PRINTED MATTER TO ARGENTINA; Aug. 1852 large folded Prices Current (Liverpool) to Buenos Ayres with Haden & Co Newspaper tax stamp on front without additional payment or charge. Uncommon use of this marking on mail addressed overseas. Cross Reference: NEWSPAPER MAIL, PRINTED MATTER (Image)

EMBOSSED FRANKINGS TO BRITISH HONDURAS/FRANCE; Pair with 13 Aug. 1852 env. to Paris franked 10d Embossed cut-to-shape & 1d Red (TK) with Maidstone, London and Paris cds on rear and 16 May 1855 mourning env. to Belize franked 6d Embossed cut-to-shape and tied by Liverpool spoon with Belize d.s. on rear. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, EMBOSSED ISSUES, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., MOURNING COVERS (Image)

CANADA/NOVA SCOTIA - 1855-78 GROUP OF MAIL INC. OUTWARD - 1855 EL ex NS? to Stranraer carried privately to Edinburgh where posted with 1d red tied by "NICHOLSON/STREET" local; 1856 env. ex "NOVA SCOTIA" (small red s/line on the front) to Greenock paid '7½' then redirected to Dumfries with two 1d red perf stars; 1863/65 pair of Es to Halifax NS ex Liverpool with 3d rose plate 2, 2d blue plate 9 & 1857 1d red or with 3d rose plate 2 (4, filing crease); and 1877/78 range of 2½d rosy mauve frankings (5 covers, inc. two with pairs). (9)Cross Reference: CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO EUROPE; Range with 1831 EL to Bordeaux ex London rated '2/1'(d), 1842 EL to Florence ex London rated '1/7'(d), 31 Oct 1848 and 30 July 1849 EL's to Merida or Bilbao rated '10'(d) and each with "10RS" charge marks on front, 29 Jan. 1866 E to Madrid ex London franked 6d + 1d, 6 Sep. 1873 E to Madrid ex London franked 6d Chestnut and a few similar examples. (14 covers) Cross Reference: SPAIN, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FRANCE (Image)

INDIA - 1850/63 PAIR OF COVERS - 1850 EL (minor edge split at top) to Bombay with 1/- green (cut to shape) & 10d brown (roughly cut square, into on two sides) embossed issues, plus 1d red imperf paying a late fee, with small "GLASGOW/L" late mark and GLASGOW and London cds on the back; and Dec. 1863 env. (faults inc. splits & part flap missing) to Calcutta with 9d straw plate 2 & 1857 1d red both tied by Brunswick star duplexes. (2)Cross Reference: INDIA, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

QV PERIOD MAIL TO S.AMERICA/WEST INDIES; Range with 28 Aug. 1851 EL to St Kitts ex Edinburgh rated '1/-', 16 Apr. 1861 E to Lima franked wing margin vert. pair 1/- tied by Mansfield duplexes, 1 Mar. 1867 E to Panama franked marginal 1/- tied by London EC duplex, 16 Sep. 1872 front to Belize franked 1/- tied by London EC duplex, 1878 envs. to Buenos Ayres ex London or Liverpool franked 6d (one with perfin), c1883 ½d Newspaper Wrapper to Bolivia 1895 env. to Turks Is. franked QV 2d & 2½d with NY reg. label applied in transit and a few others. (14 items) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, PERFINS, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, PRINTED MATTER (Image)

1957 CARD TO SWITZERLAND ex Stoke-on-Trent with "BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST LABEL", franked QEII 3d (2) Wildings + 10/- Castle, tied with 22 Oct 57 parcel cancel. Near fine condition but 4 small tears (one on each side, probably caused by parcel string). (Image)

QV FRANKING ON MAIL TO VENEZUELA; Range with 6 May 1873 E 'per Californian' to Caracas franked 1/- tied by Exchange Liverpool duplex, 1 Apr. 1874 and 1 Apr. 1883 EL's 'per Moselle' to Caracas franked 1/- or 4d pair tied by Dundee duplexes, 4 July 1876 E 'per Chilean' to Caracas franked 1/- tied by Manchester duplex and 16 May 1877 E to Caracas franked 1/- (2) tied by Manchester duplexes and carried on the Essequibo. (5 covers) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, VENEZUELA (Image)

1953-71 WILDINGS ON COMMERCIAL MAIL: Box file containing a collection of Wildings (plus a few Castles) on cover & pieces to various destinations inc. Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, France, Kenya, Thailand, USA, Yugoslavia, and others. Lot inc. Attractive airmail cover to Argentina with Robson Lowe address label affixed, franked 2/6d Wilding Castles (2 - both tied); 1961 env. to USA ex London franked 1/-+3d Wildings (3d perfinned) cancelled London cds, bearing Air Mail label, with 2 return to sender handstamps, "UNCLAIMED" hs, boxed "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER" and "RETURN (RETOUR)]/NON RECLAME (UNCLAIMED)" hs's all in purple on front, and 2 black La Jolla, Calif. machine cancels, purple San Diego cds, and "RETURNED/TO/WRITER/REASON CHECKED...." and "NON RECLAME (UNCLAIMED)" handstamps, both in purple; other air mail examples, plus express and registered mail. All in fine condition. (73) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, RETURNED MAIL, PERFINS, EXPRESS MAIL (Image)

MACHINS ON COMMERCIAL MAIL: Carton containing a 1972-2019 accumulation, mainly to New Zealand, South Africa or Canada but other destinations inc. Europe, Africa & the Far East. Lot inc. a handful of returned mail (22 - for various reasons but mainly "addressee not known"); Registered Envelopes (3); and Signed For labels (2). Many are on partial envelopes (front only) but majority are full (inc. some wrappers with original contents), in good condition. (c.300 items) Cross Reference: RETURNED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)