PICTURE POSTCARDS range of early cards to Malta all bearing postmarks round numbers ranging from 1 to 72, housed in a display folder. (54)
Sale #160
By: Corbitts
Lot #1139 - Malta
Postcards mainly early selection of cards (approx 60) sent to or from Malta. Noted - fine RP of HMS Euryalus, St. Pauls Hospital Camp (3), panorama view card (3) of Grand Harbour, others are used cards to or from various destinations with receiving or despatch marks, mixed condition.
Lot #1140 - Malta
1863-1984 mainly M or UM collection housed in a Scott Printed album incl. 1885 QV set, 1886 5s, 1899 2/6d & 10s (crease), 1903-04 CCA set, 1904-14 MCCA set, 1914-21 MCCA to 2/6d, 1921 MSCA to 2s, 1922 to 2/6d, 1922-26 to 5s, 1926 Postage set, 1926 Pictorial set, 1928 Postage set (1½d is U), 1930 Postage & Revenue set (1d is U), then appears complete to mid 1980's, condition a little mixed in places, useful run through collection, ST....
Lot #1141 - Malta
1882 CCA ½d orange-yellow, fine M, SG.18, 1885-90 CCA ½d to 1s set incl. 2½d & 1s shades (1s with margin & Plate number), fine M, 1886 CCC 5s rose, fine M, SG.20/30. (10) Cat. £340.
Lot #1142 - Malta
1885-90 CCA set, M (½d & 1d tones), SG.20/9, also 1886 5s o.g, SG.30. (7) Cat. £230.
Lot #1143 - Malta
1886 5s rose, FU with A25 barred oval numeral, SG.30, 1899 10s blue black, FU, SG.35. (2) Cat. £145
Lot #1144 - Malta
1904-14 MCCA set to 1s (both) M (4d fault & odd tone noted), SG.45/62. (17) Cat. £250.
Lot #1145 - Malta
1904-14 MCCA set, M (excl. 1s SG.61), SG.45/63. (16) Cat. £207
Lot #1146 - Malta
POSTMARKS neatly presented duplicated collection of village postmarks & Branch Office cancellations during the period of the Police Postal Agencies up to the early 1920's arrange alphabetically from Asciak to Zurrico incl. errors and a cover, also includes sheets mounted with photographs of Malta PO's. Noted - mark incl. Casal-Lia, Asciak, Curmi, Hamrun, Melleka, Mosta, Siggieui, Tarxien, Zebbug, Zurrico etc. (167 items)
Lot #1148 - Malta
1922 MSCA 2s purple & blue/blue, VFU with circular Maltese Cross cancel, SG.103. (1) Cat. £225
Lot #1149 - Malta
1931 first flight covers (6) from 1931 June 18th SANA first flight Valetta - Tripoli, another Valetta - Naples 19.6.31, another Valetta - Genoa 19.6.31 flown on to Germany with airport arrival cachet, 1931 July 3rd acceptance for Imperial Airways Africa Service flown to Kisumu and on to Nairobi (scarce), another flown to Kampala, another but on to Belgian Congo & rare thus. Scarce group.
Lot #1150 - Malta
1938-43 2/6d damaged value tablet, fine M, SG.229a. (1) Cat. £400.
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