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Stations. 1894-1917 Parcel Post labels for railway stations (17, eleven stamped), eleven with station datestamps comprising Aysgarth (2), Ashford, Knebworth, Freshwater, Harperley, Washington (2) and Fatfield Washington Station single ring datestamps, Wingate duplex and scarce Chollerton Station, Wall R.S.O rubber c.d.s. Also Clapham Station label with manuscript "Clapham Station 23/7/00" and stamp cancelled at Lancaster, Eaglescliffe Junction label with Eaglescliffe R.S.O c.d.s, labels for Crowthorne, Wellington College Station, Alfriston, Berwick Station, Chollerton Station with Chollerton, Wall rubber c.d.s, Leamside Station, and an 1896 Parcel label for Stretton-on-Dunsmore with QV 1½d+6d cancelled by "RUGBY / STATION" parcel handstamps. A scarce group. (18). Photo on Page 92. £280-320
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Railway Sub-Offices. 1901-13 Parcel Post labels (14, eleven stamped) with 1901 Beal label bearing QV 1/- green and carmine cancelled "BEAL RSO / NORTHD" parcel handstamp, 1903 Broxbourne label on a complete tie-on parcel tag with KEVII 1d, 3d, 6d tied by "BROXBOURNE / R.S.O" parcel handstamps, 1901 Westgate-on-Sea R.S.O label with QV 6d tied by c.d.s, 1903 label with scarce "KELLINGTON / WHITLEY BRIDGE R.S.O / YORKSHIRE" rubber datestamp, and labels with double ring Tisbury or Kirton Lindsey R.S.O datestamps, single ring Hill Top, Knottingley R.S.O, Devonshire Rd, Bexhill on Sea R.S.O, Byron Rd, New Brompton R.S.O Kent, Llanfihangel, Booth R.S.O, Brockenhurst R.S.O. A scarce group. (14). Photo on Page 92. £180-220
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Government Parcels. 1897-1902 Small blue Postal Stores Department Parcel Post label with 9d Govt Parcels overprint cancelled at Euston, larger white Postal Stores Department labels (2) with Govt Parcels 1/- or 1d + 6d tied by London roller cancels, and a G.P.O Edinburgh O.H.M.S tie-on parcel tag with Govt Parcels 1d + 6d on reverse tied by Edinburgh roller cancels. Also an O.H.M.S tie-on parcel tag to the sub-postmaster at Catford Rushey Green with an uncanelled London S.E Parcel Post label on reverse. (5). Photo on Page 92. £250-300
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1840 (Dec 10) Spooner caricature envelope No. 4 posted at Tenbury with a red datestamp on the front, addressed on the reverse to "Her Grace the Duchess Dowr of Marlboro", a 1d black JH plate 7 (three margins) applied to the reverse sealing the flap, torn from the envelope upon opening and reattached, tied by a red Maltese Cross (matching the Tenbury c.d.s). A fine and rare use of this caricature, with 2019 B.P.A Certificate which mentions "cover treated to reduce toning", which seems to be incorrect. Photo on Inside Front Cover. £5,000-6,000
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1858 Cover posted within London, well illustrated with a steam train, the 1d stamp on the train carriage. Photo on Page 94. £120-150 |
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1866 Cover from Cheltenham to Lytham franked 1d, endorsed "By Day Mail Saturday 11 Aug, not to be delivered on Sunday", the reverse with a large paper seal "Remember the SABBATH DAY, To keep it holy, Exodus, XX. 8. That thy Man-Servant and thy Maid-Servant may rest as well as thou. Deuteronomy, v. 14. Try to discourage (as much as possible) all Correspondence, or Conveyance of Letters, on the LORD'S DAY". A very unusual seal against the writing and delivering of letters on a Sunday, tied by datestamps of London (Aug 11), Preston and Lytham (both Aug 12 - a Sunday!). Photo on Page 94. £180-220
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1884 Cover from Leeds to Glasgow franked 1d, the reverse with a printed quote from "The Times" about the evils of drinking, the enclosed letter written on notepaper with various biblical and other quotes against alcoholic drink printed on the sides of all four pages, the letter written by a Gospel Temperance Evangelist. A very unusual envelope and matching notepaper. £100-120
