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1852 (Feb 2) Entire letter to England prepaid 1/- in cash with "ANTIGUA" double arc datestamp on reverse, redirected within London with a fine 1d red, four margins, cancelled by "73" numeral. £100-120
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1868 (Oct 11) Printed Prices Current to Annapolis, Nova Scotia, franked 1d vermilion cancelled "A02", red Antigua c.d.s, handstruck "1" in black and red crayon "1". Carried by R.M.S "Tamar" to St. Thomas, backstamped at St. Thomas (Oct. 13) and Annapolis (Oct. 30), fine and attractive. £160-200
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English Harbour. 1871 (Sep. 11) Entire to Liverpool franked 6d yellow-green pair each cancelled and tied by "A18" numeral, with circular unframed "ENGLISH HARBOUR / ANTIGUA" backstamp and Liverpool c.d.s (Sep 30). A fine and scarce entire from the Post Office at English Harbour (which closed in 1880), carried on R.M.S.P "Eider" to St. Thomas then on the "Nile" to Plymouth. Photo on Page 112. £400-500
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1871-72 Entires to England franked 1863-67 6d yellow-green pair or 1872 Crown CC 6d blue-green pair both tied by "A02" obliterators, both very fine. (2). £350-400
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1872-74 Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition. Photographs of paintings of the expedition (12) each mounted on a card with explanation of the view, contained within a card folder with finely embossed cover. This expedition discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873. £100-120
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1894 Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition - Franz Josef Land. 1894 Cover with printed crest on reverse of the S.Y "Windward", addressed in the handwriting of Frederick Jackson to "Henry Arthur Cooke Esq., H.B.M Vice-Consul, Archangel, Russia", handstamped violet "FRANZ JOSEF LAND" and bearing the photographically produced expedition 'stamp' entitled "S.Y Windward / Franz Josef Land" and depicting the ship. Also two letters from Jackson to Cooke (one almost certainly sent in this envelope), the first on S.Y "Windward" notepaper headed "Lat. 78º13N, Long. 48º10E, Aug 23rd 94" thanks Cooke for his help at Archangel, the ship has steamed through the ice to Kharbowsova where they found Rawing waiting with their dogs and took on reindeer meat; ice caused the "Windward" to drag her anchor and to shift her ground, running aground on an unmarked mudbank, only refloating after 50 tons of coal, most of the water and two anchors were got ashore, the ship should reach Bell Island and Franz Josef Land the following day. The second letter headed "Elmwood, Cape Flora, Franz Josef Land, 8th April 1895" provides news of the expedition since reaching Franz Josef Land on 7th Sept. - the last 50-60 miles through ice, the ship frozen in after reaching Franz Josef Land, Schlosshauer a complete fraud and worse than useless being the cause of the crews behaviour at Archangel where he allowed them to buy further vodka despite being drunk. He is to return, also Dunsford, an impossible man. Enough bears and walruses have been shot to keep all in fresh meat. He has made one trip north accompanied by A. and Blomvist with 2 ponies and 1700lb of stores establishing a depot at the entrance to Markham Sound 38 miles away, and is off again shortly. He requests 4 more Russian ponies and a reply in the 1896 ship.
