Number of results: 125


173

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Money Letters: 1830 (Dec.) entire letter to Dublin endorsed 'Money Letter' and charged '1/2d.', 1832 (Nov.) entire letter which contained £22.10s. from Hawtry to Newarkm endorsed 'Money Letter', 1834 (Feb.) entire letter which contained £47 from Burton Latimer to Lutterworth, endorsed 'Money', also 1839 (March) Free E.L suggesting sending half notes in two separate letters, and 1905 printed OHMS registered ''Money Letter'' from Fakenham to Holt with stamp missing. (5 items).

Price Realised £220


174

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1846 (Oct. 17th) entire from Edinburgh to London with red ''Registered/EDINBURGH'' handstamp and ''PAID at EDINR/OC 17/1846'' c.d.s., endorsed 'Registered of Clerk 146' and prepaid '1/4', London tombstone ''PAID/19OC19/1846'' arrival datestamp. Photo.

Price Realised £240


175

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1847 (Oct. 11th) entire from Axbridge to Birmingham with 1841 1d. EL (cut into) paying postage and tied by both ''864'' numeral and ''WELLS•SOMERSET/OC11/1847'' c.d.s., endorsed 'Registered 1/-' with blue ''AXBRIDGE'' handstamp below, London ''PAID/12OC12/1847'' transit c.d.s. in red and ''BIRMINGHAM/OC 12'' arrival c.d.s. in blue, full of character. Photo.

Price Realised £250


176

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1851 (Jan. 4th) embossed 1d. pink envelope from Stafford to Macclesfield, the 6d. registration paid by 1841 2d. plate 4 OE-OG strip with clear to good margins except OE cut into at left, clean and attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £260


177

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1851 (March) registered envelope from Edinburgh to Sheffield bearing 1841 1d. pair and 2d. plate 4 PD-PF strip, each with one stamp just touched on one side, rather heavy Edinburgh ''131'' numerals, red ''Registered/EDINBURGH'' handstamp. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


178

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1852 (Sept.) registered envelope from Chesterfield to Macclesfield bearing 1841 1d. plate 124 paying postage and 1852–53 1d. plate 139 CG-CL strip of six paying registration, the strip overlapping the left edge of the envelope and folded over. Photo.

Price Realised £280


179

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1853–99, an interesting selection of covers (29), with a range of rates and frankings incl. 1854 (July) envelope from Wirksworth to Macclesfield with 1854 SC16 2d. plate 4 GA-GD crossed by filing crease, 1855 (April) and 1856 (April) E.'s froom Dublin to Edinburgh and Liverpool, showing horseshoe ''REGISTERED/DUBLIN'' handstamps in red and green, the first with 1847–54 embossed 1s. (corner copy) and 2d. star, both crossed by filing crease, latter with cut to shape 6d. and 2d. stars (2), 1868 (Nov.) envelope from Liverpool to Nova Scotia with 1865–67 4d. and 1867–80 6d., 1877 (Dec.) E. from London to Palermo bearing 1864–79 1d., 1870 1/2d. and 1873–80 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 8 (2), 1899 (March) envelope from Angmering to U.S.A. with 1887–92 41/2d, etc.

Price Realised £680


180

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1853 (Oct.) registered entire from London to Leeds bearing 1847–54 embossed 10d. brown with good to large margins on three sides, just cut into at top, used on , a little soiled. S.G. 57, cat. £1,500.

Price Realised £90


181

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1854 (Feb. 7th) clean envelope from York to Macclesfield bearing 1841 2d. plate 4 QG paying postage and SD-SF strip paying registration, clear to good margins almost all around, tied by neat ''930'' numerals and showing a very fine strike of the octagonal framed ''REGISTERED/YORK'' handstamp in red with matching York c.d.s. on front, QG crossed by filing fold, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £500


182

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1854 (Oct. and Nov.) registered envelopes, both bearing cut square 1847–54 embossed 6d. and 1d. star, first sent within London from Richmond to Russel Square, the 6d. with good margins on three sides, touched at foot, latter from Great Malvern to Exeter, the 6d. a little cut into on two sides.

Price Realised £140


183

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1859 (June) registered entire from Breslau to London bearing fine strikes of ''PRUSSIA/(CROWN)/REGISTERED'' and ''(CROWN)/REGISTERED'' handstamps in red etc., attractive.

