| ** | 561 | AUSTRALIA: 1852 EL from London to NSW prepaid "1/-" with a London "PAID" c.d.s. & with a black Sydney h.s. "3" charge mark struck on arrival. Carried on the Steamer "Australian". PHOTO - see plate no 13B | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 562 | AUSTRALIA: 1854 (3 Oct.) env. addressed to Sydney "per Steam Ship Argo" via Melbourne (and on coastal steamer "City of Sydney" to Sydney) franked by a mostly cut-square GB 6d Embossed (faults) tied by the Bath "53" numeral with fine red h.s. "1d" alongside; redirected to "Queanbeyan, Murray" with NSW laureated 2d blue (three close to huge margins, shaved at left) tied by light oval grid cancel. PHOTO - | £600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 563 | AUSTRALIA: 1854/55 pair of EL's, the former being a stampless env. prepaid "1/-" from London to NSW with fine Sydney h.s. "5" in black carried by the SS "Queen of the South"; the latter being a stampless EL prepaid "6"(d) from London to Sydney via Liverpool & Melbourne per White Star line "Emma" with red "1d" h.s. accountancy mark on the front, carried by the coastal steamer "Telegraph" from Melbourne to Sydney. (2 covers). | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 564 | AUSTRALIA: 1855 (4 June) stampless EL prepaid "6"(d) from London to Sydney with v.fine red h.s. "1d" Accountancy Mark (1d due to NSW from GB) carried on the inaugural voyage of the Black Ball Line contract by the Clipper "Donald McKay" to Melbourne & thence to Sydney by the coastal steamer "Governor General". Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no 13B | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 565 | AUSTRALIA (SOUTH) - CLIPPER-SHIP COVER DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR PERIOD; 1st March 1855 env. (minor wear) to Adelaide endorsed "Per Red Jacket" with red m/s "6" (prepaid 6d) and v. fine "BATH" c.d.s. on the front, beside red "1d" Accountancy mark (1d due to S.A.) and 21st May Adelaide arrival c.d.s. on the front. Rare thus and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 566 | AUSTRALIA: 1857 (17 Sept.) env. opened out for display endorsed "Via Southampton & Suez" franked by 1d "stars" (6, some faults) tied by fine Reading sideways duplexes. PHOTO - see plate no 13B | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 567 | AUSTRALIA (SOUTH) - "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" COVER DIVERTED FROM "MARSEILLES" ROUTE; Attractive Oct. 1858 env. to "Port Adelaide, South Australia, via Marseilles", franked by a 6d lilac tied by a very fine "PLYMOUTH/620" duplex (with a fine scarce SMALL blue "EXETER STREET" UDC on the back); the rate was actually 9d via France and so the red London "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" mark was applied in transit and the letter was sent by the slower route via Southampton. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no 13B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 568 | AUSTRALIA (SOUTH) - 9d RATE VIA MARSEILLES; Attractive April 1861 env. (minor wear) to "Angaston, Adelaide, S. Australia via Marseilles" neatly franked by 6d lilac and three 1d Red "stars", all tied by light "LONDON/NE/17" duplexes, with Adelaide transit c.d.s. on the front and part "ANGASTON" arrival c.d.s. on the back. PHOTO - see plate no 13B | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 569 | AUSTRALIA (SOUTH) - RARE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR PERIOD 1s-1d "VIA BRINDISI" RATE; 29th Dec. 1870 env. (part back lost) to Adelaide endorsed "By Brindisi" and franked correctly at the new short-lived 1s-1d rate (only in force from Nov. 1870 to Jan. 1871 during the Siege of Paris) with 1/- green (pl.4) & 1d Red (pl.138) tied by very fine "LONDON/NW/22" duplexes, having a very fine Feb. 1871 Adelaide arrival c.d.s. alongside. One of only two such 1s-1d rate covers to South Australia to have been recorded to date; examples are equally rare to all the other States. PHOTO - | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 570 | AUSTRALIA (SOUTH) - UNDERPAID COVER WITH SCARCE "8‡D" CHARGE MARK; Oct. 1886 env. ("Marlborough House"C flap) to Adelaide with 2‡d dull lilac tied by London duplex but with mostly fine purple boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 2‡d/FINE........6d/8&Mac189;d" mark on the front. Scarce thus and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 571 | BARBADOS: 1893 "private" 3d postal stationery env. from West Brompton to Barbados where it was re-directed internally and received a St. Philip arrival c.d.s. on the front plus 1894 1d + 3d "private" postal stationery env. from same correspondence ex Derby (2 fine duplex strikes) to Barbados with arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Both are unusual overseas usages. (2 covers). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 572 | BELGIUM - "DETAINED..." & "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE" MARKS ON UNPAID COVER: June/ July, 1843 env. posted unpaid from London to Emptimes (Belgium) with two types of fine red "Return'd/ for Postage" marks [Jay L1136a & 1138], one on the front and other on back, as well as a nearly matching boxed "No. (14575)/ Detained for Postage" on the front with fragment of red wax G.P.O. seal on flap and with red m/s "5" and "PAID" marks upon second posting. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 573 | BURMA/CEYLON - 8d ORANGE & 1d+2d+6d 3-COLOUR FRANKINGS; Attractive Dec. 1857 env. (+ contents) from Haddington (Scotland) to Kandy (Ceylon) franked by 6d lilac, 1d Red (minor corner fault) & 2d Blue all tied by fine "171" numerals with fine "COLOMBO./POST PAID" transit c.d.s. on the front; plus scarce Feb. 1879 env. (minor toning) to the Captain of "Ship Melhomene...Rangoon, Burma" franked by an 8d orange (pl.1) tied by fine Liverpool duplex. Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 574 | FRANCE: 1856 (28 April) E ex Tasmania to London originally franked by four Courier 1d blue adhesives tied by Launceston numerals, having v.fine Liverpool "d6" charge mark on the front & fine "AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/PACKET" c.d.s. on the flap; the Courier stamps were partly removed upon redirection from London to Boulogne & four GB 1d reds placed over their sad remains. An exceptional & probably unique tragic combination of early postage stamps on one cover. [Ex Tinsley]. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 575 | FRENCH WEST INDIES: 1866 wrapper backstamped London (1 March) bearing 1/- (2) sent per RMS "Atrato" to St.Thomas where it arrived on 16th March; from there it was transferred to RMS "Wye" (Route 4 Barbados & Demerara), dropping off at Guadeloupe. French receiving mark of 18th March. Additionally charged 6 decimes local carriage to Marie Galante, an island off Guadeloupe. Rare destination. PHOTO - | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 576 | INDIA - PRESTAMP SHIP LETTERS FROM LONDON WITH REFERENCE TO THE END OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS, ETC.; 15th July 1815 E from London to "The Earl of Moira, Bengal" (the Governor General of India - still prepaid 3s-6d) with mostly v. fine red small "PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON" c.d.s. (letter ends; "The Affairs of France & the World pass all description & therefore can only be admired & I trust now rejoiced in"; Waterloo was won less than a month before and Napoleon left for St. Helena on the day that the letter was written!); plus matching unpaid 25th Sept. 1815 E from London to Delhi via Calcutta with excellent strike of the 2-ring "INDIA SHIP LETTER/GPO/LONDON" c.d.s. (Rob.In.1) on the front & near fine scarce boxed "KING'S POST/CO's INLD. do" d..s on the flap. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 577 | INDIA - RARE PRESTAMP FREE COVER FROM BRIGHTON TO DEIRA; Fine Nov. 1826 EL headed and signed by "[Lord] Teignmouth" (the President of the Board of the E.I.Co. from 1816 and one of the few people entitled to Free mail to India) at "Brighton", and addressed to his son in "Deira"; endorsed "Free" and without any postal charges but with no British markings, having a fine red "CALCUTTA" c.d.s. and oval "MADRAS/GPO/SHIP LETTER" d.s. on the back. Long interesting family letter from his Lordship. Very few Free letters to India are recorded from places beyond London. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 578 | INDIA - PREPAID SHIP LETTERS FROM LONDON WITH KEDGEREE ROUTE SPLIT-RATE CHARGE-MARKS; 1827-30 EL's (the first toned) all from London to Calcutta (2 with full typed transcripts) each with a fair to very fine red oval "POST PAID SHIP LR/(Crown)/LONDON" d.s. on the front and each with a different type of 2-line Indian arrival "Inld. Ptge./Ship Do" charge-mark on the flap (HG SR9, SR12 & the rare "‡" SR16 - across the join). Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 579 | INDIA - STAMPLESS MAIL FROM DEVON/LONDON INC. GOOD TRAVELOGUE LETTER ABOUT EGYPT, ETC.; Feb. 1833 EL (fascinating long letter - full transcript included - ref. the writer's recent trip back from India via the Persian Gulf and travels in Egypt/Malta/France) from Addiscombe (nr. Croydon) to Bombay (addressed to "Capt. [later Sir] A. Burnes" - destined to be murdered at the Fall of Cabul in Afghanistan in 1841) with v. fine oval red "PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON" d.s., local London oval "Paid" and scarce "5d" rate (3d local + 2d India Letter), with Indian arrival marks; plus 1840-6 stampless covers from Exeter/Plymouth (3) and London to India with varied rates/marks. (6 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 580 | INDIA - EMBOSSED 10d+1/- FRANKINGS EX DEVON WIH UDC's & SCARCE OVAL "LAHOR/P.O." MARKS; Attractive 1850/2 pair of EL's from "WHITEHOUSE" (fine UDC's) near Exeter to "Wuzeerabad" (redirected to "Jhung via Lahore") and "Googeranmala", each franked by cut-to-shape (as usual) Embossed 10d and 1/- tied by "285" numerals; both via Bombay and the latter with almost very fine scarce oval "LAHOR/P.O" on the flap. Good pair. (2 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 581 | Similar Nov. 1853 env. (minor wear & faults - unnecessary "magic" tape along top flap fold) from London to Peshawar franked by cut-square Embossed 10d + 1/- (3 margins and 3‡ margins respectively) tied or cancelled by light London numerals with fair "Grenville St" R.H. mark and superb boxed BOMBAY/Bearing" d.s. on the back. Most unusual to have such good margins on such a franking. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 582 | INDIA - 2s-3d-RATE COVER EX LONDON WITH TWO 1/- EMBOSSED & IMPERF. 1d & 2d; Jan. 1853 env. (minor wear; from the same correspondence as the last lot) from London to Peshawar, attractively franked for the ‡oz rate via Marseilles with two cut-square 1/- greens (2 & 3 margins) - one tied & one cancelled by matching London numerals - plus 2/3-margin Imperf. 1d Red & 1841 2d Blue (tied to each other). Rare franking and rate at this early date. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 583 | INDIA FROM DEVON - SINGLE FRANKING EMBOSSED 6d AND 1/- COVERS WITH "EXETER" SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES & THE SAME UDC.; Unusual 1st Jan./1st May 1856 pair of EL's to the same man in Punjaub, franked by single cut-to-shape 6d violet and 1/- green respectively, each cancelled by a fine S/ways duplex and each with a fine "WHITESTONE" UDC on the back; both routed via Southampton. Remarkable matched pair. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 584 | INDIA FROM DEVON - 9d & 11d RATE COVERS EX SAME VILLAGE OF "WHITEHOUSE" NEAR EXETER; 1856/60 pair of envs. (minor wear) to Lahore/Seetapore via Marseilles, franked by cut-to-shape 6d Embossed & 5 1d Reds "stars" (tied by fine Exeter s/ways duplexes), or by perf. 6d lilac and 3 1d Red "stars" tied by plain Exeter duplexes; both have very fine "WHITEHOUSE" village UDC's on the back and tiny decorative wafer seals. One with fine scarce orange "LUCKNOW/SORTED" arrival c.d.s. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 585 | INDIA - 1/- RATE COVERS, INC. ONE UNDERPAID, EX GLOS./ESSEX; 1857-63 trio of envs. to Delhi/Scinde/Mominabad ex Romford/Clifton (each with 6d lilac pair; latter with v. fine boxed "1s.D" arrival mark) and ex Cheltenham (with 3d+6d and so with v. fine scarce London "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3d/HALF FINE...3d/6d" mark and "S.B./As.6" in circle arrival charge. Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 586 | INDIA - 9d & 11d RATE COVERS INC. ONE TO THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA; 1857/9 pair of EL's (former to "The Viscount Canning", Governor General and later Viceroy) franked by 4d rose-carmine (2) & 1d Red or 1d+4d+6d, all tied by London numerals; latter redirected with fine "TANNA" c.d.s. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 587 | INDIA - SPECTACULAR HERALDIC WAFER-SEAL ON COVER FROM EXETER; Attractive Oct. 1860 env. to Seetapore via Oude with 6d lilac tied by v. fine Exeter duplex, having various Indian backstamps, one of which spectacularly ties a large lion-and-unicorn paper wafer seal reminiscent of the 1839 Treasury Essays! Rare thus. PHOTO - | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 588 | INDIA - SCARCE 9d BISTRE FRANKINGS FROM EXETER; Attractive Feb./March 1862 pair of envs. (each sealed with home-made "A FRIENDLY VISIT" & "FIRST LENT LILIES" wafer seals - one tied) franked for the 9d & 1/- rates "Via Marseilles", to the same Seetapore address, by a single 9d (small letters; cut wing magin) tied by Exeter duplex, or by the same 9d plus 3 1d Red "stars" (one tied by an Exeter duplex, the others correctly tied by the matching "285" numeral. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 589 | INDIA - 9d RATE COVERS WITH DIFFERENT FRANKINGS; Feb./Sept., 1862 pair of envs. to British Officers at Ferozepore/Abbotabad (former variously redirected within India) from Sittingbourne/London, franked by 6d+2d+1d (all tied) or by a single small letters 9d bistre (tied by a fine duplex). scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 590 | INDIA - UNUSUAL LONDON FRANKINGS; 1865-8 covers (4) to Bombay/Benares/Calcutta with Surface Printed frankings for the 1s-8d rate (1865; 1/- green plus 4d vermilion pair - one with corner fault - but rare thus), 10d rate (1865; 6d mauve plus 4x1d Reds), 1s-1d rate (1/- green + 1d Red; env. with fancy "VIA SOUTHAMPTON" changed to "Via Marseilles") and a second 10d rate (4d+6d - faults but with blue "FORBES, FORBES & CO" F.A.C. on the back). Good group. (4 covers). PHOTO - | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 591 | SCOTLAND TO INDIA - VARIED FRANKINGS; 