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This census of covers featuring the 1s green & carmine currently totals 92, but more are constantly being recorded. If you have such a cover which is not featured on this list then I would be pleased to hear from you.
Many thanks go to the following contributors:
- Theo Brauers (“Scarce Victorian Postage Stamps of Great Britain on Cover”, The German GB Philatelic Society FgGB)
- Maurice Buxton
- Andrew Lajer
- Phil Waud
- Stanley Gibbons
- The GB Journal and its various contributors (vol.23 pp.11, 38, 62, 64; vol.24 p.42; vol.26 pp.27, 96; vol.28 p.16; vol.30 p.74)
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1. 1900 (Aug 3) Envelope from London to France with 2s 4 1/2d franking paying 11-times UPU rate plus 1d late fee
History: David Feldman SA, June 2020, lot 30240, sold £550 plus 22% commission.
2. 1900 (Aug 9) Envelope from London to France, franked with 1s 4d, paying 1d late fee plus 15d postage
History: ex Townsend
3. 1900 (Aug 24) Registered envelope from London to New Zealand, with 1s green and carmine, 5d and 3d, paying 1s 10d rate
History: Harmers of London 8th Oct 1997 lot 111 est.£200 (unsold)
4. 1900 (Aug 28) Registered envelope to Germany with 1s green & carmine, 5d and 1/2d blue-green tied by Hatton Gardens registered oval ds, arrival bs
History: Argyll Etkin 29 Sept 2017, ex lot 1033
5. 1900 (Sep 3) 1d Postal stationery envelope with philatelic franking up to 1s green and carmine sent during the Boer War, all tied by Army P.O. 53 / S. Africa cds
History: Spink May 2015 lot 2693 realised £125
6. 1900 (Sep 12) Envelope from London to Paris, franked with 1s 1 1/2d, paying 1d late fee plus 12 1/2d postage
History: NPM collection
7. 1900 (Sep 27) Registered envelope from Kaalfontein station in Gauteng, South Africa, during the Boer War, with 1s green and carmine and 3d as well as Vryburg 1d and 1/2d with V.R.I overprints, tied by British Army Field Post Office cds, sent to a PO Box in Johannesburg with arrival bs.
8. 1900 (Sep 28) Boer official envelope sent to London with 1900 1s green & carmine vertical pair tied by British Army Field Post Office cds during the Boer War, faults (reverse)
History: Sold on eBay March 2017 for £35.27; Christoph Gaertner Jun 2018 lot 14168 sold for €210 plus commission
9. 1900 (Oct 12) Registered envelope sent “Advice of Receipt” from Charing Cross London to Paris (France), with 1s green and carmine and 5d, paying 1s7d rate (paying 6 times UPU rate plus 2d registration and 2d Advice of Receipt fees), with “AR” handstamps adjacent
History: Christoph Gaertner 7th March 2011 lot start €400 (unsold), June 2011 start €380 (unsold), August 2011 lot 6984 sold €370+20%
10. 1900 (Oct 11) Registered envelope from the British Army PO 24 during the Boer War in South Africa, sent to Ireland.