Price Realised £75


184

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1865 (Feb.) envelope from Bristol with 1864–79 1d. (2), endorsed 'coin, Registered' and with compulsory '8d.' charge, also 1886 (Feb.) envelope from Gosport to Dover bearing 1881 die 2 1d., endorsed 'Registered' in blue crayon and charged '8d.' embossed ''GENERAL POST OFFICE/RECEIVER AND ACCOUNT GENERALS OFFICE'' label seal together with printed ''CAUTION/This Letter has been registered because it contains–Coin' label. Photo.

Price Realised £520


185

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1866 (Oct. 19th) registered entire letter from London to Denmark bearing 1865–67 4d. plate 8 OD-OE pair (OE crossed by filing fold) and showing a good to fine strike of the most unusual double overlapping circle ''REGISTERED/PD/LONDON'' datestamp in red. Photo.

Price Realised £450


186

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1871, three printed ''Registered Letter/Copy Notice of Marriage'' envelopes sent from Ballymena, one (Feb.) with 1864–79 1d. (5), the other two both Oct. with 1864–79 1d. and 1865–67 4d. plate 12, unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £300


187

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1878–1902, a mostly used collection of registered postal stationery envelopes (65), much written up to exhibition standard, incl. Huggins RP1(F)4b used 1878 (May), RP1(F)b used 1878 (Aug.), RP2 types Ga, Gb, RP3F (2), RP5 I used with 1880–81 11/2d., RP6 types Fb (6), Ga (unused), Gc (2), RP9F, RP10G, RP11G, RP13 HIIb used 1893 (Feb.) from Manchester to Cincinnati with 1881 die 2 1d. (14) & 1887–92 6d., RP15 GAIb used 1891 June) from Londo to Chile with 1887–92 4d. pair, RP17Gb used 1893 (Jan.) to Philadephia with 1887–92 6d. & 1s. (2), RP21 H2 used 1896 (June) from London to Nova Scotia with 1887–92 3d. & 1s., etc.

Price Realised £800


188

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1878 (July) 2d. registered envelope (Huggins RP3(F) used from Lincoln to Londoon with 1864–79 1d. plate 193 OC-OD pair tied by blue ''458'' numerals and with matching ''REGISTERED/LINCOLN'' oval datestamp on front, attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £180


189

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1880 (Oct. 1st) 2d. registered envelope used from Weymouth to Huahine, Society Islands (French Polynesia) with 1873–80 21/2d. blue plate 18 OE, endorsed 'per Arizona' and 'via San Francisco', New York and San Francisco transit markings on reverse and Pappeete arrival for Dec. 1st, unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £420


190

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1886 (July) registered envelope from Salisbury to Austria bearing 1881 die 2 1d. and 1883–84 6d. BF, fine.

Price Realised UNSOLD


191

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1891 (June 1st) Uniform Penny Postage 1d. envelope sent registered from Eastcheap to Leytonstone with 1841 1d. SH (touched at right) and Postal Fiscal 1853 Receipt 1d. (slight staining) tied by oval ''REGISTERED/EASTCHEAP'' d.s.'s. Photo.

Price Realised £180


192

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1893 (Oct.) envelope from Birkenhead to Birmingham bearing 1881 die 2 1d. and postal fiscal 1d. pair, and 1899 (July) s.t.o. 2d. + 11/2d. envelope with postal fiscal 1d. from Watford to Geneva.

Price Realised UNSOLD


193

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1898 (March) 2d. blue registered envelope from London to Bavaria bearing 1887–92 'Jubilee' 2d. green and scarlet and 3d. purple on yellow very fine used with light ''HOP EXCHANGE/MR25/98'' c.d.s's. R.P.S. certificate (1986). S.G. 199 & 202.

Price Realised £110


194

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1902 (Feb. 22nd) registered envelope (Huggins RP5 size I) with brass ring, 2d. fee officially obliterated, ''ON HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE'' label (''HER'' altered to ''HIS'' in manuscript), affixed to front and sent from London to Cairo with I.R. Official 1887–92 21/2d. and 1s. tied by ''REGISTERED/LONDON/22 FEB 02'' hooded circles, the label also bearing ''REGISTERED/POSTAL BRANCH/INLAND REVENUE'' oval datestamp in red, some imperfections but very rare. Photo.

Price Realised £1400


195

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1903–14 selection of KE VII Postal Stationery envelopes (9) incl. 1910 (June) 3d. registered envelope sent insured for £60 from the Hop Exchange in London to Bavaria with 1902–10 De La Rue 6d. and 7d., s.t.o. 11/2d. + 3d. envelopes (4) sent registered to Europe, etc.

