| 1160 | REGISTERED ENVELOPE USED ON LAST PUBLIC DAY: 41/2d registered env. uprated with 1925 1d x 3 tied by 'BRITISH EMPIRE/EXHIBITION' c.d.s. of 31 Oct. 1925 the last day of public entry. A scarce item. Pearson 120. PHOTO - ABOVE | £150 | ||
| 1161 | REGISTERED OFFICIAL MAIL: OHMS env. (reduced at left) used to Plumstead bearing registration label and 1925 1d, 11/2d x 2 & 1924-26 1/2d all tied by the circular 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY' d.s. and on reverse a strike of the oval 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/REGISTERED', violet d.s. the label is also pre-cancelled with a similar h.s. without date. Pearson 118 and 119. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £120 | ||
| 1162 | POSTAL STATIONERY CUT OUTS USED AS ADHESIVES: Env. registered to Walthamstow franked with 1925 postcard 1d & 11/2d cut outs, 11/2d stamp and 1924-26 1/2d, all cancelled with circular 'EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY/PALACE OF INDUSTRY' d.s. and on reverse a fair oval 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/REGISTERED' d.s. in violet. Pearson 122 & 119. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 1163 | UNPAID MAIL CHARGED POSTAGE DUE: Envelope with pencil address erased cancelled by the machine slogan cancellation, bearing 1d p. due with Kensington c.d.s. and with '1D/I.S.' struck nearby. Also a similar env. with a fine circular 'EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY PARK/1925' d.s. Very minor foxing on the later. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 1164 | PARCEL CANCELLATION: Small piece franked with 1925 1d x 3 and 11/2d block of four, all cancelled with a single boxed 'BRITISH EMPIRE/EXHIBITION/WEMBLEY/11 JUL 1925/PARCEL/POST' h.s. Scarce. Pearson 121. | £120 | ||
| 1165 | PARCEL CANCELLATION: 1925 11/2d marginal block of four cancelled with an almost complete single strike of the boxed 'PARCEL(EXB)POST/BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/(PALACE OF INDUSTRY)/18JUL/25/EXB' h.s. Scarce. Pearson 123A. PHOTO - see plate no. 17 | £100 | ||
| 1166 | PARCEL CANCELLATION: 1925 11/2d corner block of four cancelled with the boxed 'PARCEL(EXB)POST/BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/(PALACE OF INDUSTRY)/EXB/18 JUL 25' d.s. Pearson 123A. PHOTO - see plate no. 17 | £120 | ||
| 1167 | PARCEL POST CANCELLATION: 1924-26 3d marginal block of eight (4 x 2) cancelled with an almost complete boxed 'PARCEL(EXB)POST/BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/(PALACE OF INDUSTRY)/EXP/18 JUL 25' d.s. One stamp torn and some slight thinning. Pearson. 123A. PHOTO - see plate no. 17 | £80 | ||
| 1168 | PARCEL POST CANCELLATION: 1924-26 3d block of twelve (4 x 3) cancelled with almost complete strikes of the large boxed 'PARCEL(EXB)POST/BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/(PALACE OF INDUSTRY),EXB/18JUL25' d.s. A little very minor foxing. Pearson 123A. | £80 | ||
| 1169 | BULK POSTING PAID H.S. IN RED: Front to Sydenham and five pieces with strikes of the circular EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY PARK GT. BRITAIN/PAID' d.s. in red for no. '1' 1/2d and 11/2d (4, inc. the front) and '2' 11/2d. Mostly fine strikes which are scarce even on pieces. Pearson 117. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £140 | ||
