Great Britain and British Commonwealth GB MIXED POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1853
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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)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1855
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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)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 95.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1857
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Cat No: Collection
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)
Opening GBP 48.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1858
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Cat No: Collection
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)
Opening GBP 48.00
Sold...GBP 55.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1859
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Cat No: Collection
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)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1860
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Cat No: Collection
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)
