1281 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". £100
WARWICKSHIRE
1282 BIRMINGHAM: 1844 EL to Stourbridge with a fine strike of the "BIRMINGHAM/+" travelling d.s., 1850 printed EL to Stourbridge bearing a single 1d with fine "DERITEND" struck on the reverse & a similar 1852 EL with "FIVE WAYS" h.s. Also 1849 EL to Stourbridge with blue "BROMSGROVE/I" travelling d.s. (4 covers). £75
1283 BIRMINGHAM - RARE HOODED REGISTERED C.D.S.: 1910 (10 Dec.) large Midland Railway Carriage & Coach Co. env. registered from Birmingham to Stourbridge bearing single 3d tied by a good example of the rare "REGISTERED/BIRMINGHAM," hooded c.d.s. with another single strike on reverse. Cover faults. Also 1921 fragment with a similar c.d.s.These are the only examples of this c.d.s. we have seen. £75
1284 STRATFORD UPON AVON -SHAKESPEARE LABEL USED ON CARD:1901 (14 May) postcard (vertical crease) bearing ½d green plus a 1/- green Shakespeare label (used to raise funds for the Parish church) tied by Duplex cancellation and used to Llandudno. Also an unused magenta (faults) example of the label. PHOTO. £80
YORKSHIRE
1285 ORIGINAL 'FIND' OF MOSTLY PRESTAMP COVERS INC. 1d POSTS, MISDIRECTED, MILEAGES, ETC.; 1788-1932 covers with wide range of marks & towns, incl. pretty green Scarborough "Too Late" (light fold), scarce red framed "Attercliffe/Penny Post", fair 1788 "SHEF/FIELD" (to a Derby Pub!), red 1827 manuscript Misdirected to Bedale" with UDC mileage, other 1d Posts (2xboxed Guisboro, Huddersfield & small red Sheffield - latter stamp removed), 1850 "BOLSTERTONE" UDC, boxed red "TOO/LATE" (2) of Sheffield, scarce red 1835 "POCKLINGTON", "HARROWGATE" UDC mileage removed, superb 1827 "BEDALE" UDC, etc., etc. Good lot. (43 covers).PHOTO.PLATE 15 £1500
1286 HULL - AN EARLY LETTER:1668 (9 Sept) EL from Hull to London with m/s "3" and a very fine "SE.11" Bishopmark. A good early item.. PHOTO. £160
ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY
** 1287 FINE 1837 UDC ON COVER TO SCOTLAND: 1837 E addressed to Glasgow bearing a very fine strike of the elusive "ISLE OF MAN" UDC {IM16] on the back with Liverpool boxed "½" for Scottish mail tax charge and m/s charge of '1/5' deleted & replaced by '2/10' all on the front. £120
SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY
1288 ADDITIONAL "½" HANDSTAMPS:1816-37 ELs with additional "½" h.s. of Dumfries, Leith (in blue), Glasgow (6, five types) and Edinburgh (4 types). Mostly fine strikes. £80
1289 STONEHAVEN HANDSTRUCK "4": 1839 (27 Dec.) EL ex Stonehaven to Edinburgh with a very fine near complete "4" of Stonehaven. One of only seven recorded. PHOTO. £240
1290 PAIR OF UNIFORM FOURPENNY POST PERIOD CROSS-WRITTEN EL's EX ROME TO GLASGOW: 1839 (23 Nov. & 13 Dec.) pair of cross-written ELs ex Rome to Glasgow, both arriving during the 4d Post period & rated "2/6" with a variety of h.s. inc. red "TS", etc. Fine pair, £150
IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922
1291 MISCELLANY: Binder with range of covers in mixed condition inc. (1838) fine strike of the scarce Dublin 'Addl/½' h.s. on cover to Scotland (filing crease just 'nicks' mark); 1860 6d-franked EL to Spain ex Dublin plus a few other 19th century Irish items and others addressed to Admiral Cochrane. (33 items) £100
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1041-1120
1121-1200
1201-1280
1281-1291
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