History: Cavendish 23rd Oct 2002 ex4483
11. 1900 (Oct 17) Registered envelope from Liverpool to Germany, franked with 2s 5 1/2d
History: Grosvenor 31st Jan 2001 lot 264 est.£300; Corbitts 10th Mar 2011 lot 1831 realised £290+15%
12. 1900 (Oct 19) Envelope sent registered to Australia from Chesterton with 1s green and carmine and 10d dull purple and red, probably paying 2d registration fee and 8 times the UPU rate
History: Mossgreen March 6th 2015 ex lot 1476
13. 1900 (Oct 26) Registered cover sent insured for £100 from London to Germany with two 1s green & carmine, 6d purple on rose and 5d dull purple & blue
14. 1900 (Nov 6) Envelope from Eastcheap London to Zurich (Switzerland), with 1s green and carmine
History: Berliner Auktionshaus Schlegel March 2011 min bid €390; For sale by Embassy Philatelists (July 2015)
15. 1900 (Nov 6) Registered envelope to Belgium with four 1s green and carmine, 6d, 3d and 1/2d tied by S.W.D.O registered oval ds with Regent St. cds below
16. 1900 (Nov 10) OHMS envelope with philatelic franking of 1881 1d lilac die II, 1887 2d, 3d, 6d and 1900 1s green & carmine all tied by Field Post Office / British Army South Africa cds during the Boer War
History: For sale by Andrew Lajer (Nov 2015) for £750
17. 1900 (Nov 24) Cover from South Africa with 1s green and carmine tied by Field Post Office / British Army South Africa cds during the Boer War
History: Grosvenor sale 61 lot 1115 sold for £550 plus commission (as part of a group); Yorkshire Cover Auctions Jan 6th 2016 lot 3 (starting price £650)
18. 1900 (Dec 4) Envelope sent registered from Liverpool to the USA with 1s green and carmine and 2 1/2d, tied by Liverpool registered oval ds
History: Corinphila April 24th 2012 lot 904 realised 400SFr plus commission; bought by Stanley Gibbons, for sale £975 June 2012
19. 1900 (Dec 6) Registered envelope to the Netherlands, with 1s green and carmine, 9d and 1 1/2d
20. 1900 (Dec 8) Registered envelope (size H) sent from Catford S.E. to the USA, franked with 1s 7 1/2d
History: ex Britannia; for sale by Andrew Lajer for £495
21. 1900 (Dec 21) Envelope from London to Italy with 1s green & carmine and 1/2d green tied by London “F.B.” cds, Napoli arrival ds
22. 1900 (???) Envelope to from Threadneedle St. to Mexico with 1883-85 5s, 1894 10d and 1900 1s green and carmine
History: Max Melrose collection
23. 1901 (Jan 2) Registered envelope from Lombard Street London to Paris with strip of three 1s green and carmine and 6d purple on rose red.
History: ex Weiss; Christie’s 17th Dec 1996 lot 230 realised £483; ex Severn (David Feldman 18th Nov 2010 lot 40248 est.€1’000 (unsold); David Feldman 4th Oct 2011 realised €850+20%)
24. 1901 (Jan 12) Envelope from Plymouth to Skien (Norway), franked with 1s 1/2d
History: Spink 24th May 2002 lot 1055 realised £1’200
25. 1901 (Feb 12) Envelope from London to the USA with 1s green & carmine and 2 1/2d tied by Fleet Street oval registered ds, reverse with New York 19th Feb arrival
History: Ebay May 2018 for sale for $150
26. 1901 (Feb 22) Envelope from London to the Netherlands
History: ex Dieter Vogel; Nederlandse Postzegelveiling Oct 1996
27. 1901 (Feb 26) Registered envelope to Belgium with 1900 1s green and carmine and 1887 2d green and red tied by registered oval cancels, “LATE FEE 2d” hs, Spa arrival bs
History: For sale by Andrew Lajer for £195 (Dec 2019)
28. 1901 (Mar 9) Envelope from Catford to France with 1s green and carmine, 6d purple on rose and 1 1/2d purple and green, tied by Catford registered oval ds.
History: For sale by Andrew Lajer, April 2016, for £295 (incl. cover with 1s green, 10d and 5d)
29. 1901 (Mar 15) Envelope (reduced at left) to Australia with 1s green and carmine and 4d green and brown tied by oval rubber ds, paying 4d late fee.
History: Sold on Ebay July 2021 for $204.50.
30. 1901 (Mar 27) Registered envelope with 1s green and carmine and two 4d green and brown, sent from Langham Place to Amsterdam.
