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London Philatelic Society. 1894 (Oct 15) Registered cover to "England, London W.C, Effingham House, Arundel Street, Strand, to the Philatelic Society", reverse with three 10k stamps each tied by violet datestamp of Borzhom, Tiflis (unlisted by Peter Ashford in his book on Georgia postal history), red wax seal with a crown over "A.M". The enclosed letter from Borjom asks for the London Philatelist for His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis Mihailowitch to be posted to "France, Alpes Maritimes, Cannes, Villa Wenden, Grand Duc Alexis Mihailowitch de Russie" during the winter months. The Grand Duke joined the Philatelic Society of London in 1894 but died of TB in 1895 aged 19. A unique cover and letter. £100-120
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1877-1961 Covers and cards from or to stamp dealers or societies, many with relevant messages, also some letters and ephemera including 1920 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain menu signed by delegates, etc. (64). £120-150
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1882 (Aug) "Philatelic Record" magazine no. 43 published by Pemberton, Wilson & Co., posted from London to Edinburgh with the address and ½d green applied to the reverse, redirected to Callander with boxed "½" charge mark. Very unusual. £100-120
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1885-1941 Imitation Mulready envelopes produced by stamp dealers in the U.S.A (4) or Canada (5), comprising 1885 envelope by L.W Durbin of Philadelphia franked 3c, c.1885 unused envelope by Alfred L. Sewell of Chicago, c.1897 envelopes by E.A Holton of Boston (2, one unused, one with stamps removed), 1918-41 envelopes by George A. Lowe of Toronto (2), J.H Lowe of Toronto (2) or W. Purkis of Vancouver all postally used. (9). £200-250
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H. L'Estrange Ewen. 1899 Registered cover to Scotland franked by three 1d stamps, reverse bearing two labels "Reference List of Railway Letter Post Stamps Published by H. L'Estrange Ewen ..... Price 1s" copying the railway letter stamp design, stamps and labels all tied by Anerley Rd, Nr Crystal Palace S.E c.d.s. Also an unused label, and similar labels for "Weekly Circular Subscription Stamp Gratis", "Standard Catalogue of British Stamps Price 2/6" and "Specialist Album for British Stamps Price 5/-". (5). £180-220
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Hugo Griebert. 1894 6d Stamped to Order stationery envelope with a superb illustration of the shop of Hugo Griebert & Co, Foreign Stamp Merchants, registered from London to Gebruder Senf in Leipzig franked 1d, reverse with cachet of Griebert at 29 Bishopsgate St. Within. An unusually fine and attractive advertising envelope. £100-150
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William Lincoln. 1887 Postal Stationery with circular advertising rings of "William Lincoln, 239 High Holborn, London" in the colour of the stamps, comprising undated 1d stamp on piece, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- stamps dated 24.10.87 on pieces and 1½d on cover (a little stained), also undated 1d stamp on piece with oval advertising ring in blue. (10). £250-300
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William Lincoln. 1911 (Sep 9) First U.K Aerial Post, brown postcard bought at D.H Evans (cachet on reverse) addressed to "Mr W.S Lincoln, The Oldest Established Stamp Dealer in the World, 2 Holles Street, Oxford Street, London W", W.S Lincoln handstamp on reverse, franked KGV ½d with a small W.S Lincoln label applied alongside (contrary to regulations), the Aerial Post c.d.s cancelling the label and just tying the stamp. Unusual. £100-120
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Stanley Gibbons. c.1870-1960 Covers and cards (47) and ephemera (c.40, also later items) with items to and from Gibbons including 1890 card to the P.S.N Co. agent in Panama offering a set of eight unused P.S.N Co stamps for £4, 1891 card signed by Charles Phillips to W.T Wilson concerning the Philatelic Protection Association, others concerning orders for catalogues, offers of stamps, journal subscriptions, debts, etc. Also price lists, adverting leaflets, perforation gauges, etc. (90+). £300-400
