Scotland - Ayr. 1857 (Jan. 31) O.H.M.S Entire letter with a 1d red stars cancelled by the scarce Ayr experimental datestamp with the place name and date in three horizontal lines, lower left corner of the stamp folded over prior to cancelling, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 160. £150-180
Scots Local Cancels |
c.1854-58 1d Red stars with Scots Local cancels (10), seven on piece, including 1d pair with green type VII "COYLTON" and "27" numeral cancels of Ayr, other boxed type VIII cancels of "CLERK ST", "OLD KILPATRICK", "KEISS" and "KILWINNING" in black or "KILCREGGAN" in blue, etc. (7 pieces + 3 stamps). Photo on Page 152. £150-180
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1854-58 Covers and an entire with circular type XX "NEILSTON", "BISHOPTON", "BOTHWELL" or "NEW KILPATRICK" cancels in black, the Bishopton cover with a tear to upper edge, otherwise largely fine with clear cancels. (4). £240-300
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1855-58 Entires and covers with 1d reds tied by Scots Local cancels including boxed type VIII "ANTIGUA ST" and "ANDERSTON", etc. (8). £160-180
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1858-59 Covers with 1d reds cancelled by straight line type III "CARDROSS" in blue (2), "NEWTON MEARNS" in blue or "DUNGLAS" in black, the three central letters unclear on one Cardross handstamp, the Dunglas handstamp a little smudged but still very clear, otherwise largely fine. (4). £240-300
Christmas |
1908 Post Office handbill distributed in Manchester and Liverpool, printed in red and black, reading "POST OFFICE. IMPORTANT NOTICE. CHRISTMAS ADVANCE POSTING. LETTERS, ETC., intended for DELIVERY ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM MAY BE HANDED OVER THE COUNTER of any POST OFFICE in this District from the 14th December to the 21st December, inclusive. These letters and cards will be stamped with a special Christmas stamp and they WILL NOT BE DELIVERED UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE OR CHRISTMAS DAY.", 157x251mm. Also a 1906 picture postcard to Liscard in Cheshire with "LIVERPOOL / 19 X 06 / MAS" cancel. The first example of this rare album size notice we have seen, although two examples with manuscript alterations for 1909 are known in Post Office Records, and are illustrated in "Posted in Advance for Christmas" by Patrick Campbell. (2). Photo on Page 154. £250-300
Cinderellas |
1897 (June 22) "Queen Victoria's Commemoration (Prince of Wales Hospital Fund for London) 1837-1897" printed envelope in which the 1897 Charity labels were sold, posted on Jubilee Day from Cardiff to Roath franked 1d lilac, with enclosed visiting card of "David D. Williams, Cardiff" and mint 1/- and 2/- labels attached by their selvedge to a piece, with the message "With much love to Dear Edith from D.D". A very unusual postal use of this envelope. Photo on Page 160. £150-180
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1897-1911 Covers and cards bearing labels alongside the postage stamps (contrary to P.O regulations), including 1897 registered cover with Prince of Wales Hospital Fund 1/- label, and 1901 cover with Glasgow International Exhibition label just tied by the Grays duplex. (3). Photo on Page 170. £200-250
Exhibitions & Special Events |
1890-1912 Cards (8) and a cover including 1890 Penny Post Jubilee 1d postcard with the special Guildhall datestamp, 1891 Royal Naval Exhibition ½d postcards depicting Eddystone Lighthouse all used with the Eddystone Lighthouse cancel (3, one with faults), etc. Also 1966 BPE cards bearing Post Office Tower or Battle of Hastings stamps, signed by the designers C. Abbott or David Gentleman. (11). £100-120
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1891 Royal Naval Exhibition season ticket named to Leonard Collmann, in the form of a small booklet, the attractive cover with gold lettering and a crown formed from sails and ships. £70-80
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1940 Penny Postage Centenary. 1940 Covers (54), stamps, labels and ephemera including printed Centenary envelopes, cancels of the London and Bournemouth exhibitions, uses of the 1940 Centenary stamp issue, press notice and photos, reproduction Mulready envelopes, meter marks, 1940 uses of the 1840 Penny Post Jubilee envelopes or insert cards, Guernsey bisects of the Penny Post Centenary 2d (3, also one definitive bisect cover), James Chalmers pictorial covers and letter, etc. Also a few 1990 150th Anniversary items. An interesting collection, written up on pages. (70+). £250-300
