| 1121 | 1902-03 1⁄2d blue green, mounted mint, trace of light foxing on two perforations. SG. 036. Cat. £500. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1122 | 1902-03 1d scarlet. heavily mounted mint. SG 037. Cat. £500. PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1123 | 1902 21⁄2d ultramarine. Fine used. SG. 039. Cat. £500. PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1124 | 1903 10d dull purple & carmine, a fine used example of this rare adhesive. RPS Cert (1993). SG. 040. Cat. £5,000. PHOTO. | £2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1125 | 1902 1⁄2d and 1d. Fine mounted mint. SG 091 & 092. Cat. £550. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1126 | TWO CARTONS with the collection of stamps and covers from Guernsey, Jersey & the Isle of Man housed in 8 albums/cover albums. (Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1127 | CARTON with the extensive used collection (largely removed from FDC's) of Guernsey (plus a little Isle of Man) in two luxury Safe hingeless albums with a good degree of completion to 1993, plus "follow on" leaves to 2000 and a good range of FDC's. The IOM (very sparse) is housed in a magnificent SG. Hingeless boxed album. (Qty.). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1128 | PRINTED S.G. ALBUM containing an extensive collection (predominantly unmounted mint) of both GUERNSEY & JERSEY from wartime issues, proceeding to 'regional' stamps and much postally independent material featuring definitives (with values to £5), commemoratives, miniature sheets, the odd cover & piece, sheetlets and postage due labels. Also a similar range from the ISLE OF MAN. Masses of thematic interest throughout. (Many 100's). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1129 | THREE CARTONS with the extensive collection of mint stamps, presentation packs & FDC's, largely housed in special albums. (Qty.). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1130 | TWO CARTONS containing the extensive collection of mint stamps, presentation packs & FDC's, largely housed in special albums. (Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1131 | THREE CARTONS containing the extensive collection of presentation packs & FDC's housed in special albums. (Qty.). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1132 | SEVEN ALBUMS with the collection of covers and many pieces/fragments with an emphasis on cancellations inc. registered mail d.s., triangular district h.s. of London, London machine cancellations (1930c to 1945c), special event d.s., advertising envs and NPM cards. Also small sections of registration labels and newspaper tax stamps. (Qty). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1133 | MISCELLANY: Substantial group of covers etc. c1820s-1940s inc. 1895 (24 Dec.) E with original Xmas card, 1862 LONDON/PAID with fine red '2d', 1930-32 pair of reg'd COD covers, 1938 'poached egg' label on cover, mid-Victorian printed propaganda Es inc. Ocean Penny Postage pair plus various reprints inc. Southgate, 1940 Guernsey bisect, reply coupons, QV stationery etc. (Qty). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1134 | MISCELLANY: Group of 19th century stamped covers, many with multiple frankings and late fee payments inc. 1851 E with 1d imperf x 4, 1d pink Es uprated with 1d imperf or ½d, imperf 2d blue pairs (2), 1858 reg'd E with 6d plus 1d reds (4), 1875 E with ½d x 3 etc. (21 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1135 | MISCELLANY of KEVII/KGV period picture postcards, covers, commercial cards, stamps on stock-cards to KGV 5/- etc. (Qty) | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1136 | MISCELLANY: Carton of material inc. pre-stamp Scottish covers with ½d wheel tax marks (one with '(crown)/G.R.' inspector's mark, 1841 E with strip of 4 1d reds, Devon covers (9) inc. inspector's crown on E ex Crediton, 1950s-'60s covers with instructional marks of Leicester (82), Brighton 'Transorma' codes on 1938-39 covers (25), 17th century accounts, ephemera etc. (Qty) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1137 | MISCELLANY: Fine Birmingham spoon duplex on 1856 E with 1d Red (trimmed perfs), KIRBY-MALZEARD UDC (unusual reversed first 'R') on cover (flap removed), 1841 Reward notice concerning a bank-note fraud, sent through the mail with fine MC cancellation on 1d Red, mainly fine strikes of the Shaftesbury and Shrewsbury 5th Clause Post h.s. (1826-29), early Bishop Mark c1690 on E addressed to the Cross Keys in 'Pell Mell', trio of late Dockwra covers 1774-80 etc. (9 items plus 3 reprint notices). | £170 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1138 | MISCELLANY: 1784 Express letter from London to Charing (Kent) endorsed By the Faversham