Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale

Postal Reform and the End of Franking continued...

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276

1840 (Jan 8/9) Envelope (with enclosed letter) posted from London to Manchester on the final day of free franking with Jan. 9th Free datestamp; and a front franked from Bawtry to London on January 8th, redirected with Jan. 10th Free datestamp, a scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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277

1841 (Nov 23) Entire letter from the Admiralty to William Shield in Exeter informing him of this promotion to Admiral of the White, with a red crowned datestamp, clearly a Free datestamp from which the word "Free" has been excised, the year shown as "184", small stain, otherwise fine and very unusual.

Est. £120-140

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GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY

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278

1897 (Oct 22) ½d Postcard to Dublin, cancelled by London Bickerdike machine, second trial with small san-serif "VR", tiny fault to lower right corner and a few very minor tone marks, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £180-220

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279

Cross-Channel Mail. 1707-1879 Entire letters including 1707 letter from London to Brussels carried on the Dover to Ostende Packet which restarted in 1706; 1802 letters from Paris to London or London to Geneva sent by Dover to Calais Packet following the Treaty of Amiens; 1816 entire from Rotterdam with "OZ at 5/4 per Oz" handstamp, etc. (8).

Est. £200-240

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280

1808-45 Entire letters with Ship Letter handstamps including "INDIA LETTER / FALMOUTH" (In. 1 in red), 1838 "HULL / SHIP LETTER" (S8 in red) on a letter from Archangel sent via a forwarding agent in Hamburg, 1830 letter to Stockbridge in Scotland missent to Stockbridge in Hampshire, etc. (12).

Est. £160-200

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281

Yarmouth, Norfolk. 1809 (June 29) Entire from Vlaardingen, Holland, to London with oval "Ship Lre / (crown) / YARMOUTH", July 4 backstamp, charged 1/1. Very scarce, recorded 1795-1813 when some packet services were diverted from Harwich to Yarmouth. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

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282

1905 Picture postcard from Italy to Scotland with "MISSENT TO / U.S SEA P.O No 4" and partial "UNITED STATES / SEA P.O" duplex applied on S.S "St Paul", and 1911 postcard from Italy to South Africa with "MISSENT" handstamp alongside "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE / 2" c.d.s. (2).

Est. £100-120

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283

1906 (Sep 17) Picture postcard from Belgium, poorly addressed on the left of the card to the USA with the short message on the right mistaken for a European address, apparently sent across the Atlantic three times handstamped "MISSENT" in the U.S/British Sea Post Office, "MISSENT TO / SEA POST No. 11" in the U.S/German Sea Post Office on the "Kronprinz Wilhelm", and "PAQUEBOT QUEENSTOWN" (Oct 3), unique. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £150-180

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284

1907 (Dec 4) Picture postcard from Bristol to Hampshire franked ½d, with "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE / SOUTHAMPTON" c.d.s code "7" and "INSUFFICIENTLY / ADDRESSED" cachet. Address partly (but neatly) drawn through, otherwise fine and rare. Only two examples of this cachet recorded, clearly applied on S.S "St Louis", superb and very scarce. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

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285

Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet - "Chevalier". 1913 (Jan 30) Cover to London with KGV 1d tied by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / CHEVALIER" narrow type c.d.s, code "B", only recorded 21st January to 23rd April 1913. Fine and very scarce. Also a postcard of the ship. (2). Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £280-320

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286

Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet. 1916 (Sep 12) Picture postcard with KGV ½d tied by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET" c.d.s code "A" (outward morning sailing) with ship's name removed. A scarce datestamp, only recorded June to September 1916 with code "A", this card the latest recorded example. Photo on Page 52. (Image1)

Est. £130-150

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287

1840 (May 14) 1d Lettersheet stereo A23 posted from London to Hertford, with a fine red Maltese Cross and blue Receiving House handstamp at upper right corner, a fine London backstamp, light crease and minor toning, a good early Mulready use. S.G. £1,200.

Est. £150-180

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288

1883 (Aug 1) Wrapper bearing first type Parcels Post label of Mark Cross (under Tunbridge Wells) franked 3d on 3d with barred oval cancel, addressed to London inscribed and dated "Aug 1st Per Parcel Post", with an enclosed letter "I mean to be the first to take advantage of the Parcel Post by sending you a pat of country butter for your breakfast". Folds and a little staining but a very scarce first day use of the Parcels Post service and label.

