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G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS - CRIMEA - INGOING MAIL TO LT COL CHARLES COCKS, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS IN THE CRIMEA - 14 Sep. 1855 env. with three 1855 1d red (one damaged) cancelled with London "14" numerals and London d.s. on rear. And 28 Jan. 1856 env. to the same addressee with 1855 1d red and 2d blue plate 5 SC16 (SG20a - scarce stamp; lifted from cover and hinged back) cancelled with London chief office numeral and Charing Cross d.s. on rear. Both envs. with faults. (2) £100
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G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS - GIBRALTAR - 4d PACKET RATES TO MALTA; Feb. 1867 EL franked pair 2d Blue tied or cancelled by A26 cancels with Gibraltar cds on front, Sep. 1867 large part E franked pair 2d Blue tied or cancelled by A26 cancels with Gibraltar cds on front, May 1873 E franked 4d Vermilion tied by 'A26' cancel with Gibraltar cds alongside and Feb. 1874 E franked 4d Vermilion tied by 'A26' cancel with Gibraltar cds at left. Good examples of the 4d per ½ oz. rate. (4 covers) Cross Reference: GIBRALTAR, MALTA £90
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G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS - GIBRALTAR - 8d RATES VIA FRANCE OR SPAIN & 2½d RATES TO AUSTRIA & PORTUGAL; Sep. 1871 envs. (few blemishes) 'Via France' or 'Via Spain' to London or Sussex franked 6d Lilac + pair 1d Red (corner defects) or pair 4d Vermilion or tied by 3rd variant 'A26' cancel with Gibraltar cds and London Paid cds on front. Good pair showing different franking and route endorsements. Also trio with July 1876 env. to Moravia (and redirected locally) franked 2½d Rosy-Mauve Pl.3 tied by A26 cancel, Feb. 1880 EL to Lisbon franked 2½d Rosy-Mauve Pl.16 tied by A26 duplex and Mar. 1884 env. to Trieste franked 2½d Blue Pl.23 tied by A26 duplex, the first two showing repaired states of the duplex. Plus 8 July 1885 long env. (slightly reduced and creased in places) to NY franked vertical strip of five 1884 2½d Lilac tied to cover or each other by three strikes of the A26 duplex with NY Paid duplex on back, attractive and probably unique franking. Ex 'Rock'. (6 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SPAIN, GIBRALTARFALSE £100
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - CARTON with the miscellany of early to modern cards & covers. Some interest in pre-stamp & Scottish postmarks. (Qty.) £30
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - FILING BOX - mainly QV group of mail inc. 1841 1d tied to large piece by v fine blue 354 of Newmarket on Fergus, 1859 env. with Rideout cancel No 1; 1871 regd 'JURY PRECEPT' wrapper (2); 1871/2 book post wrappers (2, inc. regd). Interesting lot, mixed condition. (130+) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £150
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - MARITIME PRESTAMP MAIL - EARLY "BRISTOL/SHIP LRE", NAMED-SHIP BLACK BALL COVERS, ETC.; 1773 pair of ELs to London/Somerset ex Jamaica/Lpool with mainly v. fine rare early "BRISTOL/SHIP LRE" (S2) on the front or large "LIVERPOOL" on flap; plus 1825/48 covers (7) from/to US & London by named Black Ball Line ships Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, BRISTOL, JAMAICA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL £140
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - PRESTAMP TO KGVI - RARE BOXED "MISSENT TO/BELFORD", WWI/WWII KGVI OVERSEAS MAIL, EPHEMERA, ETC.; Unusual 1837-1962 lot inc. 1837 EL ex Linlithgow to Durham with mainly v. fine rare blue boxed "MISSENT TO/BELFORD", battered 1875 Guide book to Edinburgh (with fine folding street map), and a range of 20th century (mainly KGV/KGVI material inc. WWII censored mail with KGVI frankings ex Egypt, unused P. Stat. Xmas 1944 airgraph form with KGVI 3d lilac, and a bundle of KGV/KGVI receipts with stamps used fiscally). (53 items) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, NORTHUMBERLAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - WWII £150
