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SPOONS, AZEMAR MACHINE, EARLY SHOW SKELETON, ETC.; 1854-1962 covers inc. Spoons (4), 1854 1d tied by scarce "READING/635" 'Biscuit' Duplex, 1871 v. fine "BB/LONDON" Azemar Machine, fine c.1905 real photo PPC of Halifax tram/street, 1930 G. King env. regd. with rare "MANCHESTER/ROYAL SHOW" skeleton, 1960 "CAMBRIDGE/A" Skeleton (Academy of Sciences), etc. Plus some 1850s pieces with Spoon cancels. (10 covers/card & 11 pieces) £140
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SMALL GROUP OF COVERS with main interest being in the Spoon cancels inc. 1856 & 1857 Leamington (2), 1858 & 1878 Northampton (2), 1859 & 1860 Oswestry (3) and Plymouth (2, one being 1856 franked by a pair of 2d blues to Paris). Also included in the lot are a pair of 1866 covers ex Farnborough Station to Avoca (Ireland), and four covers (1879-81) from Utah to Belfast. Mixed condition. (15) £120
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LONDON/QUEENBOROUGH/HULL - MAIL FROM/TO EUROPE INC. DISINFECTED, ETC.; 1800-44 covers inc. understandably stained (disinfected) 1831 EL from Hamburg to London with mainly very fine rare framed step-type "SHIP LETTER/QUEENBORO", 1844 green boxed "HULL/SHIP LETTER" d.s. (to "Isle Moen, Denmark" via Hamburg), 1800 v. fine "LISBON", varied named steamer covers with c.d.s. or red oval "PAID" Ship Letter London d.s.'s (one with v.f fine red "COLCHESTER/Penny Post"), etc. (9 covers) £150
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DUNDEE - VERY RARE OVAL-FRAMED "SHIP LETTER/C[Crown]R/DUNDEE" MARK ON COVER (PROBABLY FROM GREENLAND) TO NORWAY; Fine 24 Apr. 1875 env. (red fancy "C.I.(?)S." wax seal; opened out for display) to "Tonsberg, Norway" charged "9[d]" with a mainly very fine oval-framed "SHIP LETTER/V[Crown]R/DUNDEE" mark nicely placed on the front along with a superb small matching "DUNDEE" c,d,s,; there is a very fine "CHRISTIANIA.OMG" c.d.s. (29 Apr.) on the flap and Norwegian crayon rates of "88" (blue) and then "34" (red). Only one other example of this very rare "V[Crown]R" type of Dundee (Rob.S2a) is recorded; it is on an 1867 envelope from a whaling ship at Jan Mayen Island. The
'Dundee Courier' of 26 April 1875 (copy of paragraph included) reports only two international vessels arriving there on 24 April, both were whaling ships from "Greenland" with cargoes of "blubber"; the 'Active' (Capt. Fairweather) and the 'Victor' (Capt. Nicoll). It seems very likely that this cover originated in Greenland and was sent by a Norwegian whaler crewman. Important and attractive Maritime Exhibition item. PHOTO - see page 8. £1,500
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INDIA LETTERS - RARE RED BOXED TEIGNMOUTH, DEAL, DOVER, ETC.; 1821-53 covers inc. 24 Feb. 1838 E (side-flaps removed) from India via Calcutta to Scotland with mainly very fine rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/TEIGNMOUTH" (partly overstruck; Rob.In.1 - only 2 recorded?, see Tabeart p.290, note 2) on the flap, 1821/35 lot (4) with boxed "INDIA LETTER" marks of Deal/Dover (1823 with v. fine red oval London 2d-Post "4 EVEN 4" and " 2 A.NOON 2" d.s.'s with reversed Numeral errors, 1835 with two Edinr. "G[Crown]R" Inspectors marks, etc.), and 1843/53 pair with oval-framed or boxed Bombay/Calcutta "INDIA" marks. Good variety. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £240
