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Lot 3266 (D)
(British Post Offices) 1874 part of cover to London franked
vertical ...more (British Post Offices) 1874 part of cover to London franked vertical pair of Great Britain 4d., plate 13, CH-DH, cancelled ‘B01’ obliterators, to left a good strike of the rare ‘POSTED AFTER CLOSING’
vertical ...more (British Post Offices) 1874 part of cover to London franked vertical pair of Great Britain 4d., plate 13, CH-DH, cancelled ‘B01’ obliterators, to left a good strike of the rare ‘POSTED AFTER CLOSING’
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Lot 3267 (D)
(British Post Offices) 1872 cover to Germantown, Philadelphia, ...more
(British Post Offices) 1872 cover to Germantown, Philadelphia, USA
franked Great Britain 4d. and 6d. cancelled ‘B01’ obliterators with
Cairo cds in association to left, London transit with New York Paid
All cds alongside with cursive ‘2/ CENTS’ overstruck, unclear
framed hand stamp on reverse; fine early stamped pre UPU
transatlantic cover
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Lot 3286 (D)
(British Post Office) 1846 (NO 21) thin paper, disinfected cover ...more
(British Post Office) 1846 (NO 21) thin paper, disinfected cover to
London, endorsed “Via Marseilles”, bearing fine strike of the rare
red crown circle PAID/ AT/ ALEXANDRIA, reddish crayon “1/8(d)” at
left, black Alexandria double arc, two diagonal disinfection slits
and Maltese Lazaret handstamp, London arrival at top, without any
backstamps; fine and clean condition
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Lot 3361 (D)
(Italian Post Office) 1872 printed entire ‘Collegio ...more
(Italian Post Office) 1872 printed entire ‘Collegio Italiano
D’Alessandria’ to Genova franked by Italy 15c. tied by numeral
lozenge, a little unclear but to right a very fine Alessandria
D’Egitto Poste Itaiane, unclear College handstamp bottom left; fine
and rare printed matter rate
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Lot 6608
(British Post Offices) 1871 (May 5) envelope to London, ...more
(British Post Offices) 1871 (May 5) envelope to London, endorsed
“Via Brindisi” franked by Great Britain pairs of 4d. vermillion,
EF-FG and EH-FH, plate 12 cancelled by B01 obliterators, Cairo cds
below, redirected on arrival to Richmond with 1858 1d. red; some
faults to envelope but still a good example of the B01 cancel used
at Cairo.
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Lot 3291
(Used Abroad) 1867-71 20pa green in horizontal pair with ...more
(Used Abroad) 1867-71 20pa green in horizontal pair with Poste
Egiziane Salonicchi cds of 5 Set 1871; fine and scarce.
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Lot 3300 (D)
(British Post Office) 1871 folded 'Monthly Cotton Report' ...more
(British Post Office) 1871 folded 'Monthly Cotton Report' to
Manchester, endorsed "pr Brindisi" and franked 1d., ED, cancelled
by 'B01' obliterator without any cds, arrival backstamp
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Lot 3362 (D)
(Italian Post Office) 1880 printed entire to Torino franked ...more
(Italian Post Office) 1880 printed entire to Torino franked by
Italian Estero overprinted 5c. tied by Alessandria D’Egitto Poste
Italiane, arrival backstamp; heavy vertical crease
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Lot 6513
(British Post Offices) 1871 (JU 9) envelope to “His Excellency ...more
(British Post Offices) 1871 (JU 9) envelope to “His Excellency J
Osman Bey/ care of/ Sir Thomas Gabriel Bart, Wimbledon” franked
Great Britain 1865-73 pair 4d., plate 12 tied by ‘B01’ obliterators
with Cairo cds at base, redirected to Richmond and franked 1858-79
1d., plate 111 tied London SW duplex; small part of backflap
missing otherwise fine
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Lot 6803
(British Post Offices) 1874 (OC 29) envelope to Janesville, ...more
(British Post Offices) 1874 (OC 29) envelope to Janesville, Mass.,
United States, endorsed “Via Brindisi” franked at bottom left with
Great Britain 1865-73 4d. vermillion in horizontal strip of three,
plate 13, LG-LI, cancelled by three ‘B02’ obliterators, A SUEZ cds
in association top right and circular framed PD at top, London
transit, American entry cds and cursive 2/CENTS charge handstamp;
fine and scarce.
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Lot 6804
(British Post Offices) 1878 (JA 29) ‘ONE PENNY FARTHING’ ...more
(British Post Offices) 1878 (JA 29) ‘ONE PENNY FARTHING’ postal
stationery card, endorsed “Via Naples” to London cancelled ‘B01’
obliterator with Alexandria cds in association, red London arrival
cds of 5 FE; small repaired punch hole to left of this cancel;
scarce card used overseas.
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Lot 6805
(British Post Offices) 1876 (DE 30) ‘ONE PENNY FARTHING’ ...more
(British Post Offices) 1876 (DE 30) ‘ONE PENNY FARTHING’ postal
stationery card to Paris cancelled ‘B02’ obliterator with A SUEZ
cds in association, red London Paid cds alongside; very fine and
clean and particularly scarce card used from here.
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Lot 6961
(French Post Offices) 1865 (7 Aout) outer letter sheet to ...more
(French Post Offices) 1865 (7 Aout) outer letter sheet to Paris
franked 1862 10c bistre in horizontal strip of five cancelled/tied
‘5080’ large numerals with Alexandrie Egypte cds in association,
framed PD and Marseille A Paris backstamp; light horizontal
creasing.
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Lot 3301 (D)
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(ITalian Post Office) 1870 (3 Mar) registered cover to ...more
(ITalian Post Office) 1870 (3 Mar) registered cover to Livorno
franked two Italy 1866 40c. (Sassone T20) cancelled by fine '234'
numeral lozenges with very fine strike of the rare 'keyhole'
Alessandria D'Egitto Poste Itale/ Consegne date stamp, reverse with
Brindisi transit and arrival cds; a few insignificant flaws to
envelope, stamps and cancel very fine and rare
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Lot 3275 (D)
(Italian Post Offices) 1883 (19/ 5) 10c. Italian postal ...more
(Italian Post Offices) 1883 (19/ 5) 10c. Italian postal stationery
car to Genova cancelled by fine Alessandria D’Egitio (Poste
Italiano) cds, full message on reverse, fine and scarce
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Lot 3276 (D)
1898 (3 II) 5m. postal stationery letter card to Selangor, ...more
1898 (3 II) 5m. postal stationery letter card to Selangor, Straits
Settlements additionally franked 1m. and two 2m. tied Alexandrie
cds, reverse with red London transit of MR 1, Singapore transit (MR
1) and Klang and Kuala Lumpur arrivals; some overall toning
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