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Manuscripts from the Private Collection of Prof. W.M Ballantyne (1922-2021) Lots 164-168A Qur’ancopied by Ali Uthman al-Hilmi, Ottoman Turkey, dated 1272AH/1855AD,Arabic manuscript on paper, 304ff., with 15ll. of black naskh script to the page within gold margins and gold and red rules, headers in white naskh script against gold within thin light red margins within double black rules, the suras' bismillah highlighted with a floral garland, gold verse roundels, marginal markers as polychrome and gold medallions, stellar motifs or trefoils issuing elegant rising blue foliate sprays, marginal hizb markers in gold, opening and closing bifolios decorated in gold and polychrome, in red morrocco and gilt decorated slip case, clean, very good conditionfolio 12.2 x 8.3cm. Provenance: Private Collection of Prof. W.M Ballantyne (1922-2021)Footnotes: An other qur'an signed by 'Uthman Hilmi similar in style and dated 1276AH/1859-60AD was sold at Christie's 27 April 2017, Lot 12.Professor W.M. Ballantyne (1922-2021) was a distinguished lawyer, prolific scholar, and avid collector of art. Moving to the Middle East to pursue his legal career, he was a prominent figure in high-profile and noteworthy cases regarding Middle Eastern law. Professor Ballantyne maintained strong ties with English law and cultural institutions, and was appointed as a Visiting Professor at SOAS, publishing numerous essays on Arab law. An avid collector of paintings an exhibition of his collection was held at the Fine Art Society in 2014, see "A Barrister's Collection. A Lifetime of Collecting by Professor W.M. Ballantyne," exhibition catalogue, The Fine Art Society, 5-21 March, 2014, London. 

A detached Qur'an bifolioIndia, circa 16th centuryArabic manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black bihari script to the page within red and blue rules, gold rosette dotted in blue to mark the end of a verse, one folio with large marginal lobed medallion half-section (nisf ) marker inscribed in white, the letter ayn (ع) above in red ink indicating the end of a ruku, catchword in loose script to each alternate page33.5 x 26.5cm.

House of Lords.- Remembrances For Order and Decency to be kept in the Upper house of Parlia.t by the Lords when His Majesty is not there, manuscript, title and 146pp., excluding blanks, ruled in red, disbound, 8vo, [c.1767].

Newgate Prison.- List of Prisoners and Families dependant on them Confined on the Common side of Newgate for Debt with the dimentions of the Wards allotted to them, manuscript, 4½pp. excluding blank p., blank p. torn in half along fold, small hole in central folds, folds, slightly browned, stitched with ribbon in corner, 475 x 375mm., 24th February 1796. *** Newgate Prison was founded in 1188 and demolished in 1902.

French Law.- Boutaric (François de, Professor of French Law at the University of Toulouse, 1672-1733) Institutions au droit civil & françois, manuscript in French, c. 430pp., slightly browned, some margins trimmed to text, original patterned calf, corners bumped, gilt panelled spine, rubbed, tail of spine chipped, 4to, [France], [c. 1750].

Du Moulin (Pierre) Apologie pour la Saincte Cène du Seigneur, contre la présence corporelle et transsubstantiation..., with final blank, title with ownership name Joseph Maynard, first few ff. with faint damp-stain to lower corner, Y2 very short tear into printed side-note, Geneva, Pierre Aubert, 1630, bound with 3 others by the same, together 4 works in 1 vol., pastedown with contents in early ink manuscript, bookplate of The Law Society to front free endpaper, latter three titles with small paper tab mounted to fore-margin, occasional very light spotting, contemporary vellum, lacking ties, manuscript title to spine, rubbed and lightly soiled, 8vo.  *** The first mentioned first published in 1607. 

