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Penzance. 1840 (Dec 23) Entire letter to Andover bearing a 1d black IA plate 8, four very close to huge margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross, and 1841 1d Mulready lettersheets stereo A26 to St. Ives (horizontal fold) or A36 (light fold) to Cirencester both cancelled by black Maltese Crosses, all with Penzance backstamps. (3). £150-180
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Polperro. 1820-58 Entire letters and covers, handstamps include straight line handstamp, circular fleuron handstamp of 1837-48 (3) and similar 1838 handstamp with the fleuron removed, undated circles (3), one on an 1857 cover to France bearing 1d red strip of four each cancelled "465" and handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID". (8). £140-160
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Probus. 1667 (June 27) Entire letter from Trelowthas, Probus, "Ffor Sr Richard Edgcumbe Knight of the bath att Mount Edgcumbe near Plymouth these, Devon", concerning tenants unable to pay rent, the bad fair at Probus and the low price of wool and tin. A fine early letter, hand carried. £80-100
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Redruth. 1818-1930 Entire letters, covers and cards, etc., including undated circles (3), straight line handstamps CO259 and CO260, studies of the 636 numeral and duplex cancels, squared circles, 1915 Money Order advice, 1930 West End c.d.s on registered cover, etc., also various letters and receipts. (42+). £100-120
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Ruan Minor. 1690 (Oct 10) Entire letter to John Morth, High Sheriff of Cornwall, with manuscript 2d postal charge, a fine early letter. £80-100
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St. Agnes. 1841-49 Entires to St. Austell both bearing fine 1d reds with four large margins, the first cancelled by a fine Maltese Cross in blue with matching Truro c.d.s and "No. 1" penny post receiver of St. Agnes; the second cancelled "814" with a blue undated circle on the front. (2). £120-140
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St. Austell. 1711-1874 Entire letters and covers with 1711 entire letter from London to St. Austell charged 4d, circular mileage mark, undated circles (2), Penny Post handstamps with "No. 1" of St. Blazey or "No. 2" of Charlestown, 1841 (AP 11) skeleton datestamp with a cross at base, 1840 1d black DJ plate 3 (four good margins, the cover with faults) tied by red Maltese Cross and the St. Austell c.d.s, 1846 1d red strip of four cancelled "670", 1874 3d rate to France, etc. (12). £200-240
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St. Austell. 1840 (Nov 3) Entire to Somerset and entire letter (Dec 31) to Hull written on the ship "Catherine" at Charlestown, both bearing 1d blacks tied by red Maltese Crosses with a St. Austell c.d.s alongside, the first bearing EF plate 2 with four margins, the other MI plate 7, three margins. Also 1d Mulready lettersheets comprising 1840 stereo A80 (repaired file hole) to Bideford with a red Maltese Cross and 1842 stereo A50 to Falmouth with a black Maltese Cross, both with datestamps on the front. (4). £180-240
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St. Columb. 1780-1853 Entire letters, handstamps include superb straight line mark (CO292) on 1781 free entire letter and 1794 reused entire letter (also with "TRURO" handstamp), two line and circular 252 mileage marks in green or black, straight line mileage erased handstamp in green, double arc datestamps in green or yellow, and scarce 1847 (AP 20) "ST COLUMB / 4" skeleton in green. (14). £180-220
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St. Columb. 1841 (May 4) Entire to Plymouth bearing a 1d black NK plate 2 with four large margins tied by a black Maltese Cross, a green St. Columb c.d.s on the front, arrival backstamp. A very fine 1d black cover. Photo on Page 191. £150-180
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St. Columb. 1852 (Dec 21) 1d Pink postal stationery envelope sent locally in St. Columb, the stamp cancelled by the St. Columb double arc datestamp in blue-green, a very unusual and scarce cancel. Photo on Page 191. £150-180
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St. Germans. 1801-47 Entire letters with circular undated and two line handstamps, 1839 Penny Post handstamp (possibly the only recorded example?) and undated circles (2), one cover also with straight line "Landrake", all exceptionally fine strikes. (7). £160-200
