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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 10 | |||
| 1461 | |||
| THE BRISTOL & VILLAGES UNDATED CIRCLES COLLECTION; c.1841-60 covers with mainly very fine strikes of all-different Undated Circular namestamps; ARMOURY SQUARE, ASHLEY-ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISLINGTON, CATHAY (2; one blue), CHEW-MAGNA (2; one orange), CHURCHILL (1859; with rare small encircled blue LANGFORD), CLIFTON (1840), COALPIT-HEATH, COLLEGE-GREEN, DOWNEND, FARRINGTON-CORNEY (redirected with "Not" beside Farringdon c.d.s.), FISHPONDS (blue), FRAMPTON-COTTERELL, HENBURY, HOTWELLS (blue or red; 2 types), KEYNSHAM, KINGSDOWN, MILK ST (partly overstruck), MONTPELIER (blue), REDLAND (blue-black), ST-GEORGES-SOMERSET, ST. PHILLIPS (part stamp torn off), STAPLETON-ROAD, STOKES-CROFT, TEMPLE-CLOUD (tying stamp as usual), WEST-TOWN (superb) & WINTERBOURNE. Some with Spoon/S-ways Duplex. Plus a couple of covers with RH Nos. & P. Post marks, and LONG-ASHTON on front. Very good lot. (32 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see page 84. £300 |
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| 1462 | |||
| BRISTOL QV T.S.O. MARKS, UDCs, SPOONS, S/WAYS DUPLEXES, REGISTERED, SQUARED CIRCLES, ETC.; c.1841-1900 covers inc. ASHLEY-ROAD, CLIFTON (to India) & KINGSDOWN UDCs, s. line Town Sub-Office marks of BERKELEY PLACE (2), STOKES-CROFT, PARK-STREET & BATH-ST; plus Spoons (3), S/.Ways Duplexes (9 inc. Clifton - one regd.), wide range of other QV Duplexes (2 to France), fine 1880s Squared Circles, and some useful later QV covers (inc. regd. envs. plus some from Boer War). Good collection. (c.86 covers/cards). £260 |
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| 1463 | |||
| LATE USE SANSERIF "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER", "SHIP BROKERS" CACHET, ETC.; 14 Sept. 1906 PPC (slight toning) from Tahiti to GB franked by GB KEVII 1d tied by fine Bristol c.d.s. with mainly very fine matching rare sanserif "BRISTOL/SHIP-LETTER" alongside, 1853 1d Imperf. EL addressed to a ship's Captain at Bristol and 1862 unpaid env. to US with fine triple-oval "I.P.SNELL & Co./SHIP-BROKERS/BRISTOL" cachet on the front. (32 covers) PHOTO - see page 84. £140 |
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| 1464 | |||
| RARE KEVII "SHIP LETTER/AVONMOUTH/BRISTOL" MARK, ETC.; 1910 PPC (minor faults on picture side; view of RMS Port Kingston) to GB franked by GB KEVII 1/2d tied by Avonmouth c.d.s. with rare "SHIP LETTER/AVONMOUTH/BRISTOL" (partly overstruck) alongside, 1904 letter (no env.) on fine coloured Elder Dempster notepaper, 1933 commercial env. with Barbados 1?d tied by Bristol machine with purple "OCEAN MAILS" on the front, and 1936 PPC of SS Montcalm ex Canada. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 84. £140 |
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| 1465 | |||
| KEVII & EARLY KGV COLLECTION - PARCEL POST LABELS, P. DUES. WWI, ETC.; 1902-19 covers/cards/etc. inc. Squared Circles (Bristol, Wrington & Clifton), 1895-1912 PP labels (111/2 inc. superb 1895 example with Jubilee 3d+2d tied by v. fine purple "CLIFTON B.O." targets with Clifton Squared Circle alongside, 1901/4 quartet with QV/KEVII 5d/3d tied by scarce "BRISTOL BRISTOL" rollers, useful "134" P. Due marks, 4 FISHPONDS Skeletons, Regd. envs./covers, 1913 insured Parcel card, and WWI lot with pair of rare oval purple "BEAUFORT WAR HOSPITAL" d.s., 1915 blue h.s. "HOSPITAL", Instructional marks & scarce Naval censors. Good variety. (c.70 covers/cards & 12 pieces). PHOTO - see page 84. £200 |
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| 1466 | |||
