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1807-38 Letters to Francis Freeling concerning changes of address for M.Ps (4), the election of new M.Ps (2), complaints about postage being charged on letters to M.Ps (7), etc. (15). £140-160
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1815-39 Entire letters (12), entires (12) and envelopes (6, all very early, one with enclosed letter), all with crowned London Free datestamps in red, single and double ring types, one letter on mourning notepaper, printed glass manufactures bill, printed letter on duties on goods carried by British and Foreign ships, etc., one with "Add / ½" handstamp deleted. (30). £150-180
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1824 Entire letter to Jamaica, and c.1820 entire with printed "Admiralty Office / J.W Croker" and O.H.M.S heading addressed to Canada, endorsed "By Packet", both with red Free datestamps. The second with a few minor edge faults, two unusual free franks to abroad. (2). £150-180
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Above Number. 1826-34 Entire and a front to London, Free datestamps crossed out, handstamped "ABOVE / NUMBER" (Jay 827) in black (front) or red. (2). £100-120
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Above Weight. 1820-37 Entire letter and entires (2) to London, all to M.Ps, handstamped "ABOVE / WEIGHT" (Jay 832) in red or black, or boxed "ABOVE WEIGHT" (Jay 834), all endorsed "above 1oz" and charged. The last with folds, otherwise fine. (3). £200-240
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Money Letter / Chelsea Hospital. 1825 Printed "CHELSEA HOSPITAL / SECRETARY'S OFFICE" wrapper with printed address of The Paymaster General, London, the partly printed letter from a Chelsea Pensioner enclosing 1/- for instruction letters to be sent to Dublin, endorsed "Money Letter" with a red Free datestamp. Very unusual. Photo on Page 30. £150-200
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Money Letters. 1836 Entire letter from the Duke of Marlborough to London endorsed "Cash", and 1839 (Dec 16) envelope from Ormskirk to London endorsed "Money Letter", both with Free datestamps. Two unusual free Money Letters, the second sent during the Uniform 4d Post Period just 24 days before free franking and the Money Letter system were both abolished. (2). £150-180
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General Post Office. 1820-35 Entire letters (2) and entires (2) comprising printed "Secretary's Office / General Post Office" wrapper with O.H.M.S heading from Dublin; printed "General Post Office" O.H.M.S wrappers from London, the contents concerning a lost letter or advice that a letter carrier is not exempt from Jury Service unless excused by a Sheriff; and an entire addressed "To His Grace to Duke of Richmond, Postmaster General, G.P.O London" with "BALLYHAISE / RECEIVING OFFICE" backstamp (faults), all with red Free datestamps of London (3) or Dublin. (4). £120-150
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Treasury. 1765-1838 Entire letters (2) and entires (5), the 1765 letter endorsed "Treas: Off Pd" (but written at Edenhall, concerning estate business), the other six all differing printed O.H.M.S wrappers with "Treasury", "Solicitor / Treasury" or "Commissariat / Treasury" printed in the lower corner, five with Free datestamps. (7). £120-150
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Lord Lieutenant / Secretary of State. 1789-1839 Entire letters, entires (6), envelopes (2) and a front, the 1789 entire and the front endorsed from the Secretary of States Office, others with printed O.H.M.S address panels with imprints of "The Lord Lieutenant's / Chief Secy Office, London" or "Secretary of / States Office" (6, all different), one with "Factories" printed in the upper corner and an enclosed letter requesting the number and ages of children and young persons employed in the addressee's factory. An unusual group, the Lord Lieutenant wrapper scarce, eight with Free datestamps. (10). £160-180
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Poor Laws / Tax Office. 1780-1835 Entire letters (7) and entires (3) with Hermitage Office "PENNY / POST / PAID" handstamp on 1780 letter to The Foundling Hospital, c.1800 letter concerning maintenance payments for an illegitimate child, and letters to Guardians of the Poor seeking remittances for poor people (2); entire with printed heading "Office of the POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS ......" and Free datestamp; 1800 Tax Office letter with Paid c.d.s (Jay 996), and printed O.H.M.S Tax Office wrappers (4), one with "Missent to" alongside "SELBY" undated circle. (10). £120-140
