1846 Entire letter from Ardrossan to Edinburgh franked 1d red MG-ML strip of six, MG cut into at left, otherwise with margins on all sides, light horizontal fold through the strip; and 1846 long cover from Dudley to Birmingham bearing 1d red HI-HL strip of four each cancelled "263", HL touched at top, otherwise fine with margins on all sides. (2).
Suggested price: £ 180-220
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Lot #1539 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
Lot #1540 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1848 Entire letter from London to Sardinia franked imperf 1d tied by London numerals, with "TOO-LATE / G.P.O" undated circle and two strikes of red boxed "Returned for / 10d Postage", the reverse with larger boxed "Return’d for Postage". Photo on Page 225.
Suggested price: £ 160-180
Lot #1541 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1850 (Sep 12) Cover from London to the USA, the 1/- packet rate paid by two strips of three 1841 2d blues, DG-DI and EG-EI, the two right stamps cut into at the right side, small scissor cut into DI, otherwise fine with margins on all other sides, the stamps cancelled and tied by "42" numerals. A fine transatlantic cover. Photo on Page 225.
Suggested price: £ 400-500
Lot #1542 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1854 Cover to "J.H Dighton, 30th Regt. M.N.I, Moulmein, via Calcutta" bearing embossed 10d and 1/-, both cut to shape largely clear of the design (the 1/- just touched at right), the two stamps overlapping, cancelled by central "212" numerals. Backstamped at Coleford, London and Calcutta. An attractive cover to an Officer in Burma. Photo on Page 225.
Suggested price: £ 200-250
Lot #1543 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1858-75 Covers including 1858 cover franked 1d stars (torn) then redirected with two 2d blue stars applied, an enclosure presumably having been added before being reposted; 1863 cover from Bath franked 1d stars with red oval "U.S CONSULATE / CARDIFF" printed at upper left corner; also three 1875 entire letters with 2d plate numbers. (5).
Suggested price: £ 100-120
Lot #1544 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1860 Cover from London to USA bearing 1d red stars (8, including two pairs and a strip of three) and 2d blue plate 8 pair (one with corner fault), red arrival c.d.s and "21 / CENTS". A most attractive franking paying the 1/- packet rate. Photo on Page 227.
Suggested price: £ 400-500
Lot #1545 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1862-65 Covers comprising 1862 covers from Bolton to New Zealand franked 1856 6d, with Dunedin arrival datestamps (2), 1865 cover from Stirling to USA franked 1865 6d plate 5 pair with superb red Boston Am. Pkt 24 Paid c.d.s on the front, and 1870 cover (tear, tape stain) from Cheltenham to Beyrout with "BERUTTI" Austrian P.O arrival c.d.s. (4).
Suggested price: £ 120-140
Lot #1546 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1871 Privately printed postcard posted from London to Glasgow franked 1870 1⁄2d, the front with the heading "POST CARD" within a fancy border, the reverse with a pictorial advert for Macnaught Robertson & Co Ironmongers. An attractive and unusual early postcard.
Suggested price: £ 70-100
Lot #1547 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
1872 Front with side flaps (the upper and lower flaps removed) apparently posted in France franked by three 1d reds, plate 143, cancelled in London by eight strikes of boxed "GB / 1F 60c" Anglo-French Accountancy marks, with red oval "PD" and "ANGL. / AMB. CAL. - LILLE B" c.d.s on the front. A unique and spectacular item. Photo on Page 227.
Suggested price: £ 900-1,100
Lot #1548 - Great Britain qv stamps on covers
Board of Trade. 1882 Printed receipt to the Danish Royal Statistical Bureau in Copenhagen, bearing 1880 1⁄2d green perfined "Crown / B.T" tied by a London duplex. An uncommon use of this official Board of Trade perfin on cover. Photo on Page 227.
Suggested price: £ 180-220
Lot #1549 - Great Britain local and telegraph stamps
1860 South Eastern Railway Telegraph stamps mint comprising perf 9 2/3 and 2/9, perf 12 1/2 and perf 121⁄2 1/- pair and single, the 1/2 with reversed watermark. The 1/2 and single 1/- fine, the others with some creasing and corner fault to the 2/3. Good appearance and scarce, these fine stamps printed by Wyon. (6). Photo on Page 127.
Suggested price: £ 150-200
Lot #1550 - Great Britain local and telegraph stamps
c.1890 Postcard with printed heading "DISTRICT MESSENGER CARD", a boxed square in the upper right corner containing the words "SWIFT" and "SURE" and depicting a running messenger, addressed to "Lord Lilford, 18 Princes St., Cave Sq., W". The printed message informs the public that the company will in future only be supplying tickets at their offices, a result of the extremely heavy royalties imposed upon their business by the Post Office....
Lot #1551 - Great Britain local and telegraph stamps
National Delivery Co reprinted proof sheet of eight stamps on wove paper, endorsed "From the original copper plate, with compliments J.Y James", light vertical and horizontal folds clear of the stamp impressions; mint stamps (5); and an 1893 1d pink envelope used from Angmering to Ryde with a forgery of a 1⁄2d Metropolitan stamp applied on the front, the forgery and stamp both cancelled by the Angmering duplex. Also nine college stamps. (16...
Lot #1552 - Great Britain local and telegraph stamps
Album containing various mint issues of Lundy, Herm, Lihou, Jethou or Bardsey. Also covers or cards with Lundy issues (5) and a 1906 picture postcard of the Paddle Steamer "Devonia" with G.B KEVII 1⁄2d tied by "LUNDY ISLAND" c.d.s (Approx 300).
Suggested price: £ 100-120
Lot #1553 - Great Britain cinderellas
Wafer Seals. 1841-57 Covers and entire letters all bearing wafer seals on the reverse including phrases and sayings, peoples names, letters, flowers, birds, shields, days of the week, "No Corn Laws", religious themes, portrait of Napoleon, commercial companies, etc., two with central metal fasteners to prevent tampering, an interesting collection on album pages. (83).
Suggested price: £ 800-1,000
Lot #1554 - Great Britain cinderellas
Various exhibition labels; philatelic exhibition and congress labels, covers and cancels; Waterlow Specimen stamps featuring the Prince Regent (5); Harrison "Bonaparte" dummy stamps (2); Gerald King fantasy issues; Prince of Wales Hospital Fund labels with 1898 1/- - 10/- set of four and 1/- with various 1901-1910 overprints (4); forgeries including QV £5 orange with forged 1896 Edinburgh cancel; royal commemorative labels; strike posts, also...
Lot #1555 - Great Britain cinderellas
c.1893-1902 Album containing various photos, poems, drawings and watercolours, including 41 perforated stamp size photos of people with various frames, some of dots as used for the 1d lilac. The album rather tatty, the stamp size photos fine, an interesting and unusual group.
Suggested price: £ 100-150
Lot #1556 - Great Britain cinderellas
1897 Prince of Wales Hospital fund, 1/- labels in complete mint sheets of 40 - a bundle of 500 sheets as delivered by De La Rue and still unopened after 117 years. The 500 sheets (with a total face value of £1,000) are between two thick pieces of card, the top card bearing the label "Messrs DE LA RUE’S No. / Hospital STAMPS / Duty 1/- - 500 Sheets / Packed 15 JUN 97 / H.C, Teller", the bundle then tied up with thick string secured by a lead...
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