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HEREFORDSHIRE - RARE 1d BLACK COVER WITH HEREFORD VILLAGE "Peterchurch/Penny Post" MARKING; Attractive/4 Aug. 1840 EL sent locally to Hereford with a fine Plate 1a 1d Black (RL; 4m but just shaved at top left) tied by an orange-red Hereford Maltese Cross (v. fine black "HEREFORD" cds alongside) but also having a partly fine rare "Peterchurch/Penny Post" mark alongside; fine village usage of a 1d Black. Penny Posts with 1d Blacks are very elusive.
Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS
£150
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ISLE OF WIGHT - THE EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT WITH POSTAL MARKINGS; 31 Oct. 1674 EL (minor internal wear) to London headed from "Cowes on the Ile of Whit [sic]", addressed to "Morfelds nare the Popi's Head, London", charged "3" (above 80 miles journey), having a very fine "NO/2" London arrival Bishop Mark, with REVERSED "N" VARIETY, nicely placed on the side-flap. Very few 17th century letters have been recorded from the Isle of Wight, and this is the earliest that we have recorded with postal marks - we have only recorded one earlier letter at all, dated 1629. Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Barrie Jay.]
Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
£300
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ISLE OF WIGHT - RARE POST-1840 PRIVATELY CARRIED LOCAL MAIL INC. LETTER "PAID BY COACH"; Unusual trio of 1842/43 ELs all sent within the island from Shanklin to Wotton Bridge; one with fair 1d Red tied by MX (Newport cds backstamp), but the other two sent by private means (thereby flouting the P.O. monopoly); endorsed "Paid by coach to be Delivered immediately" or "To be Left at Mr. Rawdon's Library(?), Newport". Very rare proof that even after 1840 some people resorted to private letter-carrying systems. (3 covers)
Cross Reference: PARCEL POST COVERS/LABELS, POSTAL REFORMS
£140
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KENT - PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS RANGE from 1800 with Dartford, Dover, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells interest (72). Then the mixed later range with a few QVLE items (5) & later QV to QEII. (c200 items)
£250
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LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL - KGIII to QEII MISCELLANY with the pre-stamp range of EL & Es (13), env. with UPP, E bearing 1841 1d red, small range with SP issues (6, incl. two with registered c.d.s.), then mixed accumulation to QEII incl. registered & recorded etc delivery. (c200)
Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, RECORDED MAIL
£200
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LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL - 17 & 28 Apr. 1841 ELs to Edinburgh from the same correspondence, franked four margin examples of 1841 1d plate 1b (MF fine & MK non-coincident re-entry, tiny corner fault). Interesting content incl. shipping report:- "Caledonia arrived the other day....no intelligence of President; 'tis feared she is gone. British Queen had put in to Halifax damaged in the paddleboxes, had been foul of ice." Good lot. SG £1,300 (2)
Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL
£240
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LANCASHIRE - MISCELLANY IN BOX 1795 to KGVI with the range of pre-stamp EL or E (41), selection of stampless (8, five with UPP mark), then the later QV assortment incl. PC/PPCs & envs., KEVII-KGVI mixture. Also some QEII included. (300+)
£240
