| Catalogue # |
Description |
Price |
| J100054 |
Instructional Stamps of London Lot J100054 Complete copy of Mercurius Publicus Number 34 of Thursday August 29th 1661 which includes on page 540 "An Advertisement from his MAJESTIE'S Post-Office" listing the 7 salaried receivers at that date. Illustrated on page 12 of "Letter Receivers of London". Very few copies of this news paper have survived. |
£550.00 |
| J100056 |
London General Post Lot J100056 Bishop Mark of 1666 (Great Fire Year) for "MR/5" on letter sheet reverse Addressed "To Mr. Abraham Fothergill at the Six Clarkes office in Chancery Lane". Dated 3rd March 1665 by Julian Calander. Opens to display address and mark. |
£575.00 |
| J100036 |
London General Post Lot J100036 Manuscript "Forward 3d." on wrapper circa 1670 addressed to Taunton and endorsed "post pd to London". |
£65.00 |
| J100131 |
London General Post Lot J100131 |
£260.00 |
| J100055 |
London General Post Lot J100055 "7/Off" type L65g on reverse of letter sheet dated "10th October 1671" from Charles 2nd Lord Cornwallis of Eye to his cousin and addressed "ffor ye Honourable ye Lady Mary Heveringham at Tinmouth Castle neare Newcastle, Northumberl". Leave this at ye Post House in Newcastle. Lady Heveringham was the wife of the Regicide William Heveringham, she was imprisoned at Tynemouth Castle during 1671. The "7/Off" stamp was struck weakly with the Bishop Mark for "OC/10" clear, but slightly smudged adjacent. See page 12 for an earlier example of the same correspondence. One of 5 known examples of this handstamp. |
£1,400.00 |
| J100058 |
London General Post Lot J100058 "OFF/4" type L66 on reverse of letter sheet (right hand of opened sheet cut back). Addressee missing from front, but portion remaining reads "To be putt in Lichfield Bagg to be left at Sand Cross". Letter dated 9th November 1675 and bears a Bishop Mark for "NO/9" with reversed "N" adjacent to "OFF/4". |
£400.00 |
| J100228 |
London Local Posts Lot J100228 Solid Heart type L370 transfer stamp on letter dated "St. Germains (Cornwall) April 23rd 1689" addressed to "Hide Park". Bishop Mark for "AP/25" and heart on reverse. Opens to show address and stamps. Needs some cleaning but a difficult stamp. |
£350.00 |
| J100203 |
London General Post Lot J100203 Bishop Mark "AV/15" on letter reverse dated "London August 15. 1696" addressed to "Mr. John Hunter Senr., Collector, At Edinburgh". Opens to show Bishop Mark. |
£32.50 |
| J100230 |
London Local Posts Lot J100230 St. Paul's Office type 2b (L346b) for Wednesday with "PENY" on left. Wrapper with seperate letter sheet dated 10th July 1706. Addressed to Sir Richard Bellings at Chiswick. Receivers initial "N". Opens to show address and stamp. |
£155.00 |
| J100277 |
London Local Posts Lot J100277 St. Paul's Office type 2a (L346) for Monday with "PAYD" on left, not recorded by Jay for Monday. File noted 1706 and addressed to Sir Richard Bellings in Arlington St. St. James's. Part of the same correspondence as above. Opens to show stamp. |
£175.00 |
