Great Britain and British Commonwealth REGISTERED MAIL
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1049
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Cat No: Collection
THE VERY RARE LONDON FOREIGN BRANCH "F.O" DOTTED CIRCLE ON COVER EX POLAND TO GUILDFORD; 7 July 1832 EL (written in Polish) sent Registered (endorsed "par Recepisse") from "Keydaniei" (= Kedainiai, now in Lithuania, but in Russian Poland in 1832) to "Guildford, Surrey" via Austria, with faint oval-framed "L....OL" namestamp on the front. There are also transit marks "Charge" & "L.A." (? Vienna) on the front beside "Autriche/Pr Huningue" (red oval, applied in Paris) with blue "CHARGE", and London "FPO" & General Post backstamps (26 July). Also on the front is a very fine rare large London Foreign Branch "F.O" in dotted circle (Jay L1049; only known 1826-32). This FO mark was only used on the tiny number of continental Registered letters that were addressed to places beyond London; all the recorded examples are to Edinburgh except for this one, which is specifically referred to by Jay (p.155). There are faint red crayon marks on the front as well, including a large "X" across the address (indicating that it was fully prepaid - except for British rates when posted); it was charged "4/2" on arrival, which appears to be the 2s-6d reg. fee + 1s-4d rate ex Austria via France + 4d London to Guildford. This is one of the rarest of all London Prestamp marks. [The Oct. 1827 example in Cavendish's 'Vivien Sussex' Collection, which had a partly erased address and toning, sold for £2,530 on 6 Mar. 2002.] Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LITHUANIA, POLAND, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 1,800.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:08:28 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1050
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1832/38 MONEY LETTERS & 1785/1839 LETTERS REGARDING SENDING OF 'HALF NOTES': 1832 EL to Newark charged 1/6 and marked 'Money Letter' and "BAWTRY/[two bars]" on the back, referring to £22/10/0 enclosed; 1836 EL to The Bishop of Salisbury in Southampton, redirected to Salisbury, charged 4d and marked 'Money Letter' with v fine FARRINGDON [Hampshire] udc on the back, apparently enclosing £1 coin which has caused a roughly circular tear in the letter!; 1785 EL (folded to display the contents) to Kent with London Bishop mark "29/NO" enclosing 'the other half of the bank note', not detected by the PO and carried at the single rate; and 1839 free letter London to Hailsham signed 'A Stuart' at lower left but with correspondence inside from a Mr Kennett (misuse of the franking system), asking for payment of overdue amount and suggesting the sending of 'half notes [ie, cut in half] in two letters', unusual content. Fine quartet. (4) Cross Reference: HAMPSHIRE, YORKSHIRE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FREE MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:08:49 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1051
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RARE 1840 "MONEY LETTER" ENDORSED "HALF A SOVEREIGN INCLOSED"; Remarkable 30 Jan. 1840 EL from Wolverhampton (fine c.d.s. and red U.P.P. handstruck "1" mark on the front) to London boldly endorsed "Money Letter. Half a Sovereign inclosed." above the address, and still with some threads inside where the coin was sewn onto the page of the letter! Very rare; there was no Money Letter system in operation from 1st Jan. 1840 , and the Registered inland mail system did not begin until 6th Jan. 1841, so this letter actually had no special treatment, but it is clear that it did indeed reach its destination. The coin was to pay for a copy of a specific will held in London. Amazing! [Ex Barrie Jan, Cavendish 16 June 2000, lot 2571; realised £340+BP.]Cross Reference: UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD, REGISTERED MAIL, STAFFORDSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:09:34 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1052
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1840/41 SCOTTISH 1d NOTICES OF OBJECTION: 1840 printed notice with red MELROSE cds & red "1" on the front and 1841 handwritten notice with JEDBURGH cds (2, on front & back) plus red "1" on the front (a stamp appears to have been applied and removed but this is under the cds and if so must have happened at the time). Rare early Scottish examples; ex Willcocks, the 1840 is illustrated in GB Journal Vol 31 Pg 44. (2) Cross Reference: ROXBURGH, SCOTLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:10:01 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1054
