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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - CARTON with the London & Scotland mostly pre-stamp or stampless 1786-1852 collection on pages inc Bishop & town marks, Receiving House stamps, Scots locals (6), Additional ½ (9), Coffee House items (2), etc. Plus a range of 1894-1949 printed registered envs some uprated with adhesives, all used in London (53). Generally fine. (c150 items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, REGISTERED MAIL, COFFEE HOUSES £150
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - BOX FILE with the collection of c1790-1840s pre-stamp/stampless mail, strength in Scotland and Lancs inc inwards, with group of Edinburgh Bishop marks inc on 1790 EL from Rome to Aberdeen, group of Free franks, additional ½ marks, some Manchester interest, London twopenny post, etc. (c90 items) Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE, SCOTLAND, FREE MAIL, FALSE £120
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - MISCELLANY with Gladstone printed pictorial used on 11 Oct 1884 to USA with 1884 2½ lilac, unusual destination for these; 1841 1d red, EA plate 9, four good to huge margins tied to front with dist. Manchester 'fishtail' MX and sl "BROUGHTON" alongside; 1841 1d red, LE plate 170, tied to front by 1868 "CORK" duplex - very late use; 31 Jan. 1855 env. with 1854 1d red tied solely by "COAL BRIDGE" CDS, scarce; 23 Apr. 1858 env. with 1857 1d red tied solely by "CALTON/GLASGOW" CDS, scarce; 6 July 1875 legal-size env. with 1870 1½d rose-red tied with "LERWICK" duplex. (6 items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, PICTORIALS, PRINTED, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, 1840s CANCELLATIONS £200
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - MISCELLANY of 19th Century mail, mainly with imperf. or perf. 1d red frankings. Postal markings inc. "West Burton/Penny Post", Dublin Diamond "13 AP 1857", sundry Manchester interest, etc. (100+) £100
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - PRESTAMP & QV LOT - INC. EARLY BISHOP MARKS, BELFAST DUPLEXES (WITH "LATE FEE/PAID/62"), ETC.; 1702-1900 covers/cards inc. 1702/27 ELs with fair/fine Bishop Marks (ex Plymouth or to Essex), small group of Belfast Duplexes (fine QV 4d or 6d covers to France/Italy, plus v. fine scarce boxed "LATE FEE/PAID/62" on 1895 ½d uprated PC), mileages, Bristol 1823 "TOO LATE", 1850 'turned' EL sent OHMS one way and with 1d Red the other, 1879 letter ex Duke of "Wellington", etc. Good mix. (40 covers + 1 letter) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, FALSE £200
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - MIX of ELs, Es & envs. spanning 1792-1878 with some interesting content and fine postal markings, inc. 1828 Le Havre to London EL endorsed "PER GEORGE IV" backstamped with stepped box "SHIP LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" written on a "PRIX COURANT", 1836 EL to Aberdeen with a mainly fine double line "TEMPLEMORE/66" mileage h.s. and a Dublin Additional ½d., 1840 E to Belgium with good red boxed "RETURNED FROM" h.s. on front and blue "REBUT" on reverse along with a Brussels, Sandwich and London receiving c.d.s.s, 1849 E to Paris with blurred red boxed "RETURNED FROM", 1876 Current Prices to Denmark with v. fine NEWCASTLE ON TYNE 545 duplex tying 1d red, and a number of other ELs on documents mainly from Liverpool, good to fine imperf. and perf. 1d reds plus an 1863 E (some defects, and strangely endorsed "FOR ASIA VIA QUEENSTOWN") to New Orleans with a pair of SG 1/- green tied by Liverpool duplexes and a "BOSTON BK. PKT./Nov/15/48 PAID". (44) £200
