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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - TIDWORTH CAMPS - CAMP C.D.S.'s & PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION; c.1904-39 PPCs (many real photo; mainly very fine) with fine range of views inc. Tattoo horse-riders/rifle display/massed band, 2 RP Garrison market interiors, outdoor kitchen, officer training, tented camp, barracks, parades, comic, military bicycle groups (2 RP), and 4 views of Railway Station (2 with trains). Plus range of Camp cds's (2-ring or single-ring), 1914 telegram (env. with Cricklade cds) ref. need for horses), 1912 MSWJR way-bill for 3 horses, 1937 Tattoo programme and 1921 MSJR Cricklade 1/- parcel stamp. Good lot. (82 covers/cards + 3 other items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B., MILITARY, PICTURE POSTCARDSFALSE £300
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - WEST DOWN, WINDMILL HILL & FOVANT CAMPS - PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION; c.1904/20 lot inc. fine range of real photo & other cards (mainly fine condition) featuring spectacular 1910 RP detraining view at Ludgershall Station (RP; minor creases), church tent RP interior, fine RP gunners group, comic types, marching recruits, tented views, posed portraits, horse artillery RP group, Camp view with passing loco, multi-views, 1910 troops arriving at station, cavalry, etc., range of c.1914-18 cards & PPCs with Fovant Camp cds's, rare Skeleton or views (inc. fine Camp P.O. view & one comic). Plus good range of scarce Camp thimble cds cancels, and 1900 env. with 1d Lilac tied by mainly v. fine 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/WEST [DOWN] CAMP" cds. (51 cards + 1 letter) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B., RAILWAYS, MILITARY £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - SMALLER CAMPS - CODFORD, CORTON, HEYTESBURY, MERE, SAND HILL, S. VENY, TROWBRIDGE & WARMINSTER; c.1904-25 cards (mainly very fine; the majority are real photo types) from/depicting these Camps inc. gardeners(!), Heytesbury YMCA interior, Military Hospital staff, Codford Camp 3 Railway Station (RP), comics, marching, tented camp views, Sutton Veny & Heytesbury mess interiors, group portraits, Camp buildings, multi-view, donkeys, etc. Plus range of 2-ring cds cancels (10; one on env. beside boxed "PRESENT LOCATION/UNCERTAIN"), 1947 Eden-Vale POW Camp PC to Germany, and 1919 Warminster Peace Celebrations programme. Very good lot. (44 covers/cards, 1 programme & 1 photo) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, RAILWAYS, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B., MILITARY £200
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THE MALCOLM WATTS MILITARY WILTSHIRE, 1802-1919 - BALANCE OF THE SMALLER CAMPS - B. HINTON, BUSTARD, CHARLTON, DURRINGTON, E. GREY, FARGO, HAMILTON, L. SOMERFORD, NETHERAVON, POND FARM, ROLLESTONE & TILSHEAD; Remarkable assembly of c.1903-35 cards (many real photo types; all mainly fine) from and/or depicting these smaller Camps; views inc. cavalry, guns, tented camps, marching, multi-views, marching bands, group portraits, barracks, cavalry inspections, horse-card troop-carrier, comic verse, etc. With many scarce Camp cds cancels inc. BUSTARD (several), DURRINGTON (1917 2-ring), POND FARM (1909; rare), ROLLESTON/E (thimble or 2-ring), and 1946 POW PC ex Easton Grey Camp to Russian Zone in Germany. Plus Salisbury plain/Stonehenge PPCs of Royal visit/Kitchener, 2 ILN prints, etc., 3 related books; Wilts & Great War (Crawford), [Salisbury] Plain Soldiering (James) & Salisbury Plain...training (Buckton), unrelated c.1830 print, c.1940 RP PC of Wroughton Home Guard troop and a few QEII covers. Very good lot. (62 covers/cards + 8 other items) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY, MILITARY - CAMPS, ETC. IN G.B.FALSE £240
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LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER - MISCELLANY INC. POSTED IN ADVANCE, ETC: 1847-1912 group inc. 25 Nov. 1847 regd. EL to Congleton bearing 1841 2d blue pl.3 PL cancelled by "498" numeral, 17 May 1859 env. to Macclesfield bearing 1d red plate cancelled by "498" numeral, 18 Sep. 1879 wrapper to Budapest bearing 1870 ½d rose-red pl.19 used in combination with pair of 1864 1d plates (pl.215 TA-TB), 6 Jan. 1871 folded invoice to Ashton-under-lyne bearing ½d rose red pl.8, 30 Aug. 1877 printed wrapper for "Manchester Guardian" bearing ½d rose-red pl.14, 6 Jul. 1896 regd. Postal Stationery env. (4d + 1d) to Germany, 1905 postcard with KEVII ½d cancelled by double oval "POSTED IN ADVANCE/FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY", 24 Dec. 1911 printed postcard with invitation to a Manchester Regiment dinner, etc. An attractive lot. (9 items) £100
