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World War Two Airgraphs. 1941-45 Pictorial Christmas greetings airgraphs (24) with four matching unused airgraph greetings forms, airgraph from New Zealand to N.C Baldwin with a caricature of Hitler with a noose around his neck and quotes from press releases following the Crimea Conference, etc. (31). £300-350
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World War Two - U.S Forces. 1942-45 Covers and cards from U.S forces in G.B, bearing G.B stamps (123), U.S stamps (71) or stampless (43), various U.S A.P.O cancels, a few with U.S Navy cancels. (237). £250-300
| Parcel Post
(Also see lots 300/7, 505, 511) | |
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1883-1997 Parcel Post labels and forms, the collection in an album including unused 1883 Parcel Post customs charge form, similar 1912 form used with a 1d charge, 1932 "Opened for Customs Examination" unused block of 20 labels, blocks of unused 1911 "Franc de Droit / Free of Charge" labels, etc. (100s). £100-150
| Pictorial Envelopes
(Also see lot 420) | |
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1853 Cover with a fine printed picture of an elephant sucking out the contents of a bottle held by a Chinese man, posted from Belchamp St. Paul (undated circle on reverse) to Plymouth franked 1d, endorsed "A Chinese envelope" by the sender, a few faults but unusual and attractive. £150-200
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1901 (Dec 6) Long cover from London to Axim, Gold Coast, franked by two 1d lilacs, hand illustrated with an amusing and well drawn picture of a lady attending a séance with an inset picture of demons chasing her husband, Axim backstamp, attractive and unusual. Photo on Page 46. £200-240
| Postage Due Covers
(Also see lots 128, 382, 386, 405) | |
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1918-70 Covers and cards all bearing postage due stamps, well written up on pages, including "4d To Pay Posted Unpaid Too Late for 1½d Rate", USA cover sealed so disallowed as fourth class mail, invalid stamps, etc. (51). £180-220
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1929-41 Air Mail covers to G.B all underpaid with postage due stamps applied upon arrival, including 1934 stampless cover from Iraq with bilingual violet "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID / FOR AIR MAIL SERVICE" (Proud I10) transferred to surface mail charged 5d, other Iraq covers (7), India covers (12) with charges of ½d, 9½d, 11d, 1/½, etc., also Zanzibar cover charged 1/1, Niue cover sent via U.S air service charged 2d, etc. (45). £200-250
| Postal Stationery
(Also see lot 419) | |
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Parliamentary Envelopes. 1840 (Mar 30) House of Commons One Penny envelope used from London to Worcester with red Paid datestamp, minor staining at left edge, otherwise fine. S.G. PE9, £3,000. Photo on Page 52. £500-600
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QV-QEII Stationery, the large quantity in a box and albums, unused and used, including telegraph forms, C.O.Ps, compound frankings, Official items with QV 3d Inland Revenue envelopes used (5, EO41), etc. (100s). £300-400
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1888 (Feb 7) ½d Brown lettersheet containing Abstract of the Agricultural Returns for 1886 and 1887 issued by the Agricultural Dept. Privy Council Office, posted from Somerton to Langport. Huggins & Baker do not record any ½d Agricultural Return form prior to 1889, and then only in unused condition. Very rare. £100-120
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1898-1903 Long legal size QV stamped to order stationery envelopes from Dunfermline to New York, comprising 6d franked 2d + 6d (2), 3d franked 2½d + 4d strip of three, 6d franked 3d + 6d, 10d franked ½d + 2½d + 4d + 6d strip of three, 3d franked 3d block of four, 4d franked 6d, 4d franked ½d + 3d, 6d franked 1½d, 1/- franked 2d + KEVII 6d, 6d franked KEVII 1½d + 3d + 6d pair, 4d franked KEVII 4d + 1/-, 3d franked KEVII ½d + 1/- pairs, 4d franked 1d + 2½d + 5d single and pair, 1/- franked 3d + two KEVII 2½d stamps. (14). £350-400
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1921 KGV 1½d Postcard handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type BEC 2), applied by the Bechuanaland Post Office to Specimens received from the U.P.U, probably unique. £80-100
| Railways
(Also see lots 234, 292/6, 334, 478/80) | |
