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Hereford. 1724 Franked entire letter to London backstamped with a fine "HERE / FORD" (HF 99) and a Bishop Mark, scarce. £100-120
| Hertfordshire | (Also see lot 1141)
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1787 Entire letter prepaid 8d to Strasbourg with "34 TRING" first type mileage (HE 504), and 1835 entire letter with red "WELWYN" and matching "PAID" (HE 660). (2). £100-120
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(Also see lots 263, 267, 272, 336, 350, 982, 1002, 1087-1090)
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1838 Entire letter from Dublin to France prepaid 2/9, with red boxed "B (1.11) / F (.10)", apportioning the British and foreign postal charges, fine and very scarce. Just two examples of this Dublin "B/F" handstamp believed to have been recorded. Photo on Page 232. £500-600
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1848 Cover franked 1d from Monaghan to Trillick with green "Missent from (Monaghan) / to Armagh" and "Trillick / Omagh", various backstamps, very scarce. Photo on Page 232. £320-350
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1854 Cover from New York to Co. Cavan with scarce two line "MISSENT TO / BELFAST" and a 1/- charge mark, backstamped at Liverpool, London, Belfast and Ballyconnell. Photo on Page 232. £200-240
| Isle of Man | (Also see lots 341, 964)
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1849 Entire letter from Castletown to Douglas franked by a 1d red cancelled "497", backstamped with very scarce "CASTLETOWN ISLE OF MAN" undated circle and a Douglas datestamp both in blue. Piece torn from the left side of the address panel, the reverse fine. £100-120
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1858 (June 5) Cover to London with two 1d reds each cancelled by the "ISLE - OF - MAN / 407" sideways duplex, a scarce cancel. £100-120
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1916 Cover to Switzerland bearing KGV ½d strip of five cancelled by Douglas machine cancel, returned to the sender with a blue "RETURNED TO SENDER / BY THE CENSOR" label applied over the address and a Postal Censorship slip enclosed explaining that pictures and photos cannot be sent to neutral countries, the reverse then endorsed "Not Known at Alien Camp, Douglas IOM". A very unusual returned cover, presumably from an internee. Photo on Page 232. £150-200
| Lancashire | (Also see lots 144-146, 155, 166, 581, 985, 986, 992, 993, 1009, 1141)
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1800-16 Entire letters with oval framed "WIGAN" (LA 1291) or unusual arc type "BURY, L. / 20" (LA 278) in red or black, one endorsed "2½ Sheets of Paper Only, Nothing enclosed", all very fine. (3). £120-150
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1834-41 Entire letters from Liverpool, all prepaid, with red "4" or "6" on the reverse, or "5" on the front, believed to have been used on letters carried on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (BCC 385/9 of Manchester). (3). £100-150
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1840 (Oct 28) Entire letter from Ulverstone to Hawkshead bearing a fine 1d black, HD plate 4 with four good margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross with a matching "ULVERSTONE" backstamp. Photo on Page 232. £200-250
| London | (Also see lots 978, 980, 983)
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Bishop Mark. 1664 (Nov 10) Entire letter from Furnivals Inn addressed "To Mr Richard Sympson to be delivered with speed, To be left att Mr James Sympsons shopp in Kendall in Westmoland to be sent to him with all speed, Westmoland", marked "Pd 6" with a fine "NO/11" Bishop Mark. An early Bishop Mark on a finely addressed letter. Photo on Page 239. £350-400
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1664 Entire letter from Livorno to London backstamped by "MA/14" Foreign Branch Bishop Mark and boxed "D/9" charge handstamp (L1030), a little overinked and just struck across the flap, but very rare. These boxed marks, used at the Foreign Branch in 1663-67, are the first charge marks used in GB; fewer than ten examples have been recorded. Photo on Page 232. £1,800-2,200
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1670 Entire letter from London to Livorno, apparently disinfected, backstamped by an unusually clear strike of double ring "FRANCHES" handstamp containing a rose (L1078), applied in the London Foreign Branch. £320-360
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Bishop Marks. 1671 and 1717 Entire letters to London charged 3d with fine Bishop Marks, the 1717 entire letter from St. Winnow in Cornwall to "the Golden Ball over against the Royal Exchange", the Bishop Mark reading "J4/MR", a "J" clearly inserted in error instead of a "1". (2). £100-120
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1707 (May 24) Newspaper, "The Post-man and the Historical Account" addressed to Rye, with a "MA/24" Bishop Mark, charged 2d, unusual. £250-280
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1787 Entire letter from France to London backstamped with "MR/16" Bishop Mark and the rare large "2" in a circle (L1408), one of three recorded examples; the meaning of this handstamp is still not known. £400-450
