Great Britain, 1779 (Jul. 28) Kingston, Jamaica to Lancaster, England. Folded letter datelined "Kingston 28th July 1779" from William Smellie to Anthony Baldwin, endorsed "p favr of Capt. Goad" at lower left, "LIVER / POOL" two-line handstamp on flap with manuscript "3" pence due rating for 2d inland postage plus 1d ship fee, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
The LIVER / POOL two-line handstamp (LL33) was...
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #2054 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Lot #2055 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1792 (May 6) Grenada to Glasgow, Scotland via Liverpool. Datelined folded letter carried by private ship to Liverpool, entered mails with two-line "Liverpool / Ship" handstamp (LL603 / S1) and manuscript "2d." pence ship rating, manuscript "11" pence rating for 9d inland plus the 2d ship fee, clean and Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2056 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1811 (Jun. 8) Demerara, British Guiana To Liverpool, England. Datelined folded letter endorsed "pr. Mary", carried by private ship, entered mails with "Ship-Letter Liverpool" crown oval handstamp and manuscript "8" pence double-weight ship letter rating, Very Fine and scarce origin.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #2057 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1847 (May 8) Liverpool, England to Verviers, Belgium. Light blue datelined folded letter with "Forwarded by Harnden & Co. Liverpool" illustrated ship oval handstamp, reverse with Liverpool (5.8), red London (5.10) and Verviers (5.12) backstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2058 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1851 (Oct. 4) Liverpool, England to Quebec, Canada. Folded letter bearing G.B. 1d red, two 2d blue, 1s green, margins to cut in, all tied by strike of "466" oval grid cancels for the prepaid 1s5d British packet rate, Liverpool (10.4) backstamp, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line America departing Oct. 4th to Boston arriving Oct. 17th, docketed as received Oct. 19th, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #2059 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1854 (Dec. 13) Kirkintulloch, Scotland to Durham, Canada West. Cover bearing G.B. 6d purple embossed, margins to just in, tied by oval grid cancel for prepayment of the 6d Canadian packet rate, reverse with Kirkintulloch (12.13), Glasgow (12.13)and Liverpool (12.14) backstamps, carried by Collins Line Atlantic departing Dec. 18th to New York arriving Dec. 31st, overland to Canada with "1d" pence and "2½" cents...
Lot #2060 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1854 (Dec.) Buenos Aires, Argentina to Paris, France via Liverpool. Cover carried by South America & General Steam Navigation Co. Imperador to Liverpool arriving Jan. 4th, green "South-Amern. Packet, 'A', Liverpool, 4 JA 1855" transit backstamp, red London (1.5) backstamp with matching "Colonies &c. Art. 13." framed handstamp, manuscript "1/9" 1s9d debit rating, red Calais (1.5) entry cds with black "15"...
Lot #2061 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1856 (May 24) Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, England. Blue folded letter with partial "Demerara, MY 25 1856" backstamp, red London (6.14) backstamp and manuscript "2/" shilling rating, experimental "Liverpool, JU 15 1856" datestamp with dotted arc, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Liverpool experimented with a cancellation in which the name and arcs consisted of small holes made by...
Lot #2062 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1857, 1858 South America to Liverpool, England. Two folded letters with dotted Liverpool double-arc datestamps, 1857 with Demerara (8.25) and London (9.14) backstamps, Liverpool (9.14) arrival cds, manuscript "2/-" shilling due rating for double packet rate, 1858 with Rio de Janeiro (5.14) and London (6.13) backstamps, Liverpool (6.14) arrival cds, manuscript "1/-" shilling due rating for single packet rate, a Very...
Lot #2063 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1862 (Nov. 25) London, England to Montpellier, France. Blue folded letter with blue London (11.25) origin backstamp and "Too-Late G.P.O." circular handstamp, bearing G.B. 4d vermilion tied by bold strike of "10" in grid cancel, red "PD" in circle and small "D" handstamps, perfect bold strike of "Liverpool / Exempt Ship" two-line handstamp, Calais (11.26) entry cds, partial Montpellier (11.27) arrival...
