Great Britain and British Commonwealth POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 5959
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1775-1847 Postal History. Small collection containing a 1775 Government Penny Post entire with Westminster Thursday handstamp and 12 o’clock handstamp, 1780 entire from France to Cambridge with 31/JY Bishop mark, 1828 Entire to Norwich with very fine boxed ‘Ixworth Penny Post’ handstamp on face, 1839 Entire to Limpsfield with superb ‘Wimborne/Penny Post’ handstamp, 1839 Fourpenny Post period (Dec. 31) entire to London with black manuscript ‘4’, 1840 entire to Aberdeen with boxed ‘PAID AT/GALWAY’ handstamp, 1840 entire to Halifax with red ‘Todmorden/Penny Post’ handstamp and large blue ‘2d’ due handstamp, 1843-44 two entires from Hull with different red hand struck ‘1D’ UPP handstamps, 1844 entire with very fine red Parsonstown ‘Pd, 1d’ UPP handstamp, 1847 cover with ‘YORK/1D/PAID’ UPP handstamp and 1821 copy of the Morning Herald sent postally with red fourpence handstamp. An interesting group overall very fine or better. (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Nov-01-2023, 03:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
POSTAL HISTORY & STATIONERY
Sale No: 5959
Lot No: 38
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1800-1849 Maritime Mail. Small collection including 1880 entire from London via Liverpool to Providence, Rhode Island with small curved ‘SHIP’ handstamp applied on arrival, endorsed per Elizabeth & Emma, 1809 incoming letter from Linz to London with a very fine London ‘*SHIP*/(Crown)/LETTER’ handstamp (Robertson Type S10), 1810 Packet Letter from London to Lisbon routed via Plymouth Dock, which the Packets were temporally using owing to a muting by the Falmouth packet crews (scarce, this arrangement was only in place until Jan. 1811), 1834 entire from Mount Irvine, Tobago to Dumfries with a blue ‘SHIP LETTER/19JU1834/LEITH’ handstamp (Robertson Type S6) with matching blue ‘Add:½’ below, 1849 entire from London to Mauritius with a red ‘SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON’ date stamp (Robertson Type S29) endorsed ‘p. Carnatic. An interesting group. (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Nov-01-2023, 03:30:00 EST
Sold For 350
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Lot No: 39
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1844 Uniform Penny Post. Very fine entire from Otley to Knaresborough showing a very fine strike of the rare boxed ‘PAID/1D (HOLMES)’ UPP handstamp at right in reddish brown and an equally fine green Otley date stamp at left fo JA.26.1844. Super item. (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Nov-01-2023, 03:30:00 EST
Sold For 800
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Lot No: 40
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1841 1d Pink Lettersheet. Superb locally used example beautifully cancelled by a perfectly struck Bridport ‘Skeleton’ datestamp for OC.10.1844. Exhibition quality. (Image)
