| "GREAT WESTERN" COVERS VIA BRISTOL, 1838-42 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1652 | THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE S.S. GREAT WESTERN - RETURN LEG FROM NEW YORK TO BRISTOL; 30th April 1838 EL from New York (?) to London clearly endorsed "Per Steamer Great Western May 7" on the front with "1/6" (double rate) charge and fine black boxed step-type "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER" (Rob.S7) on the front, and 23rd May London arrival c.d.s. on the reverse which ties in exactly with the second half of this famous ship's maiden round-trip voyage. Rare Pioneer Steamship cover. Plus Nov. 1839 "Railway Magazine" with illustrated article about this voyage. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1653 | 2nd, 3rd & 5th WEST-TO-EAST VOYAGE COVERS; June, Aug. & Nov. 1838 E's from New York to London all endorsed per Great Western with arrival c.d.s.'s fitting these return voyages, all with fine to very fine step-type "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER" (Rob.S7) marks on the front. (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1654 | HOT WELLS SHIP LETTER WITH SCARCE BRISTOL "1/2" SCOTTISH MAIL CHARGE, ETC.; Attractive Nov./Dec. 1838 E (flap faults) endorsed "Great Western Steamer" by the recipient, having a fine Rob.S7 "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" on the front as well as a v. fine blue Hot Wells "No.2" Receiving House mark and a very fine strike of the elusive Bristol "1/2" Additional Scottish Mail Tax charge. There is a dated "BRISTOL/PY POST" mark on the flap, and so this is a rare example of a Ship Letter Penny Post cover; one of three Bristol examples that we have recorded (see 7 lots above for another). Exhibition item. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1655 | 7th VOYAGE COVER TO FRANCE WITH BRISTOL & LONDON FOREIGN BRANCH SHIP LETTER MARKS; Fine April/May 1839 EL from Boston to Bordeaux "Per Steamer Great Western" with a fine black unframed "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S8) on the front as well as a very fine boxed "Ship Letter" mark (Jay L1238) used in transit through London P.O.'s Foreign Branch. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1656 | 8th WEST-TO-EAST VOYAGE - MAIL TO ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & HOLLAND; May/June 1839 trio of EL's from Toronto, Charleston & Baltimore all carried on the same voyage and all with near fine Rob.S8 "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" marks; one also with fine scarce Bristol Scottish Mail Tax "1/2" charge-mark (crossed by closed tear), and the cover to Rotterdam (toned filing fold) with varied m/s charges. (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1657 | 9th & 11th EAST-TO-WEST VOYAGES; Aug./Oct. 1839 E's from Havana (via NY) and New York to London all with fine or very fine Rob.S8 "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" marks; those from NY endorsed by the ship, and all with very different arrival charges - single, double & triple (ex Havana) rates. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1658 | THE RARE "Maze/BRISTOL" F.A.C. ON 10th VOYAGE WEST-TO-EAST COVER EX FRANCE ; Aug./Oct. 1839 EL (minor closed seal tears clear of marks; family contents) from "Paris" sent under cover to Bristol and forwarded on to Philadelphia (then redirected to New Ipswich) with no French or Bristol P.O. marks, but having a very fine strike of the rare and distinctive oval "Maze /BRISTOL" FAC on the flap endorsed "forwarded by" and slightly overlapping a light red oval "FORWARDED BY/H. EDWARDS & CO./PARIS" FAC; endorsed "p Great Western" on the front. A rare double-FAC cover with an attractive example of the rare "Maze" cachet. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1659 | 11th ROUND VOYAGE - COVERS TO/FROM USA, FRANCE, CUBA & G.B.; Oct. 1839 trio of EL's from Liverpool to Albany ("via Bristol"), Havana to London ("via N. York") and NY to Cognac (France); two with mostly fine Rob.S8 "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" marks, and one with "NEW YORK/SHIP" c.d.s. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1660 | THE VERY RARE HANDSTRUCK "PR. GREAT WESTERN" BRISTOL F.A.C. ON COVER TO U.S.A. ; Attractive 30th May 1840 EL (very long family letter) from Manchester to Philadelphia endorsed "per Great Western" on the front and charged "121/2"(cents) on arrival with faint 18th June "NEW YORK/SHIP" c.d.s., having a very nearly very fine large oval framed "FORWARDED/PR. GREAT WESTERN/BY GIBBS, BRIGHT & Co/BRISTOL (4 June 1840)" F.A.C. on the lower flap. Marvellous Exhibition item which we have not seen before, and possibly the only British Forwarding Agent's Cachet to include the name of the Steamer in the handstamp. The "Waghorn Cover" of Transatlantic Mails! PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER | £500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1661 | 18th & 22nd EAST-TO-WEST VOYAGE COVERS TO ITALY & FRANCE; 1841 pair of EL's from NY to Cognac and from NY to Genoa (latter via a London Agent), with fine red Rob.S8 or near fine black Rob.S7 "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" marks, and London transit datestamps. Scarce pair. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1662 | THE BALANCE OF THE EAST-TO-WEST "GREAT WESTERN" SAILINGS & RELATED BOOK ; 1840-2 covers ex Philadelphia (5), New York (4) or Boston (1), all to Britain and all but two endorsed with the ship's name; having mostly fine Rob.S8 "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" marks in red (6) or black (3) or the similar framed step-type Rob.S7 in red. One also with almost fine blue "HOT WELLS" UDC indicating that the letter was handed in at this village rather than at Bristol's P.O. Plus fine 1840 hardback "THE LETTER BAG OF THE GREAT WESTERN" (modern binding) which must be rare. (10 covers + 1 book.) | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRISTOL - OTHER SPECIAL P.H. CATEGORIES | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1663 | ADDITIONAL "1/2" MARK OF BRISTOL; Attractive Jan. 1838 EL to Musselburgh (redirected to Edinr.) with fine scarce "Chippenham/Penny Post" on the front as well a remarkably fine strike of Bristol's distinctive "1/2" mark and a superb Edinburgh local post handstruck "1" mark. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1664 | Similar May 1838 E (minor faults) to Edinburgh with near fine "NEWPORT/ISLE OF WIGHT" c.d.s., Ventnor's claret-red "No1" R.H. mark and a very fine Bristol "1/2" mark all on the front; the "1/2" mark very slightly affected by a whisker of the faintest imaginable "Newport Isle of Wight/Penny Post" mark. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1665 | EPHEMERA - PIGOT's DIRECTORY, NEWSPAPERS, RESEARCH NOTES, ETC.; c.1698-1850 group of documents etc., incl. fine 1844 Pigot Directory of Gloucestershire (modern binding & frontispiece), group of fine original newspapers with P.O. notices ref. Bristol - London Gazette (1698 ref. mail robbery near Bristol & 1784 with full page ref. new Mailcoach service), Bath Chronicle (1785; two ref. coaches & Mail Diligence), Evening Mail (1799 ref. lost mails), Bell's Weekly Messenger (ref. 1831 Bristol "RIOTS") & Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (ref. the Bristol-Exeter Railway) - some maps, and Alan's useful manuscript notes ref. Bristol P.H. and his editorship of the County Catalogue. (Small quantity.) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1666 | PARCEL POST - P.O. LETTER REF. IMPOSSIBILITY OF FORWARDING A PARCEL TO EGYPT; Nov. 1855 OHMS "BRISTOL POST OFFICE" stampless env. with v. fine Squared Circle having the original letter from the P.O. informing the addressee that "the Parcel Post service is not extended to places abroad". Rare item from the very early days of the Parcel Post. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1667 | PARCEL POST - BETTER FRANKED P.P. LABELS, ETC.; Fine collection of 1892-1915 PP labels with attractive/unusual QV/KEVII/KGV frankings ex Bristol sub-offices etc. Two stampless (one with regd. label) and the others (13) attractively stamped with purple rubber village cancels, rollers, etc. Very good lot. (15 labels). PHOTO - see plate no. 7 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1668 | REGISTERED MAIL INCL. RARE "BRISTOL & EXETER RY. P.O." C.D.S.; 1860 EL from Leicester to Wellington (Som.) franked by 1d Red pair and 6d lilac, having an 80% very fine strike of this rare T.P.O. c.d.s. on the lower flap; plus 1863 (2), 1873 and 1878 envs. regd. ex Bristol with fine oval "REGISTERED" d.s.'s in red (3) or blue (1878). (5 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1669 | RETURNED MAIL INCL. "W/+" INSPECTOR's MARK AND C.D.S. DATE EXPERIMENTS; Aug. 1840 EL from Marlborough (v. fine red curved "PAID/1" mark on the front) endorsed (at Bristol) "Not to be found" on the front, having two very fine "BRISTOL" c.d.s.'s on the back (in black & in red) as well as a fine strike of the rare tiny "W" in circle with "+" below (BS198) and 4 strikes in red of the date numerals of the c.d.s. alone; "13" (2) and "31"(2). Clearly the P.O. stamper was trying