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1855-62 Entire letters and covers (93), stamps and pieces (13) with District Post Chief Office duplexs numbered from 71 to 80 including scarce 1857 Cresswell type with small unnamed c.d.s (10), larger unnamed c.d.s or London E.C datestamps with the wording at the top or left side of the c.d.s, four covers with the duplexs applied in red as backstamps, one cover cancelled by both "73" and "74" duplexs, a fine study on pages. (106). £500-600
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London District Post 1 to 49, 53-55 and 69 numerals, issued to country area offices and only used on letters sent within the district or by cross post to neighbouring districts; the selection on 1d reds comprising the first series (60, fifteen in blue, two on pieces) and the second series (38, four on piece, three on later stamps), mixed condition but a rare group, several numbers unknown on cover. (98). Photo on Page 60. £600-700
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1845-93 Covers (24) and a large piece with London District Post Country Office numerals, used on local mail sent within the district and cross post letters, comprising first series numerals 6, 7, 11, 18, 21, 25, 26, 29, 34 (2), 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 (2) or 42 in black, 20, 21 and 35 in blue all on 1d red covers, 6, 20, and 27 on 1d pink envelopes, 12 tying ½d to an 1873 newspaper, and 32 tying 6d and 1/- to the right half only of a K size registration envelope with oval Express handstamp. The numerals vary from poor to superb, the covers mainly fine, an exceptional large lot of these rare cancels. (25). Photo on Page 57. £1,200-1,500
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1863 Cover sent within Carshalton with 1d red cancelled by the very scarce London District Post numeral "30", fine. £60-80
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1875 Registered cover to Scotland with 1d red and 4d vermilion each cancelled by fine "22" London District Post numeral of Eltham, a fine Eltham c.d.s on the front, a scarce cancel, very unusual on a registered cover. Photo on Page 57. £120-150
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1858-82 Covers with second series London District Post numerals issued to country offices comprising 6 (2), 17, 23 and 27 on 1d red covers, 4 and 31 (3) on later covers, two of these registered, one on an 1870 postcard, mainly fine and very scarce. (9). £400-500
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1857-83 Covers (164), stamps and pieces (141) with circular or vertical town office numerals showing the district initials and a number, from N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, E, W and WC districts, the fine study of types and numbers in an F.G Warwick album, 25 covers registered, several going abroad. (305). £700-1,000
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1873-90 Covers and cards (17), stamps and pieces (10) with numbered branch office obliterators, codes CX of Charing Cross, L.S of Lombard St. or P of Paddington, seven covers registered. (27). £130-150
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1865-90 Covers (11), fronts (2), stamps or pieces (30) with horizontal oval obliterators comprising a number above "B", from "5/B" to "53/B", also "11/B" on piece and on cover obliterating an incorrect date in the second vertical type "11/B" duplex of Poplar. A rare group, these cancels usually only used on mail sent within the district or by cross post. (43). Photo on Page 57. £300-400
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1878-90 Covers (30), stamps and pieces (33) with vertical oval obliterators numbered from "4" to "76" or "4/B" to "49/B". A rare group, these cancels usually only used on mail sent within the district or by cross post. (63). Photo on Page 68. £600-800
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1868-1910 Covers and cards with suburban office duplex cancels including scarce "C/1" duplex of Chiswick (2 covers + stamp and piece) and "M.H/1" duplex of Maiden Hill (cover + stamp), also differing "B.G/1" single numeral obliterators of Bethnal Green on 1868 cover and a piece, and stamps showing the very unusual vertical obliterators containing the letters "H/Q", "S" (3 stamps) or "C.P.S". (104 covers + 8 stamps/pieces). £200-240
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1866-76 Covers and cards (8) and stamps (15) all with vertical obliterator cancels containing a letter, A-D in small capitals, B, F, H or P in larger capitals, all fine. Also a cover, 1d red strip of four and 4d pair cancelled by the double "81" in diamond obliterator; a cover and stamp with vertical oval "12" obliterator; and horizontal "AO1" numeral on 1901-05 cards used to obliterate a charge mark or cancel previously uncancelled stamps (2), two of these cards posted abroad with G.B stamps. (35). £300-350
