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;) ;) ;) ;) | ST. BARTHELEMY taken to St. CHRISTOPHER for posting to TURKS ISLANDS postal history 1879 entire headed "St Barths 11 Septr 1879" to The Post Master, Grand Turk, Turks Islands, enclosing a letter for Mr. Gibbs (presumed George Gibbs, the Salt Merchant, and Commission and Forwarding Agent at Grand Turk). Conveyed to neighbouring St. Christopher for onward transit where QV 6d green affixed and tied by the "APMY" dumb cds with weak ST. KITTS despatch (thought SP 12 79), rated red "4". On arrival most unusually handstruck internally with pristine TURK'S-ISLAND code removed/OC 10 79 cds probably as a record of receipt to show date acted upon for any future reference. Additionally unique for being the only known St. Christopher UPU member cover to a non-UPU member commanding a 6d rate (St. Christopher was full member from JY 1 1879, Turks Islands did not join the UPU until JA 1 1881). An exceptional showpiece conveyed through British Colonial Post Offices during the second year of French reoccupation. On NO 26 1781 St. Eustatius was captured by the French under Marquis De Bouille, St. Martin was seized the following day, and Saba and St. Bartholomew soon after. The latter island remained French until 1784 when it was suddenly sold by one of Louis XVI's ministers to Sweden in exchange for trading rights in the Swedish port of Gothenburg. In 1877 France bought back the island from Sweden for 400,000 francs with the agreement ratifield in Stockholm NO 9 1877 and in Paris MR 4 1878. On MR 16 1878 the French officially reoccupied St. Barthelemy. A census in 1875 indicated there were around 2,300 inhabitants on the island. (Note: this is similar to the expectation of how a Cayman Island cover for the period would travel, if one existed, and equally as rare). £12500 |
;) ;) ;) | SPAIN/GIBRALTAR combination requiring Forwarding Agent, Gibraltar postal history (Ex MOELLER) 1873 entire headed "Cadiz 20th June 1873" to Poole, England with "p. Archbold Johnston & Power Gibraltar 24 June 1873" manuscript forwarding on reverse with GB QV 2d strip of three affixed and pmk'd "A26" with GIBRALTAR A/JU 24 73. No Spanish charge as sent in another cover to Gibraltar from Cadiz. Very rare as such, Ex MOELLER. The Carlist Civil War caused intermittent interruptions to the overland route to the UK, and the maritime route from Gibraltar became a more reliable alternative but required the use of a Forwarding Agent in Gibraltar. (Of the Gibraltar/Spain adhesive combination covers currently seen 15 are ingoing to Cadiz, and only 4 are outgoing, all to Malta). £750 |
;) | Exceptionally rare "BOTH WAYS" COMBINATION COVER, VICTORIA postal history 1858 cover with GB QV 6d pmk'd London S.W. duplex dated DE 21 58 to Melbourne, South Australia arriving MR 20 59, returned with tied 6d Queen on Throne to Shinfield, Reading. Soiling with some perf. toning. 144 days total in the mails. By THAMES Southampton JA 12 59 to Alexandria, COLUMBIAN sailed JA 30 from Suez to Melbourne MR 20 59. Back home by P&O MALTA Melbourne AP 18 to Suez, CEYLON Alexandria to Southampton JU 10 1859. Mail 89 days out, 54 home. £425 |
;) | GB used abroad at CALLAO, PERU postal history (Ex DALE LICHTENSTEIN) 1876 cover to Cumnock, Ayrshire with Peru 1d green (creased) and w/marginal pair GB QV 9d pale straw Plate 4 (SG.Z50, Cat.£400) pmk'd Callao "C38" with blue COLVILLE & Co, CALLAO sender's cachet dated OCT 14 1876 alongside address panel, reverse with A/CALLAO/OC 14 76 and CUMNOCK A/NO 13 76 arrival, some peripheral faults and damaged flap. Ex DALE LICHTENSTEIN This Peru 1 dinero was cancelled "C38" from stocks held at the British Packet Agencies to comply with the tax on all outgoing mail. £650 |
