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Brentford. 1799-1983 Entire letters, covers and cards (78), parcel post labels (6) and pieces (21) with General Post and Local Post receiving house handstamps; 1837 cross post letter with "Hounslow / Py. Post"; 1837 entire letter with "N. Brentford / 3py p. paid" applied in error, deleted and replaced by boxed "New Brentford" and a "3" charge; 1840 cross post entire letter with a Kingston datestamp; undated circles; scarce London District Post "41" cancels in blue and black on 1d red covers; Old Brentford squared circle; skeletons (6 covers + 5 pieces); Windmill Rd., London Rd., etc. (105). £300-350
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Enfield. 1771-1974 Entire letters, covers and cards (88), parcel post labels (28) and many pieces, the collection in an F.G Warwick album including 1771 "ENFIELD", Local Post receivers, 1841-59 straight line and undated circle handstamps (6), 1892-1914 skeletons (10 covers + 5 pieces), 1915 registered cover to a P.O.W at Handforth with camp censor cachet, postage dues, slogans, St. Marks Rd. rubber on 1917 registered cover, Forty Hill straight line or undated circle handstamps, Enfield Wash, Enfield Highway with local post receivers, Bush Hill Park, Baker St., Chase Side, Lancaster Rd, Percival Rd, Windmill Hill, etc. (150++). £400-500
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Feltham. 1848-1975 Covers and cards (28), parcel post labels (4) and pieces (21) including 1848-59 undated circles (2), 1883 skeleton on a card from Egypt, 1908-19 skeletons (7), Feltham R.S.O on parcel post labels (2, one bearing 1900 QV bicoloured 1/-), etc. (53). £150-180
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Greenford. 1838-1980 Covers and cards (37), pieces (27) and a parcel post label including Two Penny Post receivers (2), straight line "Greenford" (2) or "Greenford / 1d - PAID", 1934-46 cachets used on misdirected mail (5), rubber datestamps on postage dues, etc. (65). £100-120
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Hampton. 1803-1984 Entire letters, covers and cards (31), parcel post labels (3) and pieces (10) including Two Penny Post receivers, country office datestamps, 1836 cross post entire letter to Bagshot with "Hounslow / Py Post", two unusual 1840 entire letters to Canada with "2 charge marks applied in error and crossed out, 1844 1d pink envelope cancelled by the scarce London District Post numeral "35" and "T.P / Hampton", Priory Rd parcel label, etc. (44). £170-200
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Hampton Court comprising 1819-1919 entire letters, covers and cards (12) with Two Penny Post receiver, straight line and undated circles, datestamps and parcel post labels (3); New Hampton undated circle in blue and duplex; Hampton Hill cards (4), parcel post labels (3) and pieces (2); and Hampton Wick 1821-1915 entire letters and covers (6) and a front with Two Penny Post receivers, straight line handstamp and c.d.s., and parcel post labels (4), two with Wick Rd c.d.s. (37). £180-220
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Harrow. c.1813-1996 Entire letters, covers and cards (152), parcel post labels (29) and many pieces, the collection in two F.G Warwick albums, including c.1813 carrier letter endorsed "p. Smiths cart from Harrow", to the Bull Inn, Holborn; Two Penny Post receivers; 1847-57 straight line handstamps (6); 1859-60 undated circles (2); various types of datestamps and machines; sub-office datestamps, many on parcel post labels; cachets used on misdirected mail; Roxeth with straight line handstamp, c.d.s and parcel labels; 1872 entire with Harrow Station backstamp and "D75" obliterator; Harrow Weald with "H71" obliterators on 1891 cover to Switzerland, skeleton and parcel labels; High Rd. Harrow Weald, etc. (200++). £450-550
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Hayes. 1843-1975 Covers and cards (41), pieces (38) and parcel post labels (7), including skeletons (3), scarce 1917 Hayes Munitions rubber c.d.s., Coldharbour Lane, Hayes End with undated circles (2) and Skeletons (4), Hayes Town with undated circles (2) and rubber c.d.s on parcel post label. (86). £120-150
