Number of results: 57
495
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1857, two incoming items from England, the first an entire sent stampless endorsed ''paid'' at 1s.6d. triple rate with red Manchester Apr. 23 double arc despatch, sent via London and Paris with May 5 arrival of French P.O. Constantinople on reverse, the second a wrapper from London showing earliest recorded date of ''BRITISH POST OFFICE/PAID/JY30/1857/CONSTANTINOPLE'' unframed datestamp in red, endorsed ''via Marseilles'' franked 6d. cancelled ''21'' with ''F.O./L.S.'' ''15JY15/1857'' Maltese Cross despatch on reverse. (2 items) Photo. Price Realised £480 |
496
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Paid on arrival, 1857 to 1865, five stampless entires to London with ''BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE'' despatch, three with ms. rating ''9''(d.), the first ''DE 2/1857'' early date in blue, the others at ''1/6'' double rate and ''2/3'' triple rate, also 1864 to Lyon with red framed ''PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANÉE'' and handstruck ''90''. (6 items) Price Realised £160 |
497
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Mail to Malta, paid on arrival 1859 to 1868, eight stampless entires, most with disinfection slits, each showing unframed (except the last) B.P.O. Constantinople c.d.s., rated ''6'' (4), ''1/-'' (2), ''1/6'' or ''2/-'', incl. earliest date of service 1859 (Sept. 28), forwarding agents incl. 1860, two items originating from Taganrog or Odessa, the latter with ms. Supprich & Ryan endorsement, some ink corrosion etc. (8 items) Price Realised £170 |
498
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Instructional markings, straight line ''NOT CALLED FOR'' and framed ''UNCLAIMED'' in red on 1867 envelope from London (May 21) to Stamboul franked 6d. lilac pl. 6 with framed ''BRITISH POST OFFICE/A/DE 10/67'' return c.d.s. in blue-black and red ''PD'' below. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
499
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Prepaid unstamped mail, 1876 (Sept. 1) envelope accepted by British P.O. with code A c.d.s. in red, addressed to Myra Proctor at Aintah, endorsed ''Via/Bible House/Constantinople'' and forwarded privately, a few faint tones etc. but most unusual. Missionary teacher from Massachussetts, Myra Allen Proctor (1834-1914) worked for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions as First principal of the Girls' Boarding School, Aintab from 1859 to 1878, in which year, with an associate, she was appointed Superintendent of 27 schools connected with Aintab Station that were partly supported by the Woman's Board of Missions. Photo. Price Realised £75 |
500
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Great Britain used in Constantinople, 1857 to 1880, an exceptional study collection of 1d. red plates, several being the first recorded example, each cancelled by large ''C'' in barred oval, comprising Die II, perf. 14 pl. 27, 34, 36, 42 strip of three, 46, 47, 52, 55, 56 pair, 57, 59, 1861 pl. 36, 43, 62, 68, 1864-79 pl. 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 94-97, 99, 101, 102, 105, 106 (2), 108-10, 113, 116 (3, incl. pair), 118-25, 127, 129-31, 134-36, 140, 141, 145-51, 155-59, 160 (pair), 161, 162, 166, 167, 170-81, 183, 184, 186-88 (2), 190, 195 (3, incl. pair), 197, 198-201, 203, 206, 208, 210, 212, 220, 222, mostly good to fine. (114) Price Realised £850 |
501
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Great Britain used in Constantinople, 1857 to 1880, collection on leaves each with mainly good to fine strikes of large ''C'' in barred oval cancellation, comprising 1/2d. pl. 4 (first recorded), 10-12, 14, 19, 2d. pl. 7 (first recorded), 9 (4, incl. pair), 12-14, 21/2d. rosy mauve blued paper pl. 1 (2), 2, white paper pl. 1-3, wmk. Orb pl. 3, 4 (2), 5, 6 (3)-12 (2), 13-16, 3d. pl. 5, 6, 8, 9, 4d. rose (1857), 4d. red pl. 3, 4 (2), 4d. vermilion pl. 7, 8, 9 (2), 10-12 (2), 13, 14 (2), 15, 4d. sage-green pl. 15 (2), 6d. lilac (1856) (2), pl. 3-5 (2), 6, pl. 6 (1867), 8 (3, incl. pair), 9, 6d. buff pl. 11 (2), 6d. grey pl. 12, 10d. (3), 1s. green (1856), (1862) (2), (1865) pl. 4, (1867-73) pl. 4 (2), 5, 7, (1873-77) pl. 8-10, 12, 13, 2s., 5s. pl. 1 (2), 2, poor to fine. (95) Photo. Price Realised £700 |
