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Late Fee. 1853 (July 1) Cover to Jamaica bearing an embossed 1/- (cut square, two margins) tied by the Inland Office "38" late fee duplex with square datestamp, code "E", only recorded June - August 1853. Very few examples of this late fee duplex are known, and this is the only example we have seen on a cover addressed abroad, a remarkable use on an embossed issue stamp. Photo on Page 270. £1,200-1,500
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Late Fee / Missent Mail. 1854 (May 6) Entire (side flaps removed) to Cheltenham franked 1d, tied by the Inland Office "38" late fee duplex with chamfered corners to the datestamp, handstamped oval unframed "MISSENT / TO / HEREFORD" in red. £80-100
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1881-1921 Covers and cards (30), pieces and stamps (3), covers including London geometric type squared circles (6, one on 1890 Penny Postage Jubilee envelope), other squared circles (16), hooded circles (6, one with central code "N" within bars), octagonal London datestamp used on naval mail, and a superb strike of the uncommon London "hammer" type c.d.s code "3" applied upon redirection (also similar code "1" c.d.s on piece). (33). £120-150
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London. 1882-93 Covers and cards (30) and fronts (2, one hand illustrated) with various types of fancy geometric squared circles for London, London EC or Lombard Street, several addressed abroad, a fine and attractive group. (32). £180-220
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French Machine - Liverpool. 1857 (Nov 12) Cover to Hawes with a 1d red tied by the experimental French stamping machine duplex of Liverpool, the datestamp portion with a distinctive single arc at base and large code "F", endorsed "above ½oz" and charged 2d. This self inking machine was trialed in Liverpool and Manchester in November 1857, the Liverpool cancel only recorded for November 11th-12th. A rare machine cancel, with articles on the machine; there was no example in the extensive Michael Goodman collection of machine cancels. Photo on Page 270. £2,400-2,800
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Pearson Hill. 1858 (Jan 14) Entire letter franked 1d to Lutterworth, cancelled by the second London Pearson Hill trial machine with "A" at the top and "LONDON" at the base, code "A", offset impression on the reverse, light file folds, otherwise very fine. Photo on Page 270. £250-300
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Pearson Hill. 1858 (Mar 12) Cover to Glasgow with a 1d red (corner fault) tied by the third London Pearson Hill trial machine consisting of twin circular datestamps with code "CB". A fine example of this rare machine, which was only trialed for about ten days in early March. Photo on Page 270. £2,200-2,600
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Pearson Hill. 1858 (Mar 30) Large Crown perf 14 1d red with Pearson Hill "Opera Glass" fourth type London trial machine cancel, code B, a few short perf tips and minor discolouration at right, a scarce cancel. Photo on Page 268. £80-100
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Charles Rideout. 1858-66 Entires and covers with London Rideout machine duplexs comprising 1858-59 first trial period machine number "1" code "HS" with eight lines above central diamond or with seven lines above the diamond (on 1d pink envelope); and machine number "2" code "CR" machines used in the first trial period in 1859 and again in the second trial period in 1866. (4). £150-180
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Creswell. 1857-69 Covers with Cresswell manually operated stamping machine duplex cancels, with distinctive small circular datestamps, comprising London "71" duplex (with a second example on large piece), Exeter "285", or the unusual Rugby "659" duplex on a 1d pink envelope. (4). £100-120
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Pearson Hill Parallel Motion Machines. 1859-63 Entire letter and covers with parallel motion machine duplexs of London, numeral "3" with 17 narrow bars or nine wide bars, "4" in eleven narrow bars, or "2" in nine wide bars. (4). £80-100
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Parallel Motion Machines. 1866-70 Covers with parallel motion machine duplexs of Liverpool, Birmingham or Southampton, all with five horizontal bars above and below the numeral (similar duplex handstamps having three or four bars). (3). £70-80