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1794 Entire letter prepaid 1d with scarce circular purple "(crown) / P. POST / PAID" (Jay 410) and a fine "HOLBN / HILL - 1", the reverse with "8 o'clock / 10 JY 94 / MORN" datestamp (Jay 402), scarce. £140-160
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1794 Entire letter prepaid 1/- to Penrith with red boxed "POSTAGE / PAID" experimental datestamp (L96), only used in March 1794 during the reorganisation of the London General Post. Very scarce. Photo on Page 236. £500-600
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1794 (May 31) Entire prepaid within London, handstamped with experimental "(Crown) / PAID" (L406) and "W / 7 OCLOCK EVEN" c.d.s (L400a) on the reverse, both marks only used in 1794 whilst the London Penny Post was being reformed and reorganised. Very scarce, ex B. Jay Collection. £240-280
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1797-98 Entire letters from Hamburg or Brunswick to London both endorsed "franco Cuxhaven" with Foreign Office arrival backstamps, one also with the scarce circular framed "PP/1798 (L1025) transfer handstamp, used at the Foreign Branch on letters transferred to the Penny Post for delivery. (2). £220-260
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1798 Free entire letter to Edinburgh backstamped with boxed "JAN 13 / 98" Late Fee datestamp (L36), superb and very scarce. £180-220
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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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Ride Letters. 1825-71 Entire letters all handstamped "R.L", seven differing types in red or black. (10). £200-250
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1839 Entire from Dundee to London initially charged 2/4, endorsed "Single Only, Robert Maters" with red "REBATE / 12 NO 12 / 1839 / INLAND OFFICE" datestamp (L298) applied over the original charge and rerated at 1/2. Very scarce, this Rebate datestamp only recorded in November and December 1839. Photo on Page 236. £750-850
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1845 (Mar 24) Entire letter to Warwick and a cover to Scotland both with 1d reds tied by Inland Branch numerals, backstamped with the very unusual "General / Post Office / 24th / March 1845" double ring datestamp in red, and the standard MR-24 c.d.s code "R". The only recorded examples of this peculiar G.P.O datestamp, both this same date; its purpose is not known. (2). Photo on Page 236. £320-380
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Charing Cross. 1857 Registered letter Certificate of Posting with a red AU 15 Paid C+ datestamp cancelled by an unusually clear red "CHARING CROSS" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp and replaced by an AU 17 Paid datestamp. Very unusual. £80-100
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Newspaper Branch. 1878-1920 Wrappers and cards (137), stamps and pieces (144) with NPB cancels showing the date and code letters horizontally across the circle with the suburban office number below, 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). £400-500
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1941 Registered cover to Kent with KGVI 2½d and 3d cancelled at Instow, bearing an Instow registration label and green "LUNDY LIGHTS AND LEADS" Puffin cachet, the reverse bearing Lundy 1929 ½p, 1939 10th Anniversary overprint 1p and 6p, 1939 2p, 3p and 4p, and 1940 Red Cross ½p - 6p and 12p surcharges (the ½p, 6p and 12p values all marginal with an additional surcharge in the margin, the 12p with broken cross variety). All 14 stamps cancelled by four strikes of the boxed Puffin cachet in green, three stamps also tied by an Instow c.d.s. A scarce use of the Red Cross issue on cover. Photo on Page 236. £300-350
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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). £90-120
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1803-41 Entire letters with boxed "HOLKHAM" (NK 196), scarce framed "Hether / Sett" (NK 188), "LYNN / DEC 6 1803" (NK 248), circular "LYNN / 104" datestamp with stars (NK 249) or "Prepaid" of Norwich (NK 322). (5). £120-150
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Bingham. 1838-41 Entire letters all with the extraordinary straight line datestamps made up of loose type (NG 16/20), two 1838-39 letters to Nottingham with "BINGHA. Ma=30" or "BINGHAM, Jul. 30", and two 1841 entire letters to Huddersfield, one prepaid with "Bingh. m. Ap. 17. 41", the other unpaid with "BINGHAM, De . 41" and a separate "2" charge below, the last two with some tears and faults but a rare group, the "2" charge mark unrecorded in the British County Catalogue. (4). Photo on Page 236. £300-350
| Scotland | (Also see lots 156, 264, 987, 990, 1133-1136)
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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). £80-100
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1783 Entire letter sent within Edinburgh, backstamped with circular undated "E. PENNY POST NOT PAID" of Williamsons Penny Post. £100-120
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1839-40 Unpaid entires, the first from Glasgow to Edinburgh sent during the 4d Post period with black handstruck "4"; the other sent within Edinburgh with "2" charge mark incorporating the date "FE/1/1840" (this unusual charge mark only used Jan. - May 1840). (2). £100-120