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G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS - PARLIAMENTARY 'CODELESS CROWNS', ENV. TO DISRAELI & PARCEL POST + OVERSEAS TELEGRAM 6d RECEIPT; 1848/56 envs. (8) with the scarce London 'codeless crown' cds's (for private mails sent in Parliamentary OHMS bags) - all but one with H of Commons/Lords seals - c.1860 privately carried env. addressed to "B. Disraeli, M.P.", QEII Collection of Parliamentary regd. envs., Parcel Post labels/pieces, COPs etc. (inc. 1991 boxed "Not in Parliament/Not Known" mark), and rare 1 Mar. 1880 "POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS" receipt for a telegram sent to "Witten" (Germany) for 3s-4d with a pair of QV 3d Telegraphs stamps tied by v. fine "MARK-LANE/E.C." cds's. We have only recorded a handful of such stamped QV receipts. (30 items) Cross Reference: PARLIAMENTARY MAIL, TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAPHS COVERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORYFALSE £200
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CANCELLATIONS - SLOGAN POSTMARKS: Carton with the accumulation of GB slogans on cover (c.350) and piece (c.2000) along with three catalogues. £120
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LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - 1841 2d BLUE GROUP - with numbers 1 through 5, 8 & 12 singles, plus number 12 on pair & strip of three. 5 of the singles have four margins, the others are cut into. (9 items) Cross Reference: 1841 2d BLUES, 1840s CANCELLATIONS £600
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LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - 1841 1d RED SET OF NUMBERS - on single stamps, plus an extra of the scarce number 4. Generally sound three or four margin stamps. (13) £240
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LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - NUMBERS 1, 2 & 3 - EACH CANCELLING A PAIR - all having four margins with No 1 on KK-KL plate 41 (nick at top right close but not into design), No 2 on MA-MB plate 31 and No 3 on ND-NE plate 29 (crease & thin). SG £1170+. (3 items) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS £200
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LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - NUMBER 4 - PLATE 45 BLOCK OF 4 - v fine block JH-KI with no faults and large to enormous margins on all sides. A rare multiple, SG £2400 as four singles. Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS £750
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LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - NUMBERS 5, 6, 7 & 8 - EACH CANCELLING A PAIR - No 5 on NA-NB plate 30 with mostly enormous margins (scissor cut between units not touching either design), No 6 on BC-BD plate 35 three margins, No 7 on EE-EF plate 33 four margins, and No 8 on PE-PF plate 27 four good to v close margins. SG £1360+ (4 items) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS £240
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LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS - NUMBERS 9, 10 & 11 PAIRS & NUMBER 12 STRIP OF THREE - No 9 on IJ-IK plate 33 just shaved at right & scissor cut between just shaving one stamp, No 10 on OI-OJ plate 40 four margins with two small scissors cuts one of which shaves the design at lower right, No 11 on FC-FD plate 32 fine four margins, No 12 on NE-NG plate 31 mostly enormous margins & pressed crease through NE else superb. SG £2750+. (4 Items) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS £450
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AIRMAILS - RAILWAY AIR SERVICES: Assortment of First Flight covers of 20 Aug. 1934 flown on R.A.S. routes. We note Birmingham-London, Bristol-Devon, Bristol-Glasgow (2), Bristol-Southampton (2), Cardiff-Liverpool (the 1½ brown adhesive being on FDC), Glasgow-Bristol (2), Liverpool-Bristol (2), Liverpool-Cardiff, Liverpool-Devon, London-Cardiff, Southampton-Bristol (3) (the 1½ brown adhesive on one cover being on FDC) & Southampton-Liverpool. Lot also incl. an original A5 size timetable for the London-Glasgow route. (19 covers plus 1 other item) £120
