ALPHINGTON: EL to Exeter franked 1d black (plate 8, 4-margins - just) tied by a very poor red MX adjacent to partial "Alphington/Penny Post" & faint red "EXETER/JA 29 1841/PY POST" hs's. Middle filing crease through Alphington hs but otherwise in very fine condition. (Image)
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Lot No: 1545
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AXMINSTER (+ SEATON): 1778-1856 range of Es, ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. 1d pink postal stationery env. ex Seaton to Exeter cancelled by a fine oval barred "37" opposite a circular "SEATON/No. 3" & adjacent to faint red "AXMINSTER/MY25/1846" hs's; EL to London (faults) with ms "Pd 10d", a mainly fine rare "POST PAID" (crease through PAID) & red London tombstone "B/PAID/[3]1JA31/[1]827" hs's on front, and fine circular "AXMINSTER/150" mileage mark on back; EL to Chard (dated 1828) rated 5[d] with a fine "SEATON/No. 2" receiving house hs on front & faint boxed "AXMINSTER/PyP" hs on back; EL to Taunton with boxed single line "SEATON No. 2" receiving house hs & red "AXMINSTER/MY15/1840" cds; EL to Taunton rated 9d with faint "SEATON/No. 2" receiving house hs. Plus others with a variety of name, penny post & mileage marks. . (28) (Image)
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Lot No: 1547
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TOWNS - 'CHU - COLI': 1792-1847 range of ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. EL to London (faults) rated "6[d]" with a very fine serpentine "CHUDLEIGH" & faint "OC/6/92" London Bishop mark on back; EL to London rated "11[d]" with a partial "Chudleigh/Penny Post", "CHUDLEIGH/AP24/1839" & red double circle "G/26AP26/1839" London cds on back; plus other namestamps, penny post marks, or mileage marks for Chudleigh or Culliton / Colyton. (17) (Image)
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Lot No: 1548
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CULLOMPTON COLLECTION: 1788-1871 range of Es, ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. 1790 EL rated "6[d]" to Newcastle with a very fine "COLLUMPTON" hs; 1812 EL (many faults) Soldier's 1 d Concession Rate with partial unclear "[C]OLLUMPTON/[???]" mileage mark; 1832 EL rated "5[d]" with a very fine "Cullompton/Penny Post" hs on back; plus others with a variety of name, penny post, mileage marks, etc. (35) (Image)
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Lot No: 1549
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DARTMOOR - P.O.W. COVER WITH THE RARE hs "Exd JM" (JOHN MOORE) CENSOR MARK; Fine 29 Mar. 1814 EL (unsealed) from POW "Francois Pignatel" to the Mayor of Marseille endorsed "Procuration" (Power of Attorney) being a witnessed document proving that Pignatel was alive and asking that some debts that he owed as a crew member of the Pirate ship 'Le Jonqueux' be paid on his behalf from the "Caisse des Invalides" or prize money due to him. Sent from "Dartmoor Prison Royale pres Plymouth" with a mainly very fine rare Handstruck Dartmoor Prison Censor's "Exd JM" (John Moore) on the lower flap and was charged "12" (postage from Calais) on delivery. Napoleon abdicated (6 Apr. 1814) while this letter was in transit. Exhibition Quality. [Van der Linden Cert. (2011)] Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 1550
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DEVONPORT SHIP LETTER EX HAVANA: 1825 E to London ex Havana rated "2/7[d]" with step-framed "SHIP LETTER/DEVONPORT" on front and additional defective strike on rear.Cross Reference: CUBA (Image)
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Lot No: 1552
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EXETER 1696-1783: A range of mainly ELs ex-Exeter to inland destinations (mainly Devon) with a variety of s/l "EXETER" handstamps inc. an interesting (if long-winded!) 1751 request for a carpet (or "painted floor cloth") to be supplied; a c.1791 free front addressed to Miss Rolle / Hudscot (a connection to Lord Rolle?); and others with mainly fine strikes of the namestamps. (18 ELs, 1 E, 2 fronts) (Image)
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Lot No: 1554
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EXETER 1790-1800 (1): set of Es & ELs (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. 1793 EL rated "3[d]" ms with a mainly fine serpentine "EXETER" hs and "SE 18" ds; 1793 E rated "6[d]" ms with a fine serpentine "EXTER"; plus others with a range of name stamp types. (17) (Image)