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1890 Printed cover advertising "Miss Maggie Morton's Celebrated Comedie Anglaise Company" with a picture of a young lady (Maggie Morton?), flowers and lamps, posted from Cirencester franked 1d, minor edge faults but still an attractive cover. Photo on Page 96. £120-150
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1905 Printed envelope advertising the play "A Fatal Crown" by Brandon Ellis, depicting a Beefeater pulling back a curtain and a crown, registered from Harwich to Haslingden franked 3d, opening tears, very attractive. Photo on Page 96. £160-200
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1809-40 Entire letters and entires, all prepaid but underpaid with boxed "MORE TO PAY" or double ring "MORE / TO / PAY" (3), and 1840 (Jan 14) unpaid letter from Ireland to London charged 2d. Also 1840 Scottish entire letters prepaid with red "1" of Galashiels, boxed "PAID" of Arbroath or "STIRLING / MAR 10 / PAID" on letter paid 4d. One 1840 letter prepaid 2d but charged single rate deficiency of 2d only. (8). £100-120
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1883-2011 Covers and cards, internal mail sent unpaid or underpaid, mainly pre-1971 with charges from 1d to 1/-, also later decimal covers (31), including 1883-93 "IB / 2D" charge marks of the Inland Branch, 1935 1d due cancelled by straight line "KETTERING", printed matter rates; also various novelty postcards (38) all of which had to be sent at letter rates, including mailing cards and cards with tinsel, sand, or cloth attached, and cards that were too large, too thick or an odd shape, most charged with various explanatory handstamps, with a few cards correctly franked at the letter rate or sent at postcard rates but not charged. (154). £220-260
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1855-1912 Unpaid or underpaid covers and cards from abroad to G.B, various charges from 1d to 1/-, including 1903 card franked ½d from the British P.O in Constantinople with 4d charge cancelled by "A01" obliterators and replaced by 1d charge, unusual "1½d" charge mark on 1881 Austria 2kr postcard, 1904 Argentina cover franked 5c charged 3½d, 1900 Rhodesia postcard franked 1d with "6d / F.B" charge mark, 1892 cover from USA franked 6d with unusual "9d" charge mark, 1888 stampless cover from India with "10d / F.B" charge mark, etc. An interesting lot, all written up on pages. (53). £200-240
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1903-06 Picture postcards from abroad, all deemed to be liable to letter rate due to messages on the address side, stamps on the picture side, size, glitter cards, etc., including unusual double or quadruple panoramic cards from Italy or Switzerland, various 2½d, 3d, 4d or 5d charges. (28). £100-120
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Chile. 1869-72 Stampless entire letter and entire from Valparaiso to G.B, the first with "2/-" charge mark (Tabeart type M73 of Liverpool), the second with "3/-" charge mark and matching London Foreign Branch c.d.s, Valparaiso Unpaid British P.O backstamp, file folds, otherwise fine. (2). £120-150
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Chile. 1869-78 Stampless entire letters (2) and entires (3, one with side portions removed) all from Valparaiso to G.B with differing charge marks, comprising unframed "1/-", "1/6", "2/-" or "3/-", or circular framed "1/6", all endorsed "via Panama", three with Valparaiso or Valparaiso Unpaid (2) British P.O datestamps, the other two with Callao British P.O transit datestamps. An unusual group, the 1/6 and 2/- charge marks shown by Tabeart as types M69, 70, 73 of Liverpool, the 1/- and 3/- charges probably applied in London. (5). £250-300
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Chile/Colombia - British P.O. 1871 Entire letter to London with large "CARTHAGENA" British P.O c.d.s (type 4, earliest recorded use) and "1/-" charge mark; and 1880 cover to Scotland bearing an uncancelled Chile 5c pair (paying internal postage) with "PANAMA-TRANSIT" British P.O c.d.s (Oct 31) and the same "1/-" charge mark, an unusually late use of this Panama c.d.s (2). £180-200