502
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 6d. rate to Great Britain via Marseilles, 1857 (Dec. 9) entire to London franked 6d. lilac (piece reinstated, adhesive faults at foot) for 1/4oz. rate, tied ''C'' barred oval with red London Paid Dec. 18 arrival below and showing fine unframed ''BRITISH POST OFFICE/DE 9/1857/CONSTANTINOPLE'' in black on reverse, this the earliest known stamped letter from the British Post Office. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
503
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 6d. rate to Great Britain via Marseilles, 1858 to 1866, six entires or envelopes to London or Glasgow, variously franked with ''C'' barred oval cancellations and British P.O. unframed despatch datestamps, incl. the first ''FE10/1858'' early date, franked 6d. lilac except two sent 1864 bearing 1d. pl. 39 pairs with 4d. pl. 3 and 4 respectively, two items at double rate, one underpaid by 6d. lilac showing ''INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID'' mark, the other a mourning envelope franked 4d. pl. 7 strip of three (one with corner defect), some faults but mainly fair to good. Price Realised £190 |
504
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Mail received from ships, collection of twelve postcards, one cover and a range of loose G.B. and overprinted adhesives variously cancelled at sea, in transit at B.P.O. Constantinople, etc. incl. Crimean War with 1d. cancelled crown between stars or 'OxO' (2), cards endorsed from vessels, paquebot marks incl. cards from S.Y. ''Vectis'' (2, via Beyrout and Smyrna respectively), later with 1922-23 franked cards cancelled boxed ''RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS'' consigned in closed R.N. bags via the Constantinople office, etc. poor to fine. Price Realised £300 |
505
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Mail to Malta, 4d. rate 1860 (Aug. 15), 1863 (Mar. 12), 1874 Oct. 20, three entires franked 4d. rose, 4d. red pl. 4 and 4d. vermilion pl. 13 respectively, unframed despatch backstamps in red, 5d. rate ''Via Messina'' 1870 (Dec. 21) wrapper franked 1d. pl. 130, 4d. pl. 11. (4 items) Price Realised £220 |
506
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Transit and arrival datestamps, 1861 to 1923 selection of covers and cards variously originating and addressed incl. 1861 and 1862 stampless entires from London with B.P.O. Constantinople unframed arrival.d.s. in black and red respectively, later with military post offices, 1923 registered cover addressed to the Postmaster of .the Italian Miltary P.O. on Turkey with Sept. 6 arrival and ms. ''Bureau fermé/retour'', also items to Beyrout, Salonica and Smyrna. (15 items) Price Realised £75 |
507
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1s. double rate to Great Britain, 1862 (Oct. 23) cover to England franked 1855-57 1s. green, neatly tied by ''C'' barred oval, red despatch on reverse, lightly struck London Nov. 1 arrival. The property of another vendor. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
508
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1867 (May 22) registered cover, opened for display, to London showing straight line ''REGISTERED'' and May 31 arrival both in red, franked 4d. pl. 8 and 6d. pl. 5 with ''C'' barred ovals and framed code A despatch c.d.s. on reverse (this the earliest known date on an outgoing item), the cover sealed at top by 1d. red stamp margin strip. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
509