Price Realised UNSOLD


196

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1916–26 selection of mostly registered postal stationery envelopes (16), incl. provisional compound stampings Huggins RP31, 32, 33, 35, 37, unused, RP33 used, 1924 Irish 5d. olive-green envelope used (Oct.) from Moville to Birmingham, etc., also a few later. (22).

Price Realised £95


197

 

Sale number: 22

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1916 (Jan.) 3d. registered envelope bearing ''INVERNESS'' registration label with town name deleted and ''H. M. SHIPS'' typed in, addressed to Chatham and with mute 'Hot Cross Bun' obliterations (Gould DC 16) and HMS Vanguard censor mark (Gould 6b6), also bearing ''LONDON, I.S.'' registration label. Normally in wartime registered items went to London where all ships registered mail from the Navy was handled by the London Inland Section. Covers handled locally are known with amended labels from Harwich and Inverness. Gould states only one example recorded from Inverness, Mackay describes this cover as Provisional type 1582. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


726

 

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1855 (Dec. 5th) registered entire letter from London to Hamburg the 8d. letter rate and 6d. registration paid by 1847–54 embossed 1s. pale green with clear to good margins (crossed by filing fold) and LC14 2d. plate 5 FE, red ''(CROWN)/REGISTERED'' handstamp. Photo.

Price Realised £880


727

 

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1853 (Nov. 26th) registered entire from Liverpool to London bearing 1841 2d. deep full blue plate 4 DG-DI strip of three paying registration and 1d. HE (fault at foot) paying postage, clear to good margins except 2d. DH & DI shaved. Photo.

Price Realised £150


728

 

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1854 (March 13th) registered envelope to Rochester bearing 1841 2d. blue plate 4 RA-RD strip of four with ample to large margins except RD just shaved at upper right, paying 2d. postage and 6d. registration and tied by light neat ''258'' numerals of Dover, an exceptionally clean uncreased cover. Photo.

Price Realised £1200


729

 

Sale number: 24

POstal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1856 (May 26th) Postal Notice No. 27 ''REGISTRATION OF BOOKS AND OTHER PACKETS ADDRESSED TO BRITISH COLONIES''.

Price Realised £250


730

 

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1856 (June 19th) registered entire from London to Driffield bearing very fine used good to very large margined 1847–54 embossed 6d. dull lilac paying registration and LC14 1d. FH paying postage, light filing folds well clear of adhesives. Holcombe opinion (1993). Photo.

Price Realised £700


731

 

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1860 (July 10th) registered entire from Glasgow to Bolton bearing 1855–57 6d. and 1858–76 2d. plate 8 GA neatly cancelled by ''GLASGOW'' duplex and with a further impression with part of the numeral missing due to being struck over the registration tape, fine strike of boxed ''REGISTERED/AT/GLASGOW'' in red. Photo.

Price Realised £580


732

 

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1860 (July 24th) 1d. pink envelope with 1855–57 6d. paying registration fee, sent from London to Lancaster, very fine and fresh. Photo.

Price Realised £580


733

 

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1893–14 selection with 1893 (Oct.) envelope from Birkenhead to Birmingham bearing 1881 die 2 1d. and postal fiscal 1d. pair, and 1899 (July) s.t.o. 2d. + 11/2d. envelope with postal fiscal 1d. from Watford to Geneva, KE VII Postal Stationery envelopes (9) incl. 1910 (June) 3d. registered envelope sent insured for £60 from the Hop Exchange in London to Bavaria with 1902–10 De La Rue 6d. and 7d., s.t.o. 11/2d. + 3d. envelopes (4) sent registered to Europe, etc.

Price Realised £95


294

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1844 (April 29th) ''REGISTERED LETTER'' receipt for a letter to Bath bearind fine ''G.P.O./I.D.'' handstamp in red of the London Inland Department, very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


295

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1851 (Dec. 9th) foolscap size printed ''PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE'' envelope sent from Birmingham to London with 1841 1d. KG-KL strip of six and 2d. plate 4 PG-PH pair, full margins except three 1d.'s touched or cut into on one side, also 1848 (Aug. 5th) wrapper from Biggar to Lanark, endorsed 'Registration Papers' and bearing 1841 1d. CG-CH pair, CI-CL strip of four and 2d. plate 3 FF-FG pair, some imperfections.

