2005 Trafalgar m/s on unaddressed Royal Mail FDC with H M Naval Base, Portsmouth special handstamp, fine condition. Cat. £15 US2 £5
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1825 EL to Chobham with BAGSHOT boxed mileage mark on reverse flap. £15
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1840 1d black, AE on Entire from Manchester to Burnley, cancelled with double strike of bright red Maltese Cross on 17th May, the SECOND SUNDAY of issue, the corners of the stamp have been cut diagonally and name and part of address heavily crossed out, but still an attractive and VERY RARE item. Cat. £14000 US PH Plate 29 £1869
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1840 1d black, plate 4, TE, fresh to very fresh. Entire by neat red MC, 4 tiny to good margins, used in September 1840, horizontal fold, fine. Cat. £600 PH Plate 29 £165
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1840 2d blue plate 2, lettered T-C on 1841 cover to Yorkshire with red MX cancel, light staining on the cover around the stamp. Cover file fold horizontally & small central repair. Stamp is superb with four margins and worth the estimate off cover! Cat. £3000 US PH Plate 29 £667
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1840 Mulready 2d envelope, Stereo a200, used from Keighley to Huddersfield (but Bradford receiving cds) in Sept 1840, neat red MC, blemishes on reverse. Scarce. Cat. £1800 PH Plate 29 £500
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1840 Mulready 1d envelope used from Bedale to Edinburgh on 9 Feb 1841, Stereo A174, red MC, soiling and creasing. Cat. £450 PH Plate 29 £85
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1840 2d blue, plate 1, MK, on 1841 (17 May) almost complete EL from Guildford to Falmouth, 3 1/2 margins (barely shaved at top), nicely tied by black MC, slight soiling. Cat. £2000 PH Plate 31 £165
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1840 Advertising Mulready 1d Letter Sheet (A. Cuddy, printed in blue), Stereo A18, used on 1 Aug 1840 to Isle of Man, red MC, almost fine, scarce. Cat. £700 PH Plate 29 £280
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1840 1d black, plate 7, EC, 3+ margins, tied by light red MC to 1840 (21 NOV) Entire from Manchester to London, fine. Cat. £700 US PH Plate 29 £147
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1840 (22 Oct) 1d black, plate 5, NH, 4 margins except just touches at extreme SW corner, tied to EL by neat red MC, fine Cat. £600 PH Plate 30 £150
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1841 1d red-brown, from plate 12, FK, 4 very small to very good margins, tied to EL from Belfast to Yeovil by smudged black MC, v.g.u. Small bend from giling crease at top right Cat. £180 £40
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1841 1d red printed from "black" plate 11, IC, 4 small to good margins, tied to Entire front by neat black MC, fine used. Cat. £110 US PH Plate 30 £40
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1841 1d red-brown on 1843 cover with #10 in Maltese Cross cancel. Vertical ironed out crease through left of stamp, four good margins & Ledbury arrival backstamp. (SG £250 off cover) US PH Plate 29 £71
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1844 EL used in Edinburgh franked 1841 2d blue horizontal pair (4 close to large margins all around - light vertical crease on one), CK-DK, tied by "13" obliterator. Stamps have been lifted and re-attached with hinges. Cat £325 on cover US5 £29
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1853 Entire to Paris unfranked with handstruck "8" & London "LS 19 AP 19 1853" d.s. & Calais Ambulant transit cds.Paris arrival next day (cds on back) Contents asking for help getting a consignment to Genoa fre of charge to the recipient (not easy in thise days of no UPU!). Clean cover. (ex Messageries Nationales correspondence). US2 £16
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1854 QV 1s green cut to shape on delicate cover to Bombay smudgy cancel but nice Bombay receiving mark on front Cat. £1100 US4 PH Plate 29 £88
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1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, TJ, on 1855 Entire to Edinburgh, so sbadly centred to SE that corner letters mostly appear at top of stamp u.g.s. Cat. £50 £13
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1855 Entire to Paris with 2d small crown perf 16 plate 4 pair tied by London barred numerals. London & Paris datestamps on back plus large part senders wafer seal "Lightly & Simon/London". Fine. (Single cat £175 on cover) PH Plate 31 £40
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1855 small cover bearing 1d rose-red (KC), badly clipped perfs at bottom, addressed to St Neots and with small red Charing Cross cds on reverse. US £5
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1856 Entire to Paris with 4d carmine small garter wmk, on slightly blued paper. Stamp torn before being affixed, still of good appearance and cat £650 on cover. £30
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1856 QV 6d lilac cut to shape on delicate cover to Punjab with large 1d in red - part of the back is missing but various handstamps remain incl Worthing & Rawuplindi Cat. £1400 US4 PH Plate 29 £102
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1856-58 1d rose-red, TC, on small cover to Rhyl, cancelled by fine SHREWSBURY "spoon" cancel £12
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1860 Cover to Paris with 4d rose large garter wmk tied by #7 cancel of London. Red oval framed P-D & Calais transit on front. London NO 9 60 d.s. on back with Paris arrival the next day. Odd nibbled perfs but a nice commercial item. (SG £180 on cover) US2 £32
