BOGNOR & SUB-OFFICES: 1889-1938 collection on annotated leaves inc. 1897 type I "BOGNOR (BJS)" label franked pair 2d QV Jubilee stamps tied with "BOGNOR/E/JU23/97/P.P." cds's; 1902 type P label franked 5d tied with fine squared circle; 1913 type W label franked 6d tied with fine large skeleton postmarks; 1920 type W "BARNHAM (QHT)" franked 10d + 4d (unusually high rate); 1912 "Victoria Park" label franked 6d tied by cds & over stamped with a large red rectangular "COACH/ROAD BORNE" hs; plus other label types for Bognor as well as Aldwick, South Bersted, Station Road, West Street, or Elmer Beach; rubber hs's, two 1938 Southern Railway parcel labels, 3 stamps and a PPC with "P.P." cds's, and 10 PPCs depicting local scenes and post offices. (34 + PPCs) Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

BRIGHTON (ST. JAMES'S STREET) - RARE TYPE A2 "PARCELS POST" LABEL on piece & franked with a pair of 3d stamps cancelled by "ST. JAMES'S ST./D/JA 1/[no year]/BRIGHTON" cds's (possibly 1884). Characterised by the words "PARCELS" (plural), and "where used", as well as a single panel for stamps. Some edge damage (top & bottom) which does not detract or affect stamps. Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

BRIGHTON HEAD OFFICE & PARCEL COACHES: 1892-1980 set inc. a a linen "O.H.M.S." parcel label with a a c.1897 D-ring purple "BRIGHTON TO LONDON/*/*/PARCEL COACH" cachet (undated bridge), endorsed in blue crayon "To Dorking" on front & "Holmwood Stn." on back; plus 9 other labels (types I, P, S, U, W & midget), 7 'facsimile' hs's, a "FOUND OPENED OR DAMAGED" label used in 1925, 2 certificates of posting (1897 & 1904), a Customs Declaration, and 9 period PPCs showing mail coaches or carriages inc. "THE FIRST MOTOR COACH" 1905, a 3 x horse drawn Rotal Mail van dated 1906, and a single horse drawn L.B. & S.C. van. A fine and interesting lot. Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

BRIGHTON TOWN SUB-OFFICES - 'B - EA': 1901-2000 set mounted on pages inc. a 1914 type U "Compton Road" label franked 4d with X-List designation of "63"; a type U label (no office named) franked 7d (scarce rate) dated with a "DYKE RD./25AU/17/BRIGHTON"; plus other types for Bedford Street, Beaconsfield Road, Cannon Place, Carlton Hill, or Eastern Road; 4 Certificates of Posting; 2 'facsimile' hs's. (16 labels)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

BRIGHTON TOWN SUB-OFFICES - 'N - P': 1895-1934 range of labels inc. a type J unappropriated label with ms "North St. Bton." franked 9d (very high rate) tied with a head office dumb cancel adjacent to a partial "COACH/ROAD BORNE" hs & "NORTH ST./OC 30/[?]/BRIGHTON" cds; a type W "North Road" label franked 7d (scarce) tied with fine "NORTH ROAD/NO 26/13/BRIGHTON" cds; plus a variety of other types for Old Steyne, Preston Road, and Preston Street; and a few Certificates of Posting inc. Oxford Street B.O. Mainly in very fine condition. (19 labels/'facsimiles', + 3 Posting Certs.)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