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1940 Penny Postage Centenary - Foreign Countries. 1940 Covers (95), stamps and ephemera issued around the world to commemorate the Centenary, including pictorial envelopes, special exhibition cancels and cachets, postcards, meter marks, stamps and miniature sheets on covers, various countries comprising Argentina, Bahamas, Bohemia & Moravia, Brazil, British Guiana, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch East Indies, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and USA. An interesting collection, written up on pages. (100+). £300-400
Side Head:Late Fees
(Also See Lots 1108, 1111, 1203)> |
Glasgow. 1845-48 Stampless entire letters (5) and a front, sent to France or Italy paid 10d postage, or to Edinburgh (4, one a front) paid 2d postage, the postage and a late fee all paid in cash, all handstamped with tiny circular "GLASGOW / L" handstamp, five dated, the final 1848 handstamp undated, all fine. (6). £150-180
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1869 (Mar 28) Entire from London to Genoa, Italy with 4d plate 11 and two 6d plate 8 stamps (paying 1/- postage + 4d late fee) tied by "50" double obliterators, handstamped with the rare red boxed "L4". This "L4" handstamp only from January until August 1869 (when the 4d late fee was withdrawn), very few recorded. Photo on Inside Back Cover. £1,000-1,200
Maritime Mail
(Also See Lots 359, 364, 376/8, 387/9, 703/5, 771, 784, 816, 938, 998, 1210-1213, 1235) |
1838-91 Entire letters, entires or covers with ship letter handstamps including "GUERNSEY / SHIP LETTER" on 1839 entire from Rio de Janeiro to London "Par L. Achille Havre", other handstamps of London, Southampton, Portsmouth or Hastings, some faults. (7). £80-100
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1864-71 Covers from the Cape of Good Hope to England sent by private steamer at the 4d ship letter rate, with 1864 cover franked 4d triangular (cut into) backstamped "PLYMOUTH / SHIP LETTER" c.d.s (Rob. S9, MY 20 1864, four years later than recorded); and 1871 cover endorsed "per private steamer "Sprite"" of the Cape & Natal Steam Navigation Co, carried to Gravesend franked 4d with red "PAID / LONDON SHIP LETTER" c.d.s (Rob. S53), two unusual covers. (2). £120-150
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Holyhead & Kingstown Packet. 1883-1923 Cards (11), cover and pieces (3) posted and cancelled on the H&K Packet with 1883 ½d postcard uprated ½d both cancelled by small double ring c.d.s code 9, 1904-12 picture postcards with c.d.s codes C1 of "Connaught", L1 or L2 of "Leinster", M1, M2 or M3 (2) of "Munster", U1 or U2 of "Ulster", and 1923 cover with Ireland ½d + 2d tied by the final type double ring c.d.s. One card from the "Munster" only franked ½d, with an unusually fine strike of scarce boxed "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE" and "1d" (some creasing), also four postcards of ships. (19). £300-350
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Transatlantic Post Offices. 1906-12 Picture postcards including 1907 card from Germany to G.B with handstruck "MISSENT" alongside "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE / 6 / SOUTHAMPTON" c.d.s, 1910-11 cards with KEVII 1d tied by "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE" c.d.s number 5 or 8, and 1912 card with U.S 2c tied by uncommon "U.S FRENCH SEA P.O / 25" duplex. (5). £120-140
Mobile Box Mail |
Dover. 1844 Stampless cover to Brighton backstamped "SHIP LETTER / DOVER" with datestamps of Dover, London and Brighton, the front with black boxed "MB", charged the ship letter rate of 8d. Very rare, just two examples of this Dover MB recorded, both used in 1844 in conjunction with the Ship Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 170. £280-320
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London. 1898 Cover to Scotland with enclosed letter (May 31) written on S.S "Arabia" off the coast of Crete, franked G.B 1887 2½d tied by "(LOND)ON / MB" c.d.s (June 3). An unusual use of this Mobile Box c.d.s on paquebot mail posted on the high seas. £80-100
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Southampton. 1844 Entire letter from the Albion Hotel in Le Havre to the Anchor Brewery in London ordering two casks of best ale to be sent by return on the "James Watt", backstamped with boxed "M.B" and a Southampton datestamp (June 20) both in black, London arrival c.d.s, charged 10d. Piece torn away from the upper right corner of upper flap (not affecting any writing or handstamps) and filing notes on reverse but a very scarce handstamp in black (usually found in blue ink). £160-180
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Southampton. 1846 Entire letter from Rouen to Cornwall charged 10d, with boxed "M.B" and a Southampton backstamp both in blue, datestamps of London and Hayle, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 170. £160-180