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AIRMAILS - RAILWAY AIR SERVICES: Assortment of First Flight covers of 20 Aug. 1934 flown on R.A.S. routes. We note Belfast-B'ham (2), Belfast-Cardiff, B'ham-Belfast (2), B'ham-London, B'ham-Manchester (3), Bristol-Belfast (2), Bristol-Cardiff, Cardiff-Belfast, Cowes-Bristol, Bristol-Cowes, London-B'ham & Manchester-B'ham (3). Lot also incl. a rare example of an A5 size leaflet advertising the timetable for the Plymouth-Liverpool route. (19 covers plus 1 other item) £120
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1911 CORONATION AIR MAIL FLIGHT - A RARE CARD TO AUSTRALIA:9 Sept 1911 A special dull green card [pos 30] to Ogunbil, via Tamworth NSW, Australia bearing two KGV Downey Head ½d adhesives tied by strikes of the Die 2 London "AERIAL POST" c.d.s..The address is readable but faded, a little rubbed and has a small corner fault. A rare item to Australia. Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS £140
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RAILWAY MAIL - EARLY MAIL AND EPHEMERA ETC:1843-1907 Covers (24) and adhesives (14) inc backstamps of Gloucester Station (2, deferent sizes), Berwick Station, Micheldever & Castle Eden Station, duplex cancellations of Farnborough Station (3), Paddington Station c.d.s. cancelling 1d plate nos. x 3 on env to Haverford West. 1845-57 E (5) to The Stockton to Darlington railway. 1888 & 1889 covers from Ballarat to Scotland with clear "ENGLISH MAIL T.P.O./VICTORIA" transit duplex. Also 1843-1946 a selection of printed documents mostly related to Scottish railways inc A.G.M. notices, share certificates and some later PPC's. An interesting group. (60+ items) £180
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY - AN EXCEPTIONAL DISPLAY COLLECTION:1846-1932 The collection inc letters (3) relating to the Scottish Central Railway (a forerunner of the Caledonian Railway), purple parcel labels from Doune (10), goods arrival forms and other documents. Also PPCs (52) with thirty being pictures of Caledonian Railway stations inc. Kinbuck, Greenloaning (2), Blackford, Forgandenny, Aucterarder, Crieff, Dunning, Perth (2), Stirling (3), Dunblane, Callander (3), Balquhidder, Lochearnhead (3), Tyndrum, Loch Awe, Taynuilt and Benderloch. (80+ Items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £340
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY - THE T.P.O. HANDSTAMPS:1853-69 Covers (33) and pieces (3) mostly with LC14 1d reds with "CR" h.s. in a range of types. inc1853 env from Brussels with 10c pair & 20c..31 May 1864 1d pink env with a fine circular framed "C R/F" h.s. 1863 env to Lanark with circular framed "L.C./R" h.s. 1866 & 1869 envs with circular framed "C/R.P.O./Fd" in black and red respectively. 1857 env from France with a v fine circular framed "C.R./P.O". A good display collection. £260
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY AND ITS PREDECESSORS: 1853-1982 An interesting assortment of ephemera and covers relating to the Caledonian railway and its predecessors inc. c1870 Glasgow & Paisley Joint blank season ticket application form. 1853 & 1855 env with on reverse "North W Rly" h.s in black (night mail) and red (day mail). 1854 London & N.W. Railway memorandum. Caledonian railway 1873 receipt for ordinary shares. 1895 & 1896 timetables. 1895 report of Directors with original wrapper used to Edinburgh. 1936 env (stained) to Liverpool with photo ½d (3) & 1½d plus a "GLASGOW/CEN" 3d parcel stamp with oval "GLASGOW CENTRAL/L.M. & S R 66/ENQUIRY OFFICE" d.s. Also a later env with damaged 5d and similar d.s. cancellation. Plus 9 related PC's. (50+ items) £140
