| 2339 | OFFSHORE ISLANDS: The small group of PPC's of Sark comprising KEVII (5) & KGV (2) ‡d frankings and KGV 1d franking; plus PPC bearing PUC 1d tied by "TRESCO" (Scillies) c.d.s & 1950 PPC bearing KGVI 2d tied by "ST. MARY'S/ISLES OF SCILLY" d.s. (10). | £75 | |||||||||||
| 2340 | POSTAGE DUE COVERS inc. 1864 front (faults) bearing approx. # of a 1d red spotted by an Inspector who has written 'Imperfect Stamp' + his initials in m/s below which is a very fine & rare black handstruck large "2d", 1864 E from Liverpool to Glasgow with fine black "ABOVE (‡ in m/s) OZ" & fancy "2" alongside, 1895 env. endorsed by sender 'Book Post' franked with Jubilee ‡d adhesive tied by fine Plymouth squared circle alongside which are "1D/620" & v. fine step-framed "Closed contrary /to regulations/620" marks, 1845/62 pair redirected from York each bearing slightly different encircled "1D" charge marks and a fine quartet of London examples. (9 items). | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2341 | POSTAGE DUE COVERS: 1884-1984 three-volume collection of approx 170 covers/cards plus some adhesives. Most covers with postage due labels from KGV period with a few QV onwards bearing due marks. Instructional markings include "Liable to letter rate" on covers from Huddersfield & from Bunessan to Tobermory(this must be very scarce), 1884 "Closed contrary to regulations/203", "Closed against inspection", Posted on Ship Abroad/I.S.", "Posted without Late Fee" on commercial cover cancelled by Galloway T.P.O. /Up Day 1931 c.d.s., "More to Pay/Above 12oz/700", etc. two 1930's stampless covers from Tristan da Cunha bearing 1932 type V & 1939 type VII cachets. A wealth of interest for the specialist with covers from many overseas countries. Better written up, this would already do well in an exhibition - as noted in the judges report when it was shown in 1988. | £400 | |||||||||||
| 2342 | POSTAGE DUES, ETC.: Small 19th Century range inc. 1893 ‡d postal stationery envelope (opened out for display) with violet "R.L.O. BIRMINGHAM", 1899 env. (opened out) ex Paddington to Willesden with "Contains a communication/of the nature of a Letter", 1869 long (and folded) env. ex Manchester to Addingham bearing 1d reds (2) with h.s. "2d" of Manchester beneath "OVER 1 OZ", 1884 printed circular ex Gainsborough to the National Provident Institution with h.s. "I.B./2D", 1867 OHMS env. to Cape Town with octagonal red "OFFICIAL/PAID", etc. (26 plus a few pieces). | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2343 | QEII PERIOD INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS/POSTAGE DUES: Box containing the chiefly pre-1980 accumulation of predominantly commercial covers. Many unusual & intriguing usages noted. Ideal lot for the Fairs dealer. (Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2344 | THEATRE-CONNECTED EPHEMERA, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC.; Unusual c.1800-1950 lot with a strong theatrical theme with a very eclectic range of material - the following noted:- a good range of c.1890-1940 London theatre programmes, a few play notices, some free fronts, autograph signed 1817 letter from Sarah Siddons, some letters to Francis Freeling, three c.1817 scraps with Native American writing by "Caraboo" & his family, fragments signed by KGIII + KWIV + Queen Caroline, unused pictorial letter-sheets, and a few covers (1892 CGH env. ex Alice, 1899 Notice rate E with 2 1d lilacs, 1914/48 GvR & GviR Cypher envs., etc.). Good mix. (100 items approx.). | £120 | |||||||||||
| G.B. SHIP LETTERS | |||||||||||||
| 2345 | MISCELLANY of covers with various Ship Letter marks inc. Dover, Gravesend, Liverpool, London, Margate, Portsmouth & Southampton. Some cover faults, strikes mostly fine. (9). | £160 | |||||||||||
| 2346 | MISCELLANY of seven covers & two large pieces, each with "INDIA" or "SHIP LETTER" marks including "LIVERPOOL" (2), "LONDON" (3) & "SOUTHAMPTON" & three s/l "SHIP LETTER" marks in black. (9). | £160 | |||||||||||
| 2347 | BIRMINGHAM: 1922 PPC ex a ship near Grand Rapids, USA bearing GB KGV 1d red tied by circular "BIRMINGHAM/SHIP" d.s. of 19 September, overstruck with a Birmingham c.d.s. of the same date and with another clear strike of the Ship Lettre mark clear of the adhesive.Very scarce thus. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||
