| G.B. RAILWAY/T.P.O. MAIL | ||||
| 854 | MISCELLANY: The untidy mainly used accumulation of parcel and letter stamps inc. examples of Great Eastern, Great Western, Midland, Southern, Great Central, London & S. Western, North British, Taff Vale (a single 1d), North Eastern, S. Eastern & Charham, Preston and Caledonian. Very mixed condition. (Qty.). | £140 | ||
| 855 | MISCELLANY: A selection of covers (7) and pieces (5) inc. 1939 env. from Glasgow to Mirden bearing 11/2d and London & Midland Scottish 3d parcel post label tied by oval "GLASGOW CENTRAL/ENQUIRY OFFICE" d.s. and 1947 env. to Peterhead franked with 21/2d plus L.N.E. & L.M. 4d parcel stamp. | £80 | ||
| 856 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVERS; Rare 1911 Ewen env. to London with fine rare blue M.G.C.J.C. 2d blue tied by pencil cross with KGV 1d tied by arrival c.d.s. alongside, 1941 env. to Kempston with pair of large blue M.G.C.J.C. 2d Newspaper Parcel stamps tied by v. fine purple "Met. & G.C. Joint Committee/CHESHAM/PASSENGER DEPT./TELEPHONE No.58" cachets, and large 1954 B.R. "URGENT" env. with QEII 11/2d+21/2d and Ewell East 9d parcel stamp. Elusive trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 857 | GREAT EASTERN: 1906 env. from Liverpool St. Station to Colchester franked with 1d & 3d (M & Co perfin) plus Great Eastern Railway 2d letter stamp (pencil cancel) and a very light oval "EXPRESS" in violet. The cover has m/s "Per 2.22 train ex. Liverpool Street, Stat" and "To be handed to a post office express messenger at Colchester". A little soiled. Also two tags to Bournemouth with L.N.E.R. 10d Deepcar adhesives. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| G.W.R. T.P.O.'s AND POSTAL HISTORY | ||||
| 858 | EARLY 7d "PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE" RATE COVER OF "DEAN FOREST, MONMOUTH, USK & PONTYPOOL RAILWAY"; Large mostly printed 13th Dec. 1852 EL (some creasing) from Bristol to Coleford with Imperf. 1d Red & 1841 2d Blue strip of three (mostly 4m; centre stamp creased) to Coleford at this special rate (rare with Imperf. franking). Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £100 | ||
| 859 | EARLY T.P.O. MARKS, ETC.; 1856-1904 covers/cards incl. fair 1856 "E/GW" in circle, mostly fine scarce 1860 "GT. WESTERN/DIST. S.C.", mostly fine 1865 "L&E" star mark, fine 1867 "L & E/RPO", Greek PC to Ireland with v. fine scarce "L&E T.P.O./FROM THE EAST" c.d.s., rare 1902 usage of the QV 1/2d brown newspaper wrapper with KEVII 1/2d to London both cancelled by v. fine "GREAT WESTERN T.P.O./UP NIGHT" c.d.s.'s, and 1904 PPC ex "ST. JOHN'S/JERSEY" with v. fine similar "NIGHT DOWN" c.d.s. Good lot. (7 covers). | £150 | ||
| 860 | PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL T.P.O. "B16" NUMERAL CANCELS; 1879 env. to Ashburton (ex overseas) with 6d grey tied by v. fine "B16" T.P.O. cancel; plus off-cover adhesives (G.B., Leewards, Colombia & Peru) with the same "B16" numerals or TPO c.d.s.'s. (6 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 861 | RARE "LONDON & BRISTOL S.C./DOWN DAY MAIL" C.D.S. & OTHER GWR TPO COVERS; c.1904-38 covers/cards with many types of "GREAT WESTERN" TPO c.d.s.'s, this rare 1907 "LONDON & BRISTOL" mark, v. fine 1905 "SOUTH WALES S.C./NIGHT UP" c.d.s., Exeter & Torrington marks, etc. Good lot. (18 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £150 | ||
| 862 | RARE "G.W/B" IN CIRCLE, RSO & STATION MARKS, ETC.; c.1860-1914 covers/cards with good range of "STATION" & R.S.O." c.d.s.'s plus a 1904 PPC from Transvaal to Cornwall with v. fine rare "G.W/B" in circle mark on the front. (54 covers). | £150 | ||
