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1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor envelope proof printed in pale red, the enclosed notepaper in the same colour, posted to New Zealand, a KGV 1d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "3". A rare postally used proof, probably unique to a foreign destination. Photo on Page 58. £450-500
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1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor envelope proof in brown on light blue paper, without the Aerial Post logo on the flap, a KGV 1d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "4". Two small tone spots, otherwise fine, a scarce postally used proof. Photo on Page 58. £180-220
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1911 Newspaper label, gummed proof in light violet endorsed "Specimen of print only showing how special Envelopes - Postcards look". A unique proof, mentioned in Field's handbook. Photo on Page 58. £800-1,000
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1911 Newspaper label in a fine deep violet colour, reverse gummed, superb unused, very scarce. Photo on Page 60. £400-500
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1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard unusually franked by a KEVII 5d stamp tied by the Aerial Post c.d.s., very fine. Photo on Page 60. £150-180
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1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard with KGV ½d + 1d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "3", addressed to Burma with Rangoon arrival backstamp (Oct 3), corner creases but a scarce destination. £150-200
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1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard with Buchanans "Black & White" Scotch Whisky advert on the reverse, illustrated with photos of two dogs at a dining table before or after dinner, a KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s, minor corner stain, otherwise largely fine. Photo on Page 60. £180-220
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1911 London to Windsor emergency printing envelopes in green or brown, both unused, franked by KGV 1d stamps, the brown envelope signed by the designer "W.W Lendon", this cover with a couple of tears to upper edge, the green envelope superb. (2). £120-150
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1911 (Sep 12) Despatch note for despatch No. 10 flown by E.F Driver from London to Windsor, with the London Aerial Post c.d.s (Sep 9) and a Windsor c.d.s (Sep 12, 10a.m), signed by the Hendon Postmaster S.A Roberts. £200-250
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1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard signed by the pilot E.F Driver, posted at Hendon Aerodrome with KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "5". All mail posted at the Aerodrome on this day was included in bags 1a or 2a which were flown by Driver on September 11th. A little staining at left, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 60. £300-350
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1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard signed by the pilot C.H Greswell, a KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s, a few very minor creases. Photo on Page 60. £150-200
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1911 (Sep 9) Green Royal Aero Club pictorial advert card, "With the Compliments of F. Hedges Butler", signed by the pilot G.W Hamel, a KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1". A scarce signature, probably unique on this Royal Aero Club card, very fine. Photo on Page 60. £700-800
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1911 (Sep 9) Green London to Windsor envelope, strangely franked by an apparently bisected KGV 1d, tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "3", signed by Walter Windham, the organiser of the Aerial Post. Some glue stains to reverse, otherwise mainly fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 60. £350-400
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1911 (Sep 11) Brown London to Windsor postcard written and signed by W.G Kirkwood, the G.P.O representative at Hendon, a KGV ½d unusually tied by three strikes of the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1". A few minor edge stains, otherwise fine. £150-200
