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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 8 | |||
| 1361 | |||
| SUNDAY OBSERVANCE PROPAGANDA COVER, CRIMEAN WAR PRAYER COVER, ETC.; 9 May 1872 env. (stains and closed tear) with 1d Red tied by Alderley Edge Duplex having a red printed text beneath the flap; "HINTS TO LESSEN LABOUR IN THE POST OFFICE ON THE LORD'S DAY...", 1855 EL with 1d Red 'Stars' (very mis-perforated) tied by Scots Numeral having a printed handbill inside giving form of prayer for the "repeated Successes obtained by the Troops///in the Crimea", and 1829/40 prestamp ELs (one ex CGH with oval Cape Town crowned d.s. and Deal India Letter) with massively long spider-written religious contents. Unusual lot. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 80. £200 |
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| 1362 | |||
| PICTORIAL PRINTED 'OPEN BOOK' RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA COVER PREPAID FROM G.B. TO U.S.; Spectacular 16 Sept. 1847 env. prepaid the "1/-" Transatlantic rate from London ("PAID" c.d.s. on the front) to New York (red h.s. "7" arrival charge) with a most unusual printed 'open book' design at the left of the address with text advertising the Bible and other religious works, also having further printed text inside; produced by "PARTRIDGE & OAKEY, PATERNOSTER ROW". The only example of this design that we have recorded. A very early example of a British pictorial advertising cover. [Ex Louis Grunin.] PHOTO - see page 21. £400 |
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| 1363 | |||
| EARLY SUNDAY OBSERVANCE PROPAGANDA COVER - ANTI-P.O. SUNDAY WORKING; Small 6 Feb. 1850 env. to Dublin franked by 1d Red (4 margins; tiny corner crease) tied by London Numeral with a small printed text on the flap; "If persons would arrange to send their letters so that they should not pass through the Post Office or be delivered on Sundays, that day would be better observed, and the Postmen greatly relieved." Rare and unusual design. PHOTO - see page 22. £150 |
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| 1364 | |||
RARE "EVERYBODY READ THE POSTMAN" PICTORIAL COVER REF. P.O. SUNDAY WORKING; Unusual 24 June 1868 printed pictorial env. (minor edge wear etc.) used with 1d Red tied by London Duplex, depicting a postman in uniform knocking at a door in a stamp-sized frame inscribed "THE POSTMAN PRICE TWO PENCE" at top left of the address and the stamp in a matching frame inscribed "EVERYBODY READ THE POSTMAN", having the question printed between; "The Sabbath was made for man. Why not for POSTMEN?"! This periodical ("A Journal devoted to the interests of Money Order and Savings' Bank clerks") is recorded for only the year 1867 in the British Library catalogue; hence the rarity of this deign of propaganda envelope. Rare design. PHOTO - see page 22. £300REGISTERED MAIL |
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| 1365 | |||
THE EXTREMELY RARE BANKNOTE PARCELS RATE RED "[Crown]/PAID" DATESTAMP OF LONDON; 28 Apr. 1857 front (right hand edge rebacked to straighten it and similar small repair at foot) sent from London to Spalding prepaid "1/6" (the special banknote-parcel rate - a quarter of letter-post rates with a minimum weight of 6oz - so this package must have weighed 36 ounces!) with two strikes (very fine and fine) of the extremely rare London "PAID" in a Crown datestamp (Jay L172 - P.O. Proof strike dated 1 Jan. 1833 - for 28 & 30 April), which was only used on banknote parcels such as this (they had to contain only the banknotes of the bank to which the parcels were addressed), with a fine green Spalding arrival c.d.s. (30 April) nearby. Remarkable item which was first illustrated in the philatelic press in 1909 (in the Gibbons Stamp Weekly supplement and the book on British Postmarks of the same year by John Hendy); it remains the only recorded example of this mark and this postal rate as far as we are aware. One of the rarest of all British Postal Markings. Important Exhibition Item. [With Brandon & R.P.S. 2006 certificates of Genuineness.] PHOTO - see page 10. £2,000RETURNED MAIL |
