721

1913 Multiple Cypher ‡d green, an unmounted mint vertical coil join pair. Traces of foxing on one. SG. 397. PHOTO

£100

722

1929 PUC £1 black, an unmounted mint corner example. Very slightly toned gum. PHOTO

£350

723

1929 PUC £1 black very lightly hinged mint. SG.438, Cat. £750. PHOTO

£300

724

1929 PUC £1 black, a lightly cancelled example. Tiny thin spot at top. PHOTO

£160

KGVI ISSUES

725

COLLECTION of mint and used stamps neatly written up on album leaves with useful control, cylinder, positional and other blocks (many unmounted), identified/listed varieties, 1951 "Festival" high values mint plus fine used block of four of £1 value and much besides. Almost entirely fine and fresh. (237).

£75

QEII ISSUES

726

THREE CARTONS containing the extremely extensive collection of decimal issues housed in 11 albums with a good number of booklets and a large amount of pairs & blocks. Something of an emphasis on definitive issues. A very good lot with a face value of £929. (Large Qty.). ##

£750

727

CARTON with the extensive accumulation of decimal "Face" material, chiefly in Presentation Packs. Face value £178. (Qty.). ##

£140

728

CARTON containing approximately 320 Benham silk FDC's. A most appealing lot.

£120

729

CARTON containing the extensive collection/accumulation of predominantly pre-decimal issues housed in 4 binders/stockbooks. The mint decimal issues have a face value of £35. (Qty.). ##

£100

730

CARTON containing the extensive collection of QEII commercial and philatelic mail plus sundry related Post Office ephemera. (Large Qty.).

£75

731

CARTON containing the accumulation of Presentation Packs & PHQ cards. Face value of the mint is £104. (Qty.). ##

£75

732

CARTON with the extensive range of FDC's housed in six large scrapbooks. (Qty.).

£50

733

ALBUM containing the mint & used collection to 1965 with a good range of Wilding defins. including a number of varieties (several in mint blocks), useful mint & used ranges of Graphite-lined issues, useful commems. and sundry "Back of the Book" material (P.Dues, etc. inc. a few pre-QEII items). A little untidy but well worth a look. (Sev. 100's).

£100

734

BINDER containing the unmounted mint stock of pre-decimal commemoratives, chiefly in blocks of six or more including some better earlier sets. (Qty.).

£50

735

1953-68 The small mint (mostly unmounted) selection inc. booklet panes, coil join strips, 1959-68 graphite ‡d to 1‡d, 2‡d & 3d with inverted watermarks and 1966 World Cup 6d with black omitted. Mainly fine. (103).

£80

736

1955-58 Waterlow 2/6d to £1 and 1963 Bradbury 2/6d to £1 corner examples. Unmounted mint. Also Australia 1932 10/- "SPECIMEN" and used (corner crease) plus USA PO in Shanghai 1919 10c on 5c used.

£140

737

1955-58 Edward's Wmk selection of 1d coils with 480 x 3 and 1‡d coils of 480 x 14 with sideways wmk plus two part coils. Some with faults but mainly fine.

£120

738

1958-65 Crowns Wmk. selection of coils with ‡d (AA) containing 240 and (W) containing 960, sideways watermark 2d "T" coils x 5 containing 240 & 2‡d (M) contianing 480. Also 1967 3d coils (S) x 3. Mostly fine.

£70

739

1958-65 Crowns Wmk, a small selection of complete coils with sideways watermarks comprising 2d (4), 2‡d (8), 3d (3) and 4d, some damage to leaders but adhesives mostly fine. (16 coils).

£240

BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES

740

TWO BINDERS containing the varied selection of QEII decimal currency booklets with a face value of £337. (Qty.). ##

£240

741

1958 St. Edwards Crown wmk, 2d light red-brown, an unmounted mint booklet pane of six with selvedge at left. Perfs at right trimmed and foxed.

