641

EXPRESS MAIL - 18th CENTURY SCOTTISH "TO BE FORWARDED PER EXPRESS" & OTHER SPECIAL MAIL; 1780 E from Edinburgh (fair red Bishop Mark) to Balhary via Coupar Angus charged "3"(d) but also endorsed "To be forwarded per Express [Post] Immediately..." and rare thus; plus 1734 EL from "No[rth] Ronaldsay" (ORKNEY ISLES) to Kirkwall on the nearby "Mainland" island endorsed "Send by this Bearer four pound Brown Candie." and "Sent ye foure lbs browns Candie by ye bearer" (dating some 10 years before the first P.O. service in the Orkneys), and 1785 EL from Stirling to Edinburgh sent by moonlighting postboy endorsed "The Postboy to get from Mr. Stewart [the addressee] one pound Ster[ling]."! Rare group of early Scottish country letters sent beyond the normal P.O. areas/means of delivery. (3 covers).

£150

642

MILITARY: Miscellany of mainly WWII covers incl. 1943 brown env. from Hitchin, Herts. to "R.A.F. c/o Box 204./G.P.O./Glasgow" (this being an undercover address for Western Isles R.A.F.), mail to British P.o.Ws. in Germany censored both in England and Germany, censored env. from Aliens' Internment Camp, Huyton, Liverpool to relative in London, green cross 'honour' env. with letter written in Hebrew addressed to Palestine, incoming censored mail, various military instructional marks, 1940 env. from Essex to Haifa with yellow re-sealing strip of Palestine military censor, unused postal stationery card for P.o.W. post and Forces Letter, mail from British P.o.W. in Germany to Isle of Man and much besides. (58 items).

£150

643

MILITARY: Miscellany of items from both WWI & WWII incl. PPCs from WWI battlefields via F.P.O.s to England with censor marks, unused WWI printed "FIELD SERVICE/POST CARD", 1916 PCs from Breslau to Aliens' Internment Camp, Isle of Man and to Aliens' Detention Centre, Alexandra Palace with various censor and arrival marks, touching 1916 Christmas card from the Somme to the writer's parents, WWI PPCs & postal stationery env. with dumb security obliterators, various WWII F.P.O machine cancellations, R.A.F. & naval censor marks/re-sealing tapes and generally much of interest. (51 items)..

£100

644

FINE COLLECTION OF QV REGISTERED MAIL incl. 1858 env. registered from Edinburgh to Thurso with very fine strike of two line "Registered/EDINBURGH" in red, 1d pink postal stationery env. uprated with 3d and 4d adhesives (rare thus) registered in 1871 from Horsham via London to Windsor, 1872 env. franked with 1d red and 4d adhesives registered from Tobermory, Isle of Mull (superb c.d.s.) via Oban to Edinburgh, 1895 env. (somewhat stained) franked with 6 x ‡d Jubilee adhesives cancelled by rare Oldham oval d.s. in red, 1845 London "Notice 3d" in red m/s, early receipts, overseas mail, various frankings with surface printed adhesives, "IR/OFFICIAL" adhesives on regd. env. and much besides. (42 items).PHOTO

£260

645

THE RARE RED "R.L.B./REGISTERED" MARK ON "ROWLAND HILL" RETURNED LETTER BRANCH COVER; Jan. 1863 P.O. "Returned Letter Branch/Circulation Department" env. (with "ROWLAND HILL" message printed beneath the flap ref. registering valuables sent by post) sent from London to Chippenham with a very fine red "R.L.B./REGISTERED" mark nicely placed on the front, beside a matching "REGISTERED/LONDON" oval d.s. Few known. [Compare with Vivien Sussex, 6th Mar. 2002 Cavendish Auction lot 128.] PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£150

646

REGISTERED MAIL: Collection of 20th century covers & assembly of off-cover "R" labels, certificates of posting etc.; highlights include 1909 env. registered from Leeds to Hamburg with "INSURED/VALEUR DŠCLARŠ" and Leeds registration labels franked with QV Jubilee ‡d and 10d adhesives cancelled by two fine strikes of rare "REGISTERED/LEEDS" large skeleton single c.d.s., buff certificate of posting with rubber "SANDBANKS/1 3FEB. 12/PARKSTONE" c.d.s., 1937 env. registered to Palestine bearing scarce rouletted Grangemouth registration label and 1952 env. registered from London to Ripley, Derbyshire with superb "AR" in small oval frame. (Small Qty.). PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£150

647

UNIFORM PENNY POST - FIRST DAY FRONT, ETC.: 1840 front from London to Ireland with m/s "P1d" and a "tombstone" d.s. of 10th January 1840 the first day of uniform penny postage. Other covers inc. 1841 EL to Henley in Arden with m/s "1" and oval "PAID/A/STRATFORD", 1842 E to Pontefract with "Pd2" of York. 1845 EL to Machynlleth with framed "PAID/1d". (13 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

POSTAL STATIONERY

648

MISCELLANY - RARE USE OF TWOPENCE ENVELOPE, ETC: 1844-94 small selection of envs (5), wrapper and cards (5) inc. 1844 2d env. genuinely used from Winchester to Oxford with MC cancellation, unfortunately repaired and creased but rare. 1877 1ºd postcard used from Jersey to France. 1887 1d Jubilee env. uprated with 1&Mac189;d and used to Switzerland. 1867 1d wrapper used to Wisbech and an 1857 1d pink env. (EP10) h.s. "SPECIMEN". A good group. (11 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£150

649

Box containing the varied accumulation, 1878-1910 with a high degree of completion inc. QV "SPECIMENS", many used, some early Registration labels, etc., plus a good accumulation of QEII. A good nucleus for expansion. (Qty.).