| 2348 | COVE SHIP LETTER: 1817 EL from Baltimore to Belfast charged "3/2" then "4/9d" with orange-red "COVE/SHIP LETTER" plus rare Dublin "s./1/d" charge-mark (struck in error) & faint fancy framed "SHIP LETTER/DUBLIN" d.s. Rare thus. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||
| 2349 | FALMOUTH - SUPERB STRIKE OF "FALMOUTH/SHIP LRE" - EARLIEST KNOWN DATE?: 2 Jan., 1766 EL (crease through lower part of "FALMOUTH" and other faults) from a Christian missionary at Newport, Rhode Island to London and bearing a superb example of this mark struck at the exceptionally early date of April, 1766. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||
| 2350 | INDIA LETTER MARKS: Four covers with various India Letter marks for Margate (fault), Plymouth, Portsmouth & Southampton. (4). | £75 | |||||||||||
| 2351 | LIVERPOOL: Six covers with different Liverpool Ship Letter marks (5) or "INDIA LETTER LIVERPOOL". Mostly fine strikes. (6). | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2352 | LIVERPOOL SHIP/INDIA LETTER ERROR: 1820 EL from Philadelphia to London marked '37‡' in brown-red m/s with matching arc-shaped "PAID" h/s & encircled "PHIL" nearby, the latter partly and the former completely overstruck by partly fine framed "LIVERPOOL/INDIA SHIP LR" in black clearly applied in error; once the mistake was realised, this mark was deleted in wavy m/s and mostly very fine step-framed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" also in black was applied alongside. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2353 | LONDON - MISCELLANY: 1812 EL ex Corunna to London bearing scarce oval-framed "SHIP/(crown)/ LETTER" mark, 1815 EL from Gijon (also Spain) to London with unusually fine & early framed s/l "SHIP LETTER" mark, 1791 E (ex India?) to Chester bearing mainly fine "LONDON/SHIP-LRE" mark, 1846 EL from Antwerp (Belgium) to London with fine strike of large circular orange-red "SHIP LETTER/ (crown)/ 23JY2301846" d.s., 1823 EL ex Curaçao (scarce origin) with red framed "PACKET LETTER" on back, etc. Faults here & there but an attractive and complementary group. (7 covers). PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||
| G.B. RAILWAY/T.P.O. MAIL | |||||||||||||
| 2354 | MISCELLANY of covers inc. 1859 envelopes (2) with different Inspector's Pointed Stars marks from Lutterworth & Buckingham respectively, 1867 env. with circular "C&G/R.P.O." in black, 1869 mourning env. with Starred Circle "N.W.RY./NIGHT" marking on flap, 1906 PPC (bearing KEVII ‡d tied by Squared Circle of Sleaford and with scarce "SOUTH WALES SORTING CARRIAGE/NORTH MAIL UP" circular cachet in black. (14 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||
| 2355 | CONTRACT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF MAILS: 1893 Contract regarding the Conveyance of Mails between "Her Majesty's Postmaster General And The London Chatham And Dover Railway Company" (8pp). A fine example of this interesting document. | £60 | |||||||||||
| 2356 | EASTERN COUNTIES EXTENSION RAILWAY SEAL ON REVERSE OF ENV. TO ST. JAMES'S, LONDON: 1846 envelope bearing imperforate 1d red tied by "67" numeral cancellation and with s/l "Moorgate St" in black, sealed with an attractive red wax impression of "EASTERN COUNTIES EXTENSION RAILWAY". | £60 | |||||||||||
| 2357 | TAFF VALE RAILWAY: Box containing the interesting accumulation of KEVII period postal stationery items addressed to TVR staff. We note seven cards with TVR perfins. (Approx. 120). | £120 | |||||||||||
| 2358 | LEAMINGTON, BIRMINGHAM & CREWE/CREWE, BIRMINGHAM & LEAMINGTON : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for London Night Mail via L.& N.W.R. Postmarked 'Birmingham & Crewe Sorting Carriage' (twice), 27 July 1915 and 'Leamington Spa', 28 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by officers in charge with reason for any delay. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Chief Superintendent, T.P.O. Branch, London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2359 | LONDON TO BASINGSTOKE : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for London Night Mail (South West T.P.O.) via L.& S.W.R. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 27 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by overseer with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2360 | LONDON & BRISTOL/BRISTOL & LONDON : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for London Day Mail via G.W.R. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 28 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by overseer with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on the reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2361 | LONDON TO CARLISLE/CARLISLE TO LONDON : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for London Day Mail via L.& N.W.R. Postmarked 'Carlisle', 1 August 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at some stations on return journey, signed by sorter in charge. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2362 | LONDON TO CREWE/CREWE TO LONDON : Post Office time bill 8" x 6‡", for Day Mail (London & Crewe Sorting Carriage) via L.& N.W.R. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 28 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by overseer with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2363 | LONDON & DERBY/DERBY & LONDON : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for Night Mail via Midland Railway. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 27 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by sorters with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2364 | LONDON TO DORCHESTER/DORCHESTER TO LONDON : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for Day Mail (South West T.P.O.) via L.& S.W.R. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 27 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by sorters with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2365 | LONDON & DOVER/DOVER & LONDON : Post Office time bill 8" x 6‡", for Day Mail (South Eastern T.P.O.) via South Eastern Railway. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 27 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by sorter with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2366 | LONDON TO GLOUCESTER/GLOUCESTER TO LONDON : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for Night Mail via G.W.R. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 27 July 1915 and 'Gloucester', 29 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by train guard, with reasons for any delay. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2367 | LONDON TO LIVERPOOL : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for Mid-day Mail (North Western T.P.O.) via L.& N.W.R. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office' and 'Liverpool', 28 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by sorter with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Secretary, G.P.O., London. PHOTO - see plate no. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2368 | LONDON TO PENZANCE : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for Night Mail via G.W.R. Postmarked 'London Controller's Office', 27 July 1915. Times of arrival and departure entered by hand at each station, signed by overseer with reasons for any delays. Folded with 'OHMS' address panel on reverse, to the Chief Superintendent, T.P.O's , G.P.O., London. | £80 | |||||||||||
| 2369 | PLYMOUTH SOUND TO PADDINGTON STATION : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for 'Homeward American Mails' from a named steamship. Unused, with spaces for recording times of arrival and departure of mail train at Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol and Paddington and for entering details of bags carried. Printed May 1911. | £60 | |||||||||||
| 2370 | RYDE TO VENTNOR/VENTNOR TO RYDE : Post Office time bill 13" x 8", for Night Mail via Isle of Wight Railway, connecting with the Portsmouth steam boat. Unused, with times of scheduled arrival and departure at each station and spaces for signatures of Ryde and Ventnor postmen. Printed April 1914. | £60 | |||||||||||
| G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS | |||||||||||||
| 2371 | AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: 1875 Oct - Nov) envs (3) from the same coorespondence from London to Circular Head, Tasmania each franked with 3d plate 17 and 6d grey plate 14 to make the 9d rate. | £65 | |||||||||||
