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5339 |
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1865/67: 2 d. blue postal stationery envelope fronts (3) all used from London to Prescot
with 2 d. blue cut-outs, each with beautiful comic illustrations in colour, including one of a dancer and another with address inscribed on Sandwich board advertiser, a delightful and scarce trio all drawn by Henry 'Harry' Culshaw - see "British
Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century" by Jarvis, Bodily & Hahn page 285 for further examples by the same artist. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5340 |
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1855 (Nov 26): Postal Notice "EMBOSSED POSTAGE STAMPS to be struck upon / Paper and
Envelopes" showing 4 d, vermilion (7.12.55), 6 d. mauve (7.12.55) and 1 s. green (7.12.55). In October 1855 the GPO offered to stamp items of Postal Stationer sent to Somerset House with embossed stamps; the initial Dies available were 1 d., 2 d., 4
d., 6 d. and 1 s. To make up different rate amounts the GPO offered composite printings or "Compound Stamping". Three vertical creases but a fine example of this scarce Notice. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5341 |
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1858: 1 d. + 1 d. pink compound printing postal stationery envelopes (2), a used example
with 1 d.+1 d pink (6.4.58) used from London Chief Office to Dover tied by '19' numeral obliterators with London despatch (Sept 25) and Dover arrival cds (Sept 26) on reverse - the earliest recorded Compound Printed usage - sold together with an
unused example. Rare. (Image 1)
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5342 |
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1878/1902: Compound Stamped Postal Stationery, the collection on leaves (26 covers and 7
pieces) with a fine range including 1878 with 1 d. pink + 1½ d. brown used with perfinned 1 d. red and 2½ d. rosy mauve to France, 1888 1 d.+1 d. used to Germany up-rated with Jubilee ½ . adhesive (4 similar covers), 1 d. pink + 1½ d. yellow unused
and used (2), 1892 1 d. pink + 2½ d. lake sent registered to Cambridge, 1889 cover with 2½ + 2½ d. lake used to France, two registered Whitfield King usages etc. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)
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5343 |
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1887/1911: Compound Stamped Postal Stationery, the collection on leaves (19 covers) with a
variety of usages and rates incl. two stamped for Sir Nicholas Highmore GBE, with QV 1 d. pink + Edward VII 4 d. vermilion used (one with Switzerland 25 c. back to UK in 1911), ½ d + 4 d. usages of QV and Edward VII each mailed to Paris registered
and another QV example to Tangiers, 1893 1 d. pink + 6 d. mauve used to Dresden, 10 d. brown envelope up-rated with Jubilee ½ d. adheive to Leipzig with manuscript "Late Fee Included", 1895/96 two illustrated "Alfred Smith" envelopes sent registered,
1899 1 d. pink + 10 d. brown used to Canada, 1 d. pink + 1 s. green usages, rare 1 d. pink + 2 x 1 s. green "Thorton Packard" advertising envelope unused etc. A splendid lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)
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5344 |
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Advertising Rings 1876: "W.B. Fordham & Son / Hatton Garden" private advertising ring in
purple surrounding 1 d. pink envelope, a used example to Stuttgart up-rated with perfinned 'WBF' 1870 1½ d. pl. 3 cancelled by London EC duplex (Oct 16). The cover with Fordham crest in blue on reverse. Opening tears at top, possible repairable,
extremely rare. (Image 1)
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5345 |
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Advertising Rings 1889: The Marble Sparkling Water Works square design surrounding 1 d.
pink, the 1889 cover to London with the rarest (and only square) advertising ring in pink cancelled by "Ramsgate / 634" duplex (March 3, 1889), together with a cut-out example also cancelled at Ramsgate (Dec 5, 1888). Small imperfections but very
rare. We know of only one other "Marble Sparkling Water Works" envelope in the Dr.Alan Huggins collection. (Image 1)
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5346 |
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Advertising Rings 1886: Cover to France with private issue advertising ring in blue for
"Browne, Rosenheim & Co. / London" surrounding 2½ d. claret (1.6.86) tied by London double ring cds (June 23) in black. Montauban arrival cds (June 24) on reverse of a charming cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5347 |
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Advertising Rings 1890: "A.G. Baylis & Sons / Needle Manufacturers Redditch" green
advertising ring surrounding 1 d. pink on envelope to London with four fine illustrated vignettes (three on reverse), tied by "Redditch / 140" duplex (June 10, 1890). Hoster machine arrival in red on reverse of a charming and rare cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5348 |
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Advertising Rings 1892: "A.G. Baylis & Sons / Needle Manufacturers Redditch" blue
advertising ring surrounding 1½ d. yellow on wrapper (24.8.92) with two fine illustrated vignettes at left, used to Point de Galle, Ceylon tied by "Redditch" cds (Feb 10, 1894). Charming and rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5349 |
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Advertising Rings 1857/1900c.: The collection with cut-outs (39) and two covers, showing
Official and Private issues with "Smith Elder" 1 s. green unused and used (3), and composite pair with 1 s. green and 4 d. vermilion together with 4 d. examples unused (3) and used (3); further Smith Elder page with manuscript numbered examples (11)
possibly applied at Somerset House, "William Lincoln" (stamp dealer) with 1 d. pink and blue surround, "Cn. Borne & Son" Official 4 d. examples in orange (2), "British Workman" Official 1 d. cut-outs used (2) "Home News" 1 d. pink and 2 d. blue
