Number of results: 223
4001
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: The Earliest Recorded Entire Originating from Aden, 1839 entire endorsed ''Soldier's letter/overland'' headed ''Camp Aden, June 15th 1839'', written by Private James Burn of the 5th Company, Bombay Regiment, European Infantry, to his mother in Ireland with sender's endorsement and countersignature of commanding officer, showing ms. ''3d.'' charge paid by recipient, with scarce double arc ''INDIA/F'' Falmouth receiving mark on reverse, expected slight age/climatic staining. In this fascinating letter Burn provides an account of the capture, writing ''My Regiment are now in camp in place which the Honourable Company never had before we took it by a siege on the 19th of January last after about six hours fighting as it is a seaport town we had six of the Company's frigates and cruisers who with their cannon demolished the Garrison walls, and then the troops landed and drove the enemy out of the town''. Photo. Price Realised £2300 |
4002
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: The Second Earliest Recorded Entire Originating from Aden, 1840 soldier's letter endorsed ''Over Land via Falmouth'' headed ''Cape Aden Arabia/Febry. 12th 1840'', written by 2nd Corporal Charles James of the Engineer Corps to his parents in Worcestershire, with sender's endorsement and countersignature of Lt. W.J. Western, Executive Engineer, rated ''1''(d.) in ms. prepaid at under 1/2oz. rate (changed from single sheet stipulation on Jan. 10 1840) with London Mar. 23 receiving marks on reverse, a little soiled and repaired. James reports that he had been sent ''to the 1st Bombay European Regiment by sentence of a Line Court Martial that was for beating some native police in the city of Poonah. Immediately after joining my Regiment I was sent on an expedition to Aden with the British Consul Captain Haines and one Engineer officer to reconnoitre that part of Arabia. The Bedouin arabs would not let us land. We were then joined by H.M. Ships of War Volage & Cruiser, and the Honbl. Compy's Ships of War Coote and Mahie and bombarded the town for abour 41/2 . . . when the firing ceased from the shipping the European infantry and foot infantry landed and stormed the town and took it at bayonet point after about 1 hour's running fight with the Arabs''. In recognition of his actions that day James was restored to his former rank. Ex Sattin. Photo. Price Realised £900 |
4003
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1840 soldier's letter ''Via Falmouth'' to his father in Suffolk, with instruction for addressing return mail ''Overland/To/Private John King/6th Compy. 1st European Reg/Aden Arabia/or Elsewhere'', with sender's endorsement and countersigned by commanding officer Capt. Thomas Tapp, showing handstruck ''1''(d.) charge at privileged rate paid by sender to commanding officer and red London ''C/27 JY 27/1840'' receiving mark, with disinfection slits and staining from treatment, a little fragile with side flaps missing. The Bombay European Regiment had taken part in the 1839 capture of Aden and did not return to Bombay until 1841. Photo. Price Realised £720 |
4004
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1843 large part entire ''via Falmouth'' to Suffolk, endorsed from Gunner Thomas Cooper of the 4th Company, 2nd Battalion Artillery, countersigned by the captain commanding the Aden Field Force, with red ''9 JY 9/1843'' London receiving mark and charged by handstruck ''2'', twice the 1d. soldier's concessionary rate, this from Sept. 1 1840 being the charge to recipient for items sent without prepayment. ''I rote this in verey short time, our stemer his expecterd in today ten days sooner than usell on acount of monsoons.'' (sic.). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4005
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: The Only Known Soldier's Letter Specifically Routed Via Aden, 1845 (Sept. 29) entire sent from Umballa to Bristol showing only recorded example of ''UMBALLA/Aden (ms.)/OVERLAND'' oval handstamp, large part strike in red, with sender's endorsement and routing ''Per Steamer via Bombay and Aden'' countersigned by Lt. Col. Brooke, commanding officer of the 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, showing red ''INDIA'' in oval and handstruck ''2'', the message reporting deaths by cholera, a little stained and fragile. In accordance with British G.P.O. Instruction no. 27 (Sept. 1845) arrangements had been made for conveyance of mail from Aden to Bombay by steam vessels of the East India Company with letters to Bombay from London carried by the Calcutta Packets, a similar arrangement with transfer of mails at Aden operating for the reverse journey. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
4006
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1846 (Mar.) large part entire to London endorsed from Gunner C. Maxwell of A Company, 1st Battalion Artillery, countersigned by commanding officer Capt. Peter Hamond, with handstruck ''2'' and red Apr. 7 arrival marks on reverse. Ex Sattin. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4007
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1848 entire to Ireland endorsed from Sergeant William Adam of the Bombay European Light Infantry, countersigned by commanding officer Capt. Peter Hamond, the message headed ''Camp Aden/29th September 1848'', showing handstruck ''2'' with red Nov. 24 London transit and blue Cashel Nov. 5 arrival datestamps on reverse. Ex Sattin. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4008
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1849 entire written by naval officer Louis Ford, headed ''Hon'ble Company's/Steam Frigate ''Queen''/Aden/May 27th 1849'' whilst the ''Queen'' was on patrol between Bombay and Suez, to his sister in London, endorsed ''Via Marseilles'' with message indicating intention to mail in Suez, rated ''1/8'' in ms. for carriage from Egypt, travelling on the ''Indus'' to Malta, where disinfected, and thence to Marseilles on the ''Medina'', with Alexandria June 13 transit, disinfection cachet and London June 23 arrival marks on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
4009
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: The Only Recorded Example of the 2s.3d. Rate From Aden, 1850 (Mar. 9) entire to Scotland rated ''2/3'' for double rate (1s. for Red Sea routing, 5d. overland + 10d. French entitlement) and endorsed ''via Marseilles'' in ms., signed by Lt. Col. Walter Hamilton, commanding officer of the 78th Highlanders, and containing an order for tartan cloth and forage caps, with ''CR'' handstamp of Caledonian Railway and backstamped Alexandria Mar. 21, London Apr. 1 and Stirling Apr. 2. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
4010
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1851 (Aug. 20) entire to Scotland ''Via Southampton'' endorsed ''O.H.M.S.'' and rated ''1/-'', signed at lower left by Lt. Col. H. Stisted, commanding officer of the 78th Highlanders, with transit and Stirling Sept. 24 arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4011
