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1796 (14 Nov). CHINA - USA - UK. Canton, China. Earliest
recorded letter routed to / via the USA (Via Philadelphia). Superb endorsed.
Remarkable EL minor dusting from Crichton at "Canton, China" to his
mother in Dumfries intriguingly endorsed "Favoured by Capt. Hardie, P. Piqou,
Capt. Dale, via Philadelphia, charged 1/8 and then 2/4 presumably including
the Falmouth Packet rate, with the London cds (24 May 1797) across the join
on the reverse. There is news of the writer´s prosperity due to trade:
"My salary which is £ 300 yearly is but trifling when compared to the
advantages I derive in other respects from the privileges & liberties I
enjoy from the East India Company…some American concerns too in which I am
engaged have the prospect of turning out well" there is also:"PS I
send this by way of America under charge of my friend Capt. Hay, late of the
"Phoenix County" ship. Believed to be the EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER
FROM CHINA TO AMERICA. Important exhibition item which displays excellent! |
£4.000-5.000 |
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1798 (31 Jan). CHINA - SWEDEN - UK. Canton - China - Rare
early letter to GB sent by Swedish ship & overcharged. EL from Crichton
to his brother in Dumfries helpfully endorsed on the front "China 1st
Feb 98" and "P. Gustavus de Droit", having a nearly very fine
scarce concave "Dover / ship lre" (filing fold) on the front,
charged 1/7 and then 3/7 but further endorsed in red (by the P O).
Overcharged 2/4 (rare thus). The contents reveal that the Gustavus de Droit
was a Swedish ship (the Swedish "Factory" was next to the English
one in Canton in the 18th Century. "I must not let the Swedish Ship sail
for Europe without telling you that I am well…". It is most unusual to
find an early China letter carried by a Swedish ship. |
£2.500 |
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1844 (24 Aug). Canton - UK. EL full text via Calcutta /
Ship steamer letter. Postage: British 1 rate = 1sh/5d, French 1 rate 50,
total due 1sh/10d. Mns via Marseille per overland (India). |
£300 |
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1844 (30 Oct). Canton - UK. EL full text fwded to Bombay by
Edmond & Cº. Oval cachet on reverse, via Marseille / French mail. Rate:
British (1sh/5dx4) 4 rates = 5sh/8d + French (5dx6) 6 rates = 2sh 6d. Total
due 8sh/2d. |
£250 |
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1844 (29 nov). Canton - UK. EL full text. Red India and
Calcutta. Under 1oz: Postage British (1/5 x2) 2 rates 2/10 + French (5dx4) 4
rates = 1/8 total due 4sh/6d. Endorsed via Marseille / France. Per Hindustan. |
£300 |
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1845 (3 March). Canton - UK. EL full text endorsed French
mail. Rate British 1 rate 1sh/5d, French 10d, total due. 2sh/3d. |
£250 |
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1889 (11 Nov). TREATY PORTS. CHINKIANG - UK (23 Dec). Env
fkd France 25c Sage / Shanghai cds. On reverse CUSTOMS / SHINKIANG + CUSTOMS
(SHANGHAI). |
£375 |
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1892 (7 July). GERMAN SHIP MAIL. Shanghai-Germany (14 Aug).
