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1849/1906: Lot of covers starting with the 1849 issue: Cérès 20 ...more
1849/1906: Lot of covers starting with the 1849 issue: Cérès 20 c.
with six single frankings; Cérès 40 c. on a very attractive letter
(1854) from Châteauroux to Argenton signed Calves; "FRANCIA VIA DI
MARE" on 40 c. Empire imperforate. In addition, a fine selection,
mostly French stamps used abroad, including Empire Lauré 4 c. (five
examples) on cover from Alger, 80 c. Lauré as single franking on
cover, and the same issue as a pair both from Post Office "5040"
Shanghai, etc.
Ladies Envelopes 1842/54: Small group (5) with 1842 ...more
Ladies Envelopes 1842/54: Small group (5) with 1842 illustrated
writing paper showing a man presenting flowers to a Lady, 1843
small lace filigree envelope with content on illustrated writing
paper headed "Lundi" in blue (but written on a Sunday); 1854 small
lace filigree envelope locally used franked by 1841 1 d. red-brown,
just shaved at top, tied by "409" numeral obliterator of Jersey;
1854 illustrated note-paper with delightful engraving of Buxton,
Derbyshire; and an undated unused Ladies envelope with depictions
of eight different scenes, printed in gold.
1875: Three destination covers mailed within the first few months
of ...more 1875: Three destination covers mailed within the first few months of the GPU sent from London through France to Spain, Tunisia and Germany respectively. Comprising lettersheet bearing 1 shilling green and 2 pence blue, an outer wrapper franked with a single 6 pence grey and a tri-colour cover with 6 pence grey, 4 pence vermilion and a 1 penny red paying the late fee with accompanying boxed “L1” in red alongside. Some filing creases and imperfection. In the main fine. Scarce group of this special rates. (3).
1841/1999: Unused Collection with Edward VIII ½ d., 1 d. and 1½ ...more
1841/1999: Unused Collection with Edward VIII ½ d., 1 d. and 1½ d.
Booklet panes of six each with inverted watermark variety, 1937 ½
d., 1 d. and 2½ d. on FDC, 1937 set of 15 unused, ½ d. to 2½ d.
wmk. sideways (5) and inverted (5), 1939/48 High Values set of six,
1941-42 three values with wmk. sideways and inverted and 2½ d.
light ultrmarine in a vertical strip of three with design missing
at top of first stamp; Forgery set of six perf. 11 used and a 3 d.
used on cover from the House of Commons, 1951 high values set of
four, 1952 Wilding set of 17 incl. wmk. varieties, Castles High
Values with 1955/58 Waterlow and rare De La Rue printings (Gi = £
600), 1959 Castles DLR set of four, 1959 phosphor-graphite set of
eight and scarce 2 d. error of watermark; and a volume of more
modern GB material and two further volumes of 'Millenium' stamps;
exceptional Postage Dues with 1914 set of 8 values and shades, 1934
set of nine and marginal 3 d. violet with watermark sideways,
1937/38 complete set of eight and 5 d. shade; 1951, 1954 and 1955
sets complete, 1954/55 4 d. blue in an imperforate marginal block
of four (Gi D43a = £ 500), 1959 set, thereafter with Channel
Islands incl. fine 1841 2 d. blue cancelled "324" Guernsey numeral
obliterator, Guernsey 1941 1 d. scarlet imperf. pair (Gi 2c = £
200), Banknote paper ½ d. and 1 d. in blocks of four, Jersey with
1862 cover bearing GB 1862 4 d. vermilion tied by "3176" petit
chiffres at St. Malo; Jersey 1941 1 d. scarlet imperforate between
horizontal pair (Gi 2b = £ 800), and first and second issue blocks
and covers etc. Together with a volume of USA covers (31) from
1883-1905 all with early Typed Addreses and most with advertising
corner vignettes. Superb quality throughout.
