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| 801 | QV ERRORS: 1881-98 quartet comprising 1881 1d pink envelope with a second albino impression of the 1d stamp to the left of the pink impression, 1883 unused 1d pink wrapper with a double impression of the undated 1d pink impressed stamp plus 1898/99 pair of undated 1d pink envelopes posted almost a year apart, the first in SE & the second in WC Districts. (4). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 802 | KEVII ALBINO IMPRESSIONS: 1902 (Feb.) s.t.o. 1d carmine envelope with albino impression & 1911 (April) McCorquodale 1d scarlet envelope with albino impression. (2). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 803 | KGV/KGVI ALBINO IMPRESSIONS: 1913 s.t.o. ½d green window envelope ex the Wandsworth & District Gas Company, 1913 s.t.o. ½d green window envelope (smaller format), 1913 1d scarlet envelope and 1932 (?) 1½d chocolate-brown envelope used from Southend-on-Sea to Leigh-on-Sea. (4). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 804 | KGV-QEII ERRORS: The small group of cards/envelopes with various errors inc. KGV 1d red card (CS41) with inverted head, 1951 KGVI 1½d green (?) albino impression, KGVI postcard with dry print, QEII 4d envelope with albino impression, etc. (11). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 805 | WEMBLEY EXHIBITION CARDS: 1924-25 group of postcards inc. 1924 unused 1d postcards (12), 1924 1½d letter cards (2) unused, 1924 1½d letter card used with Exhibition slogan cancel of 10 June, 1925 unused 1d postcards (4), 1925 1½d unused letter cards (3) & 1½d used card addressed to Lucerne. (23). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 806 | WEMBLEYS: 1924 Wembley 1d & 1½d postcards and 1½d envelope. 1925 Wembley 1d postcard and 1½d envelope unused. Also 1925 Wembley 1d & 1½d unmounted mint. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 807 | KGVI STAMPED TO ORDER ISSUES:c1938 ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d & 2½d STO impressions on thin card (118 x 152mm). Also ½d to 2d x 2 sets of tete-beche impresions on coloured cards and ½d singles x 4. Fine. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 808 | KGVI ERRORS: The small group comprising 1941 5½d registered envelope used within Aberdeen with an extra example of the impressed stamp, 1947 albino 5½d on scarce provisional registered envelope of De La Rue & Co., 1949 (?) 6½d envelope with print missing on both sides, "F" size 6½d registered envelope with aa double impression of the stamp & an unused 1951 outsize "K" type 6½d envelope with a double impression of the stamp. (5). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 809 | KGVI ERRORS: The unused selection with 1942 2d orange postcard dry prints (2), 1942 2d orange miscut card and another example of same with an additional misplaced stamp & heading in addition to normal and a 1953 2d brown postcard dry print. (5). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 810 | PENNY PINK ENVELOPES: 1841-98 A selection of 1d pink env with various h.s. & cancellations inc 1854 Shrewsbury "spoon" and 1885 Hoster cancellation. Also 1890 Penny Postage Jubilee 1d env (4, inc two with special cancellations and three special inserts). Mostly fine. (22 items). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 811 | POSTCARDS - THE RARE 11⁄2d REDUCED TO 1d RATE POSTCARD: 1923 (25 March) 11⁄2d postcard (Huggins CP77) with printed & typed message from The Bishop of Peterborough to Melton Mobray with triangular "612" inspectors mark reducing the rate to 1d. The triangular mark was applied when the printed matter prevented them being exchanged for new cards plus a cash refund. Small faults. Very few used examples are recorded. (Huggins CP83). PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 812 | REGISTERED MAIL- QV TO KGVI RANGE OF "BETTER" ITEMS: The small selection inc. 1892 2d envelope ex Crumpsall Green to Switzerland uprated with ½d vermilion & 1d (2) tied by violet "198" numerals, 1887 2d envelope ex London to Cyprus uprated with ½d vermilion, 1d (2) & 2½d (2), 1911 KGV 3d envelope ex London to Berlin uprated with KEVII 1½d perfin pair, 1912 long format KGV 3d envelope ex London to the Secretary of the Taff Vale Railway Co., etc. (8). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 813 | REGISTERED ENVELOPES - RARE KGV PROVISIONAL ISSUES: 1921 3d brown + 2d orange sizes "F" and "G" (flap 7). The "G" size with a very small ink spot on reverse. A rare pair Huggins types RP36(F & Ga).PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 814 | REGISTERED ENVELOPES - ERRORS: Unused KGVI & QEII envelopes inc. 'dry prints' and over-inked impressions, albino dies, paper folds, 'squeezed' die, missing die, double print, twin dies with one inverted etc. Unusual lot 0- inspection recommended. (28 items) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 815 | REGISTERED ENVELOPES - FORCES ISSUES: 1915-52 The selection of Forces Issue registered envelopes with Huggins types FRP1 (17, inc ten used), FRP2 (9, inc six used), FRP3 (13, inc eleven used), FRP6 unused, FRP7 unused, FRP8 x 3 unused) and FRP9 unused. Mostly fine. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 816 | STAMPED TO ORDER ENVELOPES - RARE REDUCTION IN RATE ENVELOPE ETC.: 1922 (May) An unused STO 2d mourning env with 2d handstamped with triangular framed "W.C" to reduce the face value to 11⁄2d. Fine and scarce. (Huggins ES57).Fine. Also 1913-15 unused 11⁄2d (2), 2d, 21⁄2d,3d, 4d, 6d, 9d,10d & 1/-. STO envs. Some foxing. (Huggins ES44 to 52). PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 817 | WEMBLEY EXHIBITION ITEMS ETC.: 1924 & 1925 Wembley 1d card, 1½d reply card, 1½d card and 1½d envelope. All unused, some foxing. Also 1897 Prince of Wales Charity selection inc. 1/- and 2/6d mint blocks of eight and single with central "TORRE/TORQUAY" c.d.s (16 items). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 818 | Q.V. MISCELLANY: Interesting bundle of covers c1860-1900 inc. trio of 7d rated Es 1860-61, various 5d combinations, 1876 E with plate 14 4d orange & ½d 'bantam', 1885 E with 1d & 2d lilac, Jubilee 4d on registered parcel tag (1900), unusual boxed 'Registered 2d' (1894) plus a group (7) of overseas destinations inc. uprated postal stationery and two 7d rated covers. (44 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 819 | MISCELLANY: Collection on leaves and stock-pages with emphasis on QV types with extensive variety of functions and values plus some complete documents; also embossed revenues inc. 18th century blue values on pieces plus complete 1784 document with 2/3d pair plus 2/6d. Interesting lot. (Qty) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 820 | 'FOREIGN BILL': Binder holding collection of Bills of Exchange from various countries, all with different combinations of KEVII 'FOREIGN BILL' revenues inc. perfin varieties; wide range of origins, many attractively-printed inc. pictorial examples. Also a few earlier, unstamped examples from 1820 onwards. (58 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAPHS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 821 | TELEGRAM FORMS: Collection of unused telegram forms with embossed indicia c1872-1950 inc. QV 1/- card and form, various 6d forms (17) and scarce 10d blue foreign telegram; KEVII inc. 10d 'specimen' opt. and 6d (9 inc. stock exchange example), KGV (8 inc. scarcer 9d + 3d ordinary & stock exchange types) plus KGVI 6d, 1/- & 1/6d types etc. Good lot. (47 items) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
| EARLY LETTERS, 1565-1686 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 822 | RARE "PAIEZ LE PORT 2d" CHARGE ON CORSINI LETTER FROM FRANCE TO LONDON VIA RYE: Very fine 20 Feb. 1579 EL ex Lyons to London with the rare endorsement "P[aie]z le port deux [denares = pence] sterling [i.e. =2d to pay] at the foot of the address. This was in fact the inland Merchant Strangers' Post rate from Rye to London, because Rye was the main port for Lyons trade at this date and the word "sterling" proves that the rate was English. PHOTO. | £500 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 823 | FIRST POST OFFICE PERIOD LETTER FROM CAMBRIDGE TO LONDON: The first British inland Post Office was set up in July/Aug. 1635 under Thomas Witherings and it is thought that the earliest letters carried by the system bore no postal charges, because most were to/from London & charges were specified to be collected there and in no other towns. This letter - clearly addressed "To