| RARE "SHIP LETTER/AVONMOUTH/BRISTOL" COVERS, BRISTOL "PAQUEBOT"MARKS, ETC.; 1935/41 covers & PC inc. philatelic 1937 env. ex Jamaica to USA and stampless 1941 OAS env. (worn) to GB (ex West Africa?) each with very fine rare "SHIP LETTER/AVONMOUTH/BRISTOL" (latter overstruck by anonymous arrival machine mark); plus 1935/8 trio ex Jamaica with RMS Cavina/Carare cachets and all with mainly v. fine large rubber Bristol "PAQUEBOT" marks. Good lot. (5 items) PHOTO - see below. £200 |
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| 1467 | |||
THE BALANCE OF THIS BRISTOL COLLECTION INC. BOOKS, ETC.; 1920-c.2006 covers/cards/etc. inc. telegrams, P. Dues, Airmails (inc. 1936 2/6 Seahorse with 1/- to Rio & 1934 RAS covers), 1940 env. with LMS 2d "AVONMOUTH/DOCK" parcel stamp, useful WWII group (inc. 1946/7 POW trio inc. v. fine tiny purple encircled "P.O.W. MAIL/POST FREE" - all ex Camp 124 at Ashton Gate), regd., etc., etc. Plus 4 books inc. Warn's 5th Clauses, Somerset Freeling papers & UDCs list. Good nucleus for starting a collection. (c.125 covers & 53 pieces). PHOTO - see page 85 £240HAMPSHIRE |
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| 1468 | |||
SOUTHAMPTON/SHIRLEY - UNIFORM 4d POST - MATCHED PAIR OF PREPAID & UNPAID 4d-RATE COVERS; Remarkable 25/27 Dec. 1839 pair of Es to the same Wells address with black unpaid manuscript "4" or red prepaid "P4" on the front; both with mainly very fine rare "Shirley/Penny Post" marks on the front and 3-line dated "SOUTHAMPTON/PY. POST" marks on the flaps; the extra 1d was not chargeable on 4d-rate letters like these. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 85. £120LANCASHIRE |
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| 1469 | |||
| BLACKBURN, GARSTANG, LANCASTER, ETC. - PRESTAMP TO KGV - FAILED 1d PINK CUT-OUT COVER; c.1805-1930 covers/cards inc. 1880 env. from Ludlow to Brocton franked by 1d Pink env. cut-out (just tied by Duplex) which has been disallowed and charged "2d" but the addressee "Refused" it so it was returned and still has the Liverpool R.L.B. env. in which it was sent (rare thus), v. fine red Blackburn 1847 UPP "PAID/1" in circle, mileages, UDCs of WRAY (blue), HORNBY LANC. (2; blue & overstruck red), & Carnforth, lancaster s/ways Duplexes (2 types), village rubbers (5), etc. Plus a few post-1920 items. (c.58 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 85. £180 |
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| 1470 | |||
| CHORLEY & CLITHEROE - PRESTAMP TO QV COVERS INC. EARLIEST KNOWN CHORLEY MARK, 1d BLACK, ETC.; 1768-c.1900 covers inc. 15 June 1789 EL with very fine unrecorded (?) "CHORLEY"c.1792 2nd-Type LA327, c.1790/1815 pair of scarce convex LA331 "CHORLEY" marks, 1829/38 "CLITHEROE" mil. removed in blue (3) or black, rare 1832 Chorley "Too*Late" (LA349), mileages, Chorley UDCs, attractive Jan. 1841 EL with 1d Black (4m; crease) tied by orange-red MX matching the v. fine "CHORLEY" c.d.s. on reverse, post-1840 UDCs of Chorley (blue), WHITTLE-LE-WOOD, CROSTON (2; blue) & WITHNELL (blue), Numerals, Duplexes, 1894 Squared Circle, 1909 KEVII regd. env. with R label having v. fine purple WEST BRADFORD rubber, etc. Good lot. (63 covers + 25 cards). PHOTO - see below. £260 |
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| 1471 | |||
| ORMSKIRK - EARLY LETTERS INC. UNRECORDED & EARLIEST KNOWN "ORMISKIRK" MARK; 28 Feb. 1706/07 EL (minor opening faults along top clear of marks and address) to London charged "3" with a mainly very fine unrecorded "ORMISKIRK" mark (odd spelling; earlier than anything in the Willcocks cat.) nicely placed on the lower flap beside a very fine "MR/3" arrival Bishop Mark; plus 1712/13 EL sent privately by a friend from "Ormskirk" to "Liverpoole". Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 85. £200 |
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| 1472 | |||