| 863 | THE PADDINGTON COLLECTION - PERFINS, P.H., ETC.; c.1800-1930 covers/cards incl. few prestamp, 1874/84 lot (10) with "GWR" perfin 1d red/1d lilacs, 1893 1d Postal Fiscal,1899 "EXPRESS" label with 3d Jubilee, c.1900 wrapper front to Chagford with diagonal bisect GWR 1d yellow newspaper stamp, 1887 pair of green advertising envs. (faults) depicting pram/sewing machines, rare 1905 parcel tag with GWR 1/- pink & 2d blue cancelled by "G..R./KINGTON" d.s.'s, etc. Plus some loose stamps. (c.150 items). | £150 | ||
| 864 | MODERN T.P.O. COVERS, ETC.; c.1941-62 covers etc. incl. 1956 KGVI 1/6 Postal Order with Paddington c.d.s., and over 100 1961/3 philatelic envs. with varied TPO cancels (several with "Posted without Late Fee" marks). (c.150 covers). | £60 | ||
| G.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS/COVERS | ||||
| 865 | EARLY STAMPED RAILWAY PARCEL LETTER FROM NEWBURY TO IRELAND; Rare April 1856 env. (minor faults) addressed to Dublin endorsed "Immediate", with 98% complete "Great Western Railway/NEWBURY TO LONDON/Carriage Paid" label on reverse struck with London & Dublin c.d.s.'s and "Sussex Place" London R.H. mark. Very rare example of Railway compliance in speeding a letter's journey to the P.O. system in London, long before the 1891 Railway Letter Stamp service that did just that. Few examples known with a Postage Stamp. (With 1966 letter from Stitt-Dibden to George about this cover.) PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £150 | ||
| 866 | RAILWAY PARCEL COVERS; c.1860 stampless env. from Yeovil to Sherborne by rail with yellow LSWR 4d to pay "Yeovil to Sherborne" label (torn by crossed "parcel" strings) on reverse; plus 1886 stampless env. (with blue crayon lines - presumably originally intended to be sent regd.) endorsed "Immediate Per 12.20 train carriage paid" with fine (tears of part of one flap being opened do not detract) complete pink G.W.R. "DULVERTON TO (Milverton}/CARRIAGE PAID" label on reverse, most unusually addressed to a "Passenger by a train from Milverton. Please hand same to him.". Rare pair sent entirely by rail. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 867 | EARLY G.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVER; 13th Sept. 1894 env. (creases) to Ottery St. Mary endorsed "To be posted at Exeter" with 1/2d vermilion pair tied by "WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT OFFICE" c.d.s.'s over the remains of a removed P.O. "EXPRESS" label (early usage), with a G.W.R. 2d green cancelled by m/s date with "EXETER" arrival duplex. Rare and early commercial usage of a letter put on the train by the P.O. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 868 | "CREWE STATION" G.W.R. 2d RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVER; Attractive commercial 18th March 1900 env. to London with GWR 2d green (stained perfs. & with pencil squiggle cancel) and 1d lilac tied by superb "CREWE STATION" c.d.s.'s and rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £120 | ||
| 869 | EXPRESS G.W.R. LETTER-STAMP COVER WITH PARCEL STAMP IN PLACE OF LETTER-STAMP; 1st March 1906 commercial env. to London (redirected on arrival) franked by KEVII 1d +11/2d pair tied by v. fine "CLIFTON/BRISTOL" c.d.s.'s with badly torn GWR 2d BLUE Parcel Stamp (precancelled with 1st March 1906 "G.W.R./BRISTOL" d.s.) applied over the oval framed "EXPRESS" mark 3d Express Fee + 1d postage). Rare thus; had Bristol run out of 2d green Railway letter-stamps at this time Colourful and rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £100 | ||
| 870 | BIRMINGHAM OVERPRINTED G.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVER; 3rd May 1909 commercial env. (closed tear just clear of stamps) to Cardiff with KEVII 1d & G.W.R. (o.p. on "MANCHESTER & MILFORD/RAILWAY") 2d green Railway letter-stamp which is also cancelled by pale purple date marks. Rare usage. | £75 | ||
| 871 | G.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVER WITH TORQUAY STATION CANCELS; Attractive commercial Aug. 1912 env. (few light stain marks) to London ("To Paddington Station to be posted on arrival") with marginal KGV 1d and GWR 2d green both tied by v. fine purple "CANCELLED/TORQUAY" marks and the "PADDINGTON" arrival machine mark. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £120 | ||
