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1840 entire letter
to Battle with Uckfield datestamp on reverse and with the scarce village
type MAYFIELD/PENNY POST as Willcocks SX866 but measuring 33 x 15 mm and
also two years earlier than recorded.
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40.00 |
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1841 outer wrapper
no letter with "PAID/at/LEEDS" and UPP "1d" in red on
front, with date stamps of Leeds, Newcastle-on-Tyne and York on reverse.
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1843 outer wrapper
to York with a fine 1d red SG8 lettered QH from plate 28 with the variety
"scratch through POSTAGE", the cover also has a strike of the
very scarce village type "West Burton/Penny Post"
handstamp. A Rare combination of stamp and postmark. This IS one which is
probably unique!!!!
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125.00 |
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1843 a letter from
London to Brighton, the letter has been opened then refolded and sent to
Farnham where the FARNHAM defaced Mileage was applied Willcocks 295. A
little toned at the edges but an interesting item.
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15.00 |
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1856 an entire
letter London to Peru manuscript "Pr Packet" with London
PAID datestamp for 2nd February and a postal rate of "4/-". This
letter would have been carried by R.M.S. Tay from Southampton on 9th Feb,
arriving at Buenos Aires on 21 March, then sent overland to Peru. A nice
trans Atlantic cover.
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15.00 |
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1846 front with one
flap only with fine 1d rd SG 8 cancelled by the barred 838 obliterator and
having the fine village type "Southwold/Penny Post" handstamp on
front. Very attractive front.
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10.00 |
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1845 12th and 13th
September, two covers showing different UPP "1" handstamps of
Leeds used on consecutive days. An interesting and probably scarce pair of
covers.
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Airmail First Flights, etc. |
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Air 1 |
1935
International Airlines Ltd. 1st Passenger carrying flight 26 August 1938,
pilot signed, with Western Express Air label tied by "I.A.L./Croydon
Surrey/Airport of London" cachet. |
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Air 2 |
1938 North Eastern
Airways 1st flight Newcastle to London
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15.00 |
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Air 3 |
1938 North Eastern
Airways 1st flight Doncaster to London
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15.00
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Air 4 |
1938 North Eastern
Airways 1st flight Bradford to London
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15.00 |
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Air 5 |
1951 12th March,
Irish Sea Night Air Mail Services by BEA & Aer Lingus. The set of four
covers Manchester- Dublin and return flight, and Manchester-Belfast and
return flight. Each cover has cachet and backstamp.
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45.00
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Air 6 |
1953 BEA 1st flight
London-Palma, Majorca, Spain.
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6.00
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RAILWAY CANCELS AND COVERS |
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R 1 |
1895 1/2d postal
card cancelled by the GRIMSBY & LINCOLN SORTING TENDER square circle
datestamp |
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R 2 |
1899 envelope London
to Leith, franked by a 1 1/2d SG198 perfinned "PB/Co" with on
reverse the logo of the Produce Brokers Company, and also a strike of the
cloth type EDINBURGH & NEWCASTLE SORTING TENDER code D unframed cds. |
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R3 |
1909 postcard "Eastgate
Street, Chester" Art type PC fine, cancelled by the MANCHESTER &
CREWE S.C. double circle datestamp. |
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R 4 |
1928 novelty PC of a
dog, cancelled by the SHREWSBURY-YORK/RLY.S.C. double circle datestamp. |
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R 5 |
1932 lovely real
photo postcard of "Central Station, Liverpool", with 1
1/2d booklet stamp cancelled by the single circle datestamp ABERYSTWYTH -
SHREWSBURY S.C. |
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