Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1787 Entire letter from Newport with a fine strike of "N. ISLE OF / WIGHT 97" first type mileage mark (IW 61, only recorded 1787-88), scarce. Photo on Page 68.
Suggested price: £ 120-150

1773-1841 Entire letters (5) and entires (2) with Liverpool handstamps including straight line types LL 29, 47 and two line types LL 31 (2) and 33 (2), four 1781-92 letters sent post paid to Europe, also 1841 entire letter from USA with manuscript "Blue Rock O.", a Liverpool Ship Letter and 8d charge mark. (7).
Suggested price: £ 200-250

1827 Entire letter from Edinburgh to Ayr and redirected to Bath with a fine double oval "MISSENT / TO / LIVERPOOL" (LL225).
Suggested price: £ 120-140

1838 Entire letter from Italy to New York via Liverpool with red Bergamo datestamp, backstamped at London and Liverpool, the 4/8 rate crossed out and a superb strike of the scarce boxed "Postage Not Paid" (LL293) applied in red. The letter has no further cancels or rates and was probably retained in Liverpool. The earliest recorded use of this Postage Not Paid handstamp. Photo on Page 68.
Suggested price: £ 220-250

1741-1838 Town handstamps on entire letters or entires (63) and a front, the collection in an S.G. Plymouth album, including straight line types with 1741 Stirling, 1751 two line Kilmarnock and 1773 St. Andrews, various single or double ring types, mileage marks, circular datestamps, etc., one 1810 entire to The Jerusalem Coffee House in London. (64).
Suggested price: £ 300-400

1779-1858 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers (69) and a front in an S.G. Plymouth album, with Paid handstamps, Bishop Marks, Edinburgh and Glasgow datestamps, Penny Posts, "To Pay / ONE PENNY" of the Dundee Penny Post, scarce "TO BE / DELIVERED / FREE" used at Edinburgh on a charity letter (torn and repaired), additional 1/2d, inspectors crowns, Official Paid datestamps, Missent to Greenock or Port Glasgow, etc. (70).
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1823 Entire sent within Edinburgh, signed "D. Wedderburn", with a superb strike of the very scarce "TO BE / DELIVERED / FREE" (ED 172) used on charity letters, a c.d.s on the reverse. Photo on Page 68.
Suggested price: £ 400-450

Saxmundham. 1798-1915 Entire letters, covers and cards, also a Mulready front, with prestamp marks (6), "690" obliterators (3, two types), etc. (20).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

British West Indies 1863-1939 Mint selection comprising Bahamas 1863-77 6d violet (S.G. 31), Bermuda 1874 6d mauve and 1939 10/- (S.G. 119a), Cayman Islands 1907 5/- (S.G. 16), Virgin Islands 1867 and 1887-89 1/- (S.G. 18, 41) and 1899 1/2d - 5/- set of eight (S.G. 43/50), mainly fine. Also Grenada 1873-74 6d pair used (S.G. 12), Queensland 1866 2d pair used (S.G. 52) and Natal 1876 1d rose with Postage overprint used (S.G. 81). S.G. £1,039...

An extensive mint and used worldwide accumulation in many albums, stockbooks and packets including G.B with officials, postal fiscals, embossed QV 6d (10) and 1/- (6); Bermuda with better KGV; St. Helena with cleft in rock variety on 1922 mint 1/2d (2), 3d (within a plate block) and 8d; Bahrain with 1940-41 KGVI 1r - 25r mint; Cyprus with 1912-15 45pi mint; Natal with 1876 6d Postage overprint inverted used; Malaya with mint KGVI sets from...

Various G.B and foreign postal history including 1874 USA 1c postcard uprated 1c to England, handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY / PAID", charged 5d; various 1874-75 G.B and European covers; Italy 1915-41 Express covers (7); International Reply Coupons (14) including first type; 1914 registered cover from Cayman Brac to USA bearing Cayman Is KGV 1/2d and 4d, etc. (74).
Suggested price: £ 100-150