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Entire 1838 Glasgow to Kirkcaldy, market report on flax pricing, with "Add ½" on front and backstamped by GLASGOW CDS dated JAN 19 1838. Some damage to the letter -
Entire 1835 Thurso to Kirkwall, with manuscript postage rate "8½" on front. Backstamped by THURSO (type 4/63 £12) -
Entire 1835 Reading to London (Palladium Life Insurance) with postage rate 7 on front, backed by double rim receivers mark in red dated 28AP1835 code B and Reading single rim CDS dated AP27 1835. Letter is a proposal to insure the life of Henry Hobbs, 102 Broad St Reading -
Entire 1833 Manchester to Rochdale with "PAID AT MANCHESTER" red CDS (type 3/29 £20) and manuscript postage rate "4", backstamped by Manchester CDS dated MY 10 1833. Addressed to the Agent for the Rochdale Company -
Entire 1832 London to Stockton upon Tees, with boxed "TP Hampton" in black, "2" instructional mark and "2/2" postage rate. Backstamped by "NIGHT 7 JA 3 1832", and London receivers mark JA 3 1832 code L -
Entire 1829 London to Margate with postage rate "8" on front, backstamped by datestamp type 1/10 dated MY 18 829 code J -
Entire 1827 London to Aberdeen North Britain, with "½" boxed surcharge, backed by double rim receivers mark dated JU 10 1827, and single rim paid mark in red dated JU 13 1827 -
Entire 1825 Ham (London) to Bond St London, then redirected to Heriot Row Edinburgh. Lots of markings and transit marks and charges added to this one - Front has "TP Ham" 2 line boxed in red type 2/22 (£10), instructional marking "3" (type 2/33 £30), "½" Scotland coach travel surcharge, and manuscript postage rate "2/2". Backstamped by "12 NOON 12" double rim oval in red (type 2/9 £4), datestamp type 1/9 in black dated MY 13 1825 code L, and Edinburgh arrival mark dated MAY 18 1825 codes W E. Interesting contents too, Someone trying to solicit a meeting with Donald Horne for a W Wright before he travels to Scotland on a Steam Vessel, this meeting to take place at either his address at Pall Mall or the Countess of Dysart's Pall Mall residence (Ham House, where the letter was written, was the ancestral home of Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart). Fascinating piece with 2 letters, one from the writer trying to solicit the meeting, and an introduction from W Wright. -
Entire 1824 Sherborne to North Petherton with postage rate 7 on front, backed by Sherborne 119 2 line mileage mark type 3/21 £20. Fine -
Entire 1816 London to Wolverhampton with double rim free mark in red dated 17 MAY 1816, and signed by the MP bottom left. Backstamped by 3 figures double rim datestamp in black dated MY 17 816. Signed G Brooke-Pechell, George Brooke-Pechell, MP for Brighton -
Entire 1811 North Berwick to Haddington, with indistinct Haddington mark on front, backstamped by North Berwick SO CDS in black. Can't find any reference to this mark in my literature -
Entire 1807 Tewkesbury to Ledbury, with TEWKSBURY town mark with mileage (type 3/20 £20). Contents regarding payment of rents due to the Lord of Ledbury Manor (Underdown) -
Entire 1803 Bath to London, with BATH single line town mark in black (type 3/5 £50) and manuscript postage rate "7". Backstamped by arrival mark in red dated FEB 13 1803 code E. Cover is soiled -
Entire 1798 London local post with manuscript 1 on front and partial Foreign Office double circle stamp in red (outward)code 62. Fabulous contents regarding a purchase of land from Lord Glasgow -
Entire 1795 Perth to Edinburgh then redirected to Dundee with manuscript postage rate "9", then an additional postage rate of "1/6". Backstamped by Perth circular town mark in red type 4/56, and Bishop Mark type 4/4 in red dated "NO/10". Nice item -
Entire 1776 York to Ferrybridge with postage rate 1 crossed out and 2 added, backstamped by single line "FERRYBRIDGE" town mark (type 3/5 £60). Addressed to Sir William Lowther, who was 1st Baronet of Little Preston (1707-1788). Fascinating contents too - "As to the hill ros, I don't know whever Mr Butler wood bea grebell to part with it or not" -
1728 letter to Newcastle upon Tyne, with super clear Bishop Mark "2 AP" on reverse. Type 1/4 £40 -
Embossed envelope QV 2d bistre unused - no watermark. Colour a little faded, but a nice clean piece -
Embossed envelope 2d blue, Brightmore page 3 type 2 on silk thread paper watermarked "WW" on bust . Some water damage to the cover, so priced accordingly -
Cover 1802 to London then redirected to Cheshire. Front has "P PAYE PARIS" in red, plus double rim datestamp dated SE 30 802 code A. Backstamped by single circle Foreign Office datestamp in black (inward) dated SE 29 1802 (type 1/37 £35) -
Card with signatures of 2 British Prime Minsters - Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister 1812-1827, and Frederick Robinson, The Viscount Goderich, 1st Earl of Ripon, Prime Minister 1827-28. Fantastic piece of history, nearly 200 years old -
PNC Australia 2008 Remembrance 90th Anniversary End WW1 Perth Mint $1 Coin. Sold for A$14.95, retails for around $20 -
For Valour - PNC cover Centenary of Victoria Cross winners, with limited edition $1 coin. The single highest value PNC produced for the Australian market, as the $1 coin was only available in this cover, and was taken out by coin collectors to fill their collection. Highly sought after and very valuable -
Castlemaine & Maldon Railway - FDC set to commemorate the opening of Muckleford Section. Each cover was carried on the first official train. Not a high value set from 1979, but nonetheless a great piece for the railway enthusiast -
Athens 2004 Gold Medal Winners min sheet of 17, only available in the 2004 Annual Collection -
Air Letter 1953 London to New York 6d red cancelled by London SW machine cancel dated 8.JY.1953. Letter is from Robson Lowe Philatelists in Pall Mall, advising of his successful bid in their latest auction. -
4 outers from Wolverhampton to London, with postage rate 6 on front, backstamped by Wolverhampton CDS in blue and red London arrival stamp. Covers all addressed to Bray & Warren Solicitors, Great Russell St, London. See also CSC-000360 for a cover to the same address Nice set of covers -
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 -
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!
