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QV-KGV Covers and cards including large 1904 cover to USA franked KEVII 1½d + 6d + 10d pair + 2/6 (J.H.S & Co perfins of J.H Schroder), etc., also a registered front to Paris franked 1d + 1½d + 5d + 1900 bicoloured 1/-. (c.100). £200-250
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Acts of Parliament. 1684-1840 Acts concerning the posts (26) and newspapers containing postal notices (11), some acts covering many areas of the posts, others specific acts and notices dealing with the franking privilege, London Penny Post, registration on letters to and from abroad, new postal rates, packets between Great Britain and Ireland, mail coaches to be exempt from tolls, ship letters, newspapers and printed papers, etc. Also an 1862 poster announcing future tolls on the Crickley Hill & Campsfield turnpike road to be sold by auction. (38). £400-500
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Newspapers. 1787-1831 Partly printed receipts for newspapers despatched from the G.P.O London, all differing named Clerks of the Road or Newspaper Agents (5); 1800 printed letter from Wm Ogilvy, Clark of the North Road, listing newspapers and mercantile intelligence which can be forwarded from the London G.P.O; and 1812 letter with printed heading of Leonard Willshire, Newspaper Agent, posted to Thomas Attree in Brighton requesting £2.14.00 for Law Chronicles despatched from London. A scarce and unusual group. (7). £240-280
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Official Mail. 1887-1991 Covers in an album, mainly stampless with various cachets including House of Commons, also I.R. Official stamps (12) with unusual single use of KEVII ½d on an Income Tax form sent at the printed matter rate. (53). £100-120
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Post Offices Notices. 1885-87 Notices comprising 1885 (Dec.) notice on the reduced scale of postage on letters over 12oz, 1886 (Apr.) differing notices on inland parcel rates from 1st May (2), 1887 (Jan.) notice on card giving all inland rates, 1887 (May) notice on foreign and colonial parcel post regulations and rates, etc. Also 1840 (Apr. 27) "The Times" newspaper with the Treasury Warrant giving the recent changes to postal regulations and rates and the forthcoming issue of stamps, 1913 P.O notice on the inland parcel post, etc. A scarce group, the 1885-86 notices all album page size. (9) £400-500
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Suffragettes. 1913 (Apr. 17) Cover posted in London franked 1d, from Earls Court to Villiers Street, Strand, a little oil or fire damage at lower right corner, endorsed "Result of Suffragette 'pillar-box' outrage". Also 1915-16 envelopes with embossed flaps showing a lady holding the scales of justice and "SUFFRAGII JUS" within a green circle (2), and a 1916 cover to USA from the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage, all franked 1d. An unusual group, the damaged cover scarce. (4). Photo on Page 34. £250-300
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Valentines. 1868-70 Embossed valentine envelopes posted at Littlehampton or London franked 1d, one with an enclosed padded envelope type valentine card with Rimmel seal. (2 + card). £120-150
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1911-22 Covers, postcards and ephemera, including 1911 Aerial Post card with triangular "SCOTCH / 6" handstamp (faults), 1912 signed picture postcard of C. Grahame White, 1919 "Stamp Collecting" Aerial Souvenir Mulready type card flown from Paris to London, 1918 postcard of the U.S Navy Seaplane NC1 being picked up by U.S.S "Tarbell" after its first Atlantic flight, 1919 postcard signed by the first civilian to fly to Paris, WW1 propaganda leaflet "By Balloon", 1920 covers flown from Paris or Danzig to London, 1922 Paris to London flight ticket, 1919 souvenir log book for a flight on a Farman biplane signed by the pilot Gaubert, etc. (16). £160-200
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1925-37 Covers, cards, etc, including signed picture postcard of Bert Hinkler, Royal Societies Club card signed by Hubert Wilkins, press photo of Jean Batten, various first flight covers, etc. (19). £160-200
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Wembley Exhibition. 1924-36 Flight covers all bearing 1924 or 1925 Empire Exhibition stamps, including covers posted at the 1924 Exhibition to Berlin or Copenhagen, first flights to Rotterdam, Shanghai, Vienna, Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, etc. (14). £300-350