| 1170 | METER MARKS: Harris publications 'window' env. without contents with a fine strike of the very scarce red 1d meter h.s. with d.s. alongside. Very rare and the first example we have recorded. PHOTO - see plate no. 5 | £200 | ||
| 1171 | POSTAGE DUES USED ON THE LAST PUBLIC DAY: Four pieces bearing p. due 1/2d pair, 1d control (C 25) block of four, 11/2d marginal pair and 2d. All with circular 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/WEMBLEY' d.s. cancellations of 31 Oct. 1925 the last day of public entry. Very minor traces of foxing. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 1172 | GOVERNMENT PAVILION/LAST PUBLIC DAY: Official Government Pavilion PPC philatelically used to Gosport franked with 1924-26 1/2d cancelled with the undated machine cancellation overstruck with a clear strike of the circular 'P.O. EXHIBIT GOVT. PAVILION/WEMBLEY' c.d.s. Also another official card cancelled with the undated machine cancel only. Pearson 114 and 115. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 1173 | LAST DAY OF PUBLIC ADMISSION: H.M. Government Pavilion special PPC with a fine Government Pavilion machine cancel. overstruck with a strike of the rare circular 'P.O. EXHIBIT GOVT. PAVILION/WEMBLEY' c.d.s. for 31st Oct. 1925, the last day of public admission. Also two Fleetway cards and an outer wrapper from series 'C'. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £80 | ||
| 1174 | LAST DAY OF PUBLIC USE ITEMS: 11/2d letter card uprated with 1925 1d & 11/2d used to Newark, cancelled with three very fine circular 'EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY PARK/1925' d.s. An env. to Croydon franked with 1925 11/2d tied by a single strike of the circular 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/WEMBLEY' d.s. & a PPC to Ealing franked with 1925 1d cancelled with a fine slogan cancel. All the cancellations are dated 31 Oct. 1925 the last day of public access. | £100 | ||
| 1175 | REGISTERED COVER SENT ON THE LAST DAY FOR WORKERS: Env. registered to Croydon franked with 1924-26 21/2d and 1925 1d x 2 cancelled with circular 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/WEMBLEY' d.s. of 19 Dec. 1925 the last day for workers at the Exhibition. Very scarce as little registered mail was sent on this day. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 1176 | CANCELLATION USED FOR WORKERS MAIL AFTER THE CLOSE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC: Env. to Croydon franked with 1924-26 1/2d x 3 cancelled with circular 'EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY PARK/1925' d.s. dated 11 Nov. 1925 when the Exhibition was only open to the workers. | £60 | ||
| 1924/25 WEMBLEY EPHEMERA | ||||
| 1177 | TICKETS/PASSES: 1924 Child and Adults retained half tickets, 1925 Child retained half ticket, 1925 ticket for competition to guess the attendance and a rare retained portion of the ticket to the re-opening ceremony on 9th May. An interesting group. | £100 | ||
| 1178 | GUIDES: 1924 Official Guide book, 1924 Pocket Guide book compiled by Harras Moore and a fold-out map. Mainly fine. | £60 | ||
| 1179 | GUIDES: 1925 The Official Guide Book and a fold-out map> Some small faults. | £50 | ||
| 1180 | MALAYA GUIDE: A small fold out 'Pamphlet of Information on MALAYA/BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1925'. Good condition for this rare item. | £50 | ||
