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Postal History and Covers: A selection of mainly surface printed issues, incl. 1856 envelope to New York, bearing 1847-54 1s. (cut to shape), 1859 cover from Manchester to Tunis, franked by 1855-57 6d. and 1s., 1865 cover to Danzig, franked by 1864-79 1d. plate 78 MA, and 1865-67 6d. plate 5 SB, 1866 cover to Germany, franked by 1858-69 2d. plate 9 DL, 1865-67 4d. plate 7 AA, 6d. plate 5, etc. (41 items) £800 - £1000 |
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Postal History and Covers: a Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation of covers and cards, incl. pre-stamp and stampless covers, 1840 (July 31) cover franked 1840 1d. black, 1860 entire to Spain, bearing 1855-57 6d. (2), 1861 cover to Argentine, bearing 1855-57 1s., 1862 cover to Germany, bearing 1862-64 3d. EK-EL pair, 1883 cover to New Zealand, franked by 1880-83 6d. BC-BD, military mail, airmails, etc. (few 100's) £800 - £1000 |
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Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation, incl. 1840 Mulready 1d. lettersheet A230 unused with ''A Topographical History of Surrey'' advert inside, 1d. lettersheet used 1840 (May 16), Southgate Envelope no. 4 unused, good range of postal stationery, etc. (100's) £250 - £300 |
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Postal History and Covers: A Q.V. selection of imperforate and perforated 1d. values, mainly used on covers, incl. blue cancels, 1843 cover and part cover, both with distinctive Norwich Cross, etc. (11 items) £250 - £300 |
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A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation of covers and cards in varied condition in two binders and loose with unused and used postal Stationery, W.W.II censored mail, 1923 Canadian 5c. stationery letter to U.K. with G.B. 11/2d.postage due, etc. (few 100's) £150 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: K.G.V to early Q.E.II, a group of mainly WWI and WWII censored covers, incl. various censor handstamps and cachets, also Hopital Temporaire, ''RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED'', etc., slightly mixed condition. (32) £150 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: A selection of mainly Q.V. to K.E.VII registered covers, incl. postal stationery, Inland Revenue, O.H.M.S. covers, pre-stamp, etc., slightly mixed. (21) £120 - £150 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1810-1996, a collection of mainly covers and cards in five folders, incl. 1840 (May 28) envelope from Bury St. Edmunds to London, bearing 1d. black GC, 1861 cover to Italy, bearing 1856-58 1d. ML, 1855-57 4d. and 6d., Exhibitions, Army Camps, Censored mail, Instructional markings, squared circles, p.p.c's, etc. (492 items) £300 - £400 |
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Postal History and Covers: A group of covers comprising 1825 printed O.H.M.S. ''Secretary of/State's Office'' covers (2, one with letter), 1864 (Nov. 18) envelope to London, with Palmerston's signature during his office as Prime Minister, 1886 (Jan. 25) OHMS cover to Brazil bearing 1884 4d. tied London hooded cancellation and Rio de Janeiro arrival mark, sent by diplomatic bag, with manuscript ''Foreign Office/Jan.25, 1886'', 1894 (Mar. 3) Home Office, Whitehall envelope signed by W.E. Gladstone, with personal letter, 1902 (Oct. 17) cover to London with oval Privy Purse cachet in violet, 1936 (July 20) mourning envelope to Devon with unlisted double oval Privy Purse cachet in violet, and 1957 (Jan. 1) registered cover to Coutts and Co., personally addressed and signed by the Queen Mother, slightly mixed condition. (7) £150 - £200 |
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Line Engraved: 1841 to 1845, a group of four covers comprising 1845 (Jan. 29) envelope to Ashburton bearing 1841 1d. red-brown plate 46 JE (cut into at left), tied by fine ''621'' barred oval of Plympton (Parmenter rarity ''G'') with matching datestamp below, 1841 (Aug. 7) cover (no side flaps) bearing 1841 1d. red-brown plate 12 BB state II (S.G. Spec. BS1f), used within London, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Cross, 1842 (Jan. 21) wrapper to Lynn bearing 1841 1d. red-brown plate 16 JE (S.G. Spec. BS5ts) with very close to small margins, cancelled by a fair strike of the distinctive Norwich Maltese Cross, and 1857-63 die II, alphabet III, LC14 on white paper 1d. rose-red CG, fine used on envelope from Kippen to Glasgow, tied by ''208'' Scottish numeral of Kippen, fine. (4) £250 - £300 |
