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1787 Entire London to Brighton. Addressed to "Mr W Attree, Brighton Sussex". Smudged Bishop Mark "10/MR" type 1/4 (£40) late usage. Also contains receivers mark which is illegible. Legal letter re establishing admin over an estate. Clean and fresh -
Herm Island - collection of stamps from the De La Rue Printers Records. Total of 64 stamps -
Free front sent from Ravenglass to London, dated Jul 27th 1834 Addressed to Sir W’m Cole & Co, Bankers, Old Bond St, London Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – “Ravenglass Penny Post” Boxed 2 line in red, 3/25, p32, (cat £50) “TO PAY 1D ONLY” framed 1A/19 p14 (cat £30) Signed by “E Stanley” Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869). Longest serving Tory leader, Prime Minister on 3 separate occasions – 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68 1822-26 – MP for Stockbridge 1830 – Chief Secretary for Ireland 1833 & 1841 – Secretary for the Colonies 1844-69 – Member of the House of Lords -
Free front sent from Esher to London, dated Nov 21st 1805 Addressed to Mrs Macklin, 39 Fleet Street, London Markings Ref (JT Whitney 7th Ed) – Large Single Circle Free stamp in red dated NOV 22 1805 1A/9 p10 (cat £50), plus single line town mark with mileage in box 3/20 p32 (cat £30) Signed by “Fletcher” Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Baronet of Clea Hall (1727-1807). 1768-1806 – MP for Cumberland The addressee, Mrs Hannah Macklin, was married to Thomas Macklin, author of the Poet’s Gallery, and the Folio Bible project -
1970-1980 Stamp Pack selection in plastic zip lock bag. Includes 1970 Selected Issues ($20), 1971 Selected Issues ($45), 72 Christmas ($20) -
London 2012 min sheet - 30 x First Class stamps showing each of the disciplines at the XXX Olypmpiad. Issue price GBP30.00 -
Free Front London to Bolney Court, Henley-on-Thames with double strike of Sunday datestamp, Gibbons type 1/11 and free mark for following day AU-29-1831. SG cat £140 Signed John Young, MP for Cavan A rare postmark! -
Free Front Grantham to Golden Square, London with treble circle single rim free mark type 1A/7 dated AP-3-99 in red, plus GRANTHAM single line town name in black. Nice item, cat £140 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 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 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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! -
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.
