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    Lot# : 1153 Ireland

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    1922 (Apr. 6): Dollard 2/6 d. sepia brown used on registered envelope endorsed '2/6 stamp affixed by sender' in manuscript, sent from Dublin and dispatched to the London - Pairs flight, with London transit (Apr. 7) and Paris arrival mark  (Apr.8) on reverse. Very early Irish acceptance for London-Paris airmail service, only very few items known to date. In addition most interesting documentation (photocopies) from the Cyril Dulin Archive concerning 'General Regulations' for Irish Airmail usages.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1154 Ireland

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    1928 (Sept. 13): 'Ile de France' Catapult Mail from Ireland to Canada, registered photocard from Dublin prepared for the Catapult flight to Canada, franked with 2s.6d, 10d. and 2 ½ d. with attached green label with manuscript "Catapult airmail per SS Ile de France via Plymouth" sent via "London 16 Sep. 26" to Winnipeg Sept. 27". Unfortunately the catapult aircraft had a forced landing into the sea near Sicilly Islands Sept. 13th. This accident stopped all further flights. A rare acceptance of Irish Mail and one of only three items known.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1155 Ireland

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    Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June): Typewritten headed lettersheet 'AN ROINN  PUIST AGUS TELEGRAFA, BAILE ATHA CLIATH (Departement of Post & Telegraphs, Dublin) dated June 20th (1930): "... I am directed by Minister for Posts and Telegraphs to state that it is not proposed to despatch mails on the occasion of Captain Kinsford-Smith's flight form Ireland to the United States, together with envelope to London (June 11), taxed on arrival with 4d. and signed by Charles Kingsfort Smith, possibly carried by favour of the crew on their positioning flight Croydon - Baldonnel (June 4).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1156 Ireland

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    KLM Abel Tasman Flight (Amsterdam) - Batavia - Melbourne 1931 (May 11): Irish acceptances - Two registered envelopes from Dublin April 28th, each franked with Seahorse 2/6 d. brown plus additional franking forwarded  April 29th London - Amsterdam and on April 30th with regular KLM service to Batavia, dispatched May 12th to special flight service by KLM Fokker VIIb 'Abel Tasman' arriving Melbourne May 19th. A fine pair with Seahorse frankings.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1157 Ireland

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    Air mail provisionals made for the James Mollison Flight 1932 (Aug. 18): "ATLANTIC AIR MAIL AUGUST" magenta overprint on 1 s. 'Sword of Light' light blue in a horizontal pair with full original gum, each value signed on reverse by 'Jam' in manuscript (J.A, Mollison). A very scarce unused horizontal pair and the only mint example in existance. The collectors research revealed the existance of only 15 mint stamps with this private overprint, as there are only five singles, one pair and two blocks of four with one housed in the British Library.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1158 Ireland

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    Irish Accptance for early Imperial Airways flight to Asia, destination Korea 1937 (May 24): Commercially used cover endorsed 'By air Mail to Shanghai' franked with Sommerset House 2/6 s. chocolate plus addtional franking from 'Cros Ui Maoilfhiona' with Shanghai and Canton transit marks on reverse, forwarded to the Catholic Church in Korea. Very unusual destination. Hibernian/MacDonnell T75.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1159 Ireland

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    1937 (Sept. 8): St. Patrick 2/6 d. green used on First Day of Issue on registered envelope from "Port Lairge 8.IX.37" (Waterford to USA, backstamped on reverse with New York transit and  "Ann Arbor Michigan Sep-17" on reverse. Fresh and fine appearance. Scarce St Patrick high value single franking and First Day usage. Cert. Charles F. Bourke (1937).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1160 Ireland

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    1945 (June 16): Second St. Patrick issue 10 s. deep blue wmk. 'e', tied by "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 16.6.45" to registered and censored  envelope to Highland Park ILL, USA, with typewritten "First Day of Issue" at upper left, bakstamped "New York Reg'y.Div. 7.1.1945" and "Highland Park ILL Jul 2 1945" on reverse. One of the earliest known usages as MacDonnell Whyte, Feldman and Gibbons mention only July 1945 as date of Issue (without exact day) for the 10 s. value Hilbernian/MacDonell D32.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 570 CHF

    Lot# : 1161 Ireland

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    1926/31: Large sized 5 d. stationery envelopes (2) to Lyon, both additionally franked with Seahorses 5 s. (T60, other with T67) sent registered from Dublin via London - Pairs - Lyon airmail service, first tied by "BAILE ATHA CLIATH  28 JU (19)26" cds, second  with Express delivery service posted at "CORGAIGH JU 27 (19)31". Scarce usages of large stationeries, especially on airmail services Jung = EU2bK.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1162 Ireland

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    Irish Acceptances for Imperial Airways flights to Australia and Africa 1930/37: 1934 (Dec. 6): Group of eight envelopes, all with Seahorse 2/6 d. frankings, including 1934 Imperial opening Service to Syney, Darwin and Brisbane (IE 298, Dec. 8), further registered Express delivery cover to Cape Town (1930), Kampala, Uganda (1933) Johannesburg (1936) and Pretoria (1937). A fine selection of airmail Seahorse frankings, only few known.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1163 Ireland

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    Imperial Airways First Flight Service (London) - Penang to Hong Kong 1936 (March 14): Legal size commercial envelopes (3) all franked with Seahorse 2/6d. tied by "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 9.III.36" cds. dipatched to Imperial Airways London-Penang service IE427 and forwarded to imperial Airways First Connecting Flight FFE2 Penang - Hong Kong, backstamped "Hong Kong March 31 1936" on reverse. a fine trio of very rare Irish acceptance to China.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1164 Ireland

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    Irish Accpetances for early Imperial Airways flights to Australia 1937: Group of five commercial envelopes and one parcel fragment of the same correspondence to Newcastle NSW, of which two with 10 sh. Seahorse frankings, including two large envelopes franked with 10 s. indigo, 'EARLY & Co. Artists in stained  Glass' address label franked with 5 s. rose red (2) on a parcel mail fragment as well as three commercial covers franked with 1922/23 definitives. Commercially used 10 s. Seahorses are rarely seen.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1165 Ireland