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Hounslow. 1801-1980 Entire letters, covers and cards (74), fronts and pieces (86) and parcel post labels (11), the collection in an F.G Warwick album including 1801 curved handstamp, undated circles, "Too Late", 1841 "Missent to / Hounslow", London Local Post country office datestamps, 1832 boxed "Hounslow / Py Post", 1851 skeleton in blue, later skeletons (9 cards + 8 pieces), Western Promenade, Whitton Rd, Bath Rd, Hounslow Heath, Church Parade, a very unusual 1903 registered picture postcard to Persia franked 3d, etc. (171). £300-350
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Isleworth. 1762-1979 Entire letters, covers and cards (52), pieces (17) and parcel post labels (7) including 1775 two line handstamp (2), 1767 straight line, 1785 first type mileage mark (2), 1784 convex handstamp, London 2d Post, boxed country office handstamp, London District Post "56" numeral, skeletons (4), Old Isleworth, Twickenham Rd, Spring Grove, etc. (76), £200-240
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Northwood. 1902-78 Covers and cards (35), pieces (15) and parcel post labels (5) including skeletons (14, one Northwood RSO), cachets on misdirected mail, Northwood R.S.O (3) on parcel post labels, Church Road, etc. (55). £100-120
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Pinner. 1843-1978 Covers and cards (36), pieces (28) and parcel post labels (5) including undated circle, "B38" numeral on 1871 cover to Ceylon franked 3d + 6d, skeletons (5), cachets used on misdirected mail (5) with 1932 "MISDIRECTED TO PINNER", Field End, etc. (69). £110-130
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Southall. 1779-1980 Entire letters, covers and cards (54), pieces (50) and parcel post labels (9) with various 1779-1797 one or two line handstamps (7), undated circle, boxed Penny Post (2), "395" numeral on 1845 2d blue cover, 1d black cover (faults), skeletons (7), King St., High St., Dudley Rd., Southall Green, Uxbridge Rd., etc. (113). £240-280
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Staines. 1775-1964 Entire letters, covers and cards (60), fronts and pieces (34) and parcel post labels (6) including 1775 "STANES", 1787 first type mileage, 1821 Penny Post with circular "No/2", 1863 "Missent to / Staines", 1839 4d Post cover sent as a free frank, Laleham Rd, The Hythe, etc. (100). £200-240
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Sunbury. 1802-1980 Entire letters, covers and cards (40), pieces (8) and parcel post labels (6) including London Local Post receivers, undated circle, Sunbury Common with 1897 c.d.s on 1890 Penny Postage envelope, skeletons, etc. (54). £100-120
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Teddington. 1803-c.1960 Entire letters, covers and cards (49), pieces (11) and parcel post labels (18) including London Local Post receivers, undated circle, skeletons (5), Stanley Rd., High St., Kingston Rd., Upper and Lower Teddington, etc. (78). £140-160
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Twickenham. 1806-1979 Entire letters, covers and cards (87), fronts and pieces (58) and parcel post labels (26), the collection in an F.G Warwick album including London Local Post receivers, 1845 cross post letter with Kingston c.d.s, Penny Post (front), King St. undated circle, skeletons, a good range of sub-offices (many on parcel post labels), etc. (171). £260-320
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Uxbridge. 1772-1987 Entire letters, covers and cards (120), pieces (102) and parcel post labels (12), the extensive collection in an S.G Plymouth album, including 1772-90 one or two line handstamps, 1794 curved handstamp, mileage marks, undated circles, 1838 "Uxbridge / Penny Post", 1840 "P1" and 1846 circular "UXBRIDGE / 1d PAID", 1843 skeleton, sideways duplexs, later skeletons (8), The Greenway, High St., Rockingham Rd., Uxbridge Common, etc. (234). £300-350
