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323 Bishop Mark 1773 Rate 7 in manus and on back **/*** 4/1A bishop mark. Written
on Jan 4th from Horse Guards in London to Norfolk. Edges of letter inside worn other
wise
Fine condion. £8.50
324 Bishop Mark 1764 Letter from Burnley but sent from Halifax in order to omit going
through Bolton as the Postmaster was suspected of opening mail!!. Has two line
** Hali/fax smudged town despatch d.s. also in mss P 4 and **/*** P D cachet and
**/*** 13/Ap bishops mark. Send April 11th arrived 14th April. Unusual item and
interesting.
Fine condition. £30.00
325 Liverpool 1825 E.L. rated 1s 10d and on back **/*** LiverpoolJu 8/1825/206 mileage
d.s. Sent to Huths in London with **/*** A/9 Ju 9/1825 red receiver d.s.
Fine condition. £5.00
326 Liverpool/Edinburgh 1830 Wrapper f.w. **/*** Paid At/Liverpool red cachet and in
red pen manus 1s/3d plus 1/2d Scottish Wheel Tax marks. Has **/*** Paid/Feb 6/
1830 unfranked d.s. {Edinburgh} On back **/*** Too Late cachet and **/*** Liverpool/
Fe 1/1830 red despatch d.s.
Fine condition. £17.50
327 Scotland 1835 Entire with 1 in red manus paid post and **/*** Paid/20Apr/1835 d.s.
On back **/*** Nicolson Street despatch cachet.
Fine condition. £7.50
328 Cornwall 1837 Entire franked on back **/*** Camelford udc impression and 11 in
manus. Sent to London.
Fine condition. £22.00
329 Devon 1840 E.L. franked **/*** Honiton/Fe 18/1840 d.s. with 1 in manus crayon also
with **/*** Paid/19Fe19/1840 red d.s. and **/*** Paid/Feb 20/1840 {Edinburgh}
Sent to Edinburgh. Written from “Talaton Inn” Exeter. Uniform Penny Post.
Fine condition. £6.50
330 Scotland 1845 Cover with 1 in red manus and **/*** Kirkcaldy/15 May/1845 town
despatch d.s. and **/*** Paid/May 16 M/1845/S d.s. Sent to Edinburgh.
Fine condition. £6.00
331 Yorks 1855 Registered p.s. 1d Pink imprint env. canc. **/*** Wakefield/De 11/1865
swyds duplex d.s. and 6d Embossed issue “{SG 58] but badly cut at bottom” canc.
831 duplex impression messy strike. Sent to **/*** Macclesfield/De 12/1855 receiver
d.s. Scarcer even so.
Fine condition. £30.00
332 Netherlands 1855 Entire rated 1/10 franked **/*** B Y/31De31/1855 double rimmed
despatch d.s. and Sent to **/*** Gravenhage2/1/1856 receiver d.s.
Fine condition. £6.00
333 Birmingham 1858 Cover f.w.1d red canc. London **/*** 28 strike {Tooting} Sent to
Birmingham with **/*** Birmingham/A/My27/58 Twin arc experimental 20mm d.s.
Letter enclosed.
Fine condition. £10.00
334 Manchester 1862 Cover 1d red canc. **/*** Aston Under Lyne/Fe 4/1864 duplex d.s.
and on back **/*** Manchester/8 Fe 4/1862 dr d.s.{21mm experimental } Sent to
London with red d.s. receiver.
Fine condition. £10.00
335 Durham 1864 Morning cover f.w. 1d red {Pl 74] canc. **/*** Durham/Jy 29/64 duplex
d.s. Sent to Swansea and back stamped there.
Fine condition. £4.50
336 Mourning 1877 Mourning cover f.w. 2 1/2d adh. {Pl 9-SG 141} canc. **/*** Paddington
W/De27/77 duplex d.s. Sent to Quebec, Canada and back stamped.
Fine condition. £10.00
337 Germany 1894 Registered Letter 2d Blue imprint {H&G 27} uprated 2 1/2d adh.
canc. **/*** Registered/25Ja 94/Park Lane BO W1 d.s. Has “Inland Registration”
on back. Sent to Leipzig.
Fine condition. £8.50
338 Austria 1895 Registered Letter 2d Blue imprint {H&G 27} uprated 2 1/2d adh. canc.
**/*** Registered/ 218 No 95/Leeds oval d.s. with on back “Inland Registration”
on back. Sent to Vienna.
