OFFICIALS - ARMY

2400

1902 1d scarlet in a complete unmounted mint sheet; some natural creasing and slight toning here and there but a wonderful item for detailed study. SG.O49; Cat. £720+++. (240 stamps).

£160

OFFICIALS - INLAND REVENUE

2401

1890 5/- rose, CF, with central squared circle cancellation. Perf. tear and other faults but Cat. £475; SG.O9.

£80

G.B USED ABROAD

2402

MISCELLANEOUS: 1856-1935c The collection of adhesives with various overseas numeral cancellations inc. "A25" of Malta, "B32" of Beunos Aires inc. 1867 5/-, "C38" of Callao inc. 1864 5/- (2) and 1874 5/-, "C51" of St. Thomas inc. 1865-79 4d (37) and "C30" of Valparaiso inc. a poor 1867 10/- (rare). Very mixed condition. (90+).

£240

2403

ALEXANDRIA/SUEZ: 1862-64 6d, 1865-73 4d plates 7 (2), 8 (2), 11 (2), 12 (11), 13 and 14 (2), 1867-73 1/- plate 4 (2), 1869 6d plates 8 & 9, 1872 6d grey plate 12 and 1876-79 2½d plate 6. All with "B01" cancellations. 1870 4d plate 12 pair & 6d plate 9, 1876 2½d plate 5 & 6d plate 15. All with "B02" cancellations. Poor to fine strikes. (34).

£60

2404

CONSTANTINOPLE: 1856-1922 The collection of GB adhesives used in Constantinople inc. 1856-57 4d & 6d (2), 1862-64 6d & 1/-, 1865-67 4d (22),1867-80 10d (4), 1881 2½d (15) 1882-83 5/- and 1883-84 2½d pair. All with "C" cancellations. Also somelater c.d.s. Fair to Fine. (112).

£100

2405

ST. THOMAS: 1869 Large part E (extensive tears along folds) franked with 2 x 4d G.B. adhesives cancelled by "C51" oval mark of St. Thomas addressed to Pto Plata (Dominica) and endorsed in m/s "p Montezuma"; the latter was a ship of the Spanish Mail Packet Line which held the British P.O. contract 1861-71 for mail to Pto. Plata. (The 1864 Royal Mail Steam Packet contract did not provide for service to Pto Plata and Stone does not record any covers from St. Thomas by this line to Pto Plata). Tatty but very scarce.

£160

G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS

2406

MISCELLANY incl. unrecorded "WHITE/CHURCH" on reverse of E to Queen Anne's Bounty with "1/MR" Bishop Mark and filing date of 27 Feb., 1762 (thought to emanate from Whitchurch, Hampshire), 'London Gazette' for Sat., 27 Dec., 1766 with partial ½d newspaper mark, concave "SOUTH/AMPTON" on EL to London written in French, boxed "Godstone/Penny Post" on 1832 (10 Aug.) EL to Tring, u.d.c. "BOREHAM" struck on 1841 (25 Nov.) EL to Mayfield (Battle backstamp), s/l "ROBERTSBRIDGE" on assurance questionnaire returned to Norwich on 29 Nov., 1813, "SOUTHAMPTON/Penny Post" on similar form 11 years later, curved red "Paid/1" and other marks incl. Marlborough on Aug., 1840 circular sent to Edinburgh re. The Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation and 45 other covers with much more from Hampshire, Wiltshire, Surrey and Sussex incl. much of merit. (53 covers).

£100

2407

MISCELLANY incl. printed fronts (7) franked with ½d plates, 1864 1d pink env. (soiled) uprated with 1d & 2d used to Switzerland, 1869 env. to Italy franked with pair of 2d blue plate 13 AC-AD tied by "A25" duplex of Malta and 1870 printed label to Caen franked with 4d plate 13 and 2d plate 14. (19 items).

£130

2408

SURFACE PRINTED COVERS: 1878 env. registered from Stroud to Malton franked with 3d plate 17. 1865 env. registered from Bury St Edmunds to Melton franked with 1d plus 4d. 1875 env. registered from London to Malton franked with 2d & 3d. 1863 E from London to Bremen franked with 1d & 6d. 1862 E to Paris franked with 1862-64 4d x 2. Generally fair only. (9 items).

