1734-1857 Post Office letters and forms including rare 1734 G.P.O Edinburgh form completed by the Inverary Postmaster showing £1.8.2 due for a quarter's salary (including a quarter of all postage collected on inland country-road letters retained by the postmaster); unused letters regarding payment of Postmasters accounts; 1857 £80 Bond for a letter carrier, etc. (7).
Opening GBP 180.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 192
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c.1770-90 Entire letters and entires with town handstamps comprising two line Norwich in purple, single line Godstone, Newcastle, Newport, Bath, curved Staines, also an 1817 letter with small Redruth handstamp, the c.1760 entire to Rolls Coffee House in London, all very fine strikes. (7).
Opening GBP 240.00
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Lot No: 193
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1810-1917 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1839 4d Post entire letter from St. Helens, 1847 entire franked 1d from Manchester with cachet of the Belgian Consulate, 1863 U.S Consulate Cardiff printed envelope posted from Bath, 1858 Rideout machine cancels (2), 1856 Glasgow Madeleine Smith cancel, H&K Packet backstamps (6), 1901 stampless express cover sent within London, 1909 "POSTED ON / "LA MARGUERITE"", 1847 G.P.O "Remittance Letter of Acknowledgement" printed letters with Paid datestamps, etc. (32).
Opening GBP 220.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 195
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1820 Entire letter from London to "Adam Park, Surgeon to the Hon. East India Coy Ships, Gravesend" concerning his brother Mungo Park, the explorer then missing in Africa, with an enclosed page from the report of the African Association giving an account by Park's African guide Isaac, who the Association is going to send back into West Africa to try to find Park. Also other 1804-1918 letters, covers and cards including 4d Post Period letter prepaid local 2d charge, 1848-49 letters from Hastings to India prepaid in cash (3), 1849 cover to Grays Inn Coffee house, etc. (81).
Opening GBP 150.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 196
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1831-92 Small size covers and entire, the largest 11½x7cm with some as small as 6½x3cm, with prestamp or stampless covers (9, one from London to Canada, another from India to Scotland), covers franked 1d reds (27), etc. (44).
Opening GBP 300.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 198
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1863 Cover franked 4d + 1/- from London to Foochowfoo, China, with British P.O arrival backstamp, tear at left and flap faults but a very early use of the Foochow c.d.s. Also 1873 covers from Paisley to S.S "Sarpedon", to Suez franked 4d pair or to Singapore franked 1/-, minor faults. (3).
Opening GBP 100.00
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Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 201
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QV-KGV Covers and cards including large 1904 cover to USA franked KEVII 1½d + 6d + 10d pair + 2/6 (J.H.S & Co perfins of J.H Schroder), etc., also a registered front to Paris franked 1d + 1½d + 5d + 1900 bicoloured 1/-. (c.100).
Opening GBP 200.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 203
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Cat No: Collection
Newspapers. 1787-1831 Partly printed receipts for newspapers despatched from the G.P.O London, all differing named Clerks of the Road or Newspaper Agents (5); 1800 printed letter from Wm Ogilvy, Clark of the North Road, listing newspapers and mercantile intelligence which can be forwarded from the London G.P.O; and 1812 letter with printed heading of Leonard Willshire, Newspaper Agent, posted to Thomas Attree in Brighton requesting £2.14.00 for Law Chronicles despatched from London. A scarce and unusual group. (7).
Opening GBP 240.00
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Lot No: 204
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Official Mail. 1887-1991 Covers in an album, mainly stampless with various cachets including House of Commons, also I.R. Official stamps (12) with unusual single use of KEVII ½d on an Income Tax form sent at the printed matter rate. (53).
