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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 31)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
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Date: 22nd March 2013 Time: 12:00PM
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701
1897 (Nov 24) 1/2d Postal stationery envelope 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
702
1897 (Oct 11) Cover to Bath with 1d lilac tied by the second trial machine with small san-serif "VR", minor differences to the crown and the central bars shaped to the letters, "6PM" time, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 93. £250-300
703
1897 Front and pieces (2) with the second trial machine with small san-serif "VR" tying 1d lilacs (2) or 1/2d vermilion. Dated Oct. 6 (front) or Oct. 18 with "6PM" time or Nov. 23 with "3PM" time, all fine. (3). £160-200
704
1899 (Sep 25) Piece with a 1d lilac (perfin W&Co) tied by the third trial machine with "VR" in large san-serif lettering, larger crown and die head, the central bars shaped to the letter "V" but straight at right. Very rare, just one other piece recorded. Photo on Page 86. £160-200
705
1899-1901 Covers (20) and pieces (19) with san-serif "VR" and a number from "1" to "6" below, the year in full in 1899, abbreviated in 1900 and 1901. (39). £170-200
706
1901 (June/July) Covers and cards (7) and pieces (3) with the previous QV style crown, but with "ER", numbers from "1" to "6" below. A fine and scarce group with all six numbers on covers, this style of crown only used for one month with the "ER" lettering. (10). £220-260
707
1901-07 "ER" Machines with a number from "1" to "6" below (21 covers/cards + 7 pieces) or without number (40 covers/cards + 34 pieces), various minor varieties, die types, curved or straight line year, abbreviated year, latest known date (Aug 1 07), etc. (102). £240-300
708
Liverpool. 1899-1904 "VR" Machines with number "1" (4 covers/cards + piece) or number "2" (cover + 3 pieces) and "ER" machines with number "1" (4 covers/cards + 2 pieces) or number "2" (5 covers + piece), all fine. (21). £300-350

Boston Machines, 1898-1907

709
1898 (Sep 6) Cover to Brighton with 1d lilac tied by a fine Boston machine trial, time "3-30P". Very scarce, this machine only trialled for 36 days in August and September. Photo on Page 93. £240-280
710
1898 (Sep 13) Cover with 1d lilac tied by a fine Boston machine trial, time "3-30P". Very scarce, this machine only trialled for 36 days in August and September. Photo on Page 93. £250-300
711
1898 Front (Aug 26) and piece (Sep 30) with 1d lilacs tied by fine strikes of the Boston machine trial with "6-30P" or "6-45p" times, used on the first and last recorded dates of this short trial. A scarce pair. (2). £200-250
712
1899-1907 Covers and cards (87) and pieces (54) with seven wavy bars (10 covers/cards + 11 pieces) or with a number from "1" to "6" within four or six horizontal bars, various types including very scarce number "5" machine with bars shaped to the town die (3 covers, only used May - Aug. 1899), very late 1907 (Aug 3) use (possibly the last day), town die omitted and replaced by c.d.s, etc. (141). £400-500
713
Liverpool. 1900-05 Covers and cards with seven wavy lines containing the inverted number "3" (4 covers/cards + 3 pieces) or the number "4" (6 covers/cards + 3 pieces) including the earliest known dates of use of both machine on pieces with full 1900 year dates. (16). £200-240