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"T.O" Numerals. QV Covers and newspaper wrappers (6, one a front), pieces and stamps all various "T.O" numeral obliterators, issued to the Foreign Branch, probably standing for Travelling Office (or 'Officer'), their exact use still uncertain. The scarce lot comprising horizontal oval "T.O.1" to "T.O.6" used to obliterate "PD" marks on covers (2, one with the stamp missing), on W.H Smith advert rings (a complete 2d wrapper + 6 pieces) or on single stamps (10, three on surface printed issues, "T.O.3" on a Canada 15c); vertical oval "TO/2" on stamps (3); and circular or oval "TO/2" on W.H Smith wrappers (2, one a front). An interesting lot. (26). Photo on Page 60. £300-400
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1898 Registered cover with 3d tied by vertical "R.L.O" obliterator and red oval "REGISTERED / RETD LT OFFICE" datestamp. Also 1d red block of six and single stamps (2) with the same "R.L.O" cancel, and single 1d reds (4) with the horizontal "RLB" cancel. A scarce lot, the RLB cancel very rare on cover. (8). Photo on Page 68. £200-250
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NPB. 1862-75 Covers and wrappers (22) and stamps (38) cancelled by circular numeral obliterators 1-12 (10 covers + 16 stamps) or vertical numeral obliterators 52-74 (12 covers + 22 stamps), a scarce group. (60). £300-350
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NPB/Inland Branch. 1868-70 Wrappers (11), fronts (2), pieces (2) and stamps (29) all with the English type D27-D56 vertical obliterators, issued to the Inland Branch but believed to have been used at the Newspaper Branch, a very scarce group. (44). £300-400
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NPB. 1871-1931 N.P.B Obliterators (virtually all pre-1900) on covers and wrappers (99), pieces and stamps (195), many different types, a fine study in an F.G Warwick album. (294). £700-900
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London E.C. c1870-1942 Wrappers, covers and cards (47), stamps and pieces (77), mainly pre-1910, various E.C obliterators, some with letters or numbers, including circular "1/E.C" or "2/E.C" on ½d violet postcards (7), also later London or London F.S obliterators, "BS", "LS" and "BM" obliterators possibly used outside London, etc. A fine study on pages. (124). £250-300
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Foreign Branch/Inland Section. 1872-1932 F.B, F.S and I.S obliterators, various types, many with letters or numbers, on wrappers or cards (36), stamps or pieces (118), also an 1879 1d rate soldiers cover from S.S Egypt (edge faults) cancelled "FB". A fine study on pages. (155). £200-250
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Precancels. c.1865-90 Cancels used on newspapers by private firms comprising "S" within three broken circles used by Smith, Elder & Co cancelling 6d on a wrapper to India or single stamps (8), and later dated horizontal oval obliterator containing an "S" in diamond tying a ½d to 1879 wrapper and on stamps (2); "DS/F" obliterators (2 types) of W. Dawson & Son on stamps (7); "SS/F" obliterators (2 types) of W.H Smith & Sons on stamps (2) and an advertising ring cut-out; and "K" within two circles used by H.S King on stamps (18) and a piece. A good group, the "S" obliterator rare on cover. (41). Photo on Pages 60 & 68. £350-400
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Triangular Cancels. QV-QEII Covers, cards and wrappers (75) and pieces (430), the majority with London printed matter cancels containing various London district or office initials or telegraphic codes; also inspectors handstamps (27) including "S.E" obliterating a 1d charge mark on a 1921 postcard with a stamp removed in transit, "I.S" on a 1912 card written at Dieppe with a French stamp cancelled in London, etc. An interesting collection in an S.G. album, virtually all KGV or earlier. (505). £300-350
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1877-1962 Wrappers and cards (37), stamps and pieces (75), various datestamps including c.d.s with a thick bar and London horizontally across the circle (9); c.d.s with London and the date horizontally across the circle and alternate groups of vertical and horizontal bars around the circle (81); rectangular or octagonal framed "N.P.B" and date (13); "N.P.B" c.d.s (9), etc. An interesting lot on pages. (112). £280-350
