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;) ;) ;) ;) | The "42" Kolkata cover from Prince Alfred, Royal Visit to Ceylon 1870, a unique exhibition item 1870 cover with spectacular four colour Royal Coat-of-Arms printed flap posted by Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (second son of Queen Victoria born 6 August 1844 and first member of the British Royal family to visit Ceylon) to his eminent friend Dr. Joseph Fayrer C.S.S., 42 Chowringhe Road, Calcutta with QV 1/- reddish lilac tied COLOMBO AP 18 70 duplex paying the double short-lived (1868-1870) 6d rate to India, reverse Galle transit and Calcutta STEAMER LETTER AP 27 70 arrival. (Ceylon was ceded to the British Empire in 1815 and when the Prince arrived March 30 1870 thousands of chiefs, headsman and ordinary people flocked to Colombo. On the day after arrival a grand reception was hosted by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and thereafter the Prince made excursions to elephant kraals with gatherings of 10,000 people or more, went elk hunting, elephant shooting, and was lavishly dined throughout, even with gold plates and gold cutlery encrusted with rubies, emeralds and pearls. Prince Alfred, Honorary President 1890-1900 of what is now the Royal Philatelic Society, was the first serious stamp collector in the royal family and it is thought that he encouraged his nephew, later KGV, to collect stamps. Prince Alfred sold his collection to his brother King Edward VII, who shared his enthusiasm, who in turn gave it to his son King George V, and keenly expanded by the latter the two collections became the basis of what is now the Royal Philatelic collection. Sir Joseph Fayrer (1824-1907) was an English physician noted for his writings on medicine and particularly the treatment of venomous Indian snakebites. In 1847 he was appointed medical officer on H.M.S. Victory and in 1869 accompanied Prince Alfred, as his physician, on his grand tour of India. In 1901 he was appointed Physician Extraordinary to King Edward VII. Eastern India's tallest project, The "42", an iconic 62 storey tower with luxury apartments is planned for 42B Chowringhee Road. £18500 |
;) ;) | BELVEDERE CAMP, Southern Rhodesia postal history 1944 stampless "On Active Service" censored cover to Sqdn. Ldr. E. G. Brant, R.A.F. Station, Warboys, Huntingdonshire with BELVEDERE CAMP 9 AUG 44 d/ring, Crowned RHODESIAN/OFFICIAL FREE/AIR TRAINING GROUP cachet. Sender Briant K.A., R.A.T.G. Salisbury. £95 |
;) ;) ;) | VICTORIA postal history 1875 cover to Edinburgh with QV 9d pmk'd Geelong "2" duplex dated JY 13 75, sender's printed flap and Edinburgh SP 13 75 arrival backstamp. The "Ceylon" went aground and broke her shaft on her outward leg. £150 |
;) ;) ;) | VICTORIA postal history 1875 cover to London with QV 6d, 1/- pmk'd Melbourne SE 7 75 duplex, sender's printed flap, some soiling etc. £120 |
;) | CHAPLAINS OFFICE 2 BLACK WATCH, British Guiana postal history 1955 unused OHMS foolscap cover with OHMS label added pmk'd F.P.O.955 cds dated */9 MY 55 with handstruck purple cachet CERTIFIED OFFICIAL/9 MAY 1955/CHAPLAINS OFFICE/2 BLACK WATCH to The Chief Staff Chaplain, Berkeley Square, London. T+H handbook Pages 246-247 record use for the F.P.O. 955 cds for period OC 23 53 to JY 10 54 £65 |
;) ;) | FIELD POST OFFICE 616, British Guiana postal history 1956 use og GB QV 2½d PSE pmk'd 10 JY 56 to Totnes, Devon, with reverse showing serving address of "D" Company, 1dt D.C.L.I., BFPO 9, some soiling. T+H pages 246-247 record use from MR 24 54 to AU 15 59 £15 |
;) ;) | FIELD POST OFFICE 616, British Guiana postal history 1957 GB QE2 2½d PSE pmk'd 6 FE 57 to Totnes, Devon with senders serving address on reverse of 1st D.C.L.I. BFPO 9. T+H Pages 246-247 records use from MR 24 54 to AU 15 59 £20 |