1868 env. (minor wear) with 10d Brown (pl.1; faults) tied by Edinburgh duplex, March 1870 env. (minor wear) with 3d+6d tied by Buckie "61" numerals, 1879 env.with 6d grey tied by v. fine Thornhill duplex, and 1882/3 pair of envs. (one with slight stains) each with single 5d dull blue tied by fine duplexes of Kirkcudbright/Helensburgh. Scarce group. (5 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 592 | INDIA VIA SOUTHAMPTON - SURFACE PRINTED COVERS EX G.B. WITH EARLY ADEN-BOMBAY SEA P.O. DATESTAMPS; 1869-73 covers London (5) or Sherborne with good variety of frankings (1869 1/- +1d, 1870 3d+6d, Feb. 1871 6d +3x1d, Dec. 1871 9d bistre pl.4 - faults - and 1872/3 pair with 4dx3 +1d or single 1/-), all with fine to very fine "SEA POST OFFICE" backstamps:- small blue ovalx2, small black oval, large blue oval and large black ovalx2. All very fine strikes. Scarce group. (6 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 593 | INDIA - LATER SURFACE PRINTED FRANKINGS FOR THE 8d/5d/6d RATES; 1878-88 covers inc. single 8d orange tied by distinctive LONDON/W/25 duplex (cut in top bars), 6d grey + 1d Red pair (pls. 190+210) ex Gateshead, scarce 4d sage-green + 1d venetian red (ex Higham Ferrers), single 5d dull blue (1883 ex London), single 6d dull green (1884 ex Salisbury), and two 1887/8 envs. ex Wales with 5x1d lilacs each. Good variety. (7 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 594 | Similar 1877-1887 group of covers to India with long 1877 env. with unusual (at this date) single 1/- green (pl.12) franking, 6d grey + pl.210 1d Red pair ex Gatesthead, scarce 4d sage-green pair (pl.15) ex Higham Ferrers, 2‡d blue pair ex Dublin, 5d dull blue pair ex Ledbury, 2‡d dull lilac pair ex Wales and 5x1d lilacs ex same P.O. Good variety. (7 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 595 | LATIN AMERICA: 1876 E from Liverpool to Caracas bearing 1/- (Large coloured corner letters) tied by "EXCHANGE LIVERPOOL" d.s. plus 1877 (27 Sept.) cover to Brazil bearing Line-engraved 2d plus 4d sage. An attractive pair. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 596 | SWITZERLAND - PAIR OF RETURNED ENVS. INC. BOXED "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND...." MARK; July/Aug. 1876 pair of envs. (some creasing) from London to Brug/Lucerne with pl.3/4 2‡ rosy-mauves, both returned to sender; one with m/s "non retire" and v. fine small boxed red "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT A REASON/FOR NON-DELIVERY" and the other with h.s. "NON RECLAME" and red London "C" in circle. Unusual pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS/COVERS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 597 | CAVAN & LEITRIM 3d red complete sheet of 24 (numbered 320 in top margin). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 598 | METROPOLITAN & GCR JOINT COMMITTEE 3d green unused block of 12. Some slight perf. separation between lower left hand stamps supported by a stamp hinge. | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FREE MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 599 | BOX containing the interesting accumulation of Free franked fronts (300) & entires (10). Two hundred of them are mounted on album leaves & identified. (Approx. 300). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 600 | 1673 EL from Sandon (Staffs.) to London, sent as a Free but disallowed by the GPO Inspector & charged "9" (9d for the triple rate over 80 miles) with the word "ffrank" crossed through & the Inspector's initials (BR or BS) alongside the "9" charge mark plus London Bishop Mark of Nov. 25 with the reversed "N" variety. Scarce thus. PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 601 | VERY RARE LONDON HANDSTRUCK "1" ON FREE NEWSPAPER WRAPPER: 1813 Newspaper wrapper sent "Free" by Lord Cawdor in the General Post but charged 1d in the London Twopenny Post having been sent from Carmarthen (partly fine "CARMARTHEN/236" mileage mark) to Walthamstow, the charge being collected via the rare handstruck "1" of the London Twopenny Post. A very rare and important wrapper showing the correct use of the London Twopenny Post 1d charge mark. PHOTO - see plate no. | £500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 602 | 1817 Large part cover from (Lord) Torrington in Chatham, Kent to Norwood endorsed "1 oz" in m/s with mainly fine Chatham mileage mark and RARE red London handstruck "Above Weight" with same words in m/s to the left.and charged "3/4". PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 603 | LAST DAY LONDON "FREE" FRANK COVER TO MANCHESTER: Very fine and rare env. (with contents still intact) addressed to George Wilson, Esq. (who was Secretary of Anti-Corn Law League) in Manchester written and posted on 9th Jan., 1840, i.e. LAST DAY OF BRITISH FREE MAIL. PHOTO - | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 604 | "TOO LATE" MARKS INC. SCARCE OSWESTRY, WATERFORD, LEITH, ETC.; 