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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - MARLBOROUGH AREA - SAVERNAKE + S.E. WILTS. - VILLAGES P.H. & PPCs INC. UDCs, PO CARDS, ETC.; 1835-c.1930 covers/cards inc. 1835 BEDWIN UDC (crease), part 1838 "Pewsey/Penny Post", v. fine rare 1846/43 UDCs of COLLINGBOURNE-DUCIS or HAM, and a good range of PPCs inc. PO views of Collingbourne Ducis (2; one RP) or C. Kingston, c.1920 rare real photo of spectacularly gruesome Great Bedwyn butcher's shop, Great Bedwin Railway Station (2) or hounds, C. Ducis RP c.1920 church goers, many village scenes, etc. (61 covers/cards + 2 prints) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - MARLBOROUGH VILLAGES (LUDGERSHALL, ETC.) - PPCs INC. RAILWAY STATIONS, VILLAGE GROUPS, ETC.; c.1902-30 PPCs with a wide range of scenes (many real photos & almost all in fine condition) inc. Ludgershall Station (3; 2 being RP inc. one with the carriages of the "ROYAL TRAIN"), rare c.1911 RP of Shalbourne chapel under construction, Ludgershall Carnival procession, fine 1905 view of Tidworth PO, Ogbourne St. Andrew 1922 RP of War Memorial unveiling, and a fine range of rural/village street scenes (with an emphasis on Ludgershall), stone circles, large houses, etc. Plus 1919 PPC with WILTON rubber cancel, 1773 print of the Castle, and two 1937 property particulars. (108 cards + 5 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS, ROYALTYFALSE £300
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - MELKSHAM & AREA - P.H. & EPHEMERA INC. 18th CENTURY MARKS, 1d POSTS, MISSENT, P.O. PPCs, ETC.; 1790-c.1930 covers/cards inc. fine rare 1790 s. line (v. early for this PO), mainly fine 1794 example, boxed/circular mileages (3 of latter in red), scarce 1824/9 pair with red boxed "Melksham/PyP" marks, circ. mileage removed marks, 1d Red covers (inc. 1862 with small "MELKSHAM" cds boldly endorsed "Missent to", and a few 20th century items (inc. 2 PPCs of Seend PO), Plus small lot of ephemera inc. 1816 Act ref. street improvements, 1761/96/1804 m/s Land Tax lists (1761 extremely early for these), 1830 print & rare 1830 "George Commercial Inn" billhead. Difficult town/area to find. (33 covers/cards + 8 other items) £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - MELKSHAM & AREA - PPCs COLLECTION INC. TRAINS, FLOOD, EARLY MOTOR CARS, FACTORY FIRE, ETC.; c.1902-30 cards inc. rare RP view of 1910 burnt out Sawtell's Factory, superb RP pair of c.1925 Crook & Sons motor cars (one also with charabanc), fine pair of the Station, c.1910 flooded Bath Road, 1906 Seend school-children, 1922 RP Carnival gatherings (2), factories/workers (4), stationer's/tailor's shop-fronts (2), 1919 Shaw village Peace celebrations, fine range of street/village scenes, etc. Plus 1877/1910 trio with pmks. Very good lot. (80 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS £280
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - MERE & AREA - P.H. & PPCs - PRESTAMP, UDCs, 1d REDS ENV. TO FRANCE, REAL PHOTO PPCs, ETC.; 1821-c.1940 covers/cards inc. 1819 boxed "MERE/111" mileage (signed by the Duke of Somerset), superb 1849 "MERE" UDC on 1d Red EL, mainly fine 1847 red MAIDEN-BRADLEY UDC, 1867 env. to Lyons with 4 1d Reds tied by "984" Numerals, and a wide range of better PPCs inc. RP views of Duke of Somerset 1923 funeral (2), village/street scenes, etc. Plus 4 early prints & 1920 Horningham War Memorial unveiling programme. (97 covers/cards, 1 front, 2 pieces & 5 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - PEWSEY & AREA - P.H. INC. 1749 S. LINE, MISSENT, P.O. POSTCARDS, ETC.; 1749-c.1935 covers/cards inc. rare mainly fine 1749 "PEWSEY" with v. fine fancy h.s. London Inspector's Mark, 1835 EL with v. fine UDC endorsed "Mifsent to" with m/s "not/near" in centre, 1824/5 ELs trio ex Oare (full typed transcripts) with fine "MARLBOROUGH/78" UDCs (ref. new Parsonage), fine 1916 RP PPC of "Pewsey Station GWR", a fine group of PPCs showing Post Offices (North Street, Easton Royal, M. Lilbourne, Oare & Upavon), c.1920 RP PPC of Wootton Rivers Silver Band, etc. (28 covers/cards, 