Fkd env 16 pf blue / Kaiserlich / Deutch Postagentur Shanghai (the German
Postal agent of the Kaiser at Shanghai) cds+Consular label on reverse. VF. |
£80 |
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1897 (9 Jan). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS UIRS. BAY / German
Battleship "Kaiser". HK 4c green stat card used via HK (29 Jan) +
arrival (2 March) alongside. |
£200 |
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1898 (13 May). Hong Kong / Treaty Port. Ka Yin Tschew -
Germany. HK 4c green stat card cancelled Swatow (18 May) via Hong Kong (20
May). Arrival (19 June) alongside. |
£200 |
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1898 (26 Sept). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Fuh Ning / Fuk
kin / South China - UK / Scotland HK 4c grey - green stat card cancelled Foo
Chow Foo, via HK (8 Oct). Church mission. |
£140 |
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1899 (10 July). Weihaiwei - SINGAPORE (28 July). Registered
env fkd China 5c rose (x2) + 10c, oval bilingual ds +
"R"(egistration) pmk + Hong Kong 10c (x2), one stamp minor
abrassion on face previous to usage below cancellation, mentioned for
accuracy only. This Chinese Post Office apparently had just opened at April
1899. Shanghai cds + "IPO" Proper transits + arrival Singapore
reverse incl. Hong Kong (21 July) and TANJONG PAGAR (28 July). Exceptional
combination. The Ishikawa collection did not have a registered usage
combination + an extremely rare destination mail for a China combination
cover. Outstanding exhibition rarity. |
£1.800 |
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1901. Boxer Rebelion. Takou Bay. french Ship Redoutekle. FM
env / Corr exp Tonkin + Escadre de L´extreme Orient with full contains. |
£180 |
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1902. INDIA - CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Cover to England
bearing 1900 1a plum tied by FPO N1 cds for 19 Fe 02, upon arrival the cover
has been re-addressed to France and a GB 1887-92 1 1/2d applied, this tied by
London SW duplex for Ap 4 02, reverse bears Base Office, london SW and Paris
cds. Scarce combination. |
£280 |
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1902 (14 May). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Tsao Shih - India.
HK 4cts rose stat card cancelled Hankow (20 May) cds, cia Victoria / HK (28
May) + Indian transit on front. Scarce origin for a HK stat card. |
£180 |
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1902 (9 Sept). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Ningpo - UK. HK 4c
red ovptd / 3c qv stat card, cds "NINGPO" (xxx). V scarce +
comercial usage. |
£700 |
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1904. Pakhoi - Thai - Binh / Indochina. FRENCH CHINA.
Bicolor env fkd 1c China + 15c / 25c. Indochina on combination cover
circulated through Chinese and French P.O. At Packhoi + tax at arrival.
Displays excellent. Excepcionally rare combination. |
£600 |
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1904 (22 My). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Kanchow - Canada.
Env fkd HK 2c green pair, pen cancelled stroke stline before reaching BPO + Shanghai
cds. Missing letter. Via Vancouver. |
£100 |
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1906 (April). HONG KONG / TREATY PORTS. Kanchow - Canada.
Env fkd HK 4c brown / red, Shanghai / BPO cds (12 My). Via Kinkiang /
Kiangsi, and Vancouver. Note pen cancel stroke at stamp upper corner before
BPO. Most interesting. |
£100 |
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1909. French China ovptd P O Chunking - Germany. Registered
multifkd Indochina ovptd issue PPC. VF-XF. |
£160 |
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1910 (16 March). FRENCH China ovptd P O Canton - USA.
Registered multicolored ovptd PPC via HK. XF. |
£160 |
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1914 (9 Oct). Russian Post Office. Manchuria - USA.
Registered multifkd env. via Yokohama. V scarce comercial item. |
£240 |
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1928 (June). Uk - SHANGHAI + Hong Kong + FWDED TO Wu - Hai
- Wu. GB 1 1/2d brown stat env, taxed + several transits + Chinese 2c x2
postage dues, tied bilingual cds. Displays excellent. Note several Shanghai
auxiliary postmarks / 1st notice sent + list sent on boxed + Wei - Hoi - Wei
/ Port Edward cds (very scarce). |
£160 |
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1928 (18 Oct). British Army P O / I CHINA UPRISING.
