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Lot# : 3963 Great Britain
1840: Mulready 1 d. envelope (stereo A159) and wrapper (stereo A7), used examples with the former cancelled by red Maltese Cross and used from London to Ramsgate (July 9, 1840); the 1 d. wrapper not as fine, used in July 1841 from Stowmarket to Hadleigh and cancelled in black.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 190 CHFLot# : 3964 Great Britain
Lot# : 3965 Great Britain
Lot# : 3966 Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown, Black Plate 9, lettered FK, a fine four margined example used on local 1841 entire letter within Edinburgh tied by neat strike of black Maltese Cross. Reverse with arrival datestamp (May 25). Fresh and very fine entire. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 240+.
Lettersheet cleaned, vertical arichive fold ironed out and improved on reverse.
Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3967 Great Britain
1841: 2 d. blue, pl. 4, two horizontal pairs RK-RL and QK-QL, used on 1851 cover to Hamburg, margins good to touched, tied by '947' obliterators in black. Reverse with 'Hartlepool' despatch cds (Nov 24) in blue, London transit in red and oval Hamburg arrival in black. Stamps lifted for checking but a scarce and attractive franking.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 3968 Great Britain
1841: 2 Pence blue, plate 4, CG, with large to very large margins all round, tied by '573' NORTH SHIELDS barred numeral to the 'Shipping & Mercantile Gazette' newspaper, dated 'London, Monday October 24, 1853', red newspaper tax imprint 'Leo Levi's Circular Newspaper / One Penny' at upper right corner in red, addressed to 'Mess. Swan Brothers, Constantinople', routed 'via Marseilles', adhesive slightly oxydized and newspaper with usual wear. The 1841 2 d. used on newspaper is very rare, this being the only recorded to the Levant.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 3969 Great Britain
1860: Entire letter at quadruple / under 1 ounce rate to Paris, franked by 1857 1 d. star pair, perf. 14, 1858 2 d. blue pl. 9 and 1856 1 s. green all tied by neat 'Sheffield / 700' duplexes in black (Sept 4). A charming cover and a fine example of this rare rate.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 190 CHFLot# : 3970 Great Britain
1859: Cover to Sydney, NSW, Australia franked by 1857 1 d. red, 1855/57 4 d. rose-carmine pair and 1 s. deep green in a horizontal strip of three, all tied by '046' numeral obliterators with corresponding ALDERSHOT CAMP cds at left (May 17). Reverse with London transit cds in red and 'Ship-Letter / Sydney' in black (July 10). A few small imperfections but a remarkable franking.rnrnNote: The addressee, Dr. Bede Polding, was Archbishop of Sydney. For further covers from this correspondence please see the Corinphila Rarities auction in New York (June 2016), lots 37 and 38.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 3971 Great Britain
Ireland 1868: Entire letter written in Italian sent stampless with 'Queenstown' despatch cds (March 14) in black and manuscript '6' (pence) in black, originally mailed to the Barque "Gainan" in Antwerp (March 16) and then forwarded on to Odessa, Russia with a variety of different manuscript rates and 'Odessa' arrival datestamp on front in black (March 19, julian) where charged 40 kopeks due. Some imperfections to journey but a most unusual cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 3972 Great Britain
1868: Entire letter to Calcutta franked by 1858/79 1 d. red pl. 106 and 1 s. green pl. 4 tied by London duplexes. Struck on reverse with fine SEA POST OFFICE / B datestamp (Nov 5) struck in blue at Suez. Carried on the 'Carnatic' arriving Bombay (Nov 14) and thence to Calcutta with red arrival cds on reverse. Scarce entire. Illustrated in 'Bombay - Aden Sea Post Office' handbook on page 19.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill.rnStarting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3973 Great Britain
1869: Cover to Allahabad, opened for display, franked by 1858 1 d. red and 1867 1 s. green pl. 4 tied by Edinburgh duplexes (Dec 28) in black. Reverse with oval SEA POST OFFICE / C datestamp (Jan 2, 1870) applied in Suez in black. Carried on the 'Behar' to Bombay with Allahabad arrival cds (Jan 19) and then re-addressed to 'Lieutenants General's Camp' with fair strike of this scarce arrival cds (Jan 20). Illustrated in 'Bombay - Aden Sea Post Office' handbook on page 20.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 3974 Great Britain
1874: Registered cover from London to Madrid at 1/10d. rate with unusual mixed issue franking of 1858/79 1 d. red pl. 152, 1872/73 6 d. grey pl. 12, 1873/80 3 d. rose pl. 12 and 1 s. green pl. 8 all tied by "R/28" obliterators in black with 'Registered / Lombard St.' cds below (Feb 23) in red. Fresh and fine cover and a most unusual combination of issues.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 3975 Great Britain