5 fronts & 1 receipt) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, INSPECTORS MARKS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORYFALSE £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - PEWSEY & AREA - THE PPCs COLLECTION INC. REAL PHOTO RAILWAY STATION, VILLAGE EVENTS, ETC.; c.1902-25 PPCs (almost all very fine; many being real photo types) inc. good study of Pewsey scenes (inc. c.1916 RP of Railway Station, many varied street scenes, 1913 RP unveiling King Alfred statue, etc.) plus a good range of village cards (inc. 2 different Woodborough Rly Station or 2 different school-children groups, Oare P.O., WWI RP Travancore Hospital with staff, 1911 M. Lilbourne Feast view, Upavon Comic, and a very good range of village streets). Good lot. (61 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY - PRE-1815 P.H. - INC. 1721 "SALES/BURY", MILEAGES, ETC.; 1721-1811 covers inc. 1721 E (edge faults) franked with v. fine rare "SALES/BURY", 1797/1800 s. lines, and boxed/cds mileages. Good early lot. (7 items) £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY - LATER P.H. - BOXED PENNY POSTS, MILEAGES, UPP H.S. "1", EARLY SKELETON, ETC.; 1811-1882 covers inc. v. fine cds mileages (4; 2 sizes), 1836/39 pair of "SALISBURY/PENNY POST" Es (latter franked to Teddington and so also with London Cross-Post "Kingston/Penny Post"; all on the front), 1841 E with fine tall UPP h.s. "1", 1d Reds (3 with MX, one with rare 1847 "SALISBURY/2" Skeleton d.s. slightly across flap, s/ways Duplex, 3d Rose-Red to Turkey, etc. Plus a few ILN prints, a KGVI regd. env., and 3 off-cover LSWR 2d Railway stamps. Good variety. (29 covers, 2 fronts, 3 stamps & 8 other items) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY - EPHEMERA - INC. ½d TOKEN, RARE PRINTS, ETC.; fine rare L&T Sharpes (Fine teas &c) ½d bronze token (Salisbury cathedral), rare 1784 "Walpoole's British Traveller print of the town, rare 1786 print of the old "Council House" (F. Grose), fine 1785 Salisbury/Winchester Journal, 1785 Act ref. the Council Chamber. Good early lot. (5 items) Cross Reference: NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY - BOXED "MISSENT"; 1825 EL to Eastrop endorsed "Suppose Devizes" with v. fine rare octagon-boxed "MISSENT TO/SALISBURY" (early use) and "DEVIZES/97" UDC on the front. Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY - RARE (MAINLY RP) PPCs - 1907 RAILWAY DISASTER, TRAINS, 1908 ROYAL VISIT, EVENTS, ETC.; Remarkable c.1902-22 collection of (mainly very fine, and mainly real photo) PPCs of Salisbury events inc. no less than 8 different views of the 1906 "Salisbury Railway Disaster" (inc. 3 real photos), 3 fine locos, 1 Station, fine 1908 Royal Visit RP pair, c.1908 Salvation Army carts, 6 different real photo Charabanc outing groups, 1910/11 RP Carnival floats, etc. Plus 1953 photos of 25 Anniversary locos at Station. Excellent lot. (26 cards + 2 photos) Cross Reference: RAILWAYS, PICTURE POSTCARDS, CRASH/WRECK MAILFALSE £260
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY - OTHER PPCs INC. EVENTS, FLOODS, ROYALTY, CARNIVAL, BANDS, STREET-SCENES, ETC.; 1900-30 Collection of Salisbury topographical/event PPCs (many Real photos; and mainly fine condition) inc. 1915 RP Floods pair, 1910 RP KGV Proclamation pair, Salvation Army band pair (one 1910 RP), RP Bishop processions (2), 1911 RP Salvation Army gathering, 1927 RP 700th Anniversary groups pair, RP Mayoral procession, RP Brass Band & other RP gatherings/processions (7), with a remarkably comprehensive collection of street-scenes for the whole city. (122 cards + 2 other prints) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £260