| 872 | EXPRESS G.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVER AT 7d+2d RATE; 17th Nov. 1913 usage of the KGV 1d Postal Stationery env. (endorsed "Keys") to South Ken. with additional KGV 6d tied by v. fine "WALLINGFORD" c.d.s., with P.O. "EXPRESS" label and also with GWR 2d green (2 corners originally folded round) tied by mostly fine boxed purple "G.W.R./WALLINGFORD" station d.s. Rare and colourful commercial usage. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 873 | OVERSEAS DESTINATION G.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVER; Commercial June 1916 env. to Paris with KGV 21/2d & GWR 2d green tied by Paddington machine; the 2d green also cancelled by an illegible GWR Station d.s. Rare; Railway letter-stamps were not allowed for overseas mail, and only a few such examples have been recorded. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £100 | ||
| 874 | GWR 4d GREEN RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP COVERS; Nov. 1921 & July 1923 commercial envs. (both with faults) to Eton/Wirksworth with KGV 2d/11/2d tied by Windsor/Bristol P.O. marks, also franked by GWR 4d greens (faults) pre-cancelled by near fine purple boxed GWR "ALDERMASTON" & "YATTON" Station d.s.'s. Scarce pair showing the change of postal but (incorrectly) not rail rates! | £100 | ||
| 875 | WELSH OVERPRINT 3d RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP F.D.C.; 30th Jan. 1920 Wilson env. to Manchester with KGV 1d+1/2d tied by Port Talbot c.d.s.'s with "PORT TALBOT RLY./& DOCKS Co." o.p. GWR 2d green with m/s "3" surcharge, tied by a fine rare purple circular "PORT TALBOT RAILWAY & DOCKS Co./MAESTEG" Station cancel; thought to be a First Day Cover for this 3d rate. Rare for several reasons. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 876 | The matching 4d-rate F.D.C. 7th Sept. 1922 Wilson cover with KGV 11/2d+1/2d and GWR 2d o.p. "PORT TALBOT/& DOCKS Co." 4d on 3d surcharge stamp tied by v. fine "MAESTEG" circular cancel, addressed to Manchester. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £100 | ||
| 877 | DEVON - 1930's G.W.R. RAILWAY PARCEL STAMP COVERS; 1933/7 pair of commercial envs. to Taunton/Bristol with KGV 2dx4 (with m/s "EXPRESS") or 1d+1/2d on the front, having scarce black-on-white 3d GWR "PREPAID PARCEL STAMP LABELS" of Newton Abbot & Exeter on reverse. Seldom seen; the 8d-rate 1933 cover is particularly unusual. (2 covers). | £100 | ||
| 878 | G.W.R. RAILWAY AIR SERVICE COVERS; 1933-4 Collection of covers (5) with GWR 3d Newspaper Parcel or "AIR MAIL" stamps with Cardiff, Birmingham & Plymouth cancels sent by Air Mail, special RAS envs., First Flights, v. fine boxed "RAS/3D PAID" cachet, etc. Plus 1933/8 pair of leaflets about the service and a few modern items. (24 items). | £120 | ||
| 879 | KING EDWARD 8th RAILWAY PARCEL STAMP COVERS; Commercial pair of 1937 envs. to London (Thos. Cook) & Surrey (florists) with KEVIII frankings tied by Station cancels, having 3d black GWR/Southern Railway Parcel stamps (both with faults but both on the front) with similar cancels of "Ashton, Devon" and Waterloo stations. KEVIII commercial Railway covers are rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £100 | ||
| 880 | WWII - WAR OFFICE O.H.M.S. RAILWAY MAIL; Unusual pair of long stampless c.1941 OHMS envs. with very fine red handstruck "WAR OFFICE/IMMEDIATE - BE RAIL/Q (M) 3" cachet that we have not seen before, or with "THE WAR/Q (M) 3.X/OFFICE" cachet plus GWR "Bramley for Silchester" 9d black Parcel Stamp tied by "ARMY/SIGNALS" c.d.s. Seldom seen thus. (2 covers). PHOTO - ABOVE | £100 | ||
