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Lot 2438
The Travellers Guide, through England, Scotland, Wales & part of Ireland, giving the exact Post Stages between Town & Town, the Principal Inns, & the County in which each Town stands with the Distance of each Place from London, the table divided into seven columns and printed on linen, a few holes from age, sometimes affecting text, 76 x 67 cm, [c.1770] stretched, framed and glazed
Lot 127
Stavorinus (J.S.) VOYAGES TO THE EAST-INDIES; 8vo (215 x 130 mm) By the late John Splinter Stavorinus, Esq., Rear Admiral in the service of the States-General. Translated from the original Dutch, by Samuel Hull Wilcocke. With notes and additions by the translator. The Whole comprising a full and accurate Account of all the present possessions of the Dutch in India, and at the Cape of Good Hope. Three volumes: 3 volumes, 572 + 512 + 598 pages, 4 folding maps - of these one is creased and badly folded and another is stained and torn almost the full length of the first fold, half brown calf with red title labels, green cloth sides. There are some ink annotations in an old hand particularly on the title page of volumes 3 and on the free endpaper of volume 2. The page edges have been trimmed in the binding and the text is a little browned but free of foxing, the cloth of volume 3 has been damp stained and is rippled but the damp affects only the edge of the twenty three pages of the General Index at the end. Jan Splinter Stavorinus was a Post-Captain in the Dutch Navy who was given permission to make two voyages to the East as a Captain in the service of the Dutch East India Company. He later became a Rear Admiral. He was at Cape Town from 18 November to 12 December I768 (one of the first things that he did was to climb Table Mountain) and on the return voyage from 1 January to 9 February 1771. In the account of this voyage he includes, ‘Observations respecting the Cape of Good Hope` as Book 1V (pp. 535-72 in the English translation). On the second voyage he anchored at Simons Bay from 13 July to 3 August 1774, and from there visited many places near Cape Town; on the return in I778 he was at Table Bay from15 March to 2 April, and gives further particulars of the Cape community. As an appendix there is an abstract of the Herbarius Vivus, or Herbal of Henry Bernard Oldenland, Superintendent of the Company`s Garden at the Cape. Kennedy (R.F.) Africana Repository, pages 60-61. Good London Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson 1798 Reserve: $300 Click here to view further details and to bid
Lot 261
Sam Wright Tracks across the Veld 205 x 290mm Tracks across the Veld, Memoirs of a Rhodesian Railwayman 1950-1976, Woodfield, illustrated, 265 pages, 205 x 290mm, condition:very good. The author, having served in the RAF during the war was not happy as a railwayman in post-war Britain and decided to come out to Rhodesia in 1948. This is a memoir of his 26 years on the Rhodesian Railways. very good Zimbabwe Woodfield Reserve: $25 Click here to view further details and to bid
Lot 860
A collection of British coins, including a crown 1935, a Victoria Jubilee Head double florin 1889, eleven pre-1947 half crowns, eight pre-1947 florins, three shillings, comprising 1889, 1912 and 1917, four pre-1947 shillings and a quantity of mostly pre-decimal post-1947 British coinage, including half crowns, florins, shillings and sixpences, together with a few foreign coins, including a USA Morgan dollar 1891.
Lot 875
A quantity of British coinage, comprising two shillings, comprising 1826 and 1918, a sixpence 1898, nine pre-1920 threepences, a quantity of pre-1947 coinage, comprising threepences, sixpences, shillings, florins and half crowns, and a quantity of post-1947 coinage, together with a French fifty centimes 1916.
