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DARTMOUTH & VILLAGES - PRESTAMP, UDCs, SKELETONS, SUPERB RANGE OF PPCs, ETC.; 1821-c.1935 covers/cards inc. 1823/26 boxed/UDC mileages, scarce 1843 boxed Penny Post, UDCs of KINGSWEAR (2; one blue), SLAPTON, STOKE FLEMING & STREET (blue), skeletons (5 Kingswear + 19 varied Dartmouth), Numerals (inc. fine 1852 Blue "237" on 3m 1d Red), Duplexes, scarce 1d Red envs. with "B81" Black Awton Numerals (2), 1943 usage of the KGVI regd. env. ex Kingswear but oddly cancelled by straight-line "SUTTON, SURREY" on arrival, and a fabulous range of early PPCs inc. scarce POs, real photo types, ferries, stage-coach (real photo), steamers, etc., etc. Very good lot. (Covers 23 & 95 Cards). PHOTO - see above. £240
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NEWTON ABBOT: 1779-1978 collection of covers with main interest being in early Newton Abbot items inc. 1831 EL to Earl of Morley, Saltram with 2 different (boxed & unboxed) "Newton Abbot/Penny Post" marks and endorsed "above Privilege", 1779 EL to Taunton with "EXETER" & "[S]HINTON"? straight line marks plus several other pre-stamp covers displaying a variety of Newton Abbot (9) Penny Post marks, also 1837 "Crediton/Py Post" & "TIVERTON/187" mileage mark, Totnes UDC, etc; later material includes Postage Due, Registered & Air mail covers, etc. (c. 76 covers/cards) £150
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DORCHESTER - TINY HANDSTRUCK "Missent to" MARK BESIDE MILEAGE-REMOVED MARK; 21 Dec. 1833 EL (wax seal offset toning on address panel) from London to "Stock Gayland, Dorset" endorsed "Dorchester" and then "Blandford" with a fine rare tiny Handstruck "Missent to" (rare, 254; there was no example in the Millson Collection) mark nicely placed on the front beside a mainly very fine "DORCHESTER" mileage-removed mark. Few known. £75
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BISHOP AUCKLAND - MULREADY WITH UDC + VERY SCARCE UPP H.S. "1" & "2" COVERS; 18 Aug. 1842 1d Black Mulready EL (Stereo A19; 'magic' sellotape inside) with black MX & fine "AUCKLAND" UDC, June/July 1841 ELs with very scarce very fine red h.s "1" or v. fine scarce black h.s. "2" each with fair/partly fine BISHOP AUCKLAND UDC on the front/flap; rare pair. (3 covers) £120
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DARLINGTON - THE COLLECTION OF UDCs - HARPERLEY TO WITTON PARK; 1845-59 covers with a fine range, mainly struck in blue and the majority very fine strikes; HARPERLEY (only one known?), HAUGHTON-LE-SKERNE (only one known?), HEIGHINGTON (2), HURWORTH (3), INGLETON, LONG-NEWTON (2; different colours), MIDDLETON-ONE-ROW (2), TOW-LAW, LARTINGTON (only one known?), MANFIELD, MELSONBY (2), NEASHAM, PIERSE-BRIDGE (2; error of spelling), ST JOHNS-CHAPEL, SHILDON (2), STREATLAM, TOW-LAW, WHORLTON, WINSTON & WITTON-PARK. An extremely good lot; scarce and attractive in most cases. (28 covers) £300
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RARE ESSEX AGENT IMPRINT (CHELMSFORD) MULREADY INSURANCE CO. ADVERT; 17 June 1842 usage of the 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (mount-thins on blank flaps) with the attractive partly pictorial "Clerical Medical and General LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY" advert inside with the rare "WILLIAM BAKER, CHEMIST,/Agent,/CHELMSFORD." imprint (MA111b) at foot with mainly fine "SUDBURY" (Suffolk) c.d.s. on the front with smudged black Maltese Cross. Rare Agent. £80