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1911 (Sep 9) Violet London to Windsor postcard with the printed text "Souvenir of the First United Kingdom Aerial Post". With the Compliments of the Founder. This Post Card was carried in the First Bag and on the First Journey from London to Windsor", signed by Walter Windham, addressed to "Mrs Rawlins, c/o Major Windham, Bunbridge" and redirected to Heaming Hall at Aysgarth, a KEVII ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "4". A fine example of this very scarce card produced for Walter Windham, sent to his father's address. Photo on Page 62. £750-1,000
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1911 (Sep 9) Violet London to Windsor privilege mail postcard, a KEVII ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", very minor soiling to the address panel, otherwise fine, very good deep colour. Photo on Page 62. £450-500
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1911 First UK Aerial Post, postcards (7) and covers (2) flown from London, various dated cancels including Sept. 11 (2), Sep. 12 and Sep. 15, and a postcard flown from Windsor (Sep. 16) unusually addressed to Balmoral Castle, a few faults. (10). £160-180
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1911 Windsor to London postcard signed by Clement Greswell and Gustav Hamel, the two pilots who carried mail from Windsor, unused, very scarce. Photo on Page 62. £300-400
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1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London green envelope (notepaper enclosed) with KEVII 1d tied by the Windsor code "2" c.d.s, Cricklewood arrival backstamp. Just 405 "public" envelopes flown from Windsor making this the scarcest of all the basic stationery types, superb quality. Photo on Page 62. £180-220
| Cancellations
(Also See Lots 438-472, 608, 631/2, 707, 742/3, 752, 754, 765/6, 769, 779-782, 786, 794) | |
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QV Cancels on stamps, the large accumulation including 1d reds with Brunswick Stars, Scots Locals, a few coloured cancels, "POR / SC" stars (2, faults), 1862 International Exhibition duplex on piece, a few railway station telegraphic numerals, and many 1d lilacs or ½d orange stamps with c.d.s, duplex or squared circle cancels, some on pieces. Also 1855 1d red on entire with fine "331" Irish numeral cancel of Moate in blue. (100s). £200-300
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QV-QEII Stamps and pieces in two stockbooks collected for their cancellations including stampless pieces with scarce "BRITISH PACKET AGENCY / COLON" or "BRITISH PACKET AGENCY / PANAMA" c.d.s, also maritime, military, T.P.Os, a few parcel labels, etc. (100s). £120-150
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Maltese Crosses. 1841-44 Entire letters or entires (14) and a front, all franked by 1d reds, including superb No. "8" in Cross, and distinctive straight sided cross of Dublin (4), mixed quality. (15). £100-120
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Penny Post + Maltese Cross. 1841 (Dec 21) Entire letter from Handsworth to Bordesly, Birmingham, with an imperf 1d red (four close to large margins) cancelled blue boxed "P.P. / No 15", overcancelled by a black Maltese Cross, matching blue "HANDSWORTH" handstamp and a Birmingham datestamp on reverse. Light vertical crease, otherwise fine. S.G. £6,000. Photo on Page 62. £350-400
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Spoons. 1854-63 Entire letters (2) and covers (5) with English spoon cancels including 1854 (Feb 25) Plymouth spoon tying an imperf 1d red to entire (an early use, in first period of use); 1857 Birmingham spoon tying 6d + 1d pair on cover to Germany with "INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED"; 1863 Northampton spoon tying 1d + 2d + 6d on cover to New Zealand; 1860 Manchester type B spoon tying 1d red on Prices Current to Switzerland, with red handstruck "5"; also York, Worcester, etc. A fine group with some unusual uses on covers to abroad. (7). £250-300
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Spoons - Ireland. 1855-70 Entire letters (2) and covers (6) with English type spoons of Ballinasloe in blue, Dublin (3) including scarce "PAID" type and "Paid removed" in green, Tuam, and Newry reuse in 1870; and Irish type Tullamore tying 6d on cover to India, or Belfast tying 4d pair on cover to Germany, a good group. (8). £260-300
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Duplexs / Spoons. 1855-75 Covers bearing 1d reds, 1d pink envelopes and a ½d postcard, cancelled by sideways duplexs (65) or spoons (18) including Leamington, Worcester (3), Wolverhampton (4, two types), Burton upon Trent, etc. (83). £300-350
