388th Auction

1847, Mulready wrapper 2 d. blue, stereo a201, from Dublin to Kilkenny cancelled by “186” Irish numeral of Dublin, blue Kilkenny OC/12/1847 bs., fine red wax seal and dated red marking on reverse, slightly toned, horizontal fold at top, still a scarce cancel and late usage on the Mulready (SG £ 1.400)

DWI: "PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), good strike on entire letter from St. Croix with adjacent Danish "CHRISTIANSTED 12 5 1862" to South Zorra, West Canada, endorsed "Via Halifax", paid with 4 c. inland postage and "pd 4 d." British postage to Halifax, transported via "ST. GEORGES MY 18 1862", on reverse also transit mark of Quebec and arrival mark of May 31; on front marked "unpaid 5" which was applied to part paid letters. A very interesting and rare letter with light patina, one of the few recorded carried by open mail

1866, Treaty Ports: Shanghai, United Kingdom entire letter from London to Shanghai, cancelled 'Lombard Street / F.O./ Paid / MAR/10/66' cds. in red, endorsed "via Marseilles" on top left. For Late Fee only 1 d. red cancelled and 1/4 d. prepaid in cash by red crayon. Sent via “Care of Messrs. John Burd & Co., Hong Kong”. File fold at bottom, otherwise fine and an unusual entire. The addressee, John Anderson Esq. Mess. W.R. Adamson Co. Shanghai, formed his firm, exporting tea, silk and general merchandise in 1858 in Shanghai and became Chinas greatest export company for tea and silk. In PROFI archive no other forwarding agent covers John Burd Co. to Shanghai recorded.

1856, klarer Kronen-Stempel “B* 25.OC.1856” auf kpl. Faltbrief mit geändertem Tax-Vermerk und Leitvermerk “via Ostende + Trieste” via Aachen mit rückseitigem Transitstempel “AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN B 26.10.” nach Athen mit Ankunftsstempel, in guter Erhaltung

1926, König Georg V. mit schwarzem L1 “HOMERIC” auf Luftpost-Vordruckbrief als Versuchs-Vorausflug von der SS Homeric für spätere Katapultpost-Flüge via “NEW YORK NOV.25” mit Freimarke 2 C. nach Milburn mit Ankunftsstempel und vorderseitig eigenhändiger Unterschrift des Piloten. Dazu Vordruckbrief mit Freimarke USA 5 C. und Maschinenstempel “N.Y. AUG.29.1924” sowie L1 “HOMERIC nach Deutschland und kleiner Prospekt ”HOMERIC - THE SHIP OF SPLENDOR"

1841/2003, mostly used and mint never hinged stock incl. somthing Channel Islands and little collection “number cancel” on stamps 1841/1902, in seven albums

1880/1902 PERFINS: stock of approx. 800-1000 stamps, strongly mixed condition, in five stockbooks

1777/1849, 17 envelopes including red and black bishop marks, No.1 cancellation on penny post envelope Windsor to Brighton, Cambridge to Eton College 1840, Brighton to New York 1842, Bristol to New York 1849, some different, plus few old photos of Eton, Windsor, Edinburgh and Canterbury, mainly fine early postal history.

1789/1877, 3 unfranked and 5 franked intires, most addressed to Denmark, including "HULL SHIP-LETTER"

1840/72, seven good franking covers with faults, including penny black on envelope 14/May/1840, plate 1a, position RC, red Maltese cross cancel, clear to large margins, flaw at center (before affixed), destinations Rio de Janeiro, Bogota and Prince Edward Island, faults but an attractive group.

1914/18, 70+ covers of APO and FPO covers, 1916/18 covers/cards from British Army in Salonika incl. registered usage, 1921/23 India Field Post Office covers with IEF adhesives ex No.'s 400, 407 and 415, 1922/23 'Army of the Black Sea' covers, Egypt MILITARY POST OFFICE ALEXANDRIA 1898. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.

1916/18, WWI Fieldpost 13 covers & cards from Salonique, several cancellations and censors, nice cards, all to England, mainly fine.

1918/62, Collection on 17 album leaves including British field post Natal South Africa, Palestine censorship reg. 1918 to Egypt, (Hebrew), Italy, Trieste and Greece, M.E.F. two air mail covers from Egypt to Germany 1948, mostly fine.

1994/2008, Collection in Album icluding S/S, all mint never hinged

1958/2014, mint never hinged and small parts used collection incl. Yearbooks 1985-2014, some earlier ones multiple, further se-tenants, souvenir sheets, postal stationery, booklets and FDC, good condition, in two large cartons

1840/2002 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, Great Britain starting from the Penny Black, noted some modern facial value with Irland, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar etc., also Malta, together with a few covers, except for some occasional fault in the early issues mostly in very good condition, neatly housed in 9 stockbooks/large holders