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PAIR OF 4-MARGIN 1d RED COVERS REGISTERED (IN CASH) SHOWING REDUCTION OF 1/- TO 6d FEE; Good pair of 15 Nov. 1845/6 Apr. 1848 ELs registered from London (to Tiverton or Scotland) each with 4-margin 1d Red (just tied or well tied by London Numerals respectively); the first endorsed "Registered 1/-" in red, and the other with red ms "6", thus showing the reduction of the registration fee from 1/- to 6d that occurred on 28 Mar. 1848, a very early example of the new 6d rate. They originally enclosed a share certificate and a £99 "Bank Post Bill". It is very hard to find these cash-paid fee covers with 4-margin 1d Reds. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, 1841 1d REDS (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:10:48 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1055
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1846/7 STAMPLESS MAIL IN THE 1/- REGISTRATION FEE PERIOD INC. A 2/6 FRANKING - Jan. 1846 large EL (used as a wrapper for legal documents) to Wymondham paid 2/6 in cash (paying 1/6 postage for a 9oz item plus 1/- reg fee) & with NORWICH cds on the back. Also attractive Nov. 1847 EL (enclosing half bank notes of £100) to Manchester paid 1/1 in cash (single postage plus reg fee) with SOUTHPORT cds on the front and WIGAN & MANCHESTER cds on the back. (2) Cross Reference: NORFOLK, LANCASHIRE, SUFFOLK, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:11:19 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1056
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RARE HAMBURG "[crown]/REGISTERED" ON VIENNA COVER TO LONDON; 6 June 1849 E Registered ("Recomandirt") from "Vienna" to London "via Hamburg" with black "WIEN/RECOMMAND" d.s., oval-framed "P." and red "Franca" on the front along with various m/s numbers and rates, but also having a superb red fancy handstruck Prussian P.O. in Hamburg "[crown]/REGISTERED" mark (Van der Linden 2408; only recorded for 1848 and in black) nicely placed on the front. Fine example of an early ingoing Registered cover long before the Prussia/Registered Crown marks were used. [Ex Ron Hake, 1981.] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, REGISTERED MAIL, GERMAN STATES (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:11:54 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1057
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ATTRACTIVE, RE-ADDRESSED 1850 PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE: 12 Dec. 1850 'PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE' (imprint at top) to 'Coghill', Essex, franked with 2d Blue plate 4 strip of three paying the compulsory registration and 1d Red, all with four margins, tied by 447 numerals of LEEDS (cds on the back, along with London (3) and KELVEDON), endorsed 'No such place known in Essex' and 'Not for Coggeshall', then 't[ry] Kelvedon' where it seems to have finally been delivered. A fine example. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE, ESSEX, REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:12:43 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1058
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1850/54 REGISTERED COVERS & 1848 3oz COVER: 1850 large part E (front plus large part of two flaps) from UXBRIDGE to TRING (both cds on front or flap, plus London cds on front) with two 1d Red imperfs on the front paying the postage for 1oz plus a vert. block of six on the back for the registration in part used as a seal and now in two parts on top and lower flap, all cancelled/tied by fine 830 numerals; and 31 Dec. 1853 EL (faults) Aberdeen to Edinburgh franked 10d (ten 1d Red imperfs, generally poor condition) paying 6d reg. fee plus 4d for the 2oz rate and unusually arriving late on 4 Jan. 1854 possibly due to bad weather. Plus 1848 EL Dunse to Edinburgh franked with six 1d Reds (strip of four and two singles) tied by Scots numerals. (3) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, MIDDLESEX (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:13:08 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1060
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ATTRACTIVE 1851 COVER FROM LINCOLNSHIRE - 3 Mar. 1851 env. (minor opening tear) to MACCLESFIELD (cds on the back, along with HORNCASTLE) franked with 2d Blue JJ-JL plate 4 (JL constant variety) strip of three just shaved under JK plus four margin 1d Red JA plate 103, all tied by 378 numerals, paying 1d postage plus 6d reg. fee. Cross Reference: LINCOLNSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:14:05 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1061
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EXTREMELY RARE 2d "VIOLET-BLUE" STRIP OF FIVE ON COVER FROM PONTEFRACT - 7 Apr. 1852 E to MACCLESFIELD (cds on the back, along with PONTEFRACT, both in blue) franked with fine plate 4 strip lettered HB-HF, just shaved at one small point under HB, paying 4d post for up to 2oz plus 6d registration; SG Spec. ES16 £1500 per stamp off-cover. 1990 BPA cert; exhibit quality cover [ex Mairi Bury]. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 3,200.00
Sold...GBP 3,200.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:15:32 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1062
