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Great Britain - Covers - Pre-stamp

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11131

1689-1854 A fascination POSTAL HISTORY collection, presented on exhibition style sleeved pages, well written up, plent of additional info items, complete letters & associated pictures etc, inc an original Anno Regni 1749 Statute, 1689 E/L to London bearing Bishop Mark, wax seal & complete letter, 1775 E/L bearing Temple Time mark, Penny Post Dockwra (Friday) & contents relating to Sugar transactions, 1801 onwards we see a plethora of E/L's (a few just fronts) to England, Ireland, Valpariso, Spain bearing a wealth of Mileage marks, Too Late cachets, manuscript values, red or black cds, Ship Letter cachets, India Letter Deal cachet, Calcutta boxed cachets, 2d Post unframed cachets, Small Maltese Cross PO handstamps & more (30+ E/L's) {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £427.20)

Estimate £ 534

SOLD for £427.20
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

Great Britain - Covers - QV

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11132

1822 to 1867 range of covers incl. 1822 Free Front, 1850 1d pink envelope, 1854-57 1d Stars (3, incl. vertical pair (damaged) on part EL to PORTUGAL), 1d plates (4), condition varies. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)

Estimate £ 25

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11133

1840 1d black DH Plate 3, 3 fine to huge margins just shaving bottom, red MX. On entire which is an Auction notice for Farming stock to be sold at Draycott near Sawley, Derby by B Cheatle & Son. (The sheet opens out larger than A3). Sent by the auctioneer with a message to Arnold, Notts. Ashby Del-A-Zouch 21 Sept 1840 in red. Creased & folded with figures written on front (Sale results?) Further research required but a remarkable item of social history. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £179.20) (Image)

Estimate £ 224

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11134

1840 1d intense black, plate 1b, horizontal strip of 4 DB-DE on 7th Oct 1849 local (?) EL to LUDLOW, light red MC cancels but not tied, margins all around except just shaved at bottom of DD, vertical fold affects DE, o/wise very fresh and fine. SCARCE. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £1,958.40) (Image)

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Estimate £ 2,448

SOLD for £1,958.40
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11135

1840 1d intense black, plate 1a, PA, huge margin at left, slightly cut into at base, with neat PURPLE (shade) of MC, on large piece use locally in GLASGOW, fine used. Brandon Cert. (2012). SG Spec. AI (1) vd. SCARCE. {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £708.80) (Image)

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Estimate £ 886
SG c.v £2250

SOLD for £708.80
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11136

1840 1d black, plate 2, GH, 4 small margins, nicely tied by red MC to 19th Oct 1840 Entire to BANGOR, central vertical fold, o/wise very fine and fresh. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £184.80) (Image)

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Estimate £ 231
SG c.v £750

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11137

1840 1d black, plate 1b, horizontal strip of 4, RF-RI (faults), tied to AU 20 40 personal EL from CHELTENHAM to WIGTONSHIRE, N.B., by neat red MC cancels, central fold, nevertheless on attractive item despite its faults. RPS Cert. (2019) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £1,064.80) (Image)

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Estimate £ 1,331

SOLD for £1,064.80
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11138

1840 Entire with part contents(2nd page removed), bearing a very fine four margined 1d black plate 1a, lettered OJ. This tied by a red Maltese Cross of Stockport (cds on reverse of cover Dec 26 1840). Vertical file fold through cover, not affecting adhesive of {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £167.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 209
SG c.v £750

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11139

211

1840 1d black, plate 1b, BA, 4 good margins, tied to fine uncreased Entire by bold red MC, from HOLT to NORWICH, very fine. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £815.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 1,019

SOLD for £815.20
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11140

1840 1d black, EG, 4 margins, guide line in NE corner, nicely tied by crisp red MC to August (9th?) Entire from CLITHEROE (smudged blue cds) to Burnley, faults on bottom edge of stamp, part of address scored out in black, fresh and unfolded. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £63.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 79
SG c.v £750

SOLD for £88.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11141

1840 2d blue, plate 1, IB, 4 good margins, tied to 1841 EL by distinctive black MANCHESTER MC, slight partial soiling, fine and scarce. SG Spec. D1 (2) vi {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £1,246.40) (Image)

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Estimate £ 1,558
SG c.v £7000

SOLD for £1,246.40
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11142

ME4

1840 MULREADY 2d ENVELOPE, Stereo a195, light vertical fold, good unused. Very scarce stereo. SG Spec ME4c. {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £117.60) (Image)

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Estimate £ 147
SG c.v £625

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11143

1841 1d deep red-brown separated pair LK-LL, on part Entire from London to Perth, heavy black MC cancels tie nicely, plus 1d red-brown on 1844 EL to Perth, neat black MC just ties. All with 2-2½ margins. Cat. approx. £300. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £27.20)

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Estimate £ 34

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11144

1841 1d Red-brown Pl.21. v.f.u. close to four margin example lettered HB, neatly tied to an uncreased entire by a black MC and placed sideways, contrary to regulations. Sent from Boston, Lincs to Folkingham, both cds's appear on the front dated OC.13 1842 and OC.14 respectively. Spec. BS10. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £117.60) (Image)

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Estimate £ 147

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11145

1843 1d pale red-brown, RJ, 3 margins, tied by Malham Cross to neat unfolded mourning cover from WORKSOP to ABERYSTWYTH, nice intact official-looking wax seal on reverse. Cat. approx. £120. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £18.40)