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1837 (Oct 9) Entire letter from Liverpool to Saddlesworth handstamped with red "5", used on mail carried on the fifth train from Liverpool to Manchester. £80-100
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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). £150-200
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c.1850 Electric Telegraph Co. envelope to Bognor, carried as a railway parcel, the reverse with a large white parcel label "London Brighton and South Coast Railway, Brighton to Bognor, Paid". Edge faults with part flap missing, small part torn from left edge of parcel label (no loss to any wording), nevertheless early and very scarce. £100-120
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c.1850 Cover to Collumpton endorsed "immediate delivery per rail", carried as a railway parcel, reverse bearing a white Great Western Railway parcel label "Hemyock to Collumpton, Pd", fine and scarce. £120-150
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1890-1931 Covers and cards (34) and a front to or from France, most with T.P.O datestamps, including Continental Night Mail "C.S / 2" duplex or "C.X" double ring datestamp (3), London & Dover T.P.O (14) with scarce circular framed "L.D / S.C / D" and tiny boxed "L & D / S.C", also a few other railway related cancels. (35). £250-300
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1891-1906 Covers (2) and single 2d letter stamps (20) written up on pages, with 1906 cover from Creswell & Worksop Station to Stoke-on-Trent with KEVII ½d pair cancelled at Sheffield and Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Rly 2d stamp cancelled violet "CONVEYED IN MIDLAND TRAIN / OVER L.D&E.C. LINE", 1891 North Eastern Rly stationery wrapper with printed parcel stamp used from South Stockton to Middlesborough, etc. (22). Photo on Page 52. £160-200
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Boxhill. 1895 Cover to Scotland with ½d pair cancelled by London S.E squared circles, the reverse with L.B. & S.C.R. 2d letter stamp tied by straight line "BOXHILL". Also two railway stamps on pieces with Boxhill cancels. (3). £80-100
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Eastbourne. 1903-52 Covers comprising 1903 ‘Marsh' cover with KEVII 1d + L.B.& S.C.R 2d cancelled violet oval "L.B & S.C.R / PARCELS / OFFICE / EASTBOURNE" and South Norwood duplex; 1957 cover franked 2½d and B.R Eastbourne 7d parcel stamp both cancelled violet EASTBOURNE" and at Southampton; and 1952 Railex cover from Eastbourne to Eltham franked 2½d with Southern Railway Charing Cross 8d parcel stamp and "Express To be handed to Post Office Messenger at Eltham Station" label with accompanying Railex forms from Eastbourne. (3). Photo on Page 52. £150-180
| Registered Mail
(Also see lots 113, 265, 308/16) | |
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1841 (May 11) White Inland Department, G.P.O, lettersheet with partly printed address panel "REGISTERED LETTER / Postmaster of ....." and "Page (64) / No. (21) / G.P.O" used to forward an enclosed registered letter to the Postmaster of Marlborough, the letter addressed to William Shepherd in Great Bedwyn, the lettersheet signed inside by Shepherd with a London c.d.s and "BEDWIN" undated circle. Until c.1855 inland registered mail was forwarded to Postmasters enclosed within green lettersheets; this lettersheet printed on white paper would appear to predate these green lettersheets. A unique item, ex Willcocks and Holyoake collections. Photo on Inside Front Cover. £2,000-2,400
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1847-1970 Registered covers in an album, including 1847 and 1850 covers franked 1d with 1/- or 6d fee paid in cash (the 1850 cover handstamped red "Registered / EDINBURGH"), etc., also a few foreign covers. (53). £100-150
| Royalty
(Also see lots 272/91, 484/93, 1177/1201, 1924) | |
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1896 (Oct 18) Marlborough House S.W embossed postcard, both sides with a handwritten message from the Prince of Wales, "My Dear Mrs Thorp, I hope you will accept the accompanying small brooch & your husband the pin as a souvenir of "Persimmons" achievements on the Turf this year - I enjoyed my day shooting yesterday immensely & thanking you both for your kind hospitality, believe me, yours very sincerely Albert Edward". Also an 1896 mourning cover addressed in the Prince of Wales hand to "Thorp, Chippenham Park, Soham" with 1d lilac tied by London V.R hooded circle code "A", roughly opened with tear across address panel and part torn away at left. (2). £100-150
