Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1870
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DERBY CITY PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION (INC. 67 RP) - ALL DIFFERENT MOSTLY STREET SCENES; c.1901-20 (mainly KEVII & mainly used) Collection in 2 boxed good quality small ring-bind Lindner albums with clear sleeves; all different views inc. 2 multi-view letter-cards, 6 1906 Royal Visit/Show cards, many street-scenes (arranged A-Z) inc. trams & motor cars, etc., etc. The product of many years of searching. (191 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1871
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Cat No: Collection
DERBYSHIRE TOWNS/VILLAGES PPCs - ALDERWASLEY TO CHESTERFIELD (INC. 146 RP) - ALL DIFFERENT INC. SPECIAL EVENTS; 1900-c.1920 (mainly KEVII & mainly used) Collection in 3 boxed good quality small ring-bind Lindner albums with clear sleeves; all different views inc. Ashbourne Shrovetide Football, Ashopton (drowned village) views, 1900 used Belper card, many good street-scenes (esp. village RPs), 1905 RP pair of General Booth visit, 1905 folding Bamford twin-card, Baslow Camp, Buxton (inc. 10 1913 RP tennis/sports, hunt, procession, Army marches, Calver College groups, many Castleton (Camp views, concertina cards & May pole), Chesterfield (3 railways, trams, 1910 procession), etc., etc. Wonderful basis for further collecting. (264 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1872
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DERBYSHIRE TOWNS/VILLAGES PPCs - CHINLEY TO MATLOCK (INC. 136 RP) - ALL DIFFERENT INC. SPECIAL EVENTS; c.1902-1920 (mainly KEVII & mainly used) Collection in 2 boxed good quality small ring-bind Lindner albums with clear sleeves; all different views inc. many good street-scenes (esp. village RPs), Derwent (drowned village) views, 1915 Dore/Chinley railway RP (Hathersage skeleton), Dovedale Refreshment Room, 1907/8 Eyam Plague Anniv. RP crowds, Great Hucklow section, Ladybower reservoir RP types, Cromford Canal RP, Matlock group, etc., etc. Good basis for further expansion. (225 cards)Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1873
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DERBYSHIRE TOWNS/VILLAGES PPCs - MATLOCK BANK TO YOULGRAVE (INC. 128 RP) - ALL DIFFERENT INC. SPECIAL EVENTS; 1900-1920 (mainly KEVII & mainly used) Collection in 2 boxed good quality small ring-bind Lindner albums with clear sleeves; all different views inc. many good street-scenes (esp. village RPs), Matlock Bank/Bath section (inc. 1900 court size & one aluminium card), good range of Spondon, Staveley Jazz Band RP, Strines May Pole RP, Sudbury Hunt RP, Thorpe Cloud Station RP, 1900 Tideswell, Trent Sailing + Rifle Range, Midland Railway county maps pair, etc., etc. Good basis for further expansion. (211 cards)Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1874
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DERBY - VERY EARLY DATED (1317) VELLUM DEED REF. NEARBY HAMLET OF BEARWARDCOTE; 30 Sept. 1317 AD neatly written small vellum deed (fits an album page; only 225mm wide) recording the sale of land "in Berwardecotes" [a hamlet 4 miles east of Derby] and is once again recorded at the end as having been witnessed by several people, but it also has the Latin date "p[ro]xi[mus] post festum Sta. Mich[aelus] Archangeli, Anno Regni Regis Edward filie Reg. Edward". That is: "the day after the Feast of St. Michael and all Angels [30 Sept.] in the 11th year of the reign of King Edward, the son of King Edward", i.e. the 11th year of the reign of King Edward II, whose reign began on 7 July 1307, making this deed dated to 1317. It still has part of a white wax seal (on its strap). Marvellous Page One forerunner for any Derbyshire (or British PH) Collection. Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, EARLY LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1875