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GLOUCESTER/MISSENT: with the assortment of covers 1796-1858 inc. 1796 E London to Frampton Mancell with m/s '5'd, 'Missent to' applied to front & good s/l 'GLOCESTER' h.s., reverse with good ''MR/29/96' London h.s. over flaps, 16 Sept. 1826 E Oxford to London with m/s '8'd & 'missent to Oxford' applied in red, reverse with weak ''BANBURY/SE15/1826' c.d.s. & London arrival c.d.s. Also 16 Aug. 1819 EL to Croughton with m/s '8'd & 1/- re-addressed to Brackley with good 'MISSENT-TO/NORTHAMPTON' h.s., flap with weak Northampton general office double ring c.d.s. (6 covers & three fronts) £150
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ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH: 1826-38 group of six ELs mostly to same Ashby de la Zouch address inc. 1826 with s/l "HINCKLEY" & "MARKET BOSWORTH/100" mileage mark, 22 Dec 1827 'Free' from Bishop of London in Reigate with 2 fine strikes of the red crowned "FREE/22DEC22/1827", 16 Apr. 1835 with red, boxed "Hinckley/PennyPost" & 3 Dec 1838 boxed "Ashby de la Zouche/PennyPost" in blue. Also 17 Dec 1832 EL ex Bombay with circular "INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON". This letter from a private of the 'Queens Royal[s]' to his cousin (& family) in Ashby de la Zouch ends rather disturbingly with the words "... I do not suppose I shall ever see you or them again". Good to fine. (6) PHOTO - see page 18. £120
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PENNY POSTS & U.P.P. 1d PAID MARKS; 1824-40 covers with varied Penny Post marks inc. v. fine rare 3-line boxed "Peter-/-borough/Penny Post", 1824 DAVENTRY/Penny Post, and 3 faint to v. fine Daventry/Penny Post marks (2 with Long Buckby marks); plus 1840/7 group all with very fine Northampton red "P1", "PD1" (4; 3 types inc. one with NORTHAMPTON Skeleton d.s. and London Official "PAID" d.s. (to Chelsea Hospital) or "P1D" (2 types) marks. Good lot. (12 covers) [Ex Geoff Oxley] £120
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QV PERIOD COVERS - UDCs, SPOONS, ETC.; 1844-99 covers inc. mainly v. fine UDCs of GEDDINGTON (blue), HARTWELL (blue), LONG-BUCKBY (red), NORTH-KILWORTH, MEARS-ASHS (2; both with blue or black KILBY UDC as well), v. fine NORTHAMPTON/570 Spoons (2; rare 1864 2nd recut + 1st recut), S/ways Duplexes, etc. and a few later QV. Plus commercial OHMS 1993 env. with v. fine boxed "NO SUCH STREET/OR PLACE IN/NORTHAMPTON". Good lot. (18 covers) [Ex Geoff Oxley] £150
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BELFORD - THE PRESTAMP COLLECTION INC. PENNY POSTS, ETC.; 1767-1843 covers inc. mainly v. fine 1767/78 BELF/FORD pair (latter with m/s "Mifst to Belford"), 1778/93 s. lines (5), superb scarce 1796 Horseshoe, mileages, 1836 blue UDC, v. fine rare pre-1840 (Nov. 1839) "Belford/Penny Post" and 1843 mainly v. fine rare "North Sunderland/Penny Post". Scarce study. (13 covers) £150
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BLYTH - RARE "SHIP LETTER/BLYTH NORTHD." MARK ON POSTCARD TO GERMANY; 11 Aug. 1911 usage of the Iceland '2 Kings' 5a Green & Grey Postal Stat. PC (corner crease clear of stamps & marks) from "Reykjavik" to Germany uprated by Sigurdsson 4a Blue & '2 Kings' 1e all tied/cancelled by fair "REYKJAVIK" c.d.s.'s but the adhesives also tied by a mainly fine rare "SHIP LETTER/BLYTH NORTHD." mark (Rob.S1) with matching fine 2-ring "BLYTH" c.d.s. (16 Aug.) alongside. Rare Ship Letter. [Ex Angus Parker, Cavendish Apr. 2009, lot 1204; realised £437.] £180
