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1916-18 Covers from Russia (3), Holland (2) or Denmark all with differing cachets or a label reading "Part of a Mail captured by the Germans and delayed", a scarce group. (6). £180-240
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Naval Mail. 1914-20 Covers and cards with various Naval cancels including machines with the date portion replaced by crosses or three horizontal bars, dumb cancels, Received From H.M Ship handstamps, also mail from troops at sea including Canadian Continent and transport ships, Naval censors, and some post-war Naval mail including 1922 stampless cover with "Posted on Board Ship Abroad / I.S" charged the single 1½d rate, 1919 card to H.M.S "Thesus" and redirected to Dover with scarce boxed "POSTED ON H.M.S / ABROAD / I.S" handstamp, etc. (95). £140-180
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P.O.W Mail. 1915 P.O.W Envelope with red London Official Paid c.d.s, black oval "PRISONERS OF WAR / (crown) / INFORMATION BUREAU" and scarce red circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / P.C. / QUEENSFERRY". £80-100
| Mulreadys | (Also see lot 529)|
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1840 (May 27) 1d Lettersheet stereo A21 written from Stonehouse to Penryn, cancelled by a red Maltese Cross with a second strike unusually in the upper right corner, backstamped with black "C" and a red Plymouth datestamp. Central vertical fold, otherwise fine, an attractive and unusual May use. Photo on Page 36. £300-350
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1841 (July 13) 1d Lettersheet stereo A68 to Messrs R. Hentig & Co., originally incorrectly directed by the sender to 'Liverpool' then altered to 'Hull', cancelled by a black Maltese Cross with red "PxL" (LL212, Paid Late) on the front, backstamped at Liverpool and Hull. The enclosed letter reads "Please to forward the enclosed by tomorrows steamer to Rotterdam, yours respectfully, L'Pool, July 13th 1841, for Berles & Co". An exceptional use of a Mulready originally enclosing another letter being sent to a forwarding agent, also unusual with the Paid Late handstamp. £160-200
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1844 (Jan 6) 1d Lettersheet stereo A219 containing an advertisement for "Samuel Hanson & Son, Importers of Foreign Fruits, Oranges, Lemons, Nuts, Raisins &c" (MA4356), posted from London to Leith with a superb No. 3 in Maltese Cross applied to the right of Britannia. Vertical fold, otherwise fine, an unusual use of this scarce advert. S.G. £3,000+. Photo on Page 36. £750-900
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1840 (July 20) 2d Lettersheet sent from Ramsgate to London cancelled by a red Maltese Cross with one arm notably shorter, backstamped at both towns. The reverse soiled and a small tear at right, the address panel otherwise largely fine. Photo on Page 36. £400-500
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1851 2d Lettersheet stereo a104 used within London, Britannia cancelled by the Chief Office numeral "55" with a further strike unusually in the upper right corner. An attractive late use of the 2d lettersheet. S.G. £2,400. Photo on Page 36. £400-500
| Parcel Post | (Also see lots 344-5)|
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1883 Die Proof for a proposed 1/- Parcel Post stamp, in violet on white glazed card, 92x60mm, a tiny black ink mark on the left edge of the stamp design, otherwise superb, a scarce and attractive proof. Photo on Page 45. £300-350
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1885-1936 Used and unused Parcel Post labels including labels without any office name (22, four with manuscript names, a scarce1885 second type label with Wellington squared circles), labels with the office name altered (2), handstruck "4½" rate, etc. (48). £150-200
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1790-1813 Entire letters and entires with Okehampton or Newcastle S. 5th Clause Post handstamps, provincial penny posts (10) or London Local Posts (4, one with Dockwra type handstamp). (16). £100-120
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1802-47 Entire letters and covers all with Penny Post receiving house handstamps including circular framed Bristol "7/PP/P", boxed types from Birmingham and Manchester, etc. (16). £150-180
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1813-49 Entire letters and covers (35) and fronts (3) with various types of Penny Post handstamps, all mounted on pages, including Shooters Hill cross post type, straight line "Penny Post" of East Grinstead and Settle, "1" charge marks of Norwich and Leeds, etc. (38). £300-350
