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| 881 | MISCELLANY:1909-55 PPC's and 1993 env inc 1909 PPC to Braunton franked with ˝d tied by a small "LUNDY ISLAND" c.d.s. 1955 PPc to West Malling bearing ˝p local stamp and 1993 env to Slough with "LUNDY/DELAYED BY STORM" circular h.s. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 882 | KING'S LYNN:1792-1875 The small group of covers & cards (2) with 1792 E to Penrith with "LYNN" h.s. 1833 EL (stained) to Eton College with boxed "Lynn/Penny Post" & "No5" h.s. 1842 E with "Snettisham/Penny Post" h.s. on reverse. 1856 env with "CASTLE RISING" UDC in blue on reverse. 1875 env (large) with circular framed "MORE TO PAY/H/ABOVE OZ" h.s. 1911 violet skeleton c.d.s. of "INGOLDISTHORPE/KINGS LYNN". 1919 PPC with "WEST NEWTON/KING'S LYNN" skeleton c.d.s. (7 items). | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 883 | KING'S LYNN:1830-2000 selection of covers/cards with a wide variety of King's Lynn related h.s. and cancellations inc. c1830 E (faults) from Castle Rising with on reverse "CASTLE RISING" h.s. and on front boxed "Lynn/Penny Post" h.s. 1840 (1 Dec) E to Fakenham franked with a creased four margined 1d OC with a good Castle Rising/Penny Post" h.s. on reverse. 1905-13 PPC's with small c.d.s. of Dersingham (3), Gaywood, Heasham (3) and Snettisham (2). Mostly fine strikes. Also a few modern photographs of closed post offices. (85 items). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 884 | KING'S LYNN:1830 E to Lynne with boxed "Lynn/Penny Post" h.s. 1838 EL and 1844 env with very fine strikes of the fancy "Too Late" h.s. of Lynne. (3 items). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 885 | NEWPORT - SPECIAL 3d NOTICE OF OBJECTION RATE 1869 (18 Aug) A printed "Notice of Objection to be given to New Claimant" printed notice used from Church Aston to Newport bearing a 3d plate 5 PG tied by a good "NEWPORT/SALOP" duplex. A scarce example of the special 2d registration plus 1d postage rate used for parliametry notices. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 886 | WOODBRIDGE - EARLY LETTER TO LONDON WITH 1666 BISHOP MARK: 1666 EL ex Woodbridge to Thomas Pengelly "Merchant at the pestall and mortar in Ffenchurch Street" with a good Bishop Mark of 18 April on reverse. Very rare Great Fire Year Bishop Mark. PHOTO. | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 887 | PRESTAMP MISCELLANY with a wide range of postal markings inc. 1783 EL with two examples of the two-line "DON/CASTER" (obverse & reverse), 1788 EL to the USA with s/l "WAKEFIELD", 1790 EL with s/l "SETTLE", 1796 EL with s/l "SKIPTON", 1846 EL with fine red "HOOTON PAGNEL" UDC, 1845 printed circular with red UDC of "STANNINGLEY", 1850 EL with blue UDC of "SOUTH CAVE", Penny Posts of Brighouse, Halifax, Heckmondwike, Morley, etc. (32 plus a couple of fronts). | £180 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 888 | DONCASTER: 1733-1875 The selection of covers and cards (6) with an interesting selection of Doncaster related items inc 1733 E rated at 3d to Liverpool Bay with m/s "Doncaster Bag" and a poor "SHEF/FIELD" h.s. A good range of h.s inc. "DONCASTER/159" x 5, horseshoe "DONCASTER", 1839 (july) EL to Bath with "Doncaster" c.d.s. proceeded with m/s "Misst to". UDC of Brigg in red, Crowle, Marr in red and Hatfield. 1840 (29 May) E bearing 1d plate 4 MC (faults). and 1909 postcards of the aviation meeting. (34 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 889 | SHEFFIELD: 1848 Prepaid registered E (no contents, filing fold) to France with fine '(crown)/REGISTERED' h.s. and French 'CHARGE' mark, m/s rate calculation of 2s 7d. Early outgoing registered cover.PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 890 | SOUTH YORKSHIRE - SHEFFIELD & BARNSLEY: Box-file containing a collection of covers on leaves c1812-1912 inc. mileage marks (1812 redirected E with both Barnsley & Sheffield examples noted), Sheffield TOO/LATE in black & red, UDCs of Brompton, Chapeltown, Dodworth, Eccleshall, Epworth, Grendside, Hemsworth, Hoyland, Stanley, Thurgoland and Wentworth - the last a fine red strike on E to Hamburg with fine blue boxed HULL/SHIP-LETTER d.s. plus several rubbers & skeletons. Also two Sheffield sub-office stamped parcel post labels 1900-15. inspection recommended. (117 items) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 891 | GUERNSEY/JERSEY SCROLL CANCELLATIONS: 1824 (4 Dec.) E to London with a good example of the Guernsey scroll cancellation; also 1827 EL to London (roughly opened resulting in a small part of the Entire being torn away with a fine example of the Jersey scroll just unaffected by the cover damage. (2). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| GUERNSEY POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 892 | MAIL TO/FROM FRANCE: 1826 EL to Marseille ex Guernsey via Paris with fine 2-line GRANDE BRETAGNE/PAR ST. MALO and corrected charge; also two items to the Island inc. 1829 prepaid letter ex Montpelier (13 décimes noted) with inspector's mark and 1843 paid EL ex Trieste with 'LI' and St Malo transit. (3 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 893 | RARE '8' HAND-STAMP OF GUERNSEY: 1846 E ex Bordeaux to Castle Carey, Guernsey with St Malo transit cds, fine Guernsey arrival cds and very fine strike in black of the rare '8' rate h.s. of the Island. PHOTO.. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 894 | 1910 Parcel Post label bearing KEVII 3d, 4d & 10/- tied by double-ring "GUERNSEY" cancels and with thimble type "GUERNSEY/SP 10/10" clear of all adhesives. Trivial tone spots barely detract from this handsome item. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 895 | BISECTS ON COVERS & CARDS: An example of each of the KGV & KGVI 2d adhesives known to have been bisected tied to 1940/41 envs. (2) and plain postcards (2), one of the latter dated 27 Dec., 1940 which was the first authorized day. [4 items]. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 896 | PRESTAMP MAIL TO FRANCE: Group of prestamp covers from Jersey to various French destinations with transit marks inc. scarce red COLONIES PAR/GRANVILLE (1821), black GRANDE BRETAGNE/PAR GRANVILLE with h.s. '6', 1837 boxed PAYS D'OUTREMER with St Malo cds, 1849 EL with unclear ILES C/ST MALO cds and red '3' alongside and 1842 E with OUTRE-MER/GRANVILLE entry cds. (5 items) PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 897 | PRE-SCOTS BISHOP MARK ENTIRE TO HOLLAND: 1691 EL (faults) ex Edinburgh to Rotterdam sent via London with Bishop Mark of 13th February on reverse plus 1700 EL ex London to Edinburgh with Bishop Mark of 20 July on reverse. (2). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 898 | PETER WILLIAMSON EDINBURGH "E.PENNY POST NOT PAID" UNDATED CIRCULAR MARK: 1783 (18 July) local Edinburgh EL with a very fine strike of this scarce mark across the join on the flap. Good example of a mark associated with the famous Peter Williamson. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 899 | ADDITIONAL HALVES: Good group of prestamp E/EL's with a variety of Scottish Additional half marks (no Edinburgh or Glasgow). Better items include very early example of Leith (July 1813), 1837 E ex Leith to Kirkcaldy with "Add/˝" crossed through, 1825 ex Paisley to Edinburgh, 1837 Markinch to Edinburgh with fine two-line "MARKINCH/PENNY POST", 1837 Lockerbie to Edinburgh (Additional half mark in red), 1839 boxed blue "˝" of Leven in conjunction with two-line "LEVEN/PENNY POST", etc. (Approx. 75). | £180 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 900 | ADDITIONAL HALVES: Prestamp group of E/EL's with Additional Half markings of Berwick, Edinburgh & Glasgow. We note a particularly early example ex Edinburgh dated August 1813. (Approx. 75). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 901 | 1840s/1850s UDCs & SUB-OFFICE BACKSTAMPS COVERS: Good range inc. mostly v.fine UDCs of "BLACKHALL/STREET" (2, shades of blue), "QUEEN/STREET" (4, inc. three in shades of blue) & "INNERKIP" (3, all blue), "WEMYSS BAY" (blue green) plus mostly v.fine later straight-line Scots local backstamps of "ARDRISHAIG" (large between lines), "BLACKHALL STREET" (boxed) & "WEMYSS BAY" (superb in blue between lines on reverse of 1d pink cancelled by fine Experimental Duplex. Good lot. (13 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 902 | RARE SCOTS LOCAL COVER (+ PIECES) WITH BOXED "BLACKHALL STREET" MARK IN BLUE-GREEN/BLACK: 1847 (24 Sept.) env. with 1d Stars (faults) tied by rare boxed blue-green type VIII Greenock "BLACKHALL STRE[ET]" mark (only a handful recorded on cover) plus two large pieces, one small piece & two off-cover stamps - all 1d Stars - tied/cancelled by almost complete or partial strikes of the same rare boxed type VIII "BLACKHALL STREET" cancel in blue-black/blue-green or plain black. Very difficult group to assemble. (6). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 903 | PAIR OF DIFFERENT SIZES OF BOXED "MISSENT/TO/GREENOCK" MARKS ON 1d RED COVERS: 1847 (28 Aug.) E from Glasgow to Paisley with tied 1d imperf. having a mostly fine bright blue smaller boxed Missent mark on the front; plus similar v.fine 1860 (3 May) 1d Stars env. sent on the same journey but with very fine blue-black larger version of the same mark. Rare pair. (2 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 904 | DOTTED CIRCLE CANCELLATIONS OF EDINBURGH:1857-81 The group of covers and a card, mostly franked with 1d red cancelled with a wide range of Edinburgh dotted circle cancellations. Some better types noted, cover faults but mainly clear strikes. (64 items). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 905 | DOTTED CIRCLE CANCELLATIONS:1858-80 The collection of pieces mostly bearing 1d reds tied by clear strikes of dotted circle cancellations of Greenock (40) and Edinburgh (79). A good range of types are represented. ( | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 906 | POSTED SINCE LAST NIGHT DUPLEX OF EDINBURGH:1859-81 The collection of covers bearing 1d reds with a good selection of "POSTED SINCE LAST NIGHT" duplex with 7 (3,types),7 20 (2, types), 8 (2 types), 8 30 (2 types), 10 (3 types), 10 30 (3 types) and 11 (3 types). Mostly fine strikes. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 907 | POSTED SINCE LAST NIGHT - LATEST RECORDED DATE: 1883 (15 April) wrapper used within Edinburgh bearing 1⁄2d green tied by "POSTED SINCE 10 30 LAST NIGHT/EDINr" duplex, light bend. Thought to be the latest recorded date of use. PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 908 | COVER FROM STROMNESS TO THURSO WITH 1d BLACK FRANKING: 1840 (2 Sept.) EL from Stromness to Thurso bearing an almost four-margined 1d plate 5, OK. On reverse are boxed "KIRKWALL" in red & "STROMNESS/818-E" h.s. Also a creased matching 1d red. Also 1849 EL from Kettle to Cupar, Fife with a four margined 1d plate 80 SF with a lightly applied "195" numeral in a faded bluish. (3). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 909 | PRESTAMP GROUP with a good range of postal markings inc. 1835 EL with circular "PONTERDULAIS", 1843 "TANYBWLCH" UDC, 1737 EL with fine two-line "PENY/BONT", two-line "BANGOR/Penny Post" in red, 1773 EL with large s/l "CARMARTHEN", large-type "HAY" straight line mark, horseshoe "HAVERFORDWEST", 1764 two-line "MON/MOUTH", 1813 curved "RHAYADER", red curved "CHEPSTOW", etc. (15). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 910 | COVER FROM BERBICE TO BELFAST WITH PLANTATION REPORT ETC:1836 (May) EL from Berbice "Isabella to Liverpool" thence Belfast with boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" and a fine "Belfast/Penny Post". The contents comprise a "Monthly Return of Pln. Hope & Experiment, Berbice". 1834 EL from Vauxhall Foundry, Liverpool to Belfast with a fine "BELFAST/PENNY POST" h.s. 1831 EL to Belfast with a good "GLENARM/106" h.s. (3 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 911 | STRAIGHT-LINE 'IRELAND' MARKS: 1798-1809 Pair of Es to London (no contents) with fine strikes in red of the Type I (43mm) or Type II (67mm) 'IRELAND' - the latter used five years later than recorded.Attractive pair. (2 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 912 | DUBLIN SHIP LETTER MYSTERY: 1819 EL addressed to Bordeaux with mainly fine strike of the very scarce crowned boxed SHIP LETTER/DUBLIN d.s. across the flaps & endorsed 'p.Erin Capn. McCarthy'; no charge marks - possibly a paid withdrawn ship letter or a specific port-to-port arrangement? An enigma! PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 913 | PRESTAMP MAIL TO FRANCE, 1821-53: Interesting group of covers inc. scarce KILLARNEY/176 mileage on paid EL, 2 décimes port-to-port rate on Dublin-Bordeaux cover (1829), 1842 part paid E with 'British 10' annotation, Youghall wasted 1d prepaid on EL to Paris (1843), scarce italic 'Magilligan' in green (1854) and 'Ballynafad / Boyle' in black (1853), Dublin '2' struck in error (1851) etc. inspection recommended. (22 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 914 | RARE DUBLIN SCOTTISH MAIL TAX ADDITIONAL 1⁄2d MARKS IN RED & BLACK: 1833-38 Trio of E/EL's to Scotland, all with "Addl/1⁄2" marks in black (2) & red (scarce thus). A similar trio realised £240 in Cavendish's September 2006 sale. (3).PHOTO. | £180 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 915 | FINE SOLDIER'S CONCESSION RATE COVER EX DERRY: 1837 Attractive EL to Scotland ex a QMS in the 92nd Highlanders, with officer's countersignature, fine Derry cds , fine boxed PAID AT/DERRY and m/s '1' charge. Very fine example. [Ex Firebrace] PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 916 | WELSH ADDITIONAL ˝d ERRORS: 1838 Paid EL from Waterford to Genoa via London with 2s 11d charge noted but no 'additional ˝d' charge and '33'[centesmi] Italian charge. Also 1842 EL ex Paris to Exeter (boxed 'PF') and final charge of 2s 8˝d - including the defunct 'Welsh ˝d' charge. Interesting pair. (2 items) PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 917 | 'SKIBBEREEN/SHIP LETR.' ON EL TO FRANCE EX VALPARAISO: 1838 EL ex Valparaiso endorsed 'P. Georgina' with boxed 'Ship Letter', scarce 2-line 'SKIBBEREEN/SHIP LETR.' and 'SKIBEREEN/PENNY POST' (RH 'No.1') with transit c.d.s of Skibbereen, Cork, Waterford & London with French entry and Bordeaux arrival d.s.; packet charge of 2s 5d and French 6.4 francs. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 918 | 1840-64 The selection of covers (30) mostly bearing 1d reds inc twenty five imperfs. inc two three margined plate 13, cancellations inc a blue numeral of Moate, h.s. inc boxed TOO LATE" in blue of Sligo and red "LATE/MAIL" of Mohill. Fair to fine items. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 919 | LOCAL RECEIVING HOUSES:1841-51 covers (13) and a piece bearing 1d reds with a good variety of Receiving House h.s. inc "Armoy R H/Ballymoney", "Swanlinbar/Ballyconnell", "BALTIMORE", Carrickallen/Killishandra", "Donadea/Kilcock" in blue, "CLARE ST" and "HOLLES ST". Some cover faults, fair strikes only. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 920 | 'QUEENSTOWN/SHIP LETTER' TO FRANCE EX MAURITIUS; 1850 EL ex Pamplemousse to Rennes with fine small PAID in circle, crowned Mauritius cds & s/l 'Ship Letter'; fine strike of the scarce small QUEENSTOWN/SHIP LETTER in green-blue with matching Queenstown cds and scarce '8' h.s., French entry and m/s '15' internal charge. 'Busy' and attractive cover. PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 921 | BALLINASLOE/ENNISKILLIN/LIMERICK/TULLAMORE/DERRY/DROGHEDA/MULLINGAR & WATERFORD:1856-61 The selection of covers franked with 1d adhesives tied by English type spoons of Limerick, Tullamore, Derry (poor) and Drogheda plus Irish types of Ballinasloe (part cover only), Enniskillen, Mullingar and Waterford. Some cover faults, but readable strikes. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 922 | BELFAST:1855-57 The selection of covers (17) and a piece franked with 1d and 2d (2) tied by various English (10) and Irish (8) spoon duplex inc two examples of the Irish type with six bars at left. Mostly good clear strikes. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 923 | DROGHEDA/LIMERICK/MULLINGAR/TULLAMORE:1855-63 The selection of covers (12) bearing 1d reds tied by part strikes of "spoon" duplex of Drogheda (6, inc one English type), Limerick, Mullingar (4, inc an English type in blue) and an Irish type Tullamore. Also 1863 env with the adhesive cut out with a part strike of the Irish type Drogheda on reverse. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 924 | DROGHEDA/LIMERICK/MULLINGAR/TULLAMORE:1856-63 The selection of envs (10) franked with 1d reds tied by "spoon" cancellations of Drogheda (5, inc one English type), Limerick English type, Mulingar (3, inc. one English type) and Tullamore irish type. also 1863 env (stamp cut out) with a part strike of the Drogheda Irish type on reverse. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 925 | DUBLIN:1855-57 The group of covers (8) and fronts (2) with a good range of Dublin "spoon" cancellations inc. 1855 (17 Oct) large OHMS (Endowed Schools (Ireland)/Commission) env. to Balbriggan bearing LC14 2d tied by type A2 spoon forwarded to London bearing SC16 1d pair tied by two strikes of the "27" Irish numeral cancellation. Some cover faults but mostly good strikes. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||
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