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Lot No: 1555
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EXETER 1790-1800 (2): set of Es & ELs (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. 1794 EL to London rated 6d with a fine if over-inked small black horseshoe "EXETER" hs; plus others with a range of name stamp types. (16) (Image)
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Lot No: 1556
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EXETER 1801-47 STAMPLESS COVERS: A box file containing a set of Es & ELs (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. an 1801 EL endorsed "X Post" (cross post) initially rated "2[d]" over written "8[d]" crossed out and finally rated "10[d]"; plus others with a range of name (straight & circular), mileage, "TOO LATE" (8), and "FREE" (3) marks. (60) Cross Reference: TOO LATE MARKS (Image)
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Lot No: 1557
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EXETER EARLY PENNY POST COLLECTION: A box file containing an 1812-24 range of Es & ELs (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. 1823 EL to Edinburgh ENDORSED "under two ounces" rated "1[d]" ms with a fine boxed "EXETER/PENNY POST" on front and a FINE BOXED "No. 8" receiving house hs on back; plus a variety of other Penny Post hs types and most receiving house hs's from 1-12. (34) (Image)
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Lot No: 1558
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EXETER LATER PENNY POST COLLECTION: A box containing an 1824-39 range of Es & ELs (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. 1829 E to Ottery with a fine boxed "No. 9" Heavitree receiving house hs on front & very fine boxed "EXETER/Py P.", unboxed "TOO LATE" & circular "EXETER/JA [?]0/1829/176" mileage hs; 1832 EL within Exeter rated "2[d]" ms with a fine unboxed "No. 22" Bamford Speake receiving house on front, and fine boxed "EXETER/Py P." & circular "EXETER/FE24/1832" on back; EL to London (very long & full of domestic historical interest) rated black "1[d]" ms with a fine boxed "TO PAY 1D ONLY" hs on front, and fine red "EXETER/1835FE9/PY POST" hs & "C/10FE10/1835" London receiving cds on back; ; plus a variety of other Penny Post hs types and many receiving house hs's from 1-12 & a few higher to No. 29 & five faint "OTTERY 13". (102) (Image)
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Lot No: 1559
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MISSENT TO EXETER TRIO: 1835 EL ex Manchester to Essex rated "11[d]" ms with a fine "Missent/to/Exeter" & fine boxed "T.P/Rate/2" hs's; 1839 EL ex Bristol to Chard rated "8[d]" with a fine red "Missent to/Exeter" hs; and 1844 E ex London to "Knowstone, Devonshire, Exeter" [?] where it was redirected to South Molton and a fine "Missent to/Exeter" hs applied, rated with a red "1[d]" & red London tombstone "PAID" hs's (and also endorsed "Paid". All fine examples.(3) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 1560
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EXETER MULREADY, CRESWELL DUPLEXES, ETC.: 1840-68 mix inc. late use of a Mulready wrapper (very toned) to London cancelled by an Exeter "282" barred numeral with an indistinct red "London/Paid" & fine "EXETER/JA23/1852/F" cds's on back . Printed inside is an advertisement for "NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY".; a long env. to Greenock franked with a 2d blue tied by a fine "H/EXETER/MR 17/58/285" Creswell Duplex cancel (scarce type); an 1866 env. (faults) ex Plymouth franked with a pair of 1d reds tied by Plymouth duplexes redirected to the "Bankruptcy Court/Exeter" with a damaged "[NEWT]ON-ABBOT" & "ASHBURTON" cds's, and a partial but very fine "E/EXETER/AU 1/66/28[5]" Creswell duplex (scarce cancel); plus other Es, ELs & envs. with various Exeter cds's or duplexes inc. another Creswell duplex & an experimental Creswell cds. Mainly fine with fine postmarks. (9) (Image)
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Lot No: 1561
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EXETER VILLAGES PENNY POSTS: 1840-48 set of Es, ELs & envs. (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. an 1840 EL to a Lieutenant in Bermuda rated ms "1/-" with a mainly fine red "EXETER/JU3 1840/PY POST" hs and a faint boxed "No12" receiving house mark; plus other 2-line Penny Post hs's on stamped (1x1d black, 5x1d red) or stampless covers for Ottery St. Mary, Fore Street Hill, Saint Thomas, Mount Radford, Broadclyst, Saint David's, and Cowley Bridge. (17) (Image)
