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1892-1900 Stampless covers, the postage having been applied to an "E" form, including an undated cover simply addressed to a "Victoria Street" and 1897 cover sent within Worthing both with red oval "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / PAID" first type handstamp; other covers sent within London with oval "EXPRESS" handstamp (3, one an early use with 6 April 1892 c.d.s), and an undated cover sent within Falmouth endorsed "All paid in full by hand local" with red "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS" first type label. (6). £150-180
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1895 1d Lettercard sent by express parcel post within Exeter, presumably sent with or attached to a parcel with the express fee applied to an "E" form, with Exeter parcel cancel and boxed Parcel Post handstamp, and first type oval "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / PAID", minor tone marks, very unusual. Also a Parcel Post label franked 3d. (2). Photo on Page 24. £100-120
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1895-1901 Covers from Ventnor, Southampton, Dundee, Lyndhurst, or Walsall all to London, Margate to Canterbury or Exeter to Newton Abbot all franked 4d, also a registered wrapper from Birmingham to London franked 6d, and a piece with pen cancelled ½d block of eight and 2d Great Southern & Western Railway stamp. The Exeter cover handstamped oval "EXPRESS", the other seven covers with red first type "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS" (2) or second type "M. - No. 55 / POST OFFICE / EXPRESS" (4) labels, a good lot. (9). £250-300
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London. 1896-1900 Covers posted within London (5) or from London to Salisbury, two sent entirely by express messenger within one mile so only paid the 3d express fee (and no postage), the others all franked 4d, two with oval "EXPRESS" handstamps, the others with red "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS" or "M. - No. 55 / POST OFFICE / EXPRESS" (3) labels. A good lot, the 3d frankings uncommon. (6). £200-240
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Postal Stationery. 1896-1902 1d Lettercard and 1d pink envelopes (3, one a front) all handstamped oval "EXPRESS", the 1896 1d lettercard and 1902 cover posted within London with the express fee applied to an "E" form, 1901 1d cover franked 3d from Cambridge to London, and 1900 1d front franked 5d posted within London (6d rate for two mile delivery), the unfranked lettercard and cover both very unusual. (4). £150-180
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1904-11 Covers with KEVII stamps paying the 4d rate (15), also a registered cover franked 6d (faults), five handstamped oval "EXPRESS", the other eleven bearing red Express labels (type 2 or 4), from London, Croydon, Bath, Stirling, Portsmouth, Abingdon, Swanage, Bedford, Kidderminster or Wigan, two 1d stationery envelopes franked 3d. A good lot. (16). £450-550
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1905-23 Stampless covers, the postage having been applied to an "E" form, four handstamped oval "EXPRESS", four with red Express labels (Wellsted types 2, 4, 6), with items sent locally in Edinburgh, Bristol, Birkenhead or London, one cover from Great Yarmouth to Gorleston refused and returned to sender. (8). £150-180
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1914-37 KGV Covers (25) and a picture postcard, the 1917 postcard sent within London franked 3½d, covers franked 4d (7), 4½d (3), 7½d (10, one 1922, others 1930-37) or 8d (4), another franked 2½d probably with a 6d stamp removed, various Express handstamps (8) or labels (18), one with unusual tiny "EX" label, also an unused block of 26 Express labels (Wellsted type 10, used 1927-31). (26 + labels). £160-200
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1937-67 Covers (20) and "E" forms (2), including 1937 cover franked 7½d in KEVIII stamps sent express from Sheffield to London then redirected by ordinary post to Derby, 1939 parcel wrapper with 1/- meter and private express label, 1953 railex cover franked 6/2½, registered covers with rates to 6/4 (6), etc., and two 1951 "E" forms for railex covers from London franked 2/2½ (with 2½d on the cover) or 1/6 (with 6d on the cover), the latter scarce as "E" forms should have been destroyed. (22). £200-240
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1910-23 Covers to Europe, comprising 1910 cover to Italy franked KEVII 2½d + 3d, 1918 censored cover to Switzerland franked ½d + 5d, 1923 cover to France franked 3d + 6d and 4½d registration envelope uprated 1d + 6d to Germany, all with differing express labels. (4). £80-100