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1852 (June 9) entire to Scotland ''Via Southampton'' sent by acting Quartermaster of the 78th Highlanders, showing fine strike of framed ''INDIA PAID'' in red and endorsed ''Prepaid'' (8a.) in ms., this according to the instruction from the Indian Postal Service to prevent the letter being later charged 'Bearing Postage' (i.e. subject to the Indian inland rate charge, optional on the Southampton route until 1856), ''1/-'' subsequently paid on arrival, showing transit and Stirling Sept. 24 arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4012
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Military Mail: 1882 sailor's envelope to Birmingham, endorsed ''From M. Sullivan, Skilled Carp. Mate/H.M.S. ''Ruby'', Aden, E. Indies'', initialled by commanding officer, franked by G.B. 1881 2d. pale rose cancelled ''14'' barred oval, Aug. 11 arrival backstamp, some minor tones. Unlisted in ''The Michael Sullivan Correspondence 1874 & 1882 to 1885'' by G.J. Ellott (2007). Photo. Price Realised £230 |
4013
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Captain Haines: 1842 (Aug. 18) entire to Birmingham written and signed by Captain Haines, ''Post-Captain in the Indian Navy'', previously enclosing a letter from the addressee's son who Haines expects to ''return to Aden in about 2 months'', showing full strike of double arc ''INDIA/F'' in red struck at Falmouth, with Oct. 12 arrival backstamp. Photo. Price Realised £2200 |
4014
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Captain Haines: Early Mail for Zanzibar, 1851 One of the earliest recorded items inward to Zanzibar, 1851 stampless envelope from his home town of Colmar in France addressed to the 'drogman-chancelier' to the French Consul in Zanzibar, Emile Kuhlmann, ''Care of Captain Haines/Political Agent à/Aden'', showing red framed ''PD'', Colmar Oct. 25 1851 despatch, with Paris next day and Alexandria transit marks on reverse, the cover carried onward from Aden by private vessel with ms. receiving note of May 25 1852. Photo. Price Realised £2500 |
4015
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Bearing"" Marking (Type PS6): Large part entire to Kent showing good strike dated ''Decbr 1841'' in ms., endorsed ''via Falmouth'' and rated 1s. paid on arrival with Jan. 19 datestamps on reverse. One of just three known examples of the 'Bearing' mark sent prior to 1842. Photo. Price Realised £900 |
4016
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Bearing"" Marking (Type PS6): Privileged Mail, 1850 entire to Calcutta endorsed ''Gough'' at lower left and containing interesting three page letter written and signed by Lord Gough, retiring Commander-in- Chief, India, on board a westbound vessel whilst returning to England and posted to Aden where it received a fair strike of the Bearing mark, this realised struck in error on arrival of the item in Bombay where red oval ''BOMBAY/1850 Febry. 18/FREE'' applied and boxed Bombay Bearing mark on reverse deleted in ms., red Paid counterpart added, and signed ''Walker''. Hugh, 1st Viscount Gough (1779-1869), a veteran of the seizure of the Cape of Good Hope and the Peninsular Wars, had been Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in China during the First Opium War. As Commander-in-Chief, India, he had defeated the Mahrattas in the Gwalior Campaign and commanded the troops at the battles of Mudki, Ferozeshah and Sobraon during the First Anglo-Sikh War and at the batlles of Ramnagar, Chillianwala and Gujarat during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Gough had retired from active service but under the 1837 India Post Office Act was still entitled to free postage. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
4017
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): 1846 (Jan. 9) missionary's entire in Italian addressed by Father Antonio Bonagiunta Foguet to the President of the Central Council of the Capuchin Propagation of the Faith in Lyon, with fine early strike in red, ''8as'' added in ms. with ''16'' rating noted for French inland postage, showing Maltese disinfection slits and cachet, red Paq. Ang. 1/Marseille Feb. 9 transit c.d.s. and with Alexandria Jan. 22 transit on reverse. Father Foguet of the Servants of Mary, former Secretary of the Apostolic Delegate in Syria, arrived in Aden in August 1841 after the mission in Jeddah became unsafe and was appointed Vice-Prefect of the Aden mission in 1844 when Father Serafini was recalled to Italy, going on to build a school and an orphanage. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
4018
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): Fair strike in red on 1846 large part entire to Bordeaux originating in Mauritius with large red Mauritius Post Office despatch on reverse, despatched ''p ''Juliana''/Via Aden'' with Maltese disinfection cachet, Paq. Ang. 1/Marseille June 7 transit c.d.s., ''19'' rating added for French internal postage, and backstamped Alexandria June 8, Bordeaux June 20 arrival. Carried on the ''Precursor'', Achilles'' and HMS ''Acheron''. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
4019
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): 1848 entire to France written from Mauritius June 24 endorsed ''Bark Ceylon via Aden & Marseilles'' with fair strike of Paid mark in red, ''8 Anna'' added in ms., ''20'' French accountancy ms. mark, and showing on reverse ms. ''Paid 1/2'' (1s. for Red Sea and 2d. for captain of the ''Ceylon'' sailing from Réunion), Alexandria Aug. 9 transit, Maltese disinfection cachet, Bordeaux transit and Nantes arrival c.d.s's. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4020
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): 1849 large part wrapper to Bordeaux endorsed ''per Gratitude'' via Aden'' with good strike of Paid mark in red, ''8 Anna'' added in ms., and showing fine Mauritius G.P.O. crowned datestamp of ''JU 14/1849'', red Marseilles receiving mark, ''10'' local rate in ms., and with Alexandria Aug. 9 transit, Maltese disinfection cachet and Bordeaux Aug. 19 arrival on reverse. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4021
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): 1850 (Jan. 28) missionary's entire endorsed ''By Suez Steamer'' with fair strike in red (slightly oxidised), ''8as'' added in ms. partially overstruck by Maltese disinfection cachet, also showing ''10'' ms. local rating, and showing on reverse Alexandria Mar. 10 transit and Mar. 20 arrival. A fascinating seven page letter in French telling of the activities of missionaries in both Aden and Ethiopia, including reference to Monsignor (now Saint) Giustino de Jacobis, addressed by Father Luigi Sturla to the President of the Central Council of the Propagation of the Faith in Lyon and incorporating a transcription of a letter in Italian received from Monsignor Massaia, under whose care as the head of Apostolic Vicariate of Galla, Ethiopia, the mission of Aden was now attached. Monsignor, later Cardinal, Lorenzo 'Guglielmo'' Massaia (1809-1889) was the former personal confessor of Prince Victor Emmanuel and the first vicar-apostolic of the mission in Ethiopia. During his thirty-five years as a missionary he was exiled seven times, but always returned. The process of his canonisation has commenced and he is currently referred to as a ''Servant of God''. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
