| G.B. SPECIAL POSTAL HISTORY CATEGORIES continued | ||||
| 925 | PARCEL POST LABELS: The small selection (25) of QV period parcel post labels with a variety of frankings and postal markings inc. Ambleside, Salisbury, Towcester and a fair amount of London interest. Also a large piece bearing 1/2d (2) & 1d (3) endorsed "Glass!! Care" with "THIS PARCEL IS/PAID THRO'/TO DESTINATION" label. (26 items). | £100 | ||
| 926 | PARCEL POST LABELS: The small selection of used KEVII period parcel post labels. A variety of frankings and a good range of postal markings inc. Batley, Brackloon, Englefield Green, Fawley, Newton Mearns, Wadebridge, Wimbledon Station, etc. (76). | £150 | ||
| 927 | PARCEL POST LABELS: The small selection of KGV period used parcel post labels with a good variety of frankings and postal markings inc. much London & Home Counties interest. (48). | £75 | ||
| 928 | PARLIAMENTARY MAIL INCL. 1854 "PAR. PRO" WRAPPER; c.1750-1854 covers incl. c.1823 front with v. fine rare London red "H:P", c.1750 EL from Edinr. to the House of Commons with m/s "P" for Privilege, 11 covers + 6 pieces with Free/O.H.M.S. "Paid" marks, 3 E's with scalloped "SUN" marks + "C" in circles, 7 1843/56 covers with the scarce London "Codeless Crown" d.s.'s once thought to be Parliamentary marks but now thought to indicate private mail sent in O.H.M.S. bags or bulk-weighed unpaid O.H.M.S. mail, plus a rare 1854 wrapper ("PRIVATE BILLS SESSION 1854") sent unpaid at the "Par[liamentary] Pro[ceedings]" rate charged only 1d and a rare 1842 "Par Pro. To be posted at the House of Commons only/POST PAID" front. Many prints of signatories, etc. are included. (33 items + 6 pieces). | £150 | ||
| 929 | PARLIAMENTARY/FREE/O.H.M.S. MAIL - AUTOGRAPHS, ETC.; c.1800-1939 mostly mounted Collection of free fronts (c.150; many mounted with prints of the signatories), few covers and a wide range of ephemera (1930's Opening of Parl. programmes, etc.) plus ILN prints, etc. (250 items approx.) | £100 | ||
| 930 | "HOUSE OF COMMONS" 1d ENVELOPE; 14th Feb. 1840 usage of the 1d Black env. (overall creasing but complete) to Scotland with very fine London crowned Official "PAID" d.s. on the front. Plus pair of original signed 1934 photos from the pioneer Postal Historian "J.H. Daniels" showing 7 Parliamentary Envelopes in his collection at that time. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £400 | ||
| 931 | PARLIAMENTARY - LATE QV, KEVII & OTHER PRE-1940 CANCELLATIONS; 1899-1939 covers/cards incl. scarce "HOUSE OF COMMONS" duplexes (1899 1/2d brown PC + 1901 1d lilac env.), fine 1904 "CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS/HOUSE OF LORDS" O.H.M.S. cachet, 7 1915-37 covers with the scarce 2-ring "HOUSE OF COMMONS S.W." c.d.s. (one with rare KEVIII franking), 1928 "Stanley Baldwin" Xmas Card and 2 1916 O.H.M.S. letters "signed" by Bonham-Carter on behalf of the P.M. (20 items). | £150 | ||
| 932 | PARLIAMENTARY MAIL - QEII PERIOD; Substantial c.1953-90 Collection of covers/cards/etc. incl. rare 1957 6d Postal Order (KGVI!) and pair of 1958 Reply Coupons with "HOUSE OF COMMONS" c.d.s.'s, 1968 boxed "URGENT/MP's/MAIL" mark on redirected mail bundle-label, 1969 PAR. PRO env., other OHMS material, recorded/registered mail, 1988 h.s. "CLEARED BY SECURITY DEPT.", etc. (150 items approx.) | £150 | ||
| 933 | POST OFFICE OFFICIALS, & P.M.G. AUTOGRAPHS, ETC.; 1818 autograph letter signed by Freeling, 1841 PMG O.H.M.S. letter forwarded with m/s "1" & cancelled "2", several PMG free fronts, 1853 PMG O.H.M.S. env. (faults), other PMG-signed fronts/covers, 1884 O.H.M.S. env. ex Henry Fawcett the blind PMG, 1881/3 Punch cartoons of him, 1855 OHMS "Canning" env. to Paris, etc. Difficult lot to assemble. (33 items). | £75 | ||
