POSTAL HISTORY Postal History Returned Letter Office
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Lot No: 287
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Returned Letter Office. 1901-38 Covers and cards all returned to the sender, various cachets including boxed dated "RETURNED TO / POST OFFICE / W.C.D.O", "RETURNED TO / POST OFFICE / UNCLAIMED / E.C.D.O" (or similar N.W.D.O), boxed "Returned to Post Office / LIVERPOOL on ......." or "NOT KNOWN / AT PRESTON, LANCS", WW1 covers (10) with "RETURNED TO SENDER / BY THE CENSOR" label or boxed "Picture Postcards / are returned / by the Censor", also 1918 lettersheet from a P.O.W in Germany with part message deleted and enclosed British Postal Censorship slip, and a 1917-18 correspondence (9, three with Royal Flying Corps flaps). (46).
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Lot No: 288
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1834 and 1839 O.H.M.S Lettersheets from the General Post Office requesting postage on letters detained at the Foreign Post Office, St Martins-le-Grand, the 1834 letter to Valparaiso requesting 3/11 on a ship letter, the 1839 letter to France requesting 2/6½ postage. Both with red Free datestamps but charged upon delivery, the 1834 lettersheet with Francis Freeling imprint, the 1839 lettersheet with W.L. Maberley imprint, both fine. (2). Photo on Page 44. (Image1)
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Lot No: 289
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1896 (Jan. 13) London R.L.O lettersheet, the largely printed letter requesting 2½d postage on an unpaid book packet addressed to Sarawak, Borneo, with red London Official Paid c.d.s and a Singapore backstamp. The latest Detained for Postage lettersheet we have seen, very unusual to Sarawak, one of the few countries still not in the U.P.U at this date, part lower flap missing.
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Lot No: 290
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1877-1901 London R.L.O lettersheets, unused printed letters concerning undelivered letters disposed of in the R.L.O or letters detained because they contain items liable to injure officers or other mail; 1882 letter "a packet addressed to you containing strawberries from which moisture was escaping, injurious to other correspondence, has this day been destroyed"; and 1901 letter requesting 9d postage if a parcel refused by the addressee is to be returned to the sender. (4).
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Lot No: 291
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Officially Sealed Labels. c.1880-1950 Returned Letter Office Officially Sealed labels (22, three on covers) mainly from London but including labels of Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle-on-Tyne, also other Officially Sealed labels (43), etc. (65+).
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Lot No: 292
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London Two-Penny Post. 1828-32 "Returned Letter" wrappers containing regulations of the Two-Penny Post, the Comptroller shown as T.M. Musgrave, posted within London. Types R-III-30 and R-VI, fine and scarce. (2).
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Lot No: 293
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London. 1830-51 Lettersheets, the first with "Returned Letter" heading and "Returned Letter-Office" in the lower corner, six others sent in 1849-51 with "Returned Paid Letter" heading and "Dead Letter Office" in the lower corner, the 1830 lettersheet with Francis Freeling shown as Secretary, the others with W.L Maberley, these six with printed "Caution to the Public, as to sending Property by Post", one the scarce variety recommending "use of the Money Order Office, where they will incur no hazard". Two with undelivered letters enclosed, one to a passenger on a ship at Southampton endorsed "Sailed". Types 6c, 10f/g. (7+).
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Lot No: 294
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London. 1839 Lettersheet with "On Her Majesty's Service" heading and "Free. / W.L. Maberley. / Dead Letter Office." in the lower corner, printed message inside referring to "Letters for Foreign Places", used with a red Free datestamp. Also 1848 "Remittance Letter of Acknowledgement" form with red W.L Maberley imprint on the front used with a crowned Paid datestamp, and 1895 lettersheet posted at Leeds with "Free / S.A Blackwood" imprint. A rare R.L.O lettersheet for letters posted unpaid to foreign destinations where prepayment was compulsory. Type Fo-i, one recorded. (3).
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Lot No: 295
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London. 1852-64 "Returned Paid" letter envelopes, six also with "On Her Majesty's Service" heading, lower corner with "Dead Letter Office" (5), "Returned Letter Branch / Circulation Department", "General Post Office" or "Returned Letter Branch / General Post Office" (5), blue or white paper. All with a printed explanation and caution under the flap, the Secretary shown as W.L Maberley (2), Rowland Hill (9, one with a label over Maberley's name) or John Tilley, three with enclosed letters. (12+).
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Lot No: 296
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London. 1870-1900 Envelopes with "Returned Letter Office / General Post Office, London" in the lower corner, various papers and headings, three printed registered envelopes on blue paper, three other blue envelopes sent by registered mail, one returning a redirected registered letter charged 1d. (14).
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Lot No: 297
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Bristol / Postage Due Mail. 1887-1901 "Returned Paid Letter (3) and "Returned Postal Packet" (2) envelopes with "Returned Letter Branch / Post Office, Bristol" in the corner, the 1887 envelope charged 1d with an enclosed ½d newspaper wrapper handstamped "of the nature / of a Letter / 134" and "1d" but refused, another 1901 envelope with boxed "1d" charge mark. (6).
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Lot No: 298
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Dublin. 1848 "Returned Paid Letter" wrapper with "General Post Office / Dublin" in the lower corner, Aug. Godby shown as the Secretary, used from Dublin to Castletown Delvin, fine and scarce. Type D-G-RP, about three examples recorded. Photo on Page 44. (Image1)
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Lot No: 299
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Edinburgh. 1825-48 Lettersheets with "Returned Letter" (7) or "Returned Paid Letter" (2) headings, "Retd Letter Office / Edinburgh" (2) or "Dead Letter Office, Edinburgh" (7) in the lower corner, the Secretary shown as Aug. Godby, Edw. S. Lees (7) or Francis Abbott. Types 16, various formats, one with an enclosed letter. (9).
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Lot No: 300
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Edinburgh. 1857-1900 "Returned Paid Letter" (13) and "Returned Postal Packet" (2) envelopes, twelve also with "On Her Majesty's Service" heading, "Returned Letter Branch / G.P.O Edinburgh" (6), "Returned Letter Office / Edinburgh" (3), "Returned Letter Office / General Post Office, Edinburgh" (2) or "Returned Letter Office / G.P.O Edinburgh" (4) in the lower corner, various papers. Seven blue envelopes with a printed explanation and caution under the flap, the Secretary shown as Francis Abbott, one with an enclosed letter. (15+).
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Lot No: 301
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Liverpool. 1879-1900 "Returned Paid Letter" (2), "Registered Returned Paid Letter" or "Returned Postal Packet" envelopes, Returned Letter Branch / Post Office, Liverpool" in lower corner, all different, scarce. (5).
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Lot No: 302
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Manchester. 1881-1901 Envelopes with various headings, all with "Returned Letter Branch / Post Office, Manchester" in lower corner, two blue registered envelopes, another registered envelope with printed "REGN FEE / 2d" charge and explanation on reverse that the letter contains value and has been compulsorily registered. (8).
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Lot No: 303
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Newcastle-on-Tyne. 1898-1900 "Returned Postal Packet" envelopes with "Returned Letter Branch / Post Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne" in lower corner, four differing sizes numbered 1-4, scarce. (4).
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Lot No: 304
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Other Offices. 1880-1900 Envelopes with imprints of the Returned Letter Branch at Glasgow (4), Birmingham, Leeds, Belfast or Dublin, all different, one Glasgow envelope with violet boxed "½ / POSTAGE / DUE FOR / RETURN / TO / SENDER", the Birmingham envelope with 1d charge for a redirected letter, scarce. (8).