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1902-59 Covers and cards including 1910 postcard with Buckingham Palace c.d.s, 1902 covers from Sandringham to Emil Fuchs, 1911 Official Paid cover from Buckingham Palace to Emil Fuchs redirected by registered mail to Holland franked 4½d, also valentine card "The Royal Pear" with a pear which lifts to reveal Victoria and Albert. (21). £120-150
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1870-1965 Post Office telegram forms in an album, many QEII forms with stamps to the £1 value, etc. (150+). £100-150
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Sussex. 1870-90 P.O Telegraph forms to the Aquarium in Brighton with Old Steine or Brighton H.P.O datestamps, contents include the offer of a live Polar Bear landed by a whaler in Dundee, also Octopus, skin of a thrasher fish, many concerning fees for appearances by various artistes, etc. (92). £100-150
| Transatlantic Mail
(Also see lots 349, 524/38, 2009/21) | |
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1839-58 Entire letters all sent by steamship, two sent by the "Great Western" with Bristol or Liverpool ship letters, an 1840 letter privately carried on the "President" and forwarded from Liverpool, the others all sent as packet letters on the Britannia, Caledonia, Columbia, Hibernia, Asia, Baltic, Cambria, Humboldt, Africa, Arabia, etc. (24). £200-250
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Freight Money Letter. 1838 (Nov 20) Entire from Baltimore to London "per Great Western", two red "PAID" handstamps alongside "Ship 50" (freight money fee) and "37½" (inland postage), light Baltimore c.d.s and "BRISTOL / SHIP-LETTER", charged 2/10. Photo on Page 52. £150-180
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Postage Due Mail. 1874-94 Covers (8) and a postcard to G.B including 1872 cover franked 6d and 1875 (Mar. 8) unpaid cover both with "6" charge mark, 1874 cover franked 3c with blue boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" charged 4½d, 1884-86 covers with 3d or 4d charge marks, etc. (9). £150-180
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1792 (Feb 20) Entire letter prepaid from Stockport to Philadelphia, fancy "STOCKPORT" handstamp in purple (CH740, recorded 1792-94), unusual on a letter to the USA. £100-120
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1799-1868 Stampless entire letters and covers including ship letters, 1812 letter received at Philadelphia after the start of the war with Britain, forwarding agents, mail sent by pioneer steamships including "British Queen" and "Great Western" (2), scarce 1854 "PACKET LETTER / SOUTHAMPTON" in green, New York "2ND DELIVERY" (2), 1857 cover from India, Liverpool P.L.O c.d.s, etc. (54). £500-600
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1840 (June 10) Entire to Aurora, Indiana prepaid 8d, endorsed "L.Pool Ship Letter", with "Millbridge / Penny Post", red oval "PAID / at / LEEDS" and "1d" U.P.P handstamp applied in error and then deleted, red "SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL" and "NEW YORK / SHIP" datestamps. Very unusual. £100-120
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1842 (May 18) Entire letter from London to New York paid 10d, underpaid by 1/- so returned with red boxed "Returned for / (1/-) Postage", "POSTED AFTER 7 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT" and "Returned / for Postage". All three marks upright and very clear, light file folds, a fine exhibition item. £100-120
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Retaliatory Rates. 1848 Entire letters from Sheffield (Aug 11) or Manchester (Sep.1), prepaid 1/- or 2/- in cash, charged 29c or 58c in the USA. Two fine covers, carried on the Cunard "Europa" or "Britannia", the double rate unusual. (2). £100-150
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Retaliatory Rates. 1848 Entires from London or Liverpool franked embossed 1/- (one cut square, just touched at top, the other cut to shape), carried on the Cunard "Niagara" or "Britannia", both with 29c charge, one with Boston Ship c.d.s, one with addressees name crossed out, otherwise fine. (2). £100-150
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1848-55 Entire letters and covers all franked with embossed 1/- green stamps, two single 1/- frankings, one franked 1/- + 1d late fee, two franked 1/- + 1d + 2d (3d late fee), three 1/- stamps cut square (one with four margins, two three margins), carried on the Cunard Britannica, Asia, Canada, etc., one cover with edge tear, otherwise largely fine. (5). £300-350