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 6d. rate to Great Britain via Marseilles as secondary route, 1867 (Nov. 27) small envelope franked 1d. pl. 90 (2) with 4d. pl. 9 cancelled ''C'' barred ovals with red London Paid Dec. 5 arrival below, some creasing, 1868 (Sept. 2) double rate cover to Rear Admiral Sir Adolphus Slade in London franked 1s. pl. 4 tied at lower left, slight tones. (2 covers) Prolific author Adolphus Slade, CB (1804–77) was a British admiral who had been sent as an adviser to the Ottoman navy, given the title of Mushaver (consulting) Pasha and acting as intermediary between the Ottoman and Allied navies during the Crimean War. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
510
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Summer 'quick' route to Great Britain via Varna, Vienna and Paris, 1869 (July 9) wrapper to London endorsed ''Via Varna & Vienna'' franked 2d. pl. 12 and 1s. pl. 4 paying 1s.2d. double rate, cancelled ''C'' barred ovals with framed despatch c.d.s. and Manchester arrival on reverse, slight toning and folded through 2d. but scarce. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
511
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Summer 'quick' route to Great Britain via Varna, Vienna and Paris, 1869 (Aug. 10) entire to London franked 4d. pl. 11 pair paying 8d. single rate, cancelled ''C'' barred ovals with red Aug. 16 Paid arrival alongside, framed despatch c.d.s. on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
512
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Summer 'quick' route to Great Britain via Varna, Vienna and Paris, 1870 (May 18) wrapper to London at rare printed paper rate franked 1d. pl. 102 tied by ''C'' barred ovals with framed despatch on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
513
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Winter route to Great Britain via Trieste, Vienna and Ostend, 6d. rate, 1871 two entires and mourning envelope, 1872 part entire, franked 6d. pl. 8, 9 (2) and 11 respectively, 4d. rate, 1873 (Sept. 3) envelope with British Embassy with signature of Oriental Secretary and H.B.M.E.C. handstamp on reverse, addressed to Berkshire, sent via Austrian Packet (routed to avoid Varna due to cholera outbreak) franked 4d. pl. 14, all with ''C'' barred oval cancellations and unframed despatch backstamp, the last in red. Thomas Fiott Hughes (1825-87), Oriental Secretary at Constantinople from 1859 was regarded by Ambassador to Constantinople Sir Henry Elliot as ''perfectly useless''. After Hughes's retirement in 1875 the post was abolished. (5 items) Photo. Price Realised £150 |
514
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 10d. rate to U.S.A. via Marseilles, 1872 (Nov. 20) envelope (seal excised) to Pennsylvania franked 2d. pl 13 (two corner faults from overlapping position) with 4d. pl. 12 pair and fine ''C'' barred oval cancellations, one additionally tied by red New York Paid All c.d.s., with ''2/CENTS'' accountancy mark alongside, also 1873 (Jan. 1) part entire (soiled and creased) to Manchester paid at 8d. rate by 4d. pl. 12 pair, both with unframed despatch in red on reverse. (2 items) Photo. Price Realised £250 |
515
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 5d. 'winter' rate to Great Britain, 1873 (Mar. 1) envelope to Sussex franked by 1d. pl. 140 and 4d. pl. 12 cancelled ''C'' barred oval, showing signature of Oriental Secretary Hughes and with unframed desoatch c.d.s. in red on reverse overstruck by large British Embasy handstamp and Hastings arrival. A scarce rate in use only from Nov. 1872 to Apr. 1873. Thomas Fiott Hughes (1825-87), Oriental Secretary at Constantinople from 1859 was regarded by Ambassador to Constantinople Sir Henry Elliot as ''perfectly useless''. After Hughes's retirement in 1875 the post was abolished. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
516
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 6d. rate to U.S.A., 1873 (June 28) envelope to Massachussetts franked 6d. buff pl. 12 neatly cancelled ''C'' barred oval with smudged red New York Paid All and ''2'' accountancy mark alongside, backstamped unframed despatch in red, scarce. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