£120

650

TWOPENCE EMBOSSED ENVELOPES: 1849 2d envelope used from London to Glasgow with numeral cancellation and on reverse "TP/Tottenham NO" blue h.s. Also an unused example and another in a paler shade h.s. "SPECIMEN" in red. Some faults but a good trio. PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£150

651

PENNY PINK ENVELOPES UPRATED WITH 6D EMBOSSED ISSUE AND REGISTERED: 1856 (5 Sept.) "G" size 1d pink env. uprated with a just shaved to good margined 6d embossed and registered from Southport to Worksop. 1855 (31 July) 1d pink "F" size envelope uprated with a cut to shape (cut into) 6d embossed and registered from Wisbech to Birmingham. PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£150

652

SPECIALISED COLLECTION OF KGV REGISTERED ENVELOPES almost complete with many used examples and incl. types specially issued for armed forces in WWI, combination value dies, scarce unused env. with embossed stamp in green for use in Ireland, early registration labels, overseas mail, village rubber cancellations such as "TREWITHIAN/GRAMPOUND ROAD/CORNWALL", KEVIII usage etc., etc. A good lot worth close inspection. (Small Qty.).

£150

653

KGVI REGISTERED ENVELOPES: Good specialised study incl. rare types (such as misplaced albino impression of embossed King's head, missing blue lines/printed instructions, blue lining paper and combination dies) and a variety of used examples incl. Armed Forces versions. Difficult lot to assemble. (52 envs. + 1 piece).

£120

654

LETTER CARDS - POST OFFICE ISSUES: 1892-1980 Unused collection of P.O. issue letter cards with Huggins types LCP1a & b, 2, 3a & b, 4 (2), 6 (2), 7, 8, 11, 11a, 13a, 14a, 16 (7), 16a & f, 17 (2), 17b, 18, 19, 21 to 25 (4), 26 to 28, 29a and 30 plus fifteen decimal issues. Almost all fine. (57).

£90

655

POSTCARDS - POST OFFICE ISSUES, 1870-1970: Unused collection of P.O. issue postcards with Huggins types CP2, 5 to 7, 13, 14a, 15a, 16, 17b, 19a & b, 20a & b, 21a & b, 22a, 23b & d, 24d, 27 (3 - different shades), 28, 29a & b, 30b, 31a & b, 35, 36, 38a & b, 40a & b, 42, 44, 46 to 49, 52a, 53a & b, 54a, 55a, 56a & c, 58a, b & c, 59a, b & c, 63, 66 to 68, 71, 73, 74, 76 to 78, 89 & 90, 99, 100b (2), 101b, 104a, b & c, 105a & b, 106a & b, 107a & b, 108 & 109, 110a, 111a & b, 112a & b, 113 to 115 (2), 116 to 119 plus eight decimal issues. A few are a little foxed but most are fine. (103).

£150

656

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION ISSUES: 1924 and 1925 Wembley Exhibition items with 1924 1d & 1‡d cards plus 1‡d env. and 1925 1d & 1‡d cards, 1‡d letter card and 1‡d env. Huggins EP66 & 67, CP 85 to 88 & LCP12. Fine condition. (7).

£75

SEALS/WAFERS

657

RARE PRESTAMP WAFERS ON COVERS; Nov. 1837 & Sept. 1839 EL's from London (local & to Edinr.) each sealed with a very early wafer; rectangular gold-on-black "REPOSE" and embossed yellow/green heraldic design. Few pre-1840 seals have been recorded; the 1837 cover is illustrated on p.150 of Champness/Trapnell. (2 covers).

£100

658

1d BLACK COVER WITH MULTIPLE FREE TRADE/POSTAL REFORM WAFERS ON THE FRONT; Spectacular 25th Dec. 1840 EL (some wear but written on Xmas Day and posted on Boxing Day) sent from Aberdeen to Huntly franked by a Plate 6 1d Black (SG; 4 margins) tied by a "Ruby" Maltese Cross with no less than seven John Gadsby wafer seals on the front, including the rare "Thanks for cheap postage. May we soon get cheap bread ..." type in rare strip of three with two "Free Trade" labels. Superb Exhibition item akin to the similar (but merely cash-paid) Frank Staff cover (sold by Cavendish for £2,090 on 21st July 1995; lot 326). [Illustrated in Colour TWICE - pl.8 & on back cover - in Champness/Trapnell.] PHOTO

£850

659

1d BLACK COVER WITH MULTIPLE COLOURED WAFERS; 29th Nov. 1841 env. (corner fault well clear of stamp) sent from Manchester to Dartford (to "A.B.C."!) franked by a near 4-margin 1d Black (OA) tied by a light black Maltese Cross; on the reverse there are four complete and one partial propaganda wafers on pink, green (2) & blue (2; damaged) papers (2 are tied by c.d.s.'s) - 4 are wise quotes while the central large one is an advert for the wafers themselves. Very rare 1d Black cover. Plus four unused examples of the same large wafer on different coloured papers. (5 items).PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£500