| 2372 | CANADA: 1871 env. to Ontario bearing Line-engraved 2d & Surface-printed 4d tied byAshford "71" duplex with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" & "NOT CALLED FOR" (applied in Canada) instructional markings. Most attractive. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2373 | EGYPT & INDIA: 1863 'Weekly Circular' franked with fine LC14 1d red pair AE + AF used to Alexandria, 1872 env. (faults) from Alexandria to Liverpool franked with 2 x 4d plate 12 (DB & FF) both tied by "BO1" obliterators with Alexandria c.d.s. nearby and 1884 env. from London to India franked with 2 x 5d indigo (one slightly faded) to pay the 10d rate. (3). | £100 | |||||||||||
| ** | 2374 | EUROPE - 1d VENETIAN RED FRANKINGS: 1880 Env. registered to Austria franked with 2 such adhesives + 2‡d blue, 1880 env. to Prussia bearing 2 x 1d Venetian red + ‡d plate 8, 1880/1 trio of regd. envs. (2 sizes) all to Hamburg with various combinations of 1d Venetian reds & ‡d values (one ex Howden in Yorkshire with very fine & scarce "HULL/3/SORTING-TENDER" c.d.s.) and 1881 E to Switzerland with London late fee paid duplex and franked with 1d Venetian red + 2‡d blue. Mixed condition but a scarce group. (6 covers). | £75 | ||||||||||
| 2375 | FRANCE & PORTUGAL - UNDERPAID ETC.: 1865 Env. from Reading to France franked only with a 1d red and thus bearing fine black "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" mark, 1862 front (faults) from London to Paris correctly franked but bearing good strike of the same mark which, having been applied in error, was cancelled by application of London "50" in diamond mark and 1867/70 pair of covers to Bordeaux and Oporto respectively each bearing a fine "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" instructional mark.. A fine and scarce quartet. | £120 | |||||||||||
| 2376 | FRANCE: 1880 (30 Nov.) env. (faults) from London to Paris franked with 6d plate 17 & 2‡d plate 20 both tied by good strikes of the scarce "CONTINENTAL…NIGHT MAIL" duplex. | £100 | |||||||||||
| ** | 2377 | GAMBIA: 1862-63 Pair of covers addressed to Dr Hinde, military surgeon at Bathurst, franked with 1856 or 1862 6d lilac cancelled by REDCLIFFE/BRISTOL duplex or Bristol sideways duplex, the latter with a piece torn away from the top edge; both with red crayon '1' . (2 items). | £120 | ||||||||||
| ** | 2378 | GAMBIA: 1862 (22 Aug.) E addressed to Dr Hinde, military surgeon at Bathurst, franked by 1856 6d lilac (rubbed at top right) tied by Bristol duplex cancellation, fine red '1d' h.s. nearby. | £80 | ||||||||||
| ** | 2379 | GAMBIA: 1863 (22 Feb.) Fine E addressed to Dr. Hinde, military surgeon, Bathurst, franked with fine 1862 6d lilac tied by Bristol sideways duplex; endorsed 'Via Liverpool' and with red '1d' h.s. Attractive. PHOTO | £100 | ||||||||||
| ** | 2380 | GAMBIA: 1863 (22 April) A further E from the Hinde correspondence addressed to the garrison at Bathurst, with 1862 6d lilac (one or two short perfs, tr) cancelled by Bristol sideways duplex and with fine strike of the red 'd1' handstamp; minor edge faults. | £80 | ||||||||||
| 2381 | GERMAN STATES - RARE O.H.M.S. COVER WITH "ROWLAND HILL" IMPRINT; 10 June 1857 EL (trivial faults; printed letter ref. lost letter) sent "O.H.M.S." from London's G.P.O. to Heidelberg with a printed "ROWLAND HILL" imprint on the front, but with a handstruck authorising signature of "W. Parkhurst", having a very fine red oval "PD" on the front. Rowland Hill OHMS covers are seldom seen and this is particularly scarce being addressed overseas. Attractive.PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||
| 2382 | GIBRALTAR: 1865 large part cover to Gibraltar bearing 6d lilac pl.4 (with hair lines) tied by London "92" numeral duplex and with Gibraltar Receiving c.d.s., black circular "S" & red circular "PD". An attractive piece. | £120 | |||||||||||
| 2383 | INDIA - INSTRUCTIONAL MARKING: 1865 Env. from London to Bombay franked with 6d (plate 5) & single + pair of 1d reds (plate 81) all tied by London duplex cancellations to the left of one of which is a very fine strike of the scarce black "DEFICIENT-POSTAGE 1d/HALF-FINE_____3d) 4d.." mark. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2384 | ITALIAN STATES - STAGGERINGLY HIGH CASH-PAID POSTAL RATE ("£1-8-0") TO NAPLES; Large 2 Apr. 1852 part cover (just folds to fit album-page; some creasing, etc. but attractive) prepaid from London to Naples with red London "PAID" c.d.s.'s beside a red manuscript "£1-8-0" rate with a very fine double-arc London "TOO LATE/G.P.O." mark "P." in oval and 2-ring red Calais transit c.d.s. all nearby. The highest stampless postal rate that we can recall ever having sesn. The rate was made up of 16 times the 1s-9d ºoz rate for a letter weighing only 4 ounces in total. The arrival charge of "7.60" (7 ducats & 60 scudi) is thought to have equated to a further charge of £1-6s-7d!! PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||