History: Ex Plantinga (David Feldman Dec 2014)
31. 1901 (Apr 17) Registered letter with 1s green and carmine, seven 1d lilacs and a 1/2d green, sent from London to Saltsburg PA (USA)
32. 1901 (Apr 17) Registered envelope from Cannon Street London to Austria, with 1s green and carmine and 3d purple on yellow
History: ex G. C. Macpherson; For sale by Andrew Vaughan for £695 (Sep 2016)
33. 1901 (Apr 19) Envelope sent registered from Aldershot Camp to Germany with 1s green and carmine
History: ex H. G. Parsons (illustrated in GBJ vol.34 p.70); Cavendish 18th Sep 1993
34. 1901 (Apr 20) Envelope from London to the USA with 1s green & carmine vert. pair (lower stamp with minor faults at bottom right) and 3d tied by Fleet Street oval registered ds, reverse with New York 27th Apr arrival
35. 1901 (Apr 21) Parcel wrapper with 1s green & carmine tied by Field Post Office / British Army S. Africa “48” cds during the Boer War, sent to Durham and redirected to Salisbury
36. 1901 (May 14) Registered envelope (size F) from Leadenhall Street London to Germany
History: ex L. Janssen
37. 1901 (May 18) Registered envelope from Mark Lane, London, to Apolda (Germany), with 1s green and carmine and 3d tied by “REGISTERED / MARK LANE B.O.E.C.” oval ds, fine
History: Christioph Gaertner 3rd Nov 2011 est. €280 (unsold); Rauhut & Kruschel 25th Aug 2012 est. €240; For sale by Till Neuman for €300
38. 1901 (May 21) OHMS envelope from London to the Hague (Netherlands), franked with strip of three 1s green and carmine, 10d, 1d and 1/2d green
History: Köhler 8th Oct 1991 lot 4361 est.DM500 (unsold)
39. 1901 (May 21) Large part envelope from Gracechurch St. London to Rouen (France), with 1884 10s, 1s green and carmine block of four and 4d
History: ex Gilbert Wheat (Cavendish 10th Jun 2009 realised £2’000)
40. 1901 (May 31) Registered envelope from Brighton to Philadelphia (USA), with 1s green and carmine, 10d and 1/2d green
History: ex Severn (David Feldman 13th Apr 2010 lot 20314 realised €480+20%)
41. 1901 (Jun 6) Envelope sent registered from Karachi to London bearing Indian 1881 1a brown-purple and strip of three 1890 3a brown-orange, “R / KARACHI” hs alongside, forwarded to Switzerland upon arrival in UK, franked with 1890 10d purple & carmine and 1900 1s green & carmine, tied by Lothbury June 6th registered cds, creasing affecting some of the stamps
History: ex Severn (David Feldman 18th Nov lot 40240 est.€600 (unsold); David Feldman 4th Oct 2011 realised €700+20%); R. Verra collection
42. 1901 (Jun 19) Envelope from Ireland to the USA with 1s green and carmine and 3d purple on yellow tied by Belfast cds, arrival bs, reduced slightly at both ends and open along top (reverse side)
43. 1901 (Jun 21) Large OHMS envelope to Switzerland, with unclear postmarks, with twenty-four 1s green and carmine, five 5d, twenty-one 4d and a 1/2d
History: Cavendish 24th Jan 2002 lot 1374 realised £1’400; for sale by Michael Chipperfield for £15’000
44. 1901 (Jun 25) Registered envelope from Spitalfields Market London to Brunswick (Germany), with 1s green and carmine, 10d and 1/2d green
History: Phillips 19th June 2001; Corbitts 6th March 2003 lot 1505 realised £130
45. 1901 (Jun 29) Envelope sent by express from Whitby to Stowmarket, probably paying 1d postage, 1s 3d express fee for 4-5 miles at 3d per mile and a 1d late fee
History: Sold on eBay for £331.10 in May 2019
46. 1901 (Jul 5) Envelope from the Strand in London to Rouen (France), with 1s green and carmine
History: ex Britannia; now in NPM collection
47. 1901 (Jul 8) Registered envelope from Dewsbury to Chicago (USA), with 1s green and carmine, 5d and 1/2d green
48. 1901 (Jul 11) Registered envelope (Size K) from Hop Exchange London to Germany, with 1s green and carmine pair and 1d lilac, paying 10 times the UPU rate, some creasing to envelope slightly affecting the stamps
History: ex Severn (David Feldman 18th Nov 2010 lot 40243 est.€800 (unsold); David Feldman 24th September 2013 lot 40617, realised €480+20%)
49. 1901 (Jul 13) Envelope sent registered to Germany with 1s green and carmine, 5d die II and KEVII 6d stationery cut-out, tied by Lothbury registered oval ds, overpaid by 1d, opened on three sides, cert. BP Basel (2011)
History: Württembergisches Auktionshaus April 20th 2012 Est. €400
50. 1901 (Jul 15) Registered envelope from Aldgate, London, to Germany, with 1s green and carmine, 5d and 1/2d green on the reverse
History: eBay (Bygones of Bridlington) Sep. 2011 realised £113.04
51. 1901 (Jul 17) Envelope sent registered to France with 1s green and carmine and 2 1/2d
History: For sale by Andrew Lajer for £750
52. 1901 (Jul 22) Registered envelope uprated with 1900 1s Green & Carmine sent to Germany
History: Sold on eBay in May 2021 for £805.00
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