Price Realised £85


296

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1854 (Feb. 13th) registered envelope from Birmingham to Macclesfield ('Brocklehurst' correespondence) bearing 1841 1d. paying postage and 2d. plate 4 HD-HF strip of three registration, good to very large margins except the 1d. just shaved at top and 2d. HD at lower left corner. Photo.

Price Realised £95


297

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1855 (Aug. 8th) registered cover from Burton-on-Trent to Macclesfield bearing 1847-54 embossed 6d. mauve and 2d. star MF, both affected by crease, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


298

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1857 (May) registered entire from Glasgow to Italy, franked by 1855-57 1s. green (clipped perfs at left), tied by ''159'' roller cancel, with oval London ''REGISTERED/20 MAY 20/1857/G.P.O.'' unusually struck in black (this mark in use for one year only), red boxed ''REGISTERED/AT/GLASGOW'', straight line ''CHARGE'' and red circular framed ''PD'', a most attractive and fascinating item. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


299

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1860 (Dec. 19th) neat registered envelope from Austria to Waterford, postage paid in cash and Austrian 10kr. cancelled ''SZERDAHELY/19/12'' c.d.s. on reverse paying registration, very fine strikes of ''PRUSSIA/REGISTERED'', ''(Crown)/REGISTERED'' and oval ''REGISTERED/LONDON/24 DE 60'' in red on front, most attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £450


300

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1890 Uniform Penny Postage 1d. envelope sent registered 1891 (June 1st) from Eastcheap to Leytonstone with 1841 1d. SH and Postal Fiscal 1853 Receipt 1d., fine and unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £550


301

 

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1900 (July 7th) s.t.o. 10d. + 1s. (Huggins ESC 333) Whitfield King & Co. registered envelope sent from Ipswich to Vienna, some creasing, otherwise fine, also an unused 10d. + 1s. s.t.o. envelope.

Price Realised £65


350

 

Sale number: 34

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1855 (Aug. 8th) registered cover from Burton-on-Trent to Macclesfield bearing 1847-54 embossed 6d. mauve and 2d. star MF, both affected by crease, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


351

 

Sale number: 34

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1856 (May 31st) registered cover from Ross (Herefordshire) to Plymouth bearing fine 1847–54 embossed 6d. dull lilac with good to large margins at left and foot, outer frame just shaved other sides, and LC14 1d. (2) from different sheets with ''654'' numerals of Ross and with red ''ROSS/MY 31/1856/H.R.D'' double arc c.d.s. on front, filing folds well clear of adhesives. Photo.

Price Realised £250


352

 

Sale number: 34

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1891 (Oct. 8th) 2d. registered envelope overprinted boxed ''Registered 2d.'', sent from London to St. Lucia with 1887–92 5d. die 2 vertical pair tied by neat ''REGISTERED/W.C.D.O./OC 8/91'' c.d.s's, ''ST LUCIA/OC28/91'' arrival c.d.s. on front, a very scarce destination for registered mail. Photo.

Price Realised £250


353

 

Sale number: 34

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1910 (June 18th) registered cover from Norwood to Hyde Park, bearing 1858–76 2d. plate 9 DH and 1864–79 1d. plate 86 MH, some imperfections but unusual as these stamps were invalidated on June 1st 1901. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


365

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1841 (Feb.) Postal Notice ''No. 7.–1841.'' relating to the introduction of Registered Mail, very fine and an important notice.

Price Realised £3000


366

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1856 (Feb. 5th) registered envelope from Ferry Hill to Durham bearing 1855 LC16 2d. blue plate 5 NC-NE strip, fine used with 1d. LC14, all cancelled ''977'' numerals of Ferry Hill, attractive. S.G. Spec. F5 and C6. Photo.

Price Realised £350


367

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1859 (Feb. 18th) embossed 1d. pink envelope, uprated and registered from Leicester to Ashby de la Zouch, bearing 1858-69 2d. plate 7 LB and 1855-57 4d., all cancelled by ''LEICESTER/449'' duplex, small faults, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised £240


368

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1859 (Feb. 27th) envelope, registered from Elgin to Montrose, franked by 1856-58 1d. rose-red plate 60 FK and 1855-57 6d., tied by ''133'' Scottish numeral, fine item. Photo.