| 2385 | MADAGASCAR - THE "CHEAP" 10d-RATE ON COVER TO ANTANANARIVO; 25 Oct. 1872 env. (edge-wear and slightly reduced at left but still attractive) to a Missionary c/o an address in "Antananarivo, Madagascar" and endorsed "[Per] French Mail" and "Via Mauritius", franked by GB 4d vermilion (pl.12; corner cresae) and 3d rose-red wing-margin pair (pl.9; stains in margin) tied by v. fine London duplexes, with red oval "PD" alongside. In contrast to most worldwide potal rates at this time, this 10d per ºoz rate was actually INCREASED to 1s-4d per ºoz from 1876!! Rare destination. [Ex Martin Willcocks.] PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||
| 2386 | RUSSIA - "IMPOSSIBLE" 11‡d RATE COVER TO BAKU VIA AACHEN & ST. PETERSBURG; Unusual 31 Jan. 1861 env. (some wear and light stains - mostly on reverse) addressed to "Baku" (on the Caspian Sea; rare destination!), endorsed "via St. Petersburg" franked by a GB 1/- green tied by a fine London duplex with a superb red Handstruck "7‡" Accountancy Mark, "P" in oval and 2-ring matching Aachen transit c.d.s., all on the front as well as a "BAKU" arrival c.d.s. (19 Feb.). The correct rate for the ‡ ounce rate to Russia at this date was 11&Mac189;d but there was no &Mac189;d stamp and so this letter was overpaid by &Mac189;d. Fascinating and rare cover. [Ex Martin Willcocks.] PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||
| ** | 2387 | U.S.A. - NEWSPAPER RATE, 1863: Complete issue of 'The Daily News' (9.Nov.1863) with handwritten New York address, franked with GB 1858 2d blue (pl.9) cancelled by '466' numeral obliterator (not tied). Fine. | £120 | ||||||||||
| ** | 2388 | U.S.A. - NEWSPAPER RATE, 1864: Complete issue of 'The Daily News' (12.Sept. 1864) addressed to New York and franked with 1862 3d rose, tied by '466' numeral obliterator . Fine & unusual. | £150 | ||||||||||
| ** | 2389 | U.S.A. - NEWSPAPER RATE: 1864 Complete 8pp. issue of 'The Daily News' addressed to New York and franked with 3d rose adhesive (centred to left and damaged corner but still attractive) cancelled by "466" obliterator. A scarce usage. | £90 | ||||||||||
| 2390 | U.S.A. - NEBRASKA: 1885 Env. (some foxing and other cover faults) from Chester to Nebraska franked with 5d green PE tied by fine Chester 180 duplex. | £50 | |||||||||||
| 2391 | WORLD-WIDE - TO & FROM ABROAD: The varied accumulation of pre-adhesive covers with a wide range of interesting destinations (Canada, Greece, Nova Scotia, Russia, Trieste, etc.) and markings inc. "GRAND BRETAGNE/PAR ST. MALO", Rio de Janeiro Post Office, etc. (14). | £240 | |||||||||||
| 2392 | WORLD-WIDE - TO & FROM ABROAD: The small selection of covers (7), postcards (4), a lettercard & a Newspaper wrapper, to of from overseas destinations inc. mail to Canada West, France, Hungary, Milan & Upper Burma & mail from Burma, Chile, France (3), Germany & Spain. An interesting range of covers with a wide range of markings. Also French adhesives (3) with "MB" (Movable Box) cancels. (12 plus 2 pieces). | £220 | |||||||||||
| CHRISTMAS | |||||||||||||
| 2393 | RARE LEICESTER "POSTED IN ADVANCE FOR DELIVERY ON CHRISTMAS DAY" CACHET IN RED ON 1903 ENVELOPE: 1903 env. endorsed "Local" to an addressee on Queen's Road bearing KEVII ‡d tied by red "POSTED IN ADVANCE/L.E./FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY". Rare.PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||
| EXHIBITIONS | |||||||||||||
| ** | 2394 | LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE, 1930: Pair of fine covers (different sizes) printed with 'LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE, SECRETARIAT GENERAL' and sent registered (London SW) to the Foreign Office and to the British Passport Office, Rotterdam at 4‡d & 9d respectively, the stamps with the elusive special cancellation for this event; one E contains headed notepaper with the signature 'G.F.Steward'. Attractive.(2 items). PHOTO | £100 | ||||||||||