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Lot No: 1562
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EXETER PENNY POSTS & UDCs: 1833-60 set of Es, ELs & envs. (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. an 1847 env. to Dorchester endorsed "Post Paid" with a large red "1", fine red "Whimple/Penny Post" hs & fine "HONITON cds adjacent; similar 1849 env. with a fine "EXETER" cds; plus other Penny Post marks for Exeter, Mount Radford, Lympstone, or Fore Street Hill; and UDCs for Heavitree, Stoke Canon, Poltimore, Kenton, Dunsford, or Lypmstone. (20) (Image)
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Lot No: 1563
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EXMOUTH: 1807-40 range of Es, ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. 1807 EL to Cawsand Bay with some detailed contents on the costs of building of Weare House in Topsham (home of Vice-Admiral Sir John Duckworth - later Governor of Newfoundland) rated 6d with circular "EXMOUTH" hs; 1818 EL to Lyme Regis rated "8[d]" with fine "EXMOUTH/PENNY POST" on front & "No. 1" hs of Budleigh Salterton receiving house on back; 1840 EL to Exeter rated "10[d]" on front with fine "EXMOUTH/PENNY POST" across flap on back; 1840 EL to Exeter endorsed "Paid" with red ms "Pd" on front & fine "EXMOUTH/PENNY POST" on back adjacent red "EXETER" cds; plus others with a variety of name, penny post & mileage marks. (13) (Image)
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Lot No: 1564
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HONITON COLLECTION: 1698-1876 range of Es, ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. 1796 E to London rated "6[d]" with 1st type "HONITON/160" mileage mark & "13/SE" bishop's mark on back; 1792 EL to Wivelscombe rated "3[d]" over a fine "NO 6" hs on front & "HONITON" hs on back; 1839 E to Exeter rated "5[d]" with a very fine italic "Too Late" hs on front & fine Honiton cds on back; 1840 EL to Collumpton rated "1[d]" with "HONITON/MA18/1840" cds & italic "Too Late" on back; 1861 env. to Dorchester franked 1d red tied by fine "HONITON/FE1/1861/A/376" duplex adjacent to an over-inked italic "Too Late" hs; plus others with a variety of name, mileage marks, barred numerals & duplexes. (30) Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 1566
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NEWTON ABBOT PENNY POST (1): 1813-32 covers mounted on pages with a variety of Penny Post marking types inc. an 1826 part EL to Exeter rated "6[d]" with a fine boxed "No. 2" Paignton receiving house hs on front & very fine boxed "Newton Abbot/Py. Post" hs on back; an 1830 part EL to Exeter rated "1/4[d]" ms with a fine boxed "Newton Abbot/Py Post" top left corner and very fine unboxed "No. 1" Torquay receiving house hs top right; an 1832 EL to Plymouth rated "8[d]" & boxed "No. 2" Paignton receiving house hs on front & strangely with 2 types of unboxed "Newton Abbot/Penny Post" hs's on back flap (are if not unique!); plus other boxed & unboxed types. Mainly in fine condition. (15) (Image)
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Lot No: 1567
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NEWTON ABBOT PENNY POST (2): 1813-34 covers mounted on pages with a variety of Penny Post marking types inc. an 1826 EL to Edinburgh rated "1/3[d]" ms + faint boxed ½d Wheel Tax with a boxed "No. 1" Torquay receiving house mark on front & boxed "Newton Abbot/Py Post" hs on back; plus many other varieties of Penny Post hs's & receiving house numbers. Mainly in fine condition. (25) (Image)
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Lot No: 1569
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OTTERTON & OTTERY ST. MARY BALANCE: 1800-1919 range of Es, ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. 1828 E to London rated "11[d]" ms cancelled with a red Crown hs & re-rated "1/9[d]" ms over a rare "OTTERY/164" hs (in use for c.4 months); 1850 EL to Launceston franked with three imperf. 2d blue stamps tied by very fine "377" barred numerals of Ottery St. Mary; plus others with a variety of name, penny post & mileage marks. (23) (Image)
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Lot No: 1571
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PLYMOUTH NAMESTAMPS INC. EXPERIMENTAL BISHOP MARK: 1750-99 set of Es & ELs (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. a 1750 E ex Malaga to Edinburgh via London rated "6[d]" ms crossed out and re-rated "1/1[d]" with a fine "PLYMOUTH/219" 1st type mileage mark partly over stamped with a London "FEBY/D/15" experimental Bishop mark; plus other 1-line, 2-line, horseshoe, and circular "PLYMOUTH" namestamps. A fine & comprehensive lot. (11) (Image)
