** 1281 AYR: 1810 (20 June) EL with circular Irvine mileage to Queens St., Edinburgh with boxed "MISSENT/TO/AYR". Light vertical fold. Scarce mark - this example is a few months prior to the earliest date recorded by Auckland and Stables. PHOTO £100
** 1282 BERWICK: 1827 (20 Dec.) EL to Broughton-upon-Tweed with circular "PAID AT LEITH" & boxed "MISSENT TO/BERWICK" (Willcocks & Jay NR220) both in a dullish green. The latter previously only recorded in black. PHOTO £120
** 1283 CRIEFF: 1848 (17 July) wrapper with circular red "PAID at EDINR" (slightly oxidised) and two-line "MISSENT TO/CRIEFF". Backstamped Crieff (18 July)Perth (19 July). Scarce. Auckland & Stables only record it being used in 1840/41. PHOTO £120
** 1284 CUPAR: 1839 (5 Oct.) E to a William Berry Esquire of Tayfield rated "61⁄2" in manuscript with m/s "Try Cupar Fife" ("Cupar" crossed through & replaced by Newport") and boxed "MISSENT/TO/CUPAR FIFE" in green on obverse and boxed "CUPAR FIFE/OC 8/1830" on reverse along s/l "BURNTISLAND". Vertical crease ing clear of marks. PHOTO £100
** 1285 DUMBARTON: 1849 EL ex the Isle of Arran (faint Braddick mark on reverse) to Ayrshire bearing defective 1d red tied by black MC and with a lightish but nearly fine strike of the boxed "MISSENT/TO/DUMBARTON" in red. PHOTO £100
** 1286 DUNDEE: 1849 EL to Dumfries with red Cruciform "PAID" mark and boxed "MISSENT TO/DUNDEE" in blue (only recorded thus for 1849/50) plus 1826 EL to Edinburgh with a double strike of the black boxed "MISSENT TO/DUNDEE" mark in black superimposed on top of one another. (2). PHOTO £120
** 1287 EDINBURGH: 1812 (29 Oct.) EL ex Dunvegan (Isle of Skye0 to Edinburgh thence forwarded to Dingwall with fine boxed "MISSENT/TO/EDINBURGH" in red applied upside down on obverse. The earliest known example of a Missent to Edinburgh mark. PHOTO £100
** 1288 EDINBURGH: 1843-59 trio comprising 1843 EL ex Sligo to Glasgow with black boxed "MISSENT/TO/EDINBURGH", 1849 env. ex Arbroath to London with a further example of same and an 1859 EL Ex Belfast to Dundee with a similar boxed Missent mark in a darkish blue. (3). £150
** 1289 GLASGOW: 1829 E (faults) to Edinburgh with fine two-line "MISSENT/TO GLASGOW" plus 1833 (March) EL ex London to Old Rain with black boxed "MISSENT/TO/GLASGOW". (2). £100
** 1290 GOLSPIE: 1841 (Jan.) E to Broughty Ferry bearing three margin 1d black tied by red MC with m/s "Missent back to Golspie" on obverse and backstamped Thurso (17 Jan.) & Golspie (20 Jan.). Slight ageing but a neat item. PHOTO £120
** 1291 GREENOCK: 1818 (25 Aug.) long EL ex London to Largs with boxed Additional "½" mark and superb boxed "MISSENT/TO/GREENOCK" plus 1837 E ex Glasgow to Beith with unboxed "MISSENT TO/GREENOCK".A useful pair. (2). £140
** 1292 HAWICK: 1853 (16 Dec.) printed Income Tax assessment form bearing 1d red addressed initially to London thence forwarded again from Kelso with a fine example of the black boxed "MISSENT/TO/HAWICK". PHOTO £100
** 1293 INVERNESS: 1838 (15 Sept.) E (one flap reduced) ex Anvers to Aberdeen with boxed Additional "1⁄2" mark plus black boxed "MISSENT/TO/INVERNESS". Unusual to find a Missent mark on overseas mail. PHOTO £120
** 1294 KIRKCALDY: 1837 (9 Aug.) EL ex Cheltenham addressed to Cupar, Fife with an Exhibition quality boxed "MISSENT/TO/KIRKCALDY" in blue. A superb item. PHOTO £120
** 1295 LEITH: 1835 (24 Sept.) EL with printed contents regarding the recovery of a debt owed to the estate of a deceased Edinburgh confectioner with m/s "Dead" on obverse, addressed to "Links" (Edinburgh) with fine red boxed "MISSENT TO/LEITH". Light toning but a fascinating item with a scarce example of the Missent to Leith mark in red. PHOTO £150
** 1296 LEVEN: 1839 (19 Oct.) EL ex New York via Liverpool with m/s "Misent to Fyvie" (Aberdeen) and two-line "MISSENT TO/LEVEN" in blue. A good combination of missent