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1650 2 X Last Will & Testament relating to William Wait, dated 4thApril and 5th April 1650. Written in Old English with a translation on reverse. An amzing piece of social history, over 370 years old and simply stunning! -
1699 Entire Exeter to London dated 11th June 1699. Beautiful Old English text, which I find very difficult to translate. Crisp Bishop Mark "IV/12" type 1/2 (£250). Stunning -
1704 Entire London to Exeter dated 27th June 1704. Addressed to Richard Carew Esq at Barley near Exon Devon". Lovely crisp Bishop Mark "IV/27" type 1/2 (£250) with "GC" London Receivers hand stamp of Gabriel Collins. Fabulous combination of markings -
1725 Entire Bryanston to London. Addressed to "Reverend Dr Hill at his house in Cleveland Court, St James, London". Post paid 4 on front plus Bishop Mark "24/SE" type 1/4 (£40). Interesting contents, translation on reverse -
1725 entire London to Hereford with "7" surcharge on front, and very clear 25 MA Bishop Mark (type 1/4 £40). Nice contents regarding legal matters and an upcoming hearing. -
1728 entire Exeter to Launceston. Addressed to Mr Samuel Lyne, Attorney at Law in Launceston". Single line EXETER town mark type 3/5 (£40). Letter about issuing warrants and estate matters, as well as a complaint about postal services in their area! -
1734 Entire Essex Buildings to Marlborough. Addressed to "Mr William Hawkes Attorny at Law, Marlborough Wilts". 2 post paid on front and indistinct "03/SE" Bishop Mark type 1/4 (£40). Letter regarding entitlements or allocation on a deceased estate. Nice item -
1762 Entire to Liverpool. Addressed to "Mr Antrobus Surgeon, Chapel St, Liverpool". Clean and crisp Bishop Mark "2/NO" type 1/4 (£40), post paid 2 on front. An aged cover with some tears and aging, but translation on reverse adds a social interest -
1769 Entire to London. Addressed to "Mr Franc Barlow at the Crown Office, London". Post paid 2 on front, plus clean and crisp Bishop Mark "24/IY" type 1/4 (£40) plus 2 line MOR/PETH town mark type 3/6 (£60). 250 years old and still fresh as the day it was written! Translation included -
1787 Entire London to Brighton. Addressed to "Mr W Attree, Brighton Sussex". Smudged Bishop Mark "10/MR" type 1/4 (£40) late usage. Also contains receivers mark which is illegible. Legal letter re establishing admin over an estate. Clean and fresh -
1802 entire Dover to Margate with "3" manuscript surcharge and Dover 72 mileage mark (type 3/20 £20) -
Entire 1806 Ayr to Glasgow, with town stamp "AIR" in red (used 1805 to 1807), and manuscript postage rate "6". Nice item, cat £40 -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Dunbar with red octagonal "DEC 18 1813" codes WA, and tall "Add ½" boxed in black -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Dunbar with red circular "JAN 6 1813" codes BA. -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Oxford with red octagonal "NOV 10 1813" codes WA, "1/2" surcharge and tall "Add ½" boxed in black. -
1814 entire Selkirk to Dunbar with red octagonal "JUL 6 1814" codes WM, and Selkirk mileage mark boxed in black -
1824 Entire to Edinburgh. Contains double rim double circle datestamp, "2/2" in red and "½" Scottish coach surcharge. Contents translated on reverse, letter regarding Lord Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty -
1836 entire Cheltenham to Edinburgh. "1/2" surcharge on front, plus "Add ½" 2 line in red -
1842 letter to the East India Company enquiring of the whereabout of a soldier, Patrick Cassidy. The applicant filled in a pre-printed questionnaire. Notes on the questionnaire indicate that the soldier had died 8 years previous, and that the wages of the deceased had already been paid out to Mary Daly nee Cassidy. A wonderful and valuable piece of history -
One Penny pink embossed silk thread envelope from Crieff to Edinburgh, with 4-5-4 barred numeral "84" of Crieff, Crieff CDS on back dated JU-15-1856, and Edinburgh arrival stamp dated JN-16-1856 in red. Brightmore's "Postal Stationery of Great Britain" lists this one as No. 3 issued 1850, as it contains the pink seal device on back flap Very nice item -
One Penny pink embossed envelope (Brightmore No. 5, type 2a, size 5) dated 8/4/61 with Edinburgh duplex roller cancel with 131 variety stars by sides of numerals, dated AU-12-1861, backstamped by Gainsborough dated AU 13 1861. -
1868 One Penny Pink embossed envelope (dated 14/10/68) with "Posted Since 1030 last night" duplex cancel, with 131 with stars at sides of Edinburgh dated MAY-22-1869. Backstamp Peebles dated MY 22 69 code B. Nice clean piece -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 104, cancelled by Falmouth 290 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 122, cancelled by 71 London EC cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 129, cancelled by a London EC cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 130, cancelled by Bute Docks D57 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 130, cancelled by Manchester 498 cancel and fine intact wax seal. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 130, cancelled by Coventry 223 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 135, cancelled by London EC cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 140, cancelled by Liverpool Exchange 466 cancel. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 142, cancelled by Glasgow 159 dated AU 31 71. Fine and fresh -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 156, cancelled by Manchester 498 cancel. Fine and fresh -
Entire mourning letter 1876 Crieff to Hemlock Distillery, Campbeltown, with ½d Bantam Pl12 letter EC tied by "84" Crieff three bar duplex dated 20-FE-1876, with Greenock CDS and Campbeltown CDS dated 22-FE-1876. Nice item - and love the name for a distillery! Min cat £62 -
Outer 1929 Cupar (Fife, Scotland) to Secundarabad India with KGV 6d/1d/½d postage rate and CUPAR CDS 11-AP-29, and backstamped by Secundarabad CDS dated 25-AP-1929. As can be seen from the accompanying info, flights from London to Karachi had only just opened up, so the additional days to get to Secundarabad shows the difficulties in getting postage out to southern India. Nice piece! -
ANZAC New Zealand-Australia joint issue cover, to commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC. Issued 7th April 2015, it has NZ 80c and $2 with Wellington postmark, and Australia 70c and $1.85 with Canberra postmark. A beautiful set of stamps! 2 packs of 10 bought direct from NZ Post, cost NZ$120. Bought well so out they go for $80. Great lot for eBay re-seller
