401

ITALY: 1830-48 accumulation of pre-stamp ELs, mainly addressed to Lord Clifford or his daughter in Rome from various correspondents in Northumberland (Whittingham), Devon (Bridport), Yorkshire (Tadcaster, Wetherby, Green Hammerton), Staffordshire (Cheadle) & London, with a variety of town marks, rates, paid markings, transits etc. inc. one disinfected item. Also a handful of letters from Nice or Italy. Mixed condition but a useful lot. (64 items).

£150

G.B. SPECIAL POSTAL HISTORY CATEGORIES

402

BOOK POST, 1868-1904: An interesting group of covers etc. inc. 1868 estate sale poster franked with 1d red, 1869 registered book post env. with 1d red & 4d orange (a little grubby), Witney Railway Co. wrapper with ½d rose cancelled by NPB killer, v.fine illustrated STO 1d 'Philatelic Journal' wrapper (1892) with additional 1d stamp, two fine large Crosse & Blackwell wrappers STO with QV & KEVII ½d, examples of the London Book Post cancellation etc. (12 items).

£120

403

EXHIBITIONS: 1924 (17 Sept.) env. to Switzerland with 2½d red meter mark alongside a black pictorial Lion dater machine cancellation. Scarce.

£150

404

EXHIBITIONS - 1924 WEMBLEY BICOLOUR METER CANCELLATION: 24th July PPC to Croydon with a red 1d meter cancellation & black date die alongside; both overstruck with the machine advertising slogan. Fine.

£120

405

METER MARKS: The small selection of predominantly 1960's envelopes with Roneo Neopost, Pitney Bowes & Franko Post meter marks, twelve with "SPECIMEN" strikes. (50).

£80

406

NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS c1880-1960s: Very substantial accumulation of used wrappers with emphasis on pre-1930 period, many mounted on leaves, inc. official issues, private opts., STO and W.H.Smith types and showing various cancellation types inc. 1880s red London & Glasgow 'PAID' d.s., 1907 NSPCC wrapper with London 'PAID / ½' c.d.s., extensive ranges of W.H.Smith items inc, 1d pink advertising ring, QV 6d addressed to a ship in the Mediterranean, double-stamped wrappers etc. plus printed wrappers for specific newspapers inc. fine 2d ILN item to Denmark etc. A fascinating lot; mixed condition. (approx. 100).

£150

407

REGISTERED MAIL: 1857 EL , originally encl. banknote halves, addressed to Tunstall (Staffs.) franked by 1d red & 2d blue (3) cancelled by a blue-black numeral '547' with fine greenish blue strike of the Stoke on Trent c.d.s. on reverse; slight edge faults to base of address panel. Also an 1869 reg'd cover to Edinburgh franked by 1d red & 4d orange cancelled by '466' numeral and with v.fine strike of the red oval 'REGISTERED/E/LIVERPOOL' d.s.; filing crease. An attractive pair. (2 covers).

£75

408

REGISTERED ENVELOPES, 1878-1987: An extensive study of the development of registered stationery envs. with strength in interesting usages of QV-KEVII examples inc.1880 env. uprated with 2½d blue pair to Odessa, 1892 env. to Germany with boxed 'Registered 2d.' h.s., 1895 large env. to Switzerland with scarce 9d Jubilee & 1d lilac franking, various STO envs. ( inc. QV 1/- uprated with KEVII ½d & 2d for postage to the USA (1904) plus a range of other envs., many to foreign destinations and inc. WWI & WWII Forces' mail, express & insurance surcharges, due cover etc. A fascinating lot. (65 items).

£200

409

REPLY COUPONS, 1910-75: An unusual accumulation of UPU International Reply Coupons inc. a fine early (1910) use of an Egyptian example with c.d.s. of the Savoy Hotel, Assouan, 1919 m/s uprating on Swiss coupon issued at St Gallen in 1919 and a fine range of types, either mint or unused. Also a fine example of the First Type Imperial Reply Coupon with 1927 c.d.s., Commonwealth coupons issued at Jersey & Guernsey etc. (36 items).

£120

ADVERTISING

410

MOTOR CAR TYRE ADVERTISING COVERS PLUS OTHER G.B. COVERS; 1860-1947 covers incl. 1936-47 group advertising tyres (some coloured designs incl. 1937 env. ex Leicester with fine designs back & front), unusual 1901 env. with 1d lilac used from India with no charge, 1869 1d Red env. with London "MORE TO/NE/PAY", 2 KEVII skeletons, Tasmania/WA PPC's (2) and 7 items of ephemera. (19 covers + 7 other items).

