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881 |
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QEII PERIOD COLLECTION of covers with Railway postmarks. Largely TPO cancellations on plain covers with Wilding or Machin definitives. A wide range of markings in evidence. (Approx. 300).
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£180 |
|
882 |
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BRISTOL CONNECTIONS: The small group of KEVII PPC's bearing ½d adhesives showing Wilson types 259b Down & 259c Up Bristol & Penzance T.P.O. cancellations plus Wilson 116, 116a & 116b Bristol, Shrewsbury & York T.P.O. cancellations respectively. (5 cards plus 1 piece) |
£150 |
|
883 |
|
CARLISLE & AYR SORTING TENDER COLLECTION: Small group of QV-QEII period covers with various marks of the Carlisle & Ayr Sorting Tender inc. 1883 env. with Wilson type 755, 1904 env. ex Brisbane with Wilson type 756, 1903 env. with rare Wilson type 757 (Harold cites that only four examples of same have been recorded but this one is not mentioned in his book - so at least 5 must exist), 1905 env. with Wilson type 758, etc. (15). PHOTO. |
£100 |
|
884 |
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CONTINENTAL MAIL - CANNON STREET/CHARING CROSS STATIONS: KEVII period trio comprising 1902 cover ex Cannon Street endorsed "Late fee" to Zurich bearing 1d, 21⁄2d & 3d adhesives tied by "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL" (Wilson 499) c.d.s.'s, 1d postal stationery card uprated with two 1d red adhesives to Paris tied by Wilson type 499a c.d.s. of Charing Cross and 1902 cover to France bearing 1d (4) & 21⁄2d adhesives tied by two further strikes of same. (3). PHOTO. |
£140 |
|
885 |
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CREWE CONNECTIONS/NORTHERN SERVICES: Small group of covers & cards inc. 1880 env. (faults) with "BANGOR & CREWE T.P.O./FROM EAST" (W137), 1911 PPC with "SHREWSBURY & ABERYSTWYTH S.C." (Wilson 105 tying adhesive), 1906 PPC with a further strike of same tying 1d adhesive, 1867 env. with Wilson type 149 "A/MANCHESTER/9 JA 67/S.T.", three covers with type 150 "S.T./MANCHESTER" circular datestamps, 1934 PPC with type 164b "WHITEHAVEN-PRESTON T.P.O.", 1875 card with type 160 "WHITEHAVEN S.T.", etc. (14 plus 3 pieces). |
£90 |
|
886 |
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EAST ANGLIA & LINCOLNSHIRE: Small group of covers & cards with a good range of T.P.O. markings inc. Wilson types 69a (Lincoln Tender), 74b (Lincoln Squared Circle), 74d (2) & 74f (used as a backstamp), 521/521a, 522, 524 (2) & 525 (Ipswich Sorting Tender), 556b & c (Norwich Sorting Tender), Wilson type 539 (Peterborough Sorting Tender - v. scarce) & 540 (Peterborough & Ely Sorting Tender). A good little lot. (14) |
£180 |
|
887 |
|
GREAT NORTHERN NIGHT MAIL DOWN T.P.O.: 1910 PPC to Norfolk bearing KEVII 1⁄2d tied by "GT NORTHERN/T.P.O./FE 23/10/NIGHT MAIL DOWN" (Wilson 573) c.d.s., endorsed "1d to pay" and with s/l "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE". A lovely item. Also a real photo card of a steam train at Holme on the Leeds to King's Cross route. PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
888 |
|
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, ETC.: Group of covers, cards, etc. inc. 1907 PPC to Pahang (!) bearing KEVII 1d tied by "TRURO & FALMOUTH S.T." (Wilson 350), Plymouth-Bristol T.P.O. with Wilson types 357, 358 & 360, Great Western T.P.O. with Wilson types 328 (2 "UP" & 3 "DOWN"), 329, 330 (2) & 331. A useful little group. (14 plus 1 piece) |
£140 |
|
889 |
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GRIMSBY & LINCOLN SORTING TENDER/GRIMSBY & LINCOLN SORTING CARRIAGE, ETC.: Group of covers & cards inc. 1905 PPC with Wilson type 545 "GRIMSBY & PETERBOROUGH/STG CARRIAGE", 1911 PPc with larger type (Wilson 546a), 1909 cover to Norway with Wilson type 92 "GRIMSBY & LINCOLN S.C.", two KEVII PPC's with squared circle "GRIMSBY & LINCOLN SORTING TENDER" cancellations and six covers/cards with various "HULL SORTING CARRIAGE" or "HULL SORTING TENDER" marks. (14). |
