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| 1041 | "SHIP LETTER" MARKS INC. SCARCE RYDE (I.O.W.), INTERNAL BELFAST, ETC.; 1812-50 covers with good range of ports' marks inc. 1837 EL (some toning) ex Demerara with mostly v. fine "R Y D E/SHIP LETTER", 1834 "+BELFAST+/SHIP LETTER" (creased) on unusual 6d-rate internal cover from Glasgow to Belfast direct, 1812 pair of ELs ex Cape Town with v. fine oval crowned "CAPE OF GOD HOPE" marks and fair/fine similar Portsmouth marks, 1836 E via Hull with m/s Hamburg F. Agent note, etc. (10 covers). [Ex Binnie.] | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1042 | "INDIA LETTER" MARKS INC. BRIGHTON, MARGATE, WEYMOUTH, ETC.; 1822-39 covers with good range of ports' "INDIA LETTER" marks, inc. 1835 v. fine Brighton (In.2), overstruck but scarce 1839 red Margate (In.1), fine 1826 Weymouth, fine 1823 Southampton, and examples of Plymouth, Deal, Dover & Portsmouth. Plus unusual 1826 Calcutta to a ship in "Saugor Roads" with a v. fine double-oval m/s-dated "KEDGREE/POST OFFICE" mark endorsed "Gone to Sea". (13 covers). [Ex Binnie.] | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1043 | DEAL: 1790-1833 Trio of covers comprising 1790 EL (sheet separated into two by Robertson for display; inexpert 'repairs') written off Dover to London by Capt. Faith who writes 'This will inform you of my having arrived.....we was (sic) borded (sic) by three ships of war who wanted to press our sailors.....sent the doctor to look at them which he did and told me they were not fit to go among fit people. They now stowaway.....' with good "DEAL/SHIP-LRE" h.s. (Tab. S4 - rated 5), 1829 E to London with fine step-framed "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" h.s. (Tab. S8) weighing '2ºoz' & charged '12/-' and similar 1833 E also to London weighing '1º oz' & rated '6/8', i.e. nine & five times the single rate respectively. [All ex Alan Robertson]. (3 covers). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1044 | FALMOUTH - EARLY "SHIP-LRE" MARK ON COFFEE HOUSE COVER EX JAMAICA VIA AGENT; Attractive 19 Aug. 1777 EL from "Montego Bay, Jamaica" to London "at the Jamaica Coffee House" endorsed by a Falmouth Forwarding Agent ("Joseph Banfield, Falmo.") on the lower flap, charged "1N1" with a nearly very fine large "FALMOUTH/SHIP-LRE" mark (Rob.S1) nicely placed on the front. Good early example of a Cornish Ship Letter. PHOTO PLATE 16 | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1045 | LIVERPOOL: 1839 (13 Dec.) EL from Philadelphia to Alcester (Warwickshire) via Liverpool endorsed in m/s 'P Steam Ship Liverpool' and carried on her last return crossing (she ran out of coal and had to call at the Azores to refuel!) charged "8" (exceptionally early use of Liverpool's handstruck mark for the uniform 8d incoming ship letter charge introduced on 1st January, 1840) with mainly very fine orange d.s. of Birmingham for 11 Jan. and (on back) an even finer "LIVERPOOL /SHIP LETTER" (Tab. S14) and 1840 EL ex Liverpool to Richmond, Virginia (two light vertical creases) endorsed 'P President' carried on her second outbound crossing, prepaid "8" in red and bearing fine red "SHIP LETTER/(crown)/ (date)/LIVERPOOL" (Tab. S15).A fine complementary pair. [Both ex Alan Robertson]. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1046 | LONDON - OUTBOUND PAID SHIP LETTERS TO AUSTRALIA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE & MAURITIUS: 1832-53 Group comprising 1832 EL from London to Mauritius endorsed in m/s 'Hector' with fine red "POST PAID SHIP LR/(crown)/(date)/LONDON" and 1837 EL ex Bedford to Cape Town bearing fair red "PAID SHIP LETTER/(crown) (date)/ LONDON" (Tab. S48 & S49 respectively; both have sheets separated into two by Robertson for display), 1840/1 pair to C.O.G.H. each with very fine red "PAID SHIP LETTER/(crown)/(date)/LONDON" (Tab. S51), 1844 EL from London to Adelaide with fine red "PAID SHIP LETTER/(crown)/(date)/LONDON" (Tab. S49) and 1853 E (faults) ex London to 'Port Phillip' endorsed 'pr Hellespont' with fine red "SHIP-LETTER(small crown)(date)//LONDON" d.s. (Tab. S29). [All ex Alan Robertson]. (6 covers). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1047 | LONDON - SHIP LETTER DATESTAMPS IN BLACK AND RED: 1837-46 Group inc. 1837 EL ex Havana to London (minor faults inc. vertical folds) carried on the 'Indus' with fine boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER/PAR LE HAVRE" h.s. & (on reverse) a very fine "SHIP LETTER/(crown)/LONDON" d.s. in red (Tab. S27), 1838 EL ex Le Havre to London endorsed in m/s 'Par le Steamer Clyde'' with good red "SHIP LETTER/(crown)/LONDON" d.s. (Tab. S28) on back, 1843 similar E endorsed 'Sphinx' and 1845/6 pair from Antwerp or Amsterdam to London each having on the back a very good "SHIP LETTER/(crown)/LONDON" d.s. (Tab. S28; scarce in black) A good selection of mail carried by early paddle steamers. [All ex Alan Robertson]. (7 covers). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1048 | PORTSMOUTH - MATCHED PAIR OF DUPLICATE LETTERS EX JAMAICA BOTH WITH EARLY "SHIP.LRE" MARKS; 4 Sept. 1780 pair of EL's (duplicates of each other; rare thus) from "Kingston, Jamaica" to Edinburgh endorsed by different ships; "p. His Majesty's Ship Magnificent" and "p. Alert, Man of War"; charged as single and double letters and both with fair or fine London handstruck "In all" marks, but both also with mostly very fine scarce small "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE" marks (Rob.S1; filing folds) on the front, though they reached England on different dates. Rare thus. (2 covers). [Ex Binnie.] | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1049 | PORTSMOUTH: 1774 EL ex Jamaica to London (sheet separated by Robertson into two for display) endorsed "By the Rose/Capt. Morce" with v.fine "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE" h.s. (Tabeart S2) charged "7". A fine early letter. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1050 | RARE UNFRAMED "SOLDIERS & SEAMANS LETTER/4/BY SHIP" CHARGE-MARK ON 1d RATE COVER EX INDIA; 3 May - 8 Dec. 1840 EL (some staining; clear of marks - family contents) from "Trichinopoly, E. I." (faint red oval "FREE" d.s. on reverse) to Suffolk headed & countersigned for the Soldier's 1d Concession Rate for a Private of the 57th Regiment, having a v. fine oval "OUT STATION/MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" d.s. on the lower flap and a mostly very fine rare unframed circular "SOLDIERS & SEAMANS LETTER/4/BY SHIP" mark (Rob. In. Sol.7; earliest recorded date?) nicely placed on the front. This "4" mark is seldom seen. PHOTO. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1051 | MISCELLANY comprising 1842 EL ex London to Fakenham endorsed "By Mail Train", c1844 yellow printed "LONDON/London and Birmingham Railway/UP/BIRMINGHAM to LONDON" label (faults) for a parcel charged "2/11", 1926 long commercial env. to Tamworth with m/s "To be called for from the Guard" bearing KGV 1‡d and large format L.M.S. 4d red "FROM/BIRMINGHAM" parcel label just tied by pencil "X", 1940 commercial env. bearing KGVI1‡d & L.M.S. 3d orange & black parcel label, each tied by "GLASGOW/CENTRAL/ENQUIRY OFFICE" oval d.s plus a pair of 1952 philatelic envelopes sent between Sheffield & Rotherham with 8d L.M.S. "FROM SHEFFIELD" & 5d LNER "ROTHERHAM/(WESTGATE)" red & black parcel labels tied by relevant purple station marks. [Ex Harold Wilson]. (6 items). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1052 | MISCELLANY: Group of vintage PPCs with good variety of railway marks inc. fine boxed 'Posted without Late fee' with GWR TPO cds (1920), 1908 card with fine LONDON & HOLYHEAD T.P.O./NIGHT-UP cds, MANCHESTER & CREWE S.O. cds (1912), three cards with hexagonal 'T/5' with 'C68' code of the London & Dover S.C., station & RSO date-stamps etc. (54 items) | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1053 | MISCELLANY: Birmingham & Crewe SC cds (1905) on PPC plus 1931 pair of Es with cds for both directions and 1893 piece with small boxed 'L&C/S.C.' etc. Also good group of mainly KEVII post-cards with Station Office and RSO cds inc. uncommon. inspection recommended. (31 items plus a few stamps) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1054 | ABERDEEN & ELGIN S.C. - RARE "U" & "D" CODE C.D.S.'S ON CARD AND WAYBILLS: 1907 (27 Feb.) PPC addressed to St. Asaph (N.Wales) bearing KEVII ‡d tied by an almost complete strike of the rare "U" code (W830) c.d.s. & April/May 1905 parcel and registered letters waybills emanating from Keith P.O., both bearing very fine strikes of the same c.d.s. but with "D" codes. [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1055 | CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL: 1885-1903 group with superb 1890 ‡d brown postal stationery card to Paris uprated with Jubilee ‡d orange tied by two fine strikes of the circular "LONDON & DOVER T.P.O./NIGHT MAIL" ("C" code - W495) d.s. , 1885 ‡d postal stationery card to Switzerland tied by circular "LONDON & DOVER T.P.O./NIGHT MAIL" d.s. (W494a), a pair of KEVII period PPC's to Sussex bearing 1d reds tied by circular "LONDON & DOVER T.P.O./NIGHT MAIL" datestamps (code "A" & "B" - Up & Down) and a small piece dated 9 October 1902 with a "C" code "LONDON & DOVER T.P.O./NIGHT MAIL" datestamp. (5 items). [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1056 | EAST ANGLIA: Small group comprising 1907 PPC addressed to Hockley franked with 1d KEVII adhesive tied by very fine "IPSWICH SORTING CARRIAGE/NIGHT DOWN" c.d.s., 1911 unstamped 'King' env. with '2d' in m/s, smudged s/l "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE" and an even finer example of the same c.d.s., 1908 PPC addressed to Norwich bearing KEVII ‡d adhesive tied by a fine strike of Wilson type 556c "NORWICH SORTING TENDER/UP" cancellation with boxed "Posted without Late fee" (Wilson 50) & m/s '1', 1911 PPC to East Dereham franked identically & tied by fine matching Wilson type 556 "DOWN" c.d.s., 1909 PPC addressed to Whittlesea also franked identically tied by a fine example of the "NORWICH S C/UP" skeleton c.d.s. (Wilson type 558) of 19th May and 1909 PPC addressed to Ipswich bearing KEVII 1d adhesive tied by very fine Wilson type 559a "NORWICH SORTING CARRIAGE/UP" c.d.s. (6 items). | £180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1057 | EDINBURGH & CARLISLE S.C.: 1871-97 trio comprising 1871 env. to Leeds bearing 1d red tied by "EDINR-CARLISLE SORTING TENDER/1 MY 2/71" c.d.s. (W702c - another example of same clear of adhesive), 1886 env. to Berlin bearing defective ‡d blue plus 2‡d (2) adhesives tied by multiple strikes of W693 and 1897 env. bearing ‡d & 1d adhesives each tied by fine two-ring W695 type c.d.s. A useful trio. [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1058 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1059 | FIFE S.C. - TWO RING "FIFE S.C./NIGHT UP" D.S.: 1917 (28 Aug.) PPC to Kirkcaldy bearing KGV ‡d tied by a very fine strike of this short-lived mark (W788c). This is the only recorded example. [Ex Roger Hosking & Harold Wilson]. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1060 | GLASGOW, PAISLEY KILMARNOCK & AYR RAILWAY: 1841 EL addressed to William Johnstone, the resident engineer of the railway (and subsequently manager of same) with black circular "G&A RAILWAY/B/24 MAY/1841" datestamp.Rare thus. [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1061 | HIGHLAND RAILWAY: Good range of Highland SC, RSO & TPO cancellations on small pieces with some covers inc. scarce 1875 1d Pink E with fine 'HIGHD.SORTG.CARRIAGE/NIGHT MAIL/U' cds plus similar cds on 4 KEVII items, Highland TPO cancellations on KGV cards etc. (13 items plus 23 stamps / pieces) | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1062 | LIVERPOOL & LONDON T.P.O.: 1881 (28 Feb.) cover to London bearing pen cancelled ‡d green (at upper left of envelope) and 1d lilac tied by circular "LIVERPOOL & LONDON T.P.O." (W200a) c.d.s. at upper right of envelope). This mark was issued on 3 September 181 for use as a backstamp but has only been recorded as a canceller. [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1063 | MIDLAND T.P.O. - TRIPLE T.P.O. COVER - MIDLAND/DIST S.C." MARK, "N.W. RY/NIGHT" STAR & "E/MR" IN CIRCLE: 1867 (3 June) EL from London to Nottingham franked with a horizontal pair of 1d reds tied by twin numeral having mostly fine fancy "N.WW.R./NIGHT" missent mail "star" mark (W19) on top flap, partly fine "MIDLAND/DIST S.C." mark (W233) on the front & fine small encircled "E/MR" (W211). Despite misdirections the cover arrived in Nottingham the next day! Unique (?) cover with this combination of three R.P.O. marks. [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1064 | MODERN T.P.O.'s: Group of long envelopes, all dated May 1994, six of which commemorate the last trip of the York-Cardiff T.P.O. (all with different cancellations), six of which commemorate the last trip of the Derby/Bristol/Penzance T.P.O. (all with different postmarks) & four of which commemorate the first trip of the Bristol-Penzance & Crewe-Cardiff T.P.O. A scarce group. (16). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1065 | NORTH WEST T.P.O's.: Collection of PPC's showing a good range of T.P.O. cancellations inc. 1908 PPC of the Indian Pavilion addressed to Larne with "NORTH WESTERN/NIGHT DOWN" 19mm thimble (Wilson 26a) in conjunction with boxed "Posted without Late fee" (Wilson 50) plus a useful selection of other Wilson types inc. 26a, 28b, 151b (Manchester S.T.), 152 (Manchester-Crewe S.T.), 162, 163 (Carnforth & Whitehaven), 205 (London & Crewe S.C.), etc.(14) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1066 | SOUTH EASTERN T.P.O. - LATE FEE MAIL: 1907 PPC to France bearing ‡d (2) & 1d (2) adhesives tied by "LONDON & DOVER T.P.O./NIGHT MAIL" cancellations (Wilson 495, Index B) plus 1914 unstamped cover to Lewisham (George King) endorsed "2D to pay" in m/s with boxed "Posted without Late fee" and circular "S.E.T.P.O." datestamp. (2). | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1067 | WALES - PURPLE "NOT TO BE DELIVERED/BY APPARATUS" MARK: c1904 "STORES/On His Majesty's Service/G.P.O." label addressed to the Postmaster of Rhyl with a dated imprint of "8/04s" (i.e. August, 1904) bearing a very fine strike of this rare mark being one of only three recorded examples. [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1068 | WALES - SOUTH WALES SORTING CARRIAGE/BANGOR & CREWE T.P.O.: Small group of cards (and one cover) bearing KEVII adhesives showing Wilson types 263, 263c, 384c & 387b of the South Wales Sorting Tender plus Wilson type 138 (2) of the Bangor & Crewe T.P.O. A good little lot. (6). | £90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1069 | WITHAM STATION OVAL CANCELLATION: 1895 (11 May) mourning envelope (some faults) to London bearing 1d lilac tied by partial Frome (?) c.d.s. alongside a GWR 2d green Railway Letter label just tied by the c.d.s. but also cancelled by a very fine "WITHAM/STATION/G.W. RY" mark with both Bath & London backstamps. A fine example of a cover from a tiny Essex rural station [Ex Harold Wilson]. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1070 | RAILWAY WAY BILLS, TPO TIME SHEETS etc. Bundle of TPO-related material from c1890-1920s inc.mainly unused TPO time sheets for various routes, GPO India Mail time bill 1897, 1894 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway postal contract,Ipswich SC circulation list, GNR material etc. Also a quantity of 1930s Hungarian way-bills, many with fiscal stamps. (Qty) | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1071 | MISCELLANY comprising 1904 env. from York to Pontefract franked with KEVII 1d adhesive & North Eastern Railway 2d green label, 1904 env. to Gipsy Hill bearing KEVII ‡d adhesive + London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 2d green label both tied by oval "SELHURST STATION" cancellations with the adhesive additionally cancelled by "NORWOOD" double ring c.d.s., 1905 env. to London franked with KEVII 1d adhesive & Midland Railway 2d green label both with violet "CANCELLED/REDLAND", 1910 front to Surrey via Paddington bearing the same adhesive plus Manchester & Milford 2d green label optd. "GREAT WESTERN/RAILWAY" and large piece with KEVII 1d & 3d adhesives (each cancelled by a Shanklin c.d.s.) + Isle of Wight Railway 2d green label. (3 covers, 1 front & 1 piece). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1072 | RARE QV "EXPRESS" OVER WITH 3d RATE & 2d "S.E. & S. & D.R" RLY. STAMPS TIED BY "WOOLWICH DK."; Spectacular and rare Commercial 23 Aug. 1900 env. to a "Meat Market" in London E.C. endorsed "By train & Special Dispatch" unusually franked by 1d Lilacs Strip of Three (few stained perfs.) and rare 2d green "S.E. & S. & D./RAILWAYS" stamp (faults where folded over edge at right) all tied by v. fine rare purple "WOOLWICH DK." straight-line marks (the 1d lilacs also just tied by v. fine "101, CANNON ST. B.O./E.C." c.d.s., having a fine red oval-framed "EXPRESS" mark at lower left. Exhibition Quality.PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1073 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY - COVER FROM LOCKERBIE TO MANCHESTER: 1907 envelope ex Lockerbie to Manchester bearing KEVII ‡d (2) & Caledonian Railway 2d green. The pair is tied by a violet "LOCKERBIE" diamond cancellation, whilst the 2d adhesive is cancelled (but not tied) by a further strike of same. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1074 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY - COVER FROM CHALFONT ROAD TO UPPER HOLLOWAY: 1904 env. to Upper Holloway bearing KEVII 1d tied by "LONDON W" squared circle and (on flap) Metropolitan Railway 2d red adhesive tied by s/l "CHALFONT ROAD" (latterly known as Chalfont & Latimer Station) mark. Scarce commercial & tied. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1075 | MIDLAND RAILWAY 2d GREEN COVER EX 'BEN RHYDDING' WITH P.O. "OFFICIAL ENQUIRY" LABEL; Extraordinary commercial 6 Mar. 1909 env. (slight faults at top) to Bradford endorsed "Post at Bradford", franked by KEVII 1d and Midland Railway 2d green both tied by v. fine purple "BEN RHYDDING" marks alone, with v. fine "BRADFORD" c.d.s. alongside. There is also a printed "Please return the cover of this letter for the purpose of an Official inquiry. Postmaster of [Bradford]." label of the same date on the front. Unique thus? [Presumably the KEVII 1d should have been cancelled by the c.d.s. as well?] | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1076 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY - COVER FROM SCOTLAND TO LONDON: 1905 env. ex Uddingston (Scotland) to London bearing KEVII 1d plus 2d green North British Railway adhesive cancelled by violet s/l "Uddingston". Scarce. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1077 | MIXED Q.V. COVERS TO FIJI, CANADIAN "INDIAN RESERVE COMMISSIONER", ETC.; 1854-96 lot inc. 1857 to Canada with 4d (2) tied by Edinr. "131" Rollers, 1854/64 trio to US with all different 1/- greens 1877 env. to Uruguay with 1/- tied by Wolverhampton duplex, 1882 2‡d blue to "Indian Reserve Commissioner, Victoria, British Columbia", and 1896 env. (2‡d rate) to "Fiji via America" with "SUVA" backstamps, etc. Good variety. (10 covers). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1078 | Q.V. SURFACE PRINTED COVERS TO VARIED COUNTRIES INC. DISINFECTED, SPOON CANCELS, ETC,; 1857 pair to Paris/Switzerland with single 4d or 1/- each tied by very fine Spoons of Manchester & Hull, 1861 6d to Algiers, disinfected 1873 to Palermo (chisel-slit) having v. fine red London boxed "L2" (2d Late Fee pair) mark, 1870 3x4d to Sicily, 1863 4d+6d to N.S.W., unusual 1864 single 1/- green franking to Genoa, 1868 single 1/- green franking to Singapore (scarce), June 1870 to Greece with 3d+6d, and 1885 pair to India/S. Australia with Dull Green 5d (Exmouth Squared Circles) or single 6d. Good lot. (12 covers) [Ex Binnie.] PHOTO. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1079 | ADEN, CANADA & U.S.A.: 1877 (2 May) mourning env. (most of flap lost) to Aden endorsed 'Via Brindisi' bearing three plate 15 2d blues tied by fine "LONDON-N/N/20" duplexes with fine Indian "ADEN./MAY:16" arrival c.d.s. on the back, 1869 E and 1872 env. from London/Edinburgh to St. Catharines & Toronto respectively franked with two plate 12 2d blues + plate 5 3d rose-red or pair of plate 14 2d blues, all tied by light duplexes, 1875 E to New York endorsed 'Per "Abyssinia" via Queenstown' franked with plate 14 2d blue, plate 15 3d rose-red + plate 14 4d vermilion, all tied by "EXCHANGE/LIVERPOOL/466" duplexes and pair of 1870 items posted at the 3d rate on the same day to New York (plate 13 2d blue + 1d red tied by "BRISTOL/134" duplexes) & Virginia (1d pink postal stationery front uprated with plate 13 2d blue tied