1841-1870s MOSTLY LINE-ENGRAVED RANGE - inc. 30 Mar. 1841 front with 1d red, NC plate 9 four good to close margins, tied fine MX, LIVERPOOL and MANCHESTER cds; and Feb. 1858 front plus part top flap to Blackburn with 2d blue plate 6 tied London numeral. Also 1814 EL (faults) to Scotland with ½d wheel-tax mark and 1851-1902 range (11) of used stationery inc. undated (c1870?) ½d vermilion env. (crumpling) with 'Williams Bros. & Co.' advert. on both sides and cancelled with fair strike of rare H*-rated 394 4VOS of Hounslow. Mixed condition. (43)Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, ADVERTISING COVERS, MIDDLESEX (Image)

QV TO EARLY QEII MISCELLANY; inc. instructional marks, parcel labels, compulsory registration, Postage Due mail, etc. An interesting assembly of cards, covers and other material inc. a couple of turn of 19th C. large stamped Parcel labels, 2 Thomas Cook business letters dated 1899 & 1900 re. organised trips to Llandudno & Southport, group of Compulsorily Registered Wilding covers with explanatory marks/labels and other 1950s covers with instructional marks inc. "DEMOLISHED", a few items of KGV Postal Stationery, etc. Lot also inc. an assortment of unmounted mint QEII pre-decimal special issues. (c.40 cards/covers plus few 100s stamps) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, REGISTERED MAIL, PARCEL POST COVERS/LABELS (Image)