£100

742

2001 Covers (39) bearing 1st class N.V.I. "self-stick" adhesives from an original booklet of 100; thirty-nine singles were stuck to 'window' envelopes all of which are unused having been "rescued" from the post prior to being mailed. A few are damaged or cut into whilst some show inter-pane rouletting but otherwise totally imperforate. (39 covers).

£300

OFFICIALS - GOVERNMENT PARCELS

743

1901 1/- green and carmine, mounted mint, used 1883-86 9d & 1/-, 1887-1900 1‡d, 6d, 9d & 1/- (both) plus OW 1902 10d used. Fair to fine. (9).

£100

CHANNEL ISLANDS COLLECTIONS

744

CARTON containing the extensive predominantly mint collections of Guernsey, Jersey & IOM housed in six loose-leaf albums. Face value of nearly £600. (Qty.).

£240

745

STOCKBOOK with the unmounted mint collection of Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey & Isle of Man with many useful sets throughout. (Few 100's).

£80

G.B USED ABROAD

746

DANISH WEST INDIES: 1876 large part cover (horizontal crease) from St.Thomas to Hamburg bearing ‡d, 1d & 1/- (wing margin) adhesives, all tied by St. Thomas c.d.s. cancellations.

£75

G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS

747

LARGE CARTON containing the large accumulation of covers and PPC's inc. some pre-adhesive, line-engraved and surface printed issues used on cover, printed documents, cancellations and postcards. (Large Qty.).

£400

748

PRESTAMP MISCELLANY INC. "CORSINI" LETTER, + SPOONS, "POSTED IN ADVANCE FOR XMAS", ETC.; Interesting 1593-c.1910 covers/cards inc. fine 1593 "Corsini" EL from Venice to London, 1770/4 s-line "OXFORD" (2), fine large 1776 "BATH", fine 1780 "WARRING/TON", 1787 "YOXFORD" EL to "Garraway's Coffee House" with fine rare London "FEBY" Experimental Bishop Mark, 1905/7 pair of PPC's with oval/circular "POSTED IN ADVANCE FOR XMAS" cancels of Manchester, etc. Good collection with wide variety of marks, mostly fine to very fine. (36 covers, 2 fronts & 1 piece).

£200

749

MISCELLANY incl. rare Reading "Biscuit" cancellation on 1854 mourning env. franked with 1d red on blued paper, selection of "Spoon" cancellations on covers (11) and pieces (4) incl. a fine "CHESTER 180" for New Year's Day, 1857 on 1d pink postal stationery env., "squared circle" cancellations on PPCs incl. some useful strikes such as Kirkham & other Lancashire towns and Suffolk, many other items from Suffolk incl. WWI and later slogans, rubber, small villages, etc., a novelty "censored" card and a range of Lancashire covers & cards, chiefly pre-stamp, with a wide range of marks mainly from Manchester, Rochdale and Warrington. Well worth close inspection. (Small Qty.).

£150

750

MISCELLANY of pre-stamp items with a good range of postal markings inc. 1772 "DURHAM", 1785 first type Oxford mileage, 1786 first type "19 BRENT/WOOD" mileage, 1819 E from Nottingham to Edinburgh endorsed "From William Carmichael Sergt. 71st Regiment Lt. Infy." with red circular "PAID/13 MAY/1819", 1826 boxed red "Newcastle/Py Post", various "TOO LATE" marks, etc. A good lot which warrants close inspection. (Approx. 90 items inc. a few fronts).

£150

751

MISCELLANY incl. cursive "ROCHESTER" on 1799 EL to Sandwich with fascinating contents re. men convicted of treason and insurrection, 1818 EL (important contents) from St. Vincent to London with m/s weight and charge marks and bearing boxed "BRISTOLL/SHIP LETTER" in red, 1873 env. from London bearing 5 x 1d reds addressed to "Miss Walker/Poste Restante/Lucerne/Switzerland" with m/s endorsement on back "Opened by mistake, by a lady of the/same name, & returned immediately" and various transit and arrival marks, ‡d brown newswrapper uprated with 2 x 1d lilacs from Edinburgh to Germany, 19 more covers (incl. creased 1840 2d blue cancelled by red Maltese cross on 1841 E), 5 pieces & 3 stamps. Mixed condition but a fascinating lot. (31 items).