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    PAN AM First Regular Transatlantic Flight Service Foynes - New York - San Francisco - Honolulu 1939 (June 30): Two Irish acceptances to Guam and Honolulu, first franked with St. Patrick  2/6d. green plus additional franking carried by China Clipper to Guam with arrival mark July 10 on reverse., second franked with Seahorse 2/6d. and forwarded by Transpacific service New York to Hawaii (July 6), signed by Oscar Traynor, Minister of Defence. Fine pair showing the usage of both issues in the same period (Definitves and Seahorses). In addition interesting documentation of 1931/32 Lou Reichers Atlantic Attempt: Newark - Harbourg Grace - (Dublin) with his Lockheed Altair NR998Y, named 'Miss The Liberty", to beat Charles Lindbergh's record time and ending up with a crash landing 50 miles off the Irish coast, incl. signed souvenir cover from Newark (May 12 1931), newspapers clips as well as original photographs.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1166 Ireland

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    Imperial Transatlantic Wartime Services 1939/43: Lot 13 covers with high frankings to USA, incl. Seahorse 2/6 d. used on cover from "Belfast 15 AUG 1939" to Canada together with twelve St. Patrick 2/6 d. wmk 'se' frankings, of which ten censored. St. Patrick frankings wmk 'se' are generally rare Hibernian/MacDonnell D13.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1167 Ireland

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    1944/70: Album 26 airmail covers, all with better 1940/49 St. Patrick frankings wmk 'e' 2/6 d., 5 s. and 10 s. to overseas destinations, incl. 2/6 d. franking on O.A.T. cover to Kampala Uganda, after war usages to Nigeria (1946), Jerusalem, Palestine (1947), Northern Rhodesia (1947), South Africa (1950), Guam (1948), 10 s.single  frankings on censored cover to Canada (1945, Jan.) as well as 10 s. fiscally usages on telegram forms. Further group of official airmail leavlets 1922/74, incl. five "Iris an Phuist' leaflets with airmail rates, Winter timetable 1934/37.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1219 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1840/1932: Lot Great Britain & Commonwealth of covers and unused adhesives, incl. Penny Black plate 1A lettered FJ, earliest printing with four good margins on torn letter sheet dated May 13, 1840, tied by crisp and contrasting red Maltese cross, Penny Red, a superb example on envelope from DARLINGTON; Commonwealth Bermuda 1932 12s.6d. grey & orange die II unmounted og., British Levant, further on unused adhesives from Cyprus, Gibraltar, and Malta, also an 1866 cover from Hinton, New South Wales to Langholm, Scotland bearing Diadem pair 2 d. dull blue perf. 12 & 6 d. mauve perf. 13. An interesting lot ex collection Provera two opinions Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1220 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1877/1910c: Selection 20 adhesives, primarily unused and five covers incl. British South Africa Company 1892-93 Arms £5 sage-green & £10 brown, 1901 Arms £ 5 blue & £ 10 lilac, all four unused without gum, Johore 1904 $ 100 green & scarlet, Malaysian States Three Elephants $ 25 green orange from Selangor and Federated Malay States (2), Egypt 1926 Inauguration of Port Fouad 50 p., and Malta 1919 St. Paul 10 sh. black used, also 1877 cover POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO to Italy bearing Penasson 1 pi. rose-red & pair 10 pa. mauve, 1908 registered cover Grenada via New York to Switzerland, 1892 Swaziland registered cover Bremersdorp to the Netherlands with three-colour franking SWAZIELAND ovpt on Transvaal, the ovpt on ½ d. grey strongly shifted, cert. BPA, in addition two Hejaz covers. Four opinions and a certificate Gi = £ 50'000+ following the consignor.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1221 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1952/70c: Lot hundreds definitive and commemorative adhesives in compl. sets in unmounted og. condition on stockcards, incl. Abu Dhabi, Aden, Ascension, Bahrain, Cocos Islands, Barbados, Bermuda, Antarctic Territories, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Southern Rhodesia, Southern Africa, Singapore, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Malaya, Mauritius, New Zealand, Gilbert Islands, Jamaica, Kuwait, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gilbert & Ellice, Tonga, and Tristan da Cunha. An interesting group of high catalogue value Gi = £ 19'239 following the consignor.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1222 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1946-94: Collections of Gibraltar, Malta and Ireland in 4 Lindner-hingeless albums, Gibraltar 1 album 1943-94, from 1950 on complete, 1 album Malta 1950-94, Ireland 2 albums 1949-94, only unmounted stamps found.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1223 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1863-1955ca.: Good lot of mostly letters and envelope Great Britain and Colonies beginning with 19th. e.g. nice letter with 6 d small figures lettered A E / E A to Switzerland, Airpost, registered mail. 1 £ Silver Jubilee from Malta on FDC. Some Hongkong, Mauritius, Southern Nigeria, New Zealand, Victoria, From the Sechelles an envelope 1908 to Zürich with 15 Cents KEVII with cancel "CASCADE", etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1224 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1873-1950: Lot ca. 100 items, stationery and picture postcards from Great Britain and Colonies as Ceylon, Gambia, Old Australian States, New Zealand and Sarawak. Some items addressed to the unusual destination Khartoum in Sudan.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1225 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1918/54: Group of seven Crash covers, incl. 1918 (June 4): 'S.S. Kenilworth Castle' wreck cover franked with KGV 1d. from "Pretoria 24 Apr. 18" to a B.E.F. Royal Flying Corps member in France, 1929 Imperial Airways double crash 'City of Alexandria' and 'City of Athens' (Oct. 26) in Mersa Mathrut, Egypt, 1938 envelope from Wadi Medani, Sudan (Feb. 11) to Dublin of interrupted IA Flight Short S.23 'CORSAIR' at Athens, Greece (Feb 12/13), 1935 reg. cover from Dublin of SABENA First Flight Brussels - Elisabethville Belgian Congo (Nov. 12) franked with Seahorse 2/6 d., 1944 censored envelope from "Göteborg-1 24.8.44 of B.O.A.C. Lockheed Lodestar G-AGIH Crash at Kinnekulle, Sweden (Aug.29) with boxed special cachet "Damaged through an air- / plane accident in course / of conveyance" in violet as well as two fragments of 1946 Air France Crash DC-3 'DAKOTA' at Le Bourget Airport, Paris (Sept. 4).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1229 Italy

