GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY 1912 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 396
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1911 (July 17) Two page typed letter signed by D. Lewis-Poole, organiser of the Aerial Post, to Mr Gates, Manager of the Hendon Aerodrome, regarding posting of items in the Shepherds Bush area as posting will no longer be possible at the White City due to Kiralfy demanding 50% of the gross receipts of all sales, stating the Aerial service is designed to illustrate its use in the case of a besieged city, and enclosing a photograph of the design, with proofs of envelopes and postcards to follow as soon as possible. The letter is accompanied by the photograph on thick card (144x183mm) of the artist's drawings for the envelopes and postcards, as adopted but with "HENDON" instead of "LONDON" in the wording. A unique photographic essay and letter. (2). Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 4,600.00
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1913 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 397
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1911 Postcard essay printed in black, reading "HENDON TO WINDSOR" instead of "LONDON TO WINDSOR", "Lendon" in the lower left corner instead of "Copyright", the reverse blank, endorsed "Card left here today by Mr Bailey when he called. 17/7/11". Very rare, Field stated two examples known, one of these sold in the D.D Edwards auction, unique with this endorsement. Photo on Inside Front Cover. (Image1)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,200.00
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1914 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 398
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1911 Postcard proof in black, "Lendon" instead of "Copyright" in the lower left corner, reverse instructions considerably different to those used on the adopted design, handstamped violet "SPECIMEN", a couple of light surface scrapes to the printed design, a very rare "Specimen" overprint on a proof card, the only such example we have seen in black. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 800.00
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1915 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 399
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1911 Postcard proof in red-brown printed on thick card, the reverse blank, very rare. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
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1916 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 400
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1911 Envelope proof in purple-brown, the design showing clear plate retouches to the clouds, fine unused, scarce. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 200.00
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1917 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 401
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1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor envelope proof printed in pale red, the enclosed notepaper in the same colour, posted to New Zealand, a KGV 1d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "3". A rare postally used proof, probably unique to a foreign destination. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 450.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
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1918 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 402
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1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor envelope proof in brown on light blue paper, without the Aerial Post logo on the flap, a KGV 1d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "4". Two small tone spots, otherwise fine, a scarce postally used proof. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 180.00
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1919 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 403
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1911 Newspaper label, gummed proof in light violet endorsed "Specimen of print only showing how special Envelopes - Postcards look". A unique proof, mentioned in Field's handbook. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
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1920 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 404
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1911 Newspaper label in a fine deep violet colour, reverse gummed, superb unused, very scarce. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 450.00
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1921 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 405
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1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard unusually franked by a KEVII 5d stamp tied by the Aerial Post c.d.s., very fine. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 150.00
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1922 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 406
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1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard with KGV ½d + 1d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "3", addressed to Burma with Rangoon arrival backstamp (Oct 3), corner creases but a scarce destination.
Opening GBP 150.00
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1923 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 407
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1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard with Buchanans "Black & White" Scotch Whisky advert on the reverse, illustrated with photos of two dogs at a dining table before or after dinner, a KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s, minor corner stain, otherwise largely fine. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
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1924 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 408
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1911 London to Windsor emergency printing envelopes in green or brown, both unused, franked by KGV 1d stamps, the brown envelope signed by the designer "W.W Lendon", this cover with a couple of tears to upper edge, the green envelope superb. (2).
Opening GBP 120.00
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1925 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 409
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1911 (Sep 12) Despatch note for despatch No. 10 flown by E.F Driver from London to Windsor, with the London Aerial Post c.d.s (Sep 9) and a Windsor c.d.s (Sep 12, 10a.m), signed by the Hendon Postmaster S.A Roberts.
Opening GBP 200.00
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1926 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 410
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1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard signed by the pilot E.F Driver, posted at Hendon Aerodrome with KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "5". All mail posted at the Aerodrome on this day was included in bags 1a or 2a which were flown by Driver on September 11th. A little staining at left, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 300.00
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1927 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 411
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1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard signed by the pilot C.H Greswell, a KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s, a few very minor creases. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 150.00
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1928 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 412
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1911 (Sep 9) Green Royal Aero Club pictorial advert card, "With the Compliments of F. Hedges Butler", signed by the pilot G.W Hamel, a KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1". A scarce signature, probably unique on this Royal Aero Club card, very fine. Photo on Page 60. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
Opening GBP 700.00
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1929 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 413
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1911 (Sep 9) Green London to Windsor envelope, strangely franked by an apparently bisected KGV 1d, tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "3", signed by Walter Windham, the organiser of the Aerial Post. Some glue stains to reverse, otherwise mainly fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
Opening GBP 350.00
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1930 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 414
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1911 (Sep 11) Brown London to Windsor postcard written and signed by W.G Kirkwood, the G.P.O representative at Hendon, a KGV ½d unusually tied by three strikes of the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1". A few minor edge stains, otherwise fine.