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HEXHAM - PRESTAMP, PENNY POST & VILLAGE MARKS; 1813-59 covers inc. mileages, 1837 fair scarce boxed "Hexham/Penny Post" (with faint rare boxed "Haydon B-ge" on reverse), mainly v. fine rare 1838 black boxed "Corbridge" (NR244; few known)1848 v. fine blue "HEXHAM/+" Skeleton d.s., and mainly fine to v. fine UDCs of CORBRIDGE, FALSTONE (1d Pink env.), GUNNERTON (with WALL), HUMSHAUGH (with Newcastle WESTGATE), OTTERBURN, SLALEY & WARK. Good lot. (13 covers) £150
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MORPETH - THE PRESTAMP COLLECTION INC. EARLY LETTER, ETC.; 1675-1830 covers inc. 1675 EL to London charged "3" with fine Bishop Mark, 1763/9 trio with fine to v. fine "MOR/PETH" (one stained), 1778-92 study of the s. lines (6 mainly v. fine inc. 2nd-Type of 1785 - not recorded in the County cat.), 1799 Horseshoe, mileages & 1830 UDC. (15 covers) £150
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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) £100
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ILCHESTER - 1d MULREADY LETTER-SHEET WITH ORANGE-RED MALTESE CROSS; Attractive 31 Aug. 1840 usage of the 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (Stereo number obscured by red wax seal; horizontal filing fold between address and MX) from "Yeovilton" to Salisbury (v. fine orange-red c.d.s. on top flap) with a very fine black "ILMINSTER" double-arc c.d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. The contents mention an enclosed letter. Displays well. £120
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BURY ST. EDMUNDS - EARLY MULREADY USAGE - 13th MAY 1840; 13 May 1840 usage of the Stereo A68 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (toning and worn folds) to Bungay from Bury with a fine black "BURY ST. EDMUNDS" c.d.s. on the top flap, cancelled by a very fine orange-red Bury Maltese Cross; unusually endorsed in c.1890; "Used to Frank letters before stamps were invented [issued May 6th 1840]. This is rather valuable."! £120
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IPSWICH - 1d ENVELOPE WITH RARE BLACK/GOLD SNAIL WAFER SEAL & ODDLY BROWN MALTESE CROSS; 26 Jan. 1841 usage of the Stereo A179 (scarce Forme 4) 1d Black Mulready envelope (minor wear & some dusting etc.) to Dublin via London cancelled by a very fine Ipswich Maltese Cross in a very unusual Red-Brown shade, but having a fine black "IPSWICH" mileage-removed c.d.s. on the reverse; most exceptionally sealed by a comic pictorial wafer seal in gold on black showing a snail inscribed "ALWAYS AT HOME". Believed to be from the addressee's husband, Capt. Husband (!) of the 8th Hussars. Doubly unusual. £160
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IPSWICH - 1d MULREADY WITH SCARCE LOWER CASE LETTERING HOARES BANK CONTENTS; 25 May 1842 usage of the Stereo A11 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (slight toning) to Eye cancelled by a very fine black Ipswich MX with matching large c.d.s. on top flap; inside is the scarce imprint (MA301b) "Please to Pay Barnett Hoares and Co./on account of Ipswich Bank." Seldom seen with this lettering. £120