£160 |
|
890 |
|
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY: 1905 cover to London bearing KEVII 1d plus G.E.R. 2d green with large violet "SEDGEFORD/CANCELLED" datestamp of 10th May. Also a group of small pieces bearing KEVII 1d reds in conjunction with G.E.R. 2d green adhesives showing violet cancellations of Barnwell, Chettisham (both Cambs.), Broxbourne (Herts.), Saxham (Suffolk) & Forest Gate (Essex). A useful group. (1 cover, 5 pieces). |
£150 |
|
891 |
|
GRIMSBY & LINCOLN/GRIMSBY & PETERBOROUGH SORTING CARRIAGE: 1905-14 quartet of PPC's bearing KEVII or KGV ½d adhesives tied by Wilson type 545 "GRIMSBY & PETERBOROUGH SORTING CARRIAGE" datestamps plus a fifth card bearing KEVII ½d tied by type 92 "GRIMSBY& LINCOLN S.C." (5). |
£75 |
|
892 |
|
IPSWICH SORTING CARRIAGE: 1911 unstamped cover to Lewisham (George King) with m/s "2d" in conjunction with s/l "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE" & circular "IPSWICH SORTING CARRIAGE/NIGHT DOWN" c.d.s. of 14th November plus 1907 PPC to Hockley bearing 1d adhesive tied by a further example of this mark (Wilson type 525a). |
£100 |
|
893 |
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LINCOLN SORTING TENDER: Group of covers & cards with various Lincoln Sorting Tender cancellations including three PPC's bearing KEVII ½d greens tied by "LINCOLN/S.C." Squared Circles, 3 PPC's and an envelope with Wilson type 68 cancellations, 1903 PPC with Wilson type 69, etc. (12). |
£120 |
|
894 |
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LONDON-DOVER SORTING CARRIAGE: Collection of PPC's, etc. with a variety of London-Dover Sorting Carriage/T.P.O. marks inc. PPC ex Coleraine (Northern Ireland) to France bearing 1d adhesive with rare Wilson type 250a circular Inspector's mark, 1d postal stationery envelope to Switzerland with Wilson type 492a Tax mark (T30) plus Swiss 10c & 20c Dues, Wilson type 496 on PPC ex Malta to the UK, Wilson type 497 on PPC from Naples to the UK, etc. (9). |
£200 |
|
895 |
|
LONDON & HOLYHEAD T.P.O.: 1902 cover to Canada bearing KEVII 1d (2) tied by two strikes of Wilson type 186 "LONDON & HOLYHEAD/UNITED STATES MAIL" plus 1902 cover to the USA bearing 1d (2) & 21⁄2d tied by Wilson type 189 "K48" cancellations and with a further example of type 186 alongside. A useful pair. PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
896 |
|
LONDON & HOLYHEAD T.P.O.: 1905 PPC to Canada bearing KEVII 1⁄2d tied by Bilston c.d.s. and with scarce London & Holyhead TPO Tax mark (Wilson type 192) along h.s. "2" charge mark and with Canadian 2c Postage Due adhesive at upper left. Also 1905 PPC to Deal bearing 1d adhesive tied by circular Wilson type 184k "LONDON & HOLYHEAD T.P.O./NIGHT UP" c.d.s., 1910 PPC to Devon bearing 1d tied by Wilson type 181 and a coloured postcard depicting a drawing of the S.S. "Leinster". (4). PHOTO. |
£150 |
|
897 |
|
LONDON & LEEDS SORTING TENDER -RARE BOXED "L&L/S.T." MARK ON POSTCARD EX GERMANY: 1902 Postcard from Germany to Shropshire bearing 10pf "Germania" showing boxed "L&L/S.T." (Wilson 608)in conjunction with circular "LONDON & LEEDS/S.T." (Wilson 607a) datestamp of 12th August. Ex Cyril Kidd. Also 1909 card ex Holland to Derbyshire with circular Wilson type 609 "LONDON & LEEDS S.C./DOWN DAY MAIL". (2). PHOTO. |
£150 |
|
898 |
|
LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH SORTING TENDER: 1919 1d postal stationery card uprated with 4d KEVII adhesive addressed to Germany with two good strikes of the Wilson type 508 "LONDON & QUEENBORO S.T." plus 1903 envelope to Germany bearing KEVII 2½d (2) tied by two strikes of the same mark with a third example of same clear of the adhesives and with 1d block of four paying the Late Fee cancelled by blue crayon on the reverse. (2). |
£120 |
|
899 |
|
LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH SORTING TENDER: 1908 PPC to Llangollen bearing KEVII 1d tied by Wilson type 508 "LONDON & QUEENBORO' S.T.", 1908 registered cover ex Helsingborg to Middlesdbrough with hooded "LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH S.T." (Wilson 510) on reverse and 1907 registered cover ex Sarajevo to Birmingham with a further example of the Wilson type 510 hooded mark. (3). |
£100 |
|
900 |
|
MIDLAND RAILWAY: c1903 Yorkshire Daily Observer red press envelope addressed to the paper's Editor in Bradford bearing large blue 2d Midland Railway News Correspondence adhesive cancelled (and just tied!) by m/s squiggle. PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
901 |
|
NORTH EASTERN T.P.O/MIDLAND T.P.O., ETC..: Group of covers & cards showing a good range of T.P.O. cancellations inc. Wilson types 620, 621 & 622 (North Eastern T.P.O.), 237 (Newcastle-on-Tyne Sorting Tender), 602 & 614a (Great North Sorting Carriage), 629 x 2 (York & Scarborough S.T.), 46a (Up Special Mail) & 221a/222 (Midland T.P.O. "FROM SOUTH" & "FROM NORTH"). (11 plus 1 piece)
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£100 |
|
902 |
|
NORTH WEST T.P.O's.: Collection of PPC's showing a good range of T.P.O. cancellations inc. 1908 PPC of the Indian Pavilion addressed to Larne with "NORTH WESTERN/NIGHT DOWN" 19mm thimble (Wilson 26a) in conjunction with boxed "Posted without Late fee" (Wilson 50) plus a useful selection of other Wilson types inc. 26a, 28b, 151b (Manchester S.T.), 152 (Manchester-Crewe S.T.), 162, 163 (Carnforth & Whitehaven), 205 (London & Crewe S.C.), etc.(14) |
£200 |
|
903 |
|
NORTH WEST T.P.O. COLLECTION: Collection of covers & cards with a wide range of cancellations between Wilson type 22 & 63 including 1871 env. with circular "NORTH WEST T.P.O./NIGHT DOWN" (W22), trio of PPC's with Wilson type 26 "NORTH WEST T.P.O.DAY UP", "DAY DOWN" or "NIGHT DOWN" marks, quartet of PPC's with Wilson type 30 "NORTH WEST T.P.O. NIGHT UP" or "NIGHT DOWN" cancellations, etc. (23)
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£100 |
|
904 |
|
NORWICH SORTING TENDER: 1908 PPC to Norwich bearing KEVII ½d tied by a superb strike of the Wilson type 556c "NORWICH SORTING TENDER/UP" cancellation with boxed "Posted without Late fee" (Wilson 50) & m/s "1"; also 1911 PPC to East Dereham bearing KEVII ½d tied by Wilson type 556 "DOWN" cancellation of the Norwich Sorting Tender. A good pair. |
£120 |
|
905 |
|
NORWICH SORTING CARRIAGE: 1909 PPC to Whittlesea bearing KEVII 1⁄2d tied by a superb example of the "NORWICH S.C./UP" skeleton cancellation (Wilson 558) of 19th May plus 1909 PPC to Ipswich bearing 1d tied by circular Wilson type 559a "NORWICH SORTING CARRIAGE/UP". (2). PHOTO. |
£140 |
|
906 |
|
PORTSMOUTH SORTING CARRIAGE: 1904 PPC ex Brighton to Bournemouth bearing KEVII ½d with Wilson type 447 mark of the Portsmouth Sorting Carriage below (late use of same); also 1904 PPC to Southampton bearing 1d adhesive tied by large part fine "PORTSMOUTH SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s. (2). |
£120 |
|
907 |
|
R.S.O. CANCELLATIONS: Group of KEVII/KGV period PPC's with a wide range of Railway Station Office cancellations (predominantly English but with some Irish and Welsh types noted) including some more unusual types. (Approx. 150).
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£150 |
|
908 |
|
SOUTH EASTERN T.P.O/SOUTH WESTERN T.P.O., ETC..: Collection of covers/cards inc. 1930 (31 March - last day of issue of these adhesives) cover to Croydon bearing KEVII 1d red marginal plate (A11) pair from the lower right hand corner of the sheet tied by two strikes of the Wilson type 476 "SOUTH EASTERN/T.P.O." datestamp plus Wilson types 429a, 429c, 441, 442 & 456/ 461/462/462a (London & Brighton S.C.) on a variety of covers & cards. (10). PHOTO. |
£160 |
|
909 |
|
SOUTH EASTERN T.P.O. - LATE FEE MAIL: 1907 PPC to France bearing ½d (2) & 1d (2) adhesives tied by "LONDON & DOVER T.P.O./NIGHT MAIL" cancellations (Wilson 495, Index B) plus 1914 unstamped cover to Lewisham (George King) endorsed "2D to pay" in m/s with boxed "Posted without Late fee" and circular "S.E.T.P.O." datestamp. (2).