Opening GBP 100.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 206
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Cat No: Collection
Suffragettes. 1913 (Apr. 17) Cover posted in London franked 1d, from Earls Court to Villiers Street, Strand, a little oil or fire damage at lower right corner, endorsed "Result of Suffragette 'pillar-box' outrage". Also 1915-16 envelopes with embossed flaps showing a lady holding the scales of justice and "SUFFRAGII JUS" within a green circle (2), and a 1916 cover to USA from the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage, all franked 1d. An unusual group, the damaged cover scarce. (4). Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Air Mails
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 208
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Air Mails. 1911-22 Covers, postcards and ephemera, including 1911 Aerial Post card with triangular "SCOTCH / 6" handstamp (faults), 1912 signed picture postcard of C. Grahame White, 1919 "Stamp Collecting" Aerial Souvenir Mulready type card flown from Paris to London, 1918 postcard of the U.S Navy Seaplane NC1 being picked up by U.S.S "Tarbell" after its first Atlantic flight, 1919 postcard signed by the first civilian to fly to Paris, WW1 propaganda leaflet "By Balloon", 1920 covers flown from Paris or Danzig to London, 1922 Paris to London flight ticket, 1919 souvenir log book for a flight on a Farman biplane signed by the pilot Gaubert, etc. (16).
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 209
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1925-37 Covers, cards, etc, including signed picture postcard of Bert Hinkler, Royal Societies Club card signed by Hubert Wilkins, press Photo of Jean Batten, various first flight covers, etc. (19).
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 210
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Wembley Exhibition. 1924-36 Flight covers all bearing 1924 or 1925 Empire Exhibition stamps, including covers posted at the 1924 Exhibition to Berlin or Copenhagen, first flights to Rotterdam, Shanghai, Vienna, Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, etc. (14).
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Christmas
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 211
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Christmas. 1886 Parcel tag, the reverse with printed Christmas greetings and verse with a picture of a man under an umbrella, posted from Carlisle to Hexham franked 1d, vertical fold, otherwise fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
Opening GBP 140.00
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Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 213
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Manchester. 1905 (Dec. 18) Cover posted from Manchester to Leeds with QV 1d postcard cut-out tied by Manchester c.d.s, arrival backstamp, the stamp then tied by a superb strike of the violet oval "MANCHESTER / ADVANCE POSTED / CHRISTMAS 1905", presumably cancelled to order, nevertheless a scarce cancel and very unusual. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 290.00
Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 214
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Norwich. 1903 Picture postcard with Christmas greetings posted within Norwich, a KEVII ½d tied by Norwich 575 duplex in red, simply containing a "4" and the year date "03" with the "3" inverted, very fine and rare. Norwich and Cheltenham used their ordinary datestamps in red with the date omitted on mail posted in advance for Christmas delivery in 1903. Just 1,414 items posted in Norwich in 1903, this card being the finest of four recorded examples of this red duplex. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
Opening GBP 450.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Frees
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 217
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Frees. c.1770-1839 Entire letters or entires (22) and fronts (27) including items franked by Bishops (27); London Sunday datestamps (10); 1790 letter to the Earl of Breadalbane, Colonel of the 4th Fencibles at Taymouth, with an enclosed printed form listing the strength of the regiment; 1820 entire from the Duke of Sussex (sixth son of George III) to his son in the 12th Lancers at Norwich and redirected to London; 1808 front sent free to Bermuda, etc., handstamps include Lovegrove 22, 24. Also seven 1764-1817 Acts of Parliament granting franking privileges to specific Offices of State. (56).
Opening GBP 380.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 218
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1805-39 Entire letters or entires (22) and fronts (7) including alterations in the day of posting by the sender (3), wrapper for forwarding Parliamentary Acts with printed address of the Chief Magistrate or Head Officer at Corfe Castle, an unopened packet of Parliamentary Acts sent to the Magistrates at Sheffield Green near Uckfield, etc. Also 1802 and 1835 printed lists of M.Ps or Offices of State entitled to free postage, an 1800 letter from the Director of Posts in Brussels telling the addressee he must sign letters himself to qualify for free postage, etc. (34).
