| 811 | WWII COVERS PLUS SOME NON POSTAGE DUE MAIL: 1939-68 covers (7) and a card inc. 1939 env. with '11/2D/I.S./G' h.s. 1944 & 1945 envs (2) from USA army postal service to UK with 'RETURNED FOR POSTAGE' h.s. with m/s 'British' inserted. 1964 (2) and 1968 env. to Cyprus with normal GB stamps used as postage dues. Also a selection of 1940-44 covers (5) and a label inc. 1940 env (charred) from Sierra Leone with 'DAMAGED BY/FIRE IN TRANSIT' h.s. plus its 'hospital' env. 1943 'DECEASED MAN'S KIT' parcel label registered MEF. 1940 & 1941 cover to British Somaliland & Denmark respectively with violet boxed 'NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER' h.s. | £80 | ||
| F.D.C.’S, EARLIER USES ETC. | ||||
| 812 | PRE-ISSUE USE OF PENNY AT MANCHESTER: 1d red control (D 14 perf.) with a single central 'MANCHESTER/P.P.' c.d.s. of 15 APR 1914 five days prior to the official issue date. The Manchester parcel post office received supplies of the p. due labels well in advance of the issue date and decided to use them! | £50 | ||
| 813 | PRE-ISSUE USE OF 2D AT MANCHESTER: 2d agate control (D 14) strip of three cancelled with two strikes of the 'MANCHESTER/P.P.' c.d.s. dated 15 APR 1914, five days before the day of issue. Fine. | £60 | ||
| 814 | PRE-ISSUE USE OF THE 5D AT MANCHESTER: 5d brown control (D. 14 perf.) block of nine cancelled with four strikes of the 'MANCHESTER/P.P.' c.d.s. of 15 APRIL 1914 five days prior to the date of issue. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 815 | THE FIRST FOUR POSTAGE DUES WITH FIRST DAY CANCELLATIONS: 1/2d green, control (D 14) block of four, 1d on piece with '1D/66' h.s. alongside, 2d inter-panneau block of eight (2 x 4) and 5d on piece, a clearly cancelled with 20 APRIL 1914 c.d.s. of Cambridge, Lewisham, Warrington and London W.C. respectively. Fine. | £70 | ||
| 816 | THE FIRST POSTAGE DUES CANCELLED ON DAY OF ISSUE: 1/2d, 1d, 2d and 5d postage dues on small pieces clearly cancelled 20 APRIL 1914 at Roothstown and Beith (5d). Fine. | £50 | ||
| 817 | HALFPENNY USED ON DAY OF ISSUE CARD: 1914 1/2d postcard philatelically used from Halesworth to Nowhere but returned to the sender, franked with 1/2d p. due cancelled with a fine 'HALESWORTH' thimble c.d.s. dated 20 April 1914, the day of issue. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £120 | ||
| 818 | FIRST DAY CARD OF PENNY POSTAGE DUE: 1914 unstamped postcard used from London to Ware with '1D/W.C.' h.s., bearing 1d p. due cancelled with a 'WARE' c.d.s. of 20 APRIL 1914 the day of issue. Very slight foxing around adhesive. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £100 | ||
| 819 | PENNY POSTAGE DUE USED ON FIRST DAY BIRTHDAY POST CARD: 1914 birthday postcard used from Weybridge to Horsel with '1D/B. 87' h.s. and franked with a 1d p. due tied by a 'WOKING' c.d.s. dated 20 APRIL 1914 the first day of use. Small faults to card but a good genuine non philatelic use. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £120 | ||
| 820 | RARE PENNY POSTAGE DUE FIRST DAY USAGE ON CARD FROM OVERSEAS: 1914 PPC to Newbury franked 1912 1d with 'U.S. SEA P.O./T/4' circular h.s. and '1D/134' h.s. franked with 1d postage due with a fine 'NEWBURY' c.d.s. of 20 APRIL 1914 the first day of issue. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £140 | ||