The 1894-97 Expedition to explore Franz Josef Land and attempt to reach the North Pole was led by Frederick Jackson and sponsored by Alfred Harmsworth; it succeeded in determining the geographical limits of Franz Josef Land and made the first thorough scientific examination of the island group. The "Windward" sailed back to England in July 1895, returned to Franz Josef Land in 1896, finally returning to England with the expedition in Sept. 1897. Accompanying research includes records of eight covers from the expedition all with the Franz Josef Land cachet (one stampless, five with the expedition 'stamp', two posted registered in London with G.B stamps). A rare cover and letters. Photo on Front Cover. £1,200-1,500
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1895 (Aug 6) Letter headed "West Coast, Norway, lat 65" written by H.W Feilden to Arthur Montefiore, Hon. Sec. Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition - Feilden returns the letters for the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition, and writes "I had no expectation of delivering them unless "Windward" had come to grief and the member of the Ex. made for N.Z (Novaya Zemlya)". Feilden was an army officer and naturalist who took part in the 1875-76 Nares Antarctic Expedition; in 1895 he accompanied an expedition to Novaya Zemlya and Spitsbergen. £100-120
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1896 Jeaffreson-Farnham Arctic Expedition. 1896 Cover and enclosed letter both with a printed picture of the North Cape, the cover to England endorsed "Jeaffreson-Farnham Arctic Expedition" and "via Vardo, Vadso, Hammerfest & Tromso fra Advent Bay Spitsbergen", bearing Norway 20ore tied by Nordlands Postexp. c.d.s (Jul 29), local stamps of Tromso, Vadso and Spitsbergen all cancelled "ADVENT BAY / 1896", Hammerfest 2ore local tied by Hammerfest By Post handstamp and Vardo 4ore local cancelled in manuscript, Leamington Spa backstamp (Aug 4). The enclosed letter written by Jon Jeaffreson from "Amsterdam Is, Spitsbergen, 80ºN lat" - "I think this letter will be unique for yr collection it comes from 80ºN lat & bears the first official Spitsbergen stamp and the local ones of the offices in Lapland it has to pass through." Minor faults, a scarce cover and letter from this expedition. Photo on Page 112. £350-400
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Spitsbergen. c.1900-35 Picture postcards of Spitsbergen (27, also some modern cards), Cruiser Pourqoi-Pas" at Jan Mayen, 1896 Nansen Arctic Expedition (4, one depicting Nansen meeting Jackson) or 1898-1902 Otto Sverdrup Arctic Expedition (2); also a lettercard containing 20 views of Spitsbergen. One 1903 card cancelled by Dig Eirmilen c.d.s with "S.S Auguste Victoria Spitsbergen" cachet, 1918 card with 10ore local C.T.O by Magdalener Bay cachet, two cards posted at Longyearbyen. (35+). £120-150
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1902-2006 Covers and cards, pieces and stamps written up on pages, illustrating the Norwegian coastal service from Bergen to North Cape and Spitsbergen, also Bear Island, Hope Island and Jan Mayen, with postmarks and picture postcards of the various ports, cards of ships, 1859-83 stamps with "LOFOTEN" c.d.s (2), also a 1758 map of Spitsbergen, and a few photos of Jan Mayen. (c.120). £200-250
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Spitsbergen. 1926 (Aug 15) Cover to U.S.A bearing Spitsbergen 5ore and 10ore locals cancelled by scarce "S/Y "IRMA" / B.D.S / PAKISEN - LA BANQUISE" ships cachet (further strike on reverse) with Norway 10ore + 15ore, all stamps cancelled at Longyearbyen, enclosed letter on S.Y "Irma" notepaper, minor staining, three lines through address. Also 1906 coloured "Hilsen fra Spitzbergen" postcard to U.S.A with Norway 10ore cancelled at Hammerfest and an uncancelled Spitsbergen local. (2). Photo on Page 142. £100-120
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1852-55 Entire letters from Buenos Ayres to Salta or Montevideo, both prepaid, with oval "RENTA GRAL / DE / CORREOS / BUENOS-AYRES" and "FRANCA" in blue or red, a fine pair. (2). £100-120
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Patagonia - Welsh Colonies. 1887-1984 Covers and cards including 1887 registered cover from Rhymney with arrival datestamps of "COLONIA CHUBUT / PATAGONIA", 1943 censored cover from Gaiman to Wales, 1904 postcards from Welsh emigrants with Pernambuco Paquebots (2), 1965 Patagonia Welsh Settlement Centenary labels mint (25) and on covers (2), etc. An interesting lot, ex Ronnie Hughes. (18 + 25 labels). £100-120
