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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). £150-180
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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). £80-100
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Pearson Hill. 1857-62 Covers (14), pieces and stamps (34) including 1857 (Sep 25) second type machine with "London" at base on piece; scarce 1858 (Mar 30/31) third type "Opera glass" machine on stamps (2); 1860-62 Parallel Motion machines with number "6" on covers to France franked 4d (4), number "93" on cover to Germany franked 6d, and numbers 1 (2), 2, 3, 4 (2), 5 or 88 on inland covers franked 1d, also 1858 cover with Rideout number 1. (48). Photo on Page 6. £200-250
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1889-1905 Printed Patents for automatic machines to cancel stamps, or to apply Paid marks in lieu of adhesive stamps, including patents by the International Co. of New York (1889), Columbia Co. of the USA (1901) and Nils Krag of Norway (1905) all of whose machines were experimented with or adopted by the British Post Office. (7). £100-120
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London. 1905-38 Machines used at named offices within London, the Michael Goodman Collection in two F.G Warwick albums, including Krags, Hey Dolphins, Columbias and Universals, with red Paid machines, triangular dies with telegraphic codes, etc. Many differing offices including Lewisham, Leyton, etc., on covers, cards and pieces. A fine study. (c.600). £500-600
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1903-09 Covers (4) and picture postcards (6) all franked ½d, cancelled by oval "POSTED IN ADVANCE / FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY" (5) including R.O of Rochdale in red (1903), B.D of Bradford (1904) and S.C.R of Sale in black (1909), or circular "X / MAS" cancels (5) including Eccles (1908?), Warrington (1908) and Leicester (1908), some faults or incomplete strikes. (10). £380-420
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Altrincham. 1905 Picture Postcard to Hale with KEVII ½d tied by superb oval Advance Posting cancel, code "A.D.J.". 10,393 Items posted in 1905. Photo on Page 24. £140-160
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Altrincham. 1908 Picture Postcard to Kent with KEVII ½d tied by superb "X / MAS" cancel. c.10,000 Items posted in 1908. Photo on Page 24. £120-150
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Altrincham. 1908 Cover and 1909 postcard both to Hale with KEVII ½d stamps tied by "X / MAS" cancels, fine. (2). £180-220
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Birkenhead. 1906-09 Picture Postcards franked KEVII ½d, with "X / MAS" cancels for 1906, 1908 and 1909, all fine. (3). £150-180
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Douglas. 1907 Picture Postcard posted within Douglas, a KEVII ½d tied by fine "X / MAS" cancel. 12,600 Items posted in 1907. Photo on Page 24. £300-350
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Douglas. 1908 Picture Postcard to Rotherham, a KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, small part of cancel just off the card, otherwise fine. c.25,000 Items posted in 1908. Photo on Page 24. £200-250
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Dukinfield. 1908 Picture Postcard to Mold with KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel. Fine and very scarce, just 1,732 items posted in 1908. Photo on Page 26. £300-400
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Dukinfield. 1909 Picture Postcard to Mold with KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, struck twice, otherwise fine and very scarce, c.2,000 items posted in 1909. Photo on Page 26.. £300-400
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Eccles. 1906 Stampless picture postcard to York with very fine "X / MAS" handstamp, posted unpaid but not surcharged, extremely unusual. 9,300 Items posted in 1906. Photo on Page 26. £300-400
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Glasgow. 1904 Picture Postcard posted within Glasgow, a KEVII ½d tied by superb oval Advance Posting cancel code "G.W.". 21,423 Items posted in 1904, the only year the scheme operated in Glasgow. Photo on Page 26. £150-180
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Heywood. 1903 Picture Postcard posted within Heywood, a KEVII ½d tied by superb oval Advance Posting cancel code "H.I.L.". c.2,000 Items posted in 1903, the only year the scheme operated in Heywood. Believed to be the only recorded cancel of Heywood, exhibition quality. Photo on Page 26. £600-800
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Hyde. 1909 Picture Postcard to Boston with KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, fine and rare, just 950 items posted at Hyde in 1909, the lowest posting of any town in the final year of the scheme. Photo on Page 26. £300-400
