2009 WORLDWIDE SELECTION

Public Auctionat

CANNING HOUSE, Salón Colombia2 Belgrave Square - London, England

Saturday, March 7th 2009Starting inmediately after Auction #42

(Mexican Maritime Mail, lots 1001 to 1395)scheduled for 2 p.m.

Please note this auction is being sold in Sterling Pounds.

ALGERIA1396 F 1852 (5 April). ALGERIA - FRANCE - SPAIN - GIBRALTAR - SWEDEN. EL full text depart. "Alger / Bateau a

Vapeur" cds via France / Cette - Bayone - Spain / 2 reales red charge in transit to destination. 1sh / 8d arrivalmns c/o L Blound / Gibraltar (as fwding agent) to Swedish ship captain. Hultman / Brick Yohon. Arrival 18 April1852 mns. Rare dest usage.

£280

ARGENTINA1397 F c.1790. Bs As. To San Carlos de Chiloe (Island) with unframed BUENOS / AYRES and fine CHILE both in red.

Ms "1 + 7 = 8" rating. Very fine.£100

1398 F 1813 (10 Aug). Buenos Aires - South Africa / Cape of Good Hope / Cape Town. EL full text carried by SouthAtlantic. British ship crossing with oval CGH + mns "38" charge. Xtraord rare mail item.

£280

1399 F 1844 (10 Nov). ARGENTINA - BELGIUM - FRANCE. Entire letter from Buenos Aires to Le Havre / France butcarried by Belgian Ship (endorsed "per Edouard") direct to Anvers with red transit (8 Jan 1845) and fine strike offramed italic pays d´outremer in red. Thence via Valnes with entry mark in red and Havre arrival verso. Veryunusual route / Belgium mail to third country destination.

£250

1400 F 1858. Confederation small piece bearing two 5c red tied by very fine strike of Anchor cancel in black. Rare andappealing item. SG1 this is the item refered / photographed in v Kneitschel catalogue (1974 edition), page 58.Ex - C. Jewell.

£1.800

1401 F 1862 (2 May). MARCA ELIPSIDAL EN NEGATIVO, ATRIBUIDA A LA GOLETA MINERVA. Entire letter fromGualaguaychú / BELGIAN COLONY to Buenos Aires fkd by Confederation 1858 5c red tied by oval negativehandstamp in black, with ship´s drowing. One other small fragment is also recorded from a very old photo whichtoday is disappeared. An outstanding exhibition cover in exceptionally good condition SG 1 EXC. Jewell.

£4.000

1402 F 1862 (12 Jan). Salta - Tupiza / Bolivia. EL full text fkd 5c red - orange (Yv 1) good margins all around, neat tied"Salta / Franca" cancel. Ex - Patiño. Gorgeous usage.

£200

1403 F 1858 (23 June). AGENCIA DEL PRIMER ARGENTINO. Entire letter from Buenos Aires to Rosario franked byBarquito 1858, 3 peso green tied by manuscript ship cancel "ARGENTINO" in ink. An outstanding exhibitionitem and a gem of classic Buenos Aires covers. Ex Antonini, Gasset, Kneitschel and Jewell #2 Sg P4. Itemphotographed in VK catalogue (1974) page 57.

£6.500

1404 F 1861 (25 Jan). Bs As - Italy. EL full text fkd 4 reales green / blue cabecita issue complete margins, tied cds + BsAs cds + French Octagonal "Bearn" ship cancel + taxed arrival. Very scarce maritime fkd usage.

£375

1405 F 1862. Buenos Aires. EL from Buenos Aires addressed "Colmena en la Loveria" with 2 x 1859 1p Cabecitas intotally different blue shades (deep blue and milky-blue) with oval "Franco" cancel in blue with matching"MENSAGERIAS DEL COMERCIO / PIEDRAS 81" stagecoach company cancel alongside. Minor faults atedges mentioned for accuracy but a very rare combination of diff prints of same value on tied cover.

£400

1406 F 1863 (26 January). Salta - Atacama dessert / Bolivia (Nowadays Chile). Entire letter with full text franked singleEscudito 10cents green with accent, full margin, being BORDER OF SHEET at right, tied "Salta Franca" fancycancel, with "POTOSI" Bolivia town straightline cancel on reverse which displays superb. Signed several times.Exceptional usage, being the only border of sheet 10c overseas usage + unique Latin American destination forthis issue other than the very few to Italy, France and US (about a dozen in total) in gorgeous condition.Outstanding Argentina classic exhibition rarity.

£4.000

1407 F 1864. Cordoba / Rosario. E fkd Rivadavia 5c IMPERF whk paper (Yv 8, cat 1,510) complete margins,distintive print. Oval admin cancel. A very scarce fine usage.

£300

1408 F 1864 (6 Dec). FRENCH MAIL. Puyu - UK. EL with full letter contains. According to collector EST de Puyugueipion Palena River / Chile, but routed as Argentinian mail / French Saitongue / Fr2F20e oval charge.

£240

1409 F c.1866. Mendoza - Cordoba E fkd 10c perf dark green Rivadavia (5th tirada) (Yv 12b), tied oval Franca /Mendoza. VF.

£200

1410 F 1867 (18 Dec). Chivilcoy - Bs As. EL full text fkd 5c intense Rivadavia (escapado de maquina), oval blue £160

"Admon de Correos / de / Chivilcoy". Gorgeous item.1411 F 1869 (19 April). San Luis - Rosario. Fkd env with complete reverse and receipt signed acceptance inside,

bearing Rivadavia perf 15c, steel blue pair, tied blue cds + blue "CERTIFICADO" and black central "Correo delRosario / 19 Abril" cds arrival aesthetically placed. Gorgeous condition cover.

£2.500

1412 1882 (28 Ago). Registered 16c green stat envelope. Most unusual local usage. £1101413 F 1883. Gualeguaychu - France. Envelope fkd 8c Abov perf brown - carmine, cds + French postage dues 10c +

40c, tied arrival cds. Most unusual origin on maritime mail this early + excellent stamps combination.£550

1414 F 1891. Villa Constitucion de Sta Fe - Germany. Env fkd 1/4c green strip of 4, 1c + 6c, tied cds. Very scarcecombination of low values on maritime mail.

£200

1415 F 1893. Rosario - Belgium. Registered AR 5c stat env + ONE PESO aditional 5 wax seals on reverse. Very rarevalue on proper rate overseas comercial registered mail.

£120

1416 F 1895. Rosario de Sta Fe / Suc Independencia - Switzerland. Registered multifkd 5c stat env + 5 adtls, mixedusages comb. VF.

£150

1417 F 1897 (29 June). Bs As - UK. Registered Railway Parcel post env (red wax ambulante Norte + train machine x5on reverse) + violet cachet "F & C London / PAID / 29 June" (xx / RR) + Special label "Argentina Confederation /Foreign & Colonial Parcel Post" through London label. Extraordinary rare Parcel post mail system of Argentinamail into the UK + special label on cover.

£500

AUSTRALIA1418 F 1854 (22 April). 1st trans Pacific mail crossing by a steamer, via Panama. "SS Golden Age" cover. Duplicate EL

(worn folds and backed hole in address panel) posted from Sydney on 10 May (clear backstamp) endorsed"Golden Age" and franked by NSW 3d Green (margins in places) tied by fine dumb barred oval and charged 2/-(British arrival charge for Packet from Pacific via Panama), with 18 July London transit backstamp. Intriguingcontents ref insubordinate crew in Sydney Harbour being sorted out by the "Water Police" with a free hand.Rare cover carried on the first specifically mail - carrying Steamer to cross the Pacific from Australia (seeTabeart, p267). This experimental Trans-Pacific sailing was a financial disaster, and mail was not carried acrossthe Pacific by steamer again until 1866. Few known.

£240

1419 F 1867 (31 March). Gqiv Barn / NSW - UK / Haunts, fwded with GB 1d pl 97, tied grill. Fkd env / ship letter onreverse. Endorsed "Panama". London My 28 / 67 + Alton cds.

£240

AUSTRIA1420 F 1850 (11 Sept). Neywaldau - USA / NY. Small envelope fkd single 9 krenzer blue, complete margins, tied

central town date ring cancel + red London Paid (15 sept). Prussian "Aus Oesterreich" box alongside + Franco +planty transits on front and reverse. Lovely rare single franking on transatlantic usage from small town.

£1.200

1421 F 1863 (14 Oct). Wien - France. E fkd 10kr orange 15 kr brown perf 15 x 14 MIXED ISSUES, tied cds. Fine scarceitem.

£240

1422 F 1863 (18 Oct). Pressburg - France. Env fkd 3kr green pair oval ds posted as printer matter rate, opened envwith full preprinted contains. VF.

£300

1423 F 1863 (2 Oct). Pressburg - France. 15kr blue stat env + 5kr rose x2, perf 15 x 14 MIXED ISSUES, oval ds. F-VF. £1501424 F 1863 (18 Nov). Wien - France. Registered 15kr stat env + adtl. 3kr green (x2), 10kr blue (on reverse), all them

perf 15 x 14 + 15kr perf 10, all tied red registration date box, proper transits, etc. VF.£600

1425 1864 (8 Nov). Wien - France. E fkd 2 kv yellow srip of three, cds. £1251426 F 1866 (6 Dec). Poessburg - France. Registered 5kr stat env + 4 adtl 5kr, oval ds + "Recomandirt / 94" + red

"charge". On reverse further 15kr tied oval ds + 5 wax seals. All condition. VF-XF.£500

1427 F 1867 (11 Feb). Altofen . France. Registered env fkd 10kr + 15kr (2, one in reverse) + 3kr green (2 in reverse)46kr rate. Proper marks.

£400

1428 F 1867 (25 March). Wien - USA / NY. EL full text fkd 3kr green + 15kr (x2), tied cds. Via Bremen + "Paid 10". Finetransatlantic usage.

£400

Austrian Levant

~ See also lots 1824 and 1825 ~

1429 F 1872 (11 May). Smyrna / Turkey - Italy. Entire fkd 3sld + 10sld x2 / "LLOYD AGENZIE / SMYRNE / 15-5" cds +PD. Via Brindisi (15 May) + arrival on reverse. VF.

£150

1430 F 1872 (Nov). Smyrna / Turkey - Italy. EL full text fkd 3sld + 10sld pair (23sld rate) small Smirna cds. Via Brisndisi(6 Nov) + arrival.

£125

1431 F c.1887 (3 Sept). Rodi / Rhodos / Greece - Germany (4 Sept). Env fkd 1 piaster / cds. VF + scarce. £1501432 F 1907 (10 March). Trebizonde / Turkey - Germany / Deuben (17 March). Registered printed matter postal rate

fkd 10 par / green ovptd x5 (special rate) cds + label. Cover with 4 covers cut out to show contains as per postalregulations. Extremely rare.

£250

1433 F 1907 (22 May). Janina / Greece - Germany (28 May). Registered env fkd 1 piaster blue strip blue strip of three,cds 9 + reg label alongside. VF usage.

£150

1434 F 1913 (29 July). Constantinople - Germany. Registered card fkd 60p violet / bluish stamp, cds + label, fwdedlocally at destination VF + scarce rate value.

£200

BAHRAIN1435 F 1945 (8 Oct). Bahrain - Palestine / Tel - Aviv (10 Oct). Registered George VI 3 annas + one anna with overprint

"BAHRAIN" in black, format 189:112. Head of George VI. Item reported but not seen by Higgins (stationery£2.400

specialised catalogue # Hg C-2). Used registered with adtl 1a (x4) + 8as with arrival oval ds, opened at left.Outstanding exhibition rarity of this country.

BELGIUM1436 F Yv 1º. 10c brown large margins all around "2" grill nice print. VF. £501437 F 1º 10c brown large to huge margins all around "24" grill. VF - XF. £501438 F Yv1º 10c brown. Very good margins, huge at top medium thick paper, grill 123. VF. £501439 F 1º. 10c brown, very good margins medium paper "76" grill. VF. £451440 F 1º. 10c brown, very good all around medium thin paper "38" grill. F-VF. £451441 F 1º. 10c brown very good to v large margins all around "25" grill. F-VF. £451442 F 1º. 10c brown large margins "45" grill. VF. £451443 F 1º. 10c brown v good to large margins all around medium thin paper "133" grill. VF. £401444 F Yv1º (2). 10c brown, vertical pair, grill 56, complete good margins medium paper. VF. £1501445 F Yv1aº. 10c brwon red, large margins, all around, huge at top, medium thick paper, grill "4" cancel. VF. £2201446 F Yv1aº. 10c brown red, good very large margins medium thick paper. Nice stamp. £2001447 F Yv1aº. 10c brown red, scarce shade, very good margins all around medium thick paper "73" grill. VF. £2001448 F Yv1aº (2). 10c brown red, vertical pair, very large margins all around, medium paper cancelled "24" grill. The

rare shade. Premium item.£700

1449 F Yv2º. 20c blue, huge margins, border at right, lovely light grill cancel (77). XF. £901450 F Yv2aº. 20c dark blue, nicely margined, 41 grill. F-VF. £40

1451 F Yv2º. 20c blue, very good margins all around, grill cancel. £351452 F Yv2º. 20c blue, v good margins all around, 45 grill. VF-XF. £35

1453 F Yv2º. 20c blue, large margins all around, light grill. VF. £301454 F Yv2a. 20c dark blue, huge margins, with border of two other stamps at both sides, grill 118. Exceptional item.

XF.£180

1455 F Yv2ºa. 20c dark blue, huge margins, rill 24. XF. £601456 F Yv2aº. 20c dark blue, intense shade, v good margins all around, grill "50". XF. £501457 F Yv2º. 20c starry blue, very good margins, appear border of sheet at bottom, nicely cancelled. VF. £401458 F 2º. 20c light starry blue, v good margins, grill 24. VF. £351459 F Yv2º. 20c light starry blue, v goof margins all around, 24 grill. VF. £35

1460 F Yv2º. 20c light blue, v good margins, grill 4. VF - XF. £601461 F Yv2º. 20c light deep blue, very good large margins all around, 24 grill. Excellent stamp. VF-XF. £401462 F 1º. 20c light blue, light neat background pattern, good to large margins, 76 grill. F-VF. £301463 F 1850 (1 Jan). Charleroi - Bruxelles. Entire letter with full text franked 10c first issue x2, both full very good

margins, tied number grills used on the festive first day of calendar year. Excellent condition cover.£300

1464 F 1855 (15 Nov). Tournay - Bruxelles. Transported by Midi nº4 (train) E fkd 20c full margins / grill, boxed stlineTOURNAY alongside. Premium condition cover. Arrival cds + number "16" in circle.

£225

1465 F 1862. Gand - France. EL full text 10c imperf x2 vertical pairs, one in MARGIN BORDER at bottom, tied cds +grill. Elusive item.

£240

1466 F 1864. Bruxelles - Paris / France. EL full text + fkd 20c blue perf / 61 dots. Lovely condition cover. Item deluxe. £501467 F 1874. Rhisne - France. Registered fkd env 40c pink x2 / cds. VF small town usage. £1201468 F 1889. Bruxelles - INDIA / Malabar / Cannanorce. Registered stat env + adtls + 2 registr marks. Via Sea P.O.

Cds on reverse.£160

1469 F 1900 (4 March). Anvers - USA / Pa (1 March). Registered value small env fkd single 1fr rose / cds Anvers /valeurs + reg label. Transit marks + US "Liable to Duty". V rare single fkg stamp usage, seldom seen on value +transatlantic usage.

£400

1470 1901. Anvers - Finland / Jyvaskyla. Registered fkd env. 25c blue x2. VF. £25

Belgian Congo1471 1907 (16 Oct). Lusambo - Switzerland. Fkd PPC (Blacks Hospital view). Via Leopoldville. £601472 F 1931 (March). ANGOLA - CONGO - SOUTH AFRICA. Registered fkd COMBINATION on cover of a Diamonds

Cº in Angola result of the airmail conection. The Angola stamps are pen cancelled as always seen, with the"Registo nº 574 / Dundo" (xxx / R), revealing postal Angolan origin cachet on front. V rare. The fewcombinations known resulting of this early airmail conections in Portuguese Guinea and Angola one mostly withFrench Senegal and are addressed to Europe. This the only to another African destination that we´ve seen, ona perfect commercial usage. Via Tshikapa (29 March 31) Port Francoi (31 March 31) Elisabethville (7 April 31).

£500

BOLIVIA1473 F 1840 (12 Feb). Tacna - Chiquisaca. French consular mail. EL full tex with French consular cachet on front (xxx)

+ red TACNA stline (xx) + mns 10 + 1 1/4 charge. Endorse "SERVICIO DE SU MAJESTAD EL REY DE LOSFRANCESES" (!) (Quite a title for a Republican / Empire official Consular mail. Great appeal + Scarce Consularinternal mail.

£325

1474 F 1859 (19 Feb). Chiquisaca - Netherlands. EL full text with "Exterior franca - PSNC / Cobija" box cachet fortunePACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY + Panama BPO + 7 mns diff charges arrival cds via London. Finevery scarce diff mail systems combination from this Country + dest.