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| 1366 | |||
THE UNIQUE(?) COVER WITH LONDON P.O. "This Letter put into the Post without an address..." LABEL; 12/13 May 1824 EL (minor dusting) with printed contents from a firm in Nottingham but posted from "BIRMINGHAM" (red c.d.s. on the flap) with a small printed Post Office label attached to the address side with two wafer seals; "This Letter put into the Post without an address/appears to come from and is returned to..." neatly placed above the return address which was obviously written on at the London P.O. (16 May c.d.s. on reverse).Plus 1905 piece & P.O. Label with boxed "NOT ADDRESSED/E.C" and ref. an enclosure being found without an envelope. The only example of which we are aware; recorded and illustrated by Barrie Jay as L300. Important G.B. Prestamp Exhibition Item. [With R.P.S. & Brandon 2006 certificates of Genuineness.] (3 items) PHOTO - see page 10. £500UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD |
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| 1367 | |||
| THE VERY RARE UNPAID OVER-WEIGHT MAIL PENALTY "2/8" CHARGE ON COVER FROM ISLAND OF ISLAY; 11 Dec. 1839 EL from "Bowmore" (fair mileage-removed "BOWMORE" on top flap) to Inverary with the very rare 4d-Post "2/8" unpaid double charge for letters above 1oz and up to 2oz (1s-4d postage + 1s-4d fine), which is very seldom seen. From the start of the 4d Postage Period on 5 Dec. 1839 this double 1s-4d rate was the very first example of Postage Due fines, and only applied to letters sent unpaid weighing above an ounce. Very few examples have been recorded (less than 10). Exceptional from an island Post Office; first week cover of GB Postage Due fines. PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1368 | |||
| 4d-RATE COVERS GROUP INC. PRINTED PRICES CURRENT, ONE THAT HAD ENCLOSED A £10 NOTE, ETC.; 7-30 Dec. 1839 covers inc. scarce 14 Dec. local London EL with h.s. "2", 7 Dec. EL with "No2" and fair "Bridgwater/Penny Post", 31 Dec. EL ex Canterbury needlessly endorsed "Single Sheet", 11 Dec. EL from London with printed Riga/St. Petersburg Prices Current, 30 Dec. EL ex London only charged "4" that had an "enclosed Bank note [of £10]", etc. Plus a 10 Dec. free front. Good group. (10 covers + 1 front) £140 |
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| 1369 | |||
CHRISTMAS DAY COVER WITH EDINBURGH HANDSTRUCK "4" OR ARRIVING EX BRAZIL; 15 Nov. 1839 E from "RIO-JANEIRO" (v. fine c.d.s. - filing fold) nicely placed on the front, charged "3/6" (Packet rate) to London with mainly fine "LONDON" (Foreign Branch) c.d.s. on the top flap dated 25 Dec. 1839; during the 4d Postage Period. Plus 25 Dec. 1839 EL to Biggar with mainly very fine Edinburgh Handstruck "4" on the front and a mainly fine red Edinburgh c.d.s. on the top flap. Good pair; Christmas Day 4d-Post covers are rare. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 80. £140UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD |
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| 1370 | |||
VERY FINE RARE DISTINCTIVE RED "H. Wycombe/Paid One Penny" MARK ON COVER; Attractive 12 June 1840 E cash-paid to Abingdon with a very fine rare red "H. Wycombe/Paid One Penny" nicely placed on the front with a very fine black "HIGH/WYCOMBE" c.d.s. just across the join on the reverse. This mark has only been recorded for 1840 and the design is unique to this P.O. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 22. £150EARLY LETTERS (See also lot 1448) |
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| 1371 | |||
