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1797 (Aug 28) Entire letter from Lt. J.S Smith of the Royal Marines on H.M.S “Monarch” at the Texel, posted at Yarmouth, Norfolk to London charged 1/9. The “Monarch” was the flagship of Admiral Sir Richard Onslow, then blockading the Dutch Fleet in the Texel; on October 11th the British defeated the Dutch at the Battle of Camperdown. £100-120
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1808-13 Orders all to Robert Mitford, commanding H.M Sloop “Espoir”; comprising 1808 (Oct. 27) order from Admiral Sir Alexander Ball “on the Trident at Malta” ordering Mitford to proceed to Palermo, escort three supply vessels to Port Mahon then rendezvous with Admiral Collingwood; 1809 (June 14) order from Admiral Sir George Martin “on the Canopus in the Gulf of St. Eufemia” ordering Mitford to rendezvous with the “Alceste” and Sicilian frigates and transports near Stromboli, deliver an order to Capt. Maxwell then proceed to Ischia; 1809 (Nov. 15) order from Capt. John West on the “Excellent Palermo Bay” requesting Mitford get his ship repaired at Malta as quickly as possible but if caulkers are otherwise engaged proceed to Palermo Bay; 1810 (Nov 20) order from Admiral Sir Charles Cotton on “San Josef, Mahon” warning against enterprises where ships cannot offer support or where the object to be gained does not justify the risk of lives to be incurred; 1811 (Aug 18) order from Capt. G.H Dundas on H.M.S “Euryalus” to proceed with letters to Toulon then return off Talavera; 1813 (June 25) order from Admiral J.N Linzee on “San Juan Gibraltar” to Mitford on H.M.S “Minstrel” conveying a bag of Admiralty letters to Mitford to be landed at the first port in England; also an 1811 bill of lading for seven boxes containing 19,500 Spanish Pillar Dollars shipped from Gibraltar to Malta in the “Espoir”. An interesting lot with some notable signatures. (7). £350-500
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Frees/Sir Evan Nepean. 1803 (Feb 18) Entire with partly printed heading and address “On His Majesty’s Service” and “Out-Pensioner of Greenwich Hospital” with “Admiralty Office, Evan Nepean” in the lower corner, addressed to “Thos Bayne, care of Thos De Saumarez, His Majestys Attorney General, Island of Guernsey” and signed “W. Gimber”, red Free datestamp. Also a 1793 Bill of Exchange signed by Nepean, and 1793 receipt for 18/- paid “to Mr Delafontaine going to different Public Houses by order of Mr Nepean to trace out seditious clubs &c 3 days trouble”. In 1793 Nepean was Under Secretary of State for the Home Office where one of his responsibilities was to gather intelligence; he was Secretary to the Admiralty 1785-1804 and later Governor of Bombay. (3). £120-150
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Baltic Fleet. 1809 (Oct 2) Entire letter from Presteigne to “Capt. Joseph Baker, H.M.S Tartar, In the Baltic, via Gothenburg”, endorsed “Post Paid to Harwich” with 10d postage prepaid, marked “2/2 charged”, red London Paid datestamp, carried on the extra packet “Amity” from Harwich. A long interesting letter from Baker’s wife and a scarce item to the Baltic fleet; accompanying notes give details of various ships captured by the “Tartar” under Capt. Baker, and the Battle of Anholt where over 550 Danish troops were captured or killed with the Transports captured by “Tartar”. Photo on Page 64. £150-180
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India. 1812 (June 1) Entire from London to “Dr Roxburgh, Botanist to Hon. Company, Botanic Gardens near Calcutta, p. H.M.S Stirling Castle”, sent free of British postage, backstamped boxed “Inld Ptge (15) / Ship Do (8)”; and 1825 (July 21) entire letter from Madras to London “p. H.M.S Tees” with oval “MADRAS / SHIP LETTER” datestamp and red boxed India Letter Portsmouth, file folds. (2). £150-200
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1814 Entire letters from Lt. I. Brown on H.M.S “Royal George” at Port Mahon, or from H.M.S “Elizabeth” at Gibraltar, both with oval “SHIP LETTER / (crown) / PORTSMOUTH”, the Gibraltar letter unusually disinfected with two chisel slits, charged 1/4 to Yorkshire (1/- inland + 4d ship letter, a late use of the 4d rate). (2). £120-150