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U.S Forces. 1942-44 Stampless covers (10) and a U.S 6c envelope all from U.S soldiers at A.P.O 877, duplex cancels (one with A.P.O number removed), boxed U.S censors 13015, 13020, 13025 (7), 13027 or 18612, two also with Base Censor 1300 or 0475. (11). £140-160
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Australian States. c.1880-1931 Covers and cards from South Australia (44), Queensland (20) and Western Australia (26), with postal stationery, T.P.Os, Paquebots, numeral cancels, squared circles, postage dues, etc., also 1858 cover from Sydney to Melbourne p. steamer with N.S.W 1/- pale red (good to huge margins, not tied but clearly belongs). (92). £200-250
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New South Wales. 1843-44 Entire letters written at Cottesbrooke Rectory, posted from Northampton to "Edward Irby, Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W" prepaid at the 8d ship letter rate, the first redirected to Scone and then to Terrys Buildings, Pitt Street in Sydney, endorsed "no such person at Scone or in this district" with oval "SCONE / NEW. S. WALES" datestamp; the second letter endorsed "Opened by E. Kirby" and "Paid the Postage of it E. Kirby" and redirected to Terrys Buildings. An interesting pair, both with Northampton, London Paid and Paid Ship Letter and Sydney Ship Letter datestamps, one also with Sydney G.P.O datestamp. (2). £250-300
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New South Wales. 1844-45 Entire letters to "Edward Irby, Post Office, Sydney, NSW", all redirected to Clarence River, two written from Cottesbrooke Rectory and posted at Northampton, the other letter with "SION-HILL" undated circle and a Bath c.d.s, one prepaid at the 1/- packet rate, the other two prepaid at the 8d ship letter rate with red London Paid Ship Letter datestamps. All three letters with Sydney G.P.O and Ship Letter datestamps, forwarded by the paddle steamer "William the Fourth", two unusually endorsed "pr William 4th". (3). £350-400
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New South Wales. 1849 Entire letter from Cottesbrooke Rectory, posted from Northampton to "Edward Irby, Bolivia, New England, N.S.W, via Armadale", reverse with "Newgate" wafer seal, prepaid at the 8d ship letter rate with red Ship Letter London, London Paid, Northampton and Ship Letter Sydney datestamps. £100-120
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New South Wales. 1892 (July 2) Cover from Edgecliffe to Bathurst bearing Diamond Jubilee Consumptive Home 2½d (2/6) charity stamp tied by "890" numeral, fine. £100-120
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Queensland - 1d Sailors Concession Rate. 1888 (Oct 22) Cover headed "From J.E Young S.G.I H.M.S Swinger Australia" and countersigned, franked by a Queensland 1d cancelled upon arrival by London c.d.s (Dec 17), sent via Brindisi with a 1d transit charge due to Italy, a "1d" charge mark therefore applied in the London Foreign Branch. Minor edge stains and the stamp cut out and replaced (as occurred on virtually every cover from this correspondence) but a scarce use of a local adhesive (and not a G.B stamp) to pay the 1d concession rate. £100-120
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Tasmania. 1900 6d "Dilston Falls" imperforate vertical plate proof strip of three in black on white glazed paper, margins at left with central cross, affixed to thick card with manuscript "C.14625", 140x174mm. The proof strip with a few minor tone marks, otherwise fine, a rare archival item. Photo on Page 142. £250-300
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Victoria. 1854-57 Covers from Melbourne to a Miss Hall in Devon or Cornwall, one with 1854 Half Length Campbell 3d block of four sadly partly torn away apparently to ascertain the addressees name upon redirection, the others bearing 1854 1/- blue or 1854-55 6d orange (4), endorsed by the ships "Shalimar", "Mermaid" (both with Liverpool Ship datestamps), "Lightning", "Burmah" (both with Australian Packet Liverpool datestamps) or "Oneida". A good lot, the last five all fine. (6). £300-400
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Victoria. 1892 1d Envelope from the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works to South Fitzroy, variously redirected and finally returned with Not Known by Letter Carrier handstamps of Brunswick, Clifton Hill and North Fitzroy and "UNCLAIMED AT / FITZROY NORTH"; also 1899 cover from the Independent Labour Party in London franked 2½d to the Hon. A. Deakin at the Houses of Parliament in Melbourne with "T5d" and a 5d due stamp, boxed "REFUSED / ON ACCOUNT / OF TAX". (2). £100-120
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Western Australia. 1902-11 £1 Orange-brown fine mint. S.G. 128, £450. Photo on Page 140. £100-120