Theatrical costume.- B.J. Simmons & Co. (Theatrical Court Costumers) Ten original costume designs for the Edwardian musical comedy 'The Gay Gordons', watercolour and pencil on card, together with typewritten and manuscript notes on the schedule for costumes and touring performance notes, each watercolour on card, sheets approx. 310 x 250 mm (11 1/4 x 9 3/4 in), presented within original linen backed folder with label to upper cover, spine split, worn, 4to, 1909; together with an additional group of 15 costume designs from Simmons & Co. for 'Military Fancy', watercolours, on various cards and papers, various sizes, presented within original linen backed folder, [early 20th century]

Howitt (Samuel) [A New Work of Animals, Principally Designed from the Fables of Æsop, Gay, and Phædrus], lacking title, but with manuscript index, and with 53 plates only (of 100), scattered spotting and surface dirt throughout, one plate with blue tissue affixed to upper border, another with brown paper stub in upper margin, another with loss to the lower right corner, handling creases, contemporary calf, spine cracked with some splitting, very worn, 4to, [1811] § Church (John) A Cabinet of Quadrupeds, 2 vol. in 1, two title pages and 74 plates only, scattered spotting throughout, some heavy, one plate detached, lacking covers, folio, 1805 (2)

London Grocer and Burton-on-Trent.- John Sherwood Grocer of London and Robert Smithfield Grocer to Robert middelton, deed relating to a square built building in Burton-on-Trent, Richard ssleygh on the one part and Richard Goldsmith on the other part, from the gift and grant of John Grene, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, 2 red wax seals with fine impressions, folds, 100 x 282mm., 16th August 1457.

Grant (Donald) Two Dissertations on Popish Persecution and Breach of Faith..., half-title, errata f. at end, half-title with ink ownership inscription to head, occasional passage-marking in pencil, for J. Murray, 1771, bound with 7 others, 18th and 19th century, most religion related, together 8 works in 1 vol., contemporary half parchment, titles in ink manuscript and remains of old label to spine, parchment toned and lightly soiled, little rubbed, 8vo.

Burton-on-Trent.- Charter, John Blount of Burton grants to his son William Blount a burgage in Aulastofte in the land of the Abbey, witnesses: Richard Crumwell, Richard Colle and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 10 lines, in a fine bookhand, lacks seal, folds, 130 x 290mm., Burton Feast of St Clement [23rd November] 1465.

Crests and Monograms.- Album of Crests and Monograms, c.85pp. of numerous crests and monograms, some with manuscript captions, many surrounded by watercolour diagrams or illustrations, trimmed and pasted down, small collection of loose paper diagrams for layouts loosely inserted at end, contemporary red morocco, g.e., elaborate gilt border, gilt inner dentelles, richly gilt spine, 4to, [c.1870s].

Architecture.- Sharpe (Edmund) [Original manuscript] Supplement to "Architectural Parallels" Containing Full-sized Mouldings, containing the full-sized mouldings of the Abbey Churches: Furness, Roche, Byland, Hexham, Jervaulx, Whitby, Fountains, Netley, Rievaulx, Bridlington, Tintern, St. Mary’s, York, Guisborough, Howden, and Selby, manuscript title and contents, comprising 59 manuscript watercolour wash outline drawings, pencil under-drawing and annotations, lacking drawing for plate 20, all but 10 on wove paper, the others on tracing tipped onto wove paper support, each sheet approx. 550 x 425 mm (21 1/2 x 16 3/4 in), handling creases, surface dirt and finger-soiling throughout, some spotting and repaired tears, without covers, presented in modern cloth portfolio, [circa 1848]; together with a disbound copy of Sharpe's 'Architectural Parallels...', folio, 1848; and another unrelated, folio (3)*** The present drawings were first outlined in pencil before an ink line was added to differentiate the edge of each of the mouldings, these were then finished with a coloured wash in order to fill out the image. These drawings where doubtless transferred to the lithograph plates at which stage the lithographs were supplied with letterpress. It is quite possible a number of the pencil drawings were made in situ as Sharpe was adept at using the the Robert Willis’ newly invented Cymagraph. With some practice and dexterity mouldings could for the first time be accurately reproduced, Sharpe had improved the design of the instrument and was clearly the first person to provide accurate drawings of the major ecclesiastical building in a printed work. It was somewhat fortuitous that the instrument was available at the time he was planning his Architectural Parallels.

