| 1281 | LATER 1⁄2d POSTCARDS UPRATED TO CYPRUS, FRANCE & GERMANY; Attractive 1892-98 trio of usages of 1⁄2d brown PC's (2 formats) from London (2) or "HEYWOOD" (v. fine Squared Circle) to Cyprus (rare destination; 1895 addressed to "Government Cottage, Troodos, Cyprus" with partly v. fine "LARNACA/[CYPRUS]" transit c.d.s. on the front), Paris & Saxony; all uprated with well tied 1⁄2d vermilion 'Jubilee' stamps. Good trio. (3 cards). PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1282 | RARE 11⁄2d LATE FEE ON "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL/CX/1" DUPLEX CARD "BY SUNDAY NIGHT MAIL"; Unusual and attractive 29 Jan. 1893 usage of the small 1⁄2d brown PC (stiff card) to Mannheim endorsed "by Sunday Night Mail" and franked by 1d lilac & 'Jubilee' 1⁄2d vermilion both slightly over edge (some perf. faults) but both tied by fine very scarce "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL/ /1" duplexes (year date inverted) with German arrival c.d.s. on the front. Most unusual 11⁄2d Sunday Late Fee item. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1283 | RARE FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 1⁄2d BROWN COURT-SIZE POSTCARD; Very fine 21 Jan. 1895 usage of the court size Die II 1⁄2d brown PC (CP29a) on the First Day of Issue (p.copy of the relevant PO Notice - ex Dagnall's book, p.75 - included) to a local address ("This is one of the new court post-cards issued for the first time today.") cancelled by a very fine "BISHOPS·STORTFORD" Squared Circle. The first such First Day Usage that we can recall having seen. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1284 | THE ½d BROWN "REPLY" POSTCARDS COLLECTION INC. UPRATED BELGIAN BOTH-WAYS USAGE; 1882-1900 cards inc. 15 unused (one with '5 cards for 6d' band), one "SPECIMEN", one addressed (corner fault) and 3 used pairs; the latter inc. one 1894 attached pair used to Belgium with 1d lilac and also used back ex Belgium uprated with Belgian 5c green tied by "VILVORDE" c.d.s., and two complete pairs but only used one way. (19 cards). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1285 | THE BALANCE OF THE 2nd-TYPE ½d BROWN POSTCARDS COLLECTION; Sizeable c.1878-1900 lot inc. 1883 usage with perforations all round, 1900 "TV/R" perfin ex Cardiff, underpaid 1897 usage to S. Africa with "1D" charge, Hoster machine cancels, '10 for 6d' (stout card) & '10 for 5½d' (2; thin card) bands, deliberately mis-cut s.t.o. types, 33 unused, etc. (75 cards). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1D, 1½D & 2D Q.V. U.P.U. POSTCARDS, 1875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1286 | 11⁄4d U.P.U. CARDS INC. RARE FIRST DAY USAGE UPRATED WITH 1⁄2d FOR THE 11⁄2d RATE TO WEST INDIES; 1 July 1879 commercial usage of the 11⁄4d PC (minor toning) to Antigua uprated for the 11⁄2d rate, which came into effect on that date when the West Indies islands finally joined the U.P.U., with a 1⁄2d Rose-red Plate No. tied by v. fine "LONDON/52" duplexes, having a very fine scarce "ANTIGUA/A" arrival c.d.s. on the front; one of only two such FDC's of this card uprated to the West Indies (the other is to Jamaica) that we have recorded. Plus small group of unused/used 11⁄4d cards. (8 cards).PHOTO. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1287 | 1d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD - EXCEPTIONAL UPRATED (1⁄2d x2 + 2d) "EXPRESS" 3d LATE FEE USAGE TO GERMANY; Spectacular 5 May 1879 usage of the 1d brown PC (H R/& Co" perfin) to Heilbronn endorsed "pr. Express" in red crayon and uprated (unique thus?) with 1⁄2d Rose-red Plate No. pair & 2d Blue Plate No. (all with the same perfins as the card) tied by v. fine Late Fee "L 3/LONDON/80" hexagon-style duplexes. The only such uprated postcard with 1⁄2d+2d Plate Nos. that we can recall having seen. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1288 | 1d BROWN UPU POSTCARDS - PAIR UPRATED FOR 2d UPU RATE TO INDIA; Scarce & attractive 1880/89 pair of different format 1d brown PC's uprated to Ootacamund/Simla (latter redirected) with 1d venetian brown or 1d lilac tied by fine Moffat & London duplexes respectively. Varied transit marks; unusual pair - the 1880 card sent long before any 2d card was available. (2 cards). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1289 | 1d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARDS - UPRATED LONG SEA ROUTE 11⁄2d-RATE USAGES TO COLOMBIA/JAVA; 1 Apr. 1884 usage of the 1d brown PC (message crossed out) to "Java, Dutch India" (arrival c.d.s. on front) uprated with 1⁄2d green tied by Wakefield duplex; plus 11 July 1890 usage of the same PC to "Almaguer, Republic Colombia" ("TRANSITO/PANAMA" c.d.s. on reverse). Rare destinations. (2 cards). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1290 | 1d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD - WITH SCARCE "CHARING CROSS.W.C." HOSTER MACHINE CANCEL; 25 Mar. 1886 usage of the 1d brown PC to Hamburg cancelled by a very fine strike of this elusive Hoster machine cancellation; arrival c.d.s. and German blue crayon address clarification on the front. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1291 | 1d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARDS - THE BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION INC. ESSAY, SPECIMENS, USAGES, ETC.; 1879-90 lot inc. "22 JUL 82" (archival h.s.) PC Essay in brown (some stains) in the larger size (not actually issued until 1 Jan. 1883)6 varied "SPECIMEN" overprints (both sizes), unusual June 1883 returned to sender 1d PC to Vienna but with sender's cachet on the front and so with red framed "Contrary to regulations/F.B", many overseas usages, some Reply cards (one return half cancelled with French c.d.s.'s clear of stamp, etc. Good variety. (34 cards). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1292 | 1½d BAWN U.P.U. POSTCARDS - DIE PROOFS, ESSAY, SPECIMENS & UNUSED; 1879-83 study inc. rare cut-down partly cleared black Die Proof (in sunken mount) of the 1½d stamp, "22 JUL 1882" h.s. on Essay PC for the larger size (finally issued on 1 Jan. 1883), 5 "SPECIMEN" o.p.'s (one being a Reply pair), and 5 unused. Good lot. (11 cards + 1 Proof). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1293 | 11⁄2d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD USAGES - TO JAVA, BERMUDA, CEYLON, GUATEMALA, ETC.; 1884/86 pair of uprated usages (latter with minor spots) to Java and Kandy uprated with 1⁄2d blue & green respectively, tied by fine "BELFAST/62" duplex or London Hoster machine; plus normal 1d-rate usages to Bermuda ("Boaz Island"), Jamaica, Guatemala & Germany. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1294 | 2d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD - RARE HAND-PAINTED ESSAY IN UNISSUED FORMAT; Fine 22 July 1882 card on normal card with the 'wrong' inscription (as used for the 1879 1d card, but never used for the 2d value) printed in brown, but having a "22 JUL 82" handstamp and showing the 2d stamp entirely hand-painted and most effectively so. This 2d card was not issued until 1 Jan. 1883 and clearly it was decided that this wording was not satisfactory. Rare hand-painted Essay. Unique? Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1295 | 2d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD - DE LA RUE "BEFORE HARDENING" DIE PROOF; Attractive 24 Aug. 1882 glazed Die Proof (slight surface scratching does not detract) in black of the 2d stamp dated and marked "BEFORE HARDENING"; plus unused example of the issued 1 Jan. 1883 2d card. Rare Die Proof. (Proof + card). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1296 | 2d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD - DE LA RUE CUT-DOWN DIE PROOF, SPECIMENS, ETC.; c.Aug. 1882 cut-down Die Proof in black on unglazed card (tiny surface fault; ex the De La Rue work-book presumably) [with 1986 RPS Certificate of Genuineness], 3 cards with "SPECIMEN" overprints (one a Reply pair), and 4 unused (inc. one Reply pair with '6 for 2s-0d' band). Scarce lot. (9 items). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1297 | 2d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD USAGES INC. RARE UPRATING FOR THE SHORT-LIVED AUSTRALIAN 3d-RATE; 1885 usage of the 2d PC (stains at foot) to India uprated (Late Fee?) with 1d lilac tied by London Squared Circle, stained 1889 usage to Paris, and remarkable correct commercial 3 Oct. 1889 usage of the outward REply 2d PC uprated with 1d lilac (for the rare and short-lived 3d Australasia rate, for which the 3d red PC was issued on 1 Sept. 1889) tied by a very fine "HULL" Squared Circle with Melbourne arrival c.d.s. (9 Nov.) on the front. 3d-rate cards to Australia sent during the 1889-1891 period are very seldom seen. This usage of the reply card is exceptional; no QV 3d+3d reply card was ever issued. (3 cards). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER Q.V. & LATER POSTAL STATIONERY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1298 | 3d RED BRITISH EMPIRE POSTCARDS - DE LA RUE DIE PROOF + SPECIMENS; [11 July 1889] De La Rue work-book cut-down Die Proof in black on white card (small glue mark does not detract) dated on the reverse in pencil; plus pair of issued cards in red with different sizes of "SPECIMEN" (small) and "SPECIMEN" (large) overprints. Scarce lot. (3 items). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1299 | 3d RED BRITISH EMPIRE POSTCARD USAGES; 21 Oct. 1889 usage to Germany with London duplex (overpaid but rare used); plus 1905 usage (minor faults) uprated with KEVII 6d+1d(3) tied by London Parcel 'target' cancels to India (apparently used as a parcel address-label). Scarce pair. (2 cards). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1300 | 3d RED BRITISH EMPIRE POSTCARDS - ESSAYS IN BROWN & RED, ETC.; 1892 trio of printed Essays for the 1892 1d red card but using the 1889 3d stamp (with the 1892 non-British Empire texts) in brown and red (2); plus 5 unused normal 3d Empire cards. All fine. (8 cards). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1301 | 1d RED U.P.U. POSTCARDS - CUT-DOWN DIE PROOF, SPECIMENS, ETC.; c.1891/2 De La Rue cut-won work-book Die Proof on card in black, [1892] Essay of the issued card but in distinctive carmine colour, 4 "SPECIMEN" overprints (one on a Reply pair), and a good range of the various types, unused (inc. '5 for 10d' & '10 for 10d' bands). (1 Proof + 20 cards). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1302 | LIVERPOOL - 1d RED U.P.U. CARD TO GERMANY WITH "LIVERPOOL·STA./LATE·BOX" HOODED CIRCLES; Very fine 25 May 1892 commercial usage of the 1st-Type 1d red PC to Cologne uprated with a 'Jubilee' 1⁄2d vermilion tied by a very fine strike of this rare Late Fee cancellation. Seldom seen and of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1303 | FINAL 1d RED U.P.U. POSTCARDS INC. ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR THE NEW WORDING; [c. Sept. 1899] De La Rue working Essay on card (filing spike-hole at left & minor creasing) with the new 1899 inscription printed alone in red, showing the silhouette for the stamp in outline only with pink watercolour infill. Rare thus; an interim Essay for the text; initialled "E.C." in manuscript. Plus 5 unused issued cards (some being Reply types). (6 cards). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1304 | TWENTIETH CENTURY MISCELLANY featuring KEVII inc. 1906 (22 Feb.) registered env. (faults) from London to the Seychelles bearing no adhesive but may not have had a stamp removed and 1d red newswrapper addressed Poste Restante, Bushire but redirected first to London & thence to Scotland plus much other KEVII material, KGV inc. much unused and used material one of the items in the latter category being a 5d orange registered env. used on 25 Feb., 1922 from Wicklow to Yorkshire, KGVI inc. registered env. from a B.F.P.O., censored & again addressed to Yorkshire and QEII inc. 3d violet env. uprated with 2 x 6d adhesives each tied by Mobile P.O. c.d.s.'s for 2 June, 1960 & bearing a Bath registration label. A fascinating lot which merits careful inspection. (Several 100's). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1305 | FINAL 1d+1d RED U.P.U. POSTCARD - ANNOTATED PROOF OF THE REPLY CARD PAIR; Fine Proof in issued colour of the 1d+1d Reply cards pair (perforated between), with the outward card annotated in place of an address; "This impression was take in my presence on 16th September 1899. Deputy Inspector of Stamping." This was the day prior to the final Registration Date for this design. Rare thus.PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1306 | 1d U.P.U. POSTCARDS (BOTH FORMATS) - USAGES INC. "RETURNED FOR/BETTER ADDRESS" MARK, ETC.; 1892 1d PC usages to Europe (16; inc. v. fine 1893 usage to Austria uprated with 1d lilac for 1d Late Fee), British Guiana and Brazil and one (1894) posted without address so returned (addressed in red to the senders) with rare red London boxed "RETURNED FOR/BETTER ADDRESS" mark amended with "BETTER" crossed out; plus 1899 1d PC usages (7) to the Continent. Varied condition but a useful lot. (26 cards). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1307 | THE Q.V. ENVELOPES COLLECTION INC. 'ALBINO' 1d PINK WITH CANCELLED CHARGE; 1841-c.1902 Collection (mostly used) inc. many 1d pinks (1843 on), unused 1841 2d blue, stampless OHMS PO env. ex London with v. fine double-diamond "NW/TPO/E" Inspector's Mark, s.t.o. combination frankings (inc. v. fine used 3d+1½d x2, 6d+1d & 2½d+2d) and rare 1895 1d pink usage with pink printing omitted - 'albino' - cancelled by Manchester duplex but also with v. fine "2d" charge-mark overstruck by "498" vertical oval numeral and endorsed "Error" when the impressed stamp was potted! Good lot. (33 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1308 | THE Q.V. REGISTERED ENVELOPES COLLECTION - INC. USED RARE SERIF "REGISTERED" TYPE; Very fine 17 Aug. 1878 usage of the 1st-Type regd. env. (minor flap loss) with rare serif "REGISTERED" franked by 1d Red tied by v. fine "BEVERLEY" duplex, 1878-1903 usages of the later sanserif types, unusual 1896 stampless PO OHMS env. regd. with purple 'Signature' and matching double-oval "R" sealed with red wax "G.P.O./CONTROLLER, LONDON POSTAL SERVICE" seals, etc. Plus 1 front & 2 unused. (13 covers + 1 front). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1309 | THE Q.V. WRAPPERS COLLECTION - INC. "BEFORE HARDENING" DIE PROOF; 1870-c.1900 lot inc. fine 1 June 1870 De La Rue glazed Die Proof in black with double-oval surround and "+" marks instead of date plugs, plus "SPECIMEN" 1⁄2d brown wrapper, good group of used 1⁄2d/1d types, and a few unused (inc. scarce OHMS types). (1 Proof + 21 covers + 2 fronts) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1310 | 1890 'JUBILEE' STATIONERY INC. RARE USED FURNISS CARICATURE WITH POSTAL FISCAL; Rare 30 Nov. 1890 usage of the blue Harry Furniss Caricature of the 1890 P.O. Jubilee env. (matching Furniss card inside) to London with 1⁄2 green + 1⁄2d blue 1d lilac "FOREIGN BILL" stamp tied by v. fine "CHIPPENHAM" duplexes; plus range of PO cards/envs. with special Jubilee cancels inc. scarce used 1d red PC and the forgery. (12 items). PHOTO.. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1311 | THE BALANCE OF THE QV POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS (& LETTER-CARDS); 1879-1901 lot inc. 1879 Hooper/McCorquodale 1d venetian red Essay PC with "SPECIMEN" in centre, ½d pink s.t.o. cards, 1d red letter-cards (inc. "SPECIMEN", uprated usage to Romania, '8 for 9d' & '10 for 1s' bands, etc.), range of ½d green PC's and a few overprinted British Empire cards. (52 cards). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1312 | RARE 'IRISH' EMERALD GREEN 5d REGISTERED ENVELOPE, USED; 1 Feb. 1923 usage of the smallest size 5d green regd. env. (somewhat grubby) to Yorkshire with fine blue "R/Wicklow" label, cancelled by fine "WICKLOW" c.d.s.'s. Rare; this green form of the regd. envelope was only issued for use in southern Ireland, and examples are seldom seen. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1313 | LITERATURE: "The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards & Letter Cards - Their History & Documentation" by H.Dagnall (250pp, 1985) plus "British Postal Stationery" by Dr. A.K. Huggins (188pp, 1970). An essential pair of books for the serious stationery collector. (2). | £36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1314 | MISCELLANY RE. ORIGIN OF THE BRITISH PICTURE POSTCARD: c.1891-9 unused & used postcards inc. British coloured court size PPCs (2, both unused), Brazil letter cards and PC, fine used Austrian/Swiss 'Gruss Aus' 1896/9 PPCs (4), N.Z. letter card (foxing) and Victoria letter card. (11 cards). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1315 | OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: Selection of cards to a variety of destinations inc. 1876 ¼d card uprated with 1d adhesive to Berlin, 1877/78 pair of ½d cards uprated with 1d adhesives to Germany, 1878 ¼d card used in Beyrout, etc. (10). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1316 | OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: Selection of cards to overseas destinations with 1882 1½d card to India uprated with ½d adhesive, 1887 2d card to India, 1891 1d card to India uprated with 1d adhesive, 1891 1½d card to India uprated with 1d lilac adhesive and 1891 1d card to India with violet boxed "VALUE OF STAMPS 1d/DEFICIENCY 1d" & London "T" h.s. converted to "OVERLAND POSTAGE/DUE/A/2" (2 annas due). Also a couple of unused cards. (8). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1317 | The QV to QEII collection of unused stationery inc reply cards, registration envelopes, postcards. wrappers and envelopes inc a few STO items. The condition is generally fine. (220+ items). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1318 | MISCELLANY: Accumulation of used & unused stationery inc. 1d pink Es, QV cards, reg'd covers, air-letters etc. with a degree of duplication but with much useful material - inspection recommended. (Qty) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1319 | 1924 Wembley 1d postcard, 1½d reply card, 1½d letter card and 1½d envelope. Also a similar "set" for 1925. Fine unused. (8 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REGISTERED MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1320 | REGISTERED/LATE FEE HANDSTAMPS: 1891-1901 selection of covers inc. 1891/92 pair of registered envelopes to Guernsey & Stourbridge, each with large violet boxed rectangular "Registered 2d" marks, 1895 Certificate of Posting regarding a letter ex Cambridge to Eastbourne levying a charge of 2d in addition to a Late Fee of 4d, 1896 registered env. ex Mark Lane to Cornwall with violet boxed rectangular "LATE FEE 2d", 1899 registered env. bearing 3d Jubilee ex Barnsley to Horncastle with square boxed "REGISTERED/2d" handstamp & 1901 Acknowledgment of delivery card bearing Jubilee 2d tied by Basingstoke c.d.s. (6). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1321 | KEVII 5/- ON INSURED LETTER TO FRANCE: 1911 Long E to Nice ex London insured for £400 with orange INSURED label (corner fault) and London E.C. reg'n label, franked at 6/31⁄2d with 5/-, 1/-, 3d & 1⁄2d stamps (slightly grubby, 5/- with small closed tear due to opening); heavy wax seals, French 'CHARGE' h.s. etc. Despite faults, a scarce rate. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROWLAND HILL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1322 | AMERICAN 'ROWLAND HILL/FREE' ENVELOPE USED IN G.B.: 1848 Usage of the scarce US envelope with embossed green flap seal displaying a bust of Hill and the inscription 'ROWLAND HILL / FREE' - most unusually, with an imperf. 1d Red cancelled at Liverpool and addressed to London. Fine and scarce.PHOTO. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1323 | U.S. 'ROWLAND HILL/FREE' EMBOSSED SEAL: c1850 E used within Ohio, with unusual and scarce embossed pink flap seal showing a bust of Hill with the inscription ROWLAND HILL / FREE ; address side has Hudson cds and ms '5' charge. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROYALTY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1324 | BINDER with the interesting range of covers with a variety of Royal cachets/cyphers, etc. Much QEII material but some better earlier items are included such as a large part of a parcel from Buckingham Palace dated 19th February 1936 with a posthumous use of the KGV cypher (King Edward VIII came to the throne on 20th January), four other KGV period covers, 1903 envelope with the cypher of King Edward VII, etc. (64 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1325 | QUEEN VICTORIA - SIGNED ENVELOPES: 1860s Pair of heavily-black-bordered Es, both addressed in Victoria's hand and signed 'The Queen', one with an embossed monogram addressed to the Dean of Windsor and carried by messenger, the other with Windsor duplex for 1866 addressed to the Duchess of Athole. Both fine. (2 items). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAPHS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1326 | EARLY TELEGRAMS: Trio of rare early telegrams from 1850-57 inc. S.E. Railway example ex Dover Station (1853) and Electric Telegraph ex Edinburgh with fine original E (1850); also a good group of later items inc. QV/KEVII unused 6d forms, variety of envelope types, ship letter telegrams, modern greetings types etc. (37 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VALENTINES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1327 | ANONYMOUS PASTE-UP ADDRESS ON ½d PLATE NO. COVER + ½d P. STAT. PC VALENTINE; 13 Feb. 1872 pair - small env. to a local address (addressed with pieces of cut-out newspaper!) with ½d Plate No. tied by Bolton duplex, and ½d lilac P. Stat. PC sent locally in London (faint cancel and only offset c.d.s.'s!) with mysterious fork & spoon pictorial (rebus?) message. Intriguing pair. (2 covers). [Both ex Shaida.] | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAMEOS AND EARLY WAFERS, C1830-44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1328 | EARLY CAMEO SEALS - EIGHT DIFFERENT COLOURED EMBOSSED WAFERS; c.1830 group off-cover of various sizes and colours, all depicting portraits (one stated to be Erasmus) except one cherub and one huntsman shooting pheasants (?!); mounted on an album page. Rare group. There are only four groups of these early cameo types recorded; this group, the two groups sold in Blundells Pt.1, and a fourth set (current whereabouts unknown; in a museum?) which has its original box. [See Champness & Trapnell, pp.40-41.] (8). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1329 | RARE PRESTAMP WAFER USAGES ON COVERS POSTED EX LONDON & ITALY; 10 Dec. 1837 local London EL sealed with plain blue circular "P" wafer; plus 31 Oct. 1838 EL from Florence to Sidmouth sealed by fine blue & white octagon "C" wafer. Pre-1840 wafer postal usages are rare. (2 covers). Photo plate 27 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1330 | EARLY WAFER USAGES ON COVERS POSTED EX GERMANY OR SENT PRIVATELY IN ITALY; 20 Sept. 1839 EL posted from Baden to Scotland (rare prestamp postal usage); plus 1841 pair of pretty and very small privately carried local EL's to the Marchesa Rinuccini each sealed with a fine embossed seal, depicting a character in fancy dress (pink & white) and a fancy coat of arms (green & white). Rare and attractive group. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1331 | UNIFORM 4d POST & V. EARLY UNIFORM 1d POST PERIOD COVERS WITH WAFER SEALS; 19 Dec. 1839 EL (Uniform 4d Postage Period) from Plymouth to London with black m/s "4" charge having a fine green embossed circular "S" wafer seal; plus 17/18 Jan. 1840 (2nd week of Uniform 1d Postage Period) E from St. Omer (France) to Suffolk charged "1/3" and sealed with circular orange embossed wafer seal (crease) depicting a sailing ship. Rare pair. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1332 | EMBOSSED CAMEO PORTRAITS ON COVER, ETC.; Oct./Nov. 1844 pair of 1d Red covers to/from Glasgow with the same small circular embossed cameo wafer seal (Robert Burns?), fine set of three unused plain white envs. with gummed flaps which have plain embossed circular devices in the centre of which have been glued three matching silver & green wafers depicting Queen Victoria or flowers (2), and off-cover pink & white "PRINCE ALBERT" cameo embossed wafer. Rare lot. (6 items). .Photo plate 27 | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1333 | WAX-LIKE WAFER USED ON PRESTAMP FREE FRANKED COVER & 'SPLIT' 1d RED USED AS SEAL; Unusual Sept. 1839 franked E from Marlow with plain black wax-like wafer seal; plus 23 Nov. 1841 EL from Tadcaster to York folded most unusually with the 'join' above the address and so sealed with the 1d Red (neatly cut on opening) in the correct position on the front. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARMORIAL/HERALDIC WAFERS, 1841-1900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1334 | LUXURY WAFER SEALS ON PICTORIAL/ARISTOCRATIC MAIL OF THE DUCHESSA DI COSIGLIANO; Privately carried local group of 1841 & c.1841 EL's (and one letter) all addressed to this Duchess and written in Italian; all the ELs have fancy frames to their contents and are sealed with fancy armorial/heraldic wafers; one has a gold/blue/green/pink floral design on EL with spectacularly decorative blue printed pictorial frame to contents. Stunning lot in excellent condition. Presumably these were the most expensive wafers & writing papers of the luxury market of the 1840s! (5 ELs & 1 letter). Photo plate 27 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1335 | COLLECTION OF ARMORIAL WAFERS ON COVERS INC. 1d PINKS, ETC.; Good 1843-59 lot inc. some 1d pinks (inc. 1852 with spectacular silver ducal design), and ,many 1d Red covers all with unusual/attractive wafers. Postal marks inc. "PARTICK" UDC (Glasgow), "JERSEY" 1856 c.d.s. with month omitted, small rare 1858 name-across-the-middle "DOWNEND" UDC (Bristol), etc. Plus off-cover G.P.O. types (2). Good nucleus for expansion. (13 covers + 2 wafers). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1336 | 'USED ABROAD" HERALDIC/ARMORIAL WAFER SEAL COVERS; 1848-1900 group with 1852 unpaid env. from Paris to Scotland with pretty 'bitten globe' (!) design in red on white, redirected 1848 E ex India with boxed red "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON" etc., c.1850 German Magistrates wafer on OHMS regd. Money Letter from Clausthal to Hanover, c.1864 Royal Hanover Court Post E with wafer bearing blue 'crowned horse' design, and 1900 env. from Germany to London with fancy embossed Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz wafer in black on white. Good lot. (5 covers) PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ANTI-CORN LAW PROPAGANDA WAFERS, 1840-45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1337 | RARE JOHN GADSBY "THANKS FOR CHEAP POSTAGE. MAY WE SOON GET CHEAP BREAD..." WAFER ON EARLY FREE TRADE CIRCULAR; 11 Apr. 1840 EL (stains affect contents but clear of address , wafer & postal marks) with printed contents; "SPEECH OF MR BARING...[REF. THE] CORN LAWS", prepaid (m/s "1" in red with "MANCHESTER" c.d.s.) to Glossop and sealed by fine large pink diamond-shaped John Gadsby wafer (early usage); "Thanks for cheap postage. May we soon get cheap bread. Free communication with all parts of the empire is good, but free trade with all parts of the world will be still better. Rare; few known. PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1338 | RARE JOHN GADSBY "CHEAP POSTAGE WILL REPEAL THE CORN LAWS..." WAFER ON 1d RED COVER; Fine 4 Nov. 1841 1d Red EL from Portobello to Edinburgh (stamp faults) sealed with fine yellow rectangular "Cheap Postage will repeal the Corn Laws. Let Free Trade persons disseminate Free Trade principles. The Anti-Corn Law Circular can be sent by post for half a year , (12 Nos.) by inclosing 2s in a quar. sheet of letter paper, (free) to J. Gadsby, publisher, Market St. Manchester" wafer (cut on opening). [This example illustrated in Champness/Trapnell, Fig. 16(b).1.] One of the rarest Gadsby wafers; few known. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1339 | CIRCULAR & RECTANGULAR PROPAGANDA WAFER SEALS ON COVERS; 1841/5 trio with fine blue circular "FREE TRADE A FAIR FIELD & NO FAVOR/JUSTICE/FOR ALL" (1843), tied pink rect. "Free Trade - the international law of the Almighty" (1841) & similar 1845 "Monopoly is the parent of scarcity, of dearness, and of uncertainty." Rare trio. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ANTI-GRAHAM PROPAGANDA WAFERS, ETC., 184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1340 | RARE PUNCH'S "ANTI GRAHAM WAFER" ON 1d RED COVER WITH RED WORCS. UDC; 1 Nov. 1844 E (some stains that affect 1d Red) to Bromsgrove with v. fine red "KINGSWINFORD" UDC (Dudley) on front, sealed with v. fine green "DELIVER ME FROM SIR JAMES" type of "PUNCH'S ANTI GRAHAM WAFER". Very rare; only a handful of these famous and attractive wafers have been recorded on cover. [The example in Blundells Pt.1 sold for £460+15%.] Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1341 | RARE PUNCH'S "ANTI GRAHAM WAFER" ON 1d RED COVER FROM SOUTH MOLTON (DEVON); 23 Dec. 1844 1d Red env. (fine tied 4m stamp) to Dulverton ex "SOUTH MOLTON" (c.d.s. on back) sealed with a very fine green "SODA [bottle]/IF OPENED A NOISE WILL FOLLOW/PUNCH'S ANTI GRAHAM WAFER", which displays well at the foot of the lower flap along with the address panel and 1d Red. [See comments for previous lot.] Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1342 | RARE "NOT/TOBE/GRAHAMED" RED EMBOSSED WAFER SEAL ON CASH-PAID COVER FROM LONDON; 9 Sept. 1844 EL (printed contents ref. a legal Association) from London (fair "1D PAID" mark) to Newcastle under Lyne sealed with a fine rectangular red embossed wafer (slight crease) bearing the words "NOT/TO BE/GRAHAMED". The wafer was originally the other way up but clearly belongs to the cover, but has been moved slightly by some idiot in order to display it the same way up as the address panel; nevertheless an extremely rare early Anti-Graham cover. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1343 | SECURITY WAFER SEALS USED AS A RESULT OF THE ANTI-GRAHAM "PANIC"; 1849-57 group of 4 envs. posted from Huddersfield, Chester ("WATERGATE ST" UDC) & London (2), all with differing "Patent" metal rivet security wafers on their flaps. These special seals were supposed to prevent Secret opening of mail in transit. Plus a similar plain paper flap 1848 env. Hard to find. (5 covers). Photo plate 27 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PEACE MOVEMENT PROPAGANDA WAFERS, 1843-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1344 | PINK "ANTI-WAR. ETERNAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN FRANCE & ENGLAND" WAFER ON COVER; 9 Aug. 1843 E (3 address lines cut out) to London with 1d Red tied by M.C., sealed with a fine pink Gadsby-like "Anti-War. Eternal friendship between France and England! It were an impeachment of the deity to suppose war unavoidable." wafer tied by a poor Droitwich transit c.d.s. having a fine "OMBERSLEY" UDC (under Droitwich) nearby. Early and rare propaganda item. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1345 | GREEN "WHERE DRUMS BEAT..." & "...HUMANITY IS EFFACED" PROPAGANDA WAFERS ON 1d RED COVERS; Jan. 1845 E & Aug. 1847 env. each with 1d Red tied by Cheltenham/London numerals, with v. fine small green "In war every lineament of humanity is effaced." and "Where drums beat. laws are silent." wafer seals; the latter illustrated in Champness/Trapnell [p.124; Fig.16(j).2]. Rare and attractive pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1346 | CHANNING "ANTI-WAR. LET THE POORER CLASSES REFUSE TO BLEED & SUFFER..." WAFER ON COVER; May 1843 1d Red env. to London ex "LEIGHTON-BUZZARD" with fine black & white "Anti-War. 'Let the poorer classes refuse to bleed and suffer for the privileged few.' CHANNING" wafer seal tied by the red London arrival c.d.s. This cover is partly illustrated (in colour) in Champness/Trapnell, Plate 7. Rare thus. Plus a similar off-cover yellow wafer with "DR. ADAM CLARKE" wafer. (2 items). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL REFORM WAFERS, 1840-42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1347 | HULL - RARE "THANK ROWLAND HILL FOR THIS" RED EMBOSSED WAFER TIED TO 1d RED COVER, ETC.; 12 Feb. 1842 EL (business letter) to Rotherham with creased 1d Red tied by Hull Maltese Cross, sealed with a fine red embossed "THANK/ROWLAND HILL/FOR THIS/[envelope]" wafer seal tied by a whisker of the "HULL" c.d.s. Few known. Plus large 15 May 1840 (stamp-removed) piece sealed with wax but also having a blue "THANK/ROWLAND HILL/FOR THIS" wafer of the same style which we consider does not belong. (2 items). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA WAFERS, 1842-68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1348 | SWEDENBORG SOCIETY - BLACK & GOLD WAFERS ON COVERS EX MALTON (YORKS.); 1844/5 trio of dine 1D red envs. from the same correspondence to Oswestry each sealed with a fine gold-on-black wafer seal of the Swedenborg Society; "Divine providence extends to the minutiae of human life/Swedenborg", "New Jerusalem Church...", and "Blessedness dwells in the tranquillity of peace" wafers. Rare set. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1349 | NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE & OSWESTRY - SIMILAR PAIR OF BLACK/GOLD SWEDENBORG WAFER COVERS; June/Aug. 1845 pair of fine 1d Red envs. to/from Oswestry; first with fine red boxed Newcastle on Tyne "BARRAS BRIDGE R.H.", and both with fine black/gold "Children should be trained for heaven" or "Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes" wafer seals; the former illustrated in Champness/Trapnell (Fig.11.11). Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1350 | RARE ANTI-CATHOLIC WAFER ON 1d RED COVER EX MARLBOROUGH; 13 July 1868 mourning env. (vertical crease clear of 1d Red) to Devizes, sealed with large grey rectangular wafer seal; "Lord Derby says the Church/of England and the Church of/Rome are natural allies, and/ought to support each other./What Protestant, then, can/support Lord Derby?" Very late usage for a propaganda wafer and a rare politico-religious text. [Recorded by Champness/Trapnell as their 11(d), p.75.] PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1351 | COLLECTION OF 1840s COVERS WITH RELIGION RELATED WAFER SEALS OF VARIED DESIGNS; 1842-9 lot with scarce wafer seals with religious texts inc. fine red 1843 "A hungry man will be sure to find time for a meal, and a sincere Christian will find time for devotion. Ask and ye shall receive. Matt. vii, 7." (Midsomer Norton to Bristol), rare shield-shaped pair (the actual examples illustrated in Champness/Trapnell as Figs. 11.9 & 11.12, pp.74/75) on 1842/3 envs. ex Bath, green 1848 "A poor negro slave was the means of commencing the great Missionary Society..." type, pink 1844 shield-shaped design with text in Greek, fancy black diamond-shaped 1849 type, and scarce group of unused types (12). Good lot. [The similar but smaller lot in Blundells Pt.1 sold for £600+15%.] (10 covers + 12 wafers). PHOTO. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SHORTHAND PROPAGANDA WAFERS, 1842-50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1352 | "I. PITMAN PHONOGRAPHY" DIAMOND-SHAPED GREEN WAFER SEALS ON 1d RED COVERS; 1842/3 pair ex Leominster/Birmingham each sealed with a green diamond wafer inscribed "PHONOGRAPHY OR WRITING BY SOUND. I. PITMAN, BATH, BAGSTER, LONDON" with different short-hand texts in the centre (one creased, the other tied); one has the sender's own translation of the shorthand under the flap, and the other has a second green wafer on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1353 | PRIVATE SHORTHAND DIAMOND-SHAPED WAFERS; 1846-50 covers (2 1d pinks & 2 with tied 1d Reds) all sealed with purely shorthand (no Pitman advert) wafers in varied colours; two with additional matching wafers on the front. Good lot. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TEMPERANCE PROPAGANDA WAFERS, 1841-51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1354 | "KEEP THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PUBLIC HOUSE" & "STRONG DRINKS.." WAFERS ON 1d RED COVERS; Fine Oct. 1841 EL (printed advert for Temperance books) from Leicester sealed with fine pink "Keep the right side of the public house; and remember the right side is the outside. Do not kind the sneer of your fellow men, of your oldest friends, if engaged in a good cause." wafer; plus Oct. 1842 EL from Leeds with 1d Red (tied?) and sealed with a pair of blue anti-drinking wafers. (2 covers). Photo plate 27 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1355 | "TEMPERANCE REFORMATION" & "WINE IS A MOCKER" WAFERS ON 1d RED COVERS; 1843 E with fine "PADIHAM" UDC on the front sealed with fine pair of pinkish wafers (one with corner cut on opening) tied by c.d.s.; "What are you doing in aid of the Temperance Reformation? It demands the help of every Patriot." (illustrated in Champness/Trapnell, p.141) and "Time, labour and capital to an immense amount are worse than wasted on intoxicating drink." texts. Plus 1843 E with 4m 1d Red (moved but original?) and fine "Cotherstone/Penny Post" (crease; Co. Durham) on the front, sealed with pale yellow "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and he that is deceived thereby is not wise. Prov. xx.1." text. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1356 | "THE MOHAMMEDANS IN ARABIA..." PAIR, "PUBLIC WRESTLERS" & "DRUNKARD" WAFERS ON 1d RED COVERS; 1846 trio ex the 'Poppleton' correspondence all with 1d Reds ex Hexham (Nthmblnd.); sealed with tied green pair of wafers ref. medical men condemning the vice of drink and "The Mohameddans in Arabia press the juice of the grapes through a linen cloth, pour it into a cup and drink it exactly as Pharoh did" texts, blue "The public wrestlers of the ancients abstained from intoxicating liquors and lived principally on figs" [bit dull, n'est-ce pas?!], and white "He that drinks for lust or pride or good fellowship or to kill time or still conscience is a DRUNKARD" (tied by filing note) wafers. Rare trio. (3 covers). [All ex George Crabb.] PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1357 | PINK "MALTING EMPLOYS 1,500 MEN ON THE SABBATH..." WAFER ON 1d RED COVER; 11 Mar. 1848 env. with tied pair of 1d Reds ex Rotherham sealed with fine scarce pink "Malting employs 1,500 men on the sabbath. Moderate Drinkers will you encourage sabbath breaking any longer, by drinking beer or any other Malt liquor?" text. Rare anti-drink and Sabbatarian combined message. [Illustrated in Champness/Trapnell, p.135.] Rare thus. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1358 | "ALCOHOL, OPIUM AND TOBACCO" & "STEAM ENGINE" WAFERS ON 1d RED COVERS; Remarkable 1849/51 pair ex London /Mirfield sealed with pale pink "I group Alcohol, Opium, and Tobacco together, as alike to be rejected, because they agree as being Poisonous in their natures. - Professor Hitchcock." wafer, and pair of yellow "Strong drink, like the steam-engine, carries its progressing principle within itself." + "Stimulation produces weakness - not strength." wafers. Rare examples. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOPOGRAPHICAL WAFERS, 1844-47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1359 | SCOTLAND - DUMFRIES & BOTHWELL DESIGNS ON COVER, ETC.; Rare 1844/7 pair of 1d Red covers (one with creased 4m single, the other with attractive 4m pair; all tied) with fine small green "BOTHWELL CASTLE" wafer (ex Manchester) or small blue "ASSEMBLY HALL [DUMFRIES]" wafer (ex Dumfries); plus off-cover group (varied condition) of pink (3), green (3), pale blue (3), orange (1) & dark blue (1) paper wafers depicting varied Scottish scenes inc. "LOCH LEVEN", "BASS ROCK", etc. Scarce group. (2 covers + 11 wafers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1360 | LONDON - WESTMR. HALL/ABBEY & SOUTHWARK BRIDGE EMBOSSED WAFERS ON COVERS, ETC.; 1845/7 trio of envs. (1845 m/s "1" with near fine "Thames Ditton/Penny Post" X-Post, 1846/7 1d Red pair both tied ex Windsor & Leek) with similar embossed "WESTMR. ABBEY", "[SOUTHWARK] BRIDGE" & "WESTMR. HALL" designs (varied condition) in red/pink/brown; plus off-cover group (10) inc. "BUCKINGHAM HOUSE", "SOMERSET HOUSE", "OPERA HOUSE" etc. Scarce group. (3 covers + 10 wafers). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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