52. FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 1844 NUMERAL CANCELLATION. Small piece Nottingham to London (stamp 're-affixed') with 1d imperf (SG 8) lettered KL, just touched at lower right, tied fine '583' numeral of Nottingham. Backstamped Nottingham MY/1/1844 - FIRST DAY USAGE. London datestamp 2/MY/1844. Rare. (PT) (Ref 60706) £450.00

53. KENT. 1846 1d pink envelope Canterbury to London cancelled '84' numeral of Canterbury. On front good to fine strike of the 'Godmersham/Penny Post' (KT 477) handstamp in black. Also on front some contemporary writing clear of handstamp. (*) (Ref 61980) £35.00

54. BRISTOL BROKEN ARC. 1850 envelope London to Clifton, Bristol with four margined 2d blue plate 4 (SG 14) lettered TA tied London numeral. On reverse Bristol and Clifton datestamps MY/29/1850, the Bristol one showing two broken arcs. (*) (Ref 56277) £75.00

55. TRANSATLANTIC MAIL. 1851 envelope Stourport (one flap missing) to New York, USA with three margined 1d imperf (SG 8) tied by numeral cancel. On front Boston receiver and '19'cents' handstamp. Backstamped Stourport AP/12/1851. (*) (Ref 52145) £140.00

56. 1841 2d BLUES TO AUSTRALIA. 1851 entire from Greenwich to New South Wales (some re-enforcement) with a strip of 4 2d blues plate 4 (SG 14) lettered FI-FL, all touched in places, cancelled London numerals - stamps tied by creasing and part of address. Letter dated 27th December 1851 with Australian receivers on reverse. Unusual usage. (*) (Ref 60959) £250.00

57. 2d IMPERFS TO PRUSSIA. 1852 wrapper (part flap missing) London to Berlin via Ostend with 4 x 2d plate 4 (SG 14) cut-into tied London numerals. On reverse Aachen transit mark and various other handstamps. Some imperfections but a most unusual and attractive usage. (*) (Ref 61996) £275.00

58. UNUSUAL ADDRESSEE. 1852 1d pink envelope (oxidised) cancelled London numeral, addressed to 'Mrs Case Adelaide Road last house at the top'. Backstamped JU/11/1852. (*) (Ref 61988) £20.00

59. 1853 large envelope Sherborne to Shaftesbury with strip of 3 1d imperf plate 157 (SG 8) lettered MA-MC with enormous margins affected by enclosure folds etc. Stamps tied neat '702' numerals of Sherborne and backstamped OC/7/1853. (*) (Ref 48085) £65.00

60. 1d PINK GOING TO AUSTRALIA. 1853 envelope Wallingford (Berks) to New South Wales cancelled '832' numeral of Wallingford with a good selection of datestamps and manuscript chargemarks mostly in red. London ship letter datestamp OC/19/1853 and Australian receivers on reverse. Manuscript endorsement 'By Private Ship'. Unusual and very scarce usage. (*) (Ref 60958) £350.00

61. CRIMEAN WAR. 1854 envelope from The Crimea to South Devon 'Edward Bastard' correspondence with fine handstamp '3' and manuscript 'Officers letter from Crimea'. London backstamp 17/DE/1854. Transcript accompanies which is an amazing letter from an Officer describing conditions and critisizing the British Press for printing details of good conditions!!! (*) (Ref 61651) £495.00

62. CRIMEAN WAR. 1854 envelope from the Crimea to London with manuscript 'Pai L'Angleterre via Marseilles' with handstamp '2' in London re postage due and London datestamp OC/10/1854. Enigmatic note on inside flap 'Lady Errol & Mrs Cresswell are out here, the former's husband is wounded and the latter is dead. Such is War'. (*) (Ref 61878) £225.00

63. CRIMEAN WAY/POSTAL NOTICE. A very fine notice dated November 1854 concerning 'LETTERS FOR THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE BALTIC'. Advising that the route via Danzig has ceased and the mail will now be sent via Ostend to Hamburg and on to Kiel. Also postal rates concerning Officer's letters etc. Superb item relating to the Crimean Baltic Fleet. (*) (Ref 61413) £250.00