£100

411

ADVERTISING COVERS WITH METER MARKS: The small selection of envelopes (1930's to 1960's), all with meter marks & with a wide range of products being advertised. (75).

£75

POSTAGE DUE MARKS

412

1914-67 Collection of commercial covers showing a wide range of due markings and stamps inc. 1914 (28 June) 1d due on PPC ex USA, 2d pair on unfranked 1922 OHMS env. sent within Ireland, various boxed & s/l instructional markings etc. A rewarding lot. (62 items).

£120

413

1922 Cover bearing 1d defin., used within Huddersfield and with 1d postage due adhesive & boxed "Imitation typewriting/Posted out of course/387". Unusual.

£75

414

TRAINING SCHOOL COVER: 1951 GPO training school mock-up of printed paper rate cover with 2½d rubber h.s. and 1d postage due label with two horizontal bars tied by 'MIDTOWN' c.d.s. plus boxed 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE' mark. Unusual.

£50

415

FIRST DAY USAGE: 1974 (21 August) Unstamped cover (pencil address erased) with an example of the 7p postage due tied by 21 August c.d.s.; also two philatelic covers (9 June 1982) with the full set of 1982 'TO PAY' labels to £5 and a 1992 Colchester Scout Post cover posted in a normal postbox with 1p (2) & 10p (3) 'TO PAY' labels affixed. (4 covers).

£150

POSTAL REFORMS

416

MERCANTILE PAPERS: Rare used 'Mercantile Papers' circular; not posted but apparently sent by private messenger to the Scottish Widows Fund, Blackfriars. Filing folds otherwise fine.

£100

THE PETER GRAY COLLECTION OF TELEGRAMS

417

TELEGRAM-RELATED EPHEMERA, POSTCARDS, ETC.; c.1813-1975 Collection of printed items incl. 1891 "Telegraph Journal" with ½d vermilion tied by Birkenhead duplex, 1813/50/73 trio of articles, prints of cable-laying ships, Victorian cartoons, the ABC code-book, a few 20th Ce PO leaflets, 6 1860s/70s Acts, maps, Postcards (9; inc. some real photos of telegraph staff), etc. (50 items approx.)

£120

418

EARLY PRIVATE CO. TELEGRAMS - THE 1850s; Scarce 1850-9 group of telegrams of the "Electric Telegraph Co." (1850 with env., 1853 Norwich, 1855 Birmingham with env., 1856 Stockport with env. & receipt, etc.), "South Eastern Railway" (1851 with straight-line "TUNB. WELLS" and env.), "English & Irish" (1853 blue form ex Greenock), "British & Submarine Co." (1856, faults but rare) & blue "British & Irish" form. All are scarce pre-1860 and some are rare. (18 items).

£120

419

PROOFS OF "ENGLISH & IRISH MEGNETIC TELGRAPH CO." STAMPS; 1857 set of gummed 1/-, 1/6, 2/6, 4/- & 5/- values (some minor creasing but good colours). Scarce lot. (5).

£100

420

EMBOSSED "FREE MESSAGE PAPER" 2s-6d BLUE SHEET OF "THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPY."; 14th July 1854 unused blue paper sheet (creases) "No.7666", with the blue embossed Co. seal at top; provided to shareholders in lieu of dividends! Very rare; believed to be only two other examples recorded in private hands. Plus 1864 printed letter from the same company ref. enclosed "Frank Message Stamps" (in lieu of interest!). (2 items).

£150

421

PRIVATE TELEGRAPH CO. FORMS - THE 1860s; 1860-9 group of forms (and some original envs.) mostly of ""Electric & International" or "British & Irish Magnetic" Cos. (latter forms in blue, red & black), but incl. scarce 1862/6 pair of the "London District Telegraph Co." forms, 3 1862/8 "U. K. Electric Telgraph Co." forms and one separate env. of that Co. (scarce & with related receipt), some other receipts (one 1868 being an EITC "Despatch Notice Form"), scarce black Scottish "TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH" env., etc. Good lot. (79 items).

