POSTAL HISTORY: 1670 pair of early letters from Apley Castle, Stockton, Bridgnorth dated 30th April and 16th May respectively addressed to an MP in London each charged '3' in manuscript bearing fine strikes of London Bishop marks on reverse with the postal charge being cancelled for both by the London Inspector's initials. Fine (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1762-1913 selection arranged in an album and loose contained in a half carton, including a good range of early pre-stamp letters with Dockwra type, Bishop Marks (3), later stamped letters with 1840 1d, Mulready 1d (2, one uncancelled), 2d, range of Surface-printed issues and 1911 Coronation flight red-brown envelope with 1d Downey Head cancelled by London ds. Condition variable. (112) (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1840-1878 group of early covers, three with single 1d blacks and one with a pair of 1d blacks, the pair has good to large margins on three sides (lettered LK-LL), also seven other covers and pieces with 1d reds etc., condition mixed, viewing recommended (Image)

c1855 -1883 selection of surface printed covers, mainly neatly written up on album pages, including 1872 6d deep chestnut with 1s green on cover to Peru, 1867 3d rose plate 4 on neat mourning cover to Holland, 1868 3d rose pair on cover to Florence, 1874 6d grey horizontal pair on blue cover to Lisbon,1880 4d grey-brown on cover to Buenos Aires, 1881 6d grey, neatly cancelled 'GALWAY' cds to Australia and 1883 ½d pale green with 3d on 3d lilac to Barcelona tied by one strike of Gracechurch St. (London) duplex 'G.S.1'. Mixed condition with some good to fine (123) (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1858-59 five covers from a correspondence to a Capt. Geoffrey Nightingale in India, with an interesting array of frankings, 6d rate paid with six 1d reds (strip of four and two singles), 6d rate paid with strip of three 2d blues, 9d rate paid with a single 1d red and a pair of 4d rose, 9d paid with 1d red, 2d blue and 6d lilac, 1s rate paid with three 4d rose, a few flaws on reverse, but an attractive group (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1858-67 eighteen covers forming the balance of the correspondence to a Capt. Geoffrey Nightingale in India, rates paid with a variety of frankings, e.g. 1864 mourning cover with 10d rate paid by a pair of 2d blues and a 6d lilac etc., two items are internal Indian covers, condition mixed, viewing recommended (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1859 attractive cover to India franked with three 1d reds, a 2d blue and a 4d rose neatly cancelled with Windsor duplexes (2 MR 1859), addressed to Aurangabad and marked via Marseilles, with Eton, London, Bombay transits and an Aurangabad receiver on reverse, fine (Image)

WW1 soldier's field correspondence, mainly to Chester with assorted field post office and censor marks, plus a few later covers/postcards with postage dues applied, mixed condition with some good to fine (74) (Image)

1972 (29 Feb) envelope, registered, cancelled by Windsor Castle cds bearing 1840 1d black (tied by imitation Maltese Cross), 1864-79 1d red, Plate 88, vertical strip of three, 1881 1d lilac, 1902 1d, 1911 1d (4, with vertical strip of three), 1936 1d, 1951 2d, 1952-67 Wilding 3d, 5d and 1971 1½p, 2½p. A most unusual and fun item (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: SUFFOLK; collection consisting mainly of entire letters, and mainly from the pre-stamp period, selected for their postal and instructional marks related to Suffolk towns and villages. A list of the towns, the date range, and the quantity is given below. There is the odd one with a Penny Black or 2d blue etc. Separated into individual folders for each town. Mainly decent to fine strikes. Includes a 1583 Corsini letter from Norwich etc., an excellent lot for the specialist Aldeburgh 1749-1852 (8), Beccles 1720-1849 (27), Botesdale 1828-46 (5), Brandon 1791-1848 (15), Bungay 1762-1842 (20), Bury St. Edmunds 1731-1964 (68), Clare 1829-40 (2), Eye 1829-1852 (19), Framlingham 1790-1852 (21), Hadleigh 1792-1861 (19), Halesworth 1787-1848 (15), Haverhill 1821-42 (3), Ipswich 1706-1861 (32), Ixworth 1828-1905 (14), Lowestoft 1762-1855 (10), Milden Hall 1803-1840 (11), Melton S. 1802-30 (4), Nayland (2), Newmarket 1792-1838 (10), Needham Market 1774-1852 (10), Orford 1795-1859 (12), Saxmundham 1765-1842 (12), Southwold 1834-44 (15), Stowmarket 1773-1902 (19), Sudbury 1702-1842 (50), Stonham 1773-1837 (4), Thwaite 1830-43 (4), Wangford 1807-1822 (8), Wickham Market 1799-1827 (8), Woolpit 1800-1860 (3), Wrentham 1831-47 (12), Woodbridge 1597-1899 (56), Yarmouth 1670-1846 (17), Yoxford 1774-1837 (13) (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: SUFFOLK: balance of collection with much better unsorted material with Suffolk village and town cancels (1700-1900), shoe box with postcards and postal history also with much related to Suffolk, 1934 Mildenhall Aerodrome first flight to Australia, 1840 1d black on wrapper from Woodbridge to Ipswich etc., includes GB collection from 1902-1980, good potential, viewing required (Image)

RAILWAY MAIL: QV to KEVII collection of various railway-related items including LBSC stationery, 1870 ½d rose-red cancelled 'GENSING STATION/SP 13 80' (now St Leonards Warrior Square), combination cover Euston to E. Kilbride, Hastings Station, St Leonards duplex cancels, Lewes station office squared circle on newspaper wrapper, various other station postmarks, Chichester, Hailsham, Worthing, Pevensey etc, selection of railway perfins arranged by company, some railway letter and parcel stamps plus a few postcards. Mixed condition still many good to fine. Careful inspection will reward. (hundreds) (Image)