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| Auction Details | |||
| Auction number 59 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 | ||
| Date: | 5th November 2026 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Fine Great Britain Stamps, G.B Postal History with First UK Aerial Post, Royalty, Cancellations, Paquebot Mail of the World, World War One German & British Naval Mail, Specimen Stamps from the Rhodesia Post Office, India, St. Helena, Mozambique, Baham |
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| Auction Lots - Page 13 | |||
| 603 | |||
| London. 1895-c.1955 Covers and cards posted at sea, all cancelled in London but without any Paquebot mark applied, some probably naval mail including stamps of Malta, India, Italy, Spain, Egypt and Cape all accepted as valid, others clearly Paquebot uses with cards from Dieppe franked 10c (3), other stamps of G.B, Spain and South Australia. Also 1928 stampless card with red Paid datestamp, London M.B datestamps used in combination with Paquebot (2) or London F.S c.d.s, etc. (25). £120-150 |
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| 604 | |||
| London. 1892-1986 Covers and cards, many different Paquebots including types 22, 124, 129, 132, 133, 139, machine marks with the date portion applied separately or omitted, Paquebots applied to mail posted abroad (and not at sea), many ship cachets and postcards of ships, stamps include Tangier, Papua, Barbados, etc. (147). £200-240 |
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| 605 | |||
| Newcastle Upon Tyne. 1903-35 Covers and cards, G.B, Norway or Sweden stamps, comprising 1903 card with "SHIP LETTER / NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE" and violet Paquebot (22 +155, a little stained), type 22 on 1905 postcard, other items with types 22, 156 (2) or 158 (2), a scarce group. (7). £160-180 |
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| 606 | |||
| North Shields/South Shields. 1895-1973 Covers and cards with Paquebots of Tyne Dock, South Shields (5) or North Shields (3) with 1895 Norway card cancelled by Tyne Docks E89 duplex with type 22 handstamp, 1904 and 1910 cards with G.B or Norway stamps cancelled at Tyne Dock with Paquebot type 22 + "SHIP LETTER / TYNE DOCK / SOUTH SHIELDS", type 22 on 1950 cover, and 1915 card from S.S "Meldon" with G.B ½d cancelled by red South Shields Paid ½ c.d.s. Also North Shields handstamps types 22, 36, 169. A scarce lot. (8). Photo on Page 80. £240-280 |
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| 607 | |||
| Plymouth. 1903-53 Postcards and covers, various Paquebots including types 174, 175, 181, etc., one stampless 1930 card from R.M.S "Ausonia" with red Paid 1½d machine, 1927 card from S.S "Runic" with H.M Ships datestamp, several cards posted at sea but without Paquebot marks, stamps including Liberia, various British West Africa colonies and Australian States, many postcards of ships. (65). £150-180 |
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| 608 | |||
| Plymouth & Bristol T.P.O. 1897 1d Postcard to Denmark, written on R.M.S "Tara", cancelled "PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL T.P.O" c.d.s with Paquebot handstamp type 22, not recorded in the Paquebot book used on this T.P.O, but listed by Wilson in his T.P.O book. Also a 1901 postcard written at Las Palmas with Spain 10c tied by "PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL S.T" c.d.s, without any Paquebot mark, both very fine. (2). £120-140 |
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| 609 | |||
| Southampton. 1897-1982 Postcards and covers, various Paquebots, many postcards of ships, cachets and various stamps, including 1905 cover bearing 34 G.B KEVII ½d stamps (another 1 or 2 probably missing) all cancelled by Southampton Ship Letter handstamps, 1912 stampless card with red Paid c.d.s, etc. (121). £200-240 |
