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GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY continued...

GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
276 1853-81 Registered covers including 6d fee paid in cash or stamps, 1874 cover endorsed "Registered at Stretford Rd", 1868 Parliamentary Proceedings envelope franked 9d, 1881 registration envelope from Guernsey, etc. (11).

Est. £140-160


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
277 c.1830-2002 Covers, autographs and ephemera, including mourning envelope (QV monogram on flap) signed "The Queen" and addressed in her hand to Wales, hand delivered; front signed "Albert" and addressed in his hand to "Her Majesty Queen Adelaide"; 1908 registered cover to Lady O'Conor at the British Embassy, Constantinople, redirected to and within London with 2d charge mark and "Posted out of Course", enclosed letter from Grand Duchess Louise of Baden (only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm I); 1946 cover with KGVI cypher cachet to Miss Catherine Black (nurse to KGV) with enclosed calendar signed by Queen Mary, and a 1942 signed Christmas card from Queen Mary to "dear Blackie"; pieces signed William IV or King George VI, etc. (23).

Est. £250-300


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
278 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh - World Tour. 1867-68 Covers franked 1d, to Dr William Symes R.N, Assistant Surgeon on H.M.S "Galatea", at Haslar Hospital, Gosport (29 Jan. 67), Plymouth (6 Feb. 67) or Devonport (3 Nov. 68). Symes accompanied Price Alfred on his world tour on H.M.S "Galatea", departing on 24th January 1867, the first two covers sent just after the departure of the ship, the final cover sent the day after the ship ran aground in Plymouth Sound. This was the first tour to the colonies by British royalty; whilst in Australia Prince Alfred was shot and wounded. (3).

Est. £100-120


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
279 1953 Royal Visit to Jamaica, cover to Canada, carried on the royal flight from London to Montego Bay, posted upon arrival (Nov 26) franked 3d + 4½d, signed by the Captain of "Canopus". Fine and scarce, very few covers carried.

Est. £80-100


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
280 1914-19 Covers with various cachets, most returned to the sender, including covers to Russia with "SERVICE SUSPENDED" (2) or "Livraison impossible / a cause de la guerre", 1914 wrapper from Bulgaria to London with a Service Suspended cachet, 1915 cover from Greece to London with "Retour / Pas d'occasion de / transport par voie / d'Allemagne", 1917 cover from Baku to London with "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED / BY GERMANS AND DELAYED", 1916 O.A.S postcard from Base A.P.O Z in Alexandria with unusual "Transferred" cachet, 1916 registered cover from Germany to USA detained until 1919 with boxed "RELEASED BY THE / BRITISH MILITARY AUTHORITIES", etc. (12).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
281 1915-21 Forces covers from British forces in Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Malta, various British or Indian A.P.O and F.P.O datestamps, also a few postcards, Egypt civil censors and a few Batum and other stamps, including F.P.O 7W used in Corfu, 1916 stampless cards with Busrah datestamps (4), circular numbered "M" censor cachets from Iraq (5), etc. (112).

Est. £300-400


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
282 1939-44 Covers addressed abroad (17), all bearing "Returned to Sender By the Censor" labels in green (16) or black, sixteen with enclosed explanatory censor slips comprising P.C 80 (pictorial cards prohibited), P.C 9 (3, picture postcards prohibited), P.C 82 (printed matter not despatched by a newsagent), P.C 10 (reveals locality of military unit), P.C 3 (4, breach of Defence Regulations, letters referring to mines or air raids), P.C 178 (2, philatelic items prohibited without a B.P.A Permit), P.C 15 (senders name and address not given), P.C 102 (gummed slips prohibited on envelopes) or P.C 110 (2, reused envelopes). (33).

Est. £450-550


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
283 1940-46 Covers and cards mainly to British forces, most undelivered and returned or redirected, all with explanatory cachets including "Addressee Reported Missing", "Addressee Reported Prisoner of War", "Addressee Reported Deceased", "Believed Returned to United Kingdom", also "Air Mail fee s d / refunded" (3), "1/3 PER ½oz AIR MAIL / SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE" (3), "NO AIR MAIL SERVICE AVAILABLE / AIR FEE HAS BEEN REFUNDED", "NO AIR MAIL / SERVICE", boxed "DETAINED IN FRANCE / DURING GERMAN / OCCUPATION", Channel Islands Red Cross forms (2), etc. (40).

Est. £160-200


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
284 c.1940 Spitfire Fund & Empire Propaganda stamps, booklet containing 24 labels (four panes of four) produced by The Constitutional Publishing Co. in London, light vertical fold, otherwise superb and unusual.

Est. £100-120


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

COUNTY POSTAL HISTORY

COUNTY POSTAL HISTORY
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
285 Hampshire - Forwarding Agent - Portsmouth. 1834 (Feb 7) Free entire from Portsmouth to Scotland, reverse with blue boxed "Forwarded by Yours &c / GARRATT & GIBBON / PORTSMOUTH / AGENTS TO LLOYDS". A rare F.A.C on a free letter, clearly originating overseas.

