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EARLY CYPHER LABEL ON SMALL LEGAL DOCUMENT WITH PAIR OF 5s-0d REVENUES; 27 Mar. 1702 vellum document (usual folds) executed in London on 27 Mar. 1702 (less than a month after William III died and Queen Anne came to the throne) with a pair of blue paper embossed 2s-6d Revenue stamps affixed using a small lead staple which - on the reverse- is covered by a rare large format "[Crown]/WR" [52] Cypher label. Very early usage of a cypher label, which had only been introduced from 1 Jan. 1701. [RPS 1995 cert.; ex Richard Payne.] see page 52. £100
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BILL OF LADING - WAX DIE PROOF: 1867 A die proof in wax of the 6d Bill of Lading die dated in m/s "Nov 1867" probably taken just prior to the die being defaced on 25 Nov 1867. Fine and rare. PHOTO - see page 52. £100
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PLAYING CARD TAX - EXPORTATION: c1828 An imperforate block of four HALL & BANKS proofs of the Ace of Spades Exportation duty stamp design without value. Some faults but scarce. Also 1839 (9 Sept) letter from the Stamps & Taxes office requesting Perkins Bacon to engrave a steel plate for printing the Ace Of Spades unappropriated die to denote duty of 1/-. (2 items). £120
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FOREIGN BILL DIE PROOF: 1855 A sunken die proof with uncleared title and value tablets on porous card (60 x 115 mm) with wording around head "DRAWN IN OR OUT AND PAYABLE OUT OF BUT NEGOTIATED IN THE COLONY". Fine. PHOTO - see page 52. £140
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FOREIGN BILL DIE PROOF: 1855 A sunken die proof with uncleared title and value tablets on porous card (60 x 115 mm) with "DRAWN OUT OF BUT NEGOTIATED IN THE COLONY WHERESOEVER PAYABLE" wording around head. Minor foxing at foot. PHOTO - see page 52. £140
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FOREIGN BILL STAMPS: 1855-60 The collection of schedule "A" foreign Bill adhesives inc. unused 6/-, 6/8d., 8d & 1/-. The used with values to £1 x 2 inc.. 4d strip of three. Some a little cut into but generally fine for these. (51) £120
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LIFE POLICY STAMPS: 1860-72 The mainly used selection inc. mint 1865 1/- strip of four and 1872 mint strip of six. The used inc. 1860 2/6d to £1 pairs, blued paper 2/- (3), 2/6d & 10/- and 1872 pair. Also 1872 Mutual Assurance Policy with 1/-. 1879 Scottish union policy with 1/- & 5/-. An interesting lot. (47) PHOTO - see page 52. £140
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LIFE POLICY STAMPS - A BACKGROUND PROOF: c1865 A large (172 x 230 mm) piece of thin card with impressions of seven turned backgrounds, one as used for the 1865 Life Policy stamp background. Numbered in crayon "A65". Small faults but rare. PHOTO - see page 54. £140
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TWO CARTONS with the mainly 1970s accumulation of stamps, booklets, presentation packs & FDCs for Guernsey, Jersey & I.O.M. (Qty.) £100
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JERSEY/GUERNSEY CANCELLATIONS: Range of issues from line engraved to KGVI showing a good range of cancellation types. We note QV to 5/- and a particularly fine KEVII £1 with Guernsey postmark. (Approx. 80) £150
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WWII GERMAN OCCUPATION/LIBERATION ISSUES: Binder with the collection of WWII period Guernsey & Jersey inc. three Guernsey items bearing the Stamp Centenary 2d bisects (two in tandem with other adhesives) plus Jan 1941 unaddressed env. bearing bisected 2d definitive, a useful range of on & off cover Arms types from both islands, 1944 (1st Feb.) env. bearing Jersey 21/2d blue plus three Third Reich adhesives (these with Feldpost cancels), etc. (Qty.) £100