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| 610 | |||
1902-91 Covers and cards, various ports, with 1902-06 cards landed by pilot and posted at Bembridge, similar 1903-09 cards posted at Castletown or Portland Harbour, and Paquebots from Brixham (6), Bournemouth, Falmouth, Grays (4), Grimsby (2, with very scarce boxed "GRIMSBY / SHIP-LETTER" on commercial 1937 cover), Harwich (11, two 1927-28 items from Denmark with Parkeston c.d.s and boxed "HARWICH / SHIP LETTER"), Holyhead (3), Lancaster, Manchester (2, one on stampless WW2 cover with typed Honour Certificate), Middlesborough, Milford Haven (2), Preston (commercial 1958 postcard from H.M.S "Llandaff") and Torquay (2), some scarce handstamps. (41). £200-240Scotland |
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| 611 | |||
| Ayr. 1919 (Sep 20) Stampless cover with printed On Active Service heading, violet cyclostyled type handstamp "Recd from H.M.S / No charge / to be raised", with an Ayr c.d.s and black boxed "SHIP LETTER" type 285, superb quality and very rare. Photo on Page 80. £250-350 |
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| 612 | |||
| Edinburgh/Iceland. 1905 (Aug 27) Picture postcard of Vestmannaeyjar with Iceland 10aur cancelled by Edinburgh c.d.s with Paquebot handstamp type 22, insignificant stain at left, otherwise superb and scarce from Iceland at this early date. £100-120 |
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| 613 | |||
| Glasgow. 1901-57 Covers and cards, handstamped Paquebots including types 22 (2), 290, 297, 298 (3, two on censored WW2 covers), also machines, type 293 slogan die used as a handstamp with separate c.d.s alongside, several cards of ships. (24). £150-180 |
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| 614 | |||
| Grangemouth/Iceland. 1905 Picture postcard of Reykjavik sent from Iceland to Norway, a KEVII 1d cancelled at Grangemouth with boxed Paquebot alongside, early and very fine, scarce from Iceland. £100-120 |
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| 615 | |||
| Leith/Iceland. 1898-1905 Iceland 10aur postcards cancelled at Leith, handstamped Paquebot type 22 or "LEITH SHIP LETTER" c.d.s, also 1909 card of Norway with R.M.S.P "Amazon" cachet and G.B ½d cancelled at Leith but without any Paquebot handstamp. The 1905 card with two small edge tears repaired with archival tape, otherwise fine. (3). £150-180 |
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| 616 | |||
| Methil/Iceland. 1909 (July 16) Picture postcard to Denmark with an Iceland 3aur on the picture side cancelled at Reykjavik, two circular "T" handstamps, with Methil c.d.s and Paquebot type 314, hexagonal "T" handstamp applied in G.B, charged 4ore. A rare Paquebot, very little Iceland mail landed at Methil. Photo on Page 80. £150-200 |
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| 617 | |||
| Stornoway. 1916 Cover to Wales with ½d pair each cancelled boxed "SHIP LETTER" type 344, violet boxed "CENSORED / C.O. / H.M.S "VANESSA"", minor corner fault, very rare. Photo on Page 80. £200-250 |
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| 618 | |||
| Troon/Iceland/Faroes. 1907-11 Picture postcards, the first with an Iceland 10aur on the picture side, the second with Denmark 10ore cancelled at Thorshavn, both with a Troon c.d.s and boxed "SHIP LETTER / TROON". (2). £120-150 |
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| 619 | |||
1913-83 Covers and cards with Paquebots of Aberdeen, Edinburgh (9, six prewar covers from Iceland), Greenock (7), Kirkwall, Oban, Stornoway (2) and Stromness. (22). £150-180Ireland |
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| 620 | |||
| Queenstown/Dublin & Queenstown T.P.O. 1894-1912 Covers and postcards with Paquebots of Queenstown comprising types 22 first year of use on 1894 (July 19) cover, 369 (2) or 371 (6), or Dublin & Queenstown T.P.O type 385 (5), ship cards include a silk card of R.M.S "Campania", also 1914 card with Spain 10c cancelled at Queenstown but without any Paquebot mark. (15). £130-160 |