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LEICESTERSHIRE - RANGE WITH UNDERPAID & MISSENT MAIL PLUS UNUSUAL 1d + 2d FRANKING; Selection inc. 1819 printed OHMS 'L.T.R' E to Leicester with Crown "FREE" d.s. on front, Sep. 1829 EL to Kilworth with "MISSENT TO/LEICESTER" h.s. at right, Mar. 1839 env. to Leicester with Crowned Free d.s. and frilled "SUN" d.s. on face, 1838 E to Leicester with "Newton Heath" mileage mark on front, June 1853 env. to Leicester franked 1d Red with "TOO LATE/G.P.O" circular double arc h.s. on face, July 1854 env. to London franked 1d Red with ass. '2' and circular "MORE-TO-PAY" h.s. on face Lot also inc. undated E (faults) franked both imperf 1d red (four margins) and 2d blue (cut into on two sides), tied by three London MX cancels to Leicester. A most difficult combination as there was at this time no 3d rate, it being usually suggested such frankings comprise 2d postage plus 1d late fee. (32 items)
Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS
£200
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LINCOLNSHIRE - SMALL ASSORTMENT QV-KGVI with pre-stamp or stampless range from 1810 (26), then later QV to KGVI mixture incl. PPCs. (c80)
£100
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - MISCELLANY QV-mainly KEVII ELs, Es or envs. with the pre-stamp range (9), stampless (8), 1841 1d & 1d pink; later range with PPCs incl. rubbers (2) & skeleton. (45)
£125
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NORTHUMBERLAND - 1784 TO QEII MISCELLANY with the pre-stamp range of EL, E or front (34) & assortment QV-QEII of mostly envs. & PPCs. (c100)
£130
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SHROPSHIRE - MISCELLANY 1766 to mostly 1950s incl. small pre-stamp range (14) with 1766 EL to Mr Bedford...Wolverhampton 'if not there to be sent by a purpose mefsenger to the Stockings', with "SHREWS/BURY". Then the QV (some line-engraved) to KGVI mixed range of envs., PPCs & some postal stationery. Also a few QEII items. (c80)
Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS
£100
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SOMERSET - GROUP OF MOSTLY PRE-STAMP MAIL some stampless, incl. 18 Sep. 1801 E to Falmouth with 'BATH/109', 23 Aug. 1810 EL with 'SOUTH/PETHERTON' & 'SOMERTON/135' and 31 Aug. 1825 E to London with 'TAUNTON/Penny Post' & 'No.3' receiver. Much Taunton interest. Also a small range of later QV-QEII (38). (c110 items)
£250
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STAFFORDSHIRE - ASSORTMENT IN SMALL BOX incl. from 1787 pre-stamp/stampless mail with much Lichfield, Stone, Uttoxeter, Burton etc interest (c90). Also later QV-QEII incl. PPCs. (c200 items)
£300
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SUFFOLK - 1807 TO QEII MIXED GROUP with the small pre-stamp selection (7), 5 May 1840(!) UPP EL to Halesworth, later QV incl. stationery & 1857/8 4d envs to France (2) etc. Then the assorted range of PPCs, envs. etc mainly KEVII & KGV, a few later. Much Lowestoft interest. (c100)
£100
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SUFFOLK - BURY-ST-EDMUNDS group of pre-stamp mail inc. June 1757 EL to Ongar, Essex with red "BURY" and London Bishop marks (2) for 14 June and "In (all) 6" in ms; 1785 EL to France with "73 BURY ST./EDMUNDS" and red circled "POST/PAID"; 1811 EL with "BURY ST. EDMs/76"; 1817 EL with "BURY ST EDMONDS/76"; 3 Mar. 1823 E pre-paid 8d to London with "BURY ST. EDMds/Penny Post" and London tombstone. Also IXWORTH with 21 June 1835 EL to MP in London with "Ixworth/Penny Post" and charged "9" in ms, later erased and charged "1" with "TO PAY 1D ONLY" alongside and 17 Mar. 1838 E with similar "Ixworth/Penny Post mark. (7)
Cross Reference: PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL
£300
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SUFFOLK - 6 MAY 1840 - HADLEIGH - stampless E to London with very fine "HADLEIGH" cds with red "1" ms and London 7 May 1840 tombstone. Sought after first day of valid adhesive stamp use.