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CARTON with the comprehensive collection of mint issues to 1998 housed in 3 albums plus a shoe box with several dozen booklets, which include a few Jersey & Guernsey amongst them. (Qty.) £180
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B32 BUENOS AYRES CANCELLATION GROUP; Range on pages with GB 3d Rose (Plate 7), 4d Vermilion (3, Plates 11 or 12), 6d Violet (2, Plate 6 and 9), 9d Straw (Plate 4), 1/- Green small letters (2) & large letters (3) and 5/- Rose. Fine to very fine. SG £1540 (13 stamps) PHOTO - see page 53. £320
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B32 BUENOS AYRES SCARCE FRANKING TO ENGLAND; 14 Jan. 1870 env. (defective in places) to Bristol franked GB 9d Straw (wing margin) & 3d rose (scissor cut into at left), tied by centrally struck 'B32' cancel of Buenos Ayres. The rear with Buenos Ayres & Bristol arrival c.d.s. SG £350 off cover. Very rare and unusual franking. Exhibition item. Ex Glassco (Lot 536) PHOTO - see page 52. £300
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B32 BUENOS AYRES REMARKABLE FOUR COLOUR FRANKING; 14 Nov 1871 E (small faults) to Cuba franked GB 1/- Green (contemporarily torn), 6d Lilac, 4d Vermilion & 1d Rose-Red tied by two strikes of the 'B32' (Buenos Ayres) cancel. The face with bold NE2 (2 reales local delivery charge) and London PAID transit markings. The rear with Buenos Ayres and Havana c.d.s. Rare rate and franking and an exhibition item. Sold in R.Lowe Sale 13 Mar. 1973 Lot 617 PHOTO - see page 54. £440
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C81 BAHIA CANCELLATIONS; Selection inc. 1865 4d (2, Plates 11 & 12), 1867 1/- (3, one with wing margin at right), 1872 6d Chestnut (Plate 11) & 1873 6d Grey (Plate 12). Fine to very fine. SG £575 (7 stamps) PHOTO - see page 53. £120
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C81 BAHIA CANCEL ON COVER TO ARGENTINA; 29 Nov. 1868 EL (file fold) to Buenos Ayres franked GB 1865 4d Vermilion (Plate 9) tied by 'C81' cancel with Bahia c.d.s to the right. Attractive and very scarce mail from this office. PHOTO - see page 54. £340
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C82 PERNAMBUCO CANCELLATIONS; Selection on leaves with 1858-69 2d, 1864 1d (3, inc. a pair), 1867 6d Plate 9, 1865-73 4d (2, Plates 9 & 13), 1867 1/- Plate 7, SG £465 (9 stamps) £100
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C83 RIO DE JANEIRO CANCELLATIONS; Range on leaves with 2d, 4d (6, inc. a pair with Plates 8, 10, 12 & 13), 1867 1/- (4, two each of Plates 4 & 5 with one piece), 1867 6d (Plate 6), 1867 10d & 2/-, 1872 6d Chestnut Plate 11 (3, one with wing margin at right) plus 1d Rose-Red with (British Post Office in) Rio de Janeiro c.d.s of 14.9.1874. Variable strike quality though adhesives fine. SG £1200 (18 stamps) £150
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C40 COQUIMBO & C37 CALDERA (CHILE) CANCELLATION GROUP; Range on pages with C40 on 1862 9d (wing margin at right), 1873 6d Plate 12 (2 singles, one with wing-margin at right, re-joined where once adjacent on cover) and 1873 1/- (wing margin at left) & C37 on 1867 9d (trimmed wing margin at right), 1867 1/- (defective), 1873 1/- (Plate 13), 1874 6d (2, both Plate 16 and overlapping on a tied part piece) and 1876 8d. SG £1335 (10) PHOTO - see page 53. £260
