Lot: 203
H.T. Jackson The Railway and Airway Letter Stamps of the British Isles 1891-1971, Harry Hayes, 1979; h/bk, leatherette binding, gilt; a specialised priced catalogue. 179p plus adverts. VF, no internal markings.
Lot: 212
Collection of Cyprus and Great Britain in album, mainly QV to GV, mostly used; the Cyprus comprising QV to 12pi (2) and 18pi; EVII to 12pi; GV to 45pi (3) including several pairs; the GB with range of QV line-engraved & surface-prints to 10s and later issues including high values all in very mixed condition. The Cyprus mostly VG/VF with many good items. Poor to VF. (100s)
Lot: 220
British Military Mail 1915-1919 including six PPCs from Egypt (three with APO SZ5 skeleton cancels), and group of five 1919 covers all with original letters written on Queen Victoria's Rifles notepaper. Fair to fine (12 + letters)
Lot: 225
Great Britain 1816-1861 wrappers & some ELs in binder, opened out for display, mostly franked with 1d Red imperfs plus nine with 1841 2d imperfs (one 4-margined); forty of the 1d imperfs are four-margined. Some better postal markings noted. Mixed quality. (95)
Lot: 226
Great Britain 1840-1921 ranges on old leaves; mainly used including 1d Black ‘NL' and 1d Grey-Black ‘MI' both FU four-margined, the former thinned; 1870 1½d plate 1 mint (toned perfs); 1855 4d carmine on blued VGU cds; 1883-84 4d green FU (good colour); 1887 1½d, 3d (2), 4d, 5d & 9d fresh mint; and many other QV in poor to VG condition; some useful later including 1915 2s6d FU and 1918-19 2s6d fresh mint. (few 100)
Lot: 227
Great Britain 19th Century Covers, Wrappers and ELs mostly with 1d Red frankings; includes forty-eight with 1841-54 1d Reds (some in pairs) with many four-margined, and three with 2d imperfs; 1862 wrapper with 6d lilac; and the remainder with wide range of perforated 1d Stars and Plates. Condition is very mixed but many VG/Fine and enhanced by many useful cancellations including fine Penny Post h/s of Blackpool (2) and Preston, many undated circles, Liverpool Spoon, s/w duplexes etc. (270)
Lot: 228
GB 1840 1d Mulready Letter Sheet used 1842 to Preston and cancelled with a fine black Maltese Cross. Manuscript endorsements at periphery, piece torn away at left from breaking of seal o/w VG.
Lot: 229
Great Britain QV to GV used collection in album, together with some Ceylon; the GB includes fine 1840 1d Black Pl.5 ‘MJ' (4 close to large margins), range of 1d Red Plates & later QV to GV all in mixed condition including high values, and fine 1933 First Flight covers to Calcutta and Alor Star. The Ceylon include some useful QV & GV high values. (Few 100)
Lot: 230
Great Britain pre-stamp to 1850s ELs and correspondence of the Swainson and Dickson family of Bath, Liverpool and Preston; the ELs (49) include PAID AT / LIVERPOOL (3), Chester / Penny Post with boxed No.6 (2, one poor), PENRITH mileage, PRESTON / Penny Post, COCKERMOUTH udc; and some from abroad including AMERICA/LIVERPOOL cds and VENEZIA/FRANCO. Also 54 other letters/ELs some of which have had stamps removed. Varied condition. (103 items)
Lot: 231
Great Britain 1841-1960 used collection in album, with much QV Line-Engraved including 2d Pl. 9 mint strip of 3 (2 UM), 1841 1d (14, including strip of 5, and 3 covers, seven 4-margined), 1856 1d Star on fine front from Clitheroe, many 1d Red Plates including some covers one with fine HARROGATE s/w duplex and many on piece with complete cancellations; later QV with covers & pieces, EVII mint selection to 6d, many used defintives thereafter including 1933 First Flight cover to Malaya. Mixed condition. (Many 100s)
Lot: 232
Great Britain 1841-1858 Penny Stars in old collector's duplicate book including few covers; comprises Imperfs (105, 30 four-margined), and 98 perforated types some on blued paper. Fair to fine. (203)
Lot: 233
GB Victorian invoices and receipts, mostly 1850s/60s, all bearing 1d postal fiscals with ink cancellations, good variety, a few on printed billheads. Mixed condition. (36)
Lot: 234
GB 19th Century Covers (50) in binder including 38 with 1d Red frankings from 1850s, and 1870 long registered cover with scarce 10d brown & 6d pl.8. Some better duplex cancels noted. Most contain original letters which are separately mounted. Mixed condition. (Qty)
Lot: 235
W.T. Pipe Postmarks of British and Irish Railway Stations 1840-1997, Railway Philatelic Group, c.2001; A4 s/bk, slide binder; protective plastic cover slightly marked o/w VF. A comprehensive work. Many illustrations.
Lot: 236
Great Britain pre-stamp to 1860s Covers & ELs, 34 with 1d Red frankings (18 with imperfs), and wide range of cancellations; includes mileages, undated circles, etc. Very mixed quality, some VG/VF (63)
Lot: 237
GB Covers & Cards from pre-stamp to modern, chiefly 1890s to 1940s; some interest in skeleton & rubber datestamps, postage due frankings, duplexes etc. Mixed condition. (218). Also some ephemera, and few parcel stamps.
Lot: 238
Cumbria Postal History & Ephemera written-up on album leaves, mainly 19th Century to 1940s, including engraved pictorial letterheads, Telegrams, wide range of covers & cards with variety of postal markings, etc. (98 items)
Lot: 239
GB 1864-79 1d Red plates 149, 171, 177 and 212 mint, pl.171 and 212 part o.g. only; and 1d pl.161 on a cover from Garstang 1873. (5)
Lot: 240
Great Britain 1864-1880 Covers & ELs with 1d Red plates, all with duplex cancellations especially Warrington, Runcorn & district. Fair to fine. (49)
Lot: 241
Great Britain Perfins collection in stockbook, QV to early QE2 including high values (e.g. QV 5s & Seahorses to 5s) and some mint. Arranged alphabetically with some duplication. Mixed condition. (c.1100)