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    Balbo Mass Flight I-DINI (Capt. Mario Baldini) 1933 (1. July): Registered envelope franked with triptych 'I-DINI' L. 50, posted in "Rome 12.6.33" to Londonderry with arrival mark on reverse (JY 2). The seaplane I-DINI hit the water of the Zuider Zea while landing in Amsterdam. One crew member lost his live and two others were injured. Scarce Balbo Crash item, envelope opened and therefore slightly trimmed at right, very scarce as only five I-DINI covers carried by Captain Stefano Trimboli of I-MARI to Londonderry Nierinck 330701.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1234 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways 'Scipio' Crash at Mirabella Bay, Crete 1936 (Aug. 22): Group of nine covers to Ireland bearing diff. handstamps 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER' (diff. types) or labels as 'The accompanying item was salvaged from the wreck of the Air Lineer 'Scipio', including mail from New Zealand, (Nierinck type i, black), India (Nierinck type g) and Lahore together with rare original Associated Press photo showing rescue of the remaining five passenger and the three crew members Nierinck 360822.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1236 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways 'Athena' Crash in Delhi 1936 (Sept. 29): Two covers from Great Britain with one addressed to New Zealand showing 'Received in damaged / Condition at Auckland' in red and other to India respectively, further rare envelope from Limerick, Ireland addressed to Burma without markings. Very rare destinations Nierinck 360929 (type b on cover to NZ).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1237 Ireland

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    KLM DC-2 PH-AKL "Lijster' crash at Croydon Airport en route London - Amsterdam 1936 (Dec.9): Large fragment of envelope franked with four adhesives from "Baile Atha Cliath Dec 8" addressed to Rotterdam with attached sealing labels 'Found open or damaged' applied in London. Rare envelope with fire marks on three sides with full content. The airplaine was completely destroyed during take off, only a small part of the mail was recovered Nierinck 361209.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1239 Netherlands

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    L.A.N. Chilena 'Potez 56' Air Crash Charipujo (Peru) 1937 (March 27): Incoming envelope from Arnhem Netherlands to Lima Peru franked with 172 ½ cent. 'ENKA' advertising meter mark, bearing 'Recuperada del accidente de / aviacion acurrido con fecha / 27 de Marzo de 1937 in violet on front. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate Nierinck 370327a
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1240 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways 'Cygnus' Crash at Brindisi, Italy 1937 (Dec. 5): Group of six envelopes to Ireland bearing diff. handstamps as 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER IN AIRPLAIN ACCIDENT' or 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER' applied on mail from Palestine, India with official mail of Jodpur Government, further mail from Singapore and Rangoon with the accompanying ambulance envelopes as well as one from Sydney Australia, all neatly mounted and described on album pages Nierinck 371205.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1245 Ireland

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    Imperial Airways Crash of Short S.23 'CALPURNIA' on Lake Ramadi, Baghdad 1938 (Nov. 27): Group of four covers from Ireland carried from London to New Zealand, one bearing two line handstamp 'RECEIVED AT AUCKLAND IN / DAMAGED CONDITION' in red and the other three with 'RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION / EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA' in violet, addressed to diff. destinations within New Zealand Nierinck 381127 a+d
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1247 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways G-ADVB 'Corsair' Crash at Faradje, Dangu River, Belgian Congo 1939 (March 15): Registered Envelope from "BUKOBA 10 MAR 1939" (Tanganyika Territory) to Bristol, with "KAMPALA 13 MR 39" transit mark on reverse together with another reg. envelope from KAMPALA Uganda to Liverpool, both carried by IA service NO DN 178 Durban - Southampton, plane was forced down and sank into Dangu river (adhesives washed off), bearing boxed special cachet 'DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER' in black, applied on Mail to Great Britain Nierinck 390315d = CHF 1'700.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1249 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

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    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on fragment of P.o.W. postcard written by C.S.M. Eric G.V.Burgoyne interned in Japanese P.o.W. at 'Moulmein in Burma' with part of Japanese censor mark in red on front. Despite the fact that only a fragment could be preserved, a very rare example of P.o.W. mail from Burma, recovered after Mount Brandon Crash July 28 1943 Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1250 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

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    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard, 'dove on helmet' type, written by Gunner J.H.P. Hutchins in Japanese P.O.W. Camp to England with Japanese and British censor marks on front. Card slightly burned at bottom right, safed from the Mount Brandon Crash, July 28, 1943, rare P.O.W. Mail Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1251 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

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    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on fragment of P.o.W. postcard written by Fred Evans at Japanese P.o.W. 'Changi Camp' in Singapore to his mother in England, forwarded after Mont Branond crash July 28 1943 in an Ambulance envelope to Birmingham. Only known P.o.W. card with corresponding ambulance envelope Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1252 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

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    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard from Gunner Edwin Hawkins written on Christmas Eve 1942 from Japanese P.o.W. 'Tandjongpriok' near Batavia to England  together with second card written by Able Seaman Jack Barrick from the same camp, bearing British censor mark in red on front without crash cachet. Scarce P.O.W. Mail from Batavia, saved after Mount Brandon crash July 28 1943. First cards were allowed in Batavia December 24, 1942 Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1253 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

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    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard written by Pte. Arthur Robinson in Japanese P.o.W. Camp in Taiwan to his wife in Burnley, Lancs. England, with "Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre" cachet in violet and British censor mark in red on front and Japanese censor mark on back. Card as usual  with some defectives, nevertheless a rare P.O.W. Mail from Taiwan Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1256 Ireland

