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 Incoming Mail Overland via Southampton 1872 (Aug 29): Large part newspaper front of “The Christian World” mailed from London to Melbourne, Victoria and endorsed "Two Papers Only", bearing 1864 Great Britain 1 d. red pair,
cancelled by a circular barred grid obliterator and prepaying 2 d. for a newspaper to Victoria. The survival rate of newspapers mailed to the Australian Colonies is very small. Route - P&O Line: Departed Southampton 29 Aug 1872 per “Hindostan”
via Malta (7 Sept) to Alexandria (11 Sept); overland to Suez; “Dehli” (13 Sept) to Galle (27 Sept); “Baroda” (28 Sept) via King Georges Sound (12 Oct) to Melbourne, arriving 18 Oct 1872 (77 days). (Image 1)
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| 3175 |
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 Incoming Mail Overland via Marseilles 1860 (May 18): Entire from London, England to Guildford, Western Australia (from the Barker correspondence) bearing 1856 Great Britain 1 s. pale green boldly cancelled London “18” numeral,
prepaying 1 s. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Western Australia; and an 1861 cover from Closter to Brisbane, Queensland with GB 1 d. rose-red, single and pair and 1857 6 d. deep lilac, trimmed perfs. at left, cancelled by the Closter duplex and
prepaying 9 d for a 1⁄4 ounce ship letter to Queensland. Each cover endorsed "via Marseilles" and both covers fine and both addressed to scarcer Colonies for mail from Great Britain (2 covers). 1. Route - Departed London 18 May 1860 by rail to
Marseilles. P&O Line: Departed Marseilles (20 May) per “Valetta” via Malta (22 May) to Alexandria (26 May); overland to Suez; “Salsette” (27 May) via Galle (10 June) to King Georges Sound (29 June); overland to Guildford (over 42 days). 2. Route
- Departed London, England 26 Oct 1861 by rail to Marseilles (28 Oct). P&O Line: Departed Marseilles (28 Oct) per “Valetta” via Malta (31 Oct) to Alexandria (4 Nov), overland to Suez; “Candia” (6 Nov) to Galle (22 Nov); “Northam” (22 Nov) via
King Georges Sound (8 Dec) and Melbourne (14 Dec) to Sydney (17 Dec). Australasian Steam Navigation Company: Departed Sydney (19 Dec) to Brisbane, arriving 21 Dec 1861 (57 days). (Image 1)
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| 3182 |
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 Incoming Mail Overland via Marseilles 1868-70: Three covers from England to New South Wales, all from the Darley correspondence and all at the 10 d. rate via Marseilles, including an 1870 cover with 1 d. reds (ten examples), 4
d. and 6 d. on 1868 cover from Dublin and an 1869 cover with a four colour franking. Condition fair to generally fine (3). (Image 1)
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| 3246 |
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 Incoming Mail Overland via Brindisi & Suez 1870 (Dec 2): Cover from London to Newcastle, New South Wales bearing 1870 Great Britain bantam ½ d. rose pl. 6, two examples used with 1 s. green pl. 4 cancelled by the London
duplex and prepaying 1 s. 1 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to New South Wales via Brindisi. Very fine and a scarce cover from the short lived rate via Brindisi to the Australian Colonies, this being the second transportation of mail via the Brindisi
route. Route: Departed London, England 2 Dec 1870 by rail to Brindisi. P&O Line: Departed Brindisi (6 Dec) per “Tomaso” to Alexandria (9 Dec); overland to Suez; “Mongolia” (12 Dec) to Galle (28 Dec); “Avoca” (29 Dec) via King Georges Sound 12 Jan
1871 and Melbourne (18 Jan) to Sydney (21 Jan); by rail to Newcastle, arriving 22 Jan 1871 (51 days). Note: The 1 s. 1 d. rate to the Australian Colonies was only available for 15 months from October 1869. By way of comparison, only about fifteen
covers are recorded from the Australian Colonies to England for this route and rate. (Image 1)
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| 3248 |
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 Incoming Mail Overland via Brindisi & Suez 1874 (Aug 7): Registered cover from London to Melbourne, Victoria bearing Great Britain 4 d. vermillion, 1867 2 s. dull blue and 1873 3 d. rose, with each cancelled by "R"
obliterator and prepaying 2 s. 7 d. comprising 2 s. 3 d. for a 1½ ounce ship letter to Victoria plus 4 d. registration. Endorsed “Via Brindisi” at upper left and with manuscript “Registered” in black and London registered datestamp in red. A
colourful and scarce mixed issue franking. Route: Departed London, England 7 Aug 1874 by rail to Brindisi (9 Aug). P&O Line: Departed Brindisi (10 Aug) per “Simla” to Alexandria (12 Aug); overland to Suez; “Geelong” (13 Aug) to Galle (28 Aug);
“Golconda” (29 Aug) via King Georges Sound (14 Sept) and Adelaide (19 Sept) to Melbourne, arriving 21 Sept 1874 (45 days). Note: This cover is recorded as Cover No. 6 on Page 171 in “Great Britain: Mixed-franking covers illustrating postage stamp
development”. It is the only cover recorded at this rate in the census. (Image 1)
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| 3249 |
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 Incoming Mail Overland via Brindisi & Suez 1874 (Sept 4): Mourning cover from Bray, Ireland to Newcastle, New South Wales bearing 1864 Great Britain 1 d. red, pl. 147, 1873 3 d. rose, pl. 14 and 6 d. grey pl. 13, with each
cancelled by the “72” duplex of Bray and prepaying 10 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to New South Wales. Endorsed “Via Brindisi and Melbourne” at upper left and with Sydney and Newcastle arrival datestamps on the reverse. Fine, a scarce mixed issue