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Postal History and Covers: A selection of covers, 1861 to 1868, incl. 1861 entire from Dundee to U.S.A., bearing 1855-57 1s., 1862 from London to Sicily, bearing 1855-57 6d., 1863 entire from Cardiff to Italy, bearing 1862-64 6d. RD, etc. (10 items) £150 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1862 to 1874, a correspondence addressed to Otago, New Zealand from Wellington, Somerset with 6d. and 9d. rates, registered 6d. + 10d. rate (stuck to card), and from Torquay 9d. rate (3) incl. 9d. plate 4, attractive. (6) £250 - £300 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1896-97 correspondence to a Captain Arthur Mostyn Field (later Sir),including items addressed to Fiji (ten plus a front), Hawaii (4), Naples, New Zealand (3), New South Wales (3 and one with 1891-97 1d. and 4d. postage dues), Tasmania (3), Tonga and a few later, mixed condition, also some loose stamps. £150 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1872 to 1892, a group of five printed matter items with LONDON surcharge and/or instructional markings, incl. ''CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS/SW'' and ''Of the nature.of a Letter/S.W.'', inspectors marks, etc. £70 - £80 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1600 merchants entire from Amsterdam to Bartholomew Corsini in London, fine. Photo. £100 - £120 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1681 (Jan. 28) entire letter to Nottingham, showing manuscript ''3'' and on reverse ''IA/28'' Bishopmark in black. Photo. £70 - £80 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1693 (June 18) entire headed ''Camp at Park Abby'', to London, bearing manuscript ''8'' rate mark, on reverse has faint Bishopmark, interesting contents ''Last night the enemy fired 70 pieces of cannon 3 times and 3 rounds of small shottforjoy of taking Rosa in Cattallonia'', from the War of ''Grand Alliance''. Photo. £250 - £300 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1709 (Dec. 5-6) page from the ''The London Gazette'', which includes an article, regarding the illegal ''Foot Post'' of Charles Povey, whose half-penny carriage handstamp is the rarest of all postmarks, with only one example recorded, held in the Public Record Office, fine and very rare. Photo. £300 - £400 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1720 (circa) entire letter from Cambridge to London with good strike of ''CAM/BRIDGE'' handstamp (recorded used between 1720-1724) and ''IY/25'' Bishop Mark (over flap). The Bishop Mark with month above day was used in the Foreign Branch and is therefore unusual to see it used on an inland letter. Photo. £300 - £350 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1758 (May) cover to Aberdeen, with superb strike of the rare ''MONTROSE/(QUATREFOIL)'' on reverse, rare and exceptional. Photo. £100 - £150 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1798 (Sept. 15) entire to Lancaster, with superb strike of boxed evening duty ""SEP/15/98"" Late Fee handstamp in black on reverse, with a light strike of the double ring evening duty free datestamp in red on front, attractive black seal on flap, a few minor imperfections and folds, rare. Photo. £180 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1841 Gloucestershire legal poster, sent Apr. 23rd from Dursley to Bristol, bearing 1840 2d. blue plate 1 PB (three margins) tied Maltese Cross in black, Bristol arrival on reverse, fine. £300 - £350 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1841 (June 18) entire from Rochford to London with ''1'' handstamp in black, then readdressed with 1840 1d. black plate 5 HG, four margins, tied by Maltese Cross in black, then turned and sent to Chelmsford bearing 1d. red-brown plate 13 AK, also tied by Maltese Cross in black, unusual. Photo. £1000 - £1200 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1842 (Sep. 10) 1d. pink postal stationery envelope to Tavistock, used with fine Exeter c.d.s., Tavistock arrival alongside. Photo. £200 - £250 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1844 (Dec. 30) entire bearing 1d. red plate 47 HK with ''E'' flaw, tied Maltese Cross in