| 241 | HULL: 1840 (24 Sept.) printed circular ex Brownlow, Pearson & Co. advertising "Hull and London Regular Contract Sailing Vessels To And From Wool Quay, London" from Hull to Halifax bearing 1d KF (NE corner fault) and with red Hull d.s. Sellotape stains, etc. but most unusual. | £85 | |||||||
| 242 | HULL - CANCELLATIONS COLLECTION, 1844-93 with emphasis on 'spoon' cancellations, sideways duplex marks, c.d.s.'s in black & green and postal stationery postcards incl. rare five bar duplex on cover as well as on piece. A good lot worthy of close inspection. (35 covers + 10 pieces). | £120 | |||||||
| 243 | HULL - SHIP LETTERS AND OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: Selection of covers to foreign addresses all but one with a range of QV adhesives cancelled by Hull 383 duplex marks such as 1874 EL to Gothenburg with a damaged Swedish postage due label on reverse (further label tragically removed) & covers to France, Hungary (with fine h/s "2d" in red) and Denmark plus a group of ship letter marks on ELs from Germany to London routed via Hull incl. fine stepped-frame "HULL/SHIP LETTER" in red, unframed "HULL/ SHIP LETTER" in black and two examples of "HULL/SHIP-LETTER/(date)" in blue or blue-black frame with chamfered corners. (11 covers). | £120 | |||||||
| 244 | HULL SUB-OFFICES incl. 1814 EL bearing scarce "HEDON" mileage mark, 14 different UDCs from 1840's/1850's such as Hedon, Hedon-Holderness, Hunmanby, Queen-St. and South Cave, five different town sub-office straight line types incl. Caroline St., Machell…Street, Witham-Hull and Waverley Street, various scarce c.d.s.'s and (toned) parcel post label for Rose Cottage, Hull. (Small Qty.). | £180 | |||||||
| 245 | HULL - THE BALANCE COLLECTION: The balance of this interesting collection with some useful item sinc. a lovely unused 1d pink multiple advert EL (exceptional from a small place like Hull) publicising Earle's Face Lotion, Owbridge's Lung Tonic, Edwin Davis Drapers, F.W. Holder's pianofortes & organs, B.I. Barnard's Supply Stores and Hay's Hop Ale (available at 2/- per dozen!), a few TPO/Railway items, etc. (Small Qty.). | £100 | |||||||
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| ** | 246 | MISCELLANY comprising 1824 E/EL (2) with fair examples of the Guernsey scroll (cover faults); 1827 EL to Colchester rated "2/4" after previous ratings of "1/1" & "1/2" (both erased) in m/s with a further good example of the Guernsey scroll (light filing folds) and an 1832-37 trio of EL's with good examples of the Guernsey c.d.s. addressed to Edinburgh, Dorset & Jersey. (6 items). | £150 | ||||||
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| 247 | 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER EX EDINBURGH: 1820 EL (slight wear) addressed to Sergeant James McPherson (6th Royal Veteran Bn.) at Sheerness with unframed 'PAID/EDINR./APR 17/1820' & 'P 1'; a copy of McPherson's service record is enclosed. Also 1811 EL ex Launceston sending an account for the support of the family of a sergeant in the South Devon Militia. (2 items). | £75 | |||||||
| 248 | SUTHERLAND: File containing the extremely interesting collection, c1766-1969 with E/EL's, covers, cards & pieces. Much unusual material noted including 1760's "TONGUE", 1850's boxed namestamp of Inveran, mileages, UDC's inc. Brora & Lochinver, skeletons inc. Lairg, piece bearing 2d green Highland Railway Company adhesive & KEVII 1d tied by Kildonan Station cancel, purple rubbers, 1950's "drift-cards", etc. A good lot that would prove very difficult to reassemble. Ex James Mackay. (Qty.). | £150 | |||||||
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