| LATER PRESTAMP BRISTOL NAMESTAMPS, 1733-1839 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1562 | INSPECTORS' MARK COVERS & "LIVERPOOL" CROSS-POST COVER; 1777/83 pair of EL's to London with two very different red London Inspectors' Crown marks (with fine "BRISTOL" and poor "CHELTEN/HAM" backstamps - latter written from "Bristol"); plus unusual 1773 EL to Somerton endorsed "p. the Way of Bristol" with near fine "[L]IVERPOOL" on back. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1563 | EARLY "BRISTOL" STRAIGHT LINE MARKS; 1773-84 covers to Somerton (2), London & Llandovery, plus one from "DUNKERQUE" to Bristol redirected to Abergavenny; all with very fine "BRISTOL" marks; the one from France (1779) with 3 different London Bishop Marks and red "Retd. from Bristol" endorsement. Scarce group. (5 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £130 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1564 | 1st-TYPE "122 BRISTOL" MILEAGE COVER REF. A PRISONER JUST ESCAPED FROM BRISTOL "PRISON"; 15th Dec. 1784 diminutive EL to Droitwich with a fine "122 BRISTOL" (light fold - BS32; very short-lived and elusive) on the front; the contents include; "I am sorey to informe you that Hodges have mead his exscape out of prison last night....am rather apte to think the keeper is consarnd....I should have sent him to Glocester Gole long since..."!! PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1565 | 1780's STRAIGHT-LINE "BRISTOL" COVERS; 1784-8 covers to London, Newry, Salisbury (redirected) and Andover with mostly very fine BS28/34 marks and varied postal rates. One endorsed "X Post" and one with faint Dublin Bishop Mark. (8 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1566 | 1790's STRAIGHT-LINE "BRISTOL" MARKS; 1790-8 covers to London, Taunton, Dorking (one redirected) and Maidstone with mostly very fine "BRISTOL" marks (several with strikes both back & front); other marks incl. a fine scarce encircled London "FREE/C/[laurel leaves]" mark. (10 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1567 | SERPENTINE, HORSESHOE AND (PLAIN 2-LINE) DATESTAMPS; 1792 EL with v. fine serpentine "BRISTOLL", 1798/9 pair of fine horseshoe "BRISTOL" marks (one to Guernsey endorsed "X Post"), and 1799-1803 study of the scarce 2-line "Packet Port" datestamps (7 covers - BS47, 49 & 53 - mostly fine to very fine). Scarce lot. (10 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1568 | THE RARE DATED MILEAGE "PACKET PORT" MARKS; 1802 group of four fine EL's to Edinburgh, Dorking and London (latter redirected with v. fine "DARKING/28" boxed mileage), all with fine to very fine strikes of this very short-lived mark (BS51; known for only part of 1802). Rare group. (4 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1569 | 19th CENTURY FREE MAIL INCL. LETTER WRITTEN & SIGNED BY McADAM, THE ROAD-BUILDER; 1807 EL to Ayr (abuse of franking; signed "Free L. Baillie") - a personal letter written and signed by the famous engineer John Loudon McAdam, regarding spoiled butter and mentioning work in Sussex to coat the Martello Towers with tar - with faint mileage c.d.s., an 1833/6 pair of covers to Chelsea Hospital - one with boxed "No.30" and v. fine "PAID/AT/BRISTOL" on the front only prepaid 1d, and the other with boxed "No.27" and charged but then endorsed "Should be free" - plus 1 other cover & a front. (5 items). | £130 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1570 | NAPOLEONIC P.O.W. COVER ADDRESSED TO "STAPLETON PRISON DE BRISTOL"; Very fine 15th Nov. 1806 EL (ref. financial matters) from "Bayonne" with fine "P 64 P/BAYONNE" on the front overstruck by red "P.P.P.P." with no British postal marks or charges, addressed "A Monsieur Martin Marsan de Bayonne prisonniere de guerre provenant de la prise les trois freres de Bayonne a Stapleton prison de Bristol a Bristol". Very rare; presumably sent via the Transport Office in London. Plus c.1790 map of Clifton. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1571 | NAPOLEONIC WARS - PAPER "PEACE PROCLAIMED IN BRISTOL" SOUVENIR; Remarkable and attractive 1814 sheet of paper (101/2x14 cms.) printed in solid blue with gold lettering and decorations; "PEACE PROCLAIMED IN BRISTOL ON MONDAY JUNE 27 1814. GIVE GOD THE GLORY." Spectacular souvenir of the Peace Celebrations in the city following Napoleon's being exiled to Elba. Rare survival in remarkably good condition. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1572 | OTHER PRESTAMP COVERS; 1805-39 group with varied c.d.s.'s (incl. the scarce 1805 "fleuron" c.d.s., mileages, the dotted -frame type, red marks, etc.), several "TOO LATE" (4) and "PAID/AT/BRISTOL" marks (3; incl. one of 1837 on letter to "Messrs. Perkins Bacon & Co."), etc. Mostly very fine strikes. (26 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| THE LOCAL POSTS OF BRISTOL, 1798-1839 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1573 | THE RARE RED "I/P P/U" IN CIRCLE; July 1810 EL (printed contents ref. "KENNET AND AVON CANAL") sent from Marlborough to Bristol but posted locally with only a very fine red "1/P P/U" in circle on the front. Few examples are known of these "walk" numerals in RED ink. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1574 | THE RARE "2/P P/P" IN CIRCLE MARK; 1811 EL to Hereford with a very fine strike of this elusive mark in black on the lower flap beside a near fine red "BRISTOL/122" c.d.s. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1575 | THE RARE "3/P P/P" MARK ON COVER TO PORTUGAL; July 1818 EL from Clifton to Lisbon endorsed "Paid 2/5" and "Per Packet" with a mostly very fine strike of this rare mark on the front. Exceptional usage on overseas mail. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1576 | THE SCARCE "7/P P/P" IN CIRCLE MARKS ON COVERS FROM CLIFTON & HOT WELLS - ONE DATED FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF USE; 2nd July 1794 EL to Scotland with "BRISTOL" on the front and mostly very fine "7/P P/P" in circle on the top flap - very early usage - plus an 1802 EL per "Cross post" to Herefs. with similarly fine "7/P P/P" mark on the top flap beside a partial rare "122/BRISTOL" 3-line datestamp. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1577 | Similar pair of 1799/1813 EL's (some faults) to Surrey/Edinburgh, each with fine to very fine "7/P P/P" in circle marks on their flaps; one also with 2-line Bristol "Packet Port" d.s. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1578 | THE RARE "8/P P/P" & "10/P P/P" IN CIRCLE MARKS; 1799/1805 pair of covers to London/Doncaster with fine to very fine strikes of these elusive marks; the latter also with very fine and surprisingly rare "BRISTOL/122" boxed mileage mark (BS55 - known in 1805 only) nicely placed on the front. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1579 | HIGHER NUMBER R.H. MARKS, LATER TYPES AND THE RARE TINY BOXED DATESTAMP, ETC. ; 1825-49 covers incl. v. fine rare tiny boxed "BRISTOL/PY POST" d.s. with boxed "No.23", "TOO LATE" with boxed "Bristol/Py. P" and mileage c.d.s. plus boxed "No.7", London Inspectors' Crown covers (2) with fine boxed "No.47" and poor boxed "No.22", London's "To Pay 1d only" mark with scarce "No.66" mark, framed & unframed "No.25" types, superb 1839 unframed fancy "No.28" mark (ex Abbots Leigh) and 1844/9 trio with partly fine "Redland" (2) & "Westbury on Trym" Penny Post marks. Also a part 1835 E with "No.51" and London 2-ring "MORE/TO/PAY". Good lot. (11 covers + 1 part cover). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1580 | THE BALANCE OF THE PENNY POSTS COLLECTION ; 1825-43 covers incl. RH Nos. 1 & 2 (6 of each; varied types & colours), and RH Nos. 4 (with London "To Pay/1d Only", 5 (2), 6, 7, 9 (3), 13 (2), 14, 15 & 17 (2). Good variety. (26 covers). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1581 | THE 1st-TYPE "BRISTOL/5" Clause Post" MARK; 1826 EL (closed spike-hole clear of marks) to Devon with almost very fine strike of this rare 5th Clause Post mark on the front beside fine "THORNBURY" mark (light fold). Attractive and rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1582 | THE RARE FRAMED "Bristol/5" Cl:Post" MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE ; May 1830 EL to Versailles prepaid "3/9" with a very fine "THORNBURY" on the front and very fine (though slightly overstruck) strikes of this very rare framed 5th Clause Post mark (BS122; 1830 only) nicely placed on the front and top flap. Transit marks include a v. fine small curved "VERSAILLES/2o. DIST" mark. Spectacular and very rare, especially on overseas mail. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1583 | THE FRAMED & UNFRAMED "Bristol/5" Cls Post" MARKS; 1830 EL to Cockermouth with partly fine very rare boxed "Bristol/5" Cls:Post" and v. fine "THORNBURY" on the front; plus 1837 EL to Chelsea Hospital with v. fine "Bristol/5" Cls Post" (light crease) and poor "THORNBURY" on the front as well as a fair boxed "Hounslow/Py Post" Cross-Post mark on the flap (charged only "1"). Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1584 | "Bristol/5"Cls Post" COVER TO THE INNER HEBRIDES; 1837 EL to "Ardnamurchan, Tobermory" with a mostly fine "Bristol/5"Cls Post" on the front with partial "THORNBURY" charged "1/3". Unusual destination. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| MISSENT MAIL OF BRISTOL, 1802-1859 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1585 | MANUSCRIPT AND HANDSTRUCK PRESTAMP TYPES; 1802 EL from Worcester to Llandovery with bold m/s "Mifsent to Bristol" (affected by small sellotape stain) on the front; plus 1824 EL from London to Paulton with boxed "Bristol/Py. P." mark struck in error and cancelled by the "MISSENT/to/BRISTOL" mark (BS170) with a further very fine strike (light fold) alongside, and an 1833 E from Glasgow to Newcastle under Lyme with v. fine "Missent/to/Bristol" (BS174) on the front. Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1586 | THE FIRST TYPE HANDSTRUCK "MISSENT TO BRISTOL" MARK IN RED & BLACK; 1806/19 pair of EL's from Birmingham to Aberdeen and from Berkeley to Newnham with near fine black (very early date) and very fine red strikes of this scarce mark (BS168); the latter very attractive and also with fine "DURSLEY/Penny Post" on the front. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1587 | LATER MISSENT MAIL; 1837 EL from Edinburgh to Taunton (redirected to Clifton) with fine red boxed "MISSENT TO/LONDON" partly overstruck by "Addl/1/2" mark; plus 1847/55 pair of 1d Red EL's from Exeter to Wellington & from Torquay to London both with very fine black "Missent/to/Bristol" marks (BS174) nicely placed on the front. (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1588 | EARLY VILLAGE MANUSCRIPT "Missent to" ENDORSEMENTS; 1846/9 pair of EL's to "West Town, Bristol" from London and Bristol; both neatly endorsed in red on the front - "Missent to Yatton" (with fine "YATTON" UDC alongside) and "Missent to Westbury" (with v. fine dated "BRISTOL/PY POST" on top flap. Fine and attractive pair. Village Missent covers are very seldom seen. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1589 | THE SMALL LETTERING "MISSENT-TO/BRISTOL STATION" MARK; 1849 1d Red EL from Manchester to "Torkington" (error for Torrington!) with various endorsements and a very fine black BS180 (filing fold) nicely placed on the front. Few Station Missent marks were used. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1590 | THE LARGE LETTERING "MISSENT TO/BRISTOL·STATION" MARK; 14th March 1855 EL (restored wear along foot barely detracts) to "Newport, Mon." with 1d Red "stars" tied by fine "MANCHESTER" sideways duplex, having an almost very fine strike of this short-lived BS181 mark (only known for 1855) nicely placed on the front. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1591 | THE RARE SANSERIF "MISSENT-TO/CLIFTON" MARK; Attractive 29th Sept. 1859 env. (+ contents) to "Henbury near Bristol" franked by a 1d Red "stars" tied by the Glasgow duplex, with a very nearly complete and very fine strike of this scarce mark (part of the "M" just over the edge) nicely placed on the front. Exhibition quality and very scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| UNIFORM 4d & 1d POSTAGE PERIODS, 1839-40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1592 | UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD MANUSCRIPT "4" COVERS INCL. DOUBLE RH COVER, ETC.; Fine 6th Jan. 1840 4d-Post EL with black m/s "4" with dated "BRISTOL/PY POST" mark and both very fine boxed "No16" and unframed "No.20" (rare combination), plus 12th/24th Dec. 1839 Bristol m/s "4" covers, and 4 1840/51 m/s "1" covers (one with poor "Missent/to/Bristol"). (7 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1593 | 10th JANUARY 1840 - FIRST DAY OF UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE "Brockley/Penny Post" COVER ; 10th Jan. 1840 EL (clearly held back by the poster for cheap postage; containing a school bill for Dec. 1839) sent from "Brockley Academy" to "Alcombe near Minehead", having a red manuscript "P1" and a very fine "Brockley/Penny Post" on the front; the latter mark is overstruck by a mostly fine (and readily legible) "BRISTOL/JA 10/1840/D" c.d.s. Rare and fine example of the First Day of Uniform Penny Postage. Plus a 14th Jan. 1840 EL (faults) with a Bristol black m/s "2" charge as unpaid. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1594 | 6th MAY 1840 - CASH-PAID COVER ON THE DAY THAT STAMPS CAME INTO USE; Fine 6th May 1840 EL (clearly dated inside) to Wells with red m/s "1" and fine "BRISTOL/MY 6/1840/C" c.d.s. on the front; only two 1d Black First Day Covers are recorded from Bristol - the stamps were not on general sale outside London at the start of the month. Plus a March 1840 Bristol m/s "P1" cover. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1595 | THE RARE UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE RED HANDSTRUCK "2" OF CLIFTON; 14th April 1848 env. to Edinburgh with a very fine orange-red Handstruck "2" on the front beside a very fine blue "CLIFTON" c.d.s. Few examples known; the above 1/2oz and up to 1oz prepaid rate marking. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRISTOL 1d BLACKS & MULREADIES, 1840-46 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1596 | 1840 2d BLUE COVER EX BRISTOL; 27th Aug. 1840 EL to Bath franked by a 3-margin Plate 1 1840 2d Blue (shaved at foot) cancelled by a fine orange-red Maltese Cross with a fine "BRISTOL" c.d.s. alongside. Attractive and very elusive on cover from smaller towns. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1597 | 1d BLACK COVERS WITH BRISTOL MALTESE CROSSES IN BROWN-ORANGE & BLACK; 9th Jan. & 23rd Feb. 1841 EL's (one to Chippenham endorsed "Gt. West Railway") ex Bristol with 3-margin and 4-margin 1d Blacks (plates 10 & 6) tied by mostly fine Bristol M.C.'s in a very distinctive brown-orange and a normal black, showing the change of ink-colour that occurred around this time. Good pair. (2 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1598 | "CLIFTON" UDC COVERS WITH 1d BLACK OR 1d RED FRANKINGS; 20th Jan. 1841 EL with Plate 7 1d Black (3m) cancelled by part vermilion M.C. matching the "BRISTOL" backstamp, having a very fine "CLIFTON" UDC beside the stamp; plus similar 1843 1d Red (black M.C.) cover with UDC on the top flap. Good matched pair. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1599 | OTHER BRISTOL 1d BLACKS; 26th June 1841 EL with fine 4-margin 1d Black cancelled by a very fine black Maltese Cross; plus a large Nov. 1840 piece with near 4-margin 1d Black tied by a fine vermilion Bristol M.C. (2 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1600 | 2d BLUE MULREADY LETTER-SHEET WITH "CLIFTON" UDC ; Attractive 11th June 1840 usage of the 2d EL (stereo no. obscured) to Cheltenham, cancelled by a very fine orange-red Maltese Cross matching the "BRISTOL" c.d.s. on the top flap, also having a fine black "CLIFTON" UDC on the front. Rare and attractive village usage of the elusive 2d Mulready. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1601 | MAY-DATE 1d MULREADY CANCELLED BOTH BY "CLIFTON" UDC & BY MALTESE CROSS; 12th May 1840 usage of the stereo "A23" 1d EL (First Week of Use) to Exeter with very fine red-brown "BRISTOL" 12th May c.d.s. on the top flap; Britannia is cancelled by both a nearly fine black "CLIFTON" UDC and by a fine orange-red Bristol Maltese Cross. Rare thus and in fine condition. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1602 | 1d MULREADY ENVELOPE USAGES INCL. BRISTOL's "W/+" INSPECTOR's MARK; 30th July 1840 usage of the stereo "A163" env. (minor P.O. ink-oil stains) with v. fine orange-red M.C. and matching "BRISTOL" c.d.s.'s back & front; plus May 1841 usage of the stereo "A155" env. (m/s squiggle affects the foot of the address panel) to "Cholwell" (Bath) cancelled by a fair black Bristol M.C. endorsed "Gon away not know weare" on the front, having a v. fine black "BRISTOL" c.d.s. on the back matching the fine tiny "W" in circle (above cross) Inspector's Mark on the top flap. Rare to find an Inspector's Mark on a Mulready. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1603 | VERMILION-RED MALTESE CROSS ON 1D MULREADY; 13th Nov. 1840 usage of the 1d Mulready EL (some wear to reverse; stereo no. obscured) to Hull cancelled by a fine vermilion M.C. (scarce shade, distinctive to Bristol) matching the near fine "BRISTOL" c.d.s. on the top flap. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1604 | INCORRECTLY CANCELLED MULREADY TO BRISTOL "Missent to DURSLEY" WITH FANCY "Too Late" MARK ; Remarkable Dec. 1842 usage of the Stereo "A67" 1d EL from London to "Frampton Cotterell" with "TP/Portugal St" partly cancelling Britannia, but with the v. fine London black Maltese Cross well out of position away from Britannia; also on the front is a very fine red London "Too Late " mark and a v. fine "DURSLEY" c.d.s. endorsed "Mifsent to" at right. Exceptional combination of unusual marks on a Mulready! PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1605 | 1d MULREADY CANCELLED BY BRISTOL's "134" 1844-TYPE NUMERAL; 21st Aug. 1846 usage of the stereo "A54" 1d EL (minor creasing and wear) to Gloucester with Britannia cancelled by a superb "134" numeral matching the very fine sanserif c.d.s. on the top flap. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| THE BRISTOL VILLAGES' UDC's, ETC., 1840-60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1606 | ABBOTTS LEIGH - BURRINGTON; 1832-51 covers incl. Bristol P. Post RH Nos. 11, 22, 28, 33, 39, 46, 43, 53 & 70 (highest recorded number for Bristol), plus mostly fine to very fine UDC's of BEDMINSTER (2), BERKELEY, BISHOPS SUTTON, BLAGDON, BURRINGTON and BOURTON. Useful study; the majority with dated Bristol P. Post marks. (16 covers). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1607 | BRISLINGTON - FELTON, ETC.; Similar 1843-58 lot of covers incl. "[No.]24" RH mark and mostly very fine UDC's of BRISLINGTON (2 types), CATHAY, EAST HARPTREE, UPPER CLEVEDON (superb), CLIFTON, HOT WELLS, CONGRESBURY, FRENCHAY, FARRINGDON GURNEY (faint but on cover with 1d Red imperf. tied by both "PAULTON" UDC and Bristol "134" numeral), and Felton (2). Good lot. (13 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1608 | FRAMPTON COTTERELL TO ST. GEORGE'S SOMERSET; Similar lot of 1831-57 covers with RH Nos. 10 (superb unframed; 1834 ex Keynsham), 12, 26, 30, 51 & 55, plus mostly fine to very fine UDC's of FRAMPTON COTTERELL, HAMBROOK, HENBURY, HORFIELD, HOT WELLS (2 types; blue, black & orange), KEYNSHAM, LONG ASHTON & ST. GEORGE'S SOMERSET. Good variety. (16 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1609 | "TEMPLE CLOUD" UDC's USED AS CANCELLATIONS ON 1d RED & 1d PINK COVERS; 1844 usage of the 1d pink env. (minor wear) to London with the embossed stamp cancelled by both a very fine UDC and a fair M.C.; plus 1847/9 pair of covers with 4-margin 1d Reds similarly cancelled by "134" numerals and by mostly very fine UDC's. Rare trio, showing that this UDC-cancellation, which was peculiar to Bristol's villages, was consistent and not accidental. [See Mulready lot and "PAULTON" UDC in lot above.] (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1610 | ST. PHILIPS - WRINGTON; 1833-53 covers incl. RH No. 36, an 1833 EL with v. fine "THORNBURY" and mostly fine rare "Bristol/5" Cls. Post", and mostly fine to very fine UDC's of ST PHILIPS, STAPLETON, STAPLETON ROAD, STOKE'S CROFT (2 types + a scarce straight-line type), TEMPLE-CLOUD (2; one cancelling a 1d Red along with the "134" numeral), THORNBURY, WILLSBRIDGE, WINFORD, WINTERBOURNE & WRINGTON. Good lot. (15 covers). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1611 | THE BALANCE OF THE SUB-OFFICES COLLECTION - STRAIGHT LINE RH MARKS, ETC.; 1841-60 covers incl. 1846 W. super Mare c.d.s., UDC's of CLIFTON (cancelling 1d Red with Maltese Cross), STAPLETON ROAD, KINGSDOWN (2 types) and rare tiny March 1860 straight-across centre "HENBURY" (late usage); plus straight-line RH marks of PARK STREET (2), and BERKELEY PLACE (2; one poor & one superb). Useful lot. (10 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| LATER VICTORIAN BRISTOL MAIL, 1854-1899 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1612 | 1841 2d BLUES & 1d RED IMPERFS. ON COVERS, ETC.; 1842-51 covers incl. good studies of the "134" numerals, pretty 1841 2d Blue pair (virtually 4m), UDC, RH "No.22", Maltese Crosses, some cash-paid covers, etc. (26 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1613 | REGISTERED COVER WITH RARE C.D.S. CANCELLATIONS ON 7 1d REDS ; Remarkable 14th June 1854 env. "Regoistered" to London with v. fine "TEMPLE CLOUD" c.d.s. on top flap, franked by seven 1d Reds (incl. 2 strips of 3 originally forming a Block of Six ) all tied by faint "BRISTOL" c.d.s.'s with double bar-cuts and "D" code matching the very fine strike on the left hand flap. The stamps should have been cancelled by the "134" numeral, or the recently introduced Bristol Spoon duplex (the s/ways duplex was not used at Bristol until 1854); this cancellation is both Contrary to Regulations and rare on Registered Mail. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1614 | BRISTOL SPOON DUPLEX COVER FORWARDED FROM LONDON WITH 1d BLUE "STARS" PAIR TIED BY BLACK "PD" IN CIRCLE MARKS ; Remarkable 10th Feb. 1857 E (side-flaps removed) to London franked by a 1d Red "stars" (filing fold) tied by both a fine Bristol Spoon and by a London numeral; the letter was forwarded to France with 4d further postage paid by a pair of 2d Blue "stars" (one with filing fold) which missed the London numeral cancel and are tied by the edge of the "ANGL./AMB. CALAIS" transit c.d.s. and two very fine black (rare thus) "PD" in circle marks, matching the superb strike of the same mark in red alongside, which were all presumably applied in transit through London's Foreign Branch P.O. Extraordinarily rare exceptional cancellation and a colourful Exhibition item. PHOTO - FRONT COVER | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1615 | THE BRISTOL "SPOON" DUPLEXES COLLECTION; 1854-7 covers with 1d Reds tied by mostly very fine strikes of the various types including 17th March 1854 example on 1d Red Imperf. (crease) and a yellow "FRENCHAY" UDC. Plus 3 pieces. (10 covers & 3 pieces). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1616 | THE BRISTOL & CLIFTON SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES COLLECTION; 1855-64 covers with mostly very fine strikes of the various types on 1d pink envs. & 1d Reds; incl. a FRENCHAY UDC. Plus 1 piece. Good lot. (20 covers + 1 piece). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1617 | THE BRISTOL C.D.S. BAR-CUTS, CLOTH-COVERED MARKS & LATER 1d RED COVERS; 1850-80 covers with studies of Bristol & Clifton duplexes, three little-known and scarce bar-cut and "IN" c.d.s.'s, 1d pinks, 1866-9 Cloth-covered duplexes (3) and c.d.s. backstamps, 1/2d Plate Nos., large part newspaper front page of 1857 "Bristol Mirror" redirected with 1d Red tied by Yeovil "929" numeral, etc. (36 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1618 | LATER Q.V. COVERS INCL. 2/- "TRANSFER DUTY" STAMP POSTALLY USED ON COVER; 1887-1901 covers incl. regd. envs., squared circles, varied Clifton/Bristol duplexes, and an 1894 env. (minor faults) to Falmouth franked by a tall format "TRANSFER DUTY/1892" 2/- green tied by a very fine "BRISTOL/134" duplex with "FALMOUTH" arrival c.d.s. on the reverse; the latter is the first such postally used example on cover that we can recall having seen. (20 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRISTOL'S OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAIL, 1783-1897 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1619 | 18tH CENTURY MAIL TO EUROPE INCL. SCARCE "Germania" MARK WITH LONDON EXPERIMENTAL "PAID" C.D.S.; 1783/7 EL's prepaid to Brussells/Cognac with mostly fine "BRISTOL" marks and fair red or fine black London encircled "POST/PAID" marks; plus rare Nov. 1794 EL with v. fine "BRISTOL" on lower flap addressed to "Naples via Amsterdam" with a fair purple "Germania" and mostly fine red Experimental London 2-ring "PAID" c.d.s. on the front. Overseas mail from smaller towns prior to 1800 is rare. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1620 | OTHER PRESTAMP MAIL TO EUROPE & MADEIRA; 1822-39 prepaid covers to France, Spain, Madeira (one with 1837 London boxed "Return'd/for postage" mark and posted twice), German States & Trieste (1832; badly stained by disinfection with red wax Lazaretto seal, etc.) at varied rates with other marks incl. the scarce dotted Bristol mileage c.d.s."THORNBURY", "TOO LATE", etc. Scarce lot. (9 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1621 | SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER TO MALTA; Fine 7th-11th Feb. 1838 EL endorsed "Paid 1d" and addressed to "J. Rayside, Barrack Serjeant, Malta" with a red manuscript "1" and v. fine black circular "PAID/AT/BRISTOL" on the front. Rare overseas Prestamp 1d Concession Rate cover. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1622 | 1840 STAMPLESS OVERSEAS COVERS INCL. TWO TO "LADY LOUIS, MALTA"; 15th Jan. 1840 EL (first week of Uniform Penny Postage) to Cologne prepaid "1/10", March 1840 pair prepaid "1/-" to Lady Louis in Malta (letters from this correspondence after May 1840 are famous for their spectacular Mulready/1840 2d Blue frankings!), and fine Oct. 1840 EL with fine blue "HOT WELLS" UDC prepaid "1/9" to Portugal. Scarce lot from the first year of Cheap Postage. (4 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1623 | MALTESE CROSS STRUCK IN ERROR ON STAMPLESS COVER; 1st Nov. 1842 EL to Cognac with v. fine vermilion "BRISTOL" c.d.s. on the top flap; posted unpaid but with a very fine black Maltese Cross at top right and charged "2" (as an unpaid inland letter) on the front! The M.C. appears to have been crossed out and the French "24" charge is correct for the G.B. to France rate. An unusual Postage Due error and a rare example of a Maltese Cross on a stampless letter. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1624 | "PAID/AT/BRISTOL" MARKS - LATE USAGES IN BLUE, YELLOW & BLACK; 1849-55 stampless prepaid covers to France, USA, Madeira, Portugal (2) & Sardinia at varied rates, incl. the circular "PAID/AT BRISTOL" mark in blue, yellow (2) & black (2). The blue and yellow colours are only recorded on overseas mail according to the County Cat. Rare lot. (6 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1625 | LATEST RECORDED (?) "PAID/AT/BRISTOL" COVER - TO NEW ZEALAND; Attractive stampless Aug./Oct. 1862 prepaid (6d rate) EL (minor faults) to Wanganui with mostly superb (foot of "S" worn) circular "PAID/AT/BRISTOL" in black on the front, along with mostly fine "WELLINGTON" & "WANGANUI" arrival c.d.s.'s. This is the final year recorded for this Paid mark, and a rare destination. Plus a similar stampless prepaid 1858 EL to Spain with a similarly attractive strike of the same "PAID" mark. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1626 | RUSSIAN CONSULAR COVER FROM FINLAND TO U.S. VIA BRISTOL; Unusual Aug./Sept. 1862 EL (faults along top edge and one flap cut for display) from "CHRISTINASTAD" (Finnish boxed d.s., with boxed "Porto." mark) to a passenger on a ship at Bristol "Care Russian Consul", charged "111/2" with Bristol's distinctive Postage Due "CH" in circle in black; endorsed "Sailed to New York" and charged "41" and then "46" on the front, with manuscript "15 Sept. '62, paid 46 Cts." (addressee's receipt note?) on the flap, but with no other postal marks. Perhaps the letter was sent from ship to ship in New York harbour? Very unusual Transatlantic item and an exceptional use of the "CH" mark. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1627 | BRISTOL SPOON COVER WITH 6d EMBOSSED FRANKING "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT A REASON/FOR NON-DELIVERY"; 16th Sept. 1856 env. (slightly grubby) to Illinois franked by cut-to-shape 6d Embossed (2) tied by fine "BRISTOL/134" duplexes with a very fine strike of the "SENT BACK....." mark of London in red on the front beside a New York transit c.d.s. Rare doubly Transatlantic cover with an unusual franking and cancellation. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1628 | "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" SIDEWAYS DUPLEX COVER TO GERMANY; Attractive 4th Dec. 1860 env. to "Heilbron, Via France" franked by 5d rose-carmine and 1d Red "stars" pair tied by very fine Bristol s/ways duplex but with v. fine "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and red "PD" in circle (cancelled by red London "13" numeral) all on the front. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1629 | SPECTACULAR 12x1d REDS FRANKING TO C.G.H. WITH "CAPE PACKET/PLYMOUTH" C.D.S.; 8th Jan. 1871 env. beautifully franked for the 1/- rate to Paarl "via Devonport" with 12 neatly positioned Plate 129 1d Reds (a horiz. strip of 6, 2 vert. pairs and 2 singles) all tied by very fine "BRISTOL/134" duplexes with v. fine "PAARL" c.d.s. on the front, also having a fine though overstruck small "CAPE PACKET/PLYMOUTH" c.d.s. on the back. True Exhibition quality and rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1630 | 9d BISTRE COVER TO INDIA RETURNED "UNCLAIMED" WITH "RE-POSTED" MARK, ETC.; March/June 1872 env. (opened out for display) to Delhi franked by a Plate 4 9d tied by the Clifton duplex, much redirected with numerous c.d.s.'s etc.; incl. scarce fine (though overstruck) blue oval Aden-Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE" d.s. on the back, two types of boxed "UNCLAIMED" marks and a fine scarce Indian "RE-POSTED" mark on the front. Good "busy" item with 23 handstruck marks in all. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1631 | ZULU WAR - INGOING COVER TO THE COMMANDER OF THE NAVAL DIVISION; 12th June 1879 env. (slightly roughly opened at top) with Plate 16 6d grey tied by v. fine Bristol duplex, addressed "Via Plymouth & Madeira" to "Commander J.W. Brackenbury, H.M.S. Shah, Natal, South Africa", with 12th July Durban transit c.d.s. on the back; Cdr. Brackenbury was with the Naval Division that provided artillery and machine-gun support to the Army units at the time this letter reached Natal. Rare destination; the letter would have reached Cdr. Brackenbury just as the British force was mopping up after their decisive victory at Ulundi on 4th July. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1632 | OVERPRINTED 6d ON 6d & 3d ON 3d COVERS TO C.G.H.; Fine pair of Sept. 1883 envs. to Cape Town with single 6d or 3d pair tied by fine Clifton duplexes; very difficult stamps to find on cover. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1633 | LILAC & GREEN ISSUES 1s-4d RATE COVER TO JAMAICA; Long 10th Feb. 1886 env. to Kingston (redirected to Bath, Jamaica) franked by pairs of 6d dull green (one rounded corner) and 2d dull lilac tied by heavy Bristol duplexes; a most unusual way of making up the 4x4d rate and a rare franking. PHOTO - ABOVE | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1634 | OTHER STAMPED OVERSEAS MAIL; 1865-97 covers to India (1865, 6d lilac & 1873, 1/- green)), Nova Scotia (1870, 3d rose-red), Jamaica (1886, 4d dull green), Switzerland (uprated 1/2d PC with 1/2d vermilion, 1891) and USA (21/2d Jubilee, 1897). Clean lot. (6 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRISTOL SHIP & INDIA LETTERS, ETC., 1741-1857 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1635 | PRE-1765 MARITIME MAIL FROM JAMAICA/U.S.A. TO BRISTOL; 1741 EL from Kingston (Jamaica) "p. the Antelope....Q.D.C." charged "In all 1N5" with London transit Bishop Mark (probably landed at Deal or Dover), similar 1754 EL from "Philadelphia" to Stoke Gifford smuggled into England and posted in London to avoid postal charges, and 1745 complete London Gazette with P.O. notice ref. the establishment of Packet Boats for "Jamaica, Barbados, Antegoa, Monserrat, Nevis & St. Christopher's". Fine and scarce group; the Jamaica cover & newspaper ex Swarbrick (Cavendish Sept. 1995 auction, lot 14; realised £121). (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1636 | THE FIRST TWO "BRISTOL/SHIP LRE" MARKS ON COVERS EX JAMAICA ; 1767/9 pair of EL's from Kingston to London/Leominster by named ships, each with mostly very fine "BRISTOL/SHIP LRE" marks (Rob.S1a - very short-lived type - & S2 respectively); the first with light crease through SL mark & second with minor wear. Rare pair; few pre-1770 Bristol Ship Letters have survived. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1637 | 1780's BRISTOL SHIP LETTERS INCL. THE RARE MILEAGE TYPE ; 1783 E (ex W. Indies?) to London with partly fine "BRISTOL/SHIP-LRE" (Rob.S1); plus attractive April 1786 EL from "Argyle Estate, Tobago " to Edinburgh with an almost very fine "SHIP-LRE/BRISTOL, 128/9(?)" (Rob.S4/S4a? - just crossed by very light fold) nicely placed on the front. The latter is a very early example of the rare Mileage Ship Letter that was peculiar to Bristol, and mail this early from Tobago is also rare. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1638 | THE FIRST TYPE "BRISTOL/SHIP-LRE" MARK; 1790 EL from Jamaica to London (redirected to Scotland) with an almost very fine strike of Rob.S1 (light fold) on the front. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1639 | THE SHORT-LIVED OVAL "Ship Letter/(Crown)/BRISTOL" MARK ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER ; 1803 EL (long family letter - full typed transcript) to Louth with a fine to very fine strike of the elusive Rob.S5 mark (only known 1802-10) on the front (part of a further strike alongside). Seldom seen. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1640 | MARITIME MAIL TO/FROM ANTIGUA, MADEIRA & THE U.S., INCL. "LEEWARD ISLAND/F"; 1801 EL from London to Madeira but sent via a merchant in "Bristol", 1811 EL ex Charleston (US) with mostly very fine red step-type twin-boxed "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER" (Rob.S7; first recorded year in red) nicely placed on the front, and disinfected 1815 EL from Antigua to Bristol with chisel-slits and a light Falmouth "LEEWARD ISLAND/F" c.d.s. Scarce lot. (3 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1641 | RED BOXED STEP-TYPE "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER" COVERS EX SPAIN; 1811/5 EL's from Corunna/Santander to London with fair and very fine strikes of Rob.S7 nicely placed on the front. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1642 | THE RARE RED "SQUARED CROWN" OVAL "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER" MARK ON OUTGOING LETTER ; 21st Dec. 1814 EL to Madeira prepaid ("P 1/3") and endorsed "p. Ship Sir George Osborn" written from Bristol and most unusually (on an outgoing letter) having a very fine red oval Rob.S6a - only recorded for 1812 according to Tabeart, and not known in black) nicely placed on the front. One of the rarest and most attractive Bristol Ship Letter marks. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1643 | EARLY NEVIS COVER WITH BLACK STEP-TYPE "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER"; July 1822 EL from "Nevis" to Edinburgh with a fine strike of Rob.S7 in black on the front. An early letter from this small West Indies island. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1644 | DOMESTIC SHIP LETTER COVERS - COASTAL STEAMER RATE TO IRELAND & EVASION OF POSTAGE TO WALES; March 1839 E to Dublin endorsed "p. Steamer" and so entitled to the direct port-to-port Concession Rate of "8"(d) with a fine black "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S7) and a near fine red "DUBLIN/Ship Letter" (Rob.S5; creased) on the front; rare cross-Irish Sea cover. Plus unusual 1831 EL from "Bristol" to "Fishguard" but with only a 1d charge, and "HAVERFORD WEST" Penny Post and UDC marks; the contents incl.; "As you cannot afford to pay postage, I am sure I cannot, therefore I will transmit this per steamer to be posted by the P. Post to Fishguard"!! Both covers saved postage. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1645 | SUPERB "INDIA LETTER/BRISTOL" EX MAURITIUS; Jan. 1835 EL to London with a lovely strike of the boxed Rob.In.1 mark (frame crossed by fold) nicely placed on the front. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1646 | SEYCHELLES MENTIONED IN MAURITIUS "INDIA LETTER/BRISTOL" COVER ; 10th Feb. 1835 EL from "Port Louis" to London "Pr. Arabian" with a mostly very fine boxed Rob.In.1 "INDIA LETTER/BRISTOL" mark on the front, beside a fair oval framed "COL./POST OFFICE/MAURITIUS" mark; an unusual combination of scarce marks. The contents are also of particular interest; they are a beautifully written detailed account of the arrival at Port Louis of part of a fishing vessel's crew (whalers?) who had been arrested in Mahe (Seychelles), accused of a serious assault in Praslin. Their ship was still impounded in the Seychelles! Fascinating reading and a rare early mention of the Seychelles. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1647 | HOT WELLS SHIP LETTER EX U.S.A., ETC.; Rare Feb./May 1839 EL from "Geneva" (clearly in the U.S. judging by the contents; probably the lakes town in Ontario County, New York state) to London with a fine black "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" on the front, but struck alongside a very fine blue Hot Wells Penny Post Receiving House mark, indicating that this letter was handed to the P.O. at this tiny village rather than at the P.O. in Bristol; an exceptional Penny Post Ship Letter. The m/s charge of "4/4" bears this out; it is 3 times the 8d+9d SL+Inland rates charge, plus an extra 1d for the local post. We can recall having seen only two similar covers (both Bristol; one in the Great Western lots, below; the other illustrated in Alan Robertson's "POST ROADS" book, p.28, which may well have been carried on the same voyage from New York). Plus a "normal" 1839/40 E from Port au Prince (Haiti) to London with the same "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" mark (crease) but no RH mark. (2 covers). PHOTO - ABOVE | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1648 | THE RARE UNFRAMED "INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE" IN RED ON COVER TO BRISTOL; 1839 EL from Madras to Bristol "p. Barque Lloyds" with a fine red boxed "MADRAS/SHIP LETR/POST PAID" d.s. on the flap beside a very fine red "INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE" mark (Rob.In.2) the latter mark was issued in 1839 and is only known for 1839-40 (the "1830" date in Tabeart must be a mis-print). It seems certain that this "PENZANCE" mark was used in London as one of the reserve set of "emergency" maritime marks (see Tabeart p.39, etc.); few examples are known. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1649 | THE SCARCE SLANTING "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" MARK; 1848 E from "Harbour Grace, Nflnd." to Edinburgh with a mostly very fine strike of the elusive Rob.S11 mark in black nicely placed on the front; only recorded by Tabeart for 1846 in this colour. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1650 | Similar 1846 EL from "Parham Hill, Antigua" to Wells "Pr. Brig Steadfast of Bristol" with a mostly fine strike of the rare Rob.S11 mark in black (filing crease) on the front. Scarce place of origin. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1651 | THE RARE "CAPE PACKET/BRISTOL" C.D.S. WITH BRISTOL's RARE HANDSTRUCK "1/-" CHARGE-MARK ; Stampless 17th Feb. 1857 env. (some wear and creasing) to London endorsed "Paid" (Natal postage) with a fine blue "(Crown)/NATAL" c.d.s. on the front, landed at Devonport from the Lindsay Line steamer "Robert Lowe" (see Tabeart, p.43, note 6) with an almost very fine blue "CAPE PACKET/BRISTOL" c.d.s. (slight oil mark at right) on the reverse. Tabeart only records 8 examples of this mark which is only known on S. African mails from March to Sept. 1857, but he does not record the black handstruck "1/-" charge-mark of which there is a very fine strike on the front of this cover. Doubly rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
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