| 1121 | HULL - ASSOCIATED VILLAGES: Collection of covers/cards, etc. with a splendid range of postal markings of Aldbrough, Anlaby, Burrstwick, Burton Pidsea, Catwick, Coniston, Easington, Eastrington, Great Hatfield, Holmpton, Keyingham, kirk Ella (inc. 1858 UDC on mourning env.), Mappleton, Marfleet, Ottringham, Owstwick, Patrington, Paull, Roos, Seaton, Sigglesthorne, Skidby, Skirlaugh (inc. 1830 EL ex Sigglesthorne with m/s 4 of the Uniform 4d Post period) & boxed no.2 Receiving House mark of Skirlaugh, Sproatley, Sutton (both with UDC's in blue), Swine, Thorngumbald (inc. blue UDC), Withernsea (inc. UDC in conjunction with Hull Spoon on 1857 opened out env. to King's Lynn), etc. (Qty.). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1122 | THE BALANCE OF THE TOMMY SIMPSON COLLECTION OF HULL AND ENVIRONS: Collection of covers/cards, etc. inc. 1837 cover to London from Atwick near Hornsea with black boxed "No.1"Receiving House mark of Hornsea, 1845 E with "HORNSEA" UDC, a useful range of Parcel Post labels, Telegram Forms & envelopes and a particularly interesting range of PPC's of Spurn Head. (Qty.). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1123 | NORTH CAVE/SOUTH CAVE/BROUGH AND ENVIRONS: Collection of covers/cards, etc. with a good variety of postal markings inc. 1772 s/l "SOUTH CAVE", 1806 EL with scarce (and early usage) "CAVE N & S" s/l mark, 1848 E to York with "BLACKTOFT" UDC & green numeral of Howden cancelling 1d red adhesive, 1857 "SOUTH CAVE" UDC, various postmarks of Broomfleet, Bubwith, Ellerker, Everthorpe, Gilberdyke, Newport. North Ferriby, Swanland, Welton, etc. Also a good selection of Postcards and Parcel Post labels, etc. (Approx. 120 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE ARTHUR DENT COLLECTION OF THE POSTAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1124 | EARLY ENTIRE FROM YORK TO HULL: 1660 (22 May) EL to Hull addressed to "The right honorable ye commissioners of the Militia for the town and county of Kingston upon Hull", endorsed "Letter from Comdr. of Militia County of York". Cover faults but a highly desirable early York item. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1125 | 18th CENTURY MAIL - YORK STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS PART I: Group of E/EL's inc. 1723 EL with scarce (and very early) s/l "YORK" (first recorded type), 1734/41 EL's (3) with large s/l "YORK" & eight later items with various s/l marks. (12). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1126 | 18th CENTURY MAIL - YORK STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS PART II: A further selection of E/EL's, 1733-85 with a range of straight-line marks inc. several different types/sizes. (10). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1127 | LATER 18th CENTURY MAIL: The small group of E/EL's from the latter half of the 18th Century including 1786 s/l "YORK" with "198" mileage below (2), 1787 s/l "YORK" (2), 1788 smaller-type s/l "YORK" & four later s/l types, 1794/97 horseshoe "YORK" (3), etc. A good little lot. (13). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1128 | EARLY 19th CENTURY MAIL: Group of E/EL's with a good range of postal markings inc. sundry s/l marks (6), mileages (22 inc. 12 circular types) & 1809 horseshoe, 1830 EL to Beverley with s/l "TOO LATE", 1832 EL to High Harrogate with s/l "TOO LATE", 1834 EL to Ripon with s/l "TOO LATE" (in red), 1838 EL to Hexham with s/l "TOO-LATRE", etc. (40). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1129 | EARLY 19th CENTURY "MISSENT TO" MARKS: 1806-29 group comprising 1806 letter from London redirected several times with two-line "Mifsent/to York" and with an attractive enclosure (early trade card for a carpet manufacturer), 1814 EL from Haworth to Bannockburn with two-line "MISSENT/TO YORK", 1819 copy of a will addressed to Bolton with a fair two-line "Missent to" mark, 1813 red m/s "Mifsent to" & 1829 m/s "Misdirected to". (5). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1130 | 19th CENTURY - PENNY POSTS, UNIFORM FOURPENNY POST & UNIFORM PENNY POST MARKS: Group of E/EL's, 1839-53 inc. scarce 1839 "York/Penny Post" in conjunction with "No.2" (Stillington) & m/s "1" (to pay), 1839 (23 Dec.) EL to London with m/s "4", 1840 (17 June) EL to Huddersfield with h.s. "2", etc. (13). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1131 | UNIFORM PENNY POST PERIOD: Selection of E/EL's with 1840 (5 May) E to Edinburgh with red h.s. "Pd 1" (last day before the 1d black!), a good range of other covers with h.s. "Pd 1" or circular "YORK/1D/PAID" marks inc. 1849 E to Bridlington endorsed "Dead" in m/s, 1844 E with m/s "P4" & "above 1oz", etc. (23). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1132 | MULREADY LETTER SHEET WITH ADVERTISEMENT FOR YORKSHIRE FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE: 1840 Mulready letter sheet, stereo A57 sent from York to Bradford cancelled by red MC. Most attractive & scarce. Also a Yorkshire Insurance Company policy dated 1904. (2 items). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1133 | PENNY BLACK COVER TO LONDON: 1840 (14 July) EL to London bearing 1d plate V, PH with "double letter H" variety tied by red MC of York. The cover emanated from the village of Whitwell and has a fine blue UDC of same on reverse. RPS Cert. (1981) of genuineness. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1134 | PENNY BLACK COVER TO WORCESTERSHIRE: 1840 (19 June) env. bearing 1d black, AH tied by neat red MC. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1135 | PENNY BLACK COVER TO BEVERLEY: 1840 (6 Oct.) EL to Beverley bearing near four-margined 1d, plate V, CA tied by red MC. RPS Cert. (1983) of genuineness. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1136 | PENNY BLACK COVER FROM LONDON TO YORK REDIRECTED TO CHORLEY WITH YORK "Pd 1" MARK: 1841 (15 Jan.) E from London to York bearing 1d, DJ tied by red MC, redirected to Chorley & hence earning a red "Pd 1" mark of York as a charge for redirection. Most attractive. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1137 | PAIR OF PENNY BLACK COVERS TO HULL AND RICHMOND: 1841 pair of EL's to Hull & Richmond respectively, each bearing 3 margined 1d black. (2). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1138 | PENNY BLACK COVER TO HULL: 1841 (12 Jan.) EL to Hull bearing four-margined 1d, plate VIII, NJ tied by red MC of York. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1139 | PENNY BLACK COVER TO HULL: 1841 (27 March) EL to Hull bearing four-margined 1d, QG tied by black MC of York. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1140 | PENNY BLACK COVER TO BRADFORD: 1841 (13 July) EL to Bradford bearing 1d (two clear margins, touched on the other two sides) cancelled (but not tied) by black MC of York. | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1141 | LATER "MISSENT TO" MARKS; 1841 EL to Settle with red m/s "1" & small chamfered frame "MISSENT/TO/YORK" plus 1853 1d pink postal stationery envelope uprated with 1d adhesive ex Douglas (IOM) to Loughborough with a similar mark in red. Scarce late usages of same. (2). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1142 | SCARCE 2d BLUE POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE CANCELLED BY BLACK YORK MC: 1842 (9 Dec.) 2d blue postal stationery envelope to Thirsk cancelled with neat black MC of York. Scarce thus. Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1143 | MULREADY ENVELOPE TO KNARESBOROUGH WITH RARE MOSTLY PRINTED YORK STAMP OFFICE CONTENTS: 1842 (30 June) 1d Mulready envelope, stereo A232 with black MC and scarce largely printed contents ex the York Stamp Office. Most unusual. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1144 | ATTRACTIVE COVER TO KENDAL BEARING 3d BLUES (3) TIED BY DISTINCTIVE YORK MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS: 1843 (2 March) E to Kendal bearing 2d (3, all cut into to some degree) tied by distinctive black MC's of York and with fine double-arc d.s. of 2 March to lower left hand corner of the cover. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1145 | YORK SKELETONS: 1844-47 group with 1844 (19 Feb.) E to Saffron Walden bearing 1d red tied by black MC and with a fine example of the York Skeleton d.s. (with dropped "R") on reverse, part 1844 (17 Feb.) E with similar example of same and two 1847 fronts with further such cancellations without the dropped "R" variety. (4 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1146 | 1d RED COVERS WITH SPOON/SIDEWAYS DUPLEX CANCELLATIONS, ETC.: Collection of E/EL's. bearing 1d red adhesives tied by a variety of cancellations inc. Maltese Crosses (4), Oval Numerals (9), Sideways Duplexes (8), Spoons (4), etc. Other markings inc. UDC's of "HAYTON" and "HEADINGLEY". A very useful lot. (47). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1147 | VALENTINE'S OCEAN PENNY POST ENVELOPE FROM YORK TO DEDINGTON: 1850 (17 April) Ocean Penny Post env. bearing 1d adhesive cancelled (but not tied) by light numeral cancel. Backstamped York & Woodstock and with wafer seal of the British Natural History Society, York. A most attractive cover. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1148 | SPECTACULAR "PEACE AND UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPE SENT FROM YORK TO GOOLE: 1852 (30 Dec.) Valentine's "Peace and Universal Brotherhood" envelope from York to Goole bearing 1d on blued tied by numeral cancellation and with (on reverse) blue UDC's of Escrick & Riggall. A lovely item. Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1149 | "MISDIRECTED TO YORK" MARKS; 1853-62 trio comprising 1853 env. to Knaresborough bearing 1d on blued with a good example of the boxed "MISDIRECTED TO/YORK" in red, 1854 OHMS env. incorrectly addressed and with a good example of same in black (along with blue UDC of Killinghall) & 1862 letter from the Inland Revenue Office, London to Warmsworth with fair black boxed "MISDIRECTED TO/YORK". A useful trio. (3). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1150 | REGISTERED COVER TO MACCLESFIELD BEARING 2d BLUE AND 6d EMBOSSED: 1855 (26 Dec.) cover to Macclesfield bearing 2d & 6d Embossed (applied upside down but with two clear margins - cut into at top and at right) with boxed "REGISTERED/YORK" in black. A very desirable item. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1151 | TWO-LINE "Missent to York" HANDSTAMPS: 1858 E from Abbeville (France) to Leeeds bearing Napoleon 20c (2 - apparently replaced) with red boxed "PD" & circular "LONDON PAID" marks plus two-line "Missent to/York" in blue, plus 1862 env. to Hull bearing 1d "Stars" and with a fine example of the two-line "Missent to/York" at the top left hand corner of the cover. (2). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1152 | INSTRUCTIONAL MARKINGS: Small group of covers, cards, etc. with a good variety of postal markings inc. 1900 env. bearing ‡d green addressed to Scarborough with step-type "Contains a communication/of the nature of a letter/930" & h.s. "1D", 1905 PPC with step-type "contrary to regulations/930", 1890 "Not to be found/930", 1899 "Gone no address/930", sundry 20th Century P.Due items, etc. (29). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1153 | MILITARY MAIL: The small selection inc. 1914 env. endorsed "NAVAL CAMP YORK" with circular red "P.C." and backstamped in blue "NAVAL DIV CAMP 7", two 1914 envelopes with two-line "PRISONERS OF WAR CAMP/YORK" in red & another example on a third envelope in violet, WWII German POW card with large circular "GERMAN/73/P.O.W." in violet, etc. (15 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1154 | PARCEL POST LABELS OF YORK AND ENVIRONS: The exceptional collection of Parcel Post labels including BLOSSOM STREET, DRINGHOUSES & CLIFTON with adhesives, BISHOPTHORPE ROAD, FLAXTON, GATE HEMSLEY, HEWORTH, MARKET STREET (4), POCKLINGTON, ST. PAULS' TERRACE & WHIXLEY used without adhesives, 1887 stampless label endorsed "4‡" & "Senders Excess" in blue crayon, etc. (27). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1155 | POSTAGE DUE NUMERALS: Small group of E/EL's inc. 1847 redirected EL with black circular "1D", 1851 redirected letter bearing 1d adhesive with black circular "1D" and (on reverse) "KIRBY MOORSIDE" UDC, 1856 E without adhesive and with York sideways duplex cancel plus black circular "2D" charge mark, 1867 E from Pickering to York with black circular "4D", 1867 postal stationery env. with black circular "1D" crossed through in m/s on account of the local address, 1871 env. from Scarborough to York with rectangular boxed "ABOVE...OZ" mark & black circular "2D", etc. (12 items). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1156 | POSTAL STATIONERY, ETC.: Collection of postal stationery cards, envelopes, etc. with a variety of York cancellations inc. duplexes, four-bar obliterators, 1864 "PER BOOK POST" wrapper to Sheffield with circular duplex Code "E", etc. Also sundry later QV period covers with a variety of cancellations. (Approx. 60) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1157 | RAILWAY/TPO MAIL: The small group of covers, etc. inc. 1856 env. with blue oval framed "R.W.", 1855 env. with a similar mark in black on reverse, two 1850's E's with similar marks in red, 1907/08 "YORK & SCARBOROUGH S.T." (3), 1910 "NORTH EASTERN T.P.O. UP", etc. (24 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1158 | REGISTERED MAIL: 1854-1932 group of registered covers inc. spectacular 1854 cover to Macclesfield bearing 2d blue (4) and with boxed "REGISTERED/YORK" in red, 1852 to the same addressee again with 2d blues (4) & red boxed "REGISTERED/YORK", 1858 to Shrewsbury bearing 1d "Stars" & 6d adhesives with m/s "Registered", 1871 cover to London bearing 3d (2) with similar m/s endorsement, etc. (15 plus a piece). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1159 | SUB-OFFICE CANCELLATIONS: The excellent collection of PPC's bearing KEVII or KGV adhesives with a wide range of sub-office cancellations (rubbers, skeletons & thimbles) of Aldborough, Allerthorpe, Askham Bryan, Bilton, Bugthorpe, Coxwold, Dunnington, Fadmoor, Fangfoss, Gate Helmsley, Kexby, Kilburn, Lastingham, Moor Monkton, Myton on Swale, Rievaulx, Sinnington, Whixley, etc. (Approx. 60). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1160 | TOWN UDC's AND SUB-OFFICE STRAIGHT-LINE CANCELLATIONS: Group of E/EL's with a wealth of postal markinsg inc. UDC's of "BOOTHAM", "MICKLEGATE", "MONK BAR" (5) & "WALMGATE", two-line "MICKLEGATE/YORK" (2) & "WALMGATE./YORK" (2), s/l "MICKLEGATE" (5) & "WALMGATE". (22). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1161 | VILLAGE UDC's: The exceptional range of village UDC's on a variety of E's & envelopes comprising "ACOMB", "BARNBY MOOR", "BISHOPTHORPE" (2), "BRANDSBY", "BROMPTON YORKS", "CASTLE HOWARD", "CRAYKE", "DUNNINGTON" (2), "EASINGWOLD", "FLAXTON", "FOSTON", "FULFORD", "GREEN HAMMERTON", "HEWORTH", "HOLME", "KIRKHAM" (2), "NORTH GRIMSTON", "OSWALDKIRK" (2), "OUSEBURN", "SANDHUTTON", "SKELTON", "STAMFORD BRIDGE", "SUTTON IN THE FOREST", "SUTTON ON DERWENT", "TERRINGTON", "WHITWELL" & "WYKEHAM YORK". Also 1843 "Sutton/Penny Post" & 1843 s/l "ESCRICK". (35). | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1162 | YORK CANCELLATIONS ON OFF-COVER ADEHESIVES, ETC.: A useful collection of QV stamps with York cancellations inc. 1858-79 1d Plates (135 different) with numeral obliterators, 1/- Large White Corner Letters x 6 with neat c.d.s. cancels, etc. Also 1849/53 pair of covers to Halifax & Whitby bearing 2d blue pairs (both slightly cut into but very presentable) & an 1854 cover with cut into single 2d. (Small Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1163 | THE ARTHUR DENT COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS OF YORK AND ENVIRONS: The magnificent collection of PPC's of York & area with many interesting cards of the Minster and all the various "Bars", a good selection of cards of the Railway Station, a good little group of real photo cards with Military interest, a splendid selection of cards of surrounding villages including several real photo types and a useful range of cards from places further afield, largely Coastal towns such as Scarborough & Whitby. A wonderful lot. (Approx. 300). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1164 | THE BALANCE OF THE ARTHUR DENT COLLECTION OF THE POSTAL HISTORY OF YORK: An extremely eclectic accumulation of covers, cards, ephemera, etc. inc. 1841 E with red "Pd 1" & m/s "Paid", 1842 EL with red "Pd 1" & m/s "Paid", 1849 E with circular red "YORK/1D/PAID", 1857 env. with York Spoon, 1870 Questionaire to the Sub-Postmaster of Stamford Bridge about the Railway Station Telegraph, a good range of York cancellations, a useful selection of postmarks, etc. (Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1165 | PENNY POSTS & "PAID AT" MARKS, ETC.; 1822-37 covers with mostly fine to v. fine blue Truro boxed "Py. Post" (2) & UDC "PAID AT TRURO" marks (2), blue 1822 "STRATTON" horseshoe, 1836/7 pair of "St. Austell/Penny Post", v. fine and colourful blue "Callington/Penny Post", and 1836 EL from Quebec with "Stratton/Py P" for redirection. Good lot. (9 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1166 | LAUNCESTON - "PAID AT" SET, & PENNY POST MARKS; 1824-40 covers with c.1835/40 trio with mostly very fine "PAID AT/LAUNCESTON" marks in red, blue & black; plus1824 EL with v. fine scarce blue boxed "Launceston/Py Post", and 1829/32 pair of EL's with v, fine & near fine black boxed "Launceston/Penny Post" (with boxed Nos.1 & 4). Scarce lot. (6 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1167 | POLPERRO FLEURON, PLUS SCARCE PY POST MARKS OF LANDRAKE, ST. AUSTELL & STRATTON; 1836 EL with mostly v. fine scarce "POLPERRO" UDC with the fleuron at the foot; plus c.1839 uncharged local EL (therfore must be pre-1840) with very fine "Landrake/Penny Post" nicely placed on the front (CO135; unknown pre-1840 & only issued on 25 Oct. 1839), attractive 1836 Free EL with v. fine "St. Austell/Penny Post" and "No.1", and 1837 EL with "Stratton/Py P" (plus blue "ST COLUMB" and black "No.1". Good group of scarce & attractive items. (4 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1168 | UNRECORDED (?) TINY 2mm-LETTERING STRAIGHT-LINE, PLUS UDC & SCARCE "PAID AT"; 1819 EL with v. fine diminutive black "ALSTON" (8x2mm; UNRECORDED in the County Cat., and 17 years earlier than any other Alston marks, but very similar to the tiny Penrith "TOO LATE" and boxed "PENNY POST" marks of 1826 & 1835; CU407+410) nicely placed on the top flap, having a faint red "PENRITH/Penny Post" on the front; plus fine scarce red 1838 UDC and v. fine scarce red oval 1844 "PAID/at/ALSTON". Good trio. (3 covers). Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1169 | CARLISLE - PRESTAMP COLLECTION, ETC.; 1772-1846 covers inc. v. fine 1772/9 large s. lines, 1795 horseshoe, scarce smaller 1799/1800 s. line pair, very early large Handstruck "Addl/‡" (19 June 1813), v. fine rare distinctive boxed 1832 "Addl/‡" (ex Jamaica), fine 1843/5 "GRETNA/PENNY POST" marks in black & blue, and superb 1850 black h.s. "2". Goiod lot. (17 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1170 | REVERSED "S" S. LINE "CARLISLE" MARKS ON MAIL TO SCOTLAND; 1783 pair of EL's from Liverpool to Dumfries each with fine large "LIVER/POOL" marks on the reverse, beside mostly fine to v. fine "CARLISLE" transit marks with reversed "S" variety. Rare pair. (2 covers). Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1171 | RARE DOUBLE 1st-TYPE MILEAGE COVER OF CARLISLE/WHITEHAVEN; 1788 E from Whitehaven to Edinr. with mostly v. fine rare "306 WHITE/HAVEN" on the front and v. fine "CARLISLE/303" nicely placed on the top flap. Rare thus; very few covers are known with two different 1st-Type Mileage marks. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1172 | CARLISLE - THE RARE SCOTS-TYPE CIRCULAR MILEAGE MARK; Fine 10 Jan. 1808 EL to Daventry with v. fine rare circular-framed "CARLISLE/302/C" Scots-style mileage mark (CU146; only known for 1808). Exhibition Item. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1173 | THE RARE "Missent to CARLISLE" STRAIGHT-LINE MARK; 15 Jan. 1812 EL (old sellotape stains affect address-panel but clear of marks) franked from Hamilton to Jedburgh but with a mostly very fine strike of the distinctive "Missent to CARLISLE" mark (CU199, light crease; believed to be only 2 examples known; the other was sold by Cavendish in the Prof. Phillips Collection in July 2003 for £207) nicely placed on the front. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1174 | THE RARE CRINKLE-FRAMED "MISSENT/TO/CARLISLE" MARK; Mar. 1844 cash-prepaid E from Manchester to Wigan but with a mostly very fine strike of the distinctive CU201 "MISSENT/TO/CARLISLE" mark. Seldom seen. Photo plate 25A | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1175 | PENRITH - RARE VERY EARLY STRAIGHT-LINE MARK; c.1710 E (folds with archival tape inside; some minor toning) to London (unusually endorsed "p London bag") with a very fine rare "PENRITH" mark nicely placed on the top flap beside a superb pre-1713 London "SE/17" arrival Bishop Mark. One of the earliest rural Cumberland covers. Exhibition Item. Photo plate 25A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1176 | THE PENRITH COLLECTION - INC. RARE TINY "TO LATE", ETC.; 1766-1858 covers inc. fine 1766/75 2-lines, v. fine scarce 1st-Type Mileage "PENRITH/283", 1794 concave, later mileages, v. fine rare 1836 tiny blue "TOO LATE" (crease), 1835/58 m/s "Mifsent to" markings, attractive 1849 E with 1841 2d Blue pair (near 4m) with red m/s "Registered 6" and v. fine blue "PENRITH/5" Skeleton c.d.s. (crease) all on the front, etc. Plus 1910 OHMS env. with "GREAT·SALKELD/PENRITH" UDC on blue "R" label and 3 pieces. Good lot. (18 covers + 3 pieces). Photo plate 25A | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1177 | PENRITH - PENNY POSTS COLLECTION; 1813-46 covers all with mostly v. fine strikes of "PENRITH/Penny Post" (3 types; 2 in black, 1 red & 2 blue), v. fine rare blue tiny framed c.1835 "PENRITH/PENNY·POST", and 1842/6 pair of 1d Red covers with "Hesket/Penny Post" or "Kirk Oswald/Penny Post". Good lot. (8 covers). Photo & Photo plate 25A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1178 | PENRITH - EARLY 1d MULREADY USAGE; 16 July 1840 usage of the Stereo A63 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet to Edinburgh with v. fine orange-red M.C. cancelling Britannia, and with v. fine blue "PENRITH" c.d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. Attractive usage. Photo plate 25A | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1179 | THE WHITEHAVEN COLLECTION INC. RARE 2-RING "TOO LATE", ETC.; 1790-1843 covers inc. early (July 1801) boxed mileage, curious serpentine (?) 1803 mark, later mileages, fine rare 1833 red 2-ring "TOO LATE" across join, v. fine equally rare boxed red 1839 "TOO LATE", v. fine scarce Feb. 1840 U.P.P. red "1" mark, and c.1840/3 cash-paid & 1d Red pair of E's with fine red & v. fine blue "Gosforth/Penny Post" marks. (12 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1180 | WIGTON/WORKINGTON/?COCKERMOUTH COLLECTION; c.1815-43 covers inc. 1832 convex "WIGTON", mostly very fine (and v. scarce) 1835/8 pair of the framed "Workington/Penny Post" marks in black & in red, and rare 1843 pair of unpaid EL's with fine and v. fine distinctive large black & small blue Cockermouth/Workington (?) and Workington Handstruck "2" marks. Plus an attractive 1873 ‡d Plate No. piece. (6 covers + 1 piece). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1181 | THE BALANCE OF THIS CUMBERLAND COLLECTION; 1797-1850 covers inc. 1797 circular "COCKERMOUTH", many mileages (inc. scarce Raneglass UDC type), near fine rare red 1834 boxed "Ravenglass/Penny Post", fine blue 1843 "Calderbridge/Penny Post", 1844 pair of 1d Red EL's with superb "BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS" UDC's, 1848 m/s "Mifsent to" with Penrith c.d.s., lovely 1849 strike of the unrecorded (?) blue h.s. "2" of Maryport, and a spectacular 1850 1d Red EL with printed "County Court of Cumberland HOLDEN AT COCKERMOUTH" contents. Good lot. (23 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DERBYSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1182 | CHESTERFIELD: 1679 EL (some creasing) to London from Frances Jenkinson at 'Walton' (Chesterfield) concerning lead mining and red lead for India; charged "3" with fine "NO/3" London arrival Bishop mark. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DORSET | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1183 | DORCHESTER: 1840/44 Pair of ELs, the earlier addressed to Yetminster, re-directed to Dorchester and thence to Sherborne with handstruck "Missent to" preceding Dorchester d.s. and the later addressed to Bishop's Caundle also redirected to Dorchester and (again) thence to Sherborne but this time with m/s 'Not' preceding Dorchester d.s. A scarce pair. | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 1184 | ROMFORD: 1834/43 Pair of Es to London & Loughton respectively, the former (faults) with red double-framed "T.P./ROMFORD" and red oval-framed "M…S" (London mis-sorted mark) and the latter an O.H.M.S. Property Tax printed circular with red "P.1D" on the front & red "ROMFORD" single ring d.s. on the back. An interesting pair. | £70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1185 | VENTNOR - ST. CATHERINE'S CHURCH: 1851 (20 March) EL from Ventnor to Arrington, Cambridgeshire with a very fine engraving of St. Catherine's Church, Ventnor. Some creasing and staining but a good example. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1186 | BROMLEY: 1894 cover bearing 1d lilac & SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY 2d green both with pen cancellations & Bromley c.d.s. of 2 March. Slight cover faults but an early use of a Railway Letter stamp & scarce thus. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 1187 | RE-DIRECTED COVER WITH SCARCE RED RAILWAY "5" MARK: 1839 EL to Liverpool and thence re-directed to Saddleworth with various m/s endorsements and a fine strike of the scarce red "5" railway mark. | £70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LANCASHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1188 | MISCELLANY INC. ULVERSTONE 1d BLACK COVER, ETC.; 1793-1852 covers inc.1793 "ULVERSTONE", scarce red boxed 1839 "Ulverstone/Penny Post", attractive June 1840 E: with 4m 1d Black (Plate 3; GL) tied by bright red Ulverstone M.C., 1852 pair of 1d Red covers with v. fine or overstruck blue "ULVERSTONE" Skeleton c.d.s.'s, mostly fine red 1832 oval-framed "MISSENT/TO/MANCHESTER", and fine blue 1845 "Yealand Conyers/Penny Post". (8 covers). Photo plate 25A | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1189 | BARTON-ON-HUMBER: The small collection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1801 (May) EL to London with fine s/l "BARTON" (rare so early), various mileage marks, 1830 EL to Kilham (nr. Driffield) redirected to Sledmere with Barton mileage removed h.s. & with m/s "6" amended to "8" to pay for the redirection, 1831 EL to London with rare boxed "BARTON", three KEVII/KGV period PPC's with temporary Barton handstamps, 1903 stamped Parcel Post label, etc. (26 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1190 | STAFFORDSHIRE POSTAL RECORDS, 1895-1900: Ledger with m/s postal records for the Stoke on Trent & Potteries area inc. details of sub-postmasters, postmen, good conduct awards, rural routes etc. Worn with some damage but fascinating. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1191 | SHOREHAM - THE JOHN HOBBS COLLECTION OF THE POSTAL HISTORY OF SHOREHAM: Collection of covers, cards, etc.with much of note inc. 1776 EL with two-line "SHORE/HAMS" (only fair but an early date), 1798 EL with curved "SHOREHAM", 1840 E from Shoreham to Uckfield with four margined 1d black (FJ) tied by red MC, mileages, etc. (15 covers/cards plus sundry supporting material). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WESTMORLAND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1192 | HAWKSHEAD COLLECTION INC. FINE MULREADY, ETC.; 1831-49 covers inc. v. fine scarce 1834 double-framed "HAWKSHEAD", black "Penny Post" marks on Oct. 1840 usage of the 1d Mulready letter-sheet (cancelled with v. fine red M.C.) and on 1841 cash-paid EL, plus a v. fine 1849 UDC. Scarce group. (5 covers). Photo plate 25A | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1193 | THE KENDAL COLLECTION; 1720-1846 covers inc. fine rare early 1720 "KENDALL" (CU168; first year of use), mostly v. fine 1765-79 large s. lines trio, 1801 smaller s. line endorsed "Mifst to" in red, 1812 red boxed mileage & 1839 blue c.d.s. both also endorsed "Mifsent to" in red, v. fine mileages, several v. fine "Penny Post" marks (6) in red & blue, and 1846 1d Red EL with fine blkue "KENDAL/2" Skeleton c.d.s. Good nucleus for expansion. (24 covers). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1194 | THE KIRBY LONSDALE COLLECTION; 1770-1843 covers inc. scarce 1770/c.1775 mostly fine 2-lines, 19th ce. mileages, 1828/30 UDC's, v. fine and very scarce 1833 framed "Kirbey Lonssdale/Penny Post", etc. (11 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1195 | MILNTHORPE COLLECTION INC. 1d BLACK COVER; 1821-55 covers inc. scarce red 1821 mileage, scarce 1829/36 trio with mostly fine framed "Penny Post" marks, attractive Apr. 1841 4m 1d Black EL (plate 5, MK), etc. Fine lot. (9 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1196 | SCARCE WESTMORLAND PENNY POST COVERS INC. 1d BLACK; April 1841 E with 4m Plate 5 1d Black (MJ) tied by v. fine black M.C. with light scarce "Newton/Penny Post" on the front, rare Nov. 1839 local uncharged EL with v. fine "Penny Bridge/Penny Post" (v. rare pre-1840), and 1844 cash-paid EL with v. fine blue "Lindal/Penny Post". Scarce trio. (3 covers). Photo plate 25B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1197 | THE BALANCE OF THIS WESTMORLAND COLLECTION; c.1641 printed Van Langeren "Thumbnail" mileage-map of the county, fine 1788 "BROUGH", scarce fine red 1825 "BURTON-W/O" UDC, various Appleby mileages, v. fine blue 1839 "BROUGH" UDC, v. fine and scarce (rare pre-1840) blue "Ambleside" and black "Bowness" Penny Post covers, near fine blue 1843 strike of the latter, 1847 Bowness UDC & fine blue 1846 "AMBLESIDE/2" Skeleton c.d.s. Good variety. (21 covers + 1 map). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1198 | MISCELLANY of covers, cards, etc. inc. 1847 EL to Scarborough bearing 1d red tied by blue "515" numeral of South Cave, 1864 env. to Leeds bearing 1d "Stars" tied by scace four-bar numeral "447" obliterator, 1841 Lunatics & Dangerous Idiots Return Form to Beverley with fine boxed red "PAID AT/HOWDEN", 1831 "Bedale/Py Post", UDC's of Hessle, Leyburn, Sheffield Chapel York & South Cave, etc. (Approx. 70). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1199 | DENT: The small collection of E/REL's, etc. inc. 1838 EL from a Governor of Dent Grammar School to Kirkby Lonsdale with a superb two-line "Dent/Penny Post", two undated E's to Sedbergh with further examples of same along with Sedbergh UDC's, 1843 E to Jirkby Lonsdale with the same combination of cancellations, 1849 EL from Dent to Kirkby Lonsdale with fine "DENT" UDC in blue, two other items with "DENT" UDC's, etc. (23). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1200 | HULL - RARE MULTIPLE ADVERT 1d PINK POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE: c1880 unused 1d pink patent envelope with a wealth of adverts for various businesses in the City including Iron Founders, Drapers, Wine & Spirit Merchants, Jewellers & Grocers. Fine. Photo | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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