Number of results: 86
1716
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1841 (May 16th) clean uncreased entire from Cork to the Cape of Good Hope, prepaid 8d. Uniform Ship Letter rate up to 1/2 an ounce indicated by manuscript '8' in red, charged '4'd. due in the Cape, ''CORK/MY16/1841'' circular datestamp in black, boxed ''PAID/MY17/1841'', tombstone ''PAID/19MY19/1841'' datestamp and oval ''PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)LONDON/ 19MY19/1841'' all in red, most attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1717
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1841 (June 5th) entire letter from Foss Bridge, York to the 'Revd. R.B. Lyth, Wesleyan Missionary, Somosomo Fejee, South Seas, To the Care of Revd. W Schofield Sydney, New South Wales', from his father, endorsed 'P 8'(d.) and with ''YORK/JU 5/1841'' double arc circular datestamp in black, London tombstone ''PAID/7 JU 7/1841'' and oval ''PAID SHIP LETTER/7 JU 7/1841'' in red on front and circular ''SHIP LETTER/OC 13/1841/SYDNEY'' in black on reverse, manuscript note on front indicates that the letter was received in Somosomo, Fiji, on August 3rd 1842, a transit time of 14 months, fine and full of character. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1718
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Barnstaple: 1789 (Oct.) entire letter from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, to London, with a fine strike of the very rare ''BARNSTAPLE/SHIP-LRE'' (Robertson S1, 6 years earlier than recorded) in black. Photo. Price Realised £1650 |
1719
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Guernsey: 1842 (April 25th) entire from Drake Bros., Havana, to Huth in London, endorsed 'via Guernsey' and showing a very fine strike on reverse of the very rare step-type ''GUERNSEY/SHIP LETTER'' (Robertson S4, S.G. type G7) in black, together with ''GUERNSEY/MY30/1842'' double arc circular datestamp in black and London arrival for June 1st in red, usual filing folds. Photo. Price Realised £1800 |
1720
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: London/Cape of Good Hope: 1812 (September 17th) entire from London to Capetown prepaid '5/3' in red manuscript on front and with circular ''PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON/SE 17/1812'' (Willcocks type 1244) and a very fine black oval ''SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE'' (Jurgens type 3), exceptional. Ex Rogers, Maxwell Joseph & John Gunn. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1721
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Lowestoft: 1807 entire (side flaps missing) to Kent (origin unknown) showing a very fine strike of the extremely rare horseshoe type ''LOWESTOFF/SHIP/LRE'' (Robertson S1, this example illustrated on page E202/A), charged '9', then '1/7' and finally (on reverse) '1/9' (including 2d. local charge from Sittingbourne to Rainham). Only two examples of this Ship Letter have been recorded (both 1807) and no other Ship Letter marks are recorded from this port. Exhibition item. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1722
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Ryde: 1838 (September 1st) entire letter from Port Louis, Mauritius, to London, sent per ship 'Waterloo' with circular ''MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE'' datestamp in red on reverse and showing step framed ''RYDE/SHIP LETTER'' (Robertson S.3) in black, this cancelled by a very fine 'Crutched Cross' and small boxed ''INDIA'' of London (Robertson IN8), attractive and rare. Ex Grace Dove. Photo. Price Realised £1000 |
1723
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: St. Ives: 1821 (Sept.) entire letter from Madeira to Carlisle, charged '1/8' and then '1/10', with a very fine strike of the rare step-type framed ''ST. IVES/SHIP LETTER'' (Robertson S1) in black. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1724
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Southwold: 1810 (April) entire letter from Antwerp to London with a fine strike of the rare oval framed ''SHIP-LETTER/SOUTHWOLD'' (Roberston S1) in black, clean neat item. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1725