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY - A SCARCE NON PHILATELIC COVER:12 Aug 1906 env to Taynuilt bearing KEVII 1d and Caledonian Railway 2d letter stamp, both tied by a clear "CRAWFORD" violet h.s., the 2d with additional double ring "TAYNUILT/338" c.d.s. Some faults but a scarce non philatelic use. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £150
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RAILWAY MAIL - GARNKIRK AND GLASGOW RAILWAY DEPOT - USED NOTE PAPER:1 Oct 1841 EL from The Garnkirk Coal Company to Greenock with a fine engraving of Garnkirk Works showing steam trains, franked with a three margined 1840 1d CI. Some cover faults. Also a similar \EL dated 23 Sept 1841 bearing a single 1841 1d IC (heavy crease) with MX cancellation. Plus three modern photographs of D O Hill pictures showing the opening of the railway. £120
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY - POSTCARDS AND EPHEMERA:1904-31 PPC's (37) with sixteen depicting stations on the Highland Railway inc Birnham & Dunkfield, Grandtully, Ballinluig, Killiecrankie, Blair Atholl, Dalwinnie, Aveimore, Tomatin, Fort Augustus, Kyle of Lochalsh, Invergordon, Halkirk &Scotscalder, plus others inc five issued by the railway with related views. The ephemera inc. 1897 ticket for a dog, telegraphs (2) and a consignment note. Also a few modern items. (44 items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £240
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY - A RARE PILOTMANS TICKET ETC:30 Aug 1920 A rare Pilotman's Ticket for a journey from Murthly to Stanley issued by The Highland railway. Also a c1910 PPC of Murthly station and Perth & Dunkeld Railway Company (forerunner of The Highland Railway) share certificate. (3 items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £100
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RAILWAY MAIL - LETTER STAMPS:The mainly mint group inc Caledonian Railway 2d (6, inc one used on piece with violet "NEWPARK" cancellation). 3d used on 25 Aug 1920 "Wilson" env with KGV 1d pair from Hamilton. Dundee & Arbroath 2d green & 2d red. City of Glasgow Union 2d. Glasgow Barrhead & Kilmarnock 2d (7, inc a block of four), 3d, 4d on 3d and 4d (2). Glasgow & South Western 2d (4), 3d & 4d (3, inc one with diagonal "CANCELLED"). Great North of Scotland 2d (5, inc two used), 3d & 4d on 3d. Mostly fine. (37) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £140
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RAILWAY MAIL - NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY INCLUDING A RARE REDIRECTION LABEL:1905-c65 PPC's (17, inc two with views of stations), with ½d or 1d adhesives tied by station c.d.s. with Kippen, Port of Menteith, Balfron, (3, two types), Balfron South, Gartmore, Drymen and Killearn. 23 June 1913 French PPC wrongly addressed with a rare printed red "Not for Croy, Gollanfield./Try Croy Station, Glasgow" label. Also 1887 Jubilee 6d & 1/- green (4) with oval Edron, Inveresk, Balloch (2) & Clovenfords railway cancellations. 1923 piece KGV 1½d + L.N.E.R/N.B.S. damaged 4d letter stamp. 1905 piece with KEVII 1d & N.B./R.C. 2d letter stamp used at Buclyvie Station and cancelled at Glasgow. An interesting group. (25 items) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £140
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RAILWAY MAIL - PERFINS:25 Oct 1873 env to Edinburgh bearing 1d plate 124 MI with "GR/W" perfin tied by "PADDINGTON/SPRING STREET" duplex. Also mint 1d plate 190 NL. 1883 ½d, 1887 ½d with "P" control and 1902-10 ½d (2, one with central "SWINDON STATION" c.d.s. all with "G W R" perfins. 1937-47 ½d & 1d mint pair and 1946 Victory 2½d with "L N/E" perfins. Fine. (12) £100
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RAILWAY MAIL - SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY - DOCUMENTS RELATING TO PERTH:1863-64 A selection of Scottish Railway Co printed forwarding notes eminating from Perth station, the goods transported inc blasting powder, glass, oats, ale, wagon coal, wire, hampers, bale spades, trees for Blair Castle and salt. A remarkable insight into the use of the railway to transport goods. (63 forms) £120
