Great Britain and British Commonwealth G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1325
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1800s MAIL TO OR VIA THE WIRRAL AREA: A 1796-1857 set of covers mainly posted to the Birkenhead / Liverpool / Chester area inc. a 1796 EL to Copenhurst with a mainly fine rare large "WANDSH./-1-" Wandsworth receiving house hs; an 1884 env. (minor faults) to Rock Ferry franked with two 1d lilacs tied with Wrexham duplexes with an "824" instead of "924" error (recorded used in 1884 only); an 1848 EL containing an invoice from the "Walton Academy" addressed to Birkenhead with a fine "WALTON" UDC on front; plus other UDCs, duplexes, etc. on mail posted to or via Birkenhead, Mollington, Spital, Sutton Chester, or Woodside. Fine items. (10) Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, CHESHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1326
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PRESTAMP TO QV SELECTION + SOME OVERSEAS COVERS, ETC.; c.1700-1890 covers inc. useful prestamp (fair c.1700 Bishop, 1764 EL with 3x6d embossed Revenue stamps inside - they display beside address - fine 1775 "MALTON"1818/20 pair redirected in Ireland, etc.), mainly v fine Yorkshire UPP marks (1841/3 York "Pd 1" + "Pd 2", 1841 Bawtry "P1" & 1844 York "PAID/1" in circle), curious 1850 E with 1d Reds (2) applied OVER a smudged blue "Fetter Lane/1D PAID", 2 UDCs, etc. Plus a small group of US/China/etc. overseas covers inc. 1919 long env. regd. ex Peking (8x3c + 2x1c) 1843/1938 group to/from the various Sheffields in USA/Australia/Canada, and a handful of 20th century GB covers. Good mix. (51 covers/cards) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, YORKSHIRE, CHINA (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1327
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18th/19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range in binder inc. 1703 EL to Exeter (?) with London Bishop mark and "GC" marks on rear and rated '7'(d), 1774 EL to London with s/l "KINGSTON" h.s. and double-ring clock mark on rear, 1778 EL to Westminster with London Dockwra type and double-ring "CLOCK/C W" marks on rear, 1816 EL to Scotland 'p the Exmouth' with Bengal GPO d.s. on rear and rated a total of '2/1'(d) with framed "½"d h.s. on front, c1825 heavily cross-written EL to England with "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" d.s. and Westbury mileage mark on rear, redirected and rated '2/1'(d) deleted and rerated '6'(d). 1833 EL to Cheltenham ex Frankfurt and rated '2/3'(d) on front and many others. (c100 covers/fronts) Cross Reference: INDIA, JAMAICA, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1328
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POST OFFICE NOTICES, ETC.: A 1745-1888 set of documents, mainly maritime subjects, inc. an 1854 Postmaster General "NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC" regarding the General Screw Steam Ship Company; extracts from the London Gazette dated 1745 & 1838; timetables; published copies of Post Office correspondence from 1859, 1860 & 1867; etc. All very fine. (13) (Image)
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Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1329
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COACHING & ROADS, ETC. MIX: A 1763-1867 collection of documents inc. a large folded 1838 receipt for the "L'HIRONDELLE, FROM THE CROWN HOTEL, WORCESTER, TO THE LION HOTEL, SHREWSBURY"; similar dated 1839 for the "INDEPENDENT COACH to and from brampton and Carlisle"; editions of "The London Gazette" (1763) & "The Morning Chronicle, and London Advertiser" (1768) with information about postal services; an 1823 posted advertising leaflet detailing "TURNPIKE ROADS" act, etc., for sale; and a 1867 "BALANCE SHEET OF THE SANDBACH AND CONGLETON TURNPIKE ROAD". All in excellent condition. (7) Cross Reference: COACHING, WORCESTERSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, CUMBERLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1330