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| 621 | |||
| Queenstown. 1920 (May 3) Cover to U.S.A franked 1½d, cancelled by large "PAQUEBOT / QUEENSTOWN" skeleton datestamp, enclosed letter from S.S "Kaiserin Auguste Victoria". The discovery copy which led to the listing (5305) in the last edition of the Paquebot book, still believed to be the only recorded example. Photo on Page 80. £200-240 |
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| 622 | |||
1923-74 Covers and cards with Paquebots of Bantry, Belfast (4), Cobh (22, including scarce 1922 "PAQUEBOT / COBH" skeleton type 372), Dublin (2), Dun Laoghaire, or Galway (4, types 390, 391, 392). (34). £150-180Europe |
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| 623 | |||
| Finland. 1897-1900 Covers or cards with Paquebot or ship handstamps from Abo (7, types 936, 939 with and without Russian inscription, 940, 941), Helsinki (11, types 954, 955, 956, 959, 960, 961, 962, 965), Mariehamn type 984 on 1934 registered cover, or Vaasa (2), also two items landed at Helsinki without Paquebot marks. (23). £120-150 |
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| 624 | |||
| Denmark. 1896-1970 Covers and cards including 1896 cover posted from London to Finland franked 2½d, unusually with black "Fra Sverige / M." and violet boxed Paquebot (545) applied in transit at Copenhagen; 1898-1900 Swedish cards with differing Fra Sverige cancels and differing Paquebot handstamps of Helsingor (577) or Frederikshavn (565); and other Paquebots of Allerod (port unlisted in the Paquebot book), Copenhagen (19, types 534, 536, 547, 548, 549, 554), Esjberg (4, types 534, 565) or Ronne (591), also two covers landed at Copenhagen without Paquebot marks applied. (30). £150-180 |
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| 625 | |||
| Norway. 1894-1981 Covers and cards including 1894-1902 cards posted on the Bergen-Newcastle Sea Post Office both with an unlisted Paquebot handstamp; cards with G.B stamps cancelled at Geiranger, Gudvangen, Hammerfest, Molde, Sogn or Ulvik without any Paquebot mark applied; and Paquebots of Alesund (616), Andalsnes (2, type 616), Arendal (623), Bergen (14, types 616, 623, 626, 627, 628), Hammerfest (6, types 626, 645), Kirkenes (618), Kristiansand (623), Larvik (2, types 619, 626), Molde (2, types 626, 665), Norheimsund (616), Oslo (14, types 622, 647, 672, 673), Trondheim (6, types 616, 650, 685), Ulvik (648). A good lot with 44 pre-1940, some German Seepost cancels, one 1904 Bergen Paquebot with the G.B stamp cancelled at Newcastle, some unrecorded. (61). £400-500 |
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| 626 | |||
| Sweden. 1918-83 Covers and cards, various Paquebots of Aalborg (2), Goteborg (5) and Stockholm (10), various cards of ships. (17). £80-100 |
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| 627 | |||
| Iceland/Greenland/Faroes. 1911-83 Covers and cards with 1911 cover to Reykjavik franked KEVII 2½d cancelled boxed "Skipsbrjef" (610) and other 1927-39 Reykjavik Paquebots (4, types 611, 613); later Paquebots of Akureyri (2); other prewar covers with Iceland stamps and differing Paquebot marks of Bergen (3) or New York; 1934 cover with G.B 2½d cancelled boxed Paquebot of Thorshavn (534); and 1941 Greenland cover posted at Godthab with Paquebot handstamp of Philadelphia. (13). £180-200 |
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| 628 | |||
| Estonia/Danzig. 1928-38 Picture postcards and a cover, three franked G.B 1½d with Tallinn Paquebots 1041 or 1042, or Zoppot "Seeposti" (1046), and two cards with Estonia stamps cancelled by Paquebots of Stockholm or Helsinki, scarce. (5). £120-150 |
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| 629 | |||