| EXPRESS | |||||||||||||
| 2395 | MISCELLANY: Fine group inc. 1921 Env. from Czechoslovakia to London with colourful franking, red on cream "Expres" (sic) label & partly fine violet framed "EXPRESS FEE PREPAID...../DEFICIENCY OF (?)d TO BE COLLECTED/ON DELIVERY." (rare early postage due mark), 1924 uprated p. stationery postcard from Berlin to London with very fine framed violet cachet "EXPRESS FEE PAID 6D.." (scarce on a postcard), 1919 postal stationery registered env. from Southend-on-Sea to London bearing 'Express fee/6d paid' in m/s with 6d adhesive alongside & oval framed red "EXPRESS." at bottom left and various other Express labels and cachet inc. a railway item. (7 covers). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||
| FREE MAIL | |||||||||||||
| 2396 | CARTON containing the extensive collection of Free Fronts in a mutilated old ledger & in five binders. An interesting lot with a wide range of signatures. (Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||
| 2397 | MISCELLANY: The interesting group of E/EL's, etc. inc. large part 1794 E ex John Palmer written on 16 May and with m/s "Freeling" endorsement and double-ring "FREE" d.s. in red (very early example of same), 1758 E endorsed "Free" addressed to London with two-line "STAM/FORD", 1820 front with m/s "Parliamentary Proceedings" signed by William Peel from London to Norwich, 1812 letter ex the House of Commons sent directly to the GPO "For the Inspector of Franks", 1839 env. ex Lichfield to London with red Frank of the Postmaster General, (20 items, largely fronts). | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2398 | "TO BE DELIVERED FREE" MARKS: c.1825 front (paper wmkd. '1824') endorsed in m/s 'F. Freeling' with very fine red encircled "To be/delivered/Free" surmounted by large crown and 1836 O.H.M.S. E with 'General Post-Office.' printed at bottom left with scarce & fine octagonal type "To Be/delivered/Free" in red (again surmounted by crown) at right. The circular mark was in use at Chief Office whilst the octagonal version was kept at the Westminster Office. (2 items). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||
| 2399 | ABUSE OF THE PRIVILEGE - PERSONAL FRANCIS FREELING LETTER WITH OCTAGONAL CROWNED "TO BE DELIVERED FREE" MARK; Attractive 19 May 1835 EL from "42 Bryanston Square" sent to the noted antiquarian "Dawson Turner Esq." in Pall Mall by the local London Post, written and signed by the Secretary of the Post Office, "F. Freeling", himself - inviting the addressee to dinner! The address-panel is also signed "Freeling" and so there is a very fine red "(Crown)/To be/delivered/Free" mark with octagonal frame nicely placed on the front. Excellent - and very rare - example of the Abuse of the Franking Privilege by someone at the very top of the Post Office organisation! PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||
| 2400 | "TO PAY 2d ONLY" etc. MARKS INC. RARE RED STRIKE: 1812 EL to Oswestry bearing a partly fine "TO PAY/ONLY/2D" in lozenge-shaped black frame, 1838 EL from Chigwell to Oswestry with very fine lozenge-framed "TO PAY/2d/ONLY" [Jay L8086 but IN RED - unrecorded thus by Jay & Lovegrove] plus a matching black example on 1832 'Free' E to Edinburgh and 1838 front to Brighton bearing "R·L" (=Ride Letter), handstruck "2" and black "TO PAY/2d/ONLY" in chamfered frame. Minor faults but an excellent and complementary quartet. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||
| 2401 | RARE FRANKED COVER FROM THE OUTER HEBRIDES TO LONDON WITH THE "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" MARK; 1 July 1836 EL (fine) from "North Uist" (folded neatly to show this internal heading beside the address-panel and postal marks) to the Army's "Paymaster General, London", endorsed "Chelsea Pensioner's Affidavit"; having a superb (for this) strike of the very rare Guaranteed Post "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" mark (struck at Lochmaddy) on the flap, and a very fine red 13 July London crpowned "FREE" aerival c.d.s. on the front. One of the earliest known strikes of this rare Uist mark (issued in Aug. 1835) and very rare on Free mail. [If not sent Free, this letter would have been charged 1s-6‡d per sheet; the highest inland rate to London.] PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||