| 821 | TWOPENNY POSTAGE DUE USED ON FIRST DAY: 1914 unstamped env. used within Oxford with m/s 'Unpaid' and '2D/603' h.s. franked with 2d p. due with a clear 'OXFORD' c.d.s. of 20 APRIL 1914 the day of issue. Very minor foxing at edge of adhesive. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £220 | ||
| 822 | TWO PENNY POSTAGE DUE PAIR USED ON PARCEL POST ENVELOPE: 1914 env. used within Lewisham with a red 'CHARGE' parcel post label attached, m/s 'over 14 ozs/EC to PP' and franked with a pair of 2d p. due labels with 'LEWISHAM' c.d.s. of 20 APRIL 1914, the day of issue. Small faults. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £160 | ||
| 823 | THE RARE FIVEPENCE POSTAGE DUE USED ON FIRST DAY COVER: 1914 'Wilson' env. used from Bruges to Birmingham with 'NORTH WESTERN T.P.O./DAY DOWN' c.d.s., boxed 'T' and '5D' h.s. franked with a 5d p. due tied by a fine 'HANDSWORTH/BIRMINGHAM' c.d.s. of 20 APRIL 1914 the first day of issue. A rare item. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £500 | ||
| POSTAGE STAMPS USED AS POSTAGE DUES | ||||
| 824 | 1922 HALFPENNY USED AS A POSTAGE DUE: 1924 PPC from Chicago to Brierly bearing 1c green with 'T/10' and '11/2D/TO PAY/98' h.s. over the edge at foot. The card is also franked with GB 1922 1/2d postage stamp and 1d p. due tied by a single central 'BRIERLY' c.d.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £150 | ||
| 825 | MANUSCRIPT SURCHARGE ON PENNY ADHESIVES: c1924 mourning env. used to Longstone sent without adhesives and later franked with 1d postage pair with m/s 'Postage/Due 2d' written across and tied by 'SHALFORD/GUILDFORD' c.d.s. Also a small 1921 piece with '1D/91' h.s. bearing 1d red with red m/s 'Postage/Due' written across. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £100 | ||
| 826 | 1924 ONE PENNY USED AS A POSTAGE DUE: 1925 (12 Jan.) PPC used from Calcutta to Taunton bearing 1a with circular framed 'T' and '1D/I.S./L' h.s. nearby. The card was charged 1d postage due and bears a 1924 1d (torn) cancelled with a fine skeleton 'FIVEHEAD/TAUNTON/SOMERSET' c.d.s. to pay this. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £150 | ||
| 827 | 1924 DEFINITIVE PENNY USED AS A POSTAGE DUE: 1928 birthday postcard used from Dover to Birmingham franked 1/2d green with a fine '1D/258' h.s. alongside. The card was charged p. due with a 1924 1d red which is tied by a fine 'HOCKLEY HEATH' c.d.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £150 | ||
| 828 | POSTCARDS WITH KEVII PENNY DEFINITIVES USED AS POSTAGE DUES: 1937 PPC's (2) from the same correspondence from USA to Purfleet, unfortunately with the US adhesives ripped off but with '1D/I.S./F.' h.s. and franked with 1936 1d used as p.dues tied by 'PURFLEET' c.d.s. A tragedy. | £50 | ||
| 829 | PENNY DEFINITIVE USED TO PAY POSTAGE DUE IN GUERNSEY: 1940 env. from Guernsey to St. Sampsons bearing 1/2d pair, boxed violet 'Underpaid for/reason stated/1D/POSTAGE/DUE FOR/RETURN/TO/SENDER' h.s. over which is placed a Centenary 1d used as a p. due, tied by the 'GUERNSEY./ST. PETERPORT/CH.IS.' c.d.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £100 | ||
| 830 | THE RARE BURY ST EDMUNDS PROVISIONAL: 1951 (7 June) env. franked with 1d (slightly soiled) and used within Bury St. Edmunds, boxed 'D/97/TO PAY/LIABLE TO/PRINTED PAPER/RATE/ABOVE....OZ'.' h.s. with m/s. '1'. The 1d postage due fee is paid by an example of the rare 'POSTAGE/DUE' h.s. on 1d blue Bury St. Edmunds provisional. BPA Cert. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £200 | ||
