17th CENTURY LETTERS BY POST - EX CORNWORTHY, HALSHANGER OR HARBURTON; 1684/93 pair of ELs from Cornworthy/Harberton to London both with mainly very fine arrival Bishop Marks (charged "3[d]" or with "6[d]" rate cancelled because to an MP), plus rare internal Devon prepaid 1687 EL from "Halshanger" to Plymouth endorsed "poft pd 2d" and "to bee left att the Poft House in Plymouth". Fine and unusual trio of early letters from Devon. The 1687/93 pair with full typed transcripts. (3 covers) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FREE MAIL (Image)

ASHBURTON - PRESTAMP COLLECTION PT. 1, INC. BOXED 2-LINE, 1st-TYPE MILEAGE, HORSESHOES, ETC.; c.1745-1839 covers inc. c.1745 E with mainly fine rare boxed "ASHBVR/TON" (rate cancelled in transit thru' London - franked), c.1765 E with mainly fine rare large "ASHBURTON", c.1788 prepaid E with v. fine rare "ASHBURTON/196" 1st-Type Mileage on flap (slightly overlapped by London cds), 4 1793/9 Horseshoes, and a good study of boxed (1) and lined (19) mileages, plus 2 fronts. (28 covers + 2 fronts) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL (Image)

ASHBURTON - RARE DISTINCTIVE BOXED "ASHBVR/TON" MARK ON COVERS TO EXETER/LONDON; 1745/55 EL/E pair to Exeter (charged "3[d]"; small flap lost and minor faults well clear of mark) or to London (charged "4[d]") both with very fine (for this) strikes of the distinctive step-boxed "ASHBVR/TON" mark on the reverse (latter also with arrival Bishop Mark). Rare in any condition and seldom seen this clear. (2 covers) (Image)

ASHBURTON - VERY EARLY MANUSCRIPT "MISSENT" MARKING ON COVER EX LONDON; Lengthy 27/28 Mar. 1763 EL (few minor closed flap tears do not detract) from London (good personal contents) to Tiverton endorsed "Single Sheet" and so charged "4[d]" with a fine "28/MR" Bishop Mark on the flap but also having a very clear endorsement "Mifst. to Ashburton" alongside. Very few British letters dated before 1780 are recorded with any kind of Missent markings (the first handstruck type was introduced in the 1790s) and so this is a rare survival. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL (Image)

ASHBURTON - PRESTAMP COLLECTION PT. 2, INC. PENNY POST MARKS, M/S MISSENT, CIRC. MILEAGES, ETC.; 1816-39 collection of covers inc. nine 1st-Type "ASHBURTON/Penny Post" marks (mainly fine to v. fine), 13 2nd-Type boxed "ASHBURTON/PY. P." (mainly fine to v. fine) - boxed "No.1"/"No.2"/"No.3" RH marks - and a good range of UDC mileage/mil. removed marks (12; inc. 1835 EL with the UDC endorsed "Mifsent to" in red), ingoing 1832 EL endorsed "Not Ashburton" in red, 1839 cds, 1 front and 1 print. (36 covers. 1 front & 1 print)Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL (Image)

ASHBURTON - 1840+ QV COVERS COLLECTION INC. H.S. "2", PAID M/S "3d" (!), NOTICES, PLATE XI 1d RED; Jan. 1840 - 1897 covers inc. Apr. 1841 E with 4m Plate XI 1d Red tied by MX, eccentric local stampless 1844 EL prepaid "3d" ("impossible rate" endorsed "2d more" P. Due (S. Brent boxed "No.2" RH mark), 1846/50 pair of "Notice" forms with cds's, 1855/9 pair with UDCs (creases), 1872 stampless env. with fine distinctive h.s. "2" and a good range of Imperf. & Perf. 1d Red covers (some with boxed RH "No" marks) with a few later. Plus 5 QEII covers and 4 COPs. (44 covers, 1 card & 4 COPs)Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS (Image)

ASHBURTON - 'BROWN' M.X. & BLUE "29" NUMERAL 1d RED COVERS + OFF-COVER 1841 2d BLUE WITH BLUE "29"; 1844-50 covers inc. 1844 1d Link usage with brownish MX, 1844/7 pair of near-4m 1d Red covers with 'Brown' MX or "29" Numeral of Ashburton off-cover 4m 1841 2d Blue (v. close to wide margins) with v. fine BLUE "29" Numeral, and 1850 trio of 3m 1d Reds on covers (one with almost the whole of the value tablet from the next stamp at top) all tied by mainly v. fine BLUE "29" Numerals. Scarce group. (6 covers + 1 stamp)Cross Reference: 1841 2d BLUES, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)