Frees. c.1770-1839 Entire letters or entires (22) and fronts (27) including items franked by Bishops (27); London Sunday datestamps (10); 1790 letter to the Earl of Breadalbane, Colonel of the 4th Fencibles at Taymouth, with an enclosed printed form listing the strength of the regiment; 1820 entire from the Duke of Sussex (sixth son of George III) to his son in the 12th Lancers at Norwich and redirected to London; 1808 front sent free to Bermuda, etc., handstamps include Lovegrove 22, 24. Also seven 1764-1817 Acts of Parliament granting franking privileges to specific Offices of State. (56).
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Sold...GBP 320.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 218
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1805-39 Entire letters or entires (22) and fronts (7) including alterations in the day of posting by the sender (3), wrapper for forwarding Parliamentary Acts with printed address of the Chief Magistrate or Head Officer at Corfe Castle, an unopened packet of Parliamentary Acts sent to the Magistrates at Sheffield Green near Uckfield, etc. Also 1802 and 1835 printed lists of M.Ps or Offices of State entitled to free postage, an 1800 letter from the Director of Posts in Brussels telling the addressee he must sign letters himself to qualify for free postage, etc. (34).
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Lot No: 219
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Chelsea Hospital. 1788-1839 Entire letter and entires (4) comprising 1788 entire to Chelsea Hospital with circular "FREE / C" (reduced in size); 1824 letter to Chelsea Hospital charged 2/9 but redirected to the Paymaster General, endorsed "Official" with the charge cancelled and a Free datestamp; 1832 entire from Alloa to the Paymaster General, endorsed "Chelsea Pensioners", Free datestamp with the charge and "Addl/½" deleted; 1834-39 printed Royal Hospital Chelsea wrappers, one with Free datestamps the other with printed "Collector of Excise" address sent to Scotland with the charge deleted but "½" handstamp applied in error. (5).
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Lot No: 220
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Navy/Army/Chelsea Hospital. 1821-39 Entire letters or entires comprising printed wrappers from the Admiralty Office, Navy Pay Office (3), War Office (2) or Royal Hospital Chelsea (2, one unusually addressed to Upper Canada with a Kingston arrival backstamp, edge faults); also free letters addressed to Chelsea Hospital, "The Adjutant General, Horse Guards" or "General Lord Hill Commanding Forces, Charing Cross"; and an 1833 letter endorsed from the "Commissariat" to a coal merchant requesting his lowest price for supplying coal to Bolton Barracks' with an enclosed wrapper intended for the reply with printed O.H.M.S Commissariat heading and address of The Lords of the Treasury. (12).
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Sold...GBP 170.00
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Lot No: 223
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Disallowed Frees. 1799-1839 Entire letters or entires (8) and fronts (3), comprising letters from Dublin with Free datestamps applied in error subsequently charged (2), 1799 letter with red boxed "Above Privileged / Number" and 1831 front with "ABOVE / WEIGHT", 1832 front to France with "Return'd / for Postage", letters headed with the incorrect date (2) or place of posting and a front with incomplete date all charged, 1832 letter apparently charged for redirection, 1823 letter from London to Berkshire redirected on the reverse back to London but endorsed "Not the Members usual residence" and charged 8d. An unusual group. (11).
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Lot No: 225
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Christmas Day. 1826-39 Entire letters or entires (5) and fronts (2) all with Christmas Day postmarks including War Office wrapper to Ireland posted 23 Dec. 1839 (during the 4d Post period) finally delivered on Dec 27th with five transit datestamps over the Christmas period, 1830 entire from Brighton with "W" handstamp, etc. (7).
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Sold...GBP 85.00
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Lot No: 226
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Sunday Datestamps. 1824-39 Entire letters or entires (9) and fronts (7) all with Sunday datestamps of London, including scalloped types (11), four with circular framed "C". (16).
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Lot No: 227
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Newspapers. 1707 The "Post-Man" newspaper to Rye charged 2d, 1714/15 "The Evening Post" newspaper to Reading both sent free, signed "Frank, Rich. Bigg" or "Frank Ja. Jennings", all with Bishop Marks, unusual. (3).
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Lot No: 228
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Channel Islands. 1801-05 Entire letters (2) and entires from Newport or London (3) all sent free to Thomas Sausmarez in Guernsey, three with Free datestamps, three signed by the Judge Advocate General. Also an 1829 letter from Lord Napier to Francis Freeling asking if he can frank letters to Jersey and Guernsey; and 1830 letter from Major Macbean, 84th Foot in Jersey, to Freeling, complaining that he had to pay 1/6 postage on a letter franked by Mr Barrow, Secretary to the Admiralty. (6).
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Lot No: 229
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Scotland - Money Order Office. 1808 (Oct. 3) Partly printed letter from the Money Order Office in Edinburgh, "Your account with this office for the quarter ended June 5 1808 has been examined and found to be correct. Balance £39.16.1 in our favour, which sum has been duly paid", the partly printed address with "Money Order Office" heading and "F. Freeling" signature, sent from Edinburgh to the Postmaster of Elgin with red c.d.s. Very scarce.
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Sold...GBP 550.00
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Lot No: 230
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Ireland - Explanatory Handstamps. 1824-39 Entire letter, entires (3) and an envelope all with Free datestamps and explanatory handstamps in red, comprising boxed "TOO LATE / H" or small type "TOO-LATE" of Dublin, circular "MID / DAY / MAIL" of Dublin, "CORK EVG MAIL" on 1824 entire from Mitchels Town endorsed "On the business of the Commissions of the Irish Fisheries", or scarce "Redirected / at Belfast" on 1839 entire from London to Belfast, redirected to Liverpool and then to London with three Free datestamps. Vertical file folds, the last with edge faults and a little overstruck, two to Edward Lees at the Dublin G.P.O. (5).
