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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1115

Great Britain
Postal History
1843-71, a range of entires/entire letters with U.P.P. and various charge markings including 1843, entire to London with West Bromwich red "paid/one/penny" in oval; 1845 entire letter to Edinburgh with Marine Ship/Deptford; 1848 printed "general post-office" remittance Letter of Acknowledgement, used to Canterbury, 1849 entire letter to Shropshire with blue Darlaston u.d.c.; 1849 (17 Aug.), long entire to Usk, franked 1841 2d. vertical pair; 1850 (30 Jan.), entire to Reddich franked 1d. (2), each with "75" barred oval cancellations of Birmingham and endorsed Registered in purple; 1849 entire to Macclesfield franked 1d. with blue handstruck "2" alongside; 1849 stampless entire to Sardinia with two different types of "Returned for Postage"; 1859 entire from London to Sunderland franked 1d. and with blue handstruck "2" alongside; 1871 envelope from London to Andover, franked 1d. (fault) and with boxed "too late/charing cross"; further U.P.P. markings with Bishops Stortford red paid/1d. in circle, Brighton red Pd2 in oval, Bury St. Edmunds red bury/1/paid, Coltishall/Penny Post, Darlington red "1", Longparish/Penny Post and Woolton/Penny Post on 1d. pink envelopes, Harleston paid/1d. in circle (rare), Hursley/Penny Post, Micheldever/Penny Post, Sutton Scotney/Penny Post on covers franked imperf. 1d. Generally good to fine and a lot well worth viewing. (24 items)

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Estimate
£600 to £700

Starting price
£420