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1814-29 Letters including 1816 letter from Cape Town to Scotland “per H.M Brig Julia” hand carried; 1816 letter posted at Teignmouth to “Lt. George Bridges, H.M.S Tonnant, Cove of Cork”; 1825 letter posted at Linlithgow to a Midshipman on H.M.S “Magnificent” at Portsmouth; 1825 letter posted at Bath to a Midshipman on H.M.S “Sappho” at Halifax, Nova Scotia; 1822 letter from George Smith at the Navy Office to James Turtle, Pilot, Gravesend, with red Paid c.d.s; also letters to Capt. John Nash (5 + account) or from Capt. Augustus Brine (14), etc. (27). £180-220
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Royal Naval Asylum. 1819 (Feb 10) Entire letter posted in London to “Rev. Dr Clarke, Chaplain to the Prince Regent, R.N.A Greenwich” with interesting comments on the Prince Regent; and 1840 (Nov 24) entire letter about a former pupil seeking employment at sea, posted from Birmingham to “Captain Huskisson, Royal Navy Asylum, Greenwich” bearing a 1d black (four margins, crossed by a heavy file fold). (2). £100-120
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1830-35 Entire letters (6) and an entire carried on or addressed to early naval steam ships, comprising 1833 letter from Minehead to “Charles B. Acland, H.M.S Firebrand, Dublin”, twice redirected for free; 1833 Free entire from Maidenhead to “Captain Bastard, H.M.S Flamer, Woolwich”; and letters from Gibraltar (2, arc type “GIBRALTAR” in red or “GIBRALTAR / PAID” in black) or Lisbon (3) carried on H.M.S “Hermes”, “Colombia”, “Firebrand”, “African” or “Tartarus”. (7). £200-250
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Admiral Napier. 1836 (Jan 3) Letter concerning a court action against Napier for money due for the hire of a ship when Napier commanded the Portuguese fleet, signed “Charles Napier, Count of Cape St. Vincent”, to the Portuguese Envoy in London, with “Portsmouth / Py Post”; and 1847 order from Napier on H.M.S “St. Vincent” at Lisbon to Capt. Hall, H.M Steam Frigate “Dragon” to receive a Royal Marines Officer and servant from the “America”. Napier became Commander of the Portuguese fleet of Queen Maria II in 1833, defeating the larger fleet of Don Miguel off Cape St. Vincent, being made an Admiral in the Portuguese Navy and Count of Cape St. Vincent. He re-entered Royal Navy service in 1840 leading the naval brigade in Egypt and in 1854 commanded the Baltic Fleet during the Crimean War. (2). £100-150
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1840-52 Entire letters from Malta (3) or Alexandria to G.B or France, or G.B to Malta (2), all carried by Admiralty Mediterranean Packets “Volcano”, “Alecto”, “Banshee”, “Polyphemus”, “Merlin” or “Caradoc”, another from a clerk in the Admiralty to H.M Ship Revenge, Mediterranean, privately carried on H.M.S “Medea”. (7). £140-160
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Admiral Lord Cochrane. 1842 (Jan 17) Letter from Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald prepaid 1/- from London to “Hon Arthur Cochrane, H.M Ship Benbow, Malta, via Falmouth”, concerning sending his sextant to Arthur on a man of war from Portsmouth and warning against getting into debt as his other sons have; and 1856 letter from Rio de Janeiro to Cochrane concerning his ongoing efforts to claim prize money from his time as C-in-C of the Brazilian and Chilean navies during their wars of independence in 1817-25. Also an 1861 letter from Rio de Janeiro to his friend Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell who served alongside Cochrane in the Brazilian navy, with “FR / 2F96c”Anglo-French accountancy mark, also concerning efforts to get paid for his service in Brazil. Cochrane served with distinction in the British, Chilean, Brazilian and Greek navies rising to Admiral in all services, helping to secure the independence of Chile, Peru and Brazil. (3). £200-240