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1886 Parcel tag, the reverse with printed Christmas greetings and verse with a picture of a man under an umbrella, posted from Carlisle to Hexham franked 1d, vertical fold, otherwise fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 34. £140-160
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1904-09 Picture postcards (7) and a cover posted in advance for Christmas day delivery, the 1906 cover franked 1d with Liverpool "X" cancel, the cards all posted in Manchester with oval cancel code M.R (2, 1904/5), scarce violet oval "MANCHESTER / ADVANCE POSTED / CHRISTMAS" (year off card, probably 1905), and "X/MAS" machine cancels (4, 1907-09). (8). £350-400
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Manchester. 1905 (Dec. 18) Cover posted from Manchester to Leeds with QV 1d postcard cut-out tied by Manchester c.d.s, arrival backstamp, the stamp then tied by a superb strike of the violet oval "MANCHESTER / ADVANCE POSTED / CHRISTMAS 1905", presumably cancelled to order, nevertheless a scarce cancel and very unusual. Photo on Page 34. £180-220
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Norwich. 1903 Picture postcard with Christmas greetings posted within Norwich, a KEVII ½d tied by Norwich 575 duplex in red, simply containing a "4" and the year date "03" with the "3" inverted, very fine and rare. Norwich and Cheltenham used their ordinary datestamps in red with the date omitted on mail posted in advance for Christmas delivery in 1903. Just 1,414 items posted in Norwich in 1903, this card being the finest of four recorded examples of this red duplex. Photo on Page 34. £450-550
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1890 Penny Postage Jubilee. Covers, cards, etc., various Guildhall or South Kensington cancels including sheet of Post Office notepaper with twelve impressions of Guildhall handstamp with large "12" code (16 MY) and envelope with three strikes of the handstamp with smaller lettering and "12" code, 1d Guildhall postcard with printed message of thanks from the Post Office Committee signed by the five members, rare red tie-on mailbag label "V. (crown) R. / PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE / From GUILDHALL Post Office, / To ........", etc. (19). Photo on Page 34. £1,000-1,200
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1906-14 Picture postcards and covers, various cancels including scarce 1912 (May 24) "ROYAL HORTICULTURAL EX / SW" skeleton on cover bearing an exhibition label, 1914 Bristol International Exhibition c.d.s, 1909 Scottish Village c.d.s on card to USA, etc. (50). Photo on Page 34. £400-500
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c.1770-1839 Entire letters or entires (22) and fronts (27) including items franked by Bishops (27); London Sunday datestamps (10); 1790 letter to the Earl of Breadalbane, Colonel of the 4th Fencibles at Taymouth, with an enclosed printed form listing the strength of the regiment; 1820 entire from the Duke of Sussex (sixth son of George III) to his son in the 12th Lancers at Norwich and redirected to London; 1808 front sent free to Bermuda, etc., handstamps include Lovegrove 22, 24. Also seven 1764-1817 Acts of Parliament granting franking privileges to specific Offices of State. (56). £380-450
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1805-39 Entire letters or entires (22) and fronts (7) including alterations in the day of posting by the sender (3), wrapper for forwarding Parliamentary Acts with printed address of the Chief Magistrate or Head Officer at Corfe Castle, an unopened packet of Parliamentary Acts sent to the Magistrates at Sheffield Green near Uckfield, etc. Also 1802 and 1835 printed lists of M.Ps or Offices of State entitled to free postage, an 1800 letter from the Director of Posts in Brussels telling the addressee he must sign letters himself to qualify for free postage, etc. (34). £150-200
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Chelsea Hospital. 1788-1839 Entire letter and entires (4) comprising 1788 entire to Chelsea Hospital with circular "FREE / C" (reduced in size); 1824 letter to Chelsea Hospital charged 2/9 but redirected to the Paymaster General, endorsed "Official" with the charge cancelled and a Free datestamp; 1832 entire from Alloa to the Paymaster General, endorsed "Chelsea Pensioners", Free datestamp with the charge and "Addl/½" deleted; 1834-39 printed Royal Hospital Chelsea wrappers, one with Free datestamps the other with printed "Collector of Excise" address sent to Scotland with the charge deleted but "½" handstamp applied in error. (5). £120-150