Opening GBP 150.00
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Lot No: 219
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Chelsea Hospital. 1788-1839 Entire letter and entires (4) comprising 1788 entire to Chelsea Hospital with circular "FREE / C" (reduced in size); 1824 letter to Chelsea Hospital charged 2/9 but redirected to the Paymaster General, endorsed "Official" with the charge cancelled and a Free datestamp; 1832 entire from Alloa to the Paymaster General, endorsed "Chelsea Pensioners", Free datestamp with the charge and "Addl/½" deleted; 1834-39 printed Royal Hospital Chelsea wrappers, one with Free datestamps the other with printed "Collector of Excise" address sent to Scotland with the charge deleted but "½" handstamp applied in error. (5).
Opening GBP 120.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 220
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Navy/Army/Chelsea Hospital. 1821-39 Entire letters or entires comprising printed wrappers from the Admiralty Office, Navy Pay Office (3), War Office (2) or Royal Hospital Chelsea (2, one unusually addressed to Upper Canada with a Kingston arrival backstamp, edge faults); also free letters addressed to Chelsea Hospital, "The Adjutant General, Horse Guards" or "General Lord Hill Commanding Forces, Charing Cross"; and an 1833 letter endorsed from the "Commissariat" to a coal merchant requesting his lowest price for supplying coal to Bolton Barracks' with an enclosed wrapper intended for the reply with printed O.H.M.S Commissariat heading and address of The Lords of the Treasury. (12).
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 223
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Cat No: Collection
Disallowed Frees. 1799-1839 Entire letters or entires (8) and fronts (3), comprising letters from Dublin with Free datestamps applied in error subsequently charged (2), 1799 letter with red boxed "Above Privileged / Number" and 1831 front with "ABOVE / WEIGHT", 1832 front to France with "Return'd / for Postage", letters headed with the incorrect date (2) or place of posting and a front with incomplete date all charged, 1832 letter apparently charged for redirection, 1823 letter from London to Berkshire redirected on the reverse back to London but endorsed "Not the Members usual residence" and charged 8d. An unusual group. (11).
Opening GBP 250.00
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Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Lot No: 225
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Christmas Day. 1826-39 Entire letters or entires (5) and fronts (2) all with Christmas Day postmarks including War Office wrapper to Ireland posted 23 Dec. 1839 (during the 4d Post period) finally delivered on Dec 27th with five transit datestamps over the Christmas period, 1830 entire from Brighton with "W" handstamp, etc. (7).
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Lot No: 226
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Sunday Datestamps. 1824-39 Entire letters or entires (9) and fronts (7) all with Sunday datestamps of London, including scalloped types (11), four with circular framed "C". (16).
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Lot No: 227
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Newspapers. 1707 The "Post-Man" newspaper to Rye charged 2d, 1714/15 "The Evening Post" newspaper to Reading both sent free, signed "Frank, Rich. Bigg" or "Frank Ja. Jennings", all with Bishop Marks, unusual. (3).
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Lot No: 228
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Channel Islands. 1801-05 Entire letters (2) and entires from Newport or London (3) all sent free to Thomas Sausmarez in Guernsey, three with Free datestamps, three signed by the Judge Advocate General. Also an 1829 letter from Lord Napier to Francis Freeling asking if he can frank letters to Jersey and Guernsey; and 1830 letter from Major Macbean, 84th Foot in Jersey, to Freeling, complaining that he had to pay 1/6 postage on a letter franked by Mr Barrow, Secretary to the Admiralty. (6).
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Lot No: 229
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Scotland - Money Order Office. 1808 (Oct. 3) Partly printed letter from the Money Order Office in Edinburgh, "Your account with this office for the quarter ended June 5 1808 has been examined and found to be correct. Balance £39.16.1 in our favour, which sum has been duly paid", the partly printed address with "Money Order Office" heading and "F. Freeling" signature, sent from Edinburgh to the Postmaster of Elgin with red c.d.s. Very scarce.