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1845 Entires to Yeovil bearing 1d reds all with a "CROSS" undated circle on the front, three showing No. 7, No. 9 or No.10 handstamps with the stamp cancelled "864" numeral of Wells, the other with the No. 7 handstamp and the stamp cancelled by "871" numeral of Weston Super Mare, a very unusual group. (4). £150-180
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Shefford. 1810-15 Entire letters to Hitchin, the first with "SHEFFORD / 41" mileage mark and unframed "PENNY POST" (unrecorded in the BCC); the other with "SHEFFORD / Penny Post" and handstruck "1" (also unrecorded in the BCC, possibly applied as part of the Penny Post handstamp), a fine and rare pair. (2). £150-180
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5th Clause Posts. 1827-34 Entire letters and entires with 5th Clause handstamps of Crewkerne, Shepton Mallet, Okehampton, Newcastle (3, framed handstamp + unframed handstamps in red and black), Wincanton (framed and unframed handstamps) or Shaftsbury, mainly fine. (9). £280-350
| Pictorial Envelopes | (Also see lots 349, 1313)|
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c.1840 unused envelope with an Indian style pagoda and flowers printed on both sides in gold, red and green; 1875 used envelope with a cross and holly and "A Merry Xmas" on the flap; c.1890 used envelope with a red devil and "Who the (devil) is this from?" embossed on the flap; 1849-52 used covers with patent wafer seals incorporating metal fasteners; a birthday card on silk in the form of a padded envelope, etc. An unusual lot. (8). £160-200
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Advertising Covers. 1865 Cover from Liverpool to Leek franked 1d with an attractive printed illustration of a table lamp with "Lind & Cos No Chimney Lamp" printed below, and 1895 card wrapper from Barrands Ltd, Photographers, marked "Book Post, Photographs Only" and franked 1d from Liverpool to Cumberland with an attractive printed picture entitled "The Sun stayeth its course to play the alchymist" depicting a smiling rising sun over a reaper with a sand glass, train, horseman, windmill, camera, easel, paints, etc. (7). £80-100
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1881-84 Printed pictorial wrappers posted within London with red ½d Paid datestamps, both with similar fancy borders and royal coat of arms in the upper right corner, the first printed in brown and headed "SPECIAL BOOK WRAPPER"; the second in green headed "SPECIAL POSTAL WRAPPER" with the initials G.C & Co printed below the coat of arms. A remarkable pair, the Special Book Wrapper the first example we have seen, the green Special Postal Wrapper sent to Baroness de Worms, wife of the famous philatelist. (2). Photo on Page 36. £400-450
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Advertising Cover. 1896 Large cover (266x197mm) sent at the ½d unsealed printed matter rate from London to Brighton, the cover with a superb advert printed in blue and gold by Waterlow & Sons Ltd for "A system as good as gold, Established 1868 by Geo. S. Smith & Co", featuring a postman carrying a mail sack. £150-200
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1900 New Year envelope with the insert card by Harry Furniss, fine unused, scarce and attractive. £150-180
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1907 Cover from Woking franked 1d, the address illustrated with ten people, seven of whom are playing "diabolo", another seated reading a newspaper upon which the address (Whites Club) appears in very small lettering. £100-120
| Postage Due Mail | (Also see lots 182, 734, 1315, 1330, 1454)|
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1843-1956 Covers and cards, various charge and explanatory marks include "L.C.O / POSTAGE NOT PAID / TO LONDON", violet boxed "VALUE OF STAMPS 1d / DEFICIENCY 4d", "MORE TO PAY / OVER OZ", a "2" charge mark on a twice redirected letter, ½d rate item disallowed as printed matter and charged 1d, etc. (20). £160-180
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1874-98 Covers and cards including Reginald Bray cards charged ½d for return to the sender or 1d for reposting unpaid; an 1879 cover franked 1d and redirected with a second 1d, an "above 1oz" handstamp and 1d charge mark then applied with a "½d" charge mark applied in error and erased; newspaper wrapper charged 3d; disallowed ½d rate printed matter charged 1d (2, one with "Contains a Communication of the Nature of a Letter"); 1875 Notice of Objection to voting rights paid 3d, charged 3d upon redirection, the charge then reduced to the correct 1d rate; redirected printed matter or postcards charged ½d (3, one a boxed "½" similar to the Scottish Additional ½d marks); 1897 cover sent within New South Wales franked 2d, redirected to London charged the single ½d deficiency; and 1889 G.B to Tasmania cover with "Deficient Postage 1½ / Fine 4" handstamp. An unusual lot. (12). £250-300
