| 1201 | SINGAPORE & INDIA, ETC. - EARLY PRESTAMP PREPAID COVERS, ETC.; Rare July 1838 EL from London prepaid "1/2" to "Singapore, East Indies" (rare destination at this very early date) with oval red "PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON" d.s., similar oval London marks on 1820 pair of E's to the "Governor General, Calcutta" (the Marquis of Hastings) prepaid 10d each but treated as Free mail on arrival, 1855 env. prepaid "1/-" from Eastbourne to Mauritius, 1765 EL from London to Madeira with F. Agent endorsement, etc. (6 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1202 | SWITZERLAND: Bundle of covers c1870s-1950s with emphasis on KEVII-KGV period with good range of rates and frankings inc. QV covers (5, 6d grey franking noted), 1912 E with Swiss due, WWI censored mail, 1924 Exhibition frankings inc. uprated1½d stationery E with Exhibition cancellation etc. (66 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1203 | URUGUAY: 1869 (21 Aug.) EL from Manchester to Montevideo franked with horizontal pair of 6d plus single 1/- green adhesives to pay the 2/- rate; the cover is endorsed 'Per French Mail via Bordeaux' and bears "PP" h.s. & French transit marks. Ink stain at bottom left corner but unusual. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1204 | URUGUAY: 1872 (1.October) E (closed tear where roughly opened) addressed to Henry Vivian of the Coquimbo Railway Co. at Coquimbo, franked with fine examples of the 1872 6d chestnut & 1871 1/- green (pl.6) tied by duplex (said to be the earliest recorded date of use ) and single '815' killer of Camborne , Cornwall, respectively. Scarce & attractive.PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1205 | U.S.A.: Interesting group of covers with emphasis on QV frankings inc. 1/- green pair (1867), 1873 E with 6d buff (wing margin), 2½d lilac single, pair & trio on 1885 correspondence (3) plus various other 2½d & 3d frankings. Also useful KEVII & KGV covers plus a couple of 1941 censored items etc. (55 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1206 | U.S.A.: 1850 EL (slight toning to one edge) to Philadelphia ex Dudley franked with fine 1/- embossed pair (cut square, good margins, just touched at foot of one stamp) for the double rate, cancelled (not tied) by smudged numeral obliteration, red '10/CENTS', 'PAID' & '48' next to Boston arrival cds; Liverpool back-stamps. Carried by the Cunarder S.S. 'Canada'. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1207 | WORLDWIDE: Interesting accumulation of GB covers to overseas destinations c1860-1950 inc. QV items to Austria, Belgium, Holland & Italy, plus a useful range of KEVII-KGVI rates & frankings to a wide variety of countries inc. China, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, Persia, Russia (WWI censored) & USA as well as Europe.(Approx. 100 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1208 | WORLDWIDE: Range of stamped covers c1860-79 inc. pair to Malta plus three to Constantinople at 1/- or 6d rate, 1861-63 pair to Spain at 7d or 1/7d (3-colour),three to Demerara at 6d, 1/- or 2/- etc. Mixed condition but useful lot. (11 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1209 | WORLDWIDE - EARLY UPRATED POSTAL STATIONERY POSTCARD USAGES; 1880-90 QV P. Stat. PCs uprated to India (1880; 1d brown PC with 1d venetian red ex Moffat + 1889 1d PC with 1d lilac ex London), Switzerland/Germany (1880/1 pair to Bern/Hamburg with fine ½d Plate Nos. each tied by v. fine Dover/Huddersfield duplex), Java (1884 1d PC with ½d green ex Wakefield), and Colombia (1d PC with ½d Jubilee ex Colchester). Very attractive and rare lot. (6 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1210 | WORLDWIDE - POSTCARD USAGES, ETC.; 1884/6 pair of usages of the 1½d brown PC to Ceylon & Java uprated with ½d blue or ½d green tied by Hoster machine & Belfast duplexes; plus fine 1883/94 usages of the plain 1½d PC (4) to Jamaica, Bermuda, Guatemala & Germany. Scarce lot. Also 24 July 1899 discoloured ½d Reply PC endorsed "Sample attached to Contract" & similar smaller unendorsed PC. (8 cards). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1211 | WORLDWIDE - Q.V. UPRATED 1⁄2d POSTCARD USAGES TO CYPRUS, AUSTRIA, FRANCE & GERMANY; Rare 1884 usage of the thin card brown PC to Vienna uprated by diagonal bisect 1d lilac tied by London duplex but not charged on arrival in spite of London "T" Postage Due mark, rare 1895 usage of the court-size PC to Troodos with Jubilee 1⁄2d having fine "LARNACA" arrival c.d.s. on the front, and smaller PCs used in 1892/8 with Jubilee 1⁄2d Paris/Coburg ex Heywood/London. Scarce lot. (4 cards). PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1212 | BRIGHT, JOHN/POSTAL STATIONERY/REGISTERED MAIL, ETC.: "ABERGAVENNY/Unpaid/Penny Post" and s/l "CRICKHOWELL" both on 1812 EL to Usk, mainly fine London "WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER" c.d.s. (part removed with seal) on 1815 EL to Madeira, 1844 1d pink postal stationery env. (toned) cancelled by London "7" in MC and signed by the famous free trade campaigner, John Bright, QV-QEII postal stationery inc. several packets complete with original bands, 1910/11 acknowledgments of delivery of registered items from Pontypool to Sydenham, good group of rubber, skeleton & village cancellations inc. Devon, Kent, Northumberland, Suffolk and Flint, 1920's machine cancellations, c.1960 printed env. registered to the Falkland Islands franked with 7/9d worth of stamps etc., etc. (Approx. 300 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1213 | METER MAIL c1923-2006: Box with substantial lot of meter-franked covers & pieces, covering the major machines and inc. specimen strikes, manuals & publicity material inc. scarce earlier items, GPO licence, plus a few Foreign examples, Barfoot & Simon Catalogue, etc. (Approx. 350 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1214 | POSTMEN: Four lithographed sheet-music covers inc. two different versions of 'The Postman's Polka' c1850 depicting an early, red-coated postman knocking at a door, one with dedication to Rowland Hill plus a third, similar item. Also attractive design featuring a parcel post van and driver c1880 with the song 'The Parcels Post'. Mounted for framing. (4 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1215 | EARLY ALDERNEY ITEM, EPHEMERA, LABELS, ETC.; Eclectic mix inc. 1814 E ex Alderney (rubbed out pencil note) to Guernsey sent p[privately endorsed "Par Pulteney avec un panier", 1833 EL with part rare boxed "Gorlestpn/Penny Post" (Norfolk), fine blue 1855 "NECTON" UDC (Suff.), 1907 Norwich Reply Coupon, 1931 parcel address label with KGV 6d & PP label with scarce "INDIAN ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE" c.d.s.'s, 1891 P.O. Parcel Post staff "ANNUAL DINNER" menu, etc. Scarce lot. (17 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1216 | 3-DIMENSIONAL PARCELS & PACKETS - INTERNAL, EX INDIA/RUSSIA, ETC.; Unusual lot inc. small card photographer's 1873 packet to Thame with ½d Rose-red tied by Manchester duplex, small 1897 box registered to Birmingham franked by Jubilee 1½d(2)+½d+2½ tied by either Swansea c.d.s.'s or by Southampton regd. ovals (forwarded with a new address label), 1902 paper wrapper from a very small box sent to Huddersfield with Transvaal 4d+6d tied by Germiston c.d.s.'s with several partial red wax Germiston PO Bag Seals (soldier's "A.P.O. C" sender's address), 1904 box regd. to London with Russia 1r tied by Moscow c.d.s., long linen 1905 bag to Bristol with Customs form & India 4as+8as tied by unclear c.d.s., and 1933 small package to London with Belgian 5f+20c+10c and GB P. Dues (3x3d) for Customs charge. Also a small QEII box. Weird but rare lot! (7 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1217 | PROOF "PARCEL POST/Kings cross Depot/PAID 6D" MARK, "RAILWAY BORNE" OVALS, ETC.; Odd Proof piece with superb purple 26 Sept. [18]82 "PARCEL POST/Kings Cross Depot/PAID 6D" d.s., June 1883 PO circular ref. Parcel cancels, and 1901-14 group of pieces (2) & PP labels (7) all with mostly v. fine oval "RAILWAY/BORNE" marks. Scarce group. (11 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1218 | SWISS INCOMING CUSTOMS LABELS/CARDS + RARE EARLY IRISH "DELIVERY FEE" LABELS; 1895/7 group of incoming Parcel tags (2), label, card & large part wrappers all with "SWITZERLAND" (& the label "AUSTRIA") Customs labels; plus 2 modern Swiss items, and a rare group of Irish Parcel Post "DELIVERY