| Germany. 1897-1976 Covers and cards including 1897 card with Paquebot type 888 of Kiel, 1910-11 postcards with violet Paquebot used on the Berlin-Sassnitz T.P.O (822) or Berlin-Warnemunde T.P.O (827), 1937-38 covers franked by Norway stamps with scarce Paquebot of Brunsbuttelkoog (851) or "Navire" of Kiel (891, without dots), also "Aus/Dampschiff" of Stettin (920) and other Paquebots of Bremerhaven (2, types 838, 842), Hamburg (4, all 870) or Kiel (893). (13). £180-200 |
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| 630 | |||
| France. 1895-1990 Covers and cards, Paquebots from Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean ports comprising Ajaccio (2), Cannes (1936 G.B stamp cancelled straight line "CANNES" + ship cachet), Bordeaux (2), Boulogne (3), Calais (3), Cherbourg (20), La Rochelle (7), Le Havre (15), Marseille (51), Marseille-Paris T.P.O (2), Modane-Paris T.P.O (2), Monaco (4), Nice (6), Ouistreham, Rouen, Port Vendres (2), Port Vendres-Toulouse T.P.O, Toulon (17), Villefranche (2), also a card of R.M.S "Orcades" with G.B 2d cancelled straight line "PARIS NORD ETRANGER", various stamps, ships cachets, postcards of ships, a few posted at sea but without Paquebot markings. A good lot. (143). £350-400 |
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| 631 | |||
| France/Channel Islands. 1904-06 Jersey picture postcards to France franked 1d, cancelled at Binic with oval "BM" and manuscript "Paquebot", at Granville with octagonal "ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE" datestamp, or at Carteret with "PAQUEBOT". (3). £100-120 |
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| 632 | |||
| Belgium/Netherlands. 1906-87 Covers and cards with Paquebots of Antwerp (4, including 1906 card of Spitsbergen franked Norway 10ore with "NEPTUN" and "ADVENT BAY" cachets on the picture side, 1934 cover with Paquebot Tenerife c.d.s alongside the stamp), Brugge, Ostende (3), Amsterdam (3, types 785, 800, 803), Hook of Holland (7), Rotterdam (8) and Vlissingen. (27). £120-150 |
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| 633 | |||
| Spain. 1904-78 Covers and cards with Paquebot marks from Arecife, Barcelona (6, also three items landed at Barcelona with London Paquebot cancels), Cadiz (2), Coruna (4), Las Palmas, Malaga, Palma (9, including types 1279, 1281, 1282), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (7, two with type 2890 c.d.s alongside stamps cancelled by Liverpool or London Paquebot), Santander (2), Tarragona, Vigo (4); also items posted at sea without Paquebot marks (14, mainly with British stamps including Cadiz, Coruna, Las Palmas, Palma and Vigo datestamps). (55). £150-180 |
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| 634 | |||
| Portugal. 1894-1968 Covers and cards with Paquebot marks from Funchal (20, types 2652-2656, seven others with G.B or Cape stamps without Paquebot marks), Sao Vicente (Cape Verde) (8, one other without a Paquebot), Ponta Delgada (Azores) (3), Lisbon (44, one early 1894 use, three others without a Paquebot mark), Porto (4) and a 1901 card with G.B 1d lilac cancelled at Mattozinhos which never had a Paquebot mark. Various marks, stamps and ship cachets, some on ship postcards. (91). £200-240 |
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| 635 | |||
| Malta/Gibraltar. 1904-80 Covers and cards with Paquebots of Gibraltar (21, three without Paquebot marks) or Malta (18), many on ship postcards. (39). £100-120 |
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| 636 | |||
| Cyprus. 1920-80 Covers and cards with Paquebot handstamps of Larnaca comprising type 1063 on 1935 cover with G.B 1½d, type 1076 on 1930 cover with Rhodes stamps and Larnaca backstamp, type 1071 on 1953 cover; and Limassol with type 1076 on 1929 cover bearing Lebanon stamps, also types 1077, 1076, 1064. (7). £120-140 |
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| 637 | |||
