Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
735 results found
Lot 1
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - VERY EARLY COVER BY NAMED PSNC STEAMER - LIMA TO CHILE "Pr Peru" CHARGED "1½" SHIP LETTER RATE: Fine 26 May 1841 EL (long and interesting contents in English ref. news from the US of the Oregon boundary dispute, ship movements, the "invasion of Santa Cruz has all turned out a humbug - nothing but a small party of... Peruvian Robbers...", etc.) from "Lima" to "Valparaiso" endorsed "Pr. [Steamer] Peru" with a fine large "CALLAO" hs & matching "FRANCA" hs on the front, charged "1½" (reis; the incoming Chilean Foreign Ship Letter charge payable to the PSNC). One of only three recorded ship-named covers sent by PSNC prior to the introduction of the ships' handstamps. [Illust. in PSNC, p.30 & in the RPSL display booklet p.6.] Cross Reference : CHILE, PERU
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 1
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - VERY EARLY COVER BY NAMED PSNC STEAMER - LIMA TO CHILE "Pr Peru" CHARGED "1½" SHIP LETTER RATE: Fine 26 May 1841 EL (long and interesting contents in English ref. news from the US of the Oregon boundary dispute, ship movements, the "invasion of Santa Cruz has all turned out a humbug - nothing but a small party of... Peruvian Robbers...", etc.) from "Lima" to "Valparaiso" endorsed "Pr. [Steamer] Peru" with a fine large "CALLAO" hs & matching "FRANCA" hs on the front, charged "1½" (reis; the incoming Chilean Foreign Ship Letter charge payable to the PSNC). One of only three recorded ship-named covers sent by PSNC prior to the introduction of the ships' handstamps. [Illust. in PSNC, p.30 & in the RPSL display booklet p.6.] Cross Reference : CHILE, PERU
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 2
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - OFFICIAL POST OFFICE RECEIPTS FOR MAILS BY THE STEAMER "PERU" MOSTLY WITH "LIMA" STRAIGHT LINE MARKS: 5 June 1845 separate partly printed "REPUBLICA PERUANA ADMINISTRATION DE CORREOS [de Islay]" receipt for 52 letters received from the "Vapor Peru" [illust. in PSNC, p.124]; plus bundle (bound with string) of 15 similar April 1845 P.O. receipts mostly with "LIMA" hs at the top and 2 additionally endorsed "Vapor Peru" at top (relating to mails from various different towns). Rare group in mainly very fine condition. (16 receipts) Cross Reference : PERU
Estimate: £150Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 2
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - OFFICIAL POST OFFICE RECEIPTS FOR MAILS BY THE STEAMER "PERU" MOSTLY WITH "LIMA" STRAIGHT LINE MARKS: 5 June 1845 separate partly printed "REPUBLICA PERUANA ADMINISTRATION DE CORREOS [de Islay]" receipt for 52 letters received from the "Vapor Peru" [illust. in PSNC, p.124]; plus bundle (bound with string) of 15 similar April 1845 P.O. receipts mostly with "LIMA" hs at the top and 2 additionally endorsed "Vapor Peru" at top (relating to mails from various different towns). Rare group in mainly very fine condition. (16 receipts) Cross Reference : PERU
Estimate: £150 ×
Lot 3
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - FREE MAIL TO USA - TO CONGRESSMAN WITH BLUE WILMINGTON "FREE" & "SHIP" HS'S OR WITH PANAMA FAC: 15 June 1848 EL (ref. sending $500 to the writer's aging father; ex "Abraham Wendell") from "Payta" to Congressman "Hiram Belcher" in Washington DC having fine blue "SHIP", "FREE" & "WILMINGTON/N.C." (cds) marks. Also 14 May 1852 EL from "Paita" to San Francisco (endorsed as recd on 16 June) without any postal marks except for a very fine small red triple-oval "COVA & Co./+ PANAMA +" FAC (Rowe type 1; 1851-5 in black or red) on the front; carried by the SS Lima. Rare pair of covers sent Free to the US via PSNC steamers. [First illust. in PSNC; p.88.] Cross Reference : PERU, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FREES
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 3