1828-57 covers with mostly fine to very fine red boxed Oswestry "TOO/LATE" (1840 & rare), near fine boxed 1840 "LEITH/TOO LATE" (from the Orkney Isles), scarce 1834 Waterford "TOO LATE" (crease), blue 1828 Warwick s. line, v. fine boxed 1838 Shrewsbury mark, 4 different London types, etc. Good lot. (11 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARLY LETTERS, 1600-1699 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 605 | EARLY "FRANCA PER MANTUA" COVER SIGNED BY FUTURE MASTER OF THE POSTS, FILIPPO BURLAMACHI: 1st Oct., 1628 EL (archival reinforcing of folds) sent from London to Florence (ex Medici archive) clearly endorded 'franca p mantua' on the front and very rare thus being one of only a handful of outgoing overseas letters from London with postal endorsements pre-1635. Letter is signed by Filippo Burlamachi who was asked by Charles I to take control of British Inland and Foreign Posts in 1640. An important early postal history item with equally significant autograph.. [Ex Grace Dove]. PHOTO - see plate no. | £1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LONDON POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 606 | FOLDER containing a study of the divisional missort marks of London Inland Section 1900-10 consisting of 60+ covers/cards, almost all with very fine strikes incl. scarce "IRISH" (on fine PPC from Malta to Hampshire), "SCOTCH" (on PPC from Norway to Ireland) and "WELSH/2 & /6". An excellaent study which it would be hard to replicate. (Approx. 60 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 607 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. inc. interesting pre-stamp & early stamped items with 12 red Inspector's Stars of various types on 1820's items, 1770 & 1779 Bishop Marks, 1784 "FREE" in circle, 1856 "Posted since 7.20, Pearson Hill machine cancel, POW material, etc. (Approx. 130 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 608 | THE SUSPENDED FREE FRANK PERIOD - APRIL, 1661 LETTER FROM LONDON WITHOUT BISHOP MARK: 27th April, 1661 EL to Yoxall, Staffs. from Earl of Clare but pre-paid 3d ("pt pd 3d") as the free franking system had been suspended. This letter was posted just EIGHT DAYS AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF BISHOP MARK but it has no trace thereof; it seems clear that at first the Bishop mark was used only on letters addressed TO London (to keep a check on London postal deliveries) and was used on letters (like this) FROM London only from some time in 1663. Very rare for two reasons! PHOTO - see plate no. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 609 | LARGER 2 RING FOREIGN BRANCH "FRANCHES" MARK: 9th Feb., 1673 EL (filing crease through address and usual overall toning) from London to Livorno (charged "3"? on arrival) having a very fine (for this) strike of the rare larger two ring "FRANCHES" mark [Jay 1078] well placed on top flap. Two years earlier than recorded by Jay & Willcocks and an exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 610 | 1677 EL to the Archdeacon of Northampton with "G" in circle of John Grone's Receiving House at Temple Bar. Bishop Mark of 3 March. Closed tear but scarce this early. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 611 | THE "FIRST TYPE GOVERNMENT DOCKWRA" COVER: Clearly dated "9th June 1684" EL (professionally rebacked on blank side & with some internal dusting) with full contents (ref. purchasing "Rock House" for £400), delightfully addressed to "Mr James Sothersby at his house in Hatton Garden, some 10 dores above ye Globe Tavern on ye other side of ye Way". Nicely placed on the lower flap (which folds down well for display with the address) are mostly very fine strikes of the extremely rare First Type "Government Dockwra" mark "PENNY/POST/PAYD" with "W" (for Westminster Office) in the centre (Jay L360; only 5 or 6 examples known, all except this one being in archives?), beside the rare first type circular "T/Mor/8" time-mark of the Temple Office (Jay L365 - early date of usage). These First-type "Government Dockwra" marks are actually rarer than the Original Dockwra marks; only 22 First Type "Government Dockwra" marks have been recorded, as compared with 26 Original Dockwra covers, with only 3 or 4 of each remaining in private hands. Highly important British Postal History Exhibition Centre-piece; arguably the direct ancestor of the Postage Stamp, being the first "stamp" created to record the prepayment of a specific Government postal rate. PHOTO - see plate no. | £8500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 612 | EARLY SECOND-TYPE "GOVERNMENT DOCKWRA" MARK OF WESTMINSTER OFFICE: 25th July, 1687 EL (archivally reinforced edges well clear of marks or address) sent within London, addressed to "Minsinge Lane" and having a mostly very fine "PENY/POST/PAYD" mark with "W/MON" in the centre (Jay L361b; very early date) on the top flap alongside a very fine circular "B/Mor /10" time-mark of the Bishopsgate Office (Jay L365). All pre-1700 Penny Post covers are rare; this is one of the earliest recorded Second Type marks in private hands. PHOTO - see plate no. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 613 | THE UNIQUE(?) "2d py pd." MARK INDICATING THAT A SECOND PENNY HAD BEEN PAID: c1785 E (dated from addressee's draft reply inside) addressed to "Clapham, Surry" with afine "G/MO" Dockwar on the lower flap beside the "O'CLOCK/2/S" Southwark Office delivery time-mark, also having a distinctive HANDSTRUCK "2d py pd" mark on the front exactly matching the General Office Dockwra mark. For some years after this mark's discovery by James Grimwood-Taylor (Sept. 1983) it puzzled all Postal Historians until the concept of the 18th Century London Penny Post's "Second Penny" charge was applied to it. [See J.G.-T.'s "Stamp World" article of 3rd September 1987, entitled "A MAJOR PRESTAMP DISCOVERY"]. The "Second Penny" was an extra charge made by the letter-carriers for delivering 1d Paid P.O. letters beyond the "Bills of Mortality" (i.e. the central area of London). This charge for letters sent to the country areas was never apparently accounted for by the P.O. though it was made official in the 1731 P.O. Act (KGII cap.XXXIII). This cover indicates that for a brief period the P.O. encouraged prepayment of, and so attempted to account for, the Second Penny (country area) charge; but it may be that the letter carriers rebelled and soon stopped any marks from referring to it officially. This cover is fully described & illustrated in LRL, p.33. This is one of the most important recent additions to our records of the postal markings of Great Britain. A highly important Exhibition item - every bit as significant as, and much rarer than, an Original Dockwra. PHOTO ABOVE & PLATE | £4000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 614 | PRESTAMP INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS INC. "...SUND MORN." MARKS, ETC.; 1785-1833 covers inc. 1785 scarce 2-ring "PENNY POST NOT PAID/T" mark (with G.P. "R" in circle mark), v. fine red triangular "Penny/Poft/Not Paid", and two types of boxed red "To be delivered/by 10 o'Clock/on Sund Morn" marks. Exhibition standard. (4 covers). [Ex Ivan Green.] | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 615 | 1790 INVOICE FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF "THE LONDON CHRONICLE": Printed invoice addressed to a Mr. E.Jones in Llandovery regarding the supply and delivery of newspapers to the Welsh town. Unusual. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 616 | ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT MEMORIAL ETC. RE. APPOINTMENT OF NEW "MIDDLE TEMPLE LANE" LETTER RECEIVER: [1791] Signed petition to Postmasters General from sundry Middle Temple businesses for John Abram to be appointed Letter Receiver, Sept. 1791 agreement re. £600 loan needed for him to take over the stationery business which went with the Letter Receivership carried out at the same address by his late employer and family for 60 years or so and 1793 m/s petition to P.M.Gs. from Earl Camden for a "Post House" in the "New Town I am building in the Parish of Pancrass behind Bedford House"; it was c.1800 before a P.O. was opened in Camden Town. Historical lot. (3 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 617 | EXPERIMENTAL OCTAGONAL "POST/PAID" D.S.: Attractive 19th May, 1794 EL from London addressed to "Drywood near Worsley mills to be left at Mr. Thos. Scolfield, Salford" with a very fine strike of the short-lived Jay L97 mark well placed on the front. PHOTO - see plate no. | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 618 | INSPECTORS' MARKS INCL. RARE "SPUTNIK" MARK: 1795/9 Pair of ELs with very fine solid red "+" marks in two sizes, 1836 EL with hollow star and 1837 E with very fine rare "Sputnik" mark [ex Grace Dove and one of only two which we have recorded; we have yet to see a convincing theory as to meaning of latter mark]. (4 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 619 | Pair of 1795 E's sent within London bearing very fine red and almost very fine black strikes of the "C…O" mark [Jay L555 & 555b] on the fronts. Rare in black. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 620 | 1798 EL from "Hampstead, Middlesex" to Charing, Kent with a fine strike of the rare "Penny Poft·/Pd 1d/ Hampftead S.O." mark in black plus large part 1796 EL to "Clarkenwell" (sic) bearing fine if slightly under- inked impression of the "Penny Poft/Pd. 2d./Paddington" mark in red, the latter being very rare having been recorded but not seen by Barrie Jay. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no 16B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 621 | RARE "R" IN CIRCLE FOR RETURNED LETTER: 1808 EL from Edinburgh to London endorsed "Not Known in Berkly. Sqr." on the flap and with very fine red "R" in circle [Jay L200; recorded only 1808/11] well placed on the front. Very hard to find and a particularly attractive example. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 622 | CLARET CROWNED "NOT ACCORDING TO/THE ACT" AND CRESCENT "MORE TO PAY" MARKS ON THE SAME FAILED 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER: 1811 (26 April) E (no side flaps; closed seal-tears clear of all marks) prepaid 1d (P1) from York to Chelsea, having an almost v.fine strike of the spectacular & extremely rare double-framed "(Crown)/NOT ACCORDING/TO THE ACT" marking on the top flap (Jay L255) with matching strike of the fancy crescent-framed "(Crown)/MORE TO PAY" mark nicely placed on the front. The letter was addressed to a "Late Sergeant in the 35th Regiment.....in Chelsea" and endorsed "Soldier's letter" by its sender - but then charged "9" and endorsed "More to Pay" and "Not a Soldier's Letter". A wonderful Exhibition piece. [Ex Grace Dove]. PHOTO - see plate no. | £4500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 623 | THE UNIQUE (?) BLACK "(Crown)/Too Late for/Morng…Post" MARK: 6th March, 1814 EL (archival tape inside folds and some staining, mainly internal) from Ashstead to London with some re-direction but endorsed "Not known...." having a fine "EPSOM/19" mileage mark and fine scarce red London "G P" mark (creased) on the front but also with a very fine (light fold) BLACK framed "(Crown)/Too Late for Morng… Post" mark [Jay L703]; known only in red] on lower flap. There are a few flecks of red ink within the black ink but this is clearly an accidental (and presumably one off) use of the wrong ink-pad for this mark. The only known local London "Too Late" mark in black and thus an exhibition item. [Ex Grace Dove]. PHOTO - see plate no. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 624 | Similar and mainly very fine RED framed "(Crown/Too Late for/Morng…Post" mark (creased) on back of an 1814 E from Ireland to London with fine "COLLOONEY" mileage mark. Also part 1804 E with very fine and scarce unframed "POSTAGE TO LONDON/NOT-PAID" [Jay L264], 1830 EL with fine red fancy "Postage to London/Not Paid" [Jay L262 - creasaed], 1834 EL with very fine UDC type [Jay L275] and July, 1839 EL with scarce RED boxed type [Jay L277]. (5 covers). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 625 | IRISH FREE FRANK WITH RARE LONDON "5" CHARGE MARK: 1823 E from "ATHLONE" (red mileage mark) to Warren Hastings in London (re-directed upon arrival) with a faint London "FREE" c.d.s., a fine black "In All" mark and very fine rare matching "5" charge mark [Jay L630; short-lived type recorded only for 1815] on the front (latter mark with slight fold). Rare thus and the most elusive of the London charge numerals. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 626 | RARE BLACK "NOT CALLED FOR" MARK: 1826 EL from Carlisle to "Post Office/Manchester" but redirected to London with mostly v. fine black "NOT CALLED FOR" mark of London [Jay L258 but not recorded in this colour] on the front (crossed by filing fold) and returned to sender. Very few examples are known because this mark was used only on mail addressed to the P.O. which had not been collected within a month. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 627 | RARE UNRECORDED "F[oreign]…P[ost]" LONDON 2d POST FOREIGN MAIL TRANSFER MARK: 1828 E (short lower flap removed) from Belgium to Lambeth endorsed 'Franco Ostende' with a nearly fine red "BRUSSEL/FRANCO" mark and a very fine London 2d Post "F…P" mark (indicating that the letter was transferred from the Foreign Branch of the London P.O. to the local service for delivery) both well placed on the front. Not recorded by Jay & Willcocks but the 'first cousin' of the earleier"PP" & "T/PP" marks; 4 or 5 examples have now been discovered so this is a significant addition to the record. [Ex Grace Dove]. PHOTO - see plate no. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 628 | LARGE LONDON "4" CHARGE MARK: Redirected local 1828 London EL (turned and re-used with fair "POSTAGE/TO/EDINBURGH/NOT/PAID" mark inside) with very fine large handstruck "4" [Jay L622; late usage] on the front alongside a fine "In All" mark with cancelled "2" charge. Attractive. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 629 | RARE UNRECORDED "F[oreign]·P[ost]" LONDON 2d POST FOREIGN MAIL TRANSFER MARK: Similar 1830 EL from Boulogne to London with fine "P.61.P/BOULOGNE/SUR-MER" mark on the front alongside the almost very fine red "F·P" mark (as per previous lot) matching the oval London 2d Post d.s. on the top flap. Few known. PHOTO - see plate no 16T | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 630 | EARLY REGISTERED COVER WITH MAGENTA LONDON FOREIGN BRANCH "REGISTERED/ (Crown)" MARK: Attractive July 1831 EL from Vienna to London charged "5/-", endorsed "reccomandirt" by the sender with very fine strikes of transit "CHARGE" (blue), "V.WIEN: RECOM:" (orange) and oval-framed "Autriche/P Huningue" (red) on the front along with a very fine large London F.B. "REGISTERED/ (Crown)" (Jay L1127) in an unusual distinctive shade of magenta ink. As pretty as any of the covers in the Martin Willcocks collection. A rare cover. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 631 | RARE CHARING CROSS "Posted After/7.P.M.": 30th Nov., 1838 EL from solicitors in London to an M.P. in Cumberland bearing a London red "FREE" mark on the front and (on flap) fine red "Posted After/ 7.P.M." mark of Charing Cross; on the front there is also a mainly fine strike of the "Kirk Oswald/Penny Post" mark in black (rare pre-1840). PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 632 | SUPERB STRIKE OF RARE RED "H:P." MARK OF "HOUSE OF PEERS": Very attractive July, 1839 local London E (fine black wax "HOUSE OF LORDS" seal on back) with very fine black "2" charge mark and a superb red strike of the larger "H:P." mark [Jay L560a; few known] well placed on the front. Very rare and a real exhibition item. PHOTO - | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 633 | Similar 1825 EL from "Tallagh" (Ireland) but sent under cover to London and posted there with a very fine black "2" charge mark on the front alongside a very fine similar "H:P" mark [Jay L560; few known] of the Receiving House at the "House of Peers" as it was still known to the P.O. at this date. Attractive and rare. PHOTO - see plate no 14T | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 634 | TO FRANCE - THE RARE UNRECORDED SMALL HANDSTRUCK "6" MARK OF LONDON'S LOCAL POST: Re-directed July, 1839 EL from "Pinfold Court" to France via Greenwich & Oxford Street with various marks incl. a very fine small (12mm. x 22mm. - a size not recorded by Jay but see Cavendish's Barrie Jay auction, lot 2477) black handstruck "6" on the front. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 635 | HAMMERSMITH TO KINGSTON WITH H.S. "3" CANCELLED IN RED: 1839 E with faint "T.P./ HammersmithNE" on reverse addressed to Kingston, Surrey; it thus had to go in the General Post but a Local Post black handstruck "3" was struck in error & then cancelled in red m/s before being replaced with black m/s "4" whilst upon arrival a fine "Kingston/PennyPost" was applied in black. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 636 | RARE "Brentford/Penny Post" CROSS-POST COVER: 13th June, 1839 EL from Brentford to Andover, Hampshire bearing a very fine black strike of "Brentford/PennyPost" mark and (on flap) "KINGSTON" d.s. of same date. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 637 | 1839 (27 May) EL (minor stains) prepaid "8" from London to Hobart with v.fine black "PAID" mark on the front (not recorded for London or Tasmania as far as we can establish) on the front beside very fine red "PAID/L(ombard)S(treet)" & oval "PAID SHIP LETTER LONDON" d.s.'s; having a very fine scarce black boxed Hobart type 1 (small serif lettering; latest recorded date) "SHIP LETTER" d.s. on the top flap. Rare thus. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 638 | AMAZING MAY 1840 TWICE READDRESSED O.H.M.S. COVER: 28 May 1840 cover bearing 1d FL, endorsed "O.H.M.S." in m/s, addressed to "North Brixton, Surrey", readdressed to "Queen St., Cheapside" and then again to "c/o Mr. H.Webster, Grocer, Leamington". Black h.s. "1" of London (1d to pay when first readdressed), red crowned circle "PAID" and other red "PAID" marks. Quite remarkable! PHOTO - see plate no 14B | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 639 | EARLY "(Crown)/REGISTERED" MARK ON COVER FROM DENMARK: Aug., 1840 E (fine red wax Danish Government seal) from "ALTONA" (c.d.s. on the back) to London endorsed "Recommandirt" on the flap and having a very fine small red London "(Crown)/REGISTERED" mark (just crossed by fold at top) on the front alongside the m/s postal charge of 3/4d overseas postage + 2/6d fee; at this time there was no inland registered mail service in the U.K. PHOTO - see plate no. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 640 | "Missent" etc. MARKS: 1841 E (no side flaps) from Jamaica to Liverpool with a fine scarce "MAYHILL/ JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the front alongside a very fine scarce black "Missent/TO/London" mark [Jay L325; creased but few known], 1846 1d red EL from Knaresborough to Leeds with a v. fine (though slightly over-struck and affected by filing note) black "Missent to/London" on the front and 31st Aug., 1845 pair of fine Es posted by same company sent within London with 4 or 3 margin 1d reds each tied by same London "2" numeral, having v. fine red scalloped "SUN" d.s.'s on the front & equally fine matching "L" or "V" in circle marks (indicating Sunday posting at Lombard St. & Vere St. branch P.Os.) well placed on flaps. (4 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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