BERKSHIRE pre-stamp covers with good/fine strikes of Ampthill, Faringdon, Maidenhead, Newbury & Wantage mileages, Faringdon & Wallingford UDC's, Newbury Penny Post (ex Compton); later items incl. Woolton Hill skeleton (1907), Kintbury thimble, Hungerford items etc. (18) (Image)

BRISTOL 1729-1847 pre-stamp covers incl. partly fine strike of the scarce BRIS/TOLL (1729), 1841-47 covers with useful range of mileage and c.d.s marks. Interesting group. (11) (Image)

CHESHIRE - CONGLETON 1853 long envelope (corner faults) to the Hop Pole Inn, Chester with QV 2d blue strip of three (FJ-FL) 2 good margins, cancelled by crisp strikes of the '216' numeral; small faults but an attractive and uncommon franking. (Image)

CORNWALL c1797-1843 pre-stamp marks on cover incl. blue Callington (1834), over-inked s/line Camborne (1820), good Helston horseshoe (1797), Liskeard boxed mileage, superb strike of Padstow UDC in red (1840), Stratton UDC, s/line Tregony (3) and circular mileage, mainly fine blue PAID AT TRURO etc. Mixed condition but some attractive marks. (16) (Image)

CORNWALL QV-KGV covers & cards with good variety of postmarks incl. 1d red covers from Bude, Falmouth, Fowey & Truro & fine Chasewater UDC (1849, stamp removed); PPC's with Trespin, Trewithian & Withiel rubbers, range of smaller PO c.d.s etc. (28) (Image)

CUMBERLAND good Wigton mileage (1823) and 1831-36 curved h/stamp (2), weak red Penrith/Penny Post (1825), Gretna UDC (1849), Penrith 1841 cover with multiple MC cancellation of 1d red, various duplex and c.d.s cancels etc. (16) (Image)

DERBYSHIRE mainly QV miscellany with group of 'turned' 1d red covers (Wesleyan expense accounts) with marks of Alfreton, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Castle Donington, Chesterfield, Ilkeston, Matlock Bath & Ripley; ½d bantam single & pair (2) frankings ex Bakewell, uncommon Eckington c.d.s (1878) etc. (30) (Image)

DERBYSHIRE small group of pre-stamp covers 1794-1852 with marks incl. Alfreton, Bakewell, Chesterfield & scarce Tideswell mileages, fine strike of the convex CHESTERFIELD on 1794 EL to Leek, Bakewell unpaid EL to France etc. Useful lot. (8) (Image)

DEVON QV covers with UDC's of Budleigh Salterton & Bishops Teignton, 1d red covers with range of numeral & duplex cancels incl. Bampton, Exeter, Plymouth, Teignmouth, Dawlish etc. Also 2d blue on long cover ex South Molton to London with uncommon redirection h/stamp. (25) (Image)

DEVON pre-stamp covers c1814-47 incl. scarce Exeter skeleton receiving c.d.s (1841), boxed mileages of Axminster, Crediton, Honiton & Tiverton, circular mileages of Ashburton, Axminster, Collumpton, Exeter (4 incl. red) & Plymouth; fine UDC's of Bampton, Collumpton & South Molton; penny posts of Newton Abbott & Dartmouth etc. Useful lot. (21) (Image)

DURHAM Halmote Courts study - group of early letters 1680-1709 concerning the property of the Bishop of Durham, addressed to his Steward; carried by messenger so no postal charges but attractive addresses. Well written up on display pages. Most unusual material. (8) (Image)

DURHAM miscellany incl. circular mileage (1812, redirected), Houghton Le Spring Penny Post, early c.d.s covers (4) with nice 1840 m/s '2' etc. Also a few PPC's (16) with village cancels, rubbers etc. (five different Colliery c.d.s noted). Interesting group. (25) (Image)

DURHAM QV-QEII mix incl. 1845-51 pair with Sunderland High St. & New St. suboffices (one, stamp removed), 1d red covers with marks of Barnard Castle, Darlington, Gateshead, South Shields etc. Blackwell rubber c.d.s (1917) etc. (16) (Image)