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY VILLAGES P.H. - INC. EARLY PRINTS, RARE GROUP OF POST OFFICE PPCs, PENNY POSTS, ETC.; c.1780-1925 covers/cards/etc. inc. c.1780 prints (Amesbury Hall + Stonehenge), 1840/42 Penny Post covers with RH Nos. 7 or 8 (Tilshead & Shrewton), 1906 folding OS map of the Plain, a remarkable range of PPCs of Post Offices (Amesbury, Cholderton, Durrington, Shrewton x2, M. Woodford RP but creased - Netheravon, Figheldean x2, W. Gunner & W. Stoke - RP light creases), Boscombe rubber, etc. (21 covers/cards + 4 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SALISBURY VILLAGES (INC. AMESBURY) - PPCs COLLECTION INC. AIRCRAFT FIRE, PROCESSIONS, BAND, STATION, ETC.; c.1902-35 cards (mainly very fine; some real photos) inc. rare 1913 RP view of burnt-out aircraft, c.1910 coloured card of Porton Station, 1907 RP Berwick St. John Silver Band, 1921 RP of aircraft, 1935 RP of Durrington S. Jubilee procession, Figheldean RP smith/farrier at work pair, and an excellent and varied range of good village street scenes, etc. Good lot. (109 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS, AIRCRAFT, CRASH/WRECK MAIL £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SWINDON P.H. & EPHEMERA - INC. REVERSED HORSESHOES, FREE ERROR, STATION SKELETON, ETC.; 1809-1910 covers/cards/etc. inc. 1809 EL franked to Chippenham with "Swindon" heading changed to "Marlbro" (date also changed) with correct initialling, 1820/4 trio with mainly v. fine scarce "SWINDON" reversed Horseshoe marks, 1831 EL with m/s "4"/"5"/"6" rates (!), v. fine 1839 WROUGHTON UDC, 18421 2d Blue, 1d Reds, 1904 uprated KEVII regd. env. to Belgium with v. fine scarce oval "REGISTERED/SWINDON STATION" d.s. on reverse, 1910 PC with rare "SWINDON STATION" skeleton cancel, and a small group of ephemera (1812 canal circular, 1876 auction particulars, 1893/4 Gas/Water Acts, ILN print & billheads). Plus 9 KGVI/QEII covers/cards. (27 covers/cards + 8 items of ephemera) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, T.P.O.s AND STATION MARKS £180
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SWINDON PPCs - THE TRAMS & TRAMWAYS COLLECTION INC. RARE 1906 CRASH VIEWS, ETC.; c.1904-15 collection of PPCs (some RP types) showing the tram routes of the town, but also incl. rare 1906 pair showing the upturned tram of the "TRAM CAR DISASTER" (both fine; one a real photo & used in 1906), rare 1904 view of the Trams inauguration (some wear), 1904/c.1914 rare comic types (3), and a wide range of street scenes showing the trams/poles (and a few before-and-after views), etc. Good study. Plus a booklet on the subject and a pcopy of the Dec. 1900 circular about the new Tram Company. (37 cards + 2 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, TRAMWAYSFALSE £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SWINDON - THE REAL PHOTO PPCs - LOCOS, FOOTBALL TEAMS, LOCO WORKS, BAND, FETES, ETC.; Excellent range of c.1902-53 real photo cards (mainly very fine) inc. early loco crane, 3 fine interiors of the "GWR Works", rare group of Swindon Town/Wanderers FC teams (1907/8, 1909/10, 1911/12 & 1948/9), 1924/5 schoolboys soccer champion team, rare c.1925 soccer supporters group (creases; away at Brighton), fine used 1912 Steam Engine, 1911 haystacks & labourers, 1921 Empire Day children, c.1925 Boy Scots troop, c.1920 GWR works group photos (2), 1906/10 children fete groups, c.1920 Brass Band, school groups, 1953 fete groups (2) & aerial view. Good lot. (27 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS, FOOTBALLFALSE £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - SWINDON - PPCs COLLECTION PART 2 - STATION, ROYAL TRAIN, CHARITY DOGS, ELECTIONS, ETC.; c.1902-30 cards (mainly very fine) inc. Station, rare 1906 Royal Train crowd, c.1910 pair of Bruce the record-breaking charity-collection dog, 1906 election pair (one with stamp removed), RP c.1920 school panto group, c.1930 RP Nativity Play trio, pig roast, and a good range of street scenes. Plus c.1940 pair of theatre programmes, 1 ticket & 4 modern cards. (53 cards & 3 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS £160