| ORMSKIRK - THE BALANCE OF THE PRESTAMP COLLECTION; 1728-1847 covers inc. mainly v. fine rare 1728/33 pair of small 2-line "ORMS/KIRK" marks (LA720), 7 later 2-line types, ingoing 1803 EL to Halsall with "206/LIVERPOOL" 3-line d.s. and exceptional endorsement on reverse; "10 o'clock recd. & forwarded immediately to pay 6d and a little refreshment" by the Ormskirk Postmaster (!), 1794/1801 trio of s. lines, mileages (some red and/or UDC types), etc. Good lot. (34 covers) PHOTO - see page 85. £200 |
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| 1473 | |||
| ORMSKIRK -T THE BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION INC. UDCs, ETC.; c.1841-99 covers inc. mainly v. fine UDCs of HALSALL (blue), HORNBY LANC (blue), MAGHULL (5) & RUFFORD (blue), 1859 red manuscript "Missent to" beside c.d.s., 1870 1st-week usage of the 1/2d P. Stat. PC, 1875/84 env. with 3d Rose-Red on uprated 1/2d PC to Europe, rare 1884 wrapper to Scotland with 1d Lilac "FOREIGN BILL" Postal Fiscal stamp, 1910 skeleton, etc. Plus a few later items. (33 covers + 19 cards). PHOTO - see page 85. £180 |
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| 1474 | |||
| PRESTON - THE 18th CENTURY POSTAL MARKS COLLECTION; 1714-1800 covers with a good range of marks inc. part 1714 EL (no address panel) with rare very early small "PRESTON" (LA866), large 1720 "PRESTON" (LA868; "1N" rate to London)1734/58 group of 2-line "PRES/TON" types (6), lovely large 1766 single-line (LA878), c.1765 E with fine "NOTTING/HAM" addressed to "Royal Lancs. Militia Encamp'd at Preston", many later 1-line marks, rare 1814 usage of the LA894 "PRESTON" endorsed "Mifsent to" in red, pair of 1793/4 convex types, pair of 1800 Horseshoes, etc. Good lot. (c.22 covers) PHOTO - see page 85. £260 |
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| 1475 | |||
| PRESTON - THE MILEAGES COLLECTION INC. RARE PAIR OF 1st-TYPE MARKS (ONE CURVED); 1787-1829 covers inc. v. fine 1787 EL with v. fine large "PRESTON/215" 1st-Type Mileage (LA890) with red London "FREE" in circle, 1788 EL with mainly v. fine distinctive rare curved "PRESTON/215" 1st-Type Mileage (LA892; only 3 examples know?)(, and a good range of boxed, lined & c.d.s. types (several in red). Good lot. (c20 covers). PHOTO - see page 85. £160 |
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| 1476 | |||
| PRESTON - BALANCE OF THE PRESTAMP COVERS - PENNY POSTS, RARE OVAL "PAID AT" MARKS, ETC.; 1825-45 lot inc. 1825/29/31 trio (one to France) with mainly fine to very fine rare oval-framed LA944 "PAID/AT/PRESTON" marks in red or blue-green (2), 1832 EL & undated part E with mainly v. fine rarer red double-oval framed LA940 "TOO LATE" marks, 1821/35 trio of red PRESTON/Penny Post" marks, rare 1839/41 pair of covers with very fine "PRESTON/+" Skeleton c.d.s.'s in red (address fault but with black "Poulton/Penny Post") or black, Uniform 4d-Post manuscript "4", etc. (c.31 covers) PHOTO - see page 85. £180 |
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| 1477 | |||
| PRESTON - PAIR OF 1d BLACK COVERS WITH RED OR BLACK MALTESE CROSSES; July 1840 & June 1841 pair of Es from Preston each franked by a 1d Black (near 4m Plate 4? and good 4m Plate 8? respectively) tied by fine Preston MXs in red or black. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 85. £160 |
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| 1478 | |||
| PRESTON - 1d BLACK COVER WITH BLACK MALTESE CROSS; Attractive 22 Mar. 1841 EL with 1d Black (huge to v. close margins) tied by a very fine black MX matching then very fine "PRESTON" c.d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. PHOTO - see page 85. £120 |
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| 1479 | |||
