COMMERCIAL. EARLY PRICES CURRENTS, PORTSMOUTH F.A.C. (TO NY), 4d-POST PERIOD MAIL (INC. EX BELGIUM), ETC.; 1792-1839 covers inc. Prices Current ELs - 1792 ex London (illustrated in BPPP p.258), 1829/37 ex Liverpool, 1835 London to NY with partly fine rare blue boxed "GARRATT & GIBSON/PORTSMOUTH/AGENTS TO LLOYDS" FAC, and underpaid 1839 4d-Post Period EL ex Malines (Belgium) to Scotland with London FB "[Crown]" mark (illustrated in BPPP p.270) - plus 1839 "LEEDS...EXHIBITION...OF ART" circular (prepaid to York), and 1838/40 pair of insurance questionnaire ELs used both ways (both address panels of each fold to display side-by-side & with Insurance Co. cachets), one of which was sent in the 4d-Post Period (prepaid 1d one way but with "2" charge the other way). Scarce prestamp group. (8 covers) Cross Reference: UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, YORKSHIRE, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, HAMPSHIRE (Image)

COMMERCIAL. CRASH & WRECK/WALES - FINE 1d BLACK COVER REF. SHIPWRECK AT NEWPORT (PEMBS.) TO R.N.I.L.S.; 23/24 Oct. 1840 EL (some toning - mainly internal - inc. a file-fold at foot of address-panel) sent from "Newport Pembrokeshire" and addressed to "the Royal National Institution for the preservation of Life from Shipwreck" in London with a 1d Black (4 close to huge margins) tied by a lovely red Haverford West MX (part matching cds on flap) alongside a partial framed "No.2" Receiving House mark of Newport (Pembs.; very late usage of the mark used in the 1820s/1830s for H. West Penny Post letters). The contents report a recent fatal shipwreck off Newport and ask for the local seamen who risked their own lives to help the ship's sailors to be recompensed. Exhibition Quality. [Illustrated in BPPP p.562.] Cross Reference: WELSH POSTAL HISTORY, 1840 1d BLACKS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

COMMERCIAL. MULREADY 1d BLACK LETTER-SHEET WITH J. STRAUSS PRINTED MUSIC INSIDE (CHARLES HALE OF CHELTENHAM); 1d letter sheet Stereo A 65 unused (some folds and slightly soiled) containing a fancy printed advert for the "Royal Harmonic Institution, PROMENADE HOUSE CHELTENHAM... CHAS. HALE/Music Seller to Her Majesty" in the form of a printed extract of the music from "La Rosa Walzer" by "J. Strauss". This is thought to be one of only two examples recorded. Spec MA435h. Spectacular and Rare. [Ex Tony Alcock c.2005 & ex Cavendish Sept. 2006 auction; lot 688, realised £550+BP.] [Illustrated in BPPP, p.336.] (Image)

COMMERCIAL. MULREADY 1d BLACK LETTER-SHEET WITH J. STRAUSS PRINTED MUSIC INSIDE (CHARLES HALE OF CHELTENHAM); 1d letter sheet Stereo A237 unused (some folds, thinned top flap of Mulready with remains of old mounts and slightly soiled) containing a fancy printed advert for the "Royal Harmonic Institution, PROMENADE HOUSE CHELTENHAM... CHAS. HALE/Music Seller to Her Majesty" in the form of a printed extract of the music from "Gabrielen Walzer" by "J. Strauss". This is thought to be the only example recorded. Spec MA435f. Spectacular and Rare. [Ex Bill Barrell; paid £950 retail Feb. 2021.]Cross Reference: ADVERTISING COVERS (Image)

COMMERCIAL. RARE USED "Post Magazine" LETTER-SHEET WITH 4m 1d BLACK SENT LOCALLY IN LONDON; Very fine 22 Aug. 1840 usage of a Post Magazine (unnumbered no.5? - with one of the 3 extra inner pages) with Plate 1b 4m 1d Black (OF) tied by a very fine orange-red London Maltese Cross (matching ds on top flap) with partly fine black "T.P/Whitechapel" alongside. There is a light horizontal fold across the address, but otherwise in unusually fine condition. The multiple adverts on the second half of the double-width sheet include a Life Insurance Co. advert which has seemingly been ink-boxed by the sender, a Mr. "Thos. D. Glascott", who invites the addressee to dinner at 5pm the next Wednesday. [RPSL Cert. (2007) which states that "the stamp has been lifted and re-affixed and the obliteration improved at the top [but] is Genuine"]. Exhibition Item. [Illustrated in BPPP, p.120.] Cross Reference: ADVERTISING COVERS, 1840 1d BLACKS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