to set up his postmark and used this cover to experiment upon! Plus 1832 EL from Newent to Clifton (forwarded to Devizes) with mostly fine boxed "Gloucester/Py Post" and red m/s "not to be found" on the front. (2 covers). PHOTO - ABOVE | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1670 | RETURNED MAIL - COMPLETE COVERS WITH RETURNED WRAPPERS INCL. "W/+" MARK; 1847 cash-paid env. from Bath to Bristol but "Not to be found" with v. fine "W" in circle with "+" below mark (BS198) on the flap, complete with the "Dead Letter Office" wrapper in which it was sent back to Bath; plus similar 1847 EL to London with faint "FARRINGTON GURNEY" UDC and dated "BRISTOL/PY POST" on the front as well as red London "L" in circle mark, endorsed as not known on reverse and complete with "Dead Letter Office" wrapper in which it was returned. Rare pair of matched pairs. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1671 | RED WAX BRISTOL P.O. BAGSEALS ON COVERS, ETC.; Fine 1849 EL (one side-flap removed) from Cardiff to Bristol with a strip of 4 1d Reds tied by v. fine "162" numerals, endorsed "Recd. open & resealed at P.O. Bristol" on the back beside two lovely red wax impressions of the "(Crown)/BRISTOL" P.O. Bagseal; plus 1880 OHMS "Returned Letter Branch, Post Office, Bristol" env. with similar slightly flattened smaller red wax "R.L.B./(Crown)/BRISTOL" seal on reverse, and 3 small pieces with wax impressions of other wax seals (2 being of Bristol P.O.). Very rare group. (2 covers + 3 pieces). PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1672 | RETURNED LETTER BRANCH (BRISTOL P.O.) ENVS., ETC.; 1871 stampless OHMS Inland Revenue env. from London to Bristol endorsed "Left Wagon Works, Gone to Russia" (!!) and 1885 1d lilac env. (+ printed electioneering contents) from Brecon to Malmesbury endorsed "Not Known" with original Bristol P.O. Returned env. "No.30" (faults); plus 4 fine 1888-1900 stampless OHMS "R.L.B., P.O., Bristol" imprint envs. (Nos. "1", "2", "3" & "5"). Scarce lot. (7 covers). | £85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1673 | RARE 3d NOTICE-RATE COVER RETURNED "NOT KNOWN"; Unusual 1873 partly printed "Notice of Objection" EL (magic tape inside) franked by 11/2d Plate No. pair (creased but rare thus) tied by scarce "GLOUCESTER STATION" duplex and returned from Bristol endorsed "Not known" in red. Rare example of this special registered mail service. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1674 | UNDERPAID MAIL - UNRECORDED (?) BATH HANDSTRUCK "MORE TO PAY/OVER (1/2) OZ" MARK WITH BRISTOL INSPECTOR's MARK; Attractive July 1857 env. from Glastonbury to Bristol with only one 1d Red "stars", a manuscript "2" charge and a lovely strike of this unusual "MORE TO PAY...." mark in blue (matching the Bath c.d.s. on the top flap) on the front, alongside a fine strike of the worn "W/+" Bristol Inspector's Mark in blue-black ink. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1675 | UNDERPAID MAIL - THE EARLY "CH" IN CIRCLE INSPECTOR's MARK OF BRISTOL; 1858-85 underpaid/redirected covers all to Bristol and with mostly very fine strikes of the "CH" mark (BS190; various types) incl. 2 in blue. Other marks incl. h.s. "2" of Liverpool & London, Bristol's 1885 "2D/134", the scarce 1861 Halifax "2d" mark with rare matching Halifax "OVER (1/2) OZ " mark, h.s. "1"/"1d" marks of London (2), and a m/s "1/2d" on 1/2d Plate No. cover redirected in 1871. Plus 1859 pair of 1d Red covers not charged ex Norwich but with the "CH" marks; perhaps near the weight limit and so checked? Scarce study. (10 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £130 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1676 | FIRST BOER WAR - COVER EX NATAL WITH "6d" IN CIRCLE T.P.O. CHARGE-MARK & BRISTOL "CH" IN CIRCLE ; 15th (?) March 1881 stampless env. to Clifton endorsed "On Active Service, No Stamps Procurable" from the "Beresford" correspondence, with a part "DURBAN/NATAL" c.d.s. on the back, charged the single Officer's Rate with a very fine "6d" in circle mark (presumably struck on the Plymouth to Bristol T.P.O.) beside a very fine black "CH" in circle mark. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1677 | UNDERPAID MAIL - THE BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION; 1891-1906 covers to Bristol all with "CH" in circle marks; incl. Round-the-World 1891 usage of the 2d brown Postal Stat. PC via Australia, 1894 PC ex Germany with scarce "I.B./5D" London charge-mark, 1899 Bath "2D/53" mark, several PPC's ex overseas (one with "SOUTHAMPTON/PACKET LETTER" c.d.s.), etc. Plus 1906 part E endorsed as above 6ozs in weight. Scarce study. (15 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| ENGLISH COUNTIES (MIXED LOTS) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1678 | BEDS./BERKS./BUCKS. MISCELLANY: The small range of E/EL's, etc. including Penny Posts of Newbury (5), Reading (2) & Wallingford, mileages of Biggleswade, Hungerford, Maidenhead, Marlow, Newbury, Reading, Stoney Stratford, Wallingford & Windsor, etc. (36). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1679 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE/HERTFORDSHIRE/HUNTINGDONSHIRE MISCELLANY: The small selection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1837 EL with rare Waltham Cross "Paid" on scarce Edmonton (London Cross-Post) cover to Doncaster, 1776 EL with s/l "HERTFORD", 1828 printed circular with boxed "Waltham Crofs/Py Post" 1835 EL with step-type "T-P/Waltham Cross", fair "ST ALBANS/Penny Post" plus mileages inc. Bishop's Stortford, Huntingdon, Royston, Sawbridgeworth, St.Ives & St. Neots. (20). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1680 | DEVON/DORSET, ETC.: Miscellany of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1735 EL ex Crediton to Ashbury carried privately, 1828 E with scarce "HONITON Penny Post" on reverse, printed circular with large s/l "SWANAGE", boxed "Axminster/Py P.", Weymouth mileage, boxed "Shaftesbury/Penny Post", etc. (16). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1681 | DURHAM/LINCS./NORTHUMBERLAND/WESTMORLAND MISCELLANY: The small group of E/EL's, etc. with a good range of postal markings inc. s/l "AUCKLAND", 1743 "LIN/COLN", 1791 EL with fine "NEWCASTLE/UPON TYNE" & red circular "POST PAID" of London, Grimsby mileages, Barnard Castle mileage, Belton UDC, Brigg mileages, Brough mileage, 1823 EL with m/s "Mifsent to" preceding red Kendal d.s., Horncastle UDC, Gainsborough mileage, blue "KENDAL/Penny Post", front with blue UDC of Shap, etc. (26 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1682 | EAST ANGLIA, 1618-1911: Selection of mainly pre-stamp covers from Norfolk & Suffolk inc. fine 1618 EL addressed to Thorpe, 1739 letter to 'Hocknold' with Bishop Mark, m/s '3' and 'Thomas Brewster paid 4d' endorsement, 1817 'AYLSHAM/Penny Post' and other Penny Post marks of Framlingham, Ipswich & Woodbridge, Long Melford UDC (1842), mileages inc. scarce 'NAYLAND/51' etc. A fine variety. (31 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1683 | MIDLAND COUNTIES, c1806-1940: Selection of mainly pre-stamp covers with range of marks from Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Warwickshire inc. mainly fine s/l 'MISSENT TO.NORTHAMPTON' (1824), oval 'MISSENT/TO/BIRMINGHAM' (1815), fine 'ENSTONE/Penny Post', v.fine boxed 'Warwick/Py Post' (1825) with red 'No1' RH, fine 'Long Buckly' with v.good 'Daventry/Penny Post' (1837), fine 'MATTERSEA' UDC (1845) etc. A fine lot. (36 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1684 | WELSH MARCHES: 1766-1943 Miscellany of mainly pre-stamp items inc. 1766 EL with v.fine 'ROSS', 1824 printed circular with partly fine 'Gloucester/Penny Post' & s/l 'UPTON ON S', 1834 EL to Leominster endorsed 'By Longville carrier', Parliamentary Notices (4, generally poor but rare) 1863-65 franked with 3d stamps cancelled at Wellington and various other marks of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire & Worcestershire. (30 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| CHESHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1685 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1701 EL addressed to Sir Willoughby Aston at Aston Hall with m/s "Warrington Bagg", 1822 printed circular from Chester to the Minister of Overchurch endorsed in m/s that it was to go via the Woodside Ferry with large black "TOO LATE", 1793 EL with s/l "NAMPTWICH", 1797 EL with horseshoe-type "KNUTSFORD", circular Neston mileage, s/l "STALEYBRIDGE" (2), etc. (18). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| CORNWALL | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1686 | MISCELLANY: The varied selection of E/EL's, etc. inc. scarce early 1678 cover to St. Mawes with m/s "6" charge plus a fine range of mileages with Helston (9), Marazion (3), St.Columb, Tregony & Truro (5), etc. (36 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| CUMBERLAND | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1687 | KENDAL: 1720-1830 The small selection of covers (7) with various Kendal h.s. inc. 1720 small "KENDALL" on EL to Chudleigh, 1781 "KENDAL" on EL to Cleveland. 1819 "KENDAL/Penny Post" on EL to Lancaster. A boxed red 1827 "Kendal/Penny Post" (across join) with boxed "No5" and 1835 boxed "Kendal/Py Post" in blue. Mostly fine strikes. (7 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| DEVON | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1688 | DARTMOUTH: 1826-32 Trio of covers with boxed 'INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH' or 'DARTMOUTH/ INDIA LETTER' (2), the latter with Madras or Calcutta Ship letter marks, in addition. Filing creases etc. but an interesting group. (3 covers). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||
