1816 (18 Mar) entire letter from Cape Town to Cornwall, rated '1/4,' showing good to fine 'SHIP LETTER/Crown/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' double-lined oval h/stamp & step-type 'LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER' h/stamp. Scarce.
Sale #167
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Corbitts Sale #167
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Lot #302 - cape of good hope
1861 wood-block 4d pale bright blue, U example, margins two sides, cut into at right, also has repairs, SG.14b.
Lot #303 - cape of good hope
1862 (Feb) envelope to London, bearing 1858 6d pale rose-lilac with small to large margins clearly tied by triangular obliterator, showing red crayon '5' and red arrival c.d.s (31.3) alongside with, on reverse, unclear despatch d/stamp and Cape Town transit c.d.s (19.2), the 6d with crease at apex due to being affixed over top edge of envelope.
Lot #304 - cape of good hope
1883 (31 Oct) envelope to Chartres, France, bearing ½d (3) & 6d, cancelled by 'CLAREMONT/CAPE COLONY' c.d.s, showing red 2½d accountancy h/stamp, light Calais to Paris T.P.O d/stamp and, on reverse, Cape Town (31.10), London (22.11) and French d/stamps. Neat & attractive.
Lot #305 - cape of good hope
1887 (30 Mar) envelope from Wellington to Connecticut, bearing ½d, 1d & 2d strip of three, all clearly cancelled by barred numeral '34,' showing despatch c.d.s, '2½d' accountancy h/stamp in red and on reverse, Cape Town (30.3), New York (29.4) & arrival d/stamps. An attractive three-colour franking.
Lot #306 - cape of good hope
1892 (12 Jan) envelope to Libreville, Gabon, bearing France Peace & Commerce 25c, cancelled with a fine strike of the 'LOANGO A MARSEILLES/L.M. No 3' octagonal d/stamp. (Salles 1254) in red with a further strike at left, redirected to Marseilles though sent in a vessel going in the wrong direction and showing a good strike of the 'MISSENT/TO CAPE TOWN' h/stamp. (Type SP 2) partially over-cancelled with Le Havre c.d.s. (26.5), the reverse...
Lot #307 - cape of good hope
1893-98 New Colours set, fine M, SG.61/68, Cat. £300 (8)
Lot #308 - cape of good hope
1900 (31 Mar) envelope from Cape Town to Hereford, bearing 1d, tied by Cape Town c.d.s. & showing a fine strike of the 'RECOVERED FROM/WRECK OF MEXICAN' cachet in red. Provenance: Spink September 2007.
Lot #309 - cayman islands
1907 MCCA 5s salmon & green, fine M, SG.16. (1) Cat. £200
Lot #310 - cayman islands
1907 ½d on 5s salmon & green VFU, SG.18. (1) Cat. £450
Lot #311 - cayman islands
1907-09 MCCA 5s green & red/yellow, VFU on a small piece with Grand Cayman c.d.s, stamp shows 'frame break' at N.E corner, SG.32var.
Lot #312 - cayman islands
1907-09 MCCA set M, SG.25/32, 1921-26 MSCA set M, SG.69/83, 1935 Pictorial Defin set M, SG.96/107. (34) Cat. £390
Lot #313 - cayman islands
1914 MCCA 5s & 10s, fine M, SG.51/2. (2) Cat. £235
Lot #314 - cayman islands
1932 Centenary set, fine M, SG.84/95. (12) Cat. £500
Lot #315 - Ceylon
Postal stationery (mainly QV) range of U (10) & unused (28), appear different incl. postcards, newspaper wrappers, envelopes, letter cards etc. Generally fine lot.
Lot #316 - Ceylon
1887-1950 M range on hagners incl. 1887 1r.12 dull rose, 1899-1900 1r.50 & 2r.25, 1904 MCCA 2c to 2r.25 set, 1910-11 50c to 10r, 1912-25 1r to 20r, 1927 2r & 5r, 1935 Jubilee set, 1938-49 KGVI Defin set of fourteen etc. (74) Cat. £850, plus odd U vals QV-KGV (9).
Lot #317 - Ceylon
1890's-1980 range covers incl. stationery cards, 1895 5c stationery envelope cancelled Hewaheta c.d.s, 1945 5c postal stationery envelope uprated with 3c & 6c (2) to Glasgow, 1936 6c envelope to Scotland cancelled 'Kandy' c.d.s, 1946 reg cover to Scotland franked 25c & 1r tied 'Colombo Jetty' c.d.s etc.(28)
Lot #318 - Ceylon
1942 Line Perf 14 50c black & mauve lower marginal block of six showing marginal inscription THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO, although the stamps are UM, rather patchy gum toning is present, SG.394c. Cat. £660++
Lot #319 - China
1878-83 Large Dragons 1ca green, 3ca brown-red & 5ca orange, 21½mm spacing, each used by part to large part Chefoo seal in black, odd short perf, fine set. SG.1/3, Cat. £1450. (3)
Lot #320 - China
1878-83 thin paper 1c green, fine used Newchwang d/stamp of 1881, SG.1, Cat. £650.
Lot #321 - China
1878-83 thin paper 1c green, U with red c.d.s. (one nibbled perf), SG.1. Cat. £650
Lot #322 - China
1878-83 thin paper 1c green, U (repaired tear at base), SG.1. Cat. £650
Lot #323 - China
1878-83 5c orange thin paper, good used but slightly short corner perf lower right. SG.3. Cat. £550
Lot #324 - China
1878-83 thin paper 5c orange, FU (short perf at base), SG.3. Cat. £550
Lot #325 - China
1878-83 wide setting 3c, U (creased top right), some paper adherence to reverse. SG.5. Cat. £325
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