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - FREE MAIL TO USA - TO CONGRESSMAN WITH BLUE WILMINGTON "FREE" & "SHIP" HS'S OR WITH PANAMA FAC: 15 June 1848 EL (ref. sending $500 to the writer's aging father; ex "Abraham Wendell") from "Payta" to Congressman "Hiram Belcher" in Washington DC having fine blue "SHIP", "FREE" & "WILMINGTON/N.C." (cds) marks. Also 14 May 1852 EL from "Paita" to San Francisco (endorsed as recd on 16 June) without any postal marks except for a very fine small red triple-oval "COVA & Co./+ PANAMA +" FAC (Rowe type 1; 1851-5 in black or red) on the front; carried by the SS Lima. Rare pair of covers sent Free to the US via PSNC steamers. [First illust. in PSNC; p.88.] Cross Reference : PERU, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FREES
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 4
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - FREE(?) MAIL EX SANTIAGO TO PAST PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA IN BOGOTA BY PSNC FROM VALPARAISO; Very fine 27 Aug. 1849 EL from "Santiago de Chile" to "General D. Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera, Nueva Granada, Bogota" (Mosquera was the famous President of N. Granada 1845-49 & of Colombia at different dates from 1861; he handed over to a new President in April 1849) with very fine red oval-framed "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" and matching "FRANCA/½p" on the front, which suggests no charge for ship or Colombian postage. An unusual and famous addressee and an attractive cover. [Illust. in PSNC, p.88] Cross Reference : PERU, COLOMBIA, FREES
Estimate: £150Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 4
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - FREE(?) MAIL EX SANTIAGO TO PAST PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA IN BOGOTA BY PSNC FROM VALPARAISO; Very fine 27 Aug. 1849 EL from "Santiago de Chile" to "General D. Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera, Nueva Granada, Bogota" (Mosquera was the famous President of N. Granada 1845-49 & of Colombia at different dates from 1861; he handed over to a new President in April 1849) with very fine red oval-framed "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" and matching "FRANCA/½p" on the front, which suggests no charge for ship or Colombian postage. An unusual and famous addressee and an attractive cover. [Illust. in PSNC, p.88] Cross Reference : PERU, COLOMBIA, FREES
Estimate: £150 ×
Lot 5
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - PAIR OF "ARICA/VAPOR" COVERS - LARGE BLACK OR SMALL BLUE - BY PSNC TO COBIJA IN BOLIVIA; Fine 6 Aug./22 Oct. 1852 pair of ELs both from "Tacna" to "Cobija" with mainly very fine separate large "ARICA." and "VAPOR." or with smaller all-in-one blue "ARICA/VAPOR"; the first unusually endorsed "con 2c verduras" ("with 2 consignments? vegetables"?) & the other charged "2[r]" in pencil. Fine pair carried from Arica on the SS Bogota or Quito. [Both illust. in PSNC, p.128] (2 covers) Cross Reference : BOLIVIA
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 5
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - PAIR OF "ARICA/VAPOR" COVERS - LARGE BLACK OR SMALL BLUE - BY PSNC TO COBIJA IN BOLIVIA; Fine 6 Aug./22 Oct. 1852 pair of ELs both from "Tacna" to "Cobija" with mainly very fine separate large "ARICA." and "VAPOR." or with smaller all-in-one blue "ARICA/VAPOR"; the first unusually endorsed "con 2c verduras" ("with 2 consignments? vegetables"?) & the other charged "2[r]" in pencil. Fine pair carried from Arica on the SS Bogota or Quito. [Both illust. in PSNC, p.128] (2 covers) Cross Reference : BOLIVIA
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 6
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - OFFICIAL PERU POST OFFICE RECEIPTS FOR MAILS BY STEAMERS WITH VARIED "VAPOR" MARKS; 1852/55 group of seven partly printed "REPUBLICA PERUANA ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS" receipts for letters sent to/from various towns. Inc. 5 with v.fine handstruck "VAPOR" marks (blue diamond-framed, blue boxed (2), plain blue or large black boxed of Lima/Tacna/Paita. All fit well on album pages. [Some illust. in PSNC, pp.125/127] (7 receipts)