| 934 | POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK FORERUNNERS: 6 Sep. 1715 folded copy of "The Evening Post" sent from London to Reading under the Free Frank of "Ja Jennings" a Clerk of the Road (who would appear to be operating a sideline business!), with a fine London Chief Office Bishop "8/SE" (Jay L3) plus two accounts/receipts for 1820 & 1821 from a Clerk of the Road for newspapers. (3 items) | £60 | ||
| 935 | POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK: 1847-1900 collection of EL & env. inc. 16 Aug. 1847 printed Remittance Letter of Acknowledgement to Canterbury "received your remittance on Money Order Account"; pair of different blue Registered Money Letter envs. No.27; 25 Dec. 1873 Honiton local official printed env/letter, acknowledgement of deposit; 9 Aug. 1899 London to Newton Abbot Official Registered large env. No.15C cancelled with "POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK" d.s. and 14 Aug. 1899 London to Manchester small env. No. 15E with similar d.s. etc. (9 covers). | £60 | ||
| 936 | POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK: 20 Mar. 1846 env. used within London and stamped with crowned "PAID" d.s. signed as official mail by EW GLADSTONE the creator of the Post Office Savings Bank in 1861 plus 17 Aug. 1883 env. with contents, used within London with weak red "OFFICIAL PAID/LONDON" d.s. and SW 50 duplex; letter and envelope signed by Henry FAWCETT the blind PMG who introduced The Childrens Stamp Slips. Fine pair. | £60 | ||
| 937 | POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK: 1907-1925 collection of ephemera inc. POSB internal Christmas Cards for the years 1907, 1910-13, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1922 & 1925. These were produced in booklet form and after the first "card" became mild propaganda organs for the mainly female work force; beautifully illustrated by the artist UA Monck. Plus the 1911 50th anniversary souvenir programme "Corporation of London - Conversazione at Guildhall - POSB Jubilee Celebrations". A fine collection of social statement of the period. (11 items). | £70 | ||
| 938 | POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK - THE BALANCE:1880-1970 large collection of ephemera and some stamps inc. 1880-01 Postage Stamp savings slips with 1d stamps;1888, 1893, 1905, 1909 etc. POSB Savings books; 1912 First Type adhesive Savings Stamps; War Savings Card; 1916 Penny Savings Bank Book; approx. 250 different "War Savings Pictures" VC Series 1 &2, Women at War, Medals; later Savings Books, Certificates, Stamps etc. A wonderful selection which would form an excellent basis for a "new" collection. (Quantity). | £120 | ||
| 939 | POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK: 15 May 1954 Post card Abingdon to Oxford franked with 6d National Savings stamp (Princess Anne) used and accepted as postage plus 24 July 1974 env. (creased and opening faults) used locally in Manchester franked with 10p National Savings (Sailing ship) similarly accepted as postage. Scarce pair. | £50 | ||
| 940 | PROPAGANDA COVERS - EARLY TEMPERANCE LETTER-SHEET; Nov. 1846 1d Red (4m) EL from Hexham to London with fine pictorial "PLEG'D IN A NOBLE CAUSE" blue printed heading, with wise words inside at the start of this ordinary business letter; printed by "J. REWCASTLE, Newcastle [upon Tyne]". Very rare this early. PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £120 | ||
| 941 | RE-ROUTING OF REGISTERED MAIL: 1911 (1 Aug.) env. from jewellers in Windsor to Evesham bearing KEVII 3d stamp cancelled with oval Windsor regd. d.s., blue registration label and official label reading "E. R./This Packet has/been diverted from/the usual route,/as it appeared to/be unsuitable for/ transfer by the/Mail Apparatus." cancelled by Windsor single ring c.d.s.; oval regd. London transit mark and single ring "EVESHAM/AU 2/11" arrival d.s. on the reverse. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £100 | ||