Parcel Post 1884: De La Rue High-Values, 2 shilling 6 pence lilac
and ...more Parcel Post 1884: De La Rue High-Values, 2 shilling 6 pence lilac and 5 shilling rose, in combination with Jubilee 1888, 5 pence dull purple & blue vertical pair and 1887, 1 shilling dull green together with 1888, £1 brown-lilac, Three-Orbs wmk., all of good colour, perforations mainly fine, tied by oval “REGISTERED LONDON 9 NO 88” to the reverse of a “On Her Britannic Majesty's Service” parcel tag, sent to Berlin, Germany, by the British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury (signed at top), addressed to “Sir Edward B. Malet, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”. Front, signed “Salisbury", endorsed ”By post registered" and dated “Nov. 9 1888” with Foreign Office wax seal. Soiling and creasing as might be expected, not affecting adhesives. The odd short perforation, and the lower 5 pence has a clipped corner lower left. The 2 shilling 6 pence side is affected by its proximity to the edge of the tag. A most spectacular franking and great rarity of Great Britain philately. A unique piece. Cert. Louis (1997). Note: This Parcel Post Label bearing the £1 watermark “Three Orbs” was a “New Find” by a German collector and is the only known franking of the £1 “Three Orbs” watermark on either cover or parcel tag. Provenance: “SEVERIN”, D. Feldman, 13 April 2010, lot 20321
1889: Stationery postal card 3 pence red on buff, used with ...more
1889: Stationery postal card 3 pence red on buff, used with oval
“REGISTERED CARDIFF 9 MR 91” in black, sent registered to Halle,
Germany, endorsed “Registered”, with oval “R” handstamp in black,
and manuscript “6” in blue crayon. Reverse, arrival cds “HALLE A/S
11 3 91”. Fine and scarce card. Difficult to find used. (H&G
19, H&B CP25)Note: Issued on 1 September 1889 the card was
obsolete 15 moths later on 1 January 1891 and withdrawn from sale
with a postal bulletin dated 27 January 1891. This example
illustrates one of the ways this card could still be used. 1d
postal card rate plus 2d registration. Reference: The Postal
History of the Universal Postal Union: The Postal Card, Worldwide
1869-1975, Volume 1, illustrated pg. 680.
1892: Stationery postal card 1 penny red-orange on buff, used ...more
1892: Stationery postal card 1 penny red-orange on buff, used with
duplex “BARBADOS NO 19 94”, sent to Niesky, Ober-Lausetzer-Bahn,
Germany (railway), with violet straight-line “POSTED ON BOARD
R.M.S”. Fine usage. (H&G 21)
1879: Stationery postal card 1 penny brown on buff, uprated ...more
1879: Stationery postal card 1 penny brown on buff, uprated with
1880, ½ penny pale green of good colour and perforations, tied by
duplex “ML/1 L1 MARK LANE SP 28 81” late posting mark, sent to
Bremen, Germany with arrival cds “BREMEN 29 9 81”. Reverse, unusual
manuscript ‘Prices Current’ list. Two corner creases. Fine
illustration of late fee plus the printed matter rate. Intriguing
usage. Comes with an additional example of late mail 1877, 1¼ pence
brown sent London to Liege, Belgium with boxed “L1” in black and
“TOO LATE G.P.O.” circle. Note: Printed Matter Base Rate of ½d with
a Late Fee of 1d. The British Post Office had dropped the wording
“Post Card” allowing this medium of communication to be used for
printed matter of various types.Reference: The Postal History of
the Universal Postal Union: The Postal Card, Worldwide 1869-1975,
Volume 1, illustrated pg. 465 (Mark Lane).
1905/17: Approximately 340 apparently all different, unused
heraldic ...more 1905/17: Approximately 340 apparently all different, unused heraldic picture postcards, issued by Stoddart & Co., Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The company was established in 1905 but had ceased publishing postcards by 1917. Their specialty was heraldic postcards issued under the trade mark "Ja-Ja". Around 650 different cards were produced in total, of which approximately 52% are represented here. The cards in this lot are in only good condition
1890/1951: GB & Channel Islands First Day Cover collection, with
1890 ...more 1890/1951: GB & Channel Islands First Day Cover collection, with 1890 Jubilee Exhibition cards/covers (8), Edward VII ½ d. card, 1 d. red on cover and 2½ d. on cover (Jan 1, 1902), George V Downey Head ½ d. (2) on covers (2), 1 d. on card, ½ d. and 1 d. on cover and 3 x ½ d. and 3 x 1 d. on cover (June 22, 1911), First Aerial Post card, 1914 rare Postage Due 1 d. on card and 2 d. agate on cover; 1924 Wembley set on cover, 1929 PUC set of four on cover, Photogravure ½ d., 1 d., 1½ d., 2 d., 2½ d., 4 d. and rare 9 d. covers, 1935 Silver Jubilee covers (2), Edward VIII covers (5), 1 d. red covers (3), Abdication Day covers (2), George VI definitive FDC's including colour changes complete (14), Centenary and Peace issue covers, 1948 Silver Jubilee covers (2), Olympic Games (2), UPU, 1950/52 definitive covers (4 d. x 2), 1951 High Values set of four on individual covers and registered cover with set of five low values and set of four high values (rare thus) and full range of Channel Islands from 1941-44 (11). A remarkable assembly with many rarely seen items Gi = £ 8'500+.