| 831 | KGVI PENNY HALFPENNY DEFINITIVES USED AS POSTAGE DUES: 1952 env. from Seattle to Prestonpans franked with USA 2c with '11/2D/TO PAY' h.s. nearby and bearing a 11/2d to pay the p. due charge. 1937 env. from France to Doncaster franked with French 10f & 15f with '1D/I.S./K' & '1/2/I.S.' h.s. nearby, the cover bears a 11/2d definitive to pay the p. due. Also another cover (addressed crossed out) bearing a 1/2d pair to pay postage due fees. | £100 | ||
| 832 | QEII POSTAGE STAMPS USED AS POSTAGE DUES: 1956-76 covers (5), card and a large piece inc. 1962 PPC to Swilland bearing p. due 1/2d, 1d and 3d plus a Wilding 1/2d to make up the 5d postage due. 1956 env. from Bournemouth to Welwyn re-directed to The Lizard with a boxed 'D/4/857/TO PAY/POSTED/UNPAID' h.s. in green and the p. due paid with a Wilding issue 4d. 1958 A large env. used from London to Epsom franked with 3d Wilding, framed 'More to pay/above ---OZ/I.S.' and '6D/I.S.' ( in green) h.s with Commonwealth Games 6d tied by c.d.s. and m/s 'Surcharge'. An unusual lot. | £140 | ||
| BISECTS | ||||
| 833 | ONE PENNY DIAGONAL BISECT USED IN MALVERN: 1915 Printed Malvern council offices 1/2d env. used within Malvern with framed 'Not To be found', ms/ 'Not Known', violet boxed '1/2d/POSTAGE/DUE FOR/RETURN/TO/SENDER' and a violet boxed 'undelivered for reason stated/To be returned to Sender/at the address shown on cover'. The p. due is paid by a diagonally bisected 1d tied by a fine 'MALVERN' c.d.s. A rarity. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £160 | ||
| 834 | A BISECTED PENNY TO MAKE UP THE THREEHALPENCE POSTAGE DUE: 1921 (13 Dec.) opened out env. from Canada to Tottenham franked by 3c with circular framed 'T/10' and 'N/11/2d' h.s. The 11/2d p. due paid with 1d and a diagonally bisected 1d tied by 'SOUTH TOTTENHAM' c.d.s. Stained but rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £120 | ||
| 835 | THE WHITCHURCH SHROPSHIRE BISECTS: 1922 Ceylon 3c card used from Colombo to Haldummulla re-directed to Whitchurch with boxed 'T' and '1/2D/F.B./B' h.s. plus an uncancelled vertically bisected 1d postage due stamp.1922 wrapper from the same correspondence franked with a damaged 3c, similar h.s. and a diagonally bisected 1d postage due tied by a blue crayon cancel. 1922 USA 1c card used from N. York to Whitchurch with '11/2D/TO PAY/75' h.s. and bearing 1d and a horizontal bisected 1d postage due to make the 11/2d deficient postage tied by 'WHITCHURCH' c.d.s. A scarce trio covering the first three months of 1922. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £150 | ||
| 836 | THE RARE PENNY BISECT COVER AS ILLUSTRATED ON THE SECOND POSTAGE DUE PACK: 1923 Stanyon & Co printed env. used from Kilburn to Glasgow franked with 1922 1/2d with boxed smudged 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' h.s. overstruck by boxed '1/2D/POSTAGE/DUE/FOR/RETURN/TO/SENDER' h.s. The postage due is paid by a diagonally bisected 1d p. due tied by a 'KILBURN' c.d.s. A rare and famous cover used to illustrate the second postage due pack. RPS Cert. (1971). PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £200 | ||
| 837 | THE TWOPENNY POSTAGE DUE BISECT: 1951 envs. (2) from St. Albans and a postcard from Doncaster bearing diagonally bisected 2d postage dues tied by c.d.s. (2) and m/s. A rare trio. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £140 | ||