| PRESTON - PAIR OF 1d BLACK MULREADIES (ENV. + LETTER-SHEET) WITH RED MALTESE CROSSES; 20 Oct. & 30 June 1840 usages of the 1d Black Mulready env. (Stereo A151) and letter-sheet (Stereo A63) to North Meols and London respectively, each correctly cancelled by a mainly/partly fine red Preston Maltese Cross with fine black matching c.d.s.'s on the reverse. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 85. £160 |
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| 1480 | |||
| PRESTON - THE RARE "MISSENT" MARK, UDCs & S. LINE TOWN SUB-OFFICE MARKS; c.1845-59 covers inc. mainly v. fine rare boxed "MISSENT TO/PRESTON" on 1856 large part E with 4d Rose-Carmine, range of blue UDCs - BAMBER BRIDGE, BROUGHTON, CHIPPING, LONGRIDGE, PILLING, RUFFORD, WALTON LE DALE (2 sizes) & WHALLEY (latter with 1841 2d Blue), and scarce 1847/54 quartet with Town sub-office s. lines of FISHER GATE, FRIAR-GATE, LUNE ST. & MORTH-ROAD (first black, the others blue|). Good lot; mainly v.fine strikes. Plus 1 piece. (14 covers + 1 piece) PHOTO - see page 85. £150 |
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| 1481 | |||
| PRESTON - NOTICE RATE COVERS INC. RARE HANDSTRUCK "NOTICE", ETC.; 1851/5 pair of Objection Notice EL's sent from Preston; the first prepaid in cash with v. fine blue c.d.s. and red m/s "Notice 3" on the front, and the other prepaid with strip of three 1d Red "stars" (faults) tied by v. fine "PRESTON/628" s/ways duplex having fine rare red Handstruck "NOTICE" mark of Preston alongside. The only example of this Preston "NOTICE" mark that we have seen; there was no example in the Willcocks Collection. (2 covers). [Both ex Vivien Sussex - Cavendish March 2002, lot 102 - realised £300.] PHOTO - see page 85. £200 |
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| 1482 | |||
| PRESTON - QV PERIOD - THE SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, OVERSEAS MAIL, ETC.; c.1855-1902 covers/cards inc. mainly very fine Sideways Duplexes (6 large - inc. scarce 2d Blue 'Stars' - and 10 small - inc. 1d Red + 6d Lilac on regd. EL), Numerals & later Duplexes, mail to overseas (1864 Pair of 6d's to Sweden, 1871 pair with 6d or 3x1d Reds to US/Germany, scarce 1874 1/- Green + 6d Grey franking to Peru, etc.), v.fine 1859 (late use) oval-framed "TOO LATE", mini-EL with 1d Red, etc. Good lot. (c.35 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 86. £150 |
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| 1483 | |||
| PRESTON - QV TO KGV COLLECTION; 1841-c.1930 covers/cards inc. MXs, 1845 1d Red EL with red m/s "Misdirected to" beside fine blue Kendal c.d.s., 3m 1d Red tied to E by Blue-black Preston MX, range of Duplexes (inc. 1875/80 envs. with single 11/2d or 1/2d Rose-Red), QV overseas mail inc. 1882 to France with rare combination of 3d Rose-Red + 2d Brown & 1887 env. redirected within British Columbia, Squared Circles (inc. 1885 on 21/2d to Basle), 1879 1d Red env. with letter from Postmaster (with c.d.s. inside), village rubbers (9) & skeleton, etc. (142 covers/cards.) £160 |
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| 1484 | |||
| SOUTHPORT/ORMSKIRK - PENNY POST MARKS, "Southport/Penny Post" ON MULREADY, ETC.; c.1820-46 covers inc. a group of faint to very fine red "ORMSKIRK/Penny Post" (11) or framed "Ormskirk/Penny Post" (4) marks, 1840 cash-paid E & worn 1d Black Mulready env. (A154) with fair (red) or fine (black) rare "Southport/Penny Post" marks, 1845/6 cash-paid pair each with fair red "Tarleton/Penny Post", etc. (c.24 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see page 85. £140 |
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| 1485 | |||
| SOUTHPORT - THE QV LINE ENGRAVED COVERS COLLECTION; c.1841-80 covers inc. 1849/53 KIRKHAM/MAGHULL UDCs, 1859 EL with 2d Blue, uprated 1d Pink envs. (4; 2 redirected, one to France & one registered with 1d Red & red m/s "6" - original contents being a Confirmation ticket), fair rare 1853 encircled "SOUTHPORT/A" Skeleton d.s., 1/2d Rose-red, 1872 1d Red env. with Xmas card, etc. (c.45 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 86. £200 |
