| ** | 1121 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF GREENOCK CANCELLING 1840 1d BLACK ON DATED PART ENTIRE: 30 July, 1841 part E (soiled & repaired) bearing a 1d black IG (three wide margins but touched at upper left) tied by a very fine strike of the distinctive black MC of Greenock which leaves the profile clear with (nearby) boxed red "GREENOCK/JY 30 M/1841" and 31 July c.d.s. of Edinburgh. A very scarce item; adhesive SG. Cat. £2,000 off cover. . PHOTO. | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1122 | BLUE MALTESE CROSS OF TRURO: 1842 (19 November) EL from Truro bearing a good margined 1d IA tied by a clear blue MC with "TRURO" c.d.s. alongside. . PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1123 | DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF NORWICH:1843 (15 june) E from Norwich to Rochester bearing a fine 1841 1d HE tied by a good strike of the distinctive Norwich MC. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1124 | MILITARY - CRIMEA:1841-54 1d red-brown KG with almost complete central "O * O" cancellation. 1855-56 LC14 1d ED with lightly struck "O * O" cancellation. (2). . PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1125 | PHILATELIC CONGRESSES/EXHIBITIONS: KEVII-QEII group inc. 1909 souvenir card of the Manchester Postage Stamp Exhibition & Philatelic Congress bearing KEVII ½d tied by special cancellation, 1911 miniature env. bearing black/green Birmingham Philatelic Congress label tied by commemorative cancellation (some cover staining), 1921 Harrogate philatelic Congress cancellation on 1d postal stationery card, 1922 Bath Congress souvenir card plus 1½d postal stationery card uprated with KGV 2½d & 3d, 1927 Nottingham Congress, 1929 Birmingham Congress cards (2), 1930 Torquay, etc. (Approx. 60). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1126 | SPOONS/BRUNSWICK STARS/POSTED SINCE C.D.S. ETC.: 1854-1907 covers/cards inc 1854 EL to Louth bearing a three margined imperf 1d with almost complete "HULL" spoon cancellation. 1854-57 covers franked with single 1d reds including a transitional shade tied by spoons of Birmingham (2), Liverpool & Hull.1861 env to Peebles with "POSTED SINCE 7 LAST NIGHT/EDINr" duplex. 1864 & 1869 ELs with Brunswick Star cancellations. 1899 env to Kimberley, S. Africa bearing 1d lilac strip of three and 1887 2½d pair partially cancelled with a Hoster cancellation. (12). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1127 | SQUARED CIRCLE CANCELLATIONS: Group of PPCs showing a good range of Squared Circle cancellations including Barnetby, Blundellsands, Brightlingsea, Broxbourne, Caerphilly, Lincoln S.T., Sedgley & Stantonbury. (17). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1128 | BRITISH AIR LETTER SERVICE, ETC: 1951-74 selection of covers (10) franked with various BEA adhesives carried on a variety of services within the UK. 1974 BA covers (3). Also 1948 (1 June) covers (3) carried on the experimental helicopter service from Peterborough to Great Yarmouth. (16 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1129 | EARLY AIRMAILS: Pair of covers from the Sept. 1928 Belfast-Liverpool Flying Boat experiment inc. special printed E; Aug. 1929 Galway-London FFC, trio of 1934 'APEX' exhibition cards with special cancels etc. Also 1929 London-Delhi FFC and April 1934 London-Sydney FFC (2, one endorsed with note of crash). (10 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. 1911 CORONATION AERIAL POST | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1130 | PURPLE BROWN CARD TO BELGIUM RETURNED TO U.K.: 1911 (13 Sept) A purple brown card from London to Brussels redirected to Staines bearing Downey Head &Mac189;d (2) tied by Die I c.d.s. The card reads "The post goes over our house. There is a constant buzz of aeroplanes". Things do not change!! . PHOTO. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1131 | RED BROWN CARD TO SOUTH AFRICA: 1911 (9 Sept) A red brown card from London to Kimberley bearing KEVII & KGV &Mac189;d tied by Die 1 c.d.s. The card is lightly creased and the lower right corner is damaged. A seldom seen destination. . PHOTO. | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1132 | GREEN ENVELOPE TO INDIA: 1911 (13 Sept) bright green envelope from London to India bearing Downey 1d tied by Die I c.d.s.. A little creased but a good destination. . PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1133 | CARD TO FRANCE:1911 (9 Sept) red brown card (vertical crease & rubbed) used from London to Franc, bearing 1d tied by part c.d.s. . PHOTO. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1134 | SIX ITEMS CARRIED ON THE FIRST DAY: A group of six items carried from London to UK destinations on 9th Sept 1911 comprising red-brown, dark brown & olive green cards plus scarlet, bright green and purple brown envelopes. Fine. (6). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1135 | MISCELLANY: 1906-48 selection of PPC's with various maritime h.s. inc "LONDON/M. B" c.d.s. x 2, oval violet "POSTED ON THE/HIGH SEAS" d.a x 3, oval violet "THEW R.M.S.P/S.S. ARAGUAYA/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS" d.s.various "PAQUEBOT" h.s. and 1909 "SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s. (13). | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1136 | PAIR OF PACKET LETTERS EX MOBILE AND TAMPICO ADDRESSED TO ROTHSCHILDS IN LONDON WITH CIRCULAR SOUTHAMPTON PACKET LETTER MARKS: 1862/65 pair of Es rated 6d & 1/- respectively with circular Southampton Packet Letter marks. A good matching pair of single & double packet rate covers. Ex Bryan Hunt. (2). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G.B. SHIP LETTERS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1137 | MISCELLANY INC DEAL/LONDON & FORWARDING AGENTS:1784-1853 covers (10) inc 1784 EL from Jamaica "Per the Active" to London with "DEAL/SHIP LRE" h.s. 1848 EL from London to Oporto with a red "SHIP LETTER" and unusually with oval framed "P-D" h.s. 1834 EL to India with oval "FORWARDED BY/J.M. RICHARDSON/23/CORNHILL LONDON" h.s. 1853 EL from Shanghai to Boston with oval "FORWARDED BY/FORBES FORBES & Co/LONDON" h.s. (10 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1138 | EDINBURGH - CHAMFERED BOX "SHIP LETTER" ON CARD EX ICELAND 18 July 1891 usage of the Iceland 10a Red Postal Stationery PC (some minor stains) from Reykjavik to Germany cancelled by part "REYKJAVIK" c.d.s., having a mostly very fine strike of the very scarce chamfered box Edinburgh "SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S3; 1880-1903) on the front. . PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1139 | LIVERPOOL/LONDON/PORTSMOUTH: 1854 EL ex Melbourne per "The Red Jacket" bearing defective Victoria 1/- adhesive and with bluish-green "16 OC 1854/LIVERPOOL/SHIP", 1840 EL ex Larlingford (Norfolk) to Launceston (Tasmania) with red "PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON" plus black boxed "SHIP LETTER/19 JUL 1841" applied and 1832 EL ex Calcutta to the U.K. with fine red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH". A useful trio. (3). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1140 | LONDON - COVER FROM FRANCE DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS ADDRESSED TO LLOYDS COFFEE HOUSE:1806 (10 May) An unusually folded EL from France to Lloyds Coffee House, London with a readable strike of the oval framed "SHIP/Crown/LETTER" h.s. A scarce item of mail from France during the Napoleonic wars. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1141 | NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE - LATE USE OF SHIP LETTER MARK ON CARD FROM NORWEGIAN CRUISE SHIP; July 1911 PPC (of"Gudvangen", Norway) to Huddersfield franked by GB KEVII &Mac189;d tied by v. fine "NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE" c.d.s. with matching mostly very fine rare small-lettering "SHIP LETTER/NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE" (Rob.S6; only recorded by him for 1896, but a few more recorded since, giving Tabeart the date-span 1894-1926) alongside. The message reads; "We have 350 people on Board - we are a lively party".. PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1142 | SOUTHAMPTON CIRCULAR TYPE PACKET LETTER MARKS ON TRIO OF INCOMING ITEMS FROM THE AMERICAS: Trio of incoming items ex the Americas comprising 1858 EL ex Pernambuco to Bridport with fascinating contents re the shipments of cod from Newfoundland to Pernambuco, 1860 EL ex Bahia to Boston (Mass.) with m/s "1/-" subsequently crossed through and with New York American Packet mark & circular Southampton Ship :Letter mark (type P2) and 1866 EL ex Cleveland, Ohio to Southampton bearing Washington 24c with red circular "3/MAR/3/NEW YORK Am PKT" & circular "SOUTHAMPTON SHIP LETTER" mark. Ex Bryan Hunt. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1143 | SOUTHAMPTON - CIRCULAR SHIP LETTER MARKS: 1881-1907 group of covers, cards, etc. with a selection of circular Southampton Ship Letter marks inc. 1881 Soldiers' & Seamen's 9p postal stat. env. ex Edwardesabad to London with superb circular type S14 Ship Letter mark of 16 May, 1889 postal stat. card ex Madeira to Dublin with another fine strike of same, 1897 env. ex the "English Grand Hotel" (Teneriffe) bearing perfined Spanish 25c blue addressed to the Bahamas "via England & New York" with type S15 Ship Letter mark, 1904 PC ex Madeira to Liverpool with another example of same and a range of off-cover adhesive with part strikes of Southampton Ship Letter marks. (13 covers/cards plus 27 pieces/off-cover adhesives). Ex Bryan Hunt. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1144 | SOUTHAMPTON PACKET LETTERS: 1896-1913 group of covers & cards with circular "SOUTHAMPTON/PACKET LETTER" marks inc. 1896 postal stationery letter card ex Sao Paulo to Southampton per Royal Mail with circular Packet Letter mark applied on arrival on 26 September (interesting contents include "so glad to hear about England's victory in the third Test v Australia", 1896 env. ex Funchal to Manchester with a further strike of the circular Southampton mark (ex Robertson), 1901 PC of "Young Lochinvar" to Worksop bearing Spanish 10c adhesive tied by circular Southampton Packet letter mark with s/l "PAQUEBOT" alongside plus two other covers, two cards & a front with circular Packet Letter marks cancelling adhesives from COGH, Natal, Transvaal & Uruguay. (7 covers/cards, a front & two pieces). Ex Bryan Hunt. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1145 | SOUTH SHIELDS - RARE 3-LINE "SHIP LETTER/TYNE DOCK" WITH RARE MATCHING PURPLE "PAQUEBOT"; 23/25 Sept. 1905 PPC (Bergen politician) from "Arendal" to USA (scarce destination) franked by Norway 10o tied by mostly v. fine 2-ring "TYNE DOCKS/SOUTH SHIELDS" c.d.s. matching the mostly fine to very fine (struck over the "Brevkort" imprint) rare "SHIP LETTER/TYNE DOCKS/SOUTH SHIELDS" mark (Rob.S1; only recorded 1900-02 by him, but Tabeart now notes 1900-08) alongside along with a very fine rare purple South Shields "PAQUEBOT" (Rob.P1, only recorded for 1902 by him, but now listed 1897-1908 + 1949-50 by Tabeart). Rare markings with an unusual destination. . PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1146 | TROON - BOXED SHIP LETTER ON ICELAND CARD TO U.S.A.; Attractive 3/8 July 1908 usage of the Iceland 10a Red Postal Stationery PC (English message ref. midnight sun etc.) to New York cancelled by a mostly v. fine "REYKJAVIK" c.d.s. with a very fine 2-ring "TROON/330" c.d.s. and matching boxed "SHIP LETTER/TROON" (Rob.S2; 1900-12 only); the latter slightly overlapped by a private blue "RECEIVED" datestamp. Exhibition Item. . PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE "ASHBY" RAILWAY COLLECTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1147 | ORIGINS OF RAILWAYS IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - EARLY CIRCULARS, STATION MARKS, ETC.; 1838-c.1920 Collection of covers, cards, etc. inc. rare 1838 printed EL (sent locally in London 2d Post) ref. "Aylesbury Railway" inc. report from the Engineer "Rob[er]t. Stephenson", printed Feb. 1845 "London & Birmingham Railway" EL posted from Liverpool with two 1841 2d Blues, 1845 1d Red env. with "London, Birmingham & Bucks. Rly." imprint, 1845 1d Red EL ref. Railway shares, 1857 "Bucks. Rly." prepaid circular, useful group of scarce "BLETCHLEY STATION" marks - inc. 1859/64/78/81 backstamps, scarce 1869 Duplex on 1d Red env., different 1894 pair of duplexes (1d Lilac envs.), 1887 regd. env. with PO Returned Env. (rare thus) with c.d.s., PPC os Station, etc. - 1909 "Express" env. with KEVII 4d ex Winslow, KEVII thimbles of the Chalfonts, superb 1905 Beaconsfield RSO skeleton, etc. Difficult lot to assemble. (30 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1148 | STATION MARKS - RARE EUSTON LATE FEE TO BERMUDA, RARE CREWE STATION "047" CANCEL, ETC.; 1845-1906 covers/cards inc. 1845 London/Newbury/Bath Direct Railway EL with "GLOUCESTER/STATION" c.d.s., 1857 env. with 1d Red tied by rare "047" numeral with matching blue "CREWE STATION" backstamp, large part rare Nov. 1858 E (side-flaps removed, but most of reverse intact) to Bermuda (v. fine red Bermuda handstruck "1d" on front) with 6d+1/- tied by blue-black "964" numerals matching the mostly v. fine "EUSTON SQUARE/STATION" backstamp (1/- postage + 6d Railway Late Fee), remarkable 1894 env. with India stamps tied by fair "ZANZIBAR" Squared Circles having 1d Lilac for forwarding tied by "CHICHESTER/STATION OFFICE" Squared Circle, later Station duplexes, etc. Good lot. (10 covers). . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1149 | 1d PINK COVER WITH "MIDLAND/DIST. S[orting] C[arriage]" STRAIGHT-LINE MARK, ETC.; Fine 1868 usage of a 1d Pink env. (bank imprint under flap) from "HIGH WYCOMBE" (fine duplex) to "Barrow" with v. fine rare "MIDLAND/DIST. S.C." mark nicely placed on the front. Plus 1844/56 part E & E with "E/NR" or "M/NR" in circle, and 1872 "Edinr M" env. (4 items). . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1150 | L. & N. W. RAILWAY - EARLY T.P.O. MARKS INC. RARE "LIVERPOOL & LONDON T.P.O.", Q.V. T.P.O. MARKS, ETC.; 1884-1952 covers inc. 1884 long env. with 1d+&Mac189;d tied by fine early "BANGOR & CREWE T.P.O./FROM WEST" c.d.s.'s, unusual 1900 PPC to NZ with 1d Lilacs (3) tied by v. fine "SHREWSBURY & ABERYSTWYTH S.C./*" c.d.s.'s, rare 1904 PPC with mostly v. fine "LIVERPOOL & LONDON T.P.O." c.d.s., etc. (8 covers). . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1151 | G.W.R. - RARE 1840s PARCEL LETTER FROM LONDON TO WINDSOR PARTLY BY ROAD; 21st Apr. 1845 large wrapper (some faults and folded down to fit album page) to "Windsor" endorsed "carriage paid" and "Per Railway from Golden Cross", having red manuscript "19" and black "8" on the front, with a 90% complete printed GWR "LONDON to SLOUGH/Paid" parcel label. This package was sent by rail to Slough and then by road to Windsor. Rare thus. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1152 | BUCKS./YORKS. - EARLY "OXFORD & BLETCHLEY RAILWAY" ITEM & "PR. RAIL...IMMEDIATELY" COVER; 1846 privately carried EL (magic tape inside) from "Buckingham" to "Bicester" endorsed "Oxford & Bletchley Railway" (a name only in use for a year!) and "to be delivered immediately"; plus 1850 EL from "Swinton Iron Works" (presumably Yorks., near Sheffield) to Leeds endorsed "Pr. Rail....Deliver immediately". Rare pair. (2 covers). . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1153 | SHROPSHIRE - 'ILLEGAL' G.W.R. RAILWAY PARCEL LETTER WITH "DORRINGTON to [Salop]" LABEL; 5 Oct. 1875 stampless mourning env. (+ contents, from Dorrington, Shropshire) to Shrewsbury endorsed "For immediate delivery" and "paid as a parcel" on front, having a rare large GWR "DORRINGTON to [Salop]" label (closed string tears) across the seal, prepaid 1/- and rare local Rail Parcel letter. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1154 | SHROPSHIRE - 'ILLEGAL' G.W.R. RAILWAY PARCEL LETTER WITH "LUDLOW to [Shrewsbury]" LABEL 22 Oct. 1878 long env. (reduced at one end; with contents ex "High Court of Justice") to Shrewsbury" endorsed "Per 10.5 train" having a very fine printed GWR "LUDLOW to [Shrewsbury]" label on reverse; charged 6d on delivery. Rare. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1155 | BUCKS./LONDON - "RAILWAY CLEARING/HOUSE" MARK ON OFFICIAL COVER + LNWR PARCEL TAG; 1 Mar. 1880 stampless env. with printed "Railway Clearing House" imprint endorsed "Private" with a mostly v. fine double-oval "RAILWAY CLEARING/* HOUSE *" d.s. (of London - official Rail Co. mark) addressed to an official of the "Aylesbury & Buckingham Rly., Aylesbury"; plus c.1910 parcel tag (string attached) to a "Passenger to Fulwell Westbury St[ation]. via Northampton and Bletchley" with printed "L. & N. W. RY." label on reverse similarly endorsed. (2 items). . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1156 | WALES - RARE EARLY "G.W.R. "PREPAID NEWSPAPER PARCEL" 1d STAMPS ON COVER EX PEMBROKE; 5 Nov. 188[8?] long env. (some creasing; flap lost) to Tenby franked only by a pair of 1d black on yellow GWR [c.1877] Newspaper parcel stamps (one fine, one affected by creases) tied by partly fine purple double-oval "..../G.W.R. PEMBROKE [DOCK?]" datestamps. These stamps are very rarely seen on a commercial cover such as this. Exhibition Item. . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1157 | LIVERPOOL - 'ILLEGAL' L.N.W.R. RAILWAY PARCEL LETTER TO SHREWSBURY; 20 Dec. 1890 stampless env. (+ contents) from "Liverpool" by LNWR train to Shrewsbury endorsed "Car[riage]. Paid as a parcel. For immediate delivery.", and apparently with manuscript "-/5" showing the 5d rate that was prepaid. The letter asks for a reply "by Train or Telegram". Rare example of a 'string' parcel-letter sent just before the P.O. introduced the Railway Letter and Express systems. . PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1158 | BUCKS. - RARE EARLY 2d RED COVER WITH "VERNEY JUNCTION" CANCEL; 7 Feb. 1896 env. to Essex franked by 1d Lilac & "METROPOLITAN/RAILWAY" 2d Red (1st printing; "204" control) both tied by light purple "VERNEY JUNCTION" marks, the 1d also tied by v. fine London Squared Circle; endorsed "To be posted at Baker St.". Rare early cover.. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1159 | BUCKS. - RARE EARLY 2d RED COVER EX CHESHAM STATION; 28 Mar. 1896 commercial env. ("CHESHAM" firm's flap imprint) to London franked by 1d Lilac and "METROPOLITAN/RAILWAY" 2d Red (1st printing; "459" control) both tied by blue crayon "X" marks and by London Squared Circles. Very rare; commercial pre-1900 Metro Line covers are very seldom seen. . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1160 | BUCKS. - 2d RED COVER EX "GT. MISSENDEN" STATION, RARE "AYLESBURY & BUCKINGHAM RAILWAY 2d, ETC.; 20 Feb. 1906 "Rev. Graham" env. (some wear) to Newark endorsed "Per [Met.] Railway. From [Gt. Missenden] Station." franked by KEVII 1d and "METROPOLITAN/RAILWAY" 2d Red (20th printing; "20219" control) tied by manuscript "X" marks and a London machine cancel. Rare cover from this small rural station. Plus rare unused 1891 A&B R 2d Green (control "148"; cat. £90 unused), and off-cover c.1903 Metropolitan Rly. 2d red with crossed purple "QUAINTON ROAD" Station cancels. (3 items).. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1161 | BUCKS. - M. & G.C.J.C. 2d BLUE EXCEPTIONALLY USED ON POSTCARD WITH "CHALFONT ROAD" CANCEL; 18 July 1906 commercial usage of the KEVII &Mac189;d P. Stat. PC (vertical crease clear of stamps) from "Amersham" to London uprated with MGCJC 1st Issue 2d Blue ("322" control) tied by fine purple "CHALFONT ROAD" Station mark and London machine cancel. Railway Letter stamp usages on Postcards (especially commercial examples such as this) are very seldom seen. Exhibition Item. . PHOTO. | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1162 | BUCKS. - 2D BLUE "METN. AND G.C./JOINT COMMITTEE" STAMP ON COVER EX WENDOVER STATION; 1 June 1906 "Ewen" env. to London endorsed as being posted "FROM [Wendover] STATION", franked by KEVII 1d and 1st Issue M. & G.C.J.C. 2d Blue ("415" control) cancelled by manuscript "X" marks and both tied by a London machine cancel. Rare early example from this railway started in April 1906. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1163 | Similar 1st ISSUE M. & G.C.J.C. 2d BLUE COVER ROUTED VIA AYLESBURY; 20 Aug. 1906 'Graham' env. to Newark endorsed "POST ON ARRIVAL AT [Aylesbury]" franked by KEVII 1d & MGCJC 2d Blue (1st Issue; control "111") tied by manuscript "X" marks, the 1d also tied by fine Aylesbury c.d.s. . PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1164 | BUCKS./U.S.A. - RARE M.G.C.J.C. 4d GREEN COVER TO U.S.A. WITH "AMERSHAM/CHESHAM BOIS" CANCELS; Remarkable 25 May 1923 commercial env. to California correctly franked by KGV 1&Mac189;d, but also - contrary to regulations - franked by "METROPOLITAN&/G.C.J. COMMITTEE" 4d Yellow-Green ("2583" control); both tied by rare purple "AMERSHAM/CHESHAM BOIS" Station marks; the 1&Mac189;d also tied by London 1924 Exhibition machine cancel. Attractive and rare; overseas letters were not permitted to be mailed through the Railway Letter service. . PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1165 | HERTS. - RARE M/S "3" ON 4d GREEN "METROPOLITAN & L. & N.E. RLYS." STAMP ON COVER EX "CROXLEY GREEN"; 8 Feb. 1928 'Wilson' env. to Manchester franked by KGV &Mac189;d+1d tied by Aylesbury machine and by MLNER 3d on 19214d Green (rare used; control "46") tied by mostly fine blue "CROXLEY GREEN/MET. & L. & N.E. RLYS." Station mark and a machine. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1166 | WALES - RARE GWR 2d RAILWAY LETTER STAMP COVER ADDRESSED TO SINGAPORE; Exceptional 28/30 Oct. 1896 env. (roughly opened at top right, very close to stamp; with long family contents) from Abergavenny to "Singapore, Straits Settlements" endorsed "To be posted at Paddington" and franked by 1d Lilac (underpaid for the overseas rate) and GWR 2d Green (faults) each tied by manuscript cancels, having "T/[40]/L" London hexagon Postage Due mark on the front with part Paddington duplex struck in transit. Railway Letter stamps were not to be used on overseas mail, perhaps because they confused overseas P.O.s as in this case!. The "T" mark has been cancelled even though there are blue crayon "O" (invalid stamp) marks beside the 2d Green. There is a mostly v. fine scarce 20-ring "PENANG-TO-SINGAPORE" c.d.s. on the reverse. Very rare example of a QV Railway cover sent to the Far East. . PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1167 | CHESHIRE/YORKS. - G.W.R. "CREWE STATION" & SHEFFIELD M.R. LETTER STAMP COVERS; 18 Mar. 1900 commercial env. to London franked by 1d Lilac and GWR 2d Green (slight perf. stains) each tied by very fine 2-ring "CREWE-STATION" c.d.s.'s; it is rare top see P.O. Station cancels on a Railway Letter stamp cover. Plus 19 July 1899 env. to Sheffield franked by 1d Lilac tied by v. fine "SHEFFIELD" Squared Circle and "MIDLAND RAILWAY" 2d Green ("94621" control) tied by blue crayon initials. (2 covers). . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1168 | LONDON - RARE EXPRESS L.N.W.R. RAILWAY LETTER STAMP COVER TO COVENTRY; Commercial 26 Mar. 1903 env. (roughly opened at top clear of stamp) endorsed "Express per 1.30 train from Euston" and "To be delivered to P.O. Messenger at Coventry" franked by KEVII 1d+3d tied by Piccadilly c.d.s.'s, also with LNWR 2d Green ("165342" control; some edge stains) cancelled by "26/3" manuscript date, having v. fine oval-framed "EXPRESS" on the front. Good example of fully prepaid Express Rail cover. . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1169 | SCOTLAND - "CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY" 2d GREEN ON COVER TO LONDON; 21 June 1905 'Ewen' env. to London endorsed "POST ON ARRIVAL AT [Euston]" franked by KEVII 1d & Cal. Rly. 2d Green both cancelled by manuscript doubled "X" marks and both tied by the London arrival duplex. Scottish Railway Letter stamps are hard to find on cover. . PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1170 | SHROPSHIRE - G.W.R. 2d GREEN RAILWAY LETTER STAMP COVER WITH "LONGVILLE" STATION MARK; Commercial 5 Aug. 1905 env. to Leominster franked by KEVII & GWR 2d Green both tied by fine (but overstruck) purple "CANCELLED/LONGVILLE" Station marks and "WELLINGTON/SALOP/859" Duplexes. Rare thus. PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1171 | LIVERPOOL - RARE "EXPRESS" COVER WITH LNWR 2d GREEN WITH GUARD'S CANCEL; c.1906 commercial env. (firm's imprint on flap; with blue lines but with the word "REGISTERED" cancelled by a white label) sent locally (??) to Liverpool franked by KEVII &Mac189;d+1d+2&Mac189;d tied by (deliberately?) blurred strikes of the oval-framed "R/FEE PAID" mark (rare as a cancellation) with purple oval-framed "EXPRESS" alongside; also franked by LNWR 2d Green ("1689218" control) tied by manuscript "10/6" date and also cancelled by rare purple Guard's Name mark; "CHAS. W. JES[SOP]/LIVERPOOL". Rare thus; 1d postage + 3d Express Fee + 2d Rail Fee. . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1172 | BUCKS. - RARE "GW & GC JT" O.P. 2d GWR LETTER STAMP ON "WEST WYCOMBE" COVER; Commercial 12 Sept. 1907 mourning env. (closed tears clear of stamp at top left) to Sussex franked by KEVII &Mac189;d(2) tied by London machine, and by rare "GREAT WESTERN/RAILWAY" 2d Green with purple "GW & GC JT" (Great Western & Great Central Joint Committee) overprint tied by light but rare purple "WEST WYCOMBE" Station cancel. These elusive overprint Railway stamps are seldom seen on covers, especially commercial ones such as this. . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1173 | BUCKS. - RARE "GW &GC JT" O.P. 2d GWR LETTER STAMP ON PRINCES RISBOROUGH COVER; 18 Apr. 1907 'Ewen' env. to London endorsed "PER [G.W. & G.C.] RAILWAY, FROM P[rinces]. Risboro'] STATION" franked by KEVII 1d franked by v. fine "HIGH WYCOMBE" c.d.s. and by rare marginal Great Western & Great Central Joint Committee 2d Green (wide imperf. top margin originally folded over edge) cancelled by manuscript "X" mark. Rare usage of this small line's GWR overprint. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1174 | OXFORD/SUFFOLK - EXTRAORDINARY "SPECIAL EXPRESS" COVER WITH BOTH GWR & GER RLY. STAMPS; 8 May 1912 long Commercial env. (slightly reduced at left; vertical crease clear of all marks & stamps) from Oxford to Ipswich endorsed "Special Express", "To be transferred to Liverpool St. for 3.20 train" and "1/3 Across London [+] 3d delivery [+] 2d Second Rly Fee [+] 1d Postage" franked by KEVII 1/- +5d +4d all tied by Oxford c.d.s.'s, and (on the front) by a GWR (manuscript squiggle cancel; "133871" control) 2d Green (light crease), as well as (on reverse) GER 2d Green (faults) tied by manuscript "X" mark. There is also a red oval-framed "EXPRESS" and a red P.O. "Express./To be handed to..." label both on the front. Covers with Railway Letter Stamps of two different Companies are very seldom seen. . PHOTO. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1175 | BUCKS. - RARE HIGH WYCOMBE STATION "EXPRESS" COVER WITH GW & GCR 2d GREEN RAILWAY STAMP; Remarkable long commercial 16 Feb. 1914 env. (flap lost; some rust spots) to Aylesbury endorsed "Express Urgent" franked by KGV 1d+3d tied by fine "HIGH WYCOMBE" c.d.s.'s; also with rare "G.W. & G.C. RYS./JOINT COMMITTEE" 2d Green cancelled by a partly fine purple boxed "G.W.R./FEB 16 [191]4/HIGH WYCOMBE" Station datestamp, with a red "POST OFFICE/EXPRESS" label also on the front. . PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1176 | SHROPSHIRE/WALES - G.W.R. 2d GREEN LETTER STAMP COVER WITH "OSWESTRY" STATION CANCEL; 22 Oct. 1919 'Wilson' env. to Llangollen franked by KGV 1&Mac189;d tied by a mostly v. fine "LLANGOLLEN" c.d.s. and by a GWR 2d Green tied by a mostly fine purple double-boxed "G.W.R./[part inverted date]/OSWESTRY" Station cancel with a second very fine strike alongside. Attractive. . PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1177 | SHROPSHIRE/WALES - PARCEL STAMPS USED ON COVER & PARCEL LABEL; 10 Aug. 1938 commercial env. to London "To be posted on arrival" franked by KGVI 1&Mac189;d tied by London machine and mostly fine double-boxed purple "LLANGOLLEN/G.W.R." d.s., plus a black on white "G.W.R./LLANGOLLEN/3d/PREPAID PARCEL/STAMP LABEL" on the front (wrapped round edges) cancelled by the same GWR Llangollen Station datestamp. Plus 20 Oct. 1919 parcel tag (Shrewsbury firm imprint) to "Wattnal (?) Station" franked (on reverse) by "SHREWSBURY" overprint red LNWR 1/- and 1d "PARCEL STAMPS" cancelled by purple datestamps. Good pair. (2 items). . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1178 | BUCKS./BERKS. - GWR & GW GCR JC RAILWAY PARCEL COVERS TO/FROM GERRARDS CROSS; Rare 1934/41 commercial pair of envs. to and from Gerrards Cross; the first (long 1934 env.) with KGV 1&Mac189;d on the front tied by v. fine boxed purple "G.W.R./PADDINGTON" d.s.s with black-on-pink GWR 3d "PADDINGTON" Parcel Stamp with the same boxed cancel also on the front. The other (1941 usage of KGVI 2&Mac189;d P. Stat. env.; opened out for display) cancelled by Gerrards Cross c.d.s. with red P.O. "EXPRESS" label on the front having a fine black-on-white "G.W. & G.C. Rly's Jt Com./Gerrards Cross" 4d Parcel Stamp cancelled by a fair purple boxed "GERRARDS CROSS" Station d.s. Rare pair. (2 covers). . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1179 | BUCKS./WORLD WAR II - LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD NEWSPAPER STAMP ON RETURNED CENSORED COVER TO U.S.A.; Remarkable 20 Mar. 1941 'Moss' cover to the USA "BY ATLANTIC CLIPPER" franked by KGV PUC &Mac189;d + KGVI 2&Mac189;d + 1/- tied by London transit machine, also with rare 3d red "LONDON/PASSENGER/TRANSPORT/BOARD" Newspaper Parcel Stamp ("A 8116" control) on the front partly overlapped by censor label cancelled by v. fine rare "CHESHAM" Station cancel; returned to censor with appropriate green label on front. Unique?! . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1180 | BUCKS. - CHESHAM "LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD" NEWSPAPER PARCEL STAMPS COVER; 4 Apr. 1941 'Moss' env. to Herts. endorse d "RAIL EXPRESS LETTER" franked by KGVI &Mac189;d(2) tied by London transit machine and by rare 1d + 3d Red LPTB Newspaper Parcel stamps tied by the machine and by very fine "Met. & G.C. Joint Committee/CHESHAM/PASSENGER DEPT./TELEPHONE No.58" Station cachets. Rare thus. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1181 | BUCKS. - AYLESBURY NEWSPAPER PARCEL COVER WITH "L.P.T.B." & M. & G.C. J.C." STAMPS; Unusual 2 Feb. 1941 'Moss' env. to Herts franked by KGVI 2d+&Mac189;d beside LPTB 1d Red & M&GC JC 2d Blue Newspaper Parcel stamps all tied by a single London transit machine cancel. Rare thus. . PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1182 | BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION - RAIL PARCEL STAMPS COVERS, ETC.; 1936 Parcel tag to Richmond (Surrey) with red "Met. & G.C. Jt. Com. PARCEL STAMP" franking (5/- - faults - 11d & 11d) on reverse cancelled by "AYLESBURY" Station datestamps, and 1943/44/45 KGVI covers (3) with red Parcel Stamp frankings - LMSR 4d "HEMEL HEMPSTED AND BOXMOOR", MGCJC 4d "WENDOVER" and MGCJC 7d "HARROW ON THE HILL". Plus 9 (mainly Bucks.) off-cover Parcel stamps. Scarce lot. (13 items). . PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1183 | MISCELLANY: Group of adhesives including 1893-94 GWR 2d green mint (light rusting), c1900 Great North of Scotland Railway 2d green mint (pin hole), London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 4d on 3d green mint, West Clare Railway 2d green mint, Somerset & Dorset Railway 4d green mint plus 1911 commercial cover bearing KEVII 1d red plus Great Western Railway 2d green (some staining) cancelled at Mardock Station (near Hertford). A useful little lot. (1 cover, 3 pieces & 7 adhesives). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1184 | COVER SENT ON THE GWR:1841 (8 April) E from Bristol to Fackenham bearing a fine 1d plate 12 EE, the E with m/s "April 9th pr "Great Western" 1841/Thos. Barnett's Needles" and "E/No4". Fine. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1185 | CANADA - KINGSTON: 1857 (10 Mar) EL from Edinburgh to Kingston bearing 1857 large garter watermark 4d (straight edge at top) & 1/- green (straight edge at left) tied by a clear strike of the Edinburgh "131" roller. Most attractive. . PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1186 | EUROPE - BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY AND ITALY: Nine 1858-86 covers + one front inc. 1872 E ex London to Gand (Belgium) bearing 3d plate 7, 1858 E from London to Paris franked with 4d large garter wmk., 1867 env. ex London to Frankfurt & 1868 E from London to Naples each bearing a 6d plate 6 (trimmed at left on latter) and 1863 E from Bradford to Italy bearing 6d plate 5 + 1/- plate 4. Interesting group but mixed condition. (10 items). | £65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1187 | FRANCE:1857-90 covers (8) from London inc 1857 & 1858 EL to Paris & Lille respectively, each franked with large Garter watermark 4d, 1869 & 1870 EL to Lyon, each each bearing 4d plate 10 & 11 respectively 1873 EL to Paris with 3d plate 9 and 1885 EL to Nice with 2½d lilac. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1188 | FRANCE/PORTUGAL/USA:1875 part E from Middleton to Lyon bearing 3d plate 10. 1869 EL from Manchester to Lisbon bearing 6d plate 6 IA with circular framed "PD" cancelled with zig-zag and "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" nearby. 