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GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY continued...

GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
101 Parcel Post - Private Parcel Labels/Postal Stationery. c.1896-1933 Labels (6) and parcel tags (2), comprising Thornton Pickard tie-on Parcel Post tags each with two differing embossed QV stamps (one with Parcel Post label on reverse, the other a little shortened at left); Whitfield King parcel labels with embossed KEVII 4d + 4d, 4d + 1/-, 1/- (shortened at base) or KGV 6d; and P.T.P.O Post Office type Parcel Post labels for Marshall & Snelgrove or Pryce Jones Ltd both franked 4d. A few faults but an unusual group. (8).

Est. £140-160

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
102 Telegrams. The extensive collection with Post Office and private telegram forms and envelopes and associated ephemera, envelopes for priority, night, ship letter and telephone express letter telegrams, etc. (100s).

Est. £200-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
103 King Edward VIII. 1936-39 Covers and cards bearing KEVIII stamps including First Day Covers (some illustrated), used from Tristan da Cunha (4), first flights and commercial flight covers, Field Post Office in Palestine (4) or Tientsin, Paquebots, advertising envelopes, Morocco Agencies, various overseas destinations, Lundy Island, meters, etc., also stampless cover with "ERI / VIII" Cypher cachet, a few stamps, KGV & KGVI covers, etc. (160+).

Est. £400-500

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
104 Meters. 1937-48 Covers all with King Edward VIII meters (47, also some pieces, one a first day use, various types), and 1939 KGVI Specimen pieces. (47+).

Est. £100-120

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
105 Cheshire. 1799-1958 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1828 "NESTON" fleuron, boxed "Malpas" (7), etc. (49).

Est. £300-350

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
106 Lancashire - Warrington. 1780-1830 Entire letters (6) and entires (3), various handstamps including two line types, horseshoe type, etc. (9).

Est. £220-260

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
107 Scotland. 1856 Covers with Leith first or second type experimental datestamps, one with Berwick Station double arc backstamp. (2).

Est. £80-100

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Air Mails
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108 First U.K Aerial Post. 1911 Brown (7), red brown (4) and green (5) London to Windsor postcards, one flown in the opposite direction from Windsor, the others with London datestamps for SP 9 (6), SP 11 (2), SP 12 (3), SP 13 (2) or SP 15 (2). Four cards with printed acknowledgement of a remittance from the Organising Committee (one posted at Windsor), two others with adverts for Schweppes Ltd or General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corporation Ltd, all fine. (16).

Est. £300-350

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
109 First U.K Aerial Post. 1911 (Sep 11-14) Brown, red brown and green London to Windsor postcards written from Selfridges, Gamages or Arding & Hobbs, the last creased, otherwise fine. (3).

Est. £100-120

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
110 imageFirst U.K Aerial Post. 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor card with KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", reposted at Windsor a week later to the same London addressee and flown from Windsor to Hendon franked KEVII 6d postal stationery cut-out tied by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "2" for SP 16. A second cut-out stamp originally applied to the right of this covering part of the original ½d stamp, now removed (presumably to reveal the ½d stamp), a rare card despite the missing stamp, just four items recorded flown in both directions. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
111 Boadicea Crash. 1936 (Sep 23) Cover from Didsbury to Australia, the stamps washed off, forwarded within a London R.L.S ambulance envelope with enclosed slip "The accompanying packet which was washed ashore on the coast of England was apparently conveyed by the Imperial Airways Airplane "Boadicea" which left Croydon on the 25th September and failed to arrive at Paris", Crow's Nest arrival backstamp (Nov 27). Fine and scarce, from the second of two mailbags recovered in 1936, washed ashore at Dymchurch on November 10th.

Est. £150-200

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
112 1937 (Nov 13) A.E. Clouston and Mrs Kirby-Green London to Cape Town record flight, covers franked 1½d cancelled in London, carried on the outward flight with a Cape Town arrival c.d.s (Nov 16) and "CAPETOWN MUNICIPAL AIR-PORT / 16 NOV 1937 / WINGFIELD" cachet, one redirected to London and carried back on the return flight with a G.B 1½d applied upon arrival (Nov 21). Both with flight vignettes, the outward flight only cover signed by Clouston, both fine. (2).

Est. £130-160

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
113 1938 (Mar 9) Jim Broadbent England to Australia solo flight attempt, cover franked 1½d posted in London, then carried on the attempted flight to Australia, abandoned after a forced landing at Flores on March 16th, signed by the pilot. Also a postcard of Broadbent in his aeroplane. 48 Covers carried. (2).

Est. £100-120

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Christmas
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114 1904-09 Picture postcards (7) and a cover posted in advance for Christmas day delivery, the 1906 cover franked 1d with Liverpool "X" cancel, the cards all posted in Manchester with oval cancel code M.R (2, 1904/5), scarce violet oval "MANCHESTER / ADVANCE POSTED / CHRISTMAS" (year off card, probably 1905), or "X/MAS" machine cancels (4, 1907-09). (8).