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Machines - Azemars. 1869 (Apr 1) Entire letter franked 1d, cancelled by the Azemar machine on its first day of use, the London c.d.s code "Y1", the c.d.s 38mm from the bars cancel. Probably a unique first day use of this experimental machine. Photo on Page 62. £300-350
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Machines - Azemars. 1869-72 Entire letters with 1d reds cancelled by Azemar machines, 1869 first trial with code "Y1" (2) showing single "A1" in bars or double "A1" in bars; and 1871-72 second trial, codes "AB" (2), "BB" (2) or "CB" all with single "A1" in bars, all fine. (8). £350-400
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Machines - Azemars. 1872 (Aug 19) Cover to Scotland bearing ½d plate 4 vertical pair cancelled by Azemar machine code "CB", small part left side flap missing, otherwise fine, the only Azemar cover franked by the 1870 ½d we have seen, very unusual. Photo on Page 62. £200-250
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Machines. 1857-1953 Covers and cards (168), pieces and stamps, most written up in an album or on pages including Cresswell duplexs of Exeter and Rugby, Pearson Hill Parallel Motion duplexs, Rideout duplex number "1" and single ring backstamp code "HS", Hosters, Pearson Hill "Opera Glass" on a single 1d red, Bickerdikes, Boston trials, Hey-Dolphin trials, slogans (76 covers), etc. (168+). £400-500
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Machines. KEVII-QEII Covers and cards (and many pieces) with machine cancels sorted by type, including Bostons, Bickerdikes, Columbias and Krags, some Paid types, most pre 1920. Also later machines with "Tempy. Office" types and slogans, and meter marks (mainly 1920/30s period) including KEVIII dies and Specimen meters. (100s). £250-300
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Duplexs. 1902-11 Picture postcards franked by KEVII stamps all with duplex cancels, many different offices, some duplication. (c.750). £300-350
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Triangular Cancels. QV-QEII Covers and cards (134) and pieces (100s) all cancelled by triangular handstamps or machines with triangular dies containing the office numbers or telegraphic code. (100s). £100-120
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1838-1964 Christmas cards, P.O Notices, etc., including 1838 letter with "BRISTOL / 25 DE 1838 / PY POST"; 1891-92 Post Office Notices concerning Christmas season posts (3); 1890 imitation Mulready postcard with verse on reverse given as a Christmas card (corner creases); handpainted Christmas cards (3); unusual Christmas card in the form of an imitation cheque book; 1943 and 1944 Birmingham Post Office Christmas greetings airgraph forms unused, etc. (20). £150-180
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c.1850 Printed pictorial envelope advertising "Miss Grace Egertons Xmas Party Entertainment", printed by Langton of Manchester, addressed to Watford, hand delivered, an attractive cover. Photo on Page 64. £100-120
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1872-90 Post Office Christmas cards comprising 1872 printed Christmas greetings from George S. Fanthorpe, letter carrier in Huddersfield; General Post Office London Christmas cards for 1881-82, 1882-83 and 1883-84 (Mulready design, to colleagues at Mackay, Queensland, horizontal fold); North Western District Office 1891-92 Christmas card to The Controllers Office; and 1890-91 Post Office Christmas card, an unusual group. (6). £250-300
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1905 (Dec 15) and 1908 (Dec 17) Post Office Circulars both detailing Christmas postal arrangements, with details of the experimental advance posting scheme operating in several towns, whereby items posted in advance will be delivered on Christmas eve or Christmas day (in 1905) or Christmas day only in 1908. The 1908 circular confirms the scheme at Liverpool & District, Manchester & District and Leicester and shows it was extended to Norwich and Reading, whilst mail posted under the scheme could now be addressed anywhere in the UK. (2). £200-250
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1906 Proof impressions of "X/MAS" handstamps for Liverpool, St. Helens and Newton-le-Willows on pieces, the last two with partially printed details of the handstamp manufacturer on the reverse, apparently reading "George Lucy, Sole Engravers & Stamp Cutters to His Majestys Post Office". (3). Photo on Page 128. £140-160