£50

G.B. CANCELLATIONS

2409

ALBUM containing a selection of covers & pieces - strength in KEVII & KGV postcards with machine cancels (33), postage due covers, etc. Worth careful inspection. (Qty.).

£30

2410

BLUE NUMERALS OF IRELAND: 1841 1d reds cancelled by blue numerals of Cashel "106", Castlebar "107", Mountmellick "338" and Rathkeale "391" (all fine part strikes on 3 or 4 margined adhesives) and VIOLET NUMERAL "241" OF DENBIGH on 1841 four margined 1d ED (small pinhole but scarce and Cat. from £600). (5).

£160

2411

LONDON NUMBERS IN MC: A complete set of numbers 1 to 12 cancelling mainly three/four margined 1d reds on covers; mostly fine, complete strikes and a difficult to assemble set. (12 covers).

£320

G.B. RAILWAY/T.P.O. MAIL

2412

LONDON AND DOVER SORTING CARRIAGE NIGHT: 1908-14 Cards (3) and cover with hexagonal framed "T/C.68" h.s. with "5", "10", "15" and "30" cents deficient plus another example (albeit without value) on a 1926 cover; a good and interesting set. (5 covers).

£60

G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS

2413

ARGENTINA: 1864 (23 Sept.) EL from Stalybridge, Cheshire to Argentina, endorsed in m/s "Per Steamer via Bordeaux", franked with 4d & 1/- adhesives and bearing transit marks of Manchester, London and "SAINTOGNE POSTES FRANÇAISE 22 Oct 64"; this is a rare example of British mail carried by French packet.

£190

2414

BELGIUM/JERSEY: 1868 (27 March) printed "British Association of the Advancement of Science,/NORWICH MEETING, AUGUST" env. franked with 1d & 2d used from Norwich to Brussels. 1865 env. used to Brussels franked with 1862-64 4d. 1872 mourning env. from London to Belgium franked with 3d plate 8. 1845 EL from London to Jersey franked with a poor 1d red.

£60

2415

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: c1874 large part of a parcel addressed to Sir John McClear at the Royal Observatory in the Cape of Good Hope bearing 1d blocks of 12 (2) & 6d block of 4, all with London "NPB" cancellations. Unusual.

£100

2416

CUBA/U.S.A.: 1867 (16 Jan.) E to Cuba franked with pair of 1/- green (trimmed at foot), endorsed in m/s 'Per "Tasmanian" ', bearing superb large h/s "4" and mainly fine framed "NE" (Norte Europe) ship arrival mark plus 1869 (1 May) printed circular (partly torn along folds) from Liverpool (superb duplex) to New Orleans franked with 6d adhesive and endorsed 'Per "Cuba" (SS) via Queenstown'. An interesting pair.

£65

2417

INDIA: 1868 (12 Aug.) EL from Manchester to India endorsed in m/s "Via Marseilles" franked with 1d red (EL) and 1/- green (IK- plate 4) with fine red double-ring "MANCHESTER/E/12AU68/32/PAID" and mainly fine small blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE/22 8/68" (only 5 weeks later than the earliest recorded by Kirk); the Bombay-Aden Sea P.O. began in 1868.

£65

2418

MADEIRA/PORTUGAL: 1862 (6 May) flimsy env. to Madeira franked with 4d adhesive endorsed "Per Alhambra/via Lisbon" (a P. & O. ship of 642 tons) and 1862 (25 Oct.) EL also franked with 4d adhesive addressed to Lisbon "Per Tartar" and bearing oval framed "C. Est. de N." (foreign ship letter) arrival mark. An interesting and complementary pair.

£75

2419

NEW ZEALAND: 1866 (19 Nov.) EL franked with 6d adhesive, cancelled by Wokingham (Berkshire) duplex, carried by the "Ruahine", a vessel of the Panama, New Zealand & Australian Royal Mail Co. @ 6d rate, and bearing rare large h/s "5" in red showing the British credit to New Zealand to subsidise route (see Moubray pp.206/7).