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 230
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Ireland - Explanatory Handstamps. 1824-39 Entire letter, entires (3) and an envelope all with Free datestamps and explanatory handstamps in red, comprising boxed "TOO LATE / H" or small type "TOO-LATE" of Dublin, circular "MID / DAY / MAIL" of Dublin, "CORK EVG MAIL" on 1824 entire from Mitchels Town endorsed "On the business of the Commissions of the Irish Fisheries", or scarce "Redirected / at Belfast" on 1839 entire from London to Belfast, redirected to Liverpool and then to London with three Free datestamps. Vertical file folds, the last with edge faults and a little overstruck, two to Edward Lees at the Dublin G.P.O. (5).
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Maritime Mail
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 234
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Maritime Mail. Falmouth Mutiny/Plymouth. 1810 (Oct. 16) Entire letter from London to Madeira, posted unpaid so handstamped "Return'd / for Postage", finally dispatched on the "Diana" which sailed from Plymouth on December 8th for Brazil, arriving at Funchal on Dec. 21st (endorsed as such by the recipient). A scarce "Plymouth" Packet letter, the Packets moved to Plymouth from early November 1810 until February 1811 following the mutiny amongst Packet crews at Falmouth in October. With an article on the Mutiny and subsequent Plymouth sailings by M.E Philbrick.
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 235
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Falmouth Packets. 1777-1826 Entire letters (2) and an entire, comprising 1777 letter from London to Madeira "p. Hillsborough Packet", 1812 entire with red "GIBRALTAR" handstamp to London "p. Windsor Castle Packet", and 1826 letter from Falmouth to Lisbon "p. Duke of Marlborough" prepaid 4/9. The "Hillsborough" was captured by an American Privateer in 1780; the "Windsor Castle" fought an action off Barbados in 1807 capturing the French Privateer "La Genii" with 14 guns and 96 men (of whom 21 were killed and 34 wounded), the "Windsor Castle" having four killed and eight wounded out of a crew of 28, with eight guns. The "Windsor Castle" was captured by an American Privateer in 1815; the "Duke of Marlborough" was captured by a French Privateer in 1808 who plundered the ship, threw the guns overboard and took six crew prisoner, before handing the ship back to the Captain and remaining crew, the mails having been thrown overboard before the ship surrendered. (3).
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Lot No: 236
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Transatlantic Mail. 1818-63 Entire letters sent between G.B and USA or Cuba, including 1842 letter from Scotland to USA prepaid at the 8d ship letter rate with scarce lozenge datestamp of Liverpool (Rob. M24 without code letter, usually only used on packet letters) and a Ship Letter Liverpool datestamp, 1818 letter from Havana sent by H.M.S "Larne" with boxed "PACKET LETTER", forwarding agents cachets (2), etc. (13).
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Lot No: 237
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Birmingham. 1907 (Aug. 9) Picture postcard of Japan, addressed to England, a G.B 1d cancelled a month later by superb "BIRMINGHAM / SHIP" c.d.s, unusual.
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Lot No: 238
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Falmouth/St Mawes. 1862 (Apr. 16) Stampless mourning envelope to London endorsed "Ship Letter Unpaid" and charged 2d, with a Falmouth c.d.s on the front, the enclosed letter headed "Ship Reunion off the Lizard" and including "we expect to disembark at Gravesend by Sunday if we get a good wind. Wallingford will then take the troops on to Chatham ..... Wally is quite a different character since we left Calcutta". Very unusual, charged as an inland letter despite the Ship Letter endorsement on the cover. Also an 1871 Stampless cover from St. Mawes to Sweden (corner fault) with an enclosed letter on notepaper headed with a fine engraving of St. Mawes harbour. (2).