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LONDON - RARE SHIP LETTER MARKS - BOXED "FREE" TYPES, PPWSL D.S. & "INDIA SOLDIERS/3" MARK; 1822 front + 1824 front/flap [both ex Barrie Jay] with different types of the rare boxed chamfered-corners Ship Letter Office "FREE" d.s.'s on mail from India to London with "INDIA LETTER" marks of Portsmouth/Plymouth, 1815 EL to Madeira with v. fine 2-ring "POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/[crown]/LONDON" d.s. (across flap tears with some stains), and fine 1829 EL from "Agra" to Scotland headed & countersigned for the Concession Rate with a partly fine rare large encircled "INDIA SOLDIER &c/3/LONDON" mark. All very rare marks. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 54. £240
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LINE-ENGRAVED & SURFACE PRINTED RANGE TO GERMAN STATES/GERMANY; 1858-98 Group inc. 1858 env. to Frankfurt with 1d Red (strip of six and two singles) and an 1863 EL Leeds to Hamburg with 3 x 2d Blue, a few with 1d late fees and an 1875 E from Dundee to Russia paying the 1d printed matter rate with a pair of the 1870 1/2d. Majority fine. (12 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £130
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SURFACE PRINTED FRANKINGS ON CORRESPONDENCE TO SYRIA; 4 Jan. 1871, 21 Mar, 1871. 31 Aug. 1871 & 16 Jan. 1872 envs. all from Cheltenham (except last from London) franked with 6d Mauve or pair 3d to the same addressee in Beyrout and showing different routes; via Calais, Belgium and Trieste. Three routed via the Italian Post Office in Beyrout and the example via Calais via the French Post Office in Beyrout. Faults though a scarce destination. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £200
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MASONIC ADVERTISING 1d BLACK COVER, ETC.; 5 Dec. 1840 env. (overall slight dusting and slight edge tears, well clear of stamp) with printed heading "FREEMASONS' MONTHLY MAGAZINE./OFFICE, 342, STRAND." franked by 1d Black (4 close to wide margins) tied by a fine orange-red London Maltese Cross; addressed to "The W[orshipful]. M[aster]. of The Derbyshire Lodge, Buxton". Plus 1859 env. (stamp removed) with blue oval "FREEMASONS/MAGAZINE" flap. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 54. £150
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1890 PERKINS BACON PARCEL LABELS: 1890 Perkins Bacon private parcel labels (2) used to deliver 2000 sheets of Black & Blue exhibition labels respectively to The Stamp Centenary Exhibition Committee. Some faults but scarce. PHOTO - see page 54. £100
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1940 STAMP CENTENARY EXHIBITION: 1940 Stamp Centenary Exhibition original die proof in black on thin card (73 x 117 mm) of a single label. Fine PHOTO - see page 56. £200
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EXHIBITION COLLECTION 1900-24; Range on mounted leaves mainly in the period 1900-14 with many scarce PPC views of the Exhibitions and some with Cinderella stamps produced for the occasion, inc. 1901 Glasgow Exhibition (with Cinderella stamp) 1902 Cork International Exhibition, 1902 Wolverhampton Art & Industrial Exhibition, 1904 Bradford Exhibition (with Cinderella stamp), 1908 Orient Exhibition, 1911 Scottish National Exhibition, Glasgow, 1912 Shepherd Bush Exhibition c.d.s with the word "CORONATION" removed (rare) on a 1912 PPC used within London. (few hundred) PHOTO - see page 56. £260
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BOXFILE with the selection of Newspapers (some pre-1750) inc. two posted with 1/2d adhesives - the "Times" of Jan 30th 1873 & the "Joyful News" of Sept. 13th 1894, also 1784 with references to a Balloon flight, sundry useful Tax stamps, etc. (Approx. 30) £150
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1794-1903 selection of early G.B. newspapers with reference to St. Helena issues inc. Sept. 14, 1784 "Whitehall Evening-post",1 Feb. 1780 "Morning Chronicle", 10 Oct. 1818 "Lancaster Gazette", a few bearing newspaper stamps. A useful resource for the St. Helena collector or exhibitor. (19 items) £140