1858: 2 d. blue, pl. 9, a horizontal strip of six lettered FG-FL, used on 1861 cover at triple rate (under ¾ ounce) to Moulins, France all neatly cancelled by Birmingham '75' numeral obliterators in black. Reverse with Redditch cds, Birmingham cds (Oct 2) and Moulins Sur Allier arrival. The entire with delightful printed letter-head for a Needle and Fish Hook Salesman inside. File fold between first and second stamp but a scarce and most attractive usage.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 3976 Great Britain
1872: Cover from London to Yokohama, Japan franked at 2/8 d. rate with unusual combination of 1858 2 d. blue pl. 14, 1867/80 3 d. rose pl. 8 (three examples) and a single 3 d. rose pl. 9 used with 1872 strip of three 6 d. buff pl. 11 tied by London duplexes (Nov 15) in black. Reverse with 'Hong Kong' transit cds (Dec 27) and British P.O. YOKOHAMA arrival cds in blue (Jan 5, 1873). A most unusual example of two plates of the same stamp on letter. An attractive three colour franking to a scarce destination. Signed Roumet.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 3977 Great Britain
1862 (August): 'Abnormal' 3 d. rose, plate 3, wmk. Emblems, perf. 14, lettered I-K, with 'White Dots', a fine used example of this great rarity - lightly cancelled by 927 obliterator of Yarmouth, Norfolk in black leaving the 'White Dot' below the foliate ornament clear at right. A superb example of this stamp in much above average condition with none of the faults usually found on this Abnormal. Cert. (1955) Gi = £ 17'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Beaumont, 1965.rn Collection Silkin, 1971.rnrnThe history of the first discovery of the 1862, 3d. plate 3 with ‘secret dots’: extract from ‘Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal’ 30 April 1895, page 164.rn rnThe 3d. plate 3 with ‘secret dots’ was first discovered in the 1890’s: “….only one copy of this stamp is known to exist used. It was in the collection of the late Mr. G.W.Binns of Manchester, and sold by him to the late Mr. Tapling. It is now in the British Museum. Mr. Beckton informs me that perforated copies are being offered in London unused, but they are perforated with the one penny machine, and appear quite different to the specimen in the Tapling collection. These (unused) stamps are said to have been found in the effects of an official at Somerset House, and to have been perforated many years ago.”rn rnAnother 3d. plate 3 with ‘secret dots’, lettered II, also cancelled by the ‘927’ obliterator of YARMOUTH is said to be in the British Library.rn rnStarting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 7,500 CHFLot# : 3978 Great Britain
1862/64: 4 d. bright red, Pl. 4 with hairlines, a horizontal pair used on 1864 cover addressed to the Assistant Paymaster aboard HMS Satelite, Montevideo 'or elsewhere', tied by '250' numeral obliterators of Devonport. Reverse with Morice Town cds, Devonport cds, London cds in red and unusually transferred to French Packet with 'Angleterre / Calais' datestamp in blue. No arrival and the pair with straight edge at left but an unusual cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3979 Great Britain
Lot# : 3980 Great Britain
Channel Islands 1865/73: 4 d. vermilion, pl. 8, a fine example used on 1867 entire letter from Guernsey to St. Malo, France tied on arrival by '3734' gros chiffres with late use of octagonal 'Angl. B. M. / St. Malo' datestamp in red below (March 12). Attractive and scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3981 Great Britain
Channel Islands 1865/73: 4 d. vermilion, pl. 8, a fine example used on 1867 entire letter from Guernsey to St. Malo, France tied on arrival by '3734' gros chiffres with circular "Iles-C. / St. Malo' datestamp in red below (Jan 23). Attractive and scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3982 Great Britain
1865: 9 d. straw pl. 4, used on attractive 1866 entire letter to helsinki, Finland tied by Newcastle on Tyne '545' duplex (May 25) in black. Carried via Aachen with circular 'Aus England per Aachen / Franco' in blue (May 27) and with 'Ank' arrival marking on front. A few minor imperfections but of charming appearance Gi = £ 1'400.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 3983 Great Britain
1867/80: 3 d. rose pl. 9 and 6 d. mauve (no hyphen) used on 1871 cover to Aden endorsed 'via Southampton', tied by London duplexes (June 23) in black. Reverse with fine strike of ADEN STEAMER POINT cds in red (July 13). Fresh and fine for a Griffiths correspondence cover. A scarce destination.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 3984 Great Britain
