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x Clerk of the Parliaments: 1897 (8 Mar.) envelope to Sir Reginald Palgrave (Clerk of the House of Commons) bearing a fine strike of the large oval handstamp of the clerk of the House of Lords in purple and with Official Paid c.d.s.; fine. Also 1904 (31 Mar.) House of Lords envelope with a similar clerk's oval handstamp but in blue, with the Official Paid c.d.s. alongside. Fine. (2 covers). Photo £120-150
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x Speaker: 1913 (9 July) envelope to the Board of Trade bearing a fine strike of the 38mm "speaker/house of commons/crown/official paid" handstamp in black with the Official Paid c.d.s. alongside. The envelope with House of Commons embossed seal on the flap. Fine and a very rare, thought to be the only example of this special paid handstamp. Photo £300-350
Provenance: David Trapnell, March 2003
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x A collection of recent covers including Black Rod (with enclosure), Speaker (5), Postmaster, Clerk of the Parliament, Lord Great Chamberlain (2) and a Charles Taylor special courier stamp on envelope which he introduced during the 1971 postal strike. (12 covers) £100-120
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x House of Lords: Die proofs from the De la Rue day book in black on glazed card showing the "house of/lords" lettering for the shilling and £10 values, manuscript "March 26" with "60 leads" and "84 leads". Photo £150-200
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x –– 1902 Q.V. 5/- to £10 set of four overprinted "specimen" type 16, large part original gum; 5/- with ink mark on the reverse. Barefoot 1-4S, £450. Photo £150-180
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x –– 1902 K.E.VII £3 and £10 overprinted "specimen" types 17 and 16, large part original gum. Barefoot 11-12 S. Photo £80-100
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x –– A group of used with Q.V. 5/-, K.E.VII £1 on piece cancelled by 1902 (16 Apr.) oval and Q.E. 10/- to £10 set of four. (6). Photo £100-120
| 1961 Parliamentary Conference | |
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x 6d. and 1/3d. imprimatur blocks of four, each stamp with "n/p/imprimatur" handstamped on the reverse. Unmounted with full original gum. Fine. S.G. Cat. £18,000. Also 1957 special Parliamentary Conference cover and air letter with the special postmark. Photo £6,000-8,000
| Australian Parliamentary Mail | |
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x 1872 (3 Dec.) Government of Tasmania envelope to Birmingham, signed by the sender "M.L.C.", good strikes of crowned "free" c.d.s. in red and unframed "hobart town/tasmania" c.d.s. in red with code "O", the reverse with Birmingham arrival (29.1); the flap is torn and a little soiled. Good markings. Photo £150-180
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x House of Assembly: 1890 (c.) unused "On Public Service Only." envelope bearing a fine strike of the Frank Stamp in red, with Government of Tasmania seal on the flap.
