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Bahamas / Devon. 1838-64 Entire letters (2) and entires (2) from G.B to Nassau, two 1838-40 letters from Lympstone in Devon to H.M Surveying Ship “Lark” prepaid 2/- or charged 1/- both with Exeter Py Post datestamps, 1863 entire from Warrenpoint franked 6d and 1864 entire from London franked by three 4d stamps missent to Germany. (4). £100-150
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QV-QEII Covers and cards including 1d black (four margins) on entire from Camborne and 1840 2d blue (four margins) on entire letter from Tickhill (cover faults), embossed 1/- on 1848-49 letters to the U.S.A (2), an album with 1d lilacs on covers and documents (many on receipts or invoices, some printed letterheads), an album of special event cancels, air mails with 1933 Provincial Airways first flights (7) and commercial covers to South America, 1896 QV and 1906 KEVII size K registration envelopes franked QV 1d, 2d, 6d, and 1/- strip of three or KEVII ½d, 3d, 6d and 1/-, also printed receipts bearing revenue stamps, some foreign with Cape revenue documents, etc. (c.170). £350-450
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1840-1977 Covers and cards including 1841 registered letter receipt with Settle datestamp, 1876 Osborne cover from Cowes, 1905-77 Royal Yacht cachets (7), KEVII and KGV postcards with skeletons (32) and rubbers (21), etc. (208). £120-150
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1844-1902 Covers including “5” in Maltese Cross, 1876 circular framed “1d” charge mark applied upon redirection, QV ½d green and ½d brown and KEVII ½d Vaccination Certificate lettersheets unused, etc., also imperf 1d reds with rat-tail “R” (4, one on cover) or “E” flaw on cover. (24 + 3 stamps). £100-120
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1857-72 Covers showing differing types of inland rate, comprising 1871 cover franked 1d tied by Azemar machine, 1872 Book Post letters from Blackburn to the same address in Clitheroe franked ½d or registered franked 4½d, 1857-59 registered letters franked at the 7d rate from London with 1d + 6d (Vigo Street undated circle and unframed oval “REGISTERED / G.P.O datestamp) or from Liverpool with 1d strip of five + 2d (red “(crown) / REGISTERED”), 1872 Parliamentary Notice from Edinburgh franked 1d + 6d, 1858 Notice of Objection from St. Neots franked 1d strip of three with “missent to” written alongside a Spalding c.d.s. A carefully selected group well written up on pages. (7). £200-240
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1882-2003 Covers (16), telegrams (31), etc., with hooded circle cancels from various provincial offices, including 1882 (Sep 11) cover with 1d lilac tied by Liverpool second type experimental hooded circle (central date within bars, “466” above and “B” below, believed to be the only recorded example on cover), also 1908 Eastbourne Registered, 1948 Blackpool Registered Official Paid, “Confirmation” handstamps on telegrams, etc. (c.50). £150-200
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1889-1912 Covers and cards to unusual destinations, mainly KEVII stamps, including 1912 cover (KEVII perf 15x14 2½d) to Dairen and redirected to Japan, backstamped violet Dairen I.J.P.O and oval Changchun-Mukden T.P.O datestamps, also items to Zululand (2), Java (4), St. Kitts, Zanzibar, etc. (21). £180-220
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1901-20 Picture postcards and a few covers, mainly KEVII, including Worplesdon mailbag seal used as a cancel, 1907-09 cards posted on the London & Bristol T.P.O or Bangor & Crewe T.P.O charged 1d with boxed “Posted without Late Fee”, 1904 card posted from Ascension Island, 1904 Bustard Field P.O Devizes skeleton, cover and card bearing King Edward National Memorial farthing labels (also eight unused labels), exhibition cancels (and a few unused cards), etc. (100 + labels). £180-220
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1902-11 KEVII Covers, mainly addressed abroad, many registered, including covers to U.S.A franked 2d + 2½d + 5d (4), ½d + 1d + 9d pair, 4d + 9d strip of four, 10d pair, etc. (69). £300-350
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1902-34 Picture postcards and covers, cancels comprising skeletons (22), rubbers (11), “Liverpool / X / MAS” used on mail posted in advance for Christmas day delivery (2), etc. (39). £100-120
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Explanatory Handstamps. 1892-1982 Covers (20) and fronts (2), various cachets explaining Found without Contents (19), Found without a Cover, or Found Torn, including an unusual 1892 cover posted within London franked by Canada 6c Bill Stamp which has been accepted as valid for postage handstamped “Found in I.B / without contents”, other QV covers with unframed “FOUND-IN-F.N.O / WITHOUT CONTENTS” (3), etc., an unusual lot. (22). £200-250