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RAILWAY MAIL - SCOTTISH T.P.O. CANCELLATIONS AND BACKSTAMPS:1864-1959 Covers/Cards (43) and stamps (47, inc some on pieces) with an interesting array of T.P.O.,s inc. backstamps "EDINb M 2" c.d.s. (6), "EDI Nb-CARLISLE/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. (4, three types) "EDINb & BERWICK/SORTING TENDER" ,."EDINb & CAR STAIRS/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. (2), "EDINb & NEWCASTLE/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. (4). Plus cancellations inc "GLASGOW & CARLISLE/SORTING TENDER" cancelling ½d embossed env. to London. Various sorting carriage c.d.s. inc Carlisle & Ayr, Edinburgh & Newcastle, Glasgow & Carlisle Down and Up, and a circular framed "G & C/R.P.O. h.s. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £240
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RAILWAY MAIL - SORTING OFFICE CANCELLATIONS:1901-16 The collection of PC's (21), 3d registered env, pieces (28) and adhesives (41) with a good selection of R.S.O. c.d.s. inc. Appin, Portmahomack, Lauder, Aviemore), Kincraig, Helmsley, Burnham Somerset (2), Burnham-on-Crouch, Allendale, Whiteley Bay, Newport, Sherringham, Hunstanton, Wotton-under-Edge, Berkeley, Horley, Liphook, Mevagissey, Penmaenmawr, Harlech and Winsford. Mostly fine strikes. £120
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RAILWAY MAIL - STATION CANCELLATIONS AND BACKSTAMPS:1867-1948 Cover/cards (34) and adhesives (67, inc some on piece) with various station backstamps inc. c.d.s. of Gloucester, Chester, Bath, Broadstairs and "S.W./YORK" as used on the Scarborough & Whitby sorting van. Cancellations inc c.d.s. of Micheldever,Ashford, Tunbridge Wells (duplex), Broadstairs & Waterloo. A fine display collection. £240
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RAILWAY MAIL - SCOTTISH STATION CANCELLATIONS - POSTCARDS ETC:1902-15 PPC's (40), parcel labels (2) and adhesives (14) with various railway related cancellations inc c.d.s. of Udny, Dess, Rathen, Mintlaw, meikle Wartle, Auchterless, New Galloway, Annbank, Kincardine, Culross, Polmont, Cumbernauld, Carstairs Junction and Braidwood.Twenty have pictures of stations. Also a parcel tie on label to Chirnside bearing L.N & S Railway 2d, 1/- & 5/ parcel stamp plus Caledonian 5d parcel stamp all tied by violet triangular "Greenoch/Upper" h.s. An interesting well annotated collection. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £280
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE WEST HIGHLAND - POSTCARDS ETC:c1855-1920 Cards (21) and adhesives (6, four on pieces) inc fifteen with station views inc. Craigdorran,Whistlefield, Andlui, Crainlarich, Roy Bridge, Banavie, Arisaig and Morar. The cancellations inc boxed "Q.S./STATION" on adhesives, postcards with station c.d.s. of "RANNOCK STATION/678" (3) and "BRIDGE OF GAUR/RANNOCK STATION" (scarce). A good group. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £120
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RAILWAY MAIL - THE WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY - TWO COVERS TO BAGHDAD:5 Sept 1930 env from Arisaig by rail to Fort William and thence by airmail to Baghdad bearing KGV 1½d x 8 (one badly damaged) and on reverse tied L N E R 1d & 2d parcel stamps with violet "ARISAIG" h.s. Around the ends are "Found open or damaged/and officially secured" and "FOUND/OPEN/or/DAMAGED/AND/OFFICIALLY/SECURED" labels. Despite faults a good item. Also 15 April env to Baghdad with on reverse a single printed L N E R 3d parcel stamp (damaged at top) issued at Arisaig. Uncancelled. (2 covers). Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £120
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - EMBOSSED FRANKING TRIO with 6 Oct. 1852 mourning env. to USA franked 1/- Embossed tied by London numeral with "5/CENTS" h.s. on front, 2 Dec. 1852 env. to Switzerland franked 1/- Embossed + 1d Red ex Wakefield and 26 Dec. 1855 env. to Bombay franked 1/- & 6d Embossed and 4d Surface-Printed with London numeral cancels. (3 covers) £180