| VERY EARLY LETTER FROM "LONDRA" TO VENICE WITH CLEAR MERCHANT'S 'GUILD MARK'; 17 Oct. 1458 EL (light staining - perhaps vinegar disinfection?) from "londra" (clear filing note) addressed to "Giovanni y Angelo Baldesi In Venezia" with the sender's clear "a/o" Merchant's Mark on the front and noted as having arrived in Venice on 16 Dec. 1458. One of the earliest known letters from Britain. Excellent 'Page One' item for any G.B. Postal History Collection. [Only a few months later than the matching Baldesi cover in the Cavendish Thompson March 2012 auction, lot 608, which realised £2,280; also from the same correspondence as the Martin Willcocks 1459 cover sold in Cavendish's Apr. 2000 auction (lot 104) for £1,150.] PHOTO - see page 21. £1,200 |
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| 1372 | |||
| EARLY LETTER FROM RYE TO LONDON SENT BY JOHN DE VIQUES FROM F. AGENT G. DIDSBURY; 19 Mar. 1583 EL (very small fault at left-hand edge) from G. Didsbury at "Rye" addressed "A Monsieur Bartholemy Corsiny, Marchant [de ...?] a Londres", with good contents ref. goods being sent from Dieppe via Rye for Corsini and mentioning the receipt of a letter from London "per Pointer [?] le Post" (i.e. carried by the foot-post of that name) and that the carrier de Viques requested 3s-0d for delivering goods from Rye to London (and carried this letter as revealed by the contents of the next Corsini letter in the archive), etc. Attractive. PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1373 | |||
| EARLY LETTER FROM RYE SENT BY NAMED CARRIER "PAINTER" FROM F. AGENT G. DISBURY; 1 Oct. 1584 EL (very slight speckling but totally sound) - similar to the previous lot - from G. Didsbury at "Rye" addressed "Au Seigneur Bartholemy Corsiny Marchant a Londres" sent "Per Painter Messager [along with] 6 pacquets [containing] 24 macis" for the carriage of which he had paid the messenger 4s-0d. Rare insight into costs of sending goods and a rare reference to the messenger's name. PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1374 | |||
| EARLY LETTER FROM RYE REF. ENCLOSED FORWARDED LETTER EX FORWARDING AGENT J. CHAUVYN; 12 Dec. 1585 EL (some toning but sound and with complete typed transcript & translation) from Rye ("a la Ria" - with filing note "Della Ria") addressed "Al Magrie Honli. Sigri. Bartholomeo Corsini In Londra" and written by "Jean Chauvyn"; mentioning a forwarded enclosed letter "sent by our people in Rouen for sending to you" (no longer present), and concerning freight to/from Dieppe etc. and ref. Mr. Didsbury of Rye. [Originally erroneously lotted by RL - 11 June 1986 lot 104 - as being from John Channyn in Dieppe.] Rare Forwarding Agent's 16th century covering letter. PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1375 | |||
| ELIZABETHAN LETTER SENT FROM SUFFOLK TO THE SHERIFF OF NORFOLK; 30 Nov. 1602 EL (very clearly written contents) from "Clement Spilman" at "Bramford" (the village near Ipswich) clearly addressed "To the right worshipfull Sir Bassaborne Gawdy Knight, Hye Sherfe of Norff[olk]. geve thes w[ri]t[ings?]". An attractive early letter about the Sheriff's "writes [sic; i.e. rights] at Lyn". PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1376 | |||
| CROMWELLIAN EXCHEQUOR WARRANT & RECEIPT FOR A STATE MESSENGER; Pair of Dec. 1658 documents relating to a single State Messenger journey from London to Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire to deliver writs against "Recusants and delinquents"; one the countersigned expenses warrant of "Richard Vyne, one of the Messengers of his highnes' [Cromwell's!] Court of Excheqr." who "praieth allowance for his travel and chardges in ridieng in hast...", and the other apparently the receipt of delivery of one of the writs; having different counter signatures ("John Doddington" & "B[?] Lake"). A rare pair; Exchequor Messenger warrants are very seldom seen from the Cromwellian Period. [Ex Martin Willcocks - Cavendish April 2000 auction, lot 166; realised £506.] PHOTO - see page 81. £500 |
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| 1377 | |||