4022
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): 1853 entire from Réunion to Marseille endorsed via ''Suez'', showing fair strike in red, ''8as'' added in ms., indistinct Maltese disinfection cachet (''purifié'' added in blue pencil), red Marseille Mar. 13 arrival and handstruck ''10'' local rating, backstamped Alexandria Mar. 4 transit, horizontal filing fold. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4023
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): Latest Recorded Usage, 1854 outer lettersheet to Nantes, endorsed ''par Aden & Suez'' and later annotated originating from Mayotte Apr. 4, showing light, oily strike with ''1R'' added in ms., with St. Denis, Réunion May 17 c.d.s., other transit and June 28 arrival datestamps, ''2/-'' (for Red Sea route double rate) and other ms. ratings. One of just three recorded examples showing 1 rupee double rate. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4024
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""SHIPLETTER"" Marking (Type SL2): 1850 (Nov. 28) fine strike in red with ''1a'' added in ms. on entire to Bengal via East India Co. vessel, with Bombay Bearing mark on reverse for 2a. and ms. ''14'', being double rate for carriage by dawk overland to Calcutta. Photo. Price Realised £700 |
4025
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Pre-Stamp Marks: The Boxed ""SHIPLETTER"" Marking (Type SL2): Improvised envelope to Bombay via East India Co. vessel, addressed in Arabic and English, showing good strike in red with ''1a'' added in ms., black Bombay Bearing mark alongside charging 2a. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
4026
| Sale number: 102 Aden: The Circular ""B.P.P."" Markings: 1846 entire from New York to Canton, China, showing fine early strike of the rare type PS2 Paid mark in red, with letter dated July 31 and listings regarding the import of tea, sent by forwarding agent as it was not possible in the U.S. to prepay postage beyond the U.K., thus additionally showing light strikes of framed ''POSTAGE PAID/TO DESTINATION/-BY-/HARNDEN & Co/-OF-/LIVERPOOL'' in black and ''PAID/H & Co'' in circle in red alongside, Hong Kong Oct. 17 double arc transit on reverse. Without further markings as first carried privately, probably on the ''Hibernia'' from Boston to Liverpool, only entering the official system at Aden from where carried to Galle on the ''Precursor'', to Hong Kong on the ''Lady Mary Wood'', apparently thereafter again by private vessel. Photo. Price Realised £1900 |
4027
| Sale number: 102 Aden: The Circular ""B.P.P."" Markings: Fine strike of the type PS7 Bearing mark in black on 1858 stampless letter addressed in Hindi to Bombay, 4a. marking added in ms., with handstamped ''St. Bg/As. 4'' in circle receipt for payment, Apr. 3 despatch and and Apr. 10 double arc datestamps on reverse, the outer wrapper slightly damaged. Ex Hibbert. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
4028
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Privately Contracted Ship Mails, The Earliest Recorded Entire from Aden to the U.S.A., 1846 entire sent by sailor William Hadley to his sisters in Nashua, New Hampshire, headed ''Aden Arabia January 12th 1843'' and endorsed ''In care of/Mr Samuel Shippen'' with ms. ''1''(s.) paid for this service and showing straight line ''SHIP'' and ''SALEM/JUN 9/Mass'' receiving c.d.s. both in red. Hadley writes, ''There is an opportunity for me to send by the Bark Laplata, Capt Hamblet, which will sail for Zanzibar and Salem in a few days, but probably she will not reach Salem before June'' and continues with interesting comments on Zanzibar and Aden. Ex Jerone Hart. Photo. Price Realised £1350 |
4029
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled Diamond of Dots (Type K1): The Largest 1a. multiple used in Aden, 1854 1a. red, die I, horizontal strip of six [pos. 42-47] with close to large margins, two just touched, tied by fair to fine strikes of 'diamond of dots' to reverse of cover to Bombay showing good, slightly faded, strike of Aden boxed ""SHIPLETTER"" marking (type SL2), the cover a little fragile with some faults. R.P.S. certificate (1997). Photo. Price Realised £5500 |
4030
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled Diamond of Dots (Type K1): The Only Known Use of the 1854 2a. on Cover from Aden, 1854 entire from the 'Kuhlmann' correspondence, sent by 'drogman-chancelier' to the French Consul in Zanzibar, Emile Kuhlmann, to his parents in Colmar, with 1854 2a. green block of four just tied by good to fine strikes of 'diamond of dots' and blue Alexandria Feb. 1(?) 1855 double arc transit to reverse. The entire headed ''Zanzibar le 29 Xha 1854'' and endorsed ''Overland Mail'' with pale strike of boxed Aden Paid mark in red, Marseilles transit and handstruck ''10''(décimes), the block of four stained from additional gumming and affixed over flap resulting in block being torn horizontally on opening. The message containing news of Kuhlmann's safe return to Zanzibar after a period of convalescence in Aden and the illnesses that had affected the Consul, Pierre Joseph Crocquet de Belligny, and his wife in Kuhlmann's absence, written in haste as he has encountered ''un marin américain sur le point de quitter à la voile pour Aden'' (an American sailor on the point of sailing for Aden)''. Illustrated in ''Zanzibar's Postal Legacy'' by G. DuBro, p. 31. Photo. Price Realised £8200 |
4031
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral: 1a. red die I with fair strike partly overstruck by London Paid d.s., 1a. dull red die II, 2a. green (2, one slightly toned), each with fine inverted strike and B.P.A. certificate (2000, on buff), margins vary, 4a. blue and rose-red, head die III, frame die II, cut to shape, with fine upright diagonal strike. (5) Ex Jerone Hart. Photo. Price Realised £620 |
4032
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral: 1a. deep red, Die I, cancelled fine upright strike with horizontal ink lines, touched each side, 1a. red, Die I, with fair strike, close to large margins, pressed creasing. Ex Jerone Hart. Both with B.P.A. certificate (2000, on buff due to 'poor' condition). Photo. Price Realised £80 |
4033
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral: 1a. deep red, Die II, touched each side, and 1a. dull red, Die II, with good to very large margins, each with good to fine inverted strike, slight thinnings. Ex Jerone Hart. The latter with B.P.A. certificate (2000, on buff due to 'poor' condition). Photo. Price Realised £80 |
4034