Opening GBP 150.00
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1932 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 416
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1911 (Sep 9) Violet London to Windsor privilege mail postcard, a KEVII ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", very minor soiling to the address panel, otherwise fine, very good deep colour. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
Opening GBP 450.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
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1933 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 417
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1911 First UK Aerial Post, postcards (7) and covers (2) flown from London, various dated cancels including Sept. 11 (2), Sep. 12 and Sep. 15, and a postcard flown from Windsor (Sep. 16) unusually addressed to Balmoral Castle, a few faults. (10).
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1934 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 418
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1911 Windsor to London postcard signed by Clement Greswell and Gustav Hamel, the two pilots who carried mail from Windsor, unused, very scarce. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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1935 First U.K Aerial Post
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 419
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1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London green envelope (notepaper enclosed) with KEVII 1d tied by the Windsor code "2" c.d.s, Cricklewood arrival backstamp. Just 405 "public" envelopes flown from Windsor making this the scarcest of all the basic stationery types, superb quality. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
Opening GBP 180.00
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Air Mails
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 383
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1909 (July 27) Real Photo picture postcard of Bleriot's aircraft surrounded by onlookers and a policeman, posted from Dover just two days after Bleriot's historic cross channel flight, with interesting message "This is the airship that I saw. I have got a stave that was broken off it as a little keepsake. This is a very good photo of it about 50 minutes after it landed". A fine card, by Whorwell of Dover.
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 384
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1909-10 Picture postcards of planes flying at the 1909 air meetings at Doncaster (2, real Photo cards) or Blackpool, or the 1910 meetings at Shrewsbury (real photo of L.D Gibbs in flight) or Lanark, all postally used with messages concerning the air meeting, the last with "LANARK / GRAND STAND" c.d.s. Also 1913 Robert Sinclair Tobacco Co. First Aerial Delivery label, later air letter stamps (3), and 1937 cover from Lundy Island bearing ½d Atlantic Coast Air Services stamp. (10).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 385
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1910 "Empire Illustrated" flight postcards, intended to be flown from Blackpool to Southport by C. Graham-White but only carried for seven miles when the plane was forced to land due to bad weather, the reverse overprinted with an explanation in red. A flown card posted in London (Aug 26) franked ½d, and an unused card, the flown card with two corner creases, the unused card superb and the only unused example we have seen. (2).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 386
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1911 Souvenir and Programme of the Great Air Race Circuit of Britain, 1010 mile air race for the Daily Mail £10,000 prize, starting July 22nd 1911, printed by W.E Jefferson & Co of Newcastle. A scarce programme listing the 30 competitors and their planes, the five sections to be flown and the eleven aerodromes at which competitors must land, the race starting and finishing at Brooklands.
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 387
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Cat No: Collection
1911-36 First Flight covers and cards including 1911 (Sep 9) First UK Aerial Post cards (2, one endorsed "Missent to C. Sodbury") and cover; 1929 First UK acceptance of South Africa internal air service (3), G.B to Baghdad via Cologne & Nuremberg route, London to Stockholm night flight; 1934 Inverness to Wick and return flights by Highland Airways; 1935 Liverpool to Isle of Man and return flights, London to Libya via Rome and cover to Switzerland with Croydon Aerodrome datestamps; 1936 Liverpool to Rotterdam or Amsterdam, last 4d flight to Denmark, London to Nigeria first direct flight. (18).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 388
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1929-61 Covers and cards including 1951-54 covers bearing BEA letter stamps flown to or from the Channel Islands (13), Scilly Isles, Stornoway, or Belfast to Liverpool; commercial prewar covers including 1939 1d postcard registered to Uruguay uprated 2/2, etc. (35).