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1861 QV 1s green on cover to Bombay with fine Worthing 923 Duplex cancel cover roughly opened and some damage to stamp otherwise attractive Cat. £350 US4 £24
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1881 1/2d pale green & 1d venetian red on cover with london duplex cancels. Thurso small cds backstamp. Light horiz.crease through stamps. Still fine. US £11
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1890 Cover to Isfahan, Persia with Jubilee 5d frankibg, London cancel & Teheran transit backstamps. (Sender (on flap) David Sassoon & Son). Nice destination. US £44
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1893-1901 Three registered covers to foreign destinations. 1893 super little cover with Jubilee 3d & 1 1/2d, tied by Ludgate circus violet cds & violet "R" at side, addressed to Nancy and flap with "De Keyser's Hotel etc — Electric Light in every Room"; 1896 Bright & Sons Bournemouth printed cover also to nancy with Jubilee 5d, 1/2d & 2 1/2d, various Registered handstamps, slight soiling; 1901 1/2d stationery envelope with additional 1d lilac & Jubilee 3d & Anerley Rd Crystal.Pal S.E. cds, "R / Fee 2 paid" label, to USA. Nice trio. US £27
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1902 (1 Jan) DLR 1/2d, 1d, 2 1/2d and 6d on plain philatelic FDC, HURWORTH cds's, pencil address erased(?), stamps affixed in each corner, a few very light tone/soil spots, generally fine. Very scarce. Cat (Bradbury) £1200 US PH Plate 30 £712
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1905 coloured ppc of Torbert from Pier Road, franked 1/2d with very fine "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / COLUMBA" cds, very clean £10
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1910 Japan British Exhibition two PPC's of the "Wiggle-Woggle" & the "Japanese Gardens", the first very fine & used with special postmark, the other unused. Also a blue Exhibition label(defective) US £11
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1911 Somerset House 1 1/2d dull purple and green on front of rel photo p. Card of Nuneham Courteney Cottage beside river, Oxford cds, used to Belgium, light corner crease. Cat £50 on cover. US £13
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1911-13 Someset House 6d deep reddish purple, fresh m.m. Cat. £55 £22
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1924-26 1/2d (2) and a bisected 1d on cover from Sedberg to Coventry, cover faults but unusual (and scarce) US5 £20
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1942 WWII - Air Mail letter card from Aleppo Syria, from a member of the 2nd Indian Infantry Brigade to Wales. KGVI 3d stamp tied by Indian "FPO No 56 ——-" cds. Violet Censor cachet at lower left #432. Fine. US £9
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1953 KGVI 6d registered envelope with additional 1 1/2d green used fromFPO 952 (B.A.O.R.) to Manchester. Small fault where opened, fine. US £9
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1965 cover from London SW1 to Kent franked 3d and bisected 2d, unusual US5 £13
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1968 Paintings set of 4 each on appropriate Maximum card with Philatex Woburn cancels Cat. £35 US4 £9
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1969-81 Double franked illustrated PO cover with cancels for Prince Charles 21st Birthday (1969) & 1981 Royal Wedding US3 £10
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1973 County Cricket set of 3 on Cotswold cover with Downend CC cancel addressed with label but cover a little discoloured around edges Cat. £35 US3 £7
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1975 Sailing set of 4 on Philart illustrated cover with Royal Thames Yacht Club special cancel address on label Cat. £75 US6 £14
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1980 Sport 13 1/2p (Rugby) on limited edition (49 of 250) "Official" Welsh Rugby Union Centenary Souvenir cover, special oval postmark, signed by Steve Fenwick and Andy Irvine (the two match captains), fine. US £13
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1980 Double franked illustrated cover for Queen Mother with 80th & 100th Birthday cancels US3 £10
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1981 Year of the Disabled set of 4 on illustrated cover with Exeter & District MS cancel hand-written address Cat. £25 US7 £4
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1982 Mary Rose cover bearing 15.5p stamp with Portsmouth first day cancel signed by actor Robert Hardy US4 £15
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1982 Mary Rose cover bearing 15.5p stamp with Portsmouth first day cancel signed by yachtswoman Clare Francis US4 £15
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1982 Mary Rose cover bearing 15.5p stamp with Portsmouth first day cancel signed by Richard Harrison (Mary Rose Trust) US4 £12
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1982 Mary Rose cover bearing 15.5p stamp with Portsmouth first day cancel signed by Richard McKee the Military Historian who discovered the Mary Rose US4 £18
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1982 Mary Rose cover bearing 15.5p stamp with Portsmouth first day cancel signed by actor Eric Drake US4 £15
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1982 Textiles set of 4 on illustrated cover with Exeter European Floral City cancel hand-written address Cat. £30 US7 £5
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