651 MISCELLANY: Substantial accumulation of (mainly) pre-stamp ELs with considerable Birmingham & Warwickshire interest, being mostly an archive addressed to a solicitor in Henley in Arden and inc. seven UDCs (mainly of Henley); also a 1782 EL from ROSS (Herefs.), 1805 scarce London inspector's mark in black, 1d Mulready (poor) ex Cheltenham, 1911 Aerial Post card etc. (Qty.) £120
652 MISCELLANY of QV covers showing a good range of cancellations inc. Spoons of Birmingham (2), Hull & Worcester, duplexes, Charing Cross Hoster, etc. (19 items inc. 2 fronts). £100
653 MISCELLANY of Line-engraved covers with various Sideways duplex and Scottish cancellations, all bearing perforated 1d reds. The duplexes include Bradford, Chesterfield, Derby, Doncaster (2), Leeds (3), Leicester (2), Manchester (6), Rotherham, Sheffield (4), Wakefield & York (2), whilst the Scottish covers include boxed Local cancellations of Bridge Street & Nicholson Street. (34 covers). £100
654 MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. with a heavy emphasis on QV period inc. 1845 E to Glasgow bearing imperf. 1d red with boxed red "PAID/1d EXTRA", 1846 EL to Dublin with boxed red "LATE/MAIL", 1876 E to Spain bearing 2‡d mauve with boxed red "L1", 5d indigo on cover to Bombay with "SHANKLIN" (IOW) Squared Circle, 1894 ‡d postal stationery envelope with Fleetwood duplex & black boxed "LIABLE TO/LETTER RATE", 1893 ‡d postal stationery env. with Bradford Squared Circle & black tw0-line "FOUND IN F.N.O/WITHOUT CONTENTS", etc. (24 items). £100
655 MISCELLANY inc. 1783 "BRISTOL" (2),. Bath Stars mileage mark, UDC's inc. "KIRKBEAN" (2), useful Welsh items inc. Cardiff mileage, airletters/aerogrammes, letter cards, FPO's, etc. An extremely varied lot. (Approx. 300 items). £90
656 MISCELLANY - WELSH RAILWAYS & BRISTOL Q.V. REGISTERED MIX; 1853-94 covers/etc. incl. 1863/78 quartet registered from Bristol (2 with 1d+4d, one 2dx2+1d & one 3d rose-red), plus 1853 1d Red env. from Pyle with fine blue embossed flap depicting a "BRYNDU COLLIERY" steam engine, 1869 1d Red env. with GWR perfin, c.1878 printed address env. (with unused 1d Red, pl.209) to "Rosebush & Fishguard Railway sec. in London, 1864 1d Red "MANCHESTER & MILFORD RAILWAY" circular EL, 1867 "Vale of Llangollen Railway Co." receipt with Revenue 1d lilac, etc. Eclectic lot! (9 covers + 3 other items). £85
657 MISCELLANY INC. 6d EMBOSSED ON REGISTERED COVER, ETC.; Small 1846-55 lot of covers with attractive 13th Feb. 1855 E "Registered" to Glasgow with 1d Red "stars" & 6d Embossed (near 3m) tied by fine Birmingham "75" numerals, plus a few other 1d red covers & 2 pieces. (6 covers + 2 pieces). £50
658 THE ORIGINS OF THE PICTURE POSTCARD - INCL. RARE BRITISH PRE-1900 CARDS, ETC.; 1882-1899 collection of PPC's etc. incl. c.1882/90 pair of Xmas/trade cards depicting postage stamps, 1887 stamped PC (faults) with printed "GRUSS AUS HANOVER" Picture on the back (rare so early), unused 1897 "JUBILEE/POST CARD" depicting the Queen etc. on the address side, fine unused early Court-size PPC's of Ely & Chelmsford, very rare and attractive 1897 stamped small PPC with coloured printed picture of "THE THAMES FROM RICHMOND HILL" sent to Germany with ‡d vermilion on back but with "T" & "TOO LATE" marks on the address side, used 1897 & 1898 PPC's of London (rare so early), rare 1898 used Court-size PPC of Ilfracombe, and two 1899 PPC's. Any pre-1900 PPC's are rare, and those posted prior to 1899 are seldom seen. Good lot. (12 cards). PHOTO - £150
