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

REGISTERED MAIL continued...

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1841

HIGH VALUE QEII CASTLES - REGISTERED, RECORDED, SPECIAL DELIVERY & EXPRESS MAIL: A box file containing a 1989-99 display of high value QEII Castle definitive stamps (£1, £1.50, £2, or £3) mainly on inland mail addressed to Leeds. All registered, recorded, special delivery, or express envs., and all in fine condition with mainly good cds strikes. (60+ covers, + pieces)Cross Reference: EXPRESS MAIL, RECORDED MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 120

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

REDIRECTED & TURNED MAIL

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1842

RARE "LIVERPOOL/REGISTERED" SPOON COVER WITH 6d EMBOSSED + 2d BLUE: Attractive 24 Mar. 1856 E "Registered" from Liverpool to London franked 6d Embossed (trimmed right & left) and 2d Blue 'Stars' tied by two v. light strikes of the rare "LIVERPOOL/REGISTERED" Spoon Duplex, also having a red London "Paid" Tombstone ds alongside. Rare. Cross Reference: EMBOSSED ISSUES, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC. (Image)

Starting at £ 65

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

RETURNED MAIL

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1843

RETURN TO SENDER POSTAGE DUE PRINTED MATTER COLLECTION: Binder housing a well-researched and typed-up cover collection c.1896-1962 on display pages. A fine representative collection of 'printed matter' cards & covers, from 1896 ½d hs in violet on Postal Stationery, through KGV & KGVI examples showing changes in postal rates & Postage Due values and various different types of cachet. Also a group of Wilding period printed covers. (36 cards/covers) (Image) (Image2)

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SOLD for £70.00
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1844

1d BLACK COVER WITH SCOTTISH RED "NOT CALLED FOR" ENDORSEMENT - FROM NORWICH; 24 Aug. 1840 E (some creasing) to Perth endorsed to the "Post Office till called for" with 1d Black (Plate 6; NK - good to huge margins all round, light filing crease) tied by light orange-red Maltese Cross of Norwich with fine black "NORWICH" cds on the top flap. After the regulation month in the Perth P.O. no one had claimed it so the letter was returned to sender (it would have had a PO Returned Letter 'ambulance' wrapper) and it was boldly endorsed "Not called for" at Perth on the front. 1d Black covers that were not delivered - for whatever reason - are extraordinarily hard to find. Rare and attractive. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, SCOTLAND, NORFOLK (Image)

Starting at £ 130

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

1845

R.L.O. - QV MARKS & OFFICIAL ENVS. INC. "CONTAINS/UNAUTHORISED/WRITING", "...NATURE OF A LETTER...", ETC.; 1853-1902 covers inc. 1873 EL with ½d Rose-red & mainly fine rare red London half-moon "CONTAINS/UNAUTHORISED/WRITING/R.L.O.", 1890 EL with Jubilee ½d & v. fine rare boxed purple "CONTAINS A COMMUNICATION/OF THE NATURE OF A LETTER/R.L.O. EDINR.", 1865/95 pair of PO OHMS ELs to Oporto (stampless with v. fine "W. Bokenham" H.S.) or Rotterdam (with Jubilee 2½d) ref. underpaid/failed mail, and useful collection RLO ELs (4; one with printed "Rowland Hill" 'signature' inside) plus 1853-1902 printed PO Returned letter envs. (14); some regd., one with original returned 1d Red cover, and some with P. Due charges - inc. 1899/1902 pair with printed boxed "½D/POSTAGE/DUE FOR/RETURN/TO/SENDER" 'marks'. Good lot. (23 covers)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, OFFICIAL MAIL (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 130

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

ROYALTY

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1846

THE RARE "HOODED" LONDON/V.R." CANCELLATION: 1883 (26 May) env. (slightly trimmed at left) to Launceston bearing 1880 1½d venetian red cancelled with a very fine "B" code"LONDON/VR" hooded circle. A light crease runs through the adhesive. Also three other examples of the cancellation on stamps. (Image)

Starting at £ 65

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

EARLY LETTERS

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1847

1839-42 TAYLOR CORRESPONDENCE WITH INTERESTING CONTENTS & METHOD OF PAYING POSTAGE: 1839 (May) EL from W Taylor on board HMS Benbow Portsmouth and another dated June 1840 to London. Both with stitch holes on the outside for a 1d to pay the cost of sending a sailors letter. 1840 Dec EL from the Accident ward of Liverpool infirmary from W.Taylor to London with ms "refused to be taken in at/Mr Smith's". 15 May 1842 EL (prepaid 1d at Sheerness) and another to his parents asking them to see him on board the hulk Heebe. An interesting group. [see British Printed Papers by Post 1836-1876 by Fryer, pp. 532-533]. (6 covers) (Image) (Image2)