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - 1793 to c1900 GROUP OF MAIL - inc. July 1793 E to Richmond Surrey with s.l. "SALISBURY" charged "5" but erased and charged "6"; 1842 EL to London with 1841 1d red, FD plate 2 (four margins, slight faults), & "HEREFORD" and London CDSs on back; 1858 EL to Calcutta with 1d red, 2d blue and 6d lilac surface printed (all faults); 1885 official env. to Manchester with Royal Courts of Justice embossing to flap and black wax seal plus RCJ cachet on front; 1893 env. (faults) to Calcutta for passenger aboard SS Belgravia, redirected to Trieste, redirected to Ancona, CDSs on back for Gibraltar, Madras, Trieste & Ancona; etc. (c70 items) £200
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - PERKINS BACON CORRESPONDENCE 1822-42 collection of ELs to Perkins, Bacon & Co. mainly from Irish shops & banks, etc., but one from Guernsey (1835). A nice array of letters addressed to the company in it's various incarnations: Perkins, Fairman & Heath, Perkins & Heath, Perkins & Bacon, Perkins, Bacon & Petch, and Perkins, Bacon & Co. (10). £200
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - RARE INSURANCE COMPANY PAID MARKS ON TURNED COVERS, METROPOLITAN LIFE - 1837-9 group to Bath or within London with the rare private POST PAID unframed oval of Metropolitan Life Assurance Society, turned as used back to the Society (5). Also 1840s group with private circular Argus Life Assurance Company POST PAID mark. (8 items) Cross Reference: REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL £120
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - OFFSHORE ISLANDS - OUTER HEBRIDES, MULL/SKYE LUNDY & IRISH IS. - PRESTAMP, POSTAL FISCAL, ETC,; 1837-1958 covers inc. 1837 "TOBERMORAY", 1844 env. (toned) ex Skye to NZ with "DUNVEGAN" d.s., 1842/6 pair with 1d Reds ex Stornoway (Outer Hebrides), rare 22 July 1881 env. with 1d Fiscal used correctly from "PORTREE" (Mull; tied by v. fine cds), 1903 Stornoway PP label, 1908/36 PPCs with "ACHILL SOUND" or "CAOL/CO. MHOIGHEO" cds's, 1962 commercial usage of the Eire 1/- red regd. env. with Map 1d with "Dursey Island" R label, 1958 env. regd. ex "BOA ISLAND", and 3 Lundy Is. items (inc. 2 PPCs of HMS Montagu wreck). Rare group. (13 covers + 1 label) Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, SCOTTISH ISLANDS P.H. - MIXED COLLECTIONS, LUNDY ISLAND, POSTAL FISCALS ON COVERS £200
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - CRIMEA, BRIGHTON PRESTAMP, KGVI LINCS. FISCALS, ALDERNEY REGIONALS, ETC.; 1840-1984 mix inc. 1833-43 Brighton cds covers (33; some good contents), 1855 Crimean War letter (no env.) ex "H.M.S. Terrible", 1877 part E with GB 4d Vermilion tied by v. fine "C59" with "JACMEL/PAID" cds alongside, c.1943-53 bundle of Barton on Humber KGVI (mainly) fiscals on receipts/billheads (c.50), and Channel Is. c.1941-84 covers/cards (mainly Alderney) inc. Arms types, QEII Regionals, 1984 pair of Recorded Dely. Alderney covers, etc. Good variety. SOLD IN AID OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND; please bid generously. (c.100 items) Cross Reference: LINCOLNSHIRE, KGVI ISSUES, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ALDERNEY POSTAL HISTORY £140
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - SHROPSHIRE 2d MULREADY, KGVI COVERS, OLD DERBY DEEDS, KOREAN WAR FPO, ETC.; 1841-1953 covers inc. attractive May 1841 usage of the 2d Blue Mulready letter-sheet (a92; address crossed through) with black MX and matching "SHIFNAL" cds to "WIRKSWORTH" (red cds), bundle of mainly KGVI envs. ex Lincs., and 1952 env. with KGVI 2½d to US APOs in Europe but much travelled (inc. APO/707 - Pusan, S. Korea - etc.); plus small group of 1803/50 Derby/Mickleover deeds/documents. (29 covers + 10 deeds/documents) Cross Reference: DERBYSHIRE, MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, SHROPSHIRE, KOREA - SOUTH £140
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - QV STAMPED MAIL INC. NORWICH DISTINCTIVE MX on 4 Apr. 1843 EL to Wednesbury, 1841 1d red items (3, two with four margins and one with faked 'roulette'), 20 Jan. 1843 E to Preston franked 2d blue cancelled MX. Later items inc. 1856 L'pool "POSTED SINCE/8.30 LAST NIGHT" cds, regd.1878 front with 2d blue & 1½d rose-red, etc. (12 covers + 1 front) £120
