|
881 |
|
INSPECTORS STAR: 1841 1d red-brown, LK on small piece with central "inspector's star" cancellation. Ex. "Victoria" & "Daisy". Photo |
£120 |
|
882 |
|
LONDON INLAND AND CHIEF OFFICE CANCELLATIONS ETC.: Selection of 1841-54 1d reds with various London numeral cancellations inc. numbers 52 to 57, 61 to 79 and some London Inland Office numbers inc. number "1" on cover with blue "Knt Rider St" h.s. (Small Qty.). |
£80 |
|
883 |
|
LONDON INLAND OFFICE NUMERAL WITH VOID CENTRE: 1881 1d lilac block of four (damaged at foot) and a single with strikes of the London Inland office cancellation with void corner plus m/s lines. Also 1845 E to Chichester franked with a four margined 1841 1d with a similar part strike of the same cancellation. (3 items). |
£60 |
|
884 |
|
LONDON CANCELLATIONS: An accumulation of covers, pieces and adhesives (mainly perforated 1d reds) with a wide range of London District cancellations inc. some early machine types and double number types. Very mixed condition. (Qty.). |
£160 |
|
885 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS: Eight E/EL's bearing 1d red adhesives tied by London Numbers in Maltese Cross cancels with comprising nos. 2, 4 , 6 (2), 8 (3) & 10. Also 1882 London Brighton & South Coast Railway printed wrapper bearing ‡d green tied by obliterator of the S.E. District Office. (9). |
£100 |
|
886 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: A selection comprising numbers 1 to 3, 7, 8 and 10 to 12 (poor) cancelling 1841 1d reds on seperate covers. Mostly fine complete strikes, adhesive faults.
|
£400 |
|
887 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1841 2d blues cancelled with numbers 1 to 12 in MC. Mostly readable stikes on three margined examples.
|
£360 |
|
888 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: Selection of covers franked with 1d reds tied by numbers 1, 3, 6 (3), 7 & 8 in MC cancellations. Mostly fine strikes. some adhesives cut into. (7 covers) |
£240 |
|
889 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: Selection of covers (8) franked with 1841 1d reds tied by strikes of numbers 1 to 3, 6 to 9 and 12 in MC cancellations. Some faults. |
£200 |
|
890 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: A complete set of numbers 1 to 12 cancelling 1841 1d reds from plate 9 inc. number 10 on a front. Some adhesive faults but a rare set. |
£140 |
|
891 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: A complete set of numbers 1 to 12 cancelling four margined 1841 1d. Mostly fine strikes. |
£120 |
|
892 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: A complete set of numbers 1 to 12 cancelling 1841 1d reds. Fine. |
£120 |
|
893 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: A small group of 1d reds with London numbers in MC cancellations comprising numbers 1 (2), 2, 3, 5 to 7 (2) & 8 to 12 plus number 2 on 1d pink piece. Mostly good strikes, some adhesive faults. |
£80 |
|
894 |
|
LONDON NUMBER "11" IN MALTESE CROSS: 1844 (15 Jan) local London EL franked with a fine 1d red QI with a clear "11" in MC cancellation. Also an 1844 local London env. franked with 1d OE tied by a fine normal MC cancellation. |
£100 |
|
895 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1844 (28 March) E from London to Edinburgh franked with 1d red pair AF-AG tied by fine number "4" in MC cancellations. Adhesives touched in places. Photo plate 16 |
£100 |
|
896 |
|
LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1844 (29 April) E to Ilton franked with a four margined 1d BA tied by a central "12" in MC cancellation. Fine. Photo |
£100 |
|
897 |
|
MANUSCRIPT CANCELLATIONS: A small selection of 1841 1d reds with m/s cancellations inc. zig-zag lines & straight lines without other cancels, varous scribbles and a cross with additional numeral or MC cancels. An interesting group. (10). |
