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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 145
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CENSORED LETTER, BRITISH ARMY IN FLANDERS; 5 Feb. 1794 EL endorsed 'post pd to London 4d' at lower left to Oudenaarde (Flanders Campaign) with curved "AYLESBURY" h.s. and double-ring London "PAID" d.s. on front. Rated '8'(d) and endorsed 'Woodcock' at base to indicate he had censored the letter. Addressed to Captain Lee 2nd Regt in the 16th Light Dragoons and written by Sir William Lee the addressees father. Fine. Cross Reference: BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (Image)
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Closed..Sep-08-2021, 09:17:52 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 146
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WATERLOO HERO & VETERAN - FLAG-BEARER WILLIAM LEEKE - PERSONAL LETTER-BAG; c.1842 large (8½x12 ins.) personal leather letter-pouch with brass clasp (carrying strap lost; good worn condition suggesting being in use for maybe 35 years) inscribed "Revd. W. Leeke, HOLBROOK"; presumably used for letters sent between Rev. Leeke's vicarage in the small village of Holbrook (Derbys.) and Belper Head P.O. William Leeke was the vicar at Holbrook from 1842 until his death in 1879. In 1815, the 17-year-old Leeke (1798-1879) had carried the colours of the 52nd Regiment in the thick of (and throughout) the 9-hour Battle of Waterloo; his graphic memoirs were published in 1866 (excerpts included with this lot). Unusually large for a bag devoted to the mail of a single individual, and with a fascinating history; perhaps Leeke posted sections of his memoirs to his published in 1866 in this very bag....Cross Reference: DERBYSHIRE, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, WRITING EQUIPMENT, LETTER SCALES, ETC. (Image)
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Closed..Sep-08-2021, 09:21:33 EST
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 147
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WWI & WWII DELAYED & DAMAGED MARKS; Pair with 1916 env. to the Greek Consulate in Glasgow franked 25l with British censored tape at left & right and "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED/BY GERMANS AND DELAYED" h.s. on front and 1931 flight env. to Kenya franked GB KGV 5d, 1½d & ½d with framed "DAMAGED BY WATER/AT/CHANCERY LANE SAFE DEPOSIT/DURING AIR RAID/SEPTEMBER. 1940" h.s. on rear. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII, GREECE, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS (Image)
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Sale No: 838
Lot No: 148
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WWII INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS; Pair with 3 Sep. 1939 unfranked env. to England ex France from Air Force troops in Rheims with pencil; note on rear 'posted one hour after war declared' with framed "MORE TO/PAY" h.s. on front and partially overstruck by large bold "FIELD FORCE" h.s. and 8 Jan. 1942 airmail env. to 'A.P.O 1310' franked GB KGVI 1/- + 3d with framed "IT IS REGRETTED/THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE/DELIVERED AT THE/ADDRESS STATED." and "Air Mail fee '1's. '3'd./refunded" h.s. on front with accompanying ambulance env. and printed explanatory note. (4 items) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
