380th Auction
16-17 & 20-25 March 2023 in Wiesbaden
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1828 (2. July.), "PACKET SHIP FABIUS ABRAHAM BELL.....", red three-line cachet (slightly enhanced) on reverse of folded letter from Ireland to Pattonsburg, Virgina, after landing in New York treated as ship letter and charged 2c. plus 18 3/4 cents for inland to Pattonsburg, with further manuscript "forwarded" and charged additional 10 cents, total showing as "10/30", a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this handstamp. The Bell cachets are registered for the sailing ships Atlantic, Courier, Josephine, and Robert Fulton, the Fabius being very rare and maybe unique
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1846, GREAT BRITAIN: Folded letter dated "Liverpool 19 August 1846" endorsed "p. Great Britain", addressed to New York, charged "8" for ship fee, leaving Liverpool on the 22nd of September with matching "SHIP-LETTER LIVERPOOL SP 22 46" on reverse, during the journey the strip stranded on the rocks in Dundrum Bay of the Coast of Northern Ireland, the mails were quickly salvaged and sent on to New York, there charged with "7" cents., a very fine and rare entire with only a handful of covers from this Shipwreck known
Condition
6Catalogue no.17, 19
1864, PERSIA: Victoria 2d. blue, three blocks of six and single and 4d. brownish-red, horizontal pair and two singles, tied by barred numeral "174" with matching cds. "DINGLE OC 18 64" to large part of registered coverfront to Boston, adhesives partly affixed around the envelope, thus some adhesives with larger faults, however a stunning large franking paying the 2oz rate plus registration fee. According to the Karl Louis card register of Great Britain this is the largest franking of this stamp.
1922/2015, mint never hinged, unused and used stock, including souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, stamp booklets etc.
1809, Double weight folded letter from St John to Liverpool, endorsed "to ship Ardent, Cap Bouch", Irish maritime red marking "SKIBBEREEN SHIP. LET." applied on transit, with adjacent rate markings and on the inside flap arrival manuscript "Rec. 21st Jan. 1810", fine and exceptional usage of that postmark on mail from New Brunswick during the Napoleonic period, certificate Wijnants (2022)
1922/99, used and unused collection in three albums, with many complete sets, starting with First Issues, better items such as Mi. 9-11 and 37-39 unused, souvenir sheets, booklet, also a selection of large part or complete sheets, mostly very fine
1922/2014, attractive unused, in the main numbers apparently complete collection with some better overprint variants, good condition
1877/1940 (ca.), mounted collection railway postmarks and station cancellations with more than 200 covers and few loose stamps and covers, including interesting frankings, 'PAQUEBOT', postage due, etc.