| DORSET | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1689 | SHERBORNE - VERY EARLY DISTINCTIVE CIRCULAR "SHERBORNE/Poft/Office/*" MARK: 1773 (18 Sept.) fine EL to Durham via London with a very fine strike of this elusive mark (DT505 - recorded 1773-84) well placed on a side flap and one of the best which we have seen plus "20/SE" Bishop Mark. | £55 | |||||||||||||||||
| ESSEX | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1690 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1841 printed billhead for the Saracen's Head Inn, Great Dunmow, 1824 EL with boxed "Leytonftone", 1843 "East Ham/1D PAID", 1854 env. with s/l "Whips Cross", "BRAINTREE/Penny Post" (2), "COLCHESTER/Penny Post" in red, circular Saffron Walden mileage mark, red Witham UDC, Dunmow mileage, etc. (20). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1691 | SOUTHEND: 1802-11 scarce local RH marks inc. 1802 EL with fine strike of the black 'Two-Penny/POST/South End' with handstruck '2' charge and an 1811 cover (filing crease) with fine red 'TwoPyPoft/Unpaid/South End' with '3' h.s. (2 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1692 | BRISTOL - SCARCE EARLY LETTER: 1670 (12 Nov.) EL to London with "6" double rate charge and mainly fine small Bishop Mark "NO/14" (a scarce item in fine condition) plus ISLE OF WIGHT - RYDE: 1857 letter addressed to Sydney, Australia franked with 6d lilac and 1d red (3, one with corner missing when affixed) cancelled by 4 strikes of the "666" obliterator of Ryde with fine small double arc c.d.s. on reverse, endorsed in m/s "Overland - Marseilles" and with very fine "SHIP-LETTER/A/FE25/1858/SYDNEY" c.d.s. on flap; a little stained but scarce. (2 covers). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| HAMPSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1693 | PORTSMOUTH: 1834 E addressed to Lloyd's in London with blue boxed "Forwarded by Yours Etc./GARRATT & GIBBON/PORTSMOUTH/AGENTS TO LLOYDS" on reverse. Written on board the "Horatio" awaiting favourable winds. Rowe rarity 3. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| HERTFORDSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1694 | WALTHAM CROSS PENNY POST: Five Es or ELs 1828-44 with different versions of the Waltham Cross Penny Post, one of them from Hull to Tottenham and transferred to the Bye Post from the North Road at Waltham Cross, plus covers to Darlington (2), Derby and Gloucestershire. A scarce quintet. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| KENT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1695 | MISCELLANY,1814-62: Selection of mainly pre-stamp covers with a variety of fine marks inc. crisp Canterbury/Py Post (1827), partly fine Shooters Hill/Penny Post (1839), fine strikes of the TUNBRIDGE WELLS/36 circular mileage mark (1818-35 -4, one the mileage erased variety), Dover oval P-D. mark on 1/- franked env. ex Folkestone to Paris and a particularly fine variety of mileage marks. (36 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1696 | 1802-75: Miscellany of covers, mainly printed 'Post Paid' letters from the Liverpool Office of Norwich Union Insurance c1825-52, with a range of marks inc. mainly fine rare oval 'Paid 1', 'PAID/AT/LIVERPOOL' alongside boxed Penny Post, FAC (1836), fine strike of the double-framed octagonal 'TOO LATE' (1827), 1860 7d registered letter with '(crown)/REGISTERED' & oval London d.s. etc. (15 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1697 | HARNDEN & CO.: Two 1848 ELs from Harnden & Co. to Bradford, Wiltshire both bearing imperf. 1d reds on blued paper and oval framed "FORWARDED BY/HARNDEN & Co./No. 6 COOK St./LIVERPOOL" illustrated cachets along with 2 different types of Harnden & Co. headed notepaper. (4 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1698 | RARE LEGAL PRIVATE CARRIAGE: 1821 Trio of letters addressed to Thomas Pickford at Manchester, sent from London, endorsed 'By Van' (i.e. carried by Pickford's own wagons and therefore legally-carried private business correspondence). Fine. (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1699 | 1834 EL from Manchester to Lancaster with a fine example of the scarce h.s. "2" in red on reverse. 