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Late Fees. 1883-1923 Covers and cards (36), also stamps and pieces including QV 2/6 (3), all with hooded circle late fee datestamps, London E.C with code “Z” (3), “22”, “42”, or large “W” or “Y” at base, London with “L” (4), “L1d” (21), “L2d” or “L3d”, seven P.T.P.O stationery envelopes with two stamp dies. (36+). £300-350
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Missent Mail. 1822-1988 Entire letters, covers, cards and fronts (2) including prestamp handstamps of Gloucester, Northampton and Truro (front), 1861-62 Edinburgh and Worcester handstamps, two 1905-12 postcards from France to G.B missent to New York, etc. (13). £100-120
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Post Offices Notices. 1885-87 Notices comprising 1885 (Dec.) 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) 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. (7). £240-280
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Printed Matter Rates. 1856-68 Printed Prices Current sent at the printed matter rate to U.S.A, franked 1d (3), 1d pair (3) or 2d (3), printed or manuscript endorsements by the Asia, Russia, Australasian, Java, Africa, Canada, etc. (9). £100-120
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Returned Letter Office. 1901-76 R.L.O Envelopes (24) and a front including 1901 large blue registered envelope with contents from Manchester, 1964 envelope with 1/9 charge for compulsory registration, 1913-16 London R.L.S registered envelopes, etc., also two Irish envelopes and a British R.L.O envelope used in Dominica in 1987, all identified by type from the Snelson and Galland book. (28). £120-150
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1855 (Apr 17) Registered entire from Liverpool to Workington franked embossed 10d (cut square, touched or cut into on three sides) cancelled “466”. A scarce use of the 10d on an inland letter over 1oz, paying 4d postage + 6d registration. £150-200
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1855 (Apr 30) Registered cover from Uttoxeter to Macclesfield franked 2d + embossed 6d (cut square with three good margins, cut into at base), each cancelled “827”, a fine cover. £150-180
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1855 (July 28) Registered entire from Liverpool to Kendal franked embossed 6d pair each with three large margins, cut into at base, each cancelled by “LIVERPOOL / REGISTERED / 466” spoon, arrival datestamp on the front. An attractive use of this Registered spoon cancel. Photo on Page 38. £250-300
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1855 (Oct 2) Registered cover from York to Macclesfield franked 1d + embossed 6d cancelled “930” with boxed “REGISTERED / YORK (253)”, dispatch and arrival datestamps on the front. An attractive registered cover, the 6d cut square, possibly just touched on two sides, otherwise unusually fine. Photo on Page 38. £240-280
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1856 (June 17) Cover from Edinburgh to Alnwick containing a legal document (state of trust funds and scheme for their division), franked embossed 6d, cut square with three margins (just cut into at top) tied by “131” roller cancel, “POSTED SINCE 7.20 LAST NIGHT” backstamp. A scarce use of the embossed 6d on an inland letter weighting 2-3oz. £200-250
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Burma. 1855 (Sep 17) Entire letter from Aberdeen to “Alexander Gibbon, Surgeon 65th Regt NI, Thyetmew, Burmah, via Calcutta”, endorsed via Southampton, franked by embossed 1/-, cut square with good to huge margins on three sides, just cut into at top, tied by numeral “1”. Backstamped at Aberdeen and London with boxed Calcutta Bearing datestamp showing a change of 2a. An attractive letter to Burma. Photo on Page 38. £250-300
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Burma. 1855 (Sep 24) Entire letter from Aberdeen to “Alexander Gibbon, Surgeon 65th Regt N.I, Theyetmew, Burmah, via Calcutta”, endorsed via Marseille, franked at the 1/10 rate by 2d + 4d pair + 1/- (cut to shape) tied by “1” numerals, backstamped at Aberdeen and London with boxed Calcutta Bearing datestamp showing a charge of 1 anna. An attractive letter to Burma. Photo on Page 38. £300-400
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Burma. 1855 (Oct 8) Entire letter from Aberdeen to “Alexander Gibbon, Surgeon 65th Regt N.I, Thyetmew, Burmah via Calcutta”, endorsed via Marseille, franked at the 1/10 rate by 4d + embossed 6d strip of three all cancelled by “1” numerals, the 6d strip cut square, cut into at base and touched in places, backstamped at Aberdeen and London with boxed Calcutta Bearing datestamp showing a charge of 2a. An attractive letter to Burma. Photo on Page 38. £350-450
