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1841 1d Red, four small to good margins, cancelled by "241" numeral cancel of Denbigh in a superb violet colour, reverse signed in pencil by H.C.V Adams. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 12. £250-300
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1841 1d Reds, QD with four margins cancelled by straight line "(B)REA" in blue, also RF (two margins) with partial straight line "(OL)LABERR(Y)", scarce Shetland Islands local cancels. (2). Photo on Page 12. £100-120
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1842 (Nov 9) 1d Pink envelope to Oxford cancelled by "EXETER" double arc datestamp, "Lympstone / Penny Post" in the lower corner, an unusual use of a town datestamp as a cancellation. £120-150
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1842 (Aug 21) Entire from Biggar to Hamilton franked 1d red (three margins) cancelled by the Biggar distinctive Maltese Cross, Biggar, Edinburgh and Hamilton backstamps. Fine and scarce, four month earlier than the first of just three other covers recorded by Rockoff & Jackson. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 34. £400-500
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1843 (June 9) Cover from Dundee to Brechin bearing a 1d red, good to large margins, tied by the distinctive Dundee Maltese Cross with a dot in the central diamond. Not listed by Rockoff & Jackson, who record 21 other covers with this cancel, six of which show the central dot. Small nick at right edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 34. £150-200
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1843 (Nov 7) Entire from Nuneaton to London franked 1d red (four margins) cancelled by the distinctive Maltese Cross of Coventry, Nuneaton undated circle and Coventry datestamp on reverse. S.G. £2,200. Photo on Page 34. £250-300
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1843 (Nov 8) Entire letter from Brighton to East Grinstead bearing a 1d red, four good margins, tied by Brighton distinctive Maltese Cross, despatch and arrival backstamps, small corner fault at lower right, otherwise fine. Not listed by Rockoff & Jackson, who record fifteen other covers with this cancel. S.G. £750. £150-180
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Ireland. c.1843-44 Entires (2) and large piece with 1d reds cancelled by Maltese Crosses in blue, at Athy, Aughnachloy (2 margins) or Dromore West (piece). (3). £150-200
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1844 (Mar 4) Entire from London to Alvaston franked 1841 2d EA plate 3 (four margins) cancelled by no.11 in Maltese Cross. S.G. £2,800. £250-300
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1844-51 Entire letters and entires with coloured numeral cancels comprising "240" of Derby in brown (2), "241" of Denbigh in green (2), "312" of Gloucester in green (crossed by heavy file fold), the last three light strikes. (5). £200-250
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1845 (Aug 19) Entire letter from Kirkby Stephen to Cartmel bearing 1d red, SF plate 57 with four good to large margins, cancelled by numeral cancels "423" of Kirkby Stephen and "530" of Milnthorpe, the second applied in transit because the original cancel was a little underinked, Kirkby Stephen and Milnthorpe backstamps, unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 36. £150-200
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1845 (May 27) Part entire (side portions removed) posted from Greenock to Edinburgh, with a 1d red EJ plate 48 (four good to huge margins) incorrectly cancelled by boxed "GREENOCK / MY 27 / 1845" datestamp then overstruck with the correct "163" numeral, redirected to Bridge of Allan with a second 1d paid in cash, backstamped with a second strike of the boxed Greenock datestamp, and at Edinburgh. An unusual error, seen and corrected at the office of posting resulting in a unique combination of cancels. Photo on Page 36. £300-400
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1845 (Oct 2) Tiny cover (82x53mm) to Leeds with a 1d red (four margins, just touched by scissor cut at upper left) cancelled by "383" error of type numeral of Harrogate with five horizontal bars at either side, Low Harrogate undated circle on reverse, Leeds c.d.s on the front. £80-100
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1845 (Dec 3) Entire posted within Birmingham, bearing 1d red TJ plate 60 (three margins, touched at left) cancelled by boxed "P.P 12 / PAID", Edgbaston Penny Post at left, Birmingham backstamp. Photo on Page 36. £250-300
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1845 1d Pink envelopes from Goole to Hull cancelled by "319" numerals, one in black, the other in blue, a fine and attractive pair. (2). £100-120
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1845-51 Entires and covers (4, also a single stamp) with 1d reds cancelled by the "338" error of type numeral of Harrogate with five horizontal bars at either side, also an 1845 entire letter with the correct "338" cancel with vertical side bars, all with Low Harrogate straight line or undated circle on reverse. (6). £200-250
