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Frees continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
251 Parliamentary Proceedings. 1823 Wrapper headed "Par. Pro" and signed "Free, J.B Austin", containing a printed notice headed "House of Commons" giving the final dates for receiving or reading petitions for private bills. Also an 1821 wrapper for sending a Parliamentary Statute, with printed address "To the Chief Magistrate or Head Officer, Corfe Castle" and details of the enclosed Acts of Parliament. (2).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
252 London. 1777-92 Entire letters with circular framed "FREE" handstamps in red (4) or black, all differing sizes, the 1777 21mm handstamp one of just four examples recorded in black. (5).

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
253 London. 1799 (Nov 26) Entire to The Earl of Ferrers at Rikedale with scarce experimental unframed crown and "FREE" over date (LF14), a reasonable strike, unusually with "NOV / 29 99" late fee datestamp on reverse.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
254 Disallowed Frees - London. 1802 (Feb 20) Entire letter from London to Derby with red boxed "Above Privileged / Number" (LN2), a Free datestamp crossed out, 7d and 8d charges, scarce.

Est. £160-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
255 Disallowed Frees - London. 1821 (Aug 1) Entire letter from Exeter to London, written by R. Cartwright but franked by Lawrence Palk (a clear abuse of the franking privilege), manuscript "above 1oz" with red "ABOVE / WEIGHT" (LW2), charged 3/8, vertical file fold.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
256 Disallowed Frees - London. 1827-32 Entire letters from the Bishop of Norwich, both to John Kitson in Norwich, posted at Cheltenham or London, both handstamped "ABOVE / WEIGHT" (LW4) in red (two strikes) or black and charged, a fine pair. (2).

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
257 Official Mail. 1689-1837 Entire letters to or from official bodies which did not have the franking privilege, including 1689 entire letter to the Collector of Customs at Exeter concerning a patent and a hearing before the Lords of the Navy, charged 3d; later items from the Customs, Victualling Office (2, one 1794 letter with boxed "POST / PAID" handstamp, Jay 97 only used April - July 1797), Commissioners of Charities, Uniformity of Weights and Measures (printed wrapper), etc. (9).

Est. £200-240

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
258 Official Mail. 1803-39 Wrappers from the Paymaster General (2, one with "Wincanton / 5" CI. Post"), Ordnance Office (3, one unused), Quarter Master General's Office, or Navy Pay Office (5), two with manuscript heading and inscription, the others printed; also 1804 Act granting franking to the Ordnance Office and Quarter Master General's Office and 1830 Royal Navy Pay Act. (13).

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
259 House of Commons. 1821 Wrapper with printed heading and address "HOUSE OF COMMONS / To The Churchwardens / and Overseers of (Aylsham) / FREE. / F. FREELING", with an enclosed form asking for details of money spent on maintaining the poor in the year to March 1820, the printed address panel to The Clerk of the House of Commons with F. Freeling frank. A rare letter sheet and enclosure, addressed but never posted.

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
260 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. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
261 Waterloo Subscription. 1816 (Sep 21) Entire letter from the Waterloo Subscription Office posted within London, with scarce "WATERLOO / SUBSCRIPTION", red "Lombard St / 2py P. Paid" and a Two Penny Paid datestamp on reverse. The letter states that the fund is for the benefit of widows only, and no other relatives of soldiers killed. The second line of the handstamp faint in places, otherwise fine and very scarce.

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
262 Churches and Chapels. 1828 (Nov 8) Lettersheet with printed heading "On the Business of the Collection for the Purposes of Enlarging and Building of Churches and Chapels in England and Wales", partly printed address and "Free, F. FREELING", sent to Barton Seagrove, Northants with red Free datestamps. The reverse with three ink drawings of men, partly showing through the address panel, otherwise fine, Scarce and unusual.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
263 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. £120-140

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
264 c.1837 and 1839 Printed P.O Circulars giving the regulations for franked mail to foreign parts, only public despatches to and from Secretaries of State, British Embassies and Legations at foreign courts being free; also 1839 (July 19) printed G.P.O letter sent with the second notice explaining that this applies to the Indian mail through France, but franking is still possible via Falmouth and heavy documents should be sent by that route. From the Chelsea Hospital archives, the letter signed by Maberley. (3).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
265 Money Letter. 1839 (Oct 12) Free letter from Dorking to London, headed "Money Letter" by the sender, again endorsed "Money Letter" in red. A very unusual free franked Money Letter.