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IPSWICH - "Mifsent to" ENDORSED C.D.S. ON RARE 2d MULREADY FRONT TO NEEDHAM MARKET; 18 Nov. 1842 usage of the 2d Mulready (a front cleverly laid down on plain paper and folded like a letter-sheet) to Needham Market with a black Maltese Cross but also having a mainly very fine large "IPSWICH" c.d.s. endorsed in purple "Mifsent to". Rare Missent 2d Mulready. £75
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LOWESTOFT - RARE "R. HOOPER & SONS" ADVERTISING MULREADY USED WITH UDC; Unusual 14 Oct. 1840 usage of the Stereo A44 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (some seal losses but not affecting text or marks; filing crease) to London cancelled by a very poor orange-red MX with a mainly fine scarce small "LOWESTOFT" UDC on the flap, having the scarce Wine Merchants text inside; "QUEENHITHE, LONDON.... our MR. T. FENN will call on you... R. HOOPER & SONS." (MA440a); exceptionally addressed by Mr. Fenn himself (filing notes) to the R. Hooper & Sons "Wine Merchants" address in London. Few known. £80
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NEEDHAM MARKET - 1d MULREADY WITH MILEAGE-REMOVED MARK & PRINTED BANK CONTENTS; Fine 28 Apr. 1841 usage of the Stereo A37 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (no filing folds at all) to Eye Bank cancelled by a very fine black Needham Maltese Cross matching the mainly very fine mileage removed c.1810 "NEEDHAM MARKET" 'lined' Mileage-mark nicely placed on the top flap with "EYE" arrival c.d.s. on the front; the contents have the "Please to Pay BARNETT HOARES AND CO./on account of IPSWICH BANK" (MA301b) imprint but unusually endorsed "Needham Market" at top. Most unusual to find a straight-line mileage type on a Mulready. £150
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SAXMUNDHAM - 1d MULREADY ENVELOPE USED WITH INDECIPHERABLE BLACK MALTESE CROSS; 15 Aug. 1841 usage of the Stereo A156 1d Black Mulready envelope to Lowestoft (fine "LOWESTOFF" c.d.s. on side-flap) cancelled by a very poor 'clogged' black Saxmundham Maltese Cross with a matching recognisable but light "SAXMUNDHAM" c.d.s. on the front. Clearly the P.O. staff were not doing their cleaning...! £70
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STOWMARKET - MATCHED 1d MULREADY PAIR (ENVELOPE + LETTER-SHEET) WITH PRINTED ADDRESSES, ETC.; 4 Jan. + 12 Feb. 1841 usages of the Stereo A178 1d Mulready env. (faults & toning) and the Stereo A2 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (v. fine) both with the rare "To the/East of England Bank," address (completed for Bury & Eye) cancelled by fair and mainly v. fine orange-red Stowmarket Maltese Crosses with matching mainly fine orange-red "STOWMARKET" c.d.s.'s on the reverse; both have the identical "Please to credit the East of England Bank,/Stowmarket" imprints (MA305a & MA305b) inside. Rare pair; the 12 Feb. 1841 cover has the latest known 'Red' Stowmarket MX - the black ink was introduced around the country from 10 Feb. 1841 at varying dates. (2 covers) £160