| "HAST POST HAST" CROSS-COUNTRY LETTER FROM MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN WARWICK; Remarkable 5 Nov. 1660 EL (minor dusting but very fine contents; typed transcript) sent free and endorsed both "For his Ma[jes]tie's Especiall Service" and "Hast post hast" by "John Birch" (M.P. & Councillor of State; copy of his long D.N.B. entry included; he had been a successful Cromwellian commander, capturing Hereford in 1645, etc.) in "Warwick" to Derby (concerning the paying off and disbanding of the Cromwellian Army); the writer says "I send this Messenger on purpose..."; a rare Express letter from the very early days after the Restoration of the Monarchy and the return of King Charles II from exile. Important Historical and Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 8. £750 |
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| 1378 | |||
| EARLY COMMONWEALTH LETTER FROM DERBY REF. PAYING OFF CROMWELLIAN ARMY (+ RELATED RECEIPT); 12 Oct. 1660 EL (typed transcript) from "Markeaton" (near Derby; ex the High Sheriff of Derbyshire), to "Col. Edward King, a Commissioner for Disbanding the Army [at York]"; he advises that some £3,000 (a fortune in those days) would be available for distribution the next week. The postscript is interesting; "The certainty of this messenger's delivery hereof, & ye uncertainty of your return from Yorke into Lincolnshire, and ye feare of miscarriage of uncertaine messengers, hath occasioned some delay of this answer...", plus partly printed Nov. 1660 receipt for over £340 given to John Mundy by Col. John Lawson when he collected part of the accumulated poll-tax money from Derby, to be taken to Lincolnshire or Yorkshire to pay off some of the Cromwellian troops. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 23. £240 |
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| 1379 | |||
| NON-BISHOP MARK PERIOD - OUTGOING PREPAID COVER FROM LONDON TO LICHFIELD; 17 Apr. 1662 EL (minor wear) from "London" to "Hampstall-Ridware neare Lichfeild", endorsed "pt. pd 3d" on the front, but having no outgoing Bishop Mark. It has been shown (see the Cavendish Barrie Jay Catalogue of 19 June 2000) that the Bishop Mark was only used for ingoing London mail prior to mid-1663. This is one of the few recorded early outgoing Post Office carried letters after April 1661 that had no Bishop Mark. Exhibition Item. [Ex Cavendish's Barrie Jay auction, June 2000; lot 2038, realised £207.] PHOTO - see page 22. £200 |
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| 1380 | |||
GREAT FIRE OF LONDON YEAR - 1666 COVER WITH LATEST KNOWN (?) PRE-FIRE BISHOP MARK; Attractive 29 May 1666 EL (folded to show dated heading alongside address and marks) from "Loundoun" [London] to "Exon [Exeter] charged "3"[d] with a very fine rare 1666 "MA/29" Bishop Mark nicely placed on the side-flap. This may be the latest known Bishop Mark of 1666 before the fire of Aug./Sept. 1666. Very few 1666 Bishop Mark covers of any kind have survived because most of those addressed to London were burned! Excellent Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 9. £300LONDON POSTAL HISTORY |
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| 1381 | |||
| BISHOP MARKS COLLECTION INC. UNUSUAL TYPES/STYLES, ETC.; 1668-1787 covers with a good range of Bishop Marks inc. fine 1668 "AP/20" on 2d-rate E to London, fine 1715(?) EL from near Salisbury to Oxford charged "In all 7" with v. fine unusual "J4/JY" Bishop, 1733 odd "29/MR" variety, 1776/83 pair each with two different strikes (of consecutive days), 1784 on front of an EL (rare thus), and a range of the later 1795-1829 c.d.s.'s. (c.20 covers) PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1382 | |||
| RARE "2/Off" IN CIRCLE RECEIVING HOUSE NUMBER ON PREPAID COVER TO HAMPSHIRE; 7 Jan. 1670 EL prepaid ("pd 2d") from London to "Longwood [House]" in Hampshire endorsed "to be left at the White Hart in Alsfort" [= Alresford] with a very fine rare "2/Off" Receiving House mark (Jay L65a; only known 1671-74) on the flap (just clear of seal and a closed tear). Seldom seen and an attractive cover. PHOTO - see below. £300 |
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| 1383 | |||