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£100 |
|
910 |
|
IRELAND: Small selection of covers & cards with a wide range of Irish Railway cancellations including 1905 PPC addressed to Belfast with Wilson type 870 skeleton "G S & W TPO/UP/NIGHT" d.s. of 9th May, Wilson type 886 on PPC to Dublin, Wilson type 978 (Mullingar & Sligo) on PPC to Belfast, Wilson type 854 "G.S. & W.T.P.O./NIGHT" on reverse of 1903 cover from Mallow to Dublin, Wilson type 1043/1046 "ULSTER/T.P.O." marks, 1907 cover with Wilson type 1059 "PORTADOWN & DERRY S.T.", etc. (8 plus a couple of pieces). |
£140 |
|
911 |
|
IRELAND - DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN T.P.O.: 1903 PC of the Mount Tom Railroad (Holyoke, Mass.) addressed to Dublin with fine circular "DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN T.P.O." (Wilson 914) c.d.s. of 11th September, 1905 PPC ex Ireland to Liverpool with Wilson type 915 "DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN T.P.O." plus unrecorded pictorial "Shamrock/A" and large s/l "PAQUEBOT" (latter cancels 1⁄2d adhesive), 1904 PPC ex Ireland to Georgetown (Mass.) with Wilson type 916 along with a PPC of the R.M.S. "Lucania" 1905 PPC posted in Queenstown after the Atlantic crossing bearing 1d tied by large s/l "PAQUEBOT" and with Wilson type 915 Dublin & Queenstown mark plus 1905 PPC of R.M.S. "Baltic". (6). PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
912 |
|
SCOTLAND/WALES/IRELAND: Group of KEVII/KGV period PPC's showing a wide range of Railway related postmarks of Scotland, Wales & Ireland. Virtually all RSO/station cancellations with some more unusual types noted. (Approx. 80).
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£75 |
|
913 |
|
SCOTLAND: Group of QV-QEII covers & cards with a wide range of Station postmarks including a number of less prevalent types. (Approx. 100).
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£100 |
|
914 |
|
SCOTLAND - ABERDEEN & ELGIN SORTING CARRIAGE: 1905 PPC to Robiestown (near Huntly) bearing KEVII ½d tied by superb circular "ABERDEEN & ELGIN S.C." (Wilson 830) d.s. of 23rd March 1905, 1906 PPC to Forfar bearing KEVII ½d tied by fine "CONON BRIDGE/ROSS SHIRE" datestamp of 30th July 1906 and with superb "ABERDEEN & ELGIN S.C./D" (Down) c.d.s. of the next day. Also a coloured PPC of Fraserburgh Station.
|
£100 |
|
915 |
|
SCOTLAND: Collection of QV-QEII period covers & cards with a good range of TPO marks including Caledonian T.P.O. Wilson type 634 on 1861 env. ex Norwich to Lanark, plus Wilson types 657, 658, 663 & 664 on KEVII/KGV period cover & cards (3), Edinburgh-York T.P.O. (Wilson types 621, 622, 627), Highland T.P.O. (Wilson 801, 814 x 5, 815 x 2, 816 x 2, 817 & 818 x 5), etc. (37). |
£100 |
|
916 |
|
SCOTLAND - CALEDONIAN RAILWAY, ETC. : Group of KEVII period covers & cards inc. 1906 PC ex Martigny (Switzerland) to the Isle of Islay with fine Wilson type 657b ornamental framed "P" plus Swiss 10c P.Due adhesibve, 1903 PPC from Balmoral to Balham bearing ½d green adhesive, Wilson types 658d & 663 . "CALEDONIAN T.P.O." marks, Wilson 756 "CARLISLE & AYR /SORTING TENDER" tying KEVII ½d to PPC, a useful range of Glasgow & Carlisle S.C. mail, three PPC's bearing KEVII ½d with various "GALLOWAY SORTING TENDER" marks, etc. (18 plus 3 pieces). |
£120 |
|
917 |
|
SCOTLAND - CENTRAL ROUTES/THE SOUTH WEST: Collection of covers & cards inc. 10 KGV-QEII period items with "UP SPECIAL" marks of the Glasgow & Carlisle S.T., 1875 env. with Wilson type 765 "GALLOWAY SORTING TENDER", 1879 env. with Wilson type 766 Galloway Sorting Tender mark, sundry Edinburgh & Newcastle Sorting Tender marks (W778, 779, 780 & 782 noted), etc. (21 & a piece). |
£100 |
|
918 |
|
SCOTLAND - EDINBURGH & CARLISLE SORTING CARRIAGE: Collection of QV-QEII covers & cards including 15 with "EDINR M" marks (Wilson 688/692), 18 with "EDINR M2" (Wilson 681-685 & 687), 11 with circular "EDINR & CARLISLE SORTING TENDER" or "EDINR & CARLISLE/S.T." and 7 later items. (51).
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£180 |
|
919 |
|
SCOTLAND - EDINBURGH & CARSTAIRS SORTING TENDER: Group of 1879-84 ELs & envs. (various faults) each having as a backstamp a very good to fine strike of different types of this c.d.s., namely Wilson types 713 (code D), 714 (four, three of which have code D & the other no code) and 715 (code D). [6 covers].
