| 1557 | SELKIRK - RED BOXED "MISSENT TO" MARK: 1843 EL from Jedburgh to Melrose franked with 1d red tied by black MC and with a good example of the boxed "MISSENT/TO/SELKIRK" in red at top left. Vertical crease but well clear of mark and adhesive. | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1558 | STAGE HALL - RARE MAILBAG SEAL HANDSTAMP: 1802 EL addressed to 'Burnhouse/By Stagehall' with an extremely fine strike of the very rare if not unique "STAGE/HALL" mailbag seal h.s. A magnificent exhibition item. Note: Stage Hall was a coaching inn approx. half way along the road from Hawick to Edinburgh. PHOTO - see plate no. | £480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH LOCAL CANCELLATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1559 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's with a good variety of Local cancellations inc. 1856 (Feb.) part E with fine "INDIA STREET" tying 1d "Stars" on blued paper, 1858 long thin env. to the USA bearing 1/- & 1858 env. to NSW (faults) bearing 2d & 4d adhesives tied by indistinct Local cancellations (scarce on Overseas mail), 1857 env. bearing 1d "Stars" tied by scarce "THE CROSS" Local cancellation, etc. (35). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1560 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. (mostly without adhesives) with a good selection of cancellations (largely used as backstamps) inc. "DUKE ST. LEITH", "LARBERT" and "NEWTON GRANGE". A useful group. (8). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1561 | ARDPATRICK: 1858(? - poor date strike) mourning env. to Inverary bearing 1d red tied by a goodish (albeit upside down strike) of the rare "ARDPATRICK" Local cancellation. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1562 | BISHOPBRIGGS: 1857 env. to Crieff bearing 1d "Stars" tied by a double impression of the scarce "BISHOPBRIGGS" Local cancellation. Backstamped "FOWLIS" in blue. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1563 | BONHILL/BUNESSAN/CARDROSS: Trio of covers bearing 1d reds tied by Local cancellations of Bonhill, Bunessan & Cardross. All scarce. (3). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1564 | CRINNAN/KILNINVER: 1857/58 pair of envelopes besring 1d "Stars" adhesives tied by scarce Local cancellations of "CRINNAN" & "KILNINVER". (2). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1565 | EDINBURGH: The interesting group of covers with a diverse range of Local cancellations inc. 1859 "DUDDINGSTON" (scarce) & 1856 "HOLYROOD" (poor strike but unusually tying imperforate 2d to env. addressed to Perth), etc. (16). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1566 | GLASGOW: Group of covers with a good range of Local cancellations inc. 1854 "THORNLIEBANK" tying defective 1d to cover to Norwood, printed circular bearing defective perforated 2d tied by a good strike of the elusive "POLLOCKSHAWS" cancellation & 1855 E to Falkirk bearing 1d tied by a good strike of the rare "GALLOWGATE/W.O." cancellation. (10). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1567 | HURLET/HOWOOD: 1857-58 pair of covers bearing 1d reds tied by Local cancellations of Hurlet & Howood respectively. The former with light horizontal crease but extremely scarce. (2). PHOTO - see plate no. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1568 | MONKTON: 1857-59 pair of embossed "FREE" envelopes bearing 1d reds tied by Local cancellations of "MONKTON". Rare thus. (2). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1569 | MONKTON: 1855 (4 Oct.) opened out env. to Balaklava (Crimea) bearing cut-to-shape Embossed 6d tied by an unclear strike of the type XX "MONKTON" UDC (and with a better example of same on the reverse). Very few Crimean War period covers are known with Scots Local cancellations. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WELSH POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1570 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. with a wealth of postal markings (largely prestamp) inc. 1757 E with two-line "LLAN/DOVERY", 1781 EL with fine s/l "DENBIGH" and semi-circular number "2", 1788 E with "HAVERFORD/WEST" two-line mark on reverse, 1795 curved "WELSHPOOL", 1796 EL's (2) with s/l "BEAUMARIS" marks, 1852 "Blackwood/Penny Post", 1907 PPC of Beaumaris Castle with fine "POSTED ON/LA MARGUERITE", etc. (Approx. 