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral: 2a. green with fine sideways strike, good regular margins, slight imperfections. Ex Jerone Hart. The latter with B.P.A. certificate (2000, on buff due to 'poor' condition). Photo. Price Realised £400 |
4035
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral: 2a. green horizontal pair with good to fine inverted strikes, good to large margins three sides, left stamp cut into at top, very rare multiple. Ex Jerone Hart. Photo. Price Realised £780 |
4036
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1854-55 4a. blue and red, head die II, frame die I, pair paying 8a. per 1/2oz. rate, cut to shape each side and cancelled by good to fine strikes on reverse of 1855 (Oct.) small envelope to Bombay endorsed ''Aden 10 Octbr./55'' and ''Stamped'' with fair strike of scarce boxed Aden Paid in red, carried on the ''Norna'' with Oct. 23 arrival backstamp, opened for display and slightly trimmed. The latest recorded use of the boxed Aden Paid handstamp. Ex Hornal. Photo. Price Realised £11500 |
4037
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral: 4a. blue and red, Head die III, frame die II, cut to shape, with fine upright strike, on piece from envelope corner with blue G.P.O. ''SE 20/1857'' c.d.s. in blue on reverse. Ex Jerone Hart. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4038
| Sale number: 102 Aden: India 1854 Issues Cancelled ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1854-55 4a. blue and red, head die III, frame die II, cut to shape, on small envelope to Camp Belgaum (addressee name obscured), cancelled by good strike with light circular Aden B.P.P. mark (type PS2) in red alongside, indicating usage at this time not just as a receiving mark, with double arc ''SP 12/1857'' (type D1) despatch, transit and arrival (Sept. 23) datestamps on reverse, the 4a. paying reduced per 1/2oz. introduced on Jan. 1 1856 with ''1'' added in ms. indicating pre-payment of ship letter charge due at port of arrival having been carried by Indian naval vessel or private ship. Photo. Price Realised £1200 |
4039
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1855 4a. black on blue glazed paper, cancelled by good strike on envelope (opened for display) to Scotland with double arc (type D1) ''OC 23/1856'' despatch and Greenock Nov. 22 arrival on reverse and showing framed ''INDIA PAID'' in red and ms. ''6''. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
4040
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1856-64 2a. orange strip of three tied by three good to fine strikes of ''124'' and red Paid ''DE 30/59'' arrival to entire to London ''via Marseille'' with double arc ''DE 11/1859'' (type D1) despatch on reverse and showing framed ''INDIA PAID'' (type PS3) in red. Carried on the ''Colombo'' to Suez, overland to Alexandria and thence to Marseille on the ''Valetta''. Interesting historical message written and signed by Robert Stirling Newall on his arrival aboard the ''Imperador'' having laid the first submarine telegraph cable from Suez to Aden with intention of extending the cable to Muscat and Kooria Mooria where Newall hopes to meet with business partner Gordon who was overseeing the laying of the cable from Karachi. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
4041
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): The Earliest Recorded Inward Cover to Perim, Envelope bearing 1856-64 1a. brown cancelled by good ''124'' with boxed Aden Ship Letter mark (type SL2) in red at right and double arc ''AP 5/1861'' (type D1), the 1a. paying rate for carriage by private vessel. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4042
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1865 (Feb. 4) to London franked 4a. black and 1868 (Oct. 17) to Bombay with 2a. orange pair (slight surface scrapes), two envelopes with mainly fair to good ''124'' cancellations and single arc (type D2) despatch backstamps, some cover faults. Price Realised £100 |
4043
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1856-64 2a. yellow-buff tied by slightly indistinct ''124'' to envelope to Bombay with boxed Aden Ship Letter mark (type SL2) in red at left and handstruck ''1'' in circle, single arc (type D2) ''MY 25/65'' despatch and June 3 arrival backstamp. R.P.S. certificate (2011) incorrectly identifies adhesive as 1a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4044
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The ""124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1868 (Apr. 5) officer's letter from Aden Camp to England ''Via Southampton'' bearing 4a. green tied by good ''124'', sent by Lt. G.M. Lloyd of the 1/21 Royal Artillery countersigned by commanding officer with Steamer point despatch c.d.s. (type D2) overstruck by Bristol Apr. 26 receiving mark and showing rare framed ''INSUFFICIENT'' (type I8) struck out in ms. as the officer's rate had been reduced from 6a. to 4a. on Apr. 1 1868. The 'Insufficient' instructional mark recorded in use for only eighteen months, this the earliest use and one of only three known examples. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4045
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: Late State of ''124'' cancellation at Crater Office (Type K3), covered in cloth due to excessive wear, eight fair to fine strikes in blue cancelling 8p. purple and (on the reverse) 1a. brown block of eight (4 x 2) on 1869 (Nov. 22) envelope to Sussex ''via Marseilles'' with type D1 double arc despatch datestamp, the block additionally tied by Brighton Dec. 13 arrival, slight staining at top. Rate from Apr. 1 1868 was 8a.8p. R.P.S. certificate (2011). Photo. Price Realised £250 |
4046
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The framed ""INDIAUNPAID"" Marking (Type UP1): Fine strike on 1858 (June 12) stampless missionary's entire in French from Father Giovanal to the President of the Central Council of the Capuchin Propagation of the Faith in Lyon, with ms. ''1/-'' and handstruck ''8''(décimes) rate markings, red Pays. Etr. v. Suz June 28 transit in red and, on the reverse, double arc despatch and June 28 arrival. Father Sturla had been succeeded as Prefect earlier this year by the Spanish Capuchin Father Giovanal of Tortosa, who came from Bombay. Before 1862 it was optional for mail to France to be prepaid. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
4047
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: Early Registered Mail: The Earliest Recorded Example of Registered Mail from Aden, 1857 (Dec. 28) cover registered to Bombay bearing 4a. black on blue glazed paper pair (faults) cancelled good to fine ''124'' with ms. ''1/-'', circular Aden B.P.P. Paid (type PS2) and straight line ''REGISTERED LETTER'' (type R1) handstamps in red (slightly oxidised) at left, backstamped double arc (type D1) despatch and blue Jan. 6 1858 arrival. According to 1855 Indian P.O. Regulations ''A letter on a fee of 4 annas could be registered by a postal official with distinctly written words ''Registered Letter'' on it. The payment is to be made in Cash, in addition to the postage''. Photo. Price Realised £680 |
