Malta: 1741 entire to Lisbon, Portugal without postal markings, fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 2,250 lots, featuring the remarkable Mike Phelan collection of Persian Gulf; the exceptional ‘Tuanjai’ collection of Fiji; a further offering from the outstanding ‘Moore & Moore’ collection of Gibraltar; British East Africa stamps and cancellations from the fine collection of Michael Ensor CMG, OBE; Egypt including fascinating material gathered by the late Stanley Horesh; the Frank Deakin collection of British Empire; India and States with the fine ‘Hambledon’ collection of Bundi; the unusual Peter Clough collection of German poster stamps and the second part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL
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Lot #1659 - british empire and foreign countries malta - postal history
Lot #1660 - british empire and foreign countries malta - postal history
Malta: 1779 letter written in Latin, sent from the Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan and bearing a fine wafer seal of the Grand Master, fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1661 - british empire and foreign countries malta - postal history
Malta: Disinfected mail, 1795, 1798, two entire letters to Malta, without postal markings, each with disinfection slit and signs of fumigation.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1662 - british empire and foreign countries malta - postal history
Malta: 1810 (Dec. 27) printed letter headed “WARRANT/TO THOMAS FYERS Esq. Deputy Pay-Master General/BY Lieutenant GENERAL HILDEBRAND OAKES, Commanding His MAJESTY’s Forces in the Islands of MALTA and GOZO”, regarding payment to a Soldier in the Royal Malta Infantry. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1663 - british empire and foreign countries malta - postal history
Malta: 1837 (Nov. 15) entire to Marseilles, bearing fine straight line “MALTA POST OFFICE”, boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER”, overstruck by Marseilles receiving mark. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1664 - british empire and foreign countries malta - postal history
Malta: Military mail, 1842 (Sept. 19) large part cover to London, endorsed “From No 451 Daniel McNamara, Corporal, 88th Regiment” and countersigned by the commanding officer, bearing “MALTA/PAID” datestamp (MPC-1a) and London receiving mark. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1665 - british empire and foreign countries malta - postal history
Malta: Great Britain used in Malta: 1855-57 4d. rose on thick unglazed paper (unlisted by S.G.), a wing-margined example with inverted Large Garter watermark, used with a neat upright “MALTA/OC 15/56” c.d.s. cancellation, the date slug error with inverted “9” forming the date “56” instead of “59”, with a part red obliteration at foot, fine and rare. B.P.A. certificate (2008). S.G. Z47 var. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
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