1d Red, PI, four margins, with large part cross, very fine. S.G å£10,000. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

1d Red, NF, two margins, touched on two sides, with a virtually complete cross. S.G. å£10,000. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

1d Red, ME, four margins, with large part cross, very fine. S.G. å£10,000. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

1841 2d Blue, AG, with clear part cross, touched or cut into on all sides but very rare on this 2d value, just four 2d stamps recorded by Rockoff and Jackson, one of which is considered a fake. Unpriced by S.G. but at least 20 times rarer than the 1d value which they price at å£10,000. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

Cheshire. 1737-1980s Covers and cards with Chester prestamp and stampless letters (17) including 1737 "CHES / TER", various straight line and circular undated types, 1804 large c.d.s with 190 mileage, red U.P.P "1d" (6), also P.O.W mail, etc. (67).

Essex. 1818-1970s Covers and cards with many registered covers, sub-offices, rubbers, 1845 "PAID / 1d / CHELMSFORD", etc. (123).

Hampshire. 1798-1980s Covers and cards including 1938 "ROYAL CO. SHOW / BOURNEMOUTH" skeleton on registered cover, many registered covers including sub-offices, U.S Ship cancels from Portsmouth, P.O.W mail, etc. (118).

Kent. 1830-2010 Covers and cards including registered mail, sub-offices, etc. (303).

Surrey. 1793-1990s Covers and cards including Penny Posts of Croydon (2), Guildford (2), Kingston, Thames Ditton, Long Ditton, Ripley, red "Pd 1" of Esher, 1847 "Missent to / Kingston", London local posts, skeletons, etc. (288).

Sussex. 1810-1980s Covers and cards including Hastings Penny Post (2) and red "PAID / 1D", 1882 cover with 5d indigo from Hastings to Suez, many registered covers, sub-offices, skeletons, etc. (227).

Yorkshire. 1840-1980s Covers and cards including undated circles, red "Pd 1" of York (2), red "PAID / at / HUDDERSFIELD" on letter missent to Leeds, P.O.W mail, registered mail, sub-offices, etc. (160).

Other Counties. c.1780-2010 Covers and cards, the extensive stock in four boxes with useful Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Scotland, etc., including prestamp mail, many registered covers, sub-office cancels, skeletons and rubbers, P.O.W mail, a few undated circles, exhibition cancels including 1956 "SHOWGROUNDS HELSTON / CWLL" skeleton on registered cover, 1927 "NEWPORT MON / ROYAL SHOW A" skeleton, unusual 1867 Leek Post Office printed receipt for a Post Office box, etc. (1,600+).

Ephemera comprising 1889 St. Martins League Bazaar printed souvenir poem and reproduction Mulready to commemorate 50 years of penny postage (but incorrectly stating "Penny Postage founded 1839"); advertising notice "Some Thynge Newe, Toe bee hadde atte ye poste offys, in ye Gildehalle", for the 1790s Post Office at the Guildhall event (some splitting at folds); and "The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case" with folder and booklet "Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-writing" by Lewis Carroll, published 1890. (3).

Various items including "The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case" with its folder, booklet by Lewis Carroll and original envelope; Die Proof in black for a proposed Penny Post Jubilee envelope to be issued at the 1890 Edinburgh Exhibition; Mulready "Lord Holland" forgery printed by T. Hinton in 1890 (faults); Berlin or Hamburg Local Post stationery commemorating 50 years of stamps and depicting Chalmers and Rowland Hill (3, all different); 1903 "Penny Post Series" picture postcards (2), etc. (13).

Notebook entitled "Newspaper cuttings concerning postage stamps" with various cuttings, also imitation Mulready card with Christmas Greetings on the reverse and "The Mulready Envelope A Souvenir of the Penny-Postage Jubilee" printed in gold on the front, and Post Office Conversazione advertising handbill (reduced in size). Also three books comprising "Account of the Celebration of the Jubilee of Uniform Inland Penny Postage", second edition, 1891 (331 pages, hardbound), "Celebration by the Corporation of the City of London of the Jubilee Anniversary of the Introduction of Inland Uniform Penny Postage at the Guildhall, London, 16th May 1890, A brief account of the Post-Office and a catalogue of articles exhibited" (67 pages), and "The Penny Postage Jubilee and Philatelic History" by Phil, 1891 (260 pages, rebound). (4).