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Wembley. 1897-1973 Covers and cards (26), parcel post labels (6) and pieces (45) including 1897 "908" obliterator, parcel post labels with Wembley R.S.O or Llanover Rd. Wembley R.S.O c.d.s. or Ealing Rd. rubber c.d.s, etc. (77). £100-120
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West Drayton/Yiewsley. 1851-1982 Covers and cards (20), parcel post labels (4) and pieces (9) including West Drayton undated circle of 1851 and c.d.s of 1859 both in blue, 1881 and 1898 covers from Yiewsley cancelled by "D96" obliterators of West Drayton, Yiewsley skeletons (4) and a very unusual large "1d" charge mark of 1916, Yiewsley R.S.O c.d.s on 1905 parcel post label, etc. (33). £120-140
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The remainder of the Middlesex collection in two F.G Warwick albums, prestamp - QEII entire letters, covers and cards, pieces and parcel post labels including undated circles, skeletons and rubbers, R.S.Os, sub-offices (many on parcel labels), with items from Alperton (3), Bedfont (10), Colham Green (5), Cowley (7), Cranford (9), Cuffley, Eastcote (2), Fulwell (2), Halliford (4), Hanworth (7), Harefield (14), Harlington (6), Harmondsworth (3), Hatch End (24), Heston (10), Hillingdon (20), Ickenham (5), Laleham (5), Little Heath (7), Longford (4), Northolt (4), Norwood Green (5), Lampton, Ponders End (43), Potters Bar (30), Ruislip (46), Shepperton (28), Sipson (3), South Mimms, Stanwell (6), Sudbury (7), Upper Halliford (5), Wealdstone (28), Whitton (9) and Iver (4), a fine lot. (369). £700-800
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Guernsey. 1940-48 Correspondence to St. Peter Port, mainly 1940-45 period bearing Occupation issues (64), also a few post-war covers. (97). £100-120
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Jersey. 1845-1916 Entire letters, covers and cards all addressed abroad, including 1845-55 stampless entire letters to Malta, Portugal (2), Denmark, New Brunswick, Danzig or Holland with double arc datestamps (two types) in red, yellow or black, six of these prepaid. Also later items to Trinidad, New Zealand, Sierra Leone or Germany, and a card to "Perth, N.B" with "T" handstamp applied in error then crossed out. (12). £240-280
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Jersey. 1943-44 ½d - 3d Epreuves-de-luxe proofs in issued colours, each with imprint of "Atelier de Fabrication des Timbres-Poste Paris" on gummed paper, 143x118mm, with a tissue-paper backing, the odd light crease, mainly very fine. (6). £1,000-1,200
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1683-1854 Entire letters and covers on pages, with handstamps and cancels from Durham or Barnards Castle including Durham marks of 1731, 1746 and 1748, 1798 missent letter, 1843 skeleton, undated circles (11), 1748 and 1751 Bernard Castle, also Houghton le Spring Penny Post (3), a few Northumberland items, and a 1683 entire letter to Durham. (44). £200-250
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1855 Stampless cover containing a surgeons certificate, sent from Douglas to Castle Rushen with a green Isle of Man datestamp and scarce "2d" charge mark in black. Redirected to Kirk German and Peel, endorsed "not for German" and "Refused", presumably returned to the sender with a further Isle of Man datestamp on the front. Backstamped at Isle of Man, Peel, and twice at Ramsey. An interesting and scarce unpaid cover, the 2d charge mark apparently previously unrecorded. Photo on Page 68. £350-400
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1868 (Feb 14) Embossed Valentine envelope sent locally to a lady in Ramsey with 1d red tied by Ramsey 036 duplex, a couple of tears or small pieces missing fromthe embossed border, still an attractive item and the first such Valentine envelope from the Isle of Man we have seen. £150-180
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1787 Entire letter from Newport with a fine strike of "N. ISLE OF / WIGHT 97" first type mileage mark (IW 61, only recorded 1787-88), scarce. Photo on Page 68. £120-150