4048
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Crater Office: The Boxed ""Paid"" Marking (Type PS1): Late strike on reverse of 1868 (Aug. 13) envelope to London ''Via Marseilles'', used at Crater Office in lieu of a datestamp and signifying that payment had been made, with rare strike of Aden Steamer Point unframed single c.d.s. (type D3 being type KD3 duplex adapted and recorded in use for less than a year) alongside, both in red, franked by 2a. yellow and 6a.8p. slate cancelled by slightly indistinct ''124'' cancellations in blue and additionally tied red London Paid arrival of Aug. 31. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
4049
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Aden Cantonment: The Mailbag Seal (Type K4): Two good strikes of the scarce intaglio seal in blue tying 1865 2a. orange (2) to piece from reverse of envelope with double arc ''FE 28/1870'' (type D1) datestamp alongside, from its second period of use. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4050
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Aden Cantonment: The ""125"" Numeral (Type K5): A fine strike in blue tying 4a. green to piece from O.H.M.S. wrapper. A short-lived cancellation recorded only between Apr. and Oct. 1871. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
4051
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Aden Cantonment: The ""125"" Numeral (Type K5): 1871 'Henslowe' envelope to Norfolk ''via Southampton'', franked by 2a. orange and 4a. green die I tied by two fine strikes of ''125'' in blue with fine Aden Cantonment ''JU 8/71'' c.d.s. (type D3) in blue on reverse with Lynn July 4 arrival alongside, rare and attractive. Photo. Price Realised £720 |
4052
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Aden Cantonment: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K6): The Earliest Known Use, 'Henslowe' mourning envelope to Norfolk endorsed ''Brindisi'', franked by 8a. rose die II tied by fine ''A/124'' cancellation (signifying sub-office status for the Cantonment P.O.) with fine Aden Cantonment ''NO 11/71'' c.d.s. (type D3) in blue on reverse with Lynn Nov. 26 arrival alongside. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4053
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Aden Cantonment: The ""A/124"" Duplex (Type KD7): Two fine strikes ''OC 15/72'' unusually incorporating year slugs, together with type D4 Cantonment c.d.s., tying 4a. green die I (2) to envelope to London ''Via Brindisi'' at 8a. rate, showing red London Paid Oct. 28 arrival c.d.s. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
4054
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Aden Cantonment: The ""A/124"" Duplex (Type KD7): Two very light strikes ''DE 16/72'' without year slugs cancelling 2a. orange block of four (lower pair damaged) on reverse of envelope at 8a. rate to London ''Via Brindisi'' and showing fine framed ''INDIA PAID'' in blue (type PS3, two months later than recorded by Proud), the duplex strikes weak and so further attempts made to obliterate by pen and ink with block finally overstruck by Dec. 30 arrival. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
4055
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""132"" Numeral (Type K1): Two fine strikes of this rare cancellation tying 4a. black pair to 1858 (Dec.) entire to Scotland headed ''On board the ''Simla''/21 Decr. 1858'' and endorsed ''Via Marseilles'', with framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3) and London Paid Jan. 15 1859 transit in red, showing, on the reverse, red Aden Steamer Point Paid c.d.s. (type PD2, in use for less than two years) and Forres Jan. 16 1859 arrival. Letter provides an account of the writer's voyage to Aden. A very rare cover, one of just three recorded examples. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4056
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1859 (July 11) envelope to U.S.A. carried by Transatlantic steamer, bearing 2a. orange, 4a. black (2), peripheral imperfections, slightly overpaying 9a.6p. rate, tied by three fine ''124'' strikes with fine framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3) in red below, Aden Str. Point Paid (type PD2) on reverse, also showing London Paid transit Aug. 6, ''16'' accountancy mark in ms. and large New York Am. Pkt. Aug. 5 receiver. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
4057
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): Circular Aden B.P.P. Paid marking (type PD1) with ms. ''4'' on 1860 (June) flimsy entire to Capt. Prendergast of the 5th Light Cavalry at Campbellpur, Punjab, bearing 4a. black cancelled by fine ''124'' with Aden Str. Point Paid despatch (type PD2) on reverse in red (showing ''JA'' month date error) partially overstruck by Lahore transit, red Bombay Paid alongside. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
4058
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1860 (June 9) envelope to Edinburgh ''Via Marseilles'' franked at 8a. rate by 4a. black pair (horizontal filing crease and trimmed at foot) tied by ''124: cancellations (one fine) with framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3) in red at left, Aden Str. Point Paid (type PD2) and June 27 arrival on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
4059
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1860 (Dec. 6) attractive small envelope to Ireland by scarcer routing ''Via Marseilles'', bearing 2a. dull pink and 4a. black paying 6a. rate, tied by fine if light ''124'' cancellations, ms. ''4'' rating and superb framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3) in red at left, crisp Aden Str. Point despatch (Type D2) and Moira Dec. 28 arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
4060
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): The 'Layard' Correspondence, 1864 (July 17) envelope to London ''Via Marseilles'' at 6a.8p. rate bearing 8p. purple, 2a. yellow and 4a. grey-black, some trimmed perfs., cancelled by good to fine strikes of ''124'' with framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3) in red below, Aden Str. Point ''JY 17/64'' single arc (type D2) despatch and red Aug. 1 arrival backstamps, the cover numbered ''25'' in the correspondence. Photo. Price Realised £1200 |
4061
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): Telegram Services Cairo-Bombay, 1864 (Dec. 5) printed envelope ''TELEGRAM/Per ALEXANDRIA CAIRO & SUEZ TELEGRAPH'' used to Bombay bearing Great Britain 1s. green pl. 1 tied by slightly smudged ''124'', with Aden Str. Pont despatch backstamp (type D2). Rare, only three examples known bearing 1s. value. Due to the lack of early success in establishing a reliable telegraphic service between Cairo and Bombay, it was accepted practice for telegraph companies to place messages in such envelopes which were normally cancelled by the British office in Suez. Onna few occasions they were bagged and placed on an opportune vessel heading directly for Bombay via Aden, where the bag was offloaded and processed, receiving the Steamer Point ''124'' as cancellation. Photo. Price Realised £720 |
