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PS Packet. 1875 Cover from Rio de Janeiro to Liverpool with a 1/- charge mark, the reverse bearing Brazil Dom Pedro 20r pair and 200r tied by cork cancels with scarce "LIVERPOOL / P.S PACKET" c.d.s (Rob. P25) alongside, used on mail landed by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Photo on Page 255. £300-400
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Transatlantic Mail. 1831-43 Entire letters (8) and a wrapper all sent via Liverpool including entire letters to Canada with boxed currency charge marks, one also with Liverpool "2" and "More to Pay", 1844 entire letter from Weymouth to Bermuda, etc. (9). £120-150
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Transatlantic Mail. 1841 Entire letter from Belfast to New York prepaid 1/- in cash with red circular "BELFAST / PAID", boxed "PAID" datestamp of Dublin and a "BOSTON / SHIP" arrival c.d.s, backstamped at Belfast and with the scarce dotted datestamp "D/OCT 3 / 1841" (Tabeart M22) of Liverpool, very fine. £150-180
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Transatlantic Mail. 1848 Entire letter from Liverpool to the USA "p. Europe" bearing imperf 1d (marginal with part inscription, four margins), 2d and embossed 1/- (cut square, clear of design on all sides) all cancelled "466" with red "NEW-YORK / SHIP / 34 cts" arrival datestamp alongside. A fine retaliatory rate entire. Photo on Page 259. £120-150
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Transatlantic Mail. 1852 Cover "per steamer Northern & New York" charged 1/2½ with "ART - 5 / B.R. PKT" handstamp of Liverpool on the reverse. Redirected from Bedford to Emberton with a 1d red cancelled by the numeral "61". Seal removed and the flap a little torn, otherwise fine and unusual. £100-120
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Transatlantic Mail. 1857 Stampless double weight cover to London charged 2/5, backstamped "ART - 5 / B.R. PKT", a little overstruck by 'America / Liverpool' c.d.s. £120-150
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Transatlantic Mail. 1859 Entire letter "Per Mail via New York" with a "10" charge and "New York Br. Pkt" backstamp (the date shown as '8', the month being omitted), a superb "1/2½" charge mark applied at Liverpool, backstamped "Art-2" and a "Liverpool Br. Packet" c.d.s. £120-150
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Transatlantic Mail. 1865-96 Stamped covers from the USA (5) including 1865 cover from Detroit bearing a fine 24c grey, 1874 cover with 6c pink pair and 1880 cover with 1c + 3c +6c, or covers from G.B to the USA (6), various surface printed issues, also an 1895 postcard franked 1d with a pair of US 3c postage dues applied. (12). £240-280
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Forwarding Agents - Transatlantic Mail. 1819-36 Entire letters from London or Belfast handstamped boxed "FORWARDED BY / T&W. EARLE & Co / LIVERPOOL" (with red New York c.d.s and "SHIP", charged 27c) or boxed "Forwarded by / MALCOMSON BELL & Co / LIVERPOOL" (charged 6c, no datestamps), both fine. £120-150
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1642 Entire letter from London to Antwerp with fine 1 Scheling charge, an attractive Civil War period letter. £150-180
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c.1655-1838 Entire letters (10) and letters without address panels (2) including c.1655 letter (no outer address) apparently from a sailor in the Navy with details of possible war against Spain and an attack on Cuba; circular "PD" or "POST / PAID" (3), 1774 Dockwra, Ship Letters (2), 1787 (April 5) experimental Bishop Mark (L4d), etc. (12). £120-140
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1701 Entire posted within London, to St. Clements Church Yard in the Strand, backstamped with fine Westminster Office Dockwra (L361a) and circular "W/M/9" time handstamp (L365a), the letter well repaired, scarce and attractive. £150-180
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1794 (July 10) Entire letter apparently written in France but posted within London, handstamped "B-GATE / WN2" and circular "(crown) / POST / PAID" in purple (L410), a very scarce handstamp only used June to October 1794 following the reform of the London Penny Post. Photo on Page 259. £280-350
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1799 Entire to Old Windsor, posted into the London Penny Post with a Maddox St. Unpaid handstamp and red triangular "Penny / Post / Not Paid" (L6746), used on unpaid letters transferred to the General Post, fine and attractive. £80-100
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Sunday Explanatory Handstamps. 1798-1827 Entire letters with large boxed "To be Delivered / by 10 o'Clock / on Sund. Morn." (2) or similar smaller boxed or circular (2) handstamps, or with the unframed oval datestamp "To be Delivered before / 10 Sund. Morn. / Two Py Post Unpd" (2, one with the date simply shown as 1810) all in red, a fine group. Jay L.708/711. (7). £200-250
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Sunday Datestamps. 1803-69 Entire letters and covers with various Sunday datestamps including scalloped types in various sizes, Paid types, Frees, encircled "C" (6), "L" or "V"(2), etc. An interesting collection on album pages. (32). £400-500
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Hamburg Paid. 1825 Entire letter from Hamburg to Porto sent "via England" with the scarce curved "Hamburg Paid" (Jay L1081) applied in the London Foreign Branch, black datestamps of London and Lisbon, charged 490 reis. Photo on Page 259. £300-400