COMMERCIAL. RARE COMPLETE USED "Post Magazine" LETTER-SHEET WITH 1d BLACK SENT FROM LONDON; 26 Sept. 1840 usage of Post Magazine (19 Sept. 1840 no.9 - with all three extra inner pages) with near 4m 1d Black (JD; touched at top left) seemingly tied by a very fine Experimental black London Maltese Cross (possibly not the original stamp; and so is offered for sale here 'as is' - not subject to return) with partly very fine red "T.P/Greenwich EO" alongside. The address has been erased and re-written (and is rebacked where the erasure thinned the paper); supposedly to a genuine firm in Shaftesbury, but the only backstamp is the local London mark in red, so the original address was almost certainly within central London. However, it is rare to find the full set of inner pages still complete, and the hand-written letter (from "Greenwich Hospital") asks for extra time to pay a seemingly sizeable debt.Cross Reference: ADVERTISING ENVELOPES, 1840 1d BLACKS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

COMMERCIAL. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY CIRCULAR WITH FINE 4m 1d BLACK TIED BY RED MX; 7 Oct. 1840 EL (a single very large sheet with printed Railway Co. Report with long text about the construction of a 1½-mile tunnel etc.) from "MANCHESTER" (red cds on flap) to Rochdale (one word of the address rather clumsily changed from "Canal" to "Company" - as with most of this well-known correspondence) with 1d Black (Plate 2; OL - 4 good to mostly huge margins and almost clear profile ) tied by a rather unclear red Manchester MX. Rare example of a large single-sheet letter weighing no more than a ½oz, and an attractive 1d Black. [Illustrated in BPPP, p.122.] Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, 1840 1d BLACKS, YORKSHIRE, RAILWAY EPHEMERA (Image)

COMMERCIAL. RARE 1d BLACK COVER WITH PRICES CURRENT PARTLY PRINTED CONTENTS; 28 July 1840 EL (part hand-written and part printed) "Current Prices of Grain, Flour and Seeds" sent from "BEGBIE & YOUNGS" in London to Havant with a very nearly 4m 1d Black (Plate 2? - TD) tied by a light orange-red London Maltese Cross, having a black London cds on the side-flap. Very few 'Prices Current' letters have survived with 1d Blacks. [Illustrated in BPPP, p.274.]Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, ADVERTISING COVERS (Image)

COMMERCIAL. 1d BLACK WITH ORANGE-VERMILION MX ON PRINTED MATTER "BRISTOL MISSIONARY SOCIETY" COVER; Attractive 17th Sept. 1840 EL (printed circular ref. a week's Chapel services) franked by a Plate 7 1d Black (AC; 4 clear to wide margins) tied by a heavy but rare Orange-Vermilion Maltese Cross, matching the fine "BRISTOL cds on the top flap. Unusual example of printed matter sent with a 1d Black and of Exhibition quality. [Ex Ian Warn; also ex Ivor Green, Cavendish May 2002 auction, lot 734, realised £320+BP.] [Illustrated - both sides - in BPPP, p.341.] Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, BRISTOL (Image)

COMMERCIAL. BIRMINGHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL PRINTED CIRCULAR WITH 1d BLACK; Large single-sheet 22(?) Aug. 1840 EL sent from Birmingham to "Green Bank House" with a good 1d Black (Plate 7, 4 good to wide margins; LC) cancelled by an orange-red MX (not tied but appears to belong); the contents are a detailed 15 Aug. 1840 printed advertisement for a series of charity concerts ("in aid of the General Hospital") listing the members of the orchestra, the patrons, the programmes, ticket prices (from 5s-0d to £1-1s-0d), etc. Unusually fine condition. [Illustrated, both sides, in BPPP, pp.337/8.]Cross Reference: WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM, ADVERTISING COVERS (Image)