| PRESTAMP MARKS INC. EARLY BISHOP, REVERSED "N" BISHOP, "WR", RED PRISON R.H. NAME, ETC.; c.1670-1840 covers inc. mainly fine c.1670 "MA/11" Bishop Mark (small E to Taunton), rare 1760 mainly very fine Reversed "N" Bishop Mark beside early "HAVERFORD/WEST", fair 1780 Dockwra, rare v. fine 1827 "WR" (Jay L568; seldom seen), 1822 EL from "Kings Bench [Debtors' Prison]" with rare v. fine red boxed "Belvide Ple/S" nicely placed on the front, and 18340 red boxed "Prepaid" of St. James St. Good group. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1384 | |||
| RARE EARLY "5" IN CIRCLE RECEIVING HOUSE NUMBER ON COVER; Attractive 4 Nov. 1673 EL to Staffs. "[By] Stone Bagg" charged "3" with a mainly very fine "NO./4" Bishop Mark on the flap beside a very fine "5" in circle (17mm diameter; Jay L67b - light fold). These plain number Receiving House marks are very seldom seen. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 81. £200 |
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| 1385 | |||
| RARE "OFF/4" IN CIRCLE RECEIVING HOUSE NUMBER ON PREPAID COVER; 11 Jan. 1675 EL prepaid to Staffs. ("poft pd 3d") with a superb "IA/14" Bishop Mark on the top flap beside a mainly very fine rare "OFF/4" Receiving House mark (Jay L66; only known 1671-76) on the top flap, endorsed "To be putt in Leichfeild Bagg & to be Left at Sand Cross" below the address. This distinctive "OFF" mark is seldom seen. PHOTO - see page 22. £300 |
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| 1386 | |||
| FREE MARKS & FOREIGN MAIL - DUKE OF WELLINGTON AUTOGRAPHS, ETC.; 1692-1850 covers/fronts inc. 1698 EL ex Holland with v. fine London FB Bishop Mark, 1760 E endorsed "Free", attractive 1794 EL with concave "WEYMOUTH" + 3-ring London "FREE/C" c.d.s., 1814 red "FALMOUTH" (Packet Letter removed), 1825/35 pair of fronts addressed & signed by the "[Duke of] Wellington!, 1781 EL ex Belgium with FB & Inland Bishop Marks, 1837 red crescent-framed "FOREIGN PAID", 12852 E ex India with v. fine curved-top "POSTAGE/TO/EDINBURGH/NOT PAID" (late use), etc. (c.14 covers + 10 fronts) PHOTO - see page 81. £140 |
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| 1387 | |||
| RARE HEART-FRAMED LONDON PENNY POST "F/AFT" MARK (FRIDAY AFTERNOON DELIVERY); c.1701 E (from Lincs.?) to London charged "3[d]" with a mainly fine very rare London local post heart-framed "F/AFT" mark (Jay L370; only known 1685-1702) on the side-flap. Seldom seen. PHOTO - see page 81. £200 |
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| 1388 | |||
| RARE DOTTED HEART-FRAMED LONDON PENNY POST "M/AFT" MARK (MONDAY AFTERNOON DELIVERY); 1703 EL (overall dusting) from "Stony Lane" (Bromsgrove; mentioned in text) to Chelsea charged "3[d]" with a mainly very fine very rare London local post Dotted heart-framed "M/AFT" mark (Jay L371; only known 1702-10) on the top flap. Seldom seen. PHOTO - see page 81. £200 |
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| 1389 | |||
| RARE "B" FOR BISHOPSGATE OFFICE DOCKWRA COVER TO THE "BUNCH OF GRAPES"; 1704 E to "William Beech-at the Hooper & Bunch of Grapes near Exeter Exchange in the Strand" with m/s "These with speed", having on the reverse is a very fine "PAYD/PENY/POST/B/WEN" Dockwra (Jay L331), with Receiver's m/s "h" (?) alongside. The "B" Dockwras are arguably the most elusive; they are not recorded after 1733 and are seldom seen. Exhibition quality. [Ex Cavendish's Barrie Jay auction, June 2000, lot 2296; realised £184.] PHOTO - see page 18. £150 |
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| 1390 | |||
| RARE EARLY SMALL ENCIRCLED "P" FOR PARIS FOREIGN BRANCH MARK ON COFFEE HOUSE COVER: 1716 E probably from Livorno (see Cavendish's 'Harper' auction, Lot 2041 - sale 19 Mar. 2009 - realised £414) to London endorsed "Att Searles Coffeehouse In Chancery Lane via Lione" with rare encircled "P" (Jay L1050; 1717-35 only - few examples known) on the front; charged, "13" (1/3d. rate from Italy via France) and smudged Bishop mark on reverse. Rare. PHOTO - see page 18. £150 |
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| 1391 | |||