| 881 | KGV/KGVI/QEII RAILWAY PARCEL STAMP COVERS; Scarce 1936-64 covers incl. large 1936 commercial env. sent "EXPRESS" from Llanelly to the Home Office in London with KGV 1/- (2; one with corner fault) and 11/2d (4) tied by c.d.s.'s with 3d black GWR "LLANELLY PREPAID PARCEL STAMP LABEL" and P.O. "EXPRESS/To be handed to/POST OFFICE MESSENGER" label all on the front, 7 mostly commercial KGVI covers (with Parcel Stamps of Haslingden, Plymouth, Llanelly, Bournemouth, Paddington, Cosford & Saltash) and 3 similar QEII covers. Very scarce lot. (11 covers). | £150 | ||
| 882 | "BATH ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS" PARCEL STAMPS ON COVER, TRAM PPC's, ETC.; Rare commercial 1941 env. (faults where removed from crate) to Devizes with Bath Tramways 2d+5d+6d cancelled/tied by rare purple 2-ring "B.E.T. LTD/O P/BATH" c.d.s.'s; plus 5 real photo & one other PPC's of horse-trams or early buses (1904-26). (7 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 20 | £75 | ||
| 883 | THE BALANCE OF THE GEORGE CRABB G.W.R. & OTHER RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS & TICKETS COLLECTION; c.1891-1930 Collection of off-cover stamps (c.35 2d green Rly. Letter types inc. some scarce pieces & cancels), c.60 newspaper/parcel stamps (inc. unusual 1d black "CORNWALL RAILWAY NEWSPAPER FRANK" label), c.50 Rail Tickets of all periods (with LBSCR leather 1882 2nd Class, 1883 Cook's Tours multi-ticket, 1907 GWR commercial traveller's with photo, etc.) and 5 metal GWR "PAY CHEQUE" tokens. (150 items approx.) | £100 | ||
| G.W.R. EPHEMERA AND UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS | ||||
| 884 | THE G.W.R. EPHEMERA COLLECTION; c.1843-1940 mostly unmounted lot incl. 1849 printed prospectus sent with 1d Red, maps, photos, adverts, 1848 1d Red env. with lovely embossed wafer seal of "Great Western Railway/OXFORD & RUGBY RAILWAY/1845", rail tickets, prints (incl. many good ones ex Illustrated London News), internal 1930's memos, 1843 E to Stephenson & Co., 1840's EL's with GWR headings, 1845 "PLYMOUTH AND NORTH CORNWALL RAILWAY" printed EL with "PLYMOUTH/PY POST" mark, 3 superb early photos of steam trains, etc. Very good lot. (200 items approx.) | £150 | ||
| 885 | Similar smaller unmounted lot incl. repro. PPC's, maps, modern covers, tickets, adverts, early Punch cartoons, early steam-train photos, LSWR 1d Red cover, receipts, correspondence, etc. (c.100 items). | £85 | ||
| 886 | THE GEORGE CRABB COLLECTION OF G.W.R. PICTURE POSTCARDS; Small box containing a wonderful unmounted array of c.1901-30 original PPC's (incl. many real photos) relating to GWR trains, crashes, routes, stations, Ambulance Train, related steamers, etc. Impossible to do justice to this lot in words. Must be viewed! Our favourites (almost all real photos) include used 1907 Thingley wreck, used 1911 Pontypridd wreck, used 1911 comic Rail Strike card, 1911 wreck of S.S. Roebuck on Jersey rocks, Dawlish Station almost under the sea, and "G.W.R. Tender transferring mails". (300 cards approx.) PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £400 | ||
| 887 | COMMERCIAL "METROPOLITAN &/G.C.J. COMMITTEE" RAILWAY LETTER STAMP COVER; 14th Feb. 1928 env. to "Kinematograph Weekly" in London franked by KGV 11/2d tied by Station d.s. and London arrival c.d.s. plus a m/s o.p. "3" on 4d green MGCLC letter-stamp tied just by the Station d.s. Very rare genuine usage of this Railway's stamp. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £100 | ||
| 888 | OTHER METROPOLITAN RAILWAY LETTER-STAMPS & COVERS; 1903 env. with KEVII 1d tied by London c.d.s. & M.R. 2d RED tied by crayon "X", 1912 env. with KGV 1d and MGCJC 2d BLUE tied by crayon "*" marks (the 2d blue also tied by a whisker of the "AYLESBURY" arrival c.d.s.), and 1924 front with KGV 11/2d & MGCJC 4d green tied by blue "AMERSHAM/CHESHAM BOIS" Station cancels. Plus off-cover range of Metropolitan Railway newspaper and letter stamps (30). Rare lot. One of the most elusive of Railway Letter Stamps. (33 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £150 | ||