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| 1486 | |||
| SOUTHPORT - QV SURFACE PRINTED COVERS, EARLY 20th CENTURY MAIL, ETC.; c.1857-1930 covers/cards inc. 1857/63 pair to Switzerland with 6d Lilacs (latter scarce Small Letters), 1873 3d Rose-Red to US, 1869 4d+2d Blue to Germany & 1876/86 UPU covers (2)/PC, Squared Circles, 1d Lilac envs. (inc. 1890s quartet with original Xmas cards), 1903 PC to India with Aden/Bombay Sea P.O. boxed "REEXPEDIE" mark, village rubbers (2), KEVII P. Dues, telegrams, etc. Plus a few KGVI/QEII items. (c.112 covers/cards) £200 |
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| 1487 | |||
| WIGAN - RARE 1st-TYPE MARK ON EARLY PREPAID LETTER; Attractive 17 Oct. 1708 EL from "Upholland" prepaid to Chester endorsed "post pd" and having a very fine small rare 1st-Type "WIGAN" (LA1256) nicely placed on the address panel (very rare thus). Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 23. £200 |
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| 1488 | |||
| WIGAN - THE OTHER EARLY PRESTAMP MARKS INC. VERY RARE OVAL-FRAMED NAMESTAMP; c.1760-1800 covers inc. 1760/1 E with fine rare "WIGGAN" (LA1268; only known 1760/1) - charged "1 Oz 1/4..1N8", similar 1766 "WIGGAN", 1773/84 "WIGAN" types (3 different inc. one redirected with "ROCH/DALE"), 1787 free front with mainly fine rare 1st-Type Mileage "WIGAN/197", 3 1796/7 Horseshoes (LA1288) and fine 28 Nov. 1800 EL with very fine very rare oval-framed "WIGAN" (LA1291 - the distinctive type of which very few examples are known). Good lot. (9 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see below. £160 |
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| 1489 | |||
| WIGAN - LATER PRESTAMP MARKS INC. RARE "TOO LATE", RARE "PENNY POST" & RARE "PAID" TYPES, ETC.; 1802-37 covers with mainly very fine strikes inc. distinctive 1820 red "WIGAN/Penny Post" (LA1319), 1828/37 trio of rare framed red "WIGAN/PENNY POST" marks (one with matching double-oval red "TOO LATE"), mainly fine 1833 black double-oval "TOO LATE" (LA1340), 1830/37 pair each with very fine rare small red "PAID" marks (LA1336), and a fine range of boxed/c.d.s. mileages (many in red). Most attractive lot from a P.O. that had many unusual designs. (23 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £200 |
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| 1490 | |||
| WIGAN - FINE PLATE 2 1d BLACK COVER WITH RED C.D.S. BACKSTAMP; Attractive 21 July 1840 E to Milnthorpe franked by an attractive 1d Black (Plate 2; EF, 4 good even margins) just tied by a light red Maltese Cross matching the mainly very fine red "WIGAN" c.d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 86. £150 |
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| 1491 | |||
| WIGAN - LATER QV & EARLY 20tH CENTURY COVERS/CARDS INC. RARE "MISSENT"; c.1843-1939 lot inc. fine 1849/52 STANDISH UDCs (3), 1860 1d Red env., with very fine rare blue-black "MISSENT/TO/WIGAN" (LA1344; almost 50 years later than previously recorded!), 1874 manuscript "No such street", 1900 parcel tag with 3x1d Lilacs tied by "WIGAN/P.P." c.d.s.'s, c.1930 HINDLEY skeleton, etc. (35 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 23. £150 |
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| 1492 | |||
THE BALANCE OF THE TOM LATTO COLLECTION - BLACKPOOL, LYTHAM, FLEETWOOD, ETC.; c.1820-1931 covers/cards inc. pair of red "PRESTON/Penny Post" covers ex Lytham, 1856 WHITEWELL UDC, 1863 Fleetwood to Prussia env. with 6d Lilac Small Letters; cut perfs.), 1904/31 AR forms with KEVII 2d or KGV 3d tied by Macclesfield/Fleetwood c.d.s.'s, 13 skeletons, 2 rubbers, P. Dues, 1d Reds, Squared Circles, etc., etc. Plus a few modern items. Good varied lot. (c.157 covers/cards). £150OXFORDSHIRE |
