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Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyfeaturing

The Brian Brookes Collectionof Channel Islands,

andThe Phil Kenton Collection of G.B Express Mail,

The Michael Goodman Collection

of G.B Missent Mail,Cape of Good Hope Maritime Mail,

Africa Air Mails, Burma, Malaya and Hong Kong

To be sold by Auction onFriday 9th March 2018 at 10.30 a.m.

at The Regus Conference Centre, No. 1 Northumberland Avenue, London W.C.2

2nd Floor, 1 Wardour Street,London, W1D 6PA

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Auction number 41 ofG.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

featuringThe Brian Brookes Collection of Channel Islands, The Phil Kenton Collection of G.B Express Mail,

The Michael Goodman Collection of Missent Mail, Cape of Good Hope Maritime Mail and Postal History, Africa Air Mails

Burma, Malaya, Hong Kong, India, & KUT

to be sold by Auction at The Regus Conference Centre,

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ORDER OF SALE

To be sold on Friday 9th March, 2018, at 10.30 a.m.Lots

Africa Air Mails 1 - 62Worldwide Air Mails 63 - 81Military & P.O.W Mail - Boer War, WW1, WW2 82 - 109Service Suspended Mail & Mail Returned or Detained by the Censor 110 - 126Thematics, World & British Empire Stamps & Covers 127 - 149Aden, Afghanistan, Albania, Antarctica, Australian States 150 - 160Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Basutoland, Belgian Congo, Bermuda, Brazil 161 - 169British Occupation of Italian Colonies, British Somaliland, Brunei, Bulgaria 170 - 178Burma 179 - 207Canada, Ceylon, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia 208 - 233Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, France & Colonies 234 - 276Germany, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Greece, Grenada, Haiti 277 - 291Hong Kong 292 - 319India & States 320 - 347Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan 348 - 375Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika 376 - 394Levant, Liberia, Liechtenstein 395 - 405Malaya 406 - 453Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco Agencies, Netherlands 454 - 472New Zealand, Nigeria, North Borneo, Nyasaland, Pakistan 473 - 486Palestine & Israel, Persia, Persian Gulf, Pitcairn Is., Poland, Portugal & Colonies 487 - 523Rhodesia, Roumania, Russia, Sarawak 524 - 555Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Siam, Sierra Leone 556 - 560South Africa featuring Cape of Good Hope Maritime Mail & Postal History 561 - 685Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Tonga, Transjordan 686 - 701Tristan da Cunha, Turkey, USA, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zanzibar 702 - 724Great Britain

Literature & Ephemera, Stamps 725 - 764Postal History - Mixed Lots 765 - 776Air Mails including 1911 Coronation Flights, Cancellations 777 - 795Express Mail - The Phil Kenton Collection 796 - 859Frees, Maritime Mail including Scottish Steamer Mail, Military 860 - 874Missent Mail - The Michael Goodman Collection 875 - 903Mulreadys, Parcel Post, Postal Reform, Postal Stationery 904 - 913Railways, Uniform 4d Post 914 - 932Isle of Man, Lancashire, London, Sussex 933 - 945

Not to be sold before 2.30 p.m.

Channel Islands - The Brian Brookes Collection 946 - 1356


To Be Sold on 9th March 2018at 10.30 a.m Precisely

AFRICA AIR MAILS

R.A.F Survey and Proving Flights1 ✉ 1925 Cover to London inscribed “Return Experimental Flight, Kano to Cairo”, posted upon arrival at Cairo

with Egypt 5m tied by Hilwan c.d.s (Nov 20), initialled by the pilot Sqn. Ldr. Coningham, handstamped “T”with a London Foreign Branch 2d charge mark and a 2d postage due stamp tied by Paddington c.d.s (Nov 28),very fine, approximately 85 covers carried. Photo on . £140-160

2 ✉ 1925 Cover to “S/L Coningham, R.A.F Hilwan” endorsed “By Special Air Mail Kano - Cairo” bearing Chad75c with red manuscript “By Air Tchad Cairo” tied by Fort Lamy c.d.s (Nov 3), backstamped at Hilwan (Nov20). Fine and very scarce, about five covers recorded. Photo on Page 7. £300-350

3 1926 Etiquettes intended for use on covers carried on the repeat of the 1925 flight between Kano and Cairo,seven impressions reading “BY AIR / EGYPT - NIGERIA” on blue paper and six impressions reading“NIGERIA - EGYPT FLIGHT” on pink paper. This flight was cancelled as the R.A.F planes flew to CapeTown instead. (2). £60-80

4 ✉ 1926 Cover to Khartoum with violet “Special Flight / Cairo to Khartoum” and “Khartoum 11/1/26”, initialledby the Officer Commanding the flight V.E Stoner and signed, bearing Egypt 5m tied by Abu Suwer c.d.s (Jan9), very fine. 65 Private letters and five official letters were carried on this test flight. Photo on Page 7.

£180-200

5 ✉ 1926 Cairo to Cape Town and return survey flight, cover carried on the return flight from Kenya to Cairo andon to Lee on the Solent bearing KUT 10c pair tied by manuscript “per favour of the R.A.F Capetown toEngland flight” and a G.B 11/2d tied Lee on the Solent c.d.s (June 21), redirected from Liverpool to Birkenheadwith a Liverpool c.d.s (June 22) on the front. No official mail was carried on this flight but the CommandingOfficer Wing Cdr. Pulford is known to have carried a few covers privately for friends; the unique cover carriedby Pulford from Northern Rhodesia to G.B sold in our September 2017 auction for £5,500 + premium. Animportant and unique KUT flight cover. Photo on Inside Front Cover. £1,200-1,600

6 1928 “Royal Air Force, Pilots Handbook of the Cairo - Cape Town Air Route”, published by H.MStationery Office, ring bound within a red board cover, containing a description of the 21 stages of the routefrom Cairo to Cape Town and Cape Town to Pretoria via Durban, tables of distances, compass bearingsbetween landing grounds, lists of Governors of territories traversed and local authorities at landing grounds,ground to air signal codes and how to send them with action to be taken after forced landings, plans of 46aerodromes from Heliopolis to Salisbury, and 20 maps showing the route from Sudan to South Africa. Up tosix earlier maps possibly missing, otherwise fine and complete, a useful and rare record of this important airroute. Only 500 copies printed very few of which can still survive, this copy ex Ministry of Defence library.

£150-180

7 1934 R.A.F South African Cruise, log sheets of the flight from Heliopolis to Pretoria and the return flightpiloted by Sqn. Leader Saunders, the 30 pages detailing the flight via Assiut, Wadi Halfa, Atbara, Khartoum,Kosti, Malakal, Juba, Kisumu, Nairobi, Moshi, Dodoma, Iringa, Mbeya, Mpika, Broken Hill, Salisbury,Bulawayo, Pietersburg to Pretoria and the return flight, with full details of times and places seen, also threepages giving local times and the times for sunrise and sunset on the route, and a note handed to Saundersduring the flight, “Here is the railway, we had better follow it to Balatras L.G”. A unique original documentof this important flight, with a full transcription. £200-240

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8 1934 “Royal Air Force, Pilots Handbook and Aeronautical Guide to East and South Africa”, 85 pages oftext + diagrams, blue card cover, signed “C.S Moore” with “Fairey VI F No 5” written in pencil. Contentsinclude descriptions of all stages on the route and plans of the landing grounds, with a mileage chart. A verydetailed and scarce record of this important air route. £150-180

Record Attempts and Pioneer Flights9 ✉ 1927 Cover to London endorsed “Carried by aeroplane from London to Mongalla” and signed by the Pilot R.R.

Bentley bearing an uncancelled G.B 11/2d ringed in ink and two Sudan 5m stamps tied by Mongalla c.d.s (Nov28), backstamped at Khartoum (Dec 7). The enclosed note on “Equatorial Battalion, Khartoum” notepaperand dated 27.11.27 reads, “delay in despatch regretted” and is signed by an Officer in the Battalion. Lt R.RBentley of the South African Air Force made the first solo flight from London to Cape Town, also setting anew time record, beating the previous fastest time of Alan Cobham. Only one other cover recorded from thisflight (carried from Broken Hill to Cape Town). Light staining and a little restored with some of the writingstrengthened, nevertheless one of the rarest of all pioneer air mail covers from an important African recordbreaking flight. Photo on Page 7. £1,800-2,200

10 ✉ 1930 (Oct 4) Cover to Cape Town with G.B 11/2d cancelled by London W.1 machine, handstamped “AIR POST/ SPECIAL” and signed by the pilot R.F Caspareuthus, backstamped at Cape Town (Oct 17), very fine.Caspareuthus flew from Lympne to Cape Town in a new solo record time of 81/2 days, a record which stood forsix years. Just 20 covers and a few newspapers carried on this flight. Very scarce. Photo on Page 7.

£500-600

11 ✉ 1930 (Oct 3) Complete copy of the “Evening Standard” newspaper enclosed within a 1/2d wrapper addressedto Cape Town, the wrapper tied to the newspaper by a 1/2d stamp both cancelled by London W.1 c.d.s (Oct 4)and handstamped “AIR POST /SPECIAL”, backstamped at Cape Town (Oct 17), the newspaper signed by thepilot R.F Caspareuthus. A little staining to the wrapper, otherwise fine and very rare. Very few newspaperswere carried on this record breaking flight and even fewer survive. Photo on Page 9. £800-1,000

12 ✉ 1931 Cover to London with reverse flap now attached to the cover front, endorsed “Puss Moth G-ABEH “GoodHope”” and signed by Peggy Salaman, the front also signed A. Gordon Store, bearing G.B 11/2d cancelled atLympne (Oct 30) and South Africa 2d cancelled at Cape Town (Nov 6). Handstamped oval “DUTY OFFICE/ 31 OCT 1931 / LYMPNE AIR PORT” and light “Found in E.C / without contents”, the reverse again signedby Store and bearing part label “The article which has become separated from the attached cover cannot atpresent be identified” (probably due to the flap being attached to the cover front prior to posting and the covertherefore sent unsealed with no reverse flap, and presumably without contents). Also a photo of Salaman withthe two lion cubs which she flew from Juba to Kimberley, a letter referring to the flight and cubs and enclosingthis photo, and the cover in which these were sent to Canada bearing a photo of Salaman and Store alongsidethe aeroplane, and contemporary news cuttings (4). Salaman and Store flew from Lympne to Cape Town in anew record time of 5 days, 6 hours, 40 minutes. The cover a little stained but very rare; just ten covers carriedfor personal friends, of which just two or three are believed to survive. (6). Photo on Page 7. £800-1,000

13 ✉ 1931 (Nov 1) Fairey Monoplane proving flight by S/L A.R Gayford and Ft. Lt. W.L.G Bett, cover flown fromCranwell to Cairo and on to Khartoum, posted upon arrival on November 3rd bearing Sudan 10m pair,addressed to USA. Typed flight inscription, handstamped “T” and “POSTAGE DUE 15 CENTS”,backstamped in New Jersey. Also a news cutting reporting their arrival at Cairo, a preliminary stop in theirattempt to break the non-stop long distance flight record. Very rare, four covers flown. Photo on Page 7.

£400-500

14 ✉ 1932 (Apr 19) Cover franked 1d from Cape Town to London with datestamps of Abercorn, N.E Rhodesia (Apr22), handstamped bilingual “FOUND WITHOUT CONTENTS” and “ACCIDENT AT ABERCORN / 22APRIL 1932 / Flight Abandoned”. Carried by Oscar Garden in his attempted record flight from Cape Townto Croydon in a Spartan Hermes biplane, which was abandoned when he crashed at Abercorn. Fine and scarce,25 covers carried. Photo on Page 7. £650-750

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15 ✉ 1933 (Mar 6) Cover with G.B 11/2d tied by London W.C machine with undated cachets of the airports atPerpignan, Oran, Reggan, Douala and “CAPETOWN MUNICIPAL AIR-PORT / 14 MAR. 1933 /WINGFIELD”, the reverse endorsed “Left Lympne 9th March 1933, was forced to land at Van Rhyndorp 160mls short of Capetown, continued to Capetown 13th” and signed by Victor Smith. Smith attempted to beatAmy Mollison’s G.B to Cape Town record by the west coast route, but had to abandon his flight just 160 milesshort of Cape Town due to a shortage of petrol. Also two contemporary news cuttings. Fine and rare, just sixcover carried. Photo on Page 9. £800-1,000

16 ✉ 1935 Cover to Scotland bearing South Africa Silver Jubilee 3d and 6d cancelled violet “CAPETOWNMUNICIPAL AIR-PORT / 5 NOV 1935 / WINGFIELD” and G.B Silver Jubilee 11/2d tied by London F.S AirMail machine (Nov 12), red bars then applied to the G.B stamp and airmail etiquette, signed by the pilot DavidW. Llewelyn, minor staining, otherwise fine and unique in private hands. Mrs Jill Wyndham and DavidLlewelyn flew from London to Cape Town in easy stages in October; they then did the return flight in a recordtime of just 61/2 days beating Amy Mollison’s time by 18 hours. Just three covers were carried on this recordbreaking flight, one of which was in the Fritz Gerald Collection which was lost in the war and a second is inthe Monk Collection in the British Library, this cover therefore being the only one in private hands. Alsoseveral contemporary news cuttings. An important and rare cover. Photo on Inside Front Cover.

£2,000-£2,500

17 ✉ 1936 Long cover to Amy Johnson at Gravesend Airport and redirected to London with typed inscriptiondetailing her round flight from Gravesend to Cape Town and back to Croydon, bearing two G.B 11/2d stampscancelled at South Kensington on May 3rd and May 15th and two circular “CAPETOWN MUNICIPAL AIR-PORT / WINGFIELD” cachets dated 7 May and 10 May, signed by Amy Johnson. A rare cover carried by thisfamous aviator on this record breaking flight completed in under 8 days flying time, just ten covers carried,very fine. Photo on Page 9. £2,000-2,500

18 ✉ 1936 (May 3) Covers both posted in Harrogate franked 1/2d, then flown from Leeming to Cape Town with aSouth African 1/2d stamp cancelled upon arrival (May 24), one with violet cachet “Carried by 36 H.P PragaBaby first flight England - Cape Town. Ultra Light Planes. In record time, 16 days 20 hrs, Piloted by H.LBrook May 6th - May 23rd 1936”, the second with a similar endorsement and signed by H.L Brook, both fine.(2). £150-200

19 ✉ 1937 Mrs H. Bonney Brisbane to Cape Town first solo flight, three covers all with Australia stamps cancelledat Brisbane (Apr 3) and large flight cachets, all signed by Bonney, flown on differing legs of her flight in EastAfrica bearing KUT stamps cancelled at Nairobi (July 22) or Mbeya (July 31) or Southern Rhodesia stampscancelled at Bulawayo (Aug 18), all then returned to Brisbane by surface mail. Three fine covers. (3). Photoon Page 9. £400-500

20 ✉ 1937 Cover to Denmark with typed inscription “Kobenhavn - Capetown med Michael Hansen 1937” bearinga South Africa 1/- cancelled at Cape Town (Oct 30), the reverse signed by the pilot Lt. Michael Hansen.Hansen and Aage Rasmussen carried twelve covers on their flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town, which werethen posted upon arrival. Fine and rare. Photo on Page 9. £400-500

21 ✉ 1937 (Nov 7) Picture postcard posted from Arusha to Germany bearing KUT KGV 10c + 1937 Coronation20c, handstamped with violet boxed cachet “Junkers Flugzeug-und-Motorenwerke A. G., Dessau / Rund-Afrika-Flug / Okt./Nov. 1937 an Bord der Ju 52 D-AMUO”, an air mail label cancelled by large cross atBrindisi. A rare card, very few items known from this round Africa flight; a similar card posted atJohannesburg sold for £540 in our February 2017 auction. Photo on Page 9. £250-300

22 ✉ 1939 Stampless cover to “L.A Wyndham, House of Assembly, Cape Town” endorsed “By favour of AlexHenshaw Esq”, and signed by Henshaw, both sides with violet circular “LONDON EAST AIRPORT /GRAVESEND” (the cachet on the front dated 5-2-39) and boxed “CITY OF CAPETOWN / 6 FEB. 1939 /MUNICIPAL AIRPORT”, with enclosed letter from D.S Glover - “4th Feb 1939, Dear Wyndham, This covercomes to you with Alex Henshaw with all good wishes. He is due off early tomorrow morn from Gravesendairport. Good luck to him - he’s a great lad”. Henshaw flew from Gravesend to Cape Town in 39 hours 23minutes and then made the return journey in 39 hours 3 minutes, a record which still stands. Fine and scarce,32 covers carried on this outward flight. Photo on Page 11. £300-350

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23 ✉ 1939 Stampless cover with “House of Assembly Cape Town” printed on the flap, to Capt. Glover in England endorsed “Per favour of Alex Henshaw” and signed by Henshaw, with circular “LONDON EASTAIRPORT / GRAVESEND” signed and dated “9.2.39” and boxed “CITY OF CAPE TOWN / 8 FEB 1939 /MUNICIPAL AIRPORT”, the reverse numbered “5”. Also two photos of the plane and two contemporarynews cuttings. Fine and scarce, just 12 covers carried on this return flight from Cape Town to Gravesend.Photo on Page 11. £400-500

24 ✉ 1939 Covers carried on the Indian Ocean survey flight by the flying-boat “Guba”, with cover flown fromAustralia to Africa bearing Australia 2d cancelled “Guba 3/6/39” in manuscript, and cover to India bearingSeychelles 3c + 9c cancelled at Victoria (June 17) and KUT 20c tied by Kisumu c.d.s (June 23), the first coverwith various faults, the Seychelles cover with a few minor tone spots but otherwise fine and scarce. Also 1939letter from the Mombasa Postmaster stating no mail was carried on the Guba, and 1940 letter stating coverswere carried and are being sold by a New York dealer at $15 (£3) each. (4). Photo on Page 11. £300-400

1936 Schlesinger Air Race (Portsmouth to Johannesburg)25 Ephemera, news cuttings and articles including Official Programme signed by the timekeeper and starter A.G

Reynolds, menu for the pilots pre-race dinner at the Queens Hotel in Portsmouth, photocopies of two pagesfrom a magazine depicting most of the pilots with autographs of eleven pilots, photo of six of the pilots, pressphotos of two planes at the start of the race or of C.M Allington alongside his plane “Eagle” and a piece signedby Allington, large press photo of Ken Waller and Max Findley (who died when his aircraft crashed atAbercorn) about to take off for a trial flight, many contemporary news cuttings and later articles. (8++).

£200-250

26 ✉ Scott/Guthrie. Mock-up for one of the official covers carried by Scott and Guthrie, winners of the air race,showing how the covers were to be endorsed and where the G.B and South Africa postage, airmail andregistration stamps were to be placed, signed on the reverse by both pilots. Very scarce as all the official mailwas lost, just two privately carried covers recorded. Also a cover to Johannesburg signed by Alan Goodfellow,Clerk of the Course, with G.B 1/2d tied by Portsmouth c.d.s (Sep 28), violet oval “CITY AIR PORT / 29 SEP1936 / PORTSMOUTH” and a South Africa 1d meter, clearly carried in the race but without any indicationwhich plane carried it; and an unused “Schlesinger African Air Race” cover franked 11/2d with printed addressof Goodfellow in Johannesburg and space for the pilots signature and machine number. (3). £150-200

27 ✉ A.E Clouston. 1936 (Sep 28) Covers with Portsmouth datestamps, sent to L.A Wyndham in Johannesburgfranked KEVIII 11/2d and signed by Clouston with violet oval “IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LTD / 6 OCT 1936 /GERMISTON”, or franked KGV 1/2d endorsed “crashed, engine failure, Felixburg Rd, Southern Rhodesia, 3rdOct. 1936” and signed by Clouston. Clouston crashed in Southern Rhodesia but then travelled by car toBulawayo where he got a ride in another plane to Johannesburg; he carried 45 covers with him. Also a pressphoto of his aeroplane. (3). Photo on Page 11. £180-200

28 ✉ S.S Halse. 1936 Covers carried by Halse in his Percival Mew Gull “Baragwaneth” which crashed uponlanding 20 miles from Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. One cover endorsed “Per S.S Halse”, bearing G.BKEVIII 1/2d tied by Portsmouth c.d.s (Sep 28) and two Southern Rhodesia 1d stamps each tied by Salisburyc.d.s (Oct 7 and Oct 12); the other cover to Johannesburg and redirected to Pretoria bearing G.B KEVIII 1dcancelled at Bristol (Sep 22), Southern Rhodesia 1d tied Salisbury c.d.s (Oct 3) and South Africa 1d tiedJeppestown c.d.s (Oct 7), violet “The De Havilland Aircraft Co. (Rhodesia) Ltd.” and endorsed “Salvaged fromthe wreck of Capt. Halses plane crashed at Domboshawa S. Rhodesia 30-9.36”. Also two large press photosof Halse’s aeroplane and two contemporary news cuttings. 24 Covers carried of which just four bear the DeHavilland cachet and explanatory endorsement. (4). Photo on Page 11. £300-400

29 ✉ A.M Miller. 1936 Stampless cover to Johannesburg with violet oval “CITY AIR PORT / 29 SEP 1936 /PORTSMOUTH”, endorsed and signed “Carried on Percival “New Gull” 25 - AHM, Allister M. Miller,29/9/36”. Miller retired from the race at Belgrade after suffering fuel problems. Just five covers are recordedfrom his flight. Very scarce. Photo on Page 11. £200-250

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30 ✉ Tommy Rose & J. Bagshaw. 1936 Printed or typed covers bearing KEVIII stamps cancelled in London (Sep28) and Egypt air stamps cancelled at Cairo (Oct 2), one signed on the reverse by both pilots, and a printedcover depicting Rose sent to The Robertson Stamp Co. in Johannesburg (numbered 5 of 6 covers) with G.BKEVIII and South Africa stamps all cancelled at Johannesburg (Oct 12), signed by Rose. Rose and Bagshawretired from the race at Cairo when the aeroplanes undercarriage collapsed; 100 covers were carried of which25 were posted at Cairo. (3). £200-250

31 ✉ Tommy Rose & J. Bagshaw. 1936 Stampless cover to Vereeniging with a South Africa 1d meter, endorsed“Carried by Flight Lt. Tommy Rose (BA4 Double Eagle) in the Portsmouth - Johannesburg Air Race 29thSeptember 1936”, the reverse endorsed and signed “By air mail, Tom Rose, Portsmouth - Joburg Sept. 291936” with a Vereeniging backstamp (Oct 13). A very unusual cover privately carried by Rose and posted uponarrival in South Africa. Also a press photo of his aeroplane. (2). Photo on Page 11. £150-200

32 ✉ Victor Smith. 1936 Cover to “L.A Wyndham, House of Assembly, Cape Town” bearing G.B 1/2d cancelled atPortsmouth (Sep 28) and South Africa 1d cancelled at George (Oct 9), signed by Smith. Smith had to retirefrom the race at Khartoum, but flew on to South Africa in easy stages. 35 Covers carried, all posted uponarrival. Also a press photo of Smith and his aeroplane “Sparrow Hawk”. (2). £100-120

East African Flights33 ✉ Tanganyika - Gladstone Airways. 1927 (Jan 4) Cover franked 1/- from Dar-es-Salaam to Gold Coast

endorsed “via air Route” and bearing a blue “BY AIR MAIL” label, carried on Captain Gladstone’s first flightfrom Kisumu to Khartoum. Redirected from Accra to Obuasi, backstamped at Cairo (Feb 20), Accra T.P.O Dn,Kumassi and Obuasi. Two small tears at upper edge, otherwise fine and a very scarce commercial first flightcover to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 11. £300-350

34 ✉ Tanganyika - Gladstone Airways. 1927 (Jan 3) Cover from Tabora to England bearing four 15c stamps,endorsed “Air Route” and bearing a blue “BY AIR MAIL” label, backstamped at Cairo (Feb. 20). Enclosedletter reads “Just a hurried note from my office to catch the first experimental air mail from East Africa toEngland”. A few minor edge faults, otherwise a fine and scarce first flight cover. Photo on Page 15.

£250-300

35 ✉ Uganda - Gladstone Airways Crash Cover. 1927 (Mar 11) Cover from Kampala to London franked 20c +50c and bearing a blue “BY AIR MAIL” label, red “AIR MAIL / UGANDA SUDAN” skeleton c.d.s (Mar 12)and violet “Owing temporary failure / Air Service Mail / forwarded normal route”. Carried on the Kisumu toKhartoum Gladstone Airways survey flight which crashed when landing on Lake Victoria, with acontemporary news cutting. Uganda mail very scarce from this crash. Photo on Page 15. £320-350

36 ✉ Tanganyika. 1928-30 Covers to Tanganyika comprising 1928 G.B 11/2d lettercard franked 2d for air mail toMarseille; two 1930 covers from G.B franked 11/2d + 2d for air mail to Egypt, one inexplicably with red boxed“NO AIR MAIL SERVICE / Please ask your correspondents to / see Air Mail leaflet” and the Air Mail labelobliterated by two red bars; also 1929 Imperial Airways England to India first flight cover flown from Athensto Alexandria and then carried by surface mail to Dar-es-Salaam. (4). £100-120

37 ✉ Tanganyika. 1930-32 Covers flown by Tanganyika Government aircraft including 1930 (Dec 2) Korogwe toDar-es-Salaam first flight (47 carried), Dec 24/26 last flights between Tanga and Dar-es-Salaam (2), 1931 (Oct20/21) first regular despatch from Tanga or Dar-es-Salaam to Mombasa (4) and first return service (2), Oct 22covers from Nairobi carried by train to Mombasa then flown by first flight to Tanga, Zanzibar or Dar-es-Salaam, P.O notice attached to covers carried on the first feeder service, Wilson Airways flights, 1932 (Jan 20)final Tanganyika Government flight to Mombasa, etc. Also 1932 (Sep 24) registered postcard flown by WilsonAirways to Nairobi and Imperial Airways to Athens. (21). £400-500

38 ✉ 1931-39 Covers and cards nearly all with cachets including “FEEDER SERVICE” (19) or “TANGANYIKATERRITORY / FEEDER / SERVICE” (4), boxed “By Air to / London” (8) or “By Air to / Brindisi” (2),“LOCAL AIR FEE PAID” (4), “PAR AVION / JUSQU’A LONDON” (3) or “AIR FEE PREPAID / TOEUROPE”, four with Air Mail etiquettes obliterated by bars or a cross. (43) £300-350

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39 ✉ 1931 Covers from Batavia or India to Kenya both flown to Cairo and then forwarded by sea; 1931 (Dec 1)cover from Copenhagen flown by KLM to Egypt and then on the special Christmas flight to Nairobi; and 1932cover from Nairobi to Scotland unusually signed by the pilot J.S Sheppard. (4). £80-100

40 ✉ 1931 Booklet “England - Egypt & Northern Africa, Imperial Airways” containing timetables, fares and air mailinformation, posted from Alexandria (Mar 5) addressed to “A.R Prendergast Pilot, 1st Egypt - East AfricaAirmail, Imperial Airways, Mwanza” with arrival backstamp, very unusual. £80-100

41 ✉ Zanzibar. 1931-36 Covers, mainly first flights including 1931 (June 5) Zanzibar-Mwanza feeder service toLondon, October/November flights to Nairobi (2) or Tanga, Dec. 8 G.B to Zanzibar; 1932 (Jan 20) Zanzibarto London, Zanzibar to Cape Town cover signed by the pilots J.S. Sheppard, M.K Pearce and R.F Caspareuthus,Jan. 27 Cape Town to Zanzibar (2) and Jan. 20 London to Zanzibar, August 6 Athens to Zanzibar first flightby Imperial and Nairobi to Dar-es-Salaam feeder service, August 17 Nairobi to Zanzibar by Wilson Airways(2), October 6 Zanzibar to Athens; 1933 (July 10/11) India to Zanzibar (2), also 1936 cover with boxed “TOOLATE”, undated cover with Zanzibar stamps cancelled violet “per SMITH MACKENZIE & CO”, etc. (19).Photo on . £300-350

42 ✉ 1932 (Jan) Covers flown on the first Imperial Airways service between Cape Town and London comprisingcover from Salisbury to Broken Hill signed “J.M Gettins, Pilot, City of Delhi”; registered cover fromWindhoek to Germany signed by the pilot A.O Wright; registered cover from Broken Hill to Mpika signed bythe pilot “J.S Sheppard” (with COP); covers from Dodoma to Malta, or to London signed “J.S Sheppard, PilotBroken Hill - Kisumu”; cover from Soy, Kenya to Canada sent by Wilson Airways charter from Nairobi toKisumu to connect with the Imperial Airways first flight; and 1932 registered cover from Kimberley to G.Bvia Bloemfontein franked 8d, the reverse endorsed “This letter is insufficiently prepaid for transmission by airdirect to England. It has accordingly been forwarded by air to Cape Town and from there by steamship” and“Bloemfontein. Received too late for inclusion air mail Bloemfontein to Capetown. Returned to Kimberley”with accompanying Kimberley P.O letter. An unusual group, pilot signed covers uncommon. (7). £400-500

43 ✉ Tanganyika. 1946-47 Covers comprising registered cover to Uruguay with red boxed “O.A.T”, registeredcover to USA franked at the quadruple rate with 30c (3) + 2/- + 10/-, and a cover to Fiji. (3). £80-100

Other African Air Mails44 ✉ Belgian Congo. 1926-42 Covers comprising 1926 first Sabena flight from Bukama to Antwerp (2); 1934

Leopoldville to Antwerp flight by Marie-Louise and G. Hansez; 1940 Usumbura to Entebbe first Sabena flight(stamp damaged); also 1942 (Dec 4) cover carried on the special Sabena flight from Johannesburg to Doualavia Elisabethville. (5). £100-120

45 ✉ Egypt. 1910 (Nov 6) Picture postcard of Cairo with an aeroplane superimposed, posted from Heliopolis toAlexandria on the first day of the air meeting, the picture side bearing 2m tied fine “HELIOPOLIS /AERODROME” c.d.s and an advertising label for the air meeting, the reverse with datestamps of Cairo andAlexandria. A few stained perfs (mainly to the label), otherwise fine. Photo on Page 15. £220-260

46 ✉ Air Mails via Gambia. 1934-35 Covers from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Johannesburg both carried by D.L.H, thefirst posted 20 November 1934 carried on the “Westfalen” to Porto Praia as the airport at Bathurst was closeddue to quarantine; the second cover of 15 January 1935 carried on the usual route via Bathurst. Very scarce,just two D.L.H flights were diverted by the closure of Bathurst airport. (2). £100-120

47 ✉ South Africa. 1918 (Nov 24) Red Cross “Make Your Sixpence Fly” second type card with small R.A.F armsin ultramarine, carried on the Johannesburg to Germiston flight with 1/2d tied by the Aerial Post c.d.s, thereverse with a well executed and amusing drawing of an airman appearing out of a fireplace and delivering apostcard to a startled lady and cat, very fine and unusual. Photo on Page 15. £240-260

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48 ✉ South Africa. 1925-29 Covers and cards flown by internal air services, with sixteen 1925 (Mar. 2 - June 15)items flown on the first experimental air services between Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Durban, East London andOudtshoorn, various flights mostly bearing the special air stamps, one cover only franked by KGV definitivesand another from G.B, one cover unusually with the oval Royal Tour cancel. Also eight 1929 (Aug. 26-29)covers flown by Union Airways between Cape Town, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth or Johannesburg,one cover registered to Kenya, one cover from G.B, the others all bearing 4d Air Post stamps. (24).

£280-320

49 ✉ South Africa - 1947 Royal Tour. Stampless cover to England from Cpl. P. Hawkins endorsed “On Service AirMail” with circular violet “THE KINGS FLIGHT / 7 MAR 1947 / ROYAL AIR FORCE”, and a philateliccover with Royal Visit 1d - 6d pairs tied by the Kings Flight cachets dated 16 APR 1947. Also cover with theRoyal Visit set tied by the usual Royal Visit datestamps, addressed to Kenya and flown by C.A.A. (3).

£100-120

50 ✉ Southern Rhodesia/Mozambique. 1932 Cover from Beira to Germany marked “por aviao” bearingMozambique 85c + $1.40 cancelled on the Beira-Umtali T.P.O, manuscript “1/9”, Southern Rhodesia 3d + 1/6added and cancelled at Salisbury. Prior to 1934 there was no direct air mail service from Mozambique and airmail covers had to be sent via Salisbury with the air mail fee paid in Southern Rhodesia stamps. Fine andscarce. Photo on Page 15. £200-250

Interrupted Flights & Crash Covers51 ✉ 1932-38 Imperial Airways covers all delayed by incidents en route with covers from Tanganyika, Kenya (4) or

Nyasaland to G.B, South West Africa to Germany, G.B or Germany to Kenya, incidents include delays due toweather or engine troubles, the “City of Arundel” losing its propeller in a sandstorm, the “Horsa” clippinganother aircraft when taking off, the “Ceres” striking a floating dock, the “Canopus” diverted fromSouthampton to Candebec due to fog, and a four day delay at Alexandria due to no connecting aircraft beingavailable. (9). £350-450

52 ✉ “Boadicea”. 1936 (Sep 25) Cover from London to Mauritius, the stamp washed off, repaired with severalFrench Officially Sealed labels, both sides handstamped red “SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS /Correspondance retardee par suite / du naufrage d’un Avion / Reconstitue par la Service Francais / NE PASTAXER”, with black boxed “FOUND IN THIS CONDITION” applied upon arrival in Mauritius.Backstamped at Mombasa (Nov 9) and Mauritius (Dec 4). The London to Paris plane disappeared whilecrossing the Channel and was never found; three mailbags were recovered, this cover being from the first bagwhich was washed up on the beach at Cucq one month after the plane disappeared. A rare crash, almostcertainly unique to Mauritius, the boxed cachet unrecorded by Nierinck. Photo on Page 15. £500-600

53 ✉ “Boadicea”. 1936 (Sep 24) Cover from Leicester to Lusaka, the stamp washed off, with the five line Frenchcachet in red, the reverse with a “Found Open and Officially Closed in the Post Office” label tied by“LUSAKA / 10 NOV 36” c.d.s, from the first bag of recovered mail found on the beach at Cucq late inOctober, a month after the aircraft disappeared without trace over the English Channel. A very scarcedestination for mail from this crash. Photo on Page 17. £350-400

54 ✉ 1937 Cover from Germany to Rio de Janeiro, stained and the stamps washed off, with red “DEUTSCHELUFTPOST / EUROPA SUDAMERIKA” cachet and handstamped “ACCIDENT D’AVIATION”. TheLufthansa flight “D-ALIX” crashed into a swamp in Gambia seven miles from Jeshawang Airport killing allfour crew; 20 postal bags were salvaged. £200-250

55 ✉ “Corsair”. 1939 (Mar 14) Cover from Blantyre to Gold Coast bearing Nyasaland 1d pair + 2d, handstamped“Damaged by Water when the / Imperial Airways Aircraft forced / landed near Juba, Sudan”. Redirected fromKoforidua to Tafo, backstamped at Khartoum (Mar 16), Koforidua and Tafo. The “Corsair” was bound fromDurban to G.B but got lost and made a forced landing on the River Dungu in Belgian Congo, hit a rock andsank. One of the rarest of all Imperial Airways crashes, probably unique from Nyasaland. Photo on Page 17.

£2,000-2,500

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56 ✉ “Challenger”. 1939 (Apr 25) Cover from Berlin to Cape Town franked 60pf, a little stained, with violetbilingual “FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER”. From the Imperial Airwaysflying boat “Challenger” which crashed upon landing in Mozambique killing the three crew. £80-100

57 ✉ 1939-41 Covers to South Africa, the first from Madras franked 1/2a, a further stamp washed off, recovered fromthe flying boat “Challenger” which crashed upon landing in Mozambique, with violet bilingual “FLYINGBOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER” and an Officially Sealed label tied by Durbanc.d.s; and 1941 (Mar 23) cover from Leopoldville via Luanda showing signs of water and fire damage,apparently from a crash on the Sabena service to Johannesburg with boxed “RETURNED LETTER / OFFICE/ G.P.O. CAPE TOWN” backstamp and ambulance envelope, unrecorded by Nierinck. (2). £100-120

58 ✉ 1941 (Nov 17) Cover franked Sudan 5m, posted in Khartoum and addressed locally to the A/SecretaryO.E.T.A, apparently dispatched to the main O.E.T.A office in Nairobi, soiled and burnt with violet“DAMAGED IN AIRCRAFT FIRE” applied to both sides, backstamped at F.P.O 214 (Nov 18). Unrecordedby Nierinck. £100-120

59 ✉ 1943 Cover from Teheran to New York bearing four Iran stamps, British and Iranian censor seals and Russiancensor cachet, transit datestamps of Baghdad (June 23) and “Egypt Postage Prepaid 102”, handstamped violet“SALVAGED MAIL / FROM”, from the B.O.A.C crash at Khartoum on June 30th, which killed all 16 peopleon board. £100-120

60 ✉ 1943 (July 22) Cover from Freetown to London bearing five Sierra Leone 3d stamps, a little singed at onecorner, backstamped violet “DAMAGED BY FIRE IN TRANSIT” with 18 Aug recipients cachet. From theB.O.A.C flying boat from Lisbon that crashed into Mount Brandon in Ireland in dense fog on July 28 killingten people and destroying most of the mail. A scarce Irish crash, with ambulance envelope, unusual fromSierra Leone. Photo on Page 17. £300-400

61 ✉ B.S.A.A “Star Leader”. 1946 (Sep 4) Cover from London to Jamaica franked 3d, two other stamps washedoff, from the B.S.A.A plane “Star Leader” which crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Bathurst.Scarce, most of the mail having been lost, only mails to Balboa and Jamaica having been recovered. Photo onPage 17. £200-250

62 ✉ “Agnar Viking”. 1948 (July 3) Cover from Stockholm to Mombasa, singed on all sides, with G.P.Oexplanatory slip “The attached mail matter is forwarded with this Departments regret at its condition, whichwas due to the mail plane having crashed and burnt out”, and an explanatory letter from the MombasaPostmaster “The attached envelope was salvaged from the aeroplane which crashed at Northolt, Middlesex, onthe 4th July, 1948”. The Swedish aircraft “Agnar Viking” collided with an R.A.F plane in mid air, 39 peoplebeing killed. The Mombasa Postmaster letter is very scarce. £160-200

COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVERS OF THE WORLDThe following nine lots have all been selected for their explanatory cachets, showing the air route to be taken,or how far the cover is to be flown by air. Also see lots 211/2, 309-317, 349, 350, 777-791, 1270/1.

63 ✉ 1923-54 Covers from G.B or British Empire countries, including scarce unframed circular “AIR / MAIL” ofLondon, boxed “NO FLIGHT / SENT BY / ORDINARY SERVICE” (2), “BY AIR MAIL / IN UNITEDSTATES ONLY”, “BRITISH GUIANA / TO NEW YORK ONLY / BY AIR MAIL”, “BY AIR TO LONDONONLY”, “By Air / From British Guiana / To New York”, “EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT” of Southern Rhodesia(2), “BY AIR TO NEW YORK ONLY / ONWARD BY / SURFACE MAIL TO DESTINATION”, etc. (27).

£200-240

64 ✉ Great Britain. 1941-43 Air Mail covers returned to the sender by the censor (5, one to Malaga with “NoService” cachet) or diverted to surface mail (5) all handstamped “POSTAGE REFUNDED”, “Air Mail feerefunded” or “NO AIR MAIL SERVICE AVAILABLE / AIR FEE HAS BEEN REFUNDED”. (10).

£100-120

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65 ✉ Europe & Colonies. 1931-49 Covers from Greece, Russia, Sweden, French Colonies, etc. (also Israel andIraq), virtually all with cachets giving the air mail routing including boxed “PAR AVION / JUSQU’A —” ofGreece (6) and similar “PAR AVION / JUSQU’A PARIS”, “Par avion jusqu’a / BERLIN” of Moscow (2),boxed “Mit Luftpost nach Nordamerika / und ab New-York” (3), “By air to the United Kingdom” (2), “VIACHIASSO 2 / BY “CLIPPER””, “Saigon - Marseille” (2), “Jusqu’a destination”, “DE TUNISIE ENFRANCE” (2), “PAR AVION JUSQU’ AUX E.U.A / BY AIRMAIL TO USA”, etc. (36). £260-300

66 ✉ Australia. 1940-41 Censored covers to USA franked 4/- (10) or 4/6, or to G.B or Ireland franked 5/10 (8), allhandstamped “CALIFORNIA / CLIPPER”, one cover with enclosed slip “when opened by the censor theenclosure mentioned was not contained in the envelope, District Censor, Sydney”. (19). £300-350

67 ✉ India. 1929-54 Covers and cards with various cachets including circular framed “BY / AIR” (7), etc. (17). £100-120

68 ✉ South & Central America. 1924-52 Covers from various countries, mostly to Europe, nearly all with air mailrouting cachets including “AFFRANCHI PAR AVION JUSQU’A / NEW YORK” (6), “PAR AVION JUSQUEN FRANCE”, “JUSQU’EN FRANCE” (2), “BY AIR MAIL / until USA”, “BY AIR MAIL VIA U.S.A.” (4),“AEREO DIRECTO / VIA CRISTOBAL” (3), “AIR MAIL / TO AND IN U.S. ONLY”, “TILL GREATBRITAIN ONLY”, etc. (31). £200-250

69 ✉ USA. 1925-45 Covers with various cachets including “AIR MAIL / First Overnight Flight / Chicago to NewYork”, Via Airmail / Par Avion / FROM LONDON AND IN INDIA”, “BY AIR MAIL OVER U.S / DomesticRoutes Only”, “VIA AIR MAIL IN VENEZUELA”, “Insufficiently Prepaid / for Clipper Service”, “Receivedtoo late for / Air Mail. Despatched by / Train to save delay” or “Received at Chicago, Ill. / too late for airdespatch / Forwarded by train”, etc. (23). £180-200

70 ✉ � Onward Air Transmission. 1941-52 Covers and a front from South America (9), Canada (7), Australia, India,Ceylon, Belgium, Turkey, Sweden, KUT, Belgian Congo (3), Palestine, Switzerland, Senegal (stamps cut out),Morocco (6), Algeria (2) or Tunisia all with various “O.A.T” handstamps. Also two covers from Hawaii toUSA with “Via Air Mail / from Coast Onward to Destination”. (40). £500-600

71 ✉ A.V.2. c.1947-52 Covers from Thailand (4) or Libya (2, one with B.M.A Tripolitania stamps) all handstamped“A.V.2”, to USA or various countries in Europe. (6). £120-140

Air Mail Covers later transferred to Surface MailThe following seven lots were carried by air mail before being diverted to surface mail, at which point the AirMail inscriptions or labels have been obliterated, usually with handstamps consisting of parallel bars or a cross.

72 ✉ 1929-45 Covers from 17 various countries including Indo-China (2), Iran (2), USA (3), France (4), Morocco(2), Lebanon (French A.P.O 606 c.d.s), Trinidad, Nigeria, G.B (2), Canal Zone, Netherlands Indies, etc., toUSA, Argentina, Uruguay or various destinations in Europe. (26). £220-260

73 ✉ Australia. 1931-44 Covers to USA (7), Canada (3) or Europe (4), one returned with Perth Dead Letter Officelabel on reverse. (14). £140-160

74 ✉ British Africa. 1932-57 Covers from KUT (13), South Africa (8), Northern Rhodesia or Zanzibar, to USA,Canada, Grenada, Argentina or various European destinations. (23). £200-240

75 ✉ Malaya. 1937-46 Covers from Singapore or Penang to USA (3) or Canada (2), three differing handstamps ofparallel bars used to obliterate the air mail labels, one cover to Canada franked at the 16c surface rate unusuallywith two red bars handstamp applied in error. (5). Photo on Page 17. £100-120

76 ✉ Egypt/Palestine/Iraq. 1930-42 Covers from Egypt (12), Iraq (4) or Palestine (12), to USA or variousEuropean destinations. (28). £200-240

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77 ✉ India/Ceylon/Burma. 1929-57 Covers and cards from India (83), Burma (4) or Ceylon (4), or from G.B toIndia (4), to USA or various European destinations, many differing handstamps used to cancel out the air mailinscriptions or labels. (95). £500-600

78 ✉ South & Central America. 1929-42 Covers to Europe from 13 differing countries including Uruguay (2),Colombia (3), Chile (2), Mexico (3), Brazil (2), etc. (20). £200-240

Crash Mail79 ✉ USA. 1930-85 Covers and cards including 1930 postcard from Hoboken to Canada with large “SALVAGE”

cachet, 1930 Los Angeles crash, 1936 Salt Lake City crash and 1942 Las Vegas crash, 1955 cover fromIowa City to Florida with “DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH”, also 1945 cover from San Antonio toPhiladelphia with “DAMAGED BY FLOOD”, and 1985 cover from New York to Dallas with violet“DAMAGED IN AN AIR, RAIL, TRUCK OR SHIP / ACCIDENT, BEYOND CONTROL OF THE U.S /POSTAL SERVICE”. (7). £130-150

80 ✉ 1937-54 Covers including 1937 “Courtier” crash, 1939 “Challenger” crash, 1943 “Yankee Clipper” crash,1954 Prestwick crash, and 1947 cover with “AUST ARMY P.O” and “RAFPOST / 11 / JAPAN” datestampsand violet boxed “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER”, recovered from the B.O.A.C flying boat “Portland” whichcrashed at Bahrain. (5). £160-200

81 ✉ 1946-58 Covers comprising 1946 (Feb 2) Marseille to Algiers flight forced down at Minorca by engine trouble,the mail detained by the Spanish until September (2, to Morocco or Madagascar); 1948 (May) Leopoldville toBrussels flight which crashed at Libenge, Belgian Congo; 1950 (June 7) Hanoi to France cover from AirFrance crash at Bahrain; 1958 (May 16) Brussels to Belgian Congo cover from the Sabena flight which crashedin Morocco. All covers with explanatory cachets, generally fine. (5). £200-240

MILITARY & P.O.W MAIL(Also Lots 226, 238, 254-267, 274, 362-375, 383-394, 459, 463, 523, 542/4, 685-690, 706/8, 724, 1293/6)

82 ✉ Hospital Ships. 1906 Picture postcards, Christmas cards, etc., including 1913 picture postcard from a BritishRed Cross volunteer in Constantinople during the Balkan Wars mentioning the imminent arrival of theHospital Ship “Medic”, 1918 postcards of Copenhagen endorsed “H.M.H.S Western Australia on BalticService” or from the Taastrup Repatriation Camp (but also written on H.S “Western Australia”, both with goodcontent), WW1 Christmas postcards of H.S “Garth Castle” (posted Gravesend, 1914), “Oxfordshire”,“Asturias”, etc. (15). £180-220

83 ✉ World War One (12) or World War Two (40) covers and cards, various explanatory cachets used on redirectedor returned mail including Repatriated, addressee prisoner of war, missing, returned to Canada, returned toUK, etc., also various censors, and a set of 36 pictures of enemy aeroplanes. (53). £300-350

Boer War(Also See Lots 584, 593)

84 Literature. Non philatelic books comprising “The Siege of Mafeking”, two large volumes with manyillustrations published by The Brenthurst Library, 2001; “South African War Books” by R.G Hackett, privatelypublished, 1994; “South Africa and the Transvaal War” by Louis Creswick, seven volumes, c.1902; and Cassels“History of the Boer War” in two volumes, c.1902, all hardbound and fine. (12). £80-100

85 Mafeking. “The Mafeking Mail, Special Siege Edition”, single page newspapers published during the siege(29). Also sheet music “The Siege & Relief of Mafeking” depicting Baden Powell, a page from an albumbearing a magazine picture of Baden Powell with his signature on piece applied below, and a draft copy of a1932 letter from Baden Powell to “The Connoisseur” magazine concerning the banknotes of Mafeking,initialled “BP” in pencil. (32). £200-240

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86 Photos/Ephemera. Various photos of troops, earth statues of animals and people made by Indian natives atthe De Aar Remount Depot, towns and villages, etc., some mounted in a modern album, with captions takenfrom the reverse or from the original pages written below some photos by Kenneth Griffith. Also someephemera, letters and telegrams including a dinner invitation from Government House, four 1902 telegramsfrom Kitchener to “O.C. P.PORT” with Army Telegraphs c.d.s code “PP”, comic sketches of Australian,Canadian, Rhodesian or British troops (13), etc. (c.150). £180-200

87 ✉ Machadodorp Cards. 1900 Machadodorp 1d postal stationery cards used from Machadodorp, Barberton,Waterval Onder (2) or Kaapsche Hoop (3) at various dates in August 1900, two with messages, all addressedto or written by Dr G. Molengraaf who worked for the Dutch Ambulance, one with a message signed byMolengraaf and addressed to “Dr MacLeod, Nederl. Ambulance, Nooitgedacht”. (7). Photo on Page 17.

£250-300

88 ✉ 1899-1901 Covers and cards with stampless Velddienst cover from Volksrust; cover endorsed “From P.KLightfoot 10th Hussars, Prisoner of War, Pretoria” with oval “WATERVAL KRYGSGEVANGENIS / 18 APR1900 / COMMANDANT VAN DE WACHT” and a London Paid c.d.s, a little stained but scarce; fancy boxeddatestamps of Middelburg and Standerton; cover with O.F.S 1d (3) tied by Colesberg squared circles, sentduring the Boer invasion of the Cape, O.F.S and British censors; oval O.F.S censor cachet; Boer censor sealtype 4 tied by Machadodorp c.d.s (26 JUN 00), etc., most with some faults though an unusual selection withsome scarce items. (14). £300-350

89 ✉ � 1900-01 British forces covers with Army Post Office circular rubber datestamps without code (3), codes A,AD, C, 3MB (2), 7B, 8B, or for Barberton (3), Komatipoort, Machadodorp or Volksrust (5), and larger FieldPost Office rubber datestamps without code or code 92 (2) or 93 (used on Midland T.P.O), fourteen registered,also part Parcel Post label with G.B 1/- green and carmine (4) each with “FPO / 43” parcel cancel, a few faultsbut the majority of the covers fine with some scarce cancels. (25). £380-450

90 ✉ 1900 Cover with Transvaal 1d tied by F.P.O 12 c.d.s, endorsed from “Trooper E.G Smith, E.P Horse”, and 1901covers both with G.B 1d lilacs tied by F.P.O 16 or 26 c.d.s, addressed to Trooper Smith, “Eastern ProvincesHorse, Johannesburg” or “c/o Nesbitts Horse under Col. Gorringes Flying Column, Graaf Reinet” bothredirected to Grahamstown. (3). £70-80

91 ✉ Canadian Contingent. 1900 Long stampless cover to Toronto, posted by a member of the First CanadianContingent whilst en route to Cape Town on the S.S “Laurentian”, both sides with a superb strike of the oval“CANADIAN CONTINGENT / EN ROUTE / JAN 30 1900 / SOUTH AFRICA” cachet in purple,handstamped “T” with manuscript “12c”, backstamped in Toronto (Feb. 16). The “Laurentian” carried 265Officers and men from “D” and “E” Batteries of the Royal Canadian Field Artillery, the “En Route” cachetbeing used on the day before the ship reached St. Vincent in the Cape Verde Islands. The cover shortened atleft edge upon opening by about 1cm with a vertical fold 2cm from the edge, otherwise fine and undoubtedlyone of the best examples known of this rare “En Route” cachet. Photo on Page 17. £1,400-1,600

92 ✉ Canadian Contingent. 1900-01 Covers (2) and a card comprising 1900 (Feb 27) stampless O.A.S cover toToronto with a Maple Leaf and “CANADIAN CONTINGENT / 1899-1900” printed on the flap, F.P.O B.Oc.d.s (Feb 17), “T” handstamp obliterated “FB” with a London Paid c.d.s; 1901 cover from F.P.O 50 to “2671Pte W. O’Connell, Canadian Mtd Rifles, Germiston”; and 1900 Transvaal 1/2d postcard from a soldier in theRoyal Canadian Artillery at Krokodilpoort cancelled blue Army P.O 55 c.d.s, to another Canadian Gunner inhospital at Waterval Onder redirected to “No. 2 General Hospital Pretoria” with octagonal A.P.O 81 Natal FieldForce datestamp. (3) £250-300

93 Hospital Ship “Princess of Wales”. Silver plated dessert spoon with “PRINCESS OF WALES” within ascroll well engraved on the handle, imitation hall marks include the maker “E&Co”, wear at the end, otherwisefine and an unusual memento from this hospital ship which was purchased and financed by PrincessAlexandria at a personal cost of £10,000, and served as a hospital ship between December 1899 and December1900, making two return voyages between Britain and South Africa, and various trips around the coast of Nataland the Cape. £100-120

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94 ✉ Ships. 1900-01 Covers comprising 1900 cover from G.B to Major J. Corbet Yale, 2nd West Yorks Regt.,S.A.F.F redirected to “Hospital Ship Trojan”; Transvaal registration envelope to a P.O.W at Green Pointredirected to “Kildonan Castle, Cape Town”, and cover with 1d lilac tied F.P.O c.d.s, also to a P.O.W at GreenPoint redirected to S.S “Mongolian” then endorsed “since been transferred to Kildonan Castle”, both withcircular Green Point P.O.W censor and “CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR” endorsed “The Castle” and datedin January 1901; and covers to S.S “Orcana” Transport No. 40, S.S “Manchester Merchant” at Cape Town, orredirected to S.S “Mongolian” at Simons Town. (6). £200-250

95 ✉ Rhodesia/Bechuanaland. 1900 Cover from Bechuanaland Protectorate to Cape Colony bearingBechuanaland Protectorate 1d lilac pairs (2) + block of four paying the 8d double rate, sent north to Bulawayoand then east to Beira due to the usual southern route being blocked by Boer forces who were then besiegingMafeking, endorsed “via Beira and Port Elizabeth” with the stamps cancelled in transit at Bulawayo (Feb 1),backstamped at Bulawayo, Port Elizabeth (Feb 28) and Grahamstown. A few minor perf stains, otherwise fineand scarce. Photo on Page 22. £500-600

96 ✉ Rhodesia - Marshall Hole Currency Card, with oval “ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE / BULAWAYO.”cachet (stop after “Bulawayo”), reverse bearing 1896 issue 10/-. The top denomination found on thesecurrency cards, very fine and an extremely scarce value. Photo on Page 38. £400-500

97 ✉ Ceylon P.O.W Mail - Hambantota. 1901 (Nov 29) Printed card address label removed from a parcel, printedheading “From H.W Cave Co, Colombo”, addressed to “The Camp Commandant, Boer Camp, Hambantota,for Mr C Botha, Parcel Post” bearing Ceylon 15c + 30c each with “CAVE” handstamp, tied by Colomboduplexs and handstamped violet oval “P.O.W / PASSED / CENSOR / HAMBANTOTA”. Several edge holeswhere the card was affixed to a parcel, otherwise fine. The small parole camp at Hambantota opened inSeptember 1901, this uncommon censor cachet being used until June 1902. Photo on Page 22. £240-280

98 ✉ Ceylon P.O.W Mail - Hambantota. 1902 (May 31) Ceylon 6c stationery envelope to Holland uprated 4c and5c, all tied by “HAMBANTOTA” c.d.s, return address of a Boer Officer in the parole camp at Hambantota,with violet oval “P.O.W / PASSED / CENSOR / HAMBANTOTA”, very fine. Photo on Page 22. £280-320

99 ✉ Ceylon P.O.W Mail - Welikada. 1901 Stampless cover with Diyatalawa Camp c.d.s and censor cachet,endorsed “From Prisoner of War” and addressed to “T. J Curran, Prisoner of War, Welikada Gaol, Colombo”,handstamped “T” and rated “10”, endorsed “Try again m.s”, presumably because Curran refused to pay or hadno money to do so. Curran was sent to Welikada in March 1901 following attempts to escape from bothDiyatalawa and Ragama Camps. Very few P.O.Ws were sent to Welikada and mail to the camp is scarce. Anunusual item. Photo on Page 22. £200-250

World War One100 ✉ British/Indian Forces Mail. 1918-20 Stampless O.A.S covers and cards with British A.P.O R26 used at

Varna, P.B.1 used at Murmansk, S.14 used at Istanbul (2), F.P.O C14 used at Aleppo (2) or Indian F.P.O 76 usedat Qasr-I Shirin in Persia; cover franked G.B 2d tied by Indian F.P.O 400 at Chanak; 1920 stampless postcardof Libau with London Received from H.M. Ship machine; 1917 O.A.S cover endorsed “from Louis Cohen,Serbian Relief Fund” with Serbian c.d.s of Bitoli; 1919 cover with enclosed letter written by an Indian nativesoldier in Germany with F.P.O T29 (faults but the only recorded item from an Indian soldier in occupiedGermany); also a 1935 cover with G.B 1/2d + 1d each tied by F.P.O 10 c.d.s at Saar. A scarce group. (12).

£240-280

101 ✉ Germany/France - British Army T.P.O. 1919 Stampless O.A.S picture postcards with datestamps of theB.E.F Main Line T.P.O Down, used on the army T.P.O between Cologne and Boulogne, comprising large 36mmskeleton c.d.s, smaller 30mm skeleton c.d.s with code B, double ring c.d.s with short side arcs (code A) andsimilar c.d.s but with longer side arcs (2, codes A & B), all very fine strikes, one card with a few faults. (5).

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102 ✉ Turkey - British Army T.P.O. 1919-20 Stampless forces covers or postcards all with “ARMY POST OFFICE/ TPO 1” skeleton datestamps used on the Army T.P.O from Haidar Pasha, initially to Konia (one example dated2 MR 19, the only item from this first service?) and later to Eskishehr (3, 17 DE 19 - 25 AU 20), also a cardfrom Spain to Lt.-Col. Smith, Director of Railways, GHQ, Constantinople. A scarce group, one cancelincomplete and one a little faint in places, two fine. (5). £220-260

103 ✉ Turkey - British Army T.P.O. 1920 Stampless O.A.S cover and a 2d forces registration envelope both withfine “ARMY POST OFFICE / T.P.O 1” skeleton datestamps, used on the Army T.P.O from Haidar Pasha toEskishehr, the registration envelope bearing a blank type registration label also with the c.d.s (28 FE 20), thestampless cover the latest recorded use of this datestamp (22 OC 20). A fine and scarce pair, the registeredenvelope possibly unique. (2). Photo on Page 22. £220-260

104 ✉ Great Britain real photo picture postcards of soldiers or nurses, apparently all given to a World War One nursein Carmarthen, Fleet or London. (57). £80-100

105 ✉ Hospital Ships. 1915-19 Stampless covers or cards sent from former Union Castle Line steamers whilstserving as hospital ships in World War One, comprising 1915 postcard of “Gloucester Castle” with Vallettac.d.s. sent by a soldier wounded at Gallipoli who writes “I have been in hospital for a few days but have leftthe Peninsula now, they sent me away on a minesweeper for a day, they treated me alright then in the eveningwas put on this hospital ship”; 1916 cover endorsed “On active service, from L.Y Parkinson, Lt RAMC,HMHS Gascon” with Base A.P.O X c.d.s of Salonica; and 1919 postcard of H.M.H.S “Dunluce Castle” withcircular “HOSPITAL SHIP / P.C. / 29 / R.A.M.C”. (3). £100-120

World War Two - P.O.W & Internee Mail(Also See Lots 393/4, 453, 685, 708, 1299-1302)

106 ✉ 1941 (Jan.) Great Britain stampless covers endorsed “Internees Mail” from Camberley to “H. St J.B. Philby,Room A, 005 Internment Camp, Ascot”. Philby was briefly interned in 1940-41 due to his political views. Heled a mission to Ibn Saud in 1917, becoming Head of the British Secret Service in Palestine in 1921; his eldestson was Kim, the double agent who defected to Russia in 1963. (2). £100-120

107 ✉ 1941-45 Covers to or from Pte. George Prescott, Loyal Regt., captured at Singapore and held as a P.O.W inChangi and Jinsen, Korea, comprising 1941 cover to Prescott returned with violet “Addressee / ReportedMissing”; 1942 telegram from Prescott in Singapore (a P.O.W by the time it was received on Feb. 19th); 1945(May 28) airgraph from All India Radio in Simla confirming Prescott was held in Jinsen and a message to himfrom his wife would be broadcast on June 6th; American Red Cross cover from Prescott on Hospital Ship U.S.S“Mercy” (stamps removed); 1945 (Oct 15) stampless cover from Manila endorsed “Liberated P.O.W” with“AUST. ARMY P.O 241” c.d.s, letter enclosed. (5). £100-120

108 ✉ 1945 P.O.W lettersheet and postcard from Germany both with “RECOVERED P.O.W MAIL / FROMEUROPE / RECENTLY RECEIVED / BY BRITISH P.O.”, one the usual large size cachet, the other in a muchsmaller type (the only example recorded by us); and 1946 (Sep 11) cover from London to Kendal franked 21/2dcancelled by a London machine with this same “Recovered P.O.W Mail” cachet inserted as the slogan in error.Also two 1946 R.C Alcock letters regarding this extraordinary slogan machine error, and a proof strike of thelarge size cachet. (4). Photo on Page 22. £200-240

109 ✉ 1945 Covers from P.O.W repatriation ships comprising stampless cover from Australia to “Capt F.F Elliott,Liberated Aust. Prisoner of War, c/o P.W & I. Reception Group, Army Base P.O, Melbourne” redirected to thehospital ship “Wanganella”; stampless cover to USA endorsed “Via air mail - Internees Mail” with red “PostOffice Maritime Mail” machine, from “Irene Noon, H.M.A.S “Oxfordshire”, Colombo”; stampless air letterfrom Trooper A. Robinson, Recce Corps, to his wife in England, written on the S.S “Empress of Australia”shortly after leaving Colombo (having sailed from Manila), with “No.11 R.A.F / POSTAL H.Q” c.d.s of Aden;and cover from Montreal franked 3c with violet “VILLE DE STRASBOURG / MESSAGERIES MARITIME”(employed in repatriating Canadian forces from Europe). Also 1942 (Aug 29) menu from the Japanese RedCross ship “Kakamura Maru”, then engaged in a mission exchanging diplomatic personnel. (5). £120-150

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SERVICE SUSPENDED MAIL(Also See Lots 315/6, 705, 776, 1266/9, 1286)

World War One110 ✉ 1914-18 Covers and cards from G.B to Germany (5), Austria, Syria or Belgium, France to Switzerland, Austria

to USA, etc., all returned with various cachets, also G.B cover to Holland with “Undeliverable” cachet crossedthrough and delivered. (13). £120-150

111 ✉ � Russia. 1917-18 Covers and a front from G.B (8), USA (4) or from a Russian P.O.W in the Quarantine Campat Enschede, Holland, all to Russia but returned with Service Suspended cachets or labels. (13). £180-200

World War Two & Post-War112 ✉ 1939-45 Covers and cards all returned with various Service Suspended cachets or labels, comprising items

from Estonia to Latvia, Madagascar to France, Cuba to Belgium, South Africa to Belgium or China, Belgiumto Belgian Congo, Palestine to Java, Lebanon to Palestine, sent between occupied and Vichy France (5), Franceto Holland or Morocco, Switzerland to France or Canada, Portugal to France, New Zealand to Yugoslavia, Italyto Morocco, Australia to Java, Malaya or Poland, Colombia to France, India to Italy or Burma, a good lot withmany unusual items. (26). Photo on Page 22. £350-400

113 ✉ 1940-43 Covers and cards from the USA all returned with various Service Suspended cachets, mainly toEurope but including items to Guam, Philippine Islands (10), French Sudan, etc. (74). £450-550

114 ✉ 1940-44 Covers from G.B, all returned with “No Service” or “Service Suspended” cachets, mainly to Europebut including items to Netherlands Indies (3), Malaya and Tunisia, one 1944 cover to France unusually missentto Canada with Ottawa Dead Letter Office machine backstamp. (17). £150-180

115 ✉ 1950 Cover from USA to Korea handstamped “Returned to sender / Mail Service Suspended”; 1950 registeredcover from Australia to Japan handstamped “NON TRANSMISSABLE / (NON SERVICE)” with manuscript“Registration” added; and c.1946 address portion from a registered parcel from G.B to Austria endorsed “noregistered service” and handstamped “POSTAGE REFUNDED”. (3). £80-100

MAIL RETURNED OR DETAINED BY THE CENSOR(Also See Lot 64)

World War One116 ✉ 1914-17 Covers and cards all detained during the war, comprising 1917 Dutch postcard to London captured

by the Germans and delivered in 1919 with “AANGEHOUDEN DOOR / DUITSCHLAND 1916/17 / TERUG’AFZENDER”; covers to USA or Europe from various countries with boxed “RELEASED BY THE / BRITISHMILITARY AUTHORITIES” (14, four with 1919 backstamps); and 1917 cover from Holland to USA with“DETAINED DURING THE WAR BY THE / CENSORSHIP BOARD UNDER THE / PROVISIONS OFTHE TRADING WITH / THE ENEMY ACT. (1).”. (16). £200-240

World War Two117 ✉ 1940 Covers to Europe, all detained and delivered after the war, comprising 1940 (Apr./May) covers from

Brazil or Australia to Holland both with March 1948 arrival datestamps and bearing the label “AmsterdamMaart 1948 / Door oorlogsomstandigheden / met vertraging ontvangen”; and 1st June 1940 cover from G.B tothe Red Cross in Geneva with April 1945 arrival backstamp and red “Parvenue en Suisse: Avril 1945” cachet.The Brazil cover torn and the Australia cover with piece cut from the reverse, otherwise fine and unusual. (3).Photo on Page 22. £140-160

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118 ✉ 1940-45 Covers from G.B all bearing labels “RETURNED TO SENDER / BY THE CENSOR / FORREASON EXPLAINED IN / MEMORANDUM ENCLOSED / IN THIS COVER” printed in green (15) orblack, one crossed through and sent to USA but returned as not known, one a P.O.W lettersheet to Germany,four with censor forms or slips enclosed giving the reason for returning as printed matter sent without a permit,re-used envelope, letter refers to mines, or contains more than one item. (16). £150-180

119 ✉ � 1941-43 Covers and a front from USA to Europe returned with attached censor forms stating “addressed to anenemy or enemy occupied country” (3), no return address (3), contains stamps (4); also cover to New Zealandwith enclosed form “This cover was open when it reached the censor”; and covers from Europe to USA withenclosure “The U.S Censor is not responsible for the mutilation of this letter” (2, one from Liechtenstein with“Service Suspended” cachet crossed through). (13). £130-150

120 ✉ 1941-45 Covers to or from the USA, all detained by the U.S Censors for the duration of the war, including1941 (Oct 7) covers with U.S.S Algorab first day cancels (6) and other covers (2) all handstamped“RELEASED / BY O.N.J” and “SEP 5 1945” or “SEP 7 1945”; and covers to the USA from Senegal, Sweden,Barbados, Brazil, Belgium, Turkey, Italy, Denmark, Mexico, Spain, USA to Mexico or Sweden, or Alaska tomainland USA, all handstamped “THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD / BY THE OFFICE OFCENSORSHIP” (various types), six with 1945 backstamps. (21). £400-500

121 ✉ 1942-43 Covers from USA all bearing “RETURNED / TO SENDER / BY CENSOR” labels, destinationsinclude Cuba, Mexico, etc., two with “THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD / BY THE OFFICE OFCENSORSHIP”, one with Service Suspended label and cachet. (10). £100-120

122 ✉ 1940-43 Covers, various origins and destinations, all detained by the British censors and released in 1946 with“RELEASED” handstamps, four also handstamped “CONDEMNED” (in three types), three covers toGermany bearing labels “Zuruckgehaltene Post von der Zensur freigegeben”, one philatelic Yugoslavia coverwith explanatory censor form enclosed, five covers with 1946 backstamps. (14). £300-350

123 ✉ 1940-41 Registered covers from France (4) or Algeria to the USA, all detained until 1950 by the British censorin Bermuda, all backstamped at Hamilton Bermuda (3 Feb 50) and New York (Feb. 10) and handstamped“Released by / Prize Court”, unusual. (5). Photo on Page 26. £200-240

124 ✉ 1941-43 Covers from France (3), Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden or G.B all to the USA, or from Mexico toFrance, all handstamped violet two line “HELD BY BRITISH CENSOR / RELEASED JANUARY 1946”,seven also handstamped “RELEASED”, one with a “CONDEMNED” handstamp crossed out, very unusual.(8). Photo on Page 26. £240-280

125 ✉ 1941-42 Covers from Morocco, Poland, Italy (2), France (4), Portugal or Germany (2) all to the USA,handstamped violet “HELD BY BRITISH CENS / RELEASED JAN 1946” (5) or “HELD BY BRITISH /CENSOR RLD JAN 1946” (6), nine also handstamped “RELEASED”, six with New York backstamps ofFeb/March 1946, very unusual. (11). Photo on Page 26. £300-350

126 ✉ 1941-42 Registered covers from Italy (2), Morocco, Portugal, Hungary or France all to USA, all handstampedviolet “HELD BY BRITISH / CENSOR / RELS’D JAN 1946” and “RELEASED”, one with a“CONDEMNED” handstamp crossed out, all with 1946 New York backstamps. (6). Photo on Page 26.

