LEEDS TOWN SUB OFFICES A-K: Two boxes containing a huge range of QV-QEII cards & covers from small & large Leeds town sub-post offices lettered A-K inc. Hunslet, Holbeck Hyde Park Corner District P.O.s., etc. A good range of material with the majority being QEII period regd mail. Plus loose regd labels, counter h.s. on piece, newspaper cuttings (P.O. robberies, closures, etc.), photographs of P.O.'s, etc. (c900 cards/covers + other items) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

LEEDS TOWN SUB OFFICES L-Y: Two boxes containing a huge range of QV-QEII cards & covers from small & large Leeds town sub-post offices lettered L-Y inc. Moortown District P.O., Rodley, Roundhay, Tong Road, York Road, etc. A good range of material with the majority being QEII period regd mail. Plus loose regd labels, counter h.s. on piece, newspaper cuttings (P.O. robberies, closures, etc.), photographs of P.O.'s, etc. (c900 cards/covers + other items) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

LEEDS COUNTRY SUB POST OFFICES: A box containing a huge range of QV to QEII cards, covers & pieces cancelled at Leeds country sub offices inc. Aberford, Birstall, Garforth, Huby, Ilkley, Kippax, Rawdon, Tadcaster, Thorner, Woodlesford, Yeadon, etc. with p.stat, regd mail, meter mail, PPCs (with several real photo), etc. (700+ cards & covers plus many pieces) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

LEEDS QEII SLOGANS: A box containing a huge range of slogan cancels on 1953-1980s mail with strength in Wilding period and pre-decimal Machins. Plus folder of cut-outs and range of covers relating to Leeds P.S. & Yorkshire Philatelic Association. (Large qty) Cross Reference : EXHIBITIONS, CANCELLATIONS (Image)

LEEDS, USED QEII REGISTERED POSTAL STATIONERY: A box containing a large range of 1950's-80's regd postal stationery envs. the majority used in Leeds & environs (a handful unused) inc. Batley, Churwell, Guiseley, Harewood, Horsforth, Morley, Rothwell, Tingley, Woodlesford, etc. with examples h.s "UNDELIVERABLE FOR REASONS STATED/RETURN TO SENDER", "Posted out of Course/447", etc. A good range (250+) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

LEEDS POST OFFICES PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION: A small box containing a large collection of mainly 1960s-70s B&W (with a few later colour) photographs of Leeds Post Offices (several of them now long gone) and the inner workings of a sorting office. Plus later group of colour photographs of Yorkshire country P.O.s. & small group of P.O PPCs. (c200 photographs & 12 PPCs) Cross Reference : PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTAL HISTORY, LETTER BOXES, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)

HAREWOOD PRE-STAMP (INC. FREE FRANKS) TO QEII: A small box containing a range of Harewood House & environs inc. large group of pre-stamp Harewood House correspondence mostly signed 'Harewood' a proportion of these with Free Franks (plus five 1903-05 Frees signed 'Lascelles'). Also, later range of covers and PPCs (some real photo) with Harewood receiving or cds cancels, etc. (c380 items) (Image)

LEEDS QEII RETURNED TO SENDER MAIL: A small box containing a 1960s-80s returned to sender mail with large range of informational marks alongside various 'Return to Sender' h.s inc. "UNOCCUPIED", boxed "PROPERTY DEMOLISHED/447", boxed "Not to be found/447", boxed "Gone No Address/447", boxed "Not Known/447", "INCOMPLETE ADDRESS", etc. inc. 1961 Drivers' License Reminder "OFFICIAL[CROWN] PAID" entire with fine boxed "DEMOLISHED." h.s. in black & "UNDELIVERABLE FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER" in purple, 1961 OHMS env with multiple strikes of boxed "WALTON HOUSE/MUNICIPAL HOSTEL./RETURNED TO POST OFFICE/UNCLAIMED" in black & "UNDELIVERABLE FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER" in purple, etc. Plus range of "Returned Postal Packet" envs many with the returned item within, etc. (c150 items) Cross Reference : INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, RETURNED MAIL (Image)

LEEDS QEII EXPRESS, REGISTERED, SPECIAL DELIVERY, OFFICIAL MAIL, ETC.: A small box containing a range of pre-post decimal QEII mail - Express inc.1962 env (folded for display) franked 6d (2) & 3d with P.O. Express Delivery label to Leeds with two overlapping strikes of boxed "CONTRARY TO/REGULATIONS/LIABLE TO/LETTER RATE" h.s. in green with 5d & 1d p.due labels tied Leeds cds's, etc., OFFICIAL mail inc. group of OHMS envs all with printed "Recorded/Delivery/O.H.M.S." labels plus a number of Returned Postal Packets with original contents, etc. Regd inc. unusual mixed 'franking' with 67p metered mail uprated with 10p adhesive, etc. Special/Recorded Delivery inc. 1961 env franked 6d & 3d recorded delivery to Harrogate from "CHIEF CONSTABLE, LEEDS" with "UNDELIVERABLE FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER" h.s and ms 'refused' [legal papers delivered this way were deemed invalid], 1965 3d p.stat env uprated by 1/6d (2) & 1d with green "POST OFFICE?SPECIAL/DELIVERY" label, 1968 4d p.stat env uprated by 1/- & 9d with both Special Delivery & Recorded Delivery labels, etc. Plus group of certificates of posting. A large range (c200+ covers & certs of posting) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, EXPRESS MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL (Image)

YORK - 1 Oct. 1840 EL from York to Currofin, Ireland bearing 4 margin (just) 1d black IJ Pl.2 with feint red MX. Black double arc York postmark on back flap & Irish double diamond mark in red dated OC 3 / 40 code IM. Complete with letter transcript. Cross Reference : 1840 1d BLACKS (Image)

YORK - 1d BLACK COVER & MULREADY ENV: 31 May 1841 EL from York to Knaresborough bearing 1d black SE Pl.4 with 4 margin black MX (but not tied) and s/l "EASINGWOLD" mark on flap. Also a fine 10 Apr. 1841 Mulready env. from York to London with good black MX. (2 items) Cross Reference : 1840 1d BLACKS, MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS (Image)