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London E.C Chief Office. 1905-14 Parcel Post labels (11, seven blue), stamps and pieces (9) with "LONDON (CHIEF OFFICE) E.C" Parcel Post Depot hooded circle cancels with a number above the date. (20). £180-220
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Euston Station. 1888 (Apr 1) Euston Parcels Depot orange Parcel Post label, for parcels despatched on the London to Brighton Parcel Coach (therefore without any fees payable to the railway companies) with the very scarce "EUSTON STA. LONDON / PARCELS POST / DEPOT" hooded circle (issued in 1883, four examples recorded in 1884-88). Very scarce, the datestamp used four years after the service was redesignated the Parcel Post. Photo on Page 42. £120-150
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Paddington. 1893-1925 "PADDINGTON LONDON / PARCEL POST / OFFICE" hooded circles, date between single lines comprising proof strike on piece (30 NO 93), Parcel Post labels (4) and stamps (3), date between double lines comprising Parcel Post label, charge labels (3), "Undelivered Parcel Returned to Sender Free" labels (2), "Found Without Address" label and two pieces. (17). £150-200
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Other London Offices. 1887-1903 Parcel Post labels (3) and other labels or pieces (4), hooded circles comprising "KINGS·X·STA·LONDON / PARCELS POST / DEPOT" on 1887 Officially Sealed label; "WATERLOO·STA·LONDON / PARCEL POST / DEPOT" on 1890 parcel label; "LONDON BRIDGE STA / PARCEL POST / DEPOT" on 1901 parcel label with Deficient Postage handstamp; "LONDON BRIDGE / PARCEL POST / DEPOT" on part 1899 label and 1903 parcel label; "SOUTH WEST DISTRICT / PARCEL POST / DEPOT" on two pieces. (7) £180-220
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Foreign Section. 1920-64 Covers (49, also a few stamps), steel handstamps with large code letter at base (4, all red) or large number at base (15); and rubber handstamps (30) with code letter or number at top or base or without code, mainly 1920-27 period. (49+). £150-200
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Inland Section. 1895-1926 Covers, rubber datestamps inscribed London with a letter above or below the date, including QV compound P.T.P.O stationery envelopes, etc. (37+). £200-250
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London E.C. 1903-36 Covers (33, also a few stamps/pieces and six 1978-91 covers), rubber datestamps with a letter or number at base, including 1904 cover to India with boxed "SEA P.O" datestamp, etc.
(39+). £120-150
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London W.1. 1912-41 Covers (50, also a few stamps/pieces and C.O.Ps), rubber datestamps inscribed London W1 (12), Gt. Portland St. (13), Grosvenor St. (piece), Newman St. (12), Portman Sq. (4), S. Molton St. (7 + 2 C.O.Ps), Wigmore St. (2, with C.O.Ps), some very scarce. (50+). £200-250
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1933 Monetary & Economic Conference. Proof strikes on piece of the rare hooded circle datestamp, boxed parcel datestamp, single ring c.d.s codes A-D, double ring c.d.s and oval Deposit Account cachet all dated 12 JU. Also double ring c.d.s on 19 JU cover. (10). £100-120
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Inland Section. 1896-1948 Covers (32, also pieces), various types of datestamp in red, including 1903 registered Crown Agents covers franked 2d paying the registration fee with postage paid with the Official Paid datestamp (2), 1919 cover with attached label "Please return the cover of this letter for the purpose of an official enquiry", 1944 British Consulate Mersin cover sent by diplomatic bag to London, etc. (32+). £180-220
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London E.C. 1896-1942 Covers (25, also pieces), red datestamps including A.R covers (2), 1942 British Embassy Rio de Janeiro cover sent by diplomatic bag, 1917 War Office Postal Censor cachet and seal on cover with London P.C registration label, 1933 cover to Amsterdam with stamps cancelled by red Official Paid and black hooded circles, etc. (25+). £120-150
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London S.W. 1915-88 Covers (36, also pieces), various types of datestamp, mainly in red, including mail from Buckingham Palace (7, one 1915 cover with black hooded circle, another cover franked ½d + 4d tied by Registered datestamp with Official Paid alongside), 1915 Canadian Contingent Pay & Record Office, diplomatic bag mail with stamps cancelled by Official Paid datestamps in red (3), etc. (36+). £120-150
