 SPECIALIST IN FINE GREAT BRITAIN LINE-ENGRAVED |
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SPECIALIST IN FINE GREAT BRITAIN LINE-ENGRAVED |
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| Item No. | SG/Spec | Description | Price | Key |
PR:25 |
* | ?1766 Wrapper (empty) ?London to 'Islenton' Middlesex. Slightly smudged strike of a SCARCE London Government DOCKWRA-TYPE MARK, and circular '9 O'CLOCK' TIME MARKING. Slightly 'tatty'... | £65.00 | |
PR:2 |
* | 1779 Wrapper, a clean (empty) wrapper Bedal to London 3rd March 1779. FINE SCARCE straight-line 'BEDAL', red 'POST PAID' in circle, manuscript 'Paid 8d' and 'Post paid 8d' (so obviously originally double sheet), and largely FINE strike of LONDON BISHOP MARK for '3/MR'. FINE condition and ATTRACTIVE... | £50.00 | |
PR:5 |
* | 1793 Entire, clean letter Cupar to Edinburgh 3rd March 1793. Faint but legible SCARCE two-line 'COUPAR FIFE', and FINE EDINBURGH BISHOP MARK 'MR/3' in red. Manuscript '6d Paid by G (damage) Murray, Tain 11 Mar 93' - apparently redirected to Tain. Apologies for absence from a club party! | £25.00 | |
PR:4 |
* | 1793 Wrapper, clean empty wrapper Rochdale to Huddersfield 30th December 1793. Incomplete but legible straight-line 'ROCHDALE', and manuscript '9'. | £12.50 | |
PR:87 |
* | Undated Entire, Derby local, probably early 19th Century. Fine straight-line 'DERBY'. Re action to recover a debt. | 
£10.00 |
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PR:83 |
* | 1802 Entire Burton to Greta Bridge on 10 May 1802. Large part Gainsbrough '152' mileage mark. Re conveyance of moorland. |
£10.00 |
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PR:84 |
* | 1806 Entire Aylsham to Norwich on 24 October 1806. Fine Aylsham '132' mileage mark, and red script 'Pd 4'. Re probate of a will. |
£10.00 |
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PR:70 |
* | 1810 Front London to Boroughbridge on 28 December 1810. Nice early Crowned 'Free', addressed to Mrs Serjeantson of Camp Hill, signed Effingham. |
£10.00 |
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PR:72 |
* | 1813 Wrapper (empty) Leatherhead to Edinburgh on 7 October 1813. Fine large EARLY 'Addt.½' (first year of use) with datestamps. |
£10.00 |
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PR:74 |
* | 1815 Entire Offchurch to London on 11 September 1815. Fine Warwick '107' mileage mark, and double circle red backstamp. Letter regarding a charitable donation 'to alleviate the suffering of our brave fellows of the Waterloo Army'...The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815, and 10,200 of Wellington's troops were wounded...[Wikipedia]. |
£15.00 |
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PR:31 |
* | 1816 Entire Bedale to Swinton, Yorks on 23 January 1816. Mostly fine strike of a SCARCE 'BEDALE PENNY POST', and smudged boxed 'NO.3' Receiving House on back. Some tearing on back... | £35.00 | |
PR:66 |
* | 1817 Wrapper (empty) Edinburgh to Ormiston on 10 March 1817. Fine boxed 'Addtl.½' tax mark, and red datestamp. |
£10.00 |
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PR:89 |
* | 1818 Entire London to Edinburgh on 29 April 1818. Small Boxed'½' (additional ½d tax) mark with datestamps. Somewhat tatty acknowledgment of winding up of an estate. |
£5.00 |
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PR:33 |
* | 1820 Entire Selby to Derby on 17 March 1820. Fine strike of a SCARCE STRAIGHT-LINE 'SELBY'. Chasing a debt for timber! Fine clean condition... | £25.00 | |
PR:86 |
* | 1822 Entire Chatham to London on 12 May 1822. Large part red Chatham '31' mileage mark, and red datestamp. Re non-receipt of funds. |
£10.00 |
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PR:68 |
* | 1822 Front Braemar to London on 14 November 1822. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to F.Watson Esq, Carleton Palace, signed Fife. |
£10.00 |
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PR:69 |
* | 1823 Front London to Woodbridge on 20 May 1823. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to The Right Hon.ble Lady Augusta Lovell, signed Egmont. |
£10.00 |