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Australasia. 1843 (Feb 4) Entire letter from W. McKew in Sydney ordering seeds and bulbs, to Eagle & Henderson, nurserymen, seedsmen and florists in Edinburgh, endorsed “p. H.M.S Favorite” with red “PAID SHIP LETTER / SYDNEY” datestamp and black “SHIP LETTER”, carried to Rio de Janeiro where the mails were transferred to H.M.S “Malabar”. Also an 1851 front from Melbourne to Auckland “p. Shamrock to Sydney” then carried on H.M.S “Calliope”, Sydney Ship Letter and Auckland datestamps, faults. (2). £100-120
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1847-53 Covers from G.B to Lieut. C.A Pascoe (son of Nelsons Flag Lt. at Trafalgar), comprising stampless 1847 cover from his father at Portsea prepaid 1/- in cash to H.M.S “Vulture”, Hong Kong with double arc arrival backstamp; and two 1853 covers from Plymouth franked embossed 1/- (cut to shape) sent to Pascoe as Police Magistrate at Williams Town, Victoria. Pascoe served on H.M.S “Beagle” on a survey of north Australia in 1839, retiring from the navy in 1851 and moving to Victoria. (3). £180-220
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1847-81 Covers (letters enclosed) to Theophilus Moultrie Kelsall comprising 1847 stampless cover from London to H.M.S President, Cape of Good Hope “By the ship Droanska via Liverpool” prepaid 8d with red “PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON” datestamp and boxed “TO PAY” of Cape Town, 1857-59 covers all franked 6d from Fareham to H.M.S “Cumberland” at Rio de Janeiro, Devonport to H.M.S “Cumberland”, S.E Coast of America, or Braintree to H.M.S “Phoebe” at Naples, also later covers to H.M.S “Cressy” at Sheerness, coastguard at Ramsgate (2) or in Devon. The two covers to South America sent at the 6d Officers concession rate. (8) £160-180
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1849-81 Covers to naval ships comprising 1849 stampless cover from Worcester to “Charles Sidebottom (late of H.M.S Mutine), H.M.S Ardent, Naples”, much redirected, various British and Sardinian handstamps including large “SCARTO”; 1860 cover from Swansea to “Commander W. Cecil de Vere, H.M.S Agamemnon, Naples” with 1d + 4d + 6d paying the 11d rate via Marseille; and 1881 cover from Bromley to “Commander A.A.C Parr, H.M.S Inconstant, Cape of Good Hope” franked 6d, the “Inconstant” diverted from the Falkland Islands to the Cape due to the First Boer War arriving after hostilities had ended. (3). £120-150
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1851-1900 Covers, cards, letters and ephemera including official Admiralty envelopes to H.M.S “Tiger” or “Blenheim”; 1852 stampless cover with enclosed letter from H.M.S “Prince Regent” at Lisbon charged 1/- with boxed “PACKET LETTER”; 1862 Admiralty envelope signed by the Duke of Somerset, Lord High Admiral; 1871 cover with H.M.S “Lord Warden” crest posted at Gibraltar franked 6d; 1890 cover from Commander G.W Russell with enclosed narrative of the loss of H.M.S “Lily” and his defence at the subsequent Court Martial where he was acquitted (later becoming an Admiral); covers (with letters) to or from Commander Knapton mainly on H.M.S “Firefly” or “Onyx” (20); various other covers to or from naval ships (13); 1856 appointment of Arthur Douglas to rank of retired Captain with the lowest rate of half pay allowed to a Captain, etc. (42). £200-250
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Sierra Leone. 1850 (Jan 30) Entire from Sierra Leone to London “per H.M.S Cygnet” with boxed “PACKET LETTER”, charged 1/-, file fold, otherwise fine and early; also 1894 (Sep. 21) Sierra Leone 1d postcard written from the Gunboat H.M.S “Waterwitch”, posted from Freetown to Wales. (2). £120-150
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Navy Post Office. 1851 (Jan 25) Cover from Portsmouth to Bath franked 1d (crossed by fold) backstamped blue straight line “NAVY-POST-OFFICE”; also a stampless front to Leeds with “NAVY POST OFFICE” undated circle and “2” charge mark scarce. (2). £100-120