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1840 (Aug 1) 1d Mulready lettersheet stereo A132 sent within the island, from Newport to Wootton Bridge, cancelled by a red Maltese Cross with a red Newport datestamp on the front. Very fine. Photo on Page 68. £260-300
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1773-1841 Entire letters (5) and entires (2) with Liverpool handstamps including straight line types LL 29, 47 and two line types LL 31 (2) and 33 (2), four 1781-92 letters sent post paid to Europe, also 1841 entire letter from USA with manuscript "Blue Rock O.", a Liverpool Ship Letter and 8d charge mark. (7). £200-250
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1785-86 Entires with "LIVERPOOL / 204" or "204 /LIVER / POOL" first type mileage, and an 1830 printed letter sent within Liverpool with the scarce oval framed "Paid 1" in red, all fine. LL 35, 37, 150. (3). £160-180
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1827 Entire letter from Edinburgh to Ayr and redirected to Bath with a fine double oval "MISSENT / TO / LIVERPOOL" (LL225). £120-140
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1835-44 Entire letters from Kendal to Halifax or Castle Connell to Paisley both with boxed "MIS-SENT / TO LIVERPOOL" (LL231) in red or black, a fine pair. (2). £160-180
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1838 Entire letter from Italy to New York via Liverpool with red Bergamo datestamp, backstamped at London and Liverpool, the 4/8 rate crossed out and a superb strike of the scarce boxed "Postage Not Paid" (LL293) applied in red. The letter has no further cancels or rates and was probably retained in Liverpool. The earliest recorded use of this Postage Not Paid handstamp. Photo on Page 68. £220-250
| Scotland | (Also see lots 72, 78, 91, 93, 127, 140, 152, 167, 177, 191, 277, 285, 287, 298, 301-2)|
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1740 Entire letter from Glasgow to Ravenstown "via Edinburgh & Monygass" with a fine strike of the circular framed "GLAS / GOW" woodblock type handstamp with stars above and below. Also 1826 entire letter to Rothesay with "Glasgow 405-E" datestamp, an error for 405-G. (2). £90-120
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1741-1838 Town handstamps on entire letters or entires (63) and a front, the collection in an S.G. Plymouth album, including straight line types with 1741 Stirling, 1751 two line Kilmarnock and 1773 St. Andrews, various single or double ring types, mileage marks, circular datestamps, etc., one 1810 entire to The Jerusalem Coffee House in London. (64). £300-400
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Edinburgh, Leith & District Penny Posts. 1777-1836 Entire letters and entires (43) and a front, including fine 1777 "E. PENNY POST NOT PAID" of Peter Williamsons Penny Post, time handstamps with scarce straight line "½ PAST 12", named receiving office handstamps in various types, charge marks, etc. A fine lot on pages. (44). £350-400
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1779-1858 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers (69) and a front in an S.G. Plymouth album, with Paid handstamps, Bishop Marks, Edinburgh and Glasgow datestamps, Penny Posts, "To Pay / ONE PENNY" of the Dundee Penny Post, scarce "TO BE / DELIVERED / FREE" used at Edinburgh on a charity letter (torn and repaired), additional ½d, inspectors crowns, Official Paid datestamps, Missent to Greenock or Port Glasgow, etc. (70). £250-300
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1803 Entire letter to Edinburgh with red oval "PORTOBELLO / PENNY POST" with a central ornament. A good example of this scarce distinctive handstamp, only recorded for February-August 1803. £100-120
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1823 Entire sent within Edinburgh, signed "D. Wedderburn", with a superb strike of the very scarce "TO BE / DELIVERED / FREE" (ED 172) used on charity letters, a c.d.s on the reverse. Photo on Page 68. £400-450