Also 1894 (29 June) stampless envelope to Wellington, N.Z. signed by Stafford Bull, M.P. bearing good strikes of "tasmania/official/paid" handstamp in red and Hobart duplex ("JE" for "JU"), the arrival c.d.s. is on the reverse (6.7) and the flap with House of Assembly seal. (2 covers) £100-120
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x Legislative Council: 1901 (14 Oct.) "On Public Service only." wrapper (Legislative Council Papers) bearing a superb strike of the Frank Stamp in blue overstruck by Hobart c.d.s. code "L". Also 1901 (1 May) envelope to Sydney, signed by the sender, with "tasmania/official/paid" circular handstamp in red and New Town c.d.s., the reverse with despatch and arrival (3.5) c.d.s. and the printed seal. Both are fresh and fine. (2 covers). Photo £150-200
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x Parliament of Tasmania: 1902 (30 Oct.) "On Public Service only." envelope with signature of J.R. Reid cancelled by Hobart c.d.s. code "K", the flap with the parliamentary seal; fine. Photo £100-120
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x 1883 (19 Apr.) O.H.M.S. envelope from the Legislative Council Office to the Inspector in Charge, Russell St. Barrack, bearing Chief Secretary Frank Stamp in red cancelled by Melbourne duplex and bears a fine strike of the boxed "missent to/berwick",
the reverse with Berwick and Melbourne c.d.s. Scarce. Photo £120-150
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x 1896-1900, a group of Frank Stamps with The Treasurer in black on 1896 Parliamentary Debates wrapper, The Speaker in blue on 1896 and 1900 envelopes (the first with flap missing) and The President Stamp Council in red, all cancelled by Melbourne c.d.s. (4 covers) £200-250
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x Registration Labels: A complete sheet of twenty five rouletted labels in red on cream titled, "Parliament House (Fed.)/victoria" and numbered 451-475, with full original gum; one label with surface thin, otherwise fine. Very unusual. Photo £100-150
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x 1902 (5 Nov.) stampless envelope to Senator Matheson bearing a good strike of "l.c.room/perth w.a." duplex, large "T" in circle and pair of 1d. Postage Due tied by "p r/perth w.a." c.d.s. and a boxed instructional mark "received at/g.p.o. without/contents.". Fresh and fine. Photo £150-200
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x A group of covers and cards including New South Wales 1d. (2) and 2d. stationery envelopes marked "On Public Service only." for use by members of the Legislature, one 1d. is unused; Queensland 1905 envelope to Hobart bearing "parliament house/queensland" c.d.s. and 1d. stationery card with illustration of Parliament House; Victoria Parliamentary Papers wrapper bearing The Treasurer Frank Stamp in blue, Senate Office envelope used to Perth; Western Australia Legislative Assembly envelope and part wrapper bearing Clerk Legislative Assemble Frank Stamp in purple. (10 items) £250-300
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x 1901 Opening of Parliament and Royal Visit by the Duke and Duchess of York; a collection of items which includes tickets to the evening reception on 9th May 1901 (2, one with original envelope), a delightful envelope to General Sir Edwin Collen (the representative for India), sent from South Kensington to India with two redirections in Melbourne bearing 1d. and 2d. Postage Due, a picture post card depicting the opening Parliament plus some recent commemorative stamps £200-250
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x 1927 Opening of Parliament House, Canberra 1 1/2d. brownish lake variety imperforate between vertical pair, large part original gum; centred a little low and left. S.G. 105a, £5000. Photo £1,800-2,000
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x –– A collection on leaves which includes cancelled by first day Parliament House c.d.s., perf. "OS", 2/- booklet (4) two are exploded showing upper and lower margin and one cancelled by Perth first day c.d.s. and some stamps showing transfer varieties £150-180
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x A miscellaneous selection of items which includes Federal Parliament House c.d.s. (2 sizes), Parliament House c.d.s., 1905 envelope and headed letter from The Senate, House of Representatives, plus some electorial notices. (10 items) £150-200
| Bermuda Parliamentary Mail | |
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x 1894 (9 Aug.) stampless printed entire to S.C. Outerbridge being an abstract of the proceeding of the House of Assembly, bearing a neat strike of double-oval "house of assembly/bermuda" and Hamilton c.d.s. Fresh and very fine. Photo £120-150
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x 1920-21 Tercentenary of Representative Institutions, first and second issues large part original gum and handstamped "specimen". Also invitation card and envelope for a celebration of the Tercentenary attended by The Prince of Wales, the envelope bearing Official Paid handstamp in black £200-250
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x 1932 Centenary of the Assembly, 1/4d. to 10/- perforated "specimen", lightly mounted and most values with right margin. S.G. 84-95s, £600. Photo £200-250
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x –– 1/4d. to 10/- large part original gum; 3d. with blunt corner perf. S.G. 84-95, £500. Photo £120-150
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x 1924 (18 Oct.) envelope to Cape Town bearing 6c. franking tied by a very fine strike of double-ring "parlementêre/parliamentary/toer/tour", the flap bears the impression of "empire/parliamentary association" embossed seal. Pristine. Mailed from the Empire Parliamentary Association in South Africa during the train stop over in Mozambique. Scarce and desirable £150-200
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x 1961 Reconstitution of Legislative Council 5d. and 2/3d. imperf. colour proofs mounted on individual cards. Friedl Certificate (1980). Photo £200-250
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x 1794 (12 Aug.) a letter from Major General Sir J.H. Craig from "Castle" to the President and Members of the Burgher Senate informing them that he was due to be away and leaving Major General Doyle in command and that matters requiring his personal attention would have to wait until his return. An interesting document £100-120
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x 1910 Opening of the Union Parliament; 2 1/2d. die proof in black on proof paper (73x78mm) showing the faint guide lines. Fresh and fine. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x –– 2 1/2d. deep blue handstamped "Specimen" in black at a slight angle (a very faint strike), lightly mounted mint. S.G. 1s, £500 £250-300
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x 1910 (25 Aug.) National Celebration of the Opening of the Parliament and the Royal Visit to South Africa by H.R.H.
