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1869 3d Deep Carmine, Die Proof on glazed paper, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 2, 113x95mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 38. £150-180
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1855 4d Orange, Die Proof on laid paper overprinted "SPECIMEN" type PS3 (also used on the 1855 Post Office notices), the stamp dated 7/12/55 (six years before the stamp was issued), affixed to card endorsed "Inland Revenue", 76x113mm. A unique proof, from the Somerset House proof book. Photo on Page 40. £400-500
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c.1855 4d Orange Die Proof without date plug holes, on wove paper, 28x30mm, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 8. £200-250
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1863-92 4d Orange Die Proofs, stamp dated 19/1/63 on laid paper, 71x106mm; or dated 15/2/92 on wove paper with "SPECIMEN" overprint PS11, 29x32mm. (2). Photo on Page 38. £150-200
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1861 Ink recipe "Vermilion, specially prepared for Somerset House 4d Envelope Post", a paper sample attached. From the De La Rue ink recipe book, unique. £120-150
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1875 4d Orange, stamp dated 5/5/75 on light blue envelope, cut to shape but unfolded, torn below the embossed value during the printing process, the stamp therefore handstamped "TO BE / TRANSFERRED", the envelope returned to the accounting office for a credit to be issued. Very scarce, all such stationery should have been destroyed by the Inland Revenue. £180-220
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1878 4d Orange, compound die proof, two stamps both dated 15/1/78 on laid paper, 111x133mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 38. £200-240
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1894 Ink recipe "Vermilion, For Somerset House, 4d Envelopes" with a paper sample attached, reverse with an ink recipe for Italy 1c stamp. Also the issued envelope with nine dot florets unused. From the De La Rue ink recipe book, unique. £150-200
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1855 6d Purple, Die Proof on laid paper overprinted "SPECIMEN type PS3 (also used for the 1855 Post Office notices), the stamp dated 7/12/55, affixed to card endorsed "Inland Revenue", 76x113mm. A unique proof from the Somerset House proof book. Photo on Page 40. £400-500
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1866 6d Purple compound die proof, two stamps dated 8/3/66, printed in tete-beche form, on wove paper, 150x111mm. A rare tete-beche proof, the only example we have seen. Photo on Page 36. £250-300
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1875 6d Envelope, the stamp dated 5/7/75, an albino impression, also torn below the stamp during the embossing process, handstamped "TO BE / TRANSFERRED". Returned to the accounting office for a credit to be issued, very unusual and scarce as all such stationery was supposed to be destroyed by the Inland Revenue. £200-240
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1894 6d Carmine-lake colour trial, plug holes removed, on laid paper, 38x41mm, superb and rare. Photo on Page 8. £200-250
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1894 6d Bright green colour trial, plug holes removed, on laid paper numbered "44", 35x49mm, superb and rare. Photo on Page 34. £200-250
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1894 6d Pale purple, colour trial on wove paper, plug holes removed, handstamped "SPECIMEN" type 15, 34x35mm. Also the issued envelope. (2). Photo on Page 6. £150-180
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1892 10d Brown, on laid paper watermarked "FJH / TURKEY MILL / 1858", 156x192mm, probably a presentation sample, fine and scarce. £120-150
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1890 Ink recipe "Copper Red, For Somerset House 1½d Postage Envelope" with additional note "This ink is now used for the 10d envelope and abandoned for this postage envelope" bearing a paper sample, reverse with the second ink recipe "Blue, For Somerset House 2½d Post Envelope". Also the issued 10d envelope, and a 2½d blue cut-out from a telegraph form. A unique ink recipe piece (the two recipes used for three different envelopes), from the De La Rue ink recipe book. (3). £180-220
