Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1827 to 1866 group incl. 1828 Free entire with enclosure from an M.P., 1837 ‘Dobbs Patent’ valentine letter sheet with central embossed rose with manuscript poem, 1847 Dobbs coloured embossed, 1847 Rock & Co. coloured, 1866 comic handmade valentine, etc., fine group. (9)
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,200 lots, the property of 125 vendors, featuring an award-winning collection of Liverpool Postal History; the collection of Great Britain formed by the late Dennis Clarke; very fine line engraved and Seahorses; an excellent section of QEII commemorative errors including many great rarities; and one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of 1966 ‘Birds’ ever assembled.
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Lot #1152 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Lot #1153 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1875 (Feb. 13th) blue bordered valentine envelope with the message written around the outside, used within Hinckley with 1864-79 1d. plate 158, unusual. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1154 - Great Britain postal history and covers
Postal History and Covers: Valentines: 1878 (Feb. 13th) printed “FACT AND FICTION ILLUSTRATED” envelope used locally in Windsor, depicting Cherubs and Lovebirds in silhouette with enclosed “tragi-comic” valentine card, bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 201 JE tied by Windsor duplex, a most attractive item. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1155 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1670 (Dec. 8th) entire sent by Sir Geoffrey Shakerley, Hulme Cheshire, addressed to Sir Gilbert Ireland at his home in Hale, no postal markings.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1156 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1713-1854 collection on leaves, incl. 1713 entire privately carried from Drogheda to Liverpool, 1765 entire from Liverpool to Lancaster, carried privately by coach of John Mattson, Carriers, 1779 entire from Liverpool to Skipton, readdressed to London, bearing circular framed “FREE” in red, on reverse has two line “LIVER/POOL” (LL31), 1824 entire from Liverpool to Boston, endorsed “pr Emerald” has “SHIP/6...
Lot #1157 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1723 (April 26th) entire letter from Liverpool to London with a fine “LEVER/POOLE” on reverse (LL9) in an unusual brownish colour (only recorded in black), fine and very rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1158 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1730 (April 29th) entire letter from ‘Leverpoole’ to Dublin, with “3” rate mark and with very fine “LEVER/POOLE” on reverse (LL13). Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-400]
Lot #1159 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1734 (Nov. 6th) entire letter from Liverpool to London, with manuscript “4d.” rate mark, on reverse has a fine “LEVER/POOLE” (LL13), fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-400]
Lot #1160 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1748 (March 18th) entire letter from from Liverpool to Edinburgh, manuscript “4d.” rate mark deleted to correct 6d. rate, on reverse has fine straight line “LEVERPOOLE” (LL15), rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #1161 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1750 (June 8th. and Nov. 3rd) entire letters from Liverpool to the same person in London, both with two line “LIVER/POOL” (LL18), manuscript “4” rate marks and “11/IV”, “7/NO” Bishop marks. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1162 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1755 (Feb. 28th and May 2nd) entires from Liverpool to Edinburgh and Beverley, both with manuscript “4” rate marks and on reverse both have two line”LEVER/POOL” (LL20), good. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1163 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1765 (Nov. 19th) entire letter from Liverpool to London, bearing manuscript “4” rate mark, scarce circular framed “PD” of the General Post, on reverse has a fine strike of the straight line “LIVERPOOL” (LL24), with “25/NO” Bishop mark. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1164 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1766 (Nov. 10th) entire letter from Liverpool to London, bearing manuscript “4” rate mark, on reverse has a good strike of the straight line “LIVERPOOL” (LL24), with “18/NO” Bishop mark. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1165 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1770 (Aug. 18th) entire letter from Liverpool to Bolton, bearing manuscript “3” rate mark, on reverse has a fair strike of the straight line “LIVERPOOL” (LL24). Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1166 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1773 (July 7th) and 1774 (May 7th) entires from Liverpool to Somerset and Ormskirk, one bearing manuscript “3”, other with “1” rate marks, on reverse has a good strikes of the straight line “LIVERPOOL” (LL29).
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1167 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1775 (April 5th) and 1775 (Oct. 24th) entires from Liverpool, one to Surrey, other to Leeds, rated “3” and “4”, both with good strikes of the two line “LIVER/POOL” (LL31).
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1168 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1776 (Sept. 22nd) entire from Liverpool to Exeter, manuscript “4” rate mark, on reverse has a fine strike of the two line “LIVER/POOL” (LL31).
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1169 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1779 (Feb. 20th) entire from Liverpool to Ulverston, manuscript “3” rate mark, on reverse has a fine strike of the two line “LIVER/POOL” size 28 x 11mm not recorded in 1779, it is a similar type to those used in the periods for LL31 and LL33 but smaller. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1170 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1785 (Dec. 1st) entire from Liverpool to Nottingham, manuscript “5” rate mark, a a good strike of the scarce “204 LIVER/POOL” (LL35). Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1171 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1786 (July 18th) entire from Liverpool to Nottingham, bearing a good strike of the “LIVERPOOL/204” (LL37), manuscript “5” rate mark. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1172 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1787 (April 16th) entire from Liverpool to Yorkshire, bearing a good strike of the “LIVERPOOL/204” (LL37), manuscript “4” rate mark. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1173 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1824-25 two entires both to London, both with oval framed “PAID/AT/LIVERPOOL” in red (LL125), fine.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1174 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1826 (Sept. 30th and Oct. 24th) two entires one to Scotland, other to France, both with oval framed “PAID/AT/LIVERPOOL” in red (LL128), fine.
[Proposed price: £100-1210]
Lot #1175 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1828 (Nov. 5th) entire from Norwich Union in Liverpool, locally addressed, bearing a fair strike of the scarce oval framed “Paid 1” in red (LL152). Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1176 - Great Britain Postal History and Covers - Liverpool
Postal History and Covers: Liverpool: 1830-46 selection of Paids and Paid At, incl. “Crosby/Penny Post on 1835 entire, “Liverpool/Penny Post” type LL 165 on 1835 entire, etc. (17 items)
[Proposed price: £200-250]
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