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STOWMARKET - BARCLAY BANK IMPRINT 1d MULREADY WITH TOTALLY OMITTED MALTESE CROSS; 27 Sept. 1841 usage of the Stereo A76 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (some creasing) to Fakenham (partial arrival c.d.s. on the top flap) entirely uncancelled in spite of having a mainly fine "STOWMARKET" c.d.s. on the top flap AND some offset of a Maltese Cross in the top centre of that flap (suggesting a pile of Mulreadies all cancelled except for this one), having "Messrs, Barclay & Co...on account of Oakes, Bevan & Co., Stowmarket Bank" imprint inside (MA308a). Rare error leaving the Mulready uncancelled like this. £140
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STOWMARKET - BANK IMPRINT 1d MULREADY WITH 'CLOGGED' BLACK MALTESE CROSS; 19 Mar. 1841 usage of the Stereo A7 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (some creasing) to Hadleigh (arrival c.d.s. on the front) cancelled by poor 'clogged' Stowmarket black Maltese Cross matching the very fine c.d.s. on the reverse, having "London and Westminster Bank...Stowmarket" imprint inside (MA305e; the only known example?). £100
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WOODBRIDGE - MATCHED PAIR OF 1d MULREADY ENVELOPES WITH RED (LATE USAGE) OR BLACK MXs; 12 Feb. 1841 & 18 Aug. 1841 usages of the 1d Black Mulready envelopes (Stereos A140 & A174) to London/Saxmundham cancelled by fine matching orange-red or black Woodbridge Maltese Crosses, with partly fine orange-red or black "WOODBRIDGE" c.d.s.'s on the reverse. Good pair; the 12 Feb. 1841 red MX is a late usage (the latest recorded in this colour from this P.O.). (2 covers) £150
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WOODBRIDGE - 1d MULREADY ENVELOPE WITH WAFER SEAL & ORIGINAL CONTENTS; 10 Mar. 1841 usage of the Stereo A177 1d Black Mulready envelope (sealed by a fine "B" in circle white wafer seal) to London cancelled (clear of Britannia) by a light black Woodbridge Maltese Cross matching the mainly fine "WOODBRIDGE" c.d.s. on the reverse; unusually with the original enclosed letter from the Vicar of Worlingworth. Unusual cancellation error and usage. £110
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WOODBRIDGE - LATE USAGE 1d MULREADY LETTER-SHEET WITH "907" NUMERAL CANCEL; 17 June 1844 usage of the 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (Stereo no. lost; minor creasing etc. to London cancelled by a partial Woodbridge "907" Numeral ; 1st month of use) matching the fine "WOODBRIDGE" c.d.s. on the top flap. Rare late usage. £140
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WRENTHAM - RARE 1d MULREADY LETTER-SHEET USAGE WITH "PENNY POST" MARK; 18 Nov. 1840 usage of the 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (Stereo no. lost; some wear and toning) to Bury cancelled by a fair red Wrentham Maltese Cross with a mainly very fine black "Wrentham/Penny Post" alongside and no backstamps. The only recorded Mulready with this scarce Penny Post marking. £150
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SALISBURY/HINDON 1d POST & OTHER MARKS: 1781-1863 collection of covers inc. 1781 EL, with fine encircled 'POST/PAID' h.s., reverse with fine unrecorded (6mm serif caps x 40mm) 'HINDON' mark, 1840 E with fine. 'HINDON/NO1/A' double arc,1833,35,37 E's (6) with fair to fine 'HINDON' undated double arcs & 1833,40 & 42 E's (5) with fair to fine 'Hingdon/Penny Post' & "N.01" marks. With few thimbles & numerals noted elsewhere. (33 covers) £150
