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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 1 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 10th November 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited: Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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| Auction Lots - Page 8 | |||
| 351 | |||
| QV Postal stationery, mint and used collection on pages, mainly envelopes, many PTPO types on various coloured papers with embossed stamps to the 1/- value, a used 1d PTPO lettercard noted, mainly very fine condition with some scarce items included. (106). £300-400 |
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| 352 | |||
| c.1883 Essay for a 3/4d Folded Postcard consisting of stiff blue paper with side flaps and a gummed top flap, the front with printed arms and inscription "FOLDED POST CARD / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE" and a "THREE FARTHINGS" stamp superbly handpainted in blue, almost certainly produced by De La Rue. This essay was illustrated and described in "The British Philatelist" (volume 29, pages 28-29) and in "The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards and Letter Cards" by H. Dagnall (pages 100-101). A superb and unique essay. Photo on Back Cover. £1,800-2,000 |
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| 353 | |||
| 1889 3d Postcard Essay with printed heading "POST CARD / BRITISH EMPIRE / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE" and central vignette to the stamp in red, the outer borders to the stamp and the inscription and value "POSTAGE / THREE PENCE" superbly handpainted in red and Chinese white, the reverse of the card initialled and handstamped "BOARD / INLAND REVENUE / 12 APR. 89". Light crease at base of card, otherwise fine, a unique and important essay in the design chosen for the 3d card, which was issued on 1st January 1889 for use to Australia, New Zealand or Fiji via France and Italy. A superb De La Rue Essay. Photo on page 54. £1,800-2,000 |
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| 354 | |||
1911 (June 22) KGV Downey Head 1/2d postal stationery postcard unusually with the cut-out stamp from a second postcard applied, posted within London on the First Day of Issue, both stamps tied by Norwood S.E c.d.s. £90-120Railway Stamps and T.P.Os |
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| 355 | |||
| 1887 Long cover from New Zealand to England franked by G.B 1883-84 6d green pair and 1/-, a Christchurch squared circle applied alongside the uncancelled stamps, endorsed "English stamps not recognised" and a 2/6 charge, handstamped "INSUFF. STAMPED (2/-) / FINE (6d)". The cover was landed at Plymouth and sorted on the T.P.O to Bristol, the 2/- worth of G.B stamps cancelled by "PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL T.P.O" datestamps and this amount being deducted from the postage due with a circular "6d" charge applied, the "2/6" charge being obliterated by four "B16" numerals and the "Insuff. stamped 2/-" crossed out. An exceptionally unusual cover, British stamps correctly deducted from any charges upon arrival in G.B (from 1875), in this case just leaving the 6d fine due. Ex Harold Wilson. Photo on page 54. £300-350 |
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| 356 | |||
1891 Midland Great Western Railway 2d letter stamp Die Proof in black on thick card, 45x38mm, and Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee 2d letter stamp imperforate proof in green, thinned. The Irish railway company die proof fine and scarce. (2). Photo on page 65. £160-200Registered Mail |
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| 357 | |||
| 1851-1960s Covers (58) and fronts (3) including 1852 cover from Derby to Macclesfield bearing imperf 1d and 2d strip of three, 1901 registration envelope (central fold) bearing 1900 1/- carmine and green, 1885 cover from Leeds to USA bearing 1883-4 21/2d lilac and 5d green handstamped "UNCLAIMED" and red boxed "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND / WITHOUT A REASON / FOR NON DELIVERY", etc. (61). £200-240 |
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| 358 | |||
QV-QEII Covers, Parcel Post labels and certificates of posting including 1857 cover franked 1d and 6d with unframed oval "REGISTERED / G.P.O" datestamp in red; Parcel Post labels all with Registered handstamps (50); 1872 Parliamentary Proceedings envelope from Shrewsbury bearing 1/2d, 2d and 6d; stampless 1859 Notices of Objection with red boxed "NOTICE", handstruck "3" and "CHARING CROSS W.C / PAID" c.d.s (2); 1880 Bankruptcy Notice franked 1d and 2d each tied by barred circle; 1965 QEII 2/1 registration envelope with the embossed stamp only, all other printing omitted in error; various other postal stationery registration envelopes, etc. An interesting lot. (100+). £250-300Ship Letters |
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| 359 | |||
