COUNTY POSTAL HISTORY continued... Lancashire - Advance Posting for Christmas Cancels continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 601 Widnes. 1906 Picture postcard to Salford with a KEVII ½d tied by the "X / MAS" cancel, a couple of letters at the base off the card and repair to lower edge, otherwise fine and very scarce, just 2,200 items posted at Widnes in 1906. Photo on Page 84. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 602 Wigan. 1904 Picture postcard addressed locally, franked KEVII ½d tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel, code "W.I", superb. 17,171 Items posted in 1904. Photo on Page 84. (Image1) Est. £180-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 603 Wigan. 1905 Picture postcard to Sheffield franked with a KEVII 1d (due to glitter on the card) cancelled by oval Advance Posting handstamp code "W.I." in black, fine. 25,522 Items posted in 1905. Photo on Page 84. (Image1) Est. £160-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 604 Wigan. 1909 Picture postcard posted locally, a KEVII ½d tied by the "X / MAS" cancel, very fine. 23,400 Items posted in 1906. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. London Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 605 1816-32 Entire letters or entires with unframed 4/8 per oz (from France, charged 7/-), 5/4 per oz (from Holland, charged 5/4), 6/8 per oz (2, from Germany, both charged 6/8), 7/6 per oz (from Italy, charged 17/3) or with framed 6/8 per oz (from Switzerland via France, charged 6/8), the framed 6/8 letter with heavy file fold and 7/6 letter folded in half with filing notes on the front, otherwise fine. (6). Est. £240-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 606 1819-27 Entire letters or entires with unframed handstamps 4/8 per oz (from France, charged 4/8), 5/4 per oz (from Holland, charged 5/4), 6/8 per oz (from Germany, charged 10/-) or 8/8 per oz (from Spain, charged 8/8), all excellent strikes, the 4/8 letter stained probably due to disinfection, the 8/8 letter disinfected with staining and chisel slits, a good group. (4). Est. £240-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 607 1830 Entire from Paris to London with octagonal "60 / P.P. / J" and dotted framed "oz at 4/8 per oz", and entire letter to London with Antwerpen c.d.s and dotted framed "oz at 5/4 per oz", both charged at the 1oz rate, light file folds, otherwise fine and scarce. (2). Est. £200-240 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 608 1824 (Jan 30) Entire letter from Hamburg to London via Holland handstamped in error with unframed "oz at 5/4 per oz" (the rate if posted from Holland), overstamped with the correct "oz at 6/8 per oz" with a second strike below, charged 6/8, a very scarce and unusual handstamp alteration. Photo on Page 84. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 609 1823 Entire from Lisbon to London with "LISBON" British P.O handstamp and unframed "oz at 10/- per oz", charged 15/-, a superb and very scarce handstamp. Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 610 1831 (Jan 10) Entire letter from Mexico to London handstamped "FRANCO HAS / TAZE PUERTO" and dotted framed "oz at 12/- per oz", charged 12/-, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 86. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 611 1828-30 Entire letter and entires from Mexico with unframed "oz at 12/- per oz" (2, charged 12/- or 18/-) or from Buenos Ayres with unframed or framed "oz at 14/- per oz" (charged 14/- or 17/6), endorsed by the Packets Skylark, Myrtle, Pigeon, Zephir, one 12/- letter with heavy file fold and two small holes to the address panel, the framed 14/- per oz handstamp the highest such rate mark used. (4). Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 612 1829 (Dec 10) Entire letter from Buenos Ayres to London (originally with an enclosure for forwarding), "per Packet Kingfisher" with dotted framed "oz at 14/- per oz", charged £1.4.6. fine and scarce, the highest rate handstamp used and an unusually high postal rate. Photo on Page 86. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Staffordshire Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 613 Lichfield. 