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Navy/Army/Chelsea Hospital. 1821-39 Entire letters or entires comprising printed wrappers from the Admiralty Office, Navy Pay Office (3), War Office (2) or Royal Hospital Chelsea (2, one unusually addressed to Upper Canada with a Kingston arrival backstamp, edge faults); also free letters addressed to Chelsea Hospital, "The Adjutant General, Horse Guards" or "General Lord Hill Commanding Forces, Charing Cross"; and an 1833 letter endorsed from the "Commissariat" to a coal merchant requesting his lowest price for supplying coal to Bolton Barracks' with an enclosed wrapper intended for the reply with printed O.H.M.S Commissariat heading and address of The Lords of the Treasury. (12). £200-250
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Navy. 1805-39 Entire letter and entires (7) all with printed O.H.M.S or "Pursuant to Act of Parliament ..." headings and imprints of "Admiralty", "Admiralty Office" or "Navy Pay Office", four with the names of George Elliott, J.W Croker or Charles Wood printed on the front, seven with Free datestamps including 1805 Navy Pay Office letter concerning a claim for wages or prize money for a seaman from H.M.S "Anson" unusually sent to Guernsey but missent to Helston. Also 1830 Navy Act which includes clauses on franking letters. (9). £160-180
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Official Mail. 1804-46 Entire letters or entires, all printed wrappers for the Tithe Commissioners (2), Inspector of Corn Returns, Commissioners of Assessed Taxes or the Poor Law Commissioners (5), also an 1837 free entire to His Majesties Commissioners for the Building of Churches in England & Wales, seven posted prior to 1840 with Free datestamps, three posted after 1840 with Paid datestamps (10). £120-150
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Disallowed Frees. 1799-1839 Entire letters or entires (8) and fronts (3), comprising letters from Dublin with Free datestamps applied in error subsequently charged (2), 1799 letter with red boxed "Above Privileged / Number" and 1831 front with "ABOVE / WEIGHT", 1832 front to France with "Return'd / for Postage", letters headed with the incorrect date (2) or place of posting and a front with incomplete date all charged, 1832 letter apparently charged for redirection, 1823 letter from London to Berkshire redirected on the reverse back to London but endorsed "Not the Members usual residence" and charged 8d. An unusual group. (11). £250-300
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Penny Posts. 1838-39 Entire letters of entires (6) and a front all with Penny Post handstamps including Ironbridge, Horndean and Cuckfield, two redirected, two on printed O.H.M.S wrappers from the Admiralty or Secretary of State's office. (7). £100-120
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Christmas Day. 1826-39 Entire letters or entires (5) and fronts (2) all with Christmas Day postmarks including War Office wrapper to Ireland posted 23 Dec. 1839 (during the 4d Post period) finally delivered on Dec 27th with five transit datestamps over the Christmas period, 1830 entire from Brighton with "W" handstamp, etc. (7). £100-120
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Sunday Datestamps. 1824-39 Entire letters or entires (9) and fronts (7) all with Sunday datestamps of London, including scalloped types (11), four with circular framed "C". (16). £120-150
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Newspapers. 1707 The "Post-Man" newspaper to Rye charged 2d, 1714/15 "The Evening Post" newspaper to Reading both sent free, signed "Frank, Rich. Bigg" or "Frank Ja. Jennings", all with Bishop Marks, unusual. (3). £160-180
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Channel Islands. 1801-05 Entire letters (2) and entires from Newport or London (3) all sent free to Thomas Sausmarez in Guernsey, three with Free datestamps, three signed by the Judge Advocate General. Also an 1829 letter from Lord Napier to Francis Freeling asking if he can frank letters to Jersey and Guernsey; and 1830 letter from Major Macbean, 84th Foot in Jersey, to Freeling, complaining that he had to pay 1/6 postage on a letter franked by Mr Barrow, Secretary to the Admiralty. (6). £150-180
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Scotland - Money Order Office. 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. £200-240