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Chile. 1873 Stampless entire from Valparaiso to Hamburg sent via Peru, Panama and G.B, with Callao British P.O backstamp, red Valparaiso c.d.s on the front, boxed "UNPAID" and the very scarce "1/5" charge mark applied in London, showing the amount due from the North German Federation postal authorities to the British P.O. Photo on Page 96. £250-300
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Chile. 1874 Cover from Santiago to Hamburg franked 5c pair, sent via Peru, Panama and G.B, with Callao British P.O backstamp, very scarce circular framed "1/5 / UNPAID" applied in London, showing the amount due from the North German Federation postal authorities to the British P.O. A few minor tone marks, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 96. £240-280
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Chile. 1874 Cover from Valparaiso to Hamburg franked 5c, sent via Peru and G.B, with Callao British P.O backstamp, very scarce circular framed "1/5 / UNPAID" applied in London, showing the amount due from the North German Federation postal authorities to the British P.O. Photo on Page 96. £250-300
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Chile - British P.O. 1879 Entire letter from Serena to Wales bearing an uncancelled Chile 10c stamp (paying internal postage), backstamped with blue "COQUIMBO" British P.O c.d.s (Nov 16) with an unusual small "11d" charge mark. A late cover from the British P.O, the c.d.s unusual in blue. Photo on Page 96. £150-180
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Europe. 1915-68 Covers and cards from Europe, all unpaid or underpaid with charges ranging from 1d to 1/2, including 1½d charges (12, five bearing 1½d brown dues), 2½d charges (10, two with 1d + 1½d brown dues), 3½d charges (5), 4½d, 5½d, 6½d, 7½d, 8½d, five with due stamps applied at ½d less than the charge shown. An interesting lot, all written up on pages. (50). £180-200
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Asia/Australia. 1925-70 Covers and cards from Australia (5), New Zealand (4), India (10), Papua (2), Netherlands Indies (2), Iraq (3), Aden, Sarawak, etc., all unpaid or underpaid and charged, the charges ranging from 1d to 5/8, including covers from India charged 9½d (2), 11d (2) or 1/10½ (2), covers from Persia and Sarawak charged 1/7, from Australia charged 10d, 1/1, 1/8, 3/3, or 5/8, from New Zealand charged 1/4 (2), 2/2, 2/6, from Papua charged 1/1, etc., also a Malaya cover with 1d charge mark but bearing 11d in postage due stamps (probably a bulk charge on several items). A fine and interesting lot with some unusual combinations of dues and uses of 2/6 and 5/- values, all written up on pages. (32). £250-300
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Canada/Americas. 1914-59 Covers and cards with various charges from 1d to 3/-, including Canada covers (8) charged 1½d (3, two with 1½d brown due), 2d, 5d, 1/3, 1/11 or 2/6, Trinidad cover charged 3/-, 1931 Canal Zone cover with violet "INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR DESPATCH / BY AIR MAIL FROM CANAL ZONE" charged 3d, other 2½d and 4½d charges, etc. (22). £100-120
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Africa. 1921-67 Covers and cards, all unpaid or underpaid with charges from 1d to 1/9, including use of 1½d brown due (3, one redirected with a second 1½d due), Sudan 5m envelope charged 2½d, other charges of 3½d, 7½d, 10d (2), 11d, 1/6 (2) and 1/9, unpaid cover from G.B to Egypt with 34m in Egypt dues but returned and charged 5d, etc., various countries of origin, also two more recent covers. (25). £120-140
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U.S.A. 1915-70 Unpaid covers and cards from USA with charges of 1d (6), 1½d (7, two with Paquebot cancels, two with 1½d brown due), 2d (3), 3d, 4½d (2), 5½d (2), 6d, 10d (strangely with 2d + 8d + 10/- dues, possibly a charge for a bundle of items), 1/2, 1/3½, 1/4½ (2), 1/6, 1/10½ or 2/3, some unusual charges and combination of due stamps. (30). £140-160