Staffordshire, Kingsley.- Indenture by John Hatfield of Kingsley in the county of Staffordshire yeoman grant to John Holyne of Moseley yeoman a messuage, tenement, land and pasture and beasts in Kingsley, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 18 lines, in light brown ink, small remains of wax seal, folds, inscription on dorse, 158 x 315mm., 25th June 1538.*** Kingsley, near Cheadle.

Elizabeth I (Queen).- Precedent of holding Parliament by Com[missione]rs in Qu Eliz: time, manuscript, 5pp. & conjugate blank, folds slightly browned, City of London watermark, folio, [c. ?1700]; and 11 others, including a manuscript sermon by the Rev. William Thursby and a leaf from "Die Chronica van der hilliger Stat von Coellen", printed by Johann Koelhoff the Younger, 1499 etc., v.s., v.d. (12). 

Burton-on-Trent Constables.- Charter, Thomas Grove of Burton grant to Thomas Coke & Thomas Hurde, Constables of Burton, one burgage in Cat Street in Burton, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 12 lines, indented at head, folds, slightly browned, lacks seal, 90 x 230mm., 6th March 1522.

Kent.- Kilburne (Richard) A Topographie, or Survey of the County of Kent, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional manuscript notes, ink number to title verso, lacking 3D1 (provided in facsimile), frontispiece and early blank with tiny loss to lower corner (neatly repaired), one or two short marginal tears, S3 with marginal tear just touching text, 2N5 with marginal hole not affecting text, scattered faint spotting and staining, modern endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, 'R. M.' scored into lower cover, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, by Thomas Mabb for Henry Atkinson, 1659.

Play.- Beaumont (Francis) & John Fletcher.  The Wild-Goose Chase. A Comedie, first edition, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, correction slip for word 'Goose' to a1v, occasional contemporary ink marginalia, foxing and staining, lightly browned, 19th century half calf, gilt arms of the Signet Library to covers, spine with long burgundy morocco label, upper cover detached, spine with piece missing from each end (not affecting label), corners worn, rubbed, [Pforzheimer 52; Wing B1616], folio, Printed for Humpherey Moseley, and are to be sold at the Princes Armes in St. Paules Church-yard, 1652.  *** Signet Library copy of the scarce first edition of this play, which was omitted from the first folio edition of Beaumont & Fletcher's works, due to a lost manuscript. 

Ireland.- Hardiman (James) The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway, first edition, title with ink ownership inscription to head, folding engraved frontispiece and 10 plates (2 folding), additional material relating to the Morris family of Galway and their arms bound at rear, including typed and manuscript leaves and a small illumination of their arms, occasional light soiling to text body, and a couple of plates with small linen repairs to verso, later blue half morocco, rubbed, Dublin, 1820; and another, 4to & 8vo (2)

Isle of Wight.- Power of attorney, Alice and Joan Preston daughters and heiresses of John Preston of Stanwell, Middlesex appoint John Taylour, citizen of London, their attorney to take possession of meadows they have inherited from their father in the Isle of Wight and to complete the business... Because the seals of Alice and Joan are unknown to very many people they have sealed the deed with that of Robert Tattershall, citizen and alderman of London, signed by scribe "Kyngeston", manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 12 lines, slight stain, folds, slightly creased, lacks seals, 104 x 380mm., London, 2nd August 1427.

Culpeper (Nicholas) The British Herbal and Family Physician, engraved title, 52 hand-coloured engraved plates and 3 plates only (of 5), spotting and staining, new endpapers, modern calf-backed boards, Halifax, M. Garlick, [c.1815] § Freud (Sigmund) Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis, frontispiece, advertisements at end, scattered spotting, original cloth, sunned spine, bumping to corners and extremities, 1923 § Harrison (Richard) The Dublin Dissector, previous owner's ink signatures to title and early blanks, occasional spotting and staining, manuscript notes to blanks at end, contemporary calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Dublin, 1836 § Tissot (M.) L'Onanisme. Dissertation sur les Maladies produites par la Masturbation, half-title, title in red and black, scattered spotting, later half-calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Amsterdam, 1775; and others, medicine, v.s (c.40).