Lot 353
Trade cards, Rockwell Publishing, 137 sets, all Football issues, `L` size cards, Classic Football Teams Before the 1st World War (40 sets), Spurs 1960-1963 Glory Years (15 sets), Spurs Great Post-war Goalscorers - Series 1 (10 sets), Spurs Great Post-war Goalscorers - Series 2 (10 sets), Classic Chelsea (12 sets), Classic Football Teams of the 1960`s (20 sets) & Relegated to History (15 sets) (ex)
Lot 1617
(x) MalayaFederated Malay States1900 (27 Sept.) envelope to India bearing, on reverse, 1900 on Perak 10c. in combination with Perak 1895 2c., both tied by "ipoh/post office" squared-circle d.s. and showing Penang transit d.s. (28.9) alongside; some discolouration. A very rare franking. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1629
MalayaNegri Sembilan1891-94 1c. to 5c., 1895-99 1c. to 50c. (with additional 3c.), 1898-1900 4c. on 1c., 4c. on 3c., 4c. on 5c., 4c. on 8c. (green surcharge), used, chiefly fine. S.G. 1-19, £538. Also Parcel Post Labels for Batang Malaka, Gemas (2), Seremban and Tampin, used, good to fine and unusual Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1636
MalayaSelangor1891 on Straits Settlements, 2c. on 24c., the five types, part original gum, fine and fresh, and surcharge type 35 used (thinned); 1900 (Oct.) "Three/cents." on 50c. green and black block of six (2x3), the lower right stamp showing variety antique "t" in "cents."; the top left stamp with tiny thin at top, otherwise fresh and fine mint, a used single with antique "t" in "cents."; also Parcel Post labels from Batu Road, Bukit Bintang (2), Kuala Lumpur (3), Petaling Jaya (4), Sentul and one other, various types, good to fine for these Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1683
(x) MaltaEarly Letters and Handstamps1836 (13 May) entire letter, with disinfection slits, to Alexandria and forwarded to Beirut, showing mainly fine strike of "malta post office" h.s. (MPO-2a). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1685
(x) MaltaEarly Letters and Handstamps1840 (25 Feb.) entire letter to Genoa, rated "8" and "16", showing fair to fine strike of "Malta Post Office" h.s. (MPO-1a) with arrival d.s. on reverse; also 1839 (6 Apr.) entire letter to Livorno, rated "19" showing poor strike of similar h.s. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1686
(x) MaltaEarly Letters and Handstamps1840 (15 Mar.) entire letter to Paris, marked "Via Marseille", rated "70" in red ink, showing good to fine strike of "Malta Post Office" (MPO-1a) overstruck by framed "pf" and "paquebots/de la/mediteranée", both in red and handstruck "10" (decimes); and 1840 (5 Apr.) entire letter to London, rated "2/8½" and showing fine strike of "Malta Post Office" (MPO-1a) with arrival datestamp on reverse Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1687
(x) MaltaEarly Letters and Handstamps1840 (25 May) entire letter ex the "Rocca" correspondence to Marseilles, rated "1.40" in red ink, showing very fine "Malta Post Paid" (MPP-2c), framed "paquebots/de la/mediterranée" in red with arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1688
(x) MaltaEarly Letters and Handstamps1849 (19 May) entire letter to Italy, showing very fine "malta post office" (MPO-2d) partly overstruck by unframed "p.d." in red, two strikes of Ercelli d.s. and, on reverse, Livorno datestamp. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1691
(x) MaltaEarly Letters and HandstampsMaritime Mail1834 (18 Apr.) entire letter from Athens to Edinburgh and re-addressed to Greenock, rated "3/5" (deleted) and "4/1", showing on reverse clear undated "malta/f" in green overstruck by two arrival datestamps in red and, on face, Falmouth boxed "½" in green, "postage/to/edinburgh/not paid" and light "greenock/penny post" (crossed by light filing crease). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1749
(x) Malta— 5/- rose, two mint examples, one with watermark inverted, fine (R.P.S. certificate, 1980), and two used examples (one fine) in differing shades, both cancelled by Parcel Post Services c.d.s. S.G. 30/30x, £430 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 1822
(x) Newfoundland1865-71 yellowish paper 13c., 24c., white paper 10c., 12c., 1910 8c. to 15c., 1919 Contingent set, 1919 Air Trans-Atlantic $1 on 15c. (2, one no comma after Air Post), 1931 Air no watermark 15c., 50c. and $1, 1933 Air set, 1933 Balbo $4.50 on 75c., large part original gum; chiefly fine S.G. 29-30, 32-33, 100-105, 130-141, 143, 143a, 192-194, 230-234, 235, £1,845 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2099
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsAkassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 11889 (30 Dec.) unstamped envelope to Germany, marked "Not stamps" in three languages and showing a good strike alongside "t" over "l" tax h.s. and manuscript "50" (centimes) and "80" (pfennigs) in blue crayon, the reverse with Liverpool Br. Packet (4.2) and Niederhagenthal (6.2) c.d.s.; a few small faults, mainly on reverse. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2100