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    Pan American Crash of Lockheed L049 Constellation N88858 "Empress of the Skies" Karachi - London 1948 Apr. 15): Group of six fragments or large part of envelopes, incl. one from Damascus, Syria with accompanying ambulance envelope and five from Turkey of which one bearing rare four line handstamp: 'DELAY DUE TO AIRMAIL / INTERRUPTION NEAR -SHANNON EIRE / APR. 15 1948" in violet (to date only known) and one with official Irisch ambulance envelope as well as one with official US certificate of 'Department of State General Staff US Army' dated May 14th, 1948. Very rare Nierinck 480415 a+b.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1257 Italy

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    Linee Aeree Italiane L.A.I. Crash of DC 6 I-LUCK 1951 (Dec. 23): Group of seven envelopes bearing four line special cachet 'Contiene corrispondenza danneggiata / ricuperata nell'incidente / all'aereo New York - Milano / del 23 dicembre 1951" in violet applied either on crash-covers or official 'Amministrazione delle PTT d'Italia' envelopes, including one envelope to Germany with official German Postsache envelope of "Winnenden (Württ.) 26.1.52" and two envelopes from USA with official Rome Post Office slip Nierinck 511223f.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1258 Ireland

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    Aer Lingus DC-3 EI-AFL 'St. Kevin' London - Dublin flight crashed at Dolwyddelan / Nant-Gwynant in Wales 1952 (Jan. 10): Selection of four envelopes from Sweden, all bearing typewritten label "This item was recovered from the wreck of the Aer Lingus plane St. Kevin" cancelled by Dublin postmark (Jan 14 or 15) together with many documents, photographs and official Accident Report of Court Investigation as well as newspapers reporting from the desaster. Further three Aer Lingus Flight reports of previous flights (1950/52), signed by Capt. Richard Laker, passenger on board the 'St. Kevin'. Scarce and fine Nierinck 520110 = CHF 2'600.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1261 Netherlands

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    KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Group of eight crash-covers bearing single line special cachet 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' in violet, incl. three envelopes with advertising meter marks, rare destinations as Lima/Peru or to Guatemala City, further quite rare acceptances from Germany (3) and Pakistan (3) as well as five Ambulance envelopes from Dublin addressed o USA. A fine assembly Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1262 Netherlands

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    KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Album with 36 envelopes bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachets in black or violet, incl. 28 Dutch envelopes of which seven registered, further acceptances from Indonesia (6) and Cuba (2), in addition three line handstamp SALVAGED FROM / K.L.M. CRASH / AT SHANNON in black on returned large sized envelope bearing Dutch label in manuscript explaining loss of content, signed by Postkantoor Amsterdam 12. Oct. 1954 Nierinck 540905 a-c = CHF 6'650.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1263 Italy

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    Linee  Aeree Italiane L.A.I Rome - New York, Douglas DC 6B I-Line, Crash at Jamaica Bay, New York 1954 (Dec. 18): Selection of six crash covers bearing 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIRMAIL INTERRUPTION / NEAR N.Y. INT'L AIRPORT DEC. 18 1954' in black and violet as well as 'DAMAGED BY PLANE CRASH / AT NEW YORK 12-18-54' in black and small letter type in violet. Rare Nierinck 541218.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1265 Italy

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    ALITALIA DC-7 I-DUVO Crash at Shannon Airport 1960 (Feb. 26): Selection of seven crash covers from Italy to USA, of which two forwarded to Canada,all with 'SALVAGED FROM / PLANE CRASH AT / SHANNON AIRPORT' special cachet in black, including orignial black/white photograph of crashed plane  Nierinck 600226 = CHF 1'820.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1270 Great Britain

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    1837: "Post Office Reform; its Importance and Practicability" by Rowland Hill, book published by Charles Knight & Co., 22 Ludgate Street, London; from the personal collection of Sir Rowland Hill, with black on white ex libris label adhered to inside of title page reading; "Presented by Lady Hill and the Members of the late Sir Rowland Hill's Family, in accordance with his wishes. Bertram House, Hampstead, November, 1880."  Book is complete with 104 pages including the appendix, rebound with spine in gold tooled red Morocco, in exceptional condition, an exquisite item, of immense historical importance being Sir Rowland Hill's personal copy and having the ultimate philatelic pedigree.rnRemark: Rowland Hill (1795 to 1879) married Caroline Pearson (1796 to 1881) in 1827, they had four children together: three daughters; Eleanor, Clara and Louisa, and one son named Pearson in acknowldement to Caroline's family name. Lady Caroline Hill was originally from Wolverhampton. Bertram House, Hampstead, was the home of Sir Rowland Hill for 30 years. In 1883, Pearson Hill, against stiff opposition from wealthy local residents, sold Bertrams House and three acres to the hospital board, enabling the house to be used as a nurse’s home and later the site for the Royal Free Hospital. In 1906 the Georgian buildings were demolished." rnProvenance: Ex. Sir Rowland Hill Estate, Bertram House, Hampstead, 1880. rnrn 
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1271 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, House of Parliament envelope, with line under inscription, printed on greyish wove paper, used from London to Elgin (Scotland), cancelled by red Crown in circle datestamp 21 January 1840, arrival to reverse dated 22 January, with black wax seal "Library of House of Commons", has been repaired top left corner and backflap, most attractive and rare; these postal stationery envelopes were available for four weeks, this being an early use just five days from issue. Gi PE2 = £8'000.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1272 Great Britain

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    1840,1 d. black Mulready envelope, stereo A164, First Day Cover, addressed to St. John's College, Oxford, cancelled by neat red Maltese Cross, the side flap opened for display and showing very fine upright Charing Cross datestamp 6 May 1840 in red; being the first day of issue; minor wear along edges, a rare and appealing first day usage. Gi ME2 = £ 18'000. rnReference: "May Dates: A Survey of Penny Blacks, Twopenny Blues, Mulreadys and Caricatures Used During May 1840", by Mike Jackson, page 245.rnProvenance: Bedford or Hopkins collection, Robson Lowe, London, 15 Dec 1948, lot 77; Ex. G. B. Horton Collection, Robson Lowe, London, 18 May 1965, lot 104; Ex. J. M. Jackson Collection.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1273 Great Britain

