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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide & G.B. Stamps & Postal History (Sale 759 Lots 1010-1754) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. | Location: | Derby |
| Contact: | Tel: (01332) 250970 Fax: (01332) 294440 | ||
| Date: | 31st May 2013 | Time: | 1:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing at Cavendish House: Tuesday 28th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 29th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 30th May* 9.00 am to 11.45am* Friday 31st May 9.00 am to 11.45am *Please note: Lots from the Friday auction cannot be viewed on the 30th Ma |
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| Auction Lots - Page 6 | |||
| 1261 | |||
| LONDON - RARE "INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON" IN CIRCLE ON COVER FROM HYDERABAD; 1831 EL (some internal staining and two halves separated; ex binding) from "Seroor" (Saroor Nagar, Hyderabad) to London headed & countersigned for the Soldier's Concession Rate for a sapper with very fine (especially for this) "INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON" in circle on the front with fair London h.s. "In All" and v. fine red London "L" in circle, also having a part red encircled "POO[NA]/P[OST FREE?]" d.s. on the flap. Interesting contents mentioning the "hostility of the Ameers of Scinde", etc. PHOTO - see page 76. £150 |
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| 1262 | |||
STORNOWAY (OUTER HEBRIDES) - RARE WWI USAGE OF THE BOXED "SHIP LETTER" EX H.M.S. 'HILDEBRAND'; 1/4 Nov. 1915 PPC (of a Giffnock park) to Birkenhead (redirected locally) franked by KGV 1/2d tied by a very fine rare boxed Stornoway "SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S1; Hosking 344 - known 1900-18 only) and by the Birkenhead machine (upon redirection), having a very fine HMS Hildebrand purple boxed "CENSORED" also on the address side; the ship was a hired armed merchant cruiser on Northern Patrol. Rare thus. PHOTO - see page 76. £120G.B. - THE NEWLAND COLLECTION OF BRITISH T.P.O. MARKINGS, 1845-1990 |
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| 1263 | |||
| GRAND NORTHERN RAILWAY INITIAL MARKS + "UP SPECIAL" DATESTAMPS; 1845-62 covers with mainly very fine encircled "E/NR" or "M/NR" marks (9; 2 sizes) in red or black (inc. mail ex Belgium/France) of the G.N.R. (Wilson Figs. 5 to 11); plus 1929/40 study of the scarce "DOWN SPECIAL/T.P.O." c.d.s.'s of the Euston to Aberdeen service on covers/cards (9; 2-ring & single-ring types) plus 2 pieces. Good group; mostly very fine strikes. (18 covers/cards + 2 pieces) PHOTO - see page 76. £150 |
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| 1264 | |||
| THE "UP SPECIAL" DATESTAMP AS CANCELLATIONS INC. RARE QV ENV. & KEVIII PRE-F.D.C.; 1885 long env. with 1d Lilac + 1/2d Blue tied by partly fine rare early "UP SPECIAL MAIL/T.P.O." c.d.s.'s (W45; earliest known usage?), the same scarce mark (codes N/S) on 1903/8 trio of PCs (one with 1d Red; Late Fee?) plus a rare off-cover "E[Crown]R" "...transfer by the Mail Apparatus" label, large range of 1918/38 covers/cards with the similar 2-ring "UP SPECIAL/T.P.O." types and a scarce 31 Aug. 1936 env. with KEVIII 1/2d+1d1/2+21/2d all tied (one the day before official issue) by very fine rare rubber "UP SPECIAL/T.P.O. No.1" c.d.s.'s (W49). Good lot from this scarce Aberdeen to Euston route. (16 covers/cards, 4 pieces & 3 labels/receipts) PHOTO - see page 76. £200 |
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| 1265 | |||
| RARE "GLASGOW-PRESTON R.S.C." (ONE THE "UP SPECIAL") DATESTAMPS AS CANCELS; 20 Nov. 1914 & 11 Apr. 1916 pair of PPCs with KGV 1/2d Pair or single tied by mainly very fine strikes of these rare c.d.s.'s (W725 & W739g); the latter was issued in 1916 and superseded in 1917; both are rare - Harold Wilson only had these two marks on pieces. (2 cards) PHOTO - see page 18. £200 |
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| 1266 | |||
| THE GREAT WESTERN DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1902-37 covers/cards with hand-picked very fine strikes of the full range of GWR c.d.s.'s almost all used as cancellations; inc. UP NIGHT (5), GOING EAST (5; one regd. as backstamp), NIGHT DOWN, GOING WEST (3), UP (5) & DOWN (2) single-rings, along with 1929 2-ring GOING EAST pair. Plus real photo 1909 PPC (corner crease) of the Mail Apparatus at Redruth, 2 labels & 2 pieces. Fine study. (24 covers/cards, 2 labels + 2 pieces) £150 |
