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77. WATERFORD Irish-type spoon (RA 59). 1866 entire, with letter, used locally in Waterford with 1d plate 85 (SG 43) tied good strike SE/12/1866 Code F. Arundel does not record this month of use. (*) (Ref 57644) £65.00 |
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78. PRINTED MATTER. 1867 fine list of Prices Current from Geipel & Co. Newcastle-on-Tyne to Cadiz with 2 x 1d plates 94 tied Newcastle-on-Tyne duplex' JU/14/67. Imprint on front 'Registered for transmission abroad'. Fine item. (*) (Ref 57947) £80.00 |
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79. 1867 envelope London to New Orleans, USA with pair of 1d plate 94 (SG 43), 4d dull vermilion plate 9 (SG 94) and 6d plate 6 (SG 97) tied London duplex' AU/3/67. USA chargemarks on front - unusual way to pay the 1/- rate to the USA. (*) (Ref 55726) £250.00 |
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80. 'POSTED SINCE 10 LAST NIGHT' EDINBURGH EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX (RA 25). 1868 envelope Edinburgh to Ottawa, Canada West with 1/- green plate 4 (SG 115) tied fine strike SP/28/68. Filing bend affects stamp and cancel but a very rare combination not seen by us before and unrecorded by Arundel who only notes this cancellation on the 1d plate number and the 3d plate 5. (*) (Ref 58037) £295.00 |
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81. NAVAL MAIL. 1869 envelope to Mrs Alleyne Bath England enscribed 'Officers Letter' with 6d lilac tied '466' numeral of Liverpool with Liverpool datestamp 29/JU/69. Sent by Lt. Alleyne Serving on HMS Myrmidon at this time at Sierra Leone, West Africa. Very scarce usage. (*) (Ref 54814) £375.00 |
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82. ROYALTY. Circa 1870 small Mourning envelope written and signed by 'The Queen' (Victoria) to 'Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester'. Privately carried and very fine. (*) (Ref 57912) £375.00 |
83. 1870 front London to Buenos Ayres with 1d plate 106 (SG 43) lettered GI tied London 'H' Foreign Branch barred cancel with Lombard St. 'Paid' datestamp alongside 8/FE/70. (*) (Ref 58044) £22.50 |
84. MAIL TO SPAIN. 1871 letter Belfast to Guipuzcoa, Spain with strip of 4 and pair 1d plate 117 tied Belfast duplex' JA/2/71. Stamps paying 6d Ĵoz rate via France. (*) (Ref 56996) £110.00 |
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85. AZEMAR EXPERIMENTAL CANCELLATION - SECOND TRIAL FIRST PERIOD OF USE. 1871 envelope London to Hull with 1d plate 137 (SG 43) tied fine strike 25/JU/71 (sections 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5). Stamp perfinned 'BS & Co'. (*) (Ref 53012) £125.00 |
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86. HERTFORD COLLEGE OXFORD envelope overprinted 'College Notice'in gothic style. A superb unused example of this ½d mauve embossed envelope. (*) (Ref 54043) £95.00 |
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87. NAVAL MAIL - INTER SHIP. 1877 envelope, on reverse crest of HMS Shah, addressed to Lieut. Raines HMS Excellent Portsmouth England' with 3 x 2d blue plate 15 (SG 47) tied London numerals. Sent from Lt Rainier who was on board the training ship HMS Shah. Very unusual usage. (*) (Ref 54810) £350.00 |
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88. VALENTINE. 1878 envelope, rather crumpled, St. Albans to Godalming with 1d plate 205 (SG 43) tied St. Albans duplex FE/16/78 with superb and most attractive Valentine. (*) (Ref 47501) £150.00 |
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89. EDINBURGH 'POSTED SINCE 11 LAST NIGHT' (RA 29). 1870 envelope Edinburgh to Peebles with 1½d (SG 51) plate 3 lettered CG tied very fine strike AP/3/78 Code 7. Arundel does not record this cancellation on this issue. Filing fold clear of stamp and cancellation. Very rare usage. (*) (Ref 58038) £375.00 |
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90. EDINBURGH DOTTED CIRCLE Type C1. 1878 envelope used locally bearing 1d plate 212 (SG 43) with fine strike DE/17/78 Codes 10F. Also 1879 local usage with 1d plate 210 cancelled fine strike MY/29/79 Codes 14X. (*) (Ref 40915) £65.00 |
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91. ADVERTISING. 1880 printed circular advertising a book to be published on 'The Peerage Baronetage & Knightage' of the British Empire with very fine illustrations of heraldry etc from London to York with ½d plate 20 tied N.P.B. cancel. REDIRECTED to Ripple Hall and charged '½'. Small fault at right but fine and unusual. (*) (Ref 56411) £225.00 |
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92. REGISTERED MAIL/DORSET. 1880 envelope sent registered from Shaftesbury to Dorchester with 3 x 1d Venetians (SG 166) and ½d bantam plate 13 (SG 48) tied neat Shaftesbury cds' FE/23/80. Stamps paying 1½d postage and 2d registration. Unusual and attractive usage. (*) (Ref 55042) £225.00 |
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93. 1882 envelope Dundee to New Zealand bearing 6d grey plate 18 (SG 161) lettered GE tied Dundee duplex JU/14/82. Postage underpaid with handstamp 'Deficient postage 6d/fine 6d }1/-' in black. (*) (Ref 36309) £130.00 |
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94. KEBLE COLLEGE OXFORD - THE 1886-1896 ½d EMBOSSED ENVELOPE POSTALLY USED. A very rare used example (flap originally detached and with some damage but re-affixed). This example being addressed to 'R. Turner, Delegacy of Local Exams, Clarendon Buildings, Broad Street' (Oxford). One of very few known used examples and the only other example we have seen is addressed to the same person. (*) (Ref 54025) £450.00 |
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95. BRISTOL/1d LILAC BISECT (SG 172). 1892 envelope from Bristol to Dursley with 1d lilac and a 1d lilac bisect clearly tied Bristol duplex MR/11/92. Backstamped Dursley MR/12/92. Attractive unusual usage. (*) (Ref 51348) £225.00 |
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96. BOOK POST. 1894 heavy carton wrapper used locally in London from Hellis & Sons, Photographers, London with 1d lilac cancelled 24/12/94 with enclosed contemporary photograph. Excellent usage. (*) (Ref 44994) £85.00 |
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97. 1887 3d Jubilee (SG 202) variety BISECT. 1899 1d pink envelope Hampstead, London to Frankfurt uprated with bisect to make the correct 2½d rate and cancelled Hampstead duplex SP/18/99. However, bisect not accepted and highlighted with the usual crosses and 'T15' surcharge handstamp applied. Backstamped Frankfurt 19/9/99. Most unusual. (*) (Ref 57898) £275.00 |
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98. 1904 envelope, sent registered mail, London to Paris with KEdVII 1/- green & carmine (placed upside down) tied Catford cds 22/DE/04. Unusual franking. (*) (Ref 57515) £95.00 |
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