660

1d RED COVER FROM IPSWICH WITH MULTIPLE COLOURED PROPAGANDA WAFERS; Attractive 15th Aug. 1843 E from Ipswich to Norwich franked by a 4m 1d Red tied by a superb black Maltese Cross; sealed on the back by three coloured propaganda wafers (one tied) - two are anti-alcohol & one is anti-tobacco. Rare thus. [Illustrated in Champness/Trapnell, p72.] PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

661

EARLY HERALDIC WAFER SEALS; 1841-62 covers each sealed with a fine coloured wafer seals (some unusual shapes and some multicoloured), inc. 1841 Italian prestamp cover, 1846 University College London oval, 1848 env. from India, 1859 Duchy of Cornwall oval with ostrich feathers design (illustrated in Champness/Trapnell, pl.5), and 1862 "UNITED SERVICE CLUB" type. Mostly very fine; very scarce group. (7 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£150

662

SWEDENBORGIAN & OTHER EARLY RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA; 1841-58 covers with 1844 gold-on-black "Religious doctrines taught by Swedenborg" wafer, 1841/7 white & green paper biblical quotes ex London/Kelvedon (former tied), and 1858 Scottish 1d Red EL with unusual anti-Indian orange-paper "The Hindoos believe that if they die in the River Ganges they are purified from all sin and do pass immediately to heaven. Let us send them the water of life." (torn on opening but rare; used just after the Indian Mutiny). Scarce and attractive lot. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

663

"POSTMAN" & "POSTAL ORDER" WAFER/LABEL; 1842 1d Red E from Manchester sealed by unusual 2-ring "POST PAID" label depicting tiny Postman in the centre; plus 1884 env. (edge wear & creasing but still attractive) to India franked by 5d dull green tied by mostly v. fine "GUERNSEY/324" duplex having v. fine "British Postal Orders from 1s to £1 sold at Post Offices and payable in United Kingdom and Gibraltar" rare publicity label. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 7VB

£100

664

VICTORIAN FLORAL WAFER COVERS; Attractive 1842-70 Collection of covers with wafer seals and/or embossed flaps with varied designs involving flowers. Mostly hand-picked examples of this interesting genre. Mostly 1840s 1d Red covers; two with mostly fine blue boxed "Brighouse/Penny Post" marks & 2 with UDC's. (7 covers).

£100

665

EARLY SMALLER TYPES - BRIEF PHRASES/DAYS OF WEEK/PORTRAITS/ETC.; Fine 1841-52 collection of mostly 1d Red covers with hand-picked smaller wafer seals inc. "FORGET THEE! NO!" (with fine "Snettisham/Penny Post"), "SUCCESS ATTEND YOU", cameos of QV & Welllington, "FRIDAY" (circle & diamond), "Yours sincerely", "FLOREAT ETONA", "CHELTENHAM COLLEGE/1841" (1848), "SO I TO THEE", "TALLY HO", and varied initials. Excellent nucleus for expansion; 2 with UDC's. (18 covers).

£150

666

BRISTOL - PICTORIAL TOPOGRAPHICAL WAFER OF "PORTISHEAD" WITH BLUE "HOTWELLS" UDC; 1843 EL to Ledbury with v. fine scarce blue "HOTWELLS" UDC on the reverse beside a very fine tiny blue wafer seal inscribed "PORTISHEAD" depicting a fine miniature view of ships and hillside; the enlarged photo makes the amount of detail very clear. Rare used on cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 7VB

£100

667

RAILWAY-FLAVOUR WAFER SEALS ON COVERS; 1843 local London env. sealed by fine small black/pink "I'M COMING" wafer depicting Stephenson's Rocket-type engine, local London 1845 1d Red E with v. fine scalloped "SUN" c.d.s. and "V" (Vere St.) in circle marks sealed by red oval "CITY OF TORONTO & LAKE HURON/RAILWAY" wafer and 1849 local London env. with v. fine embossed "G.W.R./BERKS & HANTS RAILWAY/1845" seal. Scarce lot; the only Railway theme wafers in this sizeable collection. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

668

ANTI-LIQUOR PICTORIAL COVER & PROPAGANDA WAFER SEAL COVERS; Rare 1858 usage of an env. (addressee's notes affect address panel) with fancy printed "UNITED KINGDOM ALLIANCE/FOR THE TOTAL SUPPRESSION OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC" symbol beside the address (1d Red tied by Manchester Spoon); plus equally rare 1843-50 study of "Temperance" propaganda wafer seals on covers ex Ipswich, North Shields (with v. fine blue "Blyth/Penny Post"), Hexham (2; one with v. fine scarce 1845 encircled blue "HEXHAM/*" skeleton c.d.s.), and Newry (rare Irish usage). Good lot. (6 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

669

ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE & FREE TRADE WAFER SEAL COVERS; Rare 1843-7 covers inc. 1843 pair with near 4-mragin 1d Reds tied by very fine Nos. "1" & "5" in Maltese Crosses signed by "Joseph Hume" & "John Bright" sealed by fine green printed "FREE TRADE & NO MONOPOLY/FAIR PLAY" wafer & red embossed "NATIONAL ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE" oval wafer (also with v. fine London "TOO-LATE/G.P.O." UDC), same red wafer on 1844 addressed to John Bright, and 1847 env. to John Wilson (another activist) sealed by wax "FREE TRADE/COMMITTEE" seal. Good lot. Plus an 1844 I.L.N. illustration of an "Anti-Corn Law League Meeting". (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 7A