£180-220

THEMATICS127 ★ ✉ Winston Churchill. Large and comprehensive Churchill collection in 18 albums albums, with many hundreds

of stamps, blocks, miniature sheets and First Day Covers, including a thorough study of the 1966 ChurchillOmnibus and 1974 Churchill Centenary issues. The stamps include imperforate and other varieties, and manyunusual items such as artwork from the Congo 1965 Air stamp issue. Also a 1960 letter from LadyClementine Churchill at 28 Hyde Park Gate to “Lettice”; 1945-55 covers addressed to Churchill (17) fromColombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Syria and G.B; and collections of World War Twonewspapers and 285 cigar bands. A remarkable assembly; viewing recommended. (100s). £850-1,200

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128 ✉ Winston Churchill - World War Two Propaganda Cards. A fascinating group of 21 propaganda cards mostof which feature Churchill comprising three so called “Clap Cards” which open up (one from Germany, twofrom Italy); a rare Italian card featuring Churchill and Roosevelt with guns and “they take the blame” (inItalian) over the ruins of buildings and war victims; and a selection of 17 cards from Holland (5), France (4),Portugal (3), Germany (2), Italy (2) and Belgium. (21). £350-450

129 ★ ✉ Olympics. 1980 Olympics, collection in four albums with Russian and overseas stamps, postal stationery,covers, F.D.Cs, special cachets, Roumania Nadia Comenici stamp on maximum card signed in ink byComenici, some ephemera; and an album on Soviet achievements at the Olympics of 1956-76. (5 albums)

£60-70

WORLD STAMPS & COVERS130 ★ � 1840s -1870s Mint and used collection in an 1862 first edition Lallier stamp album, the album with

binding broken and one page loose but otherwise unusually fine and a rare example of the worlds firststamp album. The collection formed shortly after the publication of the album in the 1860s with furtherstamps added in the 1870s, a few stamps removed though apparently largely untouched since the 1870s,usual mixed quality but some fine and useful stamps included, unused stamps mostly mounted with largepaper hinges leaving part original gum. Contents largely comprising European countries, the principalvalue in France, German States, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland, including France 1849 15c, 40c and 1fused, 1862 1c, 5c and 20c unused, 1863-70 1c - 40c unused, 1870-71 Paris printing 20c unused and 4c -80c used, 1870 Bordeaux printing 1c unused, 1871-76 1c - 5c unused, 1873 15c unused (thick figures ofvalue), 1876-85 type I 20c and 40c unused, type II 3c, 10c green and 25c bistre unused; Belgium 1866-67 perf 15 2c and 5c unused, 1869-80 5c, 8c, 20c, 30c, 40c and 1f unused; Italy 1863-65 5c and 10cunused, 1867 20c unused, 1879-82 10c, 20c and 25c unused, also Papal States, Tuscany, Sardinia with1861 3L unused; Switzerland with Zurich 1843 4r black unused (vertical red lines, no margins or gum,thins, S.G. Z4, £22,000), 1851 5r Rayon 1 unused, 1862-64 2c, 60c and 1f unused, 1867-78 40c unused;German States with scarce Hamburg 1864-65 9s used, Bremen 1856-63 5gr used, Brunswick,Wurttemberg, Bavaria; Netherlands, Austria, etc; and some G.B, Commonwealth and foreign, with G.B1858 2d blue plate 15, 1870 11/2d, 1875 3d plate 17 and 1/- plate 12, 1877 21/2d plate 6 and 4d sage-greenplate 16 all unused, Cape 1d triangular unused, Samoa 1877-80 1/- fine used, Natal 1869 “Postage” 3d (S.G.286) used, New Granada (Colombia) 1p rose used, useful USA with 1869 15c and 30c used, etc. Also variousloose stamps, many from France including 1870-71 5c (4) and 10c (8) used, etc. An interesting classiccollection in the worlds first stamp album. (100s). Photo on Page 48. £1,800-2,200

131 ★ � Empire and foreign collection mounted in eight ledgers, some useful earlier issues from South America,Europe, etc. (1,000s). £300-400

132 ★ � Middle East. 1910-75 Mint and used stamps, mainly Saudi Arabia including 1916 perf 12 1/2pi, 1925 redHejaz Government, 4th October 1924 overprints on 1916-17 roulette 13 1pa - 1/2pi and 2pi (S.G. 66/8, 71, 74),and blue overprints on 1921 1/2pi or 1pi dull violet both also with 1340 Hashemite Kingdom overprints (S.G.84/5) all used, and 1968-75 3p light grey and vermilion unmounted mint (S.G. 887, £600). Also Army fundobligatory tax stamps from Lebanon (4, including 5p on 30c red-brown unused without gum, S.G. T289, £600)or from Syria (7) and India 1854 4a used, cut to shape and rebacked. S.G. £2,200. (61). £180-220

Covers & Postal History133 ✉ Europe - Early Letters. 1637-1707 Entire letters from Cologne to Antwerp (1637), Brussels to Italy (2, 1694-

98, both endorsed “cito”) or Amsterdam to Genoa (1707), all fine. (4). £100-120

134 ✉ Europe & Colonies. 1820-1949 Entire letters, covers and cards from Switzerland, Estonia (1809 “LIBAU”handstamp), Greece (1915 card from internee on the Turkish torpedo boat “Timur Hissar”), Serbia, Spain,Monaco, Germany, Heligoland, Belgian Congo, with prestamp letters, military mail, etc. (29). £320-360

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135 ✉ Scandinavia. 1825-1944 Entire letters, covers and cards with 1872 Norway cover to Denmark franked 18671s + 4s, 1917 postcard from a British Naval Internee in Norway, etc. (9). £150-180

136 ✉ Asia & Pacific Islands. 1848-1983 Covers and cards from Labuan (1897 registered “Reeves” cover franked12c + 18c), Philippines (1945 ex P.O.W air letter from Manila, Aust. Army P.O 243 c.d.s), Siam, Cambodia,Ceylon (3, with QV 1d envelope used), Cook Islands (1895 1d postcard to Germany uprated 11/2d), etc. (14).

£240-280

137 ✉ Latin America. 1874-1914 Entire letters, covers and cards from Bolivia (2), Chile, Costa Rica, DominicanRepublic, El Salvador (6), Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico (2), Paraguay, Peru (5) or Uruguay (3, two with octagonalMontevideo French Packet Agency datestamps in red or black), many unusual stamps and cancels. (24).

£400-500

138 ✉ Latin America. c.1820-80 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers from Argentina, Bolivia (1865undated circular “LAMAR / FRANCA” in green), Brazil (3), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico (3, one withtwo forwarding agents cachets), Peru (1858 Tacna c.d.s and Arica British P.O datestamp), and Uruguay (3, onewith octagonal Montevideo French Packet Agency datestamp), a few faults, most fine. (14). £220-260

139 ✉ G.B and Foreign covers with G.B prestamp, 1953 Calcutta “Comet” crash cover from Singapore, etc. (79). £80-100

140 ✉ 1857-1938 Covers and cards to France, a correspondence to Grenoble or Lyon including Morocco cards with1899 Mazagan 20c local post card posted into the French P.O with “T” handstamp but no postage due collected(central vertical fold) and postcard with Morocco Agencies 10c posted into the French P.O at Tangier socharged 20c, 1900 cover from Bangkok with Siam 12c removed in transit then reapplied tied by Ligne Ndatestamp, 1894-1903 covers from Indo China (11, one with Hanoi A Haiphong cancels), 1900 cover fromGerman P.O in Tangier franked 5pf, 1878 Italy formula postcard posted unpaid handstamped “Francaturaobligatorni” reposted franked 5c with the handstamp crossed through, Austria 1910 5h wrappers with“Deutschen und Osterreichischen Alpen Vereines” precancels (3), items from Funchal (2), Senegal, Beyrout,etc., a few faults. (160). £200-250

141 ✉ c.1890-1970 Covers and cards with various explanatory handstamps including stamps lost in transit, Malaya“TRAIN LETTER” (2), Late Fees, Damaged by cancelling machine, damaged in transit, c.1970 wrapper fromHong Kong to USA with “Mail delayed in / delivery due to / West Coast dock strike”, etc. (28). £120-150

BRITISH EMPIRE STAMPS & COVERS142 ★ British Africa. QV-KGVI Mint selection including Zanzibar 1895 1r slate, KUT with 1896 1/2a - 2r, 1904-07

2r and 3r, Zululand 1888-93 1/2d, 2d - 5/- (the 5/- with gum toning and minor soiling) and 1894-96 1/2d - 6d and2/6 (also 1/- and 4/- faded), Bechuanaland 1888 (Jan) 3d - 1/-, Sierra Leone, St. Helena 1938-44 set, Egypt1888 2m - 2p postage dues (5m thinned), Sudan with 1897 5m block of 24 comprising four columns eachshowing the six overprint varieties, and official stamps with 1901 1m, 1927-30 set of seven (gum toning), 1948set of 16. S.G. £2,400+. (114). £380-420

143 ✉ � British Africa. 1888-1964 Covers and cards (21), a front and pieces (2), from Ascension, Basutoland,Bechuanaland, British Somaliland, Cameroon, Gambia, Gold Coast, Mauritius, Nyasaland, Morocco Agencies,St. Helena, Seychelles, South West Africa or Zanzibar, various cancels, explanatory marks, etc. (24).

£350-400

144 ★ British Asia. Mint selection including Straits Settlements 1879 7c on 32c, Sarawak with 1899 $1, BruneiMalaya-Borneo Exhibition 1922 set, Maldives 1906 15c, Ceylon 1895 On Service 1r12c, Transjordan 1927-29 500m and 1000m, also Ceylon 1857 2d green used, mainly fine. S.G. £1,230. (28). £180-220

145 ★ British West Indies. Mainly mint QV selection including Montserrat 1884 21/2d red-brown (2, shades), St.Lucia, Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Grenada, Tobago with 1896 1/2d on 4d fiscal stamp variety space between “1/2”and “d”, etc. S.G. £1,470. (24). Photo on Page 48. £220-260

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146 ✉ � British West Indies. 1884-1947 Covers and cards (10), fronts (2) and a part cover, from Bahamas (3, with“UNCLAIMED” and “ADVERTISED” handstamps on a 1912 cover), Barbados 1900 coloured postcard,Bermuda (2), St. Kitts, Trinidad (3), Turks Is. (2) or Virgin Islands. (13). £200-240

147 � ★ Commonwealth collection in three albums and on pages including Canada, Australia, India with 1854 4a(2, cut to shape), Indian States, Pakistan, etc. (100s). £120-150

148 ★ ✉ Australia 1913-65 mint and used stamps including 1934-48 no watermark 1/6 mint, 1948-56 5/- - £2 mint,etc., (270). Also 1836-88 G.B covers (10) with frees and transatlantic mail, and 1835 entire letter fromIndia to USA with Boston “Ship” handstamp. (270 + 11 covers). £100-120

149 ★ � South Africa collection in album and stockbook with many useful pairs and blocks, also Egypt, Omnibusissues, some decimal G.B, etc., in six albums or stockbooks. (100s). £100-120

ADEN(Also See Lot 246)

150 ✉ 1870-1959 Covers and cards including 1870 cover with six India stamps cancelled by the rare “Post OfficeAden” seal handstamp (four other stamps unfortunately removed), 1906 “TOO LATE” handstamp, 1904 Adenpostcard with KEVII 3p tied by Yokohama A Marseille French Sea P.O c.d.s, 1915 O.A.S postcard with BaseOffice A and Aden datestamps, 1938 Bombay Paquebot c.d.s on Aden stamps, 1944 U.S A.P.O 663, etc. (11).

£200-250

AFGHANISTAN151 ✉ 1925-48 Covers and cards including 1930 picture postcard to France franked 40p with fine “LANDIKHANA

/ INDIAN EXCHANGE OFFICE” c.d.s alongside, 1925 1p postcard with India 1/2a cancelled at Landikhana(vertical fold), 1939 cover to Germany sent via Russia, 1948 cover bearing 35p orange pair with variety imperfbetween, etc. (5). £150-180

ALBANIA152 ✉ Foreign Post Offices. 1908-17 Postcards from the Austrian Post Offices at Scutari (2) or Durazzo, or the

Italian Post Office at Scutari with Italian P.O in Scutari 20pa, and a 1917 registered cover from Argirocastrowith Italy 25c pair, boxed censor cachet of Valona. (5). Photo on Page 26. £180-200

153 ✉ 1913-22 Covers and a postcard bearing 1914 issue definitives (2 covers), 1921 “Besa” overprints, or unpaidwith 1914 “Takse” overprint postage due stamps. (4). £100-120

154 ✉ Italian Occupation. 1941-43 Covers and forces postcards from Italian forces with various “Posta Militaire”datestamps, many bearing Italian stamps to pay for air mail, one stampless cover sent by air mail with the feecollected upon arrival by postage dues, all fine and commercial. (59). £240-300

ANTARCTICA155 ✉ 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition. 1907 Picture postcard from Christchurch to King Edward VII Land

franked 1d, endorsed “per S.Y Nimrod”, the reverse with “BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPED / N.Z” arrival c.d.s(Feb 3 08) applied at the expedition base at Cape Royds, carried back on the Nimrod with red octagonal“CHRISTCHURCH / 11 MAR 1908 / UNCLAIMED”, creased but unusual. £200-220

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156 ✉ Admiral Byrd. 1928-35 Covers and cards including First Antarctic Expedition covers with cachets andcancels of S.S City of New York (2) or S.S Eleanor Bolling (2); Second Antarctic Expedition covers with LittleAmerica cancels of Jan. 31 1934 (4) or Jan. 30 1935 (11, two signed by Byrd) or S.S Jacob Ruppert duplex(2), expedition picture postcards with Jan 30 1934 Little America duplex and S.S “Bear of Oakland” cachetssigned by the Captain (3), a real photo of Byrd, cover with enclosed letter from the Postmaster James Farley,etc. Also 1947-48 Antarctic Expedition cover with U.S.S Edisto duplex. (44). £120-150

157 ✉ Bouvet Island - 1934 Visit of H.M.S Milford. Cover to Surrey bearing Norway 10ore and 20ore overprinted“BOUVET / OYA” both tied by “CAPE TOWN / PAQUEBOT” c.d.s (Feb. 28), with enclosed letter written byC.P.O Francis Henry Hare headed “Mess 3, H.M.S Milford, c/o G.P.O London 23/2/34”, which includes “todayI can write to you from Bouvet Island and send the letter in the first mail that has ever left this isle. Keep thestamps for they will be worth about £5 each when they reach England”. Also nine original photos taken byHare depicting Vice-Admiral Evans and crew on H.M.S Milford, the ship in rough seas off Bouvet Island,views of Bouvet Island (2) and icebergs (3); a lady’s compact with enamelled top bearing the badge of H.M.SMilford, and a Christmas and New Year card containing a photo of H.M.S Milford off Bouvet Island. The covera little roughly opened with two tears of approx. 12mm and 33mm at upper edge and central vertical fold, thestamps fine and scarce, just 305 10ore stamps and 261 20ore stamps postally used. An interesting group. (12).Photo on Page 26. £350-450

158 ✉ Bouvet Island - 1934 Visit of H.M.S Milford. Cover to Surrey bearing Norway 5ore pair (one with a fewperf faults) and 10ore (2) overprinted “BOUVET / OYA” the stamps tied by two strikes of “CAPE TOWN /PAQUEBOT” c.d.s (Feb. 28), the cover with a little edge wear, 10mm tear at upper edge and 20mm tear atright. Also a Christmas and New Year card containing a photo of H.M.S Milford off Bouvet Island. A scarcefranking, just 268 5ore stamps and 305 10ore stamps postally used. (2). Photo on Page 26. £350-450

AUSTRALIAN STATES(Also See Lots 19, 66, 73, 863)

159 ✉ New South Wales. c.1845 Sydney 2d Post lettersheet with embossed seal of the colony, addressed toCastlereagh St., not cancelled and probably hand delivered, the inside with printed address of the AustralianAssurance Office in George St., light horizontal fold, otherwise fine and a good example of this scarce earlypostal stationery lettersheet. £150-200

160 � Tasmania - Cancellations. 1899-1911 Pictorial issue with selected c.d.s cancels, a large quantity arranged inalphabetical order in a stockbook, also numeral cancels or boxed “LOOSE SHIP LETTER” on the 1899-1911pictorial issue or 1870-99 definitives. (Many 100s). £200-250

AUSTRIA(Also See Lots 231, 396, 490/2)

161 ✉ French Occupation of Trieste. 1811-13 Entire letters to Venice or Pirano both with red “P.P / TRIESTE /ILLYRIE”, one on official printed notepaper. Trieste was occupied by the French from 1809 until 1814. Veryfine. (2). £100-120

162 ✉ Maritime Mail. 1900-12 Picture postcards, cancels include named “OE LLOYD” datestamps for the“AUSTRIA” (in red), “BOHEMIA”, “GALICIA” and “IMPERATRIX”, “LLOYD AUSTRIACO / IV” usedon the “Cleopatra”, “ALEXANDRIEN-TRIEST”, “BREGENZ-KONSTANZ” and “KONSTANZ-BREGENZ” used on Lake Constance, etc. (10). £150-180

BAHAMAS163 ✉ 1844 Entire letter from Nassau to Providence, Rhode Island prepaid 1/- with red “PAID / AT / BAHAMAS”

crowned circle, red New York c.d.s and “BAHAMAS” double arc datestamp on reverse. S.G. £2,250. Photoon Page 26. £550-650

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BARBADOS164 ✉ 1687 (May 28) Entire letter from Thomas Horner in Barbados to “Madam Barbara Newton to be left at ye

house of Mr John Easton mch. in London” and endorsed “P. Capt. Edwd. Hill Q.D.G”, charge increased from3d to 6d, reverse with “JY / 13” Bishop Mark. A very early and scarce letter from Barbados. Photo on Page32. £1,400-1,600

165 �P 1882 1/2d Postcard stamp Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, stamped “AFTERHARDENING” and dated “3 May 82”, very fine. Photo on Page 38. £170-200

BASUTOLAND166 ✉ 1893 Cape of Good Hope 1d envelope to Germany bearing two 1d stamps, each cancelled by “210” numeral

with fine “MOHALESHOEK / BASUTOLAND” c.d.s alongside, light vertical fold, otherwise fine andattractive. £100-120

BELGIAN CONGO(Also See Lot 44)

167 ✉ Picture Postcards. c.1905-14 Picture postcards, various views of villages, natives, etc., twenty on 5c postalstationery cards, thirty cards postally used to Wales, a few faults, the majority fine. (58). £100-120

BERMUDA(Also See Lots 123, 628)

168 ✉ c.1874 Cover to Hamilton with 1d rose tied by first type numeral “4” of Mangrove Bay, fine. £180-220

BRAZIL(Also See Lot 1085)

169 ✉ c.1851-1948 Covers (4) and a postcard with c.1851 entire bearing 1850 30r block of four pen cancelled andtied by a Rio c.d.s; 1870 cover to Portugal bearing 1866 10r and 50r with “PERNAMBUCO / PAQ. FR. J. No.2” c.d.s; 1884 cover to Denmark with 1887 50r printed matter stamp tied fancy “DIRECTORIA GERAL DOSCORREIOS” seal type handstamp, backstamped at Bahia and Copenhagen, etc. (5). Photo on Page 32.

£300-350

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES170 ★ �B 1942 M.E.F Overprints (type M1) on G.B 1d, 2d, 21/2d and 5d in mint blocks of nine, the central stamp within

each block with the variety “sliced M”, the blocks mounted on the upper central stamp only with the varietyunmounted. This variety only occurs on these four values. S.G. M1/3a, 5a, £718. (4 blocks). Photo on Page54. £200-240

171 ✉ 1943-51 Covers and a card with M.E.F or B.A Tripolitania stamps, mostly from Libya with cancels of Garian,Homs (2), Tripoli, Castel Benito, El Mara or F.P.O 534 (located at Castel Benito), also a cover with M.E.F 6dcancelled at Carpathos, the postcard with “A.V.2” cachet. (8). £180-220

172 ✉ Somalia - Refugee Mail. 1948 (Jan 29) Stampless cover from an Italian Refugee in Mogadishu, to Italy withviolet “AIR MAIL” and “SERVICES DES POSTES”, blue triangular “SINISTRATI / RIFUGIATI / 1948 /SOMALIA / FRANCHICIA POSTALE” and a “Mogadishu R” c.d.s. Following rioting against Italians inMogadishu in 1948 the British organised an emergency air service for victims to send letters to relatives inItaly free of charge. Minor corner crease, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 32. £150-180

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173 ✉ 1944-48 Covers with M.E.F stamps cancelled at Decamere, Eritrea (3) or Villabrussi, Somalia, all commercialair mail covers, the Somalia c.d.s scarce. (4). £150-180

BRITISH SOMALILAND174 ✉ 1901 India 1/2a stationery envelope uprated 1/2a to England, both stamps cancelled by “B” within circle of bars,

backstamped “ZAILA / B.O / SOMALI COAST” (Feb 2) and at Aden and Macclesfield. Opened out, thereverse shortened by 6mm (with no loss to any postmarks), an attractive cover that displays well. Photo onPage 32. £250-300

175 c.1903 “Map of British Somaliland Protectorate”, also showing parts of the French and Italian Protectorates,published by Edward Stanford of London. A fine hand-coloured fold-out map mounted on linen, the open map68x92cm, scarce. £100-120

BRUNEI176 ✉ 1931 Registered cover to the USA bearing 1924-37 2c (2), 5c and 8c each with central “TUTONG” c.d.s,

bearing a Tutong registration label, backstamped at Brunei, Singapore, New York and Tacoma. A scarcedatestamp. Photo on Page 32. £160-200

BULGARIA177 ✉ 1889 Covers to Constantinople franked 1882 5s pair + strip of three tied by T.P.O datestamps, or 25s with c.d.s

cancel and T.P.O transit datestamps, arrival handstamps including blue seal type handstamp. (2). £160-200

178 ✉ 1894-1921 Postcards (3) and newspapers (2) including 1896 commemorative postcards to France or registeredto Constantinople, 1894 and 1903 newspapers each franked 1s, etc. (5). £100-120

BURMA179 ✉ Akyab. 1852-56 Entires to Amsterdam all prepaid in cash, backstamped red boxed “AKYAB / PAID” (3) or

double ring “AKYAB / P.O”, all with addressees name removed and reinstated, otherwise fine, two of the boxedPaid handstamps very clear strikes. (4). Photo on Page 32. £350-450

180 ✉ 1854 Cover to England endorsed from Asst. Surgeon N. H Rean, backstamped fine double ring “RANGOON/ 1854 / MARCH” with manuscript “Pd 1a ship” and “Paid 8 annas”, transit datestamps of Calcutta andLondon and boxed “INDIA / PAID”, very fine. Photo on Page 32. £200-250

181 ✉ � 1857 Entire letter from Meeaday to Calcutta franked 1854 1/2a, faint octagonal cancel and backstamp; and apiece bearing 1854 1/2a vertical pair cancelled by diamond of dots with red “SHOAYGYEEN / POST OFFICE”double ring datestamp below. (2). £150-180

182 ✉ Rangoon. 1858-85 Covers and cards, cancels include “B/156” (7), “Rangoon 156” duplex, diamond of bars(2), “R-1” obliterator, “R” in circle of bars or “Rangoon R” duplex (2), five with boxed registrationhandstamps, three with boxed “RANGOON / SHIP LETTER / PAID”, a few faults though most are fine, agood lot. (14). £400-500

183 ✉ � 1858-61 Covers (2) and fronts (2) with octagonal “B/5” cancels of Akyab (3) or “B/121” of Moulmein, theMoulmein cover franked 4a to Scotland with red “(crown) / REGISTERED” (faults), the Akyab cover franked1a to Calcutta backstamped fine boxed “INSUFFICIENT” and double ring “AKYAB / P.O” c.d.s. (4).

£200-240

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184 ✉ Sawawah. 1861 Cover to India franked 4a tied light octagonal “B / 165”, reverse with red double ring“SAWAWAH / POST OFFICE”, transit and arrival datestamps and scroll type “TOO LATE”. A reasonablestrike of this very scarce Sawawah c.d.s. £180-220

185 ✉ � Kyaukpyu. 1873 1/2a Postal stationery cover to Calcutta franked 4a, each cancelled slightly unclear octagonal“B/108” with fine red boxed “REGISTERED” alongside, the place name and date in manuscript, backstamped“KYOUKPHYOO / P.O” double ring c.d.s in red. Also a single 1/2a stamp with fine “B/108” cancel. Minorflap faults and the 4a damaged before use, otherwise fine and very scarce. (2). Photo on Page 32. £200-250

186 ✉ 1875-89 Registered covers all with diamond of bars cancels and boxed registration handstamps of Moulmein(3) or Prome (2), a few faults. (5). £220-260

187 ✉ 1876-78 Covers all with “R- ” numbered duplex cancels from Akyab R-2 (2), Bassein R-3, Henzada R-4 (withboxed “TOO LATE”), Prome R-11 (2), Thayetmyo R-15 (3) or Tounghoo R-16 (2), a few faults though mostare fine, a scarce group. (11). Photo on . £500-600

188 ✉ 1880-89 Covers (20) and postcards (2) all with diamond of bars cancels from Akyab (3), Bassein, Mandalay(2), Moulmein (3), Myanaung, Pegu (2), Prome (4), Shwegyin, Thayetmyo (4) or Toungoo, one card bearing“Unclaimed letter - Free, To Shwegyin Post Office” label, a few faults though most are fine, a scarce largegroup. (22). £1,000-1,200

189 ✉ c.1880 Covers with diamond of bars cancels, one to England franked 1/2a + 4a with “PANTANOW” backstamp,the other a 1/2a envelope with “AMHERST” backstamp. The first a little soiled and second with edge tearsthough both still very reasonable appearance, two very scarce offices. (2). £160-200

190 ✉ Rangoon Cantonment/Secretariat. 1882-85 Cover with diamond of bars cancel and “RANGOON C.R.H”c.d.s on reverse, and cover and card cancelled “CANTONMENT / RANGOON” c.d.s, also 1896 cardcancelled “SECRETARIAT / RANGOON” double ring c.d.s. (4). £130-160

191 ✉ 1885-95 Postcards (5) and covers (3) all cancelled by single ring datestamps with the place name horizontallyacross the circle, comprising Hlehgoo, Moulmein (on unpaid cover), Myanoung, Padoung, Sandoway (2, onean arrival c.d.s), Tharrawaddy and Toungoo, four with some faults. (8). £200-250

192 ✉ 1885-1910 Covers (13) and a postcard all cancelled by “R” within a circle of horizontal bars, with datestampsof Ela, Kyeikpie (2), Kungyangon (2), Minbou, Mindat-Sakan, Moulmein (2), Myingyan (with registrationhandstamp), Pyinyaw (2), Thayetmyo or Toungoo, a few minor faults though most are fine. (14). £350-450

193 ✉ � c.1885-1937 Covers and cards in a stockbook with various Burma cancels, mainly KEVII and KGV period butsome earlier, some scarce, including fine double ring datestamps of Kyonmanga Tel. and Tiger Camp, 1935Jubilee Fund handstamped slogans of Maubin and Mandalay, etc, also some pieces and stamps, some faultsbut many fine. (97 covers + 40 pieces/stamps). £600-700

194 ✉ 1886-95 Covers (6) and postcards (2) all with small single ring datestamps of Kyaiktu (3, two arrivaldatestamps, one on an underpaid letter from G.B charged 7a), Minbou, Yenangyaung, Yemethin (2, one anarrival c.d.s) or Yeu, all fine. (8). £240-280

195 ✉ 1892-1911 Covers (25) and postcards (7) with single ring datestamps of Ela, Haka (with registrationhandstamp, to Fiji), Hsipaw (transit c.d.s, also Lashio and Maymyo datestamps), Holderness, Kalewo,Kyidaunggan, Lashio, Launglon, Loilem (2), Lugaungyun, Magwe (2), Meiktila (2, one with Kyaiklat c.d.s),Mohnyin (2, one with registration handstamp), Myaungmya (2), Mupun (with registration handstamp),Myingyan (2), Neikban, Okiwin (with registration handstamp), Pyinywa, Sadon (2), Samalauk, Takaw,Thayetmyo (2), and Wakema (2, one an arrival c.d.s, the other with Henzada and Bassein c.d.s), a fine lot, somevery scarce. (32). £650-750

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196 ✉ 1893-1902 Covers all with squared circle datestamps comprising Fort Stedman (unusually also with single ringc.d.s), Monghye, Monywa (2), Tavoy, Tigyaing or Yandoon, mainly fine. (7). £250-300

197 ✉ 1897-1923 Covers (15) and a postcard all with double ring datestamps comprising Bhamo (on red bandenvelope), Fort Dufferin, Kengtung (4), Kawkareik, Loikaw (2), Moulmein, Papun (with registrationhandstamp), Pyu (2), Shwebo Cant. (2) or Yenanggyat, all fine, a good lot. (16). £400-500

198 ✉ Burmese Field P.O. 1885 Cover from Munich to Mandalay franked Bavaria 20pf, backstamped Sea PostOffice and “BURMESE FIELD / SUB P.O No. 1” (Apr 4) single ring datestamps, fine and scarce. Photo onPage 36. £200-250

199 ✉ Burmese Field P.O. 1885 Cover from Munich to Rangoon and redirected to Mandalay franked Bavaria 20pf,backstamped “SEA / POST OFFICE / B”, “RANGOON” (2 types) and scarce “BURMESE FIELD / SUB P.O/ No. 2” (Dec 13) datestamps, very scarce. Photo on Page 36. £300-350

200 ✉ Experimental Post Offices. 1901-40 Covers with Experimental P.O datestamps, numbered R-1, 13, 16, 26,47 (5), 50, 56, 60, 71, 108, 265, 514 (2), also 1933 unpaid cover from Natogi with Experimental P.O Duehandstamp, and 1943 Japanese occupation card with bilingual Experimental P.O 34 c.d.s. (19). £350-400

201 ✉ Travelling Post Offices. c.1900-37 Covers and cards with T.P.O datestamps of R-1 (21), 2 (18), 3 (4), 8 (7),9, 10 (8), 11 (used on S.S Nepaul), 25 (2), 27 (2), 29 (2), 30 (9), 31, 33 (3), 34 (2), also Mandalay 2nd TrainLate and Railway Station datestamps and 1912 postcard with scarce Rangoon R.M.S machine, a few with“Posted in Wrong Train” or “Late Fee Not Paid Detained” cachets, a few faults though most are fine. (86).

£600-700

202 ✉ � Andaman Islands. 1879-80 Covers from Port Blair with “R-10” duplex cancels (also a piece with similarcancels) or a diamond of bars cancel and Port Blair backstamp; and 1929 3a stationery stamp with 1a pair onpiece cancelled by a very scarce Bonnington double ring c.d.s. The 1879 Cover with central fold and 1880cover with minor staining, still two attractive and uncommon covers. (4). £180-220

203 ✉ Overland Route via China. 1916-32 Covers (5) and a wrapper sent from Bhamo to Tengyueh (4), India toTengyueh via Bhamo, or from Luadung in China to USA posted at Namkham, all sent by the overland route,the five to Tengyueh all with arrival backstamps, all fine and scarce. (6). £300-350

204 ✉ Picture Postcards. c.1902-25 Picture postcards (69) including views of Port Blair (9), also 1904 cards fromG.B to Toungoo but returned to sender with boxed “REEXPEDIE” (2), 1917-18 Christmas card from the RifleBrigade at Port Blair, c.1890 photo and a watercolour painting of Yandaboo dated 1879 (228x139mm). (74).

£150-180

205 ✉ 1938-48 Covers with Burma stamps in a stockbook, cancels include Exptl. P.O (10, numbers 2, 3, 7, 12, 15),Base P.O, boxed “D.L.O Rangoon Free” datestamp, also a few F.P.Os. (51). £200-250

206 ✉ Japanese Forces. 1943-44 Japanese forces postcards from soldiers in Burma (7, four from the Nicobar orAndaman Islands), also a 1943 cover from Japan to Rangoon but returned with Rangoon D.L.O datestamp andtwo Japanese Officially Sealed labels, edge faults but unusual. (8). £150-180

207 ✉ Japanese Occupation - Postal Stationery. 1942-43 KGVI 1a stationery envelopes handstamped with apeacock within circle in black (H&G 3a) or with a red cross with Burma State Government crest at left (H&G10), each envelope in a complete bundle of 16 with the wrapper band. (32). £140-160

CANADA(Also See Lots 91/2, 511, 515, 628, 862, 958)

208 ★ �★ 1906-49 Mint selection comprising 1930-31 set of 16 (20c stained), 1942-48 war effort set of 14, 1949 postage1c - $1 with O.H.M.S overprints unmounted, postage dues with 1906-28 1c, 4c, 10c and 1933-34 1c - 10c setof four, mainly fine. S.G. £817. (46). £120-150

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209 ✉ 1852-1908 Covers (3) and cards (3) with prestamp and stampless letters, one bearing red “CANADA / &c.ART. 12”, 1885 1c postcard to Surinam with printed message from the office of “The Philatelic Courier”stating Capt. Hechler is away with his Company at the front helping to quell the Indian Rebellion in the NorthWest Territory, 1905 metal postcard franked 5c to Scotland despite the printed heading that the card must besent under cover only, etc. (6). £120-150

210 ✉ 1861-99 Covers, stamps include 1859 5c (3 covers, one cancelled “ST THOMAS / U.C” double arc datestamp)or 10c, 1868-71 3c, etc. (7). £180-200

211 ✉ Air Mails. 1919 (Aug 25) Cover from Toronto to New York franked 2c + 1c War Tax stamp, the reversebearing “Toronto-New York $1 Aero Club of Canada first International Aerial Mail Service” stamp tied by blueboxed “AERIAL MAIL / AUG 25 1919 / TORONTO, CANADA”, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 36.

£380-420

212 ✉ Newfoundland - Airmails. 1922 (Feb 12) Cover from Hilliard, Florida to Harbour Grace franked US 2c, lightHarbour Grace arrival c.d.s (Feb 23) and endorsed “Received by aeroplane Feby 23rd 1922”. Carried byCotton on his February 23rd flight from St. Johns to Harbour Grace. Minor opening tears at upper edge,otherwise fine and very scarce, just one other cover recorded from this flight with U.S stamps, ex Cyril Harmercollection. Photo on Page 36. £350-380

CEYLON(Also See Lots 97-99)

213 ✉ 1842 Entire letter from Trincomalee to England headed “From Thos Schofield, Corpl. 98th Regt Trincomalee,11th Dec. 42, Ceylon” and countersigned by an Officer, reverse with red boxed “TRINCO / PAID / 11 DEC11” datestamp and arrival datestamps, carried free within Ceylon, a “2” charge mark applied in London. Alittle soiled but a rare soldiers rate letter from Ceylon, ex. Gerald Sattin collection. Photo on Page 36.

£420-460

214 �P 1878 2r.50 De La Rue Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated “Nov 27, 1878” and stamped “BEFOREHARDENING”, 92x60mm, very fine. Photo on Page 38. £150-180

215 �P 1885 1r.12 De La Rue Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated “7 AUG 85” and stamped “BEFORE /HARDENING”, 92x60mm, very fine. Photo on Page 38. £150-180

CHINA(Also See Lot 203)

216 1908 “Atlas of the Chinese Empire” prepared by Edward Stanford for The China Inland Mission, a fine anduseful atlas containing 22 detailed maps and an index, some manuscript notations of province names in themargins of the maps, otherwise fine. £150-180

217 ★ 1894 Dowager Empress 60th birthday, 12ca brown-orange first printing, mint with large part original gum(a little unevenly distributed), very fine appearance with R.P.S Certificate (2016). S.G. 23, £850. Photoon Page 48. £280-320

218 ★ �B 1912 1c Ochre with red Republic of China overprint, unused inter-panneau block of 16 with overprintmisplaced sideways resulting in four stamps having the overprint omitted (the overprints being in the inter-panneau margins), part original gum (patchy and missing in places) and a couple of minor tone marks, still anattractive and scarce block. S.G. 193d, £3,000+. Photo on Page 46. £500-600

219 �★ 1989 (June 1) 40th International Children’s Day, the four stamps in a se-tenant vertical strip, error imperforatebetween upper stamp and sheet margin. Very scarce, one sheet discovered producing seven such strips,signature in reverse lower margin, otherwise superb unmounted. Photo on Page 54. £400-500

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220 ✉ Boxer Rebellion - German Hospital ship “Gera”. 1900-01 Picture postcards depicting the ship with“Kaiserl. Marine Lazarethschiff “Gera”” overprints (2) and a 5pf card with a pencil drawing of the ship, allthree endorsed “Feld - Postkarte” and posted on board with “KAIS. DEUTSCHE / MARINE / SCHIFFSPOST/ No. 6” c.d.s, one written from Taku, Peking. Also picture postcards of the ship or visit of the Empress to theship prior to its departure for China (3), and a Norddeutscher Lloyd postcard with “Marine Lazarethschiff“Gera” den 25 Mai 1901” imprint originally produced as the upper portion of that day’s menu. (8). Photo onPage 36. £350-400

221 ✉ 1900 (Sep 20) Registered cover from Bridport to “J.M Reid, China Inland Mission, Shanghai” franked G.B 2d+ 21/2d, backstamped at Hong Kong, redirected to Chefoo with a violet handstamp, backstamped upon arrival(Nov 3) and endorsed “Received open at this office, officially sealed here”. All four sides are resealed withwhite paper tape bearing two chinese characters and tied by three red boxed Chinese cachets and four wax sealseach impressed with bilingual “POST OFFICE / CHEFOO”. The cover was again redirected back to Shanghai,backstamped “REGISTERED - SHANGHAI” squared circle (Nov 9), and finally redirected to Yokohama withtwo arrival datestamps on the front. Opening fault at lower right corner and a couple of small opening tearsbut in unusually fine condition for such a well travelled cover, a remarkable item with the rare ChefooOfficially Sealed cachet and seals, possibly the only surviving example of these seals. Photo on Page 44.

£1,200-1,500

222 ✉ 1901-16 Postcards and covers including 1916 stampless cover from the Japanese P.O in Shanghai to a GermanP.O.W in Japan, 1901 stampless cover with French forces in China datestamps and cachet, 1903 German P.Opostcard with Tsingtau-Weihsien T.P.O cancel, cards with France or French P.O stamps in combination withChina stamps (3), and a card with triple combination of China, French P.O and Japan stamps. (7). £250-350

223 1911 Printed report, “China Imperial Maritime Customs, Report on the Imperial Post Office” printed in bothEnglish and Chinese, yellow covers, published by the Inspector General of Customs and Posts in Shanghai, 72pages. A rare and informative report which includes a large fold-out postal map of China. Front cover with1911 handstamp of ‘The Royal Statistical Society’, otherwise unusually fine. £150-200

224 1919 “South Manchuria Railway, Manchuria Line, Handbook of Information”, sixty pages, with detailedinformation on the various train services, many colour illustrations and a pull-out map of the railway network,the cover illustrated in colour with a pagoda and elephant statue. A few minor edge faults to the cover,otherwise fine and very scarce. £120-150

225 ✉ 1919-66 Covers including 1919 cover from Sweden to Hankow with boxed “RELEASED BY THE / BRITISHMILITARY AUTHORITIES”, c.1938 cover to USA with violet boxed “AIRMAIL SERVICE IN CHINAONLY”, 1936 to Navy Y.M.C.A at Shanghai with “UNCLAIMED FOR / AT NAVY Y.M.C.A”, and four 1966covers to Canada bearing various 1965 stamp issues. (15). £180-220

226 ✉ � British Forces. 1927 Covers (4) and pieces (2) with G.B stamps cancelled A.P.O 1, F.P.O 1 (Tifeng Rd,Shanghai) or F.P.O 3 (2 covers + 2 pieces, Hyams Camp Shanghai), and 1936 postcard with F.P.O 4 c.d.s.(Shanhaikwan) a few cover faults, F.P.O 3 and 4 very uncommon. (7). £150-180

227 ✉ Russian P.O. 1903-17 Postcards (6) and covers (2) with 1905 card bearing Russia 2k tied by F.P.O No. 3 c.d.sused at Shanhaikwang, stampless 1917 postcard with F.P.O and Hankow Russian P.O datestamps, the others allbearing Russian P.O in China stamps cancelled at Hankow (4), Shanghai or Tientsin. (8). £240-280

228 ✉ Russia - Chinese Eastern Railway. 1908-12 Picture postcards with Russian stamps, all posted in Manchuriawith oval Vladivostock to Harbin T.P.O (7) or station datestamps (2), also four other Manchuria postcards, onewith a Russian army cachet, another with Russia 1k and 3k cancelled at Harbin. (13). £220-260

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COLOMBIA229 ✉ 1845-76 Stampless entire letters and covers including 1835 entire letter from Carthagena to France, internal

letters with red oval “RIO-NEGRO / FRANCA” or “BOGOTA / FRANCA”, 1871 entire letter to Spain with“SANTA MARTHA” British P.O datestamps (3, two with “T/1-10”) or octagonal French Packet Agencydatestamps (2), a few small faults, most very fine. (9). £300-350

230 ✉ 1883-1932 Covers (4) and postcards (5) including “Servicio Postal Ferreo” 5c envelope to U.S.A, 1883 cardwith octagonal “SAVANILLA / PAQ. FR. A. No. 2” datestamp, 1884 cover (part reverse missing) to Francebearing 1883 10c, 1932 picture postcards of Zeppelins bearing express railway stamps as well as postage andair issues (3), etc. (9). £180-220

CYPRUS231 ✉ Austrian P.O. 1865 Stampless entire letter to Trieste with fine “LARNACCA DI CIPRO” c.d.s. £180-200

232 ✉ 1947 Covers to Palestine, endorsed from Jewish detainees in detention camps 64 or 66, both with 2pi tied by“XYLOTYMBOU / CYPRUS” skeleton datestamps. Also 1938 Misr Airways Larnaca to Cairo first flightcover with 1/2pi and 3/4pi each cancelled “LIMASSOL CYPRUS / AIR MAIL” c.d.s. (3). £180-220

CZECHOSLOVAKIA233 ✉ 1918-20 Covers and a postcard comprising cover sent within Prague bearing 20k red Scout Post stamp tied by

circular “N.V” cancel; cover to Irkutsk with Czech Legion 25k tied by double ring “POLNI POSTA” cancel,a further strike on the reverse; and stampless postcard to France with violet “MISSION MILITAIREFRANCAISE / PRAGUE / LE / VAGUEMESTRE”. (3). £160-180

DENMARK(Also See Lots 20, 169)

234 ✉ 1863 Entire to USA bearing 1854-57 2s, 4s and 16s pair, Hamburg and “N. York Hamb. Pkt” Paid datestamp,stamp faults, the entire soiled and repaired though scarce; and 1892 cover to Holland bearing 1891 100ore, afine and scarce single franking of the top value in this issue. (2). £200-250

EGYPT(Also See Lots 1-4, 45)

235 ✉ � 1854-1903 Entire letters or covers (7), fronts (2) and a postcard including 1854 entire letter with Posta EuropeaCairo handstamp and Alexandria French P.O c.d.s; 1858-76 French P.O in Alexandria covers (3, two incombination with Egypt stamps) and a front; 1877 cover franked 20pa + 1pi; 1869 cover from G.B toAlexandria with red boxed “UNCLAIMED” of the British P.O; front with 1pi cancelled at Metelino; 1898 5msoldiers rate cover from Sidi Gaber to G.B; and India 1a postcard posted at Port Said, disallowed and chargedwith “O” handstamp. Most have faults, still a useful and interesting selection. (10). £400-500

236 ✉ British P.O. 1870 Cover to Malta bearing G.B 2d blue plate 13 (2) each with light numeral cancel,“ALEXANDRIA” c.d.s alongside, arrival backstamp. £100-120

ETHIOPIA237 c.1940-41 Aerial Propaganda leaflets dropped by allied forces over Ethiopia, printed in amharic (13) or Italian

(4), some a little stained though a scarce group, all different. Also 1942 press photo of Emperor Haile Selassiesigning the Anglo-Ethiopian agreement. (18). £280-350

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238 ✉ 1941-43 Covers comprising 1941 cover from “Ethiopian Refugee Camp, P.O Taveta” to 21st Brigade HQ atNairobi with South African A.P.O 22 and violet “PASSED BY CENSOR” (apparently unlisted by Colley),reposted from Taveta to 24 Bde (Gold Coast Brigade) at Nairobi franked 10c pair; 1943 stampless cover toPalestine and air mail cover to G.B bearing G.B 1d + 9d both with E.A A.P.O 77 c.d.s used at Addis Ababa,enclosed letters headed from 5th Ethiopian Battn, or Friends Ambulance Unit. (3). £100-120

FAROE ISLANDS239 ✉ 1929-41 Covers comprising 1919 cover from G.B to Thorshavn and redirected to Reykjavik with KGV 21/2d

cancelled Thorshavn c.d.s and handstamped “FRA ENGLAND”; c.1940 cover from Leith to Thorshavn withKGVI 3d cancelled octagonal “PASSED / P.189”; and 1941 printed matter cover sent within Thorshavn franked1940 Denmark 15ore on 10ore, all fine. (3). £100-120

FRANCE & COLONIES(Also See Lots 2, 161, 330/3, 394, 398-400, 493, 685, 708, 1124-1172, 1192-1249, 1253-1270, 1301/2, 1356)

240 Literature. “La Poste Maritime Francaise”, volumes I - IX by Raymond Salles, the original volumespublished between 1960 and 1975 with all addendums, also “Catalogue de Marques de Passage 1815-75”volume 1 by J. Van der Linden (1977 edition). A classic set of books detailing all French maritime datestamps,entry marks, consular agency datestamps in the Americas, “F” and “Fr” accountancy handstamps, in finecondition. (10). £150-180

241 ✉ c.1700-1840 Letters and documents including revenue stamped paper (12), 1746 postal documents (11) and1782-91 printed proclamations regarding the postal service (3), 1771 map of France, a few postally used letterswith 1764 entire letter from the Citadel of Lille to an army Captain at Carpanburg with “LILLE” handstamp,1762 entire letter to a soldier with “DE / TOULOUSSE” handstamp, 1765 manuscript “d’avignon”, also atwelve page handwritten document in Spanish headed “Don Philippe” apparently signed by the King andothers, 1840 letter signed “Louis Philippe”, etc., and a bound volume “Lettres de William Mackenzie a safemme” containing 1836-71 letters including thirteen 1870-71 letters written from St. Germain en Laye duringthe Franco-Prussian War. (48 + book). £250-300

242 ✉ Military Mail. 1803 Entire letter and covers with 1803 “ARM. D’ITALIE” (stained, probably disinfected),stampless covers with “30” charge marks and datestamps of “ARMEE D’ORIENT / 2E CORPS” (1855,enclosed letter from Camp Chassara, Crimea), “CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D’ITALIE / 1E DIVISION”(1857) or “CORPS EXP. MEXIQUE / BAU A” (1864), and an 1866 cover bearing 10c + 40c each cancelled“CEM A” in retta with the Mexico c.d.s alongside, the last with part reverse missing. (5). £150-180

243 ✉ 1853 Cover to Harburg bearing 1853 1fr lake strip of three each tied by “DS2” in retta, the stamps crossed byhorizontal crease and all torn into or very close at top, the cover with edge faults and fold at base (with sometape repairs to reverse), but a very scarce franking. Photo on Page 44. £400-500

244 ✉ Accountancy Marks. 1859-70 Stampless entire letters and covers all from or via France with accountancyhandstamps comprising “F/27”, “F/33” (2, to Finland or Russia), “F/36”, “FR/1F78c” or “FR/2F”, somescarce. (7). £100-120

245 ✉ � 1867-96 Covers (5), postcard and a front, including 1867-75 entires franked 80c to Montevideo, 1f to Tampicoor 1f.60 to Vera Cruz, 1875 unpaid entire from India to Paris with French arrival c.d.s of 1 Jan 76 and “T”handstamp (first day of French entry into U.P.U, so presumably the first day of use of the French “T”handstamp?, faults), 1896 Visit of the Tsar postcard, etc. (7). £180-200

246 ✉ 1873-74 Covers from Boulogne to Aden franked 25c pair + 80c both with “ADEN STEAMER POINT” arrivalbackstamps. (2). £100-120

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247 ✉ Military Mail. 1919-22 Stampless covers and cards with French army or naval post office datestamps fromZagreb (2), Constantinople (3), Upper Silesia (1922, A.P.O 184, used by forces overseeing the plebiscite),Thrace (2), Hungary or Albania, scarce. (10). £150-180

248 ★ 1936 Air 50f Ultramarine, lower left corner marginal, lightly mounted mint. S.G. 541, £1,000. £100-120

1791-1815 Revolutionary & Napoleonic Period Postal History249 1791-1814 Documents and letters on various military, revolutionary or administrative matters with many

printed letterheads and signatures of military figures or officials, printed notices and proclamations,certificates for wounds, army service, military discharge, etc., military letters, letters from occupied territoriesand various armies, documents from Army of Egypt and “armee d’angleterre” noted, 1800 Spanish passport,printed letterheads of Jerome Napoleon, Joubert, Fririon, Druion, Moreau, Colle, Willot, Milei-Mureau,Ernouf, Balland, Rey, Berra, Jourdeuil, Demauelle, Petiet, etc., a few postally used. An extensive lot that couldrepay careful viewing. (c.160). £1,000-1,200

250 ✉ 1793-1815 Entire letters written by soldiers (18), handstamps include Gand, Bruges, Arm D’Italie (2), threeon printed notepaper (including General Francois Parra and Col. Meuniev of 9th Infantry Regiment); letters tosoldiers (2, one to a Corporal, 1st. Co., 1st Battalion of Miners on service in Corfu); and a wrapper to theMinister of War in Paris with red “DON C. ARMS DU NORD”, a few faults. (21). £280-320

251 ✉ 1795-1815 Official letters mostly with printed contents or letterheads and franking handstamps including“Com. de l’org. et du mouvt / des armees de Terre”, “Etat Major de la Place de Paris”, Baradere, Commissairedes Guerres with the Armee d’Italie, etc. (19). £200-250

252 ✉ 1796-1811 Entire letters with long 1796 letter written in French posted from London to Jersey; 1803 entireletter from Lintz to Vienna, the address panel endorsed “de Lintz”; 1803 entire written and addressed inRussian, large wax seal impressed with the Russian double headed eagle; and 1811 entire letter fromCopenhagen to an Officer in the Uhlan Corps at Hiortespring. (4). £100-150

253 ✉ 1814-16 Letters and documents all dated after Napoleon’s abdication in April 1814, some dating from the “100days” period between his return in March 1815 and the Battle of Waterloo in June, a few relating to alliedforces in France, with letters signed by Marshal Suchet, Duc D’Albuferra (2) or the Duc D’Otrante, severalpostally used with official cachets (3), entire letter from a wounded soldier in hospital at Nancy, etc., alsoprinted “Overture from Napoleon presented to Parliament, May 1815” and 1816 “Papers relating to theresidence of Napoleon Bonaparte at St. Helena”. (34). £300-400

254 ✉ Army of Holland. 1798-1805 Entire letters with red “HOLLANDE / TROUPEE FOISES” on 1800 letterfrom The Hague written on printed notepaper of Capt Prean, 54th Demi-Brigade; black “DON C HOLLANDE/ TROUPES FOISES” on c.1800 letter from Terver (staining and faults, probably disinfected); and similar red“DON B” handstamp on 1805 letter written on the ship “Brutus” at Texel. (3). £180-220

255 ✉ Germany. 1804-14 Entire letters with handstamps comprising red “BAU GL / ARM. D’HANOVRE” on 1804letter from Hannover; “No 1 / ARM. D’OBSERVATION / DU RHIN” in red on 1809 letter fromMittelneissuach; “No 3 / ARM. D’ALLEMAGNE” on 1811 letter from Micleburg (faults); also 1813 letter onprinted 148th Infantry Regt. notepaper posted from Munster to another soldier at Cologne, 1813-14 letterswritten by soldiers at Frankfurt or Schelestatt, and 1793 entire with “ARMEE DE LA MOSELLE” handstamp.(7). £200-250

Army of Spain

256 ✉ 1808-11 Entire letters with red “Intendant general / de l’armee d’Espagne” on the front and circular“INTENDANCE DE L’ARMEE” Eagle handstamps on the flap, the first sent within Madrid to the FrenchGovernor, the second from Madrid to St. Sebastien with black “No. 27 / ARM. FRANCAISE / ENESPAGNE”. (2). £200-240

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257 ✉ 1810-13 Entire letters with “No —- / BAU PRINCIPAL / ARM. D’ESPAGNE” handstamps comprising No. 3on 1813 letter from Barcelona; No. 6 on 1813 letter from Burgos; and No. 7 on 1810 letter from Gironne, thefirst two disinfected, the first with light tape mark, otherwise fine. (3). £220-260

258 ✉ 1808-12 Entire letters with “No —- / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE” handstamps comprising No. 7 on1812 printed letter from Benaventes concerning a soldier taken prisoner in 1810; No. 10 on 1808 letter fromMadrid; No. 14 on 1809 letter from “Camp Royal d’Emoral”; and No. 17 on 1811 letter from Lerida with ovalLerida handstamp, two disinfected. (4). £320-360

259 ✉ 1809-13 Entire letters with “No —- / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE” handstamps comprising No. 24on 1809 letter from Burgos; No. 26 on 1813 letter from St. Sebastien; No. 34 on 1810 letter from Segovia; andNo. 43 on 1811 letter from Santander, two disinfected, all fine. (4). £360-400

260 ✉ 1810-13 Entire letters from Pamplona, the first with “No. 37 / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE” in green(previously unrecorded in that colour), the letter on printed notepaper of General George Joseph Dufour; thesecond with “P.P No. 31 / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE” in black, both very fine. (2). Photo on Page44. £200-250

261 ✉ 1809 Entire letter from Madrid with “P.P. No. 27 / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE”, addressed to a sailoron a frigate at Toulon; and 1808 entire letter from Madrid with “BAU GAL 2ME / CORPS D’OBSERV. / DELA GIRONDE”, staining due to disinfection. Also a series of ten 1809 letters from Spain to a Captain Benoistin Avignon, four with address panels written from Valladolid (2), Madrid or a “Chateau en Espagne”. (12).

£220-260

Grande Armee

262 ✉ 1806 Entire letters from Colonel Barrois of the 96th Regt., to his wife in Paris all with red “GRANDEARMEE” handstamps including No. 24, the other two a little unclear; 1811 entire letter from Cassel toMadame Barrois, and 1806 entire letter from Paris to Col. Barrois at Dusseldorf. (5). £160-200

263 ✉ 1807-08 Entire letter with red “No —- / GRANDE-ARMEE” handstamps comprising No. 10 on 1807 letterfrom Arentsdorf, and No. 16 on 1808 letter from Javer, Silesia, both fine. (2). £200-240

264 ✉ c.1808 Entire letters with black “No —- / GRANDE-ARMEE” handstamps comprising No. 21 on undatedletter from Munich and No. 30 on 1808 letter from Goldberg, Silesia, both fine. (2). £200-240

265 ✉ 1806-12 Entire letters all with “No —- / GRANDE-ARMEE” handstamps comprising No. 14 in red on 1806letter from Roth to Grande Armee 1st Corps Paymaster at Aussbach; No. 16 in red on 1812 letter from Langun;No. 31 in red on 1808 letter from the environs of Kraipitz in Silesia; and No. 48 in black on 1808 letter fromVittime, a few faults, all reasonable strikes. (4). £200-240

266 ✉ 1807 Entire letter written in Italian from Stettin to Saluce “par Berlin, Paris, Turin” with black “No. 93 /GRANDE-ARMEE”, reverse with double ring “PLACE DE SCHWENT / ARMEE / FRAN / CAISE” cachetand a straight line handstamp (“SERES”?), tiny tear at upper edge, otherwise very fine, this No. 93 handstampnot recorded in “Franzoische Armeepost” by A. Reinhardt. Photo on Page 44. £200-240

267 ✉ 1808 Entire letter from Neu Cuppin with red “No. 88 PORT-PAYE / GRANDE-ARMEE”, fine and scarce, thishandstamp not recorded in “Franzoische Armeepost” by A. Reinhardt. Photo on Page 44. £150-200

Ballon Montes(Also See Lots 1255-1263)

268 ✉ 1870-71 Entire letters to Tours, all franked 20c with datestamps of Paris R. du Pont-Neuf and Tours arrivalbackstamps, dated 8 Oct 70 with 17 Oct arrival c.d.s flown on the “Washington” or “Louis Blanc”, 24 Oct 70with 4 Nov arrival c.d.s flown on the “Vauban”, or 10 Jan 71 with 16 Jan. arrival c.d.s probably flown on the“Kepler”. A good correspondence, all three fine. (3). £240-280

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269 ✉ 1870 (Dec 8/9) Printed “Gazette des Absents” No. 14 dated 7 Dec., two examples both to London flown onthe “General Renault”, one franked 30c (faults), the other franked 40c orange (overpaid 10c), the first with theprinted supplement of 8 Dec. enclosed, the other with the message including “I send you a letter marked B forMetz. Kindly enclose it in another envelope with the same directions, do your possible to send the letter at anycost. I think through Germany or Belgium you may be able to do it”. The first with a few faults mainly to theupper flap, the other fine. (2). £160-180

270 ✉ 1870-71 Ballon Montes sent within France with Oct. 25th printed lettersheet franked by two 10c stamps flownon the “Vauban”, the other three all printed “Gazette des Absents” franked 20c comprising No. 14 posted onDec. 10th with red c.d.s flown on the “Ville de Paris”, No. 16 posted on January 3rd flown on the “Newton”and No. 20 posted on Dec. 28th flown on the “Bayard”. A few small faults though all largely fine. (4).

£320-360

French Colonies271 ✉ 1866-1943 Covers and cards from Madagascar (7), Senegal, Algeria, Comoro Islands, French Oceanic

Settlements, Reunion, Syria (2), Guadeloupe, French Congo (3), Upper Senegal & Niger (1907 card to a prisonsuperintendent at Devils Island, French Guyana), or French Occupation of Fezzan, an unusual group, somescarce cancels. (20). £400-500

272 ✉ � French Sudan/Djibouti/Somali Coast. 1897-1930 Covers and cards with 1897-1904 stampless soldierscovers from French Sudan (4); 1899-1902 covers, cards and a wrapper front with French Somali Coast stamps(5, two cancelled by octagonal La Reunion A Marseille sea post datestamps); and 1930 Djibouti to AddisAbeba second flight cover, a few faults. (10). £220-260

273 ✉ Indo-China/Cambodia. 1902-39 Covers and cards with 1904 official free card with incorrect “Haiphong AHanoi” T.P.O c.d.s crossed out and replaced by “Hanoi A Haiphong” c.d.s; 1907 Tourane Paquebot handstamp;1907 card with Indo-China 5c pair tied Savan-Nakhet, Laos c.d.s; 1902-07 cards from Cambodia withdatestamps of Kratie, Stung Treng (2) or Angkor - Les Ruines; 1902 French Colonial issue postage dues usedat Saigon; and 1939 cover with Indo-China postage dues. The last two a little stained, otherwise fine. (9).

£220-260

274 ✉ Madagascar - P.O.W Mail. 1915 Stampless cover from Lubeck, sent via the Bureau International de la Paixin Berne, to a P.O.W at Fort Duchesne, Antananarivo, with arrival c.d.s and censor cachet, very scarce.

£100-120

275 ✉ New Caledonia. 1917-18 Printed patriotic envelopes depicting flags of the allies or the French flag with “Vivela France, let it Flourish”, both posted from Bourail to France, fine and attractive. (2). Photo on Page 44.

£120-150

276 ✉ Senegal. 1860-65 Stampless entire letters (2) and a cover with blue Goree or St. Louis c.d.s, or circular“DIRECTION DE LA POSTE AUX LETTRES / ST. LOUIS / (SENEGAL)”, all fine. (3). £140-160

GERMANY(Also See Lots 220, 255, 262/7, 277, 383/4, 494/5, 706, 841, 958, 1251, 1293/9)

277 ✉ 1855-67 Stampless entire letters and covers from or via Germany, all to the U.S.A, with Hamburg Packetdatestamps (4, one depreciated currency type) or Aachen datestamps in red or black showing paid or unpaidamounts in cents (5), one with stamps removed, otherwise fine. (9). £180-220

278 ★ � 1872-1959 Mint and used collection mounted in an old ledger with some useful 1922-23 inflation periodissues including 1923 “Miners” 50m blue used (S.G. 256), 1923 (Oct.) 800 Tausend on 200m carmineused (S.G. 296), 1923 (Oct.) official issue 10M grey, 200M yellow-brown and 5Md brown and yellow allused (S.G. O342/3/5), 1923 (Nov) 5Md on 2M purple used (S.G. 343), etc. Also various empire andforeign stamps including an album of Ireland, G.B QEII commemoratives in mint blocks, etc. (100s).

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279 � 1923 (Oct 1) 800 Tausend on 500m yellow-green used on the day of issue with Hamburg machine datestamp,fine and scarce. S.G. 300, £2,500. Photo on Page 48. £400-500

280 �★ 1933 Welfare Fund miniature sheet containing the four 5pf - 50pf stamps each with “1923-1933” overprint,unmounted mint, the sheet 184x146mm, reduced in size from approx 209x148mm, otherwise fine and rare,with R.P.S Certificate (2007). S.G. MS525a, £8,500 (and £2,250 as single stamps). Photo on Page 46.

£500-600

281 ✉ �F 1933-45 Third Reich postcards and postal history, collection in two albums with various propaganda postcards(52, mainly postal stationery, some with special cancels), cards to Polish undercover addresses in Portugal (2),Feldpost cards with imitation stamps depicting caricatures of Chamberlain or Churchill, exhibition cancels,1943 lettersheet posted from Gusen Concentration Camp, 1944 parcel card to Dera Concentration Camp,propaganda forgeries of the 5pf Hitler Head definitive and G.B 21/2d with “Liquidation of Empire / Barbados”overprint, G.B 1/2d with “Jersey 1940” and Swastika overprint (fault at right), also a few WW1 P.O.W covers,etc. (87). £300-400

282 ✉ 1940-45 Stampless forces mail with Afrika Corps cover bearing palm tree and Swastika cachet, card fromthe Arctic raider “Komet”, official cover from Dachau Concentration Camp with Waffen SS cachet, officialcovers from Goering’s office (2), a cover believed to be from the Channel Islands, also a special expresspostcard sent from Dresden after the bombing in February 1945 to report ones survival to a relative. (7). Photoon Page 44. £220-260

283 ✉ East Germany - Air Mails. 1956-91 First and special flight covers (387), also various ephemera, thecollection well written up in four albums. (387+). £100-120

GIBRALTAR(Also See Lots 465/7)

284 ✉ � 1851-1938 Covers and cards (11) and a piece including 1855 cover with “6” charge mark and “GIBRALTAR/ 27 MR 1855 / SHIP LETTER”, 1915 registration envelope cancelled scarce oval “REGISTERED /GIBRALTAR NORTH DISTRICT” datestamp with a finer strike on the reverse, 1916 postcard fromSwitzerland with “INCONNU” and Gibraltar Returned Letter Office c.d.s, 1896 Gibraltar 10c cards posted inRabat or Tangier, 1882 G.B 1/2d postcard from Gibraltar to Spain (staining), 1938 cover with Gibraltar 6dcancelled “SHIP LETTER / TANGIER”, 1937 Official Paid c.d.s in black, etc. (12). £400-500

285 ✉ c.1940 Stampless air mail covers to England both with circular violet “POSTAGE PAID / 4d” and “PASSEDBY CENSOR”, both initialled by the Postmaster. (2). £100-120

GOLD COAST286 ✉ � QV-KGVI Stamps and covers in a stockbook including 1913-21 KGV £1 used (2), 1923 3d postage due mint

block, village and maritime cancels, also covers and cards (35) with QV or KEVII covers from Cape Coast,Abokobi, etc. (100s). £280-350

GREECE(Also See Lot 401)

287 ✉ 1864 Cover from Piraeus to Paris bearing Hermes Heads 1L, 2L, 5L, 20L and 80L (2), first and second Athensprintings, four stamps cut into on one side, two vertical folds clear of all stamps, an attractive five colourfranking. Photo on Page 52. £400-500

288 ✉ Olympic Games Issues. 1896 and 1906 Covers to Constantinople, the first from Athens bearing 1896Olympics 10L and bisected 40L to pay the 30L letter rate, vertical fold and flap faults but very scarce; the otherregistered from Piraeus bearing 1906 Olympics 50L, a few faults. (2). £200-250

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GRENADA289 ✉ 1784 Entire letter (with a Bill of Lading enclosed for 25 hogheads of Muscovada sugars shipped on the “Mary”

from St. Georges to Greenock), to Glasgow backstamped with a fine “Grenada” (Proud PS2, only recorded1784-85), “DOVER / SHIP LRE”, London “13/SE” and Edinburgh “SE/17” Bishop Marks, charged 1/-.Vertical file fold, otherwise a fine letter, the very scarce first type Grenada handstamp unusually clearly struckand displays well. Photo on Page 52. £250-350

290 ✉ 1894-1946 Covers and cards all with village cancels comprising St. Patricks, Grenville, Crochu, Concord, PetitMartinique, Piedmontagnes, Birch Grove, St. Paul, Snug Corner, Union, Hermitage, Grand Roy, Happy Hilland Mt. Rose, most philatelic, twelve registered. (14). £300-400

HAITI291 ✉ 1780-81 Entire letter to Port Au Prince with curved handstamps of “CAP”, “LACQUEMEL” (2), “ST MARC”

or “JEREMIE”, all fine. (5). £300-350

HONG KONG292 1888 “Map of Hong Kong with British Kowloon” published by the Proprietor of The Hong Kong Almanac. A

fine hand-coloured fold-out map by Stanfords of London, mounted on linen, the open map 44x72cm, veryscarce. £200-250

293 � 1862-63 2c - 96c Set of seven without watermark all fine used with “B62” cancels, the 2c also with“SHANGHAI” c.d.s (MR 2, 63, an early use of the c.d.s + “B62” cancel). S.G. 1/7, £1,300. (7). Photo onPage 48. £300-350

294 � QV Watermark varieties comprising 1863-71 30c orange-vermilion with “S1” cancel and 1900-01 2c dullgreen with red “IPO” tie-print and Victoria c.d.s both with inverted watermarks; 1863-71 6c mauve and 189110c purple on red both with reversed watermark, all used. S.G. 10x, 15w, 38x, 56w, £780. (4). £160-180

295 � 1870 4c Slate perf 121/2, watermark inverted, used with “B62” cancel, fine and scarce. S.G. 9fw, £900. Photoon Page 48. £300-350

296 � ★ QV-KGV Issues used all with minor varieties identified, also 1921-27 25c with broken flower varietywithin a mint strip of three. (68). £120-150

297 � QV-QEII Stamps mounted on individual cards and sorted by subject in a small file box, includes QV stampswith 1891 Jubilee 2c used, etc., misplaced watermarks, pairs and blocks, cancels with sub-offices, Hong KongUniversity Post Office (2), “62B” (10), parcel post, IPO tie-prints, Customs Pakhoi or Kowloon, and manytreaty port cancels with D27, A1, F1, S1, Y1 and datestamps of Amoy, Chefoo, Foochow, Hankow, Hoihow,Liu Kung Tau, Ningpo, Swatow, etc. (100s). Photo on Pages 48 & 56. £600-700

298 � QV-KGV Stamps with various maritime or used abroad cancels including French sea post datestamps (3) oranchor in retta cancel, German Seepost (3), “B12” mailboat cancel, Canton (17), Singapore, Macau, SanFrancisco, Japanese datestamps, etc., also a few Hong Kong datestamps on stamps of other countries. (54).Photo on Page 48. £100-120

299 � Perfins/Security Overprints. QV-KGVI Stamps with perfins (143) or various senders security handstamps(105), many differing companies. (248). £150-180

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301 ✉ Treaty Ports. 1865-1909 Covers and cards including 1865 covers from Shanghai (2, stamps unfortunatelyremoved, both with enclosed letters from a missionary in Peking), 1909 postcard with KEVII 1c (4) each tied“HANKOW” c.d.s, 1907 cover from Canton to Canada bearing 2c pair, 1907 cover from Amoy to Germanyfranked 10c, etc. (7). £160-180

302 � 1894 (Sep 19) Piece bearing two 2c stamps, a third stamp washed off, endorsed “In wreck of Wairarapa”, witharrival date shown as Dec. 4th. The “Wairarapa” was sailing from Australia to New Zealand when it ran headfirst into a cliff on Great Barrier Island on the morning of October 29th with the loss of over 120 lives. Theonly item from this wreck originating in Hong Kong that we have recorded. £100-120

303 ✉ 1894-1945 Covers and cards with 1894 3c card to Java, 1900 cover franked 10c to Persia, 1907 postcard withKEVII 1c tied scarce Victoria c.d.s without side bars, 1922 postcard with KGV 2c tied Wan Tsai c.d.s(creased), etc. (6). £250-280

304 ✉ 1895-1940 Covers and cards all sent to or via Hong Kong including “SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG” c.d.s(3), 1895 postcard from G.B to Chefoo, 1940 Canada AR card with Canada 10c tied by Duncan B.C c.d.s andbearing arrival c.d.s of Hong Kong (27 Sep 40), etc. (13). £200-240

305 ✉ 1901-46 Covers including registered mail, covers to Czechoslovakia, Philippines, Canada, etc., 1914 “4” incircle handstamp, Graca & Co. stamp dealers advert covers (2), 1938 (Jan 19) local cover bearing Stamp Duty5c, 1946 (Sep. 28) Victoria and Kowloon datestamps used on the first day of the reopened post offices, etc.(31). £200-250

306 ✉ Kowloon. 1905-26 Picture postcards, the first from G.B to Kowloon with “SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG”transit c.d.s and “HONG KONG / K.B” arrival c.d.s, the other card to Bahamas and redirected to USA withKGV 4c tied “HONG KONG / KOWLOON BRANCH” c.d.s, Nassau arrival datestamps, an unusualdestination. (2). £100-120

307 ✉ 1929-38 Covers from USA or France to Hong Kong (the second with Air France Hanoi-Hong Kong first flightcachet) both with Returned Letter Office Hong Kong c.d.s and boxed “RETOUR”, the first also with boxed“INCONNU / NOT KNOWN”, the second with boxed “UNCLAIMED / NON RECLAME”. (2). £100-120

308 ✉ 1935 Cover to Canada written on R.M.S “Empress of Japan”, bearing 1935 Silver Jubilee 3c (2) + 10c eachcancelled by Vancouver B.C c.d.s, an attractive commercial Silver Jubilee issue cover. £100-120

309 ✉ Air Mails. 1936-49 First flight covers comprising 1936 Imperial Airways London to Hong Kong or HongKong to Penang (2, addressed to G.B or Australia), 1937 Macao to Hong Kong, or 1949 Vancouver to HongKong (3), all fine. (7). £100-120

310 ✉ Air Mails. 1937-49 Commercial air mail covers from Hong Kong to USA (2), G.B (2), Canada (2) orAustralia, and 1938 cover franked 4/3 from Australia to Canada with Hong Kong transit c.d.s, includingregistered 1940 cover to USA franked $11.45 (with $2 red-orange and green block of five), 1941 cover franked$3 to Australia endorsed “By Air Mail to Rangoon to connect with British Overseas Airways”, 1948-49 coversto USA or Canada flown part of the way with Air Mail etiquettes then obliterated by red bars, etc. (8).