Fine condition. £8.50
339 Advert 1896 p.s. 2d envelope canc. **/*** New Wandswoth/Sp 3/94/S.W. duplex d.s.
In top left corner “Prices/Palmitine/Candles” purple imprint. Sent to Amsterdam.
earlyish advert. Has minor creases other wise
Fine condition. £12.00
340 London 1897 p.s. 1/2d envel. canc. **/*** London/7.45pm/De 24 97/51 scroll d.s.
{Xmas Eve postmark and fairly late}
Fine conditio. £5.00
341 They seek everywhere ??? 1897 Cover f.w. 1d and 1/2d adhs. canc. **/*** Malvern/
Sp 9/97 duplex d.s. the 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Cambridge/Sp 10/97 d.s. Sent to St.
Petersburg in Russia. Has several Russian back stamps inc Moscow and not there
with **/*** Retour/Inconu violet cachet. Back stamps with two London d.s. on return
also railway inspection *** G.E./9 inverted cachet and with in red pen “stamp lost in
transit” and “Try Cambridge again. Presumably on this being done the elusive Prof
Hughes eventually received letter!! Interesting.
Much travelled good for this. £28.00
342 Germany 1900 Registered Letter 2d Blue imprint {H&G 27} uprated 2 1/2d adhs.
canc. **/*** Registered/10 Ap 00/Birmingham oval d.s and London transit oval d.s.
Back stamped **/*** Osnabruck/12.4.00 receiver d.s.
Fine condition. £8.50
343 Railway/Wales 1901 p.s. 1/2d green imprint Wrapper canc. **/*** Oswestry/Au 13/
01 dr d.s and sent to **/*** Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Ltd/Chester/General
Managers Office” oval violet cachet . Has **/*** Chester/Au 13/01/Station Office d.s.
also **/*** Pant/Au 13/01 transit d.s.
Fine condition. £8.00
344 Railway 1902 ppc Hull -Victoria Pier f.w. 1d adh. canc. **/*** Hull/De 8/02/Sorting
Tender duplex d.s. and sent to **/*** Strassburg/10.12.02/(Els) d.s. Alsace.
Fine condition. £6.00
345 Unusual use?? 1903 ppc f.w. 1d *** “Barred” killer strike {from duplex and then **/***
London W.C./May 14 03 mc d.s. Sent to Paris. Missed cancelling first time then
redone?? Unusual.
Fine condition. £5.00
346 Underpaid 1903 ppc Corfu with Greek 10d adh and **/*** T tax cachet and adjacent
**/*** Kotor/21/9/03/Cattaro d.s. {Montenegro} and applied by P.O in UK *** 2/D/F.B.
post due cachet?? Unusual Possibly Greek adhesive added in Kotor?
Fine condition. £8.50
347 Berks 1904 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** The Rise/De 4/04 sc d.s. {Post Office Rise
Road-Sunningdale} Sent to Birmingham. Top cnr minor fault other wise
Fine condition. £4.00
348 Scotland 1904 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** New-Winton/Dec 21/04 sc d.s. Lothian.
Sent to Bournemouth.
Fine condition. £4.50
349 Railway 1905 ppc ex USA S.S.Pilgrim [Lake Steamer} f.w. 2c adh. canc. **/***
Philadelphia/Oct 2 1905 mc d.s. Sent to Capt at Holyhead Irish Ferry terminal and
with **/*** London & Holyhead T.P.O./Oc 27/Night Up d.s. {Slight blurry}
Fine condition. £6.50
350 Railway Letter/Mourning 1905 Mourning cover f.w.1d adh. canc.**/*** London/Mar
22/05 d.s. and with a “2d Great Eastern Railway Single Letter Post” adhesive canc.
**/*** Widford straight line violet cachet. Sent to London when 1d adh. applied. Has
centre crease but very scarce as mourning cover.
Fine condition. £62.00
351 Cumberland 1906 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Pooley Bridge/Ju 6/06 sc d.s.
Sent to Newcastle.
Fine condition. £4.50
352 Worcs 1906 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Cropthorne/Ju 5/06 sc d.s. Nr Pershore
Sent to Abergavenny.
Fine condition. £4.50
353 Dorset 1906 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** St. Giles/De24/06/Dorset sc d.s. Sent to
Bournemouth.