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters - Transatlantic Mail: 1785 (August 2nd) letter from London to Philadelphia via New York, an example of early Confederation era packet mail, single rate for a single sheet of paper, prepaid at 1/- to New York, then charged two pennyweight (silver) inland postage to Philadelphia, no ship letter fee was charged, circular framed ''POST/PAID'' handstamp on front and London ''3/AU'' Bishop mark on reverse. Photo. Immediately after the American Revolution, even as negotiations were underway for the Treaty of Paris, the British authorities sought via Benjamin Franklin to reinstate the New York packet under the old terms. One of these was that no ship fees were to be charged on incoming packet letters. Anxious to restart commercial relations, the Americans agreed; for several years the New York postmaster was paid a generous stipend to compensate for the lost fees on packet letters. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1726
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters - Transatlantic Mail: 1787 (April 2nd) entire letter from Kidderminster to Philadelphia via New York, with ''128 KIDDER/MINSTER'' mileage mark, prepaid '1/3' British internal postage plus packet postage to New York, no ship fee, charged '2' dwt (silver) postage from New York to Philadelphia. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
1727
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters - Transatlantic Mail: 1793 (April 4th) letter from London to Philadelphia via New York, prepaid '3/-' packet rate to New York, thence charged 36c. internal postage to Philadelphia, an early post-Confederation packet letter and an unusual triple rate letter from London, a scarce and attractive cover. Photo. The 36c. U.S. internal rate is confusing, as it is not a multiple of any internal rate under the 1792 Act. While clearly marked as a packet letter, it could possibly have been rated as a ship letter according to the formula four times the single rate of 8c. for a one ounce letter, plus 4c. ship fee. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1728
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters - Transatlantic Mail: 1821 (May 28th) ship letter from Glasgow to Ohio, clearly endorsed 'per New York Packet' but carried from Liverpool as a prepaid ship letter, possibly because the New York packet service was drawing to a close; black ''PAID/AT/GLASGOW'' and with matching circular datestamp of that city, light Liverpool ship oval, red New York c.d.s. and matching ''SHIP'' handstamp, rated 39c. due (2 x 181/2c. plus 2c. ship fee), a very busy cover. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
1729
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters - Transatlantic Mail: 1828 (December 2nd) ship letter from Leeds to Pennsylvania with fine red oval ''PAID/AT/LEEDS'' on front, together with red New York c.d.s. and matching straight line ''SHIP'', on the reverse is a bold red boxed ''Too Late/for 1st Del'y'', and ''LEEDS/DE 2/1828'' circular datestamp in black. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1730
| Sale number: 16 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters - Transatlantic Mail: 1840 (July 24th) clean entire letter from London to New York with Lombard Street Maltese Cross type ''PAID/LS/24JY24 /1840'' datestamp in red, endorsed 'p Great Western' at lower left, rated '8'(d.) in red and with oval ''PAID SHIP LETTER/24JY24/1840'' (Robertson S51) in red, most attractive. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
1713
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1710 (Jan. 20th) 1710 (Jan. 20th) entire letter from Thomas Plumbe in Madras to his father in Whirton, 'Lankishire', London Foreign Office Bishop mark (month unclear) on reverse, interesting contents incl 'do not send anything this year being under some apprehension of the french who are very busy not only in Europe but here also for this 2 years past, which makes us under great apprehensions for our ships', a very early letter from India to England. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
1714
| Sale number: 17 No Lot Price Realised UNSOLD |
1715
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1791 (Nov. 29th) entire letter from Calcutta to Bonaw, redirected to Edinburgh, endorsed 'p. Ship Queen', rated '2/1', ''LONDON/SHIP-LRE'' (Willcocks L1202) and ''BONAW'' in black on front, London and Edinburgh Bishop marks on reverse, clean uncreased cover. Price Realised £60 |
1716
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1797 (April 11th) entire letter (de Havilland correspondence) from Guernsey to London, fowarded to Madras and Trichnopoly, good strike of curved ''GUERNSEY'' (GC1) in black, Madras ''4 Dec'' arrival and ''Post not Paid'' on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
