| 1041 | THE "LONDON & BRIGHTON S.C." COLLECTION - ALL DIFFERENT DATESTAMPS; Remarkable 1899-1924 covers/cards (all the strikes are very good or superb) inc. 1899 US ingoing PC with yearless "DAY.DOWN" c.d.s., 1909/11 pair of envs. with smaller v. fine "DAY.DOWN" c.d.s.'s (one with scarce Plymouth R.L.B. label), similar 1911 strike on "R" label of Compulsorily Regd. ("Contains coin") env. from Scotland, 1902 "*"-code "DAY…UP" c.d.s. cancel on PPC, 1902/9 pair with different sizes of "UP" c.d.s.'s, 1910/3 "*"-code & uncoded "Down" or "DOWN"-removed c.d.s.'s, and unusual encircled "B.R." mark on 1924 env. to Brighton. Plus a PPC of a TPO man sorting mail. Very good lot of scarce marks. (11 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1042 | THE BALANCE OF THE LONDON & BRIGHTON SORTING CARRIAGE COLLECTION; 1885-95 selection of internal covers & mail from abroad (14 in all) with mostly very fine "BRIGHTON/S.C." transit backstamp c.d.s.'s; plus 1896-1912 covers/cards with mostly v. fine strikes of the "LONDON & BRIGHTON S.C./DAY DOWN" c.d.s. as backstamp (4) and cancel (1), 1896 EL with scarce "BRIGHTON.S.C./L" c.d.s., and 6 related pieces. Good lot. (21 covers + 6 pieces). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1043 | THE L.B.S.C.R. CROSS-CHANNEL STEAMER SERVICES; 1876-1913 covers/cards inc. 1876 advert env. from the "L.B.& S.C.R....HONFLEUR & LONDRES via Littlehampton" service with French French 25c+5c tied by v fine scarce "HONFLEUR/H.LIS" convoyeur d.s.'s, 1905/7 pair of fine scarce coloured Advert PPC's for the service each with scarce purple oval LBSCR d.s.'s ("TRAFFIC MANAGER'S OFFICE" & "TIME TABLE & BILL DEPARTMENT"), 1913 PPC with parrtial scarce purple oval "L.B.& S.C.R./NEWHAVEN HARBOUR" d.s., 1910 PPC (of Newhaven) with GB KEVII ‡d tied by Dieppe c.d.s. with what appears to be a purple manuscript "Paquebot" (unrecorded??) alongside, PPC's (3) of the steamers, 1925 pair of timetables, 1873/1904 pair of receipt EL's, and 1911 Act for the Newhaven route. Scarce lot. (13 items). Photo | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STATION MARKS OF THE LONDON TO BRIGHTON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1044 | SUSSEX & OTHER STATION CANCELS - INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS & OTHER SPECIAL TYPES; Unusual 1887-1923 covers/cards with almost all very fine strikes of unusual Station marks, inc. 1893/4 "BRIGHTON STATION/R.L" c.d.s.'s (2; one with S.C. c.d.s.), St. Leonards & Hastings Stations c.d.s.'s together on "Refused" 1901 unpaid env., rare trio of QV Postage Due marks (Redhill Station "‡D/A21", 1890 Horsham Station duplex with "1D/381" endorsed "Contrary to regulations", and "Posted out of course" 1898 regd. env. with "2D/132" and scarce oval Regd. d.s. of "BRIGHTON STATION OFFICE"; plus similar 1893/1901 pair of oval regd. Station d.s.'s of Hastings & Worthing), Lewes Station Squared Circle with m/s "Gone away", 1900 Redhill Station Office c.d.s.'s on regd. env. endorsed "Sender's Risk", 1912 stampless PPC with v. fine scarce "SHEFFIELD PARK/LEWES" rubber c.d.s. plus "1d" mark, and 1920/3 trio with "LONDON BRIDGE STATN./BRIGHTON LINE S.E." c.d.s.'s. Good lot. (15 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1045 | THE STATION DUPLEXES/SQUARED CIRCLES/DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1884-1902 covers/cards with mostly very fine (all bar one being QV frankings) duplexes of Angmering, Bexhill (with Hastings), Chichester, Hastings, Horsham (2), Lewes (2), St. Leonards (4), Wadhurst & Worthing (3); plus similar 1889-92 trio with hand-picked Squared Circles of Chichester/Lewes/Worthing Stations, and mostly v. fine c.d.s.'s of most of these stations and many others (inc. Junctions). Good lot. (45 covers + 1 front). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1046 | THE BALANCE OF THE RAILWAY STATIONS CANCELS COLLECTION - PARCEL POST LABELS, QV HIGH VALUES, ETC.; Loose stamps/pieces all with Station cancels inc. QV 10/- blue with superb oval "BERWICK/STATION/L.B. & S.C.RY." cancel, QV 5/- rose (2) with Old Steines/London Bridge c.d.s.'s, QV 6d bistre with Lewes "793" in circle, block of 6 KEVII 6d's with London Bridge c.d.s.'s, small group with scarce QV "STATION" Parcel Post "target" cancels, ditto for Hastings on complete 1903 PP label, and 6 1895-1917 PP labels of Stations (4) or "Mitcham Junction" P.O. Also 2 station PPC's (one a real photo of Selhurst used in 1913). Good lot. (2 cards, 7 labels & 17 stamps/pieces). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE MICHAEL ENGLISH COLLECTION OF THE PO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1047 | BATTLE - PRESTAMP MAIL: The interesting prestamp range inc. 1724 EL with rare "BATTLE" between lines mark (Willcocks & Jay SX52), 1787 EL with rare red "57 BATTLE" mileage mark (not recorded by Willcocks & Jay), 1794 EL with black s/l "BATTEL" (SX58), 1825 EL with two-line "BATTLE/Penny Post", useful later mileage marks, 1827 EL with black boxed "Battle/Py Post", etc. (16 inc. a couple of fronts). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1048 | BATTLE QV-QEII MAIL: Collection of covers, cards, etc, inc. 1841 EL (faults) to Hastings with "HALESHAM" UDC, 1847 env. with curved "MISSENT/TO/BATTLE", 1855 env. with (on reverse) "Seddlescomb/Penny Post", 1858 env. to Mayfield with "LITTLE COMMON" UDC on the reverse, five unstamped Parcel Post labels of Battle (two with scarce handstamped "4" or "5" marks), five 1966 Battle of Hastings FDC's (three with commemorative "POSTED FROM/THE BATTLEFIELD" cancellations, etc. (20 plus five Parcel Post labels). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1049 | BRIGHTON: The fascinating miscellany inc. c1784 E with fair two-line "BRIGHT/HELMSTONE" & P.O. Redirection endorsement "From Tunbridge", an interesting 1820's correspondence inc. 1824 E ex Gray's Inn to Brighton endorsed "By Thursday's Mail from the Blossoms", another E from the same correspondence with m/s "a shilling extra if delivered before ten tonight", etc. (Small Qty.). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1050 | HASTINGS/BEXHILL: Collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1790 (9 Jan.) EL with fine s/l "HASTINGS" (SX600 - earliest Hastings mark), 1791 E to Leghorn with a further example of same, 1795 part E to Edinburgh with curved "HASTINGS", 1794 EL to Kingston with rare first-type mileage mark of Hastings, 1794 EL to London with Bexhill mileage, 1819 E with rare (possibly unique?) mileage removed s/l mark of Hastings, 1831 boxed "Hastings/Penny Post", other Hastings mileages/Penny Post marks, etc. (24 items). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1051 | HASTINGS - LATER COVERS/CARDS, ETC.: The post-1839 collection of Hastings postal history inc. 1841 EL to Battle bearing three-margined 1d black (DK) tied by red MC cancellation, 1845 EL to London with curved red "PAID/1D" UPP h.s., 1851 env. to London with a similar mark plus red circular "PAID/HG", 1854 registered letter to Ipswich bearing 1d (4) & 2d (3 - one badly torn) adhesives, 1853 mourning env. with blue "LONGFIELDS" UDC, 1854 1d pink postal stationery envelope with "WHITE ROCK PLACE" UDC, five different unused pictorial letter sheets etc. (Approx. 40 items inc. pictorial letter sheets & a few pieces). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1052 | HASTINGS - EARLY SHIP LETTER MARKS: 1776 EL ex Jamaica to Edinburgh with two-line "HASTINGS/SHIP LETTER" applied upside down at the top of the address panel (scarce & very early thus) plus 1802 EL ex New York to London with oval "Ship Letter/(Crown)/HASTINGS" (in use between 1800 & 1810). A very good pair. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1053 | HASTINGS - LATER SHIP LETTER MARKS: Quartet of E/EL's comprising 1817 E (origin unknown) to London with fine step-type "HASTINGS/SHIP LETTER" (early use of this 3rd Hastings Ship Letter mark), 1847 EL ex Bahia to London with a good example of same in blue (scarce thus) & 1831/37 pair of EL's with boxed "INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS" marks in black and red respectively. (4). Photo | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1054 | HASTINGS: 1826 (20 Sept.) E to Scotland with m/s "Hastings - September Nineteenth" endorsement signed by Jane Douglas but endorsed "Mann-Cornwallis" (an attempted abuse of the franking system) charged "1/2‡" & with red two-line "ABOVE/NUMBER" (applied in London indicating that Mann-Cornwallis had already sent his quota of Free mail that day!) Contents include "I fear I shall be too late for the post". Vertical filing crease but a highly unusual & desirable item. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1055 | HASTINGS - MULREADY LETTER SHEET WITH ADVERT INSIDE REDIRECTED FROM HASTINGS TO YORKSHIRE: 1841 (17 March) 1d Letter sheet Forme 1 Stereo A155 with a Charity Solicitation from King's College Hospital printed inside ex London (cancelled with black MC) to Hastings thence redirected to Skipton on Craven & thus receiving a m/s "P1" charge mark. Fine & extremely attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1056 | HASTINGS: 1846 EL to London bearing 1d red adhesive and with (on reverse) rare large-type "HASTINGS/MY31/1846" Skeleton cancellation in black (plus a second partial strike of same) and 181858 mourning env. to the Midlands sent without adhesives and thus incurring a h.s. "2" charge mark. A scarce pair with few known examples. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1057 | HASTINGS - TWENTIETH CENTURY MAIL: The extensive collection of covers, cards, etc. inc.useful P.Due items, instructional marks, thirty five Parcel Post labels (only four with adhesives), slogans, etc. A few 19th Century items included (largely sub-offices). A good lot. (Qty.). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1058 | HURST GREEN: Collection of E/EL's, etc. from Hurst Green & environs inc. 1844 EL ex Lamberhurst to the USA with scarce curved red "PAID" ("1d" removed and with m/s "1/-" appended), 1787 EL to Whitehall with scarce "40 HURST/GREEN" first-type mileage, 1838 EL with scarce fancy-type s/l "Hurst Green",1847 env. from Ticehurst to London with rare red boxed "Pd1", 1849 EL & env. with scarce blue Skeleton datestamps of Hurst Green, 1706/07 pair of EL's to the Lady Harcourt at Wigsell (ex London, one with reference to a Battle in Spain), etc. (20 plus a few pieces). | £220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1059 | HURST GREEN: 1706 (26 Oct.) EL to London with a good example of the extremely scarce "HURST GRN" s/l mark (SX709). This is one of the earliest known Sussex marks. PHOTO - see plate no. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1060 | HURST GREEN SUB OFFICES PART I: The small group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1824 s/l "NINFIELD" (only known that year), 1847/48 "Burwash/Penny Post" (2), 1841/1856 "BURWASH" UDC (2), 1845 "Mayfield/Penny Post", 1848 "MAYFIELD" UDC, 1846 "HAILSHAM" UDC, 1846 "Heathfield/Penny Post", 1851 "HEATHFIELD" UDC, etc. (13). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1061 | HURST GREEN SUB-OFFICES PART II: The companion lot of Hurst Green sub-office marks with a heavy emphasis on UDC's inc."CHIDDINGLY", "EAST HOATHLY", "FLIMWELL" (all three in blue), "GARDENER ST", "SALEHURST", "STAPLE CROSS", "TICEHURST", "WALDRON" & "WILLINGDON". (14). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1062 | ROBERTSBRIDGE: Collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1799 EL with scarce curved "ROBERTS/BRIDGE" (SX1005), 1815/27 EL's (2) with s/l "ROBERTSBRIDGE", 1843 E to Rye with m/s "Paid" endorsement & red "P.1", two 1830's EL's with good examples of the "ROBERTSBRIDGE" UDC, etc. (17). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1063 | RYE: Collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1794 EL with scarce concave "RYE", 1809 EL with boxed mileage, 1813 pair of EL's with s/l "RYE" in red, 1819 EL with scarce "RYE/Penny Post" in black, 1833 EL from France to Rye with m/s "Mifsent to London" & with m/s "1/8" crossed through & replaced with "1/2" (for the Dover rate), 1838 E with two-line "RYE/Penny Post", 1841 EL with scarce Rye Skeleton, etc. (24 plus a few ephemeral items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1064 | RYE - 1841 COVER TO LONDON BEARING 1d BLACK STRIP OF FOUR: 1841 (22 Feb.) long env. to Westminster bearing a strip of four 1d blacks (PC-PF, all cut into to some degree or other) tied by four examples of the Rye Maltese Cross. Scarce thus. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1065 | RYE SUB-OFFICES: Collection of E/EL's inc. 1828 EL with mileage marks of both Lydd & New Romney, circular mileages of Northiam (2, blue & green), 1843 E with Maidstone Skeleton plus "NORTHIAM" UDC with m/s date added in the centre, four other Northiam UDC's (one in blue), 1845 1d pink postal stationery env. with Lamberhurst Skeleton on reverse, 1856 "WINCHELSEA" UDC, etc. (20 inc. a couple of Parcel Post labels). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1066 | SAINT LEONARD'S ON SEA: The small group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1837 s/l "ST. Leonard's" (scarce), 1859 "LONDON RD" UDC, 1840 Uniform 4d Post period E to London, 1849 neat env. to London with red "PD1", etc. (20 plus a few pieces/parcel post labels). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1067 | THE BALANCE OF THE MICHAEL ENGLISH COLLECTION OF SUSSEX POSTAL HISTORY: A fascinating assembly of covers, cards, etc. inc. 1841 EL ex Cranbrook to Tenterden endorsed "per Coach", 1846 EL ex Chichester to Shaftesbury with scarce red h.s. "1" of the former, 1902 Parcel Post label with m/s "4d to pay/for redirection", red UDC of "COWDEN", 1942 Canadian FPO 432 covers (7), etc. (Approx. 30 items inc. a few pieces). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE JOHN HOBBS COLLECTION OF THE POSTAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1068 | WORTHING PRESTAMP COLLECTION PART ONE: 1797-30 collection of E/EL's, etc. with a wide range of postal markings. Better items include 1797 EL to London being the earliest recorded entire from Worthing (26th September), 1806 Free Front to London (signed CL Dundas) being the earliest known date of the "WORTHING/71" mileage, 1806 "ROUGHAM/Penny Post", etc. The collection is well presented & written-up & includes two King George III 1d coins & a King George III 2d plus a small piece bearing the signature of King George IV and a half-crown coin dated 1820. (42 items plus sundry supporting ephemeral material). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1069 | WORTHING PRESTAMP COLLECTION PART TWO: The companion lot of Worthing prestamp mail with scarce 1807 "Crown on top" FREE mark in red on Front to Oxford in tandem with two-line mileage mark, c1825 undated wrapper to Jamaica, endorsed "4/4" & "2/6", 1829/30 "WORTHING" mileage removed marks, 1829 boxed "TP/2/RATE", etc. Attractively & informatively written-up with sundry supporting material. (39 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1070 | THE VERY RARE HANDSTRUCK "RETD. FROM/WORTHING" MARK ON COVER; 13 Sept. 1821 EL from "Langley Priory" to Worthing and redirected to Margate, having a very fine "CAVENDISH-BRIDGE/109" boxed mileage on the front, with a slightly doubled but still very clear strike of the very rare "RETD. FROM/WORTHING" mark (SX1314) across the join on the reverse. Few examples known on cover. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1071 | Similar 27 Sept. 1833 EL from Chester to Worthing, redirected to Bath with a mostly fine to very fine strike of the same "RETD. FROM/WORTHING" mark (SX1314) nicely placed on the front. Rare on cover. PHOTO - see plate no. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1072 | Similar "RETD. FROM/WORTHING" mark on much-travelled "FREE" front from London to "Wootten"; spectacular and colourful July 1834 front franked to "Wootten" and much redirected in vain, with a mostly v. fine rare "RETD. FROM/WORTHING" mark (SX1314) and m/s "No such person in Wotton under Edge", "No such Person Wootton, Surrey" (with v. fine blue "DORKING" UDC), and "No such Person at Wootton Bassett"! One of the busiest "Free" items we have ever seen. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1073 | Similar pair of free fronts with "RETD. FROM/WORTHING" marks (SX1314); 1832/4 pair with mostly very fine strikes of this rare mar. (2 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1074 | WORTHING U.P.P. "1" MARKS: Small group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1840 E to Worthing with "TP/Newington Causeway", h.s. "1" (in red) & fancy "Too Late" (again in red), 1840 redirected E with red h.s. "1" and blue "CHARLES St. Westr./1D PAID", 1844 (Nov 14) EL to Upper Tooting with unusual red h.s. "1" with reversed serif & six other covers with sundry h.s. "1" markings. (9). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1075 | WORTHING AREA 1d POSTS: Small group of covers, etc. inc. 1848 EL from Lady Charlotte Bury bearing 2d blue pair & with two-line "Goring/Penny Post", 1844/48 covers from Goring to Arundel, London & Melton Mowbray, each bearing 1d adhesives & with further examples of the Goring Penny Post mark & two examples of the boxed "Steyning/Py Post" mark. Also two KEVII period PPC's with Goring c.d.s. cancellations. (9 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1076 | MULREADY 1d ENVELOPE TO HORSHAM: 1840 (21 Oct.) 1d Mulready envelope to Horsham cancelled with fine red Maltese Cross of Worthing. A very attractive item. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1077 | MULREADY 1d ENVELOPE TO MIDHURST: 1841 1d Mulready envelope (Stereo A163) from Worthing to Midhurst with a fine example of the red Maltese Cross cancellation. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1078 | MULREADY 1d ENVELOPE AND LETTER SHEET WITH RED (LATE USE) AND BLACK MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS: 1841/43 pair comprising 1841 (9 Feb.) 1d env. with a late use of the red MC and 1843 1d letter sheet with a fine example of the black MC, sent locally from Worthing to Tarring. A useful pair. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1079 | PAIR OF 1d BLACK COVERS FROM WORTHING TO PETWORTH AND LONDON: 1840/41 pair of E's bearing 1d blacks, the former (almost four margins) neatly tied by red MC, the latter (three margins and affected by sharp vertical crease) neatly tied by black MC. A useful matched pair. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1080 | PENNY BLACK COVER TO WORTHING WITH CHARMING POEM ABOUT THE NEWLY INTRODUCED ADHESIVE ITSELF: EL ex Rugeley (Staffs.) bearing 1d, BJ (four margins but apparently does not belong) addressed to the wife of Admiral Sir George Pechell MP with delightful contents - a poem about the 1d black itself, commencing "Oh our sweet little Queen! what beauties adorn her, Though hut funny she looks then stuck in a corner, None can doubt who have eyes, even radically mulish, She's a penny wise Queen, not a Sovereign foolish" and after two intermediary verses concludes "For a penny address we apply to the crown, and it knocks your preposterous prepaying quite down, and with feelings most loyal to the office you range, pop your Queen letter in and never want change". Some internal repair (sellotape) but a fascinating item nevertheless. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1081 | QV 1d RED PERIOD COVERS: Collection of covers, largely bearing 1d red adhesives with a good range of cancellations inc. 1841 1d from the black plate 11 on cover to London tied by black MC, 1842 (8 Feb.) Skeleton, 1841 E to Arundel bearing 1d on blued tied by black MC, 1860 cover ex Caterham to Worthing thence redirected to the Isle of Arran(!) with "1d" charge mark, 1874 registered env. to Kilburn (early use of same), etc. (59 covers, 86 off-cover adhesives and sundry supporting material). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1082 | THE RARE "WORTHING/SHIP LETTER" MARK ON COVER FROM CUBA WITH NEW YORK F.A. CACHET; 15 Feb. 1847 EL from "Havana" to Brodeaux "p. Baltimore" and then per "Independence" with overstruck red oval "FORWARDED BY/A.C. R....EZ & Co."/NEW YORK" cachet on the top flap, near fine red boxed "COLONIES/&C ART.13[?]" on the front beside a mostly fine rare boxed step-type "WORTHING/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S1; the only Ship Letter mark recorded for Worthing, of which only 8 or 9 examples have been recorded, including no less than 5 in the John Hobbs Collection). The only Worthing Ship Letter addressed to France that we can recall having seen. [The best example, of the three examples of this mark in the "Martlett" Collection sold by Cavendish on 7 Sept. 2001, sold for £690.] Rare thus. Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1083 | Similar "WORTHING/SHIP LETTER" cover from the U.S. carried on the same voyage of the S.S. "Independence"; 5 Mar. 1847 E from New York (firm's "NEW YORK" red wax seal) to London "Pr. Independence", charged "8" with a mostly fine strike of the rare Rob. S1 mark (few known) on the front. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1084 | Similar "WORTHING/SHIP LETTER" cover from the U.S. to Ireland carried on the same voyage of the S.S. "Independence"; 8 Mar. 1847 EL from "N[ew]. Y[ork]." to Dublin, charged "8", with a partly fine strike of the rare Rob. S1 mark (few known) on the front, with London & Dublin datestamps on the reverse. Photo | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1085 | Similar "WORTHING/SHIP LETTER" cover from the U.S. carried on the same voyage of the S.S. Independence"; 1 Mar. 1847 E from "Niverville, N.Y." (P.O. manuscript marking on the front) to East India House in London, prepaid 5c ("Paid 5") for internal U.S. postage, and charged "8" on arrival; having a partly fine strike of the rare Rob. S1 mark (few known) on the front. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1086 | Similar pair of "WORTHING/SHIP LETTER" covers from the U.S. & Uruguay; Feb./Mar. 1847 E from "New Bedford" US) by the "Independence", and Aug./Nov. 1847 EL by the "Regina" from "Montevideo"; both to London, charged "8" and with partrial strikes (creased) of the rare Rob.S1 mark. [Both ex "Martlet"; sold as a pair by Cavendish in Sept. 2001 for £287.] | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1087 | LATE USE OF MULREADY 1d LETTER SHEET TO BRIGHTON: 1852 (29 Dec.) 1d Mulready Letter sheet from Worthing to Brighton with "923" numeral obliterator. A late use of same. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1088 | UPRATED REGISTERED POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE TO LONDON: 1869 (13 March) 1d postal stationery envelope uprated with 4d adhesive cancelled by Worthing duplex, endorsed "Registered" & "Registered Letter" in different m/s. Small cover faults but an unusual and attractive item. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1089 | DELIGHTFUL HAND-DRAWN ENVELOPE FROM WORTHING TO LONDON: 1871 (16 March) hand-drawn envelope depicting a station scene of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway bearing 1d red tied by Worthing duplex. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1090 | LATER QV POSTAL HISTORY: 1880-1901 group of covers, cards, etc. inc, 1890 env. to Queensland bearing QV 6d tied by fine & scarce "WORTHING STATION B.O." Squared Circle cancellation of 15 January, sundry "WORTHING" Squared Circles, 1881 env. from Arundel to Castle Goring redirected to London showing "CHARGED FOR REDIRECTION" & h.s "1d" in black, 1895 ‡d postal stationery envelope with triangular "WG" cancellation, 1895 ‡d stationery envelope uprated with Jubilee 4d on registered env. to Finland, etc. (26 plus sundry pieces, etc.). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1091 | KEVII/KGV COLLECTION: An exceptional collection of covers, cards, etc. dating from the reigns of KEVII & KGV with a wide range of postla markings, etc. inc. amazing 1912 PPC of the Worthing Lifeboat signed by all the members of the crew (a Reginald Bray item), a wealth of other PPC's inc. a superb real photo card of Demolished Sea defences on Lancing Beach and a charming range of novelty types, a good range of instructional marks, postage dues, skeletons, triangular "WG" handstamps (3) inc. scarce 1933 cursive type, etc. (Qty.). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1092 | 20th CENTURY MISCELLANY: Binder containing the varied assortment of Worthing related items including a selection of KEVIII & KGVI covers with a good range of cancels inc. 1936 "POST EARLY/FOR/CHRISTMAS" tying KEVIII ‡d green to local cover and an extensive array of cuttings, maps, sketches & the like relating to Worthing's postal history. A fascinating volume. (Qty.). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1093 | AIRMAILS AND WORLD WAR II: Group of covers, cards, etc. inc. 1939 cover to South Africa with bilingual violet boxed "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE/DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" (ex the "Challenger" crash), 1939 cover with two-line "SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION", 1923 pair of flown covers bearing 2‡d & 6d adhesives with "By air Mail Cairo Baghdad" endorsements (one partially covered by black/blue air mail etiquette), 1929 cover to Iraq bearing PUC low values (4) and with semi-circular "BAGHDAD/DUE/3AS" mark, 1931 cover ex Worthing to Australia bearing 1d, 5d & 10d adhesives endorsed "Per Kingsford-Smith's/Christmas Air Mail 1931", 1932 Graf Zeppelin cover with "SERVICO AEREO TRANSATLANTICO" pictorial cachet, a good study of "WORTHING IN WARTIME" inc. POW/Censored mail, etc. (Approx. 70). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1094 | TWENTIETH CENTURY MISCELLANY: Two cartons containing an extensive collection of 20th Century covers, cards, pieces, photographs, etc. housed in an assortment of binders. Much of interest inc. FDC's, meter marks, slogans, instructional/P.Dues, sundry related literature, etc. (Large Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1095 | OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: Small group of mail to various Foreign parts inc. 1868 env. (opened out for display) to India bearing 1d red & 1/- green with various instructional/postal markings inc. "RE-POSTED" & "TOO LATE", 1879 to the Cape bearing 6d grey (2, faults), 1879 mourning env. to Michigan bearing ‡d block of 5, 1880 env. to New Zealand bearing 6d green tied by Worthing duplex, etc. A good little group. (17). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1096 | RAILWAY MAIL: The fascinating collection of covers & cards with Railway connotations inc. 1904 card addressed to Penge bearing KEVII 1d & London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 2d (latter tied by oval "WEST WORTHING" d.s., 1890 env. to Queensland bearing Jubilee 2‡d tied by "WORTHING STATION B.O." Squared Circle, three other items with further example of same, 1885 PC from Greece to West Worthing with "WORTHING STATION" arrival mark, etc. (34 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1097 | WORTHING SUB OFFICE MAIL, ETC: The splendid collection of Worthing sub-office mail inc. 1936 Express cover to Basingstoke bearing Harrison ‡d to 2‡d tied by three strikes of the scarce "ROYAL CTS SHOW/WORTHING" d.s., a very good range of stamped Parcel Post labels inc. ANGMERING (2), HEENE ROAD, LYNDHURST ROAD (2), MARINE ROAD, MONTAGUE STREET, RAILWAY APPROACH & RUSTINGTON (3), 1913-16 quartet of real photo cards of the wreck & rebuilding of Worthing Pier, etc. (Qty.). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1098 | SUB OFFICE MAIL - 1936 ROYAL COUNTIES SHOW: 1936 (16 June) cover to Basingstoke bearing Harrison ‡d to 2d tied by three strikes of the scarce "ROYAL CTS SHOW/WORTHING" d.s. & with a fourth example of same clear of the adhesives. Trivial foxing barely detracts. Photo | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1099 | SUB OFFICE MAIL: Binder containing the extensive collection of 20th Century Worthing sub-office material comprising covers, cards, pieces, photographs & sundry other related ephemera. (Qty.). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE TOMMY SIMPSON COLLECTION OF THE POST | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1100 | BEVERLEY - RARE FIRST TYPE STRAIGHT LINE MARK: 1711 EL from Beverley to London with a good strike of the s/l "EVERLY" (Willcocks & Jay YK288) and a London Bishop Mark of 23 April. Note: This inaugural mark of Beverley always has the "B" missing from the beginning of the handstamp. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1101 | BEVERLEY - OTHER EIGHTEENTH CENTURY MAIL: Collection of E/EL's with a good selection of postal markings inc. 1733 EL to London with small-type s/l "BEVERLY" (YK 294), c1744 Free letter to Nostell (nr. Pontefract) with superb two-line "BEVER/LEY" (YK 298), 1752 EL to Knaresborough with fair two-line "BEVER/LEY" (YK 301) & endorsed "By Borough Bridge Bagg", 1778 front with large s/l "BEVERLY", a good range of later s/l marks, 1798 E to Knaresborough with "BEVERLY" horseshoe, 1799 EL to Edinburgh with a further example of same, etc. (23). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1102 | BEVERLEY - NINETEENTH CENTURY PRESTAMP MAIL: Collection of E/EL's, etc. with a good range of boxed & unboxed mileages inc. circular types with "225" & "226", 1828 EL with m/s "Mifsent to" preceding horseshoe-type mileage removed "BEVERLEY", 1837 EL to Skipton with red m/s "Redirected at" preceding Beverlet c.d.s. of 20 September, 1839 E from York to South Cave with m/s "6" & "Misdirected" (latter in red ink) as South Cave had erroneously been deemed to be subordinate to Beverley by the sender, 1838 E to London with black boxed "TOO LATE" (YK 359), 1839 (9 Dec.) 4d Post period EL to York, etc. (50 plus a couple of later items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1103 | BEVERLEY - LATER NINETEENTH CENTURY MAIL: 1840-91 collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1841 Mulready to Hull (faults) with a superb black MC, 1842 (17 Nov.) EL to a Butcher at Hornsea with red h.s "1D" (early date & a superb example), 1845 E from London to Beverley with fine blue Skeleton arrival mark, 1851 E to York with red circular h.s. "1d" of the Uniform Penny Post (scarce - only in use during that year), 1854 printed circular bearing 1d x 3 with red m/s "Notice", 1891 pair of Jury Summons envelopes bearing 3d Jubilee adhesives, etc., etc. (77 plus a few pieces). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1104 | BEVERLEY - TWENTIETH CENTURY MAIL: Collection of KEVII-QEII covers/cards, etc. inc. remarkable 1937 Beer mat ex Czechoslovakia to Beverley bearing two Czech adhesives & a 2d Postage Due applied at Beverley (boxed "Liable to Letter Rate" cachet on reverse, other P.Due items, sundry Instructional marks, five used (but stampless) Parcel Post labels, etc. (Approx. 120 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1105 | BEVERLEY/HULL - TWENTIETH CENTURY RAILWAY AND OMNIBUS INTEREST: The small group of covers/cards, etc. with Railway or Omnibus interest inc. 1906 (21 May) cover from Beverley Station to London bearing KEVII 1d red & North Eastern Railway 2d green adhesive, 1938 long env. to London bearing perfined KGVI 1‡d & red/white "L.N.E.R./PARCEL STAMP/3d/FROM/HULL PARAGON" label, 1904 real photocard of Howden Station, coloured PPC of Frodingham showing two North East Railway buses (the first NER bus service was inaugurated on 7 Sept. 1903 using Stirling buses - two of which are depicted on this contemporary card), sundry tickets, etc. (12 items). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1106 | BEVERLEY SUB-OFFICES: The excellent collection of prestamp to QEII period covers/cards, etc. inc. 1717 EL sent without postal markings from Beverley to Hunmanby (scarce so early), UDC's of Bishop Burton (1860 small-type), Brandsburton (1846), Etton (1857), Hunmanby (2), South Dalton (1848) and Waghen (1849), 1857 EL with s/l "FLEMING GATE", 1914 PPC with scarce temporary Rubber d.s. of Hunmanby Camp, Parcel Post labels inc. Beverley North Bar & Beverley Westwood Road (both with adhesive affixed), 1920 Dalton Holme (bearing KGV 9d agate), 1916/17 Etton (both with adhesives affixed), etc. (Approx. 120 covers/cards plus sundry pieces, etc.). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1107 | BRIDLINGTON: Collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1785 EL with two-line "BRID/LINGTON", 1789 EL with smaller-type two-line mark, 1800 EL to Suffolk with circular "BRIDLINGTON", 1801 EL to Leeds with scarce "BREDLINGTON/243" spelling error (only known in 1801), a good range of later mileages, s/l marks, 1849 E with superb blue "BRIDLINGTON QUAY" UDC, 1854 1d pink postal stationery env. (opened out for display) with a similar mark in red, four KEVII/KGV period Parcel Post labels with adhesives affixed, etc., etc. (Approx. 160 plus sundry pieces, etc.) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1108 | BRIDLINGTON - STATION POSTMARKS, SUB-OFFICES AND 20th CENTURY MAIL: Collection of covers, cards, etc. with a good range of postal markings of Bempton, Boynton, Carnaby, Flamborough (inc. stampe 1912 Parcel Post laabel), Sewerby & Speeton, a good selection of PPC's with Station office postmarks (some with Instructional marks), plus an extensive array of 20th Century covers & cards with much cancellation interest inc. machine marks & slogans. (Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1109 | DRIFFIELD: The prestamp to QEII collection of covers/cards, etc. inc. c1795/1797 s/l "DRIFFIELD" (YK869/870), a good selection of mileages, 1842 EL being a manifest of the Barge "Louciana" with double-arc h.s. erroneously reading "DE 20/2418" with "2418" struck out in m/s and replaced with the correct date of 1842, a good range of PPC's (some with instructional markings), etc., etc. A substantial lot which wil form the basis of a fine collection of Driffield postal history. (Qty.). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1110 | DRIFFIELD - MULREADY ENVELOPE TO BRIDLINGTON: 1841 1d Mulready envelope (stereo A139) to Bridlington with black MC, red Driffield c.d.s. & black Bridlington arrival mark. Most attractive. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1111 | DRIFFIELD SUB-OFFICES: Collection of E/EL's, etc. with a wide range of postal markings inc. 1838 EL with scarce boxed "Sledmere", UDC's of BARMSTON, BEEFORD, KILNWICK ON THE WOLDS, KILHAM, LOWTHORPE, SLEDMERE & WETWANG, Rubbers, Skeletons, Station Offices, etc. A very good lot with much unusual material. (Approx. 150 covers/cards plus a few pieces, etc.). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1112 | FILEY: Collection of covers/cards, etc. 1844-1970's inc. 1844 EL ex London to Filey with a reasonable example of the scarce "FILEY" UDC, much postmark intetrest (largely on PPC's) inc. Squared Circles and Rubbers inc. Gristhorpe (3), Muston (3) & Reighton (2), sundry P.Due items, etc. An interesting lot with a heavy emphasis on PPC's. (Approx. 100 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1113 | HULL - PRESTAMP MAIL: Collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1680 EL mentioning Hull to the Right Worshipful John Moore in London, 1766 EL with superb s/l "HULL" (YK 1528), a useful selection of later 18th Century Hull s/l marks, 1793/94 Hull Horseshoes (2), 1798 EL to Rochdale showing curved Hull handstamp with ornamental star, 1802 EL to Rochdale with scarce 234 mileage mark (YK1559), 1826 EL to Beverley with scarce circular mileage (YK1572 in black), 1839 EL's (2) with boxed blue "TOO LATE" marks, 1839 (11 Dec.) Uniform 4d Post period EL to Brandingham, etc. (40 plus a couple of related items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1114 | HULL - SHIP LETTERS: The small group of E/EL's with various Hull Ship Letter interest inc. 1837 EL ex Warsaw to London with blue step-type "HULL/SHIP LETTER", 1838 E to Kirkcaldy with similar mark in black & six other E/EL's with later Ship Letter types. (8). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1115 | HULL: 1840 (1 Jan.) EL to London posted on the first day of the Uniform Penny Post with m/s "P1" in red. An extremely important First Day Cover. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1116 | HULL - MID NINETEENTH CENTURY MAIL: 1840-51 collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1841 piece bearing 1d black tied by red MC with Hull double-ring d.s. alongside, 1845 cover from Hull to London endorsed "Not to be found" & subsequently returned to Hull with a wealth of markings inc. h.s. "1d" in black (scarce thus) cancelled by blue Hull "383" numeral & "AULCESTER" (Warwicks.) UDC,1842 EL from Beverley to Woodstock with red "Mifs to" preceding "HULL" double-arc c.d.s. of 12 April, 1844 EL ex Market Rasen to Spilsby with red m/s "Misst to" preceding green double-arc c.d.s. of Hull, a good range of UPP period mail, etc. (40). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1117 | HULL - QV-QEII STAMPED MAIL: Collection of covers/cards, etc. inc. 1854/57 Spoons (16, two of which are only on piece but one of these is in green, Sideways duplexes, machine cancellations, 1926 opened out env. to Norway with (on reverse) 1o (24) & 4o (2) Norwegian P.Dues, other P.Due items, instructional marks, etc., etc. (Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1118 | HULL - MARITIME: Collection of post-1840 maritime mail inc. 1873 (14 Nov.) cover from Gothenburg to Sheffield via Hull with three Swedish 12o blue P.Dues & red octagonal "PD" & h.s. "1‡d" marks of Hull, 1884 env. ex Sweden to Sheffield bearing Swedish 20o P.Due adhesive tied by Gothenburg c.d.s. & circular "HULL/A/FE 3/84/SHIP LETTER", 1886 Norwegian 10o postal stationery card with another example of the Hull Ship Letter mark, 1893 env. ex Denmark to hunmanby with attractive four-colouir franking, 1900 E to Skien (Norway) with s/l "Per Hull Steamer", etc. (35 plus a few pieces). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1119 | HULL SORTING TENDER MAIL, ETC.: Collection of covers/cards, etc. inc. 1869 cover from Malton to Hull with (on reverse) scarce "S.T./HULL/MAY 23/69", a good range of later Hull Sorting Tender marks, off-cover QV 2/6d with "HULL STATION/P/OC 3/93/N.E.RLY" c.d.s., 1922 PPC with "BRIDLINGTON SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s., 1916-17 trio of PPC's with "LEEDS-HULL RLY SORTING CARRIAGE" marks, etc. (56 plus a few pieces, etc.). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1120 | HULL SUB-OFFICES: Collection of covers/cards, etc. inc. 1839 EL with fine two-line "Cottingham/Penny Post" (scarce pre-1840), 1907 1d postal stationery env. with rare Rubber Skeleton of Cottingham, a good selection of Parcel Post labels (with several stamped types inc. Hull Prospect Street, Hull Holderness Road, Hull Ocean Place & Hull Coltman Street), 1852 env. with blue "BEVERLY RD" on reverse, 1857 (May) env. with (on reverse) UDC of "BEVERLEY ROAD" in conjunction with UDC of "SHAP", a useful range of Hessle marks inc. 1852 UDC, etc. (Approx. 70 plus 20 Parcel Post labels & sundry pieces). Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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