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G.B Stamps used in France. 1880-96 Covers (2) and a card from France, comprising 1880 circular franked at the ½d printed matter rate, posted at Lyon with the invalid ½d stamp cancelled in crayon, handstamped "T" with a "3d" charge mark crossed out and replaced by a "4d" charge; 1892 G.B 1d postcard posted at Marseille, handstamped "T" with a 4d charge mark; and 1896 cover posted on the Mobile Box, a G.B 2½d unusually cancelled by a London c.d.s with the "LONDON / M.B" c.d.s alongside, marked as double weight with a 5d charge mark applied. An unusual group; the 1880 letter should have been charged 4½d (twice the letter rate less the ½d stamp), the postcard correctly deemed liable to letter rate. (3). Photo on Page 96. £180-200
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Invalid Stamps. 1893-1970 Covers and cards from abroad to G.B, the frankings deemed invalid, therefore charged upon arrival, including disallowed German 10pf postcard (demonetised?), G.B stamps applied abroad (7), 1920 cover from Northern Rhodesia with invalid G.E.A overprint stamps, disallowed Mozambique Co. 1c commemorative stamp on 1935 cover with "O" handstamps alongside, 1939 cover from Bohemia & Moravia with demonetised Czech stamps, business reply cards or envelopes posted abroad, 1965-70 covers with invalid Southern Rhodesia stamps (8, charges of 1/9, 1/10, 2/6, 3/6, 5/- or 8/6), etc. An interesting group. (23). £150-180
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Invalid Stamps. 1895-1966 Covers and cards comprising 1895 cover with a bisected 1d lilac, endorsed "Defaced Stamp", handstamped "Contrary to regulations" with a 1d charge mark; 1915 card with partial ½d stamp, endorsed "mutilated stamp" and charged 1d; 1919 cover with G.B 1d + Malta ½d stamps, charged 1d; 1919 cover with KGV ½d + two QV ½d stationery cut-outs, market "obsolete" and "contrary to regulations", charged 2d; 1964 cover with Green Shield stamps, charged 2d; 1966 local Whimple cover with 2d + bisected 2d, charged 2d. (6). £140-160
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Bisects. 1885-1954 Covers and cards bearing bisected stamps, all unusually accepted as valid (contrary to P.O regulations) with no charges raised, including 1885 cover posted in London with ½d + bisected 1d lilac, 1901 postcard from Sandown to Newport endorsed "½d stamps not available" with a bisected 1d lilac (written from Apse Heath near Shanklin, message reading "Don't sell stamps out here so had to use 2 halves of a 1d as hadn't any ½d"), etc (6). £180-200
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Forces Mail. 1905-43 Covers and cards including 1905-28 underpaid naval mail; 1918 cover endorsed "wounded soldier 19 Amb. Train" charged single 1½d rate; 1940 unpaid cover from the Chaplain on the French naval ship "Jules-Verne" at Dundee handstamped "UNPAID" and "5d" strangely with 4d + ½d postage due stamps applied at Harwich; 1943 cover franked 1/3 to a soldier in North Africa with violet "1/3 PER ½oz AIR MAIL LETTER / SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE", etc. (6). £100-120
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Disallowed Sailors 1d Rate. 1894 Cover to London headed "From H. Cannings, Seaman, H.M.S Speedy, Vigo" and countersigned, prepaid at the 1d sailor's concession rate with a 1d lilac but posted into the Spanish Post Office at Vigo, the stamp therefore disallowed with the Vigo c.d.s (Oct 15) applied alongside the stamp and handstamped "T". The stamp cancelled upon arrival in London (Oct 18) with a 4d charge mark applied in the London Foreign Branch - twice the 2½d letter rate less the 1d stamp applied. The 1d concession rate only applied to mail posted within the British Empire. Vertical fold, otherwise fine, very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 96. £200-240