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1845-62 London Chief Office numeral obliterators, the written up study on covers (20), stamps and pieces (41), numbers 1-25 and 51, mainly on imperf 1d reds, including 1d block of six on cover cancelled "25", 1848 Parliamentary Proceedings wrapper with 1d cancelled "17", 1862 wrapper to Spain paid 1/- in cash with 1d cancelled "51", various dots in cancels varieties, some stamp faults. (61). £150-180
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1846 (June 23) Cover to Dinton Vicarage franked 1841 2d blue TF plate 3 (three margins, just touched at left) cancelled by three strikes of "AYLESBURY" double arc datestamp, a further strike on reverse, a rare cancel on a 2d stamp. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 36. £500-600
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1846 (Jan 3) 1d Pink lettersheet to Exeter with enclosed printed notice regarding the expansion of the South Devon Railway with branch railways, cancelled by straight line "Tooley St." London local post receiving office handstamp, London and Exeter backstamps. A rare misuse of this receiving office handstamp as a cancellation. Photo on Page 36. £200-250
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1847-49 Cover and entire posted in Scotland franked 1d, both redirected with the stamps cancelled a second time upon redirection resulting in two differing numeral cancels on the stamps, one with "131" of Edinburgh + "122" of Dunse, the other with "131" with side stars and another unclear numeral (probably "1" of Aberdeen). Unusual combination of cancels, both stamps fine with good margins. (2). £200-240
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1847-54 Embossed 1/- green, cut square, touched at right, just clear on other sides, cancelled by two strikes of the very unusual and scarce London Chief Office "22" horizontal oval obliterator with "25" narrowly spaced thin bars, only recorded used in 1846-47. Photo on Page 12. £100-120
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1848 (Dec 15) Entire letter from Stirling to Edinburgh franked 1d red cancelled by "STIRLING / (crown) / G.P.O" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, Stirling and Edinburgh backstamps, stamp faults but very unusual and probably unique. £120-150
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Ireland. 1853 (Sept.) Cover posted locally to Ballynahuich Castle with a 1d red (touched at top, corner fault at lower left) cancelled by straight line "OUCHTERARE" handstamps (3 strikes) in blue, a fourth clearer strike on reverse, recipients filing note with date. A rare coloured receiving office handstamp, intended as a backstamp only, misused as a cancel. Photo on Page 36. £240-280
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1855-56 Cover and pieces (2) with imperf 1d reds, all fine with four margins, cancelled by sideways duplex cancels of Newcastle on Tyne (24 SP 56, cover), Uxbridge or Sheffield, scarce cancels on imperforate issues, all very fine. (3). £120-150
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1856 (Apr 12) Cover to Ayr with 1d red (three margins) cancelled by straight line "DALRYMPLE", Ayr backstamp, a scarce first type Scots Local cancel. £150-200
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1867 (Aug 14) Mourning envelope to London with 1841 imperf 1d red, four good to large margins, cancelled by Oxford 603 duplex, a fine and scarce late use of this stamp, unusual with a duplex cancel. Photo on Page 36. £250-300
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Hooded Circles. 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). £100-120
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Hooded Circles - Parcel Post. 1883-1936 Parcel Post labels (19) and other forms or labels, stamps and pieces, all with hooded circle Parcel Post datestamps from various London offices, including 1883 G.P.O London blue first type "Parcels Post" label and white second type label both with G.P.O London Parcels Post cancels, etc. (49). £200-240
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Hooded Circles - Registered. 1896-1988 Covers (242, also pieces, stamps and C.O.Ps) with Registered datestamps (132) from London E.C, W.1 or the Foreign Section, or Registered Official Paid datestamps (110) from various London offices, also nine proof handstamps from the 1933 Monetary & Economic Conference. (252+). £250-300
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Machines. 1858 (Mar 25) Piece with perf 14 Large Crown 1d red tied by Pearson Hill "Opera Glass" machine trial, a 75% strike of this third trial cancel, recorded March 21st - April 23rd. Also a 1d red on piece with Lochwinnoch Scots Local cancel in blue. (2). Photo on Page 12. £100-120
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Machines. 1871 (May 15) Entire from London to Plymouth franked 2d plate 13 (pressed file fold) cancelled by Azemar second trial machine "A1", code "CB", unusual on a 2d stamp. Also 1856-59 covers with Pearson Hill (3) or Charles Rideout duplex machine cancels. (5). £100-120
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Machines. 1885 (Sep 24) Mourning envelope to Switzerland with 1884 2½d lilac cancelled by Charing Cross W.C Hoster machine code "AX", arrival backstamp. Very unusual on a cover addressed abroad. Photo on Page 36. £150-200
