Great Britain and British Commonwealth LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1850
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RARE "5" HANDSTAMP: 17 Aug. 1821 EL to Rotherhithe redirected to Camden Town and further redirected to "70 Basinghall Street", with black "In All" hs and red ms deletion mark over "2" hs, plus ms "8" over address. Rare double redirection: 2d+3d (="5"), +3d = "8"! (Image)
Opening GBP 46.00
Sold...GBP 95.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1851
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VERY HIGH POSTAL RATE COVER TO LONDON WITH UNFRAMED "Oz at 14s/- per Oz" MARK EX URUGUAY; 21 Nov. 1826 E from "Montevideo" to Huth in London charged "14/-" with a mainly very fine strike of the rare London Foreign Branch Handstruck "Oz at 14s/- per Oz" mark. The highest basic one ounce rate for which a pre-1840 London mark was introduced; the equivalent of 3s-6d per sheet or per quarter ounce! Exhibition Item.Cross Reference: URUGUAY, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, POSTAL REFORMS (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Mar-07-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 1852
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LATE USE OF NUMERALS IN EXPLANATORY & CHARGE MARKS: Two boxes containing a remarkable and near complete research study of missort cds's from 1 (Highgate) to 91 (Cricklewood) with some missing (?) numbers, spanning early KEVII to 1980s QEII. Consists of PPCs & envs. mounted on pages with relevant data on offices, districts & counties, plus many lose. Includes numbers suffixed with "A" or "B", and many foreign items. [Ex Parmenter - perhaps this collection was the basis of an unpublished book]. (100s) (Image)