1717
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1802 (April) entire letter from London to Madeira bearing very fine oval ''Post Paid Ship Lre./(Crown)/LONDON'' (Willcocks L1248) on face. Photo. Price Realised £80 |
1718
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1818 (Sept.) entire to Bombay, endorsed 'By the Traveller' rated '2/4' and with ''INDIA SHIP LETTER/LONDON/1 SE 18/1818'' (Robertson In2) ** in black, some cover imperfections (scorched along top edge). Price Realised UNSOLD |
1719
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1822 (March 31st) letter from St. Omer to Calcutta, redirected to Delhi, showing oval ''POST PAID SHIP LR/LONDON/10AP10/1822'' (Robertson S45) ** in red, Calcutta arrival backstamp for October 16th, clean cover. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1720
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1829 (Dec.) entire letter from Shergotty to Kilmarnock with Calcutta transit datestamp on reverse for Jan. 6th 1830 and ''INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE'' (Roberston In1) and ''MISSENT TO /LONDON'' (Willcocks L232a), all in black on reverse. Price Realised £70 |
1721
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1833 (Dec.) entire from Calcutta to London, redirected to Cupar, Angus, with ''LIVERPOOL/INDIA SHIP LR'' (Robertson In1) and a variety of other markings on reverse, and with boxed ''POSTAGE TO LONDON/NOT PAID'' (Willcocks L267a) in black on front. Price Realised £65 |
129
| Sale number: 19 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Four proof (?) strikes of the oval ''SHIP LETTER/(CROWN)/LANCASTER'' handstamp (Robertson S3) in black on a single piece, folds, most unusual. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
130
| Sale number: 19 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1760 (June 18th) interesting letter from Jamaica 'Pr Capt. Wakingshaw' to 'Mr James Smith writter to the Signet att Edenbrough', showing very early Greenock ''SHIP'' (Robertson S1), three years earlier than recorded by Robertson (Tabeart states that Robertson's date of 1763 'is very early') and the earliest Scottish Ship Letter seen. An exhibition item. Photo. The contents refer to an uprising on the island - 'Never was such a Rebellion known since Jamaica has been and we have att present, ther's about 1200 Negro's Risd up in arm's against us in this Parish. I have scarcely shut my eyes this three weeks' Price Realised £3000 |
131
| Sale number: 19 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1795–1838 selection with 1795 Cowes (S1), 1797 London (S6), 1803(?) Isle of Wight (S1, poor), 1811 and 1815 Bristol (S7) in red, 1828 London (S23), 1828 Portsmouth (S13), 1838 Weymouth (S6), also 1907 French p.p.c. with Sower 10c tied by ''LONDON/MB'' c.d.s. (9 items). Price Realised £260 |
703
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1796 (July) entire letter from Kingston to London and 1821 (Sept.) entire from India to Aberdeen showing ''DEAL/SHIP-LRE'' and framed ''INDIA LETTER/DEAL'' respectively, the latter a 'busy' cover. Price Realised £48 |
704
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1776–1846 selection on E.'s and E.L.'s with Cowes 1824 (Robertson In1), Cork 1835 (S2), Dover 1776 (S1a), Liverpool 1841 (S15), Plymouth Dock 1810 (S2, in red), London (5) incl. 1701 (S41), 1823 (S46), mainly good to fine. (10). Price Realised UNSOLD |
705
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1830–40 selection comprising 1839 Brixham (S4), 1838 Gravesend 1838 (S8 in red), 1839 & 1840 In1 in black, 1830 Hastings (S3) and Romney 1839 (S3), mainly good to fine. (6). Price Realised £140 |
706
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1838–41 selection of E.'s and E.L.'s, all carried on the steamer 'Great Western' from Bristol, various markings with step type ''BRISTOL/SHIP–LETTER'' in black, unframed ''BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER'' in red (5) and black (5). (11). Price Realised £300 |
707
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1838 (May 19th) entire letter from Dacca to Croydon via Dublin and showing the very rare ''Ship Letter/from/INDIA'' in black (Robertson In2) applied in Dublin, rated '1/9' including 4d. India Letter rate. A major Irish rarity in exhibition quality. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
