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Great Britain - June 2024 continued...

OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS continued...

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1161

GB MAIL TO IBERIA: 1864-75 group from Liverpool (2), Birmingham or London (4) to Portugal (6) or Spain inc. 29 Aug. 1864 E. from Liverpool to Lisbon (crossed out & replaced with Cintra) franked by horizontal trio of 2d Blues cancelled by Liverpool duplex & with "40" Reis charge. (7 covers)Cross Reference: PORTUGAL, SPAIN (Image)

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Starting at £ 100

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1162

PORTUGAL - A RARE 1/- BLOCK OF FOUR ON EL: 27 Aug. 1858 EL registered from London "via Southampton" to Oporto bearing 1856 1/- green block of four (SG - £2,000 on cover) tied by "LONDON-E.C." duplex. The lower pair with light horizontal fold. The cover also has red "CROWN/REGISTERED" hs and oval "REGISTERED/LONDON" ds. (Image)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1163

G.B. TO RUSSIA: 1853-65 group all addressed to St Petersburg with 1860 E from Liverpool with red PAID cds endorsed p Steamer via Stettin rated ms 11½ and v.fine red 7½d accountancy hs alongside; 1864 large part E from London franked 6d lilac JD endorsed via Ostend with INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID hs and v.fine blue 4/3 accountancy hs; 1853 EL from London TOO LATE hs and 3½ / GROSCHEN accountancy hs; 1865 E from London franked & tied 6d lilac + 4d red (faults) with blue Wfr.3 accountancy hs; 1853 EL from Birmingham prepaid with London Paid ds rated in ms 11½ with ms. 7½ accountancy, etc. [Ex Vandervelde] (7 items) Cross Reference: RUSSIA (Image)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1164

SWITZERLAND - "F./27" OVAL ON UNDERPAID 4d VERMILION COVER TO GENEVA: 11 Aug. 1866 env. (tear at top clear of stamp & markings) from London to "Coloorex, Pres Geneve" with 4d Vermilion (pl.8) tied by duplex with v. fine scarce oval "F./27" accountancy mark nearby; underpaid & so with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" on the front with red oval "PD" cancelled by London inspector's "50" numeral. The black crayon "70" [?] ms charge on the front crosses the "F./27" mark. (Salles 3164) [Ex Vandervelde] Cross Reference: SWITZERLAND, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

Starting at £ 85

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1165

U.S.A./DENMARK: 5 July 7 12 July 1875 EL from London to Charleston each bearing a single 2½d plate 1 an with red boxed" L2" hs. 2 July 1875 env. from Fleetwood to Philadelphia with a fine 2½d plate 1. 30 Aug 1875 E from London to Copenhagen bearing a single 2½d plate 1. Another dated 16 July 1875 with 2½d plate pair. (5 covers) (Image)

Starting at £ 50

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

EXHIBITION & SHOW CANCELLATIONS

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1166

1890 JUBILEE EXHIBITION, ETC.: Three unused examples of the Christmas and N. Year card comprising an original (torn at top), a reprint, and another using the same design advertising Dr. Barnardoes. Also a 1953 Coronation calender printed by Waterlow & Sons. 1912 1d red brown international stamp exhibition label. (5 items) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Starting at £ 50

SOLD for £200.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1167

1891 ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION CARD: Printed ½d brown P.Stat. card cancelled by 19 Aug. 1891 special pictorial cancel in blue. Address & message in pencil. Reverse of card, printed in blue, depicts Eddystone Lighthouse, is inscribed "ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION". Very small corner creases but otherwise in excellent condition. (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £70.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1168

1890 GUILDHALL EXHIBITION HANDBILL: A rare example of the penny postage Jubilee handbill in olde english advertising the P.P.J. at the Guildhall. Creased but very presentable and scarce. (Image)

Starting at £ 48

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1169

1890 JUBILEE EXHIBITION XMAS CARD: A fine uncreased example of the special post office Christmas card. (Image)

Starting at £ 32

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1170

1890 SOUTH KENSINGTON 1d POSTAGE S. KENSINGTON EXHIBITION - EDISON BROAD SHEETS: Two 2nd July 1890 examples of the rare large Edison broadsheet in blue and pink (few recorded), both with Jubilee handstamps and with vertical folds. Some damage to edges, and spotting, but collectable examples. (Image)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1171

1934 APEX AIRMAIL EXHIBITION: An interesting group of covers (7) inc. 10 May 1934 env registered from London to Holland bearing 1924-26 ½d (5) & 3d plus three exhibition labels all with exhibition cancellations, plus a certificate for the registration of the env. which is stuck to the back with a menu. 8 May 1934 card with a second day cancellation flown on the 1st Autogiro flight. (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 50

SOLD for £80.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

FREE MAIL

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1172

TRIO OF FREE ELs TO THE EARL OF CRAVEN - BISHOP MARKS ON FREE MAIL FROM BATH, HEREFORDSHIRE OR BENHAM: 1675-8 trio of ELs (faults; all partially re-backed) from Bath, Hertfordshire or Benham to the Earl of Craven in London, a civil war royalist & privy councillor rendering this mail as free. All having fair to fine Bishop marks on the reverse, one with m/s "2" charge cancelled & replaced by 'free' squiggle. (3 covers) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, WARWICKSHIRE (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1173

18th C. LONDON FREE MARKS (DATED OR UNDATED) ON COVERS/FRONTS INC. SCARCE TYPES, "DERBY", "110 NORWICH", ETC.: Group of mainly E/ELs of 1762-1799 - some fronts or pieces - with a variety of "FREE" marks or cds's, predominately concentric circle types but inc. a few 1799 experimentals plus a no. of Bishop marks. Includes undated E (side flaps removed) from Derby to London with fair red circle "FREE" on the front & Bishop mark and very fine "DERBY" h.s. on reverse, 1788 EL from Norwich to Southwark with faint "FREE/S" h.s. & partly fine red "110 NORWICH" 1st-type mileage mark, 1762 EL (some reinforcing inside) from Dartmouth St., London to Halton, Edinburgh with m/s "Free/Ebor[Arch Bishop of York's signature]", etc. (20 covers/fronts/pieces)Cross Reference: DERBYSHIRE, NORFOLK (Image)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1174

FAILED & CHARGED FREE FRANKS INC. "PENNY POST" MARKS, M/S "TEN BESIDES THIS" (1797), "ABOVE/WEIGHT", COVER TO CHURCH BUILDING COMMISSIONERS, ETC.: 1797-1839 failed Free franks; mostly fronts, some stuck on card. Includes 20 Jan. 1834 E from Leeds to London with m/s charge deleted & having red inspector's mark & crowned 1-ring circle Free d.s. (slightly struck off cover) applied, 1797 front from London to Edinburgh with m/s "5" charge applied beside unusual "Ten besides this" endorsement in red ink, 25 March 1833 front from London to Ayrshire with boxed "½" wheel tax h.s., "CATRINE/PENNY POST" h.s., m/s "4/8" charge & mostly fine "ABOVE/WEIGHT" h.s., 2 Apr. 1833 front from Selworthy to Winwick endorsed "Put in at the Selworthy receiving Office Ap.2" with "No.3" penny post h.s. beside m/s "1d" charge, etc. (3 covers, 25 fronts)Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, SCOTLAND (Image)

Starting at £ 110

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1175

1800-39 COLLECTION OF FREE COVERS/FRONT INC. SHIP LETTER, MISSENTS, "O" CODE, 1807 "CROWN-ON-TOP", RARE LARGE "E" CODE, ETC.: Includes rare fine circle with "crown on top" type Free mark recorded used for 1807 only on 3 Oct. 1807 E from Plymouth (mostly fine "PLYMOUTH/218" hs) to Surrey, Aug. 1820 front from Admiral Thomas Cochrane London with London Ship Letter office boxed "FREE" ds, 3 Jan. 1837 front to Staffordshire with rare crowned circle Free with large "E" Code (mostly fine), 1837 front from Northampton to Whitwell with very fine crowned two-ring "FREE/O" with date missing, front with last day of use of L801b Free (with space below 1839; only used from 10/10/1839 to 24/10/1839!), etc. Large & diverse collection of Free franks. (c.60 covers/fronts + c.30 pieces) (Image)

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Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1176

FREE MAIL FROM ROYALTY, WELLINGTON, WILBERFORCE, DANIEL O'CONNELL, GLADSTONE, ETC. - INC. "ABOVE/WEIGHT": 1815-1840 group of free mail from royalty & prominent politicians. Includes 3 Jan. 1829 front from King William IV (endorsement; then Duke of Clarence) at Bushy Park to Merstham, Surrey with framed "TO PAY/2D/ONLY" (fair) along with "2" charge hs struck over boxed "TP/Teddington", Sep. 1839 env. from "Prince Albert Saxe-Coburgh" in Seven Oaks to Hanwell with fine crowned circle "FREE" ds overstruck by "TP/Rate/2D" & intact "Dominus Dedit" seal, 1833 front from London to "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland/Hastings" with "Cumberland" endorsement but NOT free, instead given ms "2/8" charge and finely struck with "ABOVE/WEIGHT" which postdates Willcocks & Jay last recorded use (1832; L832) by a year. (9 signed covers + Gladstonian postcard & silk) Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS (Image)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1177

UNIFORM 4d POST PERIOD FREE FRANKS INC. RARE FRONT WITH LONDON 11th JAN. 1840 CROWNED "FREE" DS, ETC.: Dec. 1839/Jan. 1840 group of fronts/covers in the final days of the Free Franking privilege. Includes 9 Jan. 1840 front from Edinburgh to London with fine crowned two-ring circular "FREE/11JAN11/1840" (very rare example after the 10 Jan. abolition of Free frankings), pair of 27 or 31 Dec. 1839 Es (faults) from autograph collectors in Edinburgh (forwarded from London to Devon) or Leeds both having 1-ring (morning) & 2-ring (evening) crowned circular "FREE" ds's, 25 Dec. 1839 front from London to Anglesey with 2-ring "FREE" ds above fine "Bangor/Penny Post" hs, etc. (2 covers, 7 fronts) Cross Reference: POSTAL REFORMS, UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, MONMOUTHSHIRE, AUTOGRAPHS (Image)

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Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL

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1178

SELECTION OF LETTERS, COVERS, CARDS: written up on leaves pre-stamp from Argentina, India (soldier's letter), Mexico, Spain; remainder stamped from Australian States, Oil Rivers region of Nigeria with red Paid Liverpool BR Packet cachet, Iraq (FPO 340), Muscat and Cook Islands( both QEII), Russia, etc. (23) Cross Reference: MILITARY - G.B. FORCES OVERSEAS (Image)

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Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1179

PAIR OF OVERSEAS LETTERS: 1851 EL ex Colombo to Bath endorsed "via Southampton" with a fair strike of 'Colombo Steamer Letter JU 11 1851'' on back. EL rated "4" ex Barbados to Trinidad(?) franked blue imperf. 'Britannia' (three margins) tied by a barred canceller. with 'Barbadoes FE 21 1858' on back. (2) Cross Reference: WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY, BARBADOS, SHIP LETTERS, EARLY LETTERS (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Starting at £ 32

SOLD for £34.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM

1180

1858 SWEDEN TO G.B.: entire letter in English on page and written up with useful analysis posted at Gefle, routed to Europe and then to London, England, with four adhesives tied by Gefle ds, and several red and black hs marks; scarce as such. (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Jun-05, 03:00 AM