Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 3rd October 2014 Time: 12:30PM
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At Stampex 17-20 September
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Auction Lots - Page 13
1511
Click to view full image... 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6, 5/- and 10/- set of three in mint blocks of four mounted on the upper pair only, the 5/- and 10/- blocks with light tone marks to the upper pairs, all three lower pairs superb unmounted. S.G. 413a/417, £4,720+. (3 blocks). Photo on Page 127. £2,000-2,200
1512
Click to view full image... 1934 KGV Photogravure 1d imperforate trial using the frame of the 1912-22 typographed issue with the adopted photogravure issue head, red on gummed unwatermarked paper, an upper left sheet corner marginal single, superb unmounted mint. S.G. £700+. Photo on Page 216. £350-400
1513
  1939-74 KGVI-QEII Unmounted mint selection including 1939 10/- ultramarine and £1 (3), 1951 5/- (2), 10/- (3) and £1, commemoratives in blocks with Battle of Hastings 4d block of 24 and 1967 Wild Flowers 4d block of eight all with inverted watermarks, etc. £250-300
1514
Click to view full image... 1958 De La Rue 2/6 - £1 set of four, all corner marginal singles, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 536/9a, £600+. (4). Photo on Page 216. £150-180
1515
  Underprints. 1868 Entire from London to Italy bearing 1867 4d plate 9 pair each with "SAMUEL, / MONTAGU / & Co" underprints (1½mm letters) tied by London 49 double numerals. The pair partly lifted to show the underprints and hinged back into position, a third stamp unfortunately missing. Scarce examples of underprints on surface printed stamps. S.G. £1,150. £400-500
1516
  Officials. c.1900 Large part Postal Stores Dept., G.P.O London O.H.M.S parcel post label bearing QV Govt Parcels 1½d, 6d and 9d tied by "G.P.O DEPOT" parcel cancels, the label a little reduced at foot, otherwise fine. £80-100
1517
  First Day Covers. c.1952-2010 FDCs with many special covers, Benham silks, coin covers (with an estimated £70+ of valid £1, £2 or £5 coins included), also some earlier FDCs, other commemorative cancels and covers, railway covers, some better FDCs noted including 1958 3d, 6d and 1/3 regionals on nine covers, etc. (100s). £100-150

QV Stamps on Covers

(Also see lots 955, 981, 1042, 1069, 1371, 1377, 1722/4, 1792, 1801, 1814)