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½d Charges. 1901-53 Covers and cards from abroad all charged ½d, including Canada 1c postcard charged the single deficiency only in error, 1906 Ceylon cover and 1940 KUT cover both sent internally then redirected to G.B charged the single rate difference between the inland and empire rates, 1938 postcard from France with a ½d charge mark but a 1d postage due stamp strangely applied, etc. (24). £120-140
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Registered Mail/Printed Matter/Telegrams. c.1897-1942 Covers and cards with 1928 registered cover from Japan redirected with a 1½d stamp but posted out of course so charged 1½d (3d P.O.O.C fine less 1½d stamp); other registered covers posted out of course or compulsory registered (3); 1927 unpaid cover inscribed "Printed Matter, 50 contract forms (stationery)" and "above 260 grammes" with "Liable to Letter Rate" handstamp charged 3/6½; 1927 telegram form with "3/6 charges to pay" bearing postage due stamps totalling 4/6 (others possibly removed); and c.1897 ½d wrapper front endorsed "Book Rate over 4oz, 2d". (7). £100-120
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Due Stamps - First Day Cover. 1914 (Apr 20) Large piece bearing ½d (2), 1d, 2d and 5d postage due stamps all tied by Wivenhoe datestamps on the first day of issue. The 5d very scarce used on the first day, the piece probably a unique use of the complete set of four stamps on the first day of issue. Photo on Page 100. £250-300
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Due Stamps - First Day Cover. 1914 (Apr 20) O.H.M.S Returned Postal Packet envelope from London to Wonersh brickyard with "1d / R.L.S" charge mark, a 1d postage due stamp cancelled at Wonersh on the day of issue. Probably a unique First Day use of a postage due stamp on a Returned Letter Section envelope. Photo on Page 100. £250-300
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Due Stamps - First Day Covers. 1914 (Apr 20) Unpaid postcard posted within Evesham bearing a 1d postage due stamp; and a piece cut from an undelivered book post rate card posted at Ipswich (Apr 17) franked ½d, returned to the sender at Bungay with a ½d due stamp and charge mark. Also a 1914 (Apr 18) unpaid cover from Cowley to Oxford charged 2d, sent on the last working day before the introduction of postage due stamps. (3). Photo on Page 100. £220-260
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Bisected Due Stamps. 1957 Cover sent at the 1½d printed matter rate from London to USA, undelivered and returned with violet "NOT AT ADDRESS GIVEN" and "Return to Sender / Collect 2 Cents Postage due", the 1½d single rate return charge on printed matter collected by a diagonally bisected 3d postage due tied by London S.E.1 c.d.s (May 10). Also a 1956 cover to London franked 1½d, charged 1d with a bisected 2d postage due (not tied, offered "as-is"). The 3d due cover fine, commercial, and very scarce. (2). Photo on Page 100. £200-240
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Postage Stamps used as Dues. 1934-66 Covers, cards and a front with 1934 postcard from Switzerland franked 5c, charged 2½d with 2d due + 1924-36 ½d cancelled at Holywell Green (July 27); 1936 KUT cover franked 50c, charged 7½d, reverse with ½d due block of eight, 1d due and 1934-36 2½d cancelled at Burythorpe, Malton (Oct 9, edge faults with front and reverse of cover glued to thick card, but very scarce); 1952 cover from France franked 25c, charged 1½d with 1951-52 1½d green cancelled at Dunsville, Doncaster (Mar 6); 1951 (June 5) front posted in Sheffield franked 1d, charged 1d with 1951-52 1d tied by triangular cancel; 1956 cover franked ½d to Jersey, charged 4d with 1955-56 4d tied by Jersey c.d.s (Sep 11), etc. (6). Photo on Page 100. £220-260
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Customs Charges. 1938-60 Covers and parcel address panels bearing blue "Charge" labels with Customs Duty or Purchase Tax charges totalling 1/6, 2/8, 3/6 (3) or 10/6. Also two 1967 pieces with postage due stamps totally £1.7.10 or £1.19.7, probably accumulated charges for several items. (8). £100-120