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Lot No: 1572
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PLYMOUTH DOCK COLLECTION: A box file containing a 1792-1856 set of Es, ELs & envs. (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. an 1830 EL ex Torpoint to Plymouth rated "2[d]" ms with a partial boxed "No 2" receiving house mark on front and a fine boxed red "Devonport/Py Post" hs & "DEVONPORT/FE 5/18[3]0" arched cds on back; plus others with namestamps, mileage, or Penny Post hs's of various designs for "Plymouth Dock" or "Devonport". A fine and comprehensive lot. (47) (Image)
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Lot No: 1574
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PLYMOUTH MILL PRISON HOSPITAL - COVER EX FRANCE WITH OVAL "TRANSPORT OFFICE..." MARK; 17 Feb. 1799 EL (small piece lost with seal and some internal stains and neatly closed tear in address) from "St. Brieux" (from two friends with family news etc.) to "Citizen Cor, French Officer, Prisoner of War, in Mill Prison Hospital, near Plymouth, Devonshire" with a very fine "21/ST. BRIEUX" on the front and a partly fine London double oval "TRANSPORT OFFICE/[Crown]/G.R./PRISONERS OF WAR" mark (overstruck by horseshoe "PLYMOUTH" transit mark) on the top flap with 3 May London cds nearby. Charged "8[d]" inland rate with prepaid French "11" rate on the flap. Cor had been captured on the privateer 'Le Triton' (on 17 July 1798 by the British frigate Melpomene in the English Channel). An early Revolutionary War POW cover. Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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PLYMOUTH - PRISON SHIPS 'LE BIENFAISANT', 'LE ST. ISIDORE' & 'LE ST. NICHOLAS' - LETTERS TO P.O.W.s BUT HELD IN PARIS P.O.'s "CABINET NOIR": 17 Nov. 1806 EL (cleverly folded and with wafer seal) to "M. Capprou Officier du navire La Sophie, Prisonnier de Gaire a bor du Bienfaisant a Plimouth. Pour remettre au [mon]sieur Simont Peter Demange" (presumably Demange was illiterate so his letters went via his senior officer Capprou?) with partly fine "P.82.P/ST. DIES" on the front along with red Paris "P.P.P.P." and having "15" prepaid rate on reverse. There is a distinctive flattened oval red (censor's?) wax seal at the top of the inside page.; 18 Nov. 1806 EL (slight seal offset stain on front) to "Sieur. Douallan, Prisonnier de Guerre a bord du ponton Le St. Isidore a Plimouth" with partly fine "21/GUINGAMP" as sent unpaid and so returned to Paris. There is a distinctive flattened oval red (censor's?) wax seal at the top of the inside page.; plus 2 further examples for prisonners on board the 'Le Bienfaisant' & 'Le St. Nicholas'. All clearly never delivered - letters still in transit after Napoleon's suspension of Mail exchange from 21 Nov. 1806 are thought to have remained in the Paris P.O.'s Secret Office ("Cabinet Noir"). (4) Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 1576
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PLYMOUTH COLLECTION: A box file containing an 1809-66 set of Es, ELs & envs. (varying condition, letters transcribed) inc. a fine 1843 EL franked by a 3-margin 1d red cancelled by a fine Plymouth MX alongside a fine "PLYMOUTH/PY POST" over stamped by a boxed "No 2" receiving house mark (unusually late usage) & on back a fine "PLYMOUTH/OC15/1843/A" cds; and 1842 EL (illustrated invoice for "STONE PARK/Canvas Manufactory") franked with a fine 4-margin 1d red tied by a fine Plymouth MX; an 1846 EL franked by a near 3-margin 1d red tied by a "620" Plymouth barred numeral with a "Starcross/Penny Post" hs & endorsed "Not Called For"; an 1856 env. addressed to "Plympton/Devon" but re-directed to "Netherbury, Dorset" franked by a 1d red tied by "160" Camelford barred numeral with a fine "MISSENT-TO/PLYMOUTH" hs; plus others with a range of mileage, Penny Post, and duplex marks, etc. (68) (Image)
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Lot No: 1577
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PLYMPTON, SEATON & SIDMOUTH: 1790-1861 range of Es, ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. 1790 EL to Newcastle rated "6[d]" deleted and re-rated "11[d]" ms on front & fine "SIDMOUTH" hs on back (earlier use than recorded); 1860 mourning env. to London endorsed "Registered" franked strip of three 2d blue + 1d red stamps tied by indistinct "712" barred numerals of Sidmouth with fine "SIDMOUTH/NO 4/60" & red oval "REGISTERED/AM/5 NO 60/LONDON" cds's on front; plus others with a variety of name, mileage & receiving house marks. (29) (Image)
