EARLY GOVERNMENT "T/MON" DOCKWRA COVER; 1696 EL (needlessly reinforced folds with 'magic tape' - should be removed) to "Mincing Lane" (long contents; typed transcript) with a faint circular time-mark beside a very fine strikes of the triangular "POST/PAYD/PENY/T/MON" mark of the Temple Office on the reverse. Seldom seen prior to 1700. PHOTO - see page 52. £150
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GOVERNMENT "G/SA" DOCKWRA COVER WITH MANUSCRIPT "SPINKS" RECEIVER'S NAME; Fine 1738 EL to "Union Street, Deptford" (long personal letter) with a mainly very fine squat "PENY/POST/PAYD/G/SA" General Office (Bishopsgate) mark on the reverse beside a clear manuscript "Spinks" Receiving House mark. Scarce thus. PHOTO - see page 52. £140
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PAIR OF GOVERNMENT DOCKWRA COVERS - "W/FR" & "W/SA" TYPES; 1767/74 pair of ELs (some toning clear of marks; the latter affecting the address side only) with very fine strikes of the triangular Westminster Office "W/FR" or "W/SA" marks, having manuscript Receivers' "Coleman" or "Chandler" alongside. Good pair. (2 covers) [Both ex Barrie Jay.] PHOTO - see page 52. £150
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LOCAL POST - EARLY INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS - SEAMAN's 1d CONCESSION & TOO LATE; 1810 EL (some wear & dusting) countersigned and endorsed on reverse for a seaman on "H.M.S. Horatio, Spithead" but posted in London with mainly fine red encircled "To be/delivered/Free"; plus fine 1814 EL from Edinburgh to "Stratford, Essex" with a remarkable fine red large framed "[Crown]/Too Late For/Morng. Post" (light fold) on the reverse. Scarce pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 52. £140
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VERY RARE PRE-1840 LONDON HANDSTRUCK "1" ON NEWSPAPER WRAPPER SENT FROM WALES TO ESSEX; May 1813 wrapper from "CARMARTHEN/236" (fair lined mileage on the front) to Walthamstow with manuscript "Lord Cawdor" heading and no charge except a very fine very rare London Handstruck "1" (Lombard Street; Jay L570 - only recorded for 1809) for the 1d Local Post newspaper rate. Exceptional item; from 1790 to 1825 the mere endorsement of the name of a Peer or M.P. on newspaper wrappers enabled them to pass free of postage (except for local post rates). Only a handful of pre-1840 London Handstruck "1" marks have been recorded. Unique thus? PHOTO - see page 9. £200
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THE VERY RARE RED CURVED-FRAME "Hamburg paid" MARK ON COVER EX RUSSIA TO PORTUGAL; Fine 15 June 1823 EL (part printed) from "St. Petersburg" to "Lisbon" charged "280 [reis]" on arrival in Portugal but having a mostly very fine (and rare) red curved-frame "Hamburg paid" mark (Jay L1081; only recorded for 1822-3) nicely placed on the front along with a very fine oval-framed Lisbon transit d.s. Very few examples of this mark are known. Exhibition Item. [The similar cover in Cavendish's 'Harper' auction, March 2009, lot 2087, realised £805.] PHOTO - see page 5. £300
CORNWALL |
CANCELLATIONS ON PPCs: Selection of KEVII/KGV period cards showing a wide range of cancellations inc. single rings, Squared Circles, Rubbers/Skeletons (New Mill & Tresillian in purple), Scalloped "Zelah", etc. A useful lot. (52) £150
DERBYSHIRE |
RUBBERS/SKELETONS, ETC. The selection of KEVII/KGV PPCs showing a good range of Rubber/Skeleton postmarks of a wide range of offices inc. Boylestone, Bradbourne, Coxbench, Cubley, Dalbury Lee, Egginton, Great Hucklow, Hazelwood, Litton, Marehay, Marston, Montgomery, Peak Forest, Scropton, Somersall Herbert, Street Lane & Windley. (36) £200
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PICTURE POSTCARDS: Selection of "better" cards (almost all rare photo types) showing a good range of views inc. a number of unusual types. Interest in Beeley, Charlesworth, Dinting, Glossop, Hadfield, Hathersage, Rowsley and Two Dales. A very good group. (57) PHOTO - see page 53. £240
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PICTURE POSTCARDS: The small but select group of chiefly real photo cards inc. Glossop, Hathersage, Well Dressings, etc. (40) PHOTO - see page 53. £120
