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1853 (April 17) mourning envelope inwards from Great Britain to ...mehr
1853 (April 17) mourning envelope inwards from Great Britain to "Lieut C Pasco RN, Police Magistrate, Williams Town, Port Phillip" with QV Line Engaved 2d blue White Lines Added imperforate strip of 4 'OH-OK' (the left-hand unit cut-into at left & base, the others with margins close to large) tied by four fine to very fine strikes of Barred Numeral '620' cancels with light but identifiable 'STONEHOUSE' unframed cds in blue despatch overtruck by similar 'PLYMOUTH' unframed cds in black, London 'SHIP-LETTER' crowned cds in red, largely very fine 'SHIP LETTER/JY*7/1853/MELBOURNE' crowned oval transit in red where rated '5'[d] in black on the face, and light but identifiable 'WILLIAMS TOWN/JY*9/[....]/[....]IA' crowned oval arrival in black, all except the London marking on the reverse, minor blemishes & small adhesion on reverse clear of the markings. The rate was Great Britain 8d ship letter and Victoria 3d inwards ship letter plus 2d inland delivery. Sent by Admiral John Pasco to his son; as a Lieutenant, John Pasco had served with Admiral Nelson as Signal Officer on board 'HMS Victory' at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805; he died less than six months after this letter was sent, on 16.11.1853. Port Phillip District was renamed 'Victoria' on 1.7.1851. Ex John Barwis
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1854 (April 24) envelope inwards from Great Britain to "Mr Thomas ...mehr
1854 (April 24) envelope inwards from Great Britain to "Mr Thomas Hichens Sincock, Detective Police Reporting Office, Swanston Street, Melbourne" endorsed "Per Great Britain" with QV Line Engaved 2d blue White Lines Added imperforate strip of 4 'RG-RJ' (the outside units cut-into at base, the other margins close to large) tied by four fine to very fine strikes of Barred Numeral '636' cancels with identifiable 'REDRUTH' unframed cds in red despatch, London cds in red and Liverpool 'SHIP LETTER' crowned cds in black transits, and largely fine complete Melbourne 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/JY 12/1854/G.P.O VICTORIA' arrival in red (earliest recorded date) all on the reverse, horizontal fold & closed edge tears clear of the adhesives & largely clear of the markings. Although endorsed per 'Great Britain', the item was carried by P&O 'Simla' departing Liverpool 27.4.1854 arriving Melbourne 12.7.1854. With the introduction of the 6d Uniform ship letter rate on 1.10.1854, additional inland rates were no longer charged. However, the 'FREE' marking indicates that the charging of inland rates was abolished earlier. Ex John Barwis
1950 (Aug 4) airmail envelope from England with KGVI 1/- brown tied ...mehr
1950 (Aug 4) airmail envelope from England with KGVI 1/- brown tied by Torquay Devon machine cancel, to "ER Leigh Parkin Esq, c/o Cable & Wireless Ltd, FOR COCOS, PO Box 146, Singapore" with very fine strike of 'COCOS IS/("20 8 50")/PER ("Frigate")' handstamp in violet on the reverse, small closed tear clear of the arrival marking and a few minor transmission marks. Carried by airmail to Singapore and onwards by Royal Naval Frigate HMS 'Glen Dhu' arriving at Cocos on 20.8.1950 (or 22.8.1950 ?)
1951 (April 25) airmail envelope from Great Britain with London 1/- ...mehr
1951 (April 25) airmail envelope from Great Britain with London 1/- meter in red, to "The Librarian, Staff Library, Cocos Islands, Cable & Wireless Ltd, PO Box 146, Singapore", makeshift typed 'QANTAS/SURVEY FLIGHT/CATALINA/VH-EBA/DARWIN-COCOS/VIA DJAKARTA' label tied to the reverse by a superb complete strike of 'C&W LTD/30MAY1951/COCOS' arrival backstamp, small closed tear clear of the label & arrival marking and a few minor transmission marks. Colin Riddell's similar example - with KGVI 1/- stamp - sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $1357 (Sale 233 Lot 2458)
World collections in stockbooks including Great Britain booklets ...mehr
World collections in stockbooks including Great Britain booklets 1944-1980s, India 1854-1996, Italy & Vatican, Japan 1871-1973 with M/Ss, Netherland Indies & Indonesia, Russia 1948-1970s plus Swiss commercial covers, very mixed condition. Weighs 27kg.
(100s)
Balance of consignment including world postcards, Great Britain 1980s ...mehr
Balance of consignment including world postcards, Great Britain 1980s FDCs, plus a few stamps, condition variable. Weighs 12kg.
(100s)
Collection in albums including Machins, M/Ss, presentation packs, ...mehr
Collection in albums including Machins, M/Ss, presentation packs, booklets, covers, large initial cost, plus Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, British Antarctic Territory, and Gibraltar. Weighs 16kg.
