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Wigan. 1905 Picture postcard to Sheffield franked with a KEVII 1d (due to glitter on the card) cancelled by oval Advance Posting handstamp code “W.I.” in black, fine. 25,522 Items posted in 1905. Photo on Page 84. £160-180
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Wigan. 1909 Picture postcard posted locally, a KEVII ½d tied by the “X / MAS” cancel, very fine. 23,400 Items posted in 1906. £100-120
| London | “oz at ..... per oz” rate markings, used in the London Foreign Branch. Unframed handstamps were used 1815-29, dotted framed handstamps 1829-32.
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1816-32 Entire letters or entires with unframed 4/8 per oz (from France, charged 7/-), 5/4 per oz (from Holland, charged 5/4), 6/8 per oz (2, from Germany, both charged 6/8), 7/6 per oz (from Italy, charged 17/3) or with framed 6/8 per oz (from Switzerland via France, charged 6/8), the framed 6/8 letter with heavy file fold and 7/6 letter folded in half with filing notes on the front, otherwise fine. (6). £240-300
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1819-27 Entire letters or entires with unframed handstamps 4/8 per oz (from France, charged 4/8), 5/4 per oz (from Holland, charged 5/4), 6/8 per oz (from Germany, charged 10/-) or 8/8 per oz (from Spain, charged 8/8), all excellent strikes, the 4/8 letter stained probably due to disinfection, the 8/8 letter disinfected with staining and chisel slits, a good group. (4). £240-300
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1830 Entire from Paris to London with octagonal “60 / P.P. / J” and dotted framed “oz at 4/8 per oz”, and entire letter to London with Antwerpen c.d.s and dotted framed “oz at 5/4 per oz”, both charged at the 1oz rate, light file folds, otherwise fine and scarce. (2). £200-240
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1824 (Jan 30) Entire letter from Hamburg to London via Holland handstamped in error with unframed “oz at 5/4 per oz” (the rate if posted from Holland), overstamped with the correct “oz at 6/8 per oz” with a second strike below, charged 6/8, a very scarce and unusual handstamp alteration. Photo on Page 84. £150-200
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1823 Entire from Lisbon to London with “LISBON” British P.O handstamp and unframed “oz at 10/- per oz”, charged 15/-, a superb and very scarce handstamp. £200-250
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1831 (Jan 10) Entire letter from Mexico to London handstamped “FRANCO HAS / TAZE PUERTO” and dotted framed “oz at 12/- per oz”, charged 12/-, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 86. £150-200
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1828-30 Entire letter and entires from Mexico with unframed “oz at 12/- per oz” (2, charged 12/- or 18/-) or from Buenos Ayres with unframed or framed “oz at 14/- per oz” (charged 14/- or 17/6), endorsed by the Packets Skylark, Myrtle, Pigeon, Zephir, one 12/- letter with heavy file fold and two small holes to the address panel, the framed 14/- per oz handstamp the highest such rate mark used. (4). £350-400
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1829 (Dec 10) Entire letter from Buenos Ayres to London (originally with an enclosure for forwarding), “per Packet Kingfisher” with dotted framed “oz at 14/- per oz”, charged £1.4.6. fine and scarce, the highest rate handstamp used and an unusually high postal rate. Photo on Page 86. £200-250
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Lichfield. 1746-1848 Prestamp and stampless entire letters, various Lichfield handstamps including 1746 “LITCH / FIELD”, single line handstamps, “119 LITCH / FIELD” first type mileage, “TOO LATE” in red (2), scarce “MISSENT / to / LICHFIELD” in red (ST 353, only listed in black), 1793 manuscript “Missent to Lichfield”, red “Lichfield / Penny Post” (2), Uniform 4d Post, etc. (27). £200-250
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c.1797-2000 Covers and cards including 1797 “WOLSLEY / BRIDGE” and “BURTON / ON TRENT”, 1798-1806 “RUDGELEY” (2 types), a few undated circles, red “Lichfield / Penny Post” (5), skeletons and rubbers, Parcel Post labels (2), many KEVII and KGV cancels on picture postcards, etc., also a few other G.B and foreign covers, (160+). £150-200
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1734-1973 Entire letters, covers and cards from Dorking and district, Redhill sub-offices or Reigate district, including 1734 and 1759 “DARK / ING”, 1774 “RYEGATE” on a letter from Nutfield, 4d Post letter from Little Bookham with boxed “No. 1”, undated circles (60), Redhill Station Office (28), skeletons and rubbers, etc. (248). £350-400
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1804-1912 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1859 registered cover franked 1d + 6d cancelled “271” of Eastbourne with superb “SOUTHBOURNE” undated circle on the front, 1854-55 stampless covers to U.S.A with “CHIDDINGLY” or “GARDNER-ST” undated circles, 1850 “HARTING” undated circle, Uckfield and Brighton Penny Posts, other 1804-37 Uckfield handstamps (10), etc. (20). £120-150
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Bexhill on Sea. 1807-1927 Entire letters, covers and cards, including Bexhill 66 mileage marks (2), “No. 1” with Battle Penny Post (3, two Penny Post types), undated circles (2), 1899 (June 28) skeleton on a court card of Bexhill, 1910 Bexhill Old Town c.d.s, registered covers with datestamps of Devonshire Rd (2, one R.S.O c.d.s), Collington Mansions, Endwell Road, Station Rd (c.d.s with “R.S.O Sussex” excised), etc. (22). £250-300