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LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER - MANCHESTER 498 "SPOON" CANCELS, ETC: 1 Oct. 1857 env. to Leeds franked by 1d rose-red pl.43 NC with superb upright Manchester 'spoon' cancel code IS and another 2 Mar. 1859 'spoon' cancel code 4X on piece. Lot also inc. a range of various line-engraved issues with Manchester "498"numeral or duplex cancels inc. 1845 1d orange-brown pl.64, 1849 1d yellow-brown pl.98, 1855 1d orange-brown pl.8, 1849 2d blue pl.4, 1855 2d blue pl.5 HH, 1841 2d blue HK black MX, 1855 2d blue pl.5 LL, 1868 2d blue pl.6 IB, etc. (1 cover & 11 stamps) Cross Reference: 1841 2d BLUES, 1841 1d REDS, 1854-61 2d BLUES, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC. £120
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LANCASHIRE - SHOE BOX with the c.1802 to modern accumulation of ELs, covers, cards, etc incl. 1802 "LIVERPOOL/date" (LL61), various mileage marks, "PENNY POST" & 'unofficial' 1d post, Liverpool (3) & Blackburn "TOO LATE" (1), Preston 1839 Uniform 4d post, UDCs, "PAID" cds's, Liverpool 'Spoon', Manchester Sideways duplex (4), various cds's & duplexes, some later postcards with charge marks, regd. letters, slogan cancels, etc. (c.123 items) £150
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LANCASHIRE - ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE: Small, high quality group of pre-stamp & stamped covers from Ashton-under-Lyne inc. 2 Oct. 1831 env. to Huddersfield with boxed "Ashtonunderline/P.P." mark charged 8d, 1836 front with same mark in red, 5 Jul. 1841 EL to Kidderminster with 4 margin 1841 1d Pl.9 IC tied by black MX, 26 Aug. 1841 EL to London with 4 margin 1841 1d Pl.12 GI tied by fine black MX and a superb "ASHTON-UNDER-LINE" c.d.s, 22 Jul. 1842 EL to Kidderminster with fine 4 margin 1841 1d Pl.22 HB & superb "ASHTON-UNDER-LINE" c.d.s., 29 Nov. 1862 env. to London with 1d rose-red (SG Spec. C10) IK showing the variety "semi-gothic K" etc. Lot also inc. 1876 2d blue Pl.15 NJ bearing a superb upright BLUE numeral "32" cancel of Ashton-under-Lyne. (5 covers, 1 front plus 3 stamps) £100
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SUFFOLK - CLARE - VERY EARLY NAMESTAMP ON COVER FROM "PENTELOW IN ESEXS" TO LONDON; 12 May 1725 EL (scruffy file notes on flap and foot of address panel, folded under and so hardly detract) to London (charged "3" obscured by filing notes) from "Mary Coock" in "Pentelow in Esexs" [sic] but posted across the border in nearby Clare with a very fine small "CLARE" (SFK195; only two known - this the earliest) nicely placed on the top flap. Ref the need for repairs to a farm, and one of the earliest Suffolk marks. [Mentioned in the introduction to the Suffolk section of the Willcocks County catalogue as being "the solitary example" recorded, but Slemons - who illustrates this very example - notes a 1734 usage too.] Cross Reference: ESSEX £150
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SUFFOLK - EARLY LETTER FROM BOXTED HALL; 17 Sep. 1770 EL (on gilt paper) to Rye, Sussex with London "20/SE" Bishop mark on rear and initially rated '7'(d) deleted and re-rated '6'(d). Written by George Weller at 'Boxted Hall' (14th century property) regarding cutting timber and woods without licence. Unusually fine. £100
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SUSSEX - BRIGHTON - PICTURE POSTCARDS c1900-25 - used & unused, good to fine. (98) [Ex Coldrey] Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £75
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SUSSEX - POSTCARDS: Group of r/p types inc. team photo of Worthing F.C. 1913-14 with assorted silverware won that season, Worthing Borough Band 1926, Rake school & pupils 1909, aeroplane at Mark Cross, July 1912, various Carnival scenes, "Waiting for the King" at Midhurst, King Edward's Sanatorium Dining Hall, Policemen, Wardens, etc. A good lot. (28) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £90
