COUNTY POSTAL HISTORY continued...
Scotland
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 526 |
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c.1800-1990’s Covers and cards including an extensive thematic collection written up on pages with additional items illustrating the history, geography and landscape of Scotland, sport, famous people, etc; also many picture postcards, a few earlier
covers, etc. (Many 100s).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 527 |
|
1855-68 Covers franked by 1d reds, various distinctive cancels including Scots Locals with straight line "ST ROLLOX" and "HOLYROOD", boxed "KELVINHAUGH" and "OLD KILPATRICK", circular "LOCHWINNOCK", also Madeleine Smith with small undated "GLASGOW"
alongside, etc., one cover with 1856 1d red-brown (S.G. 37). (15).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 528 |
|
Largs. c.1810-59 Entire letters and covers with straight line handstamps, mileage marks, Penny Posts, also boxed (2) or undated circle "FAIRLIE" backstamps. (17).
|
Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 529 |
|
Islands. 1747-1936 Entire letters, covers and cards including Iona, Mull, Bute, Posted at Ettrick Bay cachets (2), etc. (53).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
Edinburgh
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 530 |
|
Paid Handstamps. 1790-1864 Entire letters, various Paid handstamps including ED58, 60, 62, 64, 82, 84, 88, 102, 104, 108, also 1861 black "PAID AT EDINBURGH" c.d.s on letter to Denmark, etc. (21).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 531 |
|
Penny Posts. 1785-1838 Entire letters and entires including 1785 Williamson’s Penny Post "E. PENNY POST NOT PAID", receiving office handstamps (21, from Chapel St., Castle St., Duke St., Howe St., West Nicholson St., Hanover St., Dalkeith,
Laswade, Ford, Kirkliston), time handstamps (24), etc. (84).
|
Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 532 |
|
Receiving Offices/Local Cancels. 1825-60 Entire letters, entires and covers with undated receiving office handstamps used as cancellations (24) or backstamps (23), local cancels from fifteen differing offices including Cross, Grass Market, Clerk
St., Elm Row, etc., also Portobello Penny Post on a letter to Bahamas. (48).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 533 |
|
Explanatory Handstamps. 1813-86 Entire letters, entires and covers with 1835 boxed "MISSENT / TO / EDINBURGH", 1842-45 red boxed "PAID / 1d EXTRA" (2) or "PAID / 6d EXTRA", "Too Late" (6), "More to Pay" (4), also 1886 cover with "OVER / 1 OZ" and a
"1" charge. (15).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
Glasgow
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 534 |
|
1716-33 Entire letters comprising 1716 and 1722 letters from Greenock to Inverary paid to Glasgow then forwarded unpaid by the General Post with "pd 1d to Glasgow" and a "2" charge; and 1733 letter from Irvine to Inverary via Glasgow with manuscript
"Irv 2" and "Gl 2". (3).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 535 |
|
1749-99 Entire letters and entires all with circular framed "GLAS / GOW" handstamps, some well written up showing differing handstamp types and sizes. (79).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 536 |
|
Port Glasgow. 1742-1907 Entire letters, covers and a card including 1742-50 "PORT / GLASGOW" (2), other one and two line handstamps, mileage marks, 1840 red "PAID" and "1", etc. (16).
|
Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 537 |
|
Paid Handstamps. 1800-74 Entire letters, entires and covers with Paid handstamps including the scarce large boxed types GW142 in red (2) or black (unusually also with red Paid handstamp type GW144) and GW148 in red (2, one 39x20mm on a letter to
Germany, the other 39x18mm on a local letter, not recorded in this size by Auckland), also types GW138 (3), 140 (5), 144 in black (22) or red, 146 in red (2), etc., an 1827 letter to Cape of Good Hope and 1855 letter to Surinam. A good lot, many
well written up on pages. (61).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 538 |
|
Receiving Offices. 1817-61 Entire letters, entires and covers with various undated receiving office handstamps including straight line, boxed or circular handstamps, straight line between bars, Port Eglinton in a frame with chamfered corners (2),
Parkhead, Broomielaw, Drymen, Kilwinning, Pollockshaws, Hurlet, Neilston, Whitevale, Newton Mearns, Sauchihall on a stampless cover to Constantinople, also Port Eglinton Road circular datestamp and Pollockshaws skeleton datestamp. A good lot, some
written up on pages. (93).