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Azemars. 1871 Entire letter franked 1d to Scotland and a front franked 3d to Paris both cancelled by the London second trial period machine with single "A1" obliterator, codes "CP" or "CB". (2). £100-120
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Slopers. 1871-75 ½d Violet postcards with perfined arrow cancels of Liverpool (2) or London, punch hole cancel of London or clip cancel of Manchester, also a card from Durham showing clipped (or defective) corner. (6). £100-120
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Azemar Postcard machine trial. 1871 (Jan 5) ½d Violet postcard from London to Jersey, cancelled by the experimental machine "89" cancel within a vertical oval of broken bars with boxed "JG / LONDON / 5 JA 71" alongside. This machine was briefly trialed in January 1871 on postcards. A couple of minor tone spots, otherwise very fine and extremely scarce. Photo on Page 272. £700-900
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Vaile's Machine. 1878 G.B ½d Brown postcard cancelled by Vaile's trial machine with circular Auckland, New Zealand, date dies for SE 2 74 separated by a grid of diamonds. This machine was invented by Robert Vaile of Auckland, New Zealand, who visited England in 1878, when he gave a demonstration of his machine to officers at the General Post Office, stamping a number of dummy letters and cards. This demonstration occurred on March 20th, but these items of test mail were datestamped September 2nd 1874; three such items, together with drawings of alternative machine formats, still exist in Post Office archives with a negative report about the machine. An exceptional rarity, with an article on this machine, rejected by the British Post Office on the grounds that the machine produced a continuous impression which would not be acceptable to the public. Photo on Back Cover. £3,000-4,000
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Hosters. 1883-91 Covers and cards (8) and a piece with various London Hosters, including 1883 (Sep 5) London E.C. trial on piece with small lettering and 14 narrow bars at right only, 1884-85 covers with larger lettering and 14 wide bars at right only or with two further corner bars added at left, etc., one cancel on ½d violet postcard. (9). £100-120
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Hoster - Newspaper Branch. 1886 (Jan 20) Printed circular sent at the ½d printed matter rate, ½d blue cancelled by "LONDON / NPB" Hoster with four central stars and no date. A fine and uncommon cancel. Photo on Page 272. £300-350
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Hoster - Charing Cross. 1886 (Oct 6) Cover with printed "American Exchange in Europe" logo in the upper left corner, posted within London franked by 1d Receipt postal fiscal (S.G. F1) tied by Charing Cross W.C Hoster, horizontal fold, otherwise fine. The only example of this uncommon hoster cancel we have seen on a postal fiscal stamp, very unusual. Photo on Page 272. £300-350
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Hoster. 1887 (Feb 21) ½d Brown postcard cancelled by the London Hoster trial cancel with square dots to either side of the date portion, redirected from Brynmawr to Swanage charged ½d, refused and presumably returned to the sender. A very scarce cancel. Photo on Page 272. £500-600
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Ethridge. 1886 (Dec 7) Cover to Langholm franked 1d, cancelled by the Ethridge machine with six straight bars, time code "MP". This machine was trialed in London in 1886-87. Light central vertical fold and small part of reverse side flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 272. £200-240
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Malin. 1891 (Jan 16) 1d Postcard to Paris cancelled by the "Malin" London experimental machine with "59" in side bars at right, trialed in 1890-91 on postcards addressed abroad. Minor creasing, otherwise fine and rare. Photo on Page 272. £1,000-1,200
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International / Hey Dolphin. 1893 (Sep 6) 1d Postcard to Belgium cancelled by International (or Hey Dolphin) machine with "1" within seven bars, "- 6 -" time, Anvers arrival c.d.s. This machine was trialed in London for a 23 day period in August and September, fine and scarce, very few examples recorded on mail addressed abroad. Photo on Page 272. £250-300