Essex.- Charter, grant by Alice Lenyng of Writtle grants to Thomas Cherchman of one piece of meadow in Writtle in the village of Rokyswelle [Roxwell], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 9 lines, 4 small holes, folds, 3 slight stains not affecting legibility, lacks seal 98 x 270mm., 26 April 1395. *** Roxwell, 4 miles west of Chelmsford. 

Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire (Kettering & Geddington).- Ellis (G.) Album of watercolours and pen and ink sketches of fields in Cambridgeshire, (11 watercolours & 12 pen and ink drawings), 17pp., a few loose, some with edges chipped and with small tears, 1 pencil plan loosely inserted, ex-library ink stamp on author page and bookplate on front pastedown, original half morocco, gilt, rubbed, spine defective, 1849 § Jenkinson (John) Notes on the Schedules presented to the Commissioners appointed... by an Act made... in 1804, entitled "An Act for enclosing lands within the Manor and Parish of Kettering" [Kettering notes on Poor Law etc.], manuscript in two hands, 11pp. & 15pp., new endpapers, modern boards, 1845 & earlier., ex-library copies; and 4 others, manuscript histories of Kettering and Geddington, all ex-library copies, v.s., v.d. (6).

Royal Justiciar to Henry III.- Basset (Philip, justiciar and royalist nobleman, d. 1271) Copy of a charter, granted in 1268 by Sir Henry Longchamp, to Philip Basset and Ela his wife the manor of Warneburng [South Warnborough, Hampshire], witnesses: Walter de Irton, Robert Walerand, (administrator at the court of Henry III, d. 1273) and others, manuscript in Latin, on paper, in a secretary hand, one correction in a later hand, inscription on verso of Sir Maurice Abbott, in brown ink, folds, slightly browned, 295 x 193mm., [c. 1625]; and another, an Elizabethan copy of a licence of Alienation granted by Edward II in 1316 to William la Zouch, v.s., v.d. (2). *** First mentioned, Sir Maurice Abbott (1565-1642), merchant and politician.

Lancastrian France.- Robessart (Sir John, captain of St. Sauveur le Visconte, Normandy, d. 1450).- Percepie (Richard, lieutenant to Robessart) Letter to Sir John Robessart in receipt of orders relating to the Duchy of Normandy, manuscript in French, on vellum, 2pp., in a cursive secretarial hand, folds, 3 small holes in margin, creased, slightly yellowed, 144 x 300mm., 8th April 1437.

Malta.- [Legal documents], manuscript, 5 bifolia, each with text on 3pp., some worming, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, folio, [Malta], [1650-1722] (5)

1860 (Oct 2) Entire to Bombay, docketed as from Hong Kong, franked 1856 4a black cancelled octagonal "B/172", boxed "INDIA PAID" and oval forwarding agents cachet of "BARTENBERG SCHMIDT & Co / SINGAPORE", Singapore and Bombay backstamps, light horizontal file fold. Also 1867 entire to Batavia with 2a orange cancelled "B/172" and tied by oval cachet of Hooglandt & Co, some damage to address panel caused by ink erosion to the manuscript "25" charge. (2).

1869 2c Manuscript surcharge on 1½c on ½a, used with part Penang c.d.s, a fine example of this rare stamp. S.G. 10, £6,500. Photo included on Front Cover.

1869 2c Manuscript surcharge on 1½c on ½a, used with Penang duplex, tiny pinhole at top, pulled perf at left, rounded corner perf at lower right, still a good example of this rare stamp, accompanied by a Philatelic Society London Certificate no. 61, dated August 1894, signed by E.D Bacon, M.P Castle and Edward B. Evans stating "the M.S Surcharge is probably genuine, but that it is quite impossible to guarantee a surcharge of this nature". The earliest Philatelic Society Certificate we have seen (and possibly the earliest surviving certificate?) from the first year of the expert committee, signed by three of the most eminent of all philatelists, nevertheless showing some caution in wording their certificate for what is clearly a genuine example of this rare stamp. S.G. 10, £6,500. Photo on Page 144.