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1855-59 Covers with 1d reds tied by circular or straight line "LOCHWINNOCK" or circular "NEILSTON" Scots local cancels. Also 1841 cover with boxed Ardrossan datestamp, a 1d red unusually applied over this and tied by a Maltese Cross; an 1871 cover with three ½d stamps tied by Glasgow c.d.s; and a 1d red on piece with part Scots local cancel. (7) £180-220
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Saxmundham. 1798-1915 Entire letters, covers and cards, also a Mulready front, with prestamp marks (6), "690" obliterators (3, two types), etc. (20). £100-120
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"The Lincoln Philatelic Album" with red leather spine and corners and gold tooling, five peg fitting albums in a slip cases, one with some unused pages, a little minor rubbing to the leather, very attractive albums. (5). £80-120
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British West Indies 1863-1939 Mint selection comprising Bahamas 1863-77 6d violet (S.G. 31), Bermuda 1874 6d mauve and 1939 10/- (S.G. 119a), Cayman Islands 1907 5/- (S.G. 16), Virgin Islands 1867 and 1887-89 1/- (S.G. 18, 41) and 1899 ½d - 5/- set of eight (S.G. 43/50), mainly fine. Also Grenada 1873-74 6d pair used (S.G. 12), Queensland 1866 2d pair used (S.G. 52) and Natal 1876 1d rose with Postage overprint used (S.G. 81). S.G. £1,039. (19). £160-200
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1970-80s Issues, mainly from Tuvalu, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Vincent, Montserrat or Grenada, all with Specimen overprints, including blocks and miniature sheets (531). Also Hong Kong 1891 $1 on 96c used with forged cancel and 1966 10c with dot beside character within a mint block; and Victoria QV ½d or 1d stamps mint perforated "OS" (31), an unusual lot. (576). £80-100
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An extensive mint and used worldwide accumulation in many albums, stockbooks and packets including G.B with officials, postal fiscals, embossed QV 6d (10) and 1/- (6); Bermuda with better KGV; St. Helena with cleft in rock variety on 1922 mint ½d (2), 3d (within a plate block) and 8d; Bahrain with 1940-41 KGVI 1r - 25r mint; Cyprus with 1912-15 45pi mint; Natal with 1876 6d Postage overprint inverted used; Malaya with mint KGVI sets from Singapore, Trengganu, Straits Settlements, Johore; Hong Kong with 1891 Jubilee 2c used, KGVI $2 red-orange and green and 15c scarlet with broken character both unmounted; France with 1926-27 War Orphans Fund set mint; also better British West Indies, South Africa, Canada, North Borneo, Australian States, German States, Japan, Austria and Austrian Levant, Venezuela, etc. (1000s). £2,000-3,000
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Ideal Postage Stamp Album, 3rd edition of 1910, the contents rather sparse, the album fine and ideal for adding to. Also a few USA advertising covers, etc. £80-100
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Various G.B and foreign postal history including 1874 USA 1c postcard uprated 1c to England, handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY / PAID", charged 5d; various 1874-75 G.B and European covers; Italy 1915-41 Express covers (7); International Reply Coupons (14) including first type; 1914 registered cover from Cayman Brac to USA bearing Cayman Is KGV ½d and 4d, etc. (74). £100-150
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c.1845-1967 Covers including 1920 commercial cover bearing Cameroun French Occupation issues, 1861 entire letter with Brazil 90r black pair, 1857 cover with Switzerland 15r and 40r, Liberia postcards (2), WW1 Australian troopship cover from Colombo, Scadta covers (7), 1938 Gambia to Sierra Leone first flight covers (6), 1936 Nigeria first flights (17), etc. (100s). £200-300
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1896-1943 Covers, cards and ephemera including an interesting 1896 letter (no cover) from Maritzburg regarding the Jameson Raid, 1915 Stampless O.A.S cover from Serbia with a Belgrade c.d.s, and WW2 covers and cards to or from Polish forces (2) or Czech forces (17) in Great Britain. (27). £100-120
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