Fine condition. £4.50
354 Derbys 1907 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Waddington/Ap19/07/Derbyshire s.c.
d.s. {Larger] Sent to Shipley.
Fine condition. £4.50
355 Devon/Converted R.S.O. 1907 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Ashburton-S.O./jY 12/
07/Devon dr d.s. Sent to Newton Abbott.
Fine condition. £5.00
356 Yorks 1907 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Scalby/Sp 27/07 s.c. d.s. Sent to Birming-
ham. Fine condition. £4.50
357 Hants 1909 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Denmead/Ju 11/09 sc d.s. Nr Waterloo
ville. Sent to Holloway.
Fine condition. £4.50
358 R.S.O./Northants 1909 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Rushden R.S.O./Sp 20/09/
Northants d.s. Sent locally.
Fine condition. £4.50
359 Inspection Mark 1909 ppc Ex Paris f.w. 1c:2c3c;4c adhs. sent to Haywards
Heath, England. Has **/***Subn/2 inverted triangular cachet.
Fine condition. £3.50
360 Herefordshire 1910 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Symonds Yat/My 17/10 sc d.s.
Sent to Smethwick.
Fine condition. £4.00
361 Northants 1911 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Bricstock/Aug 14/11 s c d.s. Sent to
Gt Yarmouth.
Fine condition. £4.50
362 Exhibition 1911 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Shepards Bush W./Coronation/Jy 24/
11/Exhibition d.s. Sent to Hove.
Fine condition. £13.00
363 Norway Via France 1911 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Windsor/Jun 5/1911 dr d.s.
Sent to **/*** Paris/5/11/Rue Rennnes receiver d.s. not there forwarded to **/***
Kristania/9 V1/11 d.s. Fast service from 5 Jun to 9 Jun.
Fine condition. £6.00
364 Shropshire 1912 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Neen Sollars Cleobury North/Au
26/12/Salop d.s. nr Bridgewater. Sent to Birmingham.
Fine condition. £4.50
365 Herts-Rubber 1913 ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Little Kimble/29 Sep 13/Tring
rubber d.s. Sent to Kent.
Fine condition. £6.50
366 Early Anti-German Card 1914 ppc Anti Kaiser “His Master Voice” {Showing big gun
and Kaiser running} f.w. 1/2d adh. canc.Luton/19 Sp/14 d.s. Britain declared war on
4th August 1914.
Fine condition. £8.00
367 Egypt 1916 ppc franked **/*** Army Post Office/20 Au/16/16/S.Z.1 d.s. {Suez-N.Z.
Base Office and with triangular red censor cachet. Sent to London.
Fine condition. £8.00
368 Italy 1918/19 Two ppc both OAS franked **/*** Army Post Office/12 Au/18/L.6 dr d.s
and other dated 13 Mar/19 {Voghera} both with same censor **/*** Passed By Censor
198 tablet red cachet. Sent to England.
Fine condition. £7.50
369 Rubber/Lancs 1919 ppc f.w. 1d adh. canc. ppc f.w. 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Flook
borough/30 May 19/Carnforth rubber d.s. {Nr Grange Over Sands}
Fine condition. £7.50
370 Forces in Italy 1919 ppc f.w. 1d adh. canc. **/***Newtownhill/9 Ap/19/Stonehaven
sc d.s. {Aberdeenshire-Scotland} Sent to Pte Soldier No 1 Vel Hospital. APO L5
Italian E.F.
Fine condition. £5.00
371 U.S.A. 1927 Registered cover f.w. 1s adh. canc. **/*** Bedford St. Strand B.O./27 Mr
27/W.C. d.s. Sent to Washington D.C. U.S.A.
Fine condition. £6.00
372 B.E.E. 1924 ppc {RP} Malaya Pavillion. Empire Exhibition. Mint.
Fine condition. £5.00
373 B.E.E. 1924 Cover f.w. 1 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Brighton/13 Mar 23-British Empire/
Exhibition 1924 mc slogan d.s. Slightly opened roughly other wise
Fine condition. £6.00
374 Perfins 1927 ppc Baths, Lytham St Annes f.w. 1d adh. {Perfin S H } canc. **/***
Lytham St Annes/Lancs/1 Aug 27 mc d.s. Sent to Birmingham.
