881 MISCELLANY: Interesting group of 19th century stamped covers inc. 2c 'Black Jack' (2), 1863 E to California with fine 10c green, 1869 3c on local 'lady's' E, 1901 reg'd E to St Vincent (W.Indies) with Buffalo Expo values to 5c, stationery etc. plus a stock-card with early stamps inc. many attractive cancellations.(30 items & 56 stamps) £160
882 ADVERTISING ENVELOPES: Group of 19th century covers with printed advertisements inc. 1850s E with shop-front of Philadelphia leather & oil merchant used with '3Cts PAID' cds, c1880 pair of 3c franked Es with stag-hunting vignette ex Long Lake or landscape with steam engine ex 'Overlook Mountain House'da, Woodstock. two unused Es c1890 depicting factories etc. (7 items) £75
883 NEW YORK STATE 'PAID' MARKS: Group of stampless Es 1834-51 showing range of d.s. and 'paid' marks inc. Utica dated ovals with PAID scrolls in red and blue, Troy cds in red & blue; Batavia cds with s/l PAID and charge calculation plus New York '5cts' cds (1848) and 'PAID 3Cts' cds (1851). (7 items) £60
884 EARLY ISSUES: Vintage collection of 19th century issues in an album with values to 90c and many better items noted inc. 1869 pictorials to 10c & 12c, good Presidential issues inc. 1861 Washington 90c, useful Departmentals and officials, a few locals etc. Also early ranges of Central & South America inc. Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Haiti etc. Well worth inspection. (100s) £150
885 AIRMAILS - COVERS FLOWN BY LINDBERGH ETC:1925 (26 May) env with printed "Via Aerial Mail" vignette bearing Airmail 8c, 16c & 24 c used from Omaha Air Field to Mayfield. 1928(8 Feb) from Cuba to Key West bearing 5c Lindbergh adhesive. 1928 (20 Feb) envs x 2 flown by Lindbergh from St Louise to Chicago. 1929 FAM 5 and FAM 8 covers. (6). . PHOTO. £120
886 AIRMAILS -1st CONTRACT MAILS:1926-30 the group of covers (15) carried on 1st C.A.M. flights inc 1926 (1 July) Boston to New York, 1926 (15 April) Chicago to St Louis, 1926 (12 May) chicago to Dallas, 1926 (17 April) Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, 1926 (6 April) Washington to Idaho to Oregon 1927 (21 April) Cleveland to Pittsburgh route, 1929 (1 April) Bay City to Chicago and 1930 (8 March) 1st Rock River Route service. £140
887 AIRMAILS - EARLY FLIGHTS: Interesting group of flown covers with 1927-29 Lindbergh group inc. 1929 Antigua-Trinidad cover and 1928 Paris card; also various FFCs 1926-32, most with special cachets - mostly internal US but inc. (1930) to Jamaica and from Philippines (1930). (17 items) £120
888 AIRMAILS - COBHAM FLIGHTS:1926 (25 Nov) env carried on the 1st Air Mail to arrive in N York from the East. 1926 (2 Dec) env carried on the Cobham 1st USA overland flight and 1926 (4 Dec) env carried on the 1st Cobham Peri-Columbia demonstration flight. All three are initialled by A Cobham. £100
889 AIRMAILS - F.A.M. - TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHTS ETC:1929-50 The interesting selection of 1st flight covers inc. 1929 (2 Jan) FAM 7 from Miami to Nassau, 1935 (22 Nov) San Francisco to Manila, 1935 (16 April) San Francisco to Hawaii 1940 (12 July) San Francisco to Auckland, 1946 FAM 27 from Washington to Portugal, 1947 1st Clipper flights from Shanghai to Guam San Francisco and Honolulu. (16 covers). £160