708
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1838 (Oct. 27th) entire letter written from Brighton but posted in London, to Sydney showing superb and extremely rare ''T P/S'' handstamp in red (W. L566) applied to letters transferred from the Twopenny Post to the Ship Letter Office, circular framed ''G•P/PAID'' and oval ''PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON'' datestamp in red on front, crowned oval ''GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY/MA 18/1839'' in black on reverse. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
709
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1842–46 selection of E.'s and E.L.'s, all carried on the steamer 'Great Western' from Liverpool, one 1842 (May) carried on the first westbound voyage from Liverpool, various markings with octagonal ''LIVERPOOL/SHIP'' d.s.'s (14) incl. 1843 (July) with contents referring to the loss of the 'Columbia', five also with oval ''FORWARDED BY/COLLOMB & ISEEN/NEW YORK'' on reverse, also 1849 (July) E.L. from Havana to Paris carried by the Great Western to Bermuda, then the Avon to England, red ''COLONEIS/&C. ART.13.'' accountancy mark. (16). Price Realised £280 |
710
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1845 entire to Bordeaux ''via London'' with good ''COLONIES/&c.ART. 12'' in red struck by London Foreign Office in accordance with Article 12 of 1843 Franco-British convention and backstamped July 26 c.d.s. over straight line ''SHIP-LETTER'', with ms. charges added in France for internal transmission via Boulogne and Paris July 28, arriving July 30. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
711
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1851 (May 28) entire from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe to Le Havre endorsed ''Steamer'' with fine ''COLONIES/&c.ART. 13.'' in red struck by London Foreign Office in accordance with Article 12 of 1845 revision of Franco-British convention and backstamped June 21 c.d.s. with handstruck ''90'' applied in France for internal transmission, despatch, Calais transit and arrival backstamp. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
712
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1852–62, a selection of six covers at 1s. rate via Liverpool or Southampton to U.S.A. , two with cut to shape embossed 1s., three with 1855–57 1s. and one with 6d. pair, a range of ''U.S. ''5/CENTS'' and other markings incl. Upper Mill undated double ring, condition a little mixed. Price Realised £140 |
713
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1853 (Nov. 4) prices current from Montevideo to Bordeaux endorsed ''by packet'' with fine ''COLONIES/&c.ART. 13.'' in red struck by London Foreign Office in accordance with Article 12 of 1845 revision of Franco-British convention, overstruck by Calais Dec. 20 transit, with green framed ''LIVERPOOL/SHIP/DE 17/1853'' overstruck by Paris transit and Dec. 24 arrival. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
714
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1854 (Oct. 12) entire from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux endorsed ''packet/anglais'' with fine ''COLONIES/&c.ART. 13.'' in red struck by London Foreign Office in accordance with Article 12 of 1845 revision of Franco-British convention, backstamped green ''SOUTH AMERN./PACKET/BV/LIVERPOOL/2 DE/1854'' and red London Dec. 4 c.d.s. with handstruck ''90'' applied in France for internal transmission, faint despatch, Calais and Paris transit and transit and Dec. 6 arrival backstamp. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
715
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1856 (Apr. 30) entire letter from Buenos Aires to Paris endorsed ''Par Steamer voie de Southampton'' with fine ''COLONIES/ART-18'' in red struck by London Foreign Office in accordance with Article 18 of 1856 revision of Franco-British convention, with Calais transit and backstamped Apr. 30 despatch, London June 9 and next day arrival. Scarce, this mark only in use in this year. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
716
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1856 (Aug.) entire letter from Havana to Paris endorsed ''voie d'Angleterre'' with fine ''COLONIES/ART-18'' in red struck by London Foreign Office in accordance with Article 18 of 1856 revision of Franco-British convention, partially overstruck by Calais transit, backstamped fair despatch and fine London Sept. 1 transit, slight creasing. Scarce, this mark only in use in this year. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