517
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: U.P.U. 21/2d. letter rate, 1876 to 1885, five comprising 1876 to Manchester endorsed secondary route ''via Varna & Lemberg'', franked 21/2d. rosy mauve pl. 2, 1879 and 1880 to U.S.A. with 21/2d. pl. 14 and respectively, the former showing straight line ''TOO-LATE'' in red, 1881 to Jersey with 21/2d. blue pl. 21 and 1885 to U.S.A. franked 1883-84 21/2d. lilac, all with ''C'' barred ovals, despatch and arrival datestamps, the first item with slight toning otherwise good to fine. Price Realised £150 |
518
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: U.P.U. 5d. letter double rate, 1877 (Feb. 9) 21/2d. rosy mauve pl. 4 pair on overweight cover to London endorsed ''Voie Varna'', with large ''C'' barred ovals, unframed despatch and ''INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID'' both in red, ''T'' tax mark with ms. ''10''(d.) due, the cover being charged double triple rate (1s.3d.) less 5d. paid, also 1879 (Dec. 17) and 1880 (Feb. 10) envelopes to same addressee in New York both franked at double rate 21/2d. pl. 16 pair with ''C'' barred ovals (large and small respectively) and framed red despatch. (3 covers) Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
519
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 11/4d. postcard rate, 1878 (Apr. 11), 1875 Foreign postcard 11/4d. brown (CP5) used to London cancelled fine ''C'' barred oval with unframed despatch c.d.s in red (latest known date). Photo. Price Realised £160 |
520
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1879 to 1885, selection of items to Great Britain comprising 4d. registration 1879 single and double rate fronts to London bearing 21/2d. pl. 2 with 4d. pl. 14 and 1d. pl. 140 with 4d. pl. 12 respectively, 2d. registration 1882 double rate to Cardiff with 1d. lilac (2), 21/2d. pl. 23 pair and straight line ''REGISTERED LETTER'' in red, 1884 single rate mourning envelope with 1d. lilac (2), 21/2d. pl. 22 and 1885 franked 1883-84 2d., 21/2d., both to London. (5 items) Photo. Price Realised £250 |
521
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1879 (Sept. 3), 1879 1d. brown (CP8) used to Norwich, 1880 (Feb. 3) to Ipswich, toned but cancelled small barred oval (earliest known date), (CP10) used 1880 (June 3) to Cairo, 1883 1d. (CP15) used 1883 (Sept. 9) to Brighton, 1886 (Sept. 29) to London, all with large or small ''C'' barred oval cancellations, also 1891 (Mar. 5) and 1892 (Mar. 8) used to Surey, 1894 (Apr. 10) to London. (8 cards) Price Realised £90 |
522
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Great Britain used in Constantinople, 1880 to 1891 selection all cancelled by mostly fair to fine strikes of small ''C'' barred oval, comprising 1/2d. pl. 11, 14, 15, 20 (pair), 1d. pl. 95, 184, 189, 193, 195, 201, 2d. pl. 15, 21/2d. rosy mauve pl. 15, 16, 21/2d. blue pl. 17, 18 (2), 19-23 (pair), 4d. grey-brown pl. 17, 6d. grey pl. 17, 18, 6d. on 6d., 1s. orange-brown pl. 13, 14, 5s. rose pl. 2, 1880 1/2d. (6, incl. pair), 1d., 2d. (2), 1881 1d., 1883-84 1/2d. (2), 11/2d., 2d., 21/2d. (5), scarce 3d., 4d., 5d., 6d. and 1s., 2s.6d., 5s., 1887-92 11/2d., 2d., poor to fine. (59) Photo. Price Realised £500 |
523
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: U.P.U. 21/2d. letter rate, 1880 (May 14) British Embassy Constantinople envelope to Dublin unusually franked 1/2d. pl. 14, 1d. pl. 190 and 1d. Venetian red cancelled by three strikes of small ''C'' barred oval with red despatch alongside, ''H&K. PACKT./A/MY 20/5/1880'' transit on reverse, slight (disinfection?) staining at left. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
524
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1881 (Mar. 8), 1881 2d. registered envelope (RP6) size G used to Colchester with added 21/2d. blue pl. 19 neatly cancelled ''C'' barred oval with red despatch alongside and Mar. 13 London transit at left, next day arrival backstamp, early usage. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