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VERY FINE 1852 COVER WITH 2d BLUE IMPERF STRIP OF FIVE - 22 Oct. 1852 env. to MACCLESFIELD (cds on the back) franked with very fine plate 4 strip with margins all around, lettered AE-AI (AE, AF & AI all state 1 prior to later repair by re-entry) and paying 4d postage plus 6d reg. fee, tied by London numerals. A lovely, clean cover of exhibit quality. (Image)
Opening GBP 900.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:16:11 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1064
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VERY FINE 1852 COVER TO BAKEWELL WITH UNUSUAL BRASS 'STUD' SEAL - 23 May 1852 env. (innocuous spike hole well-clear of stamps) to BAKEWELL (cds on the back; WORCESTER cds on the front) with fine 2d Blue plate 4 strip of three paying the registration and 1d Red for the postage, all cancelled or tied by fine 918 numerals; the env. with unusual brass sealing device. Very attractive cover [ex Mairi Bury]. Cross Reference: WORCESTERSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 420.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:17:11 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1065
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VERY FINE 1853 COVER FROM HAVANT - 6 Jan. 1853 legal-sized env. from HAVANT to BRIGHTON (both cds on the back, along with London transit cds) franked with two strips of four 1d Red, QI-QL/RI-RL plate 144, one strip just into at one point, paying the 8d combined postage and reg. fee, tied to the cover or each other by 344 numerals. A few minor pinholes away from the stamps do not detract from what is visually a very appealing cover of exhibit quality. Cross Reference: SUSSEX, HAMPSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 850.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:17:52 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1066
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1853 COVER TO HAWKSHEAD - Aug. 1853 E from LIVERPOOL (cds on the back, along with AMBLESIDE) with strips of three 1d Red imperfs originally being a block of six, QJ-RL plate 165, large margins in places, cut into elsewhere, paying the registration and FH plate 152 (cut into, filing crease) paying the postage. Attractive cover. Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, CUMBERLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:18:29 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1067
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VERY FINE 1854 COVER USED IN KENT - 13 Mar. 1854 legal-sized env. from DOVER to ROCHESTER (both cds on the back) franked with 2d Blue plate 4 strip of four, very close to four margins all around, just shaved at top right, paying the combined postage plus registration, tied by 258 numerals. Very fine and clean exhibit item. Cross Reference: KENT (Image)
Opening GBP 750.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:18:57 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1068
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RARE "LIVERPOOL/REGISTERED" SPOON COVER WITH TRULY 4-MARGIN 6d EMBOSSED + 1d RED; Exceptional 13 Dec. 1855 env. "Registered" from Liverpool to London with 6d Embossed (all four margins well clear which is very rare for this stamp on cover) and 1d Red 'Stars' (perfs. cut at right) tied by two light but clear strikes of the rare "LIVERPOOL/REGISTERED" Spoon Duplex, also having a red London "Paid" Tombstone d.s. alongside. Doubly Rare and of Exhibition Quality. [Ex Western Auctions, 10 Jan. 1976; £125.] Cross Reference: EMBOSSED ISSUES, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:19:49 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1069
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1855 COVER WITH GROSSLY MISPERFED 1d RED - Aug. 1855 env. to Wereham, Norfolk from London with 6d embossed (folded over to the back) paying the reg. fee and C3 1d Red, RH/SH plate 4, misperfed so as to have a third of one lettering and two-thirds of the other, green BRANDON cds on the back; wax seal of the genealogist William Courthope. Very attractive perf variety. Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, NORFOLK (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:20:50 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1070
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VERY FINE 1856 COVER FROM WORCESTER - 24 June 1856 env, bankers imprint under the flap, to Aberdeen, franked with 6d embossed having four huge margins plus fine C6 1d Red, IH plate 16, cancelled or tied by fine 918 numerals and very fine WORCESTER cds alongside, fine green ABERDEEN cds on the back. Exhibit quality. Cross Reference: WORCESTERSHIRE, ABERDEEN (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:21:19 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1071
