| 801 | 1d BROWN U.P.U. POSTCARD WITH SCARCE "CHARING·CROSS.W.C." HOSTER MACHINE CANCELLATION: 1886 (25 March) usage to Hamburg with a very fine strike of the elusive Hoster machine cancellation, arrival c.d.s. two days later and German blue crayon address amplification all on the front PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 802 | 'SAMPLE' ½d REPLY POSTCARD: 1899 (24 July) "REPLY" postcard with stamp impressed and the arms & text printed in grey-brown annotated in m/s on the back 'Sample attached to Contract/dated July 24th 1899' and signed both by 'J. Andrew de la Rue' and by 'J. S. Paull'; rare and intriguing archive item. Also small format ½d postcard (faults) in a very similar shade with commercial "Land & Auction Offices" message printed on reverse. (2 cards). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 803 | FINAL 1d RED U.P.U. POSTCARDS INCLUDING ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR NEW WORDING: c.Sept., 1899 De La Rue working essay on card (filing spike hole at left & minor creases) with the new 1899 inscription printed in red, showing the silhouette for the impressed stamp in outline only with pink watercolour infill and initialled 'E.C.' in m/s; rare thus. Also five unused cards (some being reply types) as issued. (6 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY, K.G.V | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 804 | 1924 Wembley 1d postcard, 1½d reply card, 1½d letter card & 1½d envelope. Also a similar lot for 1925. Fine unused. (8). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 805 | QV-QEII collection of unused stationery inc reply cards, registration envelopes, postcards. wrappers and envelopes inc a few S.T.O. items. The condition is generally fine. (220+ items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 806 | MISCELLANY of unused & used from QV postcards through KGV registered envs. to uprated QEII envs. with much of interest throughout. Also various other non-postal stationery covers inc. special cancellations, postal mechanisation etc. and May, 1958 folder "....presented with the compliments of/the Postal Administration of the United Kingdom/of Great Britain and Northern Ireland/at the meeting of the/Consultative Committee for Postal Studies of/The Universal Postal Union" containing ordinary & graphite-lined Wildings, a block of four of the commemorative issued to mark the 46th Parliamentary Conference and ordinary & optd. aerogrammes. (108 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 807 | ACCUMULATION of unused & used stationery inc. 1d pink E's, QV cards, registered covers, air letters, etc. Some duplication. A useful lot which warrants close inspection. (Qty.). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| REGISTERED MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 808 | MISCELLANY inc. brown env. coded "No. 115" measuring no less than 350mm. x 200m. printed in blue "On Her Majesty's Service./THIS ENVELOPE/CONTAINS/STAMPS" with 1900 "HEXHAM/M.B.& S.O." c.d.s., many other registered covers such as 1921 usage to Paris of WWI KGV 2d black postal stationery env. uprated with embossed 2d orange & pair of 1d adhesives and 1954 compulsorily registered cover + explanatory label, 1939 O.H.M.S. env. bearing P.O. Stores Dept. oval d.s.plus fine wax seal and much modern material inc. T.P.O., green step-framed "Posted out of Course/905" etc. (Scores). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ROYALTY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 809 | 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). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAPHS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 810 | MISCELLANY: Binder containing an accumulation of telegram and telephone material c1870-1960s inc. good variety of used & unused Post Office telegram forms, greetings telegrams inc. attractive 1930s examples, envelopes, overseas telegrams (2), Eastern Telegraph 'week end' envelope, Cable & Wireless etc. (100+ items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 811 | IONIAN ISLANDS LETTER TO LONDON, DECEMBER 1839: Unusual EL ex a British officer at Zante (fine scrolled d.s. on reverse) with mainly v.fine strike of the 2-ring POSTA PAGATA h.s. with m/s '6', concerning his impending involvement in the Morea Expedition; endorsed 'Angleterre via Falmouth' and with London arrival of 22.December 1839 i.e. within the Uniform 4d Postage period - charged '1/-'. Most unusual thus. PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| VALENTINES | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 812 | PAPER LACE CARD IN ORIGINAL ENVELOPE: 1870 large (170 x 115mm) & attractive card - "The Casket" - with 21 flaps concealing message, surrounded by an elaborate lace border stamped "MEEK" enclosed in original embossed envelope (small faults) bearing 1d red (2) cancelled by London duplex of 14th Feb. 1870. Unusual. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 813 | ANONYMOUS PASTE UP ADDRESS ON ½d PLATE NUMBER COVER & ½d POSTAL STATIONERY PC VALENTINE: 13 Feb. 1872 pair - small env. to a local address (addressed with pieces of cut out newspaper) with ½d tied by Bolton duplex and ½d lilac postal stationery envelope sent locally within London with mysterious fork & spoon pictorial (rebus?) message. Intriguing pair. (2). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LONDON POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 814 | 1666 LETTER TO LONDON WRITTEN AFTER THE GREAT FIRE WITH BISHOP MARK: 1666 (17 Dec.) EL to Chancery Lane, London with on reverse a fair strike of the "Dec/16" Bishop Mark. The cover is rated "3". A rare item as the PO was burnt down during the fire and few such letters were sent at this time and very few (5) have survived. There were no examples in the Jay collection. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 815 | RARE ENCIRCLED 'S S' MARK ON COVER FROM SWITZERLAND: 1819 EL ex Geneva to Ireland with very fine strike of the enigmatic 'SS' mark the use of which, at the Foreign Branch Office, is still the subject of debate; unrecorded by Jay, very few examples are recorded; this example was carried on the Holyhead-Dublin Packet with a total charge of '3/-'.[An example of this mark sold at Cavendish (April 2005) for £391]. [Ex Cornelius] | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DERBYSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 816 | PEACOCK INN: 1798 Mainly v.fine strike of the very scarce curved, undated PEACOCK INN h.s. on the address panel of an EL ex Higham; attractive example of this desirable mark. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DORSET | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 817 | DORCHESTER: 1842 (12 Nov) local Dorchester front franked by 1d red AK (cut into at left) cancelled with a fine large type "DORCHESTER" c.d.s. with "No1" struck nearby. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 818 | SHAFTESBURY-BLUE AND GREEN NUMERAL "698" CANCELLATIONS: 1841 1d red BB (close margins & a little soiled) bearing an almost complete "498" numeral cancellation of Shaftesbury in green and 1d red AF (touched in places) with a large part strike of the same cancellation but in blue. Also 1844 env. from Chester addressed to Hawick bearing "Twyford/Penny Post" mark, 1849 env. ex Margate to London bearing "Birchington/Penny Post" in red, 1849 env. from Newark to London with 'Try First Address again', 'Gone away' & 'Refused to be taken in at the Second address' all in m/s, 1851 env. from Stourport to U.S.A. franked with 1d red TH (faults) with "19/CENTS" h.s. alongside and 1851 EL ex Philadelphia to Liverpool but redirected to London bearing creased 1d red MF. (2 loose stamps + 5 covers). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
| KENT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 819 | MISCELLANY inc. 1793 EL ex Canterbury Times endorsed "by Newsman/Paid", 1835 fine "Wadhurst/Penny Post", v.scarce h.s. "1" of Margate (Dec. 1840), scarce Margate "oyster" postcard with parcel label attached, etc. Also a couple of prints of Margate. (14 items). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 820 | ASHFORD - ELABORATE ADDRESSES: Trio of 1870s Es to the same address in Tenterden with 1d Red (2) or 2d Blue frankings (slight perf. toning) cancelled by Ashford duplexes and different elaborate, rhyming descriptions of the address: "In TENTERDEN a lady lives /Whose husband is a GROCER/And if you wish to know her name/You'll see it down below, Sir...." etc. Unusual! 93 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 821 | EARLY "LEVER/POOLE" COVER TO LONDON: 1739 (1 June) EL to London charged "4" with a v.fine LL13 "LEVER/POOLE" on the flap beside a fine "4/IV" LOndon arrival Bishop Mark. Overall toning but sound & attractive - Liverpool marks are remarkably rare prior to 1760. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 822 | LIVERPOOL INDIA & SHIP LETTERS EX SOUTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES: Small group of 1824-39 covers from Brazil, British Guiana, Cuba, Haiti & India (5 of the latter with India Letter marks) and with a good variety of marks overall plus part E bearing black"*" mark matching a boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" and an internal piece with red "*" mark. [For the avoidance of doubt, please note that the items from India have no connection with those ex Central & South America]. (10 covers, 1 part E & 1 piece). | £130 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 823 | PENNY POSTA/RECEIVING HOUSE MARKS: 1825-39 covers inc. v.fine (rare pre-1840 June) 1839 "Bootle/Penny Post", mostly very fine rare Feb. 1839 "Wavertree/Penny Post", fine scarce 1838 "Crosby/Penny Post" & a whole range of Liverpool Penny Post marks (black & red, framed & unframed) with RH nos. 5, 6 & 8 (latter in two types). Good lot. (10 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 824 | RARE CROSBY MARKS ON LIVERPOOL PENNY POST COVERS: 1829 (10 Sept.) & 1834 (7 May) EL's from Crosby to Bakewell/Cambridge, each with a mostly fine framed "Liverpool/Py Post" on the front and both having a rare "CROSBY" fleuron mark (LL430) on the reverse; the former mostly fine but just affected by discoloured edge to sheet, the other overinked across the join & partly overstruck. Scarce pair. (2). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 825 | PENNY POSTS/BOXED "West Derby" MARKS, ETC.: 1840 (Feb.) EL with h.s. "2" & fine scarce framed "West Derby" plus trio of 1d Red covers with MC's having mostly v.fine claret-red "Bootle/Penny Post", black "Woolton/Penny Post" (stamp does not belong) & brown mostly fine "Crosby/Penny Post" (mark & stamp creased). A scarce group. (4). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 826 | RARE "N.W.R.P. OFFICE/LIVERPOOL/466" RAILWAY DUPLEX ON COVER TO FRANCE: 1867 (23 Feb.) EL to Paris bearing 1d reds (2) & 4d vermilion tied by mostly fine strikes of this elusive duplex; the rate suggests 2d Late Fee with the 4d Postage. | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 827 | KGV-QEII MISCELLANY: c1911-83 group with a good variety of frankings inc. 1919 "2" in circle charge mark, registered WWI "UNABLE TO TRACE" cover, 1951 2/6d on FDC, 1939 7d & 10d on FDC, 1914 env. with scarce wrinkle-frame "Returned to Post Office/LIVERPOOL on ...[c.d.s.]", 1928 cancelled "EXPRESS" env. to Belfast (First Flight?) with boxed "FOUND (deleted and replaced with m/s "Posted") AT LIVERPOOL/WITHOUT CONTENTS/466", etc. (Approx. 70 items). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 828 | RAILWAY INTEREST, ETC.: 1827 printed report of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway's first AGM appointing George Stephenson as principal engineer, posted to Dublin with framed "TOO LATE"; also mainly fine boxed "Too Late for/1st Delivery" (1829) ex Wigan, fine Liverpool "POSTED SINCE/8.30 LAST NIGHT" c.d.s. (1856) struck over the flap, etc. (7 covers/2 pieces). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LANCASHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 829 | CLITHEROE & COLNE: Miscellany from uniform penny post to QEII covers inc. both spellings of Clithero(e), mileage & mileage removed marks, a good group of 1d red covers, several fine examples of "MARSDEN" UDCs struck in blue, 1883 certificate of posting a registered letter, more modern cancellations such as duplex, single and double ring c.d.s.'s, parcel post (inc. one village) & registration labels of different types and generally much of character & interest. (Approx. 65 items). | £130 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SHROPSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 830 | IRONBRIDGE/BRIDGENORTH/OSWESTRY ETC: c1760-1844 The selection of covers inc c1760 EL from Brosley to Bath with m/s" "4" and "BRIDG/NORTH" h.s. on reverse. 1768 EL from Wenlock to Whitchurch with ""SALOP" h.s. 1838 EL from Broseley to Milnthorpe with a superb "BROSELEY" UDC and a clear "Ironbridge/Penny Post" h.s. 1853 & 1855 env bearing 1d reds tied by fine "OSWESTRY" soon cancellations codes B & C respectively. (14 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SOMERSET | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 831 | DUNSTER: 1831 (6 Oct) EL from Ellicombe to Wiveliscombe with a good boxed "Dunster/Penny Post" h.s. and m/s "7". The EL is a little affected by damp, but this does not affect the h..s. Scarce.PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SUSSEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 832 | ORIGINAL FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE c1800-1920s: Attractive, leather-covered box c1820 containing a variety of covers to members of the Hannington family of Hurstpierpoint & Brighton inc. useful