THE JOHN COLTON COLLECTION OF FREE MAIL continued...
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| 961 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. FANCY 'APPLE' TYPES - "FREE" AT FOOT (10), 'FANCY CROWN' (2) & 2-RING
TYPES (5): Group inc. 14 Oct. 1800 E from Rotherham to London with fine "FREE" at foot Apple hs under unique fine "ROTHERHAM" hs in purple ink; 31 Dec. E from Plymouth to London with fine "FREE" at foot Apple hs partially over Plymouth s/l, later
than the latest rec. by Galland (30 Dec.); etc. Some v. clear strikes. (8 covers + 9 fronts) Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image) (Image2)
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| 962 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. EARLY (1807-9) CROWNED FREE HS'S INC. SCARCE 1ST-TYPE "CROWN ON TOP":
Wide range of fair to v. fine crowned free hs's inc. some 2-ring evening types, plus a number of early/late usages. Inc. 18 Nov./28 Dec. 1807 EL or front from Winsford or Worcester to London, both with fine or v.fine red Type 1 "FREE" with crown on
top (28 Dec. being the latest rec. by Galland); etc. (21 covers + 25 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 963 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 1810-34 CROWNED "FREE" DS COLLECTION - SINGLE RING MORNING DUTY TYPES
INC. "+" CODES: Large collection with a range of crowned "FREE" vars. inc. examples of charges removed, h.s. wear, different types, etc. Inc. 17 June 1829 EL from the Shetland Is. ("LERWICK/778-E" mileage) to London, charged ms "1/7" with boxed
"Addl/½" hs then charges removed & "FREE" cds applied; 15 Nov. 1819 front from Dublin to London with Irish Crown-Shield "FREE" ds beside London "FREE/+" cds; etc. (24 covers + c.280 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 964 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 1810-34 CROWNED "FREE" DS COLLECTION - 2-RING EVENING DUTY TYPES INC.
"+" CODES: Small box containing a large accumulation of fair/v.fine evening 2-ring Free cds varieties inc. 14 Sep. 1818 E from London to Yorkshire with v.fine "FREE/+" cds & faint red ms "Mifsent to" beside "BROUGH/258" mileage; plus a number of
strikingly clear examples. (c.70 covers + c.400 fronts) Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image) (Image2)
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| 965 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. RARE 'LARGE N' OR 'LARGE E' CROWNED "FREE" DS'S ON FRONTS INC. MS
"Par. Pro": 13 July 1837 to 6 Mar. 1838 "FREE/E" cds's on fronts (8) inc. 17 July 1837 v.finely struck beside 2-ring "[crown]/FREE" hs & endorsed "Par. Pro". Also inc. 7 Aug. 1837 front from Warrington to London with fine "FREE/N" (Galland records
just 6-7 examples, all but one on fronts). (9 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 966 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 'CROWN-ON-TOP' SINGLE-RING FREE CDS COLLECTION - UNCODED (13) &
"+"/"E"/"N": 2 Apr. 1838 to 6 Dec. 1839 group of mainly fronts with various 'crown-on-top' Frees inc. 12 Oct. 1838 env. from Dalkeith to London with the addressee's details written in another hand on the back (possibly an abuse of the franking
privilege by the Earl of Lothian?); 6 Dec. 1839 front from Belfast to London with v. fine uncoded "FREE" cds (later than latest rec. date (14 Nov. 1839); plus other early/late usages. (3 covers + c.50 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 967 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. ORIGIN OF "0"-CODE CROWN-ON-TOP "[crown]/FREE" DS - UNCODED/"+"-CODES
SHOWING FRAME BREAKS; 10 Oct. to 4 Nov. 1839 strikes (all uncoded except for six 29 Oct.-4 Nov. examples) of this late-usage crown-on-top "FREE" ds that was subsequently (posthumously, probably in 1852) used outside the P.O. to enhance free front
collections with an "0" code. This detailed study shows the outer-frame damage that links this mark to the "0"-codes; 10 Oct. 1839 pair of fronts + 17 Oct. 1839 E (with "MISSENT/TO/GALASHIELS" + "LARGS/PENNY POST") with the complete outer-rim; plus
19 Oct. 1839 pair of fronts + a front with flap (with v. fine rare "Missent to/Chertsey" + "Chertsey/Penny Post"; ex Bottomley) showing only the 2 o'clock rim break; plus 22-29 Oct. 1839 fronts (6) with the 2 & 10 o'clock breaks, and 1/4 Nov. 1839
front (2) & envs. (2; one with flap lost) all 4 showing the final 3-rim-breaks type (as per all the "0"-code - 'posthumous' - usages). Remarkable story; see the John Colton section in the Galland book. (3 covers + 14 fronts) (Image)
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| 968 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. UNIFORM 4d POST PERIOD FREE FRANKS INC. FIRST DAY, LAST DAY & 10/11