Estimate: £150Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 6
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - OFFICIAL PERU POST OFFICE RECEIPTS FOR MAILS BY STEAMERS WITH VARIED "VAPOR" MARKS; 1852/55 group of seven partly printed "REPUBLICA PERUANA ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS" receipts for letters sent to/from various towns. Inc. 5 with v.fine handstruck "VAPOR" marks (blue diamond-framed, blue boxed (2), plain blue or large black boxed of Lima/Tacna/Paita. All fit well on album pages. [Some illust. in PSNC, pp.125/127] (7 receipts)
Estimate: £150 ×
Lot 7
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - CALLAO/VAPOR CONDOR-FRAME COVERS TO CHILE/BOLIVIA/ECUADOR INC. NEWS OF WRECK OF SS PERU; 26 July 1851 EL from Callao to Valparaiso "Pr. Vapor Chile" with an unusually fine fancy framed "[Condor]/CALLAO/VAPOR" & ms "2" rate on the front with news "We have heard of the loss of the Peru... a few days ago"; plus 23 June 18521 & 17 May 1853 ELs with the same fancy 'Condor' "CALLAO/VAPOR" marks, carried by the SS Bolivia or Santiago. Good trio sent by different PSNC steamers. [The first illust. in Doublet 1983, p.44 & in PSNC, p.87] (3 covers) Cross Reference : BOLIVIA, CHILE
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 7
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - CALLAO/VAPOR CONDOR-FRAME COVERS TO CHILE/BOLIVIA/ECUADOR INC. NEWS OF WRECK OF SS PERU; 26 July 1851 EL from Callao to Valparaiso "Pr. Vapor Chile" with an unusually fine fancy framed "[Condor]/CALLAO/VAPOR" & ms "2" rate on the front with news "We have heard of the loss of the Peru... a few days ago"; plus 23 June 18521 & 17 May 1853 ELs with the same fancy 'Condor' "CALLAO/VAPOR" marks, carried by the SS Bolivia or Santiago. Good trio sent by different PSNC steamers. [The first illust. in Doublet 1983, p.44 & in PSNC, p.87] (3 covers) Cross Reference : BOLIVIA, CHILE
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 8
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - PANAMA ROUTES - LIMA COVERS TO USA OR GB VIA PSNC. STEAMERS & THEN VIA PANAMA; 1853/4 pair of Es ex Lima to NY or Newburyport via NY by PSNC Santiago or Lima but then routed via Panama; the first with blue "6" hs & fancy "LIMA/VAPOR" scroll (latter overstruck by NY "40"), the second only having NY marks inc. "STEAMSHIP/10" in circle. Plus 1853/54 pair of "2/-" rate ELs to ex Lima to Saddleworth by PSNC Bolivia or Bogota & then via Panama. [The pair to USA illust. in PSNC, p.91] (4 covers) Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 8
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - PANAMA ROUTES - LIMA COVERS TO USA OR GB VIA PSNC. STEAMERS & THEN VIA PANAMA; 1853/4 pair of Es ex Lima to NY or Newburyport via NY by PSNC Santiago or Lima but then routed via Panama; the first with blue "6" hs & fancy "LIMA/VAPOR" scroll (latter overstruck by NY "40"), the second only having NY marks inc. "STEAMSHIP/10" in circle. Plus 1853/54 pair of "2/-" rate ELs to ex Lima to Saddleworth by PSNC Bolivia or Bogota & then via Panama. [The pair to USA illust. in PSNC, p.91] (4 covers) Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 9
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - SOUTHBOUND COASTAL STEAMER SS LIMA COVER WITH OVAL "VAPOR" & "TRUJILLO/FRANCA" (EKD); 3 June 1853 E from Trujillo to Lima "En Vapor" (carried by the PSNC SS Lima) charged "2[r]" with a very fine double-oval frame "VAPOR" hs & mainly v.fine "TRUJILLO/FRANCA" hs (earliest recorded example) nicely placed on the front. [Illust. in PSNC, p.131.] Exhibition Quality.
Estimate: £150Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 9
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - SOUTHBOUND COASTAL STEAMER SS LIMA COVER WITH OVAL "VAPOR" & "TRUJILLO/FRANCA" (EKD); 3 June 1853 E from Trujillo to Lima "En Vapor" (carried by the PSNC SS Lima) charged "2[r]" with a very fine double-oval frame "VAPOR" hs & mainly v.fine "TRUJILLO/FRANCA" hs (earliest recorded example) nicely placed on the front. [Illust. in PSNC, p.131.] Exhibition Quality.