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Other Districts. 1913-62 Covers (17, also pieces) with hooded circle datestamps from London S.E (4), W.C (12, five in black) or E.1, including covers with Admiralty registration labels (2), Prisoner of War Information Bureau cachet, etc. (17+). £100-120
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1882 Experimental duplexs, first type with central "466" within bars, code "A" (25 JY) and code "C" (18 JY or 16 AU) on 1d lilacs; and second type with central date within bars and "466" above, reversed code "B" on a 1d lilac (11 SP) and unclear code on a 2d (7 SP). Very rare, type one only recorded on these two stamps, type two known on four stamps and one cover. (4). Photo on Page 130. £150-200
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1882 (Sep 11) Entire to London with 1d lilac cancelled by the second type experimental hooded circle with central date within bars, "466" above and code "B" below, a second strike alongside, two vertical file folds, otherwise fine. The only example of this datestamp recorded on cover (with four examples known on stamps, dated 1-11 Sept.). Photo on Page 38. £200-250
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1885-1916 Covers and cards (57), stamps and pieces (87), various cancels with or without "466", large serifed "P" and number code (3 cards), smaller san-serif code, time and large number "34", etc. (57+). £150-200
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Sub-offices. 1885-1905 Covers and cards (64), stamps and pieces (64) with cancels for W.D.9 (4+), W.D.10 (11+), E. Low Hill·D (28+) or Liverpool·S (21+), including backstamps, redirection or use on official free mail, 1866 redirected cover with 1d and 3d charge marks and "NOT CALLED FOR", etc. Also 1902-36 registered cancels in violet from Corn Exchange B.O (1903 cover), Kirkdale B.O (1936 cover), Lime Street B.O (1904 KEVII 2/6) or Ranelagh Place B.O (four 1902 stamps/pieces). (66+). £300-400
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Victoria Street. 1883 (Sep 20/21) Cover and card, also three pieces, all with the very scarce "V·LIVERPOOL·S" hooded circle cancel, only recorded 20 Sept. 1883 - 4 Jan. 1884. (5). Photo on Page 38. £200-250
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Birmingham - Registered. 1899-1937 Covers and cards (39, also stamps and pieces) with rubber Registered hooded circles, codes 1-7 at base, also similar cancels for Gt. Hampton St. B.O (three 1905-07 covers + 5 stamps/pieces). (39+). £200-250
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1918-2003 Covers (15), telegrams (31), etc., including 1958 Empire Games Village Barry registered cancel (3, with C.O.Ps), 1908 Registered Eastbourne rubber cancel, 1948 Blackpool Registered Official Paid, 1980 Chesterfield Registered, 1979-89 Meet Your Post Office cancels (4), Supreme Court revenue cancels, 1931-56 Telegrams with "Confirmation" datestamps (31, also Warrington Confirmation datestamp on 1961 cover), etc. (c.50). £100-150
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1857-61 Covers with "signet ring" type arrival or transit backstamps of "KINGSTOWN" (2), "DUBLIN" (5, one with stamp removed) or "NEWTOWNARDS" (2, also two pieces), all in green or blue, cancels include spoons of Cork, Ballinasloe and Drogheda. (9). £400-500
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Cork/Dublin. 1883-95 Covers and cards (14), hand illustrated front, stamps and pieces (85) all with "CORK" hooded circle cancels, also 1921 (Oct 11) O.H.M.S postcard with scarce red "DUBLIN / POSTAGE / PAID" hooded circle datestamp. A good study including cover to USA franked 2½d and 1d postcard to Syria, stamps to the 1/- value. (16+). £200-250
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Cork. 1883 (Oct 17) 1d Postcard cancelled Cork hooded circle addressed to Natal but returned with red "POST CARDS TO THIS ADDRESS / CANNOT BE FORWARDED" and matching London c.d.s., central vertical fold, scarce. Natal was not a member of the U.P.U at this date. £100-120
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Cork. 1885 (Oct 1) Cover with "Cork Examiner Office" printed flap addressed to Queensland, franked 6d green + six 1d lilacs all cancelled by Cork hooded circles, code H, redirected from Brisbane to West Cleveland with a Queensland 2d, faults to several 1d stamps, nevertheless an exceptional franking. Photo on Page 46. £150-200
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Limerick. 1886 (Dec 31) 1d Pink envelope cancelled Limerick hooded circle, code "M" at top and "3" at base, also cancels on stamps (9) with various codes. (10). £100-120