by fine Dunfermline duplex). All ex Robert Johnson. (6 items). | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1080 | ALGERIA: Three covers ex Liverpool or Birmingham (2) addressed to Mostaganem and paid at the 4d rate with 1d reds or 2d blue pairs (2) some creasing to stamps, one with an ink splash; also a double-rate cover with 2d & 6d stamps (last with damaged corner). (4 items) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1081 | AUSTRALIA - ENTIRE LETTER TO & LARGE PIECE FROM SYDNEY: 1840 EL from Birmingham addressed to Sydney (sheet separated into two by Robertson for display; vertical crease) with boxed red "PAID/AT/ BIRMINGHAM" and fine "SHIP LETTER/(crown)/(date)LONDON" d.s. (Tab. S28) overstruck by a very fine "PAID SHIP LETTER/(crown)/(date)LONDON" d.s. (Tab.S51) both in red & (on back) a good black "(crown)/GENERAL POST OFFICE/(date)/SYDNEY" d.s. and 1845 large piece (pasted to card by Robertson) from Sydney to London via Liverpool with good red "PAID SHIP (LETT)ER/(crown)/(date)/SYDNEY" d.s. & two lozenge-shaped "(date)/LIVERPOOL/SHIP" h.s's. (Tab. S16) one having the wrong date cancelled by "466" barred numeral. [Both ex Alan Robertson]. (2 items). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1082 | BELGIUM/ITALY/SWITZERLAND - 1870s COVERS WITH VARIED FRANKINGS INC. DIFFERENT "L1" TYPES; 1870-75 covers (all but one inc. 2d Blues) with 1870/75 pair from London to Belgium or Switzerland "Via Belgium" with v. fine red boxed "L1" marks (very different sizes), unusual Apr. 1875 env. to Geneva with cancelled "PD", 3x2d Blues for 6d rate to Sicily, etc. Fine group. (6 covers). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1083 | CAPE COLONY & EGYPT: 1910/11 Trio (2 PPCS + env.; slight foxing) addressed to U.K. or U.S.A. each franked with a KEVII 1d red adhesive tied by two different types of "CAPE COLONY/OCEAN POST OFFICE" c.d.s.'s (2) or having very fine strike alongside the adhesive which is cancelled by equally fine Southampton Paquebot c.d.s., three PPCs of related ships and sextet of 1902/10 PPCs each franked with a KEVII 1d adhesive & each addressed to Egypt, one being from I.o.M. with Castletown duplex & "ISMAILIA-CAIRE" T.P.O. c.d.s., another bearing Egyptian 1m & 2m postage due labels and the remaining four with Port Said and/or Cairo T.P.O. c.d.s.'s. (Env. + 11 cards). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1084 | COLOMBIA - UNUSUAL 2/- RATE COVER TO "MEDELLIN, N[UEV]A GRANADA"; Fine 1 Aug. 1872 E from Manchester to "Medellin, Na. Granada" (the old name for Colombia) franked by 1/- green (Pl.6; pair) tied by fine "498" numerals, endorsed "Per R.M.S. Elbe" with v. fine matching handstruck "2" and oval-framed "SANTAMARTA/DEBE" on the front. Scarce destination.PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1085 | EGYPT AND SINGAPORE: 28 May, 1872 & 19 Feb., 1874 pair of envs. (minor faults) to Alexandria 'via Brindisi' and to 'Post Office/Suez' respectively (latter with very fine "A/SUEZ" British P.O. c.d.s., also on the front) each franked with a 2d blue & a 6d adhesive to pay the 8d rate and 27 Oct., 1876 env. (minor wrinkling at right) to 'Singapore/Straits Settlements' also endorsed 'Via Brindisi' unusually franked with plate 15 2d blue + plate 12 1/- green both tied by fine "PADDINGTON.W/P/19" duplexes. [All ex Robert Johnson]. (3 covers). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1086 | EUROPE - 6d AND 8d RATE COVERS: 1874 (31 Jan.) E to Genoa bearing three plate 14 2d blues & a 1d red (all perfinned) tied by London "88" duplexes with fine red boxed "L1" 1d late fee paid mark, 1860 underpaid cover to Naples with "PD" cancelled by red London "50" having a tied plate 8 2d blue and a plate 12 2d blue which cannot belong, 1868/71/74 trio of Es to Spain or Madeira each franked with three 2d blues (plates 9, 13 & 14 respectively - latter with one stamp creased) tied by London or Birmingham duplexes or by London twin "48" numerals with red oval "PD" marks nearby or (on the 1871 cover) unusually cancelling 2 of the stamps, 1873/4 pair (one a part E, the other stained) ex Birmingham & Oldham to Malta and fine 1879 double U.P.U. rate env. to Valletta franked with plate 15 2d blue & plate 19 3d rose-red tied by mostly fine "TYNE DOCKS/SOUTH SHIELDS/E89" duplexes. [All ex Robert Johnson]. (8 items). | £220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1087 | INDIA - RARE PONDICHERRY "EXPRESS POSTAGE" COVER TO FRANCE: 23/24 Oct. 1851 EL to Bordeaux endorsed "Overland Express via Bombay" on obverse along with mostly fine red boxed "PONDICHERRY/Paid" d.s. (unusual struck on the front) & matching red crescent framed "INDIA PAID" marks; the boxed "Paid" d.s. is endorsed with the rates "As10 (Postage) + As* Express postage". There is also a mostly fine red two-ring "INDES OR./1 MARSEILLE 1" c.d.s. & a "10" arrival charge on the front. Rare thus. A similar cover in Cavendish's Sept. 2004 Mike Scott Archer sale realised £572. PHOTO. | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1088 | ITALY VIA FRANCE - NORTHERN TOWNS' SPECIAL EXTRA 2d FEE COVER EX LEEDS; 1862 EL to Naples "Via Genoa" franked by 6d lilac + 2d Blue (Pl.9) both tied (one by indentation) by the "LEEDS/447" duplex. Attractive; rare example of the 'Northern Towns' Late Fee of 2d in addition to the usual 6d rate. PHOTO PLATE 14 | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1089 | NORWAY: Trio of covers 1867-69 inc. EL to Frederickstad with 1d red plus 3d pair and scarce red '4d' Danish credit mark, 4d orange pair on E with red m/s '5' and a similar E with '5' hand-stamp and CHRISTIANIA BYPOST cds. (3 items) | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1090 | U.S.A. - 1st-WEEK OF THE U.P.U. SINGLE FRANKING 2‡d-RATE COVER; 5 July 1875 env. (minor creasing) to Philadelphia "Pr Marathon" franked by Plate 1d GB 2‡d rosy mauve tied by a superb London duplex. Dated on the 5th Day of the 2&Mac189;d rate and of the U.P.U. Rare thus. PHOTO PLATE 14 | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1091 | WORLD-WIDE - SURFACE PRINTED COVERS TO EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, ETC.; c.1858-95 lot to wide range of places and with varied frankings inc. mail to India (5; 1/- x2, 1/1, 8d & 6d rates), Canada, US (2), Brazil (1/-), Argentina (8d), Australia (1 cover + 1 front), Denmark, Portugal (2), Belgium (3), Italian States (11), German States (6) & France (22 covers + 1 front). Useful lot for study/expansion. (56 covers + 2 fronts). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1092 | EXHIBITIONS COLLECTION INC. RARE 1851 "ROYAL COMMISSIONERS" COVER, 1891 NAVAL CANCEL, ETC.; Long 9 Oct. 1851 env. (minor faults) from London (tied marginal pair of 1d Reds) to Abergavenny with fine red embossed oval "EXHIBITION OF 1851/[Arms]/ROYAL COMMISSIONERS" flap, 21 Sept. 1891 usage of the Royal Naval Exhibition lighthouse ‡d brown PC with lovely blue fancy c.d.s., group of 1890 Jubilee items (inc. blue 1d env. regd. on 2nd day with QV 2d), KEVII lot (with fine Crystal Palace 'flag', Dublin c.d.s., relevant PPCs), good range of 1924 Wembley material (with 25 pieces showing advert cancels, etc.), 1938 Glasgow Exhib. pair of envs. with Lundy labels & marks, and 2 later items. Good variety. (58 covers +25 pieces). [Ex Binnie.] | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1093 | MISCELLANY: Fine strike in blue of the scarce boxed FAC of Garratt & Gibson, Portsmouth (1834); 1821 EL to France with fine circular h.s. of L.M. SIMON/Ship Broker/LONDON; Liverpool pictorial FACs of Edwards, Sanford & Co. and Harnden & Co. (1849-52) etc. (6 items) | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1094 | MISCELLANY: Box with small accumulation of Es with good variety of FREE marks inc. 1772 s/l WANTAGE, rare use of Dockwra 'PENNY POST PAID' on free letter (1793), 1817 E signed by Freeling with filing note 'British Prisoners', 1798 example with Chiswick Penny Post 'Pd 1d' mark, London Receiving House marks etc. (102 items) | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1095 | MISCELLANY: Collection in three binders - mainly fronts, c1810-30s - with good variety of crowned FREE d.s. and ancillary marks inc. boxed TOO LATE, s/l mileages, redirected (3) items with pairs of marks (one Irish noted) plus (1838) front with fine boxed 'LCO/POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON' and 'To Pay/1d Only', 1790 EL with fine 'FREE/P' .s. etc. Inspection recommended. (161 items) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1096 | MISCELLANY: Box with substantial range of free fronts c1790s-1830s with some Irish examples, penny posts etc. inc. oval MISSENT/TO/BIRMINGHAM (1816), 'Par Pro' endorsement (1830), printed OHMS / Treasury front, s/l TO PAY 1d ONLY, Sunday d.s. etc. (approx. 450-500 items) | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1097 | RARE LARGE "F" 1st-TYPE "FREE" IN CIRCLE, PLUS SMALLER 3-RING "FREE/A/P" D.S.'s; 3 May 1766 E (creasing) to Aberdeen with v. fine red encircled "FREE" (late date of usage) on front; plus 1791 pair of Es with fine and fair 3-ring red London "FREE" d.s.'s with "P" and "A" codes. Scarce trio. (3 covers).PHOTO PLATE 16 | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1098 | RARE 'ROYAL' FREE FORGERIES, COVER TO B. DISRAELI, ETC; 1837/38 pair of free fronts addressed to London with fine strikes of Lovegrove's rare R5 mark, which is clearly a contemporary forgery akin to the more famous (and commoner) "O"-codes (both fronts show offsets of the Free marks on the back, proving that they were applied after the fronts had been cut from letters! Plus undated privately carried E endorsed "Private" and signed "Stanley" addressed to "Right Hi=on. B. Disraeli, m2 Grosvenor Gate", 1768 EL (faults) franked (abuse of privilege) from "Bambro' Castle" to Fife, 1800 'Apple' free d.s. on EL with fine "WINCHESTER", etc. (9 items). PHOTO PLATE 16 | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1099 | EARLY 2-RING "FREE/C/-:-" MARKS IN RARE BLACK & SCARCE RED INKS; 5 Mar. 1788 & 21 May 1791 ELs with fine black and almost fine blood-red strikes of this scarce 2-ring London mark; Jay 770ba and 770c (Rarity G & F) respectively. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16 | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1100 | FANCY UNFRAMED CROWNED DOTTED "FREE" D.S., 2-RING 'APPLE' TYPE, ETC.; 1799-1807 covers with various London "FREE" datestamps inc. mostly v. fine scarce dotted unframed type (30 Oct. 1799; Jay 788, only in use for 2 months), 1798/9 pair of codeless 3-ring types, and 4 'Apple' types (inc. scarce 'fancy foot to crown' & 2-ring types, Jay 796/8). Plus 5 fronts. (7 covers + 5 fronts). PHOTO PLATE 16 | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1101 | PRINTED "PUBLIC GENERAL ACT" WRAPPER + "TO BE DELIVERED FREE" OVERCHARGED COVER; Complete long 31 Mar. 1826 wrapper (some dusting) with printed "No.707 Public General Act, Cap. [1 to 9] 1 Copy" heading and printed address to the Chief Magistrate of Selkirk; rare thus. Plus 1814 EL (long contents; full typescript, some wear) from Rochdale (fair mileage on front) to London charged "2/9" but with m/s "Only double 11d" and a mostly v. finer red crowned circle "To be/delivered/Free". Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16 | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1102 | OFFICIAL POST OFFICE "To be delivered Free" MAIL INC. P.M.G. "LICHFIELD" SIGNATURES; Unusual May 1830 EL with "O.H.M.S./General Post Office" imprints beside address sent locally in London with a mostly very fine red crowned circular "To be/delivered/Free" mark(light fold); letter signed "F. Freeling" concerns overcharged letters between Lydney (Glos.) and Highworth (Wilts.) - "2d overcharged should be returned to you..."! Plus c.1837 front + large part E ex same local London correspondence, each signed "Lichfield" (P.M.G.) with v. fine & near fine crowned Octagonal "To be/delivered/Free" marks. Scarce trio./ (3 items). [All ex 'T.M.S. Collection.] PHOTO PLATE 16 | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1103 | EDINBURGH - RARE BLACK 3-LINE CHARITY MAIL "TO BE/DELIVERED/FREE" MARK ON COVER; Local 24 Jan. 1831 Edinburgh E with very fine strikes of this rare mark nicely placed on the front matching the local mail boxed "1 OCLK PM" d.s. on the top flap; signed on the front (as usual) by "D. Wedderburn". Seldom seen and of Exhibition Quality. [Ex 'T.M.S.' Collection.] PHOTO. | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1104 | SCARCE OVAL CROWNED LONDON "To be/delivered/FREE" MARK STRUCK IN ERROR; 3/6 Feb. 1839 EL posted from "DUNGANNON" (c.d.s. on back) to London (Chelsea Hospital) with Irish "1/4" charge cancelled in London with a mostly very fine strike of the scarce oval crowned "To be/delivered/FREE" mark which in turn was cancelled and replaced by the "T.P/Rate 2D" mark because the Hospital's normal franking privilege did not cover local mail charges. Rare thus. [Ex 'T.M.S. Collection'.] PHOTO PLATE 16 | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1105 | MISCELLANY: Range of covers & cards c1850s-1950s with variety of inspection marks inc. 1923 1d stationery E with triangular 'W' and m/s '‡d repd by GPO' after rate drop, 1884 E with boxed 'More to pay', '1d' h.s. and small 'CH', two different 'crossed circle' h.s. on foreign mail (1858-63), extensive triangle marks etc. (70 items) | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1106 | FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: Interesting group of covers to USA or European countries, 1869-76, all with late fee frankings inc. 1d reds (7) or 2d blues (4), with boxed 'L1' or 'L2' h.s. and London duplex cancellations also unusual small boxed 'L1' on 1ºd card. One or two minor faults. (15 items) | £160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1107 | LONDON LATE FEE CANCELLATIONS: Substantial group of uncommon covers with hexagonal duplex 'L1' and 'L2' dies of various London sub-offices, mainly on overseas mail c1870-93 plus two KEVII examples, a few loose stamps and pieces. Also a group of the scarce hooded c.d.s. late fee cancellations, 1886-1910 inc. (1904) circular TOO LATE/F.B.O.P.O. ( 32 items plus a few oddments) | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1108 | MISCELLANY: Small collection written up on leaves inc. brown Wrentham/Penny Post on 1839 EL with '3' rate, fine strike of the Woodbridge h.s. on 1838 E to Halesworth, boxed red Newcastle S./5th Clause Post on small EL with matching 'No.5' of Hanley plus examples from Ixworth, Plymouth, Taunton, Bath, Ipswich etc. and four examples used alongside 1d stamps. (20 items) | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1109 | MISCELLANY OF COLOURED CARDS, COVERS & POSTAL STATIONERY inc. 1903 ‡d postal stationery PPCs with coloured drawings of deer, 1906 drawing of a goat attacking a 1905 scarecrow, 1908 PPC bearing a daisy created from circuitous words, two different Ottmar Zieher cards depicting KEVII ‡d - £5 stamps, 1911 PC with scarce Coronation label, 1909 1d + 1d red KEVII postal stationery reply card with Lloyds of London text used from London but sadly one way only and group of six Nov./Dec., 1909 comic pictorial covers attributed to W. F. Thomas all addressed to the same spinster in Kent each franked with a 1d KEVII ‡d red adhesive tied by Cheltenham, Dorchester, Gloucester (2) & Stourbridge c.d.s.'s bearing amusing portraits. (24 items). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1110 | DEVON - W.F. THOMAS (ALLY SLOPER ARTIST) COMIC PICTORIAL COVERS TO MISS O'BRIEN IN KENT: 1909 group of 15 covers (six cut down at top) bearing KEVII 1d reds with Exmouth c.d.s.'s depicting cartoon portraits of various gents (12), a totem pole of four men's heads, a bonneted woman & a boy . All believed to have been drawn by Ally Sloper artist, W.F. Thomas and are all addressed to a Miss P. O'Brien in South East London. (15). | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1111 | SIMILAR TRIO OF COVERS DRAWN BY W.F. THOMAS EX CAERNARVON & LLANDUDNO TO MISS O'BRIEN: Group of Nov. 1909 envelopes to the same addressee as the previous lot but with KEVII 1d reds tied by Caernarvon or Llandudno datestamps (slight faults) depicting a man, a woman & a child (with toy train) in the same wrap-around style. (3). | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1112 | THE RARE "NUNEATON UNION" ENVELOPE USED FROM NUNEATON; 7 Oct. 1841 usage of this attractive blue letter-sheet (few known) from "Josh. Scrivener" (filing note; presumably the same man as the "J.S." at top left within the printed design) to "Stoke near Coventry" (same address as the example illustrated in Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, with very faint boxed "No.1" Receiving House mark (of Nuneaton) on the front and poor red Coventry c.d.s. on the flap. The letter-sheet bears a 1d Black (with red M.C.; out of period!) that is not tied and does not belong, but which looks pretty enough. Of the five or six examples of this letter-sheet that we have seen over the years, all but one appears to have had its stamp replaced like this example. Attractive and rare in any condition. [Ex Binnie.]PHOTO PLATE 16 | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1113 | QV/KEVII COVERS INC. EARLY LEWES BLUE "2", CANCELLED "2", "MUTILATED STAMP", ETC.; 1844-1905 covers/cards inc. 1844-60 quartet of different London "MORE TO PAY" types, 1857 1d Red env. ("LEWES" sideways duplex) endorsed "Above ‡oz" and "Too Heavy"(!) with fine large blue Lewes h.s. "2", 1861 Greenock "MORE/TO PAY" with cancelled "2" mark, 1874 2d Blue EL to Italy with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID", 1874 ‡d Plate No. E with boxed "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS/S.W", 1897 disallowed cut-out letter-card 1d, pretty 1900 env. with diagonally shuffled halves of two different colour QV ‡d's, and 1905 PPC ex Keswick with m/s "Mutilated stamps". Good lot. (12 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1114 | RARE 1840s HANDSTRUCK "‡" MARK OF LONDON ON WRAPPER EX FRANCE; 21 Aug. 1849 open-ended wrapper from "SAINTES" (France; 2-ring c.d.s. on front) to Bristol with very fine large Handstruck "‡" mark of the London Foreign Branch on the front. This actual cover was illustrated in the PJGB Magazine in Mar. 1980. Exhibition Item. Plus an unrelated 1853 Price Current with tax stamp. (2 items). [First ex Robert Johnson.] PHOTO PLATE 16 | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1115 | MISCELLANY: Box containing an interesting accumulation of mainly used stationery with extensive 1d Pink envelopes from 1840s onwards, postcards, wrappers , Jubilee Es etc. good range of cancellations noted inc MC, Hoster, duplexes, squared circles etc. Mixed condition. Inspection recommended. (100s) | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1116 | 1924 Wembley 1d & 1‡d postcards, 1‡d letter card and 1‡d envelope plus an identical group for 1925. Fine unused. (8). | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1117 | PRESTAMP "MONEY LETTER" COVER EX SCOTLAND WITH "ADDITIONAL ‡d" MARK; Fine 15 Oct. 1831 EL from "East Morriston" to London (mentions an enclosed amount; probably was in gold coin) charged "2/2" (double rate as per regulations) with neat "Money Letter" endorsement and v. fine Kelso "Addl./‡" mark all on the front. The extra ‡d charge was not doubled, not even for Money Letters. Fine and unusual Money Letter. PHOTO PLATE 16 | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1118 | ESSEX - VERY EARLY COMPULSORY REGISTRATION COVER CHARGED "8 COIN LETTER"; Local Romford 6 Oct. 1864 env. (slight faults) with 1d Red (faults) tied by fine 668" numeral but endorsed "Registered Coin Letter" and charged "8[d]". The compulsory Registration of Coin letters only started in london in Aug. 1862 and only from 1 May 1863 in other Post Offices. Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1119 | UNRECORDED(?) UNDATED OVAL "REGISTERED/SHEERNESS" MARK ON Q.V. 4d FEE COVER; Attractive 31 Jan. 1877 mourning env. to Ilchester franked by 4d (pl.15) and 1d Red (pl.177) tied by very fine "SHEERNESS/699" duplex, but also having a very fine black UNDATED oval "REGISTERED.SHEERNESS" mark just overlapping a v. fine red normal (dated) "REGISTERED/LONDON" mark. We cannot recall having seen an undated oval mark like this before. PHOTO. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1120 | RARE DUBLIN 'POSTED / OUT OF COURSE' : 1884 Reg'd E to Cork with 1d Lilac, red boxed POSTED/OUT OF COURSE and '6d' h.s. of Dublin, another (1890) Dublin reg'd cover to London, 1910 'Fragile' reg'd cover ex Hunsdon to N.Zealand with 4d stamp, returned from DLO plus 1911 2‡d franked private reg'd E to Switzerland. (4 items) PHOTO. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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