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LONDON POSTAL HISTORY

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'EXPERIMENTAL' "7 o Clock/EVEN" D.S ON LOCAL LONDON COVER WITH "C.O" IN BLACK: 9 July 1794 EL (toning) sent locally in London with v.fine ink black "C.O" and m/s "1" charge on the front, but also having a partly v.fine "7 o'Clock/9·JY·94/EVEN" d.s (Jay L402) on the flap. (Image)

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1849

UNRECORDED FOREIGN BRANCH 2-RING "F.P.O./AP/29/1814" MARK + BOXED "Return'd/for Postage"; 29 Apr. 1814 EL from "London" to Cognac posted unpaid with standard Inland Office 28 Apr. 3-ring cds on reverse and so returned to senders for prepayment with framed London "Return'd/for Postage" (Jay L1136; one year earlier than recorded) on the front. There is also a mainly fine (though overstruck by red cds) Unrecorded black 2-ring "F.P.O./AP/29/1814" d.s. on the flap. It was then posted again fully prepaid. Important addition to the record (?a short-lived F.B. mark for letters wrongly posted in the General Post office?). [It will be Jay L1017b in a future edition of his London catalogue.]Cross Reference: FRANCE, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS (Image)

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1850

RARE "5" HANDSTAMP: 17 Aug. 1821 EL to Rotherhithe redirected to Camden Town and further redirected to "70 Basinghall Street", with black "In All" hs and red ms deletion mark over "2" hs, plus ms "8" over address. Rare double redirection: 2d+3d (="5"), +3d = "8"! (Image) (Image2)

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

1851

VERY HIGH POSTAL RATE COVER TO LONDON WITH UNFRAMED "Oz at 14s/- per Oz" MARK EX URUGUAY; 21 Nov. 1826 E from "Montevideo" to Huth in London charged "14/-" with a mainly very fine strike of the rare London Foreign Branch Handstruck "Oz at 14s/- per Oz" mark. The highest basic one ounce rate for which a pre-1840 London mark was introduced; the equivalent of 3s-6d per sheet or per quarter ounce! Exhibition Item.Cross Reference: URUGUAY, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, POSTAL REFORMS (Image)

Starting at £ 130

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

1852

LATE USE OF NUMERALS IN EXPLANATORY & CHARGE MARKS: Two boxes containing a remarkable and near complete research study of missort cds's from 1 (Highgate) to 91 (Cricklewood) with some missing (?) numbers, spanning early KEVII to 1980s QEII. Consists of PPCs & envs. mounted on pages with relevant data on offices, districts & counties, plus many lose. Includes numbers suffixed with "A" or "B", and many foreign items. [Ex Parmenter - perhaps this collection was the basis of an unpublished book]. (100s) (Image)

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GB MIXED POSTAL HISTORY

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1853

1699-1895 RANGE WITH LONDON INTEREST, MULREADY, NAPOLEONIC, ETC: Album holding a diverse range of covers. Much London interest inc. 1857 EL to Genoa with 16 Nov "B [crown] Q" in double circle mark in black alongside Pinto Brothers, London agents mark, 1699 EL addressed to John Moor, Mincing Lane having Govt. 'Dockwra type' Penny Paid mark and ms "L" with Receiver name "Brook"; Apr. 1841 Mulready to Wexford, range of London 2d Post and time marks, 1808 EL from GPO addressed to HMS 'Illustrious', 1818 Free EL from Settle to Weymouth with fair, oval "Missent/to/Manchester" mark, etc. Many other interesting covers. (c.17) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, MISSENT MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 130

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

1854

1730s-1960s COLLECTION: Shoe box containing covers & PCs, inc. early Bishop Marks (2 - both fragile; inc. one to John Moore from his brother sent 1730); Brighouse Penny Posts, plus material through to early QEII inc. underpaid mail, Air mails, Army Field Post, censor & ship letter marks, FDCs, etc. Inspection required. (260 items) Cross Reference: BELGIUM, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MARITIME MAIL, FIRST DAY COVERS (Image)

