MPC AUCTION. THE MASONIC PHILATELIC CLUB.

The Maurice Beazley Collection. Part 14. March 2019 Dear MPC Member

The Maurice Beazley collection continues to provide members with a unique opportunity to obtain a wide range of Masonic related postal items at a cost they feel able to afford. Please remember to bid sensibly. All unsold items will go to the Packet Secretary or in the event of sheets, into the stock. Should any member not wish to receive auction details please advise the Editor and they will be removed from the Auction mailing list.

1. Each Lot has a dedicated Lot number. 2. You select the Lot or Lots on which you wish to bid. 3. Please list each bid individually with the bid offer for each Lot. 4. You email your offer / offers to Mo, the Editor. [email protected]. 5. The Editor will sort bids and award each lot to the highest bidder. 6. Successful bidders will be advised by Email with a notice of the total amount including p&p. UK successful bidders will be asked to send cheque, or may choose debit MPC their account, bank transfer or by Pay Pal. Payments by PayPal require an additional £1.00 per £10.00 to cover fees incurred by MPC. 7. Payment can be made to the Treasurer by cheque, payable to MPC or transfer or PayPal or drawn on your MPC credit account if you have one. Please check that you are in credit. Please advise the Treasurer why the payment has been made. 8. Lots will be sent on receipt of correct payment. 9. All bids must be in by midnight 22nd March 2019.

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Key: MU Mint Unmounted./ MM Mint mounted./ U Used mounted NR. This indicates a lack of official records to substantiate masonic membership. Covers & Cards. W Worn / C Clean / D Damaged

COVERS. Masonic connections, personalities, places, symbols and images. Lot. 1. C.. Issued by NZ 2012. Depicts Robert Lot. 2. W. Issued from Rhodesia to mark the last Falcon Scott on panel and stamp. Member of Drury day on 31st may 1979. Depicts Cecil John Rhodes. Lane Lodge No. 2127, UK. St.Albans Lodge NZ and Member of Apollo University Lodge No.357, Oxford Navy Lodge, UK and a member f Oxford Univ, Chapter and Rose Croix.

Lot. 3. W. Issued from Houston 1969. Depicts Lot. 4. W. Slight damage to front. Issued from Edwin Aldrin. Initiated into Carbondale Lodge No.28 Kennedy Space Centre 1998. Marks Jon Glenn’s in 1956. return to space. Initiated into Concord Lodge No.688 in 1964.

Lot.5. W. Issued from Turkey in 1981. Depicts Lot. 6. C. Issued. By Uruguay 2007. Marks 200th Ataturk. Accepted into Macedonia Resorta e Veritas anniversary of the birth of Garibaldi. Masonic stamps. Lodge No.80 in 1907. Masonic details with cover.

Lot.7. C. Issued by Brasil in 1988 with masonic Lot.8. C. Issued from Finland 2002. Depicts 2 stamp. Commemorates Jose Bonifaco de Andrada e masonic symbols. Forgetmenots and a Grasshopper Silva. Initiated into the Grand orient of Brazil 1822. (will be burdenn) on the stamp. Became Grand Master in the same year.

Lot.9. C. Issued by Eire in 2000. Stamp & panel Lot.10. C.Issued by Australia 2003. Stamp depicts depicts Oscar Wilde. Initiated into Lodge Apollo Sir Samuel Griffiths. Chief Justice Hugh Court of University No.375, Oxford in 1875. Australia. Initiated into Victoria Lodge No.1186 in 1865.

Lot.11 C. Issued by Jersey 1991. Stone laying Lot.12.C. Issued by USA 1981. Part of the Black Victoria Harbour appears on the 31p stamp. Depicts Heritage Series. Stamp & panel depicts Whitney M. Freemasons in Regalia participating in the ceremony. Young. Jr. Masonic info with cover

Lot 13. C. Crease down right hand side. Issued by Guernsey 2002. Marks 150 yrs of the Pillar Box. Panel depicts Anthony Trollope inventor of the Britsh Pillar box.. masonic info with cover.

POSTCARDS. Masonic connections, familiar symbols, images and personalities Lot. 14. C. Issued by the National Portrait Gallery. Lot. 15. C. Issued by Nostalgia Postcards 1990. Depicts Sir Henry Irving. Masonic info with postcard Depicts Sir Malcolm Campbell.

