British Colonies continued...
| Lot |
Descrip |
Start Bid |
| 1101 |
 * CANADA. 1881 (Aug). ST. MORITZ to
HAMILTON (Province Ontario) redirected to New Jersey (United States). Single weight letter from St. Moritz to Hamilton, Canadian Province of Ontario. Correct single weight franking of 25 rappen for UPU member states. Canada joined the UPU on
July 1, 1876. UPON arrival redirected to the United States under franking of 3 cents Canadian postage. So far only recorded combination cover from Switzerland to Canada during this period. Cert. E. RELLSTAB. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€4500 |
| 1102 |
 * GIBRALTAR. 1849 (March 9). Entire
letter from Gibraltar to the Dordogne, France with fine strike of the elusive small curved arc (23x3.5mm) 'GIBRALTAR' handstamp struck in red at lower left of entire. At right is the 'Outre-Mer Marseille' entry marking, also in red.
Reverse with transits and arrival (March 23). A great rarity of Gibraltar Postal History, 'one example is recorded in black, and six in red' (Geoffrey Osborn). This example is the latest of the known dates, a photocopy of Osborn's chapter on this
handstamp accompanies the lot. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€3500 |
| 1103 |
 * COSTA DE ORO. 1859 (Sept 6).
Entire letter from St. George D'Elmina to Bristol, mailed at Cape Coast Castle with good strike of 'CAPE-COAST-CASTLE' cds in black (Sept 19). Manuscript 1d. credit due to Gold Coast at top. Carried on the 'Athenian' and landed
at Liverpool with reverse showing 'Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds (Oct 13) and struck with scarce usage of 'd6' charge marking in black (per « ounce, in use on Gold Coast letters from Sept. 1859 until May 1860). The earliest recorded use
of the Cape Coast datestamp by Proud and extremely rare. Ex collection Colonel Danson (RL, 1971) and Sir Adrian Cadbury.
Elmina was a Dutch settlement until sold to Britain in 1872.
(Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€2200 |
| 1104 |
 * COSTA DE ORO. 1873 (March 2).
Envelope from Accra to Wolverhampton with extremely rare strike of 'ACCRA / PAID' code B datestamp struck well in red (later than recorded by Proud). Manuscript '6d.' in red crayon for « ounce Contract rate and framed tombstone 'Paid
/ Liverpool / Ship' (Robertson S19a) datestamp of transit in red. Reverse with Birmingham and Wolverhampton cds's March 26. Extremely rare cover with just three recorded. Listed by Sacher, page 34, illustrated page 89. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€3000 |
| 1105 |
 * COSTA DE ORO. 1878 (Dec 11). Cover
endorsed 'per Lualaba' to London, franked on reverse with pair and block of ten 1d. blue all cancelled by '554' obliterators in black. Accra, code A cds of despatch on front in black and red 'Paid / Liverpool / Br.
Packet' cds (Jan 10, 1879). Trivial imperfections to envelope but a very rare cover, unlisted by Sacher, with the largest known multiple of the 1d. value on letter. SG 5. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€3500 |
| 1106 |
 * COSTA DE ORO. 1881 (Jan 21).
Accra. Cover to Milan endorsed 'Via Liverpool, per S.S.Cariser' franked by marginal pair of 1879 2d. green cancelled solely by oval 'Accra Seal' handstamp in black. Manuscript '3' in red crayon (credit to G.P.O.).
'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds in red at left (Feb 10). London transit on reverse of a fine and rare cover. Unlisted by Sacher. SG 6. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€3000 |
| 1107 |
 * COSTA DE ORO. 1885 (Nov 21). Cover
with printed reverse 'Basel Mission Factory, Addah' to Beilstein, Germany franked by March 1885 4d. deep mauve tied by heavy strike of 'Addah Seal' handstamp in black (ink has left traces of tropicalisation), Addah cds, code C,
at left in black and Accra transit Nov 22. '3' (pence to G.P.O.) and '1' accountancy marks in red crayon. Red 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds at left (Dec 15) and arrival on reverse. Late usage of this cancel,
the only known on a Crown CA 4d. cover. SG 16. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€3000 |
| 1108 |
 * INDIA INGLESA. Sg.53(2),64. 1866.