525
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: U.P.U. 21/2d. letter rate, 1885 to 1910, selection of seventeen variously addressed covers franked by Turkish Currency issues, comprising two with 1885 40pa. on 21/2d. (one early use sent Aug. 4 to Texas), eight with 1887 40pa. on 21/2d. (one a mourning envelope from British Consulate General sent Jan. 24 1901 to Cambridge, two days after the death of Queen Victoria), two with 1902 40pa. on 21/2d., two with 1906 1pi. on 21/2d., and 40pa. on 21/2d. stationery envelope (2) sent 1895 to London. Price Realised UNSOLD |
526
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: U.P.U. 5d. letter double rate, 1885 to 1904, five covers variously franked with Turkish Currency issues, comprising 1885 (Sept. 5) to Kent with 80pa. on 5d. green, 1887 to U.S.A. with 40pa. on 21/2d. lilac (2), 1897 to London with 80pa. on 5d. purple and blue, 1900 to Germany with 40pa. on 21/2d. purple on blue pair, 1904 to U.S.A. with 40pa. on 21/2d. ultramarine pair. Price Realised UNSOLD |
527
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Private newspaper wrappers, 1885 (Aug. 18) to Carlsbad, redirected to Paris and onward, 1897 (Nov. 25) to Munich, the first franked 1/2d. slate-blue cancelled ''C'' barred oval with despatch c.d.s in red, a little tatty but rare, the second with 1d. lilac and 40pa. on 21/2d. purple on blue. (2 items) Photo. Price Realised £150 |
528
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Great Britain used in Constantinople, 1886 to 1905 selection cancelled by fair to fine strikes of British Post Office Constantinople c.d.s., mainly 1/2d. and 1d. values,with 1881 1d. control V single, 1883-84 scarce 6d., 2s.6d. (3), 1887-92 1s., parcel/sample labels (3) incl. 1902 registered to London bearing 1900 1/2d. blue-green pair with 40pa. on 21/2d., poor to fine. (27 items) Photo. Price Realised £320 |
529
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Instructional markings, 1888 (Feb.) cover to Wimbledon unusually underpaid by Jubilee 1/2d. vermilion strip of four, cancelled small ''C'' barred ovals, with handstruck ''T'' and charged at double deficit by ''1d./F.B.'' mark, Wimbledon arrival on reverse. The property of another vendor. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
530
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1889 to 1900, eight registered covers to Germany (2), Great Britain (3) or U.S.A. (3) at 80pa. single rate paid 80pa. on 5d. or 40pa. on 21/2d. (2), 2pi. double weight with both, and additional 2oz. cover paid by 4pi. on 10d. (8 items) Photo. Price Realised £140 |
531
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1891 (Dec. 17), 1883 Foreign postcard 1d. brown on buff (CP15a) used to London cancelled rare ''C'' in vertical oval of bars type D with despatch c.d.s and interesting closely written message on reverse, vertical fold and corner creasing but rare. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
532
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1892 1d. red (CP27) shades used early date 1892 (May 24) to Birmingham, 1895 (Sept. 25) to Sheffield, 1899 (Jan. 10) to Holland, (July 29) to Cambridgeshire, 1892 1d.+1d. reply card (CP28) outward half used 1896 (Jan. 2) to Middlesex, 1897 (Apr. 2) to Bath, 1899 1d. carmine (CP35) used 1900 (Dec. 19) to London, 1d.+1d. reply card (CP37) complete, outward half used 1900 (Mar. 8) to Germany, 1902 1d. carmine (CP46) used 1903 (Oct. 8) to Switzerland, 1905 (Feb. 11) to Russia, 1d.+1d. reply card (CP47) outward half used, possibly singly, 1904 (Aug. 10) to Germany (believed to be the first recorded usage), all cancelled British P.O. Constantinople c.d.s., the first representing the earliest known date of use of the datestamp as cancellation. (11 cards) Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
533