£100

422

THE FIRST POST OFFICE TELEGRAMS - THE 1870s; 1870-9 group of (mostly larger 1st format) PO forms (+ some envs.; one with "1/6 FOR PORTERAGE" to Byram), incl. rare 11th Feb. 1870 example with Carlisle c.d.s. (this is the earliest PO form known to us; the PO take-over is believed to have taken place early in Feb, 1870), and 31st Jan. 1870 "British & Irish" Co. form (last day of private Co. messages?), 1874 form with "1235" in circle cancel of Walton on Thames, scarce yellow 1875 "PO & Submarine Telegraphs" form (copy of mesage sent from Oldham to Nice), some early straight-line PO marks, etc. Good lot. (30 items).

£120

423

THE LATER P.O. TELEGRAM FORMS COLLECTION; c.1880-1950 Collection of Telegrams & envelopes, etc.; large accumulation that would repay detailed study, as much remains to be discovered about the types used and their periods of usage. Used all over the country and incl. scarce PO straight-line markings. (200 approx.)

£150

424

OVERSEAS TELEGRAMS - PRIVATE CO. TYPES; 1870-c.1950 Collection of varied Overseas Message forms delivered (or retained as copies) in Britain; incl. scarce Reuters 1878 Notice, undated blue "FOREIGN TELEGRAM" env., 1883 Reuters telegram from Melbourne (Australia), similar 1913 form from India, scarce Private Co. "Greetings Telgram" types (3; 1926-c.1942, latter ex Gibraltar; all multi-coloured), 1937 Cable & Wireless Telegram env. with KEVIII 1½d, 1929 Spanish Telgraph Co. Form, 1934 Great Northern Cablegram, several red 1890s South American "Compania Telegrafico - Telfonica del Plata" forms, "Via Imperial" types, coded messages, Western Union Cablegrams, etc., etc. Good lot with messages from all over the world. (97 items).

£150

425

EARLY P.O. GREETINGS TELEGRAMS - COMPLETE SET TO 1959; 1935-59 Collection of (mostly used - some with envs.) Greetings Telegrams incl. PO Notice ref. 1st Issue, First Day Usage of No.1 (forwarded in battered env. to Greece on 24th July 1935!), other First (or only!) Day Usages; mostly in fine to very fine condition from a wide variety of P.O.'s - complete with all Valentines, Coronation type etc. and also with a good number of extra duplicates. Scarce lot. (60 telegrams+ many envs.).

£150

426

POST OFFICE GREETINGS TELEGRAMS - THE BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION; 1935-79 Collection (not complete, but incl. several duplicates) with fine No.1, most pre-1940 issues (27 in all being pre-1943), most Valentines and other Special greetings types, etc. (73 telegrams + 1 other item and many envs.)

£100

427

RAILWAY/PRIORITY/EXPRESS TELEGRAMS, ETC.; c.1868-1960 Collection of Railway Co. or P.O. Telegram Forms incl. 1868 North British Railway "Telegraph Message" to Carlisle, 5 1884/5 "Lancs. & Yorks. Railway TELEGRAM" Forms use to various Lancashire towns, 1912 "G.W.R - TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH" form, 15 1930 "Dundee & Arbroath Joint Railway" used Forms, 3 1919/21 PO Forms cancelled by scarce oval "KESWICK/STATION" cancels, and a good study of c.1930-50 "PRIORITY" labels on PO Forms of various types (+ some envs.). Plus scarce 1931 form with "URGENT" label (prepaid £1-10s-0d ex Rotterdam but also charged 7½d on arrival). Good lot. (c.50 forms + some envs.)

£100

428

CHANNEL ISLES - PRIVATE & P.O. TELEGRAMS; Rare green 1863 "SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH CO." telegram form (with matching env. addressed to St. Saviours and charged "Porterage to Pay 1/."), similar 1868 form (no env.) to Guernsey, July 1870 "P. O. & SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHS" Form of "ST. HELIER STATION", large format Sept. 1871 PO pink form with "GUERNSEY" c.d.s., 1913 Fom with "ST. SAMPSONS" c.d.s., and 8 other forms. Scarce lot. (13 forms & 2 envs.).

£120

429

RESEARCH NOTES, ETC.; c.1856-1950 eclectic mix of a few Telegrams, and other items along with a quantity of modern archive photos and other illustrative material, battered 1923 telegram from "Edward P" (Prince of Wales) to Lloyd George, few Greetings types, 1878 Isle of Man PO Form, etc. (34 items + modern research illustrations).