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Brighton - Transormas. 1935-67 Covers and cards, various numbers or letters applied to mail to or from the Brighton area including 1935 J, S, 5 or 6, later items with boxed 9, red-black S or Z, etc. (46). £100-120
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Chichester - Pictorial Notepaper. 1849 Entire letter on notepaper headed with a fine engraving of The Cross, Chichester, posted unpaid from Wavertree to Preston with a “2” charge mark. £100-120
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1850 (Jan 5) Entire letter to Hull with red “SCARBRO / 1D / PAID” within a vertical oval, a superb strike of this scarce U.P.P Paid handstamp, only recorded 1850-51. £120-150
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York - Pictorial notepaper. 1877 (June 25) Cover from York to U.S.A bearing 2½d rosy mauve plate 7 vertical pair, enclosed letter on two sheets of pictorial notepaper headed with superb engravings of York Minister or St. Mary’s Chapel, Museum Gardens, York. £120-150
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(Also see lots 233, 272/5, 279, 285, 301, 303, 307, 315, 330, 468, 485, 574, 788/9, 1218, 1854, 1856, 1929) | |
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Scotland thematic display collection, well written up on pages, covers, cards and stamps illustrating the history, geography and landscape of Scotland, sport, famous Scots, etc., also many additional items. (100s). £250-350
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1631-1877 Privately carried letters including letters endorsed “per Dunse Coach” and “with a sugar loaf and a small bundle”, 1837 letter from the sculptor Alexander Ritchie about his statue of Sir Walter Scott, etc. (11). £100-150
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1744-95 Entire letters and entires with curved or straight line town handstamps, most very fine, including Moffat, Maybole, Dunkeld, Cromarty, Cowpar, Port Patrick, Perth, Arbroath, etc. (16). £120-150
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1797-1859 Entire letters, entires and covers including Penny Posts, Paid handstamps, undated circles, Uniform 4d Post (2), 1d black cover, Uniform Penny Post, 1824 “MISSENT TO / DUMFRIES”, mileage marks, straight line town handstamps, etc. (103). £400-500
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c.1800-1970s Picture postcards and postal history, mainly 1900-1930s period on picture postcards with many single and double ring datestamps, duplexs, a few rubbers and skeletons, some earlier covers, also unused picture postcards. (100s). £200-250
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2d Blue. 1842 (Feb 23) Entire from Kirkcaldy to Aberdour with an 1840 2d blue, CL plate 2 (three margins, touched at top, crossed by light vertical file fold) tied by a black Maltese Cross, dispatch and arrival backstamps. £100-120
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1862-80 Covers (3) and an entire letter addressed abroad, comprising 1867 cover from Wick to Switzerland franked five 1d reds, redirected to France handstamped “TOMBE A LA BOITE”; 1862 letter from Greenock franked 6d and 1871 cover from Falkirk franked 1/- both to British Guiana; 1880 cover from Ardrossan to Mauritius franked 4d sage-green. (4). £100-150
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Additional ½. 1813-39 Entire letters and entires with various “½” or “Addl. ½” handstamps, including marks of Bristol, Carlisle, Falmouth in green, Liverpool, Manchester in red, etc. (54). £200-250
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Additional ½. 1813-39 Entire letters and entires with various “½” or “Addl. ½” handstamps, the display collection on pages including Carlisle, Dublin, Leith in blue, Falmouth in green, Berwick in green, Manchester in red, etc., all very fine. (35). £180-220
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Mileage Marks. 1802-40 Entire letters and entires with various mileage marks, the display collection on 18 pages with additional loose items, boxed, unboxed and circular types, Greenock handstamp with “429-G” inverted in error, differing mileages from the same office, Dumfries English type, red handstamps, also a few mileage removed handstamps, all fine carefully selected handstamps. (56). £200-250
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Circular Town Handstamps. 1757-1835 Entire letters, the display collection on pages showing the various types, including 1757 Montrose, Chance Inn, Hamilton, Preston Kirk, Dunfermline, Berwick on Tweed, etc., all fine carefully selected handstamps. (37). £180-240
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Experimental Duplexs. 1856-65 Entires and covers, the display collection with cancels from Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dundee, Greenock (with type 1 in blue-green), Leith, Inverness, Paisley and Perth. (16). £100-120
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Dotted Duplexs. 1857-94 Entire letters and covers, the display collection showing the various duplex types from Edinburgh (21), Dundee (6) or Greenock (5, two to Portugal franked 6d), also 1860-69 Greenock dotted datestamps used as backstamps (3), a good lot with some scarce types. (35). £150-200