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St. Ives. 1670-1843 Entire letters with 1670 and 1673 letters to London, the first charged 3d with a Bishop mark, the second privately carried; curved and straight line "ST IVES - C" handstamps, one to Flanders with boxed "Return'd / for Postage"; mileage mark; blue boxed "TOO LATE"; and scarce 1843 (MR 21) skeleton datestamp. (21). £200-240
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St. Ives. c.1840 1d Mulready envelope stereo A142 to Tregony and a piece bearing a 1d black CE plate 1b with four good margins, both with black Maltese Cross cancels and straight line "ST IVES - C". (2). £160-200
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St. Mawes. 1810-71 Entire letters, entires and covers with "ST. MAWS" handstamp (CO318) on 1810 entire letter from a Spanish ship at Falmouth, other straight line marks and 1852 undated circle, and illustrated notepaper showing Falmouth and St. Mawes Castle contained within a stampless 1871 cover (corner fault) to Sweden with a St. Mawes c.d.s and "4d" charge mark. (5). £90-120
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Saltash. c.1690 Entire letter from Shillingham Manor near Saltash to John Morth, Sheriff of Cornwall, privately carried; and 1698-1700 entire letters to Richard Carew at Barley near Exeter, the first rated 2d, the other privately carried. Three fine early letters. (3). £160-200
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Scilly Islands. 1827-29 Entire letters to Rev. Parker in London, two concerning the school at St. Martins, all handstamped "SCILLY", one with a London inspectors crown altering the postage rate. (3). £200-250
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Scilly Islands. 1822-94 Entire letters, entire and postcards comprising 1822 entire letter to Scotland with straight line "SCILLY"; 1841 entire to London prepaid 2d in cash with scarce "SCILLY" double arc datestamp in red; 1858 entire letter to Bodmin with a 1d red cancelled "610" backstamped with the double arc datestamp in blue; and 1894 ½d postcards to Marazion with single or double ring Scilly datestamps. (5). Photo on Page 191. £240-280
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Stratton and Bude. 1822-47 Entire letters and covers with circular Stratton handstamps (2); 1837 entire letter from St. Columb to Bude with green "ST COLUMB", "Stratton / Py P." and "No. 1" of Bude; 1843-47 1d red covers from Bude with "No. 1" and a Stratton undated circle, or a "BUDE" undated circle. (5). £100-120
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Tregony. 1681-1847 Entire letters and covers including 1681-87 entire letters to London charged 3d (2), 1768 entire letter to Maidstone and redirected to Canterbury with "TREGONY" (CO337) and "MAIDSTONE" handstamp, 1796 free entire letter with similar CO338 handstamp, circular mileage and mileage removed handstamps, and undated circles (2), all fine. Also a 1681 letter without an address panel. (9). £140-160
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Tregony. 1841 (May 8) 1d Mulready envelope stereo A134 to London cancelled by a black Maltese Cross with a St. Austell c.d.s and "TREGONEY" undated circle on the front, London backstamp, superb quality and very unusual. Photo on Page 191. £160-200
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Truro. 1681-1853 Entire letters, covers and a card including 1681 entire letter to London charged 3d, 1712-95 straight line handstamp (7), blue straight line or circular (2) "PAID AT TRURO", boxed Py. Post in blue or black, boxed "TOO LATE" in blue or black, redirected Uniform 4d Post entire letter, 1840 (Jan. 11) entire letter prepaid 1d on the second day of Penny Postage, 1843 (7 OC & OC 9) "TRURO / +" skeletons (the first bearing four 1841 2d blues), 1846 (NO 30) "TRURO / 4" skeleton, 1842-43 covers with 1d reds cancelled by blue Maltese Crosses (2), etc. An interesting lot. (23). £320-380
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Truro. 1840 Covers to Tolgullon or Truro bearing 1d blacks and a 1d Mulready lettersheet stereo A10 (small faults) to St. Austell all with red Maltese Crosses and blue Truro datestamps on the front (2) or reverse, the covers bearing GI plate 4 or TF plate 6 both with four margins (TF crossed by light file fold). (3). £180-220
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Truro. 1841 (Mar 21) Entire letter to Kensington bearing 1d black PI plate 9 with four margins (crossed by a very light crease) tied by a black Maltese Cross with "Too Late" alongside and a blue Truro datestamp on the front, carried by London cross post with a Kingston backstamp, very unusual. £110-130
