| 1201 | WEST COUNTRY: Fine, underinked strike of the scarce large BATH (1732) on EL forwarded to Bristol, fine boxed 'BATH/Py.P.' with boxed 'No. 3' (1822), stepped BRIXHAM/SHIP LETTER (2) plus red SHIP LETTER/DEVONPORT (1834 ex Cuba) and Devonport TOO LATE, Plymouth receiving house 'C' (1814), SALISBURY/PENNY POST with boxed 'No.1', boxed SHAFTESBURY/5TH.CL.POST (1829) etc. (15 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BERKSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1202 | MISCELLANY: Range of marks on pre-stamp covers c1800-30s inc. weak HUNGER/FORD (1801), mileages of Hungerford, Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading, Wallingford, & Wantage, boxed 'Newbury /Penny Post', fine s/l WANTAGE (1831) etc. Also undated (c.1780) part fine ABING/DON. Mixed condition but worth inspection. (20 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1203 | AYLESBURY: 1847 (29 Nov) env from Wrexham to Aylesbury franked with a four margined 1d SI tied by numeral and a fine "AYLESBURY" c.d.s. A little toned in places. PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CORNWALL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1204 | EARLY MAIL TO/FROM MADEIRA (INC. AGENT's ENDORSEMENT), GREEN BOXED "‡" MARK, ETC.; 1777 trio of ELs to (2) & from Madeira (latter with m/s Forwarding Agents' notes of both Lisbon & Falmouth having mostly fine "FAL/MOUTH" on reverse and fine red London Inspector's "Crown" on the front), similar 1780 EL from London to Madeira, and 1838 EL to Scotland with mostly fine oval-framed "MADEIRA" and fine green boxed Falmouth "‡" Scottish Mail Tax mark. Useful lot all carried by Falmouth Packet ships. (5 covers). PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1205 | CORNISH MARITIME MAIL INC. "BRAZIL/F" C.D.S., ETC.; 1824 EL ex Rio with pale green (tho' fine) "BRAZIL/F" dated mark overstruck by the red Edinr. transit c.d.s., 1837 EL ex Demerara with v. fine step-type "PENZANCE/SHIP LETTER" across the join (asks for a parcel to be sent to him at Bermuda), 1839 E ex India with mostly fine (partly overstruck) red "INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE" (Rob.In.2), and 1848 fine red step-type "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" ex Rio. (4 covers). [Ex Binnie.] | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1206 | RARE (UNUSUALLY CLEAR) GREEN FALMOUTH "MEXICO" FLEURON ON COVER TO G.B.; 17 July 1829 EL (slight toning; long family letter ref. possible Spanish invasion, visiting silver mines, etc.) from "Mexico" to Belfast "p. Co[untes]s of Chichester Pkt." with a faint red "FRANCO SAN/TA ELPO..." (?) on the front, having a very fine bright green "MEXICO" Fleuron on the top flap (CO418; slightly affected by filing notes, but still far clearer than usual); charged "3/6" in all. Very few examples of this Fleuron mark have survived in anything like legible form; this is an exceptionally good strike. [Ex Culford; Cavendish Nov. 2004 auction, realised £977.] PHOTO. | £700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1207 | VERY FINE RED OCTAGON-FRAMED "Mifsent to/FALMOUTH" MARK ON PLYMOUTH COVER TO U.S. Attractive 7 Mar. 1839 EL from "PLYMOUTH" (v. fine c.d.s. on lower flap) to New York endorsed "P. first Packet from Portsmouth" and prepaid "P 1/-", but having a lovely strike of the rare boxed "Mifsent to/FALMOUTH." mark (light fold; seldom seen) nicely placed on the front, matching the c.d.s. on the lower flap. The m/s word "Portsmouth" has been re-emphasised in transit in Falmouth with two strikes in red of the top of the Missent mark as underlining. This letter was sent just two days after the Transatlantic Packet rate was reduced to 1/-. Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1208 | VERY RARE FALMOUTH BOXED "ST. DOMINGO" MARK IN GREEN ON COVER FROM HAITI TO SCOTLAND; Fine 6 July 1841 EL (very neat & lengthy cross-written contents ref. life in the island, etc.) from "Cape Haitien" to Glasgow "p. Packet" charged "1/5" with a lovely strike of the extremely rare green boxed Falmouth "ST. DOMINGO" Packet mark nicely placed on the front. The finest and earliest of the three examples we have recorded. One of the Most Important extant Falmouth maritime covers. [Ex Culford; Cavendish, Nov. 2004; realised £1.955.] PHOTO. | £1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1209 | FALMOUTH - PREPAID MAIL TO MADEIRA INC. RED "Mifsent to/FALMOUTH" MARK; 1847/50 pair of covers to Madeira prepaid "1/8" & "1/10" ex Falmouth (rate changed from "2/5") and Sittingbourne (endorsed by "H.M.S. Linnet" but too late so sent via Southampton); the latter with partly fine rare red unframed "Mifsent to/FALMOUTH" mark; each with fair Madeira "160" arrival mark (in blue & in black respectively). Good pair. (2 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DERBYSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1210 | KEVII PERIOD RETURNED MAIL INC. TWO "DERBY" SQUARED CIRCLE BACKSTAMPS, ETC.; Unusual 1903-6 archive of returned covers all ex Birmingham to varied Derbys. addresses with assorted explanatory marks/endorsements inc. "Dead over 50 years" (!!), etc.; some with village thimbles, a few with purple rubber backstamps and two *Sept. 1903) returned from Derby with no less than three backstamps strikes each of the rare "DERBY" Squared Circle (codes 4+5 on one and 2+4 on the other). Intriguing lot. Plus 3 unrelated 1799 documents. (78 items). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1211 | ASHBOURNE, MATLOCK, BUXTON & NORTH DERBYS. INC. UDCs, ETC.; c.1840-1925 covers/cards inc. range of marks with 1841/7 pair of fine "CASTLETON DERBYSH." UDCs (black & blue-green), overstruck 1859 "LONGNOR" UDC, 1894 env. with 2‡d tied by "CHESTERFIELD" Squared Circle, 1d Reds, KEVII thimbles, some KEVII PPCs (inc. Ashbourne/Buxton streets), and 1907/24 skeleton cancels of Buxton (3), Ashbourne (2) & Castleton. (101 covers + 78 pieces). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1212 | BUXTON - THE DISTINCTIVE "TOO LATE" IN GREEN: 1846 (24 Aug) env from Buxton to Silsoe bearing a four margined 1d with a fine strike of the green "Too Late" h.s. PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1213 | DERBY TOWN 19th & EARLY 20th CENTURY COLLECTION INC. EARLY SKELETONS, ETC; c.1803-1930 covers/cards inc. range of red boxed/loined "DERBY/126" mileages, mileage c.d.s.'s (inc. scarce blue types), rare 1847 E and part 1851 E with fine to v. fine strikes of the sanserif "DERBY" loose-type Skeleton backstamps in blue & blue-green, wide range of later 19th century duplexes, study of KEVII c.d.s. cancels, few to overseas, etc. Plus 55 pieces. (Approx. 120 covers + 55 pieces). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1214 | DERBY TOWN SUB-OFFICE & LOCAL AREA MARKS INC. CAVENDISH BRIDGE, UDCs, ETC.; 1820-c.1914 covers/cards inc. 1820/39 trio of scarce "CAVENDISH BRIDGE" mileages; mostly v. fine UDCs of KIRK-LANGLEY, LITTLE-EATON (contemporarily assisted), MACKWORTH (blue), MICKLEOVER (2; black & blue-green; latter a part env.), REPTON & SHARDLOW (2; both blue); and a good range of thimble backstamps (some on 1d Red covers) or KEVII cancels with 2 rubbers, a spectacular 1911 Kirk Langley P Post label with KEVII 3d+4d, etc. Good variety. (58 covers/cards + 35 pieces). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1215 | DERBY TOWN POSTCARDS COLLECTION; Remarkable Collection of 312 PPCs (little duplication) of all the main streets and sights of the town, c.1902-50; many real photo cards, special collection of Keene/Derby Ram cards (39), group of Simnett/other 'Proofs' (18; with fine close-ups of trams/loco-works/buses), two scarce real photo views of the 1932 floods, dozens of lively street-scenes with trams, plus Railway Station views, Royal Visit, Market Hall/Place traders, etc., etc. Very good lot. (312 cards). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1216 | PAIR OF EARLY LETTERS EX "[GREAT] HUCKLOW", ETC.; 1683/5 pair of ELs from "Hucklow" (near Buxton) to different London addresses but from the same writer, having mostly v. fine Bishop Marks, endorsed "Poft Pd 3d" and charged "3" respectively. Plus a c.1640 privately carried EL (no postal marks) from a wife to a husband (ex Blithfield, Staffs.?) addressed "To my most deare and very loving husband Sr Herne [sic] Bagot" with contents ref. sending £10 and £150 in gold up to London by private means. (3 covers). [Ex Binnie.] | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEVON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1217 | RARE EARLY ELIZABETH I ROYAL MESSENGER TREASURY WARRANT FOR LETTERS CARRIED FROM LONDON TO DEVON. CORNWALL, DORSET & SOMERSET; Apr. 1567 Treasury Warrant (overall staining but sound) with full typed transcript, authorising payment at 2s-8d per day for the 30 days' journey to "Phillippe Conewaye, one of the Ordenarye Messengers of the quene's Maiestie's Chamber"; for taking letters from "London" to "Devonsheire to Sir John Chichester" as well as to "Cornewale to Richard Chamonde", to Dorset to "Sr Henry Assheley", and to Somerset to "Sr Maurice Barkeley". Signed by ""Winchester" (William Paulet), the Queen's Lord Treasurer. Good example of an item relating to the very earliest period of mail-carrying to the West Country. PHOTO PLATE 18 A | £600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1218 | EXETER - RARE TINY HANDSTRUCK SCOTTISH MAIL TAX "‡" MARK ON COVER; Oct. 1836 E from "REDRUTH" (Cornwall; fine UDC on top flap) to Edinburgh (printed Insurance Co. address) charged "1/3" with an almost very fine tiny Exter handstruck "‡" nicely placed on the front. Rare. PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1219 | FIRST DAY COVER OF UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE (10TH JAN. 1840) FROM EXETER; 10 Jan. 1840 EL (very fragile; damp-damaged and some toning on address, but a useful 'space filler') to Wakefield with m/s "Pd" at lower left having manuscript "1" (originally in red?) beside a mostly very fine black "EXTER/JA10/1840/D" c.d.s. on the front, having 12 Jan. 1840 Wakefield arrival c.d.s. on the top flap. Rare in any