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Alfred Smith. 1868-94 Covers and cards from or to Smith in Bath concerning exchanges of stamps, subscriptions to The Stamp Collectors Magazine, offers of stamps, etc, and postal stationery envelopes with "Alfred Smith & Co / Bath / Foreign Stamp Importer / Timbres-poste pour Collections" printed above and below the embossed stamps (12, all used, four with illustrations of their premises). Also unused postal stationery lettersheets published by Smith in 1894 (5), 1868 advert for Dr Grays catalogue, c.1875 price list for heraldic albums, and an envelope for "The New Shilling Packet of Foreign Post Cards" with an imitation Mulready design. (33). £400-500
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Winch Brothers. 1878-1923 Covers and cards to or from Winch Brothers, mainly in Colchester, two items to Winch at Cannes or Monte Carlo, also G.B postal stationery with printed return address of Colchester (6, five used) or Paris (14, eleven used), and 1890 price list of stamps, crests and albums. (56). £350-400
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H.R Harmer. 1910-71 Covers, cards and ephemera including 1910 card from Harmer at White Roding near Dunmow to Bartels in New York requesting Venezuela stamps, 1924 (Apr 23) British Empire Exhibition 1d + 1½d on H.R Harmer First Day Cover with "A Souvenir posted on the opening day of the British Empire Exhibition" cancelled by the Empire Exhibition slogan machine, 1935-39 Christmas cards (4), 1971 strike post covers (2), also later items. (44). £250-300
| AIR MAILS
(Also see lots 182-248, 985/99, 1127/45, 1240/4, 1449-1500, 1510/2 1521/4, 1559/67, 1614/30, 1660/3) | |
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1911-38 Covers and cards including 1921 St. Johns, Newfoundland to London cover franked 35c "Air Mail to Halifax NS 1921" overprint, 1924 Zeppelin Z.R.3 Germany to U.S.A flight, 1933 Passau to Staad DO-X flight, 1936 Hindenburg U.S.A to Germany flight signed by the Captain, 1938 London to New Zealand Calpurnia crash, etc. (8). £260-300
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1913-76 Covers and cards, first flights and commercial mail, including Canada 1921 St. Johns to Halifax with 35c air stamp, 1913 Germany card with Johannisthal Flugplatz c.d.s, G.B, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Persia, KUT, Nyasaland, etc. Also nine P.O leaflets from 1934. (245). £400-600
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Imperial Airways. 1927-38 Covers (18), letters and ephemera, the written up display showing the various advertising and publicity items used by Imperial with differing types of first flight envelopes, letters on I.A notepaper, slogans advertising the all-up rates, luggage labels, postal rate leaflets, etc., also many adverts cut from contemporary magazines. (29+). £200-240
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1931-37 First Flight and commercial air mail covers (62) contained within an album of world stamps, including 1933 (June 22) "Faith in Australia" Australia to England flight cover with Derby, Western Australia c.d.s, cachets of Karachi, Dum Dum and Rangoon with G.B and Australia stamps cancelled in G.B; internal China covers bearing 1929 Air stamps (3, one franked $2.73 with thirteen 15c Air stamps) or Szechwan overprints (3); Southern Rhodesia first flights, G.B, Mozambique, etc. Also a Dairen Paquebot cover, and 1959 letter from Claridges Hotel in London signed by Eleanor Roosevelt. (64+). £250-350
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Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1935 Pan Am F.A.M 14 Survey Flights, covers comprising April first flight from San Francisco to Honolulu flown on the outward, return or both flights (also U.S.S Whippoorwill Pearl Harbour "Clipper landed" cancel, two photos and news cuttings); August second flight from Honolulu to Wake Island and back, pilot signed (also three photos of the plane); October third flight from San Francisco to Guam (2, one also carried on return flight); and March commemorative cover for Pan Am Clipper base at Alameda. (8+). £120-150
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Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1935 (Nov 22) Pan Am "China Clipper" first flight from San Francisco to Manila, covers flown from San Francisco to Guam (3), Honolulu (3) or Manila (3, one also carried on return flight), Honolulu to Guam (2) or Manila (2), Guam to Manila (3); and Dec. 2nd first return flight covers flown from Manila to Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco (5), Guam to Honolulu (4) or San Francisco (2), Honolulu to San Francisco (3), also commemorative cancels from U.S Ships (2), three outward flight covers signed by the crew of seven. (34). £200-250