£140

752

MISCELLANY of 20th Century covers & cards inc. 1918 3d postal stat. envelope to Austria uprated with 2‡d & 5/- adhesives and with black/maroon "INSURED/VALEUR DECLAREE" label, 1937 cover endorsed "By Air Mail via Aberdeen" from Kirkwall to Lerwick signed by the two pilots (Highland Airways and Allied Airways), two other 1937 registered covers signed by the chief pilot of Allied Airways, a good selection of early QEII FDC's inc. phosphor-graphite set on two covers, etc. (Approx. 120 items).

£120

753

MISCELLANY of QV stamped covers/cards & sundry pieces inc. 1880 opened out cover to India bearing 4d sage & 6d grey adhesives tied by Weston Super Mare duplexes, 1881 cover to India bearing 5d indigo (some foxing) tied by Taunton Squared Circle and a good range of 1d red covers with a wide range of postal markings inc. "Swineshead Lincoln/Penny Post", UDC's of Backbarrow & Padiham, sundry Railway interest, etc. (Qty.).

£100

754

MISCELLANY INC. POSTAGE DUES, RARE FREE "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON", ETC.; Mar./Oct. 1839 EL from Calcutta to "Foreign Office, London" with fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" on the flap and crowned "FREE" c.d.s. (faults) - a very rare Free mark on incoming cover from India - on the front, unused original c.1860 Valentine's Peace env., Deraedemaeker "Intemperance" reprint env., and 1904-30 covers/cards with mostly fine and unusual Postage Due marks, fine scarce 1905 boxed Glasgow "MISDIRECTED TO (Kelvinside)", etc. Scarce group. (18 covers + 2 pieces).

£100

755

MISCELLANY: 1876-97 untidy selection of covers inc. 1876-77 covers (9) franked with 2d plates 14 (3) and 15 (6), 1887 env. to Wolverhampton with on reverse a printed advertisement for J.H. Gathercole of Birmingham manufacturers of "Gilded Glass Tablets", 1881-82 covers (9) franked with 1880-82 1‡d (8, inc. four perfins.). Also 1858 E (poor condition) from British Consulate Mexico to Wolverhampton with m/s "18/-". Very mixed condition. (26 items).

£80

756

MISCELLANY of pre-stamp and stamped covers & a few pieces and parcel post labels incl. h/s charge marks, free franks, 1861 E with "POSTED SINCE 7 LAST NIGHT" of Edinburgh, s/l "COMMERCIAL St." of Gloucester, various London paid marks, double-ring "TOO LATE/G.P.O." on 1852 EL, used QV postal stationery, "MORE/TO/PAY" on large 1853 piece, 1903 skeleton cancellation of Witham, Essex and much besides. Will repay close inspection. (150+ items).

£75

757

MISCELLANY of pre-stamp mail housed in a small carton; predominantly Free Fronts with a wide range of signatures. (Qty.).

£100

758

MISCELLANY; c.1810-1990 covers/cards inc. small Prestamp correspondence, QV stamped covers (inc. 8 Surface Printed frankings to Europe with 1873 disinfected EL to Palermo with 6d grey pair), attractive 1861 3-colour franking from "ETON" to Tasmania (6d+2d+1d), few Hoster & later machines,and some GVI/QEII Royal Cypher covers (one with 1950/1 Xmas Card signed "from Mary R"), etc. (120 covers approx.)

£100

759

MISCELLANY of early to modern commercial mail with a wide range of postmarks, etc. (Large Qty.).

