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481 |
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UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD COVER WITH OVAL F.A.C. OF "Wm.STUART DAY/COWES", ETC.; 26th Dec. 1839 (arrival date in London) EL from "Rio de Janeiro" (written 31st Oct.) to London "p. [Ship] Alwine". Charged "1/-" (8d Ship Letter + Uniform 4d Rate) with a superb strike of the very scarce black oval-framed "FORWARDED/BY/Wm.STUART DAY/COWES" cachet on the top flap beside a partly very fine (overstruck) red downward-step-framed "SHIP LETTER/COWES". Rare example of a Forwarding Agent's Cachet used during the Uniform 4d Postage Period. PHOTO - plate no 6T |
£150 |
|
482 |
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LAST DAY OF UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE COVER FROM NEWPORT WITH NITON "NO.2" R.H. MARK; 9th Jan. 1840 EL (internal stain does not detract) from "Sand Rock Hotel, Niton, Isle of Wight" to Derby, charged "4" in black (the I.O.W. did not use any handstruck "4" marks) with a faint claret-red "No.2" Receiving House mark (rare) alongside, having a partly fine "NEWPORT/ISLE OF WIGHT" c.d.s. across the join, with a very fine red London "10 JA 10/1840" (First Day of Uniform Penny Postage) c.d.s. on the top flap. Letters such as this, that were posted on the Last Day of Uniform 4d Postage, were charged the full amount even if they were delivered after Uniform 1d Postage had started. Exhibition item. PHOTO - plate no 6T |
£120 |
|
483 |
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1d BLACK COVER FROM "COWES STAMP OFFICE" ORDERING MORE 1d BLACKS!; 9th Feb. 1841 large part EL (complete letter inside, but left hand portion of address sheet and part of address lost) from "Stamp Office, Cowes" to "[Sta]mp Office, Winchester" franked by a 1d Black (NJ, Plate 9; margins in places, showing part of next stamp at top), tied by a very pale pinky-red Maltese Cross with a mostly fine large "COWES" c.d.s. on the top flap. The letter and its date are particularly significant. The text reads:- "Sir, I will thank you to send me twelve sheets of postage lables [sic], 1d, by post. I am Sir, your very obedt. servant, A. Roach." There is pencil note "Sent 10 [sheets]." We believe that the first 1d Reds were used from 10th Feb. 1841, and the fact that Winchester could only send 10 sheets instead of twelve suggests that the new 1d Red supplies were limited. Could this be a Last Day Cover for the "red" Maltese Coss in the Isle of Wight? Fascinating item from the week when 1d Blacks were replaced by 1d Reds. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
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484 |
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LOCAL INTERNAL 1840s I.O.W. MAIL BY COACH, BY POST & BY SERVANT; Unusual 1842/3 trio of EL's from the same correspondence sent from Shanklin to Wotton Bridge; one with 1d Red (crease) tied by M.C. with fine Newport backstamp, one sent by private servant endorsed "To be Left at Mr Rawdon's Library (?), Newport" and one endorsed "Paid" and "by Coach to be Delivered immediately". Rare trio; although much mail was sent by private means prior to 1840, examples (especially of mail sent by Coach) are rare after 1840. (3 covers). |
£100 |
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485 |
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I.O.W. MAIL TO HAWAII & C.G.H. + A COVER REGISTERED TO ENCLOSE A GOLD SOVEREIGN; Prepaid stampless 1849 E from Ryde to Cape Town with a very fine "SHIP LETTER/LONDON" c.d.s. etc., an 1897 env. (creasing) with QV Jubilee 2‡d pair addressed to "Honolulu, Sandwich Islands", and 1869 env. (+ contents mentioning an enclosed sovereign) regd. to Falmouth with 4d vermilion + 1d Red pair all cancelled/tied by very fine "971" numerals with matching "VENTNOR" c.d.s. alongside. Unusual trio. (3 covers). |
£100 |
|
486 |
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THE RARE RED-BROWN SANSERIF "RYDE" SKELETON DATESTAMP; 8th Sept. 1853 mourning env. to Marlborough with a 4-margin 1d Red cancelled by a light Ryde "666" numeral, having a very fine strike of the rare encircled early skeleton c.d.s. "RYDE/SE 8/1853" on the side-flap. Very few known. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£100 |
|
487 |
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EARLY USE OF THE RARE DISTINCTIVE HANDSTRUCK 22" OF RYDE ON A COVER ADDRESSED TO A YACHT; Unusual unpaid 8th Oct. 1861 env. (minor wear) addressed to "Lelia Yacht, Portsmouth Harbour" with a 75% (partly over edge) fine "RYDE/666" duplex and a very fine large matching black handstruck "2" mark of Ryde on the front. We have only recorded two other strikes of this rare handstruck 2, and this example - being addressed to a yacht - is particularly unusual! PHOTO - see plate no. |
£100 |
|
488 |
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UNDERPAID U.P.U.-RATE 1d POSTCARD TO INDIA FROM RYDE; 8th Aug. 1889 usage of the 1d brown U.P.U. Postal Stationery PC to India cancelled by a very fine "RYDE/666" duplex, having a superb black Ryde handstruck "T" mark on the front because the rate to India was 2d for a PC at this dtae, and so with very fine purple London Foreign Branch "VALUE OF STAMPS 1D/DEFICIENCY 1D" mark and a partly fine circular "OVERLAND POSTAGE/DUE/A[nnas]/2" mark matching the Aden-Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s., all on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£100 |
|
489 |
