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1 1781, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount and Baron Nelson, Duke of Bronté, Vice Admiral of the White Squadron of the Fleet and Hero of Trafalgar; signature "Horatio Nelson" (with his right hand) on part of a document, counter-signed by his eldest brother William Nelson and his sisters Susanne Bolton and Ann Nelson; a rare document of Nelson's time in Britain in 1781, recovering from a fever caught during the expedition in Costa Rica Provenance: Patrick Pearson 5 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

Saturday 16 May 2015, 10:30 a.m.

London 2015 EurophilexRarities Auction

including selected items of the Patrick Pearson Collection

Great Britain

Lord Nelson - The Hero of Trafalgar, one of Britain's most heroic figures

Horatio Nelson

London 2015 Europhilex Rarities Auction · 16 May 2015 7

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2 1789, complete 2 page letter signed "Horatio Nelson", written "Burnham Jan.y 24th 1789" to the merchants Wilkinson & Higgins in Antigua, Leeward Islands, endorsed "Navy Office 1/-", prepaid with 2 sh., being marked on the front in red manuscript with adja-cent handstamped "POST PAID"; on reverse London transit date stamp of 4.2.1789. He is writing in reply to a letter of 9 October 1788 and concludes 'In this Country I am not in Office and so much retired from the busy scenes of power that although I have every inclination yet it is not in my power of doing more than representing your situation which I have and always will do to all Public Boards and my belief in your ability and determi-nation to lay all the frauds open'. A rare and remarkable documentProvenance: Patrick Pearson 6 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

3 1805, signature "Nelson & Bronte" (with his left hand, after losing his right one in the action off Tenerife in 1797) on free letter front to Cambridge. Nelson had only returned to England on August 17, after chasing Admiral Villeneuve and the French fleet to the West Indies and back. Within a few days of writing this letter he was summoned from his home at Merton, rejoining H.M.S. Victory at Portsmouth on September 15, from where she sailed to Cadiz and the Battle of TrafalgarProvenance: Patrick Pearson (6) 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

HMS Victory

Nelson lost his right arm during the battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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4 1839, "4" (d.), clear strike on front of unpaid entire letter, backstamped "NORWICH DE 20 1839" to Uttoxeter; a very fine and rare letter with a hand-struck "4"; of Norwich only 3 entires are recorded, one being in the Fletcher collection in the British LibraryProvenance: Patrick Pearson 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

5 1840, "4", manuscript marking on front of double rate unpaid entire letter of January 11, 1840, the second day of Uniform 1 d. post, backstamped "STOKE-FERRY" to Wymondham; a scarce item from the 2nd day of Uniform Penny PostProvenance: Patrick Pearson 6 500

GBP 375USD 550

Uniform Four Penny Post

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6 1840, Mulready Lettersheet 1 d. black used with clear red Maltese Cross and showing on reverse clear dispatch mark "BATH MY 6 1840" (beautiful upright strike when upper flap opened for display), addressed to Great Campden House in Kensington. A beautiful and very fine Mulready of the first day of issue, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2013)Note: The address 'Campden House, Kensington' was reknown as 'Queen Anne's Palace' since Anne, Princess of Denmark, resided with her son, William Duke of Gloucester in Campden House from 1692 for some years. Later Campden House was used as a boar-ding school for ladies until it was almost entirely destroyed by a fire on March 23, 1862Provenance: 'Yates' Collection (Robson Lowe 1949)

'Minimus' Collection (Robson Lowe 1980) ME1 FDC 6 5'000GBP 3750USD 5500

1840 Mulready First Day Usages

Campden House ca. 1840

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7 1840, Mulready envelope 1 d. black, stereo 'A182', used on the first day of issue, back-stamped "NORWICH MY 6 1840" and straight line "too late", addressed to Stalham Hall, showing on front good strike of red MC; some minor creasing; a very fine cover from the first official day of use; certificate RPS (1995)Provenance: Vivien Sussex

Patrick Pearson ME1 6 5'000GBP 3750USD 5500

William Mulready(1786-1863)

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8 1840, 1d. black, plate 1A, lettered LL, tied by red Maltese Cross to entire used on the First day of Issue, dated inside “London May 6th. 1840” in manuscript with matching London Chief Office evening duty datestamp on reverse “B / MY - 6 / 1840 in red (Code letter ‘B’ is known to be used on May 6, 1840, but partly oxidised as can usually be seen on the few known impressions). The adhesive with repaired defect in the lower left corner, entire and stamp are cleaned, the addressee’s name was erased and is re-written. The letter inside shows deleted parts, while the senders ms. date “London May 6th. 1840” is original. Karl Louis BPP cert. (2013) and Mike Jackson A.I.E.P. cert (2014) confirming the 6 May date-stamp being oxidised but not enhanced, while BPA cert. (2013) states ‘genuine ... back-stamp enhanced’ (but not mentioning oxidation). Despite restored faults an interesting First Day cover showing a neat strike of the London 6 May 1840 datestamp and by the sender’s manuscript 6 May 1840 heading inside. Reference: 1999, ‘May Dates’ by Mike JacksonProvenance: Charles Nissen Stock (Stanley Gibbons auction 28/29 Sept. 1978). Charles 2 6 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000Nissen, 1880-1944, was a stamp dealer, philatelic advisor and auction agent

for the Royal philatelist George V by whom he was awarded a Royal Warrant


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9 1d. black plate 4, DJ, three large margins, just shaved at right, tied by red Maltese Cross to entire letter from ‚BIRMINGHAM NO 11 1840‘ to Aix La Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia. The letter was forwarded to London, but handstamped ‚Returned for ... Postage‘ in red by the London Foreign Branch Office and returned to Birmingham to collect ‚1/10‘ (1s.10d.) from the sender. The postage was then collected and the cover was marked by a ‚PAID 14 NO 1840‘ handstamp. The adhesive is tied by two Maltese Crosses in slightly different shades of red to the cover, the second strike may have been applied either in London at the Foreign Branch or in Birmingham when the missing postage had been collected. A very rare usage of an 1840, 1d. black on foreign destination cover, especially ‚from beyond London‘. According to the Karl Louis Card Index Register, this cover is the only genuine cover bearing a Penny Black to Prussia (another cover to Neuwied having first been seen on the Market in June 2008 is at least ‚questionable‘). Karl Louis BPP certificate (2008) 2 6 6'000

GBP 4500USD 6600

View of Aachen

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10 1840, 2 d. blue, Plate 1, a superb horizontal pair lettered IB-IC, with huge margins all round and with portion of adjoining stamp at right, used on 1840 cover to Ripon and tied by two strikes of the red Maltese Cross. Reverse with 'Leyburn / Penny Post' in black and 'Bedale' datestamp (Oct 25) in black. A superb and most attractive cover. Signed Van Dieten, CalvesProvenance: 64 Corinphila Auction (June 1981), lot 738 5 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