£100

430

"TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDER" RECEIPTS, ETC.; 1893 "REUTERS TELEGRAM CO." Receipt (with 1d lilac spectacularly tied by purple firm's oval d.s.) for £51-12s-8d sent to Ceylon, 1897 pair of PO receipts for "Telegraph Money Orders" sent from Laurenckirk & Stoke (c.d.s. of each), similar 1944 PO receipt for £3 sent by wire (with the telgram that requested it to be sent from Edinburgh to Wigtown). Rare lot. Plus 39 1964/5 original stamped PO telegrams that were sent as Telegraph Money Orders (franked mostly with Castles High Values tied by c.d.s.'s and attractive). (44 items).

£100

431

TELEGRAPH STAMPS & POSTAL STATIONERY TELEGRAM FORMS; Rare 1879 "P.O. TELEGRAPHS" receipt (faults; for a Telegram sent to Berlin) with QV Telegraphs 1d pair tied by Ladbroke Grove c.d.s., fine off-cover QV 1877 £1 Brown (SG L236) and 1876 Plate 1 5/- reds (3; pair + single - some faults), rare complete 1915 PO Telegram form with KGV 6d tied by "PERSHORE" c.d.s. (exceptional for such a form not to have been destroyed as per regulatiuons at this date), and unused QV 1/- Telegraph Card (1872), plus 3 forms (QV 6d, KEVII 6d & scarce KGVI 1/- brown). Useful lot. (9 items).

£100

432

TELEPHONE STAMPS/RECEIPTS + P.O. TELEGRAPH DEPT. EPHEMERA, ETC.; Unused 1884-1891 "NATIONAL TELEPHONE CO." stamps (1d, 3d, 4d, 6d - 2 shades - & 1/-), 1899-1911 group of ephmera/bills/receipts of that private Co., similar 1912-32 ephemera of the early P.O. Telephone service, and a fascinating range of 12 official P.O. Telegraphs Dept. receipts/correspondence etc. (27 items).

£85

433

"SPECIAL" TELEGRAMS, "PROOF" GREETINGS TELGRAMS, ETC.; Unusual c.1887-1950 lot of ordinary PO forms with a difference; 1928 PO label ref. bad address, 1891 + 1913 "REPLY VOUCHER", 1898 Reply Paid, Redirected, Confirmations, 1887 "REPLY PREPAID" mark, 1931 boxed 5d Postage Due mark, 1939 9d charge and PO telegram refunding (and apologising for!) error, 1924 Night Telegraph Letter & Reduced Rates. Plus good group of early Greetings Telgrams (from 1935 No.1 and incl. 3 1951/2 "PROOF" examples), 1937 "YOUNG PEOPLE's P.O. EXHIBITION" form (fault), 1935 Silver Jubilee Concession, "EMPIRE SOCIAL TELEGRAMS", etc. Good lot. (57 items).

£100

434

"SHIP LETTER" & "WIRELESS" TELEGRAMS, ETC.; c.1915-57 Collection of Maritime Telegrams etc.; incl. 1930 Southampton regd. "OCEAN LETTER" with original contents, similar 1931 unregd. example from London, 1932/6 pair of "OFFICIAL PAID" "SHIP LETTER TELEGRAM" envs. (no contents), similar 1948/51 lot (4; two with contents), and 1956/8 trio (long red "OFFICIAL PAID" envs. with "SHIP LETTER TELGRAM" contents; 2 types); plus rare 1936 Cunard "RADIOGRAM" form (+ silver env. - creases - addresed to the late "Ivor Purden", the noted Aden collector) for the MaideN Voyage of the Queen Mary, 1935/44 pair of "MARCONIGRAM" forms (one with env.), some relevant P.O. ephemera, etc. Good lot. (29 items).

£150

435

MILITARY TELEGRAMS & IRISH TELEGRAMS; 1915 "WEEK END TELEGRAM" regd. from Liverpool (with message inside from Cairo), 1943 "PRIORITY" telegram env. with partly printed "NOTIFICATION OF DEATH" message (gruesome!), 1944 telegram + env. to a sailor on "HMS BLACKPRINCE", Oct. 1945 Cable & Wireless telegram ref. a free POW in "Singapore" plus printed letter ref. it being sent free, and bundle of c.1965-85 stamped Telegrams (16; Castles or High Value Machins) with FPO cancels (Malta, Aden, etc.) and some "SERVICE TELEGRAMS". Also 1860-78 Irish telegrams/envs. incl. scarce 1860 "BRITISH & IRISH MAGNETIC TELGRAPH CO." form + env. (scarce) sent out in Dublin (message ex Kingstown), 1904 Moville form, scarce green 1925 Free State env. + form used at "QUIGLEY'S POINT", etc. (35 items).