1872: Cover to Madras franked by 1867 1 s. green pl. 6 tied by 'Farnboro Station / 023' duplex (Dec 14). reverse with Alderrshot cds of despatch and fair oval SEA POST OFFICE / C datestamp (Dec 27) applied at Suez in blue. Carried on the 'China' with Madras datestamp (Jan 13) on reverse. Readdressed on arrival to Pallaveram with India 1 a. brown tied by diamond obliterator in black. Minor opening tears at top but scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3985 Great Britain
1867/80: 2 s. brown, wmk. Spray, lettered CE, a fine unused wing margin example of excellent freshness and resonant colour, insignificant spot behind Queen's neck barely apparent, fresh and fine without gum. Rare and most appealing stamp. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 30'000.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3986 Great Britain
1867/83: 10 s. greenish-grey, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered DJ, a fine used example of rich colour, centred somewhat to right, neatly cancelled by 'London South Western Office' datestamp (Dec 22, 1882) in black. Horizontal crease but of fine appearance, a scarce stamp. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 3'200.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 3987 Great Britain
1867/83: £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered HH, a fine used example of good colour, cancelled by complete strike of 'Glasgow' datestamp (May 1, 1882) in black. Two horizontal creases not affecting the appearance of this scarce stamp. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 4'500.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 3988 Great Britain
1867/83: 10 s. greenish-grey, Pl. 1, wmk. Anchor on white paper, lettered A-B, a superb used example of excellent centering and rich colour, neatly cancelled by 'Registered / Charing Cross' datestamp (Dec 3, 1883) in black. A scarce stamp so fine. Cert. Pröschold (1977) Gi = £ 4'500.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 3989 Great Britain
1867/83: £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Anchor, lettered BG, a very fine used example of good colour, cancelled by near complete strike of 'Manchester / York St.' datestamp (May 1, 1883) in black. A rare stamp so fine. Signed Bühler. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 9'000.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 5,500 CHFLot# : 3990 Great Britain
Lot# : 3991 Great Britain
1873 (March 15): Unissued 'Abnormal' 6 d. pale buff, pl. 13, wmk. Spray, lettered R-A, a good used example, cancelled by large part duplex in black (447 of Leeds) leaving the Plate Numbers clear. Slightly soiled and creased as usual but immensely rare - just 49 examples have been recorded. Cert. BPA (1999) Gi = £ 25'000.rnrnNote: Plate 13 was never put to press other than in grey (Gi. 146/147). The recorded used examples of this 'Abnormal' arise from sheets run off at the time the Imprimatur was pulled and which were later perforated. The date of issue is taken from a usage on letter mailed from Leeds to Warsaw.rnrnThe histroy of the first discovery of a 6d plate 13 in pale buffrnextract from ‘The Philatelic Record’ February 1895, page 56rn rnThe 6d plate 13 in pale buff (instead of grey) was first discovered in 1890 “…..by the late Mr. Firth, who sent the specimen to Mr. A.H.Wilson for examination. It was duly perforated and postmarked, and bore the letters AF/FA. Mr. W.E.Jeff shewed showed the specimen at the Exhibition of the London Philatelic Society, in 1890, to many who were present. It was described by him in Stanley Gibons Monthly Journal for September, 1890, and was chronicled in the Philatelic Record for June of that year. Besides Mr. Firth’s copy another has been since reported, and now a third is reported as a discovery“rn Approx 90% of all known specimens recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index Register were used with the LEEDS '447' obliterator.rn rnStarting bid : 7,500 CHFHammer price : 9,500 CHFLot# : 3992 Great Britain
1883: 2½ d. lilac, a fine example used on cover to Rouen, France tied by bold strike of ST. MALO / ILLE ET VILAINE datestamp (Aug 23) in black. St. Malo entry marking alongside (note month inverted) in red and arrival cds on reverse of a charming cover.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3993 Great Britain
Lot# : 3994 Great Britain
Lot# : 3995 Great Britain
1882/1901: IR Official 5 s. rose on white paper, a superb used example of vibrant colour, neatly cancelled by 'Huddersfield' cds (Dec 16, 1901) in black. Guarantee mark just perceptible at lower left, but a rare and very fine stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 2'500.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 3996 Great Britain