| 942 | ROYALTY: The 18th & 19th Century collection of Royalty related items inc. 1705 St. James's Palace Receipt for an annuity paid to one of Her Majesty's Maids of Honour, 1709 Royal Court Receipt for the privilege of being in the "Place of Carver", signatures of Kings George III, George IV & William IV (2) on small pieces, mourning envelope addressed to the "Dean of Windsor" endorsed "The Queen" (Victoria), front of env. written by Victoria to Queen Adelaide at Bushey Park (again endorsed "The Queen"), two coloured PPC's of The Royal Train, several other covers & cards, cuttings from the ILN, etc., etc. (Qty.). | £200 | ||
| 943 | ROYALTY - QUEEN VICTORIA: 1858 (19 July.) EL from Bombay to London endorsed "Stamped", addressed to "Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria, London" (being a petition for redress) with two black boxed "INDIA UNPAID" marks and a blue circular "PAID/AU 19/58" applied in London - only used on such unpaid letters to the Queen and George believed this to be one of only two known examples on cover. Faults but very rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £150 | ||
| 944 | ROYALTY - KEVII: The fascinating collection of covers, cards, etc. inc. several covers & cards from the 1901 Royal Tour inc. attractive PC produced & used in Mauritius, Coronation mechanical novelty postcard () produced in the United States, 1909 PPC from the Chef on the "Victoria & Albert" to his son in London showing a fine example of the purple "H.M. YACHT/VICTORIA & ALBERT" cachet, 1910 mourning env. dated 28th June 1910 with purple Royal Cypher (KEVII) at bottom left and circular red "OFFICIAL PAID/LONDON S.W.", PPC's inc. real photo types, cuttings, etc. (45 covers/cards plus a few items of ephemera). | £120 | ||
| 945 | ROYALTY - KGV: The interesting accumulation of covers, cards, etc. inc. a good selection of Coronation related items, 1910 PPC ex Balmoral Castle with two fine examples of the Balmoral Castle h.s., 1915 cover from Buckingham Palace to Finchley with violet "PRIVY PURSE/BUCKINGHAM PALACE", 1932 Official Opening of Stormont cover with Parliament Buildings/Stormont cancellation, 1934 Australian 2d letter card with "ROYAL TRAIN" d.s. of 1 Dec., 1934 flown cover from the Royal Tour of Africa bearing Basutoland 1d, 2d, 3d & 4d with special Tour postmarks, etc. (60 covers/cards plus a few cuttings/items of ephemera). | £150 | ||
| 946 | ROYALTY - KEVIII: The small selection of KEVIII related covers, cards, etc. inc. long envelope addressed to Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh bearing KGV 11/2d with a good impression of King Edward VIII's cypher at the bottom left, 1936 mourning cover for KGV from Sandringham, dated 31 Jan. 1936 with violet Royal cypher (KGV) and official paid Sandringham h.s., elaborate printed handkerchief for the proposed Coronation and a further silk "Coronation" souvenir, sundry cuttings, etc. (Small Qty.). PHOTO - see plate no. 21 | £120 | ||
| 947 | ROYALTY - KGVI: The varied accumulation of covers, cards, etc. inc. much Coronation related material, 1947 Royal Tour of Africa "Ship to shore" mail cover (faults) with special green/yellow & black sticker of Table Mountain and H.M.S. "Vanguard" and violet boxed "MAIL OFFICE/2 MAY 1947/H.M.S. VANGUARD" cachet, official covers from Buckingham Palace & Windsor Castle with Royal Cyphers (one with "PRIVY PURSE" oval cachet), 1948 RSW interest, etc. (Qty.). | £150 | ||
| 948 | ROYALTY - QEII: The eclectic miscellany of covers, cards & related ephemera inc. a good range of Coronation related material, sundry Royal Visit covers, two 1957 Royal Mail luggage labels from Buckingham Palace, Registered & Express Delivery to Ballater & the Castle of May, Royal Yacht covers, etc., etc. (Qty.). PHOTO – BACK COVER | £120 | ||
| 949 | ROYALTY - THE BALANCE OF THE GEORGE CRABB COLLECTION: The varied accumulation of covers, cards & related ephemera with particular interest in postcards. (Qty.). | £100 | ||
