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Great Britain Stamps & Postal History - Mar. 2024 continued...

1840s CANCELLATIONS continued...

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1741

RED MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS: 1841 1d red-brown AE, four close margins, corner crease, cancelled with two overlapping strikes of a red MX. Also another OI with a part strike of a red MX. SG Spec. B1sb £5,000. (2) (Image)

Starting at £ 130

CLOSED
Closing..Feb-14, 06:22 AM

LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS

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1742

NUMBERS 1 to 3, 5 to 10 & 12 cancelling average 1841 1d reds. Also number 12 cancelling 1841 1d strip of four KI-KL (trimmed at top). Plus 1841 1d DB with central blue MX. (15). (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £95.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1743

NO. 3 - AN EXCEPTIONAL STRIKE: 9 June 1843 EL from Grays Inn Square, London to Woburn bearing a sideways placed 1d red ?H with a proof like strike of the "3" in MX. The finest example we have seen. SG Spec. B1uc. £600. (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

MACHINE CANCELLATIONS

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1744

CHARLES RIDEOUT MACHINE CANCELLATION ON 2d BLUE COVER: 5 Nov. 1859 EL to Macclesfield with Pl.7 2d Blue tied by a very fine "HS/LONDON/1" Rideout Machine duplex. Scarce thus. (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1745

RARE SLOPER MACHINE CANCELLATIONS: 1871-72 ½d 1st type used postcards with Sloper cancellations comprising an example of the v. scarce inverted orb (ex Cavendish lot 894, 9 Sept 2000), an arrow, a clipped side, and a small very rare irregular rectangle used in Liverpool. Three of the cards have printed advertisements. (Image)

Starting at £ 280

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1746

FIRST DAY WILKINSON MACHINE (METER MARK) CANCELLATION: 25 Jan 1912 env. addressed to the 'Poste Restante/G.P.O./London' with a very fine strike of the Wilkinson circular red "LONDON E.C./1D/POSTAGE PAID/[crown]" machine h.s. of the 1st day. Very fine item. (Image)

Starting at £ 65

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Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC.

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1747

RARE MANCHESTER TYPE 'E': 1857 (June) env. to London franked 1d red tied by very rare very fine type 'E' no. 2 (only used for 2 months, only 7 known); also 1854 (Apr.) E franked 1d red imperf. tied by uncommon worn type 'A' (late use). (2 covers)Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1748

SCARCE HULL & OSWESTRY + BIRMINGHAM, CHESTER, SHREWSBURY, LEAMINGTON & WORCESTER: 1854-61 collection inc. 1857 (Apr.) EL to Driffield franked 1d red tied by very fine scarce Hull "383" (recut?) tying 1d red with blue "BEVERLY-RD"hs on back; 1856 (Apr.) E to Salop franked 1d red tied by fine Oswestry; plus others for Birmingham (types A1, B1, B4, C3), Chester (type A, uncommon), Shrewsbury (type A), Leamington (uncommon), or Worcester (uncommon 1st recut x 2). (13 covers)Cross Reference: WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM, YORKSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE (Image)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1749

SIDEWAYS DUPLEX COLLECTION - 53 TO 88, PLUS FEW SPOONS: 1854-66 Bath to Clifton duplex cancels in numerical order (incomplete run), mainly v. good strikes on 1d reds to inland addresses inc. 1858 1d pink env. cancelled by fine "BRIGHTON/132" with "PRESTON-S" and "STOCKTON" UDCs on back. A good number (25) with scarcity ratings of D. Also, v. good spoon cancels for Liverpool (1854 EL, type A15) and Hull (1855 E, type C). [Ex Mike Boddy]. (57 covers) (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1750

LIVERPOOL - INC. RARE TYPE B7: 1854-57 collection inc. 1857 (Oct.) E to Ireland franked 1d red tied by very fine very rare type B7 (only 3 others known); also types A (nos. 13 recut & 15), B (no. 15), B1, B2, B2 (recut), B9, and C3). (9 covers)Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1751

LEEDS TYPE 'A' SECOND USE: 1857 (May) E (faults) to USA franked 1/- light green tied by fine "LEEDS/19MY/1857/C/447" spoon. Also faint red Philadelphia "BR. PKT." ds and red "5/CENTS" p.due. Rare. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £70.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

