334 / September 2008

1 s. green, 6 d. lila and 1 d. red, each tied by numeral "8" to folded lettersheet to Cadiz, front showing red "PD" and oval "CADIZ FRANCO...", fine

1862/64, 6 d. lilac with hair lines with 3 copies 1865/67, 6 d. lilac and 1858/79, 1 d. lake-red on entire letter from "MANCHESTER MY 23 1865" to Montevideo with transit marks on front; slight transportation faults, but nice letter with paid late fee to abroad

1867, 3 d. rose pl. 9, tied by Ilford duplex to cover to St. Omer. On arrival the cover was readressed and forwarded to Charenton Lew Port; however it was mailed in the post box and the re-adressing remained unpaid. Therefore straightline "TROUVEE DANS LA BOITE" and "40" in black was applied, the Great Britain adhesive beeing erased by pen strokes, scare and despite same faults an appealing cover with rare Intructional marking

3 d. rose, pl. 10 used on underpaid cover 1873 to Nassau, Bahamas, tied by London duplex (July 11), charged 1/3 d. in manuscript to pay, further manuscript at top of cover 'Defi(ciency) 9 d. 1/2 fine 6 d.' and charged 1/3 d. in manuscript accordingly, Bahamas date-stamp on reverse (Sept 9) and manuscript 'Not Known' in red ink at left; an unusual usage to a scarce destination and very fine

6 d. dull violet, tied by numeral "498" to folded letter to Porto with adjacent oval "FRANCA" and boxed "P.BRIT" and red "MANCHESTER PAID", reverse with transit and arrival mark, horizontal filing fold, otherwise fine

1873,80, 6 d. grey, pl. 16, tied by duplex 'BOURNEMOUTH AU 6 79' to envelope to the Cape of Good Hope, returned to England and here readdressed several times; the envelope somewhat toned and slight transportation faults; interesting item

8 d. orange, SE, unused with part o.g. (partly re-distributed), two minor gum thinnings, otherwise perfect perforation and centering, very fresh state of preservation, K. Louis BPP opinion (SG 1100,-)

8 d. orange, a fine single franking on 1878 printed 'Via Brindisi' envelope addressed to the P&O Agent in Aden, tied by '983' obliterator. Saundersfoot dispatch cds. (Sept 26) on reverse with Aden arrival cds. (Oct 9) alongside; a scarce franking

1883/84, 10 sh. pale ultramarine, well centered and nice colour, unused o.g., very fine, signed Pröschold BPP and certificate Louis BPP (SG £ 1700,-)

1884, 1 £ brown-lilac, wm imperial crowns, neatly cancelled, very fine (SG £ 2200,-)

1 £ brown-lilac, used, fine, signed Kosack (SG £ 2.200,-)

1888, 1 £ brown-lilac, used in fresh colour, slight vertical crease and short perf. at bottom (SG £ 3.500,-)

1883, 6 d. tied by cds. "SIDMOUTH NO26 85" to mourning cover to Natal, there readressed to Barberton and franked with 4 d. brown, tied by cds. "NEWCASTLE NATAL 28 12 85", fine and interesting item

1887, ½ d. vermillion and Italy 1896, 10 c. claret, each tied by "ALGER 5 AVIL 99" to postcard to Berlin, posted on board of a ship from Naples to Algier with black "PAQUEBOT" alongside

"Jubilee"-Issue 4 d. green and brown, imperf. Imprimatur from the lower left corner of the pane, large part o.g. with hinge remainder, very fresh condition

1891, 1 £ green, KL, with three strikes of "LOMBARD-STREET" cds., fine, signed Bühler (SG £ 650,-)

1 £ green, DN, fresh colour and good perforation, used, very fine (SG £ 650,-)

1900, 1 sh. green and carmine, used with 1881/82, 1 d. lilac (16 dots), 1900, 1/2 d. blue-green and 1887, 2 1/2 d. as 4-colour mixed franking neatly cancelled "HARWICH OC. 18. 01" squared circle d.s. on Express-Delivery envelope (few age-spots) marked in m.s. "Must be at Wetherden as early Saturday, as possible or tonight". The 1 sh. green and carmine is by far the rarest denomination of the Jubilee Issues on cover. Listed and illustrated by Theo Brauers in "Rare Victorian Stamps on cover"

