Postal History - Single Lots & Small Groups continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2290 |
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 1841 (Jan 16) outer to Durham with QV Line-Engraved Penny Black (margins large to just touching at right) tied by Maltese Cross
cancel in red with largely very fine 'SUNDERLAND/JA16/1841' despatch backstamp and largely very fine complete strike of the scarce 'SUNDERLAND/TOO LATE' boxed handstamp alongside on the reverse, light horizontal folds clear of the adhesive & markings
and a couple of minor blemishes. Graham Hayward states that the only other English provincial town to have had a named 'TOO LATE' marking was Norwich. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2291 |
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 1842 (Dec 30) entire letter to Bridport with QV Line-Engraved imperforate 1d red-brown Blued Paper SG 8 Plate 19 [NI] (cut-into at
top and a little roughly separated at right) tied by largely very fine virtually complete 'CHARD/DE30/1842' circular datestamp in black (GB Specialised Cat £2750 for the town cancel on cover), 'BRIDPORT/DE31/1942' arrival cds alongside on the face
slightly affected by a light vertical file fold clear of the adhesive & cancel, a couple of very minor blemishes. Graham Hayward states that approx 40 towns in South-West England used town datestamps instead of Maltese Cross cancels from 1842
onwards, which was not approved by the regulations but condoned. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2292 |
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 1843 (May 30) outer to Southmolton, Devon with QV Line-Engraved imperforate 2d blue White Lines [BG] (four margins just touching at
right to large) tied by very fine complete strike of London Maltese Cross Numeral '2' cancel in black (Cat £650+ for a used stamp) with largely very fine 'TOO-LATE/=G.P.O.=' handstamp (first type) alongside also in black, London despatch backstamp, a
couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2293 |
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 1843 (Nov 1) Wales envelope to Cwfn y Bedd with QV Line-Engraved Imperf 1d red-brown [AA] (margins large to touching at left) tied
by very fine Numeral '924' horizontal oval-of-bars and 'WREXHAM' despatch backstamp in red alongside very fine to superb complete strike of 'TOO LATE.' oval-ringed handstamp, Cwfn y Bedd un-named 'NO 1/1843' arrival handstamp on the face, a few minor
blemishes. Cwfn y Bedd is Welsh for "Ridge of the Grave", and is a village about 5 miles N of Wrexham. Graham Hayward states that this Too Late marking is not recorded in the County Catalogue nor by Stitt Dibden; although similar to markings used at
Ludlow and elsewhere, it differs in having sans-serif letters. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2294 |
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 1844 (Jan 17) entire letter to Great Yarmouth with QV Line-Engraved Imperf 1d red-brown singles x2 [KD] & [MG] (stated to be Plate
38; both three margins cut-into to large) tied by two very fine to superb complete strikes of London Maltese Cross Numeral '3' cancels in black (Cat £450+ for two used singles), London despatch backstamp and largely very fine 'YARMOUTH NORFK'
unframed cds arrival of the next day on the face, a little light aging mostly on the inside. The item was found to exceed ½oz so the second stamp was added to pay the 2d up to 1oz letter rate. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2295 |
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 1844-47 Toulmin Packet mail all at 1/- rate via Cape Town comprising 1) First Sailing per 'Mary Sharp' entire letter to Tasmania
with 'PONTEFRACT/JA29/1844' backstamp, at Sydney re-rated "3d" for an inter-colonial shipletter & partial 'SHIP LETTER/17JU17/1844' arrival backstamp of Launceston, ink-stains on the face; 2) Seventh Sailing per 'Sarah Sands' outer to NSW with London
' C /PAID/27JY27/1844' in red & superb 'NEWCASTLE/[crown]/JA*12/1845/NEW.S.WALES' arrival both on the face, minor internal reinforcing; 3) 36th Sailing per 'Bussorah Merchant' envelope with 'PAID AT EDINB/ N /DEC30/1846/ S ' & London cds of
'1JA1/1847' to the prominent businessman & politician "Thomas Barker/Roslyn Hall/Sydney", poor Sydney backstamp of 'MY*25/1847', very fine; and 4) 45th Sailing per 'Alert' lengthy entire letter - Colin Tabeart states only 153 letters carried - with
very fine 'UPTON-ON-SEVERN/SP29/1847' backstamp & equally fine oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SP30/1847/=LONDON=' on the face and unusually fine Launceston 'SHIPLETTER/31JA 1/1848' (probably an error for '1FE1') backstamp, minor blemishes. A very
scarce quartet. Re the last, Tabeart states that 'Alert' arrived Sydney 30.1.1848, which can't be correct because the Sydney-Launceston leg would have taken at least two days. (4) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2296 |
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 1847 (May 5) envelope to Plymouth endorsed "Registered Letter" with QV Line-Engraved Imperf 2d blue White Lines SG 14 vertical pair
[CC-DC] (margins close to good; SG Specialised Cat £275+ for a used pair) tied by London Local Posts Numeral '16' in diamond-of-bars with largely very fine 'T.P./Charles St West' two-line despatch handstamp in blue at base, endorsed "Registered 1/-"
in red for the registration fee paid in cash with London 'PAID' cds at lower-right, very fine 'PLYMOUTH/MY 6/1847/ B ' arrival datestamp also on the face, minor blemishes & back flap missing (no markings on the reverse). The registration fee was
