EARLY INC. LARGE "B" CANCEL: 1721-72 group inc. 1721 EL Bristol to Wrexham and endorsed "p Chester Bagg"; 1740 EL from Bristol to HM Paymaster General Whitehall with "B" hs (BS12) on reverse; 1771 EL to Dunster Summersetshire (sic) with fine "B/RIS/TOL" hs (BS18); 1772 EL to William Dickinson MP, Somerton with good "B/RIS/TOL" hs (BS18), etc. (6 items) (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

EARLY BRISTOL HANDSTAMPS: 1784-1822 selection of hand stamps inc. 1784 E (small faults) to London with fine "122 BRISTOL" hs (BS32); 1784 E to London with good "BRISTOL" hs (BS31 inv. L); 1787 E to London with fine "BRISTOL" hs (BS28); 1792 EL to London with fine curved "BRISTOL" hs (BS40); 1800 EL to Halifax with good "BRISTOL / date" (BS47); 1807 printed EL Kennet & Avon local use with fine "1/ PPU" hs (BS134); 1822 EL to Marlborough with fine "BRISTOL / 122" in dotted circle (BS83), etc. Good variety. (21 items) (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

BRISTOL POST WALK HAND STAMPS 3 OR 7 P/P/P: Pair inc 1803 EL to London with faint "Bristol/[date]" hs and opposite a v. fine Post Walk "7/P/P/P" hs (W&J BS132) and 1813 EL written at Clifton to Banbury with red Bristol mileage and a good Post Walk "3/P/P/P" hs. (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

BRISTOL MARITIME MAILS INC. GREAT WESTERN: 1805-1923 with 1805 EL Pennsylvania to Edinburgh via Bristol with good "Ship Letter/ (crown)/ BRISTOL" hs (BS320); 1838 E Canton to London via Bristol with fine step "BRISTOL / SHIP LETTER" hs (BS324); 1839 EL New York to London endorsed "Great Western" with v. fine "BRISTOL / SHIP LETTER" hs (BS336); 1859 E Oporto to Bristol with v. fine "BRISTOL / SHIP-LETTER" hs; 1838 EL New York to Switzerland via Bristol & London agents endorsed "Steam Ship Great Western" with fine step "BRISTOL / SHIP LETTER" hs (BS324); 1923 env. Kingston Jamaica to London with pair Jamaica 1d red cancelled Avonmouth cds with below a fine blue "SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL" hs, etc. Fine selection. (17 items) (Ex Mike Brown) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SWITZERLAND, SOUTH AFRICA, CHINA (Image)

MISSENT TO BRISTOL: 1821-49 selection inc. 1821 EL Dursley to Monmouth with good "DURSLEY / PENNY POST" hs and at left a fine "MISSENT / to / BRISTOL" hs (BS170) and 1828 part E, Exeter to Slough with good example of the same hs; 1841 EL Swansea to Basingstoke with good "Missent / to / Bristol" hs (BS174); 1849 EL Birmingham to Birstal, Leeds with v. fine blue "Missent / to / Bristol" hs (BS174), etc. Fine group. (6 items) (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

1825-46 RECEIVING HOUSE NUMBERS & PENNY POST: A range of Receiving House numbers many with Penny Post hs inc. 1839 EL Clifton to London with fine "No.1" in oval RH hs; 1828 EL to Warminster with fine "BRISTOL / Penny Post" hs (BS144) & "No. 1" RH hs; 1830 EL to Cardiganshire with fine framed "BRISTOL / Penny Post" hs (BS146) & blue "No. 4" hs; 1828 EL to Edinburgh with good framed "Bristol / Py P." hs (BS140) & boxed "No. 2" RH hs; 1837 E to Plymouth with fine "No.10" RH hs; 1840 E to Salisbury with fine "No.13" RH hs; 1825 EL to Sheffield with fine framed "Bristol / Py. P." hs (BS140) and framed "No.14" RH hs; 1846 EL to Sherborne with fine "No. 25" RH hs etc. Good selection. (17 items) (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

1833-1839 PAID AT BRISTOL HS INC. TO OVERSEAS: Small group inc. 1833 EL to Westown, 1834 EL to Monmouth and 1837 EL to Brighton all with fine examples of "PAID AT BRISTOL" (W&J BS162) hs; 1836 EL Bristol to Bordeaux via London with v. fine "PAID AT BRISTOL" hs; 1833 printed EL Shipping Notice to Oporto, rated 2/5d with good "PAID AT BRISTOL" hs etc. (8 items) (Ex Mike Brown) Cross Reference: FRANCE, PORTUGAL (Image)

BRISTOL INSPECTORS "W" HS: 1840 Kennet & Avon Canal printed annual report from Marlborough with large red "PAID/1" hs, ms. "Not to be found" and on the reverse a v. fine example of the scarce Bristol Inspector "W" in circle hs. (W&J BS198) (Ex Mike Brown) Cross Reference: WILTSHIRE (Image)

1846-1907 NUMERAL/DUPLEX CANCELLATIONS: Good variety of numeral/duplex cancels on cover and PC inc. 1846 E to Plymouth with fine "134" 1844 Type; 1856 local use with 1d red star tied fine sideways duplex (Parm. Type II); 1858 env. to Ledbury with 1d red star tied v. fine sideways duplex (Parm. Type Va); 1876 env. to Pontypool with v. fine "4VODB"; 1907 PPC to Stapleton with v. fine "3VOD25", etc. Good selection of cancels. (77 items) (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

EMIGRATION TO AMERICA ILLUSTRATED NOTICE: 1852 notice (approx. 25x18mm) on pink paper titled "EMIGRATION TO AMERICA ... FROM BRISTOL" to both New York aboard the "Java" and to Quebec aboard the "Columbine" with footnote stating that "The fine ship "Deborah" will be despatched for Port Philip and Sydney ...". Also included is a letter + env. advising the Rev. Aubrey Townsend of which ship etc. to take plus a separate page advising on provisions required. Scarce. (2 items) (Ex Mike Brown) Cross Reference: CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1843-1904 CLIFTON MAILS: Fine variety of Clifton cancels on env. & PC inc. 1843 1d pink PS env. to Plymouth cancelled MX with fine "CLIFTON UDC" on reverse; 1855 env. to Kidderminster with 1d red star tied fine Clifton 959 sideways duplex; 1863 env. to Derby with 1d red star tied v. fine Clifton "4CD" ds; 1874 env. to Vienna with 3d rose Pl. 14 CB tied Clifton "4VOD" ds; good variety of Clifton duplex cancels etc. (41 items) (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

1880-1907 BRISTOL SQUARED CIRCLE CANCELS: Collection of Bristol squared circle cancels on cover, PC and PPC inc. 1880 env. to London with fine cancel; 1881 env. to Clifton franked Inland Revenue 1d lilac tied by code B2 squared circle; 1894-1907 env./PC/PPC with numerals 1, 2, 4, 8 or 10 at base, later PPC, many with Bristol scenes, with corner numerals. Good variety. (43 items) (Ex Mike Brown) (Image)

BALANCE OF THE MIKE BROWN BRISTOL COLLECTION: c.1900-1980 Collection inc. env. & PPC with variety of early & mid 20th century cancels, slogan cancels, explanatory hs, small group of WWII Bristol connected censor mail, commemorative covers of the short lived 1975 Severn Airways flights, local ephemera inc title deed etc. (qty in box file) (Image)

BRISTOL RAILWAY/TPO MAILS: 1904-99 group of env. & PC with railway cancels inc 1904 RMSP crested env to Germany with "POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS" hs and pair KEVII 1d red + ½d. green tied fine "PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL TPO" cds; 1905 PPC Bradford to Frome with v. fine "BRISTOL & PENZANCE T.P.O. DOWN" cds; 1906 PPC Bournemouth to Uxbridge with v. fine "LONDON & BRISTOL S.C. / DOWN DAY MAIL" cds; 1906 PPC Chile to Newquay with v. fine "BRISTOL & EXETER T.P.O. / DAY MAIL" cds; 1931 env. to Manchester with v. fine "LONDON & BRISTOL T.P.O". cds; 1938 env. to Bristol with v. fine "BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL T.P.O." cds etc. (31 items) (Ex Mike Brown) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, CHILE (Image)