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;) | DINGLI, Malta postmark AM/NO 10 13 on KE7 1d (SG.49). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £80 |
;) | CURMI, Malta postmark AM/AU 24 01 on QV ½d (SG.20), corner perf. fault. Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £48 |
;) | CURMI, Malta postmark AM/FE 15 01 on QV ½d (SG.20). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £60 |
;) | MELLEHA, Malta postmark A/FE 12 02 on QV ½d (SG.20). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £18 |
;) | MELLEHA, Malta postmark A/JA 10 01 on QV 1d (SG.22). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £14 |
;) | TOBAGO to James MacQueen, founder Royal Mail Steam Packet Company 1843 entire from A. McDougall to James MacQueen, 38 Kensington Square, London with TOBAGO FE 2 1843 fleuron rated 1/- showing MR 6 arrival. Contents include: "As selling out of the Steam concern, under existing circumstances, would amount almost to the total sacrifice of my 20 shares, I have, by the advice of my London friends, paid the call of £200 and continue a share holder trusting that some improvement may take place which will enable me to make a less disastrous retreat from this unfortunate speculation, the loss of £1,000 to me who has so many dependants .... " £300 |
;) | ASCIAK, Malta postal history PM/JU 10 08 (ERD), two full upr. strikes on horiz. pair ¼d Harbour, KE7 ½d with very fine COSPICUA C/JU 10 08 alongide on b/w ppc “St. Paul’s Bay” to Mrs. Cross, Sea View, Portland, Dorset. Writer mentions both Benighaza Battery (Malta) and East Weare Battery (Portland, England) £300 |
;) | "93" used KOSGODA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1886 QV 5c dull purple (SG.195), perf. fault. £5 |
;) | "72" used KATALUWA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1886 QV 5c dull purple (SG.195). £6 |
;) | "4" used BERUWALA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1886 QV 5c dull purple (SG.195). £24 |
;) | "6." used MORATUWA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1886 QV 5c dull purple (SG.195). £6 |
;) | "34" used GAMPOLA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1886 QV 5c dull purple (SG.195). £4 |
;) | "23" used CEDROS STEAMER, Trinidad numeral cancel (Type 0.6) on 1876 (1d) rose-carmine REVERSED CC wmk P.14 (SG.75bx), some thinning at top, very rare. £280 |
;) | COSPICUA (23mm), Malta postmark/cancel A/NO 4 01 on QV ½d (SG.20). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN. £10 |
;) | BIRCHIRCARA, Malta postmark/cancel A/OC 6 11 on KE7 2½d (SG.53). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £18 |
;) | SIGGIEIU, Malta postmark/cancel AM/SP 18 02 on QV ½d (SG.20). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £48 |
;) | PAULA, Malta postmark/cancel part dated PM/JA 18 -- on KGV ½d WAR TAX (SG.92). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £3 |
;) | TARXIEN, Malta postmark/cancel PM/AP 1 21 on KGV 1d (SG.73a), creased. Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £20 |
;) | NAXARO, Malta postmark/cancel AM/DE 5 02 on QV ½d (SG.20) piece. Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £75 |
;) | "95" used SLAVE ISLAND, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1885 QV 5c on 8c lilac CA wmk (SG.187), badly thinned. £3 |