659 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POSTCARD; 1871-1957 collection of PC's incl. 1871 usage of the first Austrian PC, 1881 Austrian PC to GB with scarce Liverpool handstruck "1‡d" mark, 1882 "Paget" Essay for an authorised PC (unadopted) to be sent with an adhesive stamp, fine 1891 blue fancy "ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION" Lighthouse c.d.s. on ‡d brown PC, 1904 PPC with very fine double-oval "POSTED IN ADVANCE/M.R./1904/FOR DELIVERY ON CHRISTMAS DAUY" cancel on KEVII ‡d, 1908 PC sent at 11.15am asking the addressee to tea at 5pm the same day (!!), etc. Interesting lot. (20 cards). £100
660 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PICTURE POSTCARD; 1899-1911 Collection of unusual and early PPC's incl. 1899/1900/1901 Court size PPC's of Startford on Avon, Colchester & Cambridge, odd shapes/sizes (incl. novelty Northampton Postman & Huddersfield Letter-box types with address labels attached with string), odd 1905 card from a Mr. H.M. White Peake claiming that he had invented the PPC in 1894 or earlier, superb real photo cards of "STREET P.O." (Somerset), and 2 postboys with horses & carts, a 1910 photo card of 2 post-boys and the boy that they saved from drowning in the Thames, comic types, etc. (26 cards). £100
MACHINE CANCELLATIONS
661 THE RARE 2nd-TYPE PEARSON HILL MACHINE CANCELLATION ON 1d RED COVER; 12th Dec. 1857 env. (slight stains on front clear of stamp & cancel) to Oxford franked by a 1d Red "stars" tied by a very fine "A/A" (Afternoon)-coded Pearson Hill "LONDON/LONDON" Machine. Rare on cover. PHOTO - £150
662 PEARSON HILL 2nd & 3rd TYPE MACHINE CANCELS ON PIECE & STAMPS INCL. EARLIEST/LATEST DATES; Attractive 24th Mar. 1858 piece with a 1d Red "stars" tied by a 65% strike of the very rare "Opera Glass" Machine (code "A/B"); plus off-cover 1d Reds (2) with partial strikes of the 2nd-Type "A"-code "LONDON/LONDON" Machine dated 21st Sept. 1857 & 17th Feb. 1858 (believed to be the earliest & latest recorded dates for this 2nd Type machine. Scarce lot. (3 items). PHOTO - £150
663 THE RARE EARLY PEARSON HILL DUPLEX CANCELLATIONS; 26th June 1858 E with 1d Red "stars" (perf. faults at top but near clear profile) tied by a very fine rare numerous thin-bars "LONDON/3" duplex (no code), 15th July 1859 E with 1d Red tied by very fine "AB"-coded 9-bar "3" duplex, Jan./May 1860 pair of 1d Red EL's with similar very fine "3" & "4" duplexes, a similar 1863 cover and 2 pieces. The pre-1860 examples are rare. (5 covers + 2 pieces). PHOTO - £150
664 THE CHARLES RIDEOUT MACHINE DUPLEXES; May 1858 & Mar. 1859 1d Red covers with very fine "HS/1" machines (2 different types; 8 & 7 broken bars at top); plus July 1859 1d red cover with very fine "CR/2" duplex. Plus 2 1859/66 pieces. Useful lot. (5 items). £85
665 AZEMAR MACHINE CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS & PIECES; 1869/72 trio of 1d Red envs. with mostly very fine strikes (2 types; the 1872 pair with codes "AB" & "BB"); plus 1869/71 pair of pieces with 1d Red or 2d Blue tied by the two types. Scarce lot. (5 items). £100
666 SLOPER "ARROW" & "CLIP" POSTCARD CANCELLATIONS OF THE 1870s & POSTAL ACT AUTHORISING POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS; 1871-4 group of ‡d violet PC's used from Liverpool/London/Manchester cancelled by Sloper "Arrow" perfin cancels (5; incl one with missing holes misplaced in wrong corner of card), or Manchester "Clip" cancels (3), and a fine example of the 7-page Aug. 1870 Postal Rates Act that authorised the use of ‡d PC's from 30th Sept. 1870 (in the event they were not allowed for use before the 1st Oct.!). Unusual lot. £120
667 THE WILKINSON "1d-IN-THE-SLOT" MACHINE; 31st Jan. & 7th March 1912 pair of fine envs., each with a very fine strike of the red "LONDON E.C./1D/POSTAGE PAID/(crown)" mark on the front with transit c.d.s.'s in black & in red. Fine pair. (2 covers).PHOTO - £100
G.B. AIRMAILS
