| 1880 | 1862 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: 1862 (20 May) env from London to Austria bearing 1857 6d tied by a fine "INTERNATIONAL/EXHIBITION W" duplex with oval framed "P" in red nearby. also a small coloured print of The Crystal Palace. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1881 | 1862 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: 1862 (12 May) env from London to Paris franked with 1862-64 4d (faults) tied by a good strike of the "INTERNATIONAL/EXHIBITION W" duplex. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1882 | 1890 PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE: 1890 (2 July) env from South Kensington to Leed franked with a 1d red plate 108 GA tied by an almost complete strike of the "PENNY POST JUBILEE/SOUTH KENSINGTON" special cancellation. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1883 | FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION, 1908: Display on 55 album sheets with wide variety of (mainly used) PPCs inc. Ballymaclinton (with village cancellations), inc. several used to foreign destinations or with publicity labels etc. Also two unusual publicity covers with KEVII 1d stamps - 1907 Exhibition Committee E plus 1908 E with colour-printed map of the London Underground links to the Exhibition site. Good lot for further development. (74 cards, 2 covers & 10 labels) PHOTO | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1884 | CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW:1938-52 The collection of registered covers franked with a good range of KGVI adhesives cancelled with "CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW/S.W.3." c.d.s. for 1938 (6, various dates inc five with special printed label), 1939 and 1953. Mostly fine. (8 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1885 | LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE:1930 (22 Feb) PPC from London to Manitoba bearing a 9d olive tied by a fine "LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE" c.d.s. 1930 (13 Feb) env registered to Bristol bearing 1⁄2d & 2d (2) tied by fine strikes of the "LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE" c.d.s. (2 items). PHOTO | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886 | MIDLANDS SHOWS:1932-47 inc 1932 "SUTTON COLDFIELD/SHOW" c.d.s. 1934 "BR INDUSTRIES FAIR/B'HAM" c.d.s. 1935 "BRITISH IND. FAIR/B'HAM" c.d.s. 136 oval "REGISTERED/BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR B'HAM" d.s. and 1947 violet oval "REGISTERED/B.I.F. BIRMINGHAM" d.s. (6 covers) | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1887 | PHILATELIC CONGRESSES & EXHIBITIONS: 1929-40 The interesting selection of covers with various special cancellations, proof of the 1940 1d & 2d sheets depicting 1d & 2d values, ephemera and f.d.c.s. (50+ items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 | SCOTTISH EXHIBITIONS: 1926-59 covers inc 1926 (1 July) "SHOW YARD/KELSO" used a Royal Highland Show. 1938 "EXHIBITION P.O./GLASGOW" slogan cancellations (3) and "EXHIBITION P.O. GLASGOW/3" c.d.s. 1951 "MOBILE POST OFFICE/C" c.d.s. as used at the Inverness highland games. 1959 "RHAS/ABERDEEN" c.d.s. Mostly fine strikes. (9 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1889 | SOUTH OF ENGLAND EXHIBITIONS:1914-52 A selection covers (11) and a card with various exhibition cancellations inc printed 1914 "ANGLO-AMERICAN/LONDON/W/EXPOSITION" cachet. 1926 "SHEPHERDS BUSH/EXHIBITION B.O. W." c.d.s. 1929 "POSTAL UNION CONGRESS/LONDON" c.d.s. cancelling 1924-26 1⁄2d & 1d,.1933 (12 June) "MONITARY & ECONOMIC CONFERENCE/LONDON" c.d.s. 1933 env to Dublin with 1929 PUC 1⁄2d coil leader pair tied by large MONITARY & ECONOMIC CONFERENCE/LONDON S.W.7" c.d.s. 1937 "MOBILE POST OFFICE/B" c.d.s. of Ascot and a similar 1949 example used at the Thame agricultural show. Mainly fine. (12 items). PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 | WEST OF ENGLAND SHOWS ETC:1931-56 The selection inc a 1931 (14 Aug) piece bearing 1924-26 ½d to 3d tied by "CALSHOT AERODROME/STHMPTN" c.d.s. as used during the Schneider Trophy races. 1938 (June) "ROYAL CO. SHOW/BOURNEMOUTH" c.d.s. 1949 "MOBILE POST OFFICE/B" c.d.s. as used at Frome show. 1950 "INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION/GLOUCESTER" c.d.s. and 1952 "S B A C/FARNBOROUGH HANTS" c.d.s. (9 items).. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EXPRESS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1891 | MISCELLANY: Group of inland express covers c1901-71 with strength in KEVII / KGV items inc. (1901) E with QV 1d & 1½d pair, various KEVII 4d rates (7) plus 6d registered express E and 1906 local cash-paid item; also a few incoming express covers inc.items from Belgium, Holland, Russia etc. Good lot. (26 items) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892 | SCARCE EARLY REDIRECTED 'SUNDAY EXPRESS' COVER: 1899 E with 1d lilac stamp ex Newcastle (ink spot) forwarded to London with additional 1d stamps (3) cancelled by MORPETH/M.O. & S.B.' cds with 'Express Delivery / Sunday' endorsement and red EXPRESS label - scarce thus. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FREE MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893 | COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1694 EL ex London to Sir Walter Bagott endorsed "Member of Parliament" with encircled "GO" & Bishop Mark of 6 Dec. on reverse, c1780 EL to London with s/l "STONE", red encircled "FREE" & manuscript "Free", signed by James Cornwallis, Bishop of :Lichfield & Coventry, ,1829 front with two-line "MISSENT TO./NORTHAMPTON", 1822 EL ex Albany Barracks to Bow St. Magistrates regarding a deserter from the 69th Westminster Militia, a good selection of other signatures on fronts, etc. (Approx.. 45). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894 | RARE FIRST TYPE "FREE" ON ABUSE OF PRIVILEGE LETTER: 1765 EL with lightly struck "AIR", Edinburgh & London Bishop Marks, addressed to London with very fine strike of the first type circular framed "FREE" (large "F"); the writer states "I am writing only because I was given a Frank by Dundas Loudon". | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | MISCELLANY: Group of covers & cards c1890s-1930s with a variety of instructional h.s. and endorsements inc. underpaid and penalty charges, RLB covers, 1914 stampless E with scarce octagonal-framed 'T' of the UK-SA SEAPOST with strip of ½d dues (4), much-forwarded E to ship's passenger (1939) with various dues and boxed P&O 'RECEIVED AFTER SHIPS DEPARTURE'etc. Inspection recommended. (38 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PICTORIALS, HAND-DRAWN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 | TABLE TENNIS/STORKS ETC:1901 (4 Oct) env from Lightcliffe to Hipperholme with ink drawings of a table tennis table with various comic scenes of players searching for a lost ball around it. Some damage on reverse. 1878 (3 Aug) env used within London with several outline ink drawings of stork like birds.Also reprints of Southgate caricatures numbers 1 to 5 with crude forged red MC cancellations. (7 covers). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAGE DUE MARKS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897 | TRANSATLANTIC "INSUFFICIENTLY PRE/PAID" 1870s PAIR, SCARCE MACHINE MARKS, ETC.; c.1871-1920 covers/cards inc.1871/75 pair ex US with "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" (stamp may bot belong) & blue boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID." (3c green p. stat. env.; faults), scarce early machine (inc. Levett/Columbia), 1913 usage of 2c Parcel Post stamp, 1894 Salvador PC via NY, creased uprated 1894 usage of 1c black PC to Australia with oval "NOT KNOW BY/LETTER CARRIERS/MELBOURNE" (crease), 1898 Hawaii to NY with 2c brown, Missent, two Paquebots (inc. fine scarce large blue Havana type), etc., etc. Good variety. (50 covers). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898 | "EXCEEDS LIMIT OF SIZE", OVERSEAS MAIL, ETC. (PLUS TRIANGULAR INSPECTORS' MARKS); 1897-c.1920 covers/cards inc. fine 1897 usage of the QV 1⁄2d wrapper with Shoeburyness duplex having v. fine London N.P.B. over-weight mark, 1904 PC ex Germany with Birmingham boxed "LC" (Letter Carriers) Inspectors' mark, 1906 ex US with Liverpool "3D/466" and small "466" triangle (endorsed "Tinselled"), 1927 usage of QV P. Stat. env. endorsed Obsolete stamp" charged 4d (P. Due label removed by some idiot!), 1921 usage of the KGV 1⁄2d PC with 1d charge-mark cancelled and endorsed "Error" (printed rate!), tinselled 1904 PC ex Glasgow oddly endorsed "Infringement", good group of 8 mostly different 1904-5 "Exceeds limits of size" marks, charged overseas cards, etc. Plus small group of cards with London Inspectors' triangle marks. Good lot. (38 covers/cards). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899 | MISCELLANY inc. 1857 small stampless env. from Rome to Wokingham bearing fine black arch-framed "FR./3F 76C" mark along with numerous transit/arrival marks, 1862 mourning env. ex Athens to Scotland with handstruck "8", 1873 stampless env. from Wisconsin to Yorkshire with large handstruck "6d" as well as various transit & arrival marks, 1874 env. ex Paris to London franked with 30c adhesive and bearing French & British marks such as orange-red boxed "AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT", black circular "MORE TO PAY" and large handstruck "9c" in black and 33 other covers/cards, two fronts & two pieces with a good variety of G.B. and foreign labels & marks. (39 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 | MISCELLANY: Group of chiefly international mail inc. 1945 env. ex Illinois to Evesham with violet "RETURNED FOR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE" cachet, 1948 env. from Switzerland to Middlesex bearing boxed "S=/D 4/F.S./MORE TO/PAY/Letter RATE/ABOVE 20 