Fine condition. £4.00
375 Scotland 1931 ppc f.w. 1 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Cabrach/4 Sep 31/Huntly rubber d.s.
Aberdeenshire} Sent to USA.
Fine condition. £7.50
376 Post Dued 1934 p/card f.w. 1/2d canc. at Plaistow, London and sent to “The Enfield
Cycle Co Ltd, Redditch” underpaid and **/***1d/To Pay/140 cachet and affixed 1d
Post Due label canc. **/*** Redditch/22My/1934/Worcestershire d.s.
Fine condition. £5.00
377 Hotel 1937 Cover “Prince Of Wales Hotel/Southport” f.w. 1/2d KGV and 1d KEV111
adhs. canc.**/*** Southport/25 Jne1937/Lancs mc d.s. Has back flap faults other
wise OK from front
Fine condition. £4.50
378 Controls 1937 Cover f.w. 1/2d:1d and 1 1/1/2d Coronation adhs. {Controls A/37}
canc. **/*** London W 1/24 My/1937/53 d.s. Local usage.
Fine condition. £4.50
379 Kenya 1941 Airmail postcard {Lightweight} f.w. 3d adh. from Sidcup12Nov sent to
Soldier R.E. c/o C.R.E. Kenya, Nairobi,EAF. No censors.
Fine condition. £6.00
380 Illegal Use 1942 ppc f.w. 2d adh. canc. **/*** Blackpool Lancs/2 1/1942-Official Paid
mc d.s. Unusual usage-was the proper machine broken?? Sent from holiday maker
to Birmingham.
Fine condition. £6.00
381 Reported Missing 1942 Air mail postcard {Lightweight} f.w. 3d adh. canc. **/***
Burnley & Nelson/7 Feb/1942/Lancs mc d.s. Sent to Pte Batt.Recce Corps,Bombay
Base, India and applied **/*** It Is Regretted That/This Item Could Not Be/Delivered
Because Addressee Is Reported Missing violet cachet.
Fine condition. £25.00
382 PoW-Cheshire 1946 White PoW card franked **/*** Prisoner Of War Camp191 violet
cachet and from “Crewe Hall” Crewe. From German ex Soldier and sent to
Bredenscheid, Germany {Occupied}
Fine condition. £10.00
383 PoW-Lincolnshire 1947 White PoW card franked **/*** Prisoner Of War Camp153
violet cachet {Spalding, Lincs} from German ex soldier and sent to Wiesbaden in
U.S. Occupied Zone in Germany.
Fine condition. £10.00
384 Korea 1955 Air mail cover f.w. 2 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** Field Post Office/13 My/55/
790 d.s. Sent to Family Favourites, BBC London.
Fine condition. £8.50
385 Korea 1955 Forces Letter {Air mail} OAS franked **/*** F.P.O./1 De/55/948 d.s.
{Inchon?} Sent to Military address at Knightbridge, London.
Fine condition. £8.50
386 Embargo 1968 Cover ex USA and sent from Niagara Falls 13c Meter d.s. to firm in
Manchester by sea mail. But due to dockers dispute in UK applied when returned to
USA *** Returned/Due /To/Embargo violet cachet,
Fine condition. £6.50
387 Post Dued 1969 Window cover with red meter d.s. off cover from Worcs and applied
by Post Office **/*** 6d/ To Pay/Postage Cannot Be/Prepaid By Means Of An
Incomplete/Franking Impression/Unable To Date green cachet and with Dudley mc
receiver d.s. Back faults as opened roughly OK from front. other wise
Fine condition. £5.00
388 High Rate 1971 Cover f.w. 50p and £1.00 adhs. canc. **/*** Catford S.D.O./20 Aug
71/S.E.5. d.s. Sent to Germany. light fold in centre other wise
Fine condition. £5.00
389 Post Dues 1981 Cover with adhesives franked **/*** Leicester/14 Apr 81 d.s. and
with 1p:2p and 20p Post Due labels applied at Leicester. and green cachet 23p To
Pay green cachet. and **/*** Incomplete Address and **/*** No Such Street/In
Leicester violet cachets.
Fine condition. £5.00
390 Railway 1985 Benham “Silk” “The 150th Anniversay of th GWR” f.w. 34p adh. canc.
**/*** 150th Anniversary of GWR/King George V 22nd January 1985/Hereford/
Herefordshire pic. commem d.s. and 55p RLS tied Hereford cachet.