1937-41 1c - $5 Mint and used study on pages including die I Specimen stamps, mint and used sets with many additional stamps, set in mint plate blocks, minor varieties, with mint 8c grey (74, with block of 64), die II 2c green (14, two control blocks), 4c orange (12, two control blocks), 5c brown (10, control block and pair), etc., the 50c on emerald and green papers (one apparently with a white back), also unissued 8c scarlet control blocks of four and thirty mint and postally used in 1946-48 (2), $1 - $5 and $25 - $500 revenues with manuscript "specimen 24.6.38" (status unknown, $500 with faults), etc. A few a little toned, otherwise fine, a good lot. S.G. 278/98, £9,000+. (100s).

Kampong Glam. 1899-1964 Covers including 1899 registered A.R cover to Germany with "A.R" and boxed registration datestamp (type R1), 1909 registration envelope to Hong Kong with registration datestamp type R2, 1918-22 covers with Singapore registration labels handstamped "KAMPONG GLAM" (stamps removed), 1931-36 A.R or insured registration envelopes with printed registration labels, 1946 cover with manuscript "K. Glam" on blank type registration label, etc., an interesting group. (20).

Kandang Kerbau. 1915 Registered covers to England bearing Singapore registration labels with manuscript "K.K" or K. Kerbau", the first on 10c registration envelope in fine condition, the second with a few opening faults, scarce and unusual. (2).

Kandang Kerbau. 1921 (Feb 21) 10c Size F registration envelope to France, franked 1c (2) + 10c, boxed "SINGAPORE / R" handstamp with manuscript "K. Kerbau", very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 172.

Kandang Kerbau. 1921 (Apr 28) Registered A.R cover sent within Singapore, reverse bearing 4c + 5c (4), handstamped "A.R" and boxed "SINGAPORE / R" with manuscript "K. Kerbau", fine and scarce.

Orchard Road. 1915-23 Registration envelopes to Europe, the first bearing Singapore registration label with manuscript "Orchard Road", the second with violet "ORCHARD ROAD" on the Singapore registration label, unusual. (2).

Raffles Hotel. 1914 (Apr 17) 10c Registration envelope sent within Singapore franked 3c, bearing a Singapore registration label with manuscript "Raffles Hotel", very unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 172.

1938-60 Covers from the Chartered Bank of India bearing Singapore registration labels with numbers 34 (6, all with red manuscript "C.B.I"), 35, 36 (3) or 47 (3, one manuscript "C.B.I, Spore 45" on blank numbered label), these numbered labels only used on bank correspondence. (13).

1947-90 Registered covers sent from or within Malaysia, all Posted Out of Course, various cachets, a few manuscript endorsements. (46).

1874 (Mar 25) Cover from London to Singapore only franked 1d with boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE (1/2) / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE (6)" applied in London, scarce "SINGAPORE / UNPAID" arrival c.d.s (Proud UP8, 27 Dec. 74, earliest recorded use), manuscript charges of "1/8" and "52", repaired tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 174.

1950 Covers from E.R Leigh Parkin of Cable & Wireless Ltd to his parents in England, all sent by barrel mail with circular "Cocos-Keeling / Is." cachets dated in manuscript, 10/3/50 cover with Australia 1/6 cancelled at Perth (Mar. 15), 27/4/50 cover with Ceylon 75c cancelled at Colombo (May 9) and 6/6/50 cover with Singapore 50c cancelled at Singapore (June 15), all fine, an unusual group. (3). Photo on Page 188.

1946 (Nov. 5) Cover from Singapore to Holland franked B.M.A. 10c (2) + 50c pair tied by Singapore double ring skeleton c.d.s, Dutch Post Office printed labels either side with manuscript "Received in Damaged Condition Bussum" on reverse.