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Lot No: 1578
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TAVISTOCK - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR COVER EX INDIA P.O.W. ON PAROLE TO FRANCE; 23 May 1762 EL (full typed transcript) from "Fontenille" while a POW on Parole in "Tavistok" to his uncle in Floransac charged only "10" - possibly posted in Paris. The writer says that letters to him should be addressed to "Mr. Chalier, Correspondent of the French East India Company at Plymouth to be sent on to M. de Fontenille, Captain of the Lorraine Regiment, on Parole at Tavistock." He has not had replies to his letters; he had hoped to be returned to France on May 1, but now thinks it will not be for a few more months. He says that he is still suffering from scurvy, but still almost destitute so that he has suggested to the former Governor of Pondicherry, Georges Duval de Leyrit (1717-64) - also a Prisoner (in Plymouth) - that he should draw a bank bill on his uncle for some money. Rare 7 Years War letter from a POW captured in India; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. Cross Reference: INDIA, FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)
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TAVISTOCK - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR COVER EX INDIA P.O.W. ON PAROLE TO FRANCE; 1 July 1762 EL from "Fontenille" while a POW on Parole in "Tavistock" to his uncle in Floransac charged "16" - posted in "RENNES" (fair s. line on the front - possibly landed at nearby St. Malo). The writer says; "I did not allow a single vessel to leave, not even the Caravan, without giving you my news ... I was reduced to such great poverty that I was obliged to draw on you a bill of exchange of one hundred ecus… M de St Sernin, Captain of the Grenadiers in the Regiment, had lent me some money .... [It costs] 54 livres per month for board and lodging without wine or beer. 18 francs a room, wine at 45 sols per bottle ... It is more expensive - double and triple - than in France... The aromatic baths that I am made to take three times a week and the great exercise that I do contributes a lot to my recovery ... a year of siege, or blockade, reduced me to sad misery; plus 6 months voyage in a ship, one on top of the other, and salted meat - never enough - all this was very hard to stomach when I arrived...". Fascinating 7 Years War letter from a POW captured in India; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, INDIA (Image)
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Lot No: 1580
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TAVISTOCK - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR COVER EX INDIA P.O.W. ON PAROLE TO FRANCE; 22 July 1762 EL (slight staining) from "Fontenille" while a POW on Parole in "Tavistock" to his uncle in Floransac charged "10". The writer says; "Vessels from China have just arrived in which five officers of the regiment named the Chevalier de Viare, Dupuy, Brucamps, Brousse and St Aubin; the rest will arrive soon - there are only those who have been in Bombay that we have no news of, except if you please of the Chevalier de Tondus... Every time that I have had your dear news since the departure of the Paquebot which transports the Governor of India and his advisers from France, I have received three letters from my dear father; my joy is inconceivable....". Rare 7 Years War letter from a POW captured in India; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE, INDIA (Image)
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Lot No: 1581
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TAVISTOCK - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR EX INDIA P.O.W. ON PAROLE - TO FRANCE WITH NEWS OF RELEASE; 11 Aug. 1762 EL (ink-etched mark just affects address) from "Fontenille" while a POW on Parole in "Tavistock" to his uncle in Floransac charged "10". The writer says; "We learned from last Saturday's Courier that his British Majesty was prepared to allow us to return to France; for this purpose, they gave orders to prepare ships to transport us. As it only concerns the prisoners from India, I assume that I will be among those who will have this happiness ...". He also gives detailed accounts of what he has had to spend (and on what) while he has been a prisoner; "Since leaving India, I have not bought any linen, socks or other similar things all of which I can do without for the present. I received [from you] 29 guineas twice equating to 400 French livres, the expenditure of which follows for your information...". Rare insight into the experiences of a POW captured in India while in Britain during the 7 Years War; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE (Image)