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    Imprimaturs 1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered TC from the base of the Imprimatur sheet, ample to large margins all round and in a clear and distinct shade, taken from the second registration sheet, unused. Rare - only stamps AL, SC-SL and TA-TL were removed (22) from the 'After Hardening' Imprimatur sheet. Light horizontal bend at top not remotely affecting the wonderful appearance. Extremely rare and most attractive. Cert. RPSL (1985) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Board of Inland Revenue collection, Robson Lowe, London, 17 Dec 1975, lot 1195rnRobson Lowe, London, 16 July 1985, lot 55; Phillips, London, 9 June 1988, lot 139rnRobson Lowe, London, 9 May 1990, lot 2rnHabsburg-Feldman, Zurich, 27 Nov-1 Dec 1989, lot 30044rnSpink, 17 Dec 1997, lot 138rnCollection Dr. Pichai Buranasombati, Shreves, 15 March 2001, lot 30.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1274 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 3, lettered GG, an unused example with large even margins all round, tiny nick in the margin at base well away from the design and mentioned for accuracy only (and not on certificate), unused without gum. A very fine example from this extremely rare plate. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi AS20 = £ 19'500.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 6-7 Dec 2005, lot 396.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1275 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered LC, used, variety "Watermark Inverted", cancelled by a red Maltese Cross cancellation, four good to large margins although fuzzy edged to the side of the top of north west, scarce. Gi = £2'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1276 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered MC, a used example with variety "Watermark Inverted", good to large margins all round, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red. Trivial thin spot on Queen's nose mentioned for complete accuracy, nevertheless a very fine example of a rare stamp AS5hl = £ 2'000 /Gi = £ 2'500. rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 14 July 1985, lot 608.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1277 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 2, lettered JK, used, tied to piece by red Maltese Cross and the "POULTON / PENNY POST" handstamp in black, four margins which are large in places, scarce combination, fine example. Gi = £2'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1278 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 2, lettered IE, used, tied to piece by a very fine red Maltese Cross and a very fine "CHARING CROSS" handstamp in black, just touching lower right otherwise good margins, fine and scarce combination.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1279 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 3, lettered BA-EA, used vertical strip of four, cancelled a red Maltese Cross, four margins all round, close to large in places, very fresh printing, strong colour, CA has a hole just north east of center, light horizontal fold between middle stamps, otherwise very fine; multiples of three or more are extremely scarce, vertical examples more so, a rare and attractive example.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1280 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 5, lettered OL, four good to large margins, used cancelled by smudged black Maltese Cross, showing on the reverse a light offfset printing of two penny blacks with margin between, most unusual and scarce. Cert. RPSL (2016).rnrnProvenance: Ex. Edward Klempka Collection, Spink, 7 December 2022, lot 152.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1281 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 .d black, plate 7, lettered HA, used, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, exhibiting a dramatic vertical pre-printing paper fold, cut into in places and has a vertical scissor cut at lower left, extremely rare and eye catching. Cert. RPSL (1992).rnrnProvenance: Lady Mairri Bury Collection.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1282 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 8, lettered RE, used, cancelled by a centrally struck superb example of the London 'Broken Points' Maltese Cross in black, scarce on 1 d. blacks, showing the most complete version of this affected cross with all four points of the diamond with breaks, four margins, top have faint horizontal crease, otherwise fine and what is an exhibition quality strike of this distinctive Cross. rnRemark: Rockoff/Jackson record the use of this cross, on dated covers, between 1840 and 1842, although the six illustrations shown in their book are on covers dated between February 1841 and August 1841. SG list the London 'broken points' Maltese Cross under the use of the 1841 1 d. reds plate 12 to 131, within the "Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations (in Black)" section.rnReference: "Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Briatin and Ireland", Volume 1, by Rockoff & Jackson, page 164.rn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1283 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 9, lettered EH, Re-entry, used, cancelled by a fine Maltese Cross in red, four margins, slightly irregular along base, although large to top and right side, showing the classic re-entry marks in the corner squares, a fine example.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1284 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, lettered KC, used on cover, from Henley-on-Thames to Kelso, three margins, tied unusually by four separate strikes of a red Maltese Cross, with Henley datestamp in red alongside dated 20 August 1840, with endorsement "If absent, to be forwarded immediately", Kelso arrival to reverse dated 24 August 1840, stamp cut into down left side, some soiling to envelope, however extremely scarce example of a contrary to regulations cancel on a penny black, one strike of the Maltese Cross being the rule and multiple strikes uncommon, four strikes is possibly unique; additionally comes with a mourning cover franked with a three margin 1 d. black, sent from Bodmin to Swansea, dated 1 December 1840.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1285 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 9, lettered CG-DI, photographic FORGERY block of six, with the distinctive York Maltese Cross in red on piece, one of the more infamous forgeries, an interesting piece especially for the specialist line engraved enthusiast.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1286 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. deep blue, plate 1, lettered SK, used, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, four close to very large margins, strong vibrant colour, fresh stamp and most attractive, scarce this fine. Gi = £1'200.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1287 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. blue, plate 1, lettered NC, Re-entry, used, cancelled by black Maltese Cross, four margins, close at top of right side although part of NB to left, a good to fine example. Gi = £1'250.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1288 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. blue, plate 1, lettered RA, used, tied to piece by a very fine complete and upright strike of a double-lined Maltese Cross in red, similar to the very distinctive Stonehaven Cross, just cut into on left side, otherwise margins all round, attractive example of these uncomon strikes, especially on this issue.rnRemark: According to Rockoff/Jackson book, which records distinctive Maltese Crosses used on cover, there were a number of offices which are known to have double-lined Maltese Cross examples, although they comment that the best examples derive from Stonehaven. Off cover it is impossible to be certain which office a particular Cross may have originated.rnReference: "Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Briatin and Ireland", Volume 2, by Rockoff & Jackson, pages 258-261.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1289 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. deep blue, plate 2, lettered BL, used, cancelled by black Maltese Cross, four close to large margins, a fine example. Gi = £1'400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1289A Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. blue plate 1, three singles, lettered CE, DG and RF, in combination with 2 d. blue, plate 2, lettered EI, all overlapping, used on cover from Annan to Castle Douglas, dated 27 July 1842, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations, document refers to a "Warrant" and "£550" which needed urgent attention, EI, CE and DG have good to large four margins, RF is cut into top and right side, although does have part of RE, cover has heavy vertical and horizontal filing creases, is split in places, and torn centrally, although well clear of adhesives, apparent soiling, a rare cover with both 1840, 2 d. plates used in combination; according to the Karl Louis Card Index there are seven such covers known. Cert. BPA (1978).rnProvenance: Harmers, 1 March 1983; Eric Paul, 2010.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1290 Great Britain