marks with the Leven mark being particularly scarce prior to 1840. PHOTO £120
** 1297 MOFFAT: 1847 (26 Aug.) env. ex Uttoxeter to the "Minister of Oldtown, Peeblesshire" with m/s "Try Peebles" & black boxed "MISSENT/TO/MOFFAT". Very late usage of the Missent to Moffat mark. PHOTO £120
** 1298 MOTHERWELL: 1853 mourning env. to Hamilton Palace bearing defective 1d red with a slightly blurred "CR" (Caledonian Railway) & boxed "MISSENT/TO/MOTHERWELL" on the front. A scarce Missent mark. PHOTO £100
** 1299 PAISLEY: 1831 E ex Liverpool to Greenock with black boxed "MISSENT/TO/PAISLEY" and unusually small red h.s. "1" (late use) plus 1852 E bearing defective 1d red ex Glasgow to Hawkshead with a similar Missent mark in blue-black. A useful pair. (2). PHOTO £150
** 1300 PERTH: 1837 large part E (some faults) to Perth thence redirected to Dunkeld with black two-line "MISSENT TO/PERTH" applied upside down plus 1853 EL ex the Bank of Scotland Stirling Branch to their counterparts in Falkirk with a further example of same. (2). £100
** 1301 PORT GLASGOW: 1838 (22 June) EL to Greenock endorsed "5" in manuscript with large-type black boxed " MISSENT TO/PORT/GLASGOW". Lightish vertical crease well clear of mark. PHOTO £100
** 1302 ST. ANDREWS: 1839 (24 Dec.) E (side flaps removed) originally addressed to a destination near St. Andrews (but subsequently redirected) with slightly smudged "MISSENT/TO/ST. ANDREWS" in blue. An extremely desirable item with an Exhibition type example of this scarce Missent mark applied during the 4d Post Period. PHOTO £150
** 1303 THURSO: 1862 (13 Nov.) E ex Edinburgh to Cromarty with a superb black boxed "MISSENT/TO/THURSO". No Missent mark of Thurso is known prior to 1862 and this example is undoubtedly of Exhibition quality. PHOTO £120
** 1304 WICK: 1842 EL to Thurso bearing 1d red tied by black MC with black boxed "1" (Broughty Ferry R.H. mark) and two-line "MISSENT/TO WICK", both on obverse.Rare thus - the earliest example of the Wick Missent mark and the only one recorded in black. PHOTO £150
** 1305 BALANCE OF THE CHARLESS HAHN SCOTTISH MISSENTS COLLECTION: Three covers and a front comprising 1827 E with two-line "MISSENT TO/DUMFRIES", 1846 env. with m/s "Mifsent to" preceding boxed "OBAN/FE 8/1846", 1851 env. with m/s "Mifsent to Fochabers" and an 1834 Free front with two strikes of the two-line "MISSENT TO/DUMFRIES". (4). £100
IRELAND & WALES
** 1306 IRELAND - DUBLIN DOUBLE-RATE COVER WITH VERY EARLY LONDON INSPECTOR's "CROWN" MARK; 27 Mar. 1686 EL from "Dublin" to the Ordinance officers at the Tower of London (originally enclosing a "thousand pound Bill" for weapons bought for the Government!) charged "6" and then (when the second sheet was spotted in London) "1N" with a very fine early Inspector's "Crown" on the front endorsed "Cedrick" with a London "AP/9" Bishop Mark on the flap. Rare thus. PHOTO. £300
** 1307 IRELAND - GREAT PLAGUE YEAR "POST PAID TO DUBLIN 4d" COVER TO LONDON EX ENNISCORTHY; 26 Feb. 1665 EL (some dusting) from "Eniscorthy" (sic) to London endorsed "Post paid to Dublin 4d" and then "Forward 6[d]" on the front (4d inland Irish rate to Dublin plus standard 6d rate from Dublin to London), having a fair London arrival Bishop Mark (?"MR/23") on the flap. Pre-1666 mail from Ireland (especially from places beyond Dublin) is seldom seen, and Plague Year letters of all kinds are rare. [Ex T.E. Field.] PHOTO £300
** 1308 WALES - 5th CLAUSE POST MARKS: Group comprising 1826 E with boxed "St. Clair's/5th Clause Post", 1839 EL with unframed "Haverfordwest/5th Clause Post", 1833 EL with a good example of the framed "Llaugharn/5th Clause Post" & an 1835 front with framed "Pembroke/5th Clause Post". (3 plus 1 front). £150
LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