£750

1475 F 1859 (20 March). Sucre - Netherlands. EL full text, blue "Lamax" stline + Sucre + "exterior / franca" + "PSNC /Cobija" (Pacific Steam Navigation Company) + BPO Panama + 4 mns diff charges arrival red cds. VF + raredest + combination of 4 diff postal systems on transatlantic mail.

£850

1476 F 1865. Sucre - Valparaiso / Chile. Env fkd 20c green 9 stars bisected tied cds + taxed at Autofagasta + Chile 20cpostage due tied "Multada" in oval. VF.

£250

1477 F 1867 (7 July). Mejillones - France. Stampless E blue circular "Lamar / * / Franca" + BPO "Cobija" cds in blue onfront, tied London and Anglo French "1F90c" exchange. Fine scarce maritime routing combinations.

£800

1478 F 1873. Sucre - Germany. Envelope oval ilustrated cancelado + FRANCA boxed + via Callao BPO. "1 sh / 5d" +"UNPAID" London third countries charges. Very rare markings comb + dest mail.

£1.400

1479 F 1875. BOLIVIA - CHILE - BRITISH + FRENCH MAILS. Stampless cover with fine oval "Paz / Franca" cancel inviolet to Versailles in France with small stline "ARICA" British PO cds, "Panama / Transit" datestamp andh/struck "15" arrival rating on reverse Tacna + French ligne A / Paq Fr. Rare combination of diff mail systems +French transatlantic crossing. XF.

£650

1480 1876 (25 Aug). Sucre - UK. Stamps env with full contains endorsed via Panama, red London cds (16 Oct, 76) +"1sh 6d" in circle. Some tape remains, otherwise scarce pre UPU transatlantic usage.

£160

1481 F 1887. Chinga - Switzerland. Stampless env blue oval negative seal "CORREOS DE LA CHINGA / BOLIVIA"with paddle steamer in center (xxx), doble blue "Franca" via Callao BPO. "Panama / 28 Sept" + Frenchoctagonal red "PANAMA / Paq FR nº2" (French transatlantic crossing) fine diff mns charges. A most appealingmaritime item combination of four diff mail systems.

£1.200

1482 F 1893. Potosi - Germany. Env fkd 5c blue pair and 20c green, both nine stars, perf 12, tied cork cancels, cds. ViaJujuy and Bs As. VF. Scarce comb. Ex - Patiño.

£250

1483 F 1895. Lipez - France. Stampless envelope boxed negative seal "LIPEZ / FRANCA / 40 CS" (xxx / RR overseasmail) taxed in transit + 3 colored French Postage dues, tied arival cds town cancel. XF + rare maritimeprovisional (no stamps) usage.

£375

BRAZIL1484 1821 (22 March). Para - France. Colonial mail period. Portugal monopoly. EL full text via Liverpool / 206 (7 May

1821) + Angleterre French entry. Several charges. Rare non portuguese destination maritime mail, the earliestto France that we are aware.

£250

1485 F 1826 (24 July). Rio de Janeiro - UK (4 Oct 26 cds). EL full text boxed "Portmouth / ship letter" (xxx) on front.Mns charge. Fine early Independence British mail item. Displays well opened.

£120

1486 1845 (12 Dec). Rio Grande - RJ - France. E fwded via Rio Janeiro by Miller Le Coaq (displays excellent) toLondon / British transatlantic crossing, red ship leter + Art 13 mns charges. VF.

£160

1487 F 1854 (12 March). GERMAN COLONY IN BRAZIL. FREE MAIL via Consulate as per diplomatic agreement. ELfull text written at Colonia Leopoldina (after King Leopold the inspiror of this early emigration) addressed toNordheim in Baden - Wurttemberg. Endorsed carried with 2 packages + 8 arrobes (a weight measure) of coffee.

£375

1488 F 1883. Santos - SPAIN. Registered fkd env. small D. Pedro 200rs lilac x3 (strip) cds. Arrival receipt envelopesigned scarce dest. VF.

£150

BRUNEI1489 F 1895 (22 July). Brunei - UK. Via Labuan. Registered multifkd env in combination with Labuan ovptd issue. VF. £4001490 F 1895 (23 July). Brunei - UK. Via Labuan. Registered multifkd env in combination with Labuan ovptd stamp. VF. £375

1491 F 1916 (30 Oct). Brunei - USA. Registered multifkd env. adhesives 8c 1908 printing 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c 1912 printingcds Brunei D4 Rate 20c, 8c first half ounce, 10c registration. 2c over rate. Reverse: transin cds Labuan &Singapore.

£180

BULGARIA1492 F 1870 (25 Aug). Austrian Levant. Varna - UK. Stampless env box "Lettere arrivate / per mare / Varna / 25-8-70"

(xxx) + arrival Manchester cds on front. 5 diff mns charges. Via Viena (30 Aug) and Belgium. F-VF. Unusualdest.

£150

1493 F 1886 (8 May). Sofia - USA. Env fkd 25c blue (x2) blue star + cds. Arrival cds roughly opened at bottom,otherwise. Scarce first issue transatlantic dest usage.

£180

1494 1907 (23 May). Sofia - JAPAN (27 June). Fkd card / tricolor + arrival alongside. Dest +. £80

CANADA1495 F 1850 (22 July). Montreal - INDIA. Stampless env / prepaid to India, addressed to an artillery officer 1sh final

charge + Paid London. Arrival Bombay + Hellart boxes on reverse.£110

1496 F 1861 (Dec). VICTORIA / Vancouver Island - USA / Pensylvania. Env oval Seal "POST OFFICE / VICTORIA VI"USA + 3c cancelled + "San Francisco / CA / Jan 21862" cds alongside. Minor travel wear, otherwise a usefulearly combination cover.

£400

CHILE1497 F 1863 (11 Feb). Valparaiso - Salta / Argentina. EL full text fwded to Cobija by Quijano y Jonassohn, posted at

Lamar / Franca blue circular pmk + Potosi stline on reverse, displays very well.£125

1498 F 1868 (8 July). Osorno - Germany. Carried by PSNCº to Panama City and port with the prepaid franking of 5ct(stamp issued 1867), further fkg o 15cts was missing in transit before arrival at France as exchange mark F-43

£375

is applied over the area where two further 5 cts were attached. At the British Consulate it received the PanamaTransit hand stamp with the charge of 2/- in blue to be paid for eventually under the agreement by the recipient.It was then carried by the French Maritime SS Floride to Saint Nazaire Ligne A Nº 3 for 1st Aug and arrived 23rdAug. The onward transmission via the Franco Prussian agreement of 1866 with the F 43 mark was by surfacearriving at destination on the 26th Aug 1868. Exceptional postal history British and French transited with Frenchtransatlantic crossing and rate.

CHINA1499 F 1796 (14 Nov). CHINA - USA - UK. Canton, China. Earliest recorded letter routed to / via the USA (Via

Philadelphia). Superb endorsed. Remarkable EL minor dusting from Crichton at "Canton, China" to his mother inDumfries intriguingly endorsed "Favoured by Capt. Hardie, P. Piqou, Capt. Dale, via Philadelphia, charged 1/8and then 2/4 presumably including the Falmouth Packet rate, with the London cds (24 May 1797) across the joinon the reverse. There is news of the writer´s prosperity due to trade: "My salary which is £ 300 yearly is buttrifling when compared to the advantages I derive in other respects from the privileges & liberties I enjoy fromthe East India Company some American concerns too in which I am engaged have the prospect of turning outwell" there is also:"PS I send this by way of America under charge of my friend Capt. Hay, late of the "PhoenixCounty" ship. Believed to be the EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER FROM CHINA TO AMERICA. Importantexhibition item which displays excellent!

£4.000-5.000

1500 F 1798 (31 Jan). CHINA - SWEDEN - UK. Canton - China - Rare early letter to GB sent by Swedish ship &overcharged. EL from Crichton to his brother in Dumfries helpfully endorsed on the front "China 1st Feb 98" and"P. Gustavus de Droit", having a nearly very fine scarce concave "Dover / ship lre" (filing fold) on the front,charged 1/7 and then 3/7 but further endorsed in red (by the P O). Overcharged 2/4 (rare thus). The contentsreveal that the Gustavus de Droit was a Swedish ship (the Swedish "Factory" was next to the English one inCanton in the 18th Century. "I must not let the Swedish Ship sail for Europe without telling you that I am well ".It is most unusual to find an early China letter carried by a Swedish ship.

£2.500

1501 1844 (24 Aug). Canton - UK. EL full text via Calcutta / Ship steamer letter. Postage: British 1 rate = 1sh/5d,French 1 rate 50, total due 1sh/10d. Mns via Marseille per overland (India).

£300

1502 1844 (30 Oct). Canton - UK. EL full text fwded to Bombay by Edmond & Cº. Oval cachet on reverse, viaMarseille / French mail. Rate: British (1sh/5dx4) 4 rates = 5sh/8d + French (5dx6) 6 rates = 2sh 6d. Total due8sh/2d.

£250

1503 1844 (29 nov). Canton - UK. EL full text. Red India and Calcutta. Under 1oz: Postage British (1/5 x2) 2 rates2/10 + French (5dx4) 4 rates = 1/8 total due 4sh/6d. Endorsed via Marseille / France. Per Hindustan.

£300

1504 1845 (3 March). Canton - UK. EL full text endorsed French mail. Rate British 1 rate 1sh/5d, French 10d, totaldue. 2sh/3d.

£250

1505 F 1889 (11 Nov). TREATY PORTS. CHINKIANG - UK (23 Dec). Env fkd France 25c Sage / Shanghai cds. Onreverse CUSTOMS / SHINKIANG + CUSTOMS (SHANGHAI).

£375

1506 1892 (7 July). GERMAN SHIP MAIL. Shanghai-Germany (14 Aug). Fkd env 16 pf blue / Kaiserlich / DeutchPostagentur Shanghai (the German Postal agent of the Kaiser at Shanghai) cds+Consular label on reverse. VF.

£80

1507 1897 (9 Jan). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS UIRS. BAY / German Battleship "Kaiser". HK 4c green stat cardused via HK (29 Jan) + arrival (2 March) alongside.

£200

1508 1898 (13 May). Hong Kong / Treaty Port. Ka Yin Tschew - Germany. HK 4c green stat card cancelled Swatow(18 May) via Hong Kong (20 May). Arrival (19 June) alongside.

£200

1509 1898 (26 Sept). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Fuh Ning / Fuk kin / South China - UK / Scotland HK 4c grey- green stat card cancelled Foo Chow Foo, via HK (8 Oct). Church mission.

£140

1510 F 1899 (10 July). Weihaiwei - SINGAPORE (28 July). Registered env fkd China 5c rose (x2) + 10c, oval bilingualds + "R"(egistration) pmk + Hong Kong 10c (x2), one stamp minor abrassion on face previous to usage belowcancellation, mentioned for accuracy only. This Chinese Post Office apparently had just opened at April 1899.Shanghai cds + "IPO" Proper transits + arrival Singapore reverse incl. Hong Kong (21 July) and TANJONGPAGAR (28 July). Exceptional combination. The Ishikawa collection did not have a registered usagecombination + an extremely rare destination mail for a China combination cover. Outstanding exhibition rarity.

£1.800

1511 F 1901. Boxer Rebelion. Takou Bay. french Ship Redoutekle. FM env / Corr exp Tonkin + Escadre de L´extremeOrient with full contains.

£180

1512 F 1902. INDIA - CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Cover to England bearing 1900 1a plum tied by FPO N1 cdsfor 19 Fe 02, upon arrival the cover has been re-addressed to France and a GB 1887-92 1 1/2d applied, thistied by London SW duplex for Ap 4 02, reverse bears Base Office, london SW and Paris cds. Scarcecombination.

£280

1513 1902 (14 May). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Tsao Shih - India. HK 4cts rose stat card cancelled Hankow(20 May) cds, cia Victoria / HK (28 May) + Indian transit on front. Scarce origin for a HK stat card.

£180

1514 F 1902 (9 Sept). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Ningpo - UK. HK 4c red ovptd / 3c qv stat card, cds "NINGPO"(xxx). V scarce + comercial usage.

£700

1515 F 1904. Pakhoi - Thai - Binh / Indochina. FRENCH CHINA. Bicolor env fkd 1c China + 15c / 25c. Indochina oncombination cover circulated through Chinese and French P.O. At Packhoi + tax at arrival. Displays excellent.Excepcionally rare combination.

£600

1516 1904 (22 My). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Kanchow - Canada. Env fkd HK 2c green pair, pen cancelledstroke stline before reaching BPO + Shanghai cds. Missing letter. Via Vancouver.

£100

1517 1906 (April). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Kanchow - Canada. Env fkd HK 4c brown / red, Shanghai / BPOcds (12 My). Via Kinkiang / Kiangsi, and Vancouver. Note pen cancel stroke at stamp upper corner before BPO.Most interesting.

£100

1518 F 1909. French China ovptd P O Chunking - Germany. Registered multifkd Indochina ovptd issue PPC. VF-XF. £1601519 F 1910 (16 March). FRENCH China ovptd P O Canton - USA. Registered multicolored ovptd PPC via HK. XF. £160

1520 F 1914 (9 Oct). Russian Post Office. Manchuria - USA. Registered multifkd env. via Yokohama. V scarcecomercial item.

£240

1521 F 1928 (June). Uk - SHANGHAI + Hong Kong + FWDED TO Wu - Hai - Wu. GB 1 1/2d brown stat env, taxed +several transits + Chinese 2c x2 postage dues, tied bilingual cds. Displays excellent. Note several Shanghaiauxiliary postmarks / 1st notice sent + list sent on boxed + Wei - Hoi - Wei / Port Edward cds (very scarce).

£160

1522 F 1928 (18 Oct). British Army P O / I CHINA UPRISING. Shanghai / North China Command / Headquarters. Fkdenv full contains, 1 1/2d, Army P O / I cds. Via Siberia. Excellent condition.

£80

1523 F 1933 (3 Feb). UK / London - Shanghai. BRITISH MILITARY MISSION. UK / fkd env addressed to Captain. PHcatt / Scott guards / SHANGHAI volunteers CORPS / Head quarters. Taxed at arrival with 20c chinese postagedue, tied bilingual cds. Excellent condition Postal history military item.

£100

1524 F 1940 (5 Dec). ITALIAN FORCES CHINA / during early World War II. Shanghai - Italy / Pavia (30 Dec). Fkd envcancelled R Nave (Ship) Lepanto cds, on reverse censored label, tied cachet + addressee name Captain Sanati/ Rep Batt S Mario / Shanghai / 62 Robson Road. Exceptional early WWII Italian military presence in Chinawhich would not have lasted long time.

£600

COLOMBIA1525 F 1886. Barranquilla - USA. Registered fkd env 10c x3 + registered label, tied oval violet cachets, via Barranquilla.

Scarce multiple usage.£160

CUBA1526 1836 (17 Sept). Habana - Ferrol / Coruña. EL. Habana / Franco" oval ilustr / correo nº 4 / "1rl" in blue.

Espectacular + VF rate.£120

1527 1843 (4 Sept). EL from Santander in Spain (xxx) to Havana endorsed "Ignacito" with very fine s/line ESPAÑAand h/struck "4" in red with very fine HABANA arrival cds also in red on the reverse. XF condition.

£220

1528 F c.1855. 4A. Habana correo local. Frente de carta con sello Y 1/4 tipo corto 3/2 reales carmin, con margenesctos. Escaso en carta.

£375

1529 F c.1859. 4º. Habana correo local. Frente de carta con sello de Y 1/4 Tipo I letra alta sobre 2rs carmin, matasellosFECHADOR sobre sello (muy raro!). Tambien al lado.

£375

1530 F 1862 (3 Julio). San Antonio de los Baños - Bejucal. Sobre completo franqueada sello correo oficial 1/2 onzanegro / amarillo, emision litografica de la Habana, mat parrilla. Precioso y escaso en carta.

£180

1531 F 1866. 17*. 1/4 rl plata negro, sobrecarga "66" + "1866" en pequeño. Con goma parcial original, triple firma Roigy Hevia al dorso. Nota: este sello fue catalogado durante 105 años y recientemente se ha decidido que lasobrecarga 1866 no fue contemporanea, por lo que ha sido descatalogado a pesar de que el motivo de las dossobrecargas es por la casi imposibilidad de leerse la primera 1866 por ser negro el sello tambien y justificarseel tamaño anormalmente grande del "66". Fue muy falsificado. Este es de los pocos que se consideraronoriginales. Interesante pieza historica.

£200

1532 1871. Palacios - Mexico / San Clemente. Sobre con franqueo 25c azul tira de 3, fechador al lado y cargo "2"reales (Veracruz) parcial sobre los sellos.

£80

1533 F 1874. Havana - USA. Entire fkd 25c blue Ramito. Cancelled "New York / US Currency / Dec 17" with "Due 10"crossed out. Carried by "City of Havana". Most unusual postmark.

