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5278 image1841/80: Collection with covers (23) including 1841 2 d. blue single and strip of six on 1845 cover to Sufffolk, 1847/54 Embossed cut to shape 6 d. or 10 d. on three covers, one to USA, 1 d. pink envelope up-rated with 1 d. and 3 x 2 d. used from Brighton to Frankfurt, 1858 2 d. pl. 7 (five) used on cover to Exeter, further frankings to Bremen, Norway etc. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)

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5279 image1846/1909: Redirected Mail Collection (47 covers/cards) with 1846 cover from Burton on Trent to London redirected locally prepaid '1' penny in manuscript, 1851 cover twice redirected from Southampton to Ventnor via Basingstoke and Winchester, 1844 cover with 1841 1 d. reds (2) one cancelled in Liverpool, the other in Pontefract; 1862 cover redirected to Kirkwall, Orkney; 1870 registered cover franked 2x2 d. and single 1 s. green redirected within France, 1899 Official OHMS Returned Letter registered envelope, itself redirected etc. A generally fine and interesting collection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31)

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5280 image1881: 1 d. lilac, the collection with Die I unused block of four overprinted SPECIMEN, Die II unused example with inverted wmk., Control copies unused (D, H through to W with T and W on individual covers) scarce 'Inverted X' Control (cert. RPSL), range of perfin usages incl. on cards and covers, covers incl. usage on 'Budget Letter Card', cover registered to Russia bearing 10 x 1 d. lilac, 1899 bisected usage on card, Boer War usages, together with three covers bearing Postal Fiscals. A fine lot in need of some tidying up for display. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12)

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5281 image1855/1900: Collection on leaves of Stamped to Order postal stationery with 1855 Postal Notice showing 4 d., 6 d. and 1 s. values, thereafter with 42 covers unused and used with various compound printing usages, Advertising ring 6 d. purple produced for W.H. Smith and Stafford Smith, 1 s. green on blue env. for Stafford Smith all unused, later with a range of usages incl. scarce destinations: Bermuda (4 d. + 6 d.), Canada (6 d. + 1½ d.), Canada (6 d. + 2½ d.), Canada (6 d. + 3 d.), Canada (10 d. + 3 d.), together with Telegram forms with 6 d., 10 d., and a 1 s. example optd. SPECIMEN. Condition varies but most fine, a most interesting collection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25)

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5283 imageOfficial 1901: Office of Works OW Official 1 d. lilac used on OHMS 1901 cover to Wigan tied by Liverpool cds (April 22) in black, with Wigan arrival cds (April 23) on reverse. A scarce stamp on letter Gi = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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5284 imageOfficials 1896: Collection featuring the 1 d. lilac overprinted Army Official, OW Official, Govt. Parcels or IR Official, with Army Official unused corner Control pairs (U,V,W and X), range of used examples incl. a block of six, OW Official with 1 d. lilac unused (cert.) and with SPECIMEN overprint, Govt. Parcels with 1 d. lilac unused and with SPECIMEN overprint, IR Official with 1 d. lilac with SPECIMEN overprint (2), used examples and single frankings on covers (15). An interesting lot for further expansion (107 items). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19)

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5285 imageWilliam Wyon 1837: The "Wyon City Medal" struck to commemorate Queen Victoria's accession to the throne and her visit to the City of London in 1837, examples (2), one in Bronze and the much rarer example struck in Silver and inscribed "In honour of Her Majesty's Visit to the Corporation of London 9th Nov. 1837". The head struck by William Wyon was to be copied by Henry Corbould and utilised for all the stamps and Postal Stationery issued in Great Britain until 1901. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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5286 imageCharles Whiting 'Forerunners' Lottery Handbills 1817/1826: Advertising Handbills and Lottery 'puffs', the small group of 10 items all printed by Charles Whiting, many in association with Thomas Bish, with 1817 illustrated Lottery handbill ("Buy a whole ticket you may build a mansion...become a Member of Parliament"), 1825 elaborate red and blue bicoloured notice for April 12th draw printed by the Congreve Compound Plate process, 1825 illustrated handbill for July 15th draw, bicoloured red and green handbill for October 18th draw with Whiting & Branston imprint (two different), 1826 embossed lottery card in pink, blue & brown for March 1st draw with same imprint, 1826 handbills (2) in two or three colours for the (postponed) 3rd May and 18th July draws with imprints and handbill for the final lottery draw held on October 18th. Thereafter the Lotteries were closed down by Act of Parliament, led by William Wilberforce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11)

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5287 imageCharles Whiting 1821/60: Whiting printed group (9) with East Lothian Bank £ 1 Banknote Tax stamp for 5 d. in red & black (2), 1829 Royal Mail Coach Office, Lad Lane receipt for a Coach Parcel printed in blue with James Whiting imprint at base, 1836 Paper Duty label and stamp printed in black & rose red for first class paper (ex collection Marcus Samuel), the plates for same printed made by Whiting, 1837 Share certificate in blue for Cornwall Great United Mines with Whiting imprint at base - note the background pattern is similar to the Dickinson District Post wrappers, 1852 Paper Duty label in red & black and an 1860 example in blue & black. Small imperfections due to usage and size; a rare selection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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5288 Charles Whiting 1821/34: Group of 7 items printed by Whiting, with July 1821 Coronation of George IV 'Pass Ticket' for the ceremony in Westminster Abbey printed in blue grey and black with embosssed surround and seal at base (163 x 213 mm.), 1830 'Envelope' embossed Essays in buff and in pale blue (State I and State II) both with Whiting imprints at base, 1830 embosssed entry card for a Grand Ball at the British Coffee-House, London; 1834 embossed ticket (at half a guinea) for a rehearsal at the Royal Music Festival in Westminster Abbey*, 1834 embossed ticket (at 1 guinea) for a performance at same, and large (263 x 231 mm.) admission embossed ticket for a seat at Westminster Hall printed red, rose, brown & blue. An exquisite and rare group.

