / LIGNE N.3" c.d.s and "CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE DE CHINA" cachet. Also photographs (3) and a picture postcard of the ship. (5). £100-120
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"Gera". 1900-01 Postcards posted on the "Gera" with "KAIS. DEUTSCHE / MARINE / SCHIFFSPOST / No. 6" c.d.s, all to Germany, comprising stampless card depicting the departure of the ship with printed new year greetings written from Taku; postcard to the ship with a China 1c cancelled at Shanghai, Tongku and KDMS No. 6 datestamps; and a 5pf postcard with a pencil drawing of the ship on reverse, all fine. (3). £150-180
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"Gera". 1900-01 Picture postcards of the "Gera" including inspection by the Empress (4), views of the ship (2, one with additional greetings printed on the ship), and a coloured card cut from a menu, also a Japanese card from the ship (tape stains), three cards posted from Kobe or Taku (2) with "KAIS. DEUTSCHE / MARINE / SCHIFFSPOST / No. 6" c.d.s, another stampless card addressed to S.S "Neckar", a steam transport sailing for China. (8). £180-200
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