GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...
GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 151 |
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QV-QEII Covers and cards, the large quantity with many KEVII and KGV picture postcards, etc. (100s).
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Est. £100-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 152 |
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Covers and cards with postage due or explanatory handstamps, mainly modern but a few earlier noted, many with postage due stamps, also damaged mails, delayed mail, Scout Posts, etc. (100s).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 153 |
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Christmas Day. 1847-1911 Covers and cards with Christmas day postmarks including 1847-49 letters with imperf 1d reds (3), 1872 Sedbergh R.S.O duplex, also 1954 front with Prestwick crash cachet. (26).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 154 |
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Missent Mail. 1812-38 Entire letters including Missent handstamps for Salisbury and Southampton, 1828 letter from Gloucester to Bourton on the Water inscribed "By Morton in the Marsh Bag, Turn at Oxford" but still missent to Wincham, 1812 O.H.M.S
letter from London to Banbury missent to Oxford, Morton in the Marsh and Shipston, etc. (5).
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 155 |
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Skeletons/Inspectors Marks. 1849-1929 Picture postcards and covers, selected postmarks including skeletons (36), all fine strikes mainly on postcards but including 1849 "HURST GREEN X", 1853 "GRAVESEND" and "LYMINGTON", also triangular inspectors
handstamps (42), etc. (100+).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 156 |
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Paid Handstamps. 1875-1900 Entire letters and covers from London to abroad all with red Paid datestamps, five letters sent in the final six months (Jan - June 1875) of validity of Paid handstamps before they were banned on international mail by the
G.P.U; 1875 (Aug. 12) letter to Amsterdam with red Paid c.d.s and "2½d" incorrectly accepted as valid by both the British and Dutch Post Offices; 1877 (June 27) cover to Paris with Official Paid c.d.s, "Paid" crossed through and handstamped "T"
with a "6" charge; and 1900 cover to St. Lucia with a ½d stamp applied over the Paid c.d.s, violet boxed "Prepayment of Foreign / Correspondence can only / be effected by means of / Postage Stamps", minor toning and tear at right but very
scarce. (8).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 157 |
|
Parcel Post. 1892-1900 Despatch Note forms for parcels from Bradford to Budapest, or Liverpool to Norway with an accompanying Customs Declaration form, these two both with "PARCEL POST / LIVERPOOL" single ring datestamp, scarce. (3).
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Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 158 |
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Islands. QV - QEII Covers and cards including 1921 postcard with ½d + 1d tied by "LUNDY ISLAND" datestamps, also Scottish Islands, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight, Caldy, Anglesey, Scilly, etc. (c.300).
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
QV Embossed Issue Covers
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 159 |
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 France. 1851 (Nov 4) Cover from London to Paris franked by embossed 10d, cut square with four margins, tied by numeral cancel and French entry datestamp, red oval "PD" alongside, an unusually fine stamp. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)
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Est. £240-280
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 160 |
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France. 1854 Cover from Southampton to Boulogne franked 2d pair (perf faults) and embossed 6d (cut square, two margins) all cancelled "723", orange oval framed "P-D" of Southampton.
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Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 161 |
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Germany. 1852 (Apr 14) Cover from Manchester to Frankfurt, 1/10 postage via Belgium paid by 2d + embossed 10d vertical pair (cut square, touched or very close on all sides), Aachen transit datestamp, twice handstamped "P".
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Est. £140-160
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 162 |
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 Spain. 1850 (May 3) Cover from London to Madrid franked by 10d embossed (cut square with three good margins, just touched at top), cancelled by London numeral and a Calais transit c.d.s, red "10R" charge. A scarce single
franking. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)
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Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 163 |
|
Mauritius. 1855 Entire letters from Scotland to Port Louis endorsed "Overland via Marseille & Ceylon" franked embossed 1/- (cut to shape), numeral cancels "113" of Dunfermline or "205" of Kinghorn, both with oval "PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS"
datestamps on the front, attractive covers, an uncommon destination with embossed issue stamps. (2).