| 950 | SEALS - ANTI-DRINK TYPES; 1845/6 business correspondence from Hexham to London (see also Propaganda letter-sheet below) of 1d Red EL's (5) all with coloured paper wafer-seals condemning intoxicating drinks and supporting temperance. Rare lot. Plus unused original Valentine anti-drink pictorial cover. (6 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £150 | ||
| 951 | SEALS & STICKERS - RIVET-SEALS; 1847 1d red env. from Alfreton to Manchester with small patent red paper & brass rivet-seal; plus unused c.1847 env. with similar fancy embossed rivet-seal of the "CORPORATION OF MANCHESTER". Good pair. (2 covers). | £75 | ||
| 952 | STRIKE MAIL: Carton containing the extremely extensive and interesting collection of 1971 Postal Strike mail covers and labels inc. a particularly useful section of Army Parcel service covers and a splendid range of Private Postal Service covers and labels with several unusual types noted. A magnificent lot - seldom encountered in such quantity. (Large Qty.). | £200 | ||
| 953 | TOKENS OF THE 1600'S: Two examples of the small copper tokens issued during the 1600's inc. the "THOMAS WILMOT/W/TA" and on reverse "NEERE GUILDFORD" farthing with Postboy, Bag & Staff plus "IOH DONNE OF THE" and on the reverse "CITY OF GLOCESTER*ID*" showing mounted Postboy. Scarce pair. | £75 | ||
| 954 | TOKENS OF ROWLAND HILL's SCHOOL & CELEBRATING COACHES; 1822 "HAZELWOOD" school token (built by Hill's father in Edgbaston in 1819), and 2 different c.1790 "J. PALMER" tokens. (3 items). | £65 | ||
| 955 | UNIFORMS, POSTMEN, ETC.; Fascinating c.1860-1920 study of everything to do with postmen, incl. c.1930 GPO cap-badge, 1895/6 pair of P.O. notices ref. Uniform Clothing & "OILSKIN WATERPROOF CAPES", good selection of ILN prints and PPC's (latter incl. superb real photo view of "GREAT TOTHAM POST OFFICE" in Essex and other postmen), c.1890 Xmas card showing postman on 1d farthing bicycle, etc. (23 items + some photos). | £85 | ||
| 956 | UNIFORM PENNY POST: 1840-48 group incl. 1840 unpaid env. with contents addressed to Aberdeen showing the dated 2d Postage Due mark of Edinburgh, 1843 (29 Aug.) E (faults) from Otley to Bradford with distinctive red "PAID/1d" h.s. of Otley, 1848 EL sent locally within Buckingham showing red "PD1", etc. (6). | £90 | ||
| 957 | WAFER SEALS COLLECTION, ETC.;1844-52 covers with good variety of scarce wafer seals used on covers, incl. black & gold Swedenborg type, "Hope for the best", tiny "with compliments", "RETURN TO ME", initials, "Ever attached" (good pun!), shorthand types (2 on one cover), "Love unto all the saints", "We all have our hobbies" (with witch on broomstick!!), etc. Plus small section of ephemera (+ 1834 EL ex Ryde) relating to quill pens. (14 covers + 10 other items). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £150 | ||
| 958 | WAFER SEALS - ANTI-DRINK; Dec. 1844 1d Red env. from Bideford to Plymouth with fine rare "Money spent in in-toxicating drinks is ten times worse than thrown away" seal, plus 3 unused anti-drinking pictorial envs. (2 are reprints). (4 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £100 | ||
| JUBILEE OF 1890 | ||||
| 959 | CONVERSAZIONE INVITATION & GUILDHALL EXHIBITION GUIDE-BOOK; Conversazione invitation card (dusty & edge faults) with "VR" 1d Black in centre; plus battered but complete (incl. folding map) 16th May Guildhall Exhibition guide-book with list of exhibits, etc. Rare pair. (2 items). | £120 | ||
| 960 | THE BALANCE OF THE 1890 JUBILEE COLLECTION; Good range of the special stationery (incl. caricatures) and cancels; Jubilee 2d on regd. 1d env. FDC, official insert card with all 6 cancels (inc. tube-posts), Elliot env. (spots) + insert, Furniss env. + card, 1886 autograph letter signed by Furniss, good range of the numbered "Star" cancels, superb small c.d.s. on 1d env. FDC, other FDC's, v. fine scarce 1d Red PC (19th May cancel), 10th Oct. 1891 usage of the 1d brown PC with pencil cancel & v. fine scarce "GERMAN EXHIBITION B.O./S.W" c.d.s. on the front, newspaper cuttings, 1906 Insurance Co. usage of the official insert card, etc. Good lot. (29 items). | £100 | ||