Bag and By Express from Turnham to Charing with Receiver's 'C' mark; also 1780 EL ex Harrow School with 'In all' h.s., fine s/l SKIPTON (1791), 1805 E with fine NHAMPTON/66 and (1838) fine italic Brannston [Braunston] with weak Daventry / Penny Post.Useful group. (5 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1139 | PRE-STAMP MISCELLANY: Useful range of covers c1790-1840 from a variety of British counties and showing a range of town marks inc. scarce 'TETSWORTH/Penny Post' (1815), NEWPORT-SALOP UDC on redirected cover with red Liverpool lozenge arrival mark, fine strike in green of 'MIDHURST/51' (1822), superb 'LEWIS/50' on part front plus other mileages, inspector's crown, 'PAID' marks etc. (98 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1140 | MISCELLANY: Large carton containing covers, cards etc. from c1800 to date inc. Frees, pre-stamp mail, 1d red covers, attractive 1873 Valentine E, 1917 parcel front with 1d x 6 and West Malling parcel post label, c1820 triangular-folded EL to the British Museum, 1850 unusual OHMS cover ex Birmingham School Inspector etc. Also 1924 Wembley Exhibition pair of brass tea-caddies ex Lipton's. Inspection invited - a useful lot. (Large qty) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1141 | MISCELLANY: 1841 1d Black cover with late use of 'ORFORD/90' mileage and m/s 'Missent to' with Ipswich cds, faults but interesting; another 1d Black cover, various 1d Red Es inc. attractive 1842 Glasgow cover with MC cancellation, various pre-stamp items plus a bundle of FDCs inc. better from 1953 Coronation onwards. Inspection invited. (Qty) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1142 | PRE-STAMP MISCELLANY:Interesting group inc. 1804-12 trio of Es with London late fee marks [Jay L38b, 39 & 40a], 1823 money letter sent between Inverness & Stirling, 1812-34 trio with m/s 'Missent to Inverness' plus various 'Too Late' or late fee marks etc. (27 items & 4 pieces) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1143 | MISCELLANY: Unusual collection in 4 binders containing 1950s QEII ½d stamps on pieces with foreign cancellations - mainly Europe but also W.Indies etc. (2,000+). Also a pair of 1935 Silver Jubilee 'hold-to-light' framed portraits of KGV & QM 'watermarked' onto Wiggins-Teape paper (12 x 16ins approx), Scottish items inc. Gretna Green engraved pictorial notepaper c1840, 1845 cover plus a 1765 EL ex Worcester referring to an elopement to Gretna, 1846 Irish hand-painted valentine (fault) etc. (11 items). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1144 | MISCELLANY INCLUDING TRANSATLANTIC ITEM: 1851 env from London to Gaines, USA franked with 1d TH (faults) with "19/CENTS" h.s. alongside. 1851 EL from Philadelphia to Liverpool redirected to London with 1d MF (creased). 1849 env from Newark to London with m/s "Try first address again", "Gone away" and "refused to be taken in at second address". 1844 env to Hawick with "Twyford/Penny Post" and 1849 env to London with red "Birchington/Penny Post". (5 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1145 | MISCELLANY - EXPRESS, STATIONERY etc: Interesting group of covers inc. 1848 1d Pink sheet used from Frenchy in the Bristol Penny Post with Hambrook UDC, 1882 1d Pink sheet with 1½d uprating to Spain, 1897 cash-paid Express use of 1d Pink E (torn) plus 11 other express items, uprated stationery covers inc. reg'd, use of cut-outs etc. (91 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1146 | PRESTAMP COVERS SENT ILLEGALLY(?) BY COACHES, ETC.; 1819/20 pair of EL's sent illegally from Dunse to Lauder endorsed "p. Dunse Fly [wagon]" and "Per Dunse Coach", 1826 large wrapper (from a parcel, so legal?; minor faults) from Grangemouth to Falkirk charged "8d" and endorsed "p. Mail [coach]", c.1826 small wrapper (illegal) from (?) London to Bath and charged "1/-" "p. Fromont's Coach", and 1816/26 pair of covers from Hawick to Kelso charged "6" and "9½" respectively (an increase of over 50% due to new routing via Edinr.!). Scarce group. (6 covers). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1147 | CRESTS & MONOGRAMS: Collection of 58 mid-Victorian envelopes with decorative flaps inc. (1877) very fine crowned 'OLGA' (Queen Olga of Greece), pictorial embossed 'MERRYWEATHER PATENT FIRE ENGINE MAKER' (1872) etc. Also two crest albums - a 'home-made' one dated 1863 and a Lincoln's printed example of 1895, both with numerous cut-out crests enclosed. (Qty) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1148 | CROSS-CHANNEL MAIL c1890-1930s: Group of covers & cards carried by Continental steamer inc. 1901-06 pair of fine PPCs of ships cancelled by 'PAQUEBOTS BELGES' c.d.s. plus third unused example, Ostend-Dover cds, 'BUREAU DE MER DE NORVEGE', 1906 E with fine hooded 'REGISTERED/LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH/S.T.' etc. Also a good group (21) of middle-period incoming registered or insured covers with much of interest. (32 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1149 | ISLANDS: The interesting collection of covers & pieces with UK island cancellations inc. Orkneys/Shetlands, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, etc. The majority are from the 1960's to the 1980's but a few earlier are represented. (Qty.). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1150 | LOCAL MAILS: Interesting group of early letters carried in local mails, inc. by private messenger, inc. 1693 EL 'To be left with Mr Beaver a Hatter in Stamford', 1710-11 pair from the Massingberd correspondence addressed from London to Gunby or South Ormesby with 'IIIII' or 'IIII' charge marks plus a tiny EL ex Louth to London (1712), scarce Sherborne 1d mark (1779) E to Stowey plus 3 ELs ex London to Norfolk 1720-30 endorsed 'Tho. (or Alan) Brewster Pd. 4d' etc. (14 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1151 | LOCAL MAILS - UNOFFICIAL 1d & 2d RATES: Study of local mail, mainly c1810-40 but with 1752 messenger-carried EL, range of marks inc. mileages of Andover, Beverley, Bewdley, Brentwood, Bridgewater, Derby, Folkingham, Loughborough, Newbury, Taunton & Tiverton, fine PAID/at HUDDERSFIELD (1834) on EL to Brighouse etc. (39 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1152 | LOCAL LETTER RATES c1770-1839: Fine group of covers showing local delivery rates, with emphasis on the West Country inc. fine BATH (1767), 1779 EL ex London to Cornwall with m/s 'post paid 8d at Mitchells', 1782 BLAND/FORD to Dorchester, Taunton & Wells 1st type mileages (1786), fine serpentine EXETER (1792), scarce 'FE 8' date stamp of Wellington (1795) and 'AU 1' of BRIDGE/WATER, 'Stockbridge/Penny Post' RH No.1 (Broughton), scarce 'Botesdale' etc. (28 items0 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1153 | POSTMEN'S UNIFORMS: Rare collection of real photo cards of postmen (some clearing letter-boxes) inc. early 'post women', telegram boys, a superb 1904 black & white ink drawing of a postman in the new 1903 uniform (36 x 24 cm, signed 'Fred Whisstack'), ILN pages (inc. 1868 Abyssinia Expedition), 1895 volume of 'Punch' etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1154 | POST OFFICE TRANSPORT: Collection based around vintage PPCs and photographs inc. many early examples of P.O. carts & vans - fine RP card of 1906 parcel van and staff, Edwardian mail-gig, hand-cart, TPO carriages, last mail coach (1905) etc. plus a series of 25 modern prints from pre-WWI negatives with Lincolnshire bias. ( 51 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1155 | POST OFFICES: Collection of scarce vintage PPCs of country & town Post Offices (32), superb original 1903 photograph of PO staff at Frome (Somerset), RP cards of sorting offices, parcels depots etc. (45 items). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1156 | REDIRECTED/LATE FEE AND TOO LATE MAIL:1841-53 The selection of covers (19), pieces (2) and an adhesive inc 1853 env from Windsor to Drem franked with 1d redirected to Hamilton and another 1d added. 1846 E from Edinburgh to Kilmarnock with boxed "PAID/1d EXTRA" h.s. in red. 1845 & 1856 1d pink envs each with additional 1d reds, one paying 1d late fee. 1845 env from London to Ballinasloe with red boxed "POSTED AFTER/7 OCLOCK AT NIGHT" h.s. 1842 E from Leamington to Warwick franked with 1d plate 12 cancelled with distinctive MC with small "TOO LATE" .h.s. alongside. 1841 & 1853 E with "MORE./TO/PAY" h.s. ( | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1157 | RETURNED MAIL, POSTAGE DUE etc: Good group inc. registered RLB covers ex Bristol (1885) and Plymouth (1907, blue E), 7 other RLO covers 1829-1910, 1890s use of sealing tape (2), 1873 PO notice re: 'Insecure Covers' plus another 7 examples of returned mail. Also interesting range of 'due' Es (43) inc. 1858 Lechlade m/s '2', various 19th century 1d and 2d marks, various 'due' labels and h.s. up to 5d, mainly pre-WWII. (62 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1158 | TURNED COVERS: 1842 (16 Aug) E from Whittlessea to London franked with 1d MF and a fine "WHITTLESEA" UDC nearby, the cover was turned and re-used on 25 Aug 1842 from London to Soham with a good red "Crown/PAID" c.d.s.1844 (22 July) 1d pink env from Leamington to Melton Mowbray with "TOO LATE" h.s., turned and re-used in the reverse direction with a fair 1d OE. 1846 (6 May) E from Brighton to Blackwater franked with 1d SE with a fine red "Too Late" nearby. The cover was then turned and re-used in the opposite direction and bears a good 1d AI and a red "BLACKWATER" UDC. (3 covers). | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1159 | MISCELLANY with 1841 1d plates 14 TC, 18 GF, 32 SF & 58 TE all with manuscript cancellations. 