** 1309 PRE-STAMP MISCELLANY: Small carton containing an interesting mix of stampless covers c1738-1850 inc. four items to 'New Hummums' [coffee house] (1800-29), plus another (1838, mentioning Coronation) to the scarce 'North & South American Coffee House'; also early (1738) Bishop Mark, fine s/l 'Partington' receiver's mark (1766), 1798 'letter outside' type of d.s., 1846 private 'Post Paid' mark (Argus Life Assurance), various 2d Post 'Unpaid' marks with '2' or '3' h.s. etc. (Approx. 200 items) EX CHARLESS HAHN. £160
** 1310 MISCELLANY of E/ELs, etc. with a variety of Inspector's Crowns & other such markings. The small selection inc. 1798 EL with curved "COSHAM" and a fair example of the scarce red "F" above Crown in circle, 1839 EL to LOndon with scarce plain "+" type Inspector's mark in red, c1733 E with scarce early Crown in red, 1742 EL with s/l "LOUTH" & scarce early Crown mark, later items with encircled "C" & encircled "L", various Stars, etc. (12). EX CHARLESS HAHN. £100
1311 MISCELLANY: Two albums containing various covers 1693 - 1839 inc. (1777) EL endorsed sent in a frank, Dockwras (3), Bishop Marks, fine encircled 'S' of receiver Richard Sare (1694), various PAID cds and MC types (latter inc.EL to Malta, 1849) etc. (50 items) £120
1312 GOVERNMENT 'DOCKWRA' MARKS: Collection of 18th century covers with variety of Dockwra marks inc. G, H, T(4), W (3) with various time hand-stamps and receivers' marks inc. s/l WILLERTON and m/s Gazaway, Pauson and Chumley. Mostly poor to fine strikes - scarce lot. (12 covers & a piece) £150
1313 FIRST DAY USE OF FIRST YEAR-DATED HANDSTAMP: 1787 EL (toned) to Usk with mainly very good strike of the first handstamp to incorporate year date [Type L5] - 'MA.1/87' - with m/s '2/6' bundle charge alongside. PHOTO £100
1314 DOCKWRA 'SET': Six ELs (1742-90) showing a 'set' of the six different Government Dockwra marks, selected for clarity of strike inc. "G" (General - 1790), "H" ( Hermitage - c1770), "P" (St. Paul's 1742), "S" (Southwark - 1747), "T" ( Temple - c1780) and "W" (Westminster - 1786). (6 items) £200
1315 REBATE(CROWN) F.B.O. H.S. ON LETTER FROM GERMANY; Nov. 1839 EL Hamburg to London (vertical filing crease well clear of Rebate h.s.) endorsed on the reverse "Only single"; originally rated "3/4" but deleted with new rate of "1/8" alongside and a fine strike of the oval "REBATE/(Crown)/F.B.O."[Jay L298c] d.s. Scarce. PHOTO £600
1316 REBATE(CROWN) L.S.B.O. H.S. ON LETTER FROM LIVERPOOL; 24 Sep. 1839 EL Liverpool to London (vertical filing crease clear of h.s.). Endorsed on the reverse "Only double" and originally charged the triple rate at "2/9" but deleted. with new rate of "1/10" alongside and a fine strike of the oval "REBATE/(Crown)/ L.S.B.O."[Jay L298a] d.s. (month letters "OC" inverted) applied 14 days later. Scarce thus. PHOTO. £500
1317 IMPROPER USE OF THE RED MALTESE CROSS; 17 Nov. 1840 env. used locally within London franked with four margin 1d black Pl.5 SH tied and cancelled incorrectly by a red Maltese Cross during the London experimental Black Cross period. Rare. PHOTO £340
THE BRYAN HUNT COLLECTION OF SOUTHAMPTON
1318 CERTIFICATE BY RICHARD WATERTON (TOWN CLERK AND NOTARY PUBLIC) CONCERNING A DEPOSITION OF CORSINI GOODS LANDED AT SOUTHAMPTON: 1587 (24 March) Certificate by Richard Waterton and a notary public concerning a deposition of Corsini goods landed at Southampton, received by two"Merchant Strangers" (John Merchier & Wm. of London), probably conveyed to Corsini in London by the private post of the Merchant Strangers. Illustrated on page 12 of Bryan's book "The Post in Southampton". £150
1319 EARLY LETTER TO A MERCHANT IN LONDON: 1590 (16 July) small EL to "The worshippll Mr Rycharde Stap(er) merchante del(iver)" in London, endorsed "pay ye bryngar". Staper was a well known merchant dealing with southern ports, whilst the sender, Thomas Evistead was an agent of his, who had perhaps come from Poole by fly-boat. A transcript of the contents accompanies the lot. Illustrated on page 13 of Bryan's book. PHOTO £200