Shanghai / North China Command / Headquarters. Fkd env full contains, 1 1/2d,
Army P O / I cds. Via Siberia. Excellent condition. |
£80 |
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1933 (3 Feb). UK / London - Shanghai. BRITISH MILITARY
MISSION. UK / fkd env addressed to Captain. PH catt / Scott guards / SHANGHAI
volunteers CORPS / Head quarters. Taxed at arrival with 20c chinese postage
due, tied bilingual cds. Excellent condition Postal history military item. |
£100 |
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1940 (5 Dec). ITALIAN FORCES CHINA / during early World War
II. Shanghai - Italy / Pavia (30 Dec). Fkd env cancelled R Nave (Ship)
Lepanto cds, on reverse censored label, tied cachet + addressee name Captain
Sanati / Rep Batt S Mario / Shanghai / 62 Robson Road. Exceptional early WWII
Italian military presence in China which would not have lasted long time. |
£600 |
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COLOMBIA |
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1886. Barranquilla - USA. Registered fkd env 10c x3 +
registered label, tied oval violet cachets, via Barranquilla. Scarce multiple
usage. |
£160 |
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CUBA |
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1836 (17 Sept). Habana - Ferrol / Coruña. EL. Habana /
Franco" oval ilustr / correo nº 4 / "1rl" in blue.
Espectacular + VF rate. |
£120 |
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1843 (4 Sept). EL from Santander in Spain (xxx) to Havana endorsed "Ignacito"
with very fine s/line ESPAÑA and h/struck "4" in red with very fine
HABANA arrival cds also in red on the reverse. XF condition. |
£220 |
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c.1855. 4A. Habana correo local. Frente de carta con sello
Y 1/4 tipo corto 3/2 reales carmin, con margenes ctos. Escaso en carta. |
£375 |
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c.1859. 4º. Habana correo local. Frente de carta con sello
de Y 1/4 Tipo I letra alta sobre 2rs carmin, matasellos FECHADOR sobre sello
(muy raro!). Tambien al lado. |
£375 |
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1862 (3 Julio). San Antonio de los Baños - Bejucal. Sobre
completo franqueada sello correo oficial 1/2 onza negro / amarillo, emision
litografica de la Habana, mat parrilla. Precioso y escaso en carta. |
£180 |
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1866. 17*. 1/4 rl plata negro, sobrecarga "66" +
"1866" en pequeño. Con goma parcial original, triple firma Roig y
Hevia al dorso. Nota: este sello fue catalogado durante 105 años y
recientemente se ha decidido que la sobrecarga 1866 no fue contemporanea, por
lo que ha sido descatalogado a pesar de que el motivo de las dos sobrecargas
es por la casi imposibilidad de leerse la primera 1866 por ser negro el sello
tambien y justificarse el tamaño anormalmente grande del "66". Fue
muy falsificado. Este es de los pocos que se consideraron originales.
Interesante pieza historica. |
£200 |
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1871. Palacios - Mexico / San Clemente. Sobre con franqueo
25c azul tira de 3, fechador al lado y cargo "2" reales (Veracruz)
parcial sobre los sellos. |
£80 |
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1874. Havana - USA. Entire fkd 25c blue Ramito. Cancelled
"New York / US Currency / Dec 17" with "Due 10" crossed
out. Carried by "City of Havana". Most unusual postmark. |
£180 |
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1883 (18 Julio). Habana - Mexico. Carta con franqueo 3
sellos 10c / 10c emision HABILITADA (tira de 3). Muy rara. |
£220 |
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1888. Habana - Mexico / San Juan del Rio. Sobre con
franqueo insuficiente (6 centavos) y tasada. |
£80 |
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1898 (3 Ago). Santiago de Cuba - USA. Reexpedida. Carta con
contenido / US Soldiers letters / Free frank. Reexpedida a la llegada con 2c
USA / Yonkers NY cds. Muy rara y fecha muy temprana. |
£220 |
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1898 (4 Ago). Santiago de Cuba - USA. Envelope / soldier´s
letter FM/ Fwded in Yonkers and taxed as free mail was not covered in local
US mail. Envelope with full contains + very early date of US presence. |
£220 |
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1898 (12 Dec). Habana - RUSIA. Tarjeta entero postal 3
centavos con matasellos y fechador llegada al frente. Ultimos dias uso
autorizado. |
£80 |
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~ For Cuba - Mexico Mail see also lots 1001-1395 from Heath Mexican Maritime Mail Catalogue # 42 ~ |
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
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1940 (11 June). Prague - ITALY, fwded to SPAIN. 150k stat
card + Italian stamp doble censored VF + Scarce comb. |
£40 |
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1940 (20 June). Prague - Italy - SPAIN. 150k red stat card
+ Italian stamp. Air + censored. VF comb. |
£60 |
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1940 (6 Dec). Prague - Spain. Stat card + adtl + airmail +
Spanish censored. Via Stuttgart. VF. |
£30 |
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DANISH WEST INDIES |
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1879 (28 Dic). Maracaibo / Venezuela, fwded to DWI / St
Thomas EL fkd 10cts, cds cover to Mexico / Veracruz. Exceptional pre UPU
Mexican entry item. |
£1.100 |
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1911. Christianstadt - Denmark. Registered multifkd env.