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Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1937 (Apr 28/29) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extension to Hong Kong and Macao, first return flight covers from Macao to Hong Kong (2), Manila (3), Guam (2), Honolulu or San Francisco (2), or from Hong Kong to Manila (2), Guam, Honolulu (2, one a scarce Dutch acceptance) or San Francisco (4, three Netherlands Indies acceptances), also a photo of the British Consulate in Macao signed by the nine crew. (20). £150-200
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1937-39 First Flight covers including transatlantic flights (10) with 1938 address panel from a parcel of newspapers carried on the experimental Foynes to Montreal "Mercury" flight and 1939 northern hemisphere round the world cover with G.B, U.S.A and Hong Kong stamps, and West Africa flights (9) with 1936 Nigeria to Kenya or Hong Kong, various London to Nigeria first flights, etc. (19) £240-280
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Imperial Airways. 1938 (July 20) "Mercury" experimental transatlantic flight from Foynes to Montreal and onto New York, "News Chronicle", "Daily Herald" and "Daily Telegraph" newspapers, and posters for the "Daily Mirror", "Daily Mail", "News Chronicle" and "Daily Herald", all seven flown and posted in New York (July 22). Also a special edition of the "Daily Mirror" newspaper, news cuttings, postcards, etc. (7+). £350-500
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1938-40 Empire Air Mail Scheme, first flight covers from G.B to India (4, one also carried on return flight), New Zealand, New Guinea, Hong Kong, Australia or Cook Islands, South Africa to Burma, Australia to G.B at 1/6 or 5d rates, New Zealand to G.B or Australia, all well written up on pages. (29). £200-250
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Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1939 First flight covers and cards carried on the southern route (30) or northern route (28), many differing stages, stationery and cachets including scarce Dutch acceptance for the northern route, also Fidelity Stamp Co. promotional cards sent in advance of the flight offering first flight covers (3) and cards of aeroplanes, a fine lot well written up on pages. (58+). £300-400
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Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1941 (Nov 5) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extension to Fiji, first outward flight covers from San Francisco, Los Angeles (2), Honolulu, Canton Island, Noumea or Auckland (3) to Fiji, and return flight covers from Fiji to Honolulu (2), Canton Island, Noumea (2), Auckland (2), Los Angeles (2) or San Francisco (4), also 1941 commercial covers from Noumea to Australia, Australia to G.B or U.S.A, and later commemorative covers. (25). £120-150
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Transatlantic Flights - Pan Am. 1941 (Dec 6) F.A.M 22 Route, Miami to Leopoldville, Belgian Congo via Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Brazil, Gambia and Nigeria, first outward flight covers from Miami (2), San Juan (3), Port of Spain (3), Belem (4), Natal (3), Bathurst (2) or Lagos, and first return flight covers from Leopoldville (7), Lagos (6) or Bathurst (5), virtually all carried on differing legs. Also a photo of the "Capetown Clipper" signed by the pilot W. Masland. (37). £200-250
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Transpacific Flights - Pan Am. 1941-42 First flight covers sent via F.A.M 22, between West Africa and Brazil, covers from various stages flown in both directions, from Gambia, Nigeria, Liberia, Belgian Congo, Trinidad, Puerto Rico Trinidad and U.S.A, various cachets, well written up on pages. (29). £200-250
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1941-46 Covers including O.A.S covers from Gibraltar with Air Mail handstamps (2), London to Malta franked 5d with green cross label, various first flights (8, two covers to or from Australia pilot signed), and 1946 B.O.A.C test letters from London to Bahrain or Karachi. (14). £280-350
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1936 (Sep 21) Covers from G.B franked 1/3, recovered from the "Athena" which crashed at Delhi, both covers a little fire damaged, one to Queensland endorsed "Damaged in transit by fire" with violet "DAMAGED IN TRANSIT" on reverse, the other to New Zealand with red "Received in damaged / condition at Auckland". (2). £100-120
