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Walter Windham. 1911 (Sep 15) Dark brown London to Windsor postcard franked KGV ½d, written and signed by Walter Windham, the organiser of the Aerial Post, to the Hon. Elaine Jenkins. The message reads "This colour is a better one than last, yrs sinc. W. Windham". Four areas of surface loss to reverse corners not affecting the message or signature, otherwise fine and a scarce card from Windham. Photo on Page 16. £240-280
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C.H Greswell and W. Windham. 1911 (Sep 9) Bright green London to Windsor envelope (Sep 12, 6PM arrival backstamp of Reading suggesting it was flown on flight 7 on the morning of Sep 12th), the front signed "C.H Greswell" and "W. Windham". Two small scrapes to top edge, otherwise fine and very scarce with signatures of both the pilot and the organiser of the Aerial Post. Photo on Page 16. £350-400
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Walter Lendon, designer of the stationery. 1911 (Sep 16) Dark green Windsor to London postcard with KGV ½d tied superb Windsor c.d.s code "2", a Cricklewood arrival c.d.s (Sep 18, 12.15 am) carried on the second flight on Sep 17th, boldly signed on the front "Warwick Lendon", an uncommon signature on a Windsor card. Photo on Page 18. £180-220
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Argentina. 1911 (Sep 16) Red-brown emergency printing "flap-embossed" London to Windsor envelope flown in the opposite direction to which it was intended, from Windsor to London. Franked KGV ½d and 1d (2) for the correct 2½d rate to Junin, Buenos Ayres with arrival backstamp. Very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 18. £350-400
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Austria. 1911 (Sep 11) Bright green London to Windsor envelope sent to Vienna, redirected to Munich and then to Birmingham franked KGV 1d and KEVII 1½d tied by code "3" c.d.s, two Wien datestamps and a Munchen c.d.s on the front. Fine and very unusual. £150-180
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Belgium and Germany. 1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor olive-green postcards to Belgium franked KGV ½d + 1d (therefore overpaid ½d) with Brussels arrival c.d.s on the front (Sept 13), or to Germany franked KGV ½d + KEVII ½d, both fine. (2). £150-180
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France and Switzerland. 1911 (Sep 15) London to Windsor red-brown postcards to France franked KGV ½d (2) with Bruncy arrival c.d.s (Sep 26) or to Switzerland franked KGV ½d + 1d (therefore overpaid ½d) with Castagnola arrival c.d.s (Sep 27), both cards flown by Hamel on flight 15 on Sept 25th when he had to make a forced landing at Langley, the mail then being driven to Windsor. The Switzerland card a little soiled, otherwise fine. (2). £150-180
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Hong Kong. 1911 (Sep 14) Green London to Windsor Aerial Post envelope addressed to Hong Kong, with an arrival backstamp (Oct. 9), letter enclosed. Light vertical fold with two tears at upper edge and part flap missing, still a very reasonable looking cover to a very scarce destination. Photo on Page 18. £150-200
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Ireland. 1911 (Sep 12) London to Windsor red-brown postcard to Leenane, Co. Galway with code "3" c.d.s, no arrival datestamp but endorsed received on Sept 20th, very fine. Also a dark brown card with Sept 9th c.d.s addressed to H.M.S "Euryalus", 3rd Division Home Fleet, c/o Genl. Post Office. (2). £120-150
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USA. 1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor cards (2) and a cover all to the USA, comprising a red-brown postcard written from the Army & Navy Stores only franked ½d but not surcharged, a dark green card franked KGV ½d + KEVII ½d, and a bright green envelope franked 1d with Niagara Falls backstamp (Sep 21). The envelope with minor faults, the cards fine. (3). £130-160
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Other destinations. London to Windsor postcards comprising green cards addressed to Canada or South Africa both with KGV ½d (2) tied by Sept 9th code "2" c.d.s, dark brown postcard to New Zealand franked KGV ½d (2) tied Sept 13th c.d.s, and red-brown card to Australia only franked KGV ½d tied by Sept 14th code "1" c.d.s, therefore with "T" mark of London and "1d" charge mark of Sydney. No arrival backstamps and a few faults, the card to Canada very fine. (4). £180-220
