U.K. INTERNAL MARITIME EPHEMERA, ETC.: An 1801-1920 mix of advertising leaflets & official publications inc. an unusual colourful illustrated 1813 advertising flyer for goods & passenger shipping from Glasgow Wharf, London to Carron, Grangemouth & Glasgow; an 1845 EL to Tadcaster redirected to Doncaster composed of a profit & loss account for the Regent's Canal with a fine "1d." hs on front; an 1877 handbill for the Isle of Man Company's Royal Mail Steam-ships; five acts of parliament 1801-1822 regarding postage rates & services; various reports for canal & steam ship companies; advertising posters, flyers. etc. Mainly in fine condition. (27) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, WELSH POSTAL HISTORY, ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

NORWAY/ICELAND MAIL WITH PAQUEBOT MARKS OF GRANGEMOUTH (RARE), EDINBURGH, HULL OR BERGEN; 1913-37 lot inc. attractive 3 Mar. 1913 commercial env. ex Arendal to GB with Norway 10o (2) tied by v. fine "GRANGEMOUTH" cds's with a mainly v. fine matching rare boxed Grangemouth "PAQUEBOT" (Hosking 303; seldom seen, only known 1903-14) alongside, plus range of covers with Iceland frankings cancelled at ports of arrival; 1934 Hull cds with matching PAQUEBOT alongside to GB, 1935 Edinr. PAQUEBOT machine cancels to Denmark, and 6 1926/37 Bergen envs. to Denmark(3)/Sweden(2)/Germany with v. fine "Paquebot" marks (2 types) in purple (3) or black (2) and one purple boxed type. Also 1935/9 philatelic covers with Sweden (4) or Norway frankings having Reykjavik cancels and varied Paquebot/ship-name marks, along with 2 off-cover stamps and a 1935 piece. (14 covers, 1 front & 3 stamps/piece) Cross Reference: PAQUEBOTS, SCOTLAND, NORWAY, ICELAND (Image)