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Lot 1588 - g.b postal history air mails - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1947 Large registered cover from London bearing 1937-48 KGVI 1/- (4), 5/- and 10/- light blue block of seven all with light c.d.s cancels, a scarce 79/- rate.
Suggested price: £ 100-120

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Lot 1744 - g.b postal history t.p.os and railway cancels - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1850-1983 Covers and cards with various T.P.O handstamps or cancels including 1850 "Missent to / G.N Railway Post office / Day"; 1936 Great Western T.P.O with boxed "Posted without Late fee" charged 1d; 1867 "L&E" within star; 1877 "ST. PANCRAS & DERBY S.T." c.d.s; 1870 1⁄2d postcard uprated with two 1d reds all cancelled "CALEDONIAN T.P.O / DAY-UP"; 1939 "UP SPECIAL / T.P.O No. 1" rubber c.d.s; 1929 stampless cover to Germany and 1928 express cover to France franked 1/3 both cancelled "LONDON-NEWHAVEN / R.S.C"; various KEVII or KGV period postcards with datestamps including single ring "BIRMINGHAM & CREWE S.C", "CREWE TO LIVERPOOL S.C / 1", "BRISTOL & PENZANCE T.P.O UP", "BRISTOL, SHREWSBURY & YORK T.P.O / FROM EAST", etc. Also some stamps and pieces and picture postcards of T.P.Os. (141 covers/cards).
Suggested price: £ 300-400

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g.b postal history t.p.os and railway cancels

Lot 1684 - g.b postal history railway stamps and letters - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Great Eastern. 1915 Censored cover to Holland with G.B 1⁄2d and 1d pair cancelled in manuscript and by a London machine, the 2d letter stamp tied by violet "BRAINTREE AND DOCKING" datestamp, Delft backstamp. Part flap missing, otherwise fine and very unusual; letters addressed abroad were not supposed to be sent as railway letters.
Suggested price: £ 100-120

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Lot 1604 - g.b postal history christmas - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1909 Cover to Frodsham, posted in advance for delivery on Christmas day, with KEVII 1⁄2d tied by "WARRINGTON / X / MAS" cancel, a little light edge staining.
Suggested price: £ 80-100

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Lot 1760 - g.b postal history uniform penny postage - the michael goodman collection of 1d paid handstamps in red and 2d charge marks in black. (also see lots 1163/4). - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Staplehurst. 1844 Entire letter with "P.1D" struck within red "STAPLEHURST" undated circle, and 1845 entire with a 1d red tied "939" and red "P.1D" handstamp, a second penny presumably paid in cash, unusual. (2).
Suggested price: £ 80-100

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g.b postal history uniform penny postage - the michael goodman collection of 1d paid handstamps in red and 2d charge marks in black. (also see lots 1163/4).

Lot 1700 - g.b postal history railway stamps and letters - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

London & South Western. 1900 Commercial cover with a 1d lilac and 2d letter stamp (partly folded over the upper edge of the cover) both tied Basingstoke c.d.s, the letter stamp also tied violet "FARNBOROUGH".
Suggested price: £ 100-120

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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 1636 - g.b postal history maritime mail -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1636 - g.b postal history maritime mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Falmouth/Plymouth. 1810 Part letter from an Officer in the Peninsula, with interesting content regarding a British defeat by French soldiers disguised as peasants, carried by Packet to Plymouth with a superb "CADIZ / 13 NO 13 / 1810 / F" datestamp in green. The Falmouth Packets were diverted to Plymouth from November 10th 1810 following a Naval Mutiny at Falmouth, and continued to use Plymouth until January 1811. During this two month period the Falmouth Packet handstamps were taken to Plymouth and used there. Very scarce. Photo on Page 237.
Suggested price: £ 240-300

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Lot 1652 - g.b postal history mulreadys and caricatures - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1d Mulready reproductions and forgeries including a good reproduction produced by W.T Glasscock & Co, stamp dealers, posted from Bishop Stortford to London in 1883 bearing a 1d lilac; an unused facsimile lettersheet containing an advert for "The Jubilee of the Penny Postage Mulready stationery cabinet" (which was produced by John Dickinson & Co and contained a facsimile of a Mulready envelope in blue and gold); Lord Holland forgery; Whitakers Almanac reproduction postally used (faults), etc. (6).
Suggested price: £ 180-240

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Lot 1572 - g.b postal history - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Parliamentary/Royalty/Official Mail. 1844-1983 Covers and cards including House of Lords or House of Commons datestamps with 1913 registered cover bearing KGV 1d (3) each tied by "HOUSE OF COMMONS S.W" c.d.s and 1928 (Feb 8) 1d stationery envelope cancelled "HOUSE OF COMMONS / S.W" skeleton c.d.s (only the second recorded example, the address unfortunately deleted); Official mail including 1860 Official Paid cover to Richard Cobden M.P in Algiers; royal covers with cypher cachets, Balmoral Castle datestamps (5, one dated ‘90’ in error for the year ‘09’), etc. (c.190).
Suggested price: £ 140-180

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