| 721 | FOREIGN BILL: 1857 Perf 14 1d to £5 overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 2) The 6d, 2/-, 7/6d, £2 & £2/5/- on blued paper, others on white to pink surfaced paper. The 6d on blued unrecorded in Booth. Mainly fine. (19). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 722 | CIRCULAR DELIVERY CO. STAMPS: The mint/unused selection of Circular Delivery Co. stamps inc examples of National, Aberdeen, London and BIrmingham Companies. Also a few bogus examples. (72). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 723 | CIRCULAR DELIVERY CO. STAMPS - EDINBURGH & LEITH: 1865-66 imperf. ¼d grey lilac, olive grey and dull mauve pairs plus a single mauve example. 1866 ¼d grey lilac & ½d green and 1867 ¼d red brown imperf pair. Also Edinburgh & Leith Parcel Delivery Co 1865 (2d) yellow bistre, 1866 2d yellow (2) and 3d red-brown block of four. Mostly fine. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 724 | CIRCULAR DELIVERY CO. STAMPS - LONDON: 1867 (March) ½d dull purple, an upper right corner mint block of 28 (7 x 4). Fine.SG Spec. CD37. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 725 | COLLEGE STAMPS - KEBLE: 1882 (May) (½d) ultramarine, a complete sheet of 48 comprising two panes of 24. Small portion of selvedge missing at lower left. SG Spec CS10. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 726 | COLLEGE STAMPS - ST. JOHN'S OXFORD: 1884 (½d) grey-blue, a complete mint pane of 48 (6 x 8) with selvedge on three sides. Fine. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 727 | LARGE CARTON with the extensive accumulation of FDC's, Presentation Packs, etc. inc. some IOM & a small amount of GB. (Qty.). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ISLE OF MAN STAMPS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 728 | TWO BOXED ALBUMS with the extensive mint collection to 2005 including min. sheets, etc. A very clean and attractive collection. (Many 100's). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 729 | TWO CARTONS with the varied accumulation of covers, cards & pieces including some interest in Herefordshire & TPO's. Also five modern Royal Mail bags/sacks. (Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 730 | SMALL BOX with the interesting pre-stamp selection inc. 1787 EL with last year London Bishop Mark, 1807 E with Dumfries mileage mark, 1858 EL ex Malaya to Bolton rated "8" and endorsed "England via Paris" with oval "FR./1F", a couple of Penny Posts, 1846 Notice of Objection sent within Leeds showing m/s "Notice/Not found Aug 26th", rated "3" (scarce "Notice" rate), etc. (Approx. 120). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 731 | MISCELLANY: Quantity of covers, mainly 19th century, inc. stampless (1825 Ashby de la Zouch mileage, 1806 LOUGHBOROUGH, Melton Mowbray UDC), good variety of 1d red items inc. E initialled by Wellington and 3d frankings to Belgium (2), ½d circular, 1860-84 pair of letters from Gladstone's secretaries at 11 and 10 Downing Street, 1907 pair of Es ex French PO in Tientsin etc. (83 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 732 | MISCELLANY: Binder with range of covers etc. inc. 1841 EL with attractive 1d Black with London 'T.P./Woolwich ' alongside, scarce 1867 use of 2d blue envelope, 1843 E with s/l 'Kensington/Penny Post', good range of GB stationery plus covers ex India & S.Africa etc. (100+) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 733 | MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. 1896 piece with unusual violet hand-stamped Parcel Post 'label' (Lombard St.) with 'COACH/ROAD-BORNE/LB' h.s., 1937 'poached egg' reg'd E with KGV 4d stamp and enquiry label, BPA reg'd E with KGVI 5d MEF franking, 1816 E signed 'Kent & Grant ham' with Royal seal, air covers inc. 1934 GWR pair and 1938 FFCs to Papua, Nigeria & Bombay, WWII censored mail, 1944-45 Channel Island frankings etc. ( 52 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 734 | 1841 1d BLACK COVERS, ETC.: Two ELs each with a 3½ margin 1d Black tied by black MC ex Marehay colliery, Derby to Overseal or ex Cambridge to London; both with faults and stamps unplated but an interesting pair. Also 1935 Jubilee set FDC - printed E ex Westminster Stamp Co.; light sellotape mark. (3 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 735 | LATE FEE AND REDIRECTED MAIL: 1806-1908 selection of covers and cards (3) inc 1875 (19 Jan.) E from London to Belgium franked with 1d & 3d with a fine boxed "L1" h.s. 1875 (6 July - first week of UPU rate) EL from London to Belgium franked with 1d x 2 and 2½d with a fine boxed "L2". 