4062
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): Circular Aden B.P.P. Paid marking (type PD1), fine strike in red on 1865 (Apr. 18) cover to Bombay, franked on reverse by 4a. black pair cancelled by two fair ''124'' with Aden Str. Point despatch (type D2) and oily arrival alongside. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
4063
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1865 (Aug. 18) small envelope to Pennsylvania, U.S.A., bearing 4a. green strip of three cancelled by good to fine strikes of ''124'' overstruck by Sept. 18 New York large receiving mark, carried by British packet with London Paid Sept. 15 transit over ''1/5'' in ms. (annas-sterling conversion rate), backstamped Aden Str. Point despatch (type D2), scarce and attractive. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
4064
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1865 (Oct.) small entire to Lisburn, Ireland headed ''Moottan'' on the Red Sea, Thursday 12/Oct 65'' (travelling between Suez and Calcutta), without routing instruction and therefore sent at 4a. rate via Southampton paid by 1a. brown strip of three (crossed by filing fold) and single cancelled by good to fine individual strikes of ''124''. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
4065
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): Wrapper ''Per Book Post'' to London, rare rate paid by 2a. orange-buff, slight faults having been affixed overlapping upper edge, cancelled good ''124'' with Aden Str. Point despatch (type D2) below the wrapper previously encircling a newspaper or journal. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4066
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1866 (Jan. 11) envelope unusually to Réunion by ''Voie Anglaise'', franked by upper marginal 8a. pale carmine cancelled by good ''124'' with ms. rating ''10'' and framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3) at left, backstamped Aden Str. Point despatch (type D3) and Saint-Denis Jan. 22 arrival. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
4067
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1866 (Mar.) envelope to Madras franked 1/2a. pale blue pair and 1a. brown strip of three cancelled by poor to fair ''124'' strikes and tied by ms. ''Stamped'' to discourage theft of adhesives, framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3) apparently in black (heavily oxidised red) below, backstamped Aden Str. Point despatch (type D2), Bangalore transit and Mar. 27 arrival. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
4068
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1866 (Mar. 6) rare envelope to Ceylon, endorsed ''Paid'' and bearing 4a. green cancelled by good ''124'' and tied by Aden Str. Point single arc datestamp (type D2), both in blue, with Bombay Mar. 18 transit, redirected from the Survey Department to Dimbula showing Galle Unpaid (Mar. 31) Colombo Unpaid (Apr. 1) and Dimbula Unpaid (Apr. 2) datestamps, the last struck over ms. ''1d'' charge. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
4069
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1866 (June 19) envelope to the wife of railway engineer Harry Higginson in Mauritius with enclosed letter headed ''Gulf of Aden'', the sender en route from Seychelles, franked by 8a. carmine with good ''124'' cancellation and red framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3), sent shortly before rate increase to 8a.8p. with ms. ''10'' noted on arrival, backstamped Aden Str. Point despatch (type D2) and July 7 receiver. Higginson (later Chief Railway Engineer in New Zealand) was involved in the controversy surrounding the dodo bones discovery at La Mare aux Songes the previous year and left Mauritius later in 1866. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
4070
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): One of three recorded examples of the Boxed Ship Letter (type SL3) showing ms. 12a. rating, good strike on 1866 cover (slightly foreshortened at left) to Bombay bearing 2a. orange (paying internal India rate for 1/2 tola-1 tola weight) cancelled good to fine ''124'' with framed three line Bombay Ship Letter mark charging 1a. (fee for inward letter to Indian port by private ship), ms. ''13'' total charge due, Aden single arc (type D2) ''16 DE/66'' despatch and Dec. 31 arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised £700 |
4071
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1868 (Apr. 4) 5a.8p. rate to France paid by 2a. orange and 8p. purple pairs, just tied to cover by good to fine strikes of ''124'' with French receiving d.s. and framed ''P.D.'' below, backstamped Aden Str. Point despatch (type D2), transit and Gy Apr. 20 arrival. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
4072
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1868 (July 25) scarce packet rate envelope to Fort Bombay franked 2a. yellow cancelled by fine ''124'' with single ring Aden despatch (type D4) and arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
4073
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Numeral (Type K2): 1870 colourful entire from India to Mauritius via Aden with good strike of rare Aden Steamer Point c.d.s. ''AP 2'' (without year date) with ''PAID'' removed (type D5, being PD2 adapted) in red, sent from Cocanada Feb. 1 franked on reverse at double rate by 8p. pair and 4a. strip of three, other transit and Apr. 15 arrival datestamps. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
4074
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The framed ""INDIAUNPAID"" Marking (Type UP2): 1859 (Feb. 1) stampless entire originating Dec. 28 1858 in Saint-Denis, Réunion, addressed to Bordeaux endorsed ''Suez'', showing fine strike of the framed ''INDIAUNPAID'' with rare Aden Str. Point Bearing c.d.s. (type UP1, in use for less than two years) showing ''59 FE 1'' reversed date slugs, and with handstruck ''8'' (décimes) French internal rating, Feb. 19 red receiving mark, Cette à Bordeaux T.P.O. and Feb. 21 arrival datestamps, filing folds. Before 1862 it was optional for mail to France to be prepaid and accountancy marks were not required as no credit was payable to the British P.O. One of just three recorded examples of the Aden Str. Point c.d.s., in use for less than two years - see also following lot. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
4075
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The framed ""INDIAUNPAID"" Marking (Type UP2): 1860 (Jan. 7) stampless entire to Nantes endorsed ''Suez'', showing fine strike of the framed ''INDIAUNPAID'' with rare Aden Str. Point Bearing ''7 JA 60'' c.d.s. (type UP1) and showing handstruck ''8'' (décimes) French internal rating, Jan. 27 red receiving mark, Paris à Nantes T.P.O. and Jan. 29 arrival datestamps. Before 1862 it was optional for mail to France to be prepaid and accountancy marks were not required as no credit was payable to the British P.O. One of just three recorded examples of the Aden Str. Point c.d.s., in use for less than two years - see also previous lot. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