JAN. 1840: Extensive 4 Dec. 1839 to 11 Jan. 1840 collection of free fronts in the last days of the franking system during the 4d Post period. Inc. "December Five" 1839 (first day of 4d Post) front from Hampshire to Liverpool with fine "FREE/6DE6"
cds, "January nine" 1840 (last day of free franks) front from Norwich to Knutsford with fine 2-ring "FREE/10JA10" cds, "January eight" 1840 front from Ballinasloe to Cambridge with Dublin mostly fine "FREE/9JA9" 'E' code cds & London 2-ring
"FREE/11JA11" cds, rare late use of both the Dublin and the London FREE hs; etc. (c.65 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 969 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 4d POST INC. COVER WITH O.H.M.S IMPRINT, 10 JAN. 1840 DS, TO PAY 1d
OR 2d MARKS, ETC.: 16 Dec. 1839 to 10 Jan. 1840 group inc. 6 Jan. 1840 E imprinted "On His Majesty's Service./Road Commifsion/Secretary of State's" from Ironbridge to Much Wenlock with fine "FREE/E" cds; plus some early/late frankings with some
having "To Pay 1D only." (3) or boxed "TO PAY/2d/ONLY" (2) marks. (2 covers + 14 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 970 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 4d POST 'POSTHUMOUS USE' "0" CODE CROWNED FREE DATESTAMPS: 9 Dec.
1839 to 10 Jan. 1840 group (virtually all fronts) with fine to very fine "FREE/0" 2-ring evening cds's. Inc. two fronts sent "January nine" (last day). Intriguing group of these famous marks. (1 env. + 20 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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| 971 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 0 CODES INC. 'PROVING' FRONT, 3 'IMPOSSIBLE' (1840/1) DATES, DEALER
BACKSTAMPS, ETC.: "March twenty 1833" London local front with the album page it was originally first glued on partially intact on the back & having the indentation of the "FREE/O" cds (fine) clearly visible - thus proving the "0" code Frees were
struck after the fact for collectors; plus a supporting front that has an offset of the "FREE/0" cds on its reverse. Also inc. selection with of autograph dealer hs's or ms inc. W.R Drake, A.J. Ridy, James Kitchen, John Gray Bell in different inks;
trio of fronts with 10/29 Jan. 1840 or 22 Apr. 1841 "FREE/0" cds's, etc. (7 covers + c.105 fronts) Cross Reference: FORGERIES - COVERS
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| 972 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. 'POSTHUMOUS USE' "0" CODE CROWNED FREE DATESTAMPS INC. VARIETIES: 9
Jan. 1815 to 1 Dec. 1839 group virtually all "0" codes, plus standard Free cds's. Inc. "December One 1839" intact env. (rarely anything but a front) from London to Llandovery with superb 2-ring "FREE/0" cds with slightly large 3.5mm round-topped "3"
in its date plus similar 13 Feb. 1839 front from Kettering to London with "FREE/0" cds with a flat-topped "3", this pair highlighting the use of different numeral plugs by the dealer; etc. (26 fronts + 1 env.) Cross Reference: FORGERIES -
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| 973 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. OTHER 'POSTHUMOUS'/FORGED CROWNED FREE DS's INC. SIDEWAYS "0"s, ETC.
- SOME EX LADY LICHFIELD'S ALBUM: "November Nineteen[?] 1838" front with attempted 'forgery of a forgery' in that the 2-ring "FREE/18/0" cds (fine) has an added red line drawn on the 4'o'clock position of the outer rim to simulate h.s. deterioration
(certificate included), four other fronts with fine "FREE/18/0" cds's without the drawn-in line, Dec. 1839/Jan.1840 trio of fronts with fine or v. fine s/ways '0' codes, and a large selection of other forgeries inc. printed facsimiles with one front
imprinted "Engraved from an Original FRANK, in the Pofsefsion of Mr.T. Gosden". Fascinating group. (c.42 fronts) Cross Reference: FORGERIES - COVERS (Image) (Image2)
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| 974 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. VERY RARE "AT SEA" FREE FRANKS: Small selection of 11 June 1804-5
Nov. 1838 covers written at sea & sent free inc. "November Seven 1813" E franked "HMS Warrior at Sea" & sent from "DEAL" on 9 Nov. to Kent with fair crowned "FREE" cds, 11 June 1804 front from "His Majesty's Ship Northumberland/at Sea" to London with
mostly fine Apple "FREE", etc. (2 covers + 3 fronts) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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| 975 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. UNIQUE(?) FREE FRANK FRONT FROM GOVERNOR KEANE TO G.B. (SECRETARY FOR
WAR): Fine long 20 June 1821 front (large albino embossed "GOVERNMENT...." coat of arms device in the centre of the address; presumably embossed through from the enclosure by the sender in St.Lucia?) headed "Saint Lucia" and dated & signed ("Genl.
