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90026 cover image1869: Line-Engraved 1 penny red, plate 134, two singles, used in combination with Surface-Printed 1874, 6 pence grey, plate 15, good colour and perforations mostly fine, tied by dumb cancel to envelope, originally pasted up to Book-Parcel from London to the United States, with cds “LONDON 3 MR 77” and two strikes of an instructional handstamp “SUSPECTED LIABLE / TO / CUSTOMS DUTY” in black. Corner fault to first 1d red and some creasing. A very interesting item with the only recorded strike of the American instructional marking.Note: The UK had long subsidized “book post” mail. However, the USA did not treat such as “printed matter” and imposed customs duties on “books”. The USA's, so called, “Tax on Knowledge” was a subject of several diplomatic exchanges and noted within British PO notices to the public from 1876 through to the 1890's. Berne'74 had not anticipated a customs duty problem (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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90027 cover image1874: Congress of Berne Special rate to and from Cuba and UK. Two covers, mounted on an exhibition page, informatively presented, illustrating the elusive Special rate to non-member Cuba, made possible by GPU transit. Comprising an 1876, unpaid stampless lettersheet from Havana to Edinburgh (Scotland), bearing a manuscript “10” in blue, and the handstamps “T” and “6d” in circle in black. Reverse, New York cds and a railway transit cds “CARLISLE SORTING TENDER EDINr. DE 11 76”. Some soiling and creasing. Second example; 1864, 1 penny red and 1876, 2½ pence rosy mauve, plate 7, tied to an entire from London to Havana, with handstruck “4” in black and manuscript “10” in red, sent via New York at the 3½ pence rate. Minor imperfection. Scarce duo (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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90028 cover image1864: Line Engraved 1 penny red, plate 124, lettered GH, good colour and perforations mostly fine, tied by two strikes of a duplex “HOLLOWAY AU 13 75” to a small envelope sent to Paris, with framed “INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID”, handstruck “5”, an inspector's cork handstamp cancelling the red oval “PD” and a transit cds “ANGL CALAIS 14 AOUT 75”. Reverse, arrival cds “PARIS 15 AOUT 75”. One or two perforations affected by edge, although remains appealing. An interesting and rare cover from the French Interim period between 1 July 1875 (begin of UPU period) and 1 January 1876 (begin of France's membership).The postage due marking “5” was a pre-GPU calculation (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90029 cover image1864: Line Engraved 1 penny red, plate 89, lettered SG, fresh colour and good perforations, tied by duplex “466 LIVERPOOL AU 10 66” to a printed weekly circular entire sent to Uddevalla, Sweden, with red oval “PP” indicating prepayment, over-marked by manuscript “12” (Ore) alongside a blue charge "¾" (groschen), endorsed “open Circular via France”, transit cds in red “ANGL. CALAIS 7 OUT 66”. Reverse, blue manuscript “4/1” and indistinct arrival cds “10 8 66”. Very fine example and scarce with the charge markings. Comes with large part of a wrapper franked with 1 penny red sent to Mexico and with printed endorsement “Per West India Mail.” (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90030 cover image1864: Line-Engraved 1 penny red, plate 150, good colour and perforations mostly fine, tied by undated newspaper branch “NPB” handstamp to printed shipping circular sent to Langnau, Switzerland. Reverse, two transit marks “BURGDORF 3 VII 75”, “SOLOTHURN 3 VII 75” and arrival “LANGNAU 3 VII 75”. Filing fold well clear of adhesive. A good example, sent in the open mails (transit marks to back), via railway 1 July 1875; the first day of the GPU (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90031 cover image1864: Line-Engraved 1 penny red, plate 117, in combination with Surface-Printed 1865, 4 pence vermilion, plate 11 and 1867, 1 shilling green, plate 4, all of fresh colour, perforations mostly fine, tied by a duplex “53 BATH 6 AU 70” to an envelope sent to Salem, Madras, India, endorsed “via Brindisi”, with rectangular “UNCLAIMED” in red alongside a manuscript "Dead” in red ink. Reverse, indistinct sea post oval, red arrival cds “SALEM” (date blurred) and a “MADRAS DEAD LETTER OFFICE” mark. Fine tri-colour combination, sent via a faster routing at a higher rate which was a short-lived, and a not well known option. As a result, there were low volumes of mail sent at these high charges. Few known. Note: The faster routing was over Mont Cenis (Alps), using the Fell Railway Express. The accelerated conveyance of mail via Brindisi, which was faster than the direct ship route from Southampton or Falmouth (9d rate), was planned as a temporary measure, starting 2 October 