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Lot No: 1582
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TAVISTOCK - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR EX INDIA P.O.W. ON PAROLE REF. IMMINENT RELEASE; 29 Aug. 1762 EL (small ink mark just affects address) from "Fontenille" while a POW on Parole in "Tavistock" to his uncle in Floransac charged "10" (the rate from Paris only as it was sent by official means via London). The writer says; "Finally, the Commissioner has received orders to arm a ship to transport the Indian soldiers back to France. Having communicated this it to us, we are due to leave for Plymouth, and from there, to reach our homeland... I had lost all hope of ever seeing France again, finding me six thousand leagues away, abandoned to a miserable life full of infamy, having before my eyes the most terrible images of an imminent death... The mistreatment that we suffered has severely changed the taste that I have always had for my profession…". Rare letter from a POW captured in India during the 7 Years War who was about to be released; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE (Image)
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Lot No: 1583
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TIVERTON COLLECTION: 1786-53 range of Es & ELs mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) inc. 1790 EL to Minehead rated "2" ms with a faint "TIVERTON" hs on back; plus others with a variety of name, penny post & mileage marks. (25) (Image)
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Lot No: 1584
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TOPSHAM - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR P.O.W. CAMP COVER TO FRANCE & FRENCH MAIL REF. THE P.O.W.; Fine 20 June 1758 EL (unsealed - as per censor regulations?) from "Gobbe de la Gaudinais, Prisonnier de guerre" in "La Prison de Tapson [= Topsham] proche Excetere" (Devon) charged "4" (internal French rate) asking to be exchanged or at least put on parole. Plus 26 Sept. 1757 EL (some dusting & wear at right) from Brest giving Gobbe's father advice on how to approach the British Admiralty to see if the POW was alive or dead, charged "5" with a partly fine "BREST" on the front (but redirected to Derval with ms "Payé a Redon" also on the front). The first is a very rare 7 Years War POW cover from a G.B. Camp; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, DEVON (Image)
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Lot No: 1587
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TOPSHAM - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR P.O.W. CAMP COVER SENT TO FRANCE VIA BELGIUM; Fine 1 Jan. 1759 EL (full typed transcript; unsealed - as per censor regulations?) from "Gobbe de la Gaudinais" in "La Prison de Tapson [= Topsham] proche Exterre" to his father in Redon thanking him for having tried - albeit without success - to get some friends to obtain the writer's exchange, but asking him to redouble his efforts. It would have been sent by the Camp authorities by a special cartel vessel (from Exmouth?) but most unusually it was handed into a Belgian P.O. - apparently Breskens although it has the French entry-mark of the blockaded port of "OSTENDE" (partly fine s. line on the front) and charged "20" (foreign + internal French rates). Rare Belgian routing for a very rare 7 Years War cover from a British POW Camp; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. Cross Reference: BELGIUM, FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 1590
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BALANCE OF COLLECTION - 'A - Y': 1815-80 range of Es, ELs & envs. mounted on pages (varying condition, some letters transcribed) with a variety of name, mileage marks, or UDCs for Ashburton, Barnstable, Bideford, Blackawton, Totnes, Buckfastleigh, Chumleigh, Dartmouth, Dawlish, Exmouth, Lympstone, Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Starcross, Stockland, Tavistock, Teignmouth, Topsham, Torrington, Yelmpton, or Yeovil. A good variety with mainly very good marks. (35) (Image)