668 FLOWN MAIL TO FRANCE: 1920-24 trio of covers comprising 1920 (18 Feb.) cover to Paris (address partially excised) bearing 1/- (2), 6d & 2‡d adhesives and with large two-line "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" h.s., 1920 (12 Aug.) cover ex London to Paris bearing 2d & 2‡d adhesives plus two strikes of the s/l "AIR MAIL" cachet and 19124 cover to Switzerland bearing ‡d & 4d with m/s endorsement "By Air Mail/from London to Basle, Switzerland" with the destination crossed through in pencil & amended to Paris. (3 covers). £90
669 "AIR MAIL'": THE CAIRO-BAGHDAD AIR MAIL (May 1922) G.P.O. publicity leaflet 9" x 6" for the information of London businessmen. With attractive pictorial heading depicting air mail aircraft flying above camel train and minarets. Containing information on the new airmail service, plus London - Paris, London - Rotterdam & Amsterdam, and Toulouse - Casablanca. **** PHOTO - see plate no. £100
670 FLOWN MAIL TO MOROCCO: 1922-39 group of flown items to Morocco with a variety of frankings, postal markings & cachets. (7 items). £90
671 FLOWN MAIL TO GERMANY: 1923-33 group of covers to Germany inc. 1923 (5 Jan.) bearing 5d defin. tied by British Empire Exhibition machine cancel and with large s/l "AIR MAIL POST", 1924 cover from London to Cologne bearing 1‡d & 3d defins. with red "AIR POST" cachet, 1928/33 pair of covers to Danzig with red boxed "Mit Luftpost befordert/Zweigluftpostamt/Berlin Zentralflughaven" & similar unboxed "Mit Luftpost befordert/flugpostamt/Danzig 5" and 1926 flown cover to Essen bearing 1‡d & 3d defins. and with boxed red "Mit Luftpost befordert/Luftpostamt/Essen 1". A good group. (5 covers). £90
672 FLOWN MAIL TO THE BALTIC: 1925-34 group of covers to various destinations comprising 1925 & 1931 covers to Latvia (latter with scarce arrival mark), 1926 & 1934 covers to Finland, 1932 cover to Denmark & 1934 cover to Estonia. Various frankings & postal markings. A scarce group. (6 covers). £90
673 FLOWN MAIL TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 1926-34 group of covers/cardsto Czechoslovakia with various frankings, postal markings & cachets. The most interesting item is a 1925 PPC of "An Imperial Airways Passenger Aeroplane" bearing 1d, 1‡d (2) & 1925 Wembley 1d tied by three strikes of the Empire Exhibition cancellation. (4 items). £75
674 FLOWN MAIL TO MAINLAND EUROPE: 1928-36 group of covers/cards flown to sundry European destinations with a good variety of frankings, cachets & postal markings. Destinations include Greece, Hungary, Rumania & Yugoslavia. (10 items). £120
675 FLOWN MAIL TO CHINA/PERSIA: 1935 cover to Shanghai bearing 2d (2) with boxed violet "TRANSMISSION BY AIR/MAIL BEYOND LENINGRAD/AND MOSCOW NOT REQUIRED" and 1927 cover to Teheran bearing ‡d & 10d with type-written "Via London-Cologne-Berlin-Moscow-Teheran" endorsement. (2 covers). £70
G.B. 1911 CORONATION AERIAL POST
676 FRAMED PUBLIC NOTICE: A framed public "AERIAL POST" notice (277 x 430mm), backed in rice paper, with horizontal creases. The notice could be removed for display purpose. A very scarce survivor. PHOTO - see plate no. £1200
677 RARE PROOF USED TO BRISTOL: A proof red-brown London to Windsor env without monogram on blued paper used to Bristol, franked with a 1d tied by a fine Sept. 9 Die I London c.d.s. the env. contains the letter sheet in black as used for the emergency printing. PHOTO - £280
678 PROOF ENVELOPE USED TO LONDON: A proof printing of the green of the London to Windsor envelope without monogram or gum on flap, used to a director of P.C. Burton Ltd who were the wholesale agents for the special stationery at Marylebone, franked with a 1d tied by a fine 15 Sept. Die 2 c.d.s. of London. PHOTO - see plate 15B £280