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| 1267 | |||
| L&NW T.P.O. + NORTH WESTERN T.P.O. COLLECTION; 1910 PC with v. fine scarce "L&NW TPO/MIDDAY MAIL DOWN" c.d.s. as transit mark & 1909 piece with rare "Mail Apparatus" label and the similar scarce "MIDDAY MAIL UP" c.d.s. Also 1887-1907 covers/cards with mainly v. fine N.W. T.P.O. c.d.s. cancels inc. v. fine 1887 small type on EL with Jubilee 11/2d (inc. Late Fee), 1905/6 pair of Telegram forms, NIGHT UP/NIGHT DOWN types, DAY DOWN types, and c.1904 unused PPCs of the Mail Apparatus & an LN&W TPO carriage. (c.18 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 76. £150 |
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| 1268 | |||
| THE "10 P.M. NIGHT MAIL" DATESTAMP TRANSIT MARKS & CANCELLATIONS; 1904-25 covers/cards (8) inc. 10P.M. N.W. NIGHT MAIL" types (uncoded or with * code) having varied diameters; one unpaid but endorsed "Posted without Late Fee 2d to pay" with 2d P. Due applied on arrival in London. Scarce group. (8 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 76. £140 |
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| 1269 | |||
| THE "NORTH-WESTERN/DIST-SOR-CARE" BOXED TYPES & INITIALS, ETC.; 1869-1927 covers/cards inc. 1869 1d Red E (flaps cut for display) with v. fine rare boxed "NORTH-WESTERN/DIST-SOR-CARE" mark (W33d; slightly across join), 1865/85 QV group with circular/star or double-diamond framed "NW/RPO", "NWRY/NIGHT" or "NW/TPO" initials marks, and 1927 large-ish env. regd. ex Norway with scarce 2-ring "NORTH WESTERN T.P.O./NIGHT DOWN" c.d.s. on reverse. Good lot. (8 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 76. £140 |
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| 1270 | |||
| GRIMSBY & PETERBOROUGH S.T./S.C. - SQUARED CIRCLES (INC. P. DUE CARD EX NORWAY), ETC.; 1898-1908 cover/cards with the "SORTING TENDER" (5) or "SORTING CARRIAGE" (4) marks inc. very fine 1903/4 S.T. Squared Circles (3 inc. spectacular 1903 PPC with Norway cancelled in error by the Squared Circle but with "1D/323" P. Due mark), or 1898/1904 c.d.s.'s (2 backstamps - latter has had a stamp removed), and the S.C. c.d.s.'s (1905/7 trio with 2-rings + 1908 scarce c.d.s. cancel. Good lot of remarkably fine strikes. (8 cards + 1 cover) PHOTO - see page 21. £160 |
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| 1271 | |||
| GRIMSBY & PETERBOROUGH S.C./S.T. - THE DATESTAMP INC. RARE 1910 SKELETON TYPE; 1904/13 covers/cards inc. the full range of c.d.s. cancels - almost all very fine strikes - inc. a lovely 1910 "GRIMSBY PETERBORO/SC" skeleton (W547; only known 22-29 Aug., but this one 31 Aug.), backstamps, 2-ring types, 1904 env. to Kent with KEVII 1d+1/2d(2) (inc. 1d Late Fee). Good lot. (15 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 18. £160 |
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| 1272 | |||
| SOUTH WALES SORTING TENDER/SORTING CARRIAGE & T.P.O. DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1883-1935 covers/cards inc. the whole range of these S. Wales marks (mainly very fine hand-picked strikes) inc. 1883 env. with 1d Lilac tied by "SO. WALES SORTING TENDER/UP" c.d.s., 1904/6 trio of "SOUTH WALES S.C./NIGHT UP" types (inc. KEVII 1d Red env. with extra 1/2d for Late Fee), the T.P.O. "GOING EAST" (4 inc. 1917 pair of PCs with rare purple circular framed Royal Naval Air Service "CENSORED/[R.M.B.M.]" marks of Pembroke) or 1910 "GOING WEST" type, 1904/09 cards with S.C. "NIGHT UP" (3) or "NIGHT DOWN" (3) types, 1932/5 trio with T.P.O. "UP" c.d.s.'s (3). Good lot. (18 covers/cards + 3 pieces) PHOTO - see page 76. £200 |
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| 1273 | |||
| SOUTH WALES SORTING CARRIAGE - THE "NORTH MAIL UP/DOWN" DATESTAMPS; Fine 1903/07 group of PPCs with 1/2d (5) or 1d (2; Late Fee paid) KEVII frankings tied by very fine strikes of these scarce marks for "NORTH MAIL UP" (5; all cancels) or "NORTH MAIL DOWN" (2; both transit marks). Rare group. (7 cards) PHOTO - see page 76. £120 |
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| 1274 | |||
| LINCOLN SORTING TENDER/CARRIAGE DATESTAMPS & SQUARED CIRCLES, ETC.; 1874-1915 covers/cards with whole range of these marks, mainly very fine; inc. "LINCOLN/S.T." (5) or "LINCOLN/S.C." (5) Squared Circles, "LINCOLN/TENDER" or "LINCOLN SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s.'s, v. fine scarce 1915 2-ring "LINCOLN SORTING CARRIAGE/WEST" c.d.s., etc.; plus c.1895/1914 pieces with very fine rare "LINCOLN/TENDER" Parcel cancel or v. fine "LINCOLN SORTING CGE/WEST" Skeleton, and off-cover 1902 P.O. "FOUND OPEN..." label with "LINCOLN SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. Good lot. (c.23 covers/cards + 3 pieces) PHOTO - see page 76. £150 |
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| 1275 | |||
| LINCOLN SORTING TENDER/CARRIAGE DATESTAMPS & SQUARED CIRCLES, ETC.; 1880-1925 covers/cards with whole range of these marks, mainly very fine; inc. "LINCOLN/S.T." (3) or "LINCOLN/S.C." (6) Squared Circles, "LINCOLN/TENDER" or "LINCOLN SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s.'s, v. fine scarce 1916 2-ring "LINCOLN SORTING CARRIAGE/WEST" c.d.s., etc. (c.24 covers/cards) £140 |
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| 1276 | |||
| TAMWORTH-LINCOLN & LINCOLN-TAMWORTH MARKS INC. SHORT-LIVED "REGISTERED" OVAL D.S.'s; 1929-37 covers (several regd ex overseas) with either the very scarce ((1935-38 only) oval "REGISTERED" types for "LINCOLN & TAMWORTH S.C.", "TAMWORTH & LINCOLN S.C." or "TAMWORTH-LINCOLN S.C.", plus the c.d.s.'s (7) for both directions and differing diameters. Scarce group. Plus 1 piece. (10 covers + 1 piece) PHOTO - see page 76. £150 |
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| 1277 | |||
| CALEDONIAN RAILWAY - "C.R." MARKS, C.D.S.'s & THE "CR" MARKS; 19848-1939 Collection of covers & cards with mainly very fine strikes of the full range of Caledonian Railway/T.P.O. marks inc. varied encircled initials 1849/63 "CR" marks (9; red & black), "C/R.P.O/FD." (2), "CR/F" (2), "C.R./P.O" (2) and "L.C./R" (2; Lancaster & Carlisle Railway); plus rare 1906 PC from Dublin to Perth with marge part small "CALEDONIAN T.P.O./NIGHT DOWN" c.d.s. and v. fine rare "P" in star mark, 1880 env. with 1d Venetian Red + 1/2d Rose-Red (Late Fee) tied by the small "NIGHT UP" c.d.s.'s, and the whole range of later "DAY UP" (9), "NIGHT UP" (4) and "DAY DOWN" (2; rare 1905 bundle form + 1938 env.) types. Very good lot. (c.33 covers + 1 form) PHOTO - see page 76. £360 |
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| 1278 | |||
| THE EDINBURGH CONNECTION QV DATESTAMPS INC. RARE CANCELLATION USAGES; 1860-1902 covers/cards with all the varied "EDINR-CARLISLE", "EDINR. & CARSTAIRS", "EDINR & NEWCASTLE" c.d.s. types inc. 4 rare cancellation usages - 1875 1d Red env. with mainly v. fine "U" (scarce Up) coded "EDINR.-CARLISLE SORTING TENDER" c.d.s., similar 1880 env. to Rome with creased 1d Reds (2; Late Fee) + 21/2d Rosy-Mauve tied by the "U"-code "EDINR & CARSTAIRS SORTING TENDER" c.d.s.'s, 1897 env. with 1d Lilac + 1/2d Vermilion tied by 2-ring "EDINR & CARLISLE/S.T." c.d.s.'s and fine 12 July 1902 usage of the QV 1/2d Green P. Stat. PC with very fine "D"-code "EDINR. & NEWCASTLE SORTING TENDER" c.d.s.; plus a range of "EDINR M" types, etc. Good lot. (c.34 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 76. £240 |
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| 1279 | |||
| THE EDINBURGH CONNECTION POST-1900 DATESTAMPS INC. RARE CANCELLATION USAGES; 1902-37 covers/cards with all the varied "EDINR & CARLISLE", "EDINR & NEWCASTLE" or "CARLISLE -EDINBURGH" c.d.s. types inc. 9 pre-1920 cancellation usages - 1905/7 group of PCs all with KEVII 1/2d tied by very fine "U"-code "EDINR. & NEWCASTLE SORTING TENDER" c.d.s.'s (2 being "DAY MAIL" types), scarce 1911/4 pair of PCs with encircled "U"-code small lettering "EDINR & NEWCASTLE SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s. cancels, etc. Plus 1929 PPC with PUC 1d tied by scarce "PERTH-HELMSDALE/R.S.C." c.d.s. (c.20 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £240 |
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| 1280 | |||
| CARNFORTH-WHITEHAVEN TPO + WHITEHAVEN S.T. DUPLEXES/C.D.S.'s, ETC.; 1875-1938 covers/cards inc. a good range of 1875-1911 "WHITEHAVEN S.T./S.C." c.d.s. backstamps, 1905/12 PCs pair with very fine "CARNFORTH & WHITEHAVEN T.P.O./J54" Duplexes, 1913/7 PCs (4) with stamps tied by v. fine "WHITEHAVEN S.C." c.d.s.'s (scarce thus), and 1920/38 range of covers/PCs with mainly v. fine 2-ring cancellations of "WHITEHAVEN S.C." (2), "whitehaven-preston t.p.o." (6) or the "PRESTON-WHITEHAVEN T.P.O." (3). Good study. (c.29 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £150 |