| "S" (SOUTHWARK) & "T" (TEMPLE) DOCKWRA TYPE COVERS; 1733-90 covers with triangular Dockwra type marks for "T/TU" (1733; very fine & rare so early), "S/WE" (1768; very fine - ex Barrie Jay), "W/Tu" (1789; fair large type) or "S/FR" (1790; mainly v. fine). (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1392 | |||
| GENERAL POST RECEIVERS' INITIALS IN CIRCLE MARKS, ETC.; 1745-86 covers with a good range of mainly v. fine initial marks (15; inc. S+A - two - IxH, F two GxL, AC, RJ - TOW - WM, AE, V, TT & TI) and two with "Partington"; plus the later boxed street-name types (10) inc. v. fine 1822 scarce King's Bench Prison "BELVIDE PLE/S" (stains but ex "Davey's Coffee House") and v. fine rare RED "Farringdon/Street". (28 covers) £150 |
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| 1393 | |||
| "G" FOR GENERAL OFFICE DOCKWRA COVERS - SET FOR DIFFERENT DAYS OF THE WEEK; 1749, c.1750, 1776 (ex Paris) & 1779 ELs with mainly very fine strikes of the "PENY" (2) or "PENNY" (2) triangular "POST/PAID" marks for "G/TU", "G/FR", "G/MO" & "G/TH" respectively. Good lot; some family contents. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 81. £160 |
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| 1394 | |||
| INSPECTORS'/INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, ETC.; 1771-1853 stampless covers inc. v. fine 1784 circ. "PENNY POST NOT PAID/G", 1771 circ. "O'CLOCK/2/S", unexplained 1827 Handstruck "G" beside red hollow "Star" mark, red. twin-boxed 1831 "PUT IN AFTER/7oCLOCK AT NIGHT" trio with h.s. "2"/"3" cancelled by "Star" or "Spring" (2) marks, 1815 EL with two red "Crown" marks on two different rate errors, 2-ring 1849 "MORE/TO/PAY", etc. (c.34 covers) £140 |
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| 1395 | |||
| "H" (HERMITAGE), "S" (SOUTHWARK) & "T" (TEMPLE) HAND-PICKED STRIKES OF DOCKWRA TYPES; 1790, 1772 & c.1775 trio of ELs with mainly very fine strikes of these different office's triangular "PAYD/PAID PENY/PENNY POST marks for "WE", "Tu" or "FR" respectively. Fine trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 218. £150 |
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| 1396 | |||
| RARE "WL" OVAL (WINDOW LETTER) MARK ON FREE FRANK LETTER; 19 June 1773 EL (reinforced folds of wrapper; both wrapper and contents with "B.R.A./242" 1930s archival marks - this archive was sold back in the 1940s and these marks should be ignored) franked by "[Lord] Chandos" to Totteridge with a fine red London "FREE" in circle and very fine rare black oval-framed "WL" alongside; this WL mark (Jay L203; only known 1773-77) was used to explain the delay to letters handed in to the Penny Post window at the Post Office in error for the General Post window, and this letter also has a very fine encircled Penny Post "O'CLOCK/9/T" (Temple Office) mark on the reverse as well as two Bishop Marks (two days apart). Few examples known. PHOTO - see page 81. £120 |
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| 1397 | |||
| THE 18th CENTURY "PAID" D.S.'s INC. EXPERIMENTAL TYPES & RARE "S"-OUTSIDE SUNDAY TYPE; 1788-94 covers inc. 1788 dull purple 3-ring "PAID" d.s. (L92; 1787-8 only), 1791 scarce narrow diameter pair (L93/94), attractive 1 Sept. 1794 EL with v. fine concave "CHATHAM" & mainly v. fine very scarce red 2-ring Experimental "PAID" d.s. (L98; only Aug. - Dec. 1794), 1794 front with v. fine octagonal Experimental d.s. (L97) and 8 July 1798 EL with fair concave "QUEENBORO" and very fine rare "small S outside" 3-ring "PAID" d.s. (L120a; only two dates known), etc. (7 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see page 81. £150 |
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| 1398 | |||
| THE CLOTH-COVERED(?) "2" IN CIRCLE MARK ON 'DOCKWRA' COVER WITH "HATCH" RECEIVER NAME; 14 Aug. 1788 local London EL (mainly printed contents) with mainly fine "T/TH" triangular 'Dockwra' mark across the join alongside s fair handstruck "HATCH" Receiver's name and a mainly very fine rare large "2" in circle (Jay L1408; meaning uncertain, but rare - struck through cloth?). Unusual combination of marks. PHOTO - see page 82. £120 |
