Number of results: 64
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in two albums and loose, incl. a range of pre-stamp and stampless covers, Penny Posts, 1857-59 three covers to India, both bearing 1856-58 1d., 2d. and 1855-57 6d., 1883 or 84 5d. (3 used on separate covers), 6d. and 1s. on 1886 2d. registered envelope, etc. (few 100's) Price Realised £850 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A collection of surface printed covers in an album, incl. 1862 cover to Mexico bearing 1855-57 1s. (2) and 1862-64 3d. RL, 1865 envelope to U.S.A., bearing 1862-64 4d. IE, IF and ID, 1862 envelope to India bearing 1862-64 9d. RG, etc. (37 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in sixteen cover albums, incl. range of pre-stamp and stampless covers, 1860 entire bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 106 OJ-OK tied by Azemar machine cancellation Whitney type 10/9, Q.E.II f.d.c's, strike mail, etc. (100's) Price Realised £700 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. to Q.E.II selection of covers and cards, incl. 1872 envelope to Egypt bearing 1865-67 4d. plate 12 LJ-LK pair, postal stationery, military mail, etc. (195 items) Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. to Q.E.II selection of covers and cards, incl. range of surface printed covers to Australia, postal stationery, etc. (210 items) Price Realised £300 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. to K.G.VI selection of cover and cards in two albums, incl. 1840 1d. black plates 1b JF on 1840 (Oct.) part cover, VI EG on 1840 (Dec) cover, VIII FL on 1840 (Dec) entire, 2d. blue plate 1 LB on 1841 (Jan.) entire, IH on 1841 (Oct.) cover, 1880-81 5d. indigo on 1883 cover to Paris, postal stationery, etc. (129 items) Price Realised £680 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. collection of covers and cards in an album, incl. overseas destinations with Cape of Good Hope, Hungary, Italy, etc. (25 items) Price Realised £320 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A mainly Q.V. accumulation, incl. pre-stamp and stampless covers, 1840 1d. Mulready envelope A176 used 1841, etc. (110 items) Price Realised £270 |
82
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A mainly Q.V. accumulation, incl. pre-stamp and stampless covers, etc. (143 items) Price Realised £320 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: A mainly Q.V. selection of covers, incl. overseas destinations with 1866 cover to Greece bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 86 BF, 1865-67 4d. plate 7 NK and 6d. plate 5 TC (corner fault), postal stationery, etc. (19 items) Price Realised £170 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1459 (July 22nd) letter in Italian (transcription and translation included) from Antonio da Batano in London to Giovanni & Anguiolo Baldesi in Venice with Merchants Guild Mark, a superb and extremely early example of this form of mark showing the identity of the sender using the Merchant Post. A most important exhibition item, one of the earliest examples of a letter carried by the 'Merchant Strangers Post'. See England's Postal History by Willcocks - 'it is interesting to note that only about one in fifty seems to be from London'. Photo. Price Realised £1600 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1617 (circa) small local Norfolk entire from Thomas Holland at Quidenham to his sister Lady Bell at Thorpe, privately carried. Interesting letter concerning his immediate journey to ''consumate'' a marriage, scarce early item. Photo Price Realised £250 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1642 Civil War, letter written in French from the Countess of Derby to Mousieur le Prince Rupert, showing original black seal and silk ties attached. The Earl of Derby was captured after the battle of Worcester and was executed at Bolton. Prince Rupert was the son of Frederick V, he commanded the Cavaliers for Charles I in the civil war. Photo Price Realised £480 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1662 entire from Dublin to London, bearing on reverse a superb ''IA/3'' Bishopmark, scarce. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1669 (Aug. 20th) entire from Hull to London, with manuscript ''3'' and bearing on reverse a good ''AV/20'' Bishopmark. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1670-76 (circa) cover from London to Taunton, rated 'Post pd 3d' in manuscript, the reverse with fine light strike of the black circular ''off/5'', and ''NO/25'' Bishopmark, rare. Photo Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1683 (Sept 3rd) Newspaper ''The London Gazette'' detailing the King's Royal Proclamation, banning the private carriage of ''Letters and Paquets'', the contents include ''several Persons for their private Lucre have lately practised, and do still continue in a secret and most unlawful manner to make a general Collection of Letters, and to give them Conveyance and Delivery for Hire, without any Authority from the Post-Master General''. A fine and important Royal proclamation, also ''The London Gazette'' of January 25th. 1763 with details of an anonymous and threatening letter sent through the post. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1684-1797 selection of covers in a folder, incl. 1684 entire from London to Edinburgh bearing on reverse circular ''IA/15'' Bishopmark, 1715 entire from London to Wotton under Edge bearing on reverse ''30/IV'' Bishopmark, 1772 entire to Edinburgh, bearing on reverse two line ''St AND-/REWS'', etc. (30 items) Price Realised £450 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1688 (May 21st) entire letter used within London with a fine strike of the scarce Westminister Office ''PAYD/PENY/POST/W/TH'' (Willcock 140a) partly overlapped by small circular datestamp, scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1723 (May 4th) entire from Edinburgh to London, bearing on reverse a fine small ''MY/4'' in red and ''10/MA'' in black Bishopmarks. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1728-1861 selection of covers on leaves, incl. 1728 entire to London bearing small two line ''HERE/FORD'', 1812 entire to London bearing scroll type ''GUERNSEY'', 1821 entire to London with scroll type ''JERSEY'', etc. (24 items) Price Realised £480 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1742-87, four covers with London Penny Post 'Dockwra' markings, with General Office Willcocks no. 121b, Southwark no. 135, Westminister no. 142 (2), fair to fine. Price Realised £300 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1788-1834 selection of covers, incl. mileage marks, Penny Posts, etc. (21 items) Price Realised £320 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1806-39 selection of ''Paid'' markings, incl. Bristol 1806 blue circular framed ''7/P P/P'', Manchester 1819 red circular framed ''Manr/PAID'', etc. (18 items) Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1812 (July 15th) entire from France to a French Prisoner of War on board the Canada at Chatham, with scarce framed oval ''TRANSPORT-OFFICE/ Crown/G.R/PRISONERS OF WAR''. Photo Price Realised £550 |
99
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1819 entire to Taunton with a good strike if the two line ''TAUNTON/5 Clause Post'', scarce. Photo Price Realised £210 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1824-52 a small selection, comprising 1825 (Sept. 17th) entire letter from Gordonston to London, written by the nine year old Alexander G. Cumming (later Sir Alexander Penrose Godon-Cumming), 1838 (March 26th) entire letter from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to London, the letter is a begging letter from a lady in distress to her uncle, 1839 (Oct. 28th) entire letter from Birmingham to Coventry, bearing red framed ''PAID/AT/BIRMINGHAM'', interesting contents from a person seeking employment, also 1852 large part of printed ''Order of Hearing'' for an insolvent debtor addressed to Glasgow bearing 1841 1d. red-brown. Photo Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1828 unusual printed ''FRANKS Wanted by Miss THRING. September, 1828'' endorsed on reverse ''pray give one of these and any Peer or M.P.''. This item demonstrates the determination and enterprise by the member of the public to collect ''Free'' franks. Photo. Price Realised £90 |
102
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1837 (Feb. 2nd) entire letter from Brighton to Suffolk, with the contents in ''Mirror writing'' and endorsed ''Read thru the back of the Paper''. Brighton double ring datestamp and red arrival mark on reverse, unusual. Photo Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1840 (Dec. 25th) a Post Office Christmas Greetings entire letter, printed contents from ''The Clerks of the Liverpool Post Office'', originally enclosing a circular about the P.O. opening times, bearing red oval framed ''Paid 1''. Price Realised £50 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1843 (Oct. 12th) entire letter from Battle to Rye, bearing a superb ''PAID/1'' in red (stated to be the only recorded example). Photo Price Realised £520 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1860-76 group of 4d. covers, incl. 1855-57 4d. (2), two registered, etc., fair to fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1867-82 group of 3d. rose covers, comprising 1867-80 plates 4 (closed tear), 5, 6, 9, 1873-80 plates 11, 12, 14, 17 and 1880-83 plate 21, varieties of destinations, fair to fine. Price Realised £70 |
107
