Pre-Stamp Postal History continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 51266 |
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 1801 (August 15th) Folded entire from Waterford to Copenhagen (Denmark), showing a black straight line "WATERFORD" and London Sunday paid S/PAID/AUG23/1801, rated "4/8" (Waterford Dublin 4d, + Dublin to London combined 8d + London to
Denmark 1/4 total 28d x 2 = 4/8 double, this being from the 2nd rate period), very fine and scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51267 |
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 1806 (December 18th) Folded entire from Belfast to addressed to John Foster in Collon, Co. Louth, rated "10" and showing a superb strike in red on the "BELFAST" straight line hs, very fine.
Note: John Foster was returned in 1801 to the new United Kingdom parliament as a member for County Louth, and from 1804 to 1806 was Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer under Pitt. From 1807 to 1813 he was second Commissioner in the Irish Treasury and
from 1807 to 1812 one of the Lord Commissioners of the UK Treasury.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 40
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51268 |
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 1808 (January) Folded entire per "ship Amman Liverpool" and showing the usage of a town name straight line "WEXFORD" in red, with a manuscript "Ship Letter", and put ashore at Wexford, probably due to bad weather, before proceeding
Liverpool, an important ship letter, showpiece. This is one of only three recorded usages of the Wexford Ship letter.
Rate: The cover is rated "7" (1d ship rate + 6d), and rerated 1/8 (7d + 1/1d combined) from the 3rd rate period.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 600
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51269 |
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 1808 (May 5th) Folded entire from Philadelphia, USA to London through the American Forwarding Agent showing a manuscript endorsement "Recd. & forwarded p thy assured friend Abm Barker N York 5 M 13 1808" (Quaker dating = May 134) sent by
private vessel and landed on the north coast on at Derry with a Crowned double oval "SHIP LETTER / DERRY" rated "1/3" rerated "3/5", a fine and scarce ship letter.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 360
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51270 |
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 1808 (October 25th) Folded entire from Dublin to Lord Sheffield in Sussex, showing a fancy double framed Dublin "FREE / 25 OC 25 / 1808" MERMAID (evening duty) and a circular crowned London "FREE / 290C29 / 1808" in red alongside, a
scarce usage of the Free mkgs.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 120
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51271 |
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 1808 (April 18th) Folded letter sheet from Belfast to Guernsey, with endorsed an accountancy breakdown of the rate resulting in a "1/9" charge, showing two superb strike in red on the "BELFAST" straight line and the attractive boxed
scroll "POST PAID" alongside, the letter deals with supplies of pilchards and cod, London tombstone transit mkg, very fine and scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 120
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51272 |
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 1808 (June 5th) Folded entire from Dungannon to Omagh, showing a uniform straight line "DUNGANNON" handstamp in black, rated "4", very fine, this being from the 3rd rate period.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 70
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51273 |
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 1808 (December 26th) Folded entire from Navan to Dublin, showing a two line unframed enlarged "NAVAN / 23" (first year of usage) and trebly rated "1/-", on the reverse is a Dublin mermaid "A/27DE27/1808" ds, fine strikes.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 70
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51274 |
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 1809 (June 3th) Folded entire from Kilkenny to Dublin showing a backstamp single circle MERMAID coded D/3JU3/ 1809 used for morning duty and on obverse a KILKENNY 57, rated 6 single, plus a second cover dated 1808 (November 28th) from
Ballinasloe to Dublin showing a backstamp single circle t(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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Estimate. GBP 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51275 |
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 The best of all the early date stamps of the United Kingdom
1810 (November 28th) Small folded entire from Dungannon to Omagh, rated "5" (15 to 30 miles) and showing a large type black 2-line datestamp "NOV / 28 / 1810", used in conjunction with a large type "DUNGANNON / 73" mileage, an important and rare
showpiece. The only usage of this Dungannon datestamp yet recorded.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 1,500
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51276 |