Lot. 16. C. Issued by Australia Post, 2000. Lot. 17 U. Vintage USA . Depicts statue of Depicts Sir Neville Howse VC. Masonic info with Lafayette, Hartford ,Conn. card.

Lot. 18. C. Depicts part of the Doolittle Raid Lot.19. C. Issued by Nostalgia Ink. (repro) exhibition. Named after James H. Doolittle. Info & Connection with Sir Thomas Lipton. Masonic info Masonic details with card with card.

POSTCARDS & PRINTS. Masonic Lot. 20. C. Issued from Portugal, 2000. Whilst Lot. 21. C. 3 Masonic cards from Belgium, clearly Masonic it depicts Afonso Augusto da Costa depicting interior views of the Grand Temple de la rue for whom no masonic details are known. Laeken.

Lot.22. W. Single sided. Issued from Brazil 1963. Lot. 23. C. Issued from Brazil pre franked on Masonic cancellations over stamp depicting Joao reverse. Grand Orient of Brazil cancellation. Stamp Caetano dos Santos. Masonic info with card depicts Carlos Alberto Gomes. Masonic info with card

Lot.24. W. Vintage Bermuda. Depicts Masonic Lot.25. C. Issued in 1929 by UGLE Hall, Hamilton, Bermuda. S&C right hand corner acknowledging Installation return of Lodge No. 839

POSTAGE STAMPS. Masonic Personalities. Lot.26. U. Issued by Argentina 1910. 2 masons on Lot.27. U. Issued by Argentina 1892. 4 stamps the 2 centavo. And the home of one of them on the 2 depicting Bernadino Rivadia. Entered the craft in centavo stamp. Full info with stamps. Europe, pos England. Joined Aurora Lodge, Argentina and founded Valepar Lodge.

Lot.28. MM. Issued by St Helena 1982. Depicts Lot.29. U. Issued by Argentina 1957. Depicts Canon Walcott. Full info and Masonic details with Roger Seanz Pena. Initiated into Docenta Lodge, stamp Buenos Aires. March 14th 1882.

Lot.30. MM. Issued by USA 1948. The Immortal Lot.31. M. Issued by Argentina 1980. Depicts Chaplains. Depicts George Lansing Fox. Full info and Juan Gregario de las Heras. Member of three Lautaro masonic details with stamp Lodges, in Agentina, Chile & Peru.

Lot 32. U. 2 stamps Issued by Argentina 1916. Lot.33. U. Issued by Argentina 1941. Depicts Depicts Francisco Narciso de Laprida. Masonic info Carlos Pellegrini. Full info and Masonic details with with stamp. stamp.

Lot.34. MM. Issued by South Africa 1955. Depicts Lot.35. MU Issued by Isle of Man 1985. Depicts Andries Pretorius. Full info and masonic details with HRH Prince Michael of kent. Grand master of Mark stamp. Damage to gum on back. Masons.

Lot.36. MM. Issued by Germany 1972. Depicts Lot.37. MM. .Issued by Argentina 1960. Depicts Heinrich Heine. Initiated into Lodge Les Trinosophes, Cornelio Saavendra. Member of La Logia Lodge, Paris. Buenos Aires.

POSTAGE STAMPS. Masonic connection, Symbols, buildings and images. Lot.38. U. Issued by USA.1956. Depicts Alamo Lot.39. 2 USA commemoratives. (left) associated with Freemasons , James Bonham, James MM.California Gold Rush. Associated with Capt. Bowie, Almoron Dickenson, William B. Travis and Charles Bennett.. (right) U. Carson valley Nevada. Davy Crockett. (Crockett remains an unproved) Named after Kit Carson. Masonic info with stamps

Lot.40.U. 2 USA Commemoratives. (left) New Lot.41. U. Issued by Manama 1971. Mexico Statehood. Associated with Charles Bent. Commemorates. Etienne Montgolfier. Raised in Seven (right) Louisiana. Associated with Charles Claiborne. Sisters Lodge, Paris, 1784. Masonic info with stamps.