covers unused and cuts outs (3), "J.E. Pawson" 1 d. pink unused etc. Viewing is a pleasure. (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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5350 |
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Advertising Rings 1865/99c.: The collection on leaves with the extremely rare "Goodall's
Russian Oils / Newcastle & Cardiff" blue surround on 1 d. pink used cut-out cancelled "545" of Newcastle in black, extremely rare "Parkins & Gotto" 1 d. pink example on cut-out, "James Adam" 1 d. pink cuts-outs used (2), "Fordhams" cut-outs (4) in
various colours, "William Lincoln" (stamp dealer) 1 d. pink cover unused, cut-outs showing 7 different values unused, "Office of the Philatelic Quarterly" 1 d. pink cover unused, "Parkins & Gotto" brown surround on 1 d. pink covers unused (2),
"Publishers of the Permanent Stamp Album" 1 d. pink cover used (May 1, 1890), "Savoury & Moore" ½ d. vermilion cover unused etc. A splendid collection of seldom encountered material (48 items incl. 10 covers). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)
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5351 |
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Advertising Rings 1885/86: "W. & T. Avery / Birmingham", the collection of four private
issue covers with self-addressed cover to Avery with 1 d. pink with pale pink surround and manuscript "Trial" on reverse, together with a superb used example to London tied by "Birmingham" squared circle datestamp (July 21, 1886); unused envelopes 2
d. blue (17.12.85) with greenish blue ring and 2½ d. lake-red (17.12.85) with lake ring, both fresh and fine (envelopes printed by Waterlow). A delightful group. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5352 |
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Advertising Rings 1886/91: "James Vancaillie / London" private issue advertising on 1 d.
pink envelope used to France, up-rated with 1883 1½ d. lilac tied by 'London SE' squared circle datestamp (Oct 6, 1886), together with a cut-out of same used in 1891. Scarce. (Image 1)
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5353 |
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Advertising Rings 1892: "W. H. Smith & Son / 186 Strand, London, W.C.", the collection on
leaves showing the full range of these advertising rings together with cancellation study; with cut-outs (54) with face values to 6 d. purple and four composite pairs (very rare!), covers/wrappers (7) with wrapper usages to France (3) at 1 d., 1888
usage to India at 1½ d. rate, to Egypt and Switzerland at 2 d. rate, to HMS Neptune of the Channel Squadron at 4 d. rate, cancellation study with seven cut-outs showing rare "C68" obliterator of the London & Dover Sorting Carriage, and scarce Foreign
Branch "T.O.1", "T.O.2" and "T.O.6" Foreign Branch Travelling Post Office. A remarkable assembly. (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)
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5354 |
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1841: 1 d. pink postal stationery envelopes (2), both with internal printed advertising with
August 2, 1841 example advertising "Sloper's New Postage Envelopes" used from London to Glasgow cancelled by Maltese Cross in black with Glasgow arrival (Aug 4) on reverse - this being the earliest recorded commercial advertising found on a 1 d.
pink; together with another early example (23 November 1841) with printed "Great Northern Advertiser" announcement in blue. An exceptional pair. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5355 |
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1854/1901: Collection on leaves of 1 d. pink postal stationery envelopes (27) all with
external or internal printed advertising, with "Wellington Knife Polish" envelopes (3), unusual example from "A.T. Burrell & Co. / Export Grocers", "Dams Manures" with blue illustration, "Dod's Kidney Pills" blue & red advert on reverse of cover,
internally printed usages ex "Parkins & Gotto" (5), "William Cooke - Colossal Equestrian Establishment" etc., a generally fine and scarce group. (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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5356 |
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1844/62: 1 d. pink postal stationery letter-sheets (21), the collection on leaves all
showing letter-sheets with internal printing of advertising and Income Tax claims, South Devon Railway, Slamannan Railway, Gas Light & Coke Co., Atlas Insurance Co. and 1862 example from Edinburgh with 1 d. lilac receipt stamp inside, 1842 example
from Samuel Hanson & Son up-rated with 1841 1 d. red etc. Fair to very fine, a remarkable group. (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)
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5357 |
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1860/93: Collection of Advertising Envelopes and Advertsing printed letter-sheets (30 items)
most on 1 d. pink postal stationery envelopes or letter-sheets, with adverts from Robert Heath (Hats), Waterlow & Sons internally on 1 d. pinks (incl. superb 1872 advertising card bearing 1870 bantam ½ d.), 1882 University College Liverpool cover,
illustrated "Halfpenny Letter-Post Co." covers (2), Taff Vale Railway Co. covers (2), (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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5358 |
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1873/88: 1 d. pink postal stationery envelopes (3) all illustrated advertising examples for
"John Warner & Sons of London", all three with different illustrations on front and back with 1873 cover showing Portable Fire Engine, Deep Wells and Golden Syringes; 1888 cover with illustrations of Chucrch Bells, Handbells and Alarm Bells; further
1888 cover with illustrations of Steam Engine, Windmill, Steam Pumps etc. Largely fresh anbd fine, a very scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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