11 1841, 1 d. red-brown, plate 28, clear to very wide margins, tied by good strike of Norwich Maltese Cross, so-called 'Number in centre' type to envelope, backstamped "NORWICH AP 4 1843" to Basingstoke with arrival mark on front; fine and scarce, certi-ficate RPS (1994)Provenance: Patrick Pearson 8 6 500

GBP 375USD 550

12 1854, 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, 2 d. deep blue in horizontal pair, both wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16; used in combination with Embossed 1847/54 10 d. brown and 1 s. deep green on attractive 1854 entire letter to Vera Cruz, Mexico tied by fine strikes of '48' numeral obliterators of Ballymoney, Ireland in black. Reverse with Ballymoney despatch cds in red (June 13) and London transit in red. Central file fold touches one 2 d. adhesive but a very rare make up of the 2/3d. single rate. A rare and most attractive Ireland Fore-runner

17, 19,56, 57 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

View of Ballymoney

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13 1864/80, 1d. rose red, plate numbers 71-225 (excl. pl.77), the fine specialised collection on album pages neatly written up for exhibition, including all plates mint (plate 225, QI, provenance: Harmers auction 27 Oct. 1976, lot 1323), each plate represented by at least one cover (pl. 225 vertical pair KK-LK used with 1870, ½d. on envelope to New York, pl. 225 is very rare on a foreign destination cover!), 23 Imprimaturs from various plates including pl. 223, varieties including 66 stamps with inverted watermarks, imperforate with plate 148 mint o.g. with Philatelic Foundation cert. (1962), plates 146, 198 and 207 ovpt. SPECIMEN, various protective underprints, mint multiples including pl. 96 blocks of 16 QI-TL (lower right corner marginal block with pl. no.), and OB-RF block of 20, pl.102, EG-KL right hand marginal block of 42 showing dividing star, pl. 122, NJ-SL block of 18, pl. 143, AA-BF corner marginal plate no block of 12, plate 191, KG-NJ, block of 16, pl. 214, SA-TD corner marginal pl. no. block 8, used blocks incl. pl. 138, DD-GF block of 12 with neat CHESTER MY 9 72 cds., also included several covers with mixed plates / mixed issues frankings (incl. pl. 208 used with Surface printed 1880, 1d. Venetian, foreign destinations (incl. Ionian Islands), various printed matters to foreign destinations (incl. Egypt!), pl. 103 on ‘Fun Magazine’, pl. 118 on Punch Magazine, pl. 95 on Sun Fire Office printed letter, pl. 96 on printed Telegram (!), pl. 143 on neatly executed and decorative gold printed Lady’s envelope, some better cancellations incl. More to pay, H&K Packet, Brunswick Stars, Sorting Tender, the collection is housed in 5 volumes, some slight oxidation as usual, otherwise the condition is generally good to very fine with many choice items.

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6/2 28'000GBP 21000USD 30800

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14 Protective Underprints: NAYLOR, BENZON & CO, LONDON, protective underprint in black on 1864, 1d red plate 148, GK, (Late Fee) and 1867, 3d. rose plate 6, horizontal wing marginal pair RG-RH (usual slightly irregular perforations), tied by ‘LONDON 18 JY 71 - ‘9’ “ duplex cancellation to lettersheet showing ms. senders marking ‘Naylor, Benzon & Co’ inside, addressed to Gefle, Sweden. Protective underprints on Surface printed issues are rare, on cover they are among the rarest varieties existing of the Victorian period. One of only two covers recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index Register of Naylor, Benzon & Co protective underprint. As most users of private protective underprints, they later went on to use perfins. A letter communication with Stanley Gibbons Publications is attached confirming the addition of the 3d. plate 6 in the following GB Specialised Cat., 12th. edition, as this plate was not recorded before. (S.G. Spec. PP143, PP144) Note: Naylor, Benzon &Co were metal merchants in London. In the 20th century they had become a major mining company 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

Mine operations of Naylor, Benzon & Co.

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15 . 1858/69, 2 d. blue, plate 13, an outstanding block of 23, lettered GH-GL/HG-HL/IG-IL/JG-JL, with all stamps cancelled by single ring WEDNESBURY datestamps (Oct 2, 1871) in black. A few negligible blunt perforations mentioned for complete accuracy and some perforations split, but a remarkable and extremely rare multiple, almost certainly one of the largest extantProvenance: 'Victoria' Collection (1975) 47 3/4 1'800

GBP 1350USD 1980

16 1854, Embossed 6 d. purple used with 1856 4 d. carmine on blued paper, tied to 1856 entire letter to Turin by London '15' obliterators in black. Oval 'PD' alongside and Calais transit (June 1) on front, reverse with Turin arrival cds. A charming entire in fine quality 60, 63 6 400

GBP 300USD 440

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17 . 1867 (July 1), 5 s. rose, Plate 1, wmk. Maltese Cross, a magnificent used block of eight (2 x 4), each pair cancelled by complete strike of the GLASGOW / 159 duplex (Jan 31, 1872) in black. Minor bend on fifth stamp mentioned for full accuracy only and not detrac-ting from the beauty of an exceptional and extremely rare multiple for the connoisseur. Gi J121 = £ 8'800 126 3/4 2'250

GBP 16875USD 2475

18 1873/89, 6 d. grey, plate 16, wmk. Spray of Rose, the marvellous mint interpanneau block of 12, lettered OE-OH / QE-QH, of bright fresh colour and margin with full inscription 'Price per label...', negligible folds in interpanneau margin only and trivial blunting of perforations of no significance, the stamps very fresh and fine with large part and eleven stamps unmounted og. A wonderful and extremely rare block. Printing sheets of 240 of the 6 d. have been devided before delivery to the post offices in panes of 2 x 20 while other values were mostly seperated in panes of twenty. Interpanneau multiples are among the rarest Surface Printed Issues with only a handful recorded from all issues between 1855 and 1880 when the introduction of the crown paper. The sole recorded interpanneau block from this plate. A spectacular showpiece. Cert. BPA (1983) Gi J86 = £ 9'000 (as three blocks of four)

Note: The sheets of 240 were divided prior to their delivery to Post Offices in panes of 20 or 40 (2 x 20). Therefore interpanneau multiples are amongst the rarest multiples of the Victorian Surface Printed Issues, with only a handful recorded from any issue between 1855 and 1880, when the Crown watermark paper was introduced.Provenance: Robson Lowe (Feb 1957), lot 302 as a block of sixteen

'Layton' Collection (1995), lot 1340 147 0/1/

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19 . 1884, 5 s. rose on white paper, wmk. Anchor, a used block of ten (5 x 2), lettered MA / NE, of fine fresh colour, each stamp individually cancelled by QUEEN'S SQUARE / BELFAST (March 5, 1898) datestamps in black. A few blunted or split perforations of no significance. A rare and most unusual multiple of stunning appearance Gi K12 = £ 3'750

Provenance: 'Grant' Collection (Sept 2003), lot 2360 180 3/4 1'500GBP 1125USD 1650

