Great Britain 1864 1/- deep green Victoria Bath to USA Double Rate Cover
Cover franked with 1/- deep green Victoria (SG 89, Plate 1), tied to cover by Bath 53 duplex (Feb 9), to Philadelphia, United States, red handstruck "48" and a red manuscript "42" indicating the British share of the postage for overseas delivery, London c.d.s. transit backstamp, the stamps with lovely colour, an exceptional quality cover.
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Great Britain 1865 Liverpool to Eckernförde Schleswig Folded 3x3d Cover
Folded cover, franked with pair and single 3d (S.G. 26), tied by Liverpool 466 duplex (9 October), to Eckernförde, Schleswig, endorsed "via Belgium", circular "P.D." in red, neatly-struck blue "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" double-circle, backstamped with London transit, light filing folds, a most attractive cover and scarce franking, sent a year after the Treaty of Vienna ceded the Danish Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Saxe-Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria.
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Great Britain 1865 Liverpool to Eckernforde Schleswig via Hamburg 9d Cover
Folded letter, franked with 9d bistre, Plate 2, tied by neatly-struck Liverpool 466 duplex (17 May), to Eckernforde, Schleswig, endorsed "via Hamburg" in manuscript,with London transit (18 May), dual Hamburg oval and "St. P.A. Hamburg" c.d.s. backstamps (19 May), filing folds, an attractive and uncommon franking.
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Great Britain 1867 6d Pair Folded Cover Liverpool to Schleswig via London
Folded cover, franked with 6d deep lilac horizontal pair (Plate 6), positions BE-BF, tied by Liverpool duplex (11 March), to Eckenforde, Schleswig, with blue Aachen transit , London transit backstamp (12 March), and Eckernforde arrival backstamp (14 March), filing folds, else fine.
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Great Britain 1867 Artist George Hayter Signed Cover London to Paris France
Cover franked with 4d vermilion, plate 8, tied by London "NW/8" duplex, to Paris, France, with Angl. Amb. Calais entry mark on front (14 March), same-day Paris c.d.s. arrival backstamp, imprint on back flap of the Principal Painter Ordinary, signed "G. Hayter" at lower left, light edge creases, scarce. Sir George Hayter was an English painter, appointed as Principal Painter Orindary by Queen Victoria, on the death of Sir David Wilkie, and knighted in 1841. Hayter is known for his historic and royal portraiture, including the State Portrait of Queen Victoria, as well as several scenes of the Coronation in 1838.
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Great Britain 1869 Newcastle to Goteborg Sweden 6d Mauve Folded Cover FL
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 6d mauve (Plate 8), tied by superbly-truck Newcastle-On-Tyne duplex (Dc 21), to Goteborg, Sweden, endorsed "Ostend" in manuscript at upper left, handstamped wih red "3d" and circular "PD", the former indicating the British Post Office' share of the postag, a lovely-quality cover to an uncommon destination.
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