Great Britain and British Commonwealth Great Britain Postal History
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Lot No: 386
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1653 (Oct 25) Entire letter from George Gilbourne addressed "for his very loving friend Mr Symon Romney at his house at Dunton". The short letter mentions the Court for the Manor of Shoreham. A little soiled, otherwise a fine Commonwealth period letter.
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Lot No: 387
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c.1712-1996 Entire letters, covers and cards, the large accumulation including 1904 "Deans Postal Toy Books" lettercard containing the illustrated story "Puss in Boots"; 1860 entire letter to Bermuda; 1907 Nottingham R.L.O envelope with printed "½d Postage Due for Return to Sender"; 1907 London E.C hammer type c.d.s; an album containing KGV covers with highly franked covers to Czechoslovakia (3) and a study of coil stamps; QV 1d lettersheets (8, mostly from Waterlow & Sons); postage due mail; Shropshire; Sheffield; Line Engraved covers addressed abroad with printed matter rates and underpaid mail; Cumbria with entire letter from Burso Bridge to Cartmel endorsed "P. Coach, 11 Nov 1800", etc. (c.440).
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Lot No: 389
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1768-1908 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1840-41 covers bearing 1d blacks (2 covers, both three margins) or a 1d black pair (SG-SH, SG three margins and crossed by file fold, SH fine), 1d Mulready lettersheet (edges slightly reduced), 1855 cover to France bearing 1d red block of four with red "INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED", 1864 cover to India with embossed 10d (cut to shape), etc. (122).
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Lot No: 390
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1786-1951 Covers and cards including undeliverable mail; redirected covers; Oxford 613 duplex errors (2); 1916 cover from London to France but missent to Toronto, Canada; 1917 Army Form C.398 envelope sent by despatch rider with Army Telegraphs despatch and receipt datestamps; 1916 O.A.S cover to USA with violet "CENSORED ON BOARD /H.M.T - Z75"; etc. (30).
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Lot No: 393
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Forwarding Agents Labels. 1865 Entire letters to Ireland, the first written from Vichy, the second written on a ship between Corsica and Sardinia en route to Malta, both privately carried to England and posted in London franked by 1d reds, with "FORWARDED BY / SMITH, ELDER & Co. / 65 Cornhill, London" labels on the reverse. Fine and very unusual, few forwarding agents labels are recorded. (2). Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 394
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1909-39 Covers and cards sent from, to or within G.B, all with explanatory cachets, many returned to the sender, including 1928 "INCONNU" label applied in Syria, 1916 bilingual "Returned to England without / a reason for non-delivery", 1929 cover to China with "UNCLAIMED", "RETURNED TO WRITER" and "REBUT INCONNU" applied in Peking, 1925 "Returned for / better address / fresh Postage / necessary", 1921 cover to "British troops in France" with "PLACE OF DESTINATION / REQUIRED" and "FRESH POSTAGE / NECESSARY", "Found without contents" (2), cover with attached form about missing contents, 1922 label "RETURNED - INADMISSABLE / PANEL MUST FORM INTEGRAL / PART OF ENVELOPE", 1935 Air Mail covers to H.M.S "Revenge" with boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED FOR / TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL / SPECIAL FEE REFUNDED BY BRITISH / POST OFFICE ON APPLICATION" (2), etc. (35).
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Lot No: 395
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1914 (June 4) Cover from Russia to "P. Vival, S/S Rio Iguassu, c/o British Consul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", 3k + 7k cancelled on Novosokolinki to Vindau T.P.O, the address crossed out and the cover sent to London with arrival c.d.s (July 28) and violet boxed "Returned / Seamans letter / G.P.O / LONDON" applied to both sides, very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 396
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1920 (May) Covers with printed return address of "The Victory Club, 26 King Street, St. James, S.W.1" (2) or with manuscript inscription "The enclosed was a list of drawings of the Victory Bond Club, a scheme of Bottomley's & the drawing took place in France", and a 1930 (Nov 12) cover to Hospitals Trust Ltd in Dublin, all posted in London franked 1½d, with Returned Letter Section Officially Sealed labels and violet boxed "Detained, opened, and forwarded / to addressee by order of the / Secretary of State". The Victory Club was a fraudulent lottery run by Horatio Bottomley M.P, who was found guilty of 23 counts of fraud in May 1922; the 1930 cover probably contained sweepstake tickets. An unusual and scarce cachet; lottery and betting correspondence was prohibited from being sent by inland post. (4). Photo on Page 70. (Image1)
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1911 First U.K Aerial Post
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Lot No: 415
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1911 First U.K Aerial Post. 1911 (Sep 9) Violet privilege mail postcard to London, the address and KEVII 1d stamp both on the reverse of the card, London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", superb colour and very fine. Photo on Page 70. (Image1)
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Lot No: 416
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1911 (Sep 9) Violet privilege mail postcard with printed greetings "Souvenir of the First United Kingdom "Aerial Post". With the Compliments of the Founder." and signed by W. Windham. Addressed to the Oxford and Cambridge Hostel in Allahahad (which was funded from proceeds raised by the Allahabad aerial post), bearing KEVII ½d and KGV ½d tied by the Aerial Post c.d.s code "4", arrival c.d.s (Sep 30). Minor corner creasing, otherwise fine and very scarce to India. Photo on Page 70. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
