CHARLES RIDEOUT MACHINE CANCELLATION ON 2d BLUE COVER: 5 Nov. 1859 EL to Macclesfield with Pl.7 2d Blue tied by a very fine "HS/LONDON/1" Rideout Machine duplex. Scarce thus. (Image)

RARE SLOPER MACHINE CANCELLATIONS: 1871-72 ½d 1st type used postcards with Sloper cancellations comprising an example of the v. scarce inverted orb (ex Cavendish lot 894, 9 Sept 2000), an arrow, a clipped side, and a small very rare irregular rectangle used in Liverpool. Three of the cards have printed advertisements. (Image)