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1850-1931 Stamped entire letters, covers and cards, virtually all pre-1901, including covers paid 1/- in cash with 1d stamps for the late fee (2), 1857 8d ship letter rate by Inman Line, Liverpool P.L.O, underpaid mail, late fees, U.S Officially Sealed labels (2), etc. (112). £700-800
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1851 (Sep 30) Entire letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia "Pr Atlantic" franked 2d (four margins) and embossed 10d (cut square, just touched at left, just crossed by light vertical file fold) each cancelled "466", red "PAID" handstamp. Photo on Page 52. £250-350
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1852 (Mar 29) Entire letter from Pwllheli to New York franked 1/- embossed, cut square with four margins (minor toning) cancelled "632", red "21 / CENTS" applied at Liverpool in error, deleted by "466" numeral (also applied to the stamp) and replaced by red "16 / CENTS", also handstamped with red "5 / CENTS", Liverpool lozenge datestamp and "PAID". A most unusual cover, carried on the British Cunard packet "America" despite the endorsement "by United States contract mail packet", which evidently led to some confusion over the accountancy marks. Photo on Page 52. £200-250
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1856 (Oct 31) Cover from London to New York franked 1/- embossed, cut square with unusually large margins on all sides, carried on the Cunard "Europa". An unusually fine stamp (die W.W.2). Photo on Page 52. £200-300
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1856-68 Printed Prices Current sent at the printed matter rate, franked 1d (3), 1d pair (3) or 2d (3), printed or manuscript endorsements by the Asia, Russia, Australasian, Java, Africa, Canada, etc. (9). £120-150
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1863 Entire letter from London to Boston franked 1/- but endorsed "over ½oz" so treated as completely unpaid, handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" with 38c due to G.B, "BOSTON BR. PKT / 48" c.d.s and scarce large circular "IN U.S NOTES / 68". £100-120
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1865 (July 29) Entire letter from Liverpool to Boston "per Cuba via Queenstown" franked 2d blue plate 9 strip of three (on upper flap), 1865 3d pair (one corner fault) and 6d pair, red Boston Br. Pkt Paid arrival c.d.s, an unusual franking for the 2/- double rate. £150-200
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1866 (Mar 24) Entire letter from Dundee to Andover, Mass. franked 1d + 1865 1/- (4, two pairs) paying the 4/- quadruple rate + 1d late fee, red N. York Br. Pkt Paid c.d.s, carried on Cunard "Cuba", an attractive and unusual franking. £150-180
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1866 (Jan 6) Entire letter from London to New York franked 2d plate 9 + 1865 1/- strip of four paying the quadruple 4/- rate + 2d late fee, carried on the Cunard "Asia", an attractive and unusual franking. £180-220
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1866-67 Entire letters from London to New York franked 1865 1/- + 2d late fee, or 1865 1/- pair + 2d late fee (3, one deep green 1/-), carried by Cunard "Scotia" or "Cuba", or Inman Line "City of New York" or "City of Paris". (4). £180-220
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1867 (Oct 5) Cover to Boston franked 1867 1/- cancelled by "POSTED SINCE 10 LAST NIGHT / EDINR / 131" duplex, carried on the Cunard "Persia", superb quality. £120-150
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1867 (Sep 4) Cover from Ottery St. Mary to Ipswich, Mass. franked 2d blue plate 9 strip of three + 1867 3d pair all cancelled "377", carried on the Cunard "Russia", an attractive franking from a provincial office. £120-150
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Hawaii. 1875 (May 31) Cover from Bath to "Commander W.E Cookson R.N, H.M.S "Peterel", care of His Majestys Consul General, Honolulu" endorsed "via San Francisco", franked 1874 6d grey plate 13, red "6", a very unusual destination. £120-150
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1775-1854 Stampless entire letters and covers, including 1775 letter from London to Montreal sent via New York (faults), 1839-40 letters from Canada to London via New York with Canadian and U.S postage prepaid (2), etc. (6). £100-120
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