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| 1281 | |||
| GALLOWAY SORTING TENDER - THE C.D.S.'s INC. SCARCE CANCELLATION USAGES; 1872-1938 covers/cards with a wide range of mainly very fine strikes inc. pair of 1872 "GALLOWAY SORTING TENDER" thimble backstamps, 1895 2-ring backstamp, 1904 PC with scarce "GALLOWAY SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. as cancel, 1904/30 "GALLOWAY/SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s.'s as transit (1) or cancels (5), wax bagseal on modern piece, and 1930/8 envs. with 2-ring "UP DAY" (4) or "DOWN NIGHT" types, etc. Scarce lot. (c.15 covers/cards + 1 piece) PHOTO - see page 77. £200 |
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| 1282 | |||
| MIDLAND T.P.O. - INITIALS, QV CDS's, KEVII "Posted without Late fee", LATER C.D.S.'s, ETC.; 1855-1939 covers/cards with a wide range of mainly very fine marks inc. 1855/9 "E/MR" in circle (2 sizes), 1882 PC with FROM THE SOUTH transit c.d.s., 1891 env. with 1d Lilac + 1/2d Vermilion tied by FROM THE NORTH c.d.s. (1/2d Late Fee), 1903 PC with d tied by FROM NORTH c.d.s. but also with fine (though clogged - clearly little-used) rare boxed "Posted without Late fee" with m/s "2d" charge, and the full range of KEVII/KGV FROM SOUTH, FROM NORTH, FROM THE SOUTH, FROM THE NORTH, GOING NORTH & GOING SOUTH types, and 3 similar KGVI types. Good lot. (c.26 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £200 |
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| 1283 | |||
| GREAT NORTHERN SORTING CARRIAGE & SORTING TENDER - INITIAL MARKS & DATESTAMPS; 1891-1920 covers/cards with mainly very fine marks inc. 1901/2 front/PC with rare very fine tiny boxed "G.N./S.C." or mainly v. fine "G.N./S.T." marks, 1891 usage of the 1/2d Brown PC (small fault) with superb transit GT. NORTHERN/T.P.O./MIDDAY MAIL DOWN c.d.s., same c.d.s. as cancel on 1909 PC, 1902 GREAT NORTHERN S.T. transit c.d.s., and a good range of DOWN DAY MAIL, MIDDAY MAIL UP, MIDDAY MAIL DOWN or UP DAY MAIL types. (c.22 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 76. £200 |
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| 1284 | |||
| LONDON & LEEDS, DONCASTER-LONDON, NORTH-EASTERN & LATER G.N.R. COLLECTION; 1859-1938 covers/cards inc. 1859 1d Red env. to GNR Sec., pair of fine unused 1905 PPCs of the Doncaster Rail Crash, mainly very fine scarce 1907/9 pair of "LONDON & LEEDS S.C./DOWN DAY MAIL" transits, 1925/30 pair with 2-ring LONDON-YORK-EDINBURGH/RLY. S.C. c.d.s. cancels, LONDON/LEEDS 1928/9 2-ring "RLY. S.C.2 types (2) + later 2-rings (2), 1932 DONCASTER-LONDON/T.P.O." c.d.s. (Airmail to Germany), 1949 LYE TPO env. endorsed "Posted without late fee" with "1D/545", similar 1927 NE TPO unpaid env. endorsed "Posted without Late fee; 4d to pay" with 2d Dues (2), and a 1930s group. Good lot. (c.28 covers/cards) PHOTO - see below. £240 |
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| 1285 | |||
| THE FIFE & GREENOCK SORTING TENDERS' DATESTAMPS; 1874-1916 covers/cards inc. 1873 env. with GLASGOW GK. ST thimble backstamp, 1874/5 trio with GREENOCK SORTING TENDER thimble backstamps, 1892-1909 group with mainly superb 2-ring FIFE SORTING SENDER UP/DOWN c.d.s. cancels, and 1916 OAS stampless PC with censor and v. fine rare 2-ring double-arc "FIFE S.C./NIGHT UP" c.d.s. (one of only 2 known examples?). Scarce group. (15 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £200 |
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| 1286 | |||
| GLASGOW S.T. + GLASGOW-CARLISLE S.C. MARKS INC. SCARCE "REGISTERED" C.D.S.'s, INITIALS, ETC.; 1857-1937 covers/cards with the full range of these TPOs' marks inc. 1867/9 pair with "C&G/R.P.O" in circle, 1857-99 range of GLASGOW/SORTING TENDER backstamps (the 1857 strike without ST but with "*" code; several others cloth-covered), rare v. fine 1894/7 pair of "REGISTERED/GLASGOW SORTING TENDER" c.d.s.'s on back of regd. covers, 1905/10 c.d.s.'s as cancels (4; 2 superb & one remarkably also with transit "SOUTH WESTERN T.P.O./DAY MAIL DOWN" c.d.s.!), 1904/5 pair of superb transit "GLASGOW & CARLISLE S.C./DOWN POSTAL" c.d.s.'s, etc. Many scarce items. (c.25 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £240 |
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| 1287 | |||
