THE MICHAEL LOCKTON COLLECTION OF EXETER continued...
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| 1401 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK COVER EX LIVERPOOL TO CULLOMPTON WITH RED "Missent to/Exeter" MARK; Fine 4/5
Jan. 1841 EL (amusing family letter) from Liverpool to Cullompton with Plate 7 1d Black (BG; 4m) just tied by light red Liverpool MX with a matching backstamp beside a fair "REGENT Rd/LIVERPOOL" mark, but also having a mainly very fine red handstruck
"Missent to/Exeter" beside the stamp. Very attractive and a rare Missent 1d Black cover. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, MISSENT MAIL, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1402 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK COVER WITH BLACK "Alphington/Penny Post" & RED "EXETER/PY POST" DATESTAMP; Very
fine small 19 Jan. 1841 EL (family contents) to Plymouth with Plate 6 1d Black (HF; 3m - shaved along right-hand side) tied by a messy red MX but also tied by an inverted partly fine red "EXETER/PY POST" ds with a partly fine black "Alphington/Penny
Post" ds. alongside. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1403 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK COVER WITH RARE RED "Ottery St Mary/Penny Post" & RED "EXETER" DATESTAMP; 28
Jan. 1841 EL (weak/separated folds & filing notes across all the address, though clear of stamp) from "Cadhay" to Nottingham with Plate 7 1d Black (AI; 4 good margins; some gum toning around edges) tied by a red MX with a fine black "Ottery St
Mary/Penny Post" mark (a couple of letters at left affected by filing notes) and an overwritten red "EXETER/PY POST" ds alongside. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1404 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK ON LOCAL EXETER ENVELOPE WITH RED CDS & LATE USAGE MALTESE CROSS; Fine and
attractive 13 Feb. 1841 env. (seal lost) sent locally with a Plate 5 1d Black (RD; 4m) tied by a light red Maltese Cross with a very fine red "EXETER/FE 13/1841/C" cds in the opposite corner. The last official date for the red MX was 9 Feb. 1841, but
some towns continued using the red ink for a few days after that (Exeter's red MX has been recorded from 15 Feb. 1841). Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1405 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK ON COVER WITH BLACK CDS & EARLY USAGE EXETER MALTESE CROSS; 16/18 [?; not 100%
clear) Feb. 1841 E. to Cullompton with a Plate 1b 1d Black (BH; 4 fine margins) tied by a fine black Maltese Cross with a fine matching "EXETER/FE 13/1841/C" cds alongside. The last official date for the red MX was 9 Feb. 1841, but some towns
continued using the red ink for a few days after that (Exeter's red MX has been recorded from 15 Feb. 1841). Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1406 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK COVER WITH BLACK "North Teal/Penny Post" (ERROR FOR Zeal!) & "EXETER/PY POST"
DATESTAMP; 22/23 Feb. 1841 EL (small reinforced tear in lower left corner of address) to Bradford (Yorks.) with Plate 9 1d Black (JB; 4 margins) tied by a fine black Exeter MX with a mainly fine rare black "South Teal/Penny Post" (error of spelling
for South Zeal) nicely placed alongside with a very fine black "EXETER/PY POST" ds below. Rare thus. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1407 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK ON COVER WITH BLACK CREDITON CDS & MALTESE CROSS; 19/21 Mar. 1841 EL from
"Coleridge" to Sidmouth (J. Carslake, a veteran of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar) with a Plate 6 1d Black (BA; 4m - v. close cut in margin at top centre) tied by a black MX with matching fair "CREDITON" cds on the reverse. Interesting family
letter (full typescript) ref. a young man's future career. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £95.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1408 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK COVER WITH FINE BLACK "Moreton Hampstead/Penny Post" & BLACK "EXETER/PY POST"
DATESTAMP; 28 Aug. 1841 E (a couple of small edge faults) to Plymouth (fine cds on reverse) with Plate 4 1d Black (RH; almost 4 margins - shaved at lower left) tied by a blurred black MX with a very fine black "Moreton Hampstead/Penny Post" nicely
placed alongside and slightly overstruck by a mainly fine black "EXETER/PY POST" ds. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1409 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. PAIR OF 1d BLACKS ON COVER WITH BLACK EXETER MALTESE CROSSES & DATESTAMP; Fine 15/16 Apr.