1518
  1840 (May 19) Entire sent within Edinburgh bearing a 1d black MA plate 2 with four margins (very close at base) tied by a red Maltese Cross. File fold at left side, otherwise generally fine, a good May use. £150-200
1519
Click to view full image... 1840 (Sep 7) Entire letter from Poole to London bearing 1d black QJ-QK pair, QL and RF, all plate 6, all stamps with four margins, tied by red Maltese Crosses, trace of a light vertical fold through QJ, the letter with a heavy central vertical fold with some splitting, previously repaired with tape leaving a couple of stains, now strengthened internally. An attractive 4d franking for a letter over 1oz weight. Photo on Page 222. £900-1,200
1520
Click to view full image... 1840 (Oct 7) Printed Manchester & Leeds Railway Directors and Engineers reports from the half yearly meeting, and accounts from the railways formation in 1835 until June 1840, folded up and posted from Manchester to Rochdale franked by a 1d black OL plate 2 with huge margins tied by a red Maltese Cross. A superb stamp and an unusual use on a printed letter with interesting contents. Photo on Page 222. £400-500
1521
Click to view full image... 1840 (Oct 14) Entire letter from London bearing a 1d black EL plate 1B, three large margins, very close at lower left corner, unusually tied by two red Maltese Crosses with boxed "POSTED AFTER / 6 OCLOCK AT NIGHT", an unusual explanatory handstamp on a 1d black cover. Photo on Page 222. £200-250
1522
Click to view full image... 1840 (Nov 14) Entire letter from Hay to London bearing a 1d black GE plate 6, large margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross. A fine stamp. Photo on Page 222. £200-250
1523
Click to view full image... 1840 (Dec 17) Entire letter from Dover to Brighton bearing a 1d black PG plate 7, large even margins on all sides, tied by a red Maltese Cross, backstamped at Dover and London. A fine and attractive 1d black entire. Photo on Page 222. £200-250
1524
Click to view full image... 1841 (Jan 5) 1841 Entire letter concerning the Falcon Public House, posted within London bearing a 1d black GE plate 5, large even margins on all sides, tied by experimental black Maltese Cross, "TP / Regent St." alongside. Black ink was not introduced as the standard colour for the Maltese Cross until February 1841 when the 1d red was issued. A fine 1d black cover. Photo on Page 223. £250-300
1525
Click to view full image... 1841 (Jan 8) Entire letter from Markinch to Cupar bearing a marginal 1d black, OL plate 2, generally with good to large margins, just touched at upper left, the right margin with part inscription "t to remove the Ce", tied by a superb red Maltese Cross. A fine looking stamp, very scarce with the marginal inscription. Photo on Page 223. £1,800-2,200
1526
Click to view full image... 1841 (Feb 22) Large part entire (a little shortened at left) from Swansea to Cardiff bearing four 1d blacks, LK, MD, MI and NA, all plate 8 with "O" flaw state 2, all with clear margins, each tied by a black Maltese Cross, red Swansea backstamp. NA crossed by a light vertical file fold, otherwise fine, an attractive and scarce Welsh use paying the rate over 1oz. Photo on Page 223. £1,200-1,500
1527
Click to view full image... 1840 (July 8) Entire letter from London to Leyton bearing a 2d blue AC plate 2, good margins, unusually cancelled by two red Maltese Crosses, straight line "Bridge St Westr" handstamp alongside. Photo on Page 223. £400-500
1528
Click to view full image... 1841 (Dec 3) Entire letter from Norwich to Northampton bearing 1840 2d blue JJ plate 2 with a light black Maltese Cross, a trace of the cancel just extending onto the address panel, backstamped at Norwich, London and Northampton. A fine 2d blue with good to large margins on all sides. Photo on Page 223. £400-500
1529
Click to view full image... 1841 (Dec 3) Entire from London to Edinburgh with 2d postage and 1d late fee paid by 1840 2d blue SA plate 2, four margins, and 1841 1d red, three margins, touched at top, the stamps tied to each other and to the cover by two fine black Maltese Crosses. An attractive and rare combination of stamps. Photo on Back Cover. £2,500-3,000
1530
Click to view full image... 1842 (Sep 28) Long entire letter from Dereham to Wymondham bearing 1840 2d SD-SG plate 2 strip of four each with a black Maltese Cross, just tied, clear margins on all sides, SG crossed by a light fold, otherwise fine, backstamped at Dereham. A scarce franking, paying the rate for a letter over 3oz weight. Photo on Page 223. £3,000-3,500
1531
Click to view full image... 1841 (Aug 12) Wrapper from Usk to Abergavenny bearing 1d red-brown DE plate 13 with four margins cancelled by a light Usk Maltese Cross and part of the Usk datestamp, then centrally cancelled upon arrival with distinctive Maltese Cross of Abergavenny, with an arrival backstamp. An attractive and very unusual cover. Photo on Page 223. £300-350
1532
  1841-53 Entire letters and covers all bearing 1d reds, many very fine with four margins, mostly from one correspondence, with undated circle handstamps of "WITHINGTON" (24) or "BROSELEY" (12), also a printed 1846 Manchester and Wilmslow Turnpike Trust report of accounts posted within Manchester franked by a 2d blue and then reposted the following day only franked by a 1d red, a most unusual reason for a 1d + 2d franking. (51). £240-280
1533