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - MAIL TO AUSTRALIA/BEYROUT/LISBON; Range with 1860 env. to Moreton Bay (Brisbane) franked 6d Lilac, 1869 EL to Lisbon franked 1/- Green paid & 6d Lilac ex Birmingham, 1870 env. to Beyrout franked 3d (3) ex Cheltenham, 1877 mourning env. to Melbourne franked 8d Orange tied by Aylesbury duplex and 1882/84 envs. to Melbourne franked 6d Chestnut ex Cockermouth or 6d Green ex Lowestoft and 1891 env. to Melbourne franked 1d Lilac (12) with apparently unrecorded 4-bar Colchester '210' duplex and with Colchester, London and Melbourne reg. d.s. on front or rear. (6 covers) Cross Reference: MOURNING ENVELOPES, REGISTERED MAIL, ESSEXFALSE £150
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - QV & KEVII PERIOD MAIL TO CANADA; Range on leaves inc. 1854 env. to Simcoe franked 6d Embossed cut to shape, 1860 env. to Niagara franked 1/- Green ex Dumfries, 1860 EL to Nova Scotia franked 6d Lilac, 1863/66 envs. to London or Montreal franked pair 4d ex Bracknell or London, 1872 env. to Montreal franked 3d pair ex London, 1873 large env. to Quebec franked 1/- + 6d ex Sunderland, 1874 env. to Ontario franked ½d (6 inc. a pair) ex Edinburgh, 1884 env. to Quebec franked 2d & 3d Lilac, 1904/06 4d + ½d embossed envs to Quebec or Montreal uprated KEVII ½d or 1½d, c1905 long env. to Nova Scotia franked KEVII ½d tied by triangular "SM/36" h.s., 1906/10 underpaid PPCs to Quebec or Montreal franked KEVII ½d and other related material. (93 items) Cross Reference: PERFINS., PRINTED MATTER, POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V., CANADA £260
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - KGV PERIOD MAIL TO CANADA; Range on leaves inc. 1912/13 envs. to Alberta franked 1d (4) or 1d + KEVII 3d with Norwood reg. labels affixed, Dec. 1912 env. to Quebec ½d with Customs Duty Paid d.s. on front, 1919 KGV ½d embossing on wrapper to Ireland redirected to Vancouver Is., 1920 env. to British Colombia franked 1½d with hexagonal "T/20" h.s. on front, 1923 1d PC to Winnipeg with "T/10" mark on face and canada 2c p.due affixed, 1922/23 PPC's to Vancouver or Alberta franked 1d with "T/10" marks on face, 1928 parcel front to Montreal franked 1/- pair & 3d, 1939 front to British Colombia franked 2/6d Seahorse and other related examples. Also a group (101) of perfins mostly on KGV admirals. (173 items) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, K.G.V, REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL, POSTAGE DUE MARKS £150
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - MAIL TO CANADA IN THE KEVIII, KGVI & QEII PERIODS; Range on leaves inc. 1940 env. to Ontario with censor tape at left franked KGVI 2/6d, 1941 long env. to Montreal franked KGVI 9d (3) + 3d with airmail, reg. and censor labels affixed, c1946 parcel front to Montreal franked KGVI 5/-, 2/6d + pair 9d, 1948 env. to Montreal franked £1 RSW, 1951 6½d KGVI reg. env. to Ottawa franked 1/- (5) + 2d with customs label on front, 1952 long env. to British Colombia franked 1951 KGVI 2/6d and a QEII range mainly consisting of DC's. (few hundred) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, K.G.VI, AIR MAIL COVERS, CANADA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL £150
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - 9d SOLO FRANKING TO FINLAND; 7 Apr. 1868 EL to Jacobstad franked 9d (ED) wing margin at right tied by Hull duplex with Aachen transit and Finnish framed "AMK10/4" and "FRANCO" h.s. SG from £525 Cross Reference: SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES £100
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - MAIL TO ITALIAN STATES/ITALY; Trio with 1857 E to Genoa franked 1/- Green tied by Glasgow '159' numeral cancel, 1859 front and part back to Ferrara franked 2d Blue tied by Enniskillen spoon with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" h.s. alongside and 1876 env. to Genoa franked 4d tied by Hastings duplex redirected to Hastings and with framed "RIFIUTO" h.s. on front. (3 covers) Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, LANARKSHIRE - GLASGOW, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC. £100