1746-1848 Prestamp and stampless entire letters, various Lichfield handstamps including 1746 "LITCH / FIELD", single line handstamps, "119 LITCH / FIELD" first type mileage, "TOO LATE" in red (2), scarce "MISSENT / to / LICHFIELD" in red (ST 353, only listed in black), 1793 manuscript "Missent to Lichfield", red "Lichfield / Penny Post" (2), Uniform 4d Post, etc. (27). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 614 c.1797-2000 Covers and cards including 1797 "WOLSLEY / BRIDGE" and "BURTON / ON TRENT", 1798-1806 "RUDGELEY" (2 types), a few undated circles, red "Lichfield / Penny Post" (5), skeletons and rubbers, Parcel Post labels (2), many KEVII and KGV cancels on picture postcards, etc., also a few other G.B and foreign covers, (160+). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Surrey Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 615 1734-1973 Entire letters, covers and cards from Dorking and district, Redhill sub-offices or Reigate district, including 1734 and 1759 "DARK / ING", 1774 "RYEGATE" on a letter from Nutfield, 4d Post letter from Little Bookham with boxed "No. 1", undated circles (60), Redhill Station Office (28), skeletons and rubbers, etc. (248). Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Sussex Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 616 1804-1912 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1859 registered cover franked 1d + 6d cancelled "271" of Eastbourne with superb "SOUTHBOURNE" undated circle on the front, 1854-55 stampless covers to U.S.A with "CHIDDINGLY" or "GARDNER-ST" undated circles, 1850 "HARTING" undated circle, Uckfield and Brighton Penny Posts, other 1804-37 Uckfield handstamps (10), etc. (20). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 617 Bexhill on Sea. 1807-1927 Entire letters, covers and cards, including Bexhill 66 mileage marks (2), "No. 1" with Battle Penny Post (3, two Penny Post types), undated circles (2), 1899 (June 28) skeleton on a court card of Bexhill, 1910 Bexhill Old Town c.d.s, registered covers with datestamps of Devonshire Rd (2, one R.S.O c.d.s), Collington Mansions, Endwell Road, Station Rd (c.d.s with "R.S.O Sussex" excised), etc. (22). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 618 Brighton - Transormas. 1935-67 Covers and cards, various numbers or letters applied to mail to or from the Brighton area including 1935 J, S, 5 or 6, later items with boxed 9, red-black S or Z, etc. (46). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 619 Chichester - Pictorial Notepaper. 1849 Entire letter on notepaper headed with a fine engraving of The Cross, Chichester, posted unpaid from Wavertree to Preston with a "2" charge mark. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Yorkshire Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 620 1850 (Jan 5) Entire letter to Hull with red "SCARBRO / 1D / PAID" within a vertical oval, a superb strike of this scarce U.P.P Paid handstamp, only recorded 1850-51. Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 621 York - Pictorial notepaper. 1877 (June 25) Cover from York to U.S.A bearing 2½d rosy mauve plate 7 vertical pair, enclosed letter on two sheets of pictorial notepaper headed with superb engravings of York Minister or St. Mary s Chapel, Museum Gardens, York. Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. SCOTLAND SCOTLAND Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 622 Scotland thematic display collection, well written up on pages, covers, cards and stamps illustrating the history, geography and landscape of Scotland, sport, famous Scots, etc., also many additional items. (100s). Est. £250-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 623 1631-1877 Privately carried letters including letters endorsed "per Dunse Coach" and "with a sugar loaf and a small bundle", 1837 letter from the sculptor Alexander Ritchie about his statue of Sir Walter Scott, etc. (11). Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 624 1744-95 Entire letters and entires with curved or straight line town handstamps, most very fine, including Moffat, Maybole, Dunkeld, Cromarty, Cowpar, Port Patrick, Perth, Arbroath, etc. (16). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 625 1797-1859 Entire letters, entires and covers including Penny Posts, Paid handstamps, undated circles, Uniform 4d Post (2), 1d black cover, Uniform Penny Post, 1824 "MISSENT TO / DUMFRIES", mileage marks, straight line town handstamps, etc. (103). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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