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1855 1/- Green Die Proof on laid paper overprinted "SPECIMEN" type PS3 (also used for 1855 Post Office notices), the stamp dated 7/12/55, affixed to card endorsed "Inland Revenue", 76x113mm. A unique proof from the Somerset House proof book. Photo on Page 40. £400-500
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1855 and 1894 Ink recipes "Green, 1/- Postage Envelope specially prepared for Somerset House", a paper sample attached, the 1894 recipe torn and crudely repaired with tape (stained), reverse with recipe for Italy 20c stamp. From the De La Rue ink recipe book, two unique recipes. Also 1894 1/- envelope with five dot florets unused. (3). £200-240
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1898 1/- Green with plug holes removed, on laid paper watermarked "FJH / TURKEY MILLS / 1858", 158x195mm. Probably a presentation sample, a scarce stamp. £150-200
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1898 1/- Green envelope unused, modified stamp with plug holes removed, a scarce envelope,123x95mm. Huggins/Baker ES 27. £80-100
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c.1860-1902 QV Envelopes unused (53) and used (72), including compound printings with two stamps (52, 34 used) or three stamps (4, all used), the three stamp printings comprising ½d + 3d + 6d (ESC 428), 1½d yellow + 2d lake + 6d (ESC 439), 2½d grey + 3d + 4d (ESC 452A) and 4d + 4d + 1½d yellow (ESC 460, 1½d below the two 4d stamps), also very scarce 1½d yellow + 1/- used (ES 223, not recorded used), etc. A fine collection with some scarce envelopes and unusual destinations. (125). £1,200-1,400
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1889-1902 Long foolscap size envelopes all addressed abroad, nine compound printings with two stamps (7) or three stamps (2) including 1½d + 1d (ESC 210) to Grenada franked 2½d and 5d, 1½d + 3d + 4d (ESC 441A) franked ½d + 1d and a 6d envelope (ES 26) franked 5d + KEVII 6d strip of four both to New York, the other seven all to Canada comprising 2½d + 10d (ESC 267) franked 2½d and 10d, 1/- + 1/- (ESC 87) franked 2d and 9d, 10d + 1/- (ESC 172) franked 3d, 10d + 10d (ESC 171), 6d + 1/- + 1/- (ESC 406) franked 2½d, 1d + 1/- (ESC 31) franked 1d and 6d, and 4d + 10d (ESC 303) franked 6d, the last unpriced by Huggins/Baker and very scarce. A good lot, some very unusual high frankings. (10). £400-500
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T.P.Os. 1930-86 Covers (481, virtually all pre 1971) mounted in three F.G albums and loose, mainly very fine strikes, many philatelic though some are commercial, about one third with "Posted Without Late Fee" handstamps, also registered mail with T.P.O datestamps applied to the registration labels (50), first and last day services, a few bundle labels, C.O.Ps and pieces. (481+). £250-300
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1848-54 1d Pink stationery envelopes registered with a 6d registration fee, two with the fee paid in cash, two bearing imperf 2d or perforated 2d strips of three, an unusual group. (4). £200-240
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1853-81 Registered covers including 6d fee paid in cash or stamps, 1874 cover endorsed "Registered at Stretford Rd", 1868 Parliamentary Proceedings envelope franked 9d, 1881 registration envelope from Guernsey, etc. (11). £140-160
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c.1830-2002 Covers, autographs and ephemera, including mourning envelope (QV monogram on flap) signed "The Queen" and addressed in her hand to Wales, hand delivered; front signed "Albert" and addressed in his hand to "Her Majesty Queen Adelaide"; 1908 registered cover to Lady O'Conor at the British Embassy, Constantinople, redirected to and within London with 2d charge mark and "Posted out of Course", enclosed letter from Grand Duchess Louise of Baden (only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm I); 1946 cover with KGVI cypher cachet to Miss Catherine Black (nurse to KGV) with enclosed calendar signed by Queen Mary, and a 1942 signed Christmas card from Queen Mary to "dear Blackie"; pieces signed William IV or King George VI, etc. (23). £250-300
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Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh - World Tour. 1867-68 Covers franked 1d, to Dr William Symes R.N, Assistant Surgeon on H.M.S "Galatea", at Haslar Hospital, Gosport (29 Jan. 67), Plymouth (6 Feb. 67) or Devonport (3 Nov. 68). Symes accompanied Price Alfred on his world tour on H.M.S "Galatea", departing on 24th January 1867, the first two covers sent just after the departure of the ship, the final cover sent the day after the ship ran aground in Plymouth Sound. This was the first tour to the colonies by British royalty; whilst in Australia Prince Alfred was shot and wounded. (3). £100-120