From New Zealand. 1954 (Mar. 10/11) Covers with meter marks (3) all enclosed within O.H.M.S. ambulance envelopes with printed cachets, one a white envelope with manuscript "NZ", the other two buff envelopes with manuscript "NZ" or "A" (in error), one cover with handstruck cachet. (6).

From New Zealand. 1954 (Mar. 10) Cover from Wellington with 1/6 meter, enclosed within O.H.M.S. buff ambulance envelope (304x125mm) with manuscript "NZ", the largest size ambulance envelope seen for this flight. (2).

Afghanistan. 1954 (Mar. 11) Cover from Australia to Kabul franked 1/3, enclosed within buff O.H.M.S. ambulance envelope with manuscript "A", both items with handstruck cachet in red. The only cover recorded to Afghanistan. (2).

Netherlands - From New Zealand. 1954 (Mar. 9) Cover franked 1/-, enclosed within a "Director of Posts Singapore O.H.M.S. On Postal Service" ambulance envelope with manuscript "NZ", both with handstruck cachets. The Director of Posts envelope very scarce. Ex Baron Six van Oterleek. (2).

Sarawak. 1954 (Mar. 11) G.B Coronation Air Letter overstamped by Australia 1d + 9d, from Perth to Resident 3rd Division, Sibu, enclosed within a white O.H.M.S. ambulance envelope with printed cachet and manuscript "A", arrival backstamp. The only cover recorded to Sarawak.

Switzerland. 1954 (Mar. 10) Cover franked 2/- from Melbourne to Geneva, a little scorched but without any cachet, enclosed within a white ambulance envelope with printed cachet and manuscript "A". The Swiss Post Office have incorrectly treated the ambulance envelope as unpaid, endorsing it with a "50" charge and applying a 50c grey postage stamp, tied by Geneva datestamp, to collect the fee. Attractive and most unusual. (2). Photo on Page 202.

1896-1900 Fronts (2), pieces (9) and a stamp, comprising Akassa type 4 on pieces (2) franked 5d or 5d + 2/6 and type 5 on front franked 2½d or pieces (2) franked 2½d or ½d + 1d + 2½d + 5d; Burutu type 4 on pieces (2) franked 1d or 2½d pair and type 6 on piece franked 2½d or a single 2½d stamp; Lokoja on 1d on piece (with part Customs Abutshi handstamp), 1½d pair on piece (with manuscript date two days earlier) or on front franked 2½d. All fine, one Burutu piece cancelled in black, the others all in violet. (12). Photo on Page 160.

1918 (Sep 4) Cover to Switzerland, clearly sent by a civilian but posted into the Army Post Office, with 1p cancelled by "ARMY POST OFFICE / SZ 32" skeleton c.d.s at Bir Salem, backstamped with A.P.O SZ 22 skeleton at Port Said, censored with label and No. 3 cachet. A scarce use of the Army postal service for civilian mail, possibly from Rishon-le-Zion, with manuscript "45p" at left, small fault at upper left corner, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 212

Danish India. 1834 (Jan 8) Entire letter written in Danish from St. Helena "To the Revd E. Mohl, Tranquebar, East Indies", the reverse endorsed "Forwarded by your obed. Serv. S. Solomon, St. Helena 20 Jany 1834", oval "SHIP LETTER / (crown) / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" on the front, backstamped by oval "MADRAS / G.P.O / SHIP LETTER" (May 24) with manuscript "4As ship postage / 6As Ind do" alongside. A rare forwarding agents endorsement to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 222.

1870 (July 15) Cover to France franked 1863 rough perf 6d and 1868 2d yellow each cancelled by circular cork cancel (Proud K14), red "ST. HELENA" and "LONDON / PAID" (Aug 8) datestamps and "PD", Calais c.d.s, red manuscript "4" (postage due to G.B), fine and scarce, ex. "Justine" Collection. Photo on Page 226.

1873 (Aug 7) Entire letter to Italy franked 4d + 1/- (S.G. 15, 19) with cork cancels (Proud K17?), "ST. HELENA" c.d.s alongside and red "LONDON / PAID" c.d.s (Sep 2), oval framed "PD" and red manuscript "20", backstamped at Loano. Fine and rare to Italy. With Sismondo Certificate (2004). Photo on Page 230.