Cross Reference: PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL
£400
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SUFFOLK - WOOLPIT: Nov. 1824 E to Glasgow with "WOOLPIT/87" & Glasgow marks for 12 Nov. 1824 on rear and boxed "½" wheel tax on front (Suffolk mail going beyond neighbouring counties or London is difficult); 30 Aug. 1845 EL to Wymondham franked with four-margin 1841 1d red cancelled with 102 numeral of Woolpit, Woolpit udc and Bury-St-Edmunds & Wymondham CDSs on rear. Also BURY-ST-EDMUNDS 1847 E to Wymondham pre-paid 4d in cash; 1 Apr. 1887 local env. with "HARTEST" and "HORRINGER" CDSs on rear; 1896 env. Italy to Suffolk franked 10c (2) & 5c adhesives. (5)
Cross Reference: PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL
£160
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SURREY - 1810 to QEII MIXTURE with the pre-stamp & stampless range (17), then the later QV-QEII range incl. PPCs, some stationery etc.(130+)
£100
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SUSSEX - SMALL RANGE OF PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL with Brighton, Crawley, Hastings & Horsham etc interest (20), incl. 7 Oct. 1840 EL to Shoreham pre-paid 1d cash & m/s 'overweight 2d'. Then later QV-QEII mixed range of mostly PPCs & covers. (100+ items)
£100
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SUSSEX - BRIGHTON - RARE "RETURND-FROM" MARKS, SET OF TOWN SUB-OFFICE INITIALS (CIRC./BOXED), ETC.; 1807-41 covers inc. no less than 4 covers (1807/27) with the rare "RETURND - FROM/BRIGHTON" marks (2 mainly v. fine and 2 partial; all on the front), fine complete set of covers with the six different "E"/"N"/"W" town sub-office marks (unique to Brighton) in scarce rectangular (3) or circular (3) frames, and a small group of "Penny Post" covers (6; mainly all v. fine - 3 types). Good lot. (16 covers)
Cross Reference: RETURNED MAIL
£240
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SUSSEX - BRIGHTON - QV MISSENT & RETURNED MAIL MARKS INC. RED BOXED "NOT CALLED FOR" + TINY ENV. TO INDIA; 1859-83 covers inc. 1859 1d Red env. ex Swansea to Nottingham (!) with v. fine rare "Missent to/Brighton", tiny 1859 env. to India with 6d+4d tied by S/ways Duplexes, 1874/78 group of envs. (6) all with red boxed Brighton returned mail marks - "NOT CALLED FOR" (v. fine & rare), "NOT KNOWN" (v. fine & rare) or "GONE AWAY AND/LEFT NO ADDRESS" (4; two with ½d Plate Nos. - 3 mainly v. fine & 1 poor). Plus a few Brighton covers with London quartered circle "M" Missent marks. Good lot; pre-1880 returned marks used outside London are rare. (11 covers)
Cross Reference: RETURNED MAIL, MISSENT MAIL, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, INDIA
£200
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SUSSEX - WORTHING & BRIGHTON: Four albums with the collection of Worthing related material inc. qty. of line-engraved & surface printed issues with "923" numeral cancels, c.d.s. cancels from Worthing & various other Sussex towns, range of instructional marks, machine cancels, slogan postmarks, etc. Also two packets of Brighton material inc. 1838-47 covers (7) all with mainly v. fine sub-office initials inc. rare boxed 1838 N, 1843 pair with W in circle both with 1d Reds tied by distinctive Brighton MXs, plus 1860-97 covers & PCs to overseas with varied QV frankings tied by Brighton Duplexes (mainly to France, also to Germany inc. large part env. with 6d Lilac and exceptionally clear 'London-Type' Duplex), etc. (Large quantity in carton)
£300
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WARWICKSHIRE - MISCELLANY 1790-1950s with pre-stamp/stampless range (27) incl.1 Nov. 1836 EL with boxed 'Warwick/Py. Post' in blue & 'LEAMINGTON' fleuron-type UDC. Small range franked 1841-64 1d (6). Then range of later QV to mainly KGVI (a few QEII) incl. PC/PPCs, etc. (100+)
Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS
£200