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Estimate £ 23

SOLD for £25.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11146

1845 Original 1846 BRITISH POST OFFICE NOTICE: Provenance: We bought this notice 11 years ago with another important Post Office Notice announcing the REGISTERED MAIL Service which was soon sold for in excess of our price today. We parked this poster on a shelf - long-forgotten until we found it this week. This Original British Post Office Notice is obvioulsy damaged but fortunately in an open void area. Please Read the content - this notice will be wanted by every collector of British Queen Victoria stamps ... BRITISH POST OFFICES USED ABROAD: Quote: A CONTRACT having been made by Her Majesty's Government with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company mentions STATES & PORTS established from which stamps are collected today. The area of collecting BRITISH POST OFFICES USED ABROAD has seen a significant resurgence of interest and price rises within the past five years. Highly Desirable Frontispiece to any BRITISH POST OFFICES USED ABROAD specialised collection. Ceratinly never unique then, but now how rare just 179 years later? Could another be found ? (1. Post Office Notice: Instructions, No. 8 - 1846, with reference to No. 31, 1845.) c. 285mm x 430mm HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {X} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £1,250.40) (Image)

Estimate £ 1,563

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11147

1852 1d red-brown, corner letters unclear, the TREASURY ROULETTE on small neat cover from LONDON to EXTER, very fine. RARE. SG Spec. B2 (1) a. RPS Cert. (1943) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £8,188.00) (Image)

Estimate £ 10,235
SG c.v £15000

SOLD for £8,188.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11148

1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1dplum, BF, nicely tied to 1856 (JU 28) cover to WOOLWICH, blue s/line LEADENHALL ST. handstamp on reverse, small blemishes incl. torn flap, must be exceedingly rare on cover. Brandon Cert. (2004). Provenance ex. Embassy Philatelists. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £427.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 534

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11149

29var,34

1856 ex Stanley Gibbons. Registered mail, very fine cover sent from Worcester to Ledbury, bearing a 1d Red-brown (SG 29var Pl.12. Spec. C6), and a horizontal strip of three 2d blue (SG 34's) paying the 6d registration fee. Neatly tied by Worcester '918' numerals and a Worcester dispatch cds alongside for JA.25.1856, additionally endorsed 'Registered' in red manuscript at top. Backstamped by a red Ledbury arrival cds for the following day. A very attractive registered cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £192.00) (Image)

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Estimate £ 240

SOLD for £310.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11150

1858 2d blue, plate 9 (MK), on 1862 Entire from LONDON to LEOMINSTER, horizontal fold, fair. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £9.60)

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Estimate £ 12
SG c.v £50

SOLD for £11.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11151

42, 79

1862 MAIL TO HONG KONG CHINA/1862 DIE 2 PL.50 (SG42). Envelope Manchester to 'Mr Joseph Derbyshire, Engineer, H.M.S. Encounter, Hong Kong, China' with 1d pl.50 (SG42) lettered HG GG GH. Also a strip of three 4d bright red (SG79) lettered LC MC & NC tied fine Manchester duplex MY25 1862. Stamps paying the ¼oz rate via Marseilles. Attractive & very scarce franking. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £199.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 249

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11152

1864 1d red, plate 225, CC, plate numbers quite clear, nicely tied to 1880 local LONDON cover, slight soiling, fine and scarce. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £819.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 1,024

SOLD for £819.20
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11153

1865 commercial EL from LONDON to EYBAU (Germany) franked 6d lilac with hair lines, two examples with some lettering CB, various postal marking front and reverse, uncreased. Unusual. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £43.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 54
SG c.v £600

SOLD for £57.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11154

1866 1d. Rose-red Pl.99 (HF). Remarkable envelope with the address incorporated into a humorous verse…sent from MOFFAT TO GLASGOW cancelled by the '256' numeral. Reverse with dispatch and arrival c.d.s's for JU.22. 1867. Super item and very rare. (216.04) 'Intelligent postman!…' {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £117.60) (Image)

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Estimate £ 147

SOLD for £155.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11155

1870 ½d Red Rose Plate 12 x 2 used on envelope with PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE cancel (1890). UNUSUAL {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £58.40) (Image)

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Estimate £ 73

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11156

1883-84 ½d slate-blue horizontal pair on 1886 local EXTER cover, 1887-92 Jubilee 2d and 5d on 1893 Registered cover from LONDON to MILAN, roughly opened, faults. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £11.20)

Estimate £ 14

SOLD for £12.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11157

1890 PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE items, with 1864 1d red plate 71 (GD) on unaddressed cover, cancelled by black ink 'X', beneath us fancy 16 MAY 90 GUILDHALL handstamp; 1d carmine illust. Postal Card unused; 1d ultramarine special illust. envelope with 3 different South Kensington pictorial handstamps, unaddressed. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £40.00)

Estimate £ 50

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Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11158

39var

ADVERTISING COVER 1863 ex STANLEY GIBBONS, Advertising. Very attractive cover from 'Alexander Mc Dougall, Manufacturing and Agricultural Chemist', advertising their 'Sheep and Lamb Dipping Composition' with a lovely engraved vignette at top centre depicting a ewe with two lambs. Prepaid by 1d Pale rose pink tied by a Manchester '498' duplex for JY.8.1863, addressed to Ledbury with an arrival cds on reverse for the following day. Scarce. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £251.20) (Image)

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Estimate £ 314

SOLD for £305.00
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

Great Britain - Covers - KGV

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11159

1910-12 KGV POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION presented on written-up pages. An interesting, used & unused (mostly used) collection of Photocards, PPC's, Covers, Exhibition Advertising leaflet & labels. Much Social History interest. (30+ Cards/covers & other items) {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £88.80)

Estimate £ 111

SOLD for £88.80
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

11160

1912-35 POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION, used & unused ranges presented on sleeved display pages, cards, covers & Reg covers with values to 3d. (25) {PS} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £53.60)

Estimate £ 67

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-07, 12:00 PM EST.

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