Great Britain and British Commonwealth Falmouth Packets Returned Letter Office
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 614
Symbol:
Returned Letter Office. 1816-26 Lettersheets with "Returned Letter" headings and "Returned Letter Office" in lower corner, the inside with Francis Freeling shown as the Secretary (10), three with letters enclosed, one of these addressed to the Jamaica Coffee House. Type 6b, various variants, some scarce. (13).
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 615
Symbol:
1813-29 Lettersheets with "Returned Letter" headings and "Returned Letter Office" in lower corner, the inside with Francis Freeling shown as the Secretary (11), three with letters enclosed. Types 6b/c, various variants, some scarce. (14).
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 616
Symbol:
1834-35 Lettersheets with "Returned Letter" headings and "Dead Letter Office" in the lower corner, the inside with Francis Freeling shown as the Secretary (4), one with enclosed letter. Types 6cb/d/e, scarce. (5).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 617
Symbol:
1830-32 Lettersheets with "Returned paid Letter" headings and "Returned Letter Office" in the lower corner, the inside with Francis Freeling shown as Secretary, type 7b and an unrecorded variant of type 7 (one flap removed). Also an 1821 lettersheet with "On His Majesty's Service" heading and "Free / F. Freeling / Returned Letter Office" in the lower corner (type 8, for returning letters addressed abroad) used with a Free c.d.s, the internal text unfortunately removed, three very scarce wrappers. (3).
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 618
Symbol:
1839-47 Lettersheets with "Returned Letter" (5) or "Returned paid Letter" headings (5) and "Dead Letter Office" in the lower corner, the inside with W.L Maberley shown as Secretary. Types 9a/b, 10, various variants, some scarce. (10).
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 619
Symbol:
1849-52 Lettersheets with "Returned paid Letter" headings and "Dead Letter Office" in lower corner, the inside with W.L Maberley shown as Secretary and an additional "Caution to the Public, as to sending Property by the Post". Types 10f/g, differing variants, scarce. (5).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 620
Symbol:
1855 (Feb 11) Cover from Whitby to Indiana bearing embossed 1/- (cut to shape at left corners) cancelled "875", with red "21 / CENTS" and New York 24 c.d.s, returned handstamped red "RETURNED-TO-ENGLAND / WITHOUT-A-REASON / FOR-NON-DELIVERY", sent back to the sender enclosed within a "Dead Letter Branch Circulation Department" Returned Paid Letter envelope (type 1), very unusual. (2).
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 621
Symbol:
1852-59 Blue envelopes with "Returned Paid Letter" headings, lower left corners with "Dead Letter Office" (4), "Dead Letter Branch / Circulation Department" (3, one with enclosed letter), "Returned Letter Branch / Circulation Department" (2) or "General Post Office", all with an explanation and caution printed under the flap, the Secretary shown as Rowland Hill (8, one with Rowland Hill on piece applied over the printed name of Maberley), or W.L Maberley (2), various types. (10).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 622
Symbol:
1861-95 Covers with "On Her Majesty's Service / Returned Paid Letter" headings, "Returned Letter Branch / General Post Office" in the lower corner with "(No. 5)" (8) or "(No. 7)" (10), twelve with an explanation and caution printed under the flap, the Secretary shown as Rowland Hill (8) or John Tilley (4). Various types, a few faults. (18).
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 623
Symbol:
1879-95 "Returned Paid Letter" envelopes from London (3), Manchester or Bristol (4), and a "Returned Postal Packet" envelope from Bristol, also two London R.L.O wrappers (contents missing), 1893 cover posted in Brighton franked I.R Official ½d with Brighton Station R.L c.d.s, and 1904 returned registered cover. (13).
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 624
Symbol:
1826 and 1841 O.H.M.S lettersheets requesting postage on letters detained at the G.P.O, the 1826 letter with Francis Freeling imprint sent to Madeira with Free datestamp requesting 2/11 postage on a ship letter payable at the Foreign Post Office in Lombard Street; the 1841 lettersheet sent to Tasmania requesting 8d postage payable at the Foreign Post Office in St. Martin's-le-Grand, with red Paid and "PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamps, Free and Ship Letter datestamps applied upon arrival. The 1826 lettersheet apparently disinfected, the 1841 lettersheet with the two halves separated and rejoined, otherwise fine and unusual. (2).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 210.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 625
Symbol:
London Two-Penny Post. 1826 "Returned Letter" wrappers containing regulations of the 2d Post, the Comptroller shown as T.M Musgrave, posted within London, fine and scarce. (2).
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 210.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 626
Symbol:
1855-80 1d Reds (4, one with trimmed perfs) and a 1d venetian red cancelled "RLB" oval obliterator (3) or "R.L.O" vertical obliterator. Scarce cancels, used on stamps applied in the Returned Letter Branch to letters which had been detained awaiting deficient postage. (5). Photo on Page 74. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image1)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 627
Symbol:
1848 Entire letter from Bedale to East Witton, "not known" endorsements for both East and West Witton so returned to the sender, undated circles of "THORNTON-WATLASS" and "WEST-WITTON" in blue, with red crowned "The Party to whom this letter / is Addressed cannot be FOUND / 8 FE 1848". Also an 1850 stampless cover from London to Paris endorsed "Refuse", returned with similar red crowned "This letter has been REFUSED / 8 JU 1850", the strike a little doubled. These explanatory handstamps introduced in 1847 when the law changed as a result of the activities of fraudster Joseph Ady, compelling senders of unpaid returned letters to pay the postage. (2).