| Leith/London. 1837 Entire from London to Kirkwall sent by private steamer to Leith, prepaid at the 8d ship letter rate, with red "PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamp (Rob. S49), a fine oval "SHIP LETTER / LEITH" datestamp in blue (Rob. S6), and matching blue "Add. / 1/2", charged 1/1 inland postage from Leith to Kirkwall. An unusual internal British ship letter. Photo on page 54. £150-180 |
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| 360 | |||
| London. 1815 (July 9) Entire to London with red "P94P / BRUXELLES" and black oval "SHIP / LETTER" (Rob. S10), charged 1/2. This ship letter handstamp used in London on letters landed at other ports that did not receive a ship letter handstamp at the port of landing. Posted before the packet service recommenced after the 100 Day's War, possibly landed at Dover, the rate suggesting a port 50-80 miles from London. £150-180 |
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| 361 | |||
Portsmouth/London. 1824 Entire letter from Vera Cruz to London carried by H.M.S "Surinam" handstamped red "PORTSMOUTH / SHIP LETTER", cancelled in London by a black crutched cross with boxed "PACKET LETTER" applied to reverse, the rate altered from 1/4 to 3/-. Postmasters could authorise and send mails when expedient by H.M Ships of War, such letters to be considered packet letters and charged the concurrent packet rates. A very scarce alteration from a ship letter to a packet letter, ex Robertson. Photo on page 54. £350-450Uniform 4d Post |
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| 362 | |||
| 1839 Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to Halifax with fine "RIO-JANEIRO" British P.O double arc datestamp, endorsed "per H.M. Packet Opossum", received in London on 14th December, during the Uniform 4d Post period, charged 3/7. £80-100 |
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| 363 | |||
| 1939 (Dec 12/26) Entire letters from Haddington both posted unpaid to Lord Blantyre in London, the first with manuscript "4" charge, the second with black handstruck "4" which was crossed out when the weight was found to be over 1/2oz and the charge altered to 8d. An unusual pair. (2). Photo on page 54. £300-350 |
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| 364 | |||
| 1839 (Dec 23/30) Entire letters above 1/2oz weight sent unpaid from London to Brighton charged 8d, or prepaid 8d from London to Edinburgh with "P8" in red ink. (2). £100-120 |
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| 365 | |||
1840 (Jan 6) Cover posted unpaid from Edinburgh to Glasgow with black handstruck "4", crossed out and replaced by an "8" charge with "Above / 1/2oz" handstamp, very unusual. Photo on page 60. £250-300County Postal HistoryChannel Islands |
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| 366 | |||
1850 Stampless entire letter from Jersey to France with fine "ILES-C / ST. MALO" c.d.s in red, charged 14 decimes. £100-120World War Two |
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| 367 | |||
| 1940-45 Covers, cards and ephemera including 1940 (June 28) covers from Jersey to Sussex returned endorsed "no postal service" or from Scotland to Jersey handstamped "NO SERVICE"; 1940 (June 26) telegram from Ireland to Jersey; 1940 (June 29) telegram from Guernsey to England, sent the day before the German Occupation; 1943-45 cards or letters from or to Channel Island internees in Biberach (5, one with scarce 28 April 1945 "POSTE AUX ARMEES" c.d.s, only used on this one mail from Biberach), Laufen (2) or Wurzach (2); receipts (3) and a cheque bearing Guernsey Sales Tax or Revenue stamps; Agriculture Dept. notice regarding potatoes with red Jersey Paid c.d.s; Jersey and Guernsey 6d banknotes; identity cards (4); 1945 travel permit to go from Guernsey to Jersey; ration books (2); 1940 Feldpost cover with "Feldpost 30687" cachet and 1942 Feldpost cover sent within Guernsey with "Feldpost nummer 41918" cachet; other philatelic Feldpost covers (4); and other German forms, notices, newspapers, A.R.P warden certificate, etc. (50). £350-450 |
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| 368 | |||
| 1940-45 Covers and cards sent within the islands during the occupation including G.B KGV 2d bisects on piece (3, one with forged German Kreigsmarine cancel), KGVI 2d definitive bisects on cards (2) and 1940 Penny Postage Centenary 2d bisects (3) used on Guernsey Evening Press newspaper wrapper, card cancelled at Cobo, or cover C.T.O at Sark; First Day Covers of the 1941 and 1943 Jersey issues and 1944 Guernsey 21/2d; philatelic covers bearing the Guernsey issues on blue French banknote paper; covers with G.B or G.B and Occupation issue combination frankings; the majority however commercial mail bearing occupation issues, one cover franked Guernsey 1/2d with "2d/324" charge mark. Also various unused stamps including Guernsey 1d and Jersey 1943 21/2d sheets of 60, and pieces. (78 covers + stamps/pieces). £120-150 |