DURHAM |
THE MICHAEL CHAMPNESS COLLECTION OF COUNTY DURHAM UNDATED CIRCLE COVERS; Fine red "ORIEL" peg-fit album with neatly mounted & written up 1839-60 collection of covers with Undated Circles (mainly fine to very fine strikes) ranging from an 1839 EL prepaid to Denmark with "HARTLEPOOL" UDC, and a huge range of village UDCs on 1d Red Imperf./'Stars' covers; CORBRIDGE, EBCHESTER, PRUDHOE, RIDING MILL, BLANCHLAND, CORBRIDGE, PRUDHOE STATION, AUCKLAND, BISHOP-AUCKLAND, BOWES, CASTLE-EDEN (red or blue), LANCHESTER, RAVENSWORTH, SEDGEFIELD, SHOTLEY-BRIDGE, STAINDROP, BERRY-EDGE, BISHOPTON, BLACK-HILL (1859 small size), BURNOPFIELD, CROFT, CROOK, HEIGHINGTON, HILTON, WASHINGTON, etc. Plus a few s. line Town RH marks, 3 pieces & 5 prints. Very good lot that took many years to assemble. (50 covers, 3 pieces & 5 prints) PHOTO - see page 53. £500
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CHESTER-LE-STREET & DURHAM - PAIR OF 1d BLACK COVERS INC.RARE RED "CHESTER LE ST/+" SKELETON; 11 July 1840 from Chester le Street to Houghton le Spring franked by a 3m 1d Black tied by a very fine red Maltese Cross having a superb matching red "CHESTER LE ST/+" Skeleton d.s. (toned crease) on the front and a similarly very fine strike on the reverse; plus fine 19 Feb. 1841 E from Gateshead (v. fine c.d.s. on top flap) to Morpeth franked by 4m 1d Black tied by a light black MX (early usage of this colour). Unusual pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 53. £200
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GATESHEAD - QV LINE ENGRAVED COVERS COLLECTION INC.1d BLACK, 1841 2d BLUES, ETC.; 1837-1937 covers inc. a battered Aug. 1840 EL (family contents) with creased 3m 1d Black tied by red MX, 1850/2 pair with 2x1841 2d Blues or 4 1d Red Imperfs., a few prestamp/stampless, 1852 blue "WINDMILL-HILL", a good range of QV Line Engraved covers (many MXs, some pictorial billheads, 1846 EL ref. claim due to "sufferings and loss after the Steam Ferry ran him down", Numerals, s/ways Duplex, and a few later inc.1880 with 6d Grey to India, 1881 2x21/2d Blue to France, 1926 regd. env. with "EXPRESS" label, 1937 env. with 4-line h.s. ref. "Postal District Number is/GATESHEAD, 9...", etc. Good variety. (74 covers/cards, 9 fronts, 3 regd. receipts & 3 pieces) [All ex George Kelvin.] £150
BRISTOL |
BRISTOL + GLOS. PRESTAMP & LATER LOT; 1787-1892 covers/cards inc.1787 BRISTOL (prepaid to France), 1835 circ. PAID/AT/BRISTOL, scarce 1801 2-line Bristol d.s., 1822 dotted Bristol mileage c.d.s., Bristol P Posts (5 inc. RH Nos.10/13), 1817 v. fine THORNBURY (prepaid to France), Coleford/Minchinhampton P. Posts, 1840 red "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER", Gloucester 1825/39 oval/circ. MISSENT TO or PAID AT, Station marks, 1d Reds, etc. Plus 2 20th century items. (34 covers + 2 fronts) £160
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LOCAL 1d BLACK COVER WITH "THORNBURY" UDC & PRINTED CONTENTS; 20 Apr. 1841 EL (mainly printed contents ref. the local "COURT OF SEWERS"!) to "Alveston" having a partial "THORNBURY" UDC on the front and a 1d Black (4 margins) tied by a black Maltese Cross but no other postal markings. 1d Black covers with printed contents are seldom seen. [Ex Charless Hahn.] £120
GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
MAINLY PRESTAMP LOT INC.PENNY POSTS, SCARCE BOXED "Newent./No.3", ETC.; 1794-1909 lot (all but 2 being prestamp) inc.1794 GLOUCESTER, 1800 GLOUCESTER reversed horseshoe, v. fine 1801 CIREN/CESTER, varied mileages, useful Penny Posts (inc.1838 E with scarce "Moreton IN Marsh", 1837/33 pair with mainly fine or fair boxed "Moreton in Mush" (!) error, v. fine boxed 1826 "Coleford/Py Post" (with fair circ. "PAID/AT/GLOUCESTER") & Cheltenham; plus v. fine 1823 "U L E Y" and mainly v. fine 1824 scarce boxed "Newent/No.3", 1834 v. fine FAIRFORD UDC, v. fine 1847 GLOUCESTER/3 sanserif Skeleton c.d.s., etc. (23 covers, 1 PC & 1 front) PHOTO - see page 53. £160