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"SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF THE EIDER" COVER FROM SHIPWRECK ON I.O.W. ROCKS; Jan. 1892 env. (understandable wear at right and stamp washed off as usual) from Philadelphia to Yorkshire with a mostly very fine purple boxed "Saved from wreck/of S.S. Eider" cachet ( of London) on the front with red "LONDON/PAID" c.d.s. of 16th Feb., having a "V(Crown)R/FOUND OPEN AND/OFFICIALLY SEALED" label across the flap. The S.S. Eider was a N.D. Lloyd ship that was wrecked in dense fog on the rocks at St. Catherine's Point in the Isle of Wight. Very scarce 19th century I.O.W. Wreck Cover. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£200 |
| KENT |
|
490 |
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DOVER - THE RARE BOXED "M.B." CROSS-CHANNEL STEAMER MARK WITH AN EARLY MATCHING SKELETON DATESTAMP; Remarkable 4th June 1846 env. to Ludlow, sent unpaid from Le Havre (charged "10[d]") with a very fine black boxed "M.B." mark (of the Cross-Channel steamer's "Mobile [Post] Box") nicely placed on the front, matching the very fine rare serif "DOVER/JU 4/1846/4" Skeleton d.s. on the lower flap. Rare combination of elusive marks and of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£150 |
| LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL |
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491 |
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THE VERY RARE ONE-DAY-ONLY-USAGE "PAID/LIVERPOOL/SHIP" MARK ON S.S. GREAT BRITAIN COVER; Attractive 20th May 1857 env. from Melbourne to Leith (Scotland) endorsed "Per [S.S.] Great Britain" and franked by a Victoria 6d orange (does not belong but the correct franking), having a superb strike of the rare octagon-framed red "PAID 22AU57/LIVERPOOL/SHIP" mark (only used on this one day as an emergency measure due to too much mail arriving at Liverpool for sorting) on the front; additionally endorsed "read Leith" with a very fine boxed "MISSENT/TO/PERTH" also on the front. An affordable example of this very rare Liverpool mark; rare in any condition. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£200 |
| LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER |
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492 |
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SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVERS TO SCOTLAND; 1812 pair of EL's (some wear & dusting; from a new "find") from Manchester to Dunfermline; both headed & countersigned for a Sergeant John Drysdale of the "2nd Dragoons", each with a red manuscript "P1", and both having partly fine or very fine "MACHESTER" mileage c.d.s.'s and oval Edinburgh "PAID" Bishop marks (struck in trnaist) on the front. Amusing contents crowing about the writer's high wages an fine life-style (!), his plans for retirement and giving prices of goods in Manchester at the time. Interesting reading and an unusual insight into a non-commissioned officer's life during the Napoleonic Wars. |
£100 |
| NORTHUMBERLAND |
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493 |
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CIVIL WAR LETTER REF. THE SCOTS INVASION - ADDRESSED TO THE ROYALIST HIDE-OUT ON LAKE DERWENTWATER; Remarkable c.March 1644 EL addressed "To the right worsfull Sir Edward Radclife, baronnet, at the Ile these [be] d[elivere]d." The letter is dated by direct comparison to a similar letter of 24th March 1643/4 sent to the same address (from the same find), and it is clearly written by one of the addressee's retainers on his Northumberland estate at Dilston where Radcliffe's estate and mansion house were sacked by the invading Scots Army. Both were addressed to Radcliffe's other mansion, built on Lord's Isle in Derwnetwater (which was sacked when his descendants backed the wrong side in the 1715 Rebellion and has been a picturesque ruin ever since). This letter is a retainer's plea for help; "...the troupes are bowne [= bound] to eate my meadew and I can keepe noe men, for I had but thre[e] and they [the Scots Army presumably] have gotten one of them, and the other two dar[e] not ly[e] in there beds....send me word what is best to be done....[or else] there is noe other way but to geive them all [= everything]. And they were informed that there was armes aboute your place, and so when we were going to bed, they came and riped [=seized?] all that ever they could, and they [= the arms] were laid in a convenient [= secret] place, and soe they gate [=got] them not....Yours to command in what you please, Gawen Bell." Rare eye-witness account of the Invasion of Northumberland. [With 1988 article about the two letters. Ex James Grimwood-Taylor.] PHOTO - see plate no. |
£500 |
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494 |
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HOLY ISLAND (LINDISFARNE) - THE RARE UNDATED CIRCULAR NAMESTAMP; Rare 28th Oct. 1852 E to Glasgow franked by a near 4-margin 1d Red tied by a fine "66" Berwick on Tweed numeral, having a very fine blue sanserif "HOLY-ISLAND" UDC nicely placed on the top flap (slightly overstruck by an Edinburgh "Mae West" "TOO LATE" struck in transit). Very few examples of this tiny island's UDC are known; it is thought that its P.O. had only opened in circa 1850. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£100 |
| SOMERSET |
|
495 |
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BATH - VERY HIGH 18th CENTURY POSTAL RATE TO THE ISLE OF MAN; 21st June 1788 EL (minor faults) from "BATH" (near fine straight-line mark on the front) to "Ballamillingan, near Ramsey, Isle of Man" charged "5" (the rate to London) and then "1/1" (5d to London + 6d London-Whitehaven + 2d Packet rate) in all. One of the highest possible Englaish inland rates of the time. Rare destination. |
