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Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale: 849

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS
Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1544
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image 1666-c1880 GROUP OF MAIL & LETTERS IN A CARTON - range of covers, letters, a few free fronts, etc, that in the main have been collected for their signatures, inc. 1666 will on vellum in English; 1715 part tax bill of £500; 1848 part letter from Duke of Portland to Duke of Rutland; 1870s-80s group of letters with embossed 'BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE' (2), 'CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION' or 'WAR OFFICE'; c1880 slip signed by Duke of Marlborough; 1886 letter from Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to Speaker of the House of Commons, etc. (200+)Cross Reference: FREE MAIL (Image)

Opening GBP 100.00
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Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1545
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Cat No: Collection

image C19th GROUP OF LETTERS IN A CARTON - letters etc only, no covers, large range many with a connection to Henry or Charles Herries and families inc. 1801/67 letters ex Calcutta or Mauritius, 1860s pair of letters with embossed 'INLAND REVENUE SECRETARY' or 'BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE' plus 1881 Treasury grant to Sir Charles Herries of £1353pa presumably on his retirement as MP; also 1849 group (16) of letters to The Duke of Cambridge re charity dinner for St Mary's Hospital Paddington; and 1820s-40s Scots range re various complaints relating to fishing and shooting. (hundreds) Cross Reference: INDIA, MAURITIUS (Image)

Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 160.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1546
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Cat No: Collection

image 1780s-1940s GROUP OF MAIL, LETTERS, EPHEMERA ETC. - inc. 1808 dated household ledger relating to expenses of various properties inc. 'Putney House'; 1810-30s small archive re Earl of Breadalbane; 1820s group of mail re Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal Co; 1836 ticket for entry to The Lords signed by Duke of Leinster; 1870 letter with embossed 'HOUSE OF LORDS'; 1918 letter signed by Havelock Ellis; and 1834/35 programs for the annual dinner of Institute of Amateur Photography. Also c1820 fine engravings of Charles James Fox and Lord Clyde, The Edinburgh Gazette 1 Nov. 1842, newspaper illustrations of Prince of Wales presiding over 1887 Jubilee Masonic meeting (2 different), two bookplates(?) of the Raja of Dewas, group of 1890s-1950s hotel brochures inc. for Royal Phare Hotel Ostende. (Qty.) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)

Opening GBP 100.00
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Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1547
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Cat No: Collection

image c1790-1940 GROUP OF MAIL & LETTERS IN A CARTON - mixed range of material, many letters only with emphasis on the signatories, inc. 1807 Alexandria, Egypt duplicate of Army Officer's medical discharge from service; 1860 letter from Marquess of Westminster (father of the 1st Duke); group of Herries family legal docs inc. 1874 will plus attached 1883 probate; 1877 letter with embossed 'POST OFFICE' ex Sec. to GPO; 1901 unsigned letter ex Genoa from the Ranee of Sarawak, wife of the White Rajah; 1903 letter with embossed 'HOUSE OF COMMONS'; and c1940 letter signed by Ninette de Valois. Also fine engraving of four Colonels of the 42nd Royal Highlanders. (Qty.) Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR (Image)

Opening GBP 100.00
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Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1548
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Cat No: Collection

image 1791-1940s GROUP OF MAIL, LETTERS, LEGAL DOCUMENTS & SIGNATURES IN A CARTON - inc. 1809 EL to Chancellor of the Exchequer from 'Exchequer Coffee House'; 1811 EL (damaged) ex HMS Spitfire, Spithead with content lamenting a brother entering the army rather than studying; 1814 EL to Brechin being grant fro a public road with embossed 5/- duty plus handstruck "TWO SHILLINGS/Pr QUIRE" below; 1871 letter with embossed 'HOUSE OF COMMONS'; 1895 passport of Miss Cecilia Waley; 1943 letter from Buckingham Palace signed by Delia Peel (eldest child of 6th Earl Spencer) lady-in-waiting to Queen Mother; 1944 letter from Air Ministry thanking Douglas Byng for entertaining the troops. Also range of legal docs inc. 1791 will on vellum, 1829/36 releases and indemnity, and 1883 tax return, and group (7) c1900 chromolithographs by Cecil Aldin of inns inc. The Mermaid, Rye. (Qty.)Cross Reference: REVENUES, SCOTLAND, COFFEE HOUSES (Image)

Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 220.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1549
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Cat No: Collection

image c1800-50s STAMPLESS MAIL GROUP IN A SMALL BOX - inc. 1803 front to Edinburgh with INVERKEITHING special type double ring; 1806 Edin. EL with "8.O.CLOCK/P.P./NIGHT" at left; 1817 E to Glasgow forwarded to Edinburgh with London cds on the back, "Addl/½" on front and back (different types) rated '2/6' then '1/9'; 1820 EL to Edinburgh with GLASGOW cds and "Addl/½" on the front rated '7'; 1825 EL to Daventry charged '2/11' with faint "TOO*LATE" applied at Lichfield; 1850 E to London paid '4' with LIMERICK and "NEWPORT TIP" cds on the front. (c200) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)

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Sold...GBP 320.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1550
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image MOSTLY 1880-1930s MIXED RANGE OF MAIL IN A SMALL BOX - inc. 1874 env. to Calcutta with 9d straw plate 4 (missing corner) tied London duplex and "SEA/POST OFFICE" cds on the back; 1886 env. to Shifnal with 1d lilac tied v rare G-rated 802 3VOS numeral of Bampton; 1902 EL to Dorking with ½d green endorsed '1d to pay' and 'liable to the letter rate'; 1914 official env. to Nottingham with imprint 'Admiralty' missent to Newcastle on Tyne; 1972 official env. used in London with round purple "EIIR" cachet at left, ex Buckingham Palace. (130+) (Image)