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| 1493 | |||
| OXFORD - PRESTAMP COVERS INC. EARLY MAIL, ETC.; 1704-1846 lot inc. fine 1704 EL to Newcastle on Tyne endorsed "in all 5" with superb London Bishop Mark on side-flap, partial rare 1st-Type "OXFORD" namestamp (only known for 1706) on 29 Oct. 1706 EL (minor faults) to London with superb Bishop Mark, prepaid 1778 EL to France, very fine 1786 "57 OXFORD" 1st-type Mileage, 1795 concave mark, later mileages, and two boxed "PAID AT" marks. Plus 1857 1d Red env. with S/Ways Duplex and v. fine "MISSENT-TO/WORCESTER". (11 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £150 |
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| 1494 | |||
OXFORD - PRESTAMP COVERS INC. EARLY MAIL, ETC.; 1706-1844 lot inc. fine 1706 EL to Newcastle on Tyne endorsed "in all 5" with very fine London Bishop Mark on side-flap, very fine scarce large first "O" "OXFORD" namestamp (only known for 1731-42) on 1735 EL franked to London, prepaid 1794 E to London with mainly very fine rare octagon-framed red London Experimental "POST/PAID" d.s. (filing fold), pair of very fine 1787/90 "57 OXFORD" 1st-type Mileages, boxed "PAID AT" mark, etc. Plus 1847/55 pair of 1d Red envs. with scarce "CASTLE-ST" TSO mark or v. fine "MISSENT-TO/WORCESTER". (11 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £150SOMERSET |
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| 1495 | |||
SHEPTON MALLET 5th CLAUSE + WELLS/WELLINGTON PENNY POSTS (INC. "Com" FOR "Som" ERRORS); 1824-37 covers inc. mainly v. fine giant framed "SHEPTN. MALLET/5th Clause Post." (across join), c.1833 pair with mainly fine rare "Wellington Com/Penny Post" error (SO868; one amazingly also with distinctive "HONITON Penny Post", v. fine 1824 "WELLS SOMT/Penny Post", mainly v. fine framed 1825 "Wells S/Py P." and unframed v. fine "Wells (S)/Py. Post". Plus 2 part covers. (9 items) PHOTO - see page 86. £150STAFFORDSHIRE |
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| 1496 | |||
NEWCASTLE - 5th CLAUSE POSTS COLLECTION - RED, BLUE & BLACK; 1827-39 covers with mainly very fine strikes (unusual for these) inc. lovely 1827 framed type in blue, unusually clear unframed black 1839 strike, and a good range in red (2 types of unframed & 2 types of framed marks; one also with mainly fine rare Carlisle "Addl/1/2" mark); various Receiving House numbers. Plus 1 front. Good study. (10 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see page 86. £200SUFFOLK |
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| 1497 | |||
POSTCARDS: The selection of KEVII/KGV period PPCs, many collected for cancellation interest inc. a good range of Single-ring cancels with a number of smaller/more obscure Offices noted, Squared .Circles, etc. (Approx. 150). £120SUSSEX |
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| 1498 | |||
| RYE/PEASMARSH - 1d BLACK COVER, RANGE OF SCARCE UDCs, MANUSCRIPT "MISSENT TO", ETC.; 13 Dec. 1840 EL with 1d black (faults) tied by red MX with fine "PEAS MARSH" UDC on flap, 2 later Peasmarsh UDCs (2 sizes), 1860 EL with m/s "Missent to Peasmarsh", rare 1855 1d Red E from Rye to Maidstone charged "2" with unrecorded (?) large blue Rye "MORE TO PAY", and good range of UDCs (some the small scarce types) of WINCHELSEA (8; 2 sizes), NORTHIAM (with Staplehurst Skeleton), blue IDEN (rare), UDIMORE (turned EL with UDCs and 1d Reds both sides) & ICKLESHAM; one with s/l "CORFE CASTLE" on reverse, etc. Very scarce lot. (23 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £200 |
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| 1499 | |||