| ABERDEEN-ELGIN S.C. + NORTH OF SCOTLAND S.C. COLLECTION INC. CANCELLATIONS & WAYBILLS, ETC.; 1891-1906 cover & cards (4) inc. 1891 1d Lilac env. with v. fine small scarce transit "NORTH OF SCOTLAND/SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s. on the front, the same c.d.s. as cancel or transit on pair of 1904 PCs, 1905/6 pair of PCs with superb scarce "ABERDEEN & ELGIN S.C." c.d.s. cancels (code "U"), and 1905 trio of P.O. waybills with v. fine A&E S.C. "D"-code c.d.s.'s. Scarce group. (5 covers/cards + 3 waybills) PHOTO - see page 77. £200 |
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| 1288 | |||
| GLASGOW-CARLISLE SORTING TENDER - THE DUPLEXES & QV C.D.S. CANCELS COLLECTION; Fine 1871-91 covers/cards all cancelled by exceptionally fine hand-picked "GLASGOW-CARLISLE SORTING TENDER/159" Duplexes (12; varied types and codes from "1" to "9") plus similarly very fine 1882/91 quartet of 1d Brown P. Stat. PCs to Denmark all with very fine scarce small matching c.d.s. cancels. Almost all of Exhibition quality. (16 covers/cards) £300 |
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| 1289 | |||
| GLASGOW & CARLISLE SORTING TENDER/CARRIAGE - QV & KEVII DATESTAMPS; 1892-1906 covers/cards with mainly very fine strikes of "GLASGOW & CARLISLE/SORTING TENDER" (7; two with 1/2d Late Fees inc. one on fine regd. env.) or similarly v. fine scarce "GLASGOW & CARLISLE S.C." c.d.s. cancels (4) for "UP POSTAL" or "UP LIMITED" routes. Good group. (11 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £150 |
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| 1290 | |||
| CARLISLE & AYR SORTING TENDER/CARRIAGE & R.S.C. DATESTAMPS - QV TO KGVI; 1879-1937 covers/cards inc. attractive 1879/81 pair with 1d Red/Lilac tied by v. fine small "B"-code "CARLISLE & AYR/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s.'s, 1876/97 quartet of the similar backstamps, 1901/4 pair with cancel & transit use, 1904/7 trio with "CARLISLE & AYR SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s.'s (1 as cancel), and 1930s group (5) with "AYR-CARLISLE R.S.C." (3; 2 types) or "CARLISLE-AYR" (2) types. Fine and attractive lot. (16 covers + 1 piece) PHOTO - see page 77. £160 |
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| 1291 | |||
| LONDON & EXETER + LONDON & BRISTOL T.P.O. MARKS - INITIALS & DATESTAMPS; 1855-1910 covers/cards inc. 1855/60 pair (single or Strip of 3 1d Reds) with v. fine encircled "E/GW" marks (2 sizes), 1864 1d Red env. with v. fine scarce "L&E" in star on reverse, stained 3d Rose-Red E with v. fine scarce "L&S/R.P.O" in circle, 1879/89 trio of envs. 1d Red ex Jersey, 1d pink uprated with 1d Lilac or 1d Lilac with 1/2d Blue) all with mainly v. fine "L.& E. T.P.O./FROM THE EAST/WEST" c.d.s.'s (the 11/2d/2d rates as cancels - Late Fees presumably), and 1910 PC with mainly v. fine rare "BRISTOL & EXETER T.P.O./DAY MAIL" c.d.s. as transit mark. Rare group. (8 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £180 |
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| 1292 | |||
| EXETER & TORRINGTON, TRURO & FALMOUTH OR PLYMOUTH-BRISTOL T.P.O. MARKS; 1901-38 covers/cards inc. 1907 unpaid PC with rare distinctive "1D/TO PAY" of "RAMSEY/ISLE OF MAN" (c.d.s. alongside) with "EXETER & TORRINGTON S.C./DOWN" c.d.s., 1907/12 trio with the Ex./Tor. "UP" c.d.s.'s, 1901/13 pair of PCs (one a Spanish P. Stat. type) cancelled by v. fine thimble "PLYMOUTH & BRISTOL S.T" c.d.s.'s, 1903 PC ex Tahiti with QV 1d Lilac tied by "PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL T.P.O" c.d.s., underpaid incoming 1904 trio of PCs ex Gold Coast/Barbados/Jamaica with P. Due marks inc. v. fine TPO "1D/B.16" marks (2) or "T" cancelled by TPO "B16" Numeral, 1906 "TRURO & FALMOUTH S.T" thimble c.d.s. cancel, etc. Plus 2 pieces. Good lot. (13 covers/cards + 2 pieces) PHOTO - see page 77. £180 |
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| 1293 | |||
| PORTSMOUTH SORTING CARRIAGE - ROYAL HOUSEHOLD COVER WITH "POR./S.C" CANCEL, ETC.; 1873 env. (flap opened to display backstamp; black wax Royal m"PRIVY PURSE" seal) signed on the front by "Thos. Biddulph" (1809-78; QV's Keeper of the Privy Purse from 1866 onwards; ref. a future appointment to the Royal Yacht according to a filing note) having a very fine "PORTSMOUTH/SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s. on the side-flap matching the mainly fine small "POR./S.C" Star cancelling the 1d Red; rare Royal Household mail. Plus 1906/09 PPCs (5) with very fine "PORTSMOUTH SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s.'s tying the stamps (4) or as a transit mark. Good group. (6 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £140 |