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£75 |
|
920 |
|
SCOTLAND - EDINBURGH & NEWCASTLE SORTING TENDER, ETC.: Group of covers/cards with a variety of T.P.O. markings inc. Wilson type 780 (3) 781,782 (2) & 783 (all Edinburgh-Newcastle S.T.) plus type 788 (2) & 788b (2) marks of the Fife Sorting Tender. (11). |
£140 |
|
921 |
|
SCOTLAND - FIFE SORTING TENDER UP/DOWN: 1906-15 quartet of PPC's, three bearing ½d adhesives, the fourth with Straits 3c, all tied by Wilson type 788 "FIFE SORTING TENDER UP" (2) or "FIFE SORTING TENDER DOWN" (2) cancellations. A good quartet. (4). |
£100 |
|
922 |
|
SCOTLAND - GLASGOW & CARLISLE SORTING TENDER: QV-QEII collection of covers with various markings inc. 1861 cover with circular "2 X/GLASGOW/AP 6/61", 11 covers with the special "[numeral]*/GLASGOW" c.d.s. backstamps (W717 and similar), 12 later QV types with circular "GLASGOW/*/SORTING TENDER", 8 QV/KEVII period covers & cards with various circular "GLASGOW 7 CARLISLE SORTING TENDER" marks, etc. (36).
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£150 |
|
923 |
|
SCOTLAND - HIGHLAND SORTING CARRIAGE/NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY CARRIAGE: The small group including 1885 env. to Nairn bearing QV 1d tied by Wilson type 793a index U Day Mail, two PPC's bearing KEVII 1⁄2d/1d adhesives with Wilson type 800 Index U/U1 Night Mail, 1903 env. to Wiltshire bearing 1⁄2d & 1d tied by two good strikes of the rare "HIGHLAND S.C./NIGHT MAIL" (Wilson type 801 without index), two KEVII PPC's bearing 1⁄2d adhesives with Wilson type 828b "NORTH OF SCOTLAND/SORTING CARRIAGE", etc. (10 covers/cards plus a few pieces). PHOTO. |
£150 |
|
924 |
|
WALES AND THE BORDER COUNTRY: Small group of covers & cards bearing KEVII adhesives showing a good variety of T.P.O. cancellations inc. Wilson types 263 (2), 263c/263d, 384c & 387a (South Wales Sorting Carriage), 388 & 389 (South Wales T.P.O.), 105/105a (Shrewsbury & Aberystwyth Sorting Carriage) & 110 x 2 (Tamworth & Hereford Sorting Carriage). A good group. (13 plus 1 piece). |
£140 |
|
925 |
|
WALES - SOUTH WALES SORTING CARRIAGE/BANGOR & CREWE T.P.O.: Small group of cards (and one cover) bearing KEVII adhesives showing Wilson types 263, 263c, 384c & 387b of the South Wales Sorting Tender plus Wilson type 138 (2) of the Bangor & Crewe T.P.O. A good little lot. (6). |
£120 |
| G.B. RAILWAY EPHEMERA |
|
926 |
|
CRASH AT NEWARK: 1870 E with lengthy letter ex Halifax to USA referring to a railway accident on the GNR near Newark that resulted in 19 deaths: I expect you will have heard of the railway Collision that happened at Newark whereby so many lives were destroyed and most of them from Leeds and neighbourhood and the same day the Hat manufactory in Green Lane owned by Mann's ...took fire and was burnt to the ground three lives were lost... An interesting social document.