£180

1534 F 1883 (18 Julio). Habana - Mexico. Carta con franqueo 3 sellos 10c / 10c emision HABILITADA (tira de 3). Muyrara.

£220

1535 1888. Habana - Mexico / San Juan del Rio. Sobre con franqueo insuficiente (6 centavos) y tasada. £801536 F 1898 (3 Ago). Santiago de Cuba - USA. Reexpedida. Carta con contenido / US Soldiers letters / Free frank.

Reexpedida a la llegada con 2c USA / Yonkers NY cds. Muy rara y fecha muy temprana.£220

1537 F 1898 (4 Ago). Santiago de Cuba - USA. Envelope / soldier´s letter FM/ Fwded in Yonkers and taxed as free mailwas not covered in local US mail. Envelope with full contains + very early date of US presence.

£220

1538 1898 (12 Dec). Habana - RUSIA. Tarjeta entero postal 3 centavos con matasellos y fechador llegada al frente.Ultimos dias uso autorizado.

£80

~ For Cuba - Mexico Mail see also lots 1001-1395 from Heath Mexican Maritime Mail Catalogue # 42 ~

CZECHOSLOVAKIA1539 1940 (11 June). Prague - ITALY, fwded to SPAIN. 150k stat card + Italian stamp doble censored VF + Scarce

comb.£40

1540 F 1940 (20 June). Prague - Italy - SPAIN. 150k red stat card + Italian stamp. Air + censored. VF comb. £601541 1940 (6 Dec). Prague - Spain. Stat card + adtl + airmail + Spanish censored. Via Stuttgart. VF. £30

DANISH WEST INDIES1542 F 1879 (28 Dic). Maracaibo / Venezuela, fwded to DWI / St Thomas EL fkd 10cts, cds cover to Mexico / Veracruz.

Exceptional pre UPU Mexican entry item.£1.100

1543 F 1911. Christianstadt - Denmark. Registered multifkd env. via NY (2 Aug 1911). Registr manuscript boxalongside. Ex Victor Engstrom, S Gallagher.

£180

1544 F 1914 (16 Feb). St Thomas - Kopenhagen / Denmark. Registered fkd env 10c 1895 / 50c violet ovpt pair / cds.Red Post seal on reverse. VF. Ex S. Gallagher. Victor Engstrom. Scarce stamp on cover.

£500

DENMARK

1545 F 1876 (28 Dec). RUSSIAN BALTIC - DWI. Kopenhagen - St Croix / DWI. Via Russian Baltic Ship. Multifkd envbearing 3 pair, 20 x2, 50 x3 incl pair (some stamps minor faults) / SJELL PB cds. Via Postologi Batori / RussianPost steamer nº 3 - 4 in Baltic 31 Dic 76 cds on reverse dislay well and London / Paid (8 Jan 1877). Despitesome faults exceptional.

£1.000

1546 F 1878 (10 June). Kopenhagen - St Croix / DWI. EL fkd 20 (x4) / cds. Via London red cds transit 3 July 78 / paid /and Southampton. RMSP. VF.

£1.000

1547 F 1878 (9 July). Kopenhagen - St Croix / DWI (16 Aug). Via St Thomas (15 Aug) and London (31 July). EL fkd20ore strip of four / one stamp cover missing. V scarce transits on reverse.

£350

1548 1891. Copenhagen - Hungary. Registered 40 stat env + adtl. 160 pair, printing XIII / or / 46 - 78. Some spots onenv.

£200

1549 1893 (14 Oct). Saeby - UK. 40 stat env + adtls (200 rate) addressed to the renown philatelist Hugo Griebert.Scarce.

£140

1550 1895. Strueb JB PE - UK. 40 stat env. bearing 20ore combination postage the 3ore is printing 45-75 (VIII)position 63 with the bent left frame. RR cancel Struer JB PR.

£140

ECUADOR1551 F 1890. Guayaquil - USA. Fkd env 10c blue oval ds, arriving damaged, US resealed (tied by cds reverse) + tax 1c

tied. Most unusual seal env.£160

1552 F c.1892. Naranjal - Azoques. Registered 5c stat env + 2 adtls tied oval postmarks, red wax seals. Endorsed."Contiene una guia por diez y siete c/ de dinamita". Extraordinary rare.

£120

EGYPT1553 F 1810 (18 June). FRENCH PERIOD. Alexandria - France. EL full tex. French Soldier´s letter red "108/Alexandrie"

stline (xxx). VF + scarce.£160

1554 F 1865 (18 Jan). Alexandria - France. E fkd 10c bister x5 / 5080 + "Alexandrie / Egypte" cds + Red Paqbt. £1801555 F 1871 (10 March). BRITISH POST OFFICE. Cairo - USA. Env fkd GB 4d intense dark orange shade, pl1 + 6d

dark violet, pl9 / B01 + cds alongside. Red NY paid all + Brindisi + 2 cents. Scarce origin transatlantic usage forthe BPO. Ex - Scott Gallagher.

£350

1556 F 1872 (8 Jan). FRENCH POST OFFICE. Cairo - France. Env fkd 20c (x2) + 40c / 5119 + Le Caire / Bau Francaiscds. Part of flap gone, but cds arrival "Paris Etranger" cds in blue.

£160

ESPAÑA - SPAIN

Prefilatelia1557 1771 (4 Oct). San Lorenzo del Escorial - Correo REAL. Firmada Yo el Rey con marca franquicia y texto cto.

Preciosa.£140

1558 F c.1790. Andalucía / Cádiz - Lima / PERU. Envuelta transportada vía Cádiz (interior uso Andalucía Alta marca enrojo), "3 reales de Plata" de Canarias y lleva de vía Buenos Aires - La Paz / Bolivia a Perú". Muy interesante,normalmente no se especifica esta ruta.

£200

1559 F 1791 (24 Feb). Madrid. Correo Real. Firmada Yo el Rey. Enviada a su primo el Duque de Abrantes, cartacompleta con texto y franquicia. Preciosa.

£180

1560 F 1796 (8 Junio). Madrid - PERU. Correo marítimo. Rarísima carta completa con texto y envío gratuito por usoeclesiástico, con marca "ESPAÑA" en rojo (Canarias). Vía Coruña, Buenos Aires y Arequipa.

£250

1561 F 1799 (12 Oct). Madrid - PERU. Rarísima carta completa sin texto servicio eclesiástico (gratuito sin tasar) conmarca "España" en rojo vía Coruña - Buenos Aires - Arequipa.

£200

1562 1810 (15 Abril). Astorga / León - Paris. OCUPACION FRANCESA. Carta con texto marca BAU / control / Arm dEspagne. Muy raro origen.

£400

1563 1822. Menorca / Baleares - Inglaterra. Envuelta de carta fechada dorso con marca lineal MENORCA.Desinfectada con vinagre. Rara circulada al Reino Unido.

£100

1564 1822 (11 Nov). Lérida - Francia. 2ª INVASION FRANCESA. Carta con texto marca A/ARM D ESPAGNE.Inusual población.

£80

1565 1823 (27 Mayo). Carrión de los Condes / PALENCIA - Cerbatos / Calzadilla. 2ª INVASION FRANCESA. Cartaoficial Servicio Militar / marca batallón Inusual circulación interior Peninsular.

£100

1566 F 1823 (4 Junio). Talavera / Toledo - Francia. 2ª INVASION FRANCESA. Carta con texto y marcas G / ARM DESPAGNE + Talavera / Franqueada en rojo. Inusual combinación ambos correos. Muy bonito.

£200

1567 F 1823 (17 Dic). La Coruña - Francia. 2ª INVASION FRANCESA. Carta con texto, marca L/ARM D ESPAGNE.Muy raro origen.

£200

1568 F 1824 (5 Enero). Badajoz - Francia. 2ª INVASION FRANCESA. Carta con texto marca T/ARM D ESPAGNE(xxx). Raro origen. MB.

£140

1569 1824 (19 Junio). Zaragoza - Francia. 2ª INVASION FRANCESA. Carta con texto, marca. C.BIS / Arm. DEspagne. Rara desde esta población.

£120

1570 F 1837 (17 Agosto). Jerez / Cádiz - UK. Carta completa con texto marca. PENINSULAR STEAM NAVIGATIONCY / P.Z. & Cº / CADIZ (xxx/RR) en azul, perfecta y rarísima estampación completa, por barco Iberia. VíaFalmouth / ship letter en rojo al dorso.

£800

1571 1849 (17 Oct). Cestona / Guipuzcoa / Spain - ARGENTINA . BOLIVIA. EL full text via Bs As / Argentina oval redpmk + sucre stline + 4rs arrival charge. Appears private transatlantic crossing text refers grandmother lives with89 years, signed Jose Maria Yllarramendi. Ex - Patino.

£150

~ Para Correo Marítimo pre/post colonial España-México ver lotes 1001 al 1395del catálogo #42 Heath Mexican Maritime Mail ~

Isabel II1572 F 1A(2). 1850. Plancha II. 6 cuartos 1850 en pareja, grandes márgenes, papel fino, mat tinta sin grasa, rodeando

efigie. Preciosa.£100

1573 F 1A. Plancha II. 6 cuarto 1850 en gran fragmento de SEVILLA a Trujillo con matasellos "1R" en rojo que calzaen el sobre, repetido en el frente y con doble de contabilidad llegada. Pieza no catalogada. Se acompaña cartaestudio del reconocido especialista José Novo, autor de la reciente obra estudio del nº1 de España, dondeindica que se trata de marca original probablemente de BADAJOZ.

£600

1574 1862 (4 Feb). 51º (2). Cádiz - Madrid. Carta franqueada con dos sellos del 2 cuartos verde. Uso muy escaso. £1801575 1863. 62º (4). Madrid - USA. Sobre con texto circulado con tira de 4x2rs verde (uno al dorso sin matasellar,

cortado al abrir, mat parrilla 1 y de Nueva York s/sello.£180

1576 F 1864 (10 Oct). 68ºFP. Barcelona - Inglaterra / Sheffield. Sobre franqueado con 2 reales azul falso postal, matparrilla y fechador. Muy rara (GS-53F).

£250

1577 1865 (4 Ago). 69º, 75. Alicante - PORTUGAL. Sobre franqueo 6 cuartos. Rueda carreta 9 (uno INVERTIDO) yfechador. Muy bonita. Vía Fregeneda / Salamanca y Barca de Alva. Raro paso fronterizo. Se puede exponerabierta muy bien.

£150

1578 F 1868. 92º (4). Málaga - USA. Vía Inglesa y buque americano. SS Nestorian / Montreal Ocean Steam Ship Cº.The Allan line to Quebec. Carta franqueada. Tira 4 de 20cts.

£250

Gobierno Provisional1579 1870. 113 (2). Madrid - Francia. Carta con texto franqueo 12c x 2, mat parrilla. Muy bonita. £301580 F 1872. 107 (x8). Torrelavega / Santander - MEXICO / San Juan del Río. Sobre franqueado con 8 sellos 50rs vía

inglesa. 400 milésimas = 4 reales. Un sello defecto probablemente antes de adherirse. Espectacular.£180

I República1581 F 139º. 1873. 4pts castaño, mat Baeza fechador BUENDIA / ALCARRIA. Muy escaso. £1101582 F 1873 (6 Sept). Barcelona a Nápoles / Italia. Frente de sobre CERTIFICADO con pareja de 25cts y 50cts

emisión Ramito (Edifil 135 (2), 137). En el frente marca de certificado en azul (xxx). Preciosa y muy rara. Piezafotografiada y estudiada por Antonio Perpiña en su libro de correo certificado español XIX pagina 57 y pág 179(foto). Convenio postal con Italia 1 Julio 68 a Italia vía de tierra = 0,50pts ordinario + 0,50pts certificado = 1peseta.

£2.000

Alfonso XII1583 F 199FP. 1878. 10pts azul Falso Postal, usado en telégrafos. Muy raro. £1201584 1885. 210 (3). Abandami - Yunquera - Santander - MEXICO. Sobre franqueo 15c x 3 mat cartería. Raro uso. £801585 1887. 201, 202 (2). Sans - Austria. Sobre franqueo bicolor mat cartería en azul. Llegada dorso. Precioso y muy

escaso.£60

1586 1888. 210 (3). Tineo - Asturias - MEXICO / Queretaro. Vía buque español / Habana y Veracruz. Inusual. £50

Alfonso XIII1587 F 224*. 1889. 50cts. Muy bien centrado con goma original. Lujo. £301588 F 250*. 1901. 40cts oliva, bien centrado con goma original. £501589 1890. 223 (2). Unquiza (Santander) - México / San Juan del Río. Vía Habana. Muy raro franqueo. £601590 1894. 213 (2 1/2), 220. Barcelona - Francia. Sobre franqueo 2cts bisectado tarifa 25cts. Precioso. £901591 1898 (10 Marzo). Sevilla - Francia TP uso temprano. MB. £401592 1898 (12 Marzo). 217. Madrid - Francia. Tarjeta postal. Uso temprano. £301593 F 1899. 215º. Madrid - Francia. Faja de periódico tasada con 2 sellos franceses matasellados a la llegada. Bonita

y rara.£80

1594 1899. 217. Zaragoza - Alemania. Tarjeta postal circulada. Uso temprano. £401595 1899. 221, 173 (x28). Las Palmas / CANARIAS - Escocia. Reexpedida. Sobre franqueo inusual, mat azul. £401596 1902. 245, 249 (2). Mahon / Baleares - USA. Sobre certificado. MB. £801597 1904. 241 (3), 242, 245, 247, 249. Santander - USA. Sobre pentacolor certificado. Muy bonito. £1001598 1908. 243, 253. Barcelona - Suiza. Valor declarado 1000 francos. Sobre cert. Rara comb + prec. £1601599 1908. 243, 248. Madrid - Gran Bretaña. Bonita tarjeta postal (foto). Certificada. £401600 1915. 268 (x6), 269 (x2). Las Palmas / Canarias - USA. Sobre multicolor certificado y doble censura. Bonito. £501601 1917. 270º. Zaragoza - SUIZA. Sobre franqueo + tasa llegada y censura WWI francesa. Preciosa. £401602 1922. 271 (2), 277. La Carolina / Jaén - Francia. Sobre certificado mat azul. Bonita. £401603 1926. 311 (2), 321. Barcelona - MALTA / Birchircara. Sobre certificado valores declarados (200 pts) con rara

etiqueta INSURED (Malta). Bonita y raro destino.£80

II República1604 F 1933. Barcelona - Australia - Reino Unido. Sobre certificado franqueo MIXTO por reexpedición. Precioso y muy

raro.£180

Guerra Civil1605 1936 (12 November). Madrid to England. Postcard of Basque peasant franked with 30c Manila - Madrid un 741

cancelled by machine postmark and violet "CENSURADA". Text reads: "Fascism do not pass to Madrid. Halfmillion of proletarians are disposed to die before to live on fascist regime. Nextly Spain will be free ". Writtenby Mason member.

£30

1606 F c.1937. AMBULANCIA ESCOCESA / SCOTTISH AMBULANCE at Spanish Civil War. Air fkd env with smashingoval signed cachet. Se acompaña de otras 2 cartas del Servicio Sanitario.

£550

1607 F 1937 (10 May). Barcelona to Eger, Hungary 10c Mp, 3 x 50c VE, 10c Orphans Charity and POUM 5c brown and5c blue (the latter one not tied) GG 1835-6. Registered. Backstamped "Eger". Worn and cut short slightly at top.Scarce envelope.

£30

1608 F 1937 (12 July). Barcelona to Stockholm, Sweden. Superb advertising envelope for oil lamps franked with 10cMP and 5 x 60c blue Salvoechea (RARE on cover) cancelled by registered postmark. Airmail etiquette.Rarisimo sello en carta en calidad de lujo.

£500

1609 1938 (10 Junio). Barcelona - Suecia. Sobre franqueo sello Cruz Roja normal y sobrec. Vía aérea. Escaso usocomercial.

£60

1610 F 1938 (13 Ago). BRIGADAS INTERNACIONALES. TANGER / Marruecos Español / Zona REPUBLICANA.Sobre certificado vía aérea con raro sello 60c azul Fermín Salvoechea. Vía oficina Brigadista en Barcelona IIT4A / Auto tren / Plaza Altozano. Al reverso marca BI / correo Campaña / 23 AGO. Excepcional relación entreMarruecos y el Bando Republicano, desde la única ciudad que permaneció abierta, además de esta relacióncon Brigadas Internacionales.

£375

Estado Español1611 1937 (13 April). Zaragoza to Aberdeen. 5c PM, 50c NS, 30c JO, 15c Junta and 5c Requete local. All tied

backstamps of Zaragoza and Lisbon. Very nice condition.£30

1612 F 1937 (4 Mayo). Cala Ratjan / Baleares - DINAMARCA - Reino Unido. Sobre vía aérea Italia dirigido a Child HighHouse / Allhallow School / Honiton / Devon. Reexpedida con franqueo danés. Rarísima combinación. Dirigida aDouglas Hognes.