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PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION INC.MANY RUBBERS, ETC.; Three large modern photo-albums containing very good c.1902-60 selection of (mainly rural or small town) PPCs from the Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cirencester & Bristol areas (fair number of churches, Roman sites, etc.) with a very good range of Rubber c.d.s. cancels (50; mainly hand-picked strikes with little duplication) noted. Good lot for careful examination. (c.446 cards) £300
OXFORDSHIRE |
BANBURY/OXFORD/SHIPSTON - PRESTAMP ETC. INC.RARE TINY "MISSENT/TO/OXFORD"; 1718-1909 lot inc.1718 EL (rubbed) from London (Bishop Mark) to "Walton" endorsed "By Banbury Bag"1834 EL (damage to address side well clear of marks) with mainly very fine rare tiny "MISSENT/TO/OXFORD" on the front, 1819 SHIPSTON mileage, c.1830 boxed "Shipston on Stour/Penny Post", 1833 WITNEY UDC, 1854 blue BLOXHAM UDC, and 1909 PPC. (6 covers + 1 PC) PHOTO - see page 53. £140
SHROPSHIRE |
SHREWSBURY POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION - PRESTAMP TO 1d RED PERIOD; 1783-1869 neatly mounted collection of covers inc. fine 1783/7 pair of different "SHREWS/BURY" types, 1798 horseshoe, boxed/c.d.s. mileages (inc. some red), boxed "TOO LATE", MX, Numeral, 1855 Spoon, s/ways Duplex, etc. Good nucleus for further expansion. (42 covers) £140
SUFFOLK |
HALESWORTH: collection of covers inc.29th Feb. 1780 Halesworth to Conac EL via London, Ostend & Brussels, bearing Halesworth Post Paid & De Angleterre Par Bruxelles circle struck in green. Also a 1810-1826 quartet of Halesworth EL's with Millage marks inc. 28th March 1810 Halesworth to Ipswich EL bearing a rare 'HALESWORTH.101' clear strike, with a trio of 1838/9 EL's with red 'HALESWORTH' udc's. (15 covers & 2 cards). PHOTO - see page 53. £200
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SAX/MUNDHAM: collection of covers & cards, etc. inc.24th Feb. 1738 E to London with clear 'SAX/MUNDHAM' strike on flap, 10th Aug. 1787 outgoing EL (with frayed side flaps) to France with '90 SAXMUND/HAM' clear strike. With April 2nd 1791 EL also to France with nearly complete 'SAXMUND/HAM' strike to front & rare G.P.O date stamp in 'red' on reverse. Also a group of 1862-80 E's bearing 1d red's tied with MX's & Duplexes mostly Sazmundham to London. Plus PPC's inc.9th Aug. 1915 Saxmundham to Ipswich sent from a soldier of 1/6th Cyclists Battalion Suffolk Reg. KGV 1/2d. cancelled with a single-ring c.d.s. (22 covers, 3 PPC's, 2 fronts & 1 Piece). PHOTO - see page 52. £200
SUSSEX |
ARUNDEL & AREA - PRESTAMP TO QEII COLLECTION; 1786-c.1997 covers/cards inc. remarkable 1786-90 group all with fair to very fine rare 1st-Type Mileage "65 ARUNDEL" marks, later lined/UDC mileages, a few Duplexes and a goo range of QEII village items. (C.100 covers/cards) £140
YORKSHIRE |
BEDALE, HAWES, THIRSK, ETC. - PRESTAMP SELECTION + TWO 1d BLACK COVERS; 1772-1856 covers inc.1772/87 "YORK" pair, 1788 "NORTH/ALLERTON", v. fine 1801 "THIRSK" horseshoe, Bradford/Leeds mileages endorsed "Mifsent to" or "Gone from", Bradford/Halifax P. Posts, Leeds/York "TOO LATE" pair, UDCs (2), 1841/2 pair of Es with 2m or near 4m 1d Blacks tied by black MXs of Bedale & Hawes, 1845 Thirsk Skeleton d.s., etc. Good variety. (24 covers) PHOTO - see page 53. £200
CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY |
ALBUM with the pre-stamp to modern range of covers & cards. much of interest inc. Maltese Cross, WWII covers, Feldpost, bisects, Postage Due, etc. (Approx. 135 covers/cards, several pieces & a few stamps) £240
JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY |
"JERSEY" STRAIGHT-LINE ON PREPAID COVER TO WITH LONDON CROWNED "To be/delivered/Free" MARK; 3 Mar. 1800 EL (reinforced folds; unusually folded with 'join' on the front) prepaid ("Pd 9"; with a fair "JERSEY" on the front) to London and most unusually also with a very fine red crowned circular "To be/delivered/Free" (London Local Post) on the front. Exceptional combination of markings. PHOTO - see page 53. £120
ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY |
UNIFORM PENNY POST "P1" AND "2" HANDSTAMPS: 1841 (25 Mar) E (a little repaired) from Isle of Man via Edinburgh to Aberdeen with a fine "P1" in red h.s. 1845 (8 April) printed Port of Douglas Northern Light-Duties account to Edinburgh with a fine h.s. "2". A good pair. PHOTO - see page 53. £240
THE COLIN BREDDY COLLECTION OF "IRELAND" MARKS |
THE EARLIEST KNOWN "IRELAND" MARKS (2 TYPES) ON "CORK" & "WATERFORD" COVERS TO LONDON, ETC.; 13 Aug. 1784 EL from "CORK" (fine s. line on front) to London with v. fine Dublin black "AU/16" Bishop Mark on one flap and a partial watery claret-red "IRELAND" (EKD - 45mm long) on the other flap; the latter in the same red ink as the large part Dublin "G R" Inspector's Crown on the front, similar 22 Sept. 1784 EL with fine small "WATERFORD" on the front and a mainly fine claret-purple "IRELAND" (3rd Earliest known date, 40mm long; illustrated in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.70) on one flap and fair "SE/27" Dublin Bishop on the other, and 24 July/2 Oct. 1784 pair from Dublin to Scotland/London without any Ireland marks. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 53. £150
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DIFFERENT SIZED EARLY "IRELAND" MARKS ON COVERS POSTED ON SAME DAY TO SCOTLAND OR ENGLAND; Remarkable 1/2 Oct. 1784 pair of ELs (former with faults) to Salisbury/Glasgow ex "GALWAY" (fine rare fancy lettering mark - closed tear - nicely placed on the front) or Dublin; the first with faint 45mm claret-purple Dublin "IRELAND", the other with mainly very fine similar 40mm mark (across the join). Both with mainly very fine "OC/4" Dublin Bishop Marks on the reverse; it seems that one IRELAND mark was used on mail originating from Dublin while the other was used on transit mail in Dublin? Rare matched pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 53. £140
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GROUP OF COVERS WITH EARLY DUBLIN "IRELAND" MARKS STRUCK IN RED (SHADES), BROWN OR BLACK; 1784/5 covers with fair to very fine 1784 strikes of the 45mm type (3; 2 shades of red + 1 brown - 2 illustrated in the CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, pp.70/71) to London (2 ex "L-KENNY" - faint s. lines - and one ex Dublin), plus 1785 pair with mainly v. fine black strikes of the 40mm type on Dublin to Glasgow or "WATERFORD" (mainly fine s. line) to London cover. Plus prepaid 1785 EL to France with v. fine red Dublin "POST/PAID/D" in circle but no IRELAND mark. Scarce group. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 53. £200
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EARLY "IRELAND" MARKS STRUCK IN DUBLIN OR LONDON; 17856 group of ELs from Dublin (4) to Scotland (21) or London (2) with brown or black 40mm or 45mm marks apparently struck in Dublin (2) or London (2); plus intriguing June 1786 EL from "BELFAST" (red s. line on the front; illust. CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.72) to London endorsed "per Dublin" with mainly fine 40mm strike on the reverse apparently struck on arrival in London. Unusual group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 175. £160
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RARE PAIR OF COVER/CORK "SHIP LETTER" COVERS TO SCOTLAND WITH "IRELAND" BACKSTAMPS; Remarkable 4 Sept. 1786 & 4 Jan. 1789 pair of ELs (the arrival dates) from Cove harbour (ship about to land) and Madeira having a very fine "COVE/SHIP LE" mark (stained address side) or fair "CORK/SHIP LETTER" on the front; addressed to Ayr "Via Donahadee" and to Edinburgh and so having Dublin Bishop Marks but having fine and poor watery black "IRELAND" marks (40mm) that may both have been struck in Belfast. Only three other Ship Letters have been recorded with IRELAND marks; rare pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £300