679 PROOF ENVELOPE USED TO LONDON: An olive green proof of the London to Windsor env. used to London, franked with ‡d x 2 with a single 9th Sept. die 3 c.d.s. of London, the letter sheet also differs from the normal issue. The olive green was selected for postcard use only. PHOTO - see plate 15B £280
680 AN UNUSED VIOLET ENVELOPE FROM THE TRIAL PRINTING: An unused example of the violet official Windsor to London env. from a trial printing. Faded. Francis Field cert. which states that the fading is due to the envelope having been unsuitably displayed in a famous collection. The collection was probably that of the Marquis of Bute. PHOTO - see plate no. £240
681 ENVELOPE TO A SERVING OFFICER - SENT IN THE FIRST BAG OF MAIL: A purple brown env. (block "C") addressed to "Major P. Warren, A.P.O.C. On Manouvres" franked with 1d tied by an almost complete Die 5 c.d.s. of London dated 9th Sept. , on reverse is a fine "ARMY BASE POST OFFICE/18" c.d.s. of 10th Sept. indicating the item must have been flown in the privileged bag by Gustav Hamel. Some small faults at top. PHOTO - see plate 15B £250
682 DEEP GREEN ENVELOPE -EMERGENCY PRINTNG-EARLIEST DATE OF USE: A dark green envelope with insert from the emergency printing with embossed flap used from London to Coventry, franked with 1d tied by a fine Die I c.d.s. of London of 9th Sept. the cover bears on the reverse a 16th Sept. arrival c.d.s. suggesting the cover was flown by Cresswell or hamel on the 14th sept. Believed to be the earliest recirded date of use for this envelope. Slight damage to top flap. PHOTO - £180
683 ENVELOPE USED TO ILLUSTRATE A 1913 ARTICLE: A green envelope used from London to Llandudno redirected to Church Stretton franked with 1d tied by 9th Sept. Die 4 c.d.s. of London with "LLANDUDNO" c.d.s. alongside. This env. was used to illustrate an article by Dalwick in the Nov. 1913 Stamp Collecting magazine. £100
684 THE COMMITTEES SPECIAL MAIL: A selection addressed to The Offices of the Aerial Post comprising dark brown cards (2) with Die 2 & Die 3 c.d.s. of 14 & 15 Sept respectively, green envelopes with embossed flaps (2) with Die 1 & Die 3 c.d.s. of 14 and 15 Sept. A scarce Windsor to London olive green env. with a very fine Die 2 c.d.s. of 16 Sept. A fine group. £350
685 COVERS AND CARDS FOR THE SPECIALIST: Three dark brown cards flown from London to Windsor on 9 Sept (Die 2), 15 Sept (Die 3) and 14 Sept (Die 2), all with slight variations in the type setting on the reverse. An unused green London to Windsor env. with notepaper. Two purple brown shades of the London to Windsor env. with 9 Sept Die 2 & 3 c.d.s. respectively. (6 items). £150
686 LONDON TO WINDSOR ENVELOPES: An olive green envelope to London franked with 1d tied by a 13 Sept part c.d.s. flown by Hamel on the 18th with on reverse 8th for 18th error of date. A red brown env to Windsor containing an accountants notepaper, franked with a 1d tied by a complete Die 1 c.d.s. of 14 Sept. Both envs. have embossed flaps. £120
687 GREEN ENVELOPE FLOWN THE WRONG WAY/CARD TO BATH WITH N.S.W. ADHESIVER: A green London to Windsor env. flown in the reverse direction used to Southsea, franked with 1d tied by a fair Windsor c.d.s. of 16 Sept. Small faults. Also a dark brown card used to Bath franked with ‡d adhesive tied by Die 2 c.d.s. with NSW 1d alongside tied by ?/NSW" c.d.s. Small faults but an unusual pair. £120
** 688 INTERNALLY FLOWN CARD: An example of the olive-green card bearing KGV ‡d tied by special Aerial post cancel of 9th September addressed to Pendleton, Manchester. £60
689 CARDS CARRIED ON THE FINAL FLIGHT: A dark brown card to London franked with ‡d tied by a fine Die 3 c.d.s. of 14 Sept. Also a similar card to Newcastle with the same franking tied by a Die 3 c.d.s. of 15 Sept. The second from the organising commette. A fine pair. £70