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1892-1917 Covers (5) and a postcard from Europe to England, the 1892 (Dec. 3) Belgian 10c postcard franked 30c, covers from Bavaria, Germany (2) or Italy (2) all with boxed "EXPRESS FEE PAID 3d", the five 1892-1911 items also with oval "EXPRESS" handstamp. The 1892 postcard with faults but very early and scarce (a year earlier than the first incoming foreign express item recorded by Wellsted), 1896 cover from Germany endorsed "per express, but to order in the day time". (6). £150-180162 <\i>) <\i>T.P.O. 1904-13 Postcards from Germany, Italy or Belgium to London, all with London & Dover S.C Night Mail Up (2) or London & Dover T.P.O Night Mail datestamps and violet boxed "EXPRESS FEE PAID 3d" probably applied on the T.P.O, two also with oval "EXPRESS". (3). £100-120
| Free Franks
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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). £100-120
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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). £80-100
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Ireland. 1744 (Jan 21) Entire letter from St. Martins and La Rochelle in France to Dublin, "JA/23" London Bishop Mark on reverse, initials in the lower corner crossed out, handstamped circular "COUNTERFEIT / 2" (Galland DC1) and "RECHARGED" (DCh1) both applied in Dublin, charged 2/7. Just seven examples of the Counterfeit handstamp and eight examples of the Recharged handstamp recorded by Galland and Colton, all dated between 1743 and 1746, with two letters bearing both handstamps. Light horizontal file fold, otherwise fine and very rare. Photo on Page 24. £1,400-1,600
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1802 (Feb 20) Entire letter from London to Derby with red boxed "Above Privileged / Number" (LN2), a Free datestamp crossed out, 7d and 8d charges. Scarce, eleven examples recorded. £160-180
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1811 (July 6) Entire from Hexham to London, a red Free datestamp crossed out, handstamped "Above Privilege / Number" (LN3) and charged 11d, repaired tear at base and flap missing, otherwise fine, an unusually good example of this handstamp, twelve examples recorded by Galland. £150-180
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1821 (Aug 1) Entire letter from Exeter to London, written by R. Cartwright but franked by Lawrence Palk (a clear abuse of the franking privilege), manuscript "above 1oz" with red "ABOVE / WEIGHT" (LW2), charged 3/8, vertical file fold. £100-120
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1827-32 Entire letters from the Bishop of Norwich, both to John Kitson in Norwich, posted at Cheltenham or London, both handstamped "ABOVE / WEIGHT" (LW4) in red (two strikes) or black and charged, a fine pair. (2). £250-300
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Uniform 4d Post. 1840 (Jan 3) Free Front to Ireland headed "Haddington Decr Three 1839" but endorsed "Posted 3 Jy 1840", therefore disallowed as a free frank, with Haddington "4" charge mark, very unusual. Photo on Page 24. £120-150
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1869-1907 Covers and cards with 1869 Azemar on cover franked 1d and piece franked 6d, 1871-72 Azemars on covers (5) and a front; cards with sloper cancels (7); Hosters, a study of cancellations (26) and backstamps (10); and Boston cancels (51+ pieces) including Liverpool type, the Hoster and Boston cancels well written up on pages. Also printed patents for 1889-1905 machines (7) including International and Columbia Companies of USA and Nils Krag of Norway, all of whose machines were used by the British Post Office. (112+). £300-400
| Maritime Mail
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Folkestone - Mobile Box. 1847 (Mar 8) Stampless mourning envelope to London with the distinctive boxed "M.B", Folkestone and London backstamps, charged 10d, recipients filing endorsement at right, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 24. £500-600
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Greenock. 1901 (Oct 18) Cover with Newfoundland 2c cancelled at Greenock, handstamped "PAQUEBOT", the first recorded year of use of this handstamp, unusual with a Newfoundland stamp. £100-120
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1586 (July 23) Entire letter from Paris to Bartholomeo Corsini in London endorsed "ptto", with Merchant Strangers Post 11d charge. £150-200
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1699-1790 Entire letters (7) and an entire to or from France including 1699 letter with "DE SMALO" handstamp, 1774 "ANGLETERRE" handstamps (2 types), c.1717 entire to Searles Coffee House with scarce circular framed "P" handstamp (Jay 1050) used in the London Foreign Branch on letters passing through Paris, 1787 letter from Croisic with Dover forwarding agents endorsement, 1790 letters from France posted in Portsmouth or Dover, etc. (8). £150-180
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1758 Entire letter from London to Bordeaux, packets to France suspended due to the Seven Years War, therefore sent via a forwarding agent in Holland, the Rotterdam agents endorsement on reverse, handstamped "HOLLANDE". Also a 1764 letter sent after the end of the war by the newly reopened Dover to Calais service. (2). £80-100