Price Realised £220


369

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1859 (Aug. 30th) neat registered cover from Leamington to Ashby de la Zouch bearing 1d. star KI paying postage and 1855–57 6d. paying postage, clean and attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £140


370

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1861 (Oct. 4th) registered envelope from Belgium to Sheffield, bearing Brussels c.d.s., boxed ''CHARGE'', and a fair strike of the scarce circular ''BELGIUM/Crown/REGISTERED'' datestamp and oval ''LONDON/REGISTERED'' datestamp, both in red. Photo.

Price Realised £350


371

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1862 (July 28th) registered cover from London to Macclesfield bearing 1855–57 6d. deep lilac (frame break at upper left corenr) and 1d. star MG, part framed ''LOMBARD STREET/REGISTERED LETTER'' and oval ''REGISTERED/LONDON/28 JY 62'' datestamp in red on front. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


372

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1862 (Aug. 18th) clean and neat registered envelope from Devonport to Langton bearing 1d. star JE and 1862–64 4d. plate 3 ED cancelled ''250'' numerals with ''DEVONPORT/AU 18/62'' c.d.s. alongside, and with red ''(Crown)/REGISTERED'' handstamp and oval 'REGISTERED/LONDON'' datestamp on front, 4d. just overlaps top of envelope. Photo.

Price Realised £150


373

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1862 (Dec. 22nd) registered mourning envelope from Diss to Ixworth bearing 1862–64 watermark emblems 3d. bright carmine PA with 1d. stars PD-PE pair, cancelled by ''234'' numerals. Photo.

Price Realised £170


374

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1863 (Sept.) registered cover from London to Philadelphia, franked 1862-64 4d. ME, 6d. AE and 1s. JL tied by ''15'' barred ovals, with two strikes of the boxed ''LOMBARD STREET/REGISTERED LETTER'', curved ''Crown/REGISTERED'' and oval ''REGISTERED/LONDON'' datestamp, last two in red, a most attractive three colour combination. Photo.

Price Realised £480


375

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1865 (Feb. 22nd) registered envelope (flap missing) from Sunderland to Ireland bearing 1862–64 watermark emblems 9d. bistre plate 2 FL, slightly soiled, otherwise fine. S.G. 86. Photo.

Price Realised £260


376

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1865 (April 7th) registered envelope with ''BARNETT, HOARE & Co.'' imprint on inside of upper flap sent from Norwich to London with 1858–76 2d. plate 9 MJ and 1865–67 3d. plate 4 RB (corner fault), oval 'REGISTERED/LONDON/8 AP 65'' datestamp in red on front, clean and uncreased, also 1868 (Aug. 3rd) mourning envelope sent registered from Tunbridge Wells to London.

Price Realised UNSOLD


377

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1870 (April 2nd) registered envelope from London to Vienna bearing 1864–79 1d. plate 122 (2) and 1865–67 4d. plate 11 OE-OF pair and with ''REGISTERED/S.W.D.O./AP 2/70'' c.d.s. in brown at lower left, very fine and attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £320


378

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1874 (Feb. 10th) registered cover from Hull to Italy bearing 1867–80 10d. plate 1 JF unusually placed at left, oval ''REGISTERED/HULL 10 DE 74'' datestamp and a fine strike of the most unusual double overlapping circle ''REGISTERED/PD/11 FE 74LONDON'' datestamp in red, minor cover imperfections, an scarce use of this adhesive to pay postage and registration to Europe. Photo.

Price Realised £350


379

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1874 (Oct. 23rd) registered envelope from Sutton to Cambridge bearing 1864–79 1d. plate 157 AB and 1865–67 4d. plate 13 ND with ''SUTTON/D23'' duplex, oval 'REGISTERED/LONDON/23 OC 74'' datestamp in red below, envelope a little roughly opened but not affecting stamps. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


380

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1875 (Oct.) printed linen back envelope to the ''BANQUE CENTRALE ANVERSOISE, ANVERS'', sent from London with 1858–76 2d. plate 14 LD, 1873–80 21/2d. plate 2 OA and 1s. plate 12 DK cancelled barred oval ''R/9'', superb ''THE BANK OF LONDON AND HOLLAND/LONDON'' wax seals on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £400


381

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1875 (Dec. 11th) printed ''PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE'' envelope, endorsed 'Registered' in red ink and bearing 1864–79 1d. plate 157 IK, 1870 1/2d. plate 6 OO and 1873–80 3d. plate 11 OI-OJ pair, marked 'Not Known', some faults but unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £300


382

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1880 registered envelope to Aden, franked by 1880-83 6d. grey plate 17 IG and 1880-81 1d. QG, slightly reduced at right, few tone spots.