£120 |
|
898 |
|
DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES: A group of covers and fronts franked with 1841 1d reds tied by distinctive MC of Coventry, Dublin x 3 inc one on front and a very fine strike cancelling plate 40 LK on EL to Newport, I.O.W., Greenock x 5 inc. one on front, Leamington cancelling a creased pair of plate 9 HA-HB on cover to London, Norwich on front and Stirling. Mostly good strikes. |
£260 |
|
899 |
|
MALTESE CROSSES: A selection of mainly four margined 1d reds with distinctive MC cancellations of Greenock (10), Manchester (3), York (3), Norwich (10, inc. one on cover), Coventry (2) & Dublin (3). Also blue MC (6, inc. one cover) cancelling 1d red. Mostly fihne part strikes. |
£240 |
|
900 |
|
RED MALTESE CROSS CANCELLING 1841 1D: 1841 1d red TF tied to a small piece with two strikes of a red MC. The adhesive is just shaved at left. Photo |
£500 |
|
901 |
|
DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES ON 1841 1D REDS: A selection of 1841 1d reds with distinctive MC cancellations inc. those of Belfast, Brighton, Channel Islands (adhesive poor), Coventry, Greenoch, Kilmarnock, Kelso & Leamington. mostly clear part strikes, some adhesive faults. (32). Also an E from Newham to London franked with a cut into 1d cancelled with a very fine semi-distinctive watery MC. |
£440 |
|
902 |
|
RED MALTESE CROSS CANCELLING 1D RED PLATE 17: 1841 1d red plate 17 GL with a part strike of a red MC cancellations. Shaved in places. Photo |
£100 |
|
903 |
|
MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS: Selection of 1841 2d blues inc. a strip of three with "dot in cross" cancellations, singles with distinctive types of Dublin, (2), Edinburgh and a pale blue example. Poor to fine. (14). |
£80 |
|
904 |
|
UNUSUAL MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS: A selection of 1d reds inc. three on covers with unusual MC cancellations inc. solid centres, heavily inked, broken frames, double lined and dotted loops etc.. Mostly fine. (29). |
£100 |
|
905 |
|
PENNY POSTS: 1841 1d reds (12) with various MC and penny post cancellations inc. those of Poulton, Haslingden and Handsworth in blue, Mostly part strikes on defective adhesives. (11 items). |
£120 |
|
906 |
|
PENNY POSTS: 1841 1d plate 23 PC on small piece tied by a readable "Py P/No 15" in blue of Handsworth, adhesive just touched at right. Also 1841 1d IB with part "Poulton/Penny Post" h.s. and BE with part boxed "Haslingdon/Penny Post". Good examples, some adhesive faults. Photo |
£100 |
|
907 |
|
RED 1844 NUMERAL: 1841 1d red HF (touched in places) cancelled with a smudged red numeral which is believed to be "312" (Gloucester). Very scarce. Photo |
£100 |
|
908 |
|
TOWN CANCELLATIONS: 1841-54 1d red selection with various part strikes of Town cancellations inc. c.d.s. of Dorchester and Pontypool, green Burslem, boxed "Kelso", travelling Exeter d.s. blue Grosmont UDC and blue Plymouth. Mixed condition. (15). |
£140 |
| G.B. AIRMAILS |
|
909 |
 |
BINDER containing the interesting range of flown covers inc. 1929 Imperial Airways First Flight cover from England to India, 1932 First Flight cover from London to Rhodes, 1933 First Flight cover of the Great Western Railway Air Service with large GWR 3d black/green adhesive, 1933 (26 Aug.) First Flight cover (pilot signed) bearing "I.A.L./Western Air Express/3d/Prepaid Package" black/yellow label tied by oval violet "INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES LTD./CROYDON/SURREY/AIR PORT OF LONDON", 1934 Roscoe Turner & Parmentier and Moll MacRobertson Race covers, etc. (Approx. 60 plus three related items of literature). |
£150 |
| G.B. SHIP LETTERS |
| ** |
910 |
|