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Knutsford. 1904 Picture postcard posted within Knutsford, a KEVII ½d tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel, code "K.U.". The four corners of the card clipped, otherwise fine. Neither Kidd or Campbell record the scheme in operation at Knutsford in 1904, although it is recorded in 1903 and 1906-09; this undoubtedly genuine card proves it was operating this year, and it seems likely it also operated in 1905. Only 725 items posted at Knutsford in 1903, a similar number likely to have been posted in 1904. A rare unlisted cancel, one of two examples now recorded. Photo on Page 26. £400-500
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Knutsford. 1906 Picture Postcard posted within Knutsford, a KEVII ½d tied by a superb "XMAS" cancel. Very scarce, just 2,900 items posted in 1906. Photo on Page 26. £300-400
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Leicester. 1903-04 Picture Postcards posted within Leicester both with KEVII ½d stamps tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel code "L.E." in red, both fine. 15,222 Items posted in 1903 and 14,605 items in 1904. (2). £300-350
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Leicester. 1904 Cover posted within Leicester franked KEVII ½d tied by oval Advance Posting cancel code "L.E.", in black ink but with a reddish tinge, probably a result of using both colours for the cancel with some mixing of the inks resulting from this. Fine and unusual, 14,605 items posted in 1904. £150-180
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Leicester. 1908 Picture Postcard posted within Leicester with a KEVII ½d tied "X / MAS" cancel, very fine. 50,998 Items posted in 1908. £80-100
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Liverpool. 1906-09 Covers (3) and picture postcards (4), one cover franked 1d, the others all franked ½d, all with "X / MAS" cancels for 1906 (2), 1907 (2), 1908 (2) or 1909, the last on a mechanical type card which reveals differing greetings within windows when a tab is pulled. All very fine. (7). £140-160
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Liverpool. 1908 Printed bundle label on red paper "CHRISTMAS / Advance Posted Letters / FOR / (Batley)" with a fine Liverpool "X / MAS" handstamp, unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 28. £250-300
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Manchester. 1903-09 Picture Postcards (11) and a cover all franked ½d, with oval Advance Posting cancels code "M.R." for 1903 (2), 1904 (2), 1905 (3), circular "X / MAS" cancel for 1906, or "X / MAS" machine cancels for 1907, 1908 or 1909 (2), all fine. (12). £180-220
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Manchester. 1905 Picture Postcards franked KEVII ½d, both cancelled by oval rubber type "MANCHESTER / ADVANCE POSTED / CHRISTMAS 1905" in black or violet, the violet cancel with "Christmas" largely omitted but otherwise fine, the other card with one complete and two partial strikes in black. A good pair, this oval rubber cancel rarely used. (2). Photo on Page 28. £300-400
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Manchester. 1908 Picture Postcard to Penzance, the "X / MAS" machine applied at an angle, virtually missing the KEVII ½d stamp which was therefore cancelled by the "X / MAS" handstamp. An unusual combination of marks. £100-120
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Norwich. 1907 Picture Postcard posted within Norwich, a KEVII ½d tied by superb "X / MAS" cancel. 6,650 Items posted in 1907. Photo on Page 28. £150-180
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Ormskirk. 1906 and 1909 Picture postcards franked KEVII ½d, both with "X / MAS" cancels, the first with the year date faint (but readable) and minor staining, the second with "KIRK" off the card, otherwise fine and scarce. c.1,500 Items posted in 1906 and 3,900 items in 1909. (2). £250-300
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Prescot. 1908 Picture Postcard to Rockferry, a KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, corner crease, otherwise fine and scarce, just 3,200 items posted in 1906. With R.P.S Certificate (1986). Photo on Page 28. £200-250
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Rochdale. 1903 Covers posted within Rochdale both franked 1d, tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel code "R.O.", one in red, the other in black. A fine and unusual pair, c.26,000 items posted in 1903, red ink usually used on ½d stamps and black ink on 1d stamps. One cover with flap missing, the other with R.P.S Certificate (1984). (2). Photo on Page 28. £300-350
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Rochdale. 1904 Picture Postcards to the same Rochdale address, bearing KEVII ½d blue-green or yellowish green, both with the oval Advance Posting cancel code "R.O." in red, both fine. 21,275 Items posted in 1904. (2). £200-240
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Sale. 1905 Picture Postcard to Mold with KEVII ½d tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel code "S.C.R.", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 28. £150-180
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Stalybridge. 1907 Picture Postcard (depicting a calendar for 1908) with KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, the "08" year date clearly omitted in error, corner crease, otherwise fine and very scarce, just 1,822 items posted in 1907. An unusual error, other "year omitted" errors recorded from Birkenhead, Eccles and Stockport. Photo on Page 28. £300-400