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Corn Laws. 1805-22 Printed wrappers "On the Business of the CORN-ACT, 31 GEO. III." (4) all sent to The Inspector of Corn Returns confirming a quarters weekly returns, one with attached receipt for £3.5.0 paid to the Inspector; and an 1827 printed petition to Members of the Lords concerning changes in the Corn Laws, all with Free datestamps. (5). £100-120
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Compensation Office - Slavery. 1835 Entire with printed heading "COMPENSATION OFFICE / Pursuant to Act of Parliament, passed in the Third and Fourth years of the / Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth", posted from London to Tuam with red Free datestamp. The Compensation Office arbitrated on compensation for freed slaves. Very scarce. Photo on Page 30. £180-220
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Prisons / Ireland. 1822-39 Entire letters (2) and a front comprising printed O.H.M.S wrapper with "CHIEF SECRETARY'S OFFICE" and "PRISONS" imprints, partly printed address "To The Governor of the County Gaol, (Cork)", enclosed letter from Dublin requesting a list of towns where trials for criminal offences are held; 1822 letter to George Canning requesting a reprieve for a felon wrongly convicted (another felon having confessed to the crime); and a front to Robert Peel headed "Report Prisoners under sentence of death", all with Free datestamps. (3). £150-180
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Navy. 1819-39 Printed wrappers with O.H.M.S or "Pursuant to Act of Parliament ......" headings and imprints of the "Admiralty", "Admiralty Office" or "Navy Pay Office", four with the printed names of George Elliot, J.W Croker or Charles Wood, all different, six with Free datestamps. (7). £160-180
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Army / War Office. 1807-33 Entire letter and entires (5) with 1807 letter intended for Chelsea Hospital but addressed to The Paymaster General, O.H.M.S letter endorsed from the C. in C. Office, and printed O.H.M.S wrappers with imprints of Adjutant General's Office, War-Office (2, one to "Officer Commanding, Volunteer Infantry") or Commander in Chiefs Office, all with Free datestamps. (6). £100-120
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Board of Ordnance / Ireland. 1820-30 Entire letters (2) and an entire comprising 1820 O.H.M.S "Ordnance Office" printed entire with Free datestamp; 1830 entire letter containing a statement of military service for Master Gunner Adam, sent from Dublin to Kilrush prepaid 5/6 with red oval "ORDNANCE / PAID / OFFICE" handstamp, possibly the only recorded example, the outer address paid sheet sadly split in two along a heavy vertical fold; and 1835 printed form with a mess bill and half yearly report for a gentleman cadet, endorsed from the Ordnance Office with a Free datestamp. (3). £150-180
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Ireland - Dublin Castle. 1807 Entire with printed heading "Dublin Castle (2) September, 1807" and partly printed address, to the "Officer Commanding The (Roscrea Inf., Roscrea)", signed "E. Conners" with a Dublin Free c.d.s, minor corner staining, otherwise fine, the only example we have seen. Photo on Page 30. £200-240
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Ireland - Lord Lieutenants School Fund. 1823 Entire to Myshall, headed in manuscript "Lord Lieutenants School Fund" and initialled, with a Dublin Free c.d.s, intended to be turned and posted back with the reply, the inside with the printed address panel to Sir E.S. Lees at the G.P.O Dublin, headed "Lord Lieutenants School Fund" with the corner imprint "John Litton, Esquire / 20, Leeson - Street". This was one of 25 charitable or religious societies allowed to frank letters, very scarce. £120-150
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Scotland - Friendly Societies. 1834 Wrapper with printed heading "ADVOCATE appointed to Certify RULES of FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, pursuant / to Act of Parliament passed in the Tenth Year of the Reign of his Late Majesty King / George the Fourth", printed instructions on the flap for sending replies free of postage, posted from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. Light folds, otherwise fine and scarce. £100-120