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1892 21/2d. grey-blue stationery envelope (EP35) registered 1893 (July 5) and 1894 (Feb. 12) to Berlin, 1897 (Feb. 13) to Dresden, each with added 40pa. on 21/2d. purple on blue for registration fee, the first cancelled large ''R'' in oval. (3 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
534
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1894 to 1914, twenty-four mainly picture postcards variously addressed to foreign destinations, ten with unoverprinted frankings incl. 1d. lilac affixed over Ottoman adhesive, another with 40pa. on 21/2d. on card unusually registered 1901 (May 18) to Milan, 1903 and 1907 cards underpaid by 1/2d., 1905 and 1913 cards sent stampless, all with ''T'' charge mark, etc., good to fine. Price Realised £210 |
535
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Instructional marks, 1894 to 1914, five incoming items with framed instructional marks in violet comprising 1894 1d. stationery card with added 1/2d. showing ''Undelivered for reason stated/To be returned to Sender/at the address shown on cover'' and ''Not called for'', 1903 unpaid p.p.c. from Trinidad with ''Refusé/Refused'', 1906 p.p.c. from Norfolk with ''Parti/Gone Away'', 1910 1d. stationery card from London with ''Non Reclamé/Not called for'', and 1914 cover from Leeds with ''Inconnu/Not Known'' the last three also with framed London R.L.O. five line return mark, fair to fine. Price Realised £260 |
536
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1895 2d. registered envelope (RP21) sizes F used 1897 (Mar. 11) to Surrey with large violet ''R'' in oval, size G used 1898 (June 22) to Sheffield, both with added 40pa. on 21/2d. purple on blue. (2 covers) Price Realised £120 |
537
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1/2d. printed paper rate, 1900 to 1914, a collection of nine covers (incl. one front) and fifteen postcards variously addressed, incl. double rates 1902 to India with unoverprinted 1d. and 1913 to Vienna with ''LEVANT'' Downey head 1d., 1903 registered double rate front to London franked 40pa. on 21/2d. and unoverprinted 1d., fair to fine. Price Realised £110 |
538
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1900 (Dec. 14), 1892 21/2d. grey-blue stationery envelope (EP35) unusually registered to Vukovar (now Croatia) with added 40pa. on 21/2d. purple on blue pair with large ''R'' in oval in violet-black at right, Dec. 16 arrival backstamp. (3 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
539
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1902 to 1907, selection of eight items to Belgium, Germany, Great Britain (4) or Smyrna, incl. 1904 at 2pi. double rate, 1898 2d. registered envelope (RP22) size H2 used 1902 at triple rate with added 40pa. on 21/2d. strip of three, size K used 1902 with 80pa. on 5d., 1902 2d. registered envelope (RP24) size G with added 1pi. on 21/2d., fair to fine. Price Realised £270 |
540
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1902 (Feb. 26), 1902 1/2d. blue-green (CP42) used with added K.E.VII 1/2d. blue-green to London, rare and early use. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
541
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1902 (Nov. 4), 1902 40pa. on 3d. registered envelope (RP24) sizes F used to Frankfurt with added 40pa. on 21/2d., size G used (Nov. 14) to Speyer paid at 7oz. rate by added 40pa. on 21/2d., 80pa. on 5d. and 4pi. on 10d., (Dec. 23) to Stettin with 40pa. on 21/2d., 1906 (July 17) to London with 1pi. on 21/2d. (early use). (4 covers) Price Realised £75 |
542
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Instructional marks, 1903 (Sept. 14) postcard addressed to Constantinople unusually from Wahroonga, New South Wales, showing Suez Oct. 12 transit, B.P.O. Constantinople Oct. 19 arrival and fine strike violet boxed ''Non Reclamé/Not called for.'' handstamp and returned with Sydney R.L.O. Mar. 15 1904 c.d.s. in red below, unusual. The property of another vendor. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
543