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Lot No: 417
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1911 (Sep 15) London to Windsor proof envelope in an unissued pale green colour, addressed to Edinburgh with KGV 1d tied by Aerial Post c.d.s code "3". Photo on Page 70. (Image1)
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Lot No: 418
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1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London violet privilege mail postcard, reverse with typed message signed by W.T Hedges, proprietor of the Windsor Chronicle, confirming despatch of the special Aerial Post issue of the newspaper. Addressed to G.H Charsley in Slough with KGV ½d tied by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", a Cricklewood c.d.s alongside (Sep 18). Very fine, superb colour and very scarce with the Windsor Chronicle message. Photo on Page 70. (Image1)
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Lot No: 419
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1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London violet privilege mail envelope to The Central London Sick Hospital at Hendon, a KGV 1d tied by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "2", Cricklewood (Sep 18) backstamp. Superb colour, very fine. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)
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Lot No: 421
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1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London green envelope franked KEVII 1d and green postcard franked KGV ½d, both addressed to Mrs Rushton by her husband W.S Rushton, the Postmaster General's representative at Windsor, with Windsor Aerial Post code "2" cancels and Cricklewood (Sep 18) arrival datestamps. The cover with small unobtrusive tear at upper edge, otherwise both very fine, the green Windsor envelope scarcer than the violet privilege mail envelope of Windsor. (2).
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Lot No: 422
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1911 (Sep 9) Invitation to the inauguration of the service at the London Aerodrome, Hendon, printed on red card with the First U.K Aerial Post picture at left, number 279, named to "W.G Kirkwood, Secretarys Office, G.P.O", the Postmaster General's representative at Hendon. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)
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Lot No: 423
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1911 (Sep 9) Red Drivers Ticket, to admit a motor card or carriage to the special car enclosure, number 279 (known to have been issued to W.G Kirkwood - see previous lot), fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)
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Air Mails
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Lot No: 397
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Air Mails. 1910 (Aug 12) Picture postcard franked KEVII ½d, cancelled by "LANARK / GRAND STAND" c.d.s, used at the second Aviation Meeting in Britain (the temporary P.O open 6-13 August). Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 70. (Image1)
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Lot No: 398
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1926-82 Covers and cards including 1926 cover flown from S.S "Homeric" to New York by Alan Cobham initialled "AJC", 1936 APEX autogiro flown card and other covers or cards with the APEX cancel (3, one signed by the PMG Kingsley Wood), 1935 (May 7) Silver Jubilee set on F.D.C with "Wilton Road Hudsons Place" datestamps carried on first direct London to Lusaka despatch (dropped by parachute, about 20 covers flown), 1952 Flying Boat "Princess" first flight cover signed by the crew, etc. (10).
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Lot No: 399
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1929-38 Covers (47) and postcards (4), all commercial mail with KGV stamps sent by airmail with letter rates from 1½d to £1, with covers to Chile (6, two carried by Zeppelin on 1932 1st South American flight franked 4/- or 1934 1st South American flight franked 12/-, two others flown by Lufthansa franked 12/- or 20/-), also covers to Uruguay (2, Air France or Lufthansa), Colombia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Iran, etc. An interesting collection in an album. (51).
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Lot No: 401
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Railway Air Services. 1933-34 Covers with 1933 (Apr 12) first flights from Cardiff to Torquay or Teignmouth bearing a 3d parcel stamp or from Plymouth to Cardiff without a G.W.R stamp; May 22 Plymouth to Birmingham flight with 3d air stamp, pilot signed; June 26 Cardiff to Birmingham cover with 3d air stamp addressed to Malta (arrival c.d.s); Sept 17 Cardiff to Plymouth cover with 3d air stamp addressed to USA, also other covers with 3d air stamps (2) or handstruck "RAS / 3d PAID" (3), all franked 1½d. (11).
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Lot No: 402
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1933-41 Internal flight covers, mainly first flights, with 1933 International Air Lines bearing 3d air stamps (4, three franked 1½d, the other pilot signed); 1933 Provincial Air Service bearing 3d air stamps (12); 1934 Island Air Express covers from Shanklin to Portsmouth and Heston to Ryde, with air stamps, both pilot signed; 1935 (May 7) Silver Jubilee set on F.D.C flown from Liverpool to Isle of Man with flight cachet, pilot signed, 1937 (May 10) KGVI F.D.C from Lundy with ½d Atlantic Coast Air Services stamp; 1937-38 West Cost Air Services flights from Liverpool to Isle of Man (2); 1941 G.W.&S. Air Lines cachet on commercial cover from Scilly Isles to Penzance. (23).
