1700

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: A collection of townstamps and mileage marks on E.L.'s and E.'s incl. ''ARRINGTON/45'' (Willcocks CB3) on 1812 (May) E.L., ''CAXTON'' (CB 61) on 1730 (April) E.L., ''CAXTON'' (CB 64) on rather tatty part E., ''50 CAXTON'' (2, CB 68) on separate E's., ''CAXTON/50'' (4, CB 71), ''CAXTON'' (CB 72, mileage erased, thought to be the only known example) on 1829 (May 23rd) E.L., ''CHATTERIS'' (CB 86, mileage partly erased) on 1834 (Nov.) E.L., ''ELY'' (2, CB 95) on E.L. & E., ''ELY'' sans-serif (CB 93), ''WISBICH'' CB165, 171 (in red) and 175 (sans-serif), ''WISBEACH'' (2, CB 178), etc. (21 covers, also a front).

Price Realised £280

1701

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: 1832–60, an exceptional collection of Undated Circle name stamps of the smaller offices of Cambridgeshire, with serif type ''ARRINGTON'', ''CAXTON'' small type (2) & large type (thought to be the only known example), ''CHATTERIS'', ''DUXFORD'' (2, thought to be the only known examples), ''ELY'', ''LINTON'' small and large types, ''SAWSTON'', ''SHELFORD'' (2), ''STAPLEFORD'' (on piece), ''THORNEY'' (2), ''TRUMPINGTON'', ''WHITTLESEA'' (2), and ''WHITTLESFORD'' (thought to be the only known example); sans-serif types of ''BABRAHAM'' (3), ''BALSHAM'', ''BARNWELL'' (2), ''BASSINGBOURN'', ''BRIDGE ST'' (5), ''GAMLINGAY'' (2), ''HARSTON'', ''HILLS-RD.'' (4), ''HISTON'' (2), ''TRUMPINGTON ST.'' (4), ''WEST-WALTON'' and ''WEST-WRATTING'', also a cover with both ''PARSON GROVE'' and ''GEDNEY-HILL'', also a few others. (52 items).

Price Realised £460

1702

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: A collection of the village postmarks of Cambridgeshire on covers, cards and pieces in two volumes, QV to QE II with virtually all villages represented.

Price Realised £350

1703

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: A mainly KE VII and KG V selection of postcards and covers (20) all showing sketelon c.d.s's, incl. Chatteris, Ely (5), Haddenham, Hildersham, Linton, Little Downham, March, Outwell, Sutton, Trumpington (2), Wilburton, Whittlesford, Whittlesea, etc., some very scarce.

Price Realised £190

1704

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: A mainly KG V selection of postcards and covers (70) and pieces (33), all showing village rubber c.d.s's, many very scarce.

Price Realised £310

1705

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Cambridge: 1708 (July) entire letter with ''CAMBRIDG'' (Willcocks CB 8), badly inked but one of only four known examples, two of which are in University Library. Photo.

Price Realised £310

1706

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Cambridge: 1720–1835 collection of townstamps and mileage marks, incl. 1720 ''CAM/BRIDGE'' (CB 10) on E.L., 1752 (May) E. with ''CAM/BRIDGE'' (CB 18), 1758 (Oct.) with faint ''CAM/BRIDGE'' (CB 20), 1761 (Oct.) E.L. with ''CAMBRIDGE'' (CB 22), 1783 (March) & 1784 (June) E.L.'s in German (translation included) concerning a young man's views of life in Cambridge University, sent to the Administrator of the Imperial Posts in Brunswick, etc. (15).

Price Realised £350

1707

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Cambridge: 1784–85 collection of ''52 CAM/BRIDGE'' and ''54 CAM/BRIDGE'' first mileage marks, incl. 1784 (Sept.) entire endorsed 'Post pd. 9' with a superb strike of the ''52 CAM/BRIDGE'' (Willcocks CB 30b) on reverse, two further poorer strikes on 1785 (April and July) entires but these are the only three examples known (one or two other towns also changed the distance on their mileage marks at this time), ''54 CAM/BRIDGE'' (CB 31) four mainly fine strikes on 1785 Sept., Nov. Dec. (2) E.L.'s or E.'s, and 1785 (March and July) E.'s (latter stained) both showing rather poor strikes apparently of ''54 CAM/BRIDGE'' overlapping the use of the ''52 CAM/BRIDGE''. A unique group. (9). Photo.

Price Realised £190

1708

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Cambridge: 1839 (Dec. 29th and 30th) E.L. and E. from Cambridge to London and St. Ives, each with a good to fine impression of the very scarce ''CAMBRIDGE/+'' skeleton (known to have been used for only one week from Dec. 24th to 30th 1839).

Price Realised £160

1709

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Cambridge: 1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheet A21 used 1840 (May 22nd) to London and 1840 1d. black plate 2 ML fine with good margins on 1840 (July) entire to Doddington Rectory, each cancelled by a distinct deep red Maltese Cross of Cambridge, that on the 1d. black being partially double lined, some cover imperfections.

Price Realised £210

1710

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Ely: The Bob Champion collection of the Postal History of Ely: 1637–1856, a unique lot with examples of every known mark and includes 5 handstamps otherwise unrecorded, incl. 1637 E.L. from Arundel to 'Wilburton in ye Ile of Ely', 1743 (Jan.) to Ely with two line ''CAM/BRIDGE'' (Willcocks CB14), 1744 (?) entire to Essex with the only known first ''ELY'' mark (12 x 4mm with seriffed letters) on reverse, 1765 (May) E.L. and another undated E. both showing unrecorded 20 x 8mm ''ELY'' with seriffed letters, 1772 (Aug.) E.L. to Sheffield with unrecorded 14 x 8mm ''ELY'', 1774/5 E. with ''ELY'' (CB93), 1780 (Sept.) E. and a front with ''ELY'' (CB 95), 1788 (June) E.L. to Scotland with two impressions of the extremely rare ''69 ELY'' first type mileage mark, 1790 (July) and 1792 (2) E.L.'s with ''ELY'' (CB 99), 1793 miniature letters (3) from the same correspondence to Swaffham, Cambs., showing curved ''ELY'' (CB 100) and interestingly rated differently at 2d., 3d. and 4d., 1799 (April) E.L. with curved ''ELY'' (CB 100), 1802 (March 11th) E.L. with ''ELY/68'' (CB 102, earliest known date) in black, 1817 (Aug.) and 1818 (Jan.) ''ELY/68'' (CB 105) in crimson, 1841 (Oct.) E.L. misdirected to Ely and endorsed 'Missent to' with ''ELY/OC30/1841'' skeleton in red (only one other known), 1848 (Aug.) E. to Ely with the only known example of ''MISSENT TO/ELY.'' handstamp, 1852 (Jan.) E. to Ely endorsed 'Missent to' with ''DOWNHAM-CAMBS'' u.d.c. (52 items).

Price Realised £2000

1711

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Ely: A QV to QE II collection of Ely and surrounding area, in an album, with covers, parcel post labels, pieces and stamps, with a good range of Soham, u.d.c.'s incl. ''HADDENHAM'', ''LITTLEPORT'', ''SUTTON''. (100's).

Price Realised £220

1712

Sale number: 17

Postal History and Covers: Cambridgeshire: Linton: 1787 (Dec. 3rd) entire letter to London, rated '4' and showing a fair strike of ''LINTON'' (Willcocks CB 115) in black on reverse, and 1795 (June 28th) entire letter to London with curved ''LINTON'' (CB 116) in black on reverse, both believed to be unique. Photo.

Price Realised £100