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1881-1910 Covers and cards (12) and fronts (2) sent from (8) or to (6) British naval ships, three covers and two fronts sent at 1d, 2d or 3d sailors concession rates headed from Cape Coast Castle (front), Sydney, Aden, Vigo or Zanzibar (front), the concession rate items all with faults, the others fine. (14). £250-300
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Edinburgh. 1808 (Oct 3) Partly printed letter from the Money Order Office in Edinburgh, "Your account with this office for the quarter ended June 5 1808 has been examined and found to be correct. Balance £39.16.1 in our favour, which sum has been duly paid", the partly printed address with "Money Order Office" heading and "F. Freeling" signature, sent from Edinburgh to the Postmaster of Elgin with red c.d.s. Very scarce. Photo on Page 30. £300-400
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Edinburgh. 1809 (Dec 2) Entire letter from the Money Order Office regarding the slow accounting of Money Orders, the address panel with separate "Money Order Office" and "F. Freeling" handstamps in red, posted from Edinburgh to the Postmaster of Elgin with red c.d.s. Very unusual and scarce, just three examples believed to be recorded, ex Vivien Sussex collection. Photo on Page 30. £500-600
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Dublin. 1822 (June 10) Receipt for "two British Money Orders at par £10.16.8, Poundage 9.2 and (tax) stamps 1.2", a total of £11.7.0, with curved red "MONEY ORDER OFFICE / G.P.O" handstamp. The only recorded example, ex Vivien Sussex collection. Photo on Page 30. £200-250
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1840-41 1d Mulreadys, envelope stereo A173 from Chipping Norton to Bridgenorth with red Maltese Cross; and lettersheet stereo A6 with printed "East of England Bank, Stowmarket" advert and part printed address (MA305b), used from Stowmarket to Ipswich with black Maltese Cross, despatch and arrival backstamps, the second with some glue stains to reverse, otherwise fine and good appearance. (2). £120-150
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1883-1968 Parcel Post labels (361) and related items, the Captain H.T Jackson collection which formed the basis of an accompanying G.B Journal article, including "PARCELS POST" labels type A1 for Ballindara and Ballysallough (both unused) and type A2 for Norwich used in 1884, scarce small size type A7 labels without office name used in 1885 from Lombard St. or Beckenham (bearing 1883-84 3d + 6d), many other types for London, English or Scottish offices with a good proportion bearing stamps, unappropriated types, rubber cancels, Parcel Post datestamps, rare handdrawn label of Stocksfield, etc. Also the original 1882 Post Office Parcels Act, Parcel Post Paid datestamps, undelivered parcel labels, Whitfield King 6d postal stationery parcel label, etc. A few faults and the odd stamp removed but the majority fine, an interesting collection. (c.380). Photo on Page 10. £700-1,000
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Postal Stores Labels. c.1896-1902 "Postal Stores Department, G.P.O London" Parcel Post labels with integral address portion below addressed to "The Postmaster of .......", all posted from London bearing QV Govt. Parcels stamps, frankings comprising 1½d + 6d + 9d, 1½d + 6d, 1d + 6d, 6d or 1/-, the first with the address portion removed, others with some creasing, cancels include "G.P.O LONDON / PARCEL POST DEPOT" and "MOUNT PLEASANT / PARCEL OFFICE" double ring rubber datestamps, an unusual group. (5). £250-300
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Postal Stores Labels. c.1905-06 "London, Stores Department, G.P.O" Parcel Post labels with integral address portion below addressed to "The Postmaster of ......", with KEVII stamps comprising 2d pair + 3d (2 labels) or 1/-, all with "MOUNT PLEASANT / PARCEL OFFICE" double ring rubber datestamps, two with roller cancels, a few minor soils, otherwise fine and unusual. (3). £120-150
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1890 Conversazione at the Guildhall, invitation ticket with illustration of Rowland Hill and a VR 1d black, numbered "56", unnamed; and 1890 Post Office Christmas cards with illustration of the Guildhall postcard and postmarks and the South Kensington envelope and postmarks, the two versions of the card (with "1890-91" date in black or grey), also the "Bray" forgery. The ticket with very minor soiling but scarce and attractive, one Christmas card with minor edge creasing, otherwise fine. (4). £160-180