£150-180

311 ✉ 1940-41 Air Mail covers from India to USA (9) or China to Canada (2), nine with triangular “PASSED /CENSOR / HONGKONG” numbered “9” (7) or “20” (2), another with triangular “PASSED / CENSOR / 4”.(11). £150-180

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312 ✉ Air Mails. 1937-51 Air Mail covers from China to USA (4), Newfoundland, Germany (2), G.B (2) orSwitzerland all routed via Hong Kong, two with bars obliterating the air mail etiquettes, the others all withcachets comprising “By I.A.L” (2), “VIA HONG KONG AND BY I.A.L”, “From Hongkong / by U.S AirService (3), “Via Hongkong & by U.S Air Service” or bilingual “Via HONGKONG”. Also 1940 NetherlandsIndies cover to Canada with red “TRANSPACIFIC / AIRROUTE / VIA HONGKONG / AND ONWARD /AIRTRANSMISSION”. (11). £180-220

313 ✉ 1940-41 Covers (12) and a postcard to Canada, USA (10), Grenada or Australia, the last with invertedtriangular “PASSED / BY CENSOR / 113”, the others with boxed “NOT OPENED / BY CENSOR” (9) ortriangular “PASSED / CENSOR” numbered 4, 7 or 20, three also with square boxed numbers in violet, onecover with Sham Shui c.d.s. (13). £170-200

314 ✉ A.V.2 & Air Transit Mail. 1941 Registered cover from Shanghai to USA with circular violet “AIRTRANSIT / 6” and cover from Florida to China with circular “A.V.2”, both with Hong Kong censor seals; andcovers from India to USA (5) all with circular violet “A.V.2” and boxed “NOT OPENED / BY / CENSOR”, afew faults. (7). £200-240

315 ✉ 1941 (Dec 6) Air Mail cover to Vancouver franked 25c pair + $1 + $2, handstamped boxed “RETOUR” andviolet “NO SERVICE” with “V / VICTORY” cachet, the reverse with boxed “DETAINED IN HONGKONG /BY JAPANESE / FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945”. Front with small piece cut from upperright edge, otherwise fine, a good example of this uncommon detained cachet. Photo on Page 52. £300-350

316 ✉ Service Suspended. 1941 (Oct/Dec) Covers from USA (5), Australia (2) or Canada all to Hong Kong butreturned with various “Service Suspended” cachets. (8). £140-160

317 ✉ Air Mails. 1946-48 Air Mail covers from Hong Kong (8), China or Macao, to USA (6), Canada (3) orLebanon, all with explanatory handstamps applied in Hong Kong comprising “BY AIR TO OFFICE OFEXCHANGE ONLY” (5, three types) or “BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY (5, three types), three with air mailetiquettes obliterated by bars, the Macao cover also with boxed “PAR AVION / de HONG KONG aLONDON”. (10). £200-250

318 ✉ Japanese Occupation. 1942-44 Stampless Japanese forces postcards from Hong Kong, most withtranslations, two with corner faults, otherwise fine. (7). £250-300

319 ✉ Picture Postcards. c.1900-30 Picture postcards including Shanghai Local Post card with a coloured view“Hafen von Hong Kong”, double length panorama card of Hong Kong town and harbour, etc., eleven cardsposted from Hong Kong or Shanghai. (16). £140-160

INDIA(Also See Lots 67, 77, 150, 174, 179-203, 348, 505, 964, 1086)

320 Literature. Various books mainly on postal history including “British India Stamps Used Abroad” by W.Renouf, 1920, + 1923 supplement; “The Post Office of India in the Great War” by Lt.-Col. H.A Sams, 1922;“Indian Air Mails” and “Indian Air Mail Postage Rates to 1956” both by J. Brown; “Catalogue of HandstruckPostage Stamps of India” by D. Hammond Giles; various books on India used abroad by Jal Cooper, Tonkins,Robson Lowe, Dastur, Parsons and Donaldson, etc. (34). £200-250

321 Literature. Various books including “The Post Office of India and its History” by G. Clarke, 1921;“Catalogue of the Handstruck Postage Stamps of India” by D. Hammond Giles; “The Post Office of India inthe Great War” by Lt.-Col. H.A Sams, 1922; “India Used Abroad” by Jal Cooper, 1950; two privately printedPost Office Guides for Burma, Ceylon, Malaya and India (1919 & 1927), etc. (25). £160-200

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322 � �F 1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk with retta of dots cancel, on a small part cover to which it does not belong, tearat upper right corner clear of design and a little close at upper edge, otherwise apparently fine with fourmargins and good embossing. Also a forgery of the unissued 1854 1/2a vermilion 91/2 arches. S.G. S1, £2,500.Photo on Page 56. £200-250

323 � 1854 1/2a, all three dies, and 2a (2), used, all four margins. S.G. £344. (5). £80-100

324 �P 1881 1/2a De La Rue Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated “19 MAY 81” and stamped “BEFOREHARDENING” with “Punch No 44” written in red ink, a couple to tiny surface marks, otherwise fine. Photoon Page 38. £160-200

325 ✉ 1823-41 Entire letters including 1841 letter from Bombay to a missionary in Agra with unusual circularhandstamp containing a cross, etc., a few faults. (4). £100-120

326 ✉ 1845-47 Entire letters (2) and covers (3, two with flaps removed) all sent as unpaid soldiers letters to a MrsFraser in Inverness and charged 2d, four from Edmond Fraser who inscribes the letters as a Gunner in theBengal Artillery (one endorsed “Ship Queen off Salor Island), Assistant Teacher at the Artillery RegimentalSchool, Dum Dum, or as Assistant Overseer 7th Division Public Works Cawnpore; the other cover from Sgt.Ogle, Expense Magazine, Dum Dum. (5). £150-180

327 ✉ Indian Mutiny/G.B Used in India. 1858 (Ap 25) Cover from Plymouth addressed to “Lt. Col Radcliffe, H.M20th Regt, Expeditionary Force, Bengal, India” franked on the reverse with G.B 1d red block of eight + single,the stamps overlooked in England and left uncancelled, all then cancelled upon arrival in India with diamondobliterator “52” of Benares and tied by a Benares c.d.s. Directed to Benares, Lucknow and finally Calcuttathe cover has a “ST BG / As 6” charge mark applied and crossed out, and datestamps of Bombay Paid (May27) and Lucknow (June 10). Small part flap missing, otherwise fine, an exceptional use of Indian cancels onG.B 1d reds, on a cover sent to India during the mutiny. Photo on Page 52. £300-400

328 ✉ Indian Mutiny. 1858 Stampless cover to London with double circle “LUCKNOW / P.O” in black withmanuscript date, boxed “INDIA UNPAID”, charged 6d, unusually containing a watercolour painting of troopsresting under trees, the address panel a little reduced at upper edge; and cover franked 1a from Calcutta to anOfficer in Lucknow with fine “LUCKNOW / P.O” arrival datestamp in red. An unusual pair, the two Lucknowhandstamps with differing side ornaments. (2). £120-150

329 ✉ 1879-1953 Covers (11) and a postcard including 1908 cover with Kalimpong c.d.s (Bhutan) and “TOO LATE”,1879 cover to an Officer in Afghanistan, 1913 Bombay-Karachi Sea Post Office c.d.s, 1920 Karachi toBombay flight covers with Air Post c.d.s (2), 1881 On Postal Service postcard to Nepal with “AST” instead of“EAST” in the printed heading (vertical fold, the message referring to the printing error), etc. (12).

£280-320

330 ✉ 1907-12 Postcards and a cover all with boxed “RECEIVED BY / - STEAMER / BOMBAY” datestamps,comprising Italian Steamer (1912 card with G.B 1d cancelled “B-1” and handstamped Paquebot), AustrianSteamer (3, two with German Seepost c.d.s, the other with G.B 1d cancelled at Aden and Paquebothandstamp), or French Steamer (6, one exceptionally cancelling a French stamp, two with French stampscancelled “B-1” and handstamped Paquebot, two from Indo-China or Guadeloupe). An exceptional lot of theseuncommon handstamps, its use as a cancel on a French stamp probably unique. (10). Photo on Page 52.

£300-350

331 ✉ French India. c.1880-1907 QV 1/2a Envelope and 1/4a postcard cancelled “MAHE” c.d.s or duplex, and KEVII1/2a envelope registered with KEVII 3p (4) and 1/2a all cancelled “PONDICHERRY / REG.” c.d.s, boxedPondicherry registration handstamp. (3). £150-180

332 ✉ � French India. 1884-1923 Covers (7) and a front with French Colonies stamps (4) or French India issues (4,including 1903 5c surcharge on part revenue) with cancels of Chandernagore (5), Pondicherry (2) or Karikal.(8). £280-320

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333 ✉ French India - Paquebots. 1928-30 Picture postcards (2) and a cover all with French stamps cancelled inPondicherry and handstamped “PAQUEBOT”, fine and scarce. (3). £150-180

Indian Convention and Feudatory States334 ✉ c.1880-1948 Postal stationery cards and stamped covers and cards from feudatory and convention states, also

a few India covers. (131). £120-150

335 ✉ Feudatory States. 1897-1951 Covers and cards including 1897-99 covers bearing Indore 1/2a (4, one incombination with India 1/2a, faults), other covers with India stamps in combination with Jaipur, Hyderabad (2),Indore, Travancore Anchal (4), 1937 Bhopal official postal stationery picture postcards (2), 1941 Barwani andBundi covers, etc., also a Travancore postcard overprinted for use as an official post office card and used in1976 as a test letter. (21). £350-450

336 � Chamba. 1942-47 King George VI 25r overprinted “CHAMBA”, fine used with 1946 datestamp. S.G. 107,£1,500. Photo on Page 56. £600-700

337 ★ Charkhari. 1940 1a on 1r Chestnut, variety surcharge inverted, fine mint, scarce. S.G. 55a, £475. Photo onPage 48. £200-250

338 ★ �+ Cochin. 1946-48 Unissued 1a3p magenta in a superb block of four, no gum as printed. S.G. £600 (seefootnote below S.G. 101/8). Photo on Page 54. £200-250

339 ★ �+ Cochin. 1946-48 Unissued 6p on 9p ultramarine in a superb block of four, margin at right, no gum as printed.S.G. £600. (See footnote below S.G. 119/26). Photo on Page 54. £200-250

340 ✉ Idar. c.1935 Registered cover from Himatnagar franked on the reverse by three pairs of the first issue 1/2a lightgreen tied by violet datestamps, a scarce commercial use on cover. Photo on Page 52. £200-250

341 � Jaipur. 1928 1/2a Pale ultramarine overprinted “Service”, variety overprint double in both red and black, used,large thin and tear at right, still a reasonable example of this very scarce variety. S.G. O2d, £1,100. Photo onPage 48. £200-250

342 � Jind. 1941-43 King George VI 2r - 25r overprinted “JIND”, all fine used. S.G. 132/6, £1,000. (5). Photo onPage 56. £300-350

343 �★ �+ Jind. 1939-43 King George VI 10r overprinted “JIND / SERVICE”, unmounted mint block of four withmargin at left. S.G. O86, £900+. Photo on Page 54. £300-400

344 ★ Nabha. 1891 QV 1a6p sepia with overprint variety “ABHA” for “NABHA” mint, small thin and gum a littletoned, good appearance and a scarce variety. S.G. 18a, £450. Photo on Page 48. £150-200

345 ★ Nabha. 1893 QV 1r green and carmine with overprint variety “N BHA” for “NABHA”, mint, reverse toned,good appearance and a very scarce variety, unpriced by S.G. S.G. 30a. Photo on Page 48. £450-500

346 ★ Patiala. 1885 QV 1r slate with red two line Puttialla State overprint, variety “AUTTIALLA” for“PUTTIALLA”, mint, heavy toning to reverse, good appearance and a scarce variety. S.G. 10a, £750. Photoon Page 48. £200-250

347 ★ �+ Patiala. 1885 QV 1a brown-purple with black two line Puttialla State overprint, variety overprint double, ina mint block of four, mounted on the two right stamps, margin at base, minor gum toning, otherwise fine andscarce. S.G. 11c, £1,300. Photo on Page 54. £450-550

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IRAQ348 ✉ � 1903-19 Covers and cards (14) and a front with stampless official cover bearing boxed “AMARA”, stampless

O.A.S cover and card with c.d.s of Magil or Amara (written on paddle steamer 59), cover from Baghdad withI.E.F stamps, the others all bearing Indian stamps with cancels of Baghdad (4), Amara (2, one a late use of anIndian stamp in 1919) or Busra City (5), eight registered. (15). £320-360

349 ✉ Air Mails. 1923 (Oct 18) G.B. Stampless O.H.M.S cover from Uxbridge to R.A.F Hinaidi originally endorsed“Posted in the box unpaid origin unknown”, crossed out and replaced with “By air mail, Certified Official,R.A.F Depot” and signed, red London Official Paid c.d.s and a Baghdad backstamp. Also 1927 G.B 11/2d coverto India bearing a blue air mail label but handstamped “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR / TRANSMISSIONBY AIR MAIL”. The O.H.M.S cover with vertical fold reinforced internally and a little split but an unusualofficial cover carried by the R.A.F air service from Cairo to Baghdad. (2). £80-100

350 ✉ Air Mails. 1924 (May 22) Cover from USA to an R.A.F Flight Lieutenant at Hinaidi, franked 5c + 6c,endorsed “Air Mail via Cairo”, Baghdad backstamp (June 20). An uncommon rate from the USA, the 6c stamppaying the Cairo to Baghdad air fee. £80-100

351 ✉ 1927-33 Covers with 1927 cover bearing 6a tied by boxed “IRAQ to INDIA / By Light Aeroplane / withMessrs Stack & Leete”, 1928 covers with interesting letters from L/Ac Cox serving in the desert based at Urduring the campaign against the Wahabres (2), 1931-33 covers (one reduced at right) with India or Iraq stampscancelled at Basra both with scarce “PAQUEBOT” handstamp. (5). £160-180

IRELAND(Also See Lots 60, 899-901, 958, 1081, 1287)

352 ✉ 1d Soldiers Concession Rate. 1800-01 Entire letters sent from Jane Fraser (using the nom de plume “JohnSinclair”) in Tuam to her cousin Ann Campbell (using the nom de plume “Donald Davidson” or “JohnRobertson”) in Scotland all endorsed “A soldiers letter, paid 1 penny” and signed by the senders father JamesFraser, all accepted at the 1d soldiers rate, a saving of 2/- postage on each letter. Also the book “His Majesty’sFraser Fencible Regiment of Foot 1794-1802” by Firebrace & Rawlings which details fourteen letters(including these three) from this correspondence, all deliberately sent as soldiers letters to defraud the PostOffice. Another letter from this correspondence, charged because it was posted unpaid, sold in our September2017 auction (lot 736, sold for £270). A remarkable series of letters showing a deliberate, prolonged andsuccessful abuse of the 1d soldier’s concession rate. (3 + book). Photo on Page 52. £500-600

353 ✉ 1942-45 Covers to Ireland including stampless forces mail, all with bilingual Irish censor cachets. (12). £100-120

354 ✉ Wreck of the “Princess Victoria”. 1953 (Jan 30) Postcard from London to Portadown with 11/2d Paidmachine and violet “DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER”, recovered from the British Railways Stranraer to Larneferry which sank during a storm on January 31st with the loss of 134 lives. Horizontal fold, otherwise fineand scarce. Photo on Page 52. £240-280

ITALY(Also See Lots 151, 154, 161, 497, 509)

355 ✉ 1864-1940 Covers and cards including 1880 cover with 20c tied fancy “Attigliani”, 1869 cover with 20c tiednumeral “250” handstamped “Como” and “COMO-COLICO / NATANTE No. 2” steamer c.d.s, 1903 cover toParis with large “ESPRESSO” label, 1940 official stampless cover with “COMMISSIONE DI ARMISTIZIOCON LA FRANCIA / PORT VENDRES” cachet, etc. Also 1899 cover bearing San Marino 20c. (9).

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356 ✉ Italian Post Offices in the Aegean. 1912-35 Covers with registered 1912 cover bearing Egeo 25c (2, one withcorner fault) each tied rubber c.d.s of Piscopi, 1925 cover from Kalymno and 1935 cover from Lero PortoLago. Also 1936 postcard with Rhodes stamps unusually cancelled upon arrival at Dresden. (4). £120-140

357 ✉ Italian Post Office in Tunisia. 1866-95 Covers comprising 1866 and 1870 covers with Italy stamps cancelledboxed “235” and 1882 entire with “Estero” 20c tied oval type “235” all with “TUNISI / POSTE ITALIANE”datestamps, and 1895 Italy 5c postcard cancelled “TUNIS” squared circle, the 1870 cover with faults,otherwise fine. (4). £120-140

358 ✉ Eritrea. 1895-1923 Covers and cards with cancellations of Adi Ugri, Keren (2), Adi Caie, or with an ItalianSea Post c.d.s, the last on an 1896 card to Triest franked Eritrea 10c and bearing Austria 6kr postage due pair.(5). £120-140

JAMAICA359 ✉ 1837-53 Entire letters, handstamps include “CARTHAGENA” fleuron applied at Kingston, albino

“CLARENDON” and “MILE GULLY”, Rodney Hall and Savannah-La-Mer datestamps, one 1853 letter toSan Francisco via St. Thomas. Also 1864 part letter bearing first issue 2d with “A71” cancel of Rodney Hall,1891 1d postcard with numeral cancel and Blue Mountain Valley c.d.s, and 1912 cover with Golden Grovec.d.s. (9). £220-260

JAPAN360 Photographs. c.1900 Photos of the ruined and flooded city of Kobe clearly taken after an earthquake or

tsunami, one showing trains in a flooded station, another showing sailors in boats amongst the rubble, verywell taken, each 265x205mm. (3). £80-100

361 ✉ 1914 (Oct 3) Stampless picture postcard written on HIMJS “Suoh” off Tsingtao with Fleet P.O No. 6 c.d.s; and1938 air mail cover from Osaka to Bolivia inscribed “Via Seattle per S.S “Herau Maru”” franked 30s (4) + 1y,two fine and unusual items. (2). £150-180

Russo-Japanese War362 Literature. “The Russo-Japanese War, British Officers Reports” published by H.M Stationery Office, 1908,

three volumes of text + two volumes of maps, fine and a scarce detailed work. Also “With the Russians inManchuria” by M. Baring, 1905; A “Staff Officers Scrap Book” by Sir Ian Hamilton, 1906; “The War in theFar East” by The Times Military Correspondent, 1905; “Japan’s Fight for Freedom, The Story of the Warbetween Russia & Japan” by H.W Wilson, 3 volumes, 1904-06; and “Cassell’s History of the Russo-JapaneseWar”, special edition in 4 volumes. (15 vols). £220-260

363 ✉ 1904-05 Stampless army lettercards, the first (20 Oct 04) from a soldier in the 2nd Army with red cachet of2nd food column, 3rd Division, describes the Battle of the Shaho; the second (7 Jan 05) with 1st Army F.P.O1 c.d.s sent to an English couple in Tokyo with enclosed letter in English written from “The Mountains Wai-to, Man-ju”. Also a 1904 postcard sent to “Commander-in-Chief Lt. Teraoka” of the 50th Regt. (3).

£140-160

364 ✉ Liaotung/1st & 4th Armies. 1904-05 Stampless postcards (5) and covers (3) with datestamps of 1st ArmyF.P.O 5 at Shihotei or F.P.O 10 at Laoyang; 4th Army in Manchuria with F.P.O 2 at Ta-pao or Meichiasai, F.P.O6 at the GHQ Japanese Manchurian Army at Lyaoyang; Liaotung Commissariat F.P.O 1 at Dairen; LiaotungLogistics relay station 14 c.d.s at Tsaohekow; or Liaotung Garrison F.P.O 11 at Liaoyung. (8). £160-180

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365 ✉ 2nd Army. 1904-05 Stampless postcards (3), covers (4) and a lettersheet, with datestamps of F.P.O 1 (2, onewith letter telling of embarking from the “Kaga-Maru”, the F.P.O probably at Dairen, the 2nd Army thenengaged in the siege of Port Arthur); F.P.O 2 at Guozhangbo in Manchuria; F.P.O 3 (2) at Koryoho or Hung-ling-pao; F.P.O 8 at Hsiao-pei-ho in Manchuria; F.P.O 11 (2) at Guozhangzi in Hebei Province, north-eastChina. Also a picture postcard showing the 2nd Army disembarking. (9). £160-180

366 ✉ 3rd Army - Siege of Port Arthur. 1904-05 Stampless postcards (3) and covers (4) with datestamps of F.P.O1 (3), 2, 3 (2) or 6, also a cover from Japan to a soldier in the 3rd Army. (8). £140-160

367 ✉ 3rd Army. 1905 Stampless postcards (4) and covers (9) from the 3rd Army sent on their move northwards intoManchuria, with datestamps of F.P.O 1 (2) at Hushuzi or Ku-shu-tzu, 3 (2) at Fort Lyuishun or Hsiao-pei-ho,4 at Fa-kw-men, 5 at Tung-chiang-kou, 6 at Sanmeusen, 12 at Kungchuling or scarce 3rd Armycommemorative c.d.s in violet, also four covers without F.P.O datestamps or with indistinct c.d.s, and a coverfrom Japan to a soldier in the 3rd Army. (14). £200-240

368 ✉ Kwantung & Yalu River Armies. 1905-06 Postcards or covers, from the Kwantung Army (7) with datestampsof Kwangtung F.P.O 1 at Dairen, 4 at Port Arthur (from an engineer engaged in refloating Russian warshipsdamaged or sunk in Port Arthur harbour before the Russian surrender), 11 at Lyaoyang (2) or datestamps ofKwangtung relay station 1 at Huranten (with F.P.O 3 at Wafangtien), 22 at Beichingduizi or 23 at Sindaizi; orfrom the Yalu River Army with F.P.O 2, or F.P.O 7 dated 5 Sept. 1905 applied in red to commemorate the peacetreaty signed that day, also a cover and card both from Japan to soldiers in the Yalu River Army in Manchuria.(11). £220-260

369 ✉ War Correspondents. 1904 Picture postcard sent from Chemulpo by H.H Cook (probably a WarCorrespondent, possibly a Canadian Military Observer), to his wife in Canada franked Korea 4c; and cardsfrom Reginald Bray, the self-styled “Autograph King” to the War Correspondents George Lynch of the “DailyChronicle” or E.J King of the “Daily Mail” in Japan, both signed and returned under cover to Bray in London.Also 1904 letter written and signed by the “Scottish Samurai” Thomas Blake Glover. (4). £180-200

370 ✉ Hospitals/Hospital Ships. 1904-05 Stampless postcards from unnamed hospital ships written whilst at anchorat Ujina, or from a Pharmacist on a ship off the west coast of the Korean Peninsular with Naval Postal AgencyNo. 14 c.d.s applied in the fleet communications ship “Keijo Maru”; card from Lyuishin Logistics Hospitalwith Liaotung F.P.O 4, and a card from the hospital for the light railway unit at Liaotung with Kwangtung F.P.O1. Also propaganda postcard to Belgium published by the newspaper L’Asahi and sold to provide funds for theRed Cross, and Japanese Red Cross postcards (3) showing the Hospital Ship “Kakuai Maru”. (8). £240-260

371 ✉ Hospital Ship “Doyo Maru”. 1905 (June 3) Stampless lettersheet containing a picture of a Japanese ladyreading and geese, written by a nurse on the ship whilst anchored at Yongampo, Korea, to a surgeon with the3rd Army. She tells him the ship has taken in many wounded, it is a pleasure to rest on land again, but shehopes to return to the battlefront, and includes “off Tsushima Island we met HIJMS Chinen and receivedinformation we might run into enemy ships .... so we returned. Soon we saw five or six ships to our north ....at 2.10pm we heard the sound of guns, and also when we arrived at Rokurento. There we stayed for two days.It was a splendid victory with thirteen ships sunk and six captured”. A good account of the battle of Tsushima,the climax of the war. One flap detached, otherwise largely fine and scarce, with red cachets of “MilitaryMail” and “Army Hospital Ship Doyo Maru”. £120-140

372 ✉ Hospital Ship “Kichiso Maru”. 1905 (Feb 8) Stampless army lettersheet written from the ship whilst atUjina, Hiroshima, with Ujina and arrival datestamps, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 62. £110-130

373 ✉ Hospital Ship “Kobe Maru”. 1905 Stampless picture postcard of Admiral Togo written on the hospital ship,with “Military Mail” and censor cachets both in red, partial “Naval Review 1905 Navy Post Office No. 1”datestamp applied on the “Taichu Maru” to mail from ships in Tokyo Bay. Fine and scarce. £100-120

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374 ✉ Hospital Ship “Koun Maru”. 1905 (Oct 26) Stampless picture postcard from a nurse with 103rd SavingParty, written on the ship whilst anchored at Yongampo, North Korea, with Liaotung Logistics F.P.O 12 c.d.sof Dandong and red “Military Mail” cachet, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 62. £110-130

375 ✉ Occupation of Korea/Sakhalin. 1905-06 Stampless postcards (2) and covers (3) all handstamped or marked“Military Mail” with civilian cancels of Hanhang, Heijo, Turajima, Hohei or Pusan, one to another soldier inManchuria with red censor cachet. Also card with red “Military Mail” and censor cachets and c.d.s of Otaru,posted on the obsolete armoured cruiser “Ariake” whilst returning from Sakhalin Island, having been charteredfor the war and used to carry coal during the Sakhalin expedition. (6). £160-180

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA(Also See Lots 5, 19, 21, 24, 33-43, 51, 62, 724)

376 ★ �+ 1918 20r Purple and blue on blue paper, probably reperforated at the base; and 1938 KGVI 50c perf 13x113/4

marginal block of four, the lower left stamp with rope not joined to sail, both mounted mint. S.G. 60, 144/a,£944. (2). £100-120

377 �E 1933 Essays for three Air Mail stamps by Vic Groves, designed for the 1933 competition for the new stampset inscribed “Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika”, each essay featuring birds, animals and an aeroplane, superblydrawn in black ink, two with the head of King George V and crown cut from current Tanganyika stamps, theessays each 70x42mm on thin card (144x118mm) endorsed “Design for air mail stamp 1933” in pencil. Alsoa G.P.O Nairobi letter of May 9th to A.V Groves acknowledging receipt of one entry in the stamp designcompetition, which did not win a prize, and an article by Eric Coulton on these essays and other artwork byVic Groves, who was a Postmaster in Tanganyika and a talented artist. The rules for the 1933 KUT stampcompetition did not allow designs to incorporate the words “Air Mail” which is probably why these threedesigns were not submitted, but clearly Vic Groves did a fourth design which was entered into the competition.Three attractive and unique essays. (3). Photo on Page 60. £500-600

378 ✉ � Uganda. 1901-10 Stamps and pieces with Uganda Railway cancellations comprising Experimental P.O c.d.s(12) or Escarpment squared circle (4); and covers or cards (5) with cancels including Nimuli (2, one aregistered Book Post wrapper), Fort Portal and Hoima, two with a large Mombasa skeleton applied in transit.(5 covers + 16 stamps/pieces). £240-280

379 1903 “Map of the Mombasa-Victoria Railway”, showing the route from Mombasa to Kisumu on Lake Nyanzaand including much of Uganda and German East Africa. A fine map originally produced by the War Officein 1899 and revised in 1903, published by Edward Stanford of London, mounted on linen, the open map48x75cm, very scarce. £100-120

380 ✉ 1905-22 Covers (10), cards (7) and a front including skeleton datestamps of Yala River (2), Molo, Mombasa,Fort Hall, Kiambu, Eldoret, Moshi; G.E.A stamps (5, one cover with stamps cancelled upon arrival in India);WW1 O.A.S covers (3); green “Opened Under Martial Law” seal; card with Belgian Occupation of G.E.A 10ctied by Belgian F.P.O, etc. (18). £300-400

381 ✉ 1930-58 Covers and cards including skeleton cancels, many KGV covers from Tanganyika to Germany, etc.(50). £150-200

382 ✉ 1930-50 Covers and cards including 1950 cover from Kigoma posted on Lake Tanganyika with KGVI 20ccancelled at Albertville and boxed “PAQUEBOTS”; 1940 air mail cover from Daressalaam Internment Camp;1943 air letter with red 25c meter type stamp from E.A. A.P.O 53 at Diego Suarez; 1948 air letter from PolishRefugee Camp, Marindi; various cancels including Telegrams Narok (3), Biharamulo, Mwakete, Kinyangiri,Ruiro, Lupembe, Kampi-ya-Moto, etc. (21). £350-450

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World War One383 ✉ German East Africa - Forces Mail/Censors. 1914-16 Covers and cards including stampless Feldpost mail

sent within German East Africa (5), stamped mail sent within GEA (5), or to Germany (2) or Austria, theselast three with circular “Zensur Passiert / Deutsch. Ostafrika”, two endorsed via Portuguese Packet to Lisbon,also a Feldpost card to Germany without postmarks. Four cards with file holes, otherwise fine. (14).

£300-350

384 ✉ � German East Africa. 1915-16 Cover, postcard and newspaper wrappers (2, one a front only with addresslabel) all prepaid in cash at Tanga due to a shortage of stamps, three with violet “21/2 Heller Frei laut/ Ein.Nachw. in Tanga”, the cover with violet “71/2 Heller” and boxed “Fr. H. Einn / Nachw. in / Tanga”, all withTanga datestamps. Also a 1915 newspaper wrapper with Dar-es-Salaam c.d.s. and red “21/2 H. Frei lt. Ein.Nachw. / in Daressalam”. (5). £200-250

385 ✉ Kenya. 1914 (Sep 28) Stampless O.A.S cover to Australia with large “MAGADI JUNCTION / EAP” skeletonc.d.s and “T” handstamp, backstamped at Mombasa and Aden. A very early forces cover with a scarce canceland to an unusual destination. £100-120

386 ✉ Forces Mail. 1915-16 On Active Service covers and cards including 1915 (July 13) cover from B.S.A Policeon duty in the Caprivi Strip (stained but very rare, the only cover recorded by Drysdall); 1915 KUT 18cregistration envelope size H with Base Office registration label and “BASE OFFICE / E / REG” c.d.s; 1915cover from London to a British soldier in East Africa with “BASE OFFICE / DELY / E” backstamps and violetboxed “NOT WITH / I.E.F (B)”; 1916 cover from Kisumu to Jinja with circular violet “STAFF OFFICE / 10DEC 1916 / KISUMU”; 1916 cover endorsed from the Reuters Correspondent with Indian F.P.O 24 c.d.s; 1917Nyasaland Field Force “FIELD POST OFFICE / 9” c.d.s used at Zomba, etc. (16). £320-360

387 ✉ South African Aviation Corps. 1915 “Hall Line” picture postcard of a ship, written by a member of the SouthAfrican Aviation Corps whilst on board ship at Southampton, the stampless card to South Africa endorsed “OnActive Service” with a Southampton c.d.s (Dec 26) and violet oval “South African / 26 DEC 1915 / AviationCorps” cachet on the picture side. The message reads, “my new address will be East African ExpeditionaryForce, c/o Base Postmaster”. Minor creasing, otherwise fine and scarce; we have only recorded two othercards with this South African Aviation Corps cachet. Photo on Page 62. £180-220

388 ✉ South African Forces. 1916-18 Stampless covers and cards from forces in South Africa or East Africa (8),and a cover from G.B to East Africa, includes card with scarce violet oval “South African / 6 AUG 1916 / BasePost Office”, card with Indian F.P.O 71 c.d.s and scarce straight line “CENSORED”, cover with Indian F.P.O73 c.d.s and boxed British army censor 3318, 1918 cover from Nairobi to another British Officer in Amara,Mesopotamia, with violet “O.C CARRIER DEPOT HOSPITAL / NAIROBI”, etc. (10). £200-240

389 ✉ Hospital Ships. Stampless O.A.S postcard to Southern Rhodesia, written from Dar-es-Salaam (crossedthrough by the censor but still readable) handstamped violet “CENSORED / H.M.H.S - G601” and“GUILDFORD CASTLE”; and 1916 O.A.S postcard with Durban c.d.s and violet oval “HOSPITAL SHIP“EBANI” / 25 OCT 1916”, this second card a little stained at left edge, otherwise both fine and scarce. (2).

£120-150

390 ✉ Censor Seals. 1915-18 Covers with “OPENED BY CENSOR / UNDER / MARTIAL LAW” seals (12),various colours and imprints comprising green on white paper (3, one with imprint of “Leader, Nairobi &Mombasa”), black on blue paper (2), black on grey paper (2), red on white or green paper both with imprint“The Standard P. & P. Works, Nairobi”, black on yellow paper (2, imprints of “Leader, Nairobi & Mombasa”or “G.P.P. Nairobi - 2164/2/15 - 3m”) or black on white paper with imprint of “The Standard P. & P. Works,Nairobi”. Also covers with censor cachets of Dar-es-Salaam, Entebbe, Mombasa or Kampala. (16).

£500-600

391 � Tanganyika. 1917 Piece from a parcel bearing a complete address label to Amani with I.E.F 1/2a tied IndianF.P.O 304 c.d.s and blue “MAIL AGENCY / No. 1” arrival c.d.s (May 23), a little doubled but still very clearand rare. Proud only recorded a single example of this Mail Agency c.d.s, also used in May 1917 at Amani.Vertical fold, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 62. £200-240

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World War Two392 ✉ Forces Mail. 1940-45 Covers and cards with various East African, South African or British F.P.O or A.P.O

datestamps, includes various Honour Envelopes (12), boxed “O.H.M.S / No. / MILITARY / FRANKED”handstamps (2, one on KUT 30c registration envelope with violet “E.A.A.P.S / NAIROBI / REGISTERED”c.d.s.); registered cover to Nigeria Regt. HQ in Lagos with KUT 15c strip of three + 50c tied by similar violet“E.A.A.P.S / REGISTERED” c.d.s without any place name shown, E.A A.P.O datestamps from Burma (4,three on captured Japanese forces postcards) or Somaliland (2), cover from E.A A.P.O 88 with 70c on 1/- pairincluding “Crescent Moon” variety, etc. (31) £260-300

393 ✉ P.O.W / Internee Mail. 1939-45 Stampless lettersheets or covers from P.O.W Camps 360 at Ndarugu or 365at Londiani (unusually from a German seaman), or to Camps 356 at Eldoret (with two Italian partisan censorsand various “NO RECORD” cachets), Camp 365 at Londiani or Camp 370 (redirected to Camp 360, RedCross cachet, creased but rare, Camp 370 unrecorded). Also cover to Camp 360 and reused with official campcachet, and cover from London to Lady Farrar in charge of the Internment Camp at Mau Summit. (7).

£100-120

394 ✉ P.O.W Mail - Vichy Prisoners. 1942-44 Postcard and lettersheet both from French Vichy P.O.Ws in Camp368 at Makindu or Camp 365 at Londiani, both to Madagascar. A small number of Vichy forces were capturedduring the campaign to capture Madagascar and sent to camps in East or South Africa. Fine and very scarce.(2). Photo on Page 62. £200-250

LEVANT(Also See Lots 487-496, 519, 703/7, 720, 1087)

395 ✉ 1821-60 Entire letters and covers comprising 1821-23 entire letters (3) from Smyrna to Aberdeen, one withLiverpool Ship Letter, the others carried overland and disinfected with rastel holes (one with Semlin cachet);1847 cover with letter from Constantinople to Amsterdam, privately carried, bearing Semlin disinfectioncachet; 1848-57 entires from Constantinople to G.B, Greece or Italy or from France to Constantinople all withConstantinople French P.O c.d.s; and 1860 stampless covers (3) prepaid to G.B with “SMIRNE” Austrian P.Oc.d.s. (11). £150-180

396 ✉ Austrian P.O. 1865-1914 Covers and cards with stampless covers bearing datestamps of Seres orConstantinople, stamped covers with cancels of Rettimo, Janina, Rhodes, Metelino (1865 entire from Greecefranked 20L with Austrian Levant 10s added in transit at Metelino), Salonica (Registered), 1905 long sixsection postcard sent as printed matter from Constantinople with 20pa stamp sealing the card, 1914 parcel cardfrom Scio franked 1pi, and postal stationery cards from Gallipoli (3, one with AR form attached), Alexandretteor Rustchuk. A few faults though most are fine, an interesting group. (14). £400-500

397 ✉ � British P.O. 1876 Cover to USA with 21/2d cancelled “C” and 1890 sample post envelope sent at the 1d samplerate from Smyrna to Austria, also 1920 G.B Seahorse issue 2/6 (2), 5/- and 10/- with British A.P.OConstantinople or Army Post Office S.X3 datestamps. (2 covers + 4 stamps). £100-120

398 ✉ French P.O. 1834-1911 Entire letters, covers and cards with prestamp entire letters from Smyrna (2, one withforwarding agent endorsement of St. Escalon) or Constantinople (disinfected), 1862 stampless cover posted atConstantinople with enclosed letter written in Greece, stamped items from Vathy, Tripoli, Constantinople (withPaquebot and BM handstamps), Smyrna (army c.d.s), Rhodes, Kerassunde, Samsoun, Dardanelles (2),Salonica (4, one with army c.d.s), and a 1909 cover from France to Constantinople handstamped “T” with 10cpostage due strip of three applied and cancelled upon arrival, a few faults, most fine and an interesting group.(18). £300-350

399 ✉ French P.O. 1862-69 Entires comprising 1862 entire to Italy with 1860 imperf 80c tied small “3709” ofSmyrna, 1864 entire to France with 1862 10c + 40c tied large “5098” of Mersina, and 1869 entire to Spainwith 1863 20c singles (2) + strip of three tied large “5095” cancels of Salonica. (3). £150-180

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400 ✉ French P.O. 1916 Stampless cover from a French sailor, sent from Rouad Island to Madagascar, with “ILEROUAD / POSTES-FRANCAISES” c.d.s, arrival datestamps and violet “MARINE FRANCAISE / (anchor)/ SERVICE A LA MER”, a few edge faults, unusual and scarce. Also 1923 cover with France 20c + 30ccancelled at Rhodes. (2). £100-120

401 ✉ Greek/Italian P.O. 1852-1922 Entire letters and covers with 1852 entire letter bearing blue ConstantinopleGreek P.O c.d.s, and 1870 cover with 5L and 40L Hermes Heads cancelled at Constantinople, 1876 entire letterwith 10L + 20L Hermes Heads cancelled at Smyrna, 1921 stampless cover with Greek F.P.O 905 c.d.s andarmy cachet, and 1920 registered cover from Greek F.P.O 920 franked 50L. Also 1922 cover with Italian P.O20pa cancelled at Constantinople and red cachet “BUREAU DE POSTE ITALIEN CONSTANTINOPLE /Afranchissement en Piastres admis par / le Bureau International de Berne / PAS TAXER”. (6). £200-250

402 ✉ Roumanian P.O. 1896 Cover franked 10pa + 20pa + 1pi surcharges, and 20pa on 10b postcard, both cancelledviolet bilingual “POSTA-ROMANA / COSPOLI” c.d.s, the postcard with large oval “EXPRESS /CONSPOLI-CONSTANTA-BUCURESCI”, the cover with light folds, the postcard fine and scarce. (2).Photo on Page 62. £180-220

403 ✉ Russian P.O. 1904-13 Covers (2) and postcards (4) including stampless 1908 money letter envelope fromOdessa to Mount Athos with Russian P.O arrival datestamp; the other five bearing Russian P.O stamps withcancels of Salonica, Haifa, Jerusalem (2) or Metelino, all fine. (6). £180-200

LIBERIA404 ✉ 1885-1946 Covers (6) and postcards (4) including 1899 F size registration envelope franked 5c to Germany,

1894 cover to USA franked 1c, 2c, 5c with “Paid Liverpool Br. Packet” transit c.d.s, 1896 postcard to GoldCoast with Accra arrival c.d.s, 1899 coloured picture postcards of Monrovia (2), 1946 covers with air mailprovisional surcharge issue (2), etc. (10). £250-300

LIECHTENSTEIN405 ✉ 1911-27 Covers and cards comprising 1911 Austria 10h parcel card (reduced in size) franked 30h tied by

Schaan c.d.s; 1915 registered official cover sent within Vaduz bearing Austria 10h postage due; and 1927underpaid postcard from Germany with Switzerland 25c postage due tied by Triesenberg c.d.s. (3).

£100-120

MALAYA(Also See Lots 75, 808, 964)

406 ✉ 1930-39 Correspondence to England, mainly from Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur or Sentul, a few also from Frasers Hill,Penang Hill or Singapore and one cover from Trengganu, most bearing F.M.S or Selangor stamps. Includedare air mail covers sent by KLM franked 46c, 50c, 53c (6), 55c (19), 56c (6) or 58c (9), and covers sent byImperial Airways franked 25c (56), 30c (2), 40c or 50c (15), one cover unusually missent to Guernsey, verymixed condition though many are fine. (300+). £350-450

Straits Settlements407 ✉ Maritime Mail. 1900 Cover to Ceylon with 4c on 5c tied by “LIGNE U / PAQ. FR. No. 7” c.d.s, 1907 cover

to India franked KEVII 8c or 1913 cover to G.B franked KGV 1c pair + 4c (3) all cancelled at Madras withboxed “PAQUEBOT”, a few faults, the last a little stained at left. (3). £100-120

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408 ✉ � Malacca. 1911-40 Covers and cards, various cancels including Alor Gajah (5, two registered), Bemban, Jasin(7), Masjid (4, one registered with “AR” handstamp), Merlimau, Selandar (1940 postcard, also a large 1940piece with seven stamps) or Durian Tunggal (registered with “AR” handstamp). Also a 1921 cover fromCeylon with boxed “MALACCA / TO PAY 8 CENTS” and three single QV 6c or 12c stamps with octagonal“B/109” cancels. Some faults, many largely fine, some scarce cancels. (25). £350-450

409 ✉ Malacca. 1918 1/2a Stationery envelope from India to Malacca but handstamped “UNKNOWN” with StraitsSettlements censor label tied violet oval “DEAD LETTER OFFICE / 23 FEB 1918”, two censor cachets, fineand unusual. Also 1922 India postcard to Malacca with differing oval “DEAD LETTER OFFICE / 9 MR / 22/ MALACCA” and boxed “MALACCA / TO PAY 8 CENTS”, a few faults. (2). Photo on Page 62.

£250-350

410 Malacca. 1941 Malayan Postal Union 10c Imperial Reply Coupon with “JASIN” c.d.s (Dec 4), also acensored cover from Jasin to India in which this reply coupon was posted, some cover faults, the reply couponfine and scarce. (2). £100-120

411 ✉ Penang. 1864-1928 Covers including 1864 entire to France with boxed “INDIA UNPAID”; NetherlandsIndies cards cancelled at the N.I Postagent at Penang (2) or with boxed “NED: - INDIE / VIA BRINDISI /BRITISCHE PAKKETB:” applied at the agency; 1898-99 “PAQUEBOT” handstamps (2, one with faults);cover with Siam 15s cancelled at Penang and boxed “TRAIN LETTER” in violet; and 1923 boxed “LATE FEEPAID”, a few faults. (8). £220-260

412 ✉ � Penang. 1883-1947 Covers and cards (12) and pieces (2) with datestamps of Balik Pulau, Batoh Kremat (c.d.swith error of spelling, on 1947 registered cover), Bayen Lepas (faults), Bukit Mertajam, Bukit Tambun (2),Butterworth (7, two 1945 stampless free covers), Nebong Tabal (2 pieces) or Penang Hill. (17). £450-550

413 ✉ Penang. 1925-31 Registered envelopes with cancels of Prye, Pulau Tikas or Pinang Tunggal all with Penangregistration labels altered with cachets or in manuscript, the Pinang Tunggal cover with faults, the other twofine, scarce. (3). £200-240

414 ✉ Singapore. 1837-67 Entire letters and a stampless cover with 1837-39 entire letters to USA (red New YorkShip c.d.s) or G.B (India Letter Brighton), 1866 entire letter franked 1/2a from Madras to Singapore with arrivalbackstamp, and cover to Rembang with red boxed “SINGAPORE / SHIP LETTER / PAID”, arrival c.d.s andChinese seal handstamps, a few faults. (4). £160-180

415 ✉ Singapore. 1885-1952 Covers including air mails, 1934 cover from Spain to Australia with air mail labelobliterated in Singapore, 1930 cover to North Borneo, Changi c.d.s, unusual registered air letter, etc. (11).

£150-180

416 ✉ Singapore - Pasir Panjang. 1937 (Nov 6) Air Mail cover to Scotland with KGV 5c single + strip of four tied“PASIR PANJANG / SINGAPORE” datestamps, scarce. £150-180

Johore417 ✉ 1913-36 Covers (4) and postcards (2), cancels comprising Batu Pahat (with “SEMERAH / POST OFFICE /

JOHORE” handstamp), Benut, Cucob, Kulai, Mersing or Parit Jawa, some faults, the Semerah Post Officehandstamp very scarce. (6). £250-300

418 ✉ � 1937 Cover with 1935 50th Anniversary of Treaty with Britain 8c tied by Tangkak c.d.s, and 1941 cover with1940 Sultan Ibrahim 8c tied by Gelang Patah c.d.s (also part strikes on two single stamps), both covers fine,the last very scarce. (4). Photo on Page 62. £200-250

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Kedah419 ✉ 1910-11 Covers with F.M.S stamps cancelled by double circle bilingual Kedah c.d.s, single ring Kuala Muda

c.d.s or double ring Alor Star c.d.s (2, one registered with “A.R” and registration handstamps), the Kedah andregistered Alor Star covers with staining and other faults, the Kuala Muda cover with some edge faults thoughstill very reasonable appearance, the other Alor Star cover fine, all very scarce. (4). Photo on Page 67.

£500-600

420 ✉ 1912-32 Covers (10) and a postcard with cancels of Baling (2), Bandar Bharu, Gurun (2), Jitra (2), KualaMuda, Kuala Ketil, Lunas or Padang Serai (oval type transit datestamp), some faults though most are fine.(11). £400-500

421 ✉ 1917-24 Registered “A.R” covers all with circular datestamps, boxed registration datestamps and “A.R”handstamps of Kuala Ketil (2), Lunas, Sik or Sungei Patani (2), some faults though a very scarce group. (6).Photo on Page 67. £450-550

422 ✉ 1918-26 Registered covers all with boxed registration datestamps of Alor Star, Jitra, Kuala Ketil, Lunas SungeiPatani or Yen, mainly fine and scarce. (6). Photo on Page 67. £400-500

423 ✉ 1921 Registered cover to Austria with boxed “LANG KAWI / 3 JAN 21 / R” registration datestamp, the reversewith 1c, 2c strips of three and five and 5c tied by Lang Kawi datestamps, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 67.

£200-250

424 ✉ � 1923-24 1c Postcard, cover to USA and a front to England all cancelled by circular “BRITISH EMPIRE /(Lion) / EXHIBITION 1924” at Kulim (cover + front) or Sungei Patani, fine and scarce. (3). Photo on Page67. £300-350

425 ✉ 1927-28 Registered covers all with boxed “RECOMMANDE”, boxed registration datestamps and circulardatestamps of Bagan Samak, Bedong or Sungei Patani (to Argentina), all fine and scarce. (3). Photo on Page67. £300-400

426 ✉ 1928-40 Covers, handstamps include boxed “UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED RETURN / TOSENDER AT ADDRESS SHOWN ON COVER” (2, one applied in error and obliterated by two“Recommande” handstamps of Jitra), boxed “TO PAY / CENTS” of Alor Star on unpaid 1932 cover, and 1940cover to USA with censor seals and cachets and violet oval “DEAD LETTER OFFICE / 2 AP 40 / ALORSTAR, KEDAH” on reverse, some faults, the last cover fine. (4). £200-250

427 ✉ 1931-39 Registered covers from Jitra, Karangan, Kuala Nerang, Lunas or Sik, all with registration labels, theKuala Nerang cover stained but very scarce, Sik cover with large part reverse missing, the others mainly fine.(5). £240-280

428 ✉ 1933-39 Air Mail covers to G.B, sent by Imperial Airways (6) or KLM (2) with cancels of Bedong, Karangan,Kuala Ketil (3), Langkawi, Padang Serai or Serdang, rates include 25c (4), 53c (2), 55c or 58c, all with AirMail labels, mainly fine. (8). £400-500

429 ✉ 1940 (June 2) Cover from Alor Star to Penang franked 8c, the reverse with the six line bilingual cachet “KedahAgricultural & Livestock Exhibition / in aid of The MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND / at Alor Star on 5th, 6th &7th July 1940”, fine and very scarce, just four examples believed to have been recorded. Photo on Page 67.

£180-200

430 ✉ 1945-49 Covers with BMA Malaya stamps, cancels include scarce Jitra rubber handstamp with manuscriptdate, also circular datestamps of Gurun, Jitra (registered cover), Karangan, Langkawi, another with a wornThai datestamp of Sungei Patani, the last with faults, otherwise fine. (6). £200-240

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Kelantan431 ✉ 1914-21 Covers (3) and a picture postcard all with Tumpat single ring datestamps, one cover with boxed

registration datestamp and circular framed “AR”, this cover a little stained, otherwise fine. (4). £280-320

432 ✉ 1925-34 Covers with 1934 red band envelope to Singapore cancelled very scarce Gua Musang single ring c.d.s(toned, edge faults); 1925 cover to G.B with Kuala Krai double ring c.d.s; and 1930 registered cover toDenmark with seven stamps on the reverse cancelled by Temangan double ring datestamps, three furtherstamps on the front cancelled in transit by Kota Bharu c.d.s, boxed registration datestamp. (3). £240-280

433 ✉ 1929 Registered cover to Hungary with 3c, 4c and 10c pair tied “TUMPAT / KELANTAN” double ringdatestamps, scarce boxed “RECOMMANDE” and “R / TUMPAT / No. ”, small opening tear at right edge,otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 70. £150-180

434 ✉ 1939 (Nov 25) Stampless O.A.S cover to India with boxed censor and Field Post Office S.P 504 c.d.s, theearliest recorded date of use of this scarce F.P.O datestamp. Photo on Page 70. £120-150

Negri Sembilan435 ✉ 1905-35 Covers (7) and postcards (3) with F.M.S stamps cancelled at Ayer Kuning South, Jelebu (fleuron type

c.d.s), Gemas, Mambau (2, one registered with label of Kerling altered in manuscript), Perhentian Tinggi (firsttype oval cancel), Rantau, Rembau, Seremban (with Paul Street registration label), Tampin, also a stamplesscover with violet boxed “SEREMBAN / 16 cts / TO PAY”, some faults, four registered. (11). £250-300

436 ✉ 1916 Cover to Seremban franked on reverse by F.M.S 3c cancelled violet oval “TIROI / 24 NOV 1916”, afurther strike on the front, the earliest recorded date of use of this very scarce cancel, fine and attractive. Photoon Page 70. £200-250

437 ✉ � 1936-47 Covers (6) and a 2c postcard, Negri Sembilan stamps with cancels of Ayer Kuning South, Kuala Pilah(2, one registered) or Mambau, 1945 stampless free cover with Nilai c.d.s, 1947 entire letters with BMAMalaya stamps cancelled Nilai c.d.s or scarce Broga handstamp with manuscript date, also 1938 (Aug 22)piece with proof impression of a 2c meter mark of Seremban. (8). Photo on Page 70. £250-300

Pahang438 ✉ 1910-36 Covers (3) and postcards (2) with F.M.S stamps cancelled at Bentong, Kuala Rompin, Kuantan

(registered), Sungei Lembing or Tras, mainly fine. (5). £180-220

439 ✉ 1935-47 Covers (6) and a card with Pahang stamps cancelled at Mela, Mengkuang or Renglet, Perak stampscancelled Tanah Rata, or B.M.A Malaya stamps cancelled at Tras, Triang or Sungei Lembing, the postcard withfile holes, otherwise fine. (7). £180-220

Perak440 ✉ 1891-94 Covers to India with Straits Settlements stamps cancelled by oval of bars, datestamps of Taiping (2)

or Parit Buntar (2), all fine. (4). £250-300

441 ✉ 1891-1900 Perak 1c postcards (4, one uprated by Straits Settlements 3c) cancelled by oval of bars with Tapahc.d.s, or by squared circles of Ipoh, Tapah or Teluk Anson; 1891 cover with Perak 1c on 6c tied Taiping c.d.s;and 1892 Straits 1c postcard from Penang to Perak with datestamps of Tapah (and oval of bars obliterator),Taiping, Batu Gajah and Taluk Anson all applied upon arrival, all fine. (6). Photo on Page 70. £250-300

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442 � 1892 Stampless front to England with violet boxed “JANING / UPPER PERAK” rubber datestamp partlyoverstruck by London Inland Branch 5d charge mark, light Kwala Kangsar c.d.s (Jan 25) and “T” within acircle, minor staining and tear at right edge but very rare. Photo on Page 70. £300-400

443 ✉ 1908-15 F.M.S 1c Postcard and a picture postcard to Sweden franked 3c, both with superb squared circlecancels of Chenderlang or Tronoh, the second also with Batu Gajah squared circle applied in transit, one withcorner crease, otherwise fine. (2). £120-150

444 ✉ 1912-33 Covers (5) and postcards (5) with F.M.S stamps cancelled at Ayer Tawar, Batu Gajah, Chemor, IpohNew Town, Menglembu, Parit Buntar, Tanjong Tualang, Teluk Anson or Trong (2), two underpaid with “T”handstamps, a few faults, the majority fine. (10). £300-400

445 ✉ 1922-49 Covers with Straits Settlements stamps cancelled at Maxwells Hill (corner faults but scarce), Ipohwith boxed “TRAIN LETTER” or Lumut, Perak stamps cancelled at Maxwells Hill or Lumut, 1945 stamplessfree period cover with boxed “TELUK ANSON”, 1949 red band envelope with BMA Malaya 10c cancelled atKemayan, also 1934 stampless official cover with Lumut c.d.s, some faults. (8). £180-220

Selangor446 ✉ 1892 Cover to India with Straits Settlements 5c (small corner fault) tied by diamond of bars, “KLANG /

SELANGOR” c.d.s alongside, fine. £150-180

447 ✉ 1897-99 1c Postcard cancelled Kwala Langat c.d.s; and cover to Rangoon with 2c (2) tied fine Sungei Besic.d.s, a little stained and a few edge faults but scarce. (2). £120-150

448 ✉ � 1913 Covers (5) and postcards (3) with F.M.S stamps cancelled at Bangi, Klang (2, both with triangular “T /K.G” postage due handstamps), Sabak Bernam (2, one registered with provisional handstamped label andcircular framed “A.R”), Sepang, Semenyih or Ulu Yam. Also 1922 cover to Kuala Lumpur with “Gone Away”label (severe faults) and pieces with proof impressions in red of Kuala Lumpur 6c meter mark (18 July 27) or2c Postage Paid c.d.s (6 May 32), mainly fine. (11). £240-280

449 ✉ Port Swettenham - Paquebots. 1926-30 Covers from India to Malaya bearing Indian stamps (4) and a picturepostcard to Australia with Straits Settlements 4c, all cancelled at Port Swettenham and handstamped boxed“PAQUEBOT”, three covers with toning, the other two items fine, an uncommon Paquebot. (5). £150-180

450 ✉ 1938-54 Covers with 1938 cover bearing Selangor 8c tied by scarce Sungei Pelek c.d.s, 1948-49 registeredcovers with B.M.A Malaya stamps tied Tanjong Karang skeleton c.d.s or Brickfields Road Kuala Lumpur c.d.s,both with provisional registration labels, all fine. (3). £120-150

Trengganu451 ✉ 1921 Cover to Seremban with Straits Settlements 6c tied bilingual “TRENGGANU” double ring c.d.s, further

strike alongside. £100-120

452 ✉ 1936 Cover to England franked on the reverse by Trengganu 1c vertical pairs (4), the eight stamps all tied bybilingual “DUNGUN” datestamps. £80-100

Japanese Occupation453 ✉ Forces/P.O.W Mail. 1943-47 Japanese forces postcards, three sent by Japanese forces in Malaya during the

war, another sent by a Japanese P.O.W at Rempang Island in 1947, the card headed “Mail of Disarmed MilitaryPersonnel” in English and Japanese with a U.S Army censor cachet. Mail from Japanese P.O.Ws is scarce. (4).Photo on Page 70. £180-220

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MALTA(Also See Lots 105, 1057, 1222, 1251)

454 ✉ 1780-1856 Entire letters or entires with 1780 entire letter from Rome to Malta, 1854 entire letter fromAlexandria to Marseille with fine oval “PASOLE APAP & FIGLI / MALTA” forwarding agents cachet in blue,1840 entire from Constantinople with “11. Feb. 1d”, and 1856 entires to France prepaid in cash with a Paiddatestamp and circular “PD” (2) or franked 4d with oval “P-D”. (6). £160-180

455 ✉ 1848 G.B 1d Pink stationery envelope cancelled “325” at Guildford, a “2” charge crossed out and replaced by“Paid 10”, addressed to “Capt. Henderson R.N, H.M Steam Frigate Sidon, Mediterranean”, with blue oval “G.GRANT / MALTA” forwarding agents cachet showing his charge of 1/9 for forwarding the cover. Closed tearat upper edge, otherwise fine and an unusual use of a Malta F.A.C on a G.B stationery envelope to a naval ship.Photo on Page 70. £200-240

456 ✉ 1900-26 Postcards (5) and covers (2), four underpaid handstamped “T” (2) and circular framed “CENTIMES/ 5” or “4d”, or binoculars type “T / CENTIMES / 15” (2); 1924 postcard with boxed bilingual “Postage Stamplost / in transit”; 1922 red Official Paid c.d.s; and 1926 registered cover with oval framed “A.R”. (7).

£160-180

457 ✉ Maritime Mail. 1901-12 Picture postcards with QV 1d cancelled “AMB. SIRACUSA-REGGIO-CALABRIA” squared circle, or KEVII 1/2d cancelled at Tunis with oval framed “BM” alongside. (2).

£100-120

458 ✉ Village datestamps. 1903-08 Postcards with Birchicara or Misida c.d.s, and 1918 censored cover toSwitzerland with partial Zabbar c.d.s. (3). £100-120

459 ✉ � P.O.W Mail. 1915-29 Covers (4) and a front with stampless covers from the “Bureau International de la Paix”in Berne or the Red Cross P.O.W Agency in Geneva both to the Officer Commanding P.O.W Camps in Malta;cover to the Berne P.O.W Bureau with circular “FROM PRISONER OF WAR / PC / MALTA / FREE” and“BERN-TRANSIT / Kriegsgefangenenpost” (large tear to address panel); 1920 registered cover with G.B 2d,21/2d and registration label all with British A.P.O Constantinople c.d.s, to “Soudy Bey, Wardella Camp, Malta”with straight line “PASSED CENSOR”, etc. (5). £140-160

460 ✉ Postage Due Mail. 1925-26 Covers, two sent unpaid within Valetta bearing first issue 1/2d or 1/2d + 21/2dpostage dues, the others both USA 2c envelopes charged 3d with first issue or second issue 3d dues, lightstaining. (4). £150-180

MAURITIUS(Also See Lot 52)

461 ✉ 1838-1901 Entire letters (4) and covers (2) including 1838 entire letter to France with forwarding agentsendorsement, 1852 entire letter from India with “Ship Letter”, 1866 entire letter from France with “1/8d / TOPAY”, 1901 1/2a envelope from India with “6c / TO PAY”, 1865 cover to G.B franked 1d + 9d with red “9d”(faults), etc. (6). £240-260

462 ✉ 1879-97 Postal stationery postcards (8) and a cover all with village cancels, with numeral cancels 12 of RiviereSeche, 15 of Union Vale, 23 of Petite-Riviere, 29 of Bambous, 38 of Midlands or B47 of St. Julien (all withvillage c.d.s on the front, Union Vale on formula card bearing 2c surcharge), or cancelled by c.d.s of CheminGrenier in red, Souillac in blue or Pamplemousses, mainly fine, some very scarce. (9). £300-350

463 ✉ 1944 Air Mail letter card with unusual small “Mauritius” handstamp on the front, to England bearing Mauritius5c + 12c tied E.A A.P.O 73 c.d.s, violet boxed “PASSED BY / WAR / DEPARTMENT / CENSOR” and“PASSED BY / BASE / CENSOR / E.E” (Colley EAB 7/10). An unusual provisional Mauritius air letter withtwo uncommon censor cachets. £100-120

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MONTENEGRO464 ✉ 1893 10n Postal stationery envelope registered from Cetinje to Hungary franked on the reverse by three 7n

stamps; and 1894 Holland 5c reply card commercially used from Cetinje to The Hague, light staining but veryunusual. (2). £100-120

MOROCCO AGENCIES(Also See Lot 140)

465 � �B Gibraltar used in Morocco, the collection on pages including 1886-87 1/2d (2), 1d (2), 4d and 6d used inTangier, 1d, 2d and 21/2d used in Casablanca, 21/2d used in Mogador; 1889 5c on 1/2d used in Tangier orCasablanca, 10c on 1d used in Tangier, 25c on 21/2d used in Rabat or Casablanca (3); and 1889-96 SpanishCurrency issue used in Tangier (50) with 10c and 20c blocks of four, 20c and 50c blocks of six, 75c, 1p bistre,2p (2), 5p (2), used in Fez (10) with 25c (3), 40c (2), Laraiche (2), Casablanca (12), Rabat (10) with 50c, Saffi(7) or Mogador (8) with 20c green (unlisted by S.G.) and 1p. Also 20c, 40c, 50c and 1p cancelled at the FrenchP.O in Saffi and 10c cancelled at the French P.O. in Tangier, and a piece bearing two postal stationery cut-outscancelled at Tangier. S.G. £4,600+. (121). Photo on Page 48. £700-900

466 ✉ � Gibraltar used in Morocco. 1893-98 Covers, wrappers, postcard and a front all bearing Gibraltar stampscancelled at Casablanca or Tangier (12), includes 5c printed matter rate (3) and registered cover franked 95c,some faults. (13). £300-350

467 ✉ Gibraltar Postal Stationery used in Morocco. 1888-97 Stationery posted in Casablanca or Tangier (8)comprising scarce first issue Gibraltar overprint 1d postcard, second issue 1d postcard, 5c wrapper, 5cpostcards (3, all uprated 5c, one from Casablanca), 5c reply card uprated 5c, and 10c postcards (2), also 18945c card from Gibraltar South District to Tangier with arrival c.d.s, a couple of cards with faults though mostare fine. (10). £300-350

468 � �+ 1898 Pieces bearing Morocco Agencies overprint issue and unoverprinted Gibraltar stamps all used incombination at Tangier (4 pieces), one bearing Morocco Agencies 5c with inverted “V” for “A” variety. AlsoMorocco Agencies 25c block of four with Tangier cancels dated 1 JU 98, the first day of issue. An unusualgroup. (5). Photo on Page 56. £120-150

469 ✉ Postal Stationery. 1898-1910 Morocco Agencies specimen, mint and used postcards, reply cards, wrappersand registration envelopes including 1898 card used from Saffi, 1903 card with stamps and cancels of theBritish, German, French and Spanish Post Offices, etc. (30). Also French P.O stationery (7) all used fromdifferent offices including Laraiche. (37) £300-350

NETHERLANDS & COLONIES(Also See Lots 254, 599-607, 618)

470 ✉ 1945 Cover with the stamp washed off, water damaged and stained, bearing a label explaining that it wasrecovered from the S.S “Groningen IV” that sank in the Ijsselmeer in 1944. The ship actually sank in January1945, the mail being recovered when it was raised 20 months later in September 1946. £80-100

471 ✉ Netherlands Indies. 1818-c.1860 Stampless entires (2, one with upper and lower flaps removed) and a redband envelope with red boxed “FRANCO”, blue boxed “SALATIGA / ONGEFRANKEERD” or oval framed“ONGEFRANKEERD / ZEE BRIEF / RIOUW”. Also 1919 cover from a German sailor at Makasser(probably an internee) and an 1889 Surinam cover with the 25c stamp tied by the “Suriname via St. Nazaire”routing handstamp. (5). £100-120

472 ✉ Netherlands Indies. 1941-47 Covers and cards including 1941-42 stampless forces postcards with Veldposthandstamps (3), unused Japanese Occupation 4c postcards (2), 1946 souvenir cover from Indian F.P.O 122 atMakassar, 1947 parcel card (reduced at left) with 20c tied boxed “VELDPOST / DISTRIBUTIEKT. 17” andbearing a Veldpost label, etc. (8). £140-160

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NEW ZEALAND473 � 1857-1981 Used collection in an album including 1857-73 Chalon Heads (18, seven imperf), Officials, Health

stamps with 1931 smiling boy pair, etc., some staining. (100s). £200-240

474 ✉ 1884 Cover to Herbertville, New Zealand bearing G.B 1883 6d green tied Crook Log, Bexley Heath c.d.s,reposted several times within New Zealand with “2” charge mark, 1d pair tied by Christchurch c.d.s and 2dtied by manuscript cancel of Mackaytown, opened out for display and flap missing, very unusual. Photo onPage 79. £350-380

475 ✉ Meter Marks. 1907 Cover to USA with circular “WELLN N.Z / 1d /10 / POSTAGE PAID”, disallowed oninternational mail, a 1d stamp therefore applied over this by the N.Z Post Office (stamp partly lifted to showthe meter mark); and 1917 cover (reduced at left, vertical fold) to Samoa with boxed “POSTAGE / PAID /AUCKLAND / 4 / 11/2d”, Auckland c.d.s and boxed Samoa censor cachet No. 3. (2). £100-120

NIGERIA(Also See Lots 1-3)

476 ★ 1884-1904 Mint selection comprising Lagos 1884 4d pale violet, 1904 1/2d, 21/2d - 6d and 10/-, SouthernNigeria 1901-02 1/2d - 6d, 5/- and 10/-, also Niger Coast 1892-94 1/- used. S.G. £840. (14). Photo on Page48. £160-200

477 ✉ 1895-1903 Niger Coast 1d postcards (2) and a cover franked 1d to London, with datestamps of Baguma,Sombreiro River or Idah (written at the Mission Station at Agenegbode), and a 1912 picture postcard withNorthern Nigeria 1d cancelled at Naraguta. (4). £100-120

NORTH BORNEO478 ✉ 1892-1939 Covers (5) and postal stationery postcards (2), cancels include Tawao (4) and Beaufort, a few faults,

the Tawao datestamps scarce. (7). £220-260

479 � � 1903-06 “LABUK & SUGUT” datestamps on 1894 $1 (fault at base), 1901-05 1c pair on piece, or 3c (smallfault at base), a very rare c.d.s even on single stamps. (3). Photo on Page 56. £120-150

480 ✉ 1913-30 Covers (4, one registered) and a postal stationery postcard all with Lahat Datu datestamps, a fewfaults. (6). £180-220

481 ✉ 1945 Australian F.P.O covers comprising F.P.O 037 (located at Labuan) on cover franked Australia 3d, Aust.Unit Postal Stn 446 on stampless cover and 447 on philatelic cover bearing North Borneo BMA stamps andAustralia 1d. (3). £100-120

NYASALAND(Also See Lots 55, 522/3)

482 1895 Map of British Central Africa Protectorate, published by the Royal Geographical Society based on adrawing compiled by the War Office, printed by Stanfords, coloured, paper laid on thin cloth. Repaired splitand small tear at right, an attractive map, 346x690mm £100-120

483 ★ 1897-1907 Issues mint comprising 1887-1900 1d, 2d, 6d and 10/-, 1903-04 4/- and 10/-, 1907 1d, all fine.S.G. £690. (7). Photo on Page 56. £140-160

PAKISTAN484 ★ � 1947-79 Mint and used collection on pages, also some Bahawalpur. £70-80

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485 ★ � 1948-67 Mint and used collection in an album including 1948 Service set of 13 mint, 1962 First Karachi-Dacca Jet Flight 13p on 21/2a surcharge used with variety surcharge on the reverse of the stamp (unlisted byS.G.), 1963 Service 1r mint variety overprint double, etc. (100s). £100-120

486 ✉ 1948 (Sep 7) Air mail cover to G.B with postage paid by ten 6a meter impressions of Karachi each of whichbears a violet “PAKISTAN” handstamp. Also two 1947-49 12a on 14a air mail postal stationery envelopeseach overprinted “PAKISTAN”, used to USA (with “T” handstamp) or G.B. (3). £100-120

PALESTINE & ISRAEL

Ottoman Period487 ✉ 1893-1915 Covers and cards comprising 1893 cover to Jerusalem with French P.O 1pi tied by Jaffa c.d.s and

handstamped oval framed “BM”, 1898-1906 postcards with Turkey stamps tied by “Bon Samaritan” or “Bur.Amb. Jerusalem-Jaffa” c.d.s, and a c.1915 page from a Post Office book of registration receipts bearing Turkey1pi strip of six tied by Jerusalem datestamps, all fine. (4). £120-140

488 ✉ � 1894-c.1916 Covers and cards (56), posting receipts (2), stamps and pieces (9) and a front, the entiresincluding arabic seal type cancels of Jaffa and Ramle, various bilingual c.d.s cancels of Acre (2), Bethlehem(2), Beni Saab, Bon Samaritan (2), Gaza (2), Haiffa (3), Hebron, Jaffa (6), Jerusalem (9), Jerusalem JewishQuarter, Jerusalem Station, Jericho (2), Nablus, Nazareth (6), Safed (3), Tiberias (3) and F.P.O 42, octagonalbilingual datestamps of Jaffa, Jerusalem (6) or Eriha (3, one with stamp removed), 1898 Camp ImperialJerusalem, also Egypt Interpostal seals of Jaffa on white or pink paper, and related picture postcards (12). Agood collection on pages, mainly fine strikes, some coloured. (82). £1,400-1,600

489 ✉ Jaffa to Jerusalem T.P.O. 1899-1906 Picture postcards franked 20pa to England cancelled by bilingual“BUR. AMB. JERUSALEM - JAFFA” or “JAFFA - JERUSALEM” datestamps. (2). £100-120

490 ✉ � Austrian P.O. 1882-1914 Covers and cards (17), stamps and pieces (11) with cancels of Jaffa or Jerusalemincluding 1902 registered cover bearing 10pa (5) + 1pi pair with Jaffa c.d.s and registration label, 1912registered cover franked 2pi with Caifa c.d.s and registration label, 1911 postcard with boxed “AUSJERUSALEM / OSTERR. POST”, “T” handstamps of Jaffa and Jerusalem, “BETLEEM” handstamps of 1899(2, blue and violet) or 1900, etc. (28). £300-350

491 ✉ Austrian P.O. - Nazareth. 1907-08 Picture postcards franked 20pa to England cancelled by violet “Nazareth/ 22.4.07” (with side ornaments) or “NAZARETH / 25.3.08” and Jaffa datestamps, both fine and scarce. (2).Photo on Page 79. £400-500

492 ✉ Austrian P.O. - Jaffa Paquebot. 1904 Picture postcard of Jerusalem sent to England franked G.B 1dcancelled black “COL VAP. DA” with matching Jaffa c.d.s below and violet “PAQUEBOT” (Hosking 2981).We know of one other virtually identical postcard with these same markings, landed on the same day from theS.Y Argonaut” (sold in the Roger Hosking sale, lot 867). Very rare, these two cards possibly the only existingexamples of these two handstamps. Photo on Page 79. £180-220

493 ✉ French/Italian P.O. 1901 Registered cover unusually bearing France 15c + French P.O 1pi and 2pi allcancelled at Jerusalem with “CHARGE” handstamp, and 1901-08 picture postcards cancelled at the FrenchP.O at Jaffa (4). Also 1911 postcard to Jerusalem with Deutsche Seepost cancel and “GERUSALEMME / UFF.POSTALE ITALIANO” squared circle applied upon arrival. (6). £140-160

494 ✉ � German P.O. 1904-12 Picture postcards cancelled at Jaffa (3, two with violet “Aus Ramleh / (Palastina.)” orboxed “Aus Jerusalem / Deutsche Post”, or at Jerusalem (4), and a 1904 piece with 20pa pair cancelled at Jaffaand scarce violet oval “TEMPEL-KOLONIE / HAMIDIJE- / WILHELMA / DEUTSCHE POST / JAFFA”alongside, also three related picture postcards. (11). £200-240

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495 ✉ German Forces Mail - World War One. 1916-17 Stampless picture postcards to Germany with bilingual“FELDPOST / MIL. MISS” datestamps of Bir-Es-Seba or A.O.K.4, and similar Jerusalem datestamps tying10pa and 20pa stamps on a cover sent within Jerusalem. Also two related picture postcards. (5). £120-150

496 ✉ � Russian P.O. 1902-13 Postcards (5), cover and pieces (2) all with Russian Levant stamps tied by “ROPIT”datestamps of Jaffa (cover + C.T.O postcard), Haifa (1908 postcard, very scarce) or Jerusalem (3 postcards +pieces, one card C.T.O). (8). Photo on . £300-350

Palestine Mandate497 ✉ World War One - Italian Forces. 1918 (June 20) 2d Registration envelope to Egypt with A.P.O SZ34 skeleton

datestamps, from Captain Bellantoni with red “Distaccamento Italiano in Palestina / COMANDO”, boxed“VERIFICATO PER / CENSURA” and “CENSORE No. 2”. Also a postcard with Palestine 1m and 2m tiedby A.P.O SZ44 skeleton, from an Italian in Jerusalem, to “Cap. Domenico Bellantoni, Italian PalestineDetachment, Junction, EEF”. (2). Photo on Page 79. £140-160

498 ✉ O.E.T.A. 1918-20 Covers and cards with O.E.T datestamps including G.B 2d forces registration envelopebearing blank registration label both with “NAZARETH / OET” skeleton c.d.s; two covers from G.B with large“OETA EEF / ACRE” skeleton backstamps, one also with “HAIFA / OET” skeleton (T inverted); stamplessforces postcards with skeletons of “OETA EEF / JERUSALEM” (2) or “OETA PP / JERUSALEM” (unlistedby Proud, rare); Palestine stamps with cancels of Meo Sheorim, Jaffa or Jerusalem (3); and a G.B forcesregistration envelope from Haifa. (12). £240-280

499 ✉ O.E.T.A. 1919-20 Covers including “TIBERIAS / OET” skeleton on a stampless O.A.S cover and a registeredcover franked 1pi pair and 3m pair, Jerusalem cancels (5, two registered), also a 1920 wrapper from Egypt toJerusalem with “T” handstamp. (8). £100-120

500 ✉ � E.E.F Stamps Used in Syria/Lebanon/Turkey. 1918-20 Covers and cards including a parcel card with 10pitied arabic Adana 3 c.d.s; Turkey postal stationery envelope to Sudan franked 1pi tied “HALEP / 3” c.d.s;postcard with 5m tied by “BAALBEK” c.d.s; and a cover with 1pi tied “BEYROUTH” c.d.s. Also two piecesbearing 2m (stained) or 1pi both cancelled by bilingual “FEKE” c.d.s (17.3.20), octagonal arabic handstampsapplied to the 2m or the margin on the 1pi, the 2m piece with another c.d.s alongside, the only date recordedby Firebrace for Palestine stamps used in Feke. (6). £180-200

501 ✉ E.E.F Stamps used in Syria/Lebanon. 1919 Covers all with E.E.F stamps cancelled at Aleppo (4, tworegistered), Damascus, Homs (2), Beyrout or Zahle, a few faults, most fine. (9). £220-260

502 ✉ 1919-48 Covers and cards (20) and Red Cross enquiry forms (5), including skeleton datestamps of TiberiasO.E.T, Jerusalem Jaffa T.P.O Down, Tel Aviv (on 1928 USA reply card), Rehaviabo Jsm, “Mahne Yehuda /Jerusalem O”, Tel Aviv MC (used at 1936 Medical Congress); 1925 stampless official cover from Ber Yacob;1944 R.A.F Honour Envelope from F.P.O 148 bearing M.E.F stamps; 2m wrapper with “SPECIMEN”handstamp posted at Tel Aviv; 1940-42 stampless internee covers (2, one with oval “FARM LABOUR CAMP/ ACRE” and “INTERNMENT SECTION”); 1929 cover with Palestine stamps tied by “PFO GRAZ / LLOYDTRIESTINO” datestamps in blue; 1948 covers with “BRITISH FLEET MAIL / 12” c.d.s of Haifa (4, two withG.B stamps, two stampless), etc. An interesting selection. (25). £450-550

503 ✉ Postal Stationery. 1923-26 G Size formula registration envelopes all used to Europe, franked 13m pair (2covers) or 13m + 2pi, one with Registered Haifa skeleton datestamp. (3). £100-120

Israel504 �★ �B 1948 Doar Ivri 3m very pale orange on thin yellow paper perf 10 x imperf, block of forty comprising rows 5-

8 from the unique sheet of 100, the sheet originally numbered 5887 in group 5, which is the rouletted group!A little marginal toning, otherwise superb unmounted mint. The original sheet was divided into six blocks ofsix, six blocks of four and this block of forty. A unique block, sold with a colour copy of the original sheet,unlisted by Bale. Photo on Page 76. £5,000-6,000

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PERSIA505 ✉ �B 1884 Covers franked India 1/2a tied “BUSHIRE / 26” duplex with boxed “BUSHIRE / P.O / BEG 1 ANNA”

and “INSUFFICIENT”, or tied by “BUSHIRE / B” duplex; 1908 cover franked India 1/2a cancelled at Bushirewith scarce violet “Paquebot” and “T”; also KGV India 1/2a Service block of seven cancelled by scarce“BUSHIRE CAMP” datestamps. A few cover faults, the first with piece torn from upper left corner. (4).Photo on Page 56. £200-250

506 ✉ 1895-1917 Covers (4) and picture postcards (3), various cancels and stamp issues including provisionalsurcharges, etc. (7). £120-140

PERSIAN GULF507 ✉ � 1932-59 Covers (8) and a front including 1932 first flight from London to Sharjah, 1938 first “all up” 11/2d air

rate from G.B to Muscat, 1944 stampless forces air letter to Australia with Indian F.P.O R22 of Bahrain, BritishPostal Agency in Eastern Arabia surcharge issues on covers from Kuwait and Muscat, and covers bearingBahrain overprint issues on G.B (with scarce Muharraq c.d.s) or India (3, one a front), largely fine. (9).