£75

760

BINDER with the interesting selection of late 18th & early 19th Century entires with particular interest in the contents including several relating to the Rochdale Canal. A heavy emphasis on the Lancashire area. (Approx. 40 items).

£60

761

OFFSHORE ENGLISH ISLANDS & LIGHTHOUSES COLLECTION; 1878-c.1960 covers/cards inc. v. fine 1891 usage of the ‡d brown PC (blue picture of"EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE" on back) cancelled by superb blue "ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION" c.d.s., similar 1898 plain PC with "HAYLING ISLAND" c.d.s., 1878 PC from "FROG ISLAND LEICESTER", 1913 "ISLE OF DOGS" P.O. Parcel label, 1922 regd. env. with "ISLE OF GRAIN" c.d.s. and regd. label (rare), good series of c.1904-14 PPC's (some real photos) of small islands' lighthouses (a few Welsh & Scillys), and a few later items. Plus a 1729 "H. Moll" map of the Isle of Wight and an 1849 ILN page with a view of the "Bishops' Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Is.". Useful nucleus for expansion. (34 items).

£75

762

ISLANDS - CHANNEL ISLANDS WORLD WAR II & ALL PERIODS ISLE OF WIGHT COVERS; Small group of 1940-4 Guernsey/Jersey "Arms" covers, 1940/1 pair with GB KGVI 2d bisects, 1940 piece with scarce KGV Photogravure 2d bisect tied by Guernsey c.d.s. and some Red Cross message-forms. Plus a c. 1844-1937 Collection of Isle of Wight covers inc. 1d Reds, 1852 bold blue "SHANKLIN/I.W" c.d.s., tiny 1899 env. with Shanklin arrival c.d.s., 9 1904-27 PPC's with varied Skeleton cancels (inc. rare "FRESHWATER STN R S O"), 1912 Rookley rubber and fine 1939 env. from Sandown to S. Africa with v. fine bi-lingual "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet. Good lot. (90 items approx.)

£120

763

LATE FEE & TOO LATE MAIL, MILITARY MAIL, ETC.; c.1841-19161 covers/cards inc. a good range of Too Late & Late Fee Paid items with London "TOO LATE/G.P.O" UDC, stampless 1862 EL to Switzerland with "TOO LATE/LONDON" duplex off edge, similar scarce duplexes on 1867/71 pair to Scotland & USA (latter with 3d rose-red & "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID"), red boxed "L1" & "L2", 1891 usage of the 1d brown PC to Holland uprated with 1d lilac, toned but rare 1876 usage of the 1ºd PC to Italy with red boxed "L1" and 1d Red, 1880s overseas late fee paid items, some off-cover items and a group of World War I mail. (c.60 covers + c.60 loose stamps).

£150

764

POSTMASTERS' UNOFFICIAL LOCAL 1d POST CHARGES; Small study of these elusive local Postmasters' perks on c.1810-39 covers & free fronts; several Charing (Kent), 10 of Ardingley in Sussex, 3 of East Grinstead, and other m/s "unofficial" 1d rates of Grantham, Woolpit, St. Neots, Thames Ditton & Southampton. Plus similar (but rarer) items with manuscript 1‡d charges of Godstone, Sunderland & Blandford. Also an 1813 EL with Ludlow m/s "236 19/8" which appears to be a bulk charge for 236 local 1d rates. Good study of this little-known subject. (34 items).

£85

765

PRESTAMP MAIL TO/FROM THE NETHERLANDS; 1807-39 covers inc. near fine scarce oval "SHIP/(Crown)/LETTER", spectacular 1827 EL ex SGRAVENHAGE with 2-ring cachets of the "MINISTER/VOOR DE/MARINE/EN/KOLONIEN", "ROTTERDAM" marks, London Ship Letter c.d.s.'s, etc. Good variety of rates. (10 covers).