Keane" - Governor of the island) by the sender, addressed to the "Earl of Bathurst, Downing Street, London" (the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at this date; one of the few people entitled to free postage for all overseas mail) with fine
rare orange-red chamfered box London Ship Letter Office crowned "FREE" ds & fine circular red inland version of the same mark (both 13 Aug.). An exceptional origin for free mail; the only pre-1840 free mail item to or from St. Lucia that we have ever
recorded. [Ex Frank Bottomley, Cavendish June 2015, Sale 778, Lot 1244 - £220 + BP] Cross Reference: ST. LUCIA (Image) (Image2)
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| 976 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. FREE MAIL TO INDIA - REDIRECTED ADMIRALTY WRAPPER WITH LONDON & SHIP
LETTER BRANCH "FREE" DS's: 1 Oct. 1834 OHMS outer wrapper imprinted "Admiralty Office,/GEORGE ELLIOT." to "HMS Wolf/Plymouth" then redirected to "East Indies" via London having fine 2-ring "FREE/+" & fine very scarce Ship Letter Branch chamfered box
6 Oct. "FREE" hs on front and 4 Feb. "MADRAS/G.P.O/SHIP LETTER" hs on the reverse. Also, trio of 1814/undated fronts to Bishops in Madras, Calcutta or Ghazeepore. (1 cover + 3 fronts) Cross Reference: INDIA, OFFICIAL MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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| 977 |
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 EARLY FRANKS & THE LONDON "FREE MARKS", ETC. 1690-1840. VERY RARE SHIP LETTER BRANCH BOXED "FREE" ON FRONT TO AUSTRALIA: 18
July 1837 front from London to Lt. Colonel England, King's Own Lancaster Reg. in "N[ew]:S[outh]:Wales" with fine London crowned "FREE" hs & v.fine, v.rare boxed (90 degree corners) "FREE" ds of the Ship Letter Branch (very few examples have been
recorded on either covers or fronts). Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA (Image) (Image2)
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| 978 |
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 EXPLANATORY MARKS (LONDON & EDINBURGH) 1803-39. LONDON LOCAL POST "TO PAY 2d[/1d] ONLY" MARKS - INC. RARE RED OCTAGONAL 2d
TYPE ON COVERS: 1 July 1809 to 25 June 1838 group with fair/fine "TO PAY/2d/ONLY" in black (3) or rare red, "TO PAY/ONLY/D/2" in black plus "TO PAY 1D ONLY" (2) or "TO PAY/1d ONLY" marks; majority different types. Inc. env. from London to Essex with
fine red octagonal "TO PAY/2d/ONLY" hs (rare on cover) on the front overstriking red "T.P/Blackheath S.E" hs & "2" hs charge. (9 covers)
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| 979 |
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 EXPLANATORY MARKS (LONDON & EDINBURGH) 1803-39. LONDON LOCAL POST OCTAGONAL "TO PAY ONLY 2D" MARKS (INC. 2 RED & 1 BLUE) &
OTHER 2d TYPES: 1803-39 collection of fronts inc. "TO PAY/2d/ONLY" in black (12) inc. 2 July 1828 front from London to Southampton with "3" charge struck in error, obliterated by red 'snake' hs & replaced by black "2" charge, red (2) or blue (2), "TO
PAY/ONLY/D/2" marks (2) plus "T.P RATE 2" marks on free fronts; 20 Feb. 1839 front with "FREE" cds struck in error, ms blotted out & "3" hs charge applied. Many well above average strikes; good lot. (23 fronts) (Image)
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| 980 |
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 EXPLANATORY MARKS (LONDON & EDINBURGH) 1803-39. LONDON 1d MARKS - SEVERAL ALSO WITH PROVINCIAL "PENNY POST" MARKS: 1823-39
group of fronts displaying a variety of 'To Pay 1d Only' marks, some boxed, etc. in black (20), brown (11), or red (5) ink; many clear strikes. (1 part-cover + 35 fronts) (Image) (Image2)
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