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Stockport. 1906-09 Picture Postcards franked KEVII ½d, all with "X / MAS" cancels for 1906, 1907 or 1909, the first with "PORT" struck off the card, otherwise all fine. 10,100 items posted in 1906, c.8,000 in 1907 and c.25,000 in 1909. (3). £300-400
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Wakefield. 1903 Covers posted within Wakefield, one franked ½d, the other franked 1d, both with oval Advance Posting cancels code "W.F." in red, fine. 7,053 Items posted in 1903. (2). £240-280
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Warrington. 1905 Picture Postcard to Whitby with KEVII ½d tied by oval Advance Posting cancel code "W.A.", the card a little creased, the cancel superb. 17,082 Items posted in 1905. Photo on Page 30. £150-180
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Warrington. 1906-08 Picture Postcards (2) and a cover all franked KEVII ½d with "X / MAS" cancels for 1906, 1907 and 1908, all fine. (3). £300-400
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Wigan. 1904-05 Picture Postcards posted within Wigan, franked KEVII ½d, both with oval Advance Posting cancels code "W.I.", the 1905 card a little stained, both superb strikes. 17,171 Items posted in 1904 and 25,522 in 1905. (2). Photo on Page 30. £240-280
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Wigan. 1906-08 Picture Postcards posted within Wigan, all with "X / MAS" cancels for 1906, 1907 and 1908, all fine. (3). £300-350
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1886-2010 Covers and cards including 1886 cover with Royal & Indian Exhibition Royal Commission crest, 1891 "Eddystone Lighthouse" Royal Naval Exhibition postcard unused, 1911 "Royal Commission, Paris Exhibition 1900, Irish Committee" O.H.M.S envelope with the franking cachet sent Official Paid from Dublin, and various exhibition or special event cancels, also 1966 ticket for the World Cup Final at Wembley. (62). £200-250
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1890-1956 Covers and cards including 1891 Royal Naval Exhibition Eddystone Lighthouse cancel on a postally used cover franked 1d, 1901 Glasgow Exhibition c.d.s on cards franked 1d (2) and a cover franked 2½d all to Scandinavia, etc., also 1911 Aerial Post cover and card with the London Aerial Post c.d.s. (22). £140-160
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1951 Registered cover and separate C.O.P, and 1952 registered covers (2), all with skeleton datestamps of the Farnborough Air Show. Also 1958 (June 24) registered cover from Tunbridge Wells & S.E Counties Agricultural Show with unusual "MOBILE POST OFFICE No 114" c.d.s, a WW2 c.d.s reissued when the usual M.P.O did not arrive at the event on time. (5). £100-120
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1844 Entire letter (first page missing) franked 1d from Halifax to Sheffield endorsed "Important, Special Delivery will be paid for", the letter stating "I have endorsed this letter in the hope you may get it a little sooner. Any expense incurred in a more early delivery shall be remitted in postage stamps"; and 1919-63 covers (32) or pieces from parcels (2) all sent by Express delivery. (35). £100-120
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1669-1736 Entire letters (3) and entires (2) all sent free, with 1699 letter from Robert Montgomery (C. in C. of the army in Scotland) to "The Earl of Lauderdaille, Lord Secretarie to His Majestie for the Kingdome of Scotland"; 1720 letter from London "To Sr Roger Hill, Member of Parliament at Denham Place, to be left at ye post house in Uxbridge till called for, Middx", reporting the death of the heiress Mrs Oldfield who died worth £40,000, and reports of sickness brought into the Isle of Man with Sir Hans Sloan asked on how to prevent it spreading; also entires from London (2) or Cockburnspath to Edinburgh, two endorsed "free". (5). £150-180
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1765-87 Entire letters (9), entires (2) and fronts (4) all with red circular framed "FREE" handstamps of London, various sizes, including the first type with larger F (Jay 765), mainly fine, some town handstamps. (15). £160-180
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c.1780-1837 Entire letters or entires (7) and fronts (20) sent as free letters, all signed by Bishops, including Norwich, York, etc., many with biographical notes on the senders. (27). £180-200
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1791-99 Entire letters (7), entires (2) and fronts (9) with red London Free datestamps, single and double ring types, also fronts with 1799 experimental types Jay 786 or Jay 788 (2), mainly fine. (18). £150-180
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1795-1835 Letters from Downing St., Dublin Castle or various government departments, to the Postmaster General, requesting authority for newly appointed government officials to frank letters, all from the papers of Francis Freeling. (12). £150-180
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