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DUBLIN &/OR IRELAND COVERS + BELFAST "IRELAND" USAGES (INC.TWO TO SCOTLAND NOT VIA DUBLIN); 1787 trio of covers from Dublin to London (2) or Scotland all with fair to very fine small scarce "DUBLIN" s. lines on the front (but also with Dublin Bishop Marks!; one illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.73); the one to Scotland with a mainly fine watery black (struck in Belfast?) "IRELAND"; plus 1786/7 pair from "DONEGAL" (v. fine scarce s. line on the front) or "BALLYNAHINC.H" (mainly fine s. line on the front) to Edinburgh or London and each with a fair (or very overstruck) black "IRELAND" (the first obviously struck in Belfast - no Dublin marks - and the other probably so) - the latter also with v. fine scarce London "FEBY./C/6" Experimental Bishop Mark struck on arrival./Good lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 53. £200
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COVERS SHOWING THE "IRELAND" MARKS BEFORE & AFTER THEIR 1787/90 'DISAPPEARANCE'; Nov. 1787 E from Dublin to Edinburgh "P. Donaghadee" with mainly fine watery black (Belfast?) 40mm mark on the reverse with Dublin/Edinburgh Bishop Marks, Sept. 1788/June 1789 trio from "DUNGANNON" (mainly fine s. line), "CLONMELL" (mainly v. fine s. line with faint red London "Crown" mark) or Dublin (rare thus) all without any IRELAND marks, Mar./April 1790 pair of ELs from Dublin to London/Edinr. (latter "via Donaghadee") with mainly v. fine brown London 45mm type or faint watery-black Belfast 40mm type, and rare Mar. 1790 EL from Dublin to Doncaster via Chester (not via Belfast or London) and so with no IRELAND mark though they were back in use by then. Fascinating group. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £160
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SET OF DUBLIN TO LONDON COVERS WITH VARIED BROWN/RED LONDON 45mm "IRELAND" MARKS; May 1790 - July 1791 group of E/ELs all with mainly fine to exceptionally fine 45mm "IRELAND" marks clearly struck in London in brown (2) or shades of red (3; the finest illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.75); all with fair to fine Dublin Bishop Marks. Attractive group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 10. £200
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THE LONDON 45mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS INC.UNIQUE (?) STRIKE ON "WATERFORD" (VIA MILFORD) COVER; 1791/3/4 trio from Dublin to Essex/Hants. all with fine to v. fine red 45mm types, exceptional 30 Dec. 1792 EL from Scotland (fair "MONTROSE" & red Edinburgh Bishop Mark on reverse) to London with fine red "IRELAND" on the front - struck in entirely in error! - though with correct Scottish postal rate, and remarkable 1794/5 pair from "WATERFORD" (mainly fine s. lines on the front; both routed via Milford and NOT via Dublin) to the same London address at same rates but one with mainly v. fine 45mm red London "IRELAND" (illust. CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.76) and the other without! Puzzles! (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £200
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THE LONDON 45mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS INC.CROSSED THROUGH, MAIL TO GUERNSEY, ETC.; 1794/7 covers with mainly very fine red (2), claret (1) or brown (1) strikes of the 45mm London mark; two to Guernsey and one on cover redirected back to Ireland and so with the IRELAND mark crossed through by the P.O. in transit (illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.77). Plus fine 1795 EL franked from "Dublin Castle" (fair Bishop Mark) to London with no IRELAND mark (which suggests that its use was primarily an aid to correctly charging postal rates). Good group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £200
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THE LONDON RED "IRELAND" MARKS - SET OF THREE DIFFERENT SIZES INC.UNIQUE(?) 43mm TYPE; 1798/99 trio of covers from Dublin to Essex/Bucks./London with different sized London red "IRELAND" marks all on the front; mainly v. fine unrecorded 43mm type (25 May 1798), regular 45mm type (poor) & the giant 68mm type. The 43mm type has only very recently been discovered by Colin and has not yet been recorded. Plus Apr. 1798 EL from Dublin to IOW via London (c.d.s.) with no IRELAND mark! (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £150
