ACT OF PARLIAMENT - "An Act for regulating the sending and receiving of Letters and Packets by the Post free from the Duty of Postage [12th July 1837]" 12pp. 12" x 8". The Act rationalised & consolidated existing legislation and listed the Govt. Offices having the privilege of franking mail. Ideal addition to a Postal Reform of Free Frank display. A photocopy accompanies.Cross Reference: P.O. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, FREES (Image)

WWII BLOOD CHIT - Royal Air Force (RAF) use 17 Languages. Printed in the China/Burma/India theatre of operation. VERY RARE. - By June 1942 the Japanese had driven British, Indian and Chinese forces out of Burma. However, in February 1943 3,000 British and Nepalese Gurkha troops mounted a long-distance raid behind Japanese lines. These troops, known as ‘Chindits’, were commanded by Brigadier Orde Wingate. This very unusual lot is known as a ‘blood chit’ and was carried by the Chindits in case they became separated from their unit and needed assistance from local people. It is made of rayon and measures 15¼" long by 10¾" wide. There were various 'chits' produced which carried a printed message in seventeen languages, including Burmese, Karen, East and West Shan, Thai, Chinese, Tamil, Vietnamese, Bengali, French and English. The message identifies the bearer as an Allied combatant and encourages locals to offer help. This superb lot, an example of which can be seen in the Imperial War Museum, is one which would significantly augment any far east collection of the WWII period. (Single item) Cross Reference: BURMA, CHINA, INDIA, MILITARY - WWII (Image)

ECLECTIC MIX IN TWO CARTONS incl. 1863 Justin Lallier (Paris) printed stamp album - 180 pp, poor condition & empty, but interesting, Thompson's (New York) 1857 Coin Chart Manual depicting coinage current, etc. Poor condition but complete. Some better covers incl. Oct. 1854 env. to Canada franked 6d purple embossed cancelled by Liverpool 'spoon' with h/s "2½" charge, May 1901 env. from Malvern to Gladwyn, Wrexham bearing 'cut-out' from 1d pink env., endorsed "Contrary to regulations" across the 'cut-out' and charged 2d "to pay". Also 19 Aug. 1910 r/p PPC depicting an early aeroplane preparing for take off on Formby shore, Lancashire. Card postmarked Formby and mentions Grahame White flying to New Brighton. Other items of interest incl. early 20th C. PPCs, early 19th.C documents relating to GB consulate in Philadelphia, with tax marks. Lot also includes several albums with sparse early Worldwide collections. A good 'sorter'. (Qty.) (Image)

WORLDWIDE MIXTURE OF MINT & USED (INC. MINOR VARIETIES, ETC.): A small box containing a range in stock books, album, album sheets, etc. inc. Bavaria 1867-69 used 12k & 18k SG 48 £150 & SG 50 £275, etc., Iraq 1949 mint Air mini. sheet (2, imperf & perf) SG MS338 £180 the pair, Mexico used 4r Black/Yellow SG 11 £65, etc. Penrhyn Island 1902 mint ½d Green pair one var 'no stop after ISLAND' SG 4a £150, etc. Plus many WW items with minor flaws, pre-printing paper folds, etc. inc. New Guinea 1937 mint 5d Green (block of four) with one being re-entry SG 210a £75. Plus one stock book of mainly GB plus some WW stamp exhibition souvenir stamps, mini sheets, etc. & stamp printers advertising stamps/sheets for De La Rue, Harrison & Sons & Waterlow & Sons. An eclectic mix well worth close inspection (qty) (Image)

FIJI COVERS & COMMONWEALTH MIXTURE: Group of KGVI used (7) & unused (2) printed Air Letters, including examples of late usage incl. 1956 Nadi to London & 1968 Official use Suva to Cambridge. Lot also includes a well filled stock book with the accumulation of mainly early to modern Commonwealth, lower denomination used issues, from a wide range of territories. (Several 100s plus 7 covers)Cross Reference: FIJI (Image)

MALTA COVERS, NAVAL MAIL, HAND DRAWN CARTOON COVERS, ETC: Malta cover group incl. WWI/WWII censor mail, but main item of interest is 6 May 1836 EL from Henry Jellicoe written on board H.M.S. 'Canopus' in Malta to his father in Wandsworth. Contents ref. "Not one of my family have written to me to congratulate me on my promotion...". Diverse mix of other covers incl. Postage Due interest and a range of c.20 hand drawn political 'cartoon' covers from the USA to UK c.1970s/80s. (c.60 covers) Cross Reference: MALTA, NAVAL MAIL (Image)

ECLECTIC ACCUMULATION in two boxes, one holding a large old postcard album and box of loose PPCs. Good variety of British & some foreign PPCs, much with a Yorkshire flavour, also good range of Bamforth comic cards and more unusual types e.g a series depicting Bull Fighting, some Gibraltar, WWI period real photo types incl. real photo type of Submarine D3, etc. Other carton holds an accumulation of 1920s-40s tourist souvenir type multiple card packs. Inspection recommended. (Many 100s) (Image)

EARLY POSTCARDS & EARLY STAMP CATALOGUE: Small postcard album with a range of PPCs with interest in N. Ireland & Donaghadee in particular. Includes a few early aviation cards, noting real photo type depicting "Mr. Hubert with passenger flying at Hendon" postmarked Hendon 3 May 1912. Also an unused group of 5 WWI cartoon postcards. Also a qty. of modern PPCs. Lot includes a repaired example of Whitfield King's 1st. edition 1899 Universal Postage Stamp Catalogue. (c.50 old PPCs) Cross Reference: AIRCRAFT (Image)

KEVII PERIOD GROUP OF PPCs - virtually all are 1901-10, good range of topics. (c220) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)

EMBROIDERED CARDS - very fine small collection (c1914 - c1922) mainly from soldiers in France with Christmas greetings and birthday good wishes. Well presented and written up on album pages. (46 items). Cross Reference: EPHEMERA, MANUSCRIPTS, ETC., MILITARY - WWI, EPHEMERA, VALENTINES/GREETINGS CARDS (Image)

A.R. QUINTON COLLECTION on plain album pages and published by J. Salmon of Sevenoaks, Kent: An exceptional collection of used and unused cards of various UK locations taken from oil paintings by A.R. Quinton. Bright and vibrant colours. Mostly very fine. (108 cards). (Image)