BRIGHTON VILLAGE SUB-OFFICES - 'H - POR': 1894-2000 range of labels inc. a type I "HENFIELD (HHV)" label franked 4½d tied by a "BRIGHTON" H.O. dumb rubber cancel adjacent to a "HENFIELD/E/JU 20/94" cds (stamp & cds in wrong panels!); a type J unappropriated & unfranked label with ms "Henfield" endorsed "redirected/unpaid" and "5d to pay" with a fine "HENFIELD/FE 25/99" cds; a type T unfranked "Shermanbury, Henfield" label stamped with "SHERMANBURY,/HENFIELD/7=JAN.14/SUSSEX" rubber cds" & "COACH/ROAD BORNE" hs's; a type T "Upper Portslade (UPD)" label franked 4d tied by a "UPPER PORTSLADE/DE 10/10/BRIGHTON" cds over stamped with a purple "COACH/ROAD BORNE" hs; a1916 type W "Hollingbury" label franked 7d (rare rate) tied with a town cds; a 1917 type W "Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks (HOF)" label franked with a 2d pair tied with a fine town "950" duplex (unusual thus); plus a variety of other types for The Parade Hangleton, Partridge Green, Patcham, and Portslade; and several PPCs of post offices or local scenes. (24 labels/'facsimiles', 8 PPCs)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

CHICHESTER - HEAD OFFICE & TOWN SUB-OFFICES: 1891-1970 range mounted on pages inc. 2 fine unappropriated labels used with hs's - one with a telegraphic code triangular "CHA" & partial cds (c.1902), and the other with a straight line "CHICHESTER" & 1912 thimble cds (rare used in this way); plus other types for East Street, Northgate, or Summersdale; and a few PPCs depicting local scenes or post offices. (25 labels/facsimiles, 4 PPCs)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

CHICHESTER - VILLAGE SUB-OFFICES: 1900-1931 range mounted on pages inc. a partial (trimmed left & right) type N "BOSHAM (QCC)" label franked with 6d + 2x½d (rare use of ½d stamps & rare 7d rate) tied with "CHICHESTER" undated rubber cancels; a type J "HALNAKER (HNK)" label franked with a 10d QV Jubilee stamp (rare high rate) obliterated by an over-inked dumb cancel adjacent to a fine "HALNAKER/A/AP11/01" cds; a type T "OVING" label franked 7d (rare rate) tied with an indistinct cds over printed with a partial "COAC[H]/ROAD BORN[E]" adjacent to a fine "OVING/11MR/15/CHICHESTER" cds; plus other types for East Wittering, Chilgrove, Eastergate, Fishbourne, North Mundham, Portifield, Selsey, Siddlesham, Siddlesham Common, Singleton, West Ashling, West Dean, West Wittering, or Whyke; and several PPCs depicting local scenes or post offices inc. West Wittering P.O. c.1905 with the Postmaster & Postmistress standing outside. (29 labels/facsimiles, 15 PPCs)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

HASTINGS CHIEF OFFICE: 1894-1915 range mounted on pages inc. "HASTINGS (HS)" label franked 3d + 2d QV Jubilee stamps tied by fine "HASTINGS" dumb rubber cancels with fine "HASTINGS/A/SP 4/94" cds; type J "HASTINGS (HS)" label unfranked but charged 3d postage + 2d registration with a large purple oval "R" hs & fine "HASTINGS/*/AP10/01" cds; "St. Helen's" label unfranked but charged 3d with a partial boxed "COACH/ROAD-BORNE" hs & blue "ST. HELEN'S/11 DEC. 08/HASTINGS" skeleton cds adjacent; plus others for St. James's Road & Station Sorting Office. (16 labels)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

HASTINGS TOWN SUB-OFFICES: 1887-1978 range mounted on pages inc. type G "Longfields" label franked ½d + 10d QV Jubilee stamps tied by very faint dumb cancels with a fine large "LONGFIELDS/C/NO 13/94/HASTINGS" cds; "Harold Road" label franked 6d cancelled & dated with faint "HAROLD ROAD/20 JUN. 16/HASTINGS" rubber cds's; "St. James's Road" label endorsed "Redirected/Unpaid" with a partial "ST[. JAMES'S ROAD]/10 JA/19" cds; plus others for St. George's Road, Verulam Place B.O., Silverhill, Clive Vale, White Rock, High Street, Braybrooke Road, Bulverhythe, St. Helen's, or Halton. (35 labels/facsimiles)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