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DERBY - EARLY DATED (1353) VELLUM DEED REF. NEARBY HAMLET OF TRUSLEY; This small 30th Sept. 1353 AD vellum indenture (12 ins. max width; fits a large album page) written in French records the letting of land "in Thrusseley" [Trusley, a hamlet 6 miles east of Derby] but does not have a list of witnesses. Instead, it has the full date; "lundi prochain apres la fest de sante Michael Archangelo, l'an du regne le Roi Edward, tierce puis le conquest, vicesimo sysime". That is: "on Monday next after the Feast of St. Michael and all Angels [30th Sept. – Saturday in 1353] in the 26th year of the reign of King Edward, the third since the Conquest". It still has a complete dark red wax seal (on its strap) - rare thus at this early date - having a legible but (as yet) uninterpreted inscription around a central religious scene. Great Page One forerunner for any Derbyshire (or British PH) Collection.Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, EARLY LETTERS (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1876
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TIDESWELL - EARLY PREPAID LETTER SIGNED BY "EDWARD ASHE" + ASHE'S 1667 BRASS TRADE TOKEN; 11 June 1669 EL from "Tydswall" to London endorsed "Poft is pd 6[d]" on the front having a partial London "IV/14" arrival Bishop Mark on the side-flap (displays well with filing date). The letter (ref. lead shipments & prices) was written & signed by "Edward Ashe", and this cover is accompanied by the rare early ½d Token inscribed "EDWARD ASHE" on one side and "HIS HALF PENNY/TIDSWALL 1667" on the other. Amazing matched pair! [The token was not sent in this letter, sadly.] (2 items)Cross Reference: COINS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, EARLY LETTERS (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1877
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TIDESWELL - EARLY LETTER TO LONDON WITH CANCELLED "3[d]" RATE & INSPECTOR'S CROWN; 7 Aug. 1685 EL from "[Great] Hucklow" (near Tideswell) to John Moore in London charged "3[d]" with fine "AV/10" London arrival Bishop Mark on the side flap, but an Inspector noticed that the letter should not have been charged (Moore was an M.P. from 1685-7) and so the "3" has been crossed out with both the authorising signature "Caldicott" (?) and a very fine early small London Inspector's "[Crown]" mark on the front. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Grace Dove 1991 & ex Cavendish 'Pepys' 1 Nov. 1996 auction; lot 427, realised £400+BP.]Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, EARLY LETTERS, INSPECTORS MARKS, EARLY LETTERS (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1878
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BUXTON - RARE 1st-TYPE STRAIGHT-LINE + VERY RARE 1st-TYPE MILEAGE ON FRANKED COVERS; 10 Oct. 1762 EL from Buxton to London franked by Lord Grey (signed "FreeGrey") but written by a "J. Skinner". This abuse of privilege was not spotted and so there is a manuscript "P" (for Privilege mail) and a very fine 1st-Type "BUXTON" mark (only 2 others recorded, dated 1759 and 1769) on the flap. Plus 13 Oct. 1788 E to Malpas franked by "[Lord] Bagot" on his own business; it has the very rare "BUXTON/160" 1st-Type Mileage mark on the front. Only one other example of this 1st-Type Mileage has been recorded (dated 6 Aug. 1788). Two of the very best prestamp Buxton covers in private hands. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1879
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CHESTERFIELD - 1790 P.O. RECEIPT, HORSESHOE, UNIQUE(?) M/S "Too Late" & LOCAL 1d-POST COVER; Rare 23 Oct. 1790 mainly printed receipt for dinner etc. with "BLUETT/CASTLE INN & POST OFFICE/CHESTERFIELD" heading, 1792 E with remarkably clear Horseshoe, 1821 local EL with m/s "1" (rare) & v. fine mileage cds, and 22 Mar. 1829 EL with very fine partly dated ("22/1829"!) mileage-removed beside red m/s "Too Late". This is the only recorded Chesterfield Too Late cover. Very rare group of Exhibition Items. (3 covers + 1 receipt)Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1880