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Ireland - Explanatory Handstamps. 1824-39 Entire letter, entires (3) and an envelope all with Free datestamps and explanatory handstamps in red, comprising boxed "TOO LATE / H" or small type "TOO-LATE" of Dublin, circular "MID / DAY / MAIL" of Dublin, "CORK EVG MAIL" on 1824 entire from Mitchels Town endorsed "On the business of the Commissions of the Irish Fisheries", or scarce "Redirected / at Belfast" on 1839 entire from London to Belfast, redirected to Liverpool and then to London with three Free datestamps. Vertical file folds, the last with edge faults and a little overstruck, two to Edward Lees at the Dublin G.P.O. (5). £160-180
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1856-71 Covers and entires (32) and pieces (26) with "Posted Since" duplex cancels or datestamps, the covers with handstamps of Edinburgh (25), Glasgow (2), Liverpool (4) or Dublin, a few faults though most are fine. (32+) £450-500
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1858-70 Entire letters and covers with "Posted Since" datestamps of Edinburgh (6) or Liverpool (3, all with "POSTED-SINCE / LIVERPOOL / 8.30 LAST NIGHT" c.d.s, one in brown on a letter to New York "p. America"), all fine. (9). £160-200
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1866 (Dec. 27) Entire letter from Bradford to Paris franked 6d, paying the 4d postage and 2d "northern towns" late fee, for mail from the Yorkshire towns of Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Leeds to France sent on the special late train to London to connect with the Continental Night Mail. Scarce, few examples recorded. Photo on Page 34. £180-220
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Falmouth Mutiny/Plymouth. 1810 (Oct. 16) Entire letter from London to Madeira, posted unpaid so handstamped "Return'd / for Postage", finally dispatched on the "Diana" which sailed from Plymouth on December 8th for Brazil, arriving at Funchal on Dec. 21st (endorsed as such by the recipient). A scarce "Plymouth" Packet letter, the Packets moved to Plymouth from early November 1810 until February 1811 following the mutiny amongst Packet crews at Falmouth in October. With an article on the Mutiny and subsequent Plymouth sailings by M.E Philbrick. £150-180
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Falmouth Packets. 1777-1826 Entire letters (2) and an entire, comprising 1777 letter from London to Madeira "p. Hillsborough Packet", 1812 entire with red "GIBRALTAR" handstamp to London "p. Windsor Castle Packet", and 1826 letter from Falmouth to Lisbon "p. Duke of Marlborough" prepaid 4/9. The "Hillsborough" was captured by an American Privateer in 1780; the "Windsor Castle" fought an action off Barbados in 1807 capturing the French Privateer "La Genii" with 14 guns and 96 men (of whom 21 were killed and 34 wounded), the "Windsor Castle" having four killed and eight wounded out of a crew of 28, with eight guns. The "Windsor Castle" was captured by an American Privateer in 1815; the "Duke of Marlborough" was captured by a French Privateer in 1808 who plundered the ship, threw the guns overboard and took six crew prisoner, before handing the ship back to the Captain and remaining crew, the mails having been thrown overboard before the ship surrendered. (3). £140-160
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Transatlantic Mail. 1818-63 Entire letters sent between G.B and USA or Cuba, including 1842 letter from Scotland to USA prepaid at the 8d ship letter rate with scarce lozenge datestamp of Liverpool (Rob. M24 without code letter, usually only used on packet letters) and a Ship Letter Liverpool datestamp, 1818 letter from Havana sent by H.M.S "Larne" with boxed "PACKET LETTER", forwarding agents cachets (2), etc. (13). £120-150
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Birmingham. 1907 (Aug. 9) Picture postcard of Japan, addressed to England, a G.B 1d cancelled a month later by superb "BIRMINGHAM / SHIP" c.d.s, unusual. £100-120
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Falmouth/St Mawes. 1862 (Apr. 16) Stampless mourning envelope to London endorsed "Ship Letter Unpaid" and charged 2d, with a Falmouth c.d.s on the front, the enclosed letter headed "Ship Reunion off the Lizard" and including "we expect to disembark at Gravesend by Sunday if we get a good wind. Wallingford will then take the troops on to Chatham ..... Wally is quite a different character since we left Calcutta". Very unusual, charged as an inland letter despite the Ship Letter endorsement on the cover. Also an 1871 Stampless cover from St. Mawes to Sweden (corner fault) with an enclosed letter on notepaper headed with a fine engraving of St. Mawes harbour. (2). £140-160
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Folkestone - Mobile Box. 1848 (June 2) Entire letter from France to London with superb boxed "M.B", backstamped at Folkestone and London, charged 10d, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 34. £500-600