1882/1884: IR Official 10 s. cobalt, wmk. Anchor on white paper, lettered EC, an unused example, a trifle soiled and both regummed and reperforated, nevertheless a not unattractive example of a very rare stamp and an excellent reference example. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 22'000.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,900 CHFLot# : 3997 Great Britain
1882/1901: IR Official 10 s. ultramarine on white paper, wnk. Anchor, lettered EG, an unused example of good colour and centering, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 11) in black, trace of thin from previous hinge at top otherwise fresh and fine with large part og. A fine and scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi Spec L8(4)s = £ 2'500.rnStarting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 3998 Great Britain
1882/1901: IR Official £ 1 brown-lilac, wnk. Orbs, lettered BC, an unused example of good colour and centering, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 11) in black, minor perf. creasing at base of no great significance, large part og. A fine and scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi Spec L10s = £ 9'250.rnStarting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 3999 Great Britain
1882/1901: IR Official £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Orbs, lettered R-D, a superb used example of excellent centering and colour, cancelled by two strikes of Telegraphic '346' oval handstamps in black. A delightful usage, exceptional and very rare. Cert. PESA/APS (1985), BPA (2008) Gi = £ 40'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 19-20 Feb 1940, lot 223.rnrnNote: The Karl Louis register records just 13 used examples of this rarity, three (lettered MD, OD, RD) show the '346' oval handstamp of which this stamp is the finest.Starting bid : 15,000 CHFHammer price : 23,000 CHFLot# : 4000 Great Britain
1882/1901: IR Official £ 1 green, lettered KB, a used example of delightful appearance but for slight spot at left, of fresh bright colour, neatly cancelled by single ring 'Sunderland' cds (18.12.95) in black. Scarce and appealing stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 2'500.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 4001 Great Britain
Lot# : 4002 Great Britain
1902 (April 29): IR Official 5 s. carmine, a well centred used example of good colour, merest greying of perforations at top otherwise superb, cancelled by hooded 'Registered / London EC' datestamp (May 19, 1904) in black, approximately half of the few recorded used examples bear the London hooded datestamp. A fine and rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1972) Gi = £ 11'000.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 23 Jan 1952, lot 577.rn Robson Lowe, London, 17 March 1955, lot 1104.rn Corinphila sale 43, Feb 1956, lot 2363.Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 6,000 CHFLot# : 4003 Great Britain
1902: IR Official £ 1 blue-green, an exceptionally fine used example of good colour, cancelled by 'Aberdeen' cds (Oct 6, 1902), the characteristic obliteration of this stamp (approximately 90% of the genuine recorded examples show this cancellation). Fresh and fine, a superb example of theis extremely rare stamp in excellent quality. Signed J. E. Lea. Cert. RPS (1979) Gi = £ 25'000.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, London, 23 Oct 1986, lot 347.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 13,000 CHFLot# : 4004 Great Britain
Lot# : 4005 Great Britain
1896/1902: OW Official 5 d. dull purple & blue, a used example lightly cancelled by 'Parliament Street' datestamp (11.8.1902) in black. Slightest fading of colour and minute corner bend but a very rare stamp so fine. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 1'400.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 4006 Great Britain
Lot# : 4007 Great Britain
Lot# : 4008 Great Britain
Lot# : 4009 Great Britain
Lot# : 4010 Great Britain
1902/04: 'Board of Education' 2½ d. ultramarine, a fine example used on printed 1902 cover from the Board to Munich, Germany tied by London duplex (Oct 15) in black. Munich arrival datestamp on reverse. Slight creasing to the envelope away from adhesive but an extremely rare stamp on letter Gi = £ 450 off cover.rnStarting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 4011 Great Britain
Lot# : 4012 Great Britain
Lot# : 4013 Great Britain
Lot# : 4014 Great Britain
1882/1902: Lot 45 used official stamps from various Governmental departments as' I.R. Official' (10), 'Govt. Parcels' (16), 'Army Official' (7), 'O.W. Official' (6), Admiralty Official (6) and 'Board of Education' (1), in addition a few postage dues, on album pages owner's cat = £ 5'411.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 4015 Great Britain
