Miscellaneous: Watermarked Paper: 1856-62 Emblems four impressions and 1881 Imperial Crown five impressions.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Apr 22, 2015 Europe/London
Grosvenor Auctions Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
Wednesday Apr 22, 2015 09:00 Europe/London
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Wednesday Apr 22, 2015 09:00 Europe/London
A specialised auction of over 1,200 lots, the property of 125 vendors, featuring an award-winning collection of Liverpool Postal History; the collection of Great Britain formed by the late Dennis Clarke; very fine line engraved and Seahorses; an excellent section of QEII commemorative errors including many great rarities; and one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of 1966 ‘Birds’ ever assembled.
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Lot #1077 - Great Britain miscellaneous
Lot #1078 - Great Britain post office telegraph stamps
Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark anchor 5s. rose plate 3 FE, creases not detracting from appearance, otherwise very fine used with neat “BRADFORD” c.d.s., very scarce. S.G. Spec. L234, cat. £950 Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1079 - Great Britain post office telegraph stamps
Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £1 brown-lilac DE with heavy oily London c.d.s’s and a light boxed cancellation, blue crayon line removed. S.G. Spec. L236, cat. £900. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1080 - Great Britain post office telegraph stamps
Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks sideways-inverted £5 orange CA overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9, with part original gum, perfs. a little ragged at lower right and wrinkles, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. L237S, cat. £2,400. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1081 - Great Britain post office telegraph stamps
Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks sideways-inverted £5 orange DI, used with two light “STIRLING/NO 7/78” c.d.s.’s., minor perf. imperfections, otherwise fine S.G. Spec. L237, cat. £2,700. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1000-1500]
Lot #1082 - Great Britain literature
Literature: The British Philatelist, Volumes 1 (1908) to 30, and 32 to 44 (1954), numbers 1 to 13 hard bound, a rare assembly.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1083 - Great Britain literature
Literature: “The British Post Office From its Beginnings to the end of 1925” by C.F. Dendy Marshall (1926), fine with dust jacket.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1084 - Great Britain literature
Literature: A collection of literature in a carton incl. “Collect British Postal Stationery” by Huggins and Baker, “Specimen Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain” by Samuel and Huggins, GB journal Cumulative Indexes (2), “King Edward VIII” by Kirk, “Great Britain King George VI Low Value Definitive Stamps” by Worsfold, etc. (9)
[Proposed price: £50-60]
Lot #1085 - Great Britain literature
Literature: Great Britain: “The Postal Markings of Devon” by Ron Hake (1997), the definitive guide in four binders.
[Proposed price: £60-80]
Lot #1086 - Great Britain literature
Literature: A large accumulation in five cartons inc. “Letter Receivers of London, 1652-1857” volumes 1 and 2 by Feldman, “British Postal History” by Huggins, various books incl. Channel Is., Willcocks and Jay County catalogues, pamphlets, articles, auction catalogues, etc. (quantity)
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1087 - Great Britain literature
Literature: “Letter Receivers of London 1652 to 1857. A history of their offices and handstamps within the General, Penny and Twopenny Posts” by Hugh Feldman, hardbound in two volumes with slipcase, very fine, also some general philatelic publications in a carton.
[Proposed price: £50-60]
Lot #1088 - Great Britain literature
Literature: Great Britain: “A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles” by Robertson, the two volumes, no 200 of 600 copies on art paper, signed by the author, in original peg binders without slipcase, some damage to the binding of the second volume.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1089 - Great Britain literature
Literature: “The Line Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain, volume I by E.D. Bacon (1920), also “Penny Postage Centenary” edited by S. Graveson (1946), some imperfections.
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #1090 - Great Britain postal history and covers
A collection of covers in an album, incl. 1840 1d. blacks on cover (9, most with 4 margins), Whitaker’s Almanack reproduction used (Oct. 7 1889) with 1d. lilac, Ocean Penny Postage envelope by Valentine used (May 23 1868) with 1d. red, 1912 (Feb. 7) cover to London with ‘Penny in the Slot’ “LONDON.E.C./POSTAGE PAID/1d.” c.d.s. in red, 1881 illustrated envelope showing hunting scene used, cross post covers (6), Bishop marks, Dockwras (6 incl....
Lot #1091 - Great Britain postal history and covers
An accumulation in four albums, chiefly covers, incl. pre-stamp entires, range of rate and mileage marks, Parliamentary Frees (these mostly on front), bishop marks, Penny Post, ship letters, registered, postal stationery, censored, range of unused and used Birmingham picture postcards, etc., much Scotland, mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1092 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: A pre-stamp to K.G.VI collection of covers and entires incl. 1854 (July 28th) 6d. embossed and 1d. star mixed franking, registered to London, 1890 (May 17th) Penny Post Jubilee 1d. carmine postcard with Guildhall cancellation, exhibitions cards, penny post, ship letters, overseas destinations, mint and used postal stationery, etc., mixed condition. (few 100)
[Proposed price: £300-400]
Lot #1093 - Great Britain postal history and covers
An accumulation in a carton, mostly covers, incl. 1840 1d. blacks on cover (2), censored, pre-stamp entires with Parliamentary free, Bishop marks, also study of Devon pre-stamp, J.W.Southgate Caricature reproduction envelopes numbers 1 to 6, etc., mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1094 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: A collection of pre-stamp entires and fronts, incl. a wide range of rate and mileage marks, branch offices, receiving houses, instructional markings, parliamentary frees, etc., mixed condition. (65 items)
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1095 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: A collection of fronts and covers incl. 1841 1d. red-brown plate 11 HG, close to very large margins, on 1841 (July 19th) cover to Witham, 1875 (Jan. 17th) redirected large cover bearing 1d. red plates (2) with additional 1d. and 1/2d. plate 10 applied (faults), surface printed fronts or large pieces (8), 1d. lilac covers with squared circle cancellations, also pre stamp, parliamentary free franks, treasury warrants...
Lot #1096 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal Histrory and Covers: A selection on leaves and loose, incl. Official Mail, Examiners marks, Postage Dues, Instructional marks, damaged mail, Crash mail with 1939 (June) ‘Centurion’ crash cover, from Australia to England, bearing two line “SALVAGED MAIL/EX. CENTURION”, also a few stamps, etc. (255 items)
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1097 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: A collection of postal history written up in seven binders, mostly pre-stamp entires, with a wide range of town, paid, mileage and rate markings, etc., mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £200-220]
Lot #1099 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: A collection of Q.V. covers and fronts in two albums, mostly 1841 and 1854-57 1d. reds with a variety of numeral and duplex cancellations, also an album of Q.V to Q.E.II postal stationery and revenues, very mixed condition. (couple 100s)
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1100 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: A group (37) of stampless entire letters and stationery envelopes incl. mileages, straight line marks incl. different sizes of Belfast, u.d.c’s, UPP 1’s, 1d. pink envelopes with Maltese Crosses, etc., also 1890 Post Office Jubilee card and envelope unused, Telegraph Forms (2), and 1977 Jubilee f.d.c. plus solid silver stamp replica.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1101 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: 1586 merchants entire from Guilemo de Grave in Hamburg to Bartholomew Corsini in London, endorsed “p Robert Bredcade” (letter carrier), this letter has been disinfected by baking, probably in the port area due to an outbreak of yellow fever. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
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