£120

1613 1938 (7 Ago). Villamanta / Madrid - Francia. Sobre certificado. Censura Villanueva Perales. Vía Irún. Muy raracirculada en la provincia de Madrid durante la Guerra Civil. Preciosa.

£60

1614 851-4*. 1938. Serie de la mano / Aniversario Alzamiento. Nueva con goma original. Bien centrada. £301615 1941. División Azul. División española voluntarios. Tarjeta exclusiva de propaganda. En campaña. Feldpost

00198. Con firma de A. Muñoz Grandes. Tarjeta ilustrada a mano dibujo José Antonio y bandera.£260

Correo Aéreo1616 F 1926 (1 Feb). Larache / Marruecos - Madrid (2 Feb). Sobre circulado por vía aérea con etiqueta Sevilla - Avión

y sello DOBLE sobrecarga. Precioso y muy raro.£250

1617 F 1936 (16 Junio). Madrid - Suiza (16 Junio). Sobre franqueo circulado vía aérea con matasello Madrid / secciónnocturna / correo aéreo. Llegada mismo día. Escasa marca.

£100

Emisiones Patrióticas1618 F 1936 (25 July). Palma to Alcudia. Franked with pair of 15c with Mallorca overprint Un.3. There were only 600 of

this stamp overprinted. Backstamp of Alcudia.£75

Enteros Postales1619 1874. Sta. Cruz Tenerife / Canarias - Arrecife Lanzarote. Entero postal 5c azul. Muy raro uso en Canarias

localmente.£30

1620 F 1938 (9 Dic). Puerto Pollensa / Baleares - Palma. EP tarjeta Cervantes certificada con adicionales y doblecensura. Preciosa.

£80

COLONIAS ESPAÑOLAS SPANISH COLONIES

Antillas1621 F 1857. 7(*) (3). 1/2rl, azul, tira horizontal de tres, grandes márgenes con variedad PLANCHA esquina

desgastada y GRAN RETOQUE del encuadre. Pieza de lujo.£180

~ Lotes de CUBA ver nros. 1526 al 1538 / For CUBA see lots 1526 to 1538 ~

Fernando Poo1622 1895. Fernando Poo - Barcelona. Frente de carta certificada con sello Pelón 25c rojo-marrón. £401623 F 1900 (21 May). Registered cover to Dresden, Germany franked by four 1900 Provisional 5c on 1899 20c

maroon with handstamped surcharge in black tied by Fernando Poo cds and oval Liverpool & London transits(27 June). Dresden arrival on reverse of an attractive and rare cover. SG 87.

£700

1624 1907. Sta Isabel. Pasaporte para circular S. Thome / Pot Col con sello póliza de 1,25 pta y marca oval azul. £40

Muy raro.

~ Lotes de FILIPINAS ver nros. 1858 al 1860 / For PHILIPPINES see lots 1858 to 1860 ~

Marianas1625 F c.1891. 10cts carmín Filipinas, matasellos "CERTIF" en recuadro de MARIANAS (xxx). Muy raro. £2501626 F c.1894. 20c violeta negro de Filipinas, mat lacrador negativo de MARIANAS. Muy raro. £801627 F 1899. 4º. 6 centavos azul, sobre carga en violeta "MARIANAS / ESPAÑOLAS", posición arriba - abajo, centraje

de GRAN LUJO, en fragmento con matasellos oval típico. Gobierno Político Militar + escudo. Rarísimo,especialmente en esta calidad (tirada 50 emitidos según catalogo).

£1.500

1628 F 1898. SPANISH AMERICAN WAR AT MARIANAS. PERIODO ESPAÑOL anterior al Tratado de París. First USOccup mail out at time of Spanish administration. USS Yosemite / Guam / Ladrones - USA / Mass. Undated envmns 1st letter, and cover mns of the ship USS Yosemite which just arrived to Marianas, called by officer John MHubbard / Ladrones, as in early pre-1677 per Juan El Cano Spanish first visitor at 1500´s. The mns andprovisional "1st letter" clearly indicates the first letter to depart Marianas after arrival of American Navy.Exceptional historical cover and superb opening / closing of an exhibit collection of this area, together withanother cover of the some family corespondence together with dated 1900 and fkd 2c Philippines ovpt pairviolet San Luis de Apra / Guam, but mns addressed still as L.I. (Ladrones Islands).

£2.000

1629 F 1901 (19 April). Saipan - Germany. SPANISH + GERMAN Marianas on mixed fkd stat card / cds. VF. £140

Marruecos1630 F 1942 (18 Feb). WWII. NORWAY - SPANISH MOROCCO - GREAT BRITAIN. Bergen - Tangier - CASABLANCA

- over to UK / NAVAL MILITARY INFORMATION SERVICE. Fkd env, censored by Nazi Germany and released,vía Berlin (24 Feb) airmail / Madrid (2 March 42 censored + released) where handed over to Maritime agents /Casablanca and fwded to Naval Control Service / R(oyal) N(avy) Base / Grimsby with 2 diff British censorships.Red mns "Eoda". An exceptional transited through lines item. Vía Spanish Morocco.

£900

~ Lotes de PUERTO RICO ver nros. 1884 al 1886 / For PUERTO RICO see lots 1884 to 1886 ~

Sahara1631 1959 (14 April). Villa Cisneros - Tarragona / Enveija. Sobre certificado franqueo multiple. Sobre oficial. £80

ESTONIA1632 1929 (3 May). Nerva - Malta / Birchircara. Registered fkd env. scarce dest. VF. £30

FRANCE

~ For French Maritime Mail Mexico Caribbean Metropoli see also lots 1001-1395from Heath Mexican Maritime Mail Catalogue # 42 ~

1633 1859 (15 Oct). Tolouse - USA / Luisiane / Cotan. Env fkd single 20c imperf Eupie, tied romboid + imperf + Apresdepart + "BOSTON / NOV / 15cts". British Service rec box. VF single fkg on transatlantic usage.

£170

1634 1866 (8 May). Pau - USA / Augusta / Georgia. Stampless env via NY / 15cts / 19cts (22 May) French Packetcds. On reverse via Bordeaux - Paris (9 May).

£60

1635 1866 (16 June). Paris - USA / Mobile - Alabama. Fkd env 20c x4, insuf + due 41 + 24cts credits "NY / Br Packet/ 41 / 28 June". US Inflation period.

£70

1636 F 1867 (26 Feb). FRANCE - SENEGAL - FRENCH CHINA. Env fkd 20c pair / 3171 + cds, addressed to a doctoron board a Navy convoy. Upon arrival at Senegal the ship had sailed to Cochinchina. All fronts displays. Mostunusual Africa and Indochina early conection on the 1860´s.

£800

1637 1867 (30 March). Pau - USA / Georgia. Stampless env departure cds, "6" + NY / America Packet / 15c / 20c /Apr 14 cds. Inflation period.

£60

1638 1868 (7 Jan). Fontainebleau - USA / Ohio. Env fkd 20c blue Empire block of four, tied + red PP + NY via Paris.Fine.

£35

1639 1869. Paris - Mexico. EL full text 80c. Via St Nazaire with "Ligne B / Paq Fr nº1 / 16 Jan 69" cds on reverse.Fine.

£35

1640 F 1871 (2 April). Nion - USA. Env fkd 20c blue Bordeaux issue strip of four / 660 + Nion cds two short margins etc,via London / NY. PD + 2 Scarce small town transatlantic usage.

£100

1641 F 1871 (1 July). TWO BORDER MARGINS ON COVER. Nion - USA. Env fkd 30c + 40c Bordeaux isuue, BOTHfull and BORDER MARGINS, tied 2660 + cds NY / Paid all. Via London + 2cts. Exceptional item.

£1.200

1642 1871 (1 Sept). Paris - Mexico. E fkd 30c x2 + 40c. Tied "1" star via London + Veracruz "25 cts" charge (26Sept).

£60

1643 1871 (30 Nov). Vezelay - USA / San Francisco / California. Env fkd 80c / 4174, black PP modified F Red + NYSteamship / 10cts Dec 16. On reverse 24c scarce small town transatlantic + transcontinental usage + modified.VF.

£80

1644 1872 (12 June). Bordeaux - USA. Stampless EL full text cds. Red London (13 June) "FR/*/2F" + NY / US Notes18c (24 June).

£80

1645 1872 (31 Aug). Luc - S - Yer - Baviera / Germany (2 Sept). Env fkd 30c / 2111 + taxed / modified PP + Insuf. £50

1646 F 1873 (29 April). Cognac - USA / NY. eL full text fkd 30c x4 / 1035 romboids. Red London (30 April) + NY / Paid+ 2 cents, credit. VF.

£160

1647 1873 (25 Sept). Paris - Italy. Env fkd 30c Republ, tied star 1 + affr insuf x2 / modified PD + 9 decimes (blue) +Italian 30c postage due, tied Torino cds. VF.

£80

1648 F 1875 (1 Oct). Paris - Mexico / Puebla. EL full text fkd 80c red x5. Via London + red PP + 75cts Veracruz entrycharge. Scarce quadruple rate. VF.

£160

1649 F 1876. Sage 10c green, type I, nicely centered, original gum, light hinged. VF (2005 cat 1,200 euros). £1201650 1877 (1 Jan). Paris - Mexico / Puebla. eL full text fkd 1 Fr green sage / cds + 25cts entry charge (Veracruz). Via

British mail. VF.£80

1651 F 1933 (1 Aug). MOZAMBIQUE - NYASSALAND - RHODESIA. Paris - MOZAMBIQUE, fwded to Zomba /NYASSALAND. Fkd rnv carried by Imperial airways via Salisbury. Via Limbe, Zomba, Beira), over + /"unclaimed on board" (Applied on ship´s at Beira). Exciting postal history item.

£120

Alsace1652 F 1871 (16 March). Mariakirch - Paris. EL fkd 10c pair burelage reverse / cds + taxed on the stamps 9 decimes. £1401653 1871 (18 March). Mulhouse local usage. E fkd 5c green / cds signed calves. VF. £601654 F 1871 (28 Aug). Strassburg in El Sass - Austria. Env fkd 5c + 10c / cds. Transits on reverse. Very nice. Signed

Flemming / BPP.£60

French Levant1655 F 1901 (23 April). Constantinople - JAPAN - USA. Registered env fkd 2 piaster / 50c. Sage, cds + R, fwded at

destination Yokohama over to USA. Very rare destination mail + registered. Via Suez.£450

French P.O. Jerusalem1656 1948 (30 Oct). FRENCH Post Office. Jerusalem - France / CHR / Camp de Coulin. Air fkd env. 6F Rose France

ovptd. JERUSALEM / 20 milliemes, cds Jerusalem / Postes Francaises air mail env. extraord rare properlycirculated item.

£250

French Colonies1657 F CAMEROUN. 1918 (2 March). Jaunde - Fernando Poo (Colonia Española). Military env address to an exilied

local German cooperant soldier internee at the Spanish Colony. Transit arrival on reverse. Xtraord rare.£425

1658 MADAGASCAR. 1923. Tamatave - UK. Registered env fkd. 1Fr / 5Fr violet ovptd stamp cds. Part of flap gone,but with all transit marks, including part of British Consulate cachet.

£40

1659 F SENEGAL. 1862 (1 April). Goree - USA / Round Pond / Me. Env fkd eagle 40c orange, maybe squeezed andreattached, single and BLOCK OF FOUR, tied blue dots via Bordeaux, red NY / Paid / 30 + An Service + PD +18c. An excellent extraordinary early exhibition usage. Ex Scott - Gallagher.

£1.600

1660 SENEGAL. 1884 - 5 (2 Feb). Rufisque local env fkd 2c (x2) + 4c (x3). Sage "SENEGAL" ovptd diagonally diffpositioning.

£65

GERMAN STATES1661 F BAYERN. 1863 (10 Oct). Munich - Netherlands / Rotterdam. Entire fkd 1kr yellow, 6kr blue and 9kr bister, all

tied 325 + doble line (MUNCHEN / 10 OCT 1863" + Franco alongside. Red "41" transit in circle. XF conditionappealing cover.

£650

1662 F PRUSSIA. 1858 (28 Nov). Aachen - Switzerland. E fkd 3s ocre / yellow "1" rings, cds. Red box exchange mark(xxx) + mns taxes. Nice usage.

£458

GERMANY

~ For German Maritime Mail - Mexico check also Heath Mexican Maritime Mail Catalogue # 42 ~

1663 F 1865 (26 July). Burgwinhelm - USA / Pasf Howard. Stampless env full text contains, with Postablage /Aschbach, Aachen / 5 cents, NY / Am Packet 30cts / 41cts (14 Aug). VF.

£150

1664 F 1870 (Jan). GERMANY - SWEDEN - DENMARK. Magdeburg - Sweden / Malmo (18 Jan). Stampless registeredinsured entire prepaid in cash / franco, two bicolor labels aus Magdeburg. Via Kopenhagen (16-17 Jan). Sendercomercial business blue cachet. On reverse Ernst Audsmann. Displays excellent. Excellent postal history item.

£160

1665 F 1874 (26 June). Stettin - PORTUGAL. Market report with full text fkd 1/4gr + 1/2gr / cds + FRANCA oval. VF PMrate to Portugal.

£250

GREAT BRITAIN1666 F 1788. Liverpool - France / Bourgogne. MARITIME. EL / ANGLATERRE + Mns charge + rare "G" (xxx) on front.

Rare usage at this preconflict period. On reverse "MA / 6 / 88".£160

1667 1840 (31 Aug). London - Upper Canada. Outer wrapper / Paid red London + ship letter / London / Paid to NY(17 Sept) fwded by good p due & Cº (red oval cachet on reverse + Queenstown (22 Sept). Mns "Per BritishQueen", 8 + 6 modified charges.

£30

1668 F 1847 (15 May). Ryde / Isle of Wight - USA / Connecticut / Newhaven. EL full text fkd 2d imperf strip of 6, tied666 grill + "7" red US cents charge. Via Liverpool (17 May) + Boston / PAID / ship / June. Excellent Island origin

£800

usage on early transatlantic mail.1669 1848 (7 July). Manchester - USA / NY / Lower PO EL full text fkd 1sh embosed cut out + red Hudermill + 24 cts

red. Via Liverpool (J y 8). Appealing item.£80

1670 F 1848. Ladeddie Quarries / Scotland - CANADA / Rickering VC EL yellow CUPAR FIFE cds. Via Liverpool.Proper charges exceptional transatlantic item.

£375

1671 F 1849. Ladeddie Quarries - CANADA / Pickening / C EL via St Andrews (Scotland). Proper charges. Exceptionalgood condition. Via Liverpool.

£375

1672 F 1850 (29 Oct). 2d blue cancel + REGISTERED transatlantic usage. Irvine - USA / NY. Entire letter withcomplete text contains franked 2d blue strip of three, tied BLUE 186 grills + blue cds, also alongside. Red 1shillings + PAID + "21 Cents" alongside. Blue "Liverpool / B / Oct 30 - 1850" cds on reverse. An outstandingtransatlantic usage this early on registered mail + blue cancel. Front cover photo.

£4.000-6.000

1673 1850 (29 Nov). London - BERMUDA. Env fkd 1sh embossed cut corners, tied grill. Dest +. £1201674 F 1853 (5 Oct). London - USA / NY. EL full text fkd 2d blue complete margins + 10d embossed, cut out corners,

tied grill, red paid + 5 cts. Unusual comb fkg for 1sh rate.£450

1675 F 1853 (7 Feb). Bellford - London. Registered EL fkd 1841 1d + 2d strip of three / 61 / mns "Registered".Appealing presence usage.

£250

1676 F 1853 (27 July). Liverpool - USA / Pa. E fkd 1d + 2d + 1sh embossed pair / 466 + red SHIP + NY / 7 Aug / 48cents. VF appealing item.

£450

1677 1853 (3 Aug). Worthing - INDIA / Goojiranwali. Env fkd 1sh intense green embossed, cut out corners, tied grill. £1101678 F 1854 (22 Feb). Liverpool - USA / Ill / Eureke P O EL full text fkd 1d 1841 strip of three + 1sh intense green

embossed, complete margins / 466 / red NY / Paid 24 + 2cts. Appealing item.£750

1679 F 1854 (9 June). Liverpool - USA / Philadelphia. EL full text fkd 1sh intense green horiz pair, tied "spoon 466" +red "Philadelphia / PAID / 48cts / 23 June" + 10cts. Per "Canada". VF and fresh usage.

£1.000

1680 F 1854 (28 Oct). Liverpool - USA / Wiscasset / Maine. EL env with full contains, "per American Steamer, PAIDLATE" endorsement fkd 1d + 2d perf 16 + 1sh embossed fine margins / 466 / red "Boston Br Packet / Paid /Nov11" + 5cts. On reverse mns fwded by English & Brandon.

£600

1681 F 1855 (8 Dec). CRIMEAN WAR - REGISTERED env fkd 6x1d red + 6d violet, all tied "42" grill, mns. Registered205. Post Office / British Army cds env addressed. Worcester / England. Some creases. Extraordinary rareservice usage, the first we offer by auction.