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ORIGINAL OFFICIAL 6d REGISTRATION FEE NOTICE; Remarkable printed (central fold, small tears and creases) 23 May 1856 Rowland Hill London G.P.O. No. 27 1856 Notice "REGISTRATION OF BOOKS/AND OTHER PACKETS/ADDRESSED TO BRITISH COLONIES" The recent Regulation, permitting the Registration of Books and other Packets besides letters, will apply not only to Packets transmitted within the United Kingdom, but also to those addressed to any British Colony or Possession. Henceforward, therefore, such Packets, whether for places within the United Kingdom or for any British Colony or Possession, on which the ordinary postage is prepaid by Stamps, together with a Registration Fee of Sixpence, may be registered. An exceptional introductory item to registered overseas mail. Believed unique outside the Postal Museum & Archive. (Image)
Opening GBP 700.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:21:49 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1072
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GREEN COVERS & GREEN TAPE LONDON GPO NOTICES; Pair with Notice 26 Oct. 1856 printed 'No.54, 1856' "DISCONTINUANCE OF GREEN COVERS/FOR ENCLOSING/REGISTERED LETTERS" (few stains) 2-page Notice signed by James Dunen, Sub Postmaster at Great Barford and 12 June 1858 printed 'No. 25, 1858' "GREEN TAPE TO DISTINGUISH/REGISTERED LETTERS." 2-page Notice illustrating the rear of env. with green printed tape tied to the back. Good pair of original source documents. Cross Reference: POST OFFICE ACTS/NOTICES
Opening GBP 600.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:22:19 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1073
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REMARKABLE 1858 COVER WITH SEVEN 2d BLUE PLATE 6 PERF 16 - 1 Mar. 1858 legal-size env. to EXETER (thimble cds on the back) franked with 2d Blue SG36a (SG £325 each) strip of five (inc. RE re-entry) plus two singles, paying 8d postage and 6d reg. fee, tied by London numerals and with red oval REGISTERED ds below. The strip quite possibly the largest known multiple remaining on cover; a wonderful item of undoubted exhibit quality. Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 1,700.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:23:05 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1074
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RARE "LIVERPOOL/REGISTERED/466" DUPLEX COVER WITH LIVERPOOL "[crown]/REGISTERED" MARK; Attractive 28 Jan. 1858 env. "Registered" from Liverpool to Bath with 1d Red 'Stars' + 6d Lilac tied by a remarkably fine strike of the rare "LIVERPOOL/REGISTERED/466" Duplex (the 6d with additional part strike), having a very fine scarce red Liverpool "[Crown]/REGISTERED" mark (rather superfluously!) applied alongside. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 420.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:23:40 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1075
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1859 REGISTERED COVER USED WITHIN SHROPSHIRE - 1859 E to Cleobury Mortimer franked with 1857 1d Red & 6d Lilac surface printed (single rate postage plus 6d reg fee) tied to the cover or each other by SHREWSBURY duplexes, STAFFORD, BEWDLEY & CLEOBURY-MORTIMER cds on the back. Cross Reference: SHROPSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:24:12 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1076
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Cat No: Collection
COVER WITH VERY RARE & DISTINCTIVE BOXED "REGISTERED/AT NORWICH" STAMP-FRAME MARK; Spectacular 25 Feb. 1861 env. (East of England Bank, Norwich imprint under flap noting enclosed £5 cheque - some thinning of paper well clear of stamps) "Registered" to Knaresborough franked by a 1d Red 'Stars' tied by a Norwich duplex, beside a 6d Lilac (placed sideways and with wing margin cut to fit as usual for this) also tied by a Norwich Duplex but placed within a very fine Handstruck boxed "REGISTERED/18[61]/AT NORWICH" manuscript-dated mark of which we have only recorded one other example on cover (10 Aug. 1861) and one on a piece (10 July 1865 with 4d). Important and famous Exhibition item. [The other cover was in Cavendish's 25 June 1999 Martin Willcocks auction; lot 1144, realised £1,600+BP, and appeared again in Cavendish's Vivien Sussex Collection, 6 Mar. 2002; lot 124, £700+BP.] [This cover ex Stitt-Dibden & ex David Trapnell, 1995.] Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, NORFOLK, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 1,500.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:24:52 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1077
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1861 NOTICE OF OBJECTION - PARISH OF UGBOROUGH, DEVON - 23 Aug. 1861 'Notice' (ms in red; creases) franked with C10 1d Red paying the postage plus 2d Blue RD plate 8 state 2 paying the special 'registration' fee associated with these notices, tied by PLYMOUTH duplexes & IVYBRIDGE cds on the flap. Interesting combination use of 1d & 2d values. Cross Reference: DEVON (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:25:18 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1079