Lot. 42. U. Issued by Hungary 1975. Lot. 43. MU. Issued by Finland 1965. Depicts to Commemorates Franz Liszt. Initiated into Lodge paintings by Gallen-Kallela, Axel Waldemar. Initiated Einigkeit (Unity Lodge) Frankfurt on 18th September into St. Johannes Lodge, St Augustin, Helsinki 1923. 1841.Ppassed and Raised in Eintracht Lodge 1842

MASONIC COVERS Lot 44. C. Issued from USA 1983. Marks Lot 45. C. Issued by USA. 1976. Commemorates Bicentennial of Hot Air Ballooning.. panel is masonic Archibald M. Willard who painted the “Spirit of stamp and Masonic info on Montgolfier Bros. Independence” depicted on the stamps. Masonic info with cover.

Lot. 46. C. Issued by USA 1988. Commemorates No.47. C. Issued by Masonic Stamp Club of NY. H.H. Hap Arnold depicted on stamp and panel. Masonic 1990. Depicts John Wayne on stamp and panel. info on cover. Masonic info on cover.

Lot.48. C. Issued from USA 1982. Lot.49. U. Issued from USA ?. Commemorates Commemoirtaes Booker T. Washington on panel. 3c Glen Scobey “Pop” Warner depicted on right hand stamp depicts the school hut in which he taught. stamp. Masonic info on cover Masonic info on cover.

Lot.50. C. Issued by Aurora Lodge No.22 1976. Lot.51. C. Issued from USA 1976. Commemorates Commemorates 125the anniversary. Panel depicts John Philip Sousa. Masonic info on panel. Also has a Lodge Temple. Knoghts templar seal attached.

Lot.52. C.. Issued from Germany 1980. Depicts Lot. 53.C.Issued from Honolulu 1991. Friedrich Willh. V. Steuben on panel and stamp. Commemorates Danny Thomas, on panel. Masonic Masonic info on cover info on cover.

Lot .54.C. Issued by of Vermont Lot. 55.C. Issued USA 1983 Commemorates Carl 1976. Commemorates Noah Smith First Grand Schurz depicted an stamp and panel. Masonic info on master. Gold embossed masonic seal on front. cover

Lot.56..C .Issued from Brighton 1980. Lot.57. C. Issued by Grand lodge of India 2011. Commemorates King George IV. Phot o panel. Masonic Stamp and cancellation. Buckingham Palace on stamp. Masonic Info on cover.

Lot.58. C. Issued by Grand Lodge of Holland Lot.59. C. .Issued from UK. Depicts The Duke of 2006. Limited edition No.88 of 1000. Masonic panel Kent, Grand Master UGLE. Cancellation Trafalgar and stamp. Insert in cover in Dutch. Square Philatelic Counter. Masonic info on cover.

Lot.60. C. Issued by Grand Lodge of Luxembourg Lot.61.U Personal cover 1993. Masonic stamp 1998. Grand Lodge seal on panel and masonic stamp. and cancellations “”. Has personal Info with cover. message confirming provinance of the issue date of the stamp in Paris.

Lot 62.C. Issued by The Grand lodge de Feminine Lot. 63. C. Issued by Grand Lodge National of of France 1995. Masonic panel , stamp and France. Masonic panel, stamp and cancellation. Info cancellations with cover.

Lot 64. C. Issued by Grand lodge of Belgium 1982. Lot. 65 C. Issued by the Grand Orient of Belgium Masonic panel, stamp and cancellation. Info with 1982. Masonic panel, stamp and cancellation. Info cover. with cover.

USUAL ITEMS (Some items in this section will have no masonic connection) Lot.66. W. Issued from Houston to 1969 to Lot.67. MU. 2 MS of 8 stamps depicting Durer commemorate launch of Apollo 8. engravings. 1971

Lot.68. MU. Strip of 5 UK stamps depicting the Lot.69 C.. A4 Official commemorative programme adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 1993. Sir Arthur was to mark the 150th anniversary of The Grand Lodge of initiated into No. 257, Southsea, Mark Masons. 2006 Hampshire, Passed 23rd February, Raised 23rd March, all in 1887.

Lot.70. U. Envelope from Natal 1900 with clear Lot.71. MM. 3 pairs of stamps issued by St. Lucia Masonic wax seal. Comes with blow up photo. 1984. Depicts George III. Not a Freemason.

PLEASE NOTE.

On occasions members may spot a stamp, cover or postcard, that has appeared in a previous auction. This will not be the same item, it will be a duplicate item as several of the Lots in the collection are repeated. All Lots not sold go to either the Packet Secretary or Stock Controller. No “Lot” is ever carried forward to a future Auction. All funds raised by the Auction will go towards the club and it’s activities and to the benefit of members.