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1906 Proof impressions of "X/MAS" handstamps for Liverpool, St. Helens and Newton-le-Willows on pieces, the last two with partially printed details of the handstamp manufacturer on the reverse, apparently reading "George Lucy, Sole Engravers & Stamp Cutters to His Majestys Post Office". Probably unique. (3). Photo on Page 16. £300-350
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Birkenhead. 1907-09 Picture postcards franked KEVII ½d, with "X / MAS" cancels for all three years, all fine. (3). £150-180
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Bradford. 1904 Picture postcard sent locally within Bradford, a KEVII ½d cancelled by "107" numeral in black with red oval "B.D." Advance Posting handstamp alongside. A very unusual combination of handstamps, only recorded from Bradford in 1904 (with some mail receiving the "107" in black and oval handstamp in red, some with both handstamps in red, others cancelled by the red oval "B.D." handstamp without the "107" numeral applied). Superb quality and very scarce, only 3914 items posted, the only year the scheme operated in Bradford. Photo on Page 38. £350-400
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Douglas. 1906 Cover posted locally in Douglas, franked KEVII ½d tied by the "X / MAS" cancel. Fine and scarce, 10,200 items posted in 1906, the first year of the posting scheme in Douglas. Photo on Page 38. £400-500
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Douglas. 1908 Cover to London franked KEVII ½d tied by the "X / MAS" cancel, also a ½d on piece with part strike of the 1907 cancel. Fine and scarce, 12,600 items posted in 1907, about 25,000 items in 1908. (2). Photo on Page 38. £400-500
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Douglas. 1909 Stampless cover to Ireland with red "DOUGLAS / PAID / ½" c.d.s dated "DE 09" with the day removed, overstruck by the "X / MAS" handstamp dated 1909 in black. Very rare and unusual, one similar "X / MAS" cancel used with a red Paid c.d.s is recorded from Douglas in 1906. Photo on Page 38. £800-1,000
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Glasgow. 1904 Picture postcard posted within Glasgow, a KEVII ½d tied by superb oval Advance Posting cancel code "G.W". 21,423 Items posted in 1904, the only year the scheme operated in Glasgow. Photo on Page 38. £160-200
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Hull. 1903 Cover to the Hull Museum with KEVII ½d tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel code "H.U" in red, very fine. 15,635 Items posted, the only year the scheme operated in Hull, scarce. Photo on Page 38. £200-250
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Leicester. 1903 QV 1½d Postcard with superb oval Advance Posting cancel, code "L.E" in red, very unusual on a QV card, 15,222 items posted. Photo on Page 38. £250-300
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Leicester. 1904 Picture postcard sent within Leicester, a KEVII ½d tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel code "L.E" in red, very fine. 14,605 Items posted in 1904, the cancel used in both red and black ink. Photo on Page 38. £160-200
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Liverpool. 1908 Printed bundle label on red paper "CHRISTMAS / Advance Posted Letters / FOR / (Batley)" with a fine Liverpool "X / MAS" handstamp, unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 40. £300-350
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Norwich. 1907 Picture postcard posted within Norwich, a KEVII ½d tied by superb "X / MAS" cancel. 6,650 Items posted in 1907. Photo on Page 40. £150-180
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Norwich. 1908 Cover to Bournemouth franked KEVII 1d tied by the "X / MAS" cancel, very fine and unusual on a cover, 14,905 items posted. Photo on Page 40. £140-160
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Runcorn. 1908 Picture postcard sent within Runcorn, with KEVII ½d tied by a fine "X / MAS" cancel. Also 1d on piece, missing year of use. The card fine and scarce, just 3,900 items posted. (2). Photo on Page 40. £300-350
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Wakefield. 1903 Picture postcard addressed locally to the telephone call office franked KEVII ½d, tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel, code "W.F", in red. Also two pieces both franked 1d, red cancels. Scarce, 7,053 items posted, the only year the scheme operated at Wakefield. (3). £150-180
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Walsall. 1903 Picture postcard sent locally with KEVII ½d tied by oval Advance Posting cancel code "W.L" in red, superb quality. The only year this scheme operated at Walsall, 11,618 items posted. Photo on Page 40. £200-240
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1890-1969 Covers and cards, also a few pieces, with Wimbledon (6, 1952-61, most registered), 1948 Olympics Organising Committee envelope, etc., also a few earlier pieces. (115+). £120-150
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Scotland. 1901-67 Covers and cards, picture postcards and labels including 1908 and 1911 woven silk postcards, 1911 Glasgow Exhibition season ticket, 1937 Alloa Showyard skeleton on registered cover, many 1938 Glasgow Exhibition cards, 1942-59 skeleton cancels for Church of Scotland Assembly (6) or Royal Highland Show (8), 1949 Glasgow Kelvin Hall skeleton on registered cover, etc. (c.200). £120-150
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