£150

670

ANTI-SLAVERY & UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD WAFERS & FANCY LETTER-HEADS SIGNED BY ELIHU BURRITT, ETC.; Attractive 1852 1d Red env. from Hawick with rare "Anti-slavery/In Christian America/there is no Marriage for the/Slaves" wafer, 1843 1d Red E with clasped hands wafer, and 1849/c.1850 pair of autograph letters on fancy printed "LEAGUE OF BROTHERHOOD" letter-heads signed by "Elihu Burritt" (with original 1d Red env. to Dr. Dick) and by "Edmund Fry" (also to Dr. Dick). Historical lot. (3 covers + 2 letters). PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

671

EARLY "WIT & WISDOM" WAFER SEAL COVERS COLLECTION; Attractive 1843-50 1d Red covers etc. with hand-picked range of smaller wafers in varied colours, inc. "FIDDLE DD" (tied), "Be cautious", "The harvest/truly is plentious" (green), "Delay/is dangerous" (!?), "Be at peace/with all men" (blue), "Hope weel/and hae weel" (blue), "L'OUBLI ME TUE" (= the neglect kills me), "GOODNIGHT ALL'S WELL" (with music notes), "Please/yourself", etc. Good variety and mostly very fine. Plus one part E. (12 covers + 1 part E).

£150

672

MOURNING - BLACK WAFER SEALS, BLACK WAX SEALS & BLACK-EDGED COVERS; Attractive hand-picked 1842-81 1d Red covers with wide range of black seals/wafers/embossed flaps, etc. One even has a comic style wafer; "[picture of bear] it in mind" and another has a black wax "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" seal! Good nucleus. Postal marks inc. UDC's, 1853 Cheltenham "BERKELEY PLACE", and 2 1833/7 prestamp covers with black wax seals. (39 covers).

£150

673

THE MOURNING COVERS & "IN MEMORIAM" CARDS COLLECTION; Unusual c. 1842-1951 collection of mourning envs. & "In Memoriam" cards (some with original 1d Red covers), of very varied designs and qualities, majority Victorian and some very fine embossed types included; plus some related ephemera, a few real photo KEVII PPC's, etc. Fascinating study of the "Victorian Obsession". (92 items).

£150

674

EARLY DIAMOND-SHAPED SHORTHAND WAFER SEALS ON COVERS; Attractive group of 1844-51 seals of varied colours on covers, all with wording identified; "Live not to eat but eat to live", (with "KIRKLINTON" UDC), "Practive the influence of Prayer" (tied), tied pair with "No man can serve two masters" & "Do good to them that hate you", and "Be clother with humility" plus "Love and esteem". Scarce lot. With relevant research notes. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£100

675

COMMERCIAL WAFERS & LABELS ON COVERS - LONDON; 1844-96 covers inc. red/blue/black embossed ovals (one with 1841 2d Blue), black on white rectangle (on 1860 stampless E to Germany), pink circular 1863 "SIEVE & JELLY BAG/Manufacturer" type, gold grocer's 1869 label (4x1d Reds to France), perf. yellow 1869 "TRACT & BOOK SALON" label (on front of env. to US with 6d lilac and boxed "L1" mark), 1869 "FORTNUM MASON & Co" oval wafer (6d mauve to Lisbon), and 1896 usage of the ‡d brown p. stat. wrapper with large "FOUND AT ONCE/POCKET NOTE BOOK" advert label on the back. Good lot. (9 covers).

£140

676

COMMERCIAL WAFERS & LABELS ON COVERS - NON-LONDON USAGES; 1844/5 pair ex Bristol with the same fine embossed wafers of "GREAT WESTERN ADVERTISER/FOR GLOUCESTER, WILTS, DORSET/SOMERSET, DEVON, CORNWALL/HEREFORD, MONMOUTH/AND SOUTH WALES/BRISTOL" in yellow and in red, 1861/3 pair of Sunderland Sideways Duplex covers (one with 4d to France) sealed with rectangular/oval wafers of Printer & Trader, and 1882 env. with Cheltenham auctioneers' wafer (plus unused writing paper of the same firm). Scarce group. (6 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£120

677

BERMUDA/FRANCE - TOPOGRAPHICAL WAFER ON STAMPLESS COVER TO BERMUDA VIA LONDON; Attractive 1st/30th Aug. 1845 env. (+ original contents headed from "Champs Elysees [Paris]") posted from London (prepaid 1/- with blue "St. James St." on the front) endorsed "By Halifax Mail"; sealed with a fine embossed "WILHELMSPLATZ" wafer in red & white. Rare overseas mail usage for an early wafer seal. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£100

678

EARLY SCOTTISH TOPOGRAPHICAL WAFERS ON COVERS; Rare 1845-9 group of envs. (two with 1d Reds ex Scotland; two stampless ex India redirected within Scotland) all with fine rare Scottish wafers depicting the "SCOTT MONUMENT", "KELSO ABBEY" (green), "BASS ROCK" and "LINLITHGOW PALACE" (pink & embossed; tied by whisker of c.d.s.). Seldom seen on covers. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£120

679

INSURANCE COMPANY WAFER SEALS; 1845-63 covers all with attractive (mostly embossed &/or coloured) wafer seals of Insurance Companies/Agents ex London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Limerick & Norwich. Good study. (10 covers).