| 889 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD RAILWAY NEWSPAPER PARCEL STAMP COVERS, ETC.; Rare 1941-4 Collection of covers/cards (7) with these elusive stamps mostly cancelled at Aylesbury; plus off-cover collection of 26 stamps inc. I.L.T. Country Buses 4d, 1d/2d/3d/4d/5d/6d Newspaper Parcel stamps and Central London Railway Parcel Express 3d black. [The Capt. H.T. Jackson Collection as sold as one lot in Sept. 1991.] (33 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £300 | ||
| 890 | THE MATCHING "CAPT. JACKSON" COLLECTION OF METROPOLITAN & GREAT CENTRAL JOINT COMMITTEE NEWSPAPER/PARCEL STAMP COVERS, ETC. ; 1940-1 covers (6) with scarce Newspaper/Parcel stamps ex Chesham/Northwood/Watford; plus 5 off-cover examples. Rare lot. (11 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £200 | ||
| 891 | THE LONDON UNDERGROUND "TUBE TRAINS" EPHEMERA COLLECTION, ETC.; Remarkable c.1880-1960 Collection incl. tickets, maps (tube maps from 1928 "No.1", etc.), prints, scarce range of early PPC's, etc. Plus material relating to London buses & trams. (200 items approx.) | £120 | ||
| G.B. SPECIAL POSTAL HISTORY CATEGORIES | ||||
| 892 | MISCELLANY of chiefly pre-stamp E/ELs, etc. incl. 1837 EL with "WHITBURN/PENNY POST", selection of postcards and pieces bearing rubber village h.s. such as "ZELAH/CALLESTICK/18 JUL 29/CORNWALL", 1739 EL with Bishop Mark and s/l of "HAY", series of covers to foreign destinations all bearing 1858-79 1d rose reds with variety of cancellations and marks, ELs bearing undated circular mileage marks, London Chief Office marks on ELs with supporting illustrations, "TOO LATE" mark, ELs with contrasting rates pre- and post 10th January, 1840, duplex marks on cover and piece, ELs with Plymouth travelling marks, etc., etc. Condition is very mixed but well worth close inspection, (Qty.). | £85 | ||
| 893 | AIRMAILS: The varied selection of air mail items inc. unused & used examples of the dark green 1911 First UK Aerial Post "London" envelope and card, a used example of the green "Windsor" card, three used examples of the brown "London" card (one is dark brown), six 1936 "APEX" PC's and sundry 1960's items inc. three with signatures. (25 items). | £100 | ||
| 894 | BANKING & FINANCE: The fascinating accumulation of Banking/Finance related items inc. 1672 Business letter concerning a meeting at "Parliament House" addressed to the Banker Sir Robert Clayton, 1673 privately carried letter to the same addressee concerning a loan of £2,000 (a large amount in those days), 1672 Distress Warrant on the Goods of a tenant of Sir Samuel Starling in "White Chappell" for non-payment of rent, signed by Sir Samuel & Lady Starling, other items ex the "Starling papers" and a number of 18th Century Receipts for Money Received. A most unusual group. (35 items). | £100 | ||
| 895 | CARRIERS LETTERS, ETC.: 1667-1769 small group including Carriers Letters. 17 Feb 1701 EL Appelby to London to "Mr Jon Moore Cheesmonger/ at Sr Jn Moores house.." endorsed "by Dab Doley"; 17 Nov. 1740 EL Tewkesbury to Cheltenham "...to be left with Saml Richards to be sent as soon as possible"; 1667 & 1672 privately carried letters within London to and from Samuel Starling; 15 Oct. 1769 EL Pilchash(), Scotland to "Mr James Gordon Merchant/in Madeira To be found at the/Jamaica Coffee House" etc. (7 covers). | £75 | ||