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Cat No: Collection
HAND-PICKED PRESTAMP COVERS OF BAKEWELL, CASTLETON, BUXTON, CHAPEL, TIDESWELL & S. MIDDLETON; 1794-42 group inc. v. fine 1794 "BAKE/WELL" EL, 7 June 1794 (wrongly listed as Jan. in new BCC) EL with earliest recorded "STONEY MIDDLETON" mark (horseshoe; in use to the 1840s!), boxed/lined 1801/30 mileages of Bakewell or red Buxton/Tideswell (both rare), lovely blue 1826 CHAPEL LE FRITH, rare 1836/9 pair of different tiny "CASTLETON" marks (endorsed "Cash" as a Money Letter or franked), and v. fine UDCs of CHAPEL-IN-LE-FRITH" (1838) or "CASTLETON-DERBYSH." (1842). Marvellous group. (10 covers)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 340.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1881
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Cat No: Collection
HAND-PICKED PRESTAMP COVERS OF - MATLOCK, MELBOURNE, BUTTERLEY, SHARDELOW & WIRKSWORTH; 1800-39 covers all with mainly very fine and mostly rare markings; 1800 "MATLOCK" s. line (only 2 known), 1821/7 pair of v. fine "WIRKSWORTH/Penny Post" (different marks), 1830 "BUTTERLEY" (only 4 known; long & amusing letter written by a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo), 1836 "SHARDELOW/109" boxed mileage (few known), and v. early "MELBOURNE" UDC (only known pre-1840 usage). Excellent group of fine/rare marks. (6 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1882
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PRE-STAMP & QV COLLECTION: Range of mainly 19th C. covers plus a handful of KEVII/KGV items. Emphasis on covers relevant to Alfreton & Belper in particular plus the Chesterfield area. Group of ELs inc 1819 EL to Derby with "ALFRETON/140" mileage mark, 1837 ELs with scarce Belper UDC & Matlock Bath UDCs respectively, 1833 EL to Derby having scarce Duffield "N1" Rec. House mark; also Chesterfield mileage & 'mileage removed' type marks. Selection continues with a range of imperf. & perf. 1d red frankings with MX or numeral cancels and later duplexes, squared circles, etc. (68 cards/covers plus 2 pieces) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1883
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GLOSSOP/MANCHESTER - RARE PAIR OF PRE-1840 PENNY POST COVERS - "Glofsop/ P P" + "GLOSSOP/PP"; 1827/38 pair of ELs both from "Glossop Hall" to Mottram/Leicester, and so sent via the Manchester Penny Post service (both with red "MANCHESTER" cds backstamps); the first with mainly v. fine framed "Glofsop/P P" and the other with mainly v. fine "GLOSSOP/PP", each mark nicely positioned at top right. Exhibition Pair of very rare Penny Post marks. (2 covers)Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1884
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ASHBOURNE - "TOO LATE" MARKS (RED + BLACK; ONLY ONES KNOWN) & 1841 2d BLUE COVER WITH BLUE NUMERAL; 1833/43 pair of ELs (latter with 1d Red Imperf.) each with v. fine handstruck "TOO LATE" - 1833 in red & 1843 in black - which are the only examples recorded (DY33); plus remarkable 2 Jan. 1849 E with near 4-margin 1841 2d Blue (RL; filing fold) tied by a mainly fine strike of the Ashbourne "28" Numeral in a clear BLUE ink matching the fine "ASHBOURNE" cds alongside - 1841 2d Blues with blue cancels are very rare, especially so on cover! Very rare trio. ( 3 covers)Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, 1840s CANCELLATIONS, 1841 2d BLUES (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1885