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France. 1851 (Nov 4) Cover from London to Paris franked by embossed 10d, cut square with four margins, tied by numeral cancel and French entry datestamp, red oval “PD” alongside, an unusually fine stamp. Photo on Page 38. £300-350
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Germany. 1852 (Apr 14) Cover from Manchester to Frankfurt, 1/10 postage via Belgium paid by 2d + embossed 10d vertical pair (cut square, touched or very close on all sides), Aachen transit datestamp, twice handstamped “P”. £180-240
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Germany/Italy. 1855 Entire letter to Germany franked 2d + embossed 6d (cut square, touched or cut into); and an entire letter to Italy bearing five embossed 6d stamps (two singles cut to shape, a strip of three with one stamp partly cut to shape, two others cut square), other stamps unfortunately removed with three stamps that do not belong, still an unusual franking. (2). £120-150
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Mauritius. 1855 Entire letters from Scotland to Port Louis endorsed “Overland via Marseille & Ceylon” franked embossed 1/- (cut to shape), numeral cancels “113” of Dunfermline or “205” of Kinghorn, both with oval “PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS” datestamps on the front, attractive covers, an uncommon destination with embossed issue stamps. (2). Photo on Page 40. £250-300
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U.S.A. 1848 (Mar 15) Entire letter from Trieste to Boston forwarded to Liverpool where it was posted, the reverse endorsed “Recd 25 March P.M and forwarded 8 April by your m.o.s Henry Ede Liverpool”, franked by two embossed 1/- stamps, both cut square, one just touched at base, otherwise fine with close to large margins, each cancelled “466”. Despatched by private ship with red “SHIP / 6”, light file folds, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 40. £300-350
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U.S.A. 1848-51 Covers to U.S.A paid 1/-, two sent in 1848 during the retaliatory rate period franked by a single 1/- (one cut to shape, the other cut square, just touched at top) both with a red “29” charge, the 1851 letter franked 2d + embossed 10d (cut square, just touched at left, just crossed by light file fold), one 1848 entire with addressees name crossed out. (3). £200-250
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U.S.A. 1853 (Sep 9) Entire letter from London to New Bedford franked embossed 1/-, cut square with three large margins, possibly just touched at left, red “5/CENTS” and Boston Br Pkt 24 Paid c.d.s (Oct. 1), carried by Cunard “America”. An unusually fine 1/- stamp. Photo on Page 40. £200-250
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U.S.A. 1853 (Sep 21) Entire letter to New York, posted into the Liverpool Floating Receiving House paid 2/- postage + 1/- late fee bearing an embossed 1/- vertical strip of three, cut square, the upper stamp touched on two sides, the lower pair with good margins, each cancelled “466”. Endorsed “Baltic” and “Paid Late” with Liverpool F.R.H backstamp, red “PAID” and “12 / CENTS”, an unusually fine 1/- strip. Photo on Page 40. £400-500
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U.S.A. 1856 (Apr 18) Entire from Liverpool to New Orleans “pr str Persia”, the 6/- rate for a letter of 2-3oz paid by embossed 1/- vertical pair and strip of four, all cut to shape, cancelled “466” with Liverpool and New Orleans (May 6) datestamps on the front. An unusual 6/- rate. Photo on Page 40. £200-250
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U.S.A. 1856 (Aug 1) Entire from Glasgow to Baltimore franked embossed 1/-, cut square (just touched at sides) cancelled by boxed “QUEEN / STREET”, red “5 / CENTS” and Boston Br Pkt 24 Paid c.d.s (Aug 13), carried on Cunard “Canada”, light file folds, otherwise fine and an unusual use of a Scots Local cancel. £180-220
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U.S.A. 1856 (Oct 31) Cover from London to New York franked 1/- embossed, cut square with large margins on all sides, carried on the Cunard “Europa”. An unusually fine stamp (die W.W.2). Photo on Page 40. £160-200
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Western Australia. 1854 (Dec 7) Entire letter from Wellington, Somerset, to “W.A Sanford, Colonial Secretary, Perth, Western Australia” endorsed “Per James Baines” and inscribed “Should Mr Sanford have left then to Capt. Sanford, Port Gregory”, bearing an unusually fine cut square embossed 6d cancelled “860”, 4d internal ship letter fee charged in Perth. A fine item to an uncommon destination at this early date, carried on the “James Baines” record 63 day voyage to Melbourne. Photo on Page 40. £500-600