£200-250

PITCAIRN ISLAND508 ★ �+ 1940-2000 Mint collection in two albums complete with many plate blocks and varieties, most unmounted,

including 1940-51 set with additional shades and plate varieties, 1946 Victory 3d flagstaff flaw, 1957-63 setwith additional shades, 1964-65 8d with pale blue on beak omitted (S.G. 42a), many other constant varietiesthroughout, inverted watermarks, 1986 Adelaide Stamp Exhibition booklet and Frama, etc. A fine collectionwell written up. (100s). Photo on Page 56. £400-450

POLAND509 �★ �B 1948-54 Polish Forces in Italy, stamps in complete sheets comprising 1946 first issue 45g, 1z, 2z sheets of

fifty, and “1944-54” overprints with 55g part sheet of 46 (folded over with the two halves adhering to eachother) and 2z sheet of fifty overprinted in black, 45g vermilion overprint sheet of fifty and 1z carmineoverprint sheet of fifty (Sassone Polish Corps 1, 3, 4, + Polish Government in London 1, 3, 6, 7), and one othersheet of 1947 50g + 50g stamps apparently unlisted by Sassone. Also a few other stamps including red circular“C.1.H.S” overprints of Upper Silesia on Germany 5pf, 15pf, 20pf, 40pf, 75pf and Weimar Assembly 15pf(mentioned by S.G. as a footnote to Upper Silesia O1/24, offered “as-is”), and an 1883 stampless official coverfrom Warsaw. The Polish forces stamps with partial to substantial gum loss, also some perf and other minorfaults but considerable catalogue value, the six sheets (excluding the folded part sheet) priced in Sassone at€29,100. £400-500

PORTUGAL & COLONIES510 ✉ British Packet Office, Lisbon. 1824 Entire letter, the largely printed contents headed “PACKET OFFICE,

Lisbon”, acknowledging receipt of a letter enclosing two other letters to be forwarded to England, signed bythe Packet Agent T. Shiffner with his charges for postage and paper shown. Addressed to Oporto with ovalframed “LISBON” and a “40” charge mark. An unusual item. £100-120

511 ✉ 1860-1915 Covers and cards including 1860 entire letter from Oporto to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, withFigueira forwarding agents endorsement, 1871-73 covers franked 80r to Brazil or 80r pair to USA, 1908Lisbon 10th Telegraphic Conference c.d.s, etc. (6). £120-140

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512 ✉ WW1 - P.O.W Mail. 1916-19 Covers and cards from German P.O.Ws, comprising stampless covers fromLourenco Marques (2, one to another P.O.W in South Africa), or postcards from Angra do Heroismo in theAzores (2, one a special Red Cross card, the other card stained), all with oval camp cachets and censor marks.(4). £180-220

513 ✉ Portuguese Colonies. 1886-1941 Covers and cards from Azores (4, with oval Villa da Povoacao, Angra andLagens das Flores datestamps, and bisect used on 1894 postal gazette), Cape Verde (7, with 1894 Praia S.Thiago c.d.s, 1894 20r postcard uprated 10r), Portuguese Nyassa, Angola (1891 cover from Benguela toCanada, faults), Timor, Lourenco Marques (2), or Portuguese India, a few faults. (17). £300-350

Madeira514 ✉ 1843-44 Entire letter to London and entire to France both with “MADEIRA” double arc datestamps of the

British Post Office, and “SHIP-LETTER” in red or black, one with red boxed “COLONIES / &c. ART. 12”.(2). £80-100

515 ✉ 1869 Entire from Funchal to Portmedway, Nova Scotia, bearing Madeira 1866 imperf 100r and 1868-70perforated 120r each cancelled “51”, with black “PD”, Funchal c.d.s, red “3d” and “PAID / LONDON SHIPLETTERS” c.d.s all on the front, arrival backstamp. Addresses name partly removed and reinstated, verticalfile folds and minor staining, still a very scarce combination of imperf and perf stamps to an unusualdestination. Photo on Page 79. £200-240

516 ✉ 1873 Cover from Funchal to Hamburg bearing 1872 80r orange pair each cancelled “45”, black “PD” andFunchal c.d.s, red “PAID / LIVERPOOL / SHIP” datestamp and “SHIP LETTER / PAID / LONDON”c.d.s, arrival backstamp. A little light staining, otherwise fine, an attractive and scarce franking. Photo onPage 79. £200-250

517 ✉ 1876-78 Covers to Switzerland (pin holes at left edge) franked 1872 50r green or to London with two 50r greenstamps (one with corner fault), all cancelled “45”, the cover to Switzerland with Le Havre entry c.d.s andtriangular framed “T”, two attractive covers. (2). Photo on Page 79. £240-280

518 ✉ 1877 Cover from Brazil to Madeira backstamped with “LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET” and Funchaldatestamps, handstamped “T” and “300” charge (crossed out when paid upon arrival), reposted to Lisbonfranked 25r irregular strip of three (one with fault at left) each cancelled “45”, Funchal and Lisbon datestamps.A few minor faults, an unusual and attractive cover. Photo on Page 80. £250-300

519 ✉ 1879 Cover to Constantinople bearing two 25r pairs each cancelled “45”, Funchal c.d.s, red London andBritish P.O Constantinople backstamps. Flap missing, otherwise a fine and attractive cover to an unusualdestination. Photo on Page 80. £400-500

520 ✉ 1879-80 Covers all franked 50r blue, one to New York with stamp tied by unclear numeral and red “SHIPLETTER / PAID / LONDON” transit c.d.s, the other two to London cancelled oval “CORREIO / FUNCHAL”datestamps, one with violet oval “FORWARDED BY THE MANAGER / MILES HOTEL / MADEIRA”, a fewfaults, the first with stamp crossed by vertical crease. (3). £160-180

Portuguese Nyassa521 ✉ 1899 Nyassa 20r postal stationery postcard franked by first issue Nyassa overprint 10r, posted from Ibo to an

officer on the German ship “Sultan” at Zanzibar with French P.O arrival c.d.s, reverse with Christmas and NewYear greetings. A fine commercial use of the first issue of Nyassa. Photo on Page 80. £200-250

522 � Nyasaland Field Force. 1918 Nyassa 20r, 25r, 100r and 200r each with central “NYASALAND / FF2”squared circle dated JY 3. The Nyasaland Field Force entered Portuguese Nyassa in November 1917 to pursuethe retreating German forces, who finally surrendered in November 1918. During this period British forcescould send mail free, but had to use Portuguese Nyassa stamps for payment of registration fees or parcelpostage, and four sheets (200 stamps) of each value of the 1911 Nyssa stamps were supplied to the office atMtengula for the use of the Nyasaland Field Force. (4). Photo on Page 56. £120-150

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523 ✉ Nyasaland Field Force. 1918 (July 4) Registered cover to Natal bearing Nyssa 21/2r, 5r, 75r, and 500r eachcancelled “NYASALAND / FF2” squared circle with manuscript “R. Mtengula P.E.A”, endorsed by the sender“On active service” and “No. 1388 Sgt G. Jones, S.A.S.C Supplies”. Only about six covers recorded withNyassa stamps tied by Nyasaland FF cancels. Very rare. Photo on Page 80. £700-800

RHODESIA(Also See Lots 14, 19, 28, 50, 53, 95, 96)

524 ★ �S 1896-97 Large Arms issue, nineteen page display collection including Specimen overprints (43), shades,multiples, the die I, die II and re-engraved sets complete mint and used (a few revenue cancels including1897 £1), also 1892-93 £2 red fiscally used. S.G. £1,500++. (198). Photo on Page 48. £450-550

525 ★ 1898-1908 1/2d Green horizontal pair, variety imperf vertically, mint part original gum, reverse withsome hinge remainders and paper adhering, good colour and fine appearance, a scarce variety. S.G. 75aa,£850. Photo on Page 48. £180-220

526 � 1898-1908 1/2d Green horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, fine used, each with a Mazoe c.d.s (AP 1605). A rare variety, unlisted by S.G. who only list the imperforate between variety on a vertical pair, S.G. 75var.Photo on Page 48. £600-800

527 ★ 1910-24 Mint selection comprising Double Head 1d - 6d (with additional 21/2d shade) and 10d, and Admiralissue (26) including die II perf 14 1/- - 5/-, die II perf 15 7/6, die III perf 14 3/- and 5/-, etc., mainly fine. S.G.£1,400+. (35). Photo on Page 48. £250-320

528 ★ � 1937-80 Mint and used collection of Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland or Nyasalandissues with some covers, varieties, coil stamps, booklets, postage dues, also earlier revenue issues ofNyasaland, Northern & Southern Rhodesia, KUT, Uganda, Bechuanaland, etc., in four albums orstockbooks. (100s). £150-200

529 ✉ 1894-1912 Covers and cards including 1894 11/2d postcard uprated 1/2d to London cancelled “827” numeral ofSalisbury, 1899 cover with B.S.A Police crest to London bearing six 1d stamps, 1902 cover from Filabusicharged 3d, 1908 Victoria Falls letter card posted at Gatooma, arrival datestamps of Matopos and Arcturus,etc., also 1905 Nyasaland postcard from Fort Johnston. (9). £120-150

530 ✉ 1901-46 Covers or cards with 1901-05 datestamps of Fife, Macheke or Kopje, 1934 Christmas Pass c.d.s, and1946 air mail cover from Norton Internment Camp to Germany franked Southern Rhodesia 3d, 8d and 10d.(5). £100-120

531 ✉ 1913 (May 16) Cover to Germany bearing Double Head 21/2d pair each tied “ELDORADO MINE / S.RHODESIA” c.d.s, a fine double rate cover. Photo on Page 80. £300-350

532 ✉ 1913 (May 16) Cover to Germany bearing Double Head 1/2d, 1d pair and 21/2d each tied “ELDORADO MINE/ S. RHODESIA” c.d.s. A very unusual franking paying the 5d double rate. Photo on Page 80. £500-600

533 ✉ Northern Rhodesia. 1950 (May 1) Cover from Pretoria to Chingoal franked 1/2d + 1d, circular framed “T/1d”,the charge collected using a vertically bisected 2d postage due stamp tied by Chingoal c.d.s (May 9). A fewminor edge creases, otherwise a fine commercial use of this bisected postage due stamp. S.G. £900. Photoon Page 80. £400-500

534 Southern Rhodesia & East Africa. 1948 “Southern Rhodesia Post Office Guide”, 204 pages, listing all postoffices, postal and telegraph regulations and rates. Also c.1928 maps of individual routes in Uganda or Kenyapublished by the Royal East Africa Automobile Association (10), and a Stanford map of East AfricaProtectorate. (12). £80-100

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535 ✉ 1840-76 Prestamp and stampless entire letters, various handstamps including Gallatz Austrian P.O c.d.s, twoline Jassy datestamp, etc., three disinfected. (11). £180-200

536 ✉ 1912 Postcard with Egypt 5m tied by “ALEXANDRIA - CONSTANTA” c.d.s, and 1934-36 card andregistered cover to Egypt both with “BIR. AMB. / MARITIN / CONSTANTA / ALEXANDRIA” transitdatestamps. (3). £80-100

RUSSIA(Also See Lots 111, 129, 227/8, 403, 496, 1278)

537 ✉ 1854-1929 Entire letters, covers and cards with prestamp letters; 1871-74 stamped letters to France, Denmarkor Constantinople; 1900 Red Cross postcard; c.1900 USA newspaper wrapper with circular censor (?) cachet;1910 7k lettercard disallowed with “O” handstamp; 1907 Perm River Steamer cancel; 1929 registered coverfrom Alma-Ata to France, etc. (13). £250-280

538 c.1903 “Map of the Siberian Railway” published by Edward Stanford of London. A fine hand-colouredfold-out map mounted on linen showing virtually the entire Russian Empire, the open map 76x114cm, veryscarce. £180-220

539 ✉ 1918-22 Covers bearing stamps of Ukraine, Georgia or the Far Eastern Republic, the last cover torn thoughstill an attractive use of imperf 2k block of ten, the Georgia cover with some faults to the reverse. (3).

£120-140

540 ✉ Postage Dues. 1925 Stampless official cover to Moscow with violet oval postage due cachet, reverse bearing1925 14k on 35k postage due (S.G. D407) tied by Moscow c.d.s, opening tears at upper edge and stampcrossed by light vertical fold but a scarce stamp on cover. Postage due stamps only used in Russia from 1924until January 1926 (and this value not issued until 1925). £100-120

541 ✉ � 1956-2002 Postal history in 18 volumes with many illustrated postal stationery covers and New Year postcards,special cancels, F.D.Cs, two volumes of post-1990 covers with unusual Ukraine including local issues andhandstamps, etc. Also Russian thematic collections with stamps and covers, some photos, postcards andephemera, on the themes of Lenin (9 volumes), World War Two (4 volumes), 1917 Russian Revolution (2volumes), Heroes of the Soviet Union (3 volumes), Russian shipping history (4 volumes) and sailing ships,and worldwide thematic collections of sailing ships (6 volumes) and lifeboats. An extensive lot in severalboxes. (48 albums). £350-450

Russo-Japanese War542 ✉ 1904-05 Stampless picture postcards from soldiers, all with regimental cachets, several written and posted on

the Trans-Baikal or Trans-Siberian Railways with T.P.O cancels, cachets include “157th Infantry Regiment,Imeretinskogo”; “214 Infantry Reserve Regiment Mokshanskiy” with 5th Siberian Army Corps F.P.O c.d.s;13th Detachment of the Siberian Military Okruga” (on postcard of Harbin); “1st Infantry Division” with“Samara 64 Ryazhsk” T.P.O; “2nd Battalion, 20th Galitsky Infantry Regiment” from Syzran; 22nd InfantryDivision, Machine Gun Company” with Postal Wagon 138 c.d.s ; “2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment” withPostal Wagon 121 c.d.s; “219 Reserve Battalion, Echelon 730” (2, one with Bada Station, Trans-BaikalRailway c.d.s); “Habarovsk Reserve Battalion” with Habarovsk c.d.s; “148th Caspian Infantry Regiment” withPostal Wagon 124 c.d.s; “157th Imeretian Infantry Regiment”; “120th Regiment of Serpukhov” + “10thCompany, 120th Regiment of Serpukhov” with Postal Wagon 124 c.d.s, all fine. Also picture postcards ofHarbin, Lake Baikal and the Baikal Railway. (16). £300-350

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543 ✉ Maria Feodorovna Hospital Barge. 1905 (Feb 1) Stampless postcard with red cachet “Barge, Her ImperialHighness Empress Maria Feodorovna” (with a Red Cross and initials of the Empress) and Harbin c.d.s, pre-addressed to the Empress at Anitchkov Palace, St. Petersburg, from a soldier in the 124th Veronezh Regimentthanking the Empress for her gifts. The Maria Feodorovna barge was one of 17 hospital barges, partly financedby The Red Cross, which were based at Harbin and used for evacuating sick and wounded from north of Harbindown the Sungari River. A fine and scarce card and cachet from this barge, which was sponsored by andnamed after the Tsar’s mother. Photo on Page 80. £140-160

544 ✉ Hospitals/Red Cross. 1904-05 Stampless postcards with cachets of hospitals at Irkutsk, Eugenevka or Omsk,or “The Chief Representative of the Russian Red Cross Society of Chita”; picture postcards of hospital bargesor ships on the Sungari River (5) or the Hospital Ship “Orel”, also a 1913 card written on the “Kostroma”(which served as a hospital ship during the war). (11). £150-180

SARAWAK545 ✉ 1914-15 Covers to England with 1899-1908 4c tied by Sadong datestamps, one in violet. (2). Photo on Page

84. £200-240

546 ✉ 1918 Covers franked 1918 2c pair or 4c and 1921 4c postal stationery postcard, all to Malaya, cancelled bydatestamps of Simanggang, Sadong or Mukah, scarce. (3). £300-350

547 ✉ 1928-34 Stampless official covers to Kuching with datestamps of Bintulu, Kapit, Lawas, Limbang, Oya orSadong (2), and a 1938 stampless cover to England with Pusa c.d.s and a Kuching backstamp, strangely postedunpaid but delivered without any charge being raised or collected. A fine group. (8). £350-450

548 ✉ � 1928-32 Covers bearing 1928-29 issue stamps with datestamps of Kuoming (registered cover with boxedregistration handstamp), Bintulu, Mukah, or with 1932 issue 2c + 4c with Miri c.d.s and “T” handstamp. Alsoten stamps with village cancels including Limbang on 1929 5c plate number strip. (4 covers + 10 stamps).

£220-260

549 ✉ 1930 15c H Size registration envelope to Kuching, uprated by 1928 4c (2) tied by Lawas datestamps with fineboxed “R / LAWAS / No.” registration handstamp, an attractive and scarce cover. Photo on Page 84.

£220-260

550 ✉ 1936-41 Covers bearing 1934-41 issue stamps with cancels of Simanggang (3, two air mail rate, two withboxed registration handstamp), Bintulu, Miri (2, both censored), Oya, Saratok, Sarikei, Sibuti or Oya. (10).

£500-600

551 ✉ � 1946-64 Covers including 1945 Kuching c.d.s on Australia 3d, 1946 unframed three line Sibu datestamps (3,also two stamps), Mukah and Bintulu datestamps, etc. (8 covers + 2 stamps). £240-280

552 ✉ Kuching Paquebots. 1928-47 Covers all with differing “PAQUEBOT” handstamps of Kuching (Proud SL 4,5, 10), all fine. (3). £200-250

553 ✉ Bintulu Paquebot. 1931 Stampless official cover to Kuching with fine Bintulu c.d.s and violet“PAQUEBOT”, arrival backstamp, very scarce. Photo on Page 84. £150-180

554 ✉ Niah Paquebot. 1931 Stampless official cover to Kuching with fine boxed “PAQUEBOT”, backstamped atNiah, Miri and Kuching, very scarce. Photo on Page 84. £140-160

555 ✉ Paquebots - Sibu/Simanggang. 1935-37 Covers, the first with 2c + 3c tied by Sibu c.d.s and handstamped“PAQUEBOT”, the others with 5c cancelled “PAQUEBOT” and backstamped at Simanggang, or tied by aSimanggang c.d.s and backstamped with the “PAQUEBOT” handstamp, all fine and scarce. (3). £200-250

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SAUDI ARABIA(Also See Lot 132)

556 ✉ 1917 Cover to “H. St. J.B Philby, c/o Polital Department, Basra”; Philby was then serving in Saudi Arabia, thecover presumably being forwarded under cover or by diplomatic bag. Also ten unused c.1910 picture postcardsof Saudi Arabia views, some duplication. (11). £200-240

SEYCHELLES(Also See Lot 24)

557 �★ 1893 15 Cents surcharge on 16c, die 1, variety surcharge double, mint pair with upper and right margins,mounted in the margin only, the stamps unmounted. S.G. 18b, £2,600. Photo on Page 56. £500-700

SIAM558 ✉ Japanese Occupation. 1942-43 Stampless forces postcards from Japanese soldiers serving in Thailand, all

with translations. (4). £80-100

SIERRA LEONE(Also See Lot 60)

559 ★ � 1893 Half Penny on 11/2d lilac, the fine exhibit written up on 32 pages with major and minor varieties (someconstant), blocks, strips and pieces, including watermark Crown CC single mint, “HALF / IENNY” mint (2),“EAIF” variety within a mint pair, missing “HA” and “PE” within a mint block of four (faults), “HALF /PFNNY” mint (8, three within blocks of four or nine, one block of four also with additional overprint bar) andused (2, one in a block of four, the other in a pair used on piece with 1/2d green (2) and 6d), missing “LF” and“NNY” within a used pair, “HALF / PENN” mint (B.P.A Certificate), inverted surcharges mint (2, oneshowing distinct doubling) and used (7, with three pairs), misaligned surcharges, misplaced overprints withsome divided between two stamps, additional bars through value, bars at top or at both the top and base of thestamp, broken lettering, underinking, piece bearing strip of six, two pieces bearing six stamps in strips or pairsboth with 1d Stamp Duty overprinted for Postage, block of twelve with plate number and other blocks, off-set,etc. Also a few earlier issues mint including 1874 6d and 1876 2d. S.G. 38/9. (130 + 12 other stamps). Photoon Pages 48 & 54. £1,200-1,400

560 ✉ 1865-1913 Covers and cards with 1865 covers from G.B to Sierra Leone franked 6d (2, faults), the others allwith village datestamps including Bangajuma, Clive Town, Kaballa, Mano Salija, Waterloo, etc., six registered.(12). £250-280

SOUTH AFRICA(Also See Lots 10-32, 47/9, 56/7, 166, 387/8, 694)

561 ✉ 1867-1906 Covers and cards including Cape stationery cancelled at Walfish Bay (3), 1877 cover to USA withNatal 1d pair + 6d tied by numeral “4”, etc., some faults, the Natal cover torn and repaired. (7). £100-120

Cape of Good Hope562 ✉ Fifth Frontier War. 1819 Letters written by a conscript, Ernst du Toit, serving on the Eastern frontier, both

written from “Grijhamstad” (Grahamstown), July 30 and September 11, the second addressed to Kleinboschin the Drakenstein Valley with the address panel signed and underlined by Du Toit to ensure free postage. InApril 1819 10,000 Xhosa had attacked Grahamstown but were repulsed by the garrison of 350 men. Also an1848 War Office enquiry certificate concerning a man who had served in the Cape. Two interesting 1819frontier war letters which talk of the various Burghers then serving against the natives, the postally used itemfine and very scarce. (3). Photo on Page 84. £400-500

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563 ✉ c.1820 Entire headed “On H.M Service” and endorsed “Customs”, addressed to “His Excellency MajorGeneral Sir Rufane Shawe Donkin K.C.B, Acting Governor & Commander in Chief ”. Donkin was actingGovernor from January 1820 until November 1821; mail to Donkin during this period is scarce. £150-180

564 ✉ c.1827-42 Entires with boxed “TO PAY” (3, two types) or “POST PAID” (7), three also with Post Office“Crown” handstamp of Uitenhagen, Caledon or Worcester, the last sent locally and unusually endorsed“returned not residing in this district”. (10). £200-250

565 ✉ Slavery. 1822-33 Entire letters (2) and entires (3) comprising 1826 entire letter from Uitenghage to “G.TRogers Esq., Chief Guardian of Slaves, Cape Town” concerning the writers 10 year old slave girl who foundsome clothing but was then sentenced to three months solitary confinement for theft in a trial the writerconsiders to have been unfair; c.1830 O.H.M.S. entire from the Secretary’s Office, Stellenbosch, to “G.T.Rogers, Inspector, Cape Town”; 1833 entire letter from George prepaid 9d to C. Zaastron, Controller andRegistrar of Slaves in Cape Town; c.1830 O.H.M.S entires endorsed from the Office for the Enregisterment ofSlaves at George or Graaf Reinet, four with Post Office “Crown” handstamps. Also an 1822 certificate ofregistration for an infant called “January” born to a slave mother, registered as the property of the widow ofthe late Jacob van Reenan. An interesting and scarce group. (6). Photo on Page 84. £700-800

566 ✉ Free Mail. 1828-40 Entires both with crowned “POST OFFICE / CAPE / TOWN / FREE / GENERAL”second type free datestamps, the first to “The Honble Lieut. C. Bell, C.B, Acting Secty to Government, CapeTown” with “POST OFFICE / WORCESTER” Crown handstamp, the other to “A. Stockenstom, CommisarisGeneraal, Grahamstad” and redirected to Cape Town with Crown handstamps of Uitenhagen andGrahamstown. The 1828 entire with two repaired edge tears, otherwise fine. (2). Photo on Page 84.

£200-250

567 ✉ 1837 Entire to the Wesleyan Mission House in London with “POST OFFICE / (crown) / SOMERSET”,crowned oval “GENERAL POST OFFICE / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE” datestamps (10 JU), reverse with redboxed “INDIA LETTER / DEAL” and a London c.d.s. Both Cape handstamps remarkably fine, exhibitionquality. Photo on Page 84. £150-200

568 ✉ 1843 Entire letter from Belvidere, Knysna, to London endorsed “Postage Paid at Knysna 1/3”, with Cape Towndatestamp and “POST OFFICE / (crown) / GEORGE”, charged 8d with Ship Letter backstamp. £100-120

569 ✉ c.1850 Entire to “J. Stuart, Master of the Supreme Court, Cape Town” prepaid 4d, with octagonal framed “12”handstamp of Paarl, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 90. £300-350

570 ✉ c.1850 Entire to J. Stewart, Master of the Supreme Court in Cape Town, prepaid 4d, with octagonal framed“19” handstamp of Clan William, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 90. £250-300

571 ✉ Official Mail. 1854-62 Stampless entires and a cover all endorsed “On Service”, comprising 1854 entire tothe Colonial Office in Cape Town with oval “BURGHERS DORP” datestamp in red; 1862 ColonialSecretary’s Office cover to Beaufort West and redirected to Cape Town signed by R. W. Rawson with ovalbackstamps of Cape Town and Beaufort; and 1855 entire with red oval “PIQUETBERG” datestamp addressedto “E.L Layard, Curator of S.A Museum, Capetown” and containing the intriguing part message “I will waiton an answer from you in what state the eggs arrived” - natural history specimens could be sent to sanctionedmuseums free of charge if sent in the form of a letter packet. (3). £200-250

572 ✉ Convict Mail. 1860 (Oct 20) Entire letter to “Charles Pritchard Esq., Beaufort”, the address panel headed“Convict letter” and signed “R. Merritt, Matron House of correction” with red Cape Town backstamp, no otherdatestamps, possibly returned to the writer as it was posted unpaid contrary to regulations. The writer MariaMarais asks for a few pounds as she has no money, has not heard from her children, and hopes for a mitigationof her sentence and to be free by January, but will then need money for the steamer to Mossel Bay. An unusualand scarce convict letter, a couple of internal tape stains, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 90. £280-320

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573 ✉ 1861 (Oct 28) Cover from Cape Town to “His Excellency Rear Admiral Sir B. Walter, Admiralty House,Simons Town” bearing 1853 4d deep blue on deeply blued paper with three large margins, well tied bytriangular obliterator. Recipients endorsement shows the sender to be the Bishop of Cape Town. Rear AdmiralSir Walter was Commander-in-Chief of the British fleet operating from the Cape, aboard his flagship thefrigate “Narcissus”. A fine example of the first 4d triangular (S.G. 2) on cover. Photo on Page 90.

£200-250

574 1862 (Nov.) Page from the Captains log book of H.M.S “Severn” recording the ships arrival at Simons Bayand a visit to Simons Town, with four unused Perkins Bacon 1d Cape triangular stamps attached (S.G. 5b,£1,200 each mint), all two margins, an unusual and attractive page and an early example of stamps beingbought as souvenirs rather than for use. Photo on Page 88. £300-400

575 ✉ � 1866-1912 Covers and cards (31), stamps and pieces (27), various selected cancels, the covers including“KING WILLIAMS TOWN” double arc datestamp, triangular “CGH” obliterators (8), barred oval numerals(17), skeleton datestamps (3, Mossel Bay, Stellenbosch and Graaf Reinet) and violet “BEDFORD / C.G.R”rubber c.d.s, also a stampless O.H.M.S cover with Mossel Bay c.d.s sent to “Post Office Agent, Ruyterbosch”then redirected to “Thunes Van der Wats, Telegrams, This reply to be sent to him”, single stamps with corkcancels including various cross and grid types (25), etc. (58). £350-400

576 ✉ Returned Letter Office. 1871-1909 Cape Town Returned Letter wrapper and covers (4) comprising 1871wrapper (side flaps removed) sent within Cape Town charged 4d, handstamped “TOO LATE” and“ADVERTISED / AND / UNCLAIMED”; 1878 printed “to Pay” cover to Hendriks Kraal charged 4d, oval“HUMANS-DORP” datestamps; 1882 Paid letter envelope registered within Cape Town, RLO wax seal onreverse; 1906 cover to East London; and 1909 unpaid letter envelope to Bedford with “3d” charge mark and“CHARGE CLERK” c.d.s. A unusual group, the unpaid letter envelopes scarce. (5). Photo on Page 90.

£280-320

577 ✉ Griqualand. 1872-1906 Covers and cards including 1872 registered cover to Cape Town franked 4d pair with“HOPE-TOWN” double arc datestamp, 1893 Douglas c.d.s with “8” numeral cancel, “1903 SCHMIDTS /DRIFT” c.d.s, and Kimberley items (4), two with boxed “POSTED LATE”. (7). £140-160

578 ✉ Second Korana War. 1879 (Aug 29) Stampless entire to “The Post Master General, Cape Town” endorsed“On Active Service” and endorsed “Gower, Adjutant, Hankeys Rangers”, datestamps of Kenhardt, VictoriaWest and Cape Town. Slightly reduced at left (with loss of first three letters of “Hankeys”), otherwise fine anda very scarce soldiers cover from this little known campaign against the Korana leader, Klaas Lukas and hisband of followers who were involved in cattle rustling from farmers along the Orange River. Internal O.A.S.soldiers letters could be sent free of charge during this campaign. Photo on Page 90. £300-400

579 ✉ Postage Due Mail. 1882 Cover from Belfast to “Commanding Officer, Colonial Volunteers, King WilliamsTown, South Africa” franked G.B 2d, a “3d” charge mark (indicating “half fine” of 3d due to G.B) obliteratedin Cape Town with numeral “1”, charged 8d; and 1882 cover from George franked 1d pair to “F. Kinto,Inspector of Stores, King Williams Town” charged 4d, both covers handstamped oval “AUDIT OFFICE /ORIGINAL / 6 DE 83 / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE”. Both with a few faults though a very unusual pair. (2).

£150-180

580 ✉ 1888 Cover to Scotland bearing 4d with “G” overprint (S.G. 26), originally issued for use in Griqualand,cancelled by a superb Grahams Town hooded circle datestamp, very fine. Photo on Page 92. £180-220

581 ✉ 1891 Cover to Cape Town with Cape 1d tied by superb “ROBBEN ISLAND” c.d.s, exhibition quality. £100-120

582 ✉ 1891-1906 Printed advertising covers, the first for “Baldwins Butterfly Company” with a picture of a butterfly,registered from Somerset East to England bearing 4d + 21/2d on 3d pair; the other for the ostrich feathermerchants J. Friedland & Co. depicting an ostrich, registered from Cape Town to Luderitzbucht, German SouthWest Africa, bearing KEVII 1/2d + 2d strip of three. (2). £100-120

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583 ✉ 1d Naval Concession Rate. 1895 Cover to England headed “From J. Blainey, Seaman, HMS Philomel,Simons Bay, S. Africa” and initialled by the Commanding Officer, with Cape 1d tied by Simons Town hoodedcircle, Plymouth arrival backstamp. Light horizontal fold, otherwise extremely fine and an uncommonexample of the 1d sailors concession rate. Photo on Page 90. £150-180

584 ✉ Postage Due Mail - Refused. 1897 Postcard requesting a free sample tin of Dr Tibbles Vi-Cocoa, sent fromBedford to Cape Town, franked by a 1/2d stamp as stated in the terms printed on the reverse, despite this with“CHARGE CLERK” datestamps and a “1d” charge mark, and a small “REFUSED” handstamp. Vertical fold,otherwise fine and very unusual, this “Refused” handstamp not recorded by Goldblatt and the first examplewe have seen. £100-120

585 ✉ Parcel Post / P.O.W. Mail. 1900 (Jan 15) Tie on parcel tag bearing a complete parcel post label showing theparcel contained cutlery, franked 4d from Wellington to “Mr R.J.L Tindall, Prisoner of War Simons Bay, c/othe Deputy Asst. Adjt. Genl., Castle Barracks, Cape Town”. An unusual and early P.O.W item from the BoerWar. £150-180

586 ✉ Explanatory Handstamps. 1906-08 Picture postcards comprising 1906 card from Tasmania to Cape Townfranked 1d on the picture side, the address panel handstamped “T”, “2d” and “UNCLAIMED / AT PRIVATEBOXES” with “Returned L.O Cape Town” and “Cape Town P.B.S datestamps; 1906 card from Kimberley toKing Williams Town and redirected to Umtata with violet “O/R KING WILLIAM’S TOWN”; and 1908 cardfrom London to Herschel and redirected to Cathcart with violet straight line “OFFICIALLY REDIRECTED”.Three unusual and scarce explanatory handstamps. (3). £160-200

Namaqualand

587 ✉ 1855 (Dec 1) Entire letter from the “Grahams Town Namaqualand Mining Co” offices in Grahams Town,addressed Robert Moffat Junior at Cape Town franked 4d triangular, redirected to “Springbok, Namaqualand”and endorsed “per overland route” with a further 4d prepaid in cash, backstamped at Cape Town and GrahamsTown, the 4d stamp tied by two differing “CGH” obliterators. Robert Moffat Junior (son of the missionaryRobert Moffat and brother-in-law of David Livingstone) was hired in 1854 for two years to surveyNamaqualand for copper and other possible minerals; in 1855 the price of copper dropped and the companylost interest in Moffat’s venture. This letter was written to Moffat accepting his compromise solution to endhis contract in return for £125, the larger wagon, 12 oxen and two horses; all reports and papers were to besent to the company’s Cape Town agents and company stock in Namaqualand was to be sold. The companyhad already paid £76.18.6 on behalf of Moffat Junior including £20 sent to his father. The stamp has been cutfrom the letter and replaced with some other folds or tears strengthened internally, nevertheless an historicletter. £160-200

588 ✉ 1871-1913 Covers and cards with cancels of Steinkopf (2), Lily Fountain (2, oval datestamps of 1877-93),Komaggas (2, with “557” BONC), Van Rhyn’s Dorp (with “253” BONC), Nieuwe Rust, Garres (2),Springbokfontein (2, one with “24” BONC), Concordia (2, one with “440” BONC), Pella (2, with “303”BONC), Riebeck Kasteel, three registered, a scarce group. (16). £280-320

589 ✉ � Kommaggas. 1876 Cover to Wellington with 4d blue cancelled manuscript “Kommaggas, 24/6/76”, aWellington arrival c.d.s (July 7) on the front. Also a single Cape 1d with similar manuscript cancel dated23.6.82. Komaggas had a c.d.s and numeral cancel by 1888 (see previous lot). A fine and rare manuscriptcancel. (2). Photo on Pages 48 & 90. £400-500

590 ✉ O’Okiep. 1868-1906 Covers and cards, various cancels including “200” barred oval numeral (3),“O’OKIEP”, “OOKIEP / CAPE COLONY” and “OOKIEP / C.G.H” single ring datestamps and scarce 1908skeleton c.d.s, also 1868 cover with letter written at O’Okiep but posted at Springbokfontein and cancelled“24”. (11). £180-200

591 ✉ O’Okiep. 1884 1d Postcard to Cape Town cancelled by triangular “CGH” obliterator in red, O’Okiep andCape Town datestamps on the front, a very unusual red cancel, exhibition quality. Photo on Page 92.

£120-150

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593 ✉ Namaqualand Field Force. 1900 (Dec 28) Budrick’s of Cape Town printed pictorial envelope with variousCape or Boer War views, the illustrated upper portion of enclosed notepaper endorsed “Namaqualand FieldForce”, the cover endorsed from “Corpl. J. Oakes, C.S Artillery” with Cape 1d tied by O’Okiep c.d.s. Also acomplete sheet of the Budrick’s illustrated notepaper written from Green Point. An unusually fine example ofthis envelope. (2). £150-180

Registered Mail

594 ✉ 1852 Entire from Colesberg to the London Missionary Society endorsed “Registered” and prepaid 1/6, charged2/6 in London, with red “(crown) / REGISTERED” handstamp and a London c.d.s. The earliest knownregistered letter from Cape Colony prepaid 8d inland postage + 4d port charge + 6d registration, the internalBritish registration charged to the addressee. The first recorded reference to registration of letters found byTrotter appeared in 1854 Cape Almanacs, though a 6d fee for providing a receipt existed since 1846; howeverthis letter proves that a formal registration system existed since at least 1852. Horizontal fold and a little minoredge staining, otherwise fine and an important postal history item, which was written up by John Dickson inthe “Cape & Natal Philatelic Journal” (vol. 14, no. 3, p. 99). Photo on Page 92. £600-800

595 ✉ 1855 Upper portion of a Registered Letter wrapper containing the complete signed Postmasters receipt for theletter, which was sent from Burghers Dorp to Grahams Town; 1870 printed O.H.M.S wrapper with“Application for Registered Letter Receipt” sent from Cape Town to Swellendam with datestamps of bothplaces; and registered letter receipts with datestamps of Willowmore (2, 1891-92) or Calvinia (1910). (5).

£200-250

596 ✉ 1856 Entire letter from George to Cape Town endorsed “Money letter”, bearing a 4d triangular (two margins)tied by “CGH” obliterator, backstamped at George and Cape Town. The writer was sending a cheque for£1.7.8. A system existed in Great Britain for letters marked “Money Letter” which were entered on a formwhen posted and received a receipt upon delivery; however no similar system existed in the Cape and this letterwas sent by ordinary letter post at the usual 4d rate despite the endorsement. An unusual item. Photo on Page92. £180-220

597 ✉ 1897 Cape of Good Hope AR form for a letter from New York to Cape Town, signed by the recipient andPostmaster with a Registered Letter Office Cape Town datestamp applied, presumably returned to New Yorkand then apparently forwarded to Dayton, Ohio. Very unusual and scarce. £120-150

Cape of Good Hope & South Africa Maritime MailA fine collection containing ship and packet letter mails from and to the Cape, from the Dutch period untilWorld War One with many scarce and short lived rates and packet services, many items accompanied bydetailed research notes. Also see lot 861.

598 ✉ 1806-1963 Maritime Mail, collection largely written up on 49 pages including 1813 entire from Mauritius withCape Ship Letter handstamp, 1815 entire from India to Cape, 1850 London forwarding agent cachet on 1850Ship Letter from Amsterdam, 1862 London G.P.O Official letter to the Cape Postmaster-General, Union Linecovers bearing G.B 1/- (2) or prepaid in cash, 1873-74 Donald Currie “Castle Line” covers bearing G.B orCape 4d, 1871 cover to Madeira franked 1/5, 1878 G.B 8d rate to Natal, 1883 6d rate to South Australia sentby “Star of Scotia” sailing ship, 1898 Customs Parcel Docket, 1899 cover to P.O.W on H.M.S “Penelope”,German Seaposts, explanatory handstamps, mail to ships, Paquebots, 1939 Danzig Free State card posted atthe Polish Port of Gdansk and charged 3d as an unpaid card, 1910 4d late fee to USA, dock and pier cancels,Shipping Postmaster cancels including red oval Cape Town handstamp on 1928 Ocean Letter, Cape ColonyOcean P.O, Union of S. Africa Ocean P.O (4), United Kingdom & S. Africa Sea P.O (2), naval mail, etc. (90).Photo on Page 92. £1,400-1,600

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599 ✉ c.1731 Cover from Batavia addressed to Arnoldus Koevoet at the Cape of Good Hope with a fine endorsementon the front indicating carriage by the sail maker Piter van Rijk on the ship “Prattenburg” together with apackage marked “A.K”. Koevoet was born a slave of the Dutch East India Co. in Cape Town in 1697, obtainedhis freedom in 1731 and died in 1735. A fine early letter, with research notes on Koevoet and a copy of theoriginal contents of this cover. Photo on Page 92. £250-300

600 ✉ 1736 (June 1) Entire from Westerhof, Holland, addressed to Joachim Nicholas von Dessin, Assistant to theSecretary for Justice serving the Company at the Cape of Good Hope. Endorsed for carriage on the“Magdalena” by Chief Helmsman Gerret Rijnders, together with 100 Silver Ducats for delivery to Von Dessin.The “Magdalena” left Texel on May 6th 1735 and arrived at Cape Town nearly five months later on September27th, thirteen sailors having died on the voyage. A long note written and signed by Von Dessin within theentire confirms delivery by Rijnders but alleges he received no ducats from Rijnders, nor from anyone elseassociated with the “Magdalena”. A few flap faults, otherwise fine, an early and interesting letter fromHolland to the Cape, with a fine wax seal. Photo on Page 94. £300-350

601 ✉ c.1785 Cover from Holland to C.L Neethling, Secretary of the Council of Justice at the Cape, endorsed forcarriage by favour of Daniel Strahle, Senior Helmsman on the ship “de Vrouwe Wynanda Luberta”, the reversewith two wax seals impressed with guild marks. A fine cover. Photo on Page 94. £150-180

602 ✉ c.1788 Entire from Holland to the Cape endorsed by the Packet “Maria Louiza” with circular framed “VOC /6 St.” handstamp, part flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 94. £280-320

603 ✉ c.1788 Entire from Holland to the Weeskamer at the Cape endorsed by the company packet boat de “Faam”,with circular framed “VOC/6st” handstamp, reverse with impressed red wax seal, fine and scarce. Photo onPage 94. £300-350

604 ✉ c.1790 Entire probably from Batavia, to the Cape of Good Hope endorsed by the ship “Cronenburg”, Captainde boom. An unusual item sent by a ship of the Danish East India Company. Photo on Page 94. £200-240

605 ✉ c.1793 Long cover from Holland to N. Kervel, Secretary of the Weeskamer at the Cape with two circularframed “VOC/6st.” handstamps indicating the double rate of 12 stuivers, a few minor edge faults, otherwisefine and a scarce double rate cover. Photo on Page 96. £300-400

606 ✉ 1794 (Deb 22) Entire letter to Scotland from a sailor on a British frigate just arrived at Table Bay to strengthenthe British naval forces defending the Cape at the invitation of the Dutch (who were then allied to the Britishand so at war with the French). Endorsed “P. Netunno”, carried on the British owned but Genoese registeredship “Il Nettunno” (which could trade with India without breaking the monopoly on British trade granted tothe East India Co.), with Portsmouth Ship-Lre handstamp. Unusual. £100-120

607 ✉ 1804 Entire (with part letter remaining) from the gardener and plant collector David James Niven sent fromthe Cape during the 1803-06 Batavian Republic, to Lee & Kennedy, nursery men in Hammersmith, carried bythe private ship “Magistrate” with fine oval “Ship Lre / (crown) WEYMOUTH”, reverse with large part waxseal impressed “BATAVIE ..... AAN TE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP”. The letter includes “Please send by wayof Copenhagen part of everything I have collected for Madam Bonaparte and am now in hopes of having anopportunity of transmitting the best part of my present collection. I have before mentioned the trouble I havehad with the Hotentotts. This has induced me to buy a slave boy which cost me £60 sterling”. £120-150

608 ✉ 1807 Entires from England to “William Weideman, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope”, one endorsed “Pr AlfredCapt. J. Teale” with manuscript “Forwarded p. yr. ob. svts. J.T at Mr Venables’s, Strand” on the reverse; theother endorsed “P. the Venus Capt Johnston” charged “3sk” with oval “GR” Cape of Good Hope armshandstamp, a fine and scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page 94. £300-350

609 ✉ 1810 Entire from Huddersfield to Cape Town sent on the private ship “Cape Packet” prepaid at the 8d shipletter rate, with red “PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON” c.d.s (Rob. S44a, only recorded for 1810), charged 2skilling. The “Cape Packet” traded between England and the Cape, avoiding the East India Co. monopoly eastof the Cape. £100-120

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610 ✉ 1815 Entire letter from Cape Town to London with single oval “SHIP LETTER / (crown) / PORTSMOUTH”(Rob S11, only recorded for 1815), reverse with various London datestamps and endorsements showingvarious attempts at delivering the letter. A scarce Ship Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 96. £180-220

611 ✉ 1815 Printed Act, introducing India Packet Letter rates on letters between Great Britain and the Cape of GoodHope, Mauritius and East Indies. Also covers sent during this period to the Cape, two sent by private ship fromG.B charged 2/4 each (one initially charged the packet rate, then reassessed as a ship letter), one from G.Bcharged 9/6 packet rate, one from the East Indies charged 5/3 packet rate with superb “POST OFFICE /(crown) / SIMONS TOWN” handstamp, and a cover from London endorsed “p. Comet” privately carried. Aninteresting group. (6). £250-300

612 ✉ 1816 Long cover to England carried on the “Wellesley”, the first packet to leave Cape Town carrying mail atthe new India Packet Letter rate of 3/6 per sheet. Handstamped oval “SHIP LETTER / (crown) / CAPE OFGOOD HOPE” with “INDIA PACKET LETTER / G.P.O / LONDON” arrival datestamp of April 29th, chargedthe double rate of 7/- increased to 8/4 to include inland postage. This India Packet Letter rate period only lasteduntil 1819; Cape Packet Letter handstamps for use on outgoing letters were not introduced until May 1816.Scarce. £150-180

613 ✉ 1816 Entire from London to the Cape “Per Lady Borrington or 1st opportunity” initially rated as a packet letterand charged 3/6 with crowned “INDIA PACKET LETTER / G.P.O / LONDON” c.d.s; however no packet wasavailable so reassessed as a ship letter charged 1/2 with a line written through the word “Packet” in thehandstamp, an “INDIA SHIP LETTER / G.P.O / LONDON” c.d.s then applied. A scarce combination ofhandstamps and an unusual alteration from a packet letter to ship letter, light folds, otherwise fine. Photo onPage 96. £150-180

614 ✉ 1818 Entire letter to London with oval “CAPE OF GOOD HOPE / 5 JA 5 / 1819 / PACKET-LETTER”,London arrival backstamp (June 22), charged 3/6. Carried on the last Cape packet to arrive in London beforethe act was repealed in July 1819, the Cape Packet Letter datestamp very scarce. Photo on Page 96.

£700-800

615 ✉ 1819 Entire from Holland to the Cape sent on the ship “John Bainbridge” which left Liverpool on 4th July andarrived on September 13th, the last ship carrying mail at the packet letter rate before the act was repealed inJuly 1819. Handstamped faint red “AMSTERDAM” and crowned “INDIA PACKET LETTER / G.P.O /LONDON” (June 26) and charged 14/6, the triple packet letter rte of 10/6 + 4/- postage from Holland. Theaddressee J.S de Lima published the first Cape Post Office directory and various almanacs. An interestingentire. £130-160

616 ✉ 1820 (May 7) Entire letter written on the chartered East India Co. ship “Duke of York” at sea between Tristanda Cunha and Cape Town, whilst en route to Madras and China. Transferred at sea to the American whaler“Pickering” and taken to Table Bay and then transferred to the “Sarah”, with India Letter Deal handstamp; theletter from P.J Claridge includes “I send this by a South Sea Whaler who will put in at the Cape”. Aninteresting letter, with research notes on the whaler “Pickering”. £100-120

617 ✉ 1821-22 Entires from London to the Cape “p. Queen Elizabeth” prepaid 1/8 or “P. Lavinia” prepaid 1/2, bothwith red oval “POST PAID SHIP LR / LONDON” datestamps. Also a copy of 1822 Cape Almanac entryshowing the “Lavinia” arrived at the Cape in July, but was then stranded on rocks between Craig’s Tower andthe Castle, and was condemned. (2). £150-180

618 ✉ 1822 Cover from Batavia to the Cape, endorsed by the ship “Borneo”, Capt. Boss, charged “2”. £80-100

619 ✉ 1823 Entire letter from Grahams Town to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London with “POST OFFICE /(crown) / GRAHAMS TOWN”, a Cape Town “FREE” datestamp applied in error and then overstruck by thecorrect “POST OFFICE / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE” datestamp. An unusual item. £140-160

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620 ✉ 1829 Entire letter from Amsterdam to the Cape “p. Matilda”, reverse endorsed “London 31 July 1829forwarded by yr. ob, servts P&C Van Hotten & Co.”, prepaid 1/8 with red oval “POST PAID SHIP LR /LONDON”, front and reverse both with crowned “POST OFFICE / CAPE / TOWN / GENERAL” datestamps(Nov. 3), all very fine strikes, exhibition quality. £120-150

621 ✉ 1831 Entire letter to London per “John Bull” with superb “POST OFFICE / CAPE / TOWN / GENERAL”datestamp, front and reverse unusually both with red boxed “INDIA LETTER / DEVONPORT”, very finestrikes, exhibition quality. £150-180

622 ✉ 1831 Entire letter to London “pr H.M Ship Success” with red boxed “India Letter Portsmouth” handstamp, and1849 entire “p. H.M.S Brilliant” with boxed “PACKET LETTER”, both to London with Cape Townhandstamps, both charged the 1/- packet rate for conveyance by naval ships. (2). £100-120

623 ✉ 1834 Entire to Cape Town “pr Quebec Trader, C.P Bellamy” charged 1/3, with superb crowned oval“GENERAL POST OFFICE / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE” (Sep. 25), believed to be the earliest recorded dateof use of this datestamp (Goldblatt DLS4); and 1840 entire “p. Bark Glenalvon” to the Postmaster General inCape Town with fine crowned “POST OFFICE / CAPE / TOWN / GENERAL” datestamp (Oct 5), an unusuallate use six years after the oval G.P.O datestamp was introduced for this purpose. A fine pair, the “QuebecTrader” having sailed from Western Australia to the Cape via Mauritius, both exhibition quality. (2).

£160-200

624 ✉ 1838 Entire letter from Cape Town to the London Missionary Society, carried on the barque “Pegasus”,backstamped with “SHIP LETTER / DOVER” (S11), crossed through in ink and replaced by boxed “DOVER/ INDIA LETTER” (In 4), an attractive and unusual Ship Letter altered to an India Letter from South Africa,charged 1/-. Photo on Page 96. £650-750

625 ✉ 1838-43 Entire letters from Cape Town comprising 1838 letter to London “p. Perfect” endorsed “forwarded byyour very obt. servt. Geo. Grey, Cape Town Jan. 24 1838”, light India Letter handstamp; 1838 letter toBordeaux “p. La Lydia via Nantes” with a Nantes c.d.s and boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER”; and 1843 letterfrom Graaff Reinet to Scotland with manuscript “G. Reinet” and “1/4 PP”, G.P.O Cape Town datestamp andboxed “INDIA LETTER / DEAL”. Also 1834 entire letter from “Simla, Hymala Mountains” to England “P.Tapley” with Calcutta datestamp and “India Letter Liverpool” handstamp. (4). £150-180

626 ✉ 1838 Entire letter written on the “Clyde” convict ship at Simons Bay, sent to London on H.M.S “Rayleigh”with boxed “INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH”. The writer John Smith was Surgeon-Superintendent on theship, which made three voyages to Australia with convicts, arriving in Simons Bay in July 1838 on her thirdsuch voyage, carrying 216 prisoners to New South Wales; a further 20 convicts (all court-martialled soldiers)were taken on board at Simons Bay. £100-120

627 ✉ G.B Uniform 4d Post. 1839 Entire letter to England with G.P.O Cape Town datestamp and London arrivalbackstamp (Dec 25), boxed “INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH”. Received during the Uniform 4d Postperiod, charged 4d India Letter rate + 4d inland postage, carried on the “Courier”. £120-140

628 ✉ 1839 (Dec 17) Entire letter from Cape Town, written by a British army officer to “Bermuda, by way of Boston,U. States” with superb crowned oval G.P.O Cape of Good Hope datestamp and a “HALIFAX / NOVA-SCOTIA” c.d.s (Mar. 10?), flap with partial forwarding agents endorsement of W. J. Skinner (Feb. ’40), rated“4” in black (Cape charge), again rated “4” (sea postage at Halifax) and “7d Stg” (the final Bermuda charge,the 4d sea postage + Bermuda inland postage). Part flap missing, otherwise fine and an exceptionaldestination from the Cape at this early date, carried on the American ship “General Scott” to Boston where itwas apparently collected by the forwarding agent W. Skinner who reposted the letter at Halifax. Photo on Page96. £250-300

629 ✉ 1840 (Feb 16) Entire letter written from the Cape Royal Observatory by Mary Maclear, wife of the RoyalAstronomer in the Cape, addressed to Lady Herschel in Kent, wife of the famous astronomer Sir John Herschel(who had spent four years in the Cape), privately carried to London and posted as an inland letter prepaid 1d,with red Paid c.d.s (Apr. 29) and handstruck “1”. £100-120

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630 ✉ 1840 Entire letter from Cape Town to the London Missionary Society with superb crowned oval G.P.O Capeof Good Hope datestamp and fine red boxed “INDIA LETTER / LYMINGTON” on the reverse. £100-120

631 ✉ 1841 (Apr 13) Entire signed and endorsed from the Admiralty, to “Thomas Maclear, Royal Observatory, Capeof Good Hope” with a red crowned “PAID” c.d.s and oval “PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON” datestamp,charged “4”; and a cover also endorsed from the Admiralty and addressed to Maclear in the Cape, privatelycarried endorsed “By H.M.S Arab”, both with Admiralty seals. An unusual pair. (2). £150-180

632 ✉ 1845 (Oct 26) Entire letter written on H.M.S “Sappho” at the Cape, engaged on anti-slavery patrol, prepaid 7dand charged 8d upon arrival. The “Sappho” had just returned from Mozambique, and was due to go there againshortly. The writer also says “we are anxiously waiting for instruction from England about this Madagascarbusiness. If we do nothing in it we shall go on cruising for slaves” (In June Britain & France had attackedTamatave in a punitive action to show displeasure at the Hova authorities treatment of Europeans). Aninteresting letter carried on the “Emerald Isle”. £100-120

633 ✉ 1846 Entire to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London with oval G.P.O Cape of Good Hope datestampand fine “PACKET-LETTER / PORTSMOUTH”, Portsmouth and London backstamps, charged 1/-. Anuncommon Packet Letter handstamp. £120-150

634 ✉ 1846 Entire letter from London to Cape Town posted unpaid with two differing “Returned / for Postage”handstamps, resent once 8d had been paid with oval “PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON” datestamp, carriedon the schooner “Bailey”. Redirected upon arrival to Uitenhage and charged 4d, with boxed “TO PAY”,unusual. £120-150

635 ✉ 1847 Entire from Cape Town “P. Flibberty via S. Helena” with G.P.O Cape of Good Hope datestamp and blue“GREENOCK / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S13), charged 8d. £100-120

636 ✉ 1848 Entire letter from Cape Town to Lyon with G.P.O Cape of Good Hope datestamp, carried on the“Seringapatam” to Torquay with “Torquay / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S1), charged 8d, backstamped at Torquay,London and Lyon. An uncommon Ship Letter. Photo on Page 96. £200-240

637 ✉ 1851-52 Entire letters and entires carried by ships of the General Screw Steam Shipping Co., operating underits first contract with the Post Office, six from Cape Town to G.B all with G.P.O Cape Town handstamps,carried on the “Hellespont” (2), “Bosphorus” (2), “Harbinger” or “Sir Robert Peel”, one from London to theCape carried on the “Propontis”. This initial contract signed in December 1850 and replaced by a new contractin May 1852, one letter carried on the final sailing under this first contract from the Cape. (7). £250-300

638 ✉ 1852 Entire letter from Amsterdam to Cape Town “P. Queen of the South”, senders cachet on the front and “P.& C. VAN NOTTEN & Co / LONDON” forwarding agents cachet on the reverse dated June 14, posted inLondon prepaid 1/-, charged 4d upon arrival. Carried on the first packet to leave London under the secondGeneral Screw Steam Shipping Co. contract. Minor discolouration, otherwise fine and scarce. £150-180

639 ✉ 1852-53 Entire letters and entires carried by ships of the General Screw Steam Shipping Co. operating underthe second contract with the British Post Office, including two letters to Holland (one with oval “Prince-Albert” backstamp), four items from the Cape carried on the “Lady Jocelyn”, “Hydaspes”, “Mauritius” or“Calcutta”, also one cover from London franked embossed 1/- green (cut square, cut into or close on two sides)carried on the “Bosphorus”. (5). £200-250

640 ✉ 1853 Entire to Utrecht with G.P.O Cape Town backstamp, endorsed “Per Mail Steamer Harbinger viaEngland”, prepaid 4d and charged 1/4, handstamped “PREPAID” with a London backstamp (Aug 19). Carriedon the only departure from Cape Town of a General Screw Steam Shipping Co. steamer operating as aprivate ship from Australia to England. Also 1853 (July) printers proofs for entries in the Cape Govt. GazettePost Supplement (2) showing shipping arrivals, including details of cargo and passengers on the “Harbinger”.(3). £150-180

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641 ✉ 1853 Entire to Utrecht endorsed “per steamer Melbourne via England” prepaid 4d and charged 1/4,backstamped with G.P.O Cape Town handstamp and a London c.d.s (July 2), carried by the Australian RoyalMail Steam Navigation Co. This company signed a contract for a bi-monthly service calling at the Cape inJune 1852, but the contract was cancelled in 1853 after the February sailing failed to leave the Cape and novessel was available in April. Very scarce, little mail known from this short lived packet service. £150-180

642 ✉ 1853 Entire to London “pr Victoria Steamer” (which departed Cape Town on November 7th), charged 1/4,Cape postage paid by a 4d triangular (S.G. 2, three margins) tied by “C.G.H” obliterator, London arrivalbackstamp (Dec 3). A scarce sailing of the short lived Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Co. serviceand one of the earliest recorded entires addressed overseas to bear a Cape triangular adhesive. Photo on Page100. £500-600

643 ✉ 1854 (July 24) Entire letter from Cape Town to New York “P. Str Argo via England” with London andLiverpool datestamps (Sep 6/7), “NEW-YORK / BR PKT” c.d.s (Sep 21), charged 45c with a 1/- chargecrossed out. Carried on the final packet to depart Cape Town under the second General Screw Steam ShippingCo. contract. £160-180

644 ✉ 1854 Cover from Exeter to Mrs Maclear, Royal Observatory, Cape Town, bearing 2d blue strip of four, sentas a ship letter at the 8d rate as no packet service to the Cape existed between July 1854 and August 1856. Anattractive 2d blue cover, backstamped at Exeter and Cape Town. Photo on Page 100. £180-220

645 ✉ 1855 Entires to the Cape, sent from Dartmouth prepaid 8d, or from Amsterdam sent via England, with CapeTown arrival datestamps, also 1854 cover from Cape Town to Scotland “per steamer Natal” charged 8d (stampremoved), all sent as ship letters during the period when no packet service existed. (3). £100-120

646 ✉ 1855 Entire letter from Cape Town to Copenhagen endorsed by the Swedish schooner “Solide” to Falmouth,datestamps of Falmouth, London and Danish P.O in Hamburg, and “31/2 / GROSCHEN” accountancy mark, anunusual destination from the Cape. £100-120

647 ✉ 1855 Entire letter from Cape Town to Copenhagen endorsed by the White Star Line clipper “Blue Jacket”,handstamped boxed “PACKET LETTER” and charged 1/-, backstamped at London and Danish P.O inHamburg, an unusual destination from the Cape. £100-120

648 ✉ 1856 (Nov 8) Entire letter from London to Cape Town endorsed “p. S.S Madagascar”, privately carried on JohnRennie’s steamer “Madagascar” which sailed from Aberdeen to Cape Town via Falmouth. John Rennie, whosailed on this voyage, was then campaigning for the new packet mail contract to the Cape and Natal. Also1850 cover from Cape Town to England endorsed “Per Madagascar”, charged 8d. (2). £100-120

649 ✉ 1856-57 Entire letters carried by the Lindsay Packet service to Cape Town all prepaid 1/-, two letters fromLondon prepaid in cash endorsed “p.s.s Scotland” or “p. steamer W.S Lindsay”, the other franked embossed1/- green (cut to shape) tied by Brighton 132 sideways duplex endorsed “Per Steamer Tynemouth”, all withCape Town backstamps showing voyages of 41 - 59 days. The packet contract with W.S Lindsay & Co. wasterminated in September 1857 after just one year because the ships used were unable to meet the contractedtime schedule. Three fine and uncommon entires. (3). £200-240

650 ✉ 1857 Entire from Cape Town to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London bearing Cape 4d triangular (threemargins) tied by “C.G.H” obliterator, backstamped at Cape Town (July 2), London, and the very scarce“CAPE-PACKET / B / BRISTOL / SP4 / 57” c.d.s (Rob. P2), with a “1/-” charge mark. Carried on the finalsailing of the Lindsay Packet to arrive at Dartmouth, this rare Bristol Packet c.d.s only used in 1857 on Capemails landed by the Lindsay Line, this being the final date of use. Also a piece with similar Cape PacketBristol c.d.s dated Mr 17 57, the first recorded use of the c.d.s. A rare Packet Letter c.d.s on a fine entirecarried on the “W.S. Lindsay”. (2). Photo on Page 100. £350-400

651 ✉ 1858 (Mar 22) Stampless entire letter from Cape Town to Lea & Perrin in London endorsed “Pr. Bosphorus”,containing an account for eight cases of Worcester Sauce, with blue “CAPE PACKET / DEVONPORT” c.d.sand a “6d” charge mark, backstamped at Cape Town and London. £120-150

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652 ✉ 1858 Entire letter from Montpellier to Cape Town and redirected to Burghersdorp bearing France imperf 80c(three margins), and two 1859-60 stampless entires from Holland to the Cape both prepaid in cash, all sent viaEngland and carried on ships of the Union Steam Ship Co., the first with a little staining at lower edge,otherwise fine and unusual. (3). £150-180

653 ✉ 1858 Entire letter posted unpaid from Cape Town to Lisbon, carried on the Union Steam Ship Co. steamer“Norman” with “CAPE PACKET / DEVONPORT” arrival backstamp, a black “1d” handstamp indicatingpostage due to the Cape. The letter was detained in London and handstamped “Returned for / 2/3 Postage”,being forwarded six days later once the 2/3 postage was received, probably from Portuguese Embassy inLondon. The letter from the Portuguese Consulate in Cape Town concerns seamen from the Cape VerdeIslands who were paid wages of just $5 a month when discharged at Cape Town by Captain Morgan of the U.SWhaling Ship “Laurence”, who claimed their monetary wages were far exceeded by the amount of clothingsupplied to them during the voyage. An unusual item. £150-180

654 ✉ 1858-62 Entire letters, entires and covers, all carried by ships of the Union Steam Ship Co. under the terms ofits first packet service contract, letters all charged at 6d per 1/2oz, comprising stampless entires from London(2) and cover franked 6d from Tunbridge Wells carried to the Cape on the “Norman” or “Dane” (2), or franked6d from Natal (corner fault to stamp) or the Cape (2, both with 6d triangular, one with three margins) carriedto London on the “Cambrian”, “Athens” or “Dane”. Mainly fine, the three incoming covers all with “PAID /DEVONPORT / CAPE PACKET” c.d.s. (6). £160-200

655 ✉ 1862-76 Covers from Lewes to the Cape, the first carried by the Union Steam Ship Co. Steamer “Athens”franked 6d, the second carried by the Donald Currie Line “Edinburgh Castle” franked 3d + 1d with red “2”handstamp, an attractive pair. (2). £100-120

656 ✉ 1863 Covers carried on the “Briton” from Devonport (Feb 4) with Cape arrival c.d.s (Mar 12), or on the returnjourney from Cape Town (Mar 18) with London arrival c.d.s (Apr. 29) both franked 6d. The Union Steam ShipCo. signed a new packet contract in February 1863, the letter rate remaining at 6d per 1/2oz until the end ofMarch when it was increased to 1/-. The G.B cover with flap missing and Cape cover with repair at upper rightcorner, the 6d triangular badly cut into, nevertheless two scarce covers from this second Union Steam Ship Co.contract during the short period the rate remained at 6d. (2). £120-150

657 ✉ 1863-1975 Entire letters, covers and cards with mail carried by or posted on Union Steamship Co. or DonaldCurrie ‘Castle Line’ ships, also postcards of various ships, includes Paquebot mail, ships cachets, mail to ships,1863 entire letter from Cape Town to Durban per “R.M.S Norman” bearing Cape triangular 6d, various Caperates to Europe, U.S.A, Mexico, etc., 1887 telegram form + cover charged 6d porterage to the “HawardenCastle” at Cape Town Docks, covers from G.B to South Africa, 1884 cover to London franked 1/6 postage +1/- late fee, 1902 cover from St. Helena bearing two 1/2d stamps, postcards to Ascension and St. Helena, O.R.CV.R.I 1s. surcharge with “1” omitted on 1908 cover, etc. (183). £400-500

658 ✉ � 1864-68 Entires or covers (5) and a front and part cover all sent by Union Steam Ship Co. steamers at the 1/-per 1/2oz rate with entires from Holland or Hamburg (side flaps removed) sent on the “Athens” or “Cambrian”and a cover from St. Albans franked 1/- sent on the “Roman”, covers from the Cape bearing 6d triangular pair(both touched or very close on one side) or 1/- rectangular, both carried on the “Saxon”, etc. (7). £200-240

659 ✉ 1864-71 Covers from the Cape sent by private steamer at the 4d ship letter rate, with 1864 cover franked 4dtriangular (cut into) backstamped “PLYMOUTH / SHIP LETTER” c.d.s (Rob. S9, MY 20 1864, four yearslater than recorded); and 1871 cover endorsed “per private steamer “Sprite”” of the Cape & Natal SteamNavigation Co, carried to Gravesend franked 4d with red “PAID / LONDON SHIP LETTER” c.d.s (Rob. S53),two unusual covers. (2). £180-200

660 ✉ 1864-67 Covers carried to England by the Diamond Line, the first from Cape Town (22 Dec ‘64) sent duringthe brief period when the Diamond Line carried mail at the packet rate, carried on the “Kaffraria” franked 1/-;the second from Port Elizabeth (8 Sep ’67) franked at the 4d ship letter rate, carried on the “Florence”. Also1867 Diamond Steam Navigation Co receipt for a box of silk forwarded from Cape Town to Algoa Bay. Mailcarried on the Diamond Line is scarce. (3). £180-220

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661 ✉ 1867 Entire letter from Haddington franked 1d, endorsed from “J.C Brown, late Colonial Botanist” to “R.Southey, Colonial Secretary, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, care of Colonial Office, London”. Also 1889cover from Wimbledon franked 11/2d to “Hampden Willis, Under Colonial Secretary, Colonial Office, CapeTown, c/o Colonial Office, Downing Street, London S.W” and endorsed “For Cape Colonial Office Bag”; theenclosed letter mentions laying the submarine cable direct to Cape Town and enclosed a note for someone inMowbray, and another cover to be posted in the Cape (for which he does not know the address, but for whichhe enclosed English stamps!). Two unusual covers sent to South Africa by diplomatic bag and therefore withpostage paid at the G.B. inland rate only. (2). £160-180

662 ✉ 1868-71 Covers from Great Britain to Cape Town both sent by Union Steam Ship Co. steamers at the 1/- ratebut underpaid with boxed “DEFICIENT POSTAGE / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE” handstamps, the first fromNewtown Stewart, Ireland, franked 6d (stamp faults) with circular framed “1/-” charge mark showing theamount due to G.B, charged 1/6; the other to Saul Solomon only franked 1d, charged 1/11. The 1868 coverwith fine “CAPE PACKET / DEVONPORT” c.d.s on reverse, opening tear at lower left corner, the other withthe flap missing, otherwise a fine pair. (2). £150-180

663 ✉ 1868-81 Covers carried by the Union Steam Ship Co. including 1868 stampless prepaid cover from Germanyto the Cape sent via London with arrival datestamp of Bedford; 1869-70 covers from G.B franked 1/- (2); 1875cover from Cape Town with 4d strip of three paying the 1/- rate; and 1877-82 covers sent under the third PostOffice contract, from the Cape franked 6d or from G.B franked 6d or 1/- (2), also an 1882 cover from Londonbearing six 14 dot 1d lilacs, but overweight so handstamped “3d” (British share of the fine) obliterated in CapeTown, and a “1/-” charge mark applied. (9). Photo on Page 100. £200-240

664 ✉ 1871-74 Covers despatched from Plymouth by Union Steam Ship Co. steamers, the first from Hertford franked1/- with “CAPE PACKET / PLYMOUTH” c.d.s on reverse; the other from Birmingham endorsed “PerSupplementary Mails via Plymouth” franked 1/- pair (possibly 1/- postage + 1/- late fee?). (2). £100-120

665 ✉ 1874-1901 Covers sent by Donald Currie & Co steamers including 1874 cover from Namre to London “perS.S Edinburgh Castle” franked 4d; 1878 cover franked G.B 6d from St. Austell to the Transvaal sent on the“Dublin Castle”; 1879-87 covers from the Cape franked 6d to England (3), 71/2d to USA or 4d to Mauritius;and later covers franked 21/2d from G.B to the Cape (4) or Cape to England, or sent at the 1d Imperial rate (3)from England to Cape Town. (15). £160-200

666 ✉ 1876 (August) Covers sent in both directions between London and Port Elizabeth during the three month“inter-contract” period when mail was carried at the 6d ship letter rate, the Cape cover redirected locally inLondon free of charge with “R” handstamp. The third Union Line contract began on October 1st, andconfirmed the 6d per 1/2oz rate. (2). £100-120

667 ✉ Cape Colony Ocean Post Office. 1893-1911 Covers and cards all with “CAPE COLONY / OCEAN POSTOFFICE” single ring cancellations, includes 1893 (Oct 31) cover with c.d.s in first month of use, 1896 c.d.sin violet, 1896 arrival c.d.s on cover to the S.S “Norman”, disallowed G.B stamp, a good number of pre-1900cancels, mainly fine, some written up on pages with some cards of ships. (71+). £200-240

668 ✉ � Sea Post Office Datestamps. 1912-14 Picture postcards (19) and a front with “UNION OF S. AFRICA /OCEAN P.O” datestamps (16), small size without number or larger size c.d.s numbered 1 (2), 2 (3), 3 (2), 4(2), 5 (3) or 6 (3); and scarce “UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O” c.d.s. code “S” (4) numbered 1(front + card), 2 or 9. (20). £250-300

669 ✉ 1914 (Aug 4) Picture postcard of Madeira with G.B 1/2d cancelled “UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEAP.O / S / 3” c.d.s, handstamped octagonal framed “T / U.K. - S.A. / SEA POST” and London I.S 1d chargemark, a 1d postage due stamp applied at Helston. A fine example of the very scarce U.K. - S.A. Sea Postpostage due handstamp used on the R.M.S “Balmoral” on the final sailing of the Sea Post Office, this cardillustrated in “The Union Castle Ocean Post Office” by P. Cattell. Photo on Page 100. £200-250

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670 ✉ World War Two - Naval/Military and Paquebot Mail. 1942-46 Covers and cards written up in two albumsincluding various anonymous type “PAQUEBOT” handstamps (38), “Maritime Mail” and “Fleet Mail Office”,“B.T.A” cachets (British Troops Africa), “On Naval Service / Official Free” cachets, Robben Island c.d.s, etc.An interesting lot. (68). £220-240

Wreck of the “Mexican”

The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd steamer “Mexican” left Cape Town for Southampton on April 4th1900. Eighty miles from Cape Town she collided in dense fog with the transport ship S.S “Winkfield” andsank in the early hours of April 5th. Passengers and crew were taken aboard the “Winkfield”, the recoveredmails being sent to England on the “Tantallon Castle”, and dealt with in London or Germany. 42 Letter bagswere lost, as were most of the printed matter and parcel bags.