|
£100 |
|
927 |
|
STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY - EARLY RAILWAY AUTHOR's ENQUIRY TO THE SECRETARY; Prepaid 20 Sept. 1836 EL from London (fair boxed "GRAYS INN") to the Railway's Secretary asking for various facts about the railway for a proposed book on railways, from "Sam Shaen"; annotated by Francis Mewburn, the Secretary, himself. Very unusual item from the earliest days of British Railways. Good 'Page On' item. [Ex Gerald Wellburn.] PHOTO. |
£100 |
| G.B. - RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS & COVERS |
|
928 |
|
MISCELLANY comprising cover ex York to Pontefract bearing KEVII 1d plus North Eastern Railway Company 2d green, front ex Shiplake to Surrey via Paddington with KEVII 1d plus Manchester & Milford 2d green overprinted "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY" & large piece bearing KEVII 1d & 3d (with Shanklin c.d.s. cancels) plus Isle of Wight Railway 2d green R.L.S. (3). |
£100 |
|
929 |
|
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY - COVER FROM LOCKERBIE TO MANCHESTER: 1907 envelope ex Lockerbie to Manchester bearing KEVII 1⁄2d (2) & Caledonian Railway 2d green. The pair is tied by a violet "LOCKERBIE" diamond cancellation, whilst the 2d adhesive is cancelled (but not tied) by a further strike of same. PHOTO. |
£150 |
|
930 |
|
CAVAN & LEITRIM RAILWAY COMPANY - COVER TO LONDON: 1905 env. ex Ballyconnell (Co. Cavan) to London bearing 2d red Cavan & Leitrim Railway Company adhesive in conjunction with GB 1d red both showing m/s & "NORWOOD" cancellations and with "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CO." oval backstamp. Rare Irish R.L.S. cover. PHOTO. |
£200 |
|
931 |
|
EAST & WEST JUNCTION RAILWAY - RARE 2d ADHESIVE ON COMMERCIAL COVER FROM KINETON TO LONDON: 1908 (November) envelope from Kineton (Warwickshire) to London bearing East and West Junction Railway 2d red/yellow adhesive tied by s/l "KINETON" in violet plus KEVII 1d red tied by London machine cancellation. Colorful and rare franking. PHOTO. |
£240 |
|
932 |
|
EXPRESS LETTER EX PADDINGTON STATION TO HIGH WYCOMBE BEARING G.W.R. 2d GREEN: 1910 cover to High Wycombe bearing KEVII 4d orange plus Great Western Railway 2d green adhesives, endorsed "By 1.25 Train from Paddington to High Wycombe" and with red/white "EXPRESS/To be handed to/POST OFFICE MESSENGER/at High Wycombe (latter in m/s) Station". Scarce thus. |
£100 |
|
933 |
|
HANTS./SUSSEX - REMARKABLE DOUBLE RAILWAY LETTER STAMP (L.S.W.R. + L.B.& S.C.) EXPRESS COVER; Spectacular 15/16 Feb. 1910 env. to Hove franked by KEVII 3d+6d tied by v. fine "LYNDHURST" thimble c.d.s.'s, having two different red P.O. "EXPRESS/To be handed to/POST OFFICE MESSENGER/at....Station" labels for Waterloo & Hove, with various endorsements front and back; there is also a 2d green London & South Western Railway letter stamp on the front tied by v. fine purple "BROCKENHURST L. & S.W.R." marks, as well as a 2d green London Brighton & South Coast Railway letter stamp on the reverse tied by a pencil cross. Commercial and 'Exhibition Quality' example of the Express system at its best; the first such 'double' Railway Letter Stamp cover that we can recall having seen in 30 years! PHOTO. |
£300 |
|
934 |
|
LANCASHIRE, DERBYSHIRE & EAST COAST RAILWAY - COVER FROM LANGWITH JUNCTION TO STOKE VIA CHESTERFIELD: 1906 env. from Langwith Junction to Stoke-on-Trent via Chesterfield bearing KEVII 1d plus L.D. & E.C.R. 2d green. Fine & scarce. PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
935 |
|
LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY - COVER SENT WITHIN SOUTH EAST LONDON: 1904 cover to Gipsy Hill bearing KEVII 1⁄2d plus London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 2d, both tied by oval "SELHURST STATION" cancellations with the 1⁄2d additionally tied by "NORWOOD" d.s. of 3 December. Scarce thus.PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
936 |
|
LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY - COVER FROM MITCHAM TO ANGMERING: 1905 cover bearing L.B. & S.C.R. 2d green cancelled with black oval "MITCHAM/STATION/LB & SCR" alongside KEVII 1d red which is tied by "ANGMERING STATION" c.d.s. Endorsed "By Train" in m/s. Scarce thus - commercial & with adhesives tied. PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
937 |
|
LONDON, BRIGHTON & S.C.R. 4d ON 3d GREEN STAMP ON COVER VIA "VICTORIA" STATION; 26 Nov. 1921 env. to Hailsham franked by KGV 1d (2; cut perfs.) beside 4d purple surcharge on 3d green LBSCR stamp both tied by slightly messy purple "VICTORIA/L.B.& S.C.R." c.d.s.'s. Rare thus. PHOTO. |
£100 |
|
938 |
|
LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY - COVER FROM SUNNINGDALE TO TONBRIDGE: 1903 env. to Tonbridge bearing KEVII 1d (perfin Giddy) plus London & South Western Railway 2d tied by Sunningdale Station cancellations. Scarce commercial usage. PHOTO. |
£120 |
|
939 |
|
LONDON, BRISTOL & SOUTH EAST RAILWAY - COVER FROM OXTED TO EAST GRINSTEAD: 1906 cover to East Grinstead bearing KEVII 1d red plus L.,B. & S.E. 2d green, both tied by oval "OXTED/L.B. & S.E. RY" datestamps with the 2d being additionally cancelled by East Grinstead c.d.s. PHOTO. |
£150 |
|
940 |
|
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY - COVER FROM CHALFONT ROAD TO NEWARK: 1906 cover to Newark bearing 1⁄2d (2) tied by s/l "CHALFONT ROAD" mark & two Amersham circular datestamps plus Metropolitan Railway 2d tied by s/l "CHALFONT ROAD". Philatelic but rare. PHOTO. |