690 CARD TO AUSTRIA REDIRECTED TO GERMANY AND UK: A red-brown card franked with ‡d x 2 tied by Die 1 London c.d.s. of 11 Sept. used to Vienna redirected to Munich and Birmingham. small faults but an unusual doubl redirection. £80
691 CARD TO BRAZIL: A green card franked with ‡d pair cancelled with London Die 2 c.d.s. of 9 Sept used to Rio de Janiero. reapired with tape and other faults but a scarce destination. £100
692 CARD TO BURMA: An olive green card bearing ‡d x 2 tied by London Die 3 c.d.s. of 13 Sept. used to a member of the field force at Maymyo, Upper Burma. A few corner faults but a remarkable destination. PHOTO - £200
693 CARD TO CANADA: A dark brown card franked with ‡d (2, diferent reigns) tied by London Die 3 c.d.s. of 14 Sept addressed to Vancouver, British Colombia. £80
694 ENVELOPE & CARD TO FRANCE: A red brown env. with embossed flap franked with KGV 1d & KEVII 1‡d tied by Die I c.d.s. of 15 Sept. used to France. Fine. Also a red brown card franked with ‡d x 3 tied by Die 2 c.d.s. dated 9 Sept used to France. Torn at foot. A good pair. £100
695 VIOLET CARD TO GERMANY - ADDRESSED ON THE WRONG SIDE: A violet card franked on the massage side with a 1d tied by a fine Die 1 c.d.s. of 9 Sept, carried on the first flight and used to Hamburg with message written on the view side. Fine and unusual. PHOTO - £400
696 ENVELOPE TO GERMANY: A scarlet env. with enclosure franked with ‡d & 1d x 2 tied by Die 3 12 Sept c.d.s. of London addressed to Bad Reichenhall redirected to Augsburg. Some faults. PHOTO - £100
697 CARD TO GERMANY: A red brown card franked with ‡d x 2 tied by Die 6 c.d.s. of London dated 9 Sept used to Germany. Some creasing. £60
698 ENVELOPE TO INDIA: An olive-green env. with contents, franked with KGV & KEVII 1d reds with Die 2 London cancellations dated 16 Sept addressed to Colonel Dundee, Pashawar, N.W. F.P. India redirected to Parachinar, Kurzam Valley. A scarce destination. PHOTO - £140
** 699 CARD TO INDIA: An example of the olive-green card to India bearing KEVII ‡d & KGV ‡d tied by special Aerial post cancellation of 9 September. Muttra Camp arrival d.s. of 30 September. A scarce destination. PHOTO - £100
700 CARD AND ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO THE NETHERLANDS:A purple brown env. with contents bearing ‡d and 1d (2) tied by Die 3 c.d.s. of London dated 15 Sept addressed to Tilburg, Holland. A red brown card franked with KGV & GEVII ‡d tied by Die 4 c.d.s. of London dated 11 Sept addressed to Amsterdam. Both with arrival c.d.s. Some small faults. £140
701 CARD ADDRESSED TO A CRUISER IN PERU: A red brown card franked with ‡d (2) tied by Die 3 London c.d.s. of 9 Sept addressed to "Peruvian Cruiser, Coronel Bolognesi, Callao, Peru". Small creases. A most unusual destination. PHOTO - £120
702 CARD TO SOUTH AFRICA: A green card addressed to Cape Town franked with KGV & KEVII ‡d tied by a fair Die 2 London 14 Sept c.d.s. with Cape Town c.d.s. alongside. PHOTO - £100
** 703 CARD TO SOUTH AFRICA: An example of the olive-green card addressed to Cape Town bearing KEVII ‡d & KGV ‡d tied by two strikes of the special Aerial post cancellation of 9th September and with Cape Town arrival d.s. of 3 October. A scarce destination. PHOTO - £100
704 CARD TO SPAIN WITH DAILY TELEGRAPH ADVERTISEMENT: A dark brown card franked with KGV & KEVII ‡d tied by Die 3 c.d.s. of London dated 9 Sept addressed to the British Embassador in Madrid. The card has a typwritten message from the Daily Telegraph presenting their compliments. Beleived to be the only example of the message to have survived. Some faults. PHOTO - £300
705 CARD TO SWEDEN: A dark brown card franked with ‡d (2) tied by a fine Die 3 London c.d.s. addressed to Karlstad, Sweden. A scarce destination. PHOTO - £100
