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1837 (12 July) "An Act for regulating the sending and receiving of Letters and Packets by the Post free from the Duty of Postage"; twelve pages, fine £80-100
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1837 (12 July) "An Act for consolidating the Laws relative to Offenses against the Post Office of the United Kingdom and for regulating judicial Administration of the Post Office Laws, and for explaining certain Terms and Expressions employed in those Laws."; twenty-six pages, some staining and notes £120-150
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1837 (17 July) "An Act to impose Rates of Packet Postage on East India Letters, and to amend certain Acts relating to the Post Office."; fine £80-100
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1838 (14 Aug.) "An Act for imposing Rates of Postage on the Conveyance of Letters by Packet Boats between Places in the Mediterranean and other Parts."; four pages, fine £80-100
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1838 (14 Aug.) "An Act to provide for the Conveyance of the Mails by Railways";
eight pages, fine £60-80
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1839 (17 Aug.) "An Act for the further Regulation of the Duties on Postage until the Fifth Day of October One thousand eight hundred and forty."; six pages, fine £60-80
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1844 (29 July) "An Act for the better Regulation of Colonial Posts."; four pages, fine £60-80
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1847 (22 July) "An Act for giving further Facilities for the Transmission of Letters by Post, and for the regulating the Duties of Postage thereon, and for other Purposes relating to the Post Office"; six pages, fine £80-100
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1849 (28 July) "An Act for enabling Colonial Legislatures to establish Inland Posts."; three pages, minor staining £60-80
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1855 (15 June) "An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Stamp Duties on Newspapers, and to provide for the Transmission by Post of printed periodical Publications.";
four pages, fine £80-100
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1860 (23 March) "An Act to transfer to the Postmaster General Securities entered into with the Commissioners of the Admiralty in relation to the Packet Service."; two pages, fine £60-80
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1860 (6 Aug.) "An Act to authorise the Commissioners of the Treasury to further regulate the Postage on redirected Letters of Commissioned and Warrant Officers, Seamen, and Soldiers whilst on actual Service."; four pages, fine £60-80
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1871 (29 June) "An Act for the further regulation of the Duties on Postage"; three pages, minor faults £50-60
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1842 (Oct. 6) - 1890 (20 Oct.), eight editions of "The Times" with references to Postage Stamps, mostly relating to the issue of new stamps but the first referring to "Stamp Collector"; good to fine £300-400
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1837 Wyon City Medal in bronze, enclosed in red leather case with gold tooled crown and "1837-1897.". Cat. £1,000. Photo £300-400
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A145, dated 30 May 1840, addressed to Maidstone and with a fine, upright and almost central red Maltese Cross cancellation and light receiving house marking, dated marking on reverse, opening well for display; a little wrinkled and soiled but fine and attractive. Photo £150-200
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A8, dated 21 May 1840, from Bath to Ipswich, central red Maltese Cross cancellation, with interesting and pertinent contents: "This is the first of these "envelopes" that I have seen - the pink and blue threads which you observe in it are to prevent forgeries..... As the postage is now so cheap, I could not resist sending you one penny worth.... Have you seen any of the envelopes? I think they are the strangest looking things I ever saw, particularly after so much was said (before their appearance) of their beauty and elegance"; dated markings on reverse. Fine. Photo £400-500
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A8, dated 8 Nov. 1840, from Belfast to Perthshire, two red Maltese Cross cancellations (one at left), dated markings on reverse, pre printing paper folds, mostly affecting the "postage" panel on reverse; some creases, wrinkles and tiny perimeter faults. Photo £100-120
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A19, dated 4 June 1840, addressed to Southampton, superb red Maltese Cross cancellation in a scarlet vermilion shade, with interesting contents in a childs hand (with corrections made by an adult) referring to a caricature which had been enclosed "I send you a comic envelope which I think very funny, particularly the 'The Rights of Postage'"; slightly strengthened along the folds, and with amusing "Please Dont" cat and mouse seal. Photo £350-400
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A68 dated 28 July 1840, used from Warwick to London, watery red Maltese Cross cancellation, dated markings on reverse; filing folds, good. Photo £100-120
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A233 (scarce forme 6), with Edinburgh Life Assurance Company advertisement (with Head office, 24 George Street, July 1840 at lower left, Specialised MA118a), dated 4 July 1841, addressed to Peebles, light black Maltese Cross cancellation, dated markings on reverse; fine and attractive. Photo £150-200
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a208, dated 6 May 1850, used from Sunderland to Newcastle, bold "761" barred oval cancellation, dated markings on reverse; small strengthened tear on front, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo £400-500
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Spooner, envelopes 2 and 5, unused; the first slightly toned £60-80
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1851 (10 Jan.) Valentines "nation shall not lift up sword against nation" envelope, franked 1841-53 1d. Plate 101, GG, touched at left, tear at upper right, tied by unclear barred oval cancellation and with "since the flight of the pope from rome" label on reverse, tied by blue Newnham c.d.s.; a few light stains, scarce. R.P.S. certificate (2012). Photo £1,200-1,500
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1864 (9 Sept.) "The Alliance National" illustrated advertising envelope, addressed to London, franked 1d. Plate 92, QD, with "WC/5" barred oval and red "mwda" inspectors marking alongside; dated markings on reverse, fine £100-120