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1937-54 Crash covers comprising 1937 "Courtier" and "Cygnus" covers from India with stamps washed off and "Cygnus" cover from New Zealand, 1945 (Aug 17) stampless O.A.S cover from Indian F.P.O 292 with red boxed "RECOVERED FROM / SALVAGED AIRCRAFT", 1953 registered meter cover from Singapore with violet "SALVAGED MAIL / Comet Crash, Near Galcutta, 2nd MAY 1953", and 1954 covers from New Zealand with Singapore crash cachets (2, one with Singapore Officially Sealed label). (7). £220-280
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1942-44 Covers comprising 1942 (Jan 14) air letter to South Africa with South Africa 3d tied by Egypt Postage Prepaid c.d.s, fire damaged with accompanying letter from the S.A Army Postal Directorate M.E.F "the accompanying letter card was salvaged from a quantity of mail which was damaged by fire in the Western Desert on 19.1.42"; 1943 (June 20) cover to South Africa franked India 8a, fire damaged with Egypt Postage Prepaid c.d.s and violet "SALVAGED MAIL / FROM / FIRE"; and 1944 (Oct. 25) cover to G.B franked India 8a with violet "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER". (3). £180-220
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1954 (Dec 25) B.O.A.C Prestwick crash, covers (7, two enclosed within ambulance envelopes), air letters (2) and a front, one air letter and a registered cover in an ambulance envelope from Ceylon to U.S.A, the others from G.B to U.S.A (3), Jamaica (in ambulance envelope), Peru, Cuba (registered, franked KGVI 5/-) or Bermuda (2, one a front), three covers and the two ambulance envelopes with the usual boxed cachet (one unusually in black on the registered cover), the others with the two line loose type "SALVAGED MAIL / PRESTWICK 25-12-'54" (3). A good lot with scarcer cachets and destinations. (12). £250-300
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Wreck Mail. 1930-47 Wreck covers comprising 1930 cover from Western Australia to Wales franked 1½d with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY FIRE / ON / S.S "COMORIN"", 1940 (May 28) registered cover from Toronto to G.B with stamps washed off and staining handstamped "SALVED FROM THE SEA"; and 1947 Canada cover with R.M.S "Nascopie" label and "SALVED FROM THE SEA". £100-120
| PAQUEBOT MAIL OF THE WORLD | Reference Numbers are taken from "Paquebot Cancellations of the World" by Roger Hosking, 4th Edition revised and updated by Mike Dovey and Keith Morris, published by the T.P.O & Seapost Society, 2010.
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1893-1935 Covers and cards posted at sea, including 1893-94 covers with G.B 2½d cancelled at Lisbon, Paquebot handstamps from the first year of use in 1894 from Naples, Helsingborg and Malmo (2), scarce oval framed Paquebot of Port of Spain on 1895 Venezuela postcard, etc. (12). £100-120
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1895-1990 Covers and cards with G.B stamps, various Paquebot cancels or datestamps from overseas ports, many modern philatelic covers, prewar commercial covers including scarcer handstamps from Antwerp, Boston, Fremantle, Halifax, Hamburg, Hammerfest, Kavalla, Kuching, Montreal, Monte Carlo, Nice, Palermo, Point, Quebec, Tallinn, Tanga, Yokahama, etc, in six albums. (604). Also world stamps and pieces with Paquebot cancels in a stockbook. (600+). £300-350
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1895-1935 Covers and cards (12), picture postcards and ephemera (9) from the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., various Paquebot cancels and ship cachets including very early 1895 "PAQUETE" of Lisbon on Brazil lettercard, Barbados 1d cancelled oval "POSTED ON THE / HIGH SEAS", Paquebots of Barbados, Havana, Vigo, etc, and 1935 cover from London to Pernambuco franked 6d (2) + 2/6 with "RM/L" perfins flown by Deutsche Lufthansa on first catapult flight from Gambia. Also 1926-38 covers with British Honduras stamps posted on United Fruit Co ships with New Orleans cancels, "PAQUEBOT" or ship handstamps. (25). £150-180
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Avonmouth. 1909-38 Picture postcards bearing KEVII 1d or Colombia 3c and a cover franked KGVI 1½d with "OCEAN MAILS / EX. S.S BAYANO" cachet, all cancelled at Avonmouth with "SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL". (3). £120-150
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Avonmouth. 1908-09 Cover bearing Bermuda ¼d (2) + Turks & Caicos ½d and a postcard bearing G.B ½d + Turks & Caicos ½d both cancelled at Avonmouth, with "SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL" (a little incomplete on the postcard). Two very unusual mixed frankings with Turks & Caicos stamps to make the correct 1d rate. (2). Photo on Page 78. £150-180