reduced from 1/- to 6d per article in March 1848. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2297 |
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 1848 (Feb 26) mourning outer to Clitheroe, Lancashire with QV Line-Engraved Imperf 1d red-brown [QI] (margins large to touching at
right) tied by largely very fine Numeral '500' horizontal oval-of-bars and very fine 'BURNLEY' despatch cds in blue on the reverse plus very fine to superb complete strike of 'TOO LATE' ornate handstamp with circles at left & right and crosses above
& below in blue on the face, 'BLACKBURN' transit backstamp in red and light but legible 'CLITHEROE/FE27/1848/ A ' arrival cds in blue on the face, light file folds clear of the adhesive & markings. Graham Hayward states that this Too Late marking is
recorded in the County Catalogue used in 1848 only, and is one of the most attractive of all types. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2298 |
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 1849 large-part outer to Germany with exceptional franking of QV Line-Engraved Imperf 2d blue White Lines pairs [AA-AB] and [AC-AD]
plus Embossed 10d red-brown SG 57 very fine strip of 3 with virtually full margins - touched/shaved in places - the first & third units showing evidence of Doubling of the Embossing at the Base (Cat £4000+ for single stamps or £3200 for a single 10d
on cover) with multiple strikes of Barred Numeral '107' and very fine large-part '[BR]ADFORD-YORKS/MR1/1849/ D ' backstamp in blue, London transit of the next day and fair strike of the boxed 'Aus England/per Aachen...' handstamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,900.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2299 |
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 1849 (April 20) envelope to Evesham, Worcestershire with QV Line-Engraved Imperf 1d red-brown [LL] (margins large to just touched
at upper-left) tied by Numeral '134' horizontal oval-of-bars and 'BRISTOL' despatch cds on the reverse, 'MICKLETON' undated circular handstamp and 'EVESHAM/AP21/1849' arrival backstamps where re-directed to Campden, very fine 'BROADWAY/AP21/1849' cds
transit on the reverse where largely fine complete 'TOO LATE' ornate rounded-boxed handstamp in blue applied on the face, 'CAMPDEN' arrival backstamp of the next day, ironed-out horizontal file fold lightly affecting the adhesive & handstamp, opened
on three sides. Graham Hayward states that this is the "proving cover" for use of this Too Late marking at Broadway, as the only other example known - see next lot - could not definitively locate its usage. He speculated that it was used on mail
received too late for delivery on the same day to one of the local villages. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2300 |
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 1849 (May 2) outer unstamped to Middle Hill, Worcestershire unfranked with 'REDCAR' undated circular despatch handstamp in blue
where rated "1"[d] paid on the face, transits of 'MIDDLEBOROUGH/MY 2/1849' on the face, 'WORCESTER/MY 3/1849' on the reverse and 'BROADWAY/MY 3/1849' also on the reverse where largely very fine complete 'TOO LATE' ornate rounded-boxed handstamp in
blue applied on the face, ironed-out vertical file fold lightly affecting handstamp, light soiling on the reverse. Graham Hayward states this was the first known example of this Too Late marking, and could not be definitively allocated to Broadway
until discovery of the "proving cover" - see previous lot. He speculated that it was used on mail received too late for delivery on the same day to one of the local villages. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2301 |
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 1851 (June 25) unstamped entire to "Mr EC Danson, Sydney, New South Wales" headed "Birkenhead, 24th June 1851" and endorsed "Paid
in Liverpool 25 June 1851" at lower-left, 'BIRKENHEAD/JE25/1851' unframed cds in blue on the face rated "8"[d] paid, London 'PAID' cds & 'SHIP-LETTER' crowned cds both in red on the face, Sydney 'SHIP LETTER/NO 14/1851' large crowned arrival
backstamp but returned with largely very fine complete strike of the rare 'SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT A REASON/FOR NON-DELIVERY' three-line handstamp applied in red on the face, two small closed edge tears & small-part reverse missing slightly
affecting the arrival marking. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2302 |
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 1851 (Sept 26) unstamped entire to Constantinople, Turkey with London Local Posts 'Uppr Berkeley St' single-line despatch handstamp
in blue and London '1851/26SE26/H Q' crowned cds alongside on the face, French 'ANGL./ 2 /27/SEPT/51/CALAIS' ship mail marking on the face and 'VALLENCIENNES' transit backstamp of the same day, French Post Offices in Turkey 'CONSTANTINOPLE' arrival
backstamp, a few light aging marks. Graham Hayward states that the item was carried via France and overland during the period after the cessation of the Athens packet service and before the service via Syra started. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2303 |
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 1855 (June 5) envelope to Leicestershire with QV Line-Engraved Stars 1d red-brown Blued Paper solo tied by London District Numeral