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1855-69 Covers to Capt. The Hon. Arthur Cochrane comprising 1855 cover franked embossed 6d (cut to shape) from Essenden to H.M.S “Warrior” at Lisbon redirected back to Portsmouth with Liverpool and London Ship Letter backstamps, and a cover to Sheerness, also 1845 Admiralty Certificate listing Cochrane’s 1839-44 naval service on H.M.S “Benbow”, “St. Vincent” and “Salamander”. Like his famous father Cochrane went on to become an Admiral, he commanded the first ironclad naval ship H.M.S “Warrior” and was later C-in-C Pacific Fleet. (4). £120-150
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Crimean War - Baltic Fleet. 1854 (Aug 1) Stampless entire letter from N.W Stephen to his mother in Leicester, the address panel endorsed “From the Baltic Fleet” and “via Rajah”, charged 6d, the single rate for Officers letters from the Baltic sent by direct means to England. The letter includes “I have to take the letters in twenty minutes on board the steamer “Rajah” ..... they say we shall go home in the winter as the ships rigging has been over her mastheads for 7 years without being looked at. It is my opinion we shall go home and be turned over to a screw liner ..... the cholera is on the decline. We had one man died in 4 hours & a subscription was made for his wife and 3 little children”. A scarce rate from the Baltic Fleet with most letters sent overland via Germany or Danzig. Photo on Page 64. £300-350
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Crimean War/Hospital Ship. 1855 Stampless cover to London charged 3d with enclosed letter (June 23) from Capt. Michell R.H.A written on the S.S “Hydaspes” (requisitioned by the Admiralty as a Hospital Ship) at Smyrna; and a cover (Admiralty crest) to Sir James Graham (First Lord of the Admiralty) at the Admiralty endorsed “Black Sea Fleet Letter” with 1d red strip of three cancelled in London, “POST OFFICE / A / BRITISH ARMY” (Feb. 12) backstamp. Also a letter (no cover, faults) from the Master at Arms, H.M.S “Firebrand” off Sebastopol, reporting the death of Alexander Dickson from sickness at Balaklava. (3). £160-200
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Crimean War - Pacific Fleet. 1855 (June 16) Cover from London with two embossed 1/- stamps (cut to shape), addressed to “Robert W. Beaumont, H.M.S Naiad”, redirected to H.M.S “Trincomalee” at Callao and then to the Pacific. H.M.S “Trincomalee” was one of eight British ships in a joint Anglo-French Squadron blockading the Pacific Coast of Russia during the Crimean War in 1854-55. Very minor edge staining and hinge marks, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 64. £200-250
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Australasia. 1865-81 Covers to England franked 9d, the 1865 cover from H.M.S “Curacoa” with South Australia 9d cancelled at Adelaide, and 1881 cover from H.M.S “Cleopatra” sent by ship’s bag with G.B 1d strip of three + 6d cancelled in London. The “Cleopatra” was one of four ships that visited Australia with Princes Albert Victor and George on board, 9d being the rate from Queensland via Brindisi if sent via Melbourne. Both covers with some edge/corner faults but scarce. (2). £100-120
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1871 (Jan 12) Stampless cover to Scotland “via Brindisi” endorsed “Pd 1/-” with a red London Paid c.d.s (Jan 23), the enclosed letter headed “at Sea, on board H.M.S Crocodile” written by an officer en route to India. Very unusual, presumably delivered by ship’s bag to the Post Office in London with cash for the postage, no stamps being available on the ship. £80-100
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1873 (Mar 20) Cover from Devonport to “F. O’Neill, H.M.S “Basilisk”, Sydney N.S.W or elsewhere”, sent via Brindisi franked 9d straw, handstamped “DEFICIENT POSTAGE (9) / FINE (6)” and charged 1/3. The “Basilisk” was employed on surveying duties, discovering and surveying the New Guinea anchorage of Port Moresby, named after the ship’s captain. £100-120