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1780-83 Entire letters from London to France with blue circular "DA/B" (D'Angleterre par Bruxelles) used at the Thurn & Taxis office at Brussels on mail sent via Belgium during the 1779-83 War with France. (2). £150-200
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1793 Entire letters to France with differing "D'ANGLETERRE" handstamps, a March 12th letter sent from Dover to Calais, a March 26th letter sent from London to Flushing with "OSTENDE" handstamp applied at the Thurn & Taxis frontier office at Ghent. Also 1802 (June 3) entire letter from France to London sent during the Peace of Amiens. (3). £100-120
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1805-06 Entire letters from London to Cognac sent after the resumption of war with France, an 1805 (Aug 20) letter sent via Hamburg with "R.N.4" charge mark, 1806 (Aug 9) letter endorsed by a forwarding agent in Rouen (Aug 21), and 1806 (Dec 4) sent via Holland with red circular framed "H" handstamp. An interesting group, the last sent after Napoleon's decree banning all letters from Britain or written in the English language (2017 Roumet Certificate). (3). £180-220
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1811 (Mar 4) Entire letter from Paris to London privately carried to Calais where it was held for over three years until the end of the war, the reverse endorsed by the forwarding agent Culie in Calais and posted in Dover with "DOVER / 72" handstamp and a May 15 1814 London c.d.s. Also 1814 (Mar 22) entire letter from London to Bordeaux, detained by the Post Office until the resumption of the Dover to Calais packet in April, red "FOREIGN / 6 / 1814" handstamp, received on April 27th. Two unusual items. (2). £150-180
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1815 (Feb 27) Entire letter from London to Havre via Southampton prepaid 7d ship letter rate, with two strikes of red "PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON" c.d.s, initially applied with the year reversed in error (reading "1581"), a second corrected handstamp then applied. Probably a unique error. Photo on Page 28. £120-150
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1815 (May 6) Entire letter from Le Havre to London sent during the 100 days war after Napoleon's return from exile, packets again suspended so sent as a ship letter with scarce single oval "SHIP-LETTER / (crown) / PORTSMOUTH" (S11, only recorded in 1815), charged 1/2. Photo on Page 28. £100-150
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1818-36 Entire letters (13) and a part entire including Calais forwarding agents (4, two with cachets, one with endorsement and Dover Ship Letter), 1843 letter from Andover to France sent via Southampton, 1845 letter from Paris to Gravesend with Dover c.d.s and therefore not sent via London, entry handstamps of Calais (4) and Boulogne (2), etc. Also 1836 French Postal Convention with Great Britain. (15). £120-150
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1843-44 Entire letters (2) and an entire from France, or Spain via France, to London, all sent on the packet from Le Havre to Brighton, with Brighton backstamps. This packet service operated 1843-47. (3). £120-150
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Sussex. 1846 Stampless cover from Hastings to Boulogne prepaid 10d in cash, handstamped curved "PAID / 1d" in black with the "1d" crossed out, red oval "P-D". The only recorded example of this Hastings U.P.P handstamp in black, probably a unique use on a cover addressed abroad. Photo on Page 28. £120-150
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1848-1974 Covers and cards including French T.P.Os with "COURRIERS SP. L. DU HAVRE", "RETARD-DU-CONVOI / PARIS" c.d.s used on delayed mail, 1848 letter to France franked 1d red, 1897 "The Channel Tunnel Company Limited" newspaper wrapper, etc. (56). £100-150
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Late Fees. 1865-1902 Covers and cards from Paris to G.B with octagonal late fee datestamps (4, late fees of 40c, 20c or 5c), or G.B to France (10, also a front) with late fees of 1d or 2d. (15). £120-150
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Late Fees. 1866 Entire letters from Bradford to France franked 6d or 2d + 4d (faults to 4d stamp), paying the 4d postage + 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. (2). £150-180
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1869-70 Covers comprising 1869 registered cover from France franked 1f20 with superb oval "REGISTERED LONDON / FROM / FRANCE" datestamp (edge faults); 1870 entire from Le Havre to London "via Southampton" with red "PAID / LONDON SHIP LETTER" c.d.s; and 1870 (Nov 28) entire from G.B to Switzerland routed via Belgium due to the Franco-Prussian War (closed tear); also 1875 (Dec 13) Post Office Circular announcing the entry of France into the U.P.U on January 1st and reduction in rates. (4). £80-100
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Dover - Paquebot Mail. 1897 Reunion 10c postcard, from Reunion to London, cancelled by "DOVER / STATION OFFICE / 208" duplex, apparently landed and treated as paquebot mail. Minor edge creasing but early and very unusual; Dover did not have a Paquebot handstamp until 1905. £80-100