| 2402 | VERY RARE FREE FRANK ADDRESSED TO THE YOUNG QUEEN VICTORIA HERSELF FROM IRELAND; 1 Aug. 1838 part entire addressed to "Her most Gracious Majesty Queen Victria, London" having a nearly fine "STRABANE" c.d.s. (crease) on the flap, and so with fair Dublin (2 Aug.) and fine London (4 Aug.) Crowned red "FREE" datestamps on the front. Exceptional; only two or three examples of mail sent by post to the Queen prior to 1840 have been recorded in private hands. The monarch was entitled to the full Franking Privilege, but she always paid her own postage after the Reforms of 1839/40. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||
| 2403 | REDIRECTED "NEW ROMNEY/INDIA LETTER" FROM A SHIP AT C.G.H. TO AN M.P. WITH "FREE" MARKS; Unusual 15 Oct. 1839 EL (interesting family letter destined for the M.P.'s daughter!) from "H.M.S. Melville, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope" to an M.P. in London, with a very fine boxed "NEW ROMNEY/INDIA LETTER" on the top flap and charged "8"; but the charge was crossed out (wrongly?) and mostly very fine single/double ring London crowned "FREE" marks (morning & evening duties) were struck over the charge, the letter being redirected Free to "Dorking". Rare thus; Free marks on overseas mail struck during the 4d-Post Period are very rare. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||
| 2404 | VERY RARE 11th JAN. 1840 EXAMPLE OF LONDON's "FREE" MARK ON MISSENT MAIL; 9 Jan. 1840 free front sent from "Bedford" to London but endorsed (partly erased red manuscript) "Mifsent to Hitchin" along the top, with a fine "HITCHIN/JA 10/1840" c.d.s. ("0" added in contemporary manuscript - presumably the Hitchin P.O. had only one zero in their postmark kit and that was used in the year-date until a fiurther zero slug was obtained). Following this delay, the letter was delivered to London the next day and so there is a very fine London 2-ring crowned "FREE" c.d.s. of "11 JA 11/1840" neatly struck in the centre. Very rare; we have only recorded one other London Free mark dated after 10 Jan. 1840 on mail that was still circulating in the post, having originally been posted before that famous date when Free franking was abolished. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||
| JUBILEE OF 1890 | |||||||||||||
| 2405 | GUILDHALL CONVERSAZIONE INVITATION: Large, monochrome, lithographed, numbered invitation to the Conversazione, printed by Blades, East & Blades, featuring a portrait of Rowland Hill and a 'VR' Penny Black etc., issued to Mr William Williams; some toning, slight edge creasing, etc. but generally fine for this. | £180 | |||||||||||
| LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL | |||||||||||||
| 2406 | ENGLISH & WELSH MISCELLANY: Fascinating group inc. 1814 'Free' E to Streatham with partly fine strike of London's framed "(crown)?Too Late for/Morning…Post" in red, 1826/7 pair from Liverpool with "TOO LATE" in black double oval & red double 'lozenge' respectively, 1830 EL ex London to Margate with fine double-framed red "PUT IN AFTER/7oCLOCK AT NIGHT", 1830 EL with distinctive red framed "Too Late for/1st Delivery" of Liverpool, 1833 EL bearing Leamington c.d.s. (on top flap) and fine s/l "TOO LATE" on the front, 1835 EL to Ripponden with small red "Too Late/N…P" (crease) of Manchester, 1845 EL from Wrexham to Oswestry franked with imperf. 1d red tied by superb black MC and with scarce Welsh "TOO LATE" in orange-red across flap on rear, scarce small black 'Too Late' of Liverpool on 1857 EL to Chester and various other London & Liverpool marks. (15 items). | £150 | |||||||||||
| MILITARY; WORLD WAR II | |||||||||||||
| 2407 | POW MAIL: 1944/7 Selection of covers from various POW Camps, mostly German & Italian camps within the U.K., incl. Aylesbury, Denny, Kings Lynn, Launceston, Nuneaton, Oswestry, Pingley Farm, Selby and Stamford. Mainly fine. (22). | £150 | |||||||||||
| MISSENT MAIL | |||||||||||||
| 2408 | MISCELLANY of Instructional marks on cover comprising Missent to Worcester (2 different), Leicester (3 different), Birmingham, Kilmarnock & Wolverhampton. Fair to fine strikes. (8). | £120 | |||||||||||
| OFFICIAL MAIL | |||||||||||||
| 2409 | OFFICIAL MAIL: Two binders containing the extensive collection of pre-printed envelopes, etc. All periods covered. (Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||
| PARCEL POST | |||||||||||||