MAHE a FRANCIA. 8 pi. (2) y 4 an. Mat. ROMBO FRANCES DE MAHE. Al dorso manuscrito 'Mahe 28-8-66'. Rarísima utilización en la INDIA FRANCESA. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€1875 |
| 1109 |
 * JAMAICA. Sc.Gi 9+12. 1872 (July
20). LIGNE D & LIGNE B. Cover from KINGSTON to PARIS franked by 1870 2 d. rose and 6 d. mauve pair tied by AO1 obliterators with octagonal KINGSTON/PAQ. FR. D. N°1 alongside (Salles 1543) struck in red-unlisted
thus by Salles. Carried on the Floride with circular datestamp LIGNE B/PAQ. FR. N°4 in black on reverse (July 29). RARE USAGE. Ex collection Dubus.
(Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€3250 |
| 1110 |
 * MALTA. 1869 (Feb 8). Entire letter
to GENOA from MALTA franked by GB 4 d. vermilion pl. 10. Tied on arrival in Naples Port by numeral handstamp with cds alongside and fine two line PIROSCAFI POSTALI-NAZIONALI in black. NAPLES & GENOA cds's on reverse of fine and
rare entire. SG 95. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€2000 |
| 1111 |
 * MALTA. 1869 (Dec 6). Cover to
Madrid franked by Great Britain 1858 2d. blue pl.13 and 3d. bright rose pl.5 tied by neat 'Malta/A25' duplexes in black. Reverse with 'Cette-Bordeaux' TPO and Madrid arrival with red '4R' charge. A fine and
very attractive cover.
SG Z34,Z43. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€1500 |
| 1112 |
 * MADAGASCAR. 1896 (April 29).
NORWEGIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY LOCAL POST. Cover to Miss F Nielsen at Fort Dauphin, Madagascar franked by fine margined 1895 typeset 5v black on white toned paper cancelled by manuscript 29/4-96 date in ink. 'Specimens used on letter are
very rare' [Hurt & Williams]. With Peter Holcombe certificate, L N Williams certificate and Calves certificate. Hurt & Williams 1. Facit 1. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€15000 |
| 1113 |
 * MONTSERRAT. 1810 (May 30). Entire
letter from Montserrat with interesting content including 'I have used sea bathing to get well...the Crop this year is not so good as last..we have shipped in the 'Helena'...it is impossible to procure a Ship here and every Island is in the same
situation'. Sent from Montserrat via St. Thomas with superb strike of Fleron datestamp in black (June 4) and charged '2sh.' due on receipt (July 9). A very rare and early entire.
(Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€2500 |
| 1114 |
 * SEYCHELLES. 1870 (March 13). Large
piece of cover with astonishing franking of MAURITIUS 1863-72 4d. rose pair and FRANCE 1867 20c. blue (4) all cancelled by bold strikes of the 'B64' Seychelles obliterator handstamp in black. Superb strike of 'Seychelles'
datestamp above in black. Exceptional and very rare. Signed Calves.
(Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€2800 |
| 1115 |
 * TRINIDAD. 1873 (Aug 26). Cover
endorsed 'Via Panama' addressed to 'Admiral Cochrane, Commander in Chief, Pacific Station' franked by (1d.) carmine and 4d. grey cancelled by Trinidad cds in black. Cover then docketed (at Panama ?) and noted as for 'Ship
Repulse'. Reverse with St. Thomas transit cds (Sept 2) and manuscript '4' (pence) of split rate. A very rare and appealing cover. Ex collection Sir John Marriott. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€2000 |
| 1116 |
 * TRINIDAD. Sc.Gi 76. 1881 (April
6). Cover to PARIS franked by 1876 4 d. bluish grey tied by TRINIDAD cds, with octagonal cachet d'escale TRINITE/PAQ. FR. C N°1 in black (Salles 1532a). Transhipped at Fort de France to the LAFAYETTE with reverse
showing octagonal LIGNE A/PAQ. FR. N°1 (Salles 1403/1) in black: both strikes are very fine. Manuscript on reverse 'Vente Gilbert 1935'. Rare and fine cover. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€2500 |
| 1117 |
 * ZANZIBAR. 1893 (April). Cover with
sender's cachet of Schulke & Mayr in Dar-Es-Salaam, used to Frankfurt via Zanzibar and Brindisi with Germany 20pf. blue (strip of three) all tied by Zanzibar squared circle datestamps. Carried on the French Paquebot 'Oxus' with fine
octagonal 'Ligne N/Paq.Fr.No.2' in black (April 24). Aden and Frankfurt cds's on reverse. A very usage of German stamps mailed through the British PO-the German Post Office in Zanzibar had closed on 31 July 1891. Michel 48a. (Image) |
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-01, 08:00 AM
€2500 |
