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2228 cover imageShackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition 1921-1922 'Quest' 1922 (May
25): Envelope addressed to 'Commissioner of Overseas Imperial
Headquarter Boy Scouts 25 Buckingham Palace Rd. London' bearing
"TRISTAN DA CUNHA SOUTH ATLANTIC" and "S-R ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION MY
25 22" handstamps. As an unfranked sending taxed on arrival in
"London 11 JY 22" with 1 ½ d. A fine and rare item of Shakleton's
third and last expedition. Even before the expedition had actually
begun, Shackleton suffered a fatal heart attack and died January
5th 1922 in Grytviken on South Georgia. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
2233 cover imageRoss Dependency 1957/61: Group of five envelopes franked with Ross
Dependency issue, all tied by SCOTT BASE - ROSS DEPENDENCY '
cds's., incl. two to London, one crew signed to USA, illustrated
envelope to Melbourne, Australia and two illustr. 'SCOTT BASE'
envelopes to USA. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM
4001 cover imageJoseph Ady (1770-1852), a notorious English swindler and confidence
trickster, entire folded lettersheet dated 30 June 1831, the
interior comprising Ady’s printed circular letter offering to
provide information “to your advantage” on receipt of "Ten
Shillings", a classic example of his fraudulent scheme whereby he
scrutinised published lists of unclaimed dividends, legacies and
property and then solicited money in advance for assistance in
recovering them. The exterior shows postal use with London
datestamps, redirection markings, manuscript charge markings
including a large “2,” and evidence of multiple handlings in
transit, reflecting its circulation through the postal system.
Usual folds, light general age-toning and some staining consistent
with postal use. A historically engaging and uncommon survival
directly connected with one of the best-known early
nineteenth-century financial impostors, illustrating fraud
conducted through the medium of the British postal system prior to
the introduction of uniform penny postage. Accompanied by a
separate manuscript letter, not part of the original transmission,
apparently written to inform or warn a recipient about Ady and
outlining his methods and background, describing him as a notorious
swindler who exploited unclaimed property notices to extract fees. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 220.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4002 cover imagePre-Adhesive Postal History - Official Instructional Label: Printed
General Post Office wrapper slip reading “DOUBLE LETTER, SEVEN
GRAINS IN WEIGHT. London.”, unused, produced for application to
overweight correspondence exceeding the single-letter weight
threshold under the pre-1840 tariff system. Seven grains
represented the point at which double letter postage became
payable. Unused example showing the complete printed format, an
uncommon survival as most such labels were discarded after use.
Central file folds and light age toning consistent with period
paper, otherwise fine. A scarce and attractive example of early
19th-century G.P.O. instructional stationery illustrating the
weight-based rating system prior to the Uniform Post reforms. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4003 cover imagePre-Adhesive Postal History - Post Office Instructional Label:
Printed wrapper slip reading “DOUBLE LETTER, SEVEN GRAINS IN
WEIGHT. London.”, used to denote a double-rate letter under the
pre-Uniform Post weight system, seven grains representing the
threshold for double letter postage. An official General Post
Office instructional label applied to overweight letters during the
early 19th century prior to the 1840 reforms. Such printed weight
notices are far less commonly encountered than manuscript or
handstruck rate markings, having generally been discarded with the
correspondence. Some age toning, perforation holes, otherwise fine
and scarce survival from the pre-adhesive weight-rated period of
British postal history. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 700.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4004 cover imagePostal Reform - Robert Wallace / Rowland Hill Era Manuscript
Memorandum c.1835: Six-page side memorandum entitled “Notes and
Memorandum as to Deputy Postmasters”, concerning the duties,
general position and proposed improvements relating to Deputy
Postmasters, with recommendations for structural reform of Post
Office management. The document concludes with a strong suggestion
that the existing “Treasury Commission enquiring into the
Management of the Post Office” be superseded by a Parliamentary
Committee — a proposal subsequently realised in the 1837–38 inquiry
that proved instrumental in advancing Rowland Hill’s reform
programme and the eventual introduction of Uniform Postage.