DURHAM (STOCKTON ON TEES) covers on leaves incl. 1778-88 fine STOCK/TON (2 diff), horseshoe type, mileages, c.d.s types, MiddlesBro' PP (1840) fine UDC of Woolviston (1843), to KEVII PPC's and a few later items. Worth inspection. (38) (Image)

ESSEX miscellany incl. blurred Chelmsford horseshoe (1792), fine red Colchester Penny Post (RH 1), 1884 long cover with 1½d lilac ex Chelmsford, KEVII skeletons Walton on Thames & Witham (2) etc. (11) (Image)

HEREFORDSHIRE 1769-1847 pre-stamp covers with good selection of marks incl. s/line Hereford (7) 1769-1800, boxed Hereford Penny Post (1839); boxed mileages of Ledbury & Ross (2), Leominster with s/line, boxed mileage and circular mileage erased c.d.s etc. Nice clean lot. (18) (Image)

HEREFORDSHIRE 1836-52 covers with UDC's of Brampton Bryan (weak), fine Bromyard, Kingsland, Ledbury (red), & Leintwardine; 1d red covers inc. 'turned' examples of Wesleyan correspondence with marks of Hereford (2), Kington (3) & Ledbury (2); useful Hereford incl. 1895 parcel post label & 1875 2½d cover to Germany etc. (20) (Image)

HERTFORDSHIRE good range of covers with marks incl. good strike of the scarce first-type mileage WALTHAM/CROSS 13 (1784), 1835 EL with part fine scarce Barnet Penny Post (Highgate receipt c.d.s), very good red Bishops Stortford Penny Post (1839), Bishops Stortford boxed mileage (1821, red), Offley UDC (1852), registered etc. (16) (Image)

ISLE OF WIGHT 1839-1957 lot with fine mileage-erased YARMOUTH I. W. (1839), weak red Ventnor UDC (1846), Ventnor duplexes (3 incl. 1872 3d cover to Paris), Newport incl.1920 skeleton, Shanklin (3 incl. 1929 card to Sumatra), Totland Bay (2) etc. (16) (Image)

KENT incl. QV covers with UDC's of Bersted, Harbour-Street (Ramsgate) & Southborough; 1859-60 1d red covers, some 'turned' Wesleyan accounts from Deal, Faversham, Rochester, Sevenoaks, Sheerness, Sittingbourne, Tenterden & Tunbridge Wells etc. (23) (Image)

KENT KEVII-QEII covers incl. 1902 OHMS item with 1d Army Official stamp ex Chatham, Swanley Junction c.d.s on 1891 ½d card, crisp Ash c.d.s (1910), several registered envelopes etc. (23) (Image)

LANCASHIRE KEVII-QEII Substantial miscellany incl. 1905-06 instructional marks of Blackburn & Southport, early PPC's cancelled at Accrington, Brinscall, Heysham, St Annes on Sea etc.1914 advertising E (poultry food) ex Kirkham, ½d wrapper with neat Stonyhurst thimble, registered E's (8) incl. Corton Brook (1903), 1930s 'thunderstorm' cards (10) etc. (48) (Image)

LANCASHIRE 1793-1848 pre-stamp marks on cover incl. s/line Rochdale (2, 1793) & Colne (1823), boxed mileages of Bolton (2, black & red), Chorley, Clitheroe (green) & mileage-erased 'Clithero', Preston circular mileage in red; boxed 'Paid at/Lancaster' (1839), UDC's of Colne, Heywood & Leyland, Blackburn UPP 'PAID/1' (1848) etc. (18) (Image)

LANCASHIRE QV covers incl. (1844) 2d blue ex St Helens, UDCs incl. fine Colne, Chipping, Hindley, Ince & Padiham; imperf/perf 1d red items incl. group of Wesleyan mail, some 'turned' ex Ashton under Lyne, Blackburn, Blackpool, Clitheroe, Lancaster, Manchester, Ormskirk, Preston, Rochdale & Wigan; 1879 reg cover (faults) ex Grange over Sands, postal stationery etc. (39) (Image)

LIVERPOOL & DISTRICT 1860's-70's (mainly) range of covers (27) & stamps on piece (52) mainly duplex cancels of Liverpool, Birkenhead etc. on 1d red Plates, ½d Bantams etc. (Image)