734

Sale number: 24

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1869 (June 24th) entire from London to Paris via Calais, bearing 1858–76 2d. plate 12 BB, 1867–80 3d. plate 5 KB and LB paying 8d. postage and 1864–79 1d. DK (corner perf. fault) paying late fee, 1872 (July 31st) entire from London to Paris bearing 1864–79 1d. plate 156 GF and 1865–67 4d. plate 12 LE paying 3d. postage and 2d. late fee, showing boxed ''L1'' and ''L2'' late fee handstamps in red respectively, an attractive pair.

Price Realised £170

257

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1865 (May 25th) cover from London to New York bearing 1864–79 1d. plate 104 II and 1865–67 watermark emblems 9d. plate 4 OI paying 6d. postage and 4d. late fee, and showing a fine light strike of the rare boxed ''L4'' late fee handstamp in red crossed by filing fold. Photo.

Price Realised £580

258

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1869 (July 7th and 10th) covers from the same correspondence from London to Turin, each bearing two strip of three 1864–79 1d. plate 74 paying 4d. postage and 2d. late fee, the former with boxed ''L2'' in red and circular ''TOO-LATE/G.P.O.'' in black, latter with boxed ''L1'' in red, an attractive pair. Photo.

Price Realised £170

259

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1869 (Sept 1st) entire letter from London to Veyrieres 1865–67 4d. plate 11LD paying postage and 1864–79 1d. plate 111 OD late fee and showing boxed ''L1'' in red, and 1871 (May 30th) entire letter from London to Montpellier with 1867–80 3d. plate 6 NJ paying postage and 1858–76 2d. plate 13 HE late fee, boxed ''L2'' handstamp in red, the 2d. additionally tied by oval framed ''PD'' in red, attractive.

Price Realised £110

260

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1870–71 selection of late fee covers (4) from London to Italy, comprising 1870 (April 5th) cover to Messina bearing 1867–80 1s. plate 4 and 1864–79 1d. and with boxed ''L1'' h.s., and three with boxed ''L2'' in red, all bearing 1867–80 6d., one with additional 1858–76 2d. and the other two 1864–79 1d.

Price Realised UNSOLD

261

Sale number: 32

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1874 (Oct. 14th) entire letter from London to Naples bearing 1858–76 2d. plate 14 GD, 1864–79 1d. plate 138 LE and 1865–67 4d. plate 13 NB, paying 6d. postage + 1d. late fee and showing boxed ''L1'' handstamp in red, a most attractive three colour combination. Photo.

Price Realised £140

146

Sale number: 49

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1854 (Jan. 26th) envelope from London to Congleton bearing seven overlapping 1852–53 alphabet II 1ds. paying 1d. postage and 6d. late fee, cancelled indistinct Euston Square Station ''964'' numerals and backstamped superb ''EUSTON-SQUARE/STATION/JA 26/1854'' and fair''CONGLETON'' arrival c.d.s. in blue, some imerfections but a good example of this scarce service. Photo.

Price Realised £360

2097

Sale number: 53

Postal History and Covers: Late Fees: 1869 (July 20th) cover from London to Noway bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 118 CH and 1867-80 watermark spray 9d. straw plate 4 DH, cancelled London ''26'' in barred oval and with a superb strike of the very rare boxed ''L4'' handstamp in red below together with equally fine strikes of large ''4d.'' and oval framed ''PD'' also in red on front, an exceptionally clean cover, probably the finest of the L4s. Photo.

Price Realised £1700