£75 |
| SUFFOLK |
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496 |
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VERY EARLY AND SPECTACULAR ORANGE-RED "BURY" MARK; 19th Feb. 1733 EL (minor faults well clear of mark) from "Onehouse" to Norwich, charged "3" with a superb orange-red "BURY" [St. Edmunds] mark (SK72; only known for 1731 in black and 1738-42 in red) on the top flap. This was one of very few English P.O.'s that used coloured inks before 1750. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£85 |
| WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM |
|
497 |
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CARTON housing the interesting collection of covers & cards. Strength in postmarks with a wide range of views. (Approx. 150 items). |
£120 |
| WARWICKSHIRE |
|
498 |
|
CARTON containing the extensive collection of covers & cards in three large ledgers. Strength in PC's with a wide range of views noted. (Approx. 320 items). |
£150 |
| WESTMORLAND |
|
499 |
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WINDERMERE 1d RED COVER WITH RARE MULTI-COLOURED "THE ENGLISH LAKES ROSE" ADVERT ON THE FRONT; Spectacular and clourful 17th Sept. 1859 env. (minor creasing and with a closed tear affecting but not disfiguring the printed design) to Scotland, franked (on the back) by a 1d Red "stars" tied by a very fine "WINDERMERE/970" duplex. The front of the env. is completely covered by a very fancy floral illustration in black, framing the red & blue words "The English Lakes Rose" above the words "Part 1". An amazing and very early advertising cover; was the English Rose a magazine, a series of coloured cards, or what? Rare. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£100 |
| YORKSHIRE |
|
500 |
|
MISCELLANY of QV 1d pink postal stationery envelopes (chiefly to or from Scarborough - six with Scarborough duplex cancellations) including five with straight-line Receiving House marks of "FISHER GATE" & one with similar "OLD CLIFFE". (18). |
£75 |
|
501 |
|
LEEDS - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 1867 Env. franked with 1d red tied by fine Carnarvon (sic) duplex and back-stamped with small black circular "B&L" (Bangor & Leeds Railway) within a six pointed star. Also 1915 PPC franked with ‡d adhesive cancelled by fine strike of the rare "HULL-LEEDS RLY SORTING CARRIAGE" d.s. for 14 Aug. (2 items). |
£60 |
| ALDERNEY P.H. |
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502 |
|
ALDERNEY MANUSCRIPT "1" CHARGE ON "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE" COVER REDIRECTED TO THE CRIMEAN WAR; Remarkable Aug./Sept. 1d Red env. (minor toning) from London (1d Red "stars" tied by diamond numeral) addressed to "Captain Wm. Hardy R.A., Alderney, Channel Islands", but redirected (faint overstruck "ALDERNEY" c.d.s. on the reverse) to "try 9th Battn., R.A., Woolwich, England", with a black manuscript "1[d]" redirection charge of Alderney on the front. The letter was then again redirected from Woolwich to "Crimea" and so with mostly very fine matching orange-red strikes of the boxed London "Returned for/[3] Postage" and "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON" marks on the front. Clearly there was no-one at Woolwich prepared to pay the 3d rate to the Crimea (was the other 1d charge overlooked?) and so the letter was returned to its original sender. Very rare early ingoing letter to Alderney with a story; the 3d rate from the Crimea could be left unpaid, but it had to be prepaid for mail sent to the Crimea. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£300 |
| GUERNSEY P.H. |
|
503 |
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SIGNED GUERNSEY P.O. RECEIPT FOR POSTAGE - MATCHED WITH ONE OF THE LETTERS TO WHICH IT REFERS; 1st April 1799 "Guernsey [Post Office]" account for 2 months' postage for mail addressed to "Messrs. Priaulx & Co." totalling almost £8, signed by "Nichs. Watson" on behalf of his mother "Ann Watson", the first Guernsey Postmistress. Plus a 22nd Feb. 1799 E from London addressed to Priaulx & Co. in Guernsey, charged "1/6", which amount was included in this P.O. receipt's 25th Feb. 1799 entry (totalling 8s-11d) for several letters. An amazing matched pair. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
504 |
|
RARE 9d STRAW SINGLE-FRANKING COVER TO INDIA; 10th July 1872 env. (edge wear) to "Bengal via Southampton" franked by a wing margin 9d Straw (pl.4) tied by a very fine tall "GUERNSEY/324" duplex, having a very fine large blue oval "SEA POST OFFICE/E" d.s. of the Aden-Bombay Sea P.O. on the top flap. Rare stamp used on cover from the Channel Isles. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£150 |
|
505 |
|
UNUSUAL 7d-RATE FRANKING TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WITH ‡d PLATE Nos. BLOCK OF FOUR; Colourful 6th May 1880 env. (filing notes neatly removed from address panel and minor edge wear; "ELIZABETH COLLEGE, GUERNSEY" printed device on flap) to "Lt. Col. Harvest, Freemantle, Westren Australia" (the Governor of W.A.; no arrival d.s. as is normal at this date in W.A.), most unusually franked by 2‡d Blue pair (pl.9; RH stamp with rubbed corner) and a fine Block of Four &Mac189;d Rose-reds (pl.19; divided into two vertical pairs prior to being placed on the cover), all tied by three very fine tall "GUERNSEY/A/MY 6/80" duplexes. The 7d-rate (via Brindisi) is thought only to have lasted for one month (1st Feb. to 1st Mar. 1880), but this cover suggests otherwise. Rare and appealing franking to a rare destination, sent exactly 40 years to the day after the First Postage Stamp was issued. PHOTO - plate no 6B |
