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Lot 39

5,895.00 CAD

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1854 (September 29), registered cover from Liverpool to Willemstad, Holland, prepaid at the 1s7d rate (1s1d postage plus 6d registration),

1854 (September 29), registered cover from Liverpool to Willemstad, Holland, prepaid at the 1s7d rate (1s1d postage plus 6d registration), franked with strip of three 1d red-brown, Plate 195, 2d pale blue, Plate 4, and four-margin 1sh green, the 2sh and 1d cancelled by Liverpool '466' numerals, the strip placed at lower left, initially uncancelled in Liverpool and subsequently cancelled with manuscript cross, struck with London Crown registration marking, with London tombstone (30 Nov) datestamp at right, reverse with Liverpool (29 Nov) and Willemstad (12 Dec) backstamps, an extremely attractive registered cover and rare mixed franking, exceptional visual appeal; with 2021 BPA certificate.

Lot 40

95.00 CAD

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1904 (May 13), British Post Office Salonica to Leeds, registered cover, franked with 80pa on 5p King Edward VII, tied by clear British Post

1904 (May 13), British Post Office Salonica to Leeds, registered cover, franked with 80pa on 5p King Edward VII, tied by clear British Post Office Salonica c.d.s. (13 May), London transit backstamp, with Leeds arrival c.d.s. struck on front (17 May) and back, with full red wax seal on reverse, a fresh and attractive registered usage from the Levant, very fine.

Lot 41

395.00 CAD

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British Postal Agency at Vigo, Spain, folded cover to London, rated “4/8” in black, struck with a neatly-applied VIGO double

British Postal Agency at Vigo, Spain, folded cover to London, rated “4/8” in black, struck with a neatly-applied VIGO double split-ring (30 May) of the British Postal Agency, with London arrival c.d.s. (4 Jun) on reverse, filing folds, yet a fine example of this scarce agency marking. The British consular offices at Vigo, together with those at Lisbon, Cádiz, and Corunna, handled outward British mails by sea; from 1837, a Peninsular Steam Navigation Co. contract provided weekly sailings linking Falmouth (later Southampton) with Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cádiz, and Gibraltar.

Lot 42

SG 73

325.00 CAD

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Great Britain, 1860 (February 18), London to Jerez, Spain, double-rate overseas cover, routed via Paris and Madrid, franked with a pale

Great Britain, 1860 (February 18), London to Jerez, Spain, double-rate overseas cover, routed via Paris and Madrid, franked with a pale green 1s issue, tied by London “18” numeral, struck with red circular “P.D.” handstamp on front, manuscript endorsement "via Paris y Madrid", the reverse bearing boxed London datestamp (18 Feb) and Jerez arrival c.d.s. (27 Feb), light folds and minor handling wear as expected, overall fine and attractive.