£130

2420

QUEENSLAND: 1868 (1 June) mourning env. (flap missing) from Brighton to Queensland endorsed "Via Panama", franked with 6d adhesive cancelled by Brighton duplex and bearing large handstruck "10", a very scarce "collect" marking. This cover was carried by the "Mataura", an 1,800 ton vessel of the Panama, New Zealand & Australian Royal Mail Co., the rate being 1/4d of which 6d was prepaid in England leaving 10d to be collected.

£130

2421

QUEENSLAND: 1881 (6 Oct.) env. (faults) from Dublin to Queensland franked with vertical pair of 4d adhesives cancelled by almost superb Dublin duplex endorsed in m/s "P Queensland Mail Via Torres Straits"; this service began on 12 Feb., 1881 but no example is recorded by Kirk.in his magnum opus.

£65

G.B. SPECIAL POSTAL HISTORY CATEGORIES

2422

CRASH/WRECK/DAMAGED MAIL: 1949-90 Selection of covers and pieces with various cachets and labels incl. 1954 Prestwick crash cover with violet crash cachet for Christmas Day, 1954 and "NOT ON BOARD/RETURN TO SENDER" h.s., 1963 env. to Wembley with printed label "Please return the cover of/this letter for the purpose/of an Official inquiry" and 1955 "THIS DELAY IN POST/IS REGRETTED" violet h.s. An interesting selection. (12 covers).

£75

2423

FREE MAIL: 1790-1839 Miscellany incl. 1838 EL with fine blue 'Croydon/Penny Post' and 'To Pay/1d Only' h.s. in brown, mainly fine 1791 'FREE/P' d.s. on EL to Lincolnshire plus a good range of other free marks, mainly on cover. (10 covers and 1 front).

£100

2424

RARE FREE FRANKED COVER TO INDIA WITH LONDON SHIP LETTER OFFICE'S BOXED "FREE" MARK: 1832 (13 Dec.) EL from London to Delhi (abuse of privilege because not written by President of India Board who franked it!) with almost very fine and rare red crowned boxed "FREE" d.s. (Jay L846) with ordinary General Post "FREE" d.s. alongside. A rare and attractive oversass Free.

£180

2425

LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL - BRITAIN'S SECOND TYPE LATE FEE PAID MARKING: 1799 (26 April) E to Newport Pagnell charged "5" with an almost very fine dull purple Experimental Late Fee Paid "APR/26·99" c.d.s. (Jay L37) on the lower flap; rare as this mark was used for only one year.

£120

2426

LATE FEE & TOO LATE MARKS, 1816-41: Group of covers with various marks incl. boxed "TOO LATE for/MORNG.POST" (1829), red boxed "PUT IN AFTER/7oCLOCK AT NIGHT" (1831) and fancy framed "(crown)/Too Late for/Morng.Post" (1816). (5 covers).

£75

2427

LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL - SCARCE LARGE-SIZE BOXED "PUT IN AFTER/7°CLOCK AT NIGHT" MARK: 1838 (3 Dec.) EL to Derby with very fine strike of this elusive larger si1882-1905 Used range of colour changes

£65

2428

RETURNED MAIL - LONDON'S RARE "R" IN CIRCLE MARK ON COVER WITH ORIGINAL DEAD LETTER OFFICE WRAPPER": 1811 (28 April) E to London with fine "ROCHDALE" mileage mark and very fine though oxidised red large "R" in circle mark (Jay L200 - known only 1810-11) on the front and endorsed "Gone away Not Known Where" on the flap, accompanied by matching June 6, 1811 "Returned Letter./On His Majesty's Service./Dead Letter-Office." EL in which it was returned to Rochdale.

£100

2429

ROYALTY: 1901-45 Pages of proof signatures (incl. contemporary drawing of the "ER/VII" cypher h.s.) on three foolscap pages from the official P.O. ledgers of Royal Household official mail cachets; amongst signatures present are those of Francis Knollys (Private Secretary to H.M. the King), Dighton Probyn (General Keeper of H.M.'s Privy Purse) and Lord Sefton (Master of the House). Some damage here and there but unique material. (3 pages).

£160

2430

ROYALTY - H.M. YACHT VICTORIA AND ALBERT: 1907 HM Yacht Victoria and Albert mourning env. (roughly opened) with contents headed "At Christiana Norway" written by a crew member & addressed to Southsea.