£100

436

QEII CASTLES/WILDINGS STAMPED TELEGRAM FORMS; Large quantity of c.1964-5 stamped forms with frankings from 5/- up to several £'s cancelled by various London c.d.s.'s; these were the forms that were retained by the P.O. and should have been destroyed. Unusual survival in this quantity, and with many identified as interesting Money/Railway/Overseas/Greetings types. (400 approx.)

£75

437

BALANCE OF THE PETER GRAY COLLECTION OF TELGRAMS - WORLDWIDE & G.B.; c.1950-98 Accumulation of Telegram forms and related ephemera/etc., with Greetings types, PO ephemera/notices, GB Machin-franked stamped PO Forms, etc. Deserves close inspection. (300 items approx.)

£100

UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD

438

MISCELLANY of ELs, mainly to London with various m/s charges of the Uniform Fourpenny Post period inc. a 12th December EL ex Watford with the interesting comment "...if the packet weighs under an ounce it will be better to send it by post - but if more it may come as a parcel by the Birmingham rail road"; also double rate '8' charge on EL from Trevissome (Cornwall) with Penrhyn c.d.s., scarce m/s '4' of Cork with fine Sunday d.s., local London printed circular with private 'POST PAID/METROPOLITAN/Life/Assurance/SOCIETY' mark alongside fine 'Cornhill/1D.PAID' and boxed 16 December d.s. etc. A fine range of covers with the usual filing creases but not affecting the charge marks. (14 covers).

£200

439

HANDSTRUCK "4" MARK ON EL EX SPITHEAD TO LONDON: 1839 EL written by Hugh Beveridge at Spithead, addressed to the Scottish Widows Fund, Blackfriars & redirected to Pall Mall with boxed "PRINCES ST." and h.s. "2", which has been erased and replaced by h.s. "4" (the extra 2d was levied for redirection).

£85

440

EDINBURGH 'ABOVE/½ OZ' MARK: 1839 (26 Dec.) EL to London with very fine strike of the scarce 'Above/½ oz.' instructional mark of Edinburgh and m/s '8' charge, both clear of filing folds.

£120

441

EDINBURGH: Trio of December 1839 ELs to London, two showing fine strikes of the intermediate (37mm) & small (34½mm) Edinburgh handstruck '4' marks, the third with red m/s '4' and mainly fine strike of the 'PAID at EDINR.' c.d.s. alongside London Sunday 'tombstone' d.s.; light filing creases, one just touching the larger h.s. (3 covers).

£100

442

EDINBURGH SMALL HANDSTRUCK '4': Two ELs from the same correspondence to London, dated 14th & 16th December 1839, each with a superb strike of the 34½mm Edinburgh handstruck '4', clear of filing folds. (2 covers).

£100

443

EDINBURGH: Fine strike of the large (40mm) handstruck '4' on 11th December EL to London, redirected with new address partly crossing the mark; also a fine strike of the 34½mm '4' h.s. on 19th December EL to the same London address, affected by light filing fold. (2 covers).

£100

LONDON POSTAL HISTORY

444

MISCELLANY: 1837-74 selection inc. 1840 wrapper with private 'CLERICAL, MEDICAL &c/LIFE ASSURANCE/Post/ PAID' h.s., 1874 printed circular with ½d franking, fine boxed 'CONTRARY TO REGULATION/S.W.', circular 'MORE TO.PAY/SW' & fine encircled '1d' charge, 1839 'L' transferred mail h.s., examiner's cross in circle, 'G.P.' h.s. etc. (9 items).

£100

445

DOCKWRA – WESTMINSTER: 1765 (29 March) EL addressed from Treasury Chambers to the Foundling Hospital with mention of using the 'Pennypost' for reply and 'Friday 2 o'Clock' endorsement; the reverse has a fine strike of the Westminster Friday h.s. (PENNY on left) with fine '9/O'CLOCK/T' time h.s. alongside and m/s 'Owens' Receiver's mark. Filing folds.