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Empire Machine. 1898 (Mar 17) Piece bearing a 1d lilac cancelled by a complete impression of the "ENGLAND" within a flag trial machine, date portion with "2-20P" time. This machine was trialed for just four days in London. Very rare with just four complete covers or cards and a few stamps and pieces recorded, one of the covers selling in our September 2018 auction for £4,600. Photo on Page 242. £1,200-1,500
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Boston Machine. 1898 (Aug 30) ½d Postcard sent within London, cancelled by the Boston machine with "12-30P" time and "1" within seven wavy lines. This machine was trialed for just 36 days in August and September. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 272. £300-350
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Krag Continuous Impression. 1905 (May 19) Picture postcard franked ½d tied by the London WC Krag with continental hammer head type town dies. A scarce cancel, trialed for just three days (May 18-20), minor corner crease, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 274. £400-500
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Wilkinson "Penny in the Slot" Machine. 1912 Covers all with red "LONDON E.C / 1d / POSTAGE PAID / (crown)" die and "LONDON E.C / 172" c.d.s, one cover with the Postage Paid die unusually cancelling a KGV 1d stamp, another cover to West Down South Camp with arrival c.d.s but endorsed "Camp Closed" and "not called for" and redirected to Salisbury. (3). £150-180
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1899-1953 Machine cancels and slogans, the collection in an album including V.R and E.R Bickerdikes (including July 1 1901 ER machine with previous QV style crown), "Boston" machines of London and Liverpool, 1902 Hey Dolphin trials with "1/C" within seven wavy bars or with red London Paid c.d.s without bars, Columbia continuous impression trials with three wide bars or six bars arranged in three pairs, 1908 Sylbe trial, Universal and Krag machines, and a good array of slogans with scarcer telephone types (76, also a few pieces), an interesting lot with some uncommon machine cancels. (123+). £250-300
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Cross Channel Mail. 1842-50 Entire letters (5) and entires (5) from Spain (4) or France (6, one written in Rio de Janeiro), four unusually carried by steamer from Dieppe to Brighton with "BRIGHTON" backstamps, four other carried from Le Havre or St. Malo to Southampton with "SOUTHAMPTON" backstamps, the other two with a red London Ship Letter c.d.s. The steamer route to Brighton is unusual, ceasing in 1847 when the Dieppe to Newhaven route commenced. (10). £200-250
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Hastings/Brighton. 1802 Entire letter from New York to London "pr ship Iris" charged 10d (altered from 2/6) with oval "Ship Letter / (crown) / HASTINGS" (Rob. S2, recorded 1800-04); and 1834 entire letter from Jamaica to Edinburgh and redirected to Glasgow backstamped with Kingston Jamaica c.d.s. and "SHIP LETTER / BRIGHTON" (Rob S5) with green boxed "½" of Falmouth on the front, endorsed "not found" with initials of 14 postmen on the reverse. The Hastings ship letter scarce, the other a peculiar combination of Brighton Ship Letter with the green Scottish "½" handstamp of Falmouth usually used on packet letters landed at that port. (2). £150-200
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Swansea/London. 1901 Cover to Italy bearing Hungary 1f strip of three and 2f each cancelled "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" c.d.s unusually in red and scarce "SWANSEA / SHIP LETTER" c.d.s below, blue "Paquebot" and "Tengeren" handstamps applied on the ship "Adria". Flap missing, otherwise a fine and unusual paquebot cover landed at Swansea but cancelled in London the following day. Photo on Page 274. £120-150
| Mulreadys
(Also See Lots 1676, 1679, 1684, 1716, 1732, 1736, 1753, 1836, 1858, 1866) | |
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c1878 Page removed from a book of Great Britain stamp and postal stationery proofs, apparently prepared for display at a French International Exhibition by the Inland Revenue, probably in 1878. Headed "Angleterre, Projet de Papier pour Imprimer les Enveloppes", with a folded sample of wove paper (524x424mm) watermarked "V POSTAGE R / (crown) / V STAMP R" within a rectangle (128x64mm) within diamond, and a double circle (48mm and 77mm) containing "VR". With R.P.S Certificate (2007) stating, "is a private proposal for watermarked security paper as an alternative to Dickinson silk thread papers already adopted". A unique paper essay for the Mulready paper. £1,200-1,500