1875 (Dec 6) Cover to London with 6d dull blue pair each with a fine cork cancel (Proud K22), a St. Helena datestamp unusually with the day altered in manuscript from "4" to "6", red "LONDON / PAID" arrival c.d.s (Jan 1), very fine. Photo on Page 230.

1914 Master Die Proof, as used for the 5/- and £1 stamps, in black on white glazed card, dated "June 3 '14" in manuscript and stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING", 92x60mm. A fine Master Proof. Photo on Page 250.

1931 (Jan 8) Stampless cover from London to L. Hollingworth in Zanzibar with "3D / TO PAY / W.C.1" dues applied in error, manuscript "T30", 12c green "cent·s" variety + 1930 6c yellow dues tied by a Zanzibar c.d.s (Jan 27), manuscript "1073" register number. The 12c with small defect at foot, nevertheless the only recorded example of this 12c variety recorded on cover, with just six examples of this variety recorded in total. Item 72 in the Griffith-Jones listing, illustrated on page 329 of the handbook. A unique and important cover. S.G. D7a, 21, £1,740 as stamps. Photo on Page 258

1931 (Mar 10) Cover from Entebbe, Uganda, to H. Alley at The Treasury, Zanzibar, franked 1c, hexagonal framed "T" with manuscript "35ctms", bearing 1c + 20c dues tied by Zanzibar datestamps (Mar. 18). Item 21 in the Griffith-Jones listing, illustrated on page 327 of his handbook. Fine and an unusual combination of dues (instead of a single 21c), the 1c value rare on cover, with just six covers recorded bearing this value. S.G. D1,11, £240 as stamps. Photo on Page 258.

1729 (June 5) Entire letter written and addressed by J. Plumb but signed "Free Tho Brereton" in a differing hand, posted from London to Liverpool, the differing signature noticed by the Inspector of Franks who has crossed the signature out and charged 4d (initialled). Also a c1750 letter to Edinburgh (faults) with "Free Jas. Carnegie" clearly in a differing hand to the address and letter but allowed by the Inspector with manuscript "P". An unusual pair. (2).

c.1853 Stampless covers with double oval "MORMON ISLAND / CALA" handstamps, one to Granville, Ohio with boxed "10" and "FEB 28" within the handstamp, the other to Sehago, Maine with manuscript "April 10th" date and "10" charge, both fine. Also a letter from a Mormon settler, written on a lettersheet previously posted at Salt Lake City. (3). Photo on Page 44.

c.1855 Cover from San Francisco to Jesus Springs, Mormon Island, franked 3c (three margins, corner fault) cancelled in manuscript and with blue circular "PACIFIC EXPRESS Co / JUL / 16 / SAN FRANCISCO", matching oval framed "PAID" at left and oval "PACIFIC EXPRESS Co / JUL, 17 / MORMON ISLAND". Endorsed "This dont belong here" and "try this at Texas Hill", minor soiling at right, scarce. Also 1884 2c stationery envelope with printed Wells Fargo & Co Express frank, from San Francisco, addressed in English and Chinese to "Wing On Wo, Dutch Flat, Cal.", minor staining. (2). Photo on Page 44.

1853-74 Covers (6, two with letters) and entire letters (3) from Victoria (8) or South Australia, the 1851 letter from Adelaide relating how large numbers of settlers have left for the goldfields, also 1856 letter from Glenmona Station franked 1854 6d with manuscript Post Office endorsement of Amherst on the reverse, 1853 cover from Ballarat to the Commissioner in charge of Gold Office at Ballarat franked 1852 2d, 1853 letter from Ovens to Melbourne franked 1852 2d, 1860 cover from Indigo to New Brunswick franked 1859 1/-, 1869-74 covers from Two Mile Flat, Home Rule, Rushworth or Chinamans Flat. Also an 1853 Gold Licence issued at Ballarat to dig for alluvial gold on private land. (10).