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PRUSSIA REGISTERED DATESTAMP ON INCOMING MAIL; 20 Mar. 1869 E (faint central file fold) to London franked North German Confederation 2gr (3) + 1gr tied by Weimar cds with "Recommandirt", "[crown]/REGISTERED", framed "P.D." and "REGISTERED/PRUSSIA" cds on front. Very scarce and attractive example with fine strikes of these markings. Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:26:10 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1081
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VERY EARLY PRINTED "REGISTERED" LABEL ON COVER EX GLOUCESTER WITH 1d RED + 4d SAGE-GREEN; Colourful 5 Nov. 1877 env. (Gloucester Bank imprint flap and wax seal) from Gloucester to Bristol with 1d Red pl.198) and scarce 4d Sage-Green (pl.15) tied (unusually) by "GLOUCESTER" thimble c.d.s.'s but remarkably also having a small printed (red on white) "REGISTERED" label alongside, which is also tied by the same c.d.s. The first example of this (private?) regd. label that we can recall having seen, and a fine c.d.s. cancelled usage of the scarce 4d Sage-Green. [Ex Robert Danzig, 1994, £170.] Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 440.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:26:53 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1082
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LIVERPOOL - THE UNRECORDED EXPERIMENTAL(?) "REGISTERED REGISTERED REGISTERED...." ROLLER MARKING; Extraordinary 8 July 1878 env. (opened out for display, seal cut away and slightly reduced at left) to London with Strip of Three 1d Reds (pl. 201; one with corner fault) tied by tall "466" numerals with blue oval "REGISTERED/EXCHANGE B.O. LIVERPOOL" d.s. on the front. Also having very fine bright blue small-lettering "REGISTERED REGISTERED REGISTERED...." roller marks (different shade of blue ink to the oval d.s. - therefore struck at the Head Liverpool P.O. in transit??) across both back and front at right angles. Was this a Post Office Experiment for the new Blue Lines system introduced earlier that year? The only example of this Roller of which we are aware. Wonderful Exhibition Item. [Ex Vivien Sussex, Cavendish 6 Mar. 2002, lot 142; £700+BP.]Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 850.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:27:54 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1083
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CARE OF THE CAPTAIN (AT QUEENSTOWN) COVER WITH LIVERPOOL EXPERIMENTAL BLUE LINES ROLLER; 3 Sept. 1878 small mourning env. ex Liverpool addressed to "Captain Gleadell for James Staunton Esq., SS Celtic, Queenstown" franked for the compulsory registered system for passengers (at the 2d fee & 1d postage rate) with ½d, 1d and 1½d plate numbers, all tied by "466" numerals of Liverpool with very fine blue oval "REGISTERED/BOOTLE LIVERPOOL" d.s. alongside. There are also fine blue Liverpool Experimental hatched lines back & front crossed at right angles. Trebly rare cover - the Experimental lines, the c/o "Captain" rate & the ½d, 1d & 1½d franking! [Ex Martin Willcocks 1999 & ex Vivien Sussex 6 Mar. 2002, lot 132 - £440+BP; also ex Cavendish 6 Mar. 2004, lot 1370; realised £360+BP.] Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, 1870 1½d PLATES (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:28:38 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1084
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JERSEY - RARE BLUE "[crown]/REGISTERED" WITH MATCHING EXPERIMENTAL HANDSTRUCK BLUE LINES; 30 Sept. 1878 env. to Paris with 2½d Rosy-Mauve (pl.12) and 1d Reds (2; pl.184) tied by "409" vertical numerals beside v. fine black "JERSEY" c.d.s.; also on the front is a very fine rare small blue Jersey "[crown]/REGISTERED" mark matching the Handstruck blue lines that have clearly been applied back and front (at right angles) by the Post Office in Jersey and as such are an apparently Experimental (and unrecorded) Jersey marking. Very rare and attractive. Unique? [Ex Vivien Sussex, 2002.] Cross Reference: JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY, REGISTERED MAIL, FRANCE, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:29:27 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1085
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UNUSUAL CANCELS & FRANKINGS - 1d+1½d+2d WITH CORKS & 3d ON 3d WITH "R" IN OVAL; Small 16 Sept. 1879 env. "Registered" from London to "Balmoral" (to a member of the Royal Household) unusually franked with Line Eng. 1d Red + 2d Blue + 1½d Red all tied by superb cork grid cancels with a red oval "REGISTERED/S.M.P." (St. Martins Place) d.s. on the front. Plus 24 Mar. 1884 env. with neat red "REGISTERED." imprint on the front (Coventry Bank imprint ref. enclosed £3 cheque under flap) to Lurgan with scarce 3d on 3d (for the 2d fee + 1d postage) tied neatly in one corner by an oval-framed large "R" mark alone (rare thus) with a v. fine oval "REGISTERED/COVENTRY" d.s. alongside. Most unusual and attractive frankings and cancels. (2 covers) Cross Reference: ROYALTY, POSTAL STATIONERY, KGV, WARWICKSHIRE, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
