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GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...

World War Two continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
326 1939-45 Covers including mail to troops but undelivered and returned with various cachets (13), mail from forces in the Middle East including 1940 Egypt cover with boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR / (crown) No. 1222" (Colley A101) crossed out and replaced by boxed "PASSED / BY / UNIT / CENSOR / 183" (A300), etc. (62).

Est. £120-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
327 1941 (Aug 6) Registered cover with related C.O.P both with "L.P.R / LONDON C.O / MOBILE P.O / No. 1" c.d.s, used on this one day only at Shoreditch after the Post Office was damaged by a bomb; also a registered cover from Bournemouth to London with boxed "UNDELIVERABLE / OWING TO / ENEMY / ACTION" (this cover not guaranteed and offered "as-is").

Est. £100-120


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
328 Censorship. 1941-45 Covers (6) and censorship slips (7) including G.B covers returned by the censor (3), two with enclosed slips ("memorial cards" enclosed contrary to regulations, or an attempt to communicate with enemy territory in a letter to neutral Sweden); cover from Argentina with attached label "This cover was open when it reached the censorship"; British Censorship slips (3, picture postcard enclosed, communication with enemy territory, request for goods to be sent to writer); "Postage Refunded" slips (2); also a cover returned by the U.S censor with attached slip, and 1944 (Mar. 4) stampless British O.A.S cover to Argentina detained by the U.S censor until 1945 with arrival machine (26 Aug 1945) and "THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD / BY THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP". (13).

Est. £150-180


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
Naval Mail
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
329 1737-1840 Letters and documents including 1737 letter concerning H.M Sloop "Otter" sent to Boston, Lincolnshire, to seize smuggling vessels; 1762 letter from Capt. Affleck of H.M.S "Baleine" to Capt. Tinker on H.M.S "Medway" requesting a survey of damaged stores; 1788 letter from Rear Admiral Faulkner to the Navy Pay Office; 1819 and 1840 letters to the Royal Naval Asylum at Greenwich (the last with a 1d black, four margins but crossed by file fold); 1832 free letter from Admiral Sir George Martin, etc. (7).

Est. £160-200


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
330 1771-1852 Entire letters and entires carried by naval ships including 1771 entire from Jamaica "by H.M.S Dunkirk" with Portsmouth Ship Letter (S2), 1840-52 entire letters from or to Malta (6) or Alexandria endorsed by Admiralty Packets "Volcano", "Alecto", "Banshee", "Polyphemus", "Merlin" or "Caradoc", 1843 letter from Sydney "p. H.M.S Favorite", 1847 entire from Havana "p. Vindictive H.M Man of War", etc. (12).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
331 1795-1812 Entire letters from naval ships, all posted at British ports, comprising 1795 (May 14) letter from an unknown ship windbound at St. Helens posted at Portsmouth; 1795 (June 11) letter from Lt. James Cornich on H.M.S "Trusty" posted at Portsmouth; 1798 (July 5) letter from H.M.S "Leopard" at Spithead posted at Portsmouth; 1809 (Apr. 16) letter from Capt. William Selby of H.M.S "Owen Glendower" at The Nore posted at Sheerness; 1810 (Oct. 5) letter from Lt. Williams Jones on H.M.S "Scipion" at Cawsand Bay posted at Plymouth Dock; 1812 (Feb 7) letter from Lt. Edmund Lockyer on H.M.S "Armide" concerning prize money posted at Falmouth. (6).

Est. £120-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
332 1847-84 Covers from G.B to naval ships, eight to T.M Kelsall on H.M.S "President" at Cape of Good Hope (prepaid 8d in cash with London Paid Ship Letter datestamp and boxed "TO PAY"), H.M.S "Cumberland" at Rio de Janeiro or S.E Coast of America (both franked at 6d Officers concession rate), H.M.S "Phoebe" at Naples, H.M.S "Cressy" or H.M Coastguard, 1849 stampless cover to H.M.S "Ardent" at Naples much redirected; 1860 cover to H.M.S "Agamemnon" at Naples franked 1d + 4d + 6d; 1881-82 covers to H.M.S "Inconstant" at Cape of Good Hope or Alexandria; also 1884 cover from H.M.S "Decoy" at Port Said. (13).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
333 1855-69 Covers to Capt. The Hon. Arthur Cochrane comprising 1855 cover franked embossed 6d (cut to shape) from Essenden to H.M.S "Horatio" in Malta and 1863 cover franked 1/- from London to H.M.S "Warrior" at Lisbon redirected back to Portsmouth with Liverpool and London Ship Letter backstamps, and a cover to Sheerness, also 1845 Admiralty Certificate listing Cochrane’s 1839-44 naval service on H.M.S "Benbow", "St. Vincent" and "Salamander". Like his famous father Cochrane went on to become an Admiral, he commanded the first ironclad naval ship H.M.S "Warrior" and was later C-in-C Pacific Fleet. (4).