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Balloon Flights
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 389
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1879 (Sep 16) Cover posted from London to Bristol with enclosed letter from the balloonist Joseph Simmons, "Woolwich, Tuesday 1.30, My dear Elise. The accent is not to take place tomorrow as the garrison is out, therefore we cannot get the soldiers and it is indefinitely postponed, yours Joe", with a short newspaper article about the proposed demonstration of Simmons balloon to the War Office at the Royal Arsenal. Also an 1874 cutting about the death of a Mr De Groof who died after falling from Simmons balloon, and a photocopy of an 1888 magazine recording Simmons death in a balloon accident.
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 391
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1903 (Aug 29) Lifeboat Saturday Balloon Post, picture postcard depicting a balloon flying over cliffs, headed "Balloon Post" and "From the Clouds, 29th August 1903", actually flown on September 5th from Alexandra Palace in north London to Ongar. 3,200 Postcards were dropped at 16 points en route, this card from the final card drop over Ongar, posted from Ongar on September 21st unusually addressed to France franked 1d. A fine and rare card, signed on the front by the finder. Photo on Page 56. (Image1)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 392
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1905 (July 12) Beckenham Flower Show picture postcard with the printed message "Despatched from the Clouds by Balloon Post, from the Beckenham Flower Show, Wed., July 12, 1905", addressed to Germany, a KEVII 1d cancelled at Gravesend (July 12), Preetz arrival c.d.s (July 14),. The balloon flew from Beckenham to Romford; cards were dropped at Chislehurst and Gravesend. A fine and rare card, almost certainly unique to an overseas address, ex Peter Jennings collection. Photo on Page 56. (Image1)
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 393
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1906 "Reginald Bray" postcard despatched from Crystal Palace by Brock's fire balloon on September 22nd, found by F.W Newman at Petworth, 11.30am on September 23rd, and posted from Petworth the following day franked KEVII ½d. A unique card. Photo on Page 56. (Image1)
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 394
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1907 (Oct 12) Daily Graphic Balloon postcard headed "A Message from Mid-Air", flown from Crystal Palace to Mellerud in Sweden where the balloon crashed landed depositing the aeronauts on the ground with many of the cards; the balloon then took off again flying a further 30 miles unmanned to Tosse where it landed with the remaining cards. The card franked by a KEVII 1d (corner fault) cancelled in manuscript and tied by the "TOSSE" c.d.s, handstamped "T" and charged 1d, minor staining on the picture side but very unusual with a G.B stamp.
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 395
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1932 Parcel tag originally attached to a balloon, with the printed message "This Balloon was sent off at S. BENET'S GARDEN FETE (in aid of Church Funds) On September 10th, 1932" with details of the sender (Master Peter Cameron, London, N.W.5) and finder (Achiel Allein, Cultivateur a Reninghe, Belgique, on September 13th 1932), the reverse with printed address of S. Benet's Vicarage in Kentish Town, London, N.W.5. Franked by a G.B 1d tied by Boesinghe c.d.s, delivered without charge, probably a unique survivor from this charity balloon flight. Photo on Page 56. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
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British Sea Post Office Liverpool Double Ring Date
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 568
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1905-06 Picture postcards franked 1d cancelled by the Sea Post Office c.d.s code "2" (on a postcard of R.M.S "Oceanic") or "7", both fine. (2).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 573
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1905-06 Registered covers from USA to G.B with Sea Post code "2" backstamp (R.M.S "Oceanic") or from G.B to USA with Sea Post code "7" backstamp (R.M.S "Majestic"), and a picture postcard from Italy to G.B handstamped "MISSENT" alongside the Sea Post c.d.s code "2" applied on R.M.S "Oceanic". Three unusual uses of these Sea Post Office datestamps. (3). Photo on Page 84. (Image1)
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British Sea Post Office/Southampton Single Ring Da
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 574
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Cat No: Collection
1907-08 Picture postcards (5) and a cover to USA or G.B (5), all with the Southampton Sea Post Office datestamps comprising code "2" (R.M.S "Majestic") on a 1908 (Apr 15) cover only franked 1d but not charged, code "3" (R.M.S "Adriatic", first sailing to Southampton) on a silk postcard of the ship franked 1d, code 5" (2, used on R.M.S "Majestic" or R.M.S "Teutonic") both franked by two KEVII ½d stamps (one with Cherbourg transit c.d.s), and code "7" (2, R.M.S "Oceanic") both on cards only franked ½d. A good group. (6).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 575