£200 |
| JERSEY P.H. |
|
506 |
|
JERSEY SCROLL COVER PREPAID TO SPAIN; 11th Nov. 1822 EL from "Jersey" to "S. Sebastian, Spain", endorsed "P 3/1" (very high rate for a single sheet letter) in red with a mostly fine 80% "[J]ERSEY" Scroll on the front, slightly overlapping a fine red London tombstone "PAID" d.s. and a faint red French "ANGLETERRE" mark; charged "10" on arrival in Spain. Prestamp covers from the Channel Isles to Spain are rare. PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£150 |
|
507 |
|
Q.V. SURFACE PRINTED COVERS TO CANADA & U.S. AT 6d AND 1/- RATES; Attractive 1859/60 pair of covers to "Bay Chaleurs [Canada] via Halifax NS & New Brunswick" (unusual route) franked by single 6d lilac (fault) and 1/- green each tied by fine to very fine small "C/JERSEY/409" duplexes. Good pair. (2 covers). |
£100 |
|
508 |
|
UNDERPAID 6d-RATE COVER TO PORTUGAL WITH "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" MARK; 8th Nov. 1866 EL to Oporto with oval "JOHN HARDELEY/MERCHANT/JERSEY" cachet on the front, franked by a single 4d vermilion (slightly faded; prior to use?) tied by a very fine tall "C/JERSEY/409" duplex; the rate was increased to 6d from 4d on 1st Aug. 1866, so there is a m/s "4[d]" charge (2d deficiency + 2d fine) with London "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" mark and "80"[reis] arrival charge on the front. Rare thus and especially so from the Channel Isles. PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£100 |
|
509 |
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RARE Q.V.-PERIOD JERSEY "AR" IN OVAL ON P.O. OH.M.S. COVER TO INDIA; 19th Sept. 1900 "O.H.M.S./Post Office" small manilla env. addressed to the "Postmaster of Talli-Tal, India" with a mostly very fine "REGISTERED/JERSEY" oval d.s. and a matching rare oval-framed "AR" also struck in Jersey on the front, alongside a very fine hollow-oval mark of the Aden-Bombay Sea P.O. (with regd. letter no. "1766" in centre). A note from the former owner of this cover, Martin Willcocks, accompanies it; "This is apparently the only known AR stamp from the Channel Isles". We certainly cannot recall having seen another one. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£100 |
| SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY |
|
510 |
|
RARE EARLY OVAL EDINBURGH BISHOP MARK ON COVER FROM BERWICKSHIRE TO HOLLAND; 25th Apr. 1695 EL (minor toning; mostly internal) from "Polwarth Hous" (signed by "[Lord] Polwarth") to Rotterdam, endorsed "pd 5d to Lond[on]" on the front with the red crayon "XI [stuyvers]" Dutch arrival charge, having a very fine (and rare thus) oval "AP/27" Edinburgh Bishop Mark on the top flap beside a fine "MA/3" London transit Bishop Mark. Very attractive example of the first Scottish postmark used less than two years after its first introduction and exceptional on mail to overseas. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Barrie Jay.] PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£500 |
|
511 |
|
THE DISTINCTIVE UPPER & LOWER CASE "DunS" MARK; Fine 1759 EL to Edinburgh with a very fine strike of this unusual mark (of a style entirely unique to this small country P.O.) nicely placed on the reverse. Seldom seen. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
512 |
|
THE RARE OVAL "Ship Letter(Crown)/LEITH" MARK ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER SENT DURING THE BRIEF PEACE PERIOD; Jan. 1803 EL (dusty address side) from "New York" to Perth in Scotland with a 95% complete and very fine oval "Ship Letter/(Crown)/LEITH" mark upside down on the front. Long and interesting letter - "We are like to have a touch of War with Spaine. The Governor of Kentucky has made an offer of 2,000 troops...the peace betwixt France and Ingland [which had briefly reopened the Transatlantic routes for shipping and mail] will not last long." Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£150 |
|
513 |
|
UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD - EDINBURGH's RARE "Above/‡ oz" MARK WITH MATCHING HANDSTRUCK "4" MARK; 6th Jan. 1840 E to Glasgow with a very fine Edinburgh Handstruck "4" on the front (lightly crossed out) with an almost very fine matching "Above/‡ oz" mark (light filing-fold barely detracts) alongside, with the correct "8" rate in manuscript. Attractive example of an underpaid 4d-Post cover. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£200 |
|
514 |
|
1d BLACKS ON COVER REDIRECTED TWICE WITH PRESTAMP-TYPE "POSTAGE/TO/EDINBURGH/NOT PAID" MARK; 6th-9th Sept. 1841 E from London to Berwick franked by two 1d Blacks (Plate 7, GJ just 4m & HH, almost 4m) tied by fine black Maltese Crosses; redirected to Edinburgh with a black Berwick manuscript "2" charge, and then redirected again to Belper with a final "4[d]" charge (2d for each of the two redirections) of Edinburgh, emphasised with a mostly very fine black "POSTAGE[curved]/TO/EDINBURGH/NOT PAID" mark (recorded from 1822 and rare after 1839). Most unusual 1d Black Postage Due cover. PHOTO |
£300 |
|
515 |
|
RARE 1d BLACK COVER WITH BLACK SCOTTISH U.P.P. HANDSTRUCK "1" USED FOR REDIRECTION; 22nd-29th May 1841 EL (small hole clear of marks on front does not detract) from "Eton Coll[ege]." to Inverary franked by a 1d Black (Plate 7, BE; faults) just tied by a black Maltese Cross matching the fine "WINDSOR" c.d.s. on the top flap; the letter was redirected to Uxbridge and then to Slough and so has a very fine black Inverary h.s. "1" which has then been crossed through in Uxbridge upon further redirection and the final "2[d]" charge (1d for each of the two redirections) written alongside. Rare doubly redirecteed cover with the Uniform Penny Postage 1d mark struck in rare black ink. PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£240 |
