(Hand Painted Envelope) 1907 (SP 9) ‘Lingeman’ envelope from Paddington to Malvern, showing scene of a fishing vessel, initialled by artist. Franked on reverse 1d. tied machine cancel.
(Hand Painted Envelopes) 1910-12 group of five from the Daisy Theakston correspondence, addressed to Manor Park, Essex with illustrations of lighthouse, ship at sea, forest scene, sailing barge and rough sea. Envelopes with faults from mounting.
(Ireland) 1880 (AP 16) envelope to Rome franked three 1880-81 1d. venetian red tied by Dublin numeral duplex, underfranked with handstamp ‘T’ and 40c. postage due applied on arrival, tied Roma cds.
(London 1908 Olympics) 1908 Monaco composite imperf proof sheet for various advertising/Exposition vignettes. The sheet in dull orange-brown with 71 item including four for ‘Nice Carnival’, two for Motor Boat Running and two for an Exhibition of Motor Boats, vertical column of nine, Paris Fair, Agricultural show and British Olympic Committee, four columns for Monaco Car Expo in two different designs. Heavy vertical and horizontal fold causing some splitting, also a couple of small tears and faults. These vignettes for 1908 Olympics are the only philatelic related items that mention the Games. A rare item.
(Maritime Mail) 1910s picture postcard of Naples to England, written between Rhodes and Naples and franked Great Britain 1 1/2d. tied fine strike of framed bilingual PAQUEBOT
(Mulready Caricature) 1840s ‘Fores’s Racing Envelope, No. 5’ unused with some slight tone spotting unused showing various images of Horses and Jockeys.
(Officials) 1901 (MR 7) ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ ‘H.M. Office of Works’ printed envelope used within London franked ‘O.W. OFFICIAL’ overprinted ½d. vermilion tied London ‘84’ cds
(Panama) 1855 (SP 23) entire to Paris bearing on reverse fine red COLON broken double circle date stamp, London transit alongside, the front with red framed COLONIES/& ART 13 accountancy, Calais entry cds overstriking rate handstamp; fine and scarce.
(Picture Postcard) 1897 Diamond Jubilee chromo-litho postcard depicting Queen Victoria as well as images of Osborne House, Windsor Castle and Balmoral Castle, printed in Germany; slight discolouration at top, otherwise fine.
(Picture Postcard) 1897 Diamond Jubilee Queen Victoria illustrated card very fine unused despite German stamp applied on reverse.
(Picture Postcard) 1897 ‘SIXTY YEAR OF GLORY’ diamond jubilee card depicting Queen Victoria at that time at top and below as a younger woman with Prince Albert; top right corner repair.
(Picture Postcard) 1897 ‘The Diamond Jubilee’ multi-image chromo-litho card used 26 JY 97 from London to Ungolstadt, Germany franked 1d. lilac; some corner bumping and pinhole at top, scarce used card.
(Picture Stationery - Hotel) 1902 ½d. green Queen Victoria stationery card uprated ½d. King Edward VII with image on front of Midland Grand Hotel, London, used to Dresden, Germany.
(Picture Stationery) 1900 1d. stationery card to Germany with patriotic propaganda image from Boer War depicting Colonel Thorneycroft and his mounted infantry officers; fine used.
(Postage Dues) 1948 (24 Aug) airmail cover to Shanghai bearing single franking 1/- ‘1948 Olympic Games’ tied ‘Blood Donors’ Birkenhead slogan cancel, underfranked with tax handstamps and manuscript, reverse with 1948 Postage Dues blocks of ten of $10000 on $300 and $30000 on $1000 tied by Shanghai cds. Fine and scarce.
(Postal Fiscal) 1881 (JY 13) mourning envelope used within Bury St Edmunds bearing single franking 1d. lilac, Die 4, watermark Orb, blued paper tied '97' duplex
(Postal Fiscals) 1897 (MR 8) registered cover to Cardiff franked 6d cancelled full oval Bute Docks Registered date stamp, fine and fresh.
(Prisoner of War) 1918 printed envelope to Porto Alegre, Brazil from German prisoner at Knockaloe Camp, Isle of Man, reverse with censor tape and arrival cancel.
(Scotland) 1835 Missent to Falmouth Packet: Entire addressed to Pickering, Canada, endorsed “By Liverpool and New York” but forwarded in error to Falmouth where framed ‘Mifsent to/FALMOUTH’ applied and returned to Liverpool, at New York ‘SHIP’ and ‘FORWARDED’ handstamps added plus cds, reverse with red Upper Canada and Haddington date stamps, two green Queenston cds on front, manuscript “2/5 ½“ charge at right; fine and unusual.
(Scotland) 1862 (FE 1) envelope to Kandy, Ceylon franked 1854-57 1d. in two horizontal strips of three, LD-LF and MD-MF cancelled by ‘183’ Inverness duplex, endorsed “via Southampton”, red London transit backstamp and weak red and black arrivals; envelope with corner and edge faults, incomplete backflap and tear at right running just under stamp at right.