1869 and projected to end October 1871, upon completion of the tunnel under Mount Cenis. The service terminated after 11 months due to the Franco-Prussian War (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90032 cover image1874: Line-Engraved 1 penny red, plate 176, lettered NG, large Crown wmk., perf 14, in combination with Surface-Printed 1875 2½ pence rose mauve, plate 2, lettered JK, Anchor wmk., perf.14 , both stamps of fresh colour and good perforations, the former tied by barred duplex “516 MARLBOROUGH MR 14 76”, the latter tied by barred duplex “446 LEDBURY MR 15 76” to an envelope sent to Ledbury, England and redirected to Brussels, Belgium. Reverse, arrival cds “LEDBURY MR 15 76” together with French transit “ANGLETERRE OUEST 16 MARS 76” and arrival cds “BRUXELLES EST 16 MAR 1876”. Horizontal filing fold well clear of adhesives. Minor soiling and creasing. A scarce example of a properly prepaid domestic letter forwarded abroad. Fresh and fine, scarce usage. Note: GPU rules required that credit be given for the original one penny paid and that only an additional one and a half penny should be added to the cover for forwarding abroad to Belgium. However, the full GPU letter rate of two and a half pence was added (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90033 cover image1875: Surface-Printed 2½ pence rosy mauve, plate 1, lettered AL, blued paper, Anchor wmk., perf. 14, fresh colour, perforations mainly good, tied by barred duplex First Day cancel “96 LONDON JY 1 75” sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, with commercial cachet in blue alongside and an arrival to reverse “KOBENHAVN 3 7 75” in black. Minor imperfections along top perforations. A rare example of a first day of Issue and of first day of the GPU; one of three currently recorded. Cert. Holcombe (1981).Note: There are no first day usages reported for any other member's GPU Base Rate stamp issued on the First Day of the GPU (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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90034 cover image1875/78: Group of four destination covers all with 1875 2½ pence rosy mauve frankings. Comprising two sent in 1875; one to Germany and one to Italy, an example sent in 1876 to Canada (Bilateral Treaty rate) and an 1878 lettersheet to Sicily with the addition of a 1 penny red paying a late fee, both tied by the Gracechurch Street L1 late fee duplex. A fine selection (4) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90035 (*) image1875: Surface-Printed 2½ pence, Master Die Proof, printed in black on glazed card (92 x 60 mm.), with plate number and position blank, endorsed ‘BEFORE HARDENING’, dated ‘Feb. 10 1875’ and with printer's note ‘Duplicate Proof’ in black ink. Minor vertical kink left side. Fine and impressive. Provenance: ‘CHARTWELL’ Collection, Spink, 4 June 2012, lot 7 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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90036 cover image1875: Surface-Printed 2½ pence rosy mauve, plate 1, two singles, lettered EI and GL, white paper, Anchor wmk., perf 14, vibrant colour and perforations mostly fine, tied by a barred duplex “95 LONDON JY 3 75” to an entire sent to Thalweil, Switzerland. Reverse, transit “ZURICH 5 VII 75” in black and arrival “THALWEIL 5 VII 75” in blue. Stamp EI has some short perforations at top. A scarce 30-days-rate, sent on the third day of issue and of the GPU (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90037 (*) image1877: Surface-Printed 2½ pence, plate 16, lettered PG, imperforate Plate Proof, printed in black on wove paper, strong colour, four margins all around. Thin to reverse on right side, of fine appearance. Rare example from the Inland Revenue's reference archives. Very few in private hands. Cert. PTS (2012). Remark: A very rare plate proof in black, only three singles from plate 16 lettered PG, PH and OI (Royal Collection!) are recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.Provenance: Dr. Douglas Latto Collection, Phillips, October 1992, lot 379 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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90038 (*) image1877: Surface-Printed 2½ pence rosy mauve, plate 8, lettered LA, Orb wmk., imperforate, fresh colour, left marginal single with good margins all around, unused, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black. Scarce and fine.Remark: All imperforate 2½d. from plate 8 overprinted SPECIMEN originate from an unique sheet AA/PL of which the upper two rows AA/BL are in the N.P.M. London, vol. XXXIII, page 36.Provenance: (as part of a block of four, KA/LB) Beresford Collection, Sotheby's, 24 Nov. 1987, lot 458; Wade Collection, Phillips, 20 March 1997, lot 227 (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90039 cover image1873: Surface-Printed 1 shilling green, plate 11, Spray wmk., perf. 14, fresh colour and good