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1904 (Oct. 8), 1901 1/2d. blue-green (CP38) with added Jubilee 1/2d. blue-green used with interesting message to London, rare. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
544
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1/2d. newspaper rate, 1905 De La Rue 1/2d. yellow-green postal stationery wrapper (WP21) used 1906 to Amsterdam, 1909 to Berne, 1911 McCorquodale 1/2d. bright green (WP22) used 1913 to Hamburg, uprated with Downey head redrawn 1/2d.. used 1912 to Edinburgh, and cut-down wrapper used 1911 to London with scarce local overprint uprated by 1pi. on 21/2d. and ''LEVANT'' 1/2d. (5 items) Price Realised £110 |
545
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1906 (Mar. 4), ''LEVANT'' overprint 1902 1d. carmine (CP46) used to Vienna and 1907 (May 4) to London, 1d.+1d. reply card (CP47) two complete with outward halves used 1909 (May 25) to Bucharest and 1913 (Oct. 30) to Schiedam, Holland, 1908 De La Rue 1d. (CP56a) to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1911 McCorquodale 1d. (CP56b, Arms over ''A'') used 1911 (Oct. 7) to Dresden (with message regarding discharge of condensed milk) and 1912 (Mar. 6) to Athens, (CP56c, Arms over ''I'') used 1911 (Dec. 15) to London and 1912 (Aug. 26) to Sussex. (9 cards) Price Realised £95 |
546
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1907 (Feb. 19) envelope to U.S.A. franked 1pi. on 21/2d. pair and showing rare usage of undated ''BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE'' handstamped provisional registration label with London transit and Pittsburg Mar. 4 arrival on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
547
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1907 rate reduction for additional weight, 1909 to 1914 selection of seven registered covers, three O.H.B.M.S. from Post Office, variously addressed at 2pi. single rate (4, one overpaid), 23/4pi. double rate (2) and 1910 to France at quintuple rate paid by 5pi. on 1s. Price Realised £190 |
548
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: Registered rates, 1907 rate reduction for additional weight, selection of 1pi. on 2d. registered envelopes uprated by a range of Turkish or British Currency issues incl. 1902 (RP24) sizes G used 1909 and H2 used 1912 to Germany, 1907 (RP25) size G print codes CB (2), scarce CC and DA (3), size H (code DA) used 1912 to Surrey with added 30pa. on 11/2d. and 21/2pi. on 6d., 1908 (RP26) size G print codes AC, AD and BD. (12 envelopes) Price Realised £290 |
549
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1908 to 1914 collection on leaves with frankings on pieces and a range of variously addressed covers mainly at 1pi. letter rate incl. 1914 (July 25) double weight to London franked 1pi. on 21/2d. and ''LEVANT'' 1/2d. strip of three, returned with ''Zuruck!/Keine Beförderungsgelegenheit'', also 1/14pi. rate (incl. collection charge?), registered with 1911 1pi. on 3d. registered envelope (RP27) size F (2, one double weight with added 1pi. on 21/2d., ''LEVANT'' Downey head 1/2d. and 1d., 1912 1pi. on 3d. registred envelope (RP28) sizes F and G, the latter triple rate with added 1pi. on 21/2d. pair, ''LEVANT'' 1/2d. (2), 1912 double weight to Leipzig with ''LEVANT'' Downey head 1/2d. strip of three and late use of K.E.VII 2d. pair, also parcel post label bearing 2s.6d., etc. (35 items) Price Realised £420 |
550
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1912 (Dec. 4), 1911 1pi. on 3d. brown registered envelope (RP 27) size K with white ''W'', print code EE, used to Germany with added ''LEVANT'' 1905-12, Stettin Dec. 27 arrival on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
551
| Sale number: 117 Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: British Post Office in Constantinople 1857-1914: 1d. postcard rate, 1913 (Sept. 29), 1911 ''LEVANT'' overprint 1d. scarlet (CP62) used to Paris, 1914 (Jan. 4) to Bitolj, Serbia, (June 1) to Leeds, (Aug. 6) locally to Pera, unoverprinted 1d.+1d. card (CP63) outward half used 1913 (Dec. 20) to Belgium. (5 cards) Price Realised UNSOLD |
