Great Britain Postal History - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 3017 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale1904 Uprated Wrapper to China, ÃÅd KE VII wrapper uprated with 1887 1ÃÅd and cancelled by Darvel (Scotland) AP 25 02 double circle cancels, addressed to "Mr Finlay Kerr/ c/o Eastern Extension Telegraph Co/ Taku China", backstamped Tangku 7 JUL 02, cleanly slit open at bottom, Fine use paying the 1d printed matter rate; Taku was captured by the Allies in 1900 while enroute to Peking during the Boxer Rebellion H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3018 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale1915 Illustrated Advertising Cover, on left side of scarce 1d KG V PTPO postal stationery envelope from Cambridge to Plymouth, with illustrated advertising from "Clayton & Shuttleworth, Ltd., Engineers, Stamp End Works, Lincoln" showing mecjhanized vehicles and motor, bit of wrinkling at top and light toning, still F-VF H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3019 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleExhibit Collection of British Forces in Ireland 1920-22, 19 covers, 1 front and and one large piece showing examples of all the military postmarks used on mail sent to, from and within Ireland during the period of the build-up of troops to suppress IRA activities, some of the covers are shown above and all are imaged on the website, includes numerous markings listed as "not known", "not seen" or "possibly not used" by the primary sources on British military mails of this perion (Proud; Kennedy & Crabb) incl FPO 5 (two examples, different types), 6 and 7 with others being one of just a handful recorded (e.g. 9), also includes a "forerunner" cover from member of 10th Lincolnshire Regt with Killenaule/ Thurles 8 NO 20 cds (post WW I fieldpost offices in Ireland not opened until Dec 1920), includes two covers seized by the IRA and subsequently recovered with nice auxiliary markings/ official seal, F-VF, outstanding collection for the specialist (see online scans) H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3015 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale1891 Uprated Postal Card to Macao, ÃÅd card uprated with 1887 ÃÅd Vermilion and cancelled by London OC 23 91 squared circle postmarks, backstamped "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" NO 18 marine sorting cancel and Macau 24 Nov, Very Fine foreign use of the postal card H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3016 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale1902 Cover to USA with Forwarding, GB 1881 1d (Scott 89), 1900 ÃÅd (Scott 89, 125) tied by Penicuik Jan 7 1902 (Scotland) strikes to small envelope addressed to New York with US 2c Carmine (Scott 279B) added for redirection to Lockport NY, Very Fine. H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3006 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale5, 1847 1/- Green, near four margin copy, tied by 1851 barred grid with '3' to folded letter, contents re:whaling business, addressed to New Bedford Mass., Br Packet Boston/ 24 incoming exchange strike, faults to folded letter not affecting adhesive, about Fine (Scott $1,275; SG 54, ã1,800) H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3012 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale1871 Cover to India, envelope franked with 1864 1d pl 118 strip of three, 1870 6d pl 9, tied by "357" barred ovals with accompanying Hereford SP 15 71 cds, ms. "Via Southampton", forwarded on arrival in Peshawar to Murree requiring India 1a domestic postage fulfilled by 1865 1a Brown tied by Peshawar duplex, appropriate transit and arrival cancels incl oval "SEA POST OFFICE" date stamp and two different railway sorting handstamps, typical bit of postal wear, portion of backflap missing and a small puncture affecting only the back side of the envelope, Fine use showing the 9d per ÃÅ oz rate via Southampton H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3007 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale#7 1854 6d , #10 1854 2d, #16 1855 1d, ot Switzerland, tied to folded letter wrapper by 15 FE 1856 London boxed/barred "20", some toning at bottom, paying 9c rate to Zurich Switerland, Straussburg to Bale transit, Fine. H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3002 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleNineteen British Postal History Items, 1829-1900, very diverse grouping including two stamples one with Irish "Athlone Crowned boxed FREE" other with script h/s "Too Late", six single franked #3 1d adhesives on folded letters and one on envelope, two #3 1d adhesives on registered blue folded letter, #33 plate #209 on front with nice illustration hand drawn by 'Capt A. Nichols', clear boxed "Too Late" at upper left, #5 cut to shape 1/ and five entires uprated for registration, very nice group, F-VF. (see online scans) H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
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 Lot 3013 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 Sale1874 Cover to China, envelope franked with 1874 3d pl 15, 1sh pl 9 (wing margin), tied by Lurgan (Northern Ireland) DE 10 74 "316" duplex, ms. "Via Brindisi", backstamped with light strike of HONG-KONG MARINE SORTER/ SINGAPORE-TO HONG-KONG" JA 12/21 75 cancel, repaired/ restored with archival restoration tape incl backflap reattached, Fine appearance, pays proper 1/3d rate per ÃÅ oz via Brindisi H. R. Harmer Inc 3012 SaleBritish Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Great Britain Postal History |