£75

2431

ROYALTY: 1911 PPC of Virginia Water bearing ½d adhesive tied by a fine strike of the "CUMBERLAND LODGE/WINDSOR" d.s. of 22 August. (A similar item realised £190 at the Cavendish "Swanborough" sale in 1997).

£150

2432

UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD - MISCELLANY: Collection of m/s '4' marks (plus one '8') on covers of various towns and one ex India, almost fine Edinburgh handstruck '4' on 1839 (31 Dec.) EL to Hamilton, two free fronts, etc. (18 items).

£320

2433

UNIFORM PENNY POST: Collection of 1840 covers (several early in January) with m/s "1" plus some handstruck marks incl. those of Haddington, Huddersfield, Ipswich and Liverpool. Also 13th Jan. (fourth day) London "1" h.s. on cover to Wales, later 1d marks, etc. A fine assembly. (30 items).

£200

2434

UNIFORM PENNY POST: 1840-51Range of covers with different hand-struck '1' marks with some scarcer types noted incl. fine encircled" IPSWICH/PAID/1D", "P1" mark of Bury St. Edmunds, various York marks such as two types of "Pd.1" & 2 circular "PAID/1" or "YORK/1D/PAID" and Birmingham fancy "2". (11 covers).

£75

2435

VALENTINES AND NEWSPAPER BRANCH: 1858 Embossed 'lace' env. (slight faults) franked with 1d red cancelled by Nottingham sideways duplex on 19 June (!), addressed locally and still containing original 'lace' Valentine with printed verse and coloured embossed scraps, similar embossed env. with m/s "Roadstown NJ Sept. 27" and "Paid 3" addressed to Mrs. Elisha J. Potter in Alleghany County, New Jersey and 1895 (13 Aug.) env. from London to Dublin with double-ring c.d.s. alongside double-framed boxed "4/N.P.B./13AU95", boxed "Found in N.P.B./without contents" and red "N.P.B.14 AUG/95 c.d.s. all the strikes being superb but env. having closed tear and light foxing on back. (4 items).

£65

INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS

2436

1934 Env. sent to Malta by an Italian POW in Palestine with a purple diamond-shaped "PALESTINE./ PASSED BY/CENSOR/I. 23" and boxed red "EXEMPT FROM POSTAGE/POSTED UNDER ART. 49/OF POSTAL CONVENTION". A little foxed but scarce.

£85

POSTAGE DUE MARKS

2437

POSTAGE DUE MARKINGS - UNIQUE (?) "1d" DUE MARKING ON COMPLETE PRINTED MATTER RATE WRAPPER EX NEW SOUTH WALES TO GREAT BRITAIN VIA THE BRINDISI ROUTE DURING THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: The extraordinarily rare usage of the special Printed Matter Rate boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE/1d" mark neatly placed on the front of a complete long 4th Nov. 1870 "Law Papers only" wrapper (minor faults & closed tears) to Surrey, franked by NSW Diadem 6d blackish-violet tied by a fine "SYDNEY/N.S.W." duplex with large blue crayon "2" on the front & 26th Dec. 1870 "WEYBRIDGE STATION" arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Sealed with a large blue wafer of "G.L.WILSON/CONVEYANCER/SYDNEY/N.S.W." and carried by P&O Steamers Malta & Delhi. While the Brindisi "3d" mark is of considerable rarity, we are not aware of any other example of the "1d" version of the same mark, (which was applied at the London Foreign Branch only on rerouted newspaper/printed matter wrappers) having been recorded. A spectacular Exhibition piece for any collector of New South Wales, Franco-Prussian War or Postage Due markings. Ex George Molnar and illustrated on page 273 of White.

£4000

2438

POSTAGE DUE HANDSTAMPS: 1904-10 Cards (15) and an env. with various scarce distinctive "1" h.s. incl. examples from Acton, Bury St. Edmunds, Clacton-on-Sea, Downpatrick and Liverpool along with framed "Liable to Letter Rate/670" of St. Austell and "2" h.s. of Liverpool. (16 items).

