1803 (Sep 21) Entire to Aberdeen from London with 'Two Py Poft/Unpaid/SoHampftead' handstamp in black, red Bishop mark 'SE/1803/24' and backstamped black Bishop mark 'SE/21/1803'. (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1826-82 Group with 1826 entrie from London to Bordeaux, 1846 imperf 1d Sheffield to Hadleigh, 1847 imperf 1d Euston Square to Hadleigh, 1848 imperf 1d from Peterhead to Aberdeen, 1850 imperf 1d Inverness to Dingwall, 1862 perfed 1d Stars pair from Stratford to Edinburgh part cover, 1862 2d blue plate 9 Southwark to Calne, 1863 4d small white letters Leeds to Brussells, 1872 1/- large white letters plate 6 pair from Southampton to Montevideo, Uruguay, 1881 6d plate 17 London to Melbourne, 1882 1d lilac x5 Wellington to Bombay & then Poona, fine Jellalabad/The Prince Albert's seal on flap. (11) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1840 (Jan 10) entire (usual folds) written by Mr W Hone posted to his daughter on the first day of the Uniform 1d Post with unframed two-line 'Fleet St/1d PAID' lightly struck in black over double frame Tombstone 'C/PAID/10JA10/1840' in red, on the back an mss '2' (in error?). Mr Hone's message to his daughter includes "I write . . . to send you a penny post letter. . ." Can't be anything but rare. [Includes biographical information about Mr W Hone, a substantial man of his times] (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

1840 (Oct 7) 4d prepaid entire (red mss '4') from London to Exeter. Re-addressed to Totnes where (Oct 8) 2d blue plate 1 pair [KH-KI] has been affixed and cancelled with Exeter red Maltese Cross. Cat £3,000 just as a use of the red MC on cover. A few minor faults, quite an unusual cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

1842-84 Cover Selection incl 1d red imperfs (6, one with M/C) straight line cancel incl 'Gt Portland St', 'Chief Office', 'Berkeley St West', 'King William St', 'Upper Tooting' (2), 1842 cover with nice 'TOO LATE' on Scottish cover, 1d Stars (15, incl 2 pairs), 1d 4 Letters (5, incl pair, & 1870 Dublin to Manchester with Double perfs at top), 1870 1½d on long cover, 1874 registered cover to greenwich with 1d red Letters & 4d Vermilion Pl13. Also 1883 2½d on commercial cover from Gibraltar to Paris. Generally fine. (30) (Image1)

Estimate AU$290

1843-44 Maltese cancels Nos 1-12 on 1d reds on entires with 10 being addressed to Mr JJ Coulton of Norfolk the other two to Mr. EJ Cook of Newcastle on Tyne. A remarkable group with a SG specialised Cat Value of £9,350. (12) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,600

1845-1918 range of items on annotated pages to local and international destinations many with 1d reds also embossed issues, registered covers and postal stationery. Nice group for the 'usage' collector. Inspection is a must. (18) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1850s to 2000s Selection of Covers (mainly FDCs) in two as new 'Lighthouse' albums incl: 1937 Coronation FDC x2, Wedding cancellation x5, 1950 KGVI 4d blue FDC, 1957 Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference FDC, 1969 Machin set to £1, plus mint & used m/s, booklets, Air Letters and Regional issues. An excellent collection worth a closer look! Stated Cat Value £1,800+. (165+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1855-56 Spoon Cancels on annotated pages incl: [1] experimental 'biscuit' spoon used in Reading to Ashburton dated 1856, [2] Liverpool cancel on cover to Staines dated 'NO14/1856/I9 and [3] Liverpool 'DE20/1856/P3' on cover to Edinburgh and [4] Birmingham cancel on cover to South Australia dated '2JY/1855/O3'. Interesting group. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120