| 2410 | SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATION of parcel post labels, parcel cards, different kinds of supporting documentation, parcel postmarks on stamps & pieces and pre-paid red rubber stamps covering the reigns QV-QEII. Much of the U.K. is represented with scarcer types from various offices in Kent, Yorkshire & Scotland, Army offices inc. P.O. S5 in Paris and generally much of considerable interest. (Small Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||
| PERFINS | |||||||||||||
| 2411 | BATTERED STOCKBOOK containing a collection of loose QV-QEII adhesives & a few pieces all with perfins. Also 40 envs./cards/postal stationery items (again QV-QEII) franked with perfinned adhesives (mostly identifiable) such as ‡d postal stationery newswrapper pierced with "M&N/M" (Meyerhof and Nathorff) posted from Manchester to Hamburg in 1886. (c.320 adhesives, 8 pieces + 40 covers/cards). | £80 | |||||||||||
| ** | 2412 | COVERS: 1880/1 Covers each franked with a 1d Venetian red perfin namely "CT&R" (Charles T. Russell & Co.) on env. from Liverpool (very fine duplex) still containing original letter to a ship's captain at Cardiff, "GLF" (General Life Asuurance Co.) on envs. from London & Manchester (fine squared circle) to Edinburgh and "GR & Co" (Gregory & Co.) on E from London to Leek; latter cover creased but others fine. (4 covers). | £50 | ||||||||||
| PICTORIALS, HAND-DRAWN | |||||||||||||
| 2413 | IRISH-THEME PICTORIAL COVERS WITH "CORK/T.P.O." BACKSTAMPS: 1880 Pair of envs. ex Clapham to Cork each franked with a 1d Venetian red adhesive, the addresses being dominated by fine drawings of a Paycock-like character and pig farmer respectively; each cover has a "CORK/T.P.O." railway transit c.d.s. on the back. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||
| 2414 | GROUP OF FRONTS with a variety of "pen & ink" illustrations inc. caricatures of animals (3), an angry duck in a mop cap & medieval armaments adorning a wall. All addressed to a Miss Menzies and franked with 1881 1d lilacs. Some faults but an interesting group nevertheless. | £150 | |||||||||||
| 2415 | 1883 Env. from Dublin to Devon bearing 1d lilac tied by Dublin duplex with a full colour illustration of children playing in a woodland glade. Small cover faults but most attractive. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||
| PICTORIALS, PRINTED | |||||||||||||
| 2416 | 1849 Pro-Rowland Hill illustrated writing paper showing London's Chief P.O. as "Rowland Hill's Chapel". Very decorative propaganda, likening the P.O. to a chapel but reminding the reader to keep the Sabbath holy. Fine other than a few insignificant wrinkles. | £120 | |||||||||||
| POSTAL ORDERS | |||||||||||||
| 2417 | ORIGINAL P.O. NOTICE REF. USING MONEY ORDERS IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY INLAND REGISTRATION OF MAIL; Oct. 1840 Printed P.O. Notice (21.5x34 cms.; usual horiz. folds but very fine) recommending the Public to use Money Orders for sums under £5, because of the "great risk of Loss in transmitting Letters contining Coin through the Post"! It gives details of which P.O.'s were able to issue Money Orders. Rare item from the brief period when the Money Letter system had ended, but before inland Registered Mail was permitted. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||
| 2418 | VERY EARLY, CASHED, DATE-STAMPED 1849 P.O. MONEY ORDER FOR £1-0s-9d; 15 Mar. 1849 usage of the very rare 3d poundage "CHESTERFIELD" Money Order (minor faults at left where removed from original booklet and with a few light folds) made out for £1-0s-9d with a very fine bright orange "CHESTERFIELD/MR 15/1849/0" double-arc c.d.s. on the front. Signed for by the recipient at "City Road" [London?], but not destroyed by the P.O. as was usually the case. There is the full text with "INSTRUCTIONS" etc. on the reverse.We have only recorded one other, rather later, example of this 1840s Money Order (for 8s-0d, but uncashed, used in Edinburgh in April 1849). There was no example of this type of Money Order - the direct ancestor of the 1881 Postal Order in many ways - in the Vivien Sussex auction (Cavendish March 2002), in which the two Proofs of this design sold for £5,060 & £2,530. Most Attractive Exhibition Item. PHOTO | £2000 | |||||||||||
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