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - TROWBRIDGE - P.H. INC. EARLY S. LINE, PHOTO OF QV POSTMASTER, KEVII RAILWAY LETTER STAMP COVER, ETC.; 1732-1919 covers/cards inc. 1732 ingoing "P Hungerford Bag" (Bishop Mark), v. fine rare 1798 s. line, mileages, 1830s UDCs, 1d Reds, c.1868 fine carte-de-visite photo of the Postmaster, 1908 commercial env. (stains) to London with GWR 2d Green Letter Stamp with v. fine purple boxed "G.W.R./TROWBRIDGE" Station d.s. alongside, Squared Circles, KEVII/KGV Skeletons (5) and some ephemera (1799 streets Act, 1881/2 Water Co. circulars (2), billheads, ILN prints (2), 1949/58 brewery "Mash Tun" mags (2), and scarce 1951 book on "Trowbridge Wool Industry" (Beckinsale). (33 covers/cards + 16 other items) Cross Reference: RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS & COVERS £260
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - TROWBRIDGE - TOWN PPCs COLLECTION INC. STATION, CARTS, ARMISTICE DAY, COMIC, CRICKET, ETC.; c.1902-35 cards with a wide range of (some real photo; mainly v. fine) scenes/views inc. 1906/35 pair of the Station, 3 fine RP crowd scenes of Armistice Day (1918), 1916 Flower Show bi-view, 1908 conic "last Train", 1906 cricket match, c.1920 RP charabanc group, c.1950 RP Sainsbury Grain artic. lorry, transport views, prolific butcher's shop, and an excellent range of street scenes, etc. Good lot. (99 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - TROWBRIDGE VILLAGES - PPCs INC. RAILWAYS/STATION, STREET-SCENES, FERTILIZER ADVERTS, ETC.; c.1902-30 cards (some RP; mainly fine) inc. spectacular c.1905 RP view of large group on Holt Station platform, c.1908 RP of loco passing through Holt Station, amusing 1906/7 pair advertising Kainait FERTILIZER showing giant crops, an excellent range of lively village scenes, etc. Plus 1947 GWR card ex Holt Goods dept., 3 modern photos and 1906 PC ex France with Squared Circle. (34 cards, 4 photos & 1 old print) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS £120
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WARMINSTER - EARLY S. LINES & AUCTION POSTER; fine c.1760 EL with apparently unrecorded large "WARMINSTER" (55x7mm; similar to Siggers 1799 type 4 but larger; not recorded thus by Willcocks and clearly a new mark, probably the second earliest recorded mark for this P.O.), v. fine 1773 smaller "WARMINSTER" (WL760; only known example?). (2 covers + 1 poster) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WARMINSTER & AREA - P.H./EPHEMERA - 1st-TYPE MILEAGES, ETC.; c.1787-1933 covers/cards inc. fine rare "100 WAR/MINSTER" (filing crease; few known), NEAR FINE RARE 1786 "96 heytes/bury" 1st-Type Mileage, 1793 fine "WARMIN/STER" (prepaid EL), later mileages (inc. blue UDC), v. fine blue 1823 "HEYTESBURY/118" UDC, 1d Reds, 1880 2½d Blue to US, 1915 Skeleton, etc. Plus ephemera inc. fine 1820 auction poster, 1828 Boyton land Act, ILN print & 1 stamp. (21 covers/cards + 3 other items) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WARMINSTER & AREA - THE PPCs INCL. STATIONS, MILITARY, POST OFFICE, STREET-SCENES, ETC.; c.1902-25 cards (several real photos & almost all very fine) with Railway Stations of Warminster & Heytesbury (latter RP), Army on patrol/at leisure (3), fine c.1925 Sutton Veny P.O., and a very good range of lively street-scenes and sleepy village views. (84 cards + 2 photos) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS £180
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WESTBURY & AREA - P.H., PPCs, ETC. - PRESTAMP MARKS, STATION/P.O. CARDS, 1d RED WITH UDC, ETC.; 1798-c.1930 covers/cards inc. 1798/1800 pair of early s. lines (fair or fine; first to "Somerset Coffee House" in London), v. fine 1830/4 mil. removed pair, 1d Red covers (inc. 1847 fine "CHAPMANSLADE" UDC), six different PPCs of Westbury Station or passing loco. (inc. 2 RP), fine 1916 PPC of Bratton + PO, and a good range of other street-scene/village PPCs. Plus 1831 borough report (2 sides) & 2 GWR labels. (61 covers/cards, 1 front, 2 photos & 2 labels) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS, COFFEE HOUSESFALSE £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WILTON & AREA - POSTAL HISTORY, ETC. - PRESTAMP MAIL (INC. "Wilton" MARKS), UDCs, P.O. PPC, ETC.; 1811-c.1925 covers/cards 1826 ingoing EL endorsed "No such name at East Knoyle" with at least 6 "No1" marks (!), remarkable 1837-48 group (6) with the scarce "Wilton" mark (very fine or superb; two with 1d Reds), v. fine 