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World War One - Hospital Ships. 1915-18 Stampless covers and cards, from the "Kyarra" (2, one with violet "A.I.F / PASSED CENSOR 55"), "Warilda" (5, one with violet oval "H.M.H.S / No - / Date - / WARILDA", another posted in England charged ½d), or "Kanowna" with violet "H.M.A.H.S Kanowna". Also unused cards of the "Karoola", "Kanowna", "Warilda" (4), "Kyarra", and a 1915 card posted on R.M.S "Omrah" with an Australia 1d cancelled by Toulon Paquebot. (16). £200-250
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World War One - Troopship Mail. 1914-18 Covers and cards posted on troopships, various censors, 27 with the ship number written in manuscript or included within the handstamp, comprising ships 15 (2), 16, 17, 18, 24, 29, 34 (3), 35, 37 (2), 40 (4), 43, 50, 60 (2), 67 (2), 68 (2), 70 and 75, also S.S "Medic" cachet, postmarks include A.I.F Postage Free, Aden, Colombo Paquebot, London, Fremantle, Durban, Cape Town, Bombay Paquebot and in Egypt, one with Canal Zone 5c, five with Australian stamps, the others stampless, also 1d block of four with fancy A.I.E.F Troopship Military Post Office datestamp used on S.S "Orvieto", and four cards of ships. A good lot. (76). £800-1,000
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1942-43 Sydney to Mornington Island parachute drop covers with vignettes, both signed by the pilot and receiving Missionary. (2). £80-100
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1949-2007 Covers with various explanatory handstamps including postage due, stamp fallen off, found loose in mail, damaged by water, damaged by cancelling machine, missent, no post town, unclaimed, not known, etc. (78). £80-100
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Gymnastics - "Turnfest". 1896-1938 Collection well written up on pages illustrating the history and postal history of the "Turnfest" German Gymnastics movement, including silver medallions (2), fund raising labels both mint and used on cards, many photographic and coloured picture postcards with fine poster type cards, ephemera with membership and identification cards, special datestamps and cachets, also a few later items. A fine lot. (c.200). £200-240
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World War One - Balloon Troops. 1916-19 Stampless Feldpost covers and cards from balloon troops, all with cachets. (21). £100-150
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World War One - Hospital Ships. 1915-18 Stampless covers and cards (33, three registered) and Money Order receipts (3) with cachets of the "Adria" (5), "Alpha", "Mars", "Africa" (2, Lloyd Dampfer X), "Electra" (H.S I), "Metkrovich" (4, H.S II), "Tirol" (H.S III), "Graf Wurmbrand" (4, H.S IV), "Argentina" (14, H.S VI) or "Gamma", also a card from the "Baron Call" and a postcard of the "Tirol". (36). £200-250
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Lombardy Venetia. 1863 (Apr 2) Printed letter posted from Venice to Gemona bearing 1863 perf 9½ 2s yellow tied by Venezia c.d.s, arrival backstamp, very fine. Signed by E. Diena. £200-250
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1772-1941 Entire letters, covers and cards (9) including 1722 entire from a Missionary at Harbour Island posted in London with triangular "PAYD / PENY / POST / T / FR", 1786 entire letter privately carried from Nassau to Madeira, 1863-64 covers to U.S.A franked 4d (2, minor faults), 1898 size H2 registration envelope to London franked 1d pair + 2½d + 6d + 1/-, and KGVI postal stationery postcards (4), also 1775-78 newspapers with notices of packet sailings (2), prints of Nassau (3) and a 1904 indenture bearing 6d and nine 1/- stamps. (15). £250-300
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1852-1976 Entires and covers including 1852 entire from a Wesleyan Missionary at Nassau to London sent by ship to the U.S.A with blue Philadelphia c.d.s rated "24" and "5" ship letter charge, then taken by Cunard Packet charged 1/-; 1864 cover with enclosed letter (concerning orders received for two Companies to prepare for embarkation for active service) to Nassau, endorsed "Care of Van Vlierden, Post Master St. Thomas"; 1936 official cover with single ring crowned circle "PAID / AT / BAHAMAS"; WW2 censored covers (8, one with 2d + 8d cancelled in Miami with "AIR MAIL / PAQUEBOT" and "PASSED BY CENSOR" with manuscript "to P.A.A, A.W 19.1.40"), etc. (15). £150-200
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1863-1967 Mint collection in a stockbook including 1882 perf 14 Crown CA 1d (S.G. 42), 1884-90 and 1902-07 sets to £1, 1918 1/- War Tax overprint in black unmounted block of four (S.G. 95, fault to one stamp), 1938-52 set with some shades and 2d short "T" variety, 1942-67 sets complete, also a few used. S.G. £3,000 (approx). (280). Photo on Page 140. £500-600
