BRISTOL QV 1d red covers incl. 1864-68 attractive trio to France (2) or Spain, 1867 redirected item with uncommon 'CH' h/stamp, 1856-79 1d reds with good range of duplex cancellations (13) incl. 'turned' item. (17) (Image)

CHESHIRE 1785-1937 Chester marks on cover incl. very good strike of the scarce first mileage on (worn) EL, 1813-26 mainly fine circular mileages (4), UPP h/struck 'd1' (3) & duplexes incl. 1897 1d 'I.R./OFFICIAL' on cover, uncommon red 'NOT TO BE FOUND/180' (1919), Chester & Oswestry Railway letter (1845) etc. (17) (Image)

DURHAM 1842 1d red cover to Rothbury workhouse ex Houghton Le Spring Penny Post with fine clear strike of the rare Easington Lane UDC [BCC 208 - rarity 'GPO']; also Whickham Penny Post on 1d red cover and a couple of Durham items. (4) (Image)

HAMPSHIRE QV-KGV covers & cards incl. Wesleyan expenses letters (some 'turned') from Alton, Andover, Christchurch & Gosport; Ringwood squared c.d.s (1902), ½d cut-out on wrapper ex Bournemouth (1907), Alresford (1902) & South Farnborough (1908) skeletons, Southampton with sub-offices incl. Oxford St, Cafford St & Docks, couple of registered covers etc. (26) (Image)

KENT 1793-1847 pre-stamp covers with good range of marks incl. curved Canterbury (1793), s/line Sittingbourne (1831), boxed mileages of Canterbury, Feversham, Hawkhurst, Maidstone (5, 1816-27 incl. red) & Ramsgate; circular mileages of Deal & Dover (2), Tunbridge Wells mileage erased, UPP h/stamps incl. Maidstone (2), Staplehurst, Tunbridge (2 diff) etc. (23) (Image)

LIVERPOOL pre-stamp marks on covers incl. good large s/line mark (L29) on c1773 EL, good strike of the uncommon dated mileage mark (L63) on 1803 EL, later mileages 1820-26 (3), various Paid/at/Liverpool marks 1825-38 (6), 1829-40 late h/stamp. (2), 1839-40 ship letters (2), UPP '1' h/stamps (10, 1840-48) and uncommon '2' (1846). (27) (Image)

LIVERPOOL QV range of marks incl. s/line blue Netherfield (1850) & Crosby UDC (1859); fine 'spoon' cancel, cigar dealer's label on 1871 cover (roughly opened), 1872 registered with 2d (corner fault) & 3d stamps, good range of duplexes (14) incl. Exchange etc. (20) (Image)

NORTHUMBERLAND range of UDC's on cover incl. Ancroft, Chatton, Felton, Bamburgh, Haltwhistle, Long Houghton, Kilham, North Sunderland, Ryton, Wall, Westgate (Newcastle), Whittingham & Wolsingham. Mixed quality. (14) (Image)

NORTHUMBERLAND (FELTON, HAYDON BRIDGE & HALTWHISTLE) good range of UDC's on cover (one piece) c1830-50 incl. fine blue Felton (1833), Allendale Penny Post & UDC, Allenheads (2), s/line & UDC's (2) of Haltwhistle. (9) (Image)

NORTHUMBERLAND (MORPETH) 1763-1861 mainly pre-stamp range of covers with s/line marks (5), mileage, Penny Post (Wooler), UDC's & c.d.s marks etc. plus a few later PPC's. (16) (Image)

NORTHUMBERLAND (NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) 1754-99 group of s/line marks on covers (incl. one front; mixed condition) with good to fine strikes; also large & small horseshoe types and a very good strike of the second mileage mark (1788). Also trio of very early incoming letters. Useful specialist lot. (16) (Image)

NORTHUMBERLAND (NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) foreign mail 1850-81 with five items to France at different rates incl. (1869) additional 1d late fee and 1875 pre-UPU 3d rate with scarce 2½d Pl.2 on blued paper (corner tear) & ½d Bantam franking; also 1866-71 pair to Italy with 6d lilac stamps. Useful group. (7) (Image)

SHROPSHIRE mileage marks c1792-1833 covers with range of boxed or circular mileages incl. Bishops Castle (4), Bridgenorth (7 incl. 142 BRIDGE/NORTH), Church Stretton (3), Ellesmere (2), Market Drayton (6 incl. mileage erased example), Newport (10 incl. mileage erased), Oswestry, Shiffnal (5), Wellington, Wem, Wenlock & Whitchurch (2). Substantial specialist lot. (45) (Image)

SUSSEX pre-stamp incl. boxed mileages of Cuckfield (1823) & Horsham (1802), fine boxed Uckfield/Py. Post (1828, RH No.8/Fletching), weak blue Mayfield Penny Post mark (1847), oval 'Pd.1' of Brighton; 1d red covers with numeral cancels of Lewes & St Leonards, various duplexes, stationery items, skeletons of Epsom & Portslade, Penshurst rubber (1917), QEII covers with Transorma idents (10) etc. Interesting lot. (44) (Image)