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    1840, Rainbow Trial, 1 d. red-brown, state III, small crown watermark sideways, large margins all round, judging by the appearance probably used in the cleaning tests, with residue of some sort of varnish or gum to the front and reverse, rare example. Gi = £8'000.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, 9 June 1988, lot 214.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1290A Great Britain

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    1840, Rainbow Colour Trial, 1d, lilac-pink, on white wove unwatermarked paper, number 8, state II, void corner, blank checkletter squares, no gum, dipped in prussiate of potash, deeply blued, upper right corner example with large to extremely large margins all round, vertical and horizontal filing creases to right side and top respectively, both well clear of the impression, an impressive example. SG DP20B(a) = £2'000.rnProvenance: (as a trial sheet of twelve): Ex. Major Allen Collection, Christies, Robson Lowe, 25 November 1986, lot 9.rnReference: Illustrated, as the complete sheet of twelve, in "Rainbow Trials' by David Rowse.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1290B Great Britain

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    1841, Postmasters Notice, sent by E.S. Lees from the General Post Office, Edinburgh, annoucing the issue of the new 1d and 2d stamps, as well as the stamped postal stationey. The outer printed wrapper "ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE / the Postm.' / of / General Post Office, / Edinburgh", with double page folded insert addressed: "To All Postmasters, Sub-Postmasters, and Letter Receivers" printed to left side and "To All Postmasters" to the right side, with the new issue stamps and stationery affixed, including; unused examples of; 1841, 2 d. blue, with void checkletters, from the trail sheet, 1841, 1 d. red, plate 5, lettered CK, both with four margins, 1 d. pink, postal stationery envelope and 1 d. pink, postal stationery wrapper, which exhibits "double embossing" of the stamp impression, both handstamped "SPECIMEN" in red, in exceptional condition, very minor soiling and rarely so fine and clean, a wonderful example. SG PN8 = £7'000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1290C Great Britain

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    1849, 1 d. red, plate 89, two unused blocks, no gum, one of thrity (5 x 6), letterd CD-HH, including variety to DG, the other an irregular block of fifteen (1 & 2 x 7), from the top right corner of the sheet with plate number and selvedge with inscription, lettered AL (missing imprimatur position) and BK-HL, margins all round, heavily soiled and stained, with creasing and imperfections, despite appearance rare unused multiples, the largets known surving unused blocks from this plate.rnRemark: According to the Karl Louis Card Index, there is one larger unused block recorded of sixty FA-JL, ex. Seymour (Robson Lowe, 11 April 1951, lot 681), although this has subsequently been split into various smaller blocks during 1949 and 1980, including a block of twenty four IA-JL (Robson Lowe, 26 September 1951, lot 307), block of nine FD-HF (Robson Lowe, 8-9 July 1975, lot 261), another block of nine FG-HI (Ex. Dr Barer Collection, Robson Lowe, 27 January 1954, lot 194), and a block of four GK-HL (Ex. Minimus Collection, Robson Lowe, 5 June 1980, lot 1309). There is also an unused block of sixteen recorded AA-BH, (Stanley Gibbons, 15-17 September 1976, lot 525 and Phillips, 9 October 1989, lot 298), which has been reduced, with two blocks of four known to have been cut from this block of sixteen; AD-BE (Spink, 8 March 2007, lot 2393) and AG-BH (Phillips, 11 July 1991, lot 290). rnProvenance: Ex. Bertram McGowan Collection, Robson Lowe, 26 January 1949, lot 221; Eric Paul, 2010.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1290D Great Britain

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    1840, Mulready, 1 d. black, lettersheet, stereo A232, uprated with 1841, 1 d. red, black plate 9, lettered PL, affixed inverted, showing "O" flaw stage II, sent from Jedburgh (Scotland) to Langholm, dated 23 June 1842, cancelled centrally and stamp  tied by black Maltese Cross, adhesive cut into top of left side and part of top, otherwise good to large margins, three heavy vertical filing creases and two horizontal folds top, all clear of stamp, some hinge reinforcement internally to small splitting, very scarce and uprated Mulready and late use of the plate 9 red; Mulready's in combination with 1 d. reds are not common; according to the Karl Louis Card Index, there are three examples recorded. SG ME1 = £12'500.rnProvenance: Cavendish, 13 March 1998, lot 32; Eric Paul, list 45, London International Exhibition 2000; Eric Paul, list 53, December 2005; Eric Paul, 2010. rn 
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1291 Great Britain

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    1848, Private Perforations, 1 d. red, lettered MH, with large margins all round and part of MI to right, used, cancelled by a Scottish numeral in black, with some type of private perforation approx. gauge 11.5 to three side, comes with 1 d. red, plate 86, lettered GE-HE, vertical pair, unused, gum, with rough private perforations to three side, possibly pin or some other improvised perfs., cut into top, unusual examples, sold as is.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1292 Great Britain

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    1841, 1 d. red, lettered KI, used, tied to small piece by a fine strike of a green "466" Liverpool numeral, cut into down sides, otherwise fine, very rare colour postmark on this issues. Cert. BPA (1996). Gi = £3'250. rnrnRemark: According to Goldsmith/Danzig used only in 1854/55, with only one other 1d imperf. recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1293 Great Britain

