Great Britain and British Commonwealth GB MIXED POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1520
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c1810-90 RANGE OF MAIL IN A BINDER - inc. Apr. 1848 EL to GB 'Per Overland Mail via Bombay & Marseilles' charged the double rate of 2/3, red framed INDIA on the front, CALCUTTA ds with London and BIRMINGHAM cds all on the back; 1847 printed notice (land sale, Devon) to Crediton with three margin 1d yellow-brown tied London numeral; 1852 Irish mourning env. (small faults) to Castlebar with four margin 1d red tied 29 numeral of BALLINA (cds on the back, along with "BALLYCASTLE/KILLALA"); 1852 EL to Crediton with three margin 1d red on lavender-tinted paper; 1860 env. to Dorking with C10 1d red tied 560 numeral of Newport IOW. Also four off-cover 1d reds inc. on piece with London 7 in MX. (80+ items)Cross Reference: INDIA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, MOURNING COVERS, DEVON (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1521
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17th-19th CENTURY GROUP; Range with 1653 EL to Charles Maitland brother to the Earl of Latherdall [Lauderdale], 1699 E to Edinburgh rated '3'(d) and with London Bishop mark on rear, 1729 El to Warefield 'by Baggshott Bagg' rated '7'(d) and with London Bishop mark on rear, 1749 EL to Edinburgh with London Receiver circular "IB" and London Bishop mark on rear, 1799 EL to Malmsbury with s/l "BATH" hs on front and rated '4'(d), 1835 E to Devizes with Crown London Free ds and frilled Sunday ds on front and other related examples. (18 items) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FREE MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1522
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1700s-20th CENTURY mix of fronts, ELs & envs. inc. a "Parochial Return" posted Jan. 1840 with ms "4[d]" reposted later that month with ms "2[d]" and a "CITYS-Inn/2D PAID" hs applied; a 1770 EL to Norfolk with a fine "7/AV" Bishops hs on reverse; a 1911 env. ex York Cottage with a fine Sandringham cds and a "[crown]/GR" hs in bottom left corner; 3 early newspapers inc. a 1717 edition of "The Evening Post", a 1786 edition of "The Morning Herald", and a 1796 edition of "The Morning Chronicle" all with fine red ½d duty hs's; an 1857 EL to Canada with a strip of 3 1d reds tied by Liverpool duplexes written on illustrated paper for "C.T. FAULKNER & Co./SHIPPING FORWARDING AGENTS"; plus a bundle of pre-stamp and stamped mail inc. free fronts and a free EL. Mixed condition but mainly fine. (50) Cross Reference: NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES, FREES (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1523
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1760-1840s ACCUMULATION OF MAINLY PRE-STAMP COVERS: Flat box with a diverse assortment of covers, all but 4 are pre-stamp/stampless, from around GB. Earliest appears to be 1760 with small "CORK" town mark. Includes a range of Bishop marks, mileage & town marks, Penny Posts, h/s "1"s & "2"s, addl "½d", etc. Includes 1826 cover (tear) from Brazil to London (Rothschilds). Mostly only fair to good. (c.85 covers) Cross Reference: BRAZIL (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1524
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18th/19th CENTURY RANGE INC. JOHN FIELDEN MP MAIL; Group on annotated leaves inc. 1772 EL to Ramsgate rated '8'(d) with London Bishop mark on rear, 1825 EL to Halifax ex Birmingham with "TOO.LATE" hs on rear, 1836 free EL to London with content ref. Mr Cary points out the injustice in the wool, cotton & silk factories with regard to employment of children in the mills from the age of 9-13 years having to work 10 hours per day......, 1836 EL to Halifax ex Manchester with content ref. The soldiers have this morning proclaimed the constitution of 1820 & the Royal Queen has accepted it to prevent bloodshed in the country [Portugal], 1840 EL to London ex Oldham with rare bold "P 1" hs on front, 1861 env. to Edinburgh ex Warrington franked 1d red with truncated star inspectors mark on rear, 1871/73 local envs. to Edinburgh with asterix inspectors marks on rear and various other examples. (48 covers/fronts) Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD, FREE MAIL, INSPECTORS' MARKS (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1525