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Received Open. 1857 Entire bearing six 1d reds (differing shades) tied by Stirling 308 experimental duplexs, backstamped by green octagonal boxed "RECEIVED OPEN / & RE-SEALED / AT THE POST OFFICE / EDINBURGH", with G.P.O Edinburgh impressed wax seal, light folds, scarce. £100-120
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1866-75 Covers addressed to Tallymet, Dunkeld, but redirected to Ballinluig, with differing straight line "Misdirected to" handstamps (one in italic lettering) followed by a Dunkeld c.d.s. A very unusual pair. (2). £200-240
| Somerset | (Also see lots 168, 910)
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Bridgewater. 1744 Entire letter from Halswell to Addington near Winslow "By Way of London" backstamped with a fine "BRIDG / WATER" (23x9mm) and a "22/IV" Bishop Mark, the 7d charge shown by seven vertical strikes on the reverse, very scarce. £100-150
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Ipswich. 1720 Free entire to London backstamped fine "IPSWICH" between bars (SK 1796) and a "12/FE" Bishop Mark, and 1751 entire letter charged 3d to Norwich backstamped "IPS / WICH" (23x11mm) both fine, the second unlisted in the British County Catalogue. (2). £150-200
| Sussex | (Also see lot 274)
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East Grinstead. 1786 Entire letter (detailed farm accounts for one week) to Charlton with superb "30 EAST / GRINSTEAD" first type mileage mark in red, the reverse endorsed "put in at Maresfield Sunday Evening 6 Oclock Septem. 3rd 1786", and 1796 entire letter to Margate with circular "EAST / (crown) / GRINSTEAD". (SX 482, 487). (2). Photo on Page 236. £180-220
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Chichester. 1829 Entire letter from Addiscombe to Chichester backstamped "CROYDON" and circular "OC 22 / 1829" datestamp (SX 319) applied upon arrival, very fine. £80-100
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Brighton. 1838 Lettersheet headed with a fine engraving of Brighton from Kemp Town, showing pedestrians, riders and carriages on the front and the chain pier, posted from Portsmouth to London. £100-120
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Hastings. 1839 (Dec 4) Printed notice from the Mayor of Hastings convening a meeting at the town hall to consider the propriety of memorialising the Postmaster-General for the establishment of a day mail to and from Hastings. Very unusual, probably unique. £200-240
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Crowborough & District. 1844-1974 Entire letters, covers and postcards (86), parcel post labels (14), pieces and stamps, the postal history collection written up on pages with Rotherfield including 1844 "Rotherfield / Penny Post" and 1847 "Rotherfield" (Penny Post removed), parcel label, skeletons (2); Crowborough with undated circle on 1858 entire letter also missent to Mayfield, parcel post labels, (6), skeletons (7), 1971 strike post (2); Crowborough Cross; Crowborough Camp (11 + 4 postcards); Town Row; South View with parcel labels (3) and a real photo card of the Post Office; Jarvis Brook with skeletons (2); St. Johns parcel label; White Hill parcel labels (2) and 1901 dog licence; High Hurstwood skeleton; Boars Head rubber c.d.s, etc. An interesting lot. (100++). £280-320
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West Sussex. 1800-49 Prestamp or stampless entire letters and entires (36) and fronts (12), postal markings on the entires including penny posts of Crawley, Horsham, Kemp Town, Chichester (4), Steyning and Arundel, U.P.P. '1' Paid handstamps of Bognor (2) and Worthing, undated circles of Frant and Steyning, 1832 entire letter from Worthing to Croydon missent to Horsham, etc. (48). £200-240
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West Sussex Villages. 1867-1934 Covers and cards (135), parcel post labels (3), stamps and pieces mounted on pages, from Amberley to Yapton, including skeletons (7) and rubbers (8), 1901 Baynards Station c.d.s (unrecorded by Pipe) on a parcel post label, etc. (138+). £250-300
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West Sussex. 1819-1970s Entires, covers and cards (165), stamps and pieces, a few from East Sussex, including undated circles of Winchelsea, Rogate and Hurstpierpoint, skeletons (4), etc. (165+). £120-150
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West Sussex - Skeletons. 1901-24 Postcards and covers all with skeleton datestamps including Ardingly, Wisborough Green, Southwick, Portslade, Hassocks, etc. (30). £100-120
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West Sussex - Registered Mail. 1881-1900 Registered covers and cards with a reasonable number of QV-KGV sub-offices, including 1884 duplex of Chapel Rd North, Worthing, 1948 (Oct. 1) £1 brown on FDC from Steyning, etc. (70). £140-160
| Wales | (Also see lots 1092, 1094-1096, 1100, 1101, 1110, 1119, 1125, 1127, 1128, 1131)
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1802 (Apr 15) Entire letter prepaid 7d to Ford near Wiveliscombe with "ABERGAVENNY / 172" and "ABERGAVENNY / 154" mileage marks on the front. Abergavenny was issued with two mileage marks in 1801, showing 154 miles for the route to London via Gloucester or 172 miles for the route via Usk, Newport and Bristol. An extraordinary use of both marks on one letter, the only such item we have seen from any town. Photo on Page 236. £150-200
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