Est. £280-320

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
115 imageManchester. 1905 (Dec. 18) Cover posted from Manchester to Leeds with QV 2d postcard cut-out tied by Manchester c.d.s, arrival backstamp, the stamp then tied by a superb strike of the violet oval "MANCHESTER / ADVANCE POSTED / CHRISTMAS 1905", presumably cancelled to order, nevertheless a scarce cancel and very unusual. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Pre 1700 Frees
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116 image1567 (April) Treasury Warrant dated "The month of April in the present ninth year of our Lady Queen Elizabeth", signed "Winchester" (William Paulet, first Marquess of Winchester, Lord Treasurer of England) authorising payment of £4 to Phillippe Conway, ordinary messenger of the Queens Majesteys Chamber, for a 30 day journey carrying letters to the West Country. Letters were carried to Sir Henry Ashley (MP and Sheriff for Dorset) at Wimborne St. Giles, Sir Maurice Berkley (MP and Sheriff for Somerset) at Bruton, Sir John Chichester (MP and Sheriff for Devon) at Great Torrington, and Richard Chamond (MP and Sheriff for Cornwall) at Launcelles. Minor staining, an early and unusually fine messenger warrant. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

Est. £700-1,000

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
117 image1569 Entire letter from William Paulet, first Marquess of Winchester, Lord Treasurer of England, addressed "To Mr Richard Bunny" and endorsed "My L. Treasurer" and "Eliz. 12. 1509" (written in the 12th year of her reign), the letter signed "Winchester". A fine Elizabethan letter that would have been carried by court messenger. Photo on Page 20. (Image1)

Est. £600-800

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
118 image1619 (Jan.) Entire letter from Capt. John Duffield addressed "To the Kinges moste Excelent Matie". Duffield has been imprisoned for publishing a pamphlet; he apologises and seeks his release. A fine well written letter to King Charles I. Photo on Page 20. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
119 image1644 (Oct 5) Civil War Period entire letter from Sir Patrick Curwen at Workington Hall, Cumberland, addressed "For His Matys special affairs. To his much honored friends Sr Henry Fletcher Bart, Sr George Dalston and Sr Thomas Dacro, Kgs Commissioners of army at Hutton or elsewhere, Hast hast post hast, Pa. Curwen". The letter discusses attempts to find arms for royalist forces. The internal letter with a little restoration to left edge (clear of the handwriting), otherwise fine, with an excellent address panel. The letter was written at 6 o'clock in the morning, and acknowledges receipt of a letter written at 9 o'clock the previous day (together with a letter from Sir Philip Musgrave written at 9 o'clock at night on Oct. 2nd), illustrating the speed and efficiency of the "Haste Post Haste" system for urgent official letters. A rare Haste Post Haste letter from the Civil War, carried across the Lake District. Photo on Inside Front Cover. (Image1)

Est. £2,400-3,000

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
120 image1653 (Oct 31) Entire letter addressed "For the right Honble the Lord President of the Counsell of State" stating that four guns from a little prize ship are to be released by the Prize Officer and delivered to the Master of the "Industry" which is to carry the Lord Ambassadors goods to Sweden. The letter is signed by Hugh Peters, Robert Stapylton, John Walker, George Cokayn and Nathaniel Ingelo (who sailed with Ambassador Whitelocke to Sweden in 1653). Also an engraving of Hugh Peters, who was executed in 1660. A fine and rare Commonwealth period letter. Photo on Page 20. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
121 Oliver Cromwell. 1658 (Mar 31) Letter from Whitehall to "The Commander in Chief of our fleet now residing in the Downs", asking for a ship to accompany two ketch's bound for Florida, to provide protection as far as 150 leagues from the Lands End, signed above "Oliver P", the shaky signature written just a few months before Cromwell died. The letter restored, laid down on paper, nevertheless a scarce Cromwell signed letter.

Est. £1,000-1,200

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
122 image1660 (Aug 16) Entire letter from Earl Clare, written from Drury Lane in London, addressed "for Henry Shipton at Hamstall Ridware near Yoxall in Staffordshire, leave this with the post off. of Litchfield to be sent Litchfield", the address panel signed "Clare", a "3" charge crossed out when the Earl's signature was noticed. A rare early restoration period free frank; franking for MPs continued after the restoration in April 1660 until omitted from the December 1660 Post Office Act. Ex Jay. Photo on Page 20. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
123 image1661 (Jan 24) Entire letter from Earl Clare, written from Drury Lane in London, addressed "for Henry Shipton at Hamstall Ridware near Yoxall in Staffordshire, leave this with the post off. of Litchfield to be sent Litchfield" and endorsed "post paid 3d". Franking for MPs was suspended between 12th Dec. 1660 and 14th May 1661. Very scarce and a fine companion to the previous lot. Ex Jay. Photo on Page 20. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
124 imageCharles II. 1666 (July 3) Entire letter from Lord Arlington addressed "To our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Cousin Horatio Lord Townshend Our Lieutnt of Our City & County of Norwich, July 3·66", giving instructions to raise three regiments of horse due to a fear of a landing by our enemies in some part of the Kingdom, the top of the letter signed "Charles R" by King Charles II, with a fine paper covered royal seal. A fine and scarce letter sent during the Anglo-Dutch War of 1665-67, signed by the King. Photo on Page 22. (Image1)

Est. £1,600-2,000

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Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
125 c.1670 Four page document "The Covenant between his R.H & the Lds Arlington & Berkeley" (Joint Postmasters, 1667-77), which attempts to clarify the franking system, listed officials who can send or receive letters or packets free (the King, Lord High Admiral, Lord High Treasurer, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lord Chancellor, Secretaries of State); MPs may send or receive single inland letters free during the session of Parliament. The document lists various letters carried, and the costs incurred. A little damage to the document at right with a few words lost, an interesting and unique document, presumably drawn up by a member of the Postmasters staff.

Est. £400-600

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.

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