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Japan. 1873 Cover with H.M.S “Iron Duke” crest on the flap and an enclosed letter (May 3) from George Atkinson written on the ship at Nagasaki, addressed to his brother in York, privately carried and posted at Hull franked 1d; also an 1882 cover with H.M.S Champion flap, addressed to H.B.M Consul at Yokohama posted locally franked 2s. (2). £100-120
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Hawaii/Pacific. 1874-75 Covers from G.B to Commander W. E Cookson on H.M.S “Peterel”, two 1874 covers from Freshford or Frome addressed c/o British Consul at San Francisco (one to Vancouver Island) franked 3d, 1875 cover from Frome to Hawaii care of the British Consul franked 6d. (3). £180-220
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Zulu War. 1879 (July 10) Cover franked 6d from Bristol to “Commander J.W Brackenbury, H.M.S Shah, Natal” sent from Cape Town to Durban then redirected back to Cape Town. Also an 1877 cover from the Admiralty to H.M.S “Active” at Spithead. During the 1879 Zulu War a Naval Brigade from H.M.S Shah, Tenedos, Boadicea and Active fought with Lord Chelmsford’s force and were present at the Battle of Gingindlovu; the “Shah” Contingent was led by Brackenbury. (2). £100-150
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Egypt. 1882 (Aug 11) Cover franked 2½d from Bromley to “Commander A.A.C Parr, H.M.S Inconstant, Alexandria”; and 1884 (Dec 21) cover from Lt. H Hay on H.M.S “Decoy” posted at Port Said franked Egypt 20pa pair. “Inconsistant” was present at the landing of British troops at Alexandria in 1882. (2). £100-150
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Admirals. 1882-1914 Covers with letters to Admiral Sir George Egerton (11) including 1882 covers from G.B to the then Lt. Egerton on H.M.S “Northampton” at Halifax (2), letter from Capt. (later Admiral) Arthur Moore at the Admiralty to H.M.S “Majestic” at Portsmouth, Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth (Governor of New South Wales) letters (2) and cover to H.M.S “Duncan” with N.S.W ½d + 1d pair perfined “OS/NSW”, Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont with insights into politics within the Admiralty and how to become C-in-C Plymouth, 1914 letter from Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney written aboard H.M.S “Lord Nelson” about the forthcoming Court Martial of Admiral Troubridge, etc. Also an 1886 cover with N.S.W Governor Frank Stamp and “POSTAGE PAID SYDNEY / N.S.W” c.d.s to Mary Egerton. (12). £180-220
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Pacific. 1883-86 Covers comprising 1883 cover from Leintwardine to Lt H. Henderson, H.M.S Swiftshire, c/o British Consul, San Francisco; 1884 cover from H.M.S “Pelican” with 1d lilac block of four cancelled upon arrival in London; and 1886 cover from London to Lt. R. Nelson Ommanney, H.M.S “Hyacinth”, Pacific Station. A fine trio to or from gunboats. (3). £120-150
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1884-c.1930 Covers and cards (16) and letters (2) from gunboats or sloops including interesting long 1895 letters from H.M.S “Lizard” at Fiji or at sea enroute to Auckland, 1884 H.M.S “Kingfisher” envelope posted at Montevideo, 1906 postcard from H.M.S “Merlin” at North Borneo, 1905 Zanzibar postcard from H.M.S “Crescent”, 1898 Zanzibar postcard from H.M.S “Magpie”, covers from China, Hong Kong, etc. (18). £240-300
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Australasian Squadron. 1895-1914 Covers and cards from or to various ships in Australia or New Zealand, including 1895 cover with Governor New South Wales Frank Stamp to the Commander of H.M.S “Dart” in Sydney, also 1897 cover from the Isle of Wight to the Captain of H.M.S “Penguin” at Honolulu, etc. (27). £180-220
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Admiral Sir Arthur Limpus. 1884-1915 Covers and letters to or from Limpus including letters from Limpus on H.M.S “Cambridge” (1891), “Terrible” (2, 1898), “Gibraltar” (1909, letter only about the Russo-Japanese War, with a map), covers to Limpus on H.M.S “Empress of India”, “Jupiter”, “Gibraltar”, “Albion” or “Prince George”, 1914 (July 15) cover to “Admiral Limpus Pasha, The British Embassy, Constantinople” (when seconded to the Turkish navy, resigned 14 Sept. 1914) franked 2d with a London F.B 1d charge mark, 1897 telegram with “DOCKYARD B.O / CHATHAM” c.d.s, etc. (14 covers, c.60 letters). £220-260