Estimate: £150 ×
Lot 10
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - PACIFIC OCEAN ROUTES - VALPARAISO TO SAN FRANCISCO OR LIMA TO SANTIAGO BY SS SANTIAGO OR PERU; 14 June 1854 EL sent by SS Santiago ex Valparaiso (red cds & "2[r]" rate) to San Francisco (endorsed inside as received by the clipper 'Golden Gate') with black "24" arrival charge hs; plus 28 Oct. 1856 EL sent by SS Bogota ex Lima to Santiago de Chile with red circular "15" arrival charge hs. Good pair from the all-Pacific routes. [The first illust. in PSNC, p.90] (2 covers) Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CHILE
Estimate: £160Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 10
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - PACIFIC OCEAN ROUTES - VALPARAISO TO SAN FRANCISCO OR LIMA TO SANTIAGO BY SS SANTIAGO OR PERU; 14 June 1854 EL sent by SS Santiago ex Valparaiso (red cds & "2[r]" rate) to San Francisco (endorsed inside as received by the clipper 'Golden Gate') with black "24" arrival charge hs; plus 28 Oct. 1856 EL sent by SS Bogota ex Lima to Santiago de Chile with red circular "15" arrival charge hs. Good pair from the all-Pacific routes. [The first illust. in PSNC, p.90] (2 covers) Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CHILE
Estimate: £160 ×
Lot 11
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - INTERNAL COASTAL ROUTE PAIR WITH FANCY SCROLL-TYPE "PAYTA/oVAPORo" OR "PISCO/oVAPORo"; 30 May 1856 & 8 Feb. 1857 EL pair to Lima by PSNC steamers (New Granada or Valparaiso) each having a mainly very fine fancy partly scroll-framed "PAYTA/oVAPORo" or "PISCO/oVAPORo" mark nicely placed on the front. Fine pair. [Both illust. in PSNC; pp.129/130]
Estimate: £160Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 11
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - INTERNAL COASTAL ROUTE PAIR WITH FANCY SCROLL-TYPE "PAYTA/oVAPORo" OR "PISCO/oVAPORo"; 30 May 1856 & 8 Feb. 1857 EL pair to Lima by PSNC steamers (New Granada or Valparaiso) each having a mainly very fine fancy partly scroll-framed "PAYTA/oVAPORo" or "PISCO/oVAPORo" mark nicely placed on the front. Fine pair. [Both illust. in PSNC; pp.129/130]
Estimate: £160 ×
Lot 12
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - RARE EARLY COVER TO HOLLAND BY PSNC STEAMER VALPARAISO & THEN "VIA PANAMA" ROUTE; 30 Oct. 1858 EL from Valparaiso (large British P.O. 1 Nov. "VALPARAISO" cds on flap) to "Schiedam, Hollande" endorsed "Pr. vapeur via Panama" and so charged "2/3" in transit in London (red 16 Dec. cds on flap) and then charged "155" on delivery in Schiedam (17 Dec. cds on flap). Carried initially by PSNC SS Valparaiso to Panama and then by RMS Medway from Colon to St. Thomas and by SS La Plata on to Southampton. Rare destination from Chile at this early date. [Illust. in PSNC, p.93] Cross Reference : NETHERLANDS, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 12
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - RARE EARLY COVER TO HOLLAND BY PSNC STEAMER VALPARAISO & THEN "VIA PANAMA" ROUTE; 30 Oct. 1858 EL from Valparaiso (large British P.O. 1 Nov. "VALPARAISO" cds on flap) to "Schiedam, Hollande" endorsed "Pr. vapeur via Panama" and so charged "2/3" in transit in London (red 16 Dec. cds on flap) and then charged "155" on delivery in Schiedam (17 Dec. cds on flap). Carried initially by PSNC SS Valparaiso to Panama and then by RMS Medway from Colon to St. Thomas and by SS La Plata on to Southampton. Rare destination from Chile at this early date. [Illust. in PSNC, p.93] Cross Reference : NETHERLANDS, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 13
