| 2960 | AFGHANISTAN - 8d-RATE 3-COLOUR FRANKING COVER TO THE 2nd AFGHAN WAR; Attractive 27 Feb. 1879 env. to Lahore, redirected to "Field Post Office, Genl. Roberts' Column", franked by 2d Blues (2; pl.15), 3d rose-red (pl.18) and 1d Red, all tied by fine "HAWICK" duplexes, having v. fine "KOHAT" backstamp (21 Mar.). Rare thus. Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2961 | CANADA/B.N.A., 1857-77:Good group of covers franked with 2d blues plus additional stamps inc. (1857) E to Nova Scotia with 2d & 6d plus inspector's 'hot cross bun'; 1862 cover (slight fault) with 1d & 2d pairs, 'UNPAID 5' h.s. and m/s '2'; 2d plus ½d on 1877 EL to New York etc. (4 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2962 | CANADA, USA etc. 1861-79: Group of covers inc. (1874)to USA with 1d & 2d franking and boxed 'L1' - scarce on foreign mail; 4d pair (1861); overpaid cover with 6d grey to Montreal (1874); neat cover ex Scarborough to St John's with 1d & 3d stamps etc. (8 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2963 | CANADA - INCOMING STAMPED TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: 1861/8 Covers (family contents; mixed condition) all from Guildford, Surrey to Claremont, Upper Canada by different ships (all identified) with varied frankings tied by Guildford duplexes. A scarce group despite varied condition. (7 covers). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2964 | CANADA - RARE INGOING 1d NEWSPAPER RATE: Complete issue of 'The Weekly Scotsman' (minor wear but attractive) of 25.May 1872 addressed to Ottawa with 1d red plate tied by near fine strikes of the '131' Edinburgh roller cancel. Rare complete Transatlantic 1d rate newspaper. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2965 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1878 env. from Highclere Castle, Newbury to "Saul Solomon Esq./Cape Town" franked with six 1d red plate 197 adhesives cancelled by several duplexes of Newbury & with large part "CAPE TOWN/CAPE COLONY" arrival mark; some staining but an unusual item addressed to the printer of the infamous "Woodblock" issues of the Cape of Good Hope. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2966 | FRANCE: 1855 env. ex Newbury to Paris bearing two 1d red (SG.21) horizontal pairs tied by "544" numerals of Newbury and with "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" in black below; also 1856 env. ex Newbury to Paris bearing 4d on blue paper (defective). An attractive pair. (2). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2967 | INDIA - 6d RATE COVER EX DEVON RE-DIRECTED WITH INDIAN ½a BLUE: 1869 E (part of flap lost and tiny fault at top clear of marks & adhesives) to India franked with a G.B. 6d mauve adhesive (plate 8 wing margin) tied by a very fine (Sidmouth) "712" duplex part of which is underneath an Indian ½a pale blue adhesive tied by an Indian duplex plus m/s 'Stamped' for re-direction with good boxed Indian "INSUFFICIENT" mark & 'Restamped 1/a. F.B.' endorsement all on the front. Rare combination franking. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2968 | NEW BRUNSWICK MAILS - QV 4d/6d/8d/1/- RATES; 1863-66 group of EL all to Miramichi, New Brunswick inc. 1863-4 quartet each franked with 6d. lilac (SG.83), three have Liverpool P.L.O. d.s. on reverse; 1864 franked with pair 6d. lilac RF-RG, (SG.83) (minor foxing); 1863 franked with 6d. lilac (heavy filing crease) and pair 1d. stars SG-SH; 1864 franked with pair and strip of four 1d. Pl.86 CA-CD, DK-DL (crease through CA); two 1866 EL franked with pairs of 4d. orange Pl. 7 MI-MJ and Pl. 8 JB-JC, etc. Filing creases and some minor faults but scarce destination and a good selection of marks/rates. (11 covers). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2969 | NEW BRUNSWICK - QV PRINTED MATTER RATES; 1863-70 Printed Timber Trade Circulars to New Brunswick inc. 1863 franked with 1d red PG, tied by 466 barred numeral cancellor; 1869 franked with pair 1d red Pl.79 SJ-SK tied by Liverpool duplex and Newcastle NB d.s. on reverse flap plus seven others all at the 1d rate. Mostly fine. (9 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2970 | NIGER COAST: 1862 E (toning, closed split at top, part flap missing) addressed to a doctor on board the 'Ariaminta Hulk, Duke Town, Old Calabar, Western Africa' - franked by 6d lilac with barred '40' numeral of Beith. Scarce destination. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2971 | NIGER COAST: 1864 E (roughly opened / part flaap missing / wax toning) with 6d lilac stamp cancelled by Glasgow duplex, to the same addressee as the previous item, at Old Calabar. Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2972 | NIGER COAST: 1864 - A third cover from the correspondence to Dr Simpson on the Araminta trading hulk at Old Calabar - E missing large part corner & flap, franked with 6d lilac cancelled by Glasgow duplex. Scarce. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2973 | NOVA SCOTIA, 1858-70: 1860 6d cover to cape Breton endorsed 'With a Newspaper', 6d lilac & 1d red (both marginal) on 1858 E with inspector's 'hot cross bun' hs, 1868 cover with 6d x 3, 1870 E to Cow Bay with 6d (deep colour) etc. (6 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2974 | SIERRA LEONE: 1874 E (oily toning to one edge) franked with 1873 3d rose pair (pl.14) cancelled by two strikes of the Birkenhead duplex with red handstruck 'd1' accountancy mark; addressed to the Methodist Mission at Wilberforce. Scarce destination. Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2975 | WORLD-WIDE: The small group with 1886 env. ex Newbury to Montevideo bearing 4d green (fine colour), 1882 long env. ex Newbury to Corfu bearing 1d lilac (2) & 3d rose, 1898 1d postal stationery card ex Newbury to Barbados, 1911 env. ex Newbury to Paris with strip of three 5c French P.Dues, etc. (5 items). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2976 | WORLD-WIDE: The small selection of mail to overseas destinations inc. 1851 (17 June) EL ex Liverpool to New York with 1d red used in conjunction with defective 1/- Embossed (presumably 1/- postage plus 1d Late Fee), 1857 E to Paris bearing 4d rose, 1872-73 trio of E/EL's to Germany (2) & Canada bearing 3d rose adhesives and an 1873 large part E to Canada bearing 3d rose tied by Oxford "613" (in error for "603") duplex cancellation. (8). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHRISTMAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2977 | BRADFORD - THE RARE RED OVAL "POSTED IN ADVANCE" MARK ON CARD CANCELLED BY "107" NUMERAL; Dec. 1904 local PPC (real photo of child captioned "Kathleen" in manuscript) franked by KEVII ½d yellow-green, tied by a fine black vertical oval barred "107" Bradford numeral, having a very fine strike of the rare red double-oval "+POSTED IN ADVANCE+/B.D./1904/FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY" mark beside the address (struck so firmly that it indents the card). Exhibition Quality. Very rare Bradford mark; only a few examples of this 1904 mark are known. [A similar card, but with the numeral in red matching the Xmas mark, was sold in Cavendish's "Swanborough" auction, 25 Oct. 1997, for £481.] Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FREE MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2978 | RARE PRINTED "Free./F. Freeling./Returned Letter Office" COVER REF. UNPAID OVERSEAS MAIL; Fine and rare 10 Ayg. 1820 EL with printed "O.H.M.S." heading and with rare printed "Free./F. Freeling./Returned Letter Office" imprint beside the address, sent from London to Nottingham with v. fine red London crowned "FREE" c.d.s. The contents are a printed P.O. Notice ref. a letter (no longer enclosed) sent unpaid to America (contrary to regulations at this date), with interesting details of all the overseas places to which had to be prepaid. Few examples known. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2979 | FREE FRANKS: Useful group of covers with good variety of franks inc. fine strike of the rare (1765) large 'F' Free mark, boxed and unboxed 'TO PAY 1D ONLY' etc. and various town marks inc. scarce first type mileage '80 HIGH/WORTH', boxed 'ROTHSAY', Dorchester penny post etc. (20 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PICTORIALS, HAND-DRAWN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2980 | ETON USAGE OF AN UNUSUAL "RAILWAY STATION PLATFORM & PORTER" DESIGN; 10 Dec. 1859 env. (minor toning) to Edinburgh with 1d Red 'stars' tied by a partly fine "WINDSOR" duplex; the hand-drawn design incorporates the address as the label on a trunk being wheeled along the platform outside the "REFRESHMENT ROOMS". The contemporary note on the reverse raeds; "Nibs says his envelope represents a Railway Station with a Guard with a Box from his Father!". Suitably, there is a faint Railway T.P.O. "EDINR M" c.d.s. also on the reverse. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2981 | "PUNCH-LIKE MESSENGER DELIVERING A LETTER" DESIGN; 28 Jan. 1874 env. with 1d Red sent from "TENBURY" (duplex) to London with the address on a letter carried by the hand-drawn messenger. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2982 | "PUNCH-LIKE JUGGLER HOLDING THE STAMP" DESIGN; 24 Dec. 1874 local London env. (closed tear affects address) with the stamp placed as a picture for a clown to juggle with and tied by a very fine duplex. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2983 | PROFICIENT HAND-DRAWN "LOVERS WITH FLOWER SPIED ON IN A GARDEN" DESIGN; Most attractive 27 Nov. 1875 env. to Devon with 1d Red (pl.137; rubbed corner) tied by a fine London duplex, having the whole address-panel dominated by a most carefully executed drawing of a mediaeval gentleman and his lady-love, spied on by another chap in the shrubbery! Rare so finely drawn. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2984 | FINELY DRAWN DESIGN OF A YOUNG LADY WITH FUR MUFF, ETC.; 2 Dec. 1878 env. with 1d Red tied by London duplex and addressed to Devon with very fine ink drawing at left of address (by same artist as the previous lot) depicting an attractive young lady with fur muff, hat, etc. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2985 | LADY WITH SUNFLOWER IN WALLED GARDEN; 28 Apr. 1877 mourning env. (rare thus) with 1d Red tied by fine London duplex (from same correspondence as the previous and next lots but this time to Kent) depicting a young lady admiring a sunflower in a walled garden. Finely drawn. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2986 | FLORAL DESIGN BY "W.P." WITH ADDRESS PIERCED BY A THORNY ROSE; Unusual 3 Mar. 1877 env. (slight wrinkling and some slight stains) with 1d Red tied by London duplex (to same addressee as previous two lots) with the address as if on a calling-card pierced by a flowering rose. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2987 | RARE HAND-PAINTED DESIGN OF SMOKING DEVILS CARRYING AN ACTOR "HOME"; Large and spectacular 15 Dec. 1882 env. (central vertical crease, etc.) sent to Liverpool with 1d Lilac (folded over at top corner) tied by a very fine Edinburgh duplex. The design shows two cheerful devils carrying the (portrait of?) "[FRED] HARVEY GOING HOME". Dramatic Exhibition Item; rare in colour prior to 1900. Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2988 | RARE HAND-CLOURED DESIGN SHOWING "FRED HARVEY...ON THE STAGE"; matching 21 Nov. 1882 env. (some wear at top) to the previous lot with 1d Lilac tied by a fine "CARLISLE" duplex; a primitive coloured view of the addressee, "FRED HARVEY, THE OBJECT ON THE STAGE AT STANSFIELD'S VARIETIES, LEEDS", showing an audience watching a hatted gent. on stage! Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2989 | THE "MORESBY" CORREPONDENCE OF HAND-D4RAWN PICTORIALS; 1892/34 group of fronts (5) with fine comic drawings of a judge-bird, jolly monk, carpet-beaters, prancing artists & country cyclists; each with a 1d Lilac tied by London (4) or Hull squared circles/duplex/hooded circle. Good group. (5 items). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2990 | "LETTER IN THE BACK POCKET" DESIGN; 24 Nov. 1898 env. (flap lost) to London with 1d Lilac tied by v. fine "RAMSGATE" Squared Circle; the address is squeezed into a small hand-drawn envelope protruding from the back pocket of a monocled gent with bamboo cane. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2991 | CHINESE SATIRE DESIGN; 4 Mar. 1901 front (closed tear) to London franked by 1d Lilac tied by v. fine "ROTHESAY" c.d.s. (Inner Hebrides, Isle of Bute) with a proficient cartoon of a Chinese puppetteer playing with "western" puppets; believed to be from the pen of J. Muir Mathieson (whose work was accepted at least once by the R.A.). Photo | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PICTORIALS, PRINTED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2992 | "MAURISSET & Co." PICTORIAL "THEATRICAL" ENVELOPE, UNUSED; Attractive and fine unused c.1841 env. (slight creasing) depicting a theatre audience, ticket tout, and bowing conductor; with "T. Maurisset" and ""Imp. d'Aubert & Co." imprints. Recorded by Bodily/Jarvis/Hahn (p.196) because an example of another deisgn in this first Maurisset series is known used in London on 14 Oct. 1841. Few known. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2993 | "MAURISSET & Co." PICTORIAL "MAGIC LANTERN SHOW" ENVELOPE, UNUSED; c.1841 unused example of this spectacular 1st Series design with same imprints as the previous lot; also recorded by BJH (p.196). Rare. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2994 | "MAURISSET & Co." PICTORIAL "FACES" (or "BUBBLES") ENVELOPE, UNUSED; c.1842 unused example of this attractive env. depicting bubbles with comic faces being blown from a window labelled "SAVON PHYSIOGNOMIE". Having the "T. Maurisset" imprint alone; from the 2nd Series noted by BJH (p.196). Rare. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2995 | "MAURISSET & Co." PICTORIAL "PARTIE DE CAMPAGNE" (PICNIC) ENVELOPE, UNUSED; c.1842 unused comic design similar to the preceeding Maurisset design envelopes; showing holiday-makers fishing, sketching, having coach crashes, etc. There is a tiny "TM" printed in the artist's sketch-pad in the centre of the design. Not recorded by Bodily/Jarvis/Hahn. Rare. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2996 | MAURISSET & Co. PICTORIAL "CORONATION OF NAPOLEON III" ENVELOPE, UNUSED; c.1848 unused example of this very scarce design depicting scenes from the Coronation Ceremony (20 Dec. 1848) for the Emperor Napoleon III in Paris. There is a tiny "T.M.A." imprint on the back-pack of one of the marching soldiers at lower left, suggesting that this is also a Maurisset design. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2997 | Similar lot, slightly toned but attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2998 | RARE GILPIN's PEACE ENVELOPE USED IN DEVON; Attractive 11 Sept. 1849 usage of this rare Anti-War letter-sheet from Exeter to Chudleigh franked by a 1d Red (that does not belong) and sealed with a religious wafer; "MIZPAH./GEN. XXXI.49." Few examples known. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2999 | VALENTINE's "UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" & "OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" DESIGNS; 23 Mar. 1851 usage of the "UNIVERSAL BROTHEHOOD" design env. (rare) to London with 1d Red (the original stamp but just removed and put back? - sold "as is") cancelled by Hayle "352" numeral, matching the v. fine "HAYLE" c.d.s. on the reverse; plus addressed (but no postal marks & added 1d Red) "OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" env. (2 covers). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 | "OCEAN POSTAGE" ENVELOPE - TRANSATLANTIC USAGE FROM U.S. TO G.B. FROM BURRITT HIMSELF; 13 Dec. 1853 usage of the Valentine Pictorial envelope with "OCEAN/ONE PENNY/POSTAGE" design printed on the reverse across all four flaps, addressed (in Elihu Burritt's own distinctive hand) to Birmingham "via New York", with "BOSTON/BR. PKT" c.d.s. on the reverse, having fine red "PAID" and "19" marks on the front. Very fine and rare Transatlantic usage of this elusive design. [Ex Major Tapp.] Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3001 | VALENTINE's ANTI-SLAVERY DESIGN USED WITHIN SCOTLAND; 12 Apr. 1853 usage of the printed-on-reverse Valentine design env. (grubby front-and-back) from Edinburgh to Craill franked by 1d Red (3m), having a fair boxed "ST. PATRICKS/SQUARE" Scots Local on the reverse. Seldom seen. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3002 | OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE - TRANSATLANTIC USAGE OF THE "BRADSHAW & BLACKLOCK" DESIGN FROM BURRITT HIMSELF; 19 Jan. 1854 usage of this scarce steamship design (with "OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" on the main sail) to Birmingham having a pencil "24" on the front along with a partrly fine red "NEW/19/YORK" c.d.s. and a fine red "AMERICA/PAID/LIVERPOOL" transit c.d.s. Addressed in the distinctive hand of Elihu Burritt himself. Attractive and rare. [Ex Major Tapp.] Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3003 | Matching usage of the Bradshaw & Blacklock "OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" envelope from Burritt in Washington, D.C.; 10 Apr. 1854 usage of the same Ocean Penny Postage env. (again in Elihu Burritt's own hand) to Birmingham "Per Cunard Steamer from Boston", with a fine black "WASHINGTON/D.C" c.d.s. and v. fine red "19" on the front, along with a fair curved-top red "PAID/24" overstruck by a near fine red tombstone-framed "PAID/AMERICA/LIVERPOOL" d.s. (with Boston transit c.d.s.; "BR. PKT." on the reverse). Rare and fine. [Ex Major Tapp.] Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3004 | ELIHU BURRITT's RARE "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS" DESIGN USED FROM LONDON; 11 Feb. 1854 usage of this scarce Dove design env. (printer unknown) from London to Ipswich with 1d Red (4m; appears to belong) cancelled by a light London "1" in diamond numeral, with blue "Charing-+" mark on the flap. Seldom seen. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3005 | UNRECORDED (?) "NEVER SHOP AFTER 7 o'clock" EMBOSSED BANNER DESIGN ENVELOPE USED IN SCOTLAND; Unusual 6 Apr. 1857 env. to Blair Atholl franked with 1d Red "stars" tied by a fair "159" numeral (Glasgow), having an attractive pink embossed Flag design at left of the address, with this unusual Shopkkepers' Hours Campaign inscription in the centre. A later counterpart to the 1843 design (see BJH p.257) which also refers to a 7p.m. deadline for shopping. Rare thus. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3006 | RARE STAFFORDSHIRE "PHONOGRAPHIC" ADVERTISING COVER; Attractive 30 Nov. 1866 env. (yellow paper) to Wakefield franked by 1d Red (pl.190) tied by a fine Dewsbury duplex, having the address-panel dominated by an explanatory text about "PHONOTYPY" and "PHONOGRAPHY", referring to Pitman shorthand but noting that this envelope was "Designed by William Gill, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire". Spectacular. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3007 | "KING O' SCOTS" THEATRICAL PICTORIAL ADVERTISING COVER; 3 Nov. 1868 local London usage of this sword-fighting design env. (grubby and some wear) franked by 1d Red (pl.102; removed and put back slightly out of place, but original) tied by a v. fine London duplex. Few known. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3008 | VALENTINE's "MAINE LAW" TEMPERANCE ENVELOPE, UNUSED; c.1869 unused example of the anti-alcohol design with Edinburgh & Manchester imprints on reverse. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3009 | RARE PICTORIAL PITMAN's SHORTHAND COVER WITH STEAM-ENGINE, STAGE-COACH, PUTTI, ETC.; 21 Feb. 1870 usage of this spectacular "PHONOGRAPHY" envelope (fault at top, central fold and other wear) to Manchester franked by 1d Red (pl.124) tied by a fine Glasgow duplex. Unusually fancy design for an advertising cover. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3010 | "THE DERBY POSTMAN" - BEMROSE OF DERBY COMIC ENVELOPE DEPICTING A "G.P.O." MAN CARRYING THE 1d RED; Superb 14 June 1872 example of this attractive printed env. ("Bemrose, Derby" imprint below figure's foot) franked by 1d Red (pl.103) tied by a partial "050" Bampton (Oxon.) duplex. Only a handful of examples are known. Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3011 | "CORK 15 MILES" IRISHMAN & PIG DESIGN; 20 Dec. 1878 usage of this rare printed design env. (neatly closed tears at top affect address & cancellation) to London franked by 1d Red (pl.214) tied by a fine "IPSWICH" duplex. Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3012 | "CHRISTMAS PUDDING TUMBLING FOR A DOG" DESIGN; 24 Dec. 1878 comic printed design env. (faults at top and closed tear affecting design) sent to Birmingham (address within the flag on the pudding) with 1d Red (pl.104) tied by a very fine "DEAL" duplex. An early Christmas theme item. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3013 | RARE PRE-1900 COLOUR-PRINTED "GIRL & GOAT IN FOREST" DESIGN; 30 Dec. 1882 local usage of an unusual colour-printed env. (toning and minor faults) depicting a girl in a woodland scene with a (?) goat, franked by 1d Lilac tied by a very fine "EDINBURGH" duplex. Addressed with Edinburgh's nickname; "Auld Reekie"! Very few pre-1900 pictorial envelopes printed in colour are known. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3014 | RARE PRINTED "SAILOR AT THE WHEEL" DESIGN WITH "STEERING FOR HOME" CAPTION; 31 July 1882 env. (small closed tear at top) to London with 1d Lilac tied by fine "COBHAM/SURREY" duplex, having a small printed vignette at top of address, showing the bearded sailor at the wheel of a sizeable ship. With a "PARKINS & GOTTO" flap. Rare thus. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3015 | THE CELEBRATED "JUST CAUGHT THE POST" COMIC ENVELOPE; 10 Feb. 1883 usage of this amusing design (published by "Alfred Gray, London) depicting a coachman flying through the air after colliding with a lamp-post, franked by a pair of 1881 ½d greens tied by a superb "CHELTENHAM" duplex, addressed to Manchester. Few known; Exhibition Item. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3016 | "HORSEMAN ABOUT TO LAND IN A PUDDLE" COMIC ENVELOPE; 1 Aug. 1883 usage of this printed design env. (no publisher given; flap lost) to St. Leonards franked by a 1d Lilac tied by a mostly fine "BURNLEY" duplex. Attractive example of Victorian humour.Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3017 | PROPAGANDA ENVELOPES all fine unused and mostly originals such as 1851 anti-slavery & 1855 peace envs. both published by Valentines of Dundee and similar envs. on the subjects of temperance & ocean penny postage. (6 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3018 | CARTON with the extensive accumulation of largely unused postal stationery ite4ms. Strength in QEII registered letters but with some earlier noted. (Qty.). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3019 | MISCELLANY: Small carton with the largely unused accumulation with a high proportion of QEII in evidence. (Qty.). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3020 | RARE FIRST DAY ½d LILAC POSTCARD WITH SPECIAL PRINTED MESSAGE + 30 SEPT. 1870 24-CARD WRAPPER-BAND; Fine 1 Oct. 1870 (F.D.C.) local Birmingham usage of the large format ½d PC (error; reversed "N" in coat of arms) cancelled by v. fine duplex, having an unusual printed Birmingham Stationer's advert in lilac on the reverse, advertising 480 "STAMPED POSTAGE CARDS" for 20/- etc. Rare thus. Plus front of the 24-pack ½d PC wrapper-band endorsed "1st Packet bought by Mr. R. Snowdon, Septr. 30th 1870", which confirms that the cards were available for purchase (but not for postal use) on that earlier date. Rare pair. (2 items). Photo | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3021 | VERY RARE (UNIQUE?) 1st VALENTINE's DAY COLOURED PICTORIAL VERSION OF THE ½d POSTCARD; Spectacluar 14 Feb. 1871 usage of the small format ½d lilac Postcard (address scribbled over in a 19th century hand) cancelled by a fine partial "LONDON W.C." duplex; the reverse bears a fine colour-printed pictorial image of a prancing Cupid + wedding ring & torch,above the words "BARKIS IS WILLIN" (a reference to Dickens). There is a publisher's imprint at the foot of the picture; "JOHN B. DAY, LITHOGRAPHER & PRINTER, SAVOY ST., STRAND, LONDON", which is the same publisher who produced the very rare (unique?) Dec. 1870 Xmas Greetings version of this ½d Postal Stationery PC that was in the Frank Staff Collection (? now in the National Postal Museum?). Important extremely early British Picture Postcard. The only example that we have recorded. Photo | £500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3022 | MATCHING JOHN DAY COLOURED CHRISTMAS CARD ON ½d LILAC POSTCARD; Attractive and fine 24/25 Dec. 1871 usage of the small format &Mac189;d lilac PC (slight stain on each side) to Clevedon (25 Dec. arrival c.d.s. on reverse), cancelled by a fine "WRINGTON" c.d.s. overstruck by a superb "BRISTOL/134" duplex. The fine coloured pictorial design on the reverse has an angels-and-kitchen-range design, with holly and printed Christmas cheer verse. Very rare early British Picture Postcard. The only example of this 1871 design recorded?? Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3023 | MATCHING JOHN DAY CHRISTMAS CARD OF 1876; 30/31 Dec. 1876 usage of the small format ½d lilac Postcard to Witney (fine arrival c.d.s. on reverse) cancelled by a very fine "BECCLES/59" duplex, with a most attractive colour-printed pictorial design printed on the reverse, depicting a log fire, peace doves, etc.; also having the usual "JOHN B. DAY" imprint. Again, this is the only example of this design that we have recorded, and this is a very rare 1870s example of a British Picture Postcard. Exhibition Item. Photo | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3024 | STUNNING COLOURED PRINTED PICTORIAL ADVERTISING POSTCARD SENT BY BOOK-POST AT ½d RATE; Rare 2 Dec. 1880 larrge printed (both sides) Postcard (addressee's name erased, but hardly noticeable) inscribed "BOOK POST" franked by 1880 ½d green tied by the London Printed Matter barred c.d.s.; advertising "CHAS. CADBY, PIANOFORTE MANUFACTURERS" in black & yellow, depicting their factory, a piano and musical staves on the front, and on the back (in black alone) showing the interior of their factory and terms ("FROM 30 TO 180 GUINEAS"!), etc. The card was redirected within the local London area and so it has a very fine crowned circle "R" mark beside the address. Very rare fore-runner of the British Picture Postcard. Exhibition Item. Photo. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3025 | THE BALANCE OF THIS STUDY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE BRITISH PICTURE POSTCARD; c.1891-9 used/unused PC's inc. British coloured court-size PPC's (2; unused), Brazil letter-cards & PC, fine used Austrian/Swiss "Gruss Aus" 1896/9 PPC's (4), NZ letterr-card (stains), and Victoria letter-card. (11 cards). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3026 | PENNY PINK ENVELOPES: 1881/83 white paper 1d pink env. sizes B and C (EP28 & 29a) unused with albino impressions, another 29a with part double embossing struck on the back and commercially used examples of 'normal' EP28 & 29a (2). [6 envs.]. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3027 | PENNY PINK & PENNY HALFPENNY ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER ISSUES: Three 1883 1d pink envs. (ES11 - two with light vertical creases, the other fine) unused, though one with printed address in Burton-upon-Trent, all with albino impressions plus five 'normal' used examples and 1872 1½d env. (ES8 - a little soiled) unused with albino impression & a 'normal' unused example. (10 envs.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3028 | PENNY PINK ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER ISSUES: 1883 1d pink env. (ES11) with printed address of The City Bank, London unused with additional albino impressed stamp on right flap and two unused examples (one on blued paper) each with a double impression of the imprinted stamp partly on the back. (3 envs.). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3029 | EARLY WEST BROMWICH 1d PAID MARKS + EDINBURGH DATED "2" MARK; Fine 8 Feb./18 Apr. 1840 pair of EL's to Lichfield each with v. fine "WEST BROMWICH" c.d.s. on the front, the first beside a small red boxed "PAID" (rare) and manuscript "1", the second beside a superb small oval "PAID/ONE/PENNY" mark; plus 23 Feb. 1840 unpaid EL from Edinburgh to London with v. fine scarce dated Edinburgh "FE/28/2/S N/1840" datestamp. Scarce pre-May 1840 trio. (3 covers). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3030 | 17th ENTURY LETTERS/COVERS ADDRESSED TO [SIR] JOHN MOORE; 1659-1700 lot inc. 1659 schoolboy's "Lines" (!) in Latin, 1668 EL from "Hemsworth" (Yorks. - near Dronfield, Derbys.) with fair Bishop Mark, 1675 schoolboy's letter requesting he be removed from school, 1682 EL privately carried from Appleby (Leics.) endorsed "By Matt Bakewell [carrier] at the Bel[l] in Smithfield", 1686/7 EL charged "9" from Venice with fair Foreign Branch Bishop Mark, 1699 manuscript evidence of a Hackney-Coach driver ref. a journey to Islington, and 1700 local privately carried letter with mention of Guy Fawkes Day celebrations. Fascinating lot. (7 items). [Ex Major Tapp.] | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3031 | ELIZABETHAN EXCHEQUER WARRANT FOR ROYAL MESSENGER: Large part c.1560 Exchequer Warrant for the payment of the then considerable sum of £4 14s 4d in respect of a 35 day journey transporting 'my Lord's Ires' @ 2s 8d per day, boldly signed at the end by the First Marquis 'Winchester' (Queen Elizabeth I's Treasurer from 1550 until his death in 1572) and confirming that this amount was 'payd by way of the tellers of the Quyn's Matie's Recepte at Westmester'. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3032 | STATE LETTER FROM LONDON TO EDINBURGH: 1661 (11 June) EL apparently from London addressed 'For the right Honoble The Earl of Tweeddale Charles William Maitland of Halton, The Lord President of the Session Mr. Ro. Burnet, Senator of the College of Justice, Sir John Warchop, the Lord of Renton & Sir Wm. Thomson' (all seemingly Edinburgh notables) signed by the Earl of 'Lauderdale', King Charles II's Secretary for Scottish Affairs, and sent by messenger ('the bearer') whose expenses the writer asks the recipients to pay! | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3033 | THE GREAT PLAGUE - LETTER TO ESSEX WITH MENTION OF THE NUMBERS DYING; "March 7th 1665" EL (minor dusting and other faults but with complete contents; typescript included) - dating either from the early weeks of the Plague in 1665, or if dated by the 'legal' year then dating from the closing weeks of the Plague in 1666 - from "London" addressed to "Bppi [=Bishop's] Hall in Chelmsford" and sent by private means (probably by "carrier"), having rare mention of the Great Plague in London; "Through [God's] mercy, the sickness is againe decreased this week: 14 in the whole, there being but 28 of the Plague in all, whereof 7 within the walles; the total of all diseases being 238." Rare contemporary reference to the Great Plague, in a family letter from husband to wife. Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3034 | RARE "OFF/4" IN CIRCLE RECEIVING HOUSE MARK ON COVER SENT c/o "YE POSTMASTER IN YORKE"; Attractive 10 July 1676 EL ("B.R.A." defunct British Records Association mark inside - from material sold by the Society sevarl decades ago) from "London", addressed to "Thirkleby in Yorkeshire" with the endorsement "To bee left wh ye Postmaster in Yorke to bee sent as above directed", with manuscript "pd 3d" on the front, having a near fine "IY/12" Bishop Mark on the side-flap, beside a partial (but readily recognisable) very rare "OFF/4" in circle London Receiving House mark (Jay L66; few known). [Ex Major Tapp.] Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3035 | EARLY GOVERNMENT-TYPE "T/MO" DOCKWRA COVER; 7 June 1703 EL (slight dusting) from "New Inn" to John Moore in "Mincieng Lane in London" having a mostly verty fine small triangular Temple Office "PAYD/PENY/POST/T/MO" mark (Jay L357; first recorded year of use of this Type) on the flap. [Ex Major Tapp.] Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3036 | LOCAL POSTS - R.H. MARKS, ETC.; 1733-c.1850 stampless covers with a wide range of Receiving House marks, and some General Post marks; inc. 1733 GP "IT" RH Mark, v. fine 1767 "PENNY/POST/PAID/G/TU" 'Dockwra', scarce 1799 large "G.P." in red with quartered circle mark (ex Feldman), rare red 1837 "Hot Cross Bun" Inspector's Mark (few known), and some better "T·P" RH marks (Walworth, Lo·Mitcham, Hampton Wk, etc.). (100 covers approx.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3037 | ELTHAM LOCAL POST RARE OVAL 'pd. [1]' MARK: 1797 EL bearing a very fine strike of the rare small oval 'Penny Poft/pd. [1]/Eltham' mark with the '1' added in m/s. [Jay L449d; known for few Receiving Houses]. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3038 | LOCAL POST HANDSTRUCK "6": 1826 E (side-flaps removed) to Hanwell but redirected to Chelsea and so with mostly v.fine large h.s. "6" replacing the v.fine "3" (deleted by a "spring" Inspector's mark) with "In All" mark alongside. | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3039 | THE RARE PARTLY CURVED "Queens Elm/2py P PAID" R.H. MARK: 1831 E prepaid to Stourbridge with a mostly v.fine black "Quuens Elm" P.Paid mark with the second line curved, on the front, matching the oval "Paid[10]" nearby, having the "G.P./P" mark on the flap. Few known. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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