£1.200

1682 F 1856 (1 March). Liverpool - HAITI. EL full text fkd 1d + 4d blue paper + 1sh embossed, cut out covers, tied"spoon 466". Nice + scarce stamps comb rate.

£300

1683 F 1856 (15 March). Liverpool - HAITI. EL full text fkd 1d + 4d blue paper + 1 sh embossed cut out covers, tied"spoon 466". Nice appealing item.

£300

1684 F 1856 (1 May). London - MEXICO. EL fkd 9 examples 1sh embossed a vertical strip of five and two pairs usedon E to Mazatlan (28 May 56), oval Veracruz + "8" reales. Stamps cancelled "41" grill and lower left pair "28"grill (probably on transit). Excedingly rare and appealing multiple usage. Ex - Sir Leonard ATKINSON collection,Christie´s lot 345, photographed 6 NOV 1990.

£1.400

1685 F 1856 (16 Oct). Liverpool - HAITI. EL full text fkd 1d perf, 2d perf + 1sh green embossed cut out covers, tied"spoom 466". Fine scarce rate.

£400

1686 F 1856 (27 Nov). Brighton - USA / Lincoln Cº / Maine. Env with full text contains fkd 1sh embossed large margins,showing position of other stamp + margins, tied cds / 132 + red "Whitefield / Me / Dec8" US fwding red cdscachet tying stamp + "PAID" + red "Boston BPC Packet / Paid / 6 Dec" + cts. Lovely town usage viatransatlantic mail.

£120

1687 F 1856 (16 Dec). Liverpool - HAITI . EL full text fkd 1d perf + 2d x2 perf + 1sh embosed cut out covers, tied"spoon 466". Nice tricolor dest usage.

£400

1688 F 1859 (29 June). Chatham - USA / NJ - Belleville. Registered env fkd 6d + 1sh / 173 + registered marksalongside. Via Boston / Paid (14 July). B. Pkt. Scarce transatlantic. Town crossing registered usage. VF.

£450

1689 F 1863 (13 Aug). Newton - CANADA WEST / Fort Erie. Via Liverpool (14 Aug). Registered multifkd env 1d x6 + 6d/ 930 / mns. "Registered at NEWTON" (xxx). Via York (13 Aug). Scarce town origin on registered transatlanticdest usage. Several transits on reverse.

£600

1690 F 1863 (21 Aug). Paisley - USA / California. EL full text fkd 1d, 4d + 1sh horiz pair, red "SF / Paid / Sept26" cds onfront. VF.

£550

1691 1864 (11 March). Sheffield - USA / NY. Stamples entire 24cts / 39cts / NY (26 March). Endorsed "per CunardSteamer".

£60

1692 1864 (8 April). Bala - USA / NY / Oneida Country. Stamps env full contains, cds via NY / Fr Pack. 24 / 39 cts.Via London. Scarce town transatlantic usage.

£80

1693 1865 (12 Aug). Scabro - USA / Vermont. Stampless env via NY / 24 cts / 34 cts (23 Aug). £901694 F 1866 (13 July). GB - CUBA - BELIZE - USA. Glasgow - Belize - Honduras. E front + reverse fkd 1sh (x2) carried

via NY / USA with triple fwding agents at New York, Habana and Trujillo / Honduras. Red 10cts US maritimecharge displays well. An exceptional postal history routed item, most probably unique.

£600-750

1695 F 1868 (14 March). TRANSATLANTIC POSTAL CASH PRE PAYMENT AT SCOTLAND. Glasgow - HAITI. EL fulltext fkd 1d / 159 / red "paid / GLASGOW". London cds + mns "2shillings". Via Southampton. Scarce 1d usagedest + VF and v unusual. Perhaps there was a temporary lack of 2 shilling stamps.

£750

1696 F 1871 (21 Oct). GB - PORTUGAL. Pen and ink ilustrated env with picture of a lady with a fan, sent from Harrowto Lisbon with 1867 - 80 3d plate 6 FE - FF pair, some cover imperf. Gorgeous item + very rare illustrated coverto Portugal. This is the first we´ve seen to this country.

£240

1697 F 1873 (20 Sept). London - Italy / Bornio fwded to Torino. Env fkd 3d pl II, insuff prepaid, charged / modified, withItalian 60c pair postage dues, cancelled Torino cds. VF.

£160

1698 1881 (8 April). Gensing St / Hastings - INDIA. 1d stat card + 1d adtl, cds. Via Sea PO + Cawanpuree.Addressed to military Captain. XF.

£90

1699 1882 (15 Sept). Kings Rd / St Leonards - INDIA, fwded 1 1/2d stat card + 1d adtl / cds. Via Sea PO Camporee, £90

Nainital. Excellent appealing usage.1700 F 1882 (18 Aug). Kings St / St Leonards - INDIA fwded 1 1/2d stat card + 1/2d pl 14 adtl via Sea PO, Cawnpore,

Nainital cds alongside. XF usage + appealing item.£100

1701 F 1886 (10 June). London - MEXICO / San Juan Bautista Tabasco. EL full text fkd 4d horiz pair / cds. VF. £1801702 F 1901 (19 Nov). Kensigton - GOLD COAST / Axim registered env with full contains fkd 1 1/2d x2 = 3d + pmk

mns, 2d. REGISTERED. Transit + arrival on reverse. Fine military item.£60

~ For British Mail Maritime BPOs in Mexico see also lots 1001 al 1395from catalogue #42 Heath Mexican Maritime Mail ~

Channel Islands1703 1867 (8 April)- guernsay - St Malo. EL fkd Pl 8 / French 3734 dots romboids. Fine. £801704 1867 (29 Sept). Guernsey - France. EL full text fkd 4d bluish paper pl 9, tied "3734" dots romboid, red St Malo

cds + P D Alongside. Mns Par le Tawn.£80

1705 F 1941 (12 Feb). Argentina - Glen eagles / Island of MAN, fwded to London. 12c Argentina stat card addressed toThe women´s internament Camp. Proper cachet alongside (12 Ap 41) + censored.

£125

British Levant1706 F 1895 (18 Sept). Constantinople - COOK Islands. Registered 40 para ovptd stat env + 40p adtls, cds. Via London

and Auckland / NZ (6 Nov 95) cds on reverse. Rarity destination usage.£275

1707 F 1913 (4 Nov). Constantinople - Germany. Registered env fkd. 12 piaster / 2/6sh, cds. Transit + arrival onreverse. V scarce stamp usage cover.

£350

British Commonwealth

Barbados

1708 1933 (16 Oct). Barbados - Malta (1 Nov). Registered fkd env 4d + 1/2d. Via UK. Arrival pmk on reverse. Via UK.Dest senders cachet on reverse.

£80

British Honduras

1709 F 1920 (16 Oct). Belize - USA / NY. Registered fkd env bearing 50c + stamps cds + box violet cachet alongside.Via N O + arrival on reverse. VF.

£180

Ceylon

1710 F 1865 (17 April). NIMERAELITA - Malta (9 May). Via Colombo. Env fkd 1d blue perf, tied grill light folding crease.Scarce dest intercolonial mail.

£400

Cook Islands

1711 F 1902. Cook - Fiji. Env fkd 2 1/2d red / cds, margin border. Via Auckland / NZ + arrival reverse. £1001712 F 1902 (21 March). Rarotonga - FIJI. Registered multifkd env 1d x3 + 1/2 x4, cds + reg marks. Via Auckland / NZ

cds reverse. VF.£300

British East Africa

The following lots (except for 1721, 1723 and 1724) are part of a stationed in East Africa officer scorrespondence during the First World War. Most envelopes contain text and include the period of militaryconfrontation in German East Africa and subsequent end of the war.

1713 1915 (January). Mlenge. Extensive two long letters (over 30 pages) taken to Brighton / UK were posted locallyto Horsted Heynes in April (16th). The env manuscript on front shows Zomba Jan 27 / 1915. One being themother´s reading copy of the other one, which is harder to read through. Text "Since the beginning of the War,some of the natives have risen, headed by John Chilembi and John Greg, both highly educated, the first havingbeen in America and preaching" Africa for the Africans" all over the Country. They planned to attack and murderas all stated Mandala and Blantyre were to be attacked. The whole letter refers to this war + uprising with mostdetail. Exceptional historical document of the internal situation in this Colony at the begining of WWI and itspolitical movements and the KAR (Kings African Rifles).

£100

1714 1915 (27 Feb). Zomba - UK. Env with full contains fkd 1d. War situation + Nyassaland protectorate. £501715 1915 (6 March). Zomba - UK. Fkd env 1/2d pair full contains about war + local uprising. VF. £501716 1915 (27 March). Zomba / Nyassaland - UK. Fkd env 1d Nyassaland with full war contains etc. text refers about

German ships blockade etc.£40

1717 F 1915 (11 May). EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Field Service Post Card. Base Army - Zomba (22 July). £1001718 F 1915 (17 Nov). Karonga - Zomba (27 Nov). Env with KAR shield embossed on reverse fkd 1d Nyassaland.

Protectorade with the scarce FF (field Force) circular date cachet 18 Nov 15 with four covers. Arrival cds. Fullcontains of Kings African Rifles.

£400

1719 1915 (Dec). Zomba - UK. Env fkd 1d x2, roughly opened (double rate) with full contain 12 - 15 pages long letterwar situation from Fort Johnston. On Christmas Eve (24 Dec). Utmost detail of troops, ship etc.

£40

1720 c.1916. Nyassaland Protectorate. Local OHMS env addressed to Zomba with contains refering woundedofficials in Karunga.

£40

1721 F 1916 (13 April). BELGIAN TROOPS - FRANCE - WW I. France / Montmoreny - Kigezi / Uganda, over. ViaMarseille - Mombassa. French stat card with "Mombassa 12 My 16" cds transit + "RUTSHURU / 7 Jun 1916"cds alongside. V scarce incoming mail item, that shows routing.

£140

1722 1916 (1 May). Zomba / Nyassaland - UK. Env fkd 1d / cds with full contains wrotten a Zomba / Lake Chilwa (seeweb). Long letter about war situation.

£60

1723 1916 (9 July). OAS - UK / Newcastle on tyre - Kelindine / BEF / MJASC / BEA / APO. N 24 (6 Nov 16) + 322 (9Feb 17) cachets on reverse + Not 710, 349 (Dodona) original 384 Company, transfered to 634 finally Dares -Salaan. Well travelled incoming item.

£80

1724 1916 (6 Oct). Armelonzte. OAS / FM. "FPO / nº 71 / 26 Oct 16" blue cds with Plymouth / UK pmk where fwdedto ROYAL FLYING CORP / FARNBOROUGH BEA picture card / Masai.

£100

1725 F 1916 (31 Oct). FIELD EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Campaign. Coronel Hawthorne Column. OAS KAR printedenv with full contains, censored Maj / Kar with faint but readable "NYASSALAND 5 Nov 16" circular date cachetwith corners. Fine and rare item of most interesting contains / troops on move.

£350

1726 F 1916 (19 Nov). FIELD Expeditionary Force Campaign. Lupembe - Zomba / The Camp / Kar. OAS env with fullcontains, "FPO / 4 * / 4 Dec 16" cds on front. Arrival cds (13 Dec) Zomba / Nyassaland on reverse.

£250

1727 F 1917 (11 Feb). FIELD EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Campaign. OAS KAR reverse printed env with full contains,with "FPO / 1 / 13 Feb 17" cds to Zomba / Nyassaland, where fwded with NEW franking 1d / 23Feb 17 over toBlantyre. Mns. Censored LB Maj / Comander 1 KAR (Kings African Rifles). Full contains. Most unusual +fwding.

£300

1728 1917 (26 Sept). Sort Johnson - UK. On active service. Censored military env. via Zomba (28 Sept) cds reverse. £351729 1917 (6 Oct). Songer Area (German East Africa). OAS Kings African Rifles printed env + full contains (see web

photos) with description of war campaign / Field. Expeditionary Force. Mns censored / KAR / on front.Addressed to Zomba.

£150

1730 1918 (12 July). Kings African Rifles. OAS FM env to UK, fwded at Wimbledon. FPO nº338 reverse cds. £301731 1918 (17 Oct). Kings African Rifles. OAS FM env to UK. Reverse FPO nº338. £301732 1918 (6 Dec). KAR. OAS FM env to UK. FPO nº338 on reverse. £301733 F 1919 (April - May). GEA. Mahenge - UK. Fkd env 3c + 6c. GEA / ovptd with violet circular cachet "MAHENGE /

GEA" (xx / RR). Extremely rare item.£400

1734 F 1919 (May). GEA. Mahenge - UK.e nv fkd 3c + 6c ovptd, violet "Mahenge / GEA" (xx / RR) cds. On reverse alsothe rare "KILOGA / GEA" in black (xx / RRR) with manuscript central date. 17 / 5 / 19. Exceptional.

£400

1735 1921 (29 Oct). GEA fkd + taxed env to UK + arrival postage dues. 2 x6c ovptd stamps (further stamp missing intransit). Mr Wyats correspondance.

£30

1736 F 1922 (21 April). Tanga - UK (15 May). Tricolor ovptd issue GEA fkd env 1c, 3c, 6c. £401737 1914 (Nov) to 1916 (Dec). WW I Kings African Rifles Regiment. 5 letters / documents with details at Zomba

(1916 Aug). Lupembe (16 Dic), Mkarina ( 1916 Oct), New Langenburg (1916 Oct). Also a Nyassaland officersProtectorade Medical report.

£40

1738 1916 (Sept) to 1918 (June). Nyassaland / German East Africa / WWI / Military expedition. Letters remainder ofthis correspondance, without env, most in printed King´s African Rifles shield stats, incl Njombi (3), Mkapira,Tandala (March 1917) Lupa River (1917 April), Nyassaland Field Force at Songea district (3 Aug) 1917 Sept,Perimiko (1917 Sept), also a manuscript military map lay out of Tabora / Lake Nyassa. Total aprox 15 letters ordocuments. Exceptional historical group.

£150

Fiji

1739 F 1895 (21 Oct). Levuka - JALUIT / Marshall Islands. 1d stat card + 1/2d adtl. Endorsed via sidney. Superb usage+ dest mail.

£375

1740 F 1910 (7 Sept). Suva - Germany. Registered env fkd 5sh purchased H. Grobe 1961 (DM 34,40). £300

Grenada

1741 1793 (16 March). St George Grenada - UK (4 May 1793). EL full text in French "endorsed" per the old Dick,Liverpool / ship (Rob 51). Shows excellent.

£150

Kenya

1742 F 1939 (50ct). KA Rifles. Fkd env addressed to Nyassaland / Zomba. Oval lilac cachet (5 Oct 39). Mns militarycensorship red ink. "Passed by military Censor / Dan Stewart Capt / ZKAR". Arrival Zomba 15 Oct 39 cds.Interesting early WWII postal history item.

£80

Malta

1743 F 1852 (5 Abril). MALTA - ROMANIA - LEVANT - AUSTRIA - POLAND. Malta - Romania / Jassy. EL with full text,depart cds on reverse, intended via Constantinople (French Post office cds 13 April 52), but crossed out andderouted via Austria with Paris (11 May), Krakau (Poland) (15 May) and finally reaching destination on 23 May.Manuscript endorsement in French affranchisement obligatoire + French + British mns charges. Some minorwear at reverse edge not affectiong this exceptional item, using an unusual routing due to war problems in theBlack Sea.

£900-1.200

1744 F 1885. Malta - UK. Fwded env fkd 2 1/2d blue pair, tied cds + GB 1d violet 16 pearls, tied grill. VF conditioncombination.

£160

1745 1898 (30 June). Victoria / Gozo - UK (3 July). Env 2 1/2 d / cds. Exceptionally fine condition. £120

Mauritius

1746 F 1852 (27 March). S. Louis - France. EL full text via ADEN / red paid box + Paq Angl / Marseille (28 May) + 10decimes. On reverse Alexandrie (21 May) BPO cds + Malta + Bordeaux (31 May).

£160

1747 F 1880 (5 Jan). Mauritius - France. EL fkd 17c ovptd stamp / B-53, cds + rcd French pqbt. Poss Angl / Paq Fr TLigne 2. Per "Godavery". VF.

£125

1748 F 1904 (1 March). Quatre Bornes - USA. Registered multifkd env. VF condition. £1801749 F 1904 (25 Oct). Mauritius - MOZAMBIQUE. Prices comercial wrapper fkd 3cts. Arrival cds / Correo Ambulante (3

Nov) (Railway cancel). V scarce rate comercial local usage.£100

Nauru

1750 1940 (15 Nov). Nauru - CANADA / Newfoundland, cover fkd env 1 1/2d, censored + arrival oval ds. St Antronay.Fine + scarce dest.