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PR:11 |
* | 1826 Wrapper, flimsy but neat small (empty) wrapper Greenock to Edinburgh 25th July 1826. Light but FINE 'Addt ½' toll fee, FINE Greenock backstamp, and Edinburgh dated receiving stamp in red. | £7.50 | |
PR:62 |
* | 1827 Front Watford to London on 16 July 1827. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to Henry Webster, signed Essex. |
£10.00 |
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PR:38 |
* | 1827 Wrapper (empty) Manchester to Burnley on 1 December 1827. Incomplete strike of a SCARCE 'DIDSBURY PENNY POST'. Grubby... | £30.00 | |
PR:39 |
* | 1828 Entire Bungay to Margate on 24 April 1828. Mostly fine strike of a SCARCE 'BUNGAY 107' MILEAGE MARK, and part circular datestamp in red. Letter to solicitor requesting action to evict a non-paying tenant, and subsequent sale of the land - 'if any sort of objection...be attempted by artful & sordid people to hinder its sale, we should depend entirely on your judgment in regard to our having a clear right to use it for building or any purpose' - how to make friends and influence people - nothing changes! Some damp damage... | £25.00 | |
PR:75 |
* | 1831 Entire Newcastle (Staffs) local of 5 September 1831. Faint but legible SCARCE Newcastle 5th Clause Post. Re purchase of land. |
£25.00 |
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PR:64 |
* | 1832 Entire Bristol to Halifax, Nova Scotia of 12 March 1832. 'Paid at Bristol', and script Packet Boat charge. Lengthy damaged and fragile damp-affected letter, acknowledging receipt of payment for paper, slates and pencils, but also making intriguing reference to a 'Col Brereton...who shot himself...anticipating his punishment - Capt Warrington was the next tried, he was Cashiered - five of the Ringleaders were hung & about 20 transported for life...'. This refers to the Bristol Queen Square Riot of October 1831, offenders being tried at Bristol Assizes in January 1832: 'Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Brereton of the Dragoons led a charge with drawn swords through the mob in Queen Square. Brereton was later court-martialled for leniency because he had refused to open fire on the crowds, but shot himself before the conclusion of his trial. About 100 people involved were tried in January 1832 by Chief Justice Tindal. Four men were hanged despite a petition of 10,000 Bristolian signatures, which was given to King William IV.'[Wikipedia] |
£15.00 |
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PR:44 |
* | 1832 Entire (part - sideflap missing) Hastings to Westerham on 21 December 1832. Mostly fine strike of 'Hastings Penny Post', and smudged ?Receiving House mark. Some damage... | £20.00 | |
PR:88 |
* | 1834 Front ?Pimlico? to Northampton on 2 October 1834. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to Viscount Althorp - Princess Diana's family - and signed Duncannon. |
£20.00 |
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PR:76 |
* | 1835 Envelope (front and back) London to Shrewsbury on 5 January 1835. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to Lt Colonel Egerton at Hardwicke Grange, signed ***** Somerset(?). |
£15.00 |
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PR:71 |
* | 1835 Entire Bath to Basingstoke of 16 March 1835. Fine oval framed 'OLD-DOWN', and three-line 'Bath Penny Post'. Damp-affected letter re an annuity. |
£15.00 |
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PR:77 |
* | 1835 Entire Salisbury to London on 27 June 1835. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to Alfred Caswall - signature illegible. |
£15.00 |
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PR:73 |
* | 1835 Entire (incomplete piece) Folkestone to Charing, Kent, on 25 September 1835. Fine straight-line 'FOLKSTONE'. Notice of a Bondholders' meeting at the Saracen's Head Inn, Ashford, regarding Folkestone Harbour, and a 'plan...to relieve the Company from its present difficulties and completing the Harbour...'. |
£7.50 |
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PR:78 |