20 1891, £ 1 green, a vertical strip of five, lettered LB / PB, of fine fresh colour, all cancelled by oval REGISTERED / GRACECHURCH ST datestamps (Nov 13, 1892) in black. A rare and most impressive multiple of this scarce stamp Gi = £ 4'000 212 3 1'200

GBP 900USD 1320

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21 1840, 'VR Official' 1 d. black, Imprimatur lettered RI, one of just 33 examples removed from the first registration sheet (before hardening of the Plate), of rich colour and large even margins all round, without gum. An outstanding and very rare stamp in superb quality. Cert. Holcombe (1988), BPA (2015) Gi = £ 35'000

Provenance: Maurice Burrus (Oct 1963), lot 565 V1 Impr. 2 15'000GBP 11250USD 16500

22 1840, 'VR Official' 1 d. black, lettered K.K., full to large margins all round and of fresh colour, unused without gum; a very fine example of this rarity, not being from the Dublin Sheet ex Crawford, Certificate RPS (1968)Provenance: H.R. Harmer Auction (1935)

Robson Lowe Auction (1952) V1 2 5'000GBP 3750USD 5500

23 1840 (April/May): 'VR Official', 1 d. black, a used example lettered OJ, with good to large margins all round, utilised (by Rowland Hill) for cancellation Trials, cancelled by a Trial strike of the Maltese Cross cancellation in black. After the stamp was cancelled, an attempt has been made to remove the cancellation, fortunately with little success. A splendid and extremely rare stamp in wonderful quality for such a rarity. Signed Holcombe. Certs. Holcombe (1989), BPA (2015) Gi = £ 35'000 V1 3 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

Official Issues

Queen Victoria

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24 1882/1901, I.R. Official 1 s. green & carmine, fresh mint example of excellent centering and bright colour, minute crack below first perf. at upper left corner, otherwise an excep-tional example of this rare stamp, with large part original gum. Signed Holcombe. Certs. Holcombe (1993), BPA (2015) Gi = £ 4'200 O19 1 750

GBP 565USD 825

London's House of Parliament

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25 1902 (April 29), 'I. R. Official' 10 s. ultramarine, unused example of excellent cente-ring, from the famous block of nine stamps found in a small leather jewel box in 1947 (photo of the original block with the lot, this being the third stamp in the lower row) and illustrated in the 'The British Philatelist' in June 1947. The Karl Louis index lists a total of 32 examples, of which a pair is in the Royal Collection, a block of four in the National Collection of Ireland (donated by the Duke of Leinster in 1894) and a single example in the Evans collection in the City Museum & Art Gallery in Birmingham, with 5 in used condition. An extremely rare stamp, minor faults in common (incl. trace of vertical bend) with all of the stamps in the 1947 find. This particular example has not been offered on the philatelic market for 57 years, a rarity for the connoisseur. Cert. RPS (1955) Mi 62 = € 70'000/Scott O25 = $ 120'000/Gi. = £ 95'000

Provenance: Harmer Rooke (1947)45 Corinphila Auction (April 1958), lot 3842 O6 2 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

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The consignor of this lot will donate the realization to the Swiss Neurosurgeons Institute NSI.


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26 1941/43, extremely comprehensive collection with many rare items including Guernsey Michel Cat. No. 2aMU as vertical strip of three, Michel Cat. No. 2aU as block of 12 with complete imprint, never hinged, also a cover from "GRANVILLE" to Italy, also Jersey Michel Cat. No. 1yU with right sheet margin and as vertical from from the upper left sheet corner, Michel Cat. No. 1yUl pair with normal stamp, 1yUo block of four with two normal stamps, 1yUmw block of four with sheet margin, Michel Cat. No. 1P horizontal pair, Michel Cat. No. 2P two blocks of four in black on carton paper from the upper left resp. right sheet corner, Michel Cat. No. 3-8 complete sheets including gutter pairs and printing date, many "Epreuves des Luxes", Essays, "Half Size Essay", "Mise en Train" rare printing dates and many more special items, virtually everything is expertized with BPP certificate! 0 50'000

GBP 37500USD 55000

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27 Jersey: 1940, Swastika overprint ½d.-1 s., mint never hinged, very scarce as only 60 of each were printed, certificate Möhle BPP GB 198, 200-208, 210-11

GB 198 a. o. 0 12'000

GBP 9000USD 13200

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28 1854/59, 6d. grey with superb large margins all round used with 1 s. vermilion, margin just nicked at top left on 1858 cover from Sydney to Genoa, Italy endorsed 'per Victoria via Marseilles', tied by dumb obliterators in black with reverse showing SYDNEY / NEW SOUTH WALES datestamp of despatch (April 9) in black. 'Australie v. Suez' entry marking in red on front (June 15) and Genoa arrival (June 17) where charged 2 lire due 94, 99 6 1'500

GBP 1125USD 1650

29 1892/99, ½ d. slate, block of 3 and single tied by cds. "SHIPMAIL ROOM ..." to large size printed matter wrapper, originally sent from Germany, franked with 1889/1900, 25 pf. orange for the quintuple printed matter rate, to Sydney and from here re-directed to Auck-land, New Zealand, some slight creasing; a remarkable and rare combination franking

272, Ger.49 6 800

GBP 600USD 880

British CommonwealthAustralian States: New South Wales

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30 . 1862/67, 6d. pale bluish green, imperforated single stamp with good to mostly enormous margins with parts of 3 neighbour stamps and small sheet margin at top; lightly cancelled; a very fine and rare stamp; opinion Holcombe 28a 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

South Australia

31 1860/69, 2 d. bright vermilion, tied by clear cds. "ADELAIDE MY 29 66" to Newspaper wrapper "THE Australian News" via London, with red transit mark on front, to Leipzig in Saxony with arrival mark on reverse; a remarkable early printed matter to an unusual destination 26 6 800

GBP 600USD 880

Queensland

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32 . 1860 (Jan): 'Riverina' Combination Covers (2) from Moama, New South Wales via Echuca, Victoria on the Murray River to Huddersfield, UK both carried on the same ship to England, one franked by New South Wales 1854/59 Diadem 1 s. pale brownish red tied by rare MOAMA barred numeral '137' in black used in combination with Victoria 6 d. deep blue (2), each cancelled by manuscript pen cross. Reverse with Melbourne transit cds (Jan 17) and Huddersfield arrival (March 12) - ex Trevor Davis and Dr Ed Druce. Coupled with a registered 1860 cover from the same correspondence franked by New South Wales 1854/59 Diadem 1 s. pale brownish red and tied by rare MOAMA barred numeral '137' in black and Registration 1856/59 (-) orange & prussian blue similarly tied; again used in combination with Victoria 6 d. deep blue (2), which are uncancelled but tied by aging and the slight ink spots apparent on face. Transit of REGISTERED / MELBOURNE in red (Jan 17), reverse with MOAMA despatch cds of the previous day and Huddersfield arrival (March 12) in black. The registered cover with corner missing at upper right and with faults, but a dramatic and rare pair of combination envelope. Cert. BPA (2009) for the registered coverProvenance: Baetgen (March 1994), lot 2724

