Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Brompton. 1797-1912 Entire letters and covers (35) and parcel post labels (5) including 1797 1d Post with a Free c.d.s applied in error, receiving offices, country office datestamps, 1845 1d pink envelope with scarce "37" London District Post cancel, undated circles from various sub-offices, Brompton Row, Old Brompton, West Brompton, etc. (40).
Suggested price: £ 180-220

Chelsea. 1794-1902 Entire letters and covers (49), fronts (3) and parcel post labels (3) including 1794 "CHELSEA / 1", various other receiving office handstamps, undated circles of various sub-offices, Kings Rd., Little Chelsea, etc. (55).
Suggested price: £ 200-240

Edmonton. 1798-1915 Entire letters, covers and cards (23) and parcel post labels (6) including receiving office handstamps, country office type datestamps, London and provincial type duplexs, Fore St. undated circle, etc. (29).
Suggested price: £ 140-160

Hackney. 1808-1908 Entire letters and covers (37), fronts (2) and parcel post labels (10) including country office type datestamps, various receiving offices, Hackney Rd. with scarce double arc datestamp, sub-office undated circles, etc. (49).
Suggested price: £ 180-220

Hampstead. 1794-1914 Entire letters and covers (22) and parcel post labels (8) including 1794 "HAMPSTD / 1", other receiving house handstamps, undated circles of High St. and Hampstead Green, etc. (30).
Suggested price: £ 160-200

Holloway. 1824-1909 Entire letters and covers (25) and parcel post labels (15) including 1856 Crimean War patriotic cover with crossed British and French flags and "May The Ever Remain United" on the flap, 1901 Holloway Rd. No 118 skeleton datestamp on parcel post label, undated circles of various sub-offices, Holloway Rd., Upper Holloway, etc.
Suggested price: £ 200-240

Kensington. 1797-1915 Entire letters, covers and cards (42), a front and parcel post labels (7) with various receiving house handstamps, sub-office undated circles, 1842 Cross Post cover with fine "Kensington / Penny Post" backstamp, country office type datestamps, etc. (50).
Suggested price: £ 200-240

Kilburn. 1802-1917 Entire letters and covers (6) and parcel post labels (12) including 2d Post, blue undated circle, unusual 1895 rubber c.d.s on a parcel post label, etc. (18).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

Paddington. 1805-1905 Entire letters and covers (30), a front and parcel post labels (5) including receiving house handstamps, undated circles, country office type datestamps, Conduit St., 1823 "MS" handstamp in red, etc. (36).
Suggested price: £ 150-180

Stoke Newington. 1827-1918 Entire letters and covers (15), a front and parcel post labels (9) including receiving house handstamps, country office type datestamps, undated circles, cross post letters with scarce 1838 "Waltham / Cross / Penny Post", etc. (25).
Suggested price: £ 120-140

Wapping. 1807-1906 Entire letters and covers (18) and parcel post labels (2), a good range of receiving house handstamps including Wapping Docks (4) and Wapping Wall. (20).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

The remainder of the London localities collection, mounted in four Rapkin albums, from Acton to Wood Green, comprising entire letters, covers and cards (543), parcel post labels (214), also some fronts and pieces. The fine lot contains many prestamp and stampless covers with General and Local Post receiving house handstamps, country sorting office datestamps, sub-offices with many undated circles and straight line handstamps, some scarcer...