£100

446

BRANCH OFFICE CANCELLATIONS: 1829-38 group of EL's with backstamps of various Branch Offices inc. the scarce experimental circular "CX" & "C+" d.s. (5) and MC d.s. of Lombard Street (two types, one in blue), Vigo Street (two types, blue & red strikes) & Borough. Mostly very fine strikes. (10 items).

£90

447

MISSENT MARK ON COVER FROM JAMAICA: Unusual 1840 (Dec.) E (side flaps removed) from 'LACOVIA/JAMAICA' (faint c.d.s.) to Liverpool with very fine orange-red 'Missent/TO/London' mark [Jay L235 recorded in this colour only for 1838] well placed on the front. Few examples are known and rare on mail from overseas.

£60

448

"MORE TO PAY" MARK: 1871 (12 Jan.) cover from London to Cullompton bearing 1d red, rated "2" in m/s and with circular "MORE TO PAY/H/ABOVE OZ" mark. Very pretty.

£75

449

1968 London-Nottingham cover with fine strike of the very scarce boxed DELAYED THROUGH BEING/POSTED IN A LETTER BOX/FOR 'LONDON' LETTERS./PLEASE ADVISE SENDER; apparently in use for two days only.

£50

THE HAMPTON COLLECTION OF WILTSHIRE

450

ALDBOURNE: 1796-1958 selection of cover (5), fronts with part backs (3), PPC's (2) & small pieces (13) inc. 1796 EL (2) to London with "ALDBOURNE" h.s. containing the large "A" variety. c1836 fronts (2), with fine strikes of the scarce circular "AUBURN/72" mileage h.s. (not recorded by Siggers or Willcocks). 1811 & 1818 EL with "ALDBOURN/78" h.s. plus another cover with the same h.s. but with mileage removed. A good lot. (23 items).

£100

451

AMESBURY: 1796-1939 selection of covers (15) and a part cover inc. 1786 E to London with "92 AMES/BURY" h.s. (wrongly listed as "82" in Wilcock), 1796 EL to London with "AMESBURY" h.s. 1823-29 covers (3) with ""AMESBURY/92" h.s (two in blue), 1832-37 covers (5) with "AMESBURY" h.s. in blue, 1835-39 covers (4) with blue "Amesbury/Penny Post" h.s. inc. one with "No1" Recieving House Number. Mostly fine strikes. (16 items).

£120

452

AMESBURY: 1839-1972 collection of covers/cards (15) and pieces (28) inc. 1839 EL from Bulford via Amesbury to Burghclere with m/s "4". 1842 E to Pewsey with h.s. "1" of Southampton and 1840 (July) EL from Amesbury to Andover bearing 1d plate 3 EA (creased). Some later c.d.s. are included. (43 items).

£75

453

BRADFORD-UPON-AVON: 1785-1839 selection of covers/cards (16) & pieces (2) inc. 1785 EL to London with "105 BRAD/FOPRD, W" h.s. 1793-1813 covers (6) with "BRADFORD W" h.s. 1799 EL to Thornbury with "BRADFORD W" UDC. 1801 & 1808 EL with "BRADFORD/103" h.s. 1824 E with "BRADFORD W" UDC in blue. Good to fine items.

£100

454

BRADFORD UPON AVON: 1840-1981 selection of covers/cards (50) and pieces (58) inc. 1840 EL to London franked with a four margined 1d plate 1b KF. 1840 piece with 1d plate 4 BD (four margins), 1842 E to Salisbury franked with 1841 1d strip of six (faults) with fine MC cancels. 1914 PPC to Swindon with large skeleton "BRADFORD ON AVON" c.d.s. 1911 & 1925 PPC's with rubber type "SOUTH WROXHALL/BRADFORD-ON-AVON" c.d.s. various other c.d.s. and duplex cancels. Mostly fine strikes.

£130

455

CALNE: 1784-1839 group of covers (33) & fronts (5) inc. 1784 EL ftom Calne to Bradford with m/s "Xpost" and "91 CALNE" h.s. 1798 EL from London to Calne returned with m/s "Gone from Calne". 1790-1835 covers (12) with "CALNE" h.s. (various sizes), 1818-31 covers (14) with "CALNE/91" h.s. 1834-38 covers (4) with "CALNE" UDC's. Mostly fine strikes. (38 items).