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WORCESTERSHIRE - MISSENT & RETURNED MAIL - PRESTAMP TO QV - INC. RARE "MISSENT-TO/GT-MALVERN" MARK; 1834-74 covers inc. 1834 EL to a Hatfield (Worcs.) pub endorsed "Mifsent to Hatfield, Hertfordshire", 1857 1d Red env. ex London to Middle Hill with v. fine rare blue-green sanserif "MISSENT-TO/GT-MALVERN" nicely placed on the front, and group of QV returned covers with manuscript "Not Known" etc., inc. 1847/53/54 ELs or part E with mainly fine UDCs of BROADWAS (red), KEMPSEY (blue) or SPETCHLEY (red), and an unusual 1852 "Not Known" EL ex Worcester with badly cut 1d Red showing part marginal inscription ("...he address and tow...") and ornament. Good variety. (10 covers)
Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, RETURNED MAIL, HERTFORDSHIRE
£150
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YORKSHIRE - ASSORTMENT 1770-QEII incl. pre-stamp range with 16 July 1770 E to London with 'HULL' s/line and Bishop Mark on rear, penny post marks of Bedale, Brighouse, Morley etc; range stampless with UPP marks for Hull, Leeds etc. Then small group with QVLE stamps (8) & later QV to QEII with PPCs and some stationery. (c150)
£150
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YORKSHIRE - PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS RANGE with 4 July 1789 E to London with 'TEWKES/BURY' & 'POSt/PAID'; 1 Dec. 1836 EL to Halifax with 'Gomersal/Penny Post' & 'LEEDS' c.d.s. Small group of UPP marks, etc., group franked 1841-64 1d (15). Later QV-QEII mixture. (c150 items)
Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS
£170
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CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY - ALDERNEY/JERSEY - PRESTAMP "JERSEY", GERMAN WWII ALDERNEY COVER, & RARE PPCs; 1800-1941 covers/cards inc. fine and unusual 1800 EL from one French Royalist to another sent from "Ste. Elier" to London with fair "JERSEY" on the front as well as a very fine red London "[Crown]/To be/delivered/Free" on the front, 1911 real photo PPC of the SS Roebuck wreck, fine used 1910 PPC of Alderney shop front (+ two other unused Alderney views - one showing PO), 1916 PPC of Herm visiting group, and 1941 German soldier's env. (+ contents) from Alderney with Feldpost cds. Rare group. (2 covers + 5 cards)
Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, ALDERNEY POSTAL HISTORY, MILITARY - WWII, PICTURE POSTCARDS
£200
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CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY - GROUP INC. MOBILE BOXES & PAQUEBOT MARKS; Range inc. 1859 E to France franked GB 4d QV tied by Jersey duplex, 1883 env. to Jersey franked France 25c tied by framed "MB" d.s., 1906 France 10c PC to Jersey with "PAQUEBOT" h.s. and "MB" d.s., 1909 PPc franked GB 1d KEVII with a "ANG.B.M/SAINT MALO" transit cds alongside and other examples with similar markings (10 covers/cards + 19 stamps/cut-outs)
Cross Reference: JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY, PAQUEBOTS
£200
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CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY - MISCELLANY inc. May 1939 flight envs. between Guernsey and England, May/July 1939 inter-island flight envs. between Jersey and Guernsey all franked 1½d and flown by Guernsey airways plus selection of May 1937 envs. between Newport and Jersey and one from Jersey to London with c.d.s. of the London Office of Jersey Airways and a few contemporary timetables
Cross Reference: AIRMAILS
£100
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ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY - RECENTLY RECORDED IM9a "ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON COVER FROM "BALLAKEGGAN"; Fine 13 Oct. 1821 EL (typed transcript; ref. a boy's christening) from "Ballakeggan, Isle of Man" charged "1/5" to Stalbridge (via London; 17 Oct.) with a mainly very fine smaller "ISLE OF MAN" mark (40 x 3.5mm) on the top flap. An important recent addition to the record; it seems that IM9 & IM9a were both very short-lived marks (each only known in 1821). Exhibition Item. [Ex Whitney.]