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1875 (13 Feb.) blue bordered Valentine envelope, inscribed around the edges "I sent it, the Postman bought it/stamped with love/sealed with kisses. you received it who'd have thought it.", franked 1d. with "365" duplex cancellation of Hinckley, addressed locally; small flap tear on reverse; fine £80-100
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1891-1919 selection of thirty-six, mostly Victorian, hand-illustrated envelope fronts by the famous cartoonist and engraver John Mathieson addressed to various members of his family and arranged in an album; topics include art, football, rail, travel and many are satirical. Generally good to fine. An interesting group £1,500-2,000
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1900-04, ten hand coloured envelopes addressed to Miss Barham or Miss Crunden in Kent; some with parts of flap missing. Good to fine. Photo £1,200-1,400
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1903-04 ten hand illustrated envelope fronts, addressed to Mrs. Enthoven in Wales; fine and attractive. Photo £650-700
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1945-55, forty-three hand illustrated cards, drawn by A.J.G. Clayton and sent to his friend Albert T. Harris at Kingston on Thames. Clayton and Harris held regular meetings, the times of which were confirmed by Clayton by these charming cards; very fine and rare. Photo £8,500-9,000
Provenance: Hassan Shaida. May 2005
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AE (double letter E), large margins, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £180-220
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CB, good to large margins all round, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation; thin spot and manuscript "1840" on reverse. Superb appearance. Photo £160-180
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GL, good margins all round, light red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £120-150
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ID, large balanced margins all round, central and practically complete red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £150-200
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KH, MB, QF, Plate 1b AK, CL, KA, OL, SB, SC, TH, Plate 2 CL, DD, GH, GL, MG, NG, OA, QI, RL, SL, TD, TL (2), Plate 3 KH, NF, TH, Plate 4 HC, MA, NG, OB, Plate 6 AC, DA, LA (on piece with "L" in circle late fee marking), PK, Plate 8 DB, DL, HF, KC, Plate 9 IG, NC (on entire, poor), OH; mostly four margined examples, a few small faults but chiefly good to fine £1,250-1,500
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LD greyish-black shade, a very worn impression, good to very large margins all round, tied to entire, dated 4 July 1840, addressed to the Isle of Ely, by a fine red Maltese Cross cancellation in a pinkish shade; light horizontal filing fold well clear of the adhesive, tiny inclusion or flaw in margin at right not detracting from this most attractive entire. Photo £350-450
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LF, good to large margins all round, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £120-150
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LJ grey-black shade showing moderate Plate wear, good to large margins all round, slightly oily red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £120-150
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OK greyish black shade showing moderate Plate wear, good to large margins all round, light red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £150-200
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PH greyish-black shade showing considerable Plate wear, good to large margins all round, light red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and attractive. Photo £200-250
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QJ, good to large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £120-150
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SJ intense black shade, good to very large margins all round, tied to piece by a very fine and crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and rare in this condition. Specialised AS1f, £1,100 (off piece). Photo £300-350
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TC greyish-black shade, a very worn impression, part of sheet margin at foot and good to very large margins other sides, tied to entire letter, dated 13 Nov. 1840, addressed
to Gloucester; light horizontal filing fold well clear of the adhesive, small scuff in the north west corner. A fine and attractive entire letter. Photo £300-400
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TI-TJ horizontal pair, close or just touched at left, large margins other sides, black Maltese Cross cancellations, on entire letter, dated 10 Oct. 1840, addressed to Dundee, on reverse boxed "perth/oc 10/1840" margins, not tied but fine. Also Plate 5 NC, close to large margins all round, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation in an orange-vermilion shade to entire letter, dated 11 Nov. 1840, addressed to Edinburgh with a similar boxed Perth d.s. on reverse; a fine pair of Perth entires. The first with B.P.A. Certificate (2013). Photo £1,200-1,400
Note: The entire bearing the pair is most unusual use, outside London, of the black Maltese Cross for this date. This is not one of the several examples recorded by Rockoff and Jackson dated between 16 Sept. and 29 Oct. 1840 with similar irregular early use of black cancelling ink at Perth
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AA part of sheet margin at left and good to large margins other sides, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation in an orange-pink shade; fine and attractive. Photo £300-400
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BA, good to large margins all round, slightly oily red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £100-120
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BK, good to large margins all round, light red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and attractive. Photo £150-200
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CG, good to large margins all round, parts of two red Maltese Cross cancellations; fine. Photo £120-150
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DB (roller flaw), good to large margins all round, parts of two red Maltese Cross cancellations; fine. Photo £140-160
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DG-DH horizontal pair (both with roller flaws), a little close at upper right, otherwise good margins, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellations; pressed creases, fine appearance. Photo £150-200
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