black, sent to Paris via Boulogne with various transits, possibly a unique late usage to a foreign country. Photo. £1000 - £1200 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1844 entire from Boulogne to Basingstoke, showing manuscript '1/3'' rate mark, red boxed ''M.B. (Mobile Box) with Basingstoke receiving datestamp at left with circular ''SHIP LETTER/(Crown/LONDON'' datestamp in red on reverse. Photo. £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1856 cover addressed to H.M.S. Hesper at Portsmouth, readdressed to Madeira, franked by 1854-57 1d. LC14 GJ, tied by London Inland numeral, showing boxed ''Returned for/1/10/Postage'' in red, with London, Devonport, Portsmouth and Plymouth datestamps on reverse. £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1856 envelope from Neath to Bordeaux bearing 4d. carmine (Spec. J48(2)) tied ''540'' numeral cancellation, various transits, fine. Photo. £60 - £70 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1864 (Apr. 2) entire from Birmingham to Mexico, bearing 1s. plate 1, endorsed ''via Nazaire per. French Packet'', with handstruck ''4'', peripheral toning, otherwise fine. Photo. £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1868 (May 18) entire from London to Turks Islands, bearing 1s. plate 4, with manuscript ''1'' alongside and endorsed ''Via St Thomas'', with Turks arrival on reverse, fine. Photo. £100 - £120 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1873 (Dec.) entire from Bordeaux to London, bearing oval framed ''NOT/FULLY ADDRESSED''. Photo. £100 - £120 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1876 (May 25) registered envelope to Torquay bearing 4d. plate 15 OA and 1864-79 1d. tied neat Bridgwater duplex, fine. Photo. £300 - £350 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1876 (Aug. 7) envelope from New York to Liverpool franked 5c., overstamped with Great Britain 21/2d. plate 4 HK rosy-mauve and redirected, various transits, stamps a little grubby, otherwise fine. Photo. £200 - £250 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1878 2d. stationery envelope, uprated 1870 1/2d., used Sep. 17 from Longton, Staffordshire to New York, some creasing and tearing, scarce. Photo. £400 - £450 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1937-52 K.G.VI collection of covers and cards on leaves, incl. Airmails, Slogans, 1949 U.P.U. set of illustrated f.d.c., P.O.W. cards (2) to Malaya and Thailand, unused stationery, range of picture postcards, also four earlier items and a range of stamps, etc. (87 items, 79 stamps) £150 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: 1944, two Prisoner of War postcards used from Walthamstow to Mr Moore in No. 1 Camp, Thailand, both with censor markings, one with crease, otherwise fine. Photo. £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: Bristol: 1839 (July 31) printed report for the Kennet and Avon Canal, used to Edinburgh, bearing on the front a fine strike of the rare handwritten ''1/2'' for toll charge in Scotland, with Marlborough and Edinburgh marks on the reverse. Photo. £200 - £250 |
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Postal History and Covers: Devon: Exeter: 1841 (Feb. 18) cover from Heavitree to Cullompton, bearing 1840 1d. black plate 1b BH, fine with good to large margins, tied by black Maltese Cross with Exeter datestamp below. S.G. AS5. Photo. £120 - £150 |
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Postal History and Covers: Devon: Exeter: 1844 (May 2) entire from Exeter to Taunton, bearing 1841 1d. red-brown BH (cut into at top), tied by ''285'' barred numeral, on reverse has Exeter and Taunton datestamps. Stated to be the earliest known date for the numeral cancellation of Exeter. Photo. £250 - £300 |
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Postal History and Covers: Devon: Exeter: Exeter to Bristol Cross Road Post: 1737 (Mar. 18) entire from Wiveliscombe via Taunton to Bath and London, bearing manuscript ''4'' rate mark, on reverse has a very fine straight line ''TAUNTON'' (Willcocks 744), scarce. Photo. £120 - £150 |
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Postal History and Covers: Devon: Okehampton: 1825 (Mar. 11) cover from Holsworthy to London with boxed ''No. 2'' receiving house, 1828 (July 19) entire from Hatherleigh to Exeter and readdressed to Barnstable with boxed ''No. 3'' receiving House, both with boxed ''Okehampton/5th Clause Post'' on reverse, and 1826 (July 8) entire from North Tawton to London, bearing boxed ''No. 4'' (twice), receiving house, on reverse has boxed ''Okehampton/Py. Post'', fine. RH 6305 225, RH 6305 230. Photo. £120 - £150 |