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| 1399 | |||
| EARLY EXPERIMENTAL LOCAL POST D.S. & "WT. HALL/ET.3" COVER & LATER H.S. "4" COVER; 28 May 1794 local London E with fair but very rare Experimental "W/2 O'CLOCK AF.N/MA/28/94" c.d.s. (W400a; only known 14-31 May 1794) on one flap and a partly fine rare "WT. HALL/ET. 3" Receiving House mark on the other flap; few May 1794 local Post covers are known. Plus attractive 1826 local London E with mainly very fine large h.s. "4" and matching "In All" replacing a h.s. "2" cancelled by a 'Spring' mark. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 82. £120 |
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| 1400 | |||
| LOCAL POST RECEIVING HOUSE STREET-NAME MARKS, ETC.; 1795-1839 covers inc. very fine rare 1795 "BRENTFD./-2-" (filing fold)rare 1830 Bye-Post E with blue "Hammh WO/3py P Paid", Mar. 1840 X-Post EL with very fine black "Twickenham/2py P Paid", CSO "EV" or "Mg" c.d.s.'s of STRATFORD, PECKHAM (claret-red), HIGHGATE, EDMONTON, ACTON, HACKNEY & STOKE NEWINGTON (matched EV/Mg pair), blue oval 1815/7 pair of "Two Py Poft/Unpaid/Grenville St", boxed 1829 "Ilford", etc. Good lot. (c.48 covers) PHOTO - see page 82. £150 |
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| 1401 | |||
| "TO BE DELIVERED BY 10 SUND[AY] MORN[ING]" MARKS - BOXED (2 TYPES) & CIRCULAR; 1797-1835 covers all with fair to mainly very fine red Local Post marks (large rectangular, smaller rectangular or circular framed types) stating that they had to be delivered by 10am on the Sunday to avoid postmen being unable to attend church; good group of forerunners to the Sabbatarian Campaign of the 1840s/1850s [see Pictorial/Propaganda envs. elsewhere in this catalogue]. The 1797 example is a 1st Year Usage. (12 covers) £150 |
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| 1402 | |||
| THE UNIQUE(?) EXPERIMENTAL 2-LINE "Lombard St/Two py Pt" MARK ON COVER; 10 Apr. 1801 EL (some dusting; interesting contents from publisher John Sewell to engraver Samuel Rawle suggesting an idea for a print of Hogarth's house) with a very fine strike of the unusual "Lombard St./Two-py Pt." mark nicely placed on the front slightly overlapped by a handstruck "2" with a fine red oval Chief Office "4 o'Clock/EV" d.s. (early date) across the join on the reverse. This Lombard St. mark (Jay L498 - recorded by him for this one day only) was only used (at most) for a very few days before the regular oval types of Receiving House marks came into general use; the new Twopenny Post system had only been introduced less than a week before (on 5 April 1801), so this mark had a very brief - presumably Experimental - life. One of the London Local Post's rarest marks. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 21. £300 |
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| 1403 | |||
RARE LOCAL LONDON HANDSTRUCK "4" MARK WITH "In All" AND CANCELLED H.S. "2" MARK; Fine and attractive 17 Apr. 1830 local London E redirected and so with h.s. "2" cancelled by a 'Spring' mark and replaced by a very fine rare large Handstruck "4" and matching very fine "In All" alongside. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 23. £120CORNWALL |
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| 1404 | |||
PRESTAMP COVERS INC. EARLY "LAN/CESTON", M/S "P7 f[ro]m Helston", "GODOLPHIN" FRANK, ETC.; 1740-1840 prestamp covers all with different marks inc. 1740 amusing EL (from London ref. horse-racing!) franked by the 2nd Earl "Godolphin" (of Helston), mainly v. fine small 1776 "LAN/CESTON", mainly v. fine scarce large 1790 "PENZANCE", 1827 Penzance mileage c.d.s. (2 strikes adjacent for different dates; i.e. Too Late), v. fine blue 1827 "TRURO/260", 1827 EL with v. fine "HELSTON/279" UDC on top flap and most unusually endorsed "P 7 f[ro]m Helston" in red as well as "more to pay 7" in black on the front, "MARAZION" 1828 UDC, etc. Scarce group. (8 covers) PHOTO - see page 82. £140CUMBERLAND |