73, 101, 104 6 7'500

GBP 5625USD 8250

Victoria

Steamer on the Murray River

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33 1879, Black Swan wm. CC: 2d., the 'error of colour' mauve instead of yellow, nice fresh colour, unused with large part of fresh original gum, very fine; an attractive showpiece and one of the rarest errors of the Australian States, most of the unused examples of this error are without gum and originated from a half sheet of 60 acquired by Stanley Gibbons, a few original gum examples came from (presumably) the other half sheet from which all of the used examples emanated, certificate RPS (1977) 55b 1 12'000

GBP 9000USD 13200

Western Australia

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34 1914, stamps of Marshall Islands surcharged: 1 d. on 3 pf.-5 s. on 5 m. complete incl. the rare overprint variety ".GR.I." and straight top serif of 1 d. on 3 pf., all cancelled by favour with backdated violet oval "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 14 1915" to large piece, two folds between the stamps, otherwise very fine. A very rare set with the unique ".GR.I."-variety. Certificate BPA (2015)

50d, 51-62 8'000

GBP 6000USD 8800

35 4 d. on 40 pf. with variety "d omitted", setting II, pos. 6, tied by oval date stamp "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JAN ... 1915 to piece. According to Gibbs only two examples of this variety have been recorded, both used, this the only one on piece; signed Kilian BPP and certificate BPA (2014) 56f 5 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

36 5 s. on 5 m. carmine and black, setting III, pos. 4, fresh deep colour and good perforation, tiny faint corner crease at upper left, unused with large part of original gum, small private signatures; a fine copy of this rare stamp 62 1 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

37 1915, 5,5 mm spacing: 1 s. on 1 m., a fresh unused copy with large part original gum; slight surface marks at upper right (possibly printing colour), overall very fine and fresh, a rare stamp, several signatures and certificates Hoffmann-Giesecke (1967) and BPA (2014) 64n 1 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

New Guinea

View of Jaluit

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38 1874, 'THREE PENCE' on 1 d. rose-red, nice fresh colour and typically slightly off centre to the left, unused o.g.; a fine copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate RPS (2013) SG £ 18.000,- 12 1 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

39 'THREE PENCE' on 1 Sh. green, overprint type 6 with 'P' and 'R' different, unused (large) part o.g., fine and scarce, certificate BPA (2015) 13 1 800

GBP 600USD 880

British Guiana

40 1852, Waterlow 1 c. black on magenta, deep nice colour and large margins, cancelled by almost central "DEMERARA MY 7 1852"; faint creasing and (invisible) pin holes; very attractive and rare in this condition; certificate RPS (2013) 9 2'500

GBP 1875USD 2750

Bermuda

Government House, Bermuda

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41 1915, Coronation issue 2 kr. carmine, slate and silver (type 2, setting IV) with regular issue 2 ch. (type 4, setting I), tied by cds. "BOUCHIR (DEPART) 12.IX.15" to envelope to Shiraz with green British censor label, fine and scarce, certificate Holcombe (1986) 25, 2 6 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

British Columbia and Vancouver Island

42 1860, 2½ d. deep reddish rose, perf. 14 used on small envelope addressed to 'The Camp, Westminster; tied by unclear numeral '3' of Hope in brownish ink. Reverse with label 'This P. O'Reilly cover has about the pinkest 2½ d. I ever saw, a very pretty shade. H.C.Hitt' and manuscript notation 'Harmer Rooke & Co, March 1942'. A very rare stamp on letter. Scott 2 = $ 1'250 / Gi. = £ 1'800 1 6 750

GBP 565USD 825

Bushire

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43 1851, laid paper: Beaver 3 d. red on laid paper, fine example, slightly oxidised with ample to large margins, used on 1852 Money Letter to Cayuga lightly tied in black. 'Toronto / Canada' despatch cds at left (April 1) and two strikes of straight line MONEY LETTER in black alongside manuscript endorsement 'Paid - Money'. Reverse with 'Hamilton / CW' arrival cds (April 2). Spike hole in centre and consequential closed tear in panel but an attractive and rare usage. Cert. Graves Greene (1995) Scott 1 = $ 1'900 1 6 600

GBP 450USD 660

44 3 d. red, vertical strip of 3 with clear to large margins with black target cancel used on large size envelope with adjacent clear red "PICKTON JU 12 1851" to Toronto with transit and arrival marks; a very fine and rare triple-rate letter, with stamps on laid paper a unique itemProvenance: Sam Nickle

Henry Lubke Jr.Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 1 6 6'000

GBP 4500USD 6600

Colony of Canada

43

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45 3 d. red and 2 copies 6 d. slate-violet, one 6 d. cut with the outer frame line at top, other-wise good to very wide margins, 6 d. very nice deep colour, tied by black target and red "MONTREAL JU 20 1852" to small envelope with original contents to Carnarvon in Wales (short-paid 1 d.) with transit mark of Chester and arrival mark; the cover skillfully repaired in the folds with 3 d. cleaned and pressed, one 6 d. tiny corner crease, still very attractive and of greatest rarity; the only known cover with both first issue stampsProvenance: 'Foxbridge' Collection (John du Pont, 1989)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 1, 2 6 18'000

GBP 13500USD 19800

46 6 d. slade-violet, horizontal pair with clear to very wide margins, tied by target cancel to lettersheet with adjacent "TORONTO CANADA MY 18 1853" to St. John, New Bruns-wick with transit and arrival marks; at top small part of the cover missing due to opening, otherwise very fine. A very scarce quadruple rate coverProvenance: Sam Nickle (1993)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 2 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

Montreal ca. 1850

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47 6 d. slate-violet, in horizontal strip of 3, the left stamp cut-into at bottom and left, other-wise clear to wide margins, tied by target cancel and red boxed "COLONIES & c. Art 12" to lettersheet from "NEW-CARLISLE GASPE DE 1 1851" to France, showing on reverse transit marks of Chatham, Peticodiac and Sackville. The franking paid the 3 d. overland rate to Nova Scotia and the colonial packet rate of 15 d. currency from Halifax to Britain; in France taxed "15" (decimes). The mail was closed at the Sackville exchange office and the letter carried on vessel 'Asia', which arrived at Liverpool 20.12.1851; the cover skill-fully repaired in the folds, a faint vertical crease affecting the left stamp. A remarkable cover with the largest multiple of this stamp on coverProvenance: Sam Nickle (1993)


GBP 26250USD 38500

Cunard Steamer 'Asia'

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48 6 d. slate-violet with good to wide margins, together with wove paper 3 d. red, slightly touched in the outer frame line at left, otherwise clear to mostly wide margins, tied by target cancel to GB postal stationery envelope 1 d. pink with adjacent clear "GODERICH NOV 17 1854" to England. Apparently the sender was convinced this franking would match the 10 d. letter rate to UK by Cunard Line, which the postmaster apparently at first glance also accepted and stamped the cover "8 d. Stg." (= 10 d.) but then, cancelled this marking by 2 strikes of target cancel and rated the cover as "d 1" due, not accepting the British envelope; slight staining on cover and stamps removed, a very fine and most unusual combination cover, only one similar item recorded; certificate Greene (1989)Provenance: John Siverts