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1877-83 group of 21/d. covers, all used from London, varied condition. (7 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
108
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1883 advertising envelope with a fine advert for J.D. Russell stamp dealer in Birmingham depicting a Japanese stamp, franked by 1881 1d. lilac, fine. Photo Price Realised £100 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1929 (July 31st) envelope registered from Birkenhead to Bristol, franked by 1929 P.U.C. 1d. (2) and 21/2d. with the rare ''ARROWE PK CAMP/WIRRAL CHES'' datestamps of the Boy Scout World Jamboree, fine. Photo Price Realised £1450 |
110
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1936 large commercial envelope, registered from Glasgow to Brazil via France, bearing 1934 re-engraved set and 3d., few imperfections, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: 1936 (Aug. 7th) envelope endorsed ''West Country Scout Jamboree 1936'' bearing K.G.V 1/2d. and 1d., tied by ''MOUNT EDGECUMBE CAMP'' c.d.s's, fine and scarce. Photo Price Realised £550 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax: 1817-38 a collection of covers in an album, incl. Bristol, Carlisle, Exeter, Falmouth, etc. (32 items) Price Realised £580 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Bishopmarks: I685-1801 a collection of covers in an album, incl. 1685 (April 9th) entire from Bath to London with fine ''AP/9'', 1685 (Aug. 17th) cover from Wells to London with fine ''AV/17'', 1738 entire addressed to Bridges's Coffee House with fine ''AV/26'', some receivers marks, etc. (23 items) Price Realised £450 |
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| Sale number: 80 Crimean War: 1855 (June 9th) envelope to England, franked by 1854-57 1d. LA-LC strip cancelled by London District barred oval ''12'', on reverse has unframed ''POST OFFICE/B/BRITISH ARMY'' c.d.s., slightly soiled, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Derbyshire: A Q.V. to Q.E.II selection of covers and cards all with Alfreton marks incl. 1827 entire letter with ''HADDINGTON/PENNY POST'' and Alfreton mileage mark, 1838 and 1840 circular datestamps incl. May 7th 1840, range of 1d. covers with ''6'' numeral or duplex cancellations of Alfreton, squared circles, later c.d.s's, 1902 Parcel Post label, etc. (31 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Free's:A 1749-1839 collection of covers in an album, incl. 1949 cover from Elphin to Dublin with small unframed ''FREE'', 1765 entire from Ayr to London with red circular framed ''FREE'', 1779 cover from Dublin to Ballymena bearing circular framed ''FREE/D'' in magenta, 1799 cover from Edinburgh to London with ''FREE'' above c.d.s. in red, 1799 two covers with Crowned ''FREE'' datestamps in red, 1810 entire to Dublin with good red ''Mermaid'' datestamp, etc. (35 items) Price Realised £600 |
117
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Halifax: 1783-46 selection of six covers, incl. straight line and milage marks. Price Realised £60 |
118
| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Inspector's Crown: 1690-1838 selection of covers, incl. 1690 to London bearing a fine Willcocks n. 290, 1707 entire to London with a fine no. 291, 1838 cover from Dundalk to Glasgow bearing the scarce ''V Crown R'' no. S336, etc. (10 items) Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Ireland: 1827 cover to Dublin. bearing red boxed ''B/PAID/2 FE 2/1827'', and the only recorded example of the three line ''POST PAID/RAMELTON/123'' in blue. Photo Price Realised £380 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Ireland: 1842 (July 2nd) entire letter from Londonderry to Blackwater Town, bearing 1841 1d. red-brown, tied by sealing wax and with a black Maltese Cross applied over the stamp and wax, on reverse has red ''6E/JY 2/42'' and scarce black diamond ''FROM/7. to 8./P.M.'', an extraordinary and spectacular rarity. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Ireland: 1844 (May 23rd) entire letter to France, bearing the extremely rare boxed ''PAID at DERRY/BRITISH/FOREIGN'' with manuscript ''5'' and ''5'', one of only two recorded examples. Photo. Price Realised £1250 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: A 1758-1940 comprehensive collection of covers, incl. 1758 entire to Shrewbury with two line ''LEVER/POOL'' (LL 20), mileage marks, Paids, Penny Posts, handstruck ''1's'', Inspectors marks, Spoons, Sub and Country offices, Maritime mail via Liverpool, etc. (375 items) Price Realised £1700 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: London: 1780-1846 a collection of covers in an album, incl. 1794 and 1795 entires with circular framed ''W'' one in red, 1797 cover from London bearing unframed ''Penny Poft/Not Paid'', 1794 cover to London bearing octagonal ''POST/PAID'' datestamp in