HASTINGS VILLAGES: 1893-1919 range mounted on pages inc. "Etchingham (ETM)/(under Hayhurst)" label over stamped "HASTINGS" charged 6d (no stamp) dated with a slightly smudged "ETCHINGHAM S.O./12.30PM/JY 22/11/SUSSEX" cds; "Vinehall Street/Robertsbridge (VNL)" label franked 6d cancelled & dated with "VINEHALL STREET/30 JU/19/ROBERTSBRIDGE S.O. SUSSEX" cds's; plus others for Pevensey Bay, Ore, Westfield, Crowhurst, Burwash, Little Common, or Hollington.; 3 PPCs depicting local scenes or post offices. (15 labels)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

HAYWARDS HEATH & TOWN SUB-OFFICES: 1901-1992 range mounted on pages inc. type S "HAYWARDS HEATH (HGR)"label franked 3d (strangely in top right corner) tied by a partial boxed "COACH/[R]OAD-BOR[NE]" hs & dated "HAYWARDS HEATH/*/AP22/08" cds; type W unappropriated label franked 5d tied & dated by "CROSS ROADS/MY 20/13/HAYWARDS HEATH" cds's over stamped by red boxed "COACH/[R]OAD-BORNE" hs; plus other types for South Road, Sussex Road, Sydney Road, Muster Green, New England Road, or Queens Road. (24 labels/facsimiles)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

HORSHAM CHIEF OFFICE & TOWN SUB-OFFICES: 1902-21 range mounted on pages (9 labels with stamps removed or stamps which do not belong) inc. type N "HORSHAM (HMC)" label endorsed "4d to pay/for redirection/TG" datestamped "HORSHAM/12.30PM/OC 4/02" cds, plus 2 others similarly endorsed from the same year; a strip of three 5d orange KGV stamps over stamped by fine purple boxed "PARCEL (HMC) POST/HORSHAM/HMC/2 NO 21" FACSIMILE HS; plus other types for Station Road, East Parade, Park Street, Queen Street, Victory Road, or West Street; and 2 PPCs depicting local scenes or post offices inc. a view of Horsham train station postmarked 1906. (17 labels/facsimiles)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

HOVE & TOWN SUB-OFFICES: 1891-1998 range mounted on pages (3 labels with stamps removed or stamps which do not belong) inc. a "Palmeira" label on a complete addressed tag franked 6d stamp tied by "BRIGHTON" rubber cancel & dated with "PALMEIRA/H/JA20/96/HOVE BRIGHTON" cds all over-stamped by a red boxed "COACH/ROAD-BORNE" hs; type S label franked 4x1d stamps tied & dated with fine "WESTERN ROAD B.O. BRIGHTON/*/MR 18/10/6" over-stamped by a boxed "COACH/[R]OAD-BORNE" hs; plus other types for Blatchingdon Road, 107 Church Road, 189 Church Road, Highdown Road, Lorna Road, Newtown Road, Portland Road, Victoria Terrace, Westbourne Place, 104 Crescent Road, or Western Road; and 9 Certificates of Posting. (37 labels/facsimiles)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

MIDHURST & AREA: 1892-1920 range mounted on pages (5 labels with stamps removed, 1 repaired) inc. type I "Iping" label franked with 3d + 1d + d stamps tied by "COACH/ROAD-BORNE" hs endorsed "Iping/Feb 24/1896" (as the P.O. clearly did not have a date stamp); type T "Redford" label franked with a pair of 3d stamps tied by "REDFORD/7 DEC. 12/MIDHURST" skeleton cds & over stamped with a faint "[COA]CH/[ROAD]-BORNE" hs; plus other types for Heyshot, Midhurst, Cocking, Easebourne, King Edward VII Sanatorium, or Stedham; and 13 PPCs depicting local scenes or post offices inc. unused (c.1910) & used (postmarked 1913) cards of Iping Post Office ( a VERY small shed!), and Heyshot Post Office (postmarked 1911). (19 labels/facsimiles)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