£160 |
|
941 |
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METROPOLITAN RAILWAY - COVER FROM CHALFONT ROAD TO UPPER HOLLOWAY: 1904 env. to Upper Holloway bearing KEVII 1d tied by "LONDON W" squared circle and (on flap) Metropolitan Railway 2d red adhesive tied by s/l "CHALFONT ROAD" (latterly known as Chalfont & Latimer Station) mark. Scarce commercial & tied. PHOTO. |
£240 |
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942 |
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MIDLAND RAILWAY - COVER FROM REDLAND TO LONDON: 1905 env. to London bearing KEVII 1d and Midland Railway 2d green both with violet "CANCELLED/REDLAND". The envelope has printed "PER.....RAILWAY, FROM......." & "To be posted at...." at top left with "Midland", "Redland" & "St. Pancras"filling the gaps. Scarce. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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943 |
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MIDLAND RAILWAY 2d GREEN COVER EX 'BEN RHYDDING' WITH P.O. "OFFICIAL ENQUIRY" LABEL; Extraordinary commercial 6 Mar. 1909 env. (slight faults at top) to Bradford endorsed "Post at Bradford", franked by KEVII 1d and Midland Railway 2d green both tied by v. fine purple "BEN RHYDDING" marks alone, with v. fine "BRADFORD" c.d.s. alongside. There is also a printed "Please return the cover of this letter for the purpose of an Official inquiry. Postmaster of [Bradford]." label of the same date on the front. Unique thus? [Presumably the KEVII 1d should have been cancelled by the c.d.s. as well?] PHOTO. |
£200 |
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944 |
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NORTH BRITISH & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 2d GREEN LETTER STAMP COVERS ; c.1901 env. to Langholm with NBRC 2d green (faults) and 1d lilac both cancelled by (but not tied by) v, fine purple "Newcastleton" Station (near Hawick/Carlisle) marks; plus 16 Aug. 1901 commercial env. (minor faults) to London with 1d lilac tied by "LONDON N" c.d.s., having a marginal NER 2d green (top margin folded over edge) cancelled by a blue crayon "X" mark. (2 covers). PHOTO. |
£120 |
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945 |
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NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY - COVER FROM SCOTLAND TO LONDON: 1905 env. ex Uddingston (Scotland) to London bearing KEVII 1d plus 2d green North British Railway adhesive cancelled by violet s/l "Uddingston". Scarce. PHOTO. |
£120 |
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946 |
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SOUTH EAST & CHATHAM RAILWAY - RARE OVERSEAS USAGE (CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS) OF THE S.E. & CHATHAM RAILWAY 2d TO CANADA; Commercial 7 May 1909 env. to Toronto endorsed "via S.S. Lusitania" & "Post in London" franked by KEVII 1d on the front tied by a v. fine "LONDON E.C." machine, also having a S.E. & Chatham Rly. 2d green on the reverse tied by a pencil cross. Rare; only a handful of Railway Letter Stamp covers to overseas destinations have been recorded because this was not allowed under P.O. regulations. Plus a 1904 piece with KEVII 1d & SE & Chatham 2d green tied by fine oval "FRANT/STATION/S.E.RY." marks, and an unused PPC of the SS Lusitania. (3 items). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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947 |
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SURREY - L.B. & S.C.R. 2d COVER WITH RARE OVAL "WALLINGTON" CANCEL; Attractive c.1898 env. to Leatherhead franked by 1d lilac plus LBSCR 2d green both tied by mostly v. fine oval "WALLINGTON/LB & SC RY." ovals alone, with no other postal marks, suggesting that the letter was collected direct from Leatherhead Railway Station.PHOTO. |
£140 |
| G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS |
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948 |
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AUSTRALIA - 1/- EMBOSSED PAIR: Small E (creased and a little grubby) franked with a partly-cut-to-shape pair of 1/- embossed issue (central split) ex Downham Market, endorsed 'P.Sydney Packet' and addressed to Sydney GPO; fine 2-line ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED h.s. Unusual. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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949 |
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AUSTRALIA: 1867 E addressed to Hobart Town (NSW) with 6d Lilac stamp cancelled by Birmingham duplex, much-redirected and endorsed inc.'Try Melbourne', 'Try Sydney', 'Try Richmond' and with 2-line 'ADVERTISED/BUT UNCLAIMED'; unsurprisingly, a little grubby but a most interesting cover. |
£100 |
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950 |
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CANADA - RARE 2d RATE NEWSPAPER: 1880 front page of 'The Illustrated London News' addressed to mount Forest, Ontario and franked with a 2d Blue stamp: scarce trans-atlantic newspaper item. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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951 |