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C30 VALPARAISO CANCELLATION GROUP; Range on leaves with 1864-79 1d Rose-Red (3, inc. a pair), 1862 3d (wing margin at left) SG unpriced, 1865 4d (4, Plates 12, 13 - in a pair & 14), 1867 3d (3, two with wing margins - one tied to a piece, another trimmed at left), 6d (4, Plate 8 & 9 inc. a pair), 9d (2), 10d, 1/- (4), 2/- (4 inc. a pair) & 5/- (3, one with defective perfs at base, another centred upper left), 1870 11/2d, 1872 6d Buff (2, Plates 11 & 12), 1873 3d (Plate 18), 1873 6d pair on piece, 1873 1/- (6, one with wing margin at right, Plates 8, 10, 11, 12, 13), 1874 6d (5, inc. a pair, two with wing margins - one trimmed with Plates 15 & 16), 1877 4d (2, one with wing margin at right), 1876 8d & 1880 1/- Plate 13. An excellent selection. SG £5575 (50) PHOTO - see page 53. £1,000
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C30 CANCEL - GB USED IN VALPARAISO ON RARE 2/- COBALT; GB 1867 2/- Cobalt (Plate 1) cancelled very clear 'C30' of British Post Office in Valparaiso (Chile), centred top left, otherwise very fine example of this rare shade 'used abroad'. SG Z86a £1500 PHOTO - see page 55. £300
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F69 SAVANILLA (BARRANQUILLA) CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1865 4d Plate 14 (straight edge at right), 1873 1/- (Plate 18, wing margin), 1876 4d & 8d (defective), 1877 4d (2) & 1880 4d (Crown wmk.). SG £1285 PHOTO - see page 55. £200
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C56 CARTHAGENA & E88 COLON (COLOMBIA) CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 'C56' on 1858 2d pair (Plate 9), 1864 1d (2, one with reversed numbers 'C65' and possibly an error), 1865-73 4d (2), 1867 6d re-joined pair (right unit with wing margin) and 'E88' on 1865-73 4d, 1873 1/- (2, Plates 9 & 13) & 1877 4d (Plate 15). SG £885 (12 stamps) PHOTO - see page 55. £200
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C35 PANAMA CANCELLATION GROUP; 1858 2d (3 pairs & 2 singles), 1864 1d (25, inc. a 11 on a fragment and five pairs), 1865 4d, 1867 3d (2, Plate 8 or 9, one with wing margin at left, other cut into at right), 6d (3, inc. pair - with a wing margin at left), 1/- (2), 2/- & 5/- (corner perf. fault), 1873 3d, 6d block of four (Plate 15, perf faults at left though a rare multiple) & 1/- (3, Plates 9, 11 & 13), 1874 6d (2), 1877 4d (3, one with Panama Transit c.d.s), 1880 1d & 1881 1d. Good opportunity. PHOTO - see page 55. £300
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C51 ST THOMAS (DANISH WEST INDIES) CANCELLATION GROUP; Group with 1858 2d pair, 1864 1d (87, inc. six strips of four and several pairs), 1865 4d (14, inc. a strip of three tied to a piece and a marginal single tied to piece) & 1/- (Plate 4 tied to a piece), 1867 6d, 10d (scissor cut in places), 1/- (4, one with wing margin at right), 2/- & 5/- (2, one with crayon registration mark), 1870 11/2d (with c.d.s), 1872 6d (2, both with c.d.s), 1873 3d (3, one with wing margin at left) & 1/- (4, one with wing margin at left), 1874 6d & 1877 4d. Comprehensive lot. PHOTO - see page 55. £300
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C41 GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1858 2d, 1867 3d (defective), 10d (straight edge at left, tied to piece) & 1/- (wing margin at left), 1870 11/2d & 189974 6d pair with wing margin at right (Plate 16) SG £630 (7) PHOTO - see page 55. £120
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C86 PORTO PLATA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1858 2d, 1864 1d pair tied to piece, 1870 1/2d (4, inc. a block of three) & 11/2d, 1873 1/- 9, Plates 12 & 13 with wing margin at right), 1874 6d (straight edge at right), 1877 4d (2, one with perf. fault). SG £1330 (13 stamps) PHOTO - see page 55. £220