* | 1835 Front Chipping Norton to London on 21 November 1835. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to Messrs Jones Loyd & Co, signature illegible. |
£10.00 |
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PR:81 |
* | 1836 Front Henley-on-Thames to London on 4 January 1836. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to Sir ?Ashl? Cooper Esq, signed Henry R.?Westerby?. |
£10.00 |
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PR:82 |
* | 1836 Front Horsham to London on 10 February 1836. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to Messrs Wright & Co, Bankers at Covent Garden, signature illegible. |
£10.00 |
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PR:65 |
* | 1836 Entire (empty wrapper) London to Burnley on 4 March 1836. Fine Crowned 'Free', address obliterated, signed John Fielden. |
£20.00 |
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PR:80 |
* | 1836 Front Blair Atholl to London on 22 August 1836. Fine Crowned 'Free', addressed to G.L.Cunningham Esq at the Foreign Office, signature illegible. |
£10.00 |
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PR:48 |
* | 1837 Entire Folkestone to Chelmsford on 13 February 1837. Fair large part (but legible) 'FOLKESTONE PENNY POST', two datestamps in red, and boxed 'No.1' Receiving House. Receipt for cheque. Slightly grubby, but good condition... | £15.00 | |
PR:61 |
* | 1837 Front Hawick to London on 19 August 1837. Fine 'HAWICK PENNY POST', and SCARCE unframed 'TO PAY 1d ONLY'. A curious piece which looks like a 'Free' front (possible faint circular 'Free' upper left), addressed to Edward Bethune Esq, and signed ?'Melgund'? - maybe the 'Free' was so lightly struck as to be insufficiently legible, hence the 1d charge? A note on the back states 'Viscount Melgund(?) eldest son of Earl of Minto member for Hythe'... |
£10.00 |
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PR:63 |
* | 1838 Entire Stuttgart to London arriving 28 September 1838. 'T.P.Bond St', London 'Tombstone' arrival stamp, and fine script '2'. Addressed to Miss Emma Juliana Gray at the British Museum, a flimsy and very fragile discursive personal letter, signed Mary Pfizer. |
£10.00 |
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PR:67 |
* | 1839 Wrapper, empty London local wrapper of 4 May 1839. Fine 'Gt Russell St.2d PAID', and London 'Tombstone' arrival stamp. |
£7.50 |
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C:675 |
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ME2 |
1840 Mulready, 1d Envelope (Forme 3, Stereo A.158) used Middlesbrough to Hull. Neat ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. Slight soiling on back. Cat.£325 | £125.00 | |
C:857 |
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ME1l |
1840 Mulready, 1d Lettersheet (SCARCE Forme 6, Stereo A.236) VERY FINE UNUSED. Cat.£375 | £150.00 | |
C:674 |
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ME4 |
1840 Mulready, 2d Envelope (Stereo illegible) neat and clean UNUSED. Slight wrinkles. Cat.£325 | £85.00 | |
C:854 |
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ME2 |
1840 Mulready, 1d Envelope (Forme 2, Stereo A.149) used Whitby to London on 26 February 1841. Whitby CDS for 26 FE 1841 in black, and London receiving stamp in red for 27th, neat black Maltese Cross. Slightly grubby, and some reverse damage. Cat.£325 | £75.00 | |
C:855 |
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1840 Mulready Caricature, FINE UNUSED TEMPERANCE Envelope by Deraedemaker/Valentine. Slight internal damage caused by gum. | £50.00 | |
PR:85 |
* | 1846 Stampless Entire Chew Magna to Bristol on 20 October 1846. Fine 'Bristol Penny Post' and 'No.17' Receiving House. Note re settlement of debt incurred at Chewstoke Sales... |
£10.00 |
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PR:17 |
* | 1855 Entire, flimsy stampless letter London to MARSEILLES 26th June 1855. London 'PAID' CDS in red, 'P.D.' (Paid to Destination) in circle in red, neat Calais and Paris transit stamps. Interesting letter re the complications of international exchange! SCARCE DESTINATION... | £12.50 | |
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