Opening GBP 80.00
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Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1552
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Cat No: Collection

image A SMALL BUT INTERESTING GROUP with 4 Nov 1871 "ROYAL ALBERT HALL" env (year of opening) used to Pall Mall plus a PPC of the hall. 1883/1884 a most attractive Christmas & New Year card for use between P.O. colleagues. 1912 env (poor) containing a sheet of twelve Charles Dickens 1d centenary labels. (5 items). (Image)

Opening GBP 80.00
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Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1553
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Cat No: Collection

image THE EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS & COVERS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CANCELLATIONS AND HANDSTAMPS inc. one volume of Dec 1904 PPC's franked with a single ½d, mostly tied by a c.d.s. with all dates except the 2nd represented. Mostly fine. Also a three volume collection of mainly KEVII PPC's bearing ½d or 1d adhesives Paquebots, machine cancellations, large skeleton c.d.s. , instructional and p. due h.s. inspectors triangular h.s. Plus a few items of postal stationery. A good lot. (212+ items) (Image)

Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1554
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Cat No: Collection

image COACH PARCEL RECEIPT OF BULL & MOUTH (WILLAN) & GOLDEN CROSS, ETC.; 23 June 1785 EL to Maidenhead with fine "BRISTOL" sent by an early P.O. mailcoach to Maidenhead ("opposite the Bear Inn"), 5 Nov. 1785 original newspaper cutting with P.O. Notice starting "MR. PALMER having engaged to accomplish his Plan..." giving the full list of the routes of the "Mail Coaches already established" around England, May 1798 EL from London to Worcester privately carried but unusually endorsed via Lincoln's Inn "to be forwarded in their next [coach] Parcel to Messrs. Brettell's", c.1815/33 group of "BULL & MOUTH" (3) or "Golden Cross" Coach parcel receipts (charges ranging from "2/2" to "4/10"), and c.1830 print & c.1900 PPC of London GPO/Inn with mail coaches. Scarce group. (9 items)Cross Reference: COACHING, BRISTOL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, PARCEL POST COVERS/LABELS (Image)

Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 550.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 550

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1556
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image 19th CENTURY PRIVATE POST PAID MARKINGS; Range with 1840 EL to Stonehaven with framed "PAID AT/ABERDEEN" overstruck by "1" hs and Bank of Scotland Aberdeen paid hs at top left, 5 Oct. 1840 env. to Warwick with "FARMERS FIRE & LIFE INSURANCE INSTITUTION" hs on front, 1848/54 ELs to Edinburgh or Darlington with Crowned Royal Agricultural Society of England hs on front, one with scarce type showing '12 HANOVER SQ/LONDON' address plus 1847/65 newspapers newspapers with newspaper stamps on each. [Ex Grayburn]. (15 items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)

Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 160.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1557
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image I.O.M./JERSEY - 1d RED COVERS TO/FROM ISLANDS - SIDEWAYS DUPLEX, SHIP LETTER, ETC.: 1845-58 trio inc. E ex Cove (of Cork) to Jersey endorsed "Via Southampton" franked 1d red (2-margins but fine) tied by "157" diamond barred numeral with a fine red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/5 AP. 5/1845/LONDON" ds on front, and backstamped Cove, Dublin, London & Jersey cds's; 1845 env. (opened out) ex Isle of Man to Ireland franked 1d red (4-margins) tied by faint "407" barred numeral, and Isle of Man, Dublin & Cork cds's on back; and 1858 E to Macclesfield franked 1d red tied by a fine "ISLE OF MAN/A/NO 1/58/407" sideways duplex, with Liverpool & Macclesfield cds's on back. Cross Reference: IRISH POSTAL HISTORY, JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY, ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1558
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Cat No: Collection

image QV RAILWAY & T.P.O. MAIL: Small group inc. 1868 env. to Scotland ex. London franked 1d red, cancelled by London duplex, with "G & C/R.P.O" circular hs on front & Abingdon receiving mark on rear; 1873 1d pink env. to "Loch-Gilf-Head[sic]" ex Manchester, cancelled by Manchester duplex and with Hebden Bridge, Greenock Sorting Tender & Lochgilphead cds's on reverse; 1877 env. to Greenock ex Grimsby franked 1d red, cancelled by Grimsby duplex and with Grimsby & Greenock Sorting Tender cds's on reverse; and 1892 Registration env. to India ex Brighton franked 3d deep purple/yellow + 1d lilac pair all cancelled by Brighton duplexes (2), with Brighton Station Office oval handstamp on front; plus others. All in good or v. good condition. (9) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES (Image)

Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 95.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1560
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image MIX INC. 20th CENTURY IRISH T.P.O./PAQUEBOT MAIL + "LA MARGUERITE" TRIO: 1901-13 set inc. 1901 env. franked 2 x 1d lilacs tied by fine "DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN/OC 19/01/T.P.O." cds's; a similar cds on a 1907 PPC franked ½d stamp tied by s/l "PAQUEBO[T]" hs with "1d" p.due hs adjacent; 1913 PPC with a fine purple double circle "POSTED ON/LA MARGUERITE" cachet on a PPC of the same steamship; 2 further PPCs (cancelled 1907 or 1908, the later depicting steamships) with blue 2-line "POSTED ON/LA MARGUERITE" hs's; plus 2 pre-war PPCs of steamers and 15 modern colour pictures of Royal Navy steamships. All in fine condition. (6 env. & PPCs + pictures) (Image)

Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 120.00


Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
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