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UNIQUE(/) MANUSCRIPT "IRELAND" MARKING PLUS PAIR OF GIANT RED 68mm TYPES; Extraordinary 24 Aug. 1799 EL (illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.79) from "Dublin" to London with manuscript "8" charge (correct rate) and - in the same ink? - a Manuscript "IRELAND" marking of which no other example has been recorded (the absence of Dublin or London marks and the writer mentioning that the letter is to go with others from her family may suggest that a member of the family added this endorsement and charge 'for fun' at the time when it was enclosed with another cover (which got the usual backstamps etc.)? Plus 1799/1800 pair of Es from Dublin to London with mainly fine giant 68mm red London IRELAND marks. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £200
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THE LONDON 68mm & 57mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS INC.ONE (UNIQUE?) ON A FREE FRANK; 1801 pair of ELs franked from Dublin to the same address in London and both without charge and having mainly fine London red "FREE" 'Apple' c.d.s.'s on the front; one with mainly v. fine 57mm "IRELAND" (Unique usage on a free frank cover?!; illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.81) and the other without as well as an 1802 free front with 'Apple' FREE c.d.s. and matching fine red 43mm "IRELAND"; plus 1800/1 pair of ELs from Dublin to London charged "8" with mainly fine 68mm or 57mm types respectively. (4 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see page 54. £160
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THE LONDON 43mm OR 57mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS + "POST/PAID/D" MARK CANCELLED BY DUBLIN "FREE"; 1802/3 trio of E/ELs from "LEIGHLIN/BRIDGE" (faint s. line; illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.82) or Dublin (2) with mainly fine or very fine red 43mm (2) or 57mm types; plus fine Sept. 1803 E to the Paymaster General in London with a very fine black Dublin "POST/PAID/D" in circle in error and so overstruck by a mainly fine 2-ring "FREE/DUB" c.d.s. with a very fine London 'Apple' "FREE" c.d.s. and (correctly) no IRELAND mark. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £160
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RARE VERY FINE GIANT RED LONDON "IRELAND" MARK ON COVER; 7 July 1804 E from Dublin charged "1/-" to London with a very fine giant (68mm) red London "IRELAND" (fold between two letters) nicely placed on the front matching the very fine red "F"-code London arrival c.d.s. on the flap. The finest "IRELAND" mark in the whole collection. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 9. £150
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THE LONDON 57mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS - INC."TOO LATE" & SUNDAY (2; INC."CROWN") USAGES; 1804/7 Es from Dublin to London all with mainly very fine 57mm red London IRELAND marks on the front; 1804/7 pair each with matching London "S"-code (for Sunday) c.d.s.'s (16 Dec. 1804 & 19 Apr. 1807 - latter also with rate-change & v. fine red London "Crown") - the "S/IRELAND" marks had fallen out of use by then - plus 1805 regular use and 1807 example slightly overstruck by a crossed through black encircled Dublin "POST/PAID/D" (an unpaid double letter!) with a mainly fine Dublin "TOO LATE" alongside. Good lot. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £140
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LONDON 57mm OR 68mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS INC.TWO (ONE IN BLACK) WITH "TOO LATE" MARKS; 1807 Pair of Es from Dublin to London with mainly very fine BLACK 57mm type (a couple of letters have tiny flecks of red, but the matching London c.d.s. - also meant to be red - is also clearly black - ink-pad errors, presumably) or 68mm red type, both partly overstriking mainly fine black Dublin "TOO LATE" mark; plus regular 1808 E from Dublin to Guernsey with mainly v. fin 57mm red type. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 177. £150