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SCOTLAND - HIGHLAND STEAMER MAIL WITH INTERESTING POSTCARDS:1904-13 a display collection of PPC's and adhesives related to highland steamers the used inc. examples of the double ring "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/COLUMBA" c.d.s.codes "A" & "B" in two sizes, and 29 mm diameter similar c.d.s. for the Ionia. 1910 PPC to London with a lightly struck violet oval "CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET/P S/DUCHESS OF/HAMILTON/LIMITED" h.s. A Caledonian Steamer card posted on board the Duchess of Clyde. The postcards mostly depict highland scenes with steamers inc. examples of Caledonian, and David Macbraines. A good group. (35 cards, 6 pieces & 6 stamps) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND £200
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ANGUS - CARTON OF DUNDEE (& OTHER ANGUS) POSTAL HISTORY: Range of QV-QEII Postal History inc. 1891 regd. env (badly torn at top and left) franked with ½d & 3d both tied by fine oval "REGISTERED/AT DUNDEE" d.s. with fine & scarce "DOCK STREET/DUNDEE" cds alongside and near fine strike of same on back, 1901 (16 July) scarce used "CRIEFF/Hydropathic" Parcel Post label (somewhat stained) franked with QV 1d (with contemporary tear) & 3d tied by Crieff double ring cancel & CRIEFF/HYDROPATHIC cds alongside & 1907 PPC with view of the establishment plus extensive range of the Dundee cds, Krag cancels and later machine cancels, meter marks & slogan postmarks & small range of real photographic PPC of Royalty c1910-1920s, etc. (Large Qty) £120
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ANGUS - DUNDEE EXPRESS, REGISTERED, DAMAGED MAIL, ETC. IN TWO RING BINDERS: Range of QV-QEII regd. mail in binder inc. 1936 env (flap tear) franked with 1½d & 6d with 'Express' ms top left and fine strikes of oval "POST OFFICE/EXPRESS/DELIVERY" h.s. front & back, 1959 regd air mail env. (opened out for display) from USA franked with 30c Special Delivery & 15c Air Mail with fine strikes of "SPECIAL DELIVERY" & "AIR MAIL/Special Delivery" cachets on front and near fine strike of boxed "EXPRESS FEE PAID 1/-/GW" h.s. on reverse, 1960 regd. env (original tape on backflap) franked with Scottish regional 3d (5) with Dundee regd. label bottom left and fine strikes of boxed "Not Known/S.1" & boxed "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER" h.s., etc. Plus binder of damaged mail, instructional markings, etc. inc. 1960 env resealed with tape "[Crown] R/ open or damaged/officially secured" tied by Dundee cds front and back, 1975 env with top right corner burned away, corner of 3½p adhesive just remains with Dundee cds applied well clear of damaged area, 1984 P.O. letter re. mail "...returned to us by the Police after being found in a violated condition.", etc. (Qty) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, EXPRESS MAIL, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKSFALSE £120
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ANGUS - DUNDEE UNDELIVERABLE MAIL IN FOLDER: Range inc. 1900/01 quartet of matched undeliverable envs. & OHMS Returned Postal Packet env pairs, 3 with their original letters being notices of "ailment" [Scottish form of maintenance/alimony] claims against the addressees, 1907 env. (roughly opened) containing debt recovery letter with ms "Opened by Mr. I Keay but not for him" and resealed in several places with stamp selvedge with "Undeliverable for reason stated" h.s. in purple below, 1923 (25 May) env. to Dundee franked with 1½d cancelled by "BRITISH EMPIRE/EXHIBITION" machine cancel with fine "NOT FOUND" bottom right, 1954/59 pair of regd. envs. from Sheriff Court of Perth & Angus at Dundee with fine boxed "GONE AWAY/S.30" in black or "UNABLE TO/EFFECT DELIVERY" in purple h.s., 1956 pair of envs. with fine boxed "Gone Away/S.30" h.s. and sealed at left with label stating "OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE/POST OFFICE", 1966 air mail env. from India with "NO SUCH/THOROUGHFARE/IN DUNDEE" h.s., 1972 pair of envs. to Sweden with "T/5" in circle tax h.s. in green and various h.s. indicating reason for return, etc. A good range of material (Qty) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, RETURNED MAIL, REGISTERED MAILFALSE £150