1848 DINTON UDC, 1848/56 1d Red covers quartet all with mainly v. fine BARFORD UDCs (2 black & 2 red), c.1910 PPCs of POs at East Knoyle (RP), Teffont (RP) or Wishford, 1907 skeleton, etc. Plus 1679 Fovant Power of Attorney, prints (3), fine map, ILN print, etc. (32 covers/cards + 7 other items) £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WILTON & AREA - THE PPCs COLLECTION - INC. STATIONS, ELECTION, HUNTS, CARPET FACTORY VIEWS, ETC.; c.1902-30 PPCs (many real photo, and all mainly very fine) with a diverse range of views inc. Dinton (2; one conic), Semley (RP) & Wylye Stations, 1906 starting the Wilton Fountain, Wilton carpet factory (c.1920 exterior with giant rug + c.1950 interiors trio), E/W Knoyle hunts (3), 1906 Election crowd, 1913 RP E. Knoyle funeral procession, churches, mansions, and a good range of street-scenes and scarce village streets/children. Good lot. (128 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RED CROSS £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WARDOUR CASTLE - THE ARUNDELLS - PRESTAMP MAIL; 1790-1798 ELs inc. attractive ingoing redirected 1795 ex Hamburg with v. fine "SALISBURY", 1790 "RING/WOOD", etc. Plus early prints. (3 covers/cards + 3 other items) Cross Reference: HAMPSHIRE £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - DEVIZES - PRESTAMP MAIL - PENNY POSTS, "PAID AT", NAMESTAMPS, PRINTS, ETC.; 1796-1840 covers inc. many hand-picked strikes with 1796 s. lines, lined/circ. mileages (4), mil. removed, a range of the scarce Penny Post marks (3 different types; with boxed No.2 & No.4 village RH marks), 1836 with v. fine distinctive lined "PAID AT/DEVIZES" mark, etc. Plus 2 large Ackermann coloured c.1830 prints of Green & Bath Road (2 toned). Ideal lot for further expansion. (13 covers + 2 prints) £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WOOTTON BASSETT & AREA - P.H./EPHEMERA INC. UNRECORDED 1st-TYPE MILEAGES, P.O. PC, PP LABEL, ETC.; 1789-c.1925 covers/cards inc. remarkable and fine pair of Oct./Nov. 1789 Es with very fine or mainly fine (latter with filing fold) Unrecorded "WOOTTON/BASSET 93" 1st-Type Mileages (not recorded by Siggers or Willcocks!), boxed 1819 mileage, 1837 UDC, QV stamped covers (inc. uprated 1d Pink to Germany), later skeleton, rubber (with P. Due), 1917 Chiseldon PP label, c.1930 PPC of Broad Hinton P.O., etc. Plus 1808 print, 1830 Turnpikes Act & 2 billheads. (16 covers/cards + 5 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WOOTTON BASSETT & AREA - PPCs COLLECTION - STATIONS, CARNIVAL, OUTINGS, MARKET, STREETS, ETC.; c.1902-30 cards inc. 1905/c.1905 coloured Wootton Station views, white chalk horses, 1925 Chiseldon Carnival (RP), 1929 RP School outing groups (2), c.1905 busy market scene, and a good range of street/village scenes. (41 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS £120
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WILTSHIRE RAILWAYS - LETTER STAMP COVER & PIECES, EXHIBITION TIMETABLE, PARCEL RECEIPTS, ETC.; c.1893-1921 lot inc. fine 1921 philatelic env. to Manchester with MSWJR 4d Green Letter Stamp tied by rare purple "SWINDON TOWN" with KGV ½d+1½d tied by Cheltenham cds's, unusual c.1920 piece with MSWJR 2d Green and KGV 1d Block of 4 tied by rare v. fine purple "LUDGERSHALL/PARCEL DEPT." marks, 1910 piece with MSWJR 2d + KEVII 1d, unused MSWJR 2d Block of 4 + single, rare MSWJR ½d white + 1d yellow (4) Newspaper Stamps, Swindon Station/Junction cds/duplexes on 1901/5 env./PCs (4), loco PPC, rare blue GWR notice for 1902 excursion trains to "Industrial Exhibition at Wolverhampton", etc. Plus a modern item. (6 covers/cards + 23 other items) Cross Reference: EXHIBITION & SHOW CANCELLATIONS, RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS & COVERS £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS WILTSHIRE COLLECTION, 1627-1930 - WILTSHIRE RAILWAYS - MSWJR STATION/TRACK PPCs, OPENING PROGRAMME, ACTS & EPHEMERA; 1839-c.1925 collection of MSWJR items inc. 1839 GWR part printed circular ref. Highworth land, good PPCs (Stations at Chiseldon x4, S. Cerney - RP but creased - or Old/Swindon x3; plus track views x8), bound 1864/72 Acts pair, 1861/88 Acts trio, 1875 Opening Ceremony circulars/Programme (4), 1878 SMAR circular, c.1900 coloured map, rare 1902/3 double-page ex SMAR "goods unentered book" with many m/s wagon descriptions, fine MSWJR 1915 timetable book (reprint), ILN prints (inc. 1884 front-page illustrations of the Downton Railway Accident), scarce lot of printed letter-heads, etc. Plus modern history booklet. Fascinating lot telling the whole story of this little-known Junction railway. (20 cards + 33 other items) £400
