Number of results: 30
676
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: The Official Notice for the introduction of Uniform Fourpenny Postage - ''The new reduced Scale of Postage will come into operation on and after 5th of December'', exceptional condition and a great rarity and highly important document in the field of Postal Reform. Photo. Price Realised £4200 |
677
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Nov. 23rd and Dec. 13th) entire letters from Rome via Sardinia (''TS'' in red) to Glasgow, arriving in London during the Uniform Fourpenny Post period on Dec. 7th and 27th respectively where both were assessed to postage of 2s.6d. Price Realised UNSOLD |
678
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 2nd) entire letter from Hamburg to London, arriving during the Uniform Fourpenny Post period on Dec. 7th, charged at the ship letter rate of 1s.8d. Price Realised £30 |
679
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 5th) first day of Uniform Fourpenny Post pre-paid entire from Paisley to Edinburgh marked with red manuscript ''P4' and black 'pd', scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
680
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 17th) prepaid entire letter from Roscrea to Leith with a superb strike of the distinctive handstruck ''4'' of Roscrea in black with matching ''ROSCREA/DE 17/1839'' circular datestamp, quite exceptional quality and of great rarity. Zietlow records only two known dates (this and Dec. 13th) for Roscrea in 'Die ''4'' - Handstempel der Experimental Fourpenny Rate'. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
681
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 20th) entire letter from Aberdeen to Chesterfield with a very fine strike of the handstruck ''4'' of Aberdeen in black, also showing fancy framed ''TOO LATE'' on reverse, cover with central imperfection. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
682
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 26th) entire letter from Edinburgh to London with a very fine strike of the handstruck ''4'' of Edinburgh in black. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
683
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 27th) prepaid entire letter from Stonehaven to Edinburgh with a very fine almost complete handstruck ''4'' of Stonehaven in black, very fine. Zietlow records only seven known dates for Stonehaven in 'Die ''4'' - Handstempel der Experimental Fourpenny Rate'. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
684
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 30th) prepaid entire letter from Nottingham to London with a superb impression of the distinctive handstruck ''4'' of Nottingham in black. Ex Chadwick. Zietlow records only ten known dates for Nottingham in 'Die ''4'' - Handstempel der Experimental Fourpenny Rate'. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
685
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1840 (Jan. 3rd) prepaid entire letter from Brainford (near Ipswich) with a very fine strike of the large distinctive handstruck ''4'' of Ipswich in black on front and with ''IPSWICH/JA 4/1840'' c.d.s. on reverse, upper flap with sealed tear which carries over 8mm onto the front at top, not detracting from appearance, otherwise very fine and rare. Zietlow records only six known dates for Ipswich in 'Die ''4'' - Handstempel der Experimental Fourpenny Rate'. Photo. Price Realised £900 |
686
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1840 (Jan. 5th) entire letter from Carlisle to London with the believed unique usage of an English handstruck ''4'' applied in error on a ''FREE'' cover, bearing a very fine distinctive handstruck ''4'' of Carlisle in black (crossed by light filing fold), with ''CARLISLE/JA 5/1840'' c.d.s. on reverse. The Carlisle Handstruck ''4'' mark has been lightly crossed through on arrival in London, where the letter was endorsed as 'Official' by 'G. Lills, Paym[aster]. Gen[era]l. Whitehall' and a red crowned circle London ''FREE/6 JA 6/1840'' c.d.s. applied (last week of the Free system) on the front. An important Item, we do not recall having seen any other examples of English Handstruck Four markings on Free Mail. Zietlow records only nine known dates for Carlisle (of which only four or five examples are known in private hands) in 'Die ''4'' - Handstempel der Experimental Fourpenny Rate'. Photo. Price Realised £2800 |
687
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1840 (Jan. 6th) entire letter from Grimsby to Louth with the distinctive handstruck ''4'' of Grimsby in black at upper right and most unusually with a further two strikes cancelling each other at left, ''GRIMSBY'' u.d.c. on reverse, filing fold well clear of markings. A great rarity and exhibition item, this is believed to be the only known example of the Grimsby handstruck ''4'' in private hands, one other example (Dec. 21st) is in the Fletcher collection. Ex Chadwick. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
688
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1840 (Jan. 7th) prepaid entire letter from Kington to Ludlow bearing a very fine strike of the distinctive handstruck ''4'' of Kington in black, exceptional and very rare, it is believed only one other example (Dec. 30th) is known. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
689
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: Last Day of Uniform Fourpenny Postage: 1840 (Jan. 9th) last day of Uniform 4d. Post entire letter from Glasgow to Leeds with fine handstruck ''4''. Photo. Price Realised £270 |
690