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SALISBURY/VILLAGE COVERS BALANCE PART 1: 1846-87 collection of covers inc. 14 Dec. 1846 E from London-Elm to Dorset with m/s '1'd & partial 'London-Elm' UDC in red & good 'SALISBURY/DE14/1846/2' skeleton, 14 Dec. 1846 E London Elm via Salisbury to Shaftesbury with m/s '1'd in red, with good 'Ludwell' UDC. & 'SALISBURY/JA 2/1847/2' skeleton. Also 12 Jan 1849 env. Barford to Salisbury with 1d red tied by a weak numeral h.s., near a v.good 'BARFORD' UDC, reverse with partial Salisbury c.d.s. in red & '7 Apr. 1919 'Harnham Gate' PPC with 1/2d brown tied by a partial but rare 'EXPERIMENTAL/PORTON SALISBURY/7:15.PM/7AP/19' c.d.s. (8 covers, 2 cards & 2 items) £180
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SALISBURY/VILLAGE COVERS BALANCE PART 2: 1838-90 collection of covers inc. 15 July 1838 EL from Wilton to Chelsea bearing a weak boxed 'Hounslow/Penny Post' h.s. & a v.good s/l 'Wilton' black h.s., reverse with a good 'SALISBURY/JY 15/1838' c.d.s., 29 Mar. 1845 EL Wilton to New York with m/s 1/- in red & partial paid tombstone h.s. in red & v.good s/l 'Wilton' & oval 'I/MR 31/H' h.s., near a partial 'SALISBURY/MR29/1845/D' c.d.s (18 covers) £140
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ABBEYDALE/DRIFFIELD 20th CENTURY P.H. COLLECTION: 1905-1953 PPCs mainly with a variety of rubber cancellations inc. 12 Sept 1910 'Woodmans Cottage' PPC to Sheffield bearing 1/2d. tied by a good 'ABBEYDALE/SHEFFIELD AU 26/10' d.s., 29 Dec 1919 'Bainbridge Fall' PPC from Bainbridge to Whitley with 1/2d green (2) tied by good 'BAINBRIDGE/ASKRIGG YORKS' c.d.s. Also 24 May 1904 'Illustrated Songs' colour PPC from Birstwith to Leeds with 1/2d green tied by weak 'BIRSTWITH/B/MY 24' skeleton. (91 PPC's) £180
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AYSGARTH/LEEDS + BRADFORD COLLECTION: 1815-1976 Aysgarth/Leeds PPCs (175) with a variety of squared circles (GOMERSAL, etc.), 1892 Hull hand-drawn env. with 1/2d. orange (2); plus 1815-1976 Bradford covers/cards (c.50) inc. 1815 'BRADFORD Y' , 1841 scarce red boxed 'Bradford Yorks/Penny Post', 1841 Bradford boxed 'Paid/1d' & scarce boxed 'TOO LATE' h.s., etc., etc. Good variety. (c.300 covers/cards & few pieces). £200
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BRIDLINGTON/CASTLEFORD/DEWSBURY COLLECTION: 1835-1979 collection of covers & cards inc. 11 Aug. 1840 pair of E's both from Bridlington to Beverley charged m/s 1d with good 'BRIDLINGTON/AU 11/1840' Skeleton d.s.'s, 1841 Catterick 'TOO LATE' on 1d Red cover, 1847 'BRIDLINGTON-QUAY' U.D.C. in blue, 1835/8 pair of DEWSBURY UDCs (one local 1d rate & with printed contents), 1843/45 pair of 1d Red Es with mainly fine scarce early DEWSBURY Skeletons, mainly very fine UDCs of BATLEY (red), MIRFIELD (2; both red) & THORNHILL (2; blue or red), other 1d Reds, Duplexes, KEVII PPCs (inc. real photos), and some QEII. (Approx. 124 covers & 180 cards, few pieces) £180
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HALIFAX & HUDDERSFIELD COLLECTION: 1814-1973 covers & cards inc. 1814 Halifax millage c.d.s. (2), Uniform 4d post 12 Dec 1839 EL Halifax to Manchester with m/s 4d & 'Not Known', 3 Sept. 1840 EL to Philadelphia 'Per Steamer Britannia' with mainly fine 'PAID/at/HALIFAX' oval in red, 1841 boxed 'Brighouse/Penny Post' h.s. in blue plus mainly fine red 'HALIFAX/OC14/1841' skeleton, fine 1832 oval 'PAID/at/HUDDERSFIELD', 1835 m/s '2' with fair 'Huddersfield/Penny Post', 1844 'HUDDERSFIELD' blue-green skeleton, 1851 'ALMONDBURY' UDC in green, etc. Very good study - especially of KEVII/KGV period. (Approx. 120 covers & 160 cards & few pieces) (Approx. 38 covers & 150 cards) £360