1902, 1 d. scarlet, tied by duplex cancel "WORCESTER JA14 03" to cover to Rangoon than readressed several times, front showing several postage dues marks and reverse with transit marks of e.g. Sinagore and Yokohama, opened on two sides and some usual imperfections, but still good quality for this cover

1 d. tied on arrival by cds. "GRANVILLE MANCHE 23-7 03" to postcard to Paris, mailed on board of steamer with scarce "ANGL. B.M. - GRANVILLE" octagonal datestamp (Salles 379) in black, card was underpaid and taxed with Postage Due 30 c. pale carmine on receipt, an unusual usage

1 £ dull blue-green with oval "REGISTERED CHARING CROSS W.C." cds., very fine, signed Gebr. Senf (SG £ 650,-)

1 d. scarlet, tied by machine cancel to cover to Berhampur, there readressed to Genua and franked with 5 and 10 c. postage due, tied by cds. "GENOVA 15.NOV.15" and blue straightline "ANNULLATO", than again readressed to Eden Hotel in Montreux, there 15 c. postage due applied, reverse showing oval violet "FORWARDED BY GRIND.... CALCUTTA", despite some imperfections a very interesting cover

1929, 1 £ black, unmounted mint, very fine (SG £ 750,-)

1 £ black, used, fine, sign. Bühler (SG £ 550,-)

1977, Silver Jubilee 8 1/2 p. and 13 p., both imperforated from the bottom sheet margin, unhinged mint, very fine

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1878, 1 d. Postcard from London to Riga and there readressed to Dorpat, front showing transit marks, reverse with blue oval forwarding mark "Forwarded by the Russian Consulate General in London", small corner crease at upper left, otherwise a fine and scarce item

1890, Jubilee envelope (inside corresponding card), additionally franked with 1½ d. and 2 d. tied by "REGISTERED GRACE CHURCH 28 NO 90" as register envelope to Amsterdam, somewhat stained, but still an attractive item

1905, postal stationery envelope 3½ d. yellow, additionally franked with cut out 3 d. brown and Edward ½ d. green, each tied by squared circle cds. "COLCHESTER JU 7 05", to Luxemburg, fine

CUT OUTS: 1909, ½ d. green, light-green and red-orange, two postal stationery cut outs each on cover, additionally franked with Edward 2d. red/green, all tied by "MANCHSTER DE 2 09" to cover to the "S.S. MATIANA" Madras, reverse with "MADRAS 10 DE 09" arrival mark, despite some flaws an interesting and very unusual franking

CHILE: 6 d. chestnut, tied by duplex cancel 'VALPARAISO AU 9 73' to entire letter to Maine with steam ship mark on front, good condition (SG-no.122)

EGYPT: 'B01' ALEXANDRIA, 3 clear strikes on 1862/64, 1 sh. green in horizontal strip of 4, the 4th stamp cancelled unclearly; the strip almost completely separated in the middle and reinforced by hinge, fine

POST OFFICE IN PERU: 1867, 5 A. pale rose, CE, plate 2, cancelled with "C36" ARICA barred tall oval in blue, slight tropical toning, otherwise fine. Very rare, a maximum of only 4 copies recorded with the blue 'C36' (all from plate 2), K.Louis BPP certificate

PORTO RICO: 'F85' on 1 d. rose-red in horizontal pair and 2 d. blue on cover front with adjacent 'MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO MY 81 75' (date error) to Porto Plata; horizontal crease through the pair, otherwise fine

URUGUAY: 'PAID AT MONTEVIDEO', crowned handstamp on letter sheet with reverse side 'MONTEVIDEO JY 5 1857' to Bilbao with front side inland tax '4.R.' in red, on reverse several transit marks including 'CANARIAS'; fine and scarce

1887, postal stationery envelope 40 p.with additional franking as registered letter from "CONSTANTINOPEL FE 7 01" to Levuka (Fidji), transit and arrival mark on reverse, seal on reverse broken, otherwise good condition, a rare destination

1884, 'ADEN JUN 16/-22', duplex on India 1 a. 6 p. in horizontal pair on cover with original contents ('A l'entrée du Détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb le ...') to France with several transit and arrival marks; some transportation marks