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1890 Conversazione at the Guildhall, invitation ticket with illustrations of Rowland Hill and a VR 1d black, numbered "746", unnamed, scarce and attractive. £120-150
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1890 Guildhall Conversazione invitation ticket No. 2655 featuring a VR 1d black, unnamed; an unusual miniature copy of the 1d Guildhall postal stationery card with printed U.S address, the message trying to sell further examples of this novelty visiting card; and Furniss Caricature envelope with "Presented with .... Stamp Collectors Fortnightly 1906" printed on the reverse. (3). £120-150
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Printed red linen tie-on mailbag label, "V. (crown) R. / PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE / From GUILDHALL Post Office, / To---", unused. A spectacular and rare item. Photo on Page 36. £350-400
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1890 Guildhall 1d postal stationery cards including scarce unused card with printed message of thanks from the Guildhall Conversazione Committee on the reverse, signed by the five committee members including F.E Baines and R.C Tombs; also cards postally used with the Guildhall datestamp codes "4" or "8", cards cancelled to order with the Guildhall datestamp code "8" and the South Kensington large c.d.s of July 2nd, or with the Guildhall steel datestamp without code number, and an unused card. (6). Photo on Page 36. £320-360
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1890 Sheet of Post Office notepaper with twelve proof impressions of the 16 May Guildhall steel datestamp with large code "12", and Post Office envelope with three proof impressions of the 17 May Guildhall steel datestamp with very small code "12". Very unusual. (2). £180-200
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1890 (July 2) Covers and cards with South Kensington datestamps including the large c.d.s on a cover posted within London unusually franked 1d red plate 212; various postal stationery items posted within London all with the large c.d.s (5); and cancelled to order items (5), some with several differing handstamps. (11). £300-350
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1890 Covers bearing 1d lilacs with cancels of the Guildhall (9) or South Kensington (3) Penny Postage Jubilee, one item unusually posted to the Guildhall in 1848 with a 1d red and reposted at the Guildhall in 1890. (12). £140-160
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1890 Penny Post Jubilee envelopes postally used, including registered covers sent internally franked 2d (3 covers) or registered to Germany (3) franked 2d + 2½d, 1d + 2½d or 1½d + 2d (on reverse); also other first day uses (3, one with the South Kensington Exhibition c.d.s), etc. (14). £260-300
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1890 (Sep 1) Penny Postage Jubilee caricature envelope by Harry Furniss, registered from Oxford to Guildford franked 3d. Fine, scarce postally used. Photo on Page 36. £140-160
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1890 Penny Postage Jubilee caricature envelope by Harry Furniss, posted within Southampton in 1896, franked 1d. Fine, unusual postally used. £100-120
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1863-c.1920 Covers (22), postcards (14) and fronts (10) with hand illustrated or printed pictorial covers or fronts, hand illustrated postcards and printed advertising covers or cards, including 1868 cover with the address included within a printed rhyme, mixed quality, some faults. (46). £400-500
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1838 Forty page review of the third edition of Rowland Hill's Post Office Reform pamphlet and the first report from the Select Committee on Postage, from the April 1838 "London and Westminster Review". A well written summary of Hill's best arguments, strongly supporting postal reform and penny postage, written for the magazine by Henry Cole. £150-200