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WILTSHIRE MILITIA - EARLY LETTERS; 1802 EL ex Trowbridge ref. purchase of Lieutenancy, July 1814 EL ex Sheerness with detail of marching route for the W. Militia back from there to Salisbury. (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B., INDIA £140
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - LORD METHUEN STORY - FAMILY, CORSHAM COURT, ETC. - PPCs, EPHEMERA, ETC.; 1818-c,1910 lot inc. scarce range of PPCs of Methuen (11; with officers, opening rifle range, unveiling statue, etc.; some real photos), plus range of PPCs of his home at Corsham (18), 1818/37 E + 3 fronts franked by his grand-father, a 1768 bound Act ref. his ancestor, and a range of early prints (7) of Corsham Court, chocolatier trade-card of him, newspaper photos, etc. (29 PPCs + 21 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY £180
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WILEY MISSENT COVER EX R.A. GUNNER, SWINDON HQ 1d RED ENV.; 1839-c.1917 lot inc. Nov. 1839 EL from Plymouth (fine scarce red h.s. "B" RH mark) to Chelsea ("Kingston/Penny Post" London X-Post mark) with v. fine red "WILEY" cds endorsed "Mifst to", 1870 stampless OHMS env. to War Office with CALNE Duplex signed "Lansdowne", fine 1878 1d Red env. with SWINDON STATION Duplex and fancy HQ headed contents. (3) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B., LONDON POSTAL HISTORY £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - BOER WAR MAIL - RARE INGOING COVER TO BRITISH P.O.W., F.P.O. CANCELS, ST. HELENA PPC, ETC.; 1900-04 covers/card inc. rare 30 Jan. 1900 env. (toned & understandable wear) to Wilts. Regt. soldier with 1d Lilac tied by Wantage Duplex but endorsed "Prisoner of War" & "Pretoria" with Cape Town cds's, 1904 PPC showing the Wilts Regt. arriving for Guard duty in 1901, and a group of covers to Wiltshire addresses from British APO/FPOs inc. 4 with GB 1d Lilacs, one 1d Link env. (Queenstown Squared Circle), 3 Transvaal o.p. frankings (one a paper wrapper front), and one C.G.H. 1d with Kimberley Squared Circle. Plus a PPC of Coleshill House, Highworth. Scarce group. (11 covers/cards + 1 front) Cross Reference: MILITARY - BOER WAR, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, BERKSHIREFALSE £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - BOER WAR - LORD METHUEN COVERS + RELATED EPHEMERA, 'SPY' PORTRAIT, PRINT OF CAPTURE, ETC.; 1884-1915 lot inc. envs sent by Methuen from GB (7) and then to GB during his 1899/1901 service in Africa during the Boer War (7) and 2 later (1910/15 ex Natal/Malta) - the Boer War covers inc. 2 with CGH 1d's ex Kimberley or Cape Town (2; one underpaid), and stampless "No Stamps available" envs. (5; endorsed ex Krugersdorp, Waaihoek, Klerksdorp & Kimberley); plus giant board-mounted coloured illustration of Methuen's capture by the Boers, a fine large 'Spy' cartoon of him, 8 large relevant pages ex contemporary illustrated papers, a 2 books "Lord Methuen & the British Army" & "With Lord Methuen in South Africa, February 1900 to June 1901" & 1 modern cover. Good lot covering the Boer War career of this great General. (11 covers/cards + 20 other items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - BOER WAR, PICTURES & PAINTINGS £300
