42. 1851 envelope with 'Sunbury' embossed on flap with four margined 1d (SG 8) tied London District numeral and 'TP/Sunbury' handstamp in blue. Backstamped OC/29/1851. Envelope some imperfections but unusual usage. (*) (Ref 56094) £55.00

43. THE BLUE '134' 1844 NUMERAL OF BRISTOL (Spec. B1xb). 1852 entire from Bristol to Usk with four margined 1d plate 134 (SG 8) lettered FC tied good to fine strike of the Bristol numeral in dark blue with matching Bristol backstamp FE/17/1852. Fine used cats. £450.00. (*) (Ref 51390) £150.00

44. MISSENT MAIL. 1854 envelope London to Worcester (Phillipps correspondence) with four margined 1d imperf plate 173 (SG 8) lettered CJ tied London numeral. Stamp with small paper fold. On front London circular 'Too.Late/G.P.O' and boxed 'Missent/to/ Worcester' in red (WO 927) handstamps. Backstamped Broadway MR/21/1854. (*) (Ref 56757) £140.00

45. TRANSATLANTIC MAIL. 1854 letter (part flap missing) written at Torquay, Devon July 1854 to New York with 11 die 1 1d stars from plate 176 lettered KG/KH, KJ/KL and KD/LF tied Irish numerals. Unfortunately a penny stamp missing. Backstamped Skibberean July 1854 and several US handstamps. (*) (Ref 56031) £140.00

46. BELFAST SPOON ENGLISH-TYPE b/REGISTERED MAIL. A fine wrapper Belfast to the Cumberland Union Bank Workington with 2d blue plate 4 (SG 19) and attractive 6d embossed (SG 58). The 6d very close, possibly just touched, but neatly cancelled by two strikes of the Belfast spoon JU/23/1855. On reverse Workington datestamp JU/25/1855. Attractive and scarce usage. (*) (Ref 58989) £475.00

47. CRIMEAN WAR - BALTIC SEA FLEET. 1855 envelope sent during the Crimean War to Cork, Ireland with manuscript '3' postage paid and 'via Danzig' with the 'Danzig' double-ringed handstamp. Backstamped Cork AU/29/1855. A rare usage, examples with stamps selling for £1250.00+. (*) (Ref 54789) £675.00

48. INSTRUCTIONAL MARK/RAILWAYS. 1855 envelope London to Worcestershire (Phillipps correspondence) with SG 29 plate 35 lettered KC tied '50' London Chief Office. On front circular 'ENR' railway handstamp and two-line 'Missent-to/Worcester' (WO 929) in black. Stamp affected by filing fold. Backstamped DE/11/1855. (*) (Ref 56291) £55.00

49. YORKSHIRE. 1856 envelope, used locally in Pateley-Bridge with SG 29 plate 29 lettered FJ tied several strikes of the Pateley-Bridge datestamp JY/5/1856. On reverse another Pateley-Bridge datestamp for the previous day. Unusual local usage. (*) (Ref 57416) £250.00

50. LINE ENGRAVED DESTINATION MAIL TO CADIZ. Two 1856 printed wrappers (freight circulars) London to Cadiz, one with strip of 3 (SG 29) plate 32 lettered QC-QE, the other 3 x SG 29 plate 33 (one damaged) both tied London numerals. Unusual 3d rate. Plate 32 cover £140.00, plate 33 cover £95.00. (*) (Ref 56731) £235.00

51. ENGLISH & IRISH SPOON ON SAME COVER. 1857 wrapper, some soiling, from Liverpool to Wrexford with SG 40 tied Liverpool English spoon JA/16/1857 and on reverse a good to fine strike of the Wexford English-type Irish spoon JA/17/1857 struck as a backstamp. Unusual usage of the Irish spoon on reverse. (*) (Ref 49301) £75.00

52. CUMBERLAND/GREEN CANCELLATION. 1857 letter from Waberthwaite (nr Bootle) to Whitehaven with 1857 1d star in a pale red shade on transitional paper (Spec. C9(3)) plate 27 lettered TK showing GOTHIC 'K' tied light strike of the Waberthwaite udc in green. Letter dated June 15 1857. Rare usage. (*) (Ref 57542) £475.00

53. 1857 1d pink envelope London to Bath uprated with SG 29 lettered CC tied London numerals. Backstamped JY/22/1857. (*) (Ref 56848) £45.00

54. BIRKENHEAD SPOON (RA 1). 1857 stampless envelope Birkenhead to Ostend, Belgium with postage unpaid and surcharged with manuscript '8' with fine to very fine strike of this very scarce spoon struck at upper right where stamps should be dated 22/AU/1857 Code C. Most unusual. (*) (Ref 55785) £375.00

55. 1859 THREE COLOUR COMBINATION TO NAPLES. Wrapper Bristol to Naples with 6d lilac (SG 70), 4d crmine (SG 66a) and 1d star (SG 40) plate 43 tied Bristol duplex' JU/3/59. Filing fold well clear of stamps which are paying the 11d ¬oz rate via Belgium although endorsed on front 'via Marseilles' - rate 1/-. (*) (Ref 57142) £175.00

56. 'WORSBRO-BRIDGE' UDC (Yorks). 1859 envelope Barnsley to Wakefield with fine SG 40 tied Barnsley duplex AU/2/59. On reverse very fine strike of this udc in dark blue. Fine usage. (PT) (Ref 53354) £35.00

57. 1857 1d star (SG 40) TO PARIS. A fine letter from London with die II plate 58 lettered IC tied London Inland Office '22' numeral. On front manuscript '8' re postage paid with oval 'PD' and 'London Paid' datestamp AU/2/59. Presumably double 4d rate paid in cash and 1d late fee. (*) (Ref 57191) £45.00

58. LONDON '38' CHAMFERED DUPLEX. 1858 envelope London to Colchester with fine die II 1d star plate 57 PERF 16 (SG 36) lettered LG tied very fine late fee London duplex JA/13/58. Clean usage. (*) (Ref 57144) £75.00

59. SCOTS LOCAL. THE RARE 'SPRINGBANK' Type III (Co. Lanark parent office Glasgow). 1858 entire Glasgow to London bearing SG 40 tied very fine almost complete strike in black, backstamped FE/4/58, the first example we have handled. (*) (Ref 42852) £450.00

60. REGISTERED MAIL. 1858 envelope from London to Dublin with very fine vertical strip of 3 2d blue plate 6 L.C.14 (SG 35) lettered AA-CA (CA small fault) paying 6d registration and SG 40 (corner fault) paying 1d postage. Stamps tied London District '75' barred numeral. London 'Registered/GPO' handstamp 19/MR/58. Despite faults a very attractive usage. (*) (Ref 53754) £395.00

61. REGISTERED MAIL. 1858 envelope Tintern Abbey to London with 2d plate 5 (SG 35), 4d (SG 66) and 1d star (SG 40) tied '178' numerals of Chepstow, stamps paying 6d registration and 1d postage. On front Chepstow datestamp MY/17/58 and on reverse Tintern Abbey receiver. 2d poorly perforated and cut from sheet, nevertheless and attractive three-colour combination. (*) (Ref 56670) £275.00

62. UNDELIVERED MAIL. 1858 envelope Kirkby Lonsdale (Westmorland) with SG 40 cancelled '423' numeral of Kirkby addressed to Driffield (Yorks). On front manuscript 'Not Known At' with 'Hutton Grange' udc alongside and item returned to sender in official GPO envelope. Backstamped JY/14/1858. Unusual. (*) (Ref 58352) £65.00