£120

680

PACIFISM/PEACE PROPAGANDA WAFER COVERS PLUS "ELIHU BURRITT" LETTER; 1848 1d Red envs. ex Edinburgh/Rochester (latter with creasing and wear) with smaller "Anti-War. Our share in the expense of a Congress & Court of nations for preserving peace would not maintain one gun-boat!!" slogan (seal), and larger "It is the noble ambition of Christian Englishmen....to renounce all armed interference in the concerns and quarrels of other states...." text (of 11 lines - on the front above the address). Plus fancy 1851 letter-head of "PEACE, BROTHERHOOD AND PROGRESS" with letter written & signed by Elihu Burritt himself. Rare lot. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

681

SECURITY & OTHER PATENT SEALS, ETC.; Unusual 1848-55 (plus one 1898) collection of covers with special metal/paper combination coloured seals or subtle envelope-folding to defeat the inquisitive; used from Scotland (2), Ireland, Glos., Kent (with fine red 1850 Dover "EAST CLIFF"), Berks., etc. Many rare designs. Plus 1898 env. regd. to Canada with tiny metal "bullet"-seal and 1866 patent document ref. "Fastening for Envelopes". (8 covers + patent).

£100

682

U.S.A. - AMERICAN ADVERTISING & SOCIAL WAFER SEALS ON COVER; Attractive 1848-c.1860 covers inc. 1848 EL from N.Y. to Rhode Island with pink embossed "A.B. & D. SANDS/N.Y./DRUGGISTS" wafer, c.1848 pair with scarce blue "KNOXVILLE/TEN." c.d.s.'s and matching small "5" charge-marks each sealed with fancy wafers - "THE BIRD FLIES TO ITS OWN[er]" (beside fancy embossed bird-with-letter design) & "THE HOPE OF RETURN TAKES THE STING FROM ADIEU" - and 1850s group of envs. with fancy "TRUTH", "BE CONSTANT" (red), "FORGET AND FORGIVE" (red), "From sister" and "Light of my life" types (one with "BLOOD'S DESPATCH" label & c.d.s.). Good lot; all scarce. (8 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

683

"LEAGUE OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" - TRANSATLANTIC COVER WITH PICTORIAL HEADED NOTEPAPER & FINE WAFER SEAL; Attractive 5th/19th March 1850 env. to Rev. Dick at Dundee (stampless with h.s. "5" & "1/-" on the front, having v. fine "AMERICA/LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. on the back) from "Office of Burritt's Christian Citizen, Worcester, Mass[achusetts]." sealed with a fine black-on-green wafer; "Forgive thy foes; nor that/alone./Their evil deeds with good repay;/Fill those with joy who/leave thee none,/And kiss the hand up-/raised to slay.". The original contents (ref. a contribution enclosed of £22) are written on a finely printed "LEAGUE OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" letter-sheet depicting the clasped hands. Rare thus. [Ex Ritchie Bodily.]PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£120

684

LEAGUE OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD - ELIHU BURRITT LETTER, ETC.; 1851 env. with 1d Red from Edinburgh to Rev. Dick in Dundee with original letter written & signed by "Elihu Burritt" on special "THE BOND OF BROTHERHOOD....ELIHU BURRITT" printed notepaper (referring to dining with "James Valentine in Dundee"; the producer of many pictorial propaganda envelopes); plus unused Valentine "Ocean Penny Postage" env. (minor stains), and complete Jan. 1850 issue of the "North of Scotland Gazette" newspaper with front page advert for "ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPES" for "Ocean Penny Postage, Peace and Brotherhood movements" by Valentine himself. Scarce group. (3 items).

£100

685

PICTORIAL VALENTINE's PEACE ENVELOPE WITH UNUSUAL ANTI-POPE WAFER SEAL; 9th Jan. 1851 usage of the fancy printed "NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATION..." env. (some edge wear & opening faults) from London to Newnham with 3‡m 1d Red tied by light numeral, sealed with a large white label (tied by 2 c.d.s.'s); "SINCE THE FLIGHT OF THE POPE FROM ROME, 70,000 COPIES Of the BIBLE have been Sold in that City. Gardener's Chronicle.". Unique (?) usage; illustrated in Champness/Trapnell, p.69. PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£240

686

SPECTACULAR THEATRICAL LABELS ON 1d RED COVER WITH LETTER SIGNED BY THE FEATURED ACTOR HIMSELF; Colourful 13th Jan. 1867 env. (some dusting but complete & attractive) sent locally in London with a large black & red printed label advertising "NEW DRAMA/BY/H.J. BYRON/DEARER THAN LIFE/TOOLE/MICHAEL GARNER, MR. J.L. TOOLE" on the front and sealed with similar circular large "QUEEN'S THEATRE LONGACRE/DEARER THAN LIFE AND LA VIVANDIERE/EVERY EVENING" wafer seal. With original contents written and signed by "J.W. Toole", the star, himself. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£150

687

RARE PICTORIAL "NATIONAL PHONETIC ENVELOPE" USED FROM CARLISLE; Attractive Nov. 1870 pictorial env. (some creases) with 1d Red tied by a very fine "CARLISLE/165" duplex sent to Manchester with "CALDEWGATE" c.d.s. on back. The design advertises Isaac Pitman's "PHONOGRAPHY" and "PHONTYPY" with views of harbour, railway, books etc. with slogans and a sample of shorthand. Few known.PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£300