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1863-77 Perf 12½ 6d mint (6), unused without gum (5) or used (16); perf 14 1d mint (3), unused without gum (2) or used (8), 4d mint (2), unused without gum or used (12), multiples, shades and watermark varieties, a few faults. S.G. 30/37. (55). £250-300
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1865 Perf 12½ 1/- blue-green mint and used (4, two with small faults), the rare mint stamp with a couple of short perfs but otherwise unusually fine. S.G. 38, £3,950. (5). £250-300
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1880 1/- Green perf 14 on thin paper, upper right pane of sixty used with 1881 (Oct 2) Bahamas datestamps, surface scrapes to two stamps, small faults to three corner stamps, otherwise fine and probably the only recorded complete used pane. S.G. 39b, £1,800+. (Pane of 60). £200-240
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1882 1d Scarlet-vermilion, perf 12, watermark Crown CA, mint block of eight (4x2) lightly mounted on two stamps only, superb colour, ex Lord Steinberg. S.G. 40, £480+. Photo on Page 132. £150-180
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1882 Perf 12 1d mint (6, including block of four); perf 14 1/- green mint (25, including blocks of twelve and four with Current number) and used (42, including block of fifteen). S.G. 40, 44, £2,365. (73). £150-200
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1898 1/- Blue-green, mint upper right pane of sixty, paper adhering to the reverse of fourteen stamps, light creases to six stamps in the lower two rows, a few split horizontal perfs at left and a few tiny tone marks, nevertheless remarkably good colour and appearance and the only recorded mint pane, plate number "1" in upper margin. S.G. 44a, £2,280. (Pane of 60). £150-180
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1883 4d on 6d Surcharge mint and used (2, horizontal and diagonal surcharges), also a forgery. S.G. 45, £1,400. (4). £100-150
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1921 ½d - £1 Set with both 3d shades in mint blocks of four, the ½d - 1½d, 2½d, 3d - 1/- in plate blocks, also 1935 Silver Jubilee set in plate blocks, fine. Ex Lord Steinberg. S.G. 115/25, 141/4, £1,040+. (16 Blocks). Photo on Page 132. £280-320
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1938 £1 Deep grey-green and black on thick paper, marginal block of four, lightly mounted in the margin and on the upper left stamp, the others unmounted, very fine, ex Lord Steinberg. S.G. 157, £1,000. Photo on Page 132. £200-250
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1880 4d Envelope stamp, handpainted essay in violet and Chinese white, affixed to card, the reverse with partial document about the new stationery, 78x197mm. Unique and superb, from the De la Rue archives. Photo on Page 134. £500-600
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1880 4d Envelope stamp die proofs in black on thin card, a proof with uncleared surround and date "13 OCT 80", 85x48mm; and a complete proof with cleared surround, reduced to stamp size and mounted within a card surround, 35x48mm. A rare, possibly unique, pair, the first ex. Luddington. (2). Photo on Page 132. £350-400
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1880 (Aug 9) Note from De la Rue to a Mr Richardson, enclosing samples of postal stationery envelopes, endorsed "Bahamas Envs", together with two envelope samples both marked "A". This size and paper quality was approved for the issued envelopes. A unique group. (3). £150-200
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1883 1½d Reply card stamp, die proofs in black on white glazed card, both reduced to stamp size, one mounted within a card surround (38x43mm); the other on piece cut from the De la Rue striking book endorsed "April 24th, 6 leads, 1883". (2). Photo on Pages 160 & 190. £250-300
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1892 2½d Envelope stamp die proofs in vermilion on thin card, one in pale vermilion with uncleared surround (50x55mm), the other completed proof with cleared surround in a deeper vermilion (28x38mm), also the issued envelope in grey with Specimen overprint. A scarce group, ex Luddington. (3). Photo on Page 132. £350-400
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1893 2d Registration envelope stamp, handpainted essay in violet, grey and Chinese white on tracing paper dated "JULY 27th 98", 71x88mm; also a die proof in vermilion on thin card, 32x40mm. A fine pair, the essay superb and unique, from the De la Rue archives. (2). Photo on Pages 132 & 134. £650-750
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