France 1874 Three-Color Double Rate FL Cover Paris to Santiago de Chile
Folded cover, franked with 30c brown pair, 80c rose pair, and 40c "Siege" issue, tied to cover by "26" Paris star of the Gare du Nord, with corresponding c.d.s. (31 Jan), to Santiago de Chile, red boxed "P.P." and blue-two line "Voie de Southampton / Voie de Panama", 80c pair further tied by red London PAID transit (2 Feb), red "25" Chilean tax mark at lower left, denoting the fee from Valparaiso to Santiago, no backstamps, adhesives with chiefly bright colour, small tear at left of 40c, a rare and most attractive entire paying the double rate to the Pacific Coast of South America; with 1998 von der Weid certificate. (Yvert 38, 56, 57)
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Great Britain 1804 Alexandria Egypt ISLE OF WIGHT SHIP LETTER Stampless Cover FL
1804, stampless folded letter, datelined Alexandria, to London, endorsed at lower left "per ship Hero / Cap Cole", particularly fine strike of Crown oval "SHIP LRE / ISLE OF WIGHT" (Robertson type S1), charged "11" in manuscript, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (Feb 1), a choice example of this difficult strike, rare in such quality.
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Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready Cover Maltese Cross London to Dorset “May Date”
1840, 1d Mulready envelope, postmarked with ideal red Maltese Cross, London (May 21) despatch backstamp, to Sherborne, Dorset, a lovely and scarce May usage with tremendous visual appeal.
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Great Britain 1840 MAY 6 Stampless FL Arbroath to Edinburgh Scotland SFL Penny Black
Stampless folded letter, with contents, rated "1" and endorsed "Paid", neatly struck boxed ARBROATH marking dated MAY 6, the day of issue of the Penny Black, to Edinburgh, with next-day receiver struck on front, an exceptional quality cover and lovely introductory item to a Great Britain collection.
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Great Britain 1856 London to St. Gallen Switzerland Embossed Franking w/Late Fee Cover
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Great Britain S.G. 111 (1867) 9d pale straw Victoria Margin Block of 4 CDS Used
9d pale straw Queen Victoria, plate 4, upper margin block of four, lettered AA-BB, showing current number "239" in margin, four crisp cancellations of Seething Lane B.O. (February 23), a dramatic block with tremendous visual appeal, fine and rare.
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