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - BOER WAR - LETTER FROM LORD METHUEN FORWARDED TO GENERAL SIR FREDERICK STEPHENSON, GOVERNOR OF THE TOWER; env. with CGH 1d's ex Kimberley 9th March 1900 (with part photocopy contents inc. "...I shall shortly have 2,000 mounted men, 2 Brigades, 4 Battlements of Guns, and Mafeking to relieve."). An interesting historical item. Cross Reference: MILITARY - BOER WAR £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WILTSHIRE YEOMANRY/REGIMENT - WWI & AFTER - CAMP/PARADE/GROUP-PHOTOS PPCs, CAMP PPCs, EPHEMERA, ETC.; c.1802-1938 lot inc. 1902/9 India P. Stat. envs. (3 regd.) to Wilts. Regt. in various Indian cities, 1907 PPC with scarce "THE BARRACKS/DEVIZES" cds cancel, 1916 PCs ex POWs in Germany (2), excellent range of real photos types (band portraits or playing, Camp teatime, Red Cross Hospital group, tented Camps, parades, marching, individual/group soldier portraits, etc.), scarce PPCs (20; many real photos) of Wilts. Camps & Battalion etc. with mascot and 2 of 1911 Coronation parade in Devizes, 2 regt. silks, comic, ILN et al 1860s/1890s prints (9), a large superb mounted photo of the Wilts. Regt. Band (with 9 drums), a fine 2007 p/b Regimental History by M McIntyre & "The Story of The Wiltshire Regiment" by Colonel NCE Kenrick DSO; plus a few modern photos/cards and Wilts Regt. book (1914-59 period by McIntyre) or Journal (1953). (63 covers/cards, 4 books & 24 other/modern items). Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B., MILITARYFALSE £280
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WWI & BEFORE - AUSTRALIAN/N.Z. TROOPS/CAMPS IN WILTSHIRE - CAMP MARKS, TROOP/COMIC PPCs, ETC.; 1904/18 covers/cards ref. Australian troops (rare 1904 PPC of YMCA tent & letter-box - stamp tied by scarce "PARKHOUSE CAMP B.O. SALISBURY" cds - stampless 1916 env. to Sydney with v. fine scarce 2-ring "A.I.F. CAMP P.O./3" cds, 1916 PPC - not sent - with oval "ORDERLY ROOM/*XI FIELD AMBULANCE A.I.F.*" cachet, 1916/9 PPC pair showing Australia white chalk map or with scarce "HURDCOTT CAMP/SALISBURY" cds cancel, & 4 PPCs of troops) or NZ troops with stampless 1917 PPC to Hastings NZ with SLING CAMP cds, PPCs of white chalk Emu (2) and 6 other PPCs of troops/related. Scarce lot from these forces in Wiltshire. (18 covers/cards) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, MILITARY - WWI, PICTURE POSTCARDS £180
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WWI - CANADIAN FORCES - RARE FIRST DAY USAGE OF CROWNED 'MAPLE LEAF' FPO CDS ON "WAR SERVICE" COVER; Stampless 14 Oct. 1914 env. (small fault at top) to Barton on Humber endorsed "War Service" with mainly very fine blue crowned rubber "CANADIAN OVERSEAS/[maple leaf]/EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/FIELD/POST OFFICE" d.s., dated a day earlier than the Proof strikes in Cavendish's Nov. 2005 auction (lot 358) which were endorsed as used at Devonport, though later strikes were from mail ex the Wiltshire camps, where they are thought to have arrived on the day this cover was posted. Plus c.1916 PPC of Canadian artillery at Stonehenge. (2 items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, CANADA, MILITARY - WWIFALSE £120
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WWI/WWII - CANADIAN/U.S. FORCES - FINE PPCs, RARE "CANADIAN CONTINGENTS/R.O." CACHET, ETC.; 1914-19 study of Canadian Forces in Wiltshire with rare 1917 env. endorsed "Killed in Action" with Birmingham RLB cachet and rare boxed purple "CANADIAN CONTINGENTS/RECORD OFFICE/POSTAL RECD." d.s. cachet, and a very fine range of PPCs (many real photos) inc. RP of soldiers on front of Canadian loco, troops in floods (2), troops in mud, pair of multi-view RP C. Contingent cards, and many views of troops marching etc. Plus pair of Jan. 1944 US APO envs. ex Warminster, and 2 books on the WWI Canadians in Wiltshire (T.S. Crawford & L. Campbell). (32 covers/cards, 2 books & 3 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - WWI £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - EARLY AVIATION PRE-WWI ARMY AIRSHIPS & BIPLANES - REAL PHOTO PPCs ETC. INC. AIR CRASH ETC.; Remarkable c.1907/10 group of (mainly very fine & mostly RP) PPCs depicting airships (3), Army balloon, biplanes (8 inc. one on fire!) or monoplanes (2; one a wreck being guarded by mounted soldiers). All were flown as in Flying Trials at