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Hamburg Paid. 1831 Entire letter, similar to the above letter, the "Hamburg Paid" handstamp a little clearer, the Lisbon datestamp in red, charged 420 reis. Photo on Page 259. £350-450
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Rebate Letter. 1839 Entire letter from Vigo to Huth & Co in London originally charged 6/6, subsequently returned to the Post Office for a refund of 2/2, the rate reduced to 4/4 and endorsed on the reverse "Only Double, Fred. Huth & Co. 2/2". Backstamped in the London Foreign Branch (Sep 15), the front with the very scarce "REBATE / (crown) / 12 OC 12 / 1839 / F.B.O" (Jay L298c, only recorded used for a 4 week period, 12th Oct - 8th Nov. 1839), very fine. Photo on Page 259. £400-500
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Rebate Letter. 1839 Entire letter from Vienna to Huth & Co in London with red "Wien / 16 NOV" and "Franco", originally charged 4/-, subsequently returned to the Post Office for a refund of 2/8, the rate reduced to 1/4 and endorsed on the reverse "Only double, Fred. Huth & Co" and "2/8". Backstamped in the London Foreign Branch (Nov 26), the front with the very scarce red "REBATE / (crown) / 26 NO 26 / 1839 / FOREIGN-OFFICE" (Jay L298d, recorded 16th-28th Nov. 1839 and again on 15th April 1840). A fine item; strangely 2/8 refunded so single postage only was finally charged despite Huth's double rate claim. Photo on Page 259. £300-400
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1839 (April 23) Entire letter written and signed by the Astronomer Royal Sir George Airy from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, addressed to W. Mann at Shooters Hill, sent as a bye letter with scarce flat topped "3" charge mark, red "T.P / Greenwich" and a Greenwich country office type c.d.s. The letter concerns a meeting with Mr Simms, a renowned mathematical instrument maker, to compare Cape Bars. £240-280
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1863 Cover sent locally within Carshalton with 1d red cancelled by the scarce "30" numeral, only used on local mail. £80-100
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1944-64 Flight covers and cards with 1944 cover franked 2½d and 1946 cover franked 5½d both cancelled at Penzance with boxed "Letter by G.W. & S. / AIR LINES / Paid (4d)", 1953-57 cover and card to or from Scilly with BEA 8d or 11d letter stamps, and 1964 first helicopter flight covers to and from Scilly. (6). £100-120
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Postcards. 1903-66 Picture postcards in an album (the majority KEVII or KGV period) including real photo cards of the visit of the Prince of Wales (3) and children's May Day celebrations (3, one showing dancing around the May pole), street scenes, Scilly post office, wreck of the S.S "King Cadwallon", the boatman Jim Lethbridge, etc., many used with Scilly or St. Mary's single or double ring datestamps, also a few covers. (102). £250-300
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1845 (Jan 29) Entire letter sent from Lochgilphead to Inverary weighing over 1oz, prepaid 4d in cash, shown by four strikes of red handstruck "1" applied to form a "4", with despatch and arrival datestamps. A remarkable and unique item. Photo on Page 259. £1,300-1,500
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1857-59 Covers from Edinburgh to Naples, the first franked 1d + 1/- both cancelled "CROSS" Scots local; the other franked 1d + 4d + 6d. An attractive pair, the 1856 1/- very unusual with a Scots local cancel. (2). Photo on Page 259. £150-200
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1858 Cover from Glasgow to Wurttemburg bearing 4d rose vertical pair (one with corner fault) tied by superb boxed "OSBORNE / BUILDINGS" Scots local and a red Aachen transit c.d.s, various British and Wurttemburg backstamps. An attractive and unusual use of a Scots local handstamp on surface printed issues. £180-200
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Duplexs. 1857-1920 Covers and cards (508) or pieces (57) with duplex cancels, in a box arranged in number order from "1" to "432", all different types or offices with a fine range of differing types from Edinburgh and Glasgow, dotted duplexs from Dundee and Greenock, Scottish type of Carlisle, some islands and late uses, all very fine carefully selected strikes. A good lot. (565). £1,200-1,400
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Crowborough. 1894-1990s Covers, cards and pieces with c.1902-30s picture postcards (99) including real photo views of Rotherfield and Crowborough golf links, also 1914 departure of Rotherfield's volunteers; skeleton cancels of Crowborough (5), Jarvis Brook (3) or Rotherfield; Town Row and Mark Cross datestamps, etc. (170+). £100-120
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Crowborough Camp. 1906-18 Covers and cards including 1911 Camp Hill skeleton, 1914-18 camp skeleton or A.P.O H.D datestamps (16), cards of the camps (9) and 1917 piece bearing a proof strike of oval "Registered Canadian P.O Crowborough Camp" datestamp. (27). £100-120
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Picture Postcards. c.1902-30 Picture postcards including post offices at Hooe (faults) and Rustington; stations at Wadhurst, Berwick and Heathfield; real photo cards of The Rock Robin pub at Wadhurst, wrecked pier at Worthing (2), Lord Mayors procession at St. Leonards, unveiling of Brighton's memorial to King Edward; street scenes at Steyning, Uckfield and Rye; Eastbourne sea front, etc. (42). £120-150
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