to 1850 coll. of mostly pre-stamp postmarks, much Irish interest, incl. Free, Paid at …, plus 4 covers, and copy of 'The Mails, History, Organisation and Methods of Payment.' 24 page booklet by Horace N. Soper, 1948. (Qty) [US1] (Start Price = £29.60)
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Lot #10763 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1820s-1950s
Just how often does an original archive turn up these days? Looking back, I remember being on the periphery of the discovery of the ‘Corsini’ correspondence – even today when such letters turn up they seem to be avidly snapped up. But, all those tales of Solicitor’s cellars and crate-fulls of penny blacks on cover seem to be flights of fancy don’t they. Well, not any longer; I’d say this is the first original archive we’ve seen in thirty...
Lot #10764 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
2d blue, DE, 4 very small to large margins, tied to 1841 personal EL from Hornsey to Rotherham by light red MC, small SE corner crease and possible tiny nick at lower right, s/line HORNSEY handstamp at upper left, slight soiling, scarce. Cat £2500 (image available) [US4] (Start Price = £199.20)
Lot #10765 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d black, plate 5, DB, 4 tiny (just clear at lower left) to good margins, tied to December 1840 Entire from Coupar to Dundee by neat red MC, light vertical folds. Cat £775 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £194.40)
Lot #10766 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
Mulready 1d Letter Sheet, stereo A18 (Forme 2), a few minor tone spots on front, o/wise fine unused. Cat £325 (image available) [US3] (Start Price = £65.60)
Lot #10767 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
Mulready 1d Envelope, stereo AI66, used from Maidstone to Sittingbourne in 1842, toned and heavily crumpled. Cat £550 [US1] (Start Price = £41.60)
Lot #10768 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d black, plate 3, NG, 3+ irregular very large margins, tied to 1840 (1st Sept) Entire from London to Glasgow by red MC, vertical fold, fine. Cat £900 (image available) [US5] (Start Price = £69.60)
Lot #10769 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d black, plate 4, GL, 4 huge margins, tied to 1840 (Oct) Entire from Dunoon to Inveraray by light red MC, vertical folds, very fine. Exceptional. (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £560.80)
Lot #10770 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d pale red-brown, plate 16, CJ, 4 small margins except just touches at bottom left, tied to part EL by black MC, used from Cambridge to Brighton. Cat £120 [US1] (Start Price = £17.60)
Lot #10771 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown (verging on orange-brown), EL (3+ margins), tied to 1842 trimmed Entire by NORWICH MALTESE CROSS, used from Norwich to Ipswich (both backstamps), fresh, v.g.u. SG Spec B1(1)ts. Cat £1800 (image available) [US13] (Start Price = £104.00)
Lot #10772 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d deep red-brown, partially separated block of 4, LG-MH, on 1845 EL from Ludlow to Shrewsbury, horizontal filing crease, good colour. Cat. pro rata for block of 4 on cover approx. £400++ (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £82.40)
Lot #10773 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
part Entire from Horncastle to Oakham, franked 1d plate 5, KG, 4 good margins, guide lines in NE corner and through value, horizontal and vertical guide lines in SE corner, nicely tied by crisp black MC, vertical fold, very fine. Cat £775 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £373.60)
Lot #10774 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, IC, 4 very good margins, on 1841 Entire to Tipperary, just tied by black MC. Cat £65 [US1] (Start Price = £22.40)
Lot #10775 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1843
EL from New Zealand House in London, used locally, franked 1d red-brown, RB, 2 margins only (large portion of stamp at right), tied by NUMBER 7 IN CROSS cancel, fine. Cat £450 (image available) [US4] (Start Price = £41.60)
Lot #10776 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1843
Entire from London to Coventry franked 1d red-brown, RD, 4 margins, tied by crisp strike of NUMBER 2 IN CROSS cancel, vertical filing fold just affects lower left of adhesive. Cat £550 (image available) [US4] (Start Price = £56.80)
Lot #10777 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1843
EL from London to Ripley, franked 1d red-brown, BC, 4 margins except just shaved at bottom right, tied by good strike of NUMBER 6 IN CROSS cancel, light vertical fold. Cat £450 (image available) [US4] (Start Price = £58.40)
Lot #10778 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1844
EL to Redditch, franked 1841 1d red-brown on very blue paper, 4 good margins, nicely tied by NUMBER 11 IN CROSS cancel, usual backstamps, fine. Scarce. Cat £1100 (image available) [US4] (Start Price = £140.00)
Lot #10779 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1844
Entire to Horbling on Folkingham in Lincolnshire, franked 1841 1d red-brown, BI, 4 small to good margins, tied by NUMBER 10 IN CROSS cancel, light vertical folds, one just affects lower edge of adhesive, fine. Scarce. Cat £1000 (image available) [US4] (Start Price = £115.20)
Lot #10780 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1847
1s green, Die 2, 4 JUMBO MARGINS, tied to 1855 cover from Worksop to Melbourne by light cancel and handstamped (?)/manuscript (?) '7' in red, slight ageing at edges, still attractive. Cat £1900 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £448.80)
Lot #10781 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1847
EL used in London re shipping matter with red octagonal handstamp and straight-line 'Fenchurch St/PAID' plus 1860 EL from Inland Revenue, Legacy & Succession Duty Department with red circular OFFICIAL PAID cds, both fine. [US1] (Start Price = £11.20)
Lot #10782 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1855
Registered Entire (slightly foreshortened at top and bottom) from London to Macclesfield, franked 1854 perf 14 2d blue plate 5 (clipped perfs) and 1855 4d rose-carmine (2), early 4d rose-carmine (2), early usage of former, vertical fold through one 4d, scarce mixed franking. Cat. Pro rata approx £450. (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £56.00)
Lot #10783 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1859
EL from LONDON to LYON, franked 4d rose, usual markings, horizontal fold, fresh. Cat £225 [US2] (Start Price = £30.40)
Lot #10784 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1867
EL from Dartmouth to Oporto, franked 6d lilac, plate 5, DE, cut down wing margin at left and straight edge at top, containing copies of interesting letters from Melbourne and Sydney re-shipping matters, fresh. Cat £225 [US1] (Start Price = £31.20)
Lot #10785 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1870
Entire from London to DENMARK, franked 4d vermilion plate 12, MC (centred to SW), fresh, horizontal fold. Cat £140 [US1] (Start Price = £27.20)
Lot #10786 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1871
6d mauve plate 9, QI, on cover from London to Marseilles, roughly opened. Cat £140 [US1] (Start Price = £18.40)
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