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EARLIEST KNOWN COVER FROM (& TO) DERWENT (DROWNED VILLAGE) + THIMBLE C.D.S. ON PPC; Extraordinary 20 May 1839 E prepaid from London to "Derwent, Matlock" with fine "MATLOCK BATH" UDC on the front but then correctly addressed to "Hathersage"; it was then turned and sent back unpaid to London from "Darwent" (filing note) with a mainly fine "Hathersage/Penny Post" (filing fold; only one other pre-1840 usage recorded). The evacuated village of Derwent was 'drowned' under the Ladybower reservoir when it was first filled (in 1943/47). This is the only recorded cover from Derwent prior to 1885, and the only ingoing cover recorded before 1900! Plus rare 1904 real photo PPC of the Derwent hotel & bank with KEVII ½d tied by v. fine "DERWENT" thimble cds, and unused c.1930 PPC of Ashopton (the other village 'drowned' by the reservoir. (3 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1886
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FIRST DAY OF 1d BLACKS - 6 MAY 1840 CASH-PAID COVER FROM CHESTERFIELD TO LONDON; 6 May 1840 env. (opened out for display) from " CHESTERFIELD" (faint but readily legible red "MY 6/1840" cds on top flap) with red manuscript "1[d]" (cash prepaid), and also having a very fine red London "10 Fn10/MY 7/18490" arrival cds on the side-flap. Good example of a 6 May 1840 cover (and - of course much cheaper than one with a stamp). A 6 May 1840 2d Mulready from Chesterfield is in the British Library's Fletcher Col lection, but no 1d Blacks have been recorded used in Derbyshire before 9 May 1840 (ex Derby). (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1887
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DERBY - MULREADY 1d LETTER-SHEET WITH RARE RED BOXED "MISSENT TO/DERBY" MARK; 3 Aug. 1840 usage of the 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (stereo A2; vertical crease towards right) from London to "Hathersage, Derbyshire" cancelled well clear of Britannia (contrary to PO regulations!) by a very fine orange-red London MX but also having a mainly fine orange-red boxed "MISSENT TO/DERBY" mark at left of the address. This is one of only two recorded Derby Missent marks in red, and Mulreadys are very rarely seen with Missent marks of any kind. Exhibition Item. [Ex Christies/RL, 4 Mar. 1993; lot 2249, realised £130+BP.]Cross Reference: MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, MISSENT MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1888
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BUXTON - MAY-DATE MULREADY 1d LETTER-SHEET WITH RARE RED BOXED "Missent to/Buxton" MARK; 19 May 1840 usage of the 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (stereo A54; vertical crease, closed tear at foot, etc.) from London ("T.P./Bayswater" in black cancels Britannia as well as an orange-red MX!; clear cds on flap) to "Burton, Derbyshire" and also having a mainly fine orange-red "Missent to/Buxton" mark at left of the address, along with cancelled m/s "Buxton" and red m/s "Try Chesterfield". Eventually it was realised that it was intended for Burton on Trent (not in Derbyshire!). This is the only recorded Buxton Missent mark in red, and Mulreadys are very rarely seen with Missent marks of any kind, especially those used during May 1840.Cross Reference: MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, MISSENT MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 270.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1889
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DERBY UNUSUAL LOCAL USAGE OF THE 1d MULREADY ENVELOPE TO NEARBY OSMASTON; 27 Aug. 1841 usage of the 1d Black Mulready env. (stereo A157) from "DERBY" (mainly fine cds backstamp) cancelled by a fair black Derby MX, addressed to "S[amuel] Fox Esqr., Osmaston Hall, Derby". With a fine red wax "JE NE CHANGE QU'EN MOURANT/[leaf]" seal (I only change when I die), probably of the Surrey Salvin family. Local Mulready usages are rarely seen.Cross Reference: MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1890