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Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:30:04 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1086
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RARE REGISTERED PRINTED MATTER RATE COVER WITH EXPERIMENTAL BLUE LIVERPOOL 'ROLLER LINES'; Fine 8 Dec. 1879 local EL (printed "Bankruptcy Act" contents) with 2d Blue & ½d Rose-Red tied by fair "466" numerals with v. fine blue oval "REGISTERED/RANELAGH PL. LIVERPOOL" d.s. alongside, but also most unusually having superb brighter blue (applied in transit at Liverpool head P.O.?) crossed impressions of the rare Roller string-like lines back & front crossed at right-angles. One of very few known covers - and probably the most attractive one - with this Experimental form of Blue Roller Lining. This is also a rare registered Printed Matter ½d-rate cover. Exhibition quality. [Ex Vivien Sussex, Cavendish 6 Mar. 2002, lot 144; realised £650+BP.] Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, REGISTERED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, PRINTED MATTER (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:30:30 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1087
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RARE GIANT "SE" CANCELLATION ON REGD. ENVELOPE UPRATED WITH 1/- + ½d TO ITALY; 28 Feb. 1883 usage of the 2d Blue regd. env. (some edge wear and dusting) from London to Modena uprated for the quintuple UPU rate (5 x 2½d = 1s-½d + 2d fee = 1s-2½d) with ½d Green & scarce 1881 1/- Orange-Brown (pl.14; both stamps creased) spectacularly tied by large Handstruck "SE" marks with "R" in oval and "BERMONDSEY ST/SE" cds and oval "REGISTERED/S.E.D.O." d.s. alongside. There are also 3 Italian backstamps. These District Office "Initials" cancels are very seldom seen; only a handful have been recorded on covers, and this 1/- Orange-Brown is also very hard to find on cover. Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, REGISTERED MAIL, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:31:08 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1088
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IRELAND - COMPULSORY REGISTRATION FOR PASSENGERS' "CARE OF THE COMMANDER" COVER TO S.S. 'UMBRIA'; Rare Sept. 1886 usage of the 2d registered env. franked for the compulsory registered "Care of the Captain" system for passengers (at the 2d fee & 1d postage rate) with 1d Lilac from London with partly printed label as address; "Passenger per S.S. [Umbria], c/o "Commander of the Packet off QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND". Few known. [Ex Martin Willcocks 1999 & ex Vivien Sussex 6 Mar. 2002; also ex Cavendish 6 Mar. 2004, lot 1371; realised £280+BP.] Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:31:33 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1089
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COMPULSORILY REGD. MAIL - "CAUTION/Coin" LABEL WITH GPO LABEL + BOXED "POSTED OUT/OF COURSE"; 8 Feb. 1886 env. (flap opened roughly) to Dover with 1d Lilac tied by v. fine "GOSPORT" cds but charged "8d" with blue lines and having a perf. P.O. "CAUTION" label on the reverse endorsed "Coin"; also having the much rarer embossed perf. white label with oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE/RECEIVER AND ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OFFICE" wrapped round the edge (few known on cover). Plus 22 Feb. 1895 usage of the small 2d regd. env. from London to Birmingham with 1d Lilac tied by 2-ring cds, but posted in a letter-box and so with fine boxed "POSTED OUT/OF COURSE" and matching h.s. "6d" on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers)Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, REGISTERED MAIL, HAMPSHIRE, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:32:03 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1090
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1896 RARE "NOT CALLED FOR" ON DUBLIN OFFICIAL ENV.: Feb. 1896 OHMS env. with 'THE IRISH LAND COMMISSION' imprint at left endorsed 'Notice', sent registered in Dublin with 1½d & 2d Jubilee issues tied by octagonal "1/REGISTERED/DUBLIN" ds and "MERRION ROW" cds below, then with very rare & fine "NOT.CALLED.FOR" placed above the imprint with an additional strike of the octagonal ds dated a month later; endorsed on the back 'Sender not known at Land Commission [inits]'. Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, RETURNED MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL (Image)