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5289 imageCharles Whiting & Others 1825/1840c.: Ephemera of printing group with Engine Turning Proofs (2) by Alfred Deacon (1808-1886) employed as an engraver by Charles Whiting at Beaufort House - Deacon engraved the Die for the 1 d. pink, 1836 "Oxonian Grand Lodge of Ancient Britons" ticket on blue card by De La Rue, 1840 Trade card in green for "Butler's Aperient Pills" printed by Whiting, 1840c. Price list printed by Whiting for "Mechi" manufacturers of cutlery etc. with engraved view of the shop in Leadenhall St., London; 1840c. Proof of £ 10 note with large Heifer and Bolton Abbey vignette printed by Perkins Bacon & Petch in black for Craven Bank Co. of Burnley, 1851 Share Certificate for the Oriental Banbk by the same printers, Wellingborough Bank £5 note printed by Perkins & Heath (9 items). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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5290 imageCharles Whiting 1831c.: Whiting printed 'Pages from a typical Victorian Scrap book' (No. 8) showing typical Whiting printed elaborate frames, with a green 'Scrap Sheet', brownish 'Drawing Room' page and another in green, together with three pages from the scrap book showing engraved prints (27). Small imperfections but a scarce and unusual group and a great insight to the world of say, Jane Austen. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11)

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5291 Charles Whiting 1832/49: Early work by Whiting which led to the introduction of the Congreve compound plate procedure of the Beaufort House Press, with examples (4) of combined embossed and printed productions: 1832 "Licence for a Hawker" issued by Somerset House with superb black and white embossing at top with £ 8 value in oval 'WR IV' (William IV), with brown and blue surround, issued at Northallerton; and a similar (£ 4) form with engine turning in black & red issued in Hawick; 1836 beautifully embossed share certificate with embossed Coat of Arms in red & white imprinted "Whiting Patent" for "The Duke of Launceston's Harbour" and "Launceston & Victoria Railway Co.", together with 1849 Indian Customs Duty Bill for 58 gallons of Brandy printed in black and red on 'Stamp Office" watermarked paper. A highly decorative group.

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5292 imageCharles Whiting 1837/39: Embossed cameo portraits of the young Queen Victoria from the drawings by R.J. Lane ARA, executed for Victoria's 18th birthday with Crown above, a circular design on card with oak leaf surround in pink (98 x 120 mm.), a further printing with elaborate border design encompassing 'Whiting Patent' and facsimile signature at base in grey (*), a bicoloured design of the cameo head on green and orange backgrounds with Royal Coat of Arms below the portrait (believed unique **), together with three different album page sized portraits in black of Lane's portrait. A rare and very fine group - this portrait was utilised by Wyon for the 1 d. pink envelopes.rnProvenance: * Cavendish, Derby, 21 Jan 2005, lot 722; ** Cavendish, Derby, 12 Nov 1998, lot 268. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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5293 imageEbenezer Bacon / Charles Whiting 1838c.: Ebenezer Bacon & Son, Banknote and General Machinagraphists, Chalk Farm Road, London (established in 1810) advertising Plate BU (217 x 232 mm.) showing numbered samples of engine turning engraved backgrounds in black with #1546 on the sheet similar to the scrollwork used at the base of the 1 d. pink envelope. Slight soiling but scarce and most unusual. (Image 1)



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5294 imageCharles Whiting 1839: Album page size embossed cameo portraits (2) submitted to the Treasury Department as examples of Whiting's embossing (135 x 180 mm.) with one design showing cameo head of Queen Adelaide on red with gold and green surround, this being the rarest design from the book "Royal Cameo Embossed Heads" published by Kendall & Son of London; the second example with Thomas Moore cameo head with brown and green surround, each showing "Whiting Patentee" in the wonderful cameo scrollwork. Exceptional and of great scarcity. (Image 1)

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5295 imageCharles Whiting 1845/84: Printed by the Stamp Office on Congreve plates in red and black: Medicine Duty Tax Stamps for 1½ d. in red & black (4 different), 3 d. Duty (two different), Porous Plaster 1870 1½ d. Duty in red & black and Inland Revenue appropriated 1½ d. duty for Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne. A scarce group (8). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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5296 imageCharles Whiting 1845/91c.: Printed by the Stamp Office on Congreve plates, 1855c. Stamp Office Court duty oval designs in red & black (2) for 8 annas on East India Co. paper, 1872 example for 8 annas printed in blue, together with four later examples of revenue stamped paper issued for Travancore printed in grey & red. (Image 1)



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5297 imageCharles Whiting 1847/75c.: Printed in pale blue & brownish-black on Congreve plates, Tax Stamps printed with elaborate scrollwork and central Crown for 6 sk. (2), 9 sk. (2) and 12 sk., the last dated 16 April 1855, later example in same colours for 50 öre, and a further cut out of oval design "Stempel-Papper" printed in black on pale green background. It should be noted that these Tax stamps pre-date Swedish postage stamp by nearly 8 years (7 items). (Image 1)



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5298 imageCharles Whiting 1848: Essays by Charles Whiting printed by the Congreve process to illustrate an article by Robert Hunt on Compound Plate printing in the "Art Journal", showing oval "PAID" postal stationery type design with the young Queen Victoria head in pink above two 'Treasury Essays' and a wonderful scrolled design and engine-turning in steel-blue applied over elaborate cameo work to green surround (218 x 271 mm.). Some very minor soiling but a delightful and iconic example of Whiting's work. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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