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ALFRETON/MATLOCK BATH/WIRKSWORTH - REGISTERED COVERS (1/- OR 6d FEES) WITH IMPERF. 1d REDS; 1844/1845/1849 trio of Es all endorsed "Registered" and having 1841 1d Red single (Wirksworth, 1849, one fine 4m 1d Red; m/s 6d fee), Pair (1845, Matlock Bath, near-4m - filing crease; m/s 1/- fee) or two singles (1845, Alfreton, 4m + 3m). Rare trio; 1840s covers registered with stamps are very elusive - for example, there are only a handful of stamped 1/- fee covers recorded from the whole of Derbyshire. (3 covers)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, 1841 1d REDS (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1891
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Cat No: Collection
EXCEPTIONAL UDCs - STAVELEY WITH RARE "187" NUMERAL + SUPERB NORMANTON/MATLOCK VILLAGE/TIBSHELF; 22 June 1844 usage of the 1d Pink envelope with a very fine red "STAVELEY" UDC nicely placed on the front and the stamp cancelled with a nearly very fine very rare "187" Staveley 1844-Type Numeral (one of only two recorded on cover), the same "187" on off-cover 4m 1d Red, and 1848/52/55 ELs trio with superb strikes in blue of the UDCs of "MATLOCK.VILLAGE", "TIBSHELF" & "NORMANTON" respectively (they could hardly be clearer strikes!). Rare group. (4 covers + 1 stamp)Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1892
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DERBY - PAIR OF VERY SHORT-LIVED "2D" IN CIRCLE U.P.P. POSTAGE DUE MARKS IN BLUE OR BLACK; 3 Aug. 1847 mourning env. with a mainly very fine strike of this unusual "2D" in circle mark (D affected by small repair) in Blue (the only recorded example in this colour and one of only 3 in total) in the 'stamp position'; plus 23 Sept. 1847 E with a mainly fine strike of the same mark in black (one of only 2 recorded in black) also in the 'stamp position'. Remarkable pair. (2 covers)Cross Reference: UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD, POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1893
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GLOSSOP - THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE BLUE U.P.P. HANDSTRUCK "2" (UNPAID) MARK; 2 Jan. 1849 unpaid EL from "Charlesworth; near the Bull Head" to Penistone with a very fine blue "GLOSSOP" UDC nicely placed on the front along with an equally very fine matching blue Handstruck "2" mark. This h.s. "2" was discovered in 1995 but no other example has yet been recorded. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Michael Jackson, Nov. 1995; £110 retail.]Cross Reference: UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1894
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DERBY - PAIR OF FULLY STAMPED 1850s REGISTERED COVERS - 4x1841 2d BLUES OR 6d EMBOSSED + 1d 'STARS'; Spectacular 29 Aug. 1851 E with 1841 2d Blue single (4m) + Strip of Three (almost 4m) all tied by v. fine Derby "242" Numerals with a matching blue-green cds alongside (a filing fold between the single and strip seems not to affect either); plus 2 May 1855 EL with cut-square (almost 4m) 6d Embossed + 1d Red 'Stars' (light crease) tied by fine Derby "242" numerals with v. fine blue "DERBY" cds nearby. Attractive pair very suitable for Exhibition. (2 covers)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, 1841 2d BLUES, EMBOSSED ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1895
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Cat No: Collection
MATLOCK BATH - QV PICTORIAL LETTER, 1851 TO INDIA, & SUPERB RUBBERS/SQUARED CIRCLE, ETC.; Fine 1851 unpaid env. to India, 1877 env. with 2½d to US having superb original printed pictorial contents (Heights of Abraham etc.), 1890 env. with ½d pair tied by superb "MATLOCK BATH" Squared Circle, 1891 env. with 1d Lilac tied by v. fine rare "CROMFORD/313" duplex, and 1895/1906 trio (regd. env. + 2 PPCs) with exceptionally fine purple Rubbers of Lea (rare on 1895 regd. env.), Alderwasley & High Peak (rare). Most attractive group. (7 covers)Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, INDIA, PICTORIALS, PRINTED, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1896