1840 EL from Lima "per Hudson" to Saddleworth with h.s. "8" and on reverse a fine "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" and "5" in red. Scarce numerals. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| LANCASHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1700 | MISCELLANY: 1840 E from Wigan ordering blasting powder from a company at Lowwood franked with a four margined 1d plate 3 HE. 1840 Printed Bill of Lading used from Barrow to Monmouth re-directed to Cardiff, franked with 1d M? (heavily creased due to the re-folding of the EL) and SA a four margined example partly placed over the original 1d. 1841 (6 Feb.) E from Lancaster to Shaftesbury (with tape repair stains) bearing four margined 1d plate 6 FI with m/s "Mifsent" alongside. 1841 1d Mulready env. stereo A158 used from Ulverston to Kendal with a black MC cancel. A small piece is missing from the back due to the removal of a wax seal. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1701 | MISCELLANY: 1842-59 The small selection of covers with various h.s. inc. the rare "POULTON-LE-SANDS" blue UDC. "HAWKSHEAD" UDC, "HAVERTHWAITE" UDC on fancy embossed env. to Whitehaven. "SEDBURGH" UDC on EL with "Dent/Penny Post". (9 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1702 | MISCELLANY: 1767-1907 selection of covers & cards, chiefly pre-stamp, with a fine range of marks inc. a partly fine strike of the scarce 27mm "WIGGAN" (1767) on 'POST/PAID' cover to London, fine 1828 s/l Ashton under line/PP between parallel lines, fine 1889 "BLACKBURN/M.O.O." c.d.s. on registered env. ex Whitehaven, fine s/l "BROUGHTON" (1817), boxed red "PAID AT/LANCASTER" (1839), etc. (30 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1703 | DALLAM HALL: 1668 and 1669 EL's from the same correspondence from Henry Wilson probably at Underley Hall near Kirkby Lonsdale to his cousin Edward at Dallam Hall. Fine without postal markings. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1704 | LANCASTER: 1711 (4 Nov.) EL from Ash to London with a fine "NO/7" Bishop Mark and a clear example of the rare "LANCASTER" h.s. with "TE" joined. Also another example on a 1711 (14 Oct.) EL from the same correspondence. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1705 | LANCASTER: 1720 (11 Nov.) EL from Lancaster to Chudleigh, Devon with m/s "This by the way of London", "11/NO" Bishop Mark and a fine strike of the rare "Lancafter" h.s. An early date. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1706 | LANCASTER: 1735-1814 The selection of covers (10) with various h.s. and endorsements associated with Lancaster inc. 1735 EL from Lancaster to Exeter with a good "LANCASTER" h.s. 1766 E from Ulverston to London with "LAN/CASTER" h.s. 1795 EL from Lancaster to Rochdale with a good horseshoe "LANCASTER" h.s. and 1800 EL from Bursco Bridge to Cartmel which was probably carried across Morecambe Bay by coach. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1707 | LANCASTER AND BOLTON-LE-SANDS: 1837 (14 Feb.) EL from Bentham to Kirkby with a fine boxed "Lancaster/Penny Post" in red and "No2" h.s. 1837 EL from HORNBY to Kirkby with a good boxed red "Lancaster/Penny Post" h.s. and boxed "No3". 1839 EL to Kirkby with a good red "Bolton le Sands/Penny Post" h.s. 1840 (5 May) EL from Staple Inn to Lancaster with a "PAID" c.d.s. and h.s. "1". A fine quartet. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1708 | LANCASTER: 1860 1d pink envelope to Southport with a fine boxed blue-black "MISSENT TO/LANCASTER" h.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| NORFOLK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1709 | THETFORD - RARE HANDSTRUCK "2": 1869 (3 Nov.) env. from Thetford to London with a fine h.s. "2" cancelled with red zig-zag crayon and m/s "d Above 1/2oz" and 1867 env. from Liverpool to Edinburgh with "ABOVE 1/2 OZ" and "d 2" h.s. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| SHROPSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1710 | PLOWDEN: 1732 (10 April) Double letter (mother to son & to his employer) addressed to Spain with postscript ''I beg leave to write a few Lines to my Son on the other side, to save double Postage'' and to her son: ''if Ships come from your port to London...write to me...for if anybody brings them to London they cost but 4 pence from London hither''. London Foreign Branch 'Franches' mark over 9d charge and unusual 'hot cross bun' h.s. on reverse. 'Magic tape' reinforcement on address panel otherwise v.fine and unusual. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| SOMERSET | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1711 | MISCELLANY, 1775-1845: Selection of stampless covers with variety of marks inc. fine BRIDGE/WATER (1775), WELLS/S with Wellington DE 28 d.s. (1793), s/l ILCHESTER (1796), s/l BRISTOL/FEB 19 1801 d.s., good range of penny posts inc. Bath (with framed OLD-DOWN), Bristol, Cross (No2), Taunton (No12) & Wells (No5,16& 17) etc. (36 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1712 | MISCELLANY, 1776-1913: Range of marks on covers & cards inc. 136 SOMER/TON (1788), TAUNTON (1776), BRIDGE/WATER (1794), circular TAUNTON (1796), superb Haselbury/Penny Post next to Crewkerne c.d.s. (1839), 1849 1d red cover with blue numeral cancellation of Wivelscombe and matching c.d.s. plus a fine variety of s/l, penny posts, mileages & UDCs etc. (69 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| STAFFORDSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1713 | MISCELLANY, 1611-1828: Range of covers inc. 1611 EL ex Lichfield, fine STONE (1772), 'Newcastle/5th Clause Post' (1817/27) in red & blue, LEEK/150 & 154 (3) boxed mileages (1810-17) and various s/l marks, mileages, penny posts etc. (20 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| SURREY | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1714 | MISCELLANY: 1820-51 selection of (mainly) stampless covers with a range of marks inc. a mainly fine strike of the scarce octagonal crowned 'To be/delivered/Free' (1836), very unusual, v.fine strike of the private 'SUDBROOK/PARK' in ornamental garter mark on reverse of small 1d red env. (1850), rare MC cancelled 1d pink letter-sheet (14 May 1844 - early usage), 1840 EL with v.fine strike of the rare Croydon 'P1' charge mark etc. (19 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1715 | RICHMOND & KINGSTON: 1795-1845 group of pre-stamp covers with various marks inc. v.fine strike of the oval 'Penny Poft/Pd.1d./Richmond' (1800) plus another similar cover, v.fine 'KINGSTON/Penny Post' on 1834 cover to Scotland with evening duty PAID 'tombstone', fine 'Richmond/2py PPaid' with oval 'Paid (1/-)' (1815), 1795 free front with 'RICH/2' RH mark etc. (9 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| WILTSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1716 | BRADFORD - INCOMING MAIL: 1850-57 Selection of covers all but 2 of which are franked with imperf. 1d reds (incl. blued paper) or 2d blue, all to Bradford, Wiltshire and all with fine receiving marks (8 in blue but the other 3 in yellow-orange); one EL is cancelled by a good Bristol "spoon" and has a fine "MILK ST." UDC on the back, another is stampless with a fine red "HAMBURG./PAID/DEC. 7/1857" and some have printed letter headings with Bristol interest. (11 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1717 | MISCELLANY, 1793-1908: Selection of mainly pre-stamp covers with a variety of marks inc. boxed & unboxed Bedale Penny Post with RH No 3 & 4, mainly fine 'Todmorden/Penny Post' (1843), York handstruck '2' (1841) & circular framed '2D' (1846) plus a fine range of UDCs, mileages, town marks etc. Mixed condition. (67 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1718 | HUDDERSFIELD - BOOK POST INSTRUCTIONAL MARK: 1902 Env. from Huddersfield to Wapping Spring Brewery bearing a 1/2d KEVII stamp cancelled by Huddersfield single ring c.d.s. and alongside a fine h.s."1d" and framed "Contains writing in/the nature of a Letter/387" stepped h.s. Fine and scarce. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1719 | 1866 EL (minor edge wear) to St. Malo franked by 4d orange pair (corner fault) cancelled by a fine strike of the Guernsey duplex and which followed an unusually circuitous 670 miles/4 days route via London and Paris! Also an 1861 EL from Jersey to Beziers franked with fresh marginal 4d rose cancelled by a fine Jersey duplex. Both covers have Calais ambulant entry marks and form an attractive pair. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1720 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1812 EL with red boxed "POSTAGE/TO EDINR/NOT PAID"1826 EL with "CALSTON/PENNY POST", 1834 EL with "DUNFERMLINE/PENNY POST", 1814 E with black oval "PAID/AT/GLASGOW"1848 EL with blue s/l "STRATHDON", 1840 Uniform 4d Post Period EL to Stonehaven with m/s endorsement "Dead", 1840 printed circular ex the Dead Letter Office, Edinburgh, charged 4d (double charges & fines in the Uniform Penny Post", 1831 EL with s/l "GORBALS", etc. (38 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1721 | SHOEBOX with the early to modern accumulation of covers, cards, pieces, etc. from pre-stamp to QEII. A good range of instructional marks inc. "Found in Edinr without contents", "Posted out of course", "Insufficiently prepaid", etc. (Qty.). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1722 | EDINBURGH: 1714 EL addressed to "The Right Honourable The Earle of London, London" endorsed "ffree" in manuscript with red Edinburgh Bishop mark of 30 Oct. on reverse along with London Bishop mark of 5 Nov. A "2N" charge mark has been crossed through on the front as the cover is addressed to an Earl. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1723 | EDINBURGH: 1840 (18 May) EL from Edinburgh to Inverary with a good strike of the Edinburgh dated "2" h.s. (small cover faults but late use of this h.s.) and 1840 (4 May) local printed EL with boxed "GLASGOW/PAID" d.s. and m/s "1". (2 covers). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1724 | POSTAGE DUE MARKS - PRE-ADHESIVE COVERS WITH SCOTTISH HANDSTAMPS: 1812-48 Covers with various h.s. such as 1816 boxed "POSTAGE TO/EDINBURGH/NOT PAID" in red, 1840 (13th Jan.) E with h.s. "2" of Edinburgh used on the 4th day of uniform 1d post, further 1840 part EL with Edinburgh dated "2" h.s. and various "1/2" h.s.; fine strikes. (12 covers). | £110 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1725 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. inc. printed circular with red s/l "ST ASAPH", rated "2/2" and with m/s "Too Late", 1750 EL ex Denbigh to Westminster with two-line "DEN/BIGH", endorsed "above weight", printed circular with red circular Chepstow mileage, St. Asaph mileage, s/l "LLANWRST", etc. (9). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1726 | CARMARTHEN: 1840 (17 July) EL from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth franked with a fine 1d black plate 1a OF. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1727 | MISCELLANY OF PRE-1801 E/EL's inc. 1798 EL to Dublin with a fair strike of the black "R.F.LAND" (Rathfriland), 1800 E with large red "IRELAND", 1797 EL with smaller black "IRELAND", 1799 E with circular "FREE" with black s/l "MITCHLSTOWN", etc. (5). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1728 | 1772-1832 Selection of covers & fronts with a fine range of mileage marks, free franks etc. inc. scarce 'MID IN' d.s. of Dublin (1813), s/l blue 'KINSALE' (1796), 'BALTINGLASS' (1838) and Hillsboro mileage used with m/s 'Redd. at' on Donaghdee cover redirected to Mount Stewart, 1686 edition of The London Gazette with article on Irish postage etc. An interesting group. (16 covers, 21 fronts & a newspaper). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1729 | CORK: The small pre-stamp miscellany inc. 1709 EL with s/l "CORK", 1833 EL with red boxed "PAID/AT/CORK", 1838 EL with black "Cork/Penny Post", two different mileages in red, etc. (9). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1730 | POTATO RIOTS c1830-32: Group of lengthy letters addressed to Sir Charles Forbes M.P. in London from his son serving with the Army in Ireland, describing the Troubles, transportation of convicts, public hangings, buying a military commission etc.; from Limerick he writes ''I was ordered out with a dozen dragoons at a moment's notice in pursuit of a mob of 300 peasantry who were digging up & destroying some beautiful meadow land...several horrible murders have occurred within this last week...some very shocking cases'' and from Kilkenny ''our duties have amounted to those of police officers and have disgusted us a good deal..[we] surrounded the gallows...the mob behaved as if the culprits had died martyrs''. All with crowned 'FREE' marks & a variety of postal markings but modern annotations to address panels and general wear; fascinating contents. (9 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1731 | TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive mint & used collection to 1965. Much of value inc. a useful range of Hermes Heads & later 19th Century issues, 1900 Athens print surcharge sets (perf. & imperf.), 1906 Olympics 2d-5d mint, 1930 Independence set mint, 1933 Zeppelin set mint, 1933 Aeroespresso set mint, 1933 Air (Govt. issue) set mint, 1940 Greek Youth set to 100d (postage only) mint, 1951 Reconstruction set mint, 1952 Anti-communist set mint, 1952 Birthday set mint, 1953 National Products set mint, 1954 Art set mint, 1954 NATO set mint, 1954 Enosis set mint, 1955-60 Art set mint, etc. A very good lot which warrants careful examination. (Very many 100's). | £400 | |||||||||||||||||
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