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - AIR/RAIL CRASH & WRECK MAIL + P.O. LETTER REF. HIGHEST KNOWN(?) 1840s-RATE "£8-4s-0d" POSTAGE DUE; Fine 23 Mar. 1847 OHMS EL sent locally in London from the G.P.O. ref. a massively charged letter; "I have ventured to reduce the postage charged on the Packet to which you allude from £8-4s-0d to £1..." (rate suggests it was ex Peru or Chile weighing 20½oz!; plus trio ex Derby - Feb. 1939 KGV 1½d Brown env. to Fiji returned "UNCLAIMED" (pointing hand mark), stamp-lost Apr. 1939 env. with v. fine bilingual "FLYING BOAT...DAMAGED..." Challenger cachet and July 1948 env. to US with burn marks and v. fine "DAMAGED BY FIRE/TERRE HAUTE, INDI/AUG.6 1948". Plus pair of 1940 mini-sheets. (7 items) Cross Reference: DERBYSHIRE, AIRMAILS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, FIJI £150
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1840s CANCELLATIONS - LATE USE OF MALTESE CROSS IN 1845 ON PLATE 60: E (some splitting and reinforcing) to Dalton in Furness with 1841 1d red TE plate 60 (three margins & not tied, but clearly belongs) 7 Sep. 1845 "ULVERSTONE" cds & "Newton/Penny Post" on rear. A scarce example of post-1844 use of the Maltese Cross, recorded at various villages in this area. Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS £120
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MACHINE CANCELLATIONS - THREE ALBUMS/BINDER with the QV-KGV collection of machine cancels, Bickerdike, Columbia, Krag experimental, etc. mainly on PPCs. One of the albums inc. a collection of QV & early foreign used Postal Stationery. We note 1918 Birkenhead 'Xmas Cross' posted in advance cancel. (Approx. 200 cards/covers) £180
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MARITIME MAIL - BOXED "NEWCASTLE ON TYNE/SHIP-LETTER" ON NORWAY CARD TO ENGLAND; 8 Aug. 1885 usage of the Norway 10o p.stat. PC (light toning) to Stockton on Tees with "STAVANGER" (2) & "NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE" cds's and two strikes, one poor and the other mostly fine, of the boxed "NEWCASTLE ON TYNE/SHIP-LETTER" (Rob.S4 rare). Cross Reference: NORWAY £75
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SHIP LETTERS - RARE UNDATED GREEN FALMOUTH "MALTA/F" MARK WITH MATCHING BOXED GREEN "½" ON COVER TO G.B.; Attractive 23 May 1838 EL from "Argos" (Greece) to Edinburgh but sent via Malta and so having a mainly very fine rare undated "MALTA/F" marking on the top flap with a matching very fine green boxed "½" (Scottish Mail Tax) mark nicely placed on the front. The contents refer to the ongoing problems of "King Otho" of Greece (the Bavarian Prince who was made King in 1815). Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, CORNWALL, MALTA, GREECE £300
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - STAMPLESS FOREIGN MAIL; Trio with Aug. 1840 EL to Canada pre-paid '8'(d) and carried 'per British Queen via New York', 1850 EL to Tuscany rated '8'(d) on face unusually sent via Liverpool to avoid the higher charge via Calais (Ex Robertson) and 1873 EL to Port Louis, rated '10'(d) and endorsed 'pr Supplementary mail, via Marseilles'. (3 covers) Cross Reference: CANADA, ITALY, MAURITIUS, FALSE £240
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - TRIO INC. REDIRECTED, TAXED & CONCESSIONARY RATES; Feb. 1857 EL to Calcutta franked 4d QV (4, two defective) + 2d Blue cancelled with '675' (St Albans) numerals representing the treble officers rate, Feb. 1870 El to Buenos Ayres franked pair 1/- Plate 45 (DA-DB) tied by London duplexes and Jan. 1886 env. (defective) franked pair 1/- Green tied by Edinburgh duplexes to Cape Town and redirected to Durban, Melbourne and Sydney with bold "T" and p.due marks on face (3 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ARGENTINA, FALSE £200
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - VERY SCARCE COVERS TO SIERRA LEONE; Feb.Apr. 1865 envs. (both defective) to Free Town each franked 6d Lilac (faults) tied by Fairford '294' numerals with Liverpool, London and Sierra Leone c.d.s on rear. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SIERRA LEONE £140