MISCELLANY of ship letter marks on various Es and ELs inc. 1828 step-type "SHIP LETTER/ SOUTHAMPTON", 1839 black step-type "ROMNEY/SHIP LETTER" and 1883 20r blue Portuguese postal stationery card bearing circular red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR.PACKET/23 FE 83". (5 covers). |
£80 |
| G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS |
|
911 |
 |
AUSTRALIA: 1853 EL ex Dundee to Melbourne conveyed on the General Screw Steam Navigation Compnay steamer "Harbinger". Boxed green "DUNDEE/PAID" mark of 6 September and faintish red "SHIP LETTER/MELBOURNE marks. |
£120 |
|
912 |
|
BELGIUM: 1860 cover ex Glasgow to Brussels bearing 4d adhesive endorsed "via Ostend" and with red circular "PD" plus lovely 1864 cover ex Dunkeld to Brussels bearing Line-engraved 1d & 2d (2) tied by neat Dunkeld c.d.s. of 29 January & with red oval "PD" mark. A most attractive pair. |
£80 |
|
913 |
|
EUROPE: Small group of covers to various European destinations comprising five stampless items ex Leith to Denmark with various postal markings, 1855 stampless E ex Duke Street Leith to St. Petersburg, four QV period stamped (all different frankings) covers ex Leith to four diverse destinations and a 1937 envelope ex Leith to Rotterdam with boxed red REFUSED mark & Dutch 15c P.Due. A useful group. (11). |
£100 |
|
914 |
|
FRANCE: Neat 1855 envelope from Earlston to Paris bearing 4d (on blued) adhesive and with red circular "PD" (conveyed on the Calais-Paris TPO on 23 February; plus 1856 stampless EL ex Dundee to Lille charged "1/-" and conveyed via the Calais-Paris TPO. A useful pair. |
£75 |
|
915 |
|
ICELAND: 1872-1910 trio comprising 1872 env. to Eyrerfukki bearing 1d lilac tied by London Squared Circle, 1910 env. from Oxford to Reykjavik bearing KEVII ‡d & 1d (2) plus 1901 env. ex Akureyri to Copenhagen bearing 10a (2) adhesives. All routed through Leith. A scarce trio. |
£120 |
|
916 |
|
INDIA: 1842-50 Original correspondance between Bungay (Suffolk) and Calcutta inc. 8 items ex UK (one with bicoloured paper seal) and 3 from India inc. one with both boxed & oval INDIA h.s.; also a local correspondance to Chirapungee, Culnah or Chowringhee, one with 'Harbour Letter' endorsement & two with extensive, bilingual delivery instructions. (24 items). |
£120 |
|
917 |
|
NEW ZEALAND - 1/-, 10d & 2/- RATE COVERS: Sept., 1859 env. (flap missing and minor wear) addressed to captain of 'Ship Zealandia' at Canterbury, N.Z. endorsed 'Via Marseilles' and 'Accompanied by a newspaper' franked with 1/- green adhesive (slight perf. faults at edge) tied by London duplex, Jan. 1866 env. to Wellington by the same route franked @ 10d rate by dint of small letters 4d + 6d adhesives tied by duplex cancellations of Edinburgh and 1890 env. (stain & creases clear of stamps) to Chistchurch 'Via Plymouth' franked with pair of Jubilee 1/- greens tied by London hooded circles. Scarce trio. |
£75 |
|
918 |
|
SWEDEN: 1869 (4 March) cover ex Arbroath to Gothenburg bearing 6d tied by light Arbroath cancellation and with two-line "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" in conjunction with m/s "2"; also 1870 cover ex Stockholm to Edinburgh posted unpaid & initially charged 6d for the prepaid rate but subsequently amended to 8d for unpaid posting. (2). |
£60 |
| ** |
919 |
|
TASMANIA: 1894 (25 Oct.) parcel front from Glasgow to Union Steamship Company, Hobart Tasmania with a single 1d lilac cancelled by Glasgow cds & endorsed "Via Brindisi" in m/s. A very unusual example of the printed matter rate. |
£200 |
|
920 |
|
U.S.A.: 1851 stampless EL ex Irvine to New York, endorsed "paid 1/-" in m/s & with red "5/CENTS" & "PAID" marks plus 1852 cover from Irvine to the same address bearing Embossed 1/- (cut into at base but generally very presentable) and with m/s "paid" along with the same twoi red marks as on the 1851 cover. A good pair. |