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1844 Numeral. 1844 (May 1) Large part letter (side flaps removed) with a 1d red (3 margins) cancelled by "498" numeral of Manchester, a clear MY 1 datestamp on reverse and a Wilmslow undated circle on the front. A rare first day use of the numeral cancels which replaced the Maltese Cross on May 1st. Photo on Page 18. £200-250
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1850 (Dec 24) Cover to Stone bearing a 1d red, four good margins, cancelled by blue "BURSLEM" datestamp with a second strike alongside, backstamped at Newcastle and Stone. A light diagonal crease crosses the stamp, otherwise fine, an exceptional cancellation on an imperf stamp. S.G. £8,000. Photo on Page 18. £1,800-2,000
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Coloured Cancels. 1850-55 Covers with imperf 1d reds tied by numerals 29, 583 or 720 in blue or 810 in brown, or bearing a perforated 1d red tied by numeral 40 in brown. (5). £150-200
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Coloured Cancels. 1857 Cover from Barrhead to Paisley with a 1d red tied by a fine Scottish "367" numeral in green, light crease crosses the stamp and small fault to address panel caused by the wax seal from another cover, otherwise fine and scarce. £100-120
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Spoons. 1864-64 Covers (29) and pieces (5) mainly with 1d reds, all cancelled by spoons including covers from Bridgenorth (2), Burton Upon Trent (2), Shrewsbury (7, two types), Worcester (3), Leamington, etc. (34). £220-280
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1850-1979 Covers and cards (33), stamps and pieces (16) and Parcel Post labels (6) all from unusual offices including Quarries, Northern Ireland Parliament, Congdons Shop at Launceston, British Legion Village, markets, Commercial Sale Rooms, Baltic Coffee House, Burlington House, Gresham House, RAC Club, Stock Exchange, Royal Courts of Justice, etc. Also 1850 cover and entire letter to Italy (with two "Returnd for Postage" handstamps) both with fancy framed "SUDBROOK / PARK" handstamp, and three items with London Postal School cancels. (58). £250-300
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Hotels. 1872-1959 Covers (9), stamps and pieces (7), Parcel Post labels (5), a telegram and C.O.P with cancels of the Hotel Cecil (including a registered cover with KEVII ½d - 3d), Westminster Palace Hotel, Langham Place Hotel, Grand Hotel Building Eastbourne, Star & Garter Hotel Richmond (also a piece of notepaper with an engraving of the hotel), etc. (26). £220-260
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Hop/Wool Exchanges. 1892-1913 Registered covers (4) and a Parcel Post label with datestamps of Wool Exchange E.C (2) or Hop Exchange E.C (3) including 1907 2d envelope to Germany insured for £84 and bearing KEVII 2½d, 6d and 1/-. (5). £140-160
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Hospitals/Schools. 1902-85 Covers and cards (25), pieces (5) and Parcel Post labels (2) with cancels of hospitals, sanatorium, schools or colleges, also 1913 card and piece with Orphans Home, Bridge of Weir c.d.s. (32). £110-120
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1840 Entire to Richmond Hill with red Strand 1py Paid and an octagonal PD datestamp dated OC 15, obliterated by a red Maltese Cross and replaced by a similar red datestamp showing the correct OC 21 date. An exceptional Maltese Cross use. Photo on Page 18. £700-800
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1841 (Jan 26) Entire letter from Spilsby to Gloucestershire bearing 1840 2d (faults) tied by a red Maltese Cross with two further strikes on the front. Spilsby applied an additional Maltese Cross to covers between September 1840 and April 1842, 37 such covers being recorded by Rockoff and Jackson in "The Maltese Cross"; just two of these bore two additional Maltese Crosses and just one bore a 1840 2d blue. Horizontal file crease, an attractive and scarce cover despite the stamp faults. Photo on Page 18. £500-600
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1843 Entire letter from Preston to Macclesfield bearing a 1d red (four margins, close at upper right) cancelled by a blue Maltese Cross. S.G. £1,700. £250-300
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1843-44 Entire letters and covers each bearing a single 1d red (seven with four margins) tied by Maltese Crosses containing the numbers 2 (2), 3 (3), 4, 5 (2), 8, 10 (2) or 11. (12). £600-800
