Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1840 William Wyon "POSTAGE ONE PENNY" embossed essay in blue on card, 48x54mm, light crease and stain at lower right, otherwise very fine. Photo on Page 45.
Suggested price: £ 200-250

1842-59 1d Pink envelopes with dated stamps, Specimen, unused and used envelopes including 1841 envelopes in all three sizes with red "SPECIMEN" overprint, 1850 envelope size A on Mulready envelope paper with black "SPECIMEN" overprint, 1850-51 issue envelopes without the pink seal, early 1841 uses, Maltese Cross cancels, Oswestry spoon, etc. (76).
Suggested price: £ 200-250

1841 Edinburgh G.P.O Post Office Notices sent out by E.S Lees, April 1841 notice enclosing a specimen of the new 2d envelope, the sale of which was then confined to the London 2d Post area, with an attached 2d envelope handstamped red "Specimen", and the right portion only of the notice to all Postmasters enclosing specimens of the new 1d and 2d postage labels and envelopes and announcing the intention to alter the obliterating ink from red...

1857-1900 Envelopes, mainly 1d pink types including "SPECIMEN" overprint type 8 on EP21b, 1892 2 1/2d grey (4) in both sizes each with "SPECIMEN" overprint types 8 or 13, also five differing envelope wrapper bands for bundles of 1/2d vermilion, 1/2d green, 1d (2) or 2 1/2d envelopes. (55).
Suggested price: £ 100-150

Official Envelopes. c.1900-01 QV 1d Pink envelopes unused, on white paper with "On Her Majestys Service" heading to "The Supervisor" or "The Officer" or on buff paper with O.H.M.S heading to "The ........" or "The Collector", all fine (EO25/6, 32/3); and mourning envelope (123x250mm) with "On His Majestys Service" heading and "Board of Agriculture (Animals Division)" in the upper right corner, heavy vertical fold and a little creasing but...

1860 P.T.P.O 1 1/2d Lilac-rose dated "2 4 60", proof on piece (65x77mm) handstamped "SPECIMEN" type 2, the envelope not issued until some 12 years later. Also 1 1/2d brown dated "7 5 90", a proof on piece (31x35mm) overprinted "SPECIMEN" type S5, a little stained. (2). Photo on Pages 47 & 60.
Suggested price: £ 140-160

1874 De La Rue ink recipes, the first "Copper Red for 1 1/2d (P.T.P.O) Envelopes + Somerset House" bearing De La Rue QV Head dummy stamp block of four; the second a similar copper red recipe with a coloured paper sample attached, also for the 1 1/2d envelope but inscribed in red "This ink is now used for the 10d Envelope and abandoned for this Postage Envelope, altered 1/1/92". Both have further ink recipes on the reverse, one for blue as...

1883 P.T.P.O Undated 1d pink, proof on white paper (37 x 37mm) with "SPECIMEN" overprint type S5, fine. Photo on Page 47.
Suggested price: £ 100-120

1892 P.T.P.O 2d Pale blue dated "10 3 92", two proofs overprinted "SPECIMEN" type S5, on white paper (37x40mm) or buff paper (30x35mm), both fine. (2). Photo on Page 47.
Suggested price: £ 200-250

c.1894 Piece bearing five undated QV 1/- stamps, with "Per Parcel Post." printed above, 132x56mm, unused; and the right portion only of a Pickard Co. Ltd parcel label with undated 6d + florets 1/- and a florets 3d below these, posted at Altrincham. H&B ESC 469, 497. (2).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

QV Envelopes stamped to order with a single die (11) or two compound dies (12, one used), and paper bearing single dies (7), all different, most extremely fine. (30).
Suggested price: £ 300-350

1898 1/2d Vermilion P.T.P.O envelope posted within Hull, with a superb illustrated advert for Hays Hygeian Flour printed across much of the front and the flap, fine and very attractive. Photo on Page 50.
Suggested price: £ 100-150