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E. H. CORBOULD - WATERCOLOURIST - SIGNED COVER TO J.P. BACON WITH RAPHAEL SELF-PORTRAIT COPY; 14 Jan. 1875 giant E (faults around edges but contents still good) being a fine watercolour copy of the Raphael self-portrait (11x9 ins.) addressed locally in London to "J. P. Bacon" (of Perkins Bacon & Co.) with 1d Reds (3) tied by v. fine scarce "W/3" barred Numeral; the address-panel boldly signed "Edward Henry Corbould" (1815-1905; he did the original watercolour for the 1d Black), so presumably the portrait was his work. An Essay for a Banknote cartouche? Unique?! PHOTO - see page 56. £120
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GROUP OF LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY GLASS SEALS; Range of clear glass seals, for impressing in wax depicting King George III (1738-18230), a dog, George Whitfield (1714-70), Huntsman & hounds, Medusa (in mauve), Angel & Dog.(6) PHOTO - see page 55. £100
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DERBYSHIRE COLLECTION - EARLY PRESTAMP, 1d BLACK EX MATLOCK, WWII POW CAMPS, ETC.; 1682-1945 covers/cards inc. 1682 EL privately carried from Ashbourne to a Nottingham pub, fine scarce 1829 "CHAPEL LE FRITH", part Sept. 1840 E ex Matlock Bath with fine 4m Plate 2 1d Black tied by orange-red MX, v. near 4m Plate 2 1d Red from Ashbourne, 1847 UDC, 1872 Chapel le Frith regd. receipt, later skeletons, and 3 WWII Belper POW Camp ELs. Many scarce covers. (31 items) PHOTO - see page 56. £240
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SINGLE RING CANCELS: Small box with the selection of early 20th Century cards displaying an apparently all different range of single-ring cancels inc. a number of smaller offices. (Approx. 100) £100
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PRESTON - LATER PRESTAMP & STAMPLESS COVERS WITH INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS: 1825-48 ELs inc. 19 Oct 1825 EL with red oval "PAID/AT/PRESTON" & 5 Feb 1831 EL with same mark in green; 30 Mar 1832 EL having double-rimmed red oval "TOO LATE"and a partial E with same mark alongside a "PRESTON/217" mileage mark. Also a number of other 1840-44 covers with 'skeleton', 'tombstone' & single/double broken arc handstamps. Also a quantity of pre-stamp to KGV covers, main interest being in the "GARSTANG/228" mileage marks. (c.39 covers) £180
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WIGAN - LATER PRE-STAMP MARKS INC. RARE "PAID" AND VARIOUS MILEAGE MARKS: 1802-31 group of ELs inc. pair, one an 1802 'Free', with the 2nd type boxed "219" mileage mark (LA 1294) , Jun. 1806 EL with the unusual incorrect boxed "201" (LA 1297) mark,, several ELs with fine strikes of the 1st circular "219" mileage mark in black (LA 1300), 2nd (LA 1304) and 3rd (LA 1307) circular types in red, etc. Also Jan. 30 1830 EL with v. fine and rare "PAID" in red (LA 1336). Mainly v. fine. (18 covers) £150
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PULBOROUGH, PETWORTH & WORTHING: Range of early to modern covers, pieces & adhesives, etc. displaying a variety of cancellations of mainly Pulborough and other Petworth sub-offices inc. Ashington, Bury, Fittleworth, Parham Park Camp, Nutbourne, Stopham, Sutton, Washington, etc. We note a qty. of single & duplex "616" cancels inc. May 1853 cover from Pulborough to Coventry bearing 1d red imperf. with Pulborough UDC in blue and Petworth d.s., 21 Mar 1859 cover with 'thimble' type "PULBORO" d.s in blue, etc. Lot also includes a number of PPCs featuring various village Post offices. (Qty.) £80
