1. 1840 V.R. OFFICIAL WITH TRIAL CANCELLATION. A used example lettered FF, touched in several places, cancelled two partial strikes of the CONCENTRIC RINGS experimental cancellation used in fugative ink COLOUR TRIALS by Perkins Bacon. Official attempts to remove cancellation evident. RPS cert. 118172. Ex. Shaida collection. Cat. £28,000.00. (*) (Ref 59423) £8500.00

2. 1881 1d lilac - PROOF FROM THE DE LA RUE ARCHIVES. A very fine example (46x33mm) from die 2 dated 1883 with various manuscript dates. Rare. (*) (Ref 59593) £1250.00

3. COFFEE HOUSE/YORKSHIRE. 1723 letter Richmond (Yorks) to London with fair straight line 'Richmond' handstamp in black addressed to 'Mr Henry Yarborough at Squire's Coffee House ... London'. (*) (Ref 59435) £150.00

4. LONDON DOCKWRA. 1773 letter used locally in London dated AP/7/1773 with good to fine strike of the 'The General Office' Dockwra (L336) with 'TH' within. (*) (Ref 59436) £125.00

5. CHESHIRE. 1790 entire (small fault at top) from Lyme nr. Stockport dated 23rd May 1790 to London with very fine strike of the circular 'Stockport/176' mileage mark in black (CH 736). Fine clean usage. (*) (Ref 59576) £85.00

6. MANCHESTER. 1790 entire Manchester to Macclesfield with very fine strike of the two-line 'Manches/ter' convex handstamp in black (M35). Letter dated June 25th 1790. Very clean usage. (*) (Ref 59570) £75.00

7. ROYALTY. 1813 wrapper London to Swaffham, Norfolk, slight toning, written and clearly signed 'Clarence' who became King William IV (1765-1837). London FREE FRANK 2/AP/1813. (*) (Ref 59550) £200.00

8. CROSS POST. 1819 letter from Tything (Worcester) to Market Weighton dated January 18th 1819 with manuscript 'X POST' at lower left and postal charge of '11'. Good example of mail not travelling via London. (*) (Ref 59542) £85.00

9. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 1820 wrapper Wendover to London with fine strike of the 'Wendover/40' mileage mark in black (BU 313). Backstamped 16/JU/1820, some two years earlier than recorded in County Catalogue. (*) (Ref 59580) £45.00

10. YORKSHIRE. 1820? wrapper Doncaster to London with good to fine strike of the 'Doncaster/159' mileage mark in black. (*) (Ref 59590) £12.50

11. DEVON. 1826 entire from Bachelor's Hall Cottage to Plymouth dated 4th April 1826 with very fine strike of the distinctive 'scroll-type' 'PAID AT TAVISTOCK' handstamp in blue (DN 1335). Very fine clean usage. (*) (Ref 59577) £125.00

12. SIR ROBERT PEEL SIGNATURE. 1827 un-stamped FREE FRONT dated August 11 from York to Bath signed 'Peel' at lower left. Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) Prime Minister 1834-5 and 1841-6 and founder of the Police Force. (*) (Ref 59549) £55.00

13. 1830 letter Daventry to Banbury dated 28th June 1830 with fine strike of the 'Daventry' horseshoe-style handstamp in black (NN 51). (*) (Ref 59451) £40.00

14. BEDFORD/CHRISTMAS DAY. 1830 wrapper Bedford to London with good strike of the 'Bedford' udc in black (BE 45). Backstamped 25/DE/1830. (*) (Ref 59587) £25.00

15. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 1831 wrapper Winslow to London with very fine strike of the 'Winslow' mileage mark with mileage erased (BU 333). Backstamped 14/JU/1831. (*) (Ref 59579) £35.00

16. CROSS POST. 1837 entire Newbury to Andover dated 6th September 1837. On front manuscript 'X POST' and postal charge of '5'. A fine example of 'local mail' not going via London. (*) (Ref 59432) £125.00

17. 1837 letter (personal contents) Woodbridge, Suffolk to Ragusa. On reverse good straight line 'Woodbridge' handstamp and a variety of datestamps including London 'Paid' 14/AU/1837. (*) (Ref 59434) £45.00

18. LAST DAY USAGE OF THE UNIFORM 4d POST. A fine letter from Murston, nr Sittingbourne Kent to Charing kent clearly dated 9th January 1839 with manuscript '4' on front. Faint datestamp Sittingbourne JA.9.1840. Next day uniform Penny Post introduced. With clear backstamp retail circa £475.00 (Ref 59437) £400.00