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 2, 5, GB 6 30'000

GBP 22500USD 33000

Queen Victoria

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49 6 d. slate-violet in horizontal pair with wove paper 3 d. brown-red, the pair partly slightly cut-into, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by black target to small envelope with adja-cent red "QUEBEC AU 7 1852" to England; on front straight line "MORE-TO-PAY" and tax mark "1", also red "PKT. LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL"; somewhat unfresh, the right 6 d. affected by a light cover crease; a rare early part-paid coverProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

Ed RichardsonWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 2, 8 6 6'000

GBP 4500USD 6600

50 1852/57, handmade wove paper: 3 d. orange-red on thin paper, vertical pair with clear to ample margins, tied by black target to lettersheet with large part of contents with adjacent "MONTREAL SP 25 1854" via London to Hamburg with arrival mark of the city post on reverse. The letter was carried by the Cunard steamer 'Niagara' which departed Boston on September 27; the stamps paid the rate to Boston while the unpaid 2/-transatlantic postage was due upon delivery in Hamburg; a fine and rare cover, only three Pence covers are recorded to the German area; certificate PES (2005)Provenance: Charles P. de Volpi

'Foxbridge' Collection (John du Pont, 1989)Ed RichardsonNorman Hubbard (2004)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 5 6 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

Cunard Steamer 'Niagara'

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51 3 d. orange-red, vertical strip of 3, pair and single, partly slightly touched or cut-into but mostly good to wide margins, used with black target on entire letter from "MONTREAL SP 14 1854" via London to Hamburg, endorsed "Per Steamer Baltic"; adjacent red "P" and London "PAID"-marking, also manuscript "4" for the sea-postage credited to the US; some small faults but still attractive; a unique cover to Germany, certi-ficate PES (2005).Provenance: Charles P. de Volpi

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 5 6 20'000

GBP 15000USD 22000

Cunard Steamer 'Baltic'

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52 3 d. deep red in horizontal pair from the lower right sheet margin (pos. 99-100 of pane A) with good to large margins, ca. 6-10 mm sheet margin at right and bottom, the lower outer margin showing a small portion of frame of pos. 10 of pane B, tied by target cancel to lettersheet with adjacent "LONDON U.C. DE 13 1854" and red "CANADA PAID 10 cts." to New York with frontside "SUSPENSION BRIDGE N.Y."; a light diagonal cover crease affecting the stamps slightly. This is the only known partial gutter pair of all pence-issues and one of the most important items of Canadian Philately, certificate BPA (1997)Provenance: W.H. Brouse

Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 6 6 35'000

GBP 26250USD 38500

52


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53 3 d. scarlet-vermilion on thin paper, horizontal pair, the left stamp slightly touched at left, otherwise clear to good margins, tied by date stamp "PORTLAND NE. PAID JUN 20" (1856) to lettersheet with adjacent arched "U. STATES." entry mark to Montreal with arrival mark of the next day; the stamps with small internal cut resp. marginal crease, otherwise fine, some splits in the cover folds, partly fixed; a very rare inofficial use of Canadian stamps on cross-border cover from the US to Canada, only 5 such covers knownProvenance: Alfred H. Caspary (1956)


GBP 6750USD 9900

54 3 d. scarlet-vermilion in horizontal pair and 10 d. bright blue, one 3 d. tiny touched in the outer frame line, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by target to envelope with adjacent "HAMILTON JA 29 1855" to London, endorsed "Per Royal Mail Steamer", adjacent red "8 PAID 10" and London arrival mark; left 3 d. small tear and some creasing pressed; an attractive and rare cover at the 'Crimean War-Rate'; certificate BPA (1995)Provenance: Gerald E. Wellburn

RobertsonWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 7, 13 6 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

Alfred H. Caspary

54

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55 3 d. brown-red in horizontal block of 6, slightly cut-into to clear margins with small tear at upper left, used with black target cancel on large size triple-rate envelope (filing folds and tears, partly fixed) with adjacent red "MONTREAL JU 25 1853", bowed "CANADA" and "PAID" to Philadelphia. Unique example of a 3 d. block of 6 on cover; certificate GreeneProvenance: Charles Firby

Ed RichardsonWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 8 6/4 14'000

GBP 10500USD 15400

Montreal Harbour ca. 1850

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56 3 d. red, diagonal bisect in strip with 2 normal stamps, clear to mostly wide margins, tied by black target to envelope with adjacent date stamp "MONTREAL JY 17 1856" to England, endorsed "per North American ... via Quebec July 19", also on front London 'PAID 31 JY 1856" and arrival mark on reverse; light folds not affecting the franking; a fine and rare letter, the finest of 3 recorded with such franking; certificate BPA (1995)Provenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

Sam Nickle (1993)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Bloggs, in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in Firby-Willson 8a 6 30'000

GBP 22500USD 33000

56Alfred F. Lichtenstein

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57 6 d. brownish purple with clear to wide margins, tied by target cancel to envelope from the US, showing on front clear despatch mark "OGDENSBURGH NY. APR 13" to Peterbo-rough C.W., showing on reverse transit marks of Kingston and Cobourg, on front fancy "U. STATES" and tax stamp "10" cancelled by target by the postmaster in Peterborough, who accepted the cover as fully paid. Fine and very rare entire and important item of Postal HistoryProvenance: Joseph Hackmey (2011) 9 6 9'000

GBP 6750USD 9900

58 6 d. greenish grey, nice fresh colour and good to wide margins, tied by blue target cancels with adjacent blue "BENTINCK MR 28 1857" and straight line "REGISTERED" to lettersheet to Kingston with transit and arrival marks; the cover with small closed tear at top, otherwise very fine and fresh; a rare registered coverProvenance: Chaplin (1996)


GBP 3375USD 4950

58

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59 6 d. greenish grey, 2 single copies with clear to mostly large margins, tied by numeral "5" to envelope (slightly reduced at right) with adjacent clear "BRANTFORD MY 19 59" and "PENSION OFFICE MAY 23 1859" to the controller of pensions in Washington D.C.; an attractive and rare double-rate letter, according to Wilkinson only 4 covers at this rate bearing 6 d. on wove paperProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

'Consort' Collection (1977, with RPS certificate) 'Foxbridge' Collection (John du Pont, 1989)W.E. LeaWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 10 6 4'500

GBP 3375USD 4950

60 6 d. greenish grey, vertical strip of 3, just touched in the outer frame line at upper left, otherwise wide margins, tied by square grid to large size envelope with adjacent "TORONTO JUN 5" to Boston showing red "PAID"; some filing folds not affecting the stamps; the largest multiple of this stamp on coverProvenance: E.C. Fox