£140

456

CALNE: 1840-1989 collection of covers/cards (87) plus some fronts and pieces inc. 1840 EL to Salisbury franked with a three margined 1d plate 4 IA. 1848 1d pink env. to from Hill Marton via Calne to London with a superb "HILL-MARTON" UDC. 1913-23 PPC's with rubber c.d.s. of Cherhill (2), Compton Bassett, Derry Hill and Quemerford (2, one in violet). 1904-14 PPC's (5) with large skeleton "CALNE/WILTS" c.d.s. 1913 GWR PPC to Calne with oval "GOODS DEPARTMENT/G.W.R./CALNE" purple h.s. Also a good range of 1844 numerals, duplex and c.d.s. (Qty.).

£150

457

CALNE: 1894 (23 Nov.) env. from Calne to Devizes franked with 1887 ½d tied by a fine duplex with framed "Contains a communication/of the nature of a Letter/157" and "1d/157" h.s. alongside. Fine.

£80

458

CHIPPENHAM: 1655 (14 May) EL from London "To My Moste Deare Sister Mrs Mary Haris, There present in Chippenham" charged 2d. Fine. 1727 EL's (2) from the same correspondence from London to Corsham with m/s "By Chippenham Poft", one with loose contents which inc. "arrived from Gibraltar & the siege they say is raised". A little ragged.

£150

459

CHIPPENHAM: 1706 EL from Badminton to the Flying Horse on Cornhill with two strikes on reverse of the "CHIP.NHAM" h.s. (one a part strike due to removal of wax seal). 1706 EL from Marshfield to London with "CHIP.NHAM" h.s. Both strikes are a little watery and are accompanied by London Bishop marks. A scarce pair rated at "2d" and "3d" respectively.

£150

460

CHIPPENHAM: 1706 (17th April and 6th May) El from the same correspondence from Mayfield to London with readable "CHIP.NHAM" h.s. and Bishop marks.

£150

461

CHIPPENHAM: 1738 (14 Aug.) EL from Monks to London with an inspectors Crown h.s. and on reverse a good "CHIPP/ENHAM" h.s. 1740 EL from Chippenham "by Newbury bag" to Benham with a fair "CHIPP/ENHAM" h.s. 1752 EL from Chppenham to Bristol with a fine "CHIPP/ENHAM" h.s. on reverse. A good trio.

£100

462

CHIPPENHAM: 1740 & 1741 (26 Dec.) EL from Beeks "By the Chester Bag to Northop" to Mold with readable "CHIPP/ENHAM" h.s. on reverse. 1748 (June) EL from Monks to Bristol with a fine "CHIPP/ENHAM" on reverse.

£100

463

CHIPPENHAM: 1769-1800 The selection of EL's (8) inc. 1772 (13 July) EL (age defects) from Monks to Kingsweston with "CHIPPENHAM" h.s. (part only) a Bristol "B" containing "RIS/TOL" and a "BATH" h.s. preceded by m/s "Mifsent to". 1778 EL from Bowden House to Kingston-upon-Thames with a good "CHIPPEN/HAM" h.s. 1781-96 EL's (3) with "CHIPPEN/HAM" h.s. and an 1800 El to Thornbury with a fine "CHIPPENHAM" h.s. Good to fine strikes.

£100

464

CHIPPENHAM: 1776-1801 selection of covers (13) and a front with various h.s. inc. "CHIPPEN/HAM" x 12 of various types and sizes, one on EL to Baptist Head Coffee House. 1801 E to Highworth with "CHIPPENHAM", MALMESBURY" & curved "SWINDON" h.s. plus m/s "More to pay 2d". 1801 E from Marshfield to Kington with a fine "CHIPPENHAM" h.s.

£100

465

CHIPPENHAM: 1781 (8 Dec.) EL from Monks House to London with a watery "97 CHIPPEN/HAM" h.s. and circular "FREE/C" nearby. 1786 E to London with readable "97 CHIPPEN/HAM" and circular framed "POST/PAID". 1788 E to London with a poor "97 CHIPPEN/HAM" h.s. Some cover faults but examples of the first type mileage h.s.