Columbia Machines, 1901-21

714
London machines with six or seven straight line or five wavy bars, the detailed study on covers, cards and pieces in three F.G Warwick albums with machines from London, the W.C, N, NW, SW, SE, E, W and E.C district offices, Mount Pleasant, St. Martins Place, Paddington, Kilburn, South Kensington or West Kensington. Includes red Paid machines, triangular dies with telegraphic codes for use on printed matter, errors including inverted dies and many varieties, also town dies only used as arrival marks. (912). £1,200-1,500
715
1902-06 Covers and cards (27) and pieces (23) with London E.C or Mount Pleasant machines all with six wavy lines segmented into three sections, the London E.C machines with circular town dies without number or numbered 1, 2, 3, 15 or 58 or with the very scarce four line town die (4 covers/cards + 2 pieces) and various types and sizes of bars including "3" in central bars with horizontal bars above and below (2 cards + piece) or without the horizontal bars (very scarce). The Mount Pleasant machines include red Paid machines and triangular office die. A good study. (50). £300-350
716
1912 (Sep 5) Cover with KGV 1d tied by London trial machine with eight horizontal bars, very scarce. £80-100
717
1920 (Oct 11) Cover to Holland with KGV 2 1/2d tied by very scarce Dulwich trial machine with eight horizontal bars, the town die in four lines. Also a US cover showing the same machine type from Marietta, Ohio. Photo on Page 93. £100-120
718
1911 (Dec 22) Postcard with KGV 1/2d tied by black six bar machine with two line "London W.K.B" town die, intended for use in red on Paid mail from the Post Office Savings Bank at West Kensington; and 1918 (Feb 14) censored cover to USA with KGV 1d tied by red London Official Paid machine with boxed "Buy National War Bonds Now" slogan between five wavy bars. Two unusual errors, also three pieces showing the correct uses of these two machines. (5). £100-120
719
Exhibitions. 1909 (Jun 26) Picture postcard with KEVII 1/2d tied by the very scarce "IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION" machine, the date and time inverted, and a piece bearing a proof impression of the town die (Aug 3). Also 1910 postcards (3) with the "JAPAN-BRITISH / EXHIBITION" machine, one with the town die inverted. (5). Photo on Page 93. £200-250
720
Provincial Offices. The detailed study in two F.G Warwick albums, arranged by office from Aberdeen to York, on cards, covers and pieces including red Paid machines, triangular dies, inverted dies and other varieties, "Buy War Bonds Now" slogans, etc. (469). £600-800
721
Manchester Christmas Crosses. Picture postcards franked 1/2d with the Manchester Xmas machine, used on mail posted in advance for delivery on Christmas Day, dated 1907, 1908 (2, large and small lettering) or 1909. (4). £240-300
722
Continuous Columbia Machines. 1908-11 Covers and cards or pieces with London six bar machine (2 covers/cards + piece) or three bar machine in black (4 cards + 3 pieces) or in red with Paid 1/2d die (cover + 2 pieces) and Kensington W. six bar machine (2 cards + piece), all fine. An uncommon group. (16). £160-200

Hey-Dolphin/International Machines, 1902-33

723
1902-03 Covers (3) and pieces (4) with London trial machine, with "1" and "C" within seven wavy bars, with or without time. (7). £100-120
724
1902-03 Postcards (2) with circular "LONDON-PAID" town die in red containing the value " 1/2d", without bars, also pieces with 1/2d (3) or 1d (3) dies, very scarce. (8). £100-120
725
1911 (Nov/Dec) London E.C trial machine with "1" and "C" within seven wavy lines, on covers (2) or piece, fine and scarce. (3). £120-140
726
1911-12 Liverpool N.D trial machines with seven wavy bars, the 1911 (Dec) trials with double ring die (2 cards + piece) and 1912 trials with single ring die (2 cards). A scarce group with Dec 31 1911 and Jan 1 1912 examples showing the change of town die type. Also card and piece showing the Krag machine in use at Liverpool N.D at the same time as this Hey Dolphin trial. (7). Photo on Page 96. £240-280
727
London and provincial offices from 1914, the detailed study on covers, cards and pieces in two F.G Warwick albums. Various types with five or seven wavy bars, six straight bars or slogans, or boxed "Paid" or "Official Paid" types in red, single ring, double ring or triangular town dies, Irish machines including slogans from Dublin and Belfast, pieces with very rare two part Paid impression in red consisting of London double ring datestamp and boxed "PAID / 1/2D" (2, only recorded 7-9 Oct. 1926), town dies used as missort marks, etc. (679). £800-1,000