UDCs, local posts, Horsham hand-struck '1' (1846), London Twopenny Post 'Whips Crofs' h.s. with '3' charge, two 'PAID' covers signed by Palmerston plus a third with Gladstone's signature, 1828 EL ex HMS 'Thetis' at Rio de Janeiro with Plymouth Penny Post h.s., bundle of 1860s calling cards & envelopes etc. (Qty) | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 833 | SEA HOUSES & SOUTHBURNE PENNY POSTS: 1840s Family correspondence with Penny Post marks of Sea Houses (7, red) & Southbourne (4, blue inc. one with stamp removed); most on paid local letters to Brighton. Scarce marks. (11 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 834 | UNDATED CIRCLES: 1840s Range of covers, stampless or with 1d Reds, with a variety of scarce UDCs inc. Pevensey (4 blue or green), Winchelsea (2 black), Hurst Green (2 with additional Willingdon or Hailsham UDCs), Hailsham, Sea Houses (2 blue) & Kingsdown (2); three have Bristol 'spoon' cancellations, one with additional College Green UDC. Also fine blue DOWNHAM-CAMBS on E ex Ely and three 1d covers with red VENTNOR marks. (19 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| YORKSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 835 | HALIFAX: Large binder with an extensive collection inc. attractive 1840 1d Black E to Bradford, 1853 E with fine UDC of Hipperholme, 1854 Paid cover to Portugal, 1870 6d franked E to Brussels, mainly fine "HALI/FAX" (1773), Halifax Penny Post marks in red & blue, 1899 pair of Parliamentary Notice E's with 3d stamps, PPC's, cancellations on piece, etc. (Approx. 150 items). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 836 | HAREWOOD: Bundle of correspondence to J.R.Rowntree at Stockton or York c1804-07, written from Harewood Vicarage, The Plantation, Harewood House or Hanover Square by members of the Hale family, a number with the frank of the Earl of Harewood and FREE d.s., others with indistinct s/l marks of Leeds, Wetherby or Guisborough or carried privately. An interesting, original lot. (11 Frees and approx. 50 other items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 837 | HULL: 1870 EL ex London to Norway bearing 3d (corner fault) & 4d adhesives with "HULL/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s. on reverse, 1840 E ex Manchester to Holland with fine s/l "HULL SHIP LETTER" & 1873 EL ex Lubeck to Hull franked at 3d rate. (3). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 838 | HULL: Victorian scrap-book (split spine) containing items connected with a family at 141 Calvert Terrace, Hull in the 1880s inc. 7 artist-drawn envelope fronts by E.W.Appleby with 1d Lilac frankings,6 striking privately-produced 'Art' Xmas cards, Waterlow 'specimen' £50 banknote c1890, early Pontefract Bank printed draft, multicolour wrapper for Pontefract Cakes etc. (approx. 24 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 839 | WHITBY & ROBIN HOOD'S BAY etc.: Small accumulation inc. (1833) E with s/l PICKERING, 1837 detailed listing ships' wages, 1867 share in The Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay Steam Packet Co., extensive PPCs inc. 1914 RP card of German bombardment of Whitby Abbey, vintage cards of Whitby (58), Robin Hood's Bay (8), Sandsend (14), Goathland (3), Staithes (2) plus WWI silk cards (5). Also a Victorian scrap album dated 1850 in modern ½ leather binding, contents mainly poems & prints - many with Yorkshire interest.In addition various items of Jamaica interest inc. 1807 newspaper, attractive QV reg'd cover plus various stamps on leaves etc. (Qty) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 840 | YORK: Attractive collection of vintage PPCs of the City of York, most c1905-30 inc. RP, Rowntree's Factory, 1909 Pageant etc.written up on leaves as a display (168 cards). Also a few other Yorkshire items and a quantity of unused GB aerogrammes. (Qty) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 841 | JERSEY-GRANVILLE MOBILE BOX: 1898 1d PC ex Jersey to France cancelled by Granville/Manche c.d.s. with fine octagonal "ANGL. B.M./GRANVILLE" d.s. with inverted date slug alongside. (Salles 379). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 842 | JERSEY-GRANVILLE MOBILE BOX: 1899 PPC (foxing) ex Jersey to France with large purple "Grand Hotel du Palais de Cristal" cachet, bearing ½d vermilion x 2 with fine octagonal "ANGL. B.M./GRANVILLE" d.s. with inverted date slugs alongside. (Salles 379) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 843 | PRESTAMP COVER MISCELLANY: Three binders containing a collection on leaves with good variety of (mainly) prestamp material from c1790 onwards; interesting marks inc. (1840) Edinburgh large '2' d.s., fancy 'Too Late' of Selkirk (1850) plus various other types of 'Too Late', various handstruck '1' & 'PAID AT.... 