franking. Route: Departed Dublin by steam packet to Liverpool; by rail via London 4 Sept 1874 to Brindisi (6 Sept). P&O Line: Departed Brindisi (7 Sept) per “Bangalore” (9 Aug) to Alexandria (10 Sept); by rail to Suez; “Khiva” (11 Sept) to Galle
(25 Sept); “Pera” via King Georges Sound (8 Oct) and Adelaide (12 Oct) to Melbourne (15 Oct); “Ellora” (15 Oct) to Sydney (19 Oct); by rail to Newcastle, arriving 19 Oct 1874 (46 days). Note: This cover is not recorded “Great Britain: Mixed-franking
covers illustrating postage stamp development”. Only one other cover with this combination of stamps is recorded in the census at Page 168. (Image 1)
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| 3262 |
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 Incoming Mail Overland via Brindisi & Suez 1884 (Jan 25): Cover from London to Aden, redirected via Penang to Brisbane, Queensland bearing Great Britain 1881 5 d. indigo, cancelled by the London duplex prepaying 5 d. for a
1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Aden. At Brisbane the manuscript “Refused by Gibbs, Bright & Co” was applied at left with the framed “NOT CALLED FOR” handstamp in black and typically faint “ADVERTISED / AND / UNCLAIMED” handstamp in red applied. Reverse
with the Brisbane Dead Letter Office datestamp in red (26 May). A very fine and rare franking from Aden to the Australian Colonies, particularly so for Queensland. Route - P&O Line: Departed London 25 Jan 1884 per “Cathay” via Alexandria and Suez
Canal to Suez (4 Feb); “Siam” (4 Feb) to Aden (9 Feb). Departed Aden (21 Feb) per “Bokhara” to Colombo (29 Feb); “Thames’ (1 March) to Penang (6 March); “Kashbar” (9 March) to Colombo (14 March); “Valetta” (14 March) via King Georges Sound (26 March)
and Adelaide (29 March) to Melbourne (31 March); by rail to Sydney; by steamer to Brisbane, arriving 8 April 1884 (73 days). Note: Gibbs Bright & Co. were the famous shipping line who owned the S.S. “Great Britain” and the ill-fated “Royal
Charter”. They established Australian offices during the gold rush of the early 1850’s, becoming the largest trading company in the Southern hemisphere. (Image 1)
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| 4001 |
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 1819: Cover from London to Plymouth, Devon carried free of charges under franking privilege, both written and endorsed "Wellington" at lower left and struck with "♚ / FREE / 16 NO 16 / 1819" datestamp in red. Field Marshall
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), fought at Seringaptam (1799), victor of the Peninsular Campaign (1807-1814) and Waterloo (1815) and later twice Prime Minister of Great Britain. Superb quality. (Image 1)
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| 4002 |
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 1842 (Aug 31): Entire letter from York to Barnsley struck with superb strike of the distinctive YORK Maltese Cross in black with double arc York circular datestamp (Aug 31) and Barnsley arrival cds (Sept 1) both displaying
well on flap. The entire with letter from sender and answer. Just two examples are recorded of this stampless usage showing the distinctive YORK Maltese Cross in black (the other ex R.A.G. Lea, Ron Alcock and Trevor Pickering). An exquisite entire of
great rarity, the distinctive Cross catalogued by SG, when used on a 1 d. Mulready, at £ 12'000. Provenance: Collection Stillwell, SG, London, 23 June 1996, lot 1360. (Image 1)
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| 4003 |
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 1846: Embossed "♚ / FREE" wreathed envelope sent prepaid to Dublin with "1" (penny) in manuscript, struck with fine EDGEWORTHSTOWN cds in green and Dublin arrival cds in red (June 16). A most attractive and unusual usage. (Image 1)
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| 4004 |
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 1848: OHMS printed entire endorsed from W.L. Maberley and sent from London to Madrid, Spain with "♚ / PAID" cds in red (June 21) and oval "PF", carried via Boulogne where treated as fully paid on arrival. Printed content
concerning the sum of 2 s. 6 d. outstanding with a request for the correspondent to call and pay this amount at the Inland Post Office at St. Martin's Le Grand, with reply at base that the sum is to be paid by Messrs. Rothschild's account, with
manuscript docketing regarding sending "Forwarded 29/8/48". Rare and very fine. (Image 1)
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| 4005 |
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 1855: Embossed envelope from London to Stuttgart, Württemberg endorsed "Post Paid" and "Via Belgium" at top, with manuscript "8" (pence) prepaid in cash and struck with London Maltese Cross "Paid" datestamp (Oct 1) in red with
oval "P" adjacent; "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" in red (Oct 2) and reverse with arrival cds (Oct 4). Minor wrinkles but a scarce and most attractive cover. (Image 1)
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| 4006 |
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 1857 (Dec 2): Unpaid entire letter from London to Christianestad, Russian Finland endorsed "via Ostende", struck with a superb impression of the London Pearson Hill Experimental second Trial machine datestamp, Machine 'A',
Time Code 'A', dated December 2, 1857 in black (Dubus 2). Reverse with offset impression and "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN" transit cds (Dec 3) in red and rated "4/3" in blue manuscript on obverse. An extraordinary and extremely rare overseeas usage.