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ECLECTIC MIX: A box file containing a 1780-c.1910 mix of covers & postcards (mainly fine) inc. a fine 1780 E ex London to Banbury rated "3[d]" ms with a fine over-inked "NETTLE/BED" hs (a post stage on the cross road from Oxford to Banbury); 1827 E 1837 EL ex Horsham to Westminster rated "8[d]" ms, very fine "Horsham/Penny Post" & "No. 2" West Grinstead receiving house hs's; plus a few 4d post period covers, and many mainly fine duplexes & cds's from across the UK. (c.100) (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1526
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18th/19th CENTURY GROUP; Diverse range inc. 1784 EL to England with s/l "CADIZ" on on front and London foreign & internal Bishop marks for the same day on rear, 1797 EL to Turin ex London with double-ring "FOREIGN OFFICE/74/97" ds on front, 1806 reduced E to Edinburgh ex London with posted out of course four segment mark on front, 1819 E to London with London Ship Letter ds on front endorsed 'p Prince Regent' rated '4/-' on front possibly ex West Indies or COGH, 1823 EL to Kent with "BLETCHINGLY/22" mileage mark on front, 1831 EL to Edinburgh ex Sheffield with framed "TOO LATE" hs on rear, 1838 reduced E to Bath ex Prussia and rated '2/3'(d), 1839 E to London ex Bodmin with Inspectors Crown hs on front, 19/27 Dec. 1839 and 1 Jan. 1840 EL's all rated '4'(d) during the 4d Uniform Post Period and others. (42 covers/fronts) Cross Reference: UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, INSPECTORS' MARKS, INSPECTORS' MARKS (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1527
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QV-KGV COLLECTION IN BINDER: The representative collection from c.1819 pre-stamp mail (c.15 items) inc. 1825 wrapper to Norwich with scarce, small "WISBEACH/93" skeleton type mileage mark. Continuing through to KGV period illustrating a variety of marks & cancellation types on covers, cards & Postal Stationery. Approx. 113 cards/covers of which c.83 are QV period. Mostly fair to good. (c.113) (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1529
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1844-1920s RANGE INC. NAVAL COVER EX INDIA(?) - inc. Apr. 1844 to Ashby de la Zouch with four margin 1d red tied heavily inked London numbered cross; 12 May 1844 EL to Ashby de la Zouch with four margin 1d red tied 159 of CHARD; 1853 env. to South Molton with 1d red imperf. tied 675 of St Albans and red boxed "MIS SENT/TO/YORK" alongside; 1856 env. (faults) with 1d red and "MISSENT-TO/WORCESTER"; 1879 1d pink env. (opened flat) uprated with 1d red plates (11, various plates) all cancelled/tied by rare G-rated "28" single London numerals, possibly ex India to Portsea. Plus 1841 1d reds with blue numerals (3, plus 1850 E to Hayle with 1d red pair tied 670 of St Austell); KEVII-1920s range of PPCs inc. with exhibition interest; and 1930s group PO greetings telegrams (4 unused, 1 used). (c40 items)Cross Reference: INDIA, MISSENT MAIL, MILITARY - GB FORCES OVERSEAS, EXHIBITION & SHOW CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Lot No: 1530