;) ;) | FIELD POST OFFICE 243, British Guiana postal history 1964 airmail cover to London with GB QE2 3d pmk'd ?/25 AP 64, reverse sender's serving address of 1st Batt Queens Own Buffs. T+H page 247 records use for period SP 21 63 to MY ?? 66 £20 |
;) ;) | NATAL postal history 1880 cover with part damaged flap showing part "ROYAL RIFLES" printed crest with QV 6d pmk'd "1" numeral with 27 12 1880 despatch to Ripley House, Ripley, Surrey with handstruck red circled "A" (railway marking) with Farnborough Station A/JA 25 81 and on reverse Woking Station E/JA 25 81 cds. £75 |
;) | TRANSVAAL postal history 1905 cover to Ladysmith, Natal with KE7 1d tied BRITISH ASSOCIATION JOHANNESBURG purple TRD dated 1 SEP 1905, light central vertical crease. £475 |
;) | BARBADOS postal history 1865 cover with rare printed sender's address of GOODRICH & HOUGH, PHOTOGRAPHERS, No. 1 BROAD STREET, Bridgetown, Barbados marked "via Colon" to McAdam, New York rated red "4" with (1d) deep blue, (4d) dull rose-red (SG.24,25) tied bootheel "1" with BARBADOS MR 11 65 despatch cds alongside, reverse ST. THOMAS MR 14 1865 transit dbl-arc. The (1d) stamp torn right through prior affixing, and cover slightly reduced at left. £280 |
;) | TRINIDAD postal history 1942 Queen's Park Hotel envelope with handstruck corrected spelling OPENED BY CENSOR No.10 (TR CH 5) with KG6 6c, 24c pmk'd P.O.S. FE 28 42, some opening tears top left. £75 |
;) ;) ;) | TOO LATE used KINGSTON, Jamaica postal history 1868 worm-eaten edged cover open most of 3 sides b/stamped Kingston C/AU 10 68 to Richard Hill, Spanish Town showing TOO LATE (TL3, LRD) and Spanish Town A/AU 11 68 clear of address panel, flap with printed blue buckled DAT CURA COMMODUM (carefulness bestows profit). The absence of adhesive or manuscript postal charge being usual on official correspondence mailed within the island. £125 |
;) ;) | NASSAU, Bahamas postal history Express Delivery cover with KGV 6d, 8d pmk'd 3 FE 36 to Meriden, Connecticut, reverse with tied "COME TO NASSAU" advertising label. Sheet format unknown. No broken sunshades or red spots adjacent woman as seen on 8 OCT 37 cover with pair of labels £60 |
;) ;) | 564 used NAAUWPOORT, Cape of Good Hope postal history dated C/OC 29 95 on QV 1d Post Card to Cartographers in Edinburgh. £36 |
;) ;) | CAPE-TOWN, Cape of Good Hope postal history (SQC) dated JY 2 83 on 1d within city cover, middle top opening tear, JACOT & PRILLEVITZ printed sender's flap. £4 |
;) ;) ;) | BULWER, Natal postal history printed green flap with King's Crown/NP/NONGQAI of the Native Police on KE7 1d rate cover to Miss Jeune, South Hampstead, London dated AU 8 10. Fort Nongqai, situated on the outskirts of the town of Eshowe, was built to serve as the headquarters of the Zululand Native Police. This small force was established in 1883 to serve as a bodyguard to the then Resident Commissioner Sir Melmoth Osborne. The small force, initially just 50 men, was known to the Zulus as nongqai and hence the fort was given the name Fort Nongqai. £75 |
;) ;) | HAENERTSBURG, Transvaal postal history 18 APR 05 on KE7 1d PSE to Pietersburg, reverse very fine sender's cachet. £8 |
;) ;) | 284 used OUDTSHOORN, Cape of Good Hope postal history dated NO 16 84 on 3 x 2d cover. £40 |
;) ;) | GRANTS TOWN, Bahamas postal history 1930 cover from "MASON THE FLORIST" with enclosure with pressed flora and stuck-down petals addressed to Cambridge, Massachusetts with 2 x 3d Staircase (SG.77) and decorative "WE TELEGRAPH FLOWERS" advertising label all tied by GRANTS TOWN */FE 10 30 (Type 5) cds. £280 |