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - UNPAID MAIL TO & FROM EUROPE; 1865/68 unfranked envs. (few defects, one with contents) to Switzerland or from France with scarce oval "F/27" or "FR/2F" accountancy marks on face and rated '70'(c) or 1/4'(d) respectively. Unusual pair (2 covers) Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FALSE £120
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EXHIBITION & SHOW CANCELLATIONS - 1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN: Set of 4 Festival high values on individual illustrated regd. covers, each cancelled 4 May 1951, the opening day of the Exhibition. Attractive group. £100
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EXPRESS - RARE EXPRESS LETTER TO BELGIUM; 9 June 1893 env. (defective in places) to Belgium franked pair 1d Lilac + pair 1½d (all with Perfins) tied by Ramsgate duplexes endorsed 'EXPRESS' at top and with 'EXPRES' h.s. at lower left on face. Rather early example of overseas express mail £240
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FREE MAIL - FREE FRANKS COLLECTION INC. RARE "SUPPOSE CASH" (MONEY LETTER) COVER, ETC.; 1692-1840 collection all mounted and written up, inc. covers with a range of London "FREE" markings inc. 1692/1753 quartet with Bishop Marks all sent free, 1790s 3-ring cds's, 1800/7 pair with 'Apple' cds's (one scarce 2-ring), rare Oct. 1839 E franked from "Sarum" (Salisbury" to London endorsed "Suppose Cash" in red (i.e. Compulsorily Registered) and so sent as a Money Letter with m/s "19" number) - rare early Registered mail - etc.; plus over 100 free fronts with a good range of London marks plus some Penny Posts (eg red boxed 1839 "HADDINGTON/P.P. PAY ONE" d.s., "TO PAY ONLY 1d/2d" TYPES, c.1837 crowned "To be/delivered/FREE", Dublin 2-ring "MID/DAY/MAIL", "MISSENT", etc. Good nucleus for expansion. (116 fronts + 18 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, WILTSHIRE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FALSE £240
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FREE MAIL - 18th CENTURY FREE MAIL OF LORD BISHOP OF LONDON; Correspondence of five fine 1722/34 EL's (interesting contents) to Lincoln endorsed "Free/Edm' Lincoln" (1; 1722) or "Free/Edm' London" (4; 1723/34) at lower left and each with London Bishop Mark and unrecorded (?) "E" in circle Receiving House mark on reverse showing the change in his signing from Bishop of Lincoln to Bishop of London. (5 covers) [Ex Rex Clark.] Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, AUTOGRAPHS £150
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FREE MAIL - TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF BLACK "Above Privilege" MARKS ON FRONTS & COVER FROM LONDON; 1803/07 fronts & 1811 E to Aberdeen/Durham/Peterborough each endorsed "Above 1oz" with mainly very fine (rare thus) black "Above Privilege" marks (GC LP7 (front & E, the latter with two strikes)) & variant (front) - very different clear fancy loops to the "P", but both c.60mm long) charged "3/8" (fronts) or "2/4" (E). Good to see a new sub-type for a mark otherwise recorded (albeit infrequently) for almost 10 years; it is no surprise that this fancy lettering mark had to be replaced quite regularly, it is just that strikes are seldom clear enough to distinguish them. (Cover & 2 fronts) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS £200