1320 WARRANT FOR THE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS SIGNED BY THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON: 1666 letter signed by the Earl of Southampton appointing Percival Stanney to be the Carrier of Royal Letters in place of the deceased Thomas Parnell at a salary of ten shillings per diem. A transcript accompanies. Illustrated on page 15 of Bryan's book. £150
1321 EARLY LETTERS TO LONDON: Business letter from Southampton to London ex Ed Richbill to the worshipful John Moore Esquire dated ( Jan. 1665 - which is 1666 by the modern calendar) with London Bishop mark of 10th Jan. on reverse; also 1701/2 (23 March) letter from Southampton to a merchant in London with Bishop Mark of 25th March. The former item is illustrated on page 14 of Bryan's book. £150
1322 EIGHTEENTH/NINETEENTH CENTURY LETTERS EX SOUTHAMPTON TO GUERNSEY PER FORWARDING AGENT: 1726 E (damaged) from London to Guernsey via the Penny Post (with "S" for Southward & with "Bewley/+ on reverse) and the Forwarding Agent, John Groves in Southampton. (scarce so early to Guernsey), 1782 EL ex London to Guernsey via Southampton, forwarded by Hilgrove & Durrell and illustrated on page 18 of Bryan's book and 1815 EL endorsed "From Durrell" addressed to Guernsey, which probably travelled via the Weymouth packet. A scarce trio. £150
1323 EIGHTEENTH/NINETEENTH CENTURY PRESTAMP MISCELLANY: The highly eclectic miscellany including 1766 (26 Dec.) example of the London Gazette with contents including notification of the changing of the Postmaster General, 1790 E with m/s "Mifsent to South[amp]ton", 1799 EL with two-line curved "SOUTH/AMPTON" (fascinating military related contents), 1827 legal letter ex Wimpson (posted at Shirley) to London with boxed "Postage Not Paid/to London), 1806 coloured map of the Southampton Road by Laurie & Whittle, 1837 Town Plan (in colour, produced by R.H. Dawson Ltd.), 1807 Free Front with scarce "SOUTHAMPTON/80" mileage (illustrated on page 21 of Bryan's book), etc. (16 items). £150
1324 MISDIRECTED/MISSENT TO SOUTHAMPTON: 1836 (August) part cover to Whitchurch thence redirected to Andover with circular "WHITCHURCH HANTS" containing m/s "Not" and fine two-line "Misdirected/Southampton". Also 23 April 1839 EL ex Ringwood to Romsey rated "5" in m/s with fine three-line "Mis-sent/to/Southampton". A useful pair. (2). PHOTO £120
1325 VARIABLE RATES/UNIFORM FOURPENNY POST PERIOD: Group comprising 1839 (4 Dec.) EL ex Southampton to Andover sent on the last day of the variable rate system, rated "7" in m/s (the rate for 30-50 miles). Had the letter been sent the next day it would have cost just 4d! (illustrated on page 23 of Bryan's book), 1839 (6 Dec.) EL from Southampton to London rated "4", 1839 (14 Dec.) EL ex Christchurch to Poole rated "4" in m/s with 2nd Oct. EL between the same two towns likewise rated "4" and 5th Jan, 1840 usage of the h/s "4" on EL ex Southampton to Brighton. (5). PHOTO £180
1326 HANDSTRUCK "1" MARKS OF SOUTHAMPTON: 1840 (5 May) E ex Southampton to London endorsed "paid" in m/s with Southampton c.d.s. and red "1" (last day before the introduction of the 1d black adhesive) plus 7 May (first day after the introduction of the 1d black) 1840 EL to Andover endorsed "Pd" in m/s and with fancy red "1" overstriking Southampton c.d.s. (2). £120
1327 1d BLACK AND 2d BLUE ON COVERS TO SOUTHAMPTON: 1840 (5 Oct.) env. (slight damage to reverse) with illegible despatch stamp - possibly Laurencekirk bearing a four margined 2d blue, addressed to a member of the Montagu family at Beaulieu (illustrated on page 26 of Bryan's book) plus 1840 (7 Nov.) somewhat grubby EL ex London to Southampton bearing three margined 1d black purporting to be plate 1b. (2 items). PHOTO £300