|
516 |
|
"OCEAN POSTAGE" PICTORIAL PROPAGANDA ENVELOPE USED FROM BLAIR ATHOL; 13th Aug. 1866 usage of the rare fancy Valentine's "BRITAIN! FROM THEE THE WORLD EXPECTS AN OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE." design addressed to Edinburgh and franked by an off-centre 1d Red (pl.72) tied by the Blair Athol "44" numeral. Late usage of this attractive design and rare thus. PHOTO |
£300 |
|
517 |
|
THE VERY RARE DOTTED CIRCLE DATESTAMP OF PORT GLASGOW; 17th Oct. 1867 1d Red env. to Neilston with a partly very fine (80% complete) strike of this extremely rare c.d.s. on the reverse. Few known. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£150 |
| SCOTTISH ISLANDS P.H. |
|
518 |
|
INNER/OUTER HEBRIDES - REGISTERED ENVELOPES TO OVERSEAS; 1894 usage of the small QV 2d regd. env. to New Zealand with an addtonal QV Jubilee 2‡d tied by a fine scarce Isle of Great Cumbrae "MILLPORT" c.d.s.; plus a very attractive 1903 usage of the medium size KEVII 3d regd. env. to Germany with additional KEVII 2‡d tied by superb "STORNOWAY" c.d.s. Unusual pair. (2 covers). |
£50 |
| INNER HEBRIDES |
|
519 |
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ISLE OF SKYE COVER CHARGED THE SCOTTISH ADDITIONAL ‡d MAIL TAX ON THE FIRST DAY OF ITS INTRODUCTION; Remarkable [c.8th] June 1813 E (subsequent notes written inside, but the original letter removed) to Edinburgh with a very faint (almost albino) red boxed "PORTREE/746 - E" mileage mark on the front, charged "1/1" at Portree (for the 350 miles to Edinburgh; the 300-400 miles rate of 1s-1d for a single sheet). The Act introducing the Additional ‡d could not be put into effect in Scotland until 11th June 1811, when incoming mails to Edinburgh had the extra ‡d added in manuscript to the rates that had been charged at their offices of posting. This letter has a very fine red Edinburgh "JUN/11/1813" c.d.s. on the front, and so also has a bold manuscript "‡[d]" added to the "1/1" rate but in a different ink. Very rare First Day Cover of the ‡d charge, and exceptional on a letter from the Hebrides. PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£240 |
|
520 |
|
ISLE OF SKYE - DUNVEGAN BOXED "‡" WITH TWO DIFFERENT LONDON REDIRECTED MARKS ON COVER CHARGED "1/11‡" IN ALL; Oct. 1837 E (side-flaps removed) to London charged "1/4" with a mostly fine "DUNVEGAN" on the lower flap matching the scarce very fine boxed "‡" Additional Scottish Mail Tax mark on the front; redirected to Essex with mostly very fine strikes of BOTH the boxed AND the UDC "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON" marks, with the final rate of "1/11‡". Very high prestamp rate and an exceptional combination of marks. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£100 |
|
521 |
|
ISLAND OF PLADDA - 1d BLACK COVER FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE-KEEPER; 18th July 1840 EL (written on paper with the printed "NORTHERN LIGHTS" heading inside; folds neatly for display) written from "Pladda Lighthouse" (sealed by red wax seal of "PLADDA [LIG]H[THOUSE]" with picture of a lighthouse in the centre) addressed to "Robert Stevenson Esq., Engineer for the Northern light Houses, Edinburgh", franked by a 1d Black (3 clear to wide margins) tied by a fine orange-red Maltese Cross, having a very fine red boxed "SALTCOATS" datestamp (20th July) nicely placed on the lower flap. The letter explains that the recent report sent from the Lighthouse was in fact written all in the same ink, although written both by the writer and by his assistant. It is very rare to find a 1d Black cover from one of the smallest Hebridean Islands. Plus a p.copy of a portrait of Stevenson himself, as well as a c.1840 print and a c.1910 PPC of the lighthouse/island. Exhibition Item. (3 items + p.copy.) PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£500 |
|
522 |
|
"RECOVERED FROM WRECK OF S.S. LABRADOR" MARK FROM WRECK OFF TIREE; Attractive 15th Feb. 1899 env. (usual wear at left but with a Newfoundland 2c red still in place at top right) sent from St. John's to Norfolk with a very fine strike of the rare Liverpool "RECOVERED FROM WRECK/OF S.S. LABRADOR" in purple nicely placed on the front. This Transatlantic steamer was wrecked off Mackenzie's Rpck near the island of Tiree, just four miles from Skerryvore Lighthouse, and the wet mail was subsequently forwarded from Tiree to Liverpool for processing. Rare Exhibition Item. PHOTO |
£240 |
| OUTER HEBRIDES & ST. KILDA |
|
523 |
|
PRESTAMP COVER FROM THE ISLAND OF BARRA WITH RARE "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" MARK; 27th Apr. 1838 EL (cleverly folded to show "Barra" heading with address panel and backstamps) from "Barra Manse" to Edinburgh with a very fine strike of the rare Guaranteed Post "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" mark (struck at Lochmaddy) and a mostly fine separate "DUNVEGAN" transit mark on the lower flap; charged "2/2" with a poor boxed Dunvegan "‡" on the front. Early letter from one of the most remote of all Hebridean islands, with one of the rarest Scottish Prestamp marks. |
£150 |
| ORKNEY ISLANDS |
|
524 |