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1891-1986 Covers and cards, the majority with postage due stamps, including novelty postcards disallowed at the ½d rate, underpaid air mail, disallowed Rhodesia U.D.I stamps (4 covers), RLO envelope with compulsory registration Caution label, etc. Also some mint and used postage due stamps. (58 covers + 86 stamps). £100-120
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1905-90 Covers and cards including invalid stamps with an 1892 G.B 1d postcard posted in France and charged 4d, incorrect explanatory handstamps, charge marks used to cancel stamps, redirected cards with two due stamps, 1916 cover with Official Paid c.d.s crossed out and charged 2d, 1941 letter concerning an unpaid registered letter to South Africa, 1934 cover from Singapore with 9½d and 1/3 charge marks, etc. (32). £200-250
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4d Post. 1839 (Dec 11) Unpaid entire letter from Aberdeen with fine "4" charge mark, the reverse with "TOO LATE" handstamp. Also a part entire (some ink smudges) with similar "4" charge mark of Edinburgh. (2). £100-120
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Returned Mail. 1814 Entire letter to France with boxed "Return'd / for Postage", and 1856 unpaid entire from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Spain with black "1" charge mark and red boxed "Returned for / Postage" applied in London. (2). £100-120
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2d Charge Marks. 1840-61 Entire letters and covers with "2" charge marks including "2" of Darlington on a redirected letter, local Romsey cover with "2" crossed out and apparently delivered free of charge, 1846 entire letter to Italy with Buntingford "2" applied in error, and two covers franked 1d with "2" handstamps of Hastings or Bury St. Edmunds both crossed out, the covers presumably deemed to be under ½oz. (6). £180-220
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Charge Marks. 1855-1958 Covers and cards with various ½d - 8d provincial or London charge marks including fancy "3" on 1855 cover from the Crimea, 1905 cover with a late use of fancy "8" charge of Liverpool, 1862 "4" charge of London, etc. (58). £280-320
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London F.B/I.S Charge Mark. 1891-1973 Covers and cards with various ½d - 1/7 charge marks, also 1/1 charge altered to 1/10, a 2/2 charge made from two strikes of the 2d handstamp, a handdrawn 2/6 I.S charge, etc. (42). £160-200
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½d and 1½d Charges. 1914-60 Covers and cards on pages all showing odd ½d charges, ranging from ½d to 11½d, including August 1914 postcards from the BEF only charged ½d (2, the correct charge should have been 1d); WW1 postcards from troops in G.B charged ½d (3); 1928 card to H.M Ship abroad paid 1d and charged single ½d deficiency; 1918 postcard with a Gibraltar ½d War Tax disallowed for postage charged single ½d deficiency; underpaid air mail from abroad; minimum U.P.U charges of 1½d; printed matter returned to sender; unpaid Paquebot cover charged single 1½d deficiency; 1919 unpaid O.A.S cover from British East Africa only charged 1½d (soiled but rare, British troops involved against Abyssinian slave traders), etc. An interesting lot. (33). £250-300
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½d and 1½d Charges from Tristan da Cunha. 1928 Cover franked G.B ½d strip of three tied by Tristan type II cachet, incorrectly charged ½d; 1937 unpaid cover with type VI cachet charged 1½d, redirected with a second ½d and 1d due applied, handstamped "REFUSED"; and 1938 cover with enclosed letter from Henry Green franked G.B 1d tied by type VII cachet, unusually charged the single ½d deficiency. (3). £150-180
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Explanatory Handstamps. 1874-1991 Covers and cards, various handstamps, some incorporating the charge, including Deficient Postage/Fine, Over oz, More To Pay, Postage Due for Return to Sender, Liable to Postcard Rate, Inadmissible at ..... Rate, Insufficiently Paid, Imperfect Meter Franking, Unpaid, To Pay, etc. Noted are 1927 cover from Iraq bearing red "OVERLAND MAIL" label and charged 2½d with "Over 10 grammes" handstamp, WW2 cover with violet boxed "PAQUEBOT" of Glasgow, 1876 boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID S.E", etc. (84 covers + 9 pieces). £250-300
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1890-1900 Cover, front and a newspaper wrapper from Queensland, with "Over / 1oz" or similar "2oz" or "4oz" handstamps of Edinburgh, all with a "1" charge mark. (3). £80-100
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Printed Matter. 1848 Unpaid newspaper wrappers from France to Scotland with differing "½" charge marks. (2). £100-120