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| 1294 | |||
| LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN R.P.O. & T.P.O. MARKS, ETC.; 1867-1940 covers/cards inc. v. fine 1867 "L&SW/R.P.O" in circle, 1882 1d Lilac env. with "S.W.T.P.O./FROM THE EAST" c.d.s. on reverse (partly overstruck), similar small 1904/5 pair of "FROM THE EAST" c.d.s. cancels, 1913 PC with KGV 1d tied by v. fine 2-ring "BH"-code "SOUTH WESTERN T.P.O./NIGHT UP" c.d.s. and a detailed study of covers/cards with stamps cancelled (a few transit usages) by very fine "SOUTH WESTERN T.P.O." c.d.s.'s for "DAY MAIL DOWN", "DAY MAIL UP", "NIGHT UP", "NIGHT DOWN" or "NIGHT GOING WEST". Good study. (c.24 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £140 |
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| 1295 | |||
| BRISTOL - SORTING CARRIAGE + BRISTOL/PENZANCE + LONDON/BRISTOL CONNECTIONS; 1905-38 covers/cards inc. very fine v. scarce 1907 "BRISTOL SORTING CARRIAGE" transit c.d.s. (W235b; few known - only used on missent mail?) on missorted PC, 1905/29 PCs (5) with mainly very fine scarce "BRISTOL & PENZANCE T.P.O. UP" (4) or similar "DOWN" (3) c.d.s.'s, fine 1906/08 pair of PCs with v. fine transit "LONDON & BRISTOL S.C./DOWN DAY MAIL" c.d.s.'s, and 1930/37 philatelic envs. cancelled with similar "DOWN DAY MAIL" c.d.s. or "LONDON/BRISTOL T.P.O" c.d.s.'s (3; both ways). (15 covers/cards + 1 cig. card) PHOTO - see page 77. £260 |
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| 1296 | |||
| CARDIFF & YORK T.P.O. + CREWE-CARDIFF/RLY. S.C. - DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1912-36 covers/cards inc. mainly very fine scarce "CARDIFF & YORK T.P.O" c.d.s.'s for "GOING EAST" (5; 1912/8), "GOING WEST" (1915; scarce type) or "GOING" (direction apparently omitted; 1920), 1930 pair with scarce 2-ring "CREWE-CARDIFF/RLY. S.C." (transit) or "CARDIFF-CREWE" (cancel) usages, and 1936 env. with "CARDIFF-CREWE/T.P.O" c.d.s. cancels. Plus 5 pieces. (10 covers/cards + 5 pieces) PHOTO - see page 77. £150 |
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| 1297 | |||
| LONDON & HOLYHEAD R.P.O./T.P.O. - QV TO KGVI COLLECTION INC. MISSENT SWISS COVER, ETC.; 1867-1938 covers/cards inc. fine small 1867 env. from Geneva to "Cuxhaven" (!) franked by Swiss 50c having mainly fine small "LON & HOLYHEAD R.P.O/IRISH MAIL NIGHT" on the reverse with matching "+" mark (Missent!), 1883 Italian PC to Belfast with v. fine red "I/R.P.O/M" in circle, 1900 env. with Jubilee 41/2d tied by fine "K.48" Numeral with fine matching L&H "UNITED STATES MAIL" c.d.s. alongside and the same c.d.s. as transit mark on 1903 PC, c.1905 pair of unused v. fine real photo PPCs of the Irish Mail steam-train approaching the Mail Apparatus at Colwyn Bay or the train taking on water at "BUSHEY TROUGHS", 1904 off-cover Mail Apparatus label, a good range of 1902/20 "LONDON & HOLYHEAD T.P.O." c.d.s.'s for DAY DOWN (2 sizes; some cancels), NIGHT UP, NIGHT DOWN or DAY UP (2 sizes) services, and 1930s range (mainly philatelic with the similar later c.d.s. cancels). Good basis for further expansion. (c.30 covers/cards + 2 pieces) PHOTO - see below. £360 |
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| 1298 | |||
| BANGOR & CREWE T.P.O. + TAMWORTH, SHREWSBURY/ABERYSTWYTH S.C. & HEREFORD S.C.;1904/37 covers/cards with mainly v. fine "BANGOR & CREWE T.P.O." c.d.s.'s for "FROM EAST", "FROM WEST" (2), "FROM THE WEST" (2) and later usages; plus 1901/38 group with "SHREWSBURY & ABERYSTWYTH S.C." thimble c.d.s.'s (5), 1915/9 pair with "SHREWSBURY-TAMWORTH/R.S.C." c.d.s. cancels, scarce 1919/23 2-ring "UP" types as cancels, and 4 1930s types; plus 1904/11 PCs (6) with very fine small "TAMWORTH & HEREFORD S.C." "UP" (4) or "DOWN" (2) c.d.s.'s (one unpaid, 3 as cancels). Very good variety. (c.26 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 77. £200 |
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| 1299 | |||
| THE "IPSWICH SORTING TENDER" DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1876-1931 covers/cards almost all with very fine strikes of the c.d.s.'s inc. IPSWICH/SORTING TENDER backstamps (5 inc. one on regd. env.), thimble "IPSWICH SORTING TENDER" c.d.s.'s (1894/9 pair as regd. env. backstamps + scarce 1907 PC cancel usage), the similar small "NIGHT DOWN" (4) or "NIGHT UP" (2) types, and the larger 1904/11 "DAY/DOWN" (3), "DAY/UP" (2), "NIGHT/UP" or "NIGHT/DOWN" types; plus similar large "UP/DAY", "DOWN/DAY" (2) and odd DOWN/UP-omitted "DAY" type (1907), and 1929/31 trio with later c.d.s.'s. Good lot. (c.29 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 79. £200 |