1840/1975c.: Used collection with 1840 1 d. black and 2 d. deep blue, both fine, 1841 2 d. blue on entire, 1847/54 Embossed issue with fine set of three values and 10 d. and 1 s. on individual single franking covers, Surface Printed with fine range incl. 1867/83 5 s. rose pl. 2 and wmk. Anchor 5 s. rose pl. 4, superb but reperforated 1880 2 s. brown, 1883/84 lilac and green set, 10 s. ultramarine and £ 1 brown-lilac (2, both wmks.), 1890 £ 1 green and useful Officials; Edward VII with fine £ 1 blue-green, George V incl. Seahorses to 10 s. (4), Multiple Cypher wmk, ½ d. and 1 d. (cert.), 1929 £ 1 black etc. A fine volume.Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHFLot# : 4016 Great Britain
1840/2000c.: Varied collection with 1840 1 d. black used (5 incl. a pair), 1841 1 d. reds used (230 in attempted reconstruction), complete (but for one stamp) re-plating of 240 of the 1880/81 1 d. Venetian red (Gi = £ 3'500+), 1883 5 s. rose fine used, 1913 Seahorse £ 1 green used, range of George VI high values used, 1948 RSJ £ 1 mint (4), later with much face value and numerous miniature sheets; also an underpaid 1858 cover to Lausanne bearing two 1856 4 d. struck 'Insufficiently / Prepaid' in red and further Victorian covers to Switzerland.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 4017 Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown, the selection of used examples (21) and 1841 2 d. used (4) with usages on covers (5) the latter including one entire from Brecon franked by four 1 d.; the individual stamps being choice examples with 1 d. pair cancelled by "1" in Maltese Cross, single examples with 2, 5 and 6 numbers in cross, single 1 d. cancelled in blue, horizontal strip of three with marginal imprint, 2 d. blue with two singles and pair with one single showing fine "1" in Maltese Cross. A generally fine and scarce selection Gi = £ 1'800+.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 460 CHFLot# : 4018 Great Britain
Lot# : 4019 Great Britain
1945/93: Collection several hundred stamps in mint condition covering the issues after WW 2, incl. some better sets, souvenir sheets, regional issues, postage dues and booklets, in addition a collection of Channel Islands with Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey, all together housed in four Leuchtturm albums.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 4020 Great Britain
1850/67: Covers (2) with 1850 entire letter franked by 1841 2 d. blue (4) and cut to shape Embossed 1 s. pale green used from Liverpool to Trieste, and 1867 cover franked by 1858 2 d. blue pl. 9 used with 1865 6 d. lilac pl. 5 from London to Naples.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 4021 Great Britain
1854/55: Lot containing documents related to the Crimean War incl. lengthy documentation of daily reports or orders between September 1854 and May 1855 in Italian language, detailed descriptions of the theatre of war with the Battle of Alma, Battle of Inkerman with map, the siege of Sevastopol with map, presumably from a Sardinian officer, other documents from the Sardinian army, in addition letter contents sent from the Crimea and Varna to Great Britain.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 4022 Great Britain
1857/62: Covers (2) to Constantinople, earlier 1857 mourning envelope sent stampless, prepaid at 9 d. rate witth red 'British Post Office / Constantinople' cds; 1862 cover with 1858 1 d. red, 1856 6 d. lilac and 1 s. pale green used from London endorsed 'via Ostende & Kustendje' with Aachen transit in red, thence via Vienna and Kustendje with Austrian P.O. in Constantinople arrival cds in blue.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 4023 Great Britain
1858/1940: Group of covers (8) with registered 1858 cover from London to Macclesfield at 8 d. rate, 1877 ½ d. green Newspaper wrapper up-rated with bantam 1870 ½ d. and used to Sweden, 1860 cover with 1 d. star with circular 'More To Pay' and charged '2' in black, together with four covers all with Seahorse frankings including registered cover to Sweden at 2/10½ d. rate, 1930's covers to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay at 8s., 3/6d. and 12 shilling rates respectively. A few imperfections but a scarce group.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 4024 Great Britain
Great Britain Aden India 1872/1906: Lot 17 covers from Great Britain to India or the return journey, all sent via Aden Sea Post Office, incl. 1872/75 combinations of 1 sh. green and the oval Aden S.P.O. datestamp type 2 (7) or type 3 (1), all sent via Brindisi, 1872 cover with 9d. olive from Guernsey via Southamptonwith type 2, India 1872 covers 8 a. carmine Bombay to Glasgow, and two British India stationery postcards 1888 to Sweden and France with type 4 S.P.O. datestamps. A nice selection with overall fine strikes.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill with his notes.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 4025 Great Britain