via NY (2 Aug 1911). Registr manuscript box alongside. Ex Victor Engstrom, S
Gallagher. |
£180 |
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1914 (16 Feb). St Thomas - Kopenhagen / Denmark. Registered
fkd env 10c 1895 / 50c violet ovpt pair / cds. Red Post seal on reverse. VF.
Ex S. Gallagher. Victor Engstrom. Scarce stamp on cover. |
£500 |
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DENMARK |
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1876 (28 Dec). RUSSIAN BALTIC - DWI. Kopenhagen - St Croix
/ DWI. Via Russian Baltic Ship. Multifkd env bearing 3 pair, 20 x2, 50 x3
incl pair (some stamps minor faults) / SJELL PB cds. Via Postologi Batori /
Russian Post steamer nº 3 - 4 in Baltic 31 Dic 76 cds on reverse dislay well
and London / Paid (8 Jan 1877). Despite some faults exceptional. |
£1.000 |
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1878 (10 June). Kopenhagen - St Croix / DWI. EL fkd 20 (x4)
/ cds. Via London red cds transit 3 July 78 / paid / and Southampton. RMSP.
VF. |
£1.000 |
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1878 (9 July). Kopenhagen - St Croix / DWI (16 Aug). Via St
Thomas (15 Aug) and London (31 July). EL fkd 20ore strip of four / one stamp
cover missing. V scarce transits on reverse. |
£350 |
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1891. Copenhagen - Hungary. Registered 40 stat env + adtl.
160 pair, printing XIII / or / 46 - 78. Some spots on env. |
£200 |
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1893 (14 Oct). Saeby - UK. 40 stat env + adtls (200 rate)
addressed to the renown philatelist Hugo Griebert. Scarce. |
£140 |
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1895. Strueb JB PE - UK. 40 stat env. bearing 20ore
combination postage the 3ore is printing 45-75 (VIII) position 63 with the
bent left frame. RR cancel Struer JB PR. |
£140 |
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ECUADOR |
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1890. Guayaquil - USA. Fkd env 10c blue oval ds, arriving
damaged, US resealed (tied by cds reverse) + tax 1c tied. Most unusual seal
env. |
£160 |
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c.1892. Naranjal - Azoques. Registered 5c stat env + 2
adtls tied oval postmarks, red wax seals. Endorsed. "Contiene una guia
por diez y siete c/ de dinamita". Extraordinary rare. |
£120 |
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EGYPT |
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1810 (18 June). FRENCH PERIOD. Alexandria - France. EL full
tex. French Soldier´s letter red "108/Alexandrie" stline (xxx). VF
+ scarce. |
£160 |
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1865 (18 Jan). Alexandria - France. E fkd 10c bister x5 /
5080 + "Alexandrie / Egypte" cds + Red Paqbt. |
£180 |
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1871 (10 March). BRITISH POST OFFICE. Cairo - USA. Env fkd
GB 4d intense dark orange shade, pl1 + 6d dark violet, pl9 / B01 + cds
alongside. Red NY paid all + Brindisi + 2 cents. Scarce origin transatlantic
usage for the BPO. Ex - Scott Gallagher. |
£350 |
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1872 (8 Jan). FRENCH POST OFFICE. Cairo - France. Env fkd
20c (x2) + 40c / 5119 + Le Caire / Bau Francais cds. Part of flap gone, but
cds arrival "Paris Etranger" cds in blue. |
£160 |
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