1875/78: Group of four destination covers all with 1875 2½ ...more
1875/78: Group of four destination covers all with 1875 2½ pence
rosy mauve frankings. Comprising two sent in 1875; one to Germany
and one to Italy, an example sent in 1876 to Canada (Bilateral
Treaty rate) and an 1878 lettersheet to Sicily with the addition of
a 1 penny red paying a late fee, both tied by the Gracechurch
Street L1 late fee duplex. A fine selection (4).
1843/90: Group of five covers and three cards. Comprising ...more
1843/90: Group of five covers and three cards. Comprising two
stampless examples, one bearing scarce “PAID IN AMERICA LIVERPOOL”
tombstone, the other the rare “♚ / PAID AT QUEBEC L.C.”. Three
envelopes franked with surface printed issues, including an 1884 5d
dull green on cover addressed to a soldier in Singapore; a Jubilee
6d on 1890 cover to Cape Colony paying accelerated transit and a
registered stationery 2½d uprated with two 1d venetian sent to
Germany. Two unused stationery post cards one with the original
wrapper band and also a 1d post card to Belgium together with the
reply card sent back to London. The odd imperfection. Mainly fine
(8).
Jersey 1816/63: Selection of four items with 1816 entire letter ...more
Jersey 1816/63: Selection of four items with 1816 entire letter to
London with fine "JERSEY" first type scroll handstamp in black
rated at "11d." to pay in manuscript, 1820 cover to London prepaid
"11d." in red manuscript with fine "JERSEY" second type scroll
handstamp in black and London tombstone 'Paid' datestamp; 1844
prepaid entire to Somerset with "JERSEY" cds in red and handstruck
"1" alongside; and 1863 Telegram envelope and complete contents
used to Petersfield.
1869: Line-Engraved 2 pence blue, plate 14, horizontal pair, ...more
1869: Line-Engraved 2 pence blue, plate 14, horizontal pair, good
colour and perforations mostly fine, tied by duplex “A25 MALTA 9 JU
76”, to a mourning envelope, sent to Yokohama, Japan. Reverse, with
transit cds “HONG KONG - MARINE SORTER / SINGAPORE-TO HONG-KONG JY
15 17 76”. Envelope reduced slightly at top, flap missing and small
opening tear behind first stamp reinforced at back and second
adhesive perforations trimmed top right. A fine and rare example of
the “four pence” rate from Malta to Japan, used within the last
month this rate was valid. One of five examples known. Note: The
new GPU “India & Far East” rate of 8 pence began on 1 July 1876.
Remark: The addressee Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935) at this
date was teaching at the Imperial Naval Academy in Tokyo, he was
later a Professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, writing some of
the earliest translations of haiku into English.
Acores 1872 (March 9): Entire to London endorsed to travel via
Spain ...more Acores 1872 (March 9): Entire to London endorsed to travel via Spain and France bearing single franking of perf. 1868/70 curved tablet 240 r lilac tied by '43' numeral within bars, HORTA cds in association, red framed "P.D." and "LONDON PAID" arrival (March 22) cds, LISBOA transit backstamp. A fine double weight cover. Cert. Miranda Da Mota (2020)
Cabo Verde 1886 (Jan 12): Stampless cover to Valparaiso, ...more
Cabo Verde 1886 (Jan 12): Stampless cover to Valparaiso, Chile
bearing oval framed "CORREIO DE St. VINCENTE / CABO VERDE"
datestamp, 'T' in circular-framed handstamp, and also bearing an
arrival charge handstamp "VALPARAISO MULTADA 20 c", reverse with
BUENOS AIRES transit and arrival (Feb 22) datestamps. A rare and
extremely fine cover
Acores 1886 (Aug 29): Stampless envelope to Rio de Janeiro, ...more
Acores 1886 (Aug 29): Stampless envelope to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
with large oval "CORREIO DA HORTA" datestamp, circular-framed 'T'
handstamp and octagonal "300 Rs" Charge handstamp in violet applied
on arrival, LISBOA transit and arrival backstamps (Sept 24). Cover
opened out for display
Cabo Verde 1889 (April 22): Envelope with full contents ...more
Cabo Verde 1889 (April 22): Envelope with full contents to
Helsingfors, Finland franked with 1886 10 r., 20 r. and 50 r.