Est. £100-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
334 1851-71 Covers (2) and a front comprising 1851 cover franked 1d and a stampless front with straight line or circular undated "NAVY POST OFFICE", and 1871 cover to Scotland endorsed "Pd 1/-" with a red London Paid c.d.s, the enclosed letter written on H.M.S "Crocodile" by an officer en route to India. (3).

Est. £100-120


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
335 1d Concession Rate. 1863-76 Covers headed from sailors and countersigned with a G.B 1d red paying the penny concession rate, cancelled in London (2) or Devonport, the covers headed from H.M.S "Euryalus" (1863, the ship then at Hong Kong), H.M.S "Prince Royal" at Madeira (1864, cover torn and repaired), or H.M.S "Resistance" at Lisbon (1876, an unusual printed heading, stamp with corner fault). (3).

Est. £160-200


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
336 Officers Concession Rate. 1868 Cover endorsed "Topaze, Panama 21/4/68" and "Officers Letter" with crest of the "Topaze" on the flap, franked 1d (2) + 6d pair paying the double concession rate of 1/2 (1/- + 2d transit fee across Panama), all cancelled upon arrival in London, May 12 arrival backstamps. The cover opened out and a little trimmed on three sides (the reverse reduced by a further 1cm at base), the flap separated and rejoined with hinges, nevertheless very rare, the only double 7d concession rate cover we have seen.

Est. £100-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
337 image1d Concession rate - Mailboat Cancel. 1867 Cover headed "From John Devereux seaman on H.M.S Cruizer, Alexandrietta" and countersigned, a 1d red (corner faults) cancelled by "A81" mailboat numeral applied on the P&O S.S "Tanjore", the cancel overinked but quite readable and very scarce. Photo on Page 44. (Image1)

Est. £180-220


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
338 1873-86 Covers to or from naval ships in the Pacific comprising 1873 cover with enclosed letter from H.M.S "Iron Duke" at Nagasaki privately carried and posted at Hull franked 1d; 1874-75 covers to H.M.S "Peterel" c/o British Consulate at San Francisco (2, one to Vancouver Island) or Hawaii; 1882 cover from H.M.S "Champion" posted within Yokohama; 1883 cover to H.M.S "Swiftsure" c/o British Consulate at San Francisco; 1884 cover from H.M.S "Pelican" with 1d block of four cancelled in London; 1886 cover to H.M.S "Hyacinth", Pacific Station. (8).

Est. £240-300


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
339 Admiral Sir Arthur Limpus. 1884-1915 Covers and letters to or from Limpus including letters from Limpus on H.M.S "Cambridge" (1891), "Terrible" (2, 1898), "Gibraltar" (1909, letter only about the Russo-Japanese War, with a map), covers to Limpus on H.M.S "Empress of India", "Jupiter", "Gibraltar", "Albion" or "Prince George", 1914 (July 15) cover to "Admiral Limpus Pasha, The British Embassy, Constantinople" (when seconded to the Turkish navy, resigned 14 Sept. 1914) franked 2d with a London F.B 1d charge mark, 1897 telegram with "DOCKYARD B.O / CHATHAM" c.d.s, etc. (14 covers, c.60 letters).

Est. £150-180


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
340 Admiral Lord Beresford. 1886-1915 Letters (18, twelve with envelopes, also two other covers), most to A. Alexander who ran a gymnasium in Liverpool, one to George Egerton on H.M.S "Vernon" arranging a transfer between two officers, also a 1905 signed picture postcard with accompanying letter. Beresford became C-in-C. of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1905 and Channel Fleet in 1907. (20+).

Est. £150-180


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
341 1900-36 Covers and postcards comprising mail from Australasian Squadron ships with G.B stamps cancelled in London (12, one with a Java stamp disallowed and charged 2d); cards with messages shown by printed flag hoists or written in code, morse, semaphore, shorthand or Hindustani (12); 1924-36 covers to (30) or from (3) Commander Tuffnel in Australia, Chile, the Mediterranean, Far East, Egypt or Palestine; and 1928-29 handcoloured Japanese postcards from H.M.S "Berwick" (7), an unusual group. (64).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
342 Naval Bag Mail. 1901-07 Covers and cards from naval ships abroad (27), sent by ships bag to London with G.B stamps cancelled upon arrival, various distinctive types of London datestamp including octagonal type (4), includes 1901 Royal Visit "Links of Empire" cards from Malta, Suez and Colombo, other cards from Australia, New Zealand, Tetuan, Danzig, Corfu, etc. Also six other items with similar datestamps used on Paquebot or internal mail. (33).