£120 |
| ** |
921 |
|
U.S.A. - NEWSPAPER RATE, 1864: Complete issue of 'The Daily News' for 25 Aug., 1864 addressed to New York franked with 1862 3d rose (centred to left & damaged corner) tied by "466" numeral obliterator. An unusual item. |
£60 |
|
922 |
|
WORLD-WIDE: Group of covers inc. 1863 to France bearing 4d x 2, 1864 to Palermo bearing 6d x 2 (one with vertical crease), 1877 redirected cover to Saffron Walden via Sydney bearing 8d (fault at top), etc. (13). |
£120 |
|
923 |
|
WORLD-WIDE: QV period group of covers & cards to a variety of destinations inc. 1875 env. from Dover to Carlsbad with 1d x 3 & scarce black oval "PD" mark of Dover, c1865 EL to Greece bearing 4d vermilion pair tied by "498" duplex & with disinfection chisel slits, etc. (26). |
£75 |
| EXHIBITIONS |
|
924 |
|
WEMBLEY 1924-25 - ADVERTISING SLOGANS: Fine range of machine cancellations on PPCs or pieces inc. 'Pageant of Empire' (4 cards & 4 pieces), 'Torchlight Tattoo' (7 cards & 20 pieces), 'Join the Fellowship' (2 cards, 2 pieces), 'London Defended' (1 card, 1 piece), advance publicity slogans inc. good variety of regional machines (22), Krags (11), Belfast 1925 etc. (53 cards & 27 pieces). |
£120 |
|
925 |
|
WEMBLEY 1924 - SLOGAN CANCELLATIONS OF THE EMPIRE: Group of cancellations advertising the Wembley Exhibition inc. scarce circular h.s. cancelling British Guiana 2c pair on front, fine Malacca oval duplex on reverse of E (closed tear), Calcutta machine on Everest Expedition card, (weak) Nairobi machine, good range of Australian POs etc. (12 covers, a front & 3 pieces). |
£150 |
|
926 |
|
WEMBLEY 1924-25 - CANCELLATIONS & STATIONERY: Useful group inc. (1924) E to Geneva, flown via Paris, franked with 1d (3) & 1‡d stamps with double-ring Exhibition c.d.s., PPCs posted at the Exhibition inc. 1924 915) & '25 (5), 1924 1d with 'tail to N' variety on piece, 1925 last day cover, 7 items of unusued stationery etc. (32 items). |
£150 |
| FREE MAIL |
| ** |
927 |
|
MISCELLANY inc. 1838 O.H.M.S. env. from office of Secretary of State with red crowned circular "FREE" mark (scarce thus) and 1838 E with fine red scalloped "SUN" d.s. Mixed condition but still an interesting group. (6 covers + one front). |
£60 |
|
928 |
|
LEDGER containing an extensive range of Free Fronts with a wide range of signatures noted. All pasted down & the front cover of the ledger has separated from the whole but a agood lot nevertheless. An index lists the signatures contained within the collection. (Approx. 350). |
£200 |
|
929 |
|
PRINTED LETTER FROM GREENWICH HOSPITAL TO THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, LERWICK: 1824 printed letter from Greenwich Hospital sent Free to Lerwick via Edinburgh & Leith with London "FREE" h.s. in red & black h.s. "1" of Leith applied in transit. Very unusual thus. Photo |
£120 |
| MISSENT MAIL |
|
930 |
|
EARLY MISSENT MAIL: 1778 EL from College Hill addressed to Leckhampstead rated "5" in m/s & endorsed "Missent to Leighton not in our delivery". Scarce early example of missent mail. Also 1804 EL from Lichfield to Willersley (Derbys.) with v.fine strikes of "LITCHFIELD/119" & "MISSENT/to/BIRMINGHAM". (2). Photo |
£100 |
| PICTORIALS, PRINTED |
|
931 |
|
HUME'S "BALLOON MAIL" PICTORIAL ENVELOPE USED FROM EDINBURGH TO LONDON WITH PAID MARKS OF BOTH CITIES IN RED: 1840 (9 June) superb example of Hume's Balloon Mail pictorial envelope (number 2 state 1) ex Edinburgh to London with examples of the "PAID" marks of both Cities in red (the London one slightly overstriking that of Edinburgh) and, on reverse, a two-line "WILLIAM/STREET". Very fine condition and extremely scarce used. Photo |
£1500 |
| POSTAL STATIONERY |
|
932 |