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Southampton. 1864 Entire from Le Havre to Liverpool with France 40c cancelled by "723" horizontal obliterator and boxed "SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB / AP 30 / 1864" below, London and Liverpool datestamps and senders cachet. Light horizontal file fold, otherwise fine and an early use of this datestamp. Photo on Page 170. £200-240
Liverpool - Transatlantic Mail
Stampless Covers - Ship and Packet Letters
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1715 (May 25) Entire letter from Maryland to Ashton near Warrington endorsed "p ye Cumberland of Whitehaven Q.D.C", backstamped "LIVERPOOLE" (LL5), with a "3" charge. The letter includes "we are arrived in our River Potomacke ..... after two month passage" with the recipients file note showing it was actually charged 4d postage, the 3d inland postage + 1d ship letter fee. Also a 1718 entire letter from Philadelphia to Liverpool without any rate or postal markings, presumably hand carried, some faults. The first letter fine and an exceptional use of this very scarce second type handstamp of Liverpool, the earliest recorded incoming ship letter with a Liverpool receiving handstamp. (2). Photo on Page 170. £500-600
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Ship Letters. 1804-41 Entire letters with Liverpool Ship Letter handstamps including 1804 letter from Stalrock, British Guiana with oval Ship Letter (Rob. S5) in purple (recorded in that colour 1806-09 by Tabeart), 1832 letter from USA with re-use of two line Ship Letter (Rob S3), and 1841 letter prepaid 8d from Stranraer to USA with Ship Letter c.d.s (Rob S15). (3). £100-120
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Ship Letters. 1818-54 Entire letters virtually all from the USA with various Liverpool Ship Letter handstamps, one 1855 letter from South Australia with red boxed "PAID / LIVERPOOL / SHIP" datestamp, also 1844 letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia endorsed "Consignees pr Siddons for New York" with red New York Ship c.d.s. (15). £140-160
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Packet Letters. 1843-63 Entire letters mainly to or from USA all sent via Liverpool, including various Liverpool Packet Letter datestamps (8), Forwarding Agents cachets of Boston (2) or New York, also 1840 entire letter from St Louis to France posted in Liverpool endorsed by the forwarding agents Mocatta Brothers, and an 1842 letter from Liverpool to Italy. (13). £120-150
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Packet Letters. 1845-67 Entire letters and entires from G.B to USA (7) or USA to G.B (3), including prepaid letters with red handstruck "1/-" (3) or manuscript "2/-" and boxed "PAID AT / LIVERPOOL" datestamps, prepaid letters from the USA with manuscript "Heath Village" or "SOUTH HINGHAM / Mass" c.d.s and red Liverpool Packet Paid datestamps (Rob P6, P17), unpaid letter with black Liverpool U.S Packet c.d.s (P11) and circular inspectors handstamp, 1857 entire from Glasgow to San Francisco prepaid 1/2½ with red lozenge datestamp of Liverpool (M28), etc. An interesting lot, most carried by Cunard steamers. (10). £200-240
Packet Letter Handstamps |
1858 Entire to England "per mail via New York", charged the double rate of 2/5, with red "NEW-YORK / AM PKT" c.d.s, "AMERICA / LIVERPOOL" arrival c.d.s (Rob P5) and scarce "ART-2" (M11), applied at Liverpool on letters sent in transit through the USA, mostly from Cuba. £120-150
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1874 Cover from Lisbon to Manchester franked 120r, with a Lisbon c.d.s and red boxed "PD", carried on the Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Navigation Co. S.S "Galileo" with red "PAID / LIVERPOOL / L.B PACKET / 9 NO 74" c.d.s (P24). This c.d.s was not proofed until January 1874, and was then only used on paid mail carried on the occasional L.B.& R.P (Lamport & Holt) Steamers which terminated at Liverpool (with most steamers terminating at Southampton and the service ceasing in November 1875). The rarest of all Liverpool maritime datestamps, being the sole example recorded by Robertson or Tabeart. Photo on Back Cover. £2,000-2,500
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1872 Entire letter from Pelotas to New York franked by Brazil 200r, tied by cork cancel with "RIO-GRANDE" c.d.s below, sent to Rio de Janeiro, transferred to the British P.O a week later and carried on the Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Navigation Co. S.S "Tycho Brahe", backstamped "RIO DE JANERO" Brazilian and British P.O datestamps and the rare "LIVERPOOL / L.B PACKET / 11 SP / 72" c.d.s (P24a). A "1/-" charge mark applied at Liverpool, crossed out and "26" cents due to G.B shown in manuscript, carried on the Cunard "Samaria" to New York with "NEW YORK / 31 / U.S NOTES" arrival c.d.s. The Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate steamers operated from 1869-1875, unusually terminating at Southampton but occasionally at Liverpool, this L.B Packet datestamp used on mail landed from these steamers. One of the rarest of all Liverpool maritime datestamps, the earliest of just four recorded examples. Photo on Page 170. £1,500-1,800
Liverpool "Lozenge" Transit Datestamps |
1841 Entire letter from London to Canada with a Paid datestamp applied in error, crossed out and charged 1/2 with boxed "1/4d Cy" charge mark applied in Canada, the scarce broken circle "L / OCT 3 / 1841" (M22) applied at Liverpool, only recorded used in 1841 on outgoing letters sent by Cunard Packet, carried on the "Columbia", code "L" used on letters from London. A few small stain spots, otherwise fine and scarce. £120-140
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1841 Entire letter from London to Bermuda prepaid 1/- with a superb strike of the scarce broken circle "L / OCT 5 / 1841" c.d.s (M22, only recorded 1841) applied at Liverpool on outgoing letters sent by Cunard Packet, with a very unusual circular framed "LP" handstamp (probably a London handstamp, its purpose unknown, not seen by us before and apparently previously unrecorded). Carried on the "Columbia" to Halifax and then by the "Lady Ogle" to Bermuda, charged 3d upon arrival. A very fine and scarce letter to Bermuda. Photo on Page 172. £500-600
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1841 Entire letter from Manchester to Canada prepaid 1/2, backstamped in Liverpool with the scarce broken circle "D / OCT 4 / 1841" c.d.s (M22, only recorded 1841 used on outgoing Cunard Packet letters), the scarce "D" code used on letters originating from outside London, carried on the "Columbia" to Halifax, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 170. £200-250
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1841 Entire letter from Glasgow to Canada prepaid at the double rate of 2/4, backstamped in Liverpool with the scarce broken circle "D / OCT 4 / 1841" c.d.s (M22, only recorded 1841 used on outgoing Cunard Packet letters), the scarce "D" code used on letters originating from outside London, carried on the "Columbia" to Halifax, fine and scarce. £200-240
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1841 Entire letter from London to USA prepaid 1/-, handstamped with a broken quartered dotted circle "L / OCT 7 1841" datestamp in Liverpool, carried on the Cunard "Britannia" to Boston with red Boston Ship arrival c.d.s. This newly discovered variant of the type M22 c.d.s (see previous four lots) is unrecorded by Robertson or Tabeart. Part reverse missing, otherwise largely fine and very rare, possibly unique. Photo on Page 172. £200-250
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1841 Entire letter from Kilmarnock to Victoria, Eastern Township, Lower Canada, prepaid 1/2, carried on the "Britannia" to Halifax, backstamped in Liverpool with the scarce broken quartered arc "D / OCT 14 / 1841" datestamp (M23, only recorded 1841 on outgoing Cunard Packet letters), the scarce code "D" used on mail originating outside London, also endorsed "Sent from Roburn Post Office, this letter was returned to this office twice". Fine and scarce. £120-150
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1841 Entire letter prepaid from Marseille to the USA via Liverpool with the scarce Liverpool broken quartered arc "L / NOV 17 / 1841" datestamp (M23) on the front, code "L" used on letters received from London, with Marseille, Paris, London and Boston datestamps and boxed "PD" and "PP", repaired file hold at right, otherwise fine and scarce, carried on the "Arcadia". £100-120
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1841 Entire letter from London to Canada, marked "1oz" and charged 4/8, converted to 5/2½ currency, with the scarce Liverpool broken quartered arc "L / NOV 23 / 1841" datestamp (M23, only recorded 1841), carried on the "Columbia" to Halifax, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 172. £140-160
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1841 Entire letter from Exeter to Upper Canada prepaid 1/2 with an Exeter datestamp and "Fore Street Hill / Penny Post" on the front, backstamped in Liverpool with octagonal "D / DEC 17 / 1841" datestamp (M24), the rare code "D" used on letters originating outside London. This datestamp had the year in full from late 1841 until May 1842, after which two digits were used. The only example of this "D" code datestamp recorded by Tabeart. £100-120