;) ;) | CEYLON postal history 1869 OFFICERS CONCESSION RATE OF 10d cover (1 of 2 known) endorsed "Chichester/Cap. A.D.C." at lower left to his daughter Amy in Cleobury-Mortimer RE-DIRECTED THREE TIMES on arrival with Ceylon QV 10d orange pmk'd black "B" showing red TRICOMALEE PAID AU 18 69 cds alongside and b/stamped red COLOMBO PAID A/AU 21 69. On arrival b/stamped LONDON N7/SP 20 69 and LONDON X10/SP 20 69 with re-direction to a Square in London S.W with circled "1d" due handstamp; further re-direction to Army Agents Cox & Co, Craig Street with free re-direction within London crowned "R" applied plus CHARING CROSS W.C. A6/SP 20 69 cds, finally re-posted with GB QV 1d red Plate 108 pmk'd BEWDLEY SP 21 69 duplex to Tiverton, Devon. Flap removed plus minor faults. Officers did not mark their mail for the privilege postage rate of 6d per ½oz (plus any Foreign Rate) unless there was a savings. There was no advantage on U.K. mail when rates were 6d via Southampton and 10d via Marseilles, but increases to 9d and 1/1d respectively on FE 1 1868 allowed a savings of 3d (as seen on the above cover). The concessionary rate was withdrawn DE 31 1869 so savings were only possible over a 23 month period. £3250 |
;) ;) | TRINIDAD postal history 1975 cover to Calais, France with QE2 5c, 30c x 2 pmk'd 9 MAR 74 with red boxed FLOWN BY/HOVERCRAFT RAMSGATE and 1/- EXPORTERS LETTER SERVICE label depicting Sir Rowland Hill tied blue POSTE - RESTANTE/BP 300-62/CALAIS - RAMSGATE cachet. £75 |
;) ;) | Combination GERMANY and NEW ZEALAND, postal history 1891 cover with Reichpost 20pf blue twice pmk'd OLDENBURG 13/2 91 to sailor Heinrich Rose on the German Barque Kiandra/Kapitan Ahlers addressed care of Messrs. Cunningham in Christ Church who affixed QV 2d pmk'd CHRISTCHURCH 31 MR 91 for re-direction to Dunedin, reverse London transit, incoming Christchurch 30 MR 91 plus arrival, opened two sides, unusual. £300 |
;) | JEPPESTOWN B.O. JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal postal history interprovincial use dated 15 MAY 11 on horiz. strip of three NATAL KE7 1d affixed over ORANGE RIVER COLONY KE7 ½d green design part newswrapper marked "Book Post" to Brighton, England. £30 |
;) | KANDANG KERBAU, Singapore and WORKSOP, England postmarks combination piece with GB KGV 1½d pmk'd 10 JY 31 and 8c Postage Due pmk'd 8 AU 31. £18 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS and VIRGIN ISLANDS postal history 1901 combination cover with 2½d postage and 2d registration made up with Leewards QV ½d and Virgins 1d Ursula, QV ½d, 2½d pmk'd */JA 26 01 to Illinois, reverse ST. THOMAS 30/1/1901 cds. Ex "URSULA" (1981, lot 2112 E$300 R$632.50) £725 |
;) | THABA 'NCHU, Orange River Colony postmark dated 12 MAR 38 on South Africa ½d, 1d piece with pair Basutoland KGV 1d uncancelled as unaccepted for postage. £12 |
;) | SUVA, Fiji postmark on combination piece dated 29 SEP 09 on Fiji KE7 1d, 2d x 2, 4d and New Zealand 1d piece, stained perfs. £12 |
;) | KLEINOOD T.O., Transvaal postmark newly discovered purple TRD dated 23 JAN 1935 on 3 x Orange River Colony 1s. on 1/- V.R.I. and damaged corner South Africa 1d on Telegram piece (which should have been destroyed). Putzel unrecorded £150 |
;) | S.A.R. JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal postmark South Africa Railways interprovincial used dated 10 NOV 11 on combination TVL KE7 ½d and ORC KE7 4d piece. £25 |
;) | LAGOS, Nigeria postmark on NIGERIA plus GAMBIA combination piece dated 19 JU 25 on Nigeria KGV 1d and Gambia KGV 1½d (presumed SG.110) piece. £36 |
;) | S.S. ALCOA CAVALIER, Antigua and Montserrat postal history purplish-black cachet on mixed country franking with Antigua KG6 2d tied St. Johns 18 JU 48 and Montserrat KG6 3d tied Staten Island JUL 10 1948 machine cancel. Unusual. £60 |
;) | JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal postmark on combination piece with NATAL stamp (D/R) dated 16 AUG 97 on Transvaal 2d (SG.218) and Natal QV ½d (SG.97a) piece, some soiling etc. £24 |
;) | CAPE TOWN N.P.B. (Newspaper Branch), Cape of Good Hope interprovincial postmark (CDS) dated MY 12 11 on combination 2 x CGH KE7 1d, Natal KE7 ½d piece. £9 |
;) | 4 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES maritime postmarks on Dominica/USA combination piece dumb maritime on Dominica KG6 1d Coro, USA 5c. £14 |