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Free front sent from Warwick to London, dated Jul 4th 1815 Addressed to Miss Carter, Mercers near Arundel St, Strand, London Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – “WARWICK Penny Post” 2 line in black, 3/23, p32 (cat £30) Signed by “Dartmouth” William LEGGE, 4th Earl of Dartmouth (1784-1853) Additional titles 1810 – MP for Milborne Port 1810 – Member of the House of Lords He had 16 children, 15 with his 2nd wife, Frances Barrington -
Free front sent from Northwich to Chorlton, dated Jan 20th 1833 Addressed to Thomas Tarleton Esq, Chorlton Lodge, near Malpas Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – “Chester Penny Post” Boxed 2 line in black, 3/25 (BB), p32 (cat £30) Signed by “Delamere” Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere (1811-1887) Additional titles 1840-41 – MP for Denbighshire 1841-47 – MP for Montgomery 1855-87 – Member of the House of Lords -
Free front sent from Ravenglass to London, dated Jul 27th 1834 Addressed to Sir W’m Cole & Co, Bankers, Old Bond St, London Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – “Ravenglass Penny Post” Boxed 2 line in red, 3/25, p32, (cat £50) “TO PAY 1D ONLY” framed 1A/19 p14 (cat £30) Signed by “E Stanley” Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869). Longest serving Tory leader, Prime Minister on 3 separate occasions – 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68 1822-26 – MP for Stockbridge 1830 – Chief Secretary for Ireland 1833 & 1841 – Secretary for the Colonies 1844-69 – Member of the House of Lords -
Free front sent from Esher to London, dated Nov 21st 1805 Addressed to Mrs Macklin, 39 Fleet Street, London Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – Large Single Circle Free stamp in red dated NOV 22 1805 1A/9 p10 (cat £50), plus single line town mark with mileage in box 3/20 p32 (cat £30) Signed by “Fletcher” Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Baronet of Clea Hall (1727-1807). 1768-1806 – MP for Cumberland The addressee, Mrs Hannah Macklin, was married to Thomas Macklin, author of the Poet’s Gallery, and the Folio Bible project -
Free front sent from Guildford to London, dated Nov 25th 1822 Addressed to Reverend Hughes, Residentiary House, Amen Corner, St James, London Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – “TO PAY 1D ONLY” framed 1A/19 p14 (cat £30), plus GUILDFORD PENNY POST unframed in black 3/23 (Z), p41 (cat £30) Signed by “G Holme Sumner” George Holme Sumner (1760-1838). MP for Ilchester, Guildford and Surrey -
Free front sent from Moreton-in-Marsh to London, dated Mar 17th 1839 Addressed to Mr Horace Rodd, No. 1 Great Newport St, Long Acre, London Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – “To Pay 1d Only” framed 1A/20 p14 (cat £75), plus “Moreton-in-Marsh Penny Post” unframed in black 3/26 (CC), p45 (cat £50) Signed by “Northwick” John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1770-1859). 1800-59 – House of Lords, Baron Northwick -
A fascinating Free front sent from Wincanton to London, dated Aug 24th 1784 Addressed to Carbonell & Son, King Street, London (Carbonell & Son are wine merchants) Markings (Ref JT Whitney 7th Ed) – Noted “Not properly dated – put into Wincanton office”, surcharge “4” applied twice (Ref 2/34 p30? cat £35 each) The cover was originally signed “Westmorland”, but as it was not completed correctly to get free postage, it was turned in to Wincanton. It was subsequently crossed out due to above, then dated properly and signed “Greville” to enable delivery. A fascinating group of markings I have not seen before Westmorland – John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (1759-1841) 1774-1841 – House of Lords, Earl of Westmorland 1798-1806, 1807-27 – Lord Privy Seal Greville – Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809). 1774-90 – MP for Warwick As a young man, Charles Greville courted Emma Hart, who would later become Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson’s lover. -
Free front sent from Meynooth to Dublin, dated Dec 31st 1839 Addressed to Miss Caroline Hamilton, 37 Dominick St, Dublin Markings Ref (Stanley Gibbons 9th Ed) - Irish Free Mark dated JA-1-1840 with "F" 1A/41, p7, value doubled as 1840 date (£100) Signed by "Leinster" Augustus Frederick FITZGERALD, 3rd Duke of Leinster (1791-1874) 1831-74 - Lord Lieutenant of Leinster 1804-74 - Duke of Leinster Augustus Fitzgerald was Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland (Freemasons) from 1813 to 1874, and was also Lord High Constable of Ireland for the coronations of William IV and Queen Victoria Maynooth is the location of the Duke of Leinster's ancestral home -
Free Front London to Biggleswade with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day JUN-12-1837. SG cat £55 Signed John Hardy -
Free Front London to Chagford, Devon with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day JA-15-1838. SG cat £55 -
Free Front London to Linton, Cambs with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day MY-26-1834. SG cat £55 Signed Wm Peter -
Free Front London to Clare Hall, Cambridge with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day JU-12-1837. SG cat £55 -
Free Front London to Brighton with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day AP-17-1837. SG cat £55 Signed Lowther -
Free Front London to Bolney Court, Henley-on-Thames with double strike of Sunday datestamp, Gibbons type 1/11 and free mark for following day AU-29-1831. SG cat £140 Signed John Young, MP for Cavan A rare postmark! -
Free Front London to Leamington with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day JUL-01-1839. SG cat £55 -
OHMS Addressed to Dr Prothero Esq, Usk, Monmouthshire with treble circle double rim Free mark dated MA-26-98. SG cat £100 -
Free Front Shilton to Stowe, Buckingham with crown inside "Apple" type free mark dated JA-31-1804. Also has indistinct Shilton town stamp with mileage marker. SG cat £75 Signed "Carysfort" - John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort, House of Lords -
Free Front London to Dublin, Ireland with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day AP-25-1836. SG cat £55 Signed Robert Wallace, MP for Greenock -
Free Front London to Leamington, Warwickshire with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark for following day JU-3-1839. SG cat £55 -
Free Front London to Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells not actioned as a free letter. With Richmond single rim CDS in black, "To Pay 2d Only" boxed mark, and "2" charge mark. SG cat £85 Signed Cowley -
Free Front Ixworth to Blandford, Dorset, but not taken as a free letter, so added "To Pay 1d Only" single line boxed mark (1A/19) and Ixworth Penny Post" 2 line boxed mark in black (3/25). Nice piece - SG cat £90 Signed Henry Wilson -
Free Front London to Campden with London "Sun" style datestamp and free mark dated JY-3-1837 with Maltese Cross at base (1A/13). SG cat £115 Nice lot for nearly 200 years old! Signed C Wall -
Free Front 1818 Bognor to Messrs Sturt & May, London, but not sent as free so has "To Pay 1d Only" single line boxed in red, and "Chichester Penny Post" 2 line in black type 3/23. Signed HJ Shepherd, Henry John Shepherd MP for Shaftesbury Nice item, cat £90 -
Free Front London to Townley Hall, Drogheda (Ireland) with double rim evening duty free mark in red dated 26-SE-1831 with Sunday CDS marker in red dated SE-25-1831 type 1/11. Signed C Tennyson. Nice item with rare markers, cat £140