671 ✉ 1900 (Mar 28) Covers from Point to G.B franked Natal 1d or Cape Town to a soldier in Gibraltar franked Cape1d both handstamped red “RECOVERED FROM / WRECK OF MEXICAN”, and 1900 (Apr 3) Cape 1dpostcard from Cape Town to London endorsed on reverse by the recipient “Came by the Mexican which waswrecked”. The cover to Gibraltar with flap missing, otherwise fine. (3). £150-180

672 ✉ 1900 Cover from Point to G.B with a Natal 1d washed off and reaffixed, reverse with a large “FOUND OPENAND OFFICIALLY CLOSED IN G.P.O” seal, the cover front and seal on reverse both with red“RECOVERED FROM / WRECK OF MEXICAN”. Photo on Page 100. £100-120

673 ✉ 1900 (Mar 23) Cover from the Cape to Berlin, the stamps washed off, reverse with arrival c.d.s (Apr 30) andfour line cachet “Aus dermit dem / uniergegangenen Dampfer * Mexican * / beforderter Post aus Capstadt /Bahnpostamt No.15”, this uncommon cachet only used on mail addressed to Germany. £150-180

674 ✉ 1900 (Apr 4) Picture postcard from Cape Town to Germany franked Cape 1d, octagonal framed “T/15c”,arrival c.d.s at Bingen (Apr 30), water damage explained by the four line cachet in German (as previous lotbut first line with “der mit” shown as two separate words), fine and uncommon. Photo on Page 100.

£180-200

675 ✉ 1900 (Apr 4) Picture postcard from Lady Grey Bridge to Germany franked Cape 1/2d, two other stamps washedoff, arrival c.d.s of Neubrandenburg (Apr 30), water damage explained by the four line cachet in German (asprevious lot) applied to both sides, fine and uncommon. Photo on Page 100. £180-200

Wreck of the “Kenilworth Castle”

The Union-Castle Steamship Co. Ltd liner “Kenilworth Castle” sailed in convoy from the Cape to UK on May2nd 1918. Early on June 4th whilst in the English Channel she collided with an escorting destroyer about 20miles south of the Eddystone Lighthouse, setting off two depth charges. The ship was towed into PlymouthSound and beached. 15 Lives were lost, the damaged mails being salvaged on and after June 6th.

676 ✉ 1918 Covers from South Africa to G.B (3), France or Switzerland handstamped “NAUFRAGE”, “ACCIDENTDE SERVICE”, boxed “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER”, violet “SALVED LETTER” or“DAMAGED BY SEA WATER”, most showing a little water staining. Also a cover from Japan to Londonpossibly carried on the ship, handstamped “RECEIVED AT LIVERPOOL / DAMAGED BY SEAWATER”.A useful group showing six of the seven cachets recorded on mail from this incident. (6). £350-400

677 ✉ 1918 (Apr 24) 1d Envelope from Johannesburg to a soldier in the B.E.F “in hospital”, water stained,backstamped “D.A.L.O / LONDON” c.d.s (June 10) and violet “R.E. Postal Section London N.W.1 / Damagedby immersion / in sea water”. £100-120

678 ✉ 1918 G.B Registration envelope from Birmingham to a soldier in hospital in South Africa but returnedunknown, water stained and the flap (with embossed stamp) washed off, handstamped boxed “TO BETREATED AS / UNDELIVERABLE / R.E. (S.R.) A.P.S”, reverse with “D.A.L.O / LONDON” c.d.s (June 8)and violet “R.E Postal Section London N.W.1 / Damaged by immersion / in sea water”. £120-140

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679 ✉ 1918 (Apr 22) 4d Registration envelope to G.B endorsed “Posted out of course” and bearing an “OfficiallySealed in the Returned Letter Office” seal, three 1d stamps tied by “RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / NATAL”datestamps with violet “R / R.L.O, NATAL”, water stained and two further stamps washed off, handstampedlarge boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA WATER”. Very unusual, this cachet not recorded by Hoggarth & Gwynnon “Kenilworth Castle” mail. Photo on Page 106. £150-180

680 ✉ 1918 (Apr 25) 4d Registration envelope from Yeoville to U.S.A, stained and the stamp washed off (with another21/2d stamp adhering to reverse) bearing the explanatory label “This piece of mail / was damaged by sea water/ while en route from Africa / to England”, with the enclosed letter regarding war stamps. Also 1918“Registered Matter, Damaged, Unsealed or without cover” ambulance envelope with explanatory endorsement“Damaged by Sea Water” used to forward this item from New York to Milwaukee and on to Ohio, New Yorkdatestamp (June 29), wax seal and Milwaukee backstamp. Very unusual, the only example of this labelrecorded by Hoggarth & Gwynn being this very cover. Photo on Page 106. £200-240

Orange Free State681 ✉ 1854 Entire with Colesberg datestamp endorsed “Winburg prepaid 4d” and “to pay 6” (severe faults but

scarce); and 1890-1905 stamped covers (6) and postal stationery postcards (7) with covers to Europe franked3d, 31/2d, 4d or 71/2d, large “S.O BETHANY VILLAGE / O.R.C” c.d.s, etc., a few faults. (14). £180-200

Transvaal682 ✉ 1885-1900 Covers, postcards and wrappers with 1885-88 covers franked 9d to Holland or 10d to Germany, 1d

postcard to Germany uprated 4d, 1889 private postcard to the Cape franked 1d, 1900 wrapper to LourencoMarques with 1/2d tied by blue Lourenco Marques Ambulante c.d.s, etc., a couple with faults. (6). £140-160

683 ✉ 1906 Cover to France bearing KEVII 21/2d + 6d tied “TRANSVAAL T.P.O / EUROPEAN MAIL” c.d.s, a goodexample of the scarce 6d T.P.O late fee. £80-100

Union of South Africa684 ✉ 1925 (30 Apr) Picture postcard franked 11/2d from G.B to Port Elizabeth, a few minor signs of singeing mainly

to the picture side, with a Capetown c.d.s (June 3) and violet boxed bilingual “DAMAGED BY FIRE”.Recovered from the special European Mail train which was found to be on fire upon arrival at Kruidfonteinon May 18th. Once extinguished the fire damaged rail truck was returned to Cape Town where the mails weresalvaged and processed, but 197 mail bags (including 139 from the UK) were totally destroyed. Photo on Page106. £150-180

685 ✉ P.O.W Mail. 1943 Air Mail cover franked 9d to occupied France, from the French Captain of the vessel “LeCalvez” in the French section of Koffiefontein Internment Camp. Only a small number of French Vichyinternees were held in South Africa, most of whom were taken during the Madagascar campaign. Veryunusual. £80-100

SPAIN & COLONIES(Also See Lots 256-261, 1202)

686 ✉ British Consular Office, Cadiz. 1845-48 Entire letters with differing circular framed “B.C / CADIZ”handstamps (the second with fleuron below), one charged 2/2 to London, the other to Oporto with blue boxed“P. BRIT” and “120” charge, both very fine. (2). £100-120

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687 ✉ Spanish Civil War. 1937-38 Covers (3) and cards (2) from French (4) or Dutch volunteers in the InternationalBrigade, the two cards with Valencia meter marks, and a cover posted in Spain to a French InternationalBrigade volunteer at Albacete. Also 1937 cover with cachet of the German Mission in Spain and cancel ofGeneral Franco’s H.Q. The Dutch International Brigade card with the address erased and reinstated, the othersfine. (7). £140-160

688 ✉ Spanish Colonies. 1908 Picture postcard from Rio de Oro bearing 1908 10c on 50c; c.1917 picture postcardwith Spanish Guinea 1917 15c tied violet “EBOBEY”; and 1948 first flight cover from Santa Isabel, FernandoPoo, bearing Spanish Guinea stamps. (3). £100-120

SUDAN(Also See Lots 4, 9, 13, 58/9)

689 ✉ 1885 (May 13) Cover to England with G.B 21/2d lilac cancelled “BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT”c.d.s, reverse with recipients endorsement “Suakin”, fine. Photo on Page 106. £150-200

690 ✉ 1885 Stampless cover to England endorsed “Nile Expedition No stamps” with Dongola c.d.s (Mar 19) and 21/2dcharge mark, and 1896 India 1a Soldiers and Seamans envelope cancelled Base Office c.d.s (Nov 12), someedge faults, the first also with some creasing. (2). £200-240

691 ✉ 1894 Egypt 5m envelope to Italy franked 5m cancelled at Sawakin; and two 1898 Soudan 1pi envelopes bothcancelled “TRAVELLING POST OFFICE / S.P.S” c.d.s, a little very light staining, otherwise fine. (3).

£180-220

692 ✉ � 1897-1928 Postal stationery covers (13, one a front) and postcards (2), and other stamped covers (2), variouscancels including T.P.Os, skeleton datestamps, Halfa-Kerna (1903), Debber (1899), Berber (1901), 1904 coverwith enclosed letter on illustrated “Khartoum-Uganda Service, Sudan Govt Steamer” notepaper written on the“Abbas Pasha”, etc., a few faults. (17). £280-320

693 ✉ 1915-17 Covers with enclosed letters written by Capt. Irwin of the Egyptian Army to his mother in Ireland,written from Yambio, Roseires or Kirnuk near the border with Ethiopia, cancellations comprise Mvolo (2) andRoseires (13), also a photo of Capt. Irwin. An interesting correspondence, the Mvolo cancels very scarce.(15). £200-240

SWAZILAND694 ✉ 1914-32 Covers with South Africa stamps cancelled at Mbabane, four differing cancels, various stamps

including 1929 air post 1/- and 1931 2/6 official pair, three registered. (6). £120-150

SWEDEN(Also See Lots 777/8)

695 ✉ 1866 Cover from Stockholm to The Hague bearing 1858-62 5ore green (2), 9ore violet and 30ore brown eachtied by neat Stockholm c.d.s, boxed and unframed Franco handstamps, backstamped on the Stralsund-BerlinT.P.O and upon arrival. Flap with opening tears, otherwise superb, an exceptionally fine looking small sizecover with enclosed letter, with 1971 Per Sjoman certificate. Photo on Page 106. £400-500

696 ✉ 1868 Entire to Copenhagen with Sweden 1866 17ore red-violet cancelled upon arrival with “1” numeral andblue “FRA SVERRIG” c.d.s, arrival backstamp, a little staining around the stamp, a scarce item of ship mail.

£200-240

SWITZERLAND697 ★ �★ 1913-2011 “Pro Juventute” stamps and 1938-2011 “Pro Patria” stamps complete mint, with some miniature

sheets including Pro Juventute 1941 sheet. S.G. £1,700 (approx). (713). £120-150

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698 ✉ War Board of Trade. 1919 10c Postal stationery envelopes with bilingual printed heading of the “Divisionde L’Economie Industrielle de Guerre”, both uprated with 5c “Industrielle Kriegs-Wirtschaft” overprint, postedfrom Berne. A scarce official issue on cover. (2). £120-150

TIBET699 Photographs. 1909 Pages from an album bearing 61 amateur but well taken photographs of villages, scenery

and people in Tibet, including the garrisons at Yatung or Gyantze, fort at Gyantze, Gangtok bazaar, thephotographers caravan and dancers at a rest-house, the town of Gyantze, playing Polo, Yatung bazaar, Gauvillage, etc., the photos taken by an army officer, most approx. 12x10cm with some a little larger. (61).

£250-300

TONGA700 ✉ 1919 Cover to France with 2d cancelled by “HAAPAI / TONGA M.O.O” c.d.s, backstamped at Vavau and in

France. A scarce M.O.O datestamp. £80-100

TRANSJORDAN701 ✉ 1928-49 Covers with cancels of “H.4” (2, used at the pumping station on the oil pipeline at Jafour, scarce),

Irbid (3, one a formula registration envelope), El Zarqa (2) or El Ajlun (2), two censored, three registered, allfine. (9). £240-280

TRISTAN DA CUNHA702 ✉ 1941 Stampless cover sent by Rear-Admiral W.A Bishop to his wife in South Africa with type VI “TRISTAN

DA CUNHA” cachet, endorsed by Bishop “letter from Tristan shortly after the establishment of themeteorological station in 1941”, a scarce wartime use. Also 1936 cover from Holland to Tristan with two typeV cachets applied upon arrival, unfortunately with severe faults to lower right edge. (2). £100-120

TURKEY(Also See Lots 102/3, 395-403, 487/9, 495, 720, 1087)

703 ✉ c.1860-1915 Entire letters, covers and cards comprising c.1860 entire letter with seal handstamp of Damascus(Syria), stampless 1921 registered cover with c.d.s of Saida (Lebanon), and stamped covers from Greece withDrama c.d.s, from Iraq with Baghdad seal cancel or Nedjaf c.d.s, or from Libya with datestamps of Tripoli,Benghazi (2) or Dernah, a fine lot. (9). £220-260

704 ✉ 1887-1937 Covers and cards including 1901 20pa reply card used from India, 1922 cards with bisected 5pistamps of Anatolia (2), 1937 cards from France with postage stamps used to collect postage due charges (2),etc. (9). £200-250

705 ✉ Balkan Wars. 1912 (Oct 23) Cover franked KEVII 2½d from London to Monastir with Stamboul arrivalbackstamp, then returned due to the war in Macedonia handstamped “CAUSE DE GUERRE” (on both sides)and boxed “RETOUR”, received back in London on December 16th, unusual. £100-120

706 ✉ World War One - German Forces. 1915-18 Stampless covers and cards from German forces in Turkey with“Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiffspost” naval datestamps (16); “Feldpost Mil. Miss.” datestamps used at theMilitary Missions A.O.K.4 (2, used at Jerusalem), 1 Expeditionskorps (2, written at Bir El Mazar), Smyrna,Jerusalem, Hamure, Damaskus, Konia, Mossul, Mardin (2), Diarrekir, Konstantinopel (17), Aleppo (3) orunnamed type used at the Turkish H.Q Dardanelles; Kais. Deutsche Feldpoststation No 185; also a stampedcard from Aya-Stefano with German unit cachet, a fine lot with some scarce cancels and various cachets. (52).Photo on Page 106. £600-800

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707 ✉ World War One - P.O.W Mail. 1915 Covers from Turkey to Turkish P.O.Ws captured at the Dardanelles andheld on Mudros Island, both with Turkish censor seals and cachets and Piraeus backstamps, one with red boxed“CENSORED”. (2). £120-150

708 ✉ World War Two - Internee mail. 1942-43 Stampless covers from French Naval Internees held in ErdekCamp, all to France with Turkish censor cachets, Beyoglu c.d.s, boxed “SERVICE DES BELLIGERENTS /INTERNEES” and circular “MARINE NATIONALE / (anchor) / SERVICE-A-LA-MER”. Return addressinclude the Vichy ships “Massalia” (3), “Elan” and “Adour”. (7). £160-200

U.S.A(Also See Lots 69, 79, 113, 119-121, 156, 350)

709 ✉ Transatlantic Mail. 1833-73 Prestamp and stampless entire letters sent between the USA and Europe,includes 1857 prices current to Holland with circular undated “BALTo / PAID” and triangular “11/2c /SCHIEDAM” applied upon arrival, 1862 cover to Germany with “41/2 Sgr. / 6Xr.”, 1872-73 entires from SanFrancisco with “G.B / 2F” Anglo-French accountancy marks (2), etc. (13). £200-240

710 ✉ 1841-1946 Covers and cards including entire letter with red “RAILROAD” and manuscript “Palatine Bridge”,1899 2c envelope bearing Trans-Mississippi 5c tied “MILITARY STA. / No. 10 / HAVANA / N.Y.P.O” duplex,1914 Mexico 4c postcard bearing U.S 1c postage due both tied by differing U.S Postal Agency Vera Cruzdatestamps, 1937 cover from San Francisco to Holland but returned with “GEMEENTE-POLITIE /HILLEGOM” and “Return to Sender / Delivery forbidden by / judicial sentence”, 1942 U.S A.P.O 663 inBelgian Congo, 1946 stampless cover with “SWAN ISLAND, U.S.A / Caribbean Sea” cachet and “Steamboat/ Pacquebot” of Tampa, etc. Also 1885 document appointing the Postmaster at Leock, Md., signed by thePostmaster General W.Q. Gresham. (10). £220-260

711 ✉ � 1854-93 Covers and a front comprising 1854 3c envelope to France uprated by imperf 1c pair (edge tears),cover with 1869 3c tied broken circle composed of hollow triangles in blue with matching Leominster Msc.d.s, 1889 registered parcel front to Germany bearing 5c + 10c (8, with strip of five), and 1899 registeredprinted matter cover to Germany franked 10c. (4). £140-160

712 ✉ Hospital Ships. c.1862 Cover franked 3c from Providence to “John Burt, Steamer Elm City, New Haven,Conn.” (the “Elm City” working as a U.S Sanitary Commission hospital transport on the Pamunkey Riverduring the Civil War); 1910 registered cover from Brazil to a U.S Naval Surgeon on the U.S Hospital Ship“Solace” with violet “U.S.S SOLACE / REGISTERED” backstamps; and 1919 stampless soldiers cover withinteresting letter written on U.S.S “Madawaska” then engaged in repatriating sick and wounded soldiers fromEurope to U.S.A. (3). £160-200

713 ✉ Special Delivery. 1889-98 Covers all bearing 10c special delivery stamps with covers from Boston to PrinceEdward Island or Germany, from Italy to New York (stamp not tied) or Denmark to Boston and redirected toNew York (edge faults), and a single franking on 1898 cover to a U.S soldier redirected from Washington D.Cto Cuba and then to Michigan. Some faults but an unusual group. (5). Photo on Page 106. £200-250

714 ✉ Undercover Addresses. 1940-44 Covers to various undercover addresses in New York including shippinglines, American-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Norwegian Trade Mission, etc, also cover to Istanbulredirected to New York. (8). £80-100

715 ✉ Censorship. 1941-45 Covers with “RELEASED / BY I.C.B” numbered censor cachets on covers from Hawaii(10), Hawaii cover with “THMA CENSOR 243” seal, handstruck “RELEASED BY AUTHORITY OF / THEDISTRICT POSTAL CENSOR” (2, one from Hawaii), “RELEASED BY P.O INSPECTOR / ENGAGED ONCENSORSHIP”, “THIS COMMUNICATION REFERRED / TO DISTRICT POSTAL CENSOR / BY U.SNAVAL AUTHORITIES” (2, both from Vichy ship “Nivose” in Morocco with Poste Navale c.d.s and straightline “CASABLANCA-NAVAL”), similar “THIS COMMUNICATION / REFERRED TO DISTRICT POSTAL/ CENSOR BY U.S CUSTOMS” (on stampless merchant marine cover), also U.S A.P.O cover with “STAMPSREMOVED BY CENSOR”. (18). £200-250

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716 ✉ Hawaii. 1890-98 Postal stationery postcards (2) and 1893 Provisional Government 2c envelope all cancelledby double ring rubber datestamps of Kealia, Koloa or Lihue in violet. (3). £120-140

VENEZUELA717 ✉ 1840-78 Prestamp and stampless entire letters with handstamps of Caracas (3), Guayra (5) or Valencia, red

“FRANCA”, red boxed “COLONIES / &c. ART. 13” or similar “Art. 12”, “LIGNE A / PAQ FR No. 3” c.d.s,etc. (13). £220-260

718 ✉ � 1861-1902 Entire letters or covers (8) and a front, frankings include 1859-62 1/2r, 1865-70 1r (2) or bisected1r, 1871-76 1/2r, later bisects (2), and two stampless covers with endorsements on reverse explaining there wereno stamps available, one of these sent in 1892 to New York with large official cachet, the other sent in 1902 toFrance with oval Coro datestamp. An interesting group. (9). £250-300

719 ✉ 1867-79 Entire letters or covers to France, four stampless with octagonal “LA GUAYRA” (3) or “PORTO-CABELLO” French Packet Agency datestamps, all charged upon arrival, three with “T” handstamps; the otherfranked France 1870-75 40c + 80c each cancelled by an Anchor within retta with octagonal “VENEZUELA /PAQ. FR. A. No. 3” datestamp. (5). £180-220

YEMEN720 ✉ � c.1900 Front to Aden bearing bisected Turkey 1892-98 1pi, and 1902 picture postcard to France with 1901 20p,

both tied by differing bilingual “HUDEIDA” datestamps, the postcard with Aden transit c.d.s and “reexpedie”.(2). £160-200

721 ✉ 1931-54 Covers (13) and a postcard bearing stamps of the 1930-31 (12) or 1940 issue (2), with cancels ofHodeida (6), Sanaa (6), Taaz or Qijridi-Taiz, two registered, all fine. (14). £300-350

YUGOSLAVIA722 ✉ � Sea Post Offices. 1926-31 Covers and cards (42) and pieces (4) with sea post office datestamps including

Kotor - Split, Kotor - Ercegnovi, Split - Rab, Split - Metkovic, Kotor - Hercegnovi, Susak - Obrovac, Susak -Rab, etc., one with scarce Kotor “Paquebot”. (46). £200-240

ZANZIBAR(Also See Lot 41)

723 ✉ � 1894-1937 Covers and cards (27), a part cover and fronts (2) including 1894 India 1/4a postcard franked 1a toTransvaal, part registered cover with India 4a pair and cover to India bearing India 1/2a (2, one partly torn awayupon opening) with unusual boxed “BOUNTY MONEY / UNPAID” backstamp; Zanzibar overprints with2a6p on 1896 cover to Lindi, German East Africa, 1a + 12a on 1896 2a registration envelope, and 1a postcard;French P.O transit c.d.s on 1902 postcard from Madagascar to Transvaal; 1906 card with Zanzibar 1a tied byGerman Seepost c.d.s and smudged “Africa / Oe Lloyd” transit c.d.s; 1907 postcards with Zanzibar stampscancelled at Mombasa (2); unpaid cards with “T” handstamps (2); 1909 oval “AR” handstamp; 1930 stampless“Postal Service” cover registered to G.B; registration envelopes, picture postcards, etc. (30). £380-450

724 ✉ World War One - Royal Naval Air Service. 1916 (July 21) 12c Size F registration envelope bearing two 6cstamps, addressed to “Officer Commanding Royal Naval Air Service, Mbuyuni, B.E.A”, both sides withcircular violet “PASSED / NAVAL A.S Censor / ZANZIBAR”, backstamped at Mombassa, Voi and IndianF.P.O 321. Small edge fault on the front above the stamps, otherwise fine and very scarce, very few examplesrecorded of this Zanzibar R.N.A.S censor. The R.N.A.S Squadron in East Africa was formed in May 1916 andamalgamated with the Zanzibar Squadron in January 1917. Photo on Page 106. £250-300

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Literature & Ephemera725 1661 (May 8) “Act for Preventing of theft and rapine upon the northern borders of England”, six pages, printed

in 1662 by John Bill and Christopher Barker, printers to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, a few small edgefaults not affecting the printed text. The act allows J.Ps to raise a body of men, numbering up to thirty inNorthumberland or twelve in Cumberland, to pursue and apprehend criminals and bring them to trial.

£80-100

726 “British Line Engraved Stamps, Twopence Blue Studies of Plates 1 to 15” by H. Osborne, published1946, 170 pages + plates, hardbound; and “The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain,1840” by Charles Nissen, 1998 S.G. reprint, 122 pages + plates, hardbound (retail £85). Two very usefulworks. (2). £100-120

727 Books on G.B stamps and printers including the “Essential Guide to the G.B Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars”by K.W Statham in 16 volumes, “May Dates” by M. Jackson, “De La Rue History of British & Foreign PostageStamps” by J. Easton, “The De La Rue Years” by W. Wiseman, “Penny Red Stars” by G. Tonna, etc. (50+).

£150-200

GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS(Also See Lots 1067/8, 1074, 1141/2, 1303-1325, 1341)

728 � 1840 1d Blacks all with good even margins on all sides, JC plate 2 with red Maltese Cross, BA plate 6 and HAplate 7 with black Maltese Crosses, HA with light vertical crease, otherwise all fine and attractive examples.(3). Photo on Page 160. £240-280

729 � ✉ 1840-70 Line Engraved issues in four albums with 1d blacks (8, two fine, one of these on cover), 1840 2d blues(2), extensive plating studies of imperf and perforated 1d reds with a few black plates, various varieties and re-entries, numbers in Maltese Crosses, some covers and a few mint stamps. Very mixed quality but many fine.(1,000s). £900-1,200

730 ✉ � 1841-51 1d Reds (13) with eight entires bearing nine stamps, includes fine four margin stamps on entires withgood Maltese Crosses of Manchester, Wick and Castleconnell (stamp plates 26, 20 and 36 respectively), oneentire containing a printed plan of the first class ship “Auriga”. (4 stamps + 8 covers). £100-120

731 � 1852 1d Red-brown IG plate 171 with Treasury Roulette on all sides tied to piece by London Inland Branchnumeral obliterator “8”, trace of minor toning to a few roulette tips, otherwise very fine and scarce, with B.P.ACertificate (2016). S.G. £7,200. Photo on Back Cover. £1,400-1,600

732 ✉ 1865 Entire letter from Newcastle on Tyne to Sweden bearing 1858 2d blue plate 9 (5, two pairs + single) anda 1d red, blue Aachen transit c.d.s and “FRANCO” with “SODRA ST. BANEN” backstamp and blue “Wfr.33/4”. Horizontal fold through the 1d red and one 2d blue otherwise fine and an attractive franking, this 11drate via Belgium and Stralsund only applicable from June until October 1865. £150-180

733 � � 1847-54 Embossed issues, cut square, comprising 6d (three margins, touched at top), 10d on piece (fourmargins, close at base) used with 2d blue, 1/- (touched two sides, creased) and 1/- pair (faults, cut into), auseful group, the 10d finer than usual. (5). £150-180

734 ✉ 1854 Cover from London to Liverpool bearing embossed 6d (cut square, three margins) and 1854 1d red brownsingles (2) + block of six, the 1/2 rate for a cover of 6-7oz weight, the cover reduced at left but still an unusualand attractive franking. £180-200

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735 ★ � 1854-1913 QV and KEVII Embossed and surface printed issues in two volumes with QV embossed (9,faults), surface printed with some fine C.T.O cancels and used abroad, overseas overprint issues withCyprus 4d overprint mint and used, mint QV controls with 1d lilac inverted “X”, 1/2d orange “C” for “O”,etc., official overprints, a few covers including QV 1/2d orange + 1/2d green used together and cancelled LondonMB datestamps, a useful range of KEVII controls, high values with 1883-84 blued paper 5/- (creased), whitepaper 5/- (2), 10/-, Imperial Crowns £1 brown and 1891 £1 green (both with faults), KEVII 5/- (2), 10/-, £1(creased), etc. (1,000s). Photo on Page 164. £800-1,000

736 �★ �B 1877 4d Sage-green plate 16 block of eleven unmounted mint (comprising BG-DI block of nine + EG-EHpair), small tone spot and light crease to EG, light vertical crease to BH/CH/DH, a couple of other minor gumcreases, a rare and attractive block, superb colour and very fresh appearance. S.G. 153, £19,200+ (as twoblocks + three singles, mounted mint). Photo on Back Cover. £4,000-5,000

737 �E 1903 KEVII De La Rue 1d “Canada Head” Essay, die 2 with large head in pale orange on glazed thin wovepaper, no watermark, 34x45mm, fine and scarce. S.G. £3,250. Photo on Page 114. £600-800

738 �P �+ 1902 KEVII Plate proofs comprising 1/2d blue-green pair on yellowish paper, 1d pale green block of four onthin white card, 1d deep green double impression block of four on thin white card, 1d carmine on thin whitecard (1986 R.P.S Certificate) and 1d bright scarlet on buff paper, all fine. S.G. £1,060. (12). Photo on Page112. £200-250

739 �★ �B 1906 KEVII 5d Dull purple and ultramarine on chalk-surfaced paper, unmounted mint block of six (3x2) withmargin at base showing marginal rules, very fine. S.G. M29 (1), £805+. Photo on Page 112. £300-350

740 �★ �+ 1905 KEVII 9d Slate-purple and deep ultramarine on chalk-surfaced paper, unmounted mint block of four withmargin at top showing marginal rules, superb. S.G. M40 (4), £1,100. Photo on Page 112. £450-550

741 �★ �+ 1906 KEVII 10d Dull purple and carmine on chalk-surfaced paper, unmounted mint corner block of four fromthe upper left corner of the lower left pane, margin at left and top showing marginal rules, upper margin alsowith horizontal and vertical coloured blocks, as printed between the panes, superb. S.G. M43 (1), £1,300.Photo on Page 112. £500-600

742 �★ 1902 KEVII £1 Dull blue-green unmounted mint, from the upper left corner of the sheet with margin at leftand top showing marginal rules, upper margin also with vertical blocks, lightly folded along the upperhorizontal perfs, mounted in the upper margin, a superb stamp. S.G. 266, £3,500. Photo on Page 164.

£1,400-1,600

743 � 1902-13 King Edward VII used collection written up on pages with a good range of shades, many fine c.d.scancels and parcel post labels (12), including 1902 De La Rue 2/6 (all three shades), 5/- (both shades), 10/-and £1; 1911 Harrison perf 14 issues with 1d aniline-pink and 3d, and perf 15x14 issues; 1911-13 SomersetHouse issues with 6d dull purple on Dickinson coated paper, 2/6 (both shades), 5/-, 10/- and £1, generally veryfine. (195). Photo on Pages 160 & 164. £1,000-1,200

744 ✉ 1911 (June 8) Picture postcard to Burma bearing KEVII Harrison 1d aniline rose (S.G. 275a, £140 as a stamp)tied by Wickham Bishops c.d.s, Rangoon Cant. arrival c.d.s alongside. A superb used example of thisuncommon shade. Photo on Page 118. £100-120

745 ★ � 1902-c.2000 KEVII - QEII mint and used collection in four albums or stockbooks with KEVII shades andprintings mainly fine used with c.d.s cancels, a good range of KGV shades and controls, 1912-24 11/2d“PENCF” variety mint in pair with normal, watermark varieties, KGVI controls, booklet panes and booklets,1948 and 1951 £1 unmounted mint blocks, etc. (100s). £250-300

746 �E 1910 KGV Essay (S.G. type A) for a 1d stamp printed by Perkins Bacon, in carmine-pink, on wove paper. S.G.£300. Photo on Page 160. £80-100

747 �E 1910 KGV Large size Essay (S.G. type B) for a 1d stamp in violet, printed by Perkins Bacon using the Millerand Motley photographic method, on white glazed card, 125x86mm, fine and extremely scarce. S.G. £2,800.Photo on Back Cover. £700-1,000

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748 �P �E 1910 Essay Proof of King George V in Admiral’s uniform, believed to have been printed by Harrison and Sonsbased on a design by Bertram Mackennal, in red on wove paper, unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 160.

£150-180

749 �P �E 1910 Hentschel half-tone zinc block colour trial essay die proofs, 3d trials in brown, green and carmine, eachprinted using Slater & Palmer inks, numbered “SP/1”, “SP/2” or “SP/3, the green trial with small tone markwell away from the printed design, otherwise all fine, on white wove paper, S.G. £1,050. (3). Photo on Page114. £280-320

750 �P �E 1910 Hentschel half-tone zinc block 7d large format colour trial essay die proof in red on white wove paper,70x65mm. S.G. £350. Photo on Page 112. £90-120

751 �P �E 1910 Hentschel half-tone zinc block 4d colour trial essay die proof in orange on white wove paper, the colourwritten in ink below the trial, 60x57mm. S.G. £950. Photo on Page 114. £200-250

752 �P 1911 Downey Head 1d, imperforate die 2 paper trials comprising pair in scarlet and a marginal strip of four incarmine both on John Allen special finish paper, and singles in carmine on John Dickinson extra superfinevery white paper or Austrian enamelled paper, also a 1d die 1B imperforate plate proof in carmine onexperimental chalk surfaced paper, all fine. S.G. £1,485. (9). Photo on Page 164. £280-320

753 � ★ 1911-36 KGV Definitives, study in two albums with a good range of mint controls, shades, watermarkvarieties, overseas overprint issues, some booklet panes, a few covers, Seahorse issues with De La Rue2/6 (3), 5/-, etc. (1,000). £500-600

754 � � 1911-36 KGV Used collection mounted on pages with a good range of shades, many fine c.d.s cancels,inverted and sideways watermarks, a few minor varieties and some covers, including 1912-24 Royal Cypher21/2d royal blue used on piece with British P.O Constantinople c.d.s, 6d perf 14, 1913 Multiple Royal Cypher1d with c.d.s cancel and good perfs, Seahorses with 1913 Waterlow 2/6 - £1 set of four, 1915 De La Rue 2/6(3) and 5/- (2), 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 (5), 5/- (3) and 10/- (with neat Edinburgh c.d.s cancels), 1934re-engraved set, etc., also 1912 Royal Cypher 1d with Specimen overprint and “The Post Office Savings Bankgives Security” trial underprint (horizontal crease), condition generally fine. (c.430). Photo on Pages 114 &160. £1,000-1,200

755 � 1912-24 2d Intense bright orange fine used with Haslemere c.d.s, with R.P.S Certificate (1975). S.G. N19 (9),£475. Photo on Page 160. £120-150

756 � 1912-24 21/2d Dull Prussian blue used on piece with part oval 1922 Registered Smyrna datestamp, with 1990R.P.S Certificate for a piece originally bearing three 21/2d stamps which included this smaller piece. S.G. N21(17), £850. Photo on Page 164. £180-220

757 � 1912-24 21/2d Indigo-blue on toned paper fine used with May 1920 c.d.s, very scarce. S.G. N21 (15), unpricedused (£7,000 unmounted mint, £5,000 mounted mint). Photo on Page 160. £600-800

758 ★ �B KGV - KGVI Control blocks and pairs mint, some with cylinder numbers, including KEVIII 11/2d blocks withcontrol A37 cylinder numbers 12 (dot) or 15 (no dot), etc. (72). £100-120

759 �P �E 1934 KGV Photogravure issue 1d essay with large size King’s head in scarlet and 11/2d colour trials inultramarine, deep grey-green, scarlet, or the issued colour of red-brown, all imperforate, on gummed paperwith Block Cypher watermark. S.G. £860. (5). Photo on Page 160. £160-180

760 � ★ KEVIII-QEII Issues in 14 albums and stockbooks including mint and used high values, overprint issuesfor offices in Persian Gulf or Occupation of Italian Colonies, some mint decimal postage, also a fewcovers. (1,000s). £200-250

761 �★ Booklet. January 1943 2/6 Booklet edition 165, 1/2d and 2d panes with upright watermark, 21/2d pane withinverted watermark, very fine. S.G. BD17, £975. £180-220

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762 ✉ Postal Fiscals. 1889 Cover to Kokstad, East Griqualand, Cape Colony, bearing 1d purple postal fiscal (die 4,Small Anchor watermark) block of four each tied by Bury St. Edmunds squared circle, arrival backstamps,minor faults with a few light manuscript lines across the lower pair, an unusual and attractive franking payingthe correct 4d rate. £100-120

763 ★ � Postage Dues. 1914-82 Mint and used stamps in an album including control singles and blocks, watermarkvarieties, Occupation of Italian Colonies overprints, used 11/2d brown (24), etc. Also a few revenues andcinderellas. (100s). £100-120

764 �★ ✉ 1940-66 Presentation packs (4) and First Day Covers (18), the presentation packs comprising 1964Geographical Congress, Botanical Congress, Forth Road Bridge and 1965 Battle of Britain, first day coversincluding 1957 Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference 4d with the conference c.d.s (4) and 1958Commonwealth Games with special Cardiff machine cancel (2), the F.D.Cs all illustrated covers. S.G. £1,540.(22). £250-300

GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY765 c.1804 Eighteen page manuscript draft of a paper written by Francis Freeling, Secretary to the General Post

Office, suggesting increases in various postal rates in order to increase Post Office revenue. Most of theseincreases were adopted by the Post Office in 1805. A unique document which includes details of the revenueraised (and therefore number of letters sent) for each band of inland postage, London 2d Post, foreign andpacket rates. £150-200

766 ✉ 1810-65 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers with Weymouth Ship Letter, red oval Plymouth DockShip Letter, 1813 entire letter from H.M.S “Rapid” at Corfu, 1836 entire letters from H.M.S “Dublin” offBrazil (2), 1865 cover to Russia with blue “4/3”, 1856 entire letter from Havana with “ART-2” and Liverpooltriple arc dotted type datestamp (faults), 1854 cover from Holland to USA with London Registered handstamp,etc. (11). £220-260

767 ✉ 1833-50 Entire letters (5) and a coach parcel label illustrating mails transported by railways, coach or steamerwith 1838 letter from London to Edinburgh endorsed “pr Duke of Wellington Steamer” but charged the usualrate of 1/3 with boxed “1/2” and Edinburgh backstamp so possibly carried by coach from London; 1841 letterfrom Birmingham to Grays Inn Coffee House in London which would have been carried by train; 1841Norwich to London entire with “Prepaid” handstamp; 1850 London to St. Petersburg entire via Aachen; 1833entire letter from Holyhead to “H. Chaplin Esq., Lad Lane, London” regarding booking a lady to London atjust £4 due to the low fares offered by the new rival “Nimrod” coach; and an orange label advertising Chaplin’sParcel Office, apparently having been used on a parcel, with the instructions “to return if missent”. Aninteresting group, the parcel label very scarce. (6). Photo on Page 120. £200-250

768 ✉ 1848-78 Entire letters to Captain J.C Press of Great Yarmouth, Master of the Schooner “Isis” until 1851,Schooner “Ianthe” 1853-56, Barque “Rowena” 1857-64, and then owner of a Yarmouth fishing smack and theBarque “Frederica” (of which his son J.B Press was Master), most posted from Yarmouth by the ship owners,others from ship brokers or agents, including 1851 entire letter with “SOUTH / RECEIVING HOUSE”handstamp of Yarmouth; 1854 stampless entire letters to Press in Antwerp (4); 1855 entire letter to Queenstownand redirected to Liverpool endorsed “Vessel cannot be found in Liverpool”; 1856 “SOUTH YARMOUTH”handstamp; 1857 stampless entire letters from Yarmouth to Venice (2), Malta or Cadiz (both with sidewaysduplexs); 1859 entire letter to Syra franked 11d with Yarmouth sideways duplex and a stampless entire letterfrom Smyrna to Syra; 1859 entire letter franked 6d to Constantinople with Yarmouth sideways duplexs; 1860-64 entire letters from Yarmouth to Buenos Ayres, La Union (El Salvador), Venice (2), Amsterdam, Alexandriaor Constantinople all bearing surface printed issues and a stampless entire letter prepaid 8d in cash to France;and 1d red covers with Yarmouth sideways duplexs (8). Also some ephemera and later covers to Press’schildren including 1878 cover from Melbourne to J.B Press, and an 1877 auction notice for “The A1 Barque“Frederica” now lying in the Yarra, South Side”, sold with all ship’s stores listed on the notice, Press havingdecided to sell the ship after it was dismasted off Melbourne in 1877. A few faults but a fascinatingcorrespondence all written up with details of the enclosed letters. (111). £350-400

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769 ✉ 1846-91 Covers with enclosed letters all to a Mrs Courthope mainly in Kent or Sussex, including 1d pinkenvelopes, Hawkhurst squared circles (2), etc. (49). £100-120

770 ✉ 1857-1945 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1857 entire letter to India bearing 2d + 4d (4), 1859 coverbearing 6d (2) to Spain with Birmingham spoon cancel, 1872 cover from Guernsey franked 3d with ovalframed “P-D”, 1875 (July 5) cover with early use of “T” handstamp, 1877 entire letter franked 1/- to Belizewith arrival c.d.s, 1886 cover with two 1/- green stamps to Cape Town and redirected to Sydney charged 6d(faults), 1897 coloured picture postcard of Brighton, 1901 cover with QV 1/2d O.W Official, 1905 CoronelPaquebot, 1908 cover to Switzerland with three QV stamps on reverse cancelled upon arrival by circular dumbcancels, 1945 stampless postcard from a Dutch airman in Norfolk with violet “VELDPOST / LONDEN”, etc.,a few faults. (16). £300-350

771 ✉ 1860-84 Entire letters and covers (16) and a part cover all addressed abroad and franked by surface printedissues including 1862-64 4d, 6d (4, including a pair, one on entire letter to Nova Scotia), 9d (3, one to Victoria,two to India) or 1/-, 1883 3d on 3d on cover to Victoria, etc. (17). £200-240

772 ✉ 1876 Cover to Ceylon bearing G.B 3d (3) + 1d (2) all tied by Edinburgh 131 dotted duplexs, redirected fromDeltota to Colombo with Ceylon 4c cancelled “C”; and 1888 1/2d newspaper wrapper from Wakefield to NewYork redirected with USA 1c. Both items with opening faults, still two attractive redirected covers eachbearing stamps of two countries. (2). £150-180

773 ✉ 1880 Post Office Telegraphs receipt for a telegram to Berlin costing £1·4·0, bearing 1d Telegraph pair tied byLadbroke Grove Rd c.d.s. Also 1979-81 acceptance forms for International telegrams all bearing G.B stampstied by F.P.O datestamps (3), 1970 T.P.O late fee cover, and 1971 (Feb 8) local cover posted at Woodchurch,Ashford, during the Post Office strike. (6). £70-80

774 ✉ 1891 “Whitakers Almanack” advertising envelope printed in the form of a reproduction Mulready envelope,posted from Enfield to the College of Organists in London franked 1d, very fine. Also black plate 9 1d redentire (faults) and G.B or foreign first flight covers (3) including 1929 (May 15) London to Rotterdam firstflight card posted at Croydon Aerodrome. (5). £80-100

775 ✉ c.1935-45 Covers and air letters from or to Major Charles Napier, Gordon Highlanders, including 1938 coversto Royal Military College at Camberley with violet “INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED / COMPANYUNKNOWN” (3), Field Post Offices, etc. (100s). £100-120

776 ✉ 1940 Covers and cards from Switzerland (7), Portugal (2) or Spain to G.B all handstamped in London withboxed “DETAINED IN FRANCE / DURING GERMAN / OCCUPATION”, two Swiss covers sent expressdelivery, one with October 1945 machine cancel. (10). £160-180

Air Mails(Also See Lots 5, 9-18, 22-32, 61/2, 64, 832, 1270/1)

777 ✉ 1907 (Oct 12) Daily Graphic Ballon Post, special postcard depicting the three aviators, signed by CharlesTurner who was the Daily Graphic representative on the balloon, with “TOSSE” c.d.s and “T” handstamp, a2d charge mark applied in the London Foreign Branch. Fine and scarce, these cards only used by the threeaviators, very few recorded. Photo on Page 118. £400-500

778 ✉ 1907 (Oct 12) Daily Graphic Ballon Post card unusually with drawings of three men shooting at the balloon,endorsed “Posted by Mr A.V Mickow, Mellerud, Sweden” with Mellerud c.d.s, “T” handstamp and 2d ForeignBranch charge mark; and the miniature eight page booklet depicting the balloon and aviators, dropped fromthe balloon whilst still over England. The card with a few faults but unusual, the booklet superb and veryscarce. (2). Photo on Page 114. £480-550

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779 ✉ 1934 (Aug 20) Railway Air Services first flight covers, all carried on different routes including Cardiff toTeignmouth or Liverpool, Cowes to Liverpool, Glasgow or Manchester, Southampton to Glasgow, Manchesterto Cowes, Belfast to Glasgow, etc., two on postal stationery envelopes, all fine, written up on pages. (10).

£100-120

780 ✉ 1936 Unaddressed cover bearing an uncancelled KEVIII 1/2d, handstamped “FIRST East-West / WOMAN’SSOLO FLIGHT / Abingdon, England to / Louisburg - Nova Scotia / SEPTEMBER 4th - 5th 1936 / BERYLMARKHAM” and signed by Markham. Markham flew from Abingdon to Nova Scotia in 22 hours; 26 coverswere carried on the flight. Also two contemporary news cuttings. £150-200

1911 Coronation Aerial Post

781 1911 Small four page leaflet headed “Notice. Aerial Post” giving the prices of Aerial Post envelopes andpostcards, where they may be purchased and posted and how they may be ordered by post. Very fine andunusual. £100-120

782 ✉ 1911 Green and brown London postcards both from the second printing (with the instruction “Address only tobe written here” raised by half an inch), the brown card written from Gamages with London 3 c.d.s (Sep 13),the green card with London 2 c.d.s (Sep 15), both fine. £120-140

783 ✉ 1911 (Sep 15) Brown London postcard from the second printing, unusually printed from the envelope platewith “Copyright” in the left margin, used with London 2 c.d.s, very fine. £120-140

784 ✉ 1911 (Sep 11) Green London postcard signed by the pilot C.H Greswell, used with London 4 c.d.s, addresseesname removed, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 118. £260-280

785 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London postcard used with London 4 c.d.s, signed by Warwick Lendon, the designer ofthe postcards and envelopes, 1cm tear at upper and corner fold at lower left, otherwise fine. Photo on Page118. £180-200

786 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Green postcard used with London 2 c.d.s, reverse with handwritten advert of AssociatedNewspapers Ltd, one of the rarest of all the adverts. Photo on Page 118. £320-350

787 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London postcard used with London 4 c.d.s, the reverse with advert for F. Hedges Butler,founder of the Royal Aero Club, celebrating ten years since the club’s foundation, with illustrations of aballoon and aeroplane, very fine. Photo on Page 118. £200-220

788 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Violet privilege envelope with London 1 c.d.s, pencil note on reverse states “addressed by one ofthe mechanics to his wife”. Flap missing, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 118. £580-620

789 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Violet privilege envelope with enclosed notepaper, with KGV 1d unusually cancelled by Londoncode 3 c.d.s; all privilege mails were supposed to have been sent in the first bag and to have received the code“1” or “2” c.d.s. A few minor tone marks at left, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 118. £620-680

790 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Violet privilege envelope with enclosed letter on violet notepaper, addressed to London withKGV 1d very unusually tied by London code “5” c.d.s. used on mail sorted at Hendon Aerodrome. Veryunusual; all privilege mails were supposed to have been sent in the first bag and to have received the Londonc.d.s with codes “1” or “2”. Minor staining at left edge, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 122.

£650-700

791 ✉ 1911 (Sep 9) Violet London postcard with “Souvenir of the First United Kingdom “Aerial Post”. With theCompliments of the Founder” printed alongside the picture and signed by Windham, reverse with KEVII 1/2dtied by London 4 c.d.s, a little creased but very scarce. Photo on Page 122. £800-850

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Cancellations(Also See Lots 108, 937, 1031, 1046-1054, 1141-1172)

792 � � 1841 1d Reds with distinctive Maltese Cross cancels comprising single stamps with crosses of Perth (threemargins, just touched at base) or Manchester “fishtail” cross (4 margins, small scissor cut upper left), 1d onpiece with Leamington cross and datestamp alongside (stamp touched on two sides) and 1d SE-SH strip offour (3 margins) each with Perth cross. S.G. £1,850. (7 stamps). £150-180

793 ✉ 1842-43 Entire letters or entires with 1d reds (all 3 margins) tied by distinctive Maltese Crosses of Greenock,Stirling or Dublin. S.G. £1,350. (3). £120-150

794 ✉ 1846 Entire (side flaps removed) bearing a 1d red (3 good margins, very close or just touched at left) cancelledby light numeral cancel and boxed “PP... / PAID” (number unclear) both in black, backstamped at Birmingham.Photo on Page 122. £150-180

795 ✉ 1855-96 Covers with various duplex cancels including Scottish dotted duplexs (10) and experimental duplexs(5, with rare type 1 duplex of Inverness); spoons (4, with Hull and Gloucester on imperf 1d reds), etc., allwritten up on pages. (27). £160-200

Express Mail796 ✉ 1893 Cover from Ramsgate to Belgium franked 1d pair + 11/2d pair, endorsed “Express” and handstamped

“EXPRES” in Belgium, some faults but early and scarce; and 1914 red “PLI URGENT A DISTRIBUER PAREXPRES / Marine Nationale” printed envelope sent as an official letter without stamps from Paris to London,bearing a London F.S registration label and endorsed “Fee Paid 3d, Express”, edge repaired with tape andreverse endorsed “Envelope accidentally torn in FS”. (2). £100-120

The Phil Kenton Collection

The fine collection of this interesting subject, from 1891 until the 1990s, with detailed studies of the variousExpress handstamps, many unusual foreign origins and destinations, rare railway letters, underpaid mail, andthe unique experimental Charing Cross Automatic Box covers and cachets.

Inland Express Mail

797 1905 Card Notice, “LETTERS AND PARCELS FOR EXPRESS DELIVERY ACCEPTED HERE”, fordisplaying in Post Offices, 229x196mm, two light vertical folds. £150-200

798 ✉ Charing Cross Automatic Box Experiment. 1892 Printed “Post Office Express Delivery” envelope on redpaper, with printed lines for the time of sending, senders name and address and the amount to be paid forexpress delivery, telegram or reply service, all to be completed by the sender, also with the instruction “to beplaced in this envelope in cash or postage. N.B - The enclosed envelope and card are for the convenience ofthe public in sending the express letter or telegram”. Also present are the enclosed message card and whiteenvelope, which has the printed heading “Express Delivery” and lines for the address. The outer red envelopebackstamped with oval “CHARING CROSS / AUTOMATIC BOX” and “POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / PAID”,and a “WEST STRAND B.O / W.C” c.d.s (May 3), the white message card also bearing the oval “CHARINGCROSS / AUTOMATIC BOX” handstamp. The only recorded items from this trial of December 1891 untilMay 1892, when a Mr Everett sold stationery at a stall at Charing Cross Station, which was linked by wire tothe Strand Post Office across the road allowing messages to be sent almost instantly from the station. (3).Photo on Page 120. £1,200-1,500

799 ✉ 1891 (Aug 28) Cover from Manchester to Bradford franked 1d + 2d, with red “POST OFFICE / EXPRESS”label, endorsed “Express delivery 1·30 Mail” and “Received 4·45pm”, arrival backstamps. A scarce earlycover sent in the first month in which express letters could be sent between different towns; the rate of 2d permile + postage only existed from the introduction of local express services in March 1891 until the end ofDecember 1891. Photo on Page 122. £200-250

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800 ✉ 1898-1902 Covers sent entirely by express delivery within London, therefore only paid the 3d express fee, thefirst a 1d pink envelope bearing 1d lilac pair to Lavender Hill, tied Clapham Common c.d.s; the other fromLondon Western Office to Oxford St. franked 3d (perfin M&S) with oval “EXPRESS” handstamp, both with“M.-No. 55 / POST OFFICE / EXPRESS” labels in red or pink. The 1902 cover with edge tear and minoredge staining, otherwise both fine and early. (2). £160-200

801 ✉ 1899-c.1901 Stampless covers sent within London, the postage having been applied to an “E” form, the firstto Barry Road with Lordship Lane S.E c.d.s and oval “EXPRESS” handstamp, unusually endorsed “By SpecialMessenger, await reply”; the second to Grosvenor Place with unusual “ALL CHARGES PAID” handstamp. Ascarce pair, the first ex Vivien Sussex collection and illustrated in “Express Service 1891-1971” by HilaryWellsted. (2). Photo on Page 122. £250-300

802 ✉ 1904-10 Covers with KEVII stamps paying the 4d rate comprising 4 x 1d from Colwyn Bay to Manchester,1/2d (2) + 3d from Bath to Weston Super Mare, 1d + 3d from Woking to a passenger on the Hamburg - AmericaLine steamer “President Lincoln” at Plymouth, 4d from Lyndhurst R.S.O to Tottenham or from St. Margarets,Twickenham to Brixton. The first four bear large red “M.-No. 55 / POST OFFICE / EXPRESS” labels, thelast has the smaller “POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / (M.-No. 55)” label. A fine group, the use to a ship unusual.(5). £350-450

803 ✉ 1905-41 Covers all showing unsuccessful attempts at delivery by express messenger, with 1905 cover franked1/2d + 1d (4) paying 11/2d postage + 3d express fee from Market Harborough to Glasgow, endorsed “ClosedAgainst Delivery” and “Express service performed L.C.O for disposal” with large red Express label crossedout; 1940 cover from London to a soldier in Oswestry with “Addressee Reported / Prisoner of War” and“OFFICER i/c PERSONNEL / R.A.S.C (E.F.I) / MIDDLE EAST AREA”, returned to sender; and 1941 coverfrom Shrewsbury to Worsley and redirected to Bradford. (3). £120-150

804 ✉ 1908 Stampless “E” form with Lewisham, Lee Bridge S.E c.d.s, for a postcard paid 1d postage + 3d expressfee. The original postcard, addressed to Shell Rd, Lewisham, was posted at 10·10am and received by 10·25am.Small piece torn from upper left of form, otherwise fine and a rare item to have survived. Ex Vivien Sussexcollection. £120-150

805 ✉ 1909 Cover from Lincoln to London franked 4d + 1/- (1d postage + 1/3 express fee) and bearing a GreatNorthern Railway 2d parcel stamp (folded over the flap, pen cancelled), to pay for railway letter service toLondon, endorsed “1/3 express fee paid, to be handed to Post Office Express Messenger at Kings Cross”,bearing red “M.-No. 55 / POST OFFICE / EXPRESS” label and “EXPRESS / To be handed to / POSTOFFICE MESSENGER / at Kings X Station” label. The cover was redirected to Brighton and reposted atPaddington franked 3d, to pay for new express delivery within Brighton. An exceptional cover showingpayment of two differing express fees and the railway letter service unusually paid for using a parcel stamp.Ex Vivien Sussex collection. Photo on Page 122. £500-600

806 ✉ c.1909 Long KEVII 1d stationery envelope to Norwich endorsed “Express Delivery” and handstamped red“EXPRESS”, sent as a railway letter on the South Eastern & Chatham Railway to Cannon St., expressmessenger to Liverpool St., again as a railway letter on the Great Eastern Railway to Norwich, and thendelivered by express messenger, with two “EXPRESS / To be handed to / POST OFFICE MESSENGER / at....... Station” labels for Cannon St. and Norwich. Endorsed “Collect 7d from addressee, charges due incurredin London, Booking fee 2d, waiting fee 2d, express fee 3d, total 7d” in red ink, and “1/- to pay” in black ink,the final charge including an extra 5d for express charges incurred in Norwich, the envelope and both railwayletter stamps cancelled in manuscript. A remarkable cover showing railway letter services by two differingrailway companies and express fees (including booking and waiting fees) collected upon delivery from theaddressee. Ex Vivien Sussex collection. Photo on Page 122. £900-1,200

807 ✉ 1910 Cover from Smithfield Market to Muswell Hill handstamped “EXPRESS”, carried entirely by expressmessenger, the 1/6 rate for a distance of six miles paid by KEVII 1/2d, 1d, 21/2d + 7d pair all tied by SmithfieldMarket B.O c.d.s. A very unusual franking. Photo on Page 124. £200-240

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808 ✉ 1912 Cover bearing Federated Malay States 4c tied by fine “BATU GAJAH” squared circle with a secondstrike alongside, addressed to Hampton, Middlesex, redirected to Bournemouth by express delivery frankedKEVII “Harrison” 3d, with red “POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / (M.-No. 55)” label. An attractive and unusualredirected cover from Perak. Photo on Page 124. £200-250

809 ✉ 1912-29 KGV Lettercards sent by express delivery, with 1912 1d card franked KEVII “Harrison” 3d sentwithin Worcester, tied by Broad St. c.d.s and bearing large red “POST OFFICE / EXPRESS” label; 1913 1dcard franked 3d from London W. to Luton with red “POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / (M.-No. 55)” label; and1929 11/2d card franked 6d from London S.W.1 to Shanklin, Isle of Wight, with unusual small oval framed“EXPRESS” handstamp. (3). £180-220

810 ✉ Underpaid Mail. 1915-36 Covers and a card all underpaid and charged upon arrival, with 1915 cover fromGlasgow to Bridge of Allan franked 1d + 3d, oval “EXPRESS” handstamp, endorsed “3d to pay, over 1 mile”;1917 picture postcard from West Runton to Blickling, Aylsham franked 1d pair bearing red “POST OFFICE /EXPRESS / (M.-No. 55)” label and endorsed “Collect 2d more on delivery”; and 1936 cover from Greenockto Edinburgh franked 11/2d + 6d with red Express label, handstamped “Express Fee partly paid / Charge of 6d/ to be collected on Delivery”. Pre-war underpaid internal express mail is rarely seen. (3). £200-250

811 ✉ 1917-38 Covers (8) and a picture postcard all with KGV stamps comprising 1917 postcard sent within LondonS.W franked 1/2d + 3d; 1917 cover from Kensington to Hailsham franked 4d; 1924 cover to London franked11/2d + 6d express fee + 1/2d late fee all tied by “GALLOWAY SORTING CARRIAGE” c.d.s; 1933-35 coversfranked 11/2d + 6d (4); 1936 41/2d registration envelope from London to a passenger on the C.P.R Liner“Duchess of Atholl” at Glasgow franked 6d; and 1938 cover franked KGVI 11/2d from Lancaster to Daventrythen redirected to Birmingham by express delivery franked KGV 6d. The T.P.O cover a little stained, otherwisefine, various differing express labels. (9). £240-280

812 ✉ 1924-39 Stampless express covers, the postage having been affixed to an “E” form, the first sent withinBromley with the very unusual handstamp “SPECIAL DELIVERY / PAID” between horizontal bars, endorsed“not known here” and “gone away”, Bromley c.d.s; the second to Southsea with Portsmouth c.d.s and oval“POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / DELIVERY”, endorsed “1 shilling stamp affixed to E form”. A few minorstains, otherwise fine and the only example of the Bromley “Paid” handstamp we have seen. (2). Photo onPage 124. £160-200

813 ✉ Underpaid Mail. 1938-78 Covers with 1938 registered express cover franked 1/2, handstamped “3d To PayPosted Out of Course”, crossed out as the cover was already overpaid 31/2d; 1956-74 covers all with framed orunframed “EXPRESS FEE PARTLY PAID / Charge of ........d to be / Collected on Delivery” handstamps (8,three with postage due stamps); 1963 express cover franked 9d, manuscript “6d More To Pay Express FeeP.O.O.C” with 6d due tied Douglas, Isle of Man c.d.s; and 1978 cover from London to Liverpool franked 9p,strangely bearing express, special delivery and air mail labels, boxed “EXPRESS FEE / NOT PAID / 60p TOBE / COLLECTED / ON DELIVERY” with 10p + 50p dues. A scarce group, underpaid express mail rarelyseen. (11). £300-350

814 ✉ 1939-52 KGVI Covers including 1939 (Sep.) O.H.M.S “Urgent Mobilisation” cover sent Official Paid butfranked 6d for express delivery; 1940 censored express cover from Belfast to Scotland franked 21/2d + 6d withscarce small “EX” label and the usual red Express label; 1945 Official Paid cover franked 9d for expressdelivery tied by Ballykinler Camp datestamps; 1946 cover franked 9d to include 1/2d late fee; 1946 51/2d size Hregistration envelope franked 6d; and other covers franked 81/2d (5, one with pair of scarce small “EX” labels)or 1/21/2d. (11). £200-250

815 ✉ 1942 Cover from Milebrook, Plymouth to Brownhills near Walsall franked 21/2d + 6d, with red Express label,the reverse with red “EXPRESS / To be handed to / POST OFFICE MESSENGER / at Brownhills Bus Station”label and bearing three County Borough of Walsall Transport Department 1d bus parcel stamps. A remarkablecover, believed to be the only known express cover despatched upon arrival by bus, opened out for display. ExVivien Sussex Collection. Photo on Page 124. £280-350

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816 ✉ 1946 Tie-on parcel tag with printed address “The Principle, Bill Office, Bank of England, London E.C.2” withred Express label, the reverse with 2d pair + 3d pair + 2/6 tied by Registered Edinburgh datestamps; and anundated stampless tie-on parcel tag to Midland Bank in Leicester with red oval Express cachets and an unusualunframed “EXPRESS” handstamp with large first “E”. (2). £100-120

817 ✉ 1951 Express Service “E” form bearing KGVI 7d + 2/6 + 5/- tied by N.W District Office c.d.s, 9/- prepaidfor a message carried the 18 miles to Hatfield by P.O Messenger (at 6d per mile) of which 11d was applied tothe letter and 8/1 to this E form. A scarce item as these forms were supposed to be destroyed. Photo on Page124. £240-280

818 ✉ � 1953-65 QEII Covers with various express handstamps or labels, including 1953 parcel front franked 2/2,Official Paid covers (3), 3d lettercard franked 1/-, also 21 other covers franked at eleven differing rates between81/2d and 3/5, two covers with small “EX” labels, a QEII 1/- P.T.P.O postal stationery postcard with red Expresslabel printed in the upper corner, and a mint sheet of forty Express labels. An interesting lot, two coversshowing late use of the “Express” labels after “Special Delivery” labels had been introduced for use on internalmail. (28). £200-250

819 ✉ 1954-55 Stampless registered covers both addressed by Prince Philip to “Frank Carr, National MaritimeMuseum, Greenwich, London S.E.10” and initialled “P” in the corner, with enclosed letters written and signedby Prince Philip on Buckingham Palace or Sandringham notepaper, the first concerning the “Cutty Sark” thatis now safely in dry dock, the second McAlpine’s help with the mast of the “Victoria & Albert”. Both covershave circular “EIIR” cypher cachet, the first with Sandringham registration label, red Express label, redSandringham Official Paid c.d.s and “SANDRINGHAM / NORFOLK” double ring backstamps; the otherwith violet oval “POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / DELIVERY” and “REGISTERED / BUCKINGHAM PALACES.W.1” datestamps with London S.W.32 registration label. (2 covers + 2 letters). Photo on Page 124.

£450-550

820 ✉ 1963-70 Predecimal covers with green “Special Delivery” labels including 1963 (May 7) first day use of theSpecial Delivery label on a Postal Conference Centenary F.D.C, 1967 AR form, 1965 boxed handstamp, coversbearing Castles issues (4), Official Paid covers (4), Recorded Delivery and registered mail, etc. An interestinglot, various rates from 1/3 to 6/-, also an unused sheet of 36 labels. (38). £350-400

821 ✉ 1971-80 Covers with Special Delivery labels including registered and Recorded Delivery mail, various rateswith some first day uses, 1980 (July 26) last day of service, incorrect use of “Express” label, etc. Also 1975Brighton “Speedpost” experiment F.D.C. (45). £200-240

822 ✉ 1980-93 Royal Mail Special Delivery covers including 1980 (July 28) first day of service cover with C.O.P,incorrect use of obsolete “Express” labels (2), official mail, various rates with some first day uses, P.O trainingschool cover, sheets of unused labels, cachets including “LATE ACCEPTANCE / NO REFUND / TO BEMADE” (2), “E.C.D.O / POSTED OUT / OF COURSE / NO REFUND DUE”, 1990 “Enter the SpecialDelivery New York Jet-Away Competition” special C.O.P, T.P.O late fee use, refund letter for late delivery, labelfor redirected M.Ps mail, official cover with “ER” royal cypher cachet, registered and Recorded Delivery mail,etc. (62+). £350-400

Express Mail to Overseas Destinations

823 ✉ 1898 1/2d Newspaper wrapper bearing three 1d lilacs each cancelled oval “GLASGOW / P.B” datestamps, toBerlin, endorsed “Express Delivery” and handstamped red oval “EXPRESS” to both sides, arrival backstamp.An exceptional early express use of a newspaper wrapper. Photo on Page 126. £250-300

824 ✉ 1899 11/2d Yellow + 3d P.T.P.O postal stationery envelope franked 1d and 21/2d, addressed to Germany with oval“EXPRESS” handstamp, the four stamps each cancelled superb Leicester c.d.s, arrival backstamp. Minortoning, otherwise fine, an attractive and early express cover to Germany. Photo on Page 126. £180-220

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825 ✉ 1903 Cover to Berlin endorsed “Express, Durch Eilboten bestellen”, posted into the Continental Night MailLate Fee posting box at Cannon Street Station bearing 1/2d + nine 1d stamps, paying 21/2d postage + 3d expressfee + 4d late fee, the stamps each cancelled “CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL / C.S” c.d.s, handstamped oval“EXPRESS”. Photo on Page 126. £180-240

826 ✉ 1904-12 Express covers to Germany (3) or Austria, the 1910 cover to Austria franked KEVII 7d cancelled atManchester and simply endorsed “Express”; the covers to Germany comprising 1/2d + 21/2d pair on 1904 coverfrom Southampton and 1905 cover from London bearing 1/2d + 1d (6) paying 1d late fee + postage and expressfee, both with red “M.-No. 55 / POST OFFICE / EXPRESS” labels, and 1912 cover from London to Hamburgfranked KEVII 5d + KGV 1/2d handstamped violet “EXPRESS” and “Durch Rohrpost nach Hamburg” upondelivery in the Pneumatic Post. A fine group, the 1905 cover from “The Times” with both stamps perfined“TT”. (4). Photo on Page 126. £300-400

827 ✉ 1906-10 Covers to Portugal or Italy franked at the 51/2d rate both with red “M.-No. 55 / POST OFFICE /EXPRESS” labels, the first from Newmarket franked 1/2d + 5d, addressed to a passenger on the S.S “CapBlanco” bound for Buenos Ayres, at Lisbon, inscribed via “France & Spain”; the other from London to Italyfranked 21/2d + 3d with red “Espresso” cachet applied upon arrival. Two fine covers, the first ex Vivien Sussexcollection. (2). £180-220

828 ✉ 1912 Cover from Eastbourne to Sweden franked KEVII “Harrison” 21/2d + 3d, an Express label applied butthen partly torn away and defaced in crayon when it was realised that no express service existed to Sweden.An unusual Post Office error. Photo on Page 126. £120-150

829 ✉ 1914-17 Censored express covers to Holland (3), Denmark (2), or Switzerland (2) franked 3d express fee +21/2d postage, and a 1919 1d postcard to Switzerland with a 3d stamp to pay the express fee, all with redExpress labels, one cover to Holland unusually bearing 5c postage due strip of three applied and cancelledupon arrival at Aardenburg. (8). £240-280

830 ✉ Express Censorship. 1917 (June 21) Long cover to Denmark franked 1/2d + 21/2d + 4d + De La Rue 2/6,paying 4d postage + 3d express fee + 2/6 for express censorship, all tied by London F.S c.d.s, with a redExpress label and censor seal, endorsed “Urgent”. Arrival backstamp of July 7th, the cover taking 16 days toget to Aarhus despite the extra 2/9 paid for express censorship and delivery. An unusually fine example of thisscarce express censorship rate. Photo on Page 126. £400-500

831 ✉ 1921 (July 8) Cover to France with red Express label, franked 9d agate tied by London W.C c.d.s, Paris arrivalc.d.s dated the following day. A good example of the 3d postage + 6d express fee rate of 1921-23, ex VivienSussex collection. £100-120

832 ✉ Air Mail Express. 1921 (July 21) Cover from Middlesborough to Switzerland franked 2d + 9d agate withExpress handstamp and label and a blue “By Air Mail” label, paid 3d postage + 6d express fee + 2d air feefrom London to Paris, from where the cover would have been sent by surface mail. An early airmail expresscover sent during the 1921-23 3d postage rate period. Photo on Page 126. £120-150

833 ✉ 1924-31 Covers (7) and a postcard all sent by air mail to Germany, all with red Express labels, the coversfranked 10d (3), 101/2d, 111/2d (2) or 1/-, the postcard franked 91/2d, four with “Mit Luftpost befordert” cachetsof Berlin, Cologne, Wiesbaden or Hamburg. (8). £250-300

834 ✉ 1924-36 Air Mail covers franked 101/2d to Sweden, Belgium, or France, 111/2d to Czechoslovakia, 81/2d toFinland, and covers to France or Belgium franked at the 81/2d surface rate, includes 1928 telegram envelope toPrague, 1930 cover with the usual Express label applied over the scarce small red “EX” type, 1930 cover toBrussels franked KEVII 21/2d + KGV 3d (2) with bilingual “Return, Address Insufficient” label, etc. (7).