717
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1856 (Oct.) long stampless envelope to Scotland rated ''4/10'' and backstamped fine unframed ''ART-5/B.R. PKT'' with ''AMERICA/LIVERPOOL/13OC/A56V'' c.d.s. alongside, rather soiled and creased but scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
718
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: Quartered Circle Datestamps: 1872 (May 25) cover from Georgetown, British Guiana to Cincinnati, U.S.A., franked 12c., endorsed ''p. mail/via St. Thomas & Bermuda'' with London Paid transit, and backstamped fine ''17/9/18/78'' strike in red, slight faults but scarce routing. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
719
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: Quartered Circle Datestamps: 1873 (July 10) 1d. stationery envelope with added 1d. pl. 145 PB and 4d. pl. 13 ED cancelled London duplexes and additionally tied by red New York Paid All, backstamped fine ''11/7/18/75'' strike in red, slight soiling. The cover addressed to the famous American poet Walt Whitman in New York but unclaimed. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
720
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: Quartered Circle Datestamps: 1877 (Oct. 3) cover from Bristol to Baltimore, redirected to New York, franked 1d. pl. 170 MD-ME pair and 1/2d. pl. 11 HG, backstamped fine ''1/11/18/76'' strike in black, slight faults and soiling. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
721
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: Quartered Circle Datestamps: 1885 (Feb. 4) Russian 7k. stationery envelope ''Via Angleterre Liverpool'' to Funchal backstamped fair doubled ''20/FE/18/85'' strike in black, slight staining. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
722
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: Quartered Circle Datestamps: 1900 (Jan. 8) German 5pf. ststionery card with added 5pf. from Hamburg to Old Calabar, Niger Coast, ''via Liverpool per S/S Sokoto'' with fine ''JA/9/10/00: strike in black on face, and arival backstamp. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
723
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: Quartered Circle Datestamps: 1901 (Jan. 7) p.p.c. from Warsaw to Cameroun via Liverpool, readdressed to Berlin, franked 4k. with fine ''JA/22/19/01'' in red and ''IC/LIVERPOOL/22 JA 01/PLO'' alongside. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
724
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: Quartered Circle Datestamps: 1901 (July 12) p.p.c. from Ostend, Belgium, to Lagos, franked 10c. with fine ''JY/15/19/01'' strike in red, minor climatic staining. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
725
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1905 (Feb.) envelope to Egypt with violet ''SAUVé DU NAUFRAGE DU ''CAIRO''/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. ''CAIRO'''' handstamp and in condition commensurate with this with only one adhesive remaining. Photo. Price Realised £60 |
136
| Sale number: 27 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1817 (Feb. 12th) entire letter from Dum Dum, Bengal to Aberdeen, endorsed 'P. Lord Wellington', with a good strike of the ''KING'S SEA/POST PAID/CALCUTTA'' in red, step type ''SHIP LETTER/GRAVESEND'' in black and Foreign Office boxed ''MORE TO PAY'' (issued to the West India room), a busy cover, full of character. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
137
| Sale number: 27 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1821 to 1863, South American Mails, selection of eight items on leaves, incl. 1821 wrapper and 1828 entire Buenos Aires to London, the first with red framed ''FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER'', the second with '1/4(ms.) Oz at 14s/-per Oz' (rarely seen on packet letters), 1863 cover from Devonport to Rio franked 1d. strip of three with 6d., etc., fair to fine. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
138
| Sale number: 27 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1838 (Sept. 10th) entire letter from Batavia to London showing step framed ''RYDE/SHIP LETTER'' (Robertson S.3) in black, this cancelled by a very fine 'Crutched Cross' in red, on front, boxed ''INDIA LETTER'' in red with ''RYDE/DE 25/1838'' c.d.s. in black on reverse, and red London ''26DE26/1838'' arrival c.d.s., an exceptional item in exhibition quality, the finest known. Photo. Price Realised £2400 |