(many 100s)
Decimal collection comprising Year Packs 1968-2004, Regional ...mehr
Decimal collection comprising Year Packs 1968-2004, Regional Definitives Stamp Packs over the same period plus a few Pre-Decimal, and Royal Mail 'Special Stamps' Yearbooks 1984-2004, lots of thematic interest & substantial face value, condition fine to very fine. Weighs 24kg.
(many 100s)
Small collection on old-time leaves including 1840 Penny Black ...mehr
Small collection on old-time leaves including 1840 Penny Black lightly cancelled (3 margins) and 1841 Penny Red block of 4 */** with '... the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter ...' marginal imprint (the left-hand units cut-into at left, the right-hand units with large margins; some creasing; Cat £3000+), other Line-Engraved & Embossed issues including a Penny Stars Plate Number study, then Surface-Printed range to 10/- including 4d sage-green single & pair, 2/- blue and an apparently very fine 2/- brown (Cat £4250) plus 1/- brown 'GOVT/PARCELS' overprint, KEVII to 10/-, and a smattering of later issues to KGVI, a few commercial perfins, some aging marks, hinge thins or other mostly minor faults but many are fine to very fine.
(few 100s)
1840-57 QV Line Engraved group comprising 1840 1d black x3 with ...mehr
1840-57 QV Line Engraved group comprising 1840 1d black x3 with Maltese Cross cancels in red, 2d pale blue, and 2d deep full blue both with Maltese Cross cancels in black, 1841 White Lines 2d blue, and 1854 Stars 1d red x2, all with full margins, fine to very fine, Cat £2300+. (8)
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1840 QV Line Engraved Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [SE] three and a half ...mehr
1840 QV Line Engraved Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [SE] three and a half margins with fragments of adjoining unit, superb Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £375
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1840 QV Line Engraved Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [MI], margins good to ...mehr
1840 QV Line Engraved Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [MI], margins good to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, light Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £375
1840 QV Line Engraved Tuppence Blue 2d deep full blue SG 4 horizontal ...mehr
1840 QV Line Engraved Tuppence Blue 2d deep full blue SG 4 horizontal strip of three [BG-BH-BI], margins close to large, three largely very fine strikes of Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £3600+ for singles
1841 QV Line Engraved Penny Red 1d red group between SG 8-12 ...mehr
1841 QV Line Engraved Penny Red 1d red group between SG 8-12 comprising seven singles and a horizontal pair in a range of shades one with a decidedly 'orange' tinge, stated to be from Plates 23 [CJ], 53 [QC] with small-part Corner Guideline, 60 [NK] with Ivory Head, 64 [MJ] with Distorted Star at Upper-Left, 101 [QI], 110 [JD], 124 [HH] with Distorted Frame at Upper-Left, and 149 Alphabet II pair [FH-FI] both units with Ivory Head, each with margins just clear to large except the pair just touched at upper-left, most with virtually full or large-part gum, those from Plates 60, 110 & 124 without gum, Cat £5400+ for unused basic shade singles. [With the annotated album page on which they were mounted] (7 + pair)
1841 QV Line Engraved Tuppence Blue White Lines 2d blue SG 14 ...mehr
1841 QV Line Engraved Tuppence Blue White Lines 2d blue SG 14 horizontal pair [LA/LB], margins just clear to large, largely very fine central upright strike of Maltese Cross '12' Numeral cancel in black on the left-hand unit with a lesser strike alongside, Cat £1100+ for singles
1870 QV Line Engraved New Values 1½d rosy-mauve on Blued Paper SG ...mehr
1870 QV Line Engraved New Values 1½d rosy-mauve on Blued Paper SG 53a with 'SPECIMEN' (Type 2) overprint prepared for use in 1860 but unissued SG Specialised G5s, above-average centring, no gum, Cat from £2250+
1847-54 QV Embossed 1/- green Die 2 SG 57 cut-square close at right, ...mehr
1847-54 QV Embossed 1/- green Die 2 SG 57 cut-square close at right, indistinct cancel, Cat £1000
1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printings £1 blue-green with sans serif ...mehr
1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printings £1 blue-green with sans serif 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp SG 266s, well-centred, large-part gum, Cat £1400
1913-19 Seahorses Waterlow Printings £1 green SG 403, exceptional ...mehr
1913-19 Seahorses Waterlow Printings £1 green SG 403, exceptional centring, indistinct London steel cds, Cat £1400. A superb example of this beautiful stamp
1913-19 Seahorses Waterlow Printings £1 dull blue-green SG 404, ...mehr
1913-19 Seahorses Waterlow Printings £1 dull blue-green SG 404, well-centred, one nibbled perf at top, steel Guernsey cds cancel, Cat £1600
1934 Re-Engraved Seahorses 2/6d brown, 5/- red & 10/- indigo SG ...mehr
1934 Re-Engraved Seahorses 2/6d brown, 5/- red & 10/- indigo SG 450-452, all well-centred & unmounted, Cat £1100.
(3)
1936 KGVI Undenominated 'Dummy' Stamps imperforate plate proof block ...mehr
1936 KGVI Undenominated 'Dummy' Stamps imperforate plate proof block of 4 in violet and perforated plate proof blocks of 4 in violet or lake (from the upper-right corner of the sheet), unmounted.