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| 1300 | |||
| PETERBOROUGH & ELY SORTING CARRIAGE/TENDER - SCARCE C.D.S.'s INC. CANCELLATIONS.; 1906/14 PCs (4) with v. fine "PETERBOROUGH/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. (2; cancel & transit) or "PETERBOROUGH AND ELY/SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s. (both cancels) plus 1908 regd. env. with v. fine "PETERBOROUGH AND ELY/SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s. backstamp. Rare group. (5 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 80. £160 |
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| 1301 | |||
| NORWICH (INC. RARE "Posted without Late fee" + "1D/.0.5"), NORWICH/LONDON, EAST ANGLIAN T.P.O. C.D.S.'s; 1914/38 covers/cards inc. rare 1914 commercial PC with KGV 1/2d tied by fine "NORWICH SORTING CARRIAGE/DOWN" c.d.s. with v. fine rare "1D/.0.5" and matching v. fine boxed "Posted without Late fee" marks alongside (as well as a 1d P. Due used on arrival), and a useful, group of 1930s marks for "NORWICH-LONDON T.P.O./DAY" (6), "EAST ANGLIAN T.P.O. DOWN" (3) or similar "UP" type (3; one on bundle-label) and scarce 1938 "EAST ANGLIAN T.P.O. DOWN (KINGS LYNN SECTION)" c.d.s. cancel. (16 covers/cards, 1 label & 1 piece) PHOTO - see page 80. £140 |
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| 1302 | |||
| POSTAGE DUE H.S. MARKS OF LONDON & DOVER S.C. & DOVER-LONDON T.P.O.; Unusual 1906/33 lot of underpaid covers/cards to/from France, Italy Germany & Spain with the scarce "C.68" P. Due marks of the London & Dover S.C. (French Day Mail) - set of v. fine hexagon-framed "T" marks with unspecified amount (4), "5" (3), "10, "15" (2) or "30" (rare), plus the very scarce "C.72" hexagon-framed London & Dover S.C. (French Night Mail) marks for unspecified amount (4) or "10" ex France or Spain. Plus c.1867 WH Smith 1d Pink advert ring cut-out with v. fine rare "C68" barred Numeral. Useful group. (16 covers/cards + 1 piece) PHOTO - see page 80. £200 |
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| 1303 | |||
| CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL DUPLEX/C.D.S.'s ON LATE FEE MAIL TO EUROPE; 1894-1912 PC & envs. (4) to Germany/France inc. 1894 env. (fault) with Jubilee 4d + 21/2d (latter rubbed) tied by fine "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL/CS/2" Duplex (4d Late Fee), 1902 env. with Jubilee 6d + KEVII 1/2d (4d Late Fee + 21/2d rate) tied by v. fine 2-ring "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL/C.S" c.d.s., same c.d.s. on 1911 env. with KEVII 2d + 21/2d, and the "C.X" version on 1908/12 PC (only KEVII 1d) or 3xKGV 1d's with KEVII 2d (2d Late Fee). Scarce lot. (5 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 80. £160 |
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| 1304 | |||
| NEWHAVEN/LONDON & LONDON/DOVER T.P.O. DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1925/37 group of covers/cards with the "LONDON/NEWHAVEN/R.S.C." c.d.s. cancels (both ways; 11 - mostly philatelic frankings); plus 1882/1914 envs. registered from France/Italy with mainly v. fine scarce London & Dover S.C. oval "REGISTERED/LONDON" d.s.'s with "F.N.M." (3; French Night Mail) or "F.D.M." (French Day Mail) with 1914 oval "REGISTERED/DAY MAIL UP/LONDON & DOVER S.C." d.s.; plus 1892-1914 group with "LONDON & DOVER T.P.O." c.d.s.'s of NIGHT MAIL (2 QV + 1 KEVII), scarce small 1907 "DOVER TO LONDON/F.N.M."! c.d.s., "NIGHT MAIL UP" c.d.s.'s (1905/11) of the L&D "S.C." "NIGHT MAIL UP" or "DAY MAIL UP", etc. Scarce lot. (c.26 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 80. £260 |
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| 1305 | |||
| LONDON & DOVER S.C. INITIALS MARKS + S. EASTERN T.P.O. MARKS COLLECTION; 1861-1937 covers/cards inc. 1861 1d Red EL with v. fine rare "E/S.E" in circle (W468; rare), 1905 PCs pair ex GB/Sierra Leone to France/Belgium each with v. fine rare "L.D./S.C./D" in circle of the London & Dover S.C., good range of the scarce "S.E.T.P.O." thimble and later 2-ring c.d.s.'s, and a philatelic 1923 env. with 2-ring "LONDON-DOVER/R.S.C." c.d.s. cancels. Good lot. (12 covers/cards + 1 label) PHOTO - see page 81. £200 |