50 items inc. the odd front). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1571 | BANGOR & LEEDS T.P.O. STRUCK ON INTERNAL WELSH COVER; 9/10 July 1867 env. (minor faults) to Port Penrhyn with 1d Red (pl.101) tied by Carnarvon duplex, having a very fine strike of the rare "B&L" in Star mark (neatly closed opening tear & crease barely detract) on the reverse beside a Bangor transit c.d.s. Very few covers with marks of this T.P.O. dated prior to 1890 have been recorded. This is Wilson Fig. 128, and he only records 4 earlier covers from this T.P.O. (all Missent marks), while very few examples of this Star mark are known. Rare Welsh T.P.O. cover. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1572 | RUABON: The small pre-stamp range inc. 1810 EL with fine s/l "RHUABON" (first year of use), three later Rhuabon s/l marks, 1834-35 EL's (4) with boxed "Rhuabon/Penny Post" marks, 1840 EL with "RHUABON" UDC, etc. (11). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1573 | WREXHAM: Quartet of E/EL's to & from India with 1850 stampless EL to Wrexham with boxed red "INDIA" mark & blue skeleton d.s. of Wrexham plus three items from the "Egerton correspondence", all addressed to Calcutta & each bearing cut-to-shape 1/- Embossed cancelled by Wrexham "924" numerals, etc. (4). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1574 | WREXHAM: Small group inc. 1881 registered printed Bankruptcy Act addressed to Llangollen bearing ‡d green & 2d red adhesives (to pay the 2‡d printed matter rate), 1881 printed Bankruptcy Act to Llangollen bearing ‡d green, 1888 "Wrexham Advertiser" (17 Sept.) ‡d brown newspaper wrapper to Rhuabon with vertical oval numeral "924" obliterator & two covers with Squared Circle cancellations of Wrexham, one on "IR/OFFICIAL" 1d lilac opt. (5). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1575 | WREXHAM - POSTAL SERVICE RELATED EPHEMERA: One page broadsheet headed "PROPOSED NEW STYLE OF POSTAGE STAMP - MILTON VILLA, WREXHAM, DECEMBER 26th 1893" being a letter from Mr. J. Edgar, the then Head Postmaster of Wrexham, one page printed sheet (affixed to black card) headed "LEGAL STAMPS" consisting of a lengthy newspaper article on local registration, further article (also stuck to black card) headed "WHO IS THE INVENTOR OF THE POSTAL ORDER?" claiming that Edgar had every right to be recognised as such despite the claims of others and letter by Edgar to the newspaper's editor headed "POSTAL REFORM". A wonderful quartet. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1576 | PRINTED LETTERSHEETS: The small selection of printed lettersheets with engravings of a wide range of Island views including various vistas of Douglas, Laxey, Peel Castle, Ramsey, Tynwald Hill, etc. (12). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1577 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. with a heavy emphasis on prestamp items inc. 1812 EL with part rare "PAID" Dublin Mermaid & three other fine (for these) Mermaid backstamps, 1830 E with red boxed "TOO LATE" of Dublin and Freshford mileage, various "PAID AT" marks inc. Boyle & Derry, etc. (Approx. 40). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1578 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's with a good selection of postal markings inc. 1780 E with circular "FREE/D" of Dublin, 1837 EL with fine "DROGHEDA/PENNY POST", 1828 E with fancy framed "POST PAID" & boxed mileage mark of Ballymoney (both in red), 1840 E with boxed red "PAID AT/DERRY", 1842 "PORTARLINGTON" UDC, etc. (16 inc. 1 front). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1579 | MISCELLANY of largely prestamp mail inc. rare red "IRELAND" on same 1791 cover as London Crown mark (cover faults), 1856 env. (faults) to Elgin with scarce "POSTED SINCE 6 P.M./G.P.O./JY 2/1856/LAST MIGHT", 1858 env. (heavily foxed) with (on reverse) oval framed "TOO LATE" of Dungannon (late use), etc. (24 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1580 | RED HILLSBOROUGH MILEAGE MARK: Attractive 1832 E2 to Dublin with red "POST PAID" & "HILLSBORO/70" handstamps. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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