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RARE CROWNED GARTER-FRAMED DUBLIN "CUSTOMS PAID" DATESTAMP ON COVER TO G.B.; Fine 19 Jan. 1824 E to Custom House in London marked "Private" but prepaid "2/6" with a mainly very fine rare red oval-framed crowned "CUSTOMS PAID" garter datestamp nicely placed on the front with "PAID" d.s.s's of Dublin and London. Rare Official Mail Dublin mark. We cannot recall having offered any example of this mark in the last 20 years. PHOTO - see page 56. £150
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PRIVATELY CARRIED MAIL INC. - THE VERY EARLY 1728/9 DOUBLE YEAR DATE EL FROM DOUGLAS TO IRELAND; 27 Jan. 1728/9 EL to Garvagh 'Ireland' privately carried by a 'Mr Shaw' by sea, 5 Sept. 1764 EL to I.O.M. posted in Edinburgh & privately carried from Liverpool onwards ex Basil Cochrane former Governor of I.O.M. to the Merchant John Quaile re visit to London with the Duke of Atholl, where the sale of the Island was discussed. Front with a poor 'SP/1' Edinburgh Bishops mark & Cochran of Dundonald's seal on reverse. (3) PHOTO - see page 56. £200
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FIRST-TYPE 'ISLE OF MAN' MARK ON 3d PACKET-RATE COVER TO MANCHESTER: 9 Feb. 1783 EL (reinforced folds etc.) from "Ballahot" (a farm between Ballabeg & Ballasalla) to "Manchester" (a family letter - two in one to save postage - from brother and father) with a partly fine strike of the very rare large first type straight-line "ISLE OF MAN" (Whitney/Willcocks/SG IM1; recorded 1767-83 only - closed tear) on the flap; the address panel with deleted '3' (? the internal island single stage 1d rate + 2d Packet rate) and '7'[d] final charge via Whitehaven. Only a handful of this first mark are in private hands; a collectable example. [Ex lot 1791 in Cavendish's Dec 2012 Sale 756, The Dr. Tim Whitney collection, realised £350.] PHOTO - see page 56. £200
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EARLY - INGOING MAIL PAIR; 21 June 1788 EL from Bath to John Curphy (Member of the House of Keys) in Ballakillingham, with the fine 'BATH' h.s. & charged ("5" to London, "1/1" to Whitehaven & "2" Packet rate, a high inland rate) to front, 1792 Ship Letter from overseas via London to Douglas with very fine 'LONDON/SHIP LRE" h.s., charged "3" deleted & repalced with "2/1". PHOTO - see page 56. £140
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RARE 2nd-TYPE (TWO-LINE) EARLY "ISLE OF/MAN" MARK ON COVER TO SCOTLAND; 19 Apr. 1794 EL (written and signed by the island's Governor "Alex Shaw" - on his private business) from "Castle Rushen, Isle of Man" to Inverness via Edinburgh charged "3" (?1d inland island rate + Packet rate to Whitehaven), "6" (to Edinburgh) and then "10[d]" in all (4d on to Inverness) with a very fine strike of the rare large "ISLE OF/MAN" mark (IM2; 1783-96 only) on the top flap (slightly affected by filing notes) beside a faint red Edinburgh transit Bishop Mark. Very seldom seen. [Ex lot 1794 in Cavendish's Dec 2012 Sale 756, The Dr. Tim Whitney collection, realised £380.] £300
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THE RARE "ISLE OF MAN" HORSESHOE MARK ON COVER TO CUMBERLAND; 30 Aug. 1805 E from Douglas to Cumberland with a fine black strike of the Horseshoe "ISLE OF MAN" across the join on reverse, front charged "3" deleted & changed to "8". PHOTO - see page 56. £200
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EARLY IM4 STRAIGHT-LINE "ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON COVER FROM BALLACHWITH & FREE FRONT TO KENT; 17 Dec. 1809 EL (ref. dire problems with arrest for debt, etc.; lengthy typed transcript - slight wear to folds) from "Ballachwith" to Hereford charged "3" (3d Packet rate) and then "1/2" (an extra 11d from Whitehaven to Hereford) with a mainly very fine "ISLE OF MAN" mark (IM4) on the lower flap. Also 25th Jan. 1814 Free Front from William Frankoland (Attorney General 1797-1815) to Kent with very fine "ISLE OF MAN" h.s. over a fine circle & crown "FREE/3 FB 3/1814 h.s. (1 cover & 1 front) PHOTO - see page 57. £150