£100

New Hebrides

1751 1924 (1 Sept). Vila - USA. Registered env / 2Fr violet on cover. Via Sidney + arrival reverse. VF. £140

N. W. Pacific Islands

1752 F 1920. Rabaul - USA / NY (9 Dec 20). Registered env fkd 2sh grey ovptd Cangaroo, cds + label. Via Sidney cds. £280

Niger Coast

1753 F 1890 (28 May). Akassa - UK. Stamps not procurable. Stampless env endorsed / NO STAMPS, oval violet datedcachet / P O Akassa + 6d arrival charge. Arrival Liverpool / Br Packet 6 July 90. Nice postmark + usage.

£300

1754 1894. Brass - Liverpool. Legal env fkd 5d lilac ovptd, cds. Red Liverpool Br Packet (12 Dec). Despite somespots, an scarce high value comercial usage. This suboffice was established after Nov 1891.

£180

Nyasaland

1755 F 1936 (11 Feb). Zomba - Zanzibar. Legal size env air fkd 2d x3 + 2/6sh red / grey / blue, cds. Scarce high valueon cover, correctly circulation rate. Roughly opened at left.

£120

1756 F 1941 (5 April). Zomba - EGYPT - SUDAN. Triple countries fkd env, Br OAC. Rare combination. £400-600

Oil Rivers

1757 F 1893 (11 Dec). Calabar River - UK (9 Jan 94). Registered env fkd 2d + 1sh ovptd British Protectorade / OILRIVERS tied cds, via Plymouth (9 Jan).

£275

Papua New Guinea

1758 1916 (24 March). Port Moreby - Aden / SAUDI ARABIA, over to INDIA. WW I - SAUDI. Military mail env fkd 1d /cds, fwded twice incl. Aden + several military cachets on reverse. Most unusual.

£140

Rhodesia

1759 1894 (12 May). BC AC. Tuli / Mashonaland - Transvaal (16 May). 4d registered stat env + 4d stamp adtl, grill +cds. Arrival pmk.

£60

1760 1894 (29 July). BSAC. Tati - Germany. 1 1/2d orange. MASHONALAND stat card / cds. Scarce town overseasname usage.

£80

1761 1902 (6 June). BSAC. Umtali - Beira / Mozambique Cº 1d stat card, correct rate with arrival violet hexagonalcachet alongside + mns "Posted late" alongside. VF.

£80

1762 1908. BSAC. Victoria Falls - Transvaal. Private view postcard with 1d stat card / used with arrival cds alongside.VF. Addressed to Covent of the Sacred Heart. Photo FW Syes.

£80

1763 1911. BJAC. Kasama / NR. "German Motor Expedition though Africa". DEUTSCHE MOTOR BOOTEXPEDITION DURCH AFRIKA. Stat card + adtl / cds square rings. Via Brokenhill.

£200

1764 1912 (30 Jan). Salisbury - Capetown / S. Africa. Registered fkd env 1d x5 ovptd issue BC AC. Signed. £351765 1913. BSAC. Victoria Falls - Germany. 1/2d stat card + 1/2d adtl / cds. VF. £601766 1915 (31 Dec). OAS / BSAC / nº52 (2 Jan 16). Stat card control on front with origin place name crossed out by

censor but can be decipherd. Text: "Did you catch a glimpse of the Aeroplane / have Percy return on duty? / Itwon´t be long now before things change here. We have some men from the UNION + ASCMJ from home with alot of lorries / Arthur Strot.

£375

1767 1917 (20 June). WW I. OAS FM military mail. "Rock´s Regiment Club" violet cachet. Bulawayo - Cape town. £901768 1919. BSAC. Mbereshi - UK. 1/2d stat via Kawambwa and Livingstone. Scarce. £801769 1942 (3 Jan). POW mail. Salisbury - USA / CA. Env oval dated violet cachet "nº2 (Tanganyka) Internment Camp

/ Salisbury S. Rhodesia / 2 Jun 42" + censored DS / 20. VF.£180

St. Vincent

1770 F 1902 (17 Oct). St Vincent - USA. Registered OHRS env fkd 1sh margin border / cds. Label + transits onreverse.

£150

Tobago

1771 1779 (1 June). Tobago - UK (7 Dec). EL full text / Deal / Ship letter + 4 mns charge. Endorsed "per Tho Polly /Captain Cook". Arrival pmk. Some wear, otherwise an useful very early usage.

£110

Transjordan

1772 F 1935 (12 March). Germany - AMMAN / German view stat card, with 3 postage dues for being delivered to PosteRestante dept + tax pmk / tied. VF.

£220

1773 1952 (3 March). Jenin - Jerusalem. Fkd env / ovptd issue + postage due tied / taxed. VF. £125

Trinidad

1774 F 1866 (5 Feb). Trinidad - USA. EL fkd 4d violet + (1d) red tied "1" + red crown "PAID AT TRINIDAD" (x/xx),"Boston / Mass / 10 / 1 March" cds + steam. On reverse St Thomas (12 Feb) + depart. Trinidad GPO 8 Feb. VFusage.

£700

GREECE1775 F 1892 (5 March). Athens - Sweden / Lund. Registered multifkd env small Hemes head issue 25l blue imperf + 2d

imperf strip of five + 2l perf strip of five, cds. Nice correct rate (45 lepta) mixed issues env.£300

1776 F 1898. Athens - Austria. Registered ilustrated multifkd env fkd 25c small Hernes perf x3. Via Constantinople +label. Fine.

£100

GUATEMALA

~ See also lot 1025 from Heath Mexican Maritime Mail Catalogue # 42 ~

1777 c.1790. Real Servicio. Local mail addressed to Real Audiencia at Totonicapam. Very scarce. £110

1778 F c.1822. Guatemala - Mexico. Official wrapper / Franqueado en Guatemala + Ministerio de Guerra y Marina.Addressed to the Jefe del Ejercito de Operaciones / MEXICANOS. Probably Iturbide Empire with Mexico shortlived period. 33 reales mns on reverse. Displays great.

£250

1779 F 1826 (20 Aug, receipt date inside). Early Independence period local dated mail SERVICIO NACIONALURGENTISIMO. To D. Juan Jose de Garaiz / Comandante Batallon teniente Coronel del Departamento deTotonicapam. Mns endorsed / por su favor.

£140

1780 F 1828 (30 May). EL full text, dissinfection slit, with red "NUEVA ESPAÑA" doble line + "Goleta Constanza"denoting the item was carried via the Oaxaca route over to DF - Vera Cruz as Mexican mail, for that the NuevaEspaña aplicativa + 7 reales Spanish due charge. Very rare early Independance dest mail to Spain + routing.Replied 1 Nov (28).

£250

1781 F 1878. Guat - Quezaltenango. Env fkd 1868 2rs fiscal, badly mildewed and partially eaten away. Extraordinaryrare. Ex - Andrews.

£600

HAITI1782 1862 (10 May). Jacmel - St Thomas (13 May). EL red crown circle PAID AT JACMEL (large type) + 4d mns.

Arrival cds. Carried by steamer Derwent Royal Mail steam Packet Company 3rd contract WEF 2 Aug 1850.Jacmel cds on reverse.

£125

1783 F 1877 (6 Nov). British P O. EL from Aux Cayes with sender´s cachet to St Thomas with 6x GB 1d red Pl 174 tiedby barred oval "E53" cancels with PORT - AU - PRINCE cds alongside. Additional cds on the reverse with msnotation by the sender "NB The postage is much too high to your place" and a fine arrival cds.

£800

1784 F 1884 (11 Jan). Cap Haitien - USA. Env fkd 1c imperf (x2) + 2c perf (x4) cds. New York City receiving mark, 18Jan, 1884. Ex - Gallagher, purchased Mercury 1969 Lovely multiple low values usage.

£1.800

1785 F 1890 (1 Dec). Port an Prince - France. Registered multifkd mixed issues incl 20c liberty. Head perf (plate III) pair/ cds + red ovpt issue. VF. Condition high 6 times rate.

£300

HOLYLAND1786 F 1900 (8 March). Jerusalem - France (20 March). Registered multifkd env bilingual cds + Jerusalem / Palestine /

bilingual large cachet. VF.£150

1787 F 1901. Turkish P O Jerusalem / Misgab - Labach Hospital - Poland / Warsaw / Via Russia. Env fkd 20p pair,bilingual violet cachet. Lovely strike pmk.

£400

HONDURAS1788 F 1898. Cover and 8-page letter in English from an American miner in Vijao, Olancho carried privately to the US

and mailed in Chicago. The letter mentions they are 30 miles from the nearest post office at Juticalpa and the"poor system of postal facilities". Interesting.

£100

HONG KONG1789 F 1859 (10 Nov). Valparaiso / CHILE - UK - HONG KONG - CHINA. EL forwarded to London with Frederick Huth £1.600

oval cachet on front where posted endorsed "Ceylon" via Southampton / PAID + London red paid. Arrival HongKong "1d" + cds reverse (would display opened) "Feb 28 / 1860". Extraordinary 2/3 round the world transit viathe Horn South America over to London and African - India Ceylon to destination. The only one with this routingwe´ve seen.

1790 F 1893 (27 June). HK - SANDAKAN / BORNEO (3 July). 4c stat card, cds with arrival cds on reverse. Xtraordinaryrare destination. Specially with proper arrival cancel.

£1.800

1791 1904 (13 Sept). Victoria - USA. Private cover business print 1d QV stat env + 1c adtls as pm rate. £451792 1909 (13 May). Victoria / HK - Vladivostock / Russian Siberia. Via Japan / Kobe (20 May). Arrival 12 May cds

(Gregorian calendar). Fkd env. very scarce dest interasian mail.£110

HUNGARY1793 F 1867 (20 June). Pozsonay - France. Austria 5 kr stat env + 10kr. Coarse print pair, tied large cds. VF scarce

early usage.£350

1794 1891 (6 Jan). Naby - Sz - Miklos - Basel / Registered package multifkd. Receipt card, values to 1 Kr / cds. Fine. £801795 1896 (3 Aug). Budapest - UK. Registered color ilustr env fkd 10c blue pair / cds label + arrival alongside. VF. £30

ICELAND

~ See also lot 1849 ~

1796 c.1907 (10 Aug). "On board Botnia" / Hvalfördur PPC view - Fjords Alle 16 (Norway). Multifkd postcard / FRAISLAND stline cancel. Most unusual early correct non philatelic usage / see text.

£100

INDIA1797 F 1837 (2 Dec). Calcutta - CANADA. EL full text apparently / carried directly to New York / USA, fwded on reverse

/ displays well opened by good blue & Cº (9 April) + red NY (same day) posted over via Queenstown (13 April183) green cds over to Farnhan / Upper Canada. Charges 1sh / 3d + 7 = 1sh 10d, also 1sh / 6d. Fine destusage.

£350

1798 F 1839 (2 April). Calcutta - UK. EL full text via Bombay, Alexandria (French P O) + "Indes / Alexandrie" cds + "1ldes Orient / par / Alexandrie" Malta, Paris (25 June 39) and dest London 27 June 39. Tohl 3sh 8d charges +various front + reverse. Nice.

£80

1799 F 1839 (25 Sept). MILITARY OFFICERS MAIL / FIRST AFGHAN WAR PERIOD. Entire letter with full text datedand written at a Fort, fwded by "Gridlay Chum / care of / St Martin Street" large box cachet on reverse (x/xx).Endorsed by "RED SEA". London cds 10 Dic 1839 + British / Foreign charges, on wards to Belgium and over toCoburg in (Germany) arriving 18 Dec 1839, Bruxelles (12 Dec 1839) + blue oval Franco Frontiere + blue boxSR. text refers at situation of place as an Island (apparently on water or sea level) and refering to war problemon Belgium. Exceptional travelled with further research potential for its trip + historical context.

£750

1800 1930 (17 July). Karachi / Pakistan - BAHAMAS / BWI (2 Sept), fwded to USA. Fkd unsealed env as PM rate,taxed at US x2 postage due 2cts, tied cds. Dest +.

£40

ITALIAN STATES1801 F LOMBARDO-VENETO. 1852 (8 May). Dolo - ROMANIA. IR. Economato Postale di Milano. Postal receipt fkd

30c + 45c, full margins / Dolo 9 Mag doble stline cancel + Temesvar / 17 MAY cds + BUKAREST / 24 MAIarrival stline. Triple cancel on stamps. Scarce item.

£400

1802 F LOMBARDO-VENETO. 1856 (27 Ago). 45c CORNER OF SHEET on luxury cover. Milano - Genoa. RegisteredE fkd LV 30c huge marginal all around. CORNER OF SHEET on reverse (displays superb opened) + 45 centeshuge margins, both tied name town ds + red raccomandata + PP + mns endorsement. XF cover in exceptionallygood appealing, condition.

£300

1803 F PAPAL STATES. 1856 (1 March). Pontombrece - Roma. E via Urbino stline reverse. Fkd 2b + 6b + 7b all FULLMARGINS, tied grill. 6 baj on greyish bluish paper is of neat cross lines background. Lovely item.

£800

1804 F PAPAL STATES. 1857 (2 Sept). FAENZA - France. EL fkd 7 baj pair + 6 baj, all full margins, grill + cds Inconnu.Signed A Bolaffi. Superb town usage abroad.

£300

1805 F PAPAL STATES. 1858 (May). Loreto - Spain / Balearic Islands. E fkd 1 baj green + 7baj x3, tied grills,straightline, red PP + blue 4 reales La Junquera charge. VF multiple attractive usage.

£375

1806 F SARDINIA. 1862 (27 May). Villa Brichieri, Bellosguardo / Firenze - USA / Peterboro EL with full text fkd 40c red+ 80c yellow orange, both complete margin, tied cds also alongside. Signed Diena (14l, 13b). Via British ServiceNY / PAID 20 June. A fine scarce complete text letter on transatlantic usage.

£1.800

1807 F TUSCANY. 1852. Fisco - Lucca. E fkd 1q black x2 / cds + PD nice margins Yv 1x2 (stamps of cover 1,600euros+). Fine.

£300

1808 F TUSCANY. 1856 (6 Feb). Volterra - USA / Philadelphia. EL full text fkd 1cr red + 9 crazie deep lilac strip of three(excellent margins) cds, also alongside, red PD + "NY (1 March) Arm Packet / 20cts". Excellent condition cover.

£1.200

1809 F TUSCANY. 1857 (20 Jan). Firenze - Piacenza (23 Jan). E fkd 2c + 4c, cancelled tying "PD" on each stamp + dsalongside. VF condition cover + scarce cancel.

£275

ITALY1810 1826. Paris - Oneille. Via Nice. EL (central horizontal corn filing crease), "P" of depart, Nizza di Mare +

"Caballini / c-25" blue oval mark / over to destination. A rarity even in this condition.£250

1811 F 1863 (15 April). Livorno - Cagliari (18 April) - TUNISIA. EL 40c pall red scarce shade large margins + cds +Insufficiente + Piruscafi. Italian + taxed + TUNISI / Poste Italiane (19 April) cds. Displays well. VF-XF.

£200

1812 F 1863 (11 June). Livorno - Cagliari (13 June) - TUNISIA (15 June). EL fkd 40c intense red (Sardinia 13) x2, cds +boxed PIROSCAFI / ITALIANI. XF desirable item.

£220

1813 F 1867 (20 Dic). Napoli - USA. Env fkd 60c lilac x2 / "182" / cds via Paris blue cds, red British Service + Portland /Paid / 8 Jan / Am Packt + 3. VF.

£280

1814 1895 (28 Oct). Torino - Switzerland (29 Oct). Registered tricolor fkd env incl 1 lire. £801815 F 1934 (4 June). Milano - NYASSALAND / Zomba / EAST AFRICA. Air fkd env carrying special stamps. Via

Brindisi - Blantyre + special cachet. XF original comercial usage.£100

Italian Colonies1816 F ERITREA. 1911 (4 Sept). ITALY - YEMEN. Asmara - YEMEN / Hodeidah. Registered env fkd 50c violet ovptd

stamp, cds + registred label. No transit but manuscript in Arab Registr. on front. Addressed to an officer of theRailway Company at Hodeidah. Extraordinary destination at this time.

£700

JAPAN1817 F 1889. Tokyo - Germany env fkd 20 sen orange fine perforation, central red cds. Via Yokohama. Scarce single

stamp perforation on proper doble letter rate fkg aboard.£550

1818 1890 (18 May). RUSSIA - SIBERIA. Vladivostok - Germany. 3 sen green Japan stat card used from RUSIA,fwded by C.E. Boedding Hans / Nagasaki, where posted. Most unusual rarity.

£375

1819 1890. Yokohama - USA. Env fkd single 1s Koban issue red control mark + native ds. Yokohama cds alongside.Unsealed rate. Fine + scarce.

£125

1820 F 1898. Yokohama - USA. Registered package wrapper fkd 1 sen (x2), 4s, 6s strip of three and 8 sen (single andpair) forming 48 sen rate + reg label. Includes registered receipt. Espectacular.