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FREE MAIL - FRANCIS FREELING's CORRESPONDENCE - TO HIM WITH POSTAL MARKS ON P.O. BUSINESS AND "ABOVE/WEIGHT" MARKS; Rare group of ELs from various VIPs posted from "READING" (mileage cds but address over-written with notes) or sent entirely free in the London Local Post (4) inc. one with regular crowned "FREE" cds struck in error (no need for mail to Freeling) and immediately smudged (!), boxed 1829 "TP/Piccadilly", or General Post/Local Post backstamps; ref. postage on letters not to a "usual residence", the suspension of franking when Parliament recessed (with detailed response copy in Freeling's? hand), no contents or seeking refund (granted) of postage charged on a Petition. Few Freeling letters have postal marks; plus 13 Sept. 1819 E (some edge wear, one flap partly lost) from London to Cullompton endorsed "1 oz" and so with "3/8" rate and a mainly v. fine red "ABOVE/WEIGHT" (GC LW2) on the front; plus 2 July 1834 front from London to Brighton with two mainly very fine unrecorded (?) black "ABOVE/WEIGHT" marks (words of differing lengths but too late for LW2, and 2 years later than any recorded unframed version of this mark, so presumably a new form of LW2. Rare pair. (7 items) Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, BERKSHIRE, POSTAGE DUE MARKS £200
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FREE MAIL - PRESTAMP "PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS" & RARE OVERSEAS MAIL INC. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT IN OPEN-ENDED WRAPPER; 1831 wrapper (part lost affecting cds but leaving imprints clear) with rare "Par: Pro:/Free" imprint and printed address to Marlborough with Free cds (part lost at top), complete large 1826 open-ended wrapper that originally contained acts to Shaftesbury endorsed "Cap.76 to 79 4 Copies" with fine FREE cds to Aylesbury & 1831/36 pair of free fronts endorsed "Par. Pro." or "Parliamentary Papers"; 1836 EL from "Brussels" to Norwich sent under cover to the Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Office who addressed and franked the letter by inland mail from London 3 days later; plus 1833/39 fronts (latter with corner repair) franked from London to Alexandria (apparently a personal letter to an Egyptologist; sent c/o an Agent in Marseilles) illegally franked by "Melbourne" (the future Prime Minister!), the then Home Secretary, or to Canada franked by a senior civil servant. Rare group of franked overseas mail and wrappers; the front to Egypt is extremely rare. (3 cover + 4 fronts) Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER, PARLIAMENTARY MAIL, EGYPT, BELGIUM £200
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FREE MAIL - ALBUM with the 1828 to 1840 miscellaneous collection of fronts with free franks and/or identified signatures of Archbishops, Dukes, Earls, and Commoners. The covers are glued to the album pages, but only at the corners. All clean with mainly good strikes. (220) £300
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INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL - ARTICLE 2 MARKING; 29 Mar. 1858 EL (creases) to Liverpool ex Havana with N.Y. packet d.s. on rear and "20"(c) h.s. on face, rated '2/5' m.s. on front and with scarce "ART - 2" h.s. on rear. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CUBA £200
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JUBILEE OF 1890 - ALBUM with the used and unused collection of cards & covers relating to the 1890 exhibition. Amongst more unusual items we note Official postcard in red unused (scarce thus), Exhibition handstamps on plain envelopes franked with a series of 'Foreign Bill' stamps to 4/- & one franked with the scarce 1d blue-green essay of Charles Skipper & East. Also a couple of Harry Furniss caricatures. (Approx. 42 cards/covers) £180
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POSTAGE DUE MARKS - VERY EARLY UPU TAXED MAIL; 5 July 1875 env. (minor blemishes) to Berlin franked 3d QV tied by London SW duplex underpaid by '2' d for the double rate and converted to '30'c at right. Possibly the earliest example of tax collected under UPU convention and important thus. £260
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POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V. - EARLY ADVERTISING POSTCARD; 25 Nov. 1876 1d QV PC to Derby with part Manchester duplex on front and printed commercial advertisement and appointment on rear. V.fine £100