£75

LONDON POSTAL HISTORY

2439

SMALLER RECEIVING HOUSE INITIALS IN CIRCLES: 24 ELs all showing different smaller Receiving House initials in circles incl. "AC" (standing for Alice Clarke) on Free c.1750 EL from John Pitt, M.P., to Duffield, near Derby, "E+D" (standing for Edward Dyson of Ludgate Hill) on 1774 EL to Hitchin, "EK" (of Elnea Keep of 71 St. James's Street) on 1775 EL to Nottingham, "EY" (of Edward York of Parliament Street) on 1735 EL to Pembroke College, Oxford, "H·J" (of Humanitus Jackson of Park Street, Grosvenor Square) on 1764 EL to Devon, fancy script "JG" (of John Gibson) on 1736 EL to Ilminster, "T·W" (of Thomas Wheeler of Drury Lane) on 1762 EL to Buckingham and "WV" (of William Venables of Knightrider Street) on 1769 EL to Norwich. A good nucleus for expansion. (24 covers).

£200

2440

RARE "7/Off" MARK ON 1671 EL TO TYNEMOUTH CASTLE: 1671 EL from Charles, Lord Cornwallis of Eye, to his cousin "Ye Honble. ye Lady Mary Heveringham/at Tinmouth Castle neare Newcastle/Northumberland/Leave this at ye Post House in Newcastle." (Lady Heveringham was the wife of the Regicide, William Heveringham, and was imprisoned at Tynemouth Castle during 1671). The "7/Off" mark (Jay L65g) is struck relatively weakly with the adjacent Bishop Mark for "OC/10" applied much more strongly. An extremely scarce mark which is rated "Z" (i.e. maximum rarity) by Jay.

£550

2441

GENERAL POST RECEIVING HOUSES MISCELLANY: 1675 (9 Nov.) large part EL with very rare "OFF/4" Receiving House h.s. and "NO/9" with reversed "N", 1702 (19 Nov.) EL to Somerset with fancy framed "WALTER" h.s., 1803 (6 Jan.) part EL to Aylesbury with black framed "Grenville/Street" h.s. and "Mifsent to Bath" in red m/s and 15 more covers with a wide variety (and very little duplication) of other Receiving House marks such as black encircled "TP" for Thomas Patton of Covent Garden and "F" for William Flexney of Holborn, black boxed "Fitzroy/Square", "FLEET ST·" & "King Street/Tower Hill" and red double-framed box inscribed "Theobald's/Road". (18 covers).

£150

2442

RARE HEART-SHAPED "F/AFT" TIME MARK ON 1689 EL TO LONDON FROM THE FRENCH COURT OF THE EXILED JAMES II: 1689 EL from William Waldegrave, physician to the exiled Queen Mary Beatrice, with interesting contents and bearing a good example of this scarce heart-shaped Local Penny Post time mark (just touched where roughly opened). Other faults but a fascinating item.

£220

2443

BISHOP MARKS (INCL. 3 EXPERIMENTAL TYPES - "JANUARY", "MARCH" & "APRIL"): Miscellany of Bishop Marks with not only the said experimental types on part EL, EL and E dated 15 January, 23 March and 30 April respectively, all in 1787 (the latter also bearing weak 2 line "BRECK/NOCK" on back) but also mileage marks, later scarce d.s.'s, "x" outside circle on 1797 (20 Dec.) EL (address toned), black "1803" in oval "Two Penny Post" (very scarce) on printed form canvassing for vote, reversed "7", inverted "4" and "V" for 5 in 1802 c.d.s. (scarce). (18 covers).

£150

2444

ST. PAUL'S OFFICE DOCKWRAS: 1706-c1710 trio of EL's with St. Paul's Office Dockwras (good to fine) for Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Scarce trio.

£180

2445

"PENNY/POST/PAID/WITH" DOCKWRA: 1775 EL to Isleworth, rated "1" in m/s and with a fair London Bishop. On reverse is a fine Westminster Office "PENNY/POST/PAID WITH" Dockwra (type 4a) plus clear & almost fine Hull s/l mark. A totally unrecorded Penny Post Receivers h.s.

£100

2446

"H" for HERMITAGE GOVERNMENT DOCKWRAS: Mostly very fine strikes of this scarce mark on three 1777-83 ELs which also bear m/s Receivers' marks "James", "Jackson" (of James or William Jackson, linen draper at 15 Minories) and rare "St Cte/RB". Covers have some faults but a scarce trio.

£150

2447

REVERSED 'N' IN 'PENY' TEMPLE DOCKWRA ERROR with framed 'Hayward' mark: Dec. 1786 E to Brentford with a mostly very fine "PAYD/PENY/POST/T/MO" mark (Jay L 357a - just across the join) and nearly fine framed "HAYWARD" Receiver's mark (also just across the join) both on the reverse.

£75

2448

"EXPERIMENTAL" BISHOP MARK & ENCIRCLED "R-L" COVERS: 23rd/24th Jan., 1787 EL from Cricklade to London with partial scarce "97CIREN/CESTER" on the front and very fine "A" code "24/JANUARY" Experimental Bishop Mark (Jay L4a - in use for only 11 days) on the lower flap. Also Christmas Day 1835 EL from Haling Park to Bagshot with very fine "R·L" in circle Ride Letter mark (Jay L564a) on the front. A scarce pair.

£80

2449

WESTMINSTER OFFICE DOCKWRAS: 1787/89 pair of EL's with Westminster Office Dockwras, the latter with type 4a (Jay L363a) dated "Shepherd Street, Mayfair, July 24th 1789" addressed to Sir Joseph Banks at Soho Square with extraordinary contents seeking an explanation for the levitation of a cat to the height of ten feet! The former with similar but considerably smaller Westminster Office Dockwra. A good pair.

£100

2450

SCARCE OVAL "Pd. 1d." MARKS: One in red reading "Penny Post/Pd. 1d./Islington S.O." (type L449/ISLSO3a) on 1796 (8 Dec.) from London to Monmouth, the second in brown on EL from Peckham to Bristol and the third in black on E from Pentonville to East Malling, near Maidstone. Good strikes of these difficult marks. (3 covers).

£100

2451

PAID MARKS - "EXPERIMENTAL" 1794 TYPES, etc.: 1794 (15 July) EL to Somerset with a clear strike of the scarce "POST/J Y/9 15 4/PAID" experimental d.s. (square with chamfered corners) in red, 1794 (19 Sept.) EL to Rochdale bearing a fine strike of the equally scarce "SE/9 19 4/PAID" experimental circular d.s in red, 1823 (16 June) EL from London to Leek with a red circular "PAID" d.s. and rare private company mark "PAID/Norwich Union Office/Waterloo Place", 1791 (12 Nov.) EL to Wells with scarce red 34mm. circular d.s. "PAID/N O/12/91" said to have been used in red during that month only and 6 more covers with a variety of London paid marks in red and black. A good lot. (10 covers).

£120

2452

1794 (5 Sept.) EL from Greenwich to Bath bearing on the front very clear "GREENWH·/-1-" (type L418/GREW2) and on reverse mainly fine Chief and General Post Office marks for the same day.

£100

2453

1795 (8 Dec.) EL bearing on the front a good strike of "ACTON/-2-" (type L419/ACT2), 1796 (12 April) EL with an almost complete strike of "WATLING/ST" (type L418/WATST1) and 1796 (14 Dec.) EL addressed to "Anwoode, Surry" (sic) bearing a light strike of "W-HALL/ET 1" (type L418/WHE1). The backs of the first 2 covers bear fine Chief Office marks whilst all 3 have vertical filing creases but away from all marks. An interesting trio.

£150

2454

1795 (29 July) EL incorporating a fascinating report of a hearing before the Master of the Rolls addressed from Staples Inn, London to Edinburgh with the front bearing a partly over-inked but otherwise mainly clear "TOTTM·/-1-" in black (type L418/TOTM1).

£100

2455

GENERAL POST RECEIVING HOUSES: 23 all different but one General Post Receiving House namestamps incl. "BEAUMONT/STREET"on Free 1813 E to Ludlow, "DUKE ST/OXFORD ST" on Free 1802 EL to Earl Moira at Donington Park, "Falcon/Street" struck on reverse of 1808 EL to Cornwall with corresponding "FALCON ST"on 1817 EL to Warrington, "Great Russell/Street" on 1836 E to Woburn, "High Street/Shadwell" on local (and thus delayed) 1826 E, "Surry (sic) Street" on 1801 EL to Rochdale & corrected spelling "SURREY STREET" on printed advertising sheet to Wakefield and "Tothill/Street" on 1816 EL to Swaffham with corresponding "Tothill Street/Weftmr·" on 1799 EL to Derby. Mostly good to fine strikes. (23 covers).