£375

1821 1903 (Jan). Yokohama - UK. Crossed out OHMS fkd 50 sen Chrysanthem issue. High value on cover. £45

KOREA1822 F 1903 (10 Aug). ITALY / FAR EAST ITALIAN SQUADRON AT KOREA. Seoul - Italy. ITALIAN NAVY SHIP in

Korean waters / R. Nave Calabria cds violet cachet. Franked italy 2c strip. Proper circulation. V scarce.£220

LATVIA1823 F 1885 (22 Jan). Riga - France. Registered EL fkd Russia 7l light shiny blue pair / cds. XF lovely fresh item. £180

LEBANON1824 F 1898 (16 April). AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE. Beirut - Germany (28 April). Registered env fkd 1 piaster blue x5,

single + block of four, all perf 10 x 10, cds + reg label. Most unusual block usage.£250

1825 F 1898 (17 Dec). AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE. Beirut - Germany (26 Dec). Registered enc fkd 20p rose (x4), 2pairs, both perf 12 1/2 x 12 1/2, cds (xxx) + reg label. VF usage.

£100

1826 F 1899 (10 Nov). Turk Sh P O. Saard - Germany (30 Nov). Registered AR multifkd env, bilingual cachet + mnslarge box AR pmk + diff transit on revers incl octagonal cachet + arrival. Via Galata (27 Nov). VF cover.

£300

LIBYA1827 F 1806 (year in Republican Calendar, 10 Floreal ano 11). Tripoli di Barbarie - SPAIN / Alicante. EL full text,

dissinfection slits, doble line "Colonies / par Marseille". Very rare usage + destination. Carried by mails.£360

LUXEMBOURG1828 1915 (4 July). Ville - USA. Registered fkd ovptd issue 62 1/2c on 2 1/2 Fr and St respectively. Censored +

arrival. VF.£110

NETHERLANDS1829 1866 (27 Oct). Rotterdam - Portugal. Stampless E red cds + Franco box + red PP. Via France. Arrival "140"

Portuguese charge. VF.£100

1830 F 1871 (1 Sept). Gravenhage - BATAVIA (5 Oct 71). Env fkd 10c + 50c tied "44" dots. Red cds arrival reverse. VF+ 50c on cover.

£450

1831 1885 (21 Sept). Rotterdam - USA / Philadelphia. Registered fkd env 10c + 50c 3 red wax seals reverse. £40

Dutch Indies1832 F 1849 (9 Jan). SWEDEN - NETHERLANDS. Batavia - UK. EL full text via Augustus Gierecke, forwarding agent,

in Sweden / Stockholm. Not recorded by K. Rowe. Extraordinary routing.£750

1833 F 1865 (14 Sept). Batavia - India. Staylers envelope with contains. Arrival accts charge mark + red Bombay Oct4,65 on reverse. VF appealing item.

£500

1834 F 1868 (24 Jan). Mageland - Samarang. Local env fkd 10c vine-lilac full margins (Yv 1), tied "Mageland / Franco"also alongside. F-VF.

£360

1835 F 1871 (30 April). Padang - Eschede. Printed prices report. Fkd 10c live brown, tied "Padang / Franco", alsoalongside. Via Triest. V fine early scarce usage + printed matter rate.

£400

1836 1871 (30 May). Bandiermasin - Germany (23 July). Stampless env. via Netherlands. Several mns charges. £2001837 F 1876 (6 Oct). Batavia - Netherlands. eL full text fkd 10c + 50c red, tied "4" dots + cds alongside. Via Marseille /

Deutchland Packen. VF + Scarce 50c on cover.£200

1838 1877 (10 July). Batavia - Deft. 5c stat card + 10c adtl / cds + boxed "Ned Indies / Via Marseille". VF. £1401839 1886 (24 April). Weltevreden - Netherlands / Amsterdam. 25 lilac stat env + 25c adtl tied "FRANCO" box + via

Brindisi box. VF.£70

1840 F 1886 (30 Aug). Batavia - Switzerland. Registered 10c stat env + 5x10c adtls / "10" dots cancel, box + propertransits 5 red wax seal on reverse. VF multiple usage.

£200

1841 F 1887. Padang - Austria. Registered multifkd env 10c + 25c (x3) bluish paper. Stline via Marseille. VF. £1201842 F 1888 (22 July). Semarang - Germany (26 Aug). Registered env fkd 10c + 25c strip of three / "2" dots. VF. £1801843 F 1892 (1 June). Tebing Tinggi - Deli - Switzerland / Heiden (9 Aug). Registered env. 10c + 25c dark lilac / "113"

dots + cds + R + Ligne N / Paq Fr nº4. Lovely usage + scarce 25c shade on cover.£160

1844 F 1892. Soerabaia - France (21 Jan). Registered fkd env. 30c green pair / "3" dots. VF + Scarce value pair oncover.

£200

1845 F 1899 (11 April). Tebing Tinggi Deli - CANADA. Registered 20c stat env + 3 adtls. Mixed issues. VF. £1401846 F 1900 (31 Jan). Tegal - Belgium. 10c stat King env + 2 adtls. Queen W, tied cds + French octagonal pqbt Ligne

N + reg label. VF.£80

1847 1900 (29 Oct). Poer Wakarta - Netherlands. 10c / 12 1/2c grey stat env + 2 adtls / cds (xxx), superb pmk strike. £1201848 F 1902. Padang - Switzerland. Fwded with New franking. 5c stat card + 3x 2 1/2 adtls. Cancelled blue SOLOK box

cds. VF scarce doble fkd forwarded mail.£275

NORWAY1849 F 1908 (4 July). NORWAY - ICELAND - FRANCE. Norway / Spitzbergen locally fkd PPC on proper circulation a

round sailing ship via Reikyavik were also posted tricolor fkg onwards to destination. Original circulatedcorespondance / Mixed Norway local + Iceland usage.

£150

1850 F 1928. URUGUAY - NORWAY. Postage due, small cover from Montevideo to Oslo with 1923 5m and triangular"T" with, on arrival, added 1ore, 10ore and 12ore stamps with pre-cancel "T" marking on reverse. S/lineRETURN and, on reverse, boxed "Ukjandt / Inconnu". Unusual displays excellent.

£125

PARAGUAY1851 F 1776 (2 Dic). ARGENTINA - BOLIVIA - URUGUAY - CHILE. PORTES DEL ADMINISTRADOR DE LA RENTA

DE CORREOS DE ASUNCION que Don Agustin Fernando de Pinedo, Capitan General de esta provincia y DonNicolas Barreda Administrador de Correos de ella (Asuncion) debe observar. Portes de las correspondenciasque salen de Paraguay a Corrientes y Santa Fe que se cobraran en frutos cuando las quieran franquear. Theoriginal manuscript signed copy with indication of all tariffs and rates to be charged including registered, localriver water and MARITIME charges to ESPAÑA, also Montevideo and Buenos Ayres (by river). Measures aprox37 x 54 centimetres, in wood frame. This copy signed for the Rio de la Plata was hung during the first half of theXX Century at Charles Jewell private office in London at Pall Mall, and later hidden not given to V. Kneitscheldue to its disagrement with his behavior for which his collection never return to Argentina for another halfCentury. Manuscript on reverse reads "Charles (wished) this to be given to Richard (son of his cousin StephenJewell), signed Ch(arles). J(ewell). Also with 2 pages of his personal research. Item refered in several oldstudies and even partially reproduced. Some wear and minor faults at edges normal for a XVIII originaldocument of this size. A wonderful heading for any Colonial mail collection of any South American area.

£3.500

1852 F 1913. Puerto Bertoni - Switzerland, fwded locally with new fkg. Mixed combination fkd color ilustrated env. lovelyrarity.

£375

PERSIA1853 F 1906. Ispahan - India. Multifkd env. several annotations on reverse (see web scan). VF. £125

PERU1854 F 1826 (14 July). Lima - UK. EL fill text carried by British Ship / Portsmouth / Ship Leter on front red box. "Feb 13 /

P824" arrival cds. VF + Extraord rare early independence British mail item.£250

1855 F 1835 (12 Sept). FRANCE - BELGIUM - MARITIME. Lima - Belgium. EL full text oval cachet on front. "NAVIRE /BONNE CLEMENCE" arrived Bordeaux 29 Jan 36 over to destination. Exceptionally rare ships cachet on earlyFrench transatlantic mail. The only to a third country destination out of France that we have seen.

£450

1856 F 1839 (30 Nov). Callao - Ireland. Via Liverpool (19 May, 1840). EL General O´Higgins (Leader of Independencein S America). Boxed "INDIA / Letter / Liverpool" applied on front. Unclear if item would have crossed Pacificover to India or applied by error at Liverpool. Interesting postal history item. Historical text: " within a few dayspast I obtained a sentence in my favour in the Superior Court of Justice in Luna against the Goverment " " .General O´Higgins is at present at his estate in the Valley of Canete about 30 leagues to the south of Lunawhere he went some time ago to arrange his affairs preparatory to his return to Chile, for which he proposes todepart in January or February next, having been invited particulary to do so by the Goverment and Senate ofChile ". The General seeks information on two subjects: " have the goodness to inquire after the relations ofDr. Tomas O´Higgins, formerly a Colonel in the Spanish Service, and who died in Chile some years ago " "information respecting the prime cost and annual expense of two tug-steamers for lowing vessels through the

£375

Straits of Magellan".1857 F 1878 (12 July). Lima - Spain. EL fkd Peru 10cts + GB 1/2d, 1d + 1sh / C/38. Via Callao BPO. Arrival cds reverse

VF combination on rare mail to Spain. D. Azour Coll.£450

PHILIPPINES1858 F 1903 (7 Oct). Manila - USA / Pa Altona. Registered 3c red / blue ovptd stat env + 6 adtls overprinted stamps

(32c rate).£150

1859 F 1906 (25 May). Manila - California / Eureka / USA. Official env fkd 10c mixed issues incl Lincoln 4c pair treatedas registered mail.

£180

1860 F 1907 (13 Nov). Manila - USA. Registered multifkd env incl two margins pairs 38c rate. Scarce multiple usage. £100

PORTUGAL1861 c.1650-1845. Selection of 4 prephilatelic covers, the earliest one with pagou / o / porte onns anotation of front,

Roma - Cabildo de Sa de Miranda, but no text inside, also segura.£60

1862 F 1862. Af 17 (*) 50rs BLUE - GREEN. Very good margins all around. Fine and fresh. A very scarce stamp. Af 08euros 1,490.

£250

1863 F 1938 (14 Dec). Austria (German Occup) - Portugal, fwded to France with Luisiadas stamp + commemorative.Registered airmail fkd env. scarce mixed usage.

£120

Angra1864 F 1895 (14 May). Angra - FRENCH GUINEA / Rio Nunez. Registered 50rs stat env + adtl. Via French pqbt. Arrival

cds. On front mns "Registro / Angra" mark. Exceptional destination + excellent condition.£300

Portuguese Colonies

Angola

1865 1933. Benguella - UK. Via Lisbon. Registered fkd env. £30

Cabo Verde

1866 F 1889 (12 July). S Vicente - Germany. 10cs blue stat card + D.Luis embossed 20rs rose adtl, tied oval ds. Arrivalalongside + Lisbon (21 July 89) transit. XF condition. Card with message.

£140

India

1867 1859 (22 Oct). Cochin / British India - GOA / Malabar Coast. EL fkd 1/2 a with full tex. Via Vengorla. Historicaltext refers to search burial of Vasco de Gama in the Monastery of St Francisco. Very scarce inncoming mailfrom amwhere at this time. VF.

£40

1868 1857 (15 June). Warren / British india - GoA. Via Vengorla. EL very scarce incoming mail item. £40

Macao

1869 F 1801 (1 Aug). Very early letter to GB routed via America due to Napoleonic wars. EL no postal markings fromJames Crichton at his summer residence at "Macao, China" to his mother in Scotland endorsed "P. Lovely Lassvia America" and sent in "my large packet" via the US to avoid problems with the French Fleet. He mentionsreceived news of the Battle of the Nile and the exploits of "the immortal Nelson". Pre - 1830 covers from Macaoare very rare. Webb (p.292) notes that he had not recorded more than one pre - 1832 letter from Macao andthat was dated 1819. The earliest Macao cover in "Richard Chan" collection was an ingoing cover of 1834. Theearliest Macao cover in this Crichton correspondence. EARLIEST OF THIS CORRESPONDANCE FROMMACAO.

£2.000

1870 F 1803 (31 March - 10 April). Macao - China. Early 2 ring "ship letter / London cds cover to GB via India. EL fromCrichton at "Macao, China" to his brother in Scotland with dreams of a wife and setting up a new home backnear Dumfries, endorsed P. Alexander on the front (Although originally intended to go by "Atlas" and then by"Hercules" with mostly very fine large scarce 2 ring "ship letter / London" crowned cds on the front, charged 1/-and then 3/9. Interesting PS "As the Hercules sails in company with the Atlas, and having other letters in thelast, I divide the risk and send this P. Hercules, Capt Scott, via Bombay". Fine and rare early letter from Macao.Glorious exhibition cover.

£3.000

1871 F 1863 (26 Nov). Macao - USA. COLOR ILUSTRATED stampless envelope carried via Hong Kong, with PAID cdson front. Full contains. Via London and Boston / British Packet for transatlantic crossing. Lovely item.

£1.800

1872 F 1893. Reply Half. 30 avo Macau billete postal card / Resposta. Used back properly Germany - Macao, via HK.Comercial usage with text. Rarity.

£600

1873 F 1894 (17 Feb). Macau - Germany. Env fkd D. Luis 50rs blue (x2), cds. Via HK. Fine scarce item. £3001874 F 1895 (29 July). Macau - Germany. Complete fkd wrapper single port bearing 3 avo provisorio green ovptd

stamps. Via HK. VF.£300

1875 F 1895 (29 Jul). Macau - Germany. Complete wrapper fkd 3 avo / green ovpt provisorio pair. Via HK reverse cds.VF rare item.

£600

1876 1897. Macau - Germany. 5 avo provisorio stat overprinted card, fwded. Fine. £140

1877 1911 (17 Nov). Macau - HK. Registered fkd env 3 bisected / diff. Red "REGISTER" stline. Label on reverse +arrival. Unusual.

£125

1878 1913. Macau - HK. Registered fkd oval local Republica stamp. £80

Mozambique

1879 F 1899 (8 March). South Africa. Boer War. Delagoa Bay / Transvaal. L Marques stat card + adtl written atTransvaal, addressed to Camerun. Via Sierra Leone, Madeira and Victoria. Great postal history item.

£250

Mozambique Co.

1880 F 1894. Beira - Germany. Env fkd 50 rs D. Luis / ovptd issue. Via London arrival cds. Fine scarce propercomercial usage of this province.

£650

1881 1924 (23 Nov). Beira - Bulawayo / Rhodesia. "Pago / Correio / 1$ 20" red pmk on stampless env. lack of stams+ arrival (25 Nov) hexagonal alongside. VF.

£60

1882 F 1932 (30 May). Beira - USA / Chicago (1 July). Registered multifkd (10 stamps) env + rose registr. Beira label.Transit + arrival reverse. V nice item.

£220

1883 1939 (30 July). Beira - Zomba / Nyassaland. Air fkd stamps / Visita Presidencial - 28 Julio 39. Scarce comercialusage on time.

£30

PUERTO RICO1884 F 1879 (18 Junio). Sevilla - PUERTO RICO. Frente de sobre oficial / Servicio Militar, franco en origen, con escaso

Sevilla / Franco ds / 10grs. Enviada por buque frances via Santander (paq fr nº4 octagonal 22 Jun 79) al frente,tasada con 60cts de peseta por ser via francesa y pagada a la llegada con sellos de Puerto Rico que sonfranqueados como forma de pago. Pieza excepcional. Unico caso conocido de combinacion entre España yPuerto Rico al ser transportada por buque frances, en el interim periodo entre Berna y UPU.

£1.200

1885 1890. 6ms castaño (Ed 75). Curiosisimo sello REPINTADO a MANO de origen contemporaneo a su emision.Se acompaña de otro original para comparacion.

£100

1886 F 1892 (7 Junio). San Juan - Uruguay. Rarisima tarjeta postal privada circulada con franqueo correcto de 3centavos. Via NY / USA. Llagada dorso.

£400

ROMANIA1887 F 1873 (30 July). Jassy - UK (8 Aug). Fkd env 15b red brown (x3) cds + red + black "P.D.". British Legation seal

env on reverse. XF usage. Very nice item.£275

1888 1882 (22 April). Bucarest - Bulgaria. 10b stat card transit + arrival on front. Surprisingly unusual dest mail. £401889 1890 (17 March). Bucarest - FINLAND / Abo. 10b stat card via Rusia / St Petersburg transit + arrival on front.

Very scarce dest mail.£40

RUSSIA1890 F 1851 (8-20 March). St. Petersburg - USA / San Francisco / EL DORADO (THE GOLDEN ONE!) California Gold

Rush period. E boxed departure dated. Russian P O to NY / Franco Prusia / Aachen (28 March) and London (29March), NY with doble fwding agent red cachets on reverse, display great opened, incl Gilpen + Rham Moore,with Sacramento / California red cds 7 July on front + collect 5. Exceptional Rusian California Gold Rush cover+ transcontinental crossing.

