1783 LONDON to NORWICH, an unpaid probate related legal document dated NOV14-1783 with a decent Bishop mark, addressed 120 miles to Norwichand rated COLLECT 5d, interesting letter contents, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1785 LONDON to NORWICH, an unpaid probate related legal document from the same correspondence as lot 347, dated FEB7-1785 with a nice Bishop mark, addressed 120 miles to Norwichand rated COLLECT 4d, interesting letter contents, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1848 ENGLAND to ITALY, a prepaid SFL from London on AUG29-1848 to Genoa-Italy, routing via Channel packet to Boulogne on AUG 30th + train to the Beauvoisin-France exchange office noting a VIA DI PT.BEAUVOISIN transit + Coastal packet to Genoa, rated PAID 1sh3d with 10 Decime (10d) credit to the French post office + 24c credit (2½d) to the Italian post office, an unlisted 4-7BRE transit on back (likelyBritish), sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $125, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1850 ENGLAND to USA, prepaid cover from Monmouth on JUN18-1850 to Clearfield-PA, routing via train 140 miles to Liverpool on JUN 19th + Cunard packet SS EUROPA to New-York on JUL 3rd + overland 294 miles to Clearfield, #5 pays the 1sh (24¢) British packet rate with 5¢ credit to the USA post office for New-York to Clearfield delivery, an untrimmed stamp cat $1350 on cover, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $250, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1854 ENGLAND to USA, prepaid folded letter from Manchester on SEP22-1854 to New-York, routing via train to Liverpool on SEP 23rd + Cunard packet SS CANADA to New-York on OCT 6th, #5 pays the 1sh (24¢) British packet rate with 5¢ credit to the USA post office for the New-York delivery, an untrimmed stamp cat $1350 on cover, nice business enclosure, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $250, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1854 ENGLAND to USA, unpaid SFL from Liverpool on MAY23-1854 to Montgomery-Alabama, routing via train to Southampton on MAY 24th + American Ocean Line packet SS HERMANN to New-York on JUN 8th + train to Montgomery, rated COLLECT 24¢ with 3¢ credit to the British post office for the Liverpool to Southampton delivery, a scarce Ocean Line despatch, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $250, VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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1855 SCOTLAND to USA, prepaid folded letter from Glasgow on MAY25-1855 to Baltimore, routing via train to Liverpool on MAY 26th + Cunard packet SS AFRICA to Boston on JUN 7th + train to Baltimore, #5 pays the 1sh (24¢) British packet rate with 5¢ credit to the USA post office for the Boston to Baltimore delivery, a scarce untrimmed franking cat $1350 US on cover, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $500, nice enclosure with VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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1855 SCOTLAND to CANADA + ADJACENT TOWN DELIVERY, prepaid cover from Falkirk on NOV21-1855 to Whitby-CW, routing via train to Liverpool on NOV 22nd + Cunard packet SS AMERICA to Halifax on DEC 4th + train to Whitby, then redirected 5 miles to Oshawa-CW on DEC 6th, #7,13 pays the 8d British packet rate to Whitby + a rare COLLECT 1d for the adjacent town delivery to Oshawa, an untrimmed #7 cat $1900 on cover, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $500, F-VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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1856 ENGLAND REGISTERED to INDIA, prepaid cover from Hunslow on MAY3-1856 to Calcutta, routing by train to London on May 3rd + train to Southampton + closed bag to Calcutta via P&O packet to Alexandria-Egypt + train to Suez + P&O packet to Bombay + train to Calcutta, #5,7 pays the 1sh treaty rate + 6d registration fee, untrimmed stamps cat $1900 US on cover, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $500 F-VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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1856 ENGLAND to USA "LATE & STORM DELAY", unpaid SFL from Liverpool NOV15-1856 to New-York with a Cunard SS PERSIA endorsement, the letter arrived late and a superb LIVERPOOL NOV-15 POSTED AFTER 8:30 LAST NIGHT handstamp was applied to indicate why the letter missed the sailing, placed on the Cunard SS AMERICA with DEC 6th sailing but the ship was damaged in a storm off Cape Clear Island (SW Ireland) and had to return to Liverpool, the mail was transferred to the Cunard SS CANADA for the DEC 12th sailing noting a Boston DEC 25th Christmas day arrival + train to New-York the same day, rated COLLECT 24¢ with 19¢ credit to