Stamps & Autographs

1839 (Dec 4th) Last Day of the old General Postage Rate: Entire with red double ring Birmingham CDS and contents dated 4th December. Cat £650

1839 (Dec 5th) First Day of Uniform Fourpenny Post: Entire with black double ring Thirsk CDS & manuscript "4" in black. Contents also dated Dec 5t...

1840 (Jan 10th) First Day of Uniform 1d Post: Entire with Paid at Edin(burgh) CDS in red with handwritten "Paid" & manuscript "1", contents also d...

1840 (Jan 9th) Last Day of Uniform 4d Post: Entire with boxed red Glasgow "JA 9 1840" & manuscript "4" in black. Contents also dated 9th Jan. Cat ...

1840 (May 5th) Last Day of Uniform 1d Post: Front of entire with Durham CDS in red, "Paid" & "1" in manuscript, handwritten date also 5th May. Cat...

1840 (May 6th) Stampless envelope with black "Coventry St 1py P Paid" handstamp + London Chief Office evening duty double framed red tombstone PAI...

1844 (May 1st) First Official Day of Use of 1844 Numeral Cancel (replacing the Maltese Cross): Large part front & back of entire with 1841 1d red ...

1855 2d blue, plate 4, wmk small crown, pair on cover backstamped with South Molton March 4 1855 cds & London round receiving mark M crown A of Ma...

1872 (May 22nd) 6d chestnut top left marginal block of 4 cancelled with Whitstable CDS on First Day. (SG 122a) Unknown on FDC. (see photo)

1872 (Oct 19th) 6d pale buff single stamp cancelled with Clones CDS on First Day. (SG 123) (Cat £3500 on FDC) (see photo)

1876 (March 1st) 4d vermilion (Plate 15) watermark Large Garter single stamp cancelled with London MR 1 76 obliterator on First Day. With 1992 RPS...

1880 ½d green on part entire to Kristinestad, Finland with clear 11 Okt 1880 receiving stamp on reverse = 3 days before the day of issue 14th Oct....

1887 (Jan 1st) Jubilee 5d dull purple & blue (Die I) single stamp cancelled with Liverpool JA 1 87 squared circle handstamp on First Day. (SG 207)...

1900 ½d blue-green on front only with Bedford CDS dated April 15th = two days before April 17th issue date. (Cat £1800 on FDC)

1902 Edward VII set of 4 (½d x 13 & 1d x 3) on plain FDC with Earls Court CDS & Duplex. Envelope has been torn vertically & repaired, no flap on r...

1906 10d purple & carmine chalk surfaced paper (SG M43) stamp only with Westbourne Park cds dated Aug 18th 1906. SG states issue date as Sept. 190...

1909 (Dec 1st) 4d orange-red (SG 241) stamp only with clearly dated CDS. With 1991 RPS Cert. Unknown on FDC.

1909 (Nov 1st) 4d brown-orange (SG 239) stamp with interpane pillars above on piece with full clear Anerley Road Crystal Palace CDS. Unknown on FD...

1911 ½d green block of 4 on plain FDC with Wood Green CDS. Neatly slit open at bottom, slight creasing. Cat £200

1911 ½d green pair on plain FDC withTodmorden CDS dated June 21st = day before issue. Flap on reverse damaged and some rust marks on reverse only ...

1911 1d red issued June 22nd stamp only with clear Jan (1st) 1911 Llanbadarn Fair CDS

1911 Harrison 3d purple/lemon (SG 285) stamp only with Birmingham Sept. 18th 1911 CDS. With 1992 RPS Cert stating ".......used on date of issue 18...

1912 (Oct 15th) 1½d Royal Cypher on plain cover with International Stamp Exhibition Royal Horticultural Hall SW special H/S dated Oct __12. Probab...

1912 (Oct 15th) plain cover bearing 3d violet Royal Cypher with International Stamp Exhibition Royal Horticultural Hall SW special H/S. Not FDI. N...

1912 (Oct 15th) Royal Cypher 1½d brown on piece only with Vincent Square SW CDS. (Cat £900 on FDC)

1912 (Oct 8th) 1d Royal Cypher on piece only with Norwood CDS. (Cat £1000 on FDC).

1912 (Oct 8th) 1d Royal Cypher on plain FDC with Norwood CDS. Printed address (partly rubbed out),fine. Cat £1000

1912 (Oct 9th) 3d Royal Cypher on piece only with Borough High Street OC 9 12 CDS. (Cat £2250 on FDC)

1912 1½d & 2½d GV Royal Cypher Defins together on 1890 Uniform Penny Postage illustrated FDC double dated with Jubilee International Stamp Exhibit...