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CEYLON - SHORT-LIVED 1s-1d RATE VIA MARSEILLES; 9 Sept. 1869 env. (faults at right, but with contents) from Glasgow with 1/- green & 1d Red (faults) tied by v. fine duplexes, addressed to "Passera via Badulla" and endorsed "Cia Marseilles" with partly fine "BADULLA/UNPAID" arrival c.d.s. This 1s-1d rate was only introduced on 1 Mar. 1868 and ended with the Franco-Prussian War in Oct. 1870, so examples are elusive. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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952 |
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CONSTANTINOPLE - STATIONERY E UPRATED WITH 1d FISCAL: 1893 2d + 11⁄2d STO stationery E registered to Constantinople and uprated with a 1d lilac receipt stamp, cancelled by London oval d.s.: a colourful and scarce combination. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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953 |
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EGYPT - RARE 1d RATE NEWSPAPERS TO ALEXANDRIA: 1860 Two complete issues of 'The Illustrated London News' addressed to Alexandria and franked with single 1d Red stamps - one with INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID & '2' marks deleted, the second example damaged; also (1853) a front cover of 'The Lady's Newspaper' with m/s 'Missent to' alongside part of an illegible cds. (3 items). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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954 |
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U.S.A. - 1/- RATE COVER WITH RED "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT A REASON/FOR NON-DELIVERY" MARK; Attractive 18 Jan. 1860 env. to New York ("OSWEGO/N.Y" backstamp) with 1/- green tied by a Folkingham numeral, with red "N. YORK BR. PKT./PAID" c.d.s. on the front, along with fine black (New York?) "ADVERTISED" mark and a (therefore unnecessary) very fine strike of this rare 3-line London "SENT BACK..." mark. Exhibition Quality.PHOTO. |
£150 |
| ADVERTISING |
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955 |
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SPECTACULAR EARLY PICTORIAL POSTCARD SENT AT THE 1⁄2d RATE; Large (177x146mm) printed PC on blue card (horiz. crease) with the address written inside a very fancy circle framed by architectural columns etc., having a fine red "LONDON/Z/PAID/1⁄2D" d.s.; the reverse is entirely printed (as per the 1⁄2d-rate regulations) and advertises "The City Pottery, Lamp and Lustre Galleries" headed by a print of "OLD LONDON BRIDGE BEFORE THE HOUSES WERE PULLED DOWN IN 1760". One of the earliest Picture Postcards that we can recall having seen and very attractive. PHOTO. |
£150 |
| CHRISTMAS |
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956 |
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BIRKENHEAD/X/MAS 1908 advance posting cancellation on E to Brighton (slight tear along top edge) also a good strike in red of the Leicester Type 2 mark on piece (1903) and copies of the scarce Cyril Kidd booklets on these marks; also KEVII period Xmas cards inc. PPC types and some items with Xmas Day cds cancellations inc loose stamps. PHOTO. |
£120 |
| EPHEMERA/MANUSCRIPTS |
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957 |
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ORIGINAL 1681 PENNY POST ADVERTISEMENT ILLUSTRATING THE NEW DOCKWRA HANDSTAMPS: Complete single sheet issue of 'The Protestant (Domestic) Intelligencer' (8.April 1681) with 175mm section of 'Advice from the Undertakers of The Penny-Post' complete with full-size wood-block illustrations of the morning & afternoon time-marks plus a triangular PENNY/POST/PAID/L mark in the margin. Despite minor toning and ironed-out folds, a very scarce piece.
PHOTO. |
£240 |
| EXHIBITIONS |
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958 |
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1924-25 BE Exhibition, a small accumulation of cards inc unused packs of twelve (series C, F & G) and a few with slogan cancellations. Also a small group of official guides. (30+ items). |
£60 |
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959 |
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1925 WEMBLEY EXHIBITION - RARE BOXED MARK ON "R" LABEL WITH OVAL RUBBER D.S., ETC.; Long 22 Aug. 1925 O.H.M.S. "POST OFFICE" env. to Suffolk with 1925 Wembley 11⁄2d block of three tied by partly fine 2-ring "BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/[Lion]/WEMBLEY" c.d.s.'s, having a v. fine strike on the flap overlapping a mostly very fine rare oval rubber "BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/REGISTERED" d.s. Also on the front is an 'anonymous' blue "R" label (torn prior to use) cancelled by a very fine strike of the very rare small undated boxed "BRITISH EMPIRE/EXHIBITION" mark. Exceptional combination of rare marks. PHOTO. |
£200 |
| FREE MAIL |
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960 |
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APPEAL CONCERNING DISALLOWED 'FREE': 1830 Letter (no address sheet) from Major Macbean at Fort Regent, Jersey to the GPO complaining that he had to pay 1s6d for a letter franked by the Secretary to the Admiralty, the Jersey post master refusing to recognise it as a 'Free'; multiple endorsements verifying the claim. Unusual. |
£100 |
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