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ANGUS - DUNDEE POSTAGE DUE MAIL IN ALBUM: Range of mainly Dundee p.due mail inc. 1906 PPC with "Liable to letter rate/1d to pay" in ms in lieu of h.s, 1906 "BOOK POST" env with very fine "1d." and boxed "LIABLE TO LETTER RATE/DE" h.s., 1923 quartet of unfranked envs all bearing 3d p.dues with fine "3D./TO PAY" h.s. alongside one with additional boxed "UNPAID" h.s. and in ms across top "have put on no stamps", 1946 unfranked PPC St. Moritz to Scotland with Swiss boxed "T 26?" h.s in purple & "4D/I.S./R." h.s. in black, 1952 unfranked env. with find boxed "UNPAID" & "5d." h.s and 5d p.due cancelled by fine Dundee cds, 1961 env franked with 3d to Kerriemuir, redirected to 'May Fair Hotel' London, then to Argentina then back to 'May Fair Hotel' London with fine strike of "6d TO PAY/IDN. R.L.B." h.s. in purple, 1962 unfranked RSPCC PC with boxed "TO PAY/POSTAGE UNPAID" in green with "5" in ms. alongside 5d p.due cancelled by large boxed "CHARGE NOT COLLECTED/[LARGE X]/FRESH LABEL REQUIRED" in purple with new 5d p.due added to reverse and tied by Dundee cds, 1968 unfranked window env. with 2/6d p.due tied by Dundee cds with two different large boxed "Undelivered For/Reason Stated" h.s in purple & part Dundee machine cancel at top, 1971 env. with (out of date) 5d Scottish regional tied by Dundee cds cancel with boxed "MORE TO/PAY/LETTER RATE/ABOVE...OZ" h.s. in purple & 1p p.due nearby, etc. A fine range (c70 covers & cards) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, RETURNED MAIL £120
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PERTHSHIRE - EARLY LETTERS - INGOING MAIL (ONE EX FRANCE) PRIOR TO OPENING OF PERTH P.O.; Fine 25 Dec. 1661 EL (small part one flap lost) from "Tarvet" (near Cupar, Fifie) to "George Oliphant at Perth these [be de delivered]" sent by private means; a Very early internal Scottish letter. Plus 27 July 1674 EL (some creasing and a couple of small stains; unsealed) sent from "Paris" to the same George Oliphant "of Claishbenie" but with detailed address inc. "To be left at Robert Duncan's chope [shop] at Edr in the land mercat. And to be sent from thence to Thomas Heltie, merchand in Perth, Scotland"; long contents ref. the serious illness of a fellow Scot in Paris ("...a scrophulous tumor...") and noting that "...Coll. Scot Andrews, his second sone, was killed heir in the horse mercat by 8 French men...The King seems greatlie offended..." and has ordered arrests inc. "the Duke of Orleans, master of the horse". (2 covers) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, FRANCE, MEDICAL, CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £150
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PERTHSHIRE - EARLY MAIL TO & FROM THE LOW COUNTRIES - BEFORE & AFTER OPENING OF PERTH P.O.; 18 Sept. 1681 EL (minor edge wear) to Rotterdam endorsed "Pd to Lond. 5d" on the front, written from "Perth" ref. a ship sent from Kirkcaldy etc. Charged "XI" in red crayon on arrival with fine "SE/28" London transit Bishop Mark on the flap. Perth P.O. was not opened until 1689, so this letter must have been sent by private carrier to be posted in Edinburgh. Rare early letter from rural Scotland to an overseas destination. [Ex David Cornelius; Cavendish Nov. 2005, lot 1521; realised £276.] Plus 24 Mar. c.1695 E (toned with worn folds etc.) probably from the Low Countries addressed "to the care of the poft in Perth" charged "8" and "1/1" (latter on flap) which suggests a Low Countries origin, having a fair London "MA/31" transit Bishop Mark on the flap. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, NETHERLANDS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY £300
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PERTHSHIRE - THE EARLIEST KNOWN POSTAL MARKING OF PERTH - UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT "Perth/4" WITH NAME IN FULL; Attractive 25 Jan. 1725 EL [not July as recorded in Clark, where illust. on p.111] from "Slogenhole(?)" to Edinburgh charged "4" (double rate) on the front, and also having the manuscript "Perth/4" nicely placed on the side-flap. Rare double rate with manuscript town name, and the only recorded example of the Manuscript "Perth" in full. Exhibition Quality. £300
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PERTHSHIRE - MATCHED PAIR OF COVERS WITH EARLY MANUSCRIPT "Pth 2" OR "Per 2" MARKINGS; Fine 1 Nov. 1733 EL from "Perth" to Edinburgh with clear manuscript "Per 2" nicely placed on the front; plus 4 Aug. 1737 EL (some toning) from "Cupar" to Edinburgh with clear Manuscript "Pth 2" (slightly toned filing fold) on the front; good pair showing the two types of abbreviated Perth markings. [Both illust. in Clark; pp.111/112.] (2 covers) £240