| 1181 | POSTCARDS ISSUED BY THE ISLE OF MAN ETC.: A selection of PPC's inc. five issued by H.M. Government Pavilion with one struck with a fine circular 'P.O. EXHIBIT GOVT PAVILION/WEMBLEY' c.d.s and twelve issued by the Isle of Man board of advertising. Mixed condition but the majority are fine. (25 cards). | £100 | ||
| 1182 | POSTCARDS - VARIOUS PUBLISHERS: Selection of used and unused PPC's inc. 1924 'Castle' series pack of six, 1924 Maidstone & District Motor Services set of 12, 1924 Malaya Pavilion cards (5), 1924 N.Z. cards (2) and 1925 Snowdonia cards (2). Mostly fine. (43 cards). | £55 | ||
| 1183 | POSTCARDS - FLEETWAY PRESS: Selection of used and unused cards produced by the Fleetway Press inc. full sets in original packets of series C (2), H, I (2) and N. Mostly fine. (100+ cards). | £100 | ||
| 1184 | POSTCARDS - RAPHAEL TUCK: Selection of mainly unused PPC's inc. 1924 Ceylon and British Guiana Sets. Mostly fine. (55 cards). | £80 | ||
| 1185 | POSTCARDS - RAPHAEL TUCK - THE QUEEN'S DOLLS HOUSE: The complete unused sets of series 1 to VI. Some are thinned but many are fine. | £60 | ||
| 1186 | POSTCARDS - RAPHAEL TUCK - THE QUEEN'S DOLLS HOUSE: A complete unused set plus a few duplicates. Some faults. | £50 | ||
| 1187 | MINI VIEWS: Two complete sets of 'mini-views' as produced by Fleetway Press Ltd. in their original packets. Some damage to packets. | £50 | ||
| 1188 | ADVERTISING LABELS AND VIGNETTES: The mint and used selection of vignettes and labels inc. an example of the Plucking Tea design official label used on 1923 env. (foxed) from London to Sunderland, 1924 label used on the reverse of an env. from France to London and some interesting unused examples. Mixed condition. (75+). | £140 | ||
| 1189 | MISCELLANY: A real assortment inc. postal notices relating to the 1924 & 1925 Exhibitions giving details of postal arrangements and a 1924 Hood's Tourist Office excursions brochure. (7 items). | £65 | ||
| LATER WEMBLEY MATERIAL, 1926 ONWARDS | ||||
| 1190 | 1928-56 Selection of covers, cards, etc. franked mainly with Wembley issues inc. 1924 1d block of four used at the 1955 Philatelic Congress and 1925 11/2d postcard used at the 1938 Glasgow Exhibition. Mostly fine but untidy. (25+ items). | £55 | ||
| 1191 | 1948-95 The very mixed selection of covers and cards loosely associated with the Exhibition and its buildings after the event, inc. 1948 Olympics FDC from Wembley, 1948 special meter cancellation on cover (rubbed), a few event covers and football match special covers. (30+ items). | £60 | ||
| 1192 | FESTIVAL OF WOMEN: 1957 small selection of items related to this event which was held at Wembley inc a small piece with examples of all the h.s. used, the first registered item serviced addressed to Stitt-Dibden, an FDC with the special cancel and a series of articles by Stitt-Dibden and others on the Wembley Exhibition inc. some original tracings used to illustrate them. (Small Qty.). | £60 | ||
| BERKSHIRE | ||||
| 1193 | ABINGDON: VERY RARE LOWER CASE ''Abingdon'' : 1725 EL to London ex Wooton (Berks.) with partly-inked strike of the unrecorded ''Abingdon'' mark on the reverse - the first we have seen. Attractive. | £100 | ||
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | ||||
| 1194 | BUCKINGHAM: 1721-1909 Selection inc. 1721 part strike of the rare boxed ''BUCKING/HAM'' on EL to London, a fine example of the rare handstruck ''1'' of Buckingham on 1840 EL to Basingstoke, 1803 warrants for arrest addressed to the Sheriff of Buckingham, mileages etc. (10 items & a piece).[Ex Willcocks]. | £75 | ||