139
| Sale number: 27 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1840 (Aug. 15) entire letter written from ''Kingston on the Hudson River'' to Liverpool, rated '8' and endorsed 'p. 'Great Western'/via Bristol', showing straight line London ''SHIP LETTER'' and backstamped New York forwarding agent's cachet, both in red. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
140
| Sale number: 27 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1845 (Aug. 26) wrapper from New York to London, endorsed 'pr steamer/Great Britain', rated '1/4' in ms. with octagonal framed ''15SP1845/LIVERPOOL/SHIP'' receiver on reverse, some soiled creasing. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
141
| Sale number: 27 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1852 (Dec. 10) entire letter from Hobart to Cheltenham, endorsed 'S Great Britain/via Melbourne', rated '2/8' with red G.P.O. Hobart crown in circle despatch, and backstamped green ''LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER'' with red Apr. 3 arrival. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
142
| Sale number: 27 Postal History and Covers - Ship Letters: 1892 Cover from Philadelphia to London with fine boxed ''Saved from wreck/ of S.S. Eider.'' cachet, also another example on small piece. Ex Hardemann-Smith. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
302
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1843 (July 22nd) entire letter from a Private in the 2nd European Infantry, Bangalore, to Ireland, endorsed by Major P. Thornton, showing ''SOLDIERS & SEAMANS LETTER•BY SHIP•/4'' (Robertson InSol 7a) on front and with various markings on reverse incl. oval ''OUT STATION/SHIP LETTER/24 JY 24/1843'' datestamp, some faults but scarce. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
303
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1877 (April) clean and neat envelope to Liverpool bearing 1858–76 2d. blue plate 14 RL (blunted corner) and 1865–67 4d. vermilion plate 14 EF tied by ''466'' numerals of Liverpool and with superb ''PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET/2 AP77/3A'' c.d.s. in red on front. Manuscript note on reverse 'Private from Miss Hornberger, Keta/R 2 April .... ex 'Berlin''. Unusual and most attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
304
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Bristol: 1839 (July 28th) entire letter from Portland, Maine, to New York, fowarded to Edinburgh, endorsed 'Per Great Western' and with red oval ''FORWARDED BY/GEORGE HART/NEW-YORK'' cachet on reverse and ''BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER'' on front. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
305
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Liverpool: 1845 (Aug. 26th) wrapper from New York to London, endorsed 'pr steamer/Great Britain', rated '1/4' in ms. with octagonal framed ''15SP1845/LIVERPOOL/SHIP'' receiver on reverse, some soiled creasing. Price Realised UNSOLD |
306
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letter: London: 1814 (Nov. 8th) entire to Cape of Good Hope, bearing oval ''SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE'', on reverse has good circular ''POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/8 NO 8/1814/LONDON'', scarce, also ''Repairs of the 1841 One Penny plates 1-40'' and ''British Postmarks'' by Alcock and Holland''. Price Realised £200 |
307
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: London: 1840 (Aug. 15th) entire letter written from 'Kingston on the Hudson River' to Liverpool, rated '8' and endorsed 'p. Great Western via Bristol', showing straught line London ''SHIP LETTER'' and with New York forwarding agents cachet on reverse, both marks in red. Price Realised UNSOLD |
308
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: London: 1867 (Sept.) envelope to York, bearing 1864–79 1d. plate 92 BA-BF strip of six and showing red ''PAID/LONDON SHIP LETTER/SP 3/67'' c.d.s. on front. The place of origin of this envelope is not evident, the 6d. rate indicates that it was probably from an officer serving on board one of Her Majesty's Ships, the letter was probably landed from a naval vessel at either Southampton or Portsmouth in a closed bag for the London Foreign Branch where the red c.d.s. was applied. The adhesives were cancelled with no. ''12'' in diamond, issued for use on mail passing through the Foreign Branch to and from the Inland Branch. An interesting item. Ex Robertson. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