| 896 | CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MISCELLANY comprising 1670 EL from John Meek at the Excise Office to Drury Lane (no postal markings), 3 different types of Excise Office cyphers (3 cut outs and 1 on entire liquor permit), 1845 (3 Oct.) official paid EL from Whitehall to H.M. Customs at Liverpool re. fumigation of ship's cargo, 12 cut outs of embossed customs duty stamps (mostly pen cancelled), 1948 (18 Dec.) env. from London to Italy with red "(crown) CUSTOMS/AND/EXCISE" rubber stamp and black resealing label endorsed "G.(crown)R./GENERAL POST OFFICE/Opened for Customs/examination and duly/closed again at the/Post Office.", pieces from abroad bearing resealing tape after customs and currency examination, pen cancelled customs stamps of various denominations and excise revenue stamps for concert tickets and the like. (Qty.). | £70 | ||
| 897 | DAMAGED MAIL: The small selection of damaged mail inc. 1945 (14 May) cover to Kendal with sticker applied at the local P.O. reading "It is regretted that this missive has been delayed owing to the mail bag in which it was conveyed being mistreated", 1948 (14 July) cover ex Harrow Pillar Box fire, 1951 (22 Oct.) charred remains of a cover ex Parkstone Pillar Box fire and various later damaged items. (11 covers). | £100 | ||
| 898 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY - THE OFFICIAL 1923 "WHITE HORSE" F. A. CUP FINAL PROGRAMME: 1923 Official 1923 football programme for the F. A. Cup final. Fine condition except for two rusted staples and minor rust spots on two pages mentioned for accuracy. A rare and important item of football ephemera. PHOTO – INSIDE FRONT COVER | £300 | ||
| 899 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY - A STAFF PASS FOR THE 1923 F.A. CUP FINAL: 1923 A staff pass for the 1923 F.A. Cup final on pale blue card numbered 515. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £80 | ||
| 900 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY EXHIBITION - 1923 F. A. CUP "PASS ALL BARRIERS" TICKET": A red complimentary ticket for the 1923 F. A. cup final to "PASS ALL BARRIERS" signed "J Hall/Secretary" with pencil "W. Underwood" on reverse. Light horizontal crease. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £80 | ||
| 901 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY - PRE EXHIBITION PUBLICITY: 1924 BEE "Guarantee Fund" booklet, 1923 B.E.E. newspaper No. 3. 1924 "Wembley The First City Of Concrete" handbook issued by the Concrete Promotion Society. 1922-24 PPC's (8), env's (6) & pieces (7) with various publicity slogans. Also 1935 "The Lion" magazine describing events held at Wembley Stadium and "Wembley Lions" a folder containing poster stamps (stuck together) of the ice hockey team. (26 items). | £65 | ||
| 902 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY ADVERTISING SLOGANS USED IN MALACCA AND INDIA: 1924 (11 Mar.) env. from Malacca to Manchester franked with Straits 6c tied by a superb Malacca 1924 BEE advertising slogan. 1924 Mount Everest card used from Calcutta to Warrington with a fine 1924 Exhibition advertising slogan. | £75 | ||
| 903 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY: 1924 Wembley Exhibition, a selection of items inc. 1d & 11/2d mint, 1d on card to Erdington cancelled at Wembley on the day of issue. 11/2d env. uprated with 1d and used to Stuttgart. 11/2d env. used to Clapham. 11/2d letter card unused, 1d & 11/2d postcards unused and a 1d card used to Sutton. Mostly fine (16 items). | £70 | ||
| 904 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY FIRST DAY COVER: 1924 1d and 11/2d used on plain FDC from Wembley to Bedford. Suspicion of toning at foot of 1d. | £70 | ||
| 905 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY - OFFICIAL PAID MAIL: 1924 (16 Dec.) large (folded) env. to Wandsworth Common with a fine strike of the red "EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY PARK/PAID 11/2D/GT BRITAIN (2)" c.d.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £70 | ||