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsAkassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 11891 (16 Apr.) unstamped envelope, Church Missionary Society embossed seal on flap, to London, marked "R. Niger. W.C. Africa. No local stamps", showing a fine strike of the datestamp alongside "6d" tax handstamp and London c.d.s. (16.5), the reverse with Liverpool Br. Packet (17.5) and two London (18.5) c.d.s.; attractive. Photo provenance:H.G. Porter, 1956Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2101
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsAkassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 11891 (8 Aug.) unstamped envelope to Belgium, marked "Pas de timbres au Niger" with a light strike of the datestamp alongside, showing "t/lv" tax handstamp and with various manuscript rate marks, the reverse with Liverpool Br. Packet (13.9), Ostend (14.9) and Wyngene (15.9) c.d.s.; the envelope with minor imperfections though an unusual destination. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2102
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsAkassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 11892 (31 Aug.) unstamped envelope to Freetown, Sierra Leone, showing a largely fine strike of the datestamp alongside Freetown c.d.s. (17.9) and manuscript "6" charge mark in blue crayon; clean and most attractive. Photo provenance:H.G. Porter, 1956Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2103
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsAkassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 11892 (21 Sept.) envelope (creases and the odd fox spot) to London, showing a fine strike of the datestamp at left and bearing 1887-92 3d. purple on yellow with an indistinct cancellation, presumably in London, London c.d.s. (17.10) on reverse; a rare value in conjunction with this handstamp. S.G. Z9. Photo Note: A number of covers bear 3d stamps and seem to be paying an additional inland charge. Some are exceptionally handstamped at Akassa on the reverse without a day date probably indicating receipt in transit from up river. See also lots 367, 368 and 375Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2104
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsAkassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 11893 (2 Apr.) envelope to Beccles, showing a generally fine strike of the datestamp and bearing Oil Rivers 1892-94 2½d. purple on blue cancelled "466" in transit at Liverpool, Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (18.5) at left, arrival c.d.s. (19.5) on reverse; attractive. S.G. 4. Photo provenance:W.C. Hinde, 1959Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2108
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsAkassa "the royal niger company,/chartered & limited./post office,/akassa." single-framed d.s. Sacher Type 9A, S.G. Type 51897 (6 July) envelope to Bristol, bearing 1887-92 2½d. purple on blue cancelled with a fine sharp impression of the datestamp, Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (18.8) below; a fraction soiled in places, otherwise fine. The earliest recorded use of this datestamp as a cancellation. S.G. Z32. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2111
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsBurutu "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office./burutu." double-framed d.s. in seriffed letters. Sacher Type 10, S.G. Type 41899 (15 Dec.) envelope to England, bearing 1881 1d. lilac cancelled with a largely fine strike in black, Birmingham arrival c.d.s. (7.1) on reverse; the envelope with minor creasing though an attractive franking and scarce, the black ink only being in use for a year. S.G. Z57. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2112
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsBurutu "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office./burutu." double-framed d.s. Sacher Type 8, S.G. Type 61896 (31 Dec.) envelope to London marked "Please forward", showing a good light strike of the datestamp and bearing 1887-92 2½d. purple on blue cancelled by Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (date unclear), upon arrival redirected to "Meerut Bengal", the adhesive additionally tied by Bedford St. squared-circle d.s. (8.2) and showing, on reverse, a further London c.d.s. (3.2), manuscript "The blue ink stamp of Niger Company acts as postage stamp" and part Sea Post Office c.d.s.; small faults though an unusual redirected usage. S.G. Z47. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2113
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsBurutu "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office,/burutu." double-framed d.s. Sacher Type 8, S.G. Type 61898 (19 Mar.) unstamped envelope to England, marked "No stamps available" and with a fine strike of the datestamp, manuscript "2½" charge mark and Bath arrival c.d.s. (21.4), Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (20.4) on reverse; small faults though the earliest use seen of this datestamp as a handstamp. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2115