| PRISONS AND PRISONERS | ||||
| 961 | VERY EARLY "KING's BENCH" PRISONER's LETTER; 17th March 1641 fine EL from "King's Bench [prison, London]" addressed "To his honored freind Capt. Collins, deputie Leivtent of Dovor Castle, theis I pray present, Kent", with fine contents relating to someone drawing "beare" (=beer) without permission. Perhaps the writer was an indebted publican PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £100 | ||
| 962 | THE "PRISONS & PRISONERS" COLLECTION, PART 1; c.1694-1971 lot incl. 1774 E to "Bridewell" (prison) with fine "W/TU" Government Dockwra mark, 1794 "NEWGATE PRISON" brass token, 1694 "London Gazette" (worn) with reward notice ref. armed escape from "Savoy Prison", 1814/39 Acts, 1751 Kingston (Surrey) printed "Proceedings at the assize" leaflet, 1908 PPC with "PRINCE TOWN" c.d.s. and v. fine "MERRIVALE BRIDGE" rubber, 1945 O.H.M.S. Express env. to Dartmoor prison, leaflets/papers reporting "dying speeches", 1787 Newgate prisoner's release order, 1782 EL from "Fleet Market" (prison), many ILN prints, etc. Great variety. (100 items approx.) | £150 | ||
| 963 | THE "PRISONS & PRISONERS" COLLECTION, PART 2; Similar c.1697-1955 lot of covers/ephemera incl. 1826/34 EL's from "White Cross Street Prison", 1834 EL from London's "General Penitentiary", 1881 letter to the Governor of Wormwood Scrubs (with letter & env. in which it was returned), 6 1950's letters (+ envs.) from "H.M. PRISON, SWANSEA", printed 1838 "Coventry/Py Post" EL ref. paupers' Funerals, 1697 London Gazette, Acts, documents, etc. (c.100 items). | £150 | ||
| 964 | LONDON G.P. PRISON RECEIVING HOUSE MARKS; 1817 pair of EL's with fine & fair rare red boxed "ST. GEORGE's F+'S" marks, 1828/35 pair with v. fine "Belvidere Place/S[outhwark]" marks (2 types), and 1849/54 trio of 1d Red envs. with fine "Belvedere Place" marks. Scarce lot. (7 covers). | £120 | ||
| 965 | ORPHANS & LUNATICS; Moving file of 1890's letters from, and photos of, Liverpool orphans who were placed in Canadian homes by the "West Derby Sheltering Home" for orphans; several envs. with Canada Small Queens, and a 1d lilac env. with insignia of the "LIVERPOOL S.P.C.C.". Plus a collection of items relating to Lunatics and Lunatic Asylums, c.1834-1920. (100 items approx.) | £100 | ||
| 966 | EARLY PRISON-HULK LETTER; July 1831 EL to Spalding charged "10" via London with overstruck red "SHEERNESS" mileage removed mark, from a convict awaiting transportation overseas ( to Australia) - "James McCormick" - on board the "Retribution Ship, Sheerness". This was a prison hulk. The writer complains of poverty and hopes for success for the campaign of the inhabitants of his home town to help him. Rare thus. | £100 | ||
| 967 | WORLD WAR I - CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS, ETC.; May 1915 long OHMS env. to an officer in the field with "BASE ARMY POST OFFICE/1" c.d.s. and superb rare oval "MILITARY PRISON IN THE FIELD" cachet, Nov. 1916 KGV 1d env. from London to "Mr. Sydney Turner, Detention Room, 3rd 10th County of London Regt., Britten Park, Teignmouth, Devonshire" - the noted Postal Historian who was a Conscientious Objector throughout WWI - note of food sent to him, and three 1918/9 "No.Conscription Fellowship" publications. Little-known part of the story. (6 items). | £75 | ||
| 968 | THE BALANCE OF THE "PRISONS & PRISONERS" COLLECTION; 1799 privately carried EL (charged "3d") from "Maidstone Gaol" to Tenterden, 1791 Blackmail () letter to London with claret-red "IRELAND", legal documents, 1819 Act ref. Millbank Prison, 1897 "Kent Penitentiary" env., 1842 front (prepaid the massive rate of "1/4" from "West-Ham" to Liverpool) said to be addressed by Elizabeth Fry, Jeffryes forgeries of N.S.W. 1d/2d/3d Sydney Views, Jeffryes' bogus Hawaii 2c & 5c "stamps", 1680 document ref. ransom of an English slave in Salle, 1700 London Gazette, 9 PPC's of Portland prisoners at work, 1827/9 pair of "ANTI-SLAVERY REPORTER" pamphlets, etc. (100 items approx.) | £150 | ||