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1840 (May 6) 1d Mulready lettersheet stereo A5 used within London on the first day of issue, addressed to "Mrs Hartley, London Hotel, Albemarle Street", cancelled by a fine red Maltese Cross with "Fleet St. W.C" in black on the front, backstamped by a superb "PD / MY 6 / 1840 / 4Eg" datestamp in red. A little wear to folds but an attractive first day usage that displays well. S.G. £18,000. Photo on Page 276. £4,000-4,500
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1840 (May 6) 1d Mulready envelope stereo A147 used from London to Milburne, Coleraine, Ireland, on the first day of issue, cancelled by a fine red Maltese Cross, backstamped in London, Dublin (May 7) and Coleraine (May 8). An unusually fine first day Mulready, and one of only three known May 6th Mulreadys addressed to Ireland. S.G. £18,000+. Photo on Page 278. £7,000-8,000
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1840 (Feb 5) House of Lords One Penny Post Paid envelope addressed to "Major Elvington, Tower", unusually not signed by the sender, with red crowned Paid and octagonal datestamps, extremely fine and very scarce. S.G. PE5, £25,000. Photo on Page 278. £4,500-5,500
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1843 Lettersheet advertising the Patent Pulverising Plough made by Edward Hill, Brierley Hill Iron Works near Dudley, with a fine illustration of the plough and many testimonials, posted from Dudley to Eckington bearing a 1d red. £70-80
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1851 Valentine "Universal Brotherhood" envelope state 1 used from London to Bristol bearing two 1d reds, applied in the upper corners. A very fine example of this attractive envelope. Photo on Page 274. £500-600
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1860 Cover posted from London to Brandon franked 1d (corner fault), the front with "From Burgess & Key, Agricultural Engineers" illustrated with mowing and reaping machines, sheaves of corn, and royal coat of arms, the entire reverse illustrated with a turnip cutter, American churn, grass mowing machine and prize reaper. A superbly and lavishly printed envelope, the flaps opened out to display both sides. Photo on Page 276. £900-1,100
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c.1865 1d Pink postal stationery envelope with printed address of Robert Heath, hat manufacturer, in London, the front with large printed illustrations of the Queen's Coat of Arms, Prince of Wales feathers and London 1862 prize medal, flap with embossed royal arms surrounded by Robert Heath address details, an attractive cover, fine unused. £150-180
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c.1878 Page removed from a book of Great Britain stamp and postal stationery proofs, apparently prepared for display at a French International Exhibition by the Inland Revenue, probably in 1878. Headed "Angleterre, Essais", bearing embossed Wyon Head essays for the 1841 1d pink envelope comprising Huggins types E18 (2) and E19 in pink and the final accepted die type E22 in the unissued colour of blue, also a proof of the first 1½d envelope die (used on P.T.P.O envelopes, first issued in 1872) in blue without date or Queens head. A unique page. Photo on Page 279. £4,000-5,000
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1841-1901 1d Pink envelopes and lettersheets, the collection on pages including "W. & T. Avery, Birmingham" and "Office of the Philatelic Quarterley, Brighton" advertising rings both used, 1848 envelope reused with a superb 1d red, 1849 "TAUNTON / 7" skeleton c.d.s in blue, redirected covers charged 1d, penny posts, missent endorsements, 1866 envelope uprated with another 1d cut-out, covers uprated with imperf 1d stamps (3), undated circles, Port Said Paquebot, Specimen envelope on Mulready paper, unused envelope with additional albino stamp, 1d + 1/- S.T.O envelope unused, etc. An interesting collection. (46). Photo on Page 274. £350-450
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c.1878 Page removed from a book of Great Britain stamp and postal stationery proofs apparently complied for display at a French International Exhibition by the Inland Revenue, probably in 1878, headed "Angleterre, Carte Correspondence, Essai" and bearing a proof in black on wove paper of the first 1870 ½d postcard. A rare proof on the complete card. Photo on Page 280. £900-1,200
| Royalty