|
PENNY PINK ENVELOPES: 1850 1d pink env. uprated with a clear margined 1d red and used to Devonport. 1853 1d pink env. to St. Pancras redirected to Park Crescent with numeral and circular framed red "L", on reverse is a fine "LITTLEMORE" UDC. |
£70 |
| REGISTERED MAIL |
|
933 |
|
BELGIUM/(Crown)/REGISTERED MARK ON CASH PAID COVER FROM BRUSSELS: 1861 (3 Oct.) env. (some edge wear) to Sheffield (prepaid in cash, m/s rates on reverse)with fine "BRUXELLES" c.d.s. & matching boxed "PD" & "CHARGE" marks as well as mostly v.fine rare red London Foreign Branch "BELGIUM/(Crown)/REGISTERED" mark & v.fine Inland Office oval "REGISTERED/LONDON" d.s. Few examples of this "BELGIUM" mark are known. The Willcocks cover sold for over £1,000. (Lot 1025 CPA auction of June 1999). Photo |
£400 |
| ROYALTY |
|
934 |
|
ENVELOPES AND CARDS FROM ROYAL HOMES TO A SADLER & HARNESS MAKER AT SNETTISHAM: 1904-58 correspondence mainly from the Estate Office at Sandringham to Chilvers & Son of Snettisham, Sadlers and Harness makers. The envelopes have the cyphers of KEVII (30), KGV (133), KEVIII (2), KGVI types I (6) & 2 (31) & QEII (16). Other h.s. inc. registered d.s. of Buckingham Palace and official paid c.d.s. of Sandringham. The contents mainly comprise printed letters enclosing cheques (not present). Also included are printed pheasant labels and a few postcards. The condition is a little soiled in places. (240+ items). |
£2400 |
| TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAPHS |
|
935 |
|
FASCINATING REDIRECTED TELEGRAM ENVELOPE EX THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO EGHAM: 1897 Official printed Telegram envelope headed "NO CHARGE FOR DELIVERY" with printed "HOUSE OF COMMONS" at foot deleted in m/s and with manuscript "Milton Park, Egham, Surrey" appended. Fine circular "H.C.S.W./1D" charge mark on front along with London d.s. of 21 July, whilst reverse shows two London marks & an Egham c.d.s. (all of 21 July). Remarkable! Photo |
£240 |
| VALENTINES |
|
936 |
|
1d RED VALENTINE ENVELOPE USED WITHIN KENT: 1870 Env. (attractive despite very small faults) addressed to Folkestone franked with 1d red tied by Staplehurst duplex for "FE 13/70" with a fine embossed design surrounding the oval address panel. Also (unrelated) fancy embossed coloured floral Valentine (corner fault) of similar vintage produced by the Shropshire firm of Mansell & Co. (2 items). |
£50 |
| EARLY LETTERS |
|
937 |
|
CORRESPONDENCE TO LADY MONTAGUE AT 'CRANBROOKE' OR 'SPITLE': c.1650 Letters (only one clearly dated) mainly from London and surrounding areas with contents referring to financial matters but there are also veiled allusions to troubled times (i.e. Civil War) etc. All privately carried and mixed condition but an interesting selection meriting further research. (10 items). |
£150 |
|
938 |
|
THE CROMWELLIAN 1656/57 "ACT FOR THE SETTLING OF THE POSTAGE OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND and IRELAND: Complete original eight-page Black Letter Act giving the first full Parliamentary Act connected with the P.O., setting out postal rates and so forth. Printed in 1657. Rare, album page size and bound in red boards with "POSTAGE ACT 1656" inscribed in gold. "EX LIBRIS/CHARLES TODD OWEN" sticker inside front cover. |
£400 |
|
939 |
|
EARLY CARRIER'S LETTER SENT WITH A BASKET OF ORANGES: 1661 (22 Jan.) EL written by "Mary B" & addressed "thes for Mrs Daniel Conny at Mr. Mansell's, squier at Thorp [Malsor] near Kitering" endorsed "with a basket". Contents reveal that the basket contained a present of 18 oranges! Good example of a very early carriers' parcel letter. |
£75 |
|
940 |
|
BISHOP MARKS: 1668 EL to Robert Clayton "opofite againft tho Dutch Church London" with m/s "2" and a Bishop Mark (poor and crossed by a tear). 1681 EL from Edinburgh to Rotterdam with a fine "SE/19" Bishop Mark and m/s "X1". |