RYE - 1d BLACK COVER WITH EARLY BLACK M.X., 1840s SKELETONS, SOME U.S. RYE COVERS, ETC.; 1841-49 covers inc. attractive 26 Feb. 1841 EL with 1d Black (light fold but 4m) tied by superb black MX (early usage), no less than 8 1841 ELs all with fair to very fine 1st-Type "RYE/+" Skeleton d.s.'s, fine 1849 WINCHELSEA UDC, etc. Plus 4 later US (inc. pictorial advert env.) & one Victoria covers with stamps cancelled by their Rye marks. (18 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £150WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM |
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| 1500 | |||
RUBBERS/SKELETONS: The small group of KEVII/KGV period PPCs with a variety of rubbers & skeletons. A useful lot inc. Barston, Chadwick End, Fen End, Great Bar, Hall Green, Hollywood (in violet 5) Tyburn, Ward End & Woodgate. Some duplication (33). £100WORCESTERSHIRE |
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| 1501 | |||
| PENNY POSTS, MILEAGE MAP, EARLY SHORTHAND LETTER, ETC.; 1677-1845 map (1677 small van Langeren mileage-chart for the county) & covers; inc. 1751 EL in shorthand to Bewdley, and Penny Posts of "Brittel Lane" (mainly v. fine 1843), Dudley (fair boxed 1838), St. Malvern (near fine blue boxed 1838 pair), Hartlebury (1843?; part strike), fine MALVERN (red 1829), fine MALVERN WELLS (red 1830), fair to v. fine Worcester group (4; inc. 2 red, framed/unframed; 1819/39 - one with UPTON UDC), and Wordesley (mainly fine 1845). Plus 3 fronts & 22 June 1911 pieces (4) with KEVII 1/2d+1d or KGV 1/2d+1d (latter two First Day usages). Good variety. (22 items) PHOTO - see below. £240 |
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| 1502 | |||
| WORCESTER/PERSHORE/EVESHAM - PRESTAMP & QV COVERS COLLECTION; Useful 1761-1855 collection of covers with marks inc. 1761 London "[Crown]" Inspector's Mark )ex Worcester), pair of large 1771 "WORCES/TER" marks (one endorsed "X post" to Bristol & one endorsed "In all 7"), Oct. 1784 "114 WOR/CESTER" 1st-Type Mileage, 1788/90 "PERSHORE" trio, 1796/9 WORCESTER Horseshoes, scarce 1830 red framed "Worcester/Penny Post" (with red boxed "No.3"), rare 1832 double-boxed Worcester "TOO LATE" (filing crease), 17 Dec. 1839 EL to London with manuscript "4" of the 4d-Post Period, 1d Pink & 4 1d Red/cash-paid covers with Worcester UDCs (first also with "No.3"), 1844 manuscript "Mifesnt to" [Worcester c.d.s.], 1852/59 trio with v. fine "MISSENT-TO/WORCESTER" (one 3-lined & boxed in blue), 1850 scarce blue Pershore "Too Late", red 1814 framed London "[Crown]/Too Late for/Morng. Post" struck in transit to Kent, and 1857 env. regd. ex Evesham with 1d+6d. Good lot. (c.37 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £300 |
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BEWDLEY/BROOMSGROVE - THE PENNY POST MARKS INC. PRE-1840 CLEOBURY VILLAGE-TYPE; 1819-44 covers with fine to very fine strikes of a very good range of the various Bewdley types inc. BEWDLEY/Penny Post, boxed "Bewdley/Py Post", boxed "Bewdley/Penny Post" (3; one local) and the scarce final village type (2; both local); plus 1839/44 pair with mainly very fine "Broomsgrove/Penny Post" (with "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER") or "Feckenham/Penny Post" (turned E with 1d Red on each side), and 1838 EL with very fine rare pre-1840 usage of the "Cleobury/Penny Post" plus "BEWDLEY" mileage-removed mark. Scarce group. (10 covers) £140SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY |
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| SHIP LETTERS, 1d BLACK & "NEWMILNS" SCOTS LOCAL COVER; 1831/33 E/EL ex Demerara/Shetlands to Edinburgh with very fine oval "SHIP LETTER/G[Crown]R/PORT GLASGOW" on the front (address inked over) or with mainly fine green oval-framed "SHIP LETTER/LEITH" d.s. (crease); plus part Dec. 1840 E with creased but attractive 1d Black (near 4m) tied by a light Cupar (Fife) MX, and 1859 env. with 1d 'Stars' tied by mainly very fine rare blue Type V "NEWMILNS" between double lines Scots Local cancel (Rarity F). (4 items) £120 |