GBP 3750USD 5500

60

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61 6 d. greenish grey, just touched in the outer frame line at upper left, otherwise good to wide margins, together with 10 d. blue, more or less cut to shape, both tied by black target to registered triple-rate envelope with adjacent red "TORONTO C.W. Paid MAR 28 1857" to Colmar in France; adjacent red "PAID", red "PD" and Canadian, British and French register marks, incorrect manuscript tax "6" cancelled, small part of reverse flap missing, otherwise very fine. According to the new Anglo-French Treaty from 1.1.1857 the letter is fully paid with 45 d. including registration fee of 6 d., but only 16 d. in stamps, remaining 29 d. in cash. A fascinating and unique cover and highly important piece of Transatlantic postal historyProvenance: Dr. Lewis L. Redford (1951)

FairbanksEd RichardsonWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 10, 15 6 35'000

GBP 26250USD 38500

View of King Street, Toronto

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62 6 d. greenish grey and 10 d. blue, both in horizontal pairs, 10 d. clear at upper right, otherwise good to mostly wide margins and nice fresh colour, tied by target cancel to double-rate envelope with adjacent cds. "TORONTO DEC 24" (1855) to London with "PAID" tombstone on front; the envelope neglectable small tear at top, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; the only known double rate cover at the 'Crimean War' rate, a marvelous itemProvenance: John F. Seybold, Syracuse (1910)

Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)''Foxbridge' Collection (John du Pont, 1989)Henry Lubke Jr.Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Boggs, in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 10, 15 6 60'000

GBP 45000USD 66000

View of Toronto ca. 1855

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63 7½ d. yellow-green, very fine example in a deep shade, with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at base, scissor cut in margin only at base, lightly tied to 1859 cover (with complete original contents) to St. Leonards On Sea, England by barred obliterator in black and by 'London / Paid' arrival cds (Dec 7). Carried on the Allan Line Steamer 'Hungarian' from Portland with 'Toronto' despatch cds at left (Nov 24) in black and reverse with St. Leonards arrival (Dec 7) in blue. One or two minor bends to envelope and flap torn on opening, but a very rare cover Scott 9a = $ 5'500 12 6 1'500

GBP 1125USD 1650

64 7½ d. yellow-green, fine example in a deep shade, with close but clear margins on two sides, enormous margins at top and at right with portion of adjoining stamp, lightly tied to 1858 cover to the Police Office, West India Docks, London by barred obliterator in black. Endorsed 'By Canadian Steamer - Paid' in manuscript (carried on the Allan Line Steamer 'Nova Scotian' from Quebec) with 'Toronto / UC' datestamp of despatch at left (Aug 25) and 'London / Paid' arrival cds (Sept 10) alongside in red. A fine and rare cover Scott 9a =

$ 5'500 12 6 1'000GBP 750

USD 1100

64

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65 7½ d. yellow-green and 3 d. red on hard wove paper, 2 copies each, two values at one side slightly touched resp. cut-into, otherwise good to wide margins and fine deep colours, tied by numeral "1" to registered mourning cover with weak adjacent despatch mark of Barrie (partly slightly improved by pencil) to London with adjacent straight line and crowned "REGISTERED"; the cover was carried by Cunard Line 'Arabia' which departed from New York on 25.11.1857; on front manuscript "6" (partly tying one stamp) for 6 d. registration fee to be collected from the addressee. A marvelous cover and the only known double-rate registered cover to England carried by the Cunard Line; one of the most precious letters of CanadaProvenance: Gerald E. Wellburn

Henry Lubke Jr. Harrison (2003)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Boggs, Harrison, Arfken & Lusseyand in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 12, 18 6 120'000

GBP 90000USD 132000

Cunard Steamer 'Arabia'

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66 7½ d. yellow-green and ribbed paper 3 d. red, the latter one cut-into at left, otherwise good to wide margins and nice fresh colour, tied by numeral "1" to registered envelope with adjacent "BARRIE U.C. 11 FEB 1858" to London; on front side straight line and crowned "REGISTERED"; 3 d. faint crease before use, the envelope small pin hole at lower right. A rare and very attractive Transatlantic registered letter, carried by Cunard Line "Arabia" departing New York on 17.2.1858; only 3 franked registered covers are known carried by Cunard Packets to England, this one being ½ d. over-paid for postage with 6 d. registration fee collected upon delivery; certificate BPA (1995)Provenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 12, 22 6 20'000

GBP 15000USD 22000

Cunard Steamer 'Arabia'

Alfred F. Lichtenstein

Louise Boyd Dale

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67 10 d. blue on thin paper, tiny touched at lower right, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by black cancel to part-paid envelope from "ANCASTER MR 8 1855" to Edinburgh with adjacent "CONVEYED BY UNITED STATES PACKET.", "MORE TO PAY" and tax mark "6"; a fine and rare entire, prepaid at the Cunard rate, but apparently too late and directed via the U.S. Collins Line with additional postage required; a rare example of the so-called 'Crimean war rate' and marvelous item of Transatlantic mailProvenance: Ed Richardson

CarringtonWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 14 6 7'000

GBP 5250USD 7700

68 10 d. blue on thin paper with good to large even margins, tied by light numeral "16" to envelope with clear adjacent "HAMILTON MAY 11 1857" to London with red paid-marking on front, very fine, certificate BPA (1995)Provenance: Charles P. de Volpi


GBP 3375USD 4950

69 10 d. blue, imperforate, clear impression, a fine example with four large margins, used on 1858 Cunard Line cover to Shrewsbury, England lightly cancelled in black. Carried on the Steamer 'Niagara' with Toronto datestamp of despatch at left in black (Jan 11) and framed 'PKT. LETTER / PAID / LIVERPOOL' in red of entry (Jan 25). Reverse with Shrewsbury arrival cds of the following day in blue. A fine and rare cover Scott 7 = $ 3'250

Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (Oct 1956) lot 97 14 6 750GBP 565USD 825

70 10 d. blue in horizontal strip of 4, cut-into at left and right, otherwise good to wide margins, tied by square grid cancel to large size OHMS cover with adjacent Toronto date stamp to Scotland with frontside red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET"; the outer stamps with tears, the central pair very fine, envelope with some age marks; a rare quadruple-rate letter with the largest multiple of 10 d. on coverProvenance: W.E. Lea

Ed RichardsonWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 14 6 9'000

GBP 6750USD 9900

70

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71 1852/57, machine-made medium to thick wove paper: ½ d. deep rose, horizontal pair, at top slightly cut-into resp. touched, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by numeral "21" to soldier's-cover with adjacent clear "MONTREAL SP 29 1857" to Ireland with transit mark of Quebec on reverse, on front clear "PKT. LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL"; the cover open at 2½ sides with tear at front right. The only known soldier's-rate letter from Canada and one of the most important pieces of Canadian postal historyProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)