grams" alongside 4d label, c1950 env. ex Preston to France with "T/ 10C/F.S" hexagonal mark plus 5f & 10f French labels on the front and framed "SURCHARGED OWING TO /INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE/PLEASE ADVISE SENDER." cachet on back, two other insufficiently prepaid KGVI/early QEII envs. to France both with F.S. markings & French labels plus 43 others inc. compulsorily registered items. (48 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | BINDER with the collection of postal stationery envelopes inc. unused 1d & 2d Mulreadies plus 2d Mulready front to Chippenham with red MC correctly struck across Britannia, a good range of 1d pink envelopes (inc. one uprated with 2d adhesive & another with a 1½d) showing a wide array of cancellations inc. red s/l "MONTPELLIER" (Cheltenham), UDC of Oldfield Road (Manchester), UDC of Edgbaston, s/l "N R" (New Road - London), etc. (50). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 | BINDER with the chiefly QV collection of postal stationery items inc. ½d wrapper to Paris uprated with ½d adhesive, a good range of unused S..T.O. types inc. 2d + 6d, 1/- green, 1d + 1½d, 4d + 2½d, 2d + 1½d, 1½d brown, 1½d yellow & 3d + 2d, 1871 ½d PC with circular "TOO LATE/LONDON S..E." c.d.s., 1871 ½d PC with Manchester "Clip", 1873 ½d PC with Liverpool Sloper "Arrow", 1876 unused Hertford College, Oxford env., 1900 1d red PC to Belgium with St. Albans skeleton, 1901 privately printed mourning envelope & enclosed card in memory of Queen Victoria, etc. (Approx. 100). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903 | COLLECTION INC. STRENGTH IN KGVI, SLOPER 'ARROW' CANCELLATIONS, ETC.; c.1871-1970 lot inc. 1873 pair of ½d PCs with fine and fair 'Sloper' Arrow punches of London & Liverpool 1890 good usage of 1890 Jubilee 1d PC to New York (arrival marks; good message), 1899 usage of 1d "REPLY" PC (faults) ex Belgium, 3 1¼d PCs, regd. envs., 1941/2 commercial usages of KGV(!!) 1d PCs, good range of KGVI items (used POW EL, unused 1d+1d PC, and whole range of mint & used items) and some early QEII items. (106 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904 | ADVERTISING RINGS - THE MYSTERIES W.H. SMITH "185" VARIETY:186? 3d cut square piece with circular collar clearly showing "185 for 186" variety in address. Lightly cancelled, very few examples are recorded of this variety. The status is unknown. PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | ADVERTISING RINGS -W.H.SMITH:1862-87 The collection of W.H. Smith advertising ring cut outs with 1d (110, inc ninety cut square), 1½d (3, inc. two cut square), 2d (34, inc eighteen cut square), 3d (24 inc ten cut square), 4d (6, inc two cut square), 6d (16, inc seven cut square). The majority are used. Very mixed condition. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906 | ADVERTISING RINGS:1862-91 The accumulation of mainly cut to shape used advertising ring pieces inc examples used by Samuel Allsopp, Young & Stockall (unused 1d, 3d & 4d), Stafford Smith, William Lincoln, The Home News and Smith Elder & Co. Mixed condition. (83). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REGISTERED MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907 | COLLECTION on album leaves, c1827-1931 inc. 1827 EL ex New Romney to Tenterden with m/s "Money/letter", 1837 front to Downham with m/s "Money Letter", signed "Amherst", 1847 EL ex London to Macclesfield bearing 2d blue (2) endorsed "Registered" in manuscript, 1848 env. ex Wirksworth to Macclesfield bearing 1d red with red m/s "Registered" endorsement, 1849 E ex Glasgow to Liverpool with black circular "REGISTERED AT GLASGOW", 1864 emv. to Ramsgate with 1d & 4d adhesives plus m/s "Registered", 1882 2d blue registered env. to Norway uprated with 2½d blue, 1884 2d blue registered env. to Norway uprated with 2½d lilac, 1906 cover to New Jersey with embossed KEVII 2½d, 3d & 4d, 1931 Imperial Airways First Flight to Africa illustrated env. bearing PUC 2½d (4) and s/l "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED" in conjunction with m/s "Returned from Butiaba unk/RLO Nairobi". A very interesting assembly. (40). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908 | MISCELLANY: Group of reg'd covers from c1880 onwards inc. (1905) scarce insured parcel front to Switzerland with Leeds parcel label and KEVII 5d, 6d & 1/- stamps ; various QV / KEVII frankings and stationery Es etc. - 1892 use of parcel 'R' label on cover noted. Also 1928-32 pair of C.O.D. items - one a railway consignment, he other a parcel label - and a parcel piece with label for redirection. (30 items plus some pieces) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909 | EARLY STAMPED INLAND MAIL: 1855 E to Dorset franked with 1d red and fine cut-square 6d lilac (not tied) both cancelled by '654' numeral of Ross on Wye with fine 'ROSS/HFD' cds alongside; scarce early (1843) E endorsed 'Registered Letter' with imperf. 