UNIFORM 4d POST 1839 EL's with m/s ‘4’[d] charges of the experimental period incl. EL with red ‘4’ and PAID/AT/MANCHESTER plus three further examples from London, Leeds & Alton, Hants. (4) (Image)

VICTORIAN cover accumulation (approx 160 items) from pre-stamp incl. 1835 Horsham/Penny Post, later incl. 1842 Brighton/Penny Post, 1841 1d red covers incl. MC/numeral cancels, Perf. Line Engraved with duplex cancels, 1d lilac covers, ½d Bantams etc. Mixed condition. (Image)

PENNY & FOURPENNY POST 1839-47 covers (17) & fronts (2) with various 1d h/stamps incl. in red 'Pd1d' of Bangor, '1' of Horsham, Bognor & Liverpool, 'Pd1' of York oval framed 'PD1' of Brighton, '1D' of Hull & Leeds and 'Pd1' of Basingstoke, oval framed 'PD2' of Brighton, 1839 (13 Dec) m/s '4' of Birmingham with boxed 'PAID/AT/BIRMINGHAM' h/stamp and 1840 (5 Jan) m/s '4' of Portsmouth. (19 items) (Image)

1840-41 PENNY POST HAND STAMPS unusual group of four incl. an 1840 2d, two covers bearing 1d red-browns 'black plates' and a pair of 1841 1d red-browns on piece. Used two margin 1840 2d blue Pl.2 (AF), tied to piece by a red 'AMLWCH/PENNY POST' h/stamp and a black MC (SG.5, SpecDS8xaa) offered with a 1d red-brown 'black plate' Pl.11 (CK) tied to an entire by a red 'AMLWCH/PENNY POST' h/stamp and a black MC (SG.7, Spec.AS74ye), another 1d red-brown Pl.8 'black plate' cover with 'Haslebury Penny Post' h/stamp on reverse and finally a pair of 1d red-brown cancelled by a 'Poulton Penny Post' h/stamp and two black MC's. An attractive and unusual study. (4) (Image)

MISCELLANY incl. 1840 1d Pl.2 CG on EL from Birmingham to London, clear profile with four margins, 1841 1d covers (6), 1848 Fire Office mail franked 1841 2d four margins tied '405' 1844 Type numeral, 1d Stars covers incl. Late Fee, Sideways duplex, 1865 & 1868 front + wrapper to Glasgow, each franked with 1s green Pl.4, tied by clear 'C51' cancels, 1892 Whitakers Almanack illustrated envelope franked 1d lilac, tied by Enfield squared circle. (19) (Image)

MISCELLANY 1842-92 covers (7) incl. 1860 EL from London 'per British Packet via Cork' franked 1856 6d pair with '5/CENTS' and 'BOSTON/24/Br PKT/PAID' c.d.s, 1867 envelope from Portsmouth to Philadelphia franked with 6d Pl.6 pair with '21 CENTS' h/stamp below. 1871 envelope from Bridport to Wem franked with 1d & 4d and 1892 2d reg envelopes uprated with 1887 10d and used from Ipswich to USA. Mostly fine. (7) (Image)

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

LINE ENGRAVED & SURFACE PRINTED FRANKED REGISTERED MAIL range with 4th Dec 1849 EL to Nottingham, franked 1d red, tied by '574' numeral with m/s '6' (d) reg fee paid in cash, 1853/60 E/envelope both ex Leeds each paid 6d reg fee, the former with a strip of three 2d blue, 9th Feb 1861 E to Amsterdam, franked 1s + 1d red (2), cancelled by Leeds'447' numerals representing the 8d rate + 6d reg fee, 27th Apr 1867 EL London to Bremen, franked 1s (NI) + 4d (JE) representing double postage + 4d reg fee, 1872/76 local E/envelope to or within London showing 4d reg fee plus an 1861 envelope London to Manchester unregd, franked 4d endorsed 'two keys within.' (8 covers) (Image)

MISCELLANY group of 19thC stamped covers, many with multiple frankings and late fee payments incl. 1851 envelope with 1d imperf (4), 1d pink envelopes uprated with 1d imperf or ½d, imperf 2d blue pairs (2), 1858 red envelopes with 6d plus 1d reds (4), 1875 envelope with ½d (3) etc. (20 items) (Image)

FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION London 1908 collection of PPC's (97) approx half are written up on leaves, images incl. Visit of King, White City Stadium, Birds Eye View, Pavillions, Swan Boats, Flip Flap, Western Lagoon, Colonial Avenue, The Cascade, Sengalese Village, many with exhibition cancels. Condition a little mixed in places. (Image)

METER MARKS GB covers 1928-78 with an interesting variety of meter marks, many with advertising slogans or on advertising covers with range of postage rates incl. overseas. (28) (Image)

RANGE OF SIGNED COVERS in a packet incl. Mountbatten, Montgomery, ‘Bomber’ Harris, Margaret Thatcher, Derek Jacobi and Steve Redgrave, also better illustrated FDC's (UPU, Red Cross, Parliament etc) and 1935 1½d Jubilee FDC on Inverness - Wick first flight. (Image)

1936-52 cover collection (650) housed in eight albums covering the four Kings incl. FDC's, postal stationery, postage dues, airmails, slogan pmks, Philatelic Congress, TPO's, meter marks, censored, Return to Sender, Royal Cypher, destinations, Maiden Voyage, War time mail, P.O.W & more. Nice lot, viewing recommended. (Image)

COLLECTION of items (28) showing Stamford Mercury pre-cancels KGVI-QEII, mainly fine. (Image)

RANGE OF COVERS in a packet with 1950's-60's Field Post Office covers (15), a few QV covers & cards, a couple of first flights, some commem postmarks etc. (50+) (Image)