890 AIRMAILS - ATLANTIC AIR SERVICES ETC:1938-60 The selection of covers carried on various air services inc 1938 Imperial AIrways 1st regular service from GB to Newfoundland, Canada & USA cover signed by Kelly Rogers. 1939 (30 May) 1st north Atlantic Air Service cover, 1939 (30 June) England via Ireland, Newfoundland & Canada to USA. 1939 (27 June) 1st East to West regular transatlantic Air Service and 1945 1st Commercial Overseas flight from Washington to London.Also 1965 1st BOAC Super VC10 Flight - N York to Bermuda. (12 items). £80
891 SHIP MAIL: Group of stampless ELs with a variety of marks inc. fine s/l red STEAM BOAT on 1833 E ex 'Palatine Bridge' to New York; 'STEAMSHIP/10' (1864), 1847-48 trio to Ireland (addressed to the Executive Committee for Irish Relief appointed by the Society of Friends) with boxed or unboxed PAID and Liverpool '1/-' (2) or ship letter marks - one with additional large '10' h.s.etc. (6 items) £160
892 WELLS, FARGO EXPRESS: c1870 Wells, Fargo 2c E (thumb-print) ex Madison to San Francisco with two strikes of an oval rubber d.s.; also c1880 Mexican office Wells, Fargo 5c E with San Francisco d.s. and two unused examples of Mexican covers with 10c or two 12c stamp impressions and provisional upratings. Unusual group. (4 items) . PHOTO. £100
LOCALS/CARRIERS
893 'BLOOD'S PENNY POST' LABEL ON COVER: 1853 EL (front with sealing wax stain) to Washington ex Philadelphia with 2-ring BLOOD'S DESPATCH/JUL 22/9.P.M. cds and (inverted) fine 4-margin example of the blue 'BLOOD'S/Penny Post/PHILAD'A.' label alongside; m/s 'Pay 5' for Washington delivery. PHOTO. £100
** 894 PHILADELPHIA: c1856 E addressed To Geo: Campbell Esq / with thanks of M&P and bearing a 4-margin example of the very scarce hand-struck double oval U.S.P.O./DESPATCH/PREPAID/ONE CENT in black on white [SG 16 / Sc.7LB18] cancelled and tied to the cover by an orange-red star. Philatelic Foundation cert. (1999) states "genuine usage but the cover has been extensively cleaned...affecting the stamp,cancellation and cover". A very scarce item on cover. . PHOTO. £300
CIVIL WAR
895 MISCELLANY: 1863 E with pair of Jefferson Davis Confederate 5c stamps, two letters in 3c-stamped Es mentioning the War, cover addressed to an officer in the New York Rifles, gold-printed purple E (unused) headed 'U.S.Armies operating against Richmond Va.' plus bundle of 11 letters / indents for stores to/from N.York Volunteer regiment,1862-64. (17 items) £75
** 896 CONFEDERATE STATES 20c INSURED EXPRESS COVER: c1864 E (slightly reduced at R) endorsed '$50.00' and 'Houston Pd & Insd 1.75', franked with very fine 4-margin example of the 20c green [SG 14] tied by large cds of Houston - the reverse with 5 very fine wax seals of 'ADAMS EXPRESS/COMPANY/No.1/HOUSTON TEX.' Very attractive and scarce. [CSA Cert. 1997] . PHOTO. £200
897 PATRIOTIC COVERS: Attractive group of printed pictorial Es showing patriotic designs inc. three different fine used examples featuring the 'Stars and Stripes' and with 3c stamps(2) or PAID/3 h.s.; also six fine unused examples inc. the arms of Indiana, Washington, Lafayette and a Negro Minstrel. (9 items) . PHOTO. £140
U.S. POSSESSIONS
898 MARIANA ISLANDS- GUAM GUARD MAIL: Interesting collection, well written up on leaves inc. example of the 1930 4c Philippine stamp with GUAM/GUARD/MAIL opt. then extensive study of the local stamps, covers & cancellations 1976-81. Attractive lot. (28 covers & 28 stamps) £90
ZANZIBAR
899 POSTAL STATIONERY: Group of fresh, unused stationery from 1896 opt on Indian reply postcards (2 types) plus 2a reg'd Es; thereafter a good variety of 'Sultan' types inc. provisional opt. and 'SPECIMEN' cards etc. to c1910. Unusual group. (26 items) £100