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 1810 (December 26th) Folded entire from Limerick to Dublin showing a 2-line red "LIMERICK/94" mileage mark, with matching "POST PAID", rated "P 1/4" double and a single framed Dublin "A/PAID/26DE26/1810" mermaid ds, an attractive
showpiece, this being from the 4th rate period.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51277 |
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 1810 (December 6th) Folded entire from Dublin to Warrington, England, showing a superb strike of a black inspector's "G R CROWN" over the incorrect rate of "7" and rerated to "1/8", very fine example of the Crown hs.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51278 |
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 1813 (August 4th) Folded entire from Carlow to Dublin, showing a 2-line "CARLOW / 39" mileage mark, rated "5" single and rerated "10" paying the double rate, by a superb example of the distinctive inspector's crown "B/AU. 5/13.",
extremely rare strike in this quality, this being from the 5th rate period.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51279 |
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 1816 (May 9th) Folded entire from Roscommon to Leeds. showing a straight line "ROSCOMMON" in black and inexplicably an unframed "T• OFF" (Treasurers Office) hs, rated "9" and uprated to "1/10", a very fine and rare usage of T.Off mkg (DF
No.207).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51280 |
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 1817 (August 18th) Folded letter sheet sent "pr Antonio" to Waterford, showing a wonderful strike of the red fancy crowned "SHIP LETTER DUBLIN" ds, paying the Irish ship letter rate with clear strike of the "d6" hs in black being applied
at Dublin, rerated "1/3" (6d ship rate + 9d), a wonderful showpiece and extremely rare in this quality.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 400
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51281 |
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 1818 (August 27th) letter sent by James Crawley to James Healey from Dublin to Dundalk, regarding signature of receipt showing a "DUNDALK / 40" mileage mark and rated "6", subsequently deleted by a the very rare Dundalk "REFUSED" hs, the
letter was rerated "1/-", was returned to the sender, "For James Crawley / of / Allardston", an important postal history rarity. One of only two usages of the Dundalk REFUSED handstamp so far recorded.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 1,500
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51282 |
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 1819 (April 4/5th) Folded entire sent from Belfast to Cookstown, rated "6" single (35 to 45 miles) and showing the distinctive circular fancy Belfast mileage mark struck in error once and applied a second time and corrected "BELFAST/AP.
5/ -80 -/1819", plus similar cover stuck in error and corrected with distinctive circular fancy Belfast mileage mark, a very fine and scarce duo.(Image 1)
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Estimate. GBP 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51283 |
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 1820 (November 24th) Folded entire from Army Tailors in London to Major Maclaine Commanding the 57th Regiment, sent c/o Army Agents in Dublin and readdressed to Galway, showing a clear three-line orange unframed datestamp "24 NO 24 /
POSTAGE TO DUBLIN NOT-PAID", rated "1/3" (London to Dublin composite 1/3 + Dublin to Galway 133 miles 10d =2/1) and rerated "2/1" single, an extremely rare example of the Unpaid mkg especially in this quality (DF No. 211). One of only five examples
recorded for the 1820 handstamp.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 400
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51284 |
|
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 1820 (June 15th) Redirected folded entire from the Dublin Excise Office to Sligo, showing a red-crowned fancy oval garter "TAXES/26JU26/WS" ds (DF No.91) and framed Dublin "PAID/26JU26/1820" alongside, plus manuscript "Redd at" and
additional red 2-line "SLIGO / 103" mileage, also endorsed "try Coleraine" applied, and then rated "10" (95 to 120 miles), an attractive and rare showpiece with fine strikes overall.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 400
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
| 51285 |
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 1820 (January 21st) Folded entire sent from Drogheda to Amsterdam (Netherlands) written by "R. Cooke Sgt. Major 93d Regt" and prepaid to the border with red manuscript "Foreign 2-5 / Inland 4 / Total 2-9" on face. The letter shows the
distinctive circular black "POST PAID" of Drogheda in black, and matching "DROGHRDA / 24" 2-line town mileage, a black Dublin "PAID 22AU22 1820" in and unframed "LATE MAIL" of Dublin. On arriving in London the letter received a red London tombstone
"PAID 25 JA 25 1820" ds and was back stamped London Foreign Branch cds. F 20 / 106, and charged "10" the internal Dutch postage. the 4d inland postage was due to the Irish Post Office, a wonderful usage and full of character.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-22, 02:00 AM |