Krag Continuous Impression Machines, from 1905

728
1905 (May 18) Cover with KEVII 1d (perfin HKL) tied by fine seven bar Krag with continental hammer head type London WC town die, the first day of the three day trial, very scarce. Photo on Page 96. £200-250
729
1905 (May 20) Picture postcard with KEVII 1/2d tied by fine seven bar Krag with continental hammer head type London WC town die, the final day of a three day trial, very scarce. Photo on Page 96. £200-250
730
1906-11 Covers, cards and pieces with circular town dies for London E.C (17 covers/cards + 5 pieces), Chelsea S.W (7 covers/cards) or London F.S (3 covers/cards + piece), mostly with six bars but including very scarce five bar variety from London E.C (2 covers/cards + 2 pieces) and missent machines without bars (6), various size town dies. (33). £140-160
731
1912 (Dec 23/24) Picture postcards with KGV 1/2d tied by Lewisham machine with five way bars, "Lewisham" inserted in loose italic type. A very scarce use of a spare machine, only known for these two days prior to Christmas. (2). £70-100
732
Undated unsealed cover with KGV 1/2d tied by Krag with seven wavy bars and triangular dies containing "No 31", the office of use unknown. Also a piece with boxed "London N.W.1 / 1/2d / Paid" dies separated by seven horizontal bars, possibly an adapted Universal machine. Two unusual items, both the only examples recorded by Goodman. (2). £70-100
733
London and provincial Krags from 1907, the detailed study on covers, cards and pieces in two F.G Warwick albums, with straight line and wavy bars, red Paid types, triangular dies with telegraphic codes, arrival dies with bars removed, London districts within wavy bars, three wavy bars only, red London NW1 Paid machine with "British Goods Are Best", errors including inverted or missing dies, etc. (270). £450-600

Sylbe Machines, 1907-08

734
1907-08 Picture postcards (2), cover and a piece all with the uncommon London E.C Sylbe machine with the town die in four lines (including the number "9") and six horizontal bars, all fine. (4). £80-100

Universal Machines, from 1910

735
1910-11 Trial machines with seven wavy bars from London E.C, town die with letter "H" (2 covers/cards + piece) or "I" (cover + piece) or from London S.W with letter "C" (3 cards + 2 pieces), also two cards with the London S.W town die only applied upon arrival. (12). £100-120
736
London and provincial offices from 1913, the detailed study on covers, cards and pieces in two F.G Warwick albums, all with five, six or seven wavy bars, various town dies including single ring without inner arc from Dulwich S.E (rare 1916 trial, date and year in one line), Leytonstone E. (3), London (3), red "London Paid" (3), London E.C (10), red "London E.C Paid" (4), Newcastle on Tyne (3), Doncaster (6), Manchester (2), St Albans (8); double circle dies from Stockport (6), Margate (3), Doncaster (4) or Bournemouth (7); other Paid dies with or without bars; triangular dies with telegraphic codes; Irish including a few slogans, etc. (487). £650-800

Time Mail Marking Machine, 1912-13

737
1912 (Dec 21) Picture postcard with KGV 1/2d tied by Cricklewood S.O N.W trial machine with seven horizontal bars, fine and very scarce, only used Dec. 1912 and Jan. 1913. Also a 1913 US cover showing the same machine type in use at Merion Station, PA. (2). Photo on Page 96. £180-240

Wilkinson "Penny in the Slot" Machine, 1912

738
Long unaddressed cover with a proof impressions on both the front and reverse of the "London E.C 1d Postage Paid" die with smaller circles of horizontal lines (pressure pad marks) either side, vertical fold, otherwise fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 96. £150-180
739
1912 Covers with the red "London E.C 1d Postage Paid" die and "London E.C / 172" c.d.s in black (Jan 25) or red (Aug 31), the first and last day of use of this machine trial, both fine. (2). £100-120