706 CARD TO THE USA: A dark brown card bearing ‡d (2) tied by a good Die 3 c.d.s. dated 13 Sept, addressed to Maine USA. Fine. £80
707 CARD TO THE USA: A red brown card franked with KGV & KEVII ‡d tied by Die 2 c.d.s. dated 9 Sept. addressed to Philadelphia then redirected to Nova Scotia and redirected back again. PHOTO - £100
708 TWO BUNDLE LABELS: Two printed bundle labels with Die 1 & 2 c.d.s. of London dated 9 Sept. both are initiialed in pencil "SAR" (Roberts - Chief Aerial Post Officer) one has the aditional m/s not "Brought by Hamel in Monoplane". A good pair with the usual small faults. PHOTO - see plate 15B £250
709 AN UNUSED BAG LABEL: A fine unused bag label with the "A" suffgix as used at Hendon. Very scarce. PHOTO - see plate 15B £180
710 A WAY BILL A printed way bill for mail bag 4a carried by Hamel on the last flight dated 26 Sept. with a fine Die 5 London c.d.s. Signed by the Windsor postmaster. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. £300
G.B. MARITIME
** 711 MISCELLANY: The varied accumulation of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1795 EL ex Tobago with two-line "GREENOCK/SHIP LETTER", 1798 EL ex the USA with red two-line "BELFAST/SHIP LETTER", 1885 Argentina 12c postal stationery envelope to London with circular "SOUTHAMPTON SHIP LETTER" mark, etc., PPC of Cork bearing KEVII 1d cancelled by Liverpool "SEA POST OFFICE" cancel & with "MISSENT TO/NEW YORK" mark, etc. (17 items). £160
** 712 MISCELLANY: The small selection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1803 EL ex St.Kitts with oval "Ship Lre/(Crown)/PORT GLASGOW", 1811 disinfected E ex Messina with oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/PORTSMOUTH", 1813 E ex Surinam with oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/PORTSMOUTH", 1832 E ex Barbados with fancy Crowned "SHIP LETTER/DUBLIN" d.s., 1840 EL ex Kirkwall (Orkneys) to the USA, etc. (11 items). £120
SCOTTISH MARITIME MAIL
713 CAIRN RYAN - RARE SHIP LETTER MARK: 1816 EL ex Charleston to Edinburgh with scarce step-type "STRANRAER/SHIP LETTER" and rare boxed "CAIRN RYAN/400-C". Vertical filing crease but an exceedingly rare combination of postal markings. PHOTO - £300
G.B. SHIP LETTERS
** 714 MISCELLANY of E/EL's with a good range of Ship Letter marks inc. 1773 EL with large "BRISTOL/SHIP LRE" (rare but tear affects the first portion of the mark), 1800 EL with oval "Ship Letter/(Crown)/DOVER", 1801 EL with "POOL/SHIP LRE", 1842 EL with "MARGATE/SHIP LRE", 1911 KEVII 2d postal stationery envelope with code "4" "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE" cds on reverse, etc. (24 items). £200
715 MISCELLANY comprising 1829 EL with black step-type "SHIP LETTER/HARWICH", 1833 EL to London with fine red boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEVONPORT" (ex Barrie Jay), 1834 EL ex Puerto Rico to London with red step-type Devonport Ship Letter mark and 1837 EL ex Rio de Janeiro with fair black boxed "SWANAGE/SHIP LETTER". (4 covers). £120
** 716 MISCELLANY of E/EL's with various Ship Letter marks inc. sundry TRansatlantic mail. Better marks include 1769 "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE", 1819 boxed step-type "GRAVESEND/SHIP LETTER" & 1854 EL with scarce green "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LIVERPOOL" on reverse, etc. (11 items). £100
717 BRIDPORT: Superb 1841 Consignees letter from Bombay, endorsed "p Herefordshire", rated at 8d and bearing a superb strike of the distinctive "BRIDPORT/SHIP LRE" serpentine (Rob.S1) with a matching c.d.s. alongside for 4 May 1841. An Exhibition quality item. PHOTO - £500
