Railways: Parcel Stamps: Llanelly Railway & Dock Company Newspaper 1/2d. black and red used (2). Design probably taken from Great Northern Railway. Very highly rated by Ewen. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
The Rev Roger de Lacy-Spencer Collection of Railway Stamps
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Grosvenor Auctions The Rev Roger de Lacy-Spencer Collection of Railway Stamps
The Reverend Roger de Lacy-Spencer collection of British and All World railway stamps and covers is the best of its type that has ever been put together.
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Lot #2426 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Lot #2427 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: 1d. Bicycle Insurance Ticket mint, very unusual. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #2428 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: 1875/76 4d. Prepaid Parcel label mint (small tear at base) in red. Only example recorded, also original 1875 notice, rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #2429 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London, Chatham & Dover Railways; 1891 (Feb. 2) 1d. pink stationery envelope, handstamped “L.C.& D.R./SITTINGBOURNE” and “CHATHAM/L.C.D.R.” datestamps in violet, manuscript “2”. Railway Letter Fee stamps were unavailable for a short period hence the handstamps. Very rare use on the second day of the railway letter service. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-500]
Lot #2430 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Telegraph Stamps: London, Chatham & Dover Railway: 3d. black on greyish and 1s. black on greyish, unused, extremely rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #2431 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Stamps: Parcel Stamps: London, Midland and Scottish Railways: Undated printed envelope for the Westburn Sugar Refineries Ltd., to Glasgow, carriage pair by 4d. red Sugar Samples special stamp, very rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-400]
Lot #2432 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Stamps: Parcel Stamps: London Midland & Scottish Railway/Midland Division: 1924 Midland style green Parcel stamps, 9d. (2), 10d. (3) and 2s. used, mixed condition, but rare stamps.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #2433 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Eastern Railways: Three Eastern Daily Press wrappers with 3/4d. and 1d. (2), two “Urgent Train Message” envelopes (no stamps), three Parcel Luggage labels with different combinations of N.E.R. and L.N.E.R. stamps, 1926 2d. envelope with 4d. L.N.E.R. overprint on G.E.R stamp (scarce), 1926 envelope with 4d. (9)
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #2434 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Eastern Railways: Five covers all with Parcel stamps, 1935 Express cover with 3d. (Nottingham), 1949 cover with 5d. (Monkseaton), 1950 Express cover with 6d. (Cambridge), K.G.VI cover with 7d. cancelled “THE RAILWAY EXECUTIVE/FISH TRAFFIC AGENT/St. ANDREWS DOCK/HULL”, 1955 cover with 9d. (Frinton-on-Sea).
[Proposed price: £100-150]
Lot #2435 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Eastern Railway: 1920s postal stationery envelope based on N.E.R, wide version, unused, very rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #2436 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Eastern Railway: 1920s postal stationery envelope based on N.E.R, unused, very rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #2437 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Eastern Railway: 1940s £100 Parcel stamp used, rare. Possibly used for transport of military equipment, rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #2438 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Eastern Railway: 1942 £10 (2) and £40 Parcel stamps used. Possibly used for transport of military equipment, rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #2439 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Eastern Railways: Six covers each with L.N.E.R. Parcel stamps with 3d. (Manors North), 1932 3d,. (Billericay), 1941 9d. (King’s Lynn) with additional “Delivery by Special Messenger” label, 1935 3d. (Liverpool Street), 1948 3d. and 1d. (2, Edinburgh), 1936 3d. (Doncaster Central).
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #2440 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railways: 1847 parcel wrapping dated 2nd June 1847 with 6d. paid for fee from Warrington to Macclesfield, fee indicated in manuscript and with Warrington label in orange label in orange, very early usage. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #2441 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railway: 1860 (circa) Prepaid Newspaper Parcel 2d. (3), 3d. and 6d. (2) used (Ewen 2, 3, 5), also 2d. code letter “A” (Ewen 8) on News Correspondence Express Wakefield envelope (very rare), mixed condition.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #2442 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railway: London & North Western Railway: 1864 Prepaid Newspaper Parcels, seven imperforate proofs 3d. to 5s. in black on yellow, five proofs 2d. to 9d. in green on white overprinted “SPECIMEN” and on original publicity sheet, Newspaper proofs One, Two, Three and Four on official publicity sheet, also includes rate information, an exceptional lot. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-700]...
Lot #2443 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railway: 1885 “string” letter sent from Plasyward to Llangollen, endorsed “per 12.0 from Rhewl” by L. & N.W.Ry Parcel stamp with original contents. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #2444 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Stamps: Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railway: 1890 3d. “Corn Sample” (Ewen no. 36), with manuscript “Specimen”, unused, rarely seen. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #2445 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railway: 1890 “Carriage Paid as a parcel for immediate delivery” from Liverpool to Shrewsbury, local 5d. endorsement with original letter. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #2446 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railway Company: 1908 (Dec. 23) printed envelope to Wolverhampton, with “URGENT”, “Via Holyhead”, “On Irish Clearing House Service”, with circular violet “I. R. C. H./DESPATCHED” datestamp, most unusual. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-150]
Lot #2447 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railways: A collection on leaves formed by Captain Jackson, incl. specialised study of the various printings, all used, etc. (680)
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #2448 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railways: Parcel Stamps: London & North Western Railways and London, Midland & Scottish Railways, a study collection in a stockbook, incl. duplicated values to £1 (3), etc. (100s)
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #2449 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London Passenger Transport Board: 1941 letter from Chesham, “3d. paid rail letter to London”, addressed to U.S.A., with Air Mail label and 1s.3d. paid. However intercepted by censor and refused with label added “RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR””, very unusual. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #2450 - Railways: England and Wales Railway Parcel Stamps
Railway Parcel Stamps: London & South Western Railway: 1855 Newspaper ticket imperforate, 1d., 2d., 4d. (2) and 1s. mint (Ewen 1, 2, 4, 7), 1868 perf. 121/2 3d. (2), 6d. (2) mint and perf. 10 9d. mint (Ewen 9-11), a rare group. (10). Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-400]
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