1d reds (2) cancelled by MCs and oily strike of Charing Cross PAID d.s. nearby to Somerset also 1849 reg'd cover ex Newcastle on Tyne with two pairs of imperf. 1d stamps (faults) etc. (4 items) PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910 | INLAND REGISTRATION: Rare use of 9d bistre on 1869 inland registered cover (corner fault) ex London to Sheffield, 1872 E with 1d & 4d stamps ex Hexham to Wales with Newcastle reg'd d.s. obliterated with 1844 numeral, 1863 with 1d red x 6 (one torn) with m/s 'Registered at Bothwell' plus various others, inc.some distinctive reg'n h.s. etc. (13 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911 | REGISTERED NOTICE COVERS: Scarce pair of 'Registered Notice' covers - 1864 example ex Shaftesbury with 1d red strip (3) and 1873 Shrewsbury item with 3d rose stamp. Very elusive rate. (2 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912 | SCARCE 'PRUSSIA/(CROWN)/REGISTERED' MARK ON INCOMING MAIL: 1866 E to London ex Berlin franked with 1gr & 3gr (2) stamps of Prussia cancelled by Berlin Railway Station d.s. with boxed 'Recomandirt', '(crown)/REGISTERED' and 'PRUSSIA/(crown)/REGISTERED' h.s. - most attractive and scarce combination. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | REGISTERED/INSURED MAIL MISCELLANY: Range of covers c1870-97 inc. 1871 E (roughly opened) registered to Germany with 1d & 6d stamps, 1870 Liverpool to London reg'd EL with 1d (2) & 3d franking and good '(crown)/REGISTERED' h.s., five 1d reds on reg'd E ex Tewkesbury to Yorkshire, parcel and insured parcel (2) receipts etc. (12 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 | OVERSEAS MAIL, 1872-75: Trio of registered covers inc. attractive (1876) EL to Spain with 3-colour franking of 1d, 3d & 1/- stamps from London, 1874 cover to Hanover franked with 3d & 4d (corner fault) stamps plus 1872 E to France with 3d (2 - one with surface rub); also 1867-68 covers (3) from France - tragically, with stamps removed - two with FRANCE (CROWN) REGISTERED h.s. (6 items) PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1915 | RARE COMPULSORILY REGISTERED IN ERROR COVER - CONTAINED "PIECE OF STEEL, NOT COIN"!; Extraordinary 6 Nov. 1877 env. sent locally in London with 1d Red (corner fault) tied by London WC duplex, but also having red oval "REGISTERED/LONDON" marks on the front and a large manuscript "8" charge for compulsory registration of (supposedly) an enclosed coin, with relevant "CAUTION...[Coin]" label on reverse. However, the address "Refused" the letter and charge, so the letter also has part red wax seals of the "RETURNED LETTER BRANCH/LONDON G.P.O." over th flap and label, at which point the mistake was realised, the 8d charge and the Caution label cancelled, and the address side endorsed "Piece of Steel" and "Not Coin"! The first such erroneously Compulsorily Registered cover that we can recall having seen. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1916 | RARE CARE OF SHIP'S CAPTAIN REGISTERED LETTER: 1883 2d blue registered envelope bearing 1d lilac tied by "REGISTERED/PADDINGTON" oval cancellation, addressed to a Mr. Reilly c/o the Commander of a Cunard Steamer at Queenstown, Ireland, thus incurring the compulsory registration fee. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1917 | RARE REGISTERED POSTCARD, 1892: Commercial use of 3d 'British Empire' postcard within London, cancelled by reg'd oval d.s. of East Cheap E.C. with blue crayon '2d' and '15' - a rare usage! PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAPHS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1918 | GREETINGS TELEGRAMS: Collection of used Greetings Telegrams, 1935-63, many with envelopes inc. good range of pre-WWII types with Valentines noted plus several First Day (philatelic usages), 1953 Coronation (4 inc. Coronation Day); also a copy of the Wilkinson handbook. (30 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919 | FIRST DAY (10 JANUARY 1840) OF UNIFORM PENNY POSTAGE COVER FROM CHESTER:1840 (10 Jan) EL from Chester to Bristol dated in m/s (Jany 10th 1840) with a red fancy "d1" of Chester with c.d.s. alongside. The Chester c.d.s. is a little indistinct but the m/s date confirms the 1st day use..PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VALENTINES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 | RARE EARLY (1826) HAND-DELIVERED(?) "BEEHIVE" VALENTINE; Fine "1826" (in manuscript, with matching poem inside) Beehive Valentine (no address and unfolded) having "DOBBS LONDON" imprint in embossed frame, but with superb floral coloured centre-piece (signed "Anna Blacker" at foot) cut to form a beehive (still working; care, please!) which lifts to reveal a pair of love-birds in a cage. Exceptionally early example of this rare type of Valentine. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 | RARE "COBWEB" VALENTINE - POSTALLY USED: 1843 (14 Feb) a scarce hand painted "Cobweb" valentine used from Epping to Kentish Town with m/s "1" and "F/PAID" tombstone d.s. The valentine has been repaired by tape but the "mechanical" portion is unaffected. PHOTO | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922 | SUPERB "BEEHIVE" COLOURED VALENTINE POSTALLY USED WITH 1d RED FROM READING; Most attractive 13 Feb. 1846 EL to "Southern Hill Nr. Reading" franked by 1d Red (near 4m; v. slight rubbing) just tied by "^35" Reading numeral matching the v. fine "READING" c.d.s. on the top flap; inside there is a superb coloured pictorial floral Valentine with printed poem, having a beehive cut in the central bouquet vignette which opens (gently!) to reveal a temple of love, etc. Rare postally used and in such fine condition. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARLY LETTERS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 | A VERY RARE BROADSHEET PETITION ADDRESSED TO EDMUND PRIDEAUX FROM THE POSTMASTERS OF VARIOUS POSTAL ROADS REQUESTING STANDARD CONTRACTS - THE ONLY EXAMPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS:1653 (30 March) A printed broadsheet petition (11" x 15") from the postmasters of the Plymouth & Portsmouth, Bristol & South Wales Chester and Northern roads to Edmund Prideaux requesting standard contracts and guarantees relating to those persons charged with the delivery of the mails - supported by 18 postmaster (all listed on the document). This is the first and only edition produced of this broadsheet with circular woodcut arms of England and Ireland . Printed off centre at foot of sheet, uncut except for section of blank margin excised along one edge. A few old folds but in an excellent state of preservation for such a document. One other example is recorded in the British Library collection. PHOTO | £2400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | EARLY LETTER FROM JOHN LEIGH TO FRANCIS WOODWARD IN LONDON: 1606 (1 Feb.) EL ex Bradley to Francis Woodward in London with full typed transcript. Contents relate to land related matters and include "My earnest request unto you at this time is that whereas I hold certeyne woodlandes of Lord (Called Heystalles) which lye in such manner and so farre distant from the tenement which I hold of his Lordshippe, that there is no convenient recourse with carriage but with my extreme charge". | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LONDON POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 | THE SCARCE "OFF/4" HANDSTAMP ON LETTER TO CORNWALL:1672 (9 Feb) EL from London addressed "These/ffor Hugh Bofscowaen/Esqe at Tregothnon/To be left at Truro/Cornwall" with m/s "3" and a fine (for this) strike of the circular framed "OFF/4" h.s. PHOTO | £360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | DEW BLACKMOOR ST RECEIVERS HANDSTAMP:1795 (Feb( A printed discharge for bastardy notice used from Christchurch, Surrey to the White Hart Middlesex with m/s "2" and on reverse a good strike of the scarce "DEW/BLACKMOOR ST" h.s. The address is a little faded but a scarce h.s. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | 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.Ex Bryan Hunt. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 | HAMPTON COURT/KINGSTON MISCELLANY:1830-1944 The selection of covers/fronts related to Hampton Court and Kingston inc 1830 EL from Southampton much redirected with m/s Not at Cowes Castle", "Not a member at Home" "Hampton Court"plus framed "T.P./Hampn Ct" h.s. 1834 E with framed "T P/Hampn Ct" h.s. 1837 EL with "T.P./Hampton Court" h.s. 1937 1d postcard with violet "HAMPTON COURT/CAMP/Kingston on/Thames" c.d.s. A group of covers from USA forces based at Kingston with APO 633 cancellations. (30+ items). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGLISH COUNTIES MIXED POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 | MISCELLANY of covers inc. s/l "NORTH/WICH" on 1781 EL, 1835 framed red "TOO/LATE" of Leicester, Castle Cary UDC, mainly fine boxed "SHEPTN. MALLET/5th Clause Post" h.s. plus No. 2 Receiving House on EL, scarce "CHIPPING-ONGAR" UDCs (2) on 1831/2 ELs to Honiton, massively re-directed 1866 env. (opened out for display), Chasewater (Cornwall) & very fine Harling (Norfolk) UDCs. and "Newbury/Penny Post" on 1835 & '57 ELs. (13 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEDFORDSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 | TWO ALBUMS with the 1840-1900 (plus a few later items) collection inc 1d blacks (touched in places) used on covers from Dunstable, Bedford and Woburn. 1841 & 1842 "TOO LATE" of Bedford. 1841 1d reds on covers inc examples used from Woburn, Bedford, Ampthill and Leighton Buzzard. 1851 EL from Stony Stratford to Woburn bearing 1d (faults) with "749" numeral in blue. "HEATH" UDC's in black & blue. A good range of perforated 1d reds with numeral cancellations of Bedfordshire towns. 