(slightly rounded top right corner) tied by two large oval "CORREIO
/ DE S. VICENTE" datestamps, reverse with GENOVA, VENEZIA and "St.
PETERSBURG" transits as well as arrival (May 10, julian)
datestamps. Fine cover to an unusual destination by an unusual
route
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of ...more 1875: Three destination covers mailed within the first few months of the GPU sent from London through France to Spain, Tunisia and Germany respectively. Comprising lettersheet bearing 1 shilling green and 2 pence blue, an outer wrapper franked with a single 6 pence grey and a tri-colour cover with 6 pence grey, 4 pence vermilion and a 1 penny red paying the late fee with accompanying boxed “L1” in red alongside. Some filing creases and imperfection. In the main fine. Scarce group of this special rates. (3).
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and ...more Parcel Post 1884: De La Rue High-Values, 2 shilling 6 pence lilac and 5 shilling rose, in combination with Jubilee 1888, 5 pence dull purple & blue vertical pair and 1887, 1 shilling dull green together with 1888, £1 brown-lilac, Three-Orbs wmk., all of good colour, perforations mainly fine, tied by oval “REGISTERED LONDON 9 NO 88” to the reverse of a “On Her Britannic Majesty's Service” parcel tag, sent to Berlin, Germany, by the British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury (signed at top), addressed to “Sir Edward B. Malet, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”. Front, signed “Salisbury", endorsed ”By post registered" and dated “Nov. 9 1888” with Foreign Office wax seal. Soiling and creasing as might be expected, not affecting adhesives. The odd short perforation, and the lower 5 pence has a clipped corner lower left. The 2 shilling 6 pence side is affected by its proximity to the edge of the tag. A most spectacular franking and great rarity of Great Britain philately. A unique piece. Cert. Louis (1997). Note: This Parcel Post Label bearing the £1 watermark “Three Orbs” was a “New Find” by a German collector and is the only known franking of the £1 “Three Orbs” watermark on either cover or parcel tag. Provenance: “SEVERIN”, D. Feldman, 13 April 2010, lot 20321
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Lot 90086
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1890 ...more 1890/1951: GB & Channel Islands First Day Cover collection, with 1890 Jubilee Exhibition cards/covers (8), Edward VII ½ d. card, 1 d. red on cover and 2½ d. on cover (Jan 1, 1902), George V Downey Head ½ d. (2) on covers (2), 1 d. on card, ½ d. and 1 d. on cover and 3 x ½ d. and 3 x 1 d. on cover (June 22, 1911), First Aerial Post card, 1914 rare Postage Due 1 d. on card and 2 d. agate on cover; 1924 Wembley set on cover, 1929 PUC set of four on cover, Photogravure ½ d., 1 d., 1½ d., 2 d., 2½ d., 4 d. and rare 9 d. covers, 1935 Silver Jubilee covers (2), Edward VIII covers (5), 1 d. red covers (3), Abdication Day covers (2), George VI definitive FDC's including colour changes complete (14), Centenary and Peace issue covers, 1948 Silver Jubilee covers (2), Olympic Games (2), UPU, 1950/52 definitive covers (4 d. x 2), 1951 High Values set of four on individual covers and registered cover with set of five low values and set of four high values (rare thus) and full range of Channel Islands from 1941-44 (11). A remarkable assembly with many rarely seen items Gi = £ 8'500+.
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Spain ...more Acores 1872 (March 9): Entire to London endorsed to travel via Spain and France bearing single franking of perf. 1868/70 curved tablet 240 r lilac tied by '43' numeral within bars, HORTA cds in association, red framed "P.D." and "LONDON PAID" arrival (March 22) cds, LISBOA transit backstamp. A fine double weight cover. Cert. Miranda Da Mota (2020)
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