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RARE STRAIGHT-LINE 'ISLE OF MAN' ON REDIRECTED LETTER TO ROBERT STEVENSON: 1815 E ex Edinburgh to 'Robert Stevenson, Civil Engineer' at the Post Office, Douglas - endorsed 'not called for' and 'redirected' with rare, mostly very fine small s/l ISLE OF MAN [IM 7] alongside; various deleted charges etc. - a busy cover! [Stevenson was on the Island in 1815 surveying for the building of the lighthouses at Point of Ayre & Calf of Man - completed in 1818]. PHOTO - see page 57. £300
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EARLY IM7 STRAIGHT-LINE " ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON COVER FROM DOUGLAS TO DUBLIN; 23 July 1818 E charge "1/6" deleted & changed to "1/8", reverse with very fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM7] across flaps. PHOTO - see page 57. £150
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EARLY - STRAIGHT-LINE "ISLE OF MAN" MARKS; 12 June 1821 wrapper to London charged "1/4", reverse with a very fine 'ISLE OF MAN" [IM9?] h.s. (repair to vert. tear through "M|A"), 1823 Free Front to John Holmes in Liverpool, part-back with fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM 10] h.s., 1823 front from Taunton to John C. Bluett, Douglas & signed by Thomas Buckler Lethbridge retired Tory M.P., No Postal Markings. (1 Wrapper, 2 fronts) PHOTO - see page 57. £200
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EARLY IM10 STRAIGHT-LINE "ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON COVER FROM DOUGLAS; 20 Aug. 1824, E to Edinburgh charged "1/5", reverse with fine "ISLE OF MAN" h.s. across flaps. PHOTO - see page 57. £100
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VERY EARLY - R.N.L.I. LETTER REGARDING THE LOSS OF LIFE OF THE POST BOY IN THE WRECK OF THE STEAM PACKET "JAMES MALL"; 31 May 1825 EL from John Moore of Douglas to Thomas Edwards R.N.L.I. London (founded 1824) ref. the loss of "George Nugent..(..)..the person who had charge of the Governments Mail from the Steam Packet to the shore" inc. a typed copy of 1825 sworn testament from the I.O.M."...Two boats were manned and succeeded in picking up six persons. Two others saved themselves by swimming on shore, and the man of the name of George Nugent was drowned..." charged "1/5" to London, reverse with a very fine "ISLE OF MAN" h.s. An exceptional & historic item. PHOTO - see page 57. £200
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THE VARIETY OF STRAIGHT-LINE "ISLE OF MAN" MARKS ON COVER & MISCELANIOUS MAIL; 7 June 1825 EL from Douglas to Edinburgh charged "1/5" plus "1/2" for the Scottish Mail coach, reverse with a mostly fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM12] h.s., 14 June 1825 E from John Cowley to Charlotte Stevenson of Stamford with m/s Post Paid & "1/5" (without sending/arrival marks). 29 June 1825 EL from Castletown to Staffordshire with m/s Post Paid charged "1/2", reverse with fine "ISLE OF MAN" h.s. across flaps. Also 15 July 1825 Free Front from the 1st Duke of "Wellington" to the Viscountess Strarthallenn, Douglas I.O.M. (3 covers & 1 front) PHOTO - see page 57. £150
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THE VERY RARE DISTINCTIVE "ISLE of MAN" MARK ON COVER FROM "KIRK ANDREAS" TO STAMFORD; Very fine 3 Dec. 1826 EL from "Kirk Andreas" (ref. a mysterious inheritance from Mauritius that is still in abeyance after several years"!) charged "1/5" to Stamford via Liverpool with a very fine tiny and distinctive IM13 "ISLE of MAN" mark (few examples known;, 1826/27 only - the first IOM mark known to have been issued from London, in Oct. 1826) nicely placed on the lower flap. Exhibition Quality; one of the rarest of all prestamp Isle of Man markings. [Ex The Dr. Tim Whitney collection.] PHOTO - see page 7. £400