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - 1860s MAIL BY PSNC STEAMERS - TO FRANCE ("GB/1F90c" HEXAGON) OR TO CHILE (2 INC. CONSIGNEE FREE); Fine 3 Feb. 1868 EL ex Valparaiso (messy red cds on the front) by SS 'Santiago [II]' to Cognac via Panama, St. Thomas and London (16 Mar. cds on flap & v. fine "GB/1F90c" hexagon on the front) charged "12" [decimes] on delivery. Plus 20 May 1863 & 23 May 1869 ELs from Lima/Iquique to Valparaiso with fine red "25" arrival charge hs or with only a fine octagon-boxed "IQUIQUE" (crease) on the front without charge being a Consignee's Letter. Good trio. [Iquique cover & cover to France illust. in PSNC, pp.129/113] (3 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, CHILE
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 13
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - 1860s MAIL BY PSNC STEAMERS - TO FRANCE ("GB/1F90c" HEXAGON) OR TO CHILE (2 INC. CONSIGNEE FREE); Fine 3 Feb. 1868 EL ex Valparaiso (messy red cds on the front) by SS 'Santiago [II]' to Cognac via Panama, St. Thomas and London (16 Mar. cds on flap & v. fine "GB/1F90c" hexagon on the front) charged "12" [decimes] on delivery. Plus 20 May 1863 & 23 May 1869 ELs from Lima/Iquique to Valparaiso with fine red "25" arrival charge hs or with only a fine octagon-boxed "IQUIQUE" (crease) on the front without charge being a Consignee's Letter. Good trio. [Iquique cover & cover to France illust. in PSNC, pp.129/113] (3 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, CHILE
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 14
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - CHILE TO FRANCE DIRECT ROUTE - BY "VAPEUR CHIMBORAZO" WITH "OUTRE MER/BORDEAUX" CDS, ETC.; Fine & colourful 11 May 1872 EL from "VALPARAISO/CHILE" (v. fine red double-ring cds nicely placed on the front having a blue oval sender's cachet nearby) to Bordeaux endorsed "Vapeur Chimborazo" on the front and carried directly (via the Magellan Straits) port to port; on arrival the red double-ring "OUTRE MER/BORDEAUX" cds (26 June) was applied and "24 [decimes]" charged. Rare early example of this direct route to France. [Illust. in PSNC, p.160] Cross Reference : CHILE, FRANCE
Estimate: £200Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 14
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - CHILE TO FRANCE DIRECT ROUTE - BY "VAPEUR CHIMBORAZO" WITH "OUTRE MER/BORDEAUX" CDS, ETC.; Fine & colourful 11 May 1872 EL from "VALPARAISO/CHILE" (v. fine red double-ring cds nicely placed on the front having a blue oval sender's cachet nearby) to Bordeaux endorsed "Vapeur Chimborazo" on the front and carried directly (via the Magellan Straits) port to port; on arrival the red double-ring "OUTRE MER/BORDEAUX" cds (26 June) was applied and "24 [decimes]" charged. Rare early example of this direct route to France. [Illust. in PSNC, p.160] Cross Reference : CHILE, FRANCE
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 15
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - THE VERY RARE "P.S. PACKET" - USED ONLY ON PSNC SOUTH ATLANTIC VOYAGES - UNPAID CDS: Fine 31 Jan. 1872 EL from Rio Grande to New York via Liverpool (light filing creases well clear of PS Packet cds) with fine "NEW YORK/31/US NOTES" cds (crease), deleted Liverpool hs "1/-" and on the reverse a superb strike of the very rare "LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" cds (Tab.P25; only 13 examples recorded by Howat - this is probably the finest of them). Carried from Rio to Liverpool on the PSNC SS Cordillera and then by the Cunard China to New York. [Illust. in PSNC, p.166]. Attractive and rare item of Exhibition Quality. [Ex Nick Wraith; Cavendish 5 June 2003, lot 781; realised £360+BP.] Cross Reference : SHIP LETTERS, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, BRAZIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Estimate: £400Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 15
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - THE VERY RARE "P.S. PACKET" - USED ONLY ON PSNC SOUTH ATLANTIC VOYAGES - UNPAID CDS: Fine 31 Jan. 1872 EL from Rio Grande to New York via Liverpool (light filing creases well clear of PS Packet cds) with fine "NEW YORK/31/US NOTES" cds (crease), deleted Liverpool hs "1/-" and on the reverse a superb strike of the very rare "LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" cds (Tab.P25; only 13 examples recorded by Howat - this is probably the finest of them). Carried from Rio to Liverpool on the PSNC SS Cordillera and then by the Cunard China to New York. [Illust. in PSNC, p.166]. Attractive and rare item of Exhibition Quality. [Ex Nick Wraith; Cavendish 5 June 2003, lot 781; realised £360+BP.] Cross Reference : SHIP LETTERS, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, BRAZIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Estimate: £400 ×
Lot 16
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - THE VERY RARE "P.S. PACKET" - USED ONLY ON PSNC SOUTH ATLANTIC VOYAGES - UNPAID CDS: Fine 21 July 1874 EL from Concepcion (Chile) to Shropshire via Liverpool (light filing creases well clear of PS Packet cds) endorsed "P. Vapor via el Estrecho" (i.e. via the [Magellan] Straits) with sender's ms-dated oval cachet on the front with a fine Liverpool hs "1/-", and on the reverse having a mainly very fine strike of the very rare "LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" cds (Tab.P25; only 13 examples recorded by Howat). Carried privately to Valparaiso [22 July] and then to Liverpool on the PSNC SS Lusitania. Attractive and rare item of Exhibition Quality. [Illust. in PSNC, p.168] Cross Reference : MACHINE CANCELLATIONS, CHILE
Estimate: £400Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 16
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - THE VERY RARE "P.S. PACKET" - USED ONLY ON PSNC SOUTH ATLANTIC VOYAGES - UNPAID CDS: Fine 21 July 1874 EL from Concepcion (Chile) to Shropshire via Liverpool (light filing creases well clear of PS Packet cds) endorsed "P. Vapor via el Estrecho" (i.e. via the [Magellan] Straits) with sender's ms-dated oval cachet on the front with a fine Liverpool hs "1/-", and on the reverse having a mainly very fine strike of the very rare "LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" cds (Tab.P25; only 13 examples recorded by Howat). Carried privately to Valparaiso [22 July] and then to Liverpool on the PSNC SS Lusitania. Attractive and rare item of Exhibition Quality. [Illust. in PSNC, p.168] Cross Reference : MACHINE CANCELLATIONS, CHILE
Estimate: £400 ×
Lot 17
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - ASHANTI WAR USAGE - THE VERY RARE "P.S. PACKET" UNPAID CDS - USED ON PSNC VOYAGE EX GOLD COAST; Fine 22 Jan. 1874 env. (minor creasing at top) from "CAPE COAST CASTLE" (Gold Coast) to Birmingham via Liverpool endorsed "No Stamps procurable" (from an Officer on active service in the 1873-74 Ashanti War) with very fine Liverpool hs "d6" & blue crayon "4" on front, and near superb strike of the very rare 22 Feb. "LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" cds on flap (Tab.P25; only 5 examples recorded by Sacher on West Africa mails - this may be the finest of them). Carried via the Cape Verde Is. by a branch Packet and then to Liverpool on the PSNC SS Magellan. Rare item of Exhibition Quality. [Illust. in PSNC, p.167. Ex Sacher; 13 Dec. 2016 lot 1288; realised £420+BP.] Cross Reference : GOLD COAST/GHANA, SHIP LETTERS, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, MILITARY
Estimate: £500Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 17
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - ASHANTI WAR USAGE - THE VERY RARE "P.S. PACKET" UNPAID CDS - USED ON PSNC VOYAGE EX GOLD COAST; Fine 22 Jan. 1874 env. (minor creasing at top) from "CAPE COAST CASTLE" (Gold Coast) to Birmingham via Liverpool endorsed "No Stamps procurable" (from an Officer on active service in the 1873-74 Ashanti War) with very fine Liverpool hs "d6" & blue crayon "4" on front, and near superb strike of the very rare 22 Feb. "LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" cds on flap (Tab.P25; only 5 examples recorded by Sacher on West Africa mails - this may be the finest of them). Carried via the Cape Verde Is. by a branch Packet and then to Liverpool on the PSNC SS Magellan. Rare item of Exhibition Quality. [Illust. in PSNC, p.167. Ex Sacher; 13 Dec. 2016 lot 1288; realised £420+BP.] Cross Reference : GOLD COAST/GHANA, SHIP LETTERS, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, MILITARY