| 838 | A BISECTED TWOPENCE USED AT LEICESTER SQUARE: 1956 plain env. to Shaftesbury Avenue with 11/2d meter cancel. and boxed D/1/EC/TO PAY' h.s. in green. The 1d paid by a horizontally bisected 2d postage due tied by a good 'LEICESTER SQUARE' c.d.s. | £80 | ||
| 839 | HALF A PENNY POSTAGE DUE USED AS A WHOLE: 1956 Thunderstorm report card used from Newquay to Huddersfield with 11/2d Wilding and '1D/568' h.s. in green bearing a vertically bisected 1d adhesive to pay the 1d fine. Most unusual - was this a local postal fraud. Also 1977 env. used in Exeter franked with 4p and p. due paid with a 5p and a diagonally bisected 2p. | £80 | ||
| 840 | THE KINGSTON UPON THAMES TWOPENCE BISECT: 1956 (June) env. used within Kingston upon Thames franked with a 11/2d Wilding with boxed 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' violet h.s. m/s 'Refused' and '1D/TO PAY/422A' in green h.s. The 1d was paid by a vertically bisected 2d postage due tied by a clear c.d.s. | £80 | ||
| 841 | THE RARE FOURPENCE BISECT ON PIECE FROM FRANCE: 1958 (4 Dec.) A piece from France franked with p. due 4d block of four and a diagonally bisected single tied by 'POPLAR' c.d.s. Also a letter from the Eastern District P.O. explaining the situation. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £80 | ||
| 842 | BISECTED PENNY ON COVER FROM HONG KONG: 1963 env. from Kowloon to Newbury franked with HK 5c & 10c with m/s 'TO PAY/5CTS' and franked with 1d and diagonally bisected 1d postage dues tied by a fine 'CHEVELEY' c.d.s. Also a letter from the local postmistress explaining the practice of bisecting p. dues in operation at her office. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £100 | ||
| OFFICIALS | ||||
| 843 | MISCELLANY: The mainly used accumulation inc. Inland Revenue 1888 1/2d block of fifteen used on small piece but with strength in Government Parcels inc. 1883-86 11/2d (2), 6d (poor), 9d and 1/-, 1887-90 6d (5), 9d (3) & 1/- (3), 1891-1900 1d (5) & 2d (8) plus some Army, etc.. Very mixed condition and some forgeries are included. (160+). | £140 | ||
| OFFICIALS - ADMIRALTY | ||||
| 844 | 1903-04 1/2d to 3d used. The 2d and 3d creased, others heavily cancelled but sound. Cat. £601. | £70 | ||
| OFFICIALS - GOVERNMENT PARCELS | ||||
| 845 | Duplicated range OF 1887-1900 issues on stock-card inc. 1d (5), 11/2d (5), 2d (4), 6d (18), 9d (9) & 1/- green (2). Generally good colour, many with light cancellations. (43). | £100 | ||
| 846 | 1887-90 11/2d to 1/-, 1891-1900 1d, 2d pair, 41/2d and 1/-, 1902 1d to 6d plus 1/-, used. All as is usual are heavily cancelled and some have faults. Cat. £400. | £55 | ||
| OFFICIALS - OFFICE OF WORKS | ||||
| 847 | 1902-03 1/2d to 21/2d used. The two lower values are damaged, the 2d is on a small piece with central 'PARLIAMENT ST' c.d.s. Cat. £575. | £70 | ||
| CHANNEL ISLANDS COLLECTIONS | ||||
| 848 | STOCKBOOK packed with the extensive unmounted mint accumulation of Guernsey, Jersey & Isle of Man including useful early sets and a good number of multiples of later issues. A good lot which must be viewed extremely carefully. (Some 100's). | £180 | ||
| GUERNSEY | ||||
| 849 | CARTON containing the extensive collection (inc. good Alderney) to 1987, mint, used & on cover including presentation packs, gutter pairs, booklet panes & Postage Dues. The used STC £1,000+, the mint with a face value of £180. A very good lot. (Qty.). | £300 | ||
| JERSEY | ||||
| 850 | CARTON containing the extensive collection to 1987, mint, used & on cover with a good degree of completion inc. presentation packs, Postage Dues, etc. The used STC £896, the mint with a face value of £139. (Qty.). | £240 | ||