1328 SCARCE MAY 1840 USAGE OF THE 1d MULREADY WRAPPER TO LONDON: 1840 (12 May) 1d Mulready (stereo A158) to an Iron Merchants in London with red MC placed correctly across Britannia. A scarce early usage. PHOTO £200
1329 TWO SINGLE 1d BLACK ADHESIVES ON COVER TO LONDON: 1840 (17 Aug.) E to London bearing 1d black singles (2, CJ & CE, former with ironed-out crease but both with margins just about clear all round) tied by two red Maltese Crosses and with large type "SOUTHAMPTON" c.d.s. clear of adhesives. No letter enclosed but it is fairly evident that the contents would have been of a legal nature. PHOTO £180
1330 RARE PICTORIAL COVER WITH 1d BLACK EX SOUTHAMPTON TO BROMLEY: 1840 (15 Sept.) EL with superb engraved pictorial heading of Ryde (Isle of Wight) written on board a steamer en route between Ryde and Southampton, addressed to Bromley and bearing a two margined 1d black (CE) tied by red MC. The engraving is by J.M. Taylor and the contents refer to the author's impending passage to India. PHOTO £150
1331 U.P.P. "1" & "2" MARKS, ETC.: 1840-54 group of E/ELs with a variety of h.s. or manuscript "1" & "2" marks inc. 1840 EL with m/s "1" and handstruck sub-office "A" mark, 1853 opened out env. with handstruck "2" in a rust-red colour and with scarce s/l "ORFORD STREET" in blue on reverse, 1854 E ex Southampton to Glasgow endorsed "p Steamer" but routed via London (!) with h.s "2", etc. (22). £150
1332 TRIO OF 1d BLACK COVERS/PART COVERS: Trio comprising 1840 (24 Aug.) EL to Winchester bearing four margined 1d plate 7 (AC), 1840 (30 July) EL to Romsey thence redirected to the "Royal Oak Inn Clitheroe" with m/s "No such Inn, nor cannot be found" & four margined 1d black (OK - possibly not the original adhesive) placed above the Southampton datestamp and a handstruck "1" of Clitheroe alongside. Illustrated on colour plate II of Bryan's book & a mutilated part EL to a Mr. Payne of the Bedford Brewery, Southampton bearing a defective 1d black. (3). £150
1333 LATE USE OF THE RED MALTESE CROSS ON 1d MULREADY TO OXFORD: 1841 (10 Feb.) 1d Mulready envelope (stereo A151) ex Southampton to Oxford with red MC correctly placed across Britannia. PHOTO £180
1334 MAIL TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: 1828-76 group of covers to Overseas destinations inc. 1828 EL to the British Ambassador in Paris written by a Southampton election candidate prepaid "1/9" with red s/l "ANGLETERRE", (illustrated on page 22 of Bryan's book), 1842 EL to Madeira rated "3/8" in manuscript with scarce early Southampton skeleton, 1859 env. to New York bearing 1/- green (SG.72), 1861 env. to New South Waled bearing 6d (2) 1869 EL to France bearing 4d vermilion tied by five bar duplex, 1876 env. to Victoria bearing 3d (2) tied by Elgin c.d.s. and numeral endorsed "Via Southampton", etc. (8). £180
1335 MID NINETEENTH CENTURY E/ELs, ETC.: The interesting selection of E/ELs, etc. inc. 1846 earliest recorded registered letter ex Southampton (illustrated on page 28 of Bryan's book) with m/s "Regd Letter" in red crayon, 1846 mourning env. to Southampton thence forwarded to Gloucester with m/s "to be forwarded" & red h.s. "1" for redirection, 1850 Auction Catalogue produced by "Mr. W. Furber" relating to the Furniture, China, Glass & Effects of the late Mrs. Buxton bearinga pair of imperforate 1d reds, etc. (17 plus a few pieces). £150
1336 UNPAID LETTER FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO CHELSEA: 1846 (may) env. from Southampton to Chelsea with blue h.s. "2" annulled by two "723" handstamps and replaced by m/s "4". Various backstamps inc. s/l "HIGH STREET" and black Kingston c.d.s. of 29 May. PHOTO £150
1337 LATE USE OF 2d MULREADY ENVELOPE TO LONDON: 1848 2d Mulready (stereo a199, some damage to reverse) from Southampton to London with "723" numeral of Southampton placed correctly across Britannia. Very attractive. Illustrated on page 24 of Bryan's book. PHOTO £240