Covers and cards with various Guildhall or South Kensington handstamps (7, five C.T.O, two with Tube Post handstamps), unused 1d postcards (2), unused Furniss caricature envelope with insert card, etc., also scarce Furniss New Century insert card (with written message). (16).

1890-91 Coloured Post Office Christmas cards, the 1890 card depicting the 1890 Penny Post Jubilee postal stationery and handstamps; the much scarcer 1891 card "With Christmas and new year greetings from the Postmaster General and the Officers of the G.P.O" depicting various pictures including the late Henry Cecil Raikes, Postmaster-General from 1886 until 1891. (2).

1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard addressed to the daughter of the Chief Ranger at Windsor Great Park, with KGV 1/2d tied by London Aerial Post c.d.s code 4, signed by the pilot Clement Greswell, a small Photo of Greswell's head applied, well repaired at right edge. Photo on Page 30.

1911 (Sep 11) Green London to Windsor postcard unusually bearing a KEVII 3d stamp, affixed over the 1/2d stamp that was on the card when sold, tied by fine London Aerial Post c.d.s code 3, a few minor faults, an unusual franking. Photo on Page 32. (Image1)

1911 London to Windsor cards (4) comprising unused red-brown card, red-brown card to Belgium franked KEVII 1/2d + KGV 1/2d tied by SP 12 c.d.s with Leuven arrival c.d.s on the front, brown card with "Schweppes Ltd" advert and green card with "The Financial Outlook" advert both used with SP 9 c.d.s, also unused red envelope with enclosed notepaper, 1937 "Stamp Collecting" facsimile card used with KEVII Selfridges Air Mail Stamp Exhibition meter, and three later items. (9).

1911 London to Windsor cards addressed abroad each franked KEVII 1/2d + KGV 1/2d, comprising green card to British Columbia with SP 9 c.d.s; and brown card to New Zealand with SP 14 c.d.s. and Gore arrival c.d.s on the front + machine cancel on reverse, violet "D.H EVANS & Co" handstamp on reverse, the first card with central vertical fold, the second card to New Zealand fine and unusual. (2). Photo on Page 32. (Image1)

1911 (Sep 15) Violet "Privilege Mail" London to Windsor postcard to Cornwall bearing KEVII 1/2d, written on September 8th but not cancelled by the code 3 Aerial Post c.d.s until September 15th, the violet card vignette with a few scrapes and 6mm tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and rare. All London violet cards were supposed to be cancelled and flown on September 9th, and violet cards used after this date are very unusual. Photo on Page 32. (Image1)

1911 (Sep 16) Violet "Privilege Mail" Windsor to London postcard addressed to Slough with KGV 1/2d tied by superb Windsor Aerial Post code "1" c.d.s, Cricklewood arrival c.d.s (Sep 18) alongside. The typed message on the reverse confirms the despatch of the Special Aerial Post issue of the Windsor Chronicle to the addressee, and is signed by W.T Hedges. Minor faults but a superb colour card and a scarce message; very few newspapers were despatched by the Aerial Post. Photo on Page 32. (Image1)

Rangoon. 1937-42 Covers and cards with datestamps or handstamps of Rangoon G.P.O (63, including D.L.O datestamps, Late Fee and Unpaid c.d.s, oval "Postage Prepaid in Cash", boxed "MALDIRIGE", etc), Ahlone (2), Army Headquarters (2, one a stampless O.A.S cover with violet triangular "F.S / FREE"), Bogalay Bazar, Botataung, Churchill Road (4), Dallah (3), East Rangoon (6), Government House (6), Kandawglay (2), Kemmendine (5), Magyidan (4, with red A.R card), Merchant Street (10), Montgomery Street (5), Pazundaung (2), Railway Station (3), Scott Market (2), Secretariat (3), Seikgyi, Suratee Bazar (5), University (4) or the 1941 (Mar 7) P&T Exhibition Stall (2). A few faults though most are fine, a good collection in two albums. (136).

1937-42 Covers and cards (638), stamps and pieces, postmarks from offices outside Rangoon, mounted alphabetically from Abya to Zigon in six albums, also additional covers loose. Some faults but manyfine, some cancels very scarce. A good extensive lot with registered mail, postage due mail, A.R cards, etc. (638+).