| 906 | EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY EPHEMERA: Small selection of ephemera related to the 1924 B.E.E. inc. a complimentary ticket to the State Opening, an exhibitors pass, an opening ceremony programme, a ticket to The Luncheon of The British Engineers Association". complimentary tickets to the Torchlight Tattoo and First International Rodeo plus a programme for the Torchlight Tattoo. The majority of the items are ex. the J. Underwood (the clerk of the works for the stadium and Exhibition buildings) archive. (21 items). | £80 | ||
| 907 | EXHIBITIONS - 1925 WEMBLEY: A selection of items related to the 1925 exhibition inc. publicity slogan cancels. inc. a fine example on env. to Harrogate of the "TORCHLIGHT TATTOO" slogan with seven dots at foot. 11/2d env. 1d & 11/2d cards unused, GPO souvenir card with special "P.O. EXHIBIT. GOVt. PAVILION/WEMBLEY" c.d.s. and 1925 New Wembley plan. Mostly fine. (36 items). | £80 | ||
| 908 | EXHIBITIONS - 1925 WEMBLEY METER MARKS: 1925 Harris Publications "window" env. without contents with a fine strike of the scarce red 1/- meter h.s. with d.s. alongside. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £140 | ||
| 909 | EXHIBITIONS - 1925 WEMBLEY METER MARK: 1925 Harris Publications "window" env. without contents with a fine strike of the scarce red 6d meter h.s. with d.s. alongside. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £140 | ||
| 910 | EXHIBITIONS - 1925 WEMBLEY - OFFICIAL PAID HANDSTAMP: 1925 Australian Exhibition Commission O.H.M.S. env. used to London with a fair strike of the red "EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY/PAID 11/2D/GT. BRITAIN (1)" c.d.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £80 | ||
| 911 | EXPRESS MAIL: The small group of QV/KEVII period Express covers. Six have red Express labels, the others have oval "EXPRESS" cachets in black, purple or violet. Three are without postage stamps, the rest have between 1d & 4d worth of adhesives. A useful group. (9). | £100 | ||
| 912 | EXPRESS MAIL: The small group of KGV-QEII period Express covers inc. a few non-GB items. Some useful middle period items noted. (28 covers plus a few pieces). | £120 | ||
| 913 | FOURPENNY POST: 1839 selection of EL's, etc. inc. front (5 Dec.) from Haddington to Edinburgh with handstruck "4", EL (13 Dec.) from Alton to London with m/s "4", printed circular from Huddersfield to Edinburgh with m/s "8" (double rate), EL (30 Dec.) from Ayr to Edinburgh with m/s "4", etc. (5). | £75 | ||
| 914 | JOHN WILDMAN INDENTURE: 15 July 1675 Indenture on vellum (approx.22"x18") signed by John Wildman, the first Post Master General, plus signatures of Earl of Buckingham and Sir Robert Clayton. Scarce. | £75 | ||
| 915 | INTERESTING ENVELOPES - FANCY EMBOSSED DESIGNS; 1855/6 pair of 1d Red envs. ex Sevenoaks & London with albino embossed "FREE" & "PREPAID" designs round/near the stamp; plus fine 1874 fancy embossed env. from Basingstoke with 1d Red (31st Dec. duplex) with tiny "A happy New Year to you" wafer seal on the front. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £100 | ||
| 916 | MARITIME: Miscellany of maritime related material inc. 1821 EL to Mysore with Ship Letter marks of London (in red) and Madras (in black), 1834 E from Hull to Cape Town with red "PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON", 1844 EL from Scotland to the Cape with later version of the London Paid Ship Letter mark, a couple of other 19th Century items and a quantity of modern covers & cards chiefly relating to the S.S. "Canberra" and her maiden voyage. (Qty.). | £100 | ||
| 917 | MARITIME: A small selection of covers inc. 1836 EL from St. Thomas to London with boxed "PACKET LETTER" in red, 1840 EL from London to N. York with a fine "SHIP LETTER/LONDON" c.d.s. 1843 unpaid EL from N. York to France with a fine boxed "Packet Letter" in red. 1848 EL from Bahia to London with a good "SHIP LETTER" h.s. (9 covers plus some cuttings). | £80 | ||
