Great Britain Stamps & Covers - Oct. 2023 LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2715
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THE VERY RARE 'EXPERIMENTAL' LONDON PENNY POST "Poft Paid/C.O" DATESTAMP WITH "2 o'Clock/AFN" BACKSTAMP: 30 June 1794 EL to Percy Street, Rathbone Place. Very rare: few of this paid mark (Jay L408a) are recorded and the "AFN" backstamp d.s is also scarce (L402) (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2716
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THE VERY RARE 1794 'EXPERIMENTAL' LONDON PENNY POST "W/MORN 10 o'CLOCK" D.S. WITH BLACK "C.O": 5 May 1794 EL (printed contents) sent locally in London with partly fine "W[estminster]" experimental cds (only used in May 1794, just a handful recorded) on the flap, also having a mainly v.fine "C.O" (Chief Office) black on the front. Some toning etc. but an important London Local Post cover. (Jay L400a) (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2718
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RARE UNFRAMED LONDON FOREIGN BRANCH "PP" TRANSFER MARK: 12 Feb. 1795 E to London ex "Munster" (filing note), endorsed "Hamburgh 28 Feb. 1795 Forw[arde]d. by ...Hamburgh & [Co?]" on the flap, with "MR/12" F. B. Bishop Mark and v. fine rare F. B. "PP" (Jay L 1024; 1794-5 only) alongside. Few known. (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2719
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THE SCARCE COUNTRY-OFFICE LOCAL LONDON OVAL-FRAMED "PAID...." MARKS: 1803-37 ELs/Es with these scarce marks inc. some black "TP/Rate/2d." marks, insurance company "PAID" marks., red "G.P./PAID" in circle marks, etc. These Country Office Paid marks (Jay. L552; not recorded after 1833 by him) are remarkably hard to find. (c.1803-1837 - 21 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2720
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Cat No: Collection
LONDON LOCAL POST - PRINTED "RETURNED LETTER" COVERS (P.O. RULES INSIDE) + FINCHLEY POSTAGE RECEIPT: Apr. 1831 printed "Returned Letter" wrapper including printed PO regulations charged "4", similar Aug. 1810 RL wrapper with PO regulations inside (with h/s "2"), and very rare Finchley R.H. postage receipt of c.1839. Rare group. (3 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2722
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THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE SMALL BLACK "(Crown)/ Too Late for/Morng·Post" MARK; 6 March, 1814 EL (archival tape inside folds and some slight staining, mainly internal) from Ashtead (Surrey) to London having a fine "EPSOM/19" mileage mark & fine scarce red London "G P" mark (creased) on the front, but endorsed "Not known at Brunswick Square" on the flap and "Supposed Finsbury Sqe" on the front; also with a very fine (light fold) BLACK framed "(Crown)/Too Late for/ Morng· Post" mark [Jay L703 - known only in red - this was the discovery example in black and so was listed in Jay's 2005 2nd edition as L703a] on the lower flap. There are a few flecks of red ink within the black ink but this is clearly an accidental (and so one off) use of the wrong ink-pad for this mark. This is still the only known local London "Too Late" mark in black and as such is a significant Exhibition item. [Ex Grace Dove 1995, and ex Hugh Feldman; latter in Cavendish, Oct. 2002, lot 4592, realised £340+BP]. Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, SURREY (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2723
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Cat No: Collection
LONDON LOCAL POST "ERASURE" MARKS STUDY (RATE CHANGES & REDIRECTION): 1814-1840 ELs & Es with an attractive mix of erasure varieties with h/s and m/s changes inc. 1814 EL with redirection plus rate change from h/s "2" to h/s "3" with two fine black "*" erasure marks, E with change of h/s "2" in red m/s to h/s "3", etc., etc. Attractive group of these elusive marks. (14 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 90.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2724
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LONDON RECEIVING HOUSE NAMESTAMP & D.S. ODDITIES, ETC.: 1817-51 range of ELs inc. 1823 EL to Richmond with red "2 A NOON 2/ 3 MR/1823" with reversed "2" AND "4 EVEN 4 /MR 3//1823" with reversed "4" d.s.'s on back; R.H. mark errors - each one struck over a different mark - rare thus (5); special type "Grays-Inn/PAID" h.s.'s missing "1D" or "2D" (3), and 4 with normal type marks; and 2 missent covers. An interesting lot. (15) (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2725
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Cat No: Collection
1821-32 REDIRECTED TWOPENNY POST GROUP WITH HANDSTAMPED "4" & "ALL IN" MARKS: Trio inc. 27 Apr. 1821 EL written at Marseilles, presumably hand carried to London and put into Twopenny Post at High Holborn. Redirected from Portman Square to Oxford Street, the h/s "2" cancelled by "*" erasure mark, replaced by h/s "4" and "All In" mark; 16 Apr. 1822 EL from Paris to the Barbican, redirected to High Holborn, the h/s "2" cancelled by a barred erasure stamp and replaced by h/s "4" with "All In" mark alongside. 12 Jan 1832 EL from Pimlico to Leicester Square redirected to The Strand, the h/s "2" cancelled by bars and a h/s "4" applied along with "All In" mark. The h/s "4" marks are different on all 3 covers. (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2727
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Cat No: Collection
SQUARED CIRCLE CANCELLATIONS - CENTRAL & DISTRICT OFFICES: Extensive collection of the London Squared Circle cancellations. Collected for the quality of the cancellations and sorted into Main Office types and District Offices, each env. or PC in separate sleeve with details of Type, date and scarcity. In addition two large Apex albums containing examples of each office on piece written up with the details of the individual office varieties. Very few gaps noted; otherwise an excellent reference collection. [Ex Mike Boddy]. (500+ items & 2 albums) (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2728
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Cat No: Collection
EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF LONDON PICTURE POSTCARDS: A shoe-box containing an ex-dealer's stock of unsorted cards mostly 1900s - 1950s (majority pre 1940s, a few later). Used and unused inc. real photo types. A comprehensive stock of cards covering central London and many suburbs. Majority protected in plastic sleeves. Also 24 cabinet photos/cartes de visites by London photograhers. (c.700 ppcs) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
