1891-1925 Covers, cards, pieces and labels including 1891 1/2d postcard with blue Royal Naval Exhibition datestamp; 1911 Aerial Post red envelope and brown postcard flown from London and green postcard flown from Windsor; 1909 Philatelic Congress c.d.s on cover franked 6d; 1910 registered cover franked 7d also bearing 1910 Philatelic Congress label; other Philatelic Congress labels (12); 1923 Stamp Exhibition labels (19) and c.d.s on registered airmail cover; and 1924-25 Wembley Exhibition items with fake Rhyl F.D.Cs for both years, Lloyds Bank labels (11), unused stationery (3), 1925 meter mark in red on piece, etc. (57). £200-240
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1909-40 Philatelic Congresses, display collection with examples of virtually all the cancels on cover including two 1912 congress postcards bearing triangular congress labels tied by the c.d.s, also various congress labels. (27 covers + 20 labels). £150-200
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1912 "Queen's Highcliffe Hotel, Margate" label in violet, issued for the fourth Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, in a complete mint sheet of 25, a few split perfs and small thins, good appearance. (25). £40-50
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1924 and 1925 Wembley Exhibition badges and pins, most featuring the Wembley lion, including "Wembley Ice Hockey Supporters Club", "Reception Committee Guildhall 30th June 24", etc., all different, an attractive lot. (20). £180-200
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1934 Air Post Exhibition. Souvenir pigeongrams unused (4, differing colour cachets) or used, cancellations on cover or autogiro postcard, and various labels (24). Also the APEX labels overprinted "Rocket Post First British Flight" unused (3) or used on covers with Brighton Paid machines (2). An interesting group. (37). £120-150
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Display collections of the 1934 Air Post Exhibition with autogiro cards (3), other covers (3), vignette sheets, labels (3), unused pigeongram and a ticket; and of the 1951 Festival of Britain including pilot signed cover flown from Cowes and posted at the exhibition (only 10 flown), 6d aerogramme with printed festival symbol (50 printed), stamp cylinder blocks, F.D.Cs, booklets (4), reply coupons with the F.O.B c.d.s (2), etc. £140-180
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1936 (Sep 30) KGV 1 1/2d Postal stationery envelope uprated with KEVIII 1/2d each tied superb Mobile Post Office "C" c.d.s. The first day of use of the first Mobile Post Office, used at its inauguration by the P.M.G at King Edward Building, London. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 83. £120-150
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1937 (July 1) KGV 4 1/2d Registration envelope cancelled by two strikes of the Mobile Post Office "C" c.d.s, with blank type registration label tied by two "HENLEY / REGATTA" datestamps, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 86. £100-120
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1937 (Aug 31) KGV 1 1/2d Postal stationery envelope tied by Edinburgh c.d.s with superb "EDINBURGH / MOBILE PO" skeleton c.d.s alongside. This skeleton was only used on this one day, at a P.O publicity event in Edinburgh, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 86. £100-120
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1941 (Aug 6) Registered cover bearing KGVI 5d and 1/2d each tied by "L.P.R. / 6 AUG 41 / LONDON C.O / MOBILE P.O / No. 1" c.d.s (a further strike on reverse), with a London E.C registration label (number 20). Also a photograph of the Mobile P.O. This special c.d.s used on this one day only after the Post Office in the city was bombed during the blitz; the special c.d.s only used on registered mail, ordinary letters receiving the standard London E.C c.d.s. Very fine and scarce. (2). Photo on Page 86. £150-180
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1944 (Aug 5) Registered cover with KGVI 1d, 2d and 2 1/2d each tied by "MOBILE POST OFFICE No. 152" c.d.s, a fourth strike on the front, with London S.E registration label (No. 9592). Also Certificate of Posting for the following letter with the same M.P.O 152 c.d.s (month and day inverted). A very scarce wartime blitz usage of a numbered M.P.O, only used on registered mail with very few posted as they received no pre-publicity and philatelists were generally unaware of their existence. Photo on Page 86. £100-120
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1950 (July 14) Registered cover with KGVI 1/2d and 6d each tied "MOBILE POST OFFICE No. 121" c.d.s with another strike on blank type registration label and two further backstamps, used at the Bedfordshire Agricultural Show; and 1958 (June 24) registered cover from Tunbridge Wells with seven stamps each tied "MOBILE POST OFFICE No. 114" c.d.s. Two very scarce numbered M.P.O datestamps. (2). £100-120
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1937-2004 Mobile Post Offices with 1937 booklet "The Mobile Post Office" bearing M.P.O "B" c.d.s (17 JU 37, used at Ascot Races); M.P.O "A" c.d.s on 1937 (July 24) postcard from the Manchester Test Match; M.P.O "B" c.d.s on covers dated 28 NO 36 (Manchester Races) or 7 AP 37 (Registered cover with C.O.P + P.O telegram envelope used to return receipts, all with the c.d.s, used at the Little Aston Golf tournament); M.P.O "A", "B" and "C" all on the same 1937 (Nov 8) registered cover from Leicester Races with manuscript registration label; M.P.O No. 2 letter "A" or "C" on two 1938 (Ap 18) covers from Manchester Races (the first event for the No.2 M.P.O) and M.P.O No.2 letter "B" on 1938 (July 12) cover from the Manchester Test Match against the Australians. Also 18 post-war covers and two C.O.Ps, three forgeries, etc. An interesting collection. (36). £240-300
