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‘GB Postal History 1861 to 1880 incl. usages, used abroad, etc’.
 

85. MAIL TO INDIA. 1861 envelope, with letter Wallingford (Berks) to India with 6d lilac (SG 69) and 3 x 1d star (SG 40) tied neat '832' numerals of Wallingford. Slight oxidation. Backstamped Wallingford SP/6/61 and various Indian receivers. (*) (Ref 57030) £125.00

86. O.U.S. OVERPRINT. 1865 envelope Oxford to London with 1d plate 96 (SG 43) with fine O.U.S. overprint in red reading upwards (Spec. PP151) tied Oxford duplex NO/12/65. (*) (Ref 55610) £125.00

       

87. GB USED IN PERU. 1867 envelope from Panama to Surrey with a pair of 1/- green plate 4 (SG 117) cancelled light strike of the 'C35' numeral of Panama. On front Peru 1d in red, uncancelled, and 'Panama/4 JY 1867/Transit' datestamp with London receiver tying stamps at foot. Unusual and very scarce usage. (*) (Ref 62105) £575.00

88. MAIL TO ANTIGUA. 1869 envelope, with letter, London to St. John's, Antigua, West Indies with 1/- green plate 4 (SG 117) tied London duplex FE/17/69. On front handstamp '1' for local delivery with Antigua receiver on reverse. Envelope slight imperfections but unusual destination. (*) (Ref 60433) £140.00

       

89. SLOPER EXPERIMENTAL CANCELLATION. 1873 Q.V. ½d purple postcard Manchester to Ledbury dated 23rd October with sloper 'clip' at upper right. (*) (Ref 61121) £40.00

90. BOOK POST. 1877 book post wrapper London to the Pyrennes (some damage at left) with 1d plate 193 (SG 43) tied newspaper wrapper circular cancel May 1877 REDIRECTED back to London with French 5F stamp cancelled Pyrennes datestamp. Unusual. (*) (Ref 54418) £55.00

       

91. MAIL TO AUSTRALIA. 1878 envelope Dublin to Queensland, Australia (Cudmore correspondence) with fine 8d orange (SG 156) tied neat Dublin duplex MY/9/78 with Queensland receiver's on reverse. Stamp paying the ¬-½oz rate via Brindisi. (*) (Ref 61257) £225.00

92. ADVERTISING. 1880 printed circular advertising a book to be published on 'The Peerage Baronetage & Knightage' of the British Empire with very fine illustrations of heraldry etc from London to York with ½d plate 20 tied N.P.B. cancel. REDIRECTED to Ripple Hall and charged '½'. Small fault at right but fine and unusual. (*) (Ref 56411) £225.00

       

93. EDINBURGH DOTTED CIRCLE. 1880 envelope Edinburgh to Amsterdam, Holland with ½d plate 13 (SG 48) and 2 x 1d venetian (SG 166) tied good strikes of the Edinburgh dotted circel type C2 (RA 20). Address possibly enhanced but unusual usage of this scarcer cancellation - ex. Arundel and he noted two examples recorded by him of this combination. (*) (Ref 56386) £95.00

   
       
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