1884 wrapper from Woburn to Ampthill with boxed "OF THE NATURE/OF A LETTER" red h.s. 1893 env from Canada to Bedford with Small Queen 1c pair & 3c. 1911 1c green postcard from China to Bedford via French P.O. (100+ items). | £260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BERKSHIRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931 | SUNNING HILL - COVER FROM GEORGE CANNING FOREIGN SECRETARY:1817 (6 Oct) E to London with a very fine blue boxed "SUNNg HILL" h.s. partly overstruck by a "FREE" c.d.s. signed "Geo Canning" at lower left. Most unusual. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1932 | FALMOUTH FORWARDING AGENTS - PRESTAMP MAIL TO PORTUGAL; Nov. 1766 EL (faults and internal losses) from London to "Joseph Banks" (the naturalist?) at Lisbon endorsed "to be sent by the first Packet, Falmouth" with "200 [reis]" arrival charge; 1827 EL from Mexico (Real de Catorce) posted from Falmouth (sent c/o "Thomas Rogers, Penryn or Falmouth") to Lisbon charged "350" and prepaid 1s-7d; and 1824/33 pair each prepaid 1s-7d from London to Oporto, via "W. & E.C. Carne" or "Banfield & Lake" both of Falmouth. Scarce group. (4 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1933 | INTERNAL DEVON G.W.R. RAIL PARCEL COVER - HEMYOCK TO COLLUMPTON; c.1885 stampless env. endorsed "Immediate Delivery" on the front and having a large black & white printed "Great Western Railway/HEMYOCK to [Collumpton]" rail parcel label (torn when opened but still attractive and complete) on the reverse with charges noted as "Paid". Rare thus; these Rail Parcel Letters predated the 1891 Railway Letter Stamp system and were used where rail timetables were quicker than the post. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | PLYMOUTH - RARE OUTGOING COVER TO PORTUGAL DURING THE 'FALMOUTH PACKET MUTINY'; Remarkable 9/11 Jan. 1811 EL (2 large sheets) from "London" to Lisbon, but sent under cover to "Widow Symons & Son in Plymouth" (Forwarding Agent's endorsement - in Portuguese - on flap), having a mostly fine "[PL]YMOUTH/11JA11/1811/218" c.d.s. (filing fold) on the front and prepaid the high "11⁄2" ounce rate of "10/-". This is one of only a handful of Packet Letters recorded during the 'Falmouth Mutiny' period (Nov. 1810 - Jan. 1811) that was routed via Plymouth. Even though it was posted in the port of departure, the full inland rate of 2s-11d was still charged as if it had been sent from Falmouth (as it should have been, had there not been a Mutiny - or strike - there)! Rare Mutiny cover. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | RARE BOXED "PACKET LETTER/PLYMOUTH" ON COVER ROUTED "VIA LISBON" TO G.B.; 7/23 Nov. 1812 E (origin unknown; scruffily written reply to the original letter inside) endorsed "Via Lisbon" to Leicester having a very fine British Consular "LISBON" and a partly fine rare boxed black "PACKET LETTER/PLYMOUTH" (Rob.P1 - 1811-15 only - light crease) nicely placed on the front and charged "5/-" and then "5/2". There is a Forwarding Agent's endorsement on the flap; "Forwarded by Seabys & Goodall, Lisbon". This first Plymouth Packet Letter mark is seldom seen, especially on "LISBON" covers; the Packet ship may have been driven into Plymouth by bad weather on this occasion.PHOTO | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1936 | MISCELLANY: Large filing-drawer crammed with covers & cards c1880s-1990s with emphasis on QEII material but with useful qty of earlier inc. QV covers and pre-WWI PPCS selected for cancellation interest and inc. late uses of 1844 numeral, duplex, squared circle, cds sub-types, machine & slogan cancellations etc. Includes Avonmouth, Portishead, Keynsham, Yate etc. (Many 100s) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. scarce dated mileage (1802), stepped and unboxed BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER pair (1838-44) the earlier ex St Lucia, 1851-52 BY-POST pair, HOT WELLS UDC (1853), two fine examples of the sideways duplex (codes H & I), 1862 registered cover with 1d & 4d stamps, bundle of 1870 1d postcards with good variety of duplex cancellations etc. (Approx 85 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | MISCELLANY c1790-1970s: Large accumulation of covers & cards etc. inc. parcel post labels (7, one with 3d stamp), fine Fishponds skeleton (1905), 1840 DLO returned letter wrapper with original contents, Thornbury UDC (1844), rare Globe parcels stamp c1870, 1888 pattern post front, various Bristol PO letters/covers etc. Inspection required. (Approx. 200 items) | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939 | MISCELLANY, c1870-1920s: Bristol Parcel Delivery Co. stamps (6 inc. imperf.-between pair), parcel post labels of various offices, one or two with stamps affixed, 1894 3d-franked cover with boxed 'Registered 2d', cancellations inc. squared circles, coloured cds back-stamp pair (1885 blue / 1901 red), skeletons, late use of 1844 numeral , Bristol 'CH' etc. (42 items & 6 stamps) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940 | SUB-OFFICES: 1859 E to S. Australia with 2d & 4d stamps cancelled by REDCLIFF duplex plus another example of the cancellation on 1d E (Faults) and a few other QV items; also a qty of Edwardian PPCs (mainly Bristol views)with good variety of sub-office cds inc. uncommon. - better cards inc. 1911 Royal Visit RP items (2) and (c1905) Bristol Carnival - Lady White's Stall. (approx. 