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Lot# : 345 Gambia
1861 (15 June): Stampless folded letter, struck with red "BATHURST / GAMBIA / PAID" split-ring (25 Jun), to New York, rated 1/2 in red, "LIVERPOOL - BR. PACKET" (9 Jul) and "NEW ZORK AM PKT" (25 Jul) transit markings on front, black "5" credit handstamp, typical filing folds, a scarce trans-Atlantic cover from Gambia carried via an American packet.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 346 Gambia
1870: Stampless folded cover, struck with blue oval sender's cachet "VICTOR BARRERE / BATHURST / RIVIERE GAMBE / COTE OCCIDENTALE D'AFRIQUE", rated 7d. in manuscript postmarked with red GAMBIA c.d.s. (30 Dec), to Bordeaux, France,. endorsed "p. Athenian" and conveyed via London (15 Jan) and Calais (15 Jan), next-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, fine and scarce. The 4d. and 6d. adhesives were issued in March, 1869, but the 7d. rate could continue to be prepaid in cash until 1880.Starting bid : 450 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 347 Gambia
1906 (13 Feb): Postcard franked with 1d. carmine, tied by Bathurst c.d.s. (16 Feb), struck at lower left with clear "Maccarthy Island / Gambia" (Proud D2) despatch c.d.s. (13 Feb), to Nogent Sure Marne, France, with c.d.s. receiver (23 Oct), corner crease, a rare postmark, known used only to 31 October, 1906.rnProvenance: Collection Ted Proud.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 469 Gambia
Gambia 1933/1939, Group of three air mail covers carried on Deutsche Lufthansa network, comprising 1935, cover from Gambia to London, franked to 10 s., carried by Dornier Wal flying boat "Samum", with 'Gambia-England Air Mail' cachet, a 1939 London to Bathurst, Gambia cover, franked with single 9 d. carried on flight L437 to South America which stopped in Gambia, and 1933 commercial envelope from Tunisia to Görlitz, franked to 3 f., initiallly carried on an Air Union service before being transferred to Lufthansa network from Marseille, some flaws, otherwise fine, a scarce group.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not sold
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