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| 369 | |||
| Red Cross Message Forms. 1940-44 Forms sent from Jersey (10) or Guernsey (39) to Great Britain, or from G.B to Jersey (87) or Guernsey (74), scarce cachets noted including boxed "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz" in red or green, red boxed "Gepruft / Dienstelle / Feldpost Nr. 35372 / 1c", circular "Zenturtelle / Gepruft" Gestapo censor cachet, blue boxed "Deutsche Rotes Kreuz / Eing : 28 APR 1941 / nr", embossed Jersey seal, etc. Also green Bradshaw postcard, envelopes used to deliver the forms in G.B or the Channel Islands (6), and 1942 British Red Cross packing centres Christmas card signed by various officials in Laufen internment camp. A large group of these forms, some faults, the majority fine. (219). £400-500 |
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| 370 | |||
| Red Cross Message Forms. 1944 (July 31) - 1945 (Jan 8) Forms sent from Guernsey to England (2), or England to Guernsey or Jersey, all sent during the "Fortress" period after the allied landings in Europe, fine and scarce, very few Red Cross message forms recorded from this period. (4). £150-200 |
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| 371 | |||
| Red Cross Message Form. 1941 (Jan 14) Form from London to Jersey backstamped by the large two ring Red Cross cachet inscribed "NACHFORSCHUNGS - u. NACHRICHTEN - UBERMITTELUNS - STELLE / DER BAILIFF VON JERSEY" in red. The rarest of all the cachets used on Red Cross message forms, only a few examples recorded from early in 1941. Photo on page 65. £250-300 |
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| 372 | |||
1945 Liberation. Covers and cards including 1945 (May 10) postcard franked 1d pair from St. Heliers to London with May 16th arrival backstamp, carried on the first post-liberation mail with interesting message "Destroyer in bay & understand will take a few postcards"; 1945 (May 31) cover with enclosed Post Office letter carried by first post-war Air Mail from Jersey to England; 1945 Official Paid reoccupation postcards used and unused; "Souvenir of Liberation and Reunion, Guernsey" pictorial cards used with red Paid c.d.s (May 15) or stamps (May 18); Guernsey to Southampton First Flight cover (10 Sep 45); stampless picture postcard of Guernsey headed "O.A.S" endorsed from Force 155 with Field Post Office c.d.s; censored cover with enclosed letter from H.Q Force 135 with G.B 21/2d tied Field Post Office 830 c.d.s, etc. (13). £240-280Cumberland |
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| 373 | |||
c.1850 Unused notepaper headed with fine engraved views of the Lake District including Thirlmere, Lowdore Cataract, Derwent and Bassenthwaite lakes, Rydal Water, Kendal, Ulswater, Barrow fall, etc. (13). £120-150Dorset |
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| 374 | |||
1782 Entire to London backstamped by circular framed "SHERBORNE / Post / Office" (W.505), fine and scarce. £100-120Essex |
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| 375 | |||
1769-1970s Entire letters, covers and cards, fronts and pieces, mostly from or to Brentwood and area, also items from Romford, Upminster and Ongar, including 1769 "BURNT / WOOD" handstamp, parcel post labels, undated circles, skeletons, rubbers, penny posts, etc. (Approx 100). £100-150Hertfordshire |
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| 376 | |||
1844 Entire letter to Cambridge prepaid 1d in cash with circular framed "V.R / BALDOCK / ONE 1d PAID" in red. A scarce handstamp, probably the most attractive and unusual of all the locally made Uniform Penny Post handstamps for use on mail prepaid 1d in cash. Photo on page 60. £150-180Kent |
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| 377 | |||
1640 (Apr 4) Entire letter from Dover to Antwerp charged 1 schelling upon delivery in Belgium. A fine early letter from England to the continent. £120-150Lancashire |
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| 378 | |||
Manchester. 1763-1970s Entire letters, covers and cards, fronts and pieces and some ephemera including 1825 red oval framed "MISSENT / TO / MANCHESTER", 1763 and 1785 "MANCHES / TER" (2 types), 1822 oval framed "ARDWICK / MANCHR", 1900 advertising cover depicting the Trafford Electric Works, skeletons, undated circles, etc. (Approx 150). £100-150Leicestershire |
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| 379 | |||
Prestamp to modern covers on pages including 1741 "LEICES / TER" handstamp, "Too late" handstamps, undated circles, postage dues, etc. Also a small album of picture postcards (50+) including a fine real photo card of the market place at Whitwick showing the Hastings Arms Hotel, etc. (125+). £100-150London |
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| 380 | |||
| 1670 Entire letter from London to Francisco Venturini in Livorno, the postal charge on the flap obliterated by double ring "FRANCHES" handstamp (Jay 1078), an unusually clear example of this scarce handstamp. Photo on page 60. £200-250 |