Est. £120-150


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
286 Kent. 1850 (Nov 24) Entire letter on notepaper headed with a fine engraving of Tunbridge School, the letter includes "yesterday there was a woman took up for stealing 60 yards of print and she was put in the lock up, before she had been there 3 hours she had hung herself", posted from Tunbridge to Wenham Farm, Rogate, franked 1d red.

Est. £100-120


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
287 London. c.1830-1930 Covers and cards, mainly KEVII postcards with squared circle or duplex cancels (c.600), also machines, c.d.s cancels, a few skeletons, exhibitions, etc. (c.1,000).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
288 Norfolk - Parochial Return. 1836 (Jan 13) Entire (side flaps removed) with partly printed address "To the Minister of (Santon House, Thetford)" and "Parochial Return / Sir F. Freeling, Bart." handstamped "BRANDON" and superb "MISSENT TO / LYNN" alongside a Lynn datestamp.

Est. £140-160


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
289 Sussex - Parcel Post. 1895-1938 Parcel Post labels for sub-offices of Brighton (24) or Bexhill on Sea (37) including R.S.O datestamps (5), also parcel handstamps and C.O.Ps, 45 labels stamped. (70).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
290 imageScotland. 1836 (June 11) Entire letter from Kellybank to Edinburgh with "DOLLAR / (Crown) / P.O" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, backstamped with boxed "No. 2" and Alloa c.d.s. A scarce use of a mailbag seal handstamp at a receiving office of the Alloa Penny Post, this handstamp not recorded in "Postal Markings of Scotland to 1840". Photo on Page 44. (Image1)

Est. £120-150


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
291 1773-1858 Entire letters, entires and covers, the collection formed by L.F Mead, including straight line "HIGHWORTH" (1773), "MELK / SHAM" and DEVIZES" (c.1782), "WOTTON / BASSETT" (2, 1793-98), "80 HIGH / WORTH" (1789), "BRADFORD W" (one or two lines), "Wilton" (3 types), also Penny Posts of Bradford, Hindon (3), Devizes, Pewsey (5), red "P1" of Swindon, Melksham Maltese Cross with dots, undated circles of Bedwin (3), Calne (2), Cricklade, Heytesbury (3), Codford, Hindon, Horningsham, Maiden Bradley, M. Lavington (3), Mere, Shrewton (2), Wroughton (2), etc. (105).

Est. £500-600


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
292 c.1795-1980 Covers, cards and pieces, the extensive collection formed by L.F Mead in ten albums with many village datestamps, rubbers and skeletons, a few prestamp, many with photos of the Post Offices taken in c.1960, also two albums of notes and Post Office photos. (100s).

Est. £500-600


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
293 Bourton. 1814 Entire letter to Southampton with manuscript endorsement "Bourton Post Office 18 June" and "MERE / 111" mileage mark. Very unusual and scarce; Siggers does not record any Bourton postmark until 1897.

Est. £100-120


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
294 Malmesbury. c.1790 Entire to London with small two line "MALMS / BURY"(19x8mm) and a Bishop Mark. Just one example of this town handstamp recorded by Siggers, not listed in the County Catalogue, very scarce.

Est. £80-100


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
295 Salisbury. 1772-1842 Entire letters including 1772 letter from Ireland to Salisbury with "CAVAN" and red circular framed "FREE", 1826-38 free letter and a Curates Licence both signed by the Bishop of Salisbury, 1842 letter from London with octagonal framed "MISSENT TO / SALISBURY", etc. (8).

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
296 Wiley. 1838 Entire to London with "Ilminster / Penny Post", "No. 13" and rare octagonal framed "MISSENT / TO WILY", also 1841 entire with "Wiley / Penny Post", Wiley datestamp and "CODFORD" undated circle. (2).

Est. £140-160


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
297 Parcel Post. 1883 First type "Parcels Post" label for Lyneham (under Chippenham) franked 3d on 3d cancelled by unusual barred oval, manuscript date, applied to piece, minor staining but early and scarce.

Est. £80-100


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
298 Military Mail. 1900-64 Covers and cards in an album, various camp cancels including Field Post Office Bulford Camp (1900), The Bustard Field P.O skeleton (1903), etc. (84).

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
299 WW1 - Canadian Forces. 1914-15 Stampless covers to Devizes with superb crowned "CANADIAN OVERSEAS / FIELD / POST OFFICE / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" datestamp (20 Dec 1914, used on Salisbury Plain), or a Devizes c.d.s and blue circular "DIVL ARTILLERY H.Q / CANADA" (3 Feb. 1915). (2).

Est. £100-120


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

AIR MAILS

AIR MAILS
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
300 Alan Cobham. 1926 (Dec 2/4) USA 2c Envelopes flown by Cobham in D.H Moth demonstration flights, posted at Milburn N.J or Washington DC, initialled by Cobham; also 1926 programme for his Australia to London flight, 1934 air display handbill and two postcards. (6).

Est. £120-150


Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

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