| Italy. 1898-1969 Covers and cards, various Paquebots from Brindisi (4), Catania type 1125, Genoa (5), La Spezia, Messina (7, two with scarce "Navire" type 1156, three others bearing G.B stamps without a Paquebot mark), Naples (47, nineteen of these without a Paquebot mark or with one applied in London), Palermo, Siracuse (3, one unrecorded, one card bearing Malta stamps without a Paquebot mark), Taranto (4, two without Paquebot marks), Trieste, Venice (8, type 1202-1205, another without a Paquebot mark). (82). £150-180 |
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| 638 | |||
| Greece & Balkans. 1912-88 Covers and cards with Paquebot marks of Heraklion (2, type 1087), Itea (boxed "NAVIRE" on 1938 card, possibly type 1095 of Kavalla), Piraeus (4), Rhodes (3); other items (mainly with G.B stamps) without Paquebot marks cancelled at Athens (3), Heraklion (2), Itea, Piaeaus (3) or Rhodes. Also Paquebots of Fiume and Dubrovnik (3), and 1931-32 cards posted at Split or Dubrovnik with cachets of S.S "Kraljica Marija". (26). £120-150 |
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| 639 | |||
| Turkey. 1903-66 Covers and cards with Paquebot handstamp of Constantinople British P.O on 1905 card (not recorded in the Paquebot book) and French P.O type 410, Smyrna French P.O type 410 (2), Galata type 1306, Istanbul types 1312-1314 (8, three also with London Paquebot), also cards with Galata c.d.s and London Paquebot (2) or Istanbul c.d.s without any Paquebot mark. (16). £150-180 |
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| 640 | |||
Russia - Odessa. 1909-11 Picture postcards franked Egypt 5m or Russian Levant 20pa cancelled at Odessa, with fancy Paquebot handstamp types 1237, fine and rare. (2). Photo on Page 80. £120-150Americas & the Caribbean |
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| 641 | |||
| Canada. 1911-71 Covers and cards, various Paquebot marks of Halifax (13, also a card without a Paquebot mark), New Westminster, North Sydney (2), St. John (9, also four cards without Paquebot marks), Vancouver (8, also one without a Paquebot), Victoria (4, also 1909 cover with G.B 1d without a Paquebot mark). Also a card with G.B 1d cancelled at Toronto, and three probable forgeries. A good lot, including 1907 card with fancy Halifax Paquebot type 2222 alongside a St. Pierre stamp, other stamps of Trinidad, Japan, etc., many ship postcards. (48). Photo on Page 80. £200-240 |
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| 642 | |||
| Canada - Quebec & St. Lawrence Seaway. 1912-59 Covers and cards, Paquebots of Quebec (32) with various varieties of "MAILED ON HIGH SEAS" handstamps, Paquebot type 2259 and machines, Montreal type 2239 (2), also cards posted at sea with British stamps cancelled at Montreal (3), Quebec (4), Father Point (5), Camp & Levis R.P.O (2) or Rimouski (2) without any Paquebot marks applied. (50). £200-250 |
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| 643 | |||
| Canada - Montreal. 1905 (June 24) Picture postcard of S.S "Canada" with G.B ½d pair cancelled by large crude "SHIP" handstamp and tied by St. Catherines Centre, Montreal c.d.s, Montreal machine on reverse. The only recorded example of this extraordinary cancel, unlisted in the Paquebot book and predating any other Montreal Paquebot by 27 years. Photo on Page 80. £180-220 |
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| 644 | |||
| Canada. 1917-19 Picture postcards of ships franked 2c, G.B 1d or 1½d, with "Mailed on the High Seas / Exempt from War Tax" handstamps of Quebec (3, types 2262, 2263, 2264) or "NO WAR TAX / POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS" type 2291 of St. John. (4). £120-150 |
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| 645 | |||
| U.S.A - Boston. 1906-49 Covers and cards, Paquebot marks in various types including 1842/3, 1846, 1848, etc., several without any Paquebot marks, ship postcards including two silk cards. (31). £130-160 |