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| RARE BOXED BLUE "MISSENT/TO INVERNESS" + COFFEE HOUSE COVER; 1861 E with 1d Red (slightly stained perfs) from Dingwall to Durness with very fine rare blue-black boxed "MISSENT/TO INVERNESS" nicely placed on the front; plus 1833 local Edinburgh EL with printed contents headed from "Royal Exchange Coffee House". (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £100 |
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EDINBURGH DOTTED CIRCLE ON REDIRECTED COVER WITH ARGENTINE STAMP & G.B. FRANKING; Attractive 24 Nov. 1880 env. (very slight edge wear)from B. Ayres to Edinburgh franked by an Argentine 16c Green tied by a very fine rectangular boxed d.s.; redirected locally and so also franked by a G.B. 1d Venetian-Red tied by a lovely strike of the "EDINBURGH/131" Dotted Circle Duplex. Unique thus? PHOTO - see page 86. £120INNER HEBRIDES, ARRAN, BUTE, ETC. |
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| ARRAN/LAMLASH - HAND-PICKED "ARRAN" & "LAMLASH" MARKS ON COVERS; 1790 EL posted in Glasgow with Arran Castle return address, v. fine 1813 "ARRAN" , v. fine "LAMLASH" marks in black (1833), red (1843 just across join but with 1d Red tied by fine MX + 1847 fair strike with oddly sloping lettering but with near-4m 1d Reds Strip of Four tied by "15" Numerals) or blue (1854 across join). (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 86. £150 |
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| ISLE OF BUTE - EARLY "ROTH/SAY", UNDERPAID QV COVER WITH ITALIAN P. DUES, PICTORIAL 1d LILAC ITEM, ETC.; 1800 E from "Aird Lamont" prepaid with mainly very fine "ROTH/SAY" on the front, 1872 env. (repaired) to Florence with 3d Rose-Red tied by v. fine "[ROTHESAY]/298" Duplex but marked "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" with cancelled "PD" having Italian P. Dues (1 lire + 2x 10c), hand-drawn 1901 front with 1d Lilac tied by Rothesay 2-ring c.d.s. showing a Chinaman operating European puppets (comment on the Boxer Rebellion of the time), and 1901 PPC (of KEVII at Rothesay) to Cape Town. Rare group. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 86. £200 |
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| PRESTAMP, EARLY "PASSING THE BASS ROCK" COVER, "ISLE ORNSAY" UDC, PICTORIAL LETTER-SHEETS, ETC.; 1810 EL with Dunvegan circ. mileage, scarce fine 1837 "BROAD/=FORD", 1848 EL (some staining) with v. near 4m 1d Red (slight faults) tied by Edinburgh "131" Numeral ("TOO LATE" on reverse) with contents headed "On board the Steamer [in] the Firth of Forth" with P.S.; "just passing the Bass Rock:- Steamer shaking like the Devil...", 1848 4m Id Red env. with very fine dark blue "ISLE ORNSAY" UDC (rare; this P.O. closed in 1858), and c.1856 quartet of very fine unused sheets of printed pictorial writing paper (125 x 205mm) depicting "FINGAL'S CAVE, STAFFA", "IONA" (2) and "SOUND OF KERRERA" (showing paddle-steamer). Very scarce group. (8 items) PHOTO - see page 86. £200 |
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| ISLE OF GREAT CUMBRAE - RARE UNDATED CIRCLE ON BLUE ON FINE 1d RED IMPERF. COVER; 3 Aug. 1852 mourning env. to Edinburgh franked by a fine 4m 1d Red (TI) tied by a fine Greenock "163" Numeral with a very fine blue "MILLPORT" UDC nicely placed on the side-flap (opened out for display). Rare early marking from this tiny island (it was the first mark used there - issued in 1849 - and 1852 is the earliest usage recorded by Mackay) . Superb item of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 86. £200 |
| 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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