£120

2456

POST PAID LONDON SHIP LETTER WITH CROWN MARK: 1819 EL to India, forwarded through Read & Fraser in London, with a good example of the red "Post Paid Ship Lre/LONDON" with Crown (Jay L1248) plus delayed before sending to ship d.s. for 25th October (Jay L1424), dated "Moniack 18th October 1819" & with Inverness "637" mileage d.s. for 19th Oct. A busy and attractive cover.

£150

2457

RIDE LETTERS: 1819-37 quartet of EL's, three of which show "RL" markings (two in black, one in red), the fourth of which (1830) has a mystery "W.R." mark, alongside octagonal "TO PAY/2d/ONLY". (4 items).

£100

2458

SURREY COVER WITH LARGE HANDSTRUCK "6" & CANCELLED "3" MARKS: 1825 (16 Sept.) EL from Richmond to Piccadilly and redirected back to Richmond Hill with very fine large h.s. "6" and overwritten "In All" mark, replacing nearly fine "3" by "spring" mark.

£120

2459

"To Be Delivered/by 10/Sund/MORN" marks: 1826 & 1833 ELs from Brighton and Oxford Street respectively with mostly very fine strikes of the circular framed and small rectangular types in red. (2 covers).

£65

2460

FOREIGN BRANCH "Oz at 4/8 per Oz" MARK ON EL EX BORDEAUX: 1829 (1 April) EL addressed to Huth & Co. in London with good "P.32.P/BORDEAUX" & red framed "AV" plus scarce "Oz at 4/8 per Oz" Foreign Branch marking. Rated "10/6" in m/s. Horizontal filing fold does not affect any of the marks.

£150

2461

RARE SHIP LETTER OFFICE CHAMFERED-EDGE BOXED "Crown/FREE" D.S. ON COVER FRANKED TO INDIA: 1832 (June) EL with light stain clear of important mark franked by President of the India Board (but an abuse of privelege as the letter was written by somebody else!) from London to Bengal with very fine boxed red "Crown/FREE" d.s. (Jay L846) and ordinary General Post London "FREE" c.d.s. on the front. Both mark and useage are rare, few letters franked to India having survived.

£240

2462

CROSS-POST SHOOTERS HILL/PENNY POST COVERS: 1836 & 1837 Pair of ELs to Sittingbourne and Rochester respectively with mostly very fine "Shooters Hill/Penny Post" marks on their top and lower flaps respectively. An attractive and scarce pair.

£75

2463

DOUBLY TWICKENHAM/HOUNSLOW CROSS-POST "PENNY POST" COVER: Attractive 1839 (18 March) EL from Hampton to Chippenham with almost fine "T.P/Hampton", nearly very fine and rare "Twickenham/Penny Post" and partial "Hounslow/Penny Post" all on the front plus a very fine "HAMPTON/EV" c.d.s. on the top flap.

£75

2464

1840 (30 Sept.) EL addressed to Richmond, Surrey with partly fine s/l "Bishopgate Without" and superb handstruck "4"; some edge wear but an attractive, scarce cover.

£75

2465

MISCELLANY OF LONDON RE-DIRECTED MAIL: 1847-93 Covers (5) and postal stationery PCs (2) incl. 1850 env. with "P.B.", "1" and "CX" h.s., 1860 env. with boxed "REDIRECTED/POSTAGE UNPAID" in red and 1893 env. with circular framed "W/½D"; mostly fine strikes. (7 items).

£55

CORNWALL

2466

CAMELFORD: 1761 (27 March) EL to London with very fine and scarce 2 line "CAMEL/FORD" in black [Co 48 (E)] along with 6 other covers from Camelford, 3 ex Bodmin, 1 emanating from Camborne and 2 sent from Callington with a range of different marks. An interesting and varied selection. (13 covers).