1912 2d Royal Cypher on plain FDC with London SW wavy line cancel dated Aug 21 = one day after issue. This is the key value in this set of FDCs, m...

1912 2d Royal Cypher used on piece with London SW wavy line cancel dated Aug 21st = one day after issue.

1913 (Aug 1st) 1/- bistre on piece with Norwood CDS. Cat £2275

1913 (Aug 1st) 10d turquoise on piece with Norwood CDS. Cat £2275

1913 (Aug 1st) 6d purple on piece with Norwood CDS. Cat £2275

1913 (Aug 1st) 7d olive on piece with Norwood CDS. Cat £2275

1913 (Aug 1st) 8d black on yellow on piece with Norwood CDS. Cat £2275

1913 (Jan 15th) 4d grey-green on piece with Anerley Station CDS. Cat £1575

1913 (June 30th) 5d brown on piece with Anerley CDS. Cat £2450

1914 Postage Due ½d green Cylinder D14 block of 4 off cover with Cambridge CDS on each stamp. (Cat £1875 on FDC)

1914 Postage Due 1d carmine on piece & 1d pale carmine stamp only, both with clear central Cambridge CDS & with Control numbers identifying them a...

1914 Postage Due 2d agate gutter block of 4 off cover with ...ton CDS. (Cat £1875 if on cover).

1914 Postage Due 5d brown on piece only with London WC CDS. (Cat £2750 if on cover)

1914 Postage Dues ½d, 1d & 2d in matching Control D14 strips of 3 off cover, each with Manchester CDS dated 15th April = 5 days before issue. Thes...

1915 (June 30th) Last Day of Validity of Queen Victoria stamps: Plain cover with 1d lilac, 1d Inland Revenue Postal Fiscal (SG F19), 1d venetian r...

1918 (June 3rd) George V 1½d brown on plain cover with London W1 CDS on First Day of Introduction of 1½d letter rate. Very scarce. Handwritten add...

1925 Wembley ILLUSTRATED FDC: British Empire Exhibition Pictorial Letter Card with British Empire Exhibition Wembley special handstamp. This unfol...

1929 PUC £1 on plain FDC with Postal Union Congress London CDS addressed to the Secretary's Office, General Post Office, London EC1. Neatly slit o...

1930 Edward VII Last Day Cover: 1½d Somerset House (SG 287) on plain cover with Sheffield 31st March 1930 wavy line cancel. Edward VII stamps were...

1934 (Nov 19th) First Day 2d Air Mail Rate for postcards to Sudan: Plain postcard bearing ½d photogravure block of 4 cancelled with London F.S. Ai...

1934 (Nov 19th) First Day of 3d Air Mail Letter Rate to Sudan: Cover bearing ½d, 1d & 1½d photogravure cancelled with London F.S.Air Mail CDS (Fir...

1934 (Nov 19th) First Day of 6d Air Mail Letter Rate to South Africa: Cover bearing ½d, 1d & 1½d photogravure pairs cancelled with London F.S.Air ...

1934 ½d photogravure block of 4 on plain FDC with Portsmouth & Southsea CDS dated 17 Nov. = 2 days before issue. Handwritten address, bottom right...

1934 ½d photogravure on plain FDC (also with previous ½d it replaced) with Sidcup wavy line cancel dated 17 Nov = 2 days before issue. Typed addre...

1934 ½d photogravure on plain FDC with London EC CDS dated 17th Nov = two days before issue. Handwritten address, some creasing at left of cover.

1934 ½d photogravure on plain FDC with Sidcup wavy line cancel dated 17 Nov = two days before issue. Typed address, small tear at top centre of co...

1934 ½d photogravure strip of 3 on plain FDC with Sidcup wavy line cancel dated 18 Nov = day before issue. Handwritten address, fine. Cat £40

1934 1½d photogravure bottom left corner pair with control number on plain FDC with Chesterfield wavy line cancel. Printed address, fine.

1934 1d photogravure block of 4 on plain airmail FDC with Liverpool CDS to Berlin with red "Mit Luftpost Befordert Luftpostamp Berlin C2" cachet. ...

1934 1d photogravure on plain FDC with Harrow wavy line cancel dated 23rd Sep = one day before issue. handwritten address, fine. Cat £50

1934 1d photogravure on plain postcard with Tadworth CDS dated 18th Aug 34 = over one month before 24th Sept. issue date. Handwritten address, fin...