CARTONS AND BOXES
900 THE EXTENSIVE AND ILLUMINATING COLLECTION OF COVERS AND CARDS ILLUSTRATING VARIOUS POSTAL RATES: A huge quantity of covers, cards, etc. (chiefly QEII and largely bearing Machin definitives) showing the development of postal rates housed in 31 albums & loose. A remarkable lot incorporating a number of unusual and elusive items as well as displaying a wealth of postal markings, cachets (including maritime types), frankings, etc. (Huge Qty.). £300
901 THREE CARTONS with the extensive early to modern collection/accumulation in 13 stockbooks & cover albums. Virtually all used from a defective 1840 1d onwards including much duplication in the QEII issues. Some 150 QEII FDCs are also included. (Many 1,000s). £150
902 CARTON containing two stockbooks with an extensive mint accumulation (almost all QEII with some £334 worth of face value) plus two padded albums with a collection of covers incorporating what are said to be 22 carat gold coloured replicas of British commemorative stamps issued between 1980 & 1982 alongside the actual postage stamp all cancelled on the first day of issue by (with the odd exception) a highly relevant postmark. (Very many 100s plus 56 covers). £300
903 CARTON with the early to modern accumulation of covers & stamps including KEVIII ½d, 1d & 2½d on FDC from Whitley Bay to Cullercoats, KGVI ½d, 1d & 2½d on 10 May 1937 flown FDC to Vienna, 1948 Games, 1949 UPU & 1951 Festival sets on handwritten FDCs and an interesting range of other FDCs, special cancels inc. Exhibitions, etc. The stamps are housed in three binders and a stockbook and are predominantly QEII pre-decimal issues (inc. Machins & 1960s commems.) in mint blocks. (Qty.). £100
ALBUMS AND STOCKBOOKS
904 ALBUM with the mint and used QV to QEII collection inc used 1840 1d (3, fair only) & 2d (poor), various line-engraved 1d issues (mostly plate numbers). Surface printed values to 5/-, KEVII to 10/- and a few KGV. The mint (mounted) inc 1887 Jubilee issues to 1/-, KEVII to 1/- (foxed), 1924 & 1925 Wembley sets, 1948 RSW £1, 1958 Crowns wmk ½d to 1/6d inc 2d with inverted wmk (unmounted), 1958-61 Graphites and 1959 phosphor graphite x 2 sets. Mixed condition. (Few 100's). £500
905 LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM sparsely filled with stamps of fine quality inc 1841 1d with "9" in MC cancellation, 1841 2d with Scottish MC, a few ½d & 1d plates with c.d.s. 1857 Large Garter 4d, 1867-80 6d (2) & 1/-, 1883-84 white paper 2/6d, 5/- & 10/-. 1887 values to 10d. 1935-51 unmounted mint inc 1939 2/6d to £1 and 1951 2/6d to £1. (140+). £360
906 PRINTED ALBUM with the QV to QEII used collection commencing with a defective but presentable 1d black and with further useful QV & KEVII - both with values to 10/- (faults), KGV with 1924/25 Wembleys, KGVI to £1 (3) and much QEII inc. useful early phosphor commem. sets. (Many 100s). £200
907 BINDER with the QV to QEII largely used collection. All periods represented but strength in KGVI & QEII period inc. useful phosphor commems. (Many 100s). £150
908 BINDER with the QV-QEII used collection inc. useful QV to 10/- (faults) from a fair 1840 1d onwards, KEVII to 5/-, QEII with Wildings, Castle, useful phosphor commems., etc. (Many 100s). £150
909 ALBUM with the QV-QEII mint collection inc. QV Jubilee to 1/- (both), useful KGV, RSW £1, sundry QEII, etc. (Sev. 100s). £150
910 BINDER with the KGV to QEII (no decimal Face value) mint collection including a large number of QEII Traffic Light blocks of four or six. (Sev. 100s). £100