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Truro - Missent Mail. 1813-60 Entire letters and a cover with circular "MISSENT / TO / TRURO" in blue (2) or black, manuscript "Missent to" alongside a Truro mileage mark, also 1834 entire letter from Truro to Kingsbridge endorsed "Missent to London". (5). £150-180
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Wadebridge. 1839-51 Entire letters, entires and covers with circular Wadebridge handstamps (4), one bearing a 1d black QD plate 1b (four margins, close at base) with a black Maltese Cross; or with undated circles (3), all fine. (7). £140-160
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Forwarding Agents - Falmouth. 1777-1840 Entire letters comprising 1777 entire letter from Madeira with forwarding agents endorsements of J.C Mayne & Co. in Lisbon and Geo. Croker Fox in Falmouth, a "FAL / MOUTH" handstamp and red inspectors crown altering the charge; 1832 entire letter to Madeira with forwarding agents endorsement of G.C & R.W Fox & Co., posted at Falmouth paid 1/8; and 1840 entire letter from Havana with similar Fox & Co. forwarding agent endorsement and a Falmouth U.P.P "1" paid handstamp. Also 1840 entire to London "p. Dos Amigos of Falmouth" with superb oval "Forwarded by / G.C & R.W Fox & Co / Falmouth" F.A.C, and 1880 entire posted at Falmouth franked 1d with violet oval "FORWARDED BY / W. BROAD & SONS / LLOYD'S AGENT / FALMOUTH". (5). £150-180
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Penzance. 1829 Entire letter from Richard Pearce, merchant and ship agent, concerning the poor condition of a cargo due to bad weather, to Huth & Co. in London. Written on superb headed paper showing Pearce to be Vice Consul of six countries and agent to Lloyds, and extolling the virtues of Penzance as a port. £80-100
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Quarantine Letter - Falmouth. 1804 Entire letter headed "on ship-board under quarantine", mentioning "two deaths on board on voyage from Jamaica - put under quarantine as a consequence", with a Falmouth handstamp. £100-120
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1839 (Dec 30) 4d Post Period free front from London to Bombay with scarce boxed "VIA FALMOUTH", endorsed "Dead" with red "RETURNED FROM"; 1845 entire letter from USA to India sent via London and inscribed "overland via Falmouth" with blue New Hartford N.Y c.d.s, "PAID" and "5" and Bombay datestamp, seal endorsed as "broken" by the Lombard Street Postmaster; and 1809 entire letter to St. Mawes sent by packet to London despite the direct Falmouth service with "PACKET-LETTER" and a Falmouth mileage mark. (3). £100-120
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Mediterranean Packets. 1777-1847 Entire letters to Madeira (3) or Oporto (3); and 1838 entire letter with oval framed "MADEIRA", straight line "LISBON" and green boxed "½" of Falmouth. (7). £100-120
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Nova Scotia - Halifax Packets. 1795 Entire letter from London to Frederickton endorsed "Returned for 1/- postage", reposted with 1/- paid, backstamped superb "HALIFAX / N. SCOTIA" c.d.s; and 1827 entire letter to England with "POST OFFICE / DIGBY" circular handstamp containing manuscript date, a Halifax c.d.s and circular framed "PAID". (2). £150-180
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Prince Edward Island - Halifax Packet. 1829 Entire with superb circular "POST OFFICE / P.E. ISLAND" containing manuscript date, a Halifax c.d.s and circular framed "PAID". Photo on Page 191. £150-200
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West Indies Packets. 1788 Entire letter with straight line "JAMAICA"; 1795 entire letter from London to "Demerara, care of Jn Seed Esq, Barbados" charged 2½bits; and 1839 entire letter to Edinburgh with a Falmouth, Jamaica c.d.s, endorsed "In. P. Paid 1/3" crossed through and charged 2/5, with green boxed "½" of Falmouth, arrival c.d.s of Dec 5 1839 (first day of Uniform 4d Postage). (3). £100-120
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Barbuda - Leeward Is. Packet. 1837 Entire letter from Barbuda to Sir C.B Codrington in Gloucestershire with an Antigua fleuron backstamp and partial Cirencester Penny Post. A fine letter from Barbuda. £150-180