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PERTHSHIRE - THE VERY RARE "PERTH/LAMB" HANDSTRUCK MARK - REMARKABLY FINE STRIKE ON 2d-RATE COVER; Fine 6 Feb. 1751 EL from "Perth" to Edinburgh charged "2[d]" (single rate) with a very fine (especially for this) "[framed Lamb]/PERTH" nicely placed on the lower flap. A remarkably clear strike of this most unusual and highly desirable prestamp mark which has only been recorded for less than 15 months in 1750/51. [As noted in Auckland/Stables, p.144; "...most examples being poor, incomplete or badly blurred".] Exhibition Quality. [A less clear example on cover - lot 1276 ex Charless Hahn - realised £1,725 in Cavendish's March 2007 auction.] £1,500
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PERTHSHIRE - THE PRESTAMP PERTH NAMESTAMPS COLLECTION - INC. SHORT-LIVED OR RED TYPES & ERRORS; 1743-1831 covers with mainly fine to very fine strikes of the whole range of Perth prestamp namestamps inc. 1743 pair with small 1st-Type "PERTH" (PH376a, one franked; only known from 1741), convex 1766, 1774 s. line with "COUPAR/ANGUS", 1780s s. lines trio, 1798/1801 red "P ERTH" between lines in circle (PH388; one franked), rare red 29 Dec. 1803 RED s. line (PH386b; 1803 only - one of only a handful known), the rare 1808 circular mileage (PH392; only two examples known?), early datestamps (inc. 1811/15 pair with date-line omitted or mileage line inverted errors!), etc. Good lot. (20 covers) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL £300
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PERTHSHIRE - PRESTAMP INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS - MISSENT, TOO LATE & PENNY POSTS; 1807-39 covers inc. red m/s 1807 "Mifsent to Perth", 1808 m/s "More to pay", 1824 v. fine h.s "MISSENT/TO PERTH" (with blue Leith "Addl/½"), July 1839 Mae West "TOO LATE" (with h.s. "½"), 1835 pair of very fine small "PERTH/PENNY POST" marks (with fine scarce boxed "2" or "3" RH marks - latter believed to be the only recorded example), and Jan./Aug. 1839 pair with v. fine "STANLEY/PENNY POST" (with Edinr. Mae West "TOO LATE" or boxed Glasgow "½"; from & to Stanley respectively). Good group. (8 covers) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL £180
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PERTHSHIRE - RARE PAIR OF EARLY COACH TICKETS (TO ABERDEEN OR EDINBURGH), ETC.; March 1832 pair of fine and rare Coach tickets for "Inside" passengers; the first for 4 passengers (on paper headed "ROYAL MAIL AND GENERAL COACH OFFICE/STAR HOTEL, PERTH") at £3 to Edinburgh, and the second for one passenger (on small card headed "DEFIANCE COACH/TO ABERDEEN") at £1-15s-0d to Aberdeen. Plus 1832/34 pair of ELs with fine Perth h.s. "½" Mail Tax marks. Pre-1840 coach tickets are rare. (4 items) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, COACHING £160
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PERTHSHIRE - UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD - RARE PERTH HANDSTRUCK "4" MARKING ON COVER TO ABERDEEN; 10 Dec. 1839 E (small internal trim) from Perth to Aberdeen with a very fine rare Perth Handstruck "4" marking on the front matching the mainly very fine 3-line-date "PERTH/10/DE/1839" cds on the top flap. Seldom seen. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, POSTAGE DUE MARKS £300
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PERTHSHIRE - UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD - INGOING LAST DAY EDINBURGH H.S. "4" + PREPAID PERTH M/S "4" COVERS; Fine 9 Jan. 1840 E from Edinburgh to Perth with a mainly v. fine Edinburgh Handstruck "4" (Last Day of the 4d-Post Period) on the front with clear cds on the top flap; plus 1 Jan. 1840 E prepaid "4" (red manuscript) from "PERTH" (fine 2-line-date cds on top flap) to Edinburgh with partly fine black "PAID/AT/PERTH" and red Edinr. "PAID" arrival cds on the front. Rare pair - prepaid 4d-Post mail is very elusive. (2 covers) Cross Reference: UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, POSTAGE DUE MARKS £150