Reference: listed in the Jerry H. Miller & Karl Louis "Census of Early Experimental Machine Postmarks" (2024) (Image 1)
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| 4007 |
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 1820: Three double sided pages from "The Annual Register" on printing with listing under "Fine Arts" concerning Lithography (page 1353) and the Lithographic Press, and interesting notes on "Siderography - The
Inventions and Patents of Messrs. Perkins, Fairman and Heath" discussing the "principal discovery is a method for softening steel, so as the render it superior to copper, for all the purploses of etching and engraving" and the steel may thereafter be
hardened and produce "several hundred thousand impressions". Interesting and early. (Image 1)
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| 4008 |
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 1826c.: Lottery Tickets (2), each showing engine-turned background by Charles Whiting; the earlier example printed in rose-pink & green with a top Prize of six £ 20'000 winning tickets, with the comment
"All Money / No Blanks / Nearly the end of Lotteries"; the second example offering similar if slightly less by way of prizes (offered by "Hazard & Co." stockborkers) in rose-pink & grey-black again with engine-turned background also stating
"Lotteries will soon cease forever" and imprints on each "Whiting & Branston, Beaufort House, The Strand" at base. Some edge wear but a charming pairing: the English State Lottery ran from 1594 and was closed in 1826; together with an album page
with a label for a pot of Writing Ink, printed in deep blue and brown, also printed by Charles Whiting. (Image 1)
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 1837 (Feb-July): Essay by Charles Whiting included in Rowland Hill's pamphlet of February 1837 with proposed LONDON DISTRICT POST 1 d. for 1 ounce letter-sheet, printed on Dickinson silk thread paper (10 blue threads) in
yellow-buff. A superb complete example. Rare and most attractive Gi = £ 850. (Image 1)
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| 4010 |
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 1838/40: Charles Whiting: Page headed "No. 2" demonstrating the prowers of Engine Turning Essay (132 x 22 mm.) in the prevention of forgery to be utilised in the "stamped covers" or "postage labels", beautifully printed in
grey and black. Rare. (Image 1)
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 1839 (Aug 17): An Act for the Further Regulationof the Duties of Postage until the 5th day of October 1840 (192 x 302 mm.), announcing "Letters written on stamped paper or enclosed in stamped covers, or having a stamped
affixed thereto...shall ..pass by free of postage"; the Act established the penny rate and the end of (free) franking, the introduction of stamped covers, provision of stamps, stating a letter "to be deemed all paper transmitted by post". Fine
condition, printed on six sides with original stitching intact at left. (Image 1)
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| 4012 |
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 1839: Rebound "A.D. 1839 No. 3208 / Specification of James Bogardus, Applying Stamps to Letters &c." printed in black with blue covers, slightly restored, printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode in Loindon (1857). Well rebound, a
rare complete copy of this document discussing the Bogardus method of "Applying Labels, Stamps and Marks to Letters or Other such Documents". (Image
1)
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| 4013 |
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 1840 (Aug 10): "An Act for the Regulation of the Duties of Postage", folio of 30 sides (192 x 302 mm.), with contemporary docketing at top "Clerk of the Peace", the Act replacing all earlier postal regulations and containing
two page schedule of rates for Foreign Mail; the key elements of the Act were: Letters to be charged by weight, with paragraphs on Inland Letters, Colonial Letters, Ship Letters, Foreign Letters, Packet Boats, Stamped Covers, Postage Due and
Provision of Stamps; Die Production and Forgery, Paper Manufacture etc. One or two pencil annotations and still fully stitched at left. Fine and rare. (Image
1)
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