1861 env from Rochdale to Ohio bearing 1862-64 1/- (damaged) and 1871 env (reduced) to USA bearing 1d plate 135 x 3. (4 items). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1189 | GERMANY. ITALY, NORWAY & U.S.A.: 1879 env. registered ex Hurstpierpoint (Sussex) to Germany franked with 3d plate 20 and 4d sage plate 16, 1874 env. (opened out & some soiling) from Crewkerne (Somerset) to Italy bearing 6d grey adhesive with a large number of transit c.d.s.'s, 1877 EL registered ex London to Norway @ 10½d rate, 1851 EL from Manchester 'pr. Canada Steamer' to Worcester, Massachusetts franked with a 1/- embossed adhesive (touched in places) and 1853 EL ex Huddersfield 'per Steamer "Atlantic" ' to New York bearing a partly cut-to-shape 1/- embossed adhesive. Some other faults but a worthwhile group. (5 covers). | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1190 | HONG KONG:1871 (22 Sept) EL from London "via Brindisi" to Hong Kong bearing 3d plate 6 OK, partially overlapping 1/- green plate 5 OE. On reverse is a just about readable "HONG KONG/HONG KONG to/SHANGHAI/MARINE SORTER" c.d.s. and blue oval "FORWARDED BY/FORBES FORBES & Co/LONDON" h.s. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1191 | INDIA: 20 Aug., 1870 env. (slight toning) from London endorsed in m/s 'Overland Mail/Via Southampton' addressed to Bombay and franked with 1867 9d straw adhesive MK tied by a very fine "LONDON S.W." duplex with a blue-black oval "SEA POST OFFICE" d.s. on the back. | £70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1192 | POLAND - EARLY DOUBLE-RATE 3-COLOUR FRANKING TO WARSAW; Attractive 7 Jan. 1863 E (addressee's name needlessly crossed through) from London to "Warschau, Russland" endorsed "Via Ostend" and unusually franked for the double 10d rate by Small Letters 6d lilac & 1/- green plus 1d Red 'stars' (2) tied/cancelled by matching London "12" numerals, with "PD" in oval and Aachen transit c.d.s. Rare destination at this date and an attractive 3-Colour franking. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 1193 | SWEDEN - REMARKABLE GROUP OF FRONTS: Colourful group of 1860-78 fronts, mainly from Liverpool to Norrkoping, Sweden, franked @ 1d, 2½d (five), 3d, 5d (eighteen), 6d (twenty two inc. one with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" h.s.), 7d, 1/- (seven inc. one with fine "HULL/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s.), 1/1d and 1/2d (three) rates prepaid by various combinations of surface printed & line engraved adhesives. (59 fronts). | £190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1194 | WORLDWIDE: 1862 EL to Corfu with 1s green (trimmed) and added 1d stamp, 1876-79 group of (mainly) RNR envelopes to a Royal Navy Captain on board HMS 'Melpomene' at Rangoon (6), San Francisco (12) or Calcutta (3) with a variety of frankings inc. 8d orange (4), many with Sea P.O. transit markings - all covers roughly-opened/stained with some stamps affected - inspection necessary. (22 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1195 | WORLDWIDE: 1865-92 group of covers (10) inc. 1865 EL from London to New York bearing 1d plate 95 & 1/- plate 4 x 2 with curved "PAID" in red below.1869 EL from London to Italy with 6d plate 8 FE. 1871 env from Selkirk to Germany bearing 3d plate 6. 1882 E from Leith to Melbourne franked with 6d plate 18 HF. 1885 wrapper from Leith to Denmark with &Mac189;d grey-blue (12 covers).. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1196 | EDWARD HINES OF NORWICH: 1878 (24 Sept.) env. ex Norwich to Stourbridge with 1d plate 170 & (on reverse) an advertisement for Edward Hines of Norwich (manufacturers of lathes, tools & other such apparatus). Also an 1896 large env. registered from Bournemouth to London at the 3d rate with a fine engraving of "White Hall, Bournemouth". A little rubbed. (2). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1197 | 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) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1198 | EARLY FREE MAIL AND A LETTER FROM THE TOWER OF LONDON:1700 (7 Dec) EL to "Mr Batchelor at his houfe in/Piccadilly over agst ye Sun Tavern/These/London" with m/s "Frank/Edw Norreys" and a fine "DE/9" Bishop mark. 1704 EL address panel headed "For her Majts Service" from The Tower of London to "Mr John Hooper/Storekeeper to the/Office of Ordinance/These/Portsmouth" with a fine "NO/1" Bishop mark. (2 covers). . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1199 | A NEWSPAPER SENT FREE TO READING:1715 (30 April) "The Evening Post" to Reading with m/s "Ja Jennings" and "30/AP" Bishop mark plus a part impression of a newspaper tax stamp. Most unusual. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1200 | 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". | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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