COMMERCIAL. NEWMARKET RACE MEETING PRINTED REPORT WITH 1d BLACK REDIRECTED IN SCOTLAND; Large single-sheet 30 Sept. 1840 EL sent from "NEWMARKET" (red cds on the front) to "Perth, N[orth]. B[ritain]." with a good 1d Black (Plate 5, 4 good to huge - at top with part of next stamp - margins; LJ) tied by an orange-red Newmarket MX. It was then redirected to "Crieff" with a black manuscript "1[d]" charge on the front. The contents are a detailed printed list (priced at 3d!) of a series of horse races listing the horses and jockeys, and the winning horses in each case, the relevant odds, etc. Unusually fine condition. [Illustrated, both sides, in BPPP, pp.342.] [BPA Cert. (1992)] Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, SUFFOLK, 1840 1d BLACKS (Image)

COMMERCIAL. RARE 1d BLACK COVER WITH MANCHESTER PRICES CURRENT PRINTED CONTENTS; 10 Oct. 1840 EL with "Corn Exchange, MANCHESTER" lists of grain prices sent from "M. TRUEMAN" in "MANCHESTER" (v. fine cds nicely placed on top flap to St. Ives with a 4m (close to v. wide) 1d Black (Plate 4 - RD) seemingly tied by a messy but light orange-red Manchester Maltese Cross. Surprisingly few 'Prices Current' letters have survived with 1d Blacks. Exhibition Quality. [Illustrated in BPPP, p.274.]Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE, 1840 1d BLACKS, ADVERTISING COVERS (Image)

COMMERCIAL. VERY RARE 1840 2d BLUE COVER WITH PRINTED CONTENTS - REF. "ROYAL MANCHESTER INSTITUTION" LECTURES; 25 June 1840 EL sent from "MANCHESTER" (fair red cds on top flap) to Bolton franked by a Plate 1 1840 2d Blue (ND; good to wide margins on 3 sides; shaved along LH side) tied by a very fine orange-red Manchester Maltese Cross. The fine printed contents consist of a syllabus of the upcoming R.M.I. Lecture series on "NATURAL HISTORY" along with a covering printed letter mentioning an enclosed ticket (not present). Presumably the printed card ticket took the weight above the half ounce and so the 2d rate was needed. We cannot recall having seen an 1840 2d Blue cover with printed contents before. [Illustrated in BPPP, pp.338/9.]Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)

COMMERCIAL. POST MAGAZINE - COMPLETE LATE USAGE (No.221) WITH 1d RED & SHIPWRECKED MARINERS' SOCIETY CONTENTS; 25/29 May 1844 usage of this multiple-advertising magazine (No.221, dated 25 May 1841; some wear and minor faults, mainly affecting the edges/flap) having the plainer frame to the address-panel, addressed to Scotland (faint red "KIRKCUDBRIGHT" arrival cds on the front) and franked by a 1d Red (almost 3m) tied by a very fine London "7" diamond numeral with Lombard Street B.O. backstamp (29 May). with almost 4 of the 6 sides of the Magazine being devoted to a lengthy description of the "Sixth Festival Dinner" of the "SHIPWRECKED MARINERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY" and having the blank sheet (separated) with a covering printed 25 May letter from the S.M.B.S. Secretary in London. Very rare example of the later issues, and especially unusual having the entire original 8 sides. [Illustrated in BPPP, p.121.] Cross Reference: ADVERTISING COVERS, 1841 1d REDS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, SCOTLAND (Image)

COMMERCIAL. CANADA COMPANY EMIGRATION CIRCULAR SENT WITH 181 2d BLUE BUT RETURNED "Not Called for" EX BATH; 22 Sept. 1845 printed E (seemingly the final page of a longer circular) with printed "April 1845" date inside unusually addressed to "M.H.P., Post Office, Bath" with an 1841 2d Blue (4 close to wide margins) tied by a London diamond numeral (with Lombard Street ds on flap). But after a month it was returned to the senders endorsed "Not Called for" in red. The contents are a circular headed with the large coat of arms of the "CANADA COMPANY" concerning "CANADA WEST. TO EMIGRANTS AND OTHERS" offering subsidised rents for land by the 100 acres with an option to buy in due course. Rare and attractive. [Ex Spink 12/12/2013; lot 605, realised £375+5%+BP.] [Illustrated in BPPP, p.348.] Cross Reference: 1841 2d BLUES, RETURNED MAIL, SOMERSET, CANADA (Image)