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1790 Entire letter from Liverpool to New York paid 1/- with superb "FALM:o" (CO67, recorded 1789-91), only known on packet letters and believed to have been used in the Packet Office. Light file folds, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 191. £150-180
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1812 (Dec 10) Entire from Lisbon to Derbyshire written by Corporal T. Bingham, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, signed by Bingham on the reverse and countersigned on the front, with red straight line "PENNY PD", used in the Packet Office on soldiers letters from the Peninsular War, recorded 1812-13. Bingham includes the postscript "Please to put 1 penny into the post when you send another letter for the last you sent cost me 2 shillings, and all through you not paying 1 penny into the post, if you do that it will cost me nothing". A fine strike of this very scarce Penny Pd mark. Photo on Page 191. £500-600
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Barbuda / Antigua. 1806 Entire letter from Antigua to C. Tudway at Wells and 1807 entire letter from Barbuda to C. Codrington in Gloucestershire, both with circular "FALMOUTH PACKT LRE" (Rob P.1) in black. Both fine, the second an early letter from Barbuda. (2). £200-250
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1809 Entire letter from Col. Mackinnon, Commander of the Reserve Brigade of the Anglo-Portuguese forces, written from Lisbon to his wife in Bath with black "FALMOUTH / PACKET-LETTER" (P2). Minor central stain, otherwise fine, this handstamp in black only recorded in 1809. £100-120
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c1813-14 Entire letters with circular "FALMOUTH PACKT LRE" (P1) in green, the first from an Officer with news of the War in the Peninsular, the other from Tarragona to Guernsey, both fine. (2). £100-120
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America/F. 1809-10 Entire letters both with dated "AMERICA / F" in green or blue green, the first with "CHARLN S. CA" c.d.s and "Paid 50" crossed through in ink, the packet datestamp struck over this, otherwise both very fine. (2). Photo on Page 195. £180-220
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Brazil/F. 1824 Entire letter from H.M.S "Spartiate" backstamped with the dated "BRAZIL / F" in green and a Glasgow datestamp, very fine. Photo on Page 195. £150-180
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Brazil/F. 1827 Entire letter from Hobart to Scotland backstamped with the dated "BRAZIL / F" in green. A fine strike, very unusual on a letter from Australia. £180-220
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Buenos Ayres. c.1848 Stampless cover with superb "BUENOS AYRES / O" in red, backstamped London Rd Worcester undated circle, light central seal stain, very attractive and a scarce handstamp in red ink. Photo on Page 195. £300-350
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Cadiz/F. 1811 Entire to Guernsey with a fine dated "Cadiz / F" in blue green on the front. £100-120
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Jamaica/F. 1810-22 Entire letters to Scotland, the first from Port Royal with dated "JAMAICA / F" in blue green on the front, the second from Spanish Town backstamped with the dated Jamaica F handstamp in green, both fine. (2). Photo on Page 195. £200-250
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Jamaica/F. - Bahamas. 1822 Entire letter from Abaco Island to a Bombardier in Dublin handstamped with straight line "BAHAMAS", backstamped with dated "JAMAICA / F" in green, a little minor staining, otherwise fine and a very unusual use of this Jamaica mark on a letter from the Bahamas. £240-300
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Leeward Island/F. 1830 Entire letter from St. Thomas backstamped with dated "LEEWARD ISLAND / F", a superb strike and the latest recorded example of this dated mark. Photo on Page 195. £250-300
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Leeward Island/F. 1840 Entire letter from an Officer on H.M.S "Comus" at Port Royal, Jamaica, to Leeds, backstamped with undated "LEEWARD ISLAND / F" in green, a fine strike that displays well. £200-240
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Lisbon/F. 1813 Entire letter from Spain to Dublin with a fine dated "LISBON / F" handstamp in green on the front, and 1833 entire letter from Lisbon to Birmingham endorsed "Patterns of no value" charged 5/-, backstamped with the undated Lisbon F handstamp in green, both fine. (2). £120-140
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