911 ALBUM with the KGV to QEII mint & used collection of commemorative issues (no mint decimal issues included).including a few covers. (Few 100s). £60
912 ALBUM with the used 1840-1940 collection inc 1840 1d & 2d (both poor), 1d plates to 71 (less 77) to 224, ½d plates complete less plate 9, a good range of surface printed values to 5/-. KEVII values to 5/- (2) and KGV inc 1918 2/6d to 10/- and 1934 re-engraved set. 1924 & 1925 Wembley sets. Also 1940-70 commemorative basically complete, mainly unmounted mint inc phosphor issues, some definatives and a few booklet panes. A good lot. STC £13,200. (Few 100's). £800
SMALLER COLLECTIONS
913 COLLECTION on leaves with much of merit inc. 1840 1d (2, faults but fairly presentable examples), useful later Line-engraved with a good range of 1d plates, perforated ½ds (16) & 2ds (9), 1884 Lilac & Greens to 5d used, Jubilee values to 1/- (both) mint, KEVII 5/- used, KGV defins. inc. Sea Horses, 1924/25 Wembley sets mint & used, PUC 1½d "`1829" error used, wmk. varieties, etc. Fair to mostly fine. (Few 100s). £360
914 COLLECTION on printed leaves with much of interest inc. QV Embossed 6d vertical pair (faults), useful Surface-printed ranges to 2/-, 2/6d & 5/-, KEVII to 10/-, KGV to 10/- (2), etc. Condition mixed but a highly Catalogued group. (Approx. 230). £200
915 MISCELLANY with 1879-80 Perkins Bacon 1d pink imperforate essay block of four, 1912-22 1d carmine imperf. marginal strip of 5 with "CANCELLED" opt. (faults), 1911 International Exhibition 1d purple imperf. pair, etc. (22). £100
916 MISCELLANY: The assortment of cover & adhesives inc 1911 PPC to Romford with a fine "FOLKESTONE" skeleton c.d.s. 1921 PPC to Hoylake with a "HOYLAKE/BIRKENHEAD" skeleton c.d.s. 1881 1d lilac mint (14, inc an imperforate plate proof in green - creased) and a 14 dot example on cover with written notes on how to pack a carpet bag. 1900 PPC of Four Courts Dublin used to England. 1911 International Stamp Exhibition 1d & 1½d labels, imperf pairs. 1937 1½d booklet pane with "The Times/FURNISHING COMPANY" advertisement used. (110+ items). £100
917 1840-1900 The used collection inc 1840 1d (2, poor), 158-79 1d plates to 225 (FE pinhole) and surface printed issues to 1/-. Very mixed condition (200+). £100
918 1857-1951 The untidy mint and used old time collection inc mint 1887 Jubilee 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d (2), 4d, 4½d, 6d (2) & 9d. 1902-13 ½d (4), 1d (2), 1½d (5), 2d (3), 2½d (3), 3d (3), 5d (3) 6d (4) & 7d. 1912-22 ½d (3), 1d (4), 1½d (4), 2d (9), 2½d, 3d (4), 4d (3), 5d (2), 6d (3), 7d (2), 8d, 9d agate (2), 9d olive & 10d. 1924 & 1925 Wembley pairs, 1934-36 values to 10d. The used inc surface printed values to 5/-. (Few 100's). £400
919 1861-1980 The unrelated group inc 1861 EL from Liverpool to Kirby Lonsdale with boxed "MISSENT TO/LANCASTER" h.s.1876 1/- green QD unused, 1880-83 3d on 3d OG mounted mint. 1912-22 1½d mint pair with "PENCF" error. 1924-25 ½d to 2d with sideways watermarks, 1939-48 2/6d to £1 and 1951 Festival 2/6d to £1 mounted mint. (46). £300
920 1902-80 The mint selection inc. 1911 Harrison perf 15 x 14 ½d, 1d, 2½d & 4d. 1911-12 2/6d, 1912-24 ½d to 8d, 9d olive (foxed) & 10d. 1915 De La Rue 2/6d, 1918 Bradbury 2/6d (2, one thinned). 1924-26 values to 1/-. 1929 PUC ½d to 1½d with inverted and sideways watermarks. 1924-26 ½d to 1/-, 1934 re-engraved 2/6d to 10/- (foxed) 1937-39 ½d to 1/-. 1939-48 2/6d to £1 and 1951 2/6d to £1. Mostly fresh mint. (240+). £350
