70. THE BLUE '422' NUMERAL OF KINGSTON (SURREY). 1855 envelope Kingston to London bearing SG 17 tied fair '422' in dull blue with matching Kingston backstamp MY/14/1855 in same shade. Manuscript 'More to pay' with handstamp '2' alongside. Slight imperfections but A VERY SCARCE COLOURED CANCEL. Also second cover with Kingston handstruck '1' in red 23/JU/1840. (*) (Ref 22528) £75.00

71. CRIMEAN WAR. 1855 envelope from St. Neots (Cornwall) to 'Lt. Colonel Cox Coldstream Guards British Army Balaclava Crimea' endorsed 'via Marseilles' with strip of 3 die II 1d stars (SG 21) plate 12 lettered AH-AJ tied '463' of Liskeard. On front 'St. Neots' udc in black. Backstamped Liskeard OC/26/1855. (*) (Ref 51733) £275.00

72. CRIMEAN WAR. 1855 letter (no envelope) written on board 'HMS Firefly off Nargen (Baltic Sea) NOV/10/1855'. Contents, part missing?, detail fascinating ship movements and also the exteme boredom and poor weather in maintaining the blockade of Reval. Writer also refers to a meeting with a local Estonian and his transactions with him. Very interesting. (*) (Ref 51729) £175.00

73. HULL SPOON (RA 42). 1855 envelope Barnston to Newark bearing two examples of die II 1d stars plate 1 S.C.16 (SG 21) lettered MB and ME tied good to fine strikes of the Hill Spoon 14/NO/1855 Code E. On reverse 'Barston' udc in blue-green. (*) (Ref 46124) £40.00

74. COMBINATION COVER OF 1/- EMBOSSED (SG 54 cut-to-shape) AND 4d CARMINE ON BLUED PAPER (SG 63) TO MANILA (Philippines). 1856 wrapper Staleybridge to Manila via Marseilles with stamps cancelled '502' numerals of Staleybridge. Backstamped Manchester JY/9/1856 with Hong Kong transit datestamp. Remarkable combination and a rare destination. (*) (Ref 60748) £495.00

75. 1856 die II alp III 1d star RED-BROWN ON WHITE PAPER (SG 37 Spec. C8A). 1857 envelope Milnthorpe (Westmorland) to Tamworth with two fine examples in the red-brown shade on white paper from plate 24 lettered JG and KA tied neat '530' numeral of Milnthorpe. Backstamped January 1857. RPS cert. 201816. Rare multiple usage on cover. (*) (Ref 57148) £1000.00

76. LONDON CIRCULAR UNDATED RECEIVERS. A good selection of 33 covers, 1857-1859, with a good variety of the small-type undated circular receivers, very little duplication. Individually retail £600.00, as a collection £550.00. (*) (Ref 59353) £550.00

77. THE KILLUCAN ERROR OF DUPLEX '276' FOR '275'. 1857 envelope Killucan to France with 1856 4d carmine medium garter (wing margin cut at left and surface damage) tied fine strike of this scarce error of cancellation. Backstamped Killucan FE/5/1857. (*) (Ref 60918) £140.00

78. DUDLEY SPOON (RA 34). 1857 envelope Dudley to Stourbridge with SG 29 plate 35 lettered LC (corner fault) tied fair strike FE/18/1857. (*) (Ref 54323) £60.00

79. TRANSATLANTIC MAIL. 1857 envelope London to Wisconsin with fine pair of 6d deep lilac (SG 69) tied London numerals. Also on front Liverpool transit handstamp FE/20 and USA '5 cents' accounting handstamp and US receiver MR/6/1859. Fine usage. (*) (Ref 58988) £150.00

80. LIVERPOOL SPOON Type B9 (RA 63). 1857 envelope Liverpool to Ulverston with SG 29 plate 42 lettered FK tied fine strike AP/1/1857. (*) (Ref 54348) £35.00

81. GLASGOW ROLLER. 1857 wrapper Glasgow to Melrose with very fine SG 29 plate 42 lettered JG tied very fine Glasgow roller, letter dated 10th June 1857. Inter-banking mail. (*) (Ref 56164) £125.00

82. MAIL TO HOLLAND/LIVERPOOL SPOON. 1857 wrapper Liverpool to Amsterdam with 2d blue (SG 34) and 6d lilac (SG 70) tied fine strikes of the Liverpool spoon Type B1 recut (Arundel 56) 17/JY/1857. Fine usage. (*) (Ref 60783) £125.00

83. THE RINGWOOD '120' ERROR OF NUMERAL. 1858 envelope, opened for display, Ringwood to Lymington bearing fine SG 40 lettered TE tied very fine strike. The number '120' was originally allocated to Bridgend but used in error at Ringwood. (*) (Ref 46820) £75.00

84. INSTRUCTIONAL/SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. 1858 envelope Gloucester to Italy with 4d carmine (SG 66a) tied very fine Gloucester sideways duplex MR/14/1858. Postage underpaid with fine strike of the 'Insufficiently/Pre-paid' handstamp in black with various manuscript postal charges. Some contemporary writing at left. Fine usage. (*) (Ref 55917) £110.00

85. 'CATHCART' TYPE III SCOTS LOCAL (Co. Renfrew parent Post Office Glasgow). 1858 wrapper to Glasgow with SG 40 tied fine and complete strike in black. Backstamped Glasgow MY/23/58. Alcock Rarity E. (*) (Ref 59894) £275.00

86. OSWESTRY SPOON (Arundel 110). 1858 envelope Oswestry to Ellesmere bearing fine SG 40 lettered FC tied fine strike AU/27/1858 Code B. (*) (Ref 42803) £70.00

87. EXETER CRESSWELL EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX/MAIL TO INDIA. 1858 wrapper (slightly re-enforced) Exeter to The Punjab, Bombay via Marseilles with 2 x 6d (SG 69) tied fine strikes of the scarce Exeter Cresswell 'small-type' duplex' JA/25/58. On reverse' Whitestone ' udc in blue and Bombay receiver 27/FE/1859. Stamps paying 1/- ¬-½oz rate. Very unusual combination of stamp/cancellation. (*) (Ref 60755) £225.00

88. POST OFFICE CIRCULAR re use of GREEN TAPE to be used on REGISTERED MAIL. Circular handstamp Aberdeen JN/18/1858 and refers to 'Instruction No 25' (not present). Slight soiling but unusual item. (*) (Ref 60622) £75.00