£450

1891 F 1874. Rostov - GREECE. Multifkd env via Kharkov, Odessa, Constantinople Greek Post Office, Pireus andAthens + due red 80 lepta in crayon (cash payment) VF scarce connection from this Russian town.

£240

1892 F 1921 (1 Aug). VLADIVOSTOK ISSUE. Vladivostok - Austria. Registered fkd env / LBL ovptd 20k ovptd / 14kp +10kr. Via Yokohama. Scarce Far East local usage on cover (Yv 17º).

£160

Russian Levant1893 F 1902 (11 March). Office in Turkey. Smyrna - France. Multfkd ovptd issue env violet cachet. Via Odessa (16

March) cds on reverse.£240

1894 F 1913 (23 Feb). Smyrna - France (17 March). Registered multifkd env. via Rusian P.O. Constantinople.Circulated. Rate 3.05 piaster. Espectacular exhibition item in prestige condition.

£300

1895 F 1913. Constantinople - France (30 Oct). Registr multifkd ovptd issue env. arrival cds. Correctly circulated. VFcondition. Espectacular exhibition item.

£300

SERBIA1896 F 1911. Niegouche - France. Registered multifkd front and reverse env. scarce item of this recently discovered

railway correspondence.£180

SIAM1897 F 1885. 1 tical red ovpt on 1 s stamp. Sir 7*. F-VF. £100

SOUTH AFRICA

1898 1836 (17 Aug). ZULULAND - USA / Lincoln, Mass. EL full text red Boston cds on front + 6. Zulu Land heading.Letter from a Catholic woman missionary in Zululand. She is a very devout and earnest teacher who has goneto Africa with another Sister who had lately "rested from her labors" (passed away), leaving the writer thesolitary white woman missionary amid the blacks who have never seen a white person before her coming. Shetells of the life of the Zulus, how when the girls are of marrying age, they are sold as cattle to their futurehusbands, to be more of a slave than a wife. They plant, raise, and harvest the crops and if the husband dislikesher, he sends her away where she wanders as an outcast. The writer also speaks of the little blacks outside herdoor as she writes, calling "Mama" and asking for presents. Very moving piece of African Postal History.

£450

1899 F 1838 (17 Nov). Capetown - INDIA. EL fwded on reverse by Isaac chase with red GPO box + box charge.Displays excellent. Mns endorsed "Per Clifton".

£240

1900 F 1901 (11 Feb). Boer War. FPO. Kimberley - UK (12 March 01). Ilustrated Hotel C. Burgard env. FM. VF. £501901 1902 (24 Sept). NATAL. Pretoria - USA. Posted ilustr env fkd 1d perfin + tax + US dues 3c x2 / tied on reverse.

Scarce early comb usage.£140

1902 F 1941 (23 June). SUDAN - AIRMAIL - WWII. Durban - SUDAN, fwded with Sudanese new fkg. Air fkd env, taxed+ new fkg to continue as airmail. Several transit + labels. Scarce combination.

£200

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - SINGAPORE1903 F 1896 (1 Sept). Penang - USA. Registered multifkd env cds + box reg mark. Via Sing + S Fco / USA reverse. VF. £240

SURINAME1904 F 1902 (21 June). Paramaribo - USA / Br. Via Trinidad / BPO. Fkd env Queen W 12 1/2c x2 + King 25c pair, cds.

"Per Prince William IV".£60

SWEDEN1905 F 1836 (26 Oct). Gotheburg - USA. EL full text departure cds. Via Liverpool / fwded by Casor Nephew (cachet on

front) over to Boston. Per Sheffield. Via Ystad - Hamburg both Royal Danish P O + T & T. Red NY / 3 Dec about4 diff transit charges + for transits on reverse. VF early transatlantic usage from this town.

£180

1906 F 1851 (8 July). Stockholm - MADEIRA. EL full text fwded at Lübeck (14 July) by 6F Nötling & Sobine whereposted onward via Ostende - London. Exceptional routing / destination which shows great opened.

£400

1907 F 1858 (30 Aug). Atvidaverg - USA. Stampless env departure cds via Kopenhagen (50cts), Hamburg RoyalDanish Post office (6 Oct) Hamburg T & T (6 Oct). Prussia / Aachen (70 ct), Boston / British Packet (21 Oct) +42 cents credit / charge on front + mns charge (4 diff). Scarce small town transatlantic usage.

£450

1908 1876 (2 Nov). Ostra Rolanda - USA / Rhode Island. Stampless, env with full text contains, Wenersborg cds (9Nov), taxed + NY / due 2cts.

£160

1909 1925. Kristinehavn - Malta / Birchicara. Register fkd env single 60ore / UPU Congress / cds. Via Italy. Scarcestamp on cover.

£80

SWITZERLAND1910 F 1806 (23 May). SWITZERLAND - NETHERLANDS - SPAIN. MAIL DISRUPTION BY NAPOLEON WARS. St.

Gall - Spain / Cartagena. EL full text, mns franco Versoix (Geneva Canton) + Spanish entry "OLANDA" (xx/R) +9 reales mns. Arrival 16 June. Extraordinary routing.

£550

1911 F 1873 (21 Dec). Chur - France. Fkd env. 5c (x2) + 10c (x2) on nice blue ilustrated sender´s cachet cover. £100

SYRIA1912 F 1855 (18 Aug). Tripoli - UK / London. EL full text in arcab, Tripoli / Syrie (18 Aout 55) cds, MONTH INVERTED.

Via Beyrouth, Paris (3 Sept). French 13 decimes + British 1sh mns charges. Unusual dest mail.£240

TURKEY1913 F 1875. Tokat - Istambul. Armenian addresse env fkd 2 bisected / ovptd blue box. VF. (see web for reverse

image).£120

URUGUAY1914 F 1846 (28 Sept). Montevideo - France. E doble ring cds Correo de Montevideo + red Colonies Art 13 + Argl /

Calais (31 Jan 47) red cds. Scarce mail combination system on transatlantic crossing. Sent by the Branchpacket "Griffon" sailed 28 Nov to Rio Janeiro / arrived 12 Dec the Express left + 12 Dec and arrived Falmouth.28 Jan 47. Postage due 15 centsimes.

£140

USA

~ For USA Mexico XIX mail Postal History see also lots 1001 to 1395from Heath Mexican Maritime Mail Catalogue # 42 ~

1915 F 1723 (27 July). Pennsylvania - UK / Bainbridge / Yorkshire (London 26 Nov). EL with full text. Transit time 4months, addressed to John Fothergill in Wenlegdale / to be left att Joseph Dobson in Bainbridge Yorkshire by

£1.100

way of London. Postage 4d changed to 8d written in Quaker style. Superb early postal transatlantic crossedletter in excellent condition, showing very well.

1916 F 1784 (30 April). New Orleans - France. Colonial SPANISH Period. (1763 - 1802). Via Cap Francais "Cap"handstamp for this period (1782 - 84 Rev Jamet), and no transit. Charge marked faint "Colonies" of BordeauxColonial Post "B" of Grand Poste. Entire letter with full text in excellent condition.

£1.200

1917 1793 (10 March). Nueva Orleans - France / bordeaux. SPANISH COLONIAL Period fiscal document infordelivery endorsement payment of a sum of 1,500 pounds through London. V rare.

£40

1918 F 1799 (14 July). Baton Rouge - Bayeau Sarah. SPANISH LOUSIANA. EL full text. Before any established mailroute, Hence, courrier carried. Johnson, on Jan 15, 1778, petitioned Spanish Gov Miro to set aside as publicland 150 arpents at white cliffs on the river, below later built fort Adams, and later known as Ellis Cliffs (12 milesbelow Natchez) (Site of indian Chiefs). Johnson was a pioneer in formation of West Republic of Florida in 1810.Letter has legal content and refers to order of Spanish Governor.

£1.800

1919 F 1801 (17 April). Mipkin - St johns. SPANISH LOUSIANA. EL with full text endorsed by "Scarmouch on horse"text refers to milling rice in vicinity of "Santee Canal" (Santee River SC). Pioneer Plantation mail / carried onhorse back by slaves.

£750

1920 F 1803 (1 April). FRENCH LOUSIANA PERIOD. New Orleans - France / Paris & Mayence. Two covers full textwritten at NO, with date in French Republican calendar (11 Germinal An 11).

£450

1921 F 1809 (20 May). Montesano - Thompson Creek. SPANISH COLONIAL LOUSIANA and WEST FLORIDA. Thispost taken by Spanish Military Governor de Galvez in his Campaign to drive out British in 1780. EL with full text.Exceptional rarity, with endorsement. Spanish Colonial LA, W. Fla, mail to "Thompson Creek" originally anEnglish W. Fla Post taken over by Spanish Military Governor de Galvez in his campaign to drive out British in1780. To Alcalde (Mayor) James Perrie "of second division of Feliciana" letter dated Montesano May 1809.Docketed on address leaf May 23, 1809 letter refers to "John Corgee" as "Bearer" of letter, there being noestablished Spanish Posts. "Montesano" was site of Baton rouge area large plantations where fulwar skipwithresided in 1810 and was Parish by Governor General of Louisiana and previously of miss. Terr.

£1.800

1922 1811 (13 Oct). New York - UK. EL full text via Cork / ship letter red doble line of front + London fwding agentOyden Richards onto Liverpool. Modified charges.

£70

1923 F 1812 (6 Sept). New Switzerland - San Agustin. SPANISH FLORIDA. To the commander of the attacking troops.Francis Phillip Fatio (who owned a plantation at new Switzerland on the St Johns River); and nine members ofhis family plus two slaves were saved from the Indians by Capt. Tomlinson Fort, (in command of Newman) andtaken to block house fort stallings. Lt. Col. Smith reported to John McIntosh, who was a secret agent ofpresident Madison, directed Siege, and was president of the patriots "Republic of Florida". Later underInternational Pressures, president Madison had to order withdrawal of troops from Florida. "Captain Fort willpresent you with a morning report of the 5th of September of the detatchment under my command from whichyou will perceive our sickly state. I have been assured from day to day with the expectation of getting areinforcement of cavalry from St. Mary´s but have been dissappointed and am still at a loss to know whether ornot I shall be accompanied by a single horseman. Most of my men are too much debilitated for an activecampaign without the assistance of Cavalry but I can but raise one hundred men. If you can pay me a visit atthis time I should be very happy for these miserable militia are no Sabba. I am still very weak though recovering.I refer you to Captain Fort for particulars who with his officers are the only persons in this detachment to whom Ilook for most efficient and manly support" + EL with full text. Endorsed "Captain Fort". Outstanding historicalletter.

£4.000

1924 F 1828 (8 June). Lynchburg - FRANCE / Sens. EL full French text, cds + paid depart + red box pays d´outremerLe Havre + cds (9 July) + 19 decimes. Mns post paid to NY. VF transatlantic early crossing.

£300

1925 F 1848 (8 Aug). NY - Germany / Mittenwald. EL full text, via London (20 Aug), French "Art 13" (xxx) + ovalausland. Munchen 45 mns (xxx) on front. Carried by steamer Europe + transit Munchen.

£120

1926 F 1849 (22 June). Dubuque / Iowa - France. EL full text via Burlington / Iowa + red paid + "X" corner. French Art13. Carried via NY and London (16 July). VF attractive transatlantic usage.

£110

1927 F 1850 (22 Jan). Philadelphia - FRANCE. Env fkd 5c brown (Sc 1), complete margin, tied blue grill, red boxColonies Art 13 + 30 decimes charge. Some ironing, otherwise a presentable overseas number one usage.

£400

1928 F 1857 (1 Oct). Walnut Hills / Ohio - Ireland, fwded to Germany. Stampless env, depart blue cds + paid, blue"AMERICA / DUBLIN / PAID / OC 19 / 1857" superb cds on front + blue "Mount Charles / Donegal" pmk on frontdiff charges and transits or word front + reverse. A lovely p history item.

£400

1929 F 1862 (Dec). Barcelona / Spain - Rockland / Maine / USA. Patriotic cover franked with pair 2 reales green (Sc 60:with pre-printing fold), prepaying the single letter rate to the United States via the British Open Mails. Stampstied by BARCELONA cds and numeral "2" cart-wheel cancel, and front shows red London. Paid transit plusBoston Br PKT arrival cds with integral "5" cents postage due. Reverse shows red and blue trim plus embossedEagle on Shield with Union and Constitution emblem, along with ESPANA / LA JUNQUERA transit. Anexceptional transatlantic cover, showing rare incoming use of a patriotic envelope during the Civil War period,plus an unusual franking with printing variety. The only patriotic Civil War cover used from Spain that we areaware. Displays excellent.

£1.400

1930 F 1869 (July). NY - UK / Walsall / Staffordshire (15 July). Env fkd 1869 issue. 12c green, grill (Sc 117),MISPERFORATED vertically, tied cork, via Birmingham carried by vessel City of Antwerp of the Inman Line. Atthis blue US PO Contracted and considered American Packet.

£150

1931 F 1871 (19 March). Bernardina / Fla - UK / Scotland, over 3c green stat env insuf paid + taxed "7 1/2d" march +1/2 mns. Scarce pmk.

£150

1932 F 1872 (9 July). FANCY CANCEL. St Louis / Mi - UK (23 July). Env fkd 3c large ABN, insuff paid + 4 1/2d GBLondon charge mark, cancelled FANCY CANCEL St LOUIS "SunFace". Cole JO-97. Arrival cds.

£150

1933 1874 (17 July). NY - MEXICO / Merida. EL. Full text market report as printed matter rate fkd 3cts green + "05cs" Veracruz charge as PM). Per City of Mexico. Unusual + scarce.

£35

1934 F c.1877 (14 Feb). NY - Germany / Bavaria (28 Feb). Registered env fkd 2c + 15c pair tied cork cancel, "NY / £200

Registered / mns date 14 Feb" + red doble ring + "DIRECT SERV / PAID ALL" red doble box (scarce) +"reccomandirt". Endorsed "documents without value / 4".

1935 F 1881 (8 June). Cleveland / OH - UK / Devonport. Fkd env 3c + star fancy cancel, taxed "10"c US + "2d" arrival.Via NY. VF.

£150

1936 F 1896 (17 Sept). Melrose Highlands / Mass - UK / London fwded GB stamps. Registered multicolored fkd + GBnew fkg + late fee 2d violet cachet. VF comb item.

£160

1937 F 1900 (17 Jan). Birminghan / Alabama - Australia / NSW. Registered adv ilustrated 2c stat env + 4c brownLincoln horiz strip of four complete MARGIN PRINT, pen cancel + transit violet cachet.

£100

1938 1900 (12 May). Newton / Mass - Australia. Registered 1c sat env + 5 adtls. Multicolor AR pmk. VF. £401939 1900 (9 July). Enmark / Iowa - Australia. Regsitered 4c stat env + 3 adtls 6c red wine pair. £60

1940 1904 (2 Mar). Key West / Fla - Australia / NSW. Reg Colon 5c embossed stat env + 5c Lincoln + 5c adtls +further 3 on reverse incl 4c (1901 Comm Service) / Maritime Hospital. Depart cds date error. Fine.

£80

1941 F 1917 (6 Feb). NY - FRANCE. NAUFRAGE at SEA. Manhattan Brooklyn Bridge fkd PPC (stamp missing) mns"ACCIDENT EN MER".

£180

Hawaii1942 F 1896 (28 Dec). Honolulu - UK. Env fkd ovptd 1893 / 10c provisional, tied grill. VF. £100

Ryukyu Is.1943 1952 (11 Jan). Kadena - USA. Fkd postcard via red. Airmail mark + Tokyo (17 Jan). Nice. £80

VATICAN1944 F 1936 (19 Aug). Citta - CHINA / Shanghai. Registered pair of env with 8 diff values, both arrival (5 Sept) cds.

Scarce set on cover + rare destination.£200

VENEZUELA1945 F 1875 (5 Nov). La Guayra - Spain / Malaga. EL fkd France 40c + 80c (x2) anchor romboid doble letter rate via

French Consular La Guayra and Caribbe "Ligne A / Pq Fr nº2" on reverse. Fine and scarce. Red 8 realesSpanish entry.

£550

1946 F 1903 (29 April). Ciudad Bolivar - UK. Env fkd Estado LA Guayra / 50cts pre-control - cacheted stamp + tied redcds, fwded locally. Via Port Spain / Trinidad. Extraordinary rare overseas transatlantic usage of this issue.

£1.200

WORLD FLIGHTS1947 1936 (11 Oct). CHINA - RUSSIA . WORLD FLIGHTS. Rohrsdorf - CHINA / Shanghai (8 Nov). Air multifkd env

carried via Moscow, with violet date cachet (9 Nov 1933). Vladivostok transit on reverse + Divisa censor label +Russian censorship PS. Very scarce item.

£120

WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY1948 XIX mostly. Group of aprox 10 items, including some India usages, Bulgaria - Singapore, Portuguese S. Thome

1895 passport with British + Portuguese fiscals, etc.£40

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