Price Realised £120


383

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1880 (May 18th) embossed 2d. (16.4.80) envelope bearing additional 1873–80 21/2d. blue plate 17 DC and sent registered from London to Frankfurt with barred oval ''R/16'' cancellations. Photo.

Price Realised £140


384

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1883 (June 20th) 2d. registration envelope size H (Huggins RP6) sent from London to France with 1880–83 21/2d. plate 23 CE and 1880–81 5d. pair with oval ''REGISTERED/MARK LANNE B.O./29 JU 83'' d.s.'s, minor cover imperfections.

Price Realised £90


385

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1893 (Dec. 27th) registered envelope from Freetown, Sierra Leone, to the Columbian Consul in Jersey, with 'REGISTERED/LIVERPOOL/13 JA 94'' transit datestamp on front and Jersey squared circle arrival for Jan. 16th on reverse, attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £300


386

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1894 (Nov. 15th) registered envelope from Watford to France bearing 1870 11/2d. plate 3 QC pale shade and 1881 16 dots 1d. (3) tied by neat 'WATFORD'' c.d.s's, some imperfections but a most unusual combination. Photo.

Price Realised £850


387

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1898 (Jan. 26th) long linen backed registered envelope bearing a complete set of the 1/2d. to 1s. stamps then available, sent from London to Germany with light oval registered datestamps, most unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £2200


388

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1901 (Dec. 24th) long registered envelope from Earls Court to London bearing 1900 1/2d. blue-green and 1s. green and carmine vertical pair paying nine times single U.P.U. rate of 21/2d. plus 2d. registration fee, a total of 2s.01/2d., some cover creasing well clear of stamps and blue registered crayon crosses 1/2d. and lower 1s., a rare use of the 1s. on cover and an unusual 'set' of this issue. Photo.

Price Realised £1000


389

 

Sale number: 38

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: Admiralty Official: 1904 (March 3rd) 3d. registration envelope very fine used from Portsmouth to Lewes with boxed ''R.N. BARRACKS/PORTSMOUTH, DIV. I'' cachet at lower left, light folds, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £750


2814

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1850 (May 6th) registered envelope from London to Macclesfield ('Brocklehurst' correspondence) bearing 1841 2d. blue plate 4 DA-DB paying quadruple postage, the 6d. registration fee paid in cash with red '6' and London Maltese Cross type ''PAID/6 MY 6/1850'' paid datestamp in red. Photo.

Price Realised £700


2815

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1850 (Aug. 16th) registered cover from Huddersfield to Macclesfield bearing 1841 2d. blue plate 4 KG-KI strip and H? single, all cut into, used on , all cancelled by blue ''387'' numeral, with boxed ''TOO LATE'' and Huddersfield c.d.s. also in blue, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £620


2816

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1852 (March 20th) clean uncreased registered cover from Bristol to Hull bearing 1841 2d. blue plate 4 NB-ND strip with clear to large margins all round, used in combination with 1841 1d. FA (cut into), neat appearance. Photo.

Price Realised £260


2817

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1853 (March) long 1853 (March) registered envelope from London to Cheltenham bearing 1841 2d. blue plate 4 SD-SI strip of six with good to large margins all around, the envelope a little crumpled and refolded at ends for display, two stamps with slight creases, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £1200


2818

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1854 (Aug. 2nd), registered cover from Hull to Macclesfield, franked by 1854 SC16 2d. IL plate 4 and 1847-54 embossed 6d. (cut into at left), tied by ''HULL /E'' spoon cancel, stamps just affected by filing crease, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised £380


2819

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1854 (Sept. 4th) 1d. pink envelope uprated to 7d. by 1854–55 SC16 2d. AL-CL vertical strip, registered from Chester to Macclesfield, neatly cancelled by ''180'' numerals, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £580


2820

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1854 (Oct. 10th) clean and uncreased registered cover from London to Macclesfield bearing grossly misperforated 1854 SC16 2d. plate 4 RG but showing complete value and corner letters of QG at top paying postage and 1847–54 embossed 6d. with mainly clear to good margins paying registration. Photo.