'32', square Late Fee datestamp (no inscription) in red on the reverse and endorsed "paid 6d extra" on the face alongside the adhesive, very fine complete 'LOUGHBOROUGH' arrival backstamp of the next day, a few minor blemishes. The 6d late fee
applied for items posted between 7pm & 7.30pm to catch that evening's mail trains. Graham Hayward states that "after March 1842 late fees were required to be paid by stamps, but an exception was made for the late window of the Chief Office at St
Martins le Grand ... most covers bearing the square date stamp do not show any evidence of a late fee having been paid but Parmenter states "one cover recorded with '6d fee paid' in manuscript"". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2304 |
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 1856 (Jan 21) unstamped outer from Turkey with largely very fine 'CONSTANTINOPLE/(TURQUIE)' French Post Offices despatch cds on the
face, to Glamorgan, Wales overland via France by train with 'PARIS A CALAIS 2o/31/JANV/56' TPO transit, London '1 FE 1' transit in red and very fine to superb 'CARDIFF/FE 2/1856/ A ' arrival in black on the reverse, redirected to St John's Wood and
then Brunswick Square with largely very fine London 'FIRST POSTAGE/NOT-PAID' handstamp on the face where the original "1/-" rating was crossed out and replaced by "1/1"[d] to include the redirection charge, two vertical file folds slightly affecting
the markings and a few minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2305 |
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 1858 (May 6) envelope to Paris with QV Surface-Printed No Corner Letters 4d rose (wing margin) & 1/- green (SG 72; £425 on cover)
tied by two largely very fine Liverpool '466' duplex cancels, two different 'REGISTERED' curved crowned handstamps (one of Liverpool, the other London), London 'REGISTERED' oval transit and 'PD' [Paid to Destination] circular cachet all in red on the
face, French 'CHARGE' cachet and 'ANGL/AMB CALAIS' TPO transit cds on the face where most unusually resealed with two 'POSTES/CALAIS/A/PARIS' wax seals in red on the reverse with 'BUREAU CENTRAL/8/MAI/58' cds in red alongside, also 'PARIS A LYON' &
'LYON A MARSEILLES' TPO transits of the same day and arrival backstamp of the next day, minor annotations on the face & inside back flap. The rate was double 4d per ¼oz letter plus double 4d per ¼oz registration fee (between 1855-1875, registration
fees on mail to France were based on weight). Sold at a London auction in 2003 for £288. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2306 |
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 1858 (Aug 10) envelope to New York, USA with QV Surface-Printed No Corner Letters 1/- green (Cat £425 on cover) tied by a largely
very fine strike of Birmingham '75' duplex cancel, London 'PAID' cachet in red on the face and 'AU 11/58' transit backstamp in red, largely very fine complete '21/CENTS' accountancy handstamp in red on the face for the USA portion of the postage paid
to destination, small-part back flap missing & minor soiling on the reverse only, facially very attractive. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2307 |
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 1859 (Nov 2) folded outer to "Medellin, New Grenada, via Santa Marta", Colombia endorsed "p RMSt [per Royal Mail Steam Packet Co]
Parana" with QV Surface-Printed No Corner Letters 1/- green horizontal pair with wing-margin at left (Cat £425 for a single on cover) tied by London District Numeral '12' cancels and largely very fine 'POSTED SINCE/730 LAST NIGHT' backstamp, 'DI
ULTRAMAR' [From Over the Seas] boxed handstamp and '2 5' inland delivery charge cachets all in blue on the face, minor blemishes. Santa Marta, on the northern coast of Colombia, was its major port on the Caribbean Sea; at this time, the trip to
Medellin some 800km south on the other side of the Andes mountain range, would have been long and arduous. Gilbert Wheat's item from the same correspondence - double-rate with a strip of 4 - sold in 2009 for £391. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2308 |
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 1860 (Jan 25) small envelope with Oxford Union Society crest on reverse (slightly damaged where wax seal removed) and QV
Line-Engraved Stars 1d red 'O.U.S.' [Oxford Union Society] vertical overprint in red solo tied by largely very fine 'OXFORD - 603' duplex cancel, Brighton arrival backstamp of the next day, minor blemishes, SG Specialised PP220, Cat £200 on cover. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2309 |
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 1860 (Nov 16) entire containing two bills for 2500 francs, to Paris endorsed "Registered" with QV Surface-Printed No Corner Letters
4d rose (wing margin) & 1/- green tied by two strikes of Numeral '75' in horizontal oval-of-bars and 'BIRMINGHAM' experimental datestamp at lower-left, London 'REGISTERED' curved crowned handstamp, oval transit and 'PD' [Paid to Destination] oval
cachet all in red on the face, French 'ANGL/AMB CALAIS' TPO transit cds tying the stamps, 'CHARGE' cachet at upper-left, 'CPB' boxed registration handstamp on the reverse noting the weight as "10.20"[g] and Paris '18/NOV/60' arrival, light vertical
file fold not affecting the adhesives or markings and minor discolouration on the reverse. The rate was double 4d per ¼oz letter plus double 4d per ¼oz registration fee (between 1855-1875, registration fees on mail to France were based on weight). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