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Postal History and Covers: Frees: A collection of covers and fronts in two folders and on leaves, incl. 1692 cover addressed to ''To our very good Lord James Earle of Abdingdon, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Oxford'', on reverse a notation ''Privy Council letter to Ld Abdingdon Ld. Lieut.'', and ''MR/24'' Bishopmark, 1744 entire from Gloucester to London, endorsed ''Free Benj Bathurst'' with two line ''GLOU/CESTER'' and ''18/FE'' Bishopmark, circa 1764-66 part cover bearing first type ''FREE'' in red, 1782 and 1783 covers (2) from London to Edinburgh, both bearing circular framed ''FREE/E'' in red, 1824 cover from Bagshot to London, bearing Crowned circular ''FREE'', Instructional marks, etc. (201 items) £600 - £700 |
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Postal History and Covers: Kent: 1871 cover franked by 1867-80 3d. rose plate 5 JD, from Folkestone to a French Prisoner of War at Erfurt, Prussia, with central oval ''P-D'' of Dover, fine. Photo. £160 - £180 |
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Postal History and Covers: London: A collection of mainly covers in five folders, incl. 1840 (April) cover to Browns Hotel, bearing handstruck ''4'' (Wllcocks 626), good range of Paids, Receiving House marks, Time Stamps, Coffee Houses, Ship Letters with 1815 cover from Madeira, bearing on reverse ''POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER'' struck across flap, etc. (115 items) £600 - £800 |
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Postal History and Covers: London: 1673 to 1783, a collection of mainly covers in a folder, incl. 1693 cover to Soho, bearing on reverse ''MR/22'' Bishopmark, range of receivers' handstamps, 1783 entire from Margate to London, bearing circular framed ''POST/PAID'' and ''7/IV'' Bishopmark, etc. (30 items) £400 - £500 |
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Postal History and Covers: London: 1756 to 1790, a selection of 'Dockwra' marks on covers, incl. Southwark Office 1790 Willcocks type 354a, Temple Office 1769 cover bearing Willcocks type 357b, etc. (8 items) £300 - £400 |
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Postal History and Covers: London Twopenny Post: A collection in three folders, incl. 1801 cover from London to Aylesbury, bearing ''Penny Poft/Not Paid'' in red and black oval ''Covent Gd/Unpaid'', 1839 entire from Barnham, Kent to London, redirected to Romford, bearing boxed ''POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON'' in black, Time stamps, etc. (71 items) £250 - £300 |
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Postal History and Covers: Manchester: 1803 to 1827 covers (4) all with mileage marks, comprising Willcocks 58 (2), 61, 74, also 1804 cover from Liverpool to Dublin bearing Willcocks 63 mileage mark. £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: Newspaper branch, two covers with boxed ''Closed Contrary/to regulations/N.P.B.'', the first 1879 (Mar. 18) with manuscript surcharge and N.P.B. octagonal in red, and the second 1886 (July 1) with handstruck surcharge and circuar N.P.B in black, fine and unusual. Photo. £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: Norfolk: 1658 to 1843, a selection comprising 1658 Indenture regarding exchanging land, 1689/90 large indenture regarding a settlement with nine signatures and seals, 1694 large indenture with twelve signatures and seals, 1694 large indenture with part illuminated heading, with ten signatures and seals, 1709 large indenture regarding the settlement of an estate, 1748 (Jan. 14) entire from King's Lynn to Norwich via Thetford with 3 pence charge mark, on reverse has fair two line ''LYNN/REGIS'' (Willcock no. 237), 1753 (Aug. 26) entire from Swaffham with manuscript ''3'' charge mark, on reverse has faint two line ''SWAFF/HAM'' and fair straight line ''WELLS'', 1792 printed indenture regarding an apprentice at Tunstead and Happing with embossed 6d. tax stamp, 1802 printed indenture regarding an apprentice from the poor house in Smallborough, 1810 (Dec.) cover to London, bearing manuscript ''2oz'' and ''10/10'' rate mark (ten times the single rate), a fair strike of the rare oval ''Ship Lre/Crown/YARMOUTH'' (Willcocks 528), 1839 (Sept. 3) entire concerning the collection of debts by the executors to the estate of Charles Haward of Bungay (the letter was used six times being returned to the Solicitor concerned with the estate on three occasions, it is marked ''single'' to avoid being charged double), 1843 entire to Halesworth, bearing on reverse a blurred impression of the rare double lined ''Hether/Sett'' (Willcocks 188), 1843 (Dec. 13) cover to Saxmundham with straight line ''Hethersett'' (Willcocks 189) on reverse, etc., mixed condition, also four other covers comprising 1583 document regarding rents in the village of Billington, Bedfordshire, 1641 lease document to Sir Roger Palmer, Saxham Suffolk from Sir Henry Cross, 1652 document regarding Rents at Barnham, Suffolk and 1795 indenture with five signatures and seals. (17) £600 - £700 |
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Postal History and Covers: Norfolk: Downham Market: 1802 to 1893 selection of covers and cards on leaves, incl. East Harling, Thetford (4), etc. (14 items) £70 - £90 |
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Postal History and Covers: Norfolk: Kings Lynn: 1821 to 1900 selection of covers and cards on leaves, incl. Clay, Wells-next-the-Sea, etc. (30 items) £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: Norfolk: Norwich: 1807-61 a selection of covers and a card on leaves, incl. Attelborough, Diss, Fakenham, Scole, Swaffham, Watton, Yarmouth, etc. (25 items) £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: Norfolk: Rougham: 1838 to 1845, two stampless items and one franked 1841 1d., all with ''Rougham/Penny Post'', fine £80 - £100 |
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Postal History and Covers: Plymouth: A collection of covers, cards, stamps in two albums and loose, incl. 1672 entire from Plymouth to London, bearing manuscript ''3'' rate mark, 1677 entire from Plymouth to London, bearing on reverse has ''OC/10'' Bishopmark, 1877 entire from Plymouth to London, bearing on reverse has ''OC/23'' Bishopmark, 1855 cover to Cape of Good Hope bearing 1847-54 embossed 6d. with 1854-57 2d., 1861 cover to H.M.S. Revenge at Devonport, bearing double circular ''CONTROLLER GENERAL OF COAST GUARD'' cachet in blue, Paquebots, Ship Letters, etc. (100's) £500 - £600 |
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Postal History and Covers: Postage Dues: 1871 (Jul. 17) cover form Plymouth to Launceston franked with 1870 1/2d. MD and 1d. plate 119 NK, with distinctive large fancy ''2'' handstamped charge mark, incorporating ''ABOVE 1/2 OZ''. The rate above 1/2oz was 2d. ; this cover was therefore underpaid by 1/2d. and so should only have been charged 1d. postage due, a scarce charge mark. Photo. £180 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: Registered Mail: 1885 to 1952 a study collection of registered rates to overseas destinations, written up on leaves, incl. mainly postal stationery registered envelopes with mail to Belgium with 1885 Q.V. 2d. registered envelope size G additionally franked by 1883 or 84 2d. and 5d., used from London to Antwerp, Germany, 1892 Q.V. 2d. registered envelope size H, additionally franked 1887-92 1/2d. vermilion, 2d., 4d. pair and 1s. dull green, used from Cardiff to Marggrabova, 1904 K.E.VII 3d. registered envelope size H2, additionally franked by 5d. and 6d. perfin ''BIRD'', used from Lombard Street to Hamburg, bearing violet boxed ''LATE FEE 2d.'', mail to Switzerland, registered mail to U.S.A., etc. (43 items) £200 - £250 |
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Postal History and Covers: Scotland: 1861 to 1901 selection of covers and a card, incl. Transatlantic Mail, 1861 cover from Lochgilphead to U.S.A., etc. (14 items) £150 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Plymouth: 1812 (May 4) entire sent to ''p. Trio, Capn. Boon, London'' from Curacao, charged ''2/4'' with a good double oval ''SHIP-LETTER/(crown)/PLYMOUTH'' (Rob. S5) overstruck by a very fine boxed ''PACKET LETTER/PLYMOUTH'' (Rob. P1). A very rare combination of marks, and a rare arrival port for official West Indies Packet mail. Photo. £850 - £900 |