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Lot No: 403
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Scotland. 1934-39 Internal flight covers with 1934 Highland Airways (5, two with vignettes), Dec 1st Hillman Airways first flights (2, both pilot signed) and 1935 (Nov 30) final flights (2, both pilot signed), 1936 KEVIII 1d F.D.C from Orkney with Highland Airways vignette, 1937 Aberdeen to Shetland with Aberdeen Airways vignette, 1939 Scottish Airways North Ronaldsay to Kirkwall and Glasgow to Campbeltown flights. (13).
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Lot No: 404
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Rocket Post. 1934 Covers from Brighton (2, June 6) or Isle of Harris (Aug 1) all with Rocket Post vignettes and cachets, one Brighton cover and the Harris cover signed by G. Zucker, also a card depicting the explosion of the Scarp to Harris rocket. (4).
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Lot No: 406
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1934 England to Australia MacRobertson Air Race, covers with G.B and Australia stamps flown by C. Kay, J. Hewitt and F. Stewart (2, one flown onto Palmerston with G.B + N.Z stamps, 100 of each flown), M. Hansen and D. Jensen (110 flown), R. Turner and C. Pangborn, or N. McGregor and H. Walker (160 flown), all pilot signed, the first three with Mildenhall A'Dme skeleton datestamps. Also a cover from Holland flown in the "Uiver". (6).
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Lot No: 407
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1935 Covers (11), postcard and a receipt all bearing Silver Jubilee stamps, mainly flown covers with May 7th ½d + 1d F.D.C from London to Liverpool, 1½d F.D.C from Liverpool to Stapleford (Essex Airport) and ½d + 1d + 1½d F.D.C from London to Glasgow all flown by Hillman Airways, Lundy Island to mainland flown covers bearing Lundy ½ puffin + Atlantic Coast Air Services ½d (2, one pilot signed), other internal flown covers (4), express cover with five 1½d stamps, etc. Also second issue Atlantic Coast Air Services ½d mint, exploded 2/- booklet number 300, and cover with five advert pages from booklet 303 with printed selvedge instructions showing the advert placement, book number and value. (13+).
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Lot No: 408
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1935 Timetables for internal airlines, comprising Western Airways Express, North Eastern Airways, Northern & Scottish Airways, Railway Air Services, Highland Airways, Hillman Airways, Spartan Air Lines, Jersey Airways, Portsmouth Southsea & I.O.W Aviation Ltd, Crilly Airways (2), and Aberdeen Airways. Also an original Photo of a Railway Air Services plane. A scarce group. (13).
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Lot No: 409
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1935 Covers and cards with Silver Jubilee stamps, all to Africa including May 7th F.D.Cs flown to Nyasaland (set on printed F.D.C), Cape Town (cover torn), Windhoek (½d, 2½d on postcard) or Nairobi (3 x ½d, 3 x 1d, 1½d), May 10th covers to Cape Town (2, one with Croydon Aerodrome c.d.s), Nov 13th first flight cover by Sabena from Brussels to Elizabethville, and other mainly commercial covers to Mauritius, Egypt (3), Sudan (2), South Africa (2), Tanganyika or Northern Rhodesia. (17).
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Lot No: 410
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Scotland. 1937 (Nov 23) First flight covers from Lerwick to Aberdeen (4) or Kirkwall, or Aberdeen to Lerwick (2), three registered, three pilot signed. Also 1934 (Dec 1) Kirkwall to Wick first flight cover signed by the pilot. (8).
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Lot No: 413
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1938 (Mar 15) A.E Clouston and V. Ricketts England to Australia and New Zealand and return flight in the DH88 Comet "Australian Anniversary". Covers flown from England to Australia (12 flown), England to Australia and onto New Zealand (2, 14 flown) or New Zealand to Australia and onto England (very few carried), with stamps of the two or three countries applied upon posting or receipt, two signed by the two pilots, also a postcard of the pilots. A scarce group. (5). Photo on Page 70. (Image1)
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Lot No: 414
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1938 (July 20) Ireland to USA experimental flight by the Imperial Airways seaplane "Mercury", special editions of the "Daily Sketch" and "Daily Herald" newspapers with "Trans-Atlantic Edition" or "Sent by Imperial Airways Liner Mercury" printed headings, the last with a U.S stamp cancelled in New York (July 21), and the large printed sheet "The Daily Mirror, Greetings Canada, London Yesterday, Montreal Today", scarce. (3).