Endorsed and initialled by Robert Wallace M.P., chairman of the
1837–38 Parliamentary Committee and a principal supporter of Hill,
with manuscript note: “N.B. These are excellent. R.W.” Watermark
1835. An important and influential contemporary reform-era working
document directly connected with the political and administrative
groundwork preceding the 1839 Uniform Fourpenny Post and 1840 Penny
Post. A rare survival of primary source material from the formative
period of modern British postal reform. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4005 cover imagePostal Reform - Comparative Mail Coach Speed Study c.1835:
Manuscript tabular sheet endorsed “Comparative speed of travelling
and the distance from intermediate places”, detailing staged
mileages and journey times between London, Newcastle, Edinburgh and
Glasgow. The carefully ruled and annotated table records distances,
departure and arrival times, and calculated comparative speeds of
the mail coaches operating on the principal northern routes. A
contemporary working document reflecting analysis of postal transit
efficiency during the reform era of the 1830s, when growing concern
over mail speed and cost led to the reforms culminating in the
Uniform 4d Post (1839) and Penny Post (1840). An important
background document illustrating the operational considerations
underlying early Victorian postal reform; an unusual survival of
internal planning or analytical material relating to the
improvement of British mail services. Fine and well preserved. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 450.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4006 cover image1837 (circa): Reduction of Postage. Committee of Merchants. London.
Octavo pamphlet, stitched as issued, titled Reduction of Postage,
published by the Committee of Merchants, Offices at 6, Freeman’s
Court, Cornhill, London. Undated, but internal references to Lord
Ashburton’s petition of May 1837 and the House of Commons Committee
on Postage place issue in 1837 during the postal reform debates
preceding the Uniform Penny Post of 1840. Comprising statistical
tables, revenue analyses, comparative duty figures and arguments
advocating substantial reduction of postal rates. Title page
listing members of the Committee and subscribers, including
prominent London merchants and bankers. An important contemporary
document of the merchant campaign supporting Rowland Hill’s reform
proposals. Light age-toning and minor edge wear, otherwise well
preserved. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4007 cover image1837/38 (circa): “The Queen and the Uniform Penny Postage; A Scene
at Windsor Castle.” London. Political reform broadside printed on
thin wove paper (150 x 230mm), reprinting a dramatized dialogue
advocating the Uniform Penny Post, stated to be from the Mirror of
Parliament (June 16 and Nov. 30, 1837; December 18, 1837). Imprint
at foot: C. Revell, 16 Little Pulteney Street, Golden Square,
London. The lower section headed “Please pass this to your
neighbour” urging petitions to Parliament in support of Rowland
Hill’s penny postage proposal. An ephemeral propaganda circular
from the agitation period immediately preceding the introduction of
the Uniform Penny Post in 1840. Folded horizontally at lower
quarter, some age-toning and minor edge wear, otherwise sound and
scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4008 cover image1838: The Post Circular Double Number. No. 5. “The Post Circular,
or Advocate for a Cheap, Swift, and Sure Post.” Eight pages, folio
format, printed letterpress, dated Tuesday, April 24, 1838, price
2½d. A scarce early postal reform publication issued during the
intense public debate preceding the introduction of Uniform Penny
Postage. Contents include extracts from evidence before the Select
Committee on Postage, discussion of Rowland Hill’s proposals, and
the article entitled “Misrepresentation” analysing official
objections to postal reform. Red circular handstamp on page 5
reading “POST CIRCULAR / ONE PENNY POST CIRCULAR / NEWSPAPER”, an
attractive and rarely seen contemporary office marking. Light
horizontal filing fold, minor peripheral wear and faint age toning,
otherwise well preserved with wide margins and strong impression;
an unusually fresh example for this type of ephemeral publication.
A rare survivor of pre-Penny Post reform literature, documenting
the political and economic arguments that directly preceded the
introduction of the Uniform Penny Post in 1840. Desirable and
seldom encountered in complete eight-page form. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 1,800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4009 cover image1838 (Thursday, July 5): The Post Circular; or Advocate for a
Cheap, Swift, and Sure Post, No. 9. Special pamphlet-format issue.
An exceptional small-format reform tract issued during the decisive
parliamentary campaign for Uniform Penny Postage. Folded format 125
× 210mm, comprising 48 pages (24 to each side of a single extended
sheet), printed almost entirely in single-column pamphlet style
rather than the usual three-column folio newspaper format. This
number was deliberately produced in reduced “pamphlet” form, as
stated in the prominent printed NOTICE, in order to reprint in full
the influential article on Postage from the London and Westminster
Review. The proprietors expressly altered the size “to obtain the
shape of a pamphlet, more convenient for binding and preservation,”
thereby enabling organised distribution through the Post itself.