Estimate: £500 ×
Lot 18
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - LATER STAMPLESS MAIL EX PERU/CHILE VIA PANAMA - TO USA WITH PANAMA F.A.C. OR TO FRANCE; 20 Nov. 1874 unpaid EL ex "LIMA" (sender's cachet on front) to NY with mainly fine small oval "FORWARDED BY/W.P. MAAL/ASPINWALL" mark (of Colon, Panama) on the front beside the NY "DUE20/U.S. CURRENCY" arrival cds (14 Dec.); plus 9 May 1875 unpaid env. (edge wear) from "VALLENAR/CHILE" double-ring cds on front to Paris with very fine "PANAMA/TRANSIT" ds (28 May) and hs "30" [decimes] arrival charge on the front. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FORWARDING AGENTS
Estimate: £150Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 18
PSNC STAMPLESS MAIL, 1841-1875 - LATER STAMPLESS MAIL EX PERU/CHILE VIA PANAMA - TO USA WITH PANAMA F.A.C. OR TO FRANCE; 20 Nov. 1874 unpaid EL ex "LIMA" (sender's cachet on front) to NY with mainly fine small oval "FORWARDED BY/W.P. MAAL/ASPINWALL" mark (of Colon, Panama) on the front beside the NY "DUE20/U.S. CURRENCY" arrival cds (14 Dec.); plus 9 May 1875 unpaid env. (edge wear) from "VALLENAR/CHILE" double-ring cds on front to Paris with very fine "PANAMA/TRANSIT" ds (28 May) and hs "30" [decimes] arrival charge on the front. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FORWARDING AGENTS
Estimate: £150 ×
Lot 19
PSNC "VAPOR [........]/P" SHIP-NAME MARKS, 1842-1854 - VAPOR BOGOTA/P IN BLACK INK OF VALPARAISO - ON "VAPOR INGLES" COVER TO LIMA; 14 June 1853 EL ex "Valparaiso" to Lima unusually endorsed "Vapor Ingles" with a very fine very rare black "VAPOR BOGOTA/P" (crossed by filing fold) on the front and a mainly fine small blue boxed Lima "VAPOR" mark on the reverse. This SS Bogota mark is very rare with only 8 covers recorded (all in black and from Valparaiso). An attractive usage of this short-lived (1852-54) very rare Steamer marking. Exhibition Item. [Illust. in PSNC, p.43.] Cross Reference : CHILE
Estimate: £500Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 19
PSNC "VAPOR [........]/P" SHIP-NAME MARKS, 1842-1854 - VAPOR BOGOTA/P IN BLACK INK OF VALPARAISO - ON "VAPOR INGLES" COVER TO LIMA; 14 June 1853 EL ex "Valparaiso" to Lima unusually endorsed "Vapor Ingles" with a very fine very rare black "VAPOR BOGOTA/P" (crossed by filing fold) on the front and a mainly fine small blue boxed Lima "VAPOR" mark on the reverse. This SS Bogota mark is very rare with only 8 covers recorded (all in black and from Valparaiso). An attractive usage of this short-lived (1852-54) very rare Steamer marking. Exhibition Item. [Illust. in PSNC, p.43.] Cross Reference : CHILE
Estimate: £500 ×
Lot 20
PSNC "VAPOR [........]/P" SHIP-NAME MARKS, 1842-1854 - VAPOR CHILE/P IN BLACK - ON COVER EX LIMA TO AREQUIPA VIA YSLAY (MOLLENDO); Fine 25 Nov. 1842 EL ex "Lima" to Arequipa endorsed "P. Vapor Chile" with a very fine black (Callao office) "VAPOR CHILE/P" hs nicely placed on the front beside a fair "YSLAY" transit mark (now the port of Mollendo) and ms "2½[r]" charge. Exhibition Quality. [Ex 'Alpaca', 7/6/2021; lot 5544, realised CHF460+BP.]
Estimate: £300Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026, Lot 20
PSNC "VAPOR [........]/P" SHIP-NAME MARKS, 1842-1854 - VAPOR CHILE/P IN BLACK - ON COVER EX LIMA TO AREQUIPA VIA YSLAY (MOLLENDO); Fine 25 Nov. 1842 EL ex "Lima" to Arequipa endorsed "P. Vapor Chile" with a very fine black (Callao office) "VAPOR CHILE/P" hs nicely placed on the front beside a fair "YSLAY" transit mark (now the port of Mollendo) and ms "2½[r]" charge. Exhibition Quality. [Ex 'Alpaca', 7/6/2021; lot 5544, realised CHF460+BP.]
Estimate: £300 ×