£160-180

835 ✉ 1928 Covers from Warwick or Leamington Spa to California both franked 1/41/2, comprising 11/2d postage toU.S.A, 6d express fee and 9d for internal U.S air mail from New York to California, handstamped oval“EXPRESS” and bearing Express and Air Mail labels. (2). £80-100

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836 ✉ 1928-37 Covers to Switzerland all with Express labels, four sent airmail franked 10d (3) or 101/2d, two sent atthe 81/2d surface rate, one 1937 cover with KGV 6d + KGVI 21/2d. (6). £120-150

837 ✉ 1936 Covers (3) and a postcard all bearing KEVIII stamps, comprising a postcard to Austria franked KGV 5d+ KEVIII 1/2d (4) and 11/2d; Imperial Airways test letter to Brindisi franked KGV 2d pair + KEVIII 1d pair +21/2d; cover to Germany franked KGV 11/2d + 21/2d (3) + KEVIII 1d; and cover to Geneva sent at the 4d airmailrate (with KEVIII 1d block) unusually delivered by Express upon arrival with a red “Expres sans taxe” label.(4). £100-120

838 ✉ 1940-63 Covers with KGVI stamps including 1940-43 air mail covers to France franked 1/2, to Egypt franked1/9, or to Canada franked 1/9 or 3/- (with bilingual “Please return this / Cover to Postmaster” cachet), censoredcover to Ireland, post-war covers to Germany (2), Italy, Holland (with small “EX” label), or Switzerland, anda 1963 registered air mail cover to Chile bearing a single KGVI 5/- definitive. (11). £130-160

839 ✉ 1953-70 Predecimal QEII covers, many different destinations and various rates, including Seahorse frankingsto the 10/- value (12), underpaid mail, registered, postcards, handwritten Express label made from stampselvedge, small “EX” label, incorrect use of inland “Special Delivery” label, undelivered mail, parcel despatchnotes (2), etc. (62). £400-500

840 ✉ 1971-80 Decimal QEII covers, various destinations and rates from 14p up to £2.64, includes cover to Irelandwith both Express and Special Delivery labels, P.O training school cover, etc. (34). £120-140

Express Mail from Abroad

841 ✉ � 1898 Front and 1902 cover both franked 45pf from Germany to London handstamped red oval “EXPRESS”and framed “EXPRESS FEE PAID 3D”, cover with small opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine, twoattractive early incoming express items. (2). £100-120

842 ✉ Unpaid Express Mail. 1902 Postcard from Germany to London franked 30pf, endorsed “Per Eilboten” withan orange cross to indicate express delivery, but handstamped violet boxed “EXPRESS FEE NOT PAID /EXPRES NON AFFRANCHI”; and 1925 cover from Belgium to London franked 1f50 and marked “Express”but handstamped violet boxed “EXPRESS FEE NOT PAID” (two strikes), both delivered as ordinary mail,very scarce. (2). £120-150

843 ✉ London & Dover S.C. 1904-12 Postcards from Belgium franked 40c or Italy (card creased) franked 40c anda cover from Austria franked 55h, all with London & Dover T.P.O Night Mail (or Night Mail Up) transitdatestamps and violet boxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID 3D”, the two postcards also with violet oval framed“EXPRESS”, the Express handstamps possibly applied on the T.P.O (and later replaced by the scarce boxedhandstamps - see lot 846). (3). £150-180

844 ✉ 1906-20 Picture postcard from Belgium franked 40c, postcard from Holland franked 20c, censored cover fromHolland franked 271/2c and a cover from Switzerland franked 55c, all handstamped boxed “EXPRESS FEEPAID 3D” in London, the 1906 card also with oval framed “EXPRESS”, all fine. (4). £130-150

845 ✉ 1911-18 Covers from Italy all bearing Express 30c stamp + 25c or 50c postage all with differing boxed“EXPRESS FEE PAID 3D” handstamps applied in London, one also with oval framed “EXPRESS”. (5).

£150-180

846 ✉ London & Dover/Folkestone T.P.Os. 1913 Cover from Berlin franked 40pf and picture postcard fromBremen franked 35pf, both to London with red Express labels applied, the postcard with violet boxed“EXPRESS FEE PAID 3D / L.&D. N.M.”, the cover with similar boxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID 3D / L.&F.S.C.”, the cover with upper right corner torn, otherwise fine and a rare pair. Both handstamps were issued inlate November 1913; neither was recorded in use by Harold Wilson in “The T.P.Os of G.B & Ireland”. (2).Photo on Page 132. £400-500

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847 ✉ Air Mail Express. 1920 Air Mail covers and a card from Brussels or Paris to London, with cover fromBrussels franked 1f.30 handstamped red “AIR MAIL / EXPRESS”, covers from Paris franked 2f.90 or 3f.25and a postcard franked 2f all with boxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID 3D”, one cover with this charge altered to 10d,the postcard with the 3d charge altered to “1 franc”. A few minor faults, an interesting group, the airmailpostcard very unusual. (4). Photo on . £220-260

848 ✉ 1923-36 Covers all with boxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID 6D” applied in London with 1934 cover from Brazilfranked 8r.10, 1923 cover from Poland franked 4000m with oval “EXPRESS” cachet, 1926 registered coverfrom Yugoslavia franked 12d, other covers from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Yugoslavia. (6). £150-180

849 ✉ 1923-38 Covers (13) and postcards (2) from Italy (5), Switzerland (3) or Germany (7) all with boxed“EXPRESS FEE PAID 6D” applied in London, the Germany items including 1922 cover to a passenger on S.S“Aquitania” at Southampton but returned handstamped “Not Claimed”, 1923 (Nov 8) inflation period coverfranked 14 Milliarde Marks, printed Exchange Telegraph Co. “Rohrpost Zum Flughafen, Mit LuftpostExpress” envelope with Rohrpost label, 1924-25 postcards, the Italy items all bearing Express stamps (one tothe Captain of the S.S “S. Michele” at Cardiff ”). A fine lot, various types of Express Fee Paid handstamps,one also with oval “EXPRESS”. (15). £300-350

850 ✉ 1924 Cover from Cologne to Osborne, Isle of Wight, with G.B 1/- tied by Army Post Office S.40 c.d.s and oval“British Army of the Rhine” dated cachet, red “Post Office Express” label. Central vertical fold, otherwisefine and very unusual. £80-100

851 ✉ Underpaid Mail. 1924-39 Covers comprising 1924 cover from Belgium with boxed “EXPRESS Fee Prepaid4d / Deficiency ....d to be / Collected on Delivery”, 1930 cover from Luxembourg with boxed “EXPRESS FEEPARTLY PAID / Charge of 1/2d to be / Collected on Delivery”, 1934 and 1939 covers from Italy orCzechoslovakia with similar unframed handstamps both showing a charge of 1d. Pre-war underpaid expresscovers are uncommon. (4). £200-240

852 ✉ 1925-39 Covers from France (3), Belgium (4) or Netherlands (3) all with boxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID 6D”applied in London, various types of handstamp, one 1927 Belgian cover with “PAR AVION” handstamp, twoFrench covers sent by air mail franked 6f.50 or 8f.55, also another express cover from France without anyBritish handstamps. (11). £240-260

853 ✉ 1928 Cover from Italy franked 1.25L + Express 2.50L and 1938 cover from Germany franked 90pf, both toLondon with boxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID 6D” applied upon arrival, both then redirected by express with aG.B 6d applied, fine and unusual. (2). £100-120

854 ✉ 1930-40 Covers (8) and postcards (2) from Germany (2), Italy, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Denmark,Czechoslovakia, Palestine or Denmark all with boxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID” handstamps without any valueshown applied in London. Also 1940 (June 12) express cover from Switzerland to London backstamped in1945 (Apr. 16) with boxed explanatory handstamp “DETAINED IN FRANCE / DURING GERMAN /OCCUPATION”, two vertical folds but unusual. (11). £200-250

855 ✉ 1948-69 Covers and cards all with boxed or unboxed “EXPRESS FEE PAID” or oval “EXPRESS” handstampsapplied upon arrival, most probably applied in London, many differing cachets on items from all over the worldincluding Saar, Jordan, Israel, Vietnam, Liechtenstein, Malta, Kenya, Colombia, Algeria, Guatemala, Japan,Tunisia, Monaco, Indonesia, UN, etc. A fine lot in an album. (117). £450-550

856 ✉ 1958-61 Covers or cards from Iceland, Italy (3), U.S.A, Australia, Poland or France all handstamped“EXPRESS FEE PAID 1/-”, five differing handstamps including boxed cachet with “GW” applied at Glasgowon the cover from Iceland. Very few Express cachets were made incorporating the 1/- fee when rates rose in1956; Wellsted only recorded two examples in her book “Express Service 1891-1971”. (8). £120-150

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857 ✉ Underpaid Mail. 1958-84 Covers from Italy (9) or Switzerland with boxed or unboxed “EXPRESS FEEPARTLY PAID / Charge of .....d to be Collected on Delivery” (8), or boxed “EXPRESS / FEE PARTLY / PAID/ TO PAY” (2), three with postage due stamps. Also Malta cover handstamped “INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/ FOR TRANSMISSION BY EXPRESS” and sent by ordinary letter post. (11). £120-140

858 ✉ 1962 Express Forms E.E, used for items arriving from abroad to be delivered by express at the request of theaddressee, all bearing Wilding definitives tied by London E.C c.d.s, applied to pay for the requested internalexpress delivery. Very unusual as these forms were supposed to be destroyed. (3). £120-140

859 ✉ 1930-2007 Covers from many countries to G.B, mainly 1970s-1990s, also a few express covers sent betweenforeign countries. (119). £100-120

Frees860 ✉ � 1765-1839 Entire letters and entires (41) and a front mostly written up on pages, showing various Free

handstamps including types L765, 767 (4), 770, 770b, 776b (2), 776c, 776e, etc., a few faults, the majorityfine. (42). £250-300

Maritime Mail(Also See Lots 354, 510, 610, 613, 624, 626, 630, 635/6, 650, 934, 958, 1080/3, 1088-1172, 1202)

861 ✉ Bervie. 1798 Entire letter to Glasgow, written from Cape Town by Robert Scott, a midshipman on an EastIndiaman bound for India, carried back to Britain on the chartered East India Co. ship “Albion” which sailedaround Ireland and onto Aberdeen, mail being landed by the ships boat at the village of Bervie. Handstamped“BERVIE” with manuscript “Ship Letter” above, charged 6d, later increased to 9d. Bervie never had a shipletter handstamp and just two manuscript ship letters are known from this tiny port, both on letters landed fromthe “Albion” on this one occasion in 1798. A manuscript Ship Letter rarity. Photo on Page 132.

£1,000-1,200

862 ✉ Liverpool. 1860-95 Covers from Canada with Paid Liverpool “Col. Packet” (2) or “U.S Packet” datestamps,the 1860 cover from Glenallan bearing pen cancelled 121/2c green. (3). £100-120

863 ✉ Liverpool. 1855-56 Entire letters from Melbourne franked Victoria 6d, endorsed by the ships “James Baines”,“Champion of the Seas” or “Royal Charter”, all with red “AUSTRALIAN / PAID / LIVERPOOL / PACKET”c.d.s. (3) £150-180

864 ✉ Queenborough. 1822 Entire letter from Marseille to London “P. Samuel”, disinfected at Stangate Creek withthree chisel slits, backstamped red “QUEENBOROUGH / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S4). £280-320

865 ✉ Queenborough. 1831 Entire letter from Hamburg to London with Hamburg Schiffsbrief c.d.s, disinfected atHamburg with rastel holes, and again at Stangate Creek with chisel slits and splashing by vinegar,backstamped “SHIP LETTER / QUEENBORO” (Rob. S5) partly overstruck by London c.d.s, vertical file fold,otherwise fine. £240-260

Scotish Steamer Mail

866 ✉ Lord of the Isles. 1879 (Aug 16) Cover with “GLASGOW & INVERARAY STEAMBOAT COY / LORDOF THE ISLES” and the company flag and Prince of Wales feathers printed on the flap, addressed to Paisleybearing a 1d red cancelled at Greenock, handstamped with a fine upright strike of the scarce “POSTED ONBOARD / LORD OF THE ISLES / STEAMER” cachet in magenta, a little very minor edge soiling and 2cmclosed tear at upper edge not affecting the cachet or cancels, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 132.

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867 ✉ King Edward. 1903 (July 23) Picture postcard of Inveraray with KEVII 1/2d cancelled at Glasgow, the pictureside with circular “TURBINE / “KING EDWARD” / STEAMER” cachet in violet, fine and scarce. Also a1905 picture postcard of the “King Edward” steamer with KEVII 1/2d tied by Greenock & Ardrishaig PacketIona c.d.s code B. (2). Photo on Page 132. £150-180

868 ✉ Marchioness of Breadalbane. 1904 (Nov 24) Picture postcard of Carrick with KEVII 1/2d cancelled atGreenock and violet double oval cachet “CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET CO / LIMITED / PS /“Marchioness of / Breadalbane”, fine and rare. This vessel was listed in the book “British Pleasure SteamerCachets” as probably having had a cachet but no examples had yet been recorded. The first example we haveseen, possibly unique. Photo on Page 132. £600-700

869 ✉ Juno/Duchess of Hamilton/Duchess of Rothesay. 1905-07 Postcards cancelled at Ardrossan (2) or Rothesayall with dated oval “P.S JUNO” cachets (one faint, another incomplete at left), and 1912-13 postcards cancelledat Ardrossan with oval Caledonian Steam Packet Co. cachet of the “Duchess of Rothesay”, or cancelled atGirvan with similar “P.S DUCHESS OF HAMILTON” cachet, this last card also with “AILSA CRAIG” cacheton the picture side. (5). £160-200

870 ✉ � Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet. 1880-97 Covers and cards with various cancellations or backstamps, cancelson stamps comprising Columba Steamer 163 first type duplex (small c.d.s with side arcs) code “B” (2) andsecond type (larger c.d.s) codes A and B, Iona Steamer 163 duplex code A and B (3) and double circle code B(2). Backstamps comprise Columba Steamer first type c.d.s code B, Iona Steamer single ring c.d.s code A orB (2) and double circle code A or B (2), Grenadier Steamer double circle code B. Also cancels on pieces (4)including rare Chevalier code B c.d.s. A few faults, some very fine, three addressed abroad. (18 covers + 4pieces). £700-800

871 ✉ Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet. 1899-1909 Official cover and picture postcards, the 1899 cover with “TheRoyal Route / David MacBrayne / Glasgow & Highland R.M Steamers” printed on the flap, bearing a 1d lilactied by Columba Steamer 163 first type duplex code B; and 18 official MacBrayne postcards (four differingtype), unused (2), with ordinary Scottish cancels (2), or tied by double ring datestamps “GK & ARDRISHAIGPACKET / COLUMBA” code A (8) or B (2), similar “IONA” c.d.s code A or narrower type “IONA” c.d.s codeB on a card written on the Grenadier, or “GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PKT / COLUMBA” c.d.s code B(2). Also postcards of steamers or related views (9). Two official cards with faults, otherwise generally fine.(28). £300-350

872 ✉ Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet. 1905 (Sep 21) Picture postcard to Ormskirk with KEVII 1/2d cancelled by“GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PKT / (crown)” intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, presumably used as acancellation in error. Just one other example of this mailbag seal cancel is known, on another card from thesame sender to the same address posted at the same time as this card (this second example sold in the 2014Roger Hosking auction for £1,600 + premium). An exceptional and very rare Greenock & Ardrishaig Packetcancel. Photo on Page 132. £1,200-1,500

Military Mail(Also See Lots 352, 958, 963, 1250, 1252, 1272-1302)

873 ✉ Soldiers 1d Rate. 1817-35 Entire letters sent at the soldiers 1d concession rate, the first from Inverness to“Serjt James McPherson, 92 Regt Recruiting, Thurso”, the enclosed letter from Capt. McPherson of the 35Regt sending £10 (contrary to regulations, enclosures not permitted in soldiers letters); the other from BrightonBarracks to Middlesex headed “From Thomas B. Tracy Serjeant, No. 87 Kings Dragoon Guards” andcountersigned with red crowned “To be / delivered / Free”. This last letter with faults including vertical foldand soiling, the Inverness letter largely fine. (2). £100-120

874 ✉ Soldiers 1d Rate. 1829 Entire letter written at Ardeonaig, posted from Killin to “John McEwen, Private 71Regt, Fort Pitt, Chatham” prepaid at the 1d soldiers rate, “KILLIN” handstamp and Paid datestamps ofEdinburgh and London. A fine ingoing soldiers letter, showing a considerable saving in the usual postage ona letter from Scotland to Kent. £70-80

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875 ✉ Bath. 1835-64 Items comprising 1835 entire handstamped “Mis-sent / to / Bath”, 1845 entire with “Missentto / Bath” and 1864 cover with “Miss-directed / Bath”, all fine. (SO 154, 157). (3). £120-150

876 ✉ � Birmingham. 1810-50 Items with Missent to Birmingham handstamps comprising three line handstamp on1810 free entire letter, double oval handstamp in red on 1839 free front and unframed circular handstamp on1850 entire, and an 1844 cover bearing two 1d reds with “MISSENT TO” applied alongside a Birminghamdatestamp, all fine. (BM 164, 170, 173, 174). (4). £130-150

877 ✉ Bristol Station. 1850 Entire letter from Kingsbridge to Wellington franked 1d, handstamped “MISSENT-TO/ BRISTOL-STATION” (BS 180), matching Bristol Station backstamp, minor staining mainly on reverse.Photo on Page 134. £100-120

878 ✉ Derby. 1829-63 Entire and covers with 1829 boxed “MISSENT TO / DERBY”, similar unframed handstampof 1863, and 1847 blue “Missent to / Derby R.O” (Railway Office), a little creasing to the two covers,otherwise fine. (DY 163, 164, 165). (3). £110-130

879 ✉ Exeter. 1829 Entire letter from Neemuch, India, to Devonshire backstamped circular “P.O / Meywar / F.Force” with manuscript date used by the army at Gwalior, and red framed “INDIA LETTER / FALMOUTH”,the front with “MISSENT / TO / EXETER” (DN 638), small opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine andscarce. £200-250

880 ✉ Gloster & Tamworth T.P.O. 1851 Entire letter from Bradford to Welshpool franked 1d, handstamped“MISSENT TO GLOSTER / AND TAMWORTH / R.W.P.O”, backstamped at Bradford, Leeds, London andWelshpool. A clear and easily readable strike of this very scarce T.P.O missent handstamp. Photo on Page 134.

£300-350

881 ✉ Huddersfield. 1847 1d Pink stationery envelope franked 1d, from London to Horbury, Wakefield, with superbboxed “MISSENT / TO / HUDDERSFIELD” with chamfered corners (YK 1518) in blue, Horbury undatedcircle on reverse, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 134. £150-180

882 ✉ Hull. 1844 Entire letter franked 1d from Gainsborough to Knottingley with superb “Missent to” handstampalongside a “HULL” double arc datestamp (code B) both in green, a further Hull code A backstamp also ingreen. Small file hole at base of address panel, otherwise a fine looking entire. (YK 1605, only listed in bluein the county catalogue). Photo on Page 134. £150-180

883 ✉ Leicester/Loughborough. 1846 Cover and entire letter both with “MISSENT TO / LEICESTER / 97” in blue,one also with green boxed “MISSENT TO / LOUGHBOROUGH”, the other with Oakham Christmas daydatestamp. A fine pair, the double missent letter very unusual. (LC 69, 103). (2). Photo on Page 134.

£200-240

884 ✉ � Liverpool. 1836-41 Entires with boxed “MIS-SENT / TO LIVERPOOL” in black or red, one also with “Flint”and “Northop / Penny Post” handstamps, and 1824 free front with double oval “MISSENT / TO /LIVERPOOL”. (LL 225, 231). (3). £100-120

885 ✉ London. 1838-45 Entire letters with sloping italic “Missent / TO / London” (L 235), or black “Missent to /London”, both very fine. (2). £120-150

886 ✉ Lynn. 1860 Cover from London to Horsey near Great Yarmouth handstamped “MISSENT TO / LYNN”, anunusual handstamp with the first line in sloping seriffed letters but Lynn in upright unseriffed lettering.

£100-120

887 � Manchester. 1840 Front with lower flap from Blackburn to Preston bearing a fine 1d black, QJ plate 2, fourmargins, tied by red Maltese Cross with red “MISSENT / TO / MANCHESTER” handstamp. £100-120

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888 ✉ Newport, Shropshire. 1841 Entire letter from Whitehaven to Newport bearing 1d red pair, handstamped“MISSENT / to / NEWPORT S.” (SH 380), endorsed “try Monmouthshire”. £100-120

889 ✉ Oakham. 1856 Cover to Wellington with 1d cancelled by Leicester sideways duplex, handstamped blue“MISSENT TO / OAKHAM”, a scarce Rutland handstamp. £100-120

890 ✉ Portsmouth. 1846 Entire from Petersfield to Winchester franked 1d, with superb boxed “MISSENT TO /PORTSMOUTH” (HA 1054), backstamps of Petersfield, Portsmouth and Winchester, all very fine. Photo onPage 134. £100-120

891 ✉ Stratford on Avon. 1824 Entire letter from Birmingham to Stoney Stratford with superb oval “MISSENT /TO / STRATFORD AVON” (WA 77, twelve years earlier than listed), exceptionally fine. Photo on Page 134.

£150-180

892 ✉ Tunbridge. 1842 Entire letter from London to Tunbridge Wells with superb oval unframed “MISSENT / - TO- / TUNBRIDGE” (KT 1255), very scarce so fine. Photo on Page 134. £120-150

893 ✉ Wellington, Shropshire. 1842 Entire letter from Worcester to Warrington franked 1d with superb small“MISSENT TO / Wellington, Sp.” (28x8mm), backstamps of Worcester, Wellington Salop and Warrington, thishandstamp unrecorded in the county catalogue. Photo on . £120-140

894 ✉ � York. 1830-62 Items comprising unframed “MISSENT / TO / YORK” on 1830 front, small boxed “MIS-SENT / TO / YORK” on 1842 entire letter from Drogheda to Derby, and fine “Missent to / York” on 1862 coverfrom Preston to Leeds. (YK 3372/4/6). (3). £150-180

895 ✉ Shropshire. 1830 Entire from London to Market Drayton with superb boxed “MISSENT TO /SHREWSBURY” (SH 692), and 1851 long cover from Stourbridge to Corwen bearing 1d red strip of sixhandstamped blue “MISSENT / TO / OSWESTRY” (SH 465, only listed in black for 1846), faults but scarce.(2). £100-120

896 ✉ Wiltshire. 1846-49 Entire from London to Newbury with “MISSENT / TO MARLBORO” and entire letterfrom Wincanton to Yeovil with “Missent to / Chippenham”, both fine. (WL 177, 458). (2). £130-150

897 ✉ � Yorkshire. 1827-70 Items comprising small boxed “MIS-SENT / TO / SHEFFIELD” on 1827 entire letterfrom Sidmouth to Settle, blue “MISSENT TO / SHEFFIELD on c.1855 front + flap, 1851 entire letter fromBradford to Welshpool handstamped “Missent” alongside a Barnsley datestamp, 1858 cover from Leicesterwith “MISSENT / TO / ROTHERHAM”, and 1870 1/2d postcard from Wakefield to Settle and redirected toLancaster with tiny 20x3mm “Misdirected to” alongside a Settle c.d.s (YK 123, 2444, 2672, 2675). Aninteresting group, the Rotherham cover with opening faults at upper edge, otherwise largely fine. (5).

£240-280

898 ✉ � Scotland. 1820-53 Entire letters and covers (8) and a front with framed Missent handstamps of Aberdeen,Dunblane, Berwick, Glasgow (two types), and unframed handstamps of Berwick (in blue), Dumfries (onfront), Perth or Wick, mainly fine. (9). £240-280

899 ✉ Ireland - Cork. 1861 Entire letter franked 1d from Ballymena to Fermoy handstamped “MISSENT / TO /CORK”, Cork and Fermoy backstamps. Seal removed, otherwise fine and scarce. £120-150

900 ✉ Ireland - Derry. 1863 Cover franked 1d from Sheffield to Llandovery handstamped “MISSENT FROM / to/ DERRY”, backstamped at Derry, Carmarthen and Llandovery. Horizontal fold but still a good example ofthis scarce handstamp. £100-120

901 ✉ � Ireland - Dublin. 1838 Free front from London to Portpatrick with unframed script type “Missent to /Dublin”, and 1851 entire franked 1d from Manchester to Dalkeith handstamped red “MISSENT / TO /DUBLIN” with curved upper line, backstamped at Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh and Dalkeith. (2).

£120-150

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902 ✉ 1831-59 Entire letters and a cover with manuscript “Missent to” alongside undated “o PENRYN o” (mileageremoved, 1831), green “CHELTENHAM / JA 23 / 1848 / 3” skeleton datestamp or 1859 Topsham c.d.s, allfine. (3). £100-120

903 ✉ � 1814-64 Entire letters and covers (20), fronts (2) and a piece with unframed Missent handstamps of Bristol,Brighton, Chertsey, Bury St. Edmunds (in red, front), Corwen, Devonport (red), Exeter, Taunton, Weymouth,Worcester, Wrexham (front), Rugby & Newcastle R.P.O, Nottingham, Newnham (blue), Northampton, boxedhandstamps of Chester, Warwick, Worcester (red), oval framed handstamps of Gloucester, Leamington (blue,on piece), Wolverhampton (red), and straight line “MISSENT TO” alongside datestamps of Tamworth orMilnthorpe. A good lot, mainly fine. (23). £800-1,000

Mulreadys(Also See Lots 1041-1045)

904 ✉ 1d Mulready envelopes in a complete uncut sheet of twelve, forme 4, a few light vertical and horizontal foldswith a heavier fold through stereos A174/177/189, a few stains on or near stereo A189 and a few marginalfaults near stereo A174 (not affecting the printed envelope), an attractive and scarce complete sheet, muchfiner than most of the few recorded sheets. S.G. £7,500. Photo on Page 212. £1,600-1,800

905 ✉ 1841 (Nov 4) 2d Mulready lettersheet stereo a104 sent from London to Leeds, cancelled by black MalteseCross with Leeds arrival c.d.s on the front and a London backstamp. Recipients note at left edge and 5mmtear at base, otherwise an unusually fine 2d Mulready. Photo on Page 138. £250-300

Parcel Post(Also See Lots 982, 1019, 1020, 1067-1077)

906 ✉ 1884-1913 Parcel Post labels comprising scarce 1884 (Mar 31) first type “Parcels Post” label for Hastings(minor faults) bearing 6d on 6d, 1898 white label without office name bearing violet oval “RAILWAY /BORNE” and Catford Brownhill Rd c.d.s, 1900 Guildford label with 6d tied Guildford M.O.O c.d.s, 1909 blueEaton Terrace, London SW label bearing 1909 KEVII 4d brown-orange (S.G. 239, £140 used), and 1910 whiteWightman Rd, N (Hornsey) label on piece with KEVII 1d + 7d actually tied by Hornsey Hampton Rd c.d.sand red boxed “COACH / ROAD - BORNE / S.E”. (5). Photo on Page 120. £200-240

907 ✉ 1895 “Egerton Burnett’s Special Private Post Office, Jubilee Royal Serge Warehouse, Wellington, Somerset”,parcel post label on pink paper, used with QV Jubilee 3d perfined “EB” tied by Wellington c.d.s. A scarceprivate parcel post label, most unusual on pink paper which was contrary to Post Office regulations. Photo onPage 112. £100-120

908 ✉ 1898 “Knight’s Hill Road, Norwood, London S.E” Parcel Post label on orange paper, franked 3d. Orangelabels were used for parcels carried on the London to Brighton parcel coach, upon which the Post Office didnot have to pay any charges to the railway companies. Very scarce. Photo on Page 120. £200-240

Postal Reform909 1834 Pamphlet “Speech of Robert Wallace Esq., M.P, in The House of Commons on Thursday June 26 1834

on moving for a commission to inquire into The Management of the Post Office and Packet Service”, printedby the proprietor of “The Mirror of Parliament”, 44 pages. The first example recorded by us, very scarce.

£100-120

910 1838 First and Third “Reports from the Select Committee on Postage”, the first report with additional fourpage “Reduction of Postage” circular from the Mercantile offices summarising the benefits of reduced postagebound into the front, well hardbound with leather spine, manuscript pencil note inside “this book belonged tothe late James Chalmers, bookseller Dundee, of postage stamp fame”; and third report with original blue papercovers bearing Bellamy Philatelic Library cachet. (2). £400-500

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Postal Stationery(Also See Lots 455, 923, 926, 1101)

911 ✉ 1859 1d Pink envelope from London to Calcutta franked 6d + 2d plate 8, endorsed “Overland via Marseille”,an attractive and very unusual uprated stationery envelope to India. Photo on Page 138. £380-420

912 ✉ QV (and one KEVII) Printed to Private Order envelopes with compound dies, the used group including sixitems listed as “Not Recorded” by Huggins & Baker (ESC 215, 223, 239, 264, 278, 290), another three itemslisted as “very rare” or “no pricing possible” (ESC 250, 325, 686), all fine. (20). £1,000-1,200

913 ✉ Registration Envelopes. 1961-70 1/9 - 3/5 Mint and used registration envelopes, comprehensive collectionon pages with many K size envelopes, wrapper bands, F.P.O uses, 1967 3/4 size G (RP 88) with albino stamp,1967-68 3/4 size K (RP 89) with a second stamp impression printed in error, etc. (131). £150-200

Railways(Also See Lots 779, 805/6, 825, 843, 846, 877, 880)

914 ✉ 1833-41 Entire letters (3) and entires carried on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway each with a redhandstamp “2” - “6” applied at Manchester to show which train the letters were carried on, number “2” theearliest recorded example of these handstamps (Sep. 7 1833), number “3” bearing a fine four margin 1d black(BF plate 9), number “4” with 1d black (3 margins), number “5” sent during the 4d Post Period. Six trains randaily between Liverpool and Manchester, but handstamp number “1” has not been recorded. The relativescarcity of these marks suggest they were only applied to the top letter in each bundle. A scarce group. (5).Photo on Page 138. £750-850

915 ✉ 1848 (Nov 13) Entire letter sent as a railway parcel from Knaresborough to York endorsed “To be deliveredimmediately”, the reverse with large white “East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Down” parcel stampshowing prepayment of 5d. This 15 mile railway opened on October 30th 1848 (just two weeks before thisletter was sent) and merged with the York and North Midland Railway in May 1852. A fine, early and rarerailway parcel, possibly unique from this line. Photo on Page 138. £300-350

916 ✉ c.1850 Cover to Devizes endorsed “Carriage Paid”, the reverse with large pink “Great Western Railway,Hungerford to Devizes, Carriage Paid” parcel label (piece torn away at left with no loss of wording), early andscarce. £100-120

917 ✉ Northern Towns Train Late Fee. 1866 Entire letter from Leeds to Saxony franked 6d postage + 2d late fee,endorsed “Per early mail via Belgium”, blue Aachen transit c.d.s dated the following day. In 1861 an additionaltrain from Bradford, Halifax, Leeds and Huddersfield was provided to allow letters to reach London in theevening; to offset the additional cost a late fee of 2d was introduced for letters sent by this train. The PMGReport for 1861 showed an average of just 14 letters a day sent by this service, which ceased in 1867. Smallcorner fault to 2d, otherwise an unusually fine example of this rare late fee for this special train service. Photoon Page 138. £300-400

918 ✉ 1869 Entire to Paris bearing 3d pair tied by “N.W.R.P OFFICE / LIVERPOOL / 466” duplex, paid 4d postage+ 2d late fee. £100-120

919 ✉ 1871 Electric Telegraph Company envelope with enclosed telegram addressed to Linlithgow, the envelope sentas a railway parcel from Edinburgh, the reverse bearing large yellow “Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,Edinburgh to Linlithgow” parcel label showing an unpaid charge of 3d, opening tears with flap glued down,otherwise fine and a scarce example of a telegram sent as a railway parcel. The Edinburgh and GlasgowRailway had been absorbed into the North British Railway in 1865, but was evidently continuing to use up oldstocks of parcel labels six years later. Photo on Page 138. £220-260

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920 ✉ 1879 Cover to Cullompton endorsed “10.30am from Hemyock - 18/2/79”, sent as a railway parcel, the reversebearing a Bristol and Exeter Railway parcel stamp on green paper, showing 4d due for carriage from Exeter toCullompton. The Bristol & Exeter Railway amalgamated with the GWR in 1876 but was clearly still using upold stocks of parcel labels three years later. A fine and scarce cover. Photo on Page 140. £240-280

921 ✉ Station Cancels. 1888 1/2d Postcard from Chelmsford to Dalmore with superb “TARBOLTON STN” singlering backstamp (listed as “unseen” by Pipe), and 1912 unaddressed cover with KEVII 1/2d pair each cancelledto order by “LIVERPOOL / LIME ST STN BOX” double ring c.d.s, two scarce cancels. (2). £130-150

922 ★ �B 1891 Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway, 2d yellowish green railway stamp in a mint sheet of twelve,three minor tone spots, otherwise fine and a scarce sheet, this first printing consisting of just 240 stamps.

£120-150

923 ✉ 1894 1d Pink postal stationery envelope to Wardie, Edinburgh, bearing North British Railway 2d letter stamp,both stamps cancelled by manuscript cross and an Edinburgh c.d.s. £100-120

924 ✉ 1898 Cover to H.B Brown in Salisbury endorsed “By N.E Ry Post at Kings Cross London” bearing 1d lilactied London N. c.d.s and North Eastern Railway 2d letter stamp tied by two violet “N.E Guard /EDINBURGH” handstamps. Photo on Page 140. £200-220

925 ✉ 1898 Railway letters to London, one with return address of Northwood bearing 1d lilac and red MetropolitanRailway 2d letter stamp both cancelled by manuscript cross, the 1d lilac also cancelled London N.W c.d.s; theother with return address of Derby, endorsed “Per M.R Passenger Train” with 1d lilac pair and MidlandRailway 2d letter stamp, all cancelled in manuscript and by London N.W squared circles. (2). £120-150

926 ✉ 1901 1/2d Postcard to Oxford cancelled by London S.E squared circle and bearing London Brighton & SouthCoast Railway 2d letter stamp just tied by oval “DORMANS / STATION / L.B&S.C. RY”, arrival c.d.s thesame day, fine and unusual on a postcard. Photo on Page 140. £150-180

927 ✉ 1901 Cover to USA handstamped “LATE FEE PAID” bearing QV 11/2d + 3d (perfined “SM / & Co” forSamuel Montagu & Co) each cancelled “K48” with “LONDON & HOLYHEAD / T.P.O / UNITED STATESMAIL” c.d.s alongside, posted into the late fee box at Euston; and 1909 picture postcard to Brussels posted inthe late fee box at Charing Cross with three KEVII 1d stamps each cancelled “CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL/ C.X” c.d.s, both items paid a late fee of 2d. (2). £140-160

928 ✉ 1901 Cover to Dublin bearing 1/2d + 1d, to include a late fee of 1/2d, and London & North Western Railway 2dletter stamp all cancelled by Dublin c.d.s, the railway stamp also cancelled violet diamond framed “EUSTON/ 25-9-01”. An unusual railway letter to Ireland. Photo on Page 140. £220-250

929 ✉ 1905 Post Office telegraph form with a message to Little Eaton, bearing KEVII 11/2d (2) + 3d tied by twostrikes of oval “UTTOXETER / STATION / N.S. RY”, the only such form with postage stamps cancelled byan oval Station handstamp that we have seen. Very unusual. £180-200

930 ✉ 1906 Picture postcard to Willesboro near Ashford bearing KEVII 1/2d and South Eastern & Chatham Railwayrouletted 2d letter stamp each tied by Ashford c.d.s, the railway stamp also cancelled oval “WYE / STATION/ S.E RY”. An unusual commercial use on a picture postcard. Photo on Page 140. £180-200

931 ★ � London & North Western Railway prepaid newspaper parcel stamps, mint and used 1d - 6d green stampswith large control number at top (6), “A” in upper left corner and large controls at top (4) or “A” in upperleft corner and small control in the centre (3), mainly fine. (13). £160-180

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Uniform 4d Post(Also See Lots 627, 1028/9)

932 ✉ Scotland. 1839 (Dec.) Entire letters with black handstruck “4” of Aberdeen or Stonehaven, or from Edinburghhandstamped “Above / 1/2oz” and charged 8d, the last with light horizontal fold, otherwise all very fine. (3).Photo on Page 140. £400-450

COUNTY & TOWN POSTAL HISTORY

Isle of Man(Also See Lot 1300)

933 ✉ 1839 Printed lettersheet headed with a somewhat unusual royal arms and “MONA’S HERALD and Isle of ManGeneral Advertiser, Top of Post Office Lane, Douglas” advertising the fact that Robert Fargher has acquiredthe newspaper and printing business, within a fine patterned border, printed by Fargher, posted from Liverpoolto Cockermouth. An attractive and unusual item. £90-110

Lancashire(Also See Lots 884, 887, 914, 918)

934 ✉ 1784 Entire letter from Jamaica to London handstamped “LIVERPOOL / SHIP LRE” and backstamped superb“LIVER / POOL”, an unusual combination of handstamps. £160-180

London(Also See Lots 885, 1058/9, 1173)

935 ✉ 1793 Entire letter written from the Liege area to London, with “JU/6” Bishop Mark and “P.P” (Jay 1024), usedon letters transferred from the Foreign Office to the London Penny Post for delivery. A scarce handstamp.

£180-200

936 ✉ Cross Post. 1837-39 Entire letters from Richmond to Reading with Richmond c.d.s and boxed “Hounslow /Py Post”, or to Paris with red Peckham c.d.s and “Shooters Hill / Penny Post” in black, both largely fine. (2).

£70-80

Sussex937 ✉ � Squared Circles. 1881-1913 Display collection on 49 pages, covers and cards (68), pieces or stamps (97)

from 26 differing offices, entires include Arundel on 1893 telegram, Billingshurst (1882 cover, rate “450” byCohen with only 4-5 recorded), Bognor 1899 card with Barnham Junction c.d.s, Brighton offices comprisingH.P.O (two 1893 covers franked 1/2d I.R Official both with Brighton Station R.L c.d.s), Cannon Place (2,scarce, earliest & latest known uses, Cohen “375”), College Road (2, Cohen “325”), Kemp Town (1889 cover,very scarce, Cohen “425” with 4-5 recorded), Old Steine (3) and Western Rd (4, one a parcel label),Etchingham (Cohen “375”), Gensing Station Rd Hastings, Heathfield (3, pieces only), Lindfield (2),Newhaven with scarce first type (3, one on underpaid 1/2d card redirected to Denmark, another on registeredcover to Denmark franked 2d + 21/2d), Polegate, Robertsbridge, etc. A good lot showing the various new andrecut hammer types, many highly rated by Cohen. (165). Photo on Page 140. £500-600

938 ✉ � Burgess Hill. 1845-c.1980 Covers and cards (35) including undated circles of Burgess Hill and St. JohnsCommon, “C90” vertical oval obliterators (2), 1881 single ring c.d.s used as a cancellation, 1875-76 duplexcovers to Spain and Italy, 1920 Church Rd registered cover, etc., also some stamps and pieces. (35+).

£100-120

939 ✉ Crawley. 1841 Cover from Crawley to Berkshire bearing a 1d black, PF plate 7 (three margins, touched atupper right) tied by a black Maltese Cross, reverse flap with superb Crawley double arc datestamp in bluewhich displays well when the flap is opened out. £100-120

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940 ✉ � Cuckfield & Lindfield. 1790-1990s Covers and cards with prestamp mail including Cuckfield mileage marks(2), mileage removed (2) and Penny Post, 1809 entire letter written at Lindfield with Uckfield mileage mark,undated circles of Lindfield (3), Bolney, Hapstead, Balcombe (2), Hand-Cross, 1829 Money Letter, “232”vertical oval obliterators (2), etc., also various pieces and stamps. (50++). £100-120

941 ✉ � Hassocks & Henfield. 1847-c.1980 Covers and cards from Hassocks and district (20) or Henfield and district(42) including undated circles of Ditchling and Henfield (3), “E52” vertical oval obliterators (2) and duplexs,cancels of Ditchling, Keymer and Poynings, “Mobile Post Office” c.d.s used at Sussex Agricultural Show(1949 & 1956), etc., also two Henfield Turnpike Road receipts and various stamps and pieces with somerubber cancels. (64+). £100-120

942 ✉ � Haywards Heath & District. 1875-1970’s Covers and cards including skeletons datestamps of HaywardsHeath (10) and Balcombe, 1967-76 Mobile Post Office c.d.s used at Ardingly South of England Show (9),1968 Martlet Down Expo c.d.s (2) and Mobile P.O, also many C.O.Ps, pieces and stamps with skeletons andrubbers, village cancels on blank type registration labels, etc. (87+). £100-120

943 ✉ � Hurstpierpoint. 1840-1920 Covers and cards including undated circles of Hurstpierpoint (2), Ditchling (3),Henfield, Albourne (2), duplexs, 1840 letter from Ditchling sent through Lewes (prior to Ditchling becominga sub-office of Hurstpierpoint), etc., also various stamps and pieces. (44+). £100-120

944 ✉ � Petworth & District. 1813-1959 Covers and cards including prestamp mail with mileage marks (2), mileageremoved, straight line or horseshoe (2) types, U.P.P handstruck “1” in red (3), undated circles of Duncton,Easebourne and Lodsworth (2), etc., also some stamps and pieces. (43). £100-120

945 ✉ � Shoreham. 1780-1948 Entire letters, covers and cards, useful prestamp mail with 1780 “SHORE / HAM. S”,1798-99 horseshoe type (2), two line mileage marks (5), circular mileage mark (2) and mileage removed,Penny Posts (12, two types) with receiving house number 1 of Lancing (2), 2 of Sompting, 3 of Findon (2), 5of Portslade (2) or 6 of Washington (3), also numerals, duplexs, misspelt “SHORCHAM CAMP” skeletonc.d.s, etc., also some stamps and pieces, and a photocopy of 1894-1920 returns of letters posted and deliveredat Shoreham in specific weeks. Three Penny Post entires with side portions removed and a few other faultsthough most are fine, one 1824 letter to Serles Coffee House in London. (40+). £200-240

THE BRIAN BROOKES COLLECTION OFCHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY & STAMPSThis remarkable collection was formed with care and knowledge over more than fifty years, and is probablythe most extensive Channel Islands collection in terms of both quantity and breadth of subject to have everappeared at auction; as such it offers a unique opportunity for collectors to acquire many rarely seen items ofpostal history. The collection covers every aspect of the postal history of all the islands, as well as occupationperiod and more recent stamps. Sections of particular note include the distinctive Channel Islands MalteseCross, ship letters and Mobile Box/Boite Mobile mail, forwarding agents, mails sent to and from France,Ballon Montes, and the occupation period which includes the unique Guernsey stamp essay.

NOTE - THE FOLLOWING LOT WILL NOT BE SOLD BEFORE 2.30 PM

Documents, Maps, Prints, Ephemera.946 Box containing antique prints (c.26, some reduced in size), 1837 “Penny Magazine” supplements about the

islands (2), c.1900 book “Gems of the Channel, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark” published by the GuernseyChamber of Commerce (47 pages + adverts), eighteenth and nineteenth century legal documents and officialdocuments (approx 40), a few postal history books, letters, newspapers, reproduction maps (two framed) andprints, etc. £200-300

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947 Maps. Various seventeenth and eighteenth century maps (9, seven hand coloured), also three early prints ofElizabeth Castle (2) or St. Helier. (12). £180-220

948 Pictorial Notepaper. c.1840-60 Unused lettersheets all headed with prints of Jersey or Guernsey views. (20). £120-150

949 Shipping. 1800-1903 Bills of Lading for goods shipped to Guernsey (10), prints of shipping, wrecks orharbours (8, four hand coloured), 1831 Quarantine notice printed in French, 1800 document selling onesixteenth of a ship for £600, 1826 advert for the “Sir Francis Drake” steam packet, 1856 notice for a shipsailing from Bridport to Guernsey and Jersey posted at Bridport (faults), etc. (27). £150-200

Picture Postcards950 ✉ c.1901-35 Picture postcards (with a few later cards) including cards by “LL”, 1910 cards with amateur but well

taken photos applied (36), etc. (c.233). £250-300

951 ✉ Advertising cards & ephemera. Advertising postcards (some with the adverts printed on the reverse) forhotels, shops, plays, excursions, etc., also cards with hotel cachets, earlier business cards includingLarbalestier’s Eau de Cologne, Royal Yacht Club Hotel, price lists for excursions and carriage hire, 1884 RoyalVictoria Hall season ticket, 1890 Grand Hotel Jersey invitation to the laying of the commemoration stone,letterheads, cabinet photos by Jersey photographers, etc. An interesting lot, some mounted in an album. (115).

£250-350

952 ✉ Shipping. c.1900-50 Picture postcards (and a few photos) of Channel Islands ships and shipwrecks, also somemore recent cards and photos and reproductions of earlier photos, and a few items of ephemera including 1906poem on the wreck of the “Courier”, written up in three albums and loose. (200+). £300-350

Early Letters and Documents953 Guernsey. 1645 and 1662 Legal documents written in French, on vellum, the second with wax seal impressed

with the arms of Guernsey and signed by Jean de Quetteville, Bailiff of the Island of Guernsey and Elizee deSausmarez, Auditor to the Royal Court. (2). £180-220

954 ✉ Guernsey. 1592 (Feb 2) Entire letter addressed “To his loving frend Mr Leonard Mesurer in gerensey geevethis”, the address panel with some staining and a small central hole but very early and rare, probably theearliest known letter sent within Guernsey. Photo on Page 148. £240-300

955 ✉ Guernsey. 1687 Entire letter from William Priaulx in Guernsey, written in French, addressed “For hishonoured Brother Mr Peter Priaulx att Mr Huntons hous near ye Sugar Loaf in gravell lane in London DD”;and 1734 entire letter from Nicolas Corbin, also written in French, addressed “La Presente Soit Donnee au SrJean Corbin Proche du Coudrel a St Piere du Bois Guernesey”. The 1687 letter with minor faults and soiling.Two rare early letters, both privately carried. (2). Photo on Page 148. £150-180

956 ✉ Jersey. 1738 (Sep 7) Entire sent as a free frank, addressed “For the Lady Carteret att Jersey, by the way ofSouthampton” and signed “W. Bladen”, the reverse with fine “PENY / POST / PAID / G / TH” Dockwrahandstamp of the London General Office, “7/SE” Bishop Mark and the receivers signature “Edwards”, theletter missing but containing the postscript “I am now at Coll Bladens in the country” (who provided the freefrank signature), and the date. 2cm tear at upper edge, otherwise largely fine and a rare early free franked letterto Jersey, carried by private ship from Southampton as the post office packet service was not established until1794. £150-180

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Guernsey - Sausmarez Family CorrespondenceThe Sausmarez family were prominent in Guernsey affairs for several centuries; Matthew Sausmarez made afortune as a merchant in the early 1700s and his son John became Procureur-General, the senior legal officeron the island. This position was then held by John’s eldest son Matthew, and when he died unmarried andwithout children the position was inherited by John’s second son Thomas. A third son, Durell, joined the armyand served in North America in the 1770s and 1780s. A cousin, James, joined the Navy where he also servedwith distinction in America and the West Indies during the American Revolutionary Wars and later against theDutch and French; in 1794 he thwarted the French invasion of the Channel Islands, served at the Battle of St.Vincent, was second in command to Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and in 1808 took command of H.M.SVictory in the Baltic. James retired as an Admiral and was made 1st Baron Sausmarez in 1831. John’s secondson Thomas Sausmarez married Martha Dobree with whom he had seven children including Harriet; afterMartha’s death he remarried Catherine de Havilland (sister of his son-in-law!) with whom he had 17 furtherchildren including Durell (who joined the Navy), George (who joined the army, serving in India, Singapore,Hong Kong and China), Havilland (who went into the church), James, Anne and Rose, all of whom feature inthe following lots of letters. Also see lots 1032-1035, 1177/8, 1182, 1185, 1188/9, 1194-1196, 1331/2.

957 ✉ John/Matthew Sausmarez. 1719 Entire letters from London to Matthew Sausmarez in Guernsey, or fromGuernsey to Matthew at his house in London, both privately carried; and 1768-69 entire letters from Poole toJohn Sausmarez in Guernsey both addressed via Southampton, with “POOL” handstamps and endorsementsof the forwarding agent William Seward. A few faults, the 1768 entire letter with the forwarders endorsementpartly torn away, but scarce early letters all prior to the start of the packet service to the islands. Also twodocuments. (6). £160-200

958 ✉ Durell Sausmarez - American War of Independence. 1777 (April 10) Entire letter from Durell Sausmarez,Ensign in the Kings or 8th Regiment at Niagara, addressed to Thomas Sausmarez in Guernsey “to the care ofMr Seward Merct. Southampton” handstamped “CORK” and “SHIP” (Rob. S1), Dublin “JY/1” and London“8/JY” Bishop Marks, the reverse endorsed by the forwarding agent Mr Seward. His first letter home for sixmonths due to the St. Lawrence freezing so no vessel could leave for England, Durell describes the fort, thewaterfalls and the local Indians. Also 1778 entire letter from London to “Ensign Sausmarez of the 8th or KingsRegt, Niagara” privately carried with a box sent via Le Marchant & Gill of Quebec, the flap endorsed “rec. 1stJuly 78 & forwarded by Sir your mo. ob. servt. Le Marchant & Gill”; and 1784 (Aug 13) entire letter fromDurell (now a Second Lieutenant) at Niagara to his brother, privately carried. A few edge faults to the ingoingletter, otherwise generally fine. An exceptional trio from the American revolutionary wars, the first with ascarce Cork Ship handstamp. (3). Photo on Page 148. £650-850

959 ✉ Thomas Sausmarez. 1793 Entire from Sir James Sausmarez endorsed “Postage 2d” and 1793 entire letterfrom Jersey both to Thomas in Guernsey, with a bill from Ann Watson, the Guernsey Postmistress, fordelivering letters to T. Sausmarez in 1793, both these letters presumably included on that bill. (3). £100-120

960 ✉ Thomas Sausmarez. 1794-1832 Entire letters (10) and entires (3) to Thomas in Guernsey, six endorsed viaWeymouth, one via Southampton with partial forwarding agents endorsement, one privately carried. Also 1805 and 1814 bills from Ann Watson, the Guernsey Postmistress, for delivering letters to T. Sausmarez.(15). £120-150

961 ✉ Thomas Sausmarez. 1796-1822 Entire letters (3) and entires (3) all sent as free franks from London (5, allwith Free datestamps, the last a printed Admiralty-Office O.H.M.S entire) or from Newport, all to Thomas inGuernsey. Also 1796 and 1822 bills from Ann Watson, the Guernsey Postmistress, for letters delivered to T.Sausmarez, both bills including one of the letters in this lot, showing Watson charged 2d for delivering a freefranked letter in 1796, but had reduced this to 1d by 1822. A scarce group, free letters very unusual to theChannel Islands. (8). £200-250

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962 ✉ Admiral Sir James Sausmarez. 1810-13 Entire letters posted from Cheltenham, Portsmouth or London allto Thomas Sausmarez in Guernsey; and 1811 (May 15) letter from “Victory in Wingo Sound” to Sir FrancisFreeling at the General Post Office, acknowledging receipt of letters for the fleet sent via Harwich and tellingFreeling he will collect and forward the foreign postage which is due, signed by Admiral Sausmarez (noaddress panel). (4). £160-200

963 ✉ Durell Sausmarez. 1813-40 Entire letters from Durell Sausmarez written whilst serving on various navalships to his family in Guernsey (29), or from Guernsey to Durell (31), many of these to naval ships. The lettersfrom Durell include items headed from H.M.S “Pyramus” (2), “La Ville de la Orient” (a French privateercaptured by the “Pyramus”), H.M.S “Queen Charlotte”, “Prince” (3), “Amphion” (4, one at Bermuda), “Tagus”(7, at the River Tagus, Naples, Malta and Algiers), “Hind” (4), “Alligator”, “Zebra”, “Hoogley”, postmarksinclude green dated “LISBON / F” and “MALTA / F” of the Falmouth Packet Office, ship letters of Portsmouthand Penzance, India Letters of Deal and Devonport, one letter with a Naples forwarding agent’s endorsement.Letters from Guernsey to Durell include items addressed to H.M.S “Vengeur” (2), “Tagus” at Malta (3),“Hind” (5), “Salisbury” at Bermuda (11, one redirected to the “Argus”), “Argus” at Halifax Nova Scotia,“Britannia” and “Alligator” (2). Handstamps on outgoing letters from Guernsey include Guernsey scrolls (14,many poor), St. Malo, and ship letters of Weymouth (2), Plymouth, Portsmouth and London. Also two folderscontaining transcriptions of these letters and many others by Durell or other members of the Sausmarez family.An interesting correspondence. (60+). £1,200-1,500

964 ✉ George Sausmarez - India & the Far East. 1837-71 Entire letters (5) and covers (14) with 1837-46 entireletters from George in India (3) or Singapore; 1846 entire letter from London to “Lt Geo de Sausmarez, Adjt.21st Madras N.I, Singapore”; and covers to Sausmarez comprising 1861 G.B to Hong Kong (2, franked 6d),1861 stampless O.H.M.S cover from Calcutta to “Colonel De Sausmarez, Comd 21 Madras N. Inf with theChina Forces, Singapore” and redirected to Hong Kong, 1861 cover from India to Singapore, 1869 cover fromG.B to India franked 6d and redirected with India 1a, 1865-69 internal India covers franked 1/2a or 1a (3),stampless internal O.H.M.S India covers signed by Lord Napier (C. in C., India) or Lord Roberts (AdjutantGeneral, winner of the VC during the Indian Mutiny, later C. in C. during the Boer War), 1871 covers fromBurma with India 1/2a pair, 2a or 4a tied by “RANGOON / 156” duplexs, and 1871 cover from G.B to Indiafranked 1/-. (19). £500-600

965 ✉ George Sausmarez. 1841-42 Entire letters from Guernsey to George Sausmarez at Madras, endorsed “viaSouthampton” or “per private steamer via Southampton” both with Guernsey c.d.s and differing“SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP LETTER” handstamps, various Indian datestamps. Unusual examples of ChannelIslands mail directed by private steamer via Southampton, to an overseas address. (2). £120-150

966 ✉ 1798-1848 Entire letters (18) and entires (2) from or to Havilland, George, Matthew, Harriet and other familymembers, including letters from Guernsey (7) or to Guernsey (4), others sent within England, one 1824 entirefrom Cape Castle to Guernsey, handstamps include “GUERNSEY” scrolls (4, all good strikes) andSouthampton Ship Letter on entire letter from Sausmarez Manor. (20). £180-200

Handstamps and Cancellations967 ✉ c.1859-1986 Covers and cards in six albums and loose, mainly QEII period with studies of Jersey and

Guernsey machine cancels and slogans, also special event cancels, etc. £200-300

968 ✉ 1876-1977 Covers and cards (50) including perfins with “DE G” on 1876 1d red, “LSWR”, “GWR”, “WCA”,also 1971 strike posts, 1938 registered FDC from Guernsey to New Zealand damaged in transit with violet“RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION / EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA” and a New Zealandambulance envelope, etc. Also many cancels on single stamps, some surface printed issues. (50 + stamps).

£150-200

Guernsey

969 ✉ 1795-1808 Entire letters (2) and entires (3) all with curved “GUERNSEY” comprising 46mm first type, 49mmsecond type (3) and 37mm third type, fair to fine strikes, one entire to Jersey. (5). £200-240

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970 ✉ 1810-20 Entire letters showing the two types of “GUERNSEY” scroll handstamps, both exceptionally finestrikes. (2). £180-220

971 ✉ � 1810-28 Entire letters (7), entires (6) and a front all with “GUERNSEY” scroll handstamps, comprising firsttype used 1810-17 (7) and second type used 1817-30 (7), fair to fine strikes. (14). £450-550

972 ✉ 1816 Entire letter from a Swedish ship owner in Guernsey, prepaid 2/1 to France with a fine first type“GUERNSEY” scroll, and 1825 entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London carried on the Hamburg ship“Wilhelmina” to Guernsey where it was illegally posted as an inland letter, with second type “GUERNSEY”scroll handstamp. (2). £120-150

973 ✉ 1827-35 Entire letters from Guernsey to Perkins & Heath, Perkins & Bacon or Perkins, Bacon & Heath inLondon, two with Guernsey scroll handstamp or double arc datestamp, one with blue boxed “SHIP LETTER/ SOUTHAMPTON”, the others posted in Southampton or London, all with interesting contents concerningthe printing of Guernsey banknotes. (5). £150-180

974 ✉ 1830 (June 7) Entire letter from New Town, Guernsey to London backstamped by superb circular double arc“GUERNSEY” with the date omitted, used in its first week of use, very scarce. Photo on Page 148.

£180-220

975 ✉ � 1832-39 Entire letters (8) and an entire with Guernsey double arc datestamps, one 1832 entire letter fromBuenos Ayres to London illegally posted as an inland letter in Guernsey. Also 1844 piece and 1849 cover withdiffering double arc datestamps both showing an inverted “7” instead of a “4” in the year date. (11).

£100-120

976 ✉ 1845-1904 Entire letters, covers and cards in an album and loose with double arc or single ring datestamps,duplexs and squared circles. (60). £180-220

977 ✉ � 1854-98 Covers all addressed abroad with stampless 1854 cover prepaid 8d to Brazil endorsed “Per Steamervia Liverpool”, the Guernsey double arc datestamp in yellow; 1857-59 covers to China franked 8d (3, allreduced at right with a third stamp probably removed, also three other covers or fronts with stamps cut out);1861 cover to New Zealand franked 6d; 1880 cover to S.S “Pekin” at Malta franked 21/2d, handstamped “T”and charged 5d; 1890-98 covers franked 21/2d to Constantinople, USA or Queensland all with Guernseysquared circles. (12). £160-200

978 ✉ 1869 Cover with a nine line extract from the state penal code relating to the unauthorised opening or thesuppression of letters printed in the upper left corner, sent to Plymouth with a 1d red tied by Guernsey duplex,very unusual. Photo on Page 148. £100-120

979 ✉ 1872-85 Covers to the Murray family in India all with surface printed stamps tied by Guernsey 324 duplexs,frankings include 1867-80 9d pale straw (2 covers), 1/- green, 1876 8d orange (3 covers), 1880 21/2d blue x 2,1880 1d x 5, 1880 1d + 4d grey-brown, 1881 5d indigo (3 covers), 1d lilac x 5, 1884 5d green, some faults.(14). Photo on Page 148. £400-500

980 ✉ 1904-c.1909 Picture postcards with KEVII 1/2d tied by “GUERNSEY / M.O.O” c.d.s or undated Guernseyparcel handstamp, the latter used in error during the busy Christmas period. Also a 1927 wireless receivinglicence bearing the Guernsey M.O.O c.d.s. (3). £80-100

Guernsey Sub-Offices

981 ✉ Catel. 1859 Cover to Hong Kong franked 6d tied by Guernsey 324 duplex, backstamped by a fine “CATEL”undated circle, London and Hong Kong datestamps, very scarce. Photo on Page 148. £200-250

982 ✉ Catel/Market Place - Parcel Post. 1905 Catel and c.1918 Market Place Parcel Post labels each with c.d.s ofthe office, the first bearing KEVII 2d pair tied by Guernsey parcel cancels, the Market Place c.d.s with yeardate omitted. Scarce. (2). Photo on Page 200. £140-160

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983 ✉ Cobo. 1911-32 Picture postcards (5) and a cover all with Cobo rubber datestamps, four clearly different typesincluding a very large (38mm) datestamp on 1918 stampless cover to a P.O.W in Germany but returned withyellow “Retour” label and “UNDELIVERABLE” cachet. (6). Photo on Page 150. £130-150

984 ✉ � Forest. 1905-26 Postcards (6), cover and a front all with Forest rubber datestamps, with “Guernsey” or“Channel Islands” at the base. (8). £140-160

985 ✉ St. Martin’s. 1858 Cover to London with 1d red tied by Guernsey 324 duplex, backstamped superb “ST.MARTIN’S” undated circle in blue, very scarce. Photo on Page 148. £200-240

986 ✉ St. Sampson’s. 1856 Cover to Scotland franked 1d tied by an unclear numeral with fine “ST-SAMPSON’S”undated circle in green on the front, scarce. Photo on Page 148. £160-200

987 ✉ St. Sampson’s. 1858 Cover to London with 1d tied by Guernsey 324 duplex, backstamped superb “ST-SAMPSON’S” undated circle in blue, scarce. Photo on Page 148. £150-180

988 St. Saviours & St. Peters - Post Boxes. 1855 (Oct 22) Letter from F. Hill at the G.P.O to S. Priaulx at St.Peters refusing an application for an additional letter box or receiving house at St. Peters; 1856 (June 5) G.P.Oletter to Admiral Mansell at St. Saviours again refusing a request for a Pillar Letter Box; and 1859 (July) letterto Rowland Hill signed by five inhabitants of St. Peters and St. Saviours again requesting a Pillar Box in thearea. A unique group. (3). £100-120

989 ✉ St. Saviours. 1907-27 Picture postcards (6) and a cover all with St. Saviours rubber datestamps, three differingtypes, with “Guernsey” or “Channel Islands” at the base. (7). £130-150

990 ✉ � 1859-1974 Covers and cards (182, also stamps, pieces, P.O and telegraph forms, C.O.Ps, a few prints, photos,etc), the written up collection in four albums with covers and cards from Braye Rd (3), Catel (21, with 1859undated circle on part cover to Hong Kong and 1899 c.d.s), Cobo (11 with three WW2 covers), rare CollingsRd skeleton c.d.s on 1974 registered cover and C.O.P, Forest (5, with two WW2 covers), Les Brassieres onC.O.P, Les Graves (6), L’Islet (12), Market Place (13, with three WW2 covers), rare Pleinmont Rd c.d.s on 1958registered cover and C.O.P, Quay (5), St. Andrews (23, with 1899 c.d.s), St. Johns (4), St. Martins (23, threewith “Cow Lane” Bazaar cachets), St. Peter in the Wood (11), St. Sampsons (27, with two WW2 covers), St.Saviours (6, with three WW2 covers), The Vale (6), Torteval (3), Vale Rd (8), Ville au Roi (4), a fine collection.(182++). £1,000-1,200

Jersey

991 ✉ 1795 Entire letter written and signed by Lt. Col. Philip Fall, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, to London withvery fine curved “JERSEY”, two small mount stains on reverse flap, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page150. £150-180

992 ✉ 1796 Entire letter prepaid 1/7 from St. Ouens to Germany with curved “JERSEY”, a Paid datestampapplied in London and small “D’ANGLETERRE” applied upon arrival in France, fine and scarce. Photo onPage 150. £160-200

993 ✉ 1801 Entire to London with first type straight line “JERSEY”, scarce so fine. Photo on Page 150. £150-180

994 ✉ 1806 Entire and 1830 entire letter both to London showing the two types of “JERSEY” straight linehandstamps, both good strikes. (2). £200-240

995 ✉ 1808-10 Entire letters (5) and entires (3) all with second type straight line “JERSEY” handstamps, poor togood strikes, one entire letter from St. Servan in France, three items to Guernsey. (8). £300-350

996 ✉ 1810-17 Entire letter and entires (5) all with first type “JERSEY” scroll handstamps, mainly fine strikes, fiveto Guernsey. (6). £240-300

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997 ✉ 1813-19 Entire letters with unusually fine examples of the two types of “JERSEY” scroll handstamps, thesecond truly superb. (2). Photo on Page 150. £200-240

998 ✉ 1817-21 Entire letter and entires (3) all with good to fine second type “JERSEY” scroll handstamps, twoaddressed to Guernsey. (4). £160-200

999 ✉ 1821 Entire letter prepaid 3/1 to Spain, backstamped with a fine second type “JERSEY” scroll, unusual on aletter addressed abroad. £100-120

1000 ✉ 1824-28 Entire letter and entires (2) all showing the re-use of the first type “JERSEY” scroll handstamp, oneunusually with two strikes. Three fine examples of this re-use, which occurred in 1822-30. (3). £150-200

1001 ✉ 1830-51 Prestamp and stampless entire letters (8) and an entire all with Jersey double arc datestamps including1834 entire letter written in St. Servan, France; 1838 entire letter prepaid 1/3 to Mauritius with red LondonPaid Ship Letter datestamp; 1847-48 entire letters prepaid to Oporto or Spain both with a red Jersey datestampon the front; 1851 entire prepaid to Malta with the rate altered from 1/3 to 1/- and a blue Jersey datestampobliterating the incorrect 1/3 rate, etc. Also two locally addressed 1839-41 entire letters delivered by hand.(11). £180-220

1002 ✉ 1843-1924 Covers and cards written up in two albums and loose with studies of double arc, single and doublering datestamps, “409” obliterators, duplexs and squared circles. (123). £300-400

1003 ✉ Skeleton c.d.s. 1845 (Nov 8) Entire letter prepaid 1/9 to Oporto with superb 35mm “JERSEY” skeleton c.d.s(with star at base) in red on the front, London Paid datestamp and blue Oporto arrival datestamp and “280”charge mark. A superb use of this rare datestamp, exhibition quality. Photo on Page 150. £400-500

1004 ✉ Skeleton c.d.s. 1848 (June 14) Entire letter to France sent via London and Boulogne backstamped with secondtype unframed “JERSEY” skeleton datestamp in red, partly overstruck by London transit c.d.s, otherwise fineand very scarce. Photo on Page 150. £250-300

1005 ✉ Skeleton c.d.s. 1848 Entire franked 1d from Swansea to Jersey, backstamped upon arrival with second typeunframed “JERSEY” skeleton datestamp (June 16) in red, applied across the flap, minor faults. £100-120

1006 ✉ 1856-78 Entire letter and covers addressed abroad comprising 1856 entire letter to USA with embossed 1/-green tied by “409” obliterator, 1869 covers franked 6d to Canada tied by Jersey 409 duplexs (2, one withseven Canadian backstamps), and 1878 cover to Hawaii with 2d blue plate 15 pair tied by Jersey 409 duplexs,the last an unusual destination. (4). Photo on Page 150. £150-180

1007 ✉ 1862-75 Stamped entires and covers to Europe all with Jersey 409 duplexs (8) or “409” obliterator, comprising1862 entire to Italy franked 1856 6d; 1874 cover to Austria franked 1873 3d; 1875 entire to Berlin franked1870 11/2d pair; and six 1865-71 entires to Oporto franked 1862-64 4d pair, 1865-73 6d (2 covers) or 1867-806d (3 covers). (9). £240-280

1008 ✉ 1876-82 Covers to Cape Town bearing 1873-80 6d grey or 1/- green tied by Jersey 409 duplex, or 1880-83 6dgrey (5 covers) all tied by Jersey squared circles, six covers from G. Luce, Eau de Cologne manufacturer,illustrated with prize medals won at Cape Town (1877) or Sydney (1879) exhibitions. (7). £180-220

1009 ✉ 1883-96 Covers (6) and postal stationery postcards (3) addressed abroad, all cancelled by Jersey squaredcircles, comprising 1883 cover to Cairo franked 21/2d blue, 1888 cover to New South Wales bearing six 1dlilacs, 1888 11/2d card to “Major Evans R.A, Boaz Island, Bermuda”, 1889 11/2d card uprated 11/2d to Sydney,1889-90 covers (2) to India franked 5d and 1894-96 covers (2) and a card to Cyprus, the three postcards withinteresting messages regarding stamps (one offering used £5 orange at 17/6 each). (9). £150-180

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1010 ✉ 1887-92 Covers and cards with Jersey squared circle cancels, four unusual items comprising 1887 cover handillustrated with a butterfly and flowers, 1890 Penny Postage Jubilee envelope used July 3rd (2nd day of issuebut probably the first possible day it was available in the islands), 1894 Costa Rica 5c postal stationeryenvelope franked by a 1d lilac, and 1902 France 10c reply card sent via Granville. (4). Photo on Page 152.