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REGISTERED MAIL - BOX WITH MINT MOSTLY DECIMAL RANGE, large range of values and sizes. Plus selection of aerogrammes mint and used (c40). Also group of mint stamped PCs & letter cards (130). (300+ items) Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES £75
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UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD - SET OF POSTAL RATES + FREEs ALL FROM ONE P.O. - BRIGHTON INC. PENNY POSTS, "W" IN CIRCLE, ETC.; 1839/40 covers all from Brighton during the 4d Post Period inc. scarce fine prepaid m/s "P4" (2; one also with "Brighton/Penny Post" - rare 4d-Post prepaid Penny Post), scarce local m/s "1" rate with partly fine "Brighton/Penny Post", 2 unpaid covers with black m/s "4" marks, fine "FREE" crowned cds E via London with fine Brighton "W" (Western RO) in circle, and 4 free fronts. Exceptional to find such a range of 4d-Post items from the one P.O. (6 covers + 5 fronts) Cross Reference: SUSSEX £150
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UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD - BRIGHTON - RARE OVAL-FRAMED "PD2" TYPES + RANGE OF OVAL-FRAMED "PD1" TYPES; 1840-50 Collection of covers from Brighton all mounted & written up on pages with the full range of handstruck U.P.P. 1d and 2d marks incl. 1840/46 group with the rare "PD2" marks (5; mainly poor strikes as usual for these but two much above average), one Feb. 1840 manuscript 1d rate, and an excellent selection of the h.s "PD1" marks (31 incl. several very fine, varied types incl. serif and sanserif). Almost impossible lot to duplicate as so comprehensive a study of these marks. (37 covers) Cross Reference: SUSSEX £140
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CORNWALL - SCILLY ISLANDS - ST. MARTINS - VERY EARLY PRESTAMP COVER - WITH ST. MARY'S "SCILLY" MARK TO LONDON; 10 Mar. 1828 EL (folds neatly to display internal heading beside address-panel) from "St. Martin's Island, Scilly" to London charged "1/1" with a mainly fine St. Mary's "SCILLY" on top flap beside London arrival cds (21 Mar.); interesting contents ref. inability of the islanders to pay for the preacher on St. Martins. We have only recorded one earlier cover (1827) from this tiny island. Important Scilly Isles Exhibition Item. [Ex Cavendish Sept. 2011 auction, lot 777; realised £1,000.] Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS £400
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LANCASHIRE - WARRINGTON - binder with the 1844 to 1907 collection inc spoons (2, inc one on 1/- green to USA stamp faulty), UDCs (BOWDEN, HALE, EARLSTOWN), spectacular 1846 regd letter receipt with incorrect WARRINGTON CDS cancelled by two fine 847 numerals, etc. Also a group of other Lancashire mail inc blue MORECOMBE UDC (2). (c80 items) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC. £240
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LANCASHIRE - WARRINGTON - range of 1757-1840s pre-stamp/stampless mail on pages inc 1757 E with v fine WARR/INGTON (rare so early), 1765/79 WARRING/TON (2, both mainly v fine), 1793 horseshoe, scarce 1800 WARRINGTON, range of mileages, good range of Penny Post types (boxed & unboxed, one in red) of Warrington and villages (1839 Newton Lancashire, red 1844 Hollinsgreen, 1841 Winwick), 1845 skeleton, etc. Plus St Helens 4d Post period cover. (45 + 1 front) £300
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - EARLY VELLUM DEED WITH ORIGINAL RED WAX SEAL ATTACHED; 1459 (38th year of the reign of King Henry VI) vellum indenture deed (ref. transfer of land in "Westerleyk, Saxendale & Esterleyk" in Notts. - minor creasing) that fits an album page sideways (10 max. x27 cms., excluding pendant seals) in a neat hand (full Latin transcript & translation) with original one pair of red wax pendant seals attached at foot (two other seals lost). Very attractive. Cross Reference: EPHEMERA, MANUSCRIPTS £120