Copies were offered at 4 shillings per dozen for circulation among
supporters. The text forms part of the coordinated reform campaign
led by Rowland Hill and the Mercantile Committee on Postage, and
includes detailed statistical and accounting material central to
the economic case for reform. Particularly notable are the printed
tables showing: Scales of distance and rate structures under the
existing mileage-based system; Gross and net Post Office receipts
with charges of collection and percentage cost comparisons;
comparative French postal revenue and letter-volume data
demonstrating the relationship between reduced rates and increased
correspondence; extracts from parliamentary returns furnished by
Post Office authorities. These statistical charts and financial
analyses were fundamental to Hill’s argument that high rates
suppressed correspondence while failing to maximise net revenue. As
such, the present issue represents more than journalism: it is
structured reform advocacy in tract form, produced at the height of
legislative debate and on the eve of the 1840 reforms. Complete,
with usual horizontal filing fold and additional central vertical
fold from pamphlet formation; light age-toning and minor peripheral
wear consistent with distribution use; entirely legible and well
preserved for this ephemeral campaign publication. A rare survival
of organised pre-Penny Black reform propaganda, of considerable
importance in the documentary history of modern postal systems. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 1,800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4010 cover image1838: “The Post Circular, or Advocate for a Cheap, Swift, and Sure
Post”, Double Number, No. 6, Friday, May 4, 1838. Eight pages,
folio format,printed in three columns, containing detailed reports
of public meetings on postage reform, discussion of ancient rates
of postage, and contemporary argument in support of Uniform Penny
Postage. Clear red circular handstamp “POST CIRCULAR / ONE PENNY
POST CIRCULAR / NEWSPAPER” struck on page 3 (as usual applied for
distribution), an attractive contemporary control marking. A scarce
and important reform-period publication issued less than two years
before the introduction of the Penny Black, representing active
campaigning in favour of Rowland Hill’s postal reforms. Condition
slightly inferior to the April 24 issue, the bifolium separated at
the fold and showing some light staining and minor edge wear, but
entirely legible and complete with all eight pages present. Despite
the separation, a rare survival of this ephemeral pre–Penny Post
reform journal. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 1,800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4011 cover image1838 (May 25): “The Post Circular, or Advocate for a Cheap, Swift,
and Sure Post”, Double Number No. 8. Eight pages, folio format,
printed in three columns, containing contemporary reports and
argument in support of Uniform Penny Postage during the height of
the Parliamentary reform debates. Clear red circular handstamp
“POST CIRCULAR / ONE PENNY POST CIRCULAR / NEWSPAPER” struck on
page 3, as distributed. An important and scarce reform-period
publication issued in the immediate pre–Uniform Penny Post era,
representing active campaigning in favour of Rowland Hill’s
proposals less than two years before the introduction of adhesive
postage stamps. Complete with all eight pages; some light fold wear
and minor age toning as usual for such ephemeral material, but well
preserved and entirely legible. A rare survival of this fragile
postal reform journal. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 1,800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4012 cover imagePostal Reform “Uniform Penny Postage (Form of a Petition)” Campaign
Circular, 1838/39: Rare printed petition form advocating adoption
of Rowland Hill’s Uniform Penny Post, addressed “To the Honourable
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal [or, the Commons] in Parliament
Assembled.” Text urging support from “Mothers and Fathers,”
“Emigrants,” “Merchants and Tradesmen,” etc., and explicitly
referencing the Report of the Select Committee of the House of
Commons. A politically charged reform-era circular produced to
stimulate petitioning prior to the 1840 postal reforms. Presumably
cut from a larger campaign broadside; margins slightly trimmed but
text complete and well preserved. Light age-toning and minor edge
irregularities consistent with survival as ephemeral material.
Pencil inventory number at right margin. One of only two recorded
examples. An exceptionally rare survivor of the organised agitation
that led directly to the introduction of the Penny Post and
ultimately the Penny Black. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 1,500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4013 cover imagePostal Reform - “Postage Charges in 1839” Pamphlet: Printed leaflet
issued during the period immediately preceding the Uniform Penny
Post reforms, demonstrating the anomalies of the pre-1840 tariff
system. The pamphlet explains that a small folded paper weighing
seven grains is charged DOUBLE postage, whilst a much larger sheet
weighing nearly one ounce is rated as a SINGLE letter, concluding
with the observation that “In France, Germany, and throughout
Europe, Postage is charged by weight.” A contemporary reform
argument illustrating the inconsistencies of the distance- and
sheet-based British system prior to Rowland Hill’s reforms. Light
original horizontal folds, otherwise well preserved. A scarce and
historically important piece of postal reform propaganda from the
decisive year before the introduction of uniform penny postage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4014 cover imageUniform Penny Post Reform. Manuscript Notice of Meeting 1839:
“Committee for Promoting the Adoption of the Report of the Select
Committee of the House of Commons on Postage.” Manuscript circular
summoning a meeting of the reform committee at 13 Pall Mall East,
1839, requesting attendance in support of adoption of the Select
Committee’s recommendations on postage reform. Single-sheet
manuscript document, written in ink in a clear contemporary hand.
