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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 Grantham to Golden Square, London with treble circle single rim free mark type 1A/7 dated AP-3-99 in red, plus GRANTHAM single line town name in black. Nice item, cat £140 -
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 -
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 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 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 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 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 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 -
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 Cover (undated) with "FREE" in circle in red (type 1/2 £50) and faint Bishop Mark on reverse (type 1/4 £40). Addressed to Mr Browne, Chappell Town nr Sheffield. Repaired but still visibly a fine early piece -
1860 letter Chamonix to Horsham, Sussex then redirected to Westminster. MS Angleterre in top left, 2 very crisp "Chamonix 22 Juin 60" code C over France 40c orange (SG64 £24), PD boxed in red. Receivers mark Horsham JU 25 1860 and London BX rec mark in red dated JU. A stunning little piece of postal history, very attractive -
First Flight letters 1937, sent on the occasion of the first flight between Aberdeen and Lerwick, Shetland Islands on 23/11/37. Letters sent in each direction, both with 1½d brown KGVI definitive. Nice pair of covers -
Entire 1850 Stirling to Falkirk with 1d red imperf blued paper letters RC 2 margins tied by 4-5-4 barred numeral 308 handstamp of Stirling. Backstamped by boxed Falkirk datestamp in blue, double arc Stirling CDS, plus Edinburgh transit stamp, all dated 6th Feb 1850. Contents is a tax notice for an amount of £1-2sh. Nice item -
Entire 1828 Sevenoaks to Margate, with manuscript postage rate "6" crossed out and "8" added. Backstamped by SEVEN OAKS town mark with mileage (type 3/20 £15) and receivers mark double rim in red dated 22 MY 1828 code G -
Outer 1874 Liverpool to Oporto (1/- stamp removed!) with EXCHANGE LIVERPOOL duplex mark dated 24 JY 1874 code A 14, with FRANCA oval in black, and red PD in circle. Cover marked "Via France". Backstamped by Porto arrival mark in black dated 1 AUG 1874. Letter from a company called John Glynn, asking for the enclosed letter to be delivered to a Captain Johnson either at Porto or Vienna, depending on where he drops off his cargo of fish from Newfoundland! -
Entire 1873 Cambridge local post with ½d bantam plate 4 letters OK tied by Cambridge 158 duplex cancel dated NO 3 73. Contents is a promotional leaflet for the Cambridge University Temperance Union, who are looking for members either as abstainers or non-abstainers! -
Entire 1871 Mourning letter Edinburgh to Ayr, with ½p Bantam pl8 tied by Edinburgh duplex mark 131 dated AP 6 71, an unusual duplex having san-serif letters for the town, but seriffed letters for the date. Backstamped by single arc AYR code A AP 7 71, and a large black wax seal. The letter is a beautifully written request for the recipient to attend the funeral of the senders uncle. Cat of the stamp alone is £120, twice that on cover. Letter has a fold in it, otherwise very fine and well preserved. -
Entire 1870 Edinburgh to Perth with 2d Blue pl13 letter SB tied by Edinburgh duplex stamp dated JU-6-1870, backstamped PERTH JU 7 70 with a quite superb and intact "Royal Bank of Scotland" wax seal with coat of arms. Contents are in relation to credits and debits due to the Perth branch of Royal Bank of Scotland, including a Bill from Union Bank of Australia dated Jun 3 1860 - if additional papers included in this letter, might explain why the extra postage was paid. SG47 used on cover cat £75. -
Entire 1864 Liverpool to Dewsbury with 1d red Star plate 80 tied by Liverpool 466 duplex cancel dated AU 16 64 codes R 4, partial backstamp dated AU 17 64. Contents is a memo from British and American Express Co. -
Huge entire 1859 with 1d red Star with Leicester 449 sideways duplex cancel. Backstamped by Castle Donnington CDS in blue. Letter to a solicitor with a statement of account on a half folded A4 sheet of paper -
Entire 1857 Nottingham to Melbourne Derbyshire, with 1d red Star tied by Nottingham 583 sideways duplex cancel dated OC 6 1857, as well as Melbourne CDS in blue OC 7 1857. Backstamped by double rim Derby CDS dated OC 7 1857 -
Entire 1853 to Edinburgh with 1d red imperf cancelled by numerical cancel 131 of Edinburgh. Backstamped by Hanover Street boxed receivers mark x 2 and Edinburgh receival mark dated DEC 16 1853 codes H + -
Entire 1853 Dunse to local Edinburgh Solicitors Davidson & Syme, with 1d red imperf 2½ margins ted by barred numeral 122 of Dunse, with DUNSE twin arc CDS in red and Edinburgh arrival CDS dated AUG-24-1853. Contents re credit note owed to their client. Nice item