£160-180

1011 ✉ Registered Mail. 1888-89 Covers to France, the first franked 1d (2) + 21/2d, the other an H size 2d registrationenvelope franked 1/2d + 3d + 9d, all cancelled “409” vertical oval obliterator with oval “REGISTERED /JERSEY” and Granville datestamps on the front, the first also with oval framed “R”. Also 1910 cover withregistration label franked KEVII 3d tied by the oval Registered datestamp. (3). £120-150

1012 ✉ Registered Mail. 1893 Cover to France franked 1d pair + 2d + 3d + 10d and 1892 21/2d envelope to Scotlanduprated 1/2d, all tied by “409” vertical oval obliterators with oval “REGISTERED / JERSEY” datestamps onthe front and “DAVID PLACE / JERSEY” backstamps, the first with St. Malo transit c.d.s. (2). £120-150

Jersey Penny Posts

1013 ✉ St. Aubin. 1835-46 Entire letters (2) and a cover all from St. Aubin with boxed “No. 1” handstamps, the 1835entire letter with “Jersey / Penny Post” and black Jersey datestamp, 1843 cover franked by a 1d red withMaltese Cross cancel, 1846 stampless entire letter to Guernsey prepaid 1d in cash with red Jersey datestamp.The 1835 entire letter with horizontal file fold and 1843 cover with recipients notes at left but still a scarcetrio. (3). £240-280

1014 ✉ St. Aubin. 1836-47 Entire letters (2) and an entire all from St. Aubin with boxed “No. 1” handstamps, the1836 entire letter with boxed “Jersey / Penny Post”, 1843 entire bearing a 1d red with Maltese Cross cancel,1847 stampless entire letter to Guernsey prepaid 1d in cash with Jersey datestamp in red, the 1836 entire letterwith small repair to seal area, otherwise fine and a scarce trio. (3). £250-300

1015 ✉ St. Aubin. 1837-51 Entire letters (2) and a cover all from St. Aubin with boxed “No. 1” handstamps, the 1837entire letter with “Jersey / Penny Post” and black Jersey datestamp, 1845 stampless entire letter prepaid 1d incash with red Jersey datestamp, 1851 cover to Guernsey franked by a 1d red cancelled “409”, the “No. 1”unusually in green ink. A scarce trio. (3). Photo on Page 152. £300-350

1016 ✉ 1842-51 Entires and covers comprising 1842 entire letter with 1d red tied by Maltese Cross and boxed “No.4” of St. Clements, 1843 O.H.M.S entire to the Admiralty in London apparently delivered free of charge withred Jersey c.d.s and boxed “No. 2” of Gorey, and 1851 cover (letter enclosed) with 1d red cancelled “409” andboxed “No. 1” of St. Aubin. The “No. 1” handstamp unusually in green, the “No. 2” and “No. 4” handstampsvery scarce. (3). Photo on Page 152. £300-350

Jersey Sub-Offices

1017 ✉ Augres. 1910 Registered cover bearing QV 1/2d and a 21/2d stationery cut-outs each cancelled oval“REGISTERED / JERSEY” datestamps, bearing a blank type registration label with undated “AUGRES /JERSEY” handstamp, a further dated Augres c.d.s on the reverse. Photo on Page 152. £80-100

1018 ✉ Beaumont. 1854 Cover with a 1d red cancelled “409” backstamped with fine “BEAUMONT” undated circlein green. Horizontal fold through the stamp, otherwise fine and scarce. £100-120

1019 ✉ Five Oaks - Parcel Post. 1904 (Dec 6) Parcel Post label and Parcel Post customs declaration form both withFive Oaks c.d.s, clearly both removed from the same parcel. (2). £100-120

1020 ✉ George Town. 1903 Parcel Post label with superb “GEORGE TOWN / JERSEY” c.d.s, bearing KEVII 3d tiedby undated Jersey parcel cancel, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 200. £120-150

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1021 ✉ Gorey. 1851 Cover with a 1d red cancelled “409” and “GOREY” undated circle in blue alongside, very fineand scarce. Photo on Page 152. £150-200

1022 ✉ Millbrook. 1854-57 Covers both with 1d reds cancelled “409” and backstamped “MILLBROOK” undatedcircle, the first in black, the second in blue. The 1857 cover with flap missing and 1857 cover with small partof flap torn away, otherwise fine and a scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page 152. £220-260

1023 ✉ Millbrook. 1877 Cover with a 1d red cancelled by Jersey 409 duplex, backstamped “MILLBROOK” c.d.scode A, very fine and scarce. £80-100

1024 ✉ Rouge Bouillon. 1900 F Size 2d registration envelope franked 1d cancelled oval “REGISTERED / JERSEY”datestamps with “ROUGE BOUILLON / JERSEY” c.d.s code C on the front, and 1915 Parcel Post customsdeclaration form with the same c.d.s, a scarce pair. (2). £100-120

1025 ✉ St. Aubins. 1852 Cover with a 1d red cancelled “409” and blue “ST-AUBINS” undated circle on the front,horizontal fold which crosses the stamp, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 152. £120-150

1026 ✉ St. Aubins. 1852 Cover with a 1d red cancelled “409” and blue “ST-AUBINS” undated circle on the front,horizontal fold which crosses the stamp, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 152. £120-150

1027 ✉ � 1854-1978 Covers and cards (203, also some prints, photos, C.O.Ps, stamps and pieces) written up in threealbums with covers and cards from Augres (9), Beaumont (7, with 1858 undated circle), Beresford St. (4, withscarce 1913 registered cover), Carrefour-Selous (11), Central Market (2), Cheapside, David Place (2, on 1897registered cover and 1901 P.O.S.B Book page), Faldouet (5), First Tower (6), Five-Oaks (8, with 1902 cardbearing an attractive perforated label “Spend Your Holidays in Sunny Jersey”), George Town, Gorey (9, withscarce 1873 c.d.s), Gorey Village (3), Grands Vaux (2), Greve D’Azette (2), Grouville (6), Grove PlaceWesleyan Bazaar cachet, Havre des Pas (3, all WW2 covers), La Rocque (9), Millbrook (6), Quennevais (2),Roseville St. on C.O.P, St. Aubin (13, with 1857 undated circle in blue, 1856 and 1874 c.d.s showing differingspellings), St. Brelades Bay (5, with 1913 rubber c.d.s), St. Helier Bazaar cachet, St. Johns (4), St. JohnsChurch (11), St. Martins (20, with blue 1857 undated circle), St. Marys (6), St. Owens (13), St. Peters (7),Samares (13), Sion (3), Stopford Road (2), Town Mills (2), Trinity (3, all 1907-08 rubber datestamps). A finecollection. (203++). £1,000-1,200

Uniform 4d Post1028 ✉ Jersey. 1839 (Dec 23) Entire letter from Rozel to Hampshire with Jersey datestamp and manuscript “4”, very

scarce from Jersey. £150-180

1029 ✉ Jersey. 1840 (Jan 3) Entire letter from Rozel to Hampshire with Jersey datestamp and manuscript “4”, veryscarce from Jersey. £150-180

Uniform Penny Postage1030 ✉ 1840-48 Entire letters prepaid 1d in cash with two 1847-48 letters showing differing “1” handstamps of Jersey

in red, 1846 entire letter with a red “1” handstamp of Guernsey (severe faults), the others posted in Guernsey(6) or Jersey (2) with manuscript “1”. Also an 1840 entire letter from Havana to London illegally posted as anunpaid inland letter in Guernsey and charged 2d. A good group, the “1” handstamps of Jersey scarce. (12).Photo on Page 154. £300-350

1031 ✉ Guernsey/Wimborne Maltese Cross. 1844 Entire to Wimborne prepaid 1d in cash with scarce redhandstruck “1”, a Guernsey datestamp on the reverse. Upon arrival it received a Wimborne datestamp on thefront incorrectly dated “JA 27”, obliterated by a black Maltese Cross and replaced by another Wimbornedatestamp with correct “JA 28” date. An exceptional item, superb appearance. Photo on Page 154.

£400-500

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Guernsey

1032 ✉ 1841 (Feb 12) Entire (with final part of letter signed M. De Sausmarez) addressed to William Herries (LordSausmarez) in Edinburgh, endorsed “By Private Steamer to Southampton”, bearing a 1d black BH plate 6, fourmargins, tied by a fine red Maltese Cross. Backstamped at Guernsey, London and “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIPLETTER”. A fine 1d black cover sent as a ship letter to Southampton (letters so inscribed allowed to be sentby this route at inland rates from June 1840, when the railway from London to Southampton was completed,thus saving up to a days travelling time over letters sent by packet to Weymouth). Photo on Page 154.

£400-500

1033 ✉ 1841 (Mar 27) Cover to William Herries, Lord De Sausmarez, Cheltenham, bearing a 1d black GD plate 6 (twomargins, touched at top and lower left), Guernsey backstamp, small seal stain, scarce from Guernsey.

£120-150

1034 ✉ 1841 (May 6) Entire letter to Capt. De Sausmarez R.N in Bath endorsed “pr private steamer”, bearing a 1dblack SJ plate 6, three margins, tied by a black Maltese Cross. Backstamped with Guernsey and Bathdatestamps and “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP LETTER”. Also an 1841 (Apr 16) entire letter from Guernsey toCapt. De Sausmarez R.N in Bath, posted unpaid and charged 2d. A good pair. (2). Photo on Page 154.

£200-240

1035 ✉ 1841 (May 6) Cover to Captain D. De Sausmarez R.N in Bath bearing a 1d black, GK plate 7, four goodmargins, tied by a black Maltese Cross, inscribed “P. Private Steamer via Southampton” and endorsed “Moreto Pay 2d”. Backstamped with Guernsey and Bath datestamps and “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP LETTER”.Minor soiling and recipients note at left, otherwise a fine 1d black cover sent as a ship letter via Southampton.Also a page from a contemporary Jersey almanac giving postal information, including how letters viaSouthampton should be inscribed. Photo on Page 154. £300-400

Jersey

1036 ✉ 1840 (July 27) Entire letter to Leamington bearing a 1d black, KA plate 6, three good margins, close or justtouched at right, tied by a fine red Maltese Cross, backstamped at Jersey and London. A good 1d black entirefrom Jersey. Photo on Page 154. £240-280

1037 ✉ 1840 (Aug 24) Entire letter to London bearing a 1d black, NF plate 6, four margins, tied by a red MalteseCross, backstamped in Jersey and London, a fine 1d black letter. Photo on Page 154. £320-360

1038 ✉ 1840 (Oct 23) Entire to London bearing a 1d black, LG plate 7, just touched at lower right, otherwise withgood margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross. Backstamped at Jersey and London, redirected within London withthe 1d redirection charge paid in cash, handstamped “Red Lion St / 1d - PAID” with a red Paid datestamp. Agood Jersey 1d black entire. Photo on Page 154. £280-320

1039 ✉ 1841 (Feb 9) Entire letter to Harwich bearing a 1d black, OE plate 6, four margins, tied by a black MalteseCross, backstamped at Jersey and London. A very fine Jersey 1d black entire letter. Photo on .

£300-350

1040 ✉ 1841 (Apr 9) Entire letter written from St. Malo to London, privately carried to Jersey where it was posted asan inland letter franked by a 1d black, KA plate 7 (?), three margins, cut into at the base, tied by a superb blackMaltese Cross with an equally superb Jersey backstamp. Pressed vertical fold, otherwise fine, an unusualJersey 1d black entire originating in France. Photo on Page 158. £280-320

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Guernsey

1041 ✉ c.1840 1d Mulready envelope stereo A162 to Monmouth cancelled by a red Maltese Cross and backstamped“SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP LETTER”, unusually without any datestamps but almost certainly from Guernseyand sent as a ship letter via Southampton (though not inscribed by that route). A scarce use of a Mulready witha Ship Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 158. £200-250

1042 ✉ 1840 (May 20) 1d Mulready envelope stereo A151 from Dublin to Guernsey cancelled by a red Maltese Cross,Dublin and London backstamps in red, a fine early use to the Channel Islands. Photo on Page 158.

£160-200

1043 ✉ 1840 (July 31) 1d Mulready lettersheet stereo A21 from London to Guernsey cancelled by a red Maltese Cross,London backstamp, minor edge faults. £100-120

Jersey

1044 ✉ 1840 (June 22) 1d Mulready envelope stereo A181 from London to Jersey cancelled by a red Maltese Cross,London backstamp; and 1841 (April 23) 1d Mulready lettersheet from Newcastle to Jersey cancelled by a fineblack Maltese Cross, backstamped at Newcastle and London. The first with two seal stains, the second withpressed horizontal fold, two reasonable looking and scarce Mulready uses to the Channel Islands. (2).

£160-180

1045 ✉ 1840 (Aug 17) 1d Mulready lettersheet to Carshalton cancelled by red Maltese Cross, backstamped in Jerseyand London, light vertical file fold, otherwise fine and a very scarce use from Jersey. Photo on Page 158.

£300-400

Maltese Cross Cancels1046 ✉ 1841-43 Covers from Jersey bearing 1d reds (3, one superb with four large margins) and a 1d pink envelope

from Guernsey all cancelled by Maltese Crosses. (4). £100-120

The Channel Islands Maltese CrossThis cross was previously allocated to Alderney, and is sometimes referred to as the Alderney Cross; howeverits use in Alderney is clearly not correct as the Alderney Post Office was not opened until 1848. It does,however, appear to have a clear Channel Islands connection, with twelve of the fourteen 1843-44 coversdetailed by Rockoff and Jackson bearing “Southampton Ship Letter” handstamps (one of these with aGuernsey c.d.s, four others with a letter or endorsement showing they were written in Jersey) and one othercover endorsed “via Southampton” with a Jersey origin shown by the recipient. They also list two later 1845covers from Holland to London with crosses apparently applied in the London Ship Letter Office; howeversubsequent study of these suggest they may bear a totally different Maltese Cross handstamp. Channel Islandsmail directed by private steamer via Southampton was usually datestamped in the islands; upon arrival inSouthampton letters were sorted and handstamped “Southampton Ship Letter” before being sent to the LondonShip Letter Office. However such mails could be handed directly to ship’s captains, thus not attracting theisland datestamp and with the stamps requiring cancelling when they reached the mainland. It seems highlypossible this Maltese Cross was used at Southampton, or possibly in the London Ship Letter Office, on suchletters received uncancelled from the Channel Islands.

Rockoff and Jackson in “Encyclopaedia of the Maltese Cross Cancellations of G.B” recorded 16 covers(including the two 1845 London uses), 88 single 1d reds or 1d reds on pieces and just four 1841 2d blues withthis cancel; of these at least 19 1d stamps and one 2d blue were thought to be probable fakes. The followingcovers and stamps are all believed to be genuine examples of this very distinctive and rare cross.

1047 � 1d Red, PI, four margins, with large part cross, very fine. S.G £10,000. Photo on Back Cover. £1,200-1,500

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1048 � 1d Red, NF, two margins, touched on two sides, with a virtually complete cross. S.G. £10,000. Photo on Page160. £600-800

1049 � 1d Red, RK, four margins, horizontal crease, with clear part cross. S.G. £10,000. Photo on Page 160. £500-600

1050 � 1d Red, ME, four margins, with large part cross, very fine. S.G. £10,000. Photo on Page 160. £1,200-1,500

1051 � 1841 2d Blue, AG, with clear part cross, touched or cut into on all sides but very rare on this 2d value, justfour 2d stamps recorded by Rockoff and Jackson, one of which is considered a fake. Unpriced by S.G. but atleast 20 times rarer than the 1d value which they price at £10,000. Photo on Page 160. £600-800

1052 � 1841 2d Blue, SF, with largely complete cross and small part of a second cross, three margins, cut into on theleft side but very rare on this 2d value, just four 2d stamps recorded by Rockoff and Jackson, one of which isconsidered a fake. Unpriced by S.G. but at least 20 times rarer than the 1d value which they price at £10,000.Photo on Page 160. £1,200-1,500

1053 ✉ 1844 (Sep 4) Cover to Hastings bearing a 1d red (three good margins, just touched lower left corner) tied bytwo fine strikes of the Maltese Cross, backstamped in London (Sep 6) and Hastings (Sep 7), recipientsendorsement “Sept 4th 1844 (GHE)”. This cover was first reported by O.W Newport in 1951 as being in thecollection of the noted postal historian Col. Guy Crouch, and is number 12 in the Rockoff and Jackson listing,being the only 1843-44 period cover which showed no evidence of having arrived by ship at Southampton orto have originated in the Channel islands. However the recipient’s endorsement indicates that the enclosedletter was written two days before the London backstamp, which would tie in with a Channel Islands origin.7mm Tear at lower edge, otherwise fine and a rare cover, unusual in having two cancels, both of which are veryclear. S.G. £55,000. Photo on Front Cover. £7,000-10,000

1054 ✉ 1844 (Sep 20) Cover to London bearing a 1d red, four margins, tied by a slightly doubled but clearlyrecognisable Maltese Cross, backstamped “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP-LETTER” and two London datestamps,wafer seal with letter “T”. Ex “Ferry” collection (sold Robson Lowe 1953) and Leslie G. Tomlinson collection(sold Robson Lowe 1963), number 14 in the Rockoff and Jackson listing, being the latest of the fourteen 1843-44 covers. Fine and rare. S.G. £55,000. Photo on Page 158. £4,000-5,000

Postage Due Mail and Explanatory Marks

Guernsey

1055 ✉ 1850 Cover franked 2d from London to Newport, Isle of Wight, the front with manuscript “missent to”alongside a green “GUERNSEY” datestamp, backstamped at London and Newport, very scarce and unusual.Photo on Page 158. £150-180

1056 ✉ 1870-1978 Covers and cards in an album and loose, mainly with postage due marks, many 1970-78 itemsbearing Jersey or Guernsey postage due stamps, some undeliverable mail with explanatory marks, Found Open& Officially Sealed, etc. (109). £200-250

Jersey

1057 ✉ 1804 Entire letter from Thomas Lewis on board H.M.S “Anson” at Malta to Mrs Pipell in Guernsey, informingher that her husband had died in hospital from fever and the flux caught after being injured off the Slovakiancoast a few weeks earlier. Handstamped oval “SHIP-LETTER / (Crown) / PORTSMOUTH” and unusuallyendorsed “Missent to Jersey”. Photo on Page 158. £200-250

1058 ✉ 1850 Entire letter from London to St. Aubin charged 2d with red Jersey datestamp applied upon arrival,endorsed “left Jersey” and returned to London, handstamped crowned “The Party to whom this letter / isAddressed cannot be FOUND / 6 MR 1858”, very unusual. £100-120

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1059 ✉ 1836 Entire letter prepaid 1/2 to Litchfield with a Jersey backstamp, the front with red London Paid datestampand boxed “MISSENT TO / LONDON”, very unusual. Also 1878 Swiss 25c postal stationery envelope to St.Helier, Jersey, but presumably misread as “New Jersey” and so missent to New York where it was delayed forten days, backstamped at New York (Apr 20 and Apr 30), Southampton and Jersey. (2). £80-100

1060 ✉ 1846-57 Entire letters and a cover with enclosed letter all with differing Jersey “2” charge marks, comprising1846 entire letter franked 1d with S.G. type J23 “2” (vertical file folds); stampless 1850 entire letter to Londonwith type J21 “2” (recipients notes on front); and 1857 stampless cover to Jersey with type J22 “2” (openingtears at upper edge), all fine strikes and very scarce despite the faults. (3). £280-350

1061 ✉ 1845 Stampless entire to London with type J23 “2” in black, red Jersey backstamps, fine and scarce. Photoon Page 168. £150-180

1062 ✉ 1859 Stampless entire to “Proche Granville, France” with Jersey c.d.s and a type J22 “2” charge mark appliedin error and then crossed out, marked “try Granville” with red “ILES-C / GRANVILLE” c.d.s, Granvillebackstamp and “8” decimes charge mark. Endorsed “not found, not for Granville” and presumably returnedto Jersey. Scarce and very unusual. Photo on Page 168. £250-300

1063 ✉ 1862-1991 Covers and cards written up in an album and loose, mainly postage due mail with 1904 postcardfranked by a disallowed (but cancelled) postal stationery cut-out and charged 1d, many 1969-91 covers withJersey or Guernsey postage due stamps, also explanatory marks including scarce script type “Too Late” on1906 picture postcard to Guernsey, etc. (73). £250-300

1064 ✉ 1892 Cover to Birmingham franked 1d tied by Jersey squared circle with script type “Too-Late” handstamp.This handstamp was first used in 1846-49 and is recorded as being reused in 1900-06; its use in 1892 is veryunusual. Photo on Page 168. £150-180

1065 ✉ � 1896 Stampless front to London with Jersey squared circle and 1902 unpaid picture postcard from St. Malo toJersey handstamped “T”, both with oval framed “2d/409” charge marks, scarce. (2). Photo on Page 168.

£150-200

1066 ✉ 1897 British Bechuanaland 1d postal stationery postcard posted from Jersey to Italy, accepted as valid andcancelled by double ring c.d.s but underpaid so handstamped hexagonal “T/JE” without value, an Italianpostage due stamp neatly soaked off, otherwise fine, unusual and the “T” handstamp scarce. The messagetalks of posting other Niger Coast stationery from Jersey. Photo on Page 168. £100-120

Parcel Post and Customs Labels

Guernsey

1067 � �B 1892 QV 41/2d Green and Carmine, lower left pane of twenty used on piece each with Guernsey undated parcelcancel, very unusual. Photo on Page 162. £200-250

1068 � �B 1887 QV 10d Purple and carmine, lower left pane of twenty used on piece with thirteen strikes of Guernseyundated parcel cancels, very unusual. Photo on Page 162. £200-250

1069 ✉ 1896 Green Parcel Post label with lower portion for prepaid customs dues, with Guernsey c.d.s, bearing QV41/2d for postage, 6d + 5/- paying 5/6 customs dues, the stamps tied by Guernsey undated parcel cancels. Fineand early, these customs duty labels only introduced in 1895. Photo on Page 166. £300-350

1070 ✉ � 1902-22 Parcel Post customs declaration forms (2) and 1918 Parcel Post label for Market Place, withdatestamps of Guernsey, “L’ISLET / GUERNSEY” or “MARKET PLACE / GUERNSEY”. Also single QV-KGV 1/2d - 2/6 stamps with undated parcel cancels of Guernsey (19) or Jersey (13). A useful group, parcelpost labels and forms scarce from sub-offices. (3 + 32 stamps). £150-180

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1071 ✉ 1906 Large piece cut from a parcel sent to London containing 1,000 small cigars, bearing address label ofMartin Bros. Cigar Shippers, Parcel Post customs declaration form with Guernsey c.d.s, pink “Parcel PostFragile” label, large part label “Examining Officer, Paid Duty Parcel, Cigars, Martin Bros. Guernsey” and ablue-green Parcel Post label with lower portion for prepaid customs dues with Guernsey c.d.s and bearingKEVII 4d pair (for 8d postage), 2d + 2/6 + £1 (£1-2-8 customs dues) all tied by Guernsey undated parcelcancels. An exceptional piece showing a high customs charge, utilising the £1 stamp. Photo on Page 163.

£700-800

1072 ✉ 1908 Large piece cut from a parcel of tobacco sent to Somerset bearing address label of “Bucktrout & Co.,Purveyors to H.M Forces at home and abroad” tied by two “Parcel Post Opened for Customs Examination”cachets, label for “Cigars (altered to “unsweetened tobacco”) Duty Paid Parcel, Bucktrout & Co., Guernsey”,Parcel Post customs declaration form with Guernsey c.d.s, and a green Guernsey Parcel Post label with lowerposition for prepaid customs dues, with a Guernsey c.d.s. The label bears KEVII 6d for postage and 4d pair+ 6d + 2/6 + 5/- paying 8/8 customs duty, the stamps all with undated Guernsey parcel cancels. An exceptionalpiece. Photo on . £300-350

1073 ✉ 1911 Green Parcel Post label with lower portion for prepaid customs dues, on piece, the label bearing KEVIIDe La Rue 6d and £1 pair paying 9d postage and £1-19-9 customs dues, all tied by Guernsey c.d.s. Anexceptional use of the £1 pair, very fine. Photo on Back Cover £1,000-1,200

1074 � �B 1911 KEVII 7d Inter-panneau block of 27 comprising strips of nine from the lower two rows of the upper paneand top row of the lower pane, each with a Guernsey c.d.s. Also 7d irregular block of twelve used withGuernsey St. Peter Port undated parcel cancels. (39 stamps in 2 blocks). Photo on Page 164. £200-250

1075 ✉ 1913 Green Parcel Post label, the lower customs dues portion unfortunately removed, the upper portionbearing KEVII 10/- and KGV 2d each cancelled by Guernsey c.d.s with a further strike alongside. Photo onPage 112. £160-200

Jersey

1076 ✉ 1886-1907 Parcel Post labels with scarce 1886 label bearing 1884 3d lilac tied by barred undated parcel cancel(first year of use) with Jersey c.d.s alongside; 1896 label bearing 41/2d pair + 1/- each tied Jersey straight linetype c.d.s; 1899 label bearing 3d; and 1907 St. Helier label bearing two KEVII 21/2d stamps. (4). Photo onPage 200. £200-250

1077 ✉ 1925 Green Parcel Post label with lower portion for prepaid customs dues, on piece, bearing KGV 9d green(2) + 1/- (4) + Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- (2), paying 9d postage + £1-4-9 customs dues, all tied by Jersey c.d.s,fine and unusual. Photo on Page 166. £180-220

Incoming Mail

Mail to Guernsey

1078 ✉ 1773-1844 Entire letters and entires to Guernsey (17) or Jersey including 1803 disinfected entire letter fromValencia, 1827 entire from Trieste, also five entire letters privately carried within Guernsey. (23). £160-200

1079 ✉ 1806-26 Entire letters (2) and entires (6) from Rotterdam, U.S.A, Gibraltar (2), St. John’s, Newfoundland (3)or Madeira, all to Guernsey, landed as ship letters in England with Ship Letter handstamps of Dover, London,Portsmouth (2), Bristol, Plymouth Dock (2) or Bristol. (8). £120-150

1080 ✉ Falmouth Packets - Missent Mail. 1806 Entire from Barcelona to Guernsey with circular “FALMOUTHPACKET LRE” and “MISSENT / to / BIRMINGHAM”; and 1815 entire letter from Rio de Janeiro toGuernsey with dated “BRAZIL / F” in green and red oval framed “MISSENT / TO / BIRMINGHAM”. (2).

£100-120

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1081 ✉ Cove Ship Letter. 1809 Entire from Virginia to Guernsey endorsed “Ship Nancy Capt. Noyes”, handstamped“COVE / SHIP LE” (Rob S1) and very unusually endorsed “Ship Letter Office, Cove, 28 July 09”, 20mmclosed tear at upper edge, otherwise largely fine. £120-150

1082 ✉ Falmouth Packets. 1810 Entire letter from Philadelphia and 1814 entire from Halifax, Nova Scotia “P.Francis Freeling Packet”, both to Guernsey with green dated “AMERICA / F” datestamps applied at theFalmouth Packet Office, the first a fine strike in a deep green. (2). £200-240

1083 ✉ Rochester Ship Letter. 1813 Entire from Palma, Majorca to Guernsey backstamped by very scarce singleoval “SHIP LETTER / (crown) / ROCHESTER” (Rob. S3), disinfected at Stangate Creek by splashing withvinegar, the address panel with two small holes, the reverse with the ship letter handstamp fine and attractive.Photo on Page 168. £300-400

1084 ✉ 1858-66 Stampless entire letter and entires (3) from St. Petersburg to Guernsey, prepaid in cash, despatch andarrival datestamps. (4). £100-120

1085 ✉ 1872 Cover from the British P.O in Rio de Janeiro to Guernsey with G.B 6d tied by unclear numeral cancel,fine red oval “INSUFFICIENTLY / R DE J / PREPAID”, charged 6d, backstamped at Rio de Janeiro, Londonand Guernsey (3 times). Two vertical creases, otherwise fine, the British P.O Insufficiently Prepaid handstampscarce. Photo on Page 168. £180-220

Mail to Jersey

1086 ✉ 1856-65 Entire letters (4) and covers (2) from India to Jersey, with three stampless 1856-57 items all with“GOVERNMENT / AGENT’S OFFICE” cachets or paper seals, and three 1860-65 entire letters franked 4agreen or 8p + 2a + 4a, or to London franked 4a black with a 1d red applied for redirection to Jersey. Also 1876cover from India to Guernsey franked 2a + 4a. (7). £180-220

1087 ✉ 1857 Entire from the British P.O in Constantinople to Jersey with G.B 6d pair each cancelled “C”, red straightline “REGISTERED LETTER” and red British P.O Paid c.d.s on the front, similar British P.O c.d.s (butwithout “Paid”) in black on the reverse, red “(crown) / REGISTERED” and a Paid c.d.s applied in transit inLondon, backstamped at Jersey. Minor staining and creasing but an attractive entire, the Registered Letterhandstamp scarce. Photo on Page 168. £200-250

Maritime Mail1088 ✉ Guernsey. 1753-1832 Entire letters (13) and entires (9) privately carried to or from Guernsey by ship, several

endorsed with the names of ships or Captains, includes 1821-23 entire letters to Alfred Grant in Rio de Janeiro(10), 1810 entire letter from Morlaix introducing the bearer Capt. Thayer of the brig “Thomas Jefferson” toCarteret Priaulx & Co., etc. (22). £180-220

1089 ✉ 1858 Entire from Guernsey to Plymouth endorsed via the “Raleigh”, posted upon arrival with a 1d redcancelled by Plymouth 620 duplex in a bright blue, file folds, otherwise fine and unusual. £100-120

Packet Letters

1090 ✉ 1780 (Apr 1) Entire letter from Southampton written by the forwarding agent P. Seward, sent together with abox from London, the letter addressed “Mrs Sausmarez, Guernsey, P. Packett”, file folds and staining causedby some internal tape strengthening of the folds. The cutter “Express” sailed between Southampton and theChannel Islands during the 1778-83 war with France, mainly carrying military mails. Other letters wereoccasionally carried by this packet, but are very scarce. £100-150

1091 1794 (Mar 28) “Act for granting rates of postage for the conveyance of letters and packets between GreatBritain and the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and within those islands”, four pages. An important Act thatestablished Post Offices in Jersey and Guernsey and a packet service between Weymouth and Guernsey.

£80-100

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This handstamp was used at Weymouth on packet letters from the Channel Islands (usually Jersey) receivedwithout any handstamp of origin. It is rare used on letters from Guernsey.

1092 ✉ 1820 Entire letter from Guernsey to London with superb “FROM GUERNSEY” on the front, Londonbackstamp, central vertical fold a little torn into at both edges, otherwise fine and rare from Guernsey. Photoon Page 170. £700-800

1093 ✉ 1829 Entire letter from Jersey to Warminster backstamped superb “FROM GUERNSEY”, fine and scarce.Photo on Page 170. £500-700

1094 ✉ 1834 Entire letter from Guernsey to Monmouth backstamped “FROM GUERNSEY”, inside with large part ofthe first half of the letter removed, vertical file fold and a couple of stain marks from tape mounts on the front,the reverse fine with a good strike of the handstamp, rare from Guernsey. £300-350

1095 ✉ 1836 Entire letter from George Town, Jersey to Litchfield, reverse with good “FROM GUERNSEY”handstamp, repair to flap where the seal has been removed with closed tear through the first letter of thehandstamp, otherwise fine. £200-250

Ship Letter Mail from the Islands

1096 ✉ 1771-1815 Entire letters from Guernsey (8) or Jersey with Ship Letter handstamps of Southampton (6),Portsmouth (2) or Weymouth, also 1782 and 1812 entire letters written in Guernsey but posted as inland lettersat Southampton. (11). £150-180

1840-44 Ship Letters via Southampton

When the railway from London to Southampton was completed in June 1840 mails between London and theislands sent by this route could arrive up to a day earlier than mails sent via the Weymouth packet. From thisdate the Post Office allowed mail to be sent by this route at inland rate as long as it was specifically endorsedto go by private steamer via Southampton. Also see lots 965, 1032, 1034/5, 1041, 1054, 1346.

1097 ✉ 1840-44 Stampless entire letters (3) and an entire from Guernsey all with “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP-LETTER” backstamps (Rob. S10 or S12), three with Guernsey datestamps all prepaid 1d in cash, the otherunpaid and charged 2d, two with red “Paid Ship Letter London” datestamps. One with large tape stain, theother three fine. (4). £150-200

1098 ✉ 1841 Entire letter prepaid from Cologne to Guernsey “p. private steamer from Southampton”, backstampedred “Ship Letter London” datestamp, a scarce letter from abroad to the islands sent by this route. £100-120

1099 ✉ 1841-43 Entire letters from Jersey (2) and a cover from Stourbridge to Jersey all with Jersey backstamps, theletters from the island prepaid 1d in cash or franked by a 1d red (torn through upon opening) tied by a MalteseCross, both backstamped “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP LETTER”, the stampless letter also with red “Paid ShipLetter London” datestamp. The cover (letter enclosed) to Jersey franked by a 1d red with red “Paid Ship LetterLondon” datestamp alongside. (3). £150-200

1100 ✉ 1843 Entire letter prepaid in cash from Guernsey to Trieste sent via Southampton, London and Boulogne withsuperb red oval framed “P-F” of Guernsey, backstamped at Guernsey and by “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP-LETTER”, red oval “Paid Ship Letter London” datestamp on the front. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 170.

£150-180

1101 ✉ 1843-44 1d Pink stationery envelopes (2) and a cover franked 1d all from Guernsey, cancelled by a superbMaltese Cross or “324” (2), all with Guernsey backstamps, two backstamped “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIPLETTER”. The 1d Pink Maltese Cross cover with light horizontal fold but still very attractive, the other 1dpink envelope with a few edge faults. (3). £150-200

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1102 ✉ 1804 Entire letter from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to Scotland “P. the Thomas & Sarah Capt. Birchamp” with therare oval “SHIP-LETTER / (crown) / GUERNSEY” (Rob. S1), backstamped at London and Kirkudbright,redirected from Kirkudbright to Castle Douglas and endorsed “missent to Kirkudbright”. A good strike of thisship letter in its first period of use (1802-15) before being returned to the Ship Letter Office in London. Theupper flap removed and rejoined to lower flap to show the backstamps, otherwise fine and rare. Photo on Page170. £800-1,000

1103 ✉ 1830 Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London endorsed “Iris, Jersey”, backstamped red boxed “SHIPLETTER / GUERNSEY” (Rob S3) and a similar red London c.d.s. Seal removed, otherwise fine and a veryscarce ship letter, probably applied in the London Ship Letter Office. Photo on Page 170. £600-800

1104 ✉ 1834 Printed prices current from Rio de Janeiro to London “P. Albion”, backstamped black boxed“GUERNSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S2) and a London c.d.s. £110-130

1105 ✉ 1836-38 Entires from Rio de Janeiro to London endorsed by the “Charlotte, Guernsey” or “Emilia, Jersey”both backstamped by fine boxed “GUERNSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S2) in black and a London c.d.s. (2).

£220-260

1106 ✉ 1838 Entire letter to London “p. Adelaide”, probably from Rio de Janeiro, backstamped red boxed “SHIPLETTER / GUERNSEY” (Rob. S3) and a similar London c.d.s. A very scarce ship letter, probably applied inthe London Ship Letter Office. Photo on Page 170. £600-800

1107 ✉ 1838-39 Entire letter and entires (2) from Rio de Janeiro to London, endorsed “pr Duke of Glocester”,“L’Achille via Havre” or “Pr Dolphin” all backstamped black boxed “GUERNSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob.S2) and a London c.d.s, one with small piece torn from the front, otherwise fine. (3). £200-250

1108 ✉ 1840 Printed prices current from Rio de Janeiro to London backstamped black boxed “GUERNSEY / SHIPLETTER” (Rob. S2) and a London c.d.s, an exceptionally fine strike of this ship letter. Photo on Page 170.

£160-200

1109 ✉ 1841 Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London backstamped black boxed “GUERNSEY / SHIP LETTER”(Rob. S2) and a London c.d.s, endorsed “P. Hebe”, an exceptionally fine strike of this ship letter. Photo onPage 170. £160-200

1110 ✉ 1842 Entire from Rio de Janeiro to London “P. Maria” backstamped with Guernsey and London datestampsand black step-type “GUERNSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob.S4). Vertical file fold (with some wear along thefold on the front), otherwise fine and a superb example of this very rare ship letter, only recorded used in 1842.Photo on Page 172. £1,200-1,500

1111 ✉ 1849 Entire from Pernambuco to London “P Lightning” backstamped with senders cachet, Guernsey andLondon datestamps and a superb strike of the oval “SHIP-LETTER / (crown) / GUERNSEY” (Rob. S1) in itssecond period of use (1844-49) having been reissued from the Ship Letter Office to Guernsey in 1844. 15mmtear at upper edge, otherwise very fine and rare. Photo on Page 172. £900-1,200

Jersey Ship Letters

1112 ✉ 1834 Entire to London backstamped red boxed “SHIP LETTER / JERSEY” (Rob. S2) and datestamps ofLondon and Edinburgh, two filing folds, otherwise fine and a rare ship letter, probably applied in the LondonShip Letter Office. Photo on Page 172. £700-1,000

1113 ✉ 1837 Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London endorsed “P. Phoenix to Jersey” backstamped with goodboxed “JERSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S1) in black and a London c.d.s. £120-150

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1114 ✉ 1839-43 Entires from Rio de Janeiro to London all backstamped black boxed “JERSEY / SHIP LETTER”(Rob. S1), the 1839 entire strangely without any other handstamps, the two 1843 entires endorsed “P GuernseyLily” or “Hebe” both backstamped at Jersey and London, one with heavy filing folds. (3). £200-240

1115 ✉ 1839-40 Entire letters from Rio de Janeiro to Yorkshire “P. Hebe via Jersey” or from Bahia to London “P.Siren” both backstamped boxed “JERSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S1) in black, the first with a London c.d.s,the second strangely without any datestamps. (2). £180-220

1116 ✉ 1842 Entire from Rio de Janeiro to London “P. Antelope” backstamped black boxed “JERSEY / SHIPLETTER” (Rob. S1) and datestamps of Jersey and London, a couple of mount stains on the front, the reversefine and an unusually good example of this ship letter. £100-120

1117 ✉ 1843 Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London endorsed “Hebe”, backstamped by black boxed “JERSEY /SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S1) and a Jersey datestamp, the ship letter a little overinked in places but otherwise anunusually good example. £120-150

1118 ✉ 1845-48 Entire letters from Pernambuco or Rio de Janeiro to London both backstamped by reasonable strikesof the uncommon “JERSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S3) in black with red Jersey and London datestamps, filefolds but otherwise fine. (2). £250-300

1119 ✉ 1853 Entire to Granville with red Jersey datestamp, black “JERSEY / SHIP LETTER” (Rob. S3) and “8”charge mark for the ship letter rate. A fine and rare cover, very few examples recorded of this Jersey “8”charge mark. Photo on Page 172. £300-350

S.S “Ibex” Wreck Mail

The Great Western Railway Co. Steamer “Ibex”, sailing from Weymouth to Guernsey, struck a rock near thePlatte Fougere on the morning of 5th January 1900 and foundered. Two passengers died and 44 mail bags wentdown with the vessel; 42 bags were recovered between the 5th and 25th January, with a further bag apparentlybeing found when the ship was raised and taken to St. Peter Port in July. Mail to Jersey received a cachet“MAIL PER S.S IBEX”, of which two varieties exist with slightly differing size lettering (the first type alsowith dots between and after S.S.).

1120 � � 1900 Front of a wrapper from London to “Brees Royal Hotel, St. Helier, Jersey”, no stamps and some edgefaults, endorsed by the recipient “Recovered from wreck of G.W.Rly S.S Ibex lost off Guernsey about28/12/99, received 14/1/1900” with first (larger) type “MAIL PER S.S. IBEX”; and a single Dutch 21/2c stampwith a partial strike of the second type “SS IBEX” cachet, probably washed off a letter and found loose in oneof the mail bags. Also photos of the ship in 1895 and after being raised in 1900, picture postcards (2) andreproduction photos of the ship, and a part letter on illustrated “Old Government House” notepaper headed“S.S Ibex in sight of Weymouth”. (7+). Photo on Pages 160 & 172. £500-600

1121 ✉ 1900 Cover to “John Tooth, Rozel, Jersey”, water stained and the stamps washed off, handstamped fine firsttype “MAIL PER S.S. IBEX”, the reverse bearing a “Found Open and Officially Sealed” label with Jersey JA14 (11.45 pm) c.d.s, a further strike alongside. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 172. £900-1,200

1122 ✉ 1900 Cover from Liverpool to “Mrs Walter Vibert, St. Lukes Villa, Beach Road, St. Helier, Jersey”, a littlewater damaged and the stamp washed off, with fine second (smaller) type “MAIL PER SS IBEX”, fine andscarce. Photo on Page 172. £800-1,000

1123 ✉ 1900 Cover from Teignmouth to John Tooth in London redirected with London W.C c.d.s (Jan 4) to “RozelManor, Jersey”, the stamp washed off but otherwise in remarkably good condition, handstamped second type“MAIL PER SS IBEX”. The reverse bearing a “Found Open and Officially Sealed” label with Jersey JY 30(6 PM) c.d.s, from the final mail bag found on the ship after it was raised and brought into St. Peter Port at theend of July. Also a cutting from a philatelic magazine reproducing a letter from the brother of the recipient ofthis cover concerning this very item. Fine and rare. Photo on Page 172. £1,000-1,200

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Guernsey

1124 ✉ 1869 Entire letter from St. Malo to Guernsey bearing two France 1863-70 20c stamps tied by Guernsey 324duplex, very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 176. £200-250

1125 ✉ 1870 Entire letter from St. Malo to Guernsey bearing France 1863-70 10c + 20c tied by Guernsey 324 duplexs,small opening tear at upper edge, otherwise very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 176. £200-250

1126 ✉ � 1905-08 Picture postcards to Guernsey (6) all with French 10c stamps cancelled by Guernsey single or doublecircle datestamps, one card written from Parame and endorsed “via Fawn”, the others all cards of St. Malo.Also c.1866-1914 single French stamps cancelled “324” (5) or Guernsey datestamps (6). (6 cards + 11stamps). £180-240

Jersey

1127 ✉ 1870 Entire letter from St. Malo to Guernsey endorsed via Jersey, with France 1863-70 30c cancelled “409”,a fine first type “JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B / JY 22 / 70” octagonal datestamp alongside, backstamped inGuernsey the following day, very fine. Photo on Page 176. £180-220

1128 ✉ 1871 Cover to Guernsey with France 1870-71 Bordeaux issue 30c cancelled “409” and first type “JERSEY /FRANCE / M.B. / JA 30 / 71” octagonal datestamp alongside, a Jersey c.d.s (Feb 1) below, backstamped inGuernsey, flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 176. £160-180

1129 ✉ 1879 Cover to Jersey bearing France 1878 25c black on red tied “409” vertical oval numeral with second type“JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B / AP 1 / 79” octagonal datestamp on the front, exceptionally fine. Photo on Page176. £180-220

1130 ✉ 1881-82 France 10c postal stationery postcards to Jersey, the first cancelled “409” vertical oval numeral with“JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B / FE 25 / 81” second type octagonal datestamp below, the second card with thestamp cancelled by the octagonal Jersey M.B datestamp, a fine and unusual pair. (2). £180-220

1131 ✉ 1896 Cover from Plerin to Plymouth endorsed “Par Commerce” with France 1876-85 5c tied third type“JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B / AU 6 / 96” octagonal datestamp (with curved sides) and handstamped violet“PAQUEBOT” in violet. Repaired tear and flap missing, still an attractive cover and an early use of the firsttype Jersey Paquebot. £100-120

1132 ✉ 1896 Cover from Plerin to Plymouth with France 1876-85 5c tied third type “JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B / SP22 / 96” octagonal datestamp and handstamped violet “PAQUEBOT”, very light horizontal crease, otherwisea fine and attractive cover and an early use of the first type Jersey Paquebot. Photo on Page 176. £130-150

1133 ✉ 1899 Postcard written from St. Brenic to Guernsey and cancelled at Plerin, most unusually with third type“JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B / JU 15 / 99” octagonal datestamp in the lower left corner. Two light verticalcreases, otherwise fine and an unusual use of the Jersey M.B in transit on a card cancelled in France,backstamped in Guernsey. £110-130

1134 ✉ 1903 Picture postcard of St. Malo to Jersey with France 5c cancelled third type octagonal “JERSEY /FRANCE / M.B / AU 15 / 03” and handstamped second type “PAQUEBOT” in Jersey, hexagonal “T / 5 / JE”and a “1d / 409” charge mark, a fine and attractive combination of Jersey handstamps. Photo on Page 176.

£160-200

1135 ✉ 1904-05 Picture postcards of St. Malo, both sent to Jersey at the printed matter rate with France 5c tied by“JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B” third type octagonal datestamps and both handstamped violet “PAQUEBOT”,the second and third types of Paquebot handstamps used in Jersey, a fine pair. (2). £160-200

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1136 ✉ 1904-08 Picture postcards of St. Malo (3) or Dinard all to Jersey all with French stamps tied by octagonalJersey M.B datestamps, one with two strikes tying a 5c pair, the other three cards all additionally handstamped“PAQUEBOT”, second and third types in violet or black. (4). £200-250

1137 ✉ � 1909-11 Picture postcards to Jersey (6) all with France 5c or 10c tied by octagonal Jersey M.B datestamps,all fine. Also similar M.B datestamps on single 1883-1936 stamps of France (13) or G.B. (6 cards + 14stamps). £250-280

1138 ✉ � 1936-39 Picture postcards of St. Malo to Jersey bearing French stamps, and two 1938 covers to Cyril Kidd inManchester with G.B stamps, all with octagonal Jersey M.B datestamps, one of the “Kidd” covers with thedatestamp applied away from the stamps which have been disallowed and left uncancelled, handstamped “3d /409” with 3d postage due collected upon arrival. Also a single French stamp with central 1935 Jersey M.Bdatestamp in red, believed to be the only known example in this colour. (5). £160-200

1139 ✉ � 1909-11 Picture postcards of Carteret or Granville to Jersey or Guernsey, both with French stamps cancelledby Jersey single or double ring datestamps. Also a c.1953 postcard of Dinard with a French stamp cancelledby Jersey machine, and 1863-70 single French stamps (9) all cancelled “409”. (3 cards + 9 stamps).

£100-120

Southampton/London

1140 ✉ 1872 Entire letter from Cherbourg to Guernsey bearing France 1871 15c vertical pair (lower stamp torn) eachcancelled “723” with octagonal “SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB / DE 21 / 1871” datestamp below, veryattractive. Also 1904-12 picture postcards to Jersey or Guernsey with French stamps cancelled“SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB” c.d.s (4) or by a London c.d.s (on postcard of Dieppe) with a Jerseyarrival c.d.s below. (6). £120-150

French Boite Mobile Cancels & Paquebots

1141 � 1855-84 G.B Stamps all with French lozenge or c.d.s cancels comprising various 1d reds (14), 2d blues (13),1855-57 4d (8) and 6d, 1862-64 4d (4), 1865-80 white letters 3d (9), 4d (7), 6d purple (2) and 6d grey, 1873-83 coloured letters 21/2d rosy-mauve (11), 21/2d blue (8), 3d (7), 1884 21/2d lilac (5), with several pairs and a 1dblock of four. Cancels comprise small “1441” of Granville (10), large “1706” of Granville (10), Granville c.d.s(9), small “3176” of St. Malo (15), large “3734” of St. Malo (30) and St. Malo c.d.s (16). A fine large group.(90). Photo on Pages 114 & 160. £700-800

1142 � 1862 4d Pale red, CK with constant variety lower right “K” defective (appearing as a white square) used withlarge “1706” lozenge cancel of Granville. An unusual variety, probably unique with a French cancel. S.G.J52d, £550 as a stamp. Photo on Page 160. £100-120

1143 ✉ 1901-12 Cover and picture postcards (9) with G.B stamps cancelled at Carteret and handstamped“PAQUEBOT” (5, including 1901 cover bearing QV 21/2d), cancelled at Granville with octagonal “ANGL. B.M/ GRANVILLE” datestamp alongside (2), cancelled at St. Malo with “ANG. B.M / SAINT-MALO” single ringc.d.s alongside (franked 21/2d), or cancelled by the St. Malo Ang. B.M c.d.s (2), a couple a little stained,otherwise fine. (10). £220-260

Binic

1144 ✉ 1905-07 Letter card of Guernsey views franked 21/2d and picture postcards of Guernsey or Alderney franked1d, all to France with the G.B stamps cancelled at Binic, oval framed “BM” and manuscript “Paquebot”.Scarce, the Binic BM recorded used 1905-08 on mail from the Channel Islands, probably posted on the St.Malo & Binic Steamship Co. Steamer “Fawn”. (3). £180-200

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1145 ✉ 1901-06 Cover franked 21/2d and picture postcards of Jersey (7) franked 1/2d or 1d, the G.B stamps cancelled atCarteret and handstamped “PAQUEBOT”, posted on the “Jersey” or “Cygne” paddle steamers. One card tornand the cover with edge faults, otherwise fine. (8). £100-120

1146 ✉ 1909 Picture postcards (2) to Jersey with a Carteret c.d.s and oval framed “BM”, carried on either the “Jersey”or “Cygne” paddle steamers, both cards posted unstamped but strangely delivered free of charge, very unusualand scarce. (2). £100-120

Granville

1147 ✉ 1857 Cover to St. Malo with 1857 Large Garter 4d (trimmed perfs at base) cancelled small “1441” lozengewith red octagonal “ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamp (Jan 22), endorsed “Timbre Insuffisante” andcharged “12”. An unusual underpaid cover sent in the first month of use of the B.M. datestamp. Photo onPage 176. £160-200

1148 ✉ 1859-62 Entire letters from Jersey to France bearing 1857 4d rose or 1862 4d pale red both cancelled by small“1441” lozenge with red octagonal “ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamps and boxed “PD”, the first witha small ink stain on the front but otherwise very fine, the second with two diagonal folds which cross thestamp. (2). £160-200

1149 ✉ 1861 Entire letter from Jersey to France “Par Granville” with 1857 4d cancelled small “1441” lozenge, redoctagonal “ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamp (Apr 16) and boxed “PD”. £120-150

1150 ✉ 1861 Cover to Paris “via Granville” with 1857 4d cancelled small “1441” lozenge, red octagonal “ANGL. B.M/ GRANVILLE” datestamp (May 24) and two strikes of red boxed “PD”, black boxed “APRES / LE /DEPART”, fine and very attractive. Photo on Page 178. £160-200

1151 ✉ 1870 (Dec 29) Cover with enclosed letter to France, bearing two G.B 3d stamps (one with faults) tied by Jersey409 duplex, circular “PD” of Jersey and red “ILES C / GRANVILLE” entry c.d.s, then most unusuallyhandstamped with black oval framed “BM”. £100-120

1152 ✉ 1872 Cover to France “par steamer via Granville” bearing 6d deep chestnut plate 11 cancelled large “1706”lozenge, red octagonal “ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamp (July 17) and boxed “PD”. Flap missing,otherwise largely fine and an uncommon stamp with this cancel. Photo on Page 178. £200-250

1153 ✉ 1874 Entire from Jersey to Granville with 1874 3d plate 15 cancelled large “1706” lozenge, red octagonal“ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamp and boxed “PD”. £120-150

1154 ✉ 1879-83 Entire letter franked 21/2d rosy-mauve plate 14 and a 1d postal stationery postcard, both from Jerseyto France cancelled by a Granville c.d.s, each with a red octagonal “ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestampon the front, both fine. (2). £150-180

1155 ✉ 1900-07 Picture postcards from Jersey to France bearing 1d lilac, KEVII 1/2d or 1d, four 1900-05 cards withthe G.B stamps cancelled by Granville c.d.s with octagonal “ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamps on thefront, three 1906-07 cards with the stamps cancelled by the octagonal B.M datestamp. The final card with thestamp partly removed, otherwise fine. (7). £140-160

1156 ✉ 1911-12 Postcards from Jersey to France both franked by 1d Downey Head tied by a Granville c.d.s, one withoctagonal “ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamp alongside, the other handstamped “PAQUEBOT”, a veryfine pair, the Granville Paquebot handstamp very scarce. (2). £100-120

Morlaix

1157 � 1857 1d Red, Large Crown perf 14, with large part “MORLA(IX)” c.d.s, believed to be the only G.B itemknown cancelled in Morlaix. Photo on Page 160. £70-80

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1158 ✉ � 1870 Cover with enclosed letter from Jersey to France with 1868 3d plate 5 cancelled large “2984” lozenge, aslightly unclear red “ANGL. B.M / PORT BAIL” c.d.s and boxed “PD” on the front, arrival backstamps. Also1867 4d plate 9 on small piece cancelled by the “2984” lozenge. A rare pair, very few items recorded sent onthe Boite Mobile service to Port Bail. (2). Photo on Pages 160 & 178. £300-350

St. Malo

1159 ✉ 1856 Entire letter from Jersey to Bordeaux with 1855 2d blue pair (trimmed perfs at top) each cancelled bysmall “3176” lozenge, superb red “ILES-C / ST. MALO” c.d.s (Sept 24) below and boxed “PD”. A scarceearly use in the first year of the service, prior to B.M datestamps being introduced in January 1857 when thenew Anglo-French postal convention came into force. Photo on Page 178. £180-220

1160 ✉ 1858-62 Entire letters (2) and an entire from Jersey to St. Malo bearing 1857 1d red strip of four, 1857 4d roseor 1862 4d red all cancelled by small “3176” lozenge with red octagonal “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO”datestamps and boxed “PD”, the first endorsed “Per Trader”, another “P. Fawn”. All three with horizontal filefolds, the 1d red entire with a few small holes or tears to the fold, the cancels fine. (3). £240-280

1161 ✉ 1859-62 Entire letter and entire from Jersey to France bearing 1857 4d rose or 1862 4d red cancelled small“3176” lozenges, with red octagonal “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” datestamps and boxed “PD”, both fine. (2).

£200-240

1162 ✉ 1862 Entire letter from Jersey to St. Malo bearing 1857 1d red strip of four each cancelled by small “3176”lozenge, red octagonal “ANGL B.M / ST. MALO” datestamp (May 24) and boxed “PD”. Reverse with acouple of stains from mounting tape, the front very fine and attractive. Photo on Page 178. £200-250

1163 ✉ 1862-65 Entire letters from Jersey to St. Malo, the first with 1862 4d pale red plate 3 (trimmed perfs at top)cancelled small “3176” lozenge, the other with 1862 4d bright red plate 4, tied by large “3734” lozenge, bothwith octagonal red “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” datestamps and boxed “PD”, reverse with stains from mountingtape, the fronts fine. (2). £180-200

1164 ✉ 1863-65 Entire letters (3) and an entire from Jersey or Guernsey (3) to St. Malo bearing 1862 4d plates 3 or4, or 1865 4d plate 7 (2), cancelled by large “3734” lozenges with octagonal “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO”datestamps in red and boxed “PD”, two endorsed “Par Fawn”, one with edge tear, light file folds but otherwisegenerally fine. (4). £280-320

1165 ✉ 1865 Entire letter from Jersey to St. Malo with 1863 4d plate 4 cancelled “409”, red circular framed “PD”,octagonal “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” datestamp (Feb 11) and boxed “PD”. Light file fold, otherwise fine andan unusual use of the B.M datestamp on a letter posted in Jersey, probably used in error instead of the “Iles.C” entry datestamp. £100-120

1166 ✉ 1867 Entire letter from Jersey to St. Malo franked 1858-79 1d red plate 100 strip of four each cancelled large“3734” lozenge, red “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” c.d.s and boxed “PD”, reverse with a couple of stains frommounting tape, the front fine and attractive. Photo on Page 178. £180-200

1167 ✉ 1867-68 Entire letters (2) and an entire from Guernsey to St. Malo with 1867-68 4d plate 9 (2) or 10 cancelledby large “3734” lozenge, red “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” c.d.s and boxed “PD”, two endorsed “P. Fawn”, allfine. (3). £300-350

1168 ✉ 1869 Cover to Bordeaux endorsed “via London” with 1868 4d plate 11 pair each cancelled by large “3734”lozenge, red “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” c.d.s and boxed “PD”, a fine and unusual double rate cover. Photoon Page 178. £160-200

1169 ✉ 1872 Entire letter to St. Malo with “EUGENE CADIC / GUERNSEY” senders cachet on the front, 1870 3dplate 6 cancelled large “3734” lozenge, red “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” c.d.s and boxed “PD”, fine.

£100-120

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1170 ✉ 1873 Entire letters from Jersey or Guernsey to St. Malo with 1872-73 3d plate 9 or 10 cancelled by large“3734” lozenge, red “ANGL. B.M / ST MALO” c.d.s and boxed “PD”, one with a couple of mounting tapestains on reverse, otherwise both fine. (2). £180-220

1171 ✉ 1878 Entire from Guernsey franked 21/2d rosy-mauve plate 9, 1882 cover franked 21/2d blue plate 22 and 18841d postal stationery card from Jersey, all to France cancelled by St. Malo c.d.s with red “ANGL. B.M / STMALO” c.d.s on the front, the first with horizontal file fold which crosses the stamp, otherwise fine. (3).

£120-150

1172 ✉ 1887-1907 Covers (2) and picture postcards of Jersey (3) all to France with G.B stamps cancelled in St. Malo,with 1895 cover franked 1/2d + 1d pair handstamped oval framed “BM” in black, 1887 cover franked 21/2d and1903 card franked 1d both with double ring “ANGL. B.M / ST. MALO” c.d.s in red or black, two 1907 cardswith larger “ANG. B.M / SAINT - MALO” c.d.s in black. A good lot, the oval framed “BM” of St. Malo veryscarce on Channel Islands mail. (5). £180-200

Forwarding AgentsFurther information on the forwarding agents of Guernsey, Jersey and towns in England will be found in“Letter Forwarding Agents of Great Britain handling Channel Islands Letters 1673-1855” by David Gurney,published by The Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2011. Several of the following items are illustrated in that book.

Guernsey

1173 ✉ 1794 Entire letter prepaid from London to Madeira “care of Bonamy Dobree Esq.” endorsed “p. the Catherine& Elisa”, with scarce red experimental “OC / 16 / 94 / PAID” c.d.s (Jay 98, used Aug. - Dec. 1794). Also two1807 entire letters from Jersey addressed “Mr Thomas Ogier, to the care of Mr John Le Page, Silversmith,Pollet Street, St. Peter Port”, these two with some splitting to central folds. (3). £150-180

1174 ✉ 1826-35 Entires from abroad to London via Guernsey, all endorsed by Guernsey forwarding agents,comprising 1826 entire from Rio de Janeiro with endorsement of John Le Marchant; 1831 entire letter fromRio de Janeiro endorsed by Francis de Putron & Co; and 1835 entire endorsed by Aaron S. Symes. The firsttwo with “SHIP LETTER / SOUTHAMPTON” handstamps, the third with a Guernsey c.d.s, all fine. (3).

£200-250

Jersey

1175 ✉ 1796-1842 Entire letters and entires comprising 1796 entire letter from London to J. M Merot “to the care ofJ & C Hemery, St. Helier”; 1822 entire letter sent within Jersey to Jos. Le Bailey asking him to receive andforward letters from England and suggesting this could be the start of a regular business; 1831 entire letterfrom Rio de Janeiro to St. Malo directed via Admiraux Le Breton & Co. in Jersey, with “GRANDEBRETAGNE / PAR ST MALO” and “6” handstamps; 1833-34 entires from Rio de Janeiro to London bothendorsed “forwarded by yr o. sts T & P Duhamel, Jersey”; and 1842 entire letter from London to St. Maloaddressed via Godefroy Sons & Co. in Jersey, with a 1d red tied by Maltese Cross. A scarce and interestinggroup. (6). £300-350

1176 ✉ 1826-49 Entire letters from abroad to France, one from Rio de Janeiro to St. Malo directed via Admiraux LeBreton & Co. in Jersey; the others all with Jersey forwarding agents endorsements comprising P. & F. Janvrin& Co. on 1830 entire letter from Santiago de Cuba, T& P Duhamel on 1830-32 entire letters from Rio deJaneiro (2), and William Fruing on entire letter from “La Nouvelle” with red Jersey c.d.s. All entered Franceat St. Malo and are handstamped “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR ST MALO” (4, three also with handstruck“6”) or red “ILES C / ST MALO” c.d.s. (5). £300-350

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Brixham

1177 ✉ 1782-83 Entire letters and an entire to Guernsey all directed “to the care of Mr Thos. Parkinson, Brixham”, theentire endorsed on the reverse “Forwd by yr hble servts 1/3”, the two entire letters to Thomas De Sausmarez(one from his brother Durell). (3). £180-200

1178 ✉ 1793 Entire letters to Guernsey directed “Care of Samuel Tozer (or Capt. Tozer), Brixham” (2, one from DurellSausmarez in Dundalk with some staining); and 1838 entire to Guernsey from Peter Tardif, Master of the Brig“Sophia” at Torbay with “BRIXHAM” undated circle and endorsed “Brixham 2 Dec 1838, Forwarded by y. mobt svt John V. Tozer, agent to Lloyds”. Very scarce. (3). £180-200

London

1179 ✉ 1757-1834 Entire letters (5) and entires (2) from abroad to Guernsey, five endorsed by London agentscomprising M. Perchard on 1757 entire letter from Rotterdam; Wombwell Gaultier & Co. on 1806 entire letterfrom Leghorn; Geo. Jas ? on 1814 entire letter from Bordeaux; Jn McNeill & Co. on 1818 entire from BuenosAyres; Bell & Grant on 1834 entire letter from Philadelphia. Also 1834 entire letter and entire from USA toGuernsey both directed via S. Dobree & Sons in London, with Liverpool Ship Letter handstamp. A scarcegroup. (7). £300-350

1180 ✉ London/Southampton. 1784 Entire letter from Barcelona to Guernsey backstamped with a “24/MA” BishopMark and endorsements of both Peyerimhoff, De Mierro & Christin in London, and Wm Seward inSouthampton, an exceptional double forwarded letter. Photo on . £160-220

1181 ✉ 1795 Entire letter with curved “GUERNSEY” handstamp, addressed to “S.F Dobree, Consul Americain,Nantes, to be forwarded by Messrs Battier Zornlen & Co, London”. An unusual letter sent during the warbetween Britain and France when there were no direct postal communications, somehow forwarded privatelyfrom London to France. Photo on Page 178. £140-160

Plymouth

1182 ✉ 1794 Entire letter from Captain Armstrong of the 8th Foot in Dundalk to Thomas Sausmarez in Guernsey “tothe care of Mr Noel, Plymouth”; and c.1780 entire from St. Austell to Carteret Priaulx “to be left at Mr Anto.De Lacombe, Plymouth”, both fine and scarce. (2). £100-120

Southampton

1183 ✉ 1710-27 Entire letters (9) and entires (2) from London to Guernsey, with forwarding agents endorsementscomprising Tho. Hilgrove (1710), R. Taunton (1711 & 1717), Tho. Bandinel (1718, 1725, 1726), or directedvia John Grove (1715, 1720, 1727), Messrs Bandinell & Co. (1718) or Richard Taunton (1723), one with aDockwra handstamp. Severe faults to three letters, three others with some staining, five very fine. A raregroup of early forwarded letters. (11). Photo on Page 184. £500-600

1184 ✉ 1738-57 Entire letters (8) and entires (4) from London to Guernsey, with forwarding agents endorsements ofPeter Cailleteau (7, 1740-57), Seward & Marett (1757) or Esther Cailleteau & Co. (1758), or directed via JohnGroves (1738) or B. Bonner (2, 1744), all fine. (12). £500-600

1185 ✉ 1760-85 Entire letters (10) and entires (3) to Guernsey, mostly from London but two 1778 letters fromBarcelona and a 1783 letter from Copenhagen with a post horn within circle handstamp, endorsed by theforwarding agents Wm Seward (10, 1760-84), C. Hilgrove (1774) or Hilgrove & Durell (1782 & 1785), fourletters to Thomas Sausmarez, all fine. (13). £400-500

1186 ✉ Antigua. 1774 (Aug 20) Entire letter written from the ship “Deal Castle” in English Harbour, Antigua, toThomas Dobree, Guernsey to the care of Mr William Seward at Southampton handstamped “DOVER / SHIPLRE” and “27/OC” Bishop Mark, the reverse endorsed “Forwarded by y most hble servt W. Seward”. Filefolds, otherwise fine. £150-200

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1187 ✉ 1786-1816 Entire letters (7) and entires (8) to Guernsey endorsed by the forwarding agents T. Durell (1786 &1793), Seward & Le Feuvre (1787), Seward & Pipon (3, 1790-93), Seward & Co. (1791 & 1792) or P. LeFeuvre (4, 1792-1809), also 1796 and 1816 letters directed via Priaulx & Bienvenue and 1814 letter written byPriaulx & Bienvenue and sent with a box on the “Aeolus”, mostly from London but one 1792 entire letter fromPhiladelphia, one 1792 letter with “103 POOL. D” first type mileage mark, mainly fine. (15). £500-600

1188 ✉ 1786-93 Entire letters from Durell Sausmarez in Plymouth (2) or Ireland (3) all to Thomas Sausmarez inGuernsey, endorsed by the forwarding agents T. Durell (3, 1786-93), Seward & Pipon (1792) or Seward & Co.(1792), handstamps include Plymouth, Plymouth Dock, Waterford, Roscommon and red “IRELAND” appliedin London. Also 1806 entire letter from Catherine Sausmarez in Guernsey to her husband Thomas at theOxford Coffee House in London redirected “to the care of Messrs Priaulx & Bienvenue Southampton” withoval “Ship Lre / (crown) / WEYMOUTH”. One 1793 entire letter from Roscommon with faults, the othersfine (see lots 958, 1177/8 for other letters from Durell Sausmarez). (6). £250-300

1189 ✉ 1792 Entire letter and entire from London to Thomas De Sausmarez, Guernsey, endorsed on the reverse “Forwp. y. ob. st P. Le Feuvre 1d” or “Forwd p. Tho. Durell 1d”, with the accompanying postage account from theGuernsey Postmistress Ann Watson for letters delivered to Thomas Sausmarez between June and November1792 which includes these two letters, upon which she charged 3d each (2d for delivery + 1d fee for theforwarding agent). (3). £150-180

Weymouth

1190 ✉ 1794-1805 Entire letters (3) and entires (10) to Guernsey all directed via James Ahier (6, 1794-1803), ThomasMartin (2, 1803) or Nicholas Robilliard (5, 1804-05) in Weymouth, one 1800 entire endorsed on the reverseby James Ahier “postage pd & forwd p.y. m. h. servt J.A”, all fine. (13). £350-400

1191 ✉ 1805-10 Entire letters and entires to Guernsey all directed via Robilliard & Ahier (1805) or NicholasRobilliard (12, 1805-10) in Weymouth, one 1808 entire from Naples with fine oval “SHIP / (crown) /LETTER” (Rob. S10, used at London, probably on letters landed at other smaller ports), one severely torn,otherwise fine. (13). £240-280

Calais/Bayonne

1192 ✉ 1815 Entires from Antwerp or Le Havre to Guernsey endorsed by the forwarding agents A. Mancel or Chas.Sturmer in Calais, the first with Calais and London handstamps. Also 1815 entire from Bayonne to Guernsey,the reverse endorsed by the Bayonne forwarding agents Frs. Gifford & Son. (3). £100-120

Cherbourg

1193 ✉ 1821-29 Entire letters to Guernsey directed via Capt. Poullain (2, 1820-21), J. Boulabert (1823), Wm. Droit(1825) or Mr Bonfils (1827) in Cherbourg, or endorsed by the agents Chas. Sturmer (1823) or Mauger Freres(1829), also a letter written by the forwarding agents Mauger Freres to Guernsey, all fine, five to Thomas DeSausmarez. (8). £220-260

Morlaix

1194 ✉ 1815-16 Entire letters (2) and an entire comprising 1815 entire to Guernsey endorsed by the forwarding agentsP. Aurrere et fils; 1816 entire letters from Harriet Sausmarez in Guernsey to her brother Durell “care ofHuddart, Routh & Garland, Livourne, Tuscane” or from Thomas Sausmarez in Guernsey to Nantes both withH. Dobree Jnr forwarding agent endorsements and a Morlaix handstamp. (3). £140-160

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St. Malo

1195 ✉ c.1676-88 Entire letters (3) and entires (2) all to Michel Sausmarez with two c.1676 entires to Paris almostcertainly from Guernsey, one endorsed by the agent M. Conhue; 1687 entire letter from Mace Cohue in St.Malo to Guernsey; 1683 entire letter from Jean Hardy in St. Malo to Paris telling Sausmarez he received hisletter and forwarded it to Guernsey; and 1683 entire letter from Paris to Guernsey endorsed by the forwardingagent Jean Hardy. Scarce early forwarding agents letters. (5). Photo on Page 184. £250-350

1196 ✉ 1714-84 Entire letters (4) and entires (2) with 1714 entire from Paris to Mathew De Sausmarez, care of MrRenane de Ferrier at St. Malo; 1763 entire letters from Bordeaux to Guernsey endorsed by the St. Malo agentSebire Laisne (2); 1777 entire letter from Nantes and 1784 entire from Barcelona, both to Guernsey directedvia Mr La Dure in St. Malo; 1783 entire letter from Guernsey to Nantes with “S. MALO” handstamp andendorsement of the agents Blaize & Co. The first a little stained, otherwise fine. (6). £250-350

1197 ✉ 1802 Entire letters (2) and entires (3) from Naples, Barcelona, Valencia or Bergerac to Guernsey, or fromGuernsey to Le Havre, all sent during the 1802-03 period of peace with France following the Treaty of Amiens,two directed via Messrs Barbier & Co. or Barbier et Roberechts and endorsed with the forwarding date, theothers endorsed by the agents Louis Blaize & Co., Thomas Aine or Gayler, Jowan & Co., one letter alsodirected “to the care of Miss Watson” (the Guernsey Postmistress). (5). £180-200

1198 ✉ 1815-20 Entire letters (4) and entires (6) sent to Guernsey (7) or from Guernsey (3), directed via Dupuy, Fromyfreres (1815) or Louis Blaize & fils (2, 1818-19) or endorsed by the agents Louis Blaize et fils (5, 1815-19),Dupuy, Fromy freres (1816) or M. Renou Courtier (1820), one 1816 entire letter from Catherine Sausmarez toher brother in Livorno “care of Huddart, Routh & Garland. The three letters from Guernsey handstamped “34/ ST MALO” (2) or “COLONIES PAR / ST MALO”. (10). £280-350

1199 ✉ 1822-31 Entire letters (15) and entires (2) to Guernsey directed via Louis Blaize et fils (3, 1882-31) or M.Barbet (1830) or endorsed by the agents Louis Blaize & fils (1823 & 1825), Madame Veuve fontan frere (4,1827-29), Fontan frere (2, 1825 & 1830) or J. Bte. Gaultier (4, all 1827), also a privately carried letter writtenfrom St. Malo to Guernsey by J. Bte. Gaultier. Four letters with St. Malo handstamps, one 1831 disinfectedletter from Rio de Janeiro with boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER / PAR BREST”, also 1828-29 account for“French Postages” kept by W.P Metivier showing he sent and received his foreign mail via M. Barbet. (18).