Ephemera 1690/1940c.: Lot 40 documents from Great Britain & Commonwealth, incl. 1690 'The London Gazette', 1817 batismal certificate, 1859 'Cambrian' ship's paper with Jamaica revenues, 1870s British passports, 1872 Jamaica exchange, 1873 Bank of Bengal document, 1878 Malta Lazaretto document, 1891 P&O shipping papers from Calcutta with 4 a. revenue, 1905 Trinidad exchange with revenue, 1919 passport of Walter W. Storr (1848-1934) and other certs. and travel permits related to his journeys in the Levant, 1933 Cyprus telegraph form, and 1939 Iraq Airmail labels. An interesting selection to be studied.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 4026 Great Britain
Literature: The London Philatelist, issued by Royal Philatelic Society, a fine run starting in 1892 - 1896, 1898 - 1910, 1912 - 1914, 1916 - 1922 (1917 twice) und 1924 - 1938. The legendary journal of the Royal, hardbound in 44 volumes in brown half-leather with golden spine impression, later years in red canvas. A rare possibility to acquire this source in such an integrity, in very good shape.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 4027 Great Britain
Channel Islands 1794 (April 28): Entire letter from the De Havilland correspondence from Guernsey via London Forwarding Agents Perchard & Brock to Madras (and then forwarded to Trichinopoly), struck on despatch with superb curved GUERNSEY in black and rated at 1/2d. in manuscript with circular London datestamp (May 2) on reverse in black alongside "30 Dec" arrival handstamp in black. Some edge wear to fragile entire but a rare and fine entire that displays well.rnrnNote: The addressee, Thomas Fiott de Havilland, took part in the Siege of Pondichery in 1793 and the expedition to capture Colombo in 1796.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 460 CHFLot# : 4028 Great Britain
Lot# : 4029 Great Britain
Channel Islands 1785/1987.: Cover/cards (40) with 1785 entire from Guernsey to Nantes struck with S. MALO handstamp in black, 1846 entire from Jersey to Cognac via St. Malo, 1866 cover with GB 1 d. reds (4) to St. Malo tied by 3734 gros chiffres on arrival, 1872/78 group of entires from Paris to Guernsey at 25, 30 and 60 c. rates, 1880 cover with GB 2½ d. blue, pl. 18 tied by red cds in transit from Jersey, 1906 and 1916 postcards with France 5 c. or 10 c. used from Iles Chausey, 1914 card to Jersey with Postage Due 1 d. tied 'St. Mary's', WWII covers incoming from France to Jersey etc. Condition varies but much of interest.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 4030 Great Britain
British Levant 1889: Cover to Merton, Surrey franked by 1887/96 40 pa. on 2½ d. purple on blue used with 'Expree D'Orient' label in salmon shade tied by bold "S" obliterator of Stamboul. Reverse with 'British Post Office / Constantinople' cds (April 29). Trimmed and heavy crease with split but scarce and would make a good piece. Cert. RPSL (1974).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 4031 Aden
1907: Registered Baggage tag endorsed 'Insured for 1050 Rupees' mailed to Bombay, franked on reverse with India 1902 1 a. carmine, 12 a. purple on red and 1 r. green & carmine all tied ADEN CAMP datestamps (Nov 16) in black. 'Aden Camp' registration handstamp on front. The tag with some creasing but rare and most unusual.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 4032 Aden
1895/1953: Group of 18 covers/cards incl. India 1 a. stationery card used to Jerusalem, 1907 India ½ a. on cover tied 'Aden Camp' cds and used to Muscat with arrival, 1908 card with 'Sea Post Office / Bombay - Aden' cds, 1916 cover from Djibouti franked by Somali Coast 25 c. blue with superb strike of rare circular PASSED CENSOR / No. AB-105 / ADEN' in violet, 1939/45 censored covers (3), 1947 registered Mukalla cover to USA etc. A most interesting group.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 4033 New South Wales
New South Wales 1864: Entire letter from Sydney to Bombay endorsed per 'Madras', franked by extraordinarily truncated Diadem 1860 6 d. mauve tied by bold 'Sydney / NSW' duplex (Nov 22) in black. Reverse with Bombay arrival cds (Dec 21) in red. A most unusual entire.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 4034 New South Wales
1867: Cover endorsed "On Service" and sent stampless to Australia with 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds (Oct 21) in black; readdressed on arrival in Sydney (Dec 18) to Ashfield with 1865 2 d. blue tied by 'Sydney' duplex. The cover affected by acid ink but an unusual usage.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 100 CHFLot# : 4035 South Australia