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1842 Entire letters to the USA both with octagonal Liverpool datestamps (M24) with the year date in full, the first from Edinburgh to Philadelphia endorsed "By Private Ship" and prepaid 8d with blue octagonal "6" charge mark, backstamped Ship Letter Liverpool datestamp and the octagonal type M24 datestamp "JAN 7 / 1824" without code. The second letter prepaid 1/- from London to Washington, charged 27c, increased to 39½c upon redirection to Philadelphia, the front with red London, Boston Ship and Washington City datestamps and the octagonal "L / APR 22 / 1842" datestamp, carried on the "Arcadia". A fine pair, the first one of the very few recorded examples of the octagonal datestamp used on a ship letter, and a very scarce datestamp without a code letter, this variety unlisted by Tabeart. (2). Photo on Page 172. £150-180
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1842 Entire letters to the USA all with octagonal Liverpool datestamps (type M24) with the year date in full, comprising letter from Dalmally paid 8d ship letter rate with Ship Letter Liverpool backstamp and the octagonal M24 datestamp "JAN 25 / 1842" without code (unlisted by Tabeart); "D / JAN 4 / 1824" datestamp on letter from Castlecomer to New York prepaid 1/-, carried on the "Britannia"; and "L / MAR 16 / 1842" datestamp on letter prepaid 1/- to Pennsylvania, with blue "HARRINGTON - CUMBD" undated circle and Workington c.d.s, carried on the "Britannia". A fine trio, the first an unusual use on a ship letter, the datestamps without code or with the "D" code both very scarce, the "L" code an unusual use on a letter originating outside London. (3). £200-240
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1842-43 Entire letters to Canada both with octagonal Liverpool datestamps (M24) with year date in two digits, the first prepaid 1/2 from Edinburgh, the "SE 18/42" datestamp without code letter (very scarce, unlisted without code by Tabeart), carried on the "Columbia"; the second from London posted unpaid, charged 1/2 with boxed "1/4Cy" and "L / MAR 9 / 43" datestamp on the front, carried on the "Brittania". (2). £120-150
Consignees Letters |
1860 Stampless Entire letter from Iquique, Peru, to London endorsed "Consignees letter pr Kit Carson" with boxed Liverpool Ship backstamp (S18), charged 3d (2d masters gratuity + 1d inland postage); and 1864-74 entire letters from Liverpool, franked 6d to Buenos Ayres marked "Consignees pr S.S Paraguay" or 1/- to Rio de Janeiro marked "Consignees letter per Tycho Brahe". (3). £100-120
Retaliatory Rates |
1848 (June 24) Entire letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia franked by three 1d reds and two embossed 1/- stamps (both cut square, touched on one side only, differing shades, one with tear at lower right corner and crossed by file fold), paying the 2/- double packet rate + 3d late fee, carried on the "Caledonia" which left Liverpool on the day of posting, arriving at New York on July 8th, treated as unpaid and charged 58 cents. Two pressed file folds, otherwise fine and attractive, a scarce late fee letter carried on the first retaliatory rate sailing from G.B to the USA, treated as unpaid and charged in the USA in retaliation for the British P.O treatment of letters carried on U.S vessels. Photo on Page 172. £600-800
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1848 (Oct 21) Entire letter from Liverpool to New Orleans prepaid 1/-, carried on the "Hibernia" to Boston and charged 34c upon arrival (24c sea postage + 10c inland), Liverpool Paid datestamp, Boston Ship c.d.s, "1/-" and "34" all in red. Photo on Page 172. £150-180
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1848 (Nov 27) Stampless entire letter from Baltimore to England paid 34c, carried on the "Arcadia" with a "1/-" charge mark applied at Liverpool; and a stampless cover from New York to England posted unpaid, carried on the "Niagara" with fancy "2/-" charge mark of Liverpool (M72), the cover with a stain from an adhesive label in the lower left corner, otherwise a fine pair showing single and double rate charges, the 2/- charge mark very scarce. (2) £200-250
Stamped Covers |
USA - Late Fee. 1852 (Dec 15) Entire letter from Liverpool to New York franked embossed 1/- (cut square, close on three sides) and 1d strip of three, carried on the Collins Line "Pacific". Light horizontal file fold, otherwise a fine example of the 3d late fee. Photo on Page 172. £120-150
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Argentina. 1861 Entire letter from Liverpool to Buenos Ayres sent by French Packet from Bordeaux, franked 1855-57 6d pair + 1/- (3, single + pair) paying the 4/- rate for a 2oz letter, London and Calais transit datestamps. £100-120
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Porto Rico. 1886 Entire from Liverpool to San Juan "per str Puertoriqueno" franked 1884 4d and 1/- green, paying the quadruple U.P.U rate. Part of reverse upper flap cut away, otherwise fine, an attractive use of these uncommon stamps on an entire. Photo on Page 172. £180-240
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