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Printed Matter. 1850 Newspaper wrapper from France to Scotland with a red P.D Paris handstamp, a "½" charge mark applied then obliterated by the "1" numeral of Aberdeen. Unusual. £70-80
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Printed Matter. 1855 Circular to Montreal with a 1d newspaper stamp printed on the front and a black "1d" charge mark, and a printed wrapper "Registered at the G.P.O for transmission abroad" sent to Hanover franked 1d, handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" and "2d". (2). £100-120
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Disallowed Printed Matter. 1871-73 Entire letters franked ½d, the first from Belturbet marked "letter" and handstamped "MORE / TO / PAY" and a large "1"; the second with boxed "CONTAINS INFORMATION / OF THE NATURE OF A LETTER" and a circular framed 1d charge mark. (2). £150-180
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Disallowed Printed Matter. 1873-1903 Entire letters and covers franked ½d but deemed to be letters so charged 1d, explanatory handstamps include "Of the Nature / of a Letter" (3), "Contains Writing in / the nature of a letter" and a scarce red semi-circular framed "CONTAINS / UNAUTHORISED / WRITING / R.L.O" applied in the Returned Letter Office. (7) £150-180
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Disallowed Printed Matter. 1871-1958 Entire letters, covers and cards (8) and a piece all franked at the printed matter rate but sealed so charged as letters, including 1871-72 entire letters franked ½d with red boxed "CLOSED AGAINST / INSPECTION" or similar black handstamp with "W.C" district initials, and various later "closed" handstamps, one incorrectly used on a postcard. (9). £150-180
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Disallowed Printed Matter. 1915-55 Covers and cards with various cachets including "Contains a Letter in Typewriting Characters" or similar (8), "Form not appropriately printed", "Posted too late for ½d rate" or similar (9) and "Inadmissible at Printed Paper Rate", also 1927 unpaid printed papers cover charged 3/6½, and 1947 entire letter to USA with "Commercial Papers, Insufficient Postage Prepaid" handstamp. (21). £200-250
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Disallowed Printed Matter/Postcard. 1899 Printed visiting card (76x39mm) with a short message, sent from Westgate on Sea to Camberley franked ½d, handstamped "Contrary to regulations / 506" with a 1d charge mark. An unusual item. £100-120
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Disallowed Postcards. 1872-1960 Postcards all charged 1d including 1872 ½d postal stationery postcard with paper applied to the reverse handstamped boxed "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS / S.E", 1905 picture postcard from Spain with scarce violet "WORD POSTCARD OMITTED" of Southampton, various locally made "Above Size" or similar handstamps (6), etc. (24). £200-240
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Disallowed Postcard. 1880 Postcard sent locally in Blackrock, Dublin, franked 1870 ½d, endorsed "Contrary to regulations. Stamp must be impressed" with a circular framed 1d charge mark, very fine. £80-100
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Invalid Postcards. 1906-07 Postcards with the message written over the address or into the address half of the card, both charged 1d, one with scarce red "Address contrary to rule / 449" of Leicester; and a picture postcard franked on the picture with "Address contrary to rule / 570" handstamp applied in error, "Address" crossed out, charged 1d. (3). £100-120
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Forces Mail. 1905-37 Covers and cards to or from British forces all with postage due charges including August 1914 postcards from the B.E.F charged ½d or 1d (2), 1914-17 inland cards from soldiers charged the single ½d rate (4, one written from No. 10 Ambulance Train), etc. (13). £180-220
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Redirection. 1811-40 Entire letters with red boxed "Postage To Edinburgh Not Paid" (2 types) or similarly worded curved unframed handstamps (2 types). Also a similar boxed handstamp of London on 1853 cover. (5). £100-120
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Redirection. 1893-94 ½d Cover and postcard both with boxed "Charged for / Re-direction" and a ½d charge mark, and 1904-06 covers and cards all with boxed "Charge Not Paid" (5), all containing London district initials. (7). £100-140
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Redirection. 1868-93 Covers and cards with ½d (6), 1d (14) or 2d redirection charges, one cover franked 2d but only charged 1d in error upon redirection. (21). £200-250
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