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• "Postal history collections & accumulations, miscellaneous etc."
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1210
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DUPLEXES (28), SQUARED CIRCLES (73) majority on Edwardian PPC's. Useful lot.
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£100 to 150 |
£130.00
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1211
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LONDON DISTRICT POST collection of mainly upright oval killer cancels on 1d red Plate numbers or QV Surface Printed issues and a few Edwards, all mounted up on leaves, good variety sorted by numbers. (approx 1750)
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£200 to 300 |
£250.00
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1212
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MISCELLANEOUS ACCUMULATION of 115 covers mainly PPC's incl. useful Postage Dues, Censored, h/stamp for Lands End (7 diff), range of QV-QEII postal stationery incl. QV S.T.O envelopes sent to Germany etc.
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£100 to 130 |
£100.00
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1213
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POSTMAN/G.P.O selection incl. a G.P.O postman's hat & armbands, two bags & various buckles badges etc. plus a Pyrene G.P.O fire extinguisher. Unusual assortment.
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£70 to 90 |
N/S
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1214
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PRE STAMP OR STAMPLESS COVERS (135) with London marks incl. 1837 Tottenham Court Rd/2py P.PAID, 1838 Edgeware Rd/2d PAID. Mail to and from overseas destinations incl. Europe, USA, India etc. 1788 s/line BATH, 1797 s/line BIRMINGHAM, Scottish incl. additional ½d, 1797 Edinburgh Bishop Mark, free marks, paid marks, mileage marks, Irish interest etc. Useful lot, viewing recommended.
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£250 to 300 |
£380.00
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1215
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SKELETONS (25) & RUBBERS (30) range of KEVII/KGV PPC's, good variety of mainly fine strikes.
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£40 to 60 |
£170.00
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1216
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SQUARED CIRCLE postmarks collection of 70 Edwardian PPC's, all franked with ½d Edward, tied by squared circle pmks, good variety incl. odd Victorian.
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£60 to 80 |
£66.00
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1217
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1723-1891 range of QV covers incl. Bishop Marks from 1723, 1763, 1784 & 1786, undated circles 1842 Beaminster, 1838 Henley in Arden, 1832 Hungerford, 1831 Newnham, 1837 Lyndhurst, 1833 Shipstone on Stour, 1847 Woolton, 1825 Helston Mileage, 1833 Hastings/Penny Post, 1850 Southbourne/Penny Post, few Surface Printed covers to overseas destinations Europe & America etc. (26)
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£80 to 100 |
£115.00
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1218
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QV-QEII accumulation of 40 covers incl. 1847 boxed PAID AT/BALLYMENA, 1841 1d on envelope b/stamp BERRY STREET, 1855 1d pink envelope + 1d stars cover to Welshpool, tied Manchester sideways duplex, 1838 cover to Halifax bears Ulverston/Penny Post, 1937 reg. cover to USA, franked KGV 4d & KEVIII ½d with US 10c Due added, 1909 Manchester Stamp Exhibition double ring cancel on PPC, KGVI 2/6d brown franking to USA, 2/6d + 10d franking to Australia etc.
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£50 to 80 |
£110.00
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1219
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QV-QEII assortment of 96 covers incl. 1841 1d covers (13), Perf Line Engraved covers (19), KGV/KGVI/QEII reg mail, long covers, Policy of 1893 franked QV 1s Life Policy revenues stamp, Express mail, odd engraved letter head, a few pre-stamp items (96)
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£50 to 70 |
£120.00
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1220
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QV-QEII selection of 125 items incl. postal stationery noted Victorian ½d Vaccination Cert. unused, Hertford College envelope (tone spots) unused, QV 2d reg. envelope optd CANCELLED, 1897 Prince of Wales Hospital Fund envelope + 1s & 2/6d labels, Wembley Exhibition stationery, other items noticed incl. 1904 cover to Paris, franked KEVII 10d, tied Thetford squared circle, 1853 printed report from Hull to Plymouth, bears 1d newspaper stamp etc. Interesting lot.
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£150 to 200 |
£200.00
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1221
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1841-1911 range of Victorian covers, all are medium to long length with a good variety of Line Engraved frankings of 1841 1d (incl. turned cover), Stars, 1d/2d Plates, ½d Bantams, 1½d etc. Later incl. cancels mainly 1844 Type, duplexes etc. (74)
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£100 to 150 |
£180.00
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1222
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QV-KGV range of 82 covers or cards mainly written up on leaves incl. odd pre-stamp, Line Engraved incl. 1d black cover (poor), 1841 1d covers, Perf L.E with spoon cancels, Surface Printed issues, WWI period incl. POW cover, Censored Mail etc.
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£100 to 150 |
£170.00
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1223
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ENGLAND accumulation of 78 covers + odd piece incl. pre stamp, 1d reds, stationery etc. Highlights incl. 1844 Otterbourne/Penny Post, 1845 Blackpool/Penny Post, 1845 small envelope bears 'Putney S.O' & Railway - M/NR circular mark, 1892 Whitakers Almanac illustrated envelope, franked 1d lilac, tied Enfield squared circle etc. Viewing required.
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£100 to 150 |
£220.00
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1224
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1846-94 registered mail (14) incl. 1846 to Sheffield, franked cut into 1841 1d, tied barred oval diamond numeral '12,' 1852 to Macclesfield, franked 1841 2d, tied barred oval diamond numeral '24,' 1862 to Wells, Somerset, franked 6d bears Lombard Street reg. h/stamp in red incl. 9x reg. covers to Austria or Germany uprated with 2½d Jubilees with single or multiple frankings.
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£40 to 50 |
£52.00
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1225
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1855 Registered wrapper (tone spots) to Macclesfield franked with 1d red and embossed 6d lilac (cut square, chamfered corner, cut-into at foot) each cancelled by '448' numeral of Leek.
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£65 to 85 |
£55.00
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1226
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1855-60 range of 32 covers either 1d pink stationery or 1d Stars, cancelled by a variety of sideways duplex pmks, odd duplicate.
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£120 to 150 |
£120.00
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1227
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1860's-1900 range of 95 covers with Surface Printed frankings, mainly to European destinations incl. France (20), also Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Spain, USA, Constantinople, Australia etc. UK inland approx 25 etc. bearing a variety of single or multiple/mixed frankings. (95)
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£200 to 300 |
£270.00
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1228
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1865-77 Notice of Objection - two printed notices (both folds/toning) sent at the special 3d rate with frankings incl. scarce SG.76 or SG.144 cancelled at Yarm or Leicester. (2)
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£70 to 90 |
£60.00
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1229
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1870's-90's ½d purple & ½d brown postcards bearing either Scots or Irish pmks, duplexes, c.d.s's etc. (182)
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£100 to 130 |
£160.00
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1230
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VICTORIAN COVERS 1870's-90's large lot of 275 covers, many 1d lilacs or Jubilees, good range of stationery with wrappers & postcards, European destinations, late fee, Irish cancels etc. Good range of duplexes, c.d.s's, Newspaper Branch, squared circles etc. Clean lot. (275)
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£250 to 350 |
£260.00
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1231
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1890's-1950's registered mail range of mainly reg. stationery envelopes, many are uprated with various frankings and destinations. (43)
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£70 to 90 |
£300.00
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1232
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1902-10 range of Edwardian registered covers with a variety of frankings or S.T.O stationery envelopes, destinations to Austria (4), Germany (11) & others inland.
