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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 -
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 -
Outer 1868 Torquay to Edinburgh redirected to Dunfermline, with 1d red star pl 110 tied by numeral cancel 805 of Torquay, sent to Edinburgh, then another 1d red attached pl79 and cancelled by duplex 131 cancel of Edinburgh. Backstamps are Union St Torquay No 13 68, Edinburgh Night rail EDINr M NO 14 68, and Dunfermline arrival CDS code A NO 15 68. Beautiful piece -
Lundy Island - collection from the De La Rue Printers Records. Total of 151 stamps plus 1 min sheet -
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! -
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 -
Entire 1842 New York to London with "1/-" postage rate on front and London receivers mark " S OC 30 1842" (type 1/11 £125). Letter sent by Nevins Townsend & Co. (bond firm in New York) regarding prices in various states. No markings to indicate dispatch from the US unfortunately, but a fine lot nonetheless -
Cover front 1878 Glasgow to Gibraltar mourning envelope with 5 x ½d bantams plate 13, strip 4 OF-OI plus single OL tied by Glasgow 159 duplex cancel. Letter front says "Per Packet via Southampton". No back unfortunately, but a valuable front nonetheless. Value of stamps on cover cat £350 alone -
Entire 1848 Edinburgh to Alnwick with 1d red imperf on blued paper letters NK almost 4 margins (TR corner cut into), tied by barred numeral cancel 131 of Edinburgh, with twin arc CDS of Alnwick dated DE-31-1848 and Edinburgh datestamp of DE-30-1848. Also has a Mae West type "Too Late" handstamp, which according to records was the 2nd last day of use for this mark in Edinburgh. Great item, and late usage such as this is rare. -
Outer 1858 from Cupar to Newburgh, with pair of imperf 1d reds plate 133 letter IA/IB slightly into LL otherwise large to huge margins and large portion of stamp at base, tied by 4-5-4 bar handstamp of 92 Cupar. Backstamped by CUPAR FIFE 3-MR-1858 in green, and twin arc Newburgh CDS. A beauty! -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Free Front 1838 Dublin to Manchester, addressed to Lt Col Whittaker, 4th Dragoon Guards, Manchester. Irish Free mark crown inside in red Code A afternoon (type 1A/41 £50) -
Free front 1838 Dublin to London dated Jan 25 1838. Irish Free Mark crown inside in red dated JAN 25 1838 code E evening below year (type 1A/41 £50) and London Free Mark dated JA 29 1838 (type 1A/11 £15). Fresh and clean -
Free front 1838 London to Dunse, addressed to Lady Monson, Dunse Castle dated FEB 26 1838. Single rim with Maltese Cross below year (type 1A/13 £75). Signed Clarendon, George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon -
Entire 1842 Northampton to Ashby St Ledgers with 1d red imperf 3½ margins tied by black MX cancel. Backstamped by Northampton double rim CDS dated MR 8 1842 -
Entire 1847 Edinburgh to Greenock with 1d red imperf letters MJ nice 4 margin example tied by 4-5-4 barred numeral handstamp 131 of Edinburgh, backstamped by double arc Greenock CDS dated AP-3-1847 in blue, and Edinburgh datestamp of same date. Nice item with interesting contents re payments for an estate.