Est. £200-250

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289

Stations. 1894-1917 Parcel Post labels for railway stations (17, eleven stamped), ten with station datestamps comprising Aysgarth (2), Ashford, Knebworth, Freshwater, Harperley, Washington (2) and Fatfield Washington Station single ring datestamps, Wingate duplex and scarce Chollerton Station, Wall R.S.O rubber c.d.s. Also label with manuscript "Clapham Station 23/7/00" and stamp cancelled at Lancaster, Eaglescliffe Junction label with Eaglescliffe R.S.O c.d.s, labels for Crowthorne (Wellington College Station), Alfriston (Berwick Station), Chollerton Station, Leamside Station, and Stretton-on-Dunsmore label with QV 1½d+6d cancelled by "RUGBY / STATION" parcel handstamps. (18).

Est. £240-280

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290

Railway Sub-Offices. 1901-13 Parcel Post labels (14, eleven stamped) with 1901 Beal label bearing QV 1/- green and carmine cancelled "BEAL RSO / NORTHD" parcel handstamp, 1903 Broxbourne label on a complete tie-on parcel tag with KEVII 1d, 3d, 6d tied by "BROXBOURNE / R.S.O" parcel handstamps, 1901 Westgate-on-Sea R.S.O label with QV 6d tied by c.d.s, 1903 label with scarce "KELLINGTON / WHITLEY BRIDGE R.S.O / YORKSHIRE" rubber datestamp, and labels with datestamps of Tisbury R.S.O, Kirton Lindsey R.S.O, Hill Top, Knottingley R.S.O, Devonshire Rd, Bexhill on Sea R.S.O, Byron Rd, New Brompton R.S.O Kent, Llanfihangel, Booth R.S.O, Brockenhurst R.S.O. (14).

Est. £150-180

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291

1862-1974 Covers and cards (28) and a front including KEVII address label from a parcel over 14oz franked 1½d with "prohibited enclosure" charged 5d, 1862 front with fancy "2" charge mark of Plymouth enclosing "ABOVE ½oz", 1893 cover from USA with stationery cut-outs disallowed charged 8d, "of the nature of a letter", "closed contrary to regulations", picture postcards with news cuttings or photos attached or stamps on the picture side, etc. (29).

Est. £140-160

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292

1922 (Sep 8) Unpaid picture postcard from Tighnabruaich to Moorfields near Ballymena, with a "2d" charge mark, a vertically bisected 4d postage due stamp tied by Moorfields c.d.s (Sep 10). The only recorded 4d green postage due bisect, unlisted by S.G. With R.P.S Certificate (2024) reading "Genuine as far as one can tell" - however very clearly genuine with the torn half of the due stamp well tied by the datestamp. Photo on Page 52. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

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293

A large quantity of mainly modern postage due mail, many from the 1980s, some earlier with a few prestamp, various explanatory handstamps, many with postage due stamps. (Many 100s).

Est. £150-200

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294

1855 Piece of laid paper with 4d, 6d and 1/- embossed envelope stamps (dated 7/12/55 or 8/12/55) each overprinted "SPECIMEN", "EMBOSSED POSTAGE STAMPS to be struck upon / Paper and Envelopes" and "26 November 1855" printed below, watermarked "JOYNSON / 1855", 139x94mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 52. (Image1)

Est. £180-220

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295

QV-QEII Covers and cards including KGVI 3d and 4d Forces registration envelopes (8), unused QV ½d Certificate of Posting in part pads of six (15,000 10/77 imprint) or eight (20,000 1/78 imprint), etc., mainly used. (80).

Est. £140-160

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296

Airletters. KGVI and QEII Airletters, mainly unused, a huge quantity in a box including KGVI 6d format AF1 (35), etc, also a few colonial airletters. (100s).

Est. £250-300

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297

1850-52 Entires from Vienna to London, the first paid in cash, the second with an Austria 6kr stamp on reverse (torn through upon opening), differing Wien Recommandirt datestamps, the first with red "Franco" and the second with boxed "Franco" and "RECOM", both with "(crown) / REGISTERED" (Jay 1132/a) in black or red, the 1850 letter also with a similar handstamp with larger crown (Jay 1131a). Jay states, "handstamp type 1132 was used on letters carried by the Coln-Verviers T.P.O and is now thought to be a continental handstamp used on letters to Britain". (2).

Est. £160-200

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298

1907-60 Blank type registration labels, mainly 1907-16 period, bearing office handstamps or datestamps, including circular rubber handstamps with date (8) or with date removed (21), circular handstamps in black with date (37) or with date removed (168), parcel handstamps (2), straight line handstamps (33, some fancy types), manuscript (7) and WW1 A.P.O or F.P.O cancels (10), including R.S.Os (4), stations (4, with boxed "PAR STATION"), London & Crewe S.C Down Day Mail c.d.s, undated "AUGRES / JERSEY", very late uses of single or double arc handstamps (3), etc. (286).