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;) | MALTA postal history 1871 cover marked "via Messina" to Naples with GB QV 1d Plate 121, 3d Plate 5 pmk'd Malta "A25" duplex dated A/FE 21 71. £120 |
;) | A44, Jamaica postmark on QV 1d Keyplate (SG.27), toning. £2 |
;) | A52, Jamaica postmark on QV ½d CC wmk (SG.7a). £3 |
;) | A52, Jamaica postmark on QV 5d CC wmk (SG.12). £4 |
;) | A52, Jamaica postmark on QV 4d (SG.22b). £5 |
;) ;) | TRIPOLI, Barbary Coast to France, MALTA postal history 1878 entire on Emile de Testa printed paper written headed in French "Tripoli 17 Mai 1878" to Paris, France taken to Malta with GB QV 2½d rosy-mauve Plate 10 pmk'd "A25" duplex dated C/MY 20 78 arriving 24 MAI 78. £185 |
;) ;) | UPU MALTA to non-UPU Melbourne, VICTORIA, Australia postal history 1890 opened to display cover showing HUDDART, PARKER & Cos.. LINE printed sender's flap to Huddart-Parker & Co, Melbourne, Australia with QV 4d brown pmk'd Malta "A25" duplex dated H/SP 11 90, b/stamped Brindisi (13-9) and Melbourne (OC 16). Malta joined the UPU on JY 1 1875 but Australia did not become a member until OC 1 1891. £180 |
;) ;) | MALTA (5d rate) to Tokyo, JAPAN postal history 1883 printed sender's flap cover to Basil Hall Chamberlain, Tengin Dani, Tokyo, Japan with 2 copies GB QV 2½d blue Plate 23 pmk'd Malta "A25" duplex dated B/JA 25 83 showing arrival cancel on address panel, b/stamped at Brindisi, Siracusa, and Yokohama. Ex Michael Lewis. This is the only recorded 5d rate cover to Japan (normal rate being 4d). £280 |
;) | MALTA to Gothenburg, SWEDEN postal history 1878 cover marked "via Italy" and "via Stettin & Berlin" to Georgine Nordenskjorg, Gothenburg, Sweden with GB QV 2½d rosy-mauve Plate 12 pmk'd Malta "A25" duplex dated C/DE 16 78, b/stamped 30/12/1878 arrival, rare destination. £250 |
;) | MALTA to Helsingor, DENMARK postal history 1885 unsealed printed rate cover to Helsingor, Denmark with QV ½d green tied Malta "A25" duplex dated D/DE 31 85, backstamped Helsingor 7/1 arrival, opened at right with enclosed visiting card from the Chancelier du Consulat de France (text on reverse). £275 |
;) | V.R. ORMIDHIA, Cyprus postmark (T.21) in blue on KGV ½pi MCA wmk (SG.75b). £140 |
;) | V.R. VASSA, Cyprus postmark (T.21) on KE7 ½pi CA wmk (SG.50). £80 |
;) | V.R. VASSA, Cyprus postmark (T.21) on KE7 2pi CA wmk (SG.53). £90 |
;) | V.R. MESS A OREA No.1, Cyprus postmark (T.21) on 1902 KE7 1pi CA wmk (SG.52). £90 |
;) | GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Island postmark in purple dated 1892 on Jamaica QV ½d OFFICIAL 17-17½mm long (SG.Z14, Cat.£1400). £400 |
;) | A06 (large), BRITISH HONDURAS postmark on 1856 GB QV 6d lilac (SG.Z3, Cat.£375). £240 |
;) | A33 used CHAPLETON, Jamaica postmark on QV 4d red-orange CA wmk (SG.22, Cat.£22), some trimmed perfs. £4 |
;) | A10 used GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark (PML.5) in red on 1882 QV 1d drab (SG.39). £48 |
;) | A10 used KINSTOWN, St. Vincent postmark (PML.4) on 1869 QV 4d yellow (SG.12, Cat.£160). £40 |
;) | Mail to the "U.S.S. Michigan" (Fenian Raids/Canada), MALTA postal history 1872 cover marked "Via Italy & Germany" to a U.S. Naval Lieutenant on the U.S.S. Michigan, Erie, Pennsylvania with GB QV 1d, 3d, 6d pmk'd Malta "A25" duplex dated B/NO 18 72 showing London Paid (NO 26) but without arrival backstamps, small corner fault. U.S.S. Michigan was the first iron-hulled ship in the U.S. Navy and was built in response to the British Government arming two steamers in response to the Canadian rebellion in the late 1830's and operated on the Great Lakes out of Erie, Pennsylvania. Irish immigrants in the Fenian Brotherhood, after the American Civil War, saw their opportunity to attack the British Empire at their weakest point on the borders with Canada, and seize a sufficient portion of Canada to form a belligerent government recognised by the United States. In early June 1866, 850 Fenians led by Col. John O'Neill crossed the Niagara River. Battles with Canadian Volunteer Forces and British regiments were fought at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, and with some 2,000 to 3,000 re-inforcements unable to cross from Buffalo the raid was effectively over. In 1866 the 'Michigan' intercepted and interned the army of the Fenian Brotherhood as it returned from its invasion of Canada near Buffalo. £625 |