Cn BORNE & SON: 4d vermilion cut out with stamp 13a dated 15 9 63 with matching colour "Cn BORNE & SON/LONDON .W." ring, unused. Also a matching example with "W/11" part duplex cancellation. Fine (2 items) (Image)

BRITISH WORKMAN: 1d pink stamp 3 dated 24 7 63 on blued paper and 4d vermilion stamp 13a dated 24 7 61 unused cut outs with "BRITISH WORKMAN/9 PATERNOSTER ROW LONDON" rings. Also used 1d (one on blued) cut round examples. Rare items (4) (Image)

W.H. SMITH & SON - THE CRACKS, EARLY DATES, DOUBLE IMPRESSION ETC: 1862-84 selection of mainly used cut outs with "W.H.SMITH/186 STRAND LONDON" type 4a rings inc. 1d dated 20 2 84 (latest date recorded), 3d rose (3, inc. two cut round, two showing cracks), 6d (2, one unused dated 17 12 62 - the earliest date and another cut round used example of 30 12 72 with crack), 1½d (3, used clearly showing cracks), type 4b 1½d (3). Also 1 1d pink type 4a used scarce double impression. (15 items) (Image)

W.H. SMITH & SON - WRAPPERS TO OVERSEAS: all with "W. H. SMITH & SON/186 STRAND LONDON": 1d pink wrapper stamp 4 dated 2 7 79 with matching colour 4a ring to Darmstadt with "FB" cancellation; 3d rose wrapper stamp 12a with similar ring (4b) dated 26 1 86 to "H.M.S. "NEPTUNE"/MEDITERRANEAN" with "SS/F" cancellation; 1d pink wrapper stamp 5 undated ring used to Riva, South Tyrol; 3d rose wrapper stamp 12a dated 28 9 80 with type 4a ring to Switzerland with "SS/F" in bars; scarce c1884 3d rose-carmine dated 13 10 84 wrapper with matching colour ring used from London to "H.M..S. "Neptune"/MADEIRA" redirected to Gibraltar. (5 wrappers) Cross Reference: GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, ITALY, SWITZERLAND (Image)

W.H. SMITH & SON: 1½d brown stamp 6a with "W.H. SMITH & SON/186, STRAND. LONDON" type 4b ring dated 26 - 5 - 88 (not recorded by Arundel/Huggins) to Calcutta with "SS/F" cancellation, fine. Plus 1d pink stamp 5 no date wrapper with matching colour "W H SMITH & SON/186 STRAND LONDON" ring used to Frankfort with "FB" in bars cancellation and a similar example used in 1886 to Amsterdam with oval "A144" h.s. Some faults but collectable. (3 wrappers) Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)