GBP 18750USD 27500

9th Regiment of Foot

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72 ½ d. deep rose, vertical strip of 4 and single stamp, all with good to very large margins, tied by clear numeral "37" to complete printed circular with adjacent clear "QUEBEC JY 13 1858" to Bremen, Germany, transported via England, Belgium and Prussia, showing on reverse red "SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND UND AACHEN"; faint filing crease in strip of 4 pressed, very attractive and rare, only one further properly paid circular to Europe is known from the Pence-Period; certificates Greene and BPA (1995)Provenance: W.E. Lea

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 17 6 14'000

GBP 10500USD 15400

73 ½ d. rose in vertical block of 6, tiny scissors cut just touching the frame line at lower right, otherwise clear to mostly wide margins, tied by numeral "12" with adjacent cds. "DUNDAS AU 5 1858" to cover to Vittoria with transit and arrival marks, some usual light bends; a very fine and attractive cover, one of only two entires known bearing a block of sixProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Boggs and Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 17 6 14'000

GBP 10500USD 15400

City Hall of Bremen

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74 ½ d. deep rose, horizontal strip of 4 and horizontal pair with 6 d. slate-violet, one stamp of the pair just cut-into the outer frame line, otherwise clear to wide margins, the pair with small bottom sheet margin, the 6 d. with ca. 5 mm right sheet margin, all tied clear numeral "18" to registered lettersheet with adjacent Kingston cds. of 23.11.1857, to New York; the left ½ d. of the strip with crease, where originally fixed around edge of the cover (here re-folded); 2 vertical filing creases through the franking pressed, the cover cleaned; an important showpiece and the only known registered cover to the US at 9 d. rateProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph HackmeyIllustrated in Harrison, Arfkin and Lusseyand in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 17, 9 6 28'000

GBP 21000USD 30800

City Hall of New York

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75 ½ d. rose, vertical block of 6, slightly cut-into at upper left and outer frame line at bottom, together with 6 d. slate-grey with good to large margins, tied by numeral "42", repeated several times on the block, to large size folded cover with adjacent clear "SHERBROOKE JA 9 1858" and endorsed "one Patent" to Magog; very fine and fresh. The only recorded ½ d. block used in combination with another denominationProvenance: Warren Wilkinson (2007)

Joseph Hackmey (2011) 17, 9 6 35'000GBP 26250USD 38500

Junction of St. Francis and Magog Rivers in Sherbrooke ca. 1855

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76 ½ d. rose on wove paper, 3 copies with ½ d. lilac-rose and 6 d. reddish purple on thick soft paper, 1 d. values partly touched or slightly cut-into at one side, otherwise clear to large margins, tied by several clear strikes of numeral "50" to cover endorsed "via St. Lawrence" and "Prepaid" from "WINDSOR JU 5 1858" to Scotland, carried by the Cunard Packet 'Africa', with transit marks of Hamilton and Liverpool and arrival marks; ½ d. lilac-rose lifted for inspection and replaced by hinge; the ½ d. rose stamps creased before use. Covers carried by the Canadian packet of the Allan Line via Quebec required 7½ d. postage, covers transported by British Packet (Cunard Line) via New York 10 d. (= 8 d. Sterling), for this route the cover was under-paid and accordingly taxed "2" with adjacent straight line "MORE TO PAY". An unique short-paid frankingProvenance: Sam Nickle (1993)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 17, 23 6 30'000

GBP 22500USD 33000

Cunard Steamer 'Africa'

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77 3 d. red with clear to wide margins, tiny scissors cut at lower left just touching the frame, in combination with perforated 3 d. red, both tied by numeral "20" to envelope with adja-cent clear "MELBOURNE L.C. AP 4 1859" to Craftsbury, Vermont, showing on reverse fine strike of grand trunk railway marking. A very fine and rare franking; only one other cover is recorded with a combination of imperforated and perforated Pence issue (this here being the finer one)Provenance: W.E. Lea

'Carrington' CollectionE. Carey Fox (1968)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 18, 26 6 22'000

GBP 16500USD 24200

77


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78 6 d. grey-lilac in horizontal strip of 3, nice colour and clear to large margins all around, tied by numeral "5" to large size sextuple-rate envelope (slightly reduced at sides) with adja-cent clear "BRANTFORD JU 2 59" to Hamilton with transit and arrival marks; the cover minor creases not affecting the stamps; a fine letter with the largest recorded multiple of this stamp; certificate Greene (2002)Provenance: Dr. Lewis L. Redford (1951)


GBP 9000USD 13200

79 6 d. grey-lilac, 2 copies with good to wide margins, together with perforated ½ d. deep rose, tied by numeral "21" to entire letter with adjacent "MONTREAL FE 7 1859" via London to France with transit and arrival marks front and back; the address partially excised and re-written, otherwise very fine; a marvelous franking and one of only 2 covers recorded at the 12½ pence letter rate to France via Cunard Line; certificate BPA (1995)Provenance: Sam Nickle (1993)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 19, 25 6 25'000

GBP 18750USD 27500

Cathedral of Montreal

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80 6 d. grey-lilac, slightly cut-into at lower left, otherwise clear to wide margins in combi-nation with ½ d. perforated in horizontal strip of 3, all tied by light numeral "30" with clear adjacent "PETERBORO SP 26 1859" to envelope to Ireland with several transit and arrival marks on reverse; on front clear "PAID LIVERPOOL COL PACKET 12 OC 59"; reverse seal cut out; a very fine cover and unique example of this outstanding franking. Certificate BPA (1995)Provenance: W.E. Lea

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 19, 25 6 22'000

GBP 16500USD 24200

81 10 d. deep blue in horizontal pair of pos. 53-54 with major re-entry on pos. 53, tied by square grid to cover with adjacent "TORONTO C.W. OCT. 5" to London with arrival mark on front; a very fine double-rate cover in original conservationProvenance: John F. Seybold, Syracuse (1910)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 20, 20a 6 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

81

80


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82 1857, horizontally ribbed paper: ½ d. deep rose, 2 copies with wove paper 3 d. red and 6 d. greenish grey, partly slightly touched, but mostly clear to good margins, 3 d. with part of marginal inscription at bottom, tied by blue target to cover with adjacent blue "PORT ROWAN AP 14 1859" to Manchester, showing on front clear red "PAID LIVER-POOL BR. PACKET"; the 3 smaller nominations with slight creasing where originally affixed over the edge of the cover, the envelope with small marginal faults, still very attractive three colour franking; the only recorded Pence Issue cover bearing more than two different stamp designsProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

W.E. LeaWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Boggs 21, 5, 10 6 28'000

GBP 21000USD 30800

Liverpool Harbour ca. 1855

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83 ½ d. deep rose, 2 singles, both touched at one side in the outer frame line (one only short), otherwise clear to mostly very wide margins, one with part of adjoining stamp, together with 3 d. red with clear to large margins, also on horizontally ribbed paper, tied by square grid numeral "16" with adjacent cds. "HAMILTON MR 26 1858" to registered envelope to Eastwood with Woodstock transit and arrival mark on reverse; the envelope with slight waterstaining at lower right, otherwise fine; an extremely rare franking, one of only two known covers with both exisiting values on ribbed paperProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph HackmeyIllustrated in Boggs, in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhartand in 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 21, 22 6 22'000