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Continental Night Mail. 1894-1908 Covers (3) and a picture postcard to Paris, posted into the late fee boxes at Cannon Street or Charing Cross (3) with a late fee of 4d (2) or 2d (2) paid, "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL" duplex cancel "C.S/2" or double ring datestamps "C.X" (3), all fine. (4). £150-180
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T.P.O. 1870 (Oct 3) Entire letter from Liverpool to Havre "via Southampton", franked 3d + 2d late fee, cancelled "N.W.R.P. OFFICE / LIVERPOOL / 466" duplexs, very fine. £100-120
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T.P.Os. 1890-1931 Covers and cards (30) and a front, various British T.P.O datestamps used on cross channel mails, mainly London & Dover T.P.O (14) including scarce circular framed "L.D / S.C / D" and tiny boxed "L & D / S.C" (one stamp missing), two differing London & Dover T.P.O Night Mail datestamps cancelling 1890-93 postcards, other T.P.Os including 1907 card franked uncancelled France 10c with Great Western T.P.O Night Down c.d.s and "POSTED WITHOUT LATE FEE" charged 2d (a few faults), also other railway related cancels. (31). £240-300
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Railways. 1844-1964 Written up collection showing the role of British railway companies in carrying mail and operating services to and from France, including 1844 London & South Western Rly cover with advert for the Paris & Rouen Railway services via Havre and Southampton on the reverse, posted in London franked 1d with No. 8 in Maltese Cross; 1911 L.B & S.C.R postcard with G.B KEVII 1d (railway perfin) cancelled at Dieppe and manuscript "Par Paquebot"; 1908 Folkestone Paquebot; also numerous picture postcards, waybills, advertising handbills and booklets, tickets, etc., from the L.B & S.C.R, S.E & C.R, L.C & D.R, L & S.W.R, etc. (86). £250-300
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Railway Letter. 1911 Cover to France franked KEVII 2½d and L. & S.W.R 2d letter stamp both cancelled oval "SUNNINGDALE / STATION / L. & S.W.RY", London machine, very fine and unusual to France. Also a 1920 L. & S.W.R 2d parcel stamp with "HAVRE / L.S.W.R / CANCELLED" datestamp. (2). Photo on Page 28. £150-180
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1840 Mulreadys comprising 1d envelope with very scarce stereo A305 used from Havant to Portsea with red Maltese Cross and datestamp on the front (AU 8 1840, a little soiled); and unused 1d envelope stereo A181, 1d lettersheets (2, stereo A236 and A54 with English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance advert in blue), 2d lettersheet stereo a90 and 2d envelope stereo a196, a few minor faults. (6). £250-300
| Parcel Post
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1883 Parcels Post official publications, "Rules for Head Postmasters", "Rules for Sub-Postmasters", "Rules for Town Receivers", "Circular Letter to Surveyors dated 1st February 1883", and "Report of the Deputy Postmaster-General to the Right Honourable The Lords of Her Majesty's Treasury, 20th February 1883". Five rare publications produced prior to the introduction of the Parcels Post in August 1883, giving all rules and regulations of the new service with reproductions of the forms and labels to be used. (5). £400-500
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c.1883-1918 Post Office Notices (3) and ephemera with 1891 menu for The Foreign & Colonial Parcel Post Mount Pleasant fourth annual dinner, Parcels Post label and Postal Regulations card with rates, parcel tags with wrapper or cover giving rates, parcel tags with cover advertising parcels sent by the LMS, 1912-15 P.O Notices advertising parcel services to Rhodesia and Belgian Congo (faults), China via Siberia or Gold Coast Colony. (9). £180-220
| Postage Due Covers
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1842-c.1990 Covers and cards with various charge marks, many with due stamps including 1880-81 covers from USA with unusual "2" charge marks (2), albino stationery charged in error with the charge then cancelled, pre-war air mails, disallowed stamps, novelty postcards, 1964 cover with 4d Wilding pair used in lieu of postage dues at Epsom, some foreign due stamps and explanatory marks, etc. (450). £250-300
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Customs Charges/Accumulated Charges. 1938-92 Covers or parcel address panels with postage due stamps used to collect customs duty or purchases tax charges (14), or accumulated charges for several items (18), some large stamp blocks with charges up to £222.41, a few with mixed postage due stamp issues. (24). £120-150
| Postal Stationery
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QV-QEII Stationery, mainly unused, including KGVI 1939 4½d and 5½d registration envelopes, 1½d Forces Air Letter with solid address lines, 1½d lettercard bundles of ten (3), etc. (c.190). £150-200
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