Price Realised £500


2821

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1858 (Sept. 30th) envelope (flap missing), registered to Indiana, franked by 1857 LC14 2d. plate 6 RL, 1855-57 4d. and 6d. wing margined pair, cancelled by London ''S.W. 19'' duplexes, also has ''KINGSTON-ON-THAMES'' c.d.s., oval ''REGISTERED/LONDON'' and ''NEW YORK/BR. PKT'' datestamps both in red, few small faults, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2822

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1873 (April 8th) registered envelope from Malmesbury to Tetbury bearing 1870 11/2d. plate 1 BF paying postage and 1865–67 4d. plate 12 AL the registration, attractive and unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £160


2823

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1876 (Feb. 9th) registered cover from Dursley to Gloucester, the 4d. registration and 2d. postage most unusually paid by 1870 11/2d. plate 3 MG-NH block of four cancelled by two strikes of the ''269'' numeral, minor imperfections. Photo.

Price Realised £1400


2824

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1877 (May 14th) registered envelope from Glasgow to Edinburgh, franked by 1864-79 1d. plate 160 ME and 1873-80 4d. sage-green plate 15 TH tied by Glasgow numerals with red oval ''REGISTERED AT GLASGOW'' datestamp alongside, clean neat item. Photo.

Price Realised £190


2825

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1878 (July 10th) registered cover from Montrose to Copenhagen bearing 1870 11/2d. plate 3 BB and 1873–80 3d. plate 19 FB, neatly cancelled and additionally tied by part red registered oval datestamp, transit and receiving marks of Glasgow and Denmark on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £190


2826

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1892 (Sept. 29th) registered cover from Royal Exchange Manchester to Blackburn bearing 1881 die 2 1d., 1887–92 1/2d. and 2d., and 1905 (Jan 18th) registered envelope (missing top flap) sent locally and bearing 1902–10 De La Rue 3d. placed upside down and cancelled very fine ''HOLCOMBE BROOK/MANCHESTER/18 JAN O5'' c.d.s. in violet.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2827

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1897 (Dec. 11th) 2d. registered envelope (290 x 150mm), sent locally in Old Trafford, Manchester and remarkably bearing 1881 1d. lilac with ''T'' control and General Duty embossed Revenue 2nd Generation 1d. (6) and 3rd Generation 1d. (7), all with ''OLD TRAFFORD/MANCHESTER/DE 11 97'' c.d.s's, very fine for this and most unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £600


2828

 

Sale number: 41

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1901 (Feb. 4th) large envelope (310 x 138mm), sent registered locally in Old Trafford, Manchester, bearing 1881 1d. (2), 1887–92 1/2d., 1900 1/2d., Revenue Contract note 2/-, Foreign Bill 10s., and 10 embossed General Duty stamps and Bill or Note embossed 1s. and 4s., all with ''OLD TRAFFORD/MANCHESTER/FE 4/01'' c.d.s's, some imperfections but quite fine for this and most unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £600


2183

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1858 (Sept. 30th) envelope (flap missing), registered to Indiana, franked by 1857 LC14 2d. plate 6 RL, 1855-57 4d. and 6d. wing margined pair, cancelled by London ''S.W. 19'' duplexes, also has ''KINGSTON-ON-THAMES'' c.d.s., oval ''REGISTERED/LONDON'' and ''NEW YORK/BR. PKT'' datestamps both in red, few small faults, otherwise fine, also 1843 (Nov. 3) entire from London to Bromley, redirected to Tonbridge Wells, franked by 1841 1d. QH.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2184

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1861 (July 24th) envelope sent registered from Nantes to London with 40c and 80c pairs (cut into) cancelled ''2221'' in lozenges of dots, appropriate French registration and transit markings and with a very fine strike of circular ''FRANCE/REGISTERED'' with central crown and oval ''REGISTERED/LONDON/25 JY 61'' datestamp both in red. Photo.

Price Realised £300


2185

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1873 (March 24th) envelope sent registered from Gibraltar to New York via London with 1867-80 1s. green plate 7 OE-OF pair cancelled ''A26'' numerals, also bearing a very fine strike of the rare ''REGISTERED/GIBRALTAR/24 MR 73'' with manuscript 'No. 199' in black on front and red ''REGISTERED/LONDON/31 MR 73'' oval datestamp and circular ''NEW YORK/REGISTERED/APR 12'', very fine and most attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £2200