South Australia 1865 (April 25): Entire letter endorsed 'via Marseilles' struck with 'Melbourne / Victoria' duplex on despatch, struck with fine Anglo-French accountancy marking 'GB / 1F 62 4/10 c.' in red, carried on P&O Steamers 'Bombay' to Galle, 'Candia' to Suez and thence on the 'Delta' via Alexandria to Brindisi. Nantes arrival on reverse (July 5) where charged with handstruck '9' décimes due.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 4036 Victoria
Victoria 1854: 6 d. dull orange, a fine example used on 1857 cover, closed tear, to England tied by '2' obliterator of Geelong in black. Framed London 'Paid' marking on front (April 6) and '1d.' credit marking in red. Reverse with 'Paid / Crown / Geelong' datestamp (Dec 26), Melbourne transit of the following day and Market Harborough arrival cds.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 4037 Australia
1931: First Flight Melbourne to Rangoon, Burma via Darwin, printed envelope franked by 1929 1 s. blue-green and 5 d. on 4½ d. violet tied by 'Ship Mailroom / Melbourne' cds (April 21) and by framed FIRST AIRMAIL / AUSTRALIA-BURMA cachet in violet. Reverse with Rangoon datestamps (May 2 and May 5) in black. A scarce Flight.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 4038 Australia
Lot# : 4039 New Guinea
1915: ½ d. green and 1 d. carmine-red (2) used on 1916 cover to Stockholm, Sweden tied by MADANG datestamps (Feb 24) in black. Framed PASSED BY / CENSOR. S.D. in red at base and reverse with return address (Finschhafen) and Stockholm arrival cds (June 3). A scarce cover to an unusual destination.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 4040 New Guinea
1915: ½ d. green and 1 d. carmine-red (2) used on 1915 cover to Stockholm, Sweden endorsed 'Letter to enemy country enclosed', tied by 'Kawieng' cds's (Dec 23). Struck on despatch with circular KAISERLICHES OBERGERICHT / RABAUL in violet with manuscript 'Censored Rabaul 20/12/15' in red ink. Mailed via the GPO in Sydney for further Censorship with Reseal tape at left 'Opened by Censor' in violet. Reverse with Stockholm cds (March 2, 1916) of arrival. A fine and scarce cover to an unusual destination.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 4041 New Guinea
1917: Registered cover endorsed 'enclosed letter for enemy country', franked by 1915 1 d. carmine-red, two singles and a block of four, some colour diffusion, all cancelled by KAWIENG datestamps in violet (Dec 6). Reseal 'Opened by Censor' tape at left in black and reverse with Stockholm arrival cds (Feb 10, 1919), the letter presumably having been held in Sydney during 1918.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 4042 New Guinea
1916: Cover to Stockholm endorsed 'Per S/S Morinda / Australia / England' franked by 1915 2½ d. indigo tied by RABAUL cds (March 24) in black. Reseal 'Opened by Censor' tape at left in violet and reverse with Sydney transit (March 28) and Stockholm arrival cds (May 12). Some minor envelope wear but scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 4043 New Guinea
Lot# : 4044 New Guinea
1919: Registered cover to Stockholm franked by 1918 6 d. ultramarine and 1 s. emerald tied by RABAUL cds (June 24) with "Deulon" registered label at left (No. 748) handstamped RABAUL in black, reverse with Stockholm arrival cds. Some creasing to envelope away from adhesives, a rare usage.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 4045 New Guinea
Lot# : 4046 New Guinea
Lot# : 4047 New Guinea
1931/37: Group on cards with 1931 Airmails (eleven values of 13 but with 10 s. and £ 1), 1931 Raggiana Bird with dates with values complete to 10 s., optd. for Airmail with thirteen values of the 15 with 2 s. - £ 1 values included, redrawn Airmail with eleven values of the 16 with 2 s. - £ 1 values included, 1931 Officials with eight of 11 values but incl. the 5 s., 1932/34 Officials with eleven of the 13 values incl. 5 s., largely fresh and fine with large part og. Gi = £ 800+.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 4048 New Guinea
1919: Covers (3) all to Stockholm, Sweden two franked by 1915 1 d. dull red (3) with one cancelled at Kawieng and the other at Madang in violet (this with 'Letter for enemy Country' at top, together with a further cover to Stockholm franked by single 4 d. orange-yellow. Scarce group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 4049 Betchuanaland
Lot# : 4050 Bermuda
1938: USA 3 c. purple postal stationery envelope up-rated with Washington 2 c. red used from Haddonfield, NJ (Aug 28) to St. Georges, Grenada, missent and struck in transit with superb MISSENT TO BERMUDA in red. Reverse with St. George's / Bermuda cds (Aug 312) and Grenada arrival cds (Sept 20). Scarce.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 4051 Great Britain