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Limerick. 1901 (Dec 14) Cover franked 2½d to USA cancelled by the Limerick hooded circle, code "4" (?) at top and "L" at base, the latest recorded example of this datestamp. £100-120
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Londonderry. 1883-87 Covers and cards (13), stamps and pieces (13) with Londonderry hooded circle cancels, large and small "172" types, three used as arrival backstamps. (13+). £200-250
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Waterford. 1883 (Jan 18) Mourning envelope to Algeria franked 2½d blue plate 22 cancelled by the Waterford hooded circle, code "C" at top and "2" at base, backstamped at Dunmore East and Bone, the earliest recorded use of this cancel, very fine. £100-120
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Waterford. 1883-91 Covers and cards (3), stamps and pieces (10) with hooded circle cancels, code "D" on cover franked 1d, code "G" on a ½d postcard and code "H" on a 1d pink cover. (3+). £120-150
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Waterford. 1888 (Dec 31) Registered cover to Dunmore East containing a court order for payment of overdue rent, franked 1d strip of three each with a fine hooded circle datestamp without upper code, refused and returned with a single ring arrival c.d.s, fine and unusual. £100-120
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1899-1914 Registered covers from Russia (2), Germany, Austria, Bosnia, Denmark or Bulgaria with hooded circle datestamps "REGISTERED / LONDON & QUEENBOROUGH / S.T" (4, also a complete strike on a pair of Persia stamps) or "REGISTERED / LONDON & FOLKESTONE S.C" (3), also an 1899 registered cover from Spain with oval "REGISTERED / F.N.M / LONDON" datestamp and 1913 postcard to Germany franked 1d strip of three cancelled "LONDON & FOLKESTONE S.C" datestamps. (10). £200-300
| Maritime Mail
(Also see lots 458/77, 526, 529, 530, 532, 536/8, 541, 544, 547, 552, 723, 1877, 1881) | |
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c.1770-1808 Entire letters from the USA with two line ship letter handstamp of Deal, Portsmouth, Dover and Cowes (2), oval ship letter handstamps of Dover and Isle of Wight, a privately carried letter endorsed "Ship Onslow Cap Barney" to the New England Coffee House in London and a letter sent "p. British Packet", also a 1776 entire from Staten Island to London privately carried and posted in the London Penny Post with circular "c / MG" receiver, Bishop Marks and "PENNY POST NOT PAID / W", and an internal U.S letter. (11). £200-250
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1808-54 Entire letters to G.B including 1848 (July 30) letter from Robben Island, Cape, to Scotland, apparently from a prisoner ("I hope by the time you get this I will be at liberty again, I leave this place on 8th October 43 ....... I have got the paper of my liberty in my possession"); 1854 letter from Ballarat, Victoria to Stornaway; ship letter handstamps of London, Liverpool, Portsmouth, etc. (5). £120-150
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1810-50 Entire letters from the USA all with ship letter handstamps including Bristol, Margate (2), Portsmouth and Liverpool all in red, three with New York forwarding agents endorsements. (18). £200-250
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1902-24 Picture postcards (21) and a cover, all but one with KEVII stamps, including a postcard from Vila, New Hebrides, cancelled upon arrival in London, violet circular "POSTED ON / LA MARGUERITE", "SHIP LETTER / NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE", Transatlantic Post Office (2), card with ½d pair cancelled at Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, etc. (22). £200-240
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Hastings. 1826-48 Entire letters landed at Hastings, an 1836 letter from New York to London "P. Samson" with red London backstamp and matching "SHIP LETTER / HASTINGS" (S4) clearly applied in the London Ship Letter Office; and 1848 letter from New Orleans to London redirected to St. Petersburg with blue "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" (S3), Hamburg c.d.s and forwarding agents endorsement on reverse. (2). £150-200
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Lewes/Seaford. 1829 (Apr 5) Entire letter from New Orleans to London "p. Bengal", landed at Seaford, the reverse with "SEAFORD" undated circle, handstamped "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S2, first recorded year of use), very fine. Photo on Page 46. £200-250
