U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
August 9-10, 2016

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Lot #755
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1860-1880 selection of 13 FLs from Malta to London, Messina, Marseilles, Rome, Palermo and Livorno, franked with different Great Britain adhesives, mostly "A25" duplex postmarks, with corresponding departure cds alongside, one tied by the scarcer "M" (SG Z20) strike, different rates and combinations noted, mostly fine and scarce group
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Unsold
Lot #756
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1861 (Sep 30) FL from Malta to Porto, with Malta departure and Gibraltar transit cds struck alongside, hs "150" charge in Portugal, boxed "Por Alexandria" at bottom, with Lisbon transit and Porto arrival pmks on reverse, v.f. and scarce routing
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Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #757
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1861-1883 selection of five FLs from Malta to Italy, franked with different Great Britain adhesives, three tied by clear "A25" duplex postmarks, with corresponding departure cds alongside, others by "M" (SG Z20) strikes, also "Piroscafi Postali Italiani", endorsed "Par Vapeour Anglais" with French transits, one disinfected, with some residual defects
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Unsold
Lot #758
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1908 (4 Nov) Germany - 3pf commemorative stationery entire (opened for display), additionally franked and registered from Wertheim, via San Marino (6 Nov) and Athens (Greek stamps added on both sides), where it was again registered and sent via Malta (2x1/2p, 1p and 2p added in Valetta) and forwarded to the Patriarch of the Latin Church in Jerusalem, arriving on 23 November, minor faults, well travelled and impressive cover
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Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #759
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1923 (23 Mar) cover from Sliema to Constantinople, franked with 1d and 2d adhesives, tied by cds, with British Post Office Constantinople arrival pmk, forwarded to the French Post Office in Galata, with 50c Sower added to pay for further transmission to New York and Newark, N.J, with several handstamps indicating addressee not found, returned to Malta, with Valetta arrival 28 Sep (six months in the mails)
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Price Realized
$230.00

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