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VERY EARLY LETTER - SENT WITH £1-16s-0d IN CASH - FROM THE TINY ISLAND OF GAIRSAY; 14th Dec. 1705 EL (minor toning; manuscript transcript) from "Garsay" addressed "To David Traill, late Bailllie of Kirkwal", with contents ref. wine etc., revealing that it was carried privately by "the bearer Will Mowat" who had "£1-16sh" for the addressee. Rare early local letter; the islands' first P.O. was not opened until 1746/7, and there was no P.O. service for local mail before 1830. Neatly folded to show origin and date beside the address. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£150 |
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525 |
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MUTE NAVAL CANCEL WITH RARE OVAL "OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS/CENSORED/* ORKNEYS *" MARK; Attractive c.1918 env. (slight toning) to Brighton with a KGV 1d tied by a fine barred mute security cancel, having a very fine blue double-oval "OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS/CENSORED/* ORKNEYS *" cachet on the front (which rather blew the security!). Few examples known; of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£120 |
| SHETLAND ISLES & FAIR ISLE |
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526 |
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VERY RARE "CULLIVOE" SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATION ON 1d RED PIECE; c.1857 piece (small contemporary ink-smudge to left of stamp) with 1d Red "stars" tied by a very fine 90% complete Type VIII boxed "CULLIVOE" cancellation (Meredith rarity "F"; believed to be only two other examples known, one also being on piece). Cullivoe was the most northerly village P.O. on mainland Orkney at the time, hence this mark's great rarity. PHOTO |
£100 |
| SCOTTISH LOCAL CANCELLATIONS |
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527 |
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BUNESSAN (HEBRIDES) & DRYMEN CANCELS ON PIECES (ONE WITH 6d+1d); c.1857 piece of a regd. letter with 6d lilac and 1d Red "stars" (crease) tied by a 90% complete Type III "DRYMEN" cancel (rare on 6d); plus c.1858 piece with 1d Red "stars" tied by a very fine Type III "BUNESSAN" (Isle of Mull) cancel. Good pair. (2 items). |
£80 |
| WELSH POSTAL HISTORY |
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528 |
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RARE UNIFORM 4d-POSTAGE PERIOD 5th CLAUSE POST COVER; 16th Dec. 1839 E (some minor staining; mostly on reverse) to London with black manuscript "4" charge and a nearly fine boxed "Llaugharne/5" Clause Post" mark on the front, having a mostly very fine red London arrival c.d.s. of 19th Dec. 1839. [While there was no more than the standard 4d to pay due from the addressee, the local post service was still underwritten by the local Llaugharne population, so the total cost was above 4d!] The first cover with a 5th Clause Post mark used during the 4d Postage Period that we can recall having seen. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
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529 |
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SMALL WELSH ISLAND COVERS - EX CALDEY, SKOKHOLM & BARDSEY - INCL. TWO FROM BIRD OBSERVATORIES; Rare 1923 PPC with KGV 1d tied by v. fine rare "CALCCY/TENBY" rubber c.d.s., 1938 env. (with typed letter) to US with 1‡d tied by Dale c.d.s. with "SKOKHOLM/BIRD OBSERVATORY" cachet alongside, and 1959 stampless env. (not charged in error?) to Lincs. with "BARDSEY BIRD/FIELD OBSERVATORY" cachet overstruck by normal P.O. c.d.s. of Aberdaron. Rare trio; few known of each. (3 covers). PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£100 |
| ANGLESEY |
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530 |
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THE RED "Amlwch/Penny Post" USED AS A MISSENT MARK; Unusual 19th July 1841 E from London to "Alnwick" having a fair red London handstruck "1" mark and "PAID" tombstone d.s. on the front, but with a very fine orange-red "Amlwch/Penny Post" mark alongside endorsed "Mifsent to" in red, matching the m/s "Try Northumberland" also on the front. Rare usage of a Penny Post mark as a Missent marking. PHOTO - plate no 7T |
£120 |
|
531 |
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RARE 1847-USAGE OF THE MALTESE CROSS ON "Llangefni/Penny Post" USAGE OF THE 1d PINK ENVELOPE; Attractive 5th Aug. 1847 usage of the 1d pink env. to Beaumaris (via "BANGOR"; v. fine c.d.s. on side-flap displays well) cancelled by a very fine black Maltese Cross (which should have been withdrawn from use in May 1844!) matching the very fine rare "Llangefni/Penny Post" alongside. Exhibition quality; it is exceptional to find a late usage of the M.C. on Postal Stationery.PHOTO |
£200 |
|
532 |
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REDIRECTED CRIMEAN WAR COVER WITH 3d RATE CHANGED TO 4d RATE AT BEAUMARIS; 15th May 1855 env. addressed to Beaumaris "Via Marseilles", charged "3" with a very fine black "POST-OFFICE/B/BRITISH-ARMY" Crimean War c.d.s. nicely placed on the side-flap. In Anglesey the letter was redirected (overstruck Beaumaris c.d.s. on the reverse) to London and the initial 3d charge was not paid so there is a manuscript "4" charge (3d + the 1d for redirection). Exhibition Item. PHOTO - plate no 7B |
£100 |
|
533 |
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WORLD WAR I - "R.A.F AIRSHIP STATION, LLANGEFNI" COVER AND CENSOR MARK; Rare 22nd May 1918 env. (deleted OHMS heading; minor faults) to Tamworth with KGV 1d tied by 2-ring "LLANGEFNI S.O./ANGLESEY" c.d.s. with a very fine anonymous boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR" mark alongside (presumably struck at the Airship Station), having the original contents headed from this unsual R.A.F. establishment. The letter concerns money, a telescope, delayed salary ("I have had no Navy pay for three months..."), and leave plans. Rare Airship-related item. PHOTO - plate no 7B |