| Sale number: 24 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: Last Day of Uniform Fourpenny Postage: 1840 (Jan. 9th, arrival and despatch date in/from London) entire letter (a long travelogue letter written by two people) from Bucharest to London via France with very fine ''BUKUREST'' straight-line mark on the front, disinfected with a very fine red wax seal (''ROTHENT.. SIGIL: SANITATIS'' with ornate coat-of-arms in centre) and similar blurred black cachet, having 9th Jan. 1840 c.d.s.'s (of the Last Day of the Uniform 4d Postage Period) of both London Foreign Branch & General Post (partly overstruck) on the side-flap; charged '1/4' incoming foreign postage and then a further '4' (Last Day of inland rate for redirection from London to Tunbridge). A rare disinfected cover from Rumania from the 5-week 4d Postage Period. A remarkable example of a last day use incoming from overseas. Photo. Price Realised £1100 |
253
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1838 (May 6th) entire letter to London with a superb strike of the previously unrecorded handstruck ''4'' in black of Waltham Cross, cancelled by very fine large red Inspector's Crown handstamp and ink manuscript penstroke, re-inscribed '8' at left, the reverse with fine light Waltham Cross double-arc datestamp. A new discovery and an exhibition item. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
254
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 27th) entire letter from Scarborough to Beverley, with a superb strike of the extremely rare large black handstruck ''4'' of Scarborough, the reverse with corresponding double-arc despatch datestamp across the join, exceptional and most attractive, the finest and earliest of the three recorded examples. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
255
| Sale number: 32 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1840 (Jan. 3rd) entire from Edinburgh to Lisburn bearing fine handstruck ''4''. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
340
| Sale number: 34 Postal History and Covers: 1839 (Dec. 5th) first day of Uniform 4d. Post double rate ''BRITISH FIRE INSURANCE'' policy document sent from London to Scarborough, endorsed '8'(d.) up to 1 ounce and a very rare example of a double 4d. rate cover used on the first day, red Maltese Cross type Charing Cross ''C+/5 DE 5/1839'' datestamp on top flap. Photo. Price Realised £1200 |
341
| Sale number: 34 Postal History and Covers: 1839 (Dec. 9th) Uniform 4d. Post entire letter from Dundeen to Edinburgh bearing a very fine strike of the handstruck ''4'' of Dundee, cover opening tear clear of marking, usual filing folds, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
342
| Sale number: 34 Postal History and Covers: 1839 (December 10th) entire letter from London to Halifax prepaid at 2s., the rate for letters weighing over 2 ounces and up to 3 ounces, manuscript '2/-' in red and with red ''PAID/10DE10/1839'' c.d.s. on front. This is one of only two recorded examples of the highest known Uniform Fourpenny Post period rate, if posted unpaid this letter would have been charged at 4s. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
358
| Sale number: 38 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 5th) first day of Uniform Fourpenny Post entire letter from Aberdeen to London, with a good strike of the handstruck ''4'' of Aberdeen with boxed ''No.8'' above, on reverse has boxed ''ABERDEEN/DEC 5/1839'', some soiling, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
359
| Sale number: 38 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 30th) prepaid entire letter from Nottingham to London bearing a superb strike of the distinctive handstruck ''4'' of Nottingham in black, filing fold well clear of marking. Very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £620 |
2145
| Sale number: 45 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 29th) printed Scottish Life Assurance Agency, from Belfast to Edinburgh, bearing the scarce Belfast handstruck ''4'', deleted and manuscript ''8'' added, most unusual. Photo. Price Realised £650 |
139
| Sale number: 49 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (December 5th) cover sent within London on the first day of the Uniform 4d. Post with octagonal ''PD/DE 5/1839/4Eg'' datestamp in red and ''N•Brentford/1 py P PAID'' handstamp in black on front. Photo. Price Realised £650 |
140
| Sale number: 49 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 10th) entire from Dundee to Charles Town, bearing a superb handstruck ''4'' of Dundee, rare. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
141
| Sale number: 49 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 31st) cover from Chelmsford to Bloomsbury with manuscript ''4'', on reverse has ''CHELMSFORD/DE 30/39'' and London ''G/31 DE 31/1839'' datestamps. Price Realised £70 |
111
| Sale number: 54 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: First Day of Uniform Fourpenny Post 1839 (Dec. 5th) entire letter from Edinburgh to Hamilton with a superb strike of the handstruck ''4'' of Edinburgh, clear ''DEC/5/1839'' circular datestamp in red on reverse partly overwritten by recipients manuscript endorsement. A very fine, clean item, rare, only six first day covers with handstruck ''4'' believed known. Ex Chadwick. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
112
| Sale number: 54 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1839 (Dec. 5th) first day (2) and 1840 (Jan. 9th) last day, free fronts, scarce. Price Realised UNSOLD |
113
| Sale number: 54 Postal History and Covers: Uniform Fourpenny Post: 1840 (Jan. 9th) last day and 1840 (Jan. 10th) first day of Uniform Penny Postage, two free fronts, former from Cork, the other from Dublin. Price Realised UNSOLD |