120 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1941 | BASINGSTOKE - HANDSTRUCK "1" & "2":1843-49 EL's from the same correspondence to Stourbridge with red "Pd/1" (2 types) and "Pd/2" handstamps. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942 | HAVANT: 1832 (12 Sept) EL from Havant to "British School, Borough Road, London" with a clear strike of the magenta "Havant * Paid" h.s. with tombstone datestamp nearby. the cover has been subjected to rust spotting. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943 | SOUTHAMPTON - 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 Wales 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. Ex Bryan Hunt. (8). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1944 | WALTHAM CROSS - THE DISTINCTIVE HANDSTRUCK "4" OVERSTRUCK WITH INSPECTOR'S CROWN AND THE RATE DOUBLED: 1838 (5 May) EL from Cheshunt to Westminster with a very fine strike of the distinctive Waltham Cross "4" cancelled with a red inspector's crown and m/s, nearby is a m/s "8" initialled by the inspector. A few cover faults do not affect the appearance of this remarkable item. PHOTO | £650 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1945 | GOUDHURST AND HORSMONDEN:1884 (3 Sept) "PARCELS Crown POST" label of "GOUDHURST/(UNDER STAPLEHURST" bearing 1883-84 1/- green SH with a fine "GOUDHURST" c.d.s. with another strike alongside. 1884 (26 Sept) A similar label for "HORSMONDEN/UNDER STAPLEHURST" bearing 1883-84 3d GE (not tied) with part oval of bars cancellation, "HORSMONDEN" c.d.s. alongside. Both area little foxed. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | SHIP LETTER REF. SLAVE SALES EX GRENADA WITH "CARLISLE" TRANSIT MARK TO SCOTLAND; Unusual Mar./Apr. 1785 EL (minor dusting) from "Grenada" to Glasgow with a mostly fine "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LRE" on the front, but also unusually having a mostly v. fine "CARLISLE" mark across the flap. Good example of this route being marked on a cover; the contents inc. "I purchased, the 10 Ult[im]o, 20 very fine young Ebo Slaves at 40 £St[erlin]g each...they are all at present under inoculation..." Rare insight into the slave trade and an unusual PH routing. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | DISTINCTIVE 'DUE' MARKS ON FOREIGN MAIL: Fine strikes of the large '5d' and '10d' h.s. on 1898 Es ex New Zealand (both partly obscured by mourning borders to Es) and a second , very fine '5d' on 1906 E ex USA; also scarce 'd5' on 1855 E to Nova Scotia with further '7d½' of Halifax, plus 1847 EL ex Canada with Liverpool '1/-' h.s. (5 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | SCARCE 2-RING "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE, LIVERPOOL" MARKS, CODED "2" & "6"; 1906/7 quartet of PPCs (one with faults) to GB (2) or US (2) each franked by GB 1d tied by fair to mostly v. fine strikes of these scarce c.d.s.'s, codes "2" or "6" (3). Good lot. (4 cards). PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1949 | SHREWSBURY: 1675 (8 March) EL to London addressed to the "Worsh(ipful) John Morris Esq, att his house in Old Jewry, London with m/s "3" (postage rate for distances over 80 miles) and type II Bishop Mark struck on the date of receipt (10 March). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1950 | LICHFIELD: Album of covers and cards inc. 1777 EL to London (fine Bishop arrival mark) with partly fine s/l "LITCHFIELD" (sic) measuring 58mm. x 7mm., 1827 ELs ex Birmingham (each with fine red "TOO LATE" on top flap) addressed to 'Geo. Birch Esq/Holly Bank/nr. Lichfield' but endorsed in same hand 'Or Mrs Birch/via Barton Post' & 'P Barton post' respectively, horse-shoe "TOO LATE" in red on 1829 EL from Lichfield to Derby, fancy s/l "Too Late" in black on 1842 EL ex Lichfield to Birmingham, partly fine "Alrewas" in black and "Lichfield/Penny Post" in red on 1838 EL, three other examples of the same Penny Post, all in red, mainly fine "Missent to/Lichfield" in black on 1842 EL from London to Warwickshire, many other Lichfield marks inc. 457 duplex, double & single rings and machine cancellations, 1932 registered env. from Lichfield to Cape Town carried on first direct mail flight, sub office c.d.s's., fine and unusual PPCs etc., etc. (Approx. 