LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
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| 1184 |
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 LONDON FOREIGN BRANCH INCOMING MAIL: 1600-1839 selection inc. 1600 EL Corsini correspondence (internal fault) to London; 1839 env.
from the Mayor of Avignon to the Lord Mayor London with fine red FOREIGN PAID arc hs, boxed P.D. & P.P. etc; 1698 EL Amsterdam to London with fine Bishop ds; 1826 EL Frankfurt to london redirected to Ayr with v. fine boxed NOT PAID hs; 1803 EL France
to London FOREIGN / OFFICE cds on reverse; 1838 EL Elberfehl to London originally rated 5/4d struck with red Inspector Crown and re-rated 6/8d, etc. Good group. (18 items) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1185 |
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 LONDON - BISHOP MARKS, PRESTAMP DS INC. CODE OUTSIDE ETC.: 1667-1839 selection with 1667 EL Gorleston, Norfolk to London with good
Bishop ds; 1670 EL (Gt.) Yarmouth to London with v. fine FE/8 Bishop ds; 1798 E Norwich to London with red NORWICH hs and fine double circle London ds with small "B" outside circle; 1798 E Cambridge to London with London double circle ds and large C
outside circle; 1799 E Liverpool to London with LIVERPOOL / (date) (LL57) and London double circle ds and large D outside circle; 1838 EL Devonport to London with red "S" in circular ds (Sunday) etc. Good group. (20 items) Cross Reference:
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| 1186 |
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 LONDON - RECEIVING HOUSE HAND STAMPS: 1700-1838 selection with 1700 EL London to Bridgewater with fine Bishop ds and large GC in
circle hs; 1797 EL London to Ludlow with fine boxed Houghton / Street hs; 1775 EL London to Brighton with v. fine small Partington hs; 1770 EL London to Bolton with fine T.S in circle hs; 1750 EL London to Edinburgh with v. fine JB in circle hs; 1837
part E London to Portsmouth with fine red boxed KING St / COVENT GARDEN hs etc. Good variety. (14 items) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1187 |
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 LONDON - FOREIGN BRANCH MAILS: 1722-1856 group with 1722 EL London to Brussels with v. fine PD in circle hs; 1839 large piece London
to Baden Baden with fine red boxed "Returned for / 1/8 Postage" hs etc; 1818 EL London to Madeira with fine Returned / for Postage in ellipse hs; 1791 EL Manningtree to Cognac with fine red double circle PAID ds and ms pp4d; 1851 EL London to New
York with 19/CENTS and 24 accountancy hs's; 1799 printed EL London to Ghent with fine red double circle FOREIGN OFFICE ds etc. Good variety. (18 items) (Image)
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| 1188 |
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 GOVT. 'DOCKWRA' MARKS - "S" (SOUTHWARK) OFFICE GROUP INC. EARLY TYPES: 1724-1794 (late use) E/ELs with fair-v.fine "MO" (2), "TH" &
"SA" (2) Dockwras. (5 covers) (Image)
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| 1189 |
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 GOVT. "T/TH" 'DOCKWRA' DOVER WITH RARE "2" IN CIRCLE (L1408) & RARE "HATCH" HS, ETC.: 1726-93 group inc. 12 Sep. 1788
partially-printed London local EL from Gray's Inn Lane to Primrose Street with "T/TH" Dockwra across the join, rare "HATCH" hs (faint) and seldom seen circular "2" hs only recorded used in 1786 (L1408); 1726 London EL with mostly fine "H[?]/TH"
Dockwra & a request for "ten tickets in the Lottery"; 1787 London EL with mostly fine circular "STATIONER/ALLEN" hs; etc. (5 covers)
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| 1190 |
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 GOVT. 'DOCKWRA' MARKS - "W" (WESTMINSTER) OFFICE GROUP - MAINLY WELL ABOVE AVERAGE STRIKES: 1740-86 E/ELs with fine "MO" (2), "TU"
(2, one ex Glasgow) & "SA" (2) Dockwras; three with "W" (2) or "T" L366 time stamps. (6 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1191 |
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 LONDON PAID MARKS INC EXPERIMENTAL OCTAGON, CODE OUTSIDE ETC: 1760-1843 group inc 1760 part E (faults) with fine PD in circle; 1788
EL to Beverley with fine double circle PAID date stamp; 1794 folded pamphlet to Padstow with fine red octagonal POST / PAID date stamp; 1799 E London local with v. fine red PAID outside c.d.s. hs; 1798 Dunse to London with fine red double circle PAID
date stamp with code outside circle; 1801(?) part E to Edinburgh with v. fine large double circle PAID ds, etc. Good variety. (25 items) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS (Image) (Image2)
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| 1192 |
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 GOVT. 'DOCKWRA' MARKS - "T" (TEMPLE) OFFICE GROUP ALL OF DIFFERENT DAYS: 1774-92 ELs with attractive fine-v.fine "MO", "WE", "TH"
(ex Bath) & "SA" (v.fine) Dockwras, all with varying time stamp marks; "TH" & "SA" with L368 (one being "W" for Westminster) and "MO" & "WE" with L366. (4 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1193 |
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 RARE "PENNY POST NOT PAID" IN CIRCLE OF "S" (SOUTHWARK) OFFICE ON COVER: 24 Aug. 1786 EL from London to Kent concerning the sale of