| 1195 | HIGH WYCOMBE: 1758-1875 Range of postal marks inc. v.good strike of the scarce first (30mm) s/l ''HIGH/WICKHAM'' on 1758 EL ex Great Marlow (closed tear through mark), similar quality 38mm s/l mark (c1772), mainly fine scarce first type mileage marks (2 - 1788-90, the latter with red Inspector's Crown), mainly fine arc (1801), 1840 good red s/l ''H.Wycombe/Paid One Penny'', ''PAID/ONE/PENNY'' (2 - 1841/48) etc. plus a good strike of the Naphill rubber (1916 PPC). (21 items).[Ex Willcocks]. | £120 | ||
| 1196 | MID-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: 1789-1906 Selection of covers with postal markings inc. 1789-93 scarce ''44 AYLES/BURY'' first type mileage (2 partly-fine strikes), 1829 mainly fine 40mm ''WENDOVER'', 1835 ''FREE'' official notice to MP with mainly fine ''NEWPORT PAGNELL/51'', Aylesbury c.d.s. (2 dates) & m/s ''Too late'', 1850 repaired cover to London with fine red ''BRILL'' UDC and ''PAID'' c.d.s., a good variety of Aylesbury marks to 1863 and a trio of Winslow marks inc. fine 35mm (1829). (21 items).[Ex Willcocks]. | £75 | ||
| 1197 | NORTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: 1783-1843 Range of marks on cover inc. Fenny Stratford first type mileage (1800) with fine seal (faults), partly fine rare 32mm ''NEWPORT/PAGNELL'' (1783) plus 40mm h.s. (1800), fine ''OULNEY'' arc (1800), mileages, UDCs etc. A good lot. (19 covers). [Ex Willcocks]. | £80 | ||
| 1198 | OULNEY - SCARCE CONCAVE MARK WITH 2-RING LONDON EXPERIMENTAL 'PAID' MARK; Dec. 1794 E to Aylesbury with v. fine 'OULNEY' and mostly fine (crease) London 'DE/9 16 4/PAID' (very scarce) alongside. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £75 | ||
| 1199 | SLOUGH: 1846 ''Free'' wrapper to London with very fine strike of the rare circular red ''SLOUGH/PAID/1'' h.s.; tear & toning but clear of the mark. Also an 1846 EL with OULNEY UDC and v.good to fine strike of the rare ''PD. 1'' h.s.; filing crease & small tear away from mark. (2 covers). | £100 | ||
| 1200 | SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: 1758-1903 Range of marks on cover inc. mainly fine rare ''GERARDS/CROSS'' (1758) on free cover signed by the Duke of Portland, 1796 mainly fine 37mm ''BEACONS/FIELD'', partly fine 52mm s/l ''BEACONSFIELD'' (1799 - earlier than recorded date), fine ''COLNBROOK/Penny Post'' (1820) plus 1834 boxed ''Colnbrook/Penny Post'' with ''No3'' RH h.s. [Stoke Poges] and variety of marks of Beaconsfield, Chesham, Colnbrook, Eton, Marlow, Stokenchurch & Windsor. (28 items).[Ex Willcocks]. | £100 | ||
| CORNWALL | ||||
| 1201 | BLUE MC OF TRURO: 1842 (29 Aug.) EL from Truro bearing a clear margined 1d red KH with an almost complete blue MC cancellation. | £55 | ||
| DERBYSHIRE | ||||
| 1202 | MISCELLANY: Collection of rural offices on covers and cards incl. 1838 straight line 'ALFRETON' with handstruck 1 alongside, large UDC of Matlock Bath on 1839 outer, printed letter sheet bearing small c.d.s. of Eckington (1874), Chesterfield 186 duplex and circular 1 paid handstamp, PPC to Tansley with circular 1d. postage due handstamp and 1d postage due stamp cancelled with single-ring Matlock c.d.s. for 11 AU 21. letter sheet from Italy to Belper with violet oval cachet 'PRISONER OF WAR/NO. 58/CAMP' and 74 other items incl. 1849 Alfreton double split-ring c.d.s, small single ring c.d.s. of Ashover, Bradwell, Edale, Hope and Pinxton, 1909 Ilkeston skeleton and duplex marks. (79). | £85 | ||