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 164 |
|
 U.S.A. 1856 (Apr 18) Entire from Liverpool to New Orleans "pr str Persia", the 6/- rate for a letter of 2-3oz paid by embossed 1/- vertical pair and strip of four, all cut to shape, cancelled "466" with Liverpool and New
Orleans (May 6) datestamps on the front. An unusual 6/- rate. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)
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Est. £160-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 165 |
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U.S.A. 1856 (Aug 1) Entire from Glasgow to Baltimore franked embossed 1/-, cut square (just touched at sides) cancelled by boxed "QUEEN / STREET", red "5 / CENTS" and Boston Br Pkt 24 Paid c.d.s (Aug 13), carried on Cunard "Canada", light file
folds, otherwise fine and an unusual use of a Scots Local cancel.
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Est. £140-160
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
Surface Printed Covers
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 166 |
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1857-63 Covers and entires addressed abroad comprising 1857 cover from Plymouth to South Australia franked 1856 6d tied by sideways duplex and 1863 cover from Bedford to Cape Town franked 1862 6d both with red "1d", 1859 entire from London to Canada
franked 1857 4d Large Garter (2, distinct shades, one with sheet corner watermark) backstamped at St. Catherines, also 1862 4d on entire to France and 6d on cover from Bradford to Germany. (5).
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 167 |
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1858-85 Entire letters and covers to Australia (2), South Africa, Malta (2) or Egypt, franked at 1/-, 8d, 6d (3) or 2½d rates, the cover to the Cape with edge faults, otherwise mainly fine. (6).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 168 |
|
Europe. 1831-98 Entire letters and covers from G.B to Spain (3), Portugal, Italy (13), Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland (2), Germany (7) or France (15), with three prestamp letters, the others mainly 1857-80 Surface Printed or Line Engraved
frankings, including 2d blue (3) on 1869 entire to Spain, ½d + 1d (3) on 1880 cover to Hungary with Ludgate Circus late fee duplex cancels, 1863 letter to France with 1d + 3d tied by Pearson Hill Parallel Motion machine duplex "2", also a cover
from Germany franked 20pf redirected in Scotland with 1d red. (44).
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Est. £200-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 169 |
|
Turkey. 1865 Entire letter from London to Constantinople "via Kustendjie" franked 2d plate 9 + 1862-64 9d straw, transit datestamps of Aachen and Vienna with Constantinople Austrian P.O arrival backstamp, minor staining around the stamps but a
scarce use of the 9d stamp.
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 170 |
|
Scandinavia. 1862-84 Entire letters and covers to Norway (4), Denmark (2) or Sweden (2), two stampless letters sent unpaid or prepaid in cash, the others stamped 9d, 8d (2), 4d or 2½d (2), one 1867 letter with fine "CHRISTIANIA BYPOST" arrival
c.d.s on the front. (8).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 171 |
|
Russian Empire. 1863-87 Entire letters comprising 1863 letter to Warsaw with 1862 6d + 1/- + two 1d reds paying the 1/8 rate, 1872 letter franked 6d to Moscow, and 1883 letter franked 1d + 1½d to Finland. (3).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 172 |
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U.S.A/Canada. 1859-72 Entire letters and cover franked 1/- (5), 6d or 3d (2) to U.S.A, 8d or 2/- to Canada, one 1870 cover to U.S.A handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID" with New York 13c in U.S Notes datestamp. (10).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 173 |
|
U.S.A. 1872 Entire letter to New Orleans franked 1870 4d plate 12 + 1872 6d Chestnut plate 11 each cancelled by Glasgow-Carlisle Sorting Tender 159 duplex, carried by Cunard "Samaria" to New York.
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 174 |
|
Canada. 1860-75 Covers and a printed circular with 1866 cover to New Bruswick franked 6d pair; 1860 cover from Falkirk to Toronto franked 1855-57 4d + 6d (filing notes on front); 1870 circular "per Peruvian" to London, Ontario franked at the 1d
printed matter rate with "missent to" written alongside a "LOBO / ONT." datestamp; two others franked 3d, one with red "PAID / DERRY / COL. PACKET" c.d.s. (5).
|
Est. £130-160
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 175 |
|
Central America. 1864-75 Entires and covers franked 1/- to Belize or Demerara, or to Mexico (2) franked 1862 6d pair or 1875 6d grey plate 14 pair. (4).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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