£100

G.B. CANCELLATIONS

766

TWO CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern collection of covers, cards and pieces showing a wide range of machine cancellations. A good number of KGV period PPC's noted. (Large Qty.).

£100

767

BOX containing the interesting range of postmarks on early GB postcards with almost 200 cards showing a wide range of APO's/FPO's, thimbles, RSO's, Station Offices, slogans, duplexes, skeletons, squared circles inc. Lynmouth & Wickwar, etc. Chiefly pre-1910. (Approx. 200).

£100

768

MISCELLANY: 1873 E registered to Bordeaux franked with 1d red and 2 x 3d (one damaged before it was affixed) each cancelled by fine to very fine "R/18" in barred oval, 1880 registered env. addressed to Frankfurt uprated with 2‡d adhesive cancelled by "R/3" in barred oval with very fine "REGISTERED/MARK…LANE B.O. E.C." oval d.s. alongside and a stockcard with nine loose stamps and one piece to which a block of four 1d reds is affixed all cancelled by (mainly different) "R" in barred ovals. (2 covers, 1 piece + 9 stamps).

£50

769

MISCELLANY; Small carton containing 5 covers namely 1841 1d red imperfs. on ELs (2) from London to Bewdley each cancelled by very fine Maltese Cross with numbers 7 & 9 respectively and ditto to Dublin (central fold well away from stamp and cancellation) with number 8, 1854 1d red wmk. small Crown perf.16 on EL to London cancelled by fine Liverpool "spoon" and 1870 ‡d perf. 14 on 1874 circular to London with Manchester duplex. Also five covers (1860-75) to France and Italy bearing G.B. stamps used in Malta all with "A25" cancellations incl. "P.D." marks in black and red, disinfection slits, etc., and a small selection of G.B. philatelic literature incl. a signed copy of "The British Postage Stamp of the nineteenth century" by Robson Lowe and 3 R.L. auction catalogues 1971-80. (10 covers + 5 publications).

£150

MACHINE CANCELLATIONS

770

THE RARE 3rd-TYPE PEARSON HILL MACHINE WITH "A"-CODE; Attractive 8th Feb. 1858 env. (light fold barely affects foot of stamp) to Epsom franked by a 1d Red "stars" tied by a partly superb strike of this "A/A/LONDON" twin-cancel (A for Afternoon) with the usual offset on the flap. PHOTO PLATE 6

£240

771

Similar 17th Nov. 1857 EL (small corner fault beside stamp just affects cancel) to Stafford with 1d Red "stars" tied by a fine "A/A/LONDON" Pearson Hill machine cancel, with fine off-set on top flap.

£150

772

MACHINE CANCELS COLLECTION - RIDEOUTS, RARE ETHERIDGE MACHINE, AZEMARS, SLOPER CARD-PERFORATORS, ETC.; 1858-1939 (few after 1913) covers/cards with mostly very fine strikes inc. rare Feb. 1887 Etheridge (unusually partly off edge on 1d brown PC to Germany), HS/CR Rideouts (one on 2d Blue cover), Azemars (3 inc. rare 1869 offset-type; faults), 1870s ‡d lilac PC's with Sloper Arrow (2; London & Lpool.) and Clips (3 Manchester & one "Prrof"?? on superb unused card!), 1910 Japan British Exhib. machine, some slogans, etc. Good lot. (50 covers). PHOTO PLATE 6

£200

773

HOSTER MACHINES INC. RARE "CHARING CROSS" TYPE; 1884-93 covers/cards inc. 14th Dec. 1885 1d pink with v. fine "CHARING CROSS.W.C./AX" Hoster cancel, many London types and a few red backstamps. Mostly fine strikes. (21 covers). PHOTO PLATE 6

