David Morrison
Lot G3159 (D)
1915 censored cover to Holland with an overprinted Gold Coast ...more
1915 censored cover to Holland with an overprinted Gold Coast 2½d
cancelled LOME 2. 7. 15. A violet three line censor cachet is on
the front of the cover, on the back is a Rotterdam 27. 7. 15.
arrival cancel
David Morrison
Lot G3281 (D)
1919 cover sent registered to an officer in France with two ...more
1919 cover sent registered to an officer in France with two Gold
Coast 2d, overprinted TOGO / ANGLO-FRENCH / OCCUPATION, cancelled
LOME 25 FEB 19. The cover went via Liverpool (22 MAR) before
arriving in France on 30 March. Many notations are on both the
front and back of the cover as the recipient couldn’t be found. It
was returned to Togo with Anecho 23 May and Lome 24.5.19 cancels on
the back. A most fascinating cover that needs careful research to
do it full justice
David Morrison
Lot G3877 (D)
1934 cover sent registered to France from Tananarive, Madagascar,
(11 ...more 1934 cover sent registered to France from Tananarive, Madagascar, (11 4 34) that, while en route to Europe, crashed at Dondo in Angola on 13 April. The flight resumed on 21st April and arrived in Paris on 29th April. The cover arrived at Aubervilliers, its’ destination on 30.4.34. A scarce crash cover
(11 ...more 1934 cover sent registered to France from Tananarive, Madagascar, (11 4 34) that, while en route to Europe, crashed at Dondo in Angola on 13 April. The flight resumed on 21st April and arrived in Paris on 29th April. The cover arrived at Aubervilliers, its’ destination on 30.4.34. A scarce crash cover
David Morrison
Lot G5004
S S JEBBA. The steam ship ‘Jebba’, a vessel of three thousand ...more
S S JEBBA. The steam ship ‘Jebba’, a vessel of three thousand eight
hundred and thirteen tons, belonging to the African Steam Ship
Company, whilst on her homeward voyage from west Africa, ran ashore
on Bolt Tail, a few miles west of Salcombe, Devon, in fog on 18th
March. Although the vessel was a total loss, all the passengers and
mail were taken off safely. All the mail received a two line hand
stamp in violet saying ‘SALVED FROM / S S JEBBA. This cover from
Freetown, Sierra Leone to Cork, Ireland, has the Type 2b cachet
with the dropped and inverted second ‘S’. The original letter is
with the cover with interesting contents, refers to arranging
‘Field Firing at Waterloo’ A Cork MR 20 07 arrival cancel is on the
back
David Morrison
Lot GW1018 (D)
1916 censored cover to Holland franked with a pair of 1d's and a ...more
1916 censored cover to Holland franked with a pair of 1d's and a ½d
tied by STATION PALIME 16 JUN 16 datestamps. The ½d has the variety
OCOUPATION. A violet two line 'Passed by Censor / Lome (Togo) is on
the front and on the reverse is a boxed Lome (Togo) 18 JUN 1916 and
a Rotterdam 13.7.16 arrival cancel
David Morrison
Lot K3285 (D)
1919 envelope to Burton on Trent, England with a pair of ...more
1919 envelope to Burton on Trent, England with a pair of 1d's
cancelled STATION PALIME 10.6.19. On the back are Lome 11.6 and
Accra JUN 18 19 transit cancels
David Morrison
Lot P4594
1915 German 5pf postal card overprinted ‘Occupation / franco ...more
1915 German 5pf postal card overprinted ‘Occupation / franco –
anglaise / 5 Centimes’, to Dahomey, cancelled ANECHO 10/8/15. A
Dahomey 12 AOUT 15 arrival cancel is on the back. A very uncommon
destination
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