Fine condition.. £3.50
391 Railway 1985 Benham “Silk” “The 150th Anniversay of th GWR” f.w. 16p adhs. canc.
**/*** 150th Anniversary of GWR/The Cornish Rivera/22 January 1985/Penzance
Cornwall comm. pict. d.s. and 55p RLS tied Penzance cachet
Fine condition. £3.50
392 Railway 1987 Benham “Silk” Diamond Jubilee of Romney, Hyde & Dymchurch Light
Railway f.w. 18p canc. **/*** New Romney/16 Jul 1987/Kent TN28 8AA d.s. and
20p RLS canc. Railway Service Letter R.H & D cachet.
Fine condition. £4.00
393 Oman 2001 Air letter franked ** Field Post Office/ 6 Oc/--- d.s. from R.A.F. Sgt,
Military Nurse attached to 22nd Field Hospital. On excercise in Oman Desert
14.10.01 Sent to England.
Fine condition. £7.50
Offshore Islands
394 Calf Of Man 1964 Registered cover f.w. 9d and 1s/6d adhs. canc. **/*** Douglas/15
Sp/64/Isle Of Man d.s. On back “1964 Europa 5m 12m x 2 S/Sheet not cancelled??
Sent to Germany.
Fine condition. £6.50
395 Channel Islands PoW 1944 Blue printed Lettersheet 2 2/2d from London mc d.s.
Sent to relation internee on Ilag Wurzach Wutt, Germany- Mr Jupp, Pow 654. Has
tablet red censor in G.B. Censored in Germany. Not common.
Fine condition. £25.00
396 Davaar Island 1964 Registered cover f.w. 9d and 1s/6d adhs. canc. **/*** Cambell-
town/1 Sep/64 dr d.s. and on back 6d and 2s6d Europa labels tied *** Davaar/Sep 1
1964/Island cachet. Sent to Germany.
Fine condition. £6.50
397 Isle Of Scilly 1940 Cover f.w. 1 1/2d adh. canc. **/*** St Marys/4 Mr/40/Isles Of
Scilly d.s. Sent to West Bradley House, Nr Glastonbury,Order for cider. Part order
form inside. {Seen correspondence]
Fine condition. £6.00
398 Lundy 1953 Cover with on back 1 Puffin label opt “Coronation/2.6.53” canc. **/***
Lundy/3 Jy 53?Lundy d.s. and on front f.w. 2 1/2d Coronation adh canc. at Braunton
Nr Barnstable {Unclear d.s. likely 3.6.53} Cover wider than normal.
Fine condition. £8.00
399 Pabay Island 1964 Registered cover f.w. 9d and 1s/6d adhs. canc. **/*** Broadford
/16 Sp/64/Isle Of Syke dr d.s. On back 2/6d Sheet Local Mail to Syke tied *** Isle Of
Pabay/16 Sep 1964/Skye blue cachet. Sent to Germany.
Fine condition. £6.50
400 Sanda Island 1963 Registered cover f.w. 3d and 1s/6d Red X and 6d Paris adhs.
canc. **/*** Campbelltown/2 Sp/63 dr d.s. and on back 6d and 2/-s Europa labels
tied *** Sanda/Sep 2 1963/Europa FDI cachet. Sent to Germany.
Fine condition.. £6.50
401 Sanda Island 1964 Registered cover f.w. 9d and 1s/6d adhs. canc. **/*** Cambel-
town/ 1 Sp Argyl mc d.s. and on back 6d and 2s6d labels canc. *** Sanda/Sep 1
Europa FDI cachet. Sent to Germany.
Fine condition. £6.50
402 Sanda Island 1964 Registered cover f.w. 9d and 1s/6d adhs. canc. **/*** Cambell-
town/ 1 Oc Argyl mc d.s. and on back 6d and 2s6d sheet canc. *** Sanda/Oct 1
/Europa FDI cachet. Sent to Germany.
Fine condition. £6.50
403 Sark 1964 Registered cover f.w. 9d and 1s/6d adhs. canc. **/*** Guernsey Channel
Islands/14 Sp/64 d.s. and on back 4d:8d:1/- 1/3d anne 3s Sark optd Europa labels
canc. **/*** Commondore Shipping/14 Sep 64/Guernsey Sark violet cachet. Sent to
Germany.
Fine condition. £7.50
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