| 969 | IRELAND - MILITARY CONVICT's LETTER FROM "SPIKE ISLAND, CORK"; 18th Sept. 1866 large part EL to London with 1d Red tied by "QUEENSTOWN" duplex with letter from "Convict No.12083, Alexander Leatham". Spike Island was a military establishment at this date; presumably he was a military convict. | £75 | ||
| REGISTERED MAIL | ||||
| 970 | 1832-60 trio of E/EL's inc. 1832 EL ex Germany to Frederick Huth & Co. in London with TUBINGEN d.s. of 18 August, red boxed "Allemagne/P.Strasbourg", m/s "5/-", first-type Crown/Registered h.s. and black circular Foreign Branch d.s., 1860 EL from Brody (Prussia) to London with red "PRUSSIA(Crown)REGISTERED" and smaller type London red Crown/Registered h.s. and a further 1860 EL from Brody to London with similar Prussian & English registered markings. (3). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £150 | ||
| 971 | EARLY REGISTERED COVERS - STAMPLESS & WITH IMPERFS.; 1843-52 covers/receipts incl. m/s "1/1" (London) or "1/2" (2; Hull & London), 1d Reds with m/s "6" (3; Hereford, Scarborough & Northampton with blue numeral), 1841 2d Blue with m/s "6" and near fine red "Registered/EDINBURGH", attractive 1852 env. ex Woodbridge with 7 1d Reds and 1850/2 receipts of Marlow& Monmouth. Useful lot. (8 covers, 2 receipts + 1 piece). | £100 | ||
| 972 | OVERSEAS REGISTERED MAIL; 1850-83 covers incl. outgoing (1/- green to Prussia, 6d+1d to USA, 1870 Dundee to Texas with 3d rose-red + 4d vermilion, & 1880/3 regd. envs. with 2 1/2d' | £180 | ||
| 973 | INLAND REGISTERED MAIL OF THE 1850's & 1860's; 1855-69 covers incl. 1855 6d embossed (cut-to-shape) & 1d Red ex Hemel, v. attractive 1855 Rugeley env. with 1d Stars + 2d Blue Stars strip of three tied by 660 numerals, several 6d lilacs, 1861 2d Blue + 6d lilac with printed "REGISTERED" in red, unusual Oct. 1863 1d+4d(2) env. ex London with m/s "Posted out of course" but no charge, etc. Good lot. (10 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £150 | ||
| 974 | LATER Q.V. REGISTERED MAIL; c.1870-99 Collection of covers incl. London vertical oval cancels, 1871 red "REGISTERED/BRISTOL" d.s., blue 1879 Bradford (Yorks.) numerals, 1872 Southport env. (+ contents ref. enclosing half bank-notes), 1782 "Public Advertiser" newspaper cutting ref. splitting bank-notes, scarce 1885/96 pair of returned regd. OHMS envs. each with London handstruck "Regn. Fee/2d" mark and explanatory label, 1890 1d Postal Fiscal, 1894 boxed "A.R." ex Argentina, 1892 AR env., large OHMS regd. envs., etc. Plus 3 regd. receipts. (33 items + 2 pieces). | £160 | ||
| 975 | Q.V. JUBILEE ISSUE REGISTERED FRANKINGS; 1890-1901 covers incl. almost every Jubilee Issue value except the 1/-'s; AR form (2d & purple "HEADLEY/NEWBURY" rubbers), scarce 1891 3d NOTICE rate, 4d's (2 to Germany, one also with 21/2d), parcel tags with single 4d or 5d, single 41/2d to Japan, and 1894 env. to Germany with marginal corner 10d pair with marginal corner 41/2d. Also 10 pieces. (16 covers + 10 pieces). | £120 | ||
| 976 | KEVII REGISTERED MAIL; c.1902-11 covers incl. scarce 1903 regd. PC with 2d+1/2d, fine 1907 usage of the QV 6d lilac "W.H. SMITH" Advertising Ring env. to Holland with KEVII 1d, PP label, 1908 "LALEHAM" UDC on "R" label, 1909 ex Russia redirected with v. fine purple boxed London "POSTED OUT/OF COURSE/89", 1902 "AR", 1907 AR form, OHMS, Postal Stat., etc. Good lot. (19 covers + 2 pieces). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £100 | ||