The Duke of Connaught, bearing C.G.H. 1/2d. tied by Cape Town machine cancellation. Fine. Photo £350-400
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x A selection of covers and cards which includes 1894, 1898 covers cancelled by "576" and Houses of Parliament c.d.s., picture post cards of House of Assembly, Cape Town, 1912 stationery card cancelled by Houses of Parliament c.d.s., 1935 and 1987 Parliament registration handstamps, 1902 envelope from Natal Legislative Assemble and a few other items. (11 covers) £200-250
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x A small selection of stamps with Barbados 1939 Tercentenary of General Assembly set perf. "specimen", Botswana 1966 Independence 2 1/2c. (National Assembly Building) imperf. corner pair, Egypt Parliamentary Conference 10m. imperf. corner block of four and the so-called double print, Ireland covers (2), Trans-Jordan 1947 First National Parliament set imperforate and 3m. corner block of four perf. "specimen" £250-300
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The Professor Shaul Ladany Collection | |
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x 1854 (1/-) "under 50 Miles" and (2/6d.) "under 100 Miles" corner plate proof blocks of four in black on card, (1/-) showing traces of two stamps at right, some light soiling. Scarce multiples. Hiscocks 1, 2. Photo £400-500
These stamps were engraved by Perkins, Bacon & Company, of 69 Fleet Street, London.
These values were printed in sheets of sixteen (4x4) and it is thought that only two proof sheets of each value were produced
Provenance: (1/-) W. Edgar, March 1990
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x 1854 second issue, 1/- black on yellow-brown in a top right corner block of four with full original gum; serial numbers 16269/13274; a couple of tone spots, creasing and soiling but still a desirable multiple. Hiscocks 6. Photo £250-350
Just over 30 examples of the 1/- stamp have been recorded
Provenance: Robson Lowe Auction, April 1967
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x 1861 Continental service; 4/- die proof in black on India paper on soft card (80 x 118mm) with additional value tablets for 3d., 8/- and 18d.; engraved by Jeans. A few minor tone spots and surface rub at foot, well clear of the designs. A rare and important telegraph proof. Photo £600-800
Provenance: A.J. Lowe, November 1990
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x –– 8/- imperforate plate proof in black (corner crease) and 3d. with vertical band in grey-blue, serial number "566" and affixed to paper. Fresh. Photo £150-200
The vertical bands on these stamps were to aid identification and are not cancellations
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x 1857-69 Director's Message; G.P. Bidder in black on blue paper, serial number "109", large part original gum. A good example of this rare stamp, it is thought that there are less than six examples in private hands. Hiscocks 60. Photo £600-800
Lithographed on thick, blue, unwatermarked paper in sheets of 100 by Waterlow & Sons. Imperforate
Provenance: W. Edgar, March 1990
A.J. Lowe, November 1990
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x 1857-69 Director's Message; Capt. Huish, in black on pale blue, serial numbers "1007" and "1040" showing the two types (associated with odd and even numbers), part to large part original gum. Fine. Only about twenty examples recorded. Hiscocks 62. (2). Photo £300-400
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x 1861 imperforate remainder of 1/- without control number, well tied on local Liverpool registered envelope by 1882 (24 May) squared circle; tiny corner fault. Very unusual usage. Photo £250-300
Provenance: A.J. Lowe, November 1990