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1953 Royal Visit to Jamaica, cover to Canada, carried on the royal flight from London to Montego Bay, posted upon arrival (Nov 26) franked 3d + 4½d, signed by the Captain of "Canopus". Fine and scarce, very few covers carried. £80-100
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1914-19 Covers with various cachets, most returned to the sender, including covers to Russia with "SERVICE SUSPENDED" (2) or "Livraison impossible / a cause de la guerre", 1914 wrapper from Bulgaria to London with a Service Suspended cachet, 1915 cover from Greece to London with "Retour / Pas d'occasion de / transport par voie / d'Allemagne", 1917 cover from Baku to London with "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED / BY GERMANS AND DELAYED", 1916 O.A.S postcard from Base A.P.O Z in Alexandria with unusual "Transferred" cachet, 1916 registered cover from Germany to USA detained until 1919 with boxed "RELEASED BY THE / BRITISH MILITARY AUTHORITIES", etc. (12). £200-240
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1915-21 Forces covers from British forces in Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Malta, various British or Indian A.P.O and F.P.O datestamps, also a few postcards, Egypt civil censors and a few Batum and other stamps, including F.P.O 7W used in Corfu, 1916 stampless cards with Busrah datestamps (4), circular numbered "M" censor cachets from Iraq (5), etc. (112). £300-400
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1939-44 Covers addressed abroad (17), all bearing "Returned to Sender By the Censor" labels in green (16) or black, sixteen with enclosed explanatory censor slips comprising P.C 80 (pictorial cards prohibited), P.C 9 (3, picture postcards prohibited), P.C 82 (printed matter not despatched by a newsagent), P.C 10 (reveals locality of military unit), P.C 3 (4, breach of Defence Regulations, letters referring to mines or air raids), P.C 178 (2, philatelic items prohibited without a B.P.A Permit), P.C 15 (senders name and address not given), P.C 102 (gummed slips prohibited on envelopes) or P.C 110 (2, reused envelopes). (33). £450-550
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1940-46 Covers and cards mainly to British forces, most undelivered and returned or redirected, all with explanatory cachets including "Addressee Reported Missing", "Addressee Reported Prisoner of War", "Addressee Reported Deceased", "Believed Returned to United Kingdom", also "Air Mail fee s d / refunded" (3), "1/3 PER ½oz AIR MAIL / SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE" (3), "NO AIR MAIL SERVICE AVAILABLE / AIR FEE HAS BEEN REFUNDED", "NO AIR MAIL / SERVICE", boxed "DETAINED IN FRANCE / DURING GERMAN / OCCUPATION", Channel Islands Red Cross forms (2), etc. (40). £160-200
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c.1940 Spitfire Fund & Empire Propaganda stamps, booklet containing 24 labels (four panes of four) produced by The Constitutional Publishing Co. in London, light vertical fold, otherwise superb and unusual. £100-120
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Hampshire - Forwarding Agent - Portsmouth. 1834 (Feb 7) Free entire from Portsmouth to Scotland, reverse with blue boxed "Forwarded by Yours &c / GARRATT & GIBBON / PORTSMOUTH / AGENTS TO LLOYDS". A rare F.A.C on a free letter, clearly originating overseas. £120-150
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Kent. 1850 (Nov 24) Entire letter on notepaper headed with a fine engraving of Tunbridge School, the letter includes "yesterday there was a woman took up for stealing 60 yards of print and she was put in the lock up, before she had been there 3 hours she had hung herself", posted from Tunbridge to Wenham Farm, Rogate, franked 1d red. £100-120
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London. c.1830-1930 Covers and cards, mainly KEVII postcards with squared circle or duplex cancels (c.600), also machines, c.d.s cancels, a few skeletons, exhibitions, etc. (c.1,000). £200-240
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Norfolk - Parochial Return. 1836 (Jan 13) Entire (side flaps removed) with partly printed address "To the Minister of (Santon House, Thetford)" and "Parochial Return / Sir F. Freeling, Bart." handstamped "BRANDON" and superb "MISSENT TO / LYNN" alongside a Lynn datestamp. £140-160