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Alloa. 1776-1926 Entire letters, covers and cards including straight line handstamps, circular and boxed mileage marks, Uniform 4d Post, 1862 boxed “MISSENT / TO / ALLOA”, Penny Posts, 1902 skeletons, Parcel Post labels (3), etc. (44). £150-200
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Ayr. 1711-1860 Entire letters and covers including 1711 letter from Dublin to Ayr with 2d charge, curved or straight line “AIR” (7), scarce 1857 c.d.s with “AYR” and date in three horizontal lines cancelling a 1d red or used as a backstamp in green, etc. (16). £150-180
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Clackmanan. c.1857 Cover sent locally within Clackmanan with a 1d red tied by the undated circular “CLACKMANAN” in blue, also an entire to Paisley with the blue undated circle on reverse and the 1d red cancelled at Stirling. A very scarce local handstamp used as a cancellation. (2). Photo on Page 86. £150-200
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Dumbarton. 1785-1910 Entire letters, entires and a card including straight line handstamps, mileage marks, U.P.P letters with red handstruck “1” (5) or black “2”, Penny Post, etc. (24). £100-120
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Dundee. 1747-1911 Entire letters, covers and cards including 1747-61 “DUNDEE” handstamps (7), 1765 “DUN / DEE”, 1838 “To Pay / ONE PENNY”, 1838 boxed “DUNDEE / TOO LATE”, 1844-45 entires to Kirkwall endorsed “p. Sovereign steamer from Aberdeen” (2), 1911 novelty postcard in the shape of a biscuit with attached address label, etc. (25). £150-200
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Falkirk. 1747-1944 Entire letters, covers and cards including straight line handstamps, 1747 “FAL / KIRK”, mileage marks, Penny Posts, distinctive 1850-55 “MORE / TO / PAY” in blue or black, Parcel Post label with red Paid c.d.s, undated circles, etc. (37) £180-220
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Forfar. 1744-1885 Entire letters and covers with straight line handstamps, mileage marks, Paid marks, Uniform 4d Post, 1872 skeleton, etc. (23). £150-180
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Greenock. 1716-1907 Entire letters, entires and covers, the extensive lot including 1716 letter to Inverary, 1776 circular “GREEN / OCK”, straight line and circular handstamps, Penny Posts, “TO PAY / ONE PENNY” (2), “1” and “2” (2) charge marks, blue “MORE TO PAY”, dotted duplexs (4) and c.d.s, experimental duplexs (3), Paid, Uniform 4d Post, boxed “TOO LATE”, etc. (89). £250-300
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Greenock - Error Report. 1847 “Report of Error” form with printed O.H.M.S address to “John P Good, Surveyor, G.P.O Edinburgh”, completed by the Greenock Postmaster with Greenock and Edinburgh backstamps. The Rothesay and Dunoon mail bags have been received from the Royal Mail Steam Packet “Castle” soaked with rain so the contents were much mutilated and the addresses barely readable, something that frequently occurs due to the steam packet not placing the bags into the box provided. An unusual and unique Post Office form sent free of charge. Photo on Page 86. £150-200
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Largs. c.1810-59 Entire letters and covers with straight line handstamps, mileage marks, Penny Posts, also boxed (2) or undated circle “FAIRLIE” backstamps. (17). £100-120
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Paisley. 1756-1881 Entire letters and covers including straight line handstamps, Penny Posts, 1839 boxed “MISSENT / TO PAISLEY”, etc. (20). £100-120
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Stirling. 1735 (Aug 28) Entire letter from Braco to Edinburgh with manuscript “Ster 2”, very scarce, manuscript town endorsements recorded from Sterling from 1731 to 1736. Photo on Page 86. £150-200
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Stirling. 1761-1937 Entire letters and covers including straight line and circular handstamps, mileage marks, Paid, Penny Posts, undated circles, experimental duplexs, 1845 boxed “MISSENT / TO / STIRLING”, “1” and “2” charge marks, 1875 wrapper with ½d tied by straight line type c.d.s, etc. (76). £180-220
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Stirling. 1860 “Alloa Advertiser” newspaper, folded up and addressed to Edinburgh franked 1d, tied by the very scarce “308” roller cancel. £100-150
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Isle of Arran. 1812-1963 Entires, covers and cards including 1812-33 straight line “ARRAN (2), “LAMLASH” and “BRODICK”, many cancels on picture postcards, rubbers (2), etc. (95). £150-250
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St Kilda. 1903-2015 Covers and cards including “ST KILDA” c.d.s on 1906 and 1925 picture postcards, 1959-60 double ring c.d.s (3), later cachets with “LCT 4129”, “BENBECULA - ST. KILDA / AIR MAIL” (both 1960), Tin Can Mail, etc. (35). £150-200
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St Kilda. 1963-2000 Covers and cards (52), and local stamps (180) including proofs and varieties, also four pages with original artwork for 1968 Birds issue stamps by Jennifer Toombs, all in an album. (230+). £200-250
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Islands. 1747-1936 Entire letters, covers and cards including Iona, Mull, Bute, Posted at Ettrick Bay cachets (2), etc. (53). £120-150
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