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x 1861-64, a collection on leaves which includes 1861 2/- perf.12 in a top left corner block of nine with full original gum (a few reinforced perfs.), 1864 values to 2/- (used) and 3/- including 1/- in a lower right corner block of six and plate proof of 2/- (poor). A good lot. (29) £250-300
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x 1854 2/- and 4/-, the 2/- in black on light blue, serial number "3244" and 4/- black on lemon in a lower right corner pair, serial numbers "8799-8800" and showing "Value £6.8.0." in the lower margin. With full original gum but with typical gum wrinkling. These stamps are rare with only seven examples of the 2/- and nine examples of the 4/- recorded. They are probably the most sort after of the private telegraph stamps, the pair is particularly desirable. Hiscocks 1-2. Photo £1,000-1,500
These franks were lithographed by Mawdesley & Company, 2 Castle Street, Liverpool in sheets of 32 (8x4). One example of each is in the Royal Philatelic Collection
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x 1860 2/3d. reddish brown, an imperforate plate proof, without serial number, on the watermarked paper, small to good margins. Fine and scarce. Photo £100-140
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x 1860, a collection with 9d. perf.12 used (9507), 1/- perf.12 used (28322 and 39802), 1/2d. mint (2006), 1/6d. perf.12 used (15187, large figures) and mint (20585), 2/3d. perf.9 mint (1418 and 1420) and 2/9d. perf.9 mint (619); also 1856 Electric Telegraph form which has the 1856 revised prices glued on the reverse. An appealing group. Photo £600-800
In September 1860 the South Eastern Railway, then the third largest telegraph network in Britain, began to issue "Electric Telegraph Franks". These were printed by Charles Whiting, Beaufort House, Strand, London. Some of the values are very scarce and it is thought that only 30 examples of the 2/9d. value were produced
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x 1863 3d. to 2/- set of five die proofs in black on glazed card, each value cut down and sunk mounted. A fine and rare set. Photo £500-600
These stamps were printed by De la Rue
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x 1864 (24 Mar.) telegram form from Halifax to Cheapside, London bearing 1862 6d. and 1/- on blued paper (2) with manuscript cancellations; one 1/- with missing corner and the form with some soiling. Very scarce on the original form. Photo £250-300
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x A small selection of mint stamps with 1862 3d. and 1/- without control numbers, 1863 1/6d. and 2/- (2) plus 1865 3d. and 1/- narrow "INT" plus 6d. and 1/- wide "INT"; large part original gum; generally fine. (9). Photo £120-150
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x 1864 (c.) 1/- black on pale yellow imperforate proof, small to close margins (just touched upper right corner); a couple of small thins on the reverse. A good example of this very rare stamp of which it is thought there are only three or four examples. Photo £400-500
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x 1864 (c.) 6d. black on white, large part original gum. From the original printing which shows the vertical scratch through the "o" of "Co" and the "E" of value. Although the status of this stamp is unknown, it is considered to be a legitimate telegraph stamp. It is thought that only four examples are recorded, one being in the Royal Philatelic Collection. Hiscocks 1. Photo £400-600
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x A selection on stock leaf with English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph 1/- to 5/- set without control numbers; British and Irish 2/-, 3/- (2) and 5/- (2) imperf. remainders; London District 1862 3d. and 6d. unused plus 1865 3d. (2) and 6d. (2) used; Bonelli 1861 3d., 6d. (3), 9d. and 1/- (imperforate right margin), 1862 3d. (2); Universal 6d. (3) and 1/- (3) plus a few others. (38). Photo £150-200
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