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DERBY - REGISTERED COVER WITH 2d BLUE 'STARS' STRIP OF THREE + 1d RED 'STARS' SINGLE; Colourful 27 Nov. 1854 env. (banker's imprint/note beneath flap ref. £25 originally enclosed) to Macclesfield with 2d Blue Strip of Three and 1d 'Stars' tied by mainly fine Derby "242" Numerals. A very difficult franking to find; much more elusive than the Imperf. 1d/2d regd. frankings.Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, 1854-65 1d REDS, 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1897
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DERBY - 1850s MISSENT COVERS - 2d BLUE WITH DERBY+SHEFFIELD MISSENTS & "Missent to/Derby RO" MARK; Spectacular 5 Dec. 1857 env. (slightly reduced at each end; some dusting and creases) with 2d Blue 'Stars' tied by "DERBY/242" s/ways duplex addressed to Eastwood and twice redirected having very fine blue strikes of both the "MISSENT.TO/DERBY" and "MISSENT TO/SHEFFIELD" marks; covers with two different h.s. Missent marks are rare, as are 2d Blue covers. [Ex Bill Sedgewick, 1992.] Plus 1 Mar. 1858 1d Red 'Stars' env. ex Stone with mainly fine very late usage "Missent to/Derby.R.O" mark of the Derby Railway Post Office (5 years later than recorded in BCC). Good pair. (2 covers)Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, YORKSHIRE, 1854-61 2d BLUES, RAILWAY MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1898
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DERBY - SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, RARE TOWN SUB-OFFICE UDCs, & QV M/S "REGISTERED SMITHY HOUSES"; 1857/8 trio of envs. (1d Pink, with 1d Red 'Stars' or 2d Blue 'Stars') tied by different mainly very fine "DERBY/242" s/ways uncoded duplexes (superb large or mainly v. fine small pair; "8157" error or rare on 2d Blue), 1858/9 pair of 1d Red envs. with mainly v. fine rare "BROOK-ST" or "GREEN-LANE" UDCs, and the only recorded pre-1900 Smithy Houses cover (1881 regd.) which has 3x½d Green + 2x1d Lilacs tied by scarce tall "242" numerals endorsed in blue crayon "Registered Smithy Houses". Rare group. (5 covers)Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS, 1854-61 2d BLUES, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1899
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ASHBOURNE/BUXTON/GLOSSOP - THORPE/TISSINGTON/MAPPLETON UDCs, FRENCH P. DUE, RARE GLOSSOP DUPLEX, ETC.; 1859-1920 covers/card inc. fine 1859/60 trio of 1d Red envs. with late usage mainly v. fine Ashbourne UDCs (only recorded THORPE, and very scarce MAPPLETON + TISSINGTON), 1872 1d Red env. with mainly v. fine rare "GLOSSOP/499" duplex, 1889 ½d PC with superb 1st-Type "GLOSSOP" Squared Circle, 1893 underpaid env. ex BUXTON (Squared Circle) to France with 30c P. Due stamp, etc. (7 covers/card)Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, FRANCE (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1900
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CHESTERFIELD/SHEFFIELD - RARE SMALL OLD BRAMPTON/STONEGRAVELS UDCs, SET OF FINE 1898 LICENCES, ETC.; 1859 env/E with mainly v. fine rare small encircled Chesterfield UDCs of STONEGRAVELS (only known example?) & OLD-BRAMPTON (3 known), v. fine SUTTON SCARSDALE 1911 rubber, and beautiful set of 5 different colour licences issued on the same day (17 Jan. 1898) - for Coach, Horseless Carriage, Dog, Armorial Bearings & Male Servant - all with v. fine "MEERSBROOK BANK" cds's (in Derbyshire at that date). (8 items) Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 95.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1901
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UNUSUAL LATE QV RATES - TO BOXER REBELLION, NOTICE, "ARMY/OFFICIAL" & TO MOZAMBIQUE; 12 Mar. 1902 usage of the ½d Green P. Stationery wrapper to "Field Force, China" with Peking FPO backstamps (v. fine "BASE OFFICE" + fair "NO.8") - rare printed matter to China! - 1899 censored env. to L. Marques (Mozambique), 1895 "PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE" env. (undelivered) with Jubilee 3d, and rare Aug. 1901 "OHMS" env. (printed "HER" changed to "HIS" in m/s) with Jubilee o.p. "ARMY OFFICIAL" ½d (rare provincial usage). Fascinating lot. (4 covers)Cross Reference: CHINA, NEWSPAPER MAIL, OFFICIALS - ARMY, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1902
