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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" -
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) -
COOK ISLANDS 1892 1D-2½D SET MLH. SG1-3 -
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! -
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 -
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 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 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 135, cancelled by London EC 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 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 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 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 104, cancelled by Falmouth 290 cancel. Fine and fresh -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
1836 entire Cheltenham to Edinburgh. "1/2" surcharge on front, plus "Add ½" 2 line in red -
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 -
1814 entire Selkirk to Dunbar with red octagonal "JUL 6 1814" codes WM, and Selkirk mileage mark boxed in black -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Oxford with red octagonal "NOV 10 1813" codes WA, "1/2" surcharge and tall "Add ½" boxed in black. -
1813 entire Edinburgh to Dunbar with red circular "JAN 6 1813" codes BA.
