CENSORED: 1901 Boer War (front only) with Martial Law tape, 1918 FPO 186 with vertical boxed crown/Censor, 1939 FPO 2s with re horizontal crown/Censor, 1942 OHMS cover FPO 67 with RAF tombstone, 1942 Active Service envelope with circular violet Censor and 1953 Forces Letter aerogramme posted en route to Ceylon. {C} (Start Price = £25.60)

1889 QV ½d brown Type 3 (used in July 1889) and Edward 1902 ½d green (with added ½d for use to USA), NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS, commercial usage, fine. {C} (Start Price = £4.80)

1907 1d Postal Envelope to Switzerland with added ½d and 1d, 1914 2d Registered Envelope with added ½d and 1d to Berlin, 1920 provisional 2d + 2d Reg. Env. To Oxford, 1924 piece with 1d and P. Due ½d, RTS box and red DECEASED handstamp, 1944 5½d Reg. Env. to New York with added ½d, 3d and 1s (pair) but with P. Due 10c affixed on arrival. {C} (Start Price = £20.80)

1794 Staffordshire: 'Newcastle Under Line' black two-line handstamp on outer letter sheet to London, rated '5' in black ink. Fine {C} (Start Price = £17.60)

1805-49 CORNWAL: A small collection of pre-stamp entires with several Truro marks including 'Paid at Truro' in black (1841), 'Truro Py Post' in blue (1838), 'St Ives / C' (1834), the scarce 'Stoke Climsland / Penny Post' (1841), other marks of Callington, Wadebridge udc(2), Launceston (1834 in red), Redruth (1839) & Camelford(1844) . A really nice group for the Cornwall collector (13) {C} (Start Price = £86.40)

1925 real photo postcard of ancient chateau at CHINON, franked Sower 25c (contemporary corner damage) and used to London, handstamped T 1½ F.B.B. and with P. Due 1½d affixed (either 1914 or 1922 issue, either is scarce), fine. {C} (Start Price = £12.80)

1946 Peace on plain registered FDC, very fine. {C} (Start Price = £12.00)

1751-1840 A very interesting accumulation of stampless covers (a few are fronts), with a wide range of interesting markings. We note 'Gt Malvern Penny Post' in blue, 'Hounslow' udc in black to Truro,' Hastings Penny Post' to London (1834) & 'Missent to Worcester' in greenish blue(1828), etc. Many London & Scottish marks, various rates. Lots of material for research….. (120 + covers or fronts) {C} (Start Price = £86.40)

1804 2d Post entire used in London, addressed to Strand with a fair strike of the scarcer 'Twopenny/ Post/ Aldersgate St.' in black. Red oval time cancel '10 o'clock/AU 17/1804/E***' (last part unclear). Black '2' handstamp. Collector's note attached. A fine item. {C} (Start Price = £25.60)

1964 Cover from Hounslow, Middlesex to Paris, France (no contents) dated 28 OC 64 and 'RECORDED / DELIVERY / EFFECTIVE / 6d' resembling slogan postmark. Stamped with unusual 6d combination of 1d scarlet 'M.E.F.' from 1942, 2½d rose-red from Isle of Man (1964) and 2½d carmine-red from Jersey (1958). Slight staining to envelope. {C} [US3] (Start Price = £7.20)

1976 Cultural Traditions on 'Official' Eisteddfod illust. FDC, special oval handstamps, tiny address label, fine. Cat. (Bradbury 2013) £125. {C} (Start Price = £43.20)

1963 Red Cross phosphor on illust. FDC, typed address, fine. {C} (Start Price = £21.60)

1813 Entire from CURRIE to Hanover St. in London, rated '2', with circular CURRIE P.P.O/396/E (without outer frame), Type J4/5 in Collect British Postmarks (19th edition, 2013) which is unlisted for Currie, also on obverse is red hexagonal receiving mark, water stains and horizontal folds, scarce. {C} (Start Price = £34.40) (Image)

1815-1900 QV period overs with various frankings( a few pre-stamp), many 1d red imperf/perf frankings, surface printed vals to 6d. Mixed condition, much fine, good postmark interest a fine lot for the general QV postal historian(54) {C} (Start Price = £95.20)

1830-1911 WALES: A mainly QV range of covers & cards with some fine marks: Includes 1830 Brecon udc, Crickhowell udc (undated), Haverford West & Neath, Llandysil, scarce backstsmp of Senny Bridge, an unused printed stationery card from the Llangammarch and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway(1887) & some others. Also a 1911 Parcel Post label franked KEVII 5d from Talybont-on Usk(corner fault to label). Several 1d red frankings(unplated). A really interesting group (12) {C} (Start Price = £43.20)

1840 1d greyish black, plate 11, QG, 3 margins, small surface cut and tear at top right, on 1841 EL from STEYNING to LONDON (black MC, not tied) with HENFIELD double arc transit, central vertical (reinforced) filing fold. Very scarce. {C} [US1] (Start Price = £1,139.20) (Image)

1840 Mulready 1d Letter Sheet, with English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance advert inside, Forme 3 Stereo A57, black MC ad straight line King William St., toning, worn damage, stained etc. {C} (Start Price = £129.60) (Image)

1841 1d red-brown, horizontal pair NG-NH on 1852 Entire to GODALMING, the stamp at left has, before cancellation, had the left edge of the stamp (incl. both corner squares) removed then replaced (poor separation in Post Office, fraud?), horizontal filing fold at bottom. Interesting item. {C} (Start Price = £25.60) (Image)

1842-84 A small bundle of QV covers with 1d red imperfs, stars & plates plus surface printed 2½d pl.8 pair to France, 1861 4d rose (Heavy cancel) to France, 1874 3d rose pl.11 to Germany, 1884 2½d blue pl.22 to Rome from Chard, 9d straw pl.4 with 1d plate on 1867 cover to Australia and 4d rose with 6d lilac on 1858 cover to 'Nice Italie'.,etc. Mixed condition but an interesting group( (20 covers or (few) fronts). {C} (Start Price = £86.40)

1847-76 SCOTLAND: A small group of QV covers with imperf frankings(4) 1d stars(2), 1d plate & 1d pink stationery envelope (1876) Good to fine(8) {C} (Start Price = £17.60)

1855-57 1/- green on 1862 cover to New York, with very fine Sheffiled 700 duplex cancel, a couple of nibbled perfs at left, red Paid handstamp, endorsed 'per Australasian'. Light horiz cover fold, very attractive for this. {C} [US4] (Start Price = £27.20)

1856-58 perf 14 1d rose-red, HD, on 1858 Lochleven Sluice-House report EL, tied by LESLIE from cds in GREEN, a further strike on reverse, fine. SG Spec. C10 wc. {C} [US1] (Start Price = £1,068.00) (Image)

1856-58 1d rose-red, horizontal pair, JK-JL, tied to piece by neat clear strike of MANCHESTER SPOON, Type E3 (second recut), the canceller first issued on 5 OCT 1858 and this is an early use on 18 OCT, v.g.u. {U} (Start Price = £12.80)

1865-67 3d rose plate 4 pair (MK-ML) on folded cover to Prussia, indistinct London numeral cancels, usual blue 'England per Aachen' cachet & oval 'PD' in red. Usual backstamps. Light vertical ironed out file fold through right hand stamp.Scarce franking..Fine {C} [US4] (Start Price = £80.80) (Image)

1867-80 3d rose, plate 5, vertical pair BC-CC, tied to cover to Boulogne by 'Charing Cross/X' duplex cancels, red transit marks on front, torn flap on reverse. {C} [US1] (Start Price = £30.40)