Pre-Stamp Postal History continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30520 |
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 1825 (June 2nd) Folded entire sent from Bordeaux in France to Dublin, showing decorative red crowned tablet SHIP LETTER DUBLIN, rated double Irish Ship rate of "1s/1d" hs in black, very fine and scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 400
SOLD for GBP 400.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30521 |
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 1825 (October 4th) Folded cover sent from Jamaica via Belfast to London and redirected to Ashburn, endorsed "pJohn Echein via Belfast", uprated from "1/3" single to double "2/6", plus "10" for the redirected charge, showing
clear strike of the fancy framed BELFAST/SHIP LETTER (with broken bottom line) in black and COMMERCIAL ROOMS of Jamaica hs, a very fine usage.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 300
SOLD for GBP 300.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30522 |
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 1825 Folded cover sent from the Dublin Excise Office to Norwich, showing undated crowned oval REVENUE PAID in red, rated 2/6 paying 4d Dublin Holyhead Packet, 2d Menai Bridge and 24d Holyhead to Norwich 270 miles, totalling
the 2/6, a wonderful usage of the Revenue Paid hs.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 150
SOLD for GBP 180.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30523 |
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 1826 (August 10th) Folded cover sent from the Excise Office in Galway to the Excise Office in Dublin, showing the distinctive large red GALWAY/104 mileage mkg, rate "9", very fine.(Image 1)
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Estimate. GBP 70
SOLD for GBP 85.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30524 |
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 1828 (April 12th) Folded affidavit sent from the President of Oxford University to the Linen Office Dublin and redirected to Armagh, showing the distinctive oval fancy LINEN BOARD / POST / * PAID * in red, rated "1/3" and
rerated paid "8" to Armagh, extremely rare and the finest of the recorded examples.
One of only three recorded Linen Board mkgs.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 2,000
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30525 |
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 1828 (July 28th) Folded cover sent from Dublin to Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, and redirected back to Dublin, showing a superb strike of the distinctive red 2-line Redirected at/MULLINGAR, rated "6" and on redirection rated a
further "6", the "1/-" charge was confirmed by the inspectors CROWN B in red, a wonderful and rare usage.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 700
SOLD for GBP 700.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30526 |
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 1828 (September 2nd) Folded cover sent from Thomastown to Dublin, rated "8" and showing the clear oval red ABOVE * NUMBER * PRIVILEGED hs, very fine and very rarely found on complete covers.
Note: On detection, the Free Office applied an "above the privileged number" handstamp when MP's sent more than 10 letters or received more than 15 letters per day.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 400
SOLD for GBP 950.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30527 |
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 1828 (October 29th) Folded cover sent from London to Dublin, and redirected to Delgany, Co. Wicklow, rerated from 2s to 3s and showing clear strike of the scarce red oval T * OFF / POSTAGE to DUBLIN / NOT PAID handstamp, very
fine and scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 140
SOLD for GBP 160.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30528 |
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 1830 (November 1st) Folded cover sent from Dublin to His Grace the Duke of Leinster at Carton, Co.Kildare, rated "3" for 7 to 15 miles, showing crowned Free hs of Dublin and overstruck with an inspector's Crown, plus a
decorate fancy scroll MEMBER NOT IN IRELAND hs in red,(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 700
SOLD for GBP 750.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30529 |
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 Unified Post Period. 1828 (November 27th) Folded entire sent from Dublin to Golden through the Cashel Mail showing a Cashel day mail serrated handstamp in red MIDDAY MAIL/28NO/1828, a very fine and clear strike.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 70
SOLD for GBP 70.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30530 |
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 1828 (October 31st) Folded letter sent from Littleton to Castlecomer by crossroads, rated "4" and showing a clear strike of the LITTLETON/70 mileage mkg, the regular rate would have been 8d for 65 to 95 miles, but due to the
Cross Post a reduced rate of 50% was implemented, very fine.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 50
SOLD for GBP 80.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30531 |
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 The Famous Window Man
1829 (January 19th) Window Man without sun rays being the smaller type two, a receipt for a money letter "No. 6 Recd A Letter with S4 D6 Postage 19 day of Jany. 1829 AB Window Man", initialled Arthur Baker, annotated in ink by the sender; "This Rect.
Is for the Letter covering a Draft on Drummond for 200£ same Date T. Plunkett", a wonderful example of the popular Window Man.
One of only two usages from the year of 1829.
Note: This is contemporary proof of use for what was then understood as Secured Delivery Mail.(Image 1)
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Estimate. GBP 1,200
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30532 |
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 1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach which is a suburb of Calcutta, India via Dublin to Chipping Norton, England, showing on reverse framed MISSENT TO / LONDON and the extremely rare IRISH / SHIP LETTER.
One of only five examples of this ship letter marking so far recorded and this being the unique fully struck example.
Note: Paying the letter rate "1/11", 8d ship letter, 2d Dublin to Holyhead packet, 2d Menai and Conway Tolls, plus 11d inland to Chipping Norton.(Image
1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 500
SOLD for GBP 1,800.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30533 |
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 1829 (January 22nd) Folded entire sent from Dublin Excise Office to London, endorsed "P Fitzpatrick", showing fine strike of the distinctive rectangular hs EXISE/23 1/1829/PAID (with inverted date 23) in black, with Dublin and
London PAID mkgs in red, attractive and scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 400
SOLD for GBP 400.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30534 |
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 1830 (December 19th) Folded entire sent from Waterford to Dublin, showing very fine strike of the distinctive Lees experimental ds WATERFORD/19DE/1830 in black, rated "9", very fine usage of this experimental mkg by Edward
Smith Lees.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 80
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30535 |
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 1831 (March 5th) Folded entire sent from Dunfanaghy, Co.Donegal, via Derry to Dublin, showing DERRY/118 red mileage mkg with fine strike of the rare Dublin crowned oval FREE/SUNDAY/20MR20/1831, very fine usage of this Free
Sunday mkg.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 600
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30536 |
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 1831 (November 12th) Folded entire sent from Andover to Dublin, rated "1/3", redirected to Castlerea and rerated "1/4". The recipient refused the letter when in became aware it contained a bill for £200, a "Missent to" C L
REA/88 was applied and the letter was returned to the Dublin Office and the straight line NOT * CALLED * FOR in red was applied, a wonderful and rare usage.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 250
SOLD for GBP 280.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30537 |
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 1831 (November 16th) Folded entire sent from Kenmare to Augustus Godby, Dublin, showing a red KENMARE /156 milage mkg, with red circular MID DAY MAIL indicating delivery by the Cashel Mail Coach, plus a crowned oval in black
TO * BE DELIVER'D FREE, and Dublin crowned FREE in red all alongside, plus personal red hs "Free AugGodby" applied to exempting the letter from postage, a wonderful and attractive usage.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 250
SOLD for GBP 400.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30538 |
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 1835 (October 21th) Folded cover sent from Valparaíso, Chile, India via Waterford to London, endorsed "Pr. Mary Ann", showing a superb strike of the WATERFORD / SHIP * LETTER, showpiece.
Note: Paying the treble letter rate "5/6", 8d ship letter, 1s Milford Have to London (258 miles), 2d Milford packet = 1/10 x 3 = 5/6.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 200
SOLD for GBP 340.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30539 |
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 1837 (July 21st) Folded cover sent from New York via Cork to London, endorsed "p. St Andrus", showing clear crisp boxed black CORK / SHIP LETTER, very fine and scarce.
Note: Paying the double rate "4/2", 8d ship letter, 1/5 Cork to London including 2d packet and Menai Bridge 1d = 2/1 x2 = 4/2.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 300
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