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Henry VIII. 1513 (Dec 6) Warrant written at Windsor Castle, in English on parchment, to Sir Andrew Windsor, Keeper of the Great Wardrobe, ordering him to supply various materials to Richard Twety to be made into a gown, a shirt, a doublet, a pair of hose and a bonnet, headed "By the King" and signed "Henry R". The warrant lists the materials required (tawny cloth, black satin, linen cloth), the quantities and prices (5/- a yard for tawny cloth, 6/8 a yard for satin, linen cloth at 1/- the ell, 4/- for a pair of hose and 2/3 for a bonnet). A fine and rare Henry VIII signed document, written in just the fifth year of his reign (a year in which he took part in the invasion of France), when the King was just 22 years old. With R. Davie Certificate of authenticity. Photo on Inside Back Cover. £18,000-22,000
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Marie de Lorraine (Mary of Guise), Widow of James V, King of Scotland, and Mother of Mary Stuart. 1553 (July 11) Entire letter written in French from Farlay (Fairlie, Ayrshire) addressed "Aux Cappnes et marineira des deux navires francois estant de post a edouart aux isles avec maquely", the letter headed "La Rayne Douaiziere d'escosse" with instructions to bring two French ships under the service of the French King. Marie married James V in 1538; he died in 1542 and she became Regent of Scotland in 1554. In 1557 she provoked war with England, saw her daughter Mary marry the French dauphin Francis II in 1558, and brutally repressed reformers and protestants leading to civil war in Scotland in 1559. Mary received help from the French who fortified Leith, but took refuge in Edinburgh Castle when the English besieged Leith, dying at Edinburgh in 1560. A fine and rare early Scottish royal letter, signed "Marie R", with Van der Linden Certificate (2000). Photo on Pages 274 & 282. £3,500-4,000
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1858 (Oct 21) Stampless cover posted in London, addressed "To her most gracious majesty the queen" with a very unusual small crowned "PAID" datestamp in red, and black double rim General Post c.d.s. Small file hole at upper left, otherwise fine. The first example of this Paid crowned circle we have seen, this very example illustrated by Glenn Morgan in "Royal Household Mail" (fig 6.7, page 146) who states "issued for use on mail from the Royal Household, withdrawn by late 1858", possibly only used for petitions and appeals to the Queen which could be sent free of charge. Very scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 274. £250-300
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1882 (Sep 18) Registered cover from Hungary to Her Majesty Queen Victoria in London, franked on the reverse by three 10k blue stamps tied by Szekes-Fehervar datestamps with "Vom Ausland uber B-P.5 (Oderberg-Breslau)" registration label applied in transit in Germany. £120-140
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Queen Victoria. 1893 Mourning envelope and an undated front on card both addressed in Queen Victoria's handwriting to "Her Royal Highness The Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein" (Helena, the third daughter of Victoria), the cover posted from Aberdeen franked ½d + 1d, addressed to "The Dell, Bishopsgate, Staines" and signed "The Queen" in the lower left corner with the wax royal seal on reverse. The card addressed to Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, probably used as an address panel attached to a parcel, the four corners all with a wax seal impressed with partial arms and "Dienst J.M De Kaiserin v. Konigin Friedrich". Minor staining, otherwise fine, the cover presumably sent whilst Victoria was visiting Balmoral. (2). Photo on Page 274. £180-200
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1902 (Aug 22) Printed cover entitled "Ye Seven Edwards", depicting Edward I - Edward VI, a KEVII 2½d stamp then applied, posted from London to France, an attractive cover. Photo on Page 274. £200-240
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1908 Letter written and signed by Princess Louise, eldest daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra, on Buckingham Palace mourning notepaper. £80-100
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Edward VIII. 1936 (July 26) France Vimy Ridge Memorial postcard with the special 75c stamp tied by "VIMY-FRANCE / CANADIAN MEMORIAL" machine and bearing the special cachet, message reads "waiting for the King to arrive", later signed by Edward (after his abdication) "Edward Duke of Windsor". Photo on Page 286. £150-200
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