£400-500

1200 ✉ 1822-27 Entire letters to W. P Metivier, the first from Barcelona to Trieste forwarded to Guernsey withendorsement of J. Janvrin in St. Malo, disinfected with scorching and slits; the other six all from Trieste toGuernsey endorsed by J.B Gaultier (5) or directed via Gaultier and redirected by him to Barcelona “care ofDaniel Yardon Kennett”. Three letters bear red oval framed “V TRIESTE”, two privately carried without postalmarkings. (7). £240-280

Other Towns

1201 ✉ 1812-22 Entire letters (2) and entires (4) to Guernsey all with forwarding agents endorsements comprisingGordon Shaw & Co. of Cadiz (1812), John Carey of Alicante (1812), Sealys & Goodall at Lisbon (1813),Bardon, Maingy & Price at Naples (1817), J. Janvrin at Trieste (1822), also an 1822 entire letter written byJohn Carey in Alicante. Three disinfected, two with ship letter handstamps of Bristol or Plymouth. (6).

£200-250

1202 ✉ Cadiz - Falmouth Packets. 1813 Entire (one flap removed) from Palma to Guernsey, the reverse endorsed“Cadiz 21 Nov 1812 Forwarded by y. ob. svt R.W Meade”, with a fine “CADIZ / 14 JA 14 / 1813 / F”datestamp in green applied in the Falmouth Packet Letter Office. Photo on Page 184. £150-180

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French Postal Agent in Jersey

The French Post Office had offices in both Guernsey and Jersey from the 1820s until both agencies weresuppressed on 1st June 1843 as a consequence of the new Anglo-French postal convention. Both offices dealtwith the collection and dispatch of mails between the islands and France. The following letter is the only postalitem recorded from either of these French postal agencies.

1203 ✉ 1842 (May 4) Entire from the French postal agent Theodore Fontaine in Jersey, addressed to “Monsieur leDirecteur General des Postes, Paris” requesting that “as he had to dispatch express packets every day to thepostmasters of St. Malo and Granville which called for the use of large quantities of wrapping paper could hebe supplied with some for the use of his office, also some wax”. The address panel headed “Service” anddelivered free of charge, with red “OUTRE-MER / ST. MALO” c.d.s and Paris arrival backstamp, the letterhandstamped inside with the arrival cachet “CABINET PARTICULIER (POSTES)” dated 6 May. A uniqueand important letter. Photo on Page 184. £400-500

8d Charge Mark

Jersey and Guernsey both had “8” charge marks for use on unpaid ship letters to and from France. These arerecorded from 1844 until 1870, but were very infrequently used, and are very scarce. Also see lot 1119.

1204 ✉ 1850 Unpaid entire letter from Paris to Jersey with St. Malo transit c.d.s and red Jersey arrival datestamp witha fine strike of the rare “8” charge mark of Jersey. Photo on Page 184. £240-300

Mail via London and Calais or Boulogne

1205 ✉ 1803-53 Entire letters (3) and a cover, with 1803 entire letter written from Paris to Guernsey posted in London;1839 entire letter from New York to Guernsey with boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER / PAR LE HAVRE” andLondon backstamps containing a drawing of an eagle copied from the American coat of arms; 1850 entireletter to Paris with Jersey merchants cachet and “PAR LONDRES” both in blue; and 1853 unpaid cover fromJersey to France redirected back to London and again to France with 19 various handstamps. (4). £100-120

1206 ✉ 1843-49 Entire letters from Guernsey (4), or from France to Guernsey or Jersey all sent via Boulogne,including 1843 entire letter to France with superb oval framed “P.F” of Guernsey in red. (6). £80-100

1207 ✉ 1850-80 Entire letters from France to Guernsey (3) or Jersey (28), also an 1854 entire letter from Guernsey toFrance, all sent via Calais, some unpaid, many franked 40c, all with arrival datestamps. (32). £200-250

1208 ✉ 1860-95 Entires, covers and two 1d postcards from Jersey (4) or Guernsey (11), mostly franked 4d or 8dincluding two 1d pairs (2), 2d pair, 1857 4d rose (2), etc., various duplex cancels. (15). £180-240

Mail Sent Directly to or from French Ports

Binic

1209 ✉ 1903-06 Picture postcards from Binic to Guernsey (6), four to the Post Office in Guernsey all posted unpaidand delivered free of charge, and 1908 postcard from Guernsey to St. Brieuc with Binic transit c.d.s, allprobably carried on the “Fawn”. (7). £100-120

Carteret

1210 ✉ 1900 Letter card from Carteret to Jersey, 1903-19 picture postcards from France to Guernsey (8, two withJersey transit c.d.s) or to Jersey (13), and a 1906 card from Faldouet, Jersey to France, all with transitdatestamps of Carteret. (23). £200-250

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Cherbourg

1211 ✉ 1817 Entire letter from Guernsey to Nantes with boxed “COL. PAR CHERBOURG”, scarce. Photo on Page184. £150-200

1212 ✉ 1818-21 Entire letters from Guernsey to Nantes with boxed “COL. PAR CHERBOURG” or two line“COLONIES PAR / CHERBOURG”, both fine, a scarce pair. (2). £250-300

1213 ✉ 1818 Entire letter from Guernsey to Caen with two line “COLONIES PAR / CHERBOURG”, fine. £100-120

1214 ✉ 1820-49 Entire letters (2) and an entire from Guernsey with two line “COLONIES PAR / CHERBOURG”, partboxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” (with the lower portion removed) and a Cherbourg c.d.s, or scarce red “ILES-C / CHERBOURG” c.d.s, a good trio. (3). £260-300

1215 ✉ 1823 Entire letter and entire from Guernsey to France, one from the French Consular Agency to the Mayor ofCherbourg, with two line “COLONIES PAR / CHERBOURG” or “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PARCHERBOURG”, a fine and scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page 184. £240-280

1216 ✉ 1829-1910 Entire letters and entires (9) and picture postcards (2) with 1834 entire letter from Guernseyhandstamped boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” (with lower portion removed) and a Cherbourg c.d.s, other lettersto Guernsey endorsed via Cherbourg or with a Cherbourg transit handstamp (3), letters from Cherbourg toGuernsey with Cherbourg c.d.s (2) or privately carried (2), 1870 entire from Cherbourg to London marked “viaGuernsey” where it was posted franked 1d, 1905 postcard from Jersey with Cherbourg transit c.d.s, etc., alsoa few picture postcards of Cherbourg. (11+). £120-150

1217 ✉ 1848 Entire letter prepaid from Guernsey to Saint Lo with Guernsey c.d.s and oval framed “P-D” in black,scarce red “ILES-C / CHERBOURG” c.d.s, very fine. £140-160

Granville

1218 ✉ 1781-1823 Entire letters (2) and an entire from Jersey, the 1781 entire letter handstamped “GRANVILLE”, theothers with two line “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR GRANVILLE” in black or “COLONIES PAR /GRANVILLE” in red, all fine. (3). £200-250

1219 ✉ 1821-31 Entire letter and entire from Jersey with two line “COLONIES PAR / GRANVILLE” in red or“GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR GRANVILLE” in black with underlined “6” and a Granville c.d.s, fine. (2).

£150-180

1220 ✉ 1822-35 Entire letter and entires (2) from Jersey with two line “COLONIES PAR / GRANVILLE” in red,“GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR GRANVILLE” in black with underlined “6” and Granville c.d.s (also a furtherpiece with similar marks), or boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” with Granville c.d.s. (4). £150-180

1221 ✉ 1833-46 Entire letters from Jersey with two line “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR GRANVILLE”, Granvillec.d.s and underlined “6”; boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” and Granville c.d.s; manuscript “Par Jersey” andGranville c.d.s; or red “ILES-C / GRANVILLE” c.d.s, all fine. (4). £200-240

1222 ✉ Malta. 1838 Entire from Jersey to Malta with boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” and Granville c.d.s, boxed“P.P.”, reverse with “27 Sept: 3d” charge datestamp applied upon arrival. Very unusual. £150-180

1223 ✉ 1842-50 Entire letters (4) and an entire from Jersey (4) or Guernsey, two with red Jersey datestamps (one Dec25), one with Guernsey c.d.s and oval framed “P.D”, with red “OUTRE-MER / GRANVILLE” c.d.s (scarceon Channel Islands mail) or “ILES-C / GRANVILLE” c.d.s (4), all fine. (5). £240-280

1224 ✉ 1849-1910 Entire letters, covers and picture postcards from France to Jersey (6) or Guernsey (3), or fromJersey (21) or Guernsey to France all with transit datestamps of Granville or Granville A Paris T.P.O, manywith squared circle cancels, also a few picture postcards of Granville. (31+). £280-350

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1225 ✉ 1859-71 Entire letters and covers (5) and a part entire from Jersey, franked at 3d (2), 4d (2), 6d or 8d ratescancelled “409” obliterators or duplexs, three with black circular framed “PD” and two with red oval framed“P.D”, all with red “ILES-C / GRANVILLE” c.d.s. (6). £300-350

Morlaix

1226 ✉ 1702 Entire letter to London endorsed “de Morlaix”, charged “6” with “JA / 19” Bishop Mark on reverse,probably carried via Jersey. £100-150

Plerin

1227 ✉ 1885 (Nov 9) Cover to Concarneau with 1884 21/2d lilac cancelled Jersey squared circle, a “PLERIN” c.d.salongside. Also 1890 cover from St. Brieuc to Guernsey with France 25c cancelled at Plerin, endorsed “parAquila”, horizontal fold and staining at left edge. The Jersey cover fine and rare, very little mail carriedbetween Jersey and Plerin. (2). Photo on Page 188. £250-350

Port Bail

1228 ✉ 1879 (Aug 16) Cover to Paris with 21/2d rosy-mauve plate 14 tied by Jersey 409 duplex, a “PORT-BAIL /MANCHE” c.d.s alongside. Fine and rare, very little mail carried between Jersey and Port Bail. Photo onPage 188. £250-350

1229 ✉ 1879 (Oct 18) Cover to Toulouse bearing 1d red plate 198 vertical pair + 1/2d plate 10 tied by Jersey 409 duplexswith “PORT-BAIL / MANCHE” c.d.s on the front, light horizontal fold, otherwise fine and rare, with 2012Roumet Certificate. Photo on Page 188. £250-350

1230 ✉ 1881 (Dec 3) Entire letter to Toulouse bearing 1/2d green + 1d lilac (14 dots) pair each cancelled by a Jerseysquared circle with “PORT-BAIL / MANCHE” c.d.s on the front, two light horizontal folds, otherwise fine andrare with 2012 Roumet certificate. Photo on Page 188. £250-350

Rouen

1231 ✉ 1899 1/2d Wrapper to Fecamp cancelled “324” vertical oval numeral, Rouen and Fecamp datestamps on thefront, and 1903 1d envelope to Paris uprated by three 1/2d stamps all cancelled at Jersey, Lorient A Paris T.P.Oc.d.s on the front. Rouen was 40 miles up the Seine, but was visited by sea going vessels, though ChannelIslands mail landed there is rare. Rouen is located on the Lorient to Paris railway line. (2). £100-120

St. Brieuc/Brest

1232 ✉ 1883-91 Covers franked 21/2d (2) and a 1d postal stationery postcard, all landed at St. Brieuc with transitdatestamps of Brest or Brest A Paris T.P.O. Also 1909 postcard from St. Brieuc to Jersey, and a few picturepostcards of St. Brieuc. Very scarce. (3+). £250-350

St. Malo

1233 ✉ 1689-1734 Entire letters with 1689 entire letter from London to St. Malo, 1698-1701 entire letters from St.Malo to London handstamped “DE ‘S’ MALO” and Bishop Marks (4), and 1734 entire letter to Marseillehandstamped “S MALO”, most probably carried via the Channel Islands. (6). Photo on Page 188. £350-400

1234 ✉ 1768-93 Entire letters with 1768 entire letter from St. Malo to Guernsey privately carried, endorsed inside “LeBateau une Prive”; 1773 entire letter from Barcelona to Guernsey endorsed “Par La Voye de St Malot”; and1776-93 entire letters all from Guernsey to Nantes handstamped “S. MALO” (3, two types), “ST MALO” or“34 / ST MALO”, all fine. (7). Photo on Page 188. £300-350

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1235 ✉ 1816 Entire letter from Jersey with “COLONIES PAR / ST MALO” and 1823-36 entire letters and an entirefrom Jersey, Guernsey (5) or from Bahia sent via Jersey with “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR ST MALO” (6,two with underlined “6”, one with “P. 34. P / ST. MALO”) or boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” with a St. Maloc.d.s. (8). £320-360

1236 ✉ c.1820-37 Entire letters from Jersey or Guernsey (6, also one without origin) and an entire endorsed “Courrierde Jersey”, handstamped with “COLONIES PAR / ST MALO” (2), “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR ST.MALO” (6, four with underlined “6” and St. Malo c.d.s) or boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” and a St. Maloc.d.s. (9). £350-400

1237 ✉ 1820-38 Entire letters from Guernsey (4) handstamped “COLONIES PAR / ST MALO”, “GRANDEBRETAGNE / PAR ST MALO” in black or red (unusual in this colour, with underlined “6” and boxed “P.P”applied in error and crossed out), or boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER” with a St. Malo c.d.s, also 1829 entireletter from Alicante to Guernsey with “34 / ST. MALO”, one letter from the French Consular Agent inGuernsey. (5). £240-300

1238 ✉ 1820-38 Entire letters from Jersey with “34 / ST. MALO”, or from Guernsey (3) with “COLONIES PAR / STMALO”, “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR ST MALO” with underlined “6” and “34 / ST MALO”, or boxed“PAYS D’OUTREMER” with a St. Malo c.d.s. (4). £180-220

1239 ✉ 1829-43 Entire letters (19) and a cover to Guernsey all with St. Malo transit datestamps, most from Paris (20). £180-240

1240 ✉ 1839-53 Entire letters (13) and a cover from Jersey (8) or Guernsey (3), or from France to Guernsey (2) orJersey, with “OUTRE-MER / ST MALO” c.d.s in red (4), “ILES-C / ST MALO” c.d.s in red (6, one also withhandstruck “3”), “ST MALO” c.d.s in red or black (3), all fine. (14). £300-350

1241 ✉ 1839-59 Entire letters (3) and an entire from Jersey with “OUTRE-MER / ST MALO” c.d.s in black or red, or“ILES-C / ST. MALO” c.d.s in black or red, all very fine and very scarce in black, two with red Jerseydatestamps. (4). £280-320

1242 ✉ 1843 Entire letters from Trieste to Guernsey all with red “FRANCO” and datestamps of Trieste and “Autr. /Huningue”, backstamped at St. Malo and Guernsey. (3). £120-150

1243 ✉ 1843-51 Entire letters and entires from Guernsey with oval framed “P.F” in red (2, both to Trieste) or “P.D” inblack, or from Jersey with oval framed “P.D” in red or blue (both with matching Jersey datestamps), all withred “ILES-C / ST. MALO” c.d.s, all fine. (5). £240-280

1244 ✉ 1863-80 Entire letters (9), covers (3) and a 1d postcard from Jersey, most to St. Malo, franked at 4d (3), 3d (4)or 21/2d rates (5, one bearing 1880 1d + three 1/2d stamps), various “409” obliterator or duplex cancels, sevenwith circular framed “PD” in red (2) or black (5), all with red “ILES-C / ST MALO” c.d.s. (13). £320-360

1245 ✉ 1864-71 Cover, entire letter and an entire all from Guernsey to France sent via Jersey with black circularframed “PD”, two with Jersey transit datestamps, franked 1862 4d, 1d red strip of three or 1867 9d strawunusually paying the triple rate, all with Guernsey 324 duplexs and red “ILES-C / ST MALO” c.d.s. (3).

£100-120

1246 ✉ 1866 Entire letters from Jersey or Guernsey both franked by four 1d reds but underpaid and charged 12decimes, red boxed “AFFRANCHISMENT / INSUFFISANT” or manuscript “Stamped Insufficient” with red“ILES-C / ST. MALO” c.d.s. (2). £100-120

1247 ✉ � 1881-1932 Covers, cards and a front from Guernsey (2) or Jersey (7) to France or from France to Jersey (4) orGuernsey (4) all with St. Malo transit datestamps, also various picture postcards of St. Malo, etc. (17++).

£100-120

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St. Servan

1248 ✉ 1816-17 Entire letters from Guernsey to Nantes with “34 / ST. SERVAN”, scarce. (2). £120-150

1249 ✉ 1822 Entire letter from Guernsey to Nantes with manuscript “Colonie Par” alongside “34 / ST SERVAN”handstamp, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 188. £150-180

Napoleonic Wars & French Revolution1250 1793-94 Letters (no address panels) all concerned with intelligence and sending people secretly from the

islands to the mainland to seek information from contacts previously made through trade and smuggling;information acquired convinced William Pitt to delay any invasion of France. The letters, mostly sent to theEarl Moira, written by the Governor of Jersey the 6th Earl Balcarres (8) concerning garrisoning the islands,rumours from France, French ships sighted near the islands, landing agents in France, etc., also letters fromCol. Craig concerning a landing in France by the Royalist army (2), letters from Moira or Admiral MacBride(2), 1793 (Apr 16) note from Peter Le Mesurier in Alderney concerning a payment of £60.12.00 disbursed ongovernment service and a similar 1794 (June 12) note from Thomas Sausmarez on Guernsey for £769.8.4 cashadvance for secret services. All fifteen letters with full typed transcriptions, also a printed 1798 notice ofislanders who have contributed funds for the government service. A fascinating and unique group. (16).

£400-500

1251 ✉ 1805 Entire from Guernsey to Malta sent by the northern route via Hamburg due to the war with France,handstamped “HAMBURG” and red “Germanie”, very unusual. £120-150

1252 ✉ P.O.W Mail. 1810 (Apr 13) Entire letter from John Clague, a prisoner at Verdun, to his wife in Guernsey, withoval “TRANSPORT OFFICE / (Crown) / G.R / PRISONERS OF WAR” and London backstamps (June 11).The letter includes “Having the present opportunity by an English lady of the name of Mrs Oakley who intendsto go towards England tomorrow I embrace the said opportunity to inform you of my being in good health .....Mr Gibson & all the other Guernsey men are transferred to the Depot of Auxonne ..... I was yesterday at thefuneral of a young man of High Street in Guernsey named Wm Priaulx ..... a brother of his sailed with memany months ago in “The Love & Unity” ..... the Guernsey men remaining here are Messrs Marche - Chimants- Priaulx & Self ”. Fine and scarce to Guernsey. Photo on Page 188. £200-250

Franco-Prussian War1253 ✉ 1870 (Nov 17) Entire letter from Philip Barbier, ship broker in Jersey, to Mr Level in St. Malo explaining the

difficulty of shipping arms because of Britain’s neutrality in the war, bearing 1d red strip of three tied Jersey409 duplexs with black “PD” and red “ILES-C / GRANVILLE” c.d.s. £80-100

1254 ✉ 1871 (Feb 3) Entire letter from Paris to Rennes franked 20c, sent by the first restored mail service after thesurrender of Paris, redirected to Jersey with datestamps of Guernsey (Feb 13) and Jersey (Feb 14), charged 4d.The letter included “Plus de Ballon pas encre au service regulie de la Poste”. £80-100

Ballon Montes to Guernsey

1255 ✉ 1870 (Nov 19) Printed “Lettre-Journal de Paris” No. 9 posted on the day of issue to St. Martins, Guernsey “viaangleterre” franked 40c well tied by numeral “2”, Paris R. St. Lazare c.d.s, red “PD” and a fine Guernseyarrival backstamp (Nov 25), flown on the “L’Archimede”. A few very minor edge faults with small tear atupper edge, generally fine and attractive and very scarce to Guernsey. Photo on Page 188. £400-500

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Ballon Montes to Jersey

1256 ✉ 1870 (Sep 29 and Oct 18) Lettersheets endorsed “Par Ballon Monte”, written by the same person to theirmother, Madame Bazire in St. Helier, red “PD” and Rue Dierchiel datestamps. The first with two 20c stampscancelled numeral 4, flown on the “Le Celeste”, Oct 14th arrival backstamp; the other with 40c cancelled “4”,flown on the “Victor Hugo”, superb Oct. 22nd arrival backstamp. The first with small hole near lower edge,otherwise both fine. (2). Photo on Page 192. £350-400

1257 ✉ 1870 (Oct 5) Entire letter to St. Helier endorsed “Par Ballon Monte” franked 30c (corner fault) tied by R.Cardinal Lemoine c.d.s, red “PD” and a fine Jersey backstamp (Oct 19), flown on the “Armand Barbes”.Photo on Page 192. £180-220

1258 ✉ 1870 (Nov 6) Printed “Lettre-Journal de Paris” No. 4 dated 1st November with the enclosed supplement,addressed to Laval franked 20c tied by star cancel, R. St. Lazare c.d.s on the front. Redirected to St. Helier,Jersey with boxed “AFFRANCHISEMENT / INSUFFISANT”, datestamps of Laval (9, 10 & 11 Nov), ParisA Calais, Brest (?), London (Nov 13) and Jersey (Nov 15), charged 2d. Flown on the “Gironde”. Fine andvery unusual. Photo on Page 192. £250-300

1259 ✉ 1870 (Nov 15) Entire letter endorsed “Par Ballon Monte” franked 30c tied by numeral cancel, Paris c.d.s andred “P.D” on the front, superb arrival backstamp (Nov 24). The letter begins “Vivent les pigeons ..... le premiernumero du journal de la photographic microscopique ...”. Vertical fold, otherwise fine, flown on the “GeneralUlrich”. Photo on Page 192. £180-220

1260 ✉ 1870 (Dec 15) Printed “Par Ballon Monte” lettersheet to St. Helier franked 30c (small corner fault) tied bynumeral “6”, red “PD” and Paris Senat c.d.s, unusually backstamped by a Jersey 409 duplex (Jan 1). Flownon the “Le Parmentier”, very fine. Photo on Page 192. £220-260

1261 ✉ 1870 (Dec 20) Printed “Lettre-Journal de Paris” No. 17 dated 17 December, franked 30c tied by numeral “18”,red “PD” and R. D’Amsterdam c.d.s, unusually backstamped by a Jersey 409 duplex (Dec 27), light verticalcrease and two mounting tape stains on upper flap, otherwise fine. The writer includes the instructions to“send letters addressed to me put in another envelope addressed to Cadou, a Tillieres-Sur-aure, Eure”. Anattractive Ballon Monte flown on the “Le Lavoisier”. Photo on Page 192. £180-220

1262 ✉ 1870 (Dec 21) Entire letter endorsed “Par Ballon Monte” franked 10c + 20c tied by numeral “2”, red “PD”and R. St. Lazare c.d.s, arrival backstamp (Dec 27), flown on the “Le Lavoisier”, fine. Photo on Page 192.

£200-250

1263 ✉ 1870-71 Ballon Montes from A. Hardon to his mother at Poste Restante, Jersey, each franked 10c + 20c (thefirst three 1863-70 Napoleon issue, the last two 1870-71 Paris Ceres issue), all cancelled “3” or “34”, endorsed“Ballon Monte” with datestamps of Pl. De La Madeleine (4) or Avenue Josephine, all with “PD” and arrivalbackstamps. A fine group comprising Oct. 29 (arrival Nov. 5) flown on the “Fulton”; Nov. 2 (arrival Nov. 8)flown on “Le Ferdinand Flocon”; Nov. 4 (arrival Nov. 10) flown on the “Ville de Chateaudun”; Dec. 1 (arrivalDec. 13) flown on the “Franklin”; and Jan. 9 (arrival Jan. 20) flown on the “Gambetta”, with Paris A CalaisT.P.O c.d.s of Jan. 17. (5). Photo on Page 192. £1,000-1,200

Boules de Moulin from Jersey

1264 ✉ 1870 (Dec 26) Entire letter written in Jersey, addressed to Paris endorsed “Par Moulin Allier” and posted inGranville, backstamped at Granville and Granville A Paris T.P.O (Jan 1), the stamps washed off, minor waterstaining though the letter is still clearly readable. Very scarce from Jersey. Photo on Page 194. £400-500

1265 ✉ 1871 (Jan 16) Entire letter written at St. Helier, Jersey, addressed to Paris endorsed “Par Moulins”, posted atChateauroux on January 24th franked imperf Bordeaux issue 20c + 80c (2 or 3 margins) paying the special Ifrate, tied by retta cancels, never sent by “Moulin” despite the endorsement as the Siege of Paris ended just fourdays after posting, delivered after the siege with Feb. 12th Paris arrival backstamp. Reverse with two stainsfrom mounting tape, otherwise fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 192. £400-500

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Delayed Mail to Paris & Reims

1266 ✉ 1870 (Oct 8) Entire from Jersey to Reims with 3d tied “409”, black “PD”, most unusually with red octagonal“ANGL. B.M / GRANVILLE” datestamp probably applied in error for the “Iles-C” c.d.s., backstampedGranville A Paris (Oct 9) and upon arrival at Reims (Mar 29). Unusually detained due to the Siege of Parisand then apparently overlooked as it was not delivered until two months after the siege ended. A couple ofminor stains, otherwise fine. £200-250

1267 ✉ 1870 (Oct 14) Small entire letter from Jersey to Paris franked 3d, black “PD”, backstamped Brest A Paris (Oct18) and Paris (Feb 25), delayed due to the Siege of Paris, finally delivered four weeks after the siege ended.Addressees name removed and a little reduced at upper edge, otherwise fine, a scarce item that displays well.Photo on Page 194. £160-200

1268 ✉ 1870 (Oct 23) Small entire letter from Jersey to Paris franked 3d, black “PD” and red “ILES-C / ST MALO”c.d.s, backstamped Calais A Paris (Feb 24), having been delayed due to the Siege of Paris and finally deliveredfour weeks after the siege ended, fine and scarce. £160-200

1269 ✉ 1870 (Oct 16) - 1871 (Jan 11) Small entire letters written at St. Helier, Jersey, to Mr Delapalme in Paris, allcarried to France and posted franked 20c (4) or 10c, the first two endorsed “par ballon monte” or “Par Ballon”in the hope that they could be flown into the city, all five however detained and delivered after the siege hadended. The letters comprise Oct. 16, posted at Le Mans with “2188” cancel, no datestamps; Oct. 27, postedat Lille with “2048” cancel and Feb. 23 arrival c.d.s; Oct. 28, posted at Tours after the siege with Feb. 3 c.d.s.and “3097” cancel, endorsed as received on Feb. 19; Oct. 21, posted in Paris after the siege with star cancel,no datestamps but endorsed as received on March 2; Jan. 11, posted in Paris after the siege with 10c (cornerfault) tied “35” star cancel and Paris Ministere De Finances c.d.s of Feb. 3 (the first day of renewed postalservices after the siege). A rare correspondence (also see lot 1265). (5). Photo on Page 192. £800-1,000

Air Mails1270 ✉ 1918 (May 6) Stampless picture postcard of Guernsey endorsed from a member of the French seaplane

squadron, addressed to Cherbourg endorsed “Service Air” with violet circular “ESCADRILLE D’AVIATIONMARITIME DE GUERNESEY / (anchor)”, almost certainly flown to France in one of the squadron’s aircraft.Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 194. £150-200

1271 ✉ 1935-75 Covers and cards written up in three albums and loose, including 1935 (June 26) Plymouth to Jerseyexperimental flight by Whoopee Sports Ltd, 1937 Jersey Airways first flights (5), 1939 Guernsey Airways firstflights (8), 1945 (Sep 10) resumption of air services (3, one with “GUERNSEY CH. IS. / PARCEL DEPOT”c.d.s), 1946 (June 19) Alderney to Guernsey first flight (40 flown), 1953 BEA first flights (15), 1954 HermIsland feeder service, 1954 BEA increased rates (2), 1964 Cambrian Airways first flight (2), 1965 firsthelicopter flights (2), etc., also a few hovercraft covers, commemorative and R.A.F covers, postcards, etc.,some pilot signed. (233). £400-500

Forces Mail1272 ✉ Guernsey - 1d Soldiers Rate. 1797 (Aug 4) Entire letter from Maria Maclean addressed to “Hector Carvy

Soldier 2nd F. Regt at Lochley, Achnacraig by Edinburgh” and signed “Chas Maclean Lt. Col. 1st. B.F”,prepaid at the 1d soldiers concession rate, with curved first type “GUERNSEY” and a red London Paiddatestamp. An early and very scarce 1d soldiers rate letter from Guernsey. Photo on Page 194. £300-350

1273 ✉ Guernsey. 1794-95 Entire letters both with fine curved first type “GUERNSEY”, the first from John Smith,Light Company, 60th Regt. at Fort George, sent to his brother in Scotland detailing his 400 mile march fromDumfries to Southampton completed in 41 day, a further 25 days spent on the “Minerva” transport at Spitheadand three day voyage to Guernsey, the address panel endorsed “Missent to Dumfries”, some soiling. The otherfrom Captain Lombard of the 94th Regt. stationed at Rocquaine. (2). £180-200

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1274 ✉ Guernsey. 1799-1805 Entire letters (4) and an entire comprising 1799 entire letter from Captain Campbell ofthe 79th Grenadiers prepaid to the mother of his servant making her a monthly allowance of 7/6, with curved“GUERNSEY”; 1800 entire letter from the Southampton forwarding agents Seward & Pipon to “Capt Brown,93rd Regt., Guernsey” regarding a trunk shipped on the “Vigilant”; 1805 entire letter from Major CharlesBruce, 39th Foot, with faint Guernsey handstamp; 1801 entire letter from a soldiers widow, written fromH.M.S “Sandwich” at Gillingham where she worked as a servant, to “Major Johnston, Royal Invalids,Guernsey”; and 1801 entire to “Lieutenant Cole of the Royal Invalids, Castle Cornet or Elsewhere inGuernsey”, the last with a few faults, otherwise fine. (5). £220-260

1275 ✉ Guernsey Militia - Despatch Rider Mail. 1797-99 Entire letters, both headed “On Service” and carried bymilitary despatch rider, both from Head Quarters, the first from Major Wm. Green to “Thomas Sausmarez,Deputy Judge Advocate, Guernsey” telling him the General Court Martial is to hold itself in readiness to meetas soon as Capt. Kelly arrives from Jersey; the other to “Colonel Popetin, Army of the North Regt”, telling himawkward men and boys are to be assembled for exercise at least once a week, signed by Inspector T. Sausmarez.(2). £120-150

1276 ✉ Guernsey Militia - Despatch Rider Mail. 1800 Entire letter concerning a reported fire, the address panelheaded “H.M. Service” and addressed “Lt Gen. Sir John Doyle Bart. &c., Dispd from Richmond Bks at 1/4 partEight O’Clock P.M Dec. 13th 1810 Wm Sonelt Brigade Major”, the reverse endorsed “Received at 10 O’ClockP.M”, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 194. £120-150

1277 ✉ Guernsey & Jersey Militias. 1810-1909 Entire letters, covers, a postcard and documents, with 1810document appointing Elias Guerin a Captain in the Guernsey Militia, signed by Earl Pembroke (Governor ofGuernsey) and T. Sausmarez; 1822 printed orders to assemble at Fort George, addressed to “Captn DSausmarez, 6th Compy” and 1840 entire letter from Government House concerning promotions, to “Capt &Adjt Elias Guerin, Capt. Charles Guerin & Lieut John Collings Guerin, 1st Royal Guernsey Militia” (bothprivately carried, possibly by despatch rider); 1851 War Office entire letter to Guernsey concerning paymentsfor militia service; 1872 stampless O.H.M.S cover with letter to Peter Duzuemin 2nd Rifles, carried by militarymessenger; 1884-1901 covers to Royal Guernsey Militia or R.G.L.I; 1908 postcard franked 1/2d with violet“MEDICAL CORPS / (cross) / THE ROYAL MILITIA OF GUERNSEY”; and 1909 Guernsey Militia identitycard. (9). £200-240

1278 ✉ Russian Troops. 1799 Entire letter from Lord Loftus, which includes “Six Thousand Russian troops areexpected here immediately to garrison this island and every British Regt moves away except the Wexford’s whoare in such high fever that the Governor has applied for our being kept here”, with straight line “JERSEY”handstamp; and 1800 (Apr 24) official letter from G. Walker, military commissioner with the Russian troops,to the Governor of Guernsey requesting £166.9.9 to defray contingent expenses. Two divisions of Russiantroops who had been engaged in the ill-fated Dutch expedition were landed in Guernsey and Jersey in late1799; they were conveyed back to Russia in June 1800. (2). £120-150

1279 ✉ Jersey - 1d Soldiers Rate. 1817 Entire letter to Bristol headed “From Jervis Jefferies Private 55th Regt” andcountersigned by the Commanding Officer, prepaid at the 1d concession rate, with “JERSEY” scrollhandstamp. He requests letters to be directed to “Jervis Jefferies, Capt Friends Company, 55 Regt of Foot,Saint Peters Barracks, Jersey or elsewhere”. A very scarce 1d rate soldiers letter from Jersey. Photo on Page194. £300-350

1280 ✉ Jersey. 1797-1821 Entire letters with 1797 letter from Capt. McDonald to “Lieut Colonel M. McLain,Dumbartonshire Fencibles, Guernsey” concerning a visit from the regiments stationed in Jersey to those inGuernsey, with “JERSEY” handstamp; 1809 letter from Wm. Ward, 34th Regt. at “Princes Reserve Camp,Lisbon”, formerly stationed in Jersey, who acknowledges “your former letter addressed to Jersey which hascome to hand”; and 1821 letter with fine “JERSEY” scroll, from Lt. Hawkins concerning a possible promotionat the time of the Coronation. Also 1831 official letter from Government House concerning movements of twosoldiers. The Lisbon letter with edge fault, otherwise fine. (4). £100-120

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1281 ✉ Naval Mail. 1800-14 Entire letters with 1800 letter from H.M.S “La Desiree” at Sheerness, to Jersey; 1805part letter from H.M.S “Strenous” to H.M.S “Irresistable” at Sheerness with “JERSEY” handstamp (faults);and 1814 printed O.H.M.S Victualling Office letter from London to the owners of the sloop “Enterprise” inGuernsey requesting £10.14.91/2 for bread and beef supplied by H.M.S “Imogen” to the “Enterprise”, endorsed“Not Known” and returned. (3). £80-100

World War One1282 ✉ 1914-19 Covers and cards including 1914 postcards from a soldier both with violet “WESLEYAN SOLDIERS

INSTITUTE / JERSEY” (2), 1914 unpaid postcard to Jersey from a French soldier in France charged at thesingle 1d rate with 1d due tied “ST OWENS” c.d.s, 1917 cover with enclosed letter with “OFFICE OF THE /TRIBUNAL / GUERNSEY” cachet, censored covers to Holland, forces mail to Guernsey, etc. Also an unusedcard “Unsere Burg - Camp Jersey” showing a hut at the P.O.W Camp, printed from a drawing made by a P.O.W,H. Muller. (16) £80-100

1283 ✉ P.O.W Mail. 1915-17 Stampless P.O.W envelopes (2) and a photographic postcard of a P.O.W, all sent fromthe camp, one with superb red “JERSEY / P.C / CHANNEL ISLANDS” and a St. Peters c.d.s (opening faultswith piece missing at upper left corner), the other two with “POST FREE / P.C / PRISONERS OF WAR”; andthree postcards from Germany to P.O.Ws in the camp with the Post Free P.C cachet (2) or “P.C”. Also twounused printed cards copied from drawings by a P.O.W., H. Muller, showing a camp hut or a panorama of thecamp. (8). £200-250

World War Two Postal History1284 Various ephemera including “Authority to Circulate” cards (2), “Ausweis” permits (7), 1942 States of

Guernsey 6d, 1/3 and 2/6 banknotes, propaganda leaflets dropped by the R.A.F (5), “Funeral Ceremony ofnineteen Naval ratings from H.M.S Charybolis interned at the Foulon Cemetery on November 17th 1943”,post-war Guernsey travel permit and ration book, newspapers with 2 May 1945 “Deutsche Guernsey Zeitung”announcing the death of Hitler, etc. (40). £150-250

1285 ✉ 1939-45 Covers and cards to Guernsey (49) or Jersey (2), with 1939 pre-occupation items (22) includingcensored covers from Malta (2) or Bermuda (4), British forces mail from Egypt (2), Palestine (3), Malaya, etc.,and French forces mail (4), also a cover of June 25 from G.B (just five days before the occupation); covers andcards sent during the occupation from France (18, one card from the Irish Legation in Vichy), Germany (3),Belgium (2) or Holland, several registered, five censored by the Germans; and 1945 F.P.O covers sent after theliberation (5). (51). £200-250

1286 ✉ 1940 (June/July) Covers comprising cover from London to Guernsey marked “Gone Away” and reposted forreturn to London but detained during the occupation, reverse endorsed as received in London on 16 May 1945;June 28 cover from Jersey to London endorsed “No Postal Service” and returned; June 29 and July 1st coversfrom England to Guernsey returned with boxed “Service Suspended” or “NO SERVICE / RETURN TOSENDER” in violet. Also 1940 (Sep 1) cover with an uncancelled 3d stamp to “The British Vice-Consul,Washington D.C, U.S.A” endorsed “Cannot be forwarded to destination” with violet “UNDELIVERED FORREASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER”, the enclosed letter asking him to forward news that all thefamily were well to an address in New Zealand. Very unusual. (5). £160-180

1287 ✉ Ireland. 1940 Stampless cover to Justice Hanna in Dublin endorsed “c/o An Das Deutsche Rote Kreuz” and“Croix Rouge Allemane Centralisalens Paris 7” with Granville datestamps (8 & 9 Nov), endorsed “inadmis”and “retour Jersey”; and 1940-41 covers from Dublin to Dr Hanna in Jersey all censored, one with “NOSERVICE / RETURN TO SENDER” crossed out and delivered (despite mail from Ireland to the ChannelIslands not being allowed at this date), another franked 8d for air mail with boxed “Retour-Zuruck / Servicepostal suspendu / Postverkehr eingestellt”. Unusual. (4). £120-150

1288 ✉ � 1940 (Dec 27) - 1941 (Feb 21) Covers and cards (16), a front and pieces (3) posted in Guernsey all bearingbisected G.B stamps comprising KGV 1912-22 2d (3), 1934-36 2d (cover + front, both window envelopes),KGVI 1937-47 2d (4 + 2 pieces) or 1940 Penny Postage Centenary 2d (8 + piece), two A.R.P postcards heavilycreased, many philatelic though some appear to be commercial. (20). £160-200

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1289 ✉ Postage Due Mail. 1941-43 Covers and cards with 1941 forms sent within Guernsey franked 1d (2) orbisected G.B 1940 Penny Postage Centenary 2d, all three handstamped “UNDELIVERED FOR / REASONSTATED / 1d POSTAGE / DUE FOR / RETURN / TO / SENDER” and endorsed “evacuated”; covers frankedGuernsey 1d pair or 1/2d + 1d with “Liable to Letter Rate / 324” and charged 1d; underpaid items with Jerseystamps and 1d charge mark, or Guernsey stamps and 1d, 2d or 3d charge marks. The Jersey card with faults,otherwise fine. (9). £150-180

1290 ✉ 1942-45 Covers with 1942 cover to France franked Germany 5pf + 20pf tied “FELDPOST / 9” c.d.s, reversewith red “Dientstelle Feldpost”; philatelic covers bearing German stamps with Feldpost and Jersey datestamps(4, two with added Jersey stamps); cover with G.B 11/2d + Guernsey 1d; G.B postal stationery (5, four upratedby G.B or Guernsey stamps); Paid datestamps of Jersey or Guernsey (4, two on gas ration card or cardauthorising a daily cooked meal); and a Guernsey Paid machine. (17). £160-200

1291 ✉ 1944-45 Covers to Oslo with enclosed letters from O.F Mourant, Head Postmaster in Jersey, the first dated 19May 1944 sending mint stamps, the cover with Germany 25pf tied by Feldpost c.d.s with “Ab” censor; the 1945(Aug 13) cover with letter stating the British P.O do not comply with requests for stamps and returning thesenders reply coupons. An unusual pair - German authorities would sell mint stamps to collectors, but theBritish would not! (2). £100-120

1292 ✉ Liberation. 1945 (May-July) Covers and cards including stampless covers with F.P.O 138 c.d.s. used onGuernsey (2), Reoccupation of Channel Islands Official Paid postcards issued by the C.I Refugees Committee(4, one unused), various Liberation postcards (5, three designs, two used), also photo, royal visit postcard, etc.(16). £160-200

German Feldpost

1293 ✉ Guernsey. 1941 Cover bearing Guernsey 1/2d + 1d pair tied by St. Peter Port c.d.s, addressed to “Hans Pilgrim,Company No. 1, Feldpost 30613B, Les Buttes, Guernsey”. An unusual commercial cover from a civilian to aGerman soldier. £80-100

1294 ✉ Guernsey. 1942-44 Stampless Feldpost covers to Germany, from German soldiers in Guernsey, with Feldpostdatestamps “e” (3) written from FP No. 47768 (319th Infantry Division), 27183 (583rd Infantry Regt., 319thInfantry Div.) or 41645B (4th Battery, 604 Marine Artillery Regt), or Feldpost c.d.s code “g” from FP No.24200 (319th Infantry Div. HQ). (4). £150-180

1295 ✉ Jersey. 1942-43 Commercial covers to France both with return addresses of civilians in Jersey, franked byGermany 10pf + 15pf or 5pf + 20pf stamps tied by “FELDPOST / g” datestamps. (2). £150-180

1296 ✉ Jersey. 1943-44 Stampless covers from (2) or to a German soldier, Heinz Hoffmann at Feldpost 24200 inJersey, the first to his wife in Germany with “FELDPOST / b” c.d.s (28 Mar 43); the second with “FELDPOST/ g” c.d.s (31 Jan 44) and “Zuruck” with an arrow pointing to the Feldpost return address and “Jersey” writtenalongside; the third from his wife in Marienberg (25 Aug 44) to Feldpost 24200 but handstamped “Zuruck”and “Postbeforderung / nur fur neuere Feldpost / Falls Inhalt Wichtig / bitte neu aufgeben!”. Very unusual, thelast posted after the islands had been cut off from occupied Europe. Also a pink censor label of Feldpost 08416(possibly forged). (4). £120-150

Red Cross

1297 ✉ 1940 (Aug 8) Red Cross form from England to Jersey, the reply dated 15th January 1941 (the first weekanswers were permitted) with large circular “DER BAILIFF VON JERSEY” cachet with central Red Cross inred. Very scarce, this cachet only used for a few days before being withdrawn. Photo on Page 194.

£250-350

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1298 ✉ 1941-44 Red Cross forms (14) including forms from the South African Red Cross and Ceylon Red Cross (2,one delivered in August 1944 during the fortress period), delivery envelopes (7), Bradshaw advice cards (2),forces air letters to the Channel Islands Section of the Red Cross (2), and slip reading “Bailiff of Jersey’sEnquiry and News Service. This is a reply to your enquiry and you may keep the form”. (26). £200-250

Internee & P.O.W Mail

1299 ✉ 1942-44 Stampless Internee or P.O.W lettersheets or postcard from Channel Islands internees in St. Denis (4,all to Jersey, one with “Einheit der Feldpost Nr / 01818” cachet), Kreuzburg (2, both to Guernsey), Wurzach(to Jersey), Laufen (9, four to Guernsey, one to Jersey, also three photos) or Biberach (17, five to Guernsey,one to Jersey, also a 21/2d lettersheet from G.B into the camp). Also items from Channel Islanders serving inthe British army, held as P.O.Ws in Germany (7, three to Jersey or Guernsey). (44). £300-400

1300 ✉ Isle of Man. 1942-44 Lettersheets from Mrs Hachlander interned in “Y” Camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, all toCatel, Guernsey, cachets include boxed “WOMEN’S / INTERNMENT CAMP / ISLE OF MAN” (2) and oval“MARRIED ALIENS INTERNMENT / HEADQUARTERS / CAMP, PORT ERIN” (2, two others undercensor labels), one with red Douglas Paid machine cancel with Victory Bells slogan, one with Madrid transitdatestamp. A few faults but very unusual and scarce to the Channel Islands. (6). Photo on Page 194.

£300-350

1301 ✉ 1942 (May 12) Cover endorsed from “James Gibson, Lager 22 Stube 132, Watenstedt uber Braunschweig” toRev. Father O’Dwyer in St. Helier, Germany 25pf tied by Watenstedt c.d.s, German censor seal and cachet. Arare cover from a Jersey civilian interned in this camp. Photo on Page 204. £150-180

1302 ✉ 1943 (Dec 12) Entire letter written by Joseph Tierney on prison notepaper, from “Fort D’Hauteville,Par Talant, France”, bearing France 4f tied by Dijon machine, addressed to Rev. Father Gerard Dwyer in St.Helier, German censor seal and cachet. A rare cover from a Jersey civilian interned in this camp. Photo onPage 204. £150-180

World War Two Occupation Stamp Issues

Guernsey

1303 �E 1941 1d Occupation issue definitive, original handpainted essay in the issued design, in black ink and Chinesewhite, traces of pencil below the ink design, the painted design 75x84mm, on thick card (125x202mm), signedby E.W Vaudin. A unique and important item. Photo Inside Back Cover. £1,600-2,000

1304 �★ 1/2d Horizontal strip of four, margin at right, the left pair with variety imperforate between, superb unmountedmint. S.G. 1h, £800+. Photo on Page 160. £200-250

1305 � 1/2d Horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, used. S.G. 1h (£800 mint, unpriced used). Photo on Page160. £200-250

1306 �★ ✉ 1d Imperforate horizontal pairs unmounted mint (2), imperforate marginal single used on piece, and registeredcovers posted in Jersey bearing imperforate corner marginal single or marginal vertical pair, the coversphilatelic. S.G. 2c, £490++. (5). £160-200

1307 ★ ✉ 1941-44 Occupation issue, mint and used collection including covers (32) in an album and on pages withstudies of the various printings showing mint imprint blocks of four or six for each, stamps on bluishFrench banknote paper including 1/2d mint (35) and used (6), 1d mint (25) and used (6), and four coversbearing 1/2d (3) and 1d (5), also 1d white paper used vertical pair misperforated at left resulting in 4-6mm ofthe stamps to the left joined to the pair, etc. (247 + 32 covers). £300-400

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1308 �P 1941-43 Definitive issue 1/2d and 1d imperforate plate proof pairs in black, comprising a corner marginal1/2d pair and 1d pair on thin glazed paper, and 1d corner marginal pair on thick card. (3 pairs). Photo on Page114. £300-350

1309 ★ � 1941-43 Definitive issue, mint and used study including covers (12) on pages, with imprint blocks, whitecircle varieties, 1d block of six with double perforations between the two rows, 1d chalky paper mint (3),used (2) and used on cover (4, on three covers), etc. (121+12 covers). £160-200

1310 �★ �B 1941 1d Scarlet, unmounted mint sheet of sixty, imprint of ““EVENING POST”, JERSEY, 17/3/41.” and sheetnumber “5855”, superb. S.G. £480. £100-120

1311 �P �E 1943 Pictorial issue, half size 1/2d and 1d essay die proofs in brown on wove paper, 142x97mm, the 1/2d proofwith a couple of very light creases well away from the printed stamp, otherwise fine. (2). Photo on Page 202.

£280-320

1312 �P 1943 Pictorial issue, 1/2d - 3d presentation die proofs in black on glazed wove paper, 140x109mm, very fine.(6). Photo on . £360-400

1313 �P 1943 Pictorial issue, 1/2d - 3d coloured die proofs on wove paper, 143x127mm, the 1/2d in dark brown and 1din orange, the other four values in the issued colours, very fine. (6). Photo on Page 203. £420-500

1314 �P 1943 Pictorial issue 1/2d - 3d “Epreuves-de-Luxe” in the issued colours on glazed wove paper with tissue paperoverlay, each 143x127mm with “Atelier de Fabrication des Timbres-Poste, Paris”, imprints. 100 sets printedand presented to various officials. Fine. (6). £200-250

1315 �★ �B 1943 Pictorial issue, study on pages with mint blocks showing the various printing dates, inter-panneau blocksand covers (19), also a complete 3d sheet of sixty in two panes of thirty (4.6.43 printing date). (253 + 19covers). £200-240

QEII Stamp Issues1316 ★ Jersey Regional issue. 1967 3d Deep lilac with central phosphor band, mint vertical strip of ten stamps with

margin at base, the lower stamp completely blank and the stamp above this only partially printed, lightlymounted on the upper stamp only, a spectacular variety. Photo on Page 203. £200-250

1317 ★ ✉ 1969-1980 Stamps and covers including Guernsey 1969-74 issues in two albums, some complete sheets,booklets and presentation packs, postal stationery, many covers with F.D.Cs, special cancels andcommercial mail, also 1948 General issue covers and regional issues, a large quantity in a box.

£150-250

Guernsey

1318 �★ 1969 1/9, Variety emerald omitted, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 24a, £875. Photo on Page 200. £200-250

1319 �★ 1969 2/- Booklet containing seven single stamps with margins on all sides, one 4d stamp with the varietyyellow omitted. S.G. 18ab, £775+. Photo on Page 200. £200-250

1320 �★ 1969 4/- Booklet containing 14 single stamps with margins on all sides, one 4d stamp with the variety emeraldgreen omitted. S.G. 18ac, £775+. Photo on Page 200. £200-250

Jersey

1321 �P 1969 Definitive issue 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 1/- and 1/6 Imperforate proofs in the issued colours, eachaffixed to a Harrison and Sons Limited card, all fine. These proofs were presented to members of the JerseyPostal Committee and other V.I.Ps. (9). Photo on Page 204. £300-400

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1322 �P �E 1969 Inauguration of the Jersey Post Office, stamp size photographic essay proofs of two proposed designswithout value showing the unadopted Machin head and two differing unadopted artists drawings of the FDCdesigns; similar stamp size photographic proofs of the four issued designs; imperforate stamp size essay proofswith unissued Machin heads but showing the adopted FDC design comprising 5d and 9d values in unissuedcolours (no 9d being issued) and 1/- value in the colours adopted for the issued 4d, all on Harrison and Sonscards; imperforate proofs of four issued values and designs all on Harrison and Sons cards; and the mint set.A fine group, the unissued essays rare. (13 essays & proofs). Photo on Pages 200 & 202. £600-700

1323 �P 1971 Wildlife Preservation Trust set of four, imperforate proofs in the issued colours, as presented to membersof the Jersey Postal Committee, superb unmounted mint. (4). Photo on Page 160. £80-100

1324 �E 1972 Wild flowers issue, eleven unadopted colour designs for 3p stamps and six further drawings of flowersin differing colours, some marked “No” or with ticks alongside, on two pages, each signed by the artist JenniferToombs. Toombs went on to design various other sets issued by Jersey. Two attractive and unique pages.

£200-250

1325 �E 1973 Marine Life issue coloured designs for four 3p stamps, one depicting a lobster adopted for the issued71/2d stamp, the other three designs unadopted, a tick alongside the adopted design and notes on the colours,on a piece of paper signed by the artist Jennifer Toombs; drawings (each 132x78mm) in pencil on tracing paperof the designs adopted for the 71/2p and 20p values; and the issued set on FDC. A unique group from thedesigner of this issue. (3). Photo on Page 160. £200-250

Railway Stamps1326 � Guernsey Electric Railway Co. Parcel stamps comprising 1d red on green (6, with a pair), similar stamp but

with differing style lettering and value, and a differing 1d black on red stamp, all used, very scarce. (8). Photoon Page 166. £150-180

1327 ✉ Guernsey Electric Railway Co. c.1895 Parcel tag to “Mrs Le Page, Grocer, L’Islet, For Mr Blondels Cart”,the reverse bearing two 1d black on red parcel stamps, very scarce. Photo on Page 204. £150-180

Revenues1328 � �S 1900-71 Revenues of Guernsey (53, also seven documents bearing a further 22 stamps), Jersey (92, also two

documents or pieces bearing a further ten stamps) or Alderney. Included are Guernsey Entertainments Taxstamps used (3) or used for sales tax on receipts (3), 1940 sales tax stamps (29 + five on documents) andvarious Specimen overprints (19); Jersey 1912 1/- sheet of 36, 1942 5/-, triangular Property Guarantee Fundissues (8, with piece bearing £1 (3), 2/-, 1/-), Social Assurance 1942 3d mint imprint strip of four, 1942 1/-with Jure-Justicier overprint, and various Specimen overprints (22); also 1885 document allowing thecollection of tithes at St. Andrews, Guernsey, upon payment of £121. (146 stamps + 10 documents).

£180-220

1329 ★ �B Jersey. 1942 1/- Vermilion revenue, WW2 printing typographed from half-tone blocks, mint block of 15 (theupper three rows of the sheet) with variety vertical perforations missing between the third and fourth columnsresulting in three imperf between pairs. £120-150

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Alderney

1330 1683 (Sep 6) Document superbly written on vellum appointing Edward Le Breton Captain and Commander inChief of the militia on the island of Alderney, signed by Sir Edmund Andros, Seigneur of Samares, Bailiff andLt. Governor of Guernsey (and also Governor of New York Province in 1674-81, New England in 1685-89 andVirginia in 1692-98), wax seal impressed with his arms. Also 1747 map of Alderney by Carey, 149x91mm,hand coloured. (2). £200-250

1331 ✉ 1809 (Feb 21) Entire letter from John Le Mesurier in Alderney to “Thos De Sausmarez, Kings Procurer,Guernsey” with “1” charge, minor staining, early and scarce. £150-180

1332 ✉ 1810 (Mar 6) Entire letter from Thomas Williams in Alderney to “Thomas De Sausmarez, Procureur du Roi,Guernsey” with “2” charge, fine, early and scarce. Photo on Page 204. £180-220

1333 ✉ 1810 Entire to G. Priaulx & Co., Guernsey, with recipients filing endorsement “Aurigny, 10 Aout 1810, E.Seranne”. Also 1779 entire to London with “WEY / MOUTH” and “29/MA” Bishop Mark, recipients filingendorsement showing it to be from “Havilland Le Mesurier, Weymouth” which has been altered in pencil to“Alderney” at some later date and so possibly from the island. (2). £100-120

1334 ✉ 1814 (June 11) Entire letter from M. Serane in Alderney to C. Priaulx & Co, Guernsey, with “2” charge, fineand early. £180-220

1335 � � c.1847-84 Pieces (4) and stamps (2), comprising piece bearing imperf 1d red tied by unclear Guernsey numeraland a fine “ALDERNEY” double arc handstamp alongside; 1858 pieces bearing one or two 1d reds eachcancelled “965” with Guernsey backstamps; similar 1861 piece with 1d cancelled “965” and double arc“ALDERNEY” datestamp; and single 1d red plate and 1884 4d green both cancelled “965”. (6). Photo onPage 166. £180-220

1336 ✉ 1848-54 1d Pink envelopes, the first from Great Malvern to “Miss L.M Snow, Capt. W. Jervois R.E, Alderney”backstamped in Guernsey; the second to Devon with unclear numeral cancel, backstamped “ALDERNEY”double arc datestamp in orange. (2). £180-220

1337 ✉ 1861 Cover to Launceston with 1d red cancelled “965”, a fine “ALDERNEY” c.d.s on reverse, horizontal foldnear the lower edge, otherwise very fine. Photo on Page 204. £150-180

1338 ✉ 1861 Cover to Launceston with 1d red cancelled “965” (central portion unclear), fine “ALDERNEY”,Southampton and London datestamps on reverse, horizontal fold near the lower edge, otherwise fine.

£120-140

1339 ✉ 1869 Long O.H.M.S cover to London endorsed from “Barrack Office, Alderney 19th August 1869” bearing1d red plate 116 pair each cancelled “965” with “ALDERNEY” c.d.s below, arrival datestamps and “R”applied upon redirection within London. Two small tears at upper edge, otherwise fine and unusual. Photo onPage 204. £180-240

1340 � Piece bearing 1900 QV 1/2d green Army Official tied by violet oval “POST OFFICE / R.E OFFICE /ALDERNEY”, possibly unique. Photo on Page 166. £150-200

1341 � 1911 KEVII Somerset House £1 deep green with central “ALDERNEY” undated double ring parcel cancel,fine and scarce. (S.G. 320, £750 as a stamp). Photo on Page 160. £200-250

1342 ✉ 1922 (Oct 13) Picture postcard sent locally on Alderney with KGV 1d tied by “ALDERNEY” skeletondatestamp, the only example recorded. Photo on Page 206. £280-350

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1343 ✉ Postage Due Mail. 1977 Unpaid or underpaid covers from Guernsey to Alderney (to the postal historians S.Rossiter or K. Pennycuick) with Guernsey dues applied, one charged 2p endorsed “2p Postage not available”with a bisected 4p due, another charged 6p with a postage stamp applied to collect the charge. Philatelic butscarce. (10). Photo on Page 206. £200-240

1344 ✉ � 1861-1983 Covers, postcards, letters and a few pieces in three albums and loose, including 1861-87 letters (3,without covers), 1907 single ring c.d.s, 1903-34 double ring c.d.s with narrow arcs or wide arcs (12, one toGuernsey P.O delivered free, one unpaid and charged 1d, another franked 1/2d but charged 1d apparentlybecause it was addressed in morse code), “Alderney Ch Is” double ring c.d.s and single ring c.d.s (3), picturepostcards, 1971 army cachets (3), 1977 Paquebot, etc. (200+). £400-500

Sark

1345 ✉ 1819 (Sep 29) Entire letter from D. MacCulloch written from Sark to Nantes, landed at St. Servan withmanuscript “Colonies par” alongside “34 / ST. SERVAN”, very fine. MacCulloch writes “I send yousomewhat about your Temple ..... It was written at Sark where I could have no books to consult - indeed inthat respect I could be little wiser in Guernsey”. A rare Sark letter sent via St. Servan, few examples of themanuscript “Colonies Par” recorded from that port. Photo on Page 206. £350-450

1346 ✉ 1840 (May 14) Entire letter from E. Carey in Sark to her brother at Wadham College, Oxford, sent by privateship via Southampton (despite not being endorsed by that route) and allowed at the inland rate, unpaid socharged 2d, backstamped “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP-LETTER”. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 206.

£240-300

1347 ✉ 1891 (July 18) 1/2d Postcard to London cancelled by Guernsey squared circle with fine “SARK / A” c.d.s onthe front, apparently from an early postal historian, the message reading “Thought you would like a postcardwith the Sark postmark - it is a scarcity”; and 1893 France 10c postcard from Granville (cachet of LouisJouaull, Agent for the L & S.W.R Co. at Granville Station) to Paris, redirected to Sark and again to Jersey withGuernsey squared circle and “SARK / A” c.d.s (Sep 18) on the front. (2). Photo on Page 206. £150-180

1348 ✉ 1898 (May 14) Postcard from Reginald Bray in Chisledon, franked 1/2d to the Postmaster of Sark, requestinghim to apply his postmark and redirect the card back to Bray in Forest Hill, which he duly did, the carddelivered without charge. Handstamped “SARK / A” c.d.s to both sides of the card, and a Guernsey squaredcircle, two punch holes near upper edge, otherwise fine and unusual. Also 1902-03 picture postcards (4) allwith KEVII 1/2d tied by Guernsey squared circles and “SARK / A” c.d.s applied away from the stamps, onecard mentioning the arrival of the telegraph line to Sark (also a related newspaper cartoon). (5). Photo onPage 206. £120-140

1349 ✉ 1841-1987 Covers, cards, etc., in an album and loose including 1841 copy of 1730 document selling the island,1905-39 covers and cards with single ring Sark c.d.s (10, two on covers), or double ring c.d.s (11, one appliedupon redirection, two on covers), WW2 covers (4, one registered), picture postcards, etc. (200+). £350-400

Herm

1350 ✉ 1831 (Aug 8) Entire letter from Jonathan Duncan on Herm addressed to London, backstamped boxed“SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP LETTER” and London c.d.s, charged 1/5. Duncan was tenant of Herm from 1830to 1836. A fine and rare early letter from Herm. Photo on Page 206. £400-500

1351 ✉ 1936 (Aug 15) Real photo picture postcard of shell beach addressed to Guernsey with 1934-36 1d tied by“HERM GUERNSEY / CHANNEL ISLANDS” double ring c.d.s, an exceptionally fine strike of this veryscarce datestamp. Photo on Page 206. £200-240

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1352 ✉ 1954 National Institute of Oceanography “Oil Pollution Investigation” Business Reply Card, dropped byaircraft into the North East Atlantic to investigate ocean currents, found on North Beach, Herm (Aug 22),posted back to Wormley with a London machine (Aug 27) and arrival cachet. Believed to be the only cardfrom these 1954 experiments to have been found on Herm. £100-120

1353 ✉ �P 1847-1985 Local stamps and postal history, the collection written up in an album and loose including 1847letter concerning the lease of the island and 1884 letter from the island concerning wood washed ashore froma wreck (both without covers), picture postcards (4, one with scarce 1931 “HERM GUERNSEY / CHANNELISLANDS” double ring c.d.s.), 1949-69 local issues including proofs or colour trials (25) and covers (55), and1969-85 datestamps (17). The local stamp issues include 1949 Pigeon Service used pigeongram and cover;1953 1d bisects (2 covers); 1954 BEA 3d surcharge proofs in black on 1/2d imperf pair, 1d pair, 3d partly imperfblock of four and 3d strip of three; 1954 3d issued surcharge in blue in a sheet of 30 and on covers (6, twodelayed by storm); 1954 8 doubles bisects (3 covers); 1954 triangular imperf proofs (12); 1954 6d on £1voucher; 1957 1d bisects (2 cards); 1958-59 2/- and 3/- booklets; 1961 Europa imperf proofs (2); 1962“Delayed By Storm” cachet, etc. A good collection. (Approx 150 stamps/proofs + 79 covers). Photo on Page210. £800-1,000

Jethou & Lihou

1354 ✉ 1849-1900 Letters (without covers) from Guernsey concerning the lease of Jethou (2) or written on behalf ofthe tenant Philip Barker concerning damage to housing or his intention to quit the island in 1877, and 1860(Feb 17) letter written from Jethou by George Smith who says “the weather has been so bad I have not been toGuernsey since last Novr and then nearly lost my life in crossing”; and c.1909 unused picture postcards withcircular “JETHOU ISLAND / CHAN. ISLES” in violet (2). Also two 1885 letters regarding the lease on theisland of Lihou. (9). £250-300

1355 �P ★ 1960-69 Jethou local stamps, the written up collection in an album, including first 1960 issue imperfproofs or colour trials (19) and the issued set of five in complete sheets; 1961 birds imperf 1/- proof sheet,1d sheet variety imperf vertically but with two additional rows of horizontal perfs and the set of five incomplete sheets; 1961 Europa 6d sheet variety imperf vertically and also missing one row of horizontalperfs, 3d sheet variety blue omitted and partially imperf, imperf proof blocks of four of the three values,and the issued stamps in sheets; 1961 Europa miniature sheet variety overprint missing; 1962 Europa pairin sheets; 1964 Europa pair in sheets; 1966 Norman Year printers proof with 6d sheet imperf horizontallyin combination with imperf 1/9 sheet, Norman Year souvenir sheet; various covers (18), also photos of theisland (3), news cuttings, notes and letters from W.H Cliff, 1961 Christmas card with 1/6 bird stampreplica, 1969 (Sep 30) postcard bearing 2d stamp of Lihou, etc. A good collection. (Approx 410stamps/proofs + 23 covers). Photo on . £800-1,000

Iles Chausey (French Channel Islands)

1356 ✉ 1900-59 Picture postcards and covers, many used, various cachets including Restaurant Pierre Moulin, Hoteldes Iles (8), Hotel Moulin (2), Vapeur Mont-S-Michel (7), Hotel V. Moulin, “Excursion en mer par le VapeurPostal Iles Chausey, Granville”, Hotel du Fort (2), etc., also stampless 1917 postcard with violet“ARTILLERIE DU FRONT DE MER - DEFENSE DES ILES CHAUSEY” and a Granville c.d.s, and a sheetof twelve 1961 10c Archipel Des Iles Chausey local stamps. An interesting collection. (35). £200-250

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Notice

Argyll Etkin Ltd., the auctioneers, exercise all reasonable care to ensure that allstatements as to cancellation, centring, colour, condition, date of issue, or of postalmarkings, gum, margins, paper, perforation, printing, provenance, quality, sheetposition, status, usage, watermark, etc. in lot descriptions are reliable andaccurate, and that each item is genuine unless the contrary is indicated. However,the statements are not intended to be, are not and are not to be taken to be,statements of fact or representation of fact in relation to the lot. They arestatements of the opinion of the auctioneers, and attention is particularly drawn toclause 5 of the Philatelic Auctioneers’ Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale(1973 Revision) set out below. Comments and opinions, concerning thecharacteristics mentioned above, which may be found in or on lots as notes, lists,catalogue prices, writing-up or any other means of expression, do not constitutepart of lot descriptions and are not to be taken as such unless they are made orspecifically verified by the auctioneers.

Clause 1

(a) Each lot is put up subject to any reserve price imposed by the vendor.(b) Subject to sub-clause (a) of this clause, the highest bidder for each lot shall

be the purchaser thereof.(c) If any dispute arises as to the highest bidder the auctioneer shall have

absolute discretion to determine the dispute and may put up again andre-sell the lot in respect of which the dispute arises.

Clause 2

(a) The bidding and advances shall be regulated by and at the absolutediscretion of the auctioneer and he shall have the right to refuse any bid orbids. Note: where an agent bids, even on behalf of a disclosed client, theauctioneer nevertheless has the right at his discretion to refuse any suchbid.

(b) The purchaser of each lot shall immediately on its sale if required by theauctioneer give him the name and address of the purchaser and pay to theauctioneer at his discretion the whole or part of the purchase money. If thepurchaser of any lot fails to comply with any such requirement theauctioneer may put up again and re-sell the lot; if upon such re-sale a lowerprice is obtained than was obtained on the first sale the purchaser in defaulton the first sale shall make good the difference in price and expense of re-sale which shall become a debt due from him.

(c) Where an agent purchases on behalf of an undisclosed client such agentshall be personally liable for payment of the purchase money to theauctioneer and for safe delivery of the lot to the said client.

Clause 3

(a) The auctioneer reserves the rights to bid on behalf of clients and vendors,but shall not be liable for errors or omissions in executing instructions tobid.

(b) The auctioneer reserves the rights before or during a sale to group togetherlots belonging to the same vendor, to split up and to withdraw any lot orlots at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion and without giving any reason inany case.

(c) The auctioneer acts as agents only, and therefore shall not be liable for anydefault of the purchaser or vendor.

Clause 4

(a) Each lot shall be at the purchaser’s risk from the fall of the hammer andshall be paid for in full before delivery and taken away at his expense by apurchaser in the United Kingdom within 7 days from the date of sale andby a purchaser overseas within 14 days from the date of sale or such longertime as shall be agreed in writing between the auctioneer and thepurchaser.

(b) If any purchaser fails to pay in full for any lot within the time stated insub-clause (a) of this clause such lot may at any time thereafter at theauctioneer’s discretion be put up for sale by auction again or sold privately;if upon such re-sale a lower price is obtained than was obtained on the firstsale the purchaser in default on the first sale shall make good the differencein price and the expenses of re-sale which shall become debt due from him.

(c) Interest at 1.5% shall be payable by the purchaser on any overdue account,but the auctioneer shall have a discretion to waive payment of the interest.

Clause 5

(a) Each lot is sold as - (i) genuine unless otherwise described in the salecatalogue or by the auctioneer, and (ii) correctly described. The date of anycertificate forming part of the description of any lot will be included in thedescription.

(b) A purchaser shall be at liberty to reject any lot if he - (i) gives the auctioneerwritten notice of intention to question the genuineness or, as the case maybe, the accuracy of description of the lot within 7 days (or, in the case ofan overseas purchaser, a reasonable time) from the date of sale; AND(ii) proves that the lot is not genuine or was incorrectly described; AND(iii) returns to the auctioneer within 30 days from the date of the sale the lotin the same condition as it was at the time of sale; provided that theauctioneer may, at his discretion, on receiving a request in writing from thepurchaser, extend for a reasonable period the time for return of the lot toenable it to be submitted to expertisation. Note: The onus of proving a lotnot to be genuine or incorrectly described is on the purchaser. The inabilityof a recognised expert committee to express a definite opinion shall serveto discharge the onus on the purchaser and shall be a ground for rejectingthe lot concerned.

(c) Where a lot has been submitted to expertisation, all costs of suchexpertisation shall be paid by the person who retains the certificate and itemor items to which the certificate relates.

(d) Where the purchaser of a lot discharges the onus and acts in accordancewith sub-clause (b) of this clause, the auctioneer shall rescind the sale andrepay to the purchaser the purchase money paid by him in respect of the lot.

(e) No lot shall be rejected if, subsequent to the sale, it has been immersed inwater, marked by an expert committee or treated by any other process unlessthe auctioneer’s permission to subject the lot to such immersion or treatmenthas first been obtained in writing.

(f) Any lot listed under “collections and various” or stated to comprise orcontain a collection, issue or stamps which are undescribed shall be put upfor sale not subject to rejection and shall be taken by the purchaser with all(if any) faults, lack of genuineness and errors of description and numbers ofstamps in the lot, and the purchaser shall have no right to reject the lot;except that, nothwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this sub-clause,where before a sale a person intending to bid at the sale gives notice inwriting to, and satisfies the auctioneer that any such lot contains any itemor items undescribed in the sale catalogue and that person specificallydescribes that item or those items in that notice, then that item or thoseitems shall, as between the auctioneer and that person, be taken to form partof the description of the lot.

(g) No lot illustrated in the catalogue shall be rejected on the ground ofcancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristic clearlyapparent from the illustration.

Clause 6

Argyll Etkin Ltd. has the right to refuse admission to its premises orattendance at its auction without giving a reason.

Clause 7

The respective rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed andinterpreted by English law and the vendor and purchaser hereby submit tothe jurisdiction of the English courts.

Attention is drawn to the Conditions of Sale, Clause 5 and paragraph “Lot purchases subject to extensions”. You mustadvise Argyll Etkin Ltd. immediately on receipt of the lots if you have any queries or intend submittingindividual items for an expert committee opinion. In any event full payment for purchases must be made and refunds willbe made in the event of a lot being rejected.


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Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned below.These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or reserves. I agree to comply withthe Notices and relevant Conditions of Business as printed in the catalogue. I understand that in the caseof a successful bid, a premium of 19% plus VAT at the appropriate rate will be payable by me on thehammer price.

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Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyfeaturing

The Brian Brookes Collectionof Channel Islands,

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