the British post office for Cunard service, a great maritime routing letter, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $450, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1860 WALES to BAVARIA, #27 on a mourning cover pays the 6d treaty rate from Conway-Wales on SEP21-1860 to tiny town of Egern-Bavaria on Lake Tegernsee, routed 250 miles by train to London on SEP 24th + Channel packet to Calais SEP 24th + train to Paris SEP 25th + 305 miles by Paris-Strasbourg RPO SEP 25th to the Strasbourg-Kehl exchange office + 260 miles to Egern, a scarce small town destination, the stamp cat $200 US on cover, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1862 ENGLAND DOUBLE-RATE to NEW-ZEALAND, #40 pays the 1 ounce 9d double treaty rate on folded letter from Liverpool on OCT25-1862 to Auckland-NZ, routing by train to London on OCT 27th + closed bag to Auckland on DEC 22nd (via Calais + Paris + Marseilles + Alexandria + Suez + P&O Lines to Sydney-NSW + Coastal packet to Auckland), a lengthy letter enclosed, a very scarce franking cat $900 US on cover, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $400, F-VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1873 ENGLAND to SICILY, #59b (pl-11) pays the 6d treaty rate on folded letter from London on FEB6-1873 by closed bag to Messina-Sicily arriving on FEB 11th (via Calais + Paris + Florence + Rome + Villa-San-Giovani), stamp on cover cat $275 US, light pencil docketing, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1874 ENGLAND REGISTERED DOUBLE RATE to SICILY, nice franking #33(pl-149), #61(pl-14), and #62(pl-13) pays the 1 ounce 8d double treaty rate + 2d registration fee on folded letter from London on JUL30-1874 to Messina-Sicily, routing by closed bag to Ala-Italy + Ala-Venice RPO on AUG 2nd to Verona + train to Florence + Florence-Rome RPO on AUG 2nd + closed bag to Messina on AUG 4th, stamps cat $200 US on cover, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $300, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1880 RARE ½d #58 (plate-9), on 2½d UPU rated cover from the Archbishop of Dublin on MAR23-1880, addressed to Washington-DC with CARRIER arrival APR 5th and New-York transit APR 4th, small cover reduction at bottom, a seldom seen rare stamp on cover cat $1650 US, F-VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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1880 BPO-CONSTANTINOPLE to USA, Great Britain #68(pl-19) pays the 2½d UPU letter rate on cover dated NOV5-1880 and addressed to Middlesboro-Mass, routing via New-York on NOV 21st, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1883 ENGLAND REGISTERED DOUBLE BOOK-POST RATE to USA, #89,94 pays the 2d double book-post rate + 2d registration fee on a newspaper wrapper for Lockett's Photographic Depot, London, mailed on OCT5-1883 and addressed to Fairbault-Minn, a scarce franking cat $440 US on cover and rare rate, a showpiece sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $550, VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1895 ENGLAND REGISTERED to SWITZERLAND, a 4½d double cameo stationery envelope pays the 2½d UPU letter rate + 2d registration fee from Bath on SEP4-1895 and addressed to Territet-Switz with arrival SEP 6th, a lovely green illustrated advertising cover showing the Alfred Smith Stamp Dealer building at Bath, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1901 ENGLAND REGISTERED QUADRUPLE RATE to ITALY, nice 10d franking pays the 2 ounce rate (4 x 2½d per ½ ounce) on 2d registration stationery from London on DEC21-1901 to Florence, closed bag routing via Milan on DEC23rd + same day delivery to Florence, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1920 SCOTLAND RAILROAD PARCEL POST, a PAID 8d L.N.E.R. parcel stamp (London North-Eastern Railway), on a parcel label for Frost Draperies at Edinburgh to pay the 30 ounce rate (1d first 2 oz + 14 x ½d per subsequent 2 oz), sent 21 miles from Edinburgh to North-Berwick with some travel wear and stains from the trip, scarce and F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1939 ENGLAND QUADRUPLE AIRMAIL to NIGERIA, nice 4sh block franking pays the 2 ounce airmail rate (4 x 1sh per ½ oz), from Manchester on FEB9-1939 to Lagos with arrival FEB 15th and redirected to Kano on FEB 17, a few wrinkles from the heavy contents, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1946 ENGLAND REGISTERED TRIPLE AIRMAIL RATE to AUSTRALIA, a colorful KGVI franking on 5½d registration statonery pays the 45d airmail 1½ ounce triple letter rate (3 x 15d per ½ oz) + 3d registration fee, on cover from Frosterley on AUG25-1846 and addressed DUTY FREE to Jugiong-NSW, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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