£100

466

CHIPPENHAM: 1802-39 The interesting collection of covers (21) inc. 1804-21 covers (7) with various types of "CHIPPENHAM/96" h.s. (inc. one with a rare h.s "A" in red of London), 1822-30 covers (6) inc. one to France with "CHIPPENHAM/96" UDC's. 1831-33 covers (4) with mileage removed "CHIPPENHAM" UDC's (one has a fine "HUNGERFORD" UDC). 1837 & 1838 covers with examples of the scarce "Chippenham" h.s. 1839 (21st Dec.) to London with a m/s "4" of the uniform fourpenny post. A good lot.

£120

467

CHIPPENHAM: 1802-39 selection of covers (22) and a front inc. 1802-21 covers x 5 with "CHIPPENHAM/96" h.s. inc. one addressed to Richard's Coffee house. 1828-36 covers x 6 with "CHIPPENHAM/96" UDC's. 1832-34 covers x 4 with similar mileage removed UDC's. 1836, 1837 & 1838 EL with the scarce "Chippenham" h.s. Mostly fine strikes. (23 items).

£100

468

CHIPPENHAM: 1815-39 collection of covers (11) and fronts (2) with all five types of penny post h.s. represented, other h.s. inc. Receiving House numbers 3 & 6 plus a framed "TO PAY 1D ONLY". Mostly fine strikes.

£150

469

CHIPPENHAM: 1815-37 collection of covers (13) and fronts (3) with all five types of Penny Post handstamps. Although one strike has been a little assisted the majority are good to fine strikes.

£120

470

CHIPPENHAM: 1816-44 collection of Receiving House numbers on ten covers comprising numbers "1" on the only recorded cover locating this number as being at Castle Combe, 2 (two types), 3 on re-directed cover with boxed "TO PAY 1D ONLY" h.s, 4 to 6, 8, 9 and 11 (adhesive removed from cover). All except one with penny post h.s. A scarce group.

£120

471

CHIPPENHAM: 1839 EL to Rye with m/s "9", clearly dated 4th. Dec. the last day of the mileage based rates. Scarce.

£100

472

CHIPPENHAM: 1840-79 interesting collection of covers/cards (104) plus a few pieces with a good range of duplex cancellations, c.d.s. of various sizes and of particular interest an 1871 telegraph form with circular framed "327" h.s. of Chippenham in blue, 1858 large env. (faults) franked with LC14 1d x 8 registered from Uxbridge to Chippenham. 1870 env. from Chippenham to Switzerland franked with 1d and 4d. A good selection. (Qty.).

£140

473

CHIPPENHAM: 1840 EL from London to Chippenham franked with a four margined 1d plate 2 CC dated on reverse 15 May 1840. A good early date.

£120

474

CHIPPENHAM: 1840 (25th July) E from Chippenham to London franked with 2d plate 4 NG (just touched at top right) and RH fine. Neatly tied by red MC cancellations.

£120

475

CHIPPENHAM: 1840-48 selection of covers (9), a part cover and a front inc. three with penny post h.s. used after 1839 inc. a scarce example in red, Recieving House numbers 1(3) and 3 (4) are represented. The front is dated 9th Jan. 1840 the last day of the free frank system. Fair to fine strikes.

£100

476

CHIPPENHAM: 1840 (16 Feb.) EL from Chippenham to Portsmouth franked with a neatly cancelled four margined 1d plate 9 K?. Small cover faults.

£70

477

CHIPPENHAM: 1840 (7th Aug.) EL from Chippenham to Boltons Borough, Glastonbury franked with a fine 1d black JD.

£70

478

CHIPPENHAM: 1845-52 selection of covers (5) with "Missent to/Chippenham" h.s. inc. one in blue, other h.s. inc. a very fine "LAMBOURNE" UDC in red. Mostly fair strikes only.

£120

479

CHIPPENHAM: 1845 (28th Dec.) env. from Bath to Shaftesbury with a fine "Missent to/Chippenham" h.s. 1851 mourning env. from London to Marlow with a similar incomplete h.s. in blue. 1841 env. to Pinton with m/s "1" and "CHIPPENHAM" c.d.s. proceeded by a m/s "Missent to". A good trio.

£100

480

CHIPPENHAM - THE BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION: 1880-1960 The balance of the Chippenham collection inc. 1890 env. with an early squared circle d.s. 1901 Littleton Panell parcel post label franked with 1897 5d. 1918 Francis & Holland advertising envs (2), 1921 env. with a very late use of the "191" numeral cancellation. 1919 small card charged 1d p. due with m/s "Size contrary to regulations". 1951 framed "Found at Chippenham/without contents". (Qty.).

£120