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C87 ST DOMINGO (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1858 2d, 1864 1d pair, 1873 3d (Plate 19, small stain) Unlisted by SG (Plate 18 is unpriced), possibly a new discovery & 1/- (2, Plate 12 and 13 - with straight edge at left). SG £510 for priced. (6) PHOTO - see page 55. £200
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C59 JACMEL CANCELS ON COVER WITH TWO MULTIPLES TO ENGLAND; 8 Nov. 1880 env. (British Vice Consulate/Jacmel) printed on rear flap) to Isle of Man (rare thus), franked pair 1880 4d (assumed Crown wmk.) and pair 1858 2d (minor perf. fault on right unit), both pairs cancelled with 'C59'. The face with Jacmel c.d.s at lower left and rear with Liverpool transit and Castletown c.d.s. Unusual and attractive franking and of exhibition standard. PHOTO - see page 54. £400
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C59 JACMEL CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1864 1d pair, 1865 4d (5), 1867 5/-, 1870 1/2d tied to piece with 1/- Plate 12, & 11/2d, 1873 1/- (2, Plates 12 - with wing margin at left & 13), 1877 4d (2, Plates 15 & 16) & 1880 1/- (Plate 13). SG £1310 (16) PHOTO - see page 55. £280
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C59 JACMEL CANCEL ON RARE MULTIPLE; 1870 1/2d block of four (Plate 5) centrally cancelled 'C59' of Jacmel. Very unusual multiple of this elusive value. SG £240 for four singles (4) PHOTO - see page 55. £100
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E53 PORT AU PRINCE CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1858 2d (two pairs), 1864 1d block of four, one unit with perf. fault though very scarce multiple, 1867 2/- (wing margin at right), 1870 1/2d tied to piece alongside 1/- Plate 13 & 11/2d, 1873 3d (Plate 17) & 1/- (Plate 12), 1874 6d (Plate 16, SG unpriced on cover and rare thus), 1876 21/2d (Plate 9), 1877 4d (Plate 16, defective), 1880 4d (wmk. Crown). SG £1195 (18) PHOTO - see page 55. £220
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C57 GREYTOWN CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1865 4d (2, both Plate 14, one with straight edge at left), 1873 1/- (Plate 13 - wing margin at left), 1874 6d (Plate 16), 1877 4d (Plate 15) and 1880 1/- Plate 13 (perf fault). SG £845 (6) PHOTO - see page 55. £120
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C36 ARICA CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1862 9d (perf faults at left, though unpriced by SG and rare thus), 1867 10d (unpriced by SG and rare thus) & 1/- (Plate 5), 1873 1/- (Plate 13), 1874 6d (2, Plates 13 & 15) (6) £120
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C38 CALLAO CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1858 2d (2), 1862 3d (faint stain, unpriced by SG and rare thus), 1864 1d (11, inc. two pairs, single on a piece, single with Callao c.d.s and single with 1945 RPSL Certificate of genuineness), 1865 3d, 1867 3d (7, two with wing margins, inc. two pairs - one on a piece), 9d, 10d (wing margin at left), 1/- (5, Plates 4, 5 or 6. one on piece in combination with Peru 1868 1d embossed) & 2/- (2), 1870 1/2d (2), 1872 6d Buff (Plate 12), 1873 3d (8, three with wing margins, inc. a pair plus a single on piece in combination with Peru 1871 5c pair), 6d (straight edge at left) & 1/- (5, one with straight edge at right) , 1874 6d (4, two each of Plate 13 or 15, one in combination with 1/- Plate 12). A very useful selection. (56) PHOTO - see page 55. £300