magenta, 1836 cover to Doctors Commons with circular framed ''R.L'', etc. (39 items) Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: London: 1795 (March 5th) entire addressed to the ''Foundling Hospital Lamb's Conduit Fields'' bearing unframed ''WANDSH/1'' (Wandsworth) and a large handstruck ''2'' (the only recorded example), fine. Photo Price Realised £450 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Newspapers: 1680-82 William Dockwra's original London Penny Post, an important collection of twenty early newspapers between 24th March 1680 and 28th June 1682, comprising nine different titles, ''Mercurius Civicus'' (7), ''True Domestick Intelligence'', ''Smith's Current Intelligence'' (2), ''The Protestant (Domestick) Intelligence'', ''The Impartial Protestant Mercury'' (2), ''The Loyal Protestant and True Domestick Intelligence'' (2), ''Mercurius Anglicus'' and ''The True Protestant Mercury'' (4), all relating Dockwra's Original London Penny Post, chiefly fine. Photo Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Official Mail: 1880-1905 selection of covers with O.H.M.S. 1d. lilac I.R. Official (6), Royal Courts of Justice in red, blue, violet (6), etc. (14 items) Price Realised £35 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Registered mail: A K.G.VI collection of Inland registration, written-up on leaves, incl. a study of the rates, etc. (51 items) Price Realised £290 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Registered mail: A Q.E.II collection of Inland registration, written-up on leaves, incl. a study of the rates, some instructional marks, etc. (55 items) Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Rowland Hill: 1871 (Feb. 7th) a two page letter on crested mourning ''HAMPSTEAD N.W.'' paper, written by the wife of Rowland Hill and signed by him, asking Mr De La Pryme to vote for Mr. Underwood at the Reform Club. Photo Price Realised £300 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Scotland: 1777-1937 collection of covers in an album, incl. 1777 cover to New Town with large unframed circular ''E.PENNY POST NOT PAID'', 1807 cover to London bearing fancy ''POST/PAID'' in red, mileage marks, Penny Post, etc. (43 items) Price Realised £720 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Telegraph Forms: 1863-88 group of private (5) and Post Office forms (9), used to and from Biggleswade, interesting contents. Price Realised £55 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1816 Regency valentine with entire letter and hand drawn valentine depicting hearts, flowers doves and a shrine, 1817 (circa) Regency love letter from Old Broad Street to Woodford, 1839 (circa) printed engraving by Perkins Bacon depicting ''BELINDA'' holding a letter. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1863 ''Ring'' valentine by Wood, silvered paper, floral garland with gilt metal ring, printed verse and manuscript ''Your faithful Tom'', first enclosed in embossed envelope and then in a plain envelope bearing 1856-58 1d. tied by Kingston duplex, unusual and charming. Photo Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1864 Jonathan King envelope, addressed to Dr. Wills in Glasgow, bearing appliqué flowers and foliage with brass ring delivered by a dove, together with lace enclosure depicting prospective hand, bearing 1856-58 1d. tied by Glasgow ''159'' duplex, spectacular and one of the finest valentines in existence. Ex the Tony Alcock collection, and illustrated in colour in ''The Valentine & Its Origins'' by Frank Staff. Photo. Price Realised £2500 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1864 (Feb. 13th) miniature embossed envelope used locally in Midhurst, bearing 1856-58 1d., unusual enclosure in the form of an imitation pair of gloves, inscribed ''ALL THINGS ARE MADE IN PAIRS, THE LIONS FIERCE AND TIMID HARES, EVEN SUCH A SIMPLE THINGS AS GLOVES, THEN WHY NOT WE PAIR LIKE DOVES'', very rare. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Valentines:1878 (Feb. 13th) ''Fact and Fiction illustrated'' envelope, decorated with silhouettes of cherubs and doves with enclosure and inscription ''Here you be-hold flirting with many/And here in after life you see her without any'', bearing 1856-58 1d., tied by Windsor duplex, most attractive, believed to be the only recorded example. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 80 Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1878 Joseph Hansell's pictorial valentine, the envelope depicting a country scene with church by night, the enclosure being a multi-folding novelty valentine with the Man in the Moon in his four phases, when each face is lifted a different phase in the transition from loving devotion to marital strife is revealed. Believed to be the only recorded example. Photo Price Realised £650 |