£100 |
| LONDON POSTAL HISTORY |
|
941 |
|
MISCELLANY of E/EL's with a variety of Line-engraved frankings, largely cancelled with London Numerals. We note 1851 EL ex Lombard Street to Ledbury bearing 2d pair (cut into on all four sides), 1851 EL to Ledbury bearing 2d with Ledbury UDC and a wide range of numeral cancels tying imperforate and perforated 1d reds. (Approx. 110). |
£150 |
|
942 |
|
MISCELLANY of 19th Century cover covers (largely with 1d red frankings) displaying a wide range of duplex cancellations. (Approx. 140). |
£100 |
|
943 |
|
LOCAL POST RECEIVING HOUSE MARKS: c1740-1844 collection of covers with London local receiving house marks with strength in Deptford and Greenwich areas, inc. private fancy "SUDBROOK/PARK" h.s. "Deptford/2py P Paid", "Holborn E.O./1D PAID", a small "Deptford", "T.P./Merton" on 1d pink env. "T.P./Mortlake" and "Deptford H St/1D PAID". (70 + items). |
£150 |
|
944 |
|
SCARCE HANDSTRUCK INSPECTOR'S MARK ON 1d BLACK COVER TO MONTROSE: 1840 (November) part invoice from London to Montrose bearing four-margined 1d black tied by red MC and with unusual handstruck "a" in red alongside. Photo |
£120 |
|
945 |
|
WOOLWICH - 'THE RECORDS OF THE WOOLWICH DISTRICT', Vincent, 1890: Two volume detailed history of the Woolwich area, richly illustrated, 824pp; very fine example in modern cloth binding. A scarce work. |
£75 |
| THE MICHAEL JACKSON L.B. & S.C.R. ORIGINS, EPHEMERA, ETC. |
|
946 |
|
THE BIRTH OF THE RAILWAY - S.E. (BRIGHTON) RLY. CO. LETTER, 1838 RAILWAY MAILS ACT, ETC.; 20 June 1837 EL (fine red wax "SOUTH EASTERN/BRIGHTON/RAILWAY" seal) ref. the imminent meeting to agree the route for the proposed railway (it was fixed just 7 days later) signed by "Richard Till" (sent from London to Brighton), 27 Nov. 1839 EL from Uckfield to Brighton ref. surveying the route, and fine original 14 Aug. 1839 Act "to provide for the Conveyance of the Mails by Railways". Rare early trio. (3 items). |
£100 |
|
947 |
|
SCARCE OVAL LOCAL LONDON CROWNED "To be/delivered/FREE" MARK ON LETTER TO THE "SHOREHAM & BRIGHTON RAILWAY OFFICE"; Attractive 12 Oct. 1837 EL (some splitting of folds) sent locally in London from the "Twopenny Post Office" ref. a delayed letter (signed on the front by "R. Smith"; P.O. "Superintending President"), addressed to "J.T. Braham Esqr., Shoreham & Brighton Railway Officce, 31 New Broad Street" with a very fine strike of this very scarce oval "FREE" mark. Rare early item associated with the early years of Sussex Railways. Photo |
£150 |
|
948 |
|
RARE 1d MULREADY WITH BLUE PRINTED TIMETABLE FOR "LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY" INSIDE; Unused 1840 Stereo "A67" 1d Black Mulready EL (minor dusting of address panel but fine inside) with the rare BLUE printed text inside giving train times for "WEEKDAYS" and "SUNDAYS" between Croydon and Tooley Street, having the tiny imprint of "E. COLYER, Printer, 17 Fenchurch St." inside. Few examples known. Photo |
£150 |
|
949 |
|
1840s EPEHEMERA, NEWSPAPER REPORTS, TIEMTABLE, ETC.; Consecutive pair of issues of Sept. 1841 "THE RAILWAY TIMES" with reports on the final Opening of the L&B Railway, timely 27 Sept. 1841 EL prepaid 1d from London to the "Engineer in Chief, London Brighton Railway, Brighton" from the supplier of railway track seeking paymeny of invoices totalling £457-6s-10‡d"(!!), 4 Sept. 1841 E prepaid 1d from Brighton to London, 1843 red printed "LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY TIME TABLE" (used as an EL within France), 1846 EL from Brighton ref. sending deeds by rail, 1846 printed "L.B. & S.C.R." circular EL ref. a share application with fine unused 3m 1d Red still affixed, and original printed retained Sept. 1876 "indenture" made between the P.O. & the L.B. & S.C.R. ref. mail carrying (with "L.B.& S.C.R./GENERAL MANAGER" oval blue d.s. on front). Good lot of rare ancillary items. (8 items). |