£100 |
| ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY |
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534 |
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RARE RED "RETURNED FROM ISLE OF MAN" ENDORSEMENT; Fine 21st Oct. 1800 EL from London to Douglas (I.O.M.) charged "10" (8d maximum inland rate - "above 150 miles" - to Whitehaven plus 2d Packet rate to the island) but redirected to Dublin and so with a very fine claret-red "Returned from Isle of Man" endorsement nicely placed on the front. The final rate was "1/8" (the initial 10d plus another 2d Packet rate to Whitehaven, and a further "above 150 miles" 8d rate from Whitehaven via Holyhead) which was very high for a single-sheet letter at this date. Such P.O. endorsements are much rarer than handstruck marks at this date. Exhibition Quality.PHOTO - plate no 7B |
£200 |
|
535 |
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EARLY "ISLE OF MAN" STRAIGHT-LINE MARK ON PREPAID COVER WITH EVIDENCE OF AN EARLY EXTRA 1d POST CHARGE; Fine 23rd Sept. 1825 EL from "Castletown" to Lichfield endorsed "Post Paid [1s-3d]" by the sender, but also with fine red P.O. "Paid 1/2" endorsement, having a very fine 42x3‡mm IM12 "ISLE OF MAN" mark nicely placed on the lower flap. Not only is this one of the rarer straight-line marks, but it seems clear that an extra 1d was prepaid by the sender but accounted for separately by the Douglas P.O., for the local rate from Castletown. The official I.O.M. Penny Post service did not begin until 1838. Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO - plate no 7B |
£200 |
|
536 |
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VERY RARE I.O.M. PENNY POST COVER WITH THE BOXED "Ramsey/Isle of Man" MARKING; 11th July 1838 EL from "Whithorn" (on the Scottish mainland; privately carried to the island and posted from Ramsey) to "Mrs. Greaves, Post Office, Douglas", charged "1"[d] for the local Penny Post rate, having a mostly very fine boxed "Ramsey/Isle of Man" mark (IM52; slight creasing) nicely placed on the lower flap. Local Prestamp I.O.M. mail is rare. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£150 |
|
537 |
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RARE DOUGLAS "MISSENT" COVER INTENDED FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT; April 1842 EL (smuggled from "Gothenburg, Sweden" and then) posted from Ipswich (fair red "PAID/1" in circle mark on the front) addressed to "Newport Isle of Man", but endorsed "Missent" beside a very fine "DOUGLAS/ISLE-OF-MAN" c.d.s. on the front, and with "Isle of Man" crossed out and replaced by "Isle of Wight". Very few early Isle of Man Missent covers are known. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - plate no 7B |
£150 |
|
538 |
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CALF OF MAN - VERY RARE LOCAL 1d RED COVER FROM DOUGLAS; 15th May 1874 env. (flap lost and minor wear) franked by a 1d Red (pl.142?) tied by a very fine "DOUGLAS·ISLE·OF·MAN/407" duplex; most unusually addressed to "Mr. Walter Mathewson, Light House, Calf of Man, Port St. Mary, Isle of Man". An exceptionally early item associated with this tiny island, and believed to be the earliest of only three such pre-1900 covers recorded. Probably the earliest recorded cover connected with the Calf of Man. [A similar 26th May 1874 cover sold for £600 in a recent - Sept. 2001 - IOM PHS auction.] PHOTO |
£500 |
|
539 |
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VERY RARE RED WAX "CASTLETOWN/[Crown]" BAGSEAL ON "FOUND OPEN" 1d RED COVER; Remarkable 28th June 1878 env. to Edinburgh franked by a 1d Red (pl.198?) tied by a very fine scarce tall "CASTLETOWN/B/ISLE-OF-MAN/037" duplex, but with an initialled endorsement "Found Open" on the back flap beside a very fine (virtually 100% complete) red wax P.O. Bagseal - "CASTLETOWN/[Crown]" - with a very fine "EDINR & CARSTARS SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. nearby. Very rare; the only usage of any kind of pre-1900 P.O. Bagseal from I.O.M. that we have recorded. PHOTO - plate no 7B |
£240 |
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540 |
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Q.V. COVER RETURNED FROM BELGIUM, EARLY I.O.M. TELGRAMS & 1932 WIRELESS RECEIVING LICENCE; 1883 env. (faults) to Holland (redirected to Belgium with Hotel cachet) franked by 2‡d blue tied by fine "DOUGLAS/ISLE OF MAN" duplex endorsed "inconnu a l'Hotel", 1878/1926 pair of P.O. telegram forms (rare pre-1900 from IOM) with very fine Douglas c.d.s.'s, and a fine green 1932 "WIRELESS RECEIVING LICENCE" issued at the P.O. with a very fine "DOUGLAS/O.OF.MAN.M.O.O." c.d.s. (Money Order Office - rare mark). Odd but scarce group. (4 items). |
£75 |
|
541 |
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EARLY WWI INTERNEE CARD WITH "ALIENS' CAMP/CENSORED/ISLE OF MAN" DOUBLE OVAL MARK; Plain PC (unusual from a POW) to Manchester from "Concentration Camp. Tent 458, No.3080, Douglas, Isle of Man" (message ref. the writer having just arrived from Newbury Camp), having a KGV ‡d tied by the "DOUGLAS I.O.M." Krag machine cancel, with a very fine purple double-oval "ALIENS' CAMP/CENSORED/ISLE OF MAN" cachet on the front. Fine and unsually early. PHOTO - plate no 7B |
£100 |
| IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922 |
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542 |
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MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. (a few post-British rule items noted) with a good range of postal markings. Better items include 1861 env. (with contents) to Spain bearing wing-margin 6d with Newry duplex cancel, 1839 EL with red boxed "PAID AT/DUNDALK", 1806 EL with curved "CLONMEL" Inspector's Crown, 1846 E with scarce red "P1" of Roscrea in conjunction with blue d.s. of Roscrea, a group of 1940's registered covers with violet "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER" cachets, etc. (Approx. 75). |
£100 |
|
543 |
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COVE SHIP LETTER MARKS: Quartet of E/EL's plus a large piece with various strikes of the two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" mark in blue (2), black, green & red. (5 items). |
£100 |
| GREECE |
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544 |
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STOCKBOOK containing the interesting duplicated ranges of pre-1925 issues with many Hermes Heads, sundry Olympics types and useful WWI period Occupation issues. (Qty.). |
£75 |
|
545 |
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MINKUS ALBUM containing the early to modern mint & used collection. (Few 100's). |
£60 |
|
546 |
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MISCELLANY with something of an emphasis on Airstamps inc. Zeppelin set of three mounted mint, a 1933 Air Timetable and a few other useful odds & ends. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
|
547 |
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GREEK ISLANDS/POSSESSIONS: The small mint & used range on stockcards inc. Crete, Epirus, Lemnos, Samos, etc. An interesting little lot. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
| GRENADA |
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548 |
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1943 10/- perf. 12 lightly mounted mint. SG. Cat. £450. PHOTO |
£120 |
| HAITI |
|
549 |
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1877 (30 May) EL (some creasing) from "Cap. HaÔtien" to Port-au-Prince 'Pr. Rhenania' franked with H.A.P. Co. 10c blue & yellow "PRIVATE POSTAGE STAMP" (corner crease) tied via indentation by fine blue 'Anchor' mark. |
£90 |
| HONG KONG |
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550 |
|
ALBUM containing the QV to QEII mostly used collection with several useful sets & singles noted. (Few 100's). |
£100 |
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551 |
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KGVI COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1937 Coronation, 1941 Centenary, 1948 RSW & 1949 UPU sets mint plus a good selection of defins. with values to $5 & $10 (both - the earlier one with toned gum as usual) mint. Chiefly fine. (55). |
£200 |
|
552 |
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1880 5c on 8c bright orange mounted mint with relatively small but heavy hinge remainder and light creasing SG.23; Cat. £900. PHOTO |
£150 |
|
553 |
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1938-52 15c scarlet and 20c black in mint panes of sixty from (respectively) the right and left halves of the sheet. SG. 146 & 147. (120). |
£60 |
| FOOCHOWFOO |
|
554 |
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REDIRECTED PRESTAMP COVER FROM THE "MARKHAM" CORRESPONDENCE TO GUERNSEY; 22nd (?) Sept. 1855 env. (part flap lost and other minor faults barely detract) from the Foochow Consul John Markham (initialled "J.M." on the front) with a faint "HONG-KONG" c.d.s. on the reverse, addressed to Guernsey "Via Southampton" and so charged "6[d]"; redirected to France with a handstruck "8[decimes]" arrival charge and a mostly very fine scarce "FIRST…POSTAGE/NOT…PAID" mark of London. [Plus a photocopy of a similar Dec. 1855 cover from the same correspondence ex the Fred Stubens Collection.] Rare thus; very early for mail from Foochow and an exceptional Channel Isles cover. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£200 |
| HUNGARY |
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555 |
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SCOTT ALBUM containing the mint & used post-WWII collection. (Many 100's). |
£75 |
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556 |
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ALBUM containing the extensive mint, used & cto collection from first issues inc. reasonable 2k, 3k & 15k, fine mint 1925 sports set, good ranges of stamps with thematic interest etc. Also a stockbook crammed with a comprehensive mint collection of stamp issues c1961-85. Useful. (100s). |
£120 |
|
557 |
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COLLECTION on leaves, 1871-1918 with much of interest. High Catalogue value. (Some 100's). |
£180 |
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558 |
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COLLECTION: Small collection of mint & used stamps to c1965 with emphasis on 1930s-'50s issues inc. many complete sets with the odd better item noted; light adhesion on some pages, creasing to two MS, generally good. (Qty). |
£100 |
|
559 |
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1919 Portraits. Five essays on watermarked paper, each depicting four examples of the HEAD ONLY in various shades of brown & green. (5 blocks). |
£200 |
|
560 |
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1919 Portraits. Five essays on unwatermarked paper, each depicting four examples of the FRAME ONLY in the issued colours. Scarce thus. |
£200 |
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