Royalty continued...
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| 426 |
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught. 1930 (Oct 11) Clarence House, St. James S.W postcard with message on both sides from the Prince concerning the R101 airship disaster, "My dear Jimmy, I thank you so much for your kind letter of sympathy on the death
of Douglas Gardner. He is a terrible loss to me and a great blank in my household. The disaster of the complete destruction of R101 is a ghastly affair & I feel the greatest sympathy with the Air Force (personally I hate the airship & doubt its
viability). I expect to be leaving Beaulieu on the 30th. Believe me, yours very sincerely, Arthur".
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 427 |
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 King Edward VIII. 1937 (June 17) Cover with printed "E" crest surmounted by a crown on the flap, initialled "E" in the lower left corner by the former King, franked Austria 60g posted from Notsch to Col. Guy Rasch in London.
Edward was staying at Schloss Enzesfeld, courtesy of the Baron & Baroness Eugene de Rothschild, whilst awaiting Wallis Simpson’s divorce to become absolute. Rasch and the Duke served together in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War. A
rare and historic cover. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 428 |
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Princess Elizabeth. 1943 (May 1) Registered cover with KGVI Cypher cachet, oval Buckingham Palace Registered datestamps and red London Official Paid hooded circle datestamp, London S.W.32 registration label, addressed in the Princess’s handwriting
to her cousin Lady Mary Cambridge at Tetbury, initialled "E" in the corner.
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 429 |
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Queen Elizabeth. 1952 (May 6) Registered Express mourning cover with KGVI Cypher cachet, oval Buckingham Palace Registered datestamp and "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / DELIVERY" with red Official Paid hooded circle datestamp, London S.W.32 registration
label, addressed in the Queen’s handwriting to Sir Edward Peacock in London, initialled "ER" in the corner. Opening tear at right, otherwise fine, sent three months after the death of King George VI with his Cypher cachet still in use.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 430 |
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Prince Philip/Charles. 1972 Registered cover with Sandringham House registration label and Official Paid c.d.s, addressed in Prince Charles handwriting to The Marquis of Cholmondeley at Houghton Hall, initialled "C"; and 1991 registered cover with
large oval Buckingham Palace Registered datestamp, enclosed letter on Windsor Castle notepaper signed "Yours Sincerely, Philip", both with "ER" Cypher cachets. (2 + letter).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 431 |
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1797-c.1941 Covers and letters including 1797 free frank from William Henry, Duke of Gloucester at Tunbridge Wells; 1832 free frank from William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester; 1813 letter from Edward, Duke of Kent at Windsor Castle (not posted); 1877
Royal Yacht Osborne cover addressed by Princess Alexandra posted from Cowes; 1892 cover signed by Lord Ponsonby posted to the Royal Yacht with "LONDON / A / V.R" hooded circle cancel; 1843 embossed card with a biblical text written by Queen Adelaide;
notice of Queen Victoria’s death on Board of Green Cloth notepaper, etc. (12).
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 432 |
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1857-97 Covers comprising 1857 O.H.M.S envelope franked 2d with "The Queens Remembrancer" printed in the corner; 1881 cover franked 1d from Frodsham "To the Queens most excellent majesty"; 1883 cover to Germany signed by Henry Ponsonby with 2½d
pair tied by London Inland Branch "26" numerals, Privy Purse seal; 1893-97 covers with printed (2) or handsigned D.M Probyn signature on Marlborough House (2, one with letter) or Sandringham envelopes, two posted from Sandringham. (6).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 433 |
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1861-73 Covers with enclosed letters from Sir Charles Phipps or Major General Sir T.M Biddulph (2) sent from Buckingham Palace on behalf of The Queen, to Mr A.W Brown at various London addresses, the signed covers franked 1d or 2d, originally
enclosing Post Office Orders for £1 or £2, sent in response to letters from Brown who had fallen on hard times. The letters state that The Queen could only make one such contribution to any individual due to the numerous claims on her
private bounty; despite this Brown made three successful requests using different addresses. (3 covers + 3 letters).
