Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Returned Mail. 1814 Entire letter to France with boxed "Return£d / for Postage", and 1856 unpaid entire from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Spain with black "1" charge mark and red boxed "Returned for / Postage" applied in London. (2).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

Charge Marks. 1855-1958 Covers and cards with various 1/2d - 8d provincial or London charge marks including fancy "3" on 1855 cover from the Crimea, 1905 cover with a late use of fancy "8" charge of Liverpool, 1862 "4" charge of London, etc. (58).
Suggested price: £ 280-320

1/2d and 1 1/2d Charges. 1914-60 Covers and cards on pages all showing odd 1/2d charges, ranging from 1/2d to 11 1/2d, including August 1914 postcards from the BEF only charged 1/2d (2, the correct charge should have been 1d); WW1 postcards from troops in G.B charged 1/2d (3); 1928 card to H.M Ship abroad paid 1d and charged single 1/2d deficiency; 1918 postcard with a Gibraltar 1/2d War Tax disallowed for postage charged single 1/2d...

Explanatory Handstamps. 1874-1991 Covers and cards, various handstamps, some incorporating the charge, including Deficient Postage/Fine, Over oz, More To Pay, Postage Due for Return to Sender, Liable to Postcard Rate, Inadmissible at ..... Rate, Insufficiently Paid, Imperfect Meter Franking, Unpaid, To Pay, etc. Noted are 1927 cover from Iraq bearing red "OVERLAND MAIL" label and charged 2 1/2d with "Over 10 grammes" handstamp, WW2 cover...

Printed Matter. 1848 Unpaid newspaper wrappers from France to Scotland with differing " 1/2" charge marks. (2).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

Printed Matter. 1855 Circular to Montreal with a 1d newspaper stamp printed on the front and a black "1d" charge mark, and a printed wrapper "Registered at the G.P.O for transmission abroad" sent to Hanover franked 1d, handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" and "2d". (2).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

Disallowed Printed Matter. 1873-1903 Entire letters and covers franked 1/2d but deemed to be letters so charged 1d, explanatory handstamps include "Of the Nature / of a Letter" (3), "Contains Writing in / the nature of a letter" and a scarce red semi-circular framed "CONTAINS / UNAUTHORISED / WRITING / R.L.O" applied in the Returned Letter Office. (7)
Suggested price: £ 150-180

Disallowed Printed Matter. 1915-55 Covers and cards with various cachets including "Contains a Letter in Typewriting Characters" or similar (8), "Form not appropriately printed", "Posted too late for 1/2d rate" or similar (9) and "Inadmissible at Printed Paper Rate", also 1927 unpaid printed papers cover charged 3/6 1/2, and 1947 entire letter to USA with "Commercial Papers, Insufficient Postage Prepaid" handstamp. (21).
Suggested...

Disallowed Postcards. 1872-1960 Postcards all charged 1d including 1872 1/2d postal stationery postcard with paper applied to the reverse handstamped boxed "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS / S.E", 1905 picture postcard from Spain with scarce violet "WORD POSTCARD OMITTED" of Southampton, various locally made "Above Size" or similar handstamps (6), etc. (24).
Suggested price: £ 200-240

Invalid Postcards. 1906-07 Postcards with the message written over the address or into the address half of the card, both charged 1d, one with scarce red "Address contrary to rule / 449" of Leicester; and a picture postcard franked on the picture with "Address contrary to rule / 570" handstamp applied in error, "Address" crossed out, charged 1d. (3).
Suggested price: £ 100-120

Redirection. 1811-40 Entire letters with red boxed "Postage To Edinburgh Not Paid" (2 types) or similarly worded curved unframed handstamps (2 types). Also a similar boxed handstamp of London on 1853 cover. (5).
Suggested price: £ 100-120