| ISLE OF MAN | ||||
| 851 | * | CARTON containing the extensive collection to 1987, mint, used & on cover with a good degree of completion inc. gutter pairs, presentation packs & Postage Dues. The used STC £758, the mint with a face value of £156. (Qty.). | £200 | |
| G.B. USED ABROAD | ||||
| 852 | CALLAO - PERU: 1871 part wrapper used from Callao via Panama to N.York franked with 1d plate 121 RG (lower right corner missing and small stain) cancellation with a fine 'C38' obliterator with an unusual h.s. '2' alongside. A little soiled and fragile, but scarce as plate 121 appears not to have been recorded used in Callao. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £500 | ||
| 853 | SOUTH AMERICA: The assorted selection of adhesives with various P.O. abroad cancels. inc. 1867 2/- blue with 'part 'VALPARAISO/PAID' c.d.s. and a defective 1867 5/- with central 'C38' cancel. Very mixed condition. (24). | £100 | ||
| G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS | ||||
| 854 | TWO CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation of covers with many slogans and some FDC's & PPC's. Also a range of stamps on pieces with slogan cancels. (Qty.). | £60 | ||
| 855 | MISCELLANY: The small selection of chiefly 19th Century E/EL's with a wide range of postal markings inc. 1824 EL to the Earl of Breadalbane in Edinburgh with boxed 'OBAN/504' mileage & boxed 'CLACHAN', 1840 EL from Garmouth to Fochabers with boxed 'GARMOUTH/PENNY POST', 1884 letter from William Ewart Gladstone's office, 1902 env. (opened out) to Scotland with purple oval 'PRIVY PURSE/(Crown)/BUCKINGHAM PALACE' cachet, 1959 front to Canada ex Buckingham Palace with purple circular '(Crown)/EIIR', etc. (Small Qty.). | £100 | ||
| 856 | MISCELLANY: 1889-1965 group inc. 1962 NPY (Phosphor) Official FDC, 1959 helicopter-flown cover from Sutton, Surrey, 1930 stamped AR receipt, 1937 RLS cover with returned item enclosed, curious KGV 1/2d label issued in 1940, Edwardian advertising PPCs, KGV PPCs with rubber c.d.s. (5), KEVII PPCs with c.d.s. of Scilly, Gorey (Jersey), St Sampson's (Guernsey) etc. Much of interest. (Qty). | £100 | ||
| 857 | MISCELLANY: c1650-1904 selection inc. c1650 tiny local Edinburgh EL (worn), partly fine boxed red ''PUT IN AFTER/7 o CLOCK AT NIGHT'' (1821), 1909 late use of fine coloured embossed 1902 Coronation postcard (faults), fine ''GLASTON/BURY'' on 1785 EL to Eltham, 1814 scarce red ''Twopenny Poft/Unpaid/Eltham'' h.s. with boxed ''TO PAY/ONLY//2d'', 1788 EL endorsed ''put in at Mearsfield Sunday Evening 5 o clock'', fine 1868 ''LONDON OFFICIAL/N/PAID'' on env. with fine Admiralty h.s., 1838 ''Brighton /Penny Post'' with ''T.P./Rate/2D.'' h.s. etc. An interesting and varied lot. (Qty.). [Ex Willcocks]. | £100 | ||
| 858 | MISCELLANY: Pre-stamp selection with a good range of postal markings inc. 1787 EL to London with 'G/WE/PAID' Dockwra, 1799 EL to Newry with red s/l 'BELFAST', 1807 ELs (2) to London with scarce English type Dumfries mileages, sundry other Dumfries markings, etc. (17). | £75 | ||
| 859 | MISCELLANY: 1840-64 group of covers with various line-engraved frankings inc. nice 1d black , fine 1842 1d red cancelled by clear MC on local London EL, ''Cresswell'' duplex cancellations on 1d red covers (4), 1851 Kent E with ''BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA'' UDC and ''LOOSE'' h.s., 1860 ''FARNBORO' STATION'' duplex etc. (9 covers). | £75 | ||