1808 E from Aylesbury to Penn redirected to Beaconsfield with m/s "No in Amersham Delivery". A good group. (17 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 736 | LATE FEE MAIL etc:1865 1d Pink (edge wear, small closed tear) with a very fine strike of the scarce Plymouth 'ABOVE ½ OZ/2' mark; also 1864-72 pair of Es to Trieste or Florence with 6d or 1/- stamps plus Late Fee 1d or 2d respectively, the latter with fine boxed 'L2'. Useful trio. (3 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 737 | METER MARKS: 1936-45 collection of mainly KEVIII meter marks inc a example of the Pitney Bowes model 1A type used at Selfridges only. 1937 "SPECIMEN" strike of the Neo-post mark and an example of the Universal Midget machine type with "M" prefix also 1937 env with Jersey Airways meter mark carried on the 1st flight to Southampton. . Good strikes.(17 cover and fourteen pieces). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 738 | SEALS AND WAFERS: 1837 (10 Dec.) EL sent within London sealed with plain blue circular 'P' wafer, 1838 (31 Oct.) EL from Florence to Sidmouth sealed by fine blue & white octagonal 'C' wafer, 1839 (Sept.) E ex Marlow with plain dark red wax-like wafer seal, 1839 (19 Dec.) EL (Uniform 4d postage period) ex Plymouth to London with black m/s '4' charge and having a fine green embossed circular 'S' wafer seal, 17/18 Jan.,1840 E from St. Omer (France) to Suffolk charged '1/3' and sealed with circular orange & white embossed wafer seal (creased) depicting a sailing ship and 1841 (23 Nov.) EL ex Tadcaster (Yorkshire) to York folded unusually with the join above the address and sealed with a 1d red adhesive (neatly cut on opening) in the normal position just tied by a MC. (6 covers). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CANCELLATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 739 | SQUARED CIRCLES: Shoe-box of Edwardian postcards chosen for cancellation interest, the vast majority being squared circles of various types with many very fine strikes noted plus a few skeletons, rubbers etc. Inspection recommended. (Approx. 300 cards). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1840S CANCELLATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 740 | LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSSES: Examples of numbers 4 - 11 inclusive all on 1843 covers namely 18 July) E to Leeds bearing 1d red SG having shaved to wide margins cancelled by a very fine number "4" in MC slightly overstruck by fine Leeds c.d.s., 6 May printed communication addressed to Dublin franked with a fine 1d red MF tied by a fine no."5" in MC, 26 Sept. EL to Dungarvan bearing a shaved 1d red MI with a clear number "6" in MC, 6 Sept. E addressed to Newport Pagnell franked with a 1d red plate 36 CK (three margins) cancelled by a fine central upright strike of no ."7" in MC, 30 Sept. small env. to Romford bearing 1d red RA (shaved at left) with an almost complete & fine "8" in MC, 27 April E without side flaps used within London franked with a 1d red plate 33 TJ (4 margins) cancelled by fine "9" in MC, 19 Oct. E to Perth bearing a 1d red NI (shaved at left) tied by fine "10" in MC and 22 June env. to Brighton franked with a 1d red SK (3 margins but cut into at foot) tied by fine & complete impression of "11" in MC. (8 covers). | £650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 741 | LONDON NUMBER 8 IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATION: 1843 env. to Broadway bearing 1d red (just) tied by black Maltese Cross with number "8" enclosed. Straight line "Pall Mall" alongside. Central cover stain. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 742 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES AND TOWN C.D.S.: A selection of mainly four margined 1841 1d reds (inc a few "black" plates) with distinctive MC of Coventry (2), Dursley, Leamington (2, inc one on piece), Manchester (2), Norwich and York plus c.d.s. of Blandford on piece, Bridport, Dorchester (large type), Honiton (2) Lyme, Totness (2) and Wincanton. Also two others. Mostly fine strikes. (52). | £550 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 743 | DISTINCTIVE ENGLISH MALTESE CROSSES: Group of 1841 1d reds cancelled by distinctive MCs of Brighton, Coventry (3), Leamington, Leeds, London (types I & II), Manchester 'fishtail' (2) and type II, Norwich (3), Welshpool (adhesive defective) & York (2). Mainly fine strikes some of which are complete. SG. cat. £3,200+. (17). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 744 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF BRIGHTON: 1843 (5 Nov) EL to Rye bearing a four margined 1d BI tied by a good example of the distinctive Brighton MC. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 745 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF GREENOCK: 1843 (16 Oct) EL to Edinburgh franked with 1d JL with central Greenock MC cancellation. 1843 (2 Nov) EL to Edinburgh franked with 1d QK with similar cancellation. Fine. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 746 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES OF SCOTLAND: A selection of 1d reds cancelled with distinctive Maltese Crosses inc. Edinburgh (3, inc one on front), Arbroath on small piece, Greenock, Kelso (2), Montrose, Perth (2) & Stirling. Mostly fine. (13). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 747 | PRESTON/TRURO BLUE MALTESE CROSSES: 1842 (28 May) E to Wigan franked with a three margined 1d SF tied by a fine blue MC of Preston. 1853 local Truro E bearing a fine 1d GC with blue MC cancellation. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SPOON CANCELLATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 748 | MISCELLANY: Useful group of spoon cancellations on 1d Red covers inc. Bristol Types A 9 (code I), A recut (K) & B (H); Burton upon Trent (code C on March 1860 1d Pink E); Gloucester (codes D & E) and Wrexham (assisted, code C). (7 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 749 | MISCELLANY: Good group of spoon cancellations on cover inc. fine strike of the Reading 'Biscuit' (code D), Northampton spoon first recut (G), Plymouth showing all three periods of use (all code E), Warrington , Wolverhampton Types A (H, 1d Pink E) & B (C2) & York (D). Useful lot. (9 items) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 750 | BIRKENHEAD & CHESTER: Mainly fine strike of the scarce Birkenhead spoon (7.July 1857, code 'D') on 1d Red E to Bedale - the stamp a little 'washed out'. Also 3 different spoon cancellations of Chester on 1d Red covers inc. Type A (code B, April 1855), Type B (code E, March 1857) & recut Type B (code L, August 1858); one or two tiny faults but a useful group. (4 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 751 | BIRMINGHAM & LEAMINGTON: Group of different Birmingham spoons, 1854-57 on 1d Red covers inc. Types A1, A2, B4 (1d Pink E), C2, C3, D5 & E2, fine strikes. Also a fine strike of the scarce Leamington spoon (code E) on August 1857 E (filing crease) with 1d Red pair. Good lot. (8 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 752 | LIVERPOOL: Good group of Liverpool spoons on 1d Red covers inc. Types A13 (code O13), A14 (O14), A15 (P15), A16 (S16), A16 recut (O16), B1 (O1), B1 recut (L1), B2 (T2), B2 recut (sideways M2), B5 (sideways M5), B9 (K9), B14 (T14), B15 (Z15), C3 (T3), C3 recut (W3), C4 (sideways 4 4), C4 recut (S4) plus a weak example of the registered spoon tying 6d embossed (faults) to large piece. (18 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 753 | MANCHESTER: Good group of Manchester spoon cancellations on 1d Red covers inc. Types A (codes P & N), B (IN, II, IR), D1 (1R), D2 recut (2U), D3 (3P), D3 2nd recut (3T), D4a (4O), D4a 1st recut (4W), D4b (4X), D5a (5S, Piccadilly UDC), D5a 1st recut (5U), E1 1st recut (1T, 1O), E2 (2P) and E3 2nd recut (3O). Substantial group. (18 