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    1841: 1 d. red-brown, a single example, lettered AH, imperceptibly touched at left and with three huge margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at top (with part marginal imprint) and at base, tied to 1841 entire letter from Dublin to Bordeaux by black Maltese Cross. Reverse with Dublin despatch datestamp (Sept 21) in red and London transit cds. Manuscript at left and at right '10' (pence and décimes) left unpaid and the adhesive tied in transit by "Angl. / Calais" entry marking in red (Sept 25). Charged on arrival in Bordeaux (Sept 27) with '24' décimes to pay (10d. sterling = 10 décimes, 14 décimes for Calais-Bordeaux). A most attractive and rare entire.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1294 Great Britain

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    1841, 1 d. red, lettered CD, used on cover, from Manchester to Tenbury, four margins, tied by black Maltese Cross, sent 15 April 1843, with seven wafer seals fixed to front, including a block of five on pink paper with differing messages relating to Land Tax, a horizontal pair on yellow paper with different quotes pertaining to work and business, envelope quite soiled, however scarce multiple use of wafer seals and rare in this configuration.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1295 Great Britain

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    1841 (Jan 15): 2 d. deep full blue, Small Trial Proof Plate of twelve impressions (4 x 3) with white lines and without corner lettering, produced as the March 1841 2 d. was yet to be fully prepared and the Trials were required to be distributed for the announcement for the forthcoming issue; the complete sheet with watermark upright, tiny nick in upper margin reported for complete accuracy only and not detracting from the appearance, of gorgeous colour and in stunning fresh condition. Rare and superb Gi DP43 = £ 17'500.rnProvenance: Collection Durham (Ron Alcock), Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, lot 109.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1296 Great Britain

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    1841, 2 d. blue, plate 3, lettered DJ, printed on blued paper, unused, with part original gum, four large even margins, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type I in black, exhibits the constant variety "J" flaw, very fresh printing, vibrant colour, extremely attractive and rare. SG E1s = £9'000.rnProvenance: Lockwood Collection, Robson Lowe, 15 February 1966, lot 277; Harmers, London, 29 June 1970, lot 388; Cavendish Auction, Derby, 22 October 1994, lot 408.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1297 Great Britain

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    1841 (March 13): 2 d. blue, pl. 4, lettered TL, an unused example from the lower right corner of the sheet with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, fresh colour and very fine, large part og. A delightful stamp Gi ES14 = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 5 Sept 1996, lot 310. As a horizontal pair, TK with faults.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1298 Great Britain

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    1849 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered BJ, four large margins, used, tied to piece by the special event exhibition cancel "Penny Postage Jubilee - South Kensington" in dark violet, dated 2 July 1890, very attractive and scarce example.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1298A Great Britain

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    1841, 2 d. blue plate 3, lettered PH-QK, block of eight, used, cancelled by the English numeral "436" of Lancaster, four margins, the distinctive "J" flaw on PJ and QJ, which is a characteristic of this plate, closed tears to PH and QI, surface rub through top strip, some creasing, thinning to QI, it has been pre-scored between stamps presumably at the post office prior to sale to aid separation and there is a small scissor cut between PH-QH, despite apparent appearance a rare multiple. SG14 Spec ES11 = £3'000 for two blocks of four. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1299 Great Britain

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    1871 (Feb): Ormond Hill Die Proof for 2 d. value without corner letters in deep blue on thick card (46 x 48 mm.) of beautiful rich colour and execution, some thinning of the card well away from the stamp design and minor wrinkling as is to be expected in a Trial of this nature as all were removed from heavier backing, fresh appearance and very fine. Exceedingly rare with just six examples recorded. Exceptional Gi D46 = £ 18'000.rnProvenance: Collection O'Connor, Phillips, 10 Sept. 1998, lot 137
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1300 Great Britain

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    1848, 1 d. red, plate 71, lettered PJ, Henry Archer Roulette Trial, approx. gauge 11.5, unused, with part gum, four good margins all round, very minor toning spot to upper west side, otherwise very fine, rare and attractive item. Cert RPSL (1946). Gi CE1 = £15'000. rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 29 November 1946, lot 336; John Leask Collection, Robson Lowe, 14 April 1954, lot 316; Harmers, 26 January 1994, lot 659; Ex. Coxon Collection, Cavendish, 13 May 2020, lot 33.rnFormerly adjoined to the pair PH-PI, which are Ex. Wane (1941), Ex. Joseph Silkin (1971) and Venus collection (2015).rnhe formely adjoining stamp on the right, PK, was in the Colonel Bates (1934) and Dendy Marshall (1945) collections.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1301 Great Britain

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    1850, 1 d. red, plate 97, lettered FG, Archer Trial Perf. 16, small crown,  die I, alphabet I, well centered, fine used example, comes with a plate 98, lettered ML, used, very nicely centered, which has small thin, a scarce duo. Gi SG16b = £1'100 as two singles.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1301A Great Britain

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    1850, Prince Consort Essay, Henry Archer perforation trials, 1 d. black, lettered FJ, perforation 16, no gum, extraordinarily fresh colour, strong impression, neatly centered, good perforations all round, very fine, rare example and especially so in such exceptional condition. SG DP71(3)c = £18'000.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 7,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1302 Great Britain

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    1852 1 d. red, plate 170, lettered KB, Treasury Roulette, used, cancelled by London inland "12", exhibiting the less common three wave vertical and two horizontally, attributed to the serpertine roulette revolving cutter, fine and scarce example. Cert. RPSL (1991).  Gi B2aa. = £5'000. rnrnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, 2006.rnProvenance: Coxon Collection, Cavendish, 13 May 2020, lot 35.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1303 Great Britain

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    1854 1 d. red, plate 187, lettered AA, top left corner plate number marginal, imperforate imprimatur, showing part inscription, four large even margins all round, extremely fresh colour, vibrant shade, folded in top margin as is usual, rare this fine.rnrnProvenance: Leonard H. Clarke Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 May 1946, lot 165; Stanley Gibbons, 1 March 1991, lot 161.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1304 Great Britain