FEE" P.O. Postage Due labels (3 off cover + one rare example on large 1926 piece with KGV 1½dx4 tied by London PP cancel). Scarce lot. (12 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1219 | 1878 (21 Feb) env from Mansfield to Lee, Kent bearing 1d plate 183 EB (faults). The cover has a very fine pen & water colour drawing depicting a bride? meeting mother in law in front of a piano.PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1220 | SIX CARTONS with the duplicated unused & used accumulation of air letters (a group of World-wide types also in evidence) and QEII period P.o. issue stationery envelopes with a wide range of indicia values. Inspection recommended. (Many 100's). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1221 | THREE CARTONS with the extensive accumulation of covers & cards including both Post Office types and private types (Blood Transfusion, PHS cards, Schweppes, etc.). A useful lot with much potential. (Large Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1222 | MISCELLANY: Range of registered envelopes inc. 1890-1900 used pair (different sizes), KEVII examples inc. fine 1907 use from Coningsby and 'specimen' E, KGV 2d Forces rate E with 3d uprating plus various other KGV inc. plain Es from the 1930s and a few more recent examples inc. 1958 mobile PO cover. (41 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1223 | 10x1d RED IMPERFS. FRANKING, BLUE LIVERPOOL "[Crown]/REGISTERED", ETC.; 1853 EL (enc. £110 Bank notes) regd. to London with no less than 10 1d Reds (inc. Block of Six - almost 4m but two folded over edge - & Strip of 3) tied by Leicester "449" numerals, 1880 regd. en. to US with 4x21⁄2d blue tied by extremely washed out (oily?) Liverpool "466" numerals with very fine blue "[Crown]/REGISTERED" & black "DALE STREET" c.d.s. alongside, 1921 OHMS regd. env. of Board of Trade with "MEDALS/REGISTERED" imprint (with orig. letter & box inside), and 2 others. (5 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1224 | QV REGISTERED PARCEL POST & PACKAGE WRAPPERS; 1891 complete brown paper wrapper (some creasing) to Cornwall franked by Jubilee 3d+2½d +1d lilac all tied by "KELVEDON" grid parcel-cancels having a "COGGESHALL" Parcel Post label, large part blue "R" label and Insurance rates label nearby; plus 1901 small complete wrapper (fine jewellers imprint inside) regd. to Lincoln with single Jubilee 3d tied by |London c.d.s. having diagonal blue lines and faint "FRAGILE WITH CARE" mark. Very scarce pair. (2 wrappers). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 1225 | INDIAN POSTCARD ADDRESSED TO QUEEN VICTORIA WITH CANCELLED POSTAGE DUE MARK; 7 May 1899 usage of the small internal Indian 1⁄4a brown Postal Stationery PC (very slight wear) written and addressed in Indian script (typed translation included; a sad plea for help from the Empress); cancelled by a fine 2-ring "MADANGANI" c.d.s., with a fine "T" in circle tax mark (beside blue crayon "71⁄2cts" charge) and v. fine (tho' oily) Aden/Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE/C" c.d.s. on the front. The address has been translated in blue crayon by the (London?) P.O.; "Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen of England & Empress of India, London", so the "1D/F.B./B" London charge-mark has been cancelled by a "Spring" mark, with a mostly fine red "LONDON S.W./POSTAGE/PAID" d.s. nearby. Remarkable example of the cancellation of a Postage Due charge on mail to Queen Victoria; presumably the item was classified as a Petition and therefore not liable to charge. Unique? [Ex John Powell.] PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 1226 | RARE 'P P / 1800' TRANSFER MARK ON LETTER REFERRING TO NELSON & LADY HAMILTON: 1800 EL (damp marks internally, away from text) probably ex Naples to London with Foreign Branch cds and fine strike - bottom segment just struck off the edge - of the rare 'P P /1800' transfer h.s. The letter, in French, is gossipy and mentions that the writer had spent several days intimement avec Nelson, admiring his heroic temperament and being invited to stay with him in London - une fraternité d'armes comme les anciens Chevaliers. He mentions the dame de ses penseés la fameuse Lady Hamilton. l'amie intime de la Reine de Naples. Most interesting. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1227 | CAMBORNE: 1827-1916 Range of covers & cards with marks inc. mainly fine s/l blue CAMBORNE on 1827 EL to St Columb endorsed Dubble only P 1/-, scarce red strikes of the double-arc cds on 1842 Es to Hayle (2), various numeral & duplex cancellations, squared circles, skeleton cds inc. two very fine strikes of the 1905 d.s., large (1907) strike plus two strikes of the 1921 skeleton on PPC (one tying 1d due), several 19th century bill-heads etc. (38 items plus several pieces and ephemera) | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1228 | MARAZION: Binder with range of marks on covers & cards inc. fine strike of the boxed mileage mark on paid letter to Redruth (1818) plus two other examples inc. FREE and a fourth strike on 1811 EL with m/s 'Missent to' addition; 1890s duplexes (redirected Ewith St Columb squared circle noted), fine Praa Sands rubber (1929), large bundle of 1890s telegrams and similar period ephemera. (25 items plus telegrams & ephemera) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1229 | PARCEL POST LABELS: Selection of used Parcel Post labels inc. fine Redruth 1901 example affixed to China Merchant's parcel tag with added QV 3d & 6d stamps, 1906 Redruth label with KEVII 1d & 6d plus oval 'R', Penzance (1900) label with oval 'R/FEE PAID' h.s. plus a further range of Penzance labels, one with QV 4d stamp. Interesting lot. (24 items) PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1230 | PENZANCE - EARLY LETTER: 1669 Letter (some creasing) addressed to Old Jewry, London concerning sales of iron; charged '3' and with London Bishop Mark 'OC/11' - docketting note reads 'Mr Benmer of Pensants', with separate account sheet enclosed. Scarce early item.. [Ex Philbrick] PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1231 | PENZANCE - EARLIEST CORNISH HAND-STAMP: 1721(3.July) EL (strengthened internally) to London ex William Gwavas, with fine strike of the scarce 23mm PEN/ZANCE on side-flap (displays well) partly overstruck by London Bishop Mark (7/IY). This was the first town hand-stamp to be used in Cornwall. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1232 | PENZANCE - EARLY STRAIGHT-LINE MARK: Undated (c1730) EL - a little grubby, some edge wear - concerning estates in West Cornwall, addressed to Looe rated at 3d and with a clear strike of the scarce first-type PEN/ZANCE h.s.. [Ex Philbrick] | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1233 | PENZANCE PRE-STAMP MARKS, 1770-1839: Interesting range of pre-stamp marks on cover, well written-up in a binder, inc. five examples of s/l PENZANCE c1770-1800, boxed (3 inc., oddly, on 1808 incoming USA letter to Scotland) and circular (4) mileage types, double-arc cds (6) plus vintage PPCs and a map.. Inspection recommended. (38 items) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1234 | PENZANCE - 1d BLACK COVERS: 1840 (16.Sept.) E to Bristol with fine 4-margin 1d Black (Pl.5 EF) tied by crisp orange-red MC; also 1841 EL with 3½ margin 1d Grey-Black (pl.7 HL) tied by smudged black MC. Useful pair. (2 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1235 | PENZANCE - MALTESE CROSS : 1841 Use of 1d Mulready letter-sheet (Stereo A26, toned, filing crease) to St Ives with fine strike of the Penzance MC and cds, 1842 printed insurance item (1d red with filing crease, light MC cancellation) and mainly fine strike in blue of a boxed TOO LATE plus three 1843 Es to Hayle with MC cancelling 1d reds. (5 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1236 | PENZANCE - NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS: Binder with extensive collection of covers c1845-75, most with 1d red frankings, showing a most interesting specialised study of the 1844 '609' numeral and associated cds plus duplex cancellations of Penzance incl. several 1d red pairs plus a strip of 4 and several stationery cards, pieces etc. (54 items plus pieces etc.) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1237 | PENZANCE - MAIL TO CANADA: 1869 E addressed to Drummondville, Quebec franked with wing-margin 6d tied by slightly oily '609' duplex of Penzance, with Liverpool sorting mark on reverse; also 1858-69 pair of Es to France (one with closed tear) franked by 4d carmine or 4d orange cancelled by single '609' or duplex obliterators respectively. (3 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1238 | PENZANCE - 1878-1914: Binder with well written-up, specialised collection of cancellations from 3-bar duplex types (1885 hand-ill'd E noted), 1881 reg'd E with use of single '609' to obliterate incorrect d.s. and squared circle cancellation, 'Not to be found/609' & 'Gone. No address/609' instructionals, various single & double-ring cds, TPOs, bundle of telegram forms etc.Inspection recommended. (111 items, pieces etc.) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1239 | PENZANCE SHIP LETTER: 1813 EL (filing fold) ex Trelawney, Jamaica to London with fine strike of the very scarce double oval Ship Lre/(crown)/PENZANCE (small central stain does not detract); m/s charge '2/8'. PHOTO. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1240 | PENZANCE SHIP LETTER / INDIA LETTER MARKS: 1831 EL (internal faults) to London ex Cape Town with fine strike of the crowned POST OFFICE/CAPE TOWN/GENERAL mark (affected by filing crease) and endorsed 'Pr Morning Star' and '1oz' - rated '4/4' quadruple rate - reverse has slightly unclear strike of the stepped PENZANCE/SHIP LETTER mark overstruck by the boxed INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE h.s.; scarce despite minor faults. Also 1815 E (contents removed) to London with mainly v.fine strike of the stepped PENZANCE/ SHIP LETTER h.s. (2 items) PHOTO. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1241 | PENZANCE - INDIA LETTER MARKS: Trio of ELs ex India, 1829-33 with fine (though overstruck) examples of the double-boxed INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE h.s. in black (2) or red inc. (1829) fine boxed CALCUTTA/GPO/SHIP LETTER d.s., another at the 4/4d 1oz rate ex Madras and the third (1833, slight internal loss) ex an officer-interpreter at 'Camp Boaj' who comments We do not pay anything on Ship Letters so that sending them by private hands delays them much.Useful group. (3 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1242 | PENZANCE INDIA LETTERS - AUSTRALIA: 1833 EL ex Hobart to London pr. Mary with mainly fine strike in greenish-grey of the double-boxed INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE h.s.; also 1840 address panel & part reverse with v.fine red PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY d.s. and smudged s/l red INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE just overstruck by London cds. (2 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1243 | REDRUTH: Binder containing a study of Redruth postmarks c1783-1930 inc. early example of local mail routed via TRURO (1783), scare small s/l REDRUTH (1818 - 2 examples one redirected with Truro mileage mark ), pair of E with UDC in black (1833-35), numeral cancellations, duplexes, squared circles and cds types etc. (44 items plus ephemera) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1244 | ST IVES - EARLY MAIL: 1670 EL (old internal repair) to London clearly dated from St Ives with '9d' rate initialled 'BL' [ex Willcocks]. Also a 1673 EL (stained) to Sir Robert Clayton in London with no obvious charge mark. {ex Willcocks & Philbrick]. 92 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1245 | 'ST IVES.C' MARKS: Interesting study of the s/l 'ST.IVES.C' mark c1795-1842 inc. fine strike of the scarce Type 1 'serpentine' mark on 1795 EL and extensive range of covers showing the straight-line types inc. 1819 paid letter to Ghent with inspector's 'star', worn and doubled impressions inc. 1832-39 paid ELs (3, two with fine blue circular PAID AT TRURO ) and 1842 late use of the mark on 1d Red cover with MC cancellation. (20 items) | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1246 | ST IVES - UNIQUE (?) USE OF SKELETON DATE-STAMP: 1843 E to Hayle with worn impression 1d Red tied by black MC and with mainly fine strike of an unrecorded 'skeleton' d.s. of MR 24. Also an 1805 EL ex Tregenna Castle franked by MP for Bodmin with a previously unrecorded 'ST IVES/297' mieage mark. Interesting pair. (2 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1247 | ST IVES - BALANCE OF COLLECTION: Binder with study of various post marks c1840s-1924 inc. '817' numeral (earliest recorded date), double-arc cds types inc. yellow ink, duplexes, single-rings inc.very fine skeleton (1903) plus 1924 type (2), ephemera etc. (40 items plus PPCs and ephemera) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1248 | TRURO - PRE-STAMP MAIL: 1751 E (poor) with part LA[N]/CES[TON] to Truro, turned and re-sent from Ennys, various s/l TRURO (5) 1775-95, four examples of the boxed mileage mark used 1801-08 plus the lined mileage mark in black (4) and blue (4) ink and an 1830 EL with fine boxed TOO LATE in pale blue. (19 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1249 | TRURO - 'MISSENT/TO/TRURO' MARK: 1860 (11.June) EL (re: Kerrier Agricultural Society) with 1d Red tied by Helston duplex, addressed to St Columb and struck with (inverted) mostly very fine strike in black of the scarce circular MISSENT / TO / TRURO h.s. - the latest recorded date. Also 1813 E (no contents) with London departure d.s., addressed to Castle Horneck with m/s 'Mis'sent to' followed by the Truro mileage mark. (2 items) PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1250 | TRURO - SCARCE 'Paid at Truro' MARK: 1824-25 Pair of ELs showing very fine strikes of the very scarce s/l 'Paid at Truro' in blue: the earlier ex Roundwood to St Columb with red '5' charge, the later with some internal loss and closed split to edge, addressed to Redruth and charged '8'. Attractive pair. (2 items) PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1251 | TRURO - MALTESE CROSS ON 1d BLACK COVERS: 1840 (August) EL to St Columb with fine 4-margin 1d Black (Pl.7 GD) just tied by watery red MC cancellation with Truro blue cds nearby. Also attractive 3½ margin 1d (Pl.7 AH) tied to March 1841 E (filing crease) by light strike of the Truro MC in black. An attractive pair. (2 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1252 | TRURO - BLUE MALTESE CROSS: 1843 E with 1d Red tied by fine strike in blue of the Truro MC plus a second E (stamp with faults) showing similar cancellation and 1d Red and 2d Blue stamps with fine strikes in a strong blue colour. (4 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1253 | TRURO 'SKELETON' D.S. USED ON HEAVY 2d BLUES COVER: 1843 Long E (faults, internal repairs) to St Austell ex Tregothnan, franked with 2d Blue x 4 arranged as block with MC cancellations, and with crisp strike of the scarce temporary 'skeleton' d.s. for '7 OC' - the earliest recorded date for this mark. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1254 | TRURO 'SKELETON' DATE-STAMPS: 1843 1d Red E addressed to Tullimaar with smudged MC cancellation and v.fine strike of the scarce 'skeleton' cds 'TRURO/OC 9/1843/+'; also an 1846 stampless EL to Liskeard with '1' charge and fine strike of a similar cds ('NO 30') with '4' at the foot replacing the '+' - recorded in use during the last week in November, 1846 prior to the introduction of the new double-arc cds. (2 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1255 | TRURO - 1843-44 CANCELLATIONS: Two 1d Red covers illustrating the second period of use of the black MC cancelation at Truro plus selection of items with examples of ll three '1844 Type' 814 numeral cancellations used with Truro cds (red and yellow examples noted) inc. two 'Late Fee' covers with additional 1d stamps - one a 1d Pink envelope. (14 covers & 6 pieces) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1256 | TRURO - 1844 NUMERAL CANCELLATION IN BLUE: 1852 E (central filing fold) to Hayle franked with worn impression 1d Red stamps (2) placed in each of the top corners of the address panel and cancelled with very sharp strikes of the '814' numeral in rich blue - very neat and attractive. PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1257 | TRURO - DUPLEX CANCELLATIONS: Binder with extensive study of duplex cancellation types and time codes c.1856-95 inc. 1864 1d Pink E with 1d late fee & 1889 1d pink with 4d uprating to India; also squared circles 1880-95 (9) etc. with interesting early postcards (3rd day of use noted)and two telegrams. (70 items) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1258 | TRURO - BALANCE OF COLLECTION: Binder containing a useful range of covers & cards c1827-1940s inc. a study of the double-arc cds (December 1839 Uniform 4d post cover noted), blue 'Truro/Py Post' (1838), 1799 s/l TRURO on paid E to Redruth, 1826-35 pair of FREE covers one with blue mileage mark, squared circles and later cds types inc. scarce 1905 use of small cds on 2d stamped parcel label, instructionals, KGV / VI registered covers, 1951 rubber cds etc. Also a quantity of Victorian billheads and other local ephemera. (60 items plus ephemera) | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1259 | LYNMOUTH - 970 ERROR OF NUMERAL IN BLUE: 1855 (18 May) env from Lynmouth to South Molton bearing LC16 1d OA (centred to left) with a blue 970 numeral cancellation which was allocated to Washford in Somerset. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 1260 | DORCHESTER - SCARCE "MISSENT TO" MARK: 1824 EL to Sherborne with m/s "Post paid", boxed "No.1" & s/l "MISSENT TO DORCHESTER/123" and "WELLS-S/129" mileage on reverse. Rare thus. PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1261 | POOLE, ETC.: The small group inc. 1799 EL with large s/l "POOL", three different mileages (POOLE/116, POOL/116 & 108 POOL.D), 1840 EL ex Poole to Somerset with (on reverse) fine "Parkstone/Penny Post", E with s/l "SHERBORNE", 1821 E with Sherborne mileage, etc. (7). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1262 | SHAFTESBURY-BLUE AND GREEN NUMERAL "698" CANCELLATIONS: 1841 1d red BB (close margins & a little soiled) bearing an almost complete "498" numeral cancellation of Shaftesbury in green and 1d red AF (touched in places) with a large part strike of the same cancellation but in blue. Also 1844 env. from Chester addressed to Hawick bearing "Twyford/Penny Post" mark, 1849 env. ex Margate to London bearing "Birchington/Penny Post" in red, 1849 env. from Newark to London with 'Try First Address again', 'Gone away' & 'Refused to be taken in at the Second address' all in m/s, 1851 env. from Stourport to U.S.A. franked with 1d red TH (faults) with "19/CENTS" h.s. alongside and 1851 EL ex Philadelphia to Liverpool but redirected to London bearing creased 1d red MF. (2 loose stamps + 5 covers). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1263 | GLOUCS. & HEREFS. COLLECTION; 1752-1989 covers/cards (almost all pre-1915) inc. near fine 1752 "HERE/FORD", fine 1784 "ROSS", v. fine 1800 "HEREFORD", v. fine & near fine red "Ross/Penny Post", scarce mostly fine boxed "M·Dean/Py Post"1847 pair of mostly fine "Peterchurch" & "Frampton on Severn" Penny Posts, 1839 red m/s "Paid at Hereford", fair Ross 1d Black cover with fair Ross "TOO LATE", UDCs (3), Railway 1d Red ELs, TPOs, etc. Good lot. (54 covers, 1 receipt & 1 map). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 1264 | 'RAILWAY' NUMBERS ON COVER: Trio of ELs to Saddleworth, 1834-39, the earliest with fine large red '4' on reverse, the other two with similarly fine strikes of the '5' & '6' 'railway' numbers on the address panels. Fine group. (3 items)PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1265 | SHREWSBURY - UNRECORDED(?) HANDSTRUCK "REGISTERED" MARK IN RED ON INLAND COVER; 24 Nov. 1866 env. (original contents ref. enclosed £50 in notes) to Birmingham franked by 1d Red (pl.95) + 4d vermilion (pl.8) tied by "SHREWSBURY/708" duplexes with a mostly fine red handstruck "REGISTERED" mark alongside. We do not recall having seen this early Shrewsbury mark before; there was no example in either the Sussex or Willcocks collections. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1266 | DUNSTER: 1831 EL ex Ellicombe to Wivelcombe with fine strike of the scarce boxed 'Dunster/Penny Post' and m/s '7' charge; light filing crease, inside flap edge affected by damp, not noticeable from outside. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1267 | UDIMORE: 1680 Indenture on paper (some fold wear with tiny loss of text otherwise remarkably fresh and legible) concerning the sale of farm buildings & land at 'Maple Stande, Brede' agreed between Richard Robinson of Brede and John Robinson of 'Udimer' - a fine survival from the reign of Charles II. | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1268 | RUGBY:1858 (5 April) mourning env. (some damage on flap due to rough opening) used locally franked with LC14 1d plate 42 IH cancelled with an almost complete rugby "shoe", on reverse are overlapped UDC of Newbold on Avon and Bilton. Fine. PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1269 | MISCELLANY: Group of covers c1810-80s inc. 1842-49 to Malton (4) or Bedale with scarce BROMPTON-YORKS UDCs in green or blue, one with 'With Hast' endorsement, fine ink drawing of a monument in Brompton Church sent from Malton to Market Weighton (1833) as a 'Free' plus various other items with origins or destinations in the County. (30 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1270 | MALTON - SIR GEORGE CAYLEY, AIRCRAFT PIONEER: Small correspondence, 1839-49, mainly to Malton, written by Sir George Cayley at Brompton inc. (1839) blue 'Malton/Penny Post' with RH 'No.2', BROMPTON-YORKS UDCs (8) in black, blue & green and one from London plus modern booklet etc. [Cayley experimented with flying machines at Brompton from the 1790s onwards and established basic principles of aerodynamics]. (10 covers & a letter) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1271 | ROTHERHAM etc: Group of PPCs inc. trio of RP cards of 1912 Royal visit, KEVII cards with cancellations of Oldcotes, Parkgate, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath on Deane & Wickersley, York & Scarboro' S.T. (1906), New Park, RSOs etc. Also a similar range of cards with better Scottish cancellations. Inspection invited. (100 approx.) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1272 | YORK: Miscellany c1745-1890 inc. 1744-80 pair of Es with s/l YORK, 1841 mainly fine red 'Pd 2', 1d stamped Es with duplex cancellations, two OHMS covers (faults) billheads etc. (28 covers etc.) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 1273 | MISCELLANY of covers & cards inc. Jersey 1943 Pictorial set on six PPC's, each with First Day cancellation & special coloured "First Day" cachets, 1946 6d Airletter uprated with 9d adhesive ex Guernsey to the USA, six covers bearing a variety of Guernsey Arms stamps (two being First Mail to England after Liberation & two being resumption of Air Mail Service by Channel Islands Airways, two Guernsey WWII period "bisect" covers, etc. (21). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1274 | 18th CENTURY CARRIERS' LETTERS WITH PARCEL ENDORSEMENTS; 1759-98 privately carried internal Scottish ELs with varied endorsements on the front inc. "With a Hare & 4 Hens" (1759 Cult to Edinr.), "With 2 paper parcels & a hair cloth" (1760 Glasgow to Ardchattan), "With 3 sugar loaves, 4 bottles & a parcel" (1768 Edinr. to Crookston), 9 1772-88 ELs ex the same correspondence (mostly between Edinr. & St. Andrews) with varied endorsements about boxes/parcels, "Wth a sugar loaf, "with 2 hans & 2 parcels fish", "with 2 loaves of bread" & "wth 3 Hoes", etc. Scarce collection. (18 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1275 | MAILCOACH LETTERS SENT WITHIN SCOTLAND, ETC.; 1799-1827 covers sent outwith the postal system variously endorsed "p. Mail Coach", "Per Coach", "p. Dunse Fly", & "Per Fife Union" (ex Ayr, Dunse, Dunse & Dundee) - charged "1/6", "18", "8" & 10". Plus 1790 EL from Dumfries to Edinr. with contents ref. travelling from London by the new coach, and 1822 EL ref. letter by guard. (6 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1276 | EARLY 19th CENTURY CARRIERS' LETTERS WITH PARCEL ENDORSEMENTS; 1801-39 privately carried internal Scottish ELs with varied carrier endorsements, inc. "Carrier Pd", "With a spade & a parcel", "With ½ Dozen wine", "with 2 baskets", "with 2 casks", "Per Mail Guard & then with the Letter Carrier with £29-15-0", etc. Many from one correspondence. Plus two posted covers with mentions of carriers. Useful lot. (17 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1277 | POST OFFICE ACT REF. THE NEW PACKET RATES FOR MAIL BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND THE ISLE OF MAN: Fine two-sided printed foolscap 5th Aug. 1822 Act establishing the rates following the change of routes & the establishment of Douglas as a post town. Rare. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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