1855-57 1/- green, two examples with "1" and "2" in bars of the Charles Ridout machine cancellations. 1857 LC14 1d KE with part "BOTHWELL" UDC cancellation. Also an 1854 letter (no env.) from the postmaster at Bothwell with a fine "BOTHWELL" UDC in blue struck at top. The letter has a repaired tear. (8 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1160 | BLUE NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS:A selection of 1841 1d reds inc a strip of four GI-GL with blue numeral cancellations inc. 312 (Gloucester), 328 (Hadleigh) and 370 (Holbeach). The condition of the stamps and strikes is mixed. (16). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1161 | BLUE NUMERAL "80" CANCELLATION OF BISHOP AUCKLAND: 1851 (25 Feb) EL from Darlington to Norwich franked with a four margined 1d KK tied by the blue "80" numeral of Bishop's Auckland. A late use. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1162 | BLUE NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS OF DARTMOUTH AND CASTLE CAREY: 1852 (26 June) env from Dartmouth to Ashburton bearing a four margined 1d PB with a lightly applied blue "237" cancellation . Cover faults. 1851 part E from Castle Carey to South Molton bearing a three margined 1d tied by a very fine blue "949" cancellation. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1163 | BLUE NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS OF FARRINGDON -MARKET DEEPING - SOUTH PETHERTON:1851 (24 Feb) env from Farringdon to Bampton bearing a four margined 1d SG tied by a readable "293" in blue. 1852 (3 Nov) env from Market Deeping to london bearing a 1d CD (creased) with a very fine "508" in blue. 1851 (8 Dec) env from S. Petherton to Charmouth with a fair 1d red EF tied by a good "725" in blue. (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1164 | BLUE NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS OF CLIFDEN AND NENAGH:1845 (26 April) front and part back to Dublin bearing a three margined 1d RH with "134" numeral of Clifden in blue. 1850 (6 Nov) front and part back to Dublin cancelled with a two margined 1d tied by two strikes of the "349" numeral of Nenagh. (2 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1165 | BLUE NUMERAL CANCELLATION"448" OF LEEK:1841 1d strip of six CA-CF tied to small piece by six "448" numerals in blue of Leek. The strip is cut into in places but the cancellations are clear and fine.PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1166 | BLUE AND GREEN NUMERAL "698" CANCELLATIONS OF SHAFTESBURY:1841 1d BB cancelled with an almost complete green "498" numeral of Shaftesbury. Close margins and a little soiled. Also 1d AF with a large part strike of the same numeral in blue. The adhesive touched in places. A scarce pair.PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1167 | BLUE NUMERAL "871" CANCELLATION OF WESTON-SUPER-MARE: 1841 1d plate 106 block of four NA-OB lightly cancelled with blue "871" numerals of Weston-Super-Mare. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1168 | DUPLEX CANCELLATIONS c1850-1920: Collection of covers & cards with fine variety of duplex cancellations - mostly fine to very fine strikes with little duplication, arranged by number and / or letter, covering the UK. Inspection essential. A fine lot. (450 items). | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1169 | LATE USE OF THE 1841 1d RED: A selection of nine 1d reds with various later cancellations inc sideways duplex of Newport, Plymouth & Manchester, Hull and Bristol (2 types) plus London NW and Paddington Branch Office numerals. An interesting group. PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1170 | LONDON DISTRICT CANCELLATIONS ON IMPERFORATE !d REDS: 1841 A selection of three/four margined 1d reds cancelled with numbers 13 in blue, 18, 20 in blue, 37 (2, inc one poor example in blue), 38 and 41 (2, inc one in blue) of the London District Post. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1171 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES - ENGLAND: 1841 1d reds cancelled with distinctive MC of Brighton, Coventry (3), Leamington. Leeds, London types I & II, Manchester "fishtail" (2), Manchester type II, Norwich (3), Welshpool (poor adhesive) and York (2). Mostly fine part strikes. SG Cat £3,200+. | £340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1172 | DINSTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES - SCOTLAND: 1841 1d reds cancelled with distinctive MC's of Scotland with small centre type on a plate 28 strip of four, DA-DD & singles KI & TF. large centre type on 1d FG. The other examples on single 1d reds comprise Greenoch (4), Kelso, Montrose, Perth & Stirling. (15). PHOTO. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1173 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - DOTS IN CENTRE ETC: 1841 1d strip of four NH-NK cancelled with four strikes of the MC with a small "L" in centre, cut into in places. (Ex Pickering collection). 1843 E from London to Edinburgh franked with 1d GC tied by MC with small "1" in centre. 1841 1d DG & KD with MC cancellations with central dot and another HF with unusual central squiggle resembling a "3". Good strikes but some adhesive faults. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1174 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - BELFAST & DUBLIN: 1844 (21 Jan) E from Belfast to Glasgow bearing a three margined 1d EF tied by an almost complete fine strike of the distictive MC of Belfast, also three 1841 1d reds cancelled with part strikes. 1844 front to Ballinasloe franked with a three margined (just touched at lower left) 1d QD tied by a very fine strike of the type II Dublin MC. Also three examples of the Dublin type I and type II MC's. Fine part strikes on three or four margined adhesives. SG Cat £1,200+. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1175 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES - COVENTRY/NORWICH & YORK:1841 1d BD cancelled with a central watery strike of the distinctive Coventry MC. 1841 1d pair PD-PE cancelled with two clear part strikes of the Norwich distinctive MC and 1841 1d MH (touched at right), with a very fine central strike of the distinctive York MC. SG Cat £900. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1176 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES - GREENOCK & STIRLING: 1842 (7 April) EL from Blairmore to Edinburgh franked with a four margined 1d FF (creased at top) tied by a fine strike of the distinctive Greenock MC. 1843 (11 Sept) E to Edinburgh franked with a three margined 1d cancelled with a very fine strike of the distinctive Stirling MC. (2 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1177 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - KILMARNOCK: 1841 1d red FK cancelled with an almost complete strike of the Kilmarnock distinctive MC. The adhesive has a small thin at foot. Scarce. SG Cat £800.PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1178 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS - LEEDS: 1842 (6 Sept.) E to Kendal franked with 1d red plate 42, MK (light bend) cancelled by the distinctive Maltese Cross cancellation of Leeds (Cat. £1,250). Also 1843 (5th June) printed EL ex Berwick to Melrose franked with 1d red. (2) | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1179 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF NORWICH: 1844 (7 Jan) A large E from Norwich to Great Yarmouth franked with 1d DC, DE, DI & DK each cancelled with a fine strike of the very distinctive Norwich MC DC & DI cut into and the E is a little creased, below the adhesives a very fine "YARMOUTH - NORFOLK" c.d.s. is struck. A good item. PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1180 | COLOURED MALTESE CROSS - BLUE: A selection of eight three/four margined 1841 1d reds inc. plate 16 JC & plate 25 KJ. All with part strikes of blue MC cancellations. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1181 | COLOURED MALTESE CROSS - BLUE OF TRURO AND AN EARLY USE OF THE BLACK MC 1842 (10 April) E from Truro to Falmouth franked with a four margined 1d red NJ tied by a complete blue MC cancellation. Fine. SG. Cat. £950. Also 1841 (29 April) EL from Truro to Hayle franked with 1d plate 12 QI with central black MC cancellation which appears to be unusual at this time. PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1182 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1841 A selection of 1841 1d reds (21) cancelled with numbers 1, 2 (2), 3 (2), 4 (2), 5 (2), 6, 7 (2), 8 (2), 9 (2), 10, 11 & 12 in Maltese Cross. and fifteen other singles with MC cancellations. Some adhesive faults but mostly clear part strikes. (36). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1183 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1841 2d blues cancelled with numbers 1 to 8, 10, 11 (2) & 12 in Maltese Cross. Mostly clear part strikes, the number 4 adhesive is badly thinned, others mostly three or four margined (13). | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1184 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 1: 1843 (22 April) E to Manchester franked with a close to wide margined 1d FC tied by an almost complete number 1 in MC cancellation. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1185 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 2: 1843 (24 May) env to Worcester franked with a 1d vertical pair SF-TF (just touched at lower right) tied by fine strikes on number "2" in MC. with "Pall Mall" struck nearby. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1186 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 3: 1843 (17 June) env to Scotland bearing 1d KC (touched below K square) tied by a part strike of the number "3" in MC with "Lyall PLace FS" and boxed "ELTON" d.s. struck alongside. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1187 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 4: 1843 (19 July) E to Leeds bearing a shaved to wide margined 1d SG cancelled with a very fine number "4" in MC and "LEEDS" c.d.s.Photo plate 21 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1188 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 5: 1843 (6 May) printed (insurance documentation) to Dublin bearing a fine 1d MF tied by an excellent number 5 in MC cancellation..Photo plate 21 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1189 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 6: 1843 (26 Sept) EL to Dungarvan franked with a shaved 1d red MI with a clear number "6" in MC cancellation. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1190 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 7: 1843 (6 Sept) E to Newport Pagnell franked with a three margined 1d plate 36 CK with a fine central upright strike of number "7" in MC. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1191 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 8: 1843 (30 Sept) A neat env. to Romford franked with 1d RA (shaved at left) with an almost complete fine "8" in MC cancellation. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1192 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 9: 1843 (30 Dec) E to Edinburgh franked with 1d plate 36 BA with a fine "9" in MC cancellation. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1193 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 9:1843 (27 April) E (no side flaps) used within London franked with a four margined 1d plate 33 TJ with a fine "9" in MC cancellation. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1194 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 10: 1843 (19 Oct) E to Perth franked with a 1d red NI (shaved at left) tied by a fine "10" in MC cancellation. .Photo plate 21 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1195 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS - NUMBER 11:1843 (23 June)env to Brighton franked with a three margined (cut into at foot) 1d SK tied by a fine complete strike of the "11" in MC cancellation. .Photo plate 21 | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1196 | SPOON CANCELLATIONS: 1854 (9 Feb) E to London franked with an imperf. 1d GK tied by a fine "HULL" spoon 1854 (16 April) E to Glasgow franked with a three margined 1d MH with "HULL" spoon cancellation. Also four 1d (2 on pieces) with various part strikes of spoon cancellations inc examples of Birmingham & Liverpool. Some adhesive faults. (6 items). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1197 | SQUARED CIRCLES: Box containing 250+ pre-WWI postcards with mostly different, very fine strikes of provincial squared circle cancellations with many scarcer examples such as Atherton, Barrasford, Callestick, Copplestone, Etchingham. Ganton, Kirkham, Longfield, Mawgan, Rainham etc. A fine lot. (250+ items). | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1198 | TOWN C.D.S.: 1841 1d reds cancelled with town c.d.s. of Dorchester (4, two types) and Honiton (2) plus two others of unidentified towns. Also examples on piece with Maltese Cross cancellations and c.d.s. of Exeter and UDC of Belfont. Mostly fine. (10). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1199 | SCARCE 'V.R.' LONDON C.D.S. ON COVER: 1884 E with Attorney General embossed seal (part of flap missing) addressed to Bury and signed by 'Sir H. James' - the 1d Lilac cancelled with a fine strike (marginally off the edge of the env.) of the scarce hooded 'LONDON/B/28 MY 84/V.R.' c.d.s.; slight grubbiness. Also a detached 1d Lilac with part strike of a similar cancellation. (2 items) .Photo plate 21 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1200 | MISCELLANEOUS CANCELLATIONS ON IMPERFORATE 1841 1d: 1841 A small selection of 1d reds with unusual cancellations inc one on piece with central boxed "No1" of Littlehampton, others inc Belfast "split" numeral m(2), m/s "1850", "Poulton/Penny Post" and boxed "1" of Cupar in combination with MC. (11) PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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