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19th/20th CENTURY GROUP; Extensive range in small carton inc. 1803 large EL to London ex Edinburgh endorsed '1 3/4' at top left and rated '6/5'(d), 1824 EL to Oporto with double-oval "POST PAID SHIP LR/[CROWN/DATE/LONDON" d.s. on front and charged '1/3'(d) half-packet rate, 1827 EL to Mexico ex London rated '3/-' and with "FRANCO/MEXICO" h.s. on front, 1829 EL to London (redirected to Yorks.) ex paris with framed "NOT PAID" h.s. on front and rated '2/1'(d), 1855/59 Notice of Objections with framed "NOTICE 3" or framed "NOTICE" and "3" alongside, WWII period mail from American Forces Camps in GB, first day covers etc. (few hundred) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, EDINBURGH (Image)
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Sold...GBP 160.00
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1331
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OFFICIAL MAIL (INC. PARCEL POST "FREE" LABEL) + AUSTRALIAN "DERBY" CDS COVERS; 1895 OHMS env. (contents ref. old soldiers' graves) ex London to Canada with superb oval "ROYAL HOSPITAL/[Crown]/CHELSEA" cachet, 1904 Tattersalls env. to Hobart with WA 2d Yellow Swan tied by fine "DERBY/W.A." cds, 1907 env. with Tasmania 2d tied by "DERBY/TASMANIA" cds (plus loose 1d with same cds), fine 1923 OHMS RLS parcel tag to Percy de Worms endorsed "Free" in red with rare pink PO "FREE" label with London RLS cds on the back, and remarkable 1929 env. ex Singapore (Straits KGV 6c) to "Wood Street, Derby" (intended for the UK) but with cds's of "DERBY"s in "TASMANIA", "WESTERN AUSTRALIA" and "VICTORIA". Eclectic lot. (6 items) Cross Reference: DERBYSHIRE, CANADA, OFFICIAL MAIL, AUSTRALIAN STATES (Image)
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1332
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MODERN SLOGANS & TPO CANCELS; Range in binders (3) and loose of mainly 1960's slogan cancels on fragments cut from domestic mail plus a range of commercial Tanganyika mail with TPO marks inc. 1931 taxed airmail env. to Nyasaland franked KGV 1d (6) with "DARESSALAM-KIGOMA T.P.O No.1! cds on rear, 1938 airmail env. to England franked KUT KGVI 20c tied by "TABORA-MWANZA T.P.O DOWN" cds etc. (hundreds) Cross Reference: TANGANYIKA/TANZANIA, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, AIR MAIL COVERS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)
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Sold...GBP 70.00
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1333
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COLLECTION OF ALLOWED/DISALLOWED ECCENTRIC POSTCARDS OF THE QEII PERIOD; 1965-c1996 postcards inc. May 1965 PC ex Southampton with m/s "Postage paid ½d" and related cachet, 1967 pair with allowed Green Shield & disallowed private Co. stamps, 1967 pair with allowed parts of one stamp, 1968 mini pair, 1968 pair of empty 2/- or 6/- booklets used as PCs(!), similar 1984 trio of posted Booklets, 1971 Reply Cards used back from overseas (inc. one ex Thursday Is. PO with details of mail-volumes there), 1970/81 trio with Machins accepted for postage ex USA/Crete, 1984 extra-thin & very thick PCs accepted at 12½p rate, and other curiosities sent to test the P.O.'s patience! (26 cards) [Ex David Trapnell.]Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1334
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COLLECTION OF ALLOWED/DISALLOWED ECCENTRIC COVERS OF THE MACHINS PERIOD; 1967-89 covers with wide variety of frankings incl. 1967 trio with "YES" or "NO" political labels (o ne accepted for postage, 2 charged Due), 1968 red envs. (2), recipes with attached Machins used on 1969 covers (3; all allowed), pair used in Jordan (disallowed) or Israel (allowed), partial 1969 commemoratives on covers (4; all allowed!), six 1967-73 non-postal labels (mostly allowed!), 1969/70 pair with selvedge sections successfully used for postage, Co-Op stamps allowed, Nat. Insurance 4½d disallowed, 1973/7 pre-decimal allowed usages, 1979/80 similar disallowed pre-decimal pair, and several other curiosities sent to test the P.O.'s patience. Plus 3 later covers. Most amusing lot! [All ex David Trapnell.] (42 covers + 5 pieces) Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES (Image)