£200

774

THE RARE BICKERDIKE MACHINE CANCEL WITH LARGE SERIF "V(Crown)R" IN BARS; 11th Oct. 1897 env. (vertical file-fold affects d.s. portion of cancel) to Taunton with 1d lilac tied by a very fine strike of this rare London machine cancel with large serif "V(Crown)R" in the bars. Few known. Plus a similar 1901 env. (faults) with a 1d lilac tied by the common London "V(Crown)R/3" Bickerdike machine. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 6

£240

775

THE WILKINSON "1d-IN-THE-SLOT" MACHINE – ON COVER & QV ‡d PC; 26th Jan. 1912 env. (faults but with original contents ref. this being the machine's "second day in operation") and unaddressed 17th Feb. 1912 usage of the QV ‡d brown PC (address label removed, which would have meant that the 1d letter-rate was apporpriate) with fine and superb strikes of this "LONDON E.C./1D/POSTAGE PAID/(Crown)" mark respectively. Unusual pair. (2 covers).

£100

G.B. AIRMAILS

776

BOXFILE containing the varied early to modern accumulation of covers & cards with some more unusual items noted inc. several KGV period items (two to Argentina with Sea horse 2/6d x 2 and 10/- & 2/6d x 3 respectively), postcard of B.G.Hucks, WWII Polish Forces airgraphs (4), 1965 Penzance-Scillies helicopter mail cover, a good selection of modern signed covers (some unofficial types included), etc. Well worth a look. (Approx. 100 items).

£100

G.B. MARITIME

777

SCARCE SMALL-LETTERING S.S. "GRENADIER" C.D.S. OF THE GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET; 23rd Dec. 1911 PPC (small corner crease) from "Glen Caladh Castle" (near Tighnabruaich) to Andover with KEVII ‡d tied by v. fine strike of this very scarce "B"-code c.d.s. Plus a PPC. (2 items).

£85

G.B. SHIP LETTERS

778

MISCELLANY of 1834-39 E/ELs with mostly fine to very fine large crowned oval Cape Town d.s.'s and fair to fine boxed "INDIA LETTER" marks of Deal, Penzance (torn) & Portsmouth, 1849 stampless official "PAID" (very fine London crowned c.d.s.) on EL (printed notice "On the Service of the Customs" referring to free ports in the Cape of Good Hope) to Adelaide with superb "G…P…O/(Crown)/SOUTH AUSTRALIA" arrival c.d.s. and 1852 front & top flap to Fingal (Tasmania) "Per Amazon via Adelaide" with a mostly fine oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE/(Crown)/CAPE TOWN" mark & part "ADELAIDE/SOUTH AUSTRALIA" c.d.s. A scarce quintet.

£200

779

BRIGHTON - THE RARE 4-LINE "BRIGHT/HELM/STONE/SHIP LRE" ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER; Nov. 1794 EL (part flap lost & slome closed tears affecting address) from "Charleston" (U.S.A.) to "Ilficombe" (= Ilfracombe?!) with a fine strike (for this notoriously unclear mark; Rob.S1) on the front. The letter advises of the addressee's brother's recent death and says he "...will arrange to sell the slaves in the spring, the more advantageous time..." Few known. PHOTO PLATE 8

£200

780

BRIGHTON - THE RARE DOUBLE OVAL CROWNED "SHIP-LETTER" MARK; 1810 E (origin unknown; from a Missionary and 2 months in transit - ex the West Indies?) to London "p. Ship Govnr. Haskett, Cap. Wetton", with a mostly very fine Rob.S2 oval "SHIP-LETTER/(Crown)/BRIGHTON" mark (crown faint) nicely placed on the front. Plus a large c.1802 piece (to Guernsey?) with an 80% strike of the same Rob.S2 mark showing a clear crown. (2 items). PHOTO PLATE 1

£300

781

BRIGHTON - STEP-TYPE "SHIP LETTER" MARKS; 1820 pair of EL's from New York & Dieppe to London/Guildford with v. fine and fine Rob.S4 "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER" marks in black respectively, both nicely placed on the front. Plus an 1830 EL from "H.M.S. Hyperion, Newhaven" (fine UDC) ref. a sailor's wife. (3 covers).