| Q.V Surface Printed Covers | (Also see lots 546, 560, 758/68,1288, 1311, 1329/32, 1379/80, 1700, 1711, 1735/7)
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1852-93 Entire letter and covers addressed abroad, one 1852 letter to U.S.A bearing embossed 1/- pair (partly cut to shape), the others with Surface Printed stamps, including 1880 cover to India bearing 1d + 4d sage-green, 1858 entire to Denmark with 2/9 paid by 1d + 2d + 6d single and strip of four, 1893 William Brown “Philatelic Journal of Great Britain” ½d advertising envelope franked 1½d to Constantinople, etc. (18). £200-240
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Europe. 1852-80 Entire, letters, entires and covers to Spain, Italy (5), Austria (3), Germany (2), Switzerland, or France (5), including 1/- or 1/1 (2) to Italy, 1/6 to Spain, registered to Austria with 1d + 6d, an entire to Germany with superb 2d pair unfortunately with other stamps removed, three entire letters to France franked 2½d (with 1d red + 1½d and 1d venetian red + 1½d), others franked 3d or 6d. (17). £200-250
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France. 1865 Long registered cover from Liverpool to Bordeaux franked 11/4, bearing 1862 4d (fault) + 1865 1/- plate 4 (11, with strip of three and block of four), an exceptional high rate for a registered letter over 4oz. £200-250
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Italy - Disinfected Mail. 1865 (Aug 14) Cover from London to Rome franked 2d plate 9 + 1882 9d, disinfected with two chisel slits and boxed “Netto fuori e dentro”, Rome backstamp. £150-200
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Italy. 1865 (Sep 7) Entire letter from London to Turin franked 6d + 2d + two 1d reds, each cancelled by numeral “1”, an unusual combination of stamps paying 10d postage, apparently underpaid by 1d. £100-120
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Netherlands. 1863-67 Entire letters and an entire from London to Amsterdam, the first franked 2/8 with 1862 4d and 1/- pairs, the other franked 1d + Emblems 3d, or 1d (2) + Spray 3d plate 4. (3). £180-220
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Greece. 1867-69 Entires from London to Patras, the first via Italy franked 1d + Emblems 9d with two disinfection slits, the others sent via Marseille and French Packet or via Brindisi (2) all franked 4d + 1/-. (4). £120-150
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Scandinavia. 1859-75 Entire letters and entires comprising 1864 letter to Denmark franked 1d with 9d paid in cash, 1859 entire to Norway franked 1d with 6d paid in cash (Hull Ship Letter backstamps), 1873 printed circular to Finland franked 2d, and 1875 letter to Norway franked 5d. (4). £150-180
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Russia. 1861-73 Entire letters and an entire to Libau, Moscow (2) or Archangel with 1868 printed circular to Libau bearing four 1d reds, 1861 letter franked 1d with 11½d paid in cash, and 1872-73 letters franked at the 5d rate, the Archangel (Siberia) destination very unusual. (4). £150-180
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Turkey/Syria/Egypt. 1865-70 Covers franked 1d + 1/- to Constantinople, or 6d to Syria (“BERUTTI” Austrian P.O arrival c.d.s, faults), also 1869 entire from the British P.O in Alexandria to G.B franked 1/-. (3). £100-120
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Turkey - Constantinople. 1859-1909 Entire letters or covers from G.B to Constantinople, the 1859 letter with 1/1 paid in cash and a 1d red applied to pay a late fee with arrival backstamp of the Austrian P.O, the others all with British P.O arrival backstamps, five 1865-71 letters franked 6d or 1/-. (9). £100-150
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Aden. 1879 Cover from London to Aden, via Bindisi, bearing twelve 1d reds (plate 220), arrival backstamp, unusual. £140-160
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Cape of Good Hope. 1862-76 Covers, the first from Cambridge to Port Elizabeth franked 1857 1/-, the other 1875-76 covers from Nottingham to Grahamstown franked 6d grey plate 14 and charged 1/4 postage due (altered from 1/5), 1/- plate 11 or 12. (4). £120-140
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Ceylon/India/Mauritius. 1858-79 Covers comprising 1858 cover from Linlithgow to Ceylon franked 1d + 1857 4d pair, 1860 cover to Mauritius franked 1856 1/-, 1875-79 covers to India franked 1/- or 3d. (4). £120-150
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