EARLY LETTER EX "EWSTON HALL" + RARE 1842 BECCLES DISTINCTIVE HANDSTRUCK "Pre/paid" MARK; Fine 13 Aug. 1694 EL (from the ex-Agent of the Duke of Grafton, mentioning "Lord Arlington" etc.) from "Ewston [Hall]" [still standing; in the small north Suffolk village of Euston] - the mansion built in 1666 by the Postmaster General (1667-85), the first Earl of Arlington, to "John Jennings at the Rt. Honble. the Countess of Arlington['s home] att Somerset House, London" charged "2" with a very fine "AV/15" arrival Bishop Mark nicely placed on the side-flap. Plus fine 11 June 1842 EL from "Beccles" to Harleston prepaid 1d in cash (red m/s "P 1" at top left unusually also having a very fine rare Handstruck "Pre/paid" at lower left - the distinctive UPP mark of Beccles (matching cds on top flap; this Pre/paid mark is Slemons SFK31, listed with only one date recorded, viz. 24 Aug. 1842). Both of Exhibition Quality. (2 covers)Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 2824
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BURY ST. EDMONDS & SUDBURY 18th/19th CENTURY PRESTAMP MARKS INC. PURPLE, 1d POSTS, ETC.: 1743-1833 Es/ELs inc. 1743/50 "BRY" marks (4 in scarce claret purple ink), 1785/6 pair prepaid to France with scarce fair to fine "73 BURY ST./EDMUNDS", 1795/8 pair with concave SUDBURY, 1793/6 convex "BURY S.", 1826 pair with mainly fine "BURYStEDMds/PennyPost", 1832 black v.fine boxed "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON", later mileages, etc. (27 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2825
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IPSWICH 18th & 19th CENTURY PRESTAMP COVERS INC. NAMESTAMPS & MILEAGES: 1750-1839 Es/ELs inc. fine 1750 IPS/WICH (endorsed "by way of Yarmouth"), larger fine 1765 IPSWICH, 1785 "70 IPSWICH" 1st Mileage type, 1795/6 trio with mainly fine convex types, other 1790s s/lines and a good range of later mileages (inc. circular), etc. (24 covers) (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2826
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BECCLES & BUNGAY - PRESTAMP MAIL INC. 1st-TYPE MILEAGES, ETC.: 1755-1833 Es/ELs inc. fine 1785/9 trio prepaid to France all with fine/v. fine "108 BUNGAY" 1st-Type mileages; 1779 "BUNGAY" EL prepaid to France with part green "D'A/B" (D'angleterre par Brussels; wartime routing mark); fair 1755 "BUNGEY"; 1799 "BECCLES"; and a wide range of mileage and mileage-removed marks; etc. Mainly fine to v.fine strikes. (19 covers) (Image)
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Lot No: 2827
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BRANDON, MILDENHALL & NEEDHAM MARKET: 1791-1839 Es/ELs + 1 front inc. 1791 BRANDON on toned free front addressed to Coffee House/New Market (v. rare thus); 1792 EL with BRANDON; 1818 prepaid E with MILDEN-HALL endorsed "Mifsent to" in red; 1801 solid red London Inspector's star; 1829/30 pair of blue mileage removed BRANDON marks; and a good range of mileage and mileage removed. Inc. some fine strikes. (23 + 1 front) Cross Reference: COFFEE HOUSES (Image)
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Lot No: 2830
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Cat No: Collection
SQUARED CIRCLE CANCELLATIONS: Selection of Suffolk squared circles on env or PC with examples from all the towns listed by Cohen (ex Lakenheath & Stonham) inc. 1906 PPC with good Bildeston hs; 1892 letter card with fine (part strike just off) Hadleigh hs; an excellent range of Ipswich Types (49); 1893 env with v.fine Saxmundham hs etc. Mainly fine strikes. [Ex Mike Boddy] (84 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 55.00
Sold...GBP 60.00
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Lot No: 2831
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Cat No: Collection
ASSORTMENT OF SUFFOLK PICTURE POSTCARDS: An ex-dealer's stock of mainly unsorted cards mostly 1900s - 1950s (majority pre 1940s, a few later). Used (a few with pmk interest) and unused, inc. real photo types. Unsorted topographicals (c.180) offer a variety of views (hardly any Newmarket), mostly inland and generally smaller settlements. Felixstowe (18) forms a separate section of all pre-WWII cards with no docks. Majority protected in plastic sleeves. (c.200) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