718 BRIGHTON: The small group of E/EL's comprising 1839 E ex Cape Town with fancy crowned "GENERAL POST OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" & black boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" and 1843 E ex Madrid to London via St.Jean de Luz & Brighton, 1844 E with two-line "SHIP LETTER/BRIGHTON". (3 covers). £100
719 COWES: Trio of E's with "INDIA LETTER/COWES" in red (1839) & black (1831 & 1834). The 1834 item is ex the Cape of Good Hope and has a "SHIP LETTER/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" Crown h.s. on obverse & Cowes mark on reverse. A useful group. (3 covers). £150
720 COWES: Trio comprising 1847 E ex Brazil with two-line "COWES/SHIP LETTER", 1850 E ex Bahia with two-line blue "COWES/SHIP LETTER" and an undated E to London with large black "COWES/SHIP LRE". (3 covers). £120
** 721 COWES: 1817-1850 pair comprising 1817 EL ex Boston (Mass.) to London with large two-line "COWES/SHIP LETTER" & 1850 E ex Buenos Aires to London with blue "COWES/SHIP LETTER" on reverse. (2 covers). £100
722 DEAL: Quartet of E/EL's comprising undated EL to Paris with large-type "DEAL/SHIP LRE", 1794 ex the Bahamas with smaller "DEAL/SHIP LRE" plus 1823/25 E & EL with black boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL". (4 covers). £100
723 DOVER: The small group of E/EL's with various Dover Ship Letter marks comprising 1768 EL with two-line "DOVER/SHIP LRE", 1771 EL ex Jamaica carried by the Frigate H.M.S. "Prince" with a further example of same, 1808 E with black oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/DOVER", 1827 EL with step-type "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" and 1832 E ex British Guiana to London with large step-type "SHIP LETTER/DOVER". (5 covers). £100
** 724 HASTINGS: 1803 E (flap faults) to London (origin not known) with mostly very fine rare double oval "Ship Letter/(Crown)/HASTINGS" neatly placed on the front. PHOTO - £150
725 HASTINGS: 1825 E ex Permanbuco with Robertson type S3 deep blue step-type "HASTINGS/SHIP LETTER", 1825 E ex Cape Town with black boxed "INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS" on reverse and 1843 E ex the Cape Coast to London with black boxed step-type "HASTINGS/SHIP LETTER" on reverse. (3 covers). £150
726 HULL: Trio of E/EL's inc. 1838 E to Copenhagen via Hull & Hamburg bearing a crisp red step-type "HULL/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S8) on reverse, 1852 EL to Denmark with boxed blue "HULL/SHIP LETTER/1 MR 1852" and 1854 E from Norway to Birmingham via Hull with black boxed "HULL/SHIP LETTER/NO 91854". (3 covers). £100
727 KINGSBRIDGE/DARTMOUTH: 1835 EL ex Calcutta to London with fine boxed red "INDIA LETTER/KINGSBRIDGE" (Robertson INL1) & 1830 EL from Madras to London "pr Alfred" with black boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH". A good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - £120
** 728 LONDON: The interesting group of E/EL's with London Ship Letter marks on outgoing mail inc. 1800 EL to New York with scarce oval "Poft Paid Ship(Crown)Lre" mark, 1819 EL to Bengal with scarce crowned circular "INDIA PACKET LETTER LONDON", 1820 E to Valparaiso with red oval "POST PAID SHIP/(Crown)/LONDON" (rare so early to Chile), etc. (10 items). £200
729 LONDON: The interesting miscellany of E/EL's ex a variety of places of origin in Europe, Latin America, Asia & Australia, etc. with a variety of London Ship Letter markings. Mostly stampless but with afew early 19th Century items noted. Nothing scarce but a good little group. (18 items). £120
730 LONDON: 1772 E ex India(?) to Biddenden, Kent with a good example of the Robertson type S1 two-line "LONDON/SHIP LRE". Small cover faullts but a rare mark. PHOTO - £150
251-330
331-410
411-490
491-570
571-650
651-730
731-810
811-890
891-970
971-1045
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