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1907-08 Picture postcards franked 1d to G.B (4) or USA (3), tied by the Southampton Sea Post Office c.d.s code "2" (2, R.M.S "Teutonic"), "3" (4, R.M.S "Adriatic") or "7" (R.M.S "Oceanic"), all fine. (7).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 576
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1907 Picture postcards to G.B or Europe franked 1d, all posted on Cunard liners, transferred to "White Star" or "American Line" ships where the stamps were cancelled by the Sea Post c.d.s, comprising code "2" (R.M.S "Teutonic") on a card from R.M.S "Lusitania", code "5" (R.M.S "Majestic") on a card from R.M.S "Carmania", code "6" (S.S "St. Paul") on a card from R.M.S "Mauretania", and code "8" (S.S "St. Louis") on a card from R.M.S "Lusitania", all fine. (4).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 577
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1907 Picture postcards with U.S stamps tied by the British Sea Post Office Southampton c.d.s, comprising code "4" (S.S "New York") tying two 1c stamps with a further c.d.s alongside, or code "6" (S.S "St. Paul) tying a 2c stamp, two very scarce uses of this British c.d.s on U.S stamps. (2). Photo on Page 84. (Image1)
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 578
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1907 (Dec 4) Picture postcard from Bristol to Hampshire franked ½d, with British Sea Post Office c.d.s code "7" and "INSUFFICIENTLY / ADDRESSED" cachet. Address partly (but neatly) drawn through, otherwise fine and rare. The only example of this "Insufficiently Addressed" cachet we have seen, clearly applied on the Sea Post, incorrectly used on a missent card, not recorded by Hosking. Photo on Page 84. (Image1)
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 579
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1907-08 Postcards missent to the Sea Post Office comprising a card from USA to G.B incorrectly sent back to the USA with "MISSENT" alongside code "8" Sea Post c.d.s applied on S.S "St. Paul", and a card from Romania to Cape Colony with code "1" c.d.s applied on S.S "Philadelphia". (2).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 580
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1908 (Mar 10) Egypt 4m postcard with Semiramis Hotel Cairo cancel, addressed to Germany, missent to R.M.S "Majestic" with a superb Sea Post Office code "2" c.d.s on the front, fine and unusual. Photo on Page 86. (Image1)
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Cancellations
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 420
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Cat No: Collection
QV Cancels on stamps, the large accumulation including 1d reds with Brunswick Stars, Scots Locals, a few coloured cancels, "POR / SC" stars (2, faults), 1862 International Exhibition duplex on piece, a few railway station telegraphic numerals, and many 1d lilacs or ½d orange stamps with c.d.s, duplex or squared circle cancels, some on pieces. Also 1855 1d red on entire with fine "331" Irish numeral cancel of Moate in blue. (100s).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 421
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Cat No: Collection
QV-QEII Stamps and pieces in two stockbooks collected for their cancellations including stampless pieces with scarce "BRITISH PACKET AGENCY / COLON" or "BRITISH PACKET AGENCY / PANAMA" c.d.s, also maritime, military, T.P.Os, a few parcel labels, etc. (100s).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 422
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Maltese Crosses. 1841-44 Entire letters or entires (14) and a front, all franked by 1d reds, including superb No. "8" in Cross, and distinctive straight sided cross of Dublin (4), mixed quality. (15).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 423
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Penny Post + Maltese Cross. 1841 (Dec 21) Entire letter from Handsworth to Bordesly, Birmingham, with an imperf 1d red (four close to large margins) cancelled blue boxed "P.P. / No 15", overcancelled by a black Maltese Cross, matching blue "HANDSWORTH" handstamp and a Birmingham datestamp on reverse. Light vertical crease, otherwise fine. S.G. £6,000. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 425
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Cat No: Collection
Spoons - Ireland. 1855-70 Entire letters (2) and covers (6) with English type spoons of Ballinasloe in blue, Dublin (3) including scarce "PAID" type and "Paid removed" in green, Tuam, and Newry reuse in 1870; and Irish type Tullamore tying 6d on cover to India, or Belfast tying 4d pair on cover to Germany, a good group. (8).
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Sale No: 48
Lot No: 426
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Duplexs / Spoons. 1855-75 Covers bearing 1d reds, 1d pink envelopes and a ½d postcard, cancelled by sideways duplexs (65) or spoons (18) including Leamington, Worcester (3), Wolverhampton (4, two types), Burton upon Trent, etc. (83).