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 754 | RUGBY 'SHOE': Very fine strike of the scarce 'Rugby Shoe' spoon cancellation - code C, 30. January 1858, on neat 1d Pink E addressed to Market Harborough; most attractive - exhibition quality.PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 755 | SHROPSHIRE: 1d Red covers with good range of cancellations inc. mainly fine Bridgenorth spoon (4.August 1863, code B), Oswestry (14.June 1860, code B) and set of Shrewsbury spoons on 1856-58 covers inc. Types A (2 inc. 1d Pink with Cressage UDC), B (code D), C1 (C1) & C2 (D2). Useful group. (7 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 756 | WORCESTERSHIRE: Earliest recorded date of use for the recut Kidderminster spoon (code B) - 22 October 1860 - but partly struck off the cover; also a group of Worcester spoons on 1d covers inc. the original type and examples of all seven re-cuts 1858-69 - mainly very fine strikes. (9 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 757 | YORKSHIRE: Good group of 1d Red covers (few small faults) with spoon cancellations inc. Hull Types A (code E), B (E & F), C (c), C recut (E), D (E0 & D recut (E). Also Leeds pair with Types A (H, Armley UDC) & B (M, Gildersome UDC). (9 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. AIRMAILS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 758 | MISCELLANY: 1934-39 Group inc. 1934 (19 Feb.) env. to London with blue "B.I.F., B'HAM TO LONDON" h.s., 1934 (19 Feb.) env. with red "FIRST DESPATCH/BIF TO HOOTON" d.s., 1934 (20 Feb.) env. to Sutton Coldfield with "BR. INDUSTRIES FAIR/B'HAM" c.d.s., 1934 (20 Feb.) env. to Sutton Coldfield with violet "FIRST DESPATCH/SPEKE TO BIF/MIDLAND & SCOTTISH/AIR FERRIES LTD." d.s. (pilot signed), all with relevant Midland & Scottish Air Ferries Ltd. datestamps, 1938 (Oct.) selection of covers with relevant vignettes flown on the 1st flights of North Eastern Airways from Bradford to London (2), Newcastle-London, Perth-London (3), Leeds-London, etc. (11 covers, five unused vignettes & a 1938-39 Winter Timetable for N.E.A.). [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 759 | CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPER REPORT OF MR LUNARDI'S ASCENT IN HIS AEROSTATIC MACHINE/DAILY GRAPHIC BALLOON CARD: 1784 (16 Sept.) detailed 15" column report in a complete issue of the "General Evening Post" of this historic event at the Artillery Ground, Moorfields, the previous day. A rare survivor.Also a 1907 printed Daily Graphic Balloon card addressed to Hull with "TOSSE" c.d.s., triangular "SW/3" & "2D/iS/L" cancellation. A little spotted. [Ex Harold Wilson] | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 760 | PROVINCIAL AIRWAYS/NORTH EASTERN AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHTS: 1933 (November) selection of plain covers bearing special Provincial Airways vignettes carried on the First Southampton-Plymouth, London-Plymouth & return & Southampton-London Flights; 1938 North Eastern Airways plain covers with relevant vignettes carried on the First Leeds-London, Doncaster-London, Bradford-London, Perth-London (pilot signed) & Newcastle-London Flights. (10). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 761 | RAILWAY AIR SERVICES: 1934 group of covers inc. 20th August First Flights from Bristol to Birmingham, London to Liverpool, Liverpool to Plymouth, Liverpool to Cardiff, Liverpool to Birmingham (2), Glasgow to Manchester and Glasgow to Belfast, plus 21st August First Flights from Birmingham to London, Birmingham to Manchester, Birmingham to Glasgow & Glasgow to London, 1st November Liverpool-Glasgow & Liverpool-London & 30th November plain covers flown on the last Belfast-Liverpool & Liverpool-Glasgow Flights. (16). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 762 | HILLMAN'S AIRWAYS: 1934 (30 November) pilot signed printed envelope carried on the First London-Liverpool Flight with "LONDON/1½d/PAID" red c.d.s., 1934 (1 December) pilot signed illustrated envelope carried on the First Liverpool-Belfast Flight, plain envelopes carried on the First Liverpool-Glasgow & Belfast-Liverpool Flights, etc. (6). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 763 | KING EDWARD VIII PERIOD FLOWN COVERS: 1936-38 selection of covers and cards carried by airmail inc some 1st flights inc. 1st night flight from Cologne to Hannover, 1st flight from New York to San Francisco & Honolulu, 1st 1½d "all air" flight from UK to S. Africa, 1938 1st despatch of unsurcharged airmail to Australia. 1937 last day cover carried from Lundy to Barnstaple by Atlantic Air Services and 1936 special Xmas flight from London to Ceylon. Also two express service covers and two Calcutta crash covers. (42 covers/cards). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 764 | DESTINATION MALAYA: Group of covers flown to Malaya, 1933-38, inc. 1933 'Captain Smye' E Imperial Airways FFC to Alor Star plus an IA printed E from the same flight; commercial covers to Kuala Lumpur (2) or Rangoon, RAF 'flying boat' E ex Shanghai, incoming mail from Brisbane etc. (10 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 765 | ZEPPELIN MAIL etc: 1934-35 Trio of covers to S.America with frankings of 1.- & 2/6d stamps inc. 'Graf Zeppelin' Xmas Flight cachet and red 'One Year...' h.s.; also 1937 KGV 9d franking on E to Gambia by German airmail and 1936 Condor-Zeppelin E to Uk ex Brazil. (5 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. 1911 CORONATION AERIAL POST | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 766 | CANADA: Red-brown postcard with KEVII & KGV ½d stamps, flown from London and addressed to Canada - unusual destination; fine. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. MARITIME | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 767 | MARITIME MARKS OF THE KEVIII PERIOD:1936-38 The selection of covers and cards with an interesting range of KEVIII period maritime marks inc. 1937 env from Port Said to Norwich with a fine blue "POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/S.S./CITY/OF/BARODA" cachet. 1936 env from Jamaica to Cardiff with violet "OCEAN MAILS/S.S. CAMITO" h.s. 1937 env to Grimsby with Tristan Da Cunha h.s. in blue. 1937 env to London with a fine "EDINBURGH/PAQUEBOT" machine cancel. 1937 env to Scotland with oval "R.M.S. ATLANTIS/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS" d.s. 1937 env to Worthing with "LONDON I.S./H.M. SHIPS" c.d.s. (30+ items). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B./TRANSATLANTIC MAILS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 768 | MISCELLANY: 1830-48 Group of Transatlantic covers to UK inc. mainly fine framed red SHIP LETTER/PORTSMOUTH on 'British Queen' cover (June 1840), 1838 redirected E with black stepped Portsmouth mark, various Liverpool ship letter marks inc. May 1840 'British Queen' and 1833 'Europe' items, fine black BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER on cover with fine New York FAC etc. Also 1844-45 pair of paid Es to USA at 1/- rate etc. (12 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 769 | MISCELLANY: 1852-54 Pair of unpaid Es to USA at single & double rates with '19/CENTS' & '24' or '38/CENTS' & '48'; also 1854 E with fine large 'NEW-YORK/A-PCKT/24' cds and (overstruck) '3/CENTS'. Also 1862 pair franked with 1/- green, with New York or Boston 'PAID/24' cds and an unusual 170 3d cover to Brigham Young at Salt Lake City. (7 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 770 | U.S.A. 1/- RATE COVERS, 1848-58: Four covers to Boston or New York inc. 1855 E with embossed 1/- (cut to shape) per 'Africa'; 1848 E (filing crease through one 1d stamp) with similar 1/- plus 1d Reds (3) for late fee - contents refer to the wreck of the 'Ocean Monarch' a few days previously - plus retaliatory '24' charge; also a third E with damaged 1/- and '29' h.s. and attractive 1858 E with surface-printed 1/- , '5/CENTS' credit and inspector's h.s. (4 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. T.P.O.'S AND STATION MARKS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 771 | THREE CARTONS with the extensive collection of modern TPO covers & Railway Parcel labels. A fascinating lot for the enthusiast. (Very many 100's). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 772 | 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]. | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 773 | RARE 'G01' NUMERAL CANCELLATION : 1874 1d Pink E addressed to Leamington with additional 1d Red stamp, showing two clear strikes of the rare 'G01' cancellation with matching back-stamp 'L & E T.P.O./FROM THE WEST' - no other marks other than a Leamington arrival cds. The 'proving' cover for its use on the TPO?PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. - RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS & COVERS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 774 | SMALL GROUP comprising 1909 ½d postal stationery wrapper used within London bearing purple rubber cachet of G.E.R. Goods Station, Bishopsgate, 1914 env. (piece torn away - stamp missing?) addressed to Holland franked with KGV 1d & pair of ½d adhesives cancelled at Bromyard and also bearing G.W.R. 2d letter stamp cancelled in purple crayon and 1961 Railex cover (creased) to Liverpool Street Station franked with (sadly uncancelled) 4½d adhesive & B.R. parcel label from Broxbourne & Hoddesdon (Hertfordshire) with oval rubber d.s. (3 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 775 | G.W.R. RARE 2d BLACK / WHITE PARCEL STAMP ON COVER: 1912 Misuse of 2d Parcel stamp to pay letter carriage - E ex Kynaston (Herefs.) to Birmingham with KGV 1d tied by Gloucester cds and 2d parcel stamp cancelled at Fawley station; also scarce South Eastern & Chatham Railway letter-stamp on 1902 E (minor creasing) to Bath with KEVII 1d and rouletted 2d green railway stamp,both tied by oval WATERINGBURY/S.E.& C.R./STATION h.s.. Attractive pair. (2 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 776 | LNWR 2d STAMP ON COVER EX LIVERPOOL: 1891 E (roughly opened at left) addressed to Rhyl, franked with QV 1d Lilac, cancelled by hooded cds of Liverpool/466 and with LNWR 2d green corner marginal stamp, both tied by m/s lines. Also 1900 E (closed tear) to London with QV ½d pair and top marginal example of the GWR 2d stamp with m/s date cancelation, Paddington cds ties both.Useful pair. (2 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 777 | LSWR - 'SUNNINGDALE' STRAIGHT-LINE CANCELLATION:1903 E to Westminster with typewritten endorsement 'To be posted at Waterloo', franked KEVII 1d and fine marginal example of the LSWR 2d green stamp, both tied by s/l blue SUNNINGDALE and London SE squared circle d.s.; attractive commercial use. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 778 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY - SCARCE EARLY 2d COVER: 1896 E to London WC address franked with ½d pair with attractive example of the 2d plum Metropolitan Railway stamp, all tied by 3 strikes of a London NW3 squared circle d.s. and pen crosses; Bedford Street arrival d.s. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 779 | MIDLAND RAILWAY: c.1905 Midland Railway Company embossed env. addressed to Hucknall, Nottinghamshire franked with KEVII 1d red adhesive & Midland Railway 2d green letter stamp both cancelled by pen crosses but still attractive. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 780 | MISCELLANY: Surface-printed frankings inc. 6d & 1d red to Italy (1858), 1871 E to Ceylon with 1/- green, 6d lilac cover to USA (1869), 4d carmine used to Paris (1859) etc. Few small faults but an interesting lot. (5 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 781 | MISCELLANY c1859-82: 1859 part cover to officer in Hong Kong ex Guernsey with 2d blue & 6d lilac, 1860 6d franking to Melbourne (E faults), 6d lilac pair on 1859 E to Bilbao, various covers to France 1860-85 (5) plus a few GB items inc. Inland Revenue 1d pair on large cover (1881). Mixed condition. (16 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 782 | AUSTRALIA: 1880 (10 Aug.) mourning env sent From Crewkerne to Melbourne franked with 21⁄2d blue plate 19 CJ & DK plus 1d Venetian red GC and 1⁄2d plate 12 AO (corner missing), with a fine violet "RETURNED UNCLAIMED FROM" and on reverse, in the same colour, a fine strike of the "DEAD LETTER OFFICE/MELBOURNE" c.d.s. An interesting item. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 783 | EGYPT: 1870 (26 Nov) Front and part back registered from London via Brindisi to Shepherds Hotel, Cairo bearing 4d plate 12 KG and 2/- OA, small "CAIRO" arrival c.d.s. The cover is foxed.PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 784 | FINLAND: 1874 E ex London to Bjorneborg with 2d Blue & 3d Rose stamps and red 'Wfr.1½' accountancy mark; also 1897 large 2d registered E addressed to Italy from Ipswich and uprated with QV Jubilee issue ½d, 5d & 1/- green. Interesting pair. (2 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 785 | FRANCE: 1855 (26 Sept) E from London to Lyon bearing Small garter wmk. 4d on slightly blued paper, pair. Suspicion of a vertical bend on one. Scarce. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 786 | FRANCE: 1858-74 The small selection of covers to France inc. 1858 (30 Jan) EL from London to Paris franked with LC14 1d & Large Garter wmk 4d pair (cover creased and soiled). 1862 (4 Nov) EL from London to Paris bearing 1862-64 4d pair. 1866 (22 Oct.) EL from Glasgow to Calais franked with 2d plate 9 & 6d plate 5. 1869 EL from London to Lyon franked with 4d plate 11. (6 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 787 | INDIA (PAKISTAN) 1871 (13 Jan.) env from Neath via Southampton to Abbottarab franked with 1867 9d DF tied by a "NEATH" duplex. The env is a little roughly opened at top. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 788 | ITALY: 1862 (1 Dec.) printed env from London via France to Milan bearing 1857 6d marginal pairs x 2 and a defective single tied by clear "LONDON E.C." duplex with oval framed "PD" below. A good example of the 2/6d rate. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 789 | ITALY/PORTUGAL/SWITZERLAND, ETC: 1869-93 collection of covers franked with surface printed issues used to overseas destinations inc 1867 & 1869 E to Messina franked with 1865 & 1867 1/- plate 4 respectively.1869 env to Rome bearing 6d plate 8. 1872 E to Messina franked with 6d plate 11. 1869 EL to Lisbon franked with 4d plate 10 & 2d plate 12. 1869 & 1871 EL to Switzerland bearing 3d plates 5 & 6 respectively. 1876 & 1878 EL to Switzerland franked with 2½d plates 3 & 10 respectively. Also 1856 (July) E from Edinburgh to Perth franked with Large Garter 4d tied by a fine "131" roller. A good lot. (12 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 790 | URUGUAY: 1869 (21 Aug.) EL from Manchester to Montevideo franked with horizontal pair of 6d plus single 1/- green adhesives to pay the 2/- rate; the cover is endorsed 'Per French Mail via Bordeaux' and bears "PP" h.s. & French transit marks. Ink stain at bottom left corner but unusual. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 791 | ORIGINAL COLLECTION c1837: Half-leather bound scrapbook in fine condition housing an original 1830s collection of free fronts c1822-37 with spaces drawn up for missing examples; a number with Penny Post marks or London 2d Post, various types of 'To Pay 1d only' h.s. - most with crowned single or double ring FREE d.s. (Irish 'shield' noted); interesting range of signatures inc. Duke of Wellington. (244 items) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 792 | TWO VOLUME COLLECTION: Two binders containing an extensive, modern collection of Free Fronts c1811-38 with fine variety of signatures, various types of circular FREE marks and a number with Bishop's Stortford Penny Post h.s. Substantial collection. (300 items) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 793 | ROYALTY, ETC.: An interesting group of covers with "OFFICIAL PAID" c.d.s. (3) or machine (1) inc. 1910 Privy Purse E with printed Churchill signature, 1911 Master of the Horse, 1914 HRH Prince of Wales, 1893 Imperial Institute (with letter) & an amusing 1899 cover ex France addressed to Victoria, British Guiana - and missent to the Queen with m/s "Not known at Buckingham Palace". (5 items). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 794 | "BEFORE HARDENING" DIE PROOF OF THE STAMP FOR 1st TYPE ½d LILAC POSTCARDS: June 29 1870 De La Rue die proof of the ½d stamp printed in black on glazed card with handstruck date, "BEFORE HARDENING" and a single numeral "2"; rare thus. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 795 | MANCHESTER 'CLIP' AND LIVERPOOL & LONDON SLOPER ARROW CANCELLATIONS: 1871/3 Group of small format ½d postcards (CP2) all from Manchester to Liverpool (5) or Lancaster with no postal markings but all cancelled at top right alongside the impressed stamps by distinctive Manchester 'clip' cancellations of various shapes and c.1871-90 selection of the same type of card inc. rare 1873 (19 May) usage with Liverpool 'arrow' cancellation also having a very fine oval-framed "NOT/FULLY ADDRESSED" on the front, unusual 1890 (sic!) usage bearing no address at all with London boxed "NOT ADDRESSED/E.C." etc. as well as normal usages. (11 cards). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 796 | UPRATED SMALL & LARGE FORMAT CARDS WITH 1⁄2d (REDIRECTED TWICE) OR 1d (TO HOLLAND) AND TO PAY LATE FEE: 1873 (Oct.) usage of small format postcard CP2 (some creasing but still attractive) from Tunbridge Wells to Ryde, redirected to Berkshire with 1⁄2d plate number adhesive tied by fine large part Ryde duplex and further redirected (charged '1⁄2' in m/s) to London, 1878 (June) late usage of large format CP1 postcard from Leith to Schiedam uprated with a plate 200 1d red stamp and 1877 (22 Nov.) usage of 2nd type 1⁄2d lilac postcard CP3 ex London to Kidderminster also uprated with a 1d red adhesive (to pay the late fee) tied by two strikes of the "LONDON/A B/27" duplex; all rare thus. (3 cards). PHOTO | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 797 | 1d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARDS UPRATED FOR DIFFERENT USAGES: 1880/89 Pair of different format 1d brown postcards uprated for 2d rate to Ootacamund and Simla (both India - latter redirected) with 1d Venetian brown & 1d lilac adhesives respectively tied by mainly fine Moffat and London duplexes, 1884 (1 April) usage of 1d brown postcard to 'Java/Dutch India' (arrival c.d.s. on the front) uprated with ½d green adhesive tied by Wakefield duplex and 1890 (11 July) use of same type of postcard to Colombia (rare destination) uprated with ½d vermilion Jubilee adhesive tied by Colchester duplex and with "TRANSITO/PANAMA" c.d.s. on back. (4 cards). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 798 | CARDS TO SWITZERLAND & GERMANY UPRATED WITH ½d ROSE-RED STAMPS: 1880 (2 Jan.) usage of small thin postcard to Switzerland uprated to the U.P.U. 1d rate with a distinctly off centre (almost mis-perforated) plate 14 ½d rose-red adhesive tied by a very fine "DOVER/258" duplex with an equally fine "BERN" arrival c.d.s. next to the address and 1881 (7 Apr.) usage of the small thick version of the same card to Hamburg similarly uprated, this time with the adhesive tied by a fine "HUDDERSFIELD/387" duplex. Scarce usages of the ½d stamp. (2 cards). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 799 | LATER ½d POSTCARDS UPRATED TO AUSTRIA, CYPRUS, FRANCE AND GERMANY: 1884 (22 March) usage to Vienna of the thin ½d brown postcard (slight faults) which the sender purported to uprate to the U.P.U. 1d rate with a diagonally bisected 1d lilac adhesive tied by a fine & almost complete "LONDON/W/14"duplex with a matching "T" mark + m/s '5', Austrian transit c.d.s. but no charge raised on arrival and 1892-98 trio of ½d brown postcards in two formats with more London cancellations or fine squared circles of Heywood (Lancashire) to 'Government Cottage/ Troodos/Cyprus' (rare destination with partly fine Larnaca transit c.d.s. on the front), Paris & Saxony all uprated with well tied ½d vermilion Jubilee adhesives. (4 cards). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 800 | 1½d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARDS TO JAVA, CEYLON, BERMUDA, GUATEMALA etc.: 1884/86 Pair of uprated 1½d postcards to Java & Kandy respectively uprated with ½d green and blue adhesives tied by fine "BELFAST/62" duplex or London Hoster machine along with normal 1½d rate usages to 'Boaz Island' (Bermuda), Germany, Guatemala and Jamaica (superb Kingston arrival squared circle). Minor faults here & there. (6 cards). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
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