perforations, tied by duplex “466 EXCHANGE LIVERPOOL 1 JY 1875” to a lettersheet sent to Mexico City, Mexico, endorsed “via Southampton”, with Mexican postage due mark “-25c.” in black alongside. Reverse, faint and blurred Vera Cruz cds dated 28 July 1875. Filing folds well clear of adhesive. A fine First Day of GPU usage to a non-member country. Rare; only recorded mail from UK to non-member on 1 July 1875. Note: The rate was very expensive and remained unchanged, and especially so with the internal postage change on arrival (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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90040 cover image1875: Three destination covers mailed within the first few months of the GPU sent from London through France to Spain, Tunisia and Germany respectively. Comprising lettersheet bearing 1 shilling green and 2 pence blue, an outer wrapper franked with a single 6 pence grey and a tri-colour cover with 6 pence grey, 4 pence vermilion and a 1 penny red paying the late fee with accompanying boxed “L1” in red alongside. Some filing creases and imperfection. In the main fine. Scarce group of this special rates. (3) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90041 cover image1873: Surface-Printed 1 shilling green, plate 12, lettered KG, Spray wmk., perf. 14, top marginal single, good colour and perforations, tied by duplex “466 LIVERPOOL 16 SP 76” to a lettersheet sent to St. Thomas, forwarded to Porto Plata (Dominican Republic) with additional 1865 4 pence vermilion, plate 14, lettered ED, Large Garter wmk., perf. 14, fresh colour and good perforations, tied by duplex “C51 ST. THOMAS OC 4 76". Reverse, arrival cds ”ST. THOMAS OC 4 76". Some climactic discolouration as is usual and small fault top right into margin of 1 shilling. Scarce combination. Remark: Only one similar franking on a forwarded cover from GB via D.W.I. to Porto Plata recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.Note: The sender is apparently unaware that the British PO at Porto Plata had recently reopened; this cover being sent from the UK at the 1 shilling pre-GPU rate to St. Thomas for conveyance to Porto Plata. This forwarding was done at the intra-Caribbean British rate of 4 pence, because these British offices abroad were outside the GPU framework, thus forwarding required additional postage. #### ERROR #### Unterschiedliche Eintr ge in den beiden Sprachversionen der Provinienz (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90042 cover image1876: Surface Printed 8 pence orange, plate 1, lettered CK, Large Garter wmk., perf. 14, good colour and perforations, tied by Irish duplex “186 DUBLIN DE 7 76” to a mourning envelope, sent to Sohagpur, India, endorsed “Via Brindisi”. Reverse, transit cds “SEA POST OFFICE 15 DEC” and arrival “SOHAGPUR JAN 2”. Fine and scarce. Additionally, comes with two other examples franked with the 1876 8d, comprising an example of the 8 pence rate to Australia sent from Birmingham and the other an illustration of the maritime rate sent from London to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Some imperfection. Rare trio, the Irish envelope particularly fine (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90043 */bof image1881: Surface Printed, 2½ pence blue, plate 23, lettered EH-FI, Crown wmk., perf. 14, block of four, unused, fresh colour, perforations fine, part og., fine appearance. Gi = £ 2'600. Provenance: Collection ‘Severin’, Corinphila, April 2012, lot 4068 (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90044 piece image1881: Surface-Printed 2½ pence blue, Crown wmk., perf. 14, of good colour and fine perforations, tied by a squared circle “LONDON AU16 82” to a parcel tag sent to Port of Spain, Trinidad. Reverse, endorsed “glass” with rectangular boxed “CONTENTS INJURIOUS/TO CORRESPONDENCE” alongside a sender's cachet “FROM JOHN J. CARTER MATHIAS ROAD NEWNHAM LONDON”. Tag showing signs of wear and degradation from its transmission, although damage well clear of adhesive and minor tone marks to be expected. Remains visually appealing. Unusual example, illustrating the base rate for sending samples without value. Rare instructional mark (Image 1) (Image 2)

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90045 piece imageParcel Post 1881: Surface-Printed 1 shilling orange-brown, plate 14, lettered HC, Crown wmk., perf. 14, of fresh colour and good perforations, tied by a clear cds “WARWICK 7 AU 83” to a “PARCELS POST WARWICK” label, with additional strike alongside. Label has been slightly reduced as is often the case and is still affixed to parcel wrapper. Rare “PARCELS” (instead of the more common “PARCEL”) Post label used within the first week of the parcel post in the UK. Second-earliest recorded example. Note: 1 shilling was the highest rate possible on domestic parcels weighing 5-7 lbs (Image 1) (Image 2)

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