Sale #152

1855 letter written & signed Victoria (Duchess of Kent - QV mother) to her cousin count Alphouse de Mensdorff-Pouilly from Abergeldie Castle in her usual blue ink. Translation accompanies. Fine. (1)
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00

CAMILLA PARKER-BOWLES printed reply letter from Ray Mill House, dated 1997, signed 'Camilla Parker Bowles.'
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00

1903 mourning envelope sent from Edinburgh to Shanghai franked GB 1902 \xBDd, 1d (pair) SG.216 & 219, tied by Edinburgh double ring c.d.s's with Shanghai arrival c.d.s. on reverse for Feb 26the then re-directed to the London Provincial Bank with the addition of the Hong Kong 2c green (2), cancelled by a single strike of the Shanghai c.d.s. for Mr.5.03 with another faint strike on both the 1d scarlet. Fabulous re-directed mail from a...

UNITED STATES 1905 reg cover from London to New York, franked KEVII 3d, 1s (pair), tied Lombard St. oval registered d/stamps, adhesives with 'LHB' Perfin 'Lombard Hanseatic Bank,' reverse bears New York receiver. (1)
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 90.00

ADVERTISING RINGS selection of 22 unused incl. 1d Parkins & Gotto envelope. 1d pink J.F. Parson & Co - cut square, 5x different W.H. Smith affixed to card & 15 Smith Elder - various values showing manuscript dates or numbers. Mainly fine.
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 120.00

ADVERTISING RINGS selection of 12 cut square unused comprising W. H. Smith 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d & 6d, J.F. Pawson 1d, Parkins & Gotto 1d (green collar), 1d & 2d Smith Elder, 2d William Lincoln & 2d, 3d The Home News. Total Huggins Cat. \xA3365, mainly fine/very fine.
Estimated Price: £100.00 - 130.00

KGV unused envelope selection of 8 incl. 2 double compounds & 1 triple, Huggins 6d ES49 (\xA320), 9d ES50 (\xA360), 10d ES51 (\xA360), 9d green ES54 (\xA375), \xBDd + 1d ES742 (\xA340), \xBDd + 3d ESC743 (\xA340), 1d + 1d ESC747 (\xA350), 1d + 4d + \xBDd ESC794 (\xA375). Total Cat. \xA3420. Fine-VF.
Estimated Price: £150.00 - 200.00

QV (6) & KEVII (1) selection of albino (missing colour) dies on envelopes, 1d pinks - two unused, two used 1849 & 1856, two \xBDd orange dies on damaged envelopes & 1d red Edward VII die. Mixed condition, still a scarce group.
Estimated Price: £100.00 - 120.00

QV \xBDd brown wrapper O.H.M.S Overtime Report, H.M Inspector of Factories, Huggins LO74c (XXXX), fine unused.
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 70.00

QV envelope bearing a set of undated Dies \xBDd to 1s, very fine. Scarce. (1)
Estimated Price: £250.00 - 300.00

QV selection of 16 unused postcards, envelopes, registered letter optd SPECIMEN plus 6 pieces. Mixed condition.
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00

QV selection of 4 unused 2d undated die envelopes with silk threads, light blue, blue & dark blue - one overprinted SPECIMEN in red, also 4 unused cut-outs & 3 used, one with Maltese Cross (scarce). Mainly fine.
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 120.00