£70

BRISTOL

2467

SCARCE "7/P P/P" IN CIRCLE MARKS: 1799 & 1813 ELs (some faults) to Surrey & Edinburgh respectively, each with fine to very fine "7/P P/P" in circle marks on their flaps; one also has 2 line Bristol "Packet Port" d.s. A fine pair.

£70

2468

PAIR OF ELs FROM BRISTOL TO MALTA/CORFU: 1822 (Dec. 30) and 1823 (Jan. 8) ELs from the same correspondence bearing fine Bristol circular mileage marks, both addressed to Malta but one re-directed to Corfu and both struck with mainly fine double-ring "ISOLE/IONIE" marks in greenish-brown with "5.3" in centre of each. A scarce and desirable pair.

£100

2469

VERMILION RED MALTESE CROSS ON 1D MULREADY: 1840 (13 Nov.) useage of the 1d Mulready (some wear to reverse and stereo number obscured) to Hull cancelled by a fine vermilion MC (scarce shade - distinctive to Bristol) matching the almost fine "BRISTOL" c.d.s. on top flap.

£110

2470

BRISTOL 1D BLACKS: Large Nov., 1840 piece with nearly 4 margins 1d black tied by a fine vermilion Bristol MC and 1841 (26 June) EL to Liverpool with fine 1d black (4 margins) cancelled by a very fine black MC. (2 covers).

£70

2471

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" and "WANGANUI" c.d.s.'s. This is the final year recorded for this Paid mark and with the added attraction of a rare destination. Also a similar stampless prepaid 1858 EL to Spain with asimilarly attractive strike of the same "PAID" mark. (2 covers).

£70

2472

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 (1891 ½d postal stationery postcard uprated with ½d vermilion) and U.S.A. (1897 2½d Jubilee). An interesting and varied selection. (6 covers).

£85

HAMPSHIRE

2473

PORTSMOUTH: 1834 E addressed to London with blue boxed "Forwarded by Yours etc/GARRATT & GIBSON/PORTSMOUTH/AGENTS TO LLOYD'S" on reverse and written on board the "Horatio" awaiting favourable winds. Rowe rarity "3".

£75

2474

WINCHESTER: 1841 (21 Jan.) E from Winchester to Portsmouth franked with a centrally cancelled 1d black plate 5 BF with good even margins although the cover has a light vertical fold.

£48

LINCOLNSHIRE

2475

GAINS BOROUGH (sic): 1841 (24 Feb.) E from Gainsborough to Doncaster franked with a four margined 1d black GF cancelled by a black MC; the stamp is fine but the cover has a horizontal crease towards the foot..

£80

YORKSHIRE

2476

SHEFFIELD: 1841 (18 Jan.) poste restante EL from Sheffield to Liverpool bearing a fine 1d black plate 8 CL.

£65

CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY

2477

GERMAN OCCUPATION: Group of covers & cards inc. 1943 env. to Germany ex Feldpost 28916 (Guernsey) plus a 1942 cover addressed to Feldpost 33905 (Jersey); also three POW Camp items from Biberach - fine Camp censor on incoming cover & typewritten pass to the Camp Theatre - and 1943 printed correspondence card from Laufen-Obb to Guernsey with fine 'Ilag VII' censor h.s. (5 items).

£100

2478

GERMAN OCCUPATION, 1941-43: Group of covers & cards inc. scarce 4½d reg'd env. uprated with 1½d (2) & 2d (2) Jersey stamps & 1941 env. with Jersey 1d (corner marginal pair) and scarce Neopost franking machine ½d value struck partly off cover; Guernsey items inc. 1941 re-used 1d franked local cover with original stamp removed and two machine cancellations, meteorological report card from Les Blanches to St Peter Port with 1d stamp & 2½d cover addressed to St Sampson's with scarce SARK c.d.s. A useful lot. (5 items).

£90

2479

LIBERATION, 1945: Pair of scarce covers from the same correspondence written to his wife by a soldier with Task Force 135 on Guernsey, both with FPO 138 c.d.s. (29 May / 14 Aug.), the earlier with crowned shield censor No 10444 and officer's countersignature; both have their original letters (16pp & 6pp) describing life on the Island, the troops being entertained by Islanders, the rumour of a visit by the King & Queen etc. An interesting pair. (2 covers).

£60