| 977 | LATER REGISTERED MAIL; c.1914-60 covers incl. scarce 1914 AR form with KGV 21/2d, 1916 P.O. OHMS, several Posted Out of Course (one with "AR"!! & one with v. fine scarce "3d" mark), 1932 AR Form with KGV 3d, good range of KGVI (with COD, special events, overseas & P. Dues), etc. (44 covers + 18 pieces). | £100 | ||
| 978 | MONEY LETTERS: 1835 (9 Dec.) Wrapper from Bath to Stonehouse, Gloucestershire endorsed in m/s "Paid 1/5" and (in a different hand) "Money Letter" bearing a very fine strike of the 3 line "BATH/DE9 1835/PY. POST" and "No. 1" Receiving House. Also an E from the same correspondence endorsed in m/s "Money Letter Paid 2/1d" with a superb "No. 1" h/s also on the front and large "BATH/ AU 30/1835/A" c.d.s. plus very fine strike of "BATH/AU 301855/PY. POST" both on the back; a fine and most interesting pair. (2 items). | £75 | ||
| LONDON POSTAL HISTORY – MIXED LOTS, ETC. | ||||
| 979 | MISCELLANY in boxfile with an extremely varied accumulation of London related covers, cards, etc. inc. "TP" marks, Penny Posts, Local Posts, PPC's inc. Hyde Park Corner/Marble Arch interest, ILN cuttings, etc. (Qty.). | £100 | ||
| 980 | MISCELLANY of chiefly pre-stamp covers with a good range of postal markings inc. "Two Py Poft/Unpaid/Kew", "Carfhalton/3py P. Paid", "Fulham/3py P Paid", "SO Kentifh TH/3py P.Paid", "Two Penny/POST/NW Oxford St", "Snow Hill/Unpaid/Penny Poft", "Smithfield Bars/1D PAID", etc. (Approx. 75 plus various pieces, etc.). | £100 | ||
| 981 | MISCELLANY INC. WINDOW LETTERS, ETC.: 1796-1843 Group of covers inc. 25 Oct. 1797 EL with good encircled Type 2 "W" and double framed "(Surry) Street/Black Friars" (Jay L86); 25 Mar. 1830 EL Cambridge to Bloomsbury with fine encircled red "L" (Jay L195) alongside fine red "GP" (Jay L676) indicating a letter transferred from the General Post; 1796 front with fine "CADE" and 1797 front with fine "MARTIN" receivers hand stamps, etc. (3 covers + 2 fronts). | £85 | ||
| 982 | MISCELLANY: The interesting 18th & 19th Century selection inc. 1830 EL from the Captain of the Genoa Packet detained in the Thames due to a hard frost, 1857 env. with "KENSINGTON GRAVEL PITS" sub-office h.s., 1867 env. with "POSTED IN PILLAR/DETAINED/LETTER BOX", and Exeter Cresswell h.s., etc. (22 covers/cards plus a few pieces). | £75 | ||
| 983 | MISCELLANY of E/ELs, etc. with an emphasis on Fleet Street & the Strand, showing a good range of postal markings. (50+ E/ELs, 40+ PPCs and a small quantity of cuttings). | £75 | ||
| 984 | MISCELLANY incl. a selection of Penny Post covers such as fine "Gerrard St./Unpaid/Penny Poft" on EL to Peckham, fair "Penny Poft/Pd 2d/Finfbury Pla" on EL to Lombard Street, fine (except for filing crease) "Penny Poft/Pd 1d/Gofwell St." on 1799 EL also to Lombard Street, almost complete "Two-Penny/Pt Paid/Leadenhall St" on 1804 EL to Walworth, "Richmond/3py P.Paid" on 1811 EL to Westminster, mainly fine red "Two Py Post/Unpaid/Minories" on 1826 EL, similar strike though in black for Lombard Street and numerous other London covers with a wide range of marks; a fascinating lot which merits detailed inspection. (65 covers). | £100 | ||
| 985 | EARLY LETTERS - 1591 CORSINI LONDON LETTER: 26 Mar. 1591 EL addressed to "Al'm. Stefans Patty/JuVenezia " with two "secco" impressions of the Italian courier service including the Papal keys plus 1625 engraving of Elizabeth I, etc. (cover + pictures). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 | £200 | ||
| 986 | NEWSPAPER BRANCH CANCELLATIONS: 1871-1958 A comprehensive study of the London Newspaper Branch cancellations on entires, piece and stamps mounted on 79 sheets. Privately ordered WH Smith printed Newspaper wrappers, 3d to Chile uprated to 31/2d and 31/2d to Panama cancelled with the WH Smith "SS/F" hand stamp, 10 Mar. 1879 "1/EC" killer trial hand stamp, 11 Jan. 1883 octagonal "N.P.B./H/(date)" hand stamp, scarce 17 Aug. 1903 "N.P.B." dated s.c. hand stamp on PPC, etc. (Quantity). | £100 | ||