| 860 | MISCELLANY: 1734-1905 selection of covers with an unrelated variety of h.s. inc. 1734 EL from London to Guernsey with a clear circular farmed 'MT'. 1831 EL with a fine 'LATE MAIL' h.s. in red of Dublin. 1864 part letter to USA franked with 1862 1/- pair and 1d. (10 items). | £70 | ||
| 861 | MISCELLANY of QV-QEII registered covers, etc. inc. 1926 cover addressed to Moscow with typed 'AEROPLANE/LUFTPOST/BY AVION/VIA/LONDON/BERLIN/MOSCOW/Commencing 30th MARCH 1926' with purple boxed 'RETURNED FROM ABROAD/REASON FOR NON DELIVERY/NOT STATED' & 'NO (Air Mail Service) - inserted by hand/SENT BY/ORDINARY SERVICE', 1950 (30 May) registered cover with 4/6d to pay COD label, large KGV period cover bearing 1/2d (12) & 11/2d adhesives with oval 'POST OFFICE/EXPRESS/DELIVERY' cachet, etc. (12). | £60 | ||
| 862 | MISCELLANY: 1936-51 group inc. KEVIII 1/2d-21/2d with Rotherham rubber c.d.s., 1949 UPU printed FDC plus various hand-addressed items inc. 1951 values to 10/- (2). Mixed condition. (11 covers). | £50 | ||
| 863 | MISCELLANY INC. 1840 COVER WITH EXTRA UNOFFICIAL LOCAL 2d CHARGE, ETC.; Rare 6th March 1840 EL from Huddersfield to Penistone prepaid 1d but also charged an extra '2'(d) for local delivery (so much for Uniform 1d Postage!), 1816/30 pair of Bangor (Wales) covers, 1869 magazine with article about P.O., 1903/12 pair of envs. to G.B. with the tiny imperf. Spain 1/2c stamps (one with a single charged '1D/I.S./H' in London and the other correctly prepaid & plastered with 100 of these tiny stamps!), 5 KEVII London Inspectors' marks & poor 1908 PPC of 'CARMARTHEN PARK' depicting a Zeppelin. Curious mix. (12 items). | £50 | ||
| 864 | MISCELLANY: 1818-43 Selection of covers inc. 1818 mainly fine scarce ''Newcastle/5th Clause Post'' with circular mileage alongside, both in red; fine strikes in black of the ''Okehampton/5th Clause Post'' (1825), ''Newton Abbot/Py Post'' & ''No1'' (1830); m/s ''pd 4'' on 1.Jan.1840 cover ex Kington (Herts.) and unusual 1840 private boxed ''To be delivered/BY HAND'' on EL from London's St Catherine Docks, returned letter etc. (13 covers). | £85 | ||
| 865 | MISCELLANY c 1830-80 accumulation of ELs & covers in a carton, with a considerable quantity of 1d red imperf. frankings with pairs ( KK-KL marginal), fine variety of cancellations, blued papers etc. Also 1830 EL from the attaché at Corfu, another ex Barbados (1845), 1847 circular ''TOO-LATE'', much Scottish and N.Midlands interest, scalloped ''sun'' on 1838 Free front, 1844 billhead of Storrs, Fry & Sons chocolate manufacturers of Bristol etc. (Large Qty.) | £100 | ||
| 866 | MISCELLANY: 1840-1911selection inc. EL with mainly fine scarce ''Bedlington/Penny Post'' in blue, env. with red ''HAYDON-BRIDGE'' c.d.s. (1840), small range of Scots cancels on cover, 1861 official barred deletion h.s. on env. ex Clonmel to London, 1874 Hexham 5d reg. cover, 1862 EL to Pernambuco ex Manchester at 1/- rate, m/s endorsements, Inspectors' letter h.s., Dublin late fee duplex (1874), 1868 telegram & env., 1902 stampless Express env., etc. A varied, interesting lot. (34 covers). | £100 | ||
| 867 | MISCELLANY: Small selection of covers and cards with various cancellations inc. 'GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/B/COLUMBA' c.d.s. (adhesive damaged), framed 'PAQUEBOT' of Aden, 1817 'YEOVIL/125' h.s., an unused R. Bell of Bingley advertising env. 1921 card with a large 'HUNTINGDON' skeleton c d.s. & a 1913 env. with a similar 'ASHBOURNE' c.d.s., two hand drawn fronts and an unused Airgraph. (60+ items). | £80 | ||
