BRIGHTON & WORTHING - ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD PAIR: An 1840 EL (minor faults) to Cheltenham, written on a lettersheet headed with a detailed engraving of "BRIGHTON CHAIN PIER & PROMENADE" inscribed "Published by W. Leppard, East Street"; and a letter posted to Oxford (with original small env.) on illustrated writing paper with a detailed engraving of the front at Worthing from the sea (no inscription). Both in excellent condition. Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

BRIGHTON - ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD: An 1842 EL (minor faults) ex Brighton to France, written on a lettersheet headed with a detailed engraving of "ST. PETER'S CHURCH_BRIGHTON/(and view of E. Hildyard's Family Hotel, 'The Richmond')" inscribed "Pubd. Jany. 1st 1842, by W.H. Mason, 81 King's Road, Brighton. / G. Earp, Junr. delt." In excellent condition. Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

RYDE - ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD: An 1849 EL ex Chichester to Ireland franked with a 2-margin 1d red tied by a "190" barred numeral, written on a lettersheet headed with a detailed engraving of "Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight" inscribed "London, J. Harwood, 26 Fenchurch Street / No. 603. Oct. 1st 1846." In excellent condition. [ex Frank Staff].Cross Reference: ISLE OF WIGHT (Image)

MARITIME EPHEMERA: A box file containing a wide array of material inc. an attractive & colourful "STATE LINE FOR EUROPE" agents advertising card (glue dabs on back but readable); an 1847 leaflet outlining the "Rules & Regulations of the Maryport Steam Tug RAMBLER"; a 1774 account of revenue & expenses for the transportation of coal from Sunderland to London; an 1890 poster advertising mail carriage on the INMAN LINE; a 1778 document for the hiring of an indented crewman for a Durham coastal vessel; an Act of Parliament of 1824 regarding the repair of turnpike roads; plus a certificate of discharge, a permit for traveller, payment receipts, engravings of ships (some from the London Illustrated News & similar), souvenir books, postcards of ships (particularly Cunard vessels, some in silk), bills of lading, passenger lists, guide books, menus, a bundle of shipping company letterheads, etc. All in good to excellent condition. (90 items) (Image)

GENERAL MARITIME EPHEMERA: A very large A2-sized padded album with plastic pockets and 2 packets containing a wide array of material inc. "Royal Mail Steam Packet Company" 1920s & 1930s share certificates; a 1931 anchor testing certificate; a very colourful & ornate 1880 retirement certificate for "The Harbour Master of the Port of Liverpool" (spotting around edges); an 1824 "CUSTOMS LIVERPOOL/BILL OF ENTRY" (fragile but intact); a 1911 "HARRISON LINE" bill of lading for "Postage Envelopes" to the Colony of Jamaica & a 1912 "Royal Mail Steam Packet Company" bill of lading for "Postage & Revenue Stamps" for the Cayman Islands; various Cayman Islands Colonial reports for 1911-16, and an Act of Parliament of 1863; and steamship liners passenger lists, guide books, etc. All in good to excellent condition. (57 items) (Image)