£120 |
|
950 |
|
RARE EARLY "BY BRIGHTON RAIL" COVER TO BRIGHTON; Unusual 24 July 1844 long env. to a Brighton solicitor boldly endorsed "By Brighton Rail" on the front with date and time; presumably from London. Believed to be the earliest recorded item of mail known to have been carried by the London & Brighton Railway. An early Rail Parcel Letter. Photo |
£100 |
|
951 |
|
ROWLAND HILL - VERY RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, ON "LONDON & BRIGHTON RAILWAY" HEADED PAPER; Fine 23 April 1845 letter (no env.) written and signed by "Rowland Hill" on L. & B. Railway paper (he was the Chairman from 1843-6, after being sacked from his Postal Reforms job), addressed to "Thos. Clark Junr.", regarding delayed Share Certificates. Letters from Hill during his LBR period are much rarer than those assocaited with his P.O. work. (During his 3 years with the LBR, his efforts resulted in their depressed share-price rising by more than 100%!). Important Exhibition Item for any Railway collector. Photo |
£300 |
|
952 |
|
OFFICIAL RAILWAY CO. STATIONERY & PERFINS; 1857-1920 group of LBSCR envs./PC's (22) all with official imprints of various kinds (1878 1d Red env. with large blue "PARIS EXHIBITION" advert for excursion trains on the front, embossed seal devices, "LBSCR SERVANTS' BENEVOLENT FUND" card, etc.); plus rare Collection of the "LB&SCR" Perfins on 1d Reds (c.20) and later issues (c.20), along with 1900-20 Perfin covers/cards (15) with QV and later frankings. Scarce lot, ideal for further expansion. (37 covers + c.40 stamps). |
£150 |
|
953 |
|
LATER EPHEMERA, 1900 RULE-BOOK, ETC.; Unusual c.1890-1948 lot of printed documents etc. plus a rare hard-back 1900 "L.B.& S.C.R. RULES AND REGULATIONS" book (298pp; mostly fine); inc. 1891 official file-copy of the P.O. Mail by Rail "Agreement", attractive coloured 1914 folding map showing the Continent advertising the Newhaven steamers of the LBSCR, 1837-88 printed Government reportrs/etc. (19 in all) ref. Sussex Railways, 1904 paper single ticket from "NORTH DULWICH", 1948 excursions advert, 1901 folded Tables of Distance for Sussex stations (4; faults but with useful coloured maps), and 15 related c.1890-1920 LBSCR way-bills/circulars/telegram. Scarce lot. (44 items). |
£120 |
|
954 |
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BALANCE OF SUSSEX-RELATED ITEMS INC. WRECK COVER, TRANSORMA FDC, ETC.; Eclectic mix of covers etc. inc. 1874 ‡d Plate No. circular for Redhill "ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS" (!), rare Mar. 1916 env. (usual wear) from Beverley to the British Army in Egypt
with PO resealed label tied by fine boxed purple "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN WATER" endorsed "Went down with the Sussex, was recoveered & delivered", 7 Oct. 1935 redirected env. from Egypt with red "1 4" Transorma sorting mark of Brighton (First Day of official use?), similarly rare Feb. 1959 env. from Stoke to Luton with early red "k" Transorma sorting mark, a batch of c.1880-1900 covers (22) with Croydon "E" & "W" marks (c.d.s.'s/duplexes), etc. Unusual "balance" lot. (29 covers, plus a few stamps). |
£100 |
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955 |
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LITERATURE: Carton containing the varied range of books and pamphlets relating to the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway including CF Dendy Marshall's "History of the Southern Railway" (c1934), J.T. Howard Turner's three volumes on the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway and many more interesting tomes. (30 books/pamphlets). |