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C42 ISLAY CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1858 2d pair, 1862 3d (SG unpriced and very rare thus), 4d (2) & 9d (perf. fault SG unlisted; 'watery' cancel consistent with Islay), 1864 1d pair, 1865 3d pair (wing margin at left), 4d pair (perf. fault, wing margin at left) 6d (wing margin at left), 9d & 1/- (perf. fault, SG unpriced and very rare thus tied to dated piece alongside 1858 2d), 1867 3d (Plate 6, wing margin at left) & 6d (two pairs, each tied to separate pieces), 9d (wing margin at right), 10d, 1/- (2, Plate 4 - wing margin and on piece with 6d Plate 8 and Plate 5 - wing margin at right) & 2/- (defective though SG unpriced and very rare thus), 1873 6d (both colours and wing margins - one defective; SG unpriced and very rare thus), 1873 1/- (Plate 10, wing margin), 1874 6d (3, Plates 13, 14 & 16 - wing margin and on piece). Very good assembly. PHOTO - see page 55. £340
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C43 PAITA CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1862 6d (on piece) & 9d (straight edge at left, SG unpriced, 1865 4d (4, single with wing margin at left and a strip of three), 1867 6d (Plate 6 - with wing margin) & Plate 8 (2, one tied to piece alongside 1/- Plate 4, 1/- Plate 6 (wing margin - this Plate unlisted by SG and tied to 6d chestnut Plate 11, ex Glassco) & 2/-, 1872 6d Chestnut (2, one ex Glassco), 1873 1/- (2, Plates 8 & 10), 1876 3d (4, Plate 17 - straight edge at right, Plate 18 pair & Plate 19, the latter two ex Glassco). Rare assembly. SG £2120. P.55 £400
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F84 AGUADILLA CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1867 3d (wing margin at right, SG unpriced and very rare thus), 9d (wing margin at left), 10d, 1/- & 2/- (straight edge at right, small thin) and 1873 1/- (3 pair and single (Plate 9 or 12, both with wing margins). Fine. SG £1305 for priced. (8) PHOTO - see page 55. £240
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F88 PONCE CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1864 1d, 1865 4d (2, Plates 13 & 14), 1867 3d (Plate 9, SG unpriced and very rare thus), 9d, 10d & 1/-, 1872 6d Buff (Plate 12, perf. fault), 1873 3d, 6d (Plate 12, SG unpriced and very rare thus) & 1/-, 1874 6d (Plate 15) & 1876 4d (wing margin). SG £1275. PHOTO - see page 55. £260
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F85 CANCEL ON THREE ISSUE FRANKING COVER TO ITALY; 10 Feb. 1876 EL to Genoa franked 1/- Green (Plate 12), 1d Rose-Red & 1870 1/2d (Plate 10) tied by two strikes of the 'F85' (Mayaguez) cancel. MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO/UNPAID c.d.s applied in error and rare thus, with London transit on face and Genoa arrival c.d.s on reverse. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see page 54. £340
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F85 MAYAGUEZ CANCELLATION STUDY; Range with 1858 2d (pair), 1864 1d (2), 1865 4d (3, Plates 12, 13 - wing margin & 14), 1867 3d (Plate 7), 9d (perf. fault at base) & 1./- (tied to dated piece), 1870 11/2d, 1872 6d Buff (defective perfs at right), 1873 3d (2, Plate 18 - wing margin at right and Plate 17 in combination with 4d Plate 14), 1873 1/- (4, Plates 9, 10 - wing margin at left, 11 & 12) & 1876 4d. SG £1505 (20) PHOTO - see page 55. £300
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C61 SAN JUAN CANCELLATION GROUP; Range with 1858 2d (2), 1864 1d (on dated piece), 1865 4d (3, Plates 9, 11 & 12), 1867 9d (wing margin at right), 10d (3, a pair plus a single in combination with 1858 2d on a dated fragment), 1/- (2, Plate 4 & 7 - on piece), 2/- & 5/-, 1870 1/2d, 1873 3d (on piece), 6d (Plate 12, SG unpriced and rare thus) & 1/- (4, one with wing margin at left, another on piece, another defective) and 1874 6d (Plate 13). Fine selection (23) PHOTO - see page 55. £340