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THE EARLIEST (?) KNOWN MISSENT COVER TO THE ISLE OF MAN; 9 AUG. 1826 EL initially from Edinburgh to Lancashire, eventually charged "1/3" with the m/s "missent to the" next to a fine pair of "ISLE OF MAN" h.s. one upside down the other upright, reverse with a fine "BROMYARD 131" UDC. Stunning. PHOTO - see page 7. £300
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SHORT LIVED IM14 "ISLE OF MAN" MARKS ON COVER; 1826-27 trio of EL's to a Robert Holden in Nottinghamshire two charged "1/4", with the latest 19 Aug. 1827 EL charges "1/10" due to redirection to Newark P.O. All with good to fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM 14] h.s. across flaps, few examples are known to have survived. (3 covers) £200
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SHORT LIVED IM15 "ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON COVER; 12 Feb. 1828 EL to Nottinghamshire. charged "1/4", reverse with the fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM 15] across flaps. Also 6 Mar. 1828 EL from Ballaugh to Stamford charged "1/5", with fine "ISLE OF MAN" h.s. "I" across back flaps. (2 covers) see page 57. £150
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SHORT LIVED IM15 "ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON PAIR OF COVERS; 26 Mar. EL to Nottinghamshire charged "1/4" & redirected to Derby at no extra charge, reverse with a fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM 15] across back flaps, 1 May 1828 EL to Stamford charged "1/5", reverse flap with good "SLE OF MAN" h.s. with most of "I" ink off cover. PHOTO - see page 57. £150
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SHORT LIVED IM15 "ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON PAIR OF COVERS; 29 Sept. 1829 EL to Nottingham (contents ref. "..our packet has been detained some days by very strong weather...") charged "1/4", reverse with a fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM 15] h.s., 10 June 1828 EL from "Porte Chee (Farm) to Edinburgh charged "1/5" with weak Liverpool additional "1/2" mark, reverse with fine "ISLE OF MAN" [IM 15] across flaps. PHOTO - see page 57. £150
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THE EARLY MISSENT ISLE OF MAN COVER EX BRAZIL WITH AMAZING CONTENTS; 26 Nov. 1830 EL from Bahia to Douglas "per William", from A.K. Murray working in shipping in Brazil to home (Contents ref. smuggling "..he made me pay about thirty shillings for customs house duties. when I told him I could have got it easily smuggled on shore" ship wrecks "About three weeks ago H.M. Packet Opossum was wrecked..(...)..the Captain only was drowned. also a Glasgow brig bound for New South Wales with passengers, no lives were lost" & a royal visit "the emperor & empress I understand intend to make a visit to the city..(...)..preparations are about to commence for the reception. the line of battle ships that was launched here in march. sailed a few days ago for Rio De Janeiro to bring him up it is said...",with the m/s "Missent to the" near a "3/" charge & a superb "ISLE OF MAN" circular double arc h.s., reverse with a weak boxed "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" h.s. An interesting item. PHOTO - see page 8. £300
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DOUGLAS HANDSTRUCK "P" ON COVER; 24 July 1841 EL to Sheffield with m/s "Pre Paid" & a fine orange watery red Douglas "P1" h.s., reverse with a fine "ISLE OF MAN" & later "SHEFFIELD" c.d.s. across flaps. PHOTO - see page 57. £150