| 918 | METER MARKS: 1928-83 The interesting collection of Meter Marks inc. covers and some pieces with strikes from various machines inc. some specimens. Mostly fine. Also small collections of post bus and modern express mail. (Qty.). | £60 | ||
| 919 | METER FRANKS - F.D.C. (), ETC.; 19th Oct. 1922 Philatelic Magazine wrapper with red/black London meter frank (FDC), other early types, an advert for the machine, etc. (13 items + 4 pieces). | £60 | ||
| 920 | MILEAGE MARKS: 1800-26 group of EL's/E's with fine to mainly very fine Mileage Marks inc. 1800 "46 FENNY/STRATFORD", superb 1802 "WOOTTONUNDEREDGE/114" (boxed), 1809 red "PRESTON/217" and "CHESTERFIELDo190o" d.s., 1812 "CARLISLEo298o" d.s., superb 1814 "BRIDLINGTON/243" (boxed flat top 3), v fine 1820 red "SHEERNESS/51" and red "PORTSMOUTHo73o" d.s., 1821 boxed "LEEK/154", 1823 "MACCLESFIELD/167", 1826 circular "DEVIZES/92" and "AXMINSTER/150" plus undated "HONITON/159" AND red "KENDAL/261". A good clean lot. (14 covers). | £75 | ||
| 921 | EARLY NEWSPAPERS: 11 Dec. 1665 "The Oxford Gazette" Numb 8. published at Oxford as the Court were there to avoid the plague (later to become "The London Gazette"; 3-10 Sep. "The London Gazette" with article "The General Post-office is for the present held at the two Black Pillars in Bridges Street,.."etc.; 25 Nov. 1679 "Domestick Intelligence or News both from City and Country" (nos. 41); 14-16 July 1715 "The Evening Post" sent under the Free Frank of "Ja. Jennings" to Reading with London Chief Office Bishop "16/JY" etc. (7 newspapers). | £60 | ||
| 922 | NEWSPAPERS: 1689 handwritten newsheet giving details of important events inc. the declaration of war against England by the King of France. 1821 Almanack (defective) with 3d tax stamp. Also two 1802 Acts dealing with medicine tax and window tax. | £50 | ||
| 923 | PARCEL POST MISCELLANY incl. large piece franked with QV 3d Jubilee stamp cancelled "DEAL" and bearing large printed label "ROAD - BORNE." and Deal Parcel Post label with "DEAL/*/JY10/97/M.O.O.&S.B." c.d.s., large piece franked with KEVII 6d postal stationery cut out cancelled "BOURNEMOUTH" and bearing pink printed label "P.P.No.41./BY PARCEL POST/FRAGILE./G & S 3095 548" and Bournemouth (Charminster Road) Parcel Post label with c.d.s., example of Cambridge 'Brick by Post' label (18 DEC 47) on large piece with supporting material such as local press cutting, unused Parcel Post and ancillary forms, large piece from parcel to Bucharest with 3d & 2 x 9d KGV stamps with large rectangular "POSTAGE/REFUNDED" in violet and m/s endorsement "No Parcel Post Service to Country of destination", various "PARCEL POST/PAID" machine printed labels 1948-54, train and 'bus parcel receipt labels and "stamps", large piece bearing rubber "TRANSFERRED TO/PARCEL POST/INADMISSIBLE BY....POST/ON ACCOUNT OF" in green with "Cheaper Rate" added in m/s and 3p & 10p postage dues affixed and cancelled, Post Office literature re. Parcel Post and much allied material; fascinating lot which is well worth close inspection. (Qty.) PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £100 | ||
| 924 | PARCEL POST - OFFICIALS, CANCELLATIONS & "HANDSTRUCK LABELS": Small box containing an extensive range of used stamps (a few on piece) with parcel cancellations such as Bishop Auckland, Carnforth, Chard, Guernsey, Perth and Sidmouth, 1951 Festival of Britain "Parcel Post Paid" meter type labels of 12 different denominations, 5 x 1d lilac "ARMY OFFICIAL" stamps on large piece with Chichester parcel post label, "GOVT PARCELS" and "I.R.OFFICIAL" stamps with parcel cancellations, large rectangular parcel post cancellations on pieces, more modern parcel post labels with date stamps, bag labels from and for a wide selection of post offices some with handstruck marks and cachets, certificates of posting for inland unregistered parcels, "PARCEL POST/PAID" strikes for many different offices mounted on cards, etc., etc. (Qty.). | £150 | ||