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Fowey. 1849 Entire letter to New York, written at sea on the ship "Panama" en route to Talcahana, Chile, landed at Fowey then taken to London where it was held for 36 days awaiting 1/4 postage, finally despatched on the "Niagara" packet. Handstamped "FOWEY / SHIP LETTER" (S3), datestamps of Fowey and London (May 24/June 29), boxed "No / Detained for Postage" and "Returned for / Postage", and "5 / CENTS", all in red. Scarce and very unusual. Photo on Page 38. £400-500
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Greenock/U.S.A. 1790 (Oct. 3) Entire letter from Norfolk, Virginia, to Glasgow, endorsed "pr the Louisa, Capt. Dickson q.d.c", posted upon arrival at Greenock as an inland letter, handstamped "GREENOCK" and charged 3d. The interesting letter includes the views of a French ship captain friend on the French Revolution, the newly elected President George Washington, and the ending of the war with Spain. £150-180
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London - Mobile Box / Ship Letter. 1850 (Oct. 22) Entire letter from Havre to London endorsed "Consignees", and "Bill of Lading p. Wm Joliffe", therefore free of charge, handstamp red boxed "M.B" and "(crown) / EXEMPT SHIP LR" with a London Paid datestamp, file fold, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 38. £180-220
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Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet - "Chevalier". 1902 (Dec. 19) Picture postcard of S.S "Linnet" at Ardrishaig, a KEVII ½d cancelled by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / B / CHEVALIER" wide type c.d.s, an unusually fine strike of this scarce datestamp, only recorded with code "B" in 1902-03. Also a card of the ship. (2). Photo on Page 38. £200-250
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Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet - "Chevalier". 1907 (Dec. 23) Picture postcard to Glasgow with KEVII ½d cancelled by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / A / CHEVALIER" wide type c.d.s, minor corner creasing. Also a real photo postcard of the steamer. The latest recorded use of this first type "Chevalier" c.d.s, very scarce, ex. Roger Hosking collection. (2). Photo on Page 38. £150-180
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1907-13 Picture postcards franked ½d, cancelled at Liverpool with violet "POSTED ON / "LA MARGUERITE", or cancelled at Glen Garth (Anglesey) with violet "L&N.W.S.S. Co LTD / SNOWDON", also a postcard showing a relief map of north Wales. All fine, the "Snowdon" cachet very scarce. (3). Photo on Page 38. £160-180
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U.S/British Sea Post Office. 1910 (Mar. 16) Picture postcard of S.S "Philadelphia" posted on the ship, a G.B ½d pair applied but correctly disallowed, the stamps ringed with U.S Sea P.O duplex number "2" applied away from the stamps, circular "U.S SEA P.O / T 2" tax mark, the stamps cancelled "723" at Southampton, charged 1d. An unusual use of G.B stamps on the U.S Sea P.O. £100-120
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Naval Mail - Carlist War. 1837-38 Entire letters written by Lt. M.H Bunbury from H.M.S "Minden" at Lisbon (4) or H.M.S "Castor" at Barcelona (2), the long interesting letters (with full transcripts) detailing the wars in Portugal and Spain, one with red Falmouth Ship Letter. (6). £250-300
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1840 (May 10) 1d Lettersheet, stereo A27, used from Lincoln to Holbeach on the first Sunday of use, red Maltese Cross cancel and matching Lincoln datestamp on the front, small tear at base repaired internally with tape, still an unusually fine May 10th use, very scarce. S.G. £10,000. Photo on Page 38. £5,000-6,000
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1840 (May 10) 1d Lettersheet, stereo A54, used from Leamington to Ramsgate on the first Sunday of use, Leamington and London backstamps which display well with the upper flap open, vertical central fold and minor flap faults, a good May 10th use. S.G. £10,000. Photo on Page 38. £3,000-3,500
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1840 (May 24) 1d Envelope, stereo A150, used in Ireland on the third Sunday, from Loughrea to Bray, with a superb ruby Maltese Cross, Loughrea datestamp on the upper flap, also backstamped in Dublin. Small flap repair, otherwise superb. S.G. £4,000+. Photo on Page 38. £2,500-3,000
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