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Est. £100-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 434 |
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V.R Hooded Circle. 1882-84 Covers (13) and stamps (6) all with "LONDON / V.R" hooded circle datestamps, the covers with codes "A", "B" (7), sideways "B", "C" or sideways "C" (2) in the datestamps (one other with unclear code), four covers from
Government House in Portsmouth, one from Col. Paul Methuen, two from the War Office, one from The Secretary of States Office to Paris franked 5d, the others franked 1d (9), 1½d or 2d (2), a good lot. (13+).
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 435 |
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V.R Hooded Circle. 1882-93 Covers (4) and stamps (5) with "LONDON / V.R" hooded circle datestamps including first type cancel with central "V.R" within bars on a 5d stamp (code B, 30 AU 82) and a 1d lilac (code A, 27 FE 93, latest recorded use),
second type cancels on 1883-84 covers with codes inverted "A", "A" (letter from Bank of England), "C" (House of Commons Library seal) or "D" (Metropolitan Police Office cover to Austria with three 2½d stamps, one trimmed upon opening). (9).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 436 |
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V.R Hooded Circle. 1884-89 Covers franked 1d, cancelled by "LONDON / V.R" hooded circle datestamps, codes "A" or "D", the 1884 cover with Marlborough House printed flap and enclosed letter from Francis Knollys, the 1889 cover with Buckingham Palace
Privy Purse Office printed flap and enclosed letter from Henry Ponsonby. (2).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 437 |
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 V.R Hooded Circle. 1883 (Oct 24) Cover to France with three 1d lilacs each cancelled by "LONDON / V.R" hooded circle datestamps without code letter, unusual to France and the only recorded example of this cancel with code
letter omitted. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 438 |
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V.R Hooded Circle. 1889 (Jan 31) Cover with 1d lilac cancelled by superb "LONDON / A / V.R" hooded circle datestamp, the enclosed three page letter written by Lady Cowell (wife of Sir John Cowell, Master of the Household), to her mother at Clifton
Castle, Bedale, reverse with black wax Master of the Household seal.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 439 |
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V.R Hooded Circle. 1895-1901 Covers (2) and pieces (2) all with the "LONDON / V.R" hooded circle datestamp, the two 1896-98 covers franked 1d with Osborne or Buckingham Palace flaps, the two pieces with proof impressions of the datestamp dated 15 MY
95 or 22 JA 01, the latter the latest recorded date on the day Queen Victoria died, one of five such pieces recorded. (4).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 440 |
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1901-33 Ephemera comprising 1901 Windsor Castle funeral service programme for Queen Victoria; 1919 copy of letter from the Prince of Wales to the Canadian Pacific Railway Chairman (faults); and 1933 letter on Sandringham notepaper signed by the Court
Postmaster F.A Mason requesting train tickets from London to Ballater. Also a Photo of King George V and Prince Albert in naval uniform on a ship. (4).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 441 |
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 E.R Hooded Circle. 1902 (May 6) Cover with a crown on the flap addressed to Mrs Knollys in Italy, probably from her husband Sir Francis Knollys, Private Secretary to the King, franked QV 1½d + KEVII 1d each cancelled by
a superb "LONDON / A / 6 MY 02 / E.R" hooded circle datestamp. This datestamp was issued in 1901 for use on the King’s correspondence; no more than half a dozen examples are recorded in total, of which this is surely the finest. Photo included on
Back Cover. (Image1)
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Est. £1,200-1,500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 442 |
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 Official Paid Skeleton. 1903 (Aug 17) Stampless cover to London with red "OFFICIAL PAID / (crown)" skeleton datestamp and a black "CALEDONIAN T.P.O / DAY UP" c.d.s, from Balmoral. This skeleton datestamp was supplied to
Aberdeen on August 13th for use on Balmoral mail and returned to the stores at Edinburgh on Sept. 16th. Very rare, the only example seen by us. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 443 |
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 Official Paid - Wilton. 1908 (June 28) Registered cover to The Duchess of Sutherland in London with violet KEVII Cypher cachet, Wilton double ring datestamp and red "OFFICIAL PAID / (crown)" c.d.s, a blank type registration
label with undated single ring Wilton handstamp, reverse with red seal impressed "E". A rare cover sent during the King’s visit to Wilton House, referred to in "Royal Household Mail" by G. Morgan with the handstamps from this cover illustrated.
Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 444 |
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 R.H Official Stamps. 1903 (Sep 3) Cover with "Lord Chamberlains Office, St. James’s Palace" printed flap, initialled "AE" by Sir Arthur Ellis, Comptroller of Accounts, posted from Buxton to London franked by KEVII 1d R.H
Official, a rare stamp on cover, very fine. Photo on Page 60. (Image1)
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Est. £1,000-1,200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 445 |
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 Court Postmaster. 1934 (Nov 30) O.H.M.S "Urgent Telegrams for Transmission" printed envelope with tiny red "BUCKINGHAM / PALACE" and matching "OFFICE OF THE / COURT POSTMASTER" circular datestamp, red London S.W.1 Official
Paid c.d.s, to "The Postmaster" (the town name deleted), light folds but very scarce. Also a compliments slip from the Court Postmaster. This cover is referred to in Glenn Morgan’s book on Royal Household Mail. (2). Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 446 |
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Cypher Cachets. 1903-92 Covers with various Cypher cachets including 1902 (Jan. 23) cover to Kings Lynn with an early use of the KEVII Cypher in black applied in the upper right corner without an Official Paid datestamp, 1910 cover with KGV Cypher
in red addressed by Princess Victoria from Sandringham to St. James Palace with an enclosed Christmas card, 1922 cover from Balmoral Estates Office with KGV Cypher but franked by a 1d stamp cancelled at Ballater, 1936 registered cover from Buckingham
Palace addressed by Queen Mary to The Grand Duchess Xenia at Frogmore Cottage with KEVIII Cypher, first type KGVI "GRI" Cyphers (2, one on Post Office envelope posted on Coronation day, 13 May 1937), 1963 cover with both QEII Cypher cachet and
Paymaster of the Household certifying cachet, etc. (26).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 447 |
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 Cypher Cachets - Princess Elizabeth. 1947 Court Postmaster compliments slip from Buckingham Palace bearing the crown over "E" Cypher cachet, issued in 1947 to Clarence House for use on mail from Princess Elizabeth but
apparently never put into use, only known from a few proof impressions. Very rare. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 448 |
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 Kings Special Wire. 1911 (July 15) Picture postcard to Nottingham with KGV ½d tied by "KING‚ÄôS SPECIAL WIRE / (crown)" c.d.s. Issued for telegraphic use and exceptionally rare cancelling a stamp, the c.d.s dated 1910
but clearly incorrectly dated as the stamp was not issued until 1911 (the year probably "10" in error for "11"). This card illustrated in "Royal Household Mail" by G. Morgan. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 449 |
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Kings Messenger. 1909-18 Covers (3) and a front comprising 1909 cover to Portsmouth with "PRIVY PURSE / BUCKINGHAM PALACE" cachet and London Official Paid c.d.s endorsed "by Kings Messenger"; 1916 cover from an officer in France with red "BY
KING’S MESSENGER" and 1d stamp cancelled by matching hexagonal "PASSED FIELD CENSOR / 1414", London c.d.s; 1917-18 stampless O.A.S cover and front from France with boxed "K. (crown) M. / PRIVILEGED" and oval "WAR / OFFICE"; also 1928 printed card
with Kings Messenger Service times between Buckingham Palace and the Royal Pavilion at Aldershot (illustrated in "Royal Household Mail" by G. Morgan). (5).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 450 |
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 Badminton House. 1942-44 Covers from Badminton House, home to Queen Mary during the war, comprising 1943 (Jan. 28) 5½d registration envelope with royal seal cancelled by "BADMINTON" c.d.s and bearing blank type
registration label with manuscript "Badminton"; stampless registered cover initialled "MR" and addressed by Queen Mary to General Sir Charles Grant in Shrewsbury with red Bristol Paid c.d.s, Badminton registration label and KGVI Cypher cachet,
enclosed letter from Queen Mary; and stampless cover with red Chippenham Paid c.d.s and KGVI Cypher cachet. A scarce group, the label and c.d.s from the registered cover illustrated in "Royal Household Mail" by G. Morgan. (3). Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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Est. £180-220
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
