1843-45 trio of cash-paid covers with 1s registration fee ex London, Haydon Bridge or Allendale with blue 'Allendale/Penny Post'. (3) (Image)

EPHEMERA: 1843 part blue wrapper ex Fermoy, scarce 1872 green transfer receipt (Skipton), study of printed receipts from 1850's onwards incl. uncommon rural postman item, AR receipts (3), labels etc. (21 & labels) (Image)

EPHEMERA: GPO internal transfer envelopes from 1847, KEVII Army Official OHMS items (2), various 'official paid' incl. large Admiralty cover etc. Uncommon material. Mixed condition. (50) (Image)

1849-59 covers with variety of frankings incl. cash-paid, 6d embossed (neatly cut to shape), 10d embossed cut to shape on a 1oz letter, 6d surface printed (4) etc. Also 1859 3d rate voting notice. Mixed condition but an interesting, attractive study. (9) (Image)

1855 envelope ex Nottingham with QV 2d blue & embossed 6d lilac (cut to shape), both affected by crease; also 1856 part cover with 1d & 6d stamps (latter cut roughly to shape/cut into) from Manchester with uncommon s/line red 'REGISTERED' h/stamp. Interesting pair despite faults. (2) (Image)

1855 scarce boxed 'REGISTERED/YORK' h/stamp in black on large part wrapper with 1d red & cut-square 6d dull lilac. Small faults but attractive & scarce. (Image)

1860-73 group of registered covers showing evidence of having been cross-tied with tape as per PO regulations. Noted - frankings incl. 2d blue (4), 1d red block of four & mixed franking of ½d bantam pair & 1d & 3d stamps. Interesting study. (8) (Image)

1863-76 inland covers incl. 1863 item with framed LOMBARD-STREET/REGISTERED LETTER, 1867 Glasgow 'combined' d/stamp, 1875 registered packet wrapper (faults) ex Hull with 3d & 4d stamps, 5½d rate from Bristol etc. Few faults but worth inspection. (10) (Image)

GREEN TAPE very scarce example of the use of green tape to secure a registered envelope - 1866 envelope (fault) used within London with 1d & 4d (trimmed) stamps with the original green tape still in place. Also 1896 cover to USA with 1d & 6d stamps and unusual crossed lines in green crayon. (2) (Image)

Pre-1870 private telegrams/envelopes (9), early PO telegram (March 1870) envelopes, postcard, receipts, uncommon 'undelivered' advice, railway invoices, cablegrams, greetings, 1960's stamped forms etc. Interesting group. (41 items) (Image)

1877-83 postal stationery, unused examples (faults) of provisional envelopes 'F' & 'G' plus 1878-9 'I' & 'K' (latter with two different compensation labels); also used examples early (Feb 1878) item with ½d Bantam pair, attractive usages of sizes 'G' & 'H' and three different envelopes used to Europe. Nice group. (11) (Image)

1878-99 inland covers incl. attractive blue numeral & c.d.s cancels of Birmingham on 2½d printed paper rate cover (1880), uncommon use of 2d mauve stamp (1883), uprated 1½d advertising stationery cover; also some examples of foreign use incl. uncommon example to Sierra Leone (1895), 1890 Jubilee envelope used to Germany with 1d fiscal & 2½d stamp etc. (11) (Image)

LIVERPOOL 'ROTARY DEVICES' EXPERIMENT 1880 letter with ½d bantam pair & 1d (2) stamps, the cover 'cross-tied' by means of a dotted roller, front & back. Also a large part of a very large cover ex Liverpool with 1d reds (5) and use of a different roller for the same purpose. Very scarce. (2) (Image)

QV STAMPED COVERS c1882-1900: Inland registered letters (13) with a good variety of frankings/cancellations plus some foreign destinations incl. registered parcel tag to Switzerland and Cook's Tours cover with perfins (1891). (18 & a front) (Image)

LATER QV STATIONERY 1884-1901 usages of various sizes of envelope incl. foreign destinations & sub-office use, uncommon double-crossed 'fragile' item etc. Also a few loose items incl. uncommon size 'K' ex Darlington (1900). Mixed condition. (24) (Image)

KEVII Inland 3d rate registered letters incl. stationery, jury summons, 'posted out of course' & unusual use of 2d envelope flap with 1d pink cut-out on cover; also a few to foreign destinations incl. uncommon registered ½d wrapper. Cancellation interest. Mixed condition. (20) (Image)

REGISTERED PARCEL FRONTS incl. 1909 with QV 2d registration cut-out and block of six KEVII 1d stamps, cancelled by Leeds roller, with PP label; 1912 KGV 1d block (6) on front with PP label & reg’n label and 1935 parcel piece; also 1904 Tynemouth PP label with 5d stamp & unusual 1912 undeliverable reg’d envelope with 'Already Entered' Red Cross label of the parcel post. (5) (Image)

KGV STATIONERY ENVELOPES incl. WWI 2d black U & unused plus subsequent uprating with 2d orange die or 3d stamp, later issues incl. 1934 'posted out of course' item with 3d due label; also a few to foreign destinations incl. 1917 censored example from Ireland to USA. (17) (Image)

KGV STAMPED COVERS WWI much-redirected cover to France, 1918 censored 3d cover to USA with 'Disabled Service' seal, Naval censor cover with 2d fee paid; 1920 APO/Constantinople item to USA, uncommon meter-paid cover (1928), Hull 'posted out of course' cachet with 3d due label, Calshot Aerodrome item etc. (19) (Image)

KGV STAMPED COVERS interesting group incl. 1952 HVP item with Festival values, 1941 parcel piece with dark 10s (3), censored, returned, FPO, compulsory registration, insured etc. (28) (Image)

KGVI/QEII STATIONERY ENVELOPES: KGVI (11) U incl. censored, insured & customs examined examples; also QEII with a range of sizes/types to 1990's with emphasis on unused examples plus an unusual study of envelope bands. (26 & bands) (Image)

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Study of the service 1963-90's incl. FDC's, panes of labels, commercial mail, receipts etc. (40 covers plus pieces, labels, receipts etc.) (Image)

SCOTTISH EXPERIMENTAL LABELS (1972): interesting & unusual study of the short-lived trial of 3-part labels on uncommon commercial covers from ten different offices. (11) (Image)

SPECIAL DELIVERY Study from 1990's onwards with development of the 'guaranteed delivery' service with commercial covers, a number of fronts, pieces, labels, leaflets etc. (25 covers plus fronts etc.) (Image)

QEII STAMPED COVERS useful group with HVP items (3), insured (1993) with £10 single franking, uncommon military courier cover, TPO, ranges of high value frankings etc. Also seven foreign items. (37) (Image)