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;) | THE MALTA "M" OBLITERATOR PERIOD 1857-1850, mainly illustrated 250 covers. Price £80 (WIP-149) The most astute collector will be wondering whether any "M" obliterator REGISTERED mail exists. Year 1857 (September) illustrates earliest known use plus covers to Shanghai, China and Danzig, Prussia; 1858 offers a 4-colour franking, a 1d Soldier's letter to New South Wales, 9 chisel slits on one cover, and 10 stamps on another cover, 1859 (February) illustrates the latest known used abroad franking, and 1860 shows off the wonderful QV ½d orange internal use covers Of the 250 covers listed 234 are shown in part or full b/w or colour, provenance is attributed where known. This digital pdf can be yours for £80 arriving in minutes once ordered (no trade or collector discounts). Payable by PayPal or UK bank transfer (note Barclays Bank account is closed). Successful buyers can request two free updates as and when required. £80 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN USED TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, Malta postal history 1861 mourning cover to Lt. Colonel Duncan Munro Bethune (1816-1870), 1st Battalion. 9th Regiment, Vernon House, Farnham, Surrey with GB 6d pmk'd "A25" duplex dated A/MALTA/JA 23 61, backstamped Farnham JA 23 61 arrival and forwarded to London with GB QV 1d red pmk'd "292" numeral on JA 25 61 with London transits. Such GB combination covers are seldom found and extremely rare, and do not exist for most countries and agencies that were supplied with GB stamps. £1200 |