Lot #2064 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1862 (Dec. 5) Liverpool, England to Lille, France. Blue folded letter bearing 4d red (80) tied by neat "Liverpool, 5 DE 62" duplex, red London (12.6) backstamp, matching red "PD" circular handstamp obliterated by rare "50" grid inland office cancel and matching "Insufficiently / Prepaid", Lille (12.6), "12" decimes due rating handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2065 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1865 (Sep. 18) Vienna, Austria to Liverpool, England. Folded letter bearing 5kr and 10kr (two, one on back) tied by red "Recommandirt 18/9 1885" cds, red Prussia Registered (9.21) cds, Liverpool (9.22) arrival backstamp, red "Registered" crown handstamp and matching framed "P.D." handstamp, various ms. ratings; 10kr on back with small tear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2066 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1868 (Jun. 16) Liverpool, England to Piura, Peru. Blue folded letter bearing G.B. 2s blue, plate 1 tied by "Liverpool, 16 JU 68" duplex, red London (6.17) transit backstamp, carried by RMSPC from Southampton Jun. 17th to Panama, "Panama, A, JY 7 68" transit cds, then by Pacific Steam packet to Paita, straightline "Paita" with manuscript "10 C" due rating for inland postage to Piura, Very Fine.
...
Lot #2067 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1789-1849, Liverpool Transatlantic Ship Mail. Mounted exhibit collection balance of 29 covers including 1789 New York to London with "Liverpool / Ship" two-line handstamp, 1790 New Glasgow Va. to Ayr, N. Britain with "Liverpool / Ship" two-line handstamp; various "Ship Lre, Liverpool" crown handstamps on 1800 Saybrook Ct. to London and 1802 New Haven Ct. to Derby, various "Ship Letter, Liverpool" crown handstamps on...
Lot #2068 - British Commonwealth great britain - foreign mail usages
Great Britain, 1816-1906 Liverpool Postal History. Group of 24 covers and post cards mostly to Europe, some better include 1816 Liverpool to Portugal, 1826 Liverpool to Hamburg, 1853 Liverpool bearing 2d blue pair and 1s green embossed on cover to Rome, 1854 Liverpool to Malta by French packet, 1855 Liverpool to Switzerland, 1894 Liverpool with ½d to Sierra Leone; 1870 Liverpool to Bolivia with 6d, 1s, 1822 Trinidad to London with "...
Lot #2069 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1858-60 Hand Illustrated Cover Front Correspondence. Six skillfully rendered pen designs of Women, Children & Men Scenes incorporating petite cut 1d red stamps ingeniously into the various designs, four used from London to the Bourke family in Ireland, includes two unused, Very Fine for these.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #2070 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1876 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover Front. Pen and watercolor design depicting Man in Colorful Medieval Dress Holding Card incorporating address in card, franked with 1d red tied by "Lombard St, Ja 4, 76" duplex postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2071 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1878 Hand Illustrated Cover. Humorous caricature pen design depicting Wine Bottle Pleading Mercy From Corkscrew, addressed to Sydney, Australia franked with 4d yellow green pair tied by "Lowestoft, Jy 31, 78" duplex postmarks; some cover edge wear and flaws slightly affecting right stamp, F.-V.F., a rare overseas usage of a 19th century illustrated cover, illustrated in Bodily et al British...
Lot #2072 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1891 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover Front. Pen and watercolored design depicting Monkey Playing Oboe incorporating stamp and address panel as music sheet, franked with 1d lilac tied by "Blackburn, No 22, 91" duplex postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2073 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1893 Hand Illustrated Cover. Humorous caricature pen design depicting Short Well Dressed Man in Top Hat with stamp incorporated into hat, franked with 1d lilac tied by "Five-Ways Birmingham, Oc 20, 93" duplex postmark; some cover edge wear and a few tone spots, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2074 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1898 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Pen and watercolor design depicting Line of Bellboys with Army Officer Alongside, on oversized cover franked with 2½d lilac on blue tied by "London, Sp 20, 98" postmark; some slight toning, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2075 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1903 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Elaborate multicolored pen design depicting Swan with patchwork sun in background, franked with 1d red tied by "Southampton, 2 Jy, 03" cds, with original matching illustrated card enclosure depicting Pegasus in patchwork quilt design, both initialed "WDC" (W.D. Coxwell); small cover corner repair at top left, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2076 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular and official issues
Great Britain, 1707 (Aug. 19) Folded Letter To Chelsea, England. Showing "Payd Peny Post, P, TU" dockra (RL type 238) postmark; some flaws including taped flap tear, Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2077 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular and official issues
Great Britain, 1840, 1d black. Plate 7, letters EC, ample to large margins, tied by red Maltese cross cancel on folded letter to Wymondham, reverse with London "Au-13, 1840" postmark, letter datelined from Lincoln's Inn, Very Fine, with 2001 R.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 1.
SG No. 2; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2078 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular and official issues
Great Britain, 1840, 1d black. Plate 2, lettered QE, four full to large margins, tied by red Maltese cross cancel on May 9th folded letter from London to Sheffield, May 9th backstamp; horizontal fold and filing hole at top left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A RARE THIRD DAY MAY 9TH 1840 USE FROM LONDON.
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