DRONFIELD - EARLY LETTERS (REF. THE LEAD BUSINESS) AT "3[d]" RATE WITH LONDON BISHOP MARKS; 16 Mar. 1668 & 16 Jan. 1694 ELs (minor wrinkling does not detract) from "Dronefeld" or "Dranfeild" to Sir John Moore in London each with manuscript "3" charge and having fair to fine "MR/19" or "IA/19" arrival Bishop Marks. Both neatly folded to show the internal dated heading alongside the address-panel. (2 covers)Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

NORTH DERBYSHIRE - RARE "Hathersage/Penny Post", BLUE "Hathersage", VARIOUS UDCs, ETC.; 1802-1894 group (all pre-1860 except one) inc. 1802 EL with fair DERBY mileage (ref. the publican writer's nephew renewing his "Articles", 1843 cash-paid EL with mainly v. fine rare "Hathersage/Penny Post", 1845 EL with v. fine blue "Hathersage" (PP removed), 1832 EL ex Derby ref. 'Telegraph' coach & Ambergate toll charges, 1843-57 covers with mainly very fine UDCs of BASLOW, DORE (blue; with 1d tied by Sheffield S/Ways Duplex), NORTON-SHEFFIELD, DRONFIELD (2; both red), HATHERSAGE (struck on arrival; with 1841 4m 2d Blue) & KILLAMARSH, and 1894 1d Lilac env. ex Castleton with unusually fancy colour printed "IN/MEMORIAM" card enclosed. (13 covers) Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)

VILLAGE THIMBLE C.D.S. CANCELLATIONS COLLECTION (WITH A FEW EARLIER/LATER ITEMS); 1853-1975 covers/cards (the vast majority being KEVII PPCs) with a wide range of mainly very fine village thimble cds's (better items noted incl. 1907 Westhouses, 1913 Hulland Ward & 1916 Hazelwood) plus a couple of skeletons & rubbers as well as one 1907 regd. env. ex Bakewell with spectacular red wax seal on the front. Worthy of further expansion. (125 covers/cards) (Image)