309
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Newhaven/Lewes: 1836 (Nov. 14th) entire letter from Port Louis, Mauritius, to London, endorsed 'Norfolk' and rated '1/-', landed at Newhaven and showing suprb ''NEWHAVEN'' u.d.c. in black on reverse, on front step-type ''LEWES/SHIP LETTER'' in black (Robertson S2) overstruck by red ''INDIA LETTER/LEWES'' (In1) and with a further strike of the ''INDIA LETTER/LEWES'', most attractive. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
310
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Whitehaven: 1773 (Jan. 26th) entire letter from Ramsey, I.O.M., to Maryport, showing a fair inverted strike of ''WHITE/HAVEN'' with 'Ship' inscribed alongside, marked '2' to pay (1d. inland postage up to 150 miles, plus 1d. landing gratuity), unrecorded by Robertson, although a manuscript 'Ship Letter' dated 1774 is noted in Robertson Revisited. Photo. Price Realised £600 |
354
| Sale number: 34 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Clyde Steamers: A selection of covers, cards and a piece, incl. 1905 and 1908 p.p.c's with oval ''R.M.S. LORD OF THE ISLES'' in violet and black, 1907 p.p.c. with large violet oval ''GLASGOW & WESTERN RLY/P.S./JUNO'', 1908 and 1912 p.p.c's, both with violet oval ''CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET Co.'' former ''P.S. DUCHESS OF HAMILTON'', other with Duchess of Rothsay'', 1903 p.p.c. with large circular ''POSTED ON BOARD S.S. FAIRY QUEEN'', etc., fair to fine. (24 items). Price Realised £500 |
355
| Sale number: 34 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Clyde Steamers: A selection of covers, cards and piece, incl. 1881 envelope franked by 1880-811d. tied by ''IONA STEAMER/GREENOCK'' duplex, 1905 p.p.c. franked by K.E.VII 1/2d. with large violet oval ''GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RLY/P.S./JUNO'' alongside, 1908 p.p.c. franked by K.E.VII 1/2d. with oval ''R.M.S. LORD OF THE ISLES'', some p.p.c's, etc., fair to fine. (28 items). Price Realised £160 |
356
| Sale number: 34 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1892 Cover from Philadelphia to London with fine boxed ''Saved from wreck/ of S.S. Eider.'' cachet, also another example on small piece. Ex Hardeman-Smith. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2846
| Sale number: 41 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1862 (Sept.) envelope to Musselburgh, franked by 1d. stars JI-JL strip of four and two others, all with ''A 86'' Mailboat cancel of the P & O Steamer Pera, some imperfections, otherwise fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1959). Photo. Price Realised £480 |
837
| Sale number: 43 Postal History and Covers-Ship Letters: London: A large collection, mainly on Robertson's written up leaves, incl. 1840 E. bearing S.28 struck in error in red, overstamped by correct S.51 also in red, 1793 E. from Quebec to Norwich with S.31 in red, 1819 E. from Rotterdam to Batavia, bearing S.41 in red, also one in black on 1801 E. from London to Cape of Good Hope, 1807 E. to Scotland bearing S.43 in red, India Packet letters with 1819 E. from India to England bearing In.P.1 in red, 1815 E. to Madeira bearing on reverse P.P.W.S.L.1 in black, etc. (82 items). Price Realised £5000 |
838
| Sale number: 43 Postal History and Covers-Ship Letters: London: 1793 (June 10th) entire to London, bearing a good strike of the scarce ''SHIP LRE'' in red (Rob. S34). Photo. Price Realised £170 |
839
| Sale number: 43 Postal History and Covers-Ship Letters: London: 1793 (Sept. 28th) entire from Ostende to Wimborne, bearing S.4 in red and S.5 in black, both struck on front. Interesting letter from a soldier serving in the British Army in Flanders. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
844
| Sale number: 43 Postal History and Covers-Ship Letters: London: 1851 (April 22nd) entire from Bagaum to London, bearing a fine strike of the scarce circular ''SOLDIERS & SEAMANS LETTER/4/BY SHIP'' (Rob. Ind.Sol.7), partly overstruck by red oval framed ''INDIA''. Photo. Price Realised £1250 |
115
| Sale number: 54 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Edinburgh: 1799 (April 1st) entire letter to Bannockburn with manuscript ''5'' overstruck by a fair strike of the rare two-line ''EDINBURGH/SHIP LRE'' in red. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