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1855

RARE EARLY "ELY" MARK, GREENOCK MX, SOLID CENTRE MXs, QEII ½d SHEETS: Miscellany inc. 1772 EL from Ely, Cambs to Sheffield. Endorsed "By Caxton" and having very fine strike of "ELY" s/l mark in black (CB92g). Very scarce. Also, 18 Jul. 1842 env. to Edinburgh bearing Pl.20 1d red cancelled by fine Greenock MX; two 1d red imperf. singles each cancelled by good strikes of MX showing partial solid centres. Lot also inc. a complete sheet of Wilding ½d orange and a complete sheet of Machin ½d orange. (small qty.) Cross Reference: CAMBRIDGESHIRE, SCOTLAND, CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2)

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

1856

BURTON ON TRENT PRE-STAMP COVERS & OTHER MISC. ITEMS: A range of EL's in two folders with 1791 two line hs; 122 mileage hs; circular ds in black (one with inverted date slug), red or blue. Also a folder of miscellaneous items inc.1819 indenture in the name of Thomas Bragg; 1839 EL With Daventry ds; MY 8 1840 with blue Amesbury ds ms 'P1'; 1839 Consolidated Annuities Certificate; 1803 lengthy EL with transcription Ashton under Lyme to London with boxed 'Penny P. Unpaid'; and 1907 licence for a carriage or motor. Strikes fair to v. good. (34) Cross Reference: STAFFORDSHIRE (Image) (Image2)

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1857

PRESTAMP TO KGVI ECLECTIC MIX: A box file containing an assortment of stamps & covers. Prestamp incs. mileage marks (Baldock, Canterbury, Market Drayton, Maidstone, Norwich, Retford, Norwich) plus a few UDCs (Hunmanby, Walsingham); a number of duplex cancellations (30, poor to fair); squared circle postmarks (23 on cover + on stamps & piece); a group of cards/covers with Lincolnshire postmarks inc. Duplex (34), Rubber (Keal Cotes & South Somercotes), Skeleton (Cleethorpes, Horncastle, Mablethorpe), plus doubles circle & thimble cds's; etc. Mainly good cancels. (few hundred cards/cover, plus stamps) Cross Reference: LINCOLNSHIRE, SQUARED CIRCLES (Image) (Image2)

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SOLD for £80.00
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1858

1802-2001 COLLECTION: Written-up leaves spanning a range of topics, inc. 1802 Scottish Hanover Street; Guildhall Postal Jubilee (2 commemoratives); WWII items; 10 Dec. 1936 env. franked KEVIII 1d with cds showing the date of abdication; 1892 letter card requesting disinfectant; Festival of Britain Office cachet; purple Privy Purse cachet; 1925 cover marked "Experimental Air Mail Cape Town-Port Elizabeth" ex GB; 2001 envs. (3) to BBC ex USA sent post 9/11, checked for anthrax and resealed; etc. A small but interesting lot. (33 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image)

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Starting at £ 48

SOLD for £55.00
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1859

WALES PRESTAMP, QV & 1900s CDS's: A selection of prestamp covers (8) and later material inc. 1826 EL near fine circular mileage "LANDOVERY/194"; 1835 EL with good red boxed "Bangor/Penny Post" & fine black boxed "No.1"; c.1835 E with good "HAVERFORDWEST/Penny Post" & good but watery "FISHGUARD/268" across flap; also s/l "LLANRWST" & "LLANELLY/ 224", and fine circular "CONWAY/236. Some later cds's and some fine sideway duplexes; 1886 env. redirected with 1d lilac paying fee; very fine 1928 "Welshman" newspaper wrapper; Selection of manly PPCs with duplex (3), double ring (13) & single ring cds's. Above average strikes and little duplication. (c.150 items) (Image) (Image2)

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1860

QV COVER COLLECTION INC. EMBOSSED FRANKINGS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, PAQUEBOTS, ETC: Includes Aug 1843 EL to Hathersage bearing Pl.2 imperf. 1d red, 10d embossed, good 4 margin example on Jun. 1850 part wrapper, 1/- embossed (2) both cut to shape on Jul. 1856 env. to New York, 6d purple embossed, margins touched, plus 1d red on 1854 env. to Edinburgh with blue "Leather-Lane" s/l mark, 1/- embossed on wrapper to france with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" mark. Also several surface printed issues on covers to overseas destinations inc. Apr. 1865 EL from London to Durango franked with a strip of 3 x 4d pale red (small letters), unusual 1870 EL London to Genoa with 1d red & 6d violet cancelled by pen and the latter stamp also cancelled by "PD" in oval mark. Many other interesting covers inc. 1d red & 2d blue perfs in pairs/strips , etc. (26 covers) (Image)

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Starting at £ 240

SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Mar-07, 03:00 AM