Great Britain and British Commonwealth LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1727
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PRESTAMP MIXTURE: Group of 1670-1851 ELs to or from London. Inc. Aug. 1831 EL to London ex Herrnhut, Germany rated '6/8' ms, with boxed "HERRNHUTH/3 [???] 31." & "S / D/Oz at 6/8 per Oz" hs's on front, and dotted-circle "FPO/AU 15/1831" hs on reverse; 1670 EL (in Italian) to Livorno ex London, with indistinct double-ring hs on reverse; and 30 Mar. 1842 EL to the Postmaster of Deal ex G.P.O. Head Office, relating to irregularities in the payment of Commanders' Gratuities on ship letters, with red "[crown]/PAID/30 MR 30/1842" cds on front; plus others inc. Bishop Marks, "FOREIGN" cds's, etc. in very good condition. (26) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1728
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THE 'ANONYMOUS' ENCIRCLED "D'A/B" MARK USED ON MAIL BETWEEN BRITAIN AND FRANCE RE-ROUTED DUE TO WAR; Jan. 1781 & Jan. 1783 pair of fine ELs both from "London" to Cognac (contents ref. the difficulties of shipping brandy between the two countries during hostilities between Britain & Holland) each sent - entirely without British postal markings - by private (State-sponsored?) means to Brussels, and posted from there, each charged "30" with a mostly very fine encircled "D'A/B" (D'Angleterre [par] Bruxelles") mar on the front, in green (rare) and blue inks respectively. Rare pair. Ex Harper and sold for £180 in our Mar. 2009 sale. (2 covers)Cross Reference: FRANCE, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1729
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THE RARE CRESCENT-FRAMED CROWNED PURPLE "MORE TO/PAY" ON COVER EX WILTSHIRE; 13 Dec. 1809 E to London "Post Paid" with fair "MARLBOROUGH/78" boxed mileage on the front with bold red m/s "P 1/2" and London red tombstone-framed "PAID" arrival d.s., but then found to be a treble letter and so charged "7" with a mainly fine strike of the rare and spectacular large purple-red London "[Crown]/MORE TO/PAY" mark (Jay L240; only known 1800-11 - filing fold hardly detracts) all on the front. Very few examples of this unusually fancy London mark have been recorded.Cross Reference: WILTSHIRE, POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1730
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Cat No: Collection
1813-51 COLLECTION: A group of covers and fronts bearing various Receiving House hs's, inc. 25 Apr. 1840 EL to Brighton with fine "Lambs Cond St/1py P Paid" on front; 26 May 1840 EL to Margate with v. fine "Fore St/ 1py P.Paid" in red on front; 20 Oct. 1841 EL to Brighton with poor-fair "Leaderhall/1 py P Paid" in violet; 22 Jan.18??(year torn & unreadable) EL to Windsor with "Blandton St./Unpaid/Penny Poft" and red "Penny Poft/Not Paid" on front, both fine; 1845 env. to Walthamstow with ms "free" in top left corner and v. fine "Islington. Lr. Rd./1D. PAID" on front; plus many other fair to v. fine examples in black, blue and red. (c. 85 covers + 4 fronts) (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1731
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RARE FOREIGN BRANCH "SS" IN CIRCLE MARK ONLY KNOWN ON SWISS MAIL ROUTED VIA FRANCE; 24 Oct. 1816 EL (light stains along top fold, clear of marks) from "CHAUX DE FONDS" (v. fine mark on the front) in Switzerland to Warrington endorsed "Franco Pontarlier" with a faint "NEUCHATEL PAR/PONTARLIER" French entry-mark on the front, but also having a very fine small encircled "SS" mark (Jay L1057a; 1817-19 only - the few known examples all on mail from Switzerland) nicely place on the top flap. This mark was presumably used to distinguish mail from Switzerland via France from mails (charged rather less postage) that were sent from France direct, or via Germany. One of the rarest Foreign Branch marks and the earliest recorded example. [Ex Vandervelde.]Cross Reference: SWITZERLAND, FRANCE (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1733
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KING'S BENCH PRISON RECEIVING HOUSE MARKS: 1821 part E (side flaps removed) to Beverley with v. fine boxed "Belvide Ple/S" mark (in oxidised red?) nicely placed on front; and 1824 EL to Usk with v. fine boxed "BELVIDE PLE/S" mark nicely placed on front. A good pair. (2) Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1734
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SCARCE PADDINGTON SECOND TYPE I A-B SQUARED CIRCLE: 1893 ½d postal stationery card with a fine example of this scarce Paddington mark. Cohen states that only three examples have been recorded (not including this one).Cross Reference: SQUARED CIRCLES, CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Sale No: 852
Lot No: 1735
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Cat No: Collection
LONDON UDCs: Collection of covers and the odd front with a range of UDCs plus a few straight line marks. Strength in S.E. London. Mostly good to fine with minimal duplication. (c.80) (Image)