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Admiral Lord Beresford. 1886-1915 Letters (18, twelve with envelopes, also two other covers), most to A. Alexander who ran a gymnasium in Liverpool, one to George Egerton on H.M.S “Vernon” arranging a transfer between two Officers, also a 1905 signed picture postcard with accompanying letter. Beresford became C.-in-C. of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1905 and Channel Fleet in 1907. (20+). £250-300
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Admirals. 1884-1933 Letters and covers comprising 1884 letter and cover and 1919 letter from Lord Fisher, c.1900 card admitting the bearer to H.M.S “Snap” signed by Lord Keyes of Zeebrugge, 1933 letter and cover from Earl Beatty and a photo of Beatty with his signature mounted below. Also 1919 letter from Acting Admiral Sir Charles Madden on H.M.S “Revenge”, c.1916 letter from Commodore Tyrwhitt on H.M.S “Arethusa” to H.M.S “Vindex” apparently referring to preparations for the attack on the Hage Zeppelin bases, and a 1915 letter from Jellicoe’s secretary H.T Weekes on H.M.S “Iron Duke” written on behalf of the Admiral. (8). £180-220
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Boxer Rebellion/Boer War. 1900 Covers, two posted at Field Post Offices in South Africa to H.M.S “Doris” or “Monarch” at Simonstown; and a cover with H.M.S “Barfleur” flap carried by ships bag to England with a 1d lilac cancelled upon arrival in London (Aug 22). “Barfleur” was sent to China in 1900, a Naval Brigade nearly 2,000 strong including a detachment from the ship led by Commander David Beatty. (3). £120-150
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Boer War - Naval Brigade. 1900 (Feb 1) Long letter from Commander (later Admiral) Sir Arthur Limpus, second in Command of the Naval Brigade with six naval guns accompanying the Ladysmith Relief forces, containing excellent detail of the movements of men and guns, presently forbidden to fire on the Boers unless fired on as they have burial parties out but are actually digging trenches, posted to his wife using a “Prime Ministers Office Natal” O.H.M.S envelope with Natal 1d pair cancelled at F.P.O 1. Also a letter (no cover) from an officer at H.M.S “Excellent” congratulating Limpus and his men on the handling of the guns by the Naval Brigade. An exceptional letter. (2). £240-300
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Australasia - Naval Bag Mail. 1900-09 Picture postcards (11) and a cover from ships with the Australasian Squadron all sent by ships bag at the 1d rate, cancelled upon arrival in London, ten franked G.B 1d, one only franked ½d and charged 1d with “POSTED ON BOARD SHIP ABROAD / I.S, one sent from Batavia with a Java stamp which was disallowed and charged 2d. Various London cancels include triple octagonal type (3), etc. (12). £100-120
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Naval Bag Mail. 1901-14 Postcards and covers (also a 1925 card) all written on naval ships abroad, carried by ships bag with G.B stamps cancelled in London, various cancels, two cards franked ½d charged 1d postage due, two cards from Muscat. (26). £120-150
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Naval Bag Mail. 1901-07 Covers and cards from naval ships abroad (27), sent by ships bag to London with G.B stamps cancelled upon arrival, various distinctive types of London datestamp including octagonal type (4), includes 1901 Royal Visit “Links of Empire” cards from Malta, Suez and Colombo, other cards from Australia, New Zealand, Tetuan, Danzig, Corfu, etc. Also six other items with similar datestamps used on Paquebot or internal mail. (33). £200-240
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1905-11 Picture postcards from sailors, two with messages shown by printed flag hoists, the others with messages written in code, morse, semaphore, shorthand or Hindustani. (12). £70-80
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World War One - Royal Naval Division. 1914 Covers and cards from Naval Camp Blandford (3, one skeleton c.d.s), internees in Holland (5, also letter on printed notepaper) or P.O.Ws in Germany (3) and a 1916 Christmas card. Also an R.N.A.S Christmas card and six silk postcards. (20). £80-100
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World War One - Ships Sunk. 1915 Fronts all to the Sports & Games Committee on various ships which had been sunk, to H.M.S “Formidable”, “Bulwark”, “Hawke”, “Cressy”, “Hogue” or “Aboukir” all endorsed “Ship Sunk” or “Ship Lost”, or to H.M.S “Amphion” with “CANNOT IDENTIFY AT ADMIRALTY” cachet, also picture postcards of five of the ships. Very unusual. (7). £160-200
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World War One - R.N.A.S. 1916-18 Stampless O.A.S covers to Miss Oxley in Bath, six from the R.N.A.S Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (one with enclosed letter from her nephew C.B Oxley), censor marks including boxed “Passed by Censor / R.N.A.S: E.M.S” (2), six others from C.B Oxley on H.M.S “Courageous”, four others from 9 Squadron R.N.A.S (three with “CEN / 9 / SQ / SOR”), also a cover to “Lt. C.B Oxley, A Squadron R.N.A.S, E.M Squadron” redirected to H.M.S “Courageous” with “NAVAL AIR SERVICE MAIL OFFICE / LONDON” cachets (stamp missing). (17). £150-180
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1924-36 Covers to (30) or from (3) Commander Desmond Tuffnel on H.M.S “Dauntless” in Australia or Chile, “Stuart” in the Mediterranean (2), “Hermes” at Wei-Hai-Wei (2), “Bryony” in the Mediterranean (21), “Kent” in the Far East (2) or “Durban” in Egypt or Palestine (4); also 1928-29 hand coloured Japanese postcards (7) sent from H.M.S “Berwick” in Japan. (40). £120-150
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World War Two. 1939-45 Covers (22) including 1940-43 covers from Admiral Sir James Fownes Somerville from Oran or Delhi sent by bag to London; 1942 cover from H.M.S 716 (H.M.S Nigeria?) at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, franked 10c to Jamaica, with scarce boxed “H.M. SHIP / PASSED BY CENSOR / Date (11.11.42) / (S/Lt G. Austin) Signature”; stampless cover with violet oval “FLEET MAIL OFFICE / BATAVIA”, etc. Also 1941 Bill of Health for the M.V “Rosalie C” sailing from Bermuda to U.S.A, and a few WW1covers. (27). £100-120
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1956 Suez Crisis. 1956 (Nov.) Covers comprising Nov. 4th cover from H.M.S “Ocean” with scarce manuscript “Passed by Censor” and plain brown sealing tape, and three covers from H.M.S “Falcon”, “Darling” or “Office of Flag Officer Flotillas (Med)” with tombstone type “FROM H.M SHIP / PASSED BY CENSOR”, all franked 2½d cancelled by Maritime Mail machine; stampless Forces air letter from H.M.S “Diamond” c/o FMO Malta to R.F.A “Eddyness” endorsed “H.M Ships Operating in the Eastern Mediterranean. Post Free” with red Post Office Maritime Mail handstamp; and stampless cover from H.M.S “Superb” patrolling the Persian Gulf in case of local unrest during Operation Musketeer with violet boxed “MAIL OFFICE / NOV.1956 / H.M.S “SUPERB” and triangular “I.S” applied in London Inland Section to confirm free postage. A scarce group, Suez period naval censors much rarer than similar army censors, few free covers recorded from this period. (6). Photo on Page 64. £250-300
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1945-86 Covers including 1947 printed stampless cover “ROYAL TOUR - H.M.S VANGUARD / HOMEWARD LEG Lat. 6°N, Long. 17°W / SHIP SHORE MAIL VIA H.M.S NIGERIA” with violet boxed “MAIL OFFICE / 2 MAY 1947 / H.M.S “VANGUARD””; 1949 “From H.M.S VENGEANCE in the Arctic. Feb 1949” envelopes produced on the ship depicting Neptune and Polar Bears (3, two used with Maritime Mail machine, one coloured, one inscribed “TO R.F.A Wave Premier”, the other unused, also a related letter); 1982 Falklands War, Maritime Mail cancels, etc. (63). £150-200
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