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SUFFOLK - BECCLES TO NORWICH - 9 June 1840 part E franked with fine four margin 1840 1d intense black, IE plate 4, tied by light red MX, fine "BECCLES" and smudged "NORWICH" CDSs on back. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS £200
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SUFFOLK - VERY LATE USE OF RED MX IN SUFFOLK - IXWORTH VIA BURY TO LONDON - 16 May 1841 part E franked with fine four margin 1840 1d black, AB plate 9 state 1, tied by neat red MX leaving a clear profile with partly fine boxed "Ixworth/Penny Post" alongside "BURY-St-EDMUNDS" and London CDSs on back. Ixworth being the only Suffolk city to continue using red obliteration ink after 20 February 1841. Attractive. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS £240
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SUFFOLK - STONEHAM TO EYE - 29 Dec. 1840 EL franked with 1840 1d intense black, QC plate 5 state 1, cut into on two sides, with v fine "STONEHAM" CDS on back. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS £150
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SUFFOLK - STOWMARKET TO HALESWORTH - 13 Aug. 1840 EL franked with 1840 1d intense black, GG plate 2, 3 good to large margins just shaved at right, with mostly fine "STOWMARKET" UDC on back. 1d black covers with UDCs are seldom seen. RPS Cert (2010). Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS £200
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SUFFOLK - 1840 2d BLUE CANCELLED 1844 NUMERAL - BUNGAY TO NORWICH - 12 Dec. 1845 EL franked with fine four margin 1840 2d blue, tied by very fine "147" (scarcer 'F' rated numeral - Parmenter) and very fine "BUNGAY" CDS on front, poor "NORWICH" CDS on back. Very attractive, SG £5500. Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES £1,200
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YORKSHIRE - SHEFFIELD: The extensive collection in 7 box files of chiefly QEII covers/cards & pieces predominantly displaying the slogan cancellations of Sheffield. The majority are from the 1950s, 60s, & 70, and most are on covers (many bearing Wilding defins. from the heydays of slogan cancellation). A wide range of cancels with local & national publicity slogans highlighting local tourist attractions, industrial opportunities, national events, public information advice, etc. Some relevant literature accompanies this fascinating lot. (Qty) £150
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CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY - GUERNSEY SCROLL on 1813 EL to London initially charged '1/1' altered to '2/2' with CROWN inspector's mark alongside. Some non-contemporary writing on front, else attractive. Plus 1805 E Plymouth to Guernsey & 1838 EL Rolvenden to London. Also a group of free franks 1817-37 (2 E & 4 fronts). (9 items) Cross Reference: INSPECTORS' MARKS, FREE MAIL £45
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CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY - SHIP, PAQUEBOT & OCCUPIED MAIL; Trio with 1909 PPC to Calais franked GB KEVII ½d tied by Granville/Mache c.d.s. and Granville Boite Mobile c.d.s. alongside, 1912 PPC to France franked KGV ½d pair tied by Carteret c.d.s. on rear and with "PAQUEBOT" h.s. on front and a 1941 unfranked env. (with contents) to Berlin from a German soldier with FPO (00544) cachet on front. (3 covers/cards). £200
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ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY - RARE IM9a "ISLE OF MAN" & SMALL "OF" IM11 "ISLE OF MAN" ON COVERS; Fine 13 Oct. 1821 EL from "Ballakeggan, Isle of Man" charged "1/5" to Stalbridge with mainly v. fine smaller "ISLE OF MAN" mark (40 x 3.5mm, IM9a; it seems that IM9 & IM9a were both very short-lived; each only known in 1821); plus 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. Both very rare marks. [Both ex Whitney.] (2 covers) £200
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