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1844-80s GROUP OF RARE, UNUSUAL ETC. CANCELLATIONS - inc. 2 Aug. 1844 E to Weymouth with 1d red tied by 256 of Dorchester (new EKU); 1856 env. to London with C8 1d red tied by rare H-rated 318 numeral of BLETCHINGLEY (confirming udc on the back); 5 Aug. 1856 front & one flap with C8 1d red tied by 799 of TIPTON-GREEN (s/line plus TIPTON cds on the flap; a new LKU for the 1844 type numeral); and 1884 env. to Penrith with 1d lilac tied by 931 duplex (3VODX type) of EASINGWOLD. Also unusual use of the 446 numeral (1844 type) of Ledbury, struck twice on the back of 1867 env. ex London, and off-cover 4d red with rare H-rated ringed 50 numeral of Barnstaple. (11 items) Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS, DORSET, ESSEX (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1531
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19th/20th CENTURY GROUP; Mixture with 1819 E to London with "FIRENZE" hs and "Oz. at 7s/8D per Oz" hs on front with '1½' alongside and rated '11/6'(d), 1826 EL to London 'via Calais' ex Corunna with "ESPAGNE/PAR BAYONNE" and "Oz at 8s/8D per Oz" hs on front, 1884 ½d Newspaper Wrapper to Peru uprated 1d + ½d, 1890 ½d Newspaper Wrapper to Liverpool ex Birmingham with framed "More to pay/above '6' oz/75" hs on front, 1892 advert. ½d Newspaper Wrapper to Singapore, 1897 plain wrapper to Argentina franked marginal 4d Jubilee, 1901 ½d Newspaper Wrapper to Hanover uprated 4d ex London with bold oval "R" hs on front and unusual thus, 1904 env. to Bonn with KEVII ½d + 4d with oval "R" hs on front, 1935 airmail env. to Buenos Aires franked Seahorse 2/6d (2), KGV 1/- (4) + 6d, 1938/39 KGV 2½d embossed envs. used to Uruguay, 1939 airmail env. to Uruguay franked KGVI 5/- and a few others. (c50 covers + small qty of stamps) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, AIRMAILS, PRINTED MATTER (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1532
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WWI CENSORED ENVS. PLUS KGVI & QEII PERIOD MAIL; Group of c.70 covers mainly from RD Ross (later 2nd baronet) to his future wife Dorothy Ryder a few redirected from Uckfield to Eastbourne, a smaller group to GNM Bland (later UK ambassador to Netherlands; inc. 1919 env. endorsed 'for Paris Bag'), virtually all stampless. Also a range of KGVI/QEII covers inc. 1938 env. to London franked KGVI 1½d tied by Paquebot cancel posted on the Highland Monarch, 1943 Jersey FDC franked 2½d & 3d with Nazi eagle & Swastika cachet on front, 1945 env. to Ireland franked KGVI 2½d multi-redirected, endorsed unknown and returned with PO reseal tape at top, 1945 env. to The Hague franked KGVI 1d tied by Port Ellen (Isle of Islay) cds, 1946 env. to The Hague franked KGVI 2½d perfin tied by London machine cancel with hexagonal "T.8/F.S" hs and 5c p.due tied to front, 1954 hotel env. to England franked 2½d Wilding tied by Sark cds, 1956 env. to London franked Wilding 2d & ½d tied by House of Commons cds, 1979 airmail env. to Shanghai with Tunbridge Wells reg. label, bilingual Retour label and Chinese resealing tape at right, 1982 env. to W.Germany franked 19½p Machin tied by "LONDON/29/FS" UDC, 1988 env. to Kingston ex London with 'FREE/No charge to be made on delivery' and 'This article has been found loose in the post' labels on front and many others. (Total c.170 cards/covers) Cross Reference: CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY, PAQUEBOTS, RETURNED MAIL, MILITARY - GB FORCES OVERSEAS (Image)
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Sale No: 847
Lot No: 1533
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18th/9th CENTURY ENGLISH/WELSH GROUP; Range with 1794 EL to Huddersfield ex Sheffield with "HUDDERS/FIELD" hs on front, 1873 env. to Cumberland franked 1d + ½d Newspaper Wrapper cut-out tied by Newcastle;e on Tyne duplexes and with framed "CONTRARY TO/REGULATIONS" and "2d" hs on front, 1840 EL to Oundle ex Northampton with "P1" hs on front, 1845 EL to Wales ex Oswestry with framed "MISSENT TO/SHREWSBURY" hs on front and various other examples. (31 covers)Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, YORKSHIRE, MISSENT MAIL (Image)