£150

782

CHINA - DOWNWARD STEP-TYPE "SHIP LETTER/BRIGHTON" EX CANTON; May 1837 E from "Canton" to London "[per Ship] Lord Lowther" with contents ref. trade ("Opium - the trade has again been disrupted in consequence of a siezure of some Camlets (?) and Sycee Silver on the River and it is quite uncertain when it will go again..."), having an almost very fine Rob.S5 mark (filing fold) in black on the top flap. Early letter from China.

£150

783

ANTIGUA/TASMANIA - DOWNWARD STEP-TYPE "SHIP LETTER/BRIGHTON" MARKS IN RED (RARE) & BLACK; 1840/3 pair of EL's (former with worn crease through address) to London with near fine RED (unrecorded, but see Cavendish's 7th Sept. 2001 "Martlet" Collection, lot 203) and near fine black Rob.S5 marks, ex Antigua and Hobart (fine large red oval d.s. on front) respectively. Scarce pair (the "Martlet" pair sold for £506); it seems that the red ink was only used at Brighton during the life of the 1d Black. (2 covers).

£150

784

BRIGHTON - THE SLOPING "SHIP LETTER" MARK; c.1845 E (flap reduced; from S. America?) to London with a v. fine black Rob.S7 mark nicely placed on the front. Scarce. Plus a c.1830 print of Brighton & pier. (2 items).

£150

785

BURMA/INDIA - CAMPAIGN COVER WITH BOXED "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" & Axminster/Py Post" MARKS; Fine 1st Jan. 1826 EL from "Lama Cuttur" (up-country en route from Madras to Burma?) to Devon (redirected to Cornwall) from a British officer engaged with the forces intent on taking "the fortress of Bhurtpore" and proceeding to Burma (where the sender's brother was), with much comment on the war with Burma; the postal marks include a fine Madras d.s. (7th Jan.) beside a very fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" on the top flap, a fair blue boxed "Axminster/Py Post" on the front and a very fine "TEIGNMOUTH/192" UDC on the lower flap. Rare thus.

£150

786

NEW SOUTH WALES - "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" COVER; Jan. 1838 EL (long family letter from a dealer in shoes & boots) to Scotland with a 75% very fine red oval Sydney d.s. on the front and a very fine black boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" (some creasing) on the flap. Attractive and an early letter from Australia.

£100

787

INDIA - BOXED "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" MARKS INC. OVAL "DACCA/POST PAID"; Fine 1836 EL from "Dacca" to London with a dramatic strike of the double oval "DACCA/POST PAID" d.s. on the flap beside a mostly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" (across the join). Plus an 1832/3 E from Madras to London with an overstruck & creased boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" (2 covers).

£150

788

BRIGHTON - BOXED "INDIA LETTER" COVERS; 1827/32 trio of covers to London/Cornwall/Scotland ex India with fair to fine strike of the India Letter marks (at last two types). (3 covers).

£100

789

CROSS-CHANNEL PACKET MAIL VIA BRIGHTON TO LONDON/SCOTLAND; 1843 group of E's to Scotland (ex "HONFLEUR" with Edinburgh "Mae West" "TOO LATE" mark) and to London (2 from Spain & 2 from Rio) all with French c.d.s.'s but also all with "BRIGHTON" c.d.s. backstamps. Scarce group of letters carried by the official 1843-7 Steam Packet service between Le Havre & Brighton; no special Brighton Ship Letter marks were used for this routing but such letters are hard to find. (5 covers).

£150

790

INDIA LETTER/LYMINGTON: framed strike in black on front of 1823 E to London, manuscript rate marks and red oval "10F.NOON10/JA.4/1823" on reverse. A fine strike of this elusive mark.