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RANGE IN STOCK BOOK WITH EXTENSIVE A25 (MALTA CANCELS); Group inc. 'A25' (Malta) on 1856 6d (4), 1862 4d (5, one with wing margin), 1858 2d (4), 1865 4d (11), 1867 6d (2), 1872 6d, 21/2d Rosy-Mauve, 21/2d Blue (11), 'A26' (Gibraltar) on 1864 1d, 1865 4d, 1867 (6d (2), 21/2d Rosy-Mauve (2) & 21/2d Blue (2), 'C30' (Valparaiso) on 1867 9d (2, one with straight edge at right) (SG £400) & 5/- (SG £800), 'C28' (Montevideo) on defective 4d pair on 29 Sep. 1865 part cover to Bordeaux, 'C51' (St Thomas) on 1865 4d (29) (SG £1450), few mail boat cancels etc. (few hundred) PHOTO - see page 55. £300
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BOXFILE with the varied accumulation of prestamp ELs ex the Fitzherbert correspondence, much of which is addressed to Tissington Hall, Ashbourne. Some of the items have red "PAID AT/LIVERPOOL" marks, and the lot contains a wealth of interesting reading. (Approx. 100) £100
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PRESTAMP CORRESPONDENCE - LOCAL LONDON, ETC.; Small carton containing c.1800-50 accumulation of ELs mainly to one firm of London lawyers from all over England with a good variety of markings especially local London backstamps (reversed time-slug backstamps, etc.) 1830s UDCs, mileages, etc. with a mainly very fine rare red oval-framed 1849 "PAID/1d/CHELMSFORD", etc. Good original lot. (c.180 covers) £240
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MAIL DAMAGED IN TRANSIT GROUP; Eclectic range inc. 1978 charred env. to USA with official ambulance env. 1988 env. torn in half and joined with official label, 1999 env. Ghana to Derby with "ITEM RECEIVED/DAMAGED BY WATER/ROYAL MAIL/MOUNT PLEASANT?FARRINGDON ROAD/EC1A 1BB/CUSTOMER CARE/0171 239 3032" cachet, undated trimmed front with pasted label "DO NOT/SURCHARGE/STAMPS/MISSING/IN/TRANSIT" Good examples of modern mishaps (48 items) £140
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PRE-STAMP & 19th CENTURY MIX: 1600-c1900; Range with 1600 toned EL Corsini correspondence Middleburg to London with 'G1/2' postal rate, framed "Thaxted/Penny Post" h.s. in red on 1830/32 E's, "Newcastle 5th Cl.Post" h.s on 15 Feb. 1837 EL to Worcester, 1823/36 pair of carriers parcel receipts, framed "PAID/AT/BELFAST" h.s. on 1834 EL to Dublin rated '9'(d) mileage charge, nos. '2' and '8' in MX cancels on 1843 EL's to Liverpool or Dublin and much other related material. (104 items) PHOTO - see page 54. £300
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POSTAGE DUES, 4d-POST COVERS, INDIA LETTER, RETURNED SHETLAND COVER TO SINGAPORE, ETC.; 1756-1960 covers inc. fair 1756 London "T/MO" Dockwra, Dec. 1839 4d-Post Period "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" ex Madeira, Dec. 1839 4d-Post m/s Newcastle "P4", July 1839 London h.s. "3" cancelled by red 'Spring' mark, 1844 "1" in MX (creased 1d Red), 1843 unpaid env. from "LERWICK" Shetland Is.) to "Singapore" but with red London boxed "Returned for/[3/6] Postage", 1881 unpaid env. from "GUERNSEY" to France with "T" etc., and 1941 battered env.. to Canada with scarce KGVI 10/- Dark Blue. (15 covers + 1 front) PHOTO - see page 54. £150
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MISCELLANY of stampless & stamped covers inc. 1856/57 stampless EL ex Hong Kong to Manchester via Marseilles, Jun. 1860 cover ex London to Sydney via Marseilles bearing 1/- green with a "SHIP-LETTER SYDNEY A AU 15 1860" cancel on reverse, 1854 part-entire ex Cambridge to France bearing a 'cut-to-shape' 10d brown embossed, etc. Also a selection of Scottish mileage marks, additional 1/2d, various Paquebot & Ship Letters. A varied and interesting lot. (25) £150
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