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1843-44 Entire to Guernsey with a 2d blue (four margins but crossed by heavy file fold) tied by a fine number "5" in Maltese Cross, and entire letters bearing two 1d reds (one with four margins) or three 1d reds all tied by number "3" in Maltese Crosses. (3). £180-220
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1843-44 1d Pink envelopes cancelled by numbers "2" or "7" (3 covers) in Maltese Crosses. (4). £160-180
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1887 Piece cut from a Money Order form with Edinburgh M.O.O c.d.s dated DE 23, obliterated by a Maltese Cross and replaced by a DE 24 c.d.s. A remarkable late use of the Maltese Cross handstamp. £80-100
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London. 1859 (Jan 15) Entire letter franked 1d cancelled by the small "683/E" experimental cancel with four central pins, London and Newmarket backstamps, light vertical file fold through the stamp otherwise fine. A very early use of this scarce cancel in London, ex Maximus Collection. Photo on Page 18. £250-300
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London. 1874 (Feb 18) Large part Queen Anne's Bounty circular bearing 1870 ½d tied by the small "683/E" experimental cancel with four central pins, no backstamps but dated within the letter, a very late use of this scarce experimental cancel in London. Also single 1d reds (2, one with some trimmed perfs) and 6d chestnut plate 11 all with the same cancel. (4). Photo on Page 22. £300-350
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Liverpool. c.1855 1d Red 'stars' with a superb strike of the "466" experimental numeral cancel incorporating six pins, very rare, no examples known on cover. Photo on Page 45. £150-200
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Liverpool. c.1855 2d Blue 'stars' on piece with a complete and superb strike of the "466" experimental numeral cancel incorporating six pins, very rare, no examples known on cover. Photo on Page 45. £250-350
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Liverpool. 1856 (Mar 26) Piece with a 1d red 'stars' tied by the Liverpool experimental datestamp with code "RI" below the date, the town name and the three arcs at the base entirely composed of dots, one strike virtually complete with small portions of two further strikes. A rare cancel, only known used as a cancellation for a few days at the end of March 1856. Photo on Page 45. £200-250
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Liverpool. 1856 (Mar 28) Entire letter to London with a 1d red tied by the same experimental datestamp, arrival backstamp, a rare cancel. Photo on Page 22. £500-600
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Liverpool. 1856 (Mar 29) Entire letter to Ireland with a 1d red tied by an unusually fine strike of the same experimental datestamp, Irish arrival backstamps, a light vertical fold through the stamp, otherwise fine and a rare cancel. Photo on Page 22. £500-600
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Liverpool. 1856 Stampless entire letter from Switzerland charged 8d and 1857 cover from USA charged 1/- both showing the same Liverpool dotted datestamp with code "AI", the 1856 example in blue. Also two 1857 covers showing Liverpool datestamps with two dotted arcs at base, the town name now in solid lettering. (4). £150-200
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Various cork cancels and other dumb type obliterators on mainly QV stamps and pieces (129) and Parcel Post labels (12, including 1884 first type Parcels Post label of Lower Rd, London S.E franked 3d), including circles and squares of bars or dots, geometric patterns, "GPO" within oval, letters, erasure handstamps and inspectors marks, straight line "CHELSEA" on a Parcel Post label, also an 1870 entire from Manchester to Mexico franked 3/- with red "PD" obliterated by a segmented cork handstamp and replaced by "PP". An unusual and interesting group. (142). Photo on Page 45 £350-400
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1874-94 Covers (23), stamps or pieces (9) all cancelled in London with cork cancels, mainly circles or ovals of bars, also star type cancels with a central letter and various "W" handstamps used at the Western District Office. (32). £250-300