688

THE BALANCE OF THIS WAFERS/ SEALS COLLECTION INC. RESEARCH NOTES & THE HANDBOOK; Colourful c.1845 Victorian scrapbook page with no less than 120 different attractive small wafer seals, in many colours and styles, incl. 5 topographical embossed views of Paris, comic, heraldic, floral, silver and other types, a fine embossed gold/green steam engine "I'M COMING", etc., etc. Plus a sheaf of related research notes and the negatives and prints for many of the illustrations in the Champness/Trapnell book of which a hardback copy (retail £45) is included. (Quantity.) PHOTO - see plate no. IBC

£150

ENGLISH COUNTIES (MIXED LOTS)

689

MISCELLANY OF COVERS from various counties but with strength in Lincolnshire [incl. Gainsborough mileage mark on prepaid E, fine s/l "SPALDING" (1793) and s/l "LINCOLN" (1795) on Es to Barton, Boston/Brigg/Spalding mileage marks, fine Boston c.d.s. on 1834 EL to Lincoln, Horbling undated circle in red and Sleaford arc], Dorset [with Blandford mileage mark and Shaftesbury Penny Post] Cornwall [s/l "MARAZION" on 1829 death notification, 1831 Truro d.s. in blue, 1838 Penzance d.s's in black.& 1842 St. Austell 'traveller'], Lancashire [incl. 1830 "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" and Yorkshire. (44 items).

£100

690

MIDLANDS POSTAL HISTORY MISCELLANY inc. 1775 E with partly fine "HARBORO(UGH)" and Bishop mark (both in black), 1795 EL to Leek charged "4" in m/s with fine horse-shoe "CHESTERFIELD" nearby, 1800 EL rated "6" in m/s bearing partly fine "HUNTINGDON" in undulating curve, 1838 EL with mainly fine s/l "BINGHAM", 1849 circular from London to Derby with "MISSENT TO/LEICESTER/97" struck in blue & much else with emphasis on Leicestershire (e.g. undated double-circle MOUNTSORREL), Northamptonshire (such as Thrapstone mileage mark), Nottinghamshire (e.g. Newark & Southwell mileage marks) and Staffordshire (43 covers).

£150

691

SOUTHERN COUNTIES MISCELLANY incl. large circular "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON" marks on 1805 ELs from Madras & Frankfurt respectively and apparently unrecorded "Maida Hill/3py P Paid", s/l "OXFORD" on 1749 E to London plus Banbury with boxed mileage mark, "Hythe/Penny Post" cancelling imperf. 1d red on 1845 env., "Wellington Com (sic)/Penny Post" on 1832 EL from Winchester School, other Somerset items such as Somerton mileage mark overstruck by Somerton Penny Post on 1834 election letter and Yeovil Penny Post, Deal (Kent) Penny Post & counties such as Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and Wiltshire. (48 covers).

£150

CORNWALL

692

PENZANCE: 1721 EL (stains and other faults) to London with very good two line "PEN/ZANCE" mark partly overstruck by Bishop mark; contents of letter are also interesting and include the then equivalent of a cheque payable ten days after sight.

£70

DERBYSHIRE

693

RARE CROMWELLIAN PERIOD "Post Pd 6d" POSTAL RATE ON COVER FROM LONDON (?) TO CHESTERFIELD; "20th Jan. 1651" (i.e. possibly 1652) EL (stains and faults affecting contents, address and postal rate) from "Hen Davison" (on behalf of "My Lord" who is thought to have been the Marquis of Dorchester, Henry Pierpoint, whose mother was a Talbot of the Earl of Shrewsbury's family - see following lots), presumably from London (where Dorchester was known to be at this time; see D.N.B.) because of the postal rate. The letter is addressed; "For his worthy Friend Mr. George Taylor at his Howse [at?] Chesterfield in Derbyshire, Chesterfield." and is endorsed "Post pd. 6d" at lower left. This 6d rate was for letters sent above 140 miles at this date, which fits with the London to Chesterfield routing. Very early indeed for an internal English postal rate; we believe there is only one earlier London to Derbyshire postal rated cover in private hands. Rare in any condition. PHOTO - see plate no.

£750

694

RARE CROMWELLIAN PERIOD "Post Pd" ENDORSEMENT ON COVER FROM LONDON (?) TO CHESTERFIELD; Fine "May 4the 1652" EL from the same correspondence as the previous lot, written by "Wm. Colgrave" (on behalf of "My Lord" ref. milord's brother "Mr. George Pierrpoint" - one of the Marquis of Dorchester's younger brothers), addressed "For his honored Friend Mr. Geo. Taylor in Chesterfield Derbyshire", and endorsed "Post Pd." at lower left. It is almost certain that this letter was sent from London (where Dorchester was art this date; see D.N.B.), and the "Post Pd." endorsement suggests that the letter was sent by post (at the 6d rate for 140+ miles). Rare companion to the previous lot and one of only a handful of pre-1660 postal items connected with Derbyshire. PHOTO - see plate no.