| 1203 | BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT: 1814 -1911 collection of covers and PPCs (some local views) with an interesting selection of h.s. and cancels incl. 1814 EL with large UDC of Stoney Middleton, 1849 EL from London with Ashford UDC arrival backstamp, 1850 EL to Sheffield bearing imperf. 1d red cancelled by Bakewell oval 41 numeral obliterator with blue-green Ashford UDC, ELs with Baslow, Eyam and Great Longstone large 2 ring UDCs and 35 other covers and cards with a variety of c.d.s. from (inter alia) Edensor, Stanton-in-Peak and Youlgrave, 3 Over Haddon rubbers and 2 Bakewell squared circles. (49). | £100 | ||
| 1204 | DERBY AND DISTRICT: Collection of covers, cards and postal stationery incl. 1784 EL with single line 'DERBY' on reverse, 1814 EL with small boxed 'No. 2' cachet of Belper and unframed 2 line 'DERBY/Penny Post', ditto but 1830 and 'Derby/Py Post', 1841 cover bearing 1d black QA with red cancellation and Derby red 2 ring c.d.s., 1852 regd. cover with 1d red & 3 x 2d blue and fine Derby 2 ring despatch mark in blue, 1853 cover bearing 'Missent to/Derby R.O.' in blue-black, 1904 glitter PPCs both bearing K.E.VII 1/2d and 'Contrary to regulations/242' one with 'Liable to Letter Rate/242' and the other '1D./242' and also 52 other items 1794-1919 incl. Derby 242 duplex, red Derby paid and more postage due marks.(60). | £160 | ||
| 1205 | TIDESWELL - THE UNIQUE 3-SIDE-ARCS '44' NUMERAL CANCEL; Attractive small env. to Bakewell franked by a 1d Red (21/2m) tied by a very fine strike of the rare distinctive Tideswell sanserif '44' numeral with three side-arcs, having a very fine blue 'TIDESWELL' UDC on the reverse. This tiny village P.O. was the only one in Britain to use this kind of numeral, which is thought to have been made locally. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £75 | ||
| 1206 | EPHEMERA: Miscellany incl. 1865 Midland Railway Parcels' Way Bill, various other Midland Railway items, Inland Revenue stamps overprinted for use by the Clay Cross Co., PPCs re. the latter's Colliers' camps, letter on embossed Foreign Office stationery written and signed by Lord Curzon (Foreign Secretary) in 1896, Dog Licence with single ring Eyam c.d.s. of JA 31 72, 1st edition of 'HYDROPATHY, OR, THE WATER CURE' by John Smedley then of Lea Mills, other hydro related items, World War II ration books, etc., etc.(37). | £85 | ||
| DEVON | ||||
| 1207 | MISCELLANY, c1810-45 A good range of marks on cover inc. Penny Posts of Exeter (2 types), Newton Abbott (2 types) & Plymouth (RH No1) plus a selection of boxed and/or circular mileages of Axminster, Ashburton, Bideford, Crediton, Devonport, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Kingsbridge, Modbury, Newton Abbott, Plymouth, Sidmouth, Tavistock, Tiverton, Torrington & Totnes. A good lot. (33 covers). | £80 | ||
| 1208 | BUDLEIGH SALTERTON: 1843-1971 Collection of covers, PPCs etc. showing a range of marks inc. 1843-48 UDCs (4), numeral and duplex cancellations on 1d red covers, unusual 1896 5d cover addressed to Fiji, attractive range of Edwardian PPCs showing street scenes etc. with a variety of cancellations inc. two different 'skeleton' c.d.s. plus a small range of QEII covers inc. 1971 strike post items. A good lot. (35 items ). | £100 | ||