POSTAL REFORMS
921 UNIFORM 4d POST - INTERESTING LETTER WITH EARLY REFERENCE TO LETTER SCALES: 1839 (9 Dec) EL to London with m/s "4"& boxed "Potton/Penny Post. The contents inc. "Will you be good enough also to buy for me one of the new Letter Weights, as I wish to give one as a present". An interesting item showing that the public were well aware of the new postal system.. PHOTO. £100
MULREADY STATIONERY
922 1d letter sheet Stereo A25 used from London to Filby, Norfolk, cancelled with a fine MC, "T.P./Red Lion" and a smudged "Filby/Penny Post". . PHOTO. £120
923 1d letter sheet Stereo A25 used from Norwich (28 Dec. 1841) to Ketteringham Hall with a very fine black MC cancellation and on reverse a script "Too Late" h.s. . PHOTO. £120
924 1d letter sheet, Stereo A27 used within Tewksbury dated 11 July 1840, one flap a little thinned. £100
925 1d letter sheet displaced Stereo A68 used from Hull (16 August 1840) to London with central red MC and "HULL" c.d.s. cancellations. . PHOTO. £120
926 1d letter sheet Stereo A235 used from Birmingham to London with black MC cancellation, contains Edinburgh Life Assurance Co advertisement (Spec. MA 116d), The cover is a little toned and a portion has been torn away effecting table III Also 2d letter sheet Stereo a104 and 1d envelope Stereo A149, both unused but soiled. . PHOTO. £100
927 2d letter sheet with Stereo torn away on opening used from Newcastle upon Tyne to London (22 Dec 1840) with a good MC cancellation. Small panel repair and one flap torn. . PHOTO. £360
928 REPRODUCTION OF MULREADY ENVELOPE USED TO BARBADOS: 1886 (22 Sept.) reproduction 1d Mulready env. used from London to Barbados bearing 1881 1d lilac x 4 tied by London duplex with arrival c.d.s. on reverse. . PHOTO. £140
929 REPRODUCTION OF THE MULREADY DESIGN USED FROM PORTUGAL ETC:1889 (5 January) A front of the Whitaker's Almanack reprint used from London to Cheltenham. Also a postcard produced in Spain with a Mulready caricature. . PHOTO. £100
930 RARE ADVERTISING ENVELOPE BASED ON THE MULREADY:1898 (5 Jan) An envelope based on the Mulready design used from Lisbon to Pays Bas. Fine and unusual.. PHOTO. £120
MULREADY CARICATURES
931 ORIGINALS AND REPRINTS:The selection of Mulready caricatures with unused Fores's No1 & No 8 original and Deraedemaeker reprint. Southgate No 2 & 3 originals plus Deraedemaeker reprints of Southgates Nos. 1 & 6. Some soiling in places. (8) £160
932 DERAEDEMAEKER reprints of Fores's No 1 by Leach, Fores's Hunting No 4, Southgates Nos. 1 to 6 and Leech's "Punch" Anti-Graham design Fine. (9). £100
933 UNUSED ORIGINALS: Four unused caricatures comprising Southgate No 3, Menzies design, Fores's Christmas design and White's New Post Office Envelope. Fine (4). £100
934 SPOONER No 7 - HAND COLOURED:A fine hand coloured example of Spooner's No 7 envelope.. PHOTO. £140
LINE-ENGRAVED COLLECTIONS
935 MISCELLANY: The selection of covers bearing various perforated issues inc 1855 EL from London to Liverpool bearing LC14 2d plate 5 MK. 1857 EL from Manchester to France franked with LC14 1d strip of four. 1862 EL from London to Lyon bearing 2d plate 9 pair. 1868 EL from Liverpool to Marseilles bearing 1d plate 78 strip of four. 1857 (July) env from London to Preston bearing transitional 1d shade.(47 covers) Also a small group of line-engraved adhesives (30). inc 1d plate 124 mint. and used 1870 1½d x 3. £160