£150
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ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY - RECENTLY RECORDED IM10a "ISLE OF MAN" ON COVER FRANKED FROM "KIRK MICHAEL"; 4 Mar. 1823 EL from "Kirk Michael, Isle of Man" franked by Earl "Strange" (an illegal franking for his nephew IOM's Bishop who signed the letter "G. Sodor & Mann"!) to Stamford via Liverpool with a mainly very fine "ISLE OF MAN" mark (similar to IM10 but with clearly different - not worn - lettering) on the top flap. An important recent addition to the record; it seems that IM10 & IM10a were both very short-lived marks (each only known in one year; 1822 or 1823). Free mail from the island is also rare. [Ex Whitney.]
Cross Reference: FREE MAIL
£150
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ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY - THE RARE SMALL "OF" IM11 "ISLE OF MAN" MARK ON COVER TO SCOTLAND; 11 May 1824 EL (vertical fold through address well clear of marks) charged "1/5" from "Douglas" to Edinburgh with a slightly under-inked fine rare "ISLE OF MAN" (IM11; few examples known) across the join on the reverse, also having a partial boxed Carlisle "½" on the front. Few examples are known. [Ex Whitney.]
£150
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ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY - RARE TRANSATLANTIC COVER WITH BOXED "Peeltown/Isle of Man" & C.D.S. OF "ISLE-OF-MAN"; Attractive 4 May 1844 EL (long family letter; light toning) from "Reaby, KK Patrick" prepaid "1/-" to New York with mainly very fine rare boxed "Peeltown/Isle of Man" nicely placed on the front along with v. fine "ISLE-OF-MAN" Douglas cds, and also with Liverpool backstamp and fine matching red "BOSTON/SHIP" cds (1? June) and "27" (cents to pay) in circle on the front. Exhibition Item; early transatlantic mail from IOM is very rare indeed.
Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
£200
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ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY - CASTLE RUSHEN GAOL - 1d RED COVER FROM A PRISONER SENT TO LONDON; Remarkable 4 Nov. 1844 EL "From the Once Countess of Derby's Dining Room, Castle Rushen Palace" with fine 4-margin 1d Red (AD) tied by a very fine "407" Numeral with matching Douglas "ISLE-OF-MAN" cds nicely placed on the lower flap; folds to show backstamp and internal heading beside address-panel. From "J[ohn]. W[alters]. C[oldicott]." who (see Hansard) was imprisoned for "assault and battery" on his wife. Unique historical item with light-hearted poetic contents.
Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, PRISONS & PRISONERS
£150
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SCOTLAND - BOX 1791 TO QEII good range of EL, E & env. pre-stamp & some stampless (c90), group franked 1857/64 1d red (50+), then the later QV range incl. PCs etc. Also KEVII-QEII range of miscellany. (200+ items)
£250
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SCOTLAND - BOX with ELs, Es & envs. mostly QV with good pre-stamp range, some stampless, selection of LE and some SP. Later reigns included. Also 1857/64 1d on Scottish pieces. Good lot. (c250 items)
£350
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SCOTLAND - MISCELLANY OF 1844-52 MAIL in shoebox EL/Es mostly with a Scottish connection, all franked 1841 1d from alphabet 1 plates and cancelled with (mostly Scottish) numerals, incl. 26 Jan. 1846 E with DC-DF strip of four (filing crease) & 28 Mar. 1852 E with BK-BL pair cancelled against regulations with just one numeral strike. Many items with four margin stamps. (82 items)
£200
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SCOTLAND - SCARCER 18th/EARLY 19th CENTURY NAMESTAMPS/MILEAGES COLLECTION; Fine 1741-1810 covers all picked for unusual/scarce to rare marks incl. 1741 tiny "STONHAVEN", 1775 "WIGTON" (prepaid to Utrecht), 1757 small "CHANCEIN", rare distinctive 1794 boxed "OLD/MELDRUM", rare 1803 large "SKENE", 1813 lined "CHANCE/INN" in circle, superb 1815 boxed "BURROW/MUIRHEAD P.P.O./396 - E", WILSONSTOWN 423" circ./boxed mileages, 1810 circ. OLD MELDRUM mileage, and 1808 E with mainly v. fine rare "GLENLIVAT S.O" & MORTLACH" circ. mileages. Very good lot. (11 covers)
£200
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SCOTLAND - RARE EARLY EDINBURGH COFFEE HOUSE ADDRESS COVERS; Very fine 1742/50 pair of ELs with partly fine "DUMFRIES" or tiny "INVER/NESS" backstamps address to Edinburgh - c/o "Muirhead's Coffee House' & c/o "the Laigh Coffee House" respectively. Far rarer than London CH covers. Both of Exhibition Quality. (2 covers)
Cross Reference: COFFEE HOUSES
£150
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SCOTLAND - MONTROSE - RARE EARLY DISTINCTIVE 2-RING "MONTROSE/*" MARK ON COVER TO ABERDEEN; Fine 25 Dec. 1751 EL from "Montrose" to an Aberdeen vintner charged "[d]" with a mainly very fine rare 2-ring "MONTROSE/*" nicely placed on the lower flap. Seldom seen. Exhibition Quality.