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£50 to 70 |
£52.00
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1233
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1902-26 range of mainly Edwardian cards/covers & stationery (few later), cancels incl. c.d.s's with hooded circles, squared circles, double ring c.d.s's, duplexes, censored, paquebots, slogans, newspaper branch, perfin etc. Viewing recommended. (235)
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£200 to 250 |
N/S
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1234
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1905-37 POST OFFICE NOTICES (5) subjects incl. PO Closure, Brazil Mail (with pmk) & 1913 'Bad Money' etc.
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£70 to 100 |
N/S
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1235
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EXHIBITIONS KEVII-KGVI range of covers/PPC's with exhibition cancels incl. Dublin 1907, Wembley 1½d postal stationery card uprated with 1½d Wembley adhesive + ½d defin to Germany, 1949 5½d reg. envelope cancelled B.I.F. Birmingham, 1911 Festival of Empire Imperial Exhibition Crystal Palace flag cancel etc. (13)
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£40 to 50 |
£56.00
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1236
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1912 cover to G. King, London, franked Downey Head ½d & 1d & tied by Royal Show Doncaster large c.d.s, endorsed Posted at Brockley St under cover to the Postmaster Royal Agricultural Show Doncaster, un-recorded in Pearson.'
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£125 to 150 |
£125.00
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1237
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1912-30's range of covers or postcards (131) incl. advertising, c.d.s's, squared circles, rubbers, skeleton, slogan, machine, meter, Newspaper Branch, Officials, Perfins, registered, instructional etc. (131)
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£120 to 150 |
N/S
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1238
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1934 P.O TELEGRAPH form cancelled at upper right corner by an Olympic Ideal Homes 11.Ap.1934 d/stamp. Very scarce.
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£60 to 80 |
N/S
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1239
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KEVIII/KGVI COVERS 1936-37 range of 13 covers with various KEVIII single or multiple frankings with markings incl. Paquebot marks (5) incl. Colombo Paquebot, Port Tanfio, Southampton 'SS Atlantis/Posted in the High Seas' double ring oval. two addressed to Entebbe, Uganda, ½d metre mark etc. Also KGVI Airmail covers (13) to USA (6), Canada (3), Spain (2) & Tanganyika (2) incl. 1931 London - Mwanza first flight, Spain (2) incl. London - Barcelona BEA first flight, censored mail. Attractive mixed frankings etc. (26)
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£50 to 60 |
N/S
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• England
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1240
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DURHAM 1782-1920 mainly Gateshead collection incl. 1782 GATES/HEAD, 1792 s/line Gateshead, 1773 GATES/HEAD, various mileage marks, 1896 Gateshead Penny Post, 1839-43 Gateshead Hill Fell/P.P (3), also undated circles, 1842 Jarrow/P.P, 1842 Whickham/P.P, 1821 & 1828 s/line Chester Le Street etc, roughly half are written up in a FG Graduate album.
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£150 to 200 |
£390.00
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1241
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DURHAM - SOUTH SHIELDS range of covers to or from South Shields incl. 1790 SOUTH/SHIELDS, mileage marks incl. 1790, 1850 s/line Wapping Street, 1835 Free Frank front bears boxed South Shields/Penny Post, 1839 Hebburn Colliery to Alnwick bears boxed South Shields/Penny Post etc. (23)
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£60 to 75 |
£125.00
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1242
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DURHAM - STOCKTON ON TEES 1801-74 incl. 1801 cover to London bearing s/line STOCKTON, 1851 s/line 'High Street' in blue, 1856 in black, 1858 Circular High Street, 1840 & 1842 Norton/Penny Post, 1860 Norton u/c etc. (20) + a few stamps & four modern covers.
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£70 to 90 |
£200.00
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1243
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DURHAM 1809-55 incl. u/c 1830 Barnard Castle (2), 1840 & 1849 Staindrop, 1845 Witton Le Wear, 1850 Middleton in Teesdale, Barnard Castle mileage marks (5), from 1809-24. (12)
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£60 to 75 |
£105.00
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1244
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DURHAM, HARTLEPOOL & STOCKTON ETC. 1830's-1900 incl. undated circles 1843 Hartlepool, 1844 Seaton Carew, 1846 Spennymoor, 1847 Stanton, 1851 W. Hartlepool, also 1838 & 1842 Seaton/Penny Post & more to view. (24)
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£80 to 100 |
£310.00
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1245
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DURHAM - MIDDLESBROUGH 1839-1902 range incl. 1838-41 Middlesbrough/Penny Post (5), 1839 Stockton/Penny Post, 1844 u/c, 1854 Ormesby u/c etc. (29 + odd pieces)
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£80 to 100 |
£240.00
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1246
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DURHAM 1839-1916 range incl. undated circles 148 Tow Law, 1846 Haswell, 1849 Esh, 1849 Houghton Le Spring, 1850 Crook, 1852 Satley, 1852 Coxhoe, 1856 Leadgate, also 1839 & 1844 Houghton Le Spring/Penny Post, 1846 front & back flap bearing Durham h/stamp '2' in circle etc. (26)
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£80 to 100 |
£170.00
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1247
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DURHAM - SUNDERLAND 1840's-1970's range of covers written up on leaves incl. stationery, reg. mail etc. Good range of c.d.s's etc. incl. The Exchange, The Royalty, Castletown, The Docks, Southwick, Silksworth Row, Ryhope St etc. (40 + pieces)
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£60 to 70 |
£82.00
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1248
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ISLE OF WIGHT 1836 wrapper from Havana, Cuba, showing on the reverse a fair SHIP LETTER/COWES framed mark and 'Received and forwarded by/Your oldest Servant/R.R. Hunter/CONSUL, USA/Cowes' 5 line h/stamp, endorsed 'Per Brig Sun' addressed to London, a scarce forwarding agent.
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£150 to 220 |
N/S
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1249
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ISLE OF WIGHT 1839 entire to Huth & Co London, showing oval 'Forwarded /by/Wm Stuart Day/ Covers' Changed 4d reverse bears covers c.d.s, uniform 4d post period, scarce. (1)
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£150 to 200 |
£150.00
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1250
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ISLE OF WIGHT 1849 cover from Bahia, Brazil to London endorsed '8 Cambysio' shows on reverse 'COWES/SHIP LETTER' in blue - scarce.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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1251
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE range of Victorian covers (35) + single KGVI incl. 1801 small - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE S/L, 1844 Long Benton/PP in red, 1841 Earsdon/PP in red, 1843 1d pink stationery envelope with BARRAS BRIDGE R.H boxed mark in red, 1845 Ryton/PP etc. (36)
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£80 to 100 |
£270.00
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1252
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NORTH EAST ENGLAND collection of squared circle postmarks of 56 cards/covers and a number of stamps or pieces, mainly of Newcastle upon Tyne, also incl. Northumberland & Durham, neatly presented in a FG Burleigh album.
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£60 to 75 |
£60.00
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1253
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NORTH EAST ENGLAND (Northumberland & Durham) collection of QV-QEII circular date stamps (c.d.s's) single or double ring, a comprehensive range of towns & villages from A - W - the vast majority tying stamps to piece and a few covers, all neatly laid out in alphabetical order in three Devon albums. Impressive collection. (1000's)
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£150 to 200 |
£150.00
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1254
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NORTHUMBERLAND - ALNWICK 1786-1857 range of 17 covers mainly written up on leaves incl. 1797 Alnwick horseshoe, various mileage marks, undated circles for Alnwick & Warkworth, 1818 cover Alnwick to Gateshead with m/s 'Pray call for a parcel at the Coach Office' etc.
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£75 to 100 |
£96.00
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1255
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NORTHUMBERLAND 1790-later from Belford incl. 1790 to Edinburgh bears superb Belford horseshoe, 1809 to Durham with Belford u/c in blue, mileage marks for 1804, 1805 & 1808 also 1846 cover being Berwick on Tweed traveller in blue, covers to Belford or Alnwick bearing Bamburgh u/c (3) etc. (13)
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£60 to 80 |
£170.00
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1256
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NORTHUMBERLAND - MORPETH & surrounding area with undated circles incl. 1829 Felton, 1844 Rothbury, 1847 Nedderton, 1849 Newton on the Moor, 1854 Netherwitton etc, 1838 Morpeth/Penny Post on cover to Glasgow, 1844 cover to Durham, bears Newbiggin/Penny Post. An undated letter posted at Weldon Bridge & sent to Morpeth then re-directed to Newbiggin bears Weldon Bridge/Penny Post (scarce) & Morpeth/Penny Post etc. (21)
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£100 to 120 |
£270.00
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1257
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YORKSHIRE - NORTH RIDING 1815-1905 range of covers written up on leaves incl. Undated Circles for 1848 Redcar, 1851 Newby Wiske, 1834 Scorton, 1858 Great Smeaton, 1859 Kirkleatham, 1849 Richmond Traveller (2), 1835 Framed No.1 for Reeth receiving house, 1830 Redcar/PP in red etc.
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£80 to 100 |
£480.00
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1258
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YORKSHIRE - YARM incl. 1781 EL to Alnwick, another of 1787 to Newcastle upon Tyne, both bear s/line YARM, 1812 & 1813 covers each bear Yarm mileage marks, later marks to 1880.
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£40 to 55 |
£140.00
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• Scotland
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1259
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1839 three covers to Edinburgh each bears the Coldstream Additional ½ h/stamp in black, blue and red, generally VF.
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£20 to 30 |
£42.00
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1260
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1853-57 Scots Local cancels on 1d Stars covers incl. boxed Type XVIII Bridge/St (2), Queen/St (3), Castle/St (3), Charlotte/Place (5), Type X Pitt Street (3), Type VII Cross (2), Duke St (3), Hanover St (3), Type XX Lennoxtown etc. (31)
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£150 to 200 |
£210.00
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1261
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1855-61 nine covers franked 1d Stars bearing experimental duplexes for Aberdeen, Dundee, Dumfries, reverse bears UDC & boxed mark, Inverness (2), Paisley (2), Perth & Stirling, also Inspector of Poor cover bearing CASTLE/STREET local cancel. (10)
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£50 to 70 |
£120.00
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1262
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1856 Dec 15 cover to Edinburgh, franked 1d Stars, tied Inverness Type I experimental duplex. (1)
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£50 to 60 |
£66.00
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1263
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1857 cover from Paisley to Kirkcaldy, bears very fine MISSENT/TO GLASGOW mark.
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£40 to 60 |
£84.00
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1264
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1858 Ap 19 cover franked 1d Stars, tied by fine upright strike of the CARLTON/AP 19/1858/GLASGOW c.d.s, Ex. Chartwell.
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£130 to 160 |
N/S
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1265
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1858 cover to Coldstream, franked 1d Stars, tied by Type VIII Scots local for WEST SALTON in blue. Scarce. (1)
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£60 to 75 |
N/S
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• AIRMAILS - INTERNAL FIRST FLIGHT COVERS
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1266
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Handley-Page '40 Years On' 96pp hardcover book (1949) well illustrated company history with typed-in facsimile congratulatory telegram from Winston Churchill to Sir Frederick Handley-Page. Fine & very scarce.
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£70 to 90 |
£70.00
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1267
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UK - Germany & Finland 1925 pair of covers ex Liverpool, each showing usage of the s/line AIR MAIL h/stamp incl. FFC to Helsinki with KGV 2½d & 6d stamps with BEE slogan cancellation (27 June) and Finnish 2 line cachet on reverse, also Hannover 'last flight' cover with KGV ½d & 3d stamps, redirected to Hamburg. (2)
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£50 to 70 |
£50.00
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1268
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1933 International Airlines flight Croydon - Plymouth, franked 3d etiquette, tied oval cachet in black - pilot signed, a similar cover but tied by cachet in violet, an example of a mint vignette and scarce 4 page fares leaflet, Provincial Airways three covers London - Plymouth, Plymouth - London, Southampton - London each bears 3d semi-official West Country Air Service 3d with cachet, Apex Exhibition London May 1934 - Autogyro flight card with special vignette, then 4x souvenir pigeongrames with red, brown, black (2) cachets. Nice lot.
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£100 to 120 |
£160.00
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1269
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1934 Highland Airways first flight Inverness - Kirkwall - Inverness 'Leonards' cover onto London, ORCADIAN Newspaper Kirkwall produced for general use on this service unused & scarce, RAILWAY Air service (RAS) 1st Air through flight Glasgow - Birmingham 21.8.34, similar for Liverpool - Cowes & Liverpool - London, 1934 Sept 29th RSA last flight Preston - Bristol with 3d Railway stamp then last flight by RSA Bristol - Southampton with b/stamp, scarce combination, RAS last flight Manchester - Glasgow 31.10.34 with RAS 3d Paid cachet, similar cover for Manchester - London. (9)
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£80 to 100 |
£105.00
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1270
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1934-35 range of first flight covers (8) incl. RAS New Route 1.11.34 Glasgow - Liverpool, another for Liverpool - Glasgow and with RAS 3d Paid cachet, similar for Liverpool - London, RAS 2nd flight Glasgow - Liverpool with RAS 3d Paid cachet. Hillman Airways 1934 Dec 1st London - Belfast, unused Official envelope for Hillmans Airways, Blackpool & West Coast Air Services 1935 Feb 1st Liverpool - Isle of Man with cachet, similar for Isle of Man - Liverpool with airport receiving cachet etc.
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£70 to 80 |
£82.00
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1271
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1935 RAF Royal Review Flight Andover - Feltwell July 5th, London WI cover certified flown with photocopy reference (scarce cover), RAS 1st flight new contract 2.12.35 London - Glasgow with arrival cachet & pilot signed, similar for Liverpool - Glasgow, Jersey Airways first flights (4) incl. 1937 June 1st Jersey - Southampton with 'Knights Imperial Tours' cachet. (7)
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£70 to 90 |
£170.00
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1272
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1937-39 first flight covers (12) incl. Allied Airways 1937 Nov 23 Aberdeen - Lerwick , similar but pilot signed, similar but Viking printed cover, similar Lerwick - Aberdeen, similar but Glasgow special printed cover, North Eastern Airways - two covers bearing company vignettes for Leeds - London & Doncaster - London, Guernsey Airways 1939 May 8th Southampton - Guernsey with London despatch, similar cover with company cachet, similar Guernsey - Southampton, similar but on a printed special cover.
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£70 to 85 |
£76.00
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1273
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1948-83 range of first flight covers (25) incl. 1948 June 1st BEA East Anglia Helicopter Peterborough - Great Yarmouth 'Stephen' cover, similar but Official printed cover, similar for Peterborough, similar but Beccles - Peterborough Field cover - scarce leg, similar Dereham - Peterborough, BEA Airway Letter Service 2nd issue - Manuscript + 1d on 6d Air letter stamp Liverpool - Belfast 1951 Dec 7th, also flown on to New York, 1951 Air letter Edinburgh - London franked 6d, 11d & ¼d BEA stamps with 'Return to Sender' & 'Not Called For' marks etc.
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£100 to 120 |
£130.00
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• AIRMAILS - EXTERNAL FIRST FLIGHT COVERS
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1274
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London - Paris 1920 (1 July) manila E (trimmed both ends, folds affect two stamps) franked at the rare, short lived 2½d rate with 2s air fee (1s stamps x2) after removal of the compulsory express element - the scarcest of the early airmail rates, in force for 9 weeks only.
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£150 to 170 |
£150.00
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1275
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UK - Belgium 1921 cancelled flight: 4½d rated (slightly crumpled) E to SNETA pilot at Brussels aerodrome, the air label cancelled by a scarce boxed NO FLIGHT/SENT BY/ORDINARY SERVICE - Croydon airport suspended services following the crash of a SNETA plane which resulted in the pilot's death.
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£50 to 70 |
£62.00
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1276
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Germany - UK 1923 scarce cover (light crease) ex British Occupying Forces with KGV ½d & 3d stamps, tied by crisp strikes of the single ring APO S40 (code 2) c.d.s for 24 Ja 23 - very scarce & attractive.
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£50 to 70 |
£50.00
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1277
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Germany - UK 1923-25 inflation period cover with 4,400m franking ex Berlin (5.7.23) flown by KLM, 1925 neat cover with KGV 1d (2) & 1½d stamps cancelled by double ring APO/S40 of British Forces in Cologne with Imperial Airways cachet on reverse. Also 1923 France - UK cover over-franked with Pasteur 10c, 30c & 50c used on day of issue. (3)
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£50 to 60 |
£84.00
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1278
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UK - Holland 1923 reg cover with KGV 1½d (2), 2d & 2½d stamps cancelled at Charing Cross & addressed to Baarn via Amsterdam. Attractive item.
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£50 to 70 |
£58.00
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1279
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1930's Airmails to Europe, Australia, India, Iraq, Tanganyika, South Africa, Java etc, various frankings incl. first flights, also a couple of inland incl. 1933 Plymouth London West of England Air Service with vignette & cachet.
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£60 to 75 |
£90.00
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1280
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1932-33 range of 9 first flight covers incl. 1932 Aug 8th reduced Airmail rate for postcards London - Cairo, 1932 Aug 31st flight acceptance for Baghdad via Imperial AW, London - Africa and the Ramleh - Baghdad Air Service, 1932 Oct 8th acceptance by Imperial AW for TATA AW first flight within India, London - Bombay with cachet, 1933 July 1st Imperial AW first flight London - Calcutta registered Official cover franked 1d, 1½d (2) & 2d Control singles with cachet, another London - Allahabad, another London - Delhi etc.
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£60 to 70 |
£82.00
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1281
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1933-34 range of (10 + 2) first flight covers incl. Imperial AW 1933 Sept 23rd London - Akyab Official cover (plus 2 unused Official covers), 1933 Dec 9th London - Singapore franked 1d + 10d, another but London - Alor Star onto Kuala Lumpur, another but London - Bandon, another but London - Bangkok, KLM 1934 June 1st Hull - Rotterdam (180 flown), another but onto the Hague with KLM dated cachet & pilot signed 'Smirnoff,' another for Hull - Amsterdam & onto Berlin (the first through flight by KLM in 12 hours), 1934 July 11th first acceptance by Imperial AW for SNA Madagascar flight to Antananarivo, 1934 July 28th first acceptance for London - Canary Islands via Paris & Seville, another but a reg. cover with Croydon Aerodrome pmk.
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£90 to 120 |
£120.00
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1282
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1934-35 range of 10 first flight covers (10) incl. 1934 Oct Mac-Robertson Air Race Mildenhall - Melbourne cover carried by Parmentier & Moll (2nd in the race) Official KLM cover with attractive multi franking & cachets, another carried by Turner & Pangborn (3rd in the race) signed by Roscos Turner, another carried by Hewett & Kay (9th in the race) signed by C. E. Kay, Imperial AW 1934 Dec 8th London - Melbourne, 1934 Feb 9th first acceptance by Imperial AW for Wilson Airways flight Kisumu - Kakomega, 1935 Feb 22nd acceptance for Sabena first flight Brussels - Belgian Congo Official cover Imperial AW Hudson’s Place - Kimpese etc.
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£80 to 100 |
£175.00
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1283
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1936-39 range of 18 first flight covers incl. Imperial AW 1936 Feb 9th London - Kano, another for London - Hong Kong, B.A 1936 March 17th Official cover London - Malmo, KLM 1936 July 1st Doncaster - Amsterdam company Aerodrome cachet (227 flown), 1938 Feb 23rd All up Empire Scheme first flight by Imperial AW Southampton - Rangoon with cachet, similar for Southampton - Nauru, similar for Southampton - Hong Kong etc.
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£80 to 100 |
£105.00
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1284
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1939-60 range of 38 first flight covers incl. Pan-Am AW (6), Imperial AW (2), American overseas AW, 1946 Jan 4th All up first flight to Forces in New Guinea, Air Lingus/West Coast (3) incl. 1946 Jan 15th Liverpool - Dublin, BOAC 1948 March 19th first flight Poole - Japan, BAE Comet (9) etc.
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£70 to 90 |
£96.00
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• Military
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1285
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WWII MAIL range of 30 censored covers with various marks F.P.O, A.P.O, Maritime/Mail, War Economy env, received from H.M Ships, Czechoslovak Field P.O etc.
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£30 to 40 |
£46.00
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1286
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c1914-40's range of 40 covers incl. Censored Mail, Camp pmks, Czech Field Post, Naval Dumb cancels etc.
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£30 to 40 |
£54.00
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1287
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RAF Official Mail, Sept-Oct 1939: remarkable group of OHMS covers with good variety of RAF unit cachets and various instructional marks incl. DRLS, AIR DESPATCH, ARMY COURIER SERVICE etc, most marked 'SECRET' (14)
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£180 to 200 |
N/S
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• Illustrated covers
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1288
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1870 Valentine fancy envelope to Macclesfield, franked 1d Pl.127 (pair), tied Macclesfield duplexes. Fine & attractive. (1)
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£50 to 70 |
£96.00
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1289
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1902-35 range of advertising covers (17) incl. six with printed illustrations incl. Kalsbeck Table Water by Reid & Donald of Perth.
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£25 to 30 |
£54.00
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• Royalty
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1290
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EDWARD VII undated correspondence card printed at top 'Marlborough House' with message on both sides, signed Albert Edward, crested envelope accompanies.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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1291
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EDWARD VII undated correspondence cards printed at top from Marlborough House & Sandringham Norfolk, hand written message on both sides of each card & signed 'Albert Edward.'
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£150 to 200 |
N/S
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1292
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ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, Windsor Castle printed correspondence card 'Marina (Princess Marina) with all Christmas Wishes from Aunt Elizabeth' matter together with a photograph of the Queen Mother waving.
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£60 to 80 |
£76.00
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1293
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PRINCE CHARLES folding Christmas card, enclosed photograph of Charles & sons, signed 'Charles.'
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£80 to 100 |
£92.00
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1294
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PRINCE PHILIP undated folding Christmas card depicting the Queen, Prince Philip, Charles & Ann together on a balcony, signed 'Philip.'
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£50 to 80 |
£72.00
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1295
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GEORGE III signature on a part document dated 1789.
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£50 to 70 |
N/S
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1296
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WILLIAM IV 1830 Military commission signed at upper left 'William R.'
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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1297
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EDWARD VIII 1928 Birmingham Jewellers & Silversmiths Ass. Printed Annual Dinner Menus bearing 7 signatures in pencil incl. 'Edward P,' and Austin Chamberlin.
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£150 to 200 |
N/S
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1298
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1969 folding Christmas card depicting The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh & four children, signed individually 'Elizabeth R' & 'Philip.'
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£100 to 150 |
N/S
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1299
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ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER 1987 folding Christmas card of the Queen Mother seated, signed 'Elizabeth R' card creased at top.
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£60 to 80 |
N/S
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1300
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CAMILLA PARKER-BOWLES printed reply letter from Ray Mill House, dated 1997, signed 'Camilla Parker Bowles.'
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£40 to 50 |
N/S
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• Mail to or from overseas destinations
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1301
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ADEN 1876-80 trio of covers addressed to Naval (2) or military personnel at different double-letter rates incl. 2s (6d x4), 8d (SG.156) or 5d (2½d x2) ex Barnstaple, Exeter or Chester respectively, small cover faults not affecting stamps. (3)
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£70 to 90 |
£180.00
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1302
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ARGENTINA 1863-74 1s rates on cover with SG.89, 90, 117 (incl. triple rate cover) & 150, usual filing creases etc. not affecting stamps. (6)
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£80 to 100 |
£115.00
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1303
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ARGENTINA 1867-95 covers incl. 4d rate items with SG.94 pair, 153 (toned perfs) & 154 (2 shades), also 1890 newspaper wrapper with ½d vermillion & 1895 2½d cover endorsed 'By Supplementary Mail via Lisbon.' (6)
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£70 to 85 |
£70.00
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1304
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ARGENTINA 1884 late fee cover - EL ex London with clean 4d dull green pair (SG.192) plus 1d lilac for the late fee, cancelled by two strikes of the Gracechurch Street 'L1' hexagonal duplex - uncommon item of late fee mail to South America.
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£60 to 75 |
£72.00
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1305
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AUSTRALIA (NSW) 1874-97 envelopes, mainly to Sydney (one addressed to Captain, HMS 'Penguin') incl. three at 6d rates with uncommon usage of SG.162 (corner bend) plus 2½d & 5d rates - latter with 1d lilac (5), occasional small fault. (5)
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£50 to 65 |
£60.00
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1306
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AUSTRALIA (SA) 1872-79 pair of envelopes to Kapunda or Greenock ex Ayr (roughly opened) or Huddersfield with fine examples of 6d pale buff (SG.123) or 8d orange (SG.156) - uncommon on cover (2)
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£60 to 75 |
£70.00
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1307
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AUSTRALIA (TAS) 1856 envelope (ink slightly smeared) to Hobart franked very fine QV 6d embossed cut square, 4 clear margins, cancelled by London numeral, back stamped Cartmel, Kendal & Liverpool c.d.s, lozenge SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE d/stamp & hand struck '1d' charge mark.
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£100 to 120 |
£140.00
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1308
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AUSTRALIA (TAS) 1856 small envelope addressed to Launceston with QV 6d embossed, cut square, margins tight, light toning cancelled by London numeral, reverse with SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE lozenge d/stamp, hand struck '1d' charge mark.
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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1309
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AUSTRALIA (TAS) 1857-78 four envelopes, all roughly opened incl. two at 6d rate (SG.70, 83) to Hobart ex Brighton or Shaftesbury with boxed SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE d/stamp, another similar at double rate ex Waltham Cross, the last with large closed tear and hole ex Macynlleth with 8d orange (SG.156) forwarded from Melbourne. Interesting group. (4)
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£120 to 140 |
£100.00
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1310
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AUSTRALIA (VIC) 1853-55 part EL & envelope (both with faults) ex Stranraer or Doncaster to Melbourne with QV embossed 1s green cut square, one corner trimmed, with m/s '3' additional charge or 6d lilac cut square, with hand struck '1d' charge mark. (2)
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£70 to 90 |
£110.00
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1311
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AUSTRALIA (VIC) 1859-71 (mixed condition) mainly to Melbourne with range of QV frankings incl. 6d single and pair, two different 1s items incl. printed E to Beechworth, 10d (4d + 6d) & 9d (3d + 6d) rates. Interesting group. (6)
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£80 to 100 |
£70.00
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1312
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AUSTRALIA (VIC) 1873 neat E to Melbourne franked with 9d straw (SG.110/111) cancelled by Aberdeen duplex - attractive.
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£70 to 90 |
£76.00
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1313
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AUSTRALIA (VIC) 1872 pair of covers (both with closed tears) at the 9d and 1s6d double rates, the former with 9d straw (SG.110) cancelled by Beckenham duplex, the latter an attractive franking with scarce 10d red-brown (SG.112) plus 1d reds (8, Pl.118) with Kendal duplex cancellations. (2)
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£100 to 120 |
£115.00
|
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1314
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AUSTRALIA (VIC) 1874-84 covers incl. two to Gipps Land with a variety of frankings incl. 6d (3), 9d (3d + 6d cancelled by Bletchley Station duplex) and 1s ('via San Francisco') plus (1884) pair of 3d lilac (SG.191) on neat envelope from Kelvedon. (6)
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£100 to 120 |
£135.00
|
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1315
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AUSTRIA 1864-74 covers to the Austro-Hungarian Empire incl. Prague, Pest & Ragusa franked with 6d stamps (3) and at the 3d rate (6, incl. double rate and late fee items), earlier with Aachen transits incl. uncommon strike in mauve. Good variety of origins. (9)
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£100 to 120 |
£120.00
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1316
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BELGIUM 1856 wrapper ex Newcastle upon Tyne with cachet of the Belgian consulate, franked at the double rate with attractive pair of QV 4d pale carmine on blued paper (SG.63) cancelled by Newcastle duplex, railway entry mark on reverse. Attractive.
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£100 to 130 |
£125.00
|
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1317
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BRAZIL 1865-81 covers to Rio (4) or Santa Catharina incl. 3 at the 1s rate with 1s green (2) or 3d (4), 1875 cover (torn) with 9d straw ex Shipley plus 4d grey-brown item. Occasional small fault. (5)
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£80 to 100 |
£105.00
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1318
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BRAZIL 1867-69 pair of covers (faults) to Rio or Pernambuco each with 9d straw/pale straw pair ex London or Dundee, the former with additional 1d for late fee. (2)
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£120 to 160 |
£130.00
|
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1319
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BURMA 1878 E (flap lost) to military addressee at Thayetmyo, franked with 8d orange stamp (SG.156), cancelled by Southampton duplex, reverse with Woolstone c.d.s. plus Sea PO d/stamp. Fresh item and very uncommon as a destination.
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£100 to 120 |
£100.00
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1320
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CANADA 1859-79 covers to different destinations with frankings incl. pair of 4d rose-carmine, 3d rose (5 incl. one with added 1d red) & 2½d rosy-mauve - some with Liverpool transit marks. (7)
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£70 to 90 |
£60.00
|
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1321
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CENTRAL AMERICA 1856 E (no flap) to HMS 'Eurydice' at Grey Town, Nicaragua with cut-to-shape embossed 6d lilac cancelled by fine Chester spoon, 1860 wrapper to Belize with 6d lilac (SG.70), cancelled by London numeral, Belize arrival c.d.s. on reverse, also 1888 use of 1d postcard (London Hoster cancellation) to Colombia with 5c Postage Due. (3)
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£80 to 100 |
£140.00
|
|
1322
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|
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CEYLON 1872 E to Colombo (illustrated with boxing 'pin-man'), light stain - franked with 9d straw (SG.110) cancelled by Dartmouth duplex.
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£60 to 80 |
£72.00
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1323
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|
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CHINA 1859 E (fault) to military addressee in Hong Kong with 6d lilac stamp cancelled by crisp Guernsey duplex, hand struck '1d' charge mark, also 1867 E (repaired vertical tear) to Shanghai with QV 4d & 1s stamps cancelled by London duplex. Despite faults, a scarce pair. (2)
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£70 to 90 |
£115.00
|
|
1324
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|
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EGYPT 1860-84 Es at various rates incl. 9d, 6d & 1s with 4d rose pair + 1d, 6d lilac single and pairs (2), also two later items with 2½d blue. Odd small cover fault. (6)
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£80 to 100 |
£115.00
|
|
1325
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|
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EL SALVADOR 1871-77 pair of ELs at the 1s6d rate via Panama to Santa Ana or Acajutla, the former with SG.108 & 117, the latter SG.147 & 150, both ex London, usual filing creases away from stamps. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£110.00
|
|
1326
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|
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FINLAND 1866 fresh EL to Jacobstad with scarce QV 9d straw cancelled by crisp Hull duplex, Aachen transit, also 1873 to Christianstad endorsed 'Via St Petersburg,' with QV 2d & 3d stamps and 'Wfr.1½' accountancy mark. (2)
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£100 to 120 |
£115.00
|
|
1327
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|
|
FRANCE 1853 E (toning) to Bordeaux with QV embossed 10d brown cut square (toned) cancelled by '682' of St Leonards on Sea - routed via Dover with its distinctive 'P-D' mark.
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
1328
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|
|
FRANCE 1855-59 4d rated covers with QV 4d rose issues incl. single (3), double (scarcer 4d on blued paper) & triple frankings from a variety of origins. (5)
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£120 to 150 |
£260.00
|
|
1329
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|
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FRANCE 1860 cover to Bordeaux, franked 1d red Stars (SG.40 - Spec.C10) two pairs CB/C & MG/H cancelled barred oval '7' numerals, obverse bears h/stamp in red, transit & receiver marks.
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£30 to 40 |
£30.00
|
|
1330
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|
|
FRANCE 1860 cover to Bordeaux, France, franked 1d Stars (5) + 4d Large Garter London District, tied barred oval numerals '15.' (1)
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£40 to 50 |
£52.00
|
|
1331
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|
|
FRANCE 1860 July 30th cover to Bordeaux, franked 1d Stars (SG.40) single + strip of three, tied barred oval '11' numerals, left side bears h/stamp in red INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE PAID, obverse also bears red London '50' in diamond & PD in oval, reverse transit & receiver marks. (1)
|
£50 to 60 |
£105.00
|
|
1332
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|
|
FRANCE 1862-75 range of late fee covers to France, franked combinations of 3d/1d, 4d/1d with boxed 'LI' marks.
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£70 to 90 |
£70.00
|
|
1333
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|
|
FRANCE 1863-93 range of covers incl. 4d frankings with QV 4d vermillion (5) plus double rate item, 3d rose (2 incl. SG.77), 2½d rosy mauve (scarce plate 17) plus ½d stationery cover ex Jersey. (10)
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£100 to 120 |
£120.00
|
|
1334
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|
|
FRANCE 1867 cover from Manchester to Paris franked 1s green Pl.4, SG.101 neatly tied by Manchester '498' numeral along with a complete Manchester double ring c.d.s. in red for 24.My.67 sent via London & Calais & arriving in Paris the next day. A fine clean cover with this scarce franking. (1) Cat. £425
|
£60 to 75 |
N/S
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1335
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|
|
GERMANY 1861-66 covers to a variety of destinations with Surface Printed 6d stamps incl. SG.70, 85 & 97 - last with 1d reds x6 for double rate. Odd small cover fault.
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£80 to 100 |
£70.00
|
|
1336
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|
|
GERMANY 1870-89 covers (small fault, one with address part-excised) incl. 3d rates (3 incl. 1d Venetian reds), 2½d rosy-mauve (Pl.2) plus two further 2½d rates incl. one double, also 1902 E with KEVII ½d & 2d stamps cancelled by Trowbridge squared c.d.s. (7)
|
£50 to 65 |
£45.00
|
|
1337
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|
|
INDIA 1858-64 covers (mixed condition) at 1s rate with QV 1s green (2, one cancelled by boxed CHARLOTTE/PLACE) or 6d pairs (2), also 1864 6d cover from Exeter and attractive 9d rate item (1857) with 4d rose pair + 1d red cancelled by Scarborough sideways duplex. (6)
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
1338
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|
|
INDIA 1858-74 1s rate covers with different origins incl. 6d pairs (SG.70, 109) - one with oval SIMLAH/DELIVERY h/stamp or 1s green (SG.117, 150), attractive, fresh group. (4)
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£70 to 90 |
£110.00
|
|
1339
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|
|
INDIA 1862 attractive 1s rate cover to Oudh with scarce QV 9d bistre (SG.86) fresh, trimmed wing-margin example plus three 1d reds, each with crisp '408' cancel of Ivybridge, engraved 'stag' seal on reverse. Nice item.
|
£80 to 100 |
£130.00
|
|
1340
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|
|
INDIA 1864-69 10d rate covers to different destinations incl. single use of scarce QV 10d brown (SG.112), the Inverness duplex inked over by hand, the other two are combined frankings of 4d & 6d stamps (different issues), the 6d stamps both with small faults. (3)
|
£100 to 140 |
£100.00
|
|
1341
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|
|
INDIA 1879-80 group of covers with QV 6d grey stamps all to Bombay from the same Norwich correspondence, good variety of Sea Post Office back stamps. (7)
|
£60 to 80 |
£76.00
|
|
1342
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|
|
INDIA 1877 envelope to Madras with QV 8d orange (SG.156), cancelled by Salisbury duplex, Sea Post Office transit on reverse. Attractive example.
|
£70 to 90 |
£94.00
|
|
1343
|
|
|
INDIA 1878-79 8d rate covers incl. 4d pairs (SG.152, 153 - last with ink spot) and 8d orange (2) - both covers with faults. (4)
|
£100 to 140 |
£100.00
|
|
1344
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|
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INDIA 1879 neat mourning cover to Bombay with QV 8d orange (SG.156), tied by Norwich duplex, London c.d.s. & Sea Post Office transit on reverse.
|
£50 to 70 |
£78.00
|
|
1345
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|
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INDIA 1884 small E (flap torn) to Calcutta with fresh example of QV 5d dull green (SG.193), tied by Govan duplex, Sea PO transit.
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£50 to 70 |
£40.00
|
|
1346
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|
|
INDIA 1884 mourning E (edge creasing) to Assam with fresh example of QV 5d dull green (SG.193) cancelled by crisp Guernsey duplex, Sea PO transit.
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£50 to 70 |
£62.00
|
|
1347
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|
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INDIA 1874 E (creased) to Bengal with QV 9d pale straw (SG.111, wing margin), cancelled by Guernsey duplex, reverse with Sea PO transit and oval FORWARDED charge mark.
|
£60 to 75 |
£60.00
|
|
1348
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|
|
INDIA 1880-89 5d rate covers mainly to Bombay with 2½d blue pairs (6), 5d indigo (3), 2½d lilac pair, 5d dull green plus 5d Jubilee (2), small cover faults but an interesting lot. (13)
|
£100 to 120 |
£100.00
|
|
1349
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|
|
ITALY 1857-74 interesting variety of covers at 6d (6 incl. double rate item), 7d (2) and 11d rates - generally good with the usual filing folds. (9)
|
£80 to 100 |
£70.00
|
|
1350
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|
|
ITALY 1880-84 pair of covers to Naples or Florence with 2½d rosy mauve, scarce Pl.17 ex Chipping Norton or uncommon 1½d Venetian red (SG.167) with 1d lilac cancelled by Oxford duplex, small cover fault but unusual frankings. (2)
|
£50 to 75 |
£72.00
|
|
1351
|
|
|
ITALY (Sicily) 1869-73 four covers at the 6d rate with SG.108, 109, 123 & 124a, odd small fault but generally attractive group. (4)
|
£65 to 75 |
£55.00
|
|
1352
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|
|
MALAYA 1855 neat mourning envelope addressed 'Pinang, India' with QV 1s green embossed cut to shape and cancelled by numeral obliterator of Dunse. Unusual item of early mail into Malaya during Indian administration.
|
£20 to 30 |
£350.00
|
|
1353
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|
|
MALTA/GIBRALTAR 1868-96 four items incl. (Malta) 6d rated cover with 4d vermillion & 1d reds (2) ex Bute Docks plus 1896 reg'd E uprated with Jubilee 1½d & 2d ex Swanage, also pair of 6d rated covers to Gibraltar with SG.109 or 123 with Cheltenham or Plymouth cancellations. (4)
|
£60 to 75 |
£60.00
|
|
1354
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|
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MEXICO 1867-75 pair of covers ex London at the 2s rate, each with 1s (2) frankings of SG.117 or 150, the earlier via French ship with crisp large '2' accountancy mark, the later to Oxaca - by West India Mails' with small '25cs' h/stamp. Interesting pair. (2)
|
£70 to 85 |
£76.00
|
|
1355
|
|
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NETHERLANDS 1855-84 covers at different rates incl. attractive 1855 double rate item with 4d carmine pair, cancelled by Bradford sideways duplex, neat 3d rate cover, 2½d lilac and unusual uprating of 1d pink E with Inland Revenue 1d and ½d green. (4)
|
£80 to 100 |
£86.00
|
|
1356
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|
|
NEW ZEALAND 1867-98 covers (mixed condition) at 6d rates with 6d lilac (2) & grey (3 incl. double rate), 8d orange (SG.156) on battered cover ex Leicester plus Jubilee 2½d franking ex Dorchester. (7)
|
£65 to 75 |
£65.00
|
|
1357
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|
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NEW ZEALAND 1884-85 pair of Es (one, edge faults) with QV dull green issue, frankings of 6d (corner perf pulled) or scarce 1s pair (SG.194, 196) last with boxed NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/AUCKLAND. (2)
|
£70 to 90 |
£170.00
|
|
1358
|
|
|
NORWAY/DENMARK 1867-79 incl. (Norway) 4d pale vermillion pair on 2½d rosy mauve (2) incl. fine example of Pl.1 on blued paper (SG.138), Denmark items with 4d vermillion or 2½d rosy mauve (2) - mainly with cancellations of the North East incl. fine Newcastle Quayside duplex. (6)
|
£70 to 90 |
£82.00
|
|
1359
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|
|
PERU 1862-74 covers (mixed condition, 2 torn) incl. three at the 2s rate with (different) pairs of QV 1s green, further 1s franking - another stamp removed - plus 1874 cover with 6d grey + 1s green ex Middlesbrough. (5)
|
£80 to 100 |
£110.00
|
|
1360
|
|
|
PORTUGAL 1866-93 covers with usual filing folds, at 6d rate (3) incl. 6d lilac & mauve plus mixed franking of 4d vermillion and 2d blue - also double rate cover with 1s green in addition, 1d pink E uprated for the 2½d rate. (5)
|
£60 to 70 |
£50.00
|
|
1361
|
|
|
RUSSIA 1858 wrapper 1s pale green (SG.73) cancelled by crisp Cardiff sideways duplex, Aachen transit and m/s '7½' charge mark. Attractive item.
|
£60 to 70 |
£110.00
|
|
1362
|
|
|
RUSSIA 1868 wrapper with scarce 9d straw (SG.110, wing margin) cancelled by Newcastle duplex, Aachen transit.
|
£70 to 90 |
£110.00
|
|
1363
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|
|
RUSSIA 1868-69 two part-wrappers with faults (sellotape repair or grease mark) with scarce 9d straw frankings incl. SG.98 or 110 - latter mixed franking with 2d blue. Stamps bright and attractive. (2)
|
£120 to 150 |
£105.00
|
|
1364
|
|
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RUSSIA 1874-1902 Interesting group of covers incl. 6d rate with 3d rose plus 1d reds (3), 1886 reg'd E with uncommon uprating of 1883 issue 2½d lilac & 5d dull green, advertising E (Colman's Mustard) registered with 1d lilac (2) & 2½d perfins plus two further covers with Jubilee 2½d stamps. (5)
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£85 to 100 |
£125.00
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1365
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SOUTH AFRICA 1864-83 covers to Cape or Natal with QV 4d vermillion, 6d lilac pair or 6d grey frankings plus two items with scarcer 6d on 6d (SG.162) both slight faults but attractive, also 1d pink with 1½d uprating. (6)
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£100 to 120 |
£125.00
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1366
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SWEDEN 1871-76 pair of covers at 6d rate with 3d rose (2) frankings and '2½d' or '3d' accountancy marks, uncommon 5d rate (3d rose + 1d reds x2), also with hand struck '2½d' plus 1876 EL with 2½d rosy mauve plate 2 ex Hartlepool. Nice lot. (4)
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£80 to 100 |
£92.00
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1367
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SWITZERLAND 1863-82 trio of covers incl. two at 6d rate with 3d rose pair (SG.77) or 6d lilac plus 2½d cover with 1d lilacs (2) & 1½d green. (3)
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£65 to 85 |
£74.00
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1368
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TURKEY 1868-90 covers (mixed condition) incl. trio to Constantinople with 6d lilac/mauve stamps, item to Baghdad via India franked with 40pa on 2½d cancelled at Constantinople (1890) plus further item to Beirut with Jubilee 2½d stamp. (5)
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£50 to 70 |
£45.00
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1369
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USA 1856-64 covers (small faults) posted at the 1s rate franked with 6d pairs (SG.69-70) or 1s green (SG.72-73, 89-90 or 117) with good variety of charge marks, one with unusual label 'opened through mistake.' (8)
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£100 to 130 |
£100.00
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1370
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USA 1868-75 single franking covers posted at 6d (2), 1s or 3d (7) rates, last with good range of 3d rose plate numbers and variety of origins. (10)
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£70 to 90 |
£60.00
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1371
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USA 1876-1901 mixed condition miscellany incl. 2½d mauve (3) & blue (5 incl. 2 pairs), frankings with range of plate numbers, 1d Venetian red (3), 5d indigo, 7½d triple rate cover with 1½d & 6d stamps, reg'd E with Jubilee 5d ex Fratton Bridge, Portsmouth plus uprated 1d pink E. (13)
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£100 to 120 |
£100.00
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1372
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URUGUAY 1869-82 pair of covers to Montevideo incl. 2s rate with pair of 1s green (SG.117) ex Rawtenstall (filing crease) and fresh mourning E with 4d grey-brown (SG.160), tied by Taunton squared c.d.s. (2)
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£50 to 70 |
£56.00
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1373
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VENEZUELA 1873-86 covers to Caracas with 1s green (3, incl. double rate) - last with 'L1' duplex cancellation, also 1884 item with 4d grey-brown pair and printed E (fault) to La Guaira with 1d lilac & 2d lilac pair. (5)
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£80 to 100 |
£115.00
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1374
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1860-64 six covers with Penny Plate frankings to Paris (4), Lyon & Cadiz, all tied by barred oval diamond numerals of London, three bear company oval marks of C. J. H. Hambro & Son, London, other marks incl. London Paid circular in red & Lombard St Paid in red - all fine condition.
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£50 to 60 |
£50.00
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1375
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1860-70's range of 31 covers to European destinations incl. France (20+), Belgium, Italy, Sardinia, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Trieste, Switzerland etc. The majority with 4d Surface Printed frankings tied by London marks with transit & receiver marks, oval 'PD' marks etc. Other frankings incl. 3d, 6d etc.
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£80 to 100 |
£125.00
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1376
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1885 two covers from same correspondence posted abroad, each bears 4x 1d lilacs endorsed on reverse 'about Capt Hutchinson' stamps tied by barred oval 'F' in diamond. (2)
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£50 to 60 |
£50.00
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• Maritime
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1377
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1902-36 range of mainly PPC's bearing a variety of Paquebot or 'Posted on the High Seas' marks.
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£40 to 50 |
N/S
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1378
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1928-30 covers Norway to England, both bear fine PAQUEBOT of Newcastle upon Tyne, another strike on a piece alongside Norway 30o, tied Newcastle c.d.s, 1933 PPC Norway to England, bears small PAQUEBOT of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1937 PPC franked KEVIII 1½d tied H.M. SHIPS/Newcastle-on-Tyne c.d.s. (4)
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£70 to 90 |
£70.00
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• Postal Stationery
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1379
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KEVII ½d green Admiralty Official unused postcards C07, Cat. £150 - very scarce & C06, Cat. £100. Plus Patent Office postcard with 7½d embossed die on the reverse, C012, Cat. £75, mainly fine.
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£100 to 120 |
£130.00
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1380
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KGVI WWII POW unused stationery envelopes (APR2) x8 with wrapper band, Cat. £40 ea, also APF3 2½d envelope, CP103 1½d card with wrapper band, CP102 3d postcards (10) with wrapper, Cat. £15 ea, all unused & fine - wrapper bands are scarce. (20)
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£80 to 100 |
£120.00
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1381
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QV ½d brown wrappers - used to unusual destinations incl. Argentina (uprated 1d), Chile, Australia, Java, Singapore (private wrapper) & St Thomas. Scarce group. (6)
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£50 to 70 |
£72.00
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1382
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QV 1d pink envelope (2) showing albino impressions (missing pink), two are used, one with silk threads, and one is unused with embossed albino T. H. Downing & Co. Leicester. Also four cut outs (one unused), mixed condition.
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£50 to 65 |
£50.00
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1383
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QV-QEII selection of 37 unused envelopes, postcards or registered letters each with the relevant wrapper band, QV (9), KGV (4), KGVI (1), QEII (23), mixed condition.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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1384
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STATIONERY PROOFS collection of 66 Victorian Embossed stationery, cut square/oblong each overprinted SPECIMEN - a good variety of papers & values from ½d to 1s, Ex. Marcus Samuel.
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£700 to 900 |
£700.00
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1385
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1850's-80's Penny pink embossed envelopes, range of 160 with good pmk interest c.d.s's, numerals, duplexes incl. sideways, Scots, Irish etc, a few are uprated. (160)
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£200 to 250 |
£200.00
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1386
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1873 1d pink envelope, registered & uprated with 4d Pl.12, SG.93, from Brighouse to Manchester, many times re-directed on reverse & showing two different letter carriers inspectors marks 'SW' & 'W' in small double rings. (1)
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£40 to 50 |
£40.00
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1387
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QV-QEII REGISTERED MAIL range of 83 reg covers, mainly postal stationery envelopes incl. 1894 to Australia, 1880 to Stuttgart etc.
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£100 to 120 |
£135.00
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1388
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CUT OUTS (circa) 1902-12 postal usages of ½d newspaper wrapper cut-outs incl. fine card with ½d green ex Islip, ½d brown pair on (1912) Stamp Exhibition cover plus single used to Germany and another used KEVII ½d cut-out, LW3 use etc. Attractive lot. (5)
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£40 to 50 |
N/S
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1389
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1924-25 WEMBLEY EXHIBITION selection of cards & envelopes etc. (8 different)
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£50 to 70 |
N/S
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• Railway Covers
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1390
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KEVII- KGV useful range of Station or R.S.O pmks on PPC's, mainly single or double ring c.d.s's, noted 1905 Horley R.S.O Surrey skeleton, 1904 Rugby Station duplex, 1901 Hastings Station Office. (60)
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£50 to 65 |
£72.00
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• Posted in Advance for Christmas
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1391
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1906 PPC to New Brighton, franked KEVII ½d, tied Birkenhead Posted in Advance for Christmas Type 4 circular mark (Collect British Postmarks Cat. £250 for 1906). Scarce.
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£100 to 120 |
£130.00
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