Aden
Covers and stamps / Aden / India / Maritime
1881 cover to Bombay, franked horizontal strip of three 4a. tied Aden B-22 duplex, ship endorsement at top, reverse with Sea Post Office E cds; envelope slightly unevenly reduced at top.
£255
Australia
Covers and stamps / Australian States / Official Mail / Postal Stationery
(South) 1890s OHMS formula registration envelope from Education Department additionally franked pair O.S. overprinted 2½d. cancelled by single unclear square circle; vertical filing crease at left.
£75
Gibraltar
Covers and stamps / Gibraltar / Great Britain Used Abroad / Transatlantic Mail
1872 (JU 7) cover to New York franked Great Britain 4d. vermilion, LB, plate 12 and 1s. green, LK, plate 5, cancelled ‘A26’ duplex with red London and New York Paid date stamps below, rated “4” and with Brooklyn arrival backstamp. A fine and scarce double rate cover.
£425
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Great Britain / Nigeria / Airmail
(1911 Windsor Flight) 1911 (SP 9) card addressed to “Captain John Humpfrey, Yorkshire Regt, District Commissioner, Lagos, Southern Nigeria” franked two ½d. tied FIRST UNITED KINGDOM AERIAL POST LONDON cds, reverse with unclear entry cds of SP 29 and double ring BADAGRY SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds of SP 30; a fine and most unusual destination and part from slight ink smudge in very fine condition with arrival cancels
£695
Estonia
Covers and stamps / Germany / Estonia / Olympics
(1936 Berlin Olympics) 1936 (1.VII.) printed envelope from Estonian Olympic Committee to the Sailing committee of the Organising Committee at Kiel with fine commemorative franking tied Tallinn Eesti cds; fine and scarce.
£165
Germany
Covers and stamps / Germany / Liechtenstein / Olympics / Exhibitions
(1936 Berlin) 1936 (16.8.) 15+10pf illustrated postal stationery card to Vaduz, Liechtenstein with ‘Bell’ Stadium cancel, arrival cancel to left where redirected to Dresden with Exhibition arrival cancel to left, reverse with fine strike of Olympia Postwertzeichen Austellung red meter mail proof strike.
£65
Hong Kong
Covers and stamps / Hong Kong
(62B cancel) 1884 (NO 11) red band cover to Batavia franked 1882-96 10c green tied by the very rare 62B obliterator in black, Hong Kong index B cds below. Webb recorded less than twelve covers with the 62B cancellation; slight faults to envelope.
£1375
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Great Britain Incoming / Spain / Accountancy / European Transits
(Accountancy) 1830 outer letter sheet to London struck with an oval-framed GALICIA/ CORUNA handstamp, a two-line ESPAGNE PAR/ St. JEAN-DE-LUZ’ French entry handstamp and annotated “Via Calais”. On arrival the front struck with dotted framed ‘Oz at 8s/8d per Oz’ handstamp applied at the London Foreign Branch. Light vertical filing creases at sides.
£275
Italy
Covers and stamps / Italy / France / Belgium / Accountancy / European Transits
(Accountancy) 1869 cover from Roma to St Nicolas, Belgium bearing manuscript charge at centre together with despatch cds, to right blue 4 E. PONT. 4/St Michel applied in transit at Paris together with scarce accountancy handstamp ‘F/25’, reverse with France Midi Belgian entry tpo and arrival cds; some slight ageing.
£165
France
Covers and stamps / France / Serbia / Accountancy
(Accountancy) 1871 stampless cover to Belgrade, Serbia bearing Paris despatch and fine strike of circular framed ‘F./28’, reverse with Vienna transit and arrival cancel.
£175
Belgium
Covers and stamps / Belgium / Sweden Incoming Mail / Accountancy
(Accountancy) 1872 (24 Oct) outer letter sheet to Landskrona, Sweden bearing single franking 40c. tied ‘12’ numeral with Anvers cds to left, framed ‘P.D.’ below, at left red accountancy handstamp ‘wfr. 1½’, arrival backstamp.
£125
France
Covers and stamps / France / Great Britain Incoming / Accountancy
(Accountancy) 1873 stampless cover to London bearing Levallois-Perret despatch cds, oval-framed ‘*FR/ 1f50c’ handstamp and manuscript “6d” charge, FB arrival on front reverse with blue Paris Etranger transit and arrival cds; with contents.
£75
France
Covers and stamps / France / Great Britain Incoming / Accountancy
(Accountancy) 1874 stampless cover to London bearing Levallois-Perret despatch cds, oval-framed ‘*FR/ 1f50c’ handstamp and ‘6d’ charge handstamp applied on arrival, reverse with Paris Etranger transit and arrival cds.
£75
Transvaal
Covers and stamps / Transvaal / Tobacco / Advertising stationery
(Advertising Stationery Tobacco) 1899 ½ Penny green card with printed advertisement for ‘Macalies Berg Tobacco’ used from Krugersdorp to Cape Town; some staining bottom left.
£75
Denmark
Covers and stamps / Denmark / Tobacco / Advertising stationery
(Advertising Stationery) 1871 2sk. Stationery card bearing, on reverse printed price list for Havana Cigars; some toning on stamp image side, a very early advertising card.
£55
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Great Britain / Alchohol / Advertising stationery
(Advertising Stationery) 1873 Half Penny pink card with printed red and black advert on reverse for GRANT’S MORELLA CHERRY BRANDY, used from Maidstone to Strand; some slight toning, early item.
£55
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Great Britain / Advertising stationery
(Advertising Stationery) 1878 1/2d.brown postal stationery card with fine illustrated advertisement for ‘Andersons & Thorburn/ Woollen Manufacturers’ in Manchester, fine used from Manchester to Derby.
£75
United States
Covers and stamps / USA / Advertising stationery / Bridge
(Advertising Stationery) 1880s 1c. ‘Franklin’ blue on buff (U35) with illustration at left of an Iron Bridge at Aurora, Ind., good used within State.
£65
United States
Covers and stamps / USA / Advertising stationery / Bridge
(Advertising Stationery) 1880s 1c. ‘Franklin’ blue on buff (U35) with illustration at left of an Iron Bridge, from Bloomington, Ill. to River Falk, Pierce Co., Wisconsin; small red ink mark at top.
£55
Canada
Covers and stamps / Canada / Bicycle
(Advertising Stationery) 1890 1c. card with advert on reverse for 'D. Richards' Soaps' with image of a frog on a tandem; fine condition.