maritime mail - Stamp Auctions
Lot 1449 - south africa maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1897-1944 Covers and cards with Cape Colony Ocean Post Office datestamps (14); Union of South Africa Ocean P.O c.d.s (2); Paquebot datestamps of Durban (10), Cape Town (15) or Mossel Bay (2); and WW2 Fleet Mail Office cancels of Durban (3, one also with a Paquebot datestamp), also a cover with a Naval censor and G.B 10d cancelled "JH" of Johannesburg. An interesting lot with some unusual WW2 dumb type Paquebots, one bearing G.B and KUT stamps, a rubber type cancel of Cape Town (unlisted by Hosking, possibly a forgery), the Mossel Bay marks scarce. (46). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historysouth africa maritime mail |
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 Lot 1450 - south africa maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1929 Green registered Ocean Letter envelope to Zanzibar bearing 1926 1d and 1927 2d, 3d cancelled by two strikes of the large distorted "ASSISTANT SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPE TOWN" datestamp (Allen type 9a) in violet, further strikes on the front and reverse, also backstamped at Zanzibar. A couple of small opening tears to upper edge, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 201. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historysouth africa maritime mail |
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Lot 1004 - Cyprus maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1929-30 Covers bearing Cyprus stamps (4 covers) or Egypt stamps (5 covers) cancelled by "SEA P.O / CYPRUS" (7) or "SEA POST OFFICE / CYPRUS" (2) single ring datestamps, all with cachets of the S.S Roda, Belkas or Bilbeis. Also a cover with forged Sea Post Office c.d.s. (10). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCyprus maritime mail |
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Lot 1005 - Cyprus maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyc.1930-37 Covers including commercial cover to Candia with 2 1/2pi cancelled by oval £Lloyd Triestino Agenzia Candia£ cachet, 1932 cover with 1924-28 1£4pi cancelled "PFO PILSNA / LLOYD TRIESTINO" c.d.s and handstamped violet "PAQUEBOT" at Jaffa, and covers cancelled by Khedival Mail Line cachets (11, three with Egypt stamps) for the S.S Fouadien, Rashid, Taif, Boulac or Bilbeis, most of these philatelic but a 1930 "Bilbeis" cover franked 1 1/2pi to London clearly commercial. (15). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCyprus maritime mail |
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Lot 1007 - Cyprus maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryPaquebots. 1927-65 Covers and cards with Paquebot handstamps of Limassol (4), Larnaca (3) or Famagusta (5), undated postcard of S.S "Lamartine" with 1924-28 1pi cancelled "PAQUEBOT" of Beirut, 1927 cover with 1924-28 3£4pi pair tied by Port Said Paquebot datestamps, and 1938 postcard of the R.M.S "Letitia" with Coronation 3£4pi pair cancelled by Toulon Paquebot datestamp. Also a 1937 "Cyprus Mail" with a P.O notice giving sailing dates from Cyprus. (16). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCyprus maritime mail |
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Lot 1006 - Cyprus maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1942 Cover to Alexandria per S.S "Fouadieh" franked 2pi cancelled blue circular "CUSTOMS / FAMAGUSTA" containing the royal arms, the reverse with two further strikes and a handstamp of the Collector of Customs certifying the envelope contained shipping documents relating to the cargo and crew of the "Fouadieh". Also the reverse of a 1941 envelope with 1 1/2pi and 2 1/2pi pair cancelled by similar "CUSTOMS / LIMASSOL" cachets and endorsed "Seen, ships documents", and a commercial cover to London with KGVI 1/2pi, 1pi cancelled "KHEDIVIAL MAIL LINE / S.S FOUADIEH". A very unusual trio, the scarce £Customs£ cancels both ex Cruttwell. (3). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCyprus maritime mail |
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 Lot 1001 - Cyprus maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryQV Stamps (11, including 2 1/2d Cyprus overprint) and KEVII stamps (11) cancelled in Alexandria by the diamond shaped retta of dots (18) or the very scarce small rectangular retta of dots (4), applied to mail posted at sea and received uncancelled in Egypt. A fine and scarce group. (22). Photo on Page 141. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCyprus maritime mail |
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 Lot 1002 - Cyprus maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryQV-KGVI Stamps (63) and pieces (7) with various maritime cancels including Austrian Lloyd c.d.s on QV or KEVII stamps (4, one "ORANO / OE LLOYD"), oval "COL VAP DA / BERUTTI", double ring Sea Post Office Cyprus c.d.s (10, two on Egypt), various Khedival Mail Line cachets, QV 1/2pi with oval Greek cachet of the £Cypriot Steamship Co£ and QV 1pi on piece with superb £Knotts Prince Line Larnaca Agency£ cancel with a central flag (these two illustrated in The Cyprus Handbook), Paquebots, also "942" cancel of Larnaca on Russian Levant 10k or Turkey 20pa on piece, etc. (70). Photo on Page 141. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCyprus maritime mail |
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Lot 1003 - Cyprus maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1909 G.B 1d Postal stationery envelope from London to Cyprus backstamped with a superb "SEA POST OFFICE / CYPRUS" double ring c.d.s (May 5), an early use of this scarce datestamp. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCyprus maritime mail |
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Lot 227 - great britain postal history maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryPaquebots. 1902-2005 Covers and cards with various Paquebots, the majority mounted in an F.G Warwick album, useful earlier items noted from Cardiff, Greenock and Plymouth, most however post WW2, many philatelic. (120). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historygreat britain postal history maritime mail |