Larkhill, Wiltshire. Very rare lot. (16 cards) Cross Reference: AIRCRAFT, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS, PICTURE POSTCARDS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WWI - ROYAL FLYING CORPS - RARE POSTCARDS OF PLANES, FLYERS, FUNERAL, SILKS, COMIC, ETC.; Rare c.1915-7 group of PPCs (mainly v. fine; several real photo types) inc. biplane close-ups (5) or groups (3 inc. Perham Down Grand Review & one with airship), rare RP card of Upavon School flyer's funeral, flyers' group photos (4), rare pair of RFC silk cards, 2 with 1917 "CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL/UPAVON" cds's, comic Upavon card, etc. Plus 3 npaper pages with related illustrations. (20 cards + 3 plates) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, AIRCRAFT, MILITARY - WWIFALSE £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WWII/ETC. - R.A.F. - CARDS, COVERS, CORRESPONDENCE, HONG KONG UNDERPAID COVER, ETC.; 1918-61 covers/cards inc. rare early RAF silk card, 1918/22 correspondence (no envs.; letters on RAF headed paper - mainly ex Upavon Flying School), 1931 env. ex Hong Kong to an RAF man in the School of Balloon Training redirected with Postage Dues (one tied by LARKHILL CAMP cds), RP PPCs of flyers (2) or Camp huts, 1941 env. with signed PPC of BBC girl to a flyer, 2 airgraphs to RAF Boscombe Down, a few WWII RAF permits, and a few post-WWII RAF items. Plus heavy hardback books "Wings over Wiltshire" (R. Priddle) & "RAF Yatesbury" (P. Tomaselli). Scarce lot. (25 covers/cards, 5 pieces, 2 books, 1 correspondence & 7 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY - WWII, HONG KONG, POSTAGE DUE MARKS £150
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - BULFORD CAMP - CAMP C.D.S.'s & PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION - WORLD WAR I & EARLIER; 1903-18 collection of cards inc. fine range of PPCs (48; mostly real photos; mainly v. fine) inc. group photos, camp buildings (inc. 2 interiors), tented areas, fire engines, multi-views, 5th lancers with Maxim gun, mechanical transport field workshop, King's birthday review (103), etc.; plus 2 PCs + 2 covers with Camp cancels (rare 1916 skeleton or 2 different 2-ring types of 1916/21). Good study with many rare PPCs. (52 covers/cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B.FALSE £240
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - CHISELDON & LARKHILL CAMPS - CAMP C.D.S.'s, PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION & BOOKS; c.1910-20 PPCs with a fine range of Camp views of Chiseldon (25) or Larkhill (21 + 1 cover) Camps; Chiseldon inc. many real photos with the loco works types (2 interiors of Red Cross coaches & a fine RP loco), many Camp views (inc an interior), and the Larkhill with many more RP types especially of parades and KGV reviews, troops and a couple of the Camp. Plus the Camp cds's; 2-ring Chiseldon type (3), and Larkhill group inc. v. fine rare 1908 Skeleton etc. Plus a few later items and 3 books (2 on Chiseldon - D. Bailey vols 1&2 + Gunners at Larkhill by NDG James). Good lot. (49 covers/cards, 3 books & 2 modern photos) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS, MILITARY, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B. £300
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - PARK HOUSE, PERHAM DOWN & SLING CAMPS - CAMP C.D.S.'s & PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION; c.1903-17 cards inc. many fine and rare real photo types; a few comic, many tented views, two RP of the Post Office Rifles, 2 RP views of the King departing Ludgershall Station, RP tent interior massed troops boarding trains, a giant PPC of Park House (stamp removed), RP marching band or mounted troops, church parade, medal presentation, a fine RAMC silk (with encl.). Plus a good range of the scarce Camp cds's (inc. 2-ring Perham Down & rare 1914 "SLING PLANTATION CAMP" Skeleton). Very good lot. (44 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY, RAILWAYS, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B. £240
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