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| 1960 | BIRMINGHAM: 1844 EL from Birmingham to Stourbridge with a strike of the "BIRMINGHAM/+" travelling d.s. 1850 printed EL to Stourbridge bearing a single 1d with a fine "DERITEND" struck on reverse and a similar 1852 EL with "FIVE-WAYS" h.s. Also WORCESTERSHIRE 1849 EL to Stourbridge with blue "BROMSGROVE/I" travelling d.s. (4 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | BIRMINGHAM - THE RARE HOODED REGISTERED CDS: 1910 (10 Dec) A large Midland Railway Carriage & Coach Co. env registered from Birmingham to Stour bridge bearing a single 3d tied by a good example of the rare "REGISTERED/BIRMINGHAM" hooded c.d.s. with another strike struck on reverse. Cover faults. Also a 1921 fragment with a similar c.d.s. These are the only examples of this c.d.s. we have seen. PHOTO PLATE 27 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1962 | HALESOWEN - UNUSUAL HANDSTRUCK "2":1850 (16 Dec) printed EL from Birmingham to Stourbridge with a fine h.s. "2" of Halesowen. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963 | KIRBYMOORSIDE - PRESTAMP, 1d BLACK COVER, UDCs, & GROUP OF FINE POST OFFICE PPCs, ETC.; 1789-1925 covers/cards inc. 1789 "PICKERING", group of scarce Prestamp Kirby marks, tied near-4 margin 1d Black cover ex Stockton to Kirby, 1837-50 mostly very fine large "KIRBY-MOORSIDE" UDCs (4 black - one with FILEY UDC - and 2 blue), and a marvellous group of local PPCs of Post Offices (10) and a Postman, mostly matched with rubber/thimble cancellations of the relevant POs (one a UDC, one a PP label, etc.) on separate items. Very difficult lot to duplicate. (43 covers/cards) PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | KIRBYMOORSIDE - POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION INC. INGOING MAIL; File-box containing c.1835-1970 Collection of covers/cards (+ some ephemera & receipts) inc. few prestamp (inc. 2 Kirby & a Pickering UDC, plus attractive June 1839 blue boxed "Brighouse/Penny Post" (creases) with "LEEDS" c.d.s. endorsed "Mifsent" in red, faint 1843 "Skelton/Penny Post", 1841/43 SEDBERGH & STAINDROP UDCs, nine 1840s/1850s KIRBY MOORSIDE UDCs (inc. some in blue of two sizes), 1846 pair of v. fine large red Darlington UPP Handstruck "1" marks, 1867 6d purple to Canada, later skeletons & rubber, unusual 1929 "SARK, GUERNSEY" c.d.s. on PUC 1½d, batch of early 1960s FDCs, etc. Good lot for further expansion. (153 covers, 9 pieces & 11 other items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | KIRBYMOORSIDE - EARLY RAILWAY PARCEL COVERS, ETC.; Rare 1881 env. (opened out for display; with original contents) from Pickering to Kirby endorsed "Per Rail Carriage Paid" and having a rare "NORTH EAST RAILWAY/CARRIAGE PAID..." label (closed tears due to, opening) across the top edge of the cover; Plus even rarer Mar. 1921 env. (opened out for display; with contents) from "Sinnington" to Kirby endorsed "URGENT - Per 10.7 am Pasr. Train" on the front, franked by rare black-on-white 5d + 6d "N.E.R./PARCEL STAMP" (both affected by opening tears but attractive) on the reverse - both cancelled (one tied) by v. fine blue "SINNINGTON/17 MAR 1921" marks. Also stunning real photo 1910 PPC of Kirby Station & platform, and 1915 mourning env. with enclosure ref. a Funeral "Special Train" from York to Helmsley. Rare group. (4 items). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | SCARBOROUGH - THE RARE HANDSTRUCK "4":1839 (27 Dec) EL from Scarborough to Broseley with a very fine strike of the very scarce h.s. "4" of Scarborough. Believed to be the earliest of the three recorded examples. PHOTO | £1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1967 | FINE AND RARE FIRST-TYPE 'ISLE OF MAN' MARK: c1770 EL, probably ex Douglas, (light surface dustiness will clean up) to a Captain Baldwin at 'Gibson Coats near Clitro Lancashire' (text refers to salvage from shipwreck) with mostly very fine strike of the large first type straight-line ISLE OF MAN [IM 1]('M' partly uninked; recorded 1767-81 only); address panel with deleted '2' (packet rate) plus '6'[d] final charge via Whitehaven. A fine item. PHOTO | £600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1968 | RARE USE OF BLUE 'HORSESHOE' MARK ON MAIL TO DENMARK: 1802 EL to Denmark with very fine and very rare strike in blue of the 'horseshoe' ISLE OF MAN [IM 3; only recorded 1796-1802 in this unusual colour] mark slightly overstruck by London PAID d.s.: endorsed 'Paid 4/10'. London circular 'FOREIGN/40/ OFFICE' in red on reverse. Most attractive and rare on overseas mail. PHOTO | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1969 | RARE ISLE OF MAN 'HORSESHOE': 1806 EL (filing fold) to London ex Castletown with very fine strike of the rare 'horseshoe' h.s. [IM 3] in black - only recorded 1803-08 in this colour; address panel has deleted '4' and m/s '1/4' charges. Attractive exhibition piece. PHOTO | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1970 | RARE STRAIGHT-LINE 'ISLE OF MAN' ON REDIRECTED LETTER TO ROBERT STEVENSON: 1815 E ex Edinburgh to 'Robert Stevenson, Civil Engineer' at the Post Office, Douglas - endorsed 'not called for' and 'redirected' with rare, mostly very fine small s/l ISLE OF MAN [IM 7] alongside; various deleted charges etc - a busy cover! [Stevenson was on the Island in 1815 surveying for the building of the lighthouses at Point of Ayre & Calf of Man - completed in 1818] PHOTO | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1971 | EVASION OF POSTAGE, 1822: Lengthy letter ex 'Isle of Mann' [Dixon's Hotel, Douglas] to Todmorden posted at Liverpool and charged 8d; the letter contains an entertaining description of a seasick passage to the Island and adds details of how to send letters without paying the full postage: give it to one of the Coaches to be given to the Isle of Mann packet which sails about 9 o'clock...it brings the mail and [it] will probable come as well [as] through the Post Office. Interesting insight into the (unofficial) role of coaches in transporting mail! | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1972 | 'FREE' MAIL EX ISLE OF MAN: 1829 E to London (repairable small tear on reverse) endorsed 'Isle of Man July Eighteen 1829' and signed 'Strathallan' with fine s/l ISLE OF MAN [IM 15]struck across the flap and crowned FREE cds - a rare example of free mail from the Island. PHOTO | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1973 | FINE 1837 U.D.C. MARK ON COVER TO SCOTLAND: 1837 E to Glasgow with very fine strike of the elusive ISLE OF MAN UDC [IM 16] on reverse (displays well); Liverpool boxed '1⁄2' for Scottish Mail Tax charge and deleted '1/5' replaced by '2/10'. Interesting item. PHOTO | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1974 | RARE 'PENNY POST' COVER TO IRELAND: 1838 EL (couple of light spots on address panel) addressed to Skibbereen with very scarce and fine boxed 'Ramsey / Isle of Man' [IM 52; v.rare pre-1840] on reverse and very fine, very rare 'Isle of Man / Penny Post' h.s. [IM 62: only known for 1838-39] on front with '1/9' charge alongside. Rare combination of marks. PHOTO | £360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1975 | RARE PENNY POST MARK: 1838 Ingoing letter (ex Market Deeping, Lincs.; slight edge wear) to Ramsey with very fine strike of the rare 'Isle of Man / Penny Post' h.s.[IM 62; only known for 1838-39] the '1/5' charge uprated to '1/6' to take account of the local charge. Rare thus. PHOTO | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1976 | MAIL TO EUROPE: 1840 Unpaid EL to Paris with very fine DOUGLAS/ISLE-OF-MAN cds, French transits and charges; plus 1857 E to Lausanne with 6d lilac cancelled by '407' numeral and with Douglas cds in blue on reverse - overstruck by Liverpool and Paris transit cds. Scarce pair of foreign destination items. (2 items) PHOTO | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1977 | ATTRACTIVE PICTORIAL ENVELOPE: 1895 Usage of attractive, violet-printed env. (open on 21⁄2 sides) advertising the Independent Order of Rechabites (Temperance Society); endorsed 'Insular' and addressed to Ballough, the cover is franked with 1d Lilac cancelled by Douglas duplex. Rare thus! PHOTO | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1978 | CASTLETOWN - RARE USE OF MULREADY SHEET: November 1840 usage of 1d Mulready letter-sheet to London (slight thinning to reverse of address panel - message removed?) stereo obscured by seal - cancelled by fine red Maltese Cross, the reverse with mainly very fine strike of the rare 2-line 'Castle/Town' [IM 21] - attractive item. PHOTO | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1979 | DOUGLAS - VERY RARE 1d BLACK COVER: 1840 (8. June) E to London franked with attractive 4-margin 1d Black (pl. 9 DH) tied by light strike of MC in black with matching cds of Douglas on the reverse (opens for display). Fine and attractive cover with RPSL cert. (1981). Very rare usage from the Isle of Man. PHOTO. | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1980 | DOUGLAS - STUNNING HAND-STRUCK 'P1': 8th May 1840 EL to London (filing fold) with fine DOUGLAS/ISLE OF MAN cds on reverse and bold red strike of the rare 'P1' [IM 66] used at Douglas. Attractive exhibition item from this early May date - the third day of the 