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RARE TRANSATLANTIC USAGE - ISLE OF MAN COVER TO USA & PRESTAMP BALANCE PART 1; 26 May 1829 EL to Ohio with weak m/s "Paid 2/9", with fine tombstone & "SHIP" h.s. in red, reverse flap with fine "ISLE OF MAN" h.s., Pair of privately carried E's within Douglas inc. 17 Aug. 1827 E from Atholl Crescent to the Hanley hotel, with the very rare 14 Apr. 1828 Free Front by the Viscount Strathallan to the "Scottish Hospital" London, bearing a fine 'FREE/14 AP 14/1828' crown & circle. (8 covers & 2 fronts) £200
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RARE TRANSATLANTIC USAGE - ISLE OF MAN COVER TO USA & PRESTAMP BALANCE PART 2; 23 Aug. 1841 EL from Peel to New York with m/s "Paid" "1/", flaps with a fine boxed "Peeltown/Isle of Man" h.s. & "ISLE OF MAN" c.d.s., 2nd Oct. 1841 E Stratford to Castletown with a superb red "No 2" Stratford receiving mark & oval "PAID AT/A/STRATFORD" h.s., reverse with fine "STRATFORD" c.d.s. (2) & "ISLE OF MAN" c.d.s, 5 July 1843 wrapper with m/s "missent" to I.O.M. initially to Bakewell bearing a tombstone h.s. & "2" in red, with a weak "ISLE OF MAN" c.d.s. (2 covers & 1 Wrapper) PHOTO - see page 58. £150
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DOUGLAS (INCOMING) - VERY RARE 1d BLACK COVER: 30 Nov. 1840 EL to Douglas franked with attractive 4-margin (bottom margin close) 1d Black (pl. 5. GB) tied by a good red MX (opens for display), flap with a very fine "LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. Fine and attractive cover, with 30 Jan. 1841 front from Driffield with good 4-margin 1d Black (pl. 6 QG) tied by a weak red MX & a very fine "DRIFFIELD" c.d.s. (Cover & Front) PHOTO - see page 58. £300
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DOUGLAS (INCOMING) - VERY RARE 1d BLACK COVER: 2 Oct. (pencil note) 1840 E from Wales franked with attractive 4-margin 1d Black (pl. 1A. OG) tied by a weak strike of MX & a good "LLANWRST" h.s. on flap, both red (opens for display). Fine and attractive cover. Very rare usage from the Isle of Man. PHOTO - see page 8. £240
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DOUGLAS - VERY RARE 1d BLACK COVER: 1840 (8. June) E to London franked with attractive 4-margin 1d Black (pl. 9 DH) tied by light strike of MX in black with matching c.d.s. of Douglas on the reverse (opens for display). Fine and attractive cover with RPSL cert. (1981). Very rare usage from the Isle of Man. [The 1841 cover with black MX in Cavendish's June 2007 realised £1,200.] PHOTO - see page 8. £750
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DOUGLAS (INCOMING) - USAGE OF A 2d BLUE ON COVER: 31 May 1841 wrapper from Manchester franked with an attractive 4-margin 2d blue tied by a weak black MX, flap with a very fine "MANCHESTER" c.d.s. Fine and attractive cover. 1840 2d blue unknown used from the Isle of Man. PHOTO - see page 8. £400
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VERY RARE 1d RED PL. 1b USED ON COVER FROM DOUGLAS; 30 Dec. 1841 E to Aberdeen franked by a good 4-margin 1d red (pl. 1b FC) tied with a good black MX, reverse with very fine "DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN" c.d.s. (early use) & a boxed "ABERDEEN/APR 9/1841 M" h.s. A fine example of this plate on cover. PHOTO - see page 58. £220
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RARE - MULREADY TO ISLE OF MAN; 1835-43 usage of the A67 Stereo Mulready env. (Some staining to cover & addressee's name cut out & replaced) from Castle Town to Douglas (without a Maltese Cross!) flap with fine "Castle/Town" h.s. PHOTO - see page 58. £200
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