|
Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 539 |
|
Penny Posts. 1830-44 Entire letters and entires, also two fronts, various Penny Post handstamps (30) including the scarce boxed type GW260 (only used Oct.-Dec. 1839), also boxed receiving office numbers (20, numbers "7" - "43"), Penny Post Unpaid
handstamps of Kilpatrick (2 types) and Parkhead, "TO PAY / ONE PENNY", "1" and "2" charge marks. A good lot, some well written up on pages. (46).
|
Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 540 |
|
Duplex Error. 1868 (Feb 23) Cover franked 1d to Manchester cancelled by Glasgow duplex with error of number "195" for "159", only recorded for a few days in February 1868, very scarce.
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 541 |
|
Scots Local Cancels. 1855-58 Entire letters and covers with various types of cancel from thirteen differing offices, including 1857 cover to Singapore with 1d + 2d + 6d cancelled by boxed "SAUCHIHALL", also cancels from Kinning Place, St. Rollox,
Kilwinning, Hillhead, Stevenston, etc. (15).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 542 |
|
1855-57 Covers franked 1d, cancelled by Glasgow double arc datestamp or single ring c.d.s; also 1873-76 entires (4) sent at the ½d printed matter rate all cancelled by single ring datestamps, all fine, scarce and unusual uses of datestamps
intended to be used as backstamps. (6).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 543 |
|
Explanatory Handstamps. 1809-58 Entire letters, entires and covers with Missent handstamps (12, types GW173, 180, 182, 184, 188), "Too Late" (10, types GW166, 168, 170), "V / (crown) R" inspectors marks in black (2) or red, or "B" within two rings
used by the Inspector of blind bags on letters with incomplete or illegible addresses. (26).
|
Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 544 |
|
Late Fees. 1845-54 Entire letters and entires all with the tiny single arc "GLASGOW" handstamp, three dated, the others all undated, some with a small "L", including 1847 letter to Canada paid 4/8 in cash and 1850 entire to Greece paid 1/3 in cash
with a 1d red applied for the late fee, and internal letters franked 1d (3), 2d (9) or 4d (2), the 3d late fee (for posting within 10 minutes of despatch of the mails) very scarce, several with file folds. (16).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 545 |
|
Explanatory Handstamps. 1858 (Mar 10) Cover from Sydney to Glasgow franked NSW 6d, the reverse with a Glasgow c.d.s and octagonal boxed "RECEIVED OPEN / & RE-SEALED / AT P.O GLASGOW", small part Glasgow P.O wax seal, very unusual.
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 546 |
|
1823-1979 Newspapers, covers, cards and wrappers with N.P.B cancels, triangular "GW", sub-office datestamps, Parcel Post labels (18), boxed "LATE FEE / PAID", 1854 (Dec. 23) newspaper with a 1d newspaper stamp but posted in January 1855 (after
newspaper stamps ceased to be valid for postage) and therefore franked by a 1d red, etc. (115).
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 547 |
|
1831-88 Entire letters, covers and a front addressed abroad with four prestamp or stampless letters to Italy, others with Surface Printed stamps to Italy (6), Syria (1861 cover with 6d strip of three), Guatemala (1874 cover franked 1/-,
Glasgow-Carlisle Sorting Tender duplex), Brazil (1868 cover franked 6d + 1/-), etc. (16).
|
Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
Ireland
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 548 |
|
1682-1737 Entire letters comprising 1682 letter from Clonmel to Rotterdam endorsed "Post Paid to London 10d" (small corner fault); 1733 and 1737 letters from Galway to London handstamped "G-WAY" or "GALWAY", one with "Free A. Malone" crossed out and
charged 8d, the other signed "Free St. George" and accepted as a free letter. (3).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 549 |
|
1791-1809 Entire letters (2) and an entire from Dublin to London, all handstamped "IRELAND" in London, types L225 or L225b (2) in red, all fine. (3).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 550 |
|
1802-94 Entire letters, covers, cards and a front including Uniform 4d Post (2), 1848 "MORE / TO / PAY", 1840 (Jan. 13) front signed by Daniel O’Connell with Paid datestamp crossed out and charged 2d, 1847 entire letter from New York to Dublin
sending £134 to help the poor suffering in Ireland, etc. (72).
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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