1338 POST 1850 MISCELLANY: An eclectic group of post 1850 items inc. glazed 1852 invitation card requesting the recipient to attend a Dinner with the Mayor to celebrate the extension of the P & O Mail contract (illustrated on page 37 of Bryan's book), 1858/60 envelopes (2) with UDCs of Shirley & Bitterne respectively, 1868 env. to Ireland bearing 1d red tied by five-bar duplex, 1866 env. ex Clifton (Bristol) to Southampton with m/s "Not Known", 1853 Telegram form purporting to be the earliest recorded example ex Southampton, 1876 env. (faults) redirected back to London with h.s. "1d", 1855 Telegraph Company envelope plus contents (illustrated on page 31 of Bryan's book), etc . (10 items). £120
1339 MISSENT TO SOUTHAMPTON MARKS: 1852 (Sept.) 1d pink envelope ex Swansea to the Isle of Wight thence redirected to London with superb blue UDC of Bonchurch, Ventnor arrival marks (3) of 26 Sept. and three-line "Missent/to/Southampton" plus 1863 env. (corner missing at top right) bearing 1d red ex Weymouth to Southampton with three-line "Missent/to/Southampton". A useful pair. (2). PHOTO £120
1340 LOCAL LETTER RETURNED VIA LONDON WITH "REFUSED" HANDSTAMP: 1852 neat env. addressed to Eling thence redirected to Totton with m/s "Refused" & "Retd. with Notice/Letter 11/5/52", two circular blue double-ring datestamps of Southampton and boxed red "This Letter has been REFUSED/date" surmounted by crown. Scarce thus.Illustrated on page 29 of Bryan's book. PHOTO £100
1341 MOURNING ENVELOPE FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO MELBOURNE: 1855 (16 June) mourning env. ex Southampton to Melbourne (Australia) bearing Embossed 6d & 1/- (small faults but very presentable) with "723" numeral cancellations and two-line "ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED" in conjunction with red Melbourne Ship Letter. Scarce franking (1/- postage & 6d fee for returning the cover to the sender). This particularly striking cover is illustrated on colour plate IV of Bryan's book. PHOTO £240
1342 MISSENT TO SOUTHAMPTON: 1858 neat env. ex Winchester to Dursley bearing 1d "Stars" tied by Winchester sideways duplex and with a superb three-line "Missent/to/Southampton". Also a range of "cut-out" postmarks of Southampton (1840s-60s) & general Missent Marks (inc. "MISSENT TO/SOUTHAMPTON STATION". (1 cover, 33 pieces). PHOTO £120
1343 SCARCE PAIR OF REGISTERED COVERS TO DENMARK: 1859/60 pair of ELs to Denmark showing two different examples of handstruck Southampton Crowns in black in conjunction with red handstruck Crowns of London. Unusual thus. (2). PHOTO £150
1344 UNIQUE (?) CONTEMPORARY PASTE-UP WITH PICTURE FROM THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS BEARING 1d RED TIED BY SOUTHAMPTON DUPLEX: 1867 (12 June) remarkable paste-up envelope (slight damage to reverse) addressed to Steeple Bumpstead (Essex) being an Ocean Penny Postage illustration culled from an edition of the ILN. Ex Ritchie Bodily (illustrated on page 251 of Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn). PHOTO £240
1345 PAIR OF COLOURED HAND-DRAWN PICTORIAL ENVELOPES EX VENTNOR TO HENLEY-ON-THAMES: 1878 pair of hand drawn pictorial envelopes ex Ventnor (IOW) to Henley-on-Thames depicting a negro minstrel playing a banjo type instrument and a pint pot and a pack of "Baccy" respectively. Both have some damage but the former (in colour) is particularly appealing. Also a child's miniature envelope to Weston-Super-Mare bearing 1d lilac tied by Winchester c.d.s. PHOTO £150