£75

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

791

T.P.O., STATION & JUNCTION MARKS; 1872-1931 group of covers/cards with mosly v. fine scarcer c.d.s.'s inc. 1872 "L & E T.P.O./A/FROM-THE-EAST", rare 1905 "AYSGARTH STATION" Squared Circle, v. scarce 1905 "LONDON & LEEDS S.C./UP DAY MAIL", 1910 "SOUTH WALES T.P.O./NORTH MAIL EAST", 1904 "GALLOWAY SORTING TENDER/U", etc. Useful lot. (14 covers).

£120

G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS

792

CANADA (EX IRELAND): 1852 (23 Aug.) env. (a little soiled) from Belfast to Pickering, Canada West bearing a good 1841 2d and a cut square 1/- (touched in places) with a very fine red "2" h.s. nearby with numerous transit/arrival marks on reverse.

£120

793

NETHERLANDS; 1842-63 covers inc. scarce 1854 E to Rotterdam with Imperf. 1d Red pair (4 margins) tied by Aberdeen "1" numerals, 1863 E (faults) to Malta c/o an Amsterdam address with 6d lilac + 2d blue, & stampless group with framed "HULL/SHIP-LETTER" d.s. and some ex Scotland. (7 covers).

£120

794

NEW CALEDONIA - LOYALTY ISLANDS: 1884 (10 July) printed env. from London to Lifu, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia franked by 1884 4d green plate AA with Sydney transit mark and New Caledonia arrival d.s., both on reverse; flap partially torn away but a most unusual destination. Ex Christie's rarity sale, May, 1992.

£300

795

WORLDWIDE - FRANCE, INDIA, RUSSIA, etc. 1860/81: Selection of covers (2) and fronts/pieces (8) incl. 1873 env. from Ryde to India franked with 3 x 3d plate 9, 1860 env. from London to Paris franked with 4d + 1d, 1869 part front ex Birmingham to Moscow franked with 9 x 4d plate 11 and 1881 front from Glasgowto India franked with a single 5d. Mixed condition but an interesting group.

£70

G.B. SPECIAL POSTAL HISTORY CATEGORIES

796

FREES: Miscellany of covers (6) & fronts inc. 1840 (11 Jan.) front with Free Frank applied one day after the privilege had terminated with the introduction of the Uniform Penny Post and four other January 1840 fronts. (Approx. 65 items).

£120

797

FREES: The varied selection of Free marks, chiefly on fronts but with some covers noted inc. 1806 two-ring "Apple" mark in red & 1807 red "Crown on top" mark (scarce on cover) of 28 July. (Approx. 75 items).

£120

798

FREES: Small box containing an extensive range of individually identified free fronts mostly filed from A to Z with very little duplication and nearly all with expert note of identity/position/significance of signatory incl. Lord Thomas Cecil, M.P. for Stamford, Edward Viscount Exmouth (G.C.B., Admiral of the Blue & Flag Officer, Plymouth, 1818), Archbishop of York, Lord John Manners, Marquess of Tavistock, Dean of Worcester/Bishop of Rochester and hundreds of others. (Approx. 450).

£100

799

FREES - DOUBLY ADDRESSED LETTER TO AVOID POSTAGE; Unusual Jan. 1795 EL from Edinburgh to London with fine 3-ring London "FREE/C" c.d.s. on the front, most unusually addressed to an M.P. but intended for his non-M.P. brother, "Colonel of the Orkney & Shetland Fencibles", and so addressed to "John Thomas Balfour" to avoid postage being charged to the Colonel! Material conected with this Fencible Regiment (in existence only 1793-7) is rare.

£75

800

INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS: 1881 (15 Jan.) env. (creased) from London to German Consul in Sunderland franked with ‡d green tied by fine "S.M.P./C 10" c.d.s. with equally fine framed "Contrary to regulations/S.M.P.," m/s "5 enclosed" and fine h.s. "1d" nearby.

£50

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