Great Britain and British Commonwealth Great Britain Postal History
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 496
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c.1780-1860 Entire letters, entires, covers and a few fronts, virtually all prestamp or stampless, including 1837 free cover with unusual two line printed heading "Office of POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS, pursuant to Act of Parliament passed in / the Fifth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth", 1822 letter from Glasgow to Edinburgh marked "6¾oz" and charged 15/9, 1842 letter from Rio de Janeiro to London endorsed "P. French Brig of War", also frees, Additional ½d, London Local Post, town handstamps, etc. (c.190).
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 497
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1785-c.1920 Entire letters, entires, covers and cards in two albums, many 1d red covers, also 1839 ship letter to USA, 1862 cover to Gibraltar franked 6d, etc. (99).
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 498
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1781-1893 Entire letters, entires, a card and a front to (9) or from (13) G.B, many from or via Liverpool, including 1781 letter from Lisbon to the Jamaica Coffee House, Liverpool ship letters (4), surface printed frankings, 1869 letter from Liverpool to Spain franked 1/- with red oval "PAID / A", Liverpool spoon on a stampless letter to France, 1864 letter prepaid 8d to France with red "PAID / LIVERPOOL" c.d.s, etc. (22).
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 499
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1796-1860 Letters, invoices, receipts or shipping notices all on printed notepaper of companies or organisations, some with pictorial views, all postally used, including 1796 bill from Wm Gray, Goldsmith, Jeweller and Cutler to the Prince of Wales and Duke of York; 1848 bill from Green & Co., Goldsmiths & Jewellers, depicting the royal arms and shield of Wellington; 1829 Society of Arts pictorial notepaper; 1844 letter from Hering & Remington, booksellers & publishers with a fine engraving of figures, books, etc.; 1844 letter from Hardman & Co., Goldsmiths, with engravings of ecclesiastical silver; 1857 letter from Robert Hawthorn with engravings of a pumping engine and steam train; 1840 printed advertising lettersheet with an engraving of figures and silver from Broadhurst & Co., Goldsmiths & Jewellers; also views of factories, mills, iron works, etc. (18).
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 49
Lot No: 502
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Prestamp to QEII covers and cards including 1908 (Oct.) J.P.S Penny Postage to the USA envelope used from London to Philadelphia with enclosed J.P.S letter; 1942 (Jan 31) cover with G.B ½d - 6d cancelled at Addis Ababa on first day of the civilian P.O; 1946 cover from Guernsey bearing a ½d + Guernsey 2d revenue, disallowed and charged 4d; large front franked £4.1.0 to Brazil bearing KGVI 6d pair + 10/- pair + £1 irregular strip of three; also postage dues, express mail, paquebots, postal stationery, military, etc. (100s).
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 503
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Prestamp - recent covers and postcards including 1851 Jersey cover with "No 4" penny post receiving house handstamp (flap missing), 2d Mulready lettersheet unused, 1937 Tristan cover, etc. (100s).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 504
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1840 Life Insurance questionaire forms posted within London all with handstruck "POST PAID / METROPOLITAN / LIFE / ASSURANCE / SOCIETY", red "Cornhill / 1D PAID" and an octagonal Paid datestamp, all completed, turned and posted back to the society, one prepaid with "Regent St / 1py / P. Paid" in black, the others posted unpaid at Gt. Marylebone St. or Mount St. with "2" charge marks. Unusual and superb quality. (3).
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 49
Lot No: 506
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Perfins. 1882-1902 Covers bearing QV stamps with perfins, also two perfined ½d brown newspaper wrappers, many with printed envelopes or cachets identifying the perfin user, 1d lilacs or Jubilee issue stamps to the 6d value. (29).
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 49
Lot No: 507
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Cat No: Collection
1881-1906 Covers bearing 1d lilacs, the interesting accumulation including parcel tags addressed internally (3, 3d, 7d or 7½d rates) or to Germany or New Zealand (with twelve 1d lilacs cancelled at Rothesay), late fees, explanatory handstamps, Book Post and Printed Matter rates, 1890 Penny Post Jubilee cancels (3), registered ½d wrapper franked 4d to Italy, etc. (70).
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 508
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1887-1904 Covers bearing QV Jubilee issues with values to the 1/-, the majority registered with many addressed abroad, including K size registration envelope, registered covers to France or Germany franked ½d + 1/-, registered cover to Germany with 4½d and fifteen ½d green stamps, also ½d green on ½d wrapper to Ceylon redirected back to England with Ceylon 5c, and ½d green on picture postcard to Belgium charged 10c, folded in half and stuck down with Belgium Post Office seals to prevent the recipient seeing the message prior to paying the postage due charge, etc. (61).
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 290.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 49
Lot No: 509
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Cat No: Collection
1901-11 King Edward VII covers and cards, selected uses and cancels or cachets including 1905 postcard from Dublin to Italy with violet "POSTED AT (Clapton S.O) UNDER / COVER TO THE POSTMASTER OF (Dublin)" and similar 1903 endorsement of Edinburgh; 1908 cover cancelled in crayon with manuscript "found adhering to a similar letter at" alongside a Stratford on Avon c.d.s; Jan. 1st 1902 ½d First Day use; 1907 card torn and repaired with Officially Sealed labels handstamped "Open when received / at the P.O Liverpool" (altered to "Torn"); Sweden 2ore reply postcard used from Douglas, Isle of Man back to Sweden; covers bearing labels of the 1908 Dover Pageant (2) or "Fair Trade", all tied; card addressed with a Photo and puzzles and a cover addressed in verse; registered letter AR form franked 2d; London E.C "hammer" datestamps (2); late fees; G.B stamps used in Mexico, South Africa or Southern Nigeria; 1905 (Apr 1) first day of 1d rate to Australia (faults), etc. An interesting group. (56).
Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
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Sale No: 49
Lot No: 510
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King Edward VII - Foreign Destinations. 1902-11 Covers and cards to foreign destinations including card to Cook Islands with fine "MANGAIA / NZ" arrival c.d.s; cover to Sudan with red oval "RETURN TO SENDER / 5 VI 10", boxed "UNCLAIMED" and "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / KHARTOUM" c.d.s; also items to Iceland (with Leith transit c.d.s), Persia, Hawaii, Java, Zanzibar, Grenada, Haiti, Selangor, British Guiana, Danish West Indies, Gold Coast, British Honduras, San Salvador, Chile, Mauritius, etc., all with arrival datestamps, several redirected or returned with explanatory cachets. (42).
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
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Sale No: 49
Lot No: 511
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Cat No: Collection
Redirection - Combination Frankings. 1902-10 Picture postcards (19) and covers (3) all from abroad to G.B and then redirected with G.B KEVII stamps applied, comprising stamps of India (4, two from Aden), Malta (Notabile c.d.s and "T" handstamp), Egypt, USA (3, one with violet "Missent to / Honolulu"), Russia, New Zealand (3), Germany (2), Bavaria, Italy (2), France (2), Belgium or Switzerland. An unusual group. (22).
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 49
Lot No: 512
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Cat No: Collection
1911-13 Downey Head ½d or 1d, postally used on covers and cards, also postal stationery, the collection in eight ring binders, including ½d first day use (staining), Paquebots, T.P.Os (including Brighton & Hastings Sorting Carriage), islands, exhibitions, many addressed abroad, registered mail, inverted watermarks, newspaper wrappers, some late uses, etc. (c.540).
Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-09-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 49
Lot No: 513
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1920-36 KGV Covers including 1929 "ROYAL SHOW B / HARROGATE YK" skeleton datestamp on registered cover, covers with 1929 P.U.C issues, first flights, etc. (22).