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Birmingham. 1914 Picture postcard of R.M.S "Caronia" with G.B ½d cancelled superb "BIRMINGHAM / SHIP" c.d.s (June 8), a New York Paquebot c.d.s (May 31) alongside. Photo on Page 78. £120-140
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Bristol. 1908-54 Covers and cards including "BRISTOL / SHIP LETTER" (2, 1908 Tahiti card with G.B 1d and 1914 card with Canada stamps), others comprising types 22 (2, 1910-11, very scarce), 27, 29 (2), 30 (2), 31. (10). £180-200
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Cardiff. 1910 (Apr 18) Picture postcard of R.M.S "Caronia" with KEVII 1d cancelled "CARDIFF / SHIP LETTER / 162" duplex (242). Superb and very rare, only recorded in 1910. Photo on Page 78. £250-300
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Cardiff/Swansea. 1910-12 Picture postcards, virtually all showing Cunard ships, with superb 1910 "SWANSEA / SHIP LETTER" c.d.s , others with Cardiff Paquebot c.d.s type 243 (5) or machine type 244 (4), also a 1979 cover with West Glamorgan Paquebot c.d.s. (11). £120-150
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Dover/London & Dover T.P.O. 1884-1905 Postcards posted at sea and landed as Paquebot mail but without any Paquebot markings applied, comprising 1884 France 10c postcard written at Calais cancelled by Dover 258 duplex; 1900 Belgian Ostende-Dover 10c postcard cancelled by Dover Station Office 258 duplex; 1905 cards of Tangier or Naples cancelled by London & Dover T.P.O c.d.s. (4). £100-120
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Dover/Folkestone. 1904-93 Covers and cards with Paquebot cancels of Dover (13) or Folkestone (7), with Dover types 22 (2, both 1904, very scarce), 50 (10, three early 1913-14 uses), 58, and Folkestone types 68 (1904, scarce), 36 (4), 70 (2), two Dover items with alterations to incorrect datestamps. (20). £120-150
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Gravesend. 1927 Picture postcard with an uncancelled Norway stamp and G.B 1d tied by Gravesend c.d.s, R.M.S.P "Araguaya" cachet and "GRAVESEND / SHIP-LETTER", the latest recorded use of this Ship Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 78. £100-120
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Hull. 1903-86 Postcards and covers, Paquebot or Ship Letter handstamps, types 98, 99 (5, one with Iceland stamp), 100, 101, 103. (9). £120-150
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Jersey - Mobile Box. 1894 (Apr 3) France 10c postcard from Parame to Jersey cancelled by octagonal "JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B" datestamp with violet "PAQUEBOT" type 22, an unusual combination and first year of use of the first Jersey Paquebot, lower right corner crease strengthened with archival tape, otherwise superb. Photo on Page 78. £150-180
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Jersey - Mobile Box/Guernsey. 1903 Picture postcard of Granville to Jersey franked 5c, cancelled by two strikes of boxed "JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B" datestamps with black "PAQUEBOT" type 336, an unusual combination. Also 1969 commercial reply card to France bearing a Franchise Militaire stamp, cancelled by Guernsey Paquebot type 341, only recorded in this one year. (2). £120-140
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Liverpool. 1903-56 Covers and picture postcards (many of ships) with various Paquebot cancels including types 112 and 114, 1903-10 cards with stamps of Liberia, Ivory Coast and Guinea, Paquebot datestamps applied to cards posted in U.S.A or Canada (and not at sea), WW1 and WW2 stampless O.A.S mail, cards posted at sea but without Paquebot marks, etc. (66). £150-180
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Liverpool/Bermuda. 1902 (Dec 14) Picture postcard bearing Bermuda ½d cancelled at Hamilton in combination with G.B ½d green tied by "PAID / LIVERPOOL / COL PACKET" c.d.s in black (3 Jan 02), an exceptional combination of stamps and cancels. Photo on Page 78. £120-140
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London. 1894 (Jan 20) Cover franked 2½d with violet Paquebot type 22, also 1895 (July 5) French 10c postcard with black Paquebot type 125 (vertical fold). Two early Paquebots, London issued with the first of all Paquebot handstamps for use from Jan. 17th, this Jan. 20th use possibly the earliest recorded Paquebot use. (2) £100-120
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