Machine Cancels & Postal Mechanisation - The Michael Goodman CollectionPearson Hill Experimental Machines, 1857-58 |
1857 (Sep 17) Entire to Dewsbury with 1d red cancelled by the first Pearson Hill trial machine without any town included, code "M", offset impression on reverse flap. The first and rarest British machine trial, just one other entire and two stamps recorded, all dated Sep. 17th. Photo on Back Cover. £9,000-11,000
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1858 (Jan 23) Cover to Oldbury with 1d red cancelled by the second Pearson Hill trial, with "A" at the top and "LONDON" at the base, code "M", offset impression on the reverse, exceptionally fine. Photo on Page 88. £300-350
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1858 (Mar 8) Piece with 1d red tied by the third machine trial consisting of twin circles, with code "CA". Very scarce, used spasmodically for about ten days in early March. Photo on Page 86. £150-180
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1858 (Mar 10) Entire to Trowbridge bearing a 1d red (faults at upper edge) tied by fine third type machine trial consisting of twin circles, code "CC". Vertical and horizontal file folds with repaired central hole, still an attractive example of this very rare cancel. Only used spasmodically for about ten days in early March, very few examples recorded. Also 1858 (May 5) entire letter with single ring c.d.s. code "CB" used as a backstamp. (2). Photo on Page 88. £1,200-1,400
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1858 (Mar 31) Piece with 1d red tied by the fourth experimental "Opera glass" machine, code "B", offset impression on the reverse, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 86. £150-200
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1858 (Apr 1) Entire to Plymouth with 1d red tied by the fourth experimental "Opera glass" machine, code "B", offset impression on reverse, minor staining, otherwise fine and extremely scarce on cover. Photo on Page 88. £1,400-1,600
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1858 (Apr 7) Piece with 1d red tied by the fourth experimental "Opera glass" machine, code "B", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 86. £120-150
Charles Rideout Machines, 1858-67 |
Machine number "1" with code "HS", type 1 machine with eight vertical bars above the centre diamond on 1858 (Feb 10) cover bearing a 1d red and July 16 piece bearing a 1/- green, and type 2 machine with seven vertical bars above the centre diamond on 1859 (Apr 18) cover bearing a 1d red, all very fine. (3). £100-120
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1858 (June 19) Cover to Paris with 1857 4d tied by the first type number "1" machine, with eight bars above numeral, code "HS". £120-150
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1859 (Feb 8) Entire letter to Buenos Ayres with 1856 1/- tied by the second type number "1" machine, with seven bars above numeral, code "HS", unusual on a 1/- value. Photo on Page 88. £200-250
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1858-67 Covers with the single ring c.d.s used as a backstamp with very scarce reversed code error "SH" in red (18 Ap. 59, faults), code "HS" datestamps in red (3) or black (5 Mar. 58, very scarce), and code "H.S" in red used in 1859 (Oct 31) and reused in 1867 (June 26), a fine group. (7). £180-220
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1859-66 Entires with 1d reds cancelled by number "2" machine code "CR", used in the first period of use (2 Jy 59) and second period of use (6 Dec. 66), both very fine. (2). £100-120
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1858 (Dec 31) Cover to Germany bearing 4d pair tied by two strikes of number "2" machine code "CR". £140-160
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1859 (June 4) Piece with 1d red cancelled by number "2" machine with reversed code "RC", very scarce. Photo on Page 86. £70-80
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1858-67 Entires with single ring c.d.s with code "CR" applied as a backstamp in the 1858-59 first trial period (3) or 1867 second trial period (3), including 1859 (Mar 22) entire letter with very scarce "RC" reversed code. (6). £130-160
Pearson Hill Parallel Motion Machines, 1858-62 |
1858-59 Entires (5) and pieces (3) with 1d reds or 6d violet cancelled the first type Parallel Motion machine with numeral "3" in 17 narrow bars, without code (piece), or with codes "B", "BA" (3, one on piece), "BB" (6d violet, on piece) or "AB" (2), also entires showing the date portion used as backstamps without code or with codes "BA" (2) or "AB" (3, in red). (15). £300-350
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1859 Entires bearing 1d reds (7) and a stampless entire paid in cash to Sweden, all with the second (3) or third (5) type machines with numeral "3" in nine narrow bars, the second type machines all with code "AB", third type machines with codes "AA", "AB" (2), "AH" or "AP". (8). Photo on Page 88. £180-220
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1859-60 Entires (4) and pieces (4) including 6d violet on entire to Italy, the others all bearing 1d reds, all cancelled by the fourth type machine with numeral "4" in eleven narrow bars, with codes "BA", "BD", "BH", "BN" (2), "BP", "BS" or "BX", all fine. (8). £100-120