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| 1405 | |||
EDENHALL (PENRITH) - PRESTAMP TO QV COVERS COLLECTION INC. EARLY FREE FRANK, BLUE UDCs, ETC.; 1709-1853 covers inc. 1709 EL from Penrith to Lichfield (to an M.P. so free, but unsealed - copy letter?) endorsed "The postmaster of Kendall & Lichfield is desired to care hereof" (good contents ref. box sent by carrier via Wigan), 1743 EL sent by carrier from Kendal to Edenhall via "the Crow In[n] in Penrith" endorsed "with £23", 1765 EL prepaid from Edenhall to Isleworth posted from London, ingoing c.1802 EL with scarce v. fine "BPS-AUCKLAND/258" boxed mileage, 18439/53 pair of 1d Red ELs both with mainly very fine blue "EDENHALL" UDCs.. Scarce lot. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 82. £120DERBYSHIRE (see also lot 1754) |
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| 1406 | |||
| PICTURE POSTCARDS OF POST OFFICES, USED & UNUSED; c.1902-24 collection of PPCs (several real photo) showing P.O.s of Bakewell, Bonsall, Borrowash, Calver (3; 2 types), Derby (2 diff.)Edensor (2), Elton, Etwall (creased), Foston, Hartington, Hulland Ward (rare), Littleover (2), Over Haddon, South Wingfield, Sudbury, Whatstandwell & Youlgrave. Plus 1959 usage of earlier real photo PPC of Kirk Ireton P.O. and early photos of Mappleton & Mickleover P.O.s. Good lot. (25 items) PHOTO - see below. £200 |
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| 1407 | |||
| ALFRETON & VILLAGES; 1761-1937 covers/cards & 1761 'London Gazette' newspaper with P.O. Notice ref. start of "Peacock Inn to Chesterfield" Cross Post from Derby, v. fine 1807/19/38 set of Mileages/removed, 1833/44 pair (latter with manuscript-cancelled 4-margin 1d Red Imperf. with extra local 1d charges to Higham/Hartshay, 186 long env. with 1d 'Stars' Block of Four, 1860 "Book Post" wrapper, 1887 POSB book with "BLACKWELL COLLIERY" c.d.s.'s, regd. envs., telegram, skeleton and 1914/40 trio ex Hayes Camp (2 with Internment Camp cachets). Scarce lot. (c.29 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 82. £150 |
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| 1408 | |||
| ASHBOURNE & SURROUNDING VILLAGES; Small carton containing 1836-1947 covers/cards inc. 1844/53 trio with very scarce "Sudbury D" marks with scarce "829" Sudbury Numerals (1d Pink + two with 4m 1d Reds), 3 unstamped Parcel Post labels (1911 Sudbury + 1895 pair with v. fine purple MARSTON MONTGOMERY rubber or with Bradbourne manuscript date), 4 KGV PPCs with different village rubbers, 1903 pair of envs. endorsed "Not Shirley" or "Not Known (Doveridge), regd. envs. & a good range of PPCs (c.150 with many real photos inc. two of Ilam P.O.), regd. envs., 1924/8 skeletons, 1947 Internee EL ex "P.O.W. CAMP/No.23" (Sudbury), etc. (c.231 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 82. £240 |
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| 1409 | |||
| BAKEWELL - EARLY PRESTAMP TO QV OVERSEAS MAIL & LATER PPCs, ETC.; Small box containing 1742-1939 covers/cards inc. rare 1742/66 pair with different "BAKE-WELL" marks, partly fine v. rare large 1800 "BAKEWELL" on front, 1838 2d-rate UDC, 1844/52 "2" P. Dues )(one cancelled), 1847/64 trio to France/Canada, 1903 Parcel Post labels (2), uprated 1896 1/2d Brown wrapper with Squared Circles, 1874 Pair of 1/2d Rose-Reds, 1905/7 P. Dues (one underpaid to Ceylon), 1919/22 skeletons, and a very good range of PPCs (inc. P.O., real photos, etc.). (157 covers/cards.) PHOTO - see page 83. £200 |
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| 1410 | |||
| BAKEWELL - PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION - ALL DIFFERENT VIEWS/STREETS; Small flat box containing c.1902-30 picture postcards collection inc. lively street scenes (almost every possible view of the Market Place etc.), Post Office, real photo types, etc. Remarkable lot. (c. 157 cards) PHOTO - see page 82. £140 |
| 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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