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1875-1919 Wrappers and cards (96), stamps and pieces (101) with the date and code letters horizontally across the circle, initials of the district or branch office above or below this, with items from N, N.W, W, W.C, E, S.W, SE districts, or B.S (Bedford Street), P (Paddington) or S.M.P (St. Martins Place). A fine study in an F.G Warwick album. (197). £400-500
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1878-1920 Wrappers and cards (137), stamps and pieces (144) with similar type cancels to the previous lot, but all showing numbers of suburban offices, from "1" to "117", also 833 of Chingford and G78 of Upper Edmonton, includes a tiny 1906 parcel tag to Canada franked KEVII 2½d and 5d tied by 60 cancel of Kilburn. A fine and scarce study in a F.G Warwick album. (281). £500-700
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Bayswater. 1824-1902 Entire letters and covers (19) and parcel post labels (3), various receiving office handstamps, undated circles for Grove Terrace (2) and Ledbury Rd, etc. (22). £100-120
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Bow. 1824-1915 Entire letters and covers (14) and parcel post labels (9) including country office datestamps, receiving office handstamps, undated circles of High St. and Wilby Terrace, etc. (23). £120-140
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Brompton. 1797-1912 Entire letters and covers (35) and parcel post labels (5) including 1797 1d Post with a Free c.d.s applied in error, receiving offices, country office datestamps, 1845 1d pink envelope with scarce "37" London District Post cancel, undated circles from various sub-offices, Brompton Row, Old Brompton, West Brompton, etc. (40). £180-220
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Camden Town. 1800-1902 Entire letters and covers (29) and parcel post labels (4) including 1840 1d Mulready envelope with "T.P / Camden Town" on the front, other receiving offices, country type datestamps, undated circles of various sub-offices, Park St., York Rd., etc. (33). £200-240
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Chelsea. 1794-1902 Entire letters and covers (49), fronts (3) and parcel post labels (3) including 1794 "CHELSEA / 1", various other receiving office handstamps, undated circles of various sub-offices, Kings Rd., Little Chelsea, etc. (55). £200-240
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Clapton. 1803-1912 Entire letters and covers (19) and parcel post labels (8) including receiving offices, undated circles from various sub-offices, etc. (27). £100-120
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Edmonton. 1798-1915 Entire letters, covers and cards (23) and parcel post labels (6) including receiving office handstamps, country office type datestamps, London and provincial type duplexs, Fore St. undated circle, etc. (29). £140-160
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Fulham. 1797-1907 Entire letters and covers (10), fronts (2) and parcel post labels (4) including 1797 free entire letter from The Bishop of London with red "FULHAM / 1", 1798 "FULHAM / 2", other receiving office handstamps, North End, etc. (16). £180-220
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Hackney. 1808-1908 Entire letters and covers (37), fronts (2) and parcel post labels (10) including country office type datestamps, various receiving offices, Hackney Rd. with scarce double arc datestamp, sub-office undated circles, etc. (49). £180-220
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Hammersmith. 1801-1906 Entire letters and covers (31) and parcel post labels (3), various receiving office handstamps, country office type datestamps, Hammersmith Broadway, Dorcas Terrace undated circle, etc. (34). £130-150
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Hampstead. 1794-1914 Entire letters and covers (22) and parcel post labels (8) including 1794 "HAMPSTD / 1", other receiving house handstamps, undated circles of High St. and Hampstead Green, etc. (30). £160-200
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Highgate. 1806-1914 Entire letters and covers (20), a front and parcel post labels (4), various receiving office handstamps, country office type datestamps, penny posts, undated circles, etc. (25). £100-120
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Holloway. 1824-1909 Entire letters and covers (25) and parcel post labels (15) including 1856 Crimean War patriotic cover with crossed British and French flags and "May The Ever Remain United" on the flap, 1901 Holloway Rd. No 118 skeleton datestamp on parcel post label, undated circles of various sub-offices, Holloway Rd., Upper Holloway, etc. £200-240
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Islington. 1799-1904 Entire letters and covers (41) and parcel post labels (9) including country office type datestamps, various receiving house handstamps, sub-office undated circles, Back Rd., Lower Rd., Barnsbury Rd, no. "6" in Maltese Cross cancel, etc. (50). £200-240