4076
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The framed ""INDIAUNPAID"" Marking (Type UP2): 1860 (Dec. 15) stampless small envelope to Toulon sent by Surgeon Major Charles Gantelme of the S.S. ''Weser'' en route to China as part of the Anglo-French Expedition (endorsed on flap as from the ''chirurgien major du/transport hôpital le Weser (expédition de Chine)'') showing good strike of the framed ''INDIAUNPAID'' with Aden Str. Point single arc c.d.s. (type D5) on reverse, rated ''16'' (décimes) in ms. with red Marseille receiving mark and Jan. 4 arrival backstamp. Before 1862 it was optional for mail to France to be prepaid and accountancy marks were not required as no credit was payable to the British P.O. Originally carrying the components and armaments for the construction of three gunboats, together with their crews, the ""Weser"" was then fitted as a hospital ship, intended for the conveyance of the sick and wounded from China to Suez en route to France. On Jan. 16 1861, however, the ''Weser' ran aground on an uncharted rock in the mouth of the Mekong river and was wrecked. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4077
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The framed ""INDIAUNPAID"" Marking (Type UP2): 1867 (Mar. 23) stampless small envelope addressed in Arabic to Bombay, showing fine strike of the framed ''INDIAUNPAID'' with Aden Str. Point single arc c.d.s. (type D5) on reverse, rated ''4a'' in ms. and handstamped ''St. Bg/As. 4'' in circle as receipt for payment, Apr. 2 arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4078
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The framed ""INDIAUNPAID"" Marking (Type UP2): 1873 stampless envelope to Milan ''Via Brindisi'', sent from the French Consulate in Zanzibar showing ms. endorsement at left and light strike of Consulate cachet on reverse. Consular mail was entitled to free postage but the light strike appears to have been unseen (or unrecognised due to faintness of strike) in Aden and a fine strike of the framed ''INDIAUNPAID'' applied alongside Steamer Point ''NO 3/73'' c.d.s. (type D8), with ms. ''18'' rating, Italian 1870 postage due 40c. pair and 1l. affixed and cancelled on arrival ''14/NOV/73'', Sea Post Office and Brindisi transit backstamps, weak manuscript later reinforced. Photo. Price Realised £2200 |
4079
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: Early Registered Mail: 1865 scarce envelope to Freeport, Maine, U.S.A., franked by 2a. yellow (5) and 4a. grey-black paying 10a. postage + 4a. registration fee, cancelled by mainly fair to good strikes of ''124'' overstruck by U.S. receiving mark having been carried by American vessel, with framed ''INDIAPAID'' (type PD3), London Paid July 17 transit, ''16/CENTS'' accountancy mark (UK-U.S.A. credit), ''1/5'' in ms. (annas-sterling conversion rate), all in red, attractive. Photo. Price Realised £620 |
4080
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Framed ''124'' in diamond with solid corners from type KD6 duplex, a superb strike on 1868 8a. rose, die II, unusually in red, this colour normally reserved for Paid markings. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
4081
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Framed ''124'' in diamond with solid corners type KD6 duplex, fine strike without year slugs cancelling 4a. green on 1871 (Oct. 6) envelope to Bombay, additionally tied by date in ms., with receiving note of Oct. 14 at foot and light Sea Post Office oval on reverse. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4082
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Framed ''124'' in diamond with solid corners type KD6 duplex, good to fine strike tying 8a. rose (2) to 1872 (Aug. 9) double rate envelope to Scotland ''Via Brindisi'' with Glasgow Aug. 28 arrival on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £580 |
4083
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Steamer Point type KD7 duplex, with year slugs, fine strike on 1873 (May 1) mourning envelope to London tying 4a. green pair paying 8a. single rate, with red London Paid and Paddington May 17 arrival backstamp. Photo. Price Realised £580 |
4084
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Steamer Point type KD7 duplex, without year slugs, fair strike tying 2a. yellow and 8a. paying 10a. rate on 1874 (Jan.) envelope to Albany, N.Y., U.S.A., via Brindisi and London, showing red London Paid Feb. 9 transit, ''1/1'' ms. (payment for transatlantic fee) and ''2/CENTS'' inland rate handstamp, New York receiving mark on reverse, slight soiling. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4085
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Steamer Point type KD7 duplex, without year slugs, two strikes (one fine, the other fair) on 1874 (Jan. 27) envelope to Scotland ''Via Brindisi'' tying 4a. green pairs (2) paying 16a. double rate, with Drem Feb. 10 arrival backstamp, the envelope later crossed in ink. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4086
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Steamer Point type KD7 duplex, without year slugs, two good to fine strikes cancelling 2a. orange strip of four on reverse of 1874 (Feb. 16) entire addressed by Thomas Lewin to a Miss Wiggins whom he had met on board ship, c/o the United States Consul in Yokohama ''Via Hong Kong &/China'', the strip additionally tied by Yokohama Mar. 27 arrival c.d.s. in blue, the entire also showing Hong Kong Mar. 17 transit c.d.s. and straight line ''ADVERTISED'' handstamp, the item having been advertised for collection from the consulate. Carried on three vessels: the ''Precursor'' to Galle, the ''Zambesi'' to Hong Kong and the ''Madras'' to Yokohama. A rare, unique item to a destination rarely seen from Aden. Thomas Herbert Lewin (1839-1916) had travelled to India in Sept. 1857 as a lieutenant and was involved in several campaigns to put down the Indian Mutiny. He became Deputy Commissioner and Political Agent (effectively Governor) for the unregulated Lushai and Chittagong Hill tracts but in Jan. 1874 was forced by ill health to return to England where he was made an honorary Lieutenant Colonel and received a Colonel's pension. He recovered sufficiently to return to India the next year and went on to serve as Deputy Commissioner for both Cooch Behar and Darjeeling. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4087
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The ""A/124"" Duplexes: Steamer Point type KD7 duplex, fine strike without year slugs tying 8a. rose die II (damaged corner), the adhesive also initialled, to 1874 (Apr. 27) envelope ''Via Brindisi'' to London with May 11 arrival on reverse. Very scarce, in use for just 26 months. Photo. Price Realised £650 |
4088