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Ocean Penny Postage. 1851 Pamphlet published by "The Association to Promote a Cheap and Uniform System of Colonial and International Postage", whose office was at the Society of Arts in London. The 12 page pamphlet details a meeting of the society on 17th November, listing those present and reporting the speeches in support of cheap international postage by Earl Granville, Sir John Burgoyne, Mr Hume, Mr Cole and others. A rare leaflet, not in the Crawford library and not recorded by J. Grimwood-Taylor in "International Postal Reforms", although he describes an 1853 pamphlet by the Association (p.934/5) of which just two examples are known. £200-250
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QV-QEII Mint and used stationery including Mulreadys with 1d lettersheet stereo A25 and 2d lettersheet stereo a90 both superb unused, also unused 2d lettersheet stereo a91 (creased), Spooner Caricature No 3 fine unused, etc. (100s). £200-250
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Newspaper Wrapper Stamps. 1870 ½d Die proof (LW2) in black on white glazed card, reduced to 22x35mm, on piece cut from the De La Rue Striking Book endorsed "Jan 27, 120", a little rubbed; and ½d stamps type LW2 (22) or LW4 on various coloured papers all cut from Admiralty Enrolment lettersheets, used (16) or unused (7), scarce. (24). £250-300
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1882 Postcard essays with printed Post Card heading, oval "INLAND REVENUE / CERTIFYING STAMP" in the upper left corner and "Rough Sketch" on the front, printed by De La Rue in brown, on thick white or thin buff card. The proposal to produce formula cards with a printed certifying stamp, but postage paid by adhesive stamps, was never adopted. (2). £120-150
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1902 KEVII 1d Lettercard colour trial, the stamp, Letter Card heading and royal arms printed in carmine on thin glazed white card, with "SPECIMEN" overprint (type SU4) alongside the stamp, numbered "1". Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 38. £160-180
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1902 KEVII 1d Lettercard colour trial, the stamp, Letter Card heading and royal arms printed in carmine on thin glazed white card, with "SPECIMEN" overprint (type SU4) alongside the stamp, numbered "2", the printed stamp a little oxidised, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 38. £140-160
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1902 Page from the Madagascar Post Office ledger of U.P.U Specimen stamps and stationery, bearing G.B KEVII ½d postcards in two sizes, ½d reply card, 1d postcard, 1d lettercard, ½d envelope, 1d envelopes in three differing sizes, 6d telegraph forms (2) and a 10d telegraph form, all attached to each other and applied to the page, the three telegraph forms handstamped "SPECIMEN", all handstamped red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR". A little staining and one 1d envelope torn, a unique archival page. £200-250
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c.1904 KEVII ½d Yellow-green and 1d P.T.P.O envelope stamps, sheets of paper (each 454x303mm) with 48 embossed stamps arranged in four panes of twelve, the two upper and two lower panes tete-beche, one page of 1d stamps on white wove paper, two pages of ½d or 1d stamps on laid paper with "JOHN DICKINSON & Co" watermark. Also a further plain sheet of the Dickinson watermark laid paper, these four pages contained within a fifth sheet of Dickinson watermark laid paper which is embossed with a single KGV 3d P.T.P.O envelope stamp and is inscribed "folder D" and "Unused sheet of Edward VII ½d green embossed (48 stamps), unique, only sheet extant". The sheets folded vertically between panes not affecting any of the embossed stamps, the 1d wove paper sheet with a few very minor creases, otherwise fine and rare, the ½d sheet possibly unique. (5 pages). £300-400
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1841 (Nov 23) Entire from Wellington to Ludlow franked 1d, handstamped "MISSENT TO / RAILWAY / POST OFFICE" used on the London & Birmingham T.P.O (the only T.P.O then operating), a little overinked but still very clear, horizontal file fold, otherwise fine and scarce. Also 1883 1d pink envelope franked ½d cancelled "MID T.P.O / FROM THE SOUTH" c.d.s; 1898 2½d envelope from Dorchester to Newfoundland with "LONDON & HOLYHEAD T.P.O / NIGHT DOWN" c.d.s on the front; and 1903 registered cover from Germany with hooded circle "REGISTERED / LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH / S.T" datestamp on the front. (4). Photo on Page 36. £220-260
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