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Lot No: 239
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Folkestone - Mobile Box. 1848 (June 2) Entire letter from France to London with superb boxed "M.B", backstamped at Folkestone and London, charged 10d, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
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Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 240
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Fowey. 1849 Entire letter to New York, written at sea on the ship "Panama" en route to Talcahana, Chile, landed at Fowey then taken to London where it was held for 36 days awaiting 1/4 postage, finally despatched on the "Niagara" packet. Handstamped "FOWEY / SHIP LETTER" (S3), datestamps of Fowey and London (May 24/June 29), boxed "No / Detained for Postage" and "Returned for / Postage", and "5 / CENTS", all in red. Scarce and very unusual. Photo on Page 38. (Image1)
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Lot No: 241
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Greenock/U.S.A. 1790 (Oct. 3) Entire letter from Norfolk, Virginia, to Glasgow, endorsed "pr the Louisa, Capt. Dickson q.d.c", posted upon arrival at Greenock as an inland letter, handstamped "GREENOCK" and charged 3d. The interesting letter includes the views of a French ship captain friend on the French Revolution, the newly elected President George Washington, and the ending of the war with Spain.
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Lot No: 242
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London - Mobile Box / Ship Letter. 1850 (Oct. 22) Entire letter from Havre to London endorsed "Consignees", and "Bill of Lading p. Wm Joliffe", therefore free of charge, handstamp red boxed "M.B" and "(crown) / EXEMPT SHIP LR" with a London Paid datestamp, file fold, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 38. (Image1)
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Lot No: 243
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Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet - "Chevalier". 1902 (Dec. 19) Picture postcard of S.S "Linnet" at Ardrishaig, a KEVII ½d cancelled by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / B / CHEVALIER" wide type c.d.s, an unusually fine strike of this scarce datestamp, only recorded with code "B" in 1902-03. Also a card of the ship. (2). Photo on Page 38. (Image1)
Opening GBP 200.00
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Lot No: 244
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Cat No: Collection
Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet - "Chevalier". 1907 (Dec. 23) Picture postcard to Glasgow with KEVII ½d cancelled by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / A / CHEVALIER" wide type c.d.s, minor corner creasing. Also a real Photo postcard of the steamer. The latest recorded use of this first type "Chevalier" c.d.s, very scarce, ex. Roger Hosking collection. (2). Photo on Page 38. (Image1)
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Lot No: 245
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1907-13 Picture postcards franked ½d, cancelled at Liverpool with violet "POSTED ON / "LA MARGUERITE", or cancelled at Glen Garth (Anglesey) with violet "L&N.W.S.S. Co LTD / SNOWDON", also a postcard showing a relief map of north Wales. All fine, the "Snowdon" cachet very scarce. (3). Photo on Page 38. (Image1)
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Lot No: 246
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U.S/British Sea Post Office. 1910 (Mar. 16) Picture postcard of S.S "Philadelphia" posted on the ship, a G.B ½d pair applied but correctly disallowed, the stamps ringed with U.S Sea P.O duplex number "2" applied away from the stamps, circular "U.S SEA P.O / T 2" tax mark, the stamps cancelled "723" at Southampton, charged 1d. An unusual use of G.B stamps on the U.S Sea P.O.
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Military & Naval Mail
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 247
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Military & Naval Mail. Naval Mail - Carlist War. 1837-38 Entire letters written by Lt. M.H Bunbury from H.M.S "Minden" at Lisbon (4) or H.M.S "Castor" at Barcelona (2), the long interesting letters (with full transcripts) detailing the wars in Portugal and Spain, one with red Falmouth Ship Letter. (6).
Opening GBP 250.00
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Mulreadys & Caricatures
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 252
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1840 (June 1) 2d Lettersheet, stereo a104, used from London to Bury St. Edmunds, signed in the lower corner by the sender Henry Jermyn, a bright red Maltese Cross applied below Britannia with red "T.P / Putney So" alongside, London c.d.s on reverse. An unusually fine and attractive 2d Mulready. S.G. £2,400. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)
Opening GBP 800.00
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Closed..Oct-25-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Pictorial Envelopes
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 261
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Pictorial Envelopes. 1840-90 Envelopes and lettersheets with Mulready 2d envelope stereo a196 and lettersheet stereo a103 both unused, Deraedemaeker reprints of propaganda envelopes (23) for Ocean Penny Postage, Peace, Anti-slavery, Intemperance, Commerce, etc., all fine. (26).
Opening GBP 500.00
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 262
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Postal Reform. 1841 (Jan. 13) Entire letter from Huntingdon to Chatteris prepaid 1d in cash, the address panel with a fancy border printed in sliver, with "Edis, Huntingdon" at the base and "Paid" in the lower left corner, red Huntingdon datestamp, tiny fault at upper edge, otherwise fine. Similar 1840-41 printed lettersheets intended for prepaid mail were produced by J.W. Barraclough of Nuneaton (now listed by S.G. in their G.B catalogue) and I.R Taylor in London (recorded used at March and St. Ives); these are described in "British Postal Reform" by J. Grimwood-Taylor (p 630/2) which does not record this lettersheet by Edis. Very rare. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)
Opening GBP 600.00
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Postage Due Mail
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 263
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Postage Due Mail. 1809-40 Entire letters and entires including letters from Europe handstamped "oz at 5/4 per oz", "oz at 6/8 per oz" (2) or "oz at 8/8 per oz" all applied in the London Foreign Branch, "More To Pay" handstamps (4, one 1840 letter charged single rate deficiency only in error), etc., also Paid handstamps. (12).
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 264
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1831 Entire letter from Stettin to Frederick Huth & Co. in London, initially handstamped with dotted framed "oz at 5/4 per oz" (intended for use on letters from Belgium and Holland) and charged 5/4, the error quickly noticed and the incorrect handstamp apparently deliberately smudged and replaced by the correct "oz at 6/8 per oz", the rate altered with the original rate deleted by a large inspectors crown. Vertical file fold at right, otherwise fine and exceptional, the only example of these rate handstamps applied in error and corrected that we have seen. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 266
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c.1897-1943 Covers and cards including registered mail (4), forces mail (6) with an unusual unpaid 1940 cover from the French naval ship "Jules-Verne" at Dundee with a 5d charge mark but bearing 4½d in due stamps, 1927 unpaid cover inscribed "Printed Matter" but endorsed "above 260 grammes" and handstamped "Liable to Letter Rate" with a charge of 3/6½, etc. (13).
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Lot No: 267
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1914-70 Covers and cards all bearing postage due stamps, including 1915 registered cover posted out of course and unpaid charged 6d with three 2d dues (one D14 control), 1914 stampless official cover from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs located at Le Havre charged 5d, air mail covers from India with charges of 1/1½, 1/5½ or 1/9½, demonetised QV stamps (2), 1924 unpaid cover with 3d charge mark but bearing a 1/- postage due (presumably charges for four covers), registered mail posted out of course (3), dues used in Isle of Man (2), etc. (68).
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Lot No: 268
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Europe. 1915-68 Covers and cards from Europe, all unpaid or underpaid with charges ranging from 1d to 1/2, including 1½d charges (12, five bearing 1½d brown dues), 2½d charges (10, two with 1d + 1½d brown dues), 3½d charges (5), 4½d, 5½d, 6½d, 7½d, 8½d, five with due stamps applied at ½d less than the charge shown. An interesting lot, all written up on pages. (50).
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Lot No: 269
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Asia/Australia. 1925-70 Covers and cards from Australia (5), New Zealand (4), India (10), Papua (2), Netherlands Indies (2), Iraq (3), Aden, Sarawak, etc., all unpaid or underpaid with charges ranging from 1d to 5/8, including covers from India charged 9½d (2), 11d (2) or 1/10½ (2), from Persia or Sarawak charged 1/7, from Australia charged 10d, 1/1, 1/8, 3/3, or 5/8, from New Zealand charged 1/4 (2), 2/2, 2/6, from Papua charged 1/1, etc., also a Malaya cover with 1d charge mark but bearing 11d in postage due stamps (probably a bulk charge on several items). A fine and interesting lot with some unusual combinations of dues and uses of 2/6 and 5/- values, all written up on pages. (32).
