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Great Britain Stamps & Postal History - Sept. 2024 continued...

MILITARY - G.B. FORCES OVERSEAS
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1061   imageDANZIG/RUSSIA - 3d-RATE COVER FROM THE BALTIC FLEET TO G.B.: May 1855 env. (some staining, mainly around edges) to Smethwick (Buchan correspondence) with GB 2d blue QH (faults) + 1d red OG cancelled London "42" transit numeral hs with a fine 2-ring "DANZIG" cds alongside; London and Birmingham backstamps. Cross Reference: DANZIG, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1062   imageBALTIC FLEET MAIL TO H.M.S. 'MAJESTIC' EX SMETHWICK; 26 June 1855 env. (roughly opened at reverse and small tear top clear of stamps) from Smethwick to an "Engineer on Board H.M.S. Majestic, Baltic Fleet" with GB 2d blue PL + 1d red BF tied by Smethwick 035 3HOS with red London manuscript "4" Accountancy Mark (4d due to Prussia) below the 2d blue. Bottom left corner has ms. "Not found to be returned".Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, WARWICKSHIRE, 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1063   imageCRIMEA - INCOMING MAILS TO SUFFOLK & DEVON: 1855-6 pair inc. Nov 1855 env. Constantinople to Exeter posted unpaid with ms. "3" endorsed via Marseille with good red POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY ds code A plus Mar. 1856 env. Balaclava to Mettingham Castle posted unpaid, ms. "3", with fine blue POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY ds code B on reverse. Good pair. Cross Reference: SUFFOLK, DEVON (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £100.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1064   imageCRIMEA - BALTIC FLEET MAIL TO ENGLAND: 1855 env. (roughly opened at reverse) to Worcester via London endorsed Baltic Fleet to England unpaid with ms "3". (Image)

Starting at £ 80

CLOSED
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1065   imageCAMPAIGN LETTER FROM THE BRITISH ARMY IN GHENT DURING THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION: Fine and rare Sept. 1742 EL (some faults & repairs) from Philip Browne, an officer in the King's Own Cavalry Regiment, with the British forces in "Ghent" en route to join King George II campaigning on the lower Rhine. The letter to his brother, a merchant in Grace Church Street London, was carried by private means to London and posted there (with Bishop Mark) endorsed "One sheet of paper". The contents inc. information on troops and preparation for battle, but also of business opportunities "...Lord Stairs hath sent order for us to be ready to take the field as soon as possible, and General Honeywood hath issued out orders for all the officers to be provided with baggage Horses by the 7th inst. ... would i sell any of my horses could dispose of them to advantage, they being now as dear again as in England..." and a passage regarding purchasing pistols at too high a price so that he was making too little profit on them! Rare letter from this Campaign. (Image)

Starting at £ 150

CLOSED
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1066   imageMAIL TO P.O.W.s IN JAPAN: A small 1943-45 group of envs. & 2 letters to prisoners held at camps in Burchie, Osaka, Zentsuzi, Hakodate, or Fukuoka. All envs. with British censor tape, and 3 envs. with red or blue Japanese censor hs's. In excellent condition. (5 envs., 2 letters) Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, JAPAN (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 130

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

NEWSPAPER MAIL
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1067   image18th/19th CENTURY COMPLETE PAPERS INC. 1861/82 TRIO POSTED WITH 1d REDS (2) OR ½d GREEN; 1783-84 complete newspapers (varied condition; usual folds), many with red Tax Stamps; inc. 1783 London Gazette (PO £50 Reward Notice ref. Liverpool mailbag), 1793 Observer, 1800 Times, 1809 group (6), 1829 Edinr. Eve. Courant, 1834 Nottingham Review, etc. Plus Rare trio sent by Post with stamps; 2/3 Aug. 1861 London Gazette and Morning Herald both to sent Derby each with 1d Red 'stars' (one faulty) tied by rare London "67" diamonds (Dubus describes the 52 to 75 numerals as all being "very rare on covers"; presumably because they were only used on newspapers?), and 1882 Inverness Chronicle sent to Edinr. with ½d Green ties by v. fine Inverness "183" numeral (rare thus). (19 papers) Cross Reference: NEWSPAPERS/NEWSPAPER STAMPS, 1854-65 1d REDS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SCOTLAND (Image)

Starting at £ 100

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

PICTORIALS, HAND-DRAWN
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1068   imageUNIQUE(?) HAND-DRAWN 1d LILAC COVER CELEBRATING THE FIRST LONDON TO BRIGHTON MOTOR CARS EVENT; Remarkable 21 Nov. 1896 env. (edge wear slightly affecting title to drawing only) to Manchester (21 Nov. backstamp) with the 1d Lilac (tied by a "KILBURN/N.W./670" duplex) incorporated into the drawing of a very early motor car (thought to be the lead car of the event; a Panhard Lavassor) at the right of the address and with an inscription above; "A SOUVENIR OF MOTOR CAR SATURDAY NOVR. 14 1896". The artist had clearly attended the event on the previous Saturday, which was the very first 'run' of the famous 'London to Brighton Rally' event. [Ex Michael Manning; his very favourite cover, because he was a regular driver at the Rally; he collected pre-1912 cars as well as Postal History!] Cross Reference: PICTORIAL ENVELOPES - HAND-DRAWN, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SUSSEX, THEMATICS (Image)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM

POSTAGE DUE MARKS
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1069   imageSURCHARGED & UNDERPAID MAIL COLLECTION: Three A4 lever arch files containing a c.195 page display collection of covers. Covering the period from 1734 to modern, commencing with an overview of pre-stamp marks inc. examples of Bishop marks, ms marks, mileage marks, hs "1", "2" & "3", "To Pay" marks, etc. May 1841 1d black cover (adhesive not clearly tied) from Aberdeen to Edinburgh. Most of the collection however is from 1900 onwards with pages 36-195 covering Postage Due adhesives, labels and marks from 1914 onwards. [ex Clive Williams]. (c.300+ covers) Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 260

SOLD for £460.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1070   image1863-1954 THE INTERESTING COLLECTION OF COVERS AND CARDS with a good number being KGV items with p.due adhesives from 1d to 5d. H.S. 1d & 2d plus boxed "Liable to Letter Rate" h.s. Mostly fine. (56 covers and 66 cards). (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 130

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

POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1071   image1931-2001 USED & UNUSED RANGE: Box file containing a tidy KGVI (27) & QEII (117) envelope accumulation, inc. 9 unused KGVI and 47 unused QEII. A large number of the used QEII envs. are uprated. Little duplication, mainly good to fine. Also inc. 10 modern NVI envs. (3 unused). (Total 154)Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY - QEII, POSTAL STATIONERY, KGVI (Image)

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Starting at £ 50

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

POSTAL STATIONERY, QV
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1072   imageQV MINT POSTCARDS, ENVS., ETC.: Small group of mainly Post Office-issued postcards. Inc. 1½d brown Foreign postcard with "SPECIMEN" ovpt; 1d pink (dated) env. on size A paper with silk threads, dated "14/5/60" the last day of printing for this env. (Cat. EP15 £30); ½d+½d reply card with linen strip connecting both halves; plus other mint examples inc. letter sheet, newspaper wrapper, & stamped to order postcard. (35) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, SPECIMENS (Image)

Starting at £ 32

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

POSTAL STATIONERY, KGVI
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1073   imageFIRST CIVILIAN AIR LETTER: 1943-52 study/collection of 6d purple (shades) Air letters with examples to Canada, Hong Kong, South Africa, USA, India, C.M.F. (Central Mediterranean Force), East Africa and Ceylon. Well written-up in great detail. A remarkable lot housed in two bulging albums. (c.320, inc. c.90 unused) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

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Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM

POSTAL STATIONERY - QEII
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1074   imageSHOE BOX housing a collection of mostly mint Postal Stationery. Includes Regd. envs. (80), Forces/Overseas Regd. envs. (18), Postal Stat. envs. (62), Letter Cards (21), postcards & reply paid cards (21). Also a range of I.O.M. Regd. envs. of 3 sizes (23) and 19 used Regd. envs. & postcards. Almost all items have different postage values, many uprated with printed additions or adhesives. Various sizes of envelopes inc. F, G, G2, H, H2 & K. (Total c.240 items) (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £17.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM

POST OFFICE ACTS/NOTICES
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1075   imageORIGINAL 1840 P.O. NOTICE REF. CHANGE OF SHIPS' CAPTAINS' GRATUITIES FOR MAIL TO INDIA & C.G.H.; Nov. 1840 printed "INSTRUCTIONS/To all Postmasters, Sub-Postmasters,/ and Letter Receivers" from "W.L. MABERLY, [P.O.] SECRETARY" Notice (19.5 x 30cms; minor creases and a couple of small reinforced perimeter tears) regarding the gratuities due to private ships' captains for each letter or newspaper carried from G.B. to India or the Cape of Good Hope being raised to 2d each to put them in line with existing fees paid for Ship Letters to other countries. Attractive and very rare. Cross Reference: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SHIP LETTERS, POSTAL REFORMS, INDIA (Image)

Starting at £ 100

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

REGISTERED MAIL
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1076   imageWARWICKSHIRE REGISTERED WITH STRIP OF THREE 2d BLUE: July 1854 env. Birmingham to Macclesfield endorsed in red ms Registered and franked strip of three 2d blue Pl. 4 CA-CC (SG19) plus 1d red (few trimmed perfs at base) all tied by Birmingham "75" numeral hs. Attractive. Cross Reference: WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM (Image)

Starting at £ 55

SOLD for £75.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1077   imageMIXED FRANKING DURING 1855 PERFORATION TRANSITIONAL PERIOD: 23 May 1855 EL Ipswich to London sent Registered with ms "17" and franked with strip three 2d blue Pl.4 SB-SD Perf. 14 and a 1d red Die 1 Pl R4 Perf. 16. Fine and attractive. (Image)

Starting at £ 95

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1078   imageINTERNAL AND OVERSEAS REGISTERED MAILS: 1880-1972 selection inc 1890 Size K (H&B RP15) London to Paris franked 2/6d lilac MB (top left corner fault)+ 2½d Jubilee; 1880 env. Gosport to Leamington sent registered with 1d venetian red + 2d blue Pl.15 AD; 1893 Size H2 (H&B RP18) London to Hamburg franked 6d Jubilee + 1d lilac & ½d orange; 1902 Size G (H&B RP23) London to Venice uprated with KEVII 2½d blue; 1902 env. registered London to Sweden franked KEVII 1d red + 7 x QV ½d green; 1938 Size H2 4½d (H&B RP45) Harpenden to Germany franked KGV 5d brown + KGVI ½d green; 1956 Size K 8½d (H&B RP73) Slough to Amsterdam uprated with QEII 6d + ½d. Plus a small group of unused. Good variety of sizes etc. (30 items) Cross Reference: GERMANY, ITALY, FRANCE (Image)

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Starting at £ 160

CLOSED
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM
1079   imageISLE OF CUMBRAE AYRSHIRE INCOMING REGISTERED MAIL: 1858 EL London to Millport, Island of Cumbrae sent Registered and franked 6d lilac (SG Spec J70) plus 2d blue with fine blue Millport cds on reverse. Cross Reference: OTHER LIGHTHOUSE ISLANDS, AYR (Image)

Starting at £ 55

SOLD for £60.00
Closing..Sep-05, 03:00 AM

ROYALTY
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
1080   imageROYAL RESIDENCES, "CHURCHILL" & "ROYAL COMMISSION ON MOTOR CARS" COVERS, ETC.; 1893-1911 covers inc. 1893 Imperial Institute cachet, 1899 env. ex France endorsed "Not Known at Buckingham Palace" (!!), pair of 1905 envs. with superb rare blue double-oval "ROYAL/COMMISSION/ON/MOTOR CARS" cachets, and 1910-4 trio ex Royal Households (one with printed "Churchill" on the front). Plus 3 loose 1d Reds & 3 2001 covers with QV 1d coins inside. Scarce group, mostly very fine. (10 covers + 3 stamps).Cross Reference: ROYALTY, FRANCE, RETURNED MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL (Image) (Image2)

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Starting at £ 100

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

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