Light age-toning and minor handling marks; very good overall. A
rare surviving manuscript document from the organised campaign
supporting Rowland Hill’s postal reform proposals immediately prior
to the introduction of the Uniform Penny Post in 1840. An important
piece of documentary evidence relating to the political
mobilisation behind one of the most significant reforms in British
administrative history. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 1,200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4015 cover image1839 (April 17): “The Post Circular, or Advocate for a Cheap,
Swift, and Sure Post”, No. 11, Wednesday, April 17, 1839. Four
pages, folio format, printed in three columns, issued on the eve of
the introduction of Uniform Penny Postage and within one year of
the Penny Black. Contains parliamentary extracts, reports of public
meetings, and continued advocacy of Rowland Hill’s reform
proposals. Red circular “POST CIRCULAR / ONE PENNY POST CIRCULAR /
NEWSPAPER” handstamp struck on page 3, as distributed. A scarce
late-reform period issue, published during the final phase of
legislative debate immediately preceding the 1840 postal reforms.
Complete with all four pages; usual horizontal filing fold and an
additional central vertical fold, toning and edge wear with small
peripheral imperfections, but entirely legible and sound. A rare
survival of this ephemeral and historically important postal reform
journal. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 1,100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4016 cover imagePostal Reform “Specimen of Postage Charges in 1839” - Henry Cole
Reform Reprints (2). Pair of large folding reform-era illustrative
sheets produced in connection with the Rowland Hill / Henry Cole
campaign promoting Uniform Penny Postage, headed “Specimen of
Postage Charges in 1839 – To be Preserved among the Curiosities of
any Museum, &c.” The first example is complete and markedly
superior in preservation, retaining all panels with strong
typographic clarity, clean paper, and only light age-toning, folded
as issued but structurally sound and of excellent visual presence;
this is the principal and exhibition-quality example of the pair.
The second example, though of the same format and accompanied by
two related explanatory slips, shows heavier foxing, pronounced
fold wear, minor edge splitting at fold intersections, and overall
toning consistent with handling and storage, and is clearly
conditionally inferior. Together they represent rare survivals of
reform propaganda material produced during the agitation of
1838–1840 to demonstrate the anomalies and complexity of the
pre-Uniform Penny Post system, with the first sheet being
unquestionably the finer and more desirable example. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 700.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4017 cover imageUniform Penny Post Reform. Printed Petition in Support of Rowland
Hill’s Plan. London c.1838–39: “To the Right Honourable the Commons
in Parliament Assembled. The humble Petition of the undersigned
Bankers, Merchants, Traders, and Others of the City of London…”
Large folio printed petition advocating adoption of Rowland Hill’s
proposed Uniform Postage of One Penny per half ounce, prepaid in
advance through the medium of small adhesive stamps. The text
argues that existing postage rates are injurious to commerce and
public morality, and urges Parliament to introduce the reform as a
national measure. Printed by Ann Eccles, 101 Fenchurch Street,
London. Dimensions 191mm x 325mm. Single-sheet printed document.
Reverse showing age-toning and some staining; light horizontal fold
marks consistent with handling. Minor foxing and edge wear. Printed
text clear and entirely legible. A rare and highly significant
survivor of the political campaign that led to the introduction of
the Uniform Penny Post in 1840. Contemporary printed advocacy
material of this nature is exceptionally scarce. One of only two
examples recorded. An exhibition-level document of major importance
in British and world postal history. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 3,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4018 cover imageGeneral Post Office Notice No. 12, 1841. “Notice to the Public, and
Instructions to all Postmasters.” Hamburgh, Cuxhaven, and Lubeck -
Reduction of Postage. March 1841: Folio printed notice issued by
the General Post Office (210 x 338mm) announcing the reduction of
postage rates between the United Kingdom and Hamburgh, Cuxhaven,
and Lubeck, effective 6 April 1841, including detailed provisions
concerning Hamburg Packet conveyance, private ship letters, and
routing via France, Belgium, or Holland. Also specifies revised
newspaper rates. Issued “By Command” and signed in print by W. L.
Maberly, Secretary, during the immediate post-Uniform Penny Post
reform period. Single-sheet official notice, printed one side, with
full text and crown heading. Reverse showing evidence of prior
mounting, with areas of paper damage, disturbance, staining, and
surface loss; horizontal and vertical fold lines as issued. Despite
the faults, the printed face remains clear and entirely legible. A
scarce and important early foreign mail rate notice from the
formative period of Victorian postal reform. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 350.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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