| 1209 | HONITON: 1817 EL to Bombay with v.fine ''HONITON/159'', partly fine strike of the rare London boxed ''MORE TO PAY'' and similar quality strike of the very scarce crowned ''INDIA PACKET LETTER/LONDON'' c.d.s. [Rob.IN P3]. Some toning and faults, mainly on reverse. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £150 | ||
| 1210 | OTTERTON: 1800-41 Selection of covers inc. 1800 EL ex Bicton with fine scarce 54mm ''OTTERTON'', 33mm s/l mark on 1820 EL to Ford from Colaton Rawleigh, plus framed (two types) & unframed Penny Post marks (4), two with RH ''No1'' h.s. of Budleigh Salterton. A good lot of scarce material. (6 covers). | £100 | ||
| DORSET | ||||
| 1211 | LARGE DORCHESTER C.D.S.: 1842 E to Crewkerne franked with a 4 margined 1d red LG cancelled with an almost complete strike of the large type 'Dorchester' c.d.s. | £90 | ||
| 1212 | SMALL DORCHESTER C.D.S.: 1842 EL to Blandford franked with a 3 margined 1841 1d red AC cancelled with an almost complete example of the small type 'Dorchester' c.d.s. | £60 | ||
| 1213 | SMALL TYPE DORCHESTER C.D.S.:1842 (16 Feb.) E to Blandford franked with 1d red CK (heavy horizontal crease) cancelled with an almost complete strike of the small type 'Dorchester' c.d.s. The E has a small repaired tear at the top. | £42 | ||
| 1214 | SHAFTESBURY: 1841 1d Mulready letter sheet with Stereo covered by seal used from Marnhull to Blandford, cancelled with a black MC, 'Shaftesbury/Py P' (late use) and 'No6'. Some faults. | £100 | ||
| 1215 | VERY EARLY DISTINCTIVE CIRCULAR ''SHERBORNE/Poft/Office/*'' MARK: 1773 (18 Sept.) fine EL to Durham via London with a very fine strike of this elusive mark [DT505, recorded 1773-84] nicely placed on a side flap. One of the finest we have seen. | £90 | ||
| ESSEX | ||||
| 1216 | MISCELLANY: 1700-1870 Selection inc.1700 EL ex Shalford Hall to London, 1832 redirected cover with rare black boxed ''Penny Post'' of Rochford endorsed ''Gone from Southend'', 1870 pair of envs. ex Brentwood to India with colourful 9d & 1/1d frankings etc. (7 items).[Ex Willcocks]. | £60 | ||
| 1217 | HALSTEAD: 1837 Lengthy family letter ex ''Dynes Hall'' to Madras, redirected to Bangalore and Ootacamund, with fine oval London ''PAID SHIP LETTER'' d.s., m/s ''Pd 10'' and Madras ''SHIP LETTER'' d.s. on reverse. Intriguing contents mention a PO Packet Captain being laid up with gout all Winter but still ''paid as if he sailed. The Post Office is now under the Admiralty which he is very glad of as there is now no Freeling to molest him...'' (Needs further research!). | £75 | ||
| 1218 | SAFFRON WALDEN: 1d Mulready envelope Stereo A140 used from Saffron Walden to Braintree cancelled with two overlapping strikes of the MC and dated 13th May 1840. A small portion of the back is missing due to the wax seal. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £140 | ||
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE | ||||
| 1219 | BRISTOL - SCARCE EARLY LETTER: 1670 (12 Nov.) EL to London with ''6'' double rate charge and mainly fine small Bishop Mark ''NO/14''. A scarce item; fine. | £75 | ||
| 1220 | BRISTOL: Large ''B'' h.s on 1739-53 ELs - both addressed to Mold (Flints.) - the earlier type (lower case letters) in second year of use, slightly assisted but very attractive - cover endorsed ''by the Chester bag to Northorp''; the later (upper case) a fine strike but with filing crease across lower part. A good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £75 | ||