his Loving Cosen Mr. William Hurtt at ye East Indys House in Bishopsgate streete, these [be delivered]" was sent from Cambridge and was therefore very likely to have been sent by this inaugural P.O. service with postage collected from the addressee. Attractive with a fine wax red seal and one of only a handful of 1635-39 inland letters that have been recorded. [Ex Martin Willcocks & Hugh Feldman]. PHOTO. | £360 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 824 | SUSSEX - FIRST PUBLIC P.O. PERIOD INLAND LETTER SENT PRIVATELY TO COLLECT CASH: 22 Sept. 1638 EL from "Ewhurst" (near Battle, Sussex) to Ralph Buskin "at his house in Loose, Kent" carried by a special private messenger in order to collect a large sum in cash. "I send my man...for £80" (as a loan). This letter was sent in the brief period after the start of the first British public postal service (in 1635) & before the chaos of the Civil War closed down the system in 1642. Most mail continued to be carried privately at this time and no one trusted large sums of money in the new P.O. system. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 825 | SOMERSET - GREAT FIRE OF LONDON "LOSS OF BISHOP MARK" PERIOD COVER: 16 Nov. 1666 EL from "Nettlecombe neere Dunster (Somerset) addressed to London & endorsed "post is pd" but without any London arrival Bishop Mark. The Bishop Marks had all been burnt in the Great Fire of London in September 1666 & their replacements did not come into use until late November of that year - so this is one of only three recorded post-fire Bishop Mark-less covers and one of very few letters dated during this year to have been recorded. [Ex Hugh Feldman - sold in Cavendish's 10 Oct. 2001 auction for £805]. PHOTO. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LONDON POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 826 | PRE-POST OFFICE PERIOD LETTER FROM LONDON TO ESSEX: 1622 (3 June) EL from "London" to "his asewred [= assured] good ffreind & Cosen Mr. Richard Worth these be d[elivere]d at Lucking" (near Halstead). Sent 17 years prior to the establishment of the first public postal system in Britain and hence almost certainly transported via a common carrier. Attractive. [Ex Hugh Feldman]. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 827 | 1662 LETTER FROM LONDON TO NORWICH WITH NO BISHOP MARK AND "COMPUTED MILEAGE" 2d RATE: 22nd Feb. 1661/2 EL from "London" to Norwich without Bishop Mark (because they were only applied to letters addressed to London until 1663). The 2d charge mark on obverse is particularly intriguing as Norwich lies some 110 miles from London and this letter should have incurred a charge of 3d (presumably resulting from the P.O.'s use of "computed" - i.e. not properly measured miles which placed Norwich some 80 odd miles from London). A rare example of a pre-1663 "Non-Bishop Mark" cover. [Ex Hugh Feldman]. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 828 | EARLY LETTER TO LEICESTER: 1664 (4 Jan.) EL to Leicester with a slightly smudged Bishop Mark on reverse. Slightly grubby but a very early example of the London Bishop Mark. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 829 | GROUP OF EARLY BISHOP MARKS: 1673-1776 group of EL's with a variety of London Bishop Marks inc. 1687 EL ex Blagdon with red Bishop Mark on reverse, 1701 EL to Norfolk with Bishop Mark of 12 February on obverse, 1712 to Holborn with fine Bishop Mark of 31 December on reverse, 1776 EL ex Brussels to Margate via London with Foreign & Domestic Bishop Marks of 12 June on reverse, etc. (7). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 830 | INSPECTORS' MARKS: Interesting group of Es c1730-1836 inc. c1730 fine & scarce small crown [L155], 1755 E with very scarce medium crown [L160] initialled 'MB' plus two other red crown h.s.; scarce red encircled cross on London Twopenny Post E (1836) and various 'star' h.s. on 5 covers and 9 small pieces. (10 covers & 9 pieces) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 831 | St PAUL'S OFFICE DOCKWRA: 1734 EL (spike hole) to a book-seller 'at the Lamb without Temple bar' with v.fine strike of the Type 3a Monday Dockwra used at the St Paul's office [Jay 2307]. Attractive. [Ex Jay] PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 832 | DOCKWRA MARKS (TYPE 4): Trio of ELs 1765-82 - 3 fine strikes inc. General Office Tuesday marks (2 different types) with time h.s. plus c1765 EL (repaired tear affects address panel) with v.fine St Paul's Office h.s. (THursday) with m/s 'Ralph' receiver's mark. (3 items) [Ex Jay] | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 833 | WESTMINSTER DOCKWRA: c1765 E (filing fold) addressed from Pall Mall to 'Austin-friers' with very fine strike of the Type 4 Westminster Dockwra alongside m/s 'McLane' receiver's mark; displays well. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 834 | SET OF EXPERIMENTAL BISHOP MARKS ON COVERS: 1787 trio with mostly very fine two-ring "JANUARY/K/19" (only in use for ten days), "FEBY./L./19" & "MARCH/B/28" Experimental Bishop Marks neatly placed on their flaps; other marks inc. red "EAST/GRINSTEAD", "84. FAIR/FORD" first-type mileage & "BRECK/NOCK". Scarce set of these month (or less) only marks used exclusively on mail addressed TO London. (3 covers). {Ex "T.M.S." Collection]. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 835 | RARE THREE-LINE "G.P.O./GT.SURRY ST./B.F.R." MARK: 1793 EL to Edinburgh with a very fine strike of the rare Blackfriars Road Receiving House mark on the lower left flap (Jay L77a). Rare thus. [Ex Hugh Feldman]. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 836 | RARE TWO-LINE "G.P.O./WAPPING" R.H. MARK: 1793 EL (some toning) to Aberdeen with a very fine (but overstruck) impression of this rare mark (Jay L77c) on the flap. [Ex Hugh Feldman]. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 837 | RARE FOREIGN BRANCH TO PENNY POST "PP" TRANSFER MARK ON COVER EX PORTUGAL: Jan./March 1794 EL (faults affecting address panel but clear of marks) from Massarraiolos (near Lisbon) to London charged "1/6" with a mostly fine "MR/3" Foreign Branch Bishop Mark on the flap beside a matching black small handstruck "PP" mark (Jay L1024) which is now recognised as the 1794 forerunner of the rare F.B. "PP (year)" in circle marks. Only a handful of examples of this first plain "PP" mark - indicating that the letter was to be transferred from the FB P.O. to the local Penny Post letter carriers for delivery at no extra charge. Also a pair of 1793 (?) EL's ex the same correspondence but without any PP marks. (3). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 838 | EXPERIMENTAL 'PAID' DATESTAMP (SECOND TYPE): 1794 EL (light stain) ex Edinburgh to Hanover with fine Edinburgh Bishop Mark ('AP/1') and m/s '1/7' with mainly fine strike in red of the scarce London experimental octagonal 'POST/9(AP/4)4/PAID' h.s. used April-July 1794. [Ex Born] | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 839 | EXPERIMENTAL 'PAID' DATESTAMP: 1794 Prepaid E (closed tear to flap) with mainly fine curved RIPON and m/s 'PP6' to Westminster with v.fine, slightly liquid strike in red of the experimental DE/9 (5) 4/PAID d.s. (third type). [Ex Born] PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 840 | LONDON LOCAL POSTS: 1794-1838 group of ELs with a good range of markings inc. "C.O." in black (with Jay L404) & red (1796), a range of Receiving House marks, 1829 erasure h.s. (Jay L662), 1826 EL endorsed "With 2 jars Tamarinds, etc. Ex Fitzherbert (21). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 841 | PENNY POST INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS: 1795 EL (small holes in address panel) with fine strike of the large red 'C-O' Chief Office mark; also 1801 EL to Aylesbury with fine red triangular 'Penny/Poft/Not Paid' transfer mark. Fine pair. (2 items) [ex Jay] | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 842 | GENERAL POST PAID MARK: 1799 E to London with partly fine STOCKPORT scroll, m/s 'P1/4' and fine red PAID outside cds [L103] in use during the latter half of 1799. [Ex Jay]PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 843 | TWOPENNY POST, etc: Album with well written-up collection of stampless covers with range of Twopenny Post marks plus a few Penny Post, Receiver's marks, Dockwra on (1755) piece, various PAID marks inc. early Uniform Penny Post covers etc. (69 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 844 | RECEIVING HOUSES: Album containing a well written-up collection of s/l receivers' marks on (mainly) 1d