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LONDON 57mm OR 68mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS WITH DUBLIN 'MERMAID' DATESTAMPS; 1808 trio of E/ELs from Dublin to London (varied rates; one redirected) with very fine or fine (2) red 57mm or 68mm (2) types, all with mainly fine (for these) Dublin red 'Mermaid' framed d.s.'s on the reverse . (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £150
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LATE USAGE LONDON 57mm RED OR BLACK "IRELAND" MARKS; 30 Jan. 1810 pair of ELs to London with mainly fine red Dublin 'Mermaid' d.s.'s of the same date (one with mainly fine grey-black Dublin "TOO LATE" on the front) with mainly v. fine oxidised red or plain red London 57mm "IRELAND" marks; plus unusual 3/6 May 1810 front + part flap with mainly v. fine 57mm type struck in a clear BLACK ink (matching the "S" - for Sunday - code backstamp, which show one tiny fleck of red in a "6"); the latter is also the latest recorded strike of any of the "IRELAND" marks. (3 items) PHOTO - see page 54. £140
THE COLIN BREDDY COLLECTION OF "S/IRELAND" MARKS |
THE VERY RARE SMALLER SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK - FINEST OF FOUR KNOWN EXAMPLES; 27 Feb. 1799 EL (restored at foot affecting address and part contents lost) from Dublin to London (rare "S"-outside code Sunday arrival c.d.s.) with a lovely strike of the very rare red London "S/IRELAND" mark (38mm; only 4 examples recorded) nicely placed on the front. In spite of faults this is a highly Important Exhibition item for Ireland or London collectors. (Illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.78.) [The faint strike in the Cavendish Barrie Jay auction, June 2000, lot 2247, realised £368; the other two examples are in the next two lots.] PHOTO - see page 5. £300
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THE VERY RARE SMALLER SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK - EARLIEST OF ONLY FOUR KNOWN EXAMPLES; 20 Feb. 1798 EL (minor faults) from Dublin to London (rare "S"-outside code Sunday arrival c.d.s.) with a mainly very fine very rare red London "S/IRELAND" mark (38mm; only 4 examples recorded) nicely placed on the front. The rarest of the "IRELAND" marks. [The faint strike in the Cavendish Barrie Jay auction, June 2000, lot 2247, realised £368; the other two examples are in the previous and succeeding lots.] PHOTO - see page 10. £300
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THE VERY RARE SMALLER SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK - FINEST OF FOUR KNOWN EXAMPLES; 23 Jan. 1799 EL (entirely rebacked with silked lining but complete) from Dublin to London (faint rare "S"-outside code Sunday arrival c.d.s.) with a mainly fine very rare red London "S/IRELAND" mark (38mm; only 4 examples recorded) nicely placed on the front. In spite of faults this is a significant Exhibition item for Ireland or London collectors. [The faint strike in the Cavendish Barrie Jay auction, June 2000, lot 2247, realised £368; the other two examples are in the previous two lots.] PHOTO - see page 10. £300
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THE RARE LARGE SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK - WITH DUBLIN "CROWN" ON "CARRICK" COVER; Spectacular and very fine 31 Aug. 1800 EL from "Carrick on Shannon" to London with a mainly fine "CARRICK" on the front along with a very fine purple Dublin "G R" Crown mark (cancelling a smudged erroneous "6" charge, but also having a very fine rare large (66mm) red London "S/ IRELAND" mark (light fold) also on the front matching the very fine red "S" for Sunday London arrival c.d.s. (7 Sept.) on the top flap. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - INSIDE FRONT COVER. £240
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THE RARE LARGE SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK ON DUBLIN TO LONDON COVER; 11 Mar. 1801 EL (unnecessarily entirely rebacked internally) from Dublin to London with a mainly very fine rare large (66mm) red London "S/ IRELAND" mark nicely placed on the front, matching the mainly very fine red "S" for Sunday London arrival c.d.s. (15 Mar.) on the top flap. PHOTO - see page 54. £200
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