Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale

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

RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS & COVERS continued...

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1781

1891-1920 SCOTTISH LINE ISSUES unused inc. 1893-95 Glasgow & S. Western 2d (3); 1893-1920 Great North of Scotland 2d (5), 3d & 4d on 3d, inc a pair; 1892 Highland 2d; 1893 Caledonian 2d (6); 1891-1920 Glasgow & S. Western 2d (4), 3d & 4d (3); 1891-1920 Glasgow, Barrhead & Kilmarnock joint 2d (7, inc. a block of four), 3d, 4d on 3d & 4d (2). Mostly fine. (49) (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Starting at £ 120

SOLD for £130.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS

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1782

PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL EX GB TO EUROPE (PLUS ONE TO PERU): Range of covers inc. 1727 EL to Bordeaux ex Edinburgh with London "PD" mark on front and faint red Edinburgh Bishop mark on left flap; August 1737 EL to Venice ex London with Franches (Cornelius #16) obliterator; 1849 EL to Turkey ex England endorsed "Vaie Berlin" with v. fine boxed "Aus England/per Aachen franco" hs on front; and 1850 EL to Peru endorsed "Vaie de Panama" at top left and "Par le Steamer/Erent l'en partance/a Southampton angleterre" at bottom left, with v.fine boxed "PD" hs in red on front; plus others inc. London to Sweden and London to Naples via Germany due to war, etc. (20) Cross Reference: FRANCE, PERU, SCOTLAND, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1783

CANADA - UNUSUAL MS INSTRUCTION: 19 Sept 1868 env. from London "Via Canadian Line" to Ontario bearing 1867 6d lilac plate 6 CK tied by part London duplex. On reverse is ms note "This letter Contains a few Seeds/Considerably Under 1/2oz". Some soiling on reverse along joins. An unusual endorsement. (Image)

Starting at £ 32

CLOSED
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1784

QV 'STAMPED TO ORDER' ENVELOPES INC. 'COMPOUND' TYPES TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: Interesting and attractive range of STO covers, most with additional uprating adhesives. Inc. 1886 2d + 1/- uprated to Germany, 1902 QV ½d + 3d plus KEVII 1d Registered to Sydney, 1889 3d + 6d uprated to Canada, 1897 3d + 4d uprated Registered to Germany, ½d + 3d uprated 1d to Bombay, etc. A fine group. (12) (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £130.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1785

INDIA - AN ATTRACTIVE FRANKING: 12 March 1865 mourning env. from Dublin "Via Marseilles" to Madras franked with 1862-64 1d red plate 4 EA and a marginal 6d lilac, plate 4 QI tied by good numerals. Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)

Starting at £ 65

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

1786

ITALY - AN INTERESTING GROUP OF COVERS inc. 11 Feb. 1862 env. (faults) from London to Rome bearing 9d plate 2 EF and 2d plate 9 FI, initialled "AD"; 28 July 1862 E from Liverpool via France to Bordighera with 4d plate 3 PE and 2d plate 9 MI with oval framed "PD" adjacent; 25 May 1868 EL from London to Turin bearing 1d plate numbers (4) and 2d blue plate 9 CH & CK. with red oval framed "PD" below; 8 Nov. 1870 London to Palermo EL with 6d plate 8 LJ; 25 Aug. 1874 E from London to Piermonte with 3d plate 14 BB-BC pair. Mostly fine. (8 covers) (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 130

CLOSED
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1787

JAVA - VERY FINE STRIP OF SIX 1d REDS AT FIRST SOUTHAMPTON-ROUTE 6d-RATE WITH RARE VILLAGE NUMERAL; Very attractive 13 Apr. 1859 env. (slight edge wear; with original contents) from a remote North Devon farm "Grange of Merton") routed by Southampton to "Sourabaya, Java" franked by 1d Red 'Stars' (LC14) Strip of Six (OG-OL; small fault at foot of OH) tied by very fine very rare Beaford "055" numerals with "30" arrival charge on the front; the backstamps include a very fine and rare blue "MERTON" (Devon) UDC. This 6d rate via Southampton was only current from 1 Feb. 1856 to 19 Aug. 1861. The addressee, the famous engineer and inventor, Robert W. Thomson (1822-73; see DNB), was in Java at this time building the first ever kit-form iron 'floating dock'. Rare village marks on cover to a scarce destination. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Gilbert Wheat Cavendish auction, June 2009, lot 605; realised £380+BP.]Cross Reference: 1854-65 1d REDS, DEVON, NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image)

Starting at £ 260

SOLD for £480.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1788

NEW ZEALAND - MAIL TO HAWKE'S BAY: 1884-85 envs (5) with 17 April 84 env from Edinburgh bearing 1883 6d on 6d (SG 162 - £425 on cover) tied by a fine duplex. 15 May 1884 env from Edinburgh bearing 1883-84 3d lilac pair AC-AD. 20 Nov 1884 env from Edinburgh bearing 1881 1d & 1883-84 5d green, NI. 22 Jan 1885 env bearing 1883-84 6d green KO (SG 194 - £380). 18 Feb 1885 env from London "Via San Francisco" bearing 1883-84 6d green AE tied by a fine Hoster cancellation. Some cover faults but a scarce group. Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 160

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Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

ADVERTISING COVERS

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1789

1897 PATENT "LOCO" ADDRESS ENV. & LABELS: 8 Oct. 1897 stitched linen env. with "press stud" type fastening that allows repeated re-sending, with original patent address label used from Barnsley to London bearing a 1d lilac. Also two of each of the two sizes of "LOCO" patent forms. (Image)