ST. LEONARD'S-ON-SEA CHIEF OFFICE & TOWN SUB-OFFICES - 'B - E': 1891-1930 range mounted on pages inc. type T "Eversfield Place" label franked 4d tied by a faint & very worn "COACH/ROAD-BORNE" hs & dated with a fine "EVERSFIELD PLACE/*/MY 30/12/ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA" cds, and similar franked 7d (1917); "Baldslow" label charged 4d (no stamp) with a fine blue "BALDSLOW/ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA/21 JUN. 13/SUSSEX" skeleton cds; plus other types for St. Leonard's-on-Sea, St. Leonard's-on-Sea Sorting Office, Bohemia Place, or King's Road. (23 labels/)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

ST. LEONARD'S-ON-SEA TOWN SUB-OFFICES - 'K - W': 1891-1913 range mounted on pages inc. "Marina (HEP)" label franked 9d QV Jubilee stamp tied by a "ST. LEONARD'S-ON-SEA/MARINA" dumb rubber cancel dated by a "ST. LEONARD'S-ON-SEA/JY15/98/MARINA" cds; "King's Road" label franked 5d tied by an indistinct dumb rubber cancel dated with a fine large "ST. LEONARD'S-ON-SEA/11.15PM/SP 15/11/KING'S ROAD" skeleton postmark; "Silverhill" label franked 3d tied by a partial boxed "COACH/ROAD-BO[RNE]" hs dated by a "SILVERHILL/DE 3/12" cds; plus others for St. Leonard's Green, West Marina (2, 1 stamp removed), or West Street (2, both stamps removed). (33 labels)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

WORTHING TOWN SUB-OFFICES - 'B - HE': 1891-2001 range mounted on pages (3 labels with stamps removed) inc. type W "Ham Lane" label franked 6d + 3d stamps tied by faint blue "HAM LANE/24 NOV. 16/WORTHING" skeleton cds's & a fine "REGISTERED/24 10 16/WORTHING" cds; type T unappropriated label franked 4d stamp tied by a faint red "CISSBURY ROAD/8 OCT. 14/WORTHING" skeleton all over stamped by a partial red boxed "COACH/ROAD-BORNE" hs; plus other types for Heene Road, Brighton Road, Brunswick Road, Clifton Road, Dominion Road, Sompting Road, or Downlands; 4 Certificates of Posting, and 5 PPCs depicting local scenes or post offices inc. Broadwater Green P.O. with staff/family outside (postmarked 1914) & Heene Road P.O. (c.1916) with staff outside. (32 labels/facsimiles)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

WORTHING TOWN SUB-OFFICES - 'P - W': 1894-1988 range mounted on pages (5 labels with stamps removed) inc. type I "West Tarring" label franked 6d tied with a "WORTHING/STATION" dumb rubber cancel dated by a "WEST TARRING/B/OC 9/94/WORTHING" cds; type I "Tarring Crossing (WTC)" label franked 4½d stamp tied by a partial indistinct dumb rubber cancel dated by a fine ""TARRING CROSSING/E/JU19/95/WORTHING" cds; type R "Worthing Station, B.O." label unused; plus other types for Railway Approach, Pavilion Road, South Farm Road, Tarring Road, The Pier, The Plaza, or West Worthing; 2 Certificates of Posting, and 3 PPCs depicting local scenes or post office inc. Railway Approach P.O. with staff outside (unused, original photograph, c.1905). (28 labels/facsimiles)Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

SUSSEX VILLAGES UNDER HAMPSHIRE & SURREY POST OFFICES: 1895-1921 range mounted on pages (4 labels with stamps removed) inc. types I, J, O, T, U, W, FOR Compton, Elsted, Fernhurst, Harting, Kingsley Green, Rogate, Walderton, Westbourne; plus 7 PPCs depicting local scenes or post office inc. an unused card of Westbourne P.O. with postman & donkey pulled delivery cart outside (c.1900). (10 labels/facsimiles) (Image)