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Lot 1630 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Slogans. 1918 "Feed The Guns With War Bonds" slogans, single and continuous machines, the specialised collection written up in an F.G album, with examples from virtually every recorded London and provincial office including Paid or Official Paid machines in red, on covers or cards (125), or pieces (98), a very detailed lot. (223).
Suggested price: £ 200-250

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Lot 1625 - g.b postal history machines -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1625 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1893 (Sep 6) Cover to Hamburg franked 1d + 11⁄2d, tied by the scarce International machine with time "-6-". A couple of light tone marks, otherwise fine and an attractive example of this scarce machine, which was trialed in London for just 23 days, in August and September. Photo on Page 235.
Suggested price: £ 200-250

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Lot 1620 - g.b postal history machines -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1620 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Azemar Letter. 1868 Entire letter from London to Hamburg franked 6d, with the senders cachet "J.C AZEMAR / 42 ST MARY AXE / LONDON" on the front, the enclosed letter concerning wine signed by Azemar. Azemar later produced his famous cancelling machine, which was trialed in London in 1869 and again in 1871-72. An interesting associated item. Photo on Page 235
Suggested price: £ 150-180

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Lot 1631 - g.b postal history machines -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1631 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1934 (Nov 2) Cover to Sir Stephen Tallents at the GPO with 1934 11⁄2d tied by the London machine with "OPENING OF MOUNT / PLEASANT SORTING / OFFICE BY T.R.H THE / DUKE & DUCHESS OF YORK", containing the original insert card showing the Sorting Office, with the printed explanation "this card was passed through the postage stamp cancelling machine by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York ...". Very small tear at upper edge, otherwise an exceptionally fine example of this scarce machine, very uncommon with the enclosed card. This cancel was only used on mail sent to VIPs, mainly high-ranking Post Office officials. Photo on Page 235.
Suggested price: £ 200-250

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Lot 1626 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

c.1899-1980s Covers and cards including a written up display of various KEVII and KGV types, missorts, triangular dies, "specimens", 1914 New Cross S.E Alma trial, meter marks including a box of c.1938-40 covers, also some foreign and a few pieces, a large quantity in five boxes. (Many 100s).
Suggested price: £ 250-350

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Lot 1621 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Slopers. 1870-82 1⁄2d Postcards with sloper punch cancels including clips of Manchester (5), unusual ‘pliers cut’ of Manchester, clip apparently used in London in 1882, arrows of Liverpool (8, with missing pins varieties, one an inverted cancel in the lower left corner), arrows of London (5, one with a double cancel), circular punch hole of Bradford (3) or Liverpool (3, one a very early use on 8 October 1870), also examples of the arrow cancel taken at 1950 P.H.S meeting (2), and c.1920 sloper advertising card bearing three perforated stamp size labels showing overprints (2) or a perfin. An unusual collection on pages. (29).
Suggested price: £ 600-700

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Lot 1632 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Meter Marks. 1922-67 Covers and pieces with various ‘Specimen’ meters on covers (37), covers and cards posted with meters (57, mainly 1922-30) including rare vertical type with value die above the London E.C date portion (3), letters from Roneo Neopost with illustrations of British or foreign meters (3), and a book containing many hundreds of pieces sorted by type, many early and scarce items included. (94 covers + 100s of pieces).
Suggested price: £ 300-350

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Lot 1627 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1910 Post Office O.H.M.S envelope bearing a proof impression of a continuous Krag machine with the place name omitted, one die with the time and date "11.45 AM / 7 MAR 10", the other die simply with the time 11.45 AM and a cross below, thick vertical bars at either side of each die head. The upper left corner torn where the cover has been removed from an archive, otherwise fine and unusual, marked "Trial - No Place Name". Also proof impressions on separate pieces of the continuous Krags from London E.C (Nov 26 10) and London F.S (Nov 23 10) both endorsed with notes, and a cover bearing the London F.S Krag. (4).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

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Lot 1622 - g.b postal history machines -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1622 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Sloper. 1870 (Nov 7) 1⁄2d Postcard with inverted orb punch cancel of London, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 235.
Suggested price: £ 300-400

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Lot 1628 - g.b postal history machines -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1628 - g.b postal history machines - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1912 (Jan 29) Picture postcard to France with red "LONDON E.C / 1d POSTAGE PAID" applied by the experimental Wilkinson 1d in the Slot machine with the London E.C 172 c.d.s (2.15PM), the machine mark only valid on internal mail, a 1d stamp therefore added and tied by London E.C 161 c.d.s (2.30PM). The message in French explains the need for a stamp, suggesting the overseas address was noted at the time of posting and the sender informed and asked to purchase a stamp. An unusual first day of use of this machine, very few stamped examples addressed abroad recorded. Photo on Page 235.
Suggested price: £ 200-250

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