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - EMBOSSED FRANKING TO USA; 20 Feb. 1852 EL (minor folds) 'p Royal Mail Steamer American' to Philadelphia franked 1/- Embossed (variable margins) with '700' numeral cancel and rear with Sheffield and Liverpool d.s. British Packet, "PAID" and "5/CENTS" h.s. applied to front. Fine. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, YORKSHIRE £120
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - RARE REDIRECTED MAIL TO USA WITH COMBINATION FRANKING; 14 Oct. 1852 EL to Fulton, Oswego County, NY franked 10d Embossed (cut-to-shape) & 2d Blue with numeral cancels with Boston transit d.s., "PAID" and "5/CENTS" h.s. also on front, redirected to East Oswego and franked 3c Washington tied by Fulton d.s. Rear with Rugby and Liverpool d.s. Early and rare example of redirected mail within USA Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REDIRECTED MAIL £300
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - U.S.A. SCARCE WEST COAST FRACTIONAL RATE; 18 July 1860 mourning env. (minor blemishes) to Sierra County, California franked 1/- Green, 2d Blue & 1d Red tied by Brighton duplexes and necessarily overpaid by ½d for the 1/2½d rate. Rear with London transit cds and front with Liverpool and San Francisco d.s. Attractive three colour franking. Cross Reference: MOURNING ENVELOPES £130
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - U.S.A. (SAN FRANCISCO) - 'IMPOSSIBLE ½d' 3-COLOUR FRANKING COVER ROUTED VIA PANAMA; 20 Dec. 1861 env. from Sheffield to San Francisco endorsed "Per Str from Lpool" franked by Pl.9 2d Blue + 1/- green +1d Red 'stars' all slightly overlapped and tied by mainly fine "SHEFFIELD/700" Sideways Duplexes and by a fine red "SAN FRANCISCO CAL/1862/FEB/12/Paid" arrival c.d.s. Rare example of the 1s-2½d rate via the Panama route, when there was no ½d stamp in existence so stamped covers had to be overpaid by the ½d! Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PANAMA AND CANAL ZONE £200
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - 2d BLUE FRANKING TO USA; 22 Oct. 1861 E to Philadelphia franked 2d Blue strip of three (2 - creased) Plate 9 tied by Leeds duplexes and carried on the City of New York with "21/CENTS" h.s. on front and London cds on rear plus 1871/72 EL circular wrappers with printed "Per City of Paris (or Abyssinia) via Queenstown" on front to Richmond, Va each franked 1d Red and tied by Liverpool duplexes. (3 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1858-69 2d PLATES, PRINTED MATTERFALSE £150
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - RANGE OF RATES TO USA INC. UNDERPAID MAIL; Group with 1864 env. to NY franked 4d (3) ex London with "PAID" and "21/CENTS" h.s. on front, 1868/69 E/env. to Ny or San Francisco franked 3d pair or 6d ex London or Liverpool for the single rate, 1874/75 E's to NY or Boston franked 3d ex London and 11 Oct. 1875 env. to Chicago franked 1d Red pair tied by part South Shields duplex, underpaid and rated '6' with "U.S.CURRENCY/6" h.s. on front. (7 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERSFALSE £150
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OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - REMARKABLE FIVE DENOMINATION HIGH VALUE FRANKING TO NEW YORK; 15 Aug. 1874 large re-folded E 'per Cunard Stmr' to NY franked strip of three 5/- (HA-HC - one torn), 2/- Blue wing margin (FE), 1/- Green (BF), 4d Vermilion (2 - one defective) & 3d Rose all with barred numeral cancels and a few with faint traces of toning. Rear with three wax seals (one intact) and an NY Registered d.s. Six other similar examples from this correspondence recorded by us. £1,500
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