1346 LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY COVERS, ETC.: Group of covers, etc. emanating from the last quarter of the 19th Century including 1883 parcels label inscribed "Randall & Son, Drug Warehouse & Mineral Water Depot, 146 High Street, Southampton bearing 1½d lilac, 1894 Parcel Post label inscribed "SOUTHAMPTON/Shirley (XOK)" bearing 1/- green (4) & 2d Jubilee adhesives (high rate of 4/2d), 1879 env. registered to Chippenham bearing ½d & 3d adhesives, 1885 stampless cover to the USA with Southampton Squared Circle cancellation and 10c U.S. Postage Due adhesive, 1898 Parcel Post label of Southampton Onslow Road bearing 2d & 3d Jubilee adhesives, 1900 env. endorsed "From 2nd Lieut Rodney, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Pretoria" with triangular "PASSED PRESS CENSOR" & pictorial circular "COMMANDANT GENERAL" plus circular "SOUTHAMPTON PACKET LETTER", etc. (8 covers/cards, two parcel post labels & a few pieces). £150
1347 SCARCE "D" CODE LONDON HOODED CANCELLATION ON COVER TO NURSLING RECTORY, SOUTHAMPTON: 1884 (24 April) env. with House of Commons seal on reverse addressed to Nursling Rectory, Southampton bearing 1d lilac tied by a good strike of the "D" code London hooded circle cancellation. Scarce thus. PHOTO £150
1348 KEVII/KGV COVERS, CARDS, ETC.: Group of covers, cards, etc. inc. 1907 PC with a hand-drawn illustration of a newspaper vendor advertising the engagement of Miss Mabel Hall (the sender of the card), 1909 illustrated envelope depicting an elderly bearded country fellow with a basket of provisions, 1926 cover to the USA bearing 1½d & 4d adhesives with four-line "INADVERTENTLY LEFT/IN A MAIL SACK FOUND AT/FOREIGN STATION POST OFFICE/NEW YORK U.S.A., OCT. 15 1926", 1917 Parcel Post label bearing KGV 5d with circular "ST. MARY'S SOUTHAMPTON" datestamp, 1913 env. registered to Handsworth with Southampton machine cancel and h.s 2d, 4d (both overstruck) & 6d Due markings, 1915 PC with c.d.s. of Hazeley Camp (illustrated on page 49 of Bryan's book), 1916 env. endorsed "Soldier's letter" in m/s posted at Cosham and thus incurring "1" charge mark and 1d Postage Due, 1924 French 25c postal stationery card addressed to Southampton with GB ½d & 3d Dues applied on arrival, (both illustrated on colour plate VII of Bryan's book), etc. A good little lot. (19 covers/cards plus a few pieces). £150
1349 CALSHOT AERODROME P.O.: 1931 (12 Aug.) envelope registered to Bristol bearing KGV 2d (2) & PUC ½d, all tied by "CALSHOT AERODROME/STH PTN" circular datestamps and with blue/white "R No.4" reg. label of Southampton with m/s "Calshot Aerodrome" inserted between "Southampton" & "No.4". £75
1350 ROYAL SHOW SOUTHAMPTON, 1932: Envelope registered to Bournemouth bearing KGV 1⁄2d & 2d (2) tied by circular "SOUTHAMPTON ROYAL SHOW" datestamps of 5th July. Illustrated on page 54 of Bryan's book. PHOTO £100
1351 KGVI/QEII COLLECTION OF COVERS, CARDS, ETC.: The fascinating group including 1937 env. salvaged from the wreck of the Imperial Airways "Cygnus", 1941 env. to Cowes with two-line "DAMAGED AS A RESULT/OF ENEMY ACTION" in violet (salvaged from the loss of the S.S. "Portsdown", spectacular large piece ex a 1973 high value parcel showing the red/white "HVP" label (illustrated on colour plate VIII of Bryan's book), 1962 piece illustrating the mechanisation experiment (illustrated on page 68 of Bryan's book), etc. (17 covers/cards plus a few pieces). £180
1352 PENNY POSTS - UNFRAMED TYPES: The collection of E/ELs with a good variety of Unframed Penny Post marks inc. 1814 (Dec.) EL with two-line "Southamton/Penny Post" and boxed "No.3", 1820 E with two-line "SOUTHAMPTON/Penny Post" and boxed "No.1", another EL to Reading with the same combination of marks, 1822 EL with two-line Penny Post mark on reverse and boxed "No 3" on the obverse, c1824 E with two-line Penny Post mark on reverse and boxed "No.4" on obverse, 1835 E with a good example of the three line Penny Post mark in conjunction with unboxed "No.4" and five later examples of this mark on various E/ELs with a variety of unboxed Receiving House marks. (16 items). £180