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PERTHSHIRE - UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE - FIRST DAY COVER WITH BOXED "PAID/AT/PERTH" & MANUSCRIPT "1" MARK, ETC.; Fine 10 Jan. 1840 E from "PERTH" (v. fine 3-line-date cds nicely placed on the top flap) to London with red manuscript "1" on the front (the Perth h.s. "1" is not recorded before 14 April 1840) alongside overstruck red boxed "PAID/AT/PERTH" and "PAID" cds's of Edinr. (11 Jan.) and London. Very rare First Day Cover of Uniform Penny Postage. Plus June/Aug. 1840 prepaid EL/E with red h.s./manuscript "1" marks of Perth (this PO did not use the handstruck 1 mark consistently!) & fine unrelated 1828 printed billhead EL (found inside the 10 Jan. cover!) of a Perth "COPPER & TIN PLATE WORKER" to Auchterarder sent by carrier endorsed "With 1 Lantern, 1 Pump, 1 Coffee roaster". (4 covers) Cross Reference: UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD, FIRST DAY COVERS £400
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PERTHSHIRE - UNIFORM 1d POST - PERTH PREPAID 1d/2d OR UNPAID 2d COVERS INC. RARE SUB-OFFICE H.S. "2" COVER; 1842-70 stampless covers inc. Feb. 1840 m/s red "1" with fine boxed "PAID/AT/PERTH", 1841/43 pair with red m/s "1"/"2" rates (former with fine red "DUNNING" on front), 1842/44 pair with very fine black h.s. "2" marks (small Perth chief PO types or superb rare distinctive type - latter not recorded in Auckland/Stables, but with large part matching "SOUTH [METHV]EN STREET/R.H." UDC on flap), and unpaid 1862/63/70 envs. trio each with fine small (1840-type) Perth h.s. "2" marks. (8 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD £150
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PERTHSHIRE - MAY-DATE 1d BLACK MULREADY ENVELOPE WITH THREE WIDELY-SPACED PERTH MALTESE CROSSES; Fine and spectacular 14 May 1840 usage of the Stereo A174 1d Black Mulready envelope (small flap loss & very slight edge wear) from Perth to Dunkeld exceptionally cancelled by three separate orange-red Type I Perth Maltese Crosses; one correctly over Britannia but the other two strikes over the elephants and merchants at top left & right, having a very fine matching orange-red boxed "PERTH" d.s. on the reverse (across two flaps). One of the earliest recorded Scottish Mulready usages. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, 1840s CANCELLATIONS £500
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PERTHSHIRE - PAIR OF 1d BLACK COVERS WITH TYPE 1 PERTH MXs + 1d RED COVER WITH DISTINCTIVE TYPE 2 MX; 11 Nov. 1840 E (slight internal faults) & 7 Feb. 1841 env. (fault at foot) from Perth to London/Beauly each with 3m 1d Black tied by v. fine or mainly fine orange-red MXs (regular Type 1); plus 20 May 1843 EL from Perth to Edinr. with 1d Red (margins in places) tied by v. fine Distinctive Type 2 Perth MX. (3 covers) Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS £300
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PERTHSHIRE - RARE 1d BLACK COVER WITH STAMP CANCELLED BY "STANLEY/PENNY POST" + MALTESE CROSS; Fine 9 Jan. 1841 EL from "Stanley" to Glasgow with near-4m 1d Black (DF; plate 7, slight crease at right, just cut into at one pint at top) tied both by a mostly fine black "STANLEY/PENNY POST" and also by a fair orange-red Perth Type 1 Maltese Cross. Penny Post marks used to cancel 1d Blacks are very rare on cover, and this is the first such example that we can recall having seen from Scotland. Exhibition item. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, 1840s CANCELLATIONS £300
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PERTHSHIRE - DISTINCTIVE PERTH MALTESE CROSSES ETC. ON 1d RED COVERS EX SUB-OFFICES; 27 Feb. 1842 & 15 May 1842 EL/E to Edinr./Perth ex "Cottertown of Nairn" or Bankfoot, with v. fine 4m (small cut at lower left) or near 4m 1d Reds respectively tied by very fine Distinctive Perth Maltese Crosses but also with v. fine Scone boxed "1" RH mark or mainly v. fine brown "BANKFOOT" beside the stamps; plus 1845 EL with 1d Red tied by "280" numeral with partly fine "METHVEN" on the lower flap. Scarce trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, 1841 1d REDS £150
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PERTHSHIRE - EARLY OVERSEAS MAIL - TO INDIA, JAMAICA, MALTA, ETC - INC. ONE WITH 1d RED CANCELLED IN TRANSIT; Colourful 27 Aug. 1845 EL from "Luncarty near Perth" to Dordrecht prepaid "1/-" in cash with v. fine boxed "PAID/AT/PERTH" but also (unnecessarily) having a 3m 1d Red (corner fault) tied by a fine "131" Numeral struck in transit with blue "Engeland/Franco" alongside; plus stampless 1841-53 group of covers (5) all sent from Perth - to Jamaica (1841), Malta (1841), India (1845/50 pair) or Belgium - all but the last with boxed "PAID/AT/PERTH" marks. (6 covers) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, 1841 1d REDS, EDINBURGH, INDIA £200