Click to view full image... 1842 (Jan 14) Large part entire (the lower flap removed) to Bridgewater bearing 1d red-brown BL plate 16 with three large margins tied by a superb Wotton Under Edge distinctive Maltese Cross, the upper flap with a fine Wotton datestamp. An attractive example of this scarce and popular Maltese Cross, which displays well. S.G.B1tw, £20,000. Photo on Page 225. £2,200-2,600
1534
  1842-77 Covers and entire letters bearing 1d reds, many with multiples including imperf strip of three or four singles on a single entire, perforated 'stars' blocks of four (3) or eight, also 1877 cover franked 3d addressed and signed by Gladstone. Some faults though many of the imperf stamps fine with four margins. (24). £150-200
1535
Click to view full image... 1843 (Jan 23) Entire to Cartmel bearing a 1d red-brown with four margins tied by blue "Bowness / Penny Post" and a black Maltese Cross, backstamped at Kendal and Milnthorpe. A scarce Westmoreland Penny Post used as a cancellation. S.G. £1,800+. Photo on Page 225. £500-600
1536
  1843 Covers bearing a 1d red-brown or 1841 2d blue, and a single 1d red-brown, all three stamps with four margins, all cancelled by London number "1" in Maltese Cross. The 2d blue cover with a light file fold across the stamp and part recipient's endorsement on the address panel, otherwise all three items fine. S.G. B1ua, E1va, £2,980. (3). £500-600
1537
Click to view full image... 1843 (Dec 27) Entire letter from Barnes to Edinburgh franked 1841 2d (3 margins) cancelled by three Maltese Crosses, "Hampstead N.O / 2 Py PAID" struck in error alongside the stamp and obliterated by a further five Maltese Crosses, replaced by "T.P / Hampstead - NO". Backstamped at Barnes and Edinburgh. An exceptional use of Maltese Cross handstamps. Photo on Page 225. £600-700
1538
Click to view full image... 1844 (Apr 4) Entire letter from Port Madoc to Oswestry "via Dolgelly" bearing five 1841 2d blues (two with four margins) each tied by a black Maltese Cross, reverse with a red "PORT-MADOC" undated circle. An exceptionally unusual 10d franking for a letter weighting over 4oz. Photo on Page 225. £400-500
1539
  1846 Entire letter from Ardrossan to Edinburgh franked 1d red MG-ML strip of six, MG cut into at left, otherwise with margins on all sides, light horizontal fold through the strip; and 1846 long cover from Dudley to Birmingham bearing 1d red HI-HL strip of four each cancelled "263", HL touched at top, otherwise fine with margins on all sides. (2). £180-220
1540
Click to view full image... 1848 Entire letter from London to Sardinia franked imperf 1d tied by London numerals, with "TOO-LATE / G.P.O" undated circle and two strikes of red boxed "Returned for / 10d Postage", the reverse with larger boxed "Return'd for Postage". Photo on Page 225. £160-180
1541
Click to view full image... 1850 (Sep 12) Cover from London to the USA, the 1/- packet rate paid by two strips of three 1841 2d blues, DG-DI and EG-EI, the two right stamps cut into at the right side, small scissor cut into DI, otherwise fine with margins on all other sides, the stamps cancelled and tied by "42" numerals. A fine transatlantic cover. Photo on Page 225. £400-500
1542
Click to view full image... 1854 Cover to "J.H Dighton, 30th Regt. M.N.I, Moulmein, via Calcutta" bearing embossed 10d and 1/-, both cut to shape largely clear of the design (the 1/- just touched at right), the two stamps overlapping, cancelled by central "212" numerals. Backstamped at Coleford, London and Calcutta. An attractive cover to an Officer in Burma. Photo on Page 225. £200-250
1543
  1858-75 Covers including 1858 cover franked 1d stars (torn) then redirected with two 2d blue stars applied, an enclosure presumably having been added before being reposted; 1863 cover from Bath franked 1d stars with red oval "U.S CONSULATE / CARDIFF" printed at upper left corner; also three 1875 entire letters with 2d plate numbers. (5). £100-120
1544
Click to view full image... 1860 Cover from London to USA bearing 1d red stars (8, including two pairs and a strip of three) and 2d blue plate 8 pair (one with corner fault), red arrival c.d.s and "21 / CENTS". A most attractive franking paying the 1/- packet rate. Photo on Page 227. £400-500
1545
  1862-65 Covers comprising 1862 covers from Bolton to New Zealand franked 1856 6d, with Dunedin arrival datestamps (2), 1865 cover from Stirling to USA franked 1865 6d plate 5 pair with superb red Boston Am. Pkt 24 Paid c.d.s on the front, and 1870 cover (tear, tape stain) from Cheltenham to Beyrout with "BERUTTI" Austrian P.O arrival c.d.s. (4). £120-140
1546
  1871 Privately printed postcard posted from London to Glasgow franked 1870 ½d, the front with the heading "POST CARD" within a fancy border, the reverse with a pictorial advert for Macnaught Robertson & Co Ironmongers. An attractive and unusual early postcard. £70-100
1547
Click to view full image... 1872 Front with side flaps (the upper and lower flaps removed) apparently posted in France franked by three 1d reds, plate 143, cancelled in London by eight strikes of boxed "GB / 1F 60c" Anglo-French Accountancy marks, with red oval "PD" and "ANGL. / AMB. CAL. - LILLE B" c.d.s on the front. A unique and spectacular item. Photo on Page 227. £900-1,100
1548
Click to view full image... Board of Trade. 1882 Printed receipt to the Danish Royal Statistical Bureau in Copenhagen, bearing 1880 ½d green perfined "Crown / B.T" tied by a London duplex. An uncommon use of this official Board of Trade perfin on cover. Photo on Page 227. £180-220