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| 381 | |||
| 1675-1845 Entire letters, covers and a couple of fronts including Cross Post letters (8, one with superb "Shooters Hill / Penny Post"); 1763 "Partington" receivers handstamp; 1780 manuscript "R. Rippin" receivers name; 1837 entire letter with "2" erased and replaced by "3"; 1824 entire letter with "3" erased and replaced by "2"; 1717 free frank to Scotland; 1805 free entire letter written in Saltash but posted in London; 1821 entire letter posted within London with "2" charge, redirected with scarce large handstruck "4" charge (Jay 622) and "In All", etc. (22). £200-250 |
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| 382 | |||
| 1792 Entire letter posted within the London local post, the reverse with encircled "White / Chapel" receiving house handstamp (Jay 79), the top line rather unclear, nevertheless very rare, possibly the only known example. £100-120 |
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| 383 | |||
| 1794-96 Entire letters posted within the London Penny Post, three posted during the 1794 experimental period (during which the penny post was extensively reformed), two with the experimental datestamps (Jay 402/404a) and scarce "(Crown) / PAID" (Jay 406, one very faint, the other a reasonable strike), the other two with handstruck "C.O" (Jay 555, in red or purple) used at the Chief Office. (4). £150-180 |
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| 384 | |||
| 1832 Entire letter prepaid from Norwich to France, the addressee unknown so returned to the sender, with scarce "RETURNED FROM" (Jay 1148) in black applied in London, very fine. Photo on page 60. £180-220 |
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| 385 | |||
| 1858-62 Covers all with London E.C "Cresswell" type duplex cancels (23), also a few pieces and fronts, other London cancels and various later covers including postal stationery, etc. (87). £80-100 |
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| 386 | |||
1876 (Aug 15) Memorandum from H. Moore and Co. of Dublin "To the Storekeeper, General Post Office, London", ordering a book containing worldwide telegram rates, for which they enclosed stamps totalling 2/31/2, presumably 2/- for the book + 31/2d postage, the 2/- worth of stamps comprising a 2d blue plate 15 block of twelve which has been applied to the reverse of the memorandum, each stamp cancelled by "S" within vertical ten bar oval. An exceptional block and a very rare cancel, believed to have been issued to the Foreign Branch for "special use", only recorded on single stamps. Photo on page 57. £1,500-1,800Suffolk |
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| 387 | |||
| Ipswich. 1573 (Dec 12) Entire letter from Ipswich, written in Italian by Thomasso Baldisare di Mafio, addressed in Italian and English to "Mag. Felipo Corsini in Londres" and "in gratious street over against the conduit in Londres", discussing a shipment of salt herrings, sent to London by barge. A fine letter, just six Corsini letters recorded from Ipswich. Photo on page 60. £200-250 |
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| 388 | |||
| Ipswich. c.1770-1980s Entire letters, covers and cards, fronts and pieces including straight line "IPSWICH" or "70 IPSWICH", 1836 front with Penny Post handstamp and scarce handstruck "1", red circular "PAID / 1" (3) or oval "IPSWICH / 1d / PAID" (3) U.P.P handstamps, 1839 entire letter with "Missent to" alongside red "IPSWICH" straight line handstamp, 1825 entire letter to "Playford, to be left at the Sawers Post Chaise, Ipswich", 1934 C.O.P with "ROYAL SHOW / IPSWICH SFK" skeleton, rubbers, Ipswich Sorting Tender, etc. (Approx 150). £140-160 |
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| 389 | |||
| Ipswich. 1830 Entire letter from Yarmouth to Saxmundham and entire from Harwich to Halesworth both with "RETURND FROM / IPSWICH" handstamp, the latter also with fine Harwich Penny Post. (2). £100-120 |
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| 390 | |||
| Ipswich. 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet stereo A131 with printed message inside "Please to pay Barnett Hoares and Co on account of Ipswich Bank" and cover bearing 1d black RD plate 5 (just touched at lower right corner) both with red Maltese Cross cancels and Ipswich datestamps, the Mulready with left side flap removed. (2). £80-100 |
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| 391 | |||
| Ipswich - Whitfield, King & Co. 1878-1951 Covers and cards from the stamp dealers Whitfield, King & Co., with various company cachets or labels, including 1906 pictorial envelope and postal stationery covers (2) or Parcel Post labels (5), also 1892 cover to Penang from the dealer W. Bradbury and 1879 postcard with "Thomas Cooper & Co. Stamp Importers" cachet. (25). £80-100 |
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| 392 | |||