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PERTHSHIRE - PERTH 1d RED COVERS WITH "MISSENT" OR (EDINR.) "MORE/TO PAY" + "Above/½oz" MARKS; 1842/60 1d Red EL/env. (the first from Black Plate 2, JK 4m; the other with fault at top clear of stamp) with mainly very fine "MISSENT/TO PERTH" (light crease) or scarce boxed "MISSENT/TO/PERTH" on the front; plus 1855 E to Edinr. with 1d 'Stars' (crease) tied by Perth 280 Numeral but with Edinburgh "MORE/TO PAY[d]" and scarce "Above/½oz" marks. (3 covers) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, 1841 1d REDS, 1854-65 1d REDS £140
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PERTHSHIRE - UNRECORDED(?) HANDSTRUCK "Misdirected to" MARK OF DUNKELD ON PERTH 1d RED COVER TO DOWALLY; Fine 26/27 Feb. 1872 EL with 1d Red tied by Perth duplex, addressed to "Dunkeld" but redirected to "Ballinluig" with a very fine handstruck "Misdirected to" beside a "DUNKELD" c.d.s. on the front. We do not recall having seen another example of this distinctive Misdirected mark before; QV Misdirected covers such as this are much rarer than Missent marks. Exhibition Item. [Ex James Mackay; Cavendish Jan. 2008 auction, lot 1167; realised £253.] Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL £200
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PERTHSHIRE - PERTH RECEIVING HOUSES COLLECTION - UDCs & BOXED TYPES - INC. REVERSED "N" STANLEY UDC, ETC.; 1845-57 covers (all with 1d Red except two 1d Pink envs.) with mainly fine to very fine strikes of scarce Perth village/sub-office Namestamps; STANLEY UDC (reversed N), GLENCARSE UDC, BALBIGGLE blue UDC, GUILDTOWN blue UDC, blue boxed or UDC REDGORTON, METHVEN s. line or blue UDC, boxed blue ALMOND/BANK, boxed TIBBERMUIR, boxed or UDC blue THE CAIRNIES (4; varied shades), SOUTH METHVEN STREET/R.H UDCs (3; 2 in blue), or boxed blue ABERUTHVEN (crease). Plus two toher 1d Red envs. Scarce lot that would be very difficult to replicate. (20 covers) £400
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PERTHSHIRE - PERTH EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX COVERS INC. 1d PINK. REDIRECTED 2d BLUE, ETC.; 1857-78 covers inc. 7 Experimental Duplexes (inc. all codes D-F, inc. one with 2d Blue redirected with superb Perth h.s. "2" and v. fine blue-black "BANKFOOT" UDC on the front, 2nd 2d Blue & fine 1d Pink env. - all mainly very fine strikes), plus later 1d (red) or ½d Plate No. covers with regular Perth Duplexes. Attractive lot. (11 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., SCOTTISH EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEXESFALSE £200
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PERTHSHIRE - PERTH QV OVERSEAS MAIL - EXP. DUPLEXES TO TURKEY/GERMANY, RATES TO NZ , UPRATED STATIONERY, ETC.; 1856-1900 covers/cards inc. 1856/8 pair with fine Experimental Duplexes - to Constantinople (cut-to-shape 1/- Green) or Germany (4d Rose-Carmine Pair (ink mark on one) - 1879-84 quartet to NZ all with different single frankings via SF or Brindisi (1870 6d Mauve, 1876 9d Bistre, 1882 6d Grey & 1884 6d Dull Green), and 1880/1900 uprated (with ½d's) P. Stat. PC (to India) or ½d Wrappers (to Germany/B. Aires). (9 covers) Cross Reference: SCOTTISH EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEXES, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, NEW ZEALAND, AFGHANISTAN £200
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PERTHSHIRE - PERTH - LATER QV COVERS INC. RARE "P" IN STAR (MISSENT TO T.P.O.) + PARCEL POST LABELS, ETC.; 1881-1905 covers/cards/labels inc. 1885 env. with ½d Blue Pair tied by Ballinluig Duplex with v. fine rare h.s. "P" in star/circle mark (used for Caledonian TPO Missent at Perth), 1881 EL with 1d Postal Fiscal tied by small cds, 1899 ½d Vermilion on env. with printed heading of "Perth & District Aerated Water Manufacturers' and Trade Defence Association" (!), 1889 regd. env., a few KEVII items, and a good range of 1901-39 Parcel Post labels (all with stamps; 5 printed + 5 fine handstruck types) with QV 1½d or 3d, KEVII 4d, KGV scarce 7d, etc. Also 8 stamps/pieces with parcel cancels. Good lot. (12 covers/cards. 10 labels & 8 stamps) Cross Reference: POSTAL FISCALS ON COVERS, T.P.O.s AND STATION MARKS £200