£500

695

EARLY CROSS-COUNTRY LETTER FROM "EATON" (NOTTS.?) TO CHESTERFIELD; "Feb. 13 1650" (i.e. possibly 1651) EL (some wear and toning) from "Judge Millward" at "Eaton" (probably the village near Retford in Notts.) addressed; "To my very good Cosen Mr. George Taylor at his house in Chesterfield [these be] d[elivere]d". The letter relates to the ongoing dispute between the addressee and George Pierrepont over the commons at Tapton and Coxall Moor near Chesterfield. Plus a contemporary copy (much more legible!) of this letter and another legal opinion on the same matter. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

696

Similar "6 April 1651" EL (some toning, etc.) clearly sent from "Oldcotes" (the small Notts. village near Bawtry) and addressed "These for my esteemed freind Mrr. George Taylor at Chesterfield present", again concerning the Pierrepont dispute. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

697

Similar "20 Aprill 1651" EL (better condition) clearly from "Oldcotes" (Notts.) but mentioning that it was "sent you by this bearer" (i.e. by private messenger) along with another letter ref. the Pierrepont business. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

698

Similar "26 Feb. [1652?]" EL probably from Oldcotes (Notts.) - it mentions the writer of the letters in the previous two lots being expected "here tonight or Munday" - addressed; "These To his ever Hond. frend Mr. Goerge Taylour Present Att Chesterfield". Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

699

Similar "March 31 1653" EL (some faults) from "Eaton" (near Retford, Notts.) regarding the same Chesterield area Common lands, addressed; "To my very good Cosen Mr. George Taylor at his house in Chesterfield [these be] d[elivere]d." PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

700

THE BALANCE OF THE PIERREPONT/TAYLOR CORRESPONDENCE; "10th Jan. 1651" (i.e. maybe 1652) EL (some toning) from London (?) signed by "Dorchester" (Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquis of Dorchester; 1606-80) sent privately "For Mr. George Taylor"; plus battered "Apr. 3 1651" EL from Nicholas Willmot (perhaps at Osbaston near Derby; c.f. the 1647 letter illustrated in Wilson's Derby P.H. book, p.11) and addressed "To my very loving freind Mr. George Taylor at Chesterfield". (2 covers).

£100

DORSET

701

SHERBORNE: 1783 (29 Oct.) EL from Sherborne to Kingsweston with a fine circular "SHERBORNE/Poft/Office" h.s. on reverse. Some cover faults but scarce. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

702

BRISTOL: 1855 (7 Dec.) env. registered from Bristol to London franked with a good embossed 6d and LC14 1d (corner fault) tied by sideways duplex. The env. is creased through the stamps and a little torn. PHOTO - see plate no. 7B

£100

KENT

703

DOVER - MB HANDSTAMP: 1846 env. from Dover to Andover with a fine framed "M.B." with (on reverse) a clear small Dover "Skeleton" d.s. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

704

FOLKESTONE - MB HANDSTAMP: 1846 (1 May) env. from Folkestone to Andover with a fine boxed "M-B" h.s.

£70

NORFOLK

705

MISCELLANY OF COVERS incl. 1822 Attleboro mileage mark, 1826 Holt mileage mark, 1830 Holt mileage removed and 1836 Holt u.d.c., fine "LYNN/Penny Post" on 1828 EL ex Sandringham, several Wymondham arrival marks, equally fine "STOKE FERRY" u.d.c. on 1836 EL and marks of Brandon, Fakenham, Holt, Norwich & Scole. Also three Suffolk items, namely s/l Mildenhall and two different Bury St. Edmunds marks. (31 covers).

£70

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

706

NOTTINGHAM PRESTAMP/O.H.M.S. MAIL; 1790-1926 covers (mostly prestamp) inc. very fine rare claret 1792 distinctive horseshoe "NOTTINGHAM/127" (light fold), different type of the same mark in black (1790; near fine & light crease), very fine rare boxed June 1839 "Too LATE", later mileages, 1835 local 2d-Post, 1806 small county map, 1905 stampless EL with very fine oval "POSTMASTER/(Crown)/NOTTINGHAM" cachet, etc. (12 items).

£120

SHROPSHIRE

707

"TRAFFIC OFFICE/ABBEY STATION" CANCEL ON 2d RED SHROPSHIRE RAILWAY STAMP ON COVER; Colourful 26th June 1917 env. to Manchester (m/s "A. Wilson" address) endorsed "Post on arrival at Llanymynech", franked by a KGV 1d and a 2d red "SHROPSHIRE & MONTGOMERYSHIRE RAILWAY" letter-stamp, both tied by a very fine large purple oval "SHROPSHIRE & MONTGOMERYSHIRE RAILWAY/TRAFFIC OFFICE/ABBEY STATION/SHREWSBURY" datestamp and a near fine "LLANYMYNECH S.O." c.d.s. Rare stamp on cover and very attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 8

£150

SOMERSET

708

SOUTH PETHERTON: 1840 (11 Nov) E from S. Petherton to London franked with a close to wide margined 1d plate 7 QL with a fine MC cancellation. Tiny scissor cut into "L" square and some cover faults.

£70

SURREY

709

CROYDON - PRESTAMP COLLECTION; c.1783-1846 covers inc. part c.1783 E with fine scarce "CROYDEN", v. fine 1790 "CROYDON", similar RED 1790 mark on front, 1791 EL to France with near fine s. line and rare red m/s "Put in ye Box with 2d", near fine scarce 1796 serpentine, many local London Post "Croydon"/"Croydon HS" marks, scarce fine 1821 boxed mileage, free fronts, redirected EL with fine boxed "Ramsgate/Penny Post" and dotted "No.1", v. fine 1836 "Croydon/Penny Post", similar blue very fine & overstruck 1838 pair, v. fine blue "No.2", rare 9th Jan. 1840 prepaid 1d Last Day of 4d Post Period EL, part Feb. 1840 E with scarce "P1" mark, etc. Good lot. (38 covers + 6 fronts).