| 987 | POST OFFICE EPHEMERA: Group of Post Office ephemera inc. 27 Jan. 1790 EL from the GPO to Chichester and signed by the Secretary to the Post Office, Anthony Todd; 14 Feb 1808 E from Birmingham to "Francis Freeling" posted Free as internal PO mail; 3 Sep. 1819 Free front signed by Freeling; 11-13 Sep. 1794 The London Chronicle with full details over two pages, of the Penny Post Office re-organisation; John Maddison, GPO bookplate, Coaching pictures etc. Good selection of Postal & Social history. (Quantity) | £100 | ||
| 988 | POST OFFICE EPHEMERA, ETC.: An interesting miscellany inc. 18th Century postal token of the "Swan with two necks" (Lad Lane), 1820's official way bill for forwarding with letter bundles, 1885 "Old London Street Cries" book (144pp, cover adrift), numerous cuttings from the ILN and the like, etc. (Small Qty.). | £75 | ||
| 989 | LITERATURE - "POSTAL DISTRICT DICTIONARY" - 1858: The P.O. guide to the Principal Streets and Places in London and its environs with maps (80pp). Cover faults but generally good condition and scarce. | £75 | ||
| BISHOP MARKINGS, ETC. | ||||
| 990 | EARLY BISHOP MARK OF 1662: 21 Apr. 1662 EL addressed to "The Honbl Sir/Edward Hartley Kt/of the Bath att his/Lodging in ffish yeard/Westminster... ", charged "3" and struck with a fine "AP/28" Bishop Mark.The letter refers to Bricknell() and Brompton Castle(Herefordshire). Several prints, pamphlets regarding the General Post etc. Scarce and attractive cover. | £200 | ||
| 991 | EARLY BISHOP MARKS, "FORWARD 3d" COVER, ETC.; Fine 1671 EL from "Norwich" to "Exon" (=Exeter) endorsed "Post paid to London 3d", with a fine "SE/8" transit Bishop Mark on the top flap, and m/s "forward 3d" for the second leg of the journey, c.1668 EL (flap fault) prepaid 3d from London to Leicester with fine "AV/7" Bishop, and 1669 London Gazette with notices ref. postal services. (3 items). | £100 | ||
| 992 | BISHOP MARKS, 1678-1748: Small group of Bishop marks inc. 2 Aug. 1678 EL Ormskirk to London with "AU/8" Bishop, rated "3"; 2 Nov. 1692 EL to Great Witchingham with fine "NO/3" Bishop and endorsed "To be left at Mr/havers goldsmith/Norwich": 2 Apr. 1741 EL to Benham with fine "2/AP" Bishop; 21 Dec. 1749 E to Wakefield with fine "21/DE" Bishop etc. (5 covers). | £75 | ||
| 993 | BISHOP MARKS ON COVERS TO SCOTLAND: Pair of c.1680 E's with first type Bishop marks, "MR/" and a fine "AP/5" both addressed to "The Earle of Tweeddalle/at his house in Edinbrugh/Scotlands" and rated "1N8" and "1N3" respectively. (2 covers). | £85 | ||
| 994 | BISHOP MARKS AND LATER DATESTAMPS: 1737-1804 Group of covers and pieces inc. Feb. 1737 EL from Kiel to London with fine Foreign office "FE/2" Bishop mark; 17 Feb. 1781 EL to Gosport with fine "17/FE" Bishop mark with interesting content "..I last saw you I have been carried against my will to the Downs from Gravesend...when it blew so.."; March & April 1787 pair with the experimental Jay L4c/4d with letters "A" & "G" respectively; 3 June 1790 EL Edinburgh to Lisbon with double circle "12/JU/90" (Jay L5) and fine "POST PAID" (Jay L91) etc. (12 covers + pieces). | £75 | ||
| 995 | BISHOP MARKS, ETC.; 1744 E to London with mostly fine claret "BURY" with very high "2 & 1/2oz 2 Shillg. & 3d" rate, 1764 Cambridge/Cheshire privately carried EL with m/s "Car. pd.", 1777/86 pair to Jamaica, 1672/82 pair (one with faults & one with "By Brereton Bagg"), 1759 serif Bishop, faint 1778 "G/SA" Dockwra, etc. (12 items). | £100 | ||
| 996 | THE LONDON GAZETTE, ETC: 30 July- 2 Aug. 1768 copy of The London Gazette with article illustrating various Bishop marks on mail to her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland. She had made representation to the King as she was being threatened "If you do not leave two hundred guineas in a Bank Note..." etc. Fine article. Plus "The Bishop Postmark" (1926) privately produced illustrated booklet by JH Daniels. (2 items). | £50 | ||