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Free outer 1836 Ravenglass to London. "To Pay 1d Only" unframed in black (type 1A/20 £200). On reverse, Ravenglass Penny Post in red (type 3/26 £60), and rec mark in red dated AU 24 1836 Code G type 1/10. Signed E Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who was later a 3 time UK A rare and valuable piece of history -
GB 1854 6d embossed. Very attractive looking copy, with 4 wide straight margins, good colour and a very light Glasgow cancel. SG60 cat £1000 (A$1850). Very nice item, only 17% Gibbons -
GB 1882 5/- Rose QV Plate 4 (Anchor watermark) good used, perfect centring and a light "AP 6 83 LOMBARD ST" cancel. Cat £3800 (A$7050). Priced to clear at 12% Gibbons -
Cinderella - Southampton Strike Post stamp set from 1971 overprinted on Herm Island stamps -
Cinderella - Caldey Island 1979 set of 4 -
The Greek Post Office (ELTA) decided to copy what Australia did, and issue an "Instant" digital print stamp for every Olympic medal winner. In fact the design is VERY similar to the Australian issues. Like Australia, at a later date, offset copies were also printed of medal winner stamps. This idea proved a great success in Greece, and the general public were the ones out there buying these issues for patriotic reasons etc. Only a small % of those will ever re-enter the stamp market. The controversial stamp was issued to honor Leonidas Sampanis, the Bronze Medal winner in weightlifting in the 62 kilo weight class. Sampanis won his medal on Monday 16 August and the stamps were on sparing sale in limited offices starting Tuesday August 17. Sampanis later failed his drug test (twice) and on Sunday 22 August the IOC stripped him of his medal. Consequently, on Sunday August 22, ELTA ordered that all remaining stamps be taken off sale nationally and immediately returned to their central office and NONE were to be sold. I bought one of these sheets in 2004 from a local dealer, and paid $500 for it - that seems more than a little above the odds when you look at what they are fetching on sites like Ebay. Comes with copies of the articles in Stamp News from the time for reference -
Herm Island - collection of stamps from the De La Rue Printers Records. Total of 64 stamps -
Italy - massive parcel piece from Italy to Mildura "Contains Mineral sample for gift". Contains 7 copies of SG2896 the €2,80 Lace Making Textile stamps, plus 12 x €3,00 SG2742, and a block of 10 of the €0,02 Women in Art issue SG2706. Face Value of stamps is €55,80, cat value is £150. A bit battered, but an impressive high postage value parcel front. -
Letter Card 1903 London post with 1d red KEVII letter card (type 36/1 issue as per Brightmore "Postal Stationery of Great Britain"). Front has London W dated CDS dated FE 19 03 3:15PM code 3, with London SW times postamrk on back - FE 19 03 3:45PM. Inside is a Devonshire St CDS dated FE 19 03 codes P W. Contents are a sign of those times - friend sending a fiend a letter reminding him that he is still alive and that he wants to hear back from him! -
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 -
Letter front 1934 London to Beirut with KGV 4d Grey-Green SG445 tied by London CDS dated 12 OC 34 -
London 2012 min sheet - history of London 1908. Limited edition 9574 of 10000. Issue price GBP14.95 -
London 2012 min sheet - 30 x First Class stamps showing each of the disciplines at the XXX Olypmpiad. Issue price GBP30.00 -
Lundy Island - collection from the De La Rue Printers Records. Total of 151 stamps plus 1 min sheet -
Outer 1869 mourning envelope Southport to Manchester, with 1d red star plate 119 tied by Southport 594 duplex cancel. Backstamped by lower part of receivers mark dated 13 DE 69 -
Outer 1870 Mourning envelope Southport to Manchester with 1d red Star plate 123 letters AE tied by Southport 594 duplex cancel. Backstamped by Manchester receivers mark in black dated 14 JA 70 codes 41. See also CSC-000318 sent day before by the same person! -
Mourning envelope 1870 Southport to Manchester with 1d red Star plate 123 letters AB tied by Southport 594 duplex cancel dated JA 13 70. Backstamped by Manchester receivers mark in black dated 13 JA 70. See also CSC-000316 sent day after by the same person! -
NZ 2018 Box Set commemorating 100 years of ANZAC. 5 glorious prestige booklets with stories, historical information as well as miniature sheets. Total face in booklets $146, catalog value of 5 booklets £180 NZ$400. Bought from NZPO direct for $200, but bought well, so listed for quick sale at $150 -
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 -
OHMS Addressed to Dr Prothero Esq, Usk, Monmouthshire with treble circle double rim Free mark dated MA-26-98. SG cat £100 -
Outer from the 1673-1713 period, addressed to "for Mr John Spreat at Chipley near Taunton: Frank: Edw (ard) Clarke". Edward Clarke was the MP for Taunton, and John Spreat was his steward. Beautiful Bishop Mark "FE/4" Type 1/2 (£250). Very nice -
Outer 1790 London to Nottingham with postage rate 5 on face. Backstamped by double circle DD/MM/YY datestamp dated MR 29 90 (type 1/6 £12) -
Outer 1796 to East Malting with postage rate "4/-" and 2 digit year double rim datestamp in black dated JY 30 96 -
Outer 1804 Kelty Bridge to Coldingham signed "Berwickshire", with Double circle date stamp in red dated OC 25 804 code A, and "Kelty Bridge" 2 line town mark in black (type 4/47, cat £75 alone). Nice item -
Cover to Paris with 3/- postage rate in red and black stamped "RN.4". Backstamped by Foreign Office double circle in red (outward) code 97 (type 1/37 £35) and treble circle receivers mark centre code 28 plus an14 -
1810 outer Newbattle to Edinburgh, with "Dalkeith PPO 396" CDS in black and red circular arr mark dated SEP 8 1810 codes RA. Black ms "2" postage rate. Letter is from William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian re coal. Nice piece -
Outer 1813 Liverpool to Leeds with postage rate "8" on front. Backstamped by Liverpool 206 CDS dated 8 MAY 1813 (type 3/22 £15) -
Outer 1830 London to Aylesbury, with postage rate 9 in red (unpaid) and PAID 30 JUL 1830 in red. Backstamped by Borough in double rim box in black (type 1/26) -
Outer 1831 Stewarton to Edinburgh, with postage rate "8½". Backstamped by Stewarton boxed with mileage erased (code G, type 4/64 £12) and red arrival mark dated APR 17 1831 codes C M -
Outer 1834 from Hastings addressed to Duke of Sutherland, Bridgewater House, London, with Hastings Penny Post 2 line in black (type 3/25 £60). As it was not signed, it has been stamped with "To Pay 1d Only" boxed in black (type 1A/19 - £50), and has been stamped with "No.1". Backstamped by Hastings single arc CDS dated JY 23 1834. Cracking item!! -
Outer 1836 York to London with "1/2" postage rate on front, backstamped by York double rim CDS in red dated NO 20 1836, plus 3 x receiver marks in red dated 22 NO 1836 with Maltese Cross instead of code (notation in pencil suggests Travelling PO?) -
Outer 1838 Warrington to Liverpool with "Warrington Penny Post 2 line in black (type 3/25, cat £65). Backstamped by Warrington 2 line CDS dated AU 16 1838 in black and Liverpool double arc CDS dated AU 17 1838 in red -
Outer 1840 Greenock to Liverpool with manuscript "1" in red (prepaid) and boxed Greenock datestamp dated JA 16 1840. Backstamped by "L" diamond shaped receiving mark normally used on mail to and from America dated JA 17, code K. A lovely item, only 6 days after the start of Uniform Penny Postage!