£180

710

CROYDON - 4m 1d BLACK COVERS; March/May 1841 pair of EL's each franked with a 4m 1d Black (Plate 3, DG; light crease but close to wide margins with entirely clear queen's head & Plate 5,RD, with close margins) tied by black M.C.'s, each with v. fine black "T.P/Croydon H…St" alongside the stamp. Attractive pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

711

CROYDON - THE BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION, QV TO QEII; 1841-1997 covers/cards (vast majority pre-1935) ex Croydon inc. many 1d Reds (2 imperf. vertical pairs, fine scarce s/ways duplex, v. fine M.C., etc.), 1841 2d Blue, regd. mail, postage dues, Machine Cancels (inc. a study of 6 1914/6 scarce Universal 2-arc type), 1907/24 sub-office skeletons pair, 1938 disallowed "poached egg label", v. fine scarce 1938 purple "Unknown at Beckenham, Kent" mark, 8 Parcel Post labels (1 stamped), c.1956 Railway Parcel label env. with purple "PARCELS OFFICE/CROYDON" cancels, etc. Also a few London/Scottish 1d Red covers. (196 items approx.)

£120

712

CROYDON - Q.V. OVERSEAS DESTINATION MAIL, ETC.; 1863-19112 covers/cards, mostly QV from Croydon (but inc. some KEVII/KGV from Jersey etc.), inc. attractive 1863 EL with 3d+6d to Port Macquarie (NSW), 1867 4x1d Reds (correctly cancelled by both duplex & by "938" numerals) to Paris, 1869 to Paris with 4d, 2‡d blues, some Jubilee values (5d on regd. env. to Rome, 4d on regd. env. to Switz., etc.), and a few ex London/Jersey. (19 covers).

£100

713

CROYDON: The small selection of KGV/KEVIII period covers with a wide range of frankings & destinations, all with Croydon Aerodrome cancellations. (15 items).

£150

714

CROYDON: The selection of KGV-QEII airmail covers inc. flown cover ex India to Croydon bearing 1‡a & 6a adhesives and with typed "11d" p.due marking plus (on reverse) 3d & 4d (2) P.Dues tied by Croydon datestamps (tatty but scarce thus), eight other KGV items and a range of modern philatelic items. (28).

£100

YORKSHIRE

715

PARCEL POST LABELS: Good mixture of QV to KGV from the Heavy Woollen District, mainly written up expertly on album leaves but also a few loose and incl. sundry boxed "COACH/ROAD-BORN" in both red & black and scarce "BROOKROYD/BATLEY" & "MOUNT PLEASANT/BATLEY" rubber c.d.s.'s in violet on matching labels; other labels from small offices include Staincliffe, Earlsheaton, Ravensthorpe, Thornhill, Thornhill Lees, Batley Road Heckmondwike, Littletown Liversedge, Robert Town, Battyeford, Moor Bottom Cleckheaton, Rawfolds and Birkenshaw. Fascinating lot [ex Arkell] and difficult to replicate. (118 labels of which 47 bear adhesives).

£150

716

PARCEL POST LABELS: QV to KGV miscellany, mainly printed but also two rubber stamp types, from offices in or under Batley, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Mirfield, Leeds and Wakefield with sundry examples of red & one black boxed "COACH/ROAD-BORNE". Also Feb.1979 issue of 'The G.B. Journal' & photocopies of article from the 6th December 1979 issue of the (late & much lamented) 'Stamp Collecting' both concerning parcel post labels, typed lists (2 copies of each) of labels of Kent (36pp.) & Surrey (29pp.) both written by Lt. Cdr. J.O.A.Arkell as m/s's for as yet unpublished books, similar check-lists by others re. labels of Cornwall (3pp.), Liverpool (10pp.), Peterborough (4pp.) & Portsmouth (5pp.) and a bundle of related correspondence. (112 labels, 49 of which bear adhesives, plus qty. of literature).

£150

CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY

717

1886 (23 Aug.) env. from the Channel Islands to Rouen franked with 2‡d lilac tied by a very fine "ST MALO/VILLE ET VILAINE" c.d.s with a feint red "ANGL B.M./ST MALO" c.d.s nearby. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY

718

MISCELLANY: 1670-1959 selection inc. 1670 EL from Kilmarnock addressed "Ffor The prefent Deackon of the weivers in Irvin wiliam galt Es". 1728 EL from Seabanks to the Earl of Eglestone,.1871 env. from Greenock to Malta franked with 4d plate 12 pair. 1934 env. flown on 1st flight from Orkney to Inverness. (11 items)

£100

719

CUMNOCK - THE HANDSTRUCK ONE: 1841 (18 Oct.) E from Cumnock to The Marquis of Bute London redirected to Luton Hoo franked with 1d red with h.s "1" of Cumnock nearby. A little creased.

£70

720

EDINBURGH - TURNED LETTER: 1684 EL originally sent without postal markings to Lord Provost of Edinburgh but then turned and re-used to a merchant in Glasgow & endorsed "by Mr. Robertson" so again privately carried.

£55

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