1d Black! PHOTO | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1981 | DOUGLAS - HAND-STRUCK '2': 1841 EL (slightly grubby) to Chester with Douglas cds on reverse and mainly very fine strike of the very scarce hand-struck '2' [IM 67] used on unpaid mail from Douglas 1840-46. An elusive mark. PHOTO | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1982 | DOUGLAS - PICTORIAL NOTE-PAPER: 1863 4pp letter on pictorial note-paper (folds), with half-page engraved view of 'Laxey Village & Glen' (showing the great Wheel) with imprint of Philip & Son, written from Douglas and enclosed in original envelope addressed to Liverpool with 1d Reds (2) tied by Douglas duplex cancellations; wear to envelope. Attractive and scarce. PHOTO | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1983 | DOUGLAS - RARE 'X / MAS' CANCELLATION: 1908 E (slight damage to reverse where previously stuck down) to London franked with KEVII 1⁄2d stamp (for the unsealed Christmas card rate) cancelled by a superb strike of the rare large DOUGLAS / X/ MAS cds for 1908. A stunning example of one of the more elusive of these popular Christmas 'cross' marks. PHOTO | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1984 | PEEL: July 1840 E (filing crease) to London with very fine strike of the rare boxed 'Peeltown/Isle of Man' [IM 40] on reverse - displays well; m/s 'P1' and London PAID d.s. on front. PHOTO | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1985 | RAMSEY - BOXED TOWN MARK: 1843-48 Trio of 1d Red covers (one stamp not tied / may not belong) inc. one to Douglas, with ISLE-OF-MAN (2) or DOUGLAS-ISLE-OF-MAN cds (last in blue) and v.fine to good strikes of the rare boxed 'Ramsey / Isle of Man' [IM 52] on the reverse. Rare group. (3 items) PHOTO | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1986 | RAMSEY: Fine and scarce strike of the boxed 'Ramsey/Isle of Man' h.s.[IM 52] on reverse of 1845 EL (filing fold; mark displays well) to Denmark, with red m/s 'Pd 1/10' and Isle of Man cds on front. Reverse shows cds 'K.D.P.A./ALTONA' and Danish charge marks. Attractive and a rare destination. PHOTO | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1987 | BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION: 1910 Parcel Post label of Ramsey with KEVII 4d orange affixed and cancelled by the 2-ring rubber parcel ds of Ramsey, with cds alongside plus another (unused) for the Queen's Pier PO; 1907 long E registered to Dewsbury , the 1d stamps (3) cancelled by oval reg'd d.s. of Douglas and (1879) incoming E ex New South Wales, the three 2d stamps cancelled with '12' of Gowra, back-stamped on arrival at Douglas etc.(5 items) PHOTO | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | MISCELLANY of covers, cards, etc. inc. 1819 EL per "Duns Coach", 1837 "TRANENT/PENNY POST", 1840 env. ex Arbroath to London with boxed "PAID" in black, 1840 E ex Arbroath to Montrose with similar boxed "PAID" mark in red, 1854 env. bearing 1d red with blue cancellation & fancy "Too Late", 1877 ½d postal stationery card ex Glasgow to Ashbourne with circular "GLASGOW-CARLISLE/SORTING TENDER", 1878 env. with circular "CARLISLE & AYR SORTING TENDER", 1907 PPC with double-ring "GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG/IONA" B code c.d.s., 1908 PPC with similar A code c.d.s. of the "COLUMBA", etc. (Approx. 40). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1989 | MISCELLANY: Collection of 1d red covers on leaves showing local cancellations inc. Edinburgh boxed Elm Row, Pitt Street & Charlotte Place plus double-lined Duke Street, Grassmarket & Burghmuirhead (last on 1d Pink E); also Glasgow boxed Queen Street, Argyle Street & Hope Street. In addition, 1855 E with 1d red cancelled by UDC of Lochwinnich and a few other Scots items. (14 covers & 3 pieces) PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WELSH POSTAL HISTORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | FRONT EX PWLLHELI TO KENILWORTH WITH RARE (POSSIBLY UNIQUE?) TWO LINE "MONEY/LETTER" STRUCK IN RED: 1836 (31 Dec.) front ex Pwllheli to Kenilworth signed by L.Parry (MP for Caernarvon) with two-line "MONEY/LETTER" struck in red (probably at Caernarfon). A straight-line "MONEY LETTER" has been recorded but not a two-line example. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991 | DUBLIN- THE RARE BOXED "PUT IN AFTER/SIX O'CLOCK" HANDSTAMP:1837 (9 Feb) EL from Dublin to Belfast with a good strike of the red boxed "PUT IN AFTER/SIX O'CLOCK" h.s. The h.s. has three small white "tipex" applications covering ink blots. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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