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Sussex - Parcel Post. 1895-1938 Parcel Post labels for sub-offices of Brighton (24) or Bexhill on Sea (37) including R.S.O datestamps (5), also parcel handstamps and C.O.Ps, 45 labels stamped. (70). £200-240
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Scotland. 1836 (June 11) Entire letter from Kellybank to Edinburgh with "DOLLAR / (Crown) / P.O" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, backstamped with boxed "No. 2" and Alloa c.d.s. A scarce use of a mailbag seal handstamp at a receiving office of the Alloa Penny Post, this handstamp not recorded in "Postal Markings of Scotland to 1840". Photo on Page 44. £120-150
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1773-1858 Entire letters, entires and covers, the collection formed by L.F Mead, including straight line "HIGHWORTH" (1773), "MELK / SHAM" and DEVIZES" (c.1782), "WOTTON / BASSETT" (2, 1793-98), "80 HIGH / WORTH" (1789), "BRADFORD W" (one or two lines), "Wilton" (3 types), also Penny Posts of Bradford, Hindon (3), Devizes, Pewsey (5), red "P1" of Swindon, Melksham Maltese Cross with dots, undated circles of Bedwin (3), Calne (2), Cricklade, Heytesbury (3), Codford, Hindon, Horningsham, Maiden Bradley, M. Lavington (3), Mere, Shrewton (2), Wroughton (2), etc. (105). £500-600
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c.1795-1980 Covers, cards and pieces, the extensive collection formed by L.F Mead in ten albums with many village datestamps, rubbers and skeletons, a few prestamp, many with photos of the Post Offices taken in c.1960, also two albums of notes and Post Office photos. (100s). £500-600
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Bourton. 1814 Entire letter to Southampton with manuscript endorsement "Bourton Post Office 18 June" and "MERE / 111" mileage mark. Very unusual and scarce; Siggers does not record any Bourton postmark until 1897. £100-120
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Malmesbury. c.1790 Entire to London with small two line "MALMS / BURY"(19x8mm) and a Bishop Mark. Just one example of this town handstamp recorded by Siggers, not listed in the County Catalogue, very scarce. £80-100
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Salisbury. 1772-1842 Entire letters including 1772 letter from Ireland to Salisbury with "CAVAN" and red circular framed "FREE", 1826-38 free letter and a Curates Licence both signed by the Bishop of Salisbury, 1842 letter from London with octagonal framed "MISSENT TO / SALISBURY", etc. (8). £150-200
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Wiley. 1838 Entire to London with "Ilminster / Penny Post", "No. 13" and rare octagonal framed "MISSENT / TO WILY", also 1841 entire with "Wiley / Penny Post", Wiley datestamp and "CODFORD" undated circle. (2). £140-160
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Parcel Post. 1883 First type "Parcels Post" label for Lyneham (under Chippenham) franked 3d on 3d cancelled by unusual barred oval, manuscript date, applied to piece, minor staining but early and scarce. £80-100
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Military Mail. 1900-64 Covers and cards in an album, various camp cancels including Field Post Office Bulford Camp (1900), The Bustard Field P.O skeleton (1903), etc. (84). £100-150
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WW1 - Canadian Forces. 1914-15 Stampless covers to Devizes with superb crowned "CANADIAN OVERSEAS / FIELD / POST OFFICE / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" datestamp (20 Dec 1914, used on Salisbury Plain), or a Devizes c.d.s and blue circular "DIVL ARTILLERY H.Q / CANADA" (3 Feb. 1915). (2). £100-120
| AIR MAILS
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Alan Cobham. 1926 (Dec 2/4) USA 2c Envelopes flown by Cobham in D.H Moth demonstration flights, posted at Milburn N.J or Washington DC, initialled by Cobham; also 1926 programme for his Australia to London flight, 1934 air display handbill and two postcards. (6). £120-150
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South America. 1928 Covers carried on the first experimental flight from Santiago to Buenos Ayres (May 8), or Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro (July 2, posted at Asuncion, Paraguay), both signed by the pilot J.H Doolittle, who later achieved fame as Commander of the first bombing raid on Tokyo in World War Two. Scarce, very few covers flown. (2). Photo on Page 44. £200-250
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