2186

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1882-1953, an exceptional and most attractively written up collection of Registered and Insured mail (also some Express and P.O.'s abroad), with an excellent range of inland and overseas usages, strength in 'Jubilee' and KE VII frankings etc., incl. 1882 (July) 2d. registered envelope from London to Hamburg with 1880-83 1s. plate 13, 1880-81 1/2d. and 5d., 1900 (Nov.) 2d. envelope from London to Spa bearing 1900 1s. (4) with 1/2d. and 1887-92 3d. and 6d., 1901 (Sept.) 2d. envelope from London to Holland with 1883-84 2s.6d. MB, and 1887-92 11/2d. and 6d., 1903 (April) envelope from London to Java bearing 1902-10 De La Rue 5d. and 1s. plus 2d. paying late fee, 1912 (April) envelope from London to Bangkok bearing 1911 Harrison perf. 15 x 14 3d. and 1911-13 Somerset House 1s. paying late fee and showing boxed ''LATE FEE 1/-'' handstamp, 1916 3d. envelope insured for £252 and sent from London to Delft with 1912-24 1/2d., 1d. and 1s. and 1915-18 De La Rue 2s.6d. (corner fault), etc., a fine basis for further study and expansion. (240 items). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2187

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1888 (June 7th) large registered envelope from London to Marseille bearing 1883-84 2s.6d. FG, with 1881 die 2 1d. and 1887-92 2d. and 9d. very fine with neat ''REGISTERED/JU 7/88'' c.d.s's, refolded at ends for display, an exceptional cover. Photo.

Price Realised £800


2188

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1892 registered cover franked 1887-92 1/2d. vermilion and 11/2d. (2), 1899 registered long cover franked by 1887-92 11/2d. (2), 1905 registered cover bearing 1902-10 3d., good to fine.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2189

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1892 (Oct. 30) long envelope, registered from Manchester to Blackburn, franked by 1887-92 Jubilee 11/2d. pair tied by ''498'' barred ovals in blue with black oval ''REGISTERED/MANCHESTER'' datestamp alongside.

Price Realised £55


2190

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1896 (Nov. 24th) embosed 10d. + 3d. s.t.o. envelope sent registered from Manchester to Germany with ''OLD TRAFFORD/MANCHESTER/NO 24/96'' c.d.s's, exceptional. Photo.

Price Realised £450


2191

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1897 (June 12th) envelope sent registered from London to Philadelphia bearing Postal Fiscal 1860-67 1d. (5) with ''STOKE NEWINGTON'' c.d.s's, small imperfections, attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £300


2192

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1897 (June 23rd) envelope sent registered from London to Philadelphia bearing Postal Fiscal 1860-67 1d. (5) with ''STOKE NEWINGTON'' c.d.s's, attractive. Photo.

Price Realised £300


2193

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1907 (May 22nd) 3d. envelope sent from London to Vienna with 1864-79 1d. plate 127 DH, 1880-81 1d. CJ and 1902-10 1d. (2) and 21/2d., most unusual. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2194

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1910 (Sept. 24th) large envelope sent registered from bavaria to London with Bavaria 40pf yellow vertical pair tied by ''LANDAU PFALZI'' c.d.s's, redirected from London to Berlin with 1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d. and 9d. paying postage and registration, most attractive. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2195

 

Sale number: 45

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1918 (June 14th) registered and insured envelope from Hatton Garden, London, to Bienne, Switzerland, endorsed 'Insured for four hundred pounds', the maximum value insurable, franked at 6s.01/2d. being 5s.10d. insurance plus 21/2d. postage, with 1915–18 De La Rue 5s. pale carmine (worn plate) and 1912–24 9d. agate, subject to routine censor examination of commercial mail, resealed by OBC labels and a total of six small round ''PC'' (Postal Censor) wax seals. Rare. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


156

 

Sale number: 49

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1852 (Jan.) 1d. pink envelope endorsed at top ''Registered'', sent from Manchester to London, uprated by 1841 2d. blue plate 4 GG-GI strip of three with inverted watermark, GI cut into at right, otherwise large to enormous margins, rare and most unusual. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


157

 

Sale number: 49

Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1853 (Aug. 24th) printed Notice of Objection entire from Brighton to Eastbourne, the 3d. rate being paid by very fine large margined 1852-53 alphabet II 1d. plate 166 1d. EH and 2d. plate 4 DI tied by superb ''132'' numerals, an exceptional example. Two copies of the Notice were taken to the Post Office, one handstamped and retained by the sender, the other sent by post to the person about whom the objection was made. The 3d. fee was made up of 1d. postage and 2d. registration and was often paid in cash rather than by the use of adhesives. Photo.

Price Realised £550