Starting at £ 80

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

1790

THREE INTERESTING COVERS: 26 March 1903 printed "Anglo-Swiss Cond. Milk Co" 1d stationery env. uprated with 2½d "A S C M C" perfin and used from London to Basle. 13 Feb 1903 illustrated People newspaper env. bearing ½d & 1d "PEOPLE" perfins used from London to Sleaford. 2 Oct 1925 printed EL with "EYELETS" illustrated advertisement used from Aylesbury to France. (3 items) (Image)

Starting at £ 80

CLOSED
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

CHRISTMAS INCLUDING CANCELLATIONS

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1791

1906 BIRKENHEAD XMAS CANCEL: 1906 PPC to Pwllheli, franked by KEVII ½d green tied by fine "BIRKENHEAD/19X06/MAS" cancel. Posted in advance for delivery on Christmas Day. The card itself depicting a Christmas 'character'. (Image)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £90.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1792

1908 NORWICH XMAS CANCEL: 1908 PPC mailed locally franked by KEVII ½d green tied by fine "NORWICH/19X08/MAS" cancel. Posted in advance for delivery on Christmas Day. Card depicts a view of Reedham. (Image)

Starting at £ 65

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

EXHIBITION & SHOW CANCELLATIONS

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1793

1890 EXHIBITION - FURNISS CARICATURES ETC.: 1890 H. Furniss caricature envs. (4) inc. two with inserts, one used from Carghave to Skipton containing an S.T.P.A. annual dinner menu. Also an 1890 UPU Elliot env. unused with insert. Mostly fine. (5 envs.) (Image)

Starting at £ 95

SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1794

1890 JUBILEE ENVELOPES - FIRST DAY OF USE ETC.: 2 July 1890 UPP special Jubilee envs. (2) used on the 1st day of use with the special cancellation. One addressed to Edgar Waterlow and one with the rarer small special Jubilee cds. Another example of the card dated 21 Feb. 1918 to a royal engineer with "ARMY POST OFFICE/S.39" cds and red boxed censor hs. (3 cards) (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 50

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1795

1890 JUBILEE GUILDHALL EXHIBITION - PROOFS: 16 May 1890 pieces (3) with fine proof impressions of the star shaped "V Crown R/PENNY/POSTAGE JUBILEE/GUILDHALL" in black (2 codes 6 & 12 (light bend) and red code 12. (3 proofs) (Image)

Starting at £ 46

SOLD for £80.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1796

1890 JUBILEE GUILDHALL EXHIBITION: 19 May 1890 1d Jubilee card to the London postal service cancelled with a good Guildhall exhibition star ds. On reverse is a printed thank you message signed by members of the exhibition committee. Some corner faults but scarce. (Image)

Starting at £ 46

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

1797

1890 JUBILEE SOUTH KENSINGTON EXHIBITION - PROOF STRIKES OF THE CANCELLATIONS: 2 July 1890 A large piece of treasury paper (203 x 320 mm) with four strikes of the six cancellations used at the S. Kensington Jubilee Exhibition inc. tube post 1d & 3d in purple and the large & small "V Crown R" c.d.s. Horizontal folds and horizontal tear. Scarce. (Image)

Starting at £ 50

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1798

1891 ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION CARD/1893 FORESTRY & GARDENING EXHIBITION CARD: Printed P. Stat. card (½d brown) cancelled by 31 July 1891 special pictorial cancel in blue. Address & message in pencil. Reverse of card, printed in blue, depicts Eddystone Lighthouse, is inscribed "ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION" and bears a Hitchin 1 Aug. 91 cds. Also 2 Oct. 1893 special cancel in purple on similar card inscribed "FORESTRY & GARDENING EXHIBITION. 1893". Again, depicting Eddystone Lighthouse on reverse, with address (to Woodford, Essex) & message in pencil. Lot also inc. 1890 Jubilee Convalescent Home Mulready facsimile, etc. (2 cards + env.) (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1799

EARLY 20th CENTURY EXHIBITION CANCELS ON PPCs: Album containing a neat collection of relevant PPCs (inc. 12 real photo types), almost all with appropriate cds cancels for: the Franco-British Exhibition 1908 (45 plus 5 mint cards) inc. "BALLYMACLINTON/SHEPHERDS BUSH.EXHIBITION.W" (8), machine cancels (2) and other cds's (3); Imperial International Exhibition 1909 (12); Japan-British Exhibition London 1910 (20 plus 1 mint card), inc. 2 machine cancels and other cds's (1); or Coronation Exhibition London 1911 (4). Also, Glasgow Exhibition 1901 (1); Anglo-American Exposition 1914 cachet (1); and three others. Good clear strikes, mostly well-centred and complete. (92 items)Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, EXHIBITIONS (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £85.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM

1800

EMPIRE EXHIBITIONS, PHILATELIC CONGRESS, SOUVENIRS, ETC.: Selection of pmks. on PPCs, envs. & piece in generally good condition. Exhibitions 1908 "EXHIBITION B.O. EDINBURGH" cds; 1908 "FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION" cds;,"BALLYMACLINTON" (4), and "FRANCO BRITISH" (2)"; 1910 "JAPAN-BRITISH" cds; 1911 large "SHEPHERDS BUSH.W CORONATION EXHIBITION" cds; 1911 PPC with "CRYSTAL PALACE" flag cancel (not complete) Die 1 & 2; 1924-25 "EMPIRE EXHIBITION" machine cancel; 1924 Calcutta "BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION" Krag; 1924 "Mt. Everest Rongbuk Glacier" cancel on the Mount Everest Expedition label. Philatelic Congress 1909 pieces (3) with 1st and 2nd day cancels; 1921 piece with fine 6 May cds; 1922 on piece, 21& 22 Jun. 1929 fine cancel on PPC (picture side); also 1946, 1960 & 1970. Plus a group of 1940-70s covers. Plus Exhibition souvenirs (26). (100+) (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £85.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM