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• "Postal history collections & accumulations, miscellaneous etc."
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882
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ARMS, CRESTS & MONOGRAMS collection within a homemade booklet (100's), a further range of loose in a packet for research, also early book mark from John Player & Sons, two WWI embroidered postcards and eight early mourning cards.
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£50 to 80 |
N/S
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883
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CROMWELLIAN PARLIAMENT LETTER 1651 (30 June) EL addressed to Public Revenue Committee, Westminster, written at Durham by Thomas Delavall, regarding late payment to the widow of Captain Shafto, the former Governor of Holy Island, only £47.17.11d of £957.12.1d due had been paid.
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£200 to 250 |
£370.00
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884
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1655 ENTIRE letter from Sir John Grenville at Plymouth addressed 'For my deare brother Mr Foscariny Wyche,' also 1683 letter from Plymouth to Warrington requesting rents. Carried by messenger - neither with any postal markings. (2)
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£80 to 100 |
£220.00
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885
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1683 ENTIRE letter ex Great Witchingham, Norfolk to the Antiquary Peter Le Neve in London with '3'[d] charge & fine 'DE/12' Bishop mark; also 1696 letter from London to Sir William Blackett in Newcastle, without postal markings; it refers to clipped coinage and is accompanied by a clipped Charles I one shilling coin. (2)
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£80 to 100 |
£260.00
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886
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c1790 EL with a very good strike of the Westminster office Dockwra mark & receiver’s signature, 1841 letter re: army deserter, two examples of 'failed frees' (fronts) charged postage, Yorkshire letter put into the post in London etc. (15)
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£80 to 100 |
£155.00
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887
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REDIRECTED/RETURNED MAIL: 1796 EL re-addressed from Alnwick to Berwick, QV forwarded items (4) one with boxed REDIRECTED/POSTAGE UNPAID, 1949 London cover redirected within USA, uncommon (1976) redirected MP’s mail bundle labels (2), QEII returned items incl. some ambulance envelopes etc. Worth inspection. (18)
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£60 to 80 |
£88.00
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888
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FREE FRANK FRONTS (approx 350) within a display album - letters U, V, W & Y, items of interest identified, mainly 1830's a few earlier, noted - Sunday types, various TO PAY 1d & 2d, Penny Posts, Franks incl. Josiah Wedgwood & Stuart Worley (Earl Wharncliffe), also eight interesting letters/outers with free stamps, V.Admiral to Capt. of H.M.S Dougal.
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£120 to 170 |
£310.00
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889
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FREE FRANK FRONTS (approx 450) within a display album, letters S & T wide range with signatures and h/stamps, mainly 1830's but with useful 1820's, plus apples noted, Stanley (E of Derby) 1807 (1st type of London circle early 27.7.1807), Sunday stamps, local posts, associated supplementary h/stamps, order of Coronation Service request.
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£120 to 150 |
£410.00
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890
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UNIFORM POSTAGE: 1839-40 trio of EL's all paid at the experimental 4d rate with m/s '4' - ex Newcastle, Leeds & Mossat; also February 1840 EL with Bedlington Ironworks illustrated heading and Newcastle h/struck '1.' Interesting group. (4)
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£120 to 150 |
£130.00
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891
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UNIFORM POSTAGE: two 1839 issues of the newspaper 'John Bull' with detailed reports of the reductions in postage to 4d and subsequently 1d. Good condition. Scarce pair. (2)
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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892
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ACCUMULATION IN CARTON (many 100's of items) QV-QEII but mainly QV-KGV incl. covers, stationery, receipts, covers with full contents, PPC's, 1d pinks, 1d reds, lilacs etc. Interesting lot, condition very mixed, at a glance appears to be nothing individual of high value but needs careful scrutiny in case of hidden gems.
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£200 to 400 |
£320.00
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893
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ACCUMULATION mainly QV-KGV period over 250 items of covers, envelopes & cards, good N.E England interest, Alnwick, Chathill, Morpeth, Newcastle etc. pre stamp, 1d red Imperfs, 1d red Perfs, 1d lilacs, stationery incl. 1d pinks, ½d browns, many covers with contents, some highlights incl. 1782 S/L MORPETH, 1782 NEW/CASTLE, 1791 NEWCASTLE/UPON TYNE, 1792 BELFORD, Mileage Marks incl. 1812 Alnwick, 1813 Newcastle, 1813 Berwick etc. Condition is very mixed, viewing recommended.
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£200 to 300 |
£300.00
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894
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COLLIERY EPHEMERA: miscellaneous pieces inc. Heaton Colliery account sheet (1840), Durham Bank £5 notes (2) with colliery cds 1889-90, 1948 reg’d front from Bestwood Colliery, Notts., weight tickets, receipts, postcards etc. (25 items + photocopies)
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£60 to 80 |
£98.00
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895
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EPHEMERA/THEMATIC mainly QV-KGVI period interesting range of material relating to Animals (4), Banking (60), Boy Scouts (21), Canals (3), Certificate of Post (20), Hotels (4), Insurance (9), Electricity (22), Fire (10), Masonic (5), Money Orders/Cheques (25), National Health (9), Nat Savings/Defence Bonds (7), OHMS (5), Police (2), Savings Bank (20), Telephones (17), Telegraphic Machine Cancels (10), Telegrams (47) Typewriters (47), Vaccination (1). Over 300 items which incl. postmarks on covers/cards, printed stationery/letters, certificates, contribution cards, medical cards, British money orders, life insurance & P.O. savings stationery, telegrams & envelopes, typewriter commercial headed notepaper, National savings identity cards, certificates of posting, Boy scout special event & notepaper, mail from hotels, fire insurance documents, Police letters on headed notepaper, electricity stationery, bills etc.
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£100 to 200 |
£210.00
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896
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MISCELLANY QV to QEII range incl. postage dues, 1924/25 Wembley, stationery, airgraphs, 1930's Railway Air Service flown covers (16), 1930's 2/6d Seahorse covers (2), censored incl. 1940's RAF censors, slogan marks, KEVII, Express, P.O Telegrams, Lundy locals. (100+)
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£100 to 200 |
£210.00
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897
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LATE MAIL: 1841-51 imperf 1d reds on inland letters paying a late fee incl. a good strike of the Edinburgh boxed 'PAID 1d EXTRA' (stamp creased), 1d cover with scarce boxed d/stamp denoting 6d late fee paid in cash, two covers with 1d stamps (3) incl. 1d late fee etc. (7)
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£80 to 100 |
£98.00
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898
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PEARSON HILL MACHINE CANCEL 1857 cover from London to Edinburgh, franked 1d Stars, tied by The Pearson Hill experimental cancel of London, a Nov. 25.57 Code A, fine complete strike, reverse bears Edinburgh receiving d/stamp for Nov.26.57 cover with centra vertical fold well clear of cancellation.
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£150 to 200 |
£350.00
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899
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LATE MAIL: 1866-1905 group of inland covers, most with 1d late fee (4), two items with ½d fee (1886-1905) plus a few covers incl. redirected, underpaid or with putative late fees. (12)
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£80 to 100 |
£90.00
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900
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OXFORD ERROR 1872 & 1873 two covers from Oxford, each franked 1d red Plate 100 & 145, each tied by Oxford duplex error 613 for 603, the flat topped type & round topped type, also a small piece franked 1s green Plate 5 (SG.117), also cancelled with the duplex error. (3)
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£40 to 50 |
£80.00
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901
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COLLIERY POSTMARKS (NORTHUMBERLAND) fine variety of cancellations to QEII, mainly on PPCs or envelopes written up on leaves inc. early (1877) Shankhouse on cover to USA, Barrington, Bedlington (8), Chevington Drift, Cramlington scarce rubbers in violet & black (2), Dinnington, Hartford, Linton inc. strip of unused reg’n labels, North Seaton, Pegswood, Shankhouse, Stobswood, West Sleekburn incl. scarce rubber (1919), West Wylam & Widdrington. (47 + some pieces)
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£80 to 100 |
£230.00
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902
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TELEGRAMS: small group of unused PO telegram forms with embossed indicia incl. QV 6d (3), 1s octagonal (2) & round, KEVII 6d (2) & KGVI 6d. Mixed condition - inspection necessary. (9)
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£50 to 80 |
£72.00
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903
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TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONES: interesting & unusual material related to PO telephone service incl. 1913-14 receipts (8) with stamps to KEVII 2/6d (fault), few airgraph/v-mail items, telegram forms & envelopes incl. greetings & railway items, express etc. (60 items)
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£80 to 100 |
£330.00
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904
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TELEGRAPHIC CANCELLATION study of telegraphic numeral cancellations on QV stamps - good variety of vals represented from 1d to 5s (4) incl. scarcer Irish lozenges, early pen cancellation, a few telegraph stamps, uncommon 1883 6d on 6d (4), railway stamps, 1s orange brown (9) - faults, plus a few KEVII. Attractive & elusive material. (121)
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£150 to 200 |
£2500.00
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905
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PARCEL POST LABELS interesting group with (1884) 1st type label used at Ipswich (small faults), 1897 pieces of wrapper with 9d stamp & Chipping Norton label, London Stores Dept. labels with various KEVII stamps (3), several loose labels used with KEVII stamps to 1s plus additional quantity of used labels (mainly London) with/without stamps. Useful specialist lot. (43)
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£150 to 180 |
£410.00
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906
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EXPRESS: 1895-99 pair of covers (one registered) sent at the 4d rate, plus KEVII items (4) incl. stampless cover & three others with additional 3d for the express fee. Mixed condition but an interesting early group. (6)
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£120 to 140 |
£160.00
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907
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PARCEL POST: 1899 large piece with red printed PARCEL POST address label plus 1d & 5d stamps and Matlock Bath parcel label - returned to sender three days later with 5d stamp and parcel label of Ilkley - very unusual. Also printed address panel with fine strike of London oval 'prepaid in money' h/stamp (1899) & KEVII 1½d newspaper wrapper with h/stamped parcel label 1904. (3)
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£80 to 100 |
£175.00
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908
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EDWARDIAN POSTCARDS/COVERS 1902-11 range with pmk interest incl. Time error, single & double ring skeleton c.d.s's, PAQUEBOT marks, exhibition cancels, Krag, Boston, Bickerdike, Scottish Islands, Camp marks, Late Fee, R.S.O, registered mail, uprated stationery, Too Late, B.P.O Constantinople, rubber cancels, Sark c.d.s, Samares c.d.s, Plymouth Ship Letter, used Abroad, Postage Due etc. Also Parcel Post Labels bearing adhesives (8) etc. (109 covers, 8 parcel post labels, 100+ stamps).
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£200 to 300 |
£460.00
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909
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PARCEL POST: labels, pieces, forms etc. Substantial quantity of parcel-related items incl. 1905 rural postman's parcel bill, circular, h/stamped & roller cancels on pieces, receipts, compensation labels etc. Useful lot - needs inspection. (qty)
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£60 to 80 |
£170.00
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910
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PARCEL POST: KEVII-KGVI parcel pieces/tags incl. 1910 piece with 1d (2) & 3d stamps with 'GPO 4' roller cancel, 1917 tiny tag to Australia with KGV 4d stamp, 1923 insured tag to Sweden with 2d (2) & 1s (5) stamps, other high frankings to USA & S. Africa, KGVI 2/6d & 5s stamps on label to Denmark etc. Faults but an attractive group. (11)
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£80 to 100 |
£98.00
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911
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POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK 1911-20 1s light blue & red (Downey Portrait) - five examples on counterfoil strip of three & pair, each tied St. Mary's Rd, Tonbridge c.d.s, Spec.POSB1. Cat. £300
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£100 to 130 |
£80.00
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912
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POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK 1911-20 1s light blue & red (Downey Portrait) - three examples on original counterfoil strip of three, each tied St. Mary's Rd, Tonbridge c.d.s, some minor tones, Spec.POSB1, Cat. £180+
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£50 to 65 |
£66.00
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913
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POST OFFICE TRAINING SCHOOL: KGV-QEII covers, emphasis on present reign with 'specimen' opts on postal orders, covers at various rates, forms, some with 'counter training office' c.d.s etc. Unusual. (18)
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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914
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C.O.D Mail c1926-54: Study on leaves incl. various labels in unused panes, U & unused address labels, P.O leaflets, scarce 1928 P.O notice, KGV-QEII labels & covers (19) with C.O.D use incl. scarce & attractive examples. Uncommon material - inspection necessary. (qty)
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£200 to 240 |
£150.00
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915
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C.O.D Mail miscellany: interesting items on leaves incl. KGV parcel front to India, attractive label with 2/6d & 5s Seahorse vals & others, plus a third item to Switzerland; also a selection of foreign C.O.D items from Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Sweden etc. (35)
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£120 to 140 |
£250.00
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916
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EXPRESS foreign destinations: KGV covers etc. to Europe (8) incl. OHBMS label with Seahorses 5s & 10s (pair), registered & air items; also KGVI with ‘EX’ labels (2), censored, 1945 Jersey cover and some later incl. a couple of 'Swiftair' items. Good lot. (25)
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£100 to 120 |
£480.00
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917
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EXPRESS: 1930-64 inland covers incl. 1930 item with 'EX' label plus six other KGV items incl. parcel label with 1s block cancelled by TPO & registered envelope; later with 1946 use of 'EX' label, 1955 stampless and a handful of QEII items. Mixed condition; interesting lot. (35)
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£100 to 120 |
£250.00
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918
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POST OFFICE TRAINING SCHOOL: QEII stamps with barred overprints for training use incl. Wilding Tudor Crown set, 1958 10s corner block of twenty, various Machin vals in complete sheets or large panes, a few dues etc. Interesting specialist lot. (qty)
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£60 to 90 |
£480.00
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919
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COLLIERY POSTMARKS (COUNTY DURHAM): Study on well-annotated pages to QEII (several scarcer parcel cancels on piece noted) with cancellations inc. Bearpark, Blackhall, Boldon, Brandon, Browney, Cassop, Castle Eden, Colliery Row, Cornsay, Easington inc. compulsorily registered item (1961), Emma, Esh Winning, Hebburn, Hamsterley, High Collliery, Lintz, Marsden, Murton, New Brancepath, Shincliffe, Shotton, Salter’s Lane, Trimdon, Tudhoe, Ushaw Moor, Usworth, Waldridge & Wardley. (76 items + 9 parcel pieces etc.)
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£130 to 150 |
£320.00
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920
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PARCEL POST: QEII pieces with Wilding 'castles' frankings incl. 10s & £1 (1958), 10s (14) & £1 (8) on air parcel to New Zealand, 1964 piece with 2/6d & 5s and further item with £1 plus 1s (2) to Canada (1964). Condition faults but interesting. (4)
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£50 to 70 |
£300.00
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• England
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921
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DURHAM study on leaves incl. Chester-Le-Street 1821-77 (10) with s/line & circular marks, Low Fell & Spittal-Durham UDC's, Annfield Plain (2), Barnard Castle, Birtley, Seaham Harbour & Stanley 'skeletons,' rubbers incl. Blackwell, Edmundbyers & Escombe etc. (33)
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£100 to 120 |
£210.00
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922
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LONDON c1785-87 entire from London to Aydon Castle, Northumberland on reverse a Bishop mark dated 17/JY' with the day and month in a tete-beche format (date inverted), obverse bears m/s '6' which indicates posting after 1784, with an additional m/s '7' added by the Newcastle Post Office for local delivery, scarce.
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£200 to 250 |
£200.00
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• England - Northumberland
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923
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ALNWICK: 1733-1915 postmark study on leaves incl. ‘earliest recorded’ ALNE/WICK (weak), mileages, penny post, fine UDC (1836), scarce 'traveller' skeleton (1846), Bondgate Without c.d.s on parcel label, Powburn & Rock sub-offices etc. Inspection warranted. (31)
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£140 to 160 |
£140.00
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924
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BEDLINGTON: small study of cancellations incl. fine UDC (1846), fine 'skeleton' c.d.s (1906), uncommon 'Sugar Ticket' with Bebside c.d.s (1918), 1950s Bedlington Station Krags (5) & parcel cancel, 1990s 'FPO' c.d.s (5), mailbag tags etc. (28 items)
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£50 to 60 |
£40.00
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925
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BERWICK: 1778-1937 study of postmarks incl. s/line BERWICK (2), circular BER/WICK, uncommon boxed TOO LATE (1821), blue BERWICK/PENNY POST (1833), MISSENT/TO BERWICK on 1847 piece, 1905 'skeletons' (2, different codes) etc. Worth inspection. (20)
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£60 to 80 |
£110.00
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926
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MISCELLANY A-H: mainly KEVII/KGV postcards with clear cancellations from smaller offices - Acklington to Hirst - with duplexes, thimbles & c.d.s cancels, some scarcer items. Inspection essential. (82)
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£140 to 160 |
£120.00
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927
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MISCELLANY H-W: mainly KEVII/KGV postcards with clear cancellations from smaller offices - Holy Island to Wylam - with duplexes, thimbles & c.d.s cancels, some scarcer items. Also a few later items. Inspection essential. (84 + few pieces)
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£160 to 180 |
£120.00
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928
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MISCELLANY: mainly 19thC covers incl. items from Acklington (2), 'PAID/at/ALSTON' (1842), Alston UDC, s/line BELFORD (1777) & three others, Cornhill, Cowpen Lane, Cramlington to USA, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Lesbury, N. Shields (4), Rothbury, Tynemouth, Wark, Whitley etc. Worth careful inspection. (42)
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£100 to 120 |
£120.00
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929
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MORPETH: 1813-1939 covers & cards incl. mileages (4), UDC's (3), Penny Post, duplexes, 'skeleton' (1903) and a variety of sub-office marks incl. Ashington, Mitford, Netherton UDC (1853) & two different 'rubbers,' Netherwitton UDC, Newbiggin (3 incl. 1906 'skeleton'), Widdrington (1903 parcel label) etc. Good lot. (40)
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£100 to 140 |
£125.00
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930
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE: 1801-1934 substantial lot with a variety of marks incl. s/line and circular mileages, parcel letter (1839), Penny Post (2), UPP hand-struck '1' (March 1840), c.d.s & duplex cancellations, sub-offices incl. fine boxed red BARRAS BRIDGE R.H (1844), Howden Pans (1838), Matfen, Neville Street (3) incl. 1875 registered cover, Westgate UDC (1858), Quayside incl. s/line (1842) & duplex (2); also (1934) remains of crash letter ex Finland, fine small (1817) Carey map of Northumberland, 1810 newspaper reporting planned canal etc. (74)
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£180 to 200 |
£330.00
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931
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PENNY POSTS: c1834-44 study of covers with various penny post marks incl. Alnmouth, Alnwick (1839 E with two different types noted), Belford, Blyth, scarce Earsdon, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Newbiggin, Newcastle, N. Shields & Wallsend. Attractive lot. (17)
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£120 to 150 |
£780.00
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932
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RUBBER C.D.S etc: KEVII-KGV postcards with rubber c.d.s incl. Ancroft, Beal, Bowsden (2), Carrshield (2), Catton (2), Colwell, Edlingham , Greystead/Bellingham, Hartley/Wark, Hedley/Stocksfield, Howick/Alnwick, Howick/Ledbury (2), Ninebanks/Whitfield, Ovington/Ovingham, Simonburn/Humshaugh, Sinderhope/Allendale, South Charlton/Alnwick (2), Steel/Riding Mill (2) & Woodness. Mostly very good/fine strikes. (28)
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£60 to 80 |
£125.00
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933
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SKELETON C.D.S: KEVII-KGV postcards with temporary 'skeleton' c.d.s incl. Ashington, Backworth (2), Corbridge, Hepple, Newburn, Plessey Camp, Seaton Delaval (2), Wallsend, Willington Quay & Woolsington Camp - mostly fine complete strikes. (12)
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£50 to 65 |
£105.00
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934
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UNDATED CIRCLES, A-L: 1820's-50's study of UDC's used by receiving offices, mainly good to fine strikes incl. Ancroft, Bamborough, Belford, Bowden, Cambo, Corbridge, Cullercoats, Eglingham, Embleton, Haltwhistle, Heddon on the Wall, Humshaugh, Longhirst, Long Horseley & Lowick. (20 & 2 pieces)
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£150 to 180 |
£490.00
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• England
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935
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UNDATED CIRCLES, M-W: 1820's-50's study of receiving office UDC's on cover, mainly good to fine strikes incl. Millfield, New Elvet, North Shields, North Sunderland, Powburn, Prudhoe, Rothbury, Scremerston, Seaton Sluice, Tweedmouth, Warenford, Warkworth, Whittingham & Wooler. (21)
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£150 to 180 |
£190.00
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• Scotland
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936
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RANGE OF COVERS with Scots interest incl. 1755 Edinburgh carrier's letter, 1792 Dumfries - Shetland cover, inspector's crown (1839), wheel tax ½d marks (6) incl. green Berwick strike, Glasgow ‘ounce’ letter (1816), boxed PAID in the/COUNTRY (1822) etc. (20)
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£80 to 100 |
£250.00
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• Registered Mail
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937
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1843-45 trio of cash-paid covers with 1s registration fee ex London, Haydon Bridge or Allendale with blue 'Allendale/Penny Post'. (3)
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£140 to 160 |
£120.00
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938
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EPHEMERA: 1843 part blue wrapper ex Fermoy, scarce 1872 green transfer receipt (Skipton), study of printed receipts from 1850's onwards incl. uncommon rural postman item, AR receipts (3), labels etc. (21 & labels)
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£100 to 150 |
£145.00
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939
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EPHEMERA: GPO internal transfer envelopes from 1847, KEVII Army Official OHMS items (2), various 'official paid' incl. large Admiralty cover etc. Uncommon material. Mixed condition. (50)
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£140 to 180 |
£140.00
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940
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1849-59 covers with variety of frankings incl. cash-paid, 6d embossed (neatly cut to shape), 10d embossed cut to shape on a 1oz letter, 6d surface printed (4) etc. Also 1859 3d rate voting notice. Mixed condition but an interesting, attractive study. (9)
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£150 to 180 |
£150.00
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941
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1855 envelope ex Nottingham with QV 2d blue & embossed 6d lilac (cut to shape), both affected by crease; also 1856 part cover with 1d & 6d stamps (latter cut roughly to shape/cut into) from Manchester with uncommon s/line red 'REGISTERED' h/stamp. Interesting pair despite faults. (2)
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£60 to 80 |
£60.00
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942
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1855 scarce boxed 'REGISTERED/YORK' h/stamp in black on large part wrapper with 1d red & cut-square 6d dull lilac. Small faults but attractive & scarce.
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£100 to 120 |
£200.00
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943
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1860-73 group of registered covers showing evidence of having been cross-tied with tape as per PO regulations. Noted - frankings incl. 2d blue (4), 1d red block of four & mixed franking of ½d bantam pair & 1d & 3d stamps. Interesting study. (8)
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£150 to 180 |
£290.00
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944
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1863-76 inland covers incl. 1863 item with framed LOMBARD-STREET/REGISTERED LETTER, 1867 Glasgow 'combined' d/stamp, 1875 registered packet wrapper (faults) ex Hull with 3d & 4d stamps, 5½d rate from Bristol etc. Few faults but worth inspection. (10)
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£100 to 120 |
£100.00
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945
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GREEN TAPE very scarce example of the use of green tape to secure a registered envelope - 1866 envelope (fault) used within London with 1d & 4d (trimmed) stamps with the original green tape still in place. Also 1896 cover to USA with 1d & 6d stamps and unusual crossed lines in green crayon. (2)
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£150 to 180 |
£210.00
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946
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Pre-1870 private telegrams/envelopes (9), early PO telegram (March 1870) envelopes, postcard, receipts, uncommon 'undelivered' advice, railway invoices, cablegrams, greetings, 1960's stamped forms etc. Interesting group. (41 items)
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£100 to 140 |
£155.00
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947
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1877-83 postal stationery, unused examples (faults) of provisional envelopes 'F' & 'G' plus 1878-9 'I' & 'K' (latter with two different compensation labels); also used examples early (Feb 1878) item with ½d Bantam pair, attractive usages of sizes 'G' & 'H' and three different envelopes used to Europe. Nice group. (11)
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£80 to 100 |
£60.00
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948
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1878-99 inland covers incl. attractive blue numeral & c.d.s cancels of Birmingham on 2½d printed paper rate cover (1880), uncommon use of 2d mauve stamp (1883), uprated 1½d advertising stationery cover; also some examples of foreign use incl. uncommon example to Sierra Leone (1895), 1890 Jubilee envelope used to Germany with 1d fiscal & 2½d stamp etc. (11)
|
£100 to 120 |
£100.00
|
|
949
|
|
|
LIVERPOOL 'ROTARY DEVICES' EXPERIMENT 1880 letter with ½d bantam pair & 1d (2) stamps, the cover 'cross-tied' by means of a dotted roller, front & back. Also a large part of a very large cover ex Liverpool with 1d reds (5) and use of a different roller for the same purpose. Very scarce. (2)
|
£100 to 140 |
£560.00
|
|
950
|
|
|
QV STAMPED COVERS c1882-1900: Inland registered letters (13) with a good variety of frankings/cancellations plus some foreign destinations incl. registered parcel tag to Switzerland and Cook's Tours cover with perfins (1891). (18 & a front)
|
£100 to 120 |
£200.00
|
|
951
|
|
|
LATER QV STATIONERY 1884-1901 usages of various sizes of envelope incl. foreign destinations & sub-office use, uncommon double-crossed 'fragile' item etc. Also a few loose items incl. uncommon size 'K' ex Darlington (1900). Mixed condition. (24)
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
952
|
|
|
KEVII Inland 3d rate registered letters incl. stationery, jury summons, 'posted out of course' & unusual use of 2d envelope flap with 1d pink cut-out on cover; also a few to foreign destinations incl. uncommon registered ½d wrapper. Cancellation interest. Mixed condition. (20)
|
£80 to 100 |
£60.00
|
|
953
|
|
|
REGISTERED PARCEL FRONTS incl. 1909 with QV 2d registration cut-out and block of six KEVII 1d stamps, cancelled by Leeds roller, with PP label; 1912 KGV 1d block (6) on front with PP label & reg’n label and 1935 parcel piece; also 1904 Tynemouth PP label with 5d stamp & unusual 1912 undeliverable reg’d envelope with 'Already Entered' Red Cross label of the parcel post. (5)
|
£80 to 100 |
£92.00
|
|
954
|
|
|
KGV STATIONERY ENVELOPES incl. WWI 2d black U & unused plus subsequent uprating with 2d orange die or 3d stamp, later issues incl. 1934 'posted out of course' item with 3d due label; also a few to foreign destinations incl. 1917 censored example from Ireland to USA. (17)
|
£60 to 80 |
£60.00
|
|
955
|
|
|
KGV STAMPED COVERS WWI much-redirected cover to France, 1918 censored 3d cover to USA with 'Disabled Service' seal, Naval censor cover with 2d fee paid; 1920 APO/Constantinople item to USA, uncommon meter-paid cover (1928), Hull 'posted out of course' cachet with 3d due label, Calshot Aerodrome item etc. (19)
|
£100 to 120 |
£100.00
|
|
956
|
|
|
KGV STAMPED COVERS interesting group incl. 1952 HVP item with Festival values, 1941 parcel piece with dark 10s (3), censored, returned, FPO, compulsory registration, insured etc. (28)
|
£80 to 100 |
£60.00
|
|
957
|
|
|
KGVI/QEII STATIONERY ENVELOPES: KGVI (11) U incl. censored, insured & customs examined examples; also QEII with a range of sizes/types to 1990's with emphasis on unused examples plus an unusual study of envelope bands. (26 & bands)
|
£50 to 60 |
£38.00
|
|
958
|
|
|
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Study of the service 1963-90's incl. FDC's, panes of labels, commercial mail, receipts etc. (40 covers plus pieces, labels, receipts etc.)
|
£80 to 100 |
£92.00
|
|
959
|
|
|
SCOTTISH EXPERIMENTAL LABELS (1972): interesting & unusual study of the short-lived trial of 3-part labels on uncommon commercial covers from ten different offices. (11)
|
£60 to 80 |
£120.00
|
|
960
|
|
|
SPECIAL DELIVERY Study from 1990's onwards with development of the 'guaranteed delivery' service with commercial covers, a number of fronts, pieces, labels, leaflets etc. (25 covers plus fronts etc.)
|
£50 to 70 |
£64.00
|
|
961
|
|
|
QEII STAMPED COVERS useful group with HVP items (3), insured (1993) with £10 single franking, uncommon military courier cover, TPO, ranges of high value frankings etc. Also seven foreign items. (37)
|
£80 to 100 |
£130.00
|
|
962
|
|
|
RECORDED DELIVERY: substantial study of the RD system with ranges of labels, commercial covers, receipts etc. through to 2013. (29 covers plus labels, pieces etc.)
|
£60 to 80 |
£74.00
|
|
• Mail to or from overseas destinations
|
|
963
|
|
|
PRE-STAMP FOREIGN MAIL: bundle of stampless letters/wrappers (mixed condition) to mainly European destinations inc. Austria, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, France, Scandinavia & Turkey (last poor); also three incoming items. Interesting range of rates & marks. (28)
|
£60 to 75 |
£80.00
|
|
964
|
|
|
1855 E (creased) to Jamaica with cut-to-shape 6d cancelled by Chester 'spoon,' 1854 E to Malta (creased) with cut-to-shape 1s plus 1d & 2d stamps with smudged cancels; 1882 E to Australia with 6d stamp and two line 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' instructional mark & fine oval '1s/MORE TO PAY.' (3)
|
£100 to 120 |
£100.00
|
|
965
|
|
|
LATE MAIL: Foreign Mail: 1855 Liverpool wrapper to USA endorsed 'late post' with nice cut-square 1s stamp (very light crease) & additional 1d stamp paying a late fee - another stamp possibly removed. Also a range of covers with 1d late fees incl. a good example of the scarce small boxed 'L1' (1892), hooded c.d.s of Cannon St (1913-14) & Throgmorton Avenue (1927), 1933 3/6d cover to Rio with Glasgow ½d late fee etc. Faults but an interesting group. (8)
|
£100 to 130 |
£100.00
|
|
• Maritime
|
|
966
|
|
|
ROYAL NAVY Admiral Collingwood: 1803 fine autograph letter written on board HMS Venerable on blockade duty off Brest during the Napoleonic Wars to the Transport Office, Deal, recommending an officer for a command; weak 'SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH' & corrected postage rate.
|
£100 to 130 |
£360.00
|
|
• Railway Stamps & Covers
|
|
967
|
|
|
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY: ‘C.R.’ marks incl. 1848 type on small piece of wrapper with imperf 1d red strip of four, 1855-58 pair of covers (one ex France) showing the 1854 h/stamp; also ‘CR/F’ on cover (1860), scarce ‘X’ cancel on single 1d red stamp [Wilson 639] and later TPO cancellations on cover & pieces. (7 covers & some pieces)
|
£80 to 100 |
£60.00
|
|
968
|
|
|
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY: Unusual 1918 PPC to Newcastle with KGV 1½d stamp and CR 2d green letter stamp cancelled by ink lines and Glasgow machine; also 1937 business envelope with KGVI 1½d stamp and LMS 3d parcel stamp cancelled by oval ‘GLASGOW CENTRAL/ENQUIRY OFFICE’ d/stamp. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£92.00
|
|
969
|
|
|
CHESTER & CREWE: scarce s/line ‘RAILWAY-STATION’ on reverse of Chester cover (1853), Chester Station Office squared c.d.s (8) & QV 1s on small piece with station parcel cancellation; Crewe Station c.d.s (1859) plus squared c.d.s (1906) and c.d.s types. (15 & pieces)
|
£60 to 80 |
£125.00
|
|
970
|
|
|
EDINBURGH: 1858-85 covers showing Edinburgh-Carlisle SC coded d/stamps (10) duplex (2) and b/stamps (3); also Edinburgh-Newcastle ST c.d.s (1870) on cover (crease) and some pieces. (16 & 2 pieces)
|
£70 to 90 |
£78.00
|
|
971
|
|
|
EDINBURGH: 1866-1911 Edinburgh-Newcastle ST d/stamps used as b/stamps (7) or cancellation (2), one with scarce ‘S-T’-coded ‘131’ obliterator; attractive registered cover (1873) with Edinburgh-Berwick ST c.d.s, Edinburgh-Carstairs ST (1885-6) plus a few modern pieces. (13 plus a few pieces)
|
£70 to 90 |
£680.00
|
|
972
|
|
|
ENGLISH STATIONS: substantial group of mainly c.d.s cancellations c1884-1910 incl. Broadstairs (4), Chichester (4), Dover duplex (2), Farnborough (4), Hastings (5), Lewes, Meopham, St Leonards inc. Gensing, Swanley Junction (scarce 1915 skeleton noted), Tonbridge incl. 1898 Express item, Weybridge, Woking etc. Worth inspection. (46 & some pieces)
|
£80 to 100 |
£105.00
|
|
973
|
|
|
GLASGOW: 1857-80 covers with Glasgow-related TPO marks inc (1866) good ‘C&G/RPO’, Glasgow-Carlisle ST duplex (2) & Glasgow c.d.s (1858), Glasgow ST c.d.s (2), scarce Edinr-Glasgow sorting tender duplex (1870) and a few pieces. Also (1858) fine illustrated letterhead. (9 & few pieces)
|
£80 to 100 |
£125.00
|
|
974
|
|
|
GLOUCESTER STATION: h/stamps incl. large double-arc types 1842-46 (5) one with SOUTHGATE RH mark, smaller c.d.s (1849) & 1853 in red, single-ring (1869) and duplex 1875-82 (4). Also Micheldever Station duplex (1870) & Hereford Station registered d/stamp on (1956) parcel receipt. (14)
|
£80 to 100 |
£105.00
|
|
975
|
|
|
GRAND NORTHERN RAILWAY: ‘Loose letter’ marks - 1842-43 precursor pair of letters struck with London departure marks showing a ‘cross pattée’ code, pre-dating the circular h/stamps; also two attractive 1846 covers showing the Type 1 ‘M/NR’ & ‘E/NR’ in red or black. Interesting group. (4)
|
£70 to 90 |
£130.00
|
|
976
|
|
|
GRAND NORTHERN RAILWAY: ‘Loose letter’ marks - 1845-62 covers incl. 2d blue pair (fault) and 1d covers with black ‘E/NR’ plus similar strike on 1852 stampless item with boxed late fee mark; also 1862 official EL with small type ‘E/NR. (4)
|
£70 to 90 |
£65.00
|
|
977
|
|
|
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY: large printed ‘NEWS-IMMEDIATE’ envelope (unused) with GWR 3d green newspaper stamp; also (1943) SOUTHERN RAILWAY ‘News Dispatch’ envelope with 4d newspaper stamp used from Alton station to Winchester. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
978
|
|
|
LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY: 1900 large red press envelope to Bradford ex Halifax with uncancelled 2d red parcel stamp; also similar c1920 item from Mirfield station with 2d stamp pencil-cancelled. Also (1918) uncommon milk traffic waybill ex Helmshore with ½d & 6d parcel stamps for carriage of a churn to Crumpsall. (3)
|
£100 to 120 |
£110.00
|
|
979
|
|
|
LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY: 1834-39 ELs from Brazil & London with Liverpool transit c.d.s & rare red ‘4’ or ‘5’ bundle-marks indicating railway transport; also 1868-80 cover trio with Manchester sorting tender d/stamps. (5)
|
£70 to 90 |
£250.00
|
|
980
|
|
|
LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: unusual 1934 postcard with KGV 1d stamp cancelled on arrival at Cromer and King’s Cross 3d meter stamp affixed; also 1943 cover (creased) to Rhyl with ‘RICHMOND’ h/stamp, KGVI 2½d and L.N.E.R. 4d parcel stamps both with crayon cancellation. (2)
|
£60 to 80 |
£105.00
|
|
981
|
|
|
LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1924 Newspaper stamps - specialised study on leaves with 1924 vals to 6d, 3d stamp on unused red press envelope; Parcel stamps from 1927 to 4s incl. printed station names, Scarborough parcel piece with 8d & 2s vals, 1937 parcel tag with 1d & 2s stamps cancelled at Piershill, unused examples of £1 & £5 vals etc. Ripe for development. (3 items & 42 stamps)
|
£140 to 160 |
£140.00
|
|
982
|
|
|
LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: Study of unused luggage and parcel labels with routing and station details, some coloured examples noted, incl. two ‘Luggage in Advance’ items etc. (33)
|
£50 to 60 |
£38.00
|
|
983
|
|
|
LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY: 1882 Parcel address panel with fine yellow L&NWR ‘Parcel via EUSTON’ label to Cumberland; attractive item that displays well.
|
£50 to 60 |
£98.00
|
|
984
|
|
|
LONDON STATIONS: Euston Square c.d.s 1849-51 (2) plus 3 later (1880-1919), London Bridge cancellations 1915-28 (2), Paddington telegram (1965), S. Kensington 1945-67 (2), Victoria 1929-56 (2), Waterloo registered d/stamp (1939) & parcel cancel piece (1964) etc. (13 & some pieces)
|
£80 to 100 |
£155.00
|
|
985
|
|
|
MIDLAND DISTRICT SORTING CARRIAGE: 1868 long envelope (folds) with irregular block of four 1d reds plus two singles ex Bedale for Basingstoke; mainly fine strike of the scarce small ‘MIDLAND/DIST.S.C.’
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
986
|
|
|
MIDLAND RAILWAY: 1855-56 covers (2) with mainly good strikes of the very scarce s/line MISSENT-TO/MIDLAND-R-P-O-UP (or DOWN); also 1853 1d red cover with T.1 ‘E/MR’ loose letter mark and Harle UDC. (3)
|
£120 to 150 |
£460.00
|
|
987
|
|
|
NORTH EAST ENGLAND STATIONS: c1854-1959 cancellations on covers & cards with Aysgarth, nice Bardon Mill (1854), Beal, Bedlington, Brampton, Castle Eden (1855), Prudhoe (1859) with good Ovingham UDC, Washington & Whitley Bay etc with additional QEII items. Also RSO c.d.s on KEVII cards (11) inc Lintz Colliery & Dinnington Colliery etc. (40 & some pieces)
|
£65 to 85 |
£155.00
|
|
988
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: Ephemera incl. 1859 tender for turntables, ticket for a dog (1879), 1895 mail contract, waybill, wagon ticket, dividend statement, perfins, LNER savings bank, ‘Silver Jubilee’ letter, NER airmail item (1938) etc. (27)
|
£100 to 150 |
£70.00
|
|
989
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY - TPOs: 1906-84 examples of TPO marks on covers & cards incl. Newcastle on Tyne ST (1906-08), NETPO incl. ‘going south’ (2), ‘up’ (7), plus QEII period examples on cover and piece, 1984 waybill etc. (16 plus pieces)
|
£50 to 75 |
£92.00
|
|
990
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 2d vermillion stamp on cover to Hull with QV 1d lilac, both pen- cancelled, endorsed ‘To Ryehill Station’; also 4 further examples of the 2d vermillion, one with Hull c.d.s (1896). Additionally, 1896 Darlington-Sheffield cover (crease) with 1d lilac & pen-cancelled 2d NER stamp ‘By 11.5 Train to Sheffield’, plus 6 further 2d green stamps. (2 covers & 10 stamps)
|
£120 to 150 |
£360.00
|
|
991
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1905-09 pair of L’Estrange Ewen printed covers addressed to London, posted at York or Corbridge stations - each with KEVII 1d stamp plus N.E.R. 2d green letter stamp cancelled by crayon or s/line ‘CORBRIDGE’. Attractive pair. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£155.00
|
|
992
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1903-07 trio of covers (various faults) with KEVII 1d stamps plus N.E.R. 2d green stamps incl. Sandsend, Yorks - Newcastle, Mindrum - London or an unidentified item to Whittington - cancellations are crayon (2) or ‘From MINDRUM’. Also a curious ‘faked’ cover with similar combination of stamps. (4)
|
£100 to 120 |
£125.00
|
|
993
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1916 cover with KGV ½d pair & N.E.R. 2d pale green stamps, all cancelled by dated ‘TWIZELL’ mark; also 1924 printed envelope (faults) to Newcastle with KGV 2d orange & N.E.R. 4d green stamps both cancelled by dated ‘BLYTH’. (2)
|
£100 to 120 |
£210.00
|
|
994
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1925 cover (crease) to London with KGV 1½d stamp & L.N.E.R. 4d deep green cancelled by red oval WILLINGTON h/stamp; also 1935 cover (bit grubby) ex Grimsby to London with L.N.E.R. 3d green parcel stamp alongside KGV 1½d, cancelled blue crayon. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
995
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1874 large parcel wrapper (creased) to London with fine & scarce yellow N.E.R. parcel label ex Alnwick; also 1898 small wrapper to Penrith with white label (faults) ex Appleby station. Scarce pair. (2)
|
£80 to 120 |
£155.00
|
|
996
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1898 Parcel stamps - rouletted 1d green & 5d pink stamps, both in M half-sheets of 25 with three margins intact; a little perf separation and odd foxing but an attractive and scarce pair. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
997
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1902 small wrapper to Lealholm Bridge with N.E.R. 4d blue parcel stamp cancelled by crayon (not tied) - STB the only recorded example on cover.
|
£100 to 120 |
£100.00
|
|
998
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1903 small wrapper to Wetherby with N.E.R. 6d black on white parcel stamp pre-cancelled with straight-line ‘FROM MARSH LANE’ (Leeds), horizontal crease affects stamp. Scarce item.
|
£80 to 100 |
£88.00
|
|
999
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: Extensive, specialised study of N.E.R. parcel stamps incl. 1896-1903 U vals to 1s (37), 1905 incl. M set of six imperf proofs 1d-2s and U vals to 6d (23), 1911 1d-1s U, 1914 vals to 5s, 1919 1d-10s and 1920 9d pair with YORK/PARCELS oval. Also examples of the 1930s meter stamps, 1906 ‘bus service labels and a pre-printed 4d ‘bus label ‘FROM DRIFFIELD’. Interesting lot with potential for further development. (100+)
|
£250 to 300 |
£310.00
|
|
1000
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1911 parcel wrapper (crease) ex York with vertical pair of N.E.R. 4d black on yellow parcel stamps cancelled by dated YORK h/stamp; also 1919 parcel label (‘TOBACCO’) ex Darlington with N.E.R. black on yellow 4d & 7d stamps cancelled by faint oval. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
1001
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: Printed stamped envelopes - study of these uncommon envelopes with various printings incl. 1887 (6 U, 1 unused), 1890 (2 U, 3 unused) and unused examples from 1900, 1910 & (LNER) 1920 printings. (15)
|
£120 to 140 |
£300.00
|
|
1002
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: Newspaper Stamps - substantial specialised study on leaves inc. 1855-1906 black ‘weight’ labels to 48lb (40), 1901 blue labels (5), 1875-1906 red labels to 6d (21) and three 2d examples on unused ‘Leeds Mercury’ envelopes, 1919 red labels incl. unused block of four (11) plus weight labels (3), unusual (unused) ‘bus post label from Beverley, 1860-1906 single issue labels (19) etc. Plus reference notes. Interesting lot for further development. (104)
|
£250 to 300 |
£320.00
|
|
1003
|
|
|
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: 1898 1d & 5d rouletted parcel stamps in complete three-margin sheets of fifty, some very light foxing & small selvedge loss o/w fresh & attractive. (2 sheets)
|
£150 to 180 |
£120.00
|
|
1004
|
|
|
NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY: 1852-55 Three 1d red covers with railway imprints, each with a good strike of ‘North.W.Ry’ s/line mark in red; 1866 pair of covers with ‘NWRy/NIGHT’ star h/stamps, circular ‘NW/RPO/E’ (1867 cover) plus a few QEII items. (12)
|
£80 to 100 |
£250.00
|
|
1005
|
|
|
RUGBY & NEWCASTLE RPO: 1847 stampless wrapper (fold) to Settle with Northampton ‘Pd1’ showing a fine strike of the very scarce ‘Missent to Rugby/and Newcastle RWPO’ in black.
|
£80 to 100 |
£350.00
|
|
1006
|
|
|
SCOTLAND: Miscellany on cover incl. station c.d.s with good Berwick (1855) and smaller types in blue & black (1855-58) plus 1864 duplex; also Kippen Station (1898), Polmont (1904), Port of Monteith (1908) and Rannock (1904). Border Counties Railway station cancels on PPCs (5), Down Special c.d.s and Highland SC parcel bills 1905 (10). Useful lot. (30 & few pieces).
|
£80 to 100 |
£130.00
|
|
1007
|
|
|
STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY: 1864 mourning envelope with original letter ex Newby to Appleby endorsed ‘per train’ with pink parcel label attached with string at Cliburn station - a rare railway letter post forerunner. Small faults but rare.
|
£80 to 100 |
£720.00
|
|
1008
|
|
|
TRAVELLING POST OFFICES etc: miscellany incl. (1878) good strike of the scarce LLANDYSSIL/SORTING TENDER c.d.s, S. Wales SC (1907), Hirwain Station item (1859), Dublin-Belfast RPO (1873), Rugby Station S.O. (1901), good ‘NW/TPO/M’ diamond on 1873 piece, London-Holyhead TPO (1900), S.E.T.P.O. (1878) etc. (11 & 2 pieces)
|
£80 to 100 |
£140.00
|
|
1009
|
|
|
YORK STATION: 1847-53 trio of 1d red envelopes showing examples of the uncommon York oval ‘R.W’ h/stamp in green, black & red - the last particularly scarce. Minor faults but an attractive group. (3)
|
£80 to 100 |
£230.00
|
|
1010
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|
|
YORKSHIRE: covers with marks incl. York oval ‘RW’ (blue), 1869 ‘S.W./YORK’ sorting tender, 1909 York-Scarborough ST, Hull ST (1899) plus two later types, station c.d.s incl. Bridlington (5), Flaxton, Robin Hood’s Bay (3), 1905 PC with printed timetable plus a few QEII items with late fees. (23)
|
£60 to 70 |
£45.00
|
|
1011
|
|
|
EARLY EPHEMERA: Scarce reprint (1925) of 1849 timetable York, Newcastle & Berwick Ry plus two scarce original 1843-46 timetable cards Newcastle & N. Shields Ry; also a group of 1840s railway-related letters, two endorsed for carriage by rail. Interesting group. (12)
|
£80 to 100 |
£150.00
|
|
1012
|
|
|
RAILWAY TPOs etc: QV-QEII cancels on cover & loose stamps incl. uncommon G.S.& W DAY (1904) etc, also 1845-53 covers with railway guards h/stamps for 'South R Ry' & 'North W Ry.' (23 items plus stamps etc.)
|
£80 to 100 |
£80.00
|
|
1013
|
|
|
PAIR OF LARGE PARCEL FRONTS incl. unusual 1850 item (faults) with both LNWR & York and Newcastle & Berwick carriage labels and 1874 wrapper with GNR London-Alnwick label. Scarce. (2)
|
£80 to 100 |
£250.00
|
|
1014
|
|
|
MISSENT MARKS: scruffy 1854 cover ex USA with partially good strike of the scarce MISSENT-TO-YORK/&-NEWCASTLE-RY, similar quality ‘Missent to/Derby.R.O.’ on (1855) 1d cover with ‘E/MR’ loose letter mark; large piece (1848) with almost complete Bristol Station missent mark and small piece with 1d red stamp and good example of the scarce ‘Missent to/GNR Post Office’. (4)
|
£100 to 130 |
£580.00
|
|
1015
|
|
|
TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 1879-1986 covers & cards with TPO cancellations incl. 1912 London & Dover SC registered ex Levant, Whitehaven ST (1875-89), Lincoln (1879-1906), QV 1s stamp on piece cancelled by Bangor & Leeds ‘star’, Midland TPO, Peterborough & Ely etc. Interesting group. (46 plus a few pieces)
|
£80 to 100 |
£125.00
|
|
1016
|
|
|
1880-90 TRIO OF NEWS ENVELOPES unused with railway parcel stamps attached: GNR 2d, GWR 2d & MR 1d pair. Attractive group. (3)
|
£60 to 80 |
£76.00
|
|
1017
|
|
|
RAILWAY LETTERS etc: 1891 North British Railway 2d stamp on 1d lilac front mounted on commemorative card ‘The First Railway-Postal Letter received at Berwick-on-Tweed’ - toned but interesting; 1851 stampless letter endorsed ‘per the ½ past 1 train’ to Alnwick; 1938-40 covers sent with Cheshire Lines 9d or Southern Rly 3d parcel stamps; 1890 part wrapper with Midland Railway ½d newspaper stamp and (1918) scruffy parcel piece with poor GER 9d parcel label. (6)
|
£100 to 120 |
£220.00
|
|
1018
|
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STATION MISCELLANY: c1895-1910 cancellations on cards etc incl. Bath, Carlton, Maghull, Middleton, nice Milford Junction (1857), Normanton, Par, Perranwell, Rugby, Stafford, Swindon, Wellington College etc. (28 & some pieces)
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£50 to 65 |
£115.00
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1019
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RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS: variety of stamps incl. Lancs & Yorks 3d sheetlet (1920) M, Midland Railway red news parcel issues & (1908) green vals 2d to 4s M & G.N.J.C News parcel 1d-8d M, G.E.R. 1d & 2d parcel stamps, L.M.S.-L.N.E. vals to 5d M, G.N.R 1d & 2d U plus various others. (71)
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£100 to 150 |
£140.00
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1020
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1919 RAIL STRIKE - AIRMAIL SERVICE: scarce example of the emergency airmail service - first flight cover from Newcastle to London at the 2s 1½d rate; envelope endorsed ‘Aerial Post’ with original letter, roughly opened at base, KGV 1/- bistre pair plus 1½d brown cancelled by single-ring c.d.s of 2. October 1919. Very scarce - one of only 119 flown on the first day.
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£80 to 100 |
£230.00
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1021
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RAILWAY PARCEL STAMPS miscellany incl. 1924 cover with LNER 2d (2) & 3d stamps, unusual 1971 BR ‘TO BE CALLED FOR’ label on cover, three further covers plus various stamps incl. London Transport vals to 10d, David MacBrayne labels incl. panes of ten, MR, LNER etc. Useful lot. (qty)
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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1022
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RAILWAY SERVICES: 1934 Railway Air Service covers (3), 1938-49 pair of Railex items plus original brochure and strip of labels, Red Star parcels incl. two routing cards with QEII castles frankings, LNER ‘Green Arrow’ service items (2) and arrow labels (3); also Midland Red 1975 parcel letter etc. Interesting lot. (15 & some labels)
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£80 to 100 |
£60.00
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1023
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BRITISH RAILWAYS: Meter parcel stamps - small study of these elusive stamps incl. c1952 2½d cover with 9d label of Liverpool Street, Kings Cross unused vals 1d - 7d c1955, 1961 cover to Berkhampstead with Broad Street (London) label and ‘To be called for..’ , 1963 Leicester label on London letter and 1965 parcel piece with Leeds label. (4 items & 16 stamps)
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£70 to 90 |
£120.00
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1024
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BRITISH RAILWAYS: Miscellany incl. 1965-67 cover trio with red parcel stamps from Farningham, Canterbury or Jersey - the last with s/line WEYMOUTH QUAY mark; 1984 cover with Kings Cross boxed h/stamp for Hitchin, bundle labels etc. (4 covers etc.)
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£50 to 70 |
£40.00
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1025
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BRITISH RAILWAYS: Newspaper stamps study incl. M vals to 1s, 2s used on piece plus 2d & 6d in strips of three on piece, uncommon 1972 use of 2s on large urgent ‘News Photos’ envelope; also a few decimal vals on small pieces. (24 stamps & 1 cover).
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£50 to 60 |
£40.00
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1026
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BALANCE OF COLLECTION: miscellany of railway-related material incl. (1845) India railway survey item, cloakroom ticket (1945), USA & French railway cancels, receipts, official stationery, Canadian waybills etc. Inspection needed. (37 & photos etc.)
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£40 to 50 |
£140.00
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