U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; Versailles Part II
October 21-23, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1381
GREAT BRITAIN
1793 stampless FL from Berkshire to London, with good strike of hs "4 Reading" in black, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1382
GREAT BRITAIN
1796 stampless FL from Berkshire to Middlesex (one flap missing) with hs "4" and "Reading" in black, faint town mark on face, "4" deleted and replaced with ms "5" part pmk on reverse, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1383
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, plate 5, lettered "FJ", red canc., margins all around, v.f.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1384
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, plate 6, lettered "BH", red canc., margins all around, creased, v.f. appearance
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1385
GREAT BRITAIN
1853 printed message, on piece of red silk (165x145mm), sent by balloon from Capt. Sir Edward Belcher on H.M.S. "Assistance" to Sir John Franklin's Relief Expedition; the message giving details of explorationsundertaken, as well as a map of reference to winter quarters, fine and extremely rare example of early balloon mail, ex-Bute
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1386
GREAT BRITAIN
1857 FL from Sheffield to New York, franked with 1sh Victoria, tied by Sheffield Sep.4, 1857 cds and "700" obliterator hs, with red "5 cents" hs alongside, red New York Paid arrival with "Paid" hs alongside, fine
Envelope
Catalog #28
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1387
GREAT BRITAIN
1859 FL from Sheffield to New York, franked with 1sh Victoria, tied by Sheffield Mar.4, 1859 cds and "700" obliterator hs, with red "5 cents" hs alongside, red New York Paid arrival with "Paid" hs alongside, fine
Envelope
Catalog #28
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1388
GREAT BRITAIN
1862 FL from Manchester to Switzerland, franked with 1p, 2p, 6p and 1sh, all tied by "498" obliterator canc., with Manchester Dec.29, 1862 cds alongside, endorsed "Via Belgium", with ms "Paid", with blue London transit andZurich arrivals on reverse, filing folds and other small faults, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1389
GREAT BRITAIN
1867 5sh pale rose, part original gum, creases and light toning, fine appearance
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Catalog #57a
Catalog Value ^L4,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1390
GREAT BRITAIN
1870 Machine Cancels, 1/2p violet postal stationery card with fine example of the Sloper inverted Orb perfin cancel of London, with red "Registered" hs on reverse, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1391
GREAT BRITAIN
1883 11/2p Victoria, perforated and gummed trial color proof in lilac and orange, v.f. and rare
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Catalog #99TC
Catalog Value ^L250
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1392
GREAT BRITAIN
1884 5sh carmine rose, Bluish Paper, l.h., fine and very rare
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Catalog #108a
Catalog Value ^L5000
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1393
GREAT BRITAIN
1890 Jubilee of Penny Post, place card printed in the form of a Mulready, for the dinner given by the Postmaster General, Henry Raikes, in commemoration of the Jubilee of Penny Postage, held at the Holborn Restaurant, somefaults, otherwise fine and rare item
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1394
GREAT BRITAIN
1891 Victoria, ^L1 green, bright color, h.r., fine
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Catalog #124
Catalog Value ^L2,500
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1395
GREAT BRITAIN
1894 cover (back flap missing) addressed to British Legation, Pekin, c/o Foreign Office, London, sent fron Ireland, franked with Victoria 1p lilac pair and 1/2p vermilion, overpaying the 1p postage to London, where it wastransferred to the Diplomatic Bag and delivered to the British Legation in Peking, with Ireland and London pmks on reverse, some wear, otherwise fine and interesting cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1396
GREAT BRITAIN
c.1941 cover addressed to the editor of the Shanklin Gazette, with partially washed off "Damaged as a result of enemy action" cachet in violet, recovered from the "Portsdown", which struck a mine between Portsmouth and theIsle of Wight, an interesting item
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1397
GREAT BRITAIN
c.1941 censored cover from the Women's Internment Camp to Buffalo, NY, endorsed "Letter in German", with violet censor cachet, the "camp" was in a house on Hanover Street in Kingston, slightly stained, otherwise v.f. and unique.Sutcliff states that "postal evidence of the camp is scant, being based on one letter only"
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

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