1841 E to Ashburton with Pair of Plate 5 1d Blacks (SB/SC; close to good margins all round) tied by two blurred (as usual at this date) black Exeter Maltese Crosses with a very fine matching "EXETER/AP 16/1841/B" cds nicely placed alongside and also
having a nearly fine red "ASHBURTON" arrival cds on the front. Rare thus.Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £380.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1410 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACK COVER EX ORMSKIRK TO PRESCOT WITH BLACK "Missent to/Exeter" MARK; 22 June 1841
EL from Ormskirk (via Liverpool, where the sorting error was probably made) to Prescot with two Plate 8 1d Blacks (v. near 4m NE slightly overlapped by a fine 4m MK) tied by fair black Ormskirk MXs (matching fine cds on top flap) with a mainly fine
black handstruck "Missent to/Exeter" on the front. Very rare Missent cover with two 1d Blacks.Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, MISSENT MAIL, LANCASHIRE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1411 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. RARE STRIP OF FOUR 1d BLACKS ON COVER WITH BLACK EXETER MALTESE CROSSES & DATESTAMP;
Attractive (unusually small) 3 Apr. 1841 E from Exeter to Ashburton with an attractive 4-margin Strip of Four Plate 5 1d Blacks (OI-OL; OI with ironed filing fold - the strip has probably been taken off for ironing and then put back on the cover at
some point) tied by black Exeter Maltese Crosses matching the very fine "EXETER/A" cds alongside. Spectacular and rare example of the 1-2 oz rate. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 500
SOLD for £550.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1412 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1d BLACKS ON PIECES WITH RED OR BLACK MALTESE CROSSES & "EXETER" DATESTAMPS; Attractive
pair of small pieces each with a 1d Black; Plate 3 SJ, probably 4m - a small cut at right - on 13 June 1840 piece with red MX + cds alongside [Ex Daisy], plus matching 20 Aug. 1841 piece with 4m Plate 8 having black MX + cds alongside. Good pair. (2
pieces) Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 95
SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1413 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. BALANCE OF THIS EXETER 1d BLACKS COLLECTION - 3 ON PIECE INC. TWO WITH PENNY POSTS; Large
1 Aug. 1840 piece (full address) with 3m Plate 1b (OA, 3m, major re-entry) with red MX & adjacent cds; plus 28 Nov. 1840/14 Feb. 1841 with 4m/3½m Plate 5/8 1d Blacks (DE/ML) tied by red MXs each with matching "EXETER/PY POST" ds alongside but also
have fine or fair black "Silverton/Penny Post" or "Fore Street Hill/Penny Post". The latter has the latest recorded date for an Exeter RED MX, 14 Feb. 1841. (3 items) Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1414 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1840 2d BLUE COVER WITH RED MALTESE CROSS & WITH "EXETER" CDS BESIDE THE STAMP; 17 Nov.
1840 E to "Beckington, Somerset" with an 1840 2d Blue (Plate 1; SD, 4m huge at left, very tight at lower right) tied by an orange-red Exeter Maltese Cross with a very fine matching "EXETER/D" cds alongside. Attractive usage. [Ex Chartwell, Dec. 2012;
lot 277, realised £350+BP.] Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1415 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1840 2d BLUES COVER REDIRECTED AT EXETER - INITIALLY CASH-PAID 4d FROM LONDON; Unusual
7/8 Oct. 1840 EL (ref. enclosed legal documents; some understandable creasing) from London to Exeter prepaid "4[d]" in cash with red London tombstone "PAID" ds; redirected to "Totnes" (with the 4d rates & paid mark crossed out) and so having a Pair
of 1840 2d Blues (KH-KI, Plate 1; margins all round except slightly into at left, light horiz. crease affects both) used for the second journey, tied by red Exeter Maltese Crosses with the supporting very fine "EXETER/C" cds alongside. Rare
combination of cash prepayment and 2d Blues franking. Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD, REDIRECTED & TURNED MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1840 2d BLUE COVER WITH BOTH RED "Broadclist/Penny Post" & BLACK "EXETER/PY POST"
DATESTAMP; 8 July 1841 env. (closed tears at top just clear of marks and stamp) to London with 1840 2d Blue (Plate 2 TI; almost 4m - just shaved at top right) cancelled by the usual indistinct Exeter Maltese Cross of this period (very probably
belongs) but also having mainly very fine strikes of the red "Broadclist/Penny Post" and black "EXETER/PY POST" ds alongside. Very rare usage of the 1840 2d Blue from a village Penny Post; the only one recorded from any Exeter sub-office. [Ex
Chartwell, Dec. 2012; lot 304; realised £520+BP.] Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1417 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1840 2d BLUE ON LOCAL EXETER COVER WITH LIGHT BLACK MALTESE CROSS; 20 Apr. 1842 E
(side-flaps removed; slight toning of central horiz. filing crease) sent locally in Exeter with a fine 4m Plate 2 2d Blue (OH) tied by an unusually light strike of the Exeter Maltese Cross (leaving the whole profile clear) with a fine large
"EXETER/C" cds nicely placed alongside. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1418 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1840 2d BLUE ON EXETER COVER TO DEVONPORT WITH BLACK MALTESE CROSS; 17 Nov. 1842 E (minor
toning, folds reinforced in places) sent from Exeter to Devonport with a fine 4m Plate 2 2d Blue (CK) tied by a fine black Exeter Maltese Cross with a fine large "EXETER/D" cds nicely placed alongside.Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1419 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. 1840 2d BLUE HORIZONTAL PAIR ON LOCAL EXETER COVER + PIECE WITH VERTICAL PAIR; 25 Apr.
1842 E (side-flaps reduced) sent locally in Exeter with a horizontal Pair of Plate 2 1840 2d Blues (CB-CC; almost no margins) tied by fine black Exeter Maltese Crosses (leaving one profile clear) with a fine large "EXETER/C" cds nicely placed
alongside. Plus similar 19 May 1842 piece with a vertical pair of Plate 2 1840 2d Blues (JG-KG; almost no margins, KG crossed by filing crease) tied by black MXs with a very fine "EXETER/C" cds alongside. (2 items)Cross Reference: 1840 2d
BLUES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
| 1420 |
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 1d BLACK & 2d BLUE COVERS, 1840-42. ALL-DIFFERENT (VILLAGES + COLOURS) SCRIPT-TYPE "Penny Post" MARKS COLLECTION PART 1 -
A-H: 1842-56 group with 1d reds or ms charges inc. fair-v.fine "Penny Post" hs's of Alphington, Brampfordspeke, "Broadcliso" (red), Chagford, "Christon" (1856 late usage), "CowleyBridge", Cockernwell (2, black or blue), "ForeStreetHill", Heavitree
(on 1d Pink P.Stat. env.), and "Honiton Clist". (10 covers + 1 piece) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Dec-04, 04:00 AM |
