| 1361 | UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE - EDINBURGH FANCY DATED "2" & PLAIN RED "1" MARKS; 14 Mar. + 2 Apr. 1840 pair of unpaid ELs (one with interesting Sabbatarian contents with reply to Qaire ref. the Post Office at Crook Inn, etc.) with mostly v. fine fancy dated Edinburgh "2" marks (only used for part of 1840), plus Feb./May 1840 trio with red Edinr. h.s. "1" marks. (5 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1362 | UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE - RED "2" MARKS & BLACK POSTAGE DUE HANDSTRUCK "1" & "2" MARKS; 1840-69 covers inc. 1842 EL from Large to Irvine with red h.s. "1" struck in error and replaced by black h.s. "2" (rare thus), BLUE 1849/52 Selkirk/Gatehouse "1" marks (redirection charges), v early black 17 Jan. 1840 h.s. "1" of Selkirk (apparently prepaid!?), 1843 matched pair with v. fine Hamilton red handstruck "2" (rare) and "1" marks, very early usages of the black & blue Kelso/Jedburgh "2" marks (14 & 17 Jan. 1840), and 1869 underpaid 1d Red env. with v. fine Ayr h.s. "2". Good lot. (10 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH CANCELLATIONS, 1840-79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1363 | MULREADY ADVERTISING WRAPPER WITH ORANGE-RED M.C. + "BATHGATE"; 17/19 Oct. 1840 usage of the Stereo A63 1d black Mulready letter-sheet (filing folds and part internal heading beneath wax seal) with "EDINBURGH ENVEL[OPE] ADVERTISER" No.3 printed inside (multiple adverts for ships, coal. insurance, ink, flax, etc.); sent to Edinburgh cancelled by two blurred Maltese Crosses in an unusual shade of orange-red matching the v. fine "BATHGATE" mark (actually the mileage-removed Prestamp mark) on the front. Rare village usage of a scarce Advertising Mulready. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1364 | DISTINCTIVE STIRLING MALTESE CROSSES ON 1d RED COVER & 1d PINK COVER; 5 Apr. 184 EL to Edinr. with near 4m 1d Red (filing fold) tied by v. fine strike of this attractive Maltese Cross (SG cat. £300 on cover); plus attractive 5 June 1844 usage of the 1d pink env. to Culross cancelled by a very fine strike of this distinctive mark (much rarer on Stationery than on 1d Red covers). Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1365 | OTHER SCOTTISH MALTESE CROSS COVERS IN. KELSO, EDINBURGH, ETC.; 1 Apr. 1844 EL to Hawick with near 4m 1d Red (filing crease) tied by a v. fine (slightly over-inked) Distinctive Kelso M.C., unusual 19 Dec. 1842 E with good 4m 1d Red tied by unusual Leith Maltese Cross with a solid centre with only the outer section clear, several; "Scottish Type" Edinburgh MC covers (1d Reds + 1d Pink), etc. (15 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1366 | THE SCOTTISH '1844-TYPE' CANCELLATIONS COLLECTION; 1844-79 covers inc. good range of single numeral cancels; BLUE Tarland "322", BLUE Irvine "186" (3), BLUE Lasswade "344" (large piece), a few 1841 2d Blues, and a range of later duplex covers inc. unusual 1864 usage of the "TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH" env. with 1d Red ex Tain. (77 covers, 1 piece, 1 off-cover strip & 1 PPC). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1367 | 1d RED COVERS WITH EARLY IRREGULAR C.D.S. CANCELLATIONS; 1855-77 covers inc. 1855-6 group all with single 1d Reds tied (Contrary to Regulations) by large c.d.s.'s of "BARRHEAD", "CALTON/GLASGOW", "COATEBRIDGE" (cover, piece & 2 covers with backstamps only), "CUMBERNAULD" & "3"; plus similarly scarce quartet of 1861-73 1d Red covers with smaller "DUMBARTON" & "PEEBLES" (3; two types) c.d.s./s, Scarce lot. (11 covers + 1 piece). PHOTO. | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1368 | GLASGOW - LARGE & SMALL C.D.S. CANCELS (CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS) ON COVERS; Attractive 11 Apr. 1855 EL to Irvine with 1d Red 'stars' tied only by a very fine large "D"-code "GLASGOW" double-arc c.d.s.; plus similar 1871-3 quartet of covers with 1d Red (2; of the very same sender, day & code) or ‡d Rose-red (2; very different sizes of c.d.s.) all tied by v. fine encircled "GLASGOW" c.d.s.'s. Scarce group; larger offices used c.d.s.'s as cancels even less often than the smaller village P.O.'s. (5 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1369 | RARE USAGE OF A BOXED SCOTTISH DATESTAMP AS CANCELLATION ON 1d RED COVER; 19 Dec. 1861 env. (side-flap opened for display) to Whitburn with 1d Red 'stars' tied solely by a partly fine boxed "BATHGATE/DE 19/1861" d.s. with a second mostly v. fine strike on the side-flap (opened out for display), having a similar boxed "WHITBURN" arrival d.s. on the front. Very few examples of a boxed d.s. used as cancellation have been recorded, and such covers are rare. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1370 | LEITH "CONCERTINA" & "MONOCYCLE" DUPLEXES (ALL THREE TYPES) ON COVERS; 2 Aug. 1855 EL with 1d 'stars' tied by very fine (especially so for this mark) Type I Leith 'Concertina' Experimental Duplex, similar 1855 E with 1d (crease) tied by the similar Type II 'Concertina', and 1856/7 pair with 1d's tied by v. fine "221/LEITH" 'Monocycle' Type III Experimental Duplexes. Exhibition Group. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1371 | GLASGOW EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEXES (INC. SCARCE TYPE I) & ROLLER COVERS; 28 Dec. 1855 E with 1d 'stars' tied by very fine (especially for this) Type I "GLASGOW/159" mini-Experimental duplex, 5 1857 covers with very fine 'Madeleine Smith' duplexes on 1d 'stars' (one with a single strike on a pair), and 1857 pair of covers with 1d 'stars' (one a pair) tied by v. fine "159 159 159" Roller cancels. Good lot. (7 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1372 | THE 'EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEXES' COLLECTION INC. 1st-TYPE INVERNESS, 2d BLUE, ETC.; 1856-64 group of covers (32) almost all with single 1d Reds, all tied by mostly very fine strikes of the various Experimental Duplexes, almost all chosen for their different codes; items of note inc. Aberdeen 1d pink + 3 "Not to be found" items + single strike on 1d pair, Dumfries (scarce), lovely strike of Dundee on fine 2d Blue 'stars', 1st-Type Inverness (along with 4 2nd-Types), etc. Plus off-cover 1d red Block of Four, Pair & 2 singles all with fine "308 308 308" Stirling Roller cancels, and one plain Aberdeen "1" cover. (33 covers + 4 other items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1373 | SCOTS LOCAL COVER - THE VERY RARE GLASGOW TYPE V "DUKE STREET" MARK; 22 Dec. 1854 local E with off-centre 1d Red ''stars' (apparently unaffected by adjacent filing fold) tied by a very fine sanserif "DUKE STREET" between double lines (Meredith/Alcock Type V; not recorded by Meredith, but some 4 or 5 covers now recorded, so still rated as maximum rarity "G" by Alcock. This very rare mark must not be confused with the very common similar serif Edinburgh "DUKE STREET". Exhibition item. One of the rarest of all Scots Locals. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1374 | GLASGOW SCOTS LOCALS + "STATION" BACKSTAMPS; 1856/7 pair of 1d Red envs. with stamps tied by v. fine Type XX "BLANTYRE" UDC (crease) and large lined "STEVENSTON" Type III; plus scarce 1859/60 trio with mostly very fine backstamps of large lines "BLANTYRE STATION" along with matching type III backstamps "EAST KILBRIDE" marks. Scarce lot. (5 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1375 | RARE "KEISS" (TYPE VIII; CAITHNESS) SCOTS LOCAL COVER; 27 July 1859 env. to Thurso with 1d Red 'stars' (few perfs. cut at foot) tied by very fine rare small boxed "KEISS" mark Plus a PPC of Keiss Castle. One of the rarer Scots Local cancels; rated "F" by Meredith and by Alcock.PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1376 | "KILWINNING" & "LOCHWINNOCH/K" SCOTS LOCAL COVERS, ETC.; Dec. 1854 E with 1d 'stars' tied by very fine scarce Type XX "LOCHWINNOCK" UDC (Error of spelling) under Paisley, Sept. 1857 env. with 1d 'stars' tied by near complete large lined Type III "LOCHWINNOCH[H]" (corrected spelling), and 1855 E with 1d 'stars' tied by near fine boxed Type VIII "KILWINNING" (under Ayr) (plus large and small pieces with 1d 'stars' tied by very fine strikes of the same mark. (5 items). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1377 | THE SCARCE "POSTED SINCE" DUPLEXES OF GLASGOW; 1862/9 trio of envs. each with a single 1d Red tied by fine to very fine strikes of the three different times Glasgow duplexes; "POSTED SINCE 10 15...", "POSTED SINCE 10.30" and "POSTED SINCE 11 5". These Glasgow marks are seldom seen and are all much rarer than the relatively common Edinburgh "POSTED SINCE" marks. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH POSTAL HISTORY, 1840-79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1378 | THE VILLAGE R.H. STRAIGHT-LINE MARKINGS COLLECTION; 1840-58 covers all with straight-line backstamps (some in boxes/between lines; similar to Scots Local cancels) inc. "CRUDEN" (13 Jan. 1840; 4th Day of Uniform 1d Postage), red "CARNWATH", "GORTLICH", boxed "GORTLOCH", "ORTON", BLUE boxed "LESLIE", blue "DYSART" (2; between twin lines), red & brown "DALRY", "RHYNIE", "KILMALCOLM" (2; blue-black - ref. a fatal fall from a cart), blue boxed "KILMACOM", blue boxed "ROSENEATH", and blue boxed "DALRY". Good lot; almost all v. fine hand-picked strikes. (18 covers). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1379 | SCOTTISH UNDATED CIRCLES COLLECTION; 1843-59 covers with mostly very fine strikes in varied colours; inc. ARDRISHAIG, BALLACHELISH VILLAGE, BRIDGE OF WEIR, CARNWATH, CARRON, CLACKMANNAN, CROSSGATES, CRUDAN, CUMBERNAULD (2 colours), FORGUE, GALLOWTOWN, GOUROCK, GRETNA, HOUSTON, INSCH, ISLE OF WHITHORN, KILBARCHAN, MORTLACH (2), MOSSAT, POLMONT, REDDING, SOUTH METHVEN STREET/R.H, STEVENSTON (2 colours), THE CAIRNIES, THORNLIEBANK, TOMINTOUL (2; both showing reversed "N" error), and WHITEHOUSE. Good lot. Also a PPC. (31 covers + 1 PPC). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1380 | LATE FEE PAID MAIL - 4 DIFFERENT TINY "GLASGOW/L" C.D.S./U.D.C. MARKS; Feb. 1846 EL with rare dated "GLASGOW/L" miniature c.d.s. ('doubled' strike) beside the 1d Red tied by "159" Glasgow numeral (Late Fee presumably paid in cash), similar 1848/50 pair of "159" 1d Red covers with very fine strikes of the miniature "GLASGOW/L" UDC showing the "L" in differing positions, and large part 1852 E with 1d Reds in opposite corners (one for Late Fee) having v. fine miniature "GLASGOW" UDC (no "L") in between. Unusual group; the first time we have seen all four types together. (4 items). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1381 | SCOTTISH SURFACE PRINTED COVERS TO EUROPE, ETC.; 1863 with small letters 6d to Stettin, 1865 to France with large white letters 4d, 1866 internal (heavy letter) EL with 3d large white letters, 1867 to Portugal with 6d large white letters, 1868 to Italy with 4d large white letters (3), and 1873 pair with 6d grey or 3d rose-red (latter with cover faults) to Sicily/USA. (7 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1382 | POSTAGE DUE MARKS ON 1D RED COVERS - GLASGOW 'FRYING PAN' & "MORE TO PAY" MARKS; 1863/8 pair of local Glasgow envs. (minor faults) each with single 1d Red but overweight, having fine straight-line "MORE TO PAY" (stamp fault) and v. fine rare Frying-pan-shaped framed "ABOVE [‡] OZ/MORE TO PAY/[2]/+ GLASGOW +" mark. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1383 | VERY RARE "ALFORD" DOTTED CIRCLE BACKSTAMP ON 1d RED COVER, ETC.; 26 July 1870 mourning env. to Edinr. with 1d Red tied by v. fine Aberdeen duplex, having a mostly fine strike of the very rare "ALFORD/C" Dotted Circle backstamp nicely placed on the side-flap (opened out for display); very few examples of this mark - arguably the rarest of all Dotted Circles - have been recorded, because this village had a population of less than 300 people! Plus 1871/80 covers/cards with v. fine Dotted Circle duplexes of Dundee (5) & Edinr. (7 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH ISLES POSTAL HISTORY, 1789-1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1384 | INNER HEBRIDES - THE SOUTHERN ISLES; ARRAN, BUTE, CUMBRAE, GIGHA, ISLAY, ETC.; 1809-1935 covers inc. mostly v. fine 1809 "ARRAN" & 1830 "ROTHSAY", scarce July 1839 cover addressed TO "Currie, Arran" and so with almost fine "SALTCOATES/PENNY POST", 1842 usage of a 1d pink env. with v. fine red "LAMLASH" backstamp, 1844 "BRODICK" (overstruck), v. fine scarce blue "MILLPORT" (Cumbrae) UDC (showing attached hair variety), similar 1854 c.d.s. version, grotty 1856 E with 1d Red (faults) tied by near fine rare boxed "BOWMORE VILLIGE" Scots Local Spelling Error, 1912/35 differing "GIGHA" c.d.s. cancels, a wide range of KEVII/KGV thimble cancels, Port Ellen (Islay) 1928 "1d." mark, similar 1906 Rothesay "1d." mark, fine purple "KERRYCROY/ROTHESAY" rubber, v. fine scarce 1931 "MILLPORT/BUTE" skeleton cancel, fine purple 1907 PPC cancelled at Girvan having a fine purple "AILSA CRAIG/*" cachet on the picture side, one or two modern cards, etc. Good nucleus for expansion. (68 covers/cards). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1385 | NORTHERN & OUTER HEBRIDES - COVERS EX LEWIS, MULL, SKYE, EIGG, IONA, SEIL, COLONSAY, ETC.; 1789-1920 covers/cards inc. mostly fine rare convex "STORNOWAY" (early EL from the Outer Hebrides), v. fine 1814 circular "STORNOWAY/781/E" mileage, 1850 6d cash-paid EL from Stornoway via Portree (Skye) to Dingwall with unusual "Per Mary Jane Steamer via Portree" endorsement, fine 1826 "EASDALE/PENNY POST" (Seil), 1822/4 pair of fine scarce BOXED "CLACHAN" (Seil) marks, 1840 pair of scarce red Tobermory h.s. "1" marks in red, fine boxed 1827 Dunvegan mileage (ex Nunton), 1876 ‡d Plate No. cover ex Broadford (Skye) endorsed "Not in {isle of] Harris", 1891 1d lilac env. cancelled by 2-ring "IONA/446" c.d.s. (rare pre-1900), plus a good range of scarcer KEVII thimbles inc. EIGG, SCARINISH, COLONSAY, RUAIG, etc. Also a few modern covers/cards. Good lot. (62 covers + 1 piece). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1386 | ST. KILDA (OUTER HEBRIDES) COLLECTION INC. KEVII THIMBLE CANCEL, ETC.; 1906-70 covers/cards inc. 1906 PPC of the "Street" posted from Mallaig, 1907(?) PPC (of Borrera) to Kirkintulloch with KEVII ‡d tied by 80% "ST. KILD[A]" c.d.s., 1959 3d env. with 2-ring c.d.s., 195963 pair of envs. with boxed "TIN CAN MAIL" marks, 1959-70 range of covers with 'Puffin' marks and a few later items. (22 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1387 | ISLE OF SANDAY (ORKNEY ISLES) - BROWN MALTESE CROSS ON 1d RED COVER WITH "SANDAY/PENNY POST"; 23 Mar. 1843 E to Kirkwall with 3m 1d Red tied by very fine BROWN INK Maltese Cross matching the v. fine scarce "SANDAY/PENNY POST" mark on the front. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1388 | ORKNEY ISLES - SANDAY PENNY POST, 5th MAY 1840 COVER, ETC.; 7 April 1840 EL sent from Edinr. to Evie (printed questionnaire ref. Sabbath working; with reply ref. P.O. and other practices in the Orkneys on Sundays) turned & re-posted back to Edinr. with v. fine scarce red "1" matching the boxed "KIRKWALL" d.s. alongside dated 5 May 1840 (the Day Before Stamps were introduced in some places), May 1844 cash-paid E with v. fine "SANDAY/PENNY POST", 1907 "ORPHIR" c.d.s. cancel, and a few later items plus 2 1d Red pieces. (7 covers + 2 pieces). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1389 | THE SHETLAND ISLES COLLECTION INC. RARE BOXED "LINKSHOUSE" SCOTS LOCAL COVER; Prestamp to QEII covers/cards inc. 1836 boxed "LERWICK" mileage, 1858 E to Lerwick with 1d Red 'stars' pair tied by two mostly fine to v. fine Type VIII boxed "LINKSHOUSE" Scots Local cancels (Meredith/Alcock Maximum rarity "F"/"G" ratings), off-cover 1d Red with part v. fine similarly rare Type VIII boxed "UYEASO[UND]" Scots Local, useful range of KEVII thimble cancels, 1937 quartet of early Air Mails, 1941 North Roe censored PPC, and 21 QEII covers. (38 covers + 1 piece). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WELSH POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1390 | WATERFORD ROUTE MAIL BEFORE OR (ACCIDENTALLY?) WITHOUT WELSH ‡d CHARGE; 1807-38 covers all routed via (or sent to/from) Waterford inc. fine 1807 "YOUGHAL" (to London), 1817 Cork to Bristol endorsed "By Milford", 1822 Switzerland to New Ross, 1828/9 pair to Bristol/Exeter with red fancy curved "CORK/124" mileages (one boldly endorsed "Via Waterford & Milford"), 1831 Bath to Myshall (with "LEIGHLINBRIDGE/PENNY POST"), 1832 "SKIBBEREEN" (mileage) to London, 1832 Waterford to Naples (disinfected), 1834 Rome to Kilmacthomas, 1830/8 franked pair from London to Waterford (before & after Welsh ‡d charge;never charged on Free mail), and unusual Oct. 1838 E to Waterford with "EASTBOURN/Penny Post" (blue) charged "1/4" but with Dublin backstamp. Also 3 later items. Good study. (15 covers). [All ex F.E. Dixon.] PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1391 | WELSH ADDITIONAL ‡d ON COVER FROM BARBADOS VIA FALMOUTH TO IRELAND; Remarkable Nov. 1836 - Jan. 1837 EL (closed tears & edge wear but complete) headed from "H.M.S. Belvidere, Barbados" and charged "2/6‡" (inc. the ‡d for the Milford/Dunmore route) with a very faint pale oily green Falmouth "LEEWARD ISLANDS/F" mark on the reverse (overstruck); redirected to Kilbeggan with partial "KILRUSH" and m/s "10" charge on the front. Very rare; the first Falmouth Packet letter with a 'Welsh ‡d' charge that we can recall having seen. [Ex F.E. Dixon.] PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1392 | WELSH ADDITIONAL ‡d ON COVER FROM FRANCE TO WATERFORD VIA MILFORD; 10-18 Jan. 1837 EL (some discolouring at right of address panel) to "Kilmacthomas" with fine "MARSEILLE" 2-ring c.d.s. on the front and so charged "3/1‡" having London and Waterford backstamps. Unusual example of the Welsh ‡d charge. [Ex F.E. Dixon.] PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1393 | WELSH ADDITIONAL ‡d CHARGE ON COVER FROM BRIDPORT TO WATERFORD; 30 Mar. 1837 EL (small fault at foot; printed Bridport billhead inside) to Waterford with fine "BRIDPORT" c.d.s. across the join, charged "1/2‡" via Milford and Dromore. Scarce thus. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1394 | WELSH ADDITIONAL ‡d "CHEPSTOW/PENNY POST" COVER TO "DUBLIN, FAIRYLAND" (!); 1/3 Dec. 1838 EL (some staining at top) from "Tintern" charmingly addressed to "Dublin, Fairyland" (!!), having a faint boxed "No.2" RH mark and nearly v. fine red scarce boxed "Chepstow/Penny Post" mark (affected by light stain) on the front; endorsed "Via Gloucester & Liverpool" and having Chepstow, Gloucester and Dublin backstamps, but correctly charged by the shortest possible route (via Waterford); "1/4‡". Good example of the P.O. having to charge the shortest possible route but choosing to send some mail by the longer Dublin route. Rare thus. [Ex F.E. Dixon.] PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1395 | WELSH ADDITIONAL ‡d CHARGE ON COVER FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO KILMACTHOMAS; 13 June 1838 EL (overall dusting) from "SOUTHAMPTON" (fine c.d.s. on top flap) to Kilmacthomas (Co. Waterford) charged "1/2‡" via Milford & Dromore. Scarce. [Ex F.E. Dixon.] PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1396 | WELSH ADDITIONAL ‡d ON COVER FROM wATERFORD TO LONDON VIA MILFORD; 31 Aug. 1838 E from "WATERFORD" (part c.d.s. by seal) to London charged "1/2‡". Mounted on an old album page with reference to a 1959 relevant Stitt Dibden article! Scarce. [Ex F.E. Dixon.] PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1397 | LLANDUDNO - TRIO OF BLUE/PURPLE TWO-LINE THREE RING "LA MARGUERITE" CACHETS INC. ONE TO BELGIUM: 1908-10 pair of PPC's to Belgium or Cheshire, both bearing 1d adhesives (scarce on Marguerite cards) tied by Liverpool or Llandudno c.d.s.'s, having very fine two-line "POSTED ON LA MARGUERITE" cachets in blue & in purple; plus 1911 PPC of Llandudno to Liverpool bearing ‡d green tied by part Llandudno c.d.s. with very fine purple three-ring "POSTED ON LA MARGUERITE" cachet and a pair of 1907 cards showing the ship. (5 cards). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1398 | RARE EARLY LETTER AT 6d RATE TO LONDON WITH FINE ARRIVAL BISHOP MARK; 25 May 1667 EL (some light stains to address-panel; ref. a legal dispute with the "Sheriffs of Dublin", signed by "Jas. Morley [&] Wm. Belke") to London charged "6" with a very fine London "IV/1" arrival Bishop Mark (just affected by filing fold) nicely placed on the side-flap. Attractive letter written the year after the Great Fire. [Ex Binnie.] PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1399 | RARE EARLY COVER RELATING TO THE LITTLE-KNOWN "HEARTS OF STEEL" REBELS OF 1772; 1772 (pencil note) E from "BANBRIDGE" (fair straight-line on the front) addressed "To The Commander in Chief of his Majestie's Forces, now in the North, Lurgan" without postal charge, presumably because the addressee was entitled to free mail, with the fascinating filing note "Petition of the Hearts of Steel to General Gisborne". Internet searches show that Major General Gisborne was indeed in charge of the British forces in Ireland in the 1770s, and the "Hearts of Steel" are recorded as having been a secretive revolutionary Society concerned with various areas of personal liberty in Ulster. One wonders what the Petition was that this wrapper enclosed, and where it might now be! The first item connected with any pre-1798 Irish rebels that we have seen. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1400 | "WATERFORD/SHIP LETTER" - EARLY TRANSATLANTIC COVER; 2 Apr. 1800 EL (overall dusting) from "Philadelphia" to Suffolk "p. Aurora, Cap. Collet via London" charged "9" with a fine black "WATERFORD/SHIP LETTER" (normally used 1829-4 only) on the front. Scarce routing for Transatlantic mail at this date. [Ex Sirene.]PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1401 | 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER EX ATHLONE TO SCOTLAND ENDORSED "A SOLDIER'S LETTER"; 22 Mar. 1822 EL from AThlone to Edinburgh with a fair red "ATHLONE" mileage mark, red manuscript "P1" and Dublin "PAID" d.s., headed & countersigned for the Concession rate for a Sergeant of the Royal Artillery. The letter acknowledges the receipt of a £10 Bank Post Bill sent by mail. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1402 | RARE RED "WATERFORD/SHIP LETTER" ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER; 1 Nov. 1829 EL from "Calais" (probably the Calais in Maine close to the Canadian border) to Hampshire charged "1/8" with a mostly very fine rare red Rob.S2 "WATERFORD/SHIP-LETTER" on the front. Seldom seen in this colour. [Ex Sirene.] PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1403 | "WATERFORD/SHIP-LETTER" COVER EX MADEIRA; Dec. 1830 - Feb. 1831 EL from "Madeira" to Edinburgh with an almost very fine black "WATERFORD/SHIP-LETTER" (Rob.S2) nicely placed on the front; charged "1/11‡" including the Scottish Additional ‡d charge. Attractive. [Ex Sirene.] PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1404 | RARE DUBLIN 'SCOTTISH MAIL TAX' ADDITIONAL ‡d MARKS IN RED & BLACK; 24 Apr. 1836 E to Edinr. with v. fine red Dublin "Addl/‡" mark (long fraction bar; rare RED colour - somewhat oxidised, but clearly matching the Dublin diamond backstamp); plus 1832 + Sept. 1839 Es from Dublin/Limerick to Edinr./Glasgow with near fine & v. fine strikes of the same Dublin "Addl/‡" mark in grey and in black. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1405 | "WATERFORD/SHIP-LETTER" & MATCHING H.S. "8" ON COVER EX CUBA; Apr./May 1840 EL from "Havana" to London with mostly fine (slightly 'doubled') black Rob.S2 "WATERFORD/SHIP-LETTER" on the front, slightly overstruck by a very fine scarce Waterford Handstruck "8" mark that was introduced in 1840 for the new Uniform Ship Letter rate. Scarce thus. [Ex Sirene.] PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1406 | BELFAST "SPLIT/ DUBLIN M.C. ETC: 1853 EL to Stranraer franked with 1d PE cancelled with a fine central example of the Belfast "62" split numeral. 1844 E to Edinburgh franked with 2d FJ tied by a fine distinctive Dublin M.C. 1882 E to Kilmarnock franked with 1d DB tied by a fine Tralee MC. (3 items). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1407 | 1916 REBELLION PARCEL CANCEL + "H&K PACKET" C.D.S. CANCELS WITH SHIPS' CODES; 1916 PPC (view of damaged city centre) to Grimsby with KGV ‡d tied by fine scarce "DUBLIN/POST OFFICE" Parcel Roller cancel; plus 1903-4 correspondence of 6 PPCs (of Ireland & Wales) all to Wales each with KEVII 1d red tied by very fine "H&K PACKET c.d.s.'s with codes "M1"(3), "M2"(2) & "M3". Plus an unused c.1916 PPC of damaged Dublin. (8 cards). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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