£75 |
| L.B. & S.C.R. LETTER-STAMPS, 1890-1921 |
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956 |
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RARE Q.V. 3d JUBILEE ESSAY WITH "RAILWAY/LETTER/POSTAGE" OVERPRINT; 1890 unused QV 3d Jubilee with the rare "RAILWAY/LETTER/POSTAGE" Essay overprint in black with RPS 1973 Certificate of Genuineness. Few examples known; produced when the P.O. was considering a single stamp for all the Railway Companies, to use for the Railway Letter Scheme that was to be introduced in 1891. Plus an original printed 1891 "Post Office Act" giving the PMG powers to arrange for mail to be carried by other organisations apart from the P.O. (i.e. via Railway Companies). Rare pair (2 items). Photo |
£300 |
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THE SPECIALISED UNUSED L.B.&S.C. RAILWAY LETTER-STAMPS COLLECTION; 1891-1920 detailed study (much written up for Exhibition and mostly allocated to the 30+ different recorded printings, with a few sheetlets & blocks, some varieties, one Plate Proof, a few of the rare 3d/4d Provisionals, etc., etc. Very detailed lot which would repay careful sorting and re-mounting. Michael spent a number of years working on the fiendishly difficult subject of the LBSCR printings and this lot includes the results of his researches, with a number of items of which only a handful have been recorded. (100s). |
£240 |
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958 |
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THE Q.V. USED L.B.S.C. RAILWAY LETTER-STAMPS COLLECTION; 1891-1901 Collection - mostly hand-picked for cancellation interest - of 2d green LBSCR letter-stamps with telegraphic number-in-circle, scarce straight-line Station marks, 2-ring "GOV/RATE" cancels, manuscript cancels, a few purple oval/2-line marks, and a very good range of the scarce small station ovals. Many allocated to the various QV-period printings, and inc. some early usages. Three examples on pieces with 1d lilacs (NEWICK STATION oval, "1484" in circle & manuscript cancels). Ideal for further expansion, but an extremely difficult lot to assemble. Also ideal for any Sussex Postal Historian, because many of these cancels have never been recorded on covers. (100 approx.) |
£150 |
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THE MATCHING LOT OF Q.V. OVAL RAILWAY STATION CANCELS; c.1892-1907 Collection of off-cover 2d green LBSC Railway Letter Stamps (many with their printings identified) all with the scarce oval Station cancels (many being hand-picked for clear strikes and most coming from the smaller scarcer stations), inc. 5 pieces (4 with QV frankings & one with 1d KEVII; BANSTEAD, OXTED, LITTLEHAMPTON & HOCKLEY). Also scarce 2d rose-red "EAST LONDON RAILWAY" stamp with "OLD KENT ROAD/STATION/LB & SC. RY" oval cancel. Very good lot, ideal for both Sussex P.H. collectors and RLS collectors. (109 approx.) |
£150 |
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THE MATCHING LOT OF KEVII USED RAILWAY LETTER-STAMP USAGES; Off-cover c.1902-11 lot of 2d green LB&SCR letter-stamps with a good variety of cancellationas, mostly allocated to the various KEVII-period porintings; inc. many with scarce oval Station cancles, a few with the large purple ovals, some with rare single-linbe Station names, 2 with the rare purple circular "CARTED ACROSS/LONDON/VICTORIA L.B.& S.C.RY" cachets, and 2 pieces with KEVII 1d's (with EARLSWOOD & CLAPHAM JUNCTION/G.W.R. - "used abroad"! - cancels). Also rare 1906 piece with "ISLE OF WIGHT/RAILWAY" 2d green & KEVII ‡d pair tied by oval "RYDE ESPLANADE" d.s. Good lot. (84 items). |
£150 |
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