Woodbridge/Beccles. 1781-1960s Entire letters, covers and cards, also a few fronts and pieces, the better items from Woodbridge including 1781 "WOOD / BRIDGE", scarce 1809 "RETURNED FROM / WOODBRIDGE", 1838-39 "Woodbridge / Penny Post" (2), 1839 entire letter simply addressed to "Jn Wood Jun. Esq." and delivered by the penny post but only with the Woodbridge c.d.s, 1898 advertising cover for pie-cups, 1912 registered cover with undated circular "Bealings / Woodbridge" on blank type registration label, Parcel Post labels, rubbers, also items from Beccles, Bungay, Felixstowe or Melton. (Approx 60). £100-150Surrey |
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| 393 | |||
Redhill, Reigate & Dorking. Prestamp to modern covers and cards including 1791-97 "RYEGATE" handstamps and other prestamp marks, undated circles, 1d black covers from Reigate (2) or to Reigate (cover faults, the stamp fine), skeletons, undated circles, Parcel Post labels, Redhill Station Office cancels, duplex and c.d.s studies, cover to Reigate "By 8.40 train" bearing pen cancelled 1d lilac and South Eastern Railway 2d letter stamp, ephemera including early circular coloured map of the towns surrounding London (faults), 1928 (May 31) registered cover with "REDHILL / SURREY SHOW" skeleton cancels, etc., some faults. (100s). £500-600Sussex |
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| 394 | |||
1794 Entire letter from Lindfield to London charged 4d with a fine strike of circular framed "EAST / GRINSTEAD" containing a crown (W.487). Contents include "The report now is that the French invasion (if it takes place) will be near Brighton, there is a most formidable camp and near four thousand horse, tho the neighbourhood does not seem at all alarmed". Photo on page 60. £250-300Wales |
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| 395 | |||
1837 Entire letter to London charged 1/1, with black framed "Llaugharne / 5" Clause Post", a fine strike of this scarce 5th Clause Post handstamp. Photo on page 60. £100-120Autographs & Ephemera |
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| 396 | |||
| Charles Dickens. 1846 (May 4) Cover signed "Charles Dickens" in the lower left corner of the address panel, addressed by Dickens to "J.T Dawson Esquire, Reform Club, Pall Mall" with postage prepaid in cash. Also a piece signed by Dickens (2 Dec 1843), 1912 Dickens Centenary labels (sheet of 12 in envelope + 3 singles), Dickens Old Curiosity Shop illustrated parcel label, and 1825 entire letter to Gads Hill House. (8). Photo on page 60. £250-300 |
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| 397 | |||
| 1939 (Mar 13) Two page letter written and signed by Sir Malcolm Campbell, concerning the death of Cuthbert Heath (the founder of the modern Lloyds of London); 1947 typed letter from R. Vaughn Williams to Janet Fraser, signed, with a personal added postscript; two signed letters from Dorothy Furniss (artist, daughter of Harry Furniss) both illustrated with four sketches; 1963 letter written and signed by Lord Dowding (Head of R.A.F Fighter Command in WW2); 1972 picture postcard signed by Christopher Cockrell (inventor of the hovercraft). An interesting lot, the Malcolm Campbell letter written five months before he set the world water speed record in "Bluebird". (6). £120-150 |
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| 398 | |||
| 1679-1861 Ephemera including 1679 burial certificate, 1683 apprentices indenture, 1692 marriage licence, 1748 Thomas Osborne map of Surrey, 1825-27 ledger of postage and expenses, 1850 reprint of the 1705 first issue of "The Edinburgh Courant" (hardbound with presentation inscription from the editor, just 50 published), 1861 Prince Albert In Memoriam card, etc. (16). £100-120 |
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| 399 | |||
| 1689 Poster offering a £200 reward for the apprehension of Edmund Ludlow "who stands attainted of High Treason by Act of Parliament, for the horrid and execrable murder of our Royal Grandfather (Charles 1)". An attractive poster headed with the Royal arms and "By the King and Queen, A Proclamation, William R," with elaborately illustrated first letter "W", printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the King and Queen's most Excellent Majesties. Some faults and strengthening, would frame well. £200-250 |
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| 400 | |||
| A large box of letters, Guildhall programmes, menus, mourning cards, revenue documents, a fine 1845 letterhead of "The Skew Bridge, Gt. Western Railway Station, Bath", billheads with 1895 Bishop & Son invoice depicting a train, invitations, etc. (100s). £100-120 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 1 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 10th November 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited: Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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