Local & Telegraph Stamps

1549
Click to view full image...Click to view full image... 1860 South Eastern Railway Telegraph stamps mint comprising perf 9 2/3 and 2/9, perf 12 1/2 and perf 12½ 1/- pair and single, the 1/2 with reversed watermark. The 1/2 and single 1/- fine, the others with some creasing and corner fault to the 2/3. Good appearance and scarce, these fine stamps printed by Wyon. (6). Photo on Page 127. £150-200
1550
  c.1890 Postcard with printed heading "DISTRICT MESSENGER CARD", a boxed square in the upper right corner containing the words "SWIFT" and "SURE" and depicting a running messenger, addressed to "Lord Lilford, 18 Princes St., Cave Sq., W". The printed message informs the public that the company will in future only be supplying tickets at their offices, a result of the extremely heavy royalties imposed upon their business by the Post Office. Clearly the Post Office had prosecuted the company for running an illegal postal service, as they did with the Court Bureau and Circular Delivery Companies. An unusual item. £80-100
1551
  National Delivery Co reprinted proof sheet of eight stamps on wove paper, endorsed "From the original copper plate, with compliments J.Y James", light vertical and horizontal folds clear of the stamp impressions; mint stamps (5); and an 1893 1d pink envelope used from Angmering to Ryde with a forgery of a ½d Metropolitan stamp applied on the front, the forgery and stamp both cancelled by the Angmering duplex. Also nine college stamps. (16). £120-150
1552
  Album containing various mint issues of Lundy, Herm, Lihou, Jethou or Bardsey. Also covers or cards with Lundy issues (5) and a 1906 picture postcard of the Paddle Steamer "Devonia" with G.B KEVII ½d tied by "LUNDY ISLAND" c.d.s (Approx 300). £100-120

Cinderellas

1553
  Wafer Seals. 1841-57 Covers and entire letters all bearing wafer seals on the reverse including phrases and sayings, peoples names, letters, flowers, birds, shields, days of the week, "No Corn Laws", religious themes, portrait of Napoleon, commercial companies, etc., two with central metal fasteners to prevent tampering, an interesting collection on album pages. (83). £800-1,000
1554
  Various exhibition labels; philatelic exhibition and congress labels, covers and cancels; Waterlow Specimen stamps featuring the Prince Regent (5); Harrison "Bonaparte" dummy stamps (2); Gerald King fantasy issues; Prince of Wales Hospital Fund labels with 1898 1/- - 10/- set of four and 1/- with various 1901-1910 overprints (4); forgeries including QV £5 orange with forged 1896 Edinburgh cancel; royal commemorative labels; strike posts, also some foreign labels and 1937 Coronation omnibus stamp issue apparently complete mint. (Many 100s). £150-250
1555
  c.1893-1902 Album containing various photos, poems, drawings and watercolours, including 41 perforated stamp size photos of people with various frames, some of dots as used for the 1d lilac. The album rather tatty, the stamp size photos fine, an interesting and unusual group. £100-150
1556
  1897 Prince of Wales Hospital fund, 1/- labels in complete mint sheets of 40 - a bundle of 500 sheets as delivered by De La Rue and still unopened after 117 years. The 500 sheets (with a total face value of £1,000) are between two thick pieces of card, the top card bearing the label "Messrs DE LA RUE'S No. / Hospital STAMPS / Duty 1/- - 500 Sheets / Packed 15 JUN 97 / H.C, Teller", the bundle then tied up with thick string secured by a lead seal. A remarkable find, the sheets all apparently superb unmounted mint. (20,000 labels in 500 sheets). £500-700

G.B POSTAL HISTORY

1557
  1655-1800 Entire letters, a collection written up on album pages including nineteen pre 1700 letters with 1655 entire letter addressed "For Mr Richard Bowes att his house in Hayam. Leave this with ye post minister of Newcastle to be delivered as above", the majority of the others from London with a good range of Bishop Marks from 1668, also some town handstamps with 1733 Dublin, etc. (33). £400-500
1558
  1677-1848 Prestamp and stampless entire letters, the majority posted in Scotland, various town handstamps, Edinburgh Penny Posts, etc. (102). £200-250
1559
  1786-1840 Entire letters including 1786-92 straight line or curved handstamps of Kendal (2 types), Buxton, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Whitehaven, boxed Penny Post handstamps of Kendal (in blue) and Prescot, Uniform 4d Post letter from Newcastle on Tyne, etc. (9). £90-120
1560
  c.1786-1846 Prestamp and stampless entire letters, entires and fronts including various town handstamps; "Too Late" marks; a few UPP handstamps; London Local Post; 1840 entire letters from Portsea, Odiham or Ryde all to the Stamp Office at Winchester acknowledging receipt of postage stamps, etc. (c.220). £200-250
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 3rd October 2014 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing:
At Stampex 17-20 September
Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options
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