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The Circular Receiving Datestamp (Type D6): Fine, slightly pale strike of this short lived datestamp, used in red as ''13 SE/70'' receiving mark on reverse of wrapper from India to Mauritius ''via Bombay & Aden'' bearing 2a. yellow, 8a. rose pair cancelled ''B/1'' octagons in blue, additionally tied individually by straight line ''Stamped'', backstamped Sept. 3 Calcutta Paid and Oct/ 1 arrival. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4089
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The Circular Receiving Datestamp (Type D6): Rare use as cancellation in black ''10 OC/70'' tying 6a.8p. grey to envelope to London ''Via Southampton'' with Nov. 19 arrival backstamp, the adhesive additionally tied by ms. ''Stamped''. The only recorded example of this usage. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
4090
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Steamer Point: The Circular Receiving Datestamp (Type D6): good strike of this short lived datestamp, used in red as ''DE 30/71'' receiving mark on reverse of incoming P. & O. Co. envelope ''pr French Packet'' from Suez bearing Cérès 40c., Napoléon 20c., 80c., cancelled gros chiffres ''5105'' with Sept. 23 despatch, some faults. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
4091
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: The Earliest Known Inward Letter from the U.S.A., 1856 stampless envelope with enclosed letter addressed to ''Capt. Horace B. Putnam/Aden/Arabia/Asia (On board the Bark Argentine)'' from his wife Rachel in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Feb. 19 with large despatch c.d.s. and straight line ''PAID'', handstruck ''24'' in red, ms. ''1'' and ''45/''(ditto)'', red Mar. 11 London Paid transit and, on the reverse, Boston Feb. 22, New York Am. Pkt. Feb. 23 and Aden Apr. 13 double arc arrival datestamp (type D1). The diary of Rachel Hurd Putnam, 1855-56, in which she writes affectingly of her daily life whilst her merchant captain husband was at sea, is now held in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachussetts. Photo. Price Realised £480 |
4092
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1859 stampless envelope from U.S.A. addressed to the roving commission merchant ''Gustavus Tuckerman Jr. Esq./''Passenger Overland''/Post Office, Aden'' with Boston Paid Jan. 26 despatch and London Paid Feb. 7 transit (over red ms. ''34'') datestamps, carried on Cunard vessel ''Niagara'' at ''39''(c.) rate noted in pencil, with slightly indistinct Aden Str. Point Paid receiving backstamp type PD2 and privately forwarded to Penang with endorsement ''N.J. Kindman's complts./Aden May 23d 1859'' and, on the reverse, June 15 receiving note. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
4093
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1861, an exceptional quadruple rate long envelope from the 'Cursetjee' correspondence from Mauritius to Aden endorsed ''pr Str. ''Ottawah'' and franked at 4s. rate by 1859-61 1s. vermilion horizontal strip of four cancelled ''B53'' barred ovals, with ms. ''2/-'', backstamped ''JU 6/61'' despatch and light strike of Aden Str. Point ''18 JU/61'' arrival (type D2) on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £1500 |
4094
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1861 envelope from London ''Via Southampton'' to Cowasji Dinshaw, franked Great Britain 1855-57 6d. pale lilac (damaged corner) tied by ''JU 19/61'' duplex with fine Aden Str. Point ''11 JY/61'' arrival backstamp (type D2), the cover slightly trimmed at top with flap missing. Parsi trader Cowasji Dinshaw Adenwalla (1827-1900) was an important figure in the commercial development of Aden. In 1895 he had an entire floating dock shipped from Britain, known locally as ""Dinshaw Pontoon"". Although Zoroastrian by faith, and founder of Aden's Fire Temple, Dinshaw also financed the construction of a mosque for local Muslims. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4095
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1863 to 1928, selection of five covers or cards, from France, French Indo-China 1881 franked 5c., 15c. pair with Ligne N datestamps, G.B. 1863 franked 6d. with Grindlay & Co. forwarding agents' cachet, 1928 11/2d. lettercard with added 2d. and airmail etiquette to Dar-es-Salaam with Aden transit, and India. Price Realised £80 |
4096
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1864 envelope from London ''Via Marseilles'' at 1s. rate, addressed to Cowasji Dinshaw bearing Great Britain 1858-79 1d. red pl. 71 OC tied by barred oval with ''SP 19/64'' Lombard St. Paid in red alongside with ms. ''11'' (paid), ms. Aden Str. Point ''5 OC/64'' (type D2) arrival backstamp, slight ink corrosion. Parsi trader Cowasji Dinshaw Adenwalla (1827-1900) was an important figure in the commercial development of Aden, In 1895 he had an entire floating dock shipped from Britain, known locally as ""Dinshaw Pontoon"". Although Zoroastrian by faith, and founder of Aden's Fire Temple, Dinshaw also financed the construction of a mosque for local Muslims. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4097
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1868 colourful entire from Mauritius to Cowasji Dinshaw bearing 1d., 4d. and 6d., slight perf. faults, cancelled ''B53'' barred ovals and additionally tied by handstruck ''10'' accountancy mark in red, with fine strike of scarce Aden Steamer Point ''2 JU/68'' arrival (type D3) in red on reverse. Cowasji Dinshaw Adenwalla (1827-1900) was an important figure in the commercial development of Aden, In 1895 he had an entire floating dock shipped from Britain, known locally as ""Dinshaw Pontoon"". Although Zoroastrian by faith, and founder of Aden's Fire Temple, Dinshaw also financed the construction of a mosque for local Muslims. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4098
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1871, 1875 and 1881, three incoming covers from England via Brindisi addressed to Cowasji Dinshaw, the first from London ''15 SP/71'' franked 1s. green pl. 5 with Steamer Point ''SE 28/71'' type D6 receiver in red, the second from Dover ''SP 16/75'' franked 1s. green pl. 12 with scarce type D11 ''SE 29'' (without year slugs), the last a mourning envelope from London ''FE 23/81'' with 21/2d. blue pl. 20 pair and Aden ''MAR:10'' type D14 (without year slugs). Price Realised UNSOLD |
4099
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1875 envelope (flap missing) from Suez with bilingual address, showing Jan. 15 despatch c.d.s. and franked by G.B. 6d. grey pl. 13 (corner fault) tied by ''B02'' barred oval, and backstamped by Steamer Point type D11 ''JA 21'' receiving c.d.s. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4100
| Sale number: 102 Aden: Early Incoming Mail: 1876 envelope, slightly trimmed at top, sent from Weston-super-Mare addressed to HMS ''Flying Fish'' without arrival mark as addressed care of Postmaster, franked at double rate by scarce 4d. vermilion pl. 15 (torn before affixing) and 1s. green pl. 12. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