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Liverpool. 1826 Entire from New Orleans endorsed "Ship Ann Parry via Liverpool", backstamped oval "SHIP-LETTER / (crown) / LIVERPOOL" (S5) and boxed "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" (S8), an exceptionally unusual combination of two differing type ship letter handstamps. £120-150
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London. 1819 (Nov 17) Entire letter from London to New York prepaid 1/1 with superb red oval "Post Paid Ship Lr / (crown) / London" (S41), backstamped with the scarce double oval "24 NO 24 / 1819" datestamp (Jay 1424) used in the London Ship Letter Office on mail delayed awaiting a suitable ship (showing the actual sailing date from London). Repaired tear to flap just continuing into the upper edge, otherwise superb and scarce. Photo on Page 46. £150-200
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Poole. 1786 (Mar 27) Entire letter from Savannah to Stockton upon Tees, sent on the "Union", handstamped "POOL / SHIP LRE" (S1), fine. £100-150
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Portsmouth. 1800 Entire letter from Charleston to London with superb oval "Ship Lre / (crown) / PORTSMOUTH", Rob. S8, only recorded 1800-02. Photo on Page 46. £120-150
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Sunderland. 1816 (Oct 25) Entire letter from Mandahl, Norway to Scotland, handstamped "SUNDERLAND / SHIP LETTER" (S1), vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce, sixteen years earlier than recorded by Robertson. Photo on Page 46. £200-300
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Cross Channel Mail. 1818-44 Entire letters (15) and entires (2) including Calais forwarding agents (4), transit datestamps of Brighton (3) or Dover, etc. Also 1836 French Postal Convention with Great Britain. (18). £150-200
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Jersey - Boite Mobile. 1873 Entire letter from Jersey to St. Brieuc, posted into the Boite Mobile to St. Malo with 3d rose plate 9 cancelled by large "3734" numeral. £120-150
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Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet - "Chevalier". 1913 (Jan 30) Cover to London with KGV 1d tied by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / CHEVALIER" narrow type c.d.s, code "B", only recorded 21st January to 23rd April 1913. Fine and very scarce. Also a postcard of the ship. (2). Photo on Page 46. £200-250
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U.K/U.S Sea Post Office. 1905-11 Picture postcards comprising 1905 card from Italy to G.B with "MISSENT TO / US SEA P.O No 4" and a United States Sea P.O duplex; 1907 card from Bristol to Hampshire franked ½d with "BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE / 7 / SOUTHAMPTON" c.d.s and "INSUFFICIENTLY / ADDRESSED" applied on the S.S "St. Louis"; and 1911 card from Italy to South Africa with "MISSENT" and "TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE / 2" c.d.s. (3). £180-220
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1905-38 Covers and cards with camp cancels (54, two 1938 registered covers from Burrowhead Camp), WWI F.P.O and A.P.O datestamps (350+, mainly Western front, some Italy, Germany, Egypt, etc) and WWI naval mail (32), virtually all differing F.P.O numbers sorted in number order. (400+). £200-250
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World War One. 1914-19 Covers with a good range of F.P.O datestamps, all with enclosed letters from two Officers to their mother or wife at the same address in Hove, mainly from the Western front, a few posted in England or Salonica, the letters worthy of reading and research, all self censored with a couple of letters from early in the war in 1914 noted with very good content on the war (which would certainly have been censored if written by a private soldier), also a few earlier and later covers and letters. (c.350). £200-250
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Russia/Malaya. 1919 (Jan 17) Forces Tobacco acknowledgement card to Kuala Kubu, Selangor, with "FIELD POST OFFICE / P.B.33" c.d.s used at Petchenga, reverse with "R.M.S / SELANGOR" c.d.s, message written in Russian from Pycuja. A very unusual origin and destination for one of these illustrated tobacco cards, issued by the Overseas Club Tobacco Fund. £100-150
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World War Two/Air Mails. 1941 (June 11) Cover from an Officer at Canadian Military H.Q London to Shanghai, franked 2/6 pair cancelled by F.P.O 465 c.d.s, endorsed "Trans-Atlantic Air Service & China Clipper", arrival backstamp (July 21), censored. Fine and very unusual. £100-120
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