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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1793 (December 8th) fascinating entire letter from a soldier (Peter Macleod) at Vale Castle Guernsey, to his father at Tain, rated '1/1' and carried by private ship from Guernsey to Lymington where the very scarce ''LIMINGTON/SHIP LRE'' handstamp (Robertson S1) was applied, a very fine item. Photo. The soldier was part of reinforcements sent to the Channel Islands in response to the threat of a French invasion 'We sailed from Spithead...we were surprised to find ourselves close to Cherbourg..the National flag was hoisted and some guns fired at us but no damage was done...A detachment from each regiment has been landed..I was surprised to find the 78th regiment in town...The Royalists have of late had great advantages over the Republicans near St. Malo and have taken Rennes...I am of the opinion we were intended to be merely a Channel army incase the Jacobins would put in execution those threats respecting invasion...It is shocking to think how many we shall have lost on that account.' Price Realised £1050 |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1795 (March 12th) cover to Guernsey, franked by Paul le Mesurier M.P. and with red ''FREE/MR/12/95/P'' (L776e), an illegal use to Guernsey. The Guernsey Postmistress, Ann Watson, charged all incoming letters a fee, The Post Office allowed this and paid her a reduced salary in consequence. She appears to have charged franked letters 2d. from 1794 until 1815, and a 1d. from then until 1830 when the practice was stopped upon the establishment of a Penny Post. Also included is a postage account for Thomas de Sausmarez (the recipient of this letter) detailing charges totalling 17s.2d. between February 16th and April 5th 1795 including 2d. for this letter on March 16th, endorsed 'Recd the above in full Aptil 9 1795 for my mother, Nichs Watson'. Most unusual and rare. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1802 (August 14th) entire letter from Guernsey to Fife, endorsed 'Soldiers Letter', paid at the soldiers concessionary rate of 1d. as indicated by manuscript 'P1' and countersigned, fine concave ''GUERNSEY'' (GC2) at upper right. Rare, very few 1d. concession rate letters are recorded from Guernsey. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1805 (Nov. 23rd) entire letter from Barcelona to Guernsey with two chisel cut and disinfection staining, rated '2/5' and with a slightly overinked strike of the circular ''FALMOUTH PACKT•LRE'' in black (Robertson P1), a rare disinfected mail item to the Channel Islands. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1811 (July 31st) Guernsey Militia entire letter from Col. T. Saumarez, Quarter Master General Office, to the Constable of St. Saviours Parish, requesting mail carts to convey the baggage of the 35th regiment to De Lancey Barracks, inscribed 'On Service' at upper right and carried without charge, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1827 (Dec. 27th) disallowed Franking Privilege entire letter from Col. Lushington at Est India House to Guernsey, signed but not allowed to pass postage free, the inspector raising a charge of '1/1' in manuscript and with a fine strike of the inspector's star in red. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1831 (Oct. 25th) wrapper from Rotterdam to Guernsey, Rotterdam was an infected port at this time and mail from there had to be fumigated, this letter was dealt with at Standgate Creek on the river Medway and has the us three 3/4'' chisel cuts, rated '1/9' and with ''RTTERDAM/25/OCT.'' c.d.s. on front, step type ''SHIP LETTER/ROCHESTER'' (part missing due to removal of seal) on reverse. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1831 (Dec. 31st) Two-penny Post entire letter from St. Martins to Catel, bearing manuscript '2' in black and ''GUERNSEY/DE 31/1831'' circular datestamp on front, fine clean cover, very scarce. Photo. A note in the Guernsey Comet of May 1830 stated 'We understand, that by a new Regulation at our Post Office, leetrs put inti the letter-box, addressed to persons residing in any part of the Island, are to be forwarded by the Post-Master, the same dat, to their respective addresses, for which the Carriers are to receive two pence. This will be an accommodation in part, and in part only, for letters to be answered, unless there be Two-penny Post Offices in the Country where they may be deposited, must be brought into town by the writers themselves or their servants.' Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1838 (February 5th) local Penny Post entire letter bearing manuscript '1' in black and ''GUERNSEY/FE 5/1838'' circular datestamp on front, part of one flap missing but fine and very scarce. Photo. Note: No Receiving House numbered stamps or Penny Post handstamps have been discovered and it is possible that none were employed. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1839 (Dec. 30th) Uniform Fourpenny Post cover from Guernsey to London with fine manuscript '4' in black on front and neat ''GUERNSEY/DE 30/1839 circular datestamp on reverse, clean neat item. Rare, less than ten items of mail are known from the Channel Islands during the Uniform Fourpenny Post period. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1841 (May 4th) large part cover from Guernsey to London, endorsed 'Per private Steamer via Southampton' and bearing 1841 1d. red-brown 'black' plate 8 IK with good margins in places, placed at upper left and tied by black Maltese Cross, very fine ''GUERNSEY/MY 4/1841'' double arc c.d.s. and ''SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP-LETTER'' on reverse, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1842 (June 15th) entire letter from Torquay to Guernsey per private steamer ('de Havilland' correspondence), endorsed 'via Steamer, Sir Francis Drake, Plymouth, bearing 1841 1d. MA (cut into and crossed by filing fold) tied by black Maltese Cross, ''TORQUAY/JU 15/1842'' c.d.s. on front, backstamped ''PLYMOUTH/JU 16/1842'' and ''GUERNSEY/JU 17/1842'' c.d.s's. A clean and rare item. Photo. The Paddle Steamer Francis Drake ran a summer service between Plymouth and the Channel Islands. She left Stonehouse Pool at 4.30pm every Thursday afternoon, arriving in Guernsey the next morning and then going on to Jersey. She left Jersey at noon and Guernsey at 5pm every Friday on the return journey. It is not known how long she was allowed to carry mail, possibly until the Post Office packet service was transferred from Weymouth to Southampton. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1842 (July 25th) entire letter from Torquay to Guernsey per private steamer ('de Havilland' correspondence), endorsed 'via private steamer, Southampton', bearing 1841 1d. red-brown plate 21 RH with full margins except just touched at upper right, tied by black Maltese Cross, ''TORQUAY/JY 25/1842'' c.d.s. on front and ''GUERNSEY/JY 28/1842'' arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Very rare, mail from the West Country could be routed via Southampton without going to London. Only two items of mail are known at present which followed this route. In both cases they were not stamped in Southampton but on arrival in the Islands. Photo. The long letter makes mention of Waghorn's passenger route. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1842 (Oct. 5th) envelope from Guernsey to Brighton, endorsed 'via Southampton ppd' with manuscript '1' on front, backstamped ''GUERNSEY/OC 5/1842'' double arc c.d.s., ''SHIP LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON'' and Brighton arrival c.d.s. on reverse, unusually the front bears the oval ''PAID SHIP LETTER/OC 7/1842'' datestamp and tombstone ''N/PAID/7 OC 7/1842'' in red. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1842 (Oct. 21st) envelope from Guernsey to Sandhurst bearing fine full margined 1841 1d. red-brown plate 25 DD tied by an upright strike of the Guernsey Maltese Cross, endorsed 'Private Steamer/via Southampton' but this crossed out and it would appear that the letter went via Weymouth as no Southampton Ship Letter was applied, ''GUERNSEY/OC 21/1842'' double arc c.d.s. on reverse. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1844 (Jan. 18th) entire letter from Newcastle on Tyne to Guernsey, endorsed 'p private Steamer to Southampton' (in error for 'from Southampton') bearing fine full margined 1841 1d. red-brown plate 36 RG and with oval ''PAID SHIP LETTER/19 JA 19/1844'' datestamp in red on front, backstamped at Newcastle, London and Guernsey. The entire a little crumpled, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1845 (July 15th) entire letter from Guernsey to London redirected to Colchester, bearing cut into 1841 1d. tied by fine ''324'' Guernsey numeral, endorsed 'Via Southampton' and appears to have been sent 'officially' via private steamer as it shows ''SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP LETTER'' in blue on reverse. It was allowed at the 1d. rate and indicates that the previously allowed routing per private steamer did not end immediately after the Government awarded the contract for the Channel Island mail service to The South Western Steam Packet Co. in April 1845, the packet service operated three return trips to the Islands each week in 1845, so there were still opportunities to use the private steamers on the other days. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1851 (August 25th) clean and neat mourning envelope from Guernsey to London bearing fine full margined 1841 1d. red-brown plate 106 MH with ''324'' numeral, backstamped at Guernsey (25th) and London (26th). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1863 (June 22nd) 4d. rate cover by direct route from Guernsey to St. Malo bearing 1862-64 4d. plate 3 TD tied by ''GUERNSEY'' first type duplex, oval framed ''PD'' in black and ''ILES-C/ST. MALO'' c.d.s. in red on front, some gum staining around adhesive. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
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| Sale number: 54 Guernsey: 1863 (July 13th) envelope from Guernsey to Caen, sent at 4d. rate via London with 1857-63 LC14 1d. plate 55 TI-TL strip of four tied by light neat first type ''GUERNSEY'' duplexes, backstamped at London and Caen, ''CALAIS'' c.d.s. and red circular framed ''PD'' on front, neat and attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