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LEEDS - NUMERALS, DUPLEXES, & RUBBERS COLLECTION; 1849-1920 covers & PPCs inc. registered 1849 EL with m/s 6d in red & 2d blue (defects), 1852 registered E charged 8d (2d blue x 3 in a strip & 2d, vert. crease through two), 1881 env. with 1d Venetian-Red with 'C&Co./B' perfin (Ind Coope & Co. Brewery, Burton-on-Trent), a variety of rubber h.s. cancellations inc. 1900 Parcel Post 'LEEDS/NORTH STREET (LCF)' label with QV 5d, 1904 'Parcel Post 'BRADFORD QDD/ 334, LEEDS ROAD' label, 1914 'LOTHERSDALE/KEIGHLEY' temporary rubber h.s., 1909 'Camp Marske' PPC with v. fine 'MARSKE/BY/THE/SEA YORKSHIRE' d.s., etc., etc. Good lot. (55 covers, 175 PPCs, 3 Parcel Post Labels & a few pieces) £260
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LEEDS & VILLAGES - PENNY POSTS & DATESTAMPS COLLECTION FROM QV TO KGV AND MORE; 1835-1976 covers/cards inc. 1840 red oval 'PAID at/LEEDS' with h.s. '1d' & with fine boxed 'Millbridge/Penny post', 1835 v.fine boxed 'Kirkstall/Penny Post' h.s., 1840 E oval red 'PAID at/LEEDS' & '1d' h.s, and an excellent range of local village thimble c.d.s.'s on KEVII-QEII PPCs and some village duplexes with little duplication. Good lot. (Approx 70 covers, 120 cards & 30 other items) £200
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NORMANTON & PONTEFRACT COLLECTION - PRESTAMP TO 20th CENTURY: 1801-1989 covers/cards inc. 1801 'PONTEFRACT' horseshoe, 1815 'PONTEFRACT/'181' boxed mileage, 1855 'WHITWOOD' UDC, KEVII-KGV PPCs with great variety of thimbles, 1898 fine '1d/48' & boxed 'Contains writing in/ the nature of a letter/ 0.48', 1849 1d pink env. with v.fine blue 'CARLTON' UDC, some QEII machine/slogan cancels on cover, etc. (95 covers & 151 cards) £180
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RICHMOND, RIPON & ROTHERHAM: 1791-1980 covers/cards inc. 1791 mainly very fine 'RIPPON' (note spelling), v. fine 1795 RIPON Horseshoe, scarce framed Penny Post, 1845 v.fine blue 'ROTHERHAM/*' skeleton, 1844 EL with v.fine 'WATH-UPON-DEARNE' UDC, 1850 scarce blue encircled 'RICHMOND YORK/7' Skeleton, pair of red PATELEY BRIDGE UDCs, few 1d Reds, KEVII PPCs, and a range of QEII P.Due covers, etc. (46 covers & 131 cards) £180
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SCARBOROUGH, SHIPLEY & SKIPTON: 1756-1978 collection of covers/cards inc. 1756 fine 'SCAR/BOROUGH', 1791 v.fine 'SCAR/BOROUGH', 1794 v.fine circular 'SCARBOROUGH', 1821 v.fine 'SCARBOROUGH/236', 1840 v.fine blue 'SCARBOROUGH/P(?)' Skeleton c.d.s. (crease), 1845 Grassington 'GRASSINGTON'' UDC in blue, and a significant collection of KEVII to KGV PPCs (some good view cards) bearing Duplexes & single-ring cancels, with QEII machine/slogan marks on covers. Useful lot. ( Approx. 55 covers, 260 cards & 15 other items) £200
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SHEFFIELD & SUB-OFFICES: 1790-1989 collection of covers/cards inc. 1790 EL with fine 'SHEFFIELD/163' horseshoe 1st-Type mileage mark in red, 1815 EL to Wakefield with weak to fair red 'SHEFFIELD/169' mark, 1835 E to York v.fine 'SHEFFIELD' h.s. & boxed red 'TOO/LATE' h.s. plus a quantity of QEII machine/slogan marks on covers. A variety of Sub office c.d.s. from; Darnall, Dore, Ecclesfield, Frenchville, Greenhill, Handsworth, Malin Bridge, etc. (Approx. 86 covers, 220 cards & c.35 sundry items, pieces, etc) £300