| 1221 | BRISTOL: 1804 EL to Edinburgh ex Leigh Lodge with very rare hollow star Inspector's h.s. on front & scarce circular ''7/P/P/P'' h.s. on reverse. [Ex Willcocks]. | £60 | ||
| 1222 | CHELTENHAM: 1870 (1 Oct.) FIRST DAY USAGE OF 1/2d POSTCARD : QV 1/2d violet postcard (small size, faults) printed with advertisement for Debenham & Freebody of Cheltenham, addressed to Dursley and with fine Cheltenham c.d.s. of October 1st. A most elusive item. PHOTO - see plate no. 1 | £200 | ||
| HAMPSHIRE | ||||
| 1223 | ALDERSHOT CAMP: 1859 covers (2) bearing 1d 'Stars' adhesives tied by neat 'ALDERSHOT CAMP' duplex cancels. | £55 | ||
| ISLE OF WIGHT | ||||
| 1224 | RYDE: 1857 Env. addressed to Sydney, Australia, franked with 6d lilac & 1d reds (3 - one with corner missing when affixed) cancelled by ''666'' obliterator of Ryde with fine small double-arc c.d.s. on reverse; endorsed ''Overland - Marseilles''. Very fine ''SHIP-LETTER/SYDNEY'' c.d.s. on flap. A little stained but scarce. | £60 | ||
| LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL | ||||
| 1225 | MISCELLANY of covers (24) franked with LC14 1d reds on blued paper tied by mostly fine Liverpool 'spoon' cancellations of various types. Some covers creased but a good lot. | £120 | ||
| 1226 | MISCELLANY: 1795-1849 group inc. fine 1795 horseshoe, 1828 oval ''PAID/AT/LIVERPOOL'', stepped, boxed & unboxed ship letter marks, 1849 handstruck ''1''. Mainly fine. (7 covers). | £75 | ||
| 1227 | 1875 (16 Jan.) Env. addressed to Bangor, franked with 1d red cancelled by ''EXCHANGE/LIVERPOOL'' duplex; alongside is a very fine strike of the large circular ''OVER OZ/d1/MORE (A) TO PAY'' h.s. with m/s ''1'' inserted. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £75 | ||
| LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER | ||||
| 1228 | 1806 EL to Rochdale with fine large red circular Manchester mileage d.s. on front & very good strike of the rare oval ''Knot Mill/MANCHR.'' on reverse. [Ex Willcocks]. | £60 | ||
| LANCASHIRE | ||||
| 1229 | MISCELLANY: 1752-1838 group inc. 1838 s/l ''CLITHEROE'', 1752 ''PRES/TON'', 1803 / 28 Preston s/l & cds mileages, 1793 s/l ''ROCHDALE'', fine circular mark [LA1002], Rochdale s/l & circular mileages plus 1831 c.d.s., 1828 s/l Ulverston mileage & 1836 circular h.s. both in red. Good to fine strikes. (12 covers). | £80 | ||
| 1230 | WARRINGTON 1752-1839: Range of marks on cover inc. 1784 large ''WARRING/TON'', 1790-99 s/l marks [LA1186/1191], 1798 horseshoe, 1809 large mileage c.d.s., Penny Post h.s. [LA 1220/1224] plus large piece with 1752 ''WARR/INGTON'' etc. Good to fine. (8 covers & 2 pieces) | £110 | ||
| LINCOLNSHIRE | ||||
| 1231 | HOLBEACH: 1837 EL from Holbeach to Norwich with two fine strikes of the scarce 'Holbeach/Penny Post' h.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £70 | ||
| 1232 | MILEAGE MARKS: 1806-27 Selection of covers showing v.fine strikes of ''COLTERSWORTH/99'', ''GAINSBRO/152'', ''GAINSBOROUGH/152'', ''HORNCASTLE/140'', ''MARKET DEEPING/91'' (s/l & circular), ''SLEAFORD/117'' (black & red) and ''STAMFORD/86'' (s/l & circular). Also c1800 cover with s/l ''GAINSBOROUGH''. Most locally addressed. (11 covers). | £150 | ||
| LUNDY ISLAND | ||||
| 1233 | 1906 PPC of HMS 'Montagu' ashore at Lundy, used to Guildford with KEVII 1/2d green cancelled by a fine strike of the small ''LUNDY ISLAND/SP 13/06'' c.d.s. with superb strike of the ''INSTOW'' squared circle d.s. alongside. Attractive. | £60 | ||