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1903-09 Fronts (2), pieces (63) and stamps (2) with various Christmas Advance Posting cancels including oval type 2 handstamps in red for Wakefield and Rochdale (both 1903) and Rochdale in 1904 (on front), Sale for 1909 in black (2), circular "X/MAS" handstamps dated 1906 for Altrincham, Eccles, Oldham, Prescot, Widnes, Wigan, 1907 for Eccles, Newton-le-Willows, Stalybridge, Stockport, Warrington, Altrincham (red) and Reading (2, red), 1908 for Leicester, Oldham, Stockport, Warrington, Wigan, Altrincham (red), 1909 for Altrincham, Douglas (2), Eccles, Runcorn, St. Helen, Warrington, also oval rubber type of Manchester (2, one scarce 1906 date, faults), etc. (67). £700-800
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Altrincham + Manchester. 1904 Postcard from Altrincham to Wilmslow with KEVII ½d tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel with code "A.D.J" of Altrincham, the card then sent to Manchester where it was again cancelled by the oval Advance Posting handstamp of Manchester with code "M.R". A unique and remarkable use of two differing towns Christmas Advance Posting cancels. Photo on Page 64. £800-1,000
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Altrincham. 1905 Picture postcard to Timperley with KEVII ½d tied by oval type 2 cancel, code "A.D.J". 10,393 items posted under this scheme at Altrincham in 1905. Photo on Page 64. £140-160
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Altrincham. 1908 Picture postcard to Manchester, unusually posted unpaid but not surcharged, with superb circular "X/MAS" handstamp. 10,000 items posted at Altrincham in 1908. An exceptional unpaid card. Photo on Page 64. £400-500
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Birkenhead. 1906-09 Picture postcards franked KEVII ½d, all with "X/MAS" cancels dated 1906, 1907, 1908 or 1909, the four years this scheme operated at Birkenhead, the 1907 card with corner creased, otherwise fine. (4). £180-220
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Bradford. 1904 Picture postcard to Thornton with KEVII ½d cancelled by "107" numeral in red and superb oval "B.D" Advance Posting handstamp alongside. A very unusual combination of handstamps, only recorded from Bradford in 1904 (with some mail receiving the "107" in black, others cancelled by the oval B.D handstamp without the 107 numeral applied). Superb quality and very scarce, just 3,914 items posted in 1904. Photo on Page 64. £300-400
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Cheltenham. Undated Christmas greetings picture postcard sent within Cheltenham with KEVII ½d cancelled by undated double ring "CHELTENHAM" handstamp in red, known to have been used on mail posted in advance for Christmas day delivery in 1903, the only year the scheme operated at Cheltenham. Only 3,914 items were posted, and we only know of one other surviving example of this cancel. Very rare and unusual. Photo on Page 64. £300-400
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Douglas, Isle of Man. 1906 Picture postcard with printed Christmas greetings addressed to Malpas in Cheshire, the KEVII ½d cancelled with a slightly doubled strike of the "X/MAS" cancel, a second superb strike then applied alongside, very unusual. Also a forgery on card of the 1906 cancel. 10,200 items posted at Douglas in 1906. (2). Photo on Page 64. £300-350
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Douglas, Isle of Man. 1908 Picture postcard sent within Douglas with KEVII ½d tied by a fine "X/MAS" cancel. 25,000 items posted in Douglas in 1908. Photo on Page 64. £250-300
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Eccles. 1909 Picture postcard to Cheetham, the message headed Christmas 1909, the KEVII ½d tied by the "X/MAS" cancel with the year date omitted at right. An unusual error; the last two digits of these handstamps were moveable to enable them to be reused in subsequent years (also see lot 468). 12,200 items posted at Eccles in 1909. Photo on Page 66. £150-180
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Glasgow. 1904 Picture postcard endorsed "Christmas Postage", posted within Glasgow, the KEVII ½d cancelled by the oval Advance Posting cancel code "G.W", superb quality. The only year this scheme operated in Glasgow, 21,423 items posted. Photo on Page 66. £140-160
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Glossop. 1908 Picture postcard posted within Glossop, KEVII ½d tied by fine "X/MAS" cancel, very scarce, just 4,400 items posted at Glossop in 1908. Photo on Page 66. £280-320
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