18th CENTURY BISHOP & RECEIVERS MARKS; Group with 1747 EL to Leominster with circular "JL" receivers mark and London Bishop mark on rear, and c1750 reduced EL to Bewdley with circular "MP" receivers mark and London Bishop mark on rear, 1759 EL to Weobley with circular "WP" Receivers mark and London Bishop mark on rear, 1772 EL to Dublin with "CADE" with London and Dublin Bishop marks and triangular "PENNY/POST/PAID" d.s. all on rear, 1774 EL to Ludlow with London Bishop mark and circular "RI" receivers mark on rear, c1775 EL to Bewdley with London Bishop mark and circular "AD" [Alexander Davidson] receivers mark on rear, 1790 reduced EL to Wanstead ex Chelsea with scarce "MARTIN" Receivers h.s. (L375) on rear , 1795 EL to Barbados ex London rated '1/-' on front and endorsed '2½ bits' on rear and other related examples. (19 covers) Cross Reference: BARBADOS (Image)

18th/19th CENTURY 1d & 2d RECEIVING HOUSE MARKS; 1796 EL to Ludlow with rare "HACKNEY/-3-" h.s. on front and London clock d.s. on rear, 1800 EL to Ludlow with "Islington Sq/Unpaid/Penny Poft" and triangular "Penny Poft/Not Paid" h.s. on front, 1806 EL to Bewdley with "Two Py Poft/Unpaid/Kennington" h.s. on front, 1809 EL to Taunton with "2 py P.Paid", oval "Paid '9'" and "Plaistow"(?) h.s. all on front, 1815 EL to Ludlow with scarce "Two Py Poft/Unpaid/Walworth NO" h.s. on front, 1825 E to Kennington ex Lombard Street with circular "To be Delivered/SUND/MORN/by 10" h.s. on rear, 1833 EL to Worksop with "Peckham/2py P.Paid" h.s. on front, 1848 env. to Cheltenham with "Clapham Road/1D PAID" and other related examples. (29 items) (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO OR VIA LONDON; Range with 1827/33 EL's to London ex Bremen or Hamburg with "Oz at 6s/8d per oz" framed or unframed marks on front, 1828 defective EL to London with Barbados fleuron d.s. on rear and rated '2/2'(d), 1830 EL to England ex Rome rated '2/7'(d) with London dotted FPOs on rear, 1839 EL to London ex Altona and rated '1/8'(d) on front, 1854/59 EL's to France or Genoa ex Brazil with "COLONIES/&c ART.13" or "GB/1F60c" h.s. on front, 1868 env. to England rated '2/-' with "ARICA" (Chile) double-arc d.s. on front and London transit d.s. on rear and a few others. (13 covers + 1 letter) Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRENCH COLONIES, BARBADOS (Image)

19th CENTURY INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS; Range with 1827 E to Ludlow ex Richmond with London Inspectors star and "2" h.s. on front, 1852 E to Liverpool ex London franked 1d Red with "Received open and resealed/at the General Post Office" h.s. on rear, 1855 unfranked env. to Admiralty, London ex Cheltenham with large circular "L" inspectors mark and without charge, 1865 env. to Bracknell franked 1d Red tied by London NE duplex with circular "R.L." (Ride Letter) h.s. on front, 1867 E to London franked 1d Red tied by Edinburgh duplex with "LONDON SW/RL" (returned letter) cds on front and endorsed 'Returned to me.....' on rear, 1877 mourning env. to London franked 1d Red, officially redirected within London without charge with "[CROWN]/R" circular mark on front and other related examples (14 covers) Cross Reference: REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL, RETURNED MAIL, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS (Image)

19th/20th CENTURY MISCELLANY; Range with 1831 EL to the Salopian Coffee House in London ex London and rated '1/3½'(d), 1834 printed 'Returned Letter.'/'Dead Letter Office' EL to Manchester, 1854 local unfranked env. (with contents) with Crown Paid d.s. and endorsed by the PMG on the front, 1876 PO Telegraphs receipt franked 1d pair Telegraphs, 1889 env. to Twickenham franked 1d Lilac tied by Mark lane reg. d.s. and redirected to Richard and charged a further 1d, 1907 env. to Frankfurt (redirected to Belgium) with 4d + ½d KEVII embossings and London F.S reg. label affixed, 1909 PPC to N.London franked KEVII ½d tied by "NEW SOUTHGATE" skeleton cds, 1910 PPC to New Cross franked KEVII ½d with "NEW CROSS" skeleton" cds on front, 1925 env. to London ex Kendal franked KGV 1½d with framed "Insufficiently Addressed/E.C4" h.s. on front and other related examples. (87 items) Cross Reference: TELEGRAPHS, COFFEE HOUSES, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

MOSTLY 1854-80s CANCELLATION GROUP - 1854-58 trio with 38 too late duplex inc. Jan. 1858 EL tying 2d blue plate 6 perf 14; 1857 local env. with G-rated "POSTED·SINCE/[crown]/7-LAST·NIGHT"; 1858-62 Rideout/P. Hill group (6) inc. Dec. 1858 env. to Edin. with C10 1d red (2) tied by "HS/1" type R1B and Apr. 1859 local env. with C10 tied by "CR/2" type R2A; 1871 Azemar pair to Liverpool or Wales; 1883 env. to Rugby with ½d green & 1d lilac tied by rare "LONDON/B/V.R" hooded circle; 1891 unaddressed PC with "ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION/EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE" cancel, and 1911 pair of PPC with "CORONATION/EXHIBITION" cancels; also 23 Dec. 1936 env. with "LONDON S.W./TEMPY. OFFICE" machine cancel. (30) Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS (Image)

MOSTLY QV PERIOD CANCEL GROUP INC. RARE inc. H*-rated "E.C./66" on c1890 piece; H-rated "E.C/1" Dubus 9C on 1874 E, "A/E.C/39" Dubus 29 on notice dated Oct. 1899, "E.C/40" Dubus 9B on undated wrapper, "A/E.C/59" Dubus 29 on 1898 env; G-rated "E.C/44" Dubus 9B on undated wrapper, "S S/F" WH Smith precancel on large part wrapper to Germany. Also Glasgow and Edinburgh range of mainly NPB cancels. (18 covers/wrappers, 83 stamps/pieces) Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS (Image)