red covers of the 1840s & '50s; nothing outstanding but much useful material. (83 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ENGLISH COUNTIES MIXED POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 845 | ADDITIONAL ½ MARKS ON ENGLISH COVERS with many different types inc. red examples ex Manchester, unusual '½ More to pay' in m/s on Chistmas Eve E from Macclesfield to Edinburgh also bearing red Christmas Day paid mark, rare fancy 1832 boxed "Addl/½" & other marks applied at Carlisle, additional marks such as large part step-framed "[L]IVERPOOL/[SH]IP LETTER" on 1833 EL from Hamburg to Greenock and several examples ex London one of which also has boxed "Goswell Rd". Mixed condition but ripe for further study. (57 covers). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 846 | BEDS./BERKS./HUNTS./MIDDX.: The prestamp selection of E/EL's with a good variety of postal markings inc. 1764 EL with rare two-line "BARKHAM/STED", 1772 three-line "BISHOP/STORT/FORD", 1799 two-line "HUNGER/FORD", E with "Hartington/Penny Post" in conjunction with (on reverse) Huntingdon UDC, curved "TRING" & "HEMEL HEMPSTEAD" marks, boxed "Sunninghill", 1830 EL with circular red "ST. NOETS" (misspelling), "WARE/Penny Post", etc. (19). | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 847 | BUCKS./SURREY/SUSSEX: Group of E/EL's inc. EL with two-line "BEACONS/FIELD", 1836 EL with two-line "Bagshot/Penny Post" in red, 1842 EL with "Mayfield/Penny Post", 1840 EL with "Thames Ditton/Penny Post" in conjunction with h.s. "2" of Thames Ditton, 1845 EL with "Fletching/Penny Post", s/l "GUILDFORD" & "LEATHERHEAD", "MARLOW" & "RICKMANSWORTH", horseshoe type "FARRINGDON", etc. (18). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 848 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE/NORTHANTS./OXON: Group of E/EL's with a variety of postal markings inc. E with first-type "67 NORTH/AMPTON" mileage, 1798 EL with serpentine "WOODSTOCK", 1799 EL with curved "HENLEY", 1824 two-line "ENSTONE/Penny Post", etc., 1836 E with boxed "Cambridge/Penny Post", 1836 EL to New York with boxed "Newmarket/Penny Post" etc. (14). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 849 | CHESHIRE/LANCASHIRE: Group of E/EL's with a good range of postal markings inc. 1788/1790 curved "MANCHES/TER", 1796 EL with circular "LIVERPOOL", 1813 EL with black boxed "8/PP" of Cheadle (country office of Manchester), 1829 EL ex Manchester to Moreton-in-Marsh with red boxed "Too Late/NP", UDC's of Colne, Holmes Chapel (red) & Marsden-Lancashire, 1820 EL with oval "ARDWICK/MANCHESTER", etc. (25 plus 2 fronts). | £160 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 850 | CUMBERLAND/NORTHUMBERLAND/WESTMORLAND: Group of E/EL's with a good range of postal markings inc. 1834 EL with superb s/l "BOOTLE" (Cumberland) and fair red boxed "Ulverstone/Penny Post", 1835 EL to Carlisle with small boxed "PENRITH/PENNY POST", 1839 EL with two-line "Newbiggin/Penny Post", 1843 E bearing imperf. 1d red tied by black MC and with fine red rectangular "BARRAS BRIDGE RH" and a good selection of other marks inc. s/l "APPLEBY", Penny Posts of Dent, Hawkshead & Kirby Lonsdale, etc. (16). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 851 | DORSET/SOMERSET: Group of E/EL's with a variety of postal markings inc. 1770 E with s/l "FROOM", E with large two-line "WELLING/TON. S.", 1768 E with large s/l "CHARD", 1833 EL with boxed "Chard/Py. Post", 1837 unboxed "Chard/Penny Post", 1836 Chard UDC , etc. (22). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 852 | EAST ANGLIA: Small group of E/EL's, etc. with a good range of postmarks including 1824 EL with "IPSWICH/Penny Post" addressed to Halifax Nova Scotia, 1792 E with s/l "NORWICH", 1830 E with two-line "Rougham/Penny Post", other Penny Post marks inc. Botesdale, Braintree, Hadleigh & Yarmouth, UDC's of Aylsham & Witham (in red), s/l "GUIST", etc. (26). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 853 | HAMPSHIRE/ISLE OF WIGHT/DORSET: Prestamp group with a useful range of postal markings inc. 1798 straight-line "POOL", E with two-line "RING/WOOD", 1838 (24/25 December) EL's with scarce Poole Christmas Eve/Christmas Day Skeletons, 1840 E with "Hamble/Penny Post", 1d pink postal stationery envelope with two-line "Bittern/Penny Post", two-line "ALTON/Penny Post", curved "PORTSMOUTH", etc. (18). | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 854 | HEREFORDSHIRE/SHROPSHIRE/WARWICKSHIRE/WORCESTERSHIRE: Group of E/EL's with a variety of markings inc. 1674 EL to Oswestry with m/s "Salop post", 1798 EL with two-line "COVEN/TRY", 1778 EL with two-line "SHREWS/BURY", 1797 E with curved "MARKET RAISIN", 1829 EL with red "MALVERN/Penny Post", Union Insurance Office printed circular with two-line "SHIFFNALL/Penny Post", 1839 EL with two-line "Harewood End/Penny Post", s/l marks of Leominster (2) & Hereford, 1847 "ERDINGTON/PP", etc. (26 plus a front). | £160 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 855 | MIDLANDS COUNTIES: Group of E/EL's with a useful range of postal markings inc. 1771 large-type s/l "STAFFORD", 1767 & 1781 E/EL with two-line "NOTTING/HAM", boxed "Atherstone/Penny Post", 1841 two-line "Overseal/Penny Post", 1839 E with boxed "Ashby de la Zouch/Penny Post", s/l "OVERSEAL" & (on reverse) UDC of Ashby, other UDC's inc. Retford, Spalding & Worksop, Newark Penny Post, blue skeleton of Leicester, etc. (23). | £160 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 856 | 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) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHESHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 857 | ROCKSAVAGE: 1589 Fine EL concerning legal matters, addressed To my assured lovinge frende Thomas Egerton esquire her Mates Solicitor genrall and with very fine subscription and signature Yowre assured Lovynge frende allwayes faythefullye to use H.Derby - of Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby, Lord High Steward and a judge at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots. Clearly dated from Rocksavage, near Runcorn. No postal markings. Accompanied by a folder of research notes etc. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CORNWALL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 858 | PRESTAMP MISCELLANY with 1771 two-line "LEST/WITHIEL", s/l "ST. MAWES", s/l "ST. IVES-C", 1830 boxed "Launceston/Penny Post" & 1776 EL with large-type s/l "PENRYN". (5). PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 859 | FALMOUTH - G.C. & R.W. FOX FORWARDING AGENTS MAIL: A group of E/ELs, etc. relating to the Shipping Agents G.C. & R.W. Fox including 1814 EL to London with red s/l "FALMOUTH" & m/s Foxes & Sons endorsement, 1832 E ex Haiti to London with m/s endorsement reading "Forwarded by G.C. & R.W. Fox & Co.", 1843 Quarantine account of the Brig "Kara", 1846 E ex Trieste to Falmouth with m/s "Agence Consulaire d'Autriche Falmouth, Acheminee (Forwarded) p Fox & Cie", 1874 EL bearing 2d blue ex Falmouth to Loano with oval "G.C. FOX & CO./FALMOUTH" cachet, 1879 EL ex Falmouth to London bearing 1d red with "FOX" perfin, etc. (11). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 860 | PENZANCE - EARLY PRINTED HEADINGS: 1823-43 quartet of ELs ex Richard Pearce (Merchant & Ship Agent) of Penzance (all signed by him) to Frederick Huth & Co. in London, on special headed notepaper advertising the services of his company. All four headings are different and two of them are particularly ornate encompassing the Lion & the Unicorn. (4). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CORNWALL - SCILLY ISLANDS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 861 | ENTIRE LETTER ON "TREGARTHEN & BANFIELD"SHIP AGENTS HEADED PAPER EX THE SCILLIES TO LONDON: 1832 (Sept.) EL ex St. Mary's to London (carried privately to Penzance & posted there) with fascinating contents including "We beg to inform you that these islands are completely free from Cholera and as some houses are availing themselves of this circumstance to forward goods coastways to Scilly to be reshipped for Spain & ce (sic) we have taken the liberty to appraise you of the same and to inform you that a fine Schooner was launched here yesterday....". Very early pictorial heading. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CUMBERLAND | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 862 | LONGTOWN: 1817 EL to Carlisle with a superb boxed rectangular "LONGTOWN/312-E" Scots type mileage mark. Unusual. PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 863 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. with a variety of postal markings inc. 1829 EL with s/l "BUTTERLEY", 1796/97 pair of EL's (both with faults) ex the same correspondence with horseshoe type ""STONEY MIDDLETON", 1838 EL with UDC of "MATLOCK BATH", etc. (10). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 864 | WINSTER: Folder of copy letters (26) to or from the Dowager Lady Massarene of Winster, 1796-1805 concerning the administration of the estate during her son's confinement for insanity - mentions of lead mining, coaches and turnpikes noted. Also a further group of miscellaneous letters in a folder. (41 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 865 | POSTCARDS: The small group of real photo cards (mostly unused) with several views of Ashbourne inc. Shrove Tuesday football match types, a gathering entitled "Ashbourne Knitting League, May 1918", a superb card of Bolsover coliery, a used card depicting Bolsover Market Place, etc. A few non-Derbyshire views noted inc. Burton Aviation Meeting. (21). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 866 | MISCELLANY with a good selection of postal markings inc. 1792 serpentine "EXETER", 1780 straight-line "TIVERTON", 1848 printed circular with "ST. GERMANS" UDC, 1831 EL with first-type "HONITON-Penny Post", 1812 EL with large two-line "SOUTH/MOULTON", 1834 EL with boxed "Axminster/Py P", sundry other Penny Posts inc. boxed & unboxed Plymouth, Chudleigh, Fore Street Hill & Otterton. (18). | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 867 | EXETER - SCARCE TINY HANDSTRUCK MAIL TAX "1⁄2" MARK: 1836 (Aug.) EL ex Madras to Scotland with boxed "INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE" on reverse plus tiny "1⁄2" handstruck mark of Exeter applied upside down on the obverse.PHOTO. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 868 | TORQUAY & DISTRICT: QV - KGV group of covers, cards etc. inc. 1858 env. ex Brixham via Torquay to Ashburton with 'Above ½' in m/s and fine "2" h.s., 1862 env. from Torquay to Andover bearing fancy "Too Late" mark, 1867 env. ex Plymouth to Torquay & thence redirected to Copplestone with "1" h.s., 1879 registered env. uprated with 1d red adhesive cancelled by blue "805" numeral of Torquay with regd. oval d.s. alongside also in blue, v. fine "BRIXHAM 136" duplex on 1883 env. to Holsworthy, 1900 postcard of Cockington Village franked with QV ½d orange tied by v. fine Torquay duplex, 1906 underpaid local PPC bearing v. fine "1D/805" postage due mark, mainly fine "CHURSTON FERRERS 985" duplex (error of number) on 1912 env. to Cornwall and a few old prints. (25 items). [Ex David Cornelius]. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 869 | TORQUAY: 1888 envelope to Ashburton endorsed "2d" in manuscript bearing a rather tired looking 1d cancelled by Torquay duplex and with m/s "Stamp used twice/2d to pay" at top left hand of cover. Some toning but exceedingly scarce thus. PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 870 | BRISTOL 5th CLAUSE POST EX THORNBURY: 1826 EL to PLymouth (closed hole in front) with mainly fine s/l THORNBURY, fine 2-line 'BRISTOL/5th Clause Post' nearby and Bristol mileage cds on reverse, m/s '11' charge. [Ex Gilbert] PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 871 | UNUSUALLY FINE SCOTTISH MAIL TAX ADDITIONAL 1⁄2 MARK: 1838 (December) EL to Edinburgh with a fine example of the fancy Mail Tax "1⁄2" mark on obverse in conjunction with black oval "No.1" & three-line "BRISTOL/5 DE 1858/Py POST" (latter on reverse). Scarce thus.PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 872 | MISCELLANY of E/EL's with a variety of postal markings inc. 1838 "Dursley/Penny Post", 1849 EL with "BATH/PY POST" in conjunction with Beckington UDC, 1841 EL with "Frampton on Severn/Penny Post", 1796 EL with s/l "BRISTOL", 1832 EL with horseshoe "ANDOVERSFORD", Penny Posts of Cheltenham, Coleford & Gloucester, etc. (26). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 873 | PRESTAMP MISCELLANY with a variety of postal markings inc. 1831 EL with circular red "TUNBRIDGE WELLS", 1790 E with two-line "AXMIN/STER" & two-line "DOVER/SHIP LRE", 1823 EL with two-line "LAMBERHURST/Penny Post", "Milton/penny Post" in red, s/l marks of Deal, Lamberhurst & Sandwich, Penny Posts of Ashford, Sevenoaks, Sittingbourne, etc. (21). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 874 | 18th CENTURY "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" LETTERS 1792-99 trio comprising 1792 EL from Penrith to the 'Earl of Lansdowne' in London 'Via Liverpool' bearing curved "PENRITH", Robertson type I "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" mark & red triple ring dated "FREE" plus faint red London Inspector's mark approving the erasure of three separate 1/- m/s charges, 1794 EL (stains) ex Barbados to Greenock with another example of the same mark and 1799 E also from Barbados to Scotland endorsed 'Via Liverpool/by the Eliza' and bearing fair Robertson type 3 "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LRE". (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 875 | LATE 18th/EARLY 19th CENTURY LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTERS inc. 1799 EL from U.S.A. to London bearing black two line "LIVERPOOL./SHIP LRE" (Robertson type 3), 1799 E also to London with Robertson type 4 crowned oval "Ship Lre/LIVERPOOL", 1804 EL ex U.S.A. to Holyhead with faint red crowned oval "SHIP LETTER/ LIVERPOOL" (Robertson type 5) & fine red circular "TOO LATE", 1804 EL from New York to London with a better example of same type, 1812 EL (interesting contents) to Bristol bearing black crowned oval "SHIP LETTER/ LIVERPOOL" (similar to Robertson type 5 but with a different crown), 1817 EL ex New Orleans to Scotland with black step-type "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" (Robertson type 9) and 1818 EL from U.S.A. to London with black step-framed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER (cf. Robertson type 11a but with a wider frame & larger letters).[8 covers]. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 876 | INSPECTOR'S 'STARS' ON TRANSATLANTIC MAIL & SHIP LETTER D.S. ON 1d RED COVERS: 1839 EL ex Cuba to London endorsed 'p. Independence' with two line unframed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" mark (Robertson type 13a) and very fine strike of Inspector's eight-branched star mark, similar 1846 cover from New York with framed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" d.s. & different star mark and 1841-43 pair of Es (filing creases) with no indication of origin but thought to be from Ireland each addressed to London and each franked with an imperf. 1d red on blued paper tied by a MC cancellation and also bearing mainly fine strikes of the large "SHIP-LETTER/(crown)/LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. (4 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 877 | BOXED "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" D.S. IN RED & EXPERIMENTAL DOTTED C.D.S.'s: 1842 E from New Orleans to London endorsed 'p. Monmouth via Liverpool' with mainly fine strike of the chamfered box "1842 MY 5/LIVERPOOL /SHIP" d.s. in red-brown (Robertson type 16 but most unusual in this colour), 1856 EL ex Rio Grande to Liverpool with fine strike (light filing crease hardly detracts) of the scarce experimental dotted triple arc c.d.s. with dotted "LIVERPOOL" in greenish blue and a very fine strike in blue of double dotted arc c.d.s. on 1858 EL from Rio de Janeiro to Admiral Grenfell in Liverpool. (3 covers). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 878 | UNRECORDED (?) HANDSTRUCK "3/-" CHARGE-MARK ON COVER EX HAITI TO LONDON: Fine unpaid 10 April 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. 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 encountered this 3/- equivalent. PHOTO. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 879 | SPOONS: 1854-58 selection of covers bearing 1d reds and a 1d pink env cancelled with various types of "spoon" duplex. Mostly good strikes but some cover faults. (17 different types). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 880 | OLDHAM - THE RARE "BUTTERFLY" HANDSTAMP: 1840 (3 Sept) part E from Oldham to Manchester bearing 1d plate 1a NI (touched at right) with a fine strike of the circular "OLDHAM" butterfly h.s. nearby. The front is creased clear of h.s. & adhesive.Ex Alcock & Pinkus. PHOTO. | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
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