Est. £150-180


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
343 1939-80 World War Two and postwar covers including 1940 and 1943 covers from Admiral Sir James Somerville at Oran or Delhi sent by bag to London; stampless cover with violet oval "FLEET MAIL OFFICE / BATAVIA"; 1947 printed "Royal Tour - H.M.S Vanguard - Ship Shore Mail via H.M.S Nigeria" cover with "H.M.S Vanguard Mail Office" cachet; 1949 "H.M.S Vengeance in the Arctic" printed envelopes produced on the ship (3, two used, also a related letter), etc. (90).

Est. £180-220


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
Mulreadys
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
344 image1840 (Aug 12) 1d lettersheet stereo A17 used from London to Cheltenham, Britannia cancelled contrary to regulations with the "T.P / Highgate" receiving office handstamp, the red Maltese Cross then applied to the right of Britannia, Cheltenham arrival c.d.s on the front and London c.d.s on reverse, minor soiling, very unusual. Photo on Page 50. (Image1)

Est. £180-220


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
345 1841 (Apr 21) 1d lettersheet to London with red Maltese Cross cancel and "Coltishall / Penny Post" below, Norwich and London backstamps, pressed file folds, otherwise fine and attractive.

Est. £120-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
346 Ackworth School. 1841 (Jan 27) 1d Mulready lettersheet containing the printed notice "Ackworth School (1st) Month (27th) 1840 [altered to 1841], To (William France), Thy application for the name of (Esther Beardmore) to be entered on the List for Admission into this School, has been received, and is entered accordingly. A vacancy for the child will probably occur (in about 2 or 3 months ……), Thy Friend, Thomas Pumphrey", used with red Maltese Cross, Pontefract backstamp (JY 28), stereo number removed upon opening and tiny file hole, otherwise fine and scarce. Also 1843 (Oct 31) letter from Ackworth School written and signed by Thomas Pumphrey, bearing a 1d red with "ACKWORTH" undated circle on the front. Ackworth was a well known Quaker School. S.G MA401a. (2).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
347 Ackworth School. 1841-42 1d Mulready lettersheets containing a printed Quarterly Report of Conduct and Class-work, stereo A57 with report for William Wormall headed "MONITORIAL SCHOOL" posted to Mould Green, Huddersfield, dated 7th April 1841; and stereo A77 with report for Henry Taylor headed "UPPER SCHOOL (3rd) CLASS" dated 2nd August 1842 posted to Malton, both with black Maltese Crosses and Pontefract backstamps. The first with small corner faults and a couple of small tears to lower edge, otherwise fine and scarce adverts from this well known Quaker School. S.G MA401e,f. (2).

Est. £350-400


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
348 image1886 (Mar 11) 2d Mulready envelope stereo a203 addressed to "Mr J.W Palmer, 281 Strand, W.C" with London W.C C.X squared circle datestamp at lower right. The stamp dealer J.W Palmer posted several original 1d and 2d Mulreadys to himself in 1886, most of which were incorrectly charged 2d, the charges later cancelled after he complained to the Post Office; unusually this envelope never received such a charge. A fine and scarce late use of this 2d envelope. With Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1976) incorrectly stating "cancelled by favour" - these Mulreadys were correctly posted and undoubtedly passed through the post. Photo on Page 50. (Image1)

Est. £600-700


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
349 c.1860 Thackeray Mulready Caricature, proof from the defaced plate on laid paper. Also c.1844-46 newspaper cuttings about the secret opening of letters (c.35) which led to production of Punch’s "Anti-Graham" Mulready caricature, and free franks signed by Graham (2). 120 Proofs of the Thackeray caricature were produced, with a similar number then taken from the defaced plate. (c.38).

Est. £100-120


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
Pictorial Envelopes
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350 1840 (June 16) Cover with "Pre Paid / 1840" within a foliate oval frame embossed on the front, the reverse with an embossed comic scene of a piper leading two dogs entitled "WHIGS AWA’" and the publishers name "Westwood", posted from Oxford to London prepaid 1d in cash, despatch and arrival datestamps on the front. A rare and unusual envelope, the reverse presumably with a political message, the first example we have seen.

Est. £180-220


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.

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