£150
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SCOTLAND - PRE-STAMP & STAMPLESS MIXTURE: 1771-c1850 group of pre-stamp & stampless mail inc. 1819/22 ELs with boxed "CASTLE-ST/P. P. P." or "HOWE STREET/PENNY POST UNPAID" receiving house h.s. in red, s/l h.s. in Black inc. DUNVEGAN, FALKLAND, GREENOCK, MONTROSE, PARKHILL and 1801 EL with the scarce sloping PAISLEY, 1873 front with "BROADF/1d ORD. P.P." h.s. (Isle of Skye), 1840 Edinburgh to Peebles with "2" h.s. in black, 1834 (23 May) EL with "2" h.s. in Blue and "LEITH/MAY 23 N/1834" cds backstamp also in Blue plus range of ½d tax h.s.'s & Edinburgh bishop marks. Extensive range worthy of close inspection (80)
Cross Reference: EDINBURGH, CANCELLATIONS
£300
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SCOTLAND - FALKIRK PRE-STAMP AND STAMPLESS COVERS; 1776-1863 range of covers inc. 25 Feb. 1824 EL ex Edinburgh exempt from postage as sent via canal boat with m/s 'On Canal Business', 17 Oct. 1838 EL from Major Anderson of Havering Grange, Essex (Magistrate & Deputy-Lieutenant of Essex) with fine Free frank and endorsed 'Rayleigh', 26 May 1841 EL with near fine scarce unboxed (frame removed) "GRANGEMOUTH/MY 26/1841" h.s., 1849 EL ex Columbo, Ceylon with fine "COLUMBO STEAMER LETTER" c.d.s., 1855 ex Sweden with fine boxed "HULL/SHIP LETTER/JUN 1855" and fine boxed "MISSENT/TO/FALKIRK", plus range of other Falkirk marks, etc. A fascinating study. (47 covers)
Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, MARITIME MAIL, SHIP LETTERS
£300
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SCOTLAND - ADDITIONAL ½d TAX MARKS - EDINBURGH, GLASGOW & LEITH INC. MISSENT, TOO LATEs, ORKNEYS, ETC.; 1813-39 lot with mainly v. fine Addl ½d marks of Edinburgh (1826 transit on Orkneys to Malvern EL with "KIRKWALL" mileage and fine red "MALVERN/Penny Post" - showing v. high single inland "1/6½" postal rate via London, EKD for 1813 3rd type, or red Mae West "TOO LATE"), Glasgow (range of v. fine strikes inc. lovely rare red 1838 boxed "½", blue 1832 "Addl/½" with blue-black Mae West "TOO LATE", and odd 1837 EL with fine boxed "MISSENT/TO/.GLASGOW" struck in error and cancelled), or Leith (inc. superb 1814 1st-type and 2 different Blue types). Plus 1825/35 covers with blue Leith "1" or "2" marks. Good lot. (17 covers) [All ex Ike Owen.]
Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, MISSENT MAIL, ORKNEY ISLANDS
£200
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SCOTLAND - ADDITIONAL ½d TAX MARKS - LONDON & MANCHESTER TYPES + "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE" COVER; 1813-53 covers incl. Addl ½ marks of London (19 June 1813 - 3rd day of recorded use - plus 1814 with boxed step-type "LONDON/SHIP LETTER" ex India, and later types) or Manchester (3 inc. 2 different types in red), plus an 1853 EL (damaged by ink-etching and neatly repaired) from Bombay to Madeira with oval framed "INDIA" and fair or v. fine red boxed London "No./Detained for Postage" and "Returned for/Postage". (14 covers) [All ex Ike Owen.]
Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, SHIP LETTERS
£160
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SCOTLAND - ADDITIONAL ½d TAX MARKS - ENGLISH P.O. MARKS - CARLISLE, MANCHESTER, NEWCASTLE, ETC.; 1813-38 covers with mainly v. fine marks inc. Carlisle (4 inc. rare fancy boxed 1831 "Addl/½", 1834 beside blue boxed "No.1" and red "ORMSKIRK/Penny Post", & large 1813 type), Liverpool, Manchester (3; 2 types, all red - one with mainly fine overlapped red Manchester oval "Too Late" and "Too late/N.P" on the flap, and one with "GLASGOW/PENNY POST"), Newcastle (2; blue or blue-green), and Berwick (blue). Scarce lot. (11 covers + 3 photos) [All ex Ike Owen.]
Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, CUMBERLAND, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, NORTHUMBERLAND
£150
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SCOTLAND - EDINBURGH - BOXED RED "WEST/NICOLSON ST/P.P.O." WITH VERY RARE MATCHING BOXED "PAID"; Attractive 19 Dec. 1822 local E with mainly v. fine large red boxed "WEST/NICOLSON ST./P.P.O." mark (crease) nicely placed on the front with the extremely rare matching boxed "PAID" (ED824; EKD?) alongside. Few examples of this Paid mark are known. Exhibition Item.
£150
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SCOTLAND - ADDITIONAL ½d TAX MARKS - SCOTTISH COUNTRY P.O. (MAINLY BOXED) "½" MARKS COLLECTION; 1832-39 collection of covers with mostly very fine strikes of the plain boxed "½" marks inc. Cupar Fife (3; 2 blue), Leven (4; three with fine "LEVEN/PENNY POST" marks - 2 in blue), Kirkcaldy (2; blue-black in transit ex "DYSART" or in blue on part E), Stranraer (with Edinr. "G[Crown]R") & St. Andrews (blue); plus blue Stirling "Addl/½" pair and v. fine plain "½" marks of Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness & Perth. Good study. (17 covers) [Ex Ike Owen.]
Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL
£200
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SCOTLAND - CAITHNESS ETC. - INCL. 1d RED WITH BLUE NUMERAL, RARE "WATTEN", BOXED "DUNNET", "BERVIE", ETC.; 1834-57 covers inc. v. fine rare 1836 "WATTEN" (John o' Groats), 1834 v. fine Leith blue h.s. "1" with h.s. "2", 1840 fine rare "BERVIE", 1849 E with 4m 1d Red tied by BLUE Dunbar "111" Numeral, and 1857 1d Red on env. with v. fine rare boxed "DUNNET" (v. north of Scotland!). Scarce lot. (5 covers)
£140
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SCOTLAND - MX CANCELLED GROUP 1841-44 EL/Es mostly with Scottish connection incl. 29 Nov. 1841 EL to Edinburgh franked 1841 1d, four margins, with AYLSHAM c.d.s. alongside; 19 May 1842 covers (2) to Edinburgh with very fine four margin 1841 1d; 25 July 1842 EL to Dorking, Hereford & London c.d.s.'s & fine four margin 1841 1d. (15 items)
£150
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