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1883-1956 Covers and cards with various odd dumb cancels, an unusual lot. (29). £80-100
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Broughton. 1858 Entire sent locally in Broughton with a 1d red cancelled by four bars, backstamped at Broughton in Furness, a very scarce cancel. Photo on Page 22. £120-150
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Bellshill. 1834 Part entire (side flaps removed) sent within Glasgow with "GLASGOW / PENNY POST" and "2" handstamps, backstamped with a Glasgow datestamp and an exceptionally fine "BELLSHILL / (crown) / P.O" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, the lower flap cut off and reapplied onto the upper flap to display the entire Bellshill handstamp. Scarce so fine. £100-120
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Sutterton. 1843 (Feb 2) Entire to London bearing a 1d red (two margins) tied by a Maltese Cross with "SUTTERTON / (crown)" mailbag seal handstamp applied below the stamp, backstamped at Spalding and London. A rare and unusually clear use of this mailbag seal on cover, with R.P.S Certificate (1984). Photo on Page 22. £400-500
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Knowle. 1847 1d Pink postal stationery envelope cancelled by the numeral "79", backstamped by "KNOWLE" intaglio mailbag seal, partly overstruck by a Birmingham datestamp, scarce and unusual. £150-200
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1852 Wrapper to London with a 1d red (4 margins) tied by an intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, the wording very unclear as is usual for these handstamps, backstamped at Stafford and London, the cancel therefore possibly also Stafford. A scarce cancel. £150-200
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Charing Cross. 1857 Registered letter Certificate of Posting with a red AU 15 Paid C+ datestamp cancelled by an unusually clear red "CHARING CROSS" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp and replaced by an AU 17 Paid datestamp. Very unusual. £100-120
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1d Red cancelled "TRURO / (crown)", and intaglio type mailbag seals cancelling a 1d red (Kenilworth, trimmed perfs), 6d deep chestnut plate 11 pair or 1883 5d green ("FROM / LONDON", trimmed perfs), also an 1847 part front with flap franked 1d with an Appleby mailbag seal on reverse, a 1901 cover from Hitchin with mailbag seal on reverse (probably Arlesey, a c.d.s of Arlesey also applied), 1948 piece with KGVI 1d tied by Hethersett seal, and piece with proof impressions of St. Thomas Exeter seal handstamp, an interesting group. (8). Photo on Page 45. £150-180
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1902-23 Postcards, the 1902 card from Glasgow to Walkerburn with two unusually fine strikes of the "WALKERBURN / (crown) / P.O" mailbag seal applied upon arrival, also four cards with the stamps cancelled by intaglio mailbag seals, one of Fishtoft on a local card also with the c.d.s, another possibly Elswick. (5). £160-200
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London. 1858 (Feb 25) Printed entire letter to Cardiff with a 2d blue tied by rectangular boxed "2" within horizontal bars roller cancel, London and Cardiff backstamps, a small area of toning on the address panel, otherwise fine. Also a single 1d red with a fine part strike of the same roller, and a piece with QEII 2½d tied by a proof impression of the "75" in diamond roller. Possibly the only known cover with this "2" roller, which is not recorded by Parmenter. (3). Photo on Page 22. £300-350
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London Newspaper Branch. 1871 Large entire letter to Wales (flap missing, a little shortened at left) with 1870 ½d and a 1d red tied by "N.P.B / 1" roller cancel. Also a single 1d red tied by the same roller cancel. Exceptionally scarce, possibly the only example known on cover. (2). £160-200
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Birmingham. 1861 Cover to Stafford bearing six 1d reds all cancelled by the "75" roller cancel, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 22. £250-300
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Birmingham. 1858 Entire to Ledbury bearing 2d blue plate 7 pair cancelled by the "75" roller cancel, backstamps include undated Ashted Row Cresswell handstamp, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 22. £250-300
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