GBP 16500USD 24200

Alfred F. Lichtenstein Louise Boyd Dale

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84 ½ d. deep rose, 2 single copies in different shades, cut-into to large margins and one value with slight crease before use (so-called pocket stamps) with 3 d. red in vertical strip of 3 with ample to large margins, tied by numeral "15" to small envelope with adjacent clear "GUELPH JY 30 58" to Suffolk, England with red London transit mark partly tying one ½ d., some minor staining, otherwise very fine. Of 5 covers recorded with this franking, this the only example bearing ribbed paper stamps and it is one of 2 covers recorded with both denominations on ribbed paperProvenance: Charles P. de Volpi

'Foxbridge' Collection (John du Pont, 1989)Sam Nickle (1993)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart and 'Gems of Canadian Philately' 21, 22 6 7'000

GBP 5250USD 7700

85 1857, very thick soft paper: 6 d. reddish-purple, a fine example, close but clear at upper right and with large margins on the other three sides, used on 1858 enve-lope to Dorchester, Mass., USA lightly tied by '21' numeral with 'Montreal / LC' datestamp below (March 19). Cover with small opening tear at top, but with the original enclosure. A very rare stamp on letter. Cert. BPA (1964) Scott 10 = $ 8'000 /

Gi £ 4'000 off cover 23 6 1'000GBP 750

USD 1100

86 6 d. reddish-purple in horizontal pair with clear to large margins, with central numeral "51" and tied by orange "PAID 3 d." to registered double-rate envelope with clear adja-cent "BROCKVILLE DE 30 1858" to Chicago; on reverse transit mark of Windsor and arrival mark; colour of the franking somewhat faded and the right stamp with vertical crease prior to use, the cover somewhat faulty on reverse. The only recorded multiple of the rare colour/paper variety and the only multiple rate registered entire to the US with 3 d. registration fee paid in cashProvenance: John F. Seybold, Syracuse (1910)

Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)Sam Nickle (1993)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 23 6 7'000

GBP 5250USD 7700

87 1858/59, perforated 11 ¾: ½ d. deep rose, horizontal pair tied by numeral "37" with adjacent clear "QUEBEC JAN 29 1859" to lettersheet to Point Levi paying the special 1 d. ferriage rate; a vertical filing fold affecting the right stamp, otherwise fine; an extremely rare showpieceProvenance: Dr. Lewis L. Redford (1951)

Sam Nickle (1988)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 25 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

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88 ½ d. deep rose, strip of 4, strip of 3, pair and 3 singles, tied by square grid to entire letter (part-printed bank balance) from "TORONTO AP 29 59" to Scranton, Pennsylvania with red "PAID" partly on 2 stamps; a vertical filing crease affecting one single stamp and the lower left pair (latter one only very slightly). A fine and unique multiple franking paying the 6 d. letter rate to the US; certificate Greene (2002)Provenance: Sam Nickle

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph HackmeyIllustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart 25 6 22'000

GBP 16500USD 24200

Harbour scene, Toronto ca. 1855

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89 ½ d. rose in horizontal strip of 3 (pos. 98-100, the latter one with major re-entry) together with horizontal pair 3 d. red, tied by square grid cancel and red "LONDON PAID" cds. to envelope from "TORONTO JU 14 59" to London; the strip with some faults at top where affixed over the edge of the cover, otherwise fine; a unique combination for the 7½ d. letter rate to the UK by Allan LineProvenance: Charles P. de Volpi

Sam NickleWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 25, 26 6 22'000

GBP 16500USD 24200

90 ½ d. deep rose and horizontal pair 6 d. brownish grey, tied by numeral "21" to small size envelope with adjacent "MONTREAL MR 19 1859" to France, showing on front London and French transit marks; the left 6 d. vertical crease where the stamp was affixed around the edge of the cover, reverse top flap missing, otherwise fine; a remarkable colour fran-king of perforated pence values with the largest recorded multiple of 6 d. on cover and one of only 2 covers known at the 12½ d. Cunard Line rate to FranceProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 25, 27 6 25'000

GBP 18750USD 27500

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91 3 d. red in horizontal strip of 6, the top stamp with scissor cut at top, otherwise well perfo-rated and nice colour, tied by several strikes of numeral "21" with adjacent "MONTREAL MR 16 1859" to triple-rate envelope to New York with transit mark of Rouse's Point; the cover small repair in the lower left corner, some minor creasing pressed; a spectacular multiple franking with the largest existing multiple of this stampProvenance: Sam Nickle (1993)


GBP 13500USD 19800

92 3 d. red, pos. A47 with major re-entry in combination with 1859, 5 c. red, both tied by good strike of circular grid "16" to cover with adjacent cds. "HAMILTON SP 2 1859" to Easton, Pennsylvania with light adjacent "CANADA PAID 10 Cts.", very fine. One of the great rarities of Canadian Philately; the finer of the two recorded mixed pence & cents issue coversProvenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)

W.E. LeaWarren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011)Illustrated in Boggs 26, 31 6 15'000

GBP 11250USD 16500

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93 6 d. slate-violet, vertical pair with good colour and perforation, tied to lettersheet with adjacent "HAMILTON AP 19 1859" to New York; red "CANADA PAID 10 Cts.", corrected by hand into "20 cts." for the double rate; some slight staining; a very rare entire with the largest known multiple of perforated 6 d. on coverProvenance: John F. Seybold, Syracuse (1910)

Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70)E. Carey Fox (1968)Sam Nickle (1993)Warren Wilkinson (2007)Joseph Hackmey (2011) 27a 6 7'000

GBP 5250USD 7700

94 1859, Beaver 5 c. pale red and 12½ c. pale yellow-green used on 1864 envelope from Quebec to London carried by Cunard Steamer 'China', tied by '37' numeral obliterators of Quebec in black with Quebec/LC cds at left (Feb 20), the adhesives also tied by 'London / Paid' arrival cds (March 8) in red. Part flap missing but a charming and scarce example of the 17½ cent Cunard rate. Signed A. Bolaffi, R. Mondolfo.Provenance: 145 Corinphila Auction (April 2006), lot 1771. 31, 40 6 750

GBP 565USD 825

95 1851/1859: The Postal History collection (33 covers/entires), with 1851 3 d. Beaver covers (2), 1851 6 d. slate used on entire to New York, 1852/57 issue with ½ d. used on Printed Circulars (3), 3 d. Beaver single franking covers (9), 3 d. covers bearing pairs or two examples (4), Prince Consort 6 d. grey single frankings on covers (6), 7½ d. yellow green on 1859 cover to Liverpool, Cartier 10 d. blue usages on covers (2) to England, one with 'Legislative Assembly' cachet in red; 1858/59 perforated ½ d. single franking covers (2), 3 d. red on single franking covers (4). Condition variable but an extraordinary lot of enormous catalogue value. 1-28 6 2'000

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