the Duchess of Portland's collection for c.£10,000 with circular "PENNY POST NOT PAID/S" hs on the front (L392 - slightly affected by edge wear but still remarkably clear) below faint "PENNY POST NOT PAID/G" hs (L390) (rare on same cover), with fine
Bishop mark & fine uncommon "o'CLOCK/7/S[?]" with the inner circle complete (L366a) on reverse; plus 25 Aug. 1781 London local E with similar mostly fine L390 "G" mark used as normal and Bishop mark on reverse. (2 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1194 |
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 UNIQUE LETTER TO SIR JOSEPH BANKS (INC. HIS MS DRAFT REPLY) CONCERNING THE UNEXPLAINED LEVITATION OF A CAT: 24 July 1789 EL
(reinforced on centrefold with archival tape) from Mayfair to Joseph Banks in Soho Square (naturalist & botanist instrumental in numerous worldwide expeditions & the cultivation of exotic specimens in Kew Gardens) with fine "W" Westminster Office
"SA" Dockwra & fair L368 time stamp on the reverse. Detailed description within (witnessed by the author & his sister) of a panting cat leaping from a chair and in mid-air: "her body became more & more light, swelled, and distorted, and she then,
gradually & perpendicularly arose in a walking posture to the height of nine or ten feet from the floor, where after being suspended for a few seconds, she descended...". Includes a draft of Banks' brisque reply in his own hand. Cross
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Currently...USD 81.25
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| 1195 |
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 'EXPERIMENTAL' 1d-POST - RARE "PAID" DS, "[CROWN]/PAID" MARKS (2), "CADE", RED "TOOTING/-2-", ETC.: 28 Nov. 1794 London EL with
extremely rare fair red circular "PENNY POST PAID" ds (L414 recorded used for 21, 22 & 28 Nov. 1794 only) & fair rare "ALDERSE/ST 1" hs on front; 15 Jan. 1894 London EL with faint but unrecorded "SOHO" overstruck by red "[crown]/PAID" (poor strike as
usual, May-Oct. 1794 only) on front with fine rare L402 evening ds (June - July 1794 only) on reverse; 15 Sep. 1794 London EL with better struck red "[crown]/PAID" hs overstriking ms "Pd" on the front and L404a indented morning ds (affected by
opening, Aug.-Dec. 1794 only) & mostly fine scarce "W-HALL/ET 3" hs on the reverse; etc. (7 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1196 |
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 LONDON LOCAL POST INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS: 1796-1830 with 1796 EL London local (then forwarded to Madeira) with light strike of a red
"C.O." hs; 1801 E London local with v. fine red large "W" in circle hs; 1827 EL Harrow to Blackfriars with hand struck "3" and below a fine "WH" hs; 1814/18 pair EL London to Stratford with fine red "[crown] / Too Late for / Morng Post" hs; 1830 E
Taunton to London with boxed red "Too late for / MORNG POST" hs. Good group. (6 items) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1197 |
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 LONDON GENERAL POST INSPECTORS' MARKS INC "SPUTNIK" ETC: 1797-1839 variety of Inspectors' marks inc 1797 EL to London with fine
cross in circle hs; 1836 E London local (faults) with fine red "Sputnik" style Inspector mark; 1839 E to London with fine red X hs; 1828 EL Dublin to London with fine large V hs; 1828 E London to Broadway with fine red "open" star hs; 1836 EL Bristol
to London with v. fine red L in circle hs, etc. Good selection. (16 items) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1198 |
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 SCARCE EARLY OVAL 1d-POST R.H. MARKS INC. UNRECORDED FRAMED "Pd 1d/Pall mall", RED "Pd 1d", BLACK "PD 2d", "Pt Paid" TYPES, ETC.: 25
Nov. 1799 London E with clearly struck framed "Pd 1d/Pall mall" (similar to L449e but with small "m", only recorded in 1800, not recorded framed at all by Willcocks & Jay) & v.fine red "4 o'Clock Even/25 XC 99/PENNY POST PAID" on front. Also inc.
1798-1804 1d/2d post paid/timestamp marks in black or red inc. Clapham, Richmond, Leadenhall, Charring Cross; plus pair of ELs with Richmond or Charing Cross "Unpaid"/"unpaid" marks. (7 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1199 |
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 LONDON INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS INC. PENNY POST NOT PAID ETC: 1799-1840 group inc. 1838 E to Chipping Norton with v. fine red G.P / PAID
in circle hs; 1799 pair E to Aberdeen or Aylesbury with fine red triangular Penny Post / Not Paid hs; 1826 printed Returned Letter wrapper to Holborn with EL contents; 1840 EL London local with boxed red Prepaid hs etc. Good variety. (17 items) (Image) (Image2)
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| 1200 |
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 LOCAL POST 1d/2d EXPLANATORY CHARGE MARKS ON FREE MAIL - 5 DIFFERENT TYPES, ETC.: 1805-1838 E/ELs with fair to fine 'To Pay' marks
in black or brown inc. Octagonals L804 (2), L806b (2), L808 (2) L808b, boxed L810, unboxed L814 and unboxed L816, plus various ms or 1/2/3 (3 under obliterator hs) charge hs's, Greenwich unpaid, Halifax & Hastings 1d post, etc. Good variety. (9
covers + 1 front) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, FREES (Image) (Image2)
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