Lot# : 4052 Brunei
Japanese Occupation 1944 (Oct): Re-used British OHMS envelope addressed to Kuching franked by optd. 4 c. orange (2) tied by 'Simunjan' circular datestamp (Proud JD3) in black with Censor chop in violet at left. The adhesives slightly rubbed and cover with vertical bends but very rare.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 4053 Brunei
1906/67: Collection hundreds of stamps unused, incl. 1906 BRUNEI ovpts. on Labuan definitives, 1907 and consecutive years landscape definitives, later definitive and commemoative issues. Gi = £ 1'500+.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 4054 Birma
Lot# : 4055 Canada
Lot# : 4056 Canada
Lot# : 4057 Canada
1897 (June 19): Jubilee set of 16 values fine used, a fresh and fine set with $ 1 lake cds used, $ 2 deep violet, $ 3 bistre and $ 4 violet all with light obliterator cancels and $ 5 olive-green with violet cds. A scarce and fine set Gi = £ 3'500.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 4058 Canada
Lot# : 4059 Newfoundland
1857/1947: Collection Newfoundland with 1857 1 d. brown-purple used on piece, 5 d. brown-purple used, 1860 5 d. venetian unused, triangular 3 d. green unused, 1862/64 4 d., 6 d., 6½ d., 8 d. and 1 s. rose-lake unused, 1865/70 set unused and used with some useful duplication, rouletted set used, 1880 set of four unused and used, 1896 re-issues with used range incl. 2 c. green vertical pair with imprint at right, 1897 Discovery set used, 1897 1 c. on 3 c. used, 1897 definitives unused and five used sets, 1910 litho set of 11 used, 1911 Coronation set of 11 unused, 1919 Caribou set unused, 1920 2 c. and 3 c. surcharges incl. a block, 1928 Publicity set of 15 unused and used, 1931 Airmail set unused and used, 1932 set unused and used with useful duplication, 1933 Airmail set used, Annexation set unused and used, 1937 Pictorial Coronation issue in unused blocks, 1939 Postage Dues unused etc., also a useful range of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with fine 1851 3 d. bright blue. A most attractive collection.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,400 CHFLot# : 4060 Canada
1852/1952: Collection with 1852/57 Beaver 3 c. used (4), 1859 issue with 1 c. used (3), 5 c. used (19), 10 c. purple (shades) used (7), 12½ c. green used (7), 17 c. blue used (3); 1864 2 c. used (2), Large Queens with myriad shades incl 1 c. used (16), 2 c. used (10), 3 c. (14), 5 c. (4), 6 c. (5), 12 c. (10) and 15 c. (22); similarly fine range of Small Queens with ½ c. (37), 1 c. yellow (65), 2 c. green (23), 3 c. red (27), 5 c. olive-grey (35), 6 c. brown (25), 10 c. pink (shades) used (15), 1893 20 c. vermilion unused and used (2), 50 c. blue used (10), 1893 8 c. slate (25), 1897 Jubilee issue unused set to $ 1 lake and used with ½ c. used (2), 6 c. brown used (5), 8 c. slate used (2), 10 c. purple used (3), 15 c. used, 20 c. vermilion used (5), 50 c. blue used (3), $ 1 lake used (2) and $ 5 olive-green used; thereafter largely complete used incl. additional values incl. 1908 Tercentenary 10 c. in a used strip of three and 20 c. in a fine used pair etc. A fine volume with much of interest.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 5,500 CHFLot# : 4061 Canada
1897/1959: Mint Collection in two small stockbooks with 1897 ½ c. black block of nine, 1898/1902 with 8 c., 20 c. (2), 1898 Maps 2 c. with two shades, 1908 Tercentenary set complete set of eight, 1911/22 definitives set unused, 1915 War Tax set of three, 1922/31 defintive set to $ 1, 1927 Confederation set of five incl. 12 c. block of four, Historical issue in blocks of four, 1928 Bluenose set of eleven to $ 1, 1930/31 set to $ 1 in blocks of four, 1932 definitive set of eight, commemorative and Jubilee issues in blocks, 1935 set of 11, 1942 War Effort set, 1951 Fishermen $ 1 in block of four, Airmails, Special Delivery, Postage Dues etc.; condition generally fine, a highly catalogued collection Gi = £ 3'500+.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 4062 Cyprus
Cyprus 1880/1938: Used collection with 1880 opts. on Great Britain ½ d. pl. 15, 1 d. red pl. 201, 4 d. sage pl. 16, 6 d. grey pl. 16 all cancelled Larnaca '942', 1881 wmk. Crown CC set of five, 1882/86 wmk. Ca set of seven, 1894/96 complete with fine 45 pi., 1902/04 set of tn with fine 45 pi., 1904/10 set of twelve complete, 1912715 set of eleven used, 1921/23 set of fifteen to 45 pi., 1923 £ 1 black & purple on red fiscally used, fine 1924 90 pi., 1928 pictorial set to £ 1 complete, 1934 set of eleven complete, 1938/51 set of nineteen complete. A fine collection and except three values complete with many signed items STC Michel € 9'430. Ex The Rheingold Collection.
Starting bid : BidHammer price : 800 CHF