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YORKSHIRE-SMALL TOWNS/VILLAGES COLLECTION: 1832-1968 covers/cards (chiefly 20th century) with great variety of scarcer Duplexes, single ring, double circles & machine cancellations, etc. inc.; Carlton, Escrick, Kirby Moorside, Mirfield, Liversedge, Old Ham, Otley, Red Car, Heckmondwike, Hawes, Horse House & Slaidburn, etc. Better items noted include 1839 v.fine 'Escrick' h.s., 1847 1d pink env. with 'KIRBY-MOORSIDE blue UDC, 1848 'CASTLE-HOWARD' UDC in blue/green, and some post-1939 items. Extensive and interesting study of material from the smaller post-towns or villages. (Approx. 540 covers/cars & few pieces) £400
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YORKSHIRE UDCs BALANCE: 1833-1853 covers inc. 1833/6 prestamp group (6 - all mainly v. fine - ADDINGHAM - rare pre-1840 - GOOLE, GUISBOROUGH, PICKERING, TADCASTER, SNAITH. THIRSK & WHITWELL) and mainly very fine 1840+ group; BENTHAM (7 inc. red or blue; one with unpaid m/s "2"), BOWES, BRAMHAM (2), BURTON-IN-LONSDALE, CLIFFORD-YORKS., CROWLE, DELPH, DENT (blue), REDCAR, SEDBURGH, SNAITH (2; one blue), SOWERBY, THORP-ARCH (2; one with 1d Red Imperf. tied by Numeral plus blue-green "LEEDS" arrival c.d.s., the other with tears) & UPPERMILL (red) . (33 covers) £140
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"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. £80
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SHETLAND (INC. RARE "BURRAVOE" S. LINE), OUTER/INNER HEBRIDES, "MISSENT/TO/ INVERNESS", ETC.; 1820-c.1945 covers/cards (mainly pre-1900, almost all ex Islands) inc. rare fine 1836 "BRODICK" (Isle of Arran), 1820/32 trio with different "STORNOWAY" mileage/removed types, 1856 1d Red env. to Lerwick with very fine very rare grey-green Shetland village "BURRAVOE" straight-line, 1861 very fine blue-black boxed "MISSENT/TO.INVERNESS" (to Durness!), 1903 Iceland PC to Germany but landed in the Shetlands with v. fine "LERWICK" transit c.d.s. (as there was no Ship Letter mark at this date). Good lot. (29 covers/cards + 2 pieces) PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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REVENUE - SCOTTISH PAPER DUTY STAMP; c1848 a large (152 x 145 mm) blue and black Scottish paper duty stamp tied to a piece of wrapper for a ream of paper by "Crowned CHARGED ON MAKER/PAPER DUTY/MAH/541" h.s. and a fine h.s. "4". Creased creased and rubbed but fine for this. PHOTO - see page 18. £120
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ABERYSTWYTH - THE RARE VIVID RED MALTESE CROSS; 13 Nov. 1840 E from Aberystwyth to Coventry bearing a fine 1d black plate 2 SG tied by a vivid red MX, on reverse across the join is a clear red "AB(E)RISTWITH" h.s. Rockoff & Jackson only record one other cover with the vivid red MX. PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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NEWCASTLE EMLYN - RARE USE OF 1d BLACK; 16 Oct. 1840 EL from Newcastle Emlyn to Aberystwyth bearing a fine four margined (close at top) plate 2 FH (without ray flaw) 1d black. On reverse is a red "NEWCASTLE EMLYN" UDC. A scarce Welsh useage from a small village. PHOTO - see page 19. £180
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