80 items). PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | LICHFIELD: Early covers inc. 1692 (21 Dec.) EL from Lichfield to the Bishop Lichfield and Coventry (in London at the time) initially charged '3' in m/s but cancelled (as the Bishop, being a member of the House of Lords, was entitled to free postage), 1732 E from the Dean of Lichfield to a barrister in London charged '1/4' in m/s with a faint but clear two line "LITCH·/FEILD" (sic) mark, 1732 large part E addressed to Lichfield with no postal markings but endorsed in m/s 'Post Paid to Burton' and 1746 EL to London with two line "LICH/FIELD". (5 covers). PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | STAFFORD - EARLY LETTER TO WALTER BAGOTT AT BLITHFIELD: 1616 (April) EL ex Richard Brakeford at Stafford to Walter Bagott with typescript of the contents which mainly relater to the sender's imminent trip to London to conduct some business with Sir Walter Leveson. Brakeford asks Bagott to send him his "Letters patentes which are speciallie to be used in this business". PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1953 | ARUNDEL PENNY POSTS: Small group of E/ELs with 1821 EL to London showing two-line "ARUNDEL/Penny Post", 1835 EL to Surrey with boxed "Arundel/Penny Post", 1837 E to Plymouth with boxed "Arundel/Py Post" (assisted in pencil), undated EL to Salisbury with boxed red "Arundel/Py Post" & a front with a black boxed "Arundel/Py Post" & boxed "No.1". (4 plus 1 front). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | FLETCHING PENNY POST: 1841 (2 May) env. addressed to London bearing 1d black (ID - just cut into at right) tied by black MC and with two-line "Fletching/Penny Post". Backstamped Uckfield. Willcocks & Jay SX530, rarity "E". | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | HASTINGS COLLECTION - RARE 1st-TYPE MILEAGE, UDCs, UNRECORDED H.S."2", ETC.; Fine group of covers with mostly v. fine strikes inc. lovely 1794 "HASTING 64" (sic; SX606 - 1794-5 only), 1815 boxed mileage, 1827 extra local 2d delivery charge, 1845/7 pair of red UPP curved "PAID/1D" (one overstruck, the other v. attractive), WHITE ROCK PLACE UDCs (2; black & green), s. line "CASTLE-ST" (2; one stamp removed), lovely 1858 unpaid mourning env. with very fine distinctive black h.s. "2" mark (unrecorded in this colour), 1870 trio to US ex Hastings/St. Leonards with Surface Printed 3d, 6d or 3dx2 +1d frankings, etc. Also 1 print. Good lot. (19 covers + 1 print). PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | LEWES COLLECTION - EARLY STRAIGHT LINES (SOME CLARET-RED), MILEAGES, ETC.; Useful lot of covers inc. fine 1757 "LEWIS" (rare so early), similar 1772, near fine rare "50 LEWES" 1st-Type Mileage, scarce claret-red 1794/99 s. lines pair, almost v. fine claret-red concave "LEWES" (SX799), many mileage c.d.s.'s inc. superb 1826 example, 1834/38 pair of v. fine scarce framed "Py. Post" marks (SX827; one with address crossed out), 1838 2d Rate to Brighton, 1850 CHAILEY UDC, pretty 1910 1d red env. regd. to Italy with undated "NEWICK" on R label, etc. Scarce lot. (34 covers + 1 piece). PHOTO | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | LEWES - UNRECORDED "LEWIS/50" BOXED MILEAGE ERROR + SANSERIF "LEWIS" C.D.S. ERROR; Extraordinary 25 May & 20 June 1801 pair of fine ELs to the same Bristol address each with very fine Lewes boxed mileages, but the first with an unrecorded "LEWIS/50" error of spelling, the other being the normal SX805 (earliest recorded date); this error must only have been in use for a few weeks, because no English boxed mileages appear to have been recorded prior to May 1801. Superb quality for such a rare pair. Plus similarly matched pair of 1853 1d pink env. usages from Halesworth to Lewes having very fine strikes of brown c.d.s.'s with different spellings; "LEWIS" Error (23 July) and "LEWES" (1 Oct.) - again the error must have soon been corrected. Rare group. (4 covers). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | RYE COLLECTION - PRESTAMP MAIL (CONCAVE, S. LINE, PENNY POST, ETC.) + SOME LATER; 1794-1924 covers/cards inc. v. fine rare concave "RYE" (light crease), rare 1813 red straight-line (during loss/breakage of boxed mileage?), v. fine "RYE/Penny Post" (with boxed "No.1" & mileage removed), boxed/lined/removed mileages, 4d Post Period m/s "4" ex London to Rye, serif 1841 (SX1077) "RYE/OC27/1841/+" Skeleton c.d.s., 1907/24 skeletons pair, etc. (18 covers + 1 front). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | BALANCE OF A SUSSEX COLLECTION; c.1816-1997 covers/cards inc. v. fine scarce 1816 "ROBERTSBRIDGE", 1840s correspondence with fair to v. fine "Southbourne/Penny Post" (3) & "Sea Houses/Penny Post" marks (6; one has had stamp removed), 1840s UDCs (mostly v. fine) of HAILSHAM, PEVENSEY (3), SEA-HOUSES & WINCHELSEA, Brighton s/ways duplexes (4; 2 types), 1914 regd. env. usage with undated circular SHOREHAM BY SEA SUSSEX mark on R label, 1938 purple straight-line "SHOREHAM-BY-SEA" (redirected PPC), and commercial 1957 B.R. "EXPRESS/RAILWAY" cover from Shoreham to Chichester, etc. Most of the modern material is Shoreham. Good nucleus for expansion. (60 covers + 28 pieces/receipts). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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