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Kensington. 1797-1915 Entire letters, covers and cards (42), a front and parcel post labels (7) with various receiving house handstamps, sub-office undated circles, 1842 Cross Post cover with fine "Kensington / Penny Post" backstamp, country office type datestamps, etc. (50). £200-240
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Kew/Mortlake area. 1809-1919 Entire letters, covers and cards from the Kew area with 1809 "Two Py Post, Unpaid, Kew", 1825 boxed "Kew" country office handstamp, Twopenny Post handstamps of Mortlake, Twickenham and Kingston, country office type datestamp of Mortlake, also later cancels of Kew Gardens (5, two registered) and two picture postcards. (14). £100-120
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Kilburn. 1802-1917 Entire letters and covers (6) and parcel post labels (12) including 2d Post, blue undated circle, unusual 1895 rubber c.d.s on a parcel post label, etc. (18). £100-120
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Mill Hill. 1897-1913 Entire letters and covers (6), a front and parcel post labels (2) including 1828 entire letter sent by cross post to Highgate with boxed "Mill-Hill" and the scarce flat top "3" charge mark, also other local post receiving house handstamps, etc. (9). £150-180
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Paddington. 1805-1905 Entire letters and covers (30), a front and parcel post labels (5) including receiving house handstamps, undated circles, country office type datestamps, Conduit St., 1823 "MS" handstamp in red, etc. (36). £150-180
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Pimlico. 1827-1912 Entire letters and covers (18) and parcel post labels (5) with various receiving house handstamps, sub-office undated circles (5), a tiny 1846 cover with "Pimlico" and a "2" charge mark, etc. (23). £100-120
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Stoke Newington. 1827-1918 Entire letters and covers (15), a front and parcel post labels (9) including receiving house handstamps, country office type datestamps, undated circles, cross post letters with scarce 1838 "Waltham / Cross / Penny Post", etc. (25). £120-140
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Tottenham. 1819-1914 Entire letters, covers and cards (34) and parcel post labels (12) including country office type datestamps (one in blue with matching 'Whybro Auctioneer' handstamp), Tottenham Cross undated circle, London and provincial type duplexs, scarce "117" obliterator, 1908 White Hart Lane skeleton on a parcel post label, etc. (46). £200-240
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Wapping. 1807-1906 Entire letters and covers (18) and parcel post labels (2), a good range of receiving house handstamps including Wapping Docks (4) and Wapping Wall. (20). £100-120
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Whitechapel. 1806-1901 Entire letters and covers (16) and parcel post labels (5) including receiving house handstamps, undated circles, no. "2" in Maltese Cross cancel, etc. (21). £120-140
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The remainder of the London localities collection, mounted in four Rapkin albums, from Acton to Wood Green, comprising entire letters, covers and cards (543), parcel post labels (214), also some fronts and pieces. The fine lot contains many prestamp and stampless covers with General and Local Post receiving house handstamps, country sorting office datestamps, sub-offices with many undated circles and straight line handstamps, some scarcer duplex cancels and a fine range of parcel post labels, many of which are stamped. Noted are useful sections of Acton, Brick Lane, Chiswick, Commercial Rd., Ealing, Finchley, Finsbury Park, Hanwell, Hendon, Highbury, Homerton, Hornsey, Hoxton, Kennington Cross (with rare blue double arc c.d.s on cover to Australia franked 1/-), Kentish Town, Kingsland, Knightsbridge, Limehouse, Maida Hill, Mile End, Notting Hill, Pentonville, Poplar, St. Johns Wood, Shadwell, Shoreditch, Sloane St., Sommerstown, Southgate, Stamford Hill, Stepney, Turnham Green and Whetstone. (757+). £3,000-3,500
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Ashford. 1856-1963 Covers and cards (23), parcel post labels (6) and pieces (14) including undated circle, skeletons (2), Ashford Common with 1898 rubber c.d.s on parcel post label, London Rd., and Ashford Station with undated datestamp on blank type registered label on 1912 cover and 1901 c.d.s on parcel post label, etc. (43). £130-150
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