Great Britain and British Commonwealth GB MIXED POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1736
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1671-1880 INTERESTING GROUP OF COVERS inc 1671 EL from Northampton to London with a fine small "SE/25" Bishop mark. 1747 EL from London to Ireland with "27/IV" Bishop mark. c1794 EL to London with a good curved "GUILDFORD" h.s. 19 Aug E to Skipton with a fine h.s. "1" of Leeds. 23 Sept 1830 EL to Bristol with a good "GUILDFORD/PENNY POST" h.s. 24 April 1847 EL from Aberystwyth to Cheltenham with a red "PAID/1d" in shield. 1815 E to London with "CHRISTCHURCH/40" h.s. 28 Sept 1841v E from Sydney to London with red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/Crown/SYDNEY" d.s. and "SHIP LETTER" h.s. and 1788 EL to Barnstaple with a good "EXETER/176" h.s. Mixed condition but some good items are present. (42 item) (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1737
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ENGLISH/WELSH PRESTAMP MIX: A small group of 1787-1852 mainly Suffolk E/ELs (+ 1 front) inc. 1st-type mileages, penny posts, etc. Inc. 12 Oct. 1787 E to London, rated ms "5" in black, with fine black s/l "108 BUNGAY" hs on front and "OC/13/87" cds on reverse; 4 May 1801 E to London rated ms "6" with v. fine black "WOODBRIDGE" hs on front and fair black "C/MAY 4/1801" on reverse; and EL to Norwich (date unknown) with fine black "Woodbridge/Penny Post" hs on front; plus other fine examples inc. Bishop Marks, s/l town marks, etc. in black, red, blue or green. (35) Cross Reference: WELSH POSTAL HISTORY, SUFFOLK (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1738
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c.1790-1850 MISCELLANY: A large group of Es & ELs, mainly to/from Midlands counties, with a variety of mileage marks, cds's, etc. Inc. 29 May 1796 EL to Worcester ex Birmingham rated ms "3" with fine "BIRMINGHAM" s/l handstamp on front; 23 Jan. 1803 E to Ludlow ex Snowdon(?) with ms "By way of Bristol" in top left corner, rated ms "6" but crossed out and re-rated "8", with fine "WELLS/[boxed] 129" mileage mark on front; 25 Jan. 1803 E to Ludlow rated "2" hs, with oval "Two-Penny/POST/[?]enham" hs on front and "JA/25/803" cds on reverse; and 15 May 1810 E to Ludlow rated ms "8", with v. fine "BRIDGNORTH/[boxed] 148" mileage mark on front; plus many others. (c.180) (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1739
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PRE-STAMP & LINE ENGRAVED COVER COLLECTION: c.1820-1879 range of pre-stamp/stampless (30) & stamped (c.73) mail, the former inc. a damaged and poorly repaired 1d Mulready letter sheet with a London Fruiterer's advert on reverse, plus a good selection of Yorkshire pre-stamp covers. The line-engraved frankings inc. c.16 MX cancels on 1d red imperf. covers, a small range of spoon cancels e.g. Burton upon Trent, Bridgnorth, Birmingham, Manchester, Shrewsbury; also of note an 1852 Regd. cover from Broseley, Shropshire to Macclesfield bearing 1d red imperf and strip of three 2d blue imperf (all margins cut into) and a scarce 9 Dec 1862 env. from Oxford to Leeds bearing 1d red 'star' with "O.U.S." overprint cancelled by Oxford duplex.Cross Reference: SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., SECURITY OVERPRINTS/UNDERPRINTS, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1740
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1841-90s MIXED GROUP OF MAIL - inc. 1d red imperf franked group inc. Mar. 1843 E to London with four margin 1d red tied MX, Oct. 1843 front plus a flap with three margin 1d red tied CORK (cds on the flap) distinctive MX, 1844 EL (faults) to The Marquess of Breadalbane (referencing the visit of QV to the home of The Duke of Beaufort) with two 1d reds, and 1851 mourning env. to Dublin with four margin 1d red tied Cheltenham 177 numeral; 2d blue imperf trio, all with MX cancels (one dated 1849, doesn't belong); June 1860 front (poor) to Birmingham with C10 1d red tied scarce DUDLEY spoon cancel; group (7) 1840s stampless covers mostly Scottish; and later perf 1d red & 1d lilac franked mail. Also 1892 4½d green & carmine mint block of four (1980 PFSA Pretoria cert; toned), and used KEVII 2/6 lilac & 5/- rose and 1934 seahorse set of three. (44 items) (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1741
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ENGLISH/WELSH POSTAL HISTORY MISCELLANY: c.1844-1950 group of ELs, envs. & PPC/PCs to/from towns in England or Wales (some sent to/from overseas). Inc. undated Priority Telegram env. (no contents) to "17+18 Fawcett/St", with fine s/l violet "CONFIRMATION" hs (2) and red "GOVERNMENT/ABSOLUTE/PRIORITY" 'M7' label affixed to front; UDCs from Batley, Edenbridge, Finchampstead (2), and "ST MARY'S CHURCH"; and a small amount (23) of rubber cancels and skeleton postmarks. (94) Cross Reference: WELSH POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1742
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QV SURFACE PRINTED COVERS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, ETC: Cover album with a range of 1860-70 stamped covers to France, Denmark, Spain, etc. inc. several LE/SP combinations and 1864 env ex Dublin to India with 6d violet franking (endorsed "Paid by stamps"); also 1902 postcard taxed 1d with boxed "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS" due to a photograph being glued to reverse. (40 cards/covers) (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1744
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BRITISH COLONIAL GOVERNOR'S FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE - THE EGERTON-KYNNERSLEY ARCHIVE: Accumulation of covers and contents relating to Walter & Lady Egerton and Charles & Tom (his son) Kynnersley. Sir Walter Egerton was Governor of Lagos, Southern Nigeria & British Guiana between 1904 & 1917. Letters are written mainly between 1900 and mid-1930s with fascinating content. (Few 100s) (Image)
