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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 -
Entire 1806 Ayr to Glasgow, with town stamp "AIR" in red (used 1805 to 1807), and manuscript postage rate "6". Nice item, cat £40 -
OHMS 1798 addressed to Thomas Prothero Esq, Usk. With treble circle double rim free mark type 1A/7 dated OC-12-98. Noted "G C Office" (General Counsel?) in bottom left and signed C Godly. Interesting item, cat £100 -
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 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 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 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 -
London 2012 min sheet - history of London 1908. Limited edition 9574 of 10000. Issue price GBP14.95 -
Home Leave ticket issued to Cpl RE Ambler from 2nd Field SQN AIF to Surrey Hills Victoria for a period of 24 days leave. Added to base in pencil "NOT issued with food coupons". On reverse it says issued 1 Mar 1944, "You are warned to report to Trantit Section Camp Pell at 0800 hours 28 Mar 1944. A fascinating piece of social history! -
1d Penny Red from a small selection of letters sent to Fred Huth & Co. Plate 156, cancelled by Manchester 498 cancel. 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