116
| Sale number: 54 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Falmouth: 1813 (November 2nd) entire letter from Palermo to Edinburgh, rated '3/5' and with a very fine strike of the ''MALTA/F/DE20/13'' in green (FP8/CO416) partly overstruck by boxed ''Addl/1/2'' in black and ''DEC/23/1823'' arrival datestamp in red, very scarce and an early use. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
117
| Sale number: 54 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Stockton: 1823 (May 13th) entire letter from Nova Scotia to Edinburgh, rated '1/7' and with a very fine strike of unrecorded step-type ''STOCKTON/SHIP LETTER'' in black crossed by filing fold, backstamped superb ''STOCKTON/243/JU16/1823'' mileage circular datestamp and Edinburh arrival datestamp for June 17th, extremely rare. Photo. Price Realised £2500 |
156
| Sale number: 68 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1829 (Sept. 23rd) entire letter from Aix La Chapelle to The Viscount Beresford in London with a fine strike in red of the “FREE/26SE26/1829” crowned framed handstamp with chamfered upper corners of the Foreign Branch, with Aachen thimble alongside, some cover imperfections but rare. Photo. Price Realised £80 |
1440
| Sale number: 101 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Greenock: 1791 entire from Jamaica to Edinburgh, with manuscript ''9'' and a fine strike of the ''GREENOCK/SHIP'' in black (Robertson S1), red Bishopmark on reverse, a fine uncreased cover, with contents. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
1441
| Sale number: 101 Postal History and Covers-Ship Letters: London: 1838 (Nov.) Soldier's entire from Dum Dum Barracks to London, bearing a good strike of the scarce circular ''INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON'' (Rob. Ind.Sol.6), also two other Soldier's entires. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
245
| Sale number: 106 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Swansea: 1837 (July 5th) entire letter from Commander Alexander Milne on board H.M.S. Snake off Cuba, sent to his father, Vice Admiral Sir David Milne in Coldstream, reverse with boxed ''SWANSEA/SHIP LETTER'' in black and front with ''COLDSTREAM/PENNY POST'' in purple, a very scarce cover with fine strikes. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
464
| Sale number: 118 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1819 Entire Letter from New York to London handstamped by the rare ""ROCHFORD/SHIP LETTER"" in blue. Robertson only recorded one example of this handstamp, which was struck in black. A lovely example of this rarity. Photo. Price Realised £2700 |
465
| Sale number: 118 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1836 Entire from Buenos Aires to London ''p. Curlew'' landed at Tor Cross beach and taken to the Post Office at the village of Stokenham where it was handstamped boxed ""Dartmouth/Penny Post"" and ""No 1"", then taken to the main office at Dartmouth where it was backstamped with a Dartmouth datestamp and two strikes of ''DARTMOUTH/SHIP LETTER'' (Rob. S 3). Also an 1829 entire letter from Stokenham prepaid to Portugal posted into the penny post with the ""Dartmouth/Penny Post"" and ""No. 1"" handstamps. A scarce ship letter landed at Stokenham, which was never given its own ship letter handstamp. Price Realised UNSOLD |
466
| Sale number: 118 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1851 (Oct. 15)Outer Letter Sheet to London with ""HAARLEM/15/10/1851"" datestamp in red on face, boxed ""HARWICH/SHIP LETTER"" (Robertson S5) in black alongside, London backstamps. This handstamp is recorded in this one year only and then again from 1913 when it was used on paquebot mail. A rare handstamp used in 1851. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
467
| Sale number: 118 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letter: London: 1815 (Jan. 11) entire to Madeira, on reverse has circular ''POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/11 JA 11/1815/LONDON'', scarce. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
248
| Sale number: 125 Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: 1823 entire from London to Bermuda, showng manuscript ''1/1'' and double framed oval ''POST PAID SHIP LR/(crown)/LONDON'' in red. Photo. Price Realised £550 |