condition. PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRISTOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1220 | MISCELLANY: Interesting group of covers, 1767-1850 with marks inc. 1767-72 pair of ELs with different large 'B/RIS/TOL' marks, 1831-35 pair of Thornbury ELs with boxed & unboxed 'Bristol/5th Cls Post', circular PAID/AT/BRISTOL (1836), dotted-cds mileage, various penny post marks, fine STOKES CROFT UDC (1843) etc. Mixed condition. (26 items) | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1221 | EXCEPTIONALLY FINE DISTINCTIVE BRISTOL SCOTTISH MAIL TAX "‡" MARK ON COVER; Fine 29 Oct. 1838 EL from Clifton to Edinburgh with an amazingly fine strike of the distinctive Bristol "‡" mark nicely placed on the front near a light oval-framed Clifton "No.1" RH mark, having matching Bristol c.d.s. and dated "PY POST" marks on the top flap. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1222 | DISTINCTIVE BRISTOL SCOTTISH MAIL TAX "‡" MARKS; 1837 part prepaid E from Bristol, and 1838 pair of ELs from "MELKSHAM" & "ILFRACOMBE" all to Glasgow/Edinburgh, each with a mostly very fine Bristol Handstruck "‡" mark on the front. Scarce group. (3 covers). [All ex Martin Willcocks.] PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1223 | CHELTENHAM: 1795-1842 The small selection of covers (12) and fronts (2) with an in resting range of h.s. used at Cheltenham inc 1795 & 1798 "CHELTEN/HAM", 1805 & 1806 "CHELTENHAM/101", 1814 "CHELTENHAM/101" c.d.s. 1839 (20 Dec) E to London with a m/s "4" of the uniform fourpenny post. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1224 | CHELTENHAM - PENNY POSTS:1831-44 The collection of covers and fronts (11) with boxed "Cheltenham/Penny Post" h.s. of two sizes with one in red, receiving house numbers 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8. Other h.s. inc inspectors "G Crown R" h.s. in red. (26 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1225 | DURSLEY/BERKELEY CASTLE: 1842 (24 June) EL from Berkeley Castle to Berkeley House, London bearing a three margined (shaved at top left) 1d CB cancelled with a clear strike of the Dursley distinctive MC. On reverse is a good "BERKELEY" UDC struck across the join. Scarce. Spec B1tfa. Cat £1,500. PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1226 | GLOUCESTER: 1773 EL from Longley to London with a very fine "GLOUCESTER" h.s., unfortunately part of the address is torn away. 1820 EL from London to Gloucester with a good "GLOUCESTER/Penny Post" h.s. 1840 part E to London with "WESTGATE/GLOUCESTER" h.s. overstruck by two other h.s. 1839 part E with a fine "PAID/AT/GLOUCESTER" h.s. (5 items). | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1227 | MONTPELLIER/PITTVILLE/CHARLTON KINGS ETC:1842-59 The small selection of covers with village/sub office h.s.. 1845 "MOUNTPELLIER" x 4 in red, 1856 "MOUNTPELLIER" UDC in blue, 1848 "PITTVILLE" UDC in blue, 1846 "PITTVILLE" on cover with "LONDON Rd WORCESTER" UDC, 1846 "LONDON-ROAD" of Cheltenham, 1854 & 1859 "CHARLTON KINGS" UDC in blue and 1859 "TEWKSBURY Rd" in red. (12 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1228 | UPTON UPON SEVERN: 1811 EL and another undated E with "UPTON ON S" h.s. x 2 types, 1825-27 E (3) with "UPTON/127" UDC inc one in blue. Also a small print of "Bridges at Upton, Gloucestershire". | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1229 | UPTON UPON SEVERN: 1840 (14 Dec) printed EL from Hanley Castle to Worcester bearing a fine 1d black plate 5 FC with "UPTON" UDC alongside. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HAMPSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1230 | MISCELLANY: Useful group of marks on cover inc. fine oval 'Ship Lre./(crown)/PORTSMOUTH' (1801 ex Jamaica) plus two examples of the red stepped ship letter mark and two types of Portsmouth INDIA LETTER mark; fine first type mileage of GOSPORT on paid EL to Ghent, fine curved BASING/STOKE (1795), Basingstoke hand-struck 'Pd/1' (1848) etc. Also Dorchester penny post covers - 2 with boxed 'No.2' of Combe Abbas. (16 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1231 | SOUTHAMPTON: 1907 trio of PPC's to GB/US with KEVII 1d (2) or ‡d pair tied by mostly v.fine strikes of these scarce marks, apparently used on board SS Teutonic, Adriatic & Majestic with separate PPC's of two of the ships. These Southampton marks were short lived & surprisingly hard to find. (5 cards). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1232 | MISCELLANY: Useful group of pre-stamp mail with maritime marks inc. boxed 'Ship Letter' marks of Deal, Dover, Hastings and Gravesend plus boxed INDIA LETTER/DEAL in black (3) and red (1826-40); also various mileage marks of Chatham, Sandwich & Wingham, fine CANTERBURY arc (1793) & curved Canterbury d.s., Sittingbourne & Rye Penny post marks - the latter on front etc. Mixed condition. (33 items) | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1233 | RING BINDER inc. two line "DOVER/SHIP LRE" on 1767 E from Philadelphia to London, framed "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" marks struck on 1821 ELs ex Bombay to Leith, step-framed "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" marks on 1834 EL ex Rio to London & just across flap of 1838 E from Havana to London, almost complete unframed "DEAL/SHIP LR[E]" on 1769 E to London with Bishop arrival mark, s/l "DEAL" on 1800 EL written on board ship, oval "SHIP LETTER/(crown)/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" + framed "Ship Letter/(crown)/DEAL" marks on 1813 E to London, circular type dated mileage marks of Deal one being on 1828 EL to London also bearing a red Inspector's star, several examples of step-framed "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" marks, good framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL". Mostly fine. (37 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1234 | LARGE BINDER containing an extensive collection, predominantly postcards (both unused & used, the latter inc. single and double ring c.d.s.'s of towns & villages plus 1915 Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells skeletons) but also inc. mileage marks of Dartford, New Romney & Tenterden on Es/ELs, Penny Post mark of Faversham, "Newington Kent/Penny Post" on 1842 mourning env. to Wales and several photocopies of interesting articles etc. (c. 150 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1235 | ARCH FILE inc. 1720 free E from Lord Romney to 'Chepstead/near Sevenoakes/in/Kent/By way of London' with first type "MAIDS/TON" mark, 1767 E to London with mainly fine large s/l "MAIDSTONE" plus encircled red "FREE", c.1770 small rare map headed "SUPERIOR POSTING TO LONDON & DOVER./By V. Wildish,/ BELL INN/Maidstone,/Kent", large 2 line "MAID/STONE" overstruck by Bishop arrival mark across flap of 1781 E to London, good group of mileage marks on cover inc. Ashford (in red & black), Bromley, Chartham, Cranbrook on 1825 E to Margate via London, very fine Deal, first type two line "36 MAID/STONE" and later "MAIDSTONE /38" in both black & red and "SEVEN-OAKS/24", s/l marks inc. Ashford, Lamberhurst (latter in blue-green) & Maidstone, etc. (60 items). PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1236 | MISCELLANY: Useful group of 1840s covers inc. (1843) good strike of the scarce Liverpool octagonal transit d.s. on EL ex Ledbury to Niagara; 1841 EL ex Government House, Kingston (Jamaica) with oval AMERICA/L and fine POSTAGE/TO/EDINBURGH/NOT PAID; various other Transatlantic items with Liverpool ship letter marks inc. fine red crown mark (1842) on 'Great Western' cover, 1842 oval Harnden FAC etc. (14 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1237 | MISCELLANY: Small accumulation with a maritime flavour in a binder inc. rare WWII 'OPENED BY/NAVAL CONTROL/LIVERPOOL' censor labels (2), scarce parcel post label 'PASSING THROUGH THE POST OFFICE/LIVERPOOL' on piece of wrapper (ex Japan), range of p.dues, 'passenger mail' cachets, paquebot cds & machines, 1780 EL to captain of ship at Liverpool with red FREE and s/l LIVER/POOL etc. (76 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1238 | LIVERPOOL MAIL ROUTES TO SCOTLAND - CHANGE FROM FERRYBRIDGE TO CARLISLE; 13 July + 19 Oct. 1783 pair of ELs to Greenock/Dumfries each with mostly fine large "LIVER/POOL" on the reverse, but the first annotated "p. Ferrybridge" and the other with partial v. fine "CARLISLE" shooing the "Reversed S" variety. Fine matched pair; it is not known exactly when the routing changed, but it must have been between the dates of these letters. (2 covers). [Both ex "Wsywig".] | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1239 | TRIO OF 18th CENTURY "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" LETTERS: 1792-99 trio comprising 1792 EL from Penrith to the "Earl of Lansdowne" via Liverpool with curved s/l "PENRITH", Robertson type I "LIVERPOOL/SHIP"and red triple ring dated "FREE" plus faint red London Inspector's mark approving the erasures of three separate 1/- manuscript charges, 1794 EL ex Barbados to Greenock with m/s "P the Abby" and Robertson type I "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" plus 1799 E ex Barbados to Scotland with fair Robertson type 3 "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LRE" endorsed "Via Liverpool/by the Eliza" (3). PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1240 | LATE 18th/EARLY 19th CENTURY LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER MARKS: Trio comprising 1799 (June) EL ex USA to Raikes & Co., London with black two-line "LIVERPOOL./SHIP LRE" (Rob. 3), 1799 (Nov.) E from overseas to London with m/s "Ship Cumberland/Capt. Perrin" with Rob. type 4 crowned oval "Ship Lre/LIVERPOOL" and 1804 EL ex USA to Holyhead with m/s "Atlantic" & faint red crowned oval "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" as Rob. type 5 plus red circular "TOO LATE". A good trio. (3). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1241 | GROUP OF EARLY 19th CENTURY LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER COVERS: 1804-24 quintet with 1804 EL ex New York to London with red crowned oval "SHIP-LETTER/LIVERPOOL" (Rob. 5), 1812 EL written at sea describing conditions on an emigrant ship, seasickness, weather, etc. to Bristol with black crowned oval "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" (as Rob. 5 but with a different crown), 1817 EL ex New Orleans to Scotland with black step-type "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" (Rob. 9), 1818 EL ex the USA to London with black stepped "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" (as Rob. 11a but with a wider frame and larger letters) and 1824 E ex the West Indies to the Colonial Office, London with a similar step-type cancellation. (5). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1242 | TRANSATLANTIC MAIL THROUGH LIVERPOOL: Interesting group of stampless Es plus (1855) cut-to-shape 1/- embossed on E to Toronto with Liverpool 'spoon' duplex and octagonal d.s. both in green, 1852 E to P.Edward Island with scarce small '1s/6d stg', 1853 EL to Philadelphia with blue '24' and bright green '19/CENTS' charges plus various others with good variety of Liverpool marks and rates, inspector's 'hot cross bun' etc. (25 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1243 | INDIA SHIP LETTERS: Quartet of ELs 1821-32 inc. an interesting item ex Penang, endorsed 'via Singapore' and 'p. Patriot King', with boxed LIVERPOOL/INDIA SHIP LR. mark, readdressed to Scotland from London; another ex Madras to military officer at Flint, readdressed to Hull with a tangle of charges and Sittingbourne mileage; the other two with boxed INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL marks. (4 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1244 | PENNY POSTS/BOXED MARKS, ETC.: 1829 (10 Sept.) & 1834 (& May) EL's from Crosby to Bakewell/Cambridge, each with framed "Liverpool/Py Post" on front & both with rare "CROSBY" fleuron on reverse (one mostly fine but just affected by discoloured edge to sheet, the other overinked across join & partly overstruck), 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. (6). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1245 | INSPECTOR'S 'STARS' ON TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: 1839 EL ex Cuba to London endorsed 'p.Independence, with 2-line LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER and v.fine strike of six-branched star mark - unusual combination; also a similar cover (1846) from N.York with boxed LIVERPOOL/SHIP d.s. and different star mark. (2 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1246 | RARE "LIVERPOOL/EXEMPT SHIP" MARK ON COVER FROM JAMAICA TO LIVERPOOL; 11 Feb. - 27 Mar. 1841 E (some staining clear of mark & one flap reduced) from "Jamaica" to Liverpool endorsed "Consignees, Pr. Bartus Barbadian, Capt. Hughes" with a very fine strike of the rare "LIVERPOOL/EXEMPT SHIP" mark (Rob.EXSL1; early usage) nicely placed on the front; charged only "2[d]" because it was addressed to the port of arrival (otherwise the charge was 3d). Exhibition Item; Liverpool Exempt Ship Letters are seldom seen and are usually very unclear strikes. PHOTO. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1247 | SHIP LETTER D.S. ON 1d RED COVERS EX IRELAND: 1841-43 Pair of Es to London (no note of origin),each with 1d Red tied by MC cancellation and fine strikes of the large SHIP-LETTER/(CROWN)/LIVERPOOL c.d.s.; one with filing crease but unusual pair. (2 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1248 | BOXED 'LIVERPOOL/SHIP' D.S. IN RED: 1842 E ex USA to London endorsed 'p.Monmouth via Liverpool' with mainly fine strike of the chamfered box d.s. '1842 MY 5/LIVERPOOL/SHIP' in brown-red - most unusual in this colour. PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1249 | RARE EXPERIMENTAL 3d LATE FEE ON DOUBLE TRANSATLANTIC RATE COVER JUST PRIOR TO 'RETALIATORY RATES'; 6 May 1848 E to Philadelphia "p. Caledonia via Boston" franked by two 1/- embossed (both cut square; almost 4m - one creased, the other chipped at foot) and 1d Red Strip of Three (one creased; clear margins except along top) all tied/cancelled by mostly fine Liverpool "466" numerals; charged "22" (2c ship rate plus double 10c inland) on arrival. The 3d Late Fee is seldom seen especially prior to 1849; Moubray notes (pp.26-27) that Liverpool was the place where the 3d Late Fee was tried out in 1847/8, prior to its being adopted in 33 additional offices from 5 Jan. 1849. We cannot recall having seen a pre-1849 3d Late Fee cover before (but see also the next lot). Rare. PHOTO. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1250 | VERY RARE 1st 'RETALIATORY RATE' SAILING COVER SENT WITH 'EXPERIMENTAL' 3d LATE FEE FRANKING; Spectacular 24 June 1848 E from Liverpool to Philadelphia "p. Caledonia via New York" franked by two cut-square 1/- Embossed (one with faults; margins in places) and 1d Reds (3;margins in places) all tied by "466" numerals, having the Retaliatory Rate charge of "58[c]" in blue manuscript alongside. Exceptionally rare; this is a First Day Cover of the Retaliatory Rates system (whereby this letter was treated as entirely unpaid by the U.S. P.O. and charged accordingly (c.f. the cash-paid cover illustrated in Moubray, p.235). It is also a rare example of the pre-1849 'Experimental' 3d Late Fee payment (see previous lot). Doubly rare! Unique?PHOTO. | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1251 | 'RESTORED RATES PERIOD' - RARE EARLY 3d LATE FEE COVER TO U.S.A.; 27 Jan. 1849 E to New York "Pr Niagara" franked by cut-square 1/- Embossed (crease; near 4m) and Strip of Three 1d Reds (one creased; margins all round except along top) all tied by fine "466" numerals but also with the 1/- tied by a very fine red "12" charge-mark matching the "BOSTON" c.d.s. nearby, being the extra 2c Ship Letter rate as well as the 10c inland rate. There were only 4 outgoing sailings with mail charged in this way during the 'Restored Rates' period (see Moubray pp.235-7). This is also a 1st-month usage of the Official Provincial 3d Late Fee rate (see Moubray pp.26-7). Doubly rare! PHOTO. | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1252 | "PAID LATE" COVER WITH "F.R.H." C.D.S. & BLACK "5/CENTS" STRUCK IN ERROR SO CANCELLED; 23 Oct. 1852 EL to New York endorsed "Paid Late" and "[Per S.S.] Africa" franked by 1/- green Embossed Pair (cut square; above average margins:- 1/- postage + 1/- Late Fee) tied by light "466" numerals matching the black "LIVERPOOL/F[loating] R[eceiving] H[ouse]" c.d.s. on the top flap; in addition there is a v. fine BLACK "5/CENTS" Accountancy Mark struck in Error and cancelled by a further "466" numeral with the very fine correct RED "5/CENTS" mark struck instead alongside. Doubly rare cover. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1253 | RARE 3d LATE FEE 2/- RATE COVER TO U.S.; Double-rate 27 July 1853 E to Philadelphia "P. Baltic" franked by two cut-square 1/- Embossed (one 4m but with silk thread fault; the other almost 4m but creased) tied to each other and a vertical Strip of Three 1d Reds tied by "466" numerals, having red "PAID/SHIP" and "NEW YORK/48" c.d.s. alongside. Rare franking. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1254 | RARE 3d LATE FEE 1/- RATE COVERS TO U.S.; Single-rate 8 Mar. 1854 E to Philadelphia "P. [Ship] Pacific" franked by cut-square 1/- Embossed (crease; m. in places) and horiz. Strip of Three 1d Reds all tied/cancelled by fine "466" numerals, having a near fine "24/PHILA/AM. PKT./PAID" c.d.s. on the front. Plus similar 16n Oct. 1856 EL toNY "Per Persia" with 3-Colour Franking (1d Red + 2d Blue + q1/- Green ; latter torn) all tied by v. fine "466" numerals, being the 1/- postage + 3d scarce Late Fee rate. Good examples of the scarce Provincial 3d Late Fee on Transatlantic Mail. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1255 | EXPERIMENTAL DOTTED C.D.S.: 1856 EL ex Rio to Liverpool with fine strike (filing crease) of the scarce experimental dotted triple-arc cds with dotted 'LIVERPOOL' in green-blue; also (1858) a very fine strike in blue of the double dotted-arc cds on EL ex Rio. Fine pair. (2 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1256 | RARE "SHORT PAID" COVER TO U.S. VIA QUEENSTOWN; Unusual 1 Dec. 1860 E to New York "p. Europa via Queenstown" franked incorrectly with a 6d lilac (wing m.) and 1/- green (crease) both tied by v. fine "466" numerals, but endorsed in red "Over ‡oz" and "Short Paid", and so charged as if unpaid in spite of the 1s-6d payment instead of the correct 2/- rate. Having a very fine handstruck "48" charge-mark and manuscript (Accountancy) "38" mark on the front.These underpaid items are seldom seen. PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1257 | UNRECORDED(?) HANDSTRUCK "3/-" CHARGE-MARK ON COVER EX HAITI TO LONDON; Fine unpaid 10 Apr. 1875 stampless env. to London with a near fine "PORT AU PRINCE/A" c.d.s. on the front alongside a very fine strike of a large Handstruck "3/-" mark (double 12-6s rate?), very similar to the rare Liverpool "2/-" mark listed by Tabeart/Robertson (but possibly also used in London??). While a handful of the "2/-" mark have been recorded, we do not recall ever having seen this 3/- equivalent. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1258 | 4d REGISTRATION FEE COVERS WITH VARIED FRANKINGS FOR 5d & 6d RATES: 1865-77 Group inc. 1865 and '71 pair of Es each franked with a 2d blue plate 9 & 4d vermilion (plates 7 and 12 respectively), 1872/4 duo each bearing a pair of 2d blues from plates 13 & 14 respectively plus a single 1d red plate number and large 1877 env. ("DEANSGATE" receiving office c.d.s.) franked with three plate 15 2d blues; all these adhesives are tied by "498" numerals. [Ex Robert Johnson]. (5 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1259 | MIDDLETON (MANCHESTER): 1845 (1 Dec) Part E to Easdale franked with 1d red KD (cut into at top and shaved at left) cancelled with three blue circles of Middleton. Very scarce. PHOTO. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1260 | MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. useful Manchester marks with partly fine MANCHES/TER (1782), horseshoe types inc. (1795) paid EL to Italy, fine oval 'Too Late' (1827), mileages inc. 1818 example on cover with fine yellowish 'OLDHAM/No.2' RH mark, also fine SHAW UDC (1845), circular PAID/AT/MANCHESTER, plus red LITTLE HULTON UDC on 1845 Bolton cover, items from Warrington, Wigan, Preston etc. Mixed condition. (31 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1261 | COLLECTION in two binders inc. 1822 EL with two strikes of the Acle mileage mark, 1832 E with boxed "Cromer/Py Post", 1840 EL with UDC of Harling, 1840 EL with fair "Hilborough/Penny Post", 1840 EL with "Hingham/Penny Post", 1838 UDC of Long Stratton, 1829/37 EL's (2) with UDC mileage mark of North Walsham, EL with black s/l "SHIPDHAM", 1786 E with first type Wells mileage, 1834 EL with m/s "Mifsent to Wells", 1843 Debenham, UDC, the odd rubber/skeleton, etc. (Qty.). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1262 | KINGS LYNN: Interesting assembly inc. s/l "L Y N N" on 1789 EL to Ludlow, two other s/l marks, circular black, red & purple mileage marks, boxed "Lynn/Penny Post" via its "No 3" (Hunstanton?) Receiving House, mileage removed marks, "MISSENT…TO/LYNN" h.s. on 1838 front, Uniform 4d Post period EL ex 'Lynn' to Rye (Sussex), "Terrington/Penny Post' on prepaid 1840 (30 June) EL to Hampstead Heath, "LYNN/488" duplex on 1878 printed notice, "KINGS…LYNN" squared circle on 1905 PPC,"REGISTERED/ KINGS.LYNN" oval d.s.'s with matching registration label on 1907 KEVII 3d brown postal stationery registered env. to Colchester and "Stanhoe (XHO)/(under King's Lynn)" 1916 parcel post label bearing tied KGV 5d adhesive. (28 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1263 | NORWICH: 1708-19 Correspondence to Richard Arundell in London or Lanherne, Cornwall, from Narford - one with fine strike of the scarce s/l NORWICH (1713) plus another with weak strike - or London, all with Bishop Marks, one endorsed 'free' and signed 'Teynsham' (1719). Useful group, with transcripts. (14 items) | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1264 | NORWICH - EARLIEST KNOWN (?) SAMPLE POST COVER TO TYROL:1789 EL from Columbine & Sons of Norwich to Bolzano, endorsed Echantillons de nulle valeur and originally containing pieces of patterned fabric; underinked red NORWICH (39 x 5mm) and m/s 'P 2/10', London circular POST/PAID plus 2-ring cds on reverse - also unusual s/l red arrival d.s. Very early for a 'Sample Post' endorsement on British mail. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1265 | SHIFNAL: Range of covers c1771-1908 with marks inc. mainly fine SHIFF/NALL (1771), s/l SHIFFNAL (1784), s/l and circular mileages plus erased mileage mark, Penny Posts, Madeley UDC (1848), duplexes, m/s 'Missent to...', two different skeleton cds etc. Useful group. (28 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1266 | BLITHFIELD: 1695-1701 Correspondence to Lady Frances Wagstaffe (later Lady Bagot) at Tachbrook (Warwks) and London from Sir Edward Bagot, MP for Stafford, comprising 26 letters with / without address wrappers and apparently privately-delivered plus a further ten postal items with good Bishop Marks and '3' or '6' charges (one charge corrected), one with large 'GC' receiver's mark, most written from Blithfield. Interesting group. (36 items) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1267 | MISCELLANY of covers/cards, etc. with a wide range of postal markings inc. Aldeburgh mileage, 1839 EL with "Botesdale" Penny Post erased (part of frame still showing), 1807 EL with s/l "BRANDON", 1820 Clare mileage, 1844 boxed "Framlingham/Penny Post" in conjunction with m/s "Missent to" prefacing "SAXMUNDHAM" c.d.s., 1811 EL to Kirkwall with curved "MELTON S", 1839 EL with superb "Southwold/Penny Post", 1843 EL with a somewhat inferior version of same, Stratton mileage, 1824 Woolpit mileage, 1782 EL with large s/l "YOXFORD", etc. (Approx. 50). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1268 | MISCELLANY inc. 1838 env. ex Woolpit to Wymondham sent Free (signature of Thurlow) but without Free frank or charge mark, 1826 E with "BURY ST EDMNS/Penny Post", mileages of Eye, Hadleigh. Mildenhall, Sudbury & Woodbridge, red horseshoe type "NEWMARKET", 1834 unframed Orford Penny Post and a useful range of PPC's with a variety of postmarks including Felsham thimble. (40). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1269 | BURY ST. EDMUNDS: An interesting collection inc. fine s/l "BURY" in purple on 1742 EL endorsed in m/s 'by Caxton Bag', slightly larger s/l mark in red on 1753 EL ex East Dereham to Westminster also bearing fine Bishop arrival mark, 1770 EL to Rye (Sussex) with larger s/l "BURY" overstruck by London Bishop transit mark, mileage marks on 1805-27 ELs, circular marks from 1830 one of which is alongside m/s Missent, circular red "BURY/1/PAID" marks on 1843 envs. both to Woolpit, duplex cancellations from 1868 inc. one with date error ("89" instead of "68"), large 1908 "HARTEST/ BURY-ST- EDMUNDS" transit mark on local PPC and a few items of ephemera such as copy 1828 advert., unused PPCs, tourist leaflets & map. (35 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1270 | IPSWICH: Extensive written up collection inc. several s/l marks, one on 1792 EL, concave "IPSWICH" marks on tatty 1793 E & on pair of 1796/99 ELs the latter also having double circle "PAID" mark in red, mileage marks, Penny Post marks of two different types in black and red, UDCs, very fine large encircled red "PAID/1" & c.d.s. in black on 1840 (4 Feb.) EL to London, two later examples of same, oval framed "IPSWICH/1D/PAID" in red on 1848 mourning env. to Dumfries, duplex cancellations, "SPROUGHTON/12 AUG 18/IPSWICH" rubber c.d.s. on PPC, many other PPCs both unused (inc. trams) & used, squared circles, oval registered d.s.'s from 1899, regn. labels, postage due marks, double & single ring c.d.s.'s, early machine cancellation etc. (80+ items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1271 | STONHAM: Fine group of unused RP cards c1906 showing village scenes in Stonham Aspal inc. the Post Office, The Ten Bells and the village street plus Stonham Parva blacksmith's shop, farmhouse and church interior and a house at Earl Stonham. Fine. (7 items) | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1272 | CHICHESTER - THE DISTINCTIVE SMALL ENCIRCLED DATESTAMP ON INGOING COVER; Fine 12 Nov. 1829 EL (early mourning borders inside) from "Lavington" to "Almwick, Chichester" charged "4" with a fair "PETWORTH" horseshoe on the top flap and a fine blue-black small Chichester "12NO/1829" c.d.s. nicely placed on the lower flap. This type of c.d.s. was only used at Chichester and is seldom seen. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1273 | MARLBOROUGH: 1673 EL written by Nathaniel Stephens at 'Marlbro' and addressed to London with m/s '2' [d] and fine small Bishop Mark of 'OC/10'; fine early item. PHOTO PLATE 19 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1274 | COVER MISCELLANY, 1940-48: Useful group of commercial & philatelic covers inc. 2d Centenary bisects (2, one with due h.s.), Guernsey Arms frankings inc. 1d roulette FDC and used with 1‡d Centenary, Jersey Blampied FDCs & maxi-cards, 1948 illustrated FDCs etc. (25 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1275 | RARE SCROLL COVER PREPAID TO "BARMUDA [SIC] VIA FALMOUTH"; 13 Jan. 1824 EL (family contents; some closed seal tears, etc.) from "Guernsey, Smith St." addressed to "Mr. D. Sausmarez, H.M.S. Salisbury, Barmuda, Via Falmouth", having a mostly fine "GUERNSEY" scroll-framed mark on the top flap. Rare destination for Prestamp mail, especially so from the Channel Isles. Exhibition Item. PHOTO PLATE 18 B | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1276 | EARLY RED OVAL EDINBURGH BISHOP MARKS ON FREE MAIL, ETC.; 1717/23 pair of very small Es (minor faults) addressed to an Earl in London and both endorsed "Free" (one with cancelled "1N6" charge each with mostly very fine red oval Edinr. Bishop Marks on their flaps alongside black london arrival Bishops, and matching 1725 E from same correspondence with First Year usage larger red circular Edinr. Bishop Marks; plus unrelated 1699 EL from Dublin to Lewis (Sussex) with m/s "In all 8" and v. fine London "FE/2" Bishop, and 1769/1801 trio with later red Edinr. Bishops. Good lot; the oval type in red is very scarce. (7 covers).PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1277 | SCOTTISH MAIL TAX ‡d MARKS - BERWICK, CARLISLE, FALMOUTH, LIVERPOOL & NEWCASTLE ON TYNE; 1813-39 covers with good range of marks inc. two fine green Falmouth marks (both ex Jamaica), blue & early Berwick types (latter on front), and useful groups of Carlisle (15 inc. large July 1813 and fancy boxed 1832 "Addl/‡" types), Liverpool (5) & Newcastle (8; all blue). Varied strikes but useful study. (33 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1278 | 'BETTER' SCOTTISH MAIL TAX ‡d MARKS; 1813-39 covers with varied scarcer Additional ‡d marks inc. red boxed Newton Stewart (2), Dumfries & Dundee, blue boxed Cumnock, Kirkcaldy & Stirling, cancelled Edinr. "Addl/‡" on 1836 Free frank, black boxed "‡" marks of Stranraer (with Penny Post), Kirkcudbright, Port Patrick, Lockerby, etc.; plus 7 July 1813 large boxed Glasgow "Addl./‡" (early date), and plain "‡" of "BORROWS=/TOWNESS". Good lot. (22 covers.) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1279 | SCOTTISH MAIL TAX ‡d MARKS STRUCK IN SCOTTISH P.O.s COLLECTION; 1813-39 covers with wide range of marks inc. scarce boxed 1820 Rothsay, 1 July + 7 Aug. 1813 large boxed Edinburgh marks (both very early usage), fair red Coldstream, and blue Stirling; plus some very fine "PENNY POST" marks (inc. Glasgow, Ford & Maybole). Good nucleus for expansion. (49 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1280 | LONDON SCOTTISH MAIL TAX ‡d MARKS COLLECTION; 1814-39 covers inc. the whole range of London Mail Tax marks inc. two examples (one very fine indeed, the other overstruck) of the very rare tiny boxed "‡" mark (only known for 1829), blue types, v. fine scarce 1833 reversed fraction bar type, etc. Good nucleus for expansion. (42 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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