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PERTHSHIRE - PERTH KEVII + PRE-WWI KGV MAIL PLUS FINE/UNUSUAL LOCAL PPCs (INC. TRAIN AT STATION, ROYAL VISIT, ETC.); 1902-14 covers/cards inc. 1906 envs. pair returned with boxed purple "½D/POSTAGE DUE..." marks, advertising envs. (with bulk-post "PAID/½D" cds's), 1905 "SCONE" skeleton cds, 1913 regd. env., and fine range of PPCs inc. real photo c.1910 Steam train at Perth Station, 1914 real photo of Pullars factory Royal Visit decorations, range of fine Trams (one in memoriam "PERTH HORSE CARS") & lively street-scenes, etc. Good lot. (23 covers & cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS £150
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PERTHSHIRE - RARE "TAY PLEASURE STEAMER/[Clouds]/*MARCHIONESS OF BUTE*" SHIP's CACHET ON CARD VIA PERTH; Fine 11 Sept. 1913 PPC (of the ship entering Arbroath Harbour) to Aberdeen with KGV ½d tied by fine "PERTH" machine cancel with a very fine (though overstruck) purple rare 3-ring "TAY PLEASURE STEAMER/[Clouds]/*MARCHIONESS OF BUTE*" cachet alongside. Few examples of this steamer mark are known. Exhibition Quality. [Similar to the Michael Champness card in Cavendish's Jan. 2014 auction, lot 1218; which realised £345.] Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, GREENOCK AND ARDRISHAIG STEAMERS, ETC. £200
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PERTHSHIRE - BALANCE OF THE PERTH COLLECTION INC. HELMSDALE R.S.C. COVERS & 1960 MILITARY MAIL TO ST. KILDA; 1915-84 covers/cards inc. good range of Perth marks with 1930 trio of philatelic (but rare) envs. with "DINGWALL-PERTH/R.S.C." cds's (2; one with v. fine boxed "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE/1D TO PAY" - changed to 2d to pay in pencil) or "PERTH-HELMSDALE" version, rare July/Nov. 1960 trio of stampless OHMS envs. with Perth Barracks cachets addressed to "R.A.G.W.R., Benbecula, Hebrides" (the 'secret' establishment on St. Kilda), etc., etc. (49 covers/cards + 20 pieces) Cross Reference: T.P.O.s AND STATION MARKS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, OUTER HEBRIDES & ST. KILDA, MILITARY £200
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ROXBURGH - PRE-STAMP GROUP inc. 1787 EL to Edinburgh with large s/l "HAWICK" on reverse, 1807 pair ELs to Edinburgh and Selkirk with s/l "HAWICK" (31 x 6½ mm), 1824 EL to Edinburgh with St Boswell's Green mileage on reverse, 1850 EL with Hawick mileage, 1836 EL to Edinburgh with a fine example of the St Boswell's Green 2-line namestamp, 1837 EL to Langholm ex Hawick with fine boxed Additional ½ mark, etc. Some faults but generally good condition. (20) £100
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ROXBURGH - 1841-44 TRIO with March 5th 1841 EL ex Kelso to Coldstream bearing a 4-margined 1d black (very close at NE corner but part of next stamp visible at NW corner), 1843 E ex Jedburgh to Edinburgh with a 2-margined 2d blue plus 1844 EL ex Jedburgh to Hawick bearing a 2-margined 2d blue tied by "187" barred numeral. Some cover faults. (3) £100
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ROXBURGH - LATER QV/KEVII MISCELLANY inc. 1847 env. with 2-margined 1d tied by "187" barred numeral of Jedburgh with fine Selkirk arrival mark below, 1850 env. bearing 2-margined 1d tied by "174" barred numeral and with scarce UDC of Bonchester Bridge on the flap, 1903/1905 Parcel Post labels of Yetholm (bearing defective KEVII 5d) & Hawick (used but unfranked), etc. (26) £75
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ROXBURGH - 1883 (Sept 10th) Registered O.H.M.S. env. to Lilliesleaf bearing 3d on 3d adhesive tied by Jedburgh duplex. Additional transit cancellations of Melrose & Newtown St. Boswells plus Lilliesleaf arrival mark of Sept 12th. Endorsed "Gone to America" in red ink & returned to sender with additional Newtown St. Boswells mark of Sept. 15th on front of envelope. A spectacular item. £100
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ROXBURGH - 20th CENTURY MISCELLANY inc. 1915 P.O.W. printed envelope to Bradford bearing defective KGV 1d red tied by double-ring Hawick c.d.s. & with fine circular "P.O.W. CAMP/STOBS/PC" mark in red, 1937 (10 May) env. Registered & sent within Hawick bearing KGVI ½d (2), 1d & 2½d tied by Hawick c.d.s. cancels & with typed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, 10th MAY 1937" at top of envelope, 1958 (April) env. addressed to New Smailholm, Kelso with large British Railways "TO BE/CALLED FOR" at St. Boswells (in m/s) "STATION" label, PPCs with a variety of cancels inc. thimble type s/r marks of St. Boswells & Newtown St. Boswells, 1928 env. with Melrose skeleton, etc. (Approx. 45) £120
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