The Royal Niger Company's Territories1888-99 Handstruck StampsLokoja1900 (2 July) envelope to England, bearing Northern Nigeria 1900 ½d. dull mauve and green pair sharing manuscript "Post Office Jebba 2/7/1900" in red ink and each lightly cancelled with "lokoja/post office" double-oval d.s. (Sacher Type 13) for 6 July, the reverse with a further strike of the oval d.s., Forcados River (13.7) and Cambridge (8.8) c.d.s.; the envelope with a few small faults, otherwise fine, attractive and an unusual usage of the old Niger Company handstamp after the formation of the Protectorate. Photo provenance:Col. J.R. Danson, 1971Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2116
Oil Rivers ProtectorateSombreiro River1893 (27 Apr.) envelope upon which are impressed a variety of sample datestamps and handstamps, comprising "redirected", boxed "unclaimed", "forward", "please return", boxed "too late", "T", "R", "oil rivers protectorate/sombreiro river" triple-oval d.s. with a further superb strike on reverse, "sombreiro river" c.d.s. (11.7) and double-circle "new calabar" parcel post h.s.; a few light stains though most unusual. Photo provenance:W.C. Hinde 1959Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2120
Niger Coast ProtectorateCovers and Cancellations1895 (31 May) Post Office envelope registered from Old Calabar River to London, bearing 1894 (May) ½d. yellow-green, 1d. orange-vermilion (2) and 2d. lake all cancelled with "old calabar river" Code A c.d.s., large "R" h.s. alongside the adhesives and showing Old Calabar (31.5), Liverpool (15.7) and London (15.7) Registered d.s., all on face; the envelope torn at lower left corner through opening though a scarce and colourful franking. Also 1893 (23 Oct.) ½d. brown card from Old Calabar River to Buguma cancelled with superb Code A c.d.s.; very fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2124
Niger Coast ProtectorateCovers and Cancellations1900 (23 Sept.) 2d. H size registered envelope (opened-out), uprated with 1897-98 1d. vermilion (2, one on reverse) and 2d. lake (3), from Forcados to London, each cancelled with "registered/forcados" oval d.s., London Registered hooded d.s. (13.10) on face, the reverse endorsed "Registration fee 3d." and with London c.d.s. (15.10); some light staining in places though not unattractive. S.G. 67a, 68. Photo Note: In 1899 a Capt. Elgee introduced pigeon in order to start a postal service between Lagos and Forcados. The above lot is accompanied by a Pigeon Post form of the sort likely to have been used, although its exact origin is not certainSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2220
Palestine1918 (2 July) pre-paid envelope from Rishon Al Tsiyon to Cairo, marked "1Pt" with superb "army post office/sz 32" c.d.s. of Bir Salem alongside, upon arrival at Jerusalem a 1pi. ultramarine applied and cancelled "army post office/sz 44", fine and rare. S.G. 3, Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2307
QueenslandThe Chalon IssuesRegistered Mail1862(c.)-75(c.) trio of pieces from Goondiwindi Post Office, the first bearing 6d. and "registered" (6d.) orange-yellow both with light sunburst cancellations and additionally cancelled by small "registered/goondiwindi." h.s. with a further strike alongside, the second with 2d and "registered" (6d.) orange-yellow both cancelled "74" with c.d.s. and framed "missent to brisbane" alongside, the third with 2d. pair and 6d. cancelled "74" and with large "registered/goondiwindi." handstamp; the second item a little soiled though an interesting trio from this office, originally named Gundiwindi; 1867 (6 Sept.) OHMS front (213x93mm.) from Maryborough to Brisbane, bearing 1864-65 "registered" (6d.) orange-yellow and 1866 litho 4d. grey-lilac (2) all cancelled "96" and with superb large "registered/maryborough" handstamp in red at left, and 1868 (13 Aug.) large piece bearing 1864-65 2d. blue strip of six and "registered" (6d.) orange-yellow all cancelled "72 and with small "registered/helidon" handstamp Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 2372
Queensland1897-1911 Figures In All Four CornersRegistered Mail1904 (Mar. and Sept.) envelopes from Gladstone to Tasmania, each franked at 5d. with the stamps cancelled by "post office gladstone/queensland" oval datestamp and with "registered/gladstone" below (one previously struck "paid at" in error), all applied in violet; 1910 (30 Apr.) envelope from Mount Darry to Toowoomba showing manuscript "70 Mt. Darry" at left and bearing 2d. (2) sharing Toowoomba Registered c.d.s. in blue (rare), an unusual use of the registration service on a local "drop letter", and 1911 double rate envelope (222x102mm.) from Brisbane to England, bearing 1d. and 2d. (2) with c.d.s. in blue Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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