'marks etc. (95 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 844 | CANCELLATIONS: Substantial collection of postmarks, QV - QEII, mostly on piece but with a few parcel post labels (faulty but rare 1902 Isle of Barra noted) & certificates of postage etc. All arranged by County on leaves in folders - a remarkable lot. (many 100s) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 845 | ADDITIONAL ½d MARKS: Substantial group of covers c1828-39 showing a fine variety of 'additional ½d' h.s. inc. scarcer types of Kettle, Maybole, blue Kilmarnock, Campbelltown, very scarce Dublin, Fraserburgh, & Newburgh etc. (56 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 846 | PENNY RED COVERS: Substantial group of perforated 1d Red covers with good variety of types inc. blued paper & re-entries, showing various Scots cancellations inc. locals, barred numerals, duplexes, rollers (Greenock & Edinburgh (4); also some 2d covers inc. 2 with 'POSTED SINCE 2.20 LAST NIGHT duplex cancellations. In addition, a study of 1d plates 50 & 51 and a good range of 1d Reds on leaves etc. (78 covers and qty of stamps) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 847 | DOTTED CIRCLE CANCELLATIONS: Collection of ½d &1d covers c1858-90 with dotted circle duplexes inc. Edinburgh (23), Dundee (4 & 3 pieces) & Greenock (2).Also a substantial study of 'POSTED SINCE...' backstamps of the 1850s with a fine spread of types. (58 covers & 19 pieces) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| EDINBURGH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 848 | BRUNSWICK STARS COLLECTION: Substantial collection of covers and pieces with Types 1A to 6A Star cancellations, mainly on 1d Reds but inc. 1864 4d orange with Star 1A, 1865 1d Pink E with Type 5A and 1869 E with Type 6A cancelling a 2d Blue stamp; better items inc. a fine strike of the scarce Type 1C on part E (1871), v.fine strike of the rare Type 3 on small piece with early date (29.August 1869), v.scarce Type 4 on small E (21.Feb. 1863) and 2 examples of the v.scarce Type 4B on small E (16.April 1863) etc. (50 covers & 28 pieces) | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 849 | BRUNSWICK STAR - TYPE 2: 1865 (30.August) Part-printed EL to Dalkeith with 1d Red cancelled by very fine strike of the rare Type 2 Brunswick Star - attractive. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 850 | BRUNSWICK STAR - TYPE 3: 1865 (1.September) Printed E addressed to Dalkeith with 1d Red franking (oxidised) cancelled by v.fine strike of the rare Type 3 cancellation, known used over 4 days only. Light filing crease away from stamp; part of flap cut away otherwise fine. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 851 | BRUNSWICK STAR - TYPE 7A: 1864 (5.January) EL (central filing crease)with 1d Red (pale shade) cancelled by a very fine strike of the very rare Type 7A Star; most attractive. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 852 | BRUNSWICK STAR - TYPE 7A: 1863 (19.December) Neat printed E (light central filing crease) with 1d Red (faults) cancelled by a clear strike of the rare Type 7A Star cancellation - an early date. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 853 | BRUNSWICK STAR - TYPE 7A ON 2d BLUE COVER: 1863 (19.December) EL to Langholm(filing crease at side of address panel) franked by 2d Blue (some light perf. toning) cancelled by fine, clear strike of the Type 7A Brunswick Star obliterator. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 854 | BRUNSWICK STAR - TYPE 8: 1863 (12.December) E (light filing crease) to local address franked with 1d Red showing fine clear strike of the rare Type 8 Brunswick Star; attractive. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 855 | 'POSTED SINCE 7 LAST NIGHT': 1858-62 Group of 1d Red covers cancelled with the 7p.m. duplex cancellation inc. Types 1A (12), 1B (12) & 1C (7); also the 7.20 duplex 1A (11) & 1C (2) plus a few small pieces. (44 covers plus a few pieces) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 856 | 'POSTED SINCE 8 LAST NIGHT': 1862-83 Group of 1d covers with 8 p.m. duplex cancellations inc. Type 1A (6) & 1B (4); also 8.30 p.m.Types 4 and 6 (3). Scarce lot. (14 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 857 | 'POSTED SINCE 10 LAST NIGHT': 1863-71 Group of 1d covers with various 10 p.m. duplex cancellations inc. Types 1A (3 inc. 1d Pink E), 1C (2), 2 (3), 3 (3) & 3C (3 inc. 1d