GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued... GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 251 1833-2019 Covers and cards, many postcards showing airmail and other rates, use of KGV commemoratives, 1969 T.P.O covers posted without late fee with 1d and 2d charges on final day of the ½d late fee and first day of the 1d late fee, 1961 (Feb. 1) first day of recorded delivery with P.O leaflet, unused KGVI and QEII postal stationery in bundles with bands, etc., also a few Palestine covers. (c.350). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 252 Bahamas / Devon. 1838-64 Entire letters (2) and entires (2) from G.B to Nassau, two 1838-40 letters from Lympstone in Devon to H.M Surveying Ship "Lark" prepaid 2/- or charged 1/- both with Exeter Py Post datestamps, 1863 entire from Warrenpoint franked 6d and 1864 entire from London franked by three 4d stamps missent to Germany. (4). Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 253 QV-QEII Covers and cards including 1d black (four margins) on entire from Camborne and 1840 2d blue (four margins) on entire letter from Tickhill (cover faults), embossed 1/- on 1848-49 letters to the U.S.A (2), an album with 1d lilacs on covers and documents (many on receipts or invoices, some printed letterheads), an album of special event cancels, air mails with 1933 Provincial Airways first flights (7) and commercial covers to South America, 1896 QV and 1906 KEVII size K registration envelopes franked QV 1d, 2d, 6d, and 1/- strip of three or KEVII ½d, 3d, 6d and 1/-, also printed receipts bearing revenue stamps, some foreign with Cape revenue documents, etc. (c.170). Est. £350-450 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 254 1840-1977 Covers and cards including 1841 registered letter receipt with Settle datestamp, 1876 Osborne cover from Cowes, 1905-77 Royal Yacht cachets (7), KEVII and KGV postcards with skeletons (32) and rubbers (21), etc. (208). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 255 1844-1902 Covers including "5" in Maltese Cross, 1876 circular framed "1d" charge mark applied upon redirection, QV ½d green and ½d brown and KEVII ½d Vaccination Certificate lettersheets unused, etc., also imperf 1d reds with rat-tail "R" (4, one on cover) or "E" flaw on cover. (24 + 3 stamps). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 256 1857-72 Covers showing differing types of inland rate, comprising 1871 cover franked 1d tied by Azemar machine, 1872 Book Post letters from Blackburn to the same address in Clitheroe franked ½d or registered franked 4½d, 1857-59 registered letters franked at the 7d rate from London with 1d + 6d (Vigo Street undated circle and unframed oval "REGISTERED / G.P.O datestamp) or from Liverpool with 1d strip of five + 2d (red "(crown) / REGISTERED"), 1872 Parliamentary Notice from Edinburgh franked 1d + 6d, 1858 Notice of Objection from St. Neots franked 1d strip of three with "missent to" written alongside a Spalding c.d.s. A carefully selected group well written up on pages. (7). Est. £200-240 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 257 1882-2003 Covers (16), telegrams (31), etc., with hooded circle cancels from various provincial offices, including 1882 (Sep 11) cover with 1d lilac tied by Liverpool second type experimental hooded circle (central date within bars, "466" above and "B" below, believed to be the only recorded example on cover), also 1908 Eastbourne Registered, 1948 Blackpool Registered Official Paid, "Confirmation" handstamps on telegrams, etc. (c.50). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 258 1889-1912 Covers and cards to unusual destinations, mainly KEVII stamps, including 1912 cover (KEVII perf 15x14 2½d) to Dairen and redirected to Japan, backstamped violet Dairen I.J.P.O and oval Changchun-Mukden T.P.O datestamps, also items to Zululand (2), Java (4), St. Kitts, Zanzibar, etc. (21). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 259 1901-20 Picture postcards and a few covers, mainly KEVII, including Worplesdon mailbag seal used as a cancel, 1907-09 cards posted on the London & Bristol T.P.O or Bangor & Crewe T.P.O charged 1d with boxed "Posted without Late Fee", 1904 card posted from Ascension Island, 1904 Bustard Field P.O Devizes skeleton, cover and card bearing King Edward National Memorial farthing labels (also eight unused labels), exhibition cancels (and a few unused cards), etc. (100 + labels). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 260 1902-11 KEVII Covers, mainly addressed abroad, many registered, including covers to U.S.A franked 2d + 2½d + 5d (4), ½d + 1d + 9d pair, 4d + 9d strip of four, 10d pair, etc. (69). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 261 1902-34 Picture postcards and covers, cancels comprising skeletons (22), rubbers (11), "Liverpool / X / MAS" used on mail posted in advance for Christmas day delivery (2), etc. (39). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 262 Explanatory Handstamps. 1892-1982 Covers (20) and fronts (2), various cachets explaining Found without Contents (19), Found without a Cover, or Found Torn, including an unusual 1892 cover posted within London franked by Canada 6c Bill Stamp which has been accepted as valid for postage handstamped "Found in I.B / without contents", other QV covers with unframed "FOUND-IN-F.N.O / WITHOUT CONTENTS" (3), etc., an unusual lot. (22). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 263 Late Fees. 1883-1923 Covers and cards (36), also stamps and pieces including QV 2/6 (3), all with hooded circle late fee datestamps, London E.C with code "Z" (3), "22", "42", or large "W" or "Y" at base, London with "L" (4), "L1d" (21), "L2d" or "L3d", seven P.T.P.O stationery envelopes with two stamp dies. (36+). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 264 Missent Mail. 1822-1988 Entire letters, covers, cards and fronts (2) including prestamp handstamps of Gloucester, Northampton and Truro (front), 1861-62 Edinburgh and Worcester handstamps, two 1905-12 postcards from France to G.B missent to New York, etc. (13). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 265 Post Offices Notices. 1885-87 Notices comprising 1885 (Dec.) reduced scale of postage on letters over 12oz, 1886 (Apr.) differing notices on inland parcel rates from 1st May (2), 1887 (Jan.) notice on card giving all inland rates, 1887 (May) foreign and colonial parcel post regulations and rates, etc. Also 1840 (Apr. 27) "The Times" newspaper with the Treasury Warrant giving the recent changes to postal regulations and rates and the forthcoming issue of stamps, 1913 P.O notice on the inland parcel post, etc. A scarce group, the 1885-86 notices all album page size. (7). Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 266 Printed Matter Rates. 1856-68 Printed Prices Current sent at the printed matter rate to U.S.A, franked 1d (3), 1d pair (3) or 2d (3), printed or manuscript endorsements by the Asia, Russia, Australasian, Java, Africa, Canada, etc. (9). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 267 Returned Letter Office. 1901-76 R.L.O Envelopes (24) and a front including 1901 large blue registered envelope with contents from Manchester, 1964 envelope with 1/9 charge for compulsory registration, 1913-16 London R.L.S registered envelopes, etc., also two Irish envelopes and a British R.L.O envelope used in Dominica in 1987, all identified by type from the Snelson and Galland book. (28). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Q.V Embossed Issue Covers Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 268 1855 (Apr 17) Registered entire from Liverpool to Workington franked embossed 10d (cut square, touched or cut into on three sides) cancelled "466". A scarce use of the 10d on an inland letter over 1oz, paying 4d postage + 6d registration. Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 269 1855 (Apr 30) Registered cover from Uttoxeter to Macclesfield franked 2d + embossed 6d (cut square with three good margins, cut into at base), each cancelled "827", a fine cover. Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 270 1855 (July 28) Registered entire from Liverpool to Kendal franked embossed 6d pair each with three large margins, cut into at base, each cancelled by "LIVERPOOL / REGISTERED / 466" spoon, arrival datestamp on the front. An attractive use of this Registered spoon cancel. Photo on Page 38. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 271 1855 (Oct 2) Registered cover from York to Macclesfield franked 1d + embossed 6d cancelled "930" with boxed "REGISTERED / YORK (253)", dispatch and arrival datestamps on the front. An attractive registered cover, the 6d cut square, possibly just touched on two sides, otherwise unusually fine. Photo on Page 38. (Image1) Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 272 1856 (June 17) Cover from Edinburgh to Alnwick containing a legal document (state of trust funds and scheme for their division), franked embossed 6d, cut square with three margins (just cut into at top) tied by "131" roller cancel, "POSTED SINCE 7.20 LAST NIGHT" backstamp. A scarce use of the embossed 6d on an inland letter weighting 2-3oz. Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 273 Burma. 1855 (Sep 17) Entire letter from Aberdeen to "Alexander Gibbon, Surgeon 65th Regt NI, Thyetmew, Burmah, via Calcutta", endorsed via Southampton, franked by embossed 1/-, cut square with good to huge margins on three sides, just cut into at top, tied by numeral "1". Backstamped at Aberdeen and London with boxed Calcutta Bearing datestamp showing a change of 2a. An attractive letter to Burma. Photo on Page 38. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 274 Burma. 1855 (Sep 24) Entire letter from Aberdeen to "Alexander Gibbon, Surgeon 65th Regt N.I, Theyetmew, Burmah, via Calcutta", endorsed via Marseille, franked at the 1/10 rate by 2d + 4d pair + 1/- (cut to shape) tied by "1" numerals, backstamped at Aberdeen and London with boxed Calcutta Bearing datestamp showing a charge of 1 anna. An attractive letter to Burma. Photo on Page 38. (Image1) Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 275 Burma. 1855 (Oct 8) Entire letter from Aberdeen to "Alexander Gibbon, Surgeon 65th Regt N.I, Thyetmew, Burmah via Calcutta", endorsed via Marseille, franked at the 1/10 rate by 4d + embossed 6d strip of three all cancelled by "1" numerals, the 6d strip cut square, cut into at base and touched in places, backstamped at Aberdeen and London with boxed Calcutta Bearing datestamp showing a charge of 2a. An attractive letter to Burma. Photo on Page 38. (Image1) Est. £350-450 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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