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Cat No: Collection
PARCEL POST LABELS WITH BETTER FRANKINGS INC. QV 4½d/6d/9d, "SPRING GARDENS/BUXTON" RUBBER, ETC.; 1896-1915 group of hand-picked and unusually colourful labels of Buxton (QV 4½d), Edale (QV 9d), Higher Buxton (QV 6d), Belper (Bridge St), Butterley, Spring Gardens (1911 v. fine rubber parcel cancel) and Brassington. Some of the very best stamped Derbyshire labels from the Arkell Collection (1978). (8 labels) Cross Reference: PARCEL POST COVERS/LABELS (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1903
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Cat No: Collection
DERBY/T.P.O.s - UNIQUE "242" TRIANGLE KGV 2d P. STAT. ENV. REFUND MARK, "DERBY/R.L." RUBBER, ETC.; Fine commercial 8 July 1922 usage of the KGV 2d Orange Postal Stationery env. from Derby (machine cancel) with v. fine small "242" triangle showing that ½d refund had been given to downgrade the 2d value to the new 1½d rate (the only example for Derby recorded by Huggins, PSSJ, 2007), 1925 unpaid PPC with the small "242" triangle + h.s. "2d", 1915 env. to Normanton Barracks but untraced so with unique(?) v. fine "DERBY/R.L." rubber and rare red "A.P.S. HD/A" barred cancel, and 1904/9 PPCs pair with v. fine "N/ST. PANCRAS & DERBY S.T." (endorsed "Late fee") or "LONDON & DERBY S.C./GOING SOUTH" cds's. Rare group. (5 covers/cards)Cross Reference: T.P.O.s & STATION MARKS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, POSTAL STATIONERY, KGV (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
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Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1904
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SPECTACULAR KEVII COVER RETURNED FROM JAPAN WITH P.O. LABELS, ETC.; Commercial 22 Nov. 1906 cover from Derby (printed flap of "ELLAM, JONES & Co.", large paint/varnish manufacturers) to Japan with KEVII 1d (2) + ½d . The addressees could not be found so there are numerous red 'chops' on the attached Yokohama undeliverable label. There is also a very fine purple oval "ADVERTISED/YOKOHAMA" d.s. (15 Jan. 1907) with blue "RETOUR." & "INCONNU" marks on the front. There is also a "DERBY" backstamp of 16 Apr. 1907; that makes almost 6 months for the round-trip! Remarkable cover. Cross Reference: KEVII ISSUES, RETURNED MAIL, JAPAN (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1905
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DERBY & AREA - RARE KEVII MS "Missent to" TRIO (EGGINTON, C. BROUGHTON & MELBOURNE), ETC.; 1906-10 PPCs (9) inc. unusual 1907/8 trio with rare late usage Manuscript "Missent" endorsements; red "Missent to Church Broughton", black "Missent to Egginton, Derby" and blue "Missent" beside "MELBOURNE/DERBY" cds, and fine c.1905 used view of Borrowash PO; plus small c.late 1920s/early 1930s photo album with 38 fine sepia photos of Derby streets/sights inc. Royal Show, opening of the Bus Station, etc. (9 cards + 38 photos) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1906
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PARCEL POST LABELS WITH BETTER KGV FRANKINGS INC. ASHBOURNE GREEN & WALTON RUBBERS, ETC.; 1916-1921 group of hand-picked and colourful labels of Ripley (single 7d with numeral cancel), Bradwell (5d), Earl Sterndale (6d+4d), Heage (6d), Holmewood (5d+4d), Walton (3dx2; 1919 Rubber), Lea (single 9d slate with Rubber), Tibshelf (1/-), Alfreton (1/- +2d) or Ashbourne Green (fault at top left; 2x6d +3d with 1921 lilac Rubbers). Some of the very best stamped Derbyshire labels from the Arkell Collection (1978). (10 labels)Cross Reference: PARCEL POST COVERS/LABELS (Image)