| 868 | CAPT. SIR BEACHCROFT TOWSE: 1915 covers (50) from British Army P.O.'s, mainly to his wife, some 'franked' by him, also a 1910 cover from Sandringham, from the keeper of the Privy Purse. (Sir Beachcroft Towse was the blind VC who worked through WWI helping the wounded though blind himself & did much work for the British Legion & National Institute for the Blind). Also a letter of explanation (1970). | £75 | ||
| G.B. CANCELLATIONS | ||||
| 869 | ALBUM containing the QV-QEII collection of covers & pieces with strength in KEVII/KGV PPCs with machine cancellations (33), p.due covers, 1d red inverted wmks., etc. Needs inspection. (Qty.) | £60 | ||
| ** | 870 | MISCELLANY - MAINLY SCOTLAND: 1840-65 collection of covers, pieces and adhesives with a wide range of mainly Scottish cancellations on 1d reds inc. dotted circles, Brunswick Stars, Rollers of Glasgow and Edinburgh, plus a good range of numerals. Mostly fine strikes. (130+). | £180 | |
| 871 | MISCELLANY: 1841 1d block of 4 RA-SB cancelled with four strikes of the distinctive Norwich MC; just touched at foot and tiny scissors cut between RB and SB. Also 6 four margined 1d reds cancelled with numbers '1', '2', '6'(2), '7' and '8' in MC; mostly fine part strikes. (10). | £90 | ||
| 872 | MISCELLANY: 1855-57 covers (24) franked with 1d 'stars' on blued paper with sideways duplex cancels of Sheffield, Plymouth, Penrith, Oxford, Nottingham (2), Newark, Manchester (5), Maidstone, Leicester (6, two types), Derby (3), Chatham, Bath and Bristol. Also a cover with a fine Madeleine Smith cancel. | £60 | ||
| 873 | MISCELLANY inc. 1882 small piece franked with 21/2d blue (pl. 22) tied by almost complete ''BRITISH POST OFFICE/EGYPT'' c.d.s. Also pieces bearing 6d (pl. 12) pair and (pl. 13) single with fine ''324'' cancels of Guernsey. Small faults. (3 pieces). | £40 | ||
| 874 | MISCELLANY: 1913-62 group inc. 1913 blue Parcel Post label with reg. label & Royal Hospital c.d.s., 1932 Opening of the Stormont Parliament cover with special cachets & Stormont B.O. c.d.s., 1925 Wembley Exhibition c.d.s. cancelling p.dues on piece (3) etc. A good lot. (9 items). | £50 | ||
| 875 | AYR C.D.S. IN BLUE: 1842 (22 June) EL to Glasgow bearing a badly cut into 1d red BI cancelled with the rare 'AYR' c.d.s. in blue. Believed to be one of three recorded examples PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £340 | ||
| 876 | BLITZ MOBILE P.O. CANCELLATION: 1941 (6 Aug.) 21/2d letter card uprated with 3d & reg. to NW8, cancelled with two fine strikes of the scarce 'L.P.R./LONDON CO/MOBILE P.O./No.1' c.d.s. Small facial defect. | £70 | ||
| 877 | BLUE NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS: 1841 2d blue, plate 4, strip of 4 (NG-NJ), cancelled with blue 1844 numerals. The strip is cut into at left and below NJ, however the pair NH-NI has four good margins. Some soiling and creasing. SG Spec. E1wb. Cat. £1,500+. | £110 | ||
| 878 | BLUE & BLACK MC CANCELLATIONS: 1841 1d red AD with blue and black MC cancels; four margins but thinned. | £75 | ||
| 879 | DUPLEXES: Small selection of QV stamped envs. etc. with 5+5 bar duplex cancellations, mostly of Southampton (various codes) plus Liverpool cover to France with unusual oval ''PAID/C'' h.s. (15 covers & 9 stamps).[Ex Willcocks]. | £60 | ||