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Customs Charges/Accumulated Charges. 1976-92 Covers or parcel address panels (8), bearing "Charge" labels or handstamp with customs charges collected by postage due stamps, various values to £96.28; and 1975-91 pieces bearing postage due stamps probably collecting accumulated charges for bundles of charged items (16) with 1970 10p block of eighty, 20p blocks of thirty, fifty and eighty, 50p block of 68, 1982 £5 blocks of 24, 36 and 40 (2), etc. An unusual group with charges up to £222.41, a few with mixed postage due stamp issues. (24). £160-180
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1840 (May 1) House of Commons One Penny Post Paid envelope (weight not to exceed ½oz) posted to Somerset, signed E.H Langford, with a superb red crowned Paid datestamp, reverse with Library House of Commons wax seal. A few ink marks to the right of the datestamp and light horizontal fold, an unusually fine and attractive example of a House of Commons envelope, sent in the final week of use. S.G. PE9, £3,000. Photo on Page 100. £550-650
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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). £200-240
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1895 (Oct 18) ½d Postcard registered within London, franked ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d and 2½d stamps, paying an extraordinary 8d rate. £160-180
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T.P.Os. 1841-1918 Covers and cards (51) and pieces (10), including a cover franked 1d with "MISSENT TO / RAILWAY / POST OFFICE" used on the London & Birmingham T.P.O, Dublin & Belfast T.P.O datestamps used as cancellations (11) or transit datestamps (35) on covers or cards, etc. (61). £350-400
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Euston Square Station/Late Fee. 1860 Cover franked 1d + 6d late fee, the 1d and 6d stamps each cancelled "964" with "EUSTON SQUARE / STATION" backstamps. Unobtrusive file folds well away from the stamps, otherwise fine, a scarce cancel and late fee rate. £180-200
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Ireland. 1868 (Mar 27) Front to Curragh Camp, a 1d red cancelled at Ballinasloe, with straight line "RAILWAY STATION" handstamp. Not recorded in "Postmarks of British and Irish Railway Stations" by Bill Pipe, possibly a unique survivor. Photo on Page 100. £120-140
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1891-1925 Railways stamps (115), covers (15), postcards (7) and ephemera including railway stamps in sheets of twelve (4 sheets) or thirty, and Hull & Barnsley 2d booklet of 25 stamps (five stamps and cover creased), G.W.R "Cornish Riviera" and Canadian Pacific advertising covers, T.P.O covers, perfins, etc., also a sheet of British Rail stamps. (153). £200-250
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1891 Cover to Manchester with a 1d lilac and South Eastern Railway 2d letter stamp both pen cancelled and tied upon arrival by Manchester 498 duplexs (Aug. 30), violet "WATERLOO / PARCELS OFFICE" in lower left corner, the reverse unusually bearing a large label "South Eastern Railway, Charges To Pay, Booked Through, To Manchester via Wloo". A fine commercial railway letter sent in the first year of the service. Photo on Page 100. £160-200
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1902 (Aug 20) Cover to USA franked KEVII 2½d + 2d (paying the late fee) each cancelled "K48" with "LONDON & HOLYHEAD / T.P.O / UNITED STATES MAIL" c.d.s below, exceptionally fine. £120-140
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1903-15 "E.R. This Packet has been diverted from the usual route as it appeared to be unsuitable for transfer by Mail Apparatus" labels (13) and similar "G.R labels (3) all with differing T.P.O datestamps, including L & N.W. T.P.O Midday Mail (3), Liverpool & London T.P.O (3), etc. An unusual group. (16). Photo on Page 180. £160-180
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