AIRMAILS

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1752

1931 to 1945 COLLECTION OF GB COVERS: Written up collection with some photographs inc. 1931 London to Butiaba initially undelivered with a range of backstamps; 1931 London to Mwanza (Tanganyika) preparatory stage for the route to Cape Town as a regular service; 1932 Croydon to Cape Town first regular service, only 143 covers carried; 1936 England to Nigeria First airmail service, sent to Kano using the London to South Africa route, flown to Nigeria by Capt. O.P. Jones in the airliner "Daedalus"; Also a selection of Channel Island flights inc. 1937 Jersey Airways to Southampton with cachets in blue, red, violet & green; 1937 Southampton to Guernsey; 1939 Guernsey to England and 1945 first post war flight to Channel Islands from England. (19) Cross Reference: CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY, SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA, CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1753

1910 SCOTTISH AVIATION MEETING LANARK: 1910 Postcard of "Lanark Aviation Ground" franked with a ½d tied by a good "LANARK GRAND STAND" cds, a rare pmk, believed only 30 known. Also, used postcards (4) of the event pmk Peebles (some faults inc. two with staining). This was the first aviation meeting in Britain, at which a special pmk was used. The mail was not flown and a report stated that £25 of ½d stamps were sold at the meeting. [ex Ken Norris] (5) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTTISH INTEREST (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 120

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1754

1930 1st NIGHT FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO BRUSSELS: 14 April 1930 envs. (2, inc. a "window" type) carried on the 1st night flight from London to Brussels, the "window" env. with a special hs. Both have early examples of the bi-lingual "BY AIR MAIL" blue labels. (2 covers)Cross Reference: BELGIUM (Image)

Starting at £ 50

SOLD for £55.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1755

1934 G.W.R. FLIGHT COVERS inc. Plymouth to Cardiff to Birmingham, Birmingham to Torquay, Birmingham to Cardiff, Plymouth to Birmingham, Cardiff to Plymouth, Birmingham to Plymouth, and S. Wales to Devon. All with relevant vignettes. (19 covers) (Image)

Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1756

1933-64 GROUP OF INTERNAL FLOWN COVERS inc. 12 Apr 1933 env. flown on the 1st G.W.R. railway air service flight from Plymouth to Cardiff; 1934 R.A.S. flights special envs inc. Plymouth to Teignmouth and return, Belfast to Cowes, Belfast to Glasgow, and Birmingham to Belfast; 19 Feb 1934 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries Ltd Birmingham to London; 1934 B.E.A. 1st Birmingham to London, and London to Southampton; 1938 N.E.A. 1st Perth to London flight. All with relevant cachets. Also a R.A.S. printed handbill advertising flights and seven unused vignettes. (27 items) (Image)

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Starting at £ 80

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Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1757

1934 RAILWAY AIR SERVICE FLIGHTS: 1934 (20 Aug) printed envelopes (46) to A Phillips flown on a large number of R.A.S. 1st flights between various destinations in the UK. Mostly bear 1½d adhesives. All with green "A PHILLIPS/OF NEWPORT" hs on reverse. A fine lot. (Image)

Starting at £ 340

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Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1758

1934 RAILWAY AIR SERVICE FLIGHTS envs. (44, inc. thirty one special RAS printed types) flown on a wide range of internal 1st flights. The majority with hand written addresses giving details of the flight involved. A fine lot. (Image)

Starting at £ 200

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Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1759

EARLY SCOTTISH AIRMAIL. An interesting group of 1934-1943 internal flight covers inc. 1934 Harris to Scarp with Western Isles Rocket Post label; 1st regular services between Inverness & Wick and also between Glasgow & IOM; Railway Air Services; Highland Airways Ltd. with label; 1937 Captain Eric Starling & C.B. Wilson pilot-signed cover; 1st Shetland Air Mail service to Aberdeen. Also wartime RAFPO pmks on cover for Ayr and Wigtown which were only in use for two years. Clear marks throughout. [ex Ken Norris] (16) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH INTEREST (Image)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1760

PREDOMINANTLY INTERNAL SCOTTISH MAIL: A substantial 1947-97 neatly-written-up collection inc. 1984 mail plane crash in Grampian Highlands; first flights; registered mail; insufficiently prepaid for transmission by air cachet; airport cancellations; RAF cancels; signed covers; Concorde flights; PPCs of various airports. Also Loganair souvenir folder for the 21st anniv. of the opening of Glasgow airport. [ex Ken Norris] (c.70) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, SCOTTISH INTEREST (Image)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM