THE JOHN COLTON COLLECTION OF FREE MAIL continued...
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| 941 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. EARLY NEWSPAPERS BY POST, ETC.: Group inc. the Evening Post (5 -
1711-16) with tax stamps, plus 19thC. newspapers/invoices (3). Inc. 5 July 1711 copy of the Evening Post send to Perth ex London with circular "LL" receiver's mark (recorded by Jay for 1713 only); 1807 invoice for newspapers imprinted "To Trevor
Hill} Dr./of the General Post Office, [...] Dublin" with ms correction of address, etc. (8)Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY
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| 942 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 1764-83 CIRCULAR "FREE" MARKS OF LONDON INC. 'LARGE F' TYPES: Group
inc. 26 Aug. 1764 (year of issue) EL from "Avington" to London with red circular 'large F' "FREE" hs (L765); plus fronts (2) displaying the same L765 marks. Also inc. size vars. of L767 red circular "FREE" hs's. (9 covers + 7 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 943 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. LATER CIRCULAR "FREE" MARKS INC. 1787/91 PAIR IN CLARET-BROWN SHADES:
1784-91 group of fair to fine circular "FREE" marks in red (6; L767), reddish-purple or claret. (6 covers + 2 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 944 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. RARE 2-RING "A" (ADDISON) PAIR OF COVERS - EARLY/LATE USAGES: Rare
1789 pair of Es with "FREE/A" (L770a) marks inc. 26 Sep. London to Edinburgh in brown (fine - earliest recorded date); and 8 Oct. from "FERRY/BRIDGE" to Breconshire in black (mostly fine, applied Oct. 10). Recorded by Galland as being used for less
than 3 weeks from 26 Sep.-10 Oct. 1789. (2 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 945 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 2-RING "C" (COLTSON) TYPES IN BLACK, CLARET-RED OR BRIGHT RED - LATE
USAGES: Trio ex London with fine "FREE/C" hs's inc. 3 Apr. 1792 E to Halesworth in red (rec. 27 Feb. 1791-19 June 1792); 26 June 1789 EL to Ely in black (rec. 3 July 1788-4 Aug. 1789); and 22 Jan. 1791 EL to Falkirk in claret-red (latest date
recorded by Galland). (3 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 946 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 1787-91 STUDY OF COLTSON 2-RING "C" MARKS INC. COLOUR SHADES:
Fair-fine marks in claret (3), black/brown (4) or bright red. Inc. 7 May 1787 EL (reinforced within) from Calne to London with fair purple-brown "FREE/C" hs (earliest known just one day before, 6 May); May 1791 front (reinforced on reverse) from
London to Newcastle with fine rare bright red "FREE/C" hs; etc. (6 covers + 2 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 947 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. RARE 2-RING "P" (PALMER) MARKS IN BROWN/CLARET SHADES - EARLIEST &
LATEST EXAMPLES: Rare 1789 trio with circular "FREE/P" hs (recorded used 26 Sep.-10 Oct. 1789) on 10 July EL from London to Somerset in brown (fine, unrecorded earliest use); 10 Dec. front from Romford to London in brown (fine); and 11 Dec. EL in
purple-brown (fair, applied 12 Dec. - both unrecorded latest usage). (2 covers + 1 front) (Image) (Image2)
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| 948 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 2-RING "S" (STAFFORD) MARKS COLLECTION INC. CLARET-PURPLE OR BROWN
SHADES: 1787-89 group with mostly fine circular "FREE/S" marks in brown-black or brown-purple. Inc. 7 May 1788 E from Penrith to London with "FREE/S" hs in brown-black (only recorded for 24 Sep. 1787-16 Oct. 1789 - earliest by far) beneath s/l
"PENRITH"; etc. Good variety of shades. (10 covers + 3 fronts) Cross Reference: WILTSHIRE, YORKSHIRE, CUMBERLAND (Image) (Image2)
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| 949 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 'LAUREL LEAVES IN CIRCLE' TYPES - TRIO OF RARE BLACK "A"/"C"/"P"
MARKS: 30 July 1790 E from London to Winslow endorsed in red "No such person in Winslow" with mostly fine "FREE/A" (Addison) laurels (2); 16 Dec. 1789 EL from London to Newcastle with fine brown-black "FREE/C" (Coltson) laurel, possibly the earliest
use (Galland rec. 23 Dec. 1789 as earliest for black/brown); 5 Mar. 1790 E (top flap removed) from London to Edinburgh with fine "FREE/P" (Palmer) in brown. Unusually clear strikes for these short-lived marks. (3 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 950 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. A/"C"/"P" LAUREL TRIO IN RED/CLARET/PURPLE SHADES: 17 Feb. 1791 E
(side flaps removed) from London to Hull with v.fine bright red "FREE/C" (one of latest recorded used, what Galland calls "an outlier" as most seen in 1791); 27 Jan. 1791 EL (reinforcing inside) from London to Margate with v.fine red "FREE/A"; and 8
Dec. 1790 E from London to Newcastle with mostly fine "FREE/P" in claret (late usage; latest recorded is 9 Dec. 1790). Unusually clear strikes. (3 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 951 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. BALANCE OF THE SCARCE 'LAURELS IN CIRCLE' "A"/"C"/"P" TYPES -
BROWN/BLACK/CLARET SHADES: 16 Feb. 1790-23 Feb. 1791 group with laurel "A" (4), "C" (4) & "P" (3) marks with 4 in shades of brown, purple or red & 7 brown-black. Inc. 16 Feb. 1791 from Gloucester to London with red "FREE/C" (earliest recorded 12
Feb.); plus other early/late usages. (7 covers + 4 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 952 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. UNIQUE(?) REDIRECTED COVER WITH BOTH CIRCULAR "A" & OVAL "P" 'LAUREL
LEAF' "FREE" MARKS: Remarkable 1-2 Feb. 1791 E ex Tring to London with good circular blood-red "FREE/A/[leaves]" hs (Jay L772aa; only in use for one month in this colour), redirected to Petersham on reverse with v.fine (particularly for this type)
fancy "FREE/[leaves]/P" hs (Jay L744c; rare), with mostly fine rare 1st-type "31/TRING" mileage mark across join on reverse. A unique cover with two different codes & designs of these rare 1789-91 marks together; an exhibition quality item. [Ex
Cavendish Sept. 2018; lot 1479 realised £220 + BP] (Image) (Image2)
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| 953 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. VERY SHORT-LIVED FANCY 'HOODED LAURELS' "A"/"P" MARS IN BROWN, PURPLE
OR RED: 6 Nov. 1790-16 June 1791 group of mostly fine "FREE/A" (2; 6/26 Nov., purple-brown) or "FREE/P" (3; 1 brown, 2 red) marks. Inc. 16 June 1791 front ex "GRANTHAM" (arch hs) to London with mostly fine stark red "FREE/P" (late usage - last rec.
17 June 1791); 6 Nov. 1790 EL (repaired inside) from "PENRITH" (s/l hs) to Isleworth with clearer than normal "FREE/A" hs in blackish-purple (early example - earliest rec. 31 Oct. 1790); etc. Good group of above average strikes. (2 covers + 3
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| 954 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. RED 3-RING "A" CODE (ADDISON) "FREE" CDS's: Group of fair to fine red
Type 1 (2) or Type 2 (4) "FREE/A" cds's on cover or front, inc. unusual 23 Dec. 1795 front from "TETSWORTH" (s/l hs) to London with mostly fine Type 2 cds - used far after its one year of recorded use 1791/92; etc. (2 covers + 4 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 955 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. RED 3-RING "C" CODE (COLTSON) "FREE" CDS's: 31 May 1791 to 6 Mar.
1797 group inc. 31 May 1791 EL from London to Edinburgh with mostly fine v.rare Type 1 "FREE/C" hs with 30mm diameter (illustrated in Galland's The British Free Franking System Fig. 195; one of only two examples known - the other being 4 June 1791);
plus Types 2 or 3 with varying diameters, some struck very finely. (9 covers + 7 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 956 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. RED 3-RING "P" CODE (PALMER) "FREE" CDS's: 10 May 1791 to 25 Aug.
1795 group inc. 10 May 1791 EL from London to the author Sir Walter Scott in Edinburgh with mostly fine rare red "FREE/P" Type 1 with narrow 30mm diameter (the day after earliest rec. 9 May) plus another fine Type 1 on 6 June 1791 E from London to
Edinburgh; plus Type 2 varieties, some v. finely struck. (7 covers + 7 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 957 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. SCARCE RED 3-RING UNCODED MARKS PLUS RED SINGLE- & DOUBLE-RING TYPES:
11 June 1797 to 17 July 1799 group with a range of uncoded "FREE" cds's of various sizes plus some evening 2-ring types (7). Inc. usages within a few days of the earliest & latest recorded dates of both types; plus 15 June 1793 political EL from "a
Republican, a Manufacturer of Gunpowder, and an enemy of Church & State" in Rotherham to London with "FREE" cds but no visible code nor 'diamond'; etc. (8 covers + 8 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 958 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. UNIQUE(?) COVER WITH BOTH 'DOCKWRA' + "FREE" CDS: 9 June 1792 EL
carried within London via 1d Post (fine "PENNY/POST/PAID/G/SA" Dockwra) then redirected from Westminster where franked & struck clearly across join with red Type 2 "FREE/P" 3-ring ds & sent to Somerton. Attractive item. Cross Reference:
SOMERSET, REDIRECTED & TURNED MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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| 959 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. ELUSIVE 1799-ONLY 'DOTTED CIRCLE' (5) OR 'CROWN BETWEEN DOTTED
CIRCLES' (4) TYPES IN RED: Dotted circle "FREE" ds on E (faults) & 4 fronts, two being extraordinarily clear strikes (one of which struck 30 July, 6 days after earliest rec.). Also inc. crown between dotted circle "FREE" ds's mostly finely struck
(one faint) on Es (2) & fronts (2), all but one within a week or two of the earliest & latest recorded dates. Both marks in use for only c.3 months in 1799 & seldom seen well-struck. (3 covers + 6 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 960 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 'REGULAR APPLE' "FREE" CDS COLLECTION (MOSTLY COVERS) INC. ALL THE
MAIN TYPES: Feb. 1800 to June 1807 group with vars. of 'Apple' "FREE" marks in different shades (oxidised red, orange & others), sizes, handstamp wear, long-tailed & short-tailed "5"s, dots, etc. Inc. 5 June 1802 front (faults) from London to Norfolk
with mostly fine Apple mark "5" date replaced by "V" (Galland only records one other example of this, on the same day but in black); 4 Aug. 1803 front from London to Loughborough marked ms "W free Wilberforce", the slavery abolitionist, with fine
Apple having full stop in date ("Aug . 4"); etc. Diverse collection. (28 covers + 24 fronts) Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS (Image) (Image2)
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