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| 1306 | |||
| BRIGHTON & HASTINGS S.C. + BRIGHTON S.C. - QV TO KEVII C.D.S. CANCELS/TRANSITS; 1897/1914 env./PC with QV Jubilee 1/2d Pair or KEVII 1/2d all tied by mainly very fine rare "BRIGHTON & HASTINGS/SORTING CARRIAGE UP" c.d.s.'s plus 1889/1916 pieces (4) with earlier & similar SC c.d.s.'s, and 1892-1904 covers/cards with a good range of mainly very fine c.d.s.'s of the Brighton SC:- 1892/6 trio of small BRIGHTON/S.C. backstamps, LONDON & BRIGHTON S.C./DAY DOWN c.d.s. transits (8; at least 3 different sizes), v. fine 1905 pair of the similar "DAY UP" c.d.s.'s as cancels, v. fine 1904 LONDON & BRIGHTON SORTING CARRIAGE/UP c.d.s. cancels, similar 1908/9 pair (cancel & transit) with small LONDON & BRIGHTON S.C./UP, and 1914 v. fine LONDON & BRIGHTON SORTING CARRIAGE c.d.s. backstamp. Very good lot. (19 covers/cards + 4 pieces) PHOTO - see page 78. £260 |
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| 1307 | |||
| LONDON & FOLKSTONE S.C. + LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH S.T. - SCARCE REGISTERED HOODED CIRCLES, ETC.; 1911/2 pair of envs. ex Denmark/Norway with mainly v. fine rare "REGISTERED/LONDON & FOLKSTONE S.C. Hooded Circle d.s. backstamps (rare TPO; only used 1911/14), 1914 env./PC each with stamp cancelled by rare "LONDON & FOLKSTONE S.C."! c.d.s. (the PC ex Fiume with scarce boxed Fiume "PAQUEBOT"), and 1905/8 env. (ex Denmark) & PC with v. fine "REGISTERED/LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH/S.T." Hooded Circle backstamps or stamp tied by superb thimble "LONDON & QUEENBORO S.T." c.d.s. Rare group. (6 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 78. £160 |
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| 1308 | |||
| BRIDLINGTON/HULL/LEEDS + YORK/SCARBOROUGH T.P.O. CONNECTIONS; 1896-1902 QV covers with v. fine scarce "B[ridlington] Q[uay]"-coded "HULL/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. backstamps (2 struck through cloth), 1907 env. ex Switzerland to Bridlington with v. fine scarce "HULL-SORTING-CARRIAGE" c.d.s. backstamp, 1916 PCs pair with stamps tied by mainly v. fine rare 2-ring "HULL-LEEDS RLY. SORTING CARRIAGE/+" c.d.s.'s and 1901/9 PCs (6) with v. fine small "YORK & SCARBRO' S.T." c.d.s. cancels. Good lot. (14 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 78. £150 |
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| 1309 | |||
| THE "HULL SORTING TENDER" COLLECTION - DUPLEXES, C.D.S. CANCELS & TRANSITS; 1870-1911 covers/cards with an excellent selection of mainly very fine marks inc. QV/KEVII "HULL SORTING TENDER/383" Duplexes (6), rare off-cover 1d Lilacs Block of Four with v. fine very rare "HULL S.T." Parcel cancels *W283), 1870/1 pair of scarce small "S.T./HULL" c.d.s. backstamps, a wide range of the numbered "HULL/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s.'s (backstamps or cancels - latter inc. QV regd. env.), similar range of "HULL SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s.'s, and a good selection of 2-ring SC cancels (inc. KEVII 21/2d to Norway, extra 1/2d Late Fee & unpaid PC). Good collection. (c.34 covers/cards + 1 piece) PHOTO - see page 78. £300 |
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| 1310 | |||
| BRISTOL, SHREWSBURY & YORK T.P.O. - SCARCE C.D.S. CANCELS/TRANSITS & TRAIN WRECK PPCs; Remarkable 1903/08 group of PCs with mainly very fine hand-picked strikes of the rare "BRISTOL, SHREWSBURY & YORK T.P.O." c.d.s.'s with "FROM EAST" (3) or "FROM WEST" (4) at the foot (3 cancelling stamps), plus rare and spectacular group of 1907 PPCs of the Shrewsbury rail crash 4; inc. 2 real photo types). Good lot. (11 cards) PHOTO - see below. £240 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide & G.B. Stamps & Postal History (Sale 759 Lots 1010-1754) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. | Location: | Derby |
| Contact: | Tel: (01332) 250970 Fax: (01332) 294440 | ||
| Date: | 31st May 2013 | Time: | 1:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing at Cavendish House: Tuesday 28th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 29th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 30th May* 9.00 am to 11.45am* Friday 31st May 9.00 am to 11.45am *Please note: Lots from the Friday auction cannot be viewed on the 30th Ma |
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