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| 646 | |||
| U.S.A - New York. 1884-1970 Picture postcards and covers, various Paquebot marks, various stamps including Martinique, Antigua, Canal Zone, St. Kitts, Dominica, etc., a number with the N.Y datestamps alongside the stamps which are then cancelled in G.B, ship cachets and many postcards of ships, three with G.B, Cuba or Gibraltar stamps cancelled by N.Y Foreign Mail numeral "12" with Paquebot marks alongside, also 1884 cover with G.B 2½d lilac cancelled by N.Y Foreign Mail numeral "5". (90). £240-280 |
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| 647 | |||
| U.S.A - New York. 1906 Ponta Delgada 20r postcard from St. Michaels, Azores, to U.S.A handstamped binoculars type "NEW YORK / SHIP LETTER" (2051) charged 2c postage due, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 86. £100-120 |
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| 648 | |||
| U.S.A - East Coast. 1911-75 Covers and cards with Paquebot marks of Baltimore (2), Brooklyn, Fort Lauderdale (2), Galveston (2, including "SHIP" type 1921 on 1932 cover franked Panama 2c), Hoboken (3), Jacksonville, Miami (10), Mobile, New Orleans (16), Philadelphia (4), Savannah, Tampa, 1912 card landed at Portland with New York Paquebot, also 1912 card with G.B 1d cancelled at Portland and 1936 card with G.B 1d cancelled at Glen Ridge N.J ("Queen Mary" Maiden Voyage cachet) without Paquebot marks. Various stamps including Cayman Is., British Honduras, etc., also ship cachets and postcards. (47). £130-160 |
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| 649 | |||
| U.S.A - West Coast. 1903-77 Covers and cards, various Paquebot marks of Long Beach (2), San Francisco (14, including types 2138, 2139, 2141), San Pedro (8), Seattle (3, types 2164, 2166), Tacoma (2), Skagway, Wilmington, stamps include Mexico, Japan, Samoa, New Zealand, etc. (31). £160-180 |
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| 650 | |||
| Caribbean. 1902-85 Covers and cards, various Paquebot marks of Basseterre, Guadeloupe (type 410 on 1914 cover with French Guyana 5c pair), Charlotte Amalie (3), Curacao (10, three without Paquebot marks), Fort de France (7), Havana (18), Philipsburg, Point a Pitre, Oranjestad, Port au Prince (2), San Juan (4), also 1910 card with uncancelled G.B 1d bearing High Seas cachet and Caimanera (Cuba) datestamp, 1934 card with G.B 1½d cancelled violet "LACONA" and St. Thomas V.I datestamp alongside. (50). £220-260 |
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| 651 | |||
| Porto Rico - San Juan. 1910 Picture postcard with U.S 2c cancelled "SHIP LETTER / SAN JUAN, P.R." (2494), a San Juan duplex alongside, superb and very rare. Photo on Page 86. £150-180 |
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| 652 | |||
| British West Indies & Bermuda. 1900-92 Covers and cards, various Paquebot marks from Basseterre (St. Kitts), Beguia (St. Vincent), Charleston (Nevis), Castries, St. Lucia (5), Georgetown, Barbados (13), Hamilton, Bermuda (14), Kingston, Jamaica (12, one landed at Myrtle Bank), Montego Bay, Jamaica (3), Nassau, Bahamas (13), Ocho Rios, Jamaica (4), Port of Spain, Trinidad (15, including scarce type 22 on 1913 card franked Colombia 10c), St. Georges (Bermuda), St. Georges, Grenada (3), St. Johns, Antigua (2), Road Town (Virgin Is), Roseau (Dominica), various stamps. (90). £350-400 |
| Auction Details | |||
| Auction number 59 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 | ||
| Date: | 5th November 2026 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Fine Great Britain Stamps, G.B Postal History with First UK Aerial Post, Royalty, Cancellations, Paquebot Mail of the World, World War One German & British Naval Mail, Specimen Stamps from the Rhodesia Post Office, India, St. Helena, Mozambique, Baham |
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