936 1840-70 The mint and used group inc 1840 1d (7, inc one on cover) unused 1d Mulready letter sheet Stereo a249 (creased). mint 1870 &Mac189;d plates 1, 3 (5, inc a block of four), 4, 13 (7, inc at thinned block of six), 14, 19 & 20. 1854 SC16 Die I, Alphabet II 1d mint but creased. 1854 SC16 Die 1, Alphabet II plate 195 used block of six. 1854 large env from Littlehampton to Rochester bearing SC16 Die I, Alphabet II plate 191 irregular block of eight (faults). A good lot in mixed condition. (28 items). . PHOTO. £200
937 1841-79 The mint/unused & used selection inc mint 1841 1d, 1855 LC14 1d on blued & 1d plates 218 & 221. The used inc 1841 1d with numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 & 11 in MC, 1d plates to 222 and ½d plate 1 to 20 inc an off centre plate 9 HJ. Very mixed condition. (218). £160
1840 1D BLACKS
938 Three unplated defective examples, EF & FH cancelled in black plus OC. £60
939 Plate 1a RK worn impression, thinned, good margins. Plate 5 JJ wide margins. Fine.. PHOTO. £100
940 Plate 1a LA. Fine with central MC cancellation. . PHOTO. £100
941 Plate 1b PJ (retouched check letters), used on EL from Lowestoft to Yarmouth (26 May 1841) tied by a very fine black MC. Fine. . PHOTO. £100
942 Plate 1b BK, neatly cancelled & fine. . PHOTO. £80
943 Plate 2 RG and 8 EF Fine four margined examples (2). . PHOTO. £140
944 Plate 2 CH, Fine with central cancellation.. PHOTO. £80
945 Plate 3 MC cancelled in black. Fine. PHOTO. £100
946 Plate 4 GI used on EL from the Cornish Bank, Truro (13 July 1840). Fine. Also an unstamped EL from the same correspondence with m/s "1" and clearly dated 11 January 1840 the second day of the uniform penny post. (2 covers). . PHOTO. £140
947 Plate 4 HB used on EL from Rochdale to Manchester dated 8 Dec 1840. Fine. Also plate 3 QK smudgily cancelled on EL from Liverpool to Antrim dated 10 Nov 1840 with red "P X L" struck alongside, touched in places. (2 covers). . PHOTO. £120
948 Plate 4 JC with central MC cancellation. Fine. . PHOTO. £100
949 Plate 5 AG an intense shade, central MC cancellation, matched with a fine red. . PHOTO. £140
950 Plate 5 OL on (not tied) EL from Shaw Mills, Oldham to London with black MC and a clear strike of the "OLDHAM" butterfly h.nearby which is crossed by a crease. . PHOTO. £120
951 Plate 5 KF cancelled in black, wide margins. Fine. . PHOTO. £80
952 Plate 6 JG with central cancellation and wide margins used on EL from Bridgewater to Newcastle-under-Lynne. Fine. PHOTO. £100
953 Plate 6 RJ neatly cancelled with a red-orange MC to leave profile clear. Fine. . PHOTO. £100
954 Plate 6 RC cancelled in black. Close to good margins. £60
955 Plate 7 KC cancelled in black, pin hole, wide margins. . PHOTO. £100
956 Plate 8 AA with black MC and part "DORCHESTER" c.d.s. Four margins, but thinned and creased. . PHOTO. £160
957 Plate 8 CF & CG (a divided pair) used on EL from Edinburgh to Kirkcudbright (19 Jan 1841), CF close to good margins, CG just touched at foot. . PHOTO. £120
958 Plate 9 BJ (cut into at foot) used on EL from Newbury to Marlborough, tied by a black MC and red script "Too Late" with blue "T. P./Chancery Lane" below. An attractive cover. . PHOTO. £140
1840 2D BLUES
959 Plate 1 BG cancelled in black, clear to wide margins, a little rust spotted on reverse and plate 2 RJ good margins but thinned. . PHOTO. £160
960 Plate 1 GI-GJ a pair with black MC cancellations, just touched to good margins, GI vertical crease. A presentable pair. . PHOTO. £120
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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