CARTON with the large accumulation of free fronts. Wide variety of signatories. Few 18th C. types incl. 1795 Manchester. Inspection essential. (Many 100s) (Image)

FREE COVERS & FRONTS: The extensive collection of free mail c.1750-1839 incl. c.24 complete covers, though mostly fronts. Some with Penny Post or town mileage marks. We note 1790 cover to Scotland with scarce "FREE/C" with fleuron in circle (mentions John Palmer, Postal Reformer) and 1835 free with m/s "Not known. Returned". Many attractive frees. (c.320+) (Image)

1789-1839 FREE FRANKS - box file containing fronts plus 12 covers, group of fronts and covers loose or on pages, plus an old Victorian scrap book (damaged) with another 129 fronts pasted in inc. 1836 signed by W E Gladstone. (200+ items) Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS (Image)

BOX FILE with the collection of free fronts on display pages, with signatures identified. Neatly mounted and written up, each on a separate page. (c.200+) (Image)

ORIGINAL BATTERED & DAMAGED GEORGIAN SCRAP BOOK (DATED 1829) with the collection of 300+ laid down Free Fronts, some with Postal markings incl. several Penny Posts; m/s "Missent to Leith" & m/s "Par. Pro." (Parliamentary Proceedings) noted. Strong Scottish flavour throughout. (Image)

BISHOPS (& OTHERS) FREE FRANKS: Collection of c.48 free fronts of various Bishops written up with extensive biographical detail on album leaves. We note 1838 front ex Bishop of Chichester with two line boxed "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON" mark. Many further 'non-clerical' fronts with a variety of Postage markings. (c.200+) (Image)

EARLY 1800s FREE FRONT GROUP - good range, few are full covers. (c220) (Image)

JOSEPH & MRS HUME FREE MAIL GROUP; Range to Joseph Hume MP (1777-1855) inc. 1826 E's to London with framed "ABERBROTHWICK/477-E" or "MONTROSE/488 - E" mileage marks on front or rear with Crowned "FREE" h.s. or rated '2/4½'(d) on front (to Mrs Hume), 1830/34 E's to London (one to Leamington) ex Dundee, Cheltenham, Brighton, Blandford, Grantham or Greenock or with part framed "MEIGLE" mileage h.s. on rear and each with Crown "FREE" h.s. on front and four others to a Thomas King in Cheltenham ex London and 1831/32 trio to Hume or a Colonel Jones in London ex Dublin or with s/l "NAVAN" h.s. and with Irish Crown "FREE" h.s. on front. Majority fine. From an original family archive and not previously on the market. (19 covers) (Image)

RARE IRISH 1D TO PAY MARKING; Nov. 1839 env. to London endorsed by 'Daniel O'Connell' (Irish MP) at lower left with s/l "CAHIRSIVEEN" and Dublin d.s. on rear and front with "Caherciveen/Penny Post" h.s. (local rate still payable) and large-part rare framed Dublin "TO PAY/ONE PENNY/ONLY" h.s., the Crown Irish Free d.s. deleted in ms. and with framed "TO PAY 1D ONLY" applied in London and rated '1d' on front. Unusual example of free privileged mail. From a family archive not previously in the market. Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)