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Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Plymouth: 1814 entire letter written by a British Officer from Villefranche, with a good strike of the scarce boxed ''PACKET LETTER/PLYM:DOCK'' in red (Rob. P1, recorded 1813-15). The Packet service normally went to Falmouth but a few packets apparently sailed to Devonport instead during this period. Photo. £300 - £350 |
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Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Plymouth: 1831 (Jan. 14) entire from Calcutta to London ''per James Sibbald'' backstamped in error with ''SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH'' (Rob. S6), overstruck with the correct boxed ''INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH'' (Rob. In1) with a second fine strike alongside, an unusual error. Photo. £300 - £350 |
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Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Plymouth: 1855 (June 25) Stampless entire from Madeira to France via England, backstamped with superb ''MADEIRA'' double arc datestamp used at the British Post Office and green ''PLYMOUTH/PACKET-LETTER'' datestamp (Rob. P2). This scarce datestamp was used from 1853 to 1858 on contract mails carried by the African Steam Ship Co. which operated to the West Coast of Africa; the datestamp ceased to be used when the company moved its base from Plymouth to Liverpool in 1858. Photo. £150 - £200 |
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Postal History and Covers: Ship Letters: Plymouth: 1878 (Oct. 11) cover from Birmingham to Cape Town franked by 1873-80 6d. grey plate 16 FE wing margin example, backstamped with scarce ''CAPE PACKET/PLYMOUTH'' c.d.s. (Rob. P3). This c.d.s. was used from 1870 until 1878 on letters directed to Plymouth, to connect with the Union Line from Southampton to Cape Town. Most letters sent on this service were dispatched from Southampton and so did not receive the backstamp. Photo. £100 - £150 |
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Postal History and Covers: Somerset: 1804 to 1840 selection of covers, comprising Bridgwater (4), Frome (3), Chard, Bruton, Crewkerne, Dunster, Wells, Somerton and Shepton Mallet, good to fine. (14) £60 - £80 |
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Postal History and Covers: Somerset: Wellington: 1826 to 1837 covers (6), incl. ''No. 2'' Receiving house, redirected from Wellington with ''Try Somerset'', u.d.c's, mileage mark, etc. £50 - £60 |
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Postal History: Sussex: Brighton: Instructional Marks: 1845 to 1861 selection of covers, comprising More To Pay (8), Postage Not Paid to London (2) and manuscript ''Left this place''. £70 - £90 |
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Postal History: Sussex: Brighton: Instructional Marks: 1852 to 1861 selection of covers, incl. Too Late (4), Prohibited Enclosure, More To Pay, Of the Nature of a Letter, etc. (10 items) £70 - £90 |
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Postal History: Sussex: Brighton: Overseas Destinations: 1828 to 1895 seven covers to France, Germany, India and U.S.A. £70 - £90 |
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Postal History: Sussex: Brighton: Redirected Mail: 1850 to 1891 covers (7) card and front, incl. a ''round the world postcard'', etc. (9 items) £70 - £90 |
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Postal History and Covers: Transatlantic Mail: 1849 (Mar. 4) entire from Edinburgh to Canada, bearing 1858-69 2d. plate 7 BL, CB and 1855-57 1s., tied by Edinburgh duplexes, also 1860 (Nov. 9) cover from London to Buenos Aires, bearing 1855-57 1s. pair. £120 - £140 |
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Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1860 Dobbs, Kidd & Co. multicoloured Valentine, pierced ad embossed, with floral enclosure, the centre with an envelope attached, with ''A Prize Worth Seeking for'' written above and below, containing an amusing gift, with a handwritten play on words, with accompanying 1860 (Feb. 13) envelope, a rare and charming item. Photo. £120 - £150 |
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Postal History and Covers: Yorkshire: Halifax: 1840 (Sept. 3) entire to Philadelphia, bearing red oval ''PAID/at/HALIFAX'', also 1841 entire from New York to Halifax, with Halifax skeleton datestamp in red and oval ''AMERICA/L'' on the reverse. £60 - £80 |