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    1854 1 d. yellow-brown, plate R6, die I, alphabet II, perf. 16, used, cancelled by the Irish Dublin "186" spoon in green, exhibiting the Broken Pin variety 10, state II, printed to left showing part of adjacent stamp, fine and scarce. Cert. RPSL. (2019). Gi C1vd = £550, for just a stamp with green spoon cancel. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1305 Great Britain

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    1857, 4 d. rose, used with, 1857, 1 d. red, lettered II, tied to small piece by red oval cancel "P-F." which is the 'Paid to Frontier' mark normally found on the front of covers; red cancellations of any kind are rare on line engraved and Surface Printed issues, this combination most unusual; "PF" marks are less common than the "PD" - Paid to Destination mark.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, August 1948, lot 488; Robson Lowe, 26 February 1969, lot 1519; Cavendish, 13 June 1997.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1306 Great Britain

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    1847/1854, 1 s. pale green, embossed issue, unused, no gum, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type I in red, no watermark, Dickinson silk thread paper W.W.1, three good margins, just touching frameline at base, very fresh colour, scarce example. Cert. RPSL (2014). Gi H1s = £3'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1307 Great Britain

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    1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, die 3, used, cancelled by Irish diamond "62" of Belfast, touching left side otherwise clear to good margins, scarce used in Ireland.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1308 Great Britain

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    1847, Embossed, 1 s. green, horizontal pair, used, good to large margins all round, cancelled by "466" numeral of Liverpool, strong colour, fine and rare multiple.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1309 Great Britain

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    1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, strip of four, used, cancelled by Liverpool "446" numeral in black, left corner torn margin but not touching design, other minor defects, very rare multiple, illustrating the irregular laying down of each stamp.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 23 September 1986, lot 463.
    Starting bid : 550 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1309A Great Britain

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    1850/1854, Two covers, comprising an 1850, 1 d. red, lettered PJ, four margin, tied to cover from Dudley to Wednesbury, by blue "262" numeral, with datestamp for Dudley to reverse in the same colour dated 7 March 1850, also an embossed, 1854, 1 s. green, cut into one side, used on cover from Lambourn to Philadelphia, dated 22 March 1854, sent via Liverpool, both have some imperfection, however scarce examples and a useful duo.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1310 Great Britain

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    1848/1854, Embossed, 10 d. brown, overprinted SPECIMEN type I, three margins, unused, most part original gum, touching right side, thinned, comes with 6 d. dull lilac, two margins, SPECIMEN overprint type I, unused original gum, strong colour and embossing, scarce pair. Gi H2s and H3s = £6'800.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1310A Great Britain

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    1848, Embossed, 10 d. brown, top marginal, unused, with gum, very large to close margins, slight surface disturbance giving the impression of a dry printing, small scissor cut bottom left margin well clear of design, thinned and a closed thread split centrally, however a scarce unused marginal example. SG57 H2(1) = £11'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1311 Great Britain

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    1848: 10d. brown Embossed, Die 3, a superb example in combination with 1854-57 1d. brown-red on bluish, Die I, a single example and a horizontal pair, overall fresh and fine adhesives (one nearly unnoticeable tear), tied by barred oval '5' numeral handstamp, two adhesives tied in addition by part strike of "5 CENTS" in arc handstamp in red, to second page of entire letter directed to New York. Reverse with indistinct June 1854 transit cds. Some wear and tear, nevertheless a most interesting item with 1s. paying the fully prepaid rate and 1d. late fee.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1312 Great Britain

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    1854, Embossed, 6 d. purple, used, cancelled by the scarce Crimea War "OxO", used for the Officer's rate, clear to touching margins which is exceptional for this value, surprisingly well clear left and top, fine and rare example of this cancellation on an 6d embossed issue; which there are about a dozen singles recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 27 October 1941, lot 145.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1313 Great Britain

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    1857: 4 d. rose, wmk. Large Garter used in combination with 1862 4 d. pale red, plate 4 with hairlines and 1858 2 d. blue, plate 9 on 1864 cover endorsed "via Kattowitz" to Pilica, Poland tied by London SE/17 duplexes (March 17) in black. Circular "PD" in red and Aachen transit in red, reverse with Sosnowiece cds (March 20). Some aging and trivial tone spot on the Line Engraved 2 d. but a remarkable combination showing both the first 4 d. values on the same cover: just three  4 d. combination frankings recorded by Simpson & Louis (page 143) all of which were carried at the 8 d. rather than this 10 d. rate.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1314 Great Britain

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    1856: 1 s. green, two examples, and single 1862/64 4 d. bright red, used on 1862 entire letter to Constantinople endorsed "Via Calais, Vienna, Kustendje", all tied by London "12" numeral oblitzerators in black.  Calais transit (Sept 17) on obverse and Vienna transit (Sept 19) on reverse with "CONSTANTINOPEL" Austrian P.O. arrival in blue. Opens well for display, a fine entire.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1315 Great Britain

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    1856: 1 s. pale green, plate 1, Wing margin, used on cover, from Bradford to Venice, dated 6 April 1861, tied by the "107" duplex in black which has a date slug error year inverted "16", endorsed "via France", with "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" in black alongside, the "PD" mark being overstruck with a London Inland "50", both in red to signify it was not paid to destination, French transit Calais dated 8 April, the London transit to reverse with a Paris datestamp 9 April 1861 and Venice arrival 12th in black, a horizontal filing crease well clear of stamp, some wrinkles to wrapper, with just a few short perfs, otherwise a fine and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1316 Great Britain

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    1862/64: 3 d. rose-carmine, a horizontal pair used on 1864 underpaid cover to Constantinople endorsed "Via Vienna and Kustendje" at top, tied by "London / 85" duplexes (Sept 2) and by two line "INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED" in black. Reverse with scarce "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" datestamp in magenta ink (short period of use), Vienna cdsa (Sept 5) and "Constantinopel" arrival of Austrian P.O. A scarce and interesting cover thatopens well for display.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF
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