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1859-60 Entires (3) and pieces (2), including entires franked 4d to France or 6d to Italy, all cancelled by the fifth type machine with numeral "4" in nine thick bars with codes "AG", "AM", "AS", "AV" and "AX", only recorded 24 Dec. 59 - 12 Jan. 60, the two pieces with the earliest and latest known dates, all fine. (5). £120-150
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1860 Entires (4) and pieces (4) cancelled by the sixth and eighth type machines with numeral "3" in nine thick bars, the sixth type with codes "AD" (piece), "AG" or "AZ", the eighth type machines with codes "AI" (entire to France franked 4d), "AN" (piece), "AO", "AP" (piece, latest known date, 22 Oct. 60) or "AX" (piece), all fine. (8). £150-180
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1860 Entires, two to France franked 4d, all cancelled by the ninth type machine with numeral "4" in eleven thick bars with codes "BE", "BG", "BM", "BR" and "BY", all fine. (5). £140-160
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1862 Covers (Mar. 3-28) with 1d reds cancelled by the tenth type machine with numeral "7" in ten thick bars with codes "GN" or "GR", very scarce, extremely few recorded. (2). Photo on Page 88. £250-300
Azemar Machines, 1869-71 |
1869 (2) and 1871 (3) Entires all with fine Azemar cancels on 1d reds, the first period of use both with code "YI" showing single and double "A1" obliterator, second period of use entires with codes "AB" or "BB" showing single "A1" obliterator or code "CB" with double "A1" obliterator. (5). £250-300
Sloper Machines, 1870-75 |
1870 (Nov 10) 1/2d Violet postcard from London to Bradford, with inverted orb perfin cancel. Small corner crease, otherwise fine, the scarcest of the Sloper cancels used on postcards. Photo on Page 88. £300-350
Hosters, 1882-93 |
1884-93 Covers and cards (19) and a front with various types of Hoster including London E.C without bars at left (3, small and large "E.C"), London E.C with "22" or "23" within right bars, other London or London E.C types with single or double rings and varying numbers of bars and codes, upward sloping bars, single date portions in red used as backstamps (2), etc. Also 1887 front with the very scarce dotted Hoster. (20). £350-400
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Newspaper wrapper to Burton in Kendal bearing 1883 1/2d blue (perfin) tied by the undated "LONDON / NPB" Hoster, extremely scarce and very fine. Photo on Page 91. £400-500
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1886 1/2d Postcard to Austria uprated with 1883 1/2d blue, the card cancelled by "CHARING-CROSS. W.C" Hoster, the adhesive stamp tied by squared circle datestamp. Very fine. Photo on Page 88. £200-240
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1887 (Mar 14) 1/2d Postcard cancelled by the very scarce London Hoster with dots instead of bars, two 10m tears at top edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 91. £140-160
Ethridge Machine Trial, 1886-87 |
1886 (Oct 16) Cover with a 1d lilac (perfin "GLF" of General Life & Fire Assurance Co.) tied by Ethridge machine, time code "ME", fine and a very early use. Photo on Page 91. £250-300
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1887 (Feb 19) Cover with a 1d lilac tied by fine Ethridge machine, time code "ZE", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 91. £200-250
International Machine Trial, 1893 |
1893 (Aug 23) Cover bearing a 1d lilac tied by superb International machine, time "- 11 -", very fine. Possibly the first day of this machine, trialled in London for approximately 23 days in August and September, very scarce. Photo on Page 91. £250-300
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1893 (Sep 5) Printed circular to Ulverston bearing 1/2d orange tied by superb International machine time "5-6", very fine and scarce, only trialled for approximately 23 days in August and September. Photo on Page 91. £250-300
Empire Machine Trial, 1898 |
1898 (Mar 18) 1/2d Brown postal stationery postcard to Devizes cancelled by superb "ENGLAND" within a flag trial machine, with "3-30P" time. Heavy horizontal file fold, otherwise superb and very rare. Trialled for just four days in March, just one other proper postal use on cover and a few stamps and pieces recorded, one of the rarest and most spectacular of all G.B machine cancels. Photo on Back Cover. £3,000-3,500
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Piece bearing 1/2d vermilion cancelled by part strike of the Empire machine trial with "ENGLAND" within a flag, only used for four days. Very rare, just two covers or cards and a few stamps and pieces recorded. Photo on Page 86. £150-180
Bickerdikes, 1897-1907 |
1897 (Oct 4) Postcard to Sheffield franked 1/2d vermilion tied by the first trial machine with large seriffed "VR" and year in full, time "5PM", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 91. £240-300
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1897 (Oct 6) Printed book post cover to W.T Wilson in Birmingham with 1/2d vermilion tied by the first trial machine with large seriffed "VR" and year in full, time "6PM", the cover turned over and again put through the machine with a second impression on the reverse. Fine and scarce, most unusual with the machine on both sides. Photo on Page 93. £240-300
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1897 (Oct 15) Postcard with 1/2d vermilion tied by the first trial machine with large seriffed "VR" and year in full, time "6PM", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 93. £240-300
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