EARLY MAIL FROM FRANCE - CORSINI LETTER, F. BRANCH BISHOPS, ETC.; 1587-1792 covers inc. 1587 EL ex Rouen to Corsini in London, 1730/54 ELs pair from Besancon/Paris to Scotland via London with Foreign Branch Bishop Marks and both charged "In [all] 1N4", 1764 EL ex Lisbon to Jamaica Coffee House in London, and 1792 EL ex London to Dublin (Bishop mark of latter). Unusual group. (5 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, COFFEE HOUSES (Image)

17th CENTURY INTERNAL MAIL - EX NORFOLK TO LONDON OR INTERNAL SCOTTISH; Nov. 1665 EL sent within Scotland from Dalzell (Lanarks.) to Cumbernauld (during the year of the Great Plague in London); plus 1686/9 pair of fine ELs from Norwich/Thetford to London (3d or 2d rates) with v. fine Bishop Marks and both signed by significant Norfolk gentleman, Oliver Le Neve. (3 covers) Cross Reference : NORFOLK, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SCOTLAND (Image)

1840-61 GROUP OF SMALL SIZED MAIL - inc. Apr. 1840 stampless EL 90mm x 45mm Bristol to Cardiff with ms 'too late/to pay' and black charge '2'; Nov. 1841 env. 95mm x 55mm franked with 1841 1d red tied by MX cancel; 1843 EL 80mm x 60mm Leintwardine to Ludlow with 1841 1d red tied by MX; 1858 E 75mm x 45mm to Ludlow with 1857 1d red tied by HEREFORD duplex; and neat 1859 mourning env. to Bewdley franked with 1857 1d red tied by 910 numeral of Woodstock. (8 items) Cross Reference : LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

** 1841-50s MOSTLY 1d RED IMPERF FRANKED MAIL - inc. 16 May 1841 E Haddington to Edin. franked with superb 1d red TE plate 10 and tied by very fine MX, Jan/June 1843 Es with Greenock MX cancels, 1852 E to Kensington with blue 41 London numeral of BRENTFORD (cds on the flap). Good lot, many with four margin stamps. (19) Cross Reference : MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SCOTLAND, 1841 1d REDS (Image)

** 1858-63 GROUP OF MAIL MOSTLY WITH 6d LILAC FRANKINGS TO OVERSEAS - with June 1858 env. Bath to Madras, June 1860 EL Glasgow to Montreal, Aug. 1860 env. Laurencekirk to Australia, Apr. 1862 env. to Calcutta from Letterkenny Ireland with 6d lilac pair paying double rate and Aug. 1862 env. Carlisle to Canada West. Also Jan. 1862 reg env. London to Montgomery with 6d lilac (damaged) and 1d red and May 1863 env. Hull to London with 2d blue plate 9. (7 covers) Cross Reference : OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, CANADA, REGISTERED MAIL, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

KEVII-KGVI MIXED GROUP OF MAIL - inc. 1915 env. from Bombay to West Bromwich with boxed 'FIELD SERVICE/POSTAGE FREE' and 1943 env. from Bombay to GB apparently returned with an variety of Bombay DLO etc marks, KEVII-KEVIII PPC group and a few KGVI items inc. FDCs for 1940 stamp centenary (SG £55), 1946 peace (£65), 1950 4d light ultramarine (£120, used with 2½d on reg. env. to Bristol) and 1951 lighter colours set of five (£55). (59) Cross Reference : MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FIRST DAY/SPECIAL EVENT COVERS, INDIA (Image)

1859-80 GROUP OF NOTICES OF OBJECTION ETC - 1859 London NOO with scarce large red boxed NOTICE paid in cash with red '3', 1861 Worcester NOO with 1857 1d reds (3) and later marked 'Deceased', 1869 Carlisle NOOs (2) with 3d rose plate 5, and July 1880 Norfolk notice of claim to be added to the voter list with 3d rose plate 20. Scarce and interesting group. (5 items) Cross Reference : LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, NORFOLK, WORCESTERSHIRE, CORNWALL - SCILLY ISLANDS (Image)