(3 blocks)
BOOKLETS: Extensive collection in six Lighthouse binders from 1940 ...mehr
BOOKLETS: Extensive collection in six Lighthouse binders from 1940 KGVI 6d plain covers (B3; some aging marks on covers only) and 1952 1/- Crown (B8) x2, QEII Wildings from 1/- Crown (E2), an extensive range of 2/- booklets (40+ with some light duplication) plus 2/6d (F37), 3/- (H10), 5/- (H5; mixed with KGVI) & 10/- (X15p), Pre-Decimal Machins 4/6d Ships covers x27, 5/- Homes/Philympia covers x36, 6/- Birds x34 and 10/- Explorers x14, then a similar but larger range of Decimals to early 2000s including Barcode & Self-Adhesive booklets, First & Second Class, Greetings, Christmas, etc, all catalogue numbers are provided by the vendor, substantial catalogue/face value, plenty of thematic interest.
(many 100s)
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 'I.R./OFFICIAL' overprints on QV 1883 1/- green SG ...mehr
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 'I.R./OFFICIAL' overprints on QV 1883 1/- green SG O15 horizontal pair, well-centred, reinforced perf separation, Cat £2000+ for singles. BPA Certificate (2025)
FIRST DAY COVERS: QEII Definitives collection from 1952 Wildings ...mehr
FIRST DAY COVERS: QEII Definitives collection from 1952 Wildings complete set (16) on six covers (Cat £720+) plus extras some registered, the Decimals mostly on illustrated Royal Mail envelopes, noted Regionals including 1958 Wildings illustrated envelopes for the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales, a few modern M/Ss with thematic interest, some of the earlies with minor aging marks, the modern generally very fine. Weighs 6½kg.
(few 100)
Line-Engraved Frankings comprising 1840 (Aug 22) entire 'HAWICK' to ...mehr
Line-Engraved Frankings comprising 1840 (Aug 22) entire 'HAWICK' to Stirling with very fine Penny Black [L-I] with good even margins (Cat £850 on cover with red Maltese Cross); 1856 double-rate local entire with 2d tied by Edinburgh '131' roller-cancel & superb 'POSTED SINCE 7.20 LAST NIGHT' backstamp; and 1857 cover to Wales with 1d red tied by largely very fine strike of the scarce 'WALSALL/834' spoon duplex, Aldgate transit & Carnarvon arrival.
(3)
1853 (July 9) Transatlantic Express & Shipping Agency, Liverpool ...mehr
1853 (July 9) Transatlantic Express & Shipping Agency, Liverpool consignee note for shipment to Boston, USA entire to London with very fine strike of 'FORWARDED BY/[sailing ship]/EDWARDS, SANFORD & CO/LONDON, NEW YORK/& LIVERPOOL' cachet at lower-left and QV Line Engraved 1d red-brown imperforate (margins just touching at lower-left to large) tied by Barred Numeral '466' cancel with Liverpool 'DALE-ST' straight-line sub-office handstamp, Liverpool unframed cds in green & London '11JY11/1853' arrival in red on the reverse, vertical fold clear of the adhesive & largely clear of the markings. Ex John Barwis
1856 registered entire to Hampshire with 1d red and Embossed 6d dull ...mehr
1856 registered entire to Hampshire with 1d red and Embossed 6d dull lilac embossed (cut-square; Cat £1900 on cover) tied by barred numeral '11' cancels, oval 'REGISTERED' & 'PAID' handstamps, with Winchester arrival backstamp in green
1865 (Jan 25) mourning envelope to Melbourne, Australia endorsed "via ...mehr
1865 (Jan 25) mourning envelope to Melbourne, Australia endorsed "via Marseilles" with QV Line Engraved 1d red-brown x2 & Surface Printed Small Corner Letters 4d red x2 tied by Dublin-186 duplex cancels, London transit of the same day on the face, Melbourne 'MR15/65' arrival cds in blue on the reverse. Carried by 'Ellora' departing Marseilles 28.1.1865 to Alexandria and overland to Suez, by 'Mooltan' departing 7.2.1865 to Galle, Ceylon and 'Bombay' to Melbourne. The 10d per ½oz 'via Marseilles' rate applied from 1863 until 1870, when the route was altered to transit via Brindisi due to the Franco-Prussian War, and the rate was reduced to 9d later that year. Ex John Barwis
1963 merchandise/sample packet endorsed "Terminals Brass" from ...mehr
1963 merchandise/sample packet endorsed "Terminals Brass" from Switzerland with Buildings 40c & 1fr tied by Zurich cds, R label & small Customs label declaring weight of 400g & value of SFr45, British 'CHARGE' label affixed, duty assessed at 7/5d + 1/- clearance fee and Postage Dues 5d 6d & 2/6d x3 (crossed by vertical fold) tied by light 'COLCHESTER' cds, minor blemishes. Attractive & unusual
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