Est. £80-100

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
266 1826-30 Letters to the G.P.O, a long 1826 letter from Ballymena endorsed "Inclosed in a frank of G. O'Neill of April 29th 1826" and addressed to Charles Claude Hamilton at the G.P.O Lombard St; and an 1830 letter franked by Edward Cust to Francis Freeling complaining about his servant being charged for free letters, posted at Broadstairs with boxed "No. 1" and "Ramsgate / Penny Post", charged 1d. Also an 1828 letter from Freeling to a lady who complains at the delay in sending letters whilst waiting for Sir Charles Forbes to frank them for her - he was not concerned about the abuse of privilege but simply suggests she gets franks from Sir Charles beforehand which she can then post herself. (3).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
267 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. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
London E.C
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
268 image1882 (July 7 - Aug 16) Covers (4) franked 1d (3) or ½d pair, also four stamps, all with the first experimental hooded circle datestamp with central "R" and code letter/number, three bars above and below and two arcs at either side, "A" above and date below, the covers with codes R2, R4 or R5 (2). Very scarce, the earliest and latest recoded dates of use, possibly the only recorded covers. (8). Photo on Page 38. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
269 1882-95 Covers and cards (15) and stamps (25) all with the second experimental hooded circle datestamp, central date with three horizontal bars above and below, a code letter or number above and "A" at base, five covers and twelve stamps with day before month (recorded Aug. 19 1882 - Feb. 3 1883), the remainder with month before day. (40).

Est. £200-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
270 1888-1900 Covers and cards (17) and stamps (21) with reuse of the first experimental hooded circle datestamp but with the "R" prefix removed from the centre, two 1888 cards with day before month, the others all with month before day, one card with the day and month apparently omitted, also four stamps with the central code number or letter replaced with time. An uncommon lot, stamps to the 2/6 value. (38).

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
271 1882-1927 Covers and cards (131) and many stamps and pieces, the detailed collection written up in two albums, including 1882 covers (2) and stamps (11) with experimental cancel with date (day before month) between single bars, code number or letter above and "A" at base; red arrival datestamps with date and code entirely omitted or with day "26" only; red datestamp with code omitted from base (3); 1906 official cover to France with 2½d block of four; 1887 revenue stamps with "IL" code at base of cancel (2, only recorded examples, possibly forged); a few Board of Trade perfins, late fee covers, etc. (100s).

Est. £300-400

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
London - "Royal" Cancels
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
272 image1882 (July 26 - Aug 11) Pieces (2) and stamps (4) with the very scarce hooded circle datestamp with central "V.R", 1d and 2½d on pieces with code "C", 1d stamps with code "A" or "C", 1½d and 6d grey plate 18 with code "B", the 2½d piece dated 26 JY, the earliest recorded date and first day of use, the Mount Pleasant Impression book dated July 26th alongside a proof strike of this datestamp. (6). Photo on Pages 36 & 130. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. £180-220

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
273 image1882 (Sep 1) Piece bearing 2½d blue plate 22 strip of three with Board of Trade pefins (all sharing broken "B" in "B.T"), cancelled by two strikes of the very scarce hooded circle datestamp with central "V.R", code "B", fine and unusual. Photo on Page 10. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
274 1890 Archival page with impressions of 13 London datestamps on both sides (also a "75" numeral obliterator "for trial only") with notes alongside concerning their use, including six hooded circle datestamps (referred to as "Massey" patent handstamps). These include experimental handstamps with central "13" within bars dated "28 SP 82", or with "R.V" within bars with "A" above dated "SP 90" (virtually identical to the first experimental "royal" hooded circle with central "V.R"), both noted as brought into use Sept. 8th 1890. Other datestamps include a rubber type hooded circle in violet with tiny date plugs (10 JAN 91), not apparently recorded on mail. Some edge faults and folds but an interesting and unique page.

Est. £700-800

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
275 image1882-1901 Stamp and piece with V.R at base hooded circle datestamps, 1/- brown plate 13 with code "B" datestamp dated No 10 82, the first date of use of the datestamp as shown in the Mount Pleasant Impression book; and a proof strike of code "A" datestamp on piece dated 22 JA 01, one of five such proof strikes recorded, the latest recorded date and the day Queen Victoria died. Also an1882 (?) piece bearing 1d lilac (clipped corner) with London hooded circle dated 25 JU, san-serif "VR" above the date and "A" below, the year date a little unclear but probably "82" which would make this the first V.R experimental hooded circle, predating the very scarce central "V.R" type, a rare (possibly unique) and previously unrecorded London VR cancel. (3). Photo on Page 130. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.

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