COMMERCIAL. COMPLETE 12-PAGE AUCTION CATALOGUE SENT BY POST WITH 1841 1d REDS PAIR FROM SOUTHAMPTON; 9 Apr. 1850 12-page printed and stitched "CATALOGUE OF THE VERY SUPERIOR FURNITURE, CHINA, GLASS AND EFFECTS... of the late Mrs.Buxton" of "Regent's Park, Shirley" in Southampton posted to Marlborough with a vertical pair of 1841 1d Reds (almost 4m) tied by fine Southampton "723" numerals. Very rare example of a complete auction catalogue sent by post with an Imperf. franking. [Illustrated in BPPP, p.353.]Cross Reference: HAMPSHIRE, 1841 1d REDS (Image)

COMMERCIAL. LATER 1850s PRINTED CONTENTS INC. MAP, POSTER. P. CURRENT, 1d PINK & LLOYD'S REGISTER WITH 2d BLUE; 1851-9 covers inc. attractive 1856 EL with 1d tied by Lpool Spoon having a fine map of Liverpool from a local Directory (displays well with map alongside address), 1859 Taunton "ELECTORS" Poster, 1851 P. Current ex Hull (with impressed 1d Tax Stamp), 1855 Parkins & Gotto advert inside 1d Pink (UDC), and 1854 wrapper from "Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping" from London to Hull with 2d Blue 'stars. Nice group. (6 covers) [Map & Poster illustrated in BPPP, p.357 or 307.]Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, 1854-61 2d BLUES, SOMERSET (Image)

COMMERCIAL. 1860s/1870s GROUP INC. AUCTION POSTER, FANCY GREEN/RED ENV., "PLIMSOLL'S BILL" CIRCULAR, ETC.; 1867 large "ACTON" (London) land auction poster with 1d Plate No., attractive 1867 env. with 1d Red tied by Portsmouth duplex having a fancy green frame and red heading "LEWIS'S MACHINE PRINTING WORKS" around the address, and 1873/4 pair with ½d rose-reds (London "PLIMSOLL'S BILL" circular and Lpool P. Current EL). (4 covers)Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, HAMPSHIRE (Image)

COMMERCIAL. RARE PICTORIAL "SEWING MACHINE STORES... BOLTON" ADVERTISING COVER WITH 1d RED TIED BY DUPLEX; Attractive 10 Sept. 1869 env. (some edge wear hardly detracts) sent from Bolton to Market Harborough with a 1d Red (pl.127) tied by a very fine "BOLTON/92" duplex at top left of a fine pictorial design for this shop including a young lady sitting busily using a sewing machine. We do not recall having seen this design before; pictorial advertising covers are rare prior to the 1880s.Cross Reference: PICTORIALS, PRINTED, LANCASHIRE (Image)

COMMERCIAL. G.B. USED ABROAD - SMYRNA CIRCULAR WITH ½d ROSE-RED TIED BY "F87" NUMERAL; Feb. 1880 EL (some creasing) to Liverpool with G.B. ½d rose-red (pl.13) tied by a partly fine scarce British P.O. in Smyrna "F87" vertical barred numeral; the contents are a printed list of "MANIFESTS OF Vessels sailed from Smyrna" in Jan./Feb. 1880. Rare example of the ½d Printed Matter rate sent to G.B. from a PO abroad. [Illustrated in BPPP, p.286.] Cross Reference: TURKEY, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, 1870 ½d PLATES (Image)

COMMERCIAL. LATER QV PRINTED MATTER COVERS ½d OR 1d FRANKINGS - INC. POSTERS, PICTORIALS, TRANSATLANTIC, ETC.; 1870-80 group of covers (+ one 1892) all but two at the ½d Printed Matter rate inc. 5 with ½d rose-reds (1880 horseshoe mails advert with vignette of cart horse, Hamburg steamer ad. ex Hull, 1875 Timber Auction poster, 1876 Dorset election poster, & 1876 historical dates card - latter illustrated in BPPP, p.377), plus 1872 "HOLMES'S MICROSCOPE" circular with 1d red tied by London quartered circle Missent mark + smudge, 1879/81 pair of Lpool Steamer to Boston pictorial adverts (in red & black), etc. Good variety. (9 covers)Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, DORSET, 1870 ½d PLATES, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL (Image)