Pink); also covers with the 10.30 duplex inc. Types 2 (4) & 6 (10). Scarce lot. (28 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 858 | 'POSTED SINCE 11 LAST NIGHT': Very scarce group of covers 1877-83 with the 11 p.m. duplex cancellation, all Type 6 inc. codes 5, 8 & no code, one on a ½d green local cover; 1880s items are rare. (7 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH LOCAL CANCELLATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 859 | INTERESTING 1854-58 COLLECTION with a good range of types of cancellation inc. Antigua Street (type VIII) on cover to Cheltenham, Balfron and Bothwell (both type III), Castle Street (type XVIII) on local cover, Charlotte Place (type XVIII) on (a) 1d pink env. to Haddington & (b) local cover, Duke St. Leith (type VII) on 1855 E to Edinburgh, Gallowgate (type XVII), Hanover Street (type VII) and Pitt Street (type X) on local covers, India Street (type VII) on cover to Glasgow, Kinning Place (type III), Osborne Buildings (type XVI) on cover to Greenock, Queen Street (type XVIII) on 1856 cover to Rochester, St. Rollox (type V) on covers to Kilwinning & Paisley, and Aultbea, Dalrymple, Hillhead, Patna & Rue End Street (all type VIII in blue) cancelling 1d reds. Mainly good, readable examples. (19 covers, 18 pieces + 31 loose stamps). | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 860 | MISCELLANY: 1855 (5 March) E franked with 1d red 'stars' adhesive (perf. faults) tied by a somewhat over-inked "BOTHWELL" UDC (Alcock rarity E), 1855/7 pair of envs. addressed to Paisley each franked with a creased 1d red 'stars' tied by partly fine "NEILSTON" UDC in black or large lined type III "NEILSTON" in blue and 1856/8 pair of Es (faults) franked as before tied by a mostly very fine type XX "LOCHWINNOCK" UDC (creased) or partly fine type III "LOCHWINNOCH" (sic). (5 covers). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 861 | ARGYLL: 1857 (13 March) env. addressed to Dunoon franked with 1d red 'stars' adhesive tied by a mainly fine small blue boxed "INNELLAN" and 1860 (11 Feb.) env. also bearing 1d red 'stars' adhesive tied by partly fine small boxed type VIII "W[HI]TEHOUSE" in black and thus a late date, i.e. seven days before all Scottish namestamps were withdrawn. Both covers have faults but these cancellations are scarce on piece, let alone on cover. (2 covers). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 862 | DUMBARTONSHIRE: 1856 (31 May) env. addressed to Ilkley, Yorkshire franked with 1d red 'stars' adhesive tied by an extremely rare boxed type VIII "KILCREGGAN" (Alcock maximum rarity G - few known on or off cover), 1858 (28 Jan.) slightly stained env. to Clackmannan with a very similar adhesive tied by fine & 85% complete rare boxed type VIII "OLD KILPATRICK" cancellation in blue (Alcock rarity F in this colour - few known on cover) and further 1d red 'stars' 1859 env. ex same correspondence tied by a partly fine strike of the same mark but in black (rarity C in this colour). A fascinating trio. PHOTO | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 863 | GLASGOW - DUKE STREET, SANDYFORD & SOCHIHALL: c.1857 1d red OH on piece tied by almost complete strike of the Glasgow "DUKE STREET" local cancellation, 1/- green with left wing margin bearing a part impression of the same cancellation, 1857 large garter wmk. 4d rose divided pair with central boxed complete "SANDYFORD" cancellation and 1856 6d lilac with right wing margin bearing partial strike of the "[SOC]HIHALL" boxed cancellation. Various faults but scarce. (1 piece + 4 stamps). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 864 | INNER HEBRIDES, KILNINVER & UNION STREET: Interesting group comprising 1858 (4 March) env. to Glasgow franked with 1d red 'stars' adhesive tied by large part twin-lined large "TYREE TYREE" cancellation, an even better example (albeit on piece) of the same mark, three pieces all with 1d red 'stars' tied by mostly fine boxed "BOWMORE VILLIGE" scarce error of spelling marks in black or blue-black, 1859 (1 Dec.) env. franked identically with adhesive tied by rare twin-lined "KILNINVER" (Argyll) cancellation, loose 1d red 'stars' adhesive bearing a 60% complete strike of the even rarer type VIII boxed "KILNIN[VER]" mark, 1859 (4 April) env. franked similarly with a very fine small twin-lined "UNION STREET" cancellation (under Aberdeen) and c.1858/9 pieces bearing 2d blue plate 7 or 1d 'stars' tied by further strikes of same. Various faults but a scarce group. (10 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
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