1353 PENNY POSTS - FRAMED TYPES, ETC.: Group of E/ELs with sundry framed Southampton Penny Post marks inc. 1829 (3 Dec.) E to Fareham with framed "Southampton/Penny Post" & boxed "No.1 " Receiving House mark, 1834 E to London with framed Penny Post mark in conjunction with boxed "No.6" RH mark (both somewhat blurred), 1819 EL with unframed Penny Post mark plus m/s "Mifsent to" preceding "RUMSEY/79" mileage & 1838 env. to Stockbridge with framed "Stoney Crofs" & unframed "Stockbridge/Penny Post" on the reverse. (5). £120
1354 PENNY POSTS - HAMBLE: 1839 Fourpenny Post period EL ex Calcutta to Southampton with red boxed "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER", three-line Southampton Penny Post mark and unboxed "Hamble/Penny Post", 1838 (May) EL addressed to Hamble Cliff with m/s "1" applied as the three-line handstamp had not been struck and 1839 Local Penny Post (m/s endorsement) EL addressed to Hamble Cliff with superb illustrated advertisement for R.D. Ellyett's Hat & Cap Warehouse. (3). £120
1355 PENNY POSTS - ITCHEN: 1841 (March) env. to Gosport bearing defective 1d black (not tied but apparently belongs) with fair two-line "Itch(en)/Penny Post" alongside plus 1855 env. to Downton (Wilts.) bearing defective 1d Stars and with a good example of the "Itchen/Penny Post" mark on reverse (somewhat affected by rough opening). Scarce pair. (2).PHOTO £120
1356 PENNY POSTS - WEST END: 1840 (29 Sept.) E to Newport (IOW) bearing defective 1d black (almost four margins but with lightish vertical crease), three-line unframed Southampton Penny Post mark and a good example of the scarce two-line "West End/Penny Post". Minor cover faults but an attractive and highly appealing item. Illustrated on page 25 of Bryan's book. PHOTO £150
1357 PENNY POSTS - "VILLAGE" TYPE PRE-1840 MARKS: Scarce group with 1838 (3 Dec.) EL ex Brooklands to Ramsgate with superb two-line "Swanwick/Penny Post", 1839 front with fair "Swathling/Penny Post" (scarce pre-1840), 1839 (Jan.) front with "Totton/Penny Post" and 1839 env. with three-line Southampton Penny Post (on reverse) & fine "Beaulieu/Penny Post" (again scarce pre-1840). A useful quartet. (4). PHOTO £120
1358 PENNY POSTS - "VILLAGE" TYPE" POST 1839 MARKS: The fascinating group of post-1839 E/ELs with a wide range of Penny Post marks inc. 1845 "Bevois Hill/Penny Post" on 1d pink postal stationery env. to London, 1840 "Bittern/penny Post", 1842 "Botley/Penny Post", 1845 "Bursledon/Penny Post", 1844 "Fawley?Penny Post", 1848 "Four Posts/Penny Post", 1845 "Hythe/Penny Post", 1848 "Millbrook/Penny Post" on 1d pink postal stationery envelope, 1847 "Nursling/Penny Post", 1858 "Redbridge/Penny Post", 1841 "Shirley/Penny Post", 1840(?) "Totton/Penny Post", etc. (15 plus a couple of pieces). £300
1359 COURT FEE STAMPS: The small selection of unused & used Court Fee stamps inc. 1869 6d blue unused (two - stop & no stop after value), "used" types to 5/- and an imperforate strip of three DLR proofs in orange (no value indicated). Nine of the items included can be located on colour plate V of Bryan's book). Unusual material. (16). £75
1360 TRIO OF TYPE S1/S2 SOUTHAMPTON SHIP LETTER MARKS: 1780-1801 trio comprising 1780 (18 April) EL addressed to London with type S1 "SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP LRE", 1787 EL ex Guernsey to London with fair type S1 Ship Letter mark in conjunction with scarce General Post Bishop Mark type d.s.(APRIL 10) which was only in use during the first four months of 1787 (illustrated on page 19 of Bryan's book) & 1802 EL from Guernsey to Southampton endorsed "To the care of Captain Grant" with fair type S2 Ship Letter mark. Some cover faults but a good early trio. (3). £150
726-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1041-1120
1121-1200 1201-1280 1281-1360 1361-1440 1441-1445
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