Alma Machines, 1912-22

740
Covers, cards and pieces including 1913-14 London E.C trials with large straight line "London EC" and six short horizontal bars (3 cards/covers + piece) or smaller "London E.C" and longer bars (2 cards/covers + 3 pieces), 1914 New Cross S.E trial with six straight bars (2 cards + piece), and 1914-22 machine with five wavy bars or "Buy National War Bonds Now" slogan between wavy bars from London E.C, London S.W.1, Kensington, Woolwich or Southend on Sea. (63). £120-150

Krag Single Impression Machines, from 1923

741
1923-26 London W.C trials with five wavy bars, the very scarce 24mm die on 1923 postcard and piece and smaller 20mm die on 1924-26 covers and cards (4) and a piece, scarce. (7). Photo on Page 96. £160-200
742
London and provincial Krags with five wavy bars from 1927, the study on covers, cards or pieces with single and double ring dies, inverted dies, triangular dies with telegraphic codes, square boxed Paid dies in red, etc. (160). £120-150

Pitney Bowes Machine, 1927-31

743
1927-31 Covers (8) and pieces (3) precancelled in black with the Leicester machine letter "A" (4) or "B" (7) used by Arthur Wheeler & Co., mostly on postal stationery envelopes, one cover and a piece unusually bearing adhesive stamps. Also 1923-30 covers (3) with the same Leicester machine in red with 1/2d Postage Paid within the bars, and an unused Arthur Wheeler & Co KGV 1 1/2d printed to private order lettersheet. (15). £250-300

Klussendorf Machines, 1930-37

744
Cover and pieces with small London double ring die (3 covers + 4 pieces), larger double ring die (cover + 9 pieces) or in red with square Paid die (2 covers + 23 pieces, one unusually with wavy bars). (42). £100-120

Other Machines

745
1914 (June 18) Piece bearing KGV 1d tied by three line London E.C machine, the dies separated by 5mm lines, possibly from an Alma machine, the only example so far recorded. A unique piece, illustrated in "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland" by Alcock & Holland. Photo on Page 86. £100-150
746
1930 (Oct 13 ?) Piece bearing KGV 2 1/2d (perfin B BK) tied by sideways continental hammer style "London / H.K" die with six wavy lines on either side, an unknown trial, the only example so far recorded. Photo on Page 86. £100-150
747
London Machines. A detailed study in two F.G Warwick albums of the various types of machine used at named offices within London from 1905, including Krags, Hey Dolphins, Columbias and Universals, with red Paid machines, triangular dies with telegraphic codes, etc. Many differing offices including Cricklewood, Hampstead, Kilburn, Hendon, Kentish Town, St. Johns Wood, etc. A fine lot, on covers, cards and pieces. (620). £1,000-1,200
748
1948-71 Machines on covers (24) or pieces (5) including rare 1959 Liverpool 2d Paid Totomoter machine sideways town die in red (only used for two weeks) on wrapper; "Specimen" town dies (4, one with P.O training school stamp); "London Postal School" die (with P.O training school stamp); 1959 (July 28) continuous Norwich machine trial with seven wavy bars; c.1960 undated Leigh, Lancs machine used on dummy mail at Norwich; 1970 trial machine with boxed "RECEIVED / LONDON / AIRPORT / 6 JULY 1970" between seven wavy bars; also 1968 cover with 4d tied by boxed "MANCHESTER / POST OFFICE / POSTMENS TRAINING CENTRE" parcel datestamp. (29). £170-200

Postal Mechanisation

749
Brighton. 1935-63 Covers and cards with Brighton transormas with small and large letters and numbers; 1935 uses (6); 1945-46 "U" (2), "P" (2) and "W" in black ink, etc